WEEK 23
RECORD: 7-0
OVERALL: 106-38 +16
RUNS SCORED: 1000 (50) 1st
RUNS AGAINST: 579 (26) 1st
OWNERS MOOD: Ecstatic
FAN INTERST: 87/100
SCHEDULE: 1 @ Hawaii/3 vs Dayton/3 @ West Michigan
8/30 CHI 7 HAW 3
Ash 3-5 2B (32) 3B (8) Chavez 4-5 Salinas 2-5 2B (31) HR (26) 3 RBI's (109) Morgan 6-3-2-2-6-7 W (16-5) 3 DP's.
8/31 CHI 6 DAY 1
Chavez 4-4 2B (30) 2 SB (31) 5th straight season he's gone 30/30+. Salinas 2-3 2B (32) HR (27) 2 RBI's (111) Ash 2-5 2B (33) SB (40) 4 Chicago errors. Trujillo 6-3-1-0-1-3 (ND) Pacheco W (8-4) Jones SV (5)
9/1 CHI 8 DAY 7
Cruz BS(6) W (3-4) Lorenzelli (2) Chavez (32) Jackson (24) and Salinas (28) homer. Wright (DAY) 3-3 2 2B's (42)
9/2 CHI 14 DAY 5
Martinez 2-5 HR (3) 4 RBI's (20) Ash 2-4 3B (9) Salinas 2-4 2B (34) 3 RBI's (116) Knox 3-4 2 HR's (11) 3 runs 3 RBI's (31) Collins 3-4 Martinez 7-7-1-1-0-5 W (18-4) T. Greene (DAY) 4-4 2B (39) Ibarbia (DAY) 3-4 3B Mark Brewer (DAY) commits his 34th error.
INJURY NEWS-Hugh Collins escaped serious injury after falling down the stairs at his home. Nothing more than a severely bruised jaw, but he's DtD for the next 1-2 days.
GREAT GAMES-Rookie David Brooks (GB) went 3-4 in his 2nd IBL game ever, and drilled 3HR's, driving in 6 in a 13-6 win over Staten Island.
MINORS-AA Bakersfield, A(N) Belleview and A(S) Denison have made the playoffs.
9/3 CHI 3 WMI 2
Miranda 3-5 Lee (WMI) 3-3 K. Lee 8-4-2-2-4-3 W (16-3) Cruz SV (26) A.Johnson (WMI) 7-10-3-3-4-3 L (16-8 3.33)
9/4 CHI 6 WMI 5
Rojas (WMI) 3-4 2B (26) HR (5) Morgan 6.1-6-4-4-3-4 W (17-5) Cruz SV (27)
INJURY NEWS-Former Iron Pig and now Boston Bomber closer Jake Ellison will miss the next 4-5 months with an undisclosed shoulder injury. He was 6-5 2.63 with 31 Saves. Boston, now 1 game back of New Hampshire, will turn to former closer 35 year old George Quinn for their playoff push. Quinn was 3-2 2.13 with 16 Saves last season and has 190 career saves.
STAT NEWS-On a team note, we're now 105-38, which means we're 8 games shy of the single season win record, with 19 games left.
9/5 CHI 6 WMI 3
McKinley spot start 7-7-1-1-0-5 W (4-0 1.74 in 4 very good starts) Jones SV (6) Drake (WMI) 5.1-7-5-5-2-3 L (11-11 4.27) Collins HR (46) Hudson 2-3 2B (28) Rojas (WMI) 3-5
MINORS NEWS-AAA Tulsa is in the post season. Their playoffs start Tuesday 9/7.
WEEK 23 SUMMARY
FL POTW-Luis Chavez (CHI)15-30 HR 9 RBI's (.332-32-113)
CL POTW-Roosevelt Ramsey (TUL) 12-28 3 HR's 11 RBI's (.286-42-129)
WEEK 23 POWER RANKINGS
1) Chicago (1)
2) Green Bay (2)
3) Las Vegas (5)
4) Corpus Christi (3)
5) Alaska (4)
AAA Tulsa 98-46 +30 (Div Champs) Rd 1 vs Rocky Ford Battlecats (MICH)
AA Bakersfield 91-49 +10.5 (Div Champs) Up 1-0 Rd 1 vs Chesapeake White Caps (WMI)
A(N) Belleview 85-55 +8 (Div Champs) Down 0-1 Rd 1 vs Colorado Springs Trappers (EDM)
A(S) Denison 87-53 4 GB (WC Winner) Down 0-1 Rd 1 vs Munsons Corners Bombers (BOS)
SS Heavener (3) -1 49-20 +9 Clinched
R Omaha 39-29 +1 (Div Champs) Rd 1 vs Lake Carmel Blizzard (GB)