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toanstrom · 06-12-2004, 07:04 PM

-Earl Gutman - The Charlotte Observer-

Six win wins in a row! Wel ol' Earl sure never saw this comin', who'd a thunk the Carolina Hogs would be atop the Confrence in late April. I know, its still early but the club they're a tied with won 104 MORE games than them last year, not to mention the Commishes Cup. Now you gotta give em some credit there. These Hogs can play. There's no doubt about that. And lemme tell ya folks, I know I was kinda tough on Eddie Stites at the start of the season but boy, can he flat out play. He's got four homers, and they've all been when it counted. He also has 11 steals already. He is just amazin'. Allen Kerley is a hell of a pitcher too. You gotta like the fact that the club saw he could be a starter. I mean a 1.44 era! Yikes. Jamie Preiss has been worth every dime of his contract. 0.61. How is that even possible for an era. And the move I was toughest on, the hiring of Melvin Young, he cant be doin a better job. He's beatin teams with a lot more talent than him. The way he handles that bullpen has been terrific so far and he' tryin' to keep all the bats fresh. These Hogs may not stay in the race all year but for now I'm sold. Now the boys in the front office should think about makin some moves. They have plenty of payroll to work with. Let's hope the good times stay and this city goes Hog Wild!

HOGS NOTES:
The Hogs have laid a waiver claim on John Balliergon of St. Petersburg. Says GM Tom Anstrom, "We wanted him bad in the expansion draft but by the time we were ready to pick him, St. Pete had already snagged him. He's a fine third baseman and, assuming we pick him up should be very valuable." The team also signed middle man Gregory Davis to a one year deal and placed him at Greenville. "You can never have enough pitching depth, the injury to Davor taught us that," said Anstrom, Greg has a bulldog mentality and Greg has a good track record in both the majors and the minors. He's the perfect guy for our club if we need to make a move in either the bullpen or the rotation." Also the first base battle seems settled as a recent hot streak has Lee Paulin hitting .327. This, combined with Ullman's fairly succesful move to third, gives the Hogs an essentially settled lineup for the first time.

06-12-2004, 07:04 PM	#12
toanstrom Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 277	Earl Gutman -Earl Gutman - The Charlotte Observer- Six win wins in a row! Wel ol' Earl sure never saw this comin', who'd a thunk the Carolina Hogs would be atop the Confrence in late April. I know, its still early but the club they're a tied with won 104 MORE games than them last year, not to mention the Commishes Cup. Now you gotta give em some credit there. These Hogs can play. There's no doubt about that. And lemme tell ya folks, I know I was kinda tough on Eddie Stites at the start of the season but boy, can he flat out play. He's got four homers, and they've all been when it counted. He also has 11 steals already. He is just amazin'. Allen Kerley is a hell of a pitcher too. You gotta like the fact that the club saw he could be a starter. I mean a 1.44 era! Yikes. Jamie Preiss has been worth every dime of his contract. 0.61. How is that even possible for an era. And the move I was toughest on, the hiring of Melvin Young, he cant be doin a better job. He's beatin teams with a lot more talent than him. The way he handles that bullpen has been terrific so far and he' tryin' to keep all the bats fresh. These Hogs may not stay in the race all year but for now I'm sold. Now the boys in the front office should think about makin some moves. They have plenty of payroll to work with. Let's hope the good times stay and this city goes Hog Wild! HOGS NOTES: The Hogs have laid a waiver claim on John Balliergon of St. Petersburg. Says GM Tom Anstrom, "We wanted him bad in the expansion draft but by the time we were ready to pick him, St. Pete had already snagged him. He's a fine third baseman and, assuming we pick him up should be very valuable." The team also signed middle man Gregory Davis to a one year deal and placed him at Greenville. "You can never have enough pitching depth, the injury to Davor taught us that," said Anstrom, Greg has a bulldog mentality and Greg has a good track record in both the majors and the minors. He's the perfect guy for our club if we need to make a move in either the bullpen or the rotation." Also the first base battle seems settled as a recent hot streak has Lee Paulin hitting .327. This, combined with Ullman's fairly succesful move to third, gives the Hogs an essentially settled lineup for the first time. Last edited by toanstrom; 06-14-2004 at 02:27 PM.