That's because they couldn't handle Jake Buchanan.
Pankovits:
"I can't say enough about Jake Buchanan. He saved his best for last."
Chris Wallace:
"He had his best stuff tonight. His two-seamer and his change-up were giving them fits. He did a great job locating his pitches. They didn't stand a chance."
Buchanan:
"My two-seam fastball was feeling pretty good. So I just tried to jam them up inside. The wind was blowing in, and I wasn't afraid to use the fastball."
Buchanan, in the Troy Record:
"I was really efficient with my pitches. They're an aggressive team, so just mostly fastballs in and they were just up there hacking, getting easy outs. They were justing playing into my hands."
It may have been the last game played in Batavia. Attendance for last night's game? 601.
We didn't come out here to play tiddlywinks, son.
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Friday, September 10, 2010
NYPL Playoffs - G3 recap
Big congratulations to the Tri-City ValleyCats as they shutout Batavia in a tight, 1-0 game.
Jake Buchanan is your hero, as he threw 7IP, 3H/0ER, 6K:1BB with Mike Ness getting the final six outs, striking out three and hitting one batter.
In the bottom of the 1st, Buchanan allowed a leadoff single to Chris Edmondson, but rolled up a double play to end the threat. It went back and forth, with no batter from either team getting past first base until the top of the 4th, when Adam Bailey doubled to right, scoring Tyler Burnett - who came around from first.
And that was it. Batavia, in a style so reminiscent of my middle school years, didn't get past first base, but obviously - with a 1-0 lead - it wasn't ever safe, particularly in the 9th. With Mike Ness throwing his second inning in relief, he got Yunier Castillo to fly out to left before hitting Edmondson with the pitch, bringing up Victor Sanchez and the dreaded Nick Longmire - both of whom were hitting well over .300. Ness got Sanchez swinging, and caught Longmire looking to end the game, and the series.
The ValleyCats will play Brooklyn at home on Saturday to open the NYPL Championship.
Jake Buchanan is your hero, as he threw 7IP, 3H/0ER, 6K:1BB with Mike Ness getting the final six outs, striking out three and hitting one batter.
In the bottom of the 1st, Buchanan allowed a leadoff single to Chris Edmondson, but rolled up a double play to end the threat. It went back and forth, with no batter from either team getting past first base until the top of the 4th, when Adam Bailey doubled to right, scoring Tyler Burnett - who came around from first.
And that was it. Batavia, in a style so reminiscent of my middle school years, didn't get past first base, but obviously - with a 1-0 lead - it wasn't ever safe, particularly in the 9th. With Mike Ness throwing his second inning in relief, he got Yunier Castillo to fly out to left before hitting Edmondson with the pitch, bringing up Victor Sanchez and the dreaded Nick Longmire - both of whom were hitting well over .300. Ness got Sanchez swinging, and caught Longmire looking to end the game, and the series.
The ValleyCats will play Brooklyn at home on Saturday to open the NYPL Championship.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
More on that game-ending out at home
The Troy Record has further information on Batavia's game-ending play at the plate:
Jacke Healey, who was the one thrown out:
“I didn't see it. I picked up Panks (coaching third base) as I was coming to third and he said, ‘go hard, run hard.’ I never slowed down. When I was coming in (to the plate), the catcher was maybe two steps to the left of the plate and it looked like that's where the throw was going to take him, so if I made a good slide to the inside of the plate, I probably would have been safe. But as soon as I started to brake down and slide, he cut me off to the plate. The throw must have taken him right where I was going. I didn't even see the throw.”
Pankovits:
“That was quite a grenede he threw in there,” ValleyCats manager Jim Pankovits said of Bergman's throw. “In hindsight, though, that was probably the only way he could throw (Healey) out, keep it out of the grass. It was obviously pretty much right on line. They had to execute right there to keep us from tying it (and they did).”
Jacke Healey, who was the one thrown out:
“I didn't see it. I picked up Panks (coaching third base) as I was coming to third and he said, ‘go hard, run hard.’ I never slowed down. When I was coming in (to the plate), the catcher was maybe two steps to the left of the plate and it looked like that's where the throw was going to take him, so if I made a good slide to the inside of the plate, I probably would have been safe. But as soon as I started to brake down and slide, he cut me off to the plate. The throw must have taken him right where I was going. I didn't even see the throw.”
