Sunday, June 13, 2010
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Trades and Signings
Butch has been rather busy at the trading block, having added 3 new faces to the roster since the departure of Brian McFall. As I reported earlier we signed a new lefty starter Craig Anderson who won in his first apperance last night. From the trade with York, the Blue Crabs recieved outfielder Jamar Hill who has taken the role of leader-off hitter. Also recently accquired was lefty reliever Jason Waddell who has yet to see action. After signing Jason and Craig, Butch was forced to deactivate pitcher Matt Petrusek as well as as outfielder Daisuke Yoshida to bring our roster back down to 25 active members. Many of you may have noticed the bull pen catcher is not Anthony Perry this season, but that mystery man is in fact Ben Harrison and he is not a catcher. Ben is actually a power hitting outfielder who is currently serving time on a suspension that should end around the all-star break. His return could spark even more changes in the line up, as well as seeing some of our favorite players depart.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Craig Anderson
The Blue Crabs have announced the signing and activation of left handed starter Craig Anderson. Anderson has had significant time with the Triple-A club of both the Orioles and the Mariners. He got his feet wet with independent ball playing in the Can-Am league last season. He has also seen time in international competition playing both in the olympics and in the world baseball classic for his native Australia. He is an impressive 94-65 with a 3.87 ERA in 260 games. His signing brings the Blue Crabs their first lefty starter since the departure of John Halama earlier this season.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Jarrett Grube
It is with great pleasure that I can announce that pitcher Jarrett Grube has been signed by the Seattle Mariners. He will be reporting to their triple-A club in Tacoma, WA tomorrow morning. We wish him the best of luck and hope to see him in the majors soon!
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Brian McFall
It is my displeasure to announce that Brian McFall, left fielder and my player-brother, has been traded to the York Revolution. We wish him the best of luck with the revolution.
Future of this blog
It is my displeasure to announce that I will no longer be providing game recaps on this blog. As a working college student the demands of trying to recap every game while taking an online class and working has proven too much. I will continue to bring news about the team as often as I can.
That being said we recently have seen some of our players miss time. DH Matt Craig recently missed time after throwing out his back but is now back in the lineup hitting strong. 1B Eric Crozier also missed time with a sore back. SS Travis Garcia has missed several games this season with a mild case of elbow tendinitis.
The injuries to our team have been minor this year and we are thankful for that. Since the signing of John Halama we have made no transactions.
We are currently on a 3 game win streak against the Newark Bears. The blue crabs will play Newark again tonight before heading home for 6 games in 7 days. They will then go back on the road for 9 games in 9 days.
The next road trip may help to prevent some of the back problems the team has had given their long bus rides. They will go to York then Bridgeport then Long Island before returning home. By sandwiching a trip to Bridgeport between two other road games it will shorten the trip to Bridgeport and perhaps be a more comfortable ride for the players.
This recent string of injuries as well as our less then timely hitting I believe is in part due to the strange weather early in the season but also by having the spring training in Maryland. Maryland is not known for it's warm Aprils, whereas the normal location of Florida is always known for being warm. By starting the pre-season in a cold climate it was harder for the players to get their bodies properly "warmed up". Also the early season trip to Bridgeport where it is even colder then it was here affected the players.
When we schedule the spring training next year we may want to reconsider having it in Maryland due to the unpredictable weather.
Again I will no longer be providing game recaps but I will do my best to keep everyone updated on everything else going on with the team.
That being said we recently have seen some of our players miss time. DH Matt Craig recently missed time after throwing out his back but is now back in the lineup hitting strong. 1B Eric Crozier also missed time with a sore back. SS Travis Garcia has missed several games this season with a mild case of elbow tendinitis.
The injuries to our team have been minor this year and we are thankful for that. Since the signing of John Halama we have made no transactions.
We are currently on a 3 game win streak against the Newark Bears. The blue crabs will play Newark again tonight before heading home for 6 games in 7 days. They will then go back on the road for 9 games in 9 days.
The next road trip may help to prevent some of the back problems the team has had given their long bus rides. They will go to York then Bridgeport then Long Island before returning home. By sandwiching a trip to Bridgeport between two other road games it will shorten the trip to Bridgeport and perhaps be a more comfortable ride for the players.
This recent string of injuries as well as our less then timely hitting I believe is in part due to the strange weather early in the season but also by having the spring training in Maryland. Maryland is not known for it's warm Aprils, whereas the normal location of Florida is always known for being warm. By starting the pre-season in a cold climate it was harder for the players to get their bodies properly "warmed up". Also the early season trip to Bridgeport where it is even colder then it was here affected the players.
When we schedule the spring training next year we may want to reconsider having it in Maryland due to the unpredictable weather.
Again I will no longer be providing game recaps but I will do my best to keep everyone updated on everything else going on with the team.
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