Rex Hudler

Bristol wins 5-4 BRISTOL 5 AT PULASKI 4 YTD YTD BRISTOL AB R H BI AVG PULASKI AB R H BI AVG C.Young CF 2 0 0 1 .348 J.Tingler CF 4 0 0 1 .293 R.Valido SS 2 0 0 0 .444 L.Hetheringt RF 4 0 1 0 .265 M.Herring DH 4 1 0 0 .261 N.Thomas 1B 4 1 0 0 .290 M.Perez 3B 4 1 2 2 .277 J.Reiman CAT 3 2 2 1 .360 E.Young LF 4 0 0 0 .250 R.Braun DH 4 0 0 0 .175 T.Collaro 1B 4 1 1 1 .280 J.Acey SS 3 0 1 2 .300 M.Bohlander 1B 0 0 0 0 .250 V.Esposito 3B 4 0 2 0 .300 L.Luna 2B 4 2 3 1 .302 Y.Rodriquez LF 3 1 1 0 .389 M.Lenderman CAT 2 0 1 0 .200 E.Vancamper 2B 4 0 0 0 .182 C.Castillo CAT 2 0 0 0 .222 J.Perez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Rivera RF 4 0 0 0 .250 M.Rider PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 Y.Novoa PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Day PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 S.Suarez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Banks PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Murray PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Pollok PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 32 5 7 5 TOTALS 33 4 7 4 BRISTOL 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0- 5 7 0 PULASKI 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0- 4 7 0 DP--BRISTOL 0, PULASKI 0. LOB--BRISTOL 4, PULASKI 8. 2B--L.Luna (3), J.Reiman 2 (7), Y.Rodriquez (3). HR--M.Perez (2), T.Collaro (2), L.Luna (1). SB--C.Young (7), R.Valido (5). HBP--C.Young, N.Thomas, Y.Rodriquez . SF--C.Young, J.Acey. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BRISTOL Y.Novoa (W,1-1) 5.0 1 0 0 3 2 0 6.75 S.Suarez 1.2 3 3 3 0 0 0 4.66 D.Banks 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.70 B.Murray 1.1 3 1 1 0 1 0 2.08 D.Pollok (S,1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.45 PULASKI J.Perez (L,1-1) 6.0 3 3 3 2 4 1 4.09 M.Rider 2.0 3 2 2 0 1 2 3.86 A.Day 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 HB--Y.Novoa, S.Suarez, J.Perez. BALKS--Y.Novoa. PB--M.Lenderman. SO--R.Valido, E.Young, M.Lenderman, J.Rivera 2, L.Hetheringt 2, N.Thomas 2, J.Acey, E.Vancamper. BB--R.Valido 2, J.Tingler, L.Hetheringt, J.Reiman. T--2:39. A--607

Great Falls wins 3-1 and 2-0. Where did these low scores come from?? No boxes yet.

Kannapolis wins 4-3. No box for some reason.

Cotts and company toss a shutout... That Reed guy keeps hitting. BIRMINGHAM (8) AT JACKSONVILLE (0) BIRMINGHAM AB R H BI JACKSONVILLE AB R H BI D Sandoval 2B 5 1 1 2 S Victorino CF 4 0 2 0 J Piniella LF 5 2 3 0 J Repko LF 4 0 0 0 J Reed RF 3 2 1 2 V Diaz 2B 3 0 0 0 G Alvarez 1B 2 1 1 3 N Alvarez DH 4 0 1 0 J Acevas PH 0 0 0 0 T Brock 1B 3 0 1 0 S Bikowski DH 4 0 1 0 B Waszgis C 4 0 0 0 S Morales C 4 0 0 0 R Abercrombie RF 4 0 0 0 G Reyes SS 2 2 1 1 M Collins 3B 3 0 1 0 J Shaffer 3B 4 0 0 0 G Dawkins SS 2 0 1 0 C Durham CF 4 0 0 0 TOTALS 33 8 8 8 TOTALS 31 0 6 0 BIRMINGHAM 000 251 000 -- 8 JACKSONVILLE 000 000 000 -- 0 E--J Shaffer. DP--BIRMINGHAM 2, JACKSONVILLE 1. LOB--BIRMINGHAM 3, JACKSONVILLE 7. 2B--J Piniella, S Victorino 2, N Alvarez. HR--G Reyes 1 (4) (off B Steffek), G Alvarez 1 (7) (off E Jackson), D Sandoval 1 (2) (off E Jackson), J Reed 1 (2) (off E Jackson). SB--J Piniella 1 (8), G Reyes 1 (9). CS--J Piniella. S--G Dawkins. IP H R ER BB SO HR BIRMINGHAM N Cotts (W,8-2) 5 3 0 0 1 7 0 R Purvis 3 2 0 0 0 3 0 M Smith 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 JACKSONVILLE E Jackson (L,3-6) 4 2-3 6 7 7 2 8 3 B Steffek 1 1-3 2 1 1 0 2 1 L Urdaneta 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 G Bauer 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 J Frasor 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 HBP--G Alvarez by E Jackson, T Brock by N Cotts. SO--BIR: D Sandoval 3, C Durham 3, J Shaffer 2, S Morales 2, J Piniella, G Alvarez, J Reed, G Reyes. JAC: R Abercrombie 3, J Repko 3, T Brock 2, B Waszgis, V Diaz. BB--BIR: G Reyes 2, J Acevas, J Reed. JAC: V Diaz. T--2:42. A--4,918.

