6/9 Games

[whitesoxfan]

Birmingham beat Montgomery 4-3 in 10
C. Torres: 5.1 IP, 6 hits, 1 ER, 4 BBs, 5 Ks.
J. Torres: 1.1 IP, 0 hits, 0 ERs, 0 BBs, 2 Ks.
D. Rodriguez: 0.2 IP, 2 hits, 2 ERs, 3 BBs, 0 Ks.
Hernandez: 2 IP, 0 hits, 0 ERs, 2 BBs, 2 Ks.
Link (W, 3-1): 0.2 IP, 0 hits, 0 ERs, 0 BBs, 0 Ks.
Cook: 2 for 4, 1 2B, 3 RBIs.
Nanita: 1 for 4, 1 2B, 2 runs.
Hudson: 1 for 3, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 run.
Armstrong: 1 for 4, 1 2B.
Mercedes, Gartrell, and Hall singled.

Winston-Salem lost to Potomac 5-3
Santeliz (L, 0-1): 2 IP, 3 hits, 4 runs (1 earned), 2 BBs, 1 K.
Zaleski: 6 IP, 7 hits, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 Ks, 1 HR allowed.
Colina: 1 for 3, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 run, 1 K.
Allen: 1 for 4, 1 run, 1 K.
Paiml and Ricks singled. Retherford stole a base.

Kanny beat West Virginia 8-5
Rice (W, 2-5): 5 IP, 6 hits, 5 ERs, 1 BB, 3 Ks.
Luis: 2 IP, 1 hit, 0 ERs, 0 BBs, 5 Ks.
Corley: 1 IP, 1 hit, 0 ERs, 0 BBs, 0 Ks.
Mabee (S, 14): 1 IP, 1 hit, 0 ERs, 0 BBs, 1 K.
Gallagher: 3 for 5, 1 2B, 2 runs, SB (4).
Miranda: 2 for 5, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K.
Fleisher: 2 for 4, 1 BB, 2 runs, 1 K.
Johnson: 1 for 3, 2 RBIs, 1 BB, 2 runs, 1 K, SB (3).
Estill: 1 for 3, 1 BB, 1 K, SB (2).
Morales: 1 for 5, 1 2B, 1 run, 2 Ks.
Mollenhauer, Persichina, and Curtis singled.

Charlotte was off

[rdivaldi]

Birmingham beat Montgomery 4-3 in 10
C. Torres: 5.1 IP, 6 hits, 1 ER, 4 BBs, 5 Ks.
J. Torres: 1.1 IP, 0 hits, 0 ERs, 0 BBs, 2 Ks.
D. Rodriguez: 0.2 IP, 2 hits, 2 ERs, 3 BBs, 0 Ks.
Hernandez: 2 IP, 0 hits, 0 ERs, 2 BBs, 2 Ks.
Link (W, 3-1): 0.2 IP, 0 hits, 0 ERs, 0 BBs, 0 Ks.
Cook: 2 for 4, 1 2B, 3 RBIs.
Nanita: 1 for 4, 1 2B, 2 runs.
Hudson: 1 for 3, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 run.
Armstrong: 1 for 4, 1 2B.
Mercedes, Gartrell, and Hall singled.


That also clinched the first half division championship for Birmingham. Hard to believe that a team with so few legit prospects will make the playoffs.

[Tragg]

That also clinched the first half division championship for Birmingham. Hard to believe that a team with so few legit prospects will make the playoffs.
If you have a chance, can you give us a quick list of the players that we should watch?

Thanks

[btrain929]

That also clinched the first half division championship for Birmingham. Hard to believe that a team with so few legit prospects will make the playoffs.

:hawk
"I'll tell you which team is going to the playoffs. I'll tell you right now. It's going to be the team with the best bullpen...."

Jon Link = untouchable this year as closer.

[EMachine10]

If you have a chance, can you give us a quick list of the players that we should watch?

Thanks

On Birmingham, there's really not much. Robert Valido was once our "shortstop of the future" but has seemed to regress each year for the past few seasons, and is now hitting a paltry .220. Clayton Richard, a starter out of Michigan is having a nice season at 6-6, 2.47. Kyle McCullough, our first round pick in 2006 is 3-5, 4.48.

[btrain929]

On Birmingham, there's really not much. Robert Valido was once our "shortstop of the future" but has seemed to regress each year for the past few seasons, and is now hitting a paltry .220. Clayton Richard, a starter out of Michigan is having a nice season at 6-6, 2.47. Kyle McCullough, our first round pick in 2006 is 3-5, 4.48.

To add on to that, like I mentioned in my previous post, Jon Link is the closer of Birmingham. He's the guy we got when we traded Mackowiak. His line on the year:

1.80 ERA. 17 saves. 0 HR's. 25 IP's 24 K's.

On the MLB level effectiveness-wise, he can either be similar to Boone Logan (lights out once he adjusts to MLB life) or Dewon Day (looks like a different guy than he did in the minors and completely ineffective).