Hit sign, win grouper: Bulls trail 6-2
The Frenchy's tiki hut restaurant is getting lots of play today, as Cincinnati's Mike Spina hit a solo home run to left that bounced off the "h" in Frenchy's and rolled down the straw roof to put the Bearcats up 2-1 in the third inning.
Since we're in the product-placement portion of today's blog, I'll report that Cincy designated hitter Justin Riddell hit a two-run double off the Westshore Pizza sign in right-center, making it a 4-1 game. I'm doing this so when somebody crushes a home run off the Times' sign on the scoreboard in left-center, it won't be self-promotion, just consistent, detail-oriented reporting.
Cincinnati padded its lead with another run in the fifth off reliever Michael Anzivino, getting the old fashion hit-by-pitch/wild pitch/bloop single run; another run came on a two-out single by Spina in the seventh.
After only three hits in the first six innings, the Bulls got three in the seventh, scoring their second run on a Jonathan Koscso single, but that's all they'd get. The Bulls had an ideal situation, with senior Joey Angelberger up with the bases loaded and one out, but he grounded into a double play.
-- Draft update: Baseball America has posted its next 100 draft prospects after unveiling the top 100 earlier this week, and there's two players of interest to Bulls fans. Junior right-hander Daniel Thomas is listed at No. 193, which would work out to the sixth round. Four spots ahead of Thomas is left-hander Anthony Ferrara, a USF signee. Ferrrara would "step right into the weekend rotation" at USF if he doesn't sign. The signing bonus for picks in that range last year was about $120,000, so it'd be tough for the Bulls to get either pitcher for 2009.
Times sportswriter Greg Auman, who covers USF, will post news and thoughts on the Bulletin and we invite your participation in the comments area.
Congrats Greg, enjoy your day off 2morrow. The Bulls did not come to play 2day.
Posted by: flsportsfan83 | May 23, 2008 at 02:52 PM
No such luck. If Bulls lose, I'll be here for the Cincinnati newspaper. Thanks though ...
Posted by: G.A. | May 23, 2008 at 03:00 PM
We can do ti!!!!
Posted by: Mike Lakeland | May 23, 2008 at 03:11 PM
or "it", depending on if my dyslexia is flaring up today...
Posted by: Mike Lakeland | May 23, 2008 at 03:11 PM
We need some more of our trademark late inning heroics again like we had owards the end of the regular season.
Posted by: jarred | May 23, 2008 at 03:19 PM
towards*
Posted by: jarred | May 23, 2008 at 03:20 PM
Outstanding corrections. I usually let the typos go, but good to see ...
Posted by: G.A. | May 23, 2008 at 03:24 PM
If we lose Thomas and dont get Ferrara we are gonna have a long year (pitching wise) again. Oh and you spelled it Fe"rrr"ara once and Fe"rr"ara.
Posted by: jarred | May 23, 2008 at 04:16 PM
My comment got deleted???
Oh dear lord.
whatever.
I guess i post something so awful
screw it
Posted by: Ari Hinkelberger | May 24, 2008 at 12:17 AM
I didn't delete any comments. None in the spam folder. Not sure what to tell you ...
Posted by: G.A. | May 24, 2008 at 11:05 AM
huh...
i thought i posted something.
oh well.
Posted by: Ari Hinkelberger | May 24, 2008 at 11:27 AM