Tagged: Missoula Osprey
#BirdDroppings for June 2, 2014
Today’s Droppings
- New Broadcaster Intro
- Osprey Alumni in MLB update
- Arizona Draft Dates and Times
Good afternoon Osprey fans!
I hope you’re as ready for Opening Day as I am with only 17 more days separating you from your 2014 Missoula Osprey.
My name is Nolan Alexander and I will serve as your “Voice of the Missoula Osprey” this season. I hope this blog will serve as a supplement to stories and information you hear on 102.9 FM ESPN Montana and on http://www.missoulaosprey.com over the course of the season.
I want to know you, the fans, on a personal level this season, so please drop me an email at Ospreybroadcast@gmail.com if you’re listening in, have a question, or just want to say hello. In my opinion, what makes a broadcast is having a conversation, and I want to have an open dialogue on and off air.
A little about myself in addition to this spring’s release–
I just wrapped up 4 years as the “Voice of Georgia Tech baseball” on WREK Atlanta capped off by calling the ACC Championship game victory for the Jackets. You might remember 2013 Osprey slugger Daniel Palka, who I had the pleasure of calling his entire Tech career.
After the season I will drive back to Atlanta to finish my last semester at Georgia Tech with a degree in Business Administration.
This is my first time in Montana and I am at a loss of words for how beautiful the West is, especially this state and city. I’ve only been here a few days after traveling 2600 miles, but I can already tell that Missoula is a special place.
I was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and have called the South my home for all my life, but I love traveling and look forward to sharing pictures and stories from our travels around the Pioneer League.
I want to get to know this beautiful city well when time allows during the hectic season, so I’ll take any and all advice on your favorite trails, parks, restaurants, and activities.
I look forward to this season and providing an enjoyable experience for you the listener over the air and on this blog. Hopefully the Osprey will cap it off with a Pioneer League Championship in September!
If you’d like to know more about me and the Osprey this summer, there are plenty of options.
1- Follow this blog.
2- Follow the Osprey on Social Media. Facebook and Twitter
3- Follow me on Twitter
4- Send an email to Ospreybroadcast@gmail.com
Thank you for taking the time to get to know a little more about me and I can’t wait for Opening Day to arrive!
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UPDATE ON OSPREY ALUMNI WITH MLB EXPERIENCE
With the promotion of Chase Anderson (09) to Arizona early last month, the running total of Osprey to reach The Show stands at 46.
I’ve attached a full list in chronological, alphabetical, and seasonal order. This list will be updated as the season progresses and former O’s continue to receive the good news.
Osprey Alumni to Reach Major Leagues.06.2.14
2014 MLB FIRST-YEAR PLAYER DRAFT
The draft is right around the corner and www.missoulaosprey.com will have you covered when news breaks of new members of the Arizona Diamondbacks Organization.
The Diamondbacks hold the following picks:
1st round- 16th
2nd round-54th
Comp. Balance round B- 69th, 70th
3rd round- 89th
4-40th rounds- 16th each
The Draft will be broadcast live on June 5th on MLB Network and MLB.com and will be available live on MLB.com June 6th and 7th.
The times are as follows from MLB.com/draft and are listed in MT.
June 5th
4 P.M.- Draft preview show on MLB Network and MLB.com
5 P.M.- Live draft for rounds 1- Comp.B on MLB Network and MLB.com
June 6th
11 A.M.- rounds 3-10 on MLB.com
June 7th
11 A.M.- rounds 11-40 on MLB.com
Lastly for your night reading, take a look at the MLB.com D-Backs writer Steve Gilbert’s insight into Arizona’s approach to the 2014 draft.
49 on Full-Season Clubs – BayBears, Rawhide and Goldy Oh My…
The Missoula Osprey have 49 alums on full-season clubs within the Diamondbacks minor league system including Ender Inciarte, who was returned to the Diamondbacks system after spending opening day on the Phillies 25-man major league roster. Inciarte was assigned to Double-A Mobile and is one of ten alums on their roster.
Alums Bradin Hagens and Rossmel Perez were the battery in this gem thrown by Hagens for the BayBears. Hagens was helped at the plate by Jon Griffin and Inciarte. Eric Smith closed the game, earning his first save of the season, in an all-out-Osprey driven victory 2-1.
16 Osprey in the bigs, Valverde resigns with Tigers, Eaton rehabbing & GOLDSCHMIDT HAPPENS!
Osprey alum Ender Inciarte (2009) become the 40th Osprey to reach the major leagues this week spending Opening Day on the Philadelphia Phillies 25-man roster before being Designated for Assignment. Due to his Rule V status, it is likely he will return to the Arizona Diamondbacks organization once the speedy outfielder clears waivers.
Inciarte was one of 16 former Osprey to start the season on a 25-man major league roster including two from the inaugural club in 1999, Lyle Overbay with the New York Yankees and Jorge De La Rosa with the Colorado Rockies.