Pankovits:
“That was quite a grenede he threw in there,” ValleyCats manager Jim Pankovits said of Bergman's throw. “In hindsight, though, that was probably the only way he could throw (Healey) out, keep it out of the grass. It was obviously pretty much right on line. They had to execute right there to keep us from tying it (and they did).”
How many balls in a walk? umpires ask
There's a strange note in Batavia's coverage of last night's G2 against the ValleyCats, mainly, Andrew Robinson's bases-loaded walk in the 5th may not have actually been a walk:
There was some controversy on the call, as the Muckdogs scoreboard and many in the game believed there was only a three-ball count on Bergman. Home plate umpire Chris Tipton — the same ump who tossed most of the Muckdogs’ coaching staff last week — conferred with the other umpires on the diamond, but ultimately decided that Bergman drew the walk.
There was some controversy on the call, as the Muckdogs scoreboard and many in the game believed there was only a three-ball count on Bergman. Home plate umpire Chris Tipton — the same ump who tossed most of the Muckdogs’ coaching staff last week — conferred with the other umpires on the diamond, but ultimately decided that Bergman drew the walk.
Game 2 Recap: Tri-City at Batavia
The ValleyCats made it interesting - real interesting - but ultimately fell short in a 5-4 series-evening loss at Batavia.
Tri-City took a 2-0 lead in the top of the 1st, after Ben Orloff's leadoff double was brought in on Tyler Burnett's groundout, and three straight walks led to a run on a bases-loaded HBP by Dan Adamson. With the bases still loaded, Mike Kvasnicka grounded out to 2nd to end the inning.
In the bottom of the 2nd, Batavia struck back with two singles and a walk, with Juan Castillo's single bringing home the Muckdogs' first run. That was it until the 5th inning, when Andrew Robinson allowed a single, HBP, walk, single, and walk to give the Muckdogs a 3-2 lead after five. Batavia added a run in the 7th and the 8th off Jason Chowning and Joan Belliard to give them a 5-2 lead going into the 9th.
Then it got interesting. With Telvin Nash pinch-hitting for Adam Bailey, Nash drew a leadoff walk, and Wilton Infante came in to run. Chris Wallace doubled to right to put runners on 2nd and 3rd with nobody out. Dan Adamson popped out, Mike Kvasnicka grounded out, scoring Infante from 3rd, and making it a 5-3 game.
Enrique Hernandez reached on an error, putting runners on 1st and 2nd with two outs, and Jacke Healey came in to run for Hernandez. Ben Orloff's two-out single scored Wallace, but the throw from Nick Longmire (we told you to keep an eye on him) relayed from Bergmann drilled Healey - the potential tying run - at home to end the game.
Batavia's 3-4 hitters of Longmire and Rodriguez are hitting .625 and .700, respectively.
The deciding Game 3 is tonight at 7:05 in Batavia.
Tri-City took a 2-0 lead in the top of the 1st, after Ben Orloff's leadoff double was brought in on Tyler Burnett's groundout, and three straight walks led to a run on a bases-loaded HBP by Dan Adamson. With the bases still loaded, Mike Kvasnicka grounded out to 2nd to end the inning.
In the bottom of the 2nd, Batavia struck back with two singles and a walk, with Juan Castillo's single bringing home the Muckdogs' first run. That was it until the 5th inning, when Andrew Robinson allowed a single, HBP, walk, single, and walk to give the Muckdogs a 3-2 lead after five. Batavia added a run in the 7th and the 8th off Jason Chowning and Joan Belliard to give them a 5-2 lead going into the 9th.
Then it got interesting. With Telvin Nash pinch-hitting for Adam Bailey, Nash drew a leadoff walk, and Wilton Infante came in to run. Chris Wallace doubled to right to put runners on 2nd and 3rd with nobody out. Dan Adamson popped out, Mike Kvasnicka grounded out, scoring Infante from 3rd, and making it a 5-3 game.
Enrique Hernandez reached on an error, putting runners on 1st and 2nd with two outs, and Jacke Healey came in to run for Hernandez. Ben Orloff's two-out single scored Wallace, but the throw from Nick Longmire (we told you to keep an eye on him) relayed from Bergmann drilled Healey - the potential tying run - at home to end the game.
Batavia's 3-4 hitters of Longmire and Rodriguez are hitting .625 and .700, respectively.
The deciding Game 3 is tonight at 7:05 in Batavia.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Recap: NYPL Playoffs - Game 1
Let's be thankful for Dan Adamson, who cleaned a lot of crap that had been left right there on the bedsheets. Tri-City takes Game 1 off Batavia with an 11th inning Adamson walk-off homer.
Tri-City took a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the 1st on three four consecutive hits - three singles, and a three-run homer by Marcus Nidiffer. Batavia got two back in the top of the 3rd on an RBI single and a sac fly. But Tri-City answered in the bottom half of the inning with a three-run shot by Telvin Nash.
Batavia made it a 7-3 game when Nick Longmire drove in Yunier Castillo (after Castillo had advanced to third on a passed ball). And then the wheels fell off in the top of the 6th. A leadoff double and a single to follow ended Carlos Quevedo's night, but Alex Sogard allowed both of those runs to score with another single and a double. Murillo Gouvea allowed those two runs to score - plus two more - on three singles and a wild pitch, to give Batavia a 9-7 lead after six innings.
Tri-City had runners on 2nd and 3rd with no outs in the 8th, but Wates popped out, and Burnett and Nidiffer struck out swinging to end the threat. In the 9th, Oscar Figueroa drew a lead-off walk and Chris Wallace brought him home with a 2-run homer to tie the game. But that inning wasn't done as Mike Kvasnicka walked, and Dan Adamson pinch-ran for him. McCurdy - pinch-hitting for Nash - sac'ed Adamson over to second, and Ben Orloff was intentionally walked to face Wates, to flew out to center to send the game to extras.
Brian Streilein came in for the 10th inning, and promptly walked Chris Edmonson and intentionally walked Nick Longmire, bringing in Mike Ness to relieve Streilein, who got Audry Perez (I believe I dated a girl with the same name in 5th grade) to GIDP to end the inning.
Batavia left two on in the top of the 11th, and Dan Adamson (who was in the game after pinch-running for Kvasnicka) hit the walk-off with one out in the bottom of the 11th to seal Game One, 10-9.
Quevedo finished the night with 5IP, 8H/5R (4ER), 3K:1BB. Sogard and Gouvea each allowed two runs (and both ended up letting in the two runners they each inherited). Travis Blankenship (1IP, 1H, 1BB), Brandt Walker (2IP, 1H, 2BB), and Brian Streilein (0.1IP, 2BB) bridged the game to Ness, who got the win with 1.2IP, 2H/0ER, 1BB.
The top five in Batavia order went 11x24 with 4BB and 8RBI.
Austin Wates and Chris Wallace each went 3x6, with Wallace hitting the 2-run jack. Nine of the 10 runs scored by Tri-City came by way of the long ball. Ben Orloff was 2x4 with two walks.
Tri-City took a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the 1st on three four consecutive hits - three singles, and a three-run homer by Marcus Nidiffer. Batavia got two back in the top of the 3rd on an RBI single and a sac fly. But Tri-City answered in the bottom half of the inning with a three-run shot by Telvin Nash.
Batavia made it a 7-3 game when Nick Longmire drove in Yunier Castillo (after Castillo had advanced to third on a passed ball). And then the wheels fell off in the top of the 6th. A leadoff double and a single to follow ended Carlos Quevedo's night, but Alex Sogard allowed both of those runs to score with another single and a double. Murillo Gouvea allowed those two runs to score - plus two more - on three singles and a wild pitch, to give Batavia a 9-7 lead after six innings.
Tri-City had runners on 2nd and 3rd with no outs in the 8th, but Wates popped out, and Burnett and Nidiffer struck out swinging to end the threat. In the 9th, Oscar Figueroa drew a lead-off walk and Chris Wallace brought him home with a 2-run homer to tie the game. But that inning wasn't done as Mike Kvasnicka walked, and Dan Adamson pinch-ran for him. McCurdy - pinch-hitting for Nash - sac'ed Adamson over to second, and Ben Orloff was intentionally walked to face Wates, to flew out to center to send the game to extras.
Brian Streilein came in for the 10th inning, and promptly walked Chris Edmonson and intentionally walked Nick Longmire, bringing in Mike Ness to relieve Streilein, who got Audry Perez (I believe I dated a girl with the same name in 5th grade) to GIDP to end the inning.
