Annapolis Middies Clubhouse
Sunday, 10/24/1999
Team Stats & Info
Manager: David Rowe
Record: 92 Wins, 70 Losses, .568 Winning Pct.
Home Record: 47 Wins, 34 Losses
Away Record: 45 Wins, 36 Losses
1 Run Games Record: 33 Wins, 33 Losses
X-Innings Record: 9 Wins, 8 Losses
Record vs LHP: 18 Wins, 17 Losses
Record vs RHP: 74 Wins, 53 Losses
Payroll: $68,207,143 (6th)
Fan Interest: 83/100 (T-4th)
Batting AVG: .257 (2nd)
Homeruns: 159 (1st)
Walks: 548 (7th)
Stolen Bases: 100 (13th)
Runs Scored: 772 (2nd)
Pitching ERA: 3.85 (14th)
Opponents AVG: .238 (5th)
HRs Allowed: 112 (6th)
Walks Allowed: 600 (18th)
Runs Allowed: 682 (12th)
Code:
Active Roster
Player # Pos Birthday Bats Throws AVG HR RBI SB OPS
CATCHERS
Richard Bozek 42 C 10/25/1965 Left Right .328 4 61 0 .789
Miguel Marzano 43 C 1/18/1974 Right Right .238 2 14 0 .672
INFIELDER
Mickey Truong 89 1B 7/25/1973 Both Right .226 11 71 19 .685
Joseph Cueva 22 2B 8/7/1966 Left Right .301 29 100 20 .973
Jose Neyra 29 3B 1/28/1973 Right Right .276 18 87 2 .779
James Sauceda 91 SS 11/29/1968 Left Right .294 14 90 7 .769
Joe Schmidt 20 SS 10/26/1977 Right Right .154 0 0 1 .497
Curtis Pacheco 36 SS 1/6/1968 Right Right .234 5 14 0 .670
OUTFIELDER
Boris Landeros 86 LF 9/4/1972 Right Right .260 19 62 18 .783
Will Brubaker 51 CF 12/17/1974 Both Right .272 27 98 11 .821
Michael Jones 34 RF 9/18/1968 Right Right .228 14 58 16 .673
James Walthall 33 CF 2/24/1966 Left Left .333 0 4 3 .801
Mohammed Fishel 94 LF 9/28/1967 Left Left .202 3 12 2 .578
Player # Role Birthday Bats Throws ERA W L S WHIP
STARTERS
George Lopez 38 SP 2/18/1972 Left Left 2.81 19 7 0 1.08
Gary Goheen 79 SP 4/4/1973 Right Right 3.47 13 7 0 1.32
Adam Schaeffer 53 SP 10/2/1962 Right Right 3.57 16 9 0 1.27
Gonz Henriques 25 SP 7/6/1967 Both Right 3.62 11 6 0 1.36
Shane Cosco 97 SP 11/30/1967 Right Right 3.66 9 11 0 1.20
RELIEVERS
Robert Rozek 31 CL 6/12/1973 Right Right 2.45 8 2 21 1.13
Pasqual Rocha 93 MR 10/31/1971 Right Right 4.34 8 9 14 1.40
Felipe Zubiaga 12 MR 5/17/1975 Right Right 4.65 5 7 15 1.41
Lucas Casares 59 MR 2/9/1971 Left Left 4.90 5 5 1 1.34
Alex Solis 64 MR 9/6/1973 Left Left 3.23 1 0 0 1.08
Samuel Salinas 95 MR 11/17/1978 Left Right 5.06 1 0 1 1.69
Alex Blanco 47 MR 3/21/1970 Left Left 5.85 1 2 0 1.35
Tired Position Players
Michael Jones
Injuries & Disabled List
Player Status Recovery Time Time on DL left Diagnosis
Felipe Zubiaga OUT 3-4 weeks 0 days Strained Bicep Tendon
Robert Rozek Day-to-Day (85%) 3 days 0 days Pulled Elbow Ligament
The Middies had a lineup of solid hitters for the most part, good enough to score 772 runs, the second most of all the teams. Joseph Cueva was the most dangerous of the bats, hitting .301, 29 homeruns and 100 RBI's. Jose Neyra provided some pop in the cleanup slot, with 18 homers and 87 RBI's.
Of note on the pitching staff was George Lopez, a hardthrowing southpaw who had won 19 games for Annapolis this first season. He also struck out over 305 batters in 246.2 innings of work. He had some reputation of being a bit inconsistent, but most observers agreed that when he was on, he might have the best stuff of any starter in the game. And he had been on for September, winning pitcher of the month honors.
The bullpen was nothing spectacular, although the Middies had one of the more colorful characters of the game. Pasqual "Kitchen Sink" Rocha, born on Halloween, had a flair for odd deliveries and throwing every pitch known to humankind, except the knuckleball, which he had once described derisively as "a pitch thrown by those who can't pitch, like Pasqual can pitch. OH YEAH!" When asked what his best pitch was, he said it was his Voodoo Curve, because it broke many a man's spirit.
David Rowe, a manager known for a quick hook on pitchers, had used Rocha frequently in spite of Kitchen Sink's penchant for antics. Whether or not Rocha would be used in the pressure cooker of the postseason championship was unknown.