Minor League Discussion & Boxes 8-30-14

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Box Scores:

 

Iowa won 3-0 Box Score

 

Tennessee PPD - Rain

 

Daytona lost 3-1 Box Score

 

Kane County lost 4-2 Box Score

 

Boise won 9-8 Box Score

[rawaction]

Playoff scenarios:

 

Kane County is in by virtue of winning the 1st half MWL title. They have also won the 2nd half, and I believe set a franchise record with 90 wins. Believe playoffs start on Tuesday.

 

Daytona is in the playoffs after clinching the 2nd half division championship last night. They'll open the playoffs on Tuesday.

 

Tennessee is tied for the 2nd half division lead (despite being 1-game under .500), and they are playing the team they are tied with in a 5-game series. Series is tied 1-1. So, it's a best of 3 weekend series to determine who goes into the playoffs. Edwards and Johnson start the next 2

 

Iowa is 3 games out of the division (overall standings used not halves). They are in elimination mode right now as they area playing the 1st place team and must win out to have a chance at a 1-game playoff. Complicating things is a 2nd place division team only 1/2 game out, so Iowa needs Omaha to lose out also.

 

Boise is eliminated. Season ends Monday. AZL Cubs are already over.

[rawaction]

Actually same team won Boise's division in 1st and 2nd half so playoff spot goes to the team with the next best overall record in the division, which Boise has by 2 games right now.

[Guest]

sweet it's CJ day

[Vinestal]

Iowa has been eliminated from playoffs. Omaha gets walk-off win this afternoon, ending I-Cubs playoff hopes.

[Little Slide Rooter]

That's a shame for Kris Bryant and those 24 other dudes.

[Guest]

@BroadcasterMick: Twinbill tomorrow 4:15. @smokiesbaseball vs Chattanooga. Sweep and the division is claimed. Split and Monday is winner take all

[gscool89]

Torres HR

[Vinestal]

Torres HR

had a double earlier to... that dude is a beast

[gscool89]

Torres HR

had a double earlier to... that dude is a beast

Start him at Kane County next season and put him on the Addison Russell fast-track?

[Vinestal]

Torres HR

had a double earlier to... that dude is a beast

Start him at Kane County next season and put him on the Addison Russell fast-track?

That seems to be the general consensus

[Vinestal]

Bryant went 1/4 dropped below a .300 average for the first time in a long time.

[JennieGarthAlgar]

I can see it now, coming off our first WS win led by Castro, Javy and Russell in the infield, we will piss everyone off by having Torres as the best prospect in the game. The kind of stuff the mid 90's-early 00's Yankee and Braves teams used to pull.

[Guest]

What's up, David? Wanna knock Torres some more?

[Guest]

I wonder if he's still wearing braces

[KingCubsFan]

Usually a guy with Torres' pedigree + performance would make the Top 100. National minor league coverage seems to have been pretty quiet about him though.

[RammyFanny]

I wonder if he's still wearing braces

Along those lines, I saw this advertisement awhile back and it took me a few good minutes to realize this wasn't a picture of Ronald Torreyes.

[ctcf]

I wonder if he's still wearing braces

Along those lines, I saw this advertisement awhile back and it took me a few good minutes to realize this wasn't a picture of Ronald Torreyes.

 

There's no ginormous mole tho

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Torreyes didn't look young though. He looked like a 40 year-old jockey.

[Little Slide Rooter]

He's listed as 5'10 now. Could have sworn he was like 5'6 when we had him. Looks a lot slimmer now. If not for the giant mole, I'd wonder if it was the same guy.

[rawaction]

He's listed as 5'10 now. Could have sworn he was like 5'6 when we had him. Looks a lot slimmer now. If not for the giant mole, I'd wonder if it was the same guy.

 

If he's 5-10, I'm 6-10. Not an inch over 5'6".