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jaa36 · 12-24-2012, 11:37 PM

July proved to be an injury-filled but otherwise good month for Dawn Branch. We went 17-10 to raise our record to 55-54 overall, seven games back of conference-leading Waterbank. Herb Clark went 4-0 to raise his record to 10-12 overall, and he leads the conference with 161 strikeouts. He was named the WC Pitcher of the Month. James Porter returned to the lineup and is hitting .330. Dana Webb and Haukea Kaikeapona were selected to the all-star team; Hawk is hitting .309 with 19 home runs. The middle infield has been predictably wretched, with Gian-Carlo Panatta hitting .208 and Sergio DeNiro hitting .224. Manasa Pualani's ERA is still 5.66, but he is second in the conference with 25 saves.

Vincent Bowman strained his hamstring and missed three weeks, and Barend Schachte strained his quad and went out for five. Old friend Bill Spurlin was given a minor league contract to replace Schachte. Then Jack Cook tore his labrum and will miss the rest of the season- boo. 26-year-old outfielder Will Poulin, who is hitting .308 in Willow Hill and hit .319 there last year, was called up to replace Cook, with Kika Peleke joining the lineup against righties. Next, Hekeka Ahulani strained his MCL and went out for six weeks.

We signed a 17-year-old catching prospect out of Arcadia named Kirk "Bow Wow" Hoyt. He is right-handed, a good hitting prospect but not likely much of a fielder. I was offered an interesting trade near the deadline- 26-year-old shortstop Pat Phillips for catcher Jonathan Wilson. Phillips is a great fielder and excellent hitter, and is probably an even better talent than Wilson- but has two fewer years of team control. I turned down the offer. I shopped Manasa Pualani and Gian-Carlo Panatta at the deadline but wasn't able to get anything worthwhile.

12-24-2012, 11:37 PM	#73
jaa36 Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 3,120	August 1 update July proved to be an injury-filled but otherwise good month for Dawn Branch. We went 17-10 to raise our record to 55-54 overall, seven games back of conference-leading Waterbank. Herb Clark went 4-0 to raise his record to 10-12 overall, and he leads the conference with 161 strikeouts. He was named the WC Pitcher of the Month. James Porter returned to the lineup and is hitting .330. Dana Webb and Haukea Kaikeapona were selected to the all-star team; Hawk is hitting .309 with 19 home runs. The middle infield has been predictably wretched, with Gian-Carlo Panatta hitting .208 and Sergio DeNiro hitting .224. Manasa Pualani's ERA is still 5.66, but he is second in the conference with 25 saves. Vincent Bowman strained his hamstring and missed three weeks, and Barend Schachte strained his quad and went out for five. Old friend Bill Spurlin was given a minor league contract to replace Schachte. Then Jack Cook tore his labrum and will miss the rest of the season- boo. 26-year-old outfielder Will Poulin, who is hitting .308 in Willow Hill and hit .319 there last year, was called up to replace Cook, with Kika Peleke joining the lineup against righties. Next, Hekeka Ahulani strained his MCL and went out for six weeks. We signed a 17-year-old catching prospect out of Arcadia named Kirk "Bow Wow" Hoyt. He is right-handed, a good hitting prospect but not likely much of a fielder. I was offered an interesting trade near the deadline- 26-year-old shortstop Pat Phillips for catcher Jonathan Wilson. Phillips is a great fielder and excellent hitter, and is probably an even better talent than Wilson- but has two fewer years of team control. I turned down the offer. I shopped Manasa Pualani and Gian-Carlo Panatta at the deadline but wasn't able to get anything worthwhile.