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Tuesday's wrap:

 

RHP Brian Wolfe's day (2 IP, 2 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 1 WP):

 

Mesa Top 4th

 

Pitcher Change: Brian Wolfe replaces Jonathan Asahina.

 

Don Kelly singles on a ground ball to right fielder Nick Markakis.

 

Kody Kirkland hit by pitch. Don Kelly to 2nd.

 

Eric Patterson lines out to right fielder Nick Markakis. Don Kelly to 3rd.

 

Brad Snyder strikes out swinging.

 

Chris Denorfia strikes out swinging.

 

Mesa Top 5th

 

Ryan Garko lines out to center fielder Adam Jones.

 

Matt Murton doubles (5) on a fly ball to right fielder Nick Markakis.

 

David Espinosa singles on a soft ground ball to third baseman Corey Hart.

 

With Justin Knoedler batting, wild pitch by Brian Wolfe, Matt Murton to 3rd. David Espinosa to 2nd.

 

Justin Knoedler called out on strikes.

 

Don Kelly reaches on fielding error by second baseman Dan Uggla. Matt Murton scores. David Espinosa scores.

 

Kody Kirkland strikes out swinging.

 

1B Prince Fielder's Day (0-for-5, one run):

Called out on strikes (leading off the 2nd).

Strikes out swinging (man on 2nd, no one out in the 4th).

Strikes out swinging (bases loaded, two outs in the 5th).

Fielding error in the 7th (led to one unearned run).

Grounds into a force out (man on 1st, two out in the 7th).

Reaches on fielding error by second baseman (bases empty, two outs in the 9th, later scored).

 

3B Corey Hart's day (.400 OBP for the day, 1-for-4, walk):

Strikes out swinging (bases empty, one out in the 1st).

Called out on strikes (runners on 1st and 3rd, two out in the 3rd).

Walks (2nd and 3rd, one out in the 5th).

Fielding error in the 6th (no harm, had handled two prior chances cleanly).

Singles on a soft fly ball to right (bases empty, one out in the 7th).

Flies out to left (leading off the 9th).

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Javelinas lose, 5-1 -- former Brewer farmhand Craig Breslow getting rocked this fall as a Padre representative on the squad...

 

DH Prince Fielder (c'mon, that's type-casting!) -- line out, double, walk (run scored), pop up

 

SS Alcides Escobar -- pop out, line drive single, strike out swinging, clean fielding, part of two double plays, now 5-for-15 (all singles), no walks, three K's...

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Mass, in fairness, our trainer told me that Fielder's lineout nearly took the 1b (Bankston)'s head off, just his glove happened to get in the way.

 

I asked the Javelina trainers about Saenz, and they said they'd never heard of him. So apparently he wasn't coming as of late September. So they have opted not to replace him, and perhaps the 7th Oriole is his replacement.

 

Escobar looks like a little kid, but has a nice strong arm. I was told he speaks decent English.

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Thursday's recap:

Javelinas lose 12-4, giving up seven runs in the 9th...

 

LHP Mitch Stetter's perfect 8th inning:

 

Matt Kemp called out on strikes.

 

Wes Bankston called out on strikes.

 

Jarred Ball grounds out, third baseman Ian Stewart to first baseman Prince Fielder.

 

1B Prince Fielder (now 1-for-13, 1 BB, 6 K's)

 

Strikes out swinging in the 1st, none on, two out.

 

Grounded out into a fielder's choice out in the 4th, none out, with teammate Brandon Fahey thrown out at the plate after a leadoff triple.

 

Prince was then promptly picked off first base.

 

Grounds into a force out in the 6th, men on 1st and 2nd, none out.

 

Called out on strikes in the 8th, none on, two out.

 

Made a fielding error in the 9th that led to six unearned runs.

 

LF Corey Hart (now 2-for-9, 1 BB, 2 K's)

 

Four putouts defensively in LF.

 

Flies out to right field in the 2nd, none on, two out.

 

Lines out to center field, leading off the 5th.

 

Flies out to right field, leading off the 7th.

 

Singles on a line drive to center field in the 9th, none on, one out.

 

SS Alcides Escobar (now 5-for-19, 0 BB, 5 K's)

 

Quiet, clean day defensively.

 

Grounds out to the third baseman in the 3rd, one out, man on third base did not score.

 

Flies out to left field in the 5th, man on first, two out.

 

Called out on strikes in the 7th, man on first, two out.

 

Fouls out to right field in the 9th, men on 1st and 2nd in the 9th, one out.

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Should this be cause for concern that maybe we bring Obay back for next year? My biggest fear is that Fielder might not be ready to play every day at the mlb level yet. We need to build on what we did this past year, and if we trade Obay and get little production out of Prince next year, we might not improve on what we accomplished this year. For me, it's a winning record or bust in '06.
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I am shocked that we are putting a microscope to these efforts by Prince. He didn't even play the last two months of the season. Give the guy a break. Now he needs to go back to AAA or we need to keep Overbay because of 13 AB in the AZFL? Prince Fielder will be our 1B next year and he will have days and nights that we will remember that he is only 22 years old. I enjoy coming on here and reading about each game, so a big thank you to those that cover the games.
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Javelinas get blanked, an AFL rarity, 7-0 on Friday. RHP Brian Wolfe tossed two scoreless innings, and Corey Hart, at DH and batting 8th, had three AB's (0-3, 1 K).

