GM Mike Calvaruso sat in his office after Wednesday's game against Atlantic City, slowly sipping a dram of his 21 year old Glenfiddich Single Malt , going over the Birmingham Bandits roster and contemplating his latest roster moves. But as he sat there he was able to do something he hasn't been able...

The Bandits complete a 7-2 sim, and for the first time since 2006 actually have a record above .500. Not sure how long i can sustain it since it appears the injury bug has started to hit Birmingham in earnest, but it is a nice feeling anyway.

very nice indeed.

trmmilwwi wrote:Jorge has done surpisingly well with the big league squad... maybe JJ won't be missed!

It would be a nice problem to have

Bandits Lose Johnson The injury bug ravaging the rest of MBBA has finally hit the Birmingham Bandits as staring 3B Jim Johnson was lost for 4 weeks thanks to a torn meniscus in his knee. GM Mike Calvaruso seemed almost nonchalant when talking to reporters about the injury, "These things happen duri...

The Bandits came through with a 4-2 sim thanks to a 3 game sweep of the Carolina Kraken . Birmingham has been an exciting team to watch thus far with an explosive offense and a pitching staff that is battling every game. Game 1 vs Carolina was a 5-2 victory thanks to the strong effort of SP Miguel R...

4-2 sim. slowing coming along

Sim #9 was at the very least positive with a 5-4 record for the Bandits. Highlights were series wins against Des Moines and Montreal. Against the Kernels, Birmingham got wins of 5-4, 11-9 and 11-5 win against a 3-6 loss . The 11-9 was not what you would call a pitchers duel as the two teams combined...

recte44 wrote:Going to wait until wifey gets home so child can be controlled. About 8:30 Central.

Isn't that what they make Nyquil and duct tape for?

Cool!

I could definitely use Cleaves right about now... why the heck did I trade him again? To give freakin' Daniel Russel* innings? :banghead: *This is like my 3rd failed RP conversion... I think I need to take a break from wasting my PP on that **** this offseason. I'm just tickled that a something wor...

A large part of me wants to try and convince you to not throw the poor kid to the wolves with AAAA ratings unless you had to (like I did with A-Rod - whom had similiar ratings and pitched poorly at the ML level), but he has looked pretty bored in AAA (2.9 FIP in 15 starts is impressive) so maybe he...

trmmilwwi wrote:very, very interested to see how Boggie does.. he tore up every level of the minors.

Yep, i will be wringing my hands on this one.

Boggie Gets Called Star pitching prospect Mike Boggie has been called up to make a spot start for the Bandits Sunday against the Atlantic City Gamblers . Boggie gets the chance because SP Manny Ruiz has been told to work with Pitching Coach William Risinger to try and correct a hitch in his deliver...

trmmilwwi wrote:Ruiz really feared Simmons (4 walks)... not sure why.

I heard that back in kindergarten, Simmons stole Ruiz crayon's and he has been afraid ever since.

The Bandits struggled through a sub par sim only going 3-6. Birmingham last 3 of 4 to division leading Marquette, including an 8-0 drubbing at the hands of SP Michael Strathallan, and saw New Orleans get a measure of revenge from last sim sweeping Birmingham in a 2 game series. The Good The Bandits ...

3-6 Sim. Just a small bump or are we back to reality so soon.

at 5-4, Sim 7 was another positive one for Birmingham and has given the fans of the Bandits something to smile about. The highlights of the sim were a pair of shutouts by Bandits pitching, the first of the season for Birmingham. The first shutout was, without a doubt, a complete team effort. The Ban...

Way to go Sheehan! He is on fire now that he has a little protection in the lineup.

The Bandits carved out their best sim of the young season going 7-3 and pulling them to within 1-1/2 games of first in the Frick Midwest The highlight of the sim was a 4 game sweep of the New Orleans Crawdads, perennially one of the top teams in the Frick. The series opened with the Bandits squeakin...