Week 15
Current Week: 0-4 (60-30 .667 / +6.5)
Next Week: 4 vs Salisbury Ports, 3 vs Richmond Cardinals
Power Ranking: 2 (-1 / 116.0)
Fan Interest: 100
Owners Mood: Ecstatic
Expectation: Playoffs
Runs Scored: 505 (3rd)
Avg: .286 (1st)
HR: 101 (4th)
SB: 77 (2nd)
Runs Against: 321 (1st)
Starters ERA: 3.50 (1st)
Pen ERA: 2.98 (1st)
Def Eff: .729 (1st)
Game 87: Norfolk 4, Ellicott City 5
Armando Lopez (6-2): 6.1 IP, 9 H, 5 R, BB, 4 K
Bob Short: 2-3, 2B, HR (6), R, 3 RBI
Trevor Parker: 2-4, RBI
Henry Rojas: 3-4, 2B, R
H: 11, LOB: 6
Game 88: Norfolk 1, Ellicott City 9
Jaoquin Hernandez (9-2): 0.2 IP, 6 H, 5 R, K
David Moran: 0.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, K
Mike Baldwin: 1-4, 2B
Bob Short: 1-4, RBI
H: 7, LOB: 8
Game 89: Norfolk 4, Ellicott City 5
Lazzaro Tadiotto (1-2): 7.2 IP, 8 H, 5 R, BB, 3 K
Henry Rojas: 2-4, HR (11), R, RBI
Francisco Gallegos: 1-5, HR (14), R, 2 RBI
Sergio Rodriguez: 2-5, R
H: 11, LOB: 8
Game 90: Norfolk 3, Ellicott City 4
Ernie Kennedy: 8.0 IP, 8 H, R, 2 BB, 7 K
MA Gonzalez (3-3, BS 2): 0.2 IP, 2 H, 3 R, BB, K
Sergio Galvez: 1-4, HR (13), R, 2 RBI
Sergio Rodriguez: 2-4, R
Trevor Praker: 2-3, R
H: 8, LOB: 5
Injuries:
SP Cornell Pearson, Torn UCL (Undergoing Tommy John Surgery), 6 Months
SP Carlos Coronado, Torn Labrum, 3-4 Months
Other/Roster News:
n/a
GM Notes:
And just like that we go form a 10.5 game lead to a 6.5 game lead. I am still shocked how the Express are doing it. Its a bunch of kids and veteran cast offs... And we had an opporutnity to pull WAY away, but nope... Our starters got roughed up in 3 games, then our closer blew a game. They Express were just relentless.
I am not "nervous" yet, but I really don't know what to expect with this rotation. Do I need to get a veteran in here? Should I just let it go and see what happens? I mean either way we still have to hit the ball... Nervous? No. Preplexed? Yes.
Rojas continues to rake. He is turning out ot be one of the top hitters on the team, something I really didn't expect just yet. He currently leads the league in average hitting .355.
I have to do something with my short-stop Claudio Flores is hitting .172-2-16 and thats really not acceptable. I have Carlos Franco, who is hitting over .300 and Mario Vazquez who is hitting .280, who can field just as good if not better than Flores. But I am not sure how they will do as every day players. I may end up going with Vazquez for the time being. Do I send Flores to AAA? I think he has an option left, and bring up another reliever? Something to think about.
I have some troubles with this team that is for sure, to start the season the pitching was on point, the hitting wasn't, then there was a shift, the hitting picked it up and the pitching went flat, and now it seems like they are both going flat... The offense not quite as flat as the pitching, but the pitching is now the problem. Its been a crazy season. This four game sweep to the team chasing us hurt, and hopefully we can turn it around this week against two teams we shouldn't have any issues with.
Right now, I am stumped on what I should I do. I have the players to deal if I think I need to do that, but I am not ready to do that just yet. I think this team is good, and we can still pull this division off... I don't have much time if I want to pull off a deal, so if I am going to do it I need to now.
Standings Leaders
DE Southern: Milton Brewers: 57-34 (+6.5)
DE Northern: Wilmington Iron Pigs: 51-40 (+2.0)
MV Eastern: Virginia Beach Surf Dawgs: 54-38 (+1.0)
MV Western: Norfolk Cavaliers: 60-30 (+6.5)
Players of the Week:
Delaware: Ole van den Burgt (Milton Brewers) 11-14, 2 HR's, 5 RBI's
MarVa: Henry Rojas (Norfolk Cavaliers) 7-13, 2 HR's, 4 RBI's
Power Rankings:
1) Ellicott City Express (121.5)
2) Norfolk Cavaliers (116.0)
3) Milton Brewers (115.7)
4) Wilmington Iron Pigs (106.9)
5) Chesapeake Blue Crabs (106.7)
News:
Chesapeake Blue Crabs: RF Alberto Molinero has his hitting streak stopped at 21 games. He is the first player in the DBL this season to reach 20 games.
Newark Millers: C Jose Perales will miss another week of games as his original injury diagnosis is worse than expected. He his hitting .276-18-57 this season.
Wilmington Iron Pigs: Acquired RF Joe Middleton (.254/.391/.418, 6 HR) from the Ocean City Tourists for 3B Dave Bullock (.312/.438/.571, 5 HR) and 2B Ronnie Newcombe (SA)
Christiana Blue Hens: Received SP Ray Sherman (3-1 4.11) from the Richmond Cardinals in return for CF Jorge Costello (.239/.329/.373, 2 HR)
Chesapeake Blue Crabs: Acquire SP Dave Watts (6-7 4.63) from the Milford Clippers for SP Ken Thompson (AA, #11) and 1B Jeff Livingston (SA).
Annapolis Admirals: Acquired LF Mauro Perez (.266/.305/.456, 15) from the Seaford Blue Jays for SP Mark Sullivan (AAA, #65).
Milestones:
Batting:
OF Kent Davis (Richmond Cardinals) 7 hits from 2500 (career leader)
1B Francisco Reyes (Georgetown Sixteens) 50 hits from 2500
OF Peter Peters (New Castle Colonials) 11 HR's from 500
Pitching:
Jorge Moran (Chesapeake Blue Crabs) 8 W's from 200
Pedro Rivera (Milton Brewers) 11 K's away from 2500 (3rd pitcher)
Arturo Herrera (Chesapeake Blue Crabs) 22 games from 1000
Mike Banks (New Castle Colonials) 34 games from 1000
Milestone/Record Breaker: Arturo Herrera of the Chesapeake Blue Crabs pitched in his 977th game of his career, passing Will Wilson as the all-time leader ins games pitched. He has vowed to reach 1000 games before he hangs up his cleats, only 22 more to go... Mike Banks of the New Castle Colonials is the only other active pitcher with over 900 games pitched. He recent passed Eisse Bookelman with game 966 moving into 3rd all-time.