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The big news tonight is that Adam Duke is slated to get some innings. James Nygren (7-2, 3.61) is expected to start, with Duke in the offing.

Mid-week games versus non-conference make me nervous…there's very little to gain other than a couple bucks at the box office. I guess you can make a case that young, rarely used players get valuable game experience. That doesn't happen until the game's out of hand, though.

The Beavs haven't exactly been good in this slot, either, going 3-2 on Tuesdays in 2011.

So, in short, the story tonight is Adam Duke's debut and avoiding an RPI-crushing loss.

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  1. I think you mean 3-2 in midweek games with both losses on Tuesday. Excited to see Adam Duke pitch. He was supposed to be the teams #3 starter if he wasn’t hurt. Casey says he’s the best of the freshman guys, so let’s see how he does.

    I like the Beavers tonight 7-3.

    • Excuse me it is 3-2 on Tuesdays. 4-2 in midweek games overall. I forgot about the first game against Oregon.

    • Trouble for what? It just looks like another drunk-thirty at Denny’s with a Nikegon alum trying to be a Beav with baby steps (eating processed wood pulp instead of ing with the real thing).

  2. Interesting to see how Nygren does. He has handled Portland with ease the first two times so thee shouldn’t be any issues.

  3. Jared Norris walks after Stamps was hit and the Beavers have runners on first and second and two outs for Kavin Keyes

    • That was a good swing indeed. He didn’t get all of it but he was right on that ball. His timing is getting better. That’s very nice to see.

  4. Duke has a live arm.
    I like his countenance…the way he stares batters down reminds me of Drysdale (footage of course).

  5. Duke gives up a two run home run. That ball really carried out of the yard. Not a great debut but he’s a little excited, he’ll be much more calm the next time out.

    • Looks like Parker was still hungry. He should have ordered the Super Slam or something. There are a lot worse things one could do drunk then sit alone in a Denny’s eating a napkin.

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