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(7:55:35 AM) TopOfTheThread: joba
(7:59:47 AM) Friend_of_TopOfTheThread:
of Alfredo Aceves continues to grow as the 25 year-old RHP proved tonight he has no challenges left for him at AA-Trenton. Over eight scoreless innings Tuesday night, Aceves allowed just one hit, struck out four and walked two. Over six starts at AA, Mr. Aceves has a 1.64 ERA over 44 innings [7+ innings per start], striking out 33, walking just 5, with 33 hits and a ridiculous WHIP of 0.86.
In the same game, Austin Jackson went 4-for-5, hit his fourth homer in as many games [his se
(8:00:18 AM) Friend_of_TopOfTheThread:
and look up mark melancon-the next joba-is being moved to scranton
(8:00:57 AM) TopOfTheThread:
looks good
(8:01:02 AM) TopOfTheThread:
but what about 2008?
(8:01:26 AM) Friend_of_TopOfTheThread:
he’ll be up in 2008 melancon is the closer of the future
(8:03:14 AM) TopOfTheThread:
the yanks are only 5 out of 1st and 3.5 out of the wildcard. Make the playoffs and you never know
(8:05:03 AM) Friend_of_TopOfTheThread:
I don’t think the season could have worked out better to this point-the infusion of youth, conversion of joba, adversity of monstrous injuries, and now this close.
(8:06:37 AM) TopOfTheThread:
Agreed. And now Chien-Ming Wang goes down. Forces them to look harder at their youth. Psyched.
(8:09:22 AM) TopOfTheThread:
(8:09:49 AM) TopOfTheThread:
g2g