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Friday odds & ends
Latest renovation photos:
Good progress on both stairwells.
“I’m a man who discovered the wheel and built the Eiffel Tower out of metal and brawn.”
The view from home plate.
The above scenes were captured for Episode Eight of the Renovation Update. Here is Episode Seven:
Big News. This is Big News in our corner of the sky.
The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers will need to renovate their trophy case inside Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium. Minor League Baseball announced the Midwest League affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers as winners of the National Larry MacPhail Award, which symbolizes the top promotional effort in Minor League Baseball.
“The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers do an exceptional job of not only promoting their club in the community, but also of trying to tie in an element that benefits its residents in their ballpark promotions, as well,” Pat O’Conner, President of Minor League Baseball, said in a release earlier today. “The Timber Rattlers have programs and promotions in place for fans of all ages, including several geared towards improving behavior and lifestyle of area youths.”
“Wisconsin’s use of various social media to promote themselves, especially through their mobile web site that allows fans to interact during games, as well as throughout the off-season, merits their selection as the winner of the 2012 Larry MacPhail Award,” said O’Conner.
The award has been given annually since 1966.
More at the link up top and this link to the MiLB.com story.
Elsewhere on the home page:
Flashback Friday wraps up the Subsidy Saga of 1987. Like I say at the end of the article…”sometimes it is a miracle that professional baseball survived in the Fox Cities.”
From Wednesday, Rafael Neda stepped into The Interrogation Room.
The Timber Rattlers are holding a Holiday card contest. Children 14 & under can enter by designing our 2012 card. Download the sheet right here. Deadline is Monday, November 19th.
Alumni Report for Winter Ball. (Stats Through 11/8 and the slash line is AVG/OBP/SLG for those out of practice)
Arizona Fall League:
Phoenix Desert Dogs:
Khris Davis: 226/348/264; 0HR, 6 RBI
Brock Kjeldgaard: 385/455/846; 4HR, 9RBI
Hunter Morris: 253/302/354; HR, 6RBI
Josh Prince: 403/489/558; HR, 7RBI
Nick Bucci: 5G, 5GS, 2-2, 15.0IP; 15R, 15ER, 5BB, 21K
Kyle Heckathorn: 8G, 0GS, 1-0, 11.1IP, 7R, 5ER, 5BB, 8K
Santo Manzanillo: 3G, 0GS, 0-1, 2.0IP, 7R, 7ER, 4BB, K
Jimmy Nelson: 6G, 5GS, 2-2, 18.0IP, 10R, 8ER, 12BB, 20K
Venezuela:
Aguilas del Zulia:
Austin Bibens-Dirkx: 3G, 2GS, 0-0, SAVE, 10.2IP, R, ER, BB, 11K
Bravos De Margarita:
Renee Cortez: 5G, 0GS, 1-1, 7.2IP, 3R, 2ER, 2BB, 4K
Cardenales de Lara:
Edilio Colina: 259/355/259; 0HR, 2RBI
Johan Limonta: 296/321/407; HR, 2RBI
Luis Valbuena: 333/500/462; 0HR, 4RBI
Jose Escalona: 9G, 0S, 0-0, 7.1IP, 3R, 2ER, 5BB, 6K
Ryan Feierabend: 4G, 4GS, 0-0, 23.0IP, 6R, 5ER, 4BB, 14K
Caesar Jimenez: 7G, 0GS, 0-1, 3 SAVES, 6.1IP, 2R, ER, 0BB, 11K
Caribes de Anzategui:
Luis Oliveros: 625/625/875; 0HR, 3RBI
Mike Wilson: 063/250/063; 0HR, RBI
Navegantes del Magallanes:
Sean Halton: 160/263/360; 3HR, 6RBI
Carlos Maldonado: 367/451/733; 6HR, 18RBI
Tiburones de La Guaira:
JC Ramirez: 5G, 0GS, 1-0, 3.1IP, 5R, 4ER, 3BB, 4K
Dominican Republic:
Aguilas Cibaenas:
Edward Paredes: 9G, 0GS, 1-0, 6.2IP, R, ER, 4BB, 5K
Juan Sandoval: 6G, 0GS, 0-1, 4.0IP, 9R, 6ER, 3BB, 0K
Estrellas de Oriente:
Juan Diaz: 250/270/361; 0HR, 4RBI
Gigantes del Cibao:
Carlos Peguero: 357/514/714; 3HR, 7RBI
Leones del Escogido:
Taylor Green: 300/333/350; 0HR, 3RBI
Tigres del Licey:
Carlos Triunfel: 222/300/222; 0HR, 3RBI
Australia:
Sydney Blue Sox:
Craig Anderson: 1G, 1GS, 0-1, 7.0IP, 2R, 2ER, BB, 6K
Puerto Rico*:
Cangrejeros de Santruce:
Jeff Dominguez
Criollos de Caguas:
Efrain Nieves
*- It was Opening Night on Thursday in Puerto Rico. Just ex-Rattlers who played this week. Stats next week.
