WEEK 22
RECORD: 5-1
OVERALL: 99-38 +12
RUNS SCORED: 950 (46) 1st
RUNS AGAINST: 553 (27) 1st
OWNERS MOOD: Ecstatic
FAN INTERST: 87/100
SCHEDULE:1 @ Green Bay/3 vs Columbus/Off Day/2 @ Hawaii
8/23 CHI 8 GB 3
Collins 4-4 2 2B's (24) HR (43) new career high 2 RBI's (121) Miranda (16) Shaw (35) homer. Miranda 3 RBI's (82) Lee 8-7-3-3-0-5 W (14-3)
8/24 CHI 13 COL 4
Salinas breaks out of his slump, 4-4 2B (30) Shaw 2-4 HR (36) 3 RBI's (106) Chavez 2-4 HR (30) 3 runs Collins 2-3 2 HR's (45) 6 RBI's (127) SB (13) Gonzalez (COL) 3-4 2 2B's (30) HR (5) 3 RBI's (37) Morgan W (15-5)
HOT? In his last 3 games, Hugh Collins is 9-10 with 2 2B's 6 HR's 16 RBI's and 8 Runs scored. He has thrust himself into MVP conversations.
TONY GREENE WATCH- .341 (1st) 51 HR's (1st) 127 RBI's (t-1st) Leads Ash in Avg. by .001, Collins in HR's by 6, and both he and Collins are 7 RBI's up on Jeff Hudson. Over in the CL, Arod is now 10 pts behind Jesus Chapa (.349-.339) in average while taking an 8 HR lead over Roosevelt Ramsey, and a 12 RBI lead of Ramsey as well.
Angelo Esparza won his 20th game, and is now leading in W's, K's (221-205) and trailing in ERA 2.01-2.63.
8/25 CHI 5 COL 4
Alonzo 3-4 1st IBL HR SB (1) Chavez 3B (5) 2 RBI's (102) Trujillo 6-7-3-3-3-3 W (10-4) Garcia H(10) Andre H (11) Cruz SV (24)
8/26 COL 6 CHI 3
Schall (COL) 3-5 HR (24) Ryan (COL) HR (23) Salinas HR (25) Sandoval (COL) 8-8-3-3-0-3 W (15-7 3.63) Hall 6-6-3-3-4-9 L (14-3)
8/27 Off Day
CONTRACT NEWS-Recently acquired 31 year old 2B Pat Dobson has agreed to terms on a 4 year 42M dollar contract extension. This year he's hitting .241-26-76 as Baltimore, with a decimated rotation, fights to get back in it. They are currently 7GB of New Hampshire and Boston.
8/28 CHI 6 HAW 3
Ash 3-5 2 2B's (31) Chavez HR (31) Martinez 7.1-5-3-3-0-6 W (17-4)
GREAT GAMES- Houston crushed the Patriots yesterday, in Philly, 24-2. The amazing thing? They hit the same amount of HR's, 1 each. 5 2B's 1 3B 1 HR and 21 singles to go with 8 walks. 3 guys had 4+ hit days with 2B Kevin Cole going 5-6 3 runs 6 RBI's.
8/29 CHI 11 HAW 7
Chavez 3-6 2B (29) 4 RBI's (108) Shaw, Salinas and Miranda all walk 3 times each. Lorenzelli 2-5 3B (5) Ash SB (39) Leduc (HAW) 3-4 HR (28) 4 RBI's (86) Lee W (15-3) 5 ER 5 IP
WEEK 22 SUMMARY
FL POTW- Hugh Collins (CHI) 9-21 6 HR's 16 RBI's (.286-45-129)
CL POTW- Bill Miles (CC) 11-15 4 RBI's (.323-12-58)
WEEK 22 POWER RANKINGS
1) Chicago (1)
2) Green Bay (2)
3) Corpus Christi (10) 6-0 week to now lead the Lone Star by 2 over Tulsa.
4) Alaska (3)
5) Las Vegas (4)
OUT Los Angeles (10)
AAA Tulsa (1) +1 93-45 Clinched
AA Bakersfield (2) -1 89-48 Clinched
A(N) Belleview (5) – 82-55 Clinched
A(S) Denison (8) -7 86-51 3 GB (+2 WC)
SS Heavener (2) – 44-18 +8
R Omaha (9) – 35-27 1 GB