Batavia left two on in the top of the 11th, and Dan Adamson (who was in the game after pinch-running for Kvasnicka) hit the walk-off with one out in the bottom of the 11th to seal Game One, 10-9.
Quevedo finished the night with 5IP, 8H/5R (4ER), 3K:1BB. Sogard and Gouvea each allowed two runs (and both ended up letting in the two runners they each inherited). Travis Blankenship (1IP, 1H, 1BB), Brandt Walker (2IP, 1H, 2BB), and Brian Streilein (0.1IP, 2BB) bridged the game to Ness, who got the win with 1.2IP, 2H/0ER, 1BB.
The top five in Batavia order went 11x24 with 4BB and 8RBI.
Austin Wates and Chris Wallace each went 3x6, with Wallace hitting the 2-run jack. Nine of the 10 runs scored by Tri-City came by way of the long ball. Ben Orloff was 2x4 with two walks.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Playoffs?! Tri-City vs. Batavia
Tonight is G1 of the NYPL Playoffs, featuring your Tri-City ValleyCats hosting the Batavia Muckdogs, NYPL affiliate of, yes, the St. Louis Cardinals. Let's do the Tale of the Tape:
Batavia: 45-29, 8-2 in their last ten games.
Tri-City: 38-36, 6-4 in their last ten games.
Batavia posted a .273/.352/.400 line in 74 games (the AVG and SLG were 2nd in the League, while their OBP was first). Tri-City posted a .244/.321/.361 line, for an OPS 71 points lower than the Muckdogs.
However, it's Tri-City who had the better year from the pitching staff. Tri-City's 3.43 ERA was third in the NYPL (Batavia - 3.85) while their WHIPs are comparable - Tri-City: 1.30; Batavia: 1.32.
Tri-City's pitching staff enjoyed a 2.90 K:BB ratio, while Batavia came in at 2.34. The ValleyCats did give up a league-worst 49 homers, with Batavia allowing 12 fewer round-trippers.
Head-to-Head: Batavia took the only series meeting between the two this season, 2-1, July 4-6. Tri-City won the first game 8-6, and dropped the second game 9-6, and the third game 5-4.
Batavia players to keep an eye on:
2010 5th Round pick Nick Longmire - OF: .287/.372/.483. 25 of his 76 hits have been for extra-bases.
2009 17th Round pick Jonathan Rodriguez - 1B: .258/.337/.500. His 12 homers have him tied for third in the NYPL. Comes in to the playoffs hitting .381/.422/.786 in his last ten games.
Game 1 Starting Pitcher John Gast: In eight games (last six have been starts), he has a 1.54 ERA / 1.00 WHIP, with 36K:8BB in 35IP.
Batavia: 45-29, 8-2 in their last ten games.
Tri-City: 38-36, 6-4 in their last ten games.
Batavia posted a .273/.352/.400 line in 74 games (the AVG and SLG were 2nd in the League, while their OBP was first). Tri-City posted a .244/.321/.361 line, for an OPS 71 points lower than the Muckdogs.
However, it's Tri-City who had the better year from the pitching staff. Tri-City's 3.43 ERA was third in the NYPL (Batavia - 3.85) while their WHIPs are comparable - Tri-City: 1.30; Batavia: 1.32.
Tri-City's pitching staff enjoyed a 2.90 K:BB ratio, while Batavia came in at 2.34. The ValleyCats did give up a league-worst 49 homers, with Batavia allowing 12 fewer round-trippers.
Head-to-Head: Batavia took the only series meeting between the two this season, 2-1, July 4-6. Tri-City won the first game 8-6, and dropped the second game 9-6, and the third game 5-4.
Batavia players to keep an eye on:
2010 5th Round pick Nick Longmire - OF: .287/.372/.483. 25 of his 76 hits have been for extra-bases.
2009 17th Round pick Jonathan Rodriguez - 1B: .258/.337/.500. His 12 homers have him tied for third in the NYPL. Comes in to the playoffs hitting .381/.422/.786 in his last ten games.
Game 1 Starting Pitcher John Gast: In eight games (last six have been starts), he has a 1.54 ERA / 1.00 WHIP, with 36K:8BB in 35IP.
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