2013 AFL Thread

[davell]

Bryant 1-4, Almora 1-4 with an RBI, and Soler 1-3, with a BB and an RBI.

[Guest]

@jimcallisMLB: #Cubs RHP Matt Loosen 91-93 in top 1st. Had trouble commanding it but kept velo in stretch. Got out of jam w/2 hard lineouts.

 

@jimcallisMLB: #Dodgers SS Corey Seager is probably a future 3B. But just ranged nicely up middle, spun & threw Jorge Soler out at first

 

@jimcallisMLB: #Cubs OFAlbert Almora just made terrific running, over-the-shoulder catch to rob Eddie Rosario in deep RC. Future Gold Glover.

 

@jimcallisMLB: Almora nearly ran down another drive, but may have lost ball in sun & had it go off his glove for a Travis Mattair double

[Guest]

@jimcallisMLB: #Cubs RHP Armando Rivero in now, firing 95-mph fastballs. #Twins 2B Eddie Rosario squares him up but lines out to RF.

[imb]

sweet, the almora gg defense narrative has progressed to the point where we blame acts of god for his mistakes

[seanimal]

@jimcallisMLB: Almora nearly ran down another drive, but may have lost ball in sun & had it go off his glove for a Travis Mattair double

 

how'd he lose the ball in the sun?!?

[jersey cubs fan]

@jimcallisMLB: Almora nearly ran down another drive, but may have lost ball in sun & had it go off his glove for a Travis Mattair double

 

how'd he lose the ball in the sun?!?

 

he's not mexican

[MWV]

@jimcallisMLB: Almora nearly ran down another drive, but may have lost ball in sun & had it go off his glove for a Travis Mattair double

 

how'd he lose the ball in the sun?!?

 

It was a 12:35 pm MST start. Home plate is SSW of CF.

Maybe I'm missing something?

[Gilby]

Judging from gameday, Almora left with an injury after grounding out.

[davell]

Judging from gameday, Almora left with an injury after grounding out.

According to Bernie Pleskoff, he played another inning. Didn't seem serious. Minor tweak or something. Of course, it still lends to him being brittle.....

[TruffleShuffle]

hopefully it's a hemorrhoid flare-up

[davell]

Almora 0-1, Soler 2-5, Bryant 1-3 with 2 BB.

[Guest]

Mesa makes the championship game, which will be aired on Saturday on the MLB Network.

[Guest]

Mesa makes the championship game, which will be aired on Saturday on the MLB Network.

yay, hopefully its more interesting than the first two games I watched.

[A New Era]

Mesa makes the championship game, which will be aired on Saturday on the MLB Network.

yay, hopefully its more interesting than the first two games I watched.

 

I'll drink to that.

[Guest]

Kris Bryant won the Joe Black Award (AFL MVP), which sounds awesome until you remember Sam Fuld and Jason Dubois were the last two Cubs to win the award.

[d_money]

Bryant batting 3rd and Soler 7th

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Soler at bat:

 

Wildly chases curveball in the dirt

Wildly chases high and away fastball, *might* have been a hit-and-run

Pulls ground ball on inside fastball

Takes fastball outside

Takes breaking ball low and away

Grounds a chopper up the middle, might have been a low ball but way too close to take

[d_money]

What is Seeler ranked in the Cubs system as a pitcher?

[Boris]

Yay, finally going to see Bryant live. This is pretty much as exciting as it gets being a Cubs fan right now.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

What is Seeler ranked in the Cubs system as a pitcher?

 

Not ranked, iirc.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Bryant 2nd PA:

 

Ron Santo WL, a strike

Fouled off away

Fouled off away

Took an inside fastball for K, good pitch

[davell]

What is Seeler ranked in the Cubs system as a pitcher?

 

Guessing you mean Beeler. Groundball guy. Throws low 90's, doesn't change speeds very well. Auditioning for 40 man spot, or else he can get picked in the Rule 5. Back end SP or middle reliever upside. Not in my personal top 30 Cubs prospects, although he'd be in most teams'.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

They have a vision specialist on the broadcast and apparently having blue eyes makes you worse at baseball. Wow.

[Boris]

I have blue eyes, and I don't wear sun glasses. I guess I am supposed to have problems with glare. Maybe I do, I don't really have anything to compare my sight with though. Interesting.

[d_money]

What is Seeler ranked in the Cubs system as a pitcher?

 

Guessing you mean Beeler. Groundball guy. Throws low 90's, doesn't change speeds very well. Auditioning for 40 man spot, or else he can get picked in the Rule 5. Back end SP or middle reliever upside. Not in my personal top 30 Cubs prospects, although he'd be in most teams'.

 

Cool, thanks