I have to tell you, it’s a bit strange to see a guy wearing a baseball cap with an ear of corn on it (and the corn is also wearing a cap – whoah). Then you see the guy’s name is Mike Trout. Then you see that Mike Trout in the corn hat is vying to make it to the L.A. Angels, and the cognitive dissonance is complete. Aaaanyway: Trout is awesome. He’s batting...
Happy Cinco de Mayo, Amigos! Time to look at which teams and individuals are heating up the lower leagues. The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers have a powerful offense. The team’s 0.767 OPS reflects 56 doubles, 13 triples and 14 home runs. It’s a balanced, team effort as well, with no one player dominating the production. Infielder Chris Dennis is the home run leader, with 4; Peter Fatse, who also plays in the dirt, has four...
While we’re sure you’ve grown to love and cherish our higgledy-piggledy random posting style, this year we got together and decided to present minor-league baseball with a certain regard for structure. That means each guy got a classification or two to focus on throughout the season. That’s in addition to whatever higgledy-piggledy stuff each of us does, because we value our freedom. My focus will be on Low-A and Short-Season A ball. For starters,...
2012 05 14 Scranton Wilks Barre/ Empire State Yankees vs Pawtucket Red Sox
