Link Report for Sun., May 18th - Hardy tweaks back/hip again

[squarepusher]

Lansing (Cubs) 1 - Beloit 0

 

I had the distinct pleasure of attending this game with several other brewerfan.net users, and it turned out to be quite a pitching performance by Dennis Sarfate. Unfortunately, a solo shot was given up and the Snappers lost 1-0 on a beautiful Sunday afternoon.

[MassBrew]

Buffalo (Cleveland) 4, Indianapolis 0

 

Indy Site Game Summary:

 

BUFFALO, NY -- The International League's top pitching staff baffled the Indianapolis Indians for a second straight day Sunday as the Buffalo Bisons defeated the Tribe 4-0. The Indians (15-27) were shutout on three hits for the second consecutive game as they dropped their fourth straight overall.

 

Brian Tallet (4-1) dropped the Indians to 2-11 against lefthanders as he worked seven scoreless frames. Tallet allowed three hits and three walks while striking out six. The Indians put four baserunners into scoring position, but saw their scoreless innings streak extended to 20 as all were stranded.

 

Joe Lawrence doubled in the first. In the second, Jim Rushford and Wilton Veras reached first and second with two outs, but couldn't score. Mark Smith doubled in the fourth, and was the only Indian to reach third base as Tallet uncorked a wild pitch. Jason Conti got to second base on a walk and another wild pitch in the sixth.

 

Conti was the last Indian to reach base against Tallet who retired 11 of the last 12 men he faced from the fourth through the seventh.

 

Relievers Alex Herrera and Dan Micelli set down all six men they faced to close out the win for the Bisons (27-13) who boast the league's best record. The shutout lowered Buffalo's team ERA to 3.22.

 

Coco Crisp and Greg LaRocca did the damage offensively for Buffalo. Crisp went 3-for-5 with two runs scored. He led off the bottom of the first with a double off former teammate Dave Burba (2-4). After going to third on a ground out, Crisp came home with the game's first run when LaRocca lined a single to center.

 

The duo combined for the Bisons' second run in the fifth. Crisp led off with a single and scored on LaRocca's double off the wall in left field. LaRocca scored to make it 3-0 when Travis Haffner singled to right.

 

The Indians were shutout in consecutive games for the first time since July 14 and 15 of last season. The Indians last run came in the seventh inning Friday night against Pawtucket.

 

Smith, the Tribe's top hitter, has reached base safely in 20 straight games.

 

Game three of the series with the Bisons is Monday morning at 9:35 a.m.

 

Indianapolis Box Score:

This Indianapolis team is just so inconsequential it hurts...

 GAME DATE: 5/18/03 INDIANAPOLIS 0 AT BUFFALO 4 YTD YTD INDIANAPOLIS AB R H BI AVG BUFFALO AB R H BI AVG M.Budzinski LF 4 0 0 0 .269 C.Crisp CF 5 2 3 0 .359 J.Lawrence CAT 4 0 1 0 .204 Z.Sorensen SS 3 0 0 0 .241 J.Conti CF 3 0 0 0 .243 G.LaRocca 3B 4 1 2 2 .325 M.Smith RF 4 0 1 0 .326 T.Hafner DH 3 0 2 1 .333 K.Luuloa 2B 3 0 0 0 .257 V.Martinez CAT 4 0 0 0 .233 J.Rushford 1B 2 0 0 0 .000 A.Escobar RF 4 0 1 0 .234 W.Veras 3B 3 0 1 0 .227 L.Garcia 1B 3 0 1 0 .197 P.Zoccolillo DH 3 0 0 0 .265 N.Grindell LF 3 1 1 0 .209 S.Scarboroug SS 3 0 0 0 .126 S.Pratt 2B 4 0 2 1 .211 D.Burba PIT 0 0 0 0 1.000 B.Tallet PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Kolb PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Herrera PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Giron PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Miceli PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 29 0 3 0 TOTALS 33 4 12 4 INDIANAPOLIS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 0 3 1 BUFFALO 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 X- 4 12 0 E--J.Conti. DP--INDIANAPOLIS 1, BUFFALO 1. LOB--INDIANAPOLIS 5, BUFFALO 9. 2B--J.Lawrence (6), M.Smith (9), C.Crisp (12), G.LaRocca (11). CS--L.Garcia. SH--Z.Sorensen. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA INDIANAPOLIS D.Burba (L,1-1) 5.0 9 3 3 2 3 0 4.76 D.Kolb 2.0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.19 R.Giron 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5.06 BUFFALO B.Tallet (W,4-1) 7.0 3 0 0 3 6 0 4.67 A.Herrera 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6.75 D.Miceli 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 WP--D.Burba, B.Tallet 2. PB--J.Lawrence. SO--M.Budzinski, J.Lawrence, M.Smith, K.Luuloa, W.Veras, P.Zoccolillo 2, S.Scarboroug, C.Crisp, A.Escobar 2, L.Garcia. BB--J.Conti, K.Luuloa, J.Rushford, T.Hafner, L.Garcia, N.Grindell. T--2:26. A--7915

