minor lines, 4/20/09
by steve S on Apr 20, 2009 10:59 PM PDT
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PrintAAA: Fresno lost to Portland 2-1 (10 innings)
(after the game was scoreless through seven innings)
Fresno: CF Clay Timpner: 2 for 3, 2 BB, SB
Fresno: 2B Matt Downs: 2 for 4, SH
Fresno: 3B Scott McClain: 1 for 3, 2B, 2 BB, E
Portland: 1B Kyle Blanks: 1 for 3, BB, HBP
Fresno: RHP Kevin Pucetas: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
Fresno: RHP Osiris Matos: 1.0 IP, 3 K
Fresno: LHP Pat Misch: 1.0 IP, 1 BB
Portland: LHP Cesar Ramos: 5.0 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Batting leadoff, Timpner reached base four times, improving upon the .320 OBP with which he entered the game. McClain reached base three times. His first double of the season was the Grizzlies' only XBH. But his error with two outs in the bottom of the 9th inning allowed the eventual tying run to reach base. Downs was the other Grizzly with a multiple-hit line, raising his AVG to .250. Blanks, the Padres' top hitting prospect, reached base three times.
Pucetas had a very effective start, despite just one strikeout. He threw 55 of 95 pitches for strikes and had a 10/7 GO/FO line. Matos and Misch each pitched a scoreless inning to continue the shutout through eight inning, with Matos striking out all three batters he faced. Ramos, the 35th overall pick in the 2005 draft, has not allowed more than a single run in any of his three starts this year as he continues his comeback from Tommy John surgery.
AA: Connecticut hosting New Hampshire suspended
(with score tied 0-0 after five innings)
Connecticut: 1B Brett Pill: 1 for 2
New Hampshire: 2B Brad Emaus: 2 for 2, HBP
Connecticut: RHP Brooks McNiven: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K--2 HB
New Hampshire: LHP Fabio Castro: 5.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K
Not only did Pill have the Defenders' only hit, he was also the only hitter in their lineup without a strikeout. Emaus, who is among the Blue Jays top ten prospects, had two hits, raising his AVG to .372.
McNiven had a very effective start, albeit without a single strikeout. He was not as dominant as Castro, whom the Blue Jays reacquired last summer in the Matt Stairs trade to the Phillies. In his third start of the year, Castro struck out ten of the sixteen batters he faced.
A+: San Jose defeated Lake Elsinore 6-3
San Jose: 3B Conor Gillaspie: 2 for 3, HR, BB, SO
San Jose: 1B Angel Villalona: 2 for 3, BB
San Jose: LHP Clayton Tanner: 5.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K--1 HR, 1 HB
San Jose: RHP Daniel Turpen: 2.0 IP, 1 BB, 2 K
Gillsaspie and Villalona both reached base three times for the Giants, raising their respective AVGs to .295 and .415. Gillaspie led of the 2nd inning with the first HR of his pro career.
Tanner had a solid start after allowing a run in each of the first two innings. Turpen got his first save of the year with two scoreless innings.
A-: Augusta lost to Rome 3-2
Augusta: 1B Josh Mazzola: 2 for 4, 2B
Augusta: 2B Juan Perez: 1 for 4, HR, 2 SO
Augusta: LF Wendell Fairley: 0 for 3, BB, 3 SO
Augusta: LHP Erik Surkamp: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 7 K--1 HR, 1 WP
Augusta: RHP Chance Corgan: 3.0 IP, 1 BB, 2 K
Perez had the first HR of his pro career, while Mazzola's 3rd double of the season was the GreenJackets' only other XBH. Fairley drew a walk, but the oh-fer with the hat trick dropped his AVG to .087.
Surkamp allowed just one run through five innings but then two runs in the 6th inning. Corgan allowed only a walk in three innings of relief.
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Finally...
Anvil draws a walk. Now there are no excuses, call him up.
