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June 3, 2002
Subject: Week 9 Notes
Record: 38-18, .679, - GB
Position: 1st place (7.5 game lead)
Runs Scored: 295 – 1st in Federal
Runs Allowed: 227 – 4th in Federal
Defense: .683 – 14th in Federal
Power Ranking: 135.1 (1st in CBA)
Owner Mood: Ecstatic; Fan Interest: 94/100
• Last week (6-0): 3-0 vs. Seattle, 3-0 at Indianapolis
• The offense was the story this week, averaging 8 runs per game. The hapless Indianapolis pitching staff was no match for our lineup.
• We got our first look at Seattle’s phenom pitcher, “Pokey” Gonzáles (4-2, 2.08). MacLain (7-1, 3.86) out-pitched him, going eight innings for a 3-1 Louisville win.
• The Colonels pounded the Indians 13-2 on Friday. Pierre-Louis Simon was 4-6 with 2HR and Lúcio Martínez was 4-5 with a homer. Both players earned a PotD.
• Lúcio Martínez is leading the league in hitting with a .358 average. He is on a 17-game hitting streak.
• Ray Alexander will make his first start on Wednesday in Chicago.
• Mariano Gonzalez, the young infield prospect acquired last season in the Alfredo Gonzalez trade, is finally recovered from his long-term injury and is at AAA on a rehab assignment. He was moved from the 60-day D/L to the 40-man roster.
• I will have to burn an option on an infielder: Gonzalez, Aponte, or Bennett. I still have 18 days to decide which player goes to AAA on assignment. It is probably Gonzalez because I want him to get more work at second base.
• Bum report: Ed Gibson, the only pitcher banned from Sal’s Barber Shop, is on a one-year deal with Orlando. He is 1-7 with a 5.38 ERA. You nailed that one, Sal.
• This week: 3 at Chicago, 4 at Dallas
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