[MassBrew]

West Tenn (Cubs) 3, Huntsville 0

For those of you keeping score at home, that's three Milwaukee Brewer affiliates thus far, and a total of zero runs scored...

 

Huntsville Box Score:

Let's face it -- this Huntsville offense has simply not produced like it should have thus far this season -- not even close...

 GAME DATE: 5/18/03 HUNTSVILLE 0 AT WEST TENN 3 YTD YTD HUNTSVILLE AB R H BI AVG WEST TENN AB R H BI AVG R.Knox RF 4 0 0 0 .247 R.Sadler CF 4 1 3 0 .298 D.Krynzel CF 4 0 2 0 .298 J.Hamilton LF 4 0 0 0 .223 J.Hardy SS 2 0 0 0 .333 B.Harris 2B 3 1 2 1 .297 R.Paz 2B 2 0 0 0 .255 D.Leon 3B 4 1 2 0 .328 C.Hart 3B 1 0 0 0 .287 J.Dubois RF 2 0 1 1 .336 B.Gemoll 1B 2 0 0 0 .248 J.Velazquez 1B 4 0 0 1 .241 R.Gripp 1B 0 0 0 0 .213 J.Arteaga SS 4 0 2 0 .244 R.Gripp 3B 4 0 1 0 .213 L.McKnight CAT 3 0 0 0 .231 D.Clark LF 4 0 2 0 .211 M.Nannini PIT 3 0 0 0 .300 M.Kremblas CAT 4 0 0 0 .134 T.Anderson PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Barnwell 2B 1 0 0 0 .250 J.Leicester PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Barnwell SS 3 0 2 0 .250 P.Liriano PIT 2 0 1 0 .100 C.Cosbey PH 1 0 0 0 .214 B.Adams PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 K.Johnson PH 1 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 35 0 8 0 TOTALS 31 3 10 3 HUNTSVILLE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 0 8 2 WEST TENN 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 X- 3 10 1 E--R.Paz, B.Gemoll, J.Arteaga. DP--HUNTSVILLE 0, WEST TENN 1. LOB-- HUNTSVILLE 9, WEST TENN 8. 2B--J.Dubois (11). 3B--D.Krynzel (5). SB--R.Sadler (9). CS--R.Sadler. HBP--J.Dubois. SF--J.Dubois. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA HUNTSVILLE P.Liriano (L,3-4) 6.0 10 3 3 1 2 0 2.74 B.Adams 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 WEST TENN M.Nannini (W,4-1) 7.0 7 0 0 1 4 0 3.41 T.Anderson 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.15 J.Leicester (S,4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.51 HB--P.Liriano. SO--D.Krynzel, J.Hardy, M.Kremblas, C.Barnwell, P.Liriano, K.Johnson, J.Hamilton, M.Nannini 2. BB--B.Gemoll, B.Harris, L.McKnight. T--2:23. A--2299

[MassBrew]

Beloit Site Linescore and Game Note:

 

www.snappersbaseball.com/...7292baf724

[Crew Believer]

Any idea what type of thing is keeping Hall out of the Indians lineup lately. He seemed to finally be turning the corner perhaps.

