8/23 Minor Athletics

by asyouwish33 on Aug 24, 2009 2:01 AM PDT Comment 22 comments

Here are your results from last night's action

Sacramento:

Final   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9    R H E

Portland
0 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 1    7 11 4

Sacramento
0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0    5 5 1

Recap | Box |
Wallace 3B: 0-4, K
Cunningham RF: 2-4, 2 R, 2B
Carson CF: 2-4, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI, K
Cardenas SS: 0-4, RBI, K
J. Williams: (L, 4-5) 5 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 3 K
Henry: 1 IP, 2 H, ER, 2 K

Midland:

Final   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9    R H E

Tulsa
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0    0 3 2

Midland
0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 X    5 9 1

Recap | Box |
Wimberly 3B: 2-5, R, K
Horton SS: 2-2, 2 R, 2 RBI, 3 BB
Carter RF: 2-4, 2 RBI, BB (.335)
Weeks 2B: 1-4, R
Ross: (W, 3-3) 7 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 4 K

Stockton:

Final   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9    R H E

San Jose
0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 0    7 10 0

Stockton
0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0    2 6 1

Recap | Box |
Kleen 3B: 1-3, R, HR, RBI, BB (.357)
Desme RF: 0-3, BB
Coleman SS: 0-2, BB, K
Figueroa: 5 IP, 3 H, 5 BB, 6 K

Kane County:

Final   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9    R H E

Kane County
0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0    3 8 1

Beloit
0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0    2 10 2

Recap | Box
Crumbliss CF: 1-5, RBI (.222)
Hernandez LF: 2-4, R, 2B, RBI, BB
Berroa RF: 2-4, R, 3B, K (.218)
Ramirez An: (W, 4-2) 6 IP, 6 H, BB, 3 K .298 ERA Need to start watching this guy
Dan Thomas: 1 IP, BB, 2 K

Vancouver:

Final   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9    R H E

Vancouver
0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0    7 9 1

Salem-Keizer
0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1    2 6 1

Recap | Box |
Dixon LF: 2-4, R, RBI, K (.219)
Jernigan 2B: 1-4, R, HR, 4 RBI, K (.283)
Straily: (W, 3-3) 6 IP, 5 H, R, ER, 2 BB, 5 K

AZL A's beat the Giants 10-8. Wells had 3 hits. I believe the DSL A's are finished with their season.

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Corey Wimberly

How has this guy been doing this year?

I saw him in spring training earlier this year and liked what I saw (and the green and gold stirrups).. but obviously this was an incredibly small sample size.

-Dan

by ironliver on Aug 24, 2009 8:53 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Good Average, Decent On Base, NO Power

He’s Cliff Pennington with a better avg.

Don't believe in yourself.
Believe in Me who believes in You.

by Zonis on Aug 24, 2009 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

He's also in his third full season at AA...

I don’t think he has much of a future besides backup infielder and pinch runner.

If you think Billy Beane is a bad GM, I hate you and find you stupid.

by NateHST on Aug 24, 2009 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

And Matt Murton is probably just as good as Scott Hairston.....

Oops.

by CapgrasDelusion on Aug 24, 2009 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

A Tale of Two Coreys

No, not Brown and Wimberley.

Early season Wimberley and late season Wimberley. Or Wimberley before and after this season’s long DL.

Pre – DL Wimberley : 69AB, 348/458/435/893OPS, 12BB, 6SO, 9/10SB.
Post-DL Wimberley: 167AB, 287/342/317/660OPS, 9BB, 17SO, 8/14SB.

When I saw some Midland games back in April, Corey Wimberley was the sparkplug for the team. A tremendous lead-off batter sporting that .435 OBP, he drove opposing pitchers to distraction as he stole his way around the bases at will. A better LF than SS on defense, I thought he was on the fast track to Oakland. So much energy! Amazing quickness and speed.

Then he got hurt, was out for over two months, and now is not even close to what he was early on. Wimberley is trying too hard to get a hit, and striking out instead of walking. He now gets thrown out about as often as getting the steal. I don’t know what happened, but it makes me sad because this guy was electrifying early in the year.

by redtopcowboy on Aug 24, 2009 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hopefully, there's also just a physical element of a weakened wrist,

and he’ll revert back next year to the player he showed he can be pre-injury. I like that scenario a lot better than the notion that he’ll never be that guy again.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Aug 24, 2009 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Great start from Ross

I didn’t like Sickels’ write up of Ross. He mentions that Ross had no idea where the ball was going. Hopefully he is turning a corner this year.

by asyouwish33 on Aug 24, 2009 9:23 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Cardenas at SS again

I really do wish he could stick there. If Cardenas could stick at SS, Wallace at 3B and Weeks at 2B, thats a hell of an infield if you put Carter at 1B.

Granted, its a poor defensive infield, but still an offensive powerhouse.

Don't believe in yourself.
Believe in Me who believes in You.

by Zonis on Aug 24, 2009 10:16 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I would love that infield till Grant Green was ready.

If he pans out of course.

"Carter's 25-game hitting streak isn't any normal streak. He's 46 for 97 (.474 average) during the run, adding 16 walks and compiling 81 total bases in the process. I'm out of superlatives for what he's doing." - Kevin Goldstein

by Syphon on Aug 24, 2009 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Will carter be a outfielder?

Wallace at 1st and Carter in right? Looks like the A’s are experimenting with that.

by Arcman on Aug 24, 2009 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I wouldnt be shocked to see Carter in LF.

by Syphon on Aug 24, 2009 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Any ground ball gets through that infield.

Solace: Law says he's a fourth OFer
PaulThomas: I think Keith Law is only a fourth analyst

by hero66 on Aug 24, 2009 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Brown in right center

wimberley in left center

green at “true” short and Cardenas dirctely behind 2nd base.

Problem solved, you’re welcome.

by Future Ed on Aug 24, 2009 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Reports on Weeks suggest he has good glove work.

Eventually, my colleague and I trotted from the two-bit seats to the three-bit seats to get a closer view of the action. - Jlaff on Turn Back the Clock Day

by designatedforassignment on Aug 24, 2009 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

pic of Wallace from the recent Sounds series

Came across this, I know its a few days old and there really is no point other than there it is:

http://attheoldballgame.wordpress.com/2009/08/22/rivercats-2/

by JetSam on Aug 24, 2009 4:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

What stands out to me from the photos I've seen,

though I have to see him in person to know if this is accurate, is that in general he isn’t that large — specifically I mean his torso, midsection, etc. don’t look like they have much “fat” on them — but more that he has “huge circumference” legs. This is in contrast to Tommy Everidge or Landon Powell, guys who are clearly not all that mobile due to their weight/size.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Aug 24, 2009 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

squash shaped, perhaps

Save Rajai Davis

by oakinboston on Aug 24, 2009 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Is that good or bad?

I’m not up to speed on my vegetables.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Aug 24, 2009 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs