Monthly Archives: July 2011

On Saturday, July 16th at 6:00PM our very own Lehigh Valley Roller Girls will be facing the NHRD Skate Free or Die All Stars at the Independence Family Fun Center in Schnecksville.

Ticket cost $12 at the door or only $10 if you purchase them in advance. Tickets can be obtained via the Roller Girl’s Website – http://www.lehighvalleyrollergirls.com/

I really encourage you to come out an experience this. You can hoot and holler and make as much noise as you want. You have skaters pushing, shoving and crashing their way around and a helpful program that explains the rules and how scoring works.

Good times!

Ask and ye shall receive. (It took a while and today’s stats are not included)

Wins:
1. Drew Carpenter – 24
2. Brian Mazone – 18
3. Carlos Carrasco / Justin Lehr – Tied with 13

Losses:
1. Brian Mazone – 31
2. Drew Carpenter – 17
3. Joe Savery – 14

Games:
1. Mike Zagurski – 79
2. Drew Carpenter / Jason Anderson – Tied with 76
4. Scott Mathieson – 73

Complete Games:
1. Les Walrond / Justin Lehr – Tied with 2
3. 8 tied with 1

Shutouts:
1. Les Walrond – 2
2. 3 tied with 1

Saves:
1. Scott Mathieson – 31
2. Matt Childers – 20
3. Mike Zagurski – 13
(For those wondering, Gary Majewski – 5)

Innings Pitched:
1. Brian Mazone – 383.2
2. Drew Carpenter – 352.2
3. Carlos Carrasco – 193.2

Walks:
1. Drew Carpenter – 110
2. Brian Mazone / Joe Savery – Tied with 75

Strike Outs:
1. Drew Carpenter – 287
2. Brian Mazone – 253
3. Carlos Carrasco – 194

ERA Relievers (Minimum 50 innings)*
1. Michael Schwimer – 1.67 in 70.2 innings
2. Mike Koplove – 1.83 in 54.1 innings
3. Cedric Bowers – 1.94 in 60.2 innings

ERA Starters (Minimum 100 innings)*
1. Brian Gordon – 2.41 in 138.1 innings
2. Gustavo Chacin – 3.22 in 106.2 innings
3. Justin Lehr – 3.31 in 117 innings

*I’m going by memory here. Some starters may have had relief appearances and some relievers a start. Wanted to show the difference. While an ERA “leader” could be skewed as some have awesome seasons and crap out the next.. Just putting this out there for fun.

Enjoy!

Rich Thompson had another great day at the plate today going 3 for 5 with one run scored leading the IronPigs to a 5 to 2 victory over the Syracuse Cheifs. Thompson also turned a 9th inning infield error into a 3 base effort!

Young, Kratz and Bozied all had multi-hit games including a triple by Bozied.

For the Pitching staff, Brummett went 5 innings allowing 1 run on 4 hits earning his first AAA win. Edell, Walrond and Grilli each added an inning with DeFratus coming on to close out the game, allowing 1 run in the 9th.

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Watching the Phillies/Braves game this afternoon was quite a treat for this IronPig fan.

Domonic Brown went 3 for 5 with 2 RBI and 2 Runs scored and John Mayberry was 3 for 5 with 3 doubles and 4 RBI.

Great to see our IronPigs helping out the Phillies. It does, however, bring doubt to my thoughts of if/when Mayberry or Brown ever come back down to the Lehigh Valley. I haven’t heard anything on how long Victorino will be out but if these guys are producing I couldn’t imagine them being sent down in favor of an aging Ibanez or Fransisco. I believe that Brown’s speed will be a key factor in that decision and we will see.

Saw a few comments recently about all time IronPig stats. Below are select all time hitting stats, up to date as of the writing of this post.

Enjoy!

All Time IronPig Games Played
1. Rich Thompson – 386
2. Andy Tracy – 378
3. John Mayberry – 245

All Time IronPig At Bats
1. Rich Thompson – 1372
2. Andy Tracy – 1308
3. John Mayberry – 924

All Time IronPig Runs Scored
1. Andy Tracy – 211
2. Rich Thompson – 206
3. John Mayberry – 135

All Time IronPig Hit Leader
1. Rich Thompson – 370
2. Andy Tracy – 356
3. Mike Cervenak – 283

All Time IronPig 2B Leader
1. Andy Tracy – 80
2. Mike Cervenak – 66
3. Rich Thompson – 62

All Time IronPig 3B Leader
1. Rich Thompson – 19
2. DeWayne Wise – 5
3. Cervenak, Hoover, Duffy, Bocock, Tracy – Tied with 4

All Time IronPig HR Leader
1. Andy Tracy – 69
2. John Mayberry – 32
3. John Knott – 20

All Time IronPig RBI Leader
1. Andy Tracy – 261
2. Mike Cervenak – 143
3. John Mayberry – 123

All Time IronPig BB Leader
1. Andy Tracy – 207
2. Rich Thompson – 128
3. John Mayberry – 78

All Time IronPig Strike Outs (Hitter)
1. Andy Tracy – 320
2. Rich Thompson – 243
3. John Mayberry – 228

The Pigs jumped onto the Syracuse Cheifs tonight with a fury. Our Pigs stroked 14 hits for 6 runs in a 6 to 0 victory tonight in Syracuse.

Thompson, Barfield, Young, Kratz and Overbeck all had a multi-hit game. Thompson also got his 3rd triple of the season.

For the Worley Bird’s cameo visit back to the Pigs, he lasted 6 innings allowing 3 hits, striking out 3 and walking none. Worley threw 73 pitches, 47 of them for strikes.

Redding and Zagurski came on to close out the game.

The Pigs have one final game tomorrow in Syracuse before the All Star break. They will have Monday – Wednesday of this week off returning on Thursday for a quick 2 game homestand vs. Syracuse. From there they depart to, where else, Syracuse for 2 more game before heading to Pawtucket for 4. While July is very skimpy on home games for us, it will be made up to us with a monster 10 game homestand beginning on the 22nd. (Columbus, Pawtucket, Buffalo).

Don’t forget the season ticket holder picnic/All Star game viewing party is on Tuesday.

OinK!

The Pigs avoided being swept in a 3 game series against the Rochester RedWings tonight with a 9 to 5 victory.

Thompson, Young, Bozied and Overbeck had a multi-hit game and Kratz blasted his 12th HR of the season.

Starter Feierabend earned his 8th win improving his record to 8-5 on the season. He went 6 innings allowing 8 hits and 4 runs (3 earned). DeFratus received his first hold and our pal Michael “Phear the Phro” Schwimer finished out the last two innings.

Speaking of the Schwim-Fans, our order of Schwim-Fans t-shirts came in yesterday and look great.

If you’d like to get ahold of one of these beauties you can order one from the Official T-shirt Provider of the Noise Nation, Diamond Wear Apparel.

Website to order T-Shirts!

Tell them Noise Nation sent you!

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In other news, Pete Orr was called up to fill the spot vacated when Shane Victorino was added to the DL. Also hearing some rumbling that Polanco may be injured as well. Who goes up to fill that spot? Possibly Bocock.. you never know. We’ll probably find out after the All Star break.

OinK!

As reported by @PhuturePhilz on Twitter, the Yankees have released Brian Gordon’s contract to the SK Wyverns for cash considerations.

Quite a journey Gordon continues to have. Perhaps he will have a following with his new team as Noise Nation does have a presence in Korea.

My first question to this was, “What in the world is a Wyvern?”

Apparently, the Wyvern is a legendary winged reptile with the head of a dragon, the back end of a snake and a barbed tail.

The South Korean Wyverns have seen some success of late. They finished first in 3 of the last 4 seasons and 2nd in 2009.

Wishing Brian Gordon and his family the best! What a great opportunity for his family to travel and experience the world.

Oink! (or whatever sound a Wyvern may make)

The 2011 Steelhawk season was a good fun time. I cannot say enough of how wonderful a group of people they have over there. Below you will find season ticket information for the 2012 season and with that you will find significant savings over buying individual single game tickets. (Something we are not too familiar with here in the Lehigh Valley)

Season ticket packages are now available for the Lehigh Valley Steelhawks 2012 season. The Steelhawks front office is proud to announce that season ticket packages are available for the Steelhawks second season in the IFL.

Fans interested in purchasing season ticket packages or renewing their package from last season can contact Steelhawks’ Director of Ticket Operations, Robert Wynn at 610-282-3100 or via email at rwynn@lvsteelhawks.com.

Season ticket holders enjoy exclusive benefits including:

– Tickets to all 7 home games

– Discounted ticket rate – greater discounts than last year in appreciation for all the amazing season ticket holders last season

– Invites to exclusive Steelhawk events

– Special merchandise discounts

– First access to Steelhawk IFL playoff tickets

– First choice in renewing packages the following year

25% deposits on season ticket package renewals or new customers are currently being accepted!

The Steelhawks front office is also excited to announce the new season ticket prices for the 2012 season. Fans can enjoy season tickets for as low as $56 ($8/game) in the Steel Section for the entire season, Upper Reserve seats are now only $91 ($13/game) for the season, Premium Lower Level seats can be purchased for only $140 ($20/game), and VIP Front Row seats are now $210 ($30/game) for the entire season. The Steelhawks will be announcing the new prices for Groups and Single Games in the near future.

Fans, don’t miss out on the fun and excitement that is Lehigh Valley Steelhawk professional indoor football! And a night out at a Steelhawk game is still cheaper than dinner and a movie. The hard-hitting, fast paced action returns to Stabler Arena for the 2012 season.

For more information about tickets please contact Robert Wynn at 610-282-3100 or by email at rwynn@lvsteelhawks.com.

For further information please call Lehigh Valley Steelhawks Executive Vice President Mike Clark at (610) 282-3100, or the IFL League Office at (804) 643-PASS (7277). To visit our websites, log onto http://www.LVSteelhawks.com or http://www.goifl.com.

The Lady Steelers are holding an ALL YOU CAN EAT pancakes, sausage and drinks on July 10th between 8am-10am!!!!
You can buy a ticket from any of our Lady Steelers before this event or purchase a ticket on July 10th at Applebees!

Our lovely ladies will be greeting and serving you! ♥

$7.00 adults
$4.50 children

The Lady Steelers are a cheer/dance squad for the Lehigh Valley Steelers football team. More information can be found on their website:

http://lvsteelers.com

And tonight is not one of those nights. A valiant effort by an individual to pitch a no-hitter is something to applaud. To be no-hit via several different pitchers is just a terrible terrible night at the plate.

Not much else to say.

Pigs lose to Rochester by a final score of 0 to 7.