Wednesday, October 01, 2014

Trade

Bay Area sends center fielder Tyrell Brock to Orlando in exchange for catcher Jason Rosario.  Rosario will get a chance to start for Bay Area, as Optimus Minor may need knee surgery.  Brock has a chance to win the CF job in Orlando, which has been a problem for years.

Bubba Goes Yard

Bubba Lewis became the first Jawa to hit 500 career homers with a blast against Alaska on August 1st.  In the second inning, Bubba saw a hanging slider from Snow Sox right hander Felix Bacani and sent it into the gentle Hawaiian breezes.  The Hounddogs would hold on for a 4-3 win.

Bubba, 42, is hitting .220 with 15 homers and 37 RBI on the season, numbers far short of his peak years in Boston, where he loved to "doink" doubles off the green monster when he wasn't blasting balls over the fence.  Manager Nomad Garciajawa though says Bubba is in no danger of losing his job.  After all, Bubba still leads the team in homers and walks, and his average is only slightly worse than the team's overall .233 figure.

"Bubba has been great for the young guys.  He still has a great approach at the plate and they can all learn from him. I hope he considers coaching when his career is done" says Nomad.

Bubba says the home run makes it official that this will be his last year.  "The game is getting harder and harder.  I know I can still hit, but I think once this year is done I'll finally have a chance to relax."