Washington Finale

I think the Fox FM's internet is still down...I will post updates in the comments section here throughout the game...Starting lineups are below...Greg Jelks has opted to give most of his regulars the day off similar to what Jon Cahill did for the Beach Bums last night...

Beach Bums
Mike Goetz - LF
Brad Roblin - RF
Jake Whitesides - DH
Matt Imwalle - 3B
Mike Epping - CF
Kyle Maunus - 1B
Pat Perry - C
Brad Miller - SS
Steve Young - 2B

Bryan Rembisz - RHP

Wild Things
Chris Sidick - CF
Phil Butch - 2B
Matt Sutton - RF
Jacob Dempsey - DH
John Alonso - 1B
Adam Heffron - LF
Pat O'Brien - C
Rene Quintana - 3B
Jeff Beachum - SS

Alan Stidfole - LHP

First Defeat

The Beach Bums suffered their first defeat of the season last night, falling 5-1 in Washington...It was a tough night in all regards, the Beach Bums brought the tying run to the plate in the ninth inning but Brad Roblin grounded into a double play...Roblin never moved towards first, saying it hit off his foot...Brett Bostelman overcame a rough first inning in which he allowed four runs to go five in his first professional start...After the Beach Bums failed to score against Washington starter J.J. Hollenbeck despite three hits to start the first, Washington received a broken bat single and a bunt single to start the inning against Bostelman...After two outs and a run, John Alonso hit a two-run homer...

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Media
Record-Eagle

Washington Observer-Reporter

Interviews
Labatt Blue On Deck Show: Cahill's Corner #5



Labatt Blue On Deck Show Interview With Jake Whitesides

Looking For Five

The Beach Bums look to make it five straight tonight in the second road game of the season at Washington…RHP Brett Bostelman makes his first professional start for the Beach Bums after appearing in 42 games out of the bullpen last season…The full lineups are below…Comment away during the game…

Different look tonight
Beach Bums
Mike Goetz - LF
Brad Miller - SS
Jake Whitesides - RF
Matt Imwalle - DH
Mike Epping - CF
Kyle Maunus - 1B
John Brummett - C
Jeff Brown - 3B
Damon Lessler - 2B

RHP - Brett Bostelman

Wild Thing
Chris Sidick - CF
Chris Carrara - 2B
Matt Sutton - RF
Jacob Dempsey - DH
John Alonso - 1B
Mike Butia - LF
Robbie Knapp - 3B
Kris Rochelle - C
Jeff Beachum - SS

RHP - J.J. Hollenbeck

Remember…Monday’s game is a day game, beginning at 2:05 pm in Washington…Enjoy your Memorial Day by grilling out and putting the radio on during the contest…

Traveling to Washington: Sure Hate to Break Down Here

A normal venture from Traverse City to Washington takes close to 10 hours…Our season opening bus trip took close to 16…The plan was to arrive in Washington in the morning so we could rest all day before the game…Well, while driving outside of Toledo, the bus stalled on the highway…Most were fast asleep but woke up when the bus began to coast…Mitzie, our bus driver, attempted to restart on more than one occasion only to get it going for a few moments before shutting down again…Mitzie was able to maneuver the buss off an exit and into a parking lot where we waited for assistance as she called around at 4am…Assistance did not arrive until shortly before 6am…Cahill, Kira (The trainer), and I walked over to the nearby Fairfield Inn to grab some food…Upon return the bus was running as the problem had been diagnosed, but we had to drive to the garage a mile or two away…There we sat until near 10am before beginning our adventure again and arriving in Washington about 2:30pm…The reason for taking so long at the shop was that they needed the parts to arrive…Apparently a hose had a leak in it that caused the system to send a warning signal to the bus and shut down the engine…That was way over my head, but I, as did some of the players, was able to sleep while the bus was getting worked on…There is still no such thing as good sleep on a bus and I’m looking forward to sleeping in on Sunday…

4-0: Spoiling the Party

Another impressive showing for the Beach Bums last night in Washington, ruining the home opener for the Wild Things with a dominant 13-3 victory…Jake Whitesides established a Beach Bums record with six-RBI…He homered in the third, a three-run shot which was the first homer of the season for the Beach Bums…Whitesides then doubled in three runs in the seventh…For the third straight game a starting pitcher failed to make it past the fifth inning…Trailing 1-0, the Beach Bums hammered 2007 Frontier League Pitcher of the Year Aaron Ledbetter for seven runs in the third…Ledbetter struggled with his control, leaving the ball up and walking four in the frame and five in the game…Ledbetter lost just two games all of last season and suffered his first defeat at the hands of the Beach Bums this season…He threw just three innings and surrendered seven runs (five earned)…J.T. King posted the fourth straight quality start for the Beach Bums, surrendering two runs in seven innings of work to notch the win…Every member of the Beach Bums order posted at least one hit with six individuals (Including Mike Epping) posting two…Epping has recorded two hits in each of the first four games of 2008 and is hitting .500 entering tonight…

Full Recap

Washington Newspaper Recap

Highlights

Interviews
Labatt Blue On Deck Show: Cahill’s Corner #4



Labatt Blue On Deck Show: Chatting With David Nathanson

Sweeping the Sliders

There is no internet in Washington so I didn’t get the chance to post this sooner…To make matters worse we had one heck of a road trip to Washington (More on that soon)…David Nathanson was amazing in Friday’s 8-0 win and it seems like the pitching staff is attempting to one-up each other…Nathanson retired 14 straight to end his outing, tossing seven innings and allowing just two hits while striking out four…Matt Dillard worked the eighth and Pete McEneaney made his pro debut in the ninth, working a very impressive 1-2-3 inning with a strikeout to end the game on a filthy slider…This team is legit…

My Full Recap

Here’s some highlights from the game…
Brad Miller’s RBI singled in the 2nd to put the Beach Bums up 1-0



Mike Epping’s first hit of the game in the seventh inning helps open up the contest...



I also had some great interviews Friday...
Labatt Blue On Deck Show: Cahill’s Corner #3



Labatt Blue On Deck Show: Chatting With Ryan Gehring



In Game Chat: Tiger Great Denny McLain Drops by the Broadcast Booth