Detailed Game Reports

Ive been all for Wade in past post on the former board.
I am not saying i told ya so.. but he is pretty darn good , and has grown up alot from the past several years .
I'm glad you made that post rcbbfan. I think you got a good eye for potential players.



Oh yeah , and he runs PDQ also.

 

Burnham is a *******replaced by moderator to "Great" pitcher, if you dont think hes a pitcher, what the **** is your idea of a pitcher??

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Some random thoughts to supplement the fine posts so far on the game of the week:

NCBBall is kind to the umpire when he says he arrived at 2:30 -- I had it 2:45 and the game started at 2:50 -- really a shame -- I understand it was "pouring at his house" so he didn't come. The base ump was on time. The plate ump's performance went down hill from his late arrival -- two really bad neck high strikes (one each way) and absolutely no outside corner for any of the 5 pitchers. He often looked and sounded unsure of his calls.

Myers Park has to be concerned about defense. 6 errors, 4 on relatively routine infield ground balls, one on a fly ball to the outfield and 1 on a throw from the outfield. It's easy to blame the weather, but I suspect it's more because the guys have been unable to take a lot of infield. I'd suggest going overboard on that when the field dries. It will be tough to compete unless the defense improves dramatically.

Myers Park actually used 2 catchers and both are very high quality players. Tim Kramer caught the first two innings and his sacrifice fly plated the first MP run. JJ Rollins caught innings 3-5 and had the "game winning" rbi in the top of the 5th on a single up the middle. These guys will push each other all year -- too bad they both can't be playing all the time. Coach Deming will need both bats.

I thought Cruse didn't warm up long enough, especially if he's used to starting. Sure enough, his first 6 pitches were balls. That put Wilson on and allowed Woodard to get ahead in the count.

I thought Bush looked really strong -- lifted without giving up a hit -- anybody know why? His first inning was just outstanding-- striking out Wilson and Woodard and then picking off Bowman after two on and no out. The big differene for Hopewell was that Bush was always ahead of the hitters, Capps and Cruse had some control problems and got behind.

I thought the most effective pitch that any of the pitchers threw during the afternoon was Wilson's change up. He really had the Hopewell hitters off balance with it.

The only impressive inning was the MP rally in the top of the 5th. Trailing 3-2 and knowing this was the last inning, they got a break when Cruse didn't have his control. He found it to Woodard, but in a great plate appearance, Woodard fouled off several pitches before tripling to right over the right fielder's head. It was a line drive that stayed up forever. Can't remember what Logan Smith did to get on -- he must have walked, too. Rollins singled, scoring Woodard and then Smith scored on a wild pitch later in the inning.

It was the worst weather I've seen a game played in. It should have been called in the second inning. The dirt portion looked like a lake. Hopewell must have spent $100 on the diamond dry used during the game -- who knows how much they used prior to the game. I guess the ump wasn't going to call the game after he was the cause of it starting so late.

We need springtime. Fast.
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Great post Dodger..very insightful. It appears you guys need some work on the infield (right side), but nothing that you guys won't fix. Good start (1-0), against a quality team

 

splity, he throws mid 80's fastball with a decent curve. A good size kid

 

Freedom beats Hickory 5-4

Catcher Chad Powell broke a 4-4 tie in the bottom of the fifth with a solo homer to put the Patriots past the Tornadoes. Alex Chapman got the win in this the first game for Freedom. Hickory goes to 1-1 on the year. Powell and Chapman led Freedom with a pair of hits. Alex Durgins started for Freedom, he gave up 4 runs in 4 innings, struck out 2 and gave up 6 hits. Freedom will be at home Tuesday against West Caldwell, will again play at home Wed. against Shelby before hitting the road at Hibriten Thursday and at West Wilkes Saturday. Busy week upcomig for the Patriots.

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whew, what an upcoming schedule. Sounds like a nice start for Freedom. A real test for the pitching staff this upcoming week. I know Freedom lost some talent due to a couple of transfers. Nice to see them get that 1st one under their belt. Gotta be a big boost for the kids.

 

Plus, they don't have their power-hitter/centerfielder, Clint Zimmerman this week because he's still playing basketball. Good luck Clint and the rest of the team this week in the regional playoffs at Hickory.

 

Instead of making declarative statements of no baseball value (i.e. swearing at each other), defend your position based upon observations and evaluations.

wansta....no one has had much practice due to the weather.

Chisox....There are no "shouting" matches on this board.

 

Nostradamus, I had the privilege of watching Burnham pitch in many games last summer while he was playing for the Charlotte Legion Post. True he is not a Woodard or Tilley, but he is a very good pitcher. He held his own against a number of very good teams. He also came in to pitch in a couple of tight jams that should have rattled him, but didn't. He does not have the "mound time" that some of the 1 and 2 starters have, but given that he does a great job.