Your nuggets of information … Mar. 5
by Ben Catley
First … MissoulaOsprey.com has a new look to it. Check it out when you get the chance.
– There were a few things that went on over the weekend. And we will fill in on all that we can.
The biggest piece of information was the slew of contracts that were signed for this season. All are one-year deals.
Of the 20 players who signed deals, seven of them are former Osprey:
Pitchers: Chase Anderson, Charles Brewer, Eric Smith and Eury De La Rosa
Outfielders; Keon Broxton and Adam Eaton
Infielder: Paul Goldschmidt
All but Eaton are members of the Osprey Class of 2009, with Eaton playing in Missoula in 2010. Continue reading
Weekend update (of sorts)
The World Baseball Classic starts tonight … how many of you are watching Australia-Chinese Taipei? We know at least one person who will be watching … anyway, a quick bit of information to get you through the weekend …
Weekend pitching:
– The Arizona Diamondbacks have posted pitchers scheduled for the weekend games, and as you can imagine, former Osprey are on the list, including a second look for Ray Hernandez (2011), who is scheduled to pitch again today against the Chicago Cubs, and former Osprey Scott Hairston (2001).
The rest of the schedule:
Today (Friday) – Andrew Chafin (2011) gets a call over from minor-league camp and is scheduled to pitch.
Saturday – Chase Anderson (2009) is on the short list.
Sunday – David Holmberg (2010), Eric Smith (2009) and Eury De La Rosa (2009) are on the scheduled lineup to throw. Continue reading
Bird Droppings a Top 100 MLB.com Blog … again!
For the second year in a row, Bird Droppings has been recognized as a Top 100 MLB.com blog. The blog received over 14,000 hits during the 2012 calendar year, and held its ground by staying on the list for the second consecutive season.
Bird Droppings is the official blog for the Missoula Osprey, with an emphasis on covering news from all sorts of Osprey angles. Everything from starting lineups and game notes during the season, videos, news about former Osprey players and new about upcoming events and promotions as well are included in the blog.
A big thanks goes out to all who read Bird Droppings on a regular basis for making this happen once again. We’ll have more on this achievement soon on MissoulaOsprey.com.
Happy New Year!!
First of all, Happy New Year from all of us with the Missoula Osprey!! We hope that you celebrate the new year in style, but please celebrate safely, and don’t drink and drive. Every bar in the area will help you get a cab if you need it, and U Call Us will also transport you home safely.
Now, to the final post of 2012 – which is a big thank you to all of our readers here on Bird Droppings!! We’re hoping to stay in the MLB.com Top 100 blog list, and if the early numbers are any indication, we have a chance of doing just that! Bird Droppings 2012 by the numbers: Continue reading
Catching up …
by Ben Catley
Well, let’s try to get you caught up on former Osprey news as the Winter Meetings are winding down …
– I originally wrote this last week, so it was a good thing I didn’t publish it. Little did I think that Ender Inciarte (2009) was going to be picked in the Rule V Draft. Especially in the Major League portion. Yet, that happened earlier today, as Inciarte is now a member of the Philadelphia Phillies. Go figure … oh, by the way, he now enters the top spot in the “Next Osprey to make Major League Debut” list. If he sticks on the 25-man roster – and all indications are that he has a chance, because he would have a specific role – he would be the 40th former Osprey to make a Major League roster. Continue reading
Inciarte now a Phillie
The Rule V draft is complete, and a former Osprey will have a chance to become the 40th former Osprey to make a Major League roster. Ender Inciarte was selected in the Major League portion of the Rule V Draft by the Philadelphia Phillies earlier today, the 10th of the 15 players chosen in that portion of the draft. Fourty-two players were taken in the Rule V draft.
Inciarte had a solid 2012 campaign (.307/2 HR/47 RBI/46-58 SB), but has not played above Class A Advanced Visalia in his five professional seasons, including his debut season stateside in Missoula in 2009. In his career, Inciarte has a .283 batting average with 81 doubles, 23 triples, five home runs, 163 RBIs and 111 stolen bases.
His best season average-wise still stands as his summer is Missoula, with a .325 batting average, 16 extra-base hits, 22 RBI and 10 stolen bases in 66 games while helping the Osprey win the Pioneer League North Division Series and advance to the Championship Series. His catch in deep center field in Game 1 of the Championship Series saved a run and helped preserve a 7-6 win for the Osprey at Orem.
Eaton, Elmore are Topps Triple-A All-Stars
Both Adam Eaton and Jake Elmore have been named Topps Triple-A All-Stars this week. Eaton, a 2010 member of the Missoula Osprey, and Elmore, a 2008 Osprey alumnus, both made the squad for their efforts this past season for the Reno Aces, the Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Read the full story on Eaton and Elmore here, and more on the Triple-A All-Star Team here.
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