9/16 MiLB Gameday: AAA Baseball National Championship

[Cuzittt]

Today's Games:

IL:Pawtucket (Edwin Escobar) vs. Omaha (Christian Binford) [7:05pm]

EL: Portland - Season Complete
CL:Salem - Season Complete
SAL: Greenville - Season Complete
NYPL: Lowell - Season Complete
GCL: GCL Sox - Season Complete - GCL Champions
DSL: DSL Sox - Season Complete - DSL Runner-Ups


Notes:

Game will be held in Charlotte, North Carolina. Game will be on NBCSN

Playoff Games:

Pawtucket win the Governor's Cup, 3-2.

Portland lose EL Semifinals, 3-2.

Salem lose CL Semifinals, 2-1.

GCL Sox won the GCL Championship 2-1 over the Yankees.

DSL Sox lose Championship Series, 3-1.


Scoreboard:

Boston Red Sox Minor League Scores

Media:

MiLB TV
MiLB Radio

Local Media:

Pawsox:

Providence Journal
Pawtucket Times

Seadogs: Portland Press Herald

Salem: Roanoke Times

Greenville: Greenville Online

Lowell: Lowell Sun

 

[Lose Remerswaal]

If they stick to the rotation it is Escobar's turn to start. But with the two off days, both Johnson and Owens are also ready to go.

I've got 60 hours to figure out where NBCSN is on my TV dial.

 

[judyb]

If they stick to the rotation it is Escobar's turn to start. But with the two off days, both Johnson and Owens are also ready to go.

I've got 60 hours to figure out where NBCSN is on my TV dial.

http://www.nbcsports.com/tv-listings

 

[mabrowndog]

Two ex-Sox on the Omaha roster: RHP Clayton Mortensen & IF Pedro Ciriaco.
 
Mort turns 30 in April, and he's the older pitcher on the Storm Chasers staff.

 

[Cuzittt]

Is this just one game winner take all?

Yes. 1 game for the marble.

 

[LogansDad]

North Carolina is an awful place to travel for just one marble.
 
Cuzittt, as always, you run one of the best places on the internet.  In years like this, especially, when we could simply be wallowing in the putridity that is the 2014 Red Sox, you (and mabrowndog) do an outstanding job of letting the rest of us know that the future look better than the present.  I don't post in here too often, but this is the subforum that I make sure to check every day, and it is mostly because of the hard work of the two of you, so thanks guys.

 

[meadow11]

Cuz.... 
 
Just wanted to say thank you.  Checking out these threads are part of my daily routine, and I can't imagine not having this easy way to keep up on all the prospects and affiliates. 
 
Thanks for all you do! 

 

[burstnbloom]

Echoing the sentiment of the past couple of game threads.  Thank you again, Cuzittt.  I wear this thread out every day.  Its my favorite part of SOSH.  Much appreciated. 

 

[oumbi]

Let me join in with the thanks. I enjoy this thread. Thanks for the incredible amount of work you put in here Cuz. It is appreciated.

 

[mabrowndog]

 Chris Hatfield @SPChrisHatfield   1h


Hey RI peoples: The @PawSox will hold a victory celebration in honor of Governors' Cup win tomorrow at 12:30 at McCoy Stadium.

 

[mabrowndog]

Just noticed Blake Swihart went on the 7-day DL on Saturday before Game 5 (with uber-coach-in-waiting Matt Spring activated). No idea what's up, but I assume it's nothing too serious since Blake is with the team in Charlotte.

Lavarnway caught games 2 & 5 vs Durham, but I never really gave it much thought and attributed it to late-season rest for the kid.
 
EDIT - Apparently he jammed his thumb making the series-saving tag at the plate in the b-10th in Game 4.

 

[E5 Yaz]

So, Castillo is still with the PawSox?

 

[Lose Remerswaal]

Yes, and playing tonight in Charlotte, tomorrow in Pittsburgh

 

[Pozo the Clown]

http://www.nbcsports.com/tv-listings

 
Thanks for the info!  Looking forward to watching the Sox (albeit, not the one's I was hoping for) going for another Championship.

