Washington Nationals: AFL/DWL Update.

by Ed Chigliak on Oct 25, 2009 2:36 AM EDT Comment 6 comments

San Francisco Giants' Buster Posey gets his first major league hit against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the ninth inning of a baseball game in Los Angeles, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

4 months ago: San Francisco Giants' Buster Posey gets his first major league hit against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the ninth inning of a baseball game in Los Angeles, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

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AFL:

Down 2-0 in the fifth inning, the Phoenix Desert Dogs hit four-straight two-out singles off D-Backs' pitching prospect Cesar Valdez, scoring two runs and chasing the Scottsdale Scorpions' reliever from Saturday's AFL matchup in Phoenix Municipal Stadium. With the score tied at 2-2, Valdez was replaced by another Arizona prospect, left-hander Tom Layne, who walked the Washington Nationals' shortstop of the future Danny Espinosa to load the bases for future DC first baseman Chris Marrero, whose 2-run single was responsible for the go-ahead and eventual winning run. Espinosa ends the game 1 for 3 with a walk and a run scored, Marrero's 1 for 3 with a walk and 2 RBI's. The only other player in the Nationals' system in action was right-hander Jeff Mandel, who gave up a one-out single and an RBI double to D-Backs' first baseman Brandon Allen and Giants' catching prospect Buster Posey, respectively, in the eighth, before retiring the Scorpions without further damage.

• Final Score - Desert Dogs 7, Scorpions 3. - MLB.com Gameday.

Desert Dogs now 7-4.

DWL:

Ian Desmond was in the Tigres del Licey lineup Saturday night, batting second and starting at short, and the Nationals' 24-year-old infielder's RBI single in the third gave the Tigres the lead and held up as the winning run in a 5-1 Licey win over Estrellas de Oriente. Desmond finished the night 1 for 3 with 2 RBI's. '09 P-Nats' reliever Atahualpa Severino faced just one batter, popping up fellow DC prospect, infielder Michael Martinez with two on and one out in the eighth to earn his third (H)old of the winter.

• Final Score - Tigres 5, Estrellas 1. -MLB.com Box.

Tigres now 4-3.

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LA ROMANA (Licey.com), "The Cuban Yadel Marti go with his cape and sword to the pen of the Bulls in Licey's first trip to the Estadio Francisco Micheli, home of the Sugar.

In a battle for first place……

Mezza: ''Are we there yet?'' ...Roscoe: "In baseball hell? Yes we are."
"Freakish things are happening."

by cat daddy3000 on Oct 25, 2009 4:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I know the season's months away...

But I’ll try to remember to call it the Pen of the Bulls all next season….

(Generic Manager) points to the Pen of the Bulls for Storen, looks like he’ll be called on to close out Strasburg’s 15th win…

What? What? Was I just dreaming?

Vivian Jaffe: "Have you ever transcended space and time?"
Albert Markovski: "Yes. No. Uh, time, not space... No, I don't know what you're talking about."

by Ed Chigliak on Oct 25, 2009 4:38 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

And remember that a shutout is called a "Bleaching".......

“Strasburg and Storen combined on a bleaching of the Ciudadanos del Nueve York…”

Mezza: ''Are we there yet?'' ...Roscoe: "In baseball hell? Yes we are."
"Freakish things are happening."

by cat daddy3000 on Oct 25, 2009 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

joined in progress...........

Licey knocked out the Bulls starter in the 1st, after scoring 3 runs and having two on with two out….

Dominican hamsters haven’t cranked up the box score, so no idea who did the hitting or who’s in the lineup……the live stream is working for this game, though……. (until it buffers endlessly……..booooooooo…..

Mezza: ''Are we there yet?'' ...Roscoe: "In baseball hell? Yes we are."
"Freakish things are happening."

by cat daddy3000 on Oct 25, 2009 5:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs