theeagleman5 369 Posted March 24, 2008 You mentioned Chance Chapman, TMH and he had a great season last summer for the Phillies farm team in Williamsport, PA...he was 5-2 as a starter with a 2.09 ERA and almost a strikeout per inning....looks like he could move up to a better A ball team in the organization this season...probably Lakewood, NJ or Clearwater, Fla..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tmh8286 109 Posted March 24, 2008 That's great! Always love to hear about previous ORU players doing well. Chance was a great player at ORU. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elroy 0 Posted March 24, 2008 I was watching Giants / Rangers today and Holman had the last at bat. Tom grieve and the other announcer talked about ORU in Tulsa. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tmh8286 109 Posted March 24, 2008 Speaking of Chance Chapman, I did a little digging around in my memorabilia bag of tricks, and found this from his 2005 summer league: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theeagleman5 369 Posted March 24, 2008 I could see Chapman in the Phillies pen perhaps in the next year or two...this is a big year for him to move up...if he pitches in Lakewood, i am less than an hour away...i will drive over to watch him.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jmg1984 4 Posted March 29, 2008 does anyone know how many oru players are on the 40 man rosters and their chances of making the big leagues? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theeagleman5 369 Posted March 30, 2008 chapman is not on the Phillies 40 man roster....rosters are not set yet but i would anticipate him playing at Lakewood, NJ or Clearwater, FL which are phillies A teams....maybe by the end of the year he will be ready for some AA ball in Reading, PA....the Phillies need some pitching....badly! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 30, 2008 I think we have better than this shows: http://www.baseball-almanac.com/college/oral_roberts_university_baseball_players.shtml Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ORUalum 433 Posted March 30, 2008 doug bernier hit .310 for the AAA Colorado Springs Sky Sox last year. he could be ORU's best shot to get called up at some point. Full Name: Douglas Paul Bernier Born: 06/24/1980 Birthplace: Santa Maria, CA College: Oral Roberts University, OK Height: 5' 11" Weight: 175 Bats: R Throws: R Doug Bernier - Stats Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogus Smith 34 Posted March 30, 2008 doug bernier hit .310 for the AAA Colorado Springs Sky Sox last year. he could be ORU's best shot to get called up at some point. I wouldn't count on it. Not to sound negative, but as long as Colorado has Troy Tulowitzki (who signed the largest second-year player contract in MLB history) at shortstop, the Rockies aren't going to need any infield help anytime soon. Additionally, the Rockies have Clint Barnes (the Rockies' AAA regular shortstop) and Jayson Nix (Rockies' AAA regular second baseman) on the 40-man roster going into spring training. If either of the Rockies' regular infielders go down, those guys will get the first call-up before Doug. Doug had a respectable season last year for the Sky Sox, but when he was in Tulsa, he was not regarded as a prospect in the Rockies' organization. He was regarded as a better than average glove in the field and an average bat. He may be trade bait for the Rockies to a team that needs a utility infielder. He could also be relegated to a minor league journeyman. Regardless, he has some good skills that a team could rely on at a level slightly less than a Keith Lockhart or Keith Miller (for those that remember them back in the day). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
redhammer 0 Posted March 31, 2008 For part of Doug's career in Tulsa, he was even relegated to the role of Utility man here at AA. Great glove, weak bat. Struggled to stay above the Mendoza line for a couple of seasons here. Though, he has seemed to recently find a way to get his batting average up. Any chance he has will be as a defensive specialist. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tmh8286 109 Posted March 31, 2008 I think we have better than this shows: http://www.baseball-almanac.com/college/oral_roberts_university_baseball_players.shtml Actually, mom that list matches the players listed in the media guide. The media guide doesn't include Larry Casian - he must have transfered to Cal State Fullerton. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theeagleman5 369 Posted April 7, 2008 Chance Chapman has been assigned to the Phillies farm club in Lakewood, NJ...the BlueClaws are A league ball and this is a step up for him from last summer...perhaps if he has a good first few months he could be promoted to Clearwater FL which is a higher A league team....the good news is that Lakewood is only about an hour from where TheEagleman lives and less than 30 minutes from my office...so i will probably be headed over there with my buds to watch Chance pitch sometime in May...