Tue. 8/12 - Get Thyself to Appleton

[Joseph Zarr]

Made is CS at 3B. I swear that was interference by that 3B. He fell over and into the base path. Made can't even get his hands to the bag. Needless to say, you are not going to get that call in the Minor Leagues. Nope. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Pratt gets the first Shuckers run on the board with a looping shallow liner into LF. Spain scores from 2B. He was running on contact. Two down. SHuckers trail 2-1. Burke will try to do some damage.

[Joseph Zarr]

Nice bounceback inning for Travis Smith. 1-2-3. Nice redemption fielding effort by Peña who calmlsy charges and collects a repeat short hop weakly hit chopper and fires accurately to 1B. 

Meanwhile, DeBerry was cruising. Until he gave up a lead-off nuke on a hanging off-speed pitch. Down the RF line. That ball was crushed. 3-1 Clingstones. I'm a bit over the hangers tonight, gents. LOL. 

[Joseph Zarr]

You aren't going to believe this. Well, yes you are.

RHP Chad Patrick just surrendered his third HR to Bobby Seymour. Yes, third. AND, fourth overall tonight. 5-4 Sounds. Goodness. He is getting absolutely torched these past two outings. It's brutal. 

[biedergb]

Matt Wood no doubter to right. Shuckers close the gap, it’s 3-2Clingstones

[biedergb]

Rivera unable to find the zone in Fayetteville. 4 pitch walk then a HBP

[Joseph Zarr]

Matthew Wood breaks an 0-for-12 mini slump with a 103 mph line drive shot over the RF wall. It's 3-2 Shuckers pulled within one. 

[Joseph Zarr]

1 minute ago, biedergb said:

Rivera unable to find the zone in Fayetteville. 4 pitch walk then a HBP

Oh yay. Can't wait to watch. You have to love your team adding two atop their 2-0 lead and then you come aboard and put two runners on immediately with nobody out. Gross. 😂

[biedergb]

Rivera gets a K - I had video over on Biloxi but looks like clock violation automatic strike. 
‘Next batter another 4 pitch walk.  Bases juiced. 😳

[Joseph Zarr]

Berroa just made a fantastic catch running down a very hard hit liner in the deepest alley of left CF to give an out to his new pitcher. Heck of a grab.

[Joseph Zarr]

Y'all, I want to again remind me you of the absolute STAR we have in C Marco Dinges. Now that he's back and I get to watch him on the regular...

Spencer has him at a 1.73 Pop time on the laser throw to 2B that Peña inconveniently couldn't catch off the heel of his glove. He moves unlike any catcher we have seen in the Brewers system in some time. Maybe ever. I'm not using hyperbole. He is an unreal level of athlete.

[Joseph Zarr]

Spain has tied it in Biloxi. Long ball well over the LF wall. Beautiful. 3-3 game.

[Matt]

Pena with a nuke. 

[Joseph Zarr]

406 feet over the RF wall. 10th of his season. 105 mph.

[biedergb]

Not sure how to describe the inning in Fayetteville

Bases loaded and a grounder to short DiTuri throws close to 2nd, but apparently ruled Adamczewski was not on the base, the throw to first late. Bases loaded, and 4-1. Next batter pops up.

Next batter ropes a single to left - throw in cut off then throw to second and Adamczewski clearly nails him but somehow called safe??? Two questionable calls against Adamczewski. 4-3

Next batter walk, and finally a grounder out ….. called out and no change of call by the ump🙄

Weird inning. Still 4-3 Mudcats.

[Joseph Zarr]

1 minute ago, Matt said:

Pena with a nuke. 

That's only Crowell's 6th HR allowed all season. Insane to see Peña do that.

[Joseph Zarr]

1 minute ago, biedergb said:

Not sure how to describe the inning in Fayetteville

Bases loaded and a grounder to short DiTuri throws close to 2nd, but apparently ruled Adamczewski was not on the base, the throw to first late. Bases loaded, and 4-1. Next batter pops up.

Next batter ropes a single to left - throw in cut off then throw to second and Adamczewski clearly nails him but somehow called safe??? Two questionable calls against Adamczewski. 4-3

Next batter walk, and finally a grounder out ….. called out and no change of call by the ump🙄

Weird inning. Still 4-3 Mudcats.

That infield ump is an absolute disaster. Absolute unmitigated disaster.

[Joseph Zarr]

I mean both runners are Out he called safe. They were close, sure. BUT, in Minor League baseball especially where no tie goes to any runner in essence? They were out by a foot in that respect. The back-pick wasn't even remotely close. Absurdly bad missed call.

[biedergb]

2 minutes ago, Joseph Zarr said:

I mean both runners are Out he called safe. They were close, sure. BUT, in Minor League baseball especially where no tie goes to any runner in essence? They were out by a foot in that respect. The back-pick wasn't even remotely close. Absurdly bad missed call.

I was being kind calling it “weird” it was a disaster and a cluster…..

Rivera did himself no favors, but two MISSED outs. Yikes

[biedergb]

Peña makes a nice catch to start to atone for prior mistakes.

This is after Travis Smith issued a walk on what looked very much like what I see strike 3 call.

I mean I won’t call out the umps, but it was an ummm unusual call.

Pena snares the liner to make out 4 …. Err out #3

[Joseph Zarr]

I love when umps call 3-1 strikes balls. Smith walks his first batter after retiring eight in a row. Absolutely blown call by the ump. SHocking. 

Peña is really rebounding quite nicely after his first frame. Makes a sliding snare of a well hit ball up the middle. Nice play. 1-1 headed ot the bottom of the fourth.

[biedergb]

That’s what you like to see. 1-2-3 inning by Rivera after his challenging in the 6th. On to top of 8 in Fayetteville. muddies lead 4-3 still.

In Appleton - it’s 1-1. 

Biloxi is still tied 3-3 as well.

[Joseph Zarr]

Well, Nicasia shows he is a natural corner OF'er but not a natural CF'er misplaying a deep liner to the warning track. That's a ball he absolutely has to catch. Completely misplayed the flight path. Lead-off man aboard in the 5th.

[biedergb]

Nicasia is not a natural center fielder. Just mis-played a well hit ball to deep center. Tough play but he got there but just mis-played the glove. 

Not sure there’s a natural CF in Wisconsin.

[Joseph Zarr]

I like MacGregor's action on his heater. Really like the shape I'm seeing. He's ahead 1-2 with a runner on 1st base. One down. Top of 7.