The Official Angels Minor League Affiliate Playoffs Thread

[Angel Oracle]

Ring up an extra "Do the Carlton" on the scoreboard in honor of the Sixers win.

Great outing for Michael Roth, he still has a good future through his tenacity.

Cron comes up big. Yarbrough comes up big. Long goes long ball.

Big night for the org!

[ettin]

Chicks dig the Long ball.

[Inside Pitch]

Cron gives us two big flys.  So disappointed in him this season for only hitting .274 with 51 XBH in the hardest hitting environment in the country. 

 

 

I'm more disappointed in him being completely overshadowed/outplayed by two 21 year olds in the same hitting environment.

[Second Base]

That makes me less disappointed in Cron and more excited about Grichuk and Lindsey and the progress they've made this year.  But maybe that's just my optimistic side shining through. 

 

Really though, when you look at it, when's the last time we had two players take this big of a leap forward at AA?  It happens all the time down in A ball or in the Cal League, but AA?  Jimenez was already solid and AA kind of just proved it.  Trout was already other-worldly and again, AA sort of just proved it.  

 

This is the first time I remember anything like this happening with two 21 year olds in the system.  It's quite uncommon to blast that many HR's at Dickey Stephens Park or anywhere in AA really.  Trout hit 11 in 91 games, Jimenez hit 18 in 125 games, Trumbo hit 15 in 137 games. 

[red321]

I'm a little surprised a few of the guys from the big club weren't sent down to AAA to try and make sure Salt Lake won it all...Trout has some options.

[jshep]

Bees and 51s tied at 3 in the bottom of the 6th.

 

Travs just took a 4-1 lead in the 9th on a 3 run shot by Cyle Hankerd. Morin in to close it out now.

 

66ers with a 1-1 tie against the Quakes in the top of the 3rd

Edited September 6, 2013 by jshep

[jshep]

Morin with the 1-2-3 save. Coello with a 1-2-3 inning with 1 K and gets the win.

 

Travs up 2-0 in the best of 5 series against Tulsa.

[SoWhat]

Coello is back from his shoulder injury??

[Glen]

Hey, what team has the potential to face the Jethawks if they win? 

[jshep]

66ers.

[Glen]

Ah, never mind anyway.  I was just checking the Jethawks website for ticket info, and it looks like you have to buy a package deal. 

[jshep]

Tommy Field just drove in Cousins for the go-ahead run in the 8th for the Bees.

 

Daniel Stange looking for the final 3 outs there for a 2-0 series lead over the 51s.

[TEvans]

Stange gave up a 2 out single followed by a game tying RBI double.

Tied at 4 heading to the bottom of the 9th

[Angel Oracle]

Stange is not good.

[jshep]

Cousins up with the bases loaded and 1 out

[jshep]

And a sac fly by Cousins gives the Bees another walkoff

 

Up 2-0 in the 5 game series.

 

Angels minor league teams have still yet to lose a playoff game.

Edited September 6, 2013 by jshep

[ScottT]

66ers got two outs when a Quakes player doubled off the wall with a runner on first.

[TEvans]

Sac fly walks the Bees off again. Marte may have injured his shoulder on the head first dive into home

[Tyler]

#promotecowart #boosthisconfidencelikegrichuknextseason #lol

[jshep]

Bedrosian in to start the 8th for the 66ers, who are up 5-3

[ScottT]

and Bedrosian is yanked for Zendejas

[Second Base]

Probably going to get catch some flack for this, but I wouldn't mind seeing Andy Marte up after the AAA season is over.  I understand he's a total bust up there with Brandon Wood, but he's looked pretty solid in AAA and does still have a lot of potential (that will very likely go unrealized).  Lucho looks pretty solid up with the major league club and he's quickly establishing himself as a fan favorite.  

 

I just think it wouldn't be a terrible idea to see if the Angels incidentally caught lightning in a bottle with Marte.  If something clicked and he figured it out, seeing him and Jimenez head into Spring Training next year could not only be entertaining but beneficial for the Angels who are used to Callaspo type of production. 

[ScottT]

Doinker makes it 5-4 and a hard hit grounder ties it. 1b knocked it down stepped on the bag then threw home. Close play.

[jshep]

Carine Giardina gets out of a jam, and the 66ers are headed to the bottom of the 9th still in a tie.

 

Stamets, Yarbrough, and Borenstein due up

[jshep]

Single, popup, throwing error by the pitcher on the pickoff, IBB and a single give the Quakes a 6-5 lead in the 10th.

 

Still batting with runners on 1st and 2nd and 1 out against Ty Kelley.