Tough day in AZ and other news
John Steinmiller has an injury reports on former Timber Rattlers who are participating in the Arizona Fall League:
First, BROCK! Kjeldgaard
OF Brock Kjeldgaard broke his left foot on Oct. 27 after he fouled a ball of his foot. He has returned to Milwaukee where he will have surgery this week by Dr. Richard Marx. He expects to be ready in time for Spring Training and finished his stint in the Fall League hitting .385 with four home runs and nine RBI in just seven games.
Next, Santo Manzanillo
RHP Santo Manzanillo has returned to the Brewers facility in the Dominican Republic where his is rehabbing from a sore right shoulder. He pitched in only three games, tallying 2.0 innings of relief.
Get well soon, guys.
By the way, the Phoenix Desert Dogs play at the Peoria Javelinas this afternoon. Nick Bucci (’10) is the starting pitcher for Phoenix. Josh Prince (’09) and Hunter Morris (’10) are also playing for the Desert Dogs. Follow along on Gameday.
The other news would be that Australian Baseball League has started and former Rattler pitcher Craig Anderson (’00) is the only alumni playing in that league this season. Anderson is with the Sydney Blue Sox and lost his first start, a road game at Canberra on November 3, despite allowing two runs on three hits with one walk and six strikeouts over seven innings.
The winter league in Puerto Rico begins on Thursday. I’ll have a post on that later this week.
Rattlers at Rising Stars, 2012
The 2012 Arizona Fall League Rising Stars Game is scheduled to be played on Saturday night. This is the All-Star Game for the AFL. It starts at 7pm CDT and you can watch it on MLB Network or on MLB.com.
There will be one former Timber Rattler on the roster. Hunter Morris, the reigning Southern League MVP and Milwaukee Brewers minor league player of the year, will play for the West in this prospect-laden game.
Hunter Morris rounds the bases after one of his nine home runs with the Timber Rattlers in 2010. (Credit: PSB Photo)
Through Thursday, Morris is hitting .269 (18-for-67) with no homers and five RBI in 16 games for the Phoenix Desert Dogs in AFL play this season.
BUT, he is not the only person with ties to the Timber Rattlers who will be part of this game.
Morris will play for Dusty Wathan, the manager of the West Division. Wathan played five games for the Rattlers in 1995. Wathan was the manager of the Reading Phillies in 2011.
Lance Painter, the Rattlers pitching coach in 2006 and 2007, is Wathan’s pitching coach in this game. Painter has been a pitching coach in the Mariners system since 2006. He was the pitching coach for the Jackson Generals, the Southern League affiliate of the Mariners, last year.
Lance Painter as the Rattlers pitching coach in 2007.
Brent Johnson, a member of the 2005 Rattlers team, is listed as the BP Pitcher/assistant coach for the West. He hit .310 with a homer and 44RBI in 109 games during the regular season. Johnson spent 2012 as an assistant for the Arizona League affiliate of the Mariners.
