WEEK 24
RECORD: 5-2 (104-45)
PLACE: Clinched
Owner: Ecstatic
Fan Interest: 84
Schedule: 4 @ Michigan/3 vs Dayton
9/10 CHI 9 MICH 5 Chavez 3-3, M Ramirez 3-4 2 RBI’s Salinas HR (28) Alexander HR (34) Morgan HR (31). Rogers (W, 15-8) 5 run 2nd, 6IP 5ER.
9/11 MICH 5 CHI 3 Lee (L, 18-5) 5ER 4IP 10H. Collins HR(33) M Francis (MICH) 2-4 2B, HR (1) 3 RBI (5)
9/12 MICH 3 CHI 1 Martinez (L, 14-9) 7IP 4H 3ER 7K’s. M Williams (MICH) 7.1IP 1ER (W, 11-9) Woodard SV (30).
9/13 CHI 16 MICH 6 Knox 2-3 2 HR’s (32) 4 RBI’s (81) Salinas 2-3 2 RBI’s (92) Drake (MICH) 2-5 HR (1) 4 RBI’s (5)
9/14 CHI 8 DAY 4 Chavez 2-3 3R 2 HR’s (29) 4 RBI’s (102) Alexander 3-3 HR (35) Hamilton (W, 3-0) 6IP 2ER 8K.
9/15 CHI 8 DAY 1 Rogers (W, 16-8) 7IP 1ER 7K’s Collins 2-3 HR (34) Chavez 2-5 HR (30) Miller 1-1 HR (6) 3 RBI’s (36)
9/16 CHI 5 DAY 4 Chavez 2-2 2 HR’s (32) 3 RBI’s (106) Morgan HR (32) Salinas HR (29) Lee (W, 19-5) 7IP 3ER 6K’s Winston SV (3) Holt (H12)
GOOD GAMES
9/15
38 year old Manny Miranda (DAL) went 5-6 with 2 RBI’s in a 13-5 win over San Antonio.
9/16
Staten Island 21 year old OF Lonnie Vaughan went 4-6 with 4 RBI’s and hit 3 home runs in a 17-7 win over Brooklyn. Vaughan is hitting .268-27-81 as a rookie.
9/17
24 year old Felipe Garcia went 4-4 and hit for the cycle in a 8-7 loss to Alaska. Garcia is hittin g.298-28-72.
INJURIES WITH IMPLICATIONS
Las Vegas , currently 4 games up in the Pacific over Sacramento, lost superstar Jesus Andrales for the remainder of the season with a broken bone in his hand. Andrales was hitting .315-3-58 with 41 stolen bases.
Tulsa’s Wally Reed is headed to the DL just a week after returning from a broken hand. The 31 year old has a severe calf strain that will sideline him for 3 weeks.
Knight SP Millard Brown (12-10 4.61) will miss the next 6 months after shoulder surgery today. The Knights are 1.5 games behind Brooklyn and 6.5 out of the 2nd WC spot. They head to Brooklyn for a 2 game series tomorrow.
Chase Utley (GB) will miss the next 2 weeks after coming up with a stiff neck…. Utley is hitting .310-15-48.
CONTRACT TALKS
El Paso announced the signing of 29 year old OF Caden Haynes to a 6 year 96M dollar contract extension today. Haynes has spent the past 7 years in El Paso, hitting .291/.378/.513 with 189 2B’s and 206 homers in 1001 games. He’s also stolen 143 of 202 bases and driven in 696 runs.
MINORS
Catcher Shigekazu Kiyomizu went 5-5 with 5 RBI’s in a 15-9 Heavener win today. Kiyomizu was signed as a minor league FA last winter.
WEEK 24 RECAP
FL POTW-Lonnie Vaughan (SI) 7-14 4 HR’s 5 RBI’s (.271-29-83)
CL POTW-Chandler Harris (LA) 11-25 6 HR’s 9 RBI’s (.261-42-96)
IBL POWER RANKINGS
1) Chicago (1)
2) Columbus (2)
3) Tulsa (10) Huge 7-0 week, 2-0 vs Baltimore 4-0 vs Dallas
4) Green Bay (5)
5) New Hampshire (3)
OUT Arizona (9)
RACES
Brooklyn's 1-5 week combined with New York's 4-2 mean the Knights go from 2.5 back to .5 game up with 2 weeks to go. The Knights took both games of a weekend series in Brooklyn, and will head back there Wednesday and Thursday of this week again.
Arizona went 3-3 and El Paso 5-2 to lock them in a tie. They will meet 4 times next week in a home/home series.
Green Bay pretty much locked up the 2nd wild card spot with a 5-1 week.
In the Coastal New Hampshire fans remain excited as the Fisher Cats are 5 up with 13 to play.
Tulsa's 7-0 week pretty much ended any hopes San Antonio might have had, and puts Houston's focus on keep that 2nd wild card spot.
Vegas' 1-5 week gives the entire division a shot of adrenalin, with all 4 teams now within 5.5. LA has 4 left vs Fresno and 2 with Vegas to end the season. Vegas is looking at 2 with Fresno and 2 with Sacramento this week after a 2 game set vs Houston.