CaliBrewer

Hey MadScientist....It is amazing how a person can read the stats every day and THEN become a Huntsville genius telling people why the players are playing poorly. When was the last time you have been to a Huntsville game. My wife and I were in Alabama on business and pleasure. We were fortunate to be able to watch 7 home games. You stated that many of the players were playing poorly, including regression by Crabbie, Heether,ect.......Let me tell you what I saw. I saw Crabbie make 3 to 5 GREAT plays that you could not 'see' through the stats. I watched with amazement Heether at 3rd base in 1 game rob 4 hitters of extra base hits diving to his right and getting up and making the out. Also, you couldn' 'see' that in the stats. I watched Moss run down numerous balls that were hit in the gap that should have been doubles or triples. I watched Eure play 1st base as well as anyone in the organization. I could keep on going, but you wouldn't understand because you only base your opnion on 'stats." I watched the opposing team make a lot of great plays to rob our hitters of hits. I saw Sain, Eure, Palmisano, Anderson Heether, Moss and Acuna hit some shots right at someone and knocked them back a few steps. I blame the POOOOOOOOR umpires, they were consistently rotten.. Their calls were unbelievable behind the plate. ( a pitcher was in heaven with their strike zone ). I saw the pitching coach get tossed 2 times while I was there. All because of terrible calls. The men on the Stars showed great sportsmanship dealing with the umpires. I saw 4 players turn around and let the umpires know that they were terrible. I feel more players should have voiced their opinion on calls. I saw a player question their strike zone and I heard the umpire tell him to turn around and swing the bat. That pitch the catcher jumped outside low and the ball went to the backstop. Since I did see 7 games, I can let you know what was going on. Not once did the Stars put a game together with good pitching and good hitting at the same time. You need to remember that these are young men that are battling for a job and position. They are giving their all. They show up at 1pm for a 7pm game. They are at the field for 9 to 10 hours. I know that you go on this site and see a guy 1 for 5. You think he is playing poorly. You also want to see everyone hitting 300. Well that does not happen in real life. I hope in the future you can get to some games so you can tell us what is going on - firsthand.

Whats up with Braun? I heard that he is already injured! Maybe they should put all their draft picks out of college in a shorter season. What do you think?

Looking over Adam Heethers stats. I would say that he is a top prospect. In Brevard (playing 20 less games) He was #2 in average, #3 in Home Runs., #2 in RBIs, #2 in Doubles. All which were very close to the next leader. The biggest accomplishment was his turn around of strike outs. 98 Ks last year to 48 Ks this year. Thats discipline..... Now at Huntsville is is doing pretty darn good. Check out his stats.

We watched Adam Heether play alot of games at Long Beach.He was always one of the first to get to the park and the first to be in the cage hitting. I heard him tell a fan that he watches the great major hitters swings over and over. We also seen him at spring training. Playing with the major leaguers didnt faze him at all. His approach would be all out. He must of dove for 10 balls during warm-ups. Then the coach would yell at him. He looked really solid at 3rd. Very nice person.. Was great with the small kids signing autographs, Laughed alot and really looked like he was enjoying the whole experience.