DBL News: Opening Day:
DELMARVA Baseball League fans have been pining for Opening Day ever since the league published its 2036 schedule several months ago. It is finally here! The slate for the first day of the new season includes:
Seaford Blue Jays @ Chadds Ford Cannons
New Castle Colonials @ Christiana Blue Hens
Milford Clippers @ Cape May Beacons
Dover Generals @ Georgetown Sixteens
Wilmington Iron Pigs @ Lewes Braves
Newark Millers @ Milton Brewers
King George Royals @ Annapolis Admirals
Ellicott City Express @ Baltimore Barons
Virginia Beach Surf Dawgs @ Salisbury Ports
Ocean City Tourists @ Washington Senators
Norfolk Cavaliers @ Martinsburg Mountaineers
Chesapeake Blue Crabs @ Richmond Cardinals
Week 1
Current Week: 0-0 (0-0 .000 / 0.0)
Next Week: 2 vs Seaford Blue Jays, 2 @ New Castle Colonials, 3 vs Milton Brewers
Power Ranking: 0 (0.0, --)
Fan Interest: 61
Owners Mood: Good
Expectation: Close to .500
Home: 0-0 .000
Away: 0-0 .000
Runs Scored: 0 (1st)
Avg: .000 (1st).264 (2nd)
HR: 0 (1st)
SB: 0 (1st)
Runs Against: 0 (1st)
Starters ERA: 0.00 (1st)
Pen ERA: 0.00 (1st)
Def Eff: .000 (1st)
Top Performers:
Hitting:
Pitching:
Week 1: Coming Up
Elías Checks Blue Jays Before 2-Game Series:
Today we begin a 2-game series with the Seaford Blue Jays at home. It is too early to comment on their season success and stats so far.
Here are the projected pitching matchups, our pitchers listed first:
LHP Y. Ji (0-0, 0.00 ERA) versus RHP G. Miller (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
LHP R. Shepherd (0-0, 0.00 ERA) versus RHP J. Smith (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
The top 5 players on their team are:
1. SP Gabino Miller (Age: 27, Current Stars : 5.0, Potential Stars: 5.0)
2. LF Howard Gray (23, 5.0, 5.0)
3. SP John Smith (26, 4.5, 4.5)
4. SP Jacob Young (32, 4.0, 4.0)
5. 1B Ánibal Corona (23, 4.0, 4.5)
Transactions:
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Injuries:
SS Shunen Koyama, shoulder soreness, 11-day-DL, 1-2 weeks
SP Nobukazu Higashi, torn elbow ligament, 11-day DL, 2-3 months
Other/Roster News:
3B Dragon Karadzic was claimed from waivers by the Cape May Beacons. I wish him luck with the second part of his career, I will miss him and maybe our paths will cross agian.
GM Notes:
We head into the 2036's with high hopes with a prediction divisional winning team. Most of the hopes and dreams of this team with rest with their pitching staff. Ying-Hua Ji will be manning the #1 slot for a full season, Robert Shepherd will follow him (until Higashi is ready), then Eric Harmon, followed by two rookie starters Juan Cuesta and John Robertson.
The bullpen will be a little differnt in the middle, with Dani Rubio, Nate Rice and a full-season of Bill Summers in the middle. Jonathan Loeffler will shut the door, and Matt Noble and Tony Cox will add depth and experience to the rotation.
On the offensive side we will have 3-rookies in the line-up at least to start the season with Raul Garcia catching, Naofumi Ohayashi at 1B and Luther Reid at SS. Two newcomers Leon Hernandez at 2B and Roman Cruz in RF, will join the power-core of Howard Porter, Julio Casanes, Matt Douglas and DH Hank Davis. There is a lot to like about this offense a lot of power, decent speed and great defense.
Opening Day Lineup:
3B Howard Porter
LF Julio Casanes
CF Matt Douglas
RF Roman Cruz (L)
DH Hank Davis
2B Leon Hernandez (L)
C Raul Garcia
1B Naofumi Ohayashi
SS Luther Reid
SP Ying-Hua Ji
I am excited to finally get the season started, however we do start off with a tough Blue Jays team.
I don't have a lot to say, except I am ready to start the year and I am ready to win some games. I do hope I can remain positive for 26 weeks.
Career Leaders:
Games Played: Manny Hernandez - 491
AVG: Francisco Villalobos - .291
Hits: Matt Douglas - 496
HR: Dave Lewis - 83
RBIs: Dave Lewis - 244
Runs: Tim Burman - 242
SB: Manny Hernandez - 125
WAR: Matt Douglas - 13.1
Games: Jonathan Loeffler - 237
ERA: Matt Noble - 3.61
Wins: Lazzaro Tadiotto - 41
Losses: Lazzaro Tadiotto - 59
K's: Carlos Sanchez - 477
Saves: Jonathan Loeffler - 103
WAR: Carlos Sanchez - 13.1