PHOENIX (AP) — San Francisco Giants outfielder Eugenio Velez has been carried out of the dugout on a stretcher after being struck by a foul ball.
Velez was standing in the dugout in the fourth inning Saturday in a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks when teammate Pat Burrell hit a sharp liner into San Francisco’s dugout. Velez was knocked off his feet and teammates immediately gathered around.
Burrell took a few moments before stepping back into the batter’s box. Giants trainers continued to work on Velez into the bottom half of the inning before strapping him to a stretcher. He was carried into the tunnel leading to the visitors clubhouse.
It was unclear were Velez was struck.
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Let's hope Eugenio is OK.
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
No game
El Tigres were rained out Wednesday. There will be a doubleheader Thursday at 6:05 p.m.
Check out tomorrow's Bulletin for some odds and ends on the team.
Check out tomorrow's Bulletin for some odds and ends on the team.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Weather the storm
If you check out the new-look weather.com and look up the forecast for Norwich, you will have options for "TruPoint" locations. One of which is Dodd Stadium.
Not that it means anything. Just interesting. That's all.
Not that it means anything. Just interesting. That's all.
Where's the pitching?
It's been a rough past seven days for Tigers pitchers. They gave up a season-high 13 hits on July 14 to State College and then on Sunday allowed 16 to Hudson Valley. This isn't what the team meant when it told the pitchers to let the defense do the work.
Tonight, Brennan Smith takes the mound since he was battered in that July 14 game. In that game versus the Spikes he went 2 1/3 innings allowing six runs on eight hits.
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Pitcher Michael Torrealba was promoted to High-A Lakeland of the Florida State League. He was 0-2 with a 1.83 ERA in nine games.
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Wednesday's game is also St. Patrick's Day in July. Wear green. You know, so you match Vermont's batting practice jerseys.
Tonight, Brennan Smith takes the mound since he was battered in that July 14 game. In that game versus the Spikes he went 2 1/3 innings allowing six runs on eight hits.
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Pitcher Michael Torrealba was promoted to High-A Lakeland of the Florida State League. He was 0-2 with a 1.83 ERA in nine games.
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Wednesday's game is also St. Patrick's Day in July. Wear green. You know, so you match Vermont's batting practice jerseys.
Friday, July 9, 2010
No game tonight
The Connecticut's' road game against Batavia scheduled for Friday night was rained out. The game will be made up Saturday at 5:05 p.m. as part of a doubleheader.
Monday, July 5, 2010
Not on track
Call me critical, call me quick to jump the gun, but with just two games under my belt this season, I'm not convinced the Connecticut Tigers are doing things very well.
I give them a A+ for effort and a C+ on execution.
Monday night was Military Appreciation Night and barely 1,100 fans attended. By one online account, there were 7,200 fans for the same promotion a year ago. Yes, I know Dodd Stadium holds fewer people than that, but I'm willing to bet it was as close to a sellout you'll see. Minor League Baseball's website, which holds the official box score says 7,163 fans.
Why were there fewer people at Dodd on Monday? My initial reason is that this promotion was poorly scheduled.
History shows that weekday attendance is much lower than weekend attendance. So if you move a popular event from, say, Saturday to a Monday, you boost your weekday draw. There's another Military Appreciation Night in August. On a Thursday.
I think the saying goes, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Just because the Navigators/Defenders didn't succeed, it doesn't mean everything they did was a failure.
This is an example of the Tigers over thinking.
Or maybe I'm wrong. Maybe the team's rather weak promotion schedule. I mean, if I have to use getting dressed up for Halloween in the August heat as an excuse, I probably shouldn't be going to a game.
In all fairness to the Tigers, they are trying -- hard. And I think the late start (thanks, Minor and Major League Baseball) has made this tougher than it should be. Plus, the team isn't getting to work off of revenue from last year to help them with promotions. Heck, the team moved from Oneonta, N.Y., where no one attended games. It's about as tough a spot to be in.
Here's the bigger issue: No one is going to Tigers games. They are in the bottom four of the New York Penn League in attendance, the weather is good and school is out. So what's the excuse?
Maybe, just maybe, no one cares. In that case, the city, the few loyal fans, the NYP League and the Tigers ownership wasted a lot of time and money.
I believe this team will do better. Shoot, it plays at home nearly every day in August. But something's got to be done.
I give them a A+ for effort and a C+ on execution.
Monday night was Military Appreciation Night and barely 1,100 fans attended. By one online account, there were 7,200 fans for the same promotion a year ago. Yes, I know Dodd Stadium holds fewer people than that, but I'm willing to bet it was as close to a sellout you'll see. Minor League Baseball's website, which holds the official box score says 7,163 fans.
