Minor League Discussion & Boxes 6-29-2008

[Joe_Cub]

is rebel ridling a real prospect or just a guy with a cool name

 

he has a sister named Harley

[CubColtPacer]

Lakeland's bottom of the 18th:

 

4 pitch walk

grounder to 3rd, potential double play ball, instead went right between Mota's legs for an error. 1st and 2nd.

next, they fake the bunt, and when Daytona is running the wheel play they swing and hit a grounder to SS. Barney on his way to 3rd fields the ball, manages to tag the runner going to 3rd, and then fire the ball over to first for a great double play.

walk

strikeout to a guy who has had 1 hit and 5 walks tonight.

 

It's on to the 19th.

[Outshined_One]

is rebel ridling a real prospect or just a guy with a cool name

 

he has a sister named Harley

 

Rebel's bio

 

PERSONAL: A business major ... son of Rusty and Dana Ridling ...born May 22, 1986 ... has a sister, Harli ... hobbies are golfing, hunting and fishing ... favorite team is the Oakland A’s ... favorite athlete is Manny Ramirez ... chose Oklahoma State because of the good coaching staff and a good chance to make it to Omaha.

[Joe_Cub]

if you read this, sorry for the misspelling, Harli! :hello:

[CubColtPacer]

Uh oh. Now it's not enough that Mota was 0 for 8 with a walk at 3B tonight. Now he's pitching for Daytona in the bottom of the 19th.

[Outshined_One]

Uh oh. Now it's not enough that Mota was 0 for 8 with a walk at 3B tonight. Now he's pitching for Daytona in the bottom of the 19th.

 

I was beginning to wonder which position player would be trotted out as a sacrificial lamb if this game kept up.

[CubColtPacer]

What do I know? Mota sets them down 1-2-3. Groundout to 2nd, strikeout, groundout to 3rd. On the strikeout, he touched 92 with his fastball and threw 2 beautiful breaking balls to their 3rd hitter. Remember that he made it to 92 on his fastball with absolutely no warmup in the bullpen. He had made the last out at the plate in the top of the 19th, then went straight to the mound.

 

They're in the 20th now.

[Outshined_One]

Mota works a perfect inning! :clapping:

[TruffleShuffle]

that ridling family has got to be like cousin eddie's family in the national lampoon movies.

[Outshined_One]

that ridling family has got to be like cousin eddie's family in the national lampoon movies.

 

I still have trouble getting over the fact that Juliette Lewis played Audrey in Christmas Vacation.

[TruffleShuffle]

i'm secretly hoping this game goes long enough for ryan harvey to get on the mound, and he is lights out there.

[Outshined_One]

i'm secretly hoping this game goes long enough for ryan harvey to get on the mound, and he is lights out there.

 

Hell's bells, why not convert him and Mota to pitchers if they both keep up their production at the plate?

[CubColtPacer]

22 walks combined in this game. 2 of them have come around to score.

[Outshined_One]

22 walks combined in this game. 2 of them have come around to score.

 

You can't walk in a run, dude!

[CubColtPacer]

Boise rallies to win 5-4. Ridling had another double to start the 9th.

 

Mota has lost it out there as expected. Hit the first batter, walked the 2nd batter, 3rd batter hits a deep fly to right that is caught (on a 2-0 count), runner tags up to 3rd. 1st and 3rd, 1 out.

[TruffleShuffle]

boooooooooo

[CubColtPacer]

And Chirinos commits an error at 3rd to end the game. 3-2 Lakeland in 20 innings.

[Outshined_One]

booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[TruffleShuffle]

that might hurt chirinos in his effort to play at every level of professional baseball this season. the big club might not want him.

[Outshined_One]

that might hurt chirinos in his effort to play at every level of professional baseball this season. the big club might not want him.

 

You never know when we could use a utility man who plays 2B adequately and another position mediocrely at best!

[Transmogrified Tiger]

I don't live in the Chicago area, so I didn't really have any feelings towards Cory Provis before tonight. But when you report that Samardzija got his first win with a "good outing", then proceed to list every part of his line EXCEPT the fact he walked nearly everyone in the opposing lineup, Ima gonna be pissed off.

 

Ridling could use a promotion. Rosa may only be 20, but he's not hitting for a 1B, and I might be crazy, but didn't he play elsewhere on the infield before?

[Guest]

Arizona Phil says that there were two mistakes in the AZL Cubs box score:

 

First off, Ryan - not Francisco - Acosta pitched for Mesa. Also, RHP Toby Matchulat made his pro debut and threw one scoreless inning (the final inning credited to Francisco Acosta was Matchulat's).

 

Along with Cedric Redmond and Ryan Acosta coming off Mesa's DL, expect Rafael Dolis to also pitch for Mesa soon.

[Guest]

I don't live in the Chicago area, so I didn't really have any feelings towards Cory Provis before tonight. But when you report that Samardzija got his first win with a "good outing", then proceed to list every part of his line EXCEPT the fact he walked nearly everyone in the opposing lineup, Ima gonna be pissed off.

 

Ridling could use a promotion. Rosa may only be 20, but he's not hitting for a 1B, and I might be crazy, but didn't he play elsewhere on the infield before?

 

Yeah, Rosa's a 3B.

[Schwarber Fan]

I would honestly rather have Dubois in Chicago than Murton

[rawaction]

Jonathan Mota went 0-8, with 5 strikeouts, committed his 10th error, and was the losing pitcher! OUCH!