3E8 Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 Sweeney hits a home run! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 Jorge Toca, b****es.... Jorge Toca punctuated his 5-for-5 day by teeing off for one of the back-to-back-to-back jacks that enabled Charlotte to rally to an 11-4 rout of Norfolk at home Sunday. Down 4-2 in the fifth inning, rehabbing Major Leaguer Scott Podsednik doubled to left field. Willie Harris followed with a single, but he got caught stealing second. Then the long balls started: Roosevelt Brown's two-run shot to left, Toca's line-drive blast to right and Ross Gload's dinger to right. It was Brown's 11th, Toca's 23rd and Gload's 15th of the season. Momentum on their side, the Knights tacked five more runs on in the eighth. Joe Borchard led off with his 28th home run, his personal high and good for a share of the International League lead with Toledo's Mike Hessman. Three walks later, Harris again singled to plate two, and Guillermo Reyes scored on Brown's groundout. Toca wrapped up the scoring with an RBI single, but he was thrown out at second on the play. The win extended the Knights' run to six in a row and the Tides' skid to seven straight. Ex-New York Met Toca had three RBIs and scored twice against his former organization in lifting his average to .304. Charlotte starter Jeff Little (2-0) allowed four runs on four hits, including two homers by Chase Lambin. Little struck out four and walked one. Podsednik was 1-for-4 and struck out once in his second rehab start. Lambin drove in three runs with his two homers, and Ron Calloway also went yard in the losing effort. Angel Pagan added a pair of hits. Yusmeiro Petit (0-2) suffered the loss, after getting touched up for six runs -- five earned -- on 10 hits in five innings. He struck out three and walked one. Former Major Leaguer Kaz Ishii allowed a hit and a walk in a scoreless sixth, before recently demoted Met Danny Graves entered for the Knights' final offensive surge (five earned runs, three hits, three walks). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 Walker with 4 K's in 2 perfect innings. :gasp: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 QUOTE(Heads22 @ Aug 28, 2005 -> 02:53 PM) Walker with 4 K's in 2 perfect innings. :gasp: Ssssh...don't tell Ozzie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danman31 Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 4 HRs in Knights win 'Hogs got shutout 9-0. Box Score Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Honda Civic Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 QUOTE(3E8 @ Aug 28, 2005 -> 05:44 PM) Sweeney hits a home run! lol --- It was on the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggsmaggs Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 Knuckerballer Charles Haeger throws a complete game shutout. http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/app/mil...biraax_jaxaax_1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 Haeger seems to be really really good or really really bad. Either way hell of an outing for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggsmaggs Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 Since it's extremely difficult to project pitchers and especially knucker ballers, what capactity will he fill if he makes the majors? 4th-5th starter/mop-up/spot starter, ala Wakefield? Haeger intrigues me so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Hudler Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Quite the difference from Haeiger's last outing........ Today's win clinches a playoff berth for the Barons for the 6th year in a row. So far only one title (2002). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFanForever Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 QUOTE(Rex Hudler @ Aug 29, 2005 -> 12:01 AM) Quite the difference from Haeiger's last outing........ Today's win clinches a playoff berth for the Barons for the 6th year in a row. So far only one title (2002). They are like the Braves of AA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulokis Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 QUOTE(3E8 @ Aug 28, 2005 -> 04:44 PM) Sweeney hits a home run! YAY!!!! Who needs Griffey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daa84 Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Aug 28, 2005 -> 05:49 PM) Haeger seems to be really really good or really really bad. Either way hell of an outing for him. thats commonly how knuckleballers are, if its knuckling look out, if not it could be a rough outing....... anyone else find it funny that the charlotte lineup suddenly looks good even compared to our current lineup? pods, harris, brown, toca, gload borchard, burke, cassanova and reyes isnt all that much worse than when ozzies lineups look like when he plays teh bench guys on a side note only another 396 more ABs til ryan sweeneys next homer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randar68 Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 QUOTE(daa84 @ Aug 29, 2005 -> 09:26 AM) thats commonly how knuckleballers are, if its knuckling look out, if not it could be a rough outing....... anyone else find it funny that the charlotte lineup suddenly looks good even compared to our current lineup? pods, harris, brown, toca, gload borchard, burke, cassanova and reyes isnt all that much worse than when ozzies lineups look like when he plays teh bench guys on a side note only another 396 more ABs til ryan sweeneys next homer Yep, knucklers are almost always inconsistent because more variable play into their success. 1) They have less margin for error 2) The wind affects them quite a bit 3) Much like a guy with a huge-breaking curve, the strike zone is even more variable based on the umpire than for a regular pitcher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannyfast Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 I believe most of the rough starts Charlie had were due to pitching in a fairly steady rain. The conditions were terrible for his 8/23 start and the suspended game 7/9 that he eventually finished in Mobile was bad too. If he has decent weather he pitches pretty well... Here's the local Birmingham News story covering yesterday's start: http://www.al.com/sports/birminghamnews/in...5810.xml&coll=2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 this is enough info for me You can't get a good grip with the knuckleball when it's raining and the balls are wet," Barons pitching coach Richard Dotson said. "When it's dry, Charlie has been real consistent. "He's got the talent that he could take that pitch all the way to the major leagues. He's been one of our better pitchers since he's been called up. He's still a young kid and is still learning about himself and how to handle the knuckleball and when to throw the fast ball and slider. He's done a good job for us." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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