Why were there fewer people at Dodd on Monday? My initial reason is that this promotion was poorly scheduled.
History shows that weekday attendance is much lower than weekend attendance. So if you move a popular event from, say, Saturday to a Monday, you boost your weekday draw. There's another Military Appreciation Night in August. On a Thursday.
I think the saying goes, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Just because the Navigators/Defenders didn't succeed, it doesn't mean everything they did was a failure.
This is an example of the Tigers over thinking.
Or maybe I'm wrong. Maybe the team's rather weak promotion schedule. I mean, if I have to use getting dressed up for Halloween in the August heat as an excuse, I probably shouldn't be going to a game.
In all fairness to the Tigers, they are trying -- hard. And I think the late start (thanks, Minor and Major League Baseball) has made this tougher than it should be. Plus, the team isn't getting to work off of revenue from last year to help them with promotions. Heck, the team moved from Oneonta, N.Y., where no one attended games. It's about as tough a spot to be in.
Here's the bigger issue: No one is going to Tigers games. They are in the bottom four of the New York Penn League in attendance, the weather is good and school is out. So what's the excuse?
Maybe, just maybe, no one cares. In that case, the city, the few loyal fans, the NYP League and the Tigers ownership wasted a lot of time and money.
I believe this team will do better. Shoot, it plays at home nearly every day in August. But something's got to be done.
One roster move
Sean Finefrock, who was on the disabled list but never played for Connecticut, was activated and transferred to West Michigan.
Sean, we hardly know you.
Sean, we hardly know you.
Today's lineup
The Scrappers:
Jordan Casas DH
Tyler Cannon SS
Wyatt Toregas C
Chase Burnette 1B
Giovhanny Urshela 3B
Kevin Fontanez 2B
Carlos Moncrief RF
Kevin Rucker LF
Brian Heere CF
Alex Kaminsky P
And for YOUR Tigers:
P.J. Polk CF
Alexander Nunez 2B
Josh Ashenbrenner 3B
Matt Perry DH
Julio Rodriguez C
James Robbins 1B
Brett Anderson SS
Ryan Enos LF
Londell Taylor RF
Rayni Guichardo P
Jordan Casas DH
Tyler Cannon SS
Wyatt Toregas C
Chase Burnette 1B
Giovhanny Urshela 3B
Kevin Fontanez 2B
Carlos Moncrief RF
Kevin Rucker LF
Brian Heere CF
Alex Kaminsky P
And for YOUR Tigers:
P.J. Polk CF
Alexander Nunez 2B
Josh Ashenbrenner 3B
Matt Perry DH
Julio Rodriguez C
James Robbins 1B
Brett Anderson SS
Ryan Enos LF
Londell Taylor RF
Rayni Guichardo P
Just to clear up any confusion
The headline accompanying my story in today's Bulletin refers to Patrick Cooper as a spot starter. He is not. He is part of the rotation.
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Cooper's the name of the game
When Connecticut Tigers manager Howie Bushong told Patrick Cooper on Friday that he would make his first career pro start, the right hander had no idea how badly his team would need an outstanding performance from him.
With the bullpen short handed from 6 2/3 innings of service the night before, the Tigers were asking a lot of Cooper on Sunday.
Cooper, who had thrown just one inning this season, was given a 60-pitch limit and needed to make every one count.
He exceeded the Tigers’ wildest expectations.
Cooper used 63 pitches to get through five innings, allowing one run on two hits while striking out four in a 6-1 win over Mahoning Valley at Dodd Stadium.
“I was just happy to get the start,” Cooper said. “I just went out there with a different approach than I did in college. I was pitching more for contact. I was on a pitch count and tried to get the most innings that I could.”
The philosophical difference in college ball asks the pitcher to make batters miss rather than play for contact. Catcher Eric Roof, who played American Legion with Cooper in their home state of Kentucky, also caught his pitcher in a summer league.
Roof, who gave his friend the game ball, didn’t manage the game to the pitch count.
“Usually I don’t like to think about it because it ruins your game plan is for that day,” Roof said. “But since I played with him for a year and know him as a person, I really wanted him to get five (innings) just to get that first win.”
Cooper had some difficulties locating his fastball in the first inning, and aside from a lead-off triple in the second, made few mistakes. Usually relying upon his slider as his out pitch, Cooper instead worked his fastball all over the plate, getting first-pitch strikes. He retired the last 11 batters he faced, including the first five of those on 12 pitches.
