Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Bucky's Done in Mexico

From the transaction wire of the Mexian League (translation modified from freetranslation.com):

The Tabasco Olmecas activated Sharnol Adriana to their roster occupying the place of Bucky Jacobsen who was dropped.

It appears Adriana had played for the Dorados de Chihuahua before being released on April 11, 5 days after Bucky signed with Tobasco. In 16 games for the Dorados, Adriana hit .302 with 1 homer, 5 doubles and 7 RBIs.

Well, it was fun while it lasted. Hopefully another team in the league will give Bucky a call.

EDIT/ADDITIONAL NEWS
Bucky's agent e-mailed me and filled in more of the story. The Mexican League isn't where Bucky wants to end up, so he asked for his release to be able to workout back in Seattle and hopefully catch on in Japan or Korea.

Monday, April 16, 2007

Bucky Hits Homer #1

Bucky Jacobsen hit his first homerun of the season Sunday. In the top of the first inning with two on, Bucky worked the count to 3 -1. After fouling off two pitches, Bucky hit seventh pitch of the at-bat to left center field for a three-run homer. Bucky went on to walk in the second inning and was intentionally walked in the eighth. He finished the night 1 for 3 with a homer and two walks, 3 RBI and a run scored.

Links: milb.com game log, milb.com GameDay, el Heraldo de Tabasco, TabascoHOY.com (click here for rough translation)

Two interesting notes about Olmecas de Tabasco:

  • In February, the Washington Nationals signed a one-year agreement with the Olmecas to share scouting information between the two clubs. (washingtonnationals.com)
  • The Olmecas are government-owned! They play in Villahermosa, which is the capital city of the state of Tabasco. (sports.yahoo.com)

Saturday, April 14, 2007

Bucky Jacobsen's Progress

Bucky had a decent night on Friday, going 2 for 4 with 2 singles. While he had yet to hit anything more than a double, it looks like Bucky's getting his legs back under him.

If you are interested in "watching" his games, Minor League Baseball has a gameday feature that allows you to see the game reports in real time. You can review past game logs as well and sometimes get radio broadcasts - it's helpful if you know Spanish. Click on the Olmecas de Tabasco page at www.milb.com for more.

Monday, April 09, 2007

Update on Bucky












Geoff Baker of the Seattle Times ran into Bucky while heading to Cleveland (via Houston) to cover the Mariners/Indians series. According to Baker, Bucky had been spurned by the Asian teams and Mexico until he got a call the morning of April 4th. The Tabasco Olmecas needed him about a week into their season, and Bucky was on his way.

On a totally different note, the Mountain Press ran an article about the new the mascot family for the Smokies baseball team where Bucky played in 2003 when it was a Cardinals' farmteam. The family includes brother and sister bears Slugger and Diamond and their friend, Clucky Jacobson, a chicken named after a favorite former player, Bucky Jacobsen. Fame is evidently all relevant.


Photo from el Heraldo de Tabasco