[MassBrew]

Rancho Cucamonga (Angels) 7, High Desert 1

Well, at least the Mavs scored -- looks like it was unearned, though...

 

High Desert Site Game Summary:

 

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA ? The High Desert Mavericks were held to just an unearned run on only six hits on Sunday afternoon, as the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes beat the Mavs at the Epicenter by a score of 7-1.

 

Quakes starter Steven Shell (4-2) was tough, holding the Mavs to just one unearned run on only four hits in his seven innings. The Quakes bullpen, which was awful on Saturday night, kept the Mavs off the board and out of the game, allowing just two ninth inning singles.

 

The Quakes scored first as Justin Turner's solo home run in the second put them up 1-0. Mavs starter Dan Hall gave up another home run in the third, a solo shot to Jason Aspito for a 2-0 Quakes advantage.

 

The Mavs got their only run of the day in the fourth. Chris Morris led off the inning with a single. He scored from second when Jason Belcher reached on a throwing error by the second baseman, Justin Turner.

 

The Quakes got that run back in the bottom of the inning, as Turner doubled and scored for a 3-1 lead. The Quakes chased Hall (4-3) in the fifth, as the first four Quakes reached safely.

 

David Nolasco came on with no outs, and allowed two inherited runners to score, but did work a total of three scoreless innings in relief. Tony Stavros also pitched a scoreless frame of relief in the eighth.

 

Scott Candelaria finished the day with three hits to lead the offense.

 

The loss leaves the Mavs four games under .500 at 20-24 but still just four games back of first place Lancaster and Lake Elsinore, who are both tied atop the South Division.

 

The Mavs play the Quakes for the fifth time in four nights at the Epicenter on Monday night. Brian Mazone (0-3) looks for his first Maverick win, as he faces southpaw Jake Woods (2-3) at 7:15 (9:15 Central).

 

The Mavs return home on Tuesday to battle the Quakes for three more games, followed by three more against the Lancaster JetHawks, all at Mavericks Stadium.

 

So as a whole, poorest day of the minor league season...

[MassBrew]

Any idea what type of thing is keeping Hall out of the Indians lineup lately. He seemed to finally be turning the corner perhaps.

 

Sorry, no news here...

[MassBrew]

Huntsville Site Game Summary:

 

www.huntsvillestars.com/n...?newsid=68

 

David Weiser's Huntsville Update:

 

LIKE A SNOWBALL DOWN A MOUNTAIN

Things have been going south for the Stars for the first time this season, and nothing typified it more than Sunday's game. Nothing went right and everything seems to be going wrong at the wrong time. The Stars are playing more games now within their own division until the first half ends.

 

They hit the ball hard today --- but too many times into somebody's glove........ There were nine line outs, if you include one play that above all, represented the Stars' afternoon....... In the 5th inning, the Stars had two out with D.J. Clark on first and Ryan Gripp on second. Mike Kremblas hit a liner to shortstop Josh Arteaga. Arteaga dropped the ball, but still had plenty of time to throw Kremblas out and it was the safest option since the runners were going on the pitch...... Instead, Arteaga threw to second. Gripp slid in safe, but the umpire called Gripp "out". Members of the Diamond Jaxx media in the press box even agreed that Gripp was clearly safe. A run would have crossed and the inning would have still been alive........

 

That pretty much was the low point of the day, but in addition to everything that went wrong, Corey Hart was ejected in the first inning before he even took the field on a bang-bang play at first. All Hart did was merely throw his hands in the air and very little was said if anything to umpire John Woods, who has the quickest thumb in the SL, (He's thrown West Tenn manager Bobby Dickerson out 8 times in two seasons!)........ Gripp was moved from first to third, and Brandon Gemoll, who got a rest because he was hitting .154 in his last 7 games, had to come off the bench........ Then J.J. Hardy, just recovering from a strained hip flexor, injured his back near his hip flexor muscle, trying to stretch......... He took himself out of the game and Chris Barnwell was moved from second to short. Richard Paz had to come off the bench. And we're not even halfway through the game at this point......... There were missed opportunites and mental mistakes the Stars had avoided all season everywhere. The Stars left runners on base in 5 of the first 6 innings, each time in scoring position.

