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)

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.

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

What's Bucky up to?

Dean Rutz/Seattle Times Photo

The Seattle Times had a nice article on our fan club favorite, Bucky Jacobsen. Use the links below to access the story and photos.

Seattle Times article, Mariners Whatever happened to Bucky Jacobsen? by Geoff Baker


Photo Slideshow by Dean Rutz of the Seattle Times

Bucky Playing Winter Ball

With lots going on, I missed this development: Bucky was playing winter ball in Mexico. It looks like he had been playing with Yaquis de Obregon for 17 games. In those games, he batted .233, had an OBP of .361 and hit 6 homeruns with 14 RBIs. He has evidently left the team and rumor has it is in Japan.