 

Wolfe now has a nice 10-to-1 K-to-BB ratio in seven IP (3.86 ERA). Hart is 2-for-12, 1 BB, 3 K.

 

Surprise Bottom 6th

 

Pitcher Change: Brian Wolfe replaces Chris Buglovsky.

 

Josh Anderson singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Jeff Salazar.

 

Charlton Jimerson strikes out swinging.

 

Howie Kendrick singles on a line drive to center fielder Jeff Salazar. Josh Anderson to 2nd.

 

Cody Haerther grounds into double play, shortstop Brandon Fahey to second baseman Dan Uggla to first baseman Michael Johnson, Howie Kendrick out at 2nd.

 

Surprise Bottom 7th

 

Kendry Morales grounds out to first baseman Michael Johnson.

 

Brandon Wood strikes out swinging.

 

Travis Hanson grounds out, third baseman Ian Stewart to first baseman Michael Johnson.

 

DH Corey Hart's day:

 

Grounds into a 6-4-3 double play in the 2nd, men on first and second base, one out.

 

Strikes out swinging in the 5th, man on second base, one out.

 

Lines out to third base leading off the 8th.

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The reeling Javelinas, now 4-5 after a 3-0 start, host Peoria's other squad Saturday, 3:05 PM Central, no audio.

 

LHP Dana Eveland gets the start in this one.

 

The updating box score / game log is here:

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...n_perwin_1

 

Go to the AFL site home page to make use of the Advanced Gameday Feature:

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...p?sid=l119

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Javelinas score two in the bottom of the 9th to win 8-7...

 

LH starter Dana Eveland (4 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 5 K, 1 HR) - nine baserunners, but only two runs in seven AFL innings over two starts...

 

Peo Saguaros Top 1st

-- Brendan Harris grounds out, shortstop Alcides Escobar to first baseman Prince Fielder.

-- Ryan Roberts homers (1) on a fly ball to left field.

-- Josh Fields strikes out swinging.

-- Larry Broadway singles on a line drive to left fielder Corey Hart.

-- Brad Eldred singles on a line drive to right fielder Nick Markakis. Larry Broadway to 2nd.

-- Tony Blanco grounds into a force out, fielded by third baseman Tripper Johnson III. Larry Broadway out at 3rd.

 

Peo Saguaros Top 2nd

-- Chris Young strikes out swinging.

-- Adam Boeve triples (1) on a ground ball to left fielder Corey Hart; triple to left? Did Corey mis-play?

-- Erik Kratz grounds out, second baseman Brandon Fahey to first baseman Prince Fielder. Adam Boeve scores.

-- Brendan Harris lines out to second baseman Brandon Fahey.

 

Peo Saguaros Top 3rd

-- Ryan Roberts singles on a ground ball to center fielder Adam Jones.

-- With Josh Fields batting, Ryan Roberts steals (2) 2nd base.

-- Josh Fields called out on strikes.

-- Larry Broadway walks.

-- Brad Eldred grounds into double play, shortstop Alcides Escobar to second baseman Brandon Fahey to first baseman Prince Fielder. Larry Broadway out at 2nd.

 

Peo Saguaros Top 4th

-- Tony Blanco strikes out swinging.

-- Chris Young called out on strikes.

-- Adam Boeve grounds out, third baseman Tripper Johnson III to first baseman Prince Fielder.

 

1B Prince Fielder's day (now 2-for-16, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 3 BB, 7 K)

-- Walked in the 1st, bases empty, two out.

-- Walked in the 3rd, man on 3rd, two out. Promptly picked off and caught stealing 2nd base.

-- Grounds out 4-3, leading off the 5th.

-- Homers on a fly ball to right center field, leading off the 7th.

-- Strikes out swinging in the 9th, man on 1st, none out.

 

LF Corey Hart's day (now 4-for-16, 1 2B, 1 BB, 4 K)

-- Called out on strikes in the 2nd, bases empty, one out.

-- Doubles on a soft fly ball to center field with one out in the 4th, runner on second advances to 3rd, each runner scored on a subsequent single.

-- Singles on a bunt ground ball to pitcher in the 6th, man on 1st, none out, each runner scored on a subsequent triple.

-- Flies out to left field, leading off the 8th.

 

SS Alcides Escobar's day (now 6-for-23, .261, 0 BB, 5 K)

-- Singles on a bunt ground ball to the pitcher, leading off the 3rd

-- Flies out to right field in the 4th, man on 1st, one out.

-- Pops out to second base in the 6th, runners on 2nd and 3rd, one out -- ouch

-- Flies out to center field in the 8th, man on 1st, one out.

