A couple of good ones this morning – one on 2007 BlueClaws catcher Tuffy Gosewisch and another on some of the former BlueClaws that have been traded in the last few seasons.

First, this Philadelphia Daily News article on Gosewisch by David Murphy:

Turns out, everybody is rooting for Tuffy Gosewisch. Colin Curtis, a non-roster invitee in Yankees camp? Team Tuffy. Roy Halladay, a two-time Cy Young winner? Team Tuffy. And if you believe that a catcher’s value cannot be measured by batting lines and stolen base percentages, then you will end up on Team Tuffy, too.

“Honestly, I would take him any day of the week,” Halladay said. “I really would.”

You might know the name. Born James Benjamin Gosewisch, his parents decided on a more appropriate moniker during a toddler-hood in which he rained destruction upon everything he touched. For the past 5 years, he has been more Lenten resolution than catching prospect, appearing on the Phillies’ roster in February and lingering until sometime in March.

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But there is a reason Gosewisch was behind the plate yesterday for Halladay’s Grapefruit League debut.

The other is this from Bob Brookover in the Inquirer (by the way – thanks for the plug, Travis):

“When we made that trade, there was a comment made that this one is going to be the one that is the most painful,” assistant general manager Benny Looper said Sunday. “He’s at a premium spot, because catching is hard to find and we liked him.”

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“That was my second [championship],” d’Arnaud said. “I also won one at Lakewood [the Phillies' South Atlantic League affiliate]. It was kind of weird because both of them, Anthony Gose and I were on the same team. Maybe we’re both winners, who knows?”

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Gose described d’Arnaud as the “best catcher in the minor leagues,” and Looper and the Phillies probably wouldn’t argue with him.

I recommend you read both of the articles.

Two articles that we suggest reading, especially since it’s Friday morning and you’re not doing anything important at work anyway:

The first is this one, from Bob Brookover on Philly.com: Who Needs Sabermetrics? Next week, we will unveil the annual BlueClaws Alumni Fantasy Baseball Guide, and there will be some Sabermetric tools used in evaluating those players for fantasy purposes. But for the Phillies and their front office? It’s not a big deal.

The man in charge of number-crunching for the Phillies is baseball information analyst Jay McLaughlin, and he is often assisted by baseball operations representative Chris Cashman. All the sabermetric equations are available to Amaro and his assistants, but they are just not that enamored with a player’s WAR, PERA, or BABIP.

“I honestly can’t tell you the last time WAR or VORP or any of those things were brought up in a conversation,” assistant GM Scott Proefrock said. “We’re aware of them, and we understand what they are. It’s just not something we find relevant.”

Proefrock said the Phillies’ primary use for sabermetrics is in determining how other teams may view players.

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Amaro agrees that the human element of the game cannot be measured by numbers.

“I believe you can break down and analyze statistics any way you really want, but when it comes to scouting heart and head, you can’t do it with sabermetrics,” the general manager said. “In our current situation, I feel like talent and production is very important, but I want a player who has a championship-caliber outlook on how to go about his business.”

That’s something that can’t be measured by a number. And one more quote from Amaro on the movie Moneyball, a point with which we agree.

“I understand Hollywood is Hollywood, but there were a lot of unrealistic things that occurred in that movie,” he said. “The thing that bothered me most is I think the fact of the matter was that Oakland had so much success because they had three of the best starting pitchers in the game. I don’t know if that was mentioned more than once, if that. A lot of the movie was based around Scott Hatteberg moving to first base, and I don’t think that was the reason why they had so much success.”

Whichever side you fall on, read Bob’s article. Very well done.

The other article we found isn’t from today. It’s from February 21st (it’s March by the way) in the Corpus Christi Times. Corpus Christi is the city in which the Astros have their Double-A team, and the writer, Joel Roza, makes the case that Jonathan Singleton, a former BlueClaw and likely CC Hook this year, is the most important player in the Astros system.

Sure you can contend that, because pitching is always the key ingredient to a consistent winner, that guys like Jarred Cosart, Brett Oberholtzer, Paul Clemens, Mike Foltynewicz or any other young, potential pitching stud in Houston’s farm system are for more important to the future of the team, and you’d have a valid point, but rarely does a team come across a talent like Singleton – a guy who’s coming up and is already hitting for average and power at every level. The scary thing is, he’s only beginning to tap into his power.

While any team is going to need pitching to contend long-term, it’s easy to see why many scouts think Singleton can be a .300-30-100 guy in the big leagues. The one comment we’d have on the article is that it’s a bit pre-mature, and not fair to Singleton, to compare him to Jeff Bagwell, maybe the best player in team history and a guy who should be in the Hall of Fame.

Here are some of the best stories around Clearwater during the most recent week. Enjoy.

In the Inquirer, Matt Gelb on Sebastian Valle, who is getting a taste of big league camp.

“Can I say something to him? It doesn’t mean anything,” Ruiz said. “You need to watch the game. That’s what I learned from Jamie Moyer when he was here. I can say 100 things and it won’t work. If you watch the game, you’ll learn something.”

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Ruiz, defensively, was once the same way. He’s a converted second baseman, and the appreciation for calling a game didn’t come until later in his career. So while watching is important, Ruiz can bestow some of his lessons to Valle.

“Some guys have instincts,” Billmeyer said. “It can be taught. Chooch came a long way.”

Making it easier is that Valle speaks enough English to form relationships with the pitchers he’s catching.

“Chooch didn’t speak any English,” Billmeyer said. “There was a language barrier right away. That took a while.”

Matt Gelb on Vance Worley, who is preparing for his second season:

Fan mail comes in larger quantities now, just one adjustment for the 24-year-old righthander now firmly a member of the Phillies rotation. Last spring, Worley was sent to minor-league camp almost two weeks before opening day. By summer, a city was captivated by the bespectacled pitcher who hopped off the mound every time he recorded a strikeout.

David Murphy on the well-deserved promotion of scouting director Marti Wolever to assistant general manager:

Wolever led the drafts that landed Ryan Howard, Cole Hamels and Kyle Kendrick, among others. He also helped rebuild the farm system after the current crop of stars landed in the big leagues, putting together a robust talent base that enabled the Phillies to land Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee, Roy Oswalt and Hunter Pence, among others.

In this Daily News notebook, Rich Dubee talks about former BlueClaws LHP Jake Diekman:

Pitching coach Rich Dubee clearly likes Diekman. He views him as having the potential to become a late-innings reliever, much the same as lefty Antonio Bastardo do last year. Diekman’s delivery makes him more deceptive than the average reliever.

“He’s a little tougher from where his arm slot is, but he’s got some thunder, too,” Dubee said. “That’s a nice combination.”

In Phillies Zone blog post, note that new farm director Joe Jordan was the first to draft Cliff Lee, when he worked for the Expos. They also work in a reference to an obscure 2002 BlueClaw (not Ryan Howard or Gavin Floyd).

Phillies Insider takes you behind the scenes, with some of the extra stuff the players have to take care of outside the diamond.

With spring training underway in both Florida and Arizona, it’s time to take a look at the former BlueClaws that are down in these camps. Obviously, the Phillies are the most populated camp with former BlueClaws but there are a number of other camps with several former BlueClaws. Take a look below, and enjoy!

As I type this it’s over 50 degrees at 10:30 am, and we’re headed for 59 today and 61 tomorrow.

Year the player was with Lakewood is in parentheses and NRI denotes a non-roster invitee. MiLC is minor league camp (for players in non-Phillies organizations only). Thanks to John with HomeSide News for his help compiling this.

See below the fold. We came up with 44 players in 14 different organizations 47 players in 18 different organizations, and I’m sure we missed someone (if you want to add to the list, send an email to radio @ blueclaws dot com or use the comments section).

UPDATE (1:32 pm): We added RHP Lendy Castillo (2011), who was taken by the Cubs in the Rule 5 Draft, and 3B Travis Mattair (2008-09, 11), taken by the Reds in the minor league Rule 5 Draft, bringing the total to 46 players with 15 teams.

UPDATE (Friday, 9:14 am): Added RHP Will Savage (2006 to the Dodgers) and LHP Josh Outman (2006) to the Rockies.

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The picture shown on the right is one of our favorite ones among the many shots that BlueClaws team photographer Dave Schofield has taken over the years. It’s of Matt Maloney, hand raised, after throwing a complete game shutout to clinch the 2006 South Atlantic League Championship Series, Lakewood’s first title.

Not shown is Matt Thayer, the right-fielder who caught the ball. We mention this because today is Thayer’s 30th birthday. He was drafted out of UCLA in the 31st round by the Padres in 2004 and joined the Phillies in 2006, most of which was spent with Clearwater, though he played 25 games for the BlueClaws.

