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bcimmet · 01-03-2004, 03:51 PM

The Journal of Christopher Quinn (2b, Pittsburgh Single-A)

JULY 7, 2003

I’m confused... Swick was released on June 30th, no new second basemen were signed. What are they doing? On July 3rd, we traded away our hottest minor leaguer in Kenneth Kerr. He went to Montreal with Ernesto Torres for pitcher Cruz Moreno. Moreno’s a starter with a 27-31 career record (20-14, 3.16 in the last two seasons with Montreal). In other shifting news, Palacios came back to Wilkes-Barre and Ron Reaper went uptown to Kingston. As far as I can see, they’re keeping me at second base, and using Palacios as a designated hitter. I’ve also been moved to 7th in the order for our next game. At the All-Star Break, I’m hitting .311 with a homer, 33 RBI and 12 steals. Not a single one of our major leaguers made it to the mid-season spectacular. Yet we’re division leaders. Go figure.

JULY 11, 2003

We’re going down the toilet. We traded away Allan Ray, a 9-7, 3.69 starting pitcher (those are ILB stats) and a second base prospect (Odon Palacios) for a 5-8, 4.06 (ILB) starting pitcher. How? How? How? The only good that comes of this is that I’ve got one less second baseman on the roster to compete with. But what sort of a deal is that? Oh, and the new guy (Benecio Fernandez) has a salary of about a million more than Allan Ray. Who the hell is running this franchise? I’ll be standing in the Incredulity Line when we win a title.

JULY 21, 2003

Some movement in the second base department. Free agent Eric Tuma was signed to a minor league deal. He started the season with San Francisco, but was released mid-June. He hit .262 with Frisco’s AAA franchise in 33 games. So far with us, in five games at AAA, he’s 8-19. So much for my lack of competition. With the trade deadline approaching, everyone wonders how stable they are.

And I’ve been so focused on the game, I would have missed my birthday last week if it hadn’t been for my teammates. Otter threw me a little party in the hotel. Most of the guys were there – Julian, Gonzo, Big L, even Joel Hunt (our other Single-A second baseman, and a guy who actually was up in the show for a day and a half this season).

JULY 31, 2003

Yesterday, we traded away another starting pitcher (Einar Alonso) for an ILB second baseman (Freddie Porras). We got him from Cleveland, where he hit .288 with 12 homers and 46 runs batted in. Better numbers than anyone else we’ve had upstairs at second base. First game in town, he went 3-4 against Arizona. Looks sharp, this guy.

I got moved to leadoff! With the trade yesterday, some juggling in the lineup, and I’m batting leadoff. Maybe in an effort to avoid being traded, I went 3-3 with two runs batted in on deadline day. I’m at .306 for the year, two homers and 44 RBI. Also 22 stolen bases. I can’t complain at this point. Life is good. Otter has moved back into the starting lineup here in Wilkes-Barre, which is good for him. He’s starting to turn things around. We’ve been bumming around some with Castor Gonzalez, too. Early in the season, Gonzo was very aloof – hanging out only with the other native Spanish-speakers. There’s still a lot of that, but now he’s branched out. I don’t know if it’s helped his game any, but 30 homers, 60 RBI, 17 stolen bases – nothing to complain about there either.

01-03-2004, 03:51 PM	#10
bcimmet Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: New York City Posts: 65	The Journal of Christopher Quinn (2b, Pittsburgh Single-A) JULY 7, 2003 I’m confused... Swick was released on June 30th, no new second basemen were signed. What are they doing? On July 3rd, we traded away our hottest minor leaguer in Kenneth Kerr. He went to Montreal with Ernesto Torres for pitcher Cruz Moreno. Moreno’s a starter with a 27-31 career record (20-14, 3.16 in the last two seasons with Montreal). In other shifting news, Palacios came back to Wilkes-Barre and Ron Reaper went uptown to Kingston. As far as I can see, they’re keeping me at second base, and using Palacios as a designated hitter. I’ve also been moved to 7th in the order for our next game. At the All-Star Break, I’m hitting .311 with a homer, 33 RBI and 12 steals. Not a single one of our major leaguers made it to the mid-season spectacular. Yet we’re division leaders. Go figure. JULY 11, 2003 We’re going down the toilet. We traded away Allan Ray, a 9-7, 3.69 starting pitcher (those are ILB stats) and a second base prospect (Odon Palacios) for a 5-8, 4.06 (ILB) starting pitcher. How? How? How? The only good that comes of this is that I’ve got one less second baseman on the roster to compete with. But what sort of a deal is that? Oh, and the new guy (Benecio Fernandez) has a salary of about a million more than Allan Ray. Who the hell is running this franchise? I’ll be standing in the Incredulity Line when we win a title. JULY 21, 2003 Some movement in the second base department. Free agent Eric Tuma was signed to a minor league deal. He started the season with San Francisco, but was released mid-June. He hit .262 with Frisco’s AAA franchise in 33 games. So far with us, in five games at AAA, he’s 8-19. So much for my lack of competition. With the trade deadline approaching, everyone wonders how stable they are. And I’ve been so focused on the game, I would have missed my birthday last week if it hadn’t been for my teammates. Otter threw me a little party in the hotel. Most of the guys were there – Julian, Gonzo, Big L, even Joel Hunt (our other Single-A second baseman, and a guy who actually was up in the show for a day and a half this season). JULY 31, 2003 Yesterday, we traded away another starting pitcher (Einar Alonso) for an ILB second baseman (Freddie Porras). We got him from Cleveland, where he hit .288 with 12 homers and 46 runs batted in. Better numbers than anyone else we’ve had upstairs at second base. First game in town, he went 3-4 against Arizona. Looks sharp, this guy. I got moved to leadoff! With the trade yesterday, some juggling in the lineup, and I’m batting leadoff. Maybe in an effort to avoid being traded, I went 3-3 with two runs batted in on deadline day. I’m at .306 for the year, two homers and 44 RBI. Also 22 stolen bases. I can’t complain at this point. Life is good. Otter has moved back into the starting lineup here in Wilkes-Barre, which is good for him. He’s starting to turn things around. We’ve been bumming around some with Castor Gonzalez, too. Early in the season, Gonzo was very aloof – hanging out only with the other native Spanish-speakers. There’s still a lot of that, but now he’s branched out. I don’t know if it’s helped his game any, but 30 homers, 60 RBI, 17 stolen bases – nothing to complain about there either.