Postgame Thoughts (August 18, 2011)

Five Man Electrical Infield (Click to enlarge)

Peoria 5, Wisconsin 4
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Another day, another shot of an unusual defensive alignment
That’s the second time in two years the Rattlers have gone to the 5-man infield. It’s also the second time that it has worked. Click here and scroll down to the 12th inning of this game at Community Field on July 3, 2010.
Cody Hawn hits a double to the same spot he singled in the first inning last night.
Hawn also with a stolen base.
Franklin Romero walked again. That’s FOUR!
Reggie Keen with an outfield assist, his 14th of the season. It was the 43rd of the season for the Rattlers.
Weird bounce for Nick Ramirez in the eighth inning. He hit a ball that was foul up the third base line. It spun back fair…then, hit the lip of the grass to spin back foul.
Odd play by Arismendy Alcantara in the bottom of the seventh. He was the tying run at second base with one out and Richard Jones, Peoria’s RBI leader and a lefty, at the plate. Alcantara tried to steal third. Paciorek through him out easily, but the trail runner took second on the play.
Unfortunately, Jones singled away from the shift with a runner on second to send the tying run home.
The crazy thing about that game tonight was that the Rattlers had four hits and still had a chance to win it.
The other crazy thing is that opponents now have eight “walk-off” wins against the Timber Rattlers this season.
One other crazy thing….Rally vegetables:

Rally. Vegetables. Seriously.

Those are probably interns. So, you want to start working baseball?
Clinton AND Kane County both won tonight. The Rattlers are nine back of Kane County and six back of Clinton. 18 games left in the regular season.