Minor League Discussion & Boxes 8-30-2007

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Scheduled Games:

 

Iowa at Memphis, 7:10 pm CDT

Tennessee at Carolina, 7:15 pm EDT

Daytona at St. Lucie, 7 pm EDT

Peoria at Quad Cities, 7 pm CDT

Boise vs. Spokane, 7:15 pm MDT

Mesa at AZL Athletics, 4 pm MST - season finale

[NCCubFan]

Scheduled Games:

 

Iowa at Memphis, 7:10 pm CDT

Tennessee at Carolina, 7:15 pm EDT

Daytona at St. Lucie, 7 pm EDT

Peoria at Quad Cities, 7 pm CDT

Boise vs. Spokane, 7:15 pm MDT

Mesa at AZL Athletics, 4 pm MST - season finale

I think I'll be taking a couple of road trips over the next several days. :D

[Guest]

Probable Starters:

 

Iowa: LHP Ryan O'Malley (Iowa & Tennessee: 5-8, 6.75 ERA, 120 IP, 70 K/33 BB, .337 BAA)

Tennessee:RHP Mitch Atkins (Tenn & Daytona: 9-8, 3.64 ERA, 136 IP, 100 K/41 BB, .247 BAA)

Daytona: RHP Greg Reinhard (Daytona & Tenn: 5-5, 5.16 ERA, 89 IP, 73 K/43 BB, .290 BAA)

Peoria: LHP James Russell (Peoria & Mesa: 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 5 IP, 6 K/1 BB, .000 BAA)

Boise: RHP Chris Huseby (2-5, 3.64 ERA, 59.1 IP, 46 K/29 BB, .254 BAA)

Mesa: RHP Julio Castillo (Peoria, Boise & Mesa: 0-4, 4.93 ERA, 45.2 IP, 25 K/34 BB, .260 BAA)

 

Playoff Races:

 

Tennessee (5 games remaining) can make the playoffs either by winning the SL North second half or winning the SL North overall wild card if Huntsville wins the North:

 

SL North - Second Half
Club 	      W 	L 	PCT 	 GB
Huntsville*	35	29	.547	 -
Tennessee	  34	31	.523	1.5
Chattanooga	33	32	.508	2.5
Carolina	   30	35	.462	5.5
West Tenn	  29	35	.453	6.0

 

SL North Wild Card
Club 	    W 	L 	PCT 	 GB
Tennessee	70	63	.526	 -
Chattanooga 62	73	.459	9.0
West Tenn	60	74	.448	10.5
Carolina	 58	77	.430	13.0

 

Peoria (5 games remaining) can enter the playoffs as the second half champ or the second half wild card. Beloit and Clinton are already in the playoffs.

 

MWL West - Second Half
Club 	      W 	L 	PCT    GB
Quad Cities	40	24	.625	 -
Cedar Rapids  37	28	.569	3.5
Peoria	     36	29	.554	4.5
Kane County	34	29	.540	5.5
Beloit*	    31	32	.492	8.5
Burlington	 30	34	.469	10.0
Wisconsin	  27	37	.422	13.0
Clinton^	   27	38	.415	13.5

 

MWL West - Second Half Wild Card
Club 	      W 	L 	PCT    GB
Cedar Rapids  37	28	.569	-
Peoria	     36	29	.554	1.0
Kane County	34	29	.540	2.0
Beloit*	    31	32	.492	5.0
Burlington	 30	34	.469	6.5
Wisconsin	  27	37	.422	9.5
Clinton^	   27	38	.415	10.0

 

Boise (6 games remaining) has to win the NWL East to make the playoffs:

 

NWL East
Club 	   W 	L 	PCT 	GB
Tri-City	33	36	.478	-
Boise	   32	37	.464	1.0
Spokane    31	37	.456	1.5
Yakima	  30	39	.435	3.0

[TruffleShuffle]

whoa who's this guy Hill that's hitting .331 for Iowa? We should call him up to be backup catcher!

[Outshined_One]

*Kicks down the door*

 

I'M BACK! I finally have a regular internet connection down here.

 

Starting tomorrow, I hereby reclaim my rightful place as minor league box score guy. :D

[NCCubFan]

*Kicks down the door*

 

I'M BACK! I finally have a regular internet connection down here.

 

Starting tomorrow, I hereby reclaim my rightful place as minor league box score guy. :D

Naturally you're back when there's less than a week remaining in the minor league season (excluding postseason). :P

[Guest]

*Kicks down the door*

 

I'M BACK! I finally have a regular internet connection down here.

 

Starting tomorrow, I hereby reclaim my rightful place as minor league box score guy. :D

Naturally you're back when there's less than a week remaining in the minor league season (excluding postseason). :P

 

He's like the closer who gets credited for a save when he comes in for just the last out of the 9th.

[Flames24Rulz]

*Kicks down the door*

 

I'M BACK! I finally have a regular internet connection down here.

 

Starting tomorrow, I hereby reclaim my rightful place as minor league box score guy. :D

Naturally you're back when there's less than a week remaining in the minor league season (excluding postseason). :P

 

He's like the closer who gets credited for a save when he comes in for just the last out of the 9th.

 

That's giving him too much credit. He's the closer who gets the save when he comes in to record the final out, with the tying run on deck.

[Brian]

how about the Closer that blows the game, but the offense picks him up and he gets the W?

[Outshined_One]

how about the Closer that blows the game, but the offense picks him up and he gets the W?

 

Navin would be the closer in that case. I'd naturally be the offense. :D

[CUBZ99]

Vitters 1 - 3 so far tonight with a BB, 2K's and a SB.

[TruffleShuffle]

harvey drew a walk :shock: :shock: :shock: