The Journal of Christopher Quinn (2b, Pittsburgh Single-A)
JUNE 9, 2003
Carmody was let go on May 19. Dennis Bauza and Willard Gray have been moving back and forth between the bigs and AAA. And in Pittsburgh, they’re 34-25 and leading the NL Central. As for me:
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YEAR TEAM GP AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS
2003 PIT,A 59 227 72 15 3 1 27 16 11 31 8 2 .317 .351 .423 .774
My roommate Toombs has been in a slump – his ERA has risen to an uncomfortable 5.08. And Otter’s got just three hits in 34 at-bats. It doesn’t look good. Meanwhile up in AA, Palacios is hitting .213. Some people are saying I could get a call soon, but it’s awfully early for that. We’ll see...
Oh, and I bought a new glove. Mine was getting a little tattered – it’s the same one I’ve had since sophomore year, for crying out loud. My defense has been sharp – only three errors in 290 chances (.990).
JUNE 26, 2003
Are you kidding me? Two more free agent second-basemen were signed this week. Hernandeo Avalos and James Swick. Swick has no pro experience, and he’s in AAA. Avalos took drills for a week in AAA, didn’t play, and was let go. Apparently, he had a drug problem or stole stuff. Or both. I just sit here in Wilkes-Barre shaking my head. I’m batting .310 with 18 doubles and ten stolen bases, and I’m still in Wilkes-Barre. In AA, Wilner and Palacios have combined to hit about .230 with 19 doubles and 11 stolen bases. I’ve bettered that myself! And it doesn’t get any better up the line. Our new second baseman in the bigs, John Batton, is hitting .223 for the season with more strikeouts (30) than extra-base hits (9), walks (7) and stolen bases (0) combined. Incidentally, I don’t know how the Pirates are in first place in the NL Central. The ten-million-dollar mistake (Ortiz) has a .255 average and 10 homers, they have two players down for the season, and with the exception of one starting pitcher, the rest of the rotation is a combined 19-22.