Sunday, August 8, 2010
August 8, 2010 Everett 15 - Boise 4
The second bi-decadial SLUBA Day at the Ballpark! Frogs win big with 5 home runs! Details to follow!
Saturday, August 7, 2010
August 7, 2010 - Everett 9 - Boise 0 (FORFEIT)
What an evening.
It had rained, or rather misted, all day in Shoreline with surprisingly warm weather and Bob and I were ready with our umbrellas for the game. We had our ceremonial hot dog at Costco and arrived at the ballpark at 6:15 for the 7:00 game. It seemed more comfortable sitting in the car than in the wet bleachers, so we passed a dry 40 minutes relaxing before the game.
The weather seemed to be getting better with the sound of raindrops lessening as we waited in the car. We eventually headed for the entrance, dried off seats 9 and 10, opened the BIG umbrella and heard the announcement that the revised game start time would be 7:30. We watched the grounds crew roll up the big tarp, put diamond dry on the various wet areas, and mark out the baselines. The plethora of ceremonial first pitches took place. National Anthem singer arrived. At around 7:20 the umpires came out and looked around then headed back to their room (apparently).
We waited as the misty rain let up even more and the players stood around the field tossing baseballs and anticipating the start of the game.
Nothing happened. The grounds crew was done. The players were ready. The umpires were no where to be seen.
At about 8:00 the umpires made another appearance, wandered around the field looking here and there, then headed up to the press box. Then back on the field to chat with the managers and then they wandered around again ending up in the Aquasox dugout. Tall Tom announced that the revised game time would be 8:25.
It started to rain harder.
Bob and I, believing that the game would never get underway in just 15 minutes (and very possibly not at all) and seeing that even with an 8:25 start the game would last until at least 11pm (if there were no further rain delays during the game) headed to the car. On the drive home we heard the first pitch and jumped back and forth between the Aquasox and Mariners games.
In the morning I see that in the bottom of the first inning a Boise player slipped when going for a ball in the left field corner and (after a 20 minute delay) the Boise manager Jody Davis chose to forfeit the game rather than risk injuries.
Bob and I made the right choice. And apparently Jody Davis made the wrong choice - he was suspended for 6 games.
It had rained, or rather misted, all day in Shoreline with surprisingly warm weather and Bob and I were ready with our umbrellas for the game. We had our ceremonial hot dog at Costco and arrived at the ballpark at 6:15 for the 7:00 game. It seemed more comfortable sitting in the car than in the wet bleachers, so we passed a dry 40 minutes relaxing before the game.
The weather seemed to be getting better with the sound of raindrops lessening as we waited in the car. We eventually headed for the entrance, dried off seats 9 and 10, opened the BIG umbrella and heard the announcement that the revised game start time would be 7:30. We watched the grounds crew roll up the big tarp, put diamond dry on the various wet areas, and mark out the baselines. The plethora of ceremonial first pitches took place. National Anthem singer arrived. At around 7:20 the umpires came out and looked around then headed back to their room (apparently).
We waited as the misty rain let up even more and the players stood around the field tossing baseballs and anticipating the start of the game.
Nothing happened. The grounds crew was done. The players were ready. The umpires were no where to be seen.
At about 8:00 the umpires made another appearance, wandered around the field looking here and there, then headed up to the press box. Then back on the field to chat with the managers and then they wandered around again ending up in the Aquasox dugout. Tall Tom announced that the revised game time would be 8:25.
It started to rain harder.
Bob and I, believing that the game would never get underway in just 15 minutes (and very possibly not at all) and seeing that even with an 8:25 start the game would last until at least 11pm (if there were no further rain delays during the game) headed to the car. On the drive home we heard the first pitch and jumped back and forth between the Aquasox and Mariners games.
In the morning I see that in the bottom of the first inning a Boise player slipped when going for a ball in the left field corner and (after a 20 minute delay) the Boise manager Jody Davis chose to forfeit the game rather than risk injuries.
Bob and I made the right choice. And apparently Jody Davis made the wrong choice - he was suspended for 6 games.
Thursday, August 5, 2010
August 5, 2010 - Everett 6 - Boise 2
The team with the prettiest uniforms in all of the Northwest League (and Jeff Fassaro as their pitching coach) was in town tonight. Their uniforms didn't help them as the Aquasox won another game...
The weather in Shoreline was hit and sunny - we had the air conditioning on during the trip to Everett. But in Everett clouds had piled in off the Sound and jackets were a comfort right from the first pitch.
