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Questdog · 12-13-2016, 05:22 PM

Friday, June 15, 2001

Our 2nd round pick in the June draft signed today and so we now have 29 of our 30 picks inked to contracts. 29th rounder Kyle Peters rebuffed our offer and will go to college. Editor's Note: I ALWAYS screw up and draft at least one IMPOSSIBLE to sign player every year! I ALMOST made it through this draft, though!

RHP Freddy Arana and RHP Larry Castillo were sent to Indianapolis and RHP's Jesus Cordova and Steve Plummer were flown here on the red-eye last night. I do not think they are any better than Arana or Castillo (in fact, I am certain that Plummer would be better off just tossing it underhand), but our bullpen is tired and the odds of us having a complete game in Coors are nil. We will make a similar move tonight, if necessary.

Portland Beavers (24-41 .369 18 GB in 7th place in the NL West) at
Colorado Rockies (36-30 .545 6.5 GB in 4th place in the NL West)

Tony Ricketts, Por (26 R 2-7 4.25 9.1-1.3-1.8-5.7 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Rob Green, Col (31 R 3-2 4.43 8.6-0.9-3.3-3.3)

Green beat us in Portland, going 8 innings and allowing 3 runs.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: RF Jerry Alston (28 L .371-0-3-.937 in 70 AB)
2: SS Randy Penn (.178-0-6-.482 in 107 AB)
3: LF Lebron Williams (32 L .311-5-20-.821 in 167 AB)
4: CF Rich Babbin (36 L .290-7-32-.866 in 176 AB)
5: C Ron Charles (30 R .282-2-7-.805 in 39 AB)
6: 1B George Hopkins (29 S .220-2-11-.611 in 141 AB)
7: 2B Mike Cavallaro (27 R .143-0-1-.276 in 14 AB)
8: 3B Joe Hartin (32 R .263-1-2-.712 in 38 AB)
9: P Tony Ricketts (26 R .150-0-1-.340 in 20 AB)

COLORADO
1: SS Tony Kraft (29 R .270-2-29-.644 in 293 AB)
2: 2B Jesus Lopez (33 R .264-0-20-.656 in 144 AB)
3: 1B Bobby Manzano (25 L .311-16-49-.962 in 225 AB)
4: CF Julio Chapa (26 R .271-16-57-.826 in 266 AB)
5: RF Jeff Johnson (26 L .356-8-32-.966 in 247 AB)
6: C Max Espinal (28 R .313-7-36-.857 in 208 AB)
7: LF Benton Bedard (31 R .239-12-26-.817 in 197 AB)
8: 3B Melvin Mendoza (31 R .234-12-36-.751 in 218 AB)
9: P Rob Green (31 R .333-0-3-.750 in 12 AB)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Weather: 72 deg. Clear Skies with a 10 MPH wind blowing in from center.

Jerry Alston grounds out to 1st. Randy Penn grounds out to 1st. Lebron Williams swings at a 3-0 pitch and grounds out to 3rd.

Bottom of the 1st: Tony Kraft pops out to 3rd. Jesus Lopez takes a 3-2 pitch for ball four. Bobby Manzano grounds a 3-1 pitch into right for a hit and Lopez goes to 3rd. Julio Chapa strikes out on three pitches! 2 outs. Jeff Johnson grounds out to 1st!

Bottom of the 3rd: Jesus Lopez draws a 1-out walk, his 6th in the last 2 games, and then Bobby Manzano, who has not hurt us much so far this season, hurts us with a 2-run home run to left center. 425 ft. 2 to 0, Rockies.

Top of the 4th: Randy Penn gets a 1-out single and then steals 2nd. Lebron Williams doubles him home. 2 to 1, Rockies. A wild pitch sends Williams to 3rd and he scores on a ground out to tie the game at 2.

Top of the 8th: Still tied at 2. Joe Hartin hits a 1 out single. PH Frank Wiginton tries to bunt him over, but bunts into a force out, 1-6. Jerry Alston pops one up to first, but Bobby Manzano muffs it and runners are at 1st and 2nd with 2 outs. Randy Penn swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit up the middle and Wiginton scores! 3 to 2, Beavers! Lebron Williams grounds out to 1st to end the inning.