Man
Wendell is really sucking so far
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire
Thanks to roger
We’re gonna have to be REALLY patient with my man Wendell.
This bread's got nuts in it!
by NuschlerFace on Apr 21, 2009 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Fresno game was on tv tonight.
It was on Comcast ch. 415. I only saw the last 5 innings though. Good pitching by Pucetas, but nothing that excites me about him.
Gillaspie hit a BOMB to dead center tonight. It was really ridiculous to watch. And awesome. Villalona had an excellent play at first base, digging the ball out of the dirt from a long throw in the hole at short. Neal is hitting well these last few days. Tanner threw well. That homer he allowed looked like a fly that kept drifting before it went out. Tanner was efficient tonight and got swingthrough strikeouts.
Buster Posey is very shy. He talked to the ground more than he talked to me.
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 20, 2009 11:46 PM PDT reply actions
how has the infield defense?
It sounds like Villalona plays a smooth FB but I haven’t heard too much about Gillaspie or Noonan defensively.
No balls really went to either one tonight. Crawford looks great at SS though. He did have a throwing error that resulted in a run for Lake Elsinore in like the 3rd inning though. He tried to make a throw from DEEP in the hole. I really have no idea how he even got to the ball, but had his throw been on target the guy would have been out. He also made a nice catch on a bloop to shallow center late in the game. Crawford also hustled straight out of the box on his triple down the line. The RF was shaded over more towards right center and the ball just kinda died in the grass along the foul line and Crawford had the triple easily, though he kinda belly flopped dived into third.
Buster went opposite field twice, one resulting in a fly out to the track, the other was a double off the top of the wall. Pretty impressive that he can hit it the other way with authority like that. One thing I was kind of thrown off with was his throws to 2nd base. He did have a guy he caught stealing, but it seems like Buster short arms when he throws down to second and doesn’t have the kinda zip that other guys have, despite his strong arm….anyone else noticed this who have been to SJ games?
The lineup is very impressive though, you can tell these kids actually have talent both in the field and at the plate. Villalona seemed pretty selective too tonight. He had the walk and he had another at bat where he didn’t swing at pitches out of the zone. He smoked 2 balls in the hole between 3rd and SS for singles. He really squares up the ball nicely.
Crawford, Posey and Villalona look legit. It’s very exciting I must say, I’ve been to a few SJ games over the past few years and the talent level of those 3 far exceeds anything seen in years previous, and this is visible just from watching one game. I think most people would agree. Ambort also has a nice stick, he smoked a double to the gap.
Villalona made one lazy play that was generously not called an error…He casually flipped his glove up at a soft line drive, and it popped out.
That said, he made up for it with a spectacular pick mentioned above, and playing the next line drive that came at him (to end the game) he played it with a lot more care.
I did not see Crawford’s error.
One funny note about Angel…when he advanced on a wild pitch in the middle of the game, he slid feet first into second. I seriously can’t remember the last time I saw anyone do that in anything other than a high school game. From now on for me, I think I’ll call him ‘Feet-First Angel’.
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by BruteSentiment on Apr 21, 2009 1:30 AM PDT up reply actions
feet first
There’s nothing to this. Plenty of players slide feet first into 2nd. (Randy Winn comes to mind. Barry Bonds always did.) It’s the shortest fastest route to the bag if you do a pop-up slide, and there’s no more danger of injury than from sliding head-first, which is a great way to damage a shoulder or get a hand or finger spiked by the infielder’s cleat.
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Right?
And I actually thought feet first was generally considered safer way to do it. Either way, I see guys slide feet first all the time.
Listened to a couple of innings of the SJ game. The first thought that came to mind when I heard Angel Villalona moved up on the play was how did he slide. The announcer then said his foot knocked out the ball from the defenders glove. Got goose pimply all over.
This kid at 18 yrs know how to play the game. Has a very nice hitting approach. Needs to work on his “D”. Going to be a HUGE star.
