April 6, 200818 yr Great Win! Can't really complain about anything. And again Jake's the man! :notworthy
April 6, 200818 yr Good defense: -Carroll throws out another runner -Only one error, and it was Cantu's throw which really didn't mean a whole lot. Good pitching: -Hendrickson turns in a decent start -Bullpen=Excellent Timely hitting: -Jake's jack -Treanor's squeeze -Carroll's triple And all around good game.
April 6, 200818 yr This was one of the most exciting games I've gone to in quite a while, and not just because there's been no baseball since September. So when is Jack McKeon coming back? (j/k)
April 6, 200818 yr Positives 1. Jacobs. What a clutch HR. 2. Defense. Once again, Carroll with a nice throw. Aside from Cantu's little blunder (which did cost us 2 runs), it was another flawless game defensively. 3. Hendrickson. I dislike him, and I find him boring, but going 5.1 innings tonight was huge, and Freddi (I think) took him out too early (only 88 pitches). It was big, and it saved Nolasco (in case VandenHurk gets wild tomorrow early in the ballgame, and increases his pitch count). 4. The bullpen. 3.2 scoreless innings. Pinto did a great job to get McLouth. Biggest out of the game. Miller gives us not 1, but 2 scoreless (1, 2, 3) innings. Helped save the pen for tomorrow going multiple innings, and Miller looks like he's the primary option to be the setup guy. And Lindstrom...well, he was bringing the heat tonight. 5. The Wes Helms acquisition. MORE depth. Depth is good. 6. We're in 1st place (it's early...but every game counts, no?...and lets face it, no one envisioned us sitting atop the division, even if it was only 1 day, so surprise, surprise) Negatives 1. Kensing struggled a bit tonight. Nothing major, imo.
April 6, 200818 yr Positives 1. Jacobs. What a clutch HR. 2. Defense. Once again, Carroll with a nice throw. Aside from Cantu's little blunder (which did cost us 2 runs), it was another flawless game defensively. 3. Hendrickson. I dislike him, and I find him boring, but going 5.1 innings tonight was huge, and Freddi (I think) took him out too early (only 88 pitches). It was big, and it saved Nolasco (in case VandenHurk gets wild tomorrow early in the ballgame, and increases his pitch count). 4. The bullpen. 3.2 scoreless innings. Pinto did a great job to get McLouth. Biggest out of the game. Miller gives us not 1, but 2 scoreless (1, 2, 3) innings. Helped save the pen for tomorrow going multiple innings, and Miller looks like he's the primary option to be the setup guy. And Lindstrom...well, he was bringing the heat tonight. 5. The Wes Helms acquisition. MORE depth. Depth is good. 6. We're in 1st place (it's early...but every game counts, no?...and lets face it, no one envisioned us sitting atop the division, even if it was only 1 day, so surprise, surprise) Negatives 1. Kensing struggled a bit tonight. Nothing major, imo. You need to have your own section on the MB.com website.
April 6, 200818 yr Terrific game, great concert, and I got to meet Admin. WHAT'S HE LIKE?! IS HE TALL?
April 6, 200818 yr Positives 1. Jacobs. What a clutch HR. 2. Defense. Once again, Carroll with a nice throw. Aside from Cantu's little blunder (which did cost us 2 runs), it was another flawless game defensively. 3. Hendrickson. I dislike him, and I find him boring, but going 5.1 innings tonight was huge, and Freddi (I think) took him out too early (only 88 pitches). It was big, and it saved Nolasco (in case VandenHurk gets wild tomorrow early in the ballgame, and increases his pitch count). 4. The bullpen. 3.2 scoreless innings. Pinto did a great job to get McLouth. Biggest out of the game. Miller gives us not 1, but 2 scoreless (1, 2, 3) innings. Helped save the pen for tomorrow going multiple innings, and Miller looks like he's the primary option to be the setup guy. And Lindstrom...well, he was bringing the heat tonight. 5. The Wes Helms acquisition. MORE depth. Depth is good. 6. We're in 1st place (it's early...but every game counts, no?...and lets face it, no one envisioned us sitting atop the division, even if it was only 1 day, so surprise, surprise) Negatives 1. Kensing struggled a bit tonight. Nothing major, imo. You need to have your own section on the MB.com website. THANKS! :thumbup
April 6, 200818 yr Terrific game, great concert, and I got to meet Admin. SICK he stopped to talk to a group of us last year Admin FOR PRESIDENT
April 6, 200818 yr very nice game i notice alot emtry seat by third pass and fish tank now their throw free t shirt in fishtank i use to do only by home plate and round second and third base i think few fans caplain to marlins about that last year
April 6, 200818 yr And that granny was just out of my reach. Oh well. Gotta call the folks and let them know if they want to see me, turn on ESPN this morning.
