Monthly Archives: May 2008

Latin American Update – End of May

Posted on May 30, 2008 by

Tomorrow is opening day for the Phillies DSL squad.  They play in the Santo Domingo North division and are coming off of a division-winning season where they went 45-18 behind a squad featuring lots of young players.  While multiple players from … Continue reading →

Posted in 1. VSL/DSL | 13 Comments

Daily Discussion; 5/30-6/2

Posted on May 30, 2008 by

I’m going to be out of town this weekend and will not be arriving back till late Monday, so while I’m gone, behave yourselves and discuss the games that happen, as well as these tidbits; * There is something very … Continue reading →

Posted in Other Stuff | 49 Comments

2008 Florida State League All-Stars Announced

Posted on May 29, 2008 by

The 2008 Florida State League All-Star team will be announced on Friday, but you can say you heard it here first. Gus Milner,Brett Harker Edgar Garcia and Matt German will all represent the Clearwater Threshers at the game. Congratulations to … Continue reading →

Posted in Other Stuff | 15 Comments

Iron Pigs Report

Posted on May 29, 2008 by

Lehigh Valley continued their consistent play over the last several weeks, going 4-3 this week and are now 18-37,  16.5 games back in the Northern Division of the IL. Looking at hitting leaders, Mike Cervenek is 6th in AB’s (195), 5th … Continue reading →

Posted in 7. Lehigh Valley | 10 Comments

The draft is a week away

Posted on May 28, 2008 by

Wow. It really kind of crept up I suppose, but the draft starts next Thursday at 2PM, and the first round + comp round will be shown on ESPN2 I do believe. I’ve posted two mock drafts, and I suppose … Continue reading →

Posted in 2008 Draft | 38 Comments

Marson makes the Ten Pack

Posted on May 28, 2008 by

Marson Mania is kicking into full gear. Lou made this week’s Ten Pack; Marson was one of the Phillies’ breakout players last year, batting .288/.373/.407 at High-A Clearwater while featuring plenty of athleticism behind the plate. All of that has … Continue reading →

Posted in Marson, Lou, Ten Pack/Hot Sheet | 11 Comments

Daily Discussion; 5/28

Posted on May 28, 2008 by

First a recap of yesterday’s action Lakewood wins 6-5. Clearwater loses 10-5. Reading loses 3-1. Lehigh Valley wins 7-3. Quick note. SQUIRE, if you read this, can you please drop me an e-mail? I have a question/inquiry for you. Today’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Discussion | 13 Comments

Threshers Week in Review

Posted on May 28, 2008 by

The Clearwater Threshers finished another week with a 3-3 record and currently sit at 21-30 on the year twelve games out of first place with 19 games remaining until the end of the first half of the season. Barring a … Continue reading →

Posted in 02. Org Reports, 5. Clearwater, Berry, Quintin, Brauer, Dan, Cardenas, Adrian, Cruse, Andrew, Garcia, Edgar, Harker, Brett, Milner, Gus, Savery, Joe, Segovia, Zack, Spencer, Matt | 23 Comments

Daily Discussion; 5/27

Posted on May 27, 2008 by

I don’t have time today to post all of the recaps from the weekend games, but feel free to discuss any of those results should the urge hit you. Here are a few talking points before we get to today’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Carpenter, Drew, Daily Discussion, Marson, Lou | 42 Comments

Lakewood BlueClaws Report (5/20-5/26)

Posted on May 27, 2008 by

After a disappointing week in which the BlueClaws went 2-5, the team rebounded with an extremely impressive 6-1 record this last week. In a week in which they eclipsed the Hickory Crawdads to take a two-way tie for fourth place … Continue reading →

Posted in 4. Lakewood | 17 Comments