Brent Johnson as a Timber Rattler in 2005.
Keep your eyes open for these ex-Rattlers during the game.
Odds and Ends for November 1
Lots of stuff to catch up on today.
Congratulations to former Timber Rattlers shortstop Adam Jones. The Orioles centerfielder won an American League Gold Glove.
Jones, 27, who was voted Most Valuable Oriole for the second straight year, capped his best major league season with his second Gold Glove. He was the only AL center fielder to play in all 162 games and led them in putouts (439), marking the second time in three years he was the league leader in putouts at his position. He also ranked second in range factor per game (2.75) and third in assists (seven) among AL center fielders.
Jones also inspired – by way of jersey selection – Maryland’s own Greg Merson to win the Main Event of the World Series of Poker!
This is from Tuesday night. He wore the orange Adam Jones jersey on Monday. You could see the number 10 on the front of the orange jersey, but this picture is much cooler. Trust me. He’s wearing #10.
A 24-year-old Maryland poker professional won the World Series of Poker main event Wednesday, outlasting his final opponents in a marathon card session of nearly 12 hours for the $8.53 million title.
Greg Merson emerged with the title before dawn in Las Vegas after a session that proved to be a showcase for his skills amid the unpredictability of tournament no-limit Texas Hold ‘em. On the last hand, Merson put Las Vegas card pro Jesse Sylvia all-in with a king high. Sylvia thought hard, then called with a suited queen-jack.
You can see the “Jones” and #10 on the back of the jersey at about 7:58 of this video clip from the broadcast.
Speaking of videos:
Here are a few pictures from next week’s episode:
One elevator shaft/Stairwell
Bathrooms are being renovated, too.
Work has begun on the home team clubhouse, too.
Have you seen the video of Jim Irwin conducting an interview at Goodland Field from the year 1968? You should.
The Timber Rattlers have opened a merchandise kiosk at Fox River Mall. It is located on the main corridor just past Northwoods Cafe food court.
New Fox River Mall Kiosk.
A view from the other side.
That time of the year
There is a new Mehring Monday up on the main website. It takes a look at the career Raul Ibanez and his home runs.
Speaking of Raul Ibanez, some interesting documents were found as the front office prepared to move over to the new office building – 2350 N. Casaloma, Suite 102. Those documents are the scoresheets and long form boxscores from the first half of the 1994 Appleton Foxes season. Ibanez, Alex Rodriguez, and a few other future major league players were part of that team. I am still trying to figure out how to use them on the blog, but keep your eyes open on this space for a little bit more of Appleton Baseball History.
That time of the year – from the title of the post – would refer to the start of the Fall and Winter Leagues. Arizona Fall, Dominican Winter, and Venezuela Winter have all started within the last week. Australia and Puerto Rico will start soon.
As of now, 23 former Timber Rattlers have seen action in the three leagues that have begun play.
ARIZONA FALL LEAGUE:
Phoenix Desert Dogs:
Nick Bucci
Khris Davis
Brockk Kjeldgaard
Santo Manzanillo
Hunter Morris
Jimmy Nelson
Josh Prince
Peoria Javelinas:
Caleb Thielbar
LIGA VENEZUELA DE BEISBOL PROFESIONAL:
Cardenales de Lara:
Edilio Colina
Jose Escalona
Ryan Feireabend
Jose Jimenez
Johan Limonta
Oswaldo Navarro
Navagantes del Magallanes:
Sean Halton
Carlos Maldonado
Bravos de Margarita:
Renee Cortez
Aquilas del Zulia:
Austin Bibens-Dirkx
Caribes de Anzoategui:
Mike Wilson
LIGA DE BEISBOL DOMINICANO:
Aguilas Cibeanes:
Edward Paredes
Juan Sandoval
Leones del Escogido:
Taylor Green
Tigres del Licey:
Carlos Triunfel
No ex-Rattlers playing in the Mexican League that I could find. I’ll update this list once Puerto Rico and Australia begin play.
