2013 AFL Thread

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Soler went 1/4, Loosen and Castillo pitched clean innings.

[TruffleShuffle]

Only Soler going tonight.

 

Soler went 1/4, Loosen and Castillo pitched clean innings.

 

 

forgetting wes darvill?!? FOR SHAME.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Only Soler going tonight.

 

Soler went 1/4, Loosen and Castillo pitched clean innings.

 

 

forgetting wes darvill?!? FOR SHAME.

 

I actually chose to ignore him.

[TruffleShuffle]

seems rather generous to include lendy castillo then.

[Guest]

10/19: Box Score

 

RF J. Soler 1/4, R, K

3B W. Darvill 0/4, 2 K

SP M. Loosen 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 1-0 GO-FO, 14-8 pitches-strikes

RP L. Castillo 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 3-0 GO-FO, 11-8 pitches-strikes

[Guest]

My buddy who works for the AFL took these

 

http://www.jargonscott.com/?p=2855

[Cubswin11]

My buddy who works for the AFL took these

 

http://www.jargonscott.com/?p=2855

Nice, but the hell is this outfit? I think just about every color of the rainbow is accounted for

 

http://www.jargonscott.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/aflweekone-31.jpg

[JockJones]

My buddy who works for the AFL took these

 

http://www.jargonscott.com/?p=2855

Nice, but the hell is this outfit? I think just about every color of the rainbow is accounted for

 

http://www.jargonscott.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/aflweekone-31.jpg

Wounded warrior. Camo shirt, breast cancer sleeve, Nats hat. Salute.

[Guest]

http://vimeo.com/77383663# - Bryant's 2HR game

 

 

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=22087#.UmVDizlNJ2Q.twitter

 

Friday, October 18

 

Hitter of the Day: Kris Bryant, 3B, Cubs (Mesa Solar Sox): 3-5, 3 R, 2B, 2 HR. The second overall pick in the 2013 draft is capable of impressive displays of power, such as the one he put forth on Friday. Bryant is the best power hitter of the bunch of impressive prospects the Cubs sent to the AFL, and it’s showing despite his facing the best competition of his career this fall.

[Elrhino]

I wonder if Bryant regrets that month time he wasted before signing. The way he was mashing, did he cost himself a promotion with the lost 100 PAs?

 

Especially since it was a meaningless gesture of Boras grandstanding so he could attempt to justify his commission check on a contract negotiation that really involved very little negotiation

[RammyFanny]

BA did a nice piece on Soler.

 

http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/can-cubs-jorge-soler-be-the-next-impact-cuban-hitter/

[ctcf]

Bryant 0/1 with 2 BB and 1 K so far

[Clem Fandango]

BA did a nice piece on Soler.

 

http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/can-cubs-jorge-soler-be-the-next-impact-cuban-hitter/

 

Man the ball makes a nice sound coming off his bat.

[davell]

4 pitch walk, K, 4 pitch walk, Double so far today for Bryant.

[imb]

BA did a nice piece on Soler.

 

http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/can-cubs-jorge-soler-be-the-next-impact-cuban-hitter/

 

Man the ball makes a nice sound coming off his bat.

 

Even better is the sound the crowd makes as they slowly realize just how far those homers are going

[CubsWin]

4 pitch walk, K, 4 pitch walk, Double so far today for Bryant.

He's seemingly earned the respect of some AFL pitchers...

[CubsWin]

Rivero no bueno today. 1 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K.

[Guest]

Jesse Rogers on the radio today mentioned that Soler had to go home to deal with some residency issues, he didn't really elaborate on the details.

 

He also mentioned that scouts in the AFL were down on Soler, specifically that he wasn't motivated after getting his big contract(as if the scouts knew him before), but IMO it seemed a lot like Rogers stretching to create a negative narrative about Soler. He also mentioned his injury, suspension, and the residency issue as obstacles that contributed to "nothing going right".

[Cubswin11]

Where is "home" for Soler? Rogers obviously can't mean Cuba, can he?

[Guest]

Haiti, I imagine.

 

 

Jesse Rogers on the radio today mentioned that Soler had to go home to deal with some residency issues, he didn't really elaborate on the details.

 

He also mentioned that scouts in the AFL were down on Soler, specifically that he wasn't motivated after getting his big contract(as if the scouts knew him before), but IMO it seemed a lot like Rogers stretching to create a negative narrative about Soler. He also mentioned his injury, suspension, and the residency issue as obstacles that contributed to "nothing going right".

 

Of course the BA story from a few days ago said he looked unmotivated/slow because he was still out of shape from his injury, all while working extra hours with the coaches. Rogers needs to go back to hockey coverage.

[Guest]

Yeah, Soler going "home" makes no sense and Rogers should really know that.

[Guest]

I'm not sure if Solar wants to, but can't he establish residency in the US on the basis of political asylum? We have very liberal laws when it comes to Cuban immigration (i.e., wet-foot-dry foot).

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I assume Soler has some place that he lives when not on active duty for the Cubs. That would be his home.

[Guest]

I'm not sure if Solar wants to, but can't he establish residency in the US on the basis of political asylum? We have very liberal laws when it comes to Cuban immigration (i.e., wet-foot-dry foot).

 

I'm not sure he still can once he established residency in Haiti (assuming that's where it was based on Raisin's post). He wouldn't have wanted to do that in the first place, obviously, because he'd lose his IFA status.

[Guest]

Yeah, Soler going "home" makes no sense and Rogers should really know that.

 

In fairness, he may not have used the word "home", that bit I was paraphrasing. He seemed to cover that portion of news just fine, but then he spiraled into making this the latest disaster for him in a long line, which was where he lost me.