CaliforniaRaisin

Minor league doubleheaders are 7 inning games, so they aren't as bad.

Samardzija finishes with 5 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 3 BB and a K. A great recovery after the first: 4 IP, 0 H, 0 R, BB, K Peoria down 4-0.

WTG Felix! This falafel is fantastic. :)

Sorry, I was offered falafel...so I decided to shirk the PBP. Guzman: 4 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 2 K, 82 pitches (49 strikes) - 3.75 ERA Samardzija: 5 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, K, 80 pitches (his 5th was a 1-2-3 7-pitch inning) Iowa up 3-0 in the 5th. Peoria down 3-0 in the 5th. Mesa down 4-2 after 5. Albuquerque makes his first appearance for Mesa in 10 days but gave up 2 ER in 0.2 (2 H, 2 BB, K) .

Samardizja gets a 1-2-3 third inning with 2 flyouts and then a 5-3 groundout. 3 IP, 3 ER, 2 H, 2 BB, 1 K Iowa up 3-0 after 2.5. Peoria down 3-0 after 3. Mesa tied at 2 after 4. Renshaw: 4 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 Ks, 1 BB. Rundle is 1 for 3 with a single and no Ks.

Guzman's 3rd inning: Travis Smith walks. Junior Spivey flies out to LF. Skip Schumaker singles softly to LF. Mike Rose pops out to third base. Timo Perez flies out to LF. 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 walks, 52 pitches (30 strikes)

Samardizja's second: Bormaster vs. Samardzija: Swung on and missed. Ball 1. Ball 2. Ball 3. Strike 2 swung on and missed. Strike 3 called on the inside corner! Garibaldi vs. Samardzija: On a 2-2 pitch, Garibaldi grounds out 5-3. Lilly made a spectacular play on the grounder. Kalter grounds out 6-3 on a 1-1 pitch. Samardzija: 2 IP, 3 ER, 2 H, 2 BB, 1 K Lansing up 3-0 after 2.

Guzman's 2nd: Rico Washington walks. Jason Conti flies out to CF. Shawn Garrett pops out to first base. Bo Hart grounds out, 6-3. Guzman: 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, BB, 28 pitches (17 strikes) Felix's 2nd AB, which resulted in a soft lineout to first base: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v177/Navinda/piechart3243.jpg Iowa is up 3-0 after 2.

Bottom of the 1st for Peoria (Samardzija is wearing #22): Kalter vs. Samardizja: Takes ball 1 high. Takes ball 2 inside and low (95 mph...radar is off by 2-3 mph). Takes ball 3 high. Called strike 1 (94 mph). Takes ball 4 high. Hetherington vs. Samardzija: Strike 1 called, outside corner. Ball 1 (97 mph). Ball 2. Ball 3 high. Ball 4 high. Hatch vs. Samardzija: Ball 1. Strike 1 swinging. Strike 2 fouled off. Double to the RF corner, Kalter scores, Hetherington to third. 1-0 Lansing, no outs. Pettway vs. Samardzija: Strike 1. Strke 2. Check swing, ball 1. Flyball to RF, Hetherington scores, Hatch to third. 2-0 Lansing, 1 out. Hicks vs. Samardzija: Sorry, missed the first 4 pitches. 2-2 count fouled back. Double to RF, Hatch scores. 3-0 Lansing, 1 out. Bell vs. Samardzija: Ball 1. Strike 1 called. Ball 2. Foul ball falls in the middle of 1B Norwood and C Reed. Grounder to Samardzija, 1-3. 2 outs, Hicks to third base. Quintana vs. Samardzija: Grounds out, 4-3. After 1, Lansing leads 3-0. Samardzija: 1 IP, 3 ER, 2 H, 2 BBs For Iowa in the bottom of the 1st: With 1 out, Felix Pie doubled to CF: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v177/Navinda/piechart.jpg Iowa leads 3-0 after 1: Felix Pie scored on an error which allowed Restovich to reach. Fontenot and Restovich scored on a Deardorff 2-RBI double. Mesa losing 2-1 after 4. Renshaw: 3 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, BB, HBP, K

Guzman's first: Junior Spivey lines out to Guzman. Skip Schumaker grounds a single to RF. Mike Rose lines out to LF. Timo Perez grounds into a FC, 1-6. Guzman: 1 IP, H, 0 R, 13 pitches (8 strikes) - ERA: 3.94 Chiefs strand Chirinos at second after his 1-out double. To the bottom of the first we go in both games and it's scoreless.

