AFL- Who to Watch For?

by Fresburg on Oct 12, 2009 2:02 PM PDT

I hope to make it out to a couple AFL games this season, but I need a heads up on who to look for. Here is who I have so far:

Mesa Solar Sox:

Josh Vitters 3B CHC

Mike Stanton OF FLA

Peoria Javelinas:

Josh Fields P SEA

Dustin Ackley 1B SEA

Dayan Viciedo 3B CWS

Scott Sizemore 2B DET

Peoria Saguaros:

Mike Leake P CIN

Mike Minor P ATL

Jason Castro C HOU

Yonder Alonso 1B CIN

Jason Heyward RF ATL

Phoenix Desert Dogs:

Drew Storen P WAS

Stephen Strasburg P WAS

Jemile Weeks 2B OAK

Scottsdale Scorpions:

All the Giants players

Brandon Allen 1B ARI

Cole Gillespie LF ARI

Steve Susdorf OF PHI (Fresno State)

Domonic Brown OF PHI

-The Brown v. Thomas Neal comparison is intriguing here

Suprise Rafters:

Tanner Scheppers P TEX

Austin Romine C NYY

Ike Davis 1B NYM

Mike Moustakas 3B KC

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Trust me Brown and Neal are both very good, but they are no where near the same level of prospect

I R 5

by say hey nation on Oct 12, 2009 2:06 PM PDT reply actions

I’m rooting for Susdorf as he’s got that uncanny resemblance to Will Clark. Watching Fresno State in the College World Series a few years ago was truly entertaining. I’m also hoping their 3rd basemen that year who was basically playing with a broken hand can make it, can’t remember his name tho.

I wanted to adopt, but all the good looking babies were taken

by joeytothelimit on Oct 12, 2009 3:12 PM PDT reply actions

Tommy Mendonca

by FluLikeSymptoms on Oct 12, 2009 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions

Aside from the Giants players, I’d try to see Strasburg, Ackley, Stanton and Heyward.

by Wonderful Terrific Monds on Oct 12, 2009 4:01 PM PDT reply actions

Adam Goodes and the Sydney Swans for sure, mate. But you’ll have to wait until autumn (late March).

by rhoticity on Oct 12, 2009 8:13 PM PDT reply actions

not many people will get this reference

but those who do will laugh.

by Tim LinCyYoung on Oct 13, 2009 3:57 AM PDT up reply actions

I still don’t get the difference between Aussie Rules and Rugby.

by Wonderful Terrific Monds on Oct 13, 2009 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions

i still don't understand the rules of Aussie Rules

but then again, neither do the players.

by Tim LinCyYoung on Oct 13, 2009 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions

hah, it is a messy looking game, isn’t it?

by rhoticity on Oct 14, 2009 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions

Well, since you asked...

Both codes of rugby (union and league) are played on a rectangular field (100m long) with H-shaped goal posts. Points may be scored by means of a try (like a touchdown, but you have to touch the ball to the ground), conversion (a kick equivalent to a point after), penalty goal (kick the ball from a tee through the goal posts), or drop goal (drop kick the ball through the goal posts). These forms of scoring are worth 5, 2, 3, 3 points in rugby union and 4, 2, 2, 1 in rugby league. Both codes of rugby only allow passes that are backwards-lateral, and no blocking of players without the ball is permitted. A rugby union team has 15 players, and a rugby league team has 13 players. When people talk about rugby, they are usually referring to rugby union, as it is the more popular of the two on an international level. However, rugby league is more popular as a domestic competition in northern England and the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland.

Aussie rules football is similar to, and was likely influenced by, Gaelic football. It is played on an oval-shaped field (150m long), with 4 upright posts on each end, the inner two being the goal posts, and the outer two being the behind posts. Points are scored by kicking the ball (punting allowed) through the goal posts for a goal (worth 6 points) or between a goal post and a behind post for a behind (worth 1 point). The ball may be passed in any direction, but it must be propelled by bumping it with your fist, like an underhand volleyball serve. If a player runs with the ball, he must touch the ball to the ground at least once every 15 meters (usually done by bouncing it on the ground). If a player “marks” the ball by catching it in the air from a kick, he is awarded a free kick without interference from the other team (this is also true in rugby union, but only if the kick receiver is behind his team’s own 22-meter line). Tackling is permitted, but not from behind. An Aussie rules football team has 18 players. The sport is popular in the Australian states of Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, and Tasmania.

by rhoticity on Oct 14, 2009 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions

All Blacks

Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.

by cain1rstballothof on Oct 13, 2009 10:39 AM PDT reply actions

Pics Tonight

I’m going to the game tonight, J. Martinez is starting, I won’t know the rest of the lineup to see if Posey, Neal, or Crawford are in. I will post some pics later.

by thevaultsky on Oct 13, 2009 3:46 PM PDT reply actions

Thanks!

by TBRMKane on Oct 13, 2009 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions

Please do

with a little recap.

"All I know is right now, you comeback and do you dwell on that? I think you're man enough to take it, you're man enough to chew on it, to spit it out and you learn from it. ... I think winners let it go. I think losers dwell on it and talk about it all week and that screws you up for the next opportunity going forward." - Mike Singletary after the 49ers loss to the Vikings

by SFGuy on Oct 13, 2009 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions

PICS UP

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joepun/

They are in the process of uploading, so most of them won’t be up until probably after 11pm. They are also RAW so please forgive the quality.

All Giants position players were in the lineup – you can check out the box at mlbfallball.com

Posey didn’t have a great night at the plate 0 for 5 with a SO. They also gave him an error for a throw to second that got away, but I believe that should have been on the 2B baseman

Neal had some good AB’s and has a great arm in left. He doubled up Castro off second.

Crawford had the best night with 2 2B’s and 1RBI

Martinez went 3IP, 1R 0ER (due to Gomez’s Error in the first) no BB’s and 4K’s. Really good outing for Joe.

by thevaultsky on Oct 13, 2009 10:42 PM PDT reply actions

Thanks so much! Thats awesome that they wear their own team’s jerseys. I was tracking the game on gameday. Glad to see Neal and Crawford did well.

Is Crawford’s D really bad and thats why they had him DH?

YOU EAT YOUR DAMN EGGROLL

by heimy25 on Oct 13, 2009 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions

I don’t think so. They technically have 6 SS out of 8 IF on their roster so I would assume Crawford along with the other five will be rotating DH duty.

by thevaultsky on Oct 13, 2009 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions