WEEK 25
RECORD: 3-4
OVERALL: 113-44 Clinched
RUNS SCORED: 1076 (48) 1st
RUNS AGAINST: 650 (48)
OWNERS MOOD: Ecstatic
FAN INTERST: 87/100
SCHEDULE: 3 vs New York/3 @ Michigan/1 vs Edmonton
9/13 CHI 9 NY 3
Chavez 3-5 SB (35) Hudson 2-3 Salinas HR (29) Collins 2-4 HR (48) 2 RBI's (137) Miranda 3-4 2B (30) Hall 2 ER 6.1 IP W (15-3)
ROSTER NEWS-Andre Blakeway has returned from the DL, and I'll work him up to full speed by the start of the playoffs.
9/14 NY 13 CHI 8
Ash 2-3 2B (36) Collins HR (49) 3 RBI's (140) Gamble (NY) 4-5 2B (21) HR (12) 4 runs 4 RBI's (54) Gomez (NY) 3-5 2B (22) 4 RBI's (63) Martinez 5-10-8-7-2-5 L (19-5)
INJURY NEWS-Vegas, up 4 in the Pacific, lost ace Vincent Elisary for the year with a torn bicep. The 2016 CL Rookie of the Year for Fresno was 16-10 3.69 in 38 games, 25 starts.
CLUB RECORDS-Some marks are being threatened. Dennis Ash, at .342, trails Ernesto Gutierrez's mark of .347 in 2012. Luis Chavez is approaching his single season record for runs, he has 136, 9 away from his 145 of 2019. Hugh Collins 49 homers is 2 shy of Bill Alexanders club record 51 in 2014.
9/15 NY 9 CHI 7
Glaus (NY) 4-5 2 HR's (20) 3 RBI's (60) Collins 3 RBI's (143) Ash 2-3 3B (10) SB (42) now hitting .344. 90 minutes delay in the 2nd.
TONY GREENE WATCH-He went 2-5 with an RBI in an 8-4 loss to Arizona. He's hitting .343 (trailing Ash by .001) with 58 HR's and 144 RBI's (leading Collins by 1).
9/16 MICH 7 CHI 2
Morgan gets pounded for the loss (17-7) 7 ER 3.2 IP Kurota (MICH) 9-6-2-2-5-5 W (5-4) Maldonado (MICH) 3-4 2B (36) HR (23)
MINORS NEWS-Tulsa advances to the AAA World Series, Bakersfield lost in the AA World Series.
9/17 CHI 7 MICH 4
Hudson 2-3 HR (34) 3 RBI's (132) Collins HR (50) Trujillo was abysmal 3-4-4-1-7 WALKS 0 K's. 3 Chicago errors.
TONY GREENE WATCH-He went 3-5 with his 59th home run, and drove in 2. He leads Ash .345-.342 Collins by 9 in homers and by 4 in RBI's. Arod is now at .340, .005 behind Chapa. Hall 6-9-6-5-2-10 L (15-4)
9/18 MICH 7 CHI 5
Hudson 3-4 2B (31) Chavez 3-4 HR (34) Shaw HR (39)
9/19 CHI 10 EDM 5
Chavez 4-5 SB (34) Ash 2-5 3B (12) 3 runs Shaw HR (40) 4 RBI's Williams (EDM) 3-4 HR (20) Martinez 7-8-4-4-2-13 W (20-5 4.00)
GREAT GAMES-Fresno 3B Casey York went 3-3 with 3 HR's and 5 RBI's in a 7-6 win over Tulsa. In the win Tulsa's Roosevelt Ramsey had his 21 game hitting streak stopped. He's battling Alex Rodriguez for the Aaron award and the 24 year old is hitting .292-46-138.
AND NEW RECORDS-Angelo Esparza used his 3-hit 4K shutout of Baltimore today to win his IBL single season record 25th game. He's 25-4 2.44 and well on his way to a 2nd CL Koufax Awar.
WEEK 25 SUMMARY
FL POTW-Ismael Guerrero (SI) 12-27 3 HR's 9 RBI's (.298-23-85)
CL POTW-Marcos Oginlara (LA) 12-30 4 HR's 13 RBI's (.279-36-94)
WEEK 25 POWER RANKINGS
1) Chicago (1)
2) Las Vegas (3)
3) Corpus Christi (4)
4) Alaska (5)
5) West Michigan ()
OUT Green Bay (9) 1-6 week, swept by Columbus, lost 2 of 3 to Dayton.
AAA Tulsa is tied 1-1 in the AAA World Series with the Ford City Texans (DAL)
AA Bakersfield Season Over
A(N) Belleview Season Over
A(S) Denison Season Over
SS Heavener Won 1st round over Clearwater Hooks 2-1 2nd round starting vs South Amboy Texans (DAL)
R Omaha Season Over