07/30/2007 Minor League Notes

by John on Jul 31, 2007 5:08 AM CDT in Minor League Coverage

Nashville (66-43 Record) Notes:

Season Record: 66-43, 1st place, +6.5 GA in the PCL's American North Division

Won (4-0) vs. Sacramento
Adam Pettyjohn (W, 8-2), 9 IP, 7 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K - 3.33 ERA, Game Score: 78
Tony Gwynn, 1-2, 2B, R, 2 RBI, BB, S - .265 BA
Callix Crabbe, 0-1, 2 R, 2 BB, S - .294 BA
Chris Barnwell, 2-3, R - .252 BA

Huntsville (59-47 overall) Notes:

1st Half Record: 37-31, Southern League North Division's First Half Division Champions
2nd Half Record: 22-16, 1st place, +1.0 GA in the Southern League's North Division

Won (6-1) vs. Chattanooga
Lindsay Gulin (W, 10-3), 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 6 K - 3.17 ERA, Game Score: 64
Hernan Iribarren, 3-5, 2 R, GIDP - .279 BA
Lou Palmisano, 1-3, 2 RBI, BB - .271 BA
Steven Sollmann, 1-2, R, BB, S - .291 BA

Brevard County (61-44 overall) Notes:

1st Half Record: 41-28, Florida State League East Division's First Half Champions
2nd Half Record: 20-16, 1st place, +2.5 GA in the FSL's East Division

Lost (1-5) @ St. Lucie
Brae Wright (L, 0-1), 5 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K - 3.60 ERA, Game Score: 44
Michael Bell, 2-4, HR (11), R, RBI - .265 BA
Lorenzo Cain, 1-2, K, HBP, CS, S - .275 BA
Cole Gillespie, 2-4 - .251 BA

West Virginia (66-40 overall) Notes:

1st Half Record: 48-20, South Atlantic League Northern Division's First Half Champions
2nd Half Record: 18-20, tied for 4th place, -5.5 GB in the SAL's Northern Division

Lost (2-5) @ Columbus
Alexandre Periard (L, 5-4), 6 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K - 3.39 ERA, Game Score: 53
Chuckie Caufield, 2-3, RBI, BB, E - .299 BA
Brent Brewer, 1-4, 2B, R, K - .262 BA
Kenneth Holmberg, 0-2, 2 BB - .288 BA

Helena (27-12 Record) Notes:

1st Half Record: 26-12, Pioneer League North Division's First Half Champions
2nd Half Record: 1-0, tied for 1st place in the PL's North Division

Won (8-3) vs. Missoula
Bobby Bramhall (W, 1-0), 5 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K - 3.00 ERA, Game Score: 51
Kurt Crowell, 2-3, 3B, R, 4 RBI, BB - .339 BA
Matt LaPorta, 2-4, HR (1), R, RBI, 2 K - .500 BA
Jonathan Lucroy, 1-3, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB - .336 BA

AZL Brewers (8-23 Record) Notes:

1st Half Record: 7-21, 9th place (out of 9 teams), -13.0 GB in the AZL
2nd Half Record: 1-2, tied for 6th place, -1.5 GB in the AZL

Won (5-4) vs. AZL Padres
Joel Morales, 5 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K - 9.36 ERA, Game Score: 49
Joseph Paciorek, 2-3, 3B, RBI, K, HBP, CS - .270 BA
Carlos Hereaud, 2-4, BB, K, 2 SB, 2 E - .272 BA
Charles Iacono, 1-3, R, BB, K, 2 SB, S - .187 BA

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LaPorta!!!

Weird, but not weird.

by Jeff Sackmann on Jul 31, 2007 5:45 AM CDT reply actions

Bobby Bramhall

Sounds like a name you might hear on late-night infomercials... And Kurt Crowell must be some weird mix of Kurt Russell and Russell Crowe.

BTW, LaPorta DH'ed the game...be interesting to see if that was just for the first game, or if they'll work him half and half like they've done with Jon Lucroy (who's been splitting time between C and DH). Or maybe he's not physically ready to play the outfield altogether yet?

by Zeyes on Jul 31, 2007 6:15 AM CDT reply actions

Finally...

