Conor Nicholl has a long story about Josh Outman on MLB.com that can be found here.
In the story, Nicholl takes us back into Outman's high school and college years, talks with Josh about his relatively new pitching motion, and also speaks with Mike Arbuckle to get his thoughts about where Outman will start the season in 2008.
The Arizona Fall League (AFL) has finished up another week and it's time again to check up on some some familiar names and add yet another one to the list.
Greg Golson | He has struggled in three of his last four games adding just three hits since our last update. He has upped his number of doubles on the AFL season to four.
Tuffy Gosewisch | He has picked up steam with three hits in his 10 at-bats since our last update.
Mike Costanzo | His hitting streak was snapped, but he did have three hits and three RBIs since our last update.
Joe Bisenius | He has added just one more relief appearances since our last update. He gave up one run on two hits and struck out two in 1.2 innings of work.
Patrick Overholt | He has added two more relief appearances since our last update. In his three innings, he's given up two runs on three hits and struck out two. Overholt has added a win and a loss to his record (1-2).
Josh Outman | He has changed AFL uniforms since our last update moving over to Team USA as they prepare for the World Cup. He has pitched two innings in relief for the Red, White, and Blue giving up one run on two hits while striking out two.
Chris Booker | He just joined the AFL with Team USA. He picked up a save after striking out two in one inning.
Andrew Cruse combined with Brett Sinkbeil (Florida Marlins) for a two-hitter yesterday in Hawaii Winter Baseball action, leading the North Shore Honu over the West Oahu CaneFires by a score of 2-0 (7 innings).
Cruse gave up only one hit and struck out five in his three innings of work.
Cruse (1-1, 3.38 ERA) has thrown sixteen innings in six games in Hawaii. In his two games as a starter, he is holding batters to a .217 batting average.
Come to Boo Bash 2007 at Bright House Networks Field on Wednesday, October 31, 2007.
The event starts at 5:30pm and will run until 8:30pm.
It is a FREE event in SAFE environment featuring over 40 Candy Stations, a Haunted House, Hay Rides, a Costume Contest, and more!
Boo Bash is presented by the Clearwater Threshers and the City of Clearwater.
It is sponsored by COSTCO of Clearwater.
Some of the companies and organizations that are scheduled to sponsor Candy Stations include: Achieva Credit Union, AMSCOT Financial, Apollo School of Gymnastics, Balance Chiropractic, Bank Atlantic, Bright House Networks, Boy Scout Troop 316, City of Clearwater Solid Waste Division, Congo River Golf, First Lutheran Church & School, Humane Society of Pinellas, J. Park Tae Kwon Do, KidsTime, Knights of Columbus, Old Harbor Bank, Tampa Bay Lightning, Tilted Kilt, and Top Notch Pest Control.
See my post from last week for additional information.
RJ Swindle has been named to Team Canada for the 2007 International Baseball Federation World Cup which is scheduled for November 6-18 in Chinese Taipei.
As a reminder, sixteen countries will be taking part in the tournament and they will be split into two groups of eight teams.
Group A includes USA, Chinese Taipei, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Panama, South Africa, and Spain.
Group B includes Australia, Canada, Cuba, Germany, Korea, Netherlands, Thailand, and Venezuela.
Team Canada will train in Perth, Australia from October 29 through November 4. In addition to a short training camp, they will play an exhibition series against the Perth Heat of the Australian Pro-Am League.
Canada's Full Roster
The Arizona Fall League (AFL) has finished up another week and it's time again to check up on some some familiar names.
Greg Golson | Golson has struggled in his last five games adding only two hits since our last update.
Tuffy Gosewisch | I missed his name and six at-bats in our first AFL update. Since then he's played in just one game adding four more at-bats and an RBI.
Mike Costanzo | I also missed Costanzo in the first update. He struggled to start the AFL season, but now has a three-game hitting streak (.417).
Joe Bisenius | He's added two more relief appearances since our last update. He struggled in one outing, but came back next time with two strikeouts in one inning of work.
Patrick Overholt | He's also added two more relief appearances since our last update. Like Bisenius, he struggled in his one outing, but came back the next appearance and struck out one.
Josh Outman | Outman pitched a three-inning shutout in his one start since our last update. He gave up two hits, and struck out three.
Threshers GM John Timberlake and Assistant GM Jason Adams traveled to Daytona Beach early this week for the Florida State League Fall League Meetings and they came home with some hardware.
We now have the 2007 FSL Championship trophy, the 2007 FSL West Division Championship trophy, the 2007 FSL Second Half West Division Championship plaque, and the FSL trophy for being nominated for the John H. Johnson President's Award.