Charlotte loses 8-7... Almonte blows another one PAWTUCKET (8) AT CHARLOTTE (7) PAWTUCKET AB R H BI CHARLOTTE AB R H BI A Brown CF 5 1 2 1 A Miles 2B 4 1 2 1 A Santos 2B 3 0 1 0 T Hummel 3B 3 2 1 1 L Collier DH 4 0 1 1 J Borchard CF 4 1 1 0 C Mottola LF 3 1 1 0 M Rivera DH 5 1 1 1 A Abad 1B 5 1 2 0 J Burke C 4 1 2 2 C Crespo RF 3 1 0 0 R Hankins 1B 4 0 1 1 E Snyder 3B 4 0 1 0 A Sanders LF 4 0 0 0 A Dominique C 4 2 2 3 S Morgan RF 4 0 0 0 K Dransfeldt SS 4 2 2 1 J Nunez SS 4 1 1 0 TOTALS 35 8 12 6 TOTALS 36 7 9 6 PAWTUCKET 012 010 031 -- 8 CHARLOTTE 101 003 200 -- 7 DP--CHARLOTTE 2. LOB--PAWTUCKET 6, CHARLOTTE 6. 2B--J Burke, A Miles, K Dransfeldt. HR--T Hummel 1 (5) (off B Chen), A Dominique 1 (5) (off E Almonte), K Dransfeldt 1 (3) (off B Cooper). SB--A Miles 2 (4), T Hummel 1 (8), J Borchard 1 (1), R Hankins 1 (1). S--T Hummel, A Santos. SF--L Collier. IP H R ER BB SO HR PAWTUCKET B Chen 5 5 4 4 1 6 1 R Cameron 1 1-3 3 3 3 1 2 0 A Shibilo 2-3 1 0 0 0 1 0 S Aldred (W,1-1) 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 J Kaye (S,4) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 CHARLOTTE B Cooper 6 1-3 8 4 4 2 2 1 E Almonte 1 2-3 2 3 3 1 1 1 A Munoz (L,2-2) 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 WP--A Munoz 2, R Cameron. HBP--C Mottola by B Cooper. SO--PAW: L Collier 2, E Snyder, A Abad, A Santos. CHA: M Rivera 2, S Morgan 2, R Hankins 2, A Sanders 2, J Burke, T Hummel, J Borchard, J Nunez. BB--PAW: C Crespo, A Santos, C Mottola. CHA: A Miles, T Hummel, J Borchard. T--3:07. A--8,792.

Heather that may be true, but college pitchers often pitch into the 130-140 pitch count range. My understanding is that he threw a lot of pitches at ISU as well.

He was likely limited in some fashion tonight, since this was just his second start after coming off the DL (he went 4 the first start). Earlier in the season, he was walking too many and going deep into counts with almost every hitter, hence him only going 5 or 6 innings per outing. That is exactly what he he needs to improve on to continue up the ladder. He has only walked one in each of his first two outings since coming off the DL, so perhaps improvement is being made.

Here you go..... IP H R ER BB SO HR BIRMINGHAM N Cotts (W,8-2) 5 3 0 0 1 7 0

Nanita still hot. Anderson starting well (don't expect him to be in Great Falls long); Brandon Bounds is ON FIRE! GREAT FALLS 10 AT PROVO 9 YTD YTD GREAT FALLS AB R H BI AVG PROVO AB R H BI AVG R.Nanita LF 3 2 1 3 .421 R.Willits CF 5 2 2 1 .205 C.Haggerty 2B 3 1 1 1 .364 A.Peel DH 4 1 2 1 .350 B.Anderson CF 4 1 3 3 .500 A.Pavkovich SS 5 1 1 0 .372 C.King RF 3 0 0 1 .147 M.Brown 3B 4 4 3 4 .359 D.Cook DH 5 0 0 0 .316 T.Duenas CAT 4 1 1 1 .320 C.Kelly 3B 5 1 0 0 .182 R.Kenning 1B 4 0 0 0 .263 B.Bounds 1B 5 2 4 2 .378 W.Madrigal RF 4 0 2 2 .270 C.Lisk CAT 4 1 1 0 .348 H.Kendrick 2B 4 0 1 0 .114 M.Myers SS 3 2 1 0 .300 C.Hauseman LF 4 0 2 0 .217 S.Thompson PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 H.Astacio PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Nachreiner PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 W.Hedden PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Russ PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Cox PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 35 10 11 10 TOTALS 38 9 14 9 GREAT FALLS 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 1-10 11 0 PROVO 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1- 9 14 1 E--C.Hauseman. DP--GREAT FALLS 1, PROVO 0. LOB--GREAT FALLS 7, PROVO 6. 2B--R.Nanita (5), C.Haggerty (4), B.Bounds 2 (6), M.Brown (3). 3B--A.Peel (1). HR--B.Anderson (1), B.Bounds (2), R.Willits (1), M.Brown 2 (5), T.Duenas (2). SB--B.Anderson (2). CS--C.King, R.Willits. HBP--R.Nanita, C.Lisk. SF--C.King. SH--C.Haggerty 2. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA GREAT FALLS S.Thompson 3.0 7 5 5 1 3 2 7.50 M.Nachreiner (W,1-1) 3.0 4 2 2 3 2 0 13.50 J.Russ (S,2) 3.0 3 2 2 0 3 2 6.23 PROVO H.Astacio (L,0-3) 4.0 6 8 7 2 5 1 12.34 W.Hedden 3.0 3 1 1 2 2 0 4.00 J.Cox 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 5.63 HB--H.Astacio 2. WP--M.Nachreiner, H.Astacio. SO--B.Anderson, C.King 2, D.Cook 2, C.Kelly, B.Bounds, C.Lisk 2, R.Willits, A.Pavkovich 2, M.Brown, T.Duenas 2, R.Kenning, W.Madrigal. BB--R.Nanita, B.Anderson, C.King, M.Myers, A.Peel, M.Brown, T.Duenas, R.Kenning. T--2:89. A--1642

Sammy in The Cell

Jim, if it happens, I am all for it. I am just not optimistic it will. But, if he keeps hitting............. ?

I dug this up when I posted on the All-Prospect Thread a few days ago..... Don't really have much else. Young (Bristol). He is only 20 and was the Sox 16th round pick in last year's draft. He struggled with average at Tucson last year, but had 13 doubles, 5 home runs and walked 19 times. He did strikeout a lot, however. He was a 1st team All-Stater out of talent-laden Texas. He is currently hitting .429 in his first 6 games this year. He may be a long shot, but I felt he was worth mentioning.

Kanny loses 8-5. Pedro Lopez keeps hitting..... LEXINGTON 8 AT KANNAPOLIS 5 YTD YTD LEXINGTON AB R H BI AVG KANNAPOLIS AB R H BI AVG D.Hawkins LF 5 0 0 0 .203 P.Lopez 2B 4 2 2 1 .279 R.Kochen SS 5 2 2 1 .246 A.Gonzalez SS 5 1 1 0 .234 T.Soto 2B 5 1 2 2 .354 A.Webster CF 4 1 2 1 .301 J.Humphries DH 5 1 2 1 .313 T.Brice RF 3 0 1 0 .272 P.Peavey 3B 4 1 1 1 .241 M.Christense DH 4 0 1 0 .279 F.Acevedo RF 3 1 0 0 .227 E.Varela 3B 4 0 0 0 .233 J.f**an 1B 4 1 2 3 .250 J.Reyes 1B 4 0 0 0 .273 M.Obradovich CAT 3 0 0 0 .201 D.Barnett CAT 4 1 3 0 .273 W.Alvarez CF 2 1 0 0 .203 B.Ivy LF 4 0 1 0 .286 D.Hansack PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Deininger PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Westhoff PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 N.Lubisich PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Carlson PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Hummel PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Freeman PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 36 8 9 8 TOTALS 36 5 11 2 LEXINGTON 1 0 1 3 1 0 2 0 0- 8 9 3 KANNAPOLIS 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0- 5 11 3 E--R.Kochen, F.Acevedo, M.Obradovich, A.Gonzalez 2, E.Varela. DP-- LEXINGTON 1, KANNAPOLIS 3. LOB--LEXINGTON 6, KANNAPOLIS 7. 2B-- T.Soto (6), J.Humphries (14), A.Gonzalez (11), M.Christense (5), D.Barnett (1). 3B--A.Webster (1). HR--R.Kochen (4), J.Humphries (11), J.f**an (11). SB--W.Alvarez (3), P.Lopez (11), T.Brice (5). HBP-- W.Alvarez. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA LEXINGTON D.Hansack (W,7-5) 5.0 7 4 4 2 1 0 5.20 B.Westhoff 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 2.82 J.Carlson 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2.51 D.Freeman (S,12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.37 KANNAPOLIS T.Deininger (L,1-3) 3.0 4 5 4 4 2 2 4.14 N.Lubisich 4.0 4 3 1 0 2 1 4.50 R.Hummel 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.54 HB--R.Hummel. WP--D.Hansack, B.Westhoff. PB--D.Barnett. SO--D.Hawkins, T.Soto, J.Humphries, P.Peavey, F.Acevedo, J.f**an, A.Gonzalez, A.Webster, E.Varela, J.Reyes 2, D.Barnett. BB--P.Peavey, F.Acevedo, M.Obradovich, W.Alvarez, P.Lopez, A.Webster, T.Brice. T--2:42. A--2763

No box yet for the Kanny loss, so skipping to Bristol Really gotta like the top of the order tandem of Chris Young and Robert Valido BRISTOL 6 AT PULASKI 2 YTD YTD BRISTOL AB R H BI AVG PULASKI AB R H BI AVG C.Young CF 2 2 1 1 .364 J.Tingler CF 4 0 1 0 .324 R.Valido SS 4 0 3 2 .480 L.Hetheringt RF 3 1 1 0 .267 C.Castillo DH 4 0 0 0 .240 R.Braun LF 3 0 0 0 .194 M.Perez 3B 5 0 0 0 .256 J.Reiman CAT 2 1 0 0 .318 E.Young LF 4 0 1 0 .292 J.Wolfe DH 4 0 1 1 .250 A.Arias CAT 5 0 1 0 .294 J.Acey SS 3 0 0 1 .296 T.Collaro 1B 4 1 2 0 .286 V.Esposito 3B 4 0 0 0 .269 M.Bohlander 1B 0 0 0 0 .250 A.Ponce 1B 4 0 1 0 .278 L.Luna 2B 5 1 1 0 .256 E.Sena 2B 3 0 1 0 .192 J.Rivera RF 3 2 3 1 .286 B.Mumma PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Tisch PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Canizal PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 F.Castro PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Rodriguez PIT 0 0 0 0 .333 D.Pollok PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 36 6 12 4 TOTALS 30 2 5 2 BRISTOL 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 0- 6 12 0 PULASKI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0- 2 5 3 E--J.Reiman, J.Acey, V.Esposito. DP--BRISTOL 0, PULASKI 2. LOB-- BRISTOL 11, PULASKI 8. 2B--R.Valido (2), A.Arias (4), T.Collaro (1), J.Rivera 2 (5). 3B--R.Valido (1). SB--C.Young 2 (6), R.Valido (4), J.Rivera (8). CS--J.Rivera. HBP--C.Young, E.Young. SF--J.Rivera, J.Acey. SH--C.Young, J.Tingler. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BRISTOL T.Tisch (W,1-0) 6.0 2 0 0 4 5 0 1.69 F.Castro 2.0 3 2 2 1 3 0 1.86 D.Pollok 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.00 PULASKI B.Mumma (L,1-1) 4.1 6 2 1 1 1 0 1.08 J.Canizal 3.0 4 4 3 2 2 0 4.15 J.Rodriguez 1.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 4.76 HB--J.Canizal 2. SO--C.Castillo 2, M.Perez, L.Hetheringt, R.Braun, J.Reiman, J.Wolfe, V.Esposito 2, A.Ponce 2. BB--C.Young, R.Valido, C.Castillo, M.Bohlander, L.Hetheringt, R.Braun, J.Reiman 2, E.Sena.

Phillips pitches well; Offense forgets hot to hit, loses 3-0 WINSTON-SALEM 0 AT LYNCHBURG 3 YTD YTD WINSTON-SALEM AB R H BI AVG LYNCHBURG AB R H BI AVG R.Yan 2B 4 0 0 0 .302 N.McLouth LF 4 1 0 0 .328 M.Morse SS 4 0 0 0 .234 B.Chaves SS 4 1 2 0 .282 M.Spidale CF 4 0 0 0 .295 W.Young DH 3 0 1 2 .277 E.Welsh LF 4 0 0 0 .265 C.Shelton 1B 4 0 2 0 .343 B.Becker DH 4 0 2 0 .263 Y.De Caster 3B 3 0 0 0 .239 C.Rogowski 1B 3 0 2 0 .283 R.Doumit CAT 3 1 1 0 .277 D.Holt RF 4 0 0 0 .271 V.Buttler CF 3 0 0 0 .280 E.Storey 3B 2 0 0 0 .260 S.Bozanich 2B 3 0 1 0 .300 C.Stewart CAT 1 0 0 0 .205 J.Harts RF 2 0 0 1 .226 M.Phillips PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Lopez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Stumm PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Borner PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Torres PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 30 0 4 0 TOTALS 29 3 7 3 WINSTON-SALEM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 0 4 1 LYNCHBURG 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X- 3 7 0 E--E.Storey. DP--WINSTON-SALEM 0, LYNCHBURG 1. LOB--WINSTON-SALEM 7, LYNCHBURG 4. 2B--C.Rogowski (11), C.Shelton (17), S.Bozanich (3). 3B--B.Chaves (5). SF--W.Young, J.Harts. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA WINSTON-SALEM M.Phillips (L,0-1) 7.0 6 3 2 0 6 0 2.08 J.Stumm 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.80 LYNCHBURG J.Lopez (W,2-2) 7.0 2 0 0 3 1 0 3.29 B.Borner 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1.62 M.Torres (S,19) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.62 SO--R.Yan, M.Morse, M.Spidale 2, W.Young 2, C.Shelton, V.Buttler 2, J.Harts 2. BB--C.Rogowski, E.Storey, C.Stewart 2. T--2:06. A--2318

Birmingham drops one 2-1; Ring throws it away; Yofu with another nice outing BIRMINGHAM (1) AT JACKSONVILLE (2) BIRMINGHAM AB R H BI JACKSONVILLE AB R H BI C Durham CF 4 0 2 0 J Repko CF 4 0 0 0 D Sandoval 2B 4 0 2 0 R Abercrombie RF 4 0 0 0 J Reed RF 4 0 2 0 V Diaz 2B 4 1 1 1 J Acevas 1B 4 0 0 0 T Brock LF 4 1 1 0 S Bikowski DH 4 0 1 0 N Alvarez DH 4 0 1 0 C Maldonado C 4 0 0 0 D Michaelis 1B 2 0 0 0 D Ingram LF 4 1 2 0 S Victorino PH 0 0 0 0 J Shaffer 3B 3 0 1 0 B King 3B 2 0 0 0 G Reyes SS 3 0 0 0 T Socarras C 2 0 1 1 G Dawkins SS 3 0 1 0 TOTALS 34 1 10 0 TOTALS 29 2 5 2 BIRMINGHAM 000 010 000 -- 1 JACKSONVILLE 100 000 001 -- 2 1 OUT WHEN WINNING RUN SCORED E--C Maldonado, D Michaelis. DP--JACKSONVILLE 2. LOB--BIRMINGHAM 6, JACKSONVILLE 8. 2B--D Ingram, G Dawkins, T Brock. HR--V Diaz 1 (7) (off T Yofu). CS--D Sandoval, N Alvarez. IP H R ER BB SO HR BIRMINGHAM T Yofu 6 3 1 1 2 5 1 J Bullard 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 J Bajenaru (L,4-2) 1 1-3 1 1 1 0 1 0 R Ring 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 JACKSONVILLE H Totten (W,4-9) 9 10 1 1 0 5 0 WP--T Yofu. HBP--T Socarras by R Ring, T Socarras by T Yofu. SO--BIR: J Acevas 2, G Reyes, S Bikowski, C Maldonado. JAC: J Repko 2, T Socarras, T Brock, D Michaelis, R Abercrombie. BB--JAC: B King 2, S Victorino, D Michaelis. T--2:16. A--8,067.

