Minor League Playoff Discussion & Boxes 9-7-14

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Box Scores:

 

FSL Championship, Game 4: Daytona vs. Ft. Myers (Daytona trails series 2-1) PPD - Rain

 

Kane County won Game 2 of the MWL Western Division Round 4-2 to win the series 2-0 Box Score

 

LF S. Dunston 0/4, 2 K

DH M. Zagunis 1/4, K

3B J. Candelario 0/1, 3 BB

1B J. Rogers 1/4, R, HR (1), RBI, K

RF Je. Baez 1/3, R< BB, K, 2 SB (2)

SS C. Penalver 3/4, R, HR (1), 2 RBI, E (2, fielding)

SP P. Blackburn 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 K, 6-1 GO-FO

[seanimal]

going to the kcc game tonight

[Vinestal]

Great outing by Blackburn tonight 5 ip 0 runs 1 hit 0 BB 7 Ks

[Guest]

Daytona PPD.

[gscool89]

Kane County wins, advances to the finals

[craig]

going to the kcc game tonight

 

Will look forward to your Blackburn scouting.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

going to the kcc game tonight

 

Will look forward to your Blackburn scouting.

I'll settle for velocity.

[seanimal]

blackburn's highest gun reading i noticed was 92, of which there were a few. he was really effective at changing speeds and working the hitters. fb was working 90-92, there was a breaking ball that was mid-80's, and what i'd guess was a straight change that i saw a 78 reading on. i was behind the cougars dugout, so i couldn't pick out the nuances as to the direction of break, etc. he made a lot of guys look silly from the change of speeds, which i love

 

jeimer candelario was easily the best hitter on the field. excellent discipline, which might be easy to say considering the results but he really controlled the zone well, fought off the right pitches, and didn't get fooled. on the flipside, shawon dunston probably had the worst at-bats of the game. he sucks

 

also, the other baez is kind of beastly, which i wasn't really expecting. he stole third base which made all the meatballs go nuts, but it was pretty head's up. it paid off with an rbi single by chesny young, who i hate because his name reminds me of country music

 

it was cool to get to see some of these guys in a high-stakes game, it was the most fun i've had at a baseball game in many moons. hopefully i'll get to see them again before the playoffs are over. would have been cool to see caratini but he broken. i'm going to get one of those candles with the virgin mary on it and light it every day as my constant vigil to gleybar torres breaking camp next spring with the cougars

[Vinestal]

What's wrong with Caratini?

[seanimal]

dunno, says 7-day dl on the kcc site

[craig]

blackburn's highest gun reading i noticed was 92, of which there were a few. he was really effective at changing speeds and working the hitters. fb was working 90-92, there was a breaking ball that was mid-80's, and what i'd guess was a straight change that i saw a 78 reading on. i was behind the cougars dugout, so i couldn't pick out the nuances as to the direction of break, etc. he made a lot of guys look silly from the change of speeds, which i love

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Thanks, animal. Helpful to read.