Team Record: 51-80
Sim Record: 1-9
Games
8/21 - 10-2 loss @ Washington - Herold allowed 4 runs in 2.1 innings and we don't do a whole lot on the offensive end. Jerkins "starred" having 2 hits and 2 RBIs.
8/22 - 5-3 loss @ Washington - Steelman outlasted Herold's start yesterday, but not by much, going 3.2 innings, allwing 5 runs. Kyle Warner had 3 hits.
8/23 - 3-2 loss vs Utah - McKie allows just 1 run in 7 innings, but our bullpen blew it (probably because they are pitching so much these days). Jerkins and Mingo each had 2 hits.
8/24 - 7-6 loss vs Utah - Perez loses another game (7.2 IP, 10 H, 7 ER), but we were in it the whole time. Mingo had 3 hits and 2 RBI.
8/25 - 1-0 loss vs Utah (10 innings) - Paul Long went 6 shutout innings of 3-hit ball, but Shimizu allowed the winning run to score. We only managed 5 hits, none of which were for extra bases.
8/26 - Off Day
8/27 - 7-2 loss vs Idaho - Long had 2 hits and Herold pitched for 5.1 innings, allowing 4 earned runs. Not a whole lot to say about this team right now.
8/28 - 3-2 WIN vs Idaho - Richard Jerkins wins player of the game as he hit his 9th homer in the first inning and followed up with another RBI later in the game. McKie pitched for 7 innings, giving up 5 hits and 2 runs.
8/29 - 5-3 loss vs Idaho - Perez loses his 8th straight decision (3.1 IP, 9 H, 5 ER). So much for rookie of the year. Jerkins hits his 10th homerun.
8/30 - 5-1 loss vs Idaho - Long gets shelled (2.2 IP, 9 H, 5 ER), but our bullpen doesn't allow a run the rest of the game. McLaughlin scored our lone run after walking.
8/31 - 6-4 loss vs Texas - Steelman was pretty good today, actually (8 IP, 7 H, 3 R). Hennen (2 runs) and Koenig (2 RBIs) each had 2 hits.
Standings
Code:
Great Explorers Standings
East
Team W L PCT GB Stk L10
Kansas 78 54 .591 - W1 7-3
Wisconsin 76 55 .580 1.5 L1 6-4
Texas 74 58 .561 4.0 W2 5-5
New Mexico 64 67 .489 13.5 W2 6-4
Illinois 56 75 .427 21.5 L1 6-4
Minnesota 28 103 .214 49.5 W1 3-7
West
Team W L PCT GB Stk L10
Washington 93 39 .705 - L1 8-2
Idaho 74 57 .565 18.5 W2 7-3
Nevada 73 58 .557 19.5 L5 4-6
California 65 66 .496 27.5 L1 2-8
Utah 56 76 .424 37.0 W1 7-3
Colorado 51 80 .389 41.5 L3 1-9
Another 1-9 in our last 10. This is getting painful. We're 2-18 in our last 20 games. And there isn't a whole lot of help coming from below.
Pitching
Code:
Name G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K
s1 S. Perez 29 29 9 13 0 4.25 186.1 175 91 88 73 107
s2 P. Long 29 29 8 13 0 4.46 169.2 187 90 84 44 78
s3 C. Herold 28 28 5 9 0 3.77 160.0 155 71 67 62 114
s4 C. McKie 27 27 7 11 0 4.44 166.1 205 92 82 36 64
s5 C. Steelman 18 18 2 10 0 5.80 99.1 123 70 64 37 54
mr D. MacKenzie 47 0 4 3 1 5.64 59.0 60 39 37 34 28
mr A. Stier 64 0 4 6 3 4.50 60.0 80 36 30 16 23
mr T. Shimizu 64 0 4 3 2 4.08 70.2 65 34 32 30 26
mr L. Briscoe 73 0 1 5 3 3.35 78.0 75 30 29 20 23
su A. Jacobs 26 0 2 1 1 3.41 29.0 31 13 11 9 19
su J. Montana 51 0 2 4 4 5.47 54.1 64 35 33 24 22
cl R. Souza 63 0 4 3 14 2.89 74.2 72 26 24 24 55
Our pitching has been HORRIBLE lately. No stamina and just getting RIPPED up. At least Souza is producing and we have
that to look forward to. Oh wait, he's retiring at the end of the year.
Lineup
Code:
Name G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG
1 SS R. Jerkins 125 441 113 30 4 10 45 50 27 74 .256 .304 .410
2 CF L. Mingo 110 454 122 25 9 0 34 42 26 84 .269 .307 .363
3 RF N. Massengill 125 439 116 18 0 6 38 47 67 65 .264 .370 .346
4 LF J. Hennen 99 360 72 18 5 7 46 42 59 39 .200 .317 .336
5 2B V. Koenig 126 488 124 18 0 4 42 35 34 66 .254 .318 .316
6 3B T. Bacon 115 405 91 7 1 4 31 53 21 64 .225 .266 .277
7 1B H. Rehm 63 94 16 3 0 0 10 9 6 14 .170 .225 .202
8 C R. Long 93 304 71 26 1 1 27 24 15 49 .234 .272 .336
SS K. Warner 85 247 61 17 4 2 22 20 19 34 .247 .310 .372
RF E. Grimes 73 266 63 18 4 4 31 33 10 32 .237 .274 .380
LF E. Schuh 114 292 65 15 1 2 22 20 20 45 .223 .272 .301
C C. Baker 91 196 37 11 0 6 19 23 7 42 .189 .224 .337
1B S. McLaughlin 55 116 20 3 0 1 6 8 8 18 .172 .244 .224
Bacon and Rehm... Shells of their former selves.
If I can remember to do it, I have to send McLaughlin down... he sucks. But it IS time for 40-man roster callups, so he'll probably stay up. Can't say that I am excited to bring anyone up... there isn't really anyone who is ready down there.
Team Rankings
Batting AVG: .231 (21st)
Homeruns: 51 (23rd)
Walks: 352 (18th)
Stolen Bases: 98 (10th)
Runs Scored: 425 (22nd)
Pitching ERA: 4.28 (21st)
Opponents AVG: .272 (23rd)
HRs Allowed: 108 (21st)
Walks Allowed: 409 (13th)
Runs Allowed: 623 (20th)
Down in the Minors
Schatz is the only bat that has a realistic chance of making any impact at the major league level right now. But he's not quite ready yet. I'm hoping for somewhat of a bump in spring training. Any bump in his contact and he'll be up for sure.
Dale Couch, who isn't on this list but is the #45 ranked prospect in the league, is tearing it up in single A (.356, 22 HR, 81 RBI). But he's only 19 years old and years away from the big time.
Paydirt James has been toggling between AAA and AA all season. This year in AAA, he is 2-2 with a 5.45 ERA. Not ready for the majors, but he's on track. He's only 19 by the way.
Panic Mesick is going to get the call up, at least for a brief time, this September. He's still got some growing to do, but he is TEARING UP AAA batting right now (1.06 WHiP and a .226 BABIP).
Code:
Batters
# Name Age Pos Level AVG HR RBI
2 Bates Schatz 23 2B AAA .308 4 21
6 James Hennen 25 LF Majors .200 7 46
8 Earl Schuh 25 LF Majors .223 2 22
9 Nevada Ramirez 21 LF A .283 5 62
10 Tony Jalon 21 1B A .280 8 57
Pitchers
# Name Age Role Level Rec ERA IP HA BB K
1 Panic Mesick 19 SP AAA 9-2 1.92 108.0 70 44 98
3 Armando Renez 19 SP A 15-5 3.31 184.2 156 75 100
4 Salvatore Perez 21 SP Majors 9-13 4.25 186.1 175 73 107
5 Paydirt James 19 SP AA 10-5 3.32 127.1 120 39 85
7 Chip Herold 25 SP Majors 5-9 3.77 160.0 155 62 114