Song of the Day: Let’s Go (Ft. Twista & Lil Jon) – Trick Daddy

[Lil Jon:]
Yeah (Yeaaaahhhh!)
Theres a lotta f**k ni**as in the club tonight,
(f**k em, f**k em, f**k em)
But its gonna be aight, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Cuz me and my clique we dont give a f**k ni**a.
Trick Daddy, Jim Johnson, Big D, Lil Jon

[Hook:]
Lets Gooooo! (Lets Gooooo!)
If you want it you can get it let me know (let me know),
I'm bout to f**k a ni**a up, Lets Gooooo! (Lets Gooooo!)
If you want it you can get it let me know (let me know),
I'm bout to f**k a ni**a up, Lets Gooooo! (Lets Gooooo!)

[Trick Daddy:]
If you want some, come get some,
Cuz where I'm from we tote big guns,
And everybody know somebody that
Know somebody that know somethin bout it,
And I want answers now who, what, where,
When and why,
See, a lotta dudes like to act a fool
And all get all loud but that aint my style,
And he who he gonna get and what he gonna do,
Run up on me if he want to,
Out there impressin his homies,
But he stood up in front of his mama,
I mop up the flo wit em,
And I kick in the door and let the .44 get em,
I got fools that'll go get em,
This for him, the crew and the dudes that run wit em.

[Hook]

[Twista:]
Gotta spit for the murderas,
And the killas,
And the thugstas,
That be f**kin up the ballas,
And the dealas,
And the hustlas,
Got me comin at you bogus in the V.I.
While they bumpin lil jon I'm a brush ya,
Its the psycho ni**a twista from
Chicago rollin with the Miami ni**a that'll crush ya,
We already been lookin for drama
If a ni**a try to get it to, but what if, still gotta get em,
Feelin fury from my tough sh*t that cant never be true
And no penicillin
I'm telling you Trick I'm fitna steal em
Got me swingin crysie and hennessy bottles,
In the club with my thug homies goin for the skrilla,
Don't get it twisted with that
Overnight celebrity you better be scared
Of me in my city I'm a killa.

[Hook]

[Trick Daddy:]
I ain't that rappin type arright,
And I that actin type arright,
This sulphane in my script,
I'm a play on you and you just a square,
See, once that hennessy into
Me the whole industry is my enemy,
If you aint no ten to me or friend to me,
B***h don't pretend to be,
I'm strictly for the thugs,
I'm part of the streets and straight out the hood,
That moments ghetto (ghetto),
Got me deep in gats for you wheezly cats,
I'm straight out the county of Dade,
Played on fire ni**a M-I-A,
Never gone south of the border,
Americas most wanted you gonna get slaughtered.

[Hook 2x]

[Trick Daddy:]
The AK go chop, chop, chop, chop
The SK go fire, fire, fire, fire
The AK go chop, chop, chop, chop
The SK go fire, fire, fire, fire

MiLB Gameday: July 19th, 2010

Buffalo Bisons – OFF

Gameday | Boxscore

Binghamton Mets vs. Bowie Baysox – 7:05 p.m
Chris Schwinden (4-5, 5.04) vs. Pedro Viola (3-0, 2.89)
Gameday | Boxscore

St. Lucie Mets vs. Clearwater Threshers – Suspended Game 1
Kyle Allen (6-5, 5.23) vs. TBD
Gameday | Boxscore

St. Lucie Mets vs. Clearwater Threshers – Game 2
Eric Beaulac (4-2, 3.27) vs. Phillipe Aumont (1-1, 3.86)
Gameday | Boxscore

Savannah Sand Gnats - OFF

Gameday | Boxscore

Brooklyn Cyclones vs. Tri City Valley Cats - Final
Yohan Almonte
Gameday | Boxscore

Kingsport Mets vs. Johnson City Cardinals - 7:00 p.m.
Brett Mitchell (2-1, 3.10) vs. Patrick Daugherty (1-1, 5.40)
Gameday | Boxscore

