Stephen Strasburg is gonna be a bust. Write it down. How’s that for some reactionary thinking? In reality, it is comically early to begin assessing Strasburg’s professional career. He has made two starts in the Arizona Fall League. One was reasonably good; the other, not so much. The latter was Strasburg’s most recent outing, against [...]
Archive for October, 2009
22 Oct
ESPN’s E:60 to Feature a Bus Leaguer
Generally speaking, I’m not a big fan of having my heart warmed. That usually means someone is going to toy with my emotions somehow. But I’ll make an exception for Josh Faiola, the Frontier League player who stayed in an old folks’ home this season. ESPN will tell Faiola’s story on October 27 at 7pm, [...]
21 Oct
You Mean There’s ANOTHER Man Muscles?
The Minnesota Twins shook up their minor league coaching assignments today, shuffling three managers up the minor league ladder into new positions. Tom Nieto moves from Double-A New Britain to Triple-A Rochester, Jeff Smith moves from Class A-Advanced Fort Myers to New Britain, and Jake Mauer moves from the Gulf Coast League Twins to Fort [...]
19 Oct
The Minor Links
With the 2009 season growing smaller and smaller in the rear view mirror, I figured I’d highlight three or four quality items that appeared in my Google Reader in the last few days: Porter’s Prospect Report posted some thoughts on the the Mesa Solar Sox, an Arizona Fall League team that includes, among others, Red [...]
18 Oct
The Savior Has Landed
Stephen Strasburg made his minor league debut on Friday night, starting and pitching into the fourth inning for the Phoenix Desert Dogs of the Arizona Fall League. He allowed two hits, struck out two, walked one, kept the ball on the ground, and was voted the 2010 Rookie of the Year after the game. (One [...]
15 Oct
2009 Bus Leagues Independent Awards
Andrew approached me last week with a complaint: in compiling the list of nominees for the Bus Leagues Player of the Year award, I had neglected to include representatives from any of the independent leagues. You could argue that this was an inexcusable offense for someone with my background; I prefer to imagine that it [...]
12 Oct
The Greatest Pitching Performance in History
What do you think it would be? I mean, Roger Clemens struck out 20 twice. Kerry Wood struck out 20 and nearly added a no-hitter to the equation. While these performances are admittedly great, there’s someone this decade who blew them out of the water. Someone went and struck out 25 batters. Photos of this [...]
8 Oct
Postseason Awards From A Blogger
Tony over at Indians Prospect Insider posted his awards for the 2009 season today. His writing is always detailed and informative, and this is no exception. There are seven different award categories and three All-Star teams. Even if you aren’t a fan of the Cleveland Indians, it’s worth a read.
7 Oct
“The Machine” Contest Update
We’ve had a few entries into the contest to win a copy of Joe Posnanski’s best-selling book, “The Machine,” but there’s still time to throw your name (and Sporcle quiz scores) into the hat. Just go take the Sporcle quiz on the Big Red Machine and email me your time (onemoredyingquail@gmail.com) before October 22, and [...]
5 Oct
The Bus Leagues Baseball 2009 Pitcher of the Year
Click here to see the breakdown on the 2009 Bus Leagues Player of the Year. Bus Leagues voters were given twelve pitchers to consider for Pitcher of the Year – eight starters and four relievers. The presence of relievers on the ballot caused some early dissension within the ranks. Some refused to consider them, others [...]
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