Lehigh Valley 8, Richmond 5
Does anyone here think we will see anymore of Chuck James in an Atlanta Braves uniform? I mean he has been pretty good for Richmond this year when he has started. Was he really hurt last year or is he just a AAAA pitcher? Only the 'pujols' (what is the plural form of Pujols anyways?) know the answer to that question.
Mississippi 7, Birmingham 4
Another game where Tommy Hanson was just straight dealing. In 104 innings this year he has only allowed 77 hits. That is pretty unreal. He has wallked a few more batter since he moved to AA but his last few starts have been remarkably steady (save for the game before his no hitter where he gave up 6 runs). Jordan Schafer must not like being mentioned poorly by Baseball America. Of course he was hitless in 8 straight games and has 6 hits in his last 3 though he still hasn't shown any real power.
Winston-Salem 0, Myrtle Beach 9
You know Phili Britton was one of my sleeper picks coming into this season and he hasn't really been great for the most part, but he was definitely the last person I expected to hit two homers in this game. I mean his season OPS is almost the same as Eric Campbell's SLG. Thats not good. Brandon Hicks made his return to the lineup tonight. I think he was on the 7 Day DL but I haven't a clue why. He went 0-3.
Augusta 2, Rome 1
It is good to see Eric Cordier pitching well. I've heard he has one of the best arms in the system when he is healthy and if he can bounce back we might have picked up a steal from the Royals when we got him.
Danville 1, Bluefield 2
So today was my dad's birthday. I didn't get him anything but I'm going home next week to get some of my things so I guess I'll take him to Lowes or something and let him get a new tool (he likes that sort of thing).
Tigers 8, Braves 9
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When I saw Myrtle Beach a couple of weeks ago, Hicks had a little bit of a hand injury. It wasn’t anything serious though.
If we made Chuck James a reliever I think he could be one of the best in baseball. He’s a limited inning pitcher.
cbwilk - July 26, 2008
A few shots from tonight's Rome game
Cordier looked great until he loaded up the bases in the 6th. Pruneda came in and walked in what ended up being the winning run, but the homeplate umpire was squeezing him (and the Braves) just a bit. The hitters had several bad calls against them resulting in strikeouts that shouldn’t have been. Oh, and Cole Miles is fast. I’m just saying…that dude can really get down the line. Plus, he got his 25th stolen base (vs 6 caught).
And tonight must have been “bring your camera to the game and get to sit in the dugout camera well” night because, I’m telling you, there must have been 30 or so geeks like me running around taking pictures….except they got to take turns in the dugout, and I did not; thus my jealous attitude. Must have been some sort of club or something. I ain’t in it, so my shots aren’t as spectacular, but here are a couple anyway.
Eric Cordier
Freddie Freeman without his little hat…..in case you were curious
The previously mentioned Cole Miles scoots back to 1st
And the obligatory Heyward shot. I like this one…it’s got everyone in it but me!
secondbass - July 26, 2008
And just to be sure...
Pruneda gave up the tying run…the game winner was scored in the 9th.
secondbass - July 26, 2008
Great Picks!
How Hard was Cordier throwing tonight? I’ve seen Pruneda pitch before this year and he hit triple digits! He throws very hard but doesn’t have good command or contol. The game I was at against Savannah back in June those guys were just swing at anything. I don’t even think he threw a strike the whole inning but he’s still only 19 and pitching in low A so hopefully he’ll learn to command and control his pitches better but when I saw the 101 on the radar gun from the guy sitting in front of me I thought his gun was broken LOL!
Jay212033 - July 26, 2008
Don't know about Cordier
I couldn’t see any speed anywhere (Rome doesn’t post pitch speed….Myrtle Beach does, but Rome doesn’t). Anyway, he looked to have some good off-speed stuff; he had the Augusta hitters way off balance a few times and they had some funny swings. He seemed to run out of gas in the 6th – once he had loaded the bases, he looked into the dugout and tapped his chest a few times with his glove and the manager came right out and got him. I don’t know if he was letting them know he was done or what, but he hasn’t pitched much yet, I guess, so it’s understandable. But if he can pitch deeper into games when he builds up his endurance, he’ll really be something. Six innings isn’t bad, though.
secondbass - July 26, 2008
Awesome shots!!
Secondbass, I beg to differ that your pics are not spectacular. :)
Yondaime, hope the new position & relo is going well.
Lizziebeth - July 26, 2008
Why, thank you!
secondbass - July 26, 2008
I think Schafer will be fine
His walk rate is WAY up. His strikeout rate is up a little. He just looks like he’s adjusting and is showing some pretty good plate discipline.
Here’s John Sickels review of his top 20 Braves prospects list.
VictorW - July 26, 2008
Good stuff
Thanks for the list VictorW.
Secondbass, those are some really nice shots. I like Heyward’s face as he swings, looks like he is squeezing out a deuce.
Sparhawk - July 26, 2008
And thanks to you...
secondbass - July 26, 2008
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