It's About Time!
I'ts been far too long since my last post. A family matter a few weeks ago took up much of my time recently and exhaustion has limited the creative energy lately. Hopefully I can recapture the energy and motivation to begin posting regularly once again. No central thought was on my mind today, so I am resorting to the "miscellaneous ramblings" format.
The rox lost to Cleveland last night 11-2 and as a result something happened for only the third time in their history. Jake Westbrook won the game for the Indians. Westbrook was the first round draft pick of the rox in 1996 and joined Jamey Wright as the only rox' first round draft picks to beat the rox (Wright has done it twice).
Speaking of the draft, the file of rox' draft picks has been updated and is on the website. It will be updated periodically as players sign.
Also speaking of the draft, congratulations to Blake Heym, a catcher from Grayson County CC, drafted by the New York Yankees as the 1,501st, and last, player taken overall.
This morning, the rox remain ahead of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for the worst record in baseball, by one lone percentage point. I, personally, believe the rox can overtake SF for 4th place in the NL West and avoid the worst record in the NL for the season. SF, at least right now, may have bigger problems with their pitching staff than the rox. Also, SF's problems in the field are nearly the exact opposite of the rox. The rox are too young to compete regularly while SF may be too old to compete regularly.
One final thought for this abbreviated, yet overdue entry. My hat goes off to Clint Hurdle. As a fellow parent of a child with medical issues, I'm not sure how he is able to focus his attention and energy on managing baseball games with a sick child at home. Hang in there Clint. For all the boneheaded things they have done, kudos to the rox' brass for realizing there are more important things in life than baseball games and allowing Hurdle to be where he needed to be these last few weeks.
The rox lost to Cleveland last night 11-2 and as a result something happened for only the third time in their history. Jake Westbrook won the game for the Indians. Westbrook was the first round draft pick of the rox in 1996 and joined Jamey Wright as the only rox' first round draft picks to beat the rox (Wright has done it twice).
Speaking of the draft, the file of rox' draft picks has been updated and is on the website. It will be updated periodically as players sign.
Also speaking of the draft, congratulations to Blake Heym, a catcher from Grayson County CC, drafted by the New York Yankees as the 1,501st, and last, player taken overall.
This morning, the rox remain ahead of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for the worst record in baseball, by one lone percentage point. I, personally, believe the rox can overtake SF for 4th place in the NL West and avoid the worst record in the NL for the season. SF, at least right now, may have bigger problems with their pitching staff than the rox. Also, SF's problems in the field are nearly the exact opposite of the rox. The rox are too young to compete regularly while SF may be too old to compete regularly.
One final thought for this abbreviated, yet overdue entry. My hat goes off to Clint Hurdle. As a fellow parent of a child with medical issues, I'm not sure how he is able to focus his attention and energy on managing baseball games with a sick child at home. Hang in there Clint. For all the boneheaded things they have done, kudos to the rox' brass for realizing there are more important things in life than baseball games and allowing Hurdle to be where he needed to be these last few weeks.
posted by Todd Nikkel | 7:47 AM
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