Mets Farm Report: July 18th, 2010

Stars of the Night:
AAA – Dillon Gee (8 IP, 3 H, R, BB, 8 K)
AA – Michael Fisher (2-for-4, HR, RBI, R, K)
HiA – Suspended
LoA – Cesar Puello (2-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R, SB, 2 K)
SSA – Cory Vaughn (2-for-4, RBI, R, BB, SB, CS)
RK – Albert Cordero (2-for-4, 2B, HR, RBI, R)

AAA – International League

Gwinett 1 | Buffalo 2

Player AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
Feliciano, J CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .361
Hernandez, Lu SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .343
Padilla, J LF 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .330
Pascucci RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .238
O’Connor P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Duda 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .308
Cervenak, M 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
Green, A 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .264
Blaquiere C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .368
Gee P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Martinez, F RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256

BATTING
2B: Green, A (11, Ortegano), Padilla, J (5, Ortegano).
TB: Hernandez, Lu; Padilla, J 4; Pascucci; Cervenak, M; Green, A 2.
RBI: Green, A (19), Padilla, J (14).
2-out RBI: Green, A; Padilla, J.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Gee; Blaquiere; Duda 2; Pascucci.
Team RISP: 1-for-7.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
CS: Feliciano, J (3, 2nd base by Ortegano/Sammons), Padilla, J (1, 2nd base by Hyde/Sammons).
PO: Feliciano, J (1st base by Ortegano).

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Gee (W, 9-5) 8.0 3 1 1 1 8 0 4.51
O’Connor (S, 2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.82

Dillon Gee was just masterful today and if it was a shutout probably would have been pitching the 9th for the shutout as he was so efficient with his pitches.  Consistency is the thing that separates major leaguers from minor leaguers and Gee has the potential to put up wonderful performances like this, but then will go out his next time and throw up a stinker. If he can ever find the middle ground he can become an extremely solid 4/5 starter.

AA – Eastern League

Binghamton 2 | New Hampshire 6

Player AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
Nieuwenhuis CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 .302
Ratliff LF 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .352
Satin DH 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294
Hubbard 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
Reyes, R RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .284
Nickeas C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .299
Fisher 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 .366
Coronado 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .220
Malo SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .204
Cohoon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Ramirez, Ed P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Merritt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

BATTING
2B: Ratliff 2 (13, Stewart, Z, Magnuson).
HR: Nieuwenhuis (15, 3rd inning off Stewart, Z, 0 on, 1 out), Fisher (3, 6th inning off Stewart, Z, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Nieuwenhuis 4; Ratliff 4; Satin; Hubbard 2; Nickeas; Fisher 5.
RBI: Nieuwenhuis (53), Fisher (4).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hubbard; Coronado; Reyes, R; Ratliff 2; Satin.
GIDP: Fisher.
Team RISP: 0-for-9.
Team LOB: 10.

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Cohoon (L, 1-2) 6.0 6 6 6 1 7 2 7.03
Ramirez, Ed 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.53
Merritt 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.61

Mark Cohoon‘s game went as strangely as his whole season in Bingy has been.  His peripherals continue to be fantastic, but his results continue to look bad.  His game didn’t start of well giving up a home run to slugger Travis Snider, completely understandable, and then it looked like he was settling in.  Then in the third inning he got a quick out before walking the number nine hitter on four straight pitches something you never want to do.  Then the trouble came when the next three batters reached on singles, but the thing is two of the hits were because of poor defense and the other one was a weakly hit bloop.  Not much of Cohoon’s fault.  Right after making Shawn Bowman look silly at the plate he gave up a grand slam to put the game away.  Had their been a better defense behind him and those plays made who knows what happens.  I am not buying into Cohoon’s poor performance in Bingy so far because he is pitching to an inflated BABIP, walking no one, striking out enough, and getting a nice amount of ground balls.  He is having trouble controlling his curve ball, but things should turn around soon for Cohoon. Captain Kirk and Sean Ratliff continue to mash.

