Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009
Luke Holko continues to fight and some positive results are finally starting to result. Luke is pictured here with his parents, Nicole and Chad Holko. This photo was taken right before the ball hit Luke and started what is now a three week ordeal for this family. Nicole and Chad have ...
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Thursday, September 17th, 2009
Photo Courtesy of Nick Mays
On a chilly Fall evening, two 19-year old pitching prospects took control of their respective team's destinies. For Mahoning Valley, Clayton Cook, the Indians 9th round draft pick of 2008 took to the hill. Staten Island sent Jose Ramirez, a 2007 free agent from the Dominican ...
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Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
Photo -Courtesy of Nick Mays
The Scrappers Marty Popham and the Yankees Sean Black pitched like anything but short season Single-A prospects. Through four complete innings, the two starting pitchers combined for a total of 13 strikeouts. In the end, it was a crack off the bat of Chun Chen in the ...
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Friday, September 11th, 2009
I wanted to do a profile piece on Ben Carlson about a month and a half ago. When I asked him about it after a Scrapper game in July, he simply told me "we'll see". Today Carlson admitted to me that he was reluctant to do a profile piece back ...
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Thursday, September 10th, 2009
Jason Kipnis (pictured) is proving why being drafted in the second round of the 2009 MLB Draft was a wise choice for the Cleveland Indians. Kipnis gave Mahoning Valley some breathing room with a towering two-run homer in the third inning and the pitching staff was up to the task as ...
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Sunday, September 6th, 2009
The Mahoning Valley Scrappers set a new standard for wins in a season with their 49th, the old record was 48. With their 3-0 victory over State College, the Scrappers clinched home field advantage throughout the playoffs. The Scrappers got outstanding pitching from Brett Brach and Tyler Sturdevant and put up enough ...
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Saturday, September 5th, 2009
On Browns-Steelers promo night, the Mahoning Valley Scrappers played the role of Pittsburgh, and Jamestown got to be Cleveland (at least thats how its been for a few years now). The Scrappers were not at their sharpest, but were able to come away with a 7-5 victory and tie a ...
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Thursday, September 3rd, 2009
In the second game of a Mahoning Valley Scrappers - Jamestown Jammers doubleheader, one of the saddest things I have ever witnessed took place. In the second inning, an unidentified four-year-old was struck in the head with a line drive foul ball. The sickening thud quieted everything. The next thing ...
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