Future Redbirds

I’m crazy busy right now — so apologies for not having some substantive content as of late. I’m taking 2 summer classes for 6 hours every Monday and Wednesday night in addition to working full time. I’m really determined to get this bleepin’ masters degree done by next year but it may kill me (that is if Kip Wells‘ starts don’t cause me to commit suicide first. ZING!). On to the minors.

Memphis 0, Nashville 4

• Brendan Ryan went 2-for-4. His average is slowly creeping up. He’s hitting .259 on the season and .326 in the last 10 games.
• Troy Cate had a successful outing. 5IP, 3 hits, 0 walks and 5 Ks while allowing 3 runs (2 earned). An improvement over late outings but he’s still just a reliever in the bigs.
• The Redbirds were pretty much shut down. . . not a whole lot to see here.

Springfield 11, Wichita 2

• Colby Rasmus went 1-for-4 but he hit a HR. Luke Hocheaver promptly plunked him the next at bat. This is what I found in my inbox tonight from erik on colby:

Hit a HR, the next at bat he gets beaned by Hochevar. What a putz.

• Putz indeed erik, putz indeed. Good thing the Cardinals teed off on him including Rasmus’ sign of life.
• Bryan Anderson went 3-for-4 with a walk.
• Tyler Greene went 2-for-4 with a double and a HR.
• Kevin Ool allowed 2 runs in 6 IP. . . and still sucked. He had 12 hits against him including 3 doubles. Don’t be fooled by the ERA for this game. Ool was still bad.
• Michael Cooper mopped up 2 meaningless innings.

Palm Beach 0, Jupiter 4

• First of all, I just discovered today that they stream a lot of minor league game audio for free over the internet. I’m going to try and start listening to more games at work. . .
• Ryan Tucker dominated the PB Cardinals. D-O-M-I-N-A-T-E-D. 5 hits in 9 inning while striking out 5. Complete game shutout. Sigh.
• Adam Daniels was pretty bad allowing 4 runs in 5 innings.
• Matthew Trent (I think he and Scherer are the two most underated relievers in the whole system.) was the lone bright spot striking out 2 in 2 scoreless innings.

Quad Cities 5, Wisconsin 1

• Brandon Buckman goes 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.
• Jaime Landin went 2-for-3.
• Luke Gorsett went 1-for-4 with a HR.
• Brad Furnish threw 2-hit ball for 6 innings (just to spite me).
• Tyler Herron struck out 4 in 3 innings allowing 3 hits and 1 unearned run.