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Post-season victories for both Connecticut and San Jose included these individual highlights on the Giants' farm: (a) Ari Ronick had 5.1 scoreless IP; (b) Paul Oseguera allowed just 1 R in 6.0 IP; (c) Brock Bond reached base four times; (d) Mike McBryde had three hits; and (e) Johnny Monell homered while collecting two hits in the same inning.

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AAA: Fresno ended its season on Labor Day

AA: Connecticut defeated New Britain 2-0
(winning the best-of-five semifinal series in four games)

Connecticut: 2B Brock Bond: 2 for 3, 2 BB
Connecticut: CF Mike McBryde: 3 for 4, SH, SO, SB
Connecticut: 1B Brett Pill: 2 for 4, BB, SO
Connecticut: SS Brandon Crawford: 0 for 5, GiDP
Connecticut: C Jackson Williams: 1 for 2, BB
Connecticut: LF Bobby Felmy: 2 for 4, 2 SO, CS

Connecticut: LHP Ari Ronick: 5.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
Connecticut: LHP Alex Hinshaw: 0.2 IP, 1 K
Connecticut: LHP Joe Paterson: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 2 K

Hitting in the top three spots in the Defenders' lineup, Bond, McBryde, and Pill combined for eight of the Defenders' twelve hits (all singles) and all four of their walks.  Along with Felmy, all four hitters had an AVG above .350 in the four-game series.  By contrast, the oh-fer dropped Crawford's post-season AVG to .167.  Williams was a fifth Defender in the lineup to reach base twice.

Ronick, who had a 2.65 ERA in the Sally League this year, pitched 5.1 shutout innings in his upper minors debut, facing just two batters over the minimum through the first five innings.  Hinshaw stranded both of his inherited runners in the 6th inning.  Paterson finished the game facing the minimum nine batters in the final three innings for the three-inning save to complete the shutout.

A+: San Jose defeated Bakersfield 8-3
(rallying for eight runs in the 8th inning to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five semifinal series)

San Jose: LF Francisco Peguero: 1 for 3, 2 BB, E
San Jose: DH Thomas Neal: 0 for 5, 4 SO
San Jose: SS Brian Bocock: 1 for 2, 2B, 2 BB, CS
San Jose: C Johnny Monell: 2 for 3, HR, SO

San Jose: LHP Paul Oseguero: 6.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K--1 IBB
San Jose: RHP Ryan Shaver: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
San Jose: LHP David Quinowski: 1.0 IP, 2 K
San Jose: RHP Dan Turpen: 1.0 IP, 1 K
Bakersfield: LHP Tim Murphy: 7.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 5 K

Although Monell didn't enter the game until the 5th inning, when he struck out as a pinch hitter, Monell had the Giants' only multi-hit line.  He led off the 8th inning with a solo HR before singling later in the inning.  Peguero and Bocock each reached base three times.  Neal had another oh-fer, this time with the sombrero.

Oseguera had an effective start, allowing just 1 R in 6.0 IP.  Shaver pitched a scoreless 7th inning but did not retire any of the three batters he faced in the 8th inning, which allowed a couple insurance runs in the top half of the inning, although those runs proved in the bottom half of the inning to not be nearly enough insurance.  Quinowski and Turpen combined for 3 K in 2.0 perfect IP.  This was Quinowski's first game with a full-season affiliate in over two years after he missed all of last season and had all of his appearances previously this year come in short-season ball.  The Rangers' Murphy, who had an ERA close to 7.00 this year, had perhaps his best start of the year.  In a mid-July start in San Jose, he had allowed 9 ER in 3.0 IP, but yesterday in San Jose shut out the Giants through seven innings.

A-: Augusta ended its season on Labor Day

ssA: Salem-Keizer won the NWL championship series on September 10

R: Giants lost AZL championship game on August 31

DSL: The Gigantes finished their DSL championship series sweep on August 31

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Neal and Crawford: Not money down the stretch.

Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...

by rotorueter on Sep 14, 2009 7:18 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

speaking of Crawford

he was mentioned in the KLaw chat last week. He’s never been high on him, and he’s still not. when asked about his transition to AA and what he thought of him, KLaw said “still just a glove”

Proud adoptive daddy for the Big Unit, who is currently teaching Madison Bumgarner the art of being intimidating.

by Speedforthewin on Sep 14, 2009 8:39 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Zod before Neal???

Lott's Prayer: Almost as many words as the Lord's Prayer, but the Lord wouldn't recognize any of them.

by Nosetackle Supreme on Sep 14, 2009 8:10 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Thomas Neal swung through at least 15 belt high fastballs the last two days. Really unimpressive. He looks tired.

by KCE on Sep 14, 2009 8:23 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Probably worth noting he wasn’t facing Neftali Feliz either. Swung through belt high fastballs that weren’t particularly good ones either.

by KCE on Sep 14, 2009 8:25 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ronick is impressive. I wonder where he’ll start next season. San Jose? Richmond?

Proud adoptive daddy for the Big Unit, who is currently teaching Madison Bumgarner the art of being intimidating.

by Speedforthewin on Sep 14, 2009 8:40 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

SJ Giants

This was an epic game with rain the last 4-5 innings, pouring at times. Down 3-0, they came back with 8 in the bottom of the 8th. Ford tied it up scoring from second on a strikeout that got away from the catcher.

Awaiting his arrival in SF: Jesse English

by henwo on Sep 14, 2009 12:00 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

One of the most exciting plays in baseball IMO is taking that extra base (i.e. 2nd to home on a wild pitch, 1st to home on a routine single.)

My dad’s hero was Willy Mays. One time I asked him what was the thing he most remembers about watching Mays. I expected to hear about the glove and the power (my dad swears that he had at least 100 HRs taken away at home over the course of his career.)

Instead what he most remembered about Mays was scoring from 1st on routine singles, and sometimes doing so with relative ease.

I really hope Ford can continue to figure it out with the bat. I’d really enjoy seeing that type of speed on the Giants once again.

by Wonderful Terrific Monds on Sep 14, 2009 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The eighth inning sounds like it must have been insane – with the tying run scoring on what should have been the last out of the inning but strike three got away from the catcher and five more runs followed. The Big club could use some of that crazy kind of luck.

by APGiantsFan on Sep 14, 2009 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

NEAL IS FAKE

GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.

by groug on Sep 14, 2009 12:25 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

SHUT YOUR LYING GROUG MOUTH

Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).

by EliminateMe on Sep 14, 2009 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I HATE YOU AND I HATE YOUR GROUG FACE!

Utter frustration and futility.

by Johnny Disaster on Sep 14, 2009 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

U DED GRAWG

by Evan on Sep 14, 2009 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

GROUG IS GRM

I R 5

by say hey nation on Sep 14, 2009 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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