http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBheKGbCDtU

http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=697844&category=SPORTS

… but I’m a bit surprised they didn’t try a Nathan’s

http://itmightbedangerous.blogspot.com/2008/06/aa-rotation.html

http://picasaweb.google.com/LynchMob98/EugeneEmeraldsHomeOpenerJune222008

… got lots of pre-game pics of Sawyer Carroll … and some in-game video which I’ll post later … but he didn’t have a good day at the plate (0-for-3 plus a walk) … but he did get an OF assist, throwing out a runner who had tag’d at 3B and tried to score on a fly ball to RF … strong throw … a bit up the line … but *way* in time to get him … fun!

During the pre-game time while players were signing autographs over the dugout, none of the kids knows who any of the players are, so Sawyer did not draw a crowd … so I figured what the heck, he was right in front of me, and I had my scorecard and a pen handy … so I bum’d him for his autograph … I told him “see you in San Diego” … which brought a bit of a sheepish “thanks” and a smile from him He’s a big guy … and seemed to have a pretty quiet, humble, and serious demeanor to him during our very brief exchange …

Most fun was a chance to chat with “Rid” (ie. manager Greg Riddoch) … he said they’ve got 11 players on the way (didn’t ask for details, sounded like guys they either had recently signed or were still about to sign) … so the team I saw tonight doesn’t sound very similar to the team Rid expects to have for the majority of the season. I did ask him about Logan Forsythe and he sounded pretty bum’d about him … said he didn’t know anything except that Logan will have his thumb examined down in SD very soon (tomorrow, Monday, iirc) … so it sounds pretty bad … the Ems could have used him at 3B today … both for his bat plus for his defense as the guy they had in there (Derek Shunk, 17th round pick out of Villanova) booted a couple of balls, only 2 of which were scored as errors but it coulda/shoulda been more …

So the game itself was a bit of a bummer … 5-2 loss … offensive highlight was HR by SS Dean Anna (26th round pick out of Ball St), who was playing his first game for the Ems (ie. he didn’t play in any of the initial 5-game road trip to Boise).

Things are definitely improving down on the farm.

If he’s gonna plead his case that the ball hit his foot and was therefore foul it doesn’t help that case when he runs towards the bag.

Goes back to #13 and #15 and the Barrett scale. .170 sucks no matter how you look at it.