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Great point!! Shuckers are night and day from last year offensively (when they were the Suckers, because you know not a lot of hits). Obviously more talent (Adams, Lara Pratt joining; and Spain has been solid) and the players deserve the credit. It is much different offensive approach and a 3-0 deficit does not feel insurmountable this season like it did last year except for a few weeks in April (with Clarke) and July (Wilken hot streak and I think Boeve on the club). Also want to get back to the Wilken call up question. I’ve been very critical of Brock, and in my own notes a couple of weeks ago I had written under position players things to watch “1. Wilken - is he going to be consistent or just a few hot week streaky player?” Another week or two of some good offensive output for him (or at least not having a slump) and I feel he answers that question. His BA was low in May but you take a .230 average with a guy who walks (OBP > .368 each month this season) who is hitting it hard when he hits (most hits are XBH and he has 18 HR in the first half). So for one who is more of the “pump the brakes” on promotions, I am seeing a July bump as long as Brock doesn’t fall into a like major 2 week slump. Also I have wondered what his year would have been like if he was at high A for a few weeks last season (very loaded question since that HBP may not have happened) but in general he may have hit better like the guys drafted after him who shot up the prospect boards last year (B. Taylor). But without that struggle does he make the adjustments (and eye exam) to be where he is now. Who knows but I’ll take where he is now, as I am starting to believe in him as a prospect again.

Looks like the DSL Blue Brew Crew won to get back to .500 with selected stats: DH Antunez 3-5 with a double C Y. Lugo 2-4 with a double and a SB RF Done 1-3 with a sac fly Nice pitching Galindo 5 IP, 4 H, 1ER, 2BB, 3K L. Gonzalez 4 IP, 3 H, 1ER, 2BB, 2K and his ERA on the season is 0.73

If Bieder is referring to me, then whoa, that is some incredibly illustrious company that I don't deserve to be in, but if not (see my post a month ago when I thought I was the Greg that Joseph referenced when it was Gregmag I think) then nothing to see here as I may have made an assumption .... 😬 I work on the assumption that Spencer is the answer key, and Joseph is the eyes on the ground which leads to the answer key. But to try to summarize (which I do poorly ha!) I love that we have a great group of posters who love the prospect world and the minor leagues

Tomorrow. 4 opportunities to beats Cubs (Brewers, Sounds, Shuckers, and ACL Brewers). Let’s do it! until tomorrow evening @Joseph Zarr

No comeback. I guess there is contractually binding agreement to have one Cubs team with a win each night….

And Vaughn grounds into a tailor made 6-4-3 DP. Ugh. And Avans is down 0-2. Yikes

Both. First batter looked good. Second batter just lost it. No he’s struggling to get command.

Siegler hits it 104mph but right at the second baseman, I mean I don’t think he moved. Dang it. End of 8. Still a 1-run deficit.

And now he’s out. Walks Zamora. Not sure if I am happy having him out as he was sharp, or if I should worry that the next reliever will end this attempt at a rally?

So three of the 2020 draft picks in this game tonight (Mitchell, Zamora, Cantrelle). I say call up Warren and call Wiemer (where is he right now?) and get the whole band back together!

Ok Dunn doing it all himself. Steals second. Let’s move him to third.

Seeing eye single in the left side hole. Dunn got it Dunn. Delgado up. Let’s get the runner over at least.

Deep fly but stays in the field and Dalbec hauls in out #3. OK. Dunn to start the innings. Let’s get something offensively Dunn here

Huge K by McWilliams. Needs to get one more out to get the offense back up again. Let’s go

Nearly a highlight reel catch by Avans. But it’s a single and the runner holds at 2nd. C’mon McWilliams. Let’s get a couple more outs here please.

Meccage with a great start. A “statement” game 😉 Bjorn Johnson is an enigma to me. So good, only in relief, but he will have some big hiccup innings that skews his numbers. And what a night for Hardin. Less than a year from being drafted and he gets his first AA win, with a solid start, and oh yeah it’s a stinking division clinching win. That Shuckers team since an April - that series against the Clingstones - have been so entertaining to watch.

Nope. Gets under and can’t muscle it - routine fly to left. Dang it. Bases loaded and no outs and only the one run. Ok. 1 run game. Let’s go Sounds!

EMJ. Rough night tonight. Well he has a chance to make up for that now with w out (Avans Ks).

Oooo. Vaughn got jobbed there. Checked his swing. Now 1 out on a questionable strike out.

That is fair. If you asked me in April I would have said Peña 100%, and Made will be a good 2B/3B, and I honestly haven’t watched as much the past month (life you know) but seems like Made has been better. DiTuri looks good at the pivot as well. Nice to have 3 SS (not including Rodriguez and or Lameda) in low A.

4 consecutive walks by the Sounds. 5-4 game. Bases juiced and no outs. Ha!

Coming in late again. Thanks for the amazing play by plays @Joseph Zarr Gonna watch some Sounds game - yeah I know crazy right, I don’t watch them much this year, but they are playing an evil Cubs affiliate and I need to see more Cubbie losses….

Jacob MisiorowskiJesus MadeLuis PenaCooper PrattLogan HendersonBraylon PayneLuke AdamsTyler BlackJeferson QueroBlake BurkeBishop LetsonBrock WilkenColeman CrowRobert GasserJosh AdamczewskiMarco DingesTyson HardinEric BitontiBryce MeccageMike Boeve

Joseph - who do you think has looked better at SS so far this season Pena or Made? You are being too kind to the ump here. I counted 2 missed calls on one at bat (OK technically the second was the mix up with Miller which you then covered) but I would say at least 3 missed calls to my untrained eye, and a couple others that were technically missed but Miller's glovework/positioning probably skewed the call. Either way Middendorf was not sharp, but got squeezed big time on top of that. BUT the Shuckers won 😁

OK. Yeager struggles with the first batter but gets the fly out, then a grounder and fly out. It's a W for SHuckers. Woo hoo 9-8. A win and a first half division clinch tomorrow. So close. And so far from a 1-7 start. Incredible.