Saturday, March 17, 2012

Minor League Spring Training Day One

So today was the first day of Minor League Spring Training(not sure why I capitalized that but it just seems really important) Got there in time to get a roster and see the first pitch. I sat and faced the Tampa team this time and hope to be able to see the Charleston team at least once before the end of spring training. The starter for Tampa was Nik Turley who I was happy to see since the last time I saw him, his pitching hand was in a cast after being hit by a comebacker. Around the diamond was Kyle Roller, Kelvin Castro, Carmen Angelini(ss) and Zach Wilson. Playing the outfield from right to left was Rob Segedin, Mason Williams and Ramon Flores. Catching was Gary Sanchez and Yeicok Calderon was the DH. Halfway through the games, the second string came out and I did not have the energy to write them all down. They looked pretty solid but since there isn't a working scoreboard and because I got up to see what was going on with the Charleston field behind me, I can't really tell you what the score was or how each individual player did.
Tomorrow I am hoping to go see Scranton and Trenton, if I don't make it out there tomorrow, I am planning on going next Saturday which I will be able to see Scranton and Trenton so I'm not worried.
Here is a picture from the game today and the roster from the day.


This is of course all very preliminary but its exciting that the minor league season is starting to come together.

Saturday, March 3, 2012

2011 Season in Review

Since the new season is starting in just over a month, I have decided to do a by the numbers review of the 2011 season. Hopefully I will remember to start compiling my lists before the end of the season because it takes a ton of time to organize everything. I won't waste time getting into it so here is my 2011 season in review.

Total Baseball Games seen in 2011 - 86

Spring Training - 4
(Pirates, Orioles, Twins, Nationals)


MLB - 5
(Yankees @ Rays(2), Rays vs. Orioles, Rays vs. Reds, Rays vs. Marlins)


Non-Florida State League  - 5
(Jacksonville vs. Chattanooga, Charleston vs. Savannah(2) Savannah vs. Greenville(2)


Non-Tampa Yankees - 3
(Lakeland vs. Dunedin, Charlotte vs. Ft. Myers, Clearwater vs. Jupiter)


Tampa Yankee Games - 69
Tampa Yankees Home Games - 58
Tampa Yankees Away Games - 11
TY Wins - 32
TY Losses - 36
TY Ties - 1(vs. Clearwater)
Double Headers - 2
TY Walk-offs - 3
TY Starter win/lose - 38
TY Reliever win/lose - 30

TY Pitcher total starts(at games I attended)
Brett Marshall - 17
Sean Black - 9
Josh Romanski - 8
Jairo Heredia - 7
Jose Ramirez - 4
Jose Quintana - 4
Michael Solbach - 3
Mikey O'Brien - 3
Francisco Gil - 3
Scottie Allen - 3
Graham Stoneburner - 2
Kramer Sneed - 2
Jeff Marquez - 2
Nik Turley - 1
Rafael Soriano - 1

Prospects(according to the 2011 Baseball America Prospect Handbook)

Yankees - 8
 Brett Marshall
 Jose Ramirez
 Chase Whitley
 Slade Heathcott
 JR Murphy
 Graham Stoneburner
Melky Mesa
David Adams

Phillies - 9
Trevor May
Jiwan James
Jonathan Singleton
Tyson Gillies
Sebastian Valle
Brody Colvin
Jared Cosart
Jon Pettibone
Julio Rodruguez

Cubs - 4
Logan Watkins
Junior Lake
Jae-Hoon Ha
Dae Eun Rhee

Tigers - 5
Daniel Fields
Avisail Garcia
Gustavo Nunez
Wade Gaynor
Drew Smyly

Marlins - 2
Edgar Olmos
Kyle Skipworth

Brewers -4
Scooter Gennett
Kentrail Davis
Kyle Heckathorn
Hunter Morris

Twins - 4
Aaron Hicks
Alex Wimmers
Brian Dozier
Bruce Pugh

Mets - 6
Wilmer Flores
Matt Den Dekker
Jefry Marte
Aderlin Rodriquez
Darrell Cecillani
Blake Forsythe

Pittsburgh Pirates - 2
Robbie Grossman
Diego Moreno

St. Louis Cardinals - 1
Jordan Swegarty

TB Rays - 
Hak - Ju Lee
Ty Morrison
Alex Colome
Jake Thompson

Toronto - 4
Asher Wojciechowski
Drew Hutchison
Deck Mcguire
Henderson Alvarez


Well that's a pretty good by-the-numbers review of my 2011 season. It was a pretty exciting season and I am really hoping to see a few more wins in 2012. Not sure if I will make it to as many non-TY games as last year but only time will tell.