Nice call at first there, Mr. Ump. :irked:

 

bad angle.... too bad cant use instant replay huh?

 

can we just get out of the inning already? :irked:

 

nice job cormeir

New Bullpen,Same Results :irked:

How much better really is Clayton than Lopez?

 

Clayton has 14 errors in 415 chances.

Lopez has 18 errors in 400 chances.

 

Is that significantly better?

 

 

Maybe GT was wrong?:eek:

Can't we unload LaRue on Boston now that they are desperate for a catcher, being without Varitek for an extended stretch?

Can't we unload LaRue on Boston now that they are desperate for a catcher, being without Varitek for an extended stretch?

Let's hope so...

Maybe GT was wrong?:eek:

It happens once every few months or so. Although, for the record, it was never Clayton that sold me on the deal...

It looks like they need to refocus a bit. This homestand is MAJOR, and this was a very poor start...

Drubbies beat the DBacks...

Cards fall as well...

It looks like they need to refocus a bit. This homestand is MAJOR, and this was a very poor start...

:thumb: Their mind was certainly somewhere other than the ballpark.

If they paly like this for the rest of August then vacation reservations can be made.

Cards fall as well...

Thank God the rest of the league sucks. Will this be the year a team with a losing record gets into the playoffs?

Down on the Farm...

 

Louisville (AAA) - 1B Jesse Gutierrez - 28 yo (.298, 9 HR, 55 RBI, .385 OBP).

2B - Matt Kata - 28 yo (.277, 8 HR, 29 RBI, .324 OBP)

3B - Aaron Herr - 25 yo (.283, 2 HR, 5 RBI, .340 OBP in 13 games) Hit .311, 11 HR, 50 RBI at AA

OF - Norris Hopper - 27 yo (.339, 0 HR, 19 RBI, .368 OBP, 18 SB)

LH SP - Chris Michalak - 35 yo (8-4, 2.97 ERA, 54 K, 24 BB in 118 IP)

RH RP - Brad Salmon - 26 yo (5-1, 2.93 ERA, 16 BB, 48 K in 40 IP)

 

Chattanooga (AA) - 1B Joey Votto - 25 yo (.316, 19 HR, 61 RBI, .400 OBP)

OF - Noochie Varner - 25 yo (.293, 9 HR, 59 RBI, .343 OBP)

LH SP - Tyler Pelland - 22 yo (6-3, 3.55 ERA, 87 K, 69 BB in 111 IP)

RH SP - Edward Valdez - 26 yo (7-5, 3.41 ERA, 85 K, 31 BB in 108 IP)

RH SP - Homer Bailey - 20 yo (4-0, 0.74 ERA, 39 K, 8 BB in 36 IP)

RH RP - David Shafer - 24 yo (1-1, 1.89 ERA, 25 saves, 41 K, 12 BB in 38 IP)

 

Dayton (A) - SS Paul Janish - 23 yo (.398, 5 HR, 18 RBI, .435 OBP in 26 games)

OF - Jay Bruce - 19 yo (.310, 14 HR, 69 RBI, .380 OBP, 18 SB)

C - Craig Tatum - 23 yo (.265, 7 HR, 29 RBI, .332 OBP, 10 errors in 73 games)

OF - Brandon Szymanski - 23 yo (.245, 13 HR, 50 RBI, .327 OBP, 20 SB)

LH SP - Travis Wood - 19 yo (9-2, 3.91 ERA, 109 K, 41 BB in 106 IP)

RH SP - Johnny Cueto - 20 yo (8-1, 2.59 ERA, 82 K, 15 BB in 76 IP)

RH RP - Blake Hendley - 24 yo (1-3, 3.34 ERA, 15 saves, 28 K, 3 BB in 29 IP)

 

SP - Zach Ward - TRADED TO PHILLY (7-0, 2.29 ERA, 95 K, 37 BB, in 114 IP)

You forgot to add Ward is 22 and was in Low A...

Fun aside, Wood and Cueto are the names I hear the most about in Dayton. No doubt the move could backfire, but keeping the younger, and just as solid prospects was a real key to what I liked about the trades...