April 6, 200818 yr If meeting Admin is the highlight of your day, you must lead a sad life. crushed rock particles > Admin Walansky
April 6, 200818 yr And that granny was just out of my reach. Oh well. Gotta call the folks and let them know if they want to see me, turn on ESPN this morning. A buddy of mine decided to join me and EvenLittler on Saturday, so instead of going to our seats we just "planted" ourselves in the Terrace Box (first row right along the Pirates bullpen). Right after Jake's granny, I turn to my buddy and said, "Crap, that one went over to our 'real seats!'" But then again, you can't beat sitting right in the visiting team's bullpen (two straight nights EvenLittler and myself have managed to sit there without the "real owners," if there are any, showing up -- we're going to do it again today) and having Pirates closer Matt Capps give EvenLittler a ball.
April 6, 200818 yr Great game last night. Logan Kensing had me nervous but other than that a great game played by the fish. The concert was fun too.
April 6, 200818 yr And that granny was just out of my reach. Oh well. Gotta call the folks and let them know if they want to see me, turn on ESPN this morning. A buddy of mine decided to join me and EvenLittler on Saturday, so instead of going to our seats we just "planted" ourselves in the Terrace Box (first row right along the Pirates bullpen). Right after Jake's granny, I turn to my buddy and said, "Crap, that one went over to our 'real seats!'" But then again, you can't beat sitting right in the visiting team's bullpen (two straight nights EvenLittler and myself have managed to sit there without the "real owners," if there are any, showing up -- we're going to do it again today) and having Pirates closer Matt Capps give EvenLittler a ball. i notice you not in your seat me and BroncoBob27 saw you out side ballpark before gate open
April 7, 200818 yr And that granny was just out of my reach. Oh well. Gotta call the folks and let them know if they want to see me, turn on ESPN this morning. Finally got around to seeing the highlight of the Slam and I saw myself! Woohoo! After the show Jacobs rounding 2nd, the camera pans back across the fishtank and the guy with the open black jersey in the front row is me! Sweet!
April 7, 200818 yr And that granny was just out of my reach. Oh well. Gotta call the folks and let them know if they want to see me, turn on ESPN this morning. A buddy of mine decided to join me and EvenLittler on Saturday, so instead of going to our seats we just "planted" ourselves in the Terrace Box (first row right along the Pirates bullpen). Right after Jake's granny, I turn to my buddy and said, "Crap, that one went over to our 'real seats!'" But then again, you can't beat sitting right in the visiting team's bullpen (two straight nights EvenLittler and myself have managed to sit there without the "real owners," if there are any, showing up -- we're going to do it again today) and having Pirates closer Matt Capps give EvenLittler a ball. Not quite to your seats. Think it hit about the 4th or 5th row. I know it was just barely out of my reach. Saw you guys before the game and was looking for ya during it. Figured you had done what you said. Then I thought I saw ya again on Sunday walking down to the Strike Zone. Figured I was mistaken because you usually are only there on Saturdays. We watched the Minnows perform down there. Good bunch of kids. And the smallest girl and boy can really dance!!! Not that the rest can't, but those two are just so cute to watch. I don't know why alot of folks are complaining about the dance teams. The kids are really cute and appear to be having the times of their lives. And at least at the ball park, the Manatees are well taken.
April 7, 200818 yr Not quite to your seats. Think it hit about the 4th or 5th row. I know it was just barely out of my reach. Saw you guys before the game and was looking for ya during it. Figured you had done what you said. Then I thought I saw ya again on Sunday walking down to the Strike Zone. Figured I was mistaken because you usually are only there on Saturdays. We watched the Minnows perform down there. Good bunch of kids. And the smallest girl and boy can really dance!!! Not that the rest can't, but those two are just so cute to watch. I don't know why alot of folks are complaining about the dance teams. The kids are really cute and appear to be having the times of their lives. And at least at the ball park, the Manatees are well taken. Yeah, we went to all three games of the series. My son and I stayed in Miami this weekend at my parents' place starting on Friday night so that we didn't do the drive to and from Lake Worth for each game. On Sunday, we again bought the Fish Tank seats, but sat in Section 106, Row 1 for the third straight day. We love those seats because of the proximity to the visitors bullpen. Yesterday, Matt Capps signed the baseball he gave my son on Saturday night and I joked with him that he's one of the closers on my Rotisserie team so it was a "shame" he didn't get a save. He laughed it off. Also, there was a group of kids in our section that kept asking Tyler Yates if he could throw a sinker. Yates giggled at them, and I then said, "Oh, c'mon Tyler, you can't throw a sinker?" Yates responded, "Not without it going somewhere it ain't supposed to go!"
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