SB Nation User Blog: god allah star

Road To Wrigley tickets on sale

god allah star — Wed, 20 May 2009 20:33:09 -0000

in case anyone else has been waiting ..

I don't know when they went on sale, but it must be very recently.

you can get real nice seats for $17

AAA day game in August, Cubs/Jays teams

"Jake Fox, Sam Fuld and rising stars from the Cubs minor league AAA affiliate Iowa Cubs take on the Las Vegas 51's of the Pacific Coast League in an official PCL game on Sunday, August 9, at 1:05 p.m. CT."

http://mlb.mlb.com/chc/ticketing/road_to_wrigley.jsp?partnerId=panel_CHC_roadtowrigley052009

Manny Suspended 50 games?

god allah star — Thu, 07 May 2009 15:55:32 -0000

Major League Baseball is expected to announce Thursday that Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Manny Ramirez has tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs and will be suspended for 50 games, The Los Angeles Times is reporting.

Ramirez's suspension is expected to be announced Thursday, The Times said.

Triple-A outfielder Xavier Paul has been told by the Dodgers that he will be promoted later today, according to The Times.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4148907

prospect shirts?

god allah star — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:41:13 -0000

so i remember when alex gordon was in AA with the wichita wranglers, the team sold t-shirts with his name and number on the back. they did the same with billy butler.

the springfield cardinals sold one of colby rasmus last year.
which i'm terribly sad i missed out on,
when i put my order in - they had just sold out.

has anyone seen any of these this year?

at a game, on a website, anywhere?

minor league game at wrigley field

god allah star — Sat, 03 May 2008 22:57:12 -0000

Chicago Cubs Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg will return to the Wrigley Field dugout as a minor league manager on Tuesday, July 29 when his Single-A Peoria Chiefs host the Kane County Cougars in an official Midwest League contest. The game will begin at 7:05 p.m. and is believed to be the first minor league contest in the ballpark's 94-year history.

this is really cool.
things like this should happen more often.
(has it? maybe i've just missed it?)

i've never been to a minor league game, so it'll be a nice first one for me.
making the trip from minnesota.

anyone else going?

the next ..

god allah star — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:15:02 -0000

to me, one of the most intriguing and engaging parts of following prospects is the comps.

some people are better at it than others,
and some players just dont have good comps.

but it's fun nonetheless.

feel free to post comparisons you've read or heard,
or just make some up.

Billy Butler is a mix of Todd Helton and Edgar Martinez.

Prince Fielder is the next Frank Thomas,
with a little Cecil thrown in.

Hiroku Kuroda

god allah star — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 23:02:55 -0000

what's the general opinion on Kuroda?

he was left off BA's top 100,
and listening to their podcast,
a scout apparently brought that up,
saying he should've been on it.

BA also has a little article on him,
where they say he has 3 plus pitches, according to one scout. along with great control and command.

if this is the case,
shouldn't he be getting a bit more hype?
did Fukudome steal all the thunder this year?
too many imports to pay attention to?
or is everyone slightly down on him because of his ST performance to this point?

minor league baseball podcast

god allah star — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 22:27:53 -0000

would anyone here be interested in creating a minor league baseball podcast?

my computer knowledge is fairly modest,
but it really wouldn't be too hard to figure out.

i'm sure we could just use a normal voice over ip program like ventrilo, record and edit.

we could make it a community project,
having a specific members covering teams and organizations.

we could set up interviews / phone calls with prospects and anyone else we could get ahold of.

but yeah ..

anyone?

07-01-07 Community Minor League Report

god allah star — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 23:38:43 -0000

BJ Upton hits a HR for the Durham Bulls,
as does Joel Guzman,
who is putting together a real nice June.
how much hope is there left for him?

and while Andrew McCutchen looks to continue with his month to month improvements, the other Upton is looking to raise his June SLG over .400, which would be quite a disappointment if he doesn't

who are you watching today?

community thread 6-22-07

god allah star — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 00:46:59 -0000

Joba the Hut gets a nice lead early against Erie tonight.

will Ankiel hit #20 tonight?

will Adam Jones make up for his 0/5 last night?

will Longoria hit in his 9th straight game?

will Brignac continue to disappoint?

will Desmond Jennings ever reply to my myspace message?

we'll see!

Roger Clemens class A start on ESPN2

god allah star — Fri, 18 May 2007 23:08:01 -0000

sorry if this is uncalled for,
but in case anyone wasn't aware,
A special Baseball Tonight is on ESPN2 right now. Theyre going to be showing Roger Clemens pitching in tampa against the twins single A team the Fort Myers Miracle.

I don't know that there are any good prospects for the Miracle, but it should be fun watching anyways.