Vegas, Baby! --- 2013

[Edgy MD]

Vegas gets seven shutout innings from Collin McHugh, inspired, I imagine, by his Flushing counterpart.

The team entered the eighth with a 1-0 lead, before the bullpen faltered, but the Vegasatarians held on for a 3-2 win after trading single runs with Round Rock in both the eighth and ninth.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

The 51's are headed for the 'burbs, more or less. Looks an awful lot like where Steve Martin ended up in My Blue Heaven.

[Ceetar]

Family friend of the wife lives in..what I guess is Summerlin judging by the map. It's a nice enough place I guess. easy forget you're near Vegas and not just in a random planned dessert community. It's quite and peaceful. They have a Trader Joe's. I've heard bad things about the stadium in Vegas so I guess this makes sense. out in teh desert fits better with the 51s theme anyway. Really should've been the 21s in Vegas with a mascot called Blackjack.

[Edgy MD]

Here's a PCL linescore for you

Team	1	2	3		4	5	6		7	8	9		R	H	E
Tacoma	5	2	3		2	5	7						25	26	1
Colorado Springs	0	1	0		0	0							1	4	2

Sky Sox continuing to score as I format this post. Just made the last out in the top of the sixth.

[MFS62]

Edgy MD wrote: Here's a PCL linescore for you Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Tacoma 5 2 3 2 5 7 25 26 1 Colorado Springs 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 2 Sky Sox continuing to score as I format this post. Just made the last out in the top of the sixth.

This IS te PCL, where no lead is safe.
The comeback fell a bit short.
Final score 25-6.

Later

[Frayed Knot]

A unusual number of safeties tallied in that game.

[Edgy MD]

In more provincial news, the 51s decisively beat up on their cross-state rivals in Reno, 7-1, with Brandon Hicks doing yeoman's work as a relief shortstop, going 2-3 with a triple after Quintanilla got pulled from the game in preparation for an apparent promotion. First-base prospect Josh Satin piled up four more hits, but all were singles and no runs resulted directly, but four hits be four hits.

Carlos Torres continued the system-wide run of hot pitching, going 6 2/3 and yielding only three hits and a single run, walking one and striking out seven.

[Edgy MD]

Vegas beat Fresno, 8-7 last night, after being down 7-0. Not bad, Backmans.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Sources: Wally Backman to remain with NY Mets organization BY Andy Martino Wally Backman�s future with the Mets grew into a topic of speculation, both inside and outside the organization, as it became clear last year that the front office intended to offer Terry Collins a contract extension. But for all that talk, nothing will change: The Mets offered Backman a chance to return next year as the manager of Triple-A Las Vegas, and he will do so, two sources told the Daily News. Backman, highly regarded by players, returned to the Mets in 2010 to manage the Brooklyn Cyclones, and was a finalist to succeed Jerry Manuel after that season. But Collins got the job, and remained in favor with ownership and the front office. In September, he agreed to a two-year contract extension, with a club option for 2016. That leaves Backman without an obvious managerial opportunity in New York, but he will continue at Las Vegas for at least one more season. In 2013, Backman�s team won its division, finishing 81-63.