 

The Stars have now lost three straight for the first time this season and 6 of their last 8........ About the only player who has actually been hot the last 8 games has been David Krynzel, who had a triple to left (his league-leading 5th of the year) and a single to right. He's hit .310 during this slump, .333 in May, and was 7-for-16 (.438) in the series.

 

Who's to blame? Don't blame the pitchers The staff has never given up more than five runs a game and the team has lost mostly by a run or two. A 5-1 loss to the Smokies on the May 12 was the only "blowout" loss........ While the rotation has logged a 2.20 ERA and the bullpen's a 2.01, the bats have been cold, hitting .213 in their last eight games, but the staff is going through the loss now of Ben Diggins, who is on the DL with what has only been described as "a tired arm", Ben Hendrickson, who is flying to Arizona on Monday to start a rehab program, and Matt Hammons, who has a shoulder problem. So essentially, the Stars are using a four-man rotation of Derek Lee, Mike Jones, Luis Martinez, and Pedro Liriano. Matt Parker is being pressed into service, and will start Wednesday. Expect no more than five innings from Matt, whose last start was July 17 of last year.

 

As it has since the season started, errors have been a problem. 12 in the last 8 games...... Hart made three throwing errors in three straight games, and of the 24 runs given up in that stretch, 7 have been unearned......... But with the exception of Krinkles, it's been mostly the cold bats. Aside from a 10-4 win on Thursday, the Stars have scored 10 runs in 7 games....... There's a new table on the Standings link to illustrate the pain of 10 of the most frequently used players recently........

 

Link:

www.starsboxscore.com/standing.html

 

Apparently, Huntsville wasn't the only team needing a shot of adrenaline. Only one run was scored Sunday by the whole farm system.

 

The Stars now go to Greenville....... The G'Braves have had problems of their own. They have lost 8 of their last 10, but they broke out and had an 8-run inning en route to destroying Jacksonville, 11-1, Sunday........ Derek Lee (4-1, 2.40) will start Monday.

[MassBrew]

High Desert Box Score:

Nearly every Maverick pitcher alternates a bad outing with their good ones -- consistency is rare; six Mav base hits, all singles, three by Scott Candelaria...

 GAME DATE: 5/18/03 HIGH DESERT 1 AT RANCHO CUCAMONGA 7 YTD YTD HIGH DESERT AB R H BI AVG RANCHO CUCAMONGA AB R H BI AVG C.Morris CF 3 1 1 0 .275 T.Murphy SS 4 0 1 1 .273 J.Raburn 3B 3 0 0 0 .302 C.Smith 3B 3 0 0 0 .287 M.Ernster DH 4 0 0 0 .322 D.McPherson DH 4 0 1 0 .246 J.Belcher RF 4 0 1 0 .318 J.Mathis CAT 4 0 1 0 .297 F.Villanueva CAT 4 0 0 0 .316 J.Aspito RF 3 2 2 1 .293 S.Candelaria 1B 4 0 3 0 .310 N.Gorneault LF 2 1 0 0 .317 D.Boyd LF 4 0 1 0 .280 N.Gorneault CF 1 0 0 0 .317 O.Chavez SS 3 0 0 0 .167 A.Corbeil 1B 4 1 1 1 .226 R.Santana 2B 3 0 0 0 .297 J.Turner 2B 4 3 3 2 .245 D.Hall PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 N.Kimpton CF 3 0 3 2 .254 D.Nolasco PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Gates LF 1 0 0 0 .333 T.Stavros PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 S.Shell PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.O'Sullivan PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 32 1 6 0 TOTALS 33 7 12 7 HIGH DESERT 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0- 1 6 0 RANCHO CUCAMONGA 0 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 X- 7 12 1 E--J.Turner. DP--HIGH DESERT 0, RANCHO CUCAMONGA 0. LOB--HIGH DESERT 7, RANCHO CUCAMONGA 7. 2B--J.Turner 2 (6). 3B--J.Aspito (1). HR--J.Aspito (6), J.Turner (2). SB--N.Kimpton 2 (7). CS--O.Chavez, N.Kimpton. HBP-- C.Smith. SF--T.Murphy. SH--C.Smith. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA HIGH DESERT D.Hall (L,4-3) 4.0 11 7 7 2 3 2 5.81 D.Nolasco 3.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 6.53 T.Stavros 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.65 RANCHO CUCAMONGA S.Shell (W,4-2) 7.0 4 1 0 2 4 0 2.26 M.O'Sullivan 2.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 7.77 HB--D.Hall. SO--F.Villanueva 2, S.Candelaria, R.Santana, T.Murphy, D.McPherson, J.Aspito, N.Gorneault, A.Corbeil 2. BB--C.Morris, J.Raburn, O.Chavez, J.Aspito, N.Gorneault. T--2:25. A--6579

