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NYY #23 · 07-11-2009, 11:44 PM

Before we get to the game, in what has become a daily tradition, the transactions.

Goodbye again to Abner Abreu. He's off to be a Mahoning Valley Scrapper one more time. I probably shouldn't say goodbye just yet, he has already come back once already, so you never know. So much for having an outfielder on the roster.

Scott Elarton was also promoted. He didn't get in a game, but I found out later that he should have pitched in last night's game. Apparently the rookie league is a common stop for rehabbing players. I didn't even realize he was rehabbing, or that we'd be seeing rehabbing players until today though. I must have missed that memo.

The Indians also signed another veteran middle reliever, Rick Bauer. I got an email earlier today that he was coming to my team, then another email later in the day that he wasn't. Instead we'll be getting 24 year old Mike Finocchi who has pitched six scoreless innings in short season A this year. I wonder what you have to do to get a promotion if pitching six scoreless innings gets you demoted.

The heat of Arizona must be getting to my mind, or someone else's mind. Another thing I learned today is that there is no paid admission to our games. Apparently nobody in their right mind would pay money to sit outside and watch us play when the average high is 103.

Today was the fourth in a row against the Padres. After the disappointing debut from our number one pick Leon Ortiz in which he only lasted 2/3 innings, we wanted to give him the ball again, since it was his scheduled day to throw anyway. He was on a tight pitch count, but he did manage to pitch 3 1/3 innings, and only gave up 3 runs, lowering his ERA for the year to 18.00. Five relievers came in to finish the game, and despite giving up 4 runs we managed to hold on and win 10-7 to pull even for the year.

Our offense did well, with 12 hits, including three home runs, by Jose Ozaria, Ralph Milligan, and Pedro Casillas.

Our defense continues to worry me. We made another error, and it just doesn't seem like we are getting to balls we should. The hazards of having no 'true' outfielders I guess.

Season record: 2-2, .500

Up next we go on the road to take on the 0-4 Royals.

07-11-2009, 11:44 PM	#16 (permalink)
NYY #23 All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 1,886 Blog Entries: 17 Thanks: 236 Thanked 106x in 91 posts	July 1st, 2009 - Game 4 vs the AZL Padres Before we get to the game, in what has become a daily tradition, the transactions. Goodbye again to Abner Abreu. He's off to be a Mahoning Valley Scrapper one more time. I probably shouldn't say goodbye just yet, he has already come back once already, so you never know. So much for having an outfielder on the roster. Scott Elarton was also promoted. He didn't get in a game, but I found out later that he should have pitched in last night's game. Apparently the rookie league is a common stop for rehabbing players. I didn't even realize he was rehabbing, or that we'd be seeing rehabbing players until today though. I must have missed that memo. The Indians also signed another veteran middle reliever, Rick Bauer. I got an email earlier today that he was coming to my team, then another email later in the day that he wasn't. Instead we'll be getting 24 year old Mike Finocchi who has pitched six scoreless innings in short season A this year. I wonder what you have to do to get a promotion if pitching six scoreless innings gets you demoted. The heat of Arizona must be getting to my mind, or someone else's mind. Another thing I learned today is that there is no paid admission to our games. Apparently nobody in their right mind would pay money to sit outside and watch us play when the average high is 103. Today was the fourth in a row against the Padres. After the disappointing debut from our number one pick Leon Ortiz in which he only lasted 2/3 innings, we wanted to give him the ball again, since it was his scheduled day to throw anyway. He was on a tight pitch count, but he did manage to pitch 3 1/3 innings, and only gave up 3 runs, lowering his ERA for the year to 18.00. Five relievers came in to finish the game, and despite giving up 4 runs we managed to hold on and win 10-7 to pull even for the year. Our offense did well, with 12 hits, including three home runs, by Jose Ozaria, Ralph Milligan, and Pedro Casillas. Our defense continues to worry me. We made another error, and it just doesn't seem like we are getting to balls we should. The hazards of having no 'true' outfielders I guess. Season record: 2-2, .500 Up next we go on the road to take on the 0-4 Royals.