Meanwhile, in the 2012 Arizona Fall League…
Brewers prospects – with several former Timber Rattlers – are playing for the Peoria Desert Dogs in the Arizona Fall League. Action started on Tuesday with the Dogs beating the Phoenix Scorpions 4-3.
Ex-Rattlers in that game:
Khris Davis (’10): 0-for-2, 2 walks
Hunter Morris (’10): 0-for-3, 1 walk
Josh Prince (’09): 0-for-1
Kyle Heckathorn (’10): 2IP, H, 0R, 0BB, 2K, Winning Pitcher
Other former Rattlers to watch for in these games include:
RHP Nick Bucci (’10)
RHP Santo Manzanillo (’10, ’12)
RHP Jimmy Nelson (’11)
OF Brock Kjeldgaard (’09)
The Arizona Fall League schedule runs through November 15.
Notes and Links on a Tuesday (9/25/12)
One more step in the affiliation shuffle was taken Monday afternoon.
The Quad Cities River Bandits are now partners with the Houston Astros.
The deal not only renews a previous relationship — the River Bandits were a Houston affiliate from 1993-98 — but it also marks a return to the Midwest League for the Astros, whose low Class A affiliate for the past 10 seasons has been Lexington, Ky., in the South Atlantic League.
The Astros were last in the Midwest League as the parent club of the Michigan Battle Cats in 2002.
The Bandits may be tough next season.
In the past year, the Astros’ minor-league staff and players engineered a turnaround of 205 wins among its minor-league affiliates. The organization went from ranking last in win percentage among baseball’s 30 organizations in 2011 to ranking first this season with a .546 winning percentage.
Three Houston clubs reached postseason play, including the short-season Tri-City team which will feed the 2013 Quad-Cities roster with talent after finishing 51-25 and winning its division in the New York-Penn League.
“We’ve had not only an influx of talent, but a change of mindset,’’ Nelson said. “Jeff Luhnow has a proven track record of successful drafts, successful teams and there is an idea that winning and development go hand in hand.’’
Other moves that have been made:
The Cubs left Peoria for Kane County. (Game Changer apparently)
The Royals have left the Midwest League for Lexington in the South Atlantic League through at least 2016.
The Cardinals left Quad Cities for Peoria
The Twins left Beloit for Cedar Rapids
The Padres and TinCaps renewed for another two seasons
As of this morning the Oakland Athletics and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are still without affiliates. Beloit and Burlington as still without parent clubs.
Will the A’s wind up back in Burlington after letting the Bees know that they wanted to take a look around and see what else was out there?
Will the Angels head to Beloit?
TUNE IN TOMORROW! <organ music plays>
Beloit has had Midwest League baseball since 1982. This article from last Thursday after they lost the Twins to Cedar Rapids is filled with hope and realism.
The ever-optimistic [team chairman Dennis] Conerton sees the affiliation change as an opportunity for development, and something that could potentially spur activity down the road.
“One thing where this could be beneficial is that maybe now some people will see that what the Snappers have been trying to do for the last eight years or so is something that we need to pay a little more attention to,” he said. “But when you see an affiliate leave for facilities that are better, you do start to wonder when the Player Development Agreement is up in 2020 will the standards change at all, and if we were to continue with Minor League Baseball in the Beloit community.”
Jumping back to the Royals for a moment, former Rattler Jake Odorizzi made his MLB debut on Sunday in Kansas City’s 15-4 loss to the Indians. Jake allowed three of those runs in 5-1/3 innings.
Consider Jake Odorizzi’s Major League debut a success.
He didn’t win the game — the Cleveland Indians wound up with a 15-4 victory over Kansas City on a lovely Sunday afternoon — but the 22-year-old Royals right-hander pitched superbly for five innings before giving up three runs in the sixth.
