The Fox FM's Morning Hustle with Craig Russell will broadcast its entire show from the confines of my broadcast booth at Wuerfel Park in the morning...That means a long day for me...The Morning Hustle will be on air from 6am-10am...I'll be on the show as will be RHP Jeff Williams, Hitting Coach Jason Wuerfel, GM Leslye Wuerfel, and who knows, hopefully more...Listen in below...
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Monday, May 19, 2008
The Rooster is Made
Yes that was a purposeful misspelling...Think Major League 2...Anyhow, the opening night roster is set...Check it out here...
2008 Roster
John Brummett was kept on as the backup catcher as the Beach Bums let go of Johnny Coit and Ryan Kottke...Again, competition was very high everywhere and I'm sure it was hard to make the decisions...James Conrad was also let go as the roster reached 24...For my full release regarding the roster breakdown (As only I can tell you players come from 15 different states with California boasting the most at 3) follow the link below...
Roster Press Release
That link will also tell you that Bryan Rembisz will get the ball on opening night...the plan for the rotation follows with Ryan Gehring, David Nathanson, J.T. King, and Brett Bostelman...While I still am unsure who Midwest is throwing I will post a preview of the opener when I find out...
I talked with several of the guys who made the team today as well as the coaching staff to prep myself for the season, also taping the first edition of Cahill's Corner which will be posted here following Wednesday night's contest...I am going to have to edit down our beloved manager as I got over 15 minutes of audio from him and the pregame show is only 20 minutes long...Everyone is really excited about opening the 2008 season Wednesday night and the potential that lies ahead...
2008 Roster
John Brummett was kept on as the backup catcher as the Beach Bums let go of Johnny Coit and Ryan Kottke...Again, competition was very high everywhere and I'm sure it was hard to make the decisions...James Conrad was also let go as the roster reached 24...For my full release regarding the roster breakdown (As only I can tell you players come from 15 different states with California boasting the most at 3) follow the link below...
Roster Press Release
That link will also tell you that Bryan Rembisz will get the ball on opening night...the plan for the rotation follows with Ryan Gehring, David Nathanson, J.T. King, and Brett Bostelman...While I still am unsure who Midwest is throwing I will post a preview of the opener when I find out...
I talked with several of the guys who made the team today as well as the coaching staff to prep myself for the season, also taping the first edition of Cahill's Corner which will be posted here following Wednesday night's contest...I am going to have to edit down our beloved manager as I got over 15 minutes of audio from him and the pregame show is only 20 minutes long...Everyone is really excited about opening the 2008 season Wednesday night and the potential that lies ahead...
Chillicothe Sweeps Washington
A grand slam in the bottom of the eighth inning by Chillicothe's Montana Dye powered the Paints to a 6-4 win and a season opening sweep of Washington, the defending East Division Champion. JT Thomas, a former Beach Bum, contributed three hits for Chillicothe in the Monday morning matinee...Chillicothe's Ryan Flanigan earned his first save of the season...Flanigan will serve as the closer and won yesterday's game...JJ Hollenbeck started for Washington and allowed just one run in five innings...Washington's closer Kyle Dempsey allowed the grand slam but Alan Stidfole, who stifled the Beach Bums in his debut last season and will throw against Traverse City one week from tonight, took the loss after walking the only batter he faced...
Sunday, May 18, 2008
The Weather Outside is Frightful
Second night under the lights following the Kids Club Bash...I heard Suntan was awesome and chipper during the Bash...It was cold outside!!! Temps during practice were dropping down into the 30's and someone actually mentioned the possibility of white stuff outside tonight...I hope not! I wore three layers and was freezing!!
Pitchers went through PFP...Pitchers Fielding Practice...outside of that there were two rounds of batting practice and then practice was called off due to the cold to avoid anyone getting hurt...Pitchers who were scheduled to throw went indoors while the hitters didn't swing but instead had the opportunity to work on their hitting eye...David Nathanson threw as did Jeff Williams, Zac Cole, Nick Pepper, Ted Gjeldum, and Jared Locke...Practice returns to the morning tomorrow, and hopefully the sun can come out as well...It will be the last full workout before the season...
