Minor League Discussion & Boxes 4-9-2006

[Laura]

Peoria

Bottom 5

Yepez pitching

 

Flaig ® - groundout 6-3

Saunders (L) - BB

Valbuena (L) - P4, 4-3 DP as Saunders was running on the pitch

 

Yepez has faced the minimum through 5. 1K/2BB Throwing some great curves per Nathan.

 

Scoreless through 5

 

I need to step away for a few ... it would be definitely worth your while to tune in to this game. :) Hopefully I'll be back for the bottom of the inning.

[texascub]

Guzman is putting up some good numbers right now but it seems like he's trying to be too perfect. He's really trying to paint the corners with everything instead of setting the hitters up and mixing his pitches.

[Quakers]

Chiefs hitters with 1 hit through 5. Mark Reed has the sole hit, an infield single.

 

Scoreless to the bottom of the 5th.

 

That is one thing I noticed about Reed last year for Boise. As a catcher, he has good speed.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

85 pitches thru 5, 0 ER, 2 H, 1 BB, 6 K

 

top of the order coming for the I-Cubs.

[texascub]

Guzman's line through 5:

 

5IP 2H OR 1BB 6K 85 pitches/54 strikes

[texascub]

You're just too fast for me, tiger.

[texascub]

Strong singled and stole 2nd base. Restovich reached on an error, and Strong scored from 2nd on the play. I-Cubs up 3-0 now.

[texascub]

I-Cubs were threatening with runners on 1st and 3rd with 2 outs, but McGehee struck out to end the threat.

[karenmac]

score is 1-0 after Johnston scores on a passed ball - go chiefs!

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Guzman's line through 5:

 

5IP 2H OR 1BB 6K 85 pitches/54 strikes

 

Guzman's final line. Brownlie comes in to pitch a scoreless 6th.

[texascub]

Guzman's line through 5:

 

5IP 2H OR 1BB 6K 85 pitches/54 strikes

 

Guzman's final line. Brownlie comes in to pitch a scoreless 6th.

 

And it looks like he'll be staying in for a few innings as he just took his AB.

[Laura]

Yepez gave up a run on 2 hits in the bottom of the 6th, 1-1 tie through 6 1/2.

 

Yepez at 68 pitches through 6. 6IPs, 2H, 2K/2BB, No-Decision. One hit was an infield single.

 

Michael Phelps in to pitch for Peoria.

[Flames24Rulz]

good line on Guzman, besides the number of pitches. I'll definitely take that.

[Jon]

Pie picks up his first triple of the season.

[Outshined_One]

Yepez gave up a run on 2 hits in the bottom of the 6th, 1-1 tie through 6 1/2.

 

Yepez at 68 pitches through 6. 6IPs, 2H, 2K/2BB, No-Decision. One hit was an infield single.

 

Michael Phelps in to pitch for Peoria.

 

That's quite a nice line, all things considered.

[Guest]

EPatt with three steals on the day...so far!

[Jon]

Pie!

 

Felix greets Jimmy Anderson with a first pitch, 3-run triple into the right field corner. His second triple in as many ABs.

[Outshined_One]

Pie!

 

Felix greets Jimmy Anderson with a first pitch, 3-run triple into the right field corner. His second triple in as many ABs.

 

En fuego!

[Jon]

Aardsma pitches a scoreless 9th and the I-Cubs win 7-1.

 

Pie went 3-4 with 2 triples, a sac fly, 4 RBIs, a run scored, and a stolen base.

[texascub]

Here's to Pie getting called up to start in RF during May!!! Highly unlikely but if Jones is still struggling, it'd be a nice sight.

[Guest]

Here's to Pie getting called up to start in RF during May!!! Highly unlikely but if Jones is still struggling, it'd be a nice sight.

I'd prefer Pie gets until Sept before getting called up.

[Outshined_One]

Here's to Pie getting called up to start in RF during May!!! Highly unlikely but if Jones is still struggling, it'd be a nice sight.

I'd prefer Pie gets until Sept before getting called up.

 

If he manages to keep hitting around .500 with a 2-1 K-BB ratio, I think it'd be pretty hard to keep him down in AAA for that long. ;)

 

But a half season stay down at Iowa to work on his SB technique, approach at the plate, and so on would be ideal. I predict he gets called up in mid-June.

[texascub]

Here's to Pie getting called up to start in RF during May!!! Highly unlikely but if Jones is still struggling, it'd be a nice sight.

I'd prefer Pie gets until Sept before getting called up.

 

With as much time as he missed last year, that might be a good thing. If he is still tearing up AAA like he is right now however, I think challenging him a little bit might be a good idea. He could rather easily have Francouer type success at the major-league level.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

I think the performance of Jones and Murton will have a large impact on how long Pie stays down. If Jones continues to struggle, and Pie is hitting everything is sight, then it will be tough to keep him down.

[Warpticon]

Pie and Patterson are making me rhappy. :D