Hi, everybody. It’s been awhile since I posted, but quite frankly there hasn’t been much to talk about that you’d want to read. It’s been a rather depressing few days. The Tides dropped nine straight games against tough Indianapolis and Louisville teams, and most of the games were close. We saw a series split with Scranton, and now the Tides are coming back home for nine games. The next four games are with Columbus. I was thinking about heading out to the park tonight myself. I was concerned about the weather, but I think it’ll be fine.

I do have to pause for a moment to say, “I told you so.” You had to catch Kevin Gausman during the last homestand, or you missed him. He was recalled to Baltimore yesterday. Freddie Garcia will be rejoining the club. I have to say that I really don’t understand this move, but we can sure use Garcia back in the lineup.

If you do make it to Harbor Park tonight, you’ll be able to catch Brian Roberts starting at second on a rehab assignment. He’ll be batting in the leadoff spot. Stinson will be on the mound. With Garcia coming back to town, I’m not sure exactly what the rotation will look like for the Columbus series, but at least Stinson will go tonight.

Time is running out to vote for the Triple-A All Star Game starters! It’s very easy. Just do the obvious things from norfolktides.com. You can even click on the “Tides” logo when you get to the voting site to highlight our guys on the ballot, in case you’re having trouble keeping our lineups straight these days.

Okay, that’s it for now. I have to wrap things up here to head over to the ballpark. Enjoy the homestand! – RR