Week 11
Current Week: 4-4 (33-38 .465 / -4.0)
Next Week: 2 vs Cape May Beacons, 3 @ Seaford Blue Jays
Power Ranking: 12 (82.7, +2)
Fan Interest: 67
Owners Mood: Good
Expectation: Close to .500
Home: 18-16 .529
Away: 15-22 .405
Runs Scored: 291 (9th)
Avg: .258 (5th)
HR: 77 (9th)
SB: 27 (11th)
Runs Against: 327 (8th)
Starters ERA: 4.40 (7th)
Pen ERA: 4.32 (10th)
Def Eff: .704 (5th)
Top Performers:
Hitting: Ramon Cruz: .385-2-4 (10-26), 2B, 2 R
Pitching: Jorge Matos: 3 G, 2-0 0.00, 6.0 IP, 0 H, 7 K
Week 11:
Game 64: Salisbury 1, Chadds Ford 4
Ying-Hua Ji (5-6): 7.0 IP, 6 H, R, 2 BB, 11 K
Jonathan Loeffler (SV 13): 1.0 IP, K
Shunyen Koyama: 1-4, HR (5), R, RBI
Naofumi Ohyashi: 2-3, HR (8), R, 2 RBI
Hank Davis: 1-3, HR (13), R, RBI
H: 8, LOB: 6
Game 65: Salisbury 2, Chadds Ford 0
Robert Shepherd (4-7): 7.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 9 K
Ramon Cruz: 3-3
H: 6, LOB: 7
Game 66: Chadds Ford 3, Washington 4
Eric Harmon (3-6): 8.0 IP, 9 H, 4 R, BB, 2 K
Julio Casanes: 3-4, R
Ramon Cruz: 2-4, HR (6), R, 3 RBI
Naofumi Ohayashi: 2-4
H: 11, LOB: 6
Game 67: Chadds Ford 1, Washington 5
Nobukazu Higashi (0-1): 5.0 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 2 BB, 5 K
Donald Hampton: 2-4
Shunyen Koyama: 1-3, 2B
H: 5, LOB: 6
Game 68: Chadds Ford 2, King George 1
John Robertson: 6.0 IP, 5 H, R, 0 ER, 4 K
Jorge Matos (4-0): 1.0 IP, K
Jonathan Loeffler (SV 14): 1.0 IP, H, K
Eugene Todd: 1-4, 2B, RBI
Naofumi Ohayashi: 1-4, RBI
Matt Douglas: 1-2, R
H: 8, LOB: 10
Game 69: King George 2, Chadds Ford 4
Ying-Hua Ji: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, BB, 7 K
Jorge Matos (5-0): 1.2 IP, 2 K
Jonathan Loeffler (SV 15): 1.0 IP, K
Naofumi Ohyashi: 1-4, HR (9), R, 2 RBI
Donald Hampton: 1-4, HR (3), R, RBI
Ramon Cruz: 1-3, HR (7), R, RBI
Hank Davis: 2-4, R
H: 11, LOB: 8
Game 70: King George 2, Chadds Ford 1 (23 Innings)
Robert Shepherd: 8.0 IP, 4 H, BB, 15 K
Jonathan Loeffler: 2.0 IP, H, 5 K
Jorge Matos: 3.1 IP, 2 BB, 4 K
Bill Summers: 4.2 IP, H, 3 BB, 5 K
Pedro Rivera (0-1): 2.1 IP, 2 H, R, K
Howard Porter: 3-9
Ramon Cruz: 3-9, 2B
Juan Guzman: 2-10
H: 14, LOB: 15
Game 71: King George 7, Chadds Ford 9
Eric Harmon (4-6): 5.1 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 3 BB, 2 K
Nate Rice (SV 2): 2.0 IP, 3 H, R
Hank Davis: 3-4, 2B, HR (14), 3 R, 3 RBI
Julio Casanes: 2-5, HR (14), R, 3 RBI
Naofumi Ohayashi: 1-4, HR (10), R, 2 RBI
Ramon Garcia: 1-3, HR (2), R, RBI
H: 12, LOB: 8
Transactions:
Placed 2B León Hernández on the 11-day disabled list, retroactive to 06/13/2036.
Purchased the contract of 2B Mu-sang Kim from Triple A San Juan.
Demoted SP Gehrig Pearl to Triple A San Juan.
Purchased the contract of SP Nobukazu Higashi from Triple A San Juan.
