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But how was he credited with the WIN? Hempy started and pitched 3 innings, right? And Boise scored a run in the first and a run in the second.

Boise with the 3-1 win!

Boise barely hangs on for the 10-9 win over Tri-Cities. Dylan Johnston 2-for-4, 2 BB, RBI, R Jonathan Wyatt 3-for-5, 3 RBI, R Marquez Smith 2-for-4, RBI, R Steven Clevenger 2-for-4, BB, 2 RBI, R Kyler Burke 2-for-4, 2B, BB, RBI, 3 R Zachary Ashwood got the win with 3.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 K, 1 BB Crazy thing is, they improve to 7-14 and pull to 1.5 games out of first place!

Good. Only two were ejected even though three clearly punched Mercedes. It's a good thing the whole thing was caught on video by the "Boise Fiber Pipe whatever it's called!"

Boise winning 7-3 after six innings of play. Also, interesting fact to note: Catcher Mario Mercedes has been suspended for three games and fined $75 for his altercation the other night against Everett. I'm not sure of the exact time, but you can see the benches clear if you'll go here (http://www2.fiberpipe.net/hawks/2007/default.asp) and fast forward to about the fifth inning of Friday's game. Three Everett players were suspended.

Well I honestly don't know...

lol, who is that directed towards? (sorry I'm new - if that's an inside joke)

Chipper Jones just had the third stolen base of the game off of Barrett....

Also... Ty Wright has hit consistently since his debut. Jonathan Wyatt has been more inconsistent, with his production coming in streaks. If any of the OF at Boise were going to move, it would be Wright in my opinion.

For some of you that are more "in-the-know," what does the outfield situation look like at Peoria and Daytona? Seems like there is a logjam at the lower levels on outfielders. I agree with this post, but is there a place to move them? From what I can see, there's not anything overly impressive about the OF numbers in Peoria. Looks like same scenario in Daytona...except Amador has pretty good power numbers. I will say though that my observations are strictly based on statistics...any other more educated thoughts?

' Where are you located? K-ville?

Are you in Chattanooga? Or is the game in Mississippi? Jay Bruce is an exiting player to watch!

He freakin smoked that pitch!

You're probably right. He's getting pretty old since he turned 19 a couple of months ago. I'd say it's time he just hung it up and went to the house since he's been in professional baseball forever - one year and three weeks! Also, striking out one time in 15 plate appearances means you can't make contact either. That's actually a vast improvement over the previous 65 games. There's no questions Burke's numbers are down. But with a kid who is so young, it's not practical to write him off after one year. If everyone moved through a system like Colvin there would be a massive logjam at the big league level. You were correct about a few things though. He's a good kid with a good attitude and work ethic. He'll be fine.

Offense still struggling in Boise...

says website cannot be found...

Got a link? Sorry, I'm new!...nevermind...i see it!

I just like leads...

Well you just missed a shot by Floyd!

Found this on Ducksnorts - a Padres blog. This commentary is from a recent "Padres Prospect Report." Here's the link, but I've included the text in case you don't want to go to the site and scroll down to the part about Burke. http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2007/06/nothing-night.html "Padres Prospect Report by Peter Friberg The staff over at MadFriars.com visit each of the Padres’ minor league teams a few times every season. Each time they make a visit, we’ll ask a few questions and get their perspective on various topics germane to that team. By the way, if you like Padres’ minor league coverage, you must check them out at MadFriars.com. This latest installment is from John Conniff, who just got back from the Padres Low-A affiliate, Fort Wayne [Ed note: Due to extreme lameness on the part of yours truly, this is running very late; apologies to all.]:....... .......PPR: Kyler Burke is scuffling (71 strikeouts in 60 games) — though he’s actually been okay in June (.260/.373/.360). Are the Padres going to leave him in Fort Wayne or send him back to Eugene? What should they do? [Ed note: Burke since has been traded to the Chicago Cubs as part of the deal that brought Michael Barrett to San Diego.] MF: I thought the same about Burke as you before I went to Fort Wayne — really anyone who looks at the numbers would, which is a big reason why we try to see these guys play in person. Burke played one of the better right fields that I have seen in a long time and he is very athletic, a three-sport star in high school including the winner of a local slam dunk contest. After bottoming out in May, he’s having his best month so far in June — .260/.373/.360 — which aren’t great numbers, but a lot better than what he was doing. He’s got a nice, easy, compact swing that when he squares the ball it travels. His two big problems at the plate this year have been the Padres have really tweaked his high school aluminum bat swing and have put in place a better approach for the pro game. Also, like Kevin Kouzmanoff, he’s starting to understand what his strike zone is, and it’s not only about swinging at strikes, but his strikes. You could literally see the improvement day by day. He told me after Friday’s game this is the first time he’s starting to feel the correct instincts at the plate, what his weight shift should be, recognizing pitches and having an idea of what he can do up there, and just as importantly what he can’t. When you talk to the coaches they will all say he was hitting very well in the instructs [instructional league] and spring training, it was just a question of him applying it to games. Even though he’s struggled, he’s kept his head up and keeps improving everyday. As they will frequently tell you, mantra like, this level is about development and they believe Burke’s struggles at this level are going to help him down the road more than if they left him in extended spring training. The Padres decided he was better off struggling for the first half in Fort Wayne than not being challenged in extended spring training. I think he’s going to have a good second half. Remember, as with Hunter, both these players are high school guys and are going to struggle some. With each of them its more of a question of trying to harness their high talent ceilings than with some college guys that are trying to see if their current levels are enough to take them to the big leagues. All of us want to see the Padres draft more young guys with big ceilings who potentially have bigger upsides than many safe picks. Both Burke and Hunter are those types of players, but require a little more time and patience."

We're not crucifying him. I'm questioning the reasoning behind the callup to AA given the fact that he hasn't done a whole lot at lower levels. He's only moving along fast because the Cubs are pushing him at what appears to be an unnecessarily quick rate. Ok then, point well taken!

Let's not crucify him after 19 ABs. Double-A is a huge adjustment. I constantly see young guys slammed on forums after little or no time. This kid is only 1 year into professional baseball - he's moving along very fast! Not every kid is Andruw Jones!