May 27, 2008 — phuturephillies (see link)
* While I’m normally the guy that stresses patience when everyone wants a guy promoted after 6 weeks, can someone explain to me why 24 year old Chance Chapman is still at Lakewood? Has he already ascended into “organizational filler” less than a year after being drafted? His peripherals are decent, but he’s pitching against guys 4-5 years younger than him. If anyone should be converted to a reliever and fast-tracked, its Chapman."
From For Lakewood Blog (see Link)
"So you have to see Chance Chapman more than any (or at least most) of the rest of us? What is the deal with him? I ran into him during Spring Training out on the town with Drew Naylor, and he said he expected to be at Clearwater this year, but when the season came around he wasn’t. We could certainly use the help here in Clearwater, and he certainly seems to be more than pulling his weight in Lakewood. Any insight into his lack of progress up the ladder?"
Also from For Lakewood Blog
"Jeff - I haven’t actually been able to get to any games yet, though I will be able to soon, hopefully. But as for Chapman, I honestly don’t know - he’s got some pretty nice peripherals, 42 K’s in 57.1 innings. The only thing I see of note with him is that his GO/AO is only 1.24. But I agree with a post James made - Chapman should be turned into a reliever and promoted, or promoted and then converted . . . "
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Schedule Change
Due to the weather and rain delays, Chance will be pitching this Saturday, May 31 at 7:05 pm, NOT on Friday.
Monday, May 26, 2008
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Seven Scoreless Innings
Chapman (2-4) held up his end of the bargain as well, throwing seven scoreless innings. The right-hander gave up just three hits. He also struck out eight and never allowed more than one runner to reach in any inning.
Claws score six runs in the fifth
BlueClaws rout West Virginia 13-2 on Sunday afternoon
CHARLESTON, W.V. – The BlueClaws routed West Virginia 13-2 at Appalachian Power Park on Sunday afternoon, Lakewood’s season-best fifth victory in a row.
The ‘Claws had seven straight hitters reach base during the decisive rally, with five managing hits and two drawing walks. Travis Mattair had the only extra-base hit in the frame, driving in a pair of runs on a bases-loaded double.
Michael Taylor continued his hot hitting, finishing three-for-four with an RBI and a run scored. Taylor is now hitting .354, tops in the Northern Division.
Derrick Mitchell added his fifth home run of the season in the eighth inning. The long ball came with two on against Power reliever Jose Garcia.
The offensive outburst came in support of Chance Chapman, who had been lacking in run support up to this point. The BlueClaws had scored one run or fewer in five of his previous seven starts.
Chapman (2-4) held up his end of the bargain as well, throwing seven scoreless innings. The right-hander gave up just three hits. He also struck out eight and never allowed more than one runner to reach in any inning.
The BlueClaws got on the board first in the second inning. Karl Bolt led off the inning with a solo home run, his second of the season. Bolt would later be forced to exit the game when he was hit with a foul ball in the face while batting in the seventh.
Every Lakewood hitter had at least one hit.
Tim Kennelly made his 2008 BlueClaws debut in the game. Kennelly was added to the Lakewood roster prior to Saturday’s game, taking the place of Joel Naughton, who was placed on the temporarily inactive list.
Kennelly, who spent some time with the BlueClaws in 2007, went 2-for-5 with two RBIs.
West Virginia finally got a pair of runs against reliever Yen-Feng Lin in the eighth inning. David Fonseca led the inning off with a double to start the rally.
The victory was the BlueClaws (26-24) seventh in their last eight games. They look to continue the recent run of success on Monday afternoon against the Power (19-30) at 1:05. Lakewood ace Drew Naylor (4-2) will make his 11th start of the season.
CHARLESTON, W.V. – The BlueClaws routed West Virginia 13-2 at Appalachian Power Park on Sunday afternoon, Lakewood’s season-best fifth victory in a row.
The ‘Claws had seven straight hitters reach base during the decisive rally, with five managing hits and two drawing walks. Travis Mattair had the only extra-base hit in the frame, driving in a pair of runs on a bases-loaded double.