“I think he did an outstanding job for his first start,” Royals manager Ned Yost said.
As the Royals’ top-ranked pitching prospect according to MLB.com, Odorizzi gave the 22,960 fans at Kauffman Stadium reason to anticipate the good that he might do for the club in the future. When he left the mound during the sixth inning, they gave him a standing ovation.
“It was pretty moving, just to hear the cheers,” Odorizzi said. “They were very accepting of me and it was great to get that on the way out. Especially on the first day, it made it just that much more special.”
Former Rattler Adam Moore (’06) hit a homer in that game. He caught Odorizzi in AAA at Omaha.
Odorizzi’s start on Sunday ran the total of former Rattlers to make their MLB debuts in 2012 to eight.
Phillippe Aumont – August 23
Juan Diaz – May 25
Jim Henderson – July 26
Erik Komatsu – April 6
Jake Odorizzi – September 23
Wily Peralta – April 22
Tyler Thornburg – June 19
Carlos Triunfel – September 7
In the Timber Rattlers Era – aka. Since 1995 – that would make 83 former Timber Rattlers who have made it to the major leagues.
A possible future Rattler is Clint Coulter. The Brewers took the high school catcher with the 27th pick of the 2012 draft. Baseball America has begun publishing their list of Top 20 prospects in each minor league. BA placed Coulter at #10 on their list of prospects in the Arizona League.
His scouting report is behind the subscriber wall. Long story short: Offense good. Defense needs work.
Want to work with me?
Well, that’s not completely true. Want to work where I do and not deal with me in any possible way?
Here are a few opportunities.
The Rattlers are taking applications for interns for the 2013 season. I am told that the ability to start in January would be much appreciated.
Also, construction is underway on the renovations to Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium. One of the pieces of that renovation is the club level with the banquet facility. The team is looking for a Banquet Facility Sales Manager and an Executive Chef. Follow this link for details on those positions.
Speaking of construction, I will leave you with a few photos from last Wednesday when I took a brief tour stadium.
There used to be a team store here.
The net is down. The bleachers are out.
Empty front office.
We shot a video tour on the day I took those pictures. The video hould be up tomorrow – with a cool PROG ROCK SUPERGROUP soundtrack!! YES! The plan is to post a construction video every week.
Where are they in the organized ball?
Tuesday is the first scheduled off day since Easter. Today is a good day to see where former Timber Rattlers players are at in organized ball.
A couple of rules.
The players mentioned in the post are noted at the highest level they have played at least one game this year. (For example: Wily Peralta, who is back with Nashville, is listed with Milwaukee. Brandon Williamson, who is with Brevard County, is listed with Huntsville).
I probably missed one or two. Feel free to drop a note in the comments if you caught one that I don’t have on the list.
