Heels in the League 05/17/09 (MLB)
05/17/09
Yet again it seems that the ex Diamond Heels were out in force yesterday, in both the Majors and the minors, meaning that once again it is time to do the daily post I call “Heels in the League” (MLB). Between the MLB, the Triple A, the Double A and the Single A there are 21 ex players from Chapel Hill and that to me just shows how well the program has gone under the tuteledge of Mike Fox and his coaching staff. As the season moves into the summer part of the game I will be doing some in depth pieces for a lot of these players, but for now enjoy this edition of “Heels in the League” (MLB)…
First game with an ex player from Chapel Hill is the one between the Los Angeles Dodgers (1st in the AL West – 6.0 ahead of 2nd) and the Florida Marlins (4th in the AL East – 3.5 games behind 1st), played in front of 16,332 fans (just above 42% capacity) in Dolphin Stadium. As we all know for the home squad Andrew Miller is still on rehab assignment. As far as this game is concerned it’s Los Angeles (26-13, 12-10 away) taking this one easily, defeating Florida (18-20, 7-9 home) by the final of 12 to 5.
Staying in the National Leauge the next match up with a touch of carolina blue is the one between the Colorado Rockies (4th in the NL West – 10.5 games behind 1st) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (6th in the NL Central – 7.0 games behind 1st). In a game played in front of 14,545 (just below 38% capacity) at PNC Park the ex UNC catcher for the Rockies, Chris Iannetta, does not get onto the field in this one, and watches Pittsburgh (16-21, 11-9 home) defeat Colorado (14-22, 7-12 away) by the final of 11 to 4, thanks to a 10 run surge in the seventh innings.
Switching now to the American League it’s the Boston Red Sox (2nd in the AL East – 3.0 games behind 1st) and the Seattle Mariners (3rd in AL West – 5.5 games behind 1st) playing at Safeco Field in front of 40,833 fans (just over 85% capacity). Ex Carolina pitcher Daniel Bard didn’t take the mound in this one for the visiting Sox, and watched his team go down yet again. Seattle (18-20, 9-8 home) beat Boston (22-16, 9-12 away) 3 to 2, with a ninth inning score.
Last game of the day, still in the American League, is the one between the Baltimore Orioles (5th in the AL East – 9.0 games behind 1st) and the Kansas City Royals (2nd in the AL Central – 1.0 games behind 1st). It’s ex North Carolina infielder Brian Roberts batting lead off and playing second base. The ex Diamond Heel went 1 for 4 with an RBI and a run scored. Roberts also had a walk and a strike out, while stealing a base and getting picked off once. In all, even with a full box score like Roberts had, it was Kansas City (20-18, 13-8 home) winning the game, beating Baltimore (16-22, 5-11 away) by the final tally of 7 to 4.
In Triple A:
2B Russ Adams (Las Vegas 51′s – affiliate of the Jays)
Did not play in this game
Las Vegas lost to Nashville 5-1
P Kyle Snyder (Buffalo Bisons – affiliate of the Mets)
Did not pitch in this game
In Double A:
OF Michael Daniel (Harrisburgh Senators – affiliate of the Nationals)
2 for 4 with a HR, an RBI and a run scored, plus a walk and a strike out (batting 3rd and playing CF)
Harrisburgh lost to Reading 7-6 (completion of a game suspended)
1 for 4 with a triple, an RBI and a run scored, plus two strike outs (batting seventh and playing CF)
1B Marshall Hubbard (West Tenn Diamond Jaxx – affiliate of the Mariners)
0 for 3 with a strike out (batting third and DH’ing)
West Tenn lost to Birmingham 4-3 (1st game of a double header)
2 for 3 with a double (batting third and playing 1B)
West Tenn lost to Birmingham 4-2 (2nd game of a double header)
SS Joshua Horton (Midland RockHounds – affiliate of the Athletics)
No game played today
In Single A:
OF Jay Cox (Modesto Nuts – affiliate of the Rockies)
2 for 4 with a strike out (batting fifth and DH’ing)
C Tim Federowicz (Greenville Drive – affiliate of the Red Sox)
No game today (rained out)
OF Tim Fedroff (Kinston Indians – affiliate of the Indians)
No game today (rained out)
OF Reid Fronk (Charlotte Stone Crabs – affiliate of the Rays)
No game today (wet grounds)
P Jonathan Hovis (Tampa Yankees – affiliate of the Yankees)
Did not pitch in this game
Tampa Bay lost to Brevard County 1-0
C Benji Johnson (Myrtle Beach Pelicans – affiliate of the Braves)
No game today (rained out)
P Luke Putkonen (West Michigan Whitecaps – affiliate of the Tigers)
Did not pitch in this game
West Michigan beat Great Lakes 5-4
OF Kyle Shelton (Winston-Salem Dash – affiliate of the White Sox)
Did not play in this game
Winston-Salem lost to Salem 7-5
P Tyler Trice (Asheville Tourists – affiliate of the Rockies)
No game today (rained out)
OF Seth Williams (St. Lucie Mets – affiliate of the Mets)
No game today (wet grounds)
P Robert Woodard (Lake Elsinore Storm – affiliate of the Padres)
Did not pitch in this game
Lake Elsinore lost to Inland Empire 7-3
P Rob Wooten (Brevard County Manatees – affiliate of the Brewers)
1.0 IP (4 batters faced) giving up no runs on 1 hit and no walks, also struck out 2 (earned save – 13th of season)
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