It is very likely that I'll be there with my daughter ... would've bought tix already were it not for the weather (which may not be to my 4-year old's liking).

Don't think I can make it. Neil Allen is the Bulls pitching coach. I played against him in 3&2 League back in KCK.

I'm in, section 102, row G, dorky looking bearded guy w/ a kid in a soccer jersey.

OK, you are going to be directly across from me (sec 103) - unless I can sit in the Sheetz seats tonight (right in back of 104/106), which I always try to do but can't always accomplish.

-- MWE

Moore lasted five innings, allowing one run and three hits, walking 2 and fanning seven. He threw 90 pitches, 52 strikes. Except for one stretch in the second innings where 10 of 11 pitches were balls, he had pretty good command. The lone run came when he left a fast ball up in the zone and Ryan Strieby drove it about 430 feet onto the catwalk in left-center.

The AB I remember came in the second. He had Casper Wells way out in front of two breaking balls in succession, ran the count to 3-2, then absolutely froze him on a fast ball down and in for called strike 3. Wells was looking outside (and 90% of the time that's where the 3-2 pitch will be).

This is an example where I think actually being able to see a guy pitch is important. Moore obviously has the ability to make hitters swing and miss, but that's not the only thing that matters - if the hitters can sit on the fastball they will eventually catch up to it, no matter how hard it is thrown. Moore's non-strikeout peripherals a year ago were mixed, but he was dominant at Montgomery and last night showed an ability to mix in the curve and slider at appropriate points and kept the hitters off-balance most of the evening. If he does that consistently he will be a front-end rotation anchor.

-- MWE