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  1. Joseph Zarr
    EBJ walk. Lara 3-2 triple. Paydirt. 3-2 T-Rats baby. EBJ also took 2nd base for his 37th steal on the first pitch.
  2. Joseph Zarr
    Meanwhile in Wisconsin, RHP Sam Gardner has run into a bit of trouble with a two out walk and single to left CF. Men on 1st and 2nd with two down. 2-2 ball game. Top of the 7th. He gets a 2-2 check swing called for a 'K'. On to the bottom half. Still 2-2.
  3. Joseph Zarr
    Three pitch K (strike 3 on a slider in the dirt - noice, we'll take it!). Another K swinging - that's now five straight Barrons K'd between Bowman and Meeker. Two down. A first pitch line out to Rodriguez in RF. We are on to the 8th. 4-3 Shuckers.
  4. Joseph Zarr
    Earlier tonight, RHP Tobias Myers set the Shuckers single season strikeout record:
  5. Joseph Zarr
    Collins is thrown out at 2B (heck of a play by the Barrons' Womack tagging Collins) and Clarke goes down looking. On to the bottom of the 7th. Shuckers lead 4-3.
  6. Joseph Zarr
    Collins walks on 5 pitches. Chourio to the dish. 4-for-21 in the series but does have a triple tonight. Let's find some magic, Jackson! He K's looking on a questionable outside slider - looked just off the plate to me. BUT, he had an absolute meatball slider dead center early in the count but his swing was a mess and he fouled it off while falling apart. He is not dialed at present. All we can hope for, at present, is he finds his best stuff leading into the final series. 4-for-22 in the series.
  7. Joseph Zarr
    How about a OF Lamar Sparks 3-0 rocket over the RF wall?!? 4-3 baby. Let's go Shuckers!!! That linedrive left in a hurry. Whewwwww. If there was ever a batter to give himself a green light on a 3-0 count it's Lamar Sparks and I love it!!!
  8. Joseph Zarr
    Another very solid RHP Tobias Myers start - that's now three straight. 5 IP, 2 H, 3 BB, 9 K, 2 ER. Shuckers lead 3-2 - they've outhit Birmingham 7-to-2. RHP Kaleb Bowman will try to protect the lead here in the 6th frame. AND, he gives up a solo jack facing his first batter. That's the 2nd HR Bowman has allowed in the past two outings. Ouch. 3-3. Nobody down. Sighs. And, lo and behold, Montgomery leads Memphis 6-3 in the 9th frame. This is close to a must win game tonight for the Shuckers.
  9. Joseph Zarr
    Absolutely in pain the Crew took another at the Yankees' house. Couldn't happen to a more likable team and fanbase. Oh, the Cubs lost too? How terrible. Just impossible to sleep tonight.
  10. Joseph Zarr
    A lot of really good baseball players struggle to get those call-ups or consistent PT at the MLB level and spend years battling it out at the Triple-A level. It is such an arduous journey. C Jakson Reetz was a big part of my 2022 'Hype Train' with his incredible season for the Shuckers in 2022. He got the late call-up to Nashville but was deep down the catcher depth chart. He played in the Kansas City system since August of 2022, elected Free Agency at the end of that season and then signed back with Kansas City. He was released in mid-June of this summer (as we know, this is often contractually given as an option to the Minor Leaguers or an agreement with the team so a player can land in a better spot - ie OF David Dahl last season by every observable measure or INF Eddy Alvarez this year) when he latched on with San Francisco's Sacramento Triple-A affiliate. He's had another solid season at the dish with a 0.901 OPS and 17 HR knocks in just 248 combined AB's. I continue to wish him nothing but the best.
  11. Joseph Zarr
    Seeing all these 2022 Sounds having fantastic seasons in the MLB and MiLB levels has me all kinds of nostalgic for that team and that season. Here's a clip of INF/OF Utility man extraordinaire, Weston Wilson, setting the Lehigh Valley season HR record at Buffalo. Wilson is indeed a big reason LV is tied with Durham atop the International League leaderboard pushing for a coveted three-game match-up with with the first half champion Norfolk Tides.
  12. Joseph Zarr
    Just a reminder to any and all interested fans: Game 5 Biloxi @ Birmingham is indeed the FREE MiLB.TV 'Game of the Day'. Check in for a free viewing as they look to take a game back in their race against the Rays' Montgomery Biscuits.
  13. Joseph Zarr
    I really don't know. Given his age, I hope it's a classic concentration issue. If it's depth perception that's obviously a whole other topic. I can't speak to it as an expert as I'm not in the clubhouse or on the practice field. All I know is even prior to these past two drops, he's had drops issues since Carolina. I certainly don't think it's a case of the 'y***' but it happens enough for my viewing to be 'concerned'. He has a solid arm from out there but the glove just has not been clean stateside. That's really all I can say at this juncture - with the obvious addendum he is only 19 years of age and all of these players go through ups-and-downs in their trials and travails as professional players. But, defense is enough of a concern for me at present where in my eyes he is playing himself into a strict RF'er; he has really struggled in LF; and his bat hasn't evolved enough (when healthy, obviously) in 2023 to warrant just tossing it to the wayside. Loads of talent. Still young. Struggling to put it together. BUT, really, he hasn't played enough baseball. It will be very interesting if he spends time in the AFL. AND, how he performs defensively if he is sent down to the SW. As with all the young guys, I will keep rooting for their development success.
  14. Joseph Zarr
    OK. It's now to the point where we need to acknowledge: OF Hendry Mendez has a basic catching the ball issue in the outfield grass. He can't be dropping these routine pop flies like he is doing and expect to keep getting regular playing time. He hung his team out to dry in Ashby's start with a two-base routine drop and error in the fateful first inning. He nearly cost his team the game on Saturday by allowing the run to score from 2nd base on another extremely routine pop fly to right CF. He has to catch these balls or he is going to ultimately find himself in the doghouse. You can have all the talent in the world (and, Mendez has loads of talent in that baseball frame) but consistent routine mistakes are going to see you plummet down the depth charts. 3 errors in LF in just 11 GS is an ugly line for an outfielder - 0.842 FP% (yikes) 5 errors in RF in 44 GS - 0.932 FP% Defense is, unfortunately, a very real issue here.
  15. Joseph Zarr
    Two-Year runing double oddities in the Brewers Minor Leagues at present: RHP Alexander Cornielle will get shutdown hot at the tail end of the season. 1B Jesus Chirinos will get scorching hot right around his late July birthday and it will carry through the end of the season.
  16. Joseph Zarr
    You win 10 straight and you only gain a game. And then you lose that game by losing your first game in 11?! Yes. That's the nature of the Southern League second half pennant chase. Montgomery is going to be a handful and then some for that final home stand. The Shuckers likely need to take these last two just to stay 1.5 GB and hope they can gain a game back. The Biscuits are rising up at the end of the season and, it's hard to believe, are playing even more winning baseball (at present) than the Shuckers. It's hard to fathom how good this homestretch has been between the two teams. The bullpen, unfortunately, was due for an unfortunate 'meltdown' given their torrid output over that same 10 game win streak. The question I have, over these final 8 games, is: When are we going to see CF Jackson Chourio assert himself? He has been awfullllllly quiet offensively in Birmingham. His team needs him to be the superstar he is if they are to grab this playoff birth. Let's hope he can rekindle some heat in that bat to help the Shuckers get to the podium.
  17. Joseph Zarr
    Well, if they are going to blow one they may as well blow it in vintage Shuckers bullpen fashion. That's my take.
  18. Joseph Zarr
    The Shuckers just tied it up 1-1 in the 4th inning after Ethan Murray doubled to bring home Freddy Zamora. Isaac Collins was HBP. And Chourio lined out to RF. I believe Chourio is now 2-for 15 in the series? That was possibly a key miss. Montgomery trailed 3-0 headed to the 4th inning. They now lead 5-3 in the bottom of the 6th.
  19. Joseph Zarr
    Cornielle is showing out versus the Kernels tonight in a tight 0-0 contest as we head to the bottom of the 7th: 7 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, 9 K Yowza! His last two starts have reminded us all of why we were so excited in 2022. A fantastic late-season development.
  20. Joseph Zarr
    Mudcats are not slowing their roll after the post-season birth. They just put up a 5-spot in 7th and now lead 7-1. Bam!
  21. Joseph Zarr
    Indeed! Enjoy those moments @TURBO! I know you will.
  22. Joseph Zarr
    - RHP Jeison Pena has been activated by the Carolina Mudcats - RHP Blake Whiting was placed on the 7-Day IL by the Carolina Mudcats
  23. Joseph Zarr
    Yikes. Hopefully, the Brewers know something we don't. Hopefully the drop in Velo was indeed intentional. He didn't look anywhere close to ready to open up. Geee, it sure would have been real nice if a single Wisconsin Sports Media member, you know, showed up during his pre-game availability for his second outing! In the post-game pod Chris Moehring mentioned not a single member was there to ask him anything. This is actually a pretty big storyline for the Brewers - near-term but long-term even more so. That was a big fail.
  24. Joseph Zarr
    I certainly don't disagree with you there. Man, that'd be a reallllllly odd decision. I would have to think they are going to send him to Arizona. They have a strength camp upcoming etc. He can simply work on mechanics and motion and slowly opening up the arm...in rehab terms.
  25. Joseph Zarr
    With 9 Games remaining in an absurdly tight and competitive playoff chase, it is officially time to celebrate the Shuckers bullpen. I don't know how long it's even been since a worthy celebration, here, but it is overdue: Starting at Game 1 of this ongoing win streak (Saturday, August 26th) - a 6-2 victory over already playoff bound Pensacola - we have seen the following collective production: 32 1/3 IP 25 H 15 BB 36 K 2 HBP 1 WP 2 Pitch Clock Violations (it's 2023, afterall) 6 ER (for those of you at home, that's a measley 1.67 cumulative ERA) 1.2371 WHIP 10 Holds 3 Wins 5 Saves (Robinson, Vennarro, and Lazar) 0 Losses Just absurdly good at the most crucial point in their season. This is deserving of a massive round of applause...they're going to need to keep it going if they want to take this division from the also red hot Biscuits. We see you Shuckers bullpen. And, we salute you.
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