Mesa up 1-0 after 2. Jake Renshaw: 2 IP, 0 R, 2 H, K, HBP Iowa: SS Ryan Theriot, .305 CF Felix Pie, .262 3B Mike Fontenot, .311 RF Mike Restovich, .281 2B Buck Coats, .267 LF Jeff Deardorff, .246 1B Micah Hoffpauir, .243 C Jose Reyes, .154 P Angel Guzman, .071 Peoria: CF Davey Gregg, .229 2B Robinson Chirinos, .238 LF Jesus Valdez, .299 1B Ryan Norwood, .319 DH Alberto Garcia, .273 RF Yusuf Carter, .245 SS Kyle Reynolds, .232 C Mark Reed, .282 3B Ryan Lilly, .273 P Jeff Samardzija

Mesa up 1-0 in the middle of the first on a Carlos Perez RBI double. Drew Rundle was retired in the top of the first, but did not strike out.

I'm guessing Hill will be up in a few days to replace one of Aardsma/Wuertz but Dusty needs 2 relievers today to protect the bullpen from foul balls since the pen was taxed the last 2 days.

What are they?

Actually I think Peoria is a distinct possiblity for Petrick when Samardzija goes back to Notre Dame. I hope. I don't want him at Boise all season.

Nathan said the same thing in the Samardzija thread.

A few questions about Samardzija....... How many starts did Samardzija have at Boise? Overall, how did he look? Will the promotion to Peoria be troubling? Is this a big jump for him with only a minimal amount of starts at Boise? Are those 5 HBP very troubling or just attributed to something such as nerves? How many starts will he be able to get in before he has to report back to Notre Dame? He had 5 starts in Boise and is expected to have 3 starts in Peoria I believe. So far he's been dominating against RH's but LH's have been crushing him. Everything I've seen says 2 starts in Peoria.

I'll bet a grammar text book. shut up. Don't tell other posters to shut up. He was making fun of my slang typing... I couldnt help myself You're going to have to. Don't attack other posters. If you don't like their making fun of you, PM one of the mods and ask them to intervene.

Just like last time Aramis was ripped, I'm going to wait to see the other articles and see what the exact quotes are.

Shades of Dusy and Corey in 04. Better yell at all the young'ns, Dusty!

A few questions about Samardzija....... How many starts did Samardzija have at Boise? 5 starts. Good, but not great. His FB was in the low 90s (clocked at 92-94 mph in his last start), but had little movement. His slider was much improved from reports around the draft and his change has come along (Samardzija was happy with it). I don't think it's troubling at all. He probably could have handled starting in Peoria straight from ND, and even if he doesn't do too well, he won't have much time in Peoria so it shouldn't be a big deal. It's unlikely that it's nerve. He does need to work on his control. Seems like most of the Boise starters have racked up the HBPs. More than likely, 2. By the way, his next start (and probably last of the season) will be in Peoria next Friday. Just a heads up for folks who might want to see him.

Probable Starters: Iowa: RHP Angel Guzman (3-4, 4.01 ERA, 58.1 IP, 66/16, 1.20 WHIP) vs RHP Travis Smith (3-4, 5.03 ERA) Iowa: RHP Jerome Williams (2-4, 4.65 ERA, 62 IP, 33/20, 1.63 WHIP) vs RHP Alan Benes (3-2, 4.93 ERA) Daytona: RHP Roberto Sotolongo (0-3, 3.86 ERA, 25.2 IP, 20/9, 1.29 WHIP) vs RHP Orlando Trias (10-5, 3.51 ERA) Peoria: RHP Jeff Samardzija (Boise: 1-1, 2.37 ERA, 19 IP, 13/6, 5 HBP, 1.26 WHIP) @ LHP Chi-Hung Cheng (7-5, 3.28 ERA) Boise: RHP Billy Petrick (4-0, 2.35 ERA, 30.2 IP, 23/12, 4 HBP, 1.40 WHIP) vs RHP Scott Souther (0-3, 4.59 ERA) Mesa: RHP Jake Renshaw* (0-0, 5.40 ERA, 6.2 IP, 4/3, 1.80 WHIP)/RHP Oscar Bernard (1-3, 3.77 ERA, 14.1 IP, 8/7, 1.88 WHIP) *Take Mesa's probable starter with a grain of salt as they shuffle their pitchers from the rotation to the pen with frequency. Angel Guzman is confirmed as a starter per MiLB.com after his bout with dehydration last time out. Jeff Samardzija will make his Peoria debut. Fabian Jimenez Angulo and Joel Santo (acquired from the Padres for Scott Williamson) are expected to join the Chiefs tomorrow in Lansing and be available to pitch on Monday.

Not surprisingly, both players were assigned to Peoria.

I'll bet a grammar text book. shut up. Don't tell other posters to shut up.

hu?He wants Rich Hill on the MLB team and not sent down every time he stinks it up. Well maybe with the trade of Williamson he will get his wish Wuertz was (finally) called up.