HiA – Florida State League

St. Lucie Game Suspended

LoA – South Atlantic League

Greenville 8 | Savannah 4

Player AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
Zapata, P CF 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .280
Harris, R.J. LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207
Puello, C RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .268
Marte, J DH 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
Torres, Ju C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Butler 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333
Gregory 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 .224
Harris, A 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231
Tovar, W SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .341
Fuller, J P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Martinez, S P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rojas, Lu P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Sage P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Powers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

BATTING
2B: Zapata, P (15, Rivera), Puello, C (18, Batista, A).
TB: Zapata, P 2; Harris, R.J.; Puello, C 3; Marte, J 3; Tovar, W.
RBI: Puello, C 2 (25), Gregory 2 (17).
2-out RBI: Gregory.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Butler; Harris, A 4; Torres, Ju 2.
Team RISP: 4-for-14.
Team LOB: 10.

BASERUNNING
SB: Puello, C (31, 2nd base off Rivera/Thomas).

FIELDING
E: Gregory (6, missed catch).
DP: (Tovar, W-Harris, A-Gregory).

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Fuller, J (L, 7-3) 3.0 7 6 3 1 3 0 2.06
Martinez, S 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7.71
Rojas, Lu 2.0 3 2 2 2 1 0 2.63
Sage 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.29
Powers 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.28

Another not great start from James Fuller and his stock is really falling now.  He was considered the best or second best prospect in the St. Lucie rotation when the season began, but has been passed up by the likes of Cohoon and Brandon Moore.  Next season I would move him Binghamton and try him out as a LOOGY to make a quick move to the majors.  Cesar Puello and Jefry Marte continue to be two of the only baters to do anything lately.

SSA – New York-Penn League

Brooklyn 7 | Tri-City 6

Player AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
Sandoval SS 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 .314
Nieves 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Vaughn CF-RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .283
Bonfe 1B 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .340
Harrison 3B 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .324
Cherry LF 5 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 .213
Steinhauer, K RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .182
Ceciliani, D a- PH-CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 .397
Schroeder DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .317
Valdez, A C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143
Centeno C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
Houck P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Wrenn P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Kolarek P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Figuereo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Fraser P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

BATTING
2B: Sandoval (10, Gouvea).
TB: Sandoval 3; Vaughn 2; Bonfe; Harrison 2; Cherry 3; Ceciliani, D; Schroeder.
RBI: Cherry 3 (16), Schroeder (3), Vaughn (25), Ceciliani, D 2 (16).
2-out RBI: Ceciliani, D 2; Cherry.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Valdez, A; Ceciliani, D.
S: Schroeder; Nieves.
Team RISP: 4-for-7.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Cherry 2 (4, 2nd base off De Leon, J/Kvasnicka, 2nd base off Gouvea/Kvasnicka), Bonfe (3, 2nd base off Gouvea/Kvasnicka), Vaughn (6, 3rd base off Gouvea/Kvasnicka).
CS: Vaughn (1, 2nd base by Robinson, J/Kvasnicka).
PO: Cherry (1st base by Robinson, J).

FIELDING
Pickoffs: Figuereo (Figueroa, O at 1st base).

a-Singled for Steinhauer, K in the 8th.

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Houck 5.2 5 3 3 1 3 0 3.19
Wrenn (H, 1) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.76
Kolarek (H, 2) 2.0 3 2 2 0 3 1 3.86
Figuereo (BS, 2)(W, 2-1) 1.1 2 1 1 2 2 0 4.38
Fraser (S, 4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.68

Ryan Fraser is just an absolute beast.  It is not very often you get exited about a relief prospect, but still he has been amazing.  Just an all around solid performance from the offense.  They did a good job hitting with runners in scoring position and stealing bases especially by the real prospects on the team; Cory Vaughn, Darrell Ceciliani, and Brian Harrison.

RK – Appalachian League

Kingsport 5 | Johnson City 15

Player AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
McQueen CF 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 .315
Schafer 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .375
Stewart 1B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .301
Rodriguez, A 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 .302
Rodriguez, Ja RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .317
Farrell DH 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .200
Cordero C 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 .277
Hinojosa LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 .114
Brown, B SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .163
Kountis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Tovar, O P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Torres, Jh P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

BATTING
2B: Cordero (7, Copeland).
HR: Cordero (3, 2nd inning off Hernandez, H, 0 on, 2 out), McQueen (1, 6th inning off Copeland, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: McQueen 4; Schafer 2; Stewart 2; Rodriguez, Ja; Cordero 6; Hinojosa; Brown, B.
RBI: Cordero (18), Rodriguez, A (22), Rodriguez, Ja (17), McQueen (11).
2-out RBI: Cordero; McQueen.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: McQueen; Cordero 2; Schafer.
Team RISP: 2-for-16.
Team LOB: 11.

BASERUNNING
SB: Schafer (3, 2nd base off Hernandez, H/Castillo, J), McQueen (9, 2nd base off Hernandez, H/Castillo, J).

FIELDING
E: Brown, B (7, fielding), Rodriguez, A 2 (9, throw, fielding), Schafer (6, throw).
DP: 2 (Brown, B-Schafer-Rodriguez, A, Brown, B-Schafer-Stewart).

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Kountis (L, 0-1) 2.1 8 7 4 0 1 1 15.43
Tovar, O 2.2 6 5 4 2 2 0 5.17
Torres, Jh 3.0 5 3 3 0 5 2 4.91

It’s safe to say the project to convert Jonathan Kountis to a starter is not going smoothly so far.

MiLB Gameday: July 18th, 2010

Gwinnett Braves vs. Buffalo Bisons – 1:05 p.m.
Jose Ortegano (2-6, 6.51) vs. Dillon Gee (8-5, 4.77)
Gameday | Boxscore

Binghamton Mets vs. New Hampshire Fisher Cats – 1:35 p.m
Mark Cohoon (1-1, 6.38) vs. Zach Stewart (7-2, 4.20)
Gameday | Boxscore

St. Lucie Mets vs. Clearwater Threshers – 6:00 p.m.
Kyle Allen (6-5, 5.23) vs. TBD
Gameday | Boxscore

Greenville Drive vs. Savannah Sand Gnats - 6:05 p.m.
Manuel Rivera (2-7, 3.43) vs. James Fuller (7-2, 1.83)
Gameday | Boxscore

Brooklyn Cyclones vs. Tri City Valley Cats - 5:00 p.m.
Mitch Houck (3-0, 2.90) vs. Thomas Shirley (0-0, 0.00)
Gameday | Boxscore

Kingsport Mets vs. Johnson City Cardinals - 6:00 p.m.
Jonathan Kountis (0-0, -.–) vs. Hector Hernandez (0-1, 6.91)
Gameday | Boxscore

Song of the Day: Welcome Home – Coheed and Cambria

You could’ve been all I wanted
But you weren’t honest
Now get in the ground
You choked off the surest of favors
But if you really loved me
You would’ve endured my world

Well if you’re just as I presumed
A whore in sheep’s clothing
Fucking up all I do
And if so here we stop
Then never again
Will you see this in your life

Hang on to the glory at my right hand
Here laid to rest is our love ever longed
With truth on the shores of compassion
You seem to take premise to all of these songs

You stormed off to scar the armada
Like Jesus played martyr,
I’ll drill through your hands
The stone for the curse you have blamed me
With love and devotion, I’ll die as you sleep
But if you could just write me out
To neverless wonder… happy will I become
Be true that this is no option,
So with sin I condemn you
Demon play, demon out!