MAJOR LEAUGE:
Arizona:
JJ Putz
Atlanta:
Eric O’Flaherty
Baltimore:
Adam Jones
Boston:
Scott Atchison
David Ortiz
Justin Thomas
Chicago (AL):
Matt Thornton
Chicago (NL):
Bryan LaHair
Cleveland:
Asdrubal Cabrera
Shin-soo Choo
Kansas City:
Nathan Adcock
Lorenzo Cain
Jeremy Jeffress
Miami:
Greg Dobbs
Milwaukee:
Wily Peralta
New York (AL):
Raul Ibanez
Alex Rodriguez
Rafael Soriano
Oakland:
Brian Fuentes
St. Louis:
Erik Komatsu
Seattle:
Felix Hernandez
Shawn Kelley
Alex Liddi
Michael Saunders
Texas:
Mark Lowe
Toronto:
Brett Lawrie
Triple-A:
Team (System)
Buffalo (Mets):
Rob Johnson
Matt Tuiasosopo
Gwinnett County (Braves):
Anthony Varvaro
Indianapolis (Pirates):
Jeff Clement
Iowa (Cubs):
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Luis Valbuena
Lehigh Valley (Phillies):
Phillippe Aumont
Nashville (Brewers):
Michael Fiers
Taylor Green
Sean Halton
Jim Henderson
Martin Maldonado
Daniel Meadows
New Orleans (Marlins):
Jeffrey Dominguez
Norfolk (Orioles):
Chris Tillman
Sacramento (Athletics):
Justin Souza
Syracuse (Nationals):
Austin Bibens-Dirkx
Carlos Maldonado
Tacoma (Mariners):
Leury Bonilla
Cesar Jimenez
Johan Limonta
Adam Moore
Carlos Peguero
Carlos Triunfel
Double-A:
Akron (Indians):
Juan Diaz
Binghampton (Mets)
Oswaldo Navarro
Corpus Christi (Astros):
Jair Fernandez
Huntsville (Brewers):
Kentrail Davis
Khris Davis
Scooter Gennett
Kyle Heckathorn
Brock Kjeldgaard
Santo Manzanillo
Eric Marzec
Dan Merklinger
Hunter Morris
Josh Prince
Juan Sanchez
RJ Seidel
Tyler Thornburg
Brandon Williamson
Jackson (Mariners):
Denny Almonte
Daniel Carroll
Joe Dunigan
Kalian Sams
Mobile (Diamondbacks):
Brett Lorin
New Britain (Twins):
Caleb Thielbar
Reading (Phillies):
J.C. Ramirez
Single-A:
Brevard County (Brewers):
Eric Arnett
Hiram Burgos
Brian Garman
Brooks Hall
Cody Hawn
Greg Holle
Tom Keeling
Reggie Keen
Casey Medlen
TJ Mittelstaedt
Jimmy Nelson
Franklin Romero, Jr.
Austin Ross
Nick Shaw
Mike Walker
Alan Williams
Shawn Zarraga
Hagerstown (Nationals):
Cutter Dykstra
High Desert (Mariners):
Jose Jimenez
St. Lucie (Mets):
Adrian Rosario
Alumni Winter League Stats
Bryan LaHair at the plate during a 2004 game. LaHair hit 15 home runs in Venezuela during the regular season of the winter league.
Australia still has a few weeks left in the regular season. It appears that Puerto Rico ends their regular season tonight. Playoffs have started in Venezuela and the Dominican Republic.
Australian Baseball League
Adelaide Bite:
Denny Almonte (’08): 30 games; .347/.412/.669; 10HR, 32RBI
Perth Heat:
James McOwen (’07): 27 games; .318/.397/.445; 1HR, 11RBI
Sydney Blue Sox:
Craig Anderson (’00): 8 games, 8 starts; 2-1, 3.63ERA; 44.2IP, 7BB, 26K
Liga Venezuela Beisbol Profesional
Aguilas del Zulia:
Carlos Maldonado (’99): 40 games; .239/.415/.349; 2HR, 12RBI
Austin Bibens-Dirkx (’06): 14 games, 13 starts; 7-3, 2.19ERA; 78.0IP, 22BB, 51K
Jose Escalona (’08): 23 games; 0-1, 2.63ERA; 13.2IP, 9BB, 8K
Bravos de Margarita:
Edgar Trejo (’09): 8 games; 1-for-10
Renee Cortez (’03): 10 games; 1-2, 3.86ERA; 14IP, 8BB, 5K
Cardenales de Lara:
Johan Limonta (’06): 38 games; .286/.347/.444; 3HR, 16RBI
