By BLAKE TOPPMEYER
Herald-Whig Sports Writer
Every week this summer, Herald-Whig Sports Writer Blake Toppmeyer will catch up with some Quincy Gems and Hannibal Cavemen to ask some baseball questions and find out what they're like off the field. This week, Toppmeyer spoke with Hannibal Cavemen outfielder Kris Goodman, Quincy Gems catcher Drew Carlile and Cavemen catcher Daniel Peters. Here's what they had to say: MLB added a second wild card to each league this year. Good move or bad? Goodman: It's interesting. I'm a Yankee fan, so my team is usually always in it, ... but I think it's great for the fans and great for baseball. Carlile: I was a fan of the of the one wild card system. ... One thing that concerns me is the one-game wild card playoff series. Peters: I really like to see underdogs win, so I'm kind of a fan of it. I like to see more teams in. Who is the funniest guy on your team? Goodman: J. Golden, who just left because of an arm injury, is usually a jokester. Carlile: We have a lot of jokers on the team, but Bronson Gagner is usually good for a couple jokes. Peters: Christian Trent. Once on me, he microwaved a Snickers bar and put it in my locker. Are you an Xbox, PlayStation or Wii guy? Goodman: Xbox 360. Carlile: Definitely Xbox. Peters: PlayStation 3. What's the best single-game performance you've seen this summer? Goodman: In Springfield, Ty Filliben hit an absolute bomb. All I could say was, â Wow.' Carlile: Nick Hibbing pitched seven innings and only gave up one run at Terre Haute. Peters: Watching Ian Sikes hit home runs.It's the ninth inning with a runner on third and less than two outs. Who on your team do you want at the plate? Goodman: I'm confident in myself, but if I'm going to go with someone else, I'm going to go with Jake Mangler. Carlile: I think everyone wants to be the guy at the plate, but I would probably put Zach George up there. He's one of our best players as far as getting a hit when you need it. Peters: Jake Mangler. At the beginning of the year he was batting like .900 it seemed. He was tearing it up. No matter what, he'll do his job. He's done it the whole year. -- btoppmeyer@whig.com/221-3367