A LaPorta sighting!!!

Nice line!

Hey Ned! Ever heard of small ball? Or are your balls too small?

by CATALYST on Jul 31, 2007 8:06 AM CDT reply actions

LaPorta

Is he a 3TO type of guy?

by drezdn on Jul 31, 2007 8:16 AM CDT reply actions

3TO

Not really. He hit for average and rarely struck out at Florida. He was the complete hitter there, but if he turns into Adam Dunn, that wouldn't be the worse thing ever. At this point, there should be plenty of hope for a few .310/.400/.600 lines in his prime.

by baumann on Jul 31, 2007 9:31 AM CDT up reply actions

At this rate

Laporta will be breaking Bond's soon to be record in 5 major league seasons. 1HR per game played...

Watching Yovani pitch probably compares to driving a Lamborghini Gallardo.

by TAPmoney on Jul 31, 2007 8:22 AM CDT reply actions

And...

it was in his first at bat as a major leaguer. I wonder how often that happens. Guy must be pretty confident.

Watching Yovani pitch probably compares to driving a Lamborghini Gallardo.

by TAPmoney on Jul 31, 2007 8:25 AM CDT up reply actions

Even better...

"Missoula scored the game's first run in the top of the first inning, but LaPorta tied the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the second inning. On an 0-1 count, two out and no one on LaPorta hit a no-doubt home run to left field with his first professional swing."

First swing!

And this is probably why he is playing DH for now: "LaPorta had spent the last three weeks rehabbing a leg injury at the Brewers' minor league facility in Maryvale, AZ. He is currently expected to be day-to-day in Helena while the athletic training staff continues to evaluate and treat him."

Link: http://www.helenabrewers.net/html2/index.php

Watching Yovani pitch probably compares to driving a Lamborghini Gallardo.

by TAPmoney on Jul 31, 2007 8:32 AM CDT up reply actions

bring him up

i've "seen" enough, bring him up.

Bring Back The Old Logo!

by jacob on Jul 31, 2007 8:58 AM CDT reply actions

damn it!

You stole my line!

Maybe we should just start with a promotion to West Virginia . . .

by baumann on Jul 31, 2007 9:27 AM CDT up reply actions

It will not happen

But seriously I would take the bet that if Jenkins and LaPorta had the same number of AB's this season in the BIGS LaPorta would have better numbers. As far as D goes hell Graffy had played left for a few games.

by kjbsam on Jul 31, 2007 2:59 PM CDT up reply actions

Good things to come

Does anyone know what Geoff Jenkins did in his first major league swing? You guessed it, swung and missed against a lefty. So Laporta is already following a different path then jenks.

Im not really sure what jenks did in his first swing, but i wouldn't be surprised at all if it was.

Ned for Prez!! Seriously, he needs a new job.

by Zel123 on Jul 31, 2007 9:15 AM CDT reply actions

major league ab

he homered in his first major league AB, don't know how to find out what he did in his first professional AB.

Bring Back The Old Logo!

by jacob on Jul 31, 2007 9:24 AM CDT up reply actions

Nearly impossible to find...

I can't find a box score from back then. I'm pretty sure his first game would've been in June of 1995 on the Helena Brewers. The Helena Independent Record is the newspaper the boxscore would be in, but their archives only go back to 2000. I think we can safely assume he struck out on a curveball in the dirt. Jenkins was 9-28 with 1 triple, 2 runs, 0hrs, 9rbis, and 11ks in his 7 games with the Helena Brewers.

Link: http://www.thebaseballcube.com/statistics/1995/10240.shtml

Watching Yovani pitch probably compares to driving a Lamborghini Gallardo.

by TAPmoney on Jul 31, 2007 10:15 AM CDT up reply actions

Gord on LaPorta

"As soon as he is able to play the field he will move to [Class A] West Virginia," Brewers assistant general manager Gord Ash said. "When that will be, I can't say. Hopefully, within a week to 10 days."

latest Notes at brewers.com

I'm a bit surprised...I figured with his late start they'd have him play out the season at Helena.

by Zeyes on Aug 1, 2007 12:05 AM CDT reply actions

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