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TOM O’SHEA’S MINOR LEAGUE REPORT      8-09-09 THE OGDEN RAPTORS     ROOKIE ADVANCED The Raptors were idle yesterday.   THE ALBUQUERQUE ISOTOPES    AAA Tacoma squeaked by the Isotopes 6-4. DURBIN (L, 0-3, 6.11), went 6 innings and gave up 4 runs on 6 hits, 3 walks and 2 Ks.  LEACH (BS, 1, 8.44), went 2 innings and [...]

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TOM O’SHEA’S MINOR LEAGUE REPORT         8-8-09 THE OGDEN RAPTORS          ADVANCED ROOKIE The Raptors edge Idaho Falls 4-3. CONTRERAS (2.70), pitched a quality start going 6 innings and allowing 2 earned runs on 5 hits, 1 walk and 5 Ks. FERRERAS (BS, 1, W, 2-0, 1.93), followed and managed to blow the save and then “vultch” [...]

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TOM O’SHEA’S MINOR LEAGUE REPORT          8-6-09 Breaking News:  HU goes 3-5 with 2 triples, 2 rbis and 3 runs scored to raise his average to .283!  WOW!!! This kid has one thing I admire:  Guts!  Guts and perseverance!  His batting average was at the high end of the Mendoza line just a few weeks ago, [...]

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TOM O’SHEA’S MINOR LEAGUE REPORT          8-5-09 THE OGDEN RAPTORS         ROOKIE Casper bonks Ogden 12-9. WALLACH (L, 0-1, 7.15), went 1.1 innings and gave up 6 earned runs on 7 hits, 1 walk and a K.  WALLACH’S horrific start was followed by a performance almost as awfu.  CASTILLO (4.62), went 3.2 innings giving up 4 earned [...]

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TOM O’SHEA’S MINOR LEAGUE REPORT   8-4-09 Breaking News:  BELLISARIO pitches his first rehab assignment and pitched a strong inning!  He allowed no runs on 1 hit, 0 walks and fanned a batter.  Looks like he’s about ready to come back. THE OGDEN RAPTORS      ROOKIE Casper beats the Raptors 9-8. The friendly ghost outlasted our Raptors [...]

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TOM O’SHEA’S MINOR LEAGUE REPORT   8-3-09 THE OGDEN RAPTORS       ROOKIE Raptors edge Casper 7-6. CONTRERAS (2.66),  went 5 innings and gave up 3 earned runs on 8 hits, one walk and 2 Ks.  SUITER (5.00), was equally ineffective going 1 inning and giving up 2 earned runs on 2 hits and 3 walks while striking out [...]

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TOM O’SHEA’S MINOR LEAGUE REPORT        8-2-09 BREAKING NEWS:   HAEGER DOES IT AGAIN!   CHARLIE HAEGER (W. 11-6, 3.58) was masterful once again giving the Isotopes yet another quality start, going 6 innings on just one hit, one earned run, 3 walks and 8, count them 8 strike outs!!!  STRICKLAND (S, 23, 3.19), pitched one perfect inning [...]

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TOM O’SHEA’S MINOR LEAGUE REPORT   7-27-09 The Raptors beat Idaho Falls 9-4. Pimental (W, 3-2, 5.91), went 5 innings and gave up 2 earned runs on 6 hits and 0 walks while fanning 4.  SOLANO (H, 2, 3.29), went 3 innings and gave up 1 earned run on 3 hits, 1 BB, and 3 Ks.  [...]

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TOM O’SHEA’S MINOR LEAGUE REPORT        7-26-09 THE OGDEN RAPTORS      ROOKIE Idaho Falls beats Raptors 8-7. WALLACH (2.35), went 2.2 innings and allowed 0 earned runs, 1 hit, 2 walks and fanned 3.  FERRERAS (1.23), went .1 inning (one out), giving up just a walk.  CASTILLO (4.75) went 3.1 innings giving up 5 earned runs on [...]

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TOM O’SHEA’S MINOR LEAGUE REPORT     7-25-09 THE OGDEN RAPTORS    ROOKIE Raptors  out–slug Idaho Falls 12-8. VASQUEZ (L, 0-3, 5.14), was ineffective and got bombed.  He pitch4d just 3.1 innings giving up 5 earned runs on 7 hits, 3 walks and 4 Ks. MILLER (W, 1-0, 1.93) went 2.1 innings and allowed just one hit, 2 [...]

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BREAKING NEWS:  KUO pitches yet another perfect inning striking out 2 of the 3 batters he faced.  Bring him up Joe!  Without his monster left arm throwing gas and curves in the proverbial dixie cup our pen will continue to blow

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Breaking News:  CHARLIE HAEGER hurls a complete game giving up 1 run, 6 hits, 2 walks and striking out 12!!  This makes Haeger the first pitcher in Isotopes/Dukes history to toss three nine-inning complete games in a season, as the knuckleballer recorded his team-high ninth victory of the season. HU gets 2 hits and now [...]

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TOM O’SHEA’S MINOR LEAGUE REPORT    7-22-09 THE OGDEN RAPTORS    ROOKIE The Raptors were idle.   THE ALBUQUERQUE ISOTOPES     AAA The Isotopes beat Round Rock 5-2.

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TOM O’SHEA’S MINOR LEAGUE REPORT     7-21-09 THE OGDEN RAPTORS  Billings nips the Raptors 7-6. PIMENTAL (L, 2-2, 3.62), took the loss going 4.2 innings and giving up 3 earned runs on 4 hits, 2  walks and fanned 5.  ROBERTS (9.00), followed pitching 1 inning of shutout ball while giving up a hit and walks.  GUADI [...]

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TOM O’SHEA’S MINOR LEAGUE REPORT     7-20-09 THE OGDEN RAPTORS  (Rookie) Raptors beat Billings 6-3. WALLACH (3.60), stunk to high heaven in the 2 innings he worked giving up 2 earned runs, 4 hits and 2 walks. CASTILLO (W,2-2, 3.67), fared better pitching 4 innings of 4 hit ball, giving up 2 earned runs, walked 7 [...]

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Breaking News:  Although SANGCO just got one it last night in his A debut, he drove in a run and is obviosly on the fast track.  Can SANDS be far behind?  Those two, among others, are the future power hitters of the Dogs.   TOM O’SHEA’S MINOR LEAGUE REPORT    7-19-09   THE OGDEN RAPTORS    ROOKIE       [...]

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TOM O’SHEA’S MINOR LEAGUE REPORT     7-18-09 THE OGDEN RAPTORS           ROOKIE     The Raptors beat Billings 8-2. CONTRERES (W, 2-0, 2.92) came one out away from hurling a quality start going 5.2 innings on 2 runs (1 earned), 7 hits, 1 walk and 5 Ks. SUiTER (3.86), followed somehow managing to go 1 inning and gave up [...]

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THE MINOR LEAGUE REPORT          7-13-09 THE OGDEN RAPTORS    ROOKIE      Billings beats the Raptors  8-6. VASQUEZ (4.91), started and couldn’t get the ball over the plate, walking 6 and giving up 3 hits in 4.2 innings.  ROBERTS (11.81) was decent in relief giving up just 1 earned run in 2 innings on 2 hits, 0 walks [...]

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THE MINOR LEAGUE REPORT        7-12-09  THE OGDEN RAPTORS      ROOKIE    Raptors edge Billings 6-4. CONTRERAS (W, 1-0, 6.52), pitched 5 innings of 6 hit ball giving up just 1 earned run, 4 walks and fanned 4.  QUINTERO (H, 2, 1.00), pitched 2 innings of 2 hit ball allowing 1 unearned run, 0 walks and 3 Ks.  [...]

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TOM O’SHEAS’ MINOR LEAGUE REPORT    7-11-09 Breaking News:  KUO pitches another “quality” inning of relief for the Isotopes.  And HU builds his average to ..263 with a two hit game.

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