Well, friends, it took a 24-hour wait, but baseball finally returned to the Salt City. I was at Name-of-bank-that-bought-the-old-bank Stadium on Friday afternoon, but there was a rain delay of about an hour before the game was cancelled. Saturday afternoon was only slightly better, but it was good enough to get the game in. (Although the rain was intermittent until the end of the game, when the clouds parted for five minutes.)
I changed up my procedure a little; I graphed the home team before the game and the away team after. The Syracuse Chiefs played the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs. The Chiefs were riding a three-game winning streak, but didn't have much momentum at all. I saw what may have been the oddest play I've ever seen live in a game. Here's how it's described in the "paper":
The day was as cold as the Chiefs' bats, but the IronPigs didn't have that problem and they won 6-0. Graphing wasn't exactly cold, but it felt like an off day. A few Chiefs signed for me before the game, but I didn't get Will Rhymes like I wanted to. After the game, a lot of the IronPigs seemingly just wanted to get back to the hotel. (Which is totally understandable.) There were, of course, highlights. I saw Zach Miner, a guy I loved from the Tigers. (I was surprised he hasn't been in the majors since 2009.) He seemed like a pleasant guy when he was in the bullpen and encouraged folks to applaud for Cesar Jimenez, who pitched in relief for Adam Morgan and got nailed in the calf by a batted ball. Jimenez made the play and had to walk off a little pain before closing out the game. When Miner came out after the game, he seemed a little surprised to meet a Tiger fan. I told him that I always loved him on the team, as he was reliable and would pitch in just about any situation the team needed. He said, "You must only have seen half of the games," but was kidding; he knew I was sincere in my compliments. (For the record, he went 25-20 with a very respectable ERA over four years with the Tigers.)
2011 Michael Stutes Bowman Chrome 84 RC IP Auto 4/13/2013 Phillies 1 IP
2011 Michael Stutes Bowman Chrome 84 RC IP Auto 4/13/2013 Phillies 1 IP
2011 Michael Stutes Bowman Chrome Gold 84 RC IP Auto 4/13/2013 Phillies 1 IP
2011 Jon Pettibone Bowman Chrome Prospects BCP142 IP Auto 4/13/2013 Phillies 1 IP
2012 Tommy Joseph Topps Pro Debut 117 IP Auto 4/13/2013 Giants 1 IP
2012 Tommy Joseph Bowman Chrome Prospects BCP100 IP Auto 4/13/2013 Giants 1 IP
2011 Cody Asche Bowman Draft Prospects BDPP2 IP Auto 4/13/2013 Phillies 1 IP
2011 Cody Asche Bowman Draft Prospects BDPP2 IP Auto 4/13/2013 Phillies 1 IP
2012 Zach Walters Bowman Prospects BP41 IP Auto 4/13/2013 Nationals 1 IP
2012 Zach Walters Bowman Prospects BP41 IP Auto 4/13/2013 Nationals 1 IP
2012 Carlos Rivero Choice Syracuse Chiefs 19 IP Auto 4/13/2013 Chiefs 1 IP
2011 Chris Marrero Topps Pro Debut 269 IP Auto 4/13/2013 1 IP
2012 Corey Brown Choice Syracuse Chiefs 5 IP Auto 4/13/2013 Chiefs 1 IP
2012 Topps Rookie Stars (Corey Brown) Topps Heritage 95 IP Auto 4/13/2013 Nationals 1 IP
2006 Zach Miner Topps Rookie Debut RD-36 IP Auto 4/13/2013 1 IP
2006 Zach Miner Bowman Heritage 293 IP Auto 4/13/2013 1 IP
2006 Zach Miner Topps 52 76 IP Auto 4/13/2013 1 IP
I have also received these cards TTM in the past couple months. (I haven't been sending any out, but these came in.)
1987 Cecil Cooper Topps 10 Brewers 1 TTM
1986 Cecil Cooper Topps 385 Brewers 1 TTM
1988 Cecil Cooper Score 169 Brewers 1 TTM
1987 Dave Schmidt Topps 703 White Sox 1 TTM
1988 Dave Schmidt Score 103 Orioles 1 TTM
1998 Mel Nieves Topps 121 1 TTM
1998 Mel Nieves Topps 121 1 TTM
I changed up my procedure a little; I graphed the home team before the game and the away team after. The Syracuse Chiefs played the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs. The Chiefs were riding a three-game winning streak, but didn't have much momentum at all. I saw what may have been the oddest play I've ever seen live in a game. Here's how it's described in the "paper":
The day was as cold as the Chiefs' bats, but the IronPigs didn't have that problem and they won 6-0. Graphing wasn't exactly cold, but it felt like an off day. A few Chiefs signed for me before the game, but I didn't get Will Rhymes like I wanted to. After the game, a lot of the IronPigs seemingly just wanted to get back to the hotel. (Which is totally understandable.) There were, of course, highlights. I saw Zach Miner, a guy I loved from the Tigers. (I was surprised he hasn't been in the majors since 2009.) He seemed like a pleasant guy when he was in the bullpen and encouraged folks to applaud for Cesar Jimenez, who pitched in relief for Adam Morgan and got nailed in the calf by a batted ball. Jimenez made the play and had to walk off a little pain before closing out the game. When Miner came out after the game, he seemed a little surprised to meet a Tiger fan. I told him that I always loved him on the team, as he was reliable and would pitch in just about any situation the team needed. He said, "You must only have seen half of the games," but was kidding; he knew I was sincere in my compliments. (For the record, he went 25-20 with a very respectable ERA over four years with the Tigers.)
2011 Michael Stutes Bowman Chrome 84 RC IP Auto 4/13/2013 Phillies 1 IP
2011 Michael Stutes Bowman Chrome 84 RC IP Auto 4/13/2013 Phillies 1 IP
2011 Michael Stutes Bowman Chrome Gold 84 RC IP Auto 4/13/2013 Phillies 1 IP
2011 Jon Pettibone Bowman Chrome Prospects BCP142 IP Auto 4/13/2013 Phillies 1 IP
2012 Tommy Joseph Topps Pro Debut 117 IP Auto 4/13/2013 Giants 1 IP
2012 Tommy Joseph Bowman Chrome Prospects BCP100 IP Auto 4/13/2013 Giants 1 IP
2011 Cody Asche Bowman Draft Prospects BDPP2 IP Auto 4/13/2013 Phillies 1 IP
2011 Cody Asche Bowman Draft Prospects BDPP2 IP Auto 4/13/2013 Phillies 1 IP
2012 Zach Walters Bowman Prospects BP41 IP Auto 4/13/2013 Nationals 1 IP
2012 Zach Walters Bowman Prospects BP41 IP Auto 4/13/2013 Nationals 1 IP
2012 Carlos Rivero Choice Syracuse Chiefs 19 IP Auto 4/13/2013 Chiefs 1 IP
2011 Chris Marrero Topps Pro Debut 269 IP Auto 4/13/2013 1 IP
2012 Corey Brown Choice Syracuse Chiefs 5 IP Auto 4/13/2013 Chiefs 1 IP
2012 Topps Rookie Stars (Corey Brown) Topps Heritage 95 IP Auto 4/13/2013 Nationals 1 IP
2006 Zach Miner Topps Rookie Debut RD-36 IP Auto 4/13/2013 1 IP
2006 Zach Miner Bowman Heritage 293 IP Auto 4/13/2013 1 IP
2006 Zach Miner Topps 52 76 IP Auto 4/13/2013 1 IP
I have also received these cards TTM in the past couple months. (I haven't been sending any out, but these came in.)
1987 Cecil Cooper Topps 10 Brewers 1 TTM
1986 Cecil Cooper Topps 385 Brewers 1 TTM
1988 Cecil Cooper Score 169 Brewers 1 TTM
1987 Dave Schmidt Topps 703 White Sox 1 TTM
1988 Dave Schmidt Score 103 Orioles 1 TTM
1998 Mel Nieves Topps 121 1 TTM
1998 Mel Nieves Topps 121 1 TTM