[MassBrew]

Beloit Box Score:

RHP Dennis Sarfate with a truly impressive pitching line, despite the tough loss; Jeff Eure on base three times; when was the last time Prince had a Fielder-esque day at the plate?

 GAME DATE: 5/18/03 LANSING 1 AT BELOIT 0 YTD YTD LANSING AB R H BI AVG BELOIT AB R H BI AVG F.Pie CF 4 0 0 0 .295 S.Moss CF 4 0 2 0 .248 R.Theriot SS 4 0 0 0 .264 C.Terni SS 3 0 0 0 .262 B.Coats DH 4 0 2 0 .340 J.VandenBrg CAT 3 0 0 0 .243 J.Fransz RF 4 0 0 0 .267 P.Fielder 1B 4 0 1 0 .311 K.Collins 1B 3 0 0 0 .192 J.Eure 3B 2 0 1 0 .258 K.Butler LF 3 0 0 0 .280 M.Mendez RF 4 0 0 0 .260 F.Salas 3B 3 1 2 1 .325 N.Carter LF 3 0 0 0 .127 J.Reyes CAT 3 0 0 0 .200 C.Crabbe 2B 2 0 0 0 .196 R.Chirinos 2B 3 0 1 0 .289 K.Bohanan DH 3 0 0 0 .192 C.Vasquez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Sarfate PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Carter PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Alliston PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Wylie PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 31 1 5 1 TOTALS 28 0 4 0 LANSING 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0- 1 5 1 BELOIT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 0 4 0 E--R.Theriot. DP--LANSING 1, BELOIT 0. LOB--LANSING 3, BELOIT 7. 2B--B.Coats (10), J.Eure (7). HR--F.Salas (1). SB--J.Eure (9). CS--F.Salas. HBP--J.VandenBrg. SH--C.Terni, N.Carter. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA LANSING C.Vasquez (W,4-2) 7.0 4 0 0 3 4 0 1.73 M.Carter 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.95 J.Wylie (S,6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.50 BELOIT D.Sarfate (L,3-2) 8.0 4 1 1 0 9 1 2.20 J.Alliston 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.70 HB--C.Vasquez. WP--C.Vasquez. SO--R.Theriot, B.Coats, J.Fransz 2, K.Collins 3, F.Salas, J.Reyes, R.Chirinos, J.VandenBrg 2, P.Fielder 2, M.Mendez, N.Carter, K.Bohanan. BB--J.Eure 2, C.Crabbe. T--1:55. A--1619

[MassBrew]

Your Daily Menu includes breakfast audio of Coco "Puffs" and some Coco Crisp-"ies"...

 

All times Central; pitchers subject to change; pre-game audio available approx. 15 minutes prior to game time; no Beloit audio again today...