Injuries:
CL Dani Rubio, torn laburm, 11-day DL, 3 months
3B Leon Hernandez, ankle sorness, 11-day DL, 1-day left
Other/Roster News:
none
GM Notes:
I am just about to say "let the fire sale begin"... but we are playing well enough to hang on, while the Blue Hens and the Millers can't seem to pull away. I am at a loss for words right now with this team. 4-4 isn't bad this week, but I watch what we do against the "good" teams like the Senators and it just shows that we don't have it.
Thank goodness for the light week. We have 2-days off including tomorrow and our pitching staff can really use the break. Nothing like throwing in a 23 inning game in the middle of an 8-game week. I guess I should have paid some more attention to that game. Funny thing about that game Eugene Todd pinch-hit in the 7th and ended up going 2 for 7.
This week doesn't get any easier as we play the Beacons who can't seem to beat, and the Blue Jays who are one of the top teams in the league right now. If we can pull of some magic and beat the Blue Jays that will be really nice. I am starting to lose faith in these guys.
Going back to the fire sale I really want something to happen, the Blue Hens have to pull away or we have to start tanking. I have a few guys I would like to deal and see what happens. Higashi, Davis, Cruz, maybe some others, I guess it depends on how much of a "fire sale" I want to happen... We have 18-games to go till we hit the All-Star break. If we can get to .500 by then I think we have a good shot of winning the division if not then watch out.
As it stands right now our salary's go up around $5M next year, and that includes seven players dropping off due to free-agency. I will have to monitor the it, but do I want to keep Matt Noble, Nate Rice and Shunen Koyama?
I just took a look at the teams mood and overall it seems to be ok. Yes there are some unhappy players, but will there every be a time when everyone is happy? I am just happy to see so few sad faces, despite the way we have a played... One of the funniest stores is Ramon Cruz, who isn't having a great season and he is unhappy because there are "too many slackers on the team" anyone to care to know what Cruz's work ethic is??
I will end this write up on a bright note.. Robert Shepherd has had a great season so far. Much better than I was expecting, the problem he has ran into is run support. He is 4-7 3.38 with 115 K's in 98.2 innings. He has only walked 34 during that time. He has held his opponents to a crazy .228 average... the problem is he is ONLY getting 2.07 runs per game! Imagine if our offense could score for him. (knock on wood, hopefully I didn't just jinx him).
Standings Leaders
DE Colonial: Seaford Blue Jays: 49-22 .690 (+16.0)
DE Northern: Christiana Blue Hens: 37-34 .521 (+3.0)
DE Atlantic: Georgetown Sixteens: 45-26 .634 (+9.0)
WC: Lewes Braves (DEA): 36-35 .507 (+2.0)
MV Beltway: Washington Senators: 51-20 .718 (+8.0)
MV Mountain: Richmond Cardinals: 46-25 .648 (+7.0)
MV Coastal: Norfolk Cavaliers: 42-29 .592 (+12.0)
WC: Annapolis Admirals (MVB): 43-28 .606 (+4.0)
Players of the Week:
Delaware: Augusto Pacheco, Georgetown Sixteens: 12-25, 2 HR's, 5 RBI's, 5 R's
MarVa: Steven Hodge, Chesapeake Blue Crabs: 12-25, 2 HR's, 9 RBI's, 6 R's
Power Rankings:
1) Washington Senators (142.3)
2) Seaford Blue Jays (131.2)
3) Richmond Cardinals (121.6)
4) Georgetown Sixteens (120.1)
5) Annapolis Admirals (116.0)
News:
Norfolk Cavaliers: 3B Jake Garcia went 5-5 during a 4-1 win over the Colonials. The 27-year old is hitting .314-1-15 on the year.
Lewes Braves: Lost SP Bob Young for 7-weeks with a partially torn laburm. Young has started 14 games this season going 3-3 3.60.
Delaware Conference: Catcher Marvin Martin continues to lead the voter getters in the DE Conference. He now has 2,393,549, more than Gabino Miller (2,173,141) and Chris Brock (2,117,472)
MV Conference: Despite being injured OF Tyrone Jackson continues to lead the league in votes with 2,580,677. Jackson leads catcher Hector Pagan, who has 2,455,052.
Milford Clippers: Will be without one of their top hitters OF Jorge Arredondo for the next 3-months. Arredondo is out with a partially torn laburm, the OF is hitting .310-3-27.
Ellicott City Express: Dumped 3B Chip Westlund (AAA) on the Chesapeake Blue Crabs for MR Henry Ward (0-0 1.40, SV). Both players make over $1.2M and have spent time in the bigs.
Lewes Braves: Traded prospect catcher Javier Montero (0-3, #199) to the Dover Generals for MR Aaron Reynolds (1-3 3.16, SV, #210).
Here is a look at the box score of our memorable game...