after an off day, a game he missed and a rainout, BA finally cracked the Charlotte lineup tonight.

 

in the first game of a doubleheader at Richmond, he is batting sixth in the lineup.

 

First time up he whiffed.

 

second time up he grounded out.

 

Through six innings Charlotte has not scored.

 

shocker.

Not surprising. He has zero confidence at this point.

Not surprising. He has zero confidence at this point.

Not to mention how out of whack his swing mechanics appear to be.

oops.

 

make it 0 for 3 with two whiffs.

 

at least Cleveland and Minny are losing.

I have a feeling he is going to struggle for a while until he figures out a swing that isn't Greg Walker Awful ™.

finished 0-3 with two whiffs as Charlotte lost 4-0 in 7 inning first game of DH.

 

Charlotte pounded out two hits.

Haeger 4 IP, 3 R (2 ER), 8 BB (wow) Charlotte's game 1 box score

 

BA already 0-1 in game 2. Russell starting for the Barons tonight. McCulloch 2.1 IP, 11 R (5 ER)- his poor year continues. Carter with his 4th HR and Edwards went 6 strong for Kanny.

Haeger 4 IP, 3 R (2 ER), 8 BB (wow) Charlotte's game 1 box score

 

BA already 0-1 in game 2. Russell starting for the Barons tonight. McCulloch 2.1 IP, 11 R (5 ER)- his poor year continues. Carter with his 4th HR and Edwards went 6 strong for Kanny.

 

Haeger has been trash this year. Poor Brian.

Should have traded Haeger this offseason when he had value.

Him and Phillips.

 

They're gonna be gone soon enough anyway, especially if Eggy and Russell and Gio keep pitching like they have.

B-Ham wins 5-0.

 

7 IP, 3 hits, 2 walks, 6 k's, no runs for Russell, who moves to 3-1 with a 1.85 ERA. 3 run homer by Thomas Collaro in the 8th put that one in ice (5 HR, 10 doubles, 2 triples, and 22 RBI for him now....but also 33 k's and 5 walks, lol). Getz and Lucy with an RBI each.

 

EDIT: Kanny won 4-3 also, the diminutive lefty Justin Edwards with another nice outing to move to 3-2 with a 2.45 ERA.

Edited May 4, 200718 yr by whitesoxfan101

B-Ham wins 5-0.

 

7 IP, 3 hits, 2 walks, 6 k's, no runs for Russell, who moves to 3-1 with a 1.85 ERA. 3 run homer by Thomas Collaro in the 8th put that one in ice (5 HR, 10 doubles, 2 triples, and 22 RBI for him now....but also 33 k's and 5 walks, lol). Getz and Lucy with an RBI each.

 

Russell isn't striking guys out at a particularly great rate in the early going -- it's still early, though, so by season's end he might be fine -- but his GB/FB ratio is about as good as Egbert's so far.

 

I don't think JAG can continue to be as dominant as they've been so far, but it's nice that two relatively unknown guys have stepped up. Also good to see Gio bounce back from his mediocre year last season.

 

Also, I don't know what's in the water down in Charlotte, but those guys need to get their heads out of their asses. Fields is hitting .200, Sweeney wasn't doing a heckuva lot better, Haeger's been awful, Broadway's hurt and Floyd has been the opposite of what he told us he'd be (poor GB/FB ratio specifically, and a bad WHIP).

Russell isn't striking guys out at a particularly great rate in the early going -- it's still early, though, so by season's end he might be fine -- but his GB/FB ratio is about as good as Egbert's so far.

 

I don't think JAG can continue to be as dominant as they've been so far, but it's nice that two relatively unknown guys have stepped up. Also good to see Gio bounce back from his mediocre year last season.

 

29 k's in 34 innings now, that's not TOO bad, and no earned runs in his last 2 starts (13 innings) 28 hits and 12 walks too, as well as no homers for Russell. He's been fine IMO other than he's struggling against lefties a bit too much for my taste right now.

 

EDIT 2: BA was 0 for 4 in game 2 tonight. Not sure why the idiot Walker decided to tinker with a swing that hit pretty well from mid-June on last year, but BA might be mentally destroyed for good.

Edited May 4, 200718 yr by whitesoxfan101

Russell isn't striking guys out at a particularly great rate in the early going -- it's still early, though, so by season's end he might be fine -- but his GB/FB ratio is about as good as Egbert's so far.

 

I don't think JAG can continue to be as dominant as they've been so far, but it's nice that two relatively unknown guys have stepped up. Also good to see Gio bounce back from his mediocre year last season.

 

Also, I don't know what's in the water down in Charlotte, but those guys need to get their heads out of their asses. Fields is hitting .200, Sweeney wasn't doing a heckuva lot better, Haeger's been awful, Broadway's hurt and Floyd has been the opposite of what he told us he'd be (poor GB/FB ratio specifically, and a bad WHIP).

 

 

f*** yes, it stuck.

Baseball America has an article devoted to Aaron Cunningham on their homepage. Problem is, viewing it requires a subscription. Anyone willing to summarize?

Baseball America has an article devoted to Aaron Cunningham on their homepage. Problem is, viewing it requires a subscription. Anyone willing to summarize?

 

I'll be on it in a minute. Hopefully my brother is still awake.

Cunningham is the man.

 

/Significant contribution of deep thought

Baseball America has an article devoted to Aaron Cunningham on their homepage. Problem is, viewing it requires a subscription. Anyone willing to summarize?

He got a year younger. Either that, or BA can't do math.

He got a year younger. Either that, or BA can't do math.

 

Jeez, BA can't do math OR hit!

Im not sure Walker had that much to do with BA's swing did he? I know they needed to shorten it up though, and its just too mechanical right now. I dont know why they havent just quieted his lower half, then let him swing his normally from his ear. I dont understand why they made it so mechanical.

 

PS

 

Russell is amazing, he is the white Contreras.

Im not sure Walker had that much to do with BA's swing did he? I know they needed to shorten it up though, and its just too mechanical right now. I dont know why they havent just quieted his lower half, then let him swing his normally from his ear. I dont understand why they made it so mechanical.

 

PS

 

Russell is amazing, he is the white Contreras.

 

I had heard Anderson worked all offseason with BA on redoing his swing, that could be false though of course. As for Russell....he's another in a growing group of minor league pitchers we have that i'm becoming very excited about. We still have no system depth, but at least our top guys look really good.