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Lineup & Game Notes (July 11, 2011)
This is a photo of the cornfield that is planted in foul territory down the left field line in Modern Woodmen Park.
I heard a voice telling me, "If you something-something, he will something." It was kind of hard to hear.
Monday’s Lineup:
Nick Shaw – SS
Reggie Keen – CF
Mike Walker – 3B
Jason Rogers – DH
Cody Hawn – 1B
Joey Paciorek – C
Chad Stang – LF
Mike Brownstein – 2B
Franklin Romero – RF
Monday’s Starting Pitcher (Wisconsin):
Del Howell
Monday’s Starting Pitcher (Quad Cities):
Anthony Ferrara
Monday’s Game Notes: RattlersGameNotesJuly11
Scheduled pitching matchups for West Michigan series:
WED: RHP Matt Miller (3-4, 4.89) v. RHP Kevin Eichron (7-3, 3.46)
THU: RHP Maverick Lasker (0-2, 6.89) v. LHP Kyle Ryan (4-7, 3.65)
FRI: RHP Brooks Hall (4-2, 4.14) v. LHP Alex Burgos (4-1, 2.15)
Bonus Photo of the Modern Woodmen Park Cornfield:
Ease whose what? Really!? I can't hear you!
Lineup & Game Notes (July 9, 2011)
Before getting to the lineup & game notes some quick background.
There is a collector in the Quad Cities who has several uniforms signed by players who have been enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He has donated many of them to the River Bandits. These jerseys are decorations on the press box/suite level at Modern Woodmen Park.
I have taken pictures of two of those uniforms which happened to catch my eye. As always, click for a larger image:
Hank Aaron - Braves. His signature only.
Pete Rose and everything he has ever done in baseball & his signature & "Charlie Hustle" & "Hit King" & #4,256
Apologies for the glare on the second photo. I couldn’t block out the light and a straight on photo with me in the reflection on the glass would have been…creepy.
Not as creepy as the fact that there were 500 of those #14 jerseys made, but still creepy…
To the pertinent information for today:
Saturday’s Lineup:
Nick Shaw – SS
Reggie Keen – CF
TJ Mittelstaedt – 2B
Greg Hopkins – 3B
Mike Walker – 1B
Cody Hawn – DH
Chad Stang – LF
Tony Pechek – C
Franklin Romero – RF
Saturday’s Starting Pitcher (Rattlers):
Brooks Hall
Saturday’s Starting Pitcher (Bandits):
Zach Russell
Saturday’s Game Notes: RattlersGameNotesJuly9
Postgame Thoughts (June 29, 2011)
Rattlers 5, Chiefs 1
Boxscore | Game Story
- Thanks to Sports32 for allowing the production crew to cut up the highlights from last night’s game.
- Brooks Hall doing what Brooks Hall does. Another fine outing for the 4th rounder in ’09.
- It’s not in the highlights, but there was a very good play by Mike Walker at third last night.
- Rubi Silva had tripled with one out in the top of the first. The Rattlers brought the infield in and Walker handled a hot shot off the bat of Greg Rohan. Walker handled the sharply hit grounder looked Silva back and threw out Rohan at first.
- Oddly, that play happened at just about the same spot Walker and I were talking before the game about the length of the infield grass at Miller Park.
- Before the game, Walker thought the grass needed to be a little shorter. After the game, he thought it was juuuust right.
- In case you were wondering GO/AO ratio for Hall last night was 8/7.
- No walks and one strikeout.
- Look at the play on the liner back to the mound and put yourself in Hall’s position. You want to be a pitcher, eh?
- Garman and Marzec with more solid work out of the bullpen.
- Greg Hopkins (3-for-4) becomes the second Rattler to homer at Miller Park. Brock Kjeldgaard hit one in ’09.
- Cody Hawm probably should have had three hits, two, but Silva made a diving catch on a sinking liner to right in the 6th.
- Overall, a fun night for all.
- The bus arrived at the hotel in Cedar Rapids around 3am today.
- Movies on the trip so far: Tommy Boy and Super Troopers.
- Arrival time for the team to the ballpark is 3pm. Game time is 6:35pm.
- Expect today’s lineup and game notes…soon.
- Let’s go, Rattlers!
All-Star Slide Show
A few pictures from the night in Quad Cities: Most of these were posted on the Live blog, but just in case….
Second half starts on Friday!
Game notes, Lineups, & After the Rain photos (May 29, 2011)
I am seriously getting sick and tired of this. These photos were taken between 2:30pm and 2:45pm on Sunday. Tonight’s game is scheduled to start at 6:00pm.
