Memphis Stories

It comes to my mind that it would be a nice timing to write something about the Blues since the team is doing very well right now. There current records of 32-16 is putting the team to the second place of their division, behind the Nashville Sounds. It seems that there will be an horse race here.

The current success of the Blues is due to some players. The most important player is Rico "Cy Young" Parra. He had a good start, but he lost two of of his last five games. He is a good pitcher, and he should be able to come back to the winning road.

Another pitcher that is showing that he is a big league player is Sammy Alvarado. He is having an ERA of 2.03 in ten played games, and a records of 3-2. For now, he is playing as a started of the Blues, but he may be use as long reliever later in the season.

Some veterans of the Blues are also showing some good stuff on the mount. I'm talking here about Roosevelt Gant(5-2, 4.08), Pedro Crespo(3-2, 4.87) and Alex Beltre(2-2, 4.34).

P.T. Dodson join the team as a free agent in the offseason. He is doing very well right now. He has three wins and an ERA of 3.38 in 26.2 innings. This guy could become a starter before the end of the season.

Since Christy Gold was brought back from the Triple-A, he is having a perfect records in three starts, with an ERA of 0.86. He finish the last season in the minor, and it seems that this demotion help him a lot. Now, he may have a starter role until the end unless he start losing.

Pitching is not the only thing that makes the success of the Blues. The offensive staff is also doing his part.

Bryan Guerrero is still making contact with the ball with an AVG of .398 and also 27 stolen bases. Nigel Kelly is the power hitter of the team with ten HR and 46 RBI.

There is two players leading the Blues with 14 HR, Rafael Montanez(.318) and Jerry Piazza(.260). The Blues still needs some more power at bat.

The amateur draft is coming. So, we will see which talent the Blues will get.