Guest hotsoxchick1 Posted May 3, 2003 Share Posted May 3, 2003 Birmingham vs. Orlando Extended Box Game Story May 02, 2003 Extended Box BIRMINGHAM (1) AT ORLANDO (6) BIRMINGHAM AB R H BI ORLANDO AB R H BI C Durham CF 4 0 0 0 G Martinez 2B 5 2 3 1 D Sandoval 2B 4 0 0 0 F Moore 1B 5 0 1 0 R Hankins DH 4 0 0 0 M Diaz RF 4 1 1 0 D Ingram LF 4 0 1 0 J Gomes LF 4 1 2 1 S Bikowski RF 4 0 0 0 D Grummitt DH 3 1 1 0 G Alvarez 1B 4 1 2 1 A German CF 4 1 3 2 J Acevas C 3 0 2 0 J Cantu 3B 3 0 0 0 G Reyes 2B 2 0 0 0 C Isenia C 3 0 0 0 E Battersby 1B 1 0 0 0 J Brewer SS 4 0 1 0 J Shaffer SS 3 0 1 0 C Maldonado PH 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 34 1 6 1 TOTALS 35 6 12 4 BIRMINGHAM 000 000 100 -- 1 ORLANDO 300 011 10x -- 6 E--E Rust. DP--BIRMINGHAM 1. LOB--BIRMINGHAM 8, ORLANDO 8. 2B--G Alvarez, J Acevas, D Grummitt, A German, J Gomes. 3B--A German, J Gomes. HR--G Alvarez 1 (1) (off T Minix), G Martinez 1 (2) (off B West). SB--G Martinez 1 (6). IP H R ER BB SO HR BIRMINGHAM B West (L,1-2) 6 9 5 5 2 3 1 D Ulacia 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 R Ring 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 ORLANDO B Stokes (W,1-3) 6 3 0 0 0 3 0 T Minix 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 E Rust 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 WP--B West 3. HBP--J Acevas by B Stokes. SO--BIR: D Ingram, E Battersby, G Reyes, S Bikowski, C Maldonado, C Durham, R Hankins. ORL: G Martinez, F Moore, D Grummitt. BB--BIR: G Reyes. ORL: J Cantu, C Isenia, D Grummitt. T--2:45. A--4,496.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Game Story ORLANDO, Florida (Ticker) -- Gabby Martinez homered and scored twice to lead the Orlando Rays past the Birmingham Barons, 6-1. Martinez, who singled twice and scored the first run of the game, clubbed a solo homer in the fifth to stake Orlando to a 4-0 lead. Amado German also had three hits and drove in two runs as the Rays won their second straight game after a 12-game losing streak. Brian Stokes (1-3), who leads the team with a 1.72 ERA, threw six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and fanning three to record the win. Gabe Alvarez hit a solo homer in the seventh for Birmingham, which has lost five of six games. Brian West (1-2) gave up five runs and nine hits in six innings to suffer the loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridgeportHeather Posted May 3, 2003 Share Posted May 3, 2003 HSC, you've been following them more closely. Can you give your thoughts on Royce Ring? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hotsoxchick1 Posted May 3, 2003 Share Posted May 3, 2003 honestly heather.. i havent seen enough yet.......i will be making a trip down there soon and ill let ya know more when i get back.... but for now all i have to go by is what the box scores say and i listen to what rex posts when he does post about the games..... when i get down there ill definately put you a review up ..........i have been tryin to work with a friend of mine to get the feed for the live boradcast but it only works sometimes and its frustrating the heck out of me........i miss last year when i could listen to every game on the computer......this sucks.....soon though ... vacation time soon........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridgeportHeather Posted May 3, 2003 Share Posted May 3, 2003 Be sure to say hi to Neal Cotts for me..mmmkay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hotsoxchick1 Posted May 3, 2003 Share Posted May 3, 2003 i thought you were gonna come down with me and killa????? you can say hey to him all by yourself ....lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridgeportHeather Posted May 3, 2003 Share Posted May 3, 2003 I'd love to, but there's no way I can get off of work for that length of time...I gotta get a car this summer, and the only way I can do that is to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hotsoxchick1 Posted May 3, 2003 Share Posted May 3, 2003 well im sure if you came down with us and hung around a bit someone would get you a car.......lol.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridgeportHeather Posted May 3, 2003 Share Posted May 3, 2003 Perhaps we should have RPS donate $100 to the Buy-Heather-A-Car fund for every game SNR loses this year? I might be able to get a nice downpayment plus a couple year's monthly payments out of the way without lifting a finger!!! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Hudler Posted May 3, 2003 Share Posted May 3, 2003 HSC, you've been following them more closely. Can you give your thoughts on Royce Ring? Heather, I am no HSC, but please allow me to take a shot. Ring has been solid for the Barons, yet not spectacular. The Bad: Two losses (one legit, the other on errors) and gave up a winning hit (Yofu's runner). He also doesn't throw as hard as I was led to believe. Maybe it was just me, but I was under the impression that he threw in the mid-90's. The last two times I have seen him, he barely hit 90 and was consistently at 87-88. I watched a two full innings standing right behing Corwin (who was in the stands charting and using the gun) and he only hit over 90 one pitch. Everything else was 87 or 88 on his fastball. The Good: His ERA is 0.79. He has 5 saves on a team with not many wins. Opponents average is .222 and he has struck out 15 in 11 1/3 IP. His fastball while not as fast as I thought, sometimes had good movement. Other times it was pretty straight. That could be explained by two and four seam fastballs, but generally the four-seamer is 3-4 mph faster and I saw no evidence of that. His breaking ball had good bite and a sharp break. He fooled several hitters, especially going back door on a righty. His changeup was serviceable and he threw it for strikes a couple of times. Overall, I would rate him well due to decent success at AA in his first full pro season. Keep in mind at this time last year, he was still pitching conference games for San Diego State. Another thing I noticed is that he is also not very big (tall). He is listed at 6-0 and 220. Those numbers COULD (not saying they will) indicate a potential problem with physical conditioning down the road. I do have reservations about him however. I think he will be a decent if not good Major League pitcher, but I still question using a first round draft pick on a college reliever. I am not sure that he would have gone to another team in the 1st round. He has been used in different situations. They are trying to get him innings so he will likely pitch more 2 and 3 inning outings than your typical closer. They will also have to be creative in how they use him if the Barons don't start winning more games. How's that work Heather? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hotsoxchick1 Posted May 3, 2003 Share Posted May 3, 2003 hmmmm... not to bad there rex.. of course you foregot a few choice words every now and then and a couple of these in there for good measure ... but all in all a pretty darn good try at being me..........lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridgeportHeather Posted May 3, 2003 Share Posted May 3, 2003 Thanks, Rex. Now, I'm not going to fret about his velocity hitting the 80s from time-to-time, since good pitching isn't just about velocity. If you look at Neal Cotts (of whom I have personally seen pitch here at ISU ), he doesn't have the greatest velocity; however, he more than makes up for that with his location. If Ring can become a good location pitcher, he won't need the velocity. He just needs to work on his "stuff." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Hudler Posted May 3, 2003 Share Posted May 3, 2003 Thanks, Rex. Now, I'm not going to fret about his velocity hitting the 80s from time-to-time, since good pitching isn't just about velocity. If you look at Neal Cotts (of whom I have personally seen pitch here at ISU ), he doesn't have the greatest velocity; however, he more than makes up for that with his location. If Ring can become a good location pitcher, he won't need the velocity. He just needs to work on his "stuff." I agree that results are what matters, but you typically look for the velocity in a closer. Also, you are right on about Cotts. He definitely knows how to pitch. He is the only thing close to a guaranteed win the Barons have right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridgeportHeather Posted May 3, 2003 Share Posted May 3, 2003 Rex, Just a little "heads up" on Cotts for you to consider... You haven't seen anything yet, since he's typically the type of pitcher who strengthens as the season progresses! If he's pitching lights-out now, imagine what you may be seeing from him come August! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Hudler Posted May 3, 2003 Share Posted May 3, 2003 Rex, Just a little "heads up" on Cotts for you to consider... You haven't seen anything yet, since he's typically the type of pitcher who strengthens as the season progresses! If he's pitching lights-out now, imagine what you may be seeing from him come August! I'll look forward to it if he is still here. If the Barons still suck and Charlotte is in a playoff race, he could be a good late season addition for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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