You can see Thayer below, he’s #9 sprinting in on the right.

What you do not see is his glove and the ball. That’s because he immediately threw the ball, after the catch was official, into the seats, and who knows who has it now? That puts Thayer in the majority (two, joined by 2010 OF Leandro Castro) among BlueClaws who have caught the championship-clinching out. The other? 2009 BlueClaw 2B Harold Garcia.

Interestingly enough, who flew out to right to end that game and clinch the title? Current San Francisco Giants 3B Pablo Sandoval, who was then Augusta’s third baseman.

We had a chance to talk with 2010 BlueClaws RHP Jonathan Pettibone (follow him on Twitter @Jon_Pettibone) for a pre-spring training Q&A that you can read below.

Pettibone went 8-6, 3.49 with Lakewood in 2010 (2.41 ERA in the second half) and helped the BlueClaws win their second of two straight Sally League titles. Last year, he went 10-11 with Clearwater but only because of a lack of run support. He had a sparkling ERA of just 2.96, 5th best in the Florida State League. Baseball America ranked him 4th in the system, his highest ranking.

How would you assess your season last year? It seemed like you picked up right where you left off? It was the main goal going in, first making Clearwater, and staying healthy, that was a big key for me, but also just doing like I did in 2010 and continuing to attack the hitters and throw all three pitchers for strikes and let my defense do the work.

Were the hitters a lot different, a lot better, at that level? They’re more patient and they won’t chase your out pitch, slider in the dirt or whatever it is. For me, not being a strikeout pitcher, I kind of just went after hitters and made them put the ball in play and get the out from there.

So as you prepare to make the next jump to Double-A, what would you say would be the most important thing for you to do? It’s really just keeping the same approach. I would say I’ve gone after it harder in the weight room and running. For one, they’re going to expect a bunch of innings (he threw 161 last year, 131.1 in 2010), so I’m preparing myself to stay healthy and get through another full season. I’m excited for the new challenge. We’ve heard that’s the biggest jump (Hi-A to AA), and plus I get to hit.

Did you hit in high school? Early in HS I did, but later on just pitched.

Are you excited to hit? Right now I’m kind of scared (chuckle), but once I get a little comfortable, I’ll be ok.

What’s your offseason throwing plan been like? I picked up a baseball in mid-December and light tossed from there. Then I started throwing bullpens about two weeks ago.

What’s the workout regimen been like? At the end of the year, Shawn (Fscani – Phillies minor league strength and conditioning coordinator) gives us a pretty solid program. I’ll throw in a few of my own workouts but I stay on pace on what they want from me each week. The calendar helps guide you to where you need to be leading up to the end of February..

Two of your teammates, Jonathan Singleton and Jarred Cosart, were traded at the deadline. What was that like? It was different. We kind of had an idea it might be coming, at least someone from our team. It was a little easier because of that. But Cosart was my roommate on the road. We were down in Palm Beach, we got the call and then he left the next morning.

What’s your favorite thing to do in the offseason? Play a lot of golf – I play in the season too.

How have you hit them? Let’s not talk about that (laughter). Not that well lately. I’m about a bogey golfer.

Favorite part of your time in Lakewood? Winning the championship, of course. The whole year in general. Winning both halves, but to top it off on the championship, that was the best.

What’s your typical day like in the offseason? Now I’m pretty busy with throwing, running, hitting, lifting. But before, I enjoyed family and friends that I hadn’t seen in awhile, golfing, and a little ping pong.

Your dad played in the big leagues. Has he talked to you about what to expect as you move up? We haven’t really gotten to that point, but the majority of his career was in the minors. I talked to him a lot after my starts on how I feel or how things are going. But we really haven’t crossed the path of what to expect moving up.

You’ve been moving up a lot of the offseason prospect rankings lately. Is that something you pay attention to? I don’t pay attention to it but of course I hear about it. It’s something I try not to get too involved in. I’m not complaining though.

Twitter. How’d you get involved? Last spring training, a bunch of guys, (Jarred) Cosart, (Jiwan) James, were talking about it. And I gave in. I’m not as bad as Jiwan though (laughter).

Thanks to Jon for a few minutes and we wish him best of luck this season.