Hang on to the glory at my right hand
Here laid to rest is our love ever longed
With truth on the shores of compassion
You seem to take premise to all of these songs

One last kiss for you
One more wish to you
Please make up your mind girl…
I’d do anything for you
One last kiss for you
One more wish to you
Please make up your mind girl…
Before I hope you die

Mets Farm Report: July 17th, 2010

Stars of the Night:
AAA – Oliver Perez (6.2 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 7 K)
AA – Sean Ratliff (3-for-4, 2B, RBI, K)
HiA – Wilmer Flores (3-for-4, 2B, 4 RBI, R)
LoA – Jefry Marte (3-for-4, RBI, R)
SSA – J.B. Brown (2-for-4, HR, 2B, 2 RBI, R)
RK – Patrick Farrell (2-for-5, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, K)

AAA – International League

Gwinett 3 | Buffalo 4

Player AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
Feliciano, J CF 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .366
Hernandez, Lu SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .349
Duda LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320
Jacobs 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .266
Cervenak, M 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .249
Martinez, F RF 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256
Adams, R 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 .250
House C 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .262
Perez, O P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
De La Torre P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Pascucci a- PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .236
Igarashi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Acosta P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Padilla, J b- PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .311

BATTING
2B: Adams, R (19, Martinez, Cr), House (8, Martinez, Cr), Jacobs (22, Gearrin).
TB: Jacobs 3; Cervenak, M; Adams, R 2; House 2.
RBI: Adams, R 2 (33), Jacobs (53), Padilla, J (13).
2-out RBI: Jacobs.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Perez, O 2; Adams, R.
S: Martinez, F.
SF: Padilla, J.
Team RISP: 2-for-12.
Team LOB: 6.
FIELDING
Pickoffs: House (Jones, M at 1st base).
a-Struck out for De La Torre in the 7th. b-Hit a sacrifice fly for Acosta in the 9th.

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Perez, O 6.2 7 3 3 2 7 2 2.31
De La Torre 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.24
Igarashi 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.79
Acosta (W, 2-3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.67

Shockingly Ollie P had a good game today.  He was able to go more than 6 innings, only walked 2 batters, and struck out a batter per inning.  He did give up a lot of hits, but the most important thing for Ollie is the walks. If he can ever manage to keep those down he will be more ‘successful’.

AA – Eastern League

Binghamton 5 | New Hampshire 1

Player AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
Nieuwenhuis CF 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304
Ratliff LF 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .350
Satin 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 .298
Hubbard 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .260
Reyes, R RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
Nickeas C 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .299
Fisher 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .351
Coronado SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .223
Maldonado, B DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250
Stinson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Owen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Lujan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

BATTING
2B: Ratliff (11, Drabek).
HR: Satin (1, 1st inning off Drabek, 1 on, 1 out), Hubbard (7, 1st inning off Drabek, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Nieuwenhuis 2; Ratliff 4; Satin 4; Hubbard 4; Reyes, R; Coronado 2.
RBI: Satin 2 (15), Hubbard (36), Ratliff (24), Coronado (29).
2-out RBI: Coronado.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Coronado; Hubbard; Maldonado, B.
GIDP: Hubbard.
Team RISP: 2-for-7.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
SB: Reyes, R (1, 2nd base off Drabek/Jeroloman), Nieuwenhuis (13, 2nd base off Drabek/Jeroloman).
CS: Nieuwenhuis (5, 2nd base by Everts/Jeroloman), Ratliff (2, 2nd base by Drabek/Jeroloman).

FIELDING
E: Nickeas (8, throw).
DP: 4 (Coronado-Satin-Hubbard 2, Fisher-Hubbard, Lujan-Coronado-Hubbard).

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Stinson (W, 7-1) 6.0 7 1 1 3 6 0 3.18
Owen 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 3.13
Lujan 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.02

I know people don’t like to look at a pitchers wins for his success, but Josh Stinson is now 7-1 and that is very impressive in my book.  The ability to win like that and not lose is very impressive in my book.  While I would like to the walks come down a little bit I am okay with the strikeouts because of his ability to get ground balls, which has improved since he moved to the rotation.  It took 31 games, but Josh Satin finally went deep for Bingy.  He has continued to with a high average to go along with a BABIP, but I am not too nervous of his average to drop that much or if at all because he has shown an ability to maintain a high BABIP throughout his career.

