Baysox, Shorebirds home openers tonight
The Bowie Baysox unveil this year's team for the home crowd tonight at Prince George's Stadium, and it's not a bad night to attend. Orioles prospect Troy Patton will start against the Akron Aeros after pitching very well (5 IP, 0R, 3H, 3BB, 3K) in his 2009 debut at Akron on April 10, and first baseman Brandon Snyder (right) has gotten off to a trememdous start at the plate. He batted .419 with two homers and seven RBIs on the season-opening seven-game road trip.
American Idol contestant Ju'Not Joyner of Bowie will sing the National Anthem and Lt. Governor Anthony Brown will throw out the ceremonial first pitch.
That's just part of a big weekend for the local minor league affiliates. The Delmarva Shorebirds also kick off their home schedule tonight against Lake County and the Frederick Keys will celebrate opening night on Friday against the Salem Red Sox with a fireworks show.
The Norfolk Tides open at home on Monday night against Charlotte.
Radio days: Join me tonight at six for Sportsline on WBAL and WBAL.com. We'll be talking Orioles and getting your thoughts on Wednesday night's 19-6 beatdown in Texas. If you're not in signal range, go to WBAL.com and click on the "Listen Live" icon.
Baltimore Sun photo by Doug Kapustin
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Comments
Pete,
How bout that Penn eh? MacPhail has finally proven to us he is human because that trade was his worst since he took over. I'd take Penn over Albers (who needs surgery if he is ever to revert back to 2008 form) or Bass
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Pete's reply: You're anointing Hayden Penn after his first good 1 2/3 innings? I think vindication requires a bit more proof than that.
Posted by: O's fan in Phoenix | April 16, 2009 3:09 PM
Hank Steinbrenner has crews digging into the concrete at the new Yankee Stadium in search of more buried jerseys. He suspects there's a Johnny Peralta shirt hidden away somewhere.
What Hank Steinbrenner doesn't know is that several haunted jerseys are embedded in the glorious frieze atop the upper deck.
I suspect there's a Natty Boh planted beneath home plate and a classic photo of dancing crabs and oysters from the Land of Pleasant Living tucked beneath the turf in right field.
Posted by: Barry | April 16, 2009 5:38 PM
Two words: Troy Patton. How long do we wait before we change the big 3 minor league pitchers to the Big 4? I know it's earlier, but I am checking those stats daily and 11 innings, 0 runs, 6 hits with 9 Ks is a great start.
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Pete's reply: Can't argue with that.
Posted by: Sam Hershey | April 16, 2009 10:22 PM