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Mike had another tough outing last night giving up five earned runs… which sound like they shouldn’t have been earned. Listening to the games on the web casts is very tough and somewhat decieving. I read all the time on different blogs about the Beloit Snappers and it seems that there is a clear trend. Poor defense.

At more than one point last night I heard the announcer for the Bees describe a ground ball going “under the glove” of Snapper infielders, plays that just should be made. The third inning of last night’s game was a rough one for Mike, allowing a couple singles and a walk, which didn’t help, but when you give a team extra outs, that is always going to hurt. A botched double play would have ended the inning only and stopped the Bee’s scoring at 2. It’s tough without watching any of the talent, but I am going to have to agree with Travis from Travis Twins Talk when he grades the defense as a F. Travis also graded the offense as a D+. Pitching can only do so much when they cannot rely on their defense to make plays. Bloop hits are one thing, but allowing fly balls to drop beside you, mis-playing a flyball, allowing a grounder under your glove, blowing perfect double play opportunities, it’s no wonder Travis also gives the Snappers starting pitching a D-.

Hopefully the Snappers can turn it around and get some of their players back to 100% health.

The 2008 MLB season has started and with that comes MiLB. The Beloit Snappers are starting their season tonight against the Kane County Cougars. No word yet on when Mike is pitching(maybe he can help me out) but good luck to Beloit this year none the less. We miss you out here Tars, but best of luck out there.

If you haven’t seen, Taylor’s Twins Talk has done a roster preview of the SNappers in which Mike is mentioned as a starting pitcher.

Just as a round up, Mike is up against his stats of a 2.22 ERA in 52.2 innings with a 59-13 K-BB ratio. Very excited to see how his hard work has paid off. After living with him over the off-season I can really appreciate his work ethic that I was never able to fully see while he was at UCONN.

Make sure to check out the Beloit Snappers website.

For all of us that know mike tarsi, we know what he can do, but it’s a very rewarding thing when we get to read what other people have to say about him.

Check out this article here from the Over the baggy blog.

You can also see his 2007 stats from the Elizabethton Twins here.

Battleyourtailoff.com has a nice writeup of Mike Tarsi as it summarizes his 2007 season with the E-Town twins and his standings with Baseball America after last season.

And another here.

Mike Tarsi led the Twins to a 18-0 victory on Monday over the Greenville Braves with 5 strong innings.  Tarsi allowed 4 hits while striking out 7 and allowing 1 walk.  This adds to Tarsi’s impressive season start.  13 innings, 16 strikeouts, 2 walks and a .69 era.  The twins continue their domination of the Appy League with a record of 16 wins and 2 losses.   The Braves fall to 4 and 15 on the season.

Wednesday night Mike Tarsi debuted for the Elizabethton Twins and threw 3.0 innings of 1 hit baseball. The opening batter of the game hit a pop up between the short stop and third baseman. A miscommunication between the two led to the ball dropping untouched. This would be the only batter to reach base off of Tarsi as he sent the next 9 batters right back to the bench. Tarsi struck out two in his appearance and the Twins went on to win the game 9 to 7 over the Danville Braves. The win brings the E-town Twins record to 7-0 to lead the APP West and remain the only undefeated team.
Keep up to date with Tarsi’s stats here.

Tarsi signed with the Twins Sunday June 17th 2007. He agreed to terms and has reported to Elizabethton Tennessee to join the E-town Twins. Elizabethton is part of the Appalachian League. The Twins opened the season on Wednesday with a double header victory over the Kingsport Mets. The first game of the double header was won 15-1 and the second game was won 6 to 4.

Check out the E-town Twins here.