The Phillies supplemental first round pick in 2006, who played with Lakewood in 2007 and was traded to the A’s in 2008, was claimed by the Cubs yesterday on waivers.

He hit .295-9-79 with Lakewood that season and was traded a year later in the deal that brought Joe Blanton to the Phillies.

Here is an old Q&A we did with Cardenas 38 months ago and here is a valuable interview he did with the Sacramento radio broadcaster, Johnny Doskow.

We’ll have some stuff here and there in the coming weeks on some of your favorite former BlueClaws as spring training nears and continues. Pitchers and catchers are set to report in less than two weeks and we’ve stumbled across some Freddy Galvis news and notes that are worth sharing here.

Last Year: Galvis split the season between Reading (where he played in 2010) and Lehigh Valley, hitting .273 in 104 games with the R-Phils and .298 in 33 games with the IronPigs, easily his best offensive seasons. In fact, it’s the only time he hit above .238 in any stop except for an 8-29 rehab stint with the GCL Phillies in 2009.

Baseball America: He was ranked 6th in the system, his highest ranking, and they note what everyone has always said – he is a defensive wizard.

In the Media: Todd Zolecki of MLB.com noted the following in a recent mailbag about Galvis.

Well, the good news for the Phillies is they don’t have to do anything with Galvis other than play him at Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Galvis had a nice season last year, hitting a combined .278 with Double-A Reading and Lehigh Valley. But that’s also the first season he hit better than .240.

Galvis is far from a finished product, so more seasoning in the Minors should serve him well. And because Philadelphia traded Wilson Valdez to Cincinnati, Galvis could get an extended look in the big leagues this season should something happen to Rollins.

Trade Influence: The Phillies traded utility IF Wilson Valdez to the Reds the day of the Winter Tour stop in Lakewood and Ruben Amaro said the following:

“We’re keeping our minds and eyes and ears open,” Amaro said. “Freddy, we view him as a guy who will start off in Triple A and if we have any injury issues or things that will happen during the course of the year, we feel very comfortable that Freddy can come in and do a good job as a backup or a stopgap at this stage of his career.”

Sandberg Says: Sandberg will manage the 22 year old in Lehigh Valley this year.

“Freddy made a great stride last year. He turned out to be the best regular player we had on the whole field. He’s a very heads up player, he’s right there with the manager, thinking the game of baseball,” Sandberg said. “He does all the little things. That’s drag bunting, checking the defense, taking what the defense gives you, gap to gap hitting. He really stepped in and like I said, was probably our best regular player the last month of the season and into the playoffs. I think he’ll really get a serious look from the major league club.”

That’s number one. We’ll have more of these roundups as we go forward.

Michael Taylor, a BlueClaw in 2008, interned at sports-talk KNBR in San Francisco this offseason. He spends his afternoons walking around a five or six block radius from the station trying to get comments from fans on the streets.

“Thousands and thousands of no’s,” he joked. “I have more of an appreciation for this side of the media because of this.”

He said working in the sports media was always something that he thought about.

“I decided to find out if there was a chance to get in on the ground floor. They had a new segment called ‘What’s Bugging You’ and they gave it to me. It grew from there.”

Watch the full video here on MLB.com.

(Thanks to former BlueClaws broadcaster and current Charleston RiverDogs broadcaster Sean Houston for the find)

MLB.com put out their annual top 100 prospect listing (link here) and there are seven former BlueClaws on the list, all from the last three years, and six of those players helped the BlueClaws win at least one South Atlantic League title.

Below, find bios and notes on these players:

25. Travis d’Arnaud, Catcher, Blue Jays – MLB Says – The Blue Jays got d’Arnaud in the Roy Halladay deal and he has steadily improved into one of the better all-around catching prospects. Agile and fairly athletic, he also has an above-average arm, giving him all he needs to be a fine defensive catcher, especially as he learns more of the nuances of the craft. He has excellent makeup and leadership skills. His excellent bat speed should continue to allow him to hit for average and power, which really started happening in 2011. If things continue to progress, he could give J.P. Arencibia a run for his money in Toronto soon.

With Lakewood – He hit .255 – 13 – 71 in 2009, helping the BlueClaws to the Sally League title, before being included in the Roy Halladay trade that December. This year, with AA New Hampshire, he was the Eastern League MVP and won another championship with OF Anthony Gose.

