6/8 Birmingham (Broadway) @ West Tenn (Prior), 7:05 pm

[Brian]

inning 4 batter 3

 

pitch 1 (60) - ball 1

pitch 2 (61) - pop out to catcher, NEARLY got the double play at first

[Brian]

inning 4 batter 4

 

pitch 1 (62) - swinging strike 1

pitch 2 (63) - strike 2 (91mph on the most accurate gun in the SL)

pitch 3 (64) - strike 3 check swing

Edited June 9, 2006 by Brian

[Brian]

Prior has 11 pitches till his pitch count, wonder if he'll just do it in the bullpen like he did in Peoria?

[CaliforniaRaisin]

4 IP, 3 ER, 4 H, 3/2, 64 pitches (40 strikes)

[Brian]

tie game and Prior is off the hook for now.

[JonnyRed]

I don't know why I bother with this team anymore. Not only do we have to suffer through the hitless wonders who can only manage to put up one lousy run against the Reds, but you'd think I could at least see that Prior, who just two short years ago was hailed as the best young pitcher in the game, would be dominating a AA roster. Instead, he gives up a 3-run HR. Sorry for venting, but this team is just too much.

[Flames24Rulz]

I don't know why I bother with this team anymore. Not only do we have to suffer through the hitless wonders who can only manage to put up one lousy run against the Reds, but you'd think I could at least see that Prior, who just two short years ago was hailed as the best young pitcher in the game, would be dominating a AA roster. Instead, he gives up a 3-run HR. Sorry for venting, but this team is just too much.

 

well he has been pretty good ever since that 3 run homer.

[Brian]

inning 5 batter 1

 

pitch 1 (65) - strike 1

pitch 2 (66) - pop foul out of play strike 2

pitch 3 (67) - ball 1

pitch 4 (68) - swinging strike 3 (batter was mike myers, ron - "oh behaaaave" :lol:)

Edited June 9, 2006 by Brian

[Brian]

inning 5 batter 2

 

pitch 1 (69) - ball 1

pitch 2 (70) - ball 2

pitch 3 (71) - swinging strike 1

pitch 4 (72) - strike 2 (Ron gushing over his breaking pitch)

pitch 5 (73) - fly out.

[Brian]

inning 5 batter 3

 

pitch 1 (74) - ground out to short, reaches on E6.

[Brian]

inning 5 batter 4

 

pitch 1 (75) - ball 1

pitch 2 (76) - warning track out.

[Brian]

Prior's not is done, and so is mine. Check the minor league forums if you want to know how this one ends.

[Brian]

I don't know why I bother with this team anymore. Not only do we have to suffer through the hitless wonders who can only manage to put up one lousy run against the Reds, but you'd think I could at least see that Prior, who just two short years ago was hailed as the best young pitcher in the game, would be dominating a AA roster. Instead, he gives up a 3-run HR. Sorry for venting, but this team is just too much.

 

IMO this outing was very encouraging. After the first he was lights out mostly, and he was sitting at 90-92 consistently.

[JonnyRed]

I don't know why I bother with this team anymore. Not only do we have to suffer through the hitless wonders who can only manage to put up one lousy run against the Reds, but you'd think I could at least see that Prior, who just two short years ago was hailed as the best young pitcher in the game, would be dominating a AA roster. Instead, he gives up a 3-run HR. Sorry for venting, but this team is just too much.

 

IMO this outing was very encouraging. After the first he was lights out mostly, and he was sitting at 90-92 consistently.

 

Maybe I'm tired of having such low expectations. You would think we wouldn't have to say that a 3-run performance in 5 innings was lights out for Prior. I really had hoped that the Cubs would finally have a dominant pitching staff with Prior, Wood and Z, but that sure doesn't look like it's going to happen. At least Wood had shoulder surgury. Prior's injury is still a mystery to me.

[Brian]

You would think we wouldn't have to say that a 3-run performance in 5 innings was lights out for Prior.

 

After the first he was lights out I said.

 

4IP, 1H, 0R

[JonnyRed]

You would think we wouldn't have to say that a 3-run performance in 5 innings was lights out for Prior.

 

After the first he was lights out I said.

 

4IP, 1H, 0R

 

Didn't mean to flame on you personally.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

I don't know why I bother with this team anymore. Not only do we have to suffer through the hitless wonders who can only manage to put up one lousy run against the Reds, but you'd think I could at least see that Prior, who just two short years ago was hailed as the best young pitcher in the game, would be dominating a AA roster. Instead, he gives up a 3-run HR. Sorry for venting, but this team is just too much.

 

IMO this outing was very encouraging. After the first he was lights out mostly, and he was sitting at 90-92 consistently.

 

Maybe I'm tired of having such low expectations. You would think we wouldn't have to say that a 3-run performance in 5 innings was lights out for Prior. I really had hoped that the Cubs would finally have a dominant pitching staff with Prior, Wood and Z, but that sure doesn't look like it's going to happen. At least Wood had shoulder surgury. Prior's injury is still a mystery to me.

 

He's rehabbing though. If he was dominating, there's no need for Prior to be visiting the minor league sites. His biggest concern going into this start has been addressed - pitch velocity. He's still coming back.

[Derwood]

Lance Broadway. Chest Rockwell. Say it in that deep, puffed-out chest kind of voice and tell me I'm crazy.

 

In my sim league we have named several fictional Amateur Draftees after Boogie Nights characters (Rockwell, Brock Landers, Reed Rothchild, Maurice Rodriguez, Buck Swope....)

[KaiserCesar]

I don't know why I bother with this team anymore. Not only do we have to suffer through the hitless wonders who can only manage to put up one lousy run against the Reds, but you'd think I could at least see that Prior, who just two short years ago was hailed as the best young pitcher in the game, would be dominating a AA roster. Instead, he gives up a 3-run HR. Sorry for venting, but this team is just too much.

 

IMO this outing was very encouraging. After the first he was lights out mostly, and he was sitting at 90-92 consistently.

 

Maybe I'm tired of having such low expectations. You would think we wouldn't have to say that a 3-run performance in 5 innings was lights out for Prior. I really had hoped that the Cubs would finally have a dominant pitching staff with Prior, Wood and Z, but that sure doesn't look like it's going to happen. At least Wood had shoulder surgury. Prior's injury is still a mystery to me.

 

Don't you know that minor league hitters are more dangerous?

 

Just looking at the PBP, it looks like he's pitching better despite whatever his ERA might have been from this game. One more start and he's ready.