The career of a man named Lynn - RTTS

[doncoryell]

4/8/08

I was back at it again two days later as manager Mako Oliveras called upon me again. We are hosting the Akron Aeros and he brought me in to pitch in the top of the 9th with the score 4-1 Aeros. I was lucky enough to come in with no one on base and two outs. The reliever before me had just thrown 5.1 innings and I guess that he had run out of gas. I struck out my only hitter on 4 pitches and that was it for me as we couldn't tie the game in the bottom of the 9th.

               1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E 
Akron          0  1  1  2  0  0  0  0  0  -  4 10  0
Binghamton     0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  -  1  5  0



my line:

W/L       IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO
ND       0.1   0   0   0   0   1



my totals:


GP  GS   W   L  SV    IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO   ERA   WHIP
 3   0   0   0   0   6.1   9   4   4   0   2  5.68   1.42

[doncoryell]

4/9/08

I'm certainly getting playing time coming out of the 'pen. I was brought in again to face the Aeros after only pitching 1/3 of an inning last night. I came in to start the 8th inning of a 2-2 ball game and promptly served up a gopher ball to the first hitter I faced. I ended up giving up only one other hit in my two innings of work but I was tagged with the loss because my team continues it's hitting struggles.

               1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E 
Akron          0  0  0  2  0  0  0  1  0  -  3  8  1
Binghamton     0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  -  2  6  1



my line:

W/L       IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO
L        2.0   2   1   1   0   1



my totals:


GP  GS   W   L  SV    IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO   ERA   WHIP
 4   0   0   1   0   8.1  11   5   5   0   3  5.40   1.32

[doncoryell]

4/11/08

It's my first road trip with the team as we headed for Erie, PA to take on the Seawolves. I am brought in in the bottom of the 6th inning with 1 on and 1 out. We are leading the game for a change with the score 4-0 when I came in. I was rocked so hard the manager must have felt sorry for me after he told me I wasn't going back out after my 7th inning horror show. Not only did I allow the runner that was on when I came in to score, but I gave up a few more hits the next inning and allowed Erie to tie the game 4-4. We were able to put up another run in the 8th and the closer came in and shut the door as I got a blown save and a vulture win, my first official win of my minor league career.

               1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E 
Binghamton     0  1  0  0  3  0  0  1  0  -  5  8  1
Erie           0  0  0  0  0  1  3  0  0  -  4 10  0



my line:

W/L       IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO
W        1.2   5   3   3   0   0



my totals:


GP  GS   W   L  SV    IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO   ERA   WHIP
 5   0   1   1   0  10.0  16   8   8   0   3  7.20   1.60

[doncoryell]

4/13/08

After a day of rest, I'm called upon again to pitch against the Erie Seawolves. I'm called into the game in the bottom of the 7th inning with a man on first and no outs. For a change, I pitched pretty good as I went the last two innings only allowing a single. I did, however, uncork my first wild pitch of the season. I'm pretty sure that it won't be the last.

               1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E 
Binghamton     2  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  -  3 11  0
Erie           0  0  6  0  0  1  0  0  x  -  7 11  0



my line:

W/L       IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO
ND       2.0   1   0   0   0   0

WP: 1



my totals:


GP  GS   W   L  SV    IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO   ERA   WHIP
 6   0   1   1   0  12.0  17   8   8   0   3  6.00   1.42

Wild Pitches: 1

[doncoryell]

4/16/08

Manager Mako Oliveras called me into his office last night and told me that due to an injury to one of our starters, I will be starting my first game here in Akron. It was short and anything but sweet as I allowed two runs for the first two innings before I got tatooed by the Aeros for 8 runs in the third inning. Maybe I shouldn't have asked him if I was ever going to start.

After the game, Manager Oliveras told me that I will probably be in the rotation for a while even though my first start wasn't that good.

               1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E 
Binghamton     1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  -  2  9  1
Akron          0  2  8  0  0  0  3  0  x  - 13 15  0



my line:

W/L       IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO
L (1-2)  2.2  11  10  10   0   1



my totals:


GP  GS   W   L  SV    IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO   ERA   WHIP
 7   1   1   2   0  14.2  28  18  18   0   4 11.05   1.91

[doncoryell]

4/21/08

After my scheduled four days rest, I am making my second start and first one at home as we are hosting the Trenton Thunder. Surprising all, even myself, Trenton had nothing but goose eggs for the first five innings before finally getting a couple of runs in the sixth. After surrendering two more runs in the seventh, I was pulled for a reliever. Hopefully a sign of good things to come.

Manager Oliveras told me that we was going to bypass me on my next scheduled turn due to a scheduled off day.

               1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E 
Trenton        0  0  0  0  0  2  2  0  0  -  4 12  0
Binghamton     0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  -  1  7  0



my line:

W/L       IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO
L (1-3)  6.1  10   4   4   0   4



my totals:


GP  GS   W   L  SV    IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO   ERA   WHIP
 8   2   1   3   0  21.0  38  22  22   0   8  9.43   1.81

[doncoryell]

Ricky Bones, our pitching coach here at Binghamton, took me aside and told me that since I had a new role, the higher ups wanted to give me a new set of goals.

1.  Increase reaction time over the next 5 series
2.  Increase fielding ability over the next 5 series
3.  Increase arm accuracy over the next 5 series
4. Have a fielding % of .990 or higher

[doncoryell]

5/1/08

It's a new month and there are now new challenges for me as I continue to be in the starting rotation. We are at home tonight as I take the hill to hurl against the New Britain Rock Cats. And rock me they did as I allowed 6 runs on 12 hits in the first four innings and did not go out to start the fifth. My gopher ball habit came back as I allowed a 2-run tater in the second inning to give New Britain the lead.

               1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E 
New Britain    0  3  2  1  4  0  2  0  0  - 12 21  1
Binghamton     0  1  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  -  2  7  1



my line:

W/L       IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO
L (1-4)  4.0  12   6   6   0   2



my totals:


GP  GS   W   L  SV    IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO   ERA   WHIP
 9   3   1   4   0  25.0  50  28  28   0  10 10.08   2.00