Charlotte wins 8-5. HUGE night for Miles; That Gload guy keeps raking; Hummel is quietly having a solid year; Save #7 for Ginter CHARLOTTE (8) AT SYRACUSE (5) CHARLOTTE AB R H BI SYRACUSE AB R H BI A Miles 2B 6 1 2 5 R Thompson CF 5 1 3 0 T Hummel 3B 4 0 2 1 J Sequea 2B 5 0 1 1 R Gload 1B 5 1 3 1 J Werth RF 4 0 1 0 J Borchard CF 5 0 0 0 S Pond 1B 5 0 1 1 R Hankins DH 4 1 0 0 H Clark 3B 5 0 0 0 A Sanders LF 4 0 0 0 M Colangelo LF 2 1 0 0 J Burke C 4 1 2 1 K Cash C 4 1 1 0 S Morgan RF 3 2 2 0 G Williams DH 4 1 1 1 J Nunez SS 4 2 2 0 K Keene SS 4 1 1 2 TOTALS 39 8 13 8 TOTALS 38 5 9 5 CHARLOTTE 130 000 040 -- 8 SYRACUSE 001 400 000 -- 5 E--A Miles, J Nunez, D Reichert. LOB--CHARLOTTE 11, SYRACUSE 9. 2B--J Burke, A Miles, J Sequea, K Cash. 3B--A Miles, K Keene, R Thompson. HR--R Gload 1 (7) (off M Smith). S--J Nunez. IP H R ER BB SO HR CHARLOTTE M Porzio 5 8 5 3 3 6 0 G Majewski (W,3-3) 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 E Almonte 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 M Ginter (S,7) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 SYRACUSE M Smith 3 6 4 4 4 1 1 D Linton 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 D Reichert (L,1-2) 1 0 3 2 2 1 0 S Wiggins 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 S Cassidy 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 SO--CHA: A Sanders 3, J Borchard 2, R Gload, R Hankins. SYR: J Sequea 2, H Clark 2, S Pond 2, M Colangelo 2, J Werth, R Thompson. BB--CHA: S Morgan 2, J Burke, T Hummel, A Sanders, R Hankins. SYR: M Colangelo 2, J Werth. T--3:03. A--4,844.

Yeah, kinda makes the choice of words for the title of this thread not so great......

Corb, all you have accomplished with this is re-hash your opinions of players. It is well documented that you don't like KW, Colon or Jiminez and that you love Valentin. Hell, I'm surprised that you didn't add in a raise for big frank too.

Whatever you say Brando........ All I know is that there would have been more b****ing if Koch came in at the beginning of the inning and blew it. Granted leaving Gordon in likely buries him for the series, I don't see your # of pitch argument. If he is dominating, give him a shot. If he does well, he could have been out of there with only 6-8 additional pitches. Hell, Koch probably threw more pitches warming up for two innings. You're damn good at making arguments after the fact.

Past, the Sox could have what most people think are the best GM and manager in the game and you'd still b****, win or lose. Try and relax and actually ENJOY a win once. You might like it.

So you would have brought " a closer whose confidence is shot to hell" into the game at the beginning of the 9th?? All year long people have complained because JM doesn't go with the hot hand and limits his relievers to X number of outs/innings. Now, he stays with the dominant hand and it falls apart on him and he is the goat. IF he brings in Koch to start that inning and Koch blows it, you are yelling and screaming that he was idiot for doing so in the first place. IF Koch comes in and saves it, you are praising Koch for a job well done. I have never seen so many "managerial experts" as I have on this board. It is f***ing easy to criticize after the fact. JM got backed into a hole because he went with the guy that had the hot hand. He had to bring in Koch, when he would much rather seen Gordon finish the job. Get a life people. You b**** about the manager when the Sox lose. You b**** when they win. I guess I am learning that you just like to b****, whether it has any merit or not.

Would he have scored fronm 2 or did Jiminez moving him to 3rd make the difference on that run? Jimenez didnt move him to third. Jimenez grounded out to 2nd, so Olivo had to stay put. So yep, DLo had NOTHING to do with this win. He very well might have cost us another game. :finger Without seeing the game, I was wondering that very thing. How does Olivo not move up to 3B on a ground ball to the right side of the infield?

I wasn't comparing Borchard to Wells.

Hey, t ry and work with us folk who can't see the game. Your post might make sense then...