Week 8
Current Week: 6-1 (22-29 .431 / -4.5)
Next Week: 2 vs Chesapeake Blue Crabs, 3 vs Virginia Beach Surf Dawgs
Power Ranking: 13 (85.6, +10)
Fan Interest: 63 (+1)
Owners Mood: Good
Expectation: Close to .500
Home: 9-13 .409
Away: 13-16 .448
Runs Scored: 201 (11th)
Avg: .255 (6th)
HR: 49 (10th)
SB: 24 (11th)
Runs Against: 251 (10th)
Starters ERA: 4.52 (9th)
Pen ERA: 5.26 (12th)
Def Eff: .710 (3th)
Top Performers:
Hitting: Hank Davis: 6 G, .407-3-10 (11-27), 2B, 4 R
Pitching: Jonathan Loeffler: 5 G, 0-0 1.80, 5 SV, 3 H, 9 K
Pitching: Robert Shepherd: 2 GS, 2-0 2.30, 15.2 IP, 10 H, 21 K
Week 8:
Game 45: Wilmington 2, Chadds Ford 4
Ying-Hua Ji (2-6): 8.0 IP, 7 H, 2 R, BB, 5 K
Jonathan Loeffler (SV 6): 1.0 IP, K
Ramon Garcia: 2-3, 2B, R, RBI
Hank Davis: 1-3, HR (6), R, 2 RBI
Juan Guzman: 2-3
H: 9, LOB: 4
Game 46: Wilmington 3, Chadds Ford 4
Robert Shepherd (2-6): 8.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R, BB, 14 K
Jonathan Loeffler (SV 7): 1.0 IP, 2 BB, 2 K
Ricardo Bravo: 2-5, 3B, R
Howard Porter: 2-3, 3B, R
Matt Douglas: 2-4, RBI
Julio Casanes: 1-2, 2B, R, RBI
H: 12, LOB: 10
Game 47: Chadds Ford 0, Newark 1 (11 Innings)
Eric Harmon: 8.0 IP, 5 H, 2 BB, 5 K
Oscar Robinson (0-1): 2.2 IP, 2 H, R, BB, 3 K
Juan Guzman: 1-2
Naofumi Ohayashi: 1-3
H: 5, LOB: 9
Game 48: Chadds Ford 4, Newark 3
Gehrig Pearl (1-0): 6.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 BB, 5 K
Jonathan Loeffler (SV 8): 1.0 IP, 2 K
Hank Davis: 3-5, 2B, R
Donald Hampton: 1-2, HR (2), 2 R, RBI
Bo Keller: 2-4, 2 2B, 3 RBI
H: 8, LOB: 12
Game 49: Chadds Ford 6, Christiana 4
John Robertson (4-4): 7.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER, BB, 5 K
Jorge Matos (SV 1): 1.0 IP, K
Hank Davis: 2-5, HR (7), R, 3 RBI
Donald Hampton: 2-3
Naofumi Ohayashi: 1-3, HR (3), 2 R, RBI
Shunyen Koyama: 2-3, 2 2B, R
H: 10, LOB: 12
Game 50: Chadds Ford 7, Christiana 5
Ying-Hua Ji (3-6): 8.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 2 BB, 4 K
Jonathan Loeffler (SV 9): 1.0 IP, 2 H, R, 2 K
Howard Porter; 2-4, HR (5), R, 2 RBI
Ramon Cruz: 1-5, HR (4), R, 2 RBI
Shunyen Koyama: 1-2, HR (2), R, 2 RBI
H: 8, LOB: 9
Game 51: Chadds Ford 5, Christiana 2
Robert Shepherd (3-6): 7.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 7 K
Jonahtan Loeffler (SV 10): 1.0 IP, H, 2 K
Hank Davis: 2-4, HR (8), R, 4 RBI
Shunyen Koyama: 1-3, HR (3), 2 R, RBI
Matt Douglas: 2-4, 2B
Howard Porter: 1-3, 2 R
H: 9, LOB: 9
Transactions:
Placed SP Mike Quinn on the Global League 7-day disabled list, retroactive to 05/20/2036.
Demoted RP Tim Meyers to Triple A San Juan.
Purchased the contract of SP Oscar Robinson from Triple A San Juan.
Meyers had an ERA over 15 so I sent him back down. He has some major control issues that I am not willing to work with... I also had to put Mike Quinn on the DL, he was pitching in AAA to start the season, but was on the radar to get called up soon. Oh well. Another pitcher down.
Draft Signings
Drafted 3B Tully Maxwell in the 2036 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 15, 15th overall pick), LSU
Hard | Demand: $850,000 | Offer: $1,380,000
Drafted CF Ron Walls in the 2036 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 21, 21st overall pick), HS (NY)
Normal | Demand: $550,000 | Offer: $1,200,000
Drafted CF Ziven Warshawski in the 2036 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 15, 45th overall pick), Seton Hall
Extremely Hard | Demand: $220,000 | Offer: $480,000
Drafted SS John Markle in the 2036 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 14, 94th overall pick), HS (PA)
Hard | Demand: $250,000 | Offer: $250,000
Drafted LF Monte Madden in the 2036 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 15, 95th overall pick), St. Johns
Extremely Hard | Demand: $220,000 | Offer: $220,000
Drafted SP Nick Simmons in the 2036 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 5, 109th overall pick), HS (NY)
Impossible | Demand: over $3M | Offer: $2,000,000
Drafted 3B Richard James in the 2036 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 14, 118th overall pick), HS (NY)
Impossible | Demand: $4M | Offer: $275,000
Injuries:
SP Nobukazu Higashi, torn elbow ligament, 11-day DL, 2 weeks
SP Juan Cuesta, strained oblique, 11-day DL, 1 week
CL Dani Rubio, torn laburm, 11-day DL, 4-months (so much for being durable)
Other/Roster News:
none
GM Notes:
Well one thing is for certain and that is this team is a complete mess. Hot, cold, cold, hot, we just can't seem to get anything going for certain. I am not sure if it just our competition or if it is more than just that... I have noticed that we are much better against our division than we are against everyone else.
So I was about to trade Hank Davis and then he went berserk this past week, so now I am torn, trade him now when he is hot or keep him and hope he doesn't suffer. It is a tough call, but I need his power. I just hope he can stay hot.
We are 2 weeks away from getting Cuesta and Higashi back, and that is great. The problem is we have a lot of talented guys in the bigs now and it might it tough to decide who stays and who goes. I am interested in watching Higashi and his 2 AAA starts that he will get. I hope he bounces back to what he was, he could help us track down the Blue Hens.
Our runs per game is down to 3.9, which is awful. If we don't score 4.25 to 4.5 per game if we want to compete. The good thing is we have the team to do that, but our under performers better start performing! Its not that our pitching has been great, but with a better offense it will take the pressure off our hitters. Last week we won 6 games, and in all 6-games we had saves. The games are too close.
Ji has been doing better and if he continues, with the way Shepherd has been throwing and the return of Higashi we will have a solid start staff once again. I have a feeling we are getting better not worse, we are going to make a run, but that run has to start now. Or at least 3-weeks when Higashi is back with the big league club.
If you were to tell me at the beginning of this season we wouldn't have any more all-stars I would of said you were crazy we are too talented not to. As of right now we don't have anyone who is all-star caliber, very frustrating.
I feel like I am just babbling along... we are on a hot streak and I better stop talking before I ruin our momentum.
Standings Leaders
DE Colonial: Seaford Blue Jays: 36-16 .692 (+10.0)
DE Northern: Christiana Blue Hens: 27-25 .519 (+4.0)
DE Atlantic: Georgetown Sixteens: 33-19 .635 (+5.0)
WC: Lewes Braves (DEA): 28-24 .538 (+2.0)
MV Beltway: Washington Senators: 36-16 .692 (+6.0)
MV Mountain: Richmond Cardinals: 33-19 .635 (+6.0)
MV Coastal: Norfolk Cavaliers: 31-21 .596 (+6.0)
WC: Annapolis Admirals (MVB): 30-22 .577 (+3.0)
Players of the Week:
Delaware: Leonard Lawson, Dover Generals: 9-20, 3 HR's, 8 RBI's, 5 R's
MarVa: Manuel Miranda, Washington Senators: 16-29, 4 HR's, 12 RBI's
Power Rankings:
1) Washington Senators (132.6)
2) Seaford Blue Jays (124.6)
3) Georgetown Sixteens (117.2)
4) Norfolk Cavaliers (116.3)
5) Richmond Cardinals (115.2)
News:
Georgetown Sixteens: Will be without 28-year-old MR Rob Rice (0-0 0.00, SV, 5 G) once the season ends as he announced he will enlist in the Navy.
Seaford Blue Jays: Lost OF Howard Gray (.328-8-35), an integral part of the Blue Jay offense, for 3-weeks with a strained Achilles tendon.
Dover Generals: Watched as their 3B Zach Davenport went 5 for 5 during a 10-7 victory over the Colonials.
Georgetown Sixteens: SS Stephen Bentall became the first player in 2036 to hit in 20 straight games, his streak ended three days later at 22 games.
Martinsburg Mountaineers: Will miss their star OF Tyrone Jackson for 7-weeks. Jackson was off to an amazing start hitting .377-17-31
Washington Senators: Saw power-hitting 3B Manuel Miranda put on a show crushing 3 HR's during an 11-5 victory against the Barons. Miranda has 17 HR's on the season.
Milton Brewers: 33-year-old 1B Edward Barnes added to his resume collecting hit #2000.
Newark Millers: Acquired MR Hee-Seop So (2-1 2.66, 10 SV) from the Wilmington Iron Pigs for 3 mediocre prospects.