Alex Gordon
May 5, 2008
– Myrtle Beach has grown impatience with their high priced thirdbasemen Adrian Beltran who is making over 13 million this year but is only hitting .143 on the season with no homeruns and only 6 runs driven in so they traded away some of thier future for a solid young thirdbasemen in Alex Gordon. Gordon should blossom now that mega-hype is in the rear view mirror in Cambridge. Myrtle did give up alot for Gordon in Jacob Ellsbury who is a dynamic, slashing type player who could be in Cambridge’s outfield for many years to come. Mike Jacobs was also in the deal but is not much more than a throw in player in this deal as a power hitting firstbasemen in case of an injury in Cambridge to Helton.
Categories: Cambridge Reapers · Myrtle Beach Mauraders
Kevin Kouzmanoff
California Rockets At Myrtle Beach Mauraders 3/31/2008
Rockets……….. 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 - 5 10 0
Mauraders……. 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 4 9 0
35,654 fans watched an exciting game at Wrigley Field. The California Rockets topped the Myrtle Beach Mauraders by the slimmest of margins, 5 to 4.
California had 4 runs cross the plate in the top of the 4th inning with the help of 4 hits. The big moment was provided by Kevin Kouzmanoff who deflated the spirits of the home town crowd when he cleared the bases with a Grand Slam homerun (his 1st of the season). The Myrtle Beach bats were silent in the bottom of the 9th.
Jose Contreras(1-0) picked up the victory, allowing 3 runs in 5 innings. Luis Vizcaino was credited with his 1st save. Roy Oswalt(0-1) was hit with the loss.
‘He gutted it out’ Joe Torre said of Contreras. ‘I was very impressed by his tenacity.’
Categories: California Rockets · Myrtle Beach Mauraders
