Re: Peoria Chiefs
Posted: June 9 14, 7:49 pm
I saw the Chiefs play a double header @ QC yesterday. They lost both games. Kind of bad losses since QC trailed them by a game for the last playoff spot of the 1st half, and afterwards led them by a game. Looks like Peoria is winning tonight though. Keep in mind they only play 7 innings when it is a double header in this league. A few observations.
- Rob Kaminsky started game 1. He was throwing mostly between 83-89 on our gun (which I'm told is 1-2MPH slow). Looked like he was throwing mostly fastball/slider. He looked almost unhittable the first inning. Then he started to falter a bit. He only allowed 2 hits, but walked 4 over 5 innings. Only allowed 1 run though, working out of jams. He has really good numbers on the season. He definitely has potential as a lefty but is not overpowering or anything.
- Kevin Herget relieved him and only got 2 outs. He walked 3 batters. Not good. Although in fairness the strike zone was all over the place all day.
- The Chiefs only had 3 hits themselves in the first game. Ronnierd Garcia had two of the hits. IMO that guy looks like a good hitter. He is listed at 6'2", 175lbs, but he seemed bigger than that. I bet he's filled out some. He's got a powerful swing and crushed the ball foul a couple times, too. He was playing DH. Someone to keep an eye on IMO.
- The guy you really, really want to do well is Kenneth Peoples-Walls. He is just so strong and athletic and fast. He's really struggling this year though, and did not look great at the plate. I don't know what his deal is.
- Blake McKnight started game 2. He was throwing a lot of strikes, and he also seemed to top out around 89-90MPH. He gave up 5 hits, 1 BB and had 2 K's in 5+.
- CJ McElroy had 2 hits in game 2, but was 0 for 3 with a 1 BB in game 1. But he made a great sliding catch on the warning track in game #1.
One of the best plays of the day was by QC. In the 6th inning of game 1, Ronnierd Garcia doubled to score Peoples-Walls, who had walked. Garcia was thrown out at 3rd trying to stretch it to a triple on a perfect relay by Chan Moon.
- Rob Kaminsky started game 1. He was throwing mostly between 83-89 on our gun (which I'm told is 1-2MPH slow). Looked like he was throwing mostly fastball/slider. He looked almost unhittable the first inning. Then he started to falter a bit. He only allowed 2 hits, but walked 4 over 5 innings. Only allowed 1 run though, working out of jams. He has really good numbers on the season. He definitely has potential as a lefty but is not overpowering or anything.
- Kevin Herget relieved him and only got 2 outs. He walked 3 batters. Not good. Although in fairness the strike zone was all over the place all day.
- The Chiefs only had 3 hits themselves in the first game. Ronnierd Garcia had two of the hits. IMO that guy looks like a good hitter. He is listed at 6'2", 175lbs, but he seemed bigger than that. I bet he's filled out some. He's got a powerful swing and crushed the ball foul a couple times, too. He was playing DH. Someone to keep an eye on IMO.
- The guy you really, really want to do well is Kenneth Peoples-Walls. He is just so strong and athletic and fast. He's really struggling this year though, and did not look great at the plate. I don't know what his deal is.
- Blake McKnight started game 2. He was throwing a lot of strikes, and he also seemed to top out around 89-90MPH. He gave up 5 hits, 1 BB and had 2 K's in 5+.
- CJ McElroy had 2 hits in game 2, but was 0 for 3 with a 1 BB in game 1. But he made a great sliding catch on the warning track in game #1.
One of the best plays of the day was by QC. In the 6th inning of game 1, Ronnierd Garcia doubled to score Peoples-Walls, who had walked. Garcia was thrown out at 3rd trying to stretch it to a triple on a perfect relay by Chan Moon.