HiA – Florida State League

Dunedin 1 | St. Lucie 5

Player AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
Valdespin DH 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .297
Castillo, L 2B 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .154
Flores, W SS 4 1 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 .382
Lagares CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
Welch, S 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288
Gronauer C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .323
Fernandez, R RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .370
Lucas, R 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .205
Pellot LF 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
Holt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Carr, N P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ramirez, E P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

BATTING
2B: Castillo, L (1, Page), Flores, W (7, Page).
TB: Valdespin; Castillo, L 2; Flores, W 4; Welch, S; Gronauer; Lucas, R; Pellot 3.
RBI: Flores, W 4 (15), Gronauer (9).
2-out RBI: Gronauer; Flores, W 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Fernandez, R; Castillo, L; Gronauer; Lagares; Flores, W.
GIDP: Fernandez, R.
Team RISP: 3-for-11.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
SB: Flores, W (1, 2nd base off Page/Talley).

FIELDING
E: Pellot (3, fielding).
DP: (Flores, W-Welch, S).

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Holt (W, 2-2) 5.0 3 1 1 3 7 1 5.11
Carr, N 2.0 3 0 0 2 2 0 0.00
Ramirez, E 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4.13

Ollie and Brad Holt with good games on the same day?  This wasn’t a great game by any means for Holt but it is more in the mold of his starts back when he was dominating.  A lot of strikeouts and fly balls while keeping the hits down.  Wilmer Flores must not have liked be giving Rafael Fernandez props as he came back today with 3 hits and 4 RBI’s while returning to having the highest batting average on the team.

LoA – South Atlantic League

Greenville 4 | Savannah 2

Player AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
Zapata, P CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .281
Harris, R.J. DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .207
Puello, C RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
Marte, J 3B 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .254
Ozga 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328
Santomauro LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .173
Doyle C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .195
Harris, A 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
Tovar, W SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .342
Rodriguez, Ar P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
McHugh P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
BATTING
TB: Harris, R.J. 2; Puello, C 2; Marte, J 3; Ozga.
RBI: Marte, J (42), Doyle (13).
2-out RBI: Marte, J.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Harris, A.
Team RISP: 2-for-5.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
SB: Puello, C (30, 2nd base off Volz/Vazquez).

FIELDING
E: Tovar, W (7, throw).
DP: (McHugh-Tovar, W-Ozga).

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Rodriguez, Ar (L, 5-6) 6.0 3 4 3 1 2 0 3.12
McHugh 3.0 3 0 0 2 1 0 3.19

Cesar Puello hit the magic 30 steals mark today.  Now if only he could get on base or hit for some power he would be in good shape.  It is shocking how low his SLG% given that he is not that small of a guy and you would expect at least 5 home runs by now

SSA – New York-Penn League

Brooklyn 8 | Tri-City 0

Player AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
Nieves SS 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .379
Ceciliani, D CF 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .395
Vaughn RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .275
Flagg 1B 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 .315
Bonfe 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .348
Schroeder 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
Harrison DH 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300
Brown 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 .284
Centeno C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283
Holliday, C LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167
Pinera P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Needham P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Carela P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

BATTING
2B: Nieves (1, Martinez, Da), Harrison (3, Martinez, Da), Brown (3, Martinez, Da).
HR: Brown (1, 6th inning off Chowning, 0 on, 0 out), Flagg (4, 9th inning off Sogard, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Nieves 3; Ceciliani, D 3; Vaughn 2; Flagg 5; Bonfe; Harrison 3; Brown 6; Centeno.
RBI: Ceciliani, D 2 (14), Brown 2 (9), Bonfe (11), Flagg (22).
2-out RBI: Ceciliani, D; Flagg.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Brown 2; Flagg; Holliday, C.
SF: Bonfe.
Team RISP: 4-for-11.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Nieves (4, 2nd base off Martinez, Da/Heath), Bonfe (2, 2nd base off Chowning/Heath), Vaughn (5, 2nd base off Martinez, Da/Heath).

FIELDING
DP: (Flagg).

