WEEK 24
RECORD: 4-2
OVERALL: 110-40 Clinched Div Title
RUNS SCORED: 1028 (28) 1st
RUNS AGAINST: 602 (23) 1st
OWNERS MOOD: Ecstatic
FAN INTERST: 87/100
SCHEDULE: 3 vs Buffalo/Off Day/3 @ Staten Island
9/6 CHI 6 BUF 3
Collins 2-4 HR (47) Shaw HR (37) Trujillo 7-5-3-3-4-9 W (11-4) Cruz SV (28)
CONTRACT NEWS-In a continued effort at cost certainty, 25 year old Shane Jackson, who's having an amazing season (.266-24-62 with a .362 OBP) has agreed terms on a 4 year 9.74M dollar contract extension. Basically buying out his 3 arb seasons, and 1st FA year. His arb # was 4.6M, and his base next year will be 1.2.
9/7 CHI 8 BUF 5
Shaw 3-4 2 2B's (25) HR (38) Chavez HR (33) Holt W (2-1) Cruz SV (29)
9/8 CHI 2 BUF 1
Martinez 7.2-3-1-1-2-9 W (19-4) Andre H(14) Jones SV (7)
GREENE WATCH-Tony Greene (DAY) went 5-5 today, hitting his 56th HR, and driving in 2. The 56 homers ties him with Cy May for the 3rd highest single season total, Curt Whimster is 2nd at 57. with Bill Hill's 60 still the finish line. The 5 hit day moved him into a tie with Dennis Ash at .343, and he's now at 139 RBI's, leading David Walker by 5.
MINORS NEWS-Tulsa won it's 1st round series, and is getting ready for round 2. Bakersfield won as well, and is up 1-0 in round 2. Belleview lost 2-1 in their 1st round, Denison won theirs 2-1, and are down 0-1 in round 2. Omaha lost their 1st round series 2-1.
9/9 Off Day
9/10 SI 9 CHI 4
Miranda (17) Ash (4) homer in loss. Guerrero (SI) 3-4 2 HR's (19) 3 runs 4 RBI's (75) Laconi (SI) 9-6-4-4-1-6 W (8-16)
9/11 SI 4 CHI 3
Hudson 4-4 Shaw 3-5 Morgan 7-6-4-3-3-11 L (17-6)
GREENE WATCH-Tony Greene went 3-4 with a 2B (41) and his 57th HR, driving in 2. He's now tied with Curt Whimster for the 2nd highest single season total ever. He is hitting .344-57-141 to lead in avg .344-.339, HR's 57-47, and RBI's 141-135.
Alex Rodriguez is now trailing Jesus Chapa .343-.335 for the CL batting title. He leads in HR's 48-45 (Ramsey TUL) and RBI's 136-133 (over Ramsey as well)
9/12 CHI 5 SI 1
Ash 2-3 2B (35) Shaw 2-3 RBI (113) Salinas 2 RBI's (119) Samudid (SI) 3-5 Trujillo 6.1-8-0-0-1-7 W (12-4 3.26) Rodriguez (SI) 6-6-5-5-2-5 L (15-7 2.88)
WEEK 24 SUMMARY
FL POTW-Angel Marquez (ALK) 15-27 3 HR's 5 RBI's (.278-19-49)
CL POTW-Ross Tunstall (LV) 7-18 5 HR's 12 RBI's (.238-27-87)
IBL SINGLE SEASON RECORD: OPS
Curt Whimster (TUL) 1.1174 '14
Angelo Gomez (EP) 1.1110 '16
Alex Rodriguez (BAL) 1.1041 '15
Alex Rodriguez (BAL) 1.0906 '21
Bill Hill (LA) 1.0897 '12
WEEK 24 POWER RANKINGS
1) Chicago (1)
2) Green Bay (2)
3) Las Vegas (3)
4) Corpus Christi (4)
5) Alaska (5)
AAA Tulsa down 1-0 in round 2
AA Bakersfield in AA Championship vs Fremo Village-Padgett Island Roughriders (HOU)
A(N) Denison Lost in round 2 to Riverside Roughriders (HOU)
A(S) Belleview Lost in round 1 to Colorado Springs Trappers (EDM)
SS Heavener (4) -1 53-22 Clinched Div Title
R Omaha Lost to Lake Carmel Blizzard (GB) in round 1