That’s it. Ballgame. Kiss it goodbye. Blouses. There will not be a 2016 postseason run for the Aces. Reno was eliminated from the playoffs, and thus giving the Pacific Northern Division title to Tacoma, on Thursday with a 3-1 loss at Sacramento. The Aces had whittled a 6.5 game deficit to 2.5 games last Sunday before losing to Tacoma then dropping three of four to the … [Read more...]
Reno Aces Report (8/22-8/28)
Down the stretch they come. Reno missed out on the first five-game sweep in franchise history on Sunday with a 4-3 loss to the Rainiers. A win would’ve most improbably pulled Reno within 1.5 games after entering the series 6.5 back. Instead, the loss leaves Reno 3.5 games back with eight games to play. The Aces play four in Sacramento, starting Monday, then play four at … [Read more...]
Reno Aces Report (8/15-8/21)
The Aces are trying to make a race of the Pacific Northern division. They’re going to have to find the next gear. Reno went 5-2 last week to pull one game closer within first place Tacoma, but still trail the Rainiers by 5.5 games with 15 games to go. The hill is steep, but the schedule is favorable. Six of those games are against last place Sacramento. The other nine are … [Read more...]
Reno Aces Report (8/8-8/14)
The Aces may want a do over on the first two weeks of August. Reno ended July one strong week (and some help) away from leapfrogging Tacoma into the Pacific Northern lead. Now, they need a lot of help. The Arizona Diamondbacks’ Triple-A affiliate has dropped 10 of 14 since flipping the calendar from July and finds itself in third place, 6.5 games back of Tacoma, 3 back of … [Read more...]
Shoup Shots: Telling stretch looms for Aces, Nevada football camp underway
Much has been made of the Aces post-all-star-break play. However, it didn't do much for the Aces' postseason aspirations. Tacoma was able to keep pace and maintain respectable distance atop the Pacific Northern Division. The Aces finally shifted down last week and dropped six of eight, including three of five at Salt Lake. They now sit 5.5 games back to Tacoma and 3 back of … [Read more...]
Reno Aces Report (8/1-8/7)
The law of averages had to eventually come into play. That's baseball Reno started the second half of the season winners in 14 of 18, but still couldn't make ground in the Pacific Northern Division. Tacoma was just as hot. Last week, a leak sprung in the dam. Reno dropped six of eight games and now finds itself looking up at two teams in the standings. Fresno has won 13 … [Read more...]
Reno Aces Report (7/25-7/31)
What more are the Aces supposed to do? The Diamondbacks’ Triple-A affiliate started the second half of the season three games back of Tacoma, the Mariners’ Triple-A affiliate. You would think winning 14 of 18 after the all-star break would erase that gap, if not push the Aces in front. You would be wrong. After besting Fresno 12-7 at Greater Nevada Field on Sunday night, … [Read more...]
Shoup Shots: Mulder is the man – again, Football season a month away, Aces can’t catch a break
Mark Mulder is turning Tahoe into a personal ATM. The former pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals and Oakland A’s won his second straight American Century Championship on Sunday, using a dominant final afternoon at Edgewood to pull away from Mardy Fish, Jack Wagner and Jeremy Roenick. He’s now won a quarter million dollars the last two years, becoming the first repeat … [Read more...]