Brad Harman has been named to Australia's World Cup Team and will represent his home country in the 2007 International Baseball Federation World Cup which is scheduled for November 6-18 in Chinese Taipei.
As a reminder, sixteen countries will be taking part in the tournament and they will be split into two groups of eight teams.
Group A includes USA, Chinese Taipei, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Panama, South Africa, and Spain.
Group B includes Australia, Canada, Cuba, Germany, Korea, Netherlands, Thailand, and Venezuela.
The Australian newspaper, The Age, has a story on the release of the Australian team's roster.
Boo Bash is returning to Bright House Networks Field on Wednesday, October 31, 2007.
The event starts at 5:30pm and will run until 8:30pm.
It is a FREE event in SAFE environment featuring over 40 Candy Stations, Haunted House, Hay Rides, and a Costume Contest.
If you want to get your company involved in Boo Bash, or want more information, please call 727.712.4300 and ask for Doug Kemp.
Boo Bash is presented by the Clearwater Threshers and the City of Clearwater.
It is sponsored by COSTCO of Clearwater.
Visit the Photo Gallery on the Official Site for more pictures from last year's edition of Boo Bash.
The Arizona Fall League (AFL) is underway and it's time to take a quick look at how it is going so far for some familiar names.
Greg Golson | Through four games, Golson has a .313 batting average. He is tied at the top of the league with three doubles and five RBIs. He has also stolen one base.
Joe Bisenius | In two relief appearances, Bisenius (1-0 ; 0.00 ERA) has struck out four and given up just one hit.
Patrick Overholt | Struck out one in his first one-inning relief appearance. Struggled a couple days later in a slightly longer (1.2 innings) relief appearance giving up four hits and two runs.
Josh Outman | Gave up two runs on two hits in a two-inning start just a few days ago. He also struck out two. His next start is tomorrow.
Baseball America has named the Clearwater Threshers as their 2007 High Class A Team of the Year.
Despite the team honor, only former Thresher Josh Outman was named to their 2007 High Class A All-Star Team.
See Baseball America's 2007 Classification All-Stars.
Baseball America has released their Florida State League Top 20 Prospects List for 2007.
Former Threshers pitchers Carlos Carrasco (# 6) and Josh Outman (# 14) are the lone Phillies representatives on the list.
Former Thresher pitchers Josh Outman and Chris Booker* have been named by USA Baseball to the 2007 USA World Cup Team.
The players selected for this team will represent the United States in the 2007 International Baseball Federation World Cup which is scheduled for November 6-18 in Chinese Taipei.
Sixteen countries will be taking part in the tournament and they will be split into two groups of eight teams.
Group A includes USA, Chinese Taipei, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Panama, South Africa, and Spain.
Group B includes Australia, Canada, Cuba, Germany, Korea, Netherlands, Thailand, and Venezuela.
Team USA will train in Arizona at the Arizona Fall League.
The Phillies will also be represented by Roly de Armas (auxiliary coach) and Jason Jaramillo (catcher).
Read the news release | See the 24-man roster.
* Chris Booker is currently with the Washington Nationals organization
The National High School Baseball Coaches Association has released their 2007 All-American Team(s).
Travis D'Arnaud, the Phillies second selection in the first round of the 2007 draft was named to the second team while second round pick, Travis Mattair, was named to the third team.
Both played for the GCL Phillies after signing this summer.
Former Threshers catcher Tuffy Gosewisch has left the FIL and is now at the Arizona Fall League (AFL).
According to the Allentown Morning Call, Former Thresher J.A. Happ is injured and will be replaced in the AFL by former Thresher Patrick Overholt.
Two upcoming FIL Games set for tomorrow, October 3 and Thursday, October 4 have been moved away from their regular 1:00pm starts and will now begin at 11:00am at Bright House Networks Field.
Threshers Antonio Bastardo, Jason Donald, and Brad Harman are currently on the FIL roster as well as former Threshers Carlos Carrasco, Welinson Baez, Dominic Brown, and Arlon Quiroz.
Florida State University's baseball team will be returning to Bright House Networks Field on Tuesday, February 26, 2008. They will face the Philadelphia Phillies in an exhibition contest.
The news release from FSU which includes quotes from Seminoles head coach Mike Martin can be found here.
The 2007 exhibition game saw nearly 5,000 fans in the stands at Bright House Networks Field, many clad in FSU's colors of garnet and gold. The Seminoles enjoyed a 1-0 lead as Tony Thomas led off the game with a home run. The lead was short-lived as the Phillies scored four in their half of the first inning en route to a 12-4 Phillies win.
Former Threshers in the exhibition game included Chris Roberson who was hitless in just one at-bat. Additionally, pitchers Alfredo Simon and Joe Bisenius combined to give up just one run, and two hits, while striking out three in three innings.
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