 

[mabrowndog]

Marrero with a great play to his right, making the long throw to 1st to get the speedy runner look effortless. Keeps Ciriaco at 2B.

 

[Fred in Lynn]

Sweet!

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

Marrero with a great play to his right, making the long throw to 1st to get the speedy runner look effortless. Keeps Ciriaco at 2B.

Really smooth

 

[mabrowndog]

Rusney goes deep! First pitch to straightaway CF.

 

[Fred in Lynn]

Disappointed didn't get to see more than one pitch of him batting. But what a PA!

 

[Lose Remerswaal]

Sign him up!

 

[Fred in Lynn]

To mention again for those not reading above, the game is on NBCSN.

 

[mabrowndog]

Other than snippets in a few scattered college football games over the years, I haven't heard George Grande's voice since the original SportsCenter days in ESPN's infancy. He sounds great. Having Kaat on color work is a good broadcast pairing.

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

Other than snippets in a few scattered college football games over the years, I haven't heard George Grande's voice since the original SportsCenter days in ESPN's infancy. He sounds great. Having Kaat on color work is a good broadcast pairing.

I've never been a Kaat fan, but totally agree about Grande

 

[mabrowndog]

Nice job of hitting there, golfing one of Escobar's low-zone offerings and pulling it over the LF fence.
 
Tied 1-1.

 

[mabrowndog]

Cecchini literally caught dead to rights. Leaning too far off 1B, awkwardly scrambles back, too late.
 
I loathe stupid baserunning outs.

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

...while Kaat finds a way to ball wash Jeter

 

[mabrowndog]

...while Kaat finds a way to ball wash Jeter

 
Yeah, that's not one of Kaat's better attributes.

 

[Jed Zeppelin]

Spotting his fb well, right on or just off the corner.

 

[RoDaddy]

Escobar impressive so far.  Good stuff, keeps it down, lots of strikes, and they're chasing his low stuff

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

Ugh...Ciriaco

 

[Plympton91]

Lavarnway must be one of the slowest runners in professional baseball

 

[Lose Remerswaal]

Other than the Jeter stuff, I'm really enjoying these announcers. Good stuff about Boles, Shaw, etc, and I'm enjoying Kaat's stories. Too bad Grande didn't mention all of Kaat's Gold Gloves

 

[Jed Zeppelin]

Lavarnway must be one of the slowest runners in professional baseball

I knew he was going to be out, but it was still shocking seeing just how out he ended up being.

 

[strek1]

Lavarnway must be one of the slowest runners in professional baseball

 And he's not a great catcher either. 

 

[LuckyBen]

Swihart would've had it.

 

[Smiling Joe Hesketh]

Lavarnway showing why he's spent so much of the last four seasons in the minors. That was pretty lame.

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

Brentz has a gun

 

[Smiling Joe Hesketh]

I see what you did there.

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

Low hanging fruit

 

[Byrdbrain]

In a hotel in Verona NY and I just found NBCSN on my TV, score.

 

[Jed Zeppelin]

Damn, too high.

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

Damn, I thought Marrero got that one.  Grande did too.

 

[mabrowndog]

So impressed by Boles whenever he's interviewed. Big league jobs await.

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

And Grande whiffed on that one, lumping Mookie and JBJ together as "not hitting at the Major League level"

 

[mabrowndog]

Tarp on field = Boooo
 
EDIT - Strong storm cell moving in from the north. Pouring there now.

 

[mabrowndog]

While we wait for play to resume, here's Rusney's HR. Belt-high FB.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8sN2r2u0Jg

 

[mabrowndog]

They're playing baseball again. Still 2-1 Omaha heading to the 6th.

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

8 fans are still there

 

[mabrowndog]

Travis Shaw just cremated a pitch over the RF wall. Wow. Tied up, 2-2.

 

[Jed Zeppelin]

Shaw destroys a 3-0 meatball, new ball game 2-2.