I wish they'd get rid of all the advertising on their new scoreboard and make the players' names a little bigger and then list the stats of the players. I liked the old scoreboard better—even though it wasn't the greatest either.
Former Royal Miguel Asencio was on the mound for the Colorado Springs Sky Sox. The Royals sent left-hander Eddie Yarnall to the hill. You probably remember Asencio as somebody who showed a lot of promise in the Royals organization during the 2002 and 2003 seasons. He had Tommy John surgery and missed the entire 2004 season and he's been struggling to regain his form ever since. He didn't exactly look sharp last night either. He struggled with his control and he gave up 4 ER, 9 H and 1 BB in 7 IP. Here's a photo I snapped of his familiar release:
Eddie Yarnall looked impressive at times. He doesn't throw hard, but he has good command of his breaking ball and he retired the first 12 guys he faced before a Sky Sox player legged out an infield single in the fifth inning. He was recently moved to the rotation and he's sporting a nice 2.93 ERA and an unbelievably low 0.940 WHIP. Last night he gave up 2 ER in 5 IP. He also struck out 8 guys and didn't walk anybody. He's 30 years old, so it's probably now or never for him regarding the big leagues. Who knows, maybe he could teach our guys a think or two about throwing strikes. Here's a photo I took of him:
Ruben Gotay was 2-for-5 at the plate—including a two-out RBI triple in the seventh inning that broke a 2-2 tie. He's still a free swinger, even though he had some success against Asencio last night and looked rather uncomfortable against him. Here's a photo of Asencio striking him out early in the game:
Mark Teahen was 1-for-2 with 2 BB. Mark looked comfortable even though he has every reason not to. He's only hitting .120 since being sent down from KC. Here's a photo of him battling Asencio early in the game:
Omaha went on to win 6-4 on a bit of a cool night in front of 2,045 people.
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