Tue. 6/18 - Make It (A Clinch) Happen Today, Mudcats!

[Joseph Zarr]

Childers shuts the door in the 9th frame. T-Rats win 4-1. Last out was a K swinging on a ball that dipped below the zone. He kept the bases clean. Fantastic stuff for the young hurler.

[Joseph Zarr]

Fantastic work by LHP Nate Peterson to strand both runners. He gets two strikes swinging on off-speed that dipped low and to the dirt. He gets the K. Preserves the 3-1 lead. THAT is what good bullpens do. Let's see more of that. Love it.

[Joseph Zarr]

RHP Mitch White entered the game with a 2-1 lead. Two down. Nobody on. Top of the 7th. The Sounds exited the inning tied 2-2. Is anyone even remotely surprised? The sun rises. Mitch White gives up some runs. The sun sets. Two batters faced. Single. SB. Single. Tie game. Heaters dead center cut. I mean...

[wiguy94]

3rd strikeout looking for O'Rae on on the night on a pitch right down the middle.

[Joseph Zarr]

Just now, wiguy94 said:

3rd strikeout looking for O'Rae on on the night on a pitch right down the middle.

A pitch after he swung on a slider that was 3 feet outside the zone. The young man was shook. After the lead-off poke and SB, we see the blown throw to 3B; 3 K's; and the botched decision on the grounder going for the DP. Good start. Has looked overmatched throughout. Rough first outing.

[Joseph Zarr]

Mr. Mitchell: 2nd Long Dong. Ripppppppped a line shot over the RF wall about 15-20 feet inside the foul pole. My goodness. 3-2 Sounds. Take that, Mr. White!😅 That ball was absolutely smoked. Lefty on Lefty crime. 110 mph off the stick. Whewwwww. His second go-ahead HR of his evening. 

And, now you get a look:

 

[shanedog19]

4 minutes ago, Joseph Zarr said:

Mr. Mitchell: 2nd Long Dong. Ripppppppped a line shot over the RF wall about 15-20 feet inside the foul pole. My goodness. 3-2 Sounds. Take that, Mr. White!😅 That ball was absolutely smoked. Lefty on Lefty crime. 110 mph off the stick. Whewwwww. His second go-ahead HR of his evening. 

Wrap him up in bubble wrap and send him up to the big leagues.

[Joseph Zarr]

Mitch White getting some bad luck here in the 8th. Two pokes that have been very weakly hit - the second a ridiculous broken bat flare that beat the positioning and landed in the infield. He has two K's looking as well. Every batter a lefty so far this inning. Two men on. Two down. 3-2 Sounds.

[Joseph Zarr]

AND, White gives up his second lead. Mead scores on a well hit grounder up the middle. A tale as old as time, regardless of the early weak contact: White is going to lose your lead. 3-3 game. Amazing. Very smart play throwing to 3B grabs the lead runner and prevents further damage. Isaac Collins playing CF (interesting) with the OF assist. Really nice throw. Dart.

[Joseph Zarr]

AND, Isaac Collins looks at Mr. White and says: I'll Save you TWICE. He leads off with another rocket over the RF wall. Maybe even further close to the pole than Mitchell's. My goodness. He rocketed that ball. Turned on a cutter. 4-3 Sounds. We are in 'Mitch White Protection' Mode. AND, no activity in the Sounds bullpen. Rick Sweet is realllllly just throwing it in my face isn't he?😅

AND, you get a look here as well:

 

[Joseph Zarr]

After nearly absolutely botching a short chopper toward the mound in hilarious fashion (Mejía saved him after he fumbled the corral and nearly face planted), White has walked the second batter after being up 0-2. He gets the fly out to CF for the second out and he throws a pitch in the dirt to put the runner in scoring position. He is now 2-0 and this is where he gave up the tying run last inning. Another weak chopper. This time to 3B ends up an infield single. Uncanny. The Mitch White experience is uncanny. It always feels like there just is no way out. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Ahhhhhh yes. Mitch White has given up the lead. In an 0-2 count he elevates his flat no movement heater to the sweet spot. Cameron Misner ropes a single to CF. And, perhaps in disgust, Isaac Collins bobbles the ball. AND, the go-ahead run scores on the throw home from Hernandez. Never had a chance. Poor throw. The Mitch White experience. As I say: There is no way out. What are we doing here? How long must we suffer?

[Joseph Zarr]

Steals 2B. Indifference. On a 2-2 count, let's hit the batter. Let's get a HBP in there for good measure. Pitch count at 49. Sweetie still has nobody up in the Pen. Next pitch almost went to the backstop. Unbelievable. It would be funny if it wasn't diabolically painful.

[Joseph Zarr]

AND NOW SWEETIE HAS ACTIVITY IN THE BULLPEN?!? My gods what the heck is going on here? Across the board. This was just a completely embarrassing and unnecessary inning. Pitch count at 52. Walked the bases full AND NOW we get a mound visit? They're still leaving him in even tho Chirino is warming up. AND, at 55 pitches he's in a 3-0 count. Ugly UGLY UGLY stuff. Walked in another run. AND now Sweet comes to the mound for a pitching change. Embarrassing stuff.

I have no words. I'm shutting this off. This is patently unserious baseball. Not my cup of tea. On to writing the report.

[brewmann04]

White should be cut there must be some one deserving his spot 

[brewmann04]

Yoho to be replacing White should be a no brainer 

[wiguy94]

8 minutes ago, brewmann04 said:

White should be cut there must be some one deserving his spot 

White isn't on the 40-man.