Mike Moustakas in the AFL Futures game

So I'm sitting here, waiting for my girlfriend to get ready for the evening and I remembered that the AFL futures game was on the MLB network. So with rum and coke in hand, I thought I'd chronicle Moose's AB's. Press play on the video if you'd also like to listen to a good song. Fucking took me 25 minutes to figure this motherfucker out.

Live from Surprise, AZ, home of the Kansas City Royals as well as the Texas Rangers.  The play by play guy called this ballpark one of the "crown jewels" of the Cactus League.

At Bat #1

Moose, and may I say Moose? (He looks Billy Butler-esque) He grounded out to 1B in what would very likely be a single at least 60-70% of the time.  For whatever reason, first bagger Brandon Snyder was WAY off the line when he picked up the grounder and tossed it to the pitcher covering first.  One out, but not a bad out as it advanced the runner and would have likely been a single in most other situations. He was facing Tommy Mendoza of the Angels organization. It was the third pitch of the AB.

At Bat #2

I missed this one.  I had to run to the god damned gas station to get something for my girlfriend.  But according to the box score Moose had a single and later ended up scoring.  According to the gameday however, Moose was facing Daniel Moskos and had a "sharp ground ball" into right field off a 92 MPH four seam FB.  It was the first pitch of the AB. Also of note is that Moskos is a LHP selected 4th overall by the Pirates in 2007.

*Mike Leake, pitching for the East squad really has sharp breaking stuff. He struck out two in the 4th inning.  His pre draft scouting report really looks accurate.  To me he basically looks like Brian Bannister RIGHT now.

*Tanner Scheppers throws gas.  He also works VERY fast.  Physically he reminds me of Jeff Samardzjia.  He touched 99 and was working in the mid to high 90s.  Sharp 12-6 curve, not thrown for strike.  Hate to use cliches, but Scheppers is electric like Tesla.

At Bat #3

Facing LHP Dustin Richardson out of the Red Sox organization. (Richardson is from Newton, KS) Grounds out to SS on the second pitch.  Moose now has 3 AB's and has only seen six total pitches.   That's the book on him so far.  He really needs to see more pitches.  The announcer (who claims he is from KS) says that many people from Netwon and Kansas state wide are watching Richardson pitching.  He just went on an unusual aside there for a minute.

1B Yonder Alonso is now 3-3 with a double.  He's making solid contact.  The Reds have a good looking combo in the pipeline with him and Leake. And Heise, didn't know him before tonight.

Just spotted on the MLB Network ticker.  "Brad Lidge will undergo surgery to remove loose body from his right elbow"  WTF is a loose body inside an actual body?  Am I on the wrong side of too many rum and cokes? No, I definitely saw that.

Moose has now been pulled for Carlos Rivero who just made a good pick and throw at the hot corner.  I didn't notice any balls hit at Moose in his six innings.

*Danny Gutierrez is now in the game.  He apparently has a lot of friends at the game with LOUD cheers at Surprise stadium.  He strikes out his first batter with a curve in the dirt.  Gets his second batter out on another biting curveball.  Got a third K on yet another curve against Jemile Weeks.  btw, I HATE saying struck out the side when batters reach base even though you K'ed three in the inning.  Anyways, an extremely solid inning by Dan.  At worst, he's pitching like an 8th inning guy.  Too bad he doesn't love Jesus enough. Manny Pina = Yadier Molina?

The game isn't over yet, but Moose is out.  And my girlfriend and her brilliant friends want to leave Brookside for some god forsaken bar in Overland Park.