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- For my Twins/Red Sox game recap from Wednesday night’s game, please check it out at BaseballDigest.com.
- I was asked by Evan Brunell of the Most Valuable Network to participate in a Mock Draft. I was able to represent the Twins. That meant that I would pick 22nd in the mock draft and depending upon who was available, I could make my pick for the Twins. Who did I pick for the Twins, and why? Well, you’ll have to check that out here.
- With all this talk about Joe Mauer, and rightfully so, Justin Morneau is having a monster season. How good? Check out Travis Talks most recent debate topic to get an idea of just how good he has been.
- Aaron Gleeman will be hosting a Live Chat this afternoon at 3:00.
- Nick Nelson is Growing Leery about Francisco Liriano.
Here is a request for help from a Twins fan out of state, looking for someone to help him acquire a couple of things at the Twins Autograph Party. If you are interested, send me an e-mail and I will put you in contact with this gentleman:
- Is there anyone here that is going to (or considering going to) the Twins Autograph Party on Saturday June 20? I have an item that I would like to get autographed by Harmon Killebrew and Rod Carew, and seeing that I live in Philadelphia I am looking for someone to do the leg-work for me. I would consider flying in for the day, but since I am out of work at the moment, I won’t even try to explain that frivolous expenditure to my wife.
My proposal would be to find someone who would be willing to commit to going to the event, and standing in the alumni line (2:30-4:00) to (try to) get the two signatures. In exchange I would pay the fee for the autograph card, which you could use to get your own autographs during the Current Twins session (12:30-2:00). I would also pay your driving expenses including parking, plus a reasonable “time and effort” fee, which we will negotiate in advance. I will send the item to you via FedEx and include a prepaid return envelope, as well.
So, if anyone is wanting to go but not sure due to cost, maybe we could help each other out.
Thanks in advance for any assistance that anyone can provide.
MINOR LEAGUE REPORT
Wednesday – SethSpeaks.net Hitter of the Day – Michael Harrington, Beloit Snappers
Wednesday – SethSpeaks.net Pitcher of the Day – Michael McCardell, Ft. Myers Miracle
ROCHESTER REPORT
Wednesday –Rochester 2, Durham 13 – Reid Santos started and gave up three runs on five hits and a walk. He struck out five in four innings. Tim Lahey got four outs, and gave up six runs on seven hits and two walks. Ben Hendrickson gave up four runs on four hits and three walks in two innings. Armando Gabino went one inning and struck out three. Juan Morillo struck out two in 0.2 innings. Dustin Martin went 2-3 with a walk and his first triple. Trevor Plouffe was 2-4 with an RBI.
By the way, be sure to check out and bookmark ‘R Red Wings, a very good blog on the Red Wings. He has some video of Anthony Swarzak and others that it fun to watch.
Also, at BaseballDigest.com, Justin Murphy posted this week’s Upstate Update on the Red Wings.
ROCKCAT RECAP
Wednesday – New Britain 1, Trenton 5 – Cole Devries made another start in this game. He gave up three runs on six hits in five innings. He walked three and struck out three. Jose Lugo gave up two hits in 1.2 innings. Rob Delaney got the next four outs, allowing just one base runner. Anthony Slama gave up two runs on one hit and two hit batters in one inning. He gave up a home run as well. The Rockcats offense managed just four hits. Steve Tolleson went 2-3 with a walk.
MIRACLE MEMOS
Wednesday – Ft. Myers 8, Tampa 0 – Michael McCardell put together his best start of the season. The righty went seven shutout innings. He gave up just four hits, walked none and struck out three. He improves to 6-2 with a 3.63 ERA. Blair Erickson came on and struck out all three batters he faced. Alex Burnett then pitched a scoreless inning. Danny Berg went 3-5 with his eighth double. Nick Romero was 2-3 with a walk, his first homer and three RBI. Rene Leveret went 2-4 with a walk and three RBI. Ben Revere was 2-5. Mark Dolenc hit his first homer of the year.
SNAPPERS SNIPPETS
Wednesday – Beloit 2, South Bend 3 (15 innings) – Dan Osterbrock made the start in this game. He threw eight innings and gave up two runs on seven hits. He walked none and struck out eight. Joe Testa came in and threw three shutout innings. He struck out three and dropped his ERA to 1.69. Matt Williams came on and gave up two walks and a hit, but no runs in two innings to drop his ERA to 1.89. Michael Tarsi came in and after a scoreless 14th inning, he gave up the final run with two outs in the 15th. Michael Harrington went 3-5 with a walk, his organization-leading 15th double, and his first triple. James Beresford was 2-6 with his second double. Juan Richardson went 2-6.
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Seth, do you have inside information on the #22 pick? Seems like he does fit the spot, but with a supplemental pick this year could they wait until then? Personally, would like to see them pick another Crain-Baker-Slowey with that supplemental pick.
Snappers just can’t get a win, can they? When they get good pitching the hitters go silent. Other games are out of hand by the 3rd or 4th innings. I haven’t seen Santana in their lineup the last couple games. Did he play last night? He is having a phenominal start to this season.
I wouldn’t reach on a likely 1B who might hit for average — that is, you don’t reach above the 3rd round. If he’s not there then, too bad, so sad.