Monthly Archives: June 2008

Monday Daily Discussion

Posted on June 30, 2008 by

Not a great day for most of the Phils minor league system as: Kris Benson was hit around in his first rehab start at the AAA level.  He was on a pitch count and lasted 4 innings, giving up 4 … Continue reading →

Posted in Other Stuff | 48 Comments

Threshers Win a Wild One Against the Mets

Posted on June 29, 2008 by

The Clearwater Threshers were in Port St. Lucie on Saturday night for the third of four games.  After a rainout on Thursday night the teams split a double header on Friday.  On Saturday night the Threshers jumped out early on … Continue reading →

Posted in 02. Org Reports, 5. Clearwater | 5 Comments

Friday thoughts; vacation

Posted on June 27, 2008 by

Happy Friday. Its an especially happy Friday for me, as I leave later today for my first true vacation in years. I’ll be out of town until July 7th, and in addition to relaxing and unwinding, I’ll get to see … Continue reading →

Posted in Other Stuff | 30 Comments

Iron Pigs Update

Posted on June 26, 2008 by

Lehigh Valley continues in last place in the IL Northern Division at 31-51, 19.5 games behind division leading Pawtucket.  Among the hitting leaders, continues to be Mike Cervenak who is 3rd in at bats (297), 7th in runs(48), 1st in hits … Continue reading →

Posted in 7. Lehigh Valley | 23 Comments

Futures Game rosters announced

Posted on June 26, 2008 by

Its Team USA v Team World again. The Phillies representatives, per Baseball America LOU MARSON C Double-A Reading/Phillies After a slow start to his pro career offensively, Marson has improved markedly the last two seasons, showing improved power and a … Continue reading →

Posted in Other Stuff | 15 Comments

Jayson Stark name-drops Carrasco

Posted on June 26, 2008 by

In his latest Rumblings column, under a tidbit about the Phillies interest in Erik Bedard • The Carlos Carrasco Watch: Carlos Carrasco is no household name to most fans. But among the scouting community, he’s the most-watched pitcher in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Carrasco, Carlos | 43 Comments

Reading Phillies Weekly Report (6/18 – 6/24)

Posted on June 26, 2008 by

Hello, everyone. This is my first report on the Reading Phillies. Hopefully, many more will follow. I am far from experienced when it comes to writing posts, so, if anyone has any suggestions I would be thrilled to hear them. … Continue reading →

Posted in 6. Reading | 40 Comments

Threshers Update 6/25

Posted on June 25, 2008 by

It’s been a couple of weeks since my last full Clearwater report, but not a lot has changed over that time. The first half of the season ended with the Threshers alone in last place with a record of 32-38 … Continue reading →

Posted in 02. Org Reports, 04. Prospect Features, 5. Clearwater, Berry, Quintin, Brummett, Tyson, Cardenas, Adrian, Garcia, Edgar, Harker, Brett, Milner, Gus, Naylor, Drew, Pfinsgraff, Ben, Savery, Joe, Segovia, Zack, Taylor, Michael, Walls, Sam | 10 Comments

Pitch Count Estimator v Reality, vol 1

Posted on June 25, 2008 by

As I talked about last week, my newest obsession is the Pitch Count estimator I built in Microsoft Excel, as well as the Game Score calculator I built into the same file. My goal is to have people post the … Continue reading →

Posted in Pitch Count Work | 8 Comments

Wednesday nuggets

Posted on June 25, 2008 by

A few quick notes on this Wednesday morning. * First, I’d like to welcome our newest contributor, neduolcaz (Zac), who will be taking over the Reading report, giving you some weekly insight into our AA affiliate. As always, I greatly … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Discussion | 50 Comments