Oswaldo Navarro (’05): 47 games; .266/.351/.406; 4HR, 18RBI
Michael Saunders (’06): 16 games; .148/.292/.259; 1HR, 4RBI
Luis Valbuena (’06): 60 games; .284/.380/.445; 5HR, 31RBI
Cesar Jimenez (’03): 19 games; 1-4, 6.50ERA; 18.0IP; 10BB, 8K
Caribes de Anzoategui:
Luis Oliveros (’02): 6 games; .235/.350/.235; 0HR, 4RBI
Mike Wilson (’05): 44 games; .216/.379/.424; 9HR, 22RBI
Leones del Caracas:
Asdrubal Cabrera (’05): 17 games; .246/.368/.404; 2HR, 10RBI
Mike Fiers (’09): 6 games, 5 starts; 3-2, 2.22ERA; 28.1IP, 10BB, 18K
Justin Thomas (’06): 9 games; 1-0, 2.70ERA; 6.2IP, 3BB, 0K
Navegantes del Magallanes:
Lorenzo Cain (’09): 9 games; .212/.333/.333; 1HR, 2RBI
Bryan LaHair (’04): 47 games; .272/.404/.592; 15HR, 29RBI
Liga de Beisbol Profesional de Puerto Rico
Criollos de Caguas:
Efrain Nieves (’10): 15 games; 1 start; 1-1, 2.05ERA; 22.0IP; 5BB, 10K
Gigantes de Carolina:
Jeff Dominguez (’06): 39 games; .324/.406/.475; 5HR; 20RBI
Rene Rivera (’03): 18 games; .211/.233/.298; 0HR, 5RBI
BOBBY Livingston (’03): 4 games; 4 starts; 0-2, 2.35ERA; 23.0IP, 6BB, 15K
Indios de Mayaguez:
Martin Maldonado (’09): 35 games; .271/.350/.415; 4HR, 15RBI
Hiram Burgos (’10): 8 games, 6 starts; 1-3, 7.43ERA; 23.0IP, 13BB, 16K
Leones de Ponce:
Ryan Rowland-Smith (’03): 6 games, 5 starts; 0-3, 3.63ERA; 22.1IP, 14BB, 13K
Liga de Beisbol Dominicano
Aguilas Cibaenas:
Edward Paredes (’08): 17 games; 0-1, SAVE; 1.50ERA; 12.0IP, 4BB, 10K
Juan Sandoval (’03): 24 games; 2-1, 1.32ERA; 27.1IP, 10BB, 15K
Estrellas de Oriente:
Juan Diaz (’07): 12 games; .133/.212/.133; 0HR, 0RBI
Gigantes del Cibao:
Daniel Carroll (’08): 9 games; .143/.200/.143; 0HR, 0RBI
Carlos Peguero (’08): 45 games; .259/.342/.512; 11HR, 29RBI
Aquilino Lopez (’00): 11 games, 10 starts; 3-2, 3.44ERA; 36.2IP, 8BB, 23K
Wily Peralta (’09): 6 games, 4 starts; 1-3, 4.68ERA; 25.0IP, 7BB< 21K
Leones del Escogido:
Leury Bonilla (’07): 6 games, 4-for-7, 0HR, RBI
Jorge Sosa (’01): 11 games, 11 starts; 2-4, 3.56ERA; 48.0IP; 16BB, 43K
Tigres del Licey:
Carlos Triunfel (’07): 20 games; .143/.160/.163; 0HR, 2RBI
Alumni in Australia
The Australian Baseball League played their All-Star Game in Sydney on December 21. A couple of former Timber Rattlers contributed to the World All-Stars 8-5 win over Team Australia.
James McOwen rounds third base as a Timber Rattler in 2007. Photo Credit: Wm. Glasheen
Denny Almonte swings away as a Timber Rattler in 2008. Photo credit: WM. Glasheen
McOwen had a 3-for-4 day with a double, a couple of runs scored, and a walk. Almonte was 1-for-4 with a walk, a home run, an RBI, and two runs scored.
Here’s the boxscore of the game.
I found a few Australian links with video, but those videos cannot be viewed in the US. So…from PerthNow.au here is a current photo of James McOwen with a quote.
“It was a pretty evenly-matched game but they slipped up a little bit and we held on strong and were able to get those last three outs,” he said.
James McOwen swings away in the ABL All-Star Game. Picture: Theo Fakos Source: PerthNow
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