You're Waiting For a Train...: May 17, 2011

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

And I Thought My Wife Was Bad

Maybe they should just lez it out. ;-j Dear Nintendo...

Adam Miller made his fourth consecutive scoreless appearance for Kinston on Sunday. Miller (3.86 ERA) was, in fact, perfect over two innings, striking out 3. Over those four games Miller has tossed six clean innings allowing 2 hits and 2 walks while fanning nine. The smart money is on Adam getting the call to Akron within the next couple of weeks.

Giovanni Soto won again on the 14th to raise his record to 2-3. Soto pitched seven shutout innings allowing 3 hits and walk as he whiffed 8. Over his last four starts (including a rain shortened one third inning appearance) Giovanni is 2-0 with 0.47 ERA. He has averaged 9.31 K/9 and has a 0.78 WHIP. Expect the 20 year old Puerto Rican to spend most, if not all, of the season at high-A Kinston.

The same cannot be said of 2010 first rounder Drew Pomeranz. Despite losing his last outing (4.1 IP, 6 H, 3 R/ER, 2 BB, 6 K) on the 12th, Pomeranz's numbers are quite impressive (1.93 ERA, .188 OBA, 1.04 WHIP, 13.22 K/9) and he is still on track for an early June promotion to Akron.

Lake County has not played since the 13th due to rain. What? That's like a week dude. In the two games we missed, LeVon Washington (.214) went 2-for-8 with a double and 4 K's and Steven Wright produced another gem on the mound. The neophyte knuckleballer provided six shutout innings during the Captains last game, but was robbed of a win when the bullpen blew a two run lead. Wright (2.10) allowed 3 hits and 3 walks while striking out nine. He has yet to register a decision but has shown marked improvement over each successive outing.

Before we go, let's give a shout to catching prospect Chun Chen. Chen (.271) slugged his 5th and 6th long balls of the season on Saturday and leads the Aeros in both home runs and RBI (20).

Cheers.

Pretty Girl Update! - January Jones

Should I make an Ice Queen joke? Her name is January, the character is Emma Frost. Wait, I got... no... there once was a... Her rack is just too damn distracting! This is a still from X-Men: First Class. My appetite is whet.

Flick to Click: Passion Play

Looks like a 09.10.11 release, but here's the best part...

megan-fox-angel-passion-play by EgotasticMedia

Cheers

R.I.P. Harmon Killebrew (1936-2011)

Killebrew is often described as one of the giants of the game. No one has such quite such a literal understanding of the phrase as I do. When I was 10 years old, I had the opportunity to meet Harmon Killebrew. During the brief window between his career as a player and that as a broadcaster, Rick Manning spent some time working with my father. Through Rickey my dad and I were given just a touch of behind the scenes access at an event where both Manning and Killebrew were signing autographs. My father was able to have a conversation with Killebrew while all I can recall is shaking the man's hand. His mammoth paw completely enveloped mine. This is not an overstatement, not the misremberance of a child dealing with adult things, Killebrew's hands were immense. I stood there, dumbfounded, as he asked me my name. I was so shocked at the gargantuan grip that I feared my own hand might never return. Harmon chuckled and signed a ball for me. It would be nice to say that I cherish that ball still, but some assholes stole it a couple of years ago so that they could buy more meth. Ob la di. It's not about that. Today we celebrate Harmon Killebrew. Cheers, big man, even if some disbelieve, I know that is your silhouette.