6-4 "Double Dragon (Nicknames Needed!)" Minors Thread
by FirebatM3 on Jun 4, 2009 6:12 PM CDT
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It's a pretty slow night tonight for the Minors Thread, as the most exciting prospects are currently being delayed by rain in Hickory.
Whenever Hickory gets started, the duo of Martin Perez and Jacob Brigham will take on the Greensboro Grasshoppers (Marlins). The Hoppers have their share of young prospects as well, but they're not exactly performing well, especially 2008 top 10 pick Kyle Skipworth. Overall, the team is pretty weak. (Hickory is now Post-poned)
Also, Mike Bianucci and Matt West fancies themselves as pirates. (Thanks to NC's fantastic Crawdad blog)
In Bakersfield, the Blaze takes on a very good offensive San Jose team, despite the fact that San Jose lost Brandon Crawford to promotion and that Angel V. is once again a hot and cold bat. Tim Murphy starts for the Blaze, and it'd be really nice to see him at least make some progress, I might pitch chart the game to see if anything stands out.
Organizational solider Michael Ballard will take on Tulsa at 7 in Frisco. Without Smoak or any pitching prospects, Frisco is a rather boring team right now.
Finally, Luis Mendoza comes back from his strep throat as the Redhawks take on the Memphis Redbirds.
Discussion: Nicknames
With more attention being paid to the ML team, the quality of Nicknames for minor league players have surely suffered, as evidenced by my uttely lame attempt to find a fitting nickname for the Martin Perez/Jacob Brigham combo. Take some time to go over the current nicknames used for minor league players. What nicknames do you use for particular players? Explain the reasoning behind it. Who the hell is cankles, dirk-a-tron? Without a top of the line pitching prospect going, this is the perfect time to do some house keeping.
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Nicknames
Martin Perez- “Latin Lightning” ala Ron Guidry
Wilfredo Boscan- “The Kiss of Death” Godfather II reference
Yoon-Hee Nam- “Napalm” Self explanatory
Richard Bleier- “Rocky” after the old Steelers running back
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
by scoop16 on Jun 4, 2009 7:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Whenever I read a post
or article that just has Bleier’s last name I read it as “Rocky Bleier”. :)
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland - 2009 Rangers Minor League POY
by RangerMad on Jun 4, 2009 9:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Me, too
but lately I’ve thought of him as Richard Bleienheart after the crusading English king.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
by t ball on Jun 4, 2009 9:22 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
That's it
I’m forever going to call him Richard Bleienheart. That’s freaking awesome.
"wORLD sEIRES HERE WE COMER!!!!!!!!!"by bigsteve on May 29, 2009 10:21 PM PDT
"Elvis Andrus has just performed a miracle." -Eric Nadel
by WestTxAg06 on Jun 4, 2009 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Prospect help
I am going to see the Peoria Chiefs vs. the Beloit Snappers tomorrow night. I know the Chiefs roster well, but does anyone know if Beloit, the A affiliate for the Twins, has anyone of signficance?
by pblack on Jun 4, 2009 9:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Angel Morales
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
by scoop16 on Jun 4, 2009 9:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is Revere still in the Midwest or has he moved up the ladder?
"wORLD sEIRES HERE WE COMER!!!!!!!!!"by bigsteve on May 29, 2009 10:21 PM PDT
"Elvis Andrus has just performed a miracle." -Eric Nadel
by WestTxAg06 on Jun 4, 2009 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
FSL w/ Fort Myers
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
by scoop16 on Jun 4, 2009 9:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks
There was some head-scratching that went on when the Twins drafted him, but it seems clear that he’s a legit ballplayer. Goldstein said the other day that every time the Twins make a surprising pick like that, he’s just reminded how much smarter they are than him.
"wORLD sEIRES HERE WE COMER!!!!!!!!!"by bigsteve on May 29, 2009 10:21 PM PDT
"Elvis Andrus has just performed a miracle." -Eric Nadel
by WestTxAg06 on Jun 4, 2009 10:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I think Lofton is his main comp.
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
by scoop16 on Jun 4, 2009 10:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ballard
What the hell got into Michael Ballard? 8IP, 0 runs and 8 Ks!
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland - 2009 Rangers Minor League POY
by RangerMad on Jun 4, 2009 9:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He's shooting for a spot as Crops on the Farm's next great unknown prospect.
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by lonestarJon on Jun 4, 2009 9:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Crops on the Farm
I know that is a site, but why do they get so much crap on the board? I think I missed the day when they pissed everyone off. I’ve never read it so I am just curious.
by pblack on Jun 4, 2009 9:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
They're a running joke
Because Finnerty came here and made a Fanpost advertising Crops and looking for feedback (and affirmation), and then got kind of ticked off when the critical minds around here all called BS because of the sites horrible content (eg, calling Feliz a “four-A” pitcher because of his control problems).
To their credit, Finnerty has made attempts to improve (like getting rid of Ron Spellman) but the place is still pretty comical.
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by lonestarJon on Jun 4, 2009 9:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jonny in DA House!!!!!!!!
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
by scoop16 on Jun 4, 2009 9:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The only thing worse than being talked about
is not being talked about
by Telegraph on Jun 4, 2009 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was pretty great
It wasn’t just overly critical LSB posters being jackasses (though, that was part of it), it was honest questioning of some prospect rankings and evaluations that were absolutely loony. Calling Feliz a Quad-A guy and pimping Jared Hyatt as the next big thing were the most memorable (at least until the recent Moscoso debacle), but their lists from top to bottom were chock full of hilarity.
Matters were only made worse when it was discovered that the now-departed Spellman had plagiarized a paragraph from Scott Lucas. Or did Scott Lucas plagiarize Spellman? Did we ever figure that out?
"wORLD sEIRES HERE WE COMER!!!!!!!!!"by bigsteve on May 29, 2009 10:21 PM PDT
"Elvis Andrus has just performed a miracle." -Eric Nadel
by WestTxAg06 on Jun 4, 2009 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm just upset
that their Moscoso post is over a week old, and there hasn’t been an update since.
"Guillermo Moscoso despite his stunning game yesterday, is not a legit prospect. He is simply too old, too skinny, too weak, and lacks the fastball to make it at the professional level. ." - crops.mlblogs.com
by DJCahill on Jun 5, 2009 6:45 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Tulsa Drillers
they’re a pretty bad lineup.
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on Jun 4, 2009 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Frisco is not much better
at least lately.
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland - 2009 Rangers Minor League POY
by RangerMad on Jun 4, 2009 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought that Smoak played last night
Isn’t he back n the lineup
by CRUSHDAVIS on Jun 4, 2009 9:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Tim Murphy
Looks like three pretty good innings so far for Bakersfield tonight.
wORLD sEIRES HERE WE COMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by lonestarJon on Jun 4, 2009 9:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
After that red hot start
Buster Posey has been pretty cold.
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on Jun 4, 2009 9:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
And Pedro Strop
Pitched a scoreless 9th for Frisco before sandwiching 2 walks around a strikeout to open the 10th. Jumbo Diaz on now to try and preserve the scoreless tie – he got 1 out on a FO, but just walked the bases loaded.
wORLD sEIRES HERE WE COMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by lonestarJon on Jun 4, 2009 9:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Aaaaand Jumbo just walked in the first run of the game.
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by lonestarJon on Jun 4, 2009 9:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There is not one reliever
on the Frisco roster that can consistently throw strikes. It’s like a pen of nothing but CJ Wilsons
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on Jun 4, 2009 9:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I was thinking of Franklyn German, myself.
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by lonestarJon on Jun 4, 2009 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Marcus Lemon with a walk to start the bottom of the 10th.
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by lonestarJon on Jun 4, 2009 10:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Whoops.
He just got picked off.
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by lonestarJon on Jun 4, 2009 10:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And of course the next two guys have singled.
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by lonestarJon on Jun 4, 2009 10:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Of course
Dang, would loved to have Lemon still on base ahead of those two singles.
"wORLD sEIRES HERE WE COMER!!!!!!!!!"by bigsteve on May 29, 2009 10:21 PM PDT
"Elvis Andrus has just performed a miracle." -Eric Nadel
by WestTxAg06 on Jun 4, 2009 10:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And Renny Osuna lines to the pitcher for a double play
Game over.
Yeah, it definitely would’ve been nice to have Lemon on base…
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by lonestarJon on Jun 4, 2009 10:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gah, Tim Murphy finally gave up a hit in the 4th in San Jose
He’s through 4 scoreless though. Looks like his best outing of the year so far.
wORLD sEIRES HERE WE COMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by lonestarJon on Jun 4, 2009 10:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Now he's through 5
Given up just 2 hits, no walks, has K’d 3. Nice.
wORLD sEIRES HERE WE COMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by lonestarJon on Jun 4, 2009 10:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He needs Smoak to hurry and get to OKC.
by tyd3311 on Jun 4, 2009 10:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I still don't see why the two have to be tied
You have LF, RF, DH and 1B for Tracy, Moreland, Smith and Smoak. They’re DHing guys like Renny Osuna and playing Andy Fox in left field even with Smoak out. Make Guilder Rodriguez and Fox part time fill-ins and problem solved.
Arlington, TX: home of The Blue Blur
by Brett Perryman on Jun 4, 2009 10:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Waiting til after the draft?
Slot some college kids in high A and then start shuffling.
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
by scoop16 on Jun 4, 2009 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I doubt if they
assign any position players from the draft that high. Most college players go to Spokane, and the really advanced guys will still start at Low A. Ackley is probably the only guy in this draft who at all warrants consideration for A+.
From the outside looking in, it does seem like Bianucci and Smith both deserve promotions, though, so they might be waiting until after the draft/2nd half to bump both together, like you said. I guess we’ll just have to see how their plan plays out on this.
Arlington, TX: home of The Blue Blur
by Brett Perryman on Jun 4, 2009 10:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tim Smith's Facebook status as of 14 minutes ago:
“Tim Smith is off to Frisco in the morning.”
"I will hit you, emo boy." -- my wife to a pedestrian, 8 May 2009
by Lucas on Jun 5, 2009 12:27 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cool
Maybe that lineup will show some life before long.
Arlington, TX: home of The Blue Blur
by Brett Perryman on Jun 5, 2009 1:16 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ahhh, now thats great/kind of creepy/good journalism
thanks for the tidbit
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
by blalock84 on Jun 5, 2009 3:47 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
well Kiker is about
the only pitcher they have might as well give them another bat.
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland - 2009 Rangers Minor League POY
by RangerMad on Jun 5, 2009 8:56 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
don't forget Kirkman
"He's old school in that he give up his groin like that. It hurt me when he do that" -- Worsh on Chris Davis' stretch at first base to end the game vs. the Angels on 5/16
by tricer on Jun 5, 2009 9:42 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tim Murphy through 6
3 hits, 0 R, 4 K’s, 0 BBs (!!), 8-5 GO/FO.
My guess is he’s probably done. Maybe this is a turning point for him, considering he’s been walking the world so far this year.
wORLD sEIRES HERE WE COMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by lonestarJon on Jun 4, 2009 10:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
nice
Arlington, TX: home of The Blue Blur
by Brett Perryman on Jun 4, 2009 10:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Damn...
why did this have to be the day the Rangers pitchers went on a shutout barrage?
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Jun 5, 2009 10:22 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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