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Daytona Cubs...

I ventured up to Daytona Saturday night to watch the Cubs take on the Tampa Yankees... mainly to see Sean Gallagher pitch.  Here's a brief recap of the Cubs' 6-4 win (apologies if I butcher some names).

Gallagher was solid but not spectacular (7IP 6H 2R 1ER 3K 2BB 1WP).  He's now 4-0 on the season with a 1.99 ERA.  Good fastball, but he seemed to have trouble throwing his breaking pitches for strikes.  That, combined with the Yankees' ability to put the ball in play, kept his strikeout number low.  He did not smash any watermelons with a sledgehammer either.  

Gallagher was also helped out by a few nice defensive plays.  The SS (Simotaikis) and 2B (Spears) in particular.  The Cubs turned 3 double plays including one to end the game.  "Simotaikis to Spears to Craig" doesn't have quite same ring as "Tinker to Evers to Chance", but it was just as effective, at least on Saturday night.

Offensively, Matt Craig (1B) got the Cubs started on the right foot with a 2-out 3-run HR in the first.  The centerfielder, Fuld, tripled in the final run of the game with another 2-out hit later in the game.

The strangest play of the game happened in the 3rd inning and turned out to plate the eventual winning run for the Cubs.  With one out and runners on 1st and 2nd, Jake Fox (C) hit a chopper down the 3rd base line.  The third baseman fielded it, stepped toward the bag and threw it to first for the inning-ending double play... at least that's what the entire Yankee team thought, and they all trotted off the field while the first baseman rolled the ball back to the mound.  At some point, the third base coach realized that the umpire had never called the runner out at third (I couldn't tell if it was a good call or not from my seat), so he started waving the runners around while the Yankees scrambled to get back to the field.  End result--two runs for the Cubs, a 5-0 lead and (I mean this in the nicest possible way) a Cedeno-esque error on the Yankee first baseman.

Jackie Robinson Ballpark is a nice, old minor league park.  Good prices ($6 for a general admission ticket).  Good beer selection.   The park is named, obviously, for Jackie Robinson.  He played his first spring training game there as a member of the Montreal Royals (Brooklyn's AAA team) in 1946.  Due to segregation laws, he had been unable to play in previouos games in Jacksonville and Sanford.  There are a number of signs posted around the park highlighting his life and career.

All in all, a nice way to spend a Saturday evening.

This is a FanPost and does not necessarily reflect the views of SB Nation, Bleed Cubbie Blue, or Al Yellon, editor-in-chief. FanPost opinions are, however, valued expressions of opinion by passionate and knowledgeable baseball fans.

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Just curious...
what beers are included in that beer selection? I'm interested to know how it compares to our park here in Peoria, which doesn't have any beer selection to speak of.

by mportsch on May 23, 2006 10:39 AM CDT   0 recs

Let me clarify that...
it doesn't have any beer selection BESIDES your usual suspects - Bud, Bud Light, Old Style, etc. I didn't want to give the impression that O'Brien Field didn't serve beer at all.

by mportsch on May 23, 2006 10:40 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I can't remember the complete list...
but, including the usuals (Bud, Bud Light, Miller Lite... no Old Style in Florida), I'd estimate that they have about 10-15 different flavors on tap.  Yuengling (my choice), Red Hook, somebody's--I can't remember whose--IPA... perhaps some imports like Bass and Guiness (though I can't imagine drinking a Guiness at a ball game).

I plan on going to a few more games this summer.  I'll return with a more complete and accurate menu at some point in the season.

"A hot dog at the ball park is better than steak at the Ritz." -- Humphrey Bogart

by hokie316 on May 23, 2006 10:49 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

And
what are the beer prices down there?

by JFCubFan on May 23, 2006 2:41 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

the jack
is a great place, never had a bad time there.

by mike bornemann on May 23, 2006 11:19 AM CDT   0 recs

Old Style
Oh, there's Old Style in Florida...it's just not the beer...

by Sidd Finch on May 23, 2006 12:37 PM CDT   0 recs

Give us
some feedback on Fox. He's been tearing it up. But can he be a decent defensive catcher?
Players win awards but teams win championships.

by tharr on May 23, 2006 4:46 PM CDT   0 recs

Can't say that I noticed anything about Fox...
either positive or negative on the defensive side.  The Yankees didn't attempt a stolen base.  Aside from 1 wild pitch, nothing got past him behind the plate.  He didn't do much at the plate... but he did get an 'FSL player of the month' award before the game.
"A hot dog at the ball park is better than steak at the Ritz." -- Humphrey Bogart

by hokie316 on May 23, 2006 8:25 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

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