September 10, 2001
Monday Morning Report
AL Player of the Week - Jose Vargaz, rf, Cleveland (28 L .258/.324/.428) Had 9 hits in 16 AB with 1 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 5 R and 7 RBI in 5 G (4 GS)
NL Player of the Week - Bobby Manzano, 1b, Colorado (25 L .334/.399/.606) Had 15 hits with 5 2B, 4 HR, 9 R and 6 RBI in 7 G
(Slash lines are for the season, not the week)
September 4: RF Charlie Reshard of Philadelphia hit 2 home runs at home versus Arizona. He drew 2 walks, scored 3 runs and had 5 RBIs. The Phillies won, 13 to 5.
September 4: C Howard Morrell of Houston hit 2 home runs at home versus Atlanta. He drew a walk, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBIs. The Astros won, 9 to 3.
September 4: C Tony Rojas of Milwaukee hit 2 home runs at home versus Boston. He had 3 hits. The Brewers lost, 6 to 3.
September 4: RF John Gavin of Texas hit 2 home runs at home versus Tampa Bay. He hit a double, drew a walk and had 4 RBIs. The Rangers won, 7 to 5.
September 4: RHP Jose Salcedo of Los Angeles (A) pitched a 5-hit shutout at home versus Baltimore. He walked 1 and struck out 10. He is now 9-10 with a 3.13 ERA. The Angels won, 5 to 0.
September 5: 1B Bobby Manzano of Colorado hit 2 home runs at Pittsburgh. He had 3 hits and a walk, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBIs. The Rockies won, 5 to 2.
September 5: 1B Ignacio Medina of Philadelphia hit 2 home runs at home versus Arizona. He had 3 RBIs. The Phillies won, 5 to 4.
September 5: SS Tadanobu Takemura of Milwaukee hit 2 home runs at home versus Boston. He hit a Grand Slam. He had 3 hits and 5 RBIs. The Brewers won, 6 to 2.
September 5: C Byron Siciliano of Toronto hit 2 home runs at home versus Chicago (A). He drew 3 walks and scored 4 runs. P Aaron McGilvrey pitched 8 shutout inning, allowed 4 hits, no walks and struck out 9 and hit a double and a home run and drew a walk. He scored 2 runs and had 4 RBIs. The Blue Jays won, 12 to 0.
September 5: 2B Luis Castaneda of Cleveland hit 2 home runs at Minnesota. His 2nd home run came in the top of the 10th and gave Cleveland the lead. He had 3 RBIs. The Indians won, 8 to 7, in 10 innings.
September 7: 1B Ron Newberry of Atlanta had 5 hits at Cincinnati. He hit a double and a home run, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBIs. The Braves won, 8 to 4.
September 9: 1B Bobby Manzano of Colorado hit 2 home runs at Los Angeles (N). The Rockies lost, 6 to 3.
September 9: RF/LF Vern Deccio of New York (A) hit 2 home runs at Toronto. He hit a Grand Slam. He had 4 hits and a walk, scored 3 runs and had 7 RBIs to tie the American League 21st century record. The Yankees won, 10 to 5.
Random Fact of the Week: We need hitters! And it does not look like there will be much to choose from in the free agent class this off-season. No point in signing old farts when we are trying to build up from the basement and none of the younger players look like the types of fellas I want on the team. The good hitters cannot field and most are not pleasant personalities. I absolutely HAVE to upgrade our infield, though, one way or another!