Durham. (no game scheduled) Montgomery. (no game scheduled) Charlotte 7, Sarasota 4. Darin Downs picked up his 9th win in 13 decisions after giving up 1 run in 7 innings. He struck out 7 and walked 2. His ERA is now 2.23…Shawn O’Malley went 2-4 with a walk and an [...]
Durham 9, Columbus 6. Carlos Hernandez picked up his first win in his last 5 starts, holding Columbus to 2 runs in 6 innings. He struck out 4 and walked 2…Matt Joyce finished 4-5 with 2 doubles and his 9th home run. It was the 3rd straight game in which [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss The Super-Utility Of Zorilla](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3454/3365447046_0ec8775881_m.jpg)
Around these parts, we occasionally poke fun at the new vogue term “super utility” player. Back in the day, players like Jose Oquendo would regularly play all positions and we don’t ever remember him being called “super.” Nowadays, if a player has more than one glove in his locker, he [...]
There have been a lot of rumblings that the Rays made a mistake leaving Eddie Morlan unprotected in the Rule 5 draft. Surprise, surprise, maybe the Rays knew what they were doing… “He was a power pitcher in high school, throwing 94-96, but he doesn’t have the power like he [...]
![[DOWN ON THE FARM] Thayer And Cummings Strong In AAA All-Star Game](http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/25315247-7756967237905501882.gif?l=raysindex.blogspot.com)
PCL 6, IL 5 (AAA All-Star game). Chris Richard started for the IL at first base and went 0-2 with a strike out…Dale Thayer pitched the 5th inning, allowing no runs on 1 hit and Jeremy Cummings got the call in the 7th inning, also holding the PCL scoreless while [...]
![[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] Power Struggle Within Rays Over Posey Or Beckham](http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/25315247-6577505904465119497.gif?l=raysindex.blogspot.com)
Richmond 8, Durham 1. Chris Mason dropped to 2-6 after allowing 5 runs in 5.1 innings on 10 hits and no walks. He struck out 6…Reid Brignac had 2 of the Bulls 5 hits in 4 at bats. Montgomery 10, Carolina 2. Richard de los Santos gave up 2 runs [...]
![[DOWN ON THE FARM] Chuck Tiffany Back On Mound After Nearly 2-Year Absence](http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/25315247-4106464824829797994.gif?l=raysindex.blogspot.com)
Durham 2, Richmond 0. Mitch Talbot pitched what may have been his best performance since the 2006 Southern League playoffs by tossing 8 shutout innings last night. He struck out 6 and walks 1 and gave up 5 hits. ..Dale Thayer pitched a perfect 9th for his 5th save…Fernando Perez [...]
![[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] Scott Kazmir Pitches For First Time In ’08](http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/25315247-427518244993434358.gif?l=raysindex.blogspot.com)
Durham 7, Columbus 3. Montgomery 8, Tennessee 5. Vero Beach 8, St. Lucie 3. Scott Kazmir pitched 3 innings, allowed 1 hit, no walks, 1 unearned run. He struck out 3…In 4 plate appearances, Dioner Navarro walked twice, was hit by a pitch and flied out to center. He threw [...]
