On Monday I took the day off of work. There was a day game for the Tennessee Smokies. They were hosting the Carolina Mudcats. The Smokies are the AA club for the Cubs and the Mudcats are tied to the Reds.
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Mariano Duncan, Marty Mason, and Brian Harper |
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Four World Series rings between these three guys. They would be the batting coach, pitching coach and manager. Harper is channeling some kind of Gorman Thomas thing.
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Matthew Spencer, RF |
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Spencer hit a two run shot in the 7th.
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Josh Vitters, 3B |
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Vitters hit a solo Home Run in the 8th inning.
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Robert Whitenack, Pitcher |
Good to see the pitchers batting. Whitenack went 0 for 2 at the plate, but he picked up the win, pitching 5 innings. This was his first win this season for the Smokies. In fact Whitenack was called up just 5 days before from High-A Daytona. Welcome to Tennessee. Unfortunately, Whitenack's arrival meant the release of
Luke Sommer from the Cubs' organization. That's baseball.
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Hung-Wen Chen, Pitcher |
Chen came in to pitch in the 6th inning. He stayed on the mound through the 7th.
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Hung-Wen Chen, Pitcher |
Again, nice to see the pitchers batting. Chen hit a solid grounder down the 3B line and was narrowly thrown out at first.
Baseball in the south is not complete without Funnel Cakes.
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My dad and my brother |
They didn't read the Funnel Cake sign and opted for ice cream in the mini batting helmets.
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final score. Another win for the Smokies, who are now 16-10 for the season.
A bit of sunburn. A Polish sausage and a lemonade. Spending time with my dad and my brother at a ballgame. A very good day.
A very good day indeed. The mini batting helmets both held twist ice cream. I think another visit is warranted to see if the chocolate and vanilla both hold up as solo flavors.
ReplyDeleteAnd I missed the funnel cakes. Next time . . .