 

INDIANAPOLIS: Yes, it's RHP Pascual Coco at Buffalo (Cleveland) and their fine leadoff man, Coco Crisp, first pitch at a bright-and-early 9:35 AM -- someone try and get us a Bill Hall update during the pre-game at 9:15...

 

HUNTSVILLE: Mr. Reliable, LHP Derek Lee, takes the mound when the Stars move on to Greenville (Braves), 6:15 PM

 

HIGH DESERT: LHP Brian Mazone at Rancho Cucamonga (Angels), 9:15 PM

 

BELOIT: It should be RHP Luis Pena when the series at home against Lansing (Cubs) continues, 6:30 PM

[MassBrew]

We're going to file away our very detailed weekly look at league leaders for a bit. It becomes less of an accurate reflection of the organization, what with Daryl Clark and Kade Johnson no longer in the Cal League, J.J. Hardy missing time as of late, etc. We'll try something different each week -- this week, it's analyzing the beloved base-on-balls, both offensively and defensively...

 

AAA International League:

 [b]TEAM BATTING AVG AB R H HR BB SO SB CS[/b] OTTAWA .290 1450 207 421 17 174 279 38 23 CHARLOTTE .285 1363 184 388 42 97 257 28 16 PAWTUCKET .275 1319 198 363 41 119 272 43 18 DURHAM .273 1327 169 362 33 112 269 28 18 LOUISVILLE .271 1423 205 385 37 116 262 41 13 ROCHESTER .270 1348 190 364 38 112 279 20 13 RICHMOND .265 1347 169 357 25 107 300 27 12 BUFFALO .264 1367 192 361 26 131 239 47 21 SCRANTON-WB .261 1458 182 380 19 133 249 23 6 TOLEDO .257 1302 184 334 38 104 312 40 17 NORFOLK .253 1358 182 343 28 165 274 65 12 COLUMBUS .248 1358 162 337 29 130 268 12 14 SYRACUSE .246 1202 151 296 31 97 220 14 4 [b]INDIANAPOLIS .236 1371 159 324 22 116 301 23 18[/b]

Indy batters are tied for 7th drawing walks in the 14-team league.

 [b]TEAM PITCHING[/b] [b]W-L ERA H CG SHO SV HR BB SO[/b] BUFFALO 27- 13 3.22 312 1 3 16 26 132 289 DURHAM 18- 21 3.57 325 0 0 10 32 91 254 SCRANTON-WB 21- 23 3.64 379 2 5 10 21 110 269 NORFOLK 23- 18 3.66 371 1 3 8 29 103 298 TOLEDO 20- 20 3.81 356 2 3 6 35 115 198 COLUMBUS 18- 23 3.87 356 1 2 7 34 133 292 RICHMOND 20- 21 3.92 329 0 4 12 31 154 315 OTTAWA 23- 20 4.13 364 0 2 14 25 149 304 LOUISVILLE 21- 21 4.14 400 1 3 8 24 90 260 PAWTUCKET 23- 17 4.32 363 0 2 12 17 128 274 [b]INDIANAPOLIS 15- 27 4.37 377 0 1 6 41 143 280[/b] ROCHESTER 20- 21 4.60 381 2 1 13 37 104 254 CHARLOTTE 21- 21 4.62 359 0 4 14 43 117 265 SYRACUSE 16- 20 4.79 341 1 3 10 31 144 229

Tribe pitchers have thrown the 4th most walks...

 

AA Southern League:

 [b]TEAM BATTING AVG AB R H HR BB SO SB CS [/b] CAROLINA .284 1415 229 402 31 143 259 38 17 TENNESSEE .273 1427 187 390 29 137 288 29 16 CHATTANOOGA .270 1368 204 369 38 138 325 30 21 ORLANDO .267 1456 168 389 29 122 300 29 12 WEST TENN .260 1365 174 355 22 150 282 23 20 GREENVILLE .259 1360 181 352 31 168 346 32 12 BIRMINGHAM .253 1291 135 326 11 144 256 29 27 MOBILE .245 1396 162 342 37 143 314 35 10 JACKSONVILLE .243 1381 175 336 27 143 350 34 28 [b]HUNTSVILLE .240 1383 173 332 22 141 299 47 30[/b]

Stars batters, like their Indy counterparts, with the lowest batting average in the league; 7th among ten teams in the league in walks in a tightly-bunched race...

 [b]TEAM PITCHING W-L ERA H CG SHO SV HR BB SO[/b] [b]HUNTSVILLE 23- 18 2.70 322 0 6 10 24 158 298[/b] JACKSONVILLE 19- 23 3.11 363 0 3 6 23 116 280 TENNESSEE 25- 17 3.28 329 0 5 15 30 120 359 BIRMINGHAM 21- 19 3.46 355 0 3 13 25 154 308 CAROLINA 26- 15 3.63 343 0 4 12 20 161 310 ORLANDO 18- 24 3.66 368 0 1 7 26 136 277 WEST TENN 21- 20 4.26 407 0 1 10 34 141 313 CHATTANOOGA 18- 24 4.33 403 0 1 12 37 128 267 MOBILE 17- 24 4.37 327 0 2 13 29 183 356 GREENVILLE 19- 23 4.58 376 2 3 8 29 132 251

Huntsville pitching is the strength of the entire organization, yet the Stars have issued the 3rd most free passes in the league...

 

HIGH-A CALIFORNIA LEAGUE:

 [b]TEAM BATTING AVG AB R H HR BB SO SB CS [/b] [b]HIGH DESERT .299 1562 270 467 34 146 283 68 32 [/b] LAKE ELSINORE .294 1543 282 453 43 180 356 54 23 LANCASTER .287 1472 248 422 38 153 313 49 12 BAKERSFIELD .277 1388 209 385 29 90 322 39 19 RANCHO CUCAMONGA .274 1444 192 395 38 119 288 38 25 STOCKTON .271 1458 269 395 27 215 334 44 16 INLAND EMPIRE .269 1414 197 381 20 155 243 46 21 MODESTO .260 1495 250 388 27 213 333 26 7 VISALIA .245 1381 189 339 31 156 332 33 17 SAN JOSE .240 1380 165 331 19 125 305 44 18

Despite their lofty batting average, the Mavs are only 7th in a ten-team league in drawing walks; the incredibly high walk total for Modesto, should come as no surprise (Oakland), and Stockton (Texas) has the same philosophy with a front office made up of many former A's staffers. So, as the A's organization proves year in and year out, it is a philosophy that can be taught and executed...

 [b]TEAM PITCHING W-L ERA H CG SHO SV HR BB SO[/b] BAKERSFIELD 25- 17 3.61 349 2 4 12 30 137 283 INLAND EMPIRE 21- 22 4.14 356 0 1 13 35 146 358 STOCKTON 24- 18 4.20 399 0 2 10 31 155 311 LANCASTER 23- 19 4.30 422 0 0 10 31 142 285 VISALIA 18- 23 4.35 363 2 5 6 20 152 306 RANCHO CUCAMONGA 21- 22 4.49 374 2 1 9 27 169 302 LAKE ELSINORE 24- 20 4.59 440 1 1 9 25 134 256 MODESTO 22- 21 4.66 406 0 2 12 30 162 300 SAN JOSE 15- 27 5.37 385 1 2 10 23 169 345 [b]HIGH DESERT 20- 24 6.30 462 0 1 14 54 186 363[/b]

When you pitch in a bandbox, you can't be issuing the most walks in the league, by far -- we're still waiting for our first analysis here of a Brewer affiliate using the base-on-balls in a positive manner...

