6/1 Gameday Thread: Me Say K, Me Say K, Me Say K ... Bello!

Nice seeing 4 starters that I have some level of interest in. This is, in my opinion, often not the case. Bello, of course, is interesting, but I like Drohan also.

Well done on thread title...

Just watched Yorke rip a double off the center field wall after a very impressive 14 pitch at bat.

WooSox game just had a brief delay when the umps noticed a baseball stuck over the scoreboard. There was some consternation before Marcus Wilson climbed up the scoreboard to retrieve it. (He's also responsible for Worcester's sole run so far.)

Castellanos with a tie-breaking HR in the top of the 8th. 2-1 Dogs.

I LOVE ME SOME TYREQUE

what a rule 5 period they had this year, eh?

I was at the WooSox game tonight. Nice seats, right behind home plate. The only scout I saw was a man sitting right behind me, who turned out not to be a player scout but an "umpire grader," which I didn't know was a thing.

Kyle Hart pitched well until the 6th inning. He loaded the bases with no outs and Carter Kieboom wrapped a grand slam around the foul pole in left.

Marcus Walden relieved Hart and we got to see him square off against Blake Swihart, who made his only hit of the night (a single).

WooSox had their chance to tie it up in the bottom half. Rochester brought in a hard-throwing lefty and Ockimey led off with an absolute mammoth shot, about 2/3 of the way up the batter's eye in dead center field. Sox then loaded the bases with 1 out, but the CF made a diving play in the gap on what should've been a game-tying double, and they had to settle for 2 runs.

I was impressed with Caleb Simpson, who had a nice jumpy fastball and a filthy slider from a low 3/4 slot. Fastball command wasn't amazing, but the stuff reminded me a bit of Carson Smith.

Brandon Brennan had trouble at first finding the zone with his sinker, but had good command of his changeup throughout, and it was a good one, low 80s and very soft.

There was an amusing moment in the middle of the 8th. The PA man didn't cut off "Sweet Caroline" in time, leading to some confusion with the pitch clock. The HP umpire wound up awarding Franchy Cordero a ball for delay of game, and Rochester manager Matt LeCroy (from those early 2000s Twins teams) came out about as furious as I've ever seen a manager. He was yelling and spitting in the umpire's face for what seemed like 5 minutes until he got thrown out of the game.

Polar Park was nice - I had a "Western Burger," which was a 1/2 lb beef burger topped with brisket, fried onions, and BBQ sauce. The area around the stadium was a little gritty, but nicer than my last memory of Worcester, and I get the sense they're working hard to clean it up.

It wasn't a great outing for Bello last night, but here's a clip of one his strikeouts: