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Minor League Schedule/Chatter: April 9

International League:
Indianapolis at Pawtucket (DH): Nerion Rodriguez vs Matt Ginter, Sean Burnett vs Jimmy Serrano
Lousiville at Ottawa (DH): Mike Gosling vs Brian Bowles, Elizardo Ramirez vs Brian Burres
Buffalo at Richmond (DH): Jeremy Guthrie vs Travis Smith
Durham at Norfolk (DH): Jamie Shields vs Jason Scobie, Chris Seddon vs John Maine
Syracuse at Rochester: Ty Taubenheim vs Pete Munro
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at Columbus: Edue Brito vs Matt DeSalvo
Charlotte at Toledo: Heath Phillips vs Colby lewis

Pacific Coast League:
Colorado Springs at Tacoma (DH): Zach Parker vs Cha-Seung Baek, Sandy Nin vs Francisco Cruceta
Albuquerque at Iowa: Nic Ungs vs Angel Guzman
Salt Lake at Tucson: Chris Bootcheck vs Dustin Nippert
Nashville at Omaha: Dennis Sarfate vs Runelvys Hernandez
Round Rock at New Orleans: Ezekiel Astacio vs Billy Traber
Memphis at Oklahoma: Dennis Tankersley vs Jon Leicester
Fresno at Las Vegas: Kevin Correia vs William Juarez
Sacramenton at Portland: Dan Meyer vs Seth Etherton (who did not start yesterday)

Eastern League:
New Hampshire at New Britain: Kyle Yates vs Justin Jones
Portland at Connecticut: Kason Gabbard vs Jonathan Sanchez
Akron at Binghamton: Tony Sipp vs Miguel Pinango
Trenton at Altoona: Jorge DePaula vs Josh Shortslef
Erie at Harrisburg: Preston Larrison vs David Maust
Reading at Bowie: Tim McClaksey vs Richard Stahl

Southern League:
Chattanooga at Jacksonville: Steven Kelly vs Joel Hanrahan (following completion of last night’s suspended game)
Carolina at Mobile: Paul Mildren vs Sean Thompson
Huntsville at Mississippi: Jeff Housman vs Chris Waters
Tennessee at Montgomery: Ross Ohlendorf vs Chuck Tiffany
West Tenn at Birmingham: David Cash vs Corwin Malone

Texas League:
Arkansas at Springfield: Chris Hunter vs Michael Parisi
Midland at Frisco: Brad Ziegler vs Armando Galarraga
San Antonio at Corpus Christi: Brandon Moorhead vs Chance Douglass
Wichita at Tulsa: Juan Cedeno vs Marc Kaiser

California League:
Visalia at San Jose: James Houser vs Criag Whitaker
Modesto at Stockton (DH): TBA vs James Shull, Byung-Hyun Kim (rehab start) vs Ryan Webb
Bakersfield at Rancho Cucamonga: Paul Kometani vs Jose Arredondo
Inland Empire at High Desert: TBA
Lancaster at Lake Elsinore: Kellen Raab vs Cesar Ramos

Carolina League:
Wilmington at Myrtle Beach: Andrew Dobies vs Luis Atalano
Potomac at Lynchburg: TBA

Florida State League:
St. Lucie at Vero Beach: Blake Eager vs Matt Merricks
Jupiter at Palm Beach: TBA
Lakeland at Tampa: Jair Jurrjens vs Alan Horne
Brevard County at Daytona: Josh Wahpepah vs Grant Johnson
Clearwater at Dunedin: Derek Griffith vs Brian Wolfe
Sarasota at Fort Myers: Camilo Vazquez vs Kyle Aselton

Midwest League:
Lansing at SW Michigan: Adrian Martin vs Greg Reinhard
Peoria at Wisconsin: Jesus Yepez vs Marwin Vega
Quad Cities at Kane County: Adam Daniels vs Craig Italiano
West Michigan at Fort Wayne: Erik Averill vs Josh Geer
Cedar Rapids at Beloit: Stephen Marek vs Ryan Mullins
Clinton at Burlington: Jacob Rasner vs David Henninger
South Bend at Dayton: Cody Evans vs Zach Ward

South Atlantic League:
Augusta at Charleston (DH): Shairon Martis vs Edgar Soto, Ryan Shaver vs TBA
Lakewood at Lexington: Josh Outman vs Sean Walker
Kannapolis at Rome: Ryan Rote vs Beau Jones
Lake County at Hickory: Albert Vargas vs Todd Redmond
Columbus at Greenville: Jesus Rodriguez vs Michael Bowden
Delmarva at West Virginia: Brad Bergesen vs Dave Welch
Savannah at Asheville: Carlos Martinez vs Brandon Durden

Mike Emeigh Posted: April 09, 2006 at 12:17 PM | 15 comment(s)
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1. Mike Emeigh Posted: April 09, 2006 at 04:54 PM (#1951407)

The pitching/no-hitting performance of the week:

Neither Indianapolis nor Pawtucket managed a hit until the eighth inning. Neither team even had a base runner until Rajai Davis led off the 7th with a walk for the Indians. Pawtucket won 1-0 in the 10th on Tyler Minges's sac fly.

-- MWE

2. Mike Emeigh Posted: April 09, 2006 at 05:10 PM (#1951451)

Guthrie was outstanding for Buffalo: 6 IP, 4 H, no runs allowed. Buffalo wins 2-0 in 10.

Jason Stanford vs Damian Moss in game 2.

-- MWE

3. Mike Emeigh Posted: April 09, 2006 at 06:19 PM (#1951677)

Dustin Nippert hasn't allowed an earned run in six innings, and has allowed only three hits. Unfortunately, an error by Stephen Drew opened the floodgates in the second, and Salt Lake tallied five unearned runs. The Bees lead the Sidewinders 5-4.

-- MWE

4. Mike Emeigh Posted: April 09, 2006 at 06:24 PM (#1951692)

Nippert retired 13 straight from the second inning through the sixth, and has fanned Dallas McPherson (playing 1B) three times. Kendry Morales is DH'g today, and Adam Pavkovich is getting a start at third.

Howie Kendrick is 8-16, two doubles, and five RBI so far in four games.

-- MWE

5. RaysFan Posted: April 09, 2006 at 06:31 PM (#1951717)

Rays prospects Jamie Shields and Chris Seddon combine to pitch 9.2 innings and allow just 1 run as the Bulls sweep the DH against the Tides. Shields had 7 k's to 0 walks. He was one of the best pitchers in the AFL last year and had a very good AA season as well. Young went 3-7 in the DH and is hitting a "quiet" .375 so far. The Bulls can sweep the opening 5-game series on Monday.

Chuck Tiffany also pitched 4 hitless innings in his first Biscuits start (and first in the Rays organization). He did allow five baserunners though on 4 walks and 1 hbp. He also got 7 flyball outs to just 3 groundouts - but a good first start nonetheless.

And 2003 2nd-round pick James Houser made his first A+ start and tossed 6 innings of 4 hits ball. He walked zero and got 4 k's, but San Jose got a run in the 4th inning and won 1-0.

6. Mike Emeigh Posted: April 09, 2006 at 07:42 PM (#1951857)

Not a good first outing for Dan Meyer: 3 1/3 IP, 9 H, 6 ER, 2 HR allowed, to Freddy Guzman and David Matranga (neither of whom is known as a power hitter).

Angel Guzman, on the other hand, pitched five scoreless innings, giving up 2 hits, walking 1, and fanning 6. Nic Ungs pitched well in his AAA debut. Felix Pie had three hits including a three-run triple off Randy Messenger, which broke the game open. For the season, Pie is batting .500 (8-16) with a double, two triples, and 6 RBI. He's also stolen three bases, too.

-- MWE

7. Mike Emeigh Posted: April 09, 2006 at 07:49 PM (#1951866)

Billy Traber and Zeke Astacio matched zeroes for six innings in New Orleans. Both allowed four hits and one walk; Traber fanned 9, Astacio 4. Larry Broadway's two-run single off Roberto Giron in the eighth got Bill Bray his second win of the series.

-- MWE

8. MM1f Posted: April 09, 2006 at 08:01 PM (#1951880)

I love these things, keep it up

9. PhillyBooster Posted: April 09, 2006 at 10:58 PM (#1952550)

Can anyone explain why the Ottowa Lynx don't start every season with a 2-week road trip? There's always a snow/ice out to begin the season.

I just spent 10 minutes trying to find out why, four days into the season, Reds' pitching prospect Elizardo Ramirez still hadn't pitched. The answer, of course, appears to be that Louisville has been in Ottawa all season.

10. Mike Emeigh Posted: April 10, 2006 at 09:27 AM (#1952916)

Can anyone explain why the Ottowa Lynx don't start every season with a 2-week road trip? There's always a snow/ice out to begin the season.

Well, that's the risk you run when you schedule anyone north of the Mason-Dixon Line for home games in early April. Granted, Ottawa is further north than anyone else, but the schedule is hard enough to make up as it is.

The Ottawa problem is going to go away when the franchise is moved to Allentown next year or the year after.

I just spent 10 minutes trying to find out why, four days into the season, Reds' pitching prospect Elizardo Ramirez still hadn't pitched.

He pitched in the second game of the doubleheader yesterday. 5 IP, 3 ER, 4 K, 0 BB. He gave up a solo shot to Andy Tracy, who also drove in another run with a double.

-- MWE

11. PhillyBooster Posted: April 10, 2006 at 12:03 PM (#1953112)

He pitched in the second game of the doubleheader yesterday. 5 IP, 3 ER, 4 K, 0 BB. He gave up a solo shot to Andy Tracy, who also drove in another run with a double.

Thanks. Still young and still hanging in there.

I had such high hopes for him when he had a Carlossilvaesque 73:2 K/BB ratio in 73 IP in Rookie ball.

12. The Jerry Royster Experience Posted: April 10, 2006 at 12:15 PM (#1953125)

Either the Charlotte Knights have really good pitching or the Toledo Mudhens have a really terrible offense (I'm inclining towards the latter). The Knights took three of four over the weekend, allowing just four runs during the entire series, one of those unearned.

Knuckleballer Charlie Haeger worked seven strong on Saturday, allowing no runs and just one hit, striking out six and walking two (also hitting two batters). All in all, the Knights pitching staff struck out 37 in the 36-inning series.

On the other side, third baseman Josh Fields (Scott Boras client Joe Crede's likely replacement) went 5-for-15 with a double and a walk, and AAAA 1B Casey Rogowski was 4-for-14 with two doubles, two walks, and a homer (also 8 K's). Outfield prospects Ryan Sweeney and Jerry Owens were not so good, combinging for just 5 hits in 33 ABs, with no extra-base hits and just one walk. Owens was successful in two stolen base attempts, however.

13. Mike Emeigh Posted: April 10, 2006 at 12:43 PM (#1953160)

Either the Charlotte Knights have really good pitching or the Toledo Mudhens have a really terrible offense (I'm inclining towards the latter).

Well, the offense is going to get better - the Mud Hens have added Tike Redman to their roster! (Nook Logan went on the DL.)

-- MWE

14. Harold Reynolds: An Erotic Life (AG#1F) Posted: April 10, 2006 at 12:55 PM (#1953177)

Is there any movement to bring a minor league team to Montreal, or is there not a suitable facility?

15. Mike Emeigh Posted: April 10, 2006 at 12:58 PM (#1953184)

Is there any movement to bring a minor league team to Montreal, or is there not a suitable facility?

Olympic Stadium would certainly be a suitable facility.

It's not going to happen, though. Like major league teams, minor league teams want new ballparks.

-- MWE

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