Hangin' in Aberdeen

[ScottieBaseball]

It's such a beautiful day for a ballgame I decided to cover the Ironbirds in-person today. 0-0 after one inning.

[ScottieBaseball]

I-Birds' John Mariotti is getting his first start of the season and could be on his way to our prospect tracker. :) So far, no runs, no hits, no walks, 5 K's in three innings. :002_ssuprised: The Batavia Muckdogs look befuddled. Even on the balls their making contact they're late and/or off of their fists.

[Chollie Eckman]

I-Birds' John Mariotti is getting his first start of the season and could be on his way to our prospect tracker. :) So far, no runs, no hits, no walks, 5 K's in three innings. :002_ssuprised: The Batavia Muckdogs look befuddled. Even on the balls their making contact they're late and/or off of their fists.
I don't know where they found some of these guys, but some of the picks after the 12th round are fantastic. Mariotti-18th round pick. :)

[bobmc]

How does the big I-Bird first sacker look? Defensively and offensively?

We've been hearing bad things.

Anyone else strike you as a prospect? How's Angle in CF and your boy Wally Crancer?

[Chollie Eckman]

How does the big I-Bird first sacker look? Defensively and offensively?

We've been hearing bad things.

ANyone elso strike you as a prospect? How's Angle in CF and your boy Wally Crancer?


You can watch the games yourself when they're home.

I can't get the link to work, but if you go to their website and follow the multimedia links.

[ScottieBaseball]

I don't know where they found some of these guys, but some of the picks after the 12th round are fantastic. Mariotti-18th round pick. :)

He's now allowed a run on three hits after six innings. One was a grounder just under the dive of 1B Joe Mahoney that a more nimble first baseman would have fielded, the other just out the reach the diving Jedidiah Stephen, and the third a bloop over the head of 2B Ryan Adams. Even in the 4th when they scored he kept his composure and kept the ball down. The only flaw I see is sometimes he works too fast and his front shoulder flies open, especially when he gets caught up in trying to smoke a fastball past a guy for strike three.

[bobmc]

He's now allowed a run on three hits after six innings. One was a grounder just under the dive of 1B Joe Mahoney that a more nimble first baseman would have fielded, the other just out the reach the diving Jedidiah Stephen, and the third a bloop over the head of 2B Ryan Adams. Even in the 4th when they scored he kept his composure and kept the ball down. The only flaw I see is sometimes he works too fast and his front shoulder flies open, especially when he gets caught up in trying to smoke a fastball past a guy for strike three.

That answers part of my ? ;)

I also had a smart butt comment on Stephen, but Drungo got blasted so I'll reserve comment.

[Chollie Eckman]

He's now allowed a run on three hits after six innings. One was a grounder just under the dive of 1B Joe Mahoney that a more nimble first baseman would have fielded, the other just out the reach the diving Jedidiah Stephen, and the third a bloop over the head of 2B Ryan Adams. Even in the 4th when they scored he kept his composure and kept the ball down. The only flaw I see is sometimes he works too fast and his front shoulder flies open, especially when he gets caught up in trying to smoke a fastball past a guy for strike three.
We drafted and signed so many pitchers that not a lot of them are getting work. Justin Moore for example- 1 hit in 7 innings, but he hasn't pitched since June? I guess they figure he can pitch and they want to see how the other guts do? I guess?

[ScottieBaseball]

How does the big I-Bird first sacker look? Defensively and offensively?

We've been hearing bad things.

Anyone else strike you as a prospect? How's Angle in CF and your boy Wally Crancer?

1B Mahoney is a BIG kid. His defensive reputation precedes him...everytime a ball gets hit that way, the groans are clearly audible. He also failed to dig a ball out of the dirt thrown by Henson that should have been. I'm not a scout, but I don't think there's a Gold Glove in his future.

Angle is fun to watch! He's got a couple of base hits and runs up the line every time like he's going for two. It actually paid off a few minutes ago...he hit a double that would have been a single had he mosied up the line. Crancer's got a pair of ground outs and a popup to the 3B with one out and Angle standing on third.

The I-Birds just sent Joe Esposito just came out to start the seventh inning in relief of Mariotti.


Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Mariotti 6.0 3 1 1 1 5 0 0.50

[bobmc]

1B Mahoney is a BIG kid. His defensive reputation precedes him...everytime a ball gets hit that way, the groans are clearly audible. He also failed to dig a ball out of the dirt thrown by Henson that should have been. I'm not a scout, but I don't think there's a Gold Glove in his future.

Angle is fun to watch! He's got a couple of base hits and runs up the line every time like he's going for two. It actually paid off a few minutes ago...he hit a double that would have been a single had he mosied up the line. Crancer's got a pair of ground outs and a popup to the 3B with one out and Angle standing on third.

The I-Birds just sent Joe Esposito just came out to start the seventh inning in relief of Mariotti.


Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Mariotti 6.0 3 1 1 1 5 0 0.50

Thanks SB! I am watching now in Lake Tahoe thanks to Chollie and I can see Jed Stephen with my own eyes. Widlansky grounds out to spoil the effort.

[ScottieBaseball]

Thanks SB! I am watching now in Lake Tahoe thanks to Chollie and I can see Jed Stephen with my own eyes. Widlansky grounds out to spoil the effort.

Surprised Jedidiah Stephens wasn't driving a horse-and-buggy? :D

[ScottieBaseball]

Alright...Angle, Henson, and Crancer lead off the bottom of the eighth with Aberdeen down by two. Henson's error in the top of the inning allowed the 2nd run to score.

[bobmc]

Surprised Jedidiah Stephens wasn't driving a horse-and-buggy? :D

I was thinking that if he didn't have those overalls on he might have caught the grounder....the camera also panned to the crowd and a guy with straw hat and chin beard was cheering and I thought - well was that his dad?

Anyway - it's beautiful here in Tahoe and I'm out but thanks for the updates! I'll check out Matt Angle first and then read your report later! Hmm - I need to see if he steals..I got to see Tyler Henson and Wieters's bud, Crancer....

[ScottieBaseball]

Well it's on Jedidiah Stephen, Joe Nowicki, and Ryan Adams in the bottom of the ninth.