Pitchers went through PFP...Pitchers Fielding Practice...outside of that there were two rounds of batting practice and then practice was called off due to the cold to avoid anyone getting hurt...Pitchers who were scheduled to throw went indoors while the hitters didn't swing but instead had the opportunity to work on their hitting eye...David Nathanson threw as did Jeff Williams, Zac Cole, Nick Pepper, Ted Gjeldum, and Jared Locke...Practice returns to the morning tomorrow, and hopefully the sun can come out as well...It will be the last full workout before the season...
League Wide Cutdown Day
While Chillicothe and Washington were opening their season with the earliest opener in league history, every other team in the league had to trim their spring training roster to a maximum of 28 by the end of practice today...You can always follow the updates by looking at each team's roster or by checking out the transactions link on the Frontier League website...Noteable moves from around the league included Evansville's letting go catcher Gavin Concepcion, who caught for league champion Windy City last season...Evansville also severed ties with Ryan Rachal, who posted 109 at bats for the Otters in the outfield last season...Midwest also made several cuts, dropping Judson Smith, who started seven games for the Sliders last year on the mound...It appears as though most teams have one or two more cuts to make before Wednesday...
The plan for the Beach Bums is to finalize the roster tomorrow...Currently there are 27 players on the roster with the league maximum for opening day standing at 24...
The plan for the Beach Bums is to finalize the roster tomorrow...Currently there are 27 players on the roster with the league maximum for opening day standing at 24...
And They're Off!
I figured in the spirirt of Big (Don't confuse me with Jeff) Brown, I'd title this related to horse racing, and also Chillicothe's mascot is a horse...Anyway...The 2008 Frontier League season needed extra innings to reach its conclusion on the first day...Chillicothe walked off with a 6-5 win over Washington on Sunday night...The two teams will conclude their brief season opening series with a 10:00am game Monday...The Frontier League's winningest pitcher, Aaron Ledbetter, began on the hill for Washington...Ledbetter was the 2007 Pitcher of the Year...Brian Gartley, a left-handed LS-1, got the opening night start for the Paints...Offensive highlights included Washington's Chris Sidick finishing 2-for-3 with a homer, three walks, and three runs scored...2007 Frontier League MVP Travis Garcia, whom Beach Bum fans may remember hitting three homers in a game last season, opened the season for Chillicothe with a 2-for-4 showing including a two-run homer in the third...Another former Beach Bum, Jaziel Mendoza, forced extra-innings for Chillicothe with a run-scoring hit in the bottom of the ninth...Washington finished with 13 hits and Chillicothe 7...Ryan Flanigan, in my opinion one of the most underrated pitchers in the league, recorded the win...Kyle Dempsey was saddled with the defeat...Why is Flanigan underrated? Check out these numbers from last year, he led the league in ERA with a 1.28 mark and finished with a 9-2 record in 40 appearances...He tossed 77.1 innings and walked just nine while striking out 56...
NOTES: Other randoms from the weekend...Midwest swept a pair of exhibition games from Kalamazoo...It was a rough night for former Beach Bums outside of the Frontier League as Steve Shippey took the loss in his first start for Schaumburg of the Northern League...Also in the Northern League Tyler Meigs was hit with a blown save after allowing a pair of ninth-inning runs as his Joliet JackHammers fell to Gary 5-4 in walk-off fashion...Both runs were unearned as Meigs threw 1.1 innings and Rob Marconi, who suited up for Windy City last season, recorded the winner for Gary...
NOTES: Other randoms from the weekend...Midwest swept a pair of exhibition games from Kalamazoo...It was a rough night for former Beach Bums outside of the Frontier League as Steve Shippey took the loss in his first start for Schaumburg of the Northern League...Also in the Northern League Tyler Meigs was hit with a blown save after allowing a pair of ninth-inning runs as his Joliet JackHammers fell to Gary 5-4 in walk-off fashion...Both runs were unearned as Meigs threw 1.1 innings and Rob Marconi, who suited up for Windy City last season, recorded the winner for Gary...
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