The videos on this site are shot in MPEG4, which is not as mysterious as it might seem. MPEG 4 is relatively newer format, but is a format being used in increasing amounts by videobloggers. The picture and sound quality is superb.

Here’s how to view the videos on this site:

1)      You can download them to your hard drive and open them either in QuickTime or Real Player.

2)      You can click on the links for the videos. You would need to have either QuickTime or Real Player as your “preferred” media player for the videos to start. They will not launch in Windows Media Player UNLESS you download and add the MEPG4 plug-in for Windows Media Player.

What does it take to get your own personal video clip on here? Hey, all you have to do is ask. Seattle Mariner’s rookie free agent Tim Auty, a 19-year-old young man from Australia, asked me what I was doing standing next to the field shooting video. Well, we talked for a while; I wrote down the address for this blog and then shot some footage of Auty as he batted against the Giants.

We definitely will make our way to Peoria Stadium to see Tim play in another Rookie League game.

Here's some news on Auty from an Australian newspaper, reporting on his play in a championship tourney:

As mentioned previously, young pro signing Tim Auty showed tremendous promise in his first Claxton Shield carnival, gaining confidence as the tournament progressed. He put the icing on the cake with another two hits in the biggest game, along with Glenn Williams who also put another two-hit game onto his highlight reel for this summer

July 23^rd will be a day Morgan Brinson won’t forget. Morgan made his pro debut as a pitcher for the San Francisco Giants in a Rookie League game against the Seattle Mariners. We met Morgan’s mom at the game, and she was headed back to Canada tomorrow, so she was hoping to see her son pitch; she got her wish.

Brinson was signed as a free agent by the Giants on June 18^th, and is only 18 years old, a graduate of the B.C. Premier League, a showcase of top Canadian Baseball talent.. He showed remarkable composure despite the fact he was pitching against some good young players. Morgan’s mom stood proudly on a small raised platform behind the plate seeing her young son take his place among other budding stars.

Brinson throws hard and had decent control. He did get hit and gave up a run, but that will allow him to enter his next game with his nerves better under control. We look forward to seeing him pitch again soon…and maybe someday soon at SBC Park.

Good luck Morgan!

The Summer of Baseball goes into extra innings with a Rookie League game featuring the San Francisco Giants and the Seattle Mariners. The Giants don’t have a roster that coordinates names and numbers, so there’s a lot of asking around as to who’s pitching and batting. The starter for the Giants is Paul Lussier, who came into the game with a 1.66 ERA.

The Mariners have a complete roster online, so it was fairly simply to know who was playing. The starting pitcher (who got shelled) was new to the roster, so we’re still scrambling to figure out who he is, but we have most of the others. Notable are Tim Auty (who we will feature separately) and Andrew Hargrove, the son of Mariner’s manager Mike Hargrove.

We will also have a separate callout for young Giants pitcher Morgan Brinson, a young Canadian prospect. My wife spent some time talking to Morgan’s mom; it was Morgan’s first professional appearance, and he looked good despite giving up a few hits

Thinking back to the Atlantic League All-Star Game in Atlantic City, I have to admit the caliber of play today was better. Most of the players today are headed for AA and AAA rosters.