Minor League TV
I am relieved (from reading the internet) to see that it was not just me who had trouble with MiLB.TV last night. I wanted to relay the conversation with the 'representative'.
Rep: What is your issue sir
Me: I can't get a video feed for the Columbus-Louisville game or the audo feed for the Lynchburg game.
Rep: How long have you been having this problem?
Me: Well, its opening night and you didn't have a season last year so the problem just started.
Rep: Is your computer upgraded with all of its latest updates
Me: Yes
Rep: You need to restart your computer to make all changes active
Me: Already done, as I told you before
Rep: OK, here is what I want you to do. Logout of your MiLB account. Then restart your computer.
Me: But I just told you that I had already done that. Is that the only advice that you have? Haven't you received this complaint from others.?
Rep: You should restart your computer.
Me: Well, that is not very helpful
Rep: Who do you think is going to win the World Series this year
Me: Frankly, I don't know but I would like to get these games that I paid for
Rep: Well, if you don't want to talk baseball and I can't do anything else for you, have a good evening.
I can see that this might be a long season now that the minors are under the control of the major league teams!
Minor League Opening Night
Feels a little weird. Obviously guys are not picking up where they left off in 2019 and are maybe being pushed up too fast. Here are some thoughts on yesterday's games:
Columbus: 5 of the 9 hits by vets (Gamel, Lavarnway). Nolan Jones takes the golden sombrero. Maybe they pushed him too fast. Owen Miller and Gabe Arias both have big hits in first inning. Zimmer and Bradley do not impress in their first game but both get on base because they put the ball in play! Gose, Dowdy and Parker keep themselves interesting.
Akron: Oscar Gonzalez avoids the golden sombrero with a 3-run walkoff HR in the bottom of the 9th. Tyler Freeman being Tyler Freeman with two hits. Bo Naylor with a hit and a walk even though he is young for this level. Richie Palacios, way too young for this level, avoids the golden sombrero with a walk and 3 Ks in his 4 ABs. The pitching keeps itself interesting in a bullpen game.
Lake County: Still can't get used to this being a high A team! Nothing went right for these guys except for two hits each by Lavastida and Rocchio and 4 ip and no runs by Ponticelli. Raynel Delgado, playing too high for his age, takes the Golden Sombrero. Tena, Valera, Naranjo go hitless among interesting prospects and Gaddis gets bombed in his first outing. Again, might be too high a level for him.
Lynchburg: Had the best first night hitting wise of all the Indians' minor league teams. Hardest to get a bead on the prospects on this team but Noel, Diaz, Cairo, Jonathon Rodriguez, Gabe Rodriguez and Yordys Valdez all started and each contributed. Micah Pries, probably just an organizational player at 23 at low A, had a good first night, as well. Curry did well as a starter in his first professional game.
3-1 on opening night and some good performances. Too many golden sombreros, however, We will see how that plays out.
Last 5 games:
Things can turn around on a heartbeat but the Indians are playing good ball. This is a good stretch and, even with some pitching breakdowns, we still have found a way to win!
Interesting Stat:
Daniel Johnson: 2 games 9 ABs, 0 H, 5 K (all in Sunday's game). Team record 1-1
Harold Ramirez: 2 games 9 AB, 4 H, 2 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 2-0 in his two games.
Now, Harold Ramirez will not hit .444 all season. But they were both in the same alternate site and so had the same amount of work. But in two games Ramirez has hit the ground running while Johnson did nothing to help the team.
The point is that it doesn't take much and in his 2 games Ramirez has contributed. As a matter of fact a case could be made that without Harold Ramrez, the Indians don't win either of the last two games. Johnson did not impact either game he played in over the weekend, and continued his poor performance when given a chance, going 1-21 over the past two seasons. The 5 Ks on Sunday were especially disturbing for a guy who should have been trying to make an impression.
Look, I know that you can't perform all the time but, man, when you get a chance, be Harold Ramirez and don't be Daniel Johnson. The shame is that Johnson SHOULD have a bright future in the majors. But he has to take advantage of his chances. For those who say that you can't judge a guy by his performance over a couple of games I say that when you get a chance you better produce. Ramirez did and he helped us win. Gamel, Johnson, Chang and Bauers (before his HR last night) have not helped us win. I little Harold Ramirez-like spark from any of those guys and our record is much better than it is now.
Hitting coaches:
The Mets weren't hitting like they should be. The Mets fired their hitting coaches.
The Indians aren't hitting like they should be. ??????????????????????????????????????
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