44. Jonathan Singleton, First Baseman, Astros – MLB Says – Singleton has a special bat from the left side of the plate. He should hit for plenty of average, and the power started to come in 2011, with much more on the way. He has a good game plan at the plate with excellent discipline. The Phillies moved him to left field to avoid the Ryan Howard roadblock but put him back at first after a while, where he is much more comfortable defensively. The trade to Houston in the Hunter Pence deal erases that issue.

With Lakewood – He hit .290 – 14 – 77 after joining the BlueClaws from extended spring training on May 13th of 2010. He homered in his first at bat, hit two on the day the BlueClaws clinched the first-half title, and hit cleanup on Lakewood’s second straight championship team. He was traded to Houston in the Hunter Pence trade in July of 2011.

54. Trevor May, Starting Pitcher, Phillies – MLB Says – May is starting to develop into a more complete pitcher and not just a thrower. The fastball is up to 95 mph and it has plenty of sink. May has no trouble maintaining velocity deep into his starts. He complements his fastball with an above-average curve and a changeup that shows glimpses of being above-average as well. While he still walks a good number of hitters, he lowered his walk rate considerably and showed better overall command.

With Lakewood – He went 4-1, 2.56 in 2009 and returned on July 4th, 2010 to go 7-3, 2.91 down the stretch and was the workhorse starter on two different BlueClaws championship teams. This year, he was third in the minors with 208 strikeouts while pitching for Clearwater.

57. Anthony Gose, Outfielder, Blue Jays – MLB Says – Gose is an exciting player to watch thanks to his considerable tools. The best one, of course, is his plus plus speed, which he uses to be a major basestealing threat and to be an outstanding defensive center fielder. He also has one of the best outfield arms in the Minors as a former high-school pitcher who could dial it up into the mid-90s. He did draw more walks in 2011 and started turning his raw power into production, but his strikeout rate is still too high, especially if he’s going to be a top-of-the-order catalyst.

With Lakewood – He set the franchise stolen base record with 76 in 2009, stole 45 in the Florida State League in 2010 and 70 more this year with New Hampshire. Gose hit over .400 in the 2009 Sally League postseason at Lakewood’s leadoff hitter and catalyst. He was traded to Houston in the 2010 Roy Oswalt trade and was immediately flipped to the Blue Jays where he was re-united with Travis d’Arnaud.

61. Jarred Cosart, Starting Pitcher, Astros – MLB Says – Cosart shook off the injury bug that hampered him in 2009 and 2010 to have a fully healthy 2011 season, albeit one interrupted by the trade. He has electric stuff, with a plus fastball that touches the upper 90s. His curve, while inconsistent at times, can be nasty, and he’ll even show glimpses of an excellent changeup. He’s lean and projectable.

With Lakewood – Went 7-3, 3.79 in the first half of 2010 with Lakewood before getting hurt, though he did help the BlueClaws to a first-half title. The hard-thrower was traded to the Astros in the Hunter Pence trade at the deadline in 2011.

78. Jesse Biddle, Starting Pitcher, Phillies – MLB Says – A strong and durable southpaw, Biddle has the makings of three above-average to plus pitches in his arsenal. He’s shown the ability to run his fastball in the low 90s. He has a changeup that could be plus when all is said and done, and although his curve is inconsistent, it’s tighter and has a harder break than when he was in high school. He needs to improve his command, not rare for such a young arm, but he did lower his walk rate in the second half of 2011.

With Lakewood – Biddle had a 1.97 ERA after the all-star break and went 7-8, 2.98 on the year, his first full season after being drafted the previous June. He was also named the South Atlantic League All-Star Left-Handed Pitcher at the conclusion of the season.

80. Brody Colvin, Starting Pitcher, Phillies – MLB Says – Despite the rough 2011 season, Colvin still has pure stuff, and a projectable pitcher’s body, that would be the envy of many a pitching prospect. His fastball is plus at times, up into the mid-90s with good sink that generates ground balls. Both his curve and his changeup have the chance to be very good secondary pitches, and he’s shown a better feel for the offspeed pitch in the past then many his age. His command suffered in 2011, something that will have to improve for him to move forward.

With Lakewood – He was 6-8 with the BlueClaws in 2010 but had an ERA of just 3.38 and was the only Lakewood starter to make every turn that year. His ERA after May 15th was below 2.50.