Bottom of the 8th: New Pitcher: RHP Ron Beckman. He sits their 3-4-5 hitters down in order!

Top of the 9th: New pitcher: RHP Tom Bergman. 8.14 ERA in 21 IP. 32 H. With 1 out, Ron Charles draws a walk and then George Hopkins sends him to 3rd with a single to right. Mike Cavallaro draws a walk to load the bases up. Joe Hartin pops out to first for the 2nd out and Frank Wiginton, playing with a bum shoulder (he stayed in to play left after he pinch-hit), grounds out to 1st to end the inning without any runs.... We go to the 9th only up 1....

Bottom of the 9th: Max Espinal leads off with a routine fly to left. Benton Bedard grounds out to 3rd. 2 outs. Melvin Mendoza up. He swings at a 2-2 pitch and grounds it up the middle. 2B Mike Cavallaro reaches it and fires to first to get him by a nose! ....and THIS Ballgame Belongs to the Beavers!

Won - 3 to 2

Tony Ricketts was our first pick in the Expansion Draft, and so will always be the Original Beaver and he will always have a job in Portland as long as he wants it. It may be that he has to wear the Bucky Beaver costume and greet children in the stands, but he'll have a job....

We had 6 hits and made no errors.
The Rockies had 5 hits and made 1 error.

Tony Ricketts went 6.2 innings, allowed 2 runs, 1 home run, 1 HBP, 2 walks and struck out 5.
LHP Jim Ackley (W 1-1) faced 1 batter and retired him.
RHP Ron Beckman (SV 7) went 2 perfect innings!

Rob Green (L 3-3) went 8 innings, gave us 3 runs (2 earned), 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 5. He threw a WP.

SS Randy Penn had 2 hits, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. Lebron Williams hit a double, scored a run and had an RBI. 1B George Hopkins had 2 hits and a walk, but no runs or RBIs. He was caught stealing.

For the Rockies, 1B Bobby Manzano had 2 hits with his 17th home run of the season and had 2 RBIs, but he made a big error that helped us score a run.

