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Definitive BlueClaws/Phillies Bowl Guide

Thursday, December 24th, 2009

bowlguideWho do you root for in all the bowl games if not your school or favorite team? We’ve compiled the definitive BlueClaws/Phillies Bowl Guide to help you. School affiliations, one way or another, for different former BlueClaws and members of the Phillies. I’m sure we missed some so feel free to jump in the comments…

New Mexico Bowl: Wyoming vs Fresno State (Steve Susdorf, 2009 LBC)…Wyoming won 35-28

Las Vegas Bowl: BYU vs Oregon State (Mike Stutes, 2008 LBC; Andrew Baldwin, 2005 LBC)…BYU won 44-20

12/24 Hawaii Bowl: Nevada vs SMU (Phillies broadcaster Scott Franzke)

12/26 Meineke Car Care Bowl: Pittsburgh (Nick Evangelista, 2004 LBC) vs North Carolina (Jason Knapp, 2009 LBC-committed to UNC but signed with the Phillies)

12/26 Emerald Bowl: USC (D’Arby Myers, 2008-09 LBC) vs Boston College (Kevin Shepard, 2004 LBC)

12/27 Music City Bowl: Clemson (Herm Demmink, 2007 LBC) vs Kentucky (Joe Blanton, Phillies)

12/28 Independence Bowl: Texas A&M vs Georgia (Jayson Werth, Phillies-committed to UGA but signed with Orioles)

12/29 EagleBank Bowl: Temple vs UCLA (Chase Utley, Phillies; Tyson Brummett, 2008 LBC)

12/29 Champs Sports Bowl: Wisconsin vs Miami (Domonic Brown, 2008 LBC-committed to play football here but signed with Phillies)

12/30 Humanitarian Bowl: Idaho vs Bowling Green (Andy Tracy, Phillies minor leaguer played with Lehigh Valley last year)

12/30 Holiday Bowl: Nebraska (Jacob Diekman, 2008-09 LBC-committed but signed with Phillies; Luke Wertz, 2009 LBC) vs Arizona (Jason Donald, 2007 LBC; Anthony Gose, 2009 LBC-committed but signed with Phillies)

12/31 Armed Forces Bowl: Houston vs Air Force (Karl Bolt, 2008 LBC)

12/31 Sun Bowl: Oklahoma (Will Savage, 2006 LBC; Greg Dobbs, Phillies) vs Stanford (Michael Taylor, 2008 LBC; Eric Bruntlett, with Phillies in 2009; John Mayberry, Jr, with Lehigh Valley and Phillies in 09)

1/1 Outback Bowl: Auburn (Javon Moran, 2004 LBC) vs Northwestern (JA Happ, 2005 LBC; Dan Brauer, 2006 LBC)

1/1 Capital One Bowl: LSU (Clay Harris, 2006 LBC; Brody Colvin, 2009 Phillies draft pick committed to LSU) vs Penn State (Phillies broadcaster Chris Wheeler)

1/2 International Bowl: South Florida vs Northern Illinois (Matt German, 2007 LBC)

1/2 PapaJohn.com Bowl: UConn vs South Carolina (Mike Cisco, 2008 LBC; Andrew Cruse, 2007 LBC; Aaron Rawl, 2005-06 LBC)

1/2 Cotton Bowl: Ole Miss (Cooper Osteen, 2006 LBC) vs Oklahoma State (John Urick, 2006 LBC; Jason Jaramillo, 2005 LBC)

1/5 Orange Bowl: Georgia Tech (Jeremy Slayden, 2006 LBC) vs Iowa (Harry Kalas, legendary Phillies broadcaster; Nathan Johnson, 2005 LBC)

1/7 BCS Championship Game: Texas vs Alabama (Austin Hyatt, 2009 LBC)

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A Busy Birthday Month

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

December is a busy birthday month for former BlueClaws, with several keyp layers in team history getting to have a little party around the holidays…

  • December 8th: Kyle Drabek (2007)…Phillies top pitching prospect turned 22 yesterday
  • December 9th: D’Arby Myers (2008-09)…Starting LF on 2009 BlueClaws SAL Championship team turns 21 today
  • December 19th: Michael Taylor (2008)…Power hitting outfielder turns 24 this month. Taylor is likely headed to Lehigh Valley to open 2010 after two dynamite years which saw him hit Lakewood, Clearwater, Reading, and LHV
  • December 27th: Cole Hamels (2003)…Phillies pitcher turns 26 this month. He had a 0.84 ERA with the 2003 BlueClaws
  • December 27th: Michael Bourn (2004)…Bourn, who won a Gold Glove Award with Houston this year, turns 27. He stole 55 bases with the BlueClaws in 2004 and was traded to the Astros as part of the deal that brought Brad Lidge to Philadelphia

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Game 56: BlueClaws (28-27) at Hagerstown (49-72)

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

Welcome back to Municipal Stadium here in Hagerstown. The BlueClaws took the series opener last night 8-0 behind Jesus Sanchez…game notes here…audio here (at 6:50)

LWD: RHP Justin De Fratus (5-6, 3.36)
HAG: RHP Marcos Frias (8-4, 3.04)

Two All-Stars…Both pitchers today were mid-season SAL All-Stars…Frias beat De Fratus 2-0 on Thursday in Lakewood.

