![[DOWN ON THE FARM] McGee To Have Tommy John Surgery; Price And Beckham Make Debuts](http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/25315247-7356894399110942939.gif?l=raysindex.blogspot.com)
Lehigh Valley 10, Durham 8. Yikes. Chris Mason got pounded for 10 runs on 13 hits and a walk in 3.2 innings. The 13 hits included 3 doubles and 2 home runs…Jon Weber went 4-5 with his 9th home run…Elliot Johnson was 1-3 with a bases-clearing triple in the 5-run [...]
![[DOWN ON THE FARM] Tim Beckham To Debut Tonight](http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/25315247-7099623914195106165.gif?l=raysindex.blogspot.com)
Lehigh Valley 4, Durham 3. Ben Hendrickson gave up a single unearned run in 7 innings…Elliot Johnson hit his 4th home run and drove in 2. Mobile 6, Montgomery 4. James Houser gave up 6 runs in 4 innings…Chris Nowak drove in 3 of the runs on 1-3 hitting. Vero [...]
![[DOWN ON THE FARM] Hellickson To Join Price In Montgomery](http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/25315247-9156537556668274929.gif?l=raysindex.blogspot.com)
Durham 6, Norfolk 0. Jeff Niemann did not give up a run in 5 innings, allowing only 2 hits. But he did struggle with his control walking 5 batters and throwing a wild pitch. Of his 92 pitches, only 52 were strikes…Ben Zobrist and Reid Brignac each hit 2-run home [...]
![[DOWN ON THE FARM] Rocco Baldelli Makes ’08 Debut](http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/25315247-62800019559635877.gif?l=raysindex.blogspot.com)
Durham @ Buffalo (ppd.). This game was called in the 3rd inning and will be concluded today. Joel Guzman hit his 14th home run to give the Bulls a 2-1 lead prior to the rain…Jeff Niemann had retired the first 6 batters before giving up a solo home run to [...]
![[THE SATURDAY MORNING REVOLUTION] Hawk Harrelson And His Family Ruin A Perfectly Good Game](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2262/2538968142_b7d4855bbe_o.jpg)
DRG here again to get you through the weekend. I can be reached here.. The Good: The call by the White Sox announcers on Cliff Floyd’s walk-off home run to lead off the 9th inning. “That ball hit way back…DeWayne Wise at the fence…jumps…AND MAKES THE CATCH…no…that ball is outta [...]
![[DOWN ON THE FARM] McGee And Brignac Among Hot Prospects](http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/25315247-7332472112470402877.gif?l=raysindex.blogspot.com)
Durham 4, Richmond 1. The forgotten prospect, Joel Guzman (can I still call him a prospect?) hit a 3-run home run in the 2nd inning and that was enough for Jeremy Cummings who improved to 3-0 in 3 starts for the Rays, since coming over from Australia Taiwan. He struck [...]
![[DOWN ON THE FARM] Eduardo Morlan To DL; Former Twins Now 3-For-3 With Injuries](http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/25315247-1573637267107257878.gif?l=raysindex.blogspot.com)
Charlotte 5, Durham 2. Mith Talbot gave up 5 runs in 6 innings. Montgomery 8, Birmingham 3. Wade Davis held Birmingham to 2 hits and no runs in 7 innings. He struck out 4, walked 1. Thanks to two double plays, he faced 1 over the minimum…Ronnie Merril had 4 [...]
![[DOWN ON THE FARM] Jeremy Hellickson Might Not Be Long For The FSL](http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/25315247-3873831116687927442.gif?l=raysindex.blogspot.com)
Durham @ Norfolk, Double-Header (ppd. rain). Jacksonville 5, Montgomery 4. James Houser shut down the Suns on 2 hits in 6.2 shutout innings. He struck out 5 and walked 2. He was never in any real danger as only one runner reached 3rd base…The bullpen blew the lead allowing 5 [...]
![[DOWN ON THE FARM] Minor League Pitchers Fear Dioner Navarro](http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/25315247-7842678736636710152.gif?l=raysindex.blogspot.com)
Durham 2, Norfolk 0. Jacksonville 11, Montgomery 7. Vero Beach 10. St. Lucie 5. Dioner Navarro had a double and 4 walks in 5 plate appearances as the DH. Geez. Navi goes to Vero Beach and suddenly transforms into Barry Bonds. In 2 games he has walked 6 times…Matt Garzagoes [...]
Toledo 3, Durham 2. Jeff Niemann had a strong 2008 debut, throwing 71 pitches (40 strikes) in 5 innings. He allowed 2 runs (1 earned) on 4 hits and 2 walks. He struck out 5…Evan Longoria went 0-3. He struck out to end the first, grounded out, flied out and [...]