“Cooper was the name of the game (Sunday),” Bushong said. “We were expecting three, hoping for four. … That’s just an absolutely fantastic job on his part, and such a big boost for us.”
A 2009 Cape Cod League All-Star as a closer, Cooper relished the opportunity to get back to starting, something he did last season at Bradley University. The 20-year-old went 4-3 with a 3.08 ERA in eight starts as a college junior.
Cooper was a two-time all-state selection in high school and was drafted by Arizona in the 34th round of the 2009 draft. He was a 14th round pick last month by Detroit.
With the bullpen short handed from 6 2/3 innings of service the night before, the Tigers were asking a lot of Cooper on Sunday.
Cooper, who had thrown just one inning this season, was given a 60-pitch limit and needed to make every one count.
He exceeded the Tigers’ wildest expectations.
Cooper used 63 pitches to get through five innings, allowing one run on two hits while striking out four in a 6-1 win over Mahoning Valley at Dodd Stadium.
“I was just happy to get the start,” Cooper said. “I just went out there with a different approach than I did in college. I was pitching more for contact. I was on a pitch count and tried to get the most innings that I could.”
The philosophical difference in college ball asks the pitcher to make batters miss rather than play for contact. Catcher Eric Roof, who played American Legion with Cooper in their home state of Kentucky, also caught his pitcher in a summer league.
Roof, who gave his friend the game ball, didn’t manage the game to the pitch count.
“Usually I don’t like to think about it because it ruins your game plan is for that day,” Roof said. “But since I played with him for a year and know him as a person, I really wanted him to get five (innings) just to get that first win.”
Cooper had some difficulties locating his fastball in the first inning, and aside from a lead-off triple in the second, made few mistakes. Usually relying upon his slider as his out pitch, Cooper instead worked his fastball all over the plate, getting first-pitch strikes. He retired the last 11 batters he faced, including the first five of those on 12 pitches.
“Cooper was the name of the game (Sunday),” Bushong said. “We were expecting three, hoping for four. … That’s just an absolutely fantastic job on his part, and such a big boost for us.”
A 2009 Cape Cod League All-Star as a closer, Cooper relished the opportunity to get back to starting, something he did last season at Bradley University. The 20-year-old went 4-3 with a 3.08 ERA in eight starts as a college junior.
Cooper was a two-time all-state selection in high school and was drafted by Arizona in the 34th round of the 2009 draft. He was a 14th round pick last month by Detroit.
Today's lineups
I'm back after a lengthy period away from Dodd, sweet Dodd.
Before we get into the lineups for today's game with Mahoning Valley, two Tigers were called up to West Michigan yesterday. Jordan Pratt, who did not pitch for Connecticut, and Luis Sanz (3-0 0.56 ERA) are no longer with the team.
No one replaced these players on the roster.
The starters for the Scrappers, managed by former Detroit Tiger Travis Fryman:
Jordan Casas CF
Kevin Fontanez 2B
Tyler Cannon SS
Andrew Kinney 1B
Kevin Rucker DH
Carlos Moncrief RF
Moises Montero C
Brian Heere LF
Dan DeGeorge 3B
For the Tigers:
Ryan Enos CF
Brett AndersonSS
Josh Ashenbrener 3B
Matt Perry 1B
Eric Roof C
Matt Mansilla LF
Chao-Ting Tang RF
Ryan Soares 2B
Tyson Kendrick DH
The pitchers are Mahoning Valley's Kirk Wetmore (0-1, 6.96) vs. Connecticut's Patrick Cooper (0-0, 0.00).
Before we get into the lineups for today's game with Mahoning Valley, two Tigers were called up to West Michigan yesterday. Jordan Pratt, who did not pitch for Connecticut, and Luis Sanz (3-0 0.56 ERA) are no longer with the team.
No one replaced these players on the roster.
The starters for the Scrappers, managed by former Detroit Tiger Travis Fryman:
Jordan Casas CF
Kevin Fontanez 2B
Tyler Cannon SS
Andrew Kinney 1B
Kevin Rucker DH
Carlos Moncrief RF
Moises Montero C
Brian Heere LF
Dan DeGeorge 3B
For the Tigers:
Ryan Enos CF
Brett AndersonSS
Josh Ashenbrener 3B
Matt Perry 1B
Eric Roof C
Matt Mansilla LF
Chao-Ting Tang RF
Ryan Soares 2B
Tyson Kendrick DH
The pitchers are Mahoning Valley's Kirk Wetmore (0-1, 6.96) vs. Connecticut's Patrick Cooper (0-0, 0.00).
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