The Aquasox got off to a quick start with Terry Serrano opening the game with a solid single to left off of Juan Serrano. Serrano vs. Serrano. Robert Anston then hit a perfect hit and run grounder to where the shortstop should have been, except he was heading to second base as Serrano was running. Then a walk to Kevin Mailloux (after getting behind in the count - he did a good job to get on base) loaded the bases. Kevin Rivers then hit a single to right and Christopher Husby - the rightfielder for Boise - threw the ball back over the general area of the mound and Serrano the pitcher managed to catch it and keep the runners from taking advantage of the poor throw. (It turns out that Christopher Husby is a converted pitcher tying his hand at playing the outfield. He's a big guy - 6'7" - but he also struck out 4 times (all swinging!) tonight, so not sure about his conversion to a hitter...)
Then, with men on first and second and Hawkins Gebbers at bat, a pair of passed balls scored one and move the other to third base where he scored on a sacrifice fly to right (with, you guessed it, a poor throw from the Husby - high this time). That box on my scorecard, was a real mess with all the activity!
A single by Evan Sharpley was erased by a 5-4-3 double play and the first inning was finally over.
Austin Hudson was on the mound for the Aquasox and had an 89mph fastball and generally kept the Hawks in check until the fifth inning when he gave up two runs before being pulled from the game with 2 outs.
The fifth inning was where Hudson walked catcher Micah Gibbs to lead off the inning (after hitting Gibbs with a pitch in the third inning) - Gibbs was batting .094 and hadn't had a hit since June! And he ends up being hit by a pitch and walking twice in this game! YOW!
Not a lot more to report as the Aquasox managed to protect their lead with Jorden Merry getting the win in relief (6 strikeouts and 2 walks in 3 1/3 innings with a top speed of 91mph) and Jarett Atardd pitching the ninth inning. Merry and Atardd are new to the team (four Aquasox pitchers have recently been sent to Clinton (story here) and we got a few replacements).
Various and Sundry: Robbie Anston made a very nice running catch in the 5th inning. Jimmy Jacquot tried to score from second on a single to right and was thrown out by the previously wild-armed Husby in a very close play. But Husby made up for it in the 8th when he missed the cutoff man and allowed Rivers to take second on what should have been a single (the throw did keep Kevin Mailloux from scoring and he was eventually stranded at third with the bases loaded).
Fun game.
Here's the box score.
Here's the Herald story.
The weather in Shoreline was hit and sunny - we had the air conditioning on during the trip to Everett. But in Everett clouds had piled in off the Sound and jackets were a comfort right from the first pitch.
The Aquasox got off to a quick start with Terry Serrano opening the game with a solid single to left off of Juan Serrano. Serrano vs. Serrano. Robert Anston then hit a perfect hit and run grounder to where the shortstop should have been, except he was heading to second base as Serrano was running. Then a walk to Kevin Mailloux (after getting behind in the count - he did a good job to get on base) loaded the bases. Kevin Rivers then hit a single to right and Christopher Husby - the rightfielder for Boise - threw the ball back over the general area of the mound and Serrano the pitcher managed to catch it and keep the runners from taking advantage of the poor throw. (It turns out that Christopher Husby is a converted pitcher tying his hand at playing the outfield. He's a big guy - 6'7" - but he also struck out 4 times (all swinging!) tonight, so not sure about his conversion to a hitter...)
Then, with men on first and second and Hawkins Gebbers at bat, a pair of passed balls scored one and move the other to third base where he scored on a sacrifice fly to right (with, you guessed it, a poor throw from the Husby - high this time). That box on my scorecard, was a real mess with all the activity!
A single by Evan Sharpley was erased by a 5-4-3 double play and the first inning was finally over.
Austin Hudson was on the mound for the Aquasox and had an 89mph fastball and generally kept the Hawks in check until the fifth inning when he gave up two runs before being pulled from the game with 2 outs.
The fifth inning was where Hudson walked catcher Micah Gibbs to lead off the inning (after hitting Gibbs with a pitch in the third inning) - Gibbs was batting .094 and hadn't had a hit since June! And he ends up being hit by a pitch and walking twice in this game! YOW!
Not a lot more to report as the Aquasox managed to protect their lead with Jorden Merry getting the win in relief (6 strikeouts and 2 walks in 3 1/3 innings with a top speed of 91mph) and Jarett Atardd pitching the ninth inning. Merry and Atardd are new to the team (four Aquasox pitchers have recently been sent to Clinton (story here) and we got a few replacements).
Various and Sundry: Robbie Anston made a very nice running catch in the 5th inning. Jimmy Jacquot tried to score from second on a single to right and was thrown out by the previously wild-armed Husby in a very close play. But Husby made up for it in the 8th when he missed the cutoff man and allowed Rivers to take second on what should have been a single (the throw did keep Kevin Mailloux from scoring and he was eventually stranded at third with the bases loaded).
Fun game.
Here's the box score.
Here's the Herald story.
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