Michael Taylor continued his hot hitting, finishing three-for-four with an RBI and a run scored. Taylor is now hitting .354, tops in the Northern Division.
Derrick Mitchell added his fifth home run of the season in the eighth inning. The long ball came with two on against Power reliever Jose Garcia.
The offensive outburst came in support of Chance Chapman, who had been lacking in run support up to this point. The BlueClaws had scored one run or fewer in five of his previous seven starts.
Chapman (2-4) held up his end of the bargain as well, throwing seven scoreless innings. The right-hander gave up just three hits. He also struck out eight and never allowed more than one runner to reach in any inning.
The BlueClaws got on the board first in the second inning. Karl Bolt led off the inning with a solo home run, his second of the season. Bolt would later be forced to exit the game when he was hit with a foul ball in the face while batting in the seventh.
Every Lakewood hitter had at least one hit.
Tim Kennelly made his 2008 BlueClaws debut in the game. Kennelly was added to the Lakewood roster prior to Saturday’s game, taking the place of Joel Naughton, who was placed on the temporarily inactive list.
Kennelly, who spent some time with the BlueClaws in 2007, went 2-for-5 with two RBIs.
West Virginia finally got a pair of runs against reliever Yen-Feng Lin in the eighth inning. David Fonseca led the inning off with a double to start the rally.
The victory was the BlueClaws (26-24) seventh in their last eight games. They look to continue the recent run of success on Monday afternoon against the Power (19-30) at 1:05. Lakewood ace Drew Naylor (4-2) will make his 11th start of the season.
Friday, May 23, 2008
Mark Your Calendar
Chance pitches again this Sunday, May 25 and Friday, May 30. Don't forget to sign into Major League Audio to listen to the game!
Thursday, May 22, 2008
MAY 20 GAME RECAP
Blue Claws Game Recap
Chance Chapman hung with Kaminska for the first five innings, but could not match his Greensboro counterpart in the sixth. The ‘Claws right-hander faced the minimum 15 hitters through five frames without allowing a hit, but faltered in the sixth.
Greensboro pushed a pair of runs across against Chapman (1-4) in the top of the sixth. The Grasshoppers broke up the Chapman no-hitter with a base hit to start the inning by Torre Langley and followed it a walk. Ozzie Martinez then tripled in a pair of runs to break the scoreless deadlock and give the Grasshoppers a 2-0 lead.
The ‘Claws will look to break the trend on Wednesday morning at 11:05, when the teams meet for game two of the four game series. Lakewood ace Drew Naylor (3-2) will make the start, while Alejandro Santabia will take the mound for the first time for the Grasshoppers.
Asbury Press Game RecapmThe loser was Chance Chapman who probably deserved a better fate. For the second straight start against the Grasshoppers, he pitched hitless ball through the first five innings. For the second straight time it wasn't enough. Greensboro got three hits and two runs in the sixth inning to take the lead for good.
Chance Chapman hung with Kaminska for the first five innings, but could not match his Greensboro counterpart in the sixth. The ‘Claws right-hander faced the minimum 15 hitters through five frames without allowing a hit, but faltered in the sixth.
Greensboro pushed a pair of runs across against Chapman (1-4) in the top of the sixth. The Grasshoppers broke up the Chapman no-hitter with a base hit to start the inning by Torre Langley and followed it a walk. Ozzie Martinez then tripled in a pair of runs to break the scoreless deadlock and give the Grasshoppers a 2-0 lead.
The ‘Claws will look to break the trend on Wednesday morning at 11:05, when the teams meet for game two of the four game series. Lakewood ace Drew Naylor (3-2) will make the start, while Alejandro Santabia will take the mound for the first time for the Grasshoppers.
Asbury Press Game RecapmThe loser was Chance Chapman who probably deserved a better fate. For the second straight start against the Grasshoppers, he pitched hitless ball through the first five innings. For the second straight time it wasn't enough. Greensboro got three hits and two runs in the sixth inning to take the lead for good.
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