Good Friends and a Strong Bullpen…Lakewood’s bullpen has allowed just five earned runs in their last 30.2 innings pitched.

6:13: Mattair gets a night off…Mintken at 3rd…80s, mostly clear, beautiful day.

7:13: Good start…d’Arnaud a double and Murphy an RBI single…1-0 as De Fratus takes the hill.

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Game 102: BlueClaws (60-41) vs Hickory (51-50)

Friday, July 31st, 2009

Welcome back to FirstEnergy Park…First of a four-game series with Hickory and nine-game homestand…game notes here…Audio here…

LWD: RHP Heitor Correa (7-4, 3.70)
HIC: RHP Joe Wieland (2-2, 5.23)

6:38: In a rain delay. Getting set to take the tarp off the field.

6:42: At least squeegee the thing.

7:54: Sorry for the lack of updates…Estimated start time will be 8:30 pm…Our staff is tremendous.

8:46: Underway…A leadoff walk comes around to score on a double by Erik Morrison, who was thrown out at third, despite, in our opinion, being safe. 1-0 Crawdads.

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ClawCast with BlueClaws Hitting Coach Greg Legg

Monday, July 27th, 2009

With the BlueClaws averaging more than six runs per game over the last three weeks, we thought it’d be time to sit down with hitting coach Greg Legg. Some nuggets…

  • “Hitting is contagious. One guy gets hot. The other guy says, ‘If he can do it, I can do it.’ They’re all getting better at whatever their weaknesses were.”
  • “We told d’Arnaud that if he weren’t hitting, we’d move him out of the three hole. He’s the best hitter we’ve got. His approach has been simpler at the plate and he’s barreling up some balls…He’s got great hands, unbelievable hands and wrists…He’s hit the ball hard all year.”
  • “Gose has really come on the last two months. Garcia’s been ‘Steady Eddie’” for us.”
  • “We wanted to let both Garcia and Gose have both slots [1 and 2]. They both might hit in either slot in the big leagues. It’s a difference in scenery and we want to keep the agressiveness in both hitters. We’re letting them both get the feel of the positions.”
  • On D’Arby Myers: “We’re keeping it real simple. We want to keep him square at the plate and not fly open with his lower or upper half. We also try to take away right field and hit the ball up the middle.”

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No D’Arby About It

Saturday, July 25th, 2009

Talk about a few good days…D’Arby Myers had three more hits last night (single, double, triple) and is 8-12 in the first three-games of this series in Asheville. D’Arby is 10-16 with six runs scored in his last four games and since June 1st is hitting a cool .345, raising his average from .209 to .274.

The light seems to have clicked on for Myers, and with Zach Collier now in Williamsport, there will be a lot more playing time available for Myers in the outfield. If he keeps hitting, he’ll certainly keep playing.

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Game 92: BlueClaws (54-37) vs Lexington (46-46)

Sunday, July 19th, 2009

Welcome to FirstEnergy Park for tonight’s game between the BlueClaws and Legends…the clubs have split the first two of this four-game series…game notes here…audio here (at 4:50).

LWD: RHP Heitor Correa (6-6, 3.56)
LEX: RHP Jordan Lyles (5-7, 2.92)

On Correa…He had thrown 6 shutout two-back at Kannapolis but gave up four in the seventh without getting an out. Then last time, he gave up six in just 4.2 against Bowling Green. His ERA has risen from 2.82 to 3.56 over those two outings.

On Lyles…The #6 prospect in the Houston system, he had a chance to play football at South Carolina but signed with the Astros the day he graduated high school. They skipped him last time so he hasn’t pitched since 7/7. Like Jason Knapp, he is 18 and is striking hitters out like it’s going out of style (118 in 95.2 innings).

3:03: Weather is perfect. Watching JA Happ and the Phils on the big screen right now.

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First Half Recap: We are the Champions

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

The 2009 Lakewood BlueClaws opened their season on April 9th on a beautiful night for baseball with a beautiful sight on hand. The BlueClaws welcomed the 2008 Philadelphia Phillies World Series Trophy to FirstEnergy Park for pre-game festivities, with the 25-man BlueClaws roster hoping to attain glory of their own in the first half of the season; they would.

 

Despite losing the game 2-1, Tyler Cloyd pitched six innings, allowing two runs and displaying the stuff that would make him the ace of the team’s starting rotation by mid season. Anthony Gose also stole his first base of the season, 43 more to follow in the first half, just 15 shy of the single season record, and the bullpen pitched three shutout innings, dominance on their part became instrumental.

 

Then, on April 11th, after a 0-2 start, D’Arby Myers came to the plate in a tie ballgame, with a runner on third in the bottom of the 11th inning and his single to center field was the first win for the BlueClaws this season, and they would become a team with a flair for the dramatics, earning the nickname the ‘Cardiac Claws’.

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