Once in a Lifetime (PHOTO)
AFL Update: Oct. 8, 2023
Scottsdale dropped its second straight game, 1-0, with a walkoff by Mesa to close out Week 1 of the AFL Season. Thad Ward made his first appearance of the fall, pitching two scoreless innings with two whiffs and two Robles as the second man out of the Scorpions ‘pen. Robert Hassell led off and played …
AFL Update: Oct. 7, 2023
A six-run 1st proved to be too much to overcome as the Scorpions lost their first contest, 9-6
Two Nationals appeared in the starting lineup for Scottsdale:
● Robert Hassell (pictured above) batted second and played right field. At the plate, he went 1-for-3 with a run scored and two RBIs on two sacrifice flies. In the field, he had one putout.
● Israel Pineda (pictured below) batted fifth and went 0-for-5 at the plate and 0-for-5 throwing out baserunners, though our photographer passes along word that the pitchers weren’t throwing over or otherwise paying much attention to the baserunners.
The Scorpions close out the week this afternoon with a trip to Sloan Park in Mesa to face the Solar Sox.
AFL Update: Oct. 6, 2023
Scottsdale scored single runs in the 5th and 6th innings to take a 2-0 lead before giving ’em both back in the 7th for a 2-2 tie. The Angels’ Adrian Placencia homered to lead off the 8th to give the Scorpions the eventual 3-2 win. Trey Lipscomb (pictured above) was the sole Washington National to …
AFL Update: Oct. 5, 2023
The Scorpions erased a 2-1 deficit with a four-run 7th and barely avoided going into extras for a third straight game as Robert Hassell (pictured above) lost the ball in the sun but recovered to notch the third out in the bottom of the 9th to seal the 5-4 win. Hassell, who went 1-for-5 with …
AFL Update: Oct. 4, 2023
Pitching, which was AWOL on Monday, took center stage in Scottsdale last night as the Scorpions edged the Desert Dogs, 1-0 in 10 innings. Trey Lipscomb started again but at shortstop instead of third base. The 23-y.o. went 0-for-4 but scored the winning run in the 10th. He Had four assists and no errors. Orlando …
AFL Update: Oct. 3, 2023
Scottsdale fell behind 6-0 after six and a half innings before scoring eight times in the bottom of the 7th. Peoria answered with two in the 8th to tie, then scored twice in the 10th to take a 10-8 lead. The Scorpions managed to tie it with two runs in the 10th and got the …
AFL Preview (PHOTOS)
The Arizona Fall League begins on Monday, with some interesting rule experiments – most notably allowing a righthanded batter a straighter path to first base so long as he stays on the dirt (obligatory Trea Turner reference here) and disallowing the new trend running straight through second base.
Thanks to Lee’s collegaue Jerry Kime, we have some pics to pass along of three of the Nationals’ contingent:
The State of the Nationals Farm
It’s been a couple of years since I’ve done this post, so this is probably a good time to dust it off while we’re in a lull. Yesterday, WaPo’s best sports columnist wrote about the need to find a star. I’m not sure I agree with that per se because winning is what makes a …
And Now We Wait…
For the first time since youknowwhen, we have a bit of a gap between the end of the minors and the beginning of the Arizona Fall League. Rather than just leave up the last post like an outdated flyer on a bulletin board, here’s a post to hold down the fort until something newsworthy comes along.
Otherwise, enjoy your National Pancake Day festivities…