Fri. 4/11 - Letson & Meccage Return to A-Ball Mounds

[Joseph Zarr]

3 minutes ago, biedergb said:

I only have the Mudcats on now - milb glitched when I had two games on. 
‘but it looks like a missed a Brock Wilken HR. 

An absolute rocket at 110 mph and 413 feet over the LF wall. That is a mammoth to that part of the park.

[Joseph Zarr]

Meccage is seeing some of his heaters sail well above the zone early in his first frame. He gets a nasty breaking ball swinging K, however, in a full count to get out numero uno.

[Jim French Stepstool]

9 minutes ago, Joseph Zarr said:

The Muddies have now stolen home twice against these Pelicans. Pena just swiped home in a double steal while the suddenly red hot Demetrio Nadal (single) swiped second base. 4-0 Muddies top of One.

These guys might be worth a road trip this summer, for your viewing enjoyment.

It'll be interesting to see how the Pena-Made-Adamczewski-Di Turi quartet is meted out over 2B-SS-3B. Mucho versatility so no real problem per se, unless you use the cliche' about it being a 'good problem to have'.

[Joseph Zarr]

Sails another heater. Arm side run. The curve ball is nasty, however, so he is still getting strikes looking and swinging. Sails another heater high and outside the zone at 94 mph and gets a swinging K. Sails another. Ball. 2-2 count. Rips a heater on the inner black. 95 mph K looking. Back-to-back K's to start his evening.

[Joseph Zarr]

Pretty awesome to see Meccage sitting 94-95 mph. Doesn't have the control on the heater tonight arm side run is getting away. He apparently can drop that breaking ball in any count. He did just give up a double on a breaker and has fallen behind 3-1 and now a walk. Balls are sailing arm side. Men on first and 2nd. Two down.

[Joseph Zarr]

AND, now a breaking ball got away arm side and plunked a batter on his first pitch on his bicep. Everything is high and away arm side. 

[biedergb]

1 minute ago, Joseph Zarr said:

Doesn't have the control on the heater tonight

No he doesn’t and is in a big jam.  Got the first out on Ks.  The double ripped, long at bat walk, then HBP.

Meccage is trying to find the control right now.

[biedergb]

Ugh big hit - just squared it up. And it’s now 5-3 lead.  Meccage has had this all happen flyer the first two batters strike out. Oh boy 

[Joseph Zarr]

First pitch heater dead center. Two score. Relay throw sails to the dugout to 3B and another scores. RBI double. Second of his inning. 5-3 Muddies. That was a really poor airmailed throw from Adamczewski. Looked like the ball just absolutely sailed on him.

[Joseph Zarr]

Meanwhile, Letson looks incredible. Absolutely filthy.

[biedergb]

And Meccage walks the next. Got to think one more batter before you pull him. 19 yo only 2nd professional start.

[Joseph Zarr]

Meccage has no control on his tools tonight. Just walked another batter on five pitches. Men on the corners. Two down. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Walked another that apparently just missed. Big swooping breaker on the upper corner. Probably just outside. Faced nine batters and he'll be pulled. Rough showing. Lost everything arm side. No control of the release point.

[wibadgers23]

Pena is picking up where he left off in the DSL.

[Jastro]

Meccage removed after that final walk 2/3 of inning 

[biedergb]

He could not command it - and two outs then 6 straight reach.

A. Reyes is now in.

[Joseph Zarr]

Fantastic work from Reyes who gets a jam shot dribbler right to 1B. Meccage sees no more unsightly damage to his ERA and Reyes strands three. 

[biedergb]

Hunt ran into trouble - single, walk, and stolen bases gets two on 2nd/3rd with no out.  He limits the damage as both score on outs and he ends the inning, but it’s 2-1 Columbus.  Biloxi needs to get an offense going.  Been waiting a week to see them gets some big hits.

[biedergb]

Now Dinges bloop to shallow center that just falls. Dinges gets credit for a double -sure I’ll take it 

 

EDiT - and Adamczewski just rockets it to LF, but deepest part of field for a loud out. 

[Joseph Zarr]

The T-Rats keep trying to steal on Quad Cities' catcher and they keep failing to successfully swipe the bag. Areinamo (BB) was just thrown out going for 3B by a good three feet - not even close. On to the bottom of the 6th. 1-0 T-Rats.

[Matt]

Letson looked good. Secondary stuff isn't there yet but he's got great command of his FB.

[Joseph Zarr]

Really nice 1-2 hitting from BItonti here. May not result in anything. And, it did not, he flew out to RF. BUT that was a really nice lefty-on-lefty AB, regardless. Fouled some off-speed off. Professional AB.

[biedergb]

Bitonti with a tough AB. 9 pitches, lots of fouls and a loud well hit out to RF, got under it too much.  But better contact. Let’s see more of that Eric. With your power you just need to make contact.

[Joseph Zarr]

Flores brought on to face a lefty walks his first batter from a full count. 

[biedergb]

Just now, Joseph Zarr said:

Really nice 1-2 hitting from BItonti here. May not result in anything. And, it did not, he flew out to RF. BUT that was a really nice lefty-on-lefty AB, regardless. Fouled some off-speed off. Professional AB.

Okay @Joseph Zarr we are doing this again - simultaneously similar observations ha lol