12-13-2016, 05:22 PM	#93
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Friday, June 15, 2001 Our 2nd round pick in the June draft signed today and so we now have 29 of our 30 picks inked to contracts. 29th rounder Kyle Peters rebuffed our offer and will go to college. Editor's Note: I ALWAYS screw up and draft at least one IMPOSSIBLE to sign player every year! I ALMOST made it through this draft, though! RHP Freddy Arana and RHP Larry Castillo were sent to Indianapolis and RHP's Jesus Cordova and Steve Plummer were flown here on the red-eye last night. I do not think they are any better than Arana or Castillo (in fact, I am certain that Plummer would be better off just tossing it underhand), but our bullpen is tired and the odds of us having a complete game in Coors are nil. We will make a similar move tonight, if necessary. Portland Beavers (24-41 .369 18 GB in 7th place in the NL West) at Colorado Rockies (36-30 .545 6.5 GB in 4th place in the NL West) Tony Ricketts, Por (26 R 2-7 4.25 9.1-1.3-1.8-5.7 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Rob Green, Col (31 R 3-2 4.43 8.6-0.9-3.3-3.3) Green beat us in Portland, going 8 innings and allowing 3 runs. Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS) PORTLAND 1: RF Jerry Alston (28 L .371-0-3-.937 in 70 AB) 2: SS Randy Penn (.178-0-6-.482 in 107 AB) 3: LF Lebron Williams (32 L .311-5-20-.821 in 167 AB) 4: CF Rich Babbin (36 L .290-7-32-.866 in 176 AB) 5: C Ron Charles (30 R .282-2-7-.805 in 39 AB) 6: 1B George Hopkins (29 S .220-2-11-.611 in 141 AB) 7: 2B Mike Cavallaro (27 R .143-0-1-.276 in 14 AB) 8: 3B Joe Hartin (32 R .263-1-2-.712 in 38 AB) 9: P Tony Ricketts (26 R .150-0-1-.340 in 20 AB) COLORADO 1: SS Tony Kraft (29 R .270-2-29-.644 in 293 AB) 2: 2B Jesus Lopez (33 R .264-0-20-.656 in 144 AB) 3: 1B Bobby Manzano (25 L .311-16-49-.962 in 225 AB) 4: CF Julio Chapa (26 R .271-16-57-.826 in 266 AB) 5: RF Jeff Johnson (26 L .356-8-32-.966 in 247 AB) 6: C Max Espinal (28 R .313-7-36-.857 in 208 AB) 7: LF Benton Bedard (31 R .239-12-26-.817 in 197 AB) 8: 3B Melvin Mendoza (31 R .234-12-36-.751 in 218 AB) 9: P Rob Green (31 R .333-0-3-.750 in 12 AB) Game Start: 7:05 PM Weather: 72 deg. Clear Skies with a 10 MPH wind blowing in from center. Jerry Alston grounds out to 1st. Randy Penn grounds out to 1st. Lebron Williams swings at a 3-0 pitch and grounds out to 3rd. Bottom of the 1st: Tony Kraft pops out to 3rd. Jesus Lopez takes a 3-2 pitch for ball four. Bobby Manzano grounds a 3-1 pitch into right for a hit and Lopez goes to 3rd. Julio Chapa strikes out on three pitches! 2 outs. Jeff Johnson grounds out to 1st! Bottom of the 3rd: Jesus Lopez draws a 1-out walk, his 6th in the last 2 games, and then Bobby Manzano, who has not hurt us much so far this season, hurts us with a 2-run home run to left center. 425 ft. 2 to 0, Rockies. Top of the 4th: Randy Penn gets a 1-out single and then steals 2nd. Lebron Williams doubles him home. 2 to 1, Rockies. A wild pitch sends Williams to 3rd and he scores on a ground out to tie the game at 2. Top of the 8th: Still tied at 2. Joe Hartin hits a 1 out single. PH Frank Wiginton tries to bunt him over, but bunts into a force out, 1-6. Jerry Alston pops one up to first, but Bobby Manzano muffs it and runners are at 1st and 2nd with 2 outs. Randy Penn swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit up the middle and Wiginton scores! 3 to 2, Beavers! Lebron Williams grounds out to 1st to end the inning. Bottom of the 8th: New Pitcher: RHP Ron Beckman. He sits their 3-4-5 hitters down in order! Top of the 9th: New pitcher: RHP Tom Bergman. 8.14 ERA in 21 IP. 32 H. With 1 out, Ron Charles draws a walk and then George Hopkins sends him to 3rd with a single to right. Mike Cavallaro draws a walk to load the bases up. Joe Hartin pops out to first for the 2nd out and Frank Wiginton, playing with a bum shoulder (he stayed in to play left after he pinch-hit), grounds out to 1st to end the inning without any runs.... We go to the 9th only up 1.... Bottom of the 9th: Max Espinal leads off with a routine fly to left. Benton Bedard grounds out to 3rd. 2 outs. Melvin Mendoza up. He swings at a 2-2 pitch and grounds it up the middle. 2B Mike Cavallaro reaches it and fires to first to get him by a nose! ....and THIS Ballgame Belongs to the Beavers! Won - 3 to 2 Tony Ricketts was our first pick in the Expansion Draft, and so will always be the Original Beaver and he will always have a job in Portland as long as he wants it. It may be that he has to wear the Bucky Beaver costume and greet children in the stands, but he'll have a job.... We had 6 hits and made no errors. The Rockies had 5 hits and made 1 error. Tony Ricketts went 6.2 innings, allowed 2 runs, 1 home run, 1 HBP, 2 walks and struck out 5. LHP Jim Ackley (W 1-1) faced 1 batter and retired him. RHP Ron Beckman (SV 7) went 2 perfect innings! Rob Green (L 3-3) went 8 innings, gave us 3 runs (2 earned), 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 5. He threw a WP. SS Randy Penn had 2 hits, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. Lebron Williams hit a double, scored a run and had an RBI. 1B George Hopkins had 2 hits and a walk, but no runs or RBIs. He was caught stealing. For the Rockies, 1B Bobby Manzano had 2 hits with his 17th home run of the season and had 2 RBIs, but he made a big error that helped us score a run. Last edited by Questdog; 12-13-2016 at 07:55 PM.