WEEK: 12
RECORD: 4-2
SEASON: 58-18 +12.5
RUNS SCORED: 543 (45) 1st
RUNS AGAINST: 331 (29) 2nd
OWNERS MOOD: Delighted
FAN LOYALTY: 91/100
UPCOMING SCHEDULE: 3 vs Arizona/Off Day/3 @ New York
6/17
CHI 12 AZ 3
W-Bright (7-3) L-A.Davis (2-8)
HR ChI-Castro (17) Shaw (13) Cruz (14) Hudson (20)
Bright 7-9-3-3-1-9 Hudson 3-5 2 2B's (9) HR 3 RBI's (55) Shaw 3-4 2B (15) HR 2 RBI's (49) Chavez 2-5 SB (.404) Nakamura (AZ) 3-4 2 2B's (13)
6/18
AZ 7 CHI 6
W-Hamilton (6-4) L-Morgan (7-7) S-Graham (12)
HR AZ-Reeves (15) CHI-Rush (1) Castro (18) Vela (6)
Morgan putrid 3.1-10-6-6-0-5 (5.57 ERA) and still leading the FL in K's (110) Castro 3-4 HR 3 runs 3 RBI's (52) Powell (AZ) 4-5 2B (17) Wilikins 2-5 3 RBI's (35) Blakeway 3-4 3B (5) all the way up to .259
6/19
CHI 7 AZ 5
W-Perez (4-0) L-Hall (3-4) S-Cruz (19)
HR AZ-Powell (8) A.Hernandez (10) CHI-Shaw (14) Hudson (21)
Trujillo 6.1-6-2-2-3-3 came out with a sore arm, out 5-6 days. Hudson 2-4 HR 3 RBI's (58) Castro 3-4 2B (5) 3B (4) Powell (AZ) 4-4 2B (18) HR
6/20 Off Day
6/21
CHI 13 NY 5
W-Pimentel (12-0) L-Alejandrez (6-8)
HR NY-Negron (7) Kim (12)
Hudson 3-6 3 runs (.392) Cruz 3-4 2 2B's (19) 3 runs Chavez 3-5 (.403) Blakeway 1-5 2B 3 RBI's (24) Pimentel 7-7-3-3-3-3 Miranda was hurt again, this time he's not even available, out for 5-7 days.
STUFF-Ok it's time to sit back and appreciate what this guys done. Signed as a last minute guy 2 off seasons ago, he's on an unprecedented run.
He's made 42 starts in a Chicago uniform:
30-0 3.99 268.2 IP 260 H 112 BB's 268 K's.
He has not been beaten in 47 consecutive starts and he's won 33 consecutive decisions. The old marks, for reference, were 24 by Maurice Paterson and for wins it was 16 by Esparza. The 2nd current longest in both is 12 wins by Miller of Arizona, and 14 starts by Jackson of Philadelphia.
6/22
CHI 6 NY 3
W-Hall (9-2) L-Ellis (1-2) S-Cruz (20)
HR CHI-Cruz (15) Grueter (18) Hudson (22) NY-Petty (12)
Hall 7-2-2-1-2-7 (2.70 ERA) Chavez 2-3 (.407) Cruz 2-5 3B (3) HR Hudson 2-5 HR 2 RBI's (60)
DRAFT NEWS-1st pick (4th overall) Carlos Hernandez has finally signed a pro contract, 3rd times the charm I guess! He took 6.5M (was asking 8) and was sent to SS Heavener to pitch opening day.
As of today we have not signed our 2nd pick (Hardy) 3rd (bin Jafar) 4th (Torres) and 5th (O'Sullivan)
6/23
NY 6 CHI 1
W-Romano (8-3) L-Bright (7-4)
HR NY-Butler (2) Sandoval (11)
Bright threw well before 2R HR in the 8th. 7.2-8-6-6-1-6 Romano 9-4-1-1-2-6 115 pitches (8-3 3.49)
WEEK 12 SUMMARY
FL POTW-Tim Davis (WMI) 12-22 3 HR's 11 RBI's (.349-10-35)
CL POTW-Julio Mercado (EP) 13-24 2 HR's 8 RBI's (.268-15-54)
WEEK 12 POWER RANKINGS
1) Chicago (1)
2) West Michigan (2)
3) San Antonio (-)
4) Dallas (5)
5) Staten Island (4)
OUT Sacramento (11)
MINOR LEAGUE SUMMARY
AAA Tulsa (2 -1) 53-23 +10 1st Runs/AVG/OBP/HR/RA/BP ERA 4th SB/SP ERA 5th Def Eff
AA Bakersfield (6 -1) 44-32 7 GB 1st SB 2nd OBP 3rd Runs/HR 5th AVG/RA/Def Eff
A(S) Belleview (7 +1) 41-35 +1 1st SB 2nd AVG 3rd SP ERA 4th OBP 5th BP ERA
A(N) Denison (6 -4) 46-30 2 GB 1st Runs/AVG/OBP/HR
I posted Esparaza's starts on the year, to basically show how good he is. He's now 1 SHO behind the single season record of 5 (he and Vincent Bray share it) and is having another Koufaxian year.