MLB.com and MiLB.com have two features posted from the last week on a pair of 2009 BlueClaws teammates, now re-united with the BlueJays – C Travis d’Arnaud and OF Anthony Gose.

First, d’Arnaud. Here is a Q&A done with MiLB.com.

MiLB.com: Fast forward to December 2009, and you were included in the trade between the Phillies and Blue Jays for Roy Halladay. What went through your head when you found out about the deal?

d’Arnaud: I was shocked, because I was actually on the golf course with a few of my buddies, and I was getting texts from my friends hearing I’d been traded on ESPN. I didn’t know anything about it. Then I got a call from my agent saying I’d been traded for Roy Halladay. I was excited, shocked and honored. I can’t believe I was even considered in a trade for an outstanding pitcher like Halladay — one of the best pitchers, if not the best, in the game today.

Gose, meanwhile, was featured in this video interview:

Jesse Biddle checks in at #9 on this list from MLB.com’s Jonathan Mayo.

9. Jesse Biddle, Phillies: Getting to pitch in your own backyard can be a blessing and a curse. Sure, you’re close to home, but the pressure of playing for your hometown team can be detrimental. Biddle, the Philly-area kid who was taken by his team in the first round in 2010, handled it with aplomb. Strong and durable, Biddle shook off a rough first month to pitch extremely well in full-season ball for the remainder of the year, finishing among the leaders in ERA and strikeouts. As with many young pitchers, there’s still work to be done with his command, but he has the chance to have three above-average to plus pitches when all is said and done. He’ll pitch all of the upcoming season at age 20 while making the move up to the Florida State League.

Biddle will be a guest at the Winter Tour stop in Lakewood on Wednesday of next week (January 25th). Details here.

Good luck to Steve Schrenk, who BlueClaws fans know was the pitching coach here in 2005-06, and 2010-11. Schrenk is now managing the Canberra Calvary in the Australian Baseball League.

After missing the playoffs in his first year (the 2010-11 season), they are in the mix to the end this year. With five games left, the Calvary are 18-22, in a three-way tie for third place, one game out of second, and one game ahead of sixth place. The top four teams will qualify for the post-season.

Perth, at 30-10, have an 11 game lead and have already clinched first place. They’re led by former BlueClaw and Australian native Tim Kennelly, who is 3rd in the league hitting .369 and tops in the league with 36 RBIs.

Canberra, who has won six of their last 10 games, will have Mike McGuire, the 2010 Lakewood closer who made a few appearances for the BlueClaws in 2011, pitch one of the last five games. McGuire is 4-4 and 4th in the league with a 2.92 ERA.

Melbourne has Brad Harman, an infielder on the 2006 BlueClaws team that Schrenk was a coach for. He’s batting .283 with a league leading 11 home runs.

Here is a pretty good rundown from the Canberra site. Go Calvary!

Today is Friday the 13th, and we’d like to wish everyone a Happy Friday the 13th. This day has always been good to the BlueClaws, as the team is 7-2 all-time on Friday the 13th.

The BlueClaws will actually play two Friday the 13th games this year, one in April against Hagerstown and anothyer in July against Hickory, both at FirstEnergy Park.

Here’s the BlueClaws history on Friday the 13th:

• 2001: April, W 1-0 vs Hickory (11)…Two future big leaguers, Yoel Hernandez, six, and Eude Brito, three, helped pitch the shutout.
• 2003: June, L 7-5 vs Delmarva…Led 5-1 but gave up six runs in the eighth inning.
• 2004: August, W 7-3 and 11-0 vs Greensboro…Michael Buorn went 4-8 over the double-header and Randy Ruiz hit a home run in game two.
• 2005: May, W 10-4 at Delmarva…Jason Jaramillo went 4-4.
• 2007: April, W 9-5 at Hickory…’Claws pound out 14 hits including two from Quintin Berry, Adrian Cardenas, Tuffy Gosewisch, and three from Jay Miller.
• 2008: June, W 4-0 at DEL…six shutout innings from Chance Chapman.
• 2010: August, W 10-0 vs DEL…Trevor May threw seven shutout innings, Leandro Castro drove in three and Stephen Batts hit a home run.
• 2011: May, L 4-3 vs HAG…8,217 fans were here to see the Bryce Harper and Jesse Biddle struck him out in the first inning. However, Hagerstown scored four in the second before holding on for a 4-3 win.

April 13th, July 13th, both at 7:05. See you then.

Boo.