I know there’s been some talk that Gillaspie might end up moving to second base down the line.
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When I went to a game,
his arm looked extremely weak.
proud father of the newly acquired Brandon Crawford..
Is Tanner on the same plan to go to Conn when it warms up?
Randy Winn is going to catch that. And he'll do it real classy-like too.
Augusta in last place in the SAL.
I want Ford’s plate music as my ringtone.
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by Giant among Angels on Apr 21, 2009 8:54 AM PDT reply actions
Great to see Downs coming around.
How are Pill’s defensive skills at first base? I hope they start moving players up on May 1st. Posey should be in Fresno now.
"It hurts sooooooo... good!"
Great to see Downs coming around.
Came in to say that :-)
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My adopted son Matt Downs . Ranked as the 24th best prospect in the Giants farm system by Baseball America !!
Downs is doing well. I like him as a prospect.
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 21, 2009 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
I’ll get to see my son in person on the field vs the Reno Aces on May 8,9,10,and 11. Hope he’s ripping it up.
"One percent of ballplayers are leaders of men. The other ninety-nine percent are followers of women."-John McGraw, NY Giants Baseball Club
My adopted son Matt Downs . Ranked as the 24th best prospect in the Giants farm system by Baseball America !!
Yay
Pucetas can continue to fool fans that he is a legitimate prospect
Why does Sabean always look constipated?
Riiight
Because knowing how to pitch despite lack of great stuff CLEARLY means you can’t be a legitimate prospect.
No swingthrough stuff.
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 21, 2009 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
I wouldn’t be surprised if Pucetas ends up being pretty okay, but he’s definitely overrated in some corners. He got voted #10 on the McCoven community prospect list – no way does he belong that high.
Never has a poster been more correct in the history of the internet. Ever! - ResDog on yours truly
Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis
Report from Portland
I attended the Friday and Monday Portland Beavers- Fresno Grizzlies games. The Grizzlies are disturbingly like the Giants, as one might expect, with numerous mediocre older players and few young players who could be called even marginal prospects. There is something about this team that reminds me of milk in the refrigerator that is starting to curdle. They kind of stink, and most of them have exceeded their shelf life.
Billy Sadler is a case in point. He lasted only three innings in his Friday start. He topped out at 93 MPH on the stadium gun, with his fastball sitting around 91 MPH more or less. He showed flashes of his very good curveball, and has added a change up, which he went to quite a bit, with mixed results. He had trouble throwing strikes and walked the pitcher with the bases loaded. Kevin Frandsen turned a couple of outs into generous infield hits at SS. Frandsen did hit a towering HR to left-center. Scott McClain played LF Friday and showed his un-Giants-like patience at the plate, drawing a couple of walks. The game was won by the Beavers in the bottom of the 9th. Losing pitcher Geno Espinelli was unable to distract anyone with his funky, practically sidearm delivery and Justin Leone like 84 MPH heat.
Last night was another walk-off win for the Beavers, as McCLain extended the game by throwing the ball into the Grizzlies dugout on what should have been the game-ending play. Keviin Pucetas is "crafty". He changes speeds and hits spots well, but he wasn’t getting too many swings and misses. His fastball topped out at 91 MPH per the stadium clock, generally averaging around 89 MPH. I was sitting in the 8th row behind home plate and could pick up the breaking ball coming out of his hand. He looks like the kind of pitcher who might be a marginal fifth starter type, or who might crash and burn at the AAA level. He pitched intelligently and kept the hitters off balance for the most part. Osiris Matos blew away all three batters in the 7th inning. His fastball was clocked at 93 MPH, and it looked him his off-speed stuff had good movement. Steve Pallozolo is a big fellow, hitting up to 92 MPH on the radar, usually sitting around 90 MPH, but doesn’t appear to have much in the way of command or control.
It was a beautiful night for a baseball game, 75 degrees or so at game time, and it looked like there were about 500 people in the park.
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