Rattler Radio (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Josh Levanthal of Baseball America has an article titled Some Teams Thrived In Tough Economy up at the BA.com website. The worst economy since the Great Depression didn't stop a handful of teams from welcoming a record number of fans to their ballparks in 2009. Minor league baseball failed to set an attendance record for the first time in six years, as 102 of 160 teams saw a decrease at the gate in...
Rattler Radio (Free subscription) | 09/16/2009
See what I did there? Of course you did. The Tacoma News Tribune has this on Adam Moore ('06) for his first day with the Mariners. Not even rain can rain on Moore’s parade Mariners: Catcher called up from Tacoma just in time to watch it rain for several hours Adam Moore flew all morning to put on a big-league uniform for the first time Sunday – and watch it rain all day as he waited for...
Rattler Radio (Free subscription) | 09/13/2009
AAA: PCL: Tacoma loses 13-6 at Sacramento and is out of the PCL playoffs . Following a season marked by comebacks, the Tacoma Rainiers’ 2009 season came to an end despite one last rally on Saturday night. The Rainiers began winning must-win games on Aug. 21, when they began their improbable rally from 71/2 games back to win the division title and head into the Pacific Coast League playoffs for...
Bleeding Blue and Teal (Free subscription) | 09/13/2009
Tacoma’s Done. More Callups? The Tacoma Rainiers lost tonight to a Sacramento Rivercats team that featured two of the better hitting prospects in all of baseball, Brett Wallace and Chris Carter. This loss knocked them out of the playoffs and ended their season. Tough break for the fellas, especially those who don’t have things like eventually starting [...]
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 09/12/2009
JOSÉ LUIS VILLEGAS jvillegas@sacbee.com The River Cats' Gregorio Petit heads home to score on Chris Denorfia's two-run double in the second inning Friday night at Raley Field. The hits kept coming Friday night at Raley Field, moving the River Cats one step away from a shot at a third consecutive Pacific Coast League Championship. And the Cats have two chances to get there. On a warm evening...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
JOE BARRENTINE (Tacoma, Wash.) News Tribune Chris Carter is congratulated TACOMA, Wash. – It had been nearly decade since the Tacoma Rainiers celebrated a playoff victory at home. A solid pitching effort by Garrett Olson, combined with a Mike Wilson home run, helped put an end to the drought as Tacoma evened its best-of-five Pacific Coast League Pacific Conference series with a 5-1 victory over...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
JOE BARRENTINE (Tacoma, Wash.) News Tribune River Cats starter Chris Gissell struck out six to earn the victory in the first game of Sacramento's series against the Tacoma Rainiers. TACOMA, Wash. – The River Cats' quest for a third consecutive Pacific Coast League championship got off to a successful start. Chris Carter and Brett Wallace each homered, and Tommy Everidge drove in three runs as...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 09/09/2009
PAUL KITAGAKI JR. pkitagaki@sacbee.com Things could be looking up for manager Tony DeFrancesco and the River Cats, who lost several top contributors to the parent A's. DeFrancesco says the Cats still have enough talent to win another Pacific Coast League championship. In the last two weeks, the River Cats lost their MVP, two of their top starting pitchers and a pair of key relievers to the major leagues....
Bleeding Blue and Teal (Free subscription) | 09/08/2009
So… Seattle Mariners AAA affiliate Tacoma Rainiers went on a dramatic 1995 Mariners-type run to tie the Colorado Springs Sky Sox for first place in the Pacific Coast League North, forcing a one game playoff, which they won en route to earning their first playoff berth since 2005. Some people are pretty excited about this. I guess [...]
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 09/08/2009
The Tacoma Rainiers clinched the Pacific Coast League Pacific North Division after beating the Colorado Springs Sky Sox 11-2 Monday afternoon...
Halos Heaven (Free subscription) | 09/04/2009
The Halos organization put together a rare, system-wide sweep last night, winning at every level while the MLB team caught up on some much-needed R&R. Highlights include: Tommy Mendoza kept AAA Salt Lake's division title hopes alive with 6 innings of shutout ball to beat the second place Tacoma Rainiers. In four starts for the Bees, Mendoza has a 2 and 1 record with a 2.94 ERA over 21.2 innings,...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 09/03/2009
Starting pitcher Gaby Hernandez shuts down the Bees offense, allowing only five hits
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 09/02/2009
Matthew Brown and Adam Pavkovich each homered as the Salt Lake Bees crushed the Tacoma Rainiers 10-1 in a Pacific Coast League game Tuesday...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 08/28/2009
Mike Wilson was 3 for 4 with a home run and three runs batted in for the Tacoma Rainiers, who edged the host Portland Beavers 5-3 in a Pacific...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 08/22/2009
Scott Thorman hit a two-out homer to right field in the top of the 11th inning, giving the Omaha Royals a 9-8 win over the Tacoma Rainiers...
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