Left field corner of Elfstrom Stadium at 2:30pm on Sunday, May 29
Right field corner at Elfstrom Stadium at 2:45pm on Sunday afternoon.
That's deep...man.
And yet...be prepared to play.
No. Seriously. The tarp is about to come off the field. There is no rain coming in the rest of the night. AND Kane County radio announcer Jeff Hem just told me that he was told to expect a game tonight.
So…
PLAY BALL!…eventually.
UPDATE: In fairness to our hosts, here are two pictures of the affected areas that were taken at approximately 4:30pm. Yes. Good drainage.
Right field at Elfstrom Stadium taken about 90 minutes before the scheduled start time of Sunday's game.
Left field at Elfstrom Stadium approximately 90 minutes before the scheduled start time of Sunday's game.
Like I said…PLAY BALL!
Sunday’s Lineup:
Reggie Keen – CF
Nick Shaw – 2B
Cody Hawn – DH
Mike Walker – 1B
Greg Hopkins – 3B
Robbie Garvey – LF
Franklin Romero – RF
Tyler Roberts – C
Yadiel Rivera – SS
Sunday’s Starting Pitcher:
Tyler Thornburg
Sunday’s Game Notes: RattlersGameNotesMay29
Postsuspension slideshow (May 25, 2011)
I am really sick of rain. Part of me wanted to stay up in the press box for my Lt. Dan moment.
Here are some pictures:
Lineup, Game Notes, & Transactions May 3, 2011
Modern Woodmen Park. It's a brick....house. It's a brick..HOUSE!
Tonight’s starting lineup:
Nick Shaw – SS
TJ Mittelstaedt – LF
Cody Hawn – 1B
Mike Walker – 3B
Chris Dennis – DH
Franklin Romero – CF
Tyler Roberts – C
Greg Hopkins – 2B
Robbie Garvey – RF
Tonight’s Starting Pitcher:
Tyler Thornburg
Tonight’s Game Notes: RattlersGameNotesMay3
Tonight’s Roster Moves: Timber_Rattler_Roster_050311
LHP Brian Garman to the DL
RHP Eric Marzec off the DL and active for tonight
It. Can. Stop. Any. Time. Now.
My sweet lord.
Tarp on the field.
Hmm, my lord.
Tarp still on the field
Hmm, my lord.
I choose George Harrison today, because of the repetitive lyrics that can induce you into a trance. Much like the weather.
No seriously. I thought their was more to that song than that. It’s like the ‘Green Eggs & Ham’ of songs.
The game is still on for tonight. Check here, Twitter – either one, the homepage, or Facebook for updates.
It’s a beautiful morning
Snow is gone. Winter’s over. Snow is gone. Winter’s over.
It's a beautiful morning at Time Warner Cable Field
Don’t believe me. Don’t believe the badly altered John Lennon lyrics? Don’t believe the picture? Well, maybe a certain gentleman by the name of Felix Cavaliere can convince you:
How can you argue with that?
Let’s PLAY BALL!
Game notes and Game one lineup April 22, 2011
Community Field, home of the Bees, waits for tonight's doubleheader
I have not heard anything, so I am guessing that the game one lineup for the doubleheader today is the same as it was last night.
Nick Shaw 2B
Reggie Keen CF
Cody Hawn 1B
Jason Rogers LF
Mike Walker DH
Greg Hopkins 3B
Tyler Roberts C
Carlos George SS
Franklin Romero RF
Starting Pitcher:
Matt Miller
That being said. The tarp for the field has some damage to it. It leaked a bit.
The infield took some water.
The Burlington grounds crew was just having a discussion with Aaron Nieckula, the manager of the Bees, about the topic of the infield. Or at least I am guessing that is what they were talking about since they were standing right by it and doing a lot of pointing. I’m pretty sure that Aaron was not regaling them with the tale of him sliding around the infield here when he was the manager of the Cougars and was having an animated discussion with an umpire a couple of years ago.
The condition of the infield may be moot. More rain is scheduled in the forecast…I’m sorry did I say rain? I meant thunderstorms are forecast for 6pm.
Tonight’s game notes are here. A few slight changes have been made: RattlersGameNotesApril22
Check back here, @CMehring, @TimberRattlers, or Rattlers Facebook for updates on the game status.
IMMEDIATE UPDATE: It’s raining…again. The tarp is going on the field…again. Now, excuse me while I look for a bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken. A live chicken would be too much…today. In a few days, we might have to talk that one through for a bit.
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