Rain delay in Burlington in the middle of the 8th inning. Peoria got 2 more in the top of the 8th and lead it 8-3. Russ Canzler is 3/3 with a double and a triple, Wellington Castillo is 2 for 4 with a solo HR and, as mentioned, Josh Lansford has a 2-run HR. Maestri has thrown 2 shutout innings with a K.
My personal opinion is just let it keep going until we either lose interest, get to the end of the draft, or the real draft starts. Might as well continue I figure. Yeah, this makes the most sense. I definitely can go all 7 rounds.
The only problem is it's not lake effect. There's a system moving into Chicago from the west. I don't think there are any big lakes to the west of Chicago. :wink: Ok, I could be completely wrong but I think the lake could still cause a change in the forecast. It seems to happen here a lot; predicted bad weather that either never shows up or is far less than expected. I think I'll go with the professional meteorologists' opinion (plus the many weather nerds) on this. I really can't see them getting this game in unless they want to play in piss poor conditions. And the lake has no bearing on whether this storm will hit or not.
He didn't crack BA's Top 30 Prospect List...though I think he should have (and I had him in my top 30 list). 19 years old, 6'3, mid-90s FB, can rack up the Ks...converted position player. I think he's going to get a lot of publicity now that he's in low-A and crack BA's top 20-30 by next season.
Iowa down 2-1 after 3. Mathes: 3 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 2 K, 1 BB. Felix Pie is 1 for 2 with a double and a K. Peoria up 6-3 after 4 - Ceda: 4 IP, 3 R, 2 ER, 3 H, 7 K, 2 BB, 1 HR.
Game-time temperature: 35°F Feels like: 25°F Winds from 1B to 3B at about 15-20 mph. 90% chance of precipitation, mostly rain (though some mixing with snow - especially before the game). Let's see if they actually get this one in. These radar images will update on their own: http://image.weather.com/web/radar/us_ord_ultraradar_plus_usen.jpg http://image.weather.com/web/radar/us_ord_metroradar_plus_usen.jpg