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Mike Tarsi has been lights out in back to back starts now.  Taking on first place Clinton, Tarsi threw 6 innings giving up only one earned run and 6 hits while striking out 7 and walking only 1.  This ends the snappers three game skid including a loss in the first game of the double header.  Tarsi’s E.R.A is all the way down to 5.6 now, which is very impressive.  Over the past two games Tarsi has thrown 12 innings and given up 1 run, 8 hits, 12 strikeouts and 1 walk.  Very impressive streak.  Way to shove Tars!

Saturday the Beloit Snappers swept a double header against the Burlington Bees. Mike got the the start in the first game and has continued to throw well. He threw 6 innings out of a 7 inning game facing only 1 batter over the minimum. Tarsi’s change up was the best it’s been all season and his 8 strikeouts are the most so far this year. He only gave up 2 hits, picked one of those guys off and issued no walks. He lowered his E.R.A to 6.09 which is a very deceiving mark for this lefty.

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Mike finally got his first win as a Beloit Snapper yesterday in an 11-3 win. The game started out rough for Mike, giving up 3 runs in the first, but he slammed the door shut after a lead off double in the second. Tarsi pitched 6 innings giving up 9 hits, 5 of which were in the first inning. Mike finished the game walking 3 and striking out 7. It’s so great to finally get that first win under his belt.

Since the first three games of the season mike has posted a much more tarsi like era of 3.38 over the last 5 games.

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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.

Mike Tarsi is taking the hill tonight against the Burlington Bees.  He is looking to extend his streak of great outings for the Beloit Snappers.  You can tune into the game by visiting the Minor League Baseball gameday audio site and finding today’s game in the list.  You will be asked to register for the site, but it’s very simple and straight forward and FREE!  Check back for the game’s results.

Amanda, Nick and I completed bike ny on sunday.  It was an overall great day, although we were thinking it was going to rain.  The day started off bright and early at 4:30am to get to a 5:10 train to Grand Central Terminal.  We got to the starting line with 30 minutes to spare.  The ride it self was fun, but there was a lot more standing around than I thought there would be.  2 places especially, waiting to get into grand central park and a random bridge.  Nick almost got taken out by some guy who thought he was skinnier than he was.

We were done with the ride and made it from staten island to gct to make a 5:00 train home.

There were a few things i would liked to have done if we thought to do them.  The first was put something cool on our helmets so that we were easily identified, so that I would have to keep looking around to find my riding partners.  We almost lost nick once when my chain fell off and he didn’t hear me yell to stop.  The second would have been to pack our own sandwiches.  The only real food other than my 2 power bars and a bagel for breakfast I ate was a burger on the ferry back to Manhattan.

Maybe Amanda can chime in here.

Mike Tarsi threw another complete game gem on Friday suffering another tough loss. The game was won in the bottom of the 8th inning when the loons scored 2 runs. The snappers have had a tough time scoring runs while the spaniard is on the mound. Mike’s last three starts have resulted in 3 complete game losses. Tarsi gave up a total of 4 earned runs in 22 innings, lowering his era from his first 3 starts(16.78) all the way down to 6.75, striking out 12, walking only 4 and allowing a total of 16 hits. Clearly he has returned to form.

As a side note, in my drunkenness last night, I have given mike a new nickname based on his “el gato” cat like reflexes, which stems from his stellar play on the bunt pop up in the 8th inning where he pounced off the mound and made a slick diving catch.

As a second side note: The snappers website is terrible at getting updated after games. Someone needs to get on that.

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