Tue. 7/29 - Gasser in Appleton for Areinamo-Less Rattlers; Road Series for Others

[Joseph Zarr]

AND, just as the Mudcats will apparently be resuming play in Augusta the Shuckers are now in a rain delay in the 4th inning in Pensacola. They lead 6-0. Obviously, the game is not official as of yet. 

[Joseph Zarr]

For any Bobby Petrol fans such as myself, our man Spencer has apparently cut up some Sweeper filth. It is glorious:

I had nearly forgotten how much I absolutely love that pitch. It's beautiful.

[Joseph Zarr]

Well, we come out of the rain delay in the sixth with runners at 2nd and 3rd. A 2-1 lead. Bitonti K's swinging on a string pull chang-up. Jose Anderson then bloops a sky high first pitch ball that somehow lands in shallow RF between the sliding RF and 1B. It is now 4-1 Mudcats. Di Turi flies out to 3B. 

[Joseph Zarr]

RHP Tyler Renz Low-A debut. Heater sitting 88-91 mph but very clearly has life up in the zone. Several swings and misses above the barrel. He gets a K swinging on a high heater for out 1. He gets a K swinging on an inside slider for K 2. He gets away with a bit of a hanging curve for a fly out to RF. A clean 1-2-3 first inning debut! What can't these young pitchers do for us in 2025?! Incredible. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Tyler Rodriguez starts the Mudcats 7th with a reach 75 mph 'muscled' bloop liner into CF for a single. The Muddies are expertly squeaking out pokes like this since Bitonti's 111mph solo blast. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Rodriguez swipes his 2nd base of the frame. E2 thrown into LF. 5-1 Mudcats. The throw home, for posterity's sake, also misfired and reached the backstop. A 75 mph bloop and some hot rod running on the base paths. Adamczewski flies out to RF to end the frame. On to the bottom of the 7th.

[Joseph Zarr]

While you all are watching the King of the North smash Salami Dongs to the LF bullpen for a 9-2 Brewsers lead, I am pounding the pavement watching RHP Tyler Renz pump K's like they are pennies in a baseball wish fountain! 4 K's through 2 IP. Scoreless. One BB. No hits. Apparently, he has hit 96 mph in bullpen sessions. He sits 89-91 mph in these innings but he has a lot of ride on that heater and is missing a lot of barrels. All the pitches have very nice shape. Lovely debut.

[Joseph Zarr]

AND, we are back after a long weather delay in Pensacola. Let's see who is on the bump. It looks like RHP KC Hunt will indeed still continue in the bottom of the fourth frame. Runner on 1st. 0-1 count. Nobody down.

[biedergb]

I’m here. Catching up on game day. Haven’t turned on the games …. Yet

[Joseph Zarr]

Nice! A swinging strike atop the zone gets into a 1-2 count and Walther tries to back pick a runner at 1B with a high throw up the RF line. Bitonti expertly grabs it and fires an accurate rocket to 2B to grab Renz's first out of the 8th.

[biedergb]

And I turn it on and Renz walks two …ok. Maybe I don’t watch 😂

[biedergb]

Anderson plays CF well.  Definitely has the tools to play there.  And his offense is starting to become respectable.

[biedergb]

Hey Blake Burke with 4 walks. Ok that’s a sign of life

[Joseph Zarr]

That's three relatively clean innings for Renz. No hits. He has given three free passes (all in full counts, however). No runs. On to the top of 9. 5-1 Muddies.

[Joseph Zarr]

6 minutes ago, biedergb said:

I’m here. Catching up on game day. Haven’t turned on the games …. Yet

Welcome aboard, Cap'n.

[biedergb]

Seppings making it interesting after TRats take the lead. 2 outs in the 9th, but 2 singles and a walk bases are loaded.  C’mon Jack!

[biedergb]

Renz gives up his first hit, but then gets a K swinging. Two more outs to close it out 

 

Talking about closing it out, Seppings gets the K. And TRats hold on for a win.

[jay87shot]

1 hour ago, Joseph Zarr said:

Zamora swipes 2B. Cameron hits an infield single deep into the SS hole. Men on the corners. Still one down. 5-3 Sounds.

Bobby Petrol update:

Sat 92-93. Touched 95 mph. Sweeper was filthy. He looked very VERY good. 

It took me way way longer than it should have to figure out who Bobby Petrol was. I like it 

[biedergb]

Wow umps somehow blew the count. Really. In a real game, 9th inning and everyone including the Augusta announcer believed it was 2-2 and then strike 3.

But the only one who matters is the home plate ump who thought it was 3-1 I don’t make this up then next pitch is a walk 🤷‍♂️

[biedergb]

This ump is awful. I mean that’s the 2nd strike three he missed.  And now a hit and a run. Game should have been over. C’mon you have to be better than that this is professional baseball.  That is just a bad night of calling a game. Yikes

[biedergb]

Renz is not missing by much. But he is getting zero close calls. I mean nothing. Just poor form

[biedergb]

I’m sorry this ump has me just yelling at my screen. These are just pathetic calls. I’m not sure what else but embarrassing 

And another walk. Had two or theee strikeouts there. Going to have to get out #6 in this inning. 🙄 

[biedergb]

Home plate ump can’t mess this up. A. Reyes comes in and induces a grounder. Yup out #6 to finally end the game.  Sheesh 🙄 

[biedergb]

Can’t take anything away from Renz. He has a very solid debut. Impressive outing. Hopefully part of a nice group of A/ACL pitchers who can develop and advance together- Dorchies, Meccage, Hernandez, Dubanewicz, Tobias, Renz, Mercado.  Nice group of teenagers.

[biedergb]

Welp turned on to Shuckers to watch Hunt’s nice outing. And he’s out after 5 IP (rain delay in between) and 75 pitches.  Root is in now.  I’ll catch up later. But the DSL Gold now could be a 1-run loss from an organizational sweep.