How would you like to be a batter against a wild Modesto relief pitcher, when they first announce the pitcher with "Now pitching for the Nuts is .......".Originally Posted by BLUE collar
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How would you like to be a batter against a wild Modesto relief pitcher, when they first announce the pitcher with "Now pitching for the Nuts is .......".
I like the Savannah Sand Gnats. If you've ever been to coastal Georgia or South Carolina then you can appreciate how hard core that mascot is.
"RANCHO CUCAMONGA - Brian Rike was 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, a single and three runs batted in during Modesto's 5-2 road win versus Rancho Cucamonga on Monday night. Rike's two out double in the fourth tied the game at 1-1, and his two-run homer in the sixth gave the Nuts their first lead of the game at 4-2."
http://modesto.nuts.milb.com/news/ar...=.jsp&sid=t515
In 104 games in 2009 at Modesto, Rike had a .196 BA, .361 SLG, 11 HR, 59 RBI, 34 BB and 147 K.
Through 5 games in 2010 at Modesto, Rike has a .267 BA, .533 SLG, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 5 BB, and 2 K.
[quote=TechAlum05;909440]Chris Kersten is still in Extended Spring Training with the Indians.
http://www.indiansprospectinsider.co...pth-chart.html
Chris Kersten was assigned to the Lake County Captains (Class A) from the AZL Indians two days ago.
I believe Burnett, Knotts, and Winn are out of pro-ball now. Good luck to Rike and Kersten this season.
Luke is out?
Brian Myrow - Indianapolis Indians (Pittsburgh Pirates) - AAA
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/m...pbp&pid=434703
Myrow has been in AAA for years, I wish he could break in the big leagues
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He has been called up a few times.
Several times with different clubs and added a lot in August when clubs can go to larger roster. Hitter that was slightly below avg runner and glove.
Call-ups are in September
He sounds like a 4A guy...
Someone who is better than AAA but can't take an everyday spot on a 25 man roster. You can get "called up" at anytime. September is when the roster expands from 25 to 40 so that is when everyone hears of the "call ups".
Sorry to read that Cris Kersten was demoted from Low A ball (Lake County Captains) to short season A ball (Mahoning Valley Scrappers). It looks like Cris was doing just fine there so I don't understand the move. Brian Rike is off to a much better start this year so maybe he'll be able to make the jump to AA sometime this summer. Being a 2nd round draft pick with a sizable signing bonus helped him get through that awful season last year so I hope he relax more now and have a great season like he did 2 yrs ago for Tri Cities.
Two of the outfielders for Lake County were on the 7-day DL back-to-back which allowed Kersten to get a spot on the roster for a while. When those outfielders came back, Kersten was the odd man out.
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