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theeagleman5 369 Posted April 9, 2008 Chance did not do well in his first outing for the Class A BlueClaws...he walked 3 guys and blew a save....but came back in his second game with 2 scoreless innings....he appears to be being used as the set up man in the bullpen at this time....Lakewood has lost 4 of its first 5 games... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tmh8286 109 Posted April 9, 2008 It's interestig to watch how some of these guys that are such GREAT players at ORU can be average players even at the single A level. It just illustrates what exceptional athletes those guys are that make it to the majors - and the work it takes to get there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theeagleman5 369 Posted April 9, 2008 good point, tmh....the ball that ORU plays is about equal to A ball...the top 10 NCAA schools might be able to compete at AA level but that might be a stretch....if Chance has a good season, he is still at least 2 yrs away from getting a shot in the majors.....this is an important year for him.....but the fact that he did move up is good...you can follow his progress at lakewoodblueclaws.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theeagleman5 369 Posted April 16, 2008 It seems that Lakewood struggling at 5-7 in the first 2 weeks of the season has moved Chance into the starting rotation...he got a start last Sat. night and went 4 innings...gave up 5 hits and 1 run....had 3 SO and 2 Walks....he did not factor in the decision and his current ERA is 3.86 in 4 appearances thus far for the Phillies Class A team..the Phils need middle relief....maybe a chance for Chance??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theeagleman5 369 Posted April 25, 2008 The streaking Class A Lakewood BlueClaws won 10-3 on Tuesday night thanks mostly to some outstanding hitting and also an excellent starting effort from Chance Chapman....the former ORU star went 6 innings giving up only 4 hits and 1 run...he had 4 SO and 1 walk...his record is now even at 1-1 and his ERA is down to 2.37..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tmh8286 109 Posted April 25, 2008 Thanks for the updates, eagleman. Keep 'em coming! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theeagleman5 369 Posted April 28, 2008 Chapman had his best game of the season for Lakewood this afternoon pitching a complete game and giving up only 1 unearned run and 3 hits...he had 6 Ks and 0 walks....unfortunately, the BlueClaws did nothing with the bats and Chance took a 1-0 loss...he is now 1-2 with an incredible ERA of 1.67...he has now thrown 27 innings in 7 appearances...21 Ks and only 8 walks...Lakewood is now 11-13 for the season....Chapman seems to have cemented his spot in the starting rotation...he has the lowest ERA on the staff and this was the first complete game by any pitcher.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OKC Eagle 17 Posted April 29, 2008 Nice job. Complete games in April are rare. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theeagleman5 369 Posted May 5, 2008 Not a positive report this week on Chance Chapman...he got shelled in Lakewood's 7-1 loss at home yesterday afternoon....Chance only lasted 4 innings...gave up 6 runs (5 earned)....he gave up 9 hits, walked 2 and stuck out 2...ERA now up to 2.90 and he is 1-3 for the season.....still, only his 2nd subpar outing out of 8 appearances.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theeagleman5 369 Posted May 10, 2008 Chapman rebounded with an excellent performance last night for Lakewood...he went 7 innings and gave up only 1 run and 6 hits...no walks and 6 Ks....his ERA has dropped to 2.61...Chance did not figure in the decision because it was 1-1 when he was lifted but the BlueClaws eventually won the game..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theeagleman5 369 Posted May 17, 2008 Chance pitched again Thursday night and had a shutout going for 5 innings but then got nicked for a pair of runs and the 6th and 2 more in the 7th before being lifted....he had 3 Ks and 1 walk....did not factor in the decision of a game the BlueClaws lost at Greensboro. Chance is stil 1-3 with a 3.09 ERA so far this season in 8 starts and 2 relief appearances....The ace of the staff just got moved up to Clearwater by the Phillies so Chapman now has the chance to be the #1 guy if he can pick it up.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theeagleman5 369 Posted May 22, 2008 Chapman took another hard luck loss on monday night as the BlueClaws dropped a 3-1 game.....Chance got 0 runs while he was in the game and pitched 6 shutout innings before getting tagged for 3 runs in the 7th when he was knocked out...he struck out 2 and walked none....Chapman now 1-4 and ERA is 3.11.....Lakewood has not been playing well and not scoring many runs....Chapman has gotten the least run support of any pitcher on the team....bummer.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
