Ajax propels Peoria to another win
ByRAB live chat tomorrow, I’m thinking 2pm EDT so our west coast friends can get in on the action. Here’s our past chats.
AzFL Peoria (8-7 win over Surprise)
Austin Jackson: 1 for 4, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 3 K - in addition to driving in the Javelinas’ seventh run, he was at the plate when a wild pitch allowed the game winning run to score
Jeff Marquez: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1-3 GB/FB - 18 of 28 pitches were strikes (64.3%) … don’t read too much into him pitching in relief, the team is carrying 21 pitchers, they all can’t start
HWB Waikiki (3-1 loss to Honolulu in 7 innings) not sure why they played only 7 innings again, as radnom suggested yesterday, maybe it was a volcano?
Damon Sublett: 1 for 3, 2 K - still hasn’t gone hitless in a game
Austin Romine: 0 for 2
Not sure if im reading it right but it looks like 2 bases stolen off romine and he caught one as well
The runner was picked off by the pitcher, hence the caught stealing. Two guys swiped bags against Romine though.
waait i figured it out Greg Veloz stole 2nd and it was his 2nd steal of the season
D’oh, you’re right.
Jackson looked silly in a couple of his strike outs. The third strikes were filthy breaking balls, one which ended up way out of the strike zone. On the positive side, and a noteworthy observation, is that he seems to hit lefties well. He makes good contact off them. The big team can use that.
I also liked the fact that he had a BB. Yes the K’s scare ya but hopefully he keeps his BB rate solid.
3k that scare me
Oh my, a 21 year old kid whose only been playing baseball full-time for 3+ years striking out a lot! It’s almost as if his plate approach isn’t very mature…as though he were a toolsy-but-unpolished player.
Look, folks, people who thinks Jackson will arrive to take over and solidify the CF spot in 2009 are kidding themselves. His game is still somewhat immature, but he’s very athletic and showing promise. If he doesn’t arrive during his age 22 season, guess what…that doesn’t mean anything. If he doesn’t arrive during his age 23 season…that still doesn’t mean anything. He’s of an age with kids who just got drafted out of college ball.
Precisely — I’ve been saying this all season but some people just don’t listen.
Ajax is at best a September call-up in 2009. If he were to make it to the big club as a part-time player in July of 2010, he would be moving well.
yea.. 3 strike outs, 1-4… wouldnt exactly say he propelled them to a win
eh he was on base 2 outta 5 times thats a .400 obp, ill live with that
Ok Ill say it if no one else will. Ajax’s line is very Melky-esque. There. I said it.
Got Melky?
There will be a few that will be less than pleased with this comment.
I’m not one of them–I’m too much of an optimist.
It looks more Adam Dunn-esque. If he did that every day he’d hit .250 with a .400 OBP. I wish Melky put that line up every day.
this is a test
You have to close the tag with a /
So:
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just with <> instead of [ ]
“b” = bold
“strike” = strikethrough
Those are the main ones.
“s” = snarky
“c” = condescending
“p” = patronizing
“si” = self-important
“ns” = non sequitorial
“tgrl” = third grade reading level
“a” = assburglar
You mean “tgrl” isn’t “teen girl?”
Strikeouts have always been my biggest concern about A-Jax.
If he can’t hit (or lay off) a AA curveball . . . . . .
Critiquing, scouting and grading him based on a fall league game is always solid move.
Comparing him to Melky and other nonsense. Even better!
So, that Peoria win, was it a “surprise” victory?
I see what you did there