Dream Game: Price vs. Wieters

[NCCubFan]

I think this game deserves its own thread; it's not every day that BA's #1 and #2 prospects play against each other (in BA's home town, no less). Price pitched 3 2/3 innings, 4 hits, 2 runs (both earned), 1 HR allowed, 2 walks, and 4 strikeouts. Wieters was 0 for 4 (reached on an error) with 2 strikeouts and 1 walk (0 for 1 with a walk against Price). He also committed a throwing error on a stolen base (the runner reached third). Officially the Bulls were 2 for 2 in stolen bases, but the first one was completely on the pitcher (he already had the base stolen when the ball reached the plate and Wieters didn't even throw). As an aside, former Cubs' 2000 wasted 1st round draft pick Luis Montanez and former Cub Scott Moore were in the starting lineup for Norfolk, and former Cub farmhand Ray Sadler (the player traded to Pittsburgh in 2003 for Randall Simon) was in the starting lineup for Durham. I took a few pictures, which I'll post in the next few days once I get them uploaded.

[NCCubFan]

Some pictures I took at the game (I'm putting them inside spoiler tags for those with slow dial-up connections):

 

 

Price warming up in the bullpen before the game.

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Price warming up on the mound:

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Failed #1 Cubs' draft pick Luis Montanez:

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Wieters on deck:

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Wieters at bat:

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Price pitching to Wieters:

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Wieters behind the plate:

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Former Cub Scott Moore:

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Famous bull after a Bulls' home run:

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Making plans for dinner after the game:

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[Vanilla Ice]

Montanez made a great diving catch and barely missed another in RF.

[CoolHandLuke]

Price and the Bulls win in the uniform department by a mile.

[Vanilla Ice]

I think this game deserves its own thread; it's not every day that BA's #1 and #2 prospects play against each other (in BA's home town, no less). Price pitched 3 2/3 innings, 4 hits, 2 runs (both earned), 1 HR allowed, 2 walks, and 4 strikeouts. Wieters was 0 for 4 (reached on an error) with 2 strikeouts and 1 walk (0 for 1 with a walk against Price). He also committed a throwing error on a stolen base (the runner reached third). Officially the Bulls were 2 for 2 in stolen bases, but the first one was completely on the pitcher (he already had the base stolen when the ball reached the plate and Wieters didn't even throw). As an aside, former Cubs' 2000 wasted 1st round draft pick Luis Montanez and former Cub Scott Moore were in the starting lineup for Norfolk, and former Cub farmhand Ray Sadler (the player traded to Pittsburgh in 2003 for Randall Simon) was in the starting lineup for Durham. I took a few pictures, which I'll post in the next few days once I get them uploaded.

Wieters also had one of the base-runners thrown out, but nobody was covering the bag so it went into center field

[NCCubFan]

I think this game deserves its own thread; it's not every day that BA's #1 and #2 prospects play against each other (in BA's home town, no less). Price pitched 3 2/3 innings, 4 hits, 2 runs (both earned), 1 HR allowed, 2 walks, and 4 strikeouts. Wieters was 0 for 4 (reached on an error) with 2 strikeouts and 1 walk (0 for 1 with a walk against Price). He also committed a throwing error on a stolen base (the runner reached third). Officially the Bulls were 2 for 2 in stolen bases, but the first one was completely on the pitcher (he already had the base stolen when the ball reached the plate and Wieters didn't even throw). As an aside, former Cubs' 2000 wasted 1st round draft pick Luis Montanez and former Cub Scott Moore were in the starting lineup for Norfolk, and former Cub farmhand Ray Sadler (the player traded to Pittsburgh in 2003 for Randall Simon) was in the starting lineup for Durham. I took a few pictures, which I'll post in the next few days once I get them uploaded.

Wieters also had one of the base-runners thrown out, but nobody was covering the bag so it went into center field

His only mistake there was possibly using poor judgment and throwing to an empty base.

[imb]

those durham uniforms are great