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About Jeff Crupper

It depends on which blog you are reading, but now now you have either discovered that I am a huge baseball fan, or that I have a twisted sense of humor and like to rant about just about anything. Whichever it is I hope you enjoy your stay and spread the word.

Clearwater Threshers All-Time Roster

5. Clearwater, Other Stuff

I went through all of the website files and created an all-time roster of players and coaches for the Clearwater Threshers. I am missing photos of some players (mostly short-timers) and would appreciate the input of you, the faithful Phuture Phillies public help in completeing this project, and I hope that James the Phuture Philles master will indulge my request.

If you have a photo of a missing player, or can report an omission to the all-time roster I would appreciate your feedback. Continue reading Clearwater Threshers All-Time Roster →

Threshers 2008 Recap

02. Org Reports, 04. Prospect Features, 5. Clearwater, Savery, Joe

The 2008 Threshers had a hard act to follow from the fans perspective after the 2007 team took the season to it’s limit by going to the post season and winning the whole thing by bringing home a F.S.L. Championship. I know the 2008 record was not what the team or fans had hoped for, but hopefully it was a learning experience for everyone. That is what the minors are about.

The team did play some fundametally sound baseball, and we did get to see some terrific efforts from some wonderful players over the course of the season. The 2008 statistical leaders for the team are recognized below.
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Quintin Berry is the SB King at Clearwater!

02. Org Reports, 5. Clearwater

Quintin Berry is “the greatest of all time” in stolen bases at Clearwater. He stole two bases tonight to put his season total at 42 to break the previous record of 40 set by Reggie Taylor in 1997. Congratulations “Q” you ARE the greatest! In addition to that he extended his consecutive games hitting streak to 25 games.
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Drew Naylor Robbed in 3-1 Threshers Loss

5. Clearwater, Other Stuff

July 19 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Threshers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 1
Hammerheads 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 – 3 2 0

BOX SCORE

SCHMIDT LIST PLAYER-OF-THE-GAME

The Threshers and Hammerheads were mired in a pitcher’s dual on Tuesday night. Drew Naylor got the start for the Threshers and threw a gem. He held the Hammerheads to just one hit through seven innings of baseball, but the Threshers were held scoreless through seven innings on just six hits by the Hammerheads.
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Clearwater Threshers Report

02. Org Reports, 5. Clearwater, Savery, Joe

The Clearwater Threshers have continued to struggle over the last couple of weeks since my last Clearwater report. They have a second half record of 10-18 and are currently 11.5 games out of first. Obviously the biggest news in Clearwater lately was the Phillies trade that sent both Adrian Cardenas and Matt Spencer from the Threshers along with Josh Outman to the A’s for pitcher Joe Blanton.

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Joe Savery Designated Hitter?

02. Org Reports, 5. Clearwater, Daily Discussion, Savery, Joe, Top Prospect Lists

Yes people it is true! Joe Savery was used as the team’s DH in the Clearwater Threshers game vs the Daytona Cubs. Savery was 1-3 at the plate with a sac bunt, two ground outs and a double in the game.

After not swinging a bat in a game for more than a year he was called on to do just that for the Threshers in the game on Friday night. NEVER in my 10+ years of going to minor league games in Clearwater has a pitcher been put into a game as the DH. Never even to hit for one single at bat.
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Clearwater Threshers News

02. Org Reports, 5. Clearwater, Daily Discussion

Okay kids…I appologize, but I spent the last week dreaming up new ways to make the news fun. The Threshers are awful. They finished the first half in last place, and then immediately jumped in to last place to start the second half of the season.

This may not exactly be informative, but it is fun, right?

Instead of a weekly write up I will start a weekly video newscast for the Clearwater Threshers. This is the first single game recap. Let me know if it is totally lame or what. (That is sort of the point.)

I’m just trying to find some way…ANY WAY…to keep myself interested in the rest of this Threshers season.

Threshers’ Notebook

01. Site Features, 02. Org Reports, 5. Clearwater, Savery, Joe

The Threshers had a six game week this past week with a day off on Monday; overall they went 3-3 in the week.

They lost the final game of their series against the Vero Beach Devil Rays on Wednesday with Joe Savery taking the loss. After a Tursday night rain out they then split a double header to start a series with the St Lucie Mets. Drew Naylor pitched a complete game in the first game of the double header but took a 3-1 loss while Andrew Carpenter pitched a complete game in the second game by throwing a one-hit shut out in route to a 4-0 Threshers win.

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Threshers Win a Wild One Against the Mets

02. Org Reports, 5. Clearwater

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 the Mets when when Clay Harris got the first of his three home runsto give the Threshers an early 3-0 lead.  Harris would eventually homer in his first three at bats of the game as the Threshers jumped out to a 7-2 lead after five innings with five of the RBIs credited to Harris.

Appearantly the Mets were not as happy about Harris’ night as some of us were, and he was hit by a pitch in his fourth at bat by Mets hurler Casey Hoorelbeke.  This prompted the benches to be cleared for both teams, but without any real harm done.  In the next inning Threshers starter Edgar Garcia was ejected from the game when he promptly hit the first batter he faced . 

Apparently not phased by the fact that the bases were loaded in the eighth inning when Clay Harris stepped to the plate for a fifth time Casey Hoorelbeke of the Mets hit Harris for the second time in the game and was ejected while Clay was credited with a career high sixth RBI on the night.

In the ninth inning Tuffy Gosewsich was hit by a pitch that got another Mets pitcher ejected, and in the end the Threshers got the last laugh winning easily by a score of 11-3.

Front page story at MiLB.com here

Story from the Threshers blog here

Threshers Update 6/25

02. Org Reports, 04. Prospect Features, 5. Clearwater, Savery, Joe

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 13.5 games out of first place, and the second half of the season has begun with the Threshers again in last place with a 1-5 record 4.0 games out of first. Edgar Garcia, Matt German, Brett Harker, and Gus Milner all took part in the FSL all star game for the Threshers at the end of the first half, and each performed well in the game.
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