-- Handled all three fielding chances cleanly.

 

Day off for the AFL on Sunday.

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A nice post here from Brewerfan reader crichar3 that I've copied from the major league forum:

 

I spent a good part of Wednesday evening watching the Peoria Javs. The Brewers team in the AZ Fall League played the Phoenix Desert Dogs at Phoenix Municipal Stadium. Two Brewers played: Prince and Alcides Escobar. It was a good night for each.

 

I saw three of Fielder?s ABs (before I had to leave in the sixth): As the DH and clean up hitter, he was one for three with a walk and a run scored. His first time up Prince hit a rope ? a real screamer ? that looked like it was headed for right. But the 1b made a nice play and speared it for a hard out. Next time up, Prince blasted one over the RF?s head to the base of the wall for a double. The most impressive part of the hit was the wheels PF showed. He didn?t just waddle into second or chug unsteadily around the bases ? the dude looked quick and smooth?for a man his size, of course. Prince walked in his third AB and scored on a double. Again, he looked fluid and athletic coming around to score from first on the play. Now, he is still young and he may get sloppy when he gets older, but right now he looks so much better than when I saw him seven months ago in Maryvale.

 

Escobar hit ninth and played SS. He popped out on the first pitch he saw. The next time up, he worked the count much better and lined a single to left-center. AE didn?t have a fielding opportunity.

 

Some observations:

 

* In the AFL, the teams wear the uniforms of their parent teams, making it look kind of like an all-star game (which, I guess, it is in a way).

* It was weird to see Escobar out there in the Brewers traveling gear and wearing ? gulp -- #4! I don?t think he will be wearing that number if he ever makes it to MKE.

* Not a real big crowd; I?d say around 300 people. The weather, however, was perfect. It was probably in the upper 70s with absolutely no wind ? an ideal night for baseball (or anything).

* Phoenix Municipal Stadium is rather nice. Not much different from Maryvale and probably about the same age. It cost $6 to get in, no charge for parking (which was across the street but connected to the park by a pedestrian bridge). You could buy a program for $2; AFL tee shirts were $18. They had hats for three league teams on sale, too ? I think they were around $20-25 (I forget as I lost interest when they didn?t have the Javs lid). Hot dogs were $3 as were 20oz soft drinks (Pepsi products, which gives this park a decided advantage over Maryvale). Polish sausage went for $3.75.

* Prince was a mini-celebrity: When he came out of the dugout before the game, people flocked to him for his autograph.

* The Desert Dogs might have been called the Moneyballs: Their starting line up had four Dodgers and four A?s (including the two pitchers). I suppose that is to be expected, as PHX Muni is the A?s spring home.

 

It was a pleasant experience, but a low energy one. The feel was sort of like a high school game. With so few people you could hear thing you never do at a big league game or even at a spring training game ? the sound of the ball bouncing on the infield, players sliding, pitches in the dirt, the umpire calling the game. It was pure baseball for people that love the game. Check it out if you can.

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It was weird to see Escobar out there in the Brewers traveling gear and wearing ? gulp -- #4! I don?t think he will be wearing that number if he ever makes it to MKE.

 

We were discussing this in the dugout...sacreligious if you ask us.

 

Not a real big crowd; I?d say around 300 people. The weather, however, was perfect. It was probably in the upper 70s with absolutely no wind ? an ideal night for baseball (or anything).

 

I teased the operations guy, because last year they would have claimed that was 700 people. The attendance numbers were really fudged last year. This year they're pretty accurate, which doesn't seem all that impressive. Still, remember that off the 350 or whatever the official number was, 50 were scouts and front-office types, 40-80 were players' friends, family, and girlfriends/wives/women they met in a bar the night before.

 

Phoenix Municipal Stadium is rather nice. Not much different from Maryvale and probably about the same age

 

Actually, I think Muni is something like 30-40 years old. They did a massive renovation of it in 2003, but if you went into the bowels of it vs the other stadiums in the Cactus League, you'd be shocked. Our clubhouse is like 1/3rd the size of most, has no cable/satellite tv, and has minor league lockers (not the spacious ones like most facilities).

 

Pepsi products, which gives this park a decided advantage over Maryvale

 

not to get too political (in a sort of way), but this is a major knock I have on the stadium. The saddest baseball day for me was when the Brewers switched to Pepsi products and I could no longer associate coke and baseball. Now I have to settle for Mtn Dew and baseball. Heck, stadiums with Pepsi products often times drive me to drink beer.

 

I was disappointed to see Hart not play. I wanted to see if he'd improved at 3b, since some have said he couldn't handle soft rollers infront of him (that required he charge the ball), I told out speedsters to bunt to 3b to test him.

 

Crichar3, good to see you came out. These games are fun to watch, as there's lots of offensive fireworks. Unfortunately, the weather should get cooler soon, so the night games won't be anywhere near as fun beginning soon. I think I heard Tues night is supposed to be in the 50s with wind and possible rain.

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