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Life is bare/ gloom and mis'ry everywhere/stormy weather. David Purcey and Aaron Tressler helped beat back the despair for minor league watchers with fine pitching performances as the farm affiliates went 2-1. Purcey's fine outing was especially good news for the organization.



Syracuse @ Charlotte, ppd. rain

Connecticut 1 @ New Hampshire 5

David Purcey shut down the Defenders in his season debut. Purcey went 6.1 innings and allowed 5 hits and 1 walk, while striking out 7 and picking off a runner. Off-season acquisitions Jo Matumoto and Jean Machi finished off seamlessly. Aaron Mathews continued his hot hitting, leading the F-Cat attack with 3 hits. Brad Hassey had two safeties and drove in two. The Fisher Cat defence contributed 3 double plays to the cause. The Cats scratched out three runs in the fourth inning and two in the fifth for the easy victory.

Kevin Gray article in the Union Leader on David Purcey

Dunedin 0 @ Sarasota 8 (1st game)
Dunedin 2 @ Sarasota 1 (2nd game)

In the opener, Brandon Magee took it on the chin for 1.2 innings, allowing 6 earned runs on 6 hits and 3 walks. The highlight of the game for the D-Jays was Sean Stidfole's very competent mop-up job- 2 perfect innings with 3 strikeouts. Jacob Butler had two of the Jays' 7 hits, while Anthony Hatch went hitless. In the nightcap, it was Tressler's revenge. Aaron went 4 innings, allowed 2 hits and no walks, while punching out 8 Little Reds. Ted Serro and Conor Falkenbach finished up. Cory Patton doubled and singled and scored a run, while Josh Kreuzer doubled, scored and drove in a run to lead the offence.

W. Michigan @ Lansing, ppd., snow

3 stars

3rd star- Aaron Mathews
2nd star- Aaron Tressler
1st star- "Aaron" David Purcey
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Pistol - Thursday, April 12 2007 @ 09:34 AM EDT (#165633) #
Purcey went 6.1 innings and allowed 5 hits and 1 walk, while striking out 7

Pitched into the 7th and only allowed one walk.  That's almost exactly what you would hope for from Purcey.
Pistol - Thursday, April 12 2007 @ 09:46 AM EDT (#165634) #
And an article on Purcey from Kevin Gray of the Union Leader.
Mike Green - Thursday, April 12 2007 @ 09:49 AM EDT (#165635) #
It's funny how these things go.  Purcey had trouble in each of the first 3 innings, but a pickoff in the first, followed by a doubled play, and then double plays in each of the next 2 innings, and he settled down. 

Purcey has the ability to be a good pitcher, but definitely needs the time to learn a few things. He'd probably be labelled a "B-" or a "C+" prospect by most evaluators, but that doesn't mean that his chances of succeeding are that much different than those of most "A" pitching prospects.
Mike Green - Thursday, April 12 2007 @ 10:03 AM EDT (#165638) #
The Gray article is interesting, and I have linked to it in the thread.  Thanks, Pistol.
China fan - Thursday, April 12 2007 @ 11:18 AM EDT (#165640) #
   Our favorite Japanese-Brazilian, 36-year-old Jo Matumoto, looked extremely nervous in his Jays debut in spring training, but he's had a couple of strong outings for New Hampshire already this season.  Given his international experience, I wonder if he might be promoted to Syracuse in the next couple of months.  If he someday makes it to the majors, it would be an incredible Hollywood story.
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