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Pinera (W, 1-2) 6.0 2 0 0 0 5 0 1.33
Needham 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 7.94
Carela 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.93

A.J. Pinera was much better in this start than in his first start an earned his first professional victory.  The offense was clicking on all cylinders tonight with the Cyclones scoring runs in five consecutive innings. J.B. Brown had a good game with 2 extra base hits (a home run and double) and every starter except Cody Holliday had a hit tonight.

RK – Appalachian League

Kingsport 6 | Johnson City 7

Player AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
Van Gurp 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .228
Stewart a- PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286
Schafer SS-2B 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .373
McQueen CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .318
Rodriguez, A 3B 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .314
Brown, B 2- PR-SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156
Rodriguez, Ja RF 6 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 .323
Zapata, N C 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .256
Farrell DH 5 2 2 0 0 1 3 0 1 .400
Lora 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 .125
Tijerina 1- PR-2B-3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Semel LF 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 .246
Aldama P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hodge, L P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Pena, Ri P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Edgin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Chism P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Winnick P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

BATTING
2B: Lora (2, Whiting), Schafer (8, Whiting), Zapata, N (5, Whiting), Rodriguez, Ja (6, Benes), Van Gurp (3, Nadeau), Rodriguez, A (10, Patterson).
3B: Semel (2, Whiting).
HR: Farrell (1, 4th inning off Whiting, 2 on, 0 out).
TB: Van Gurp 3; Schafer 2; McQueen; Rodriguez, A 2; Rodriguez, Ja 2; Zapata, N 2; Farrell 5; Lora 2; Semel 3.
RBI: Lora (3), Farrell 3 (3), Van Gurp (10).
2-out RBI: Lora.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Semel; Rodriguez, A; McQueen; Farrell; Schafer 2; Zapata, N 2; Van Gurp.
S: Semel.
GIDP: Rodriguez, A.
Team RISP: 2-for-18.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: McQueen (8, 2nd base off Nadeau/Stanley).

FIELDING
E: Zapata, N (4, fielding), Rodriguez, A (7, fielding), Schafer (5, fielding).
PB: Zapata, N (10).
Outfield assists: Semel (Ruiz, Ro at 3rd base).
DP: (Semel-Rodriguez, A-Van Gurp-Schafer).

a-Struck out for Van Gurp in the 11th.
1-Ran for Lora in the 11th. 2-Ran for Rodriguez, A in the 12th.

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Aldama 3.0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0.00
Hodge, L 2.1 2 2 0 3 1 0 12.08
Pena, Ri (H, 1) 2.1 2 2 0 1 2 0 1.84
Edgin (BS, 2) 2.1 3 1 1 1 5 0 4.22
Chism 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.35
Winnick (L, 0-1) 0.2 3 1 1 0 1 0 12.00

Everyday this offense puts up runs, but 3 errors and a passed ball helped contribute to 5 unearned runs scoring and allowing this game go into extras where the team lost in the 12th.  This team can sure hit, but their defense is awful, which is fully expected of kids at this level.

MiLB Gameday: July 17th, 2010

Gwinnett Braves vs. Buffalo Bisons – 7:05 p.m.
Cristhian Martinez vs. Oliver Perez
Gameday | Boxscore

Binghamton Mets vs. New Hampshire Fisher Cats – 7:35 p.m
Josh Stinson vs. Kyle Drabek
Gameday | Boxscore

Dunedin Blue Jays vs. St. Lucie Mets – 6:05 p.m.
Ryan Page vs. Brad Holt
Gameday | Boxscore

Greenville Drive vs. Savannah Sand Gnats - 6:05 p.m.
Kendal Volz vs. Armando Rodriguez

Gameday | Boxscore

Brooklyn Cyclones vs. Tri City Valley Cats - 7:00 p.m.
A.J. Pinera vs. David Martinez
Gameday | Boxscore

Kingsport Mets vs. Johnson City Cardinals - 7:00 p.m.
Eduardo Aldama vs. Boone Whiting
Gameday | Boxscore