 

LOW-A MIDWEST LEAGUE:

 [b]TEAM BATTING AVG AB R H HR BB SO SB CS[/b] LANSING .273 1251 168 342 26 124 264 36 19 CEDAR RAPIDS .267 1421 202 379 25 130 287 45 21 WISCONSIN .263 1440 205 378 28 120 318 49 20 PEORIA .262 1384 198 363 17 135 306 64 23 WEST MICHIGAN .257 1424 198 366 23 150 307 43 24 KANE COUNTY .256 1478 226 379 25 152 320 39 13 DAYTON .251 1402 192 352 14 164 294 26 18 BATTLE CREEK .246 1339 163 329 24 119 277 21 17 CLINTON .241 1287 173 310 16 173 311 63 20 [b]BELOIT .239 1348 162 322 19 139 302 52 21[/b] QUAD CITY .239 1353 163 324 14 100 262 29 16 FORT WAYNE .236 1371 184 324 11 175 298 22 22 SOUTH BEND .232 1299 133 302 13 114 285 55 21 BURLINGTON .216 1392 150 301 10 155 312 44 17

Middle of the pack -- the Snappers are 7th in a 14-team league in drawing walks...

 [b]TEAM PITCHING W-L ERA H CG SHO SV HR BB SO[/b] LANSING 23- 16 2.43 266 3 8 8 6 125 300 FORT WAYNE 26- 17 3.02 300 1 3 14 19 111 343 KANE COUNTY 28- 16 3.05 323 4 8 10 13 117 331 WEST MICHIGAN 25- 19 3.06 335 2 1 14 12 169 304 [b] BELOIT 20- 21 3.27 352 0 3 11 21 129 335[/b] SOUTH BEND 16- 25 3.45 341 4 7 5 13 115 254 PEORIA 22- 20 3.61 355 1 4 10 18 122 257 CEDAR RAPIDS 21- 22 3.84 340 2 5 7 20 169 296 BATTLE CREEK 21- 22 3.88 344 2 4 8 20 147 289 WISCONSIN 23- 18 3.93 379 1 4 10 17 159 309 BURLINGTON 15- 28 3.99 349 2 2 7 29 144 287 DAYTON 22- 22 4.18 357 0 2 13 24 162 315 QUAD CITY 15- 26 4.55 359 0 0 7 28 157 292 CLINTON 18- 23 4.68 371 0 0 9 25 124 231

7th in the league here as well...

 

Gee, that'd make for a decent analysis at the Journal Sentinel should they decide to pursue it -- nah....

 

Regardless, we know many in the Brewer organization link up with us here each day -- the news here isn't good. Managers, coaches, players -- let's do something about this -- we're watching http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif .

[bork]

If there is one positive with regards to BBs it's the Beloit pitching staff. While a few guys have given up a lot of walks (Carpenter, Sarfate, Pena), Beloit pitchers have some of the best BB totals in the system.

 

Look at walks/9 innings

Parra 1.6

Wilhelmson 2.89

Bo Hall 2.14

Breslow 1.98

Housman 2.67

 

At the upper levels the only ones to stand out are Dan Hall (2.45) and Sheets (1.9http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/glasses.gif .

 

Hopefully, this is a sign that they are stressing it with the new guys and that the trend will work its way up the chain.

[MassBrew]

Daily Press High Desert Game Story:

 

www.vvdailypress.com/cgi-...49099,496,

[MassBrew]

Beloit Daily News Game Story:

 

www.beloitdailynews.com/503/6spt19.htm

[Al the Thinking Man]

But MB, according to Melvin, OBP isn't that important for some players.

 

Sigh.

[DHonks]

Al, where have you heard that? Everything I've heard him say is that OBP and OPS are two areas where he would like to improve the organization.

[Al the Thinking Man]

As for OBP and other run-productive indicators, Melvin said, "while on-base percentage works" in evaluating some players, "it doesn't work for all players." In the end, it's just a statistical column for him -- one of many things they look at.

 

This is from the ESPN article on Moneyball, and is a quote from the book.

[pogokat]

indeed...obp doesnt work for:

 

alfonso soriano

vlad guerrero

garrett anderson

 

if you just looked at their obp..or more so, the difference bewteen their obp and ba, then you might not see them as excellent hitters...but looking at their total stats reveals their ability

 

thats what i think melvin means..not that obp isnt important, but that it is not always the most important statistic for a hitter