Tue. 8/20 - DSL Season Ends; Nashville and Carolina Home, Others Hit the Road

[biedergb]

Collin’s draws a walk. 7-5 Sounds. Two outs 

Biloxi gets a run back - Casey Martin singles home Warren

But Aaron Rund gives up twp straight hits after a lead off walk. 3-2 Loons with runners at 2nd/3rd and no one out. TRats will need a big rally at the top of 9 whenever they get to it.

[biedergb]

Huge inning for Nashville. Overshadowed by big innings against Biloxi and Wisconsin.

Shuckers now tied. And TRats down 4-2, and still going.

[biedergb]

A 1-2-3 Seventh inning for Ashby. FB at 97 mph. Curveball is going over and his other offerings are just fine.  But two pitch with a potential third pitch and we may have a reliever in him after all.

[biedergb]

It’s MIZ time for Nashville.

And in Great Lakes, Vargas grounds out and Lara strikes out swinging. TRats lose 4-2

Biloxi still in a tie game 5-5

[Joseph Zarr]

Wesley Clarke extended his on base streak to 17 games. RBI's 43 and 44. That man loves a LHP.

[Joseph Zarr]

(I went outside to do farm chores and am way behind 😅)

[biedergb]

Nasty curveball to end the inning for Miz. Got two weak hit outs to start. 9 pitch inning.

Seriously having to face Ashby and Misiorowski with what they have brought the past couple of weeks- nice to watch.

Biloxi offense reverting back. Man I wished they had a big offensive output tonight. Still tied 5-5.

[snoogans8056]

2 hours ago, Joseph Zarr said:

LHP Anthony Flores has such a nice bender. He can absolutely paint that inner corner with such beauty to lefty bats. That's 3 consecutive K's as he grabs the first out in his second inning of work. His off-speed stuff is really filthy. I would love to see him develop a cutter.

He's listed as 5'11" and like 165. Does he still look that small? How high does he throw?

[biedergb]

Collin’s goes deep. 9-5 Sounds

[Kellerowl]

4 minutes ago, snoogans8056 said:

He's listed as 5'11" and like 165. Does he still look that small? How high does he throw?

He is and fb tops out at 86

[Joseph Zarr]

7 minutes ago, biedergb said:

Nasty curveball to end the inning for Miz. Got two weak hit outs to start. 9 pitch inning.

Seriously having to face Ashby and Misiorowski with what they have brought the past couple of weeks- nice to watch.

Biloxi offense reverting back. Man I wished they had a big offensive output tonight. Still tied 5-5.

Sheesh. I'm entering the late innings and they are up 5-2 with LHP Russ Smith coming aboard. Yuck!

[Joseph Zarr]

First batter absolute hanger ripped to LF for a single. 0-1 count. that was a poor pitch. Ruh roh I already know what happens here. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Smith just out here hanging absolute meat off-speed dead center. These balls are getting smoked. Men on 2nd and 3rd.

[biedergb]

2 minutes ago, Joseph Zarr said:

I already know what happens here. 

Sorry if I ruined the surprise. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Just now, biedergb said:

Sorry if I ruined the surprise. 

No worries. I don't rule this thread. It's for all of us baby. Plug away!

[biedergb]

Misiorowski gets the last outs. A HBP and less than stellar control on the next batter. But buckles down and gets a grounder for an out. A strike out on a beautiful curve. Then gets the line out to RF. A less efficient inning but effective. sounds win!

Meanwhile (Joseph cover your eyes). - Shuckers gives up a HR to blow the lead. 

[Joseph Zarr]

29 minutes ago, snoogans8056 said:

He's listed as 5'11" and like 165. Does he still look that small? How high does he throw?

Don't listen to Kellerowl too closely on this. He's been pretty pessimistic on Flores since he arrived in Zebulon - even claiming he was going to get smacked around (which he clearly has not). He sits 86-87 and touches 88 regularly and touched 89 at Delmarva his past road outing (I actually emailed their announcer to get confirmation). He is shorter. But he is stocky. He has a thickness. Fun pitcher. BUT, as I said, he gets late movement on the heater. Still needs to add a few ticks there.  He will live and die with his off-speed toolkit. The heater is a 'keep you honest pitch'. Hence, why I want to see the cutter. Remember, this is Low-A and we are projecting. I've loved what I've seen.

[Joseph Zarr]

2 minutes ago, biedergb said:

Misiorowski gets the last outs. A HBP and less than stellar control on the next batter. But buckles down and gets a grounder for an out. A strike out on a beautiful curve. Then gets the line out to RF. A less efficient inning but effective. sounds win!

Meanwhile (Joseph cover your eyes). - Shuckers gives up a HR to blow the lead. 

Gull dern it! LOL. I mean...this current Shuckers run very VERY much feels like a familiar story from their first half. 

[biedergb]

Yeah tough luck pitching. A bad inning. And generally no offense- this is May/June Shuckers.

But the Ashby/Miz/Yoho bullpen is much watch right now. Hope they keep it going.  That’s three nice adds to the pitching roster some time next year- along with a healthy Gasser as a starter.  A young pitching staff next year for sure.

[Joseph Zarr]

That was a 'Welcome back to Double-A' moment for RHP Harold Chirino. Another absolute hanger dead center from the Shuckers bullpen. Uncharacteristic and just yuck. Sigh.

[Joseph Zarr]

Man I love me some Isaac Collins. He does everything asked of him for his team. He has sneaky power he's developed over the past year plus. 2 HR over the last 10 days and 12 on his season now. Lovely.

[biedergb]

Sounds and Shuckers played opposite games tonight

Jacksonville held hitless by the bullpen - or maybe 1 hit allowed - but scoreles

While Biloxi got only a couple of hits after getting a big lead and then the bullpen did not hold up.

[Joseph Zarr]

For those of you at Home, this was indeed 'The Miz's' first career Save. Here's a brief Pipeline look:

 

[Ro Mueller]

10 hours ago, Joseph Zarr said:

I am in the midst of writing my very last DSL game summary of the summer. It is both extremely bittersweet and extremely relieving. The amount of work Jim, Daniel, and I do on a week-by-week basis from late March into September (given we all live lives outside our devout love for the Brewers) is remarkable. I continue to be extremely grateful I get to put these reports together with such incredible men. 

You shine, my brother from another time zone. I don’t know how you manage work, family, baseball and everything in between. We love your amazing energy, passion and insights. Such a pleasure.

[Playing Catch]

Thanks to everyone that keeps these threads going! So fun!