Week 12
Current Week: 4-1 (37-39 .487 / -3.0)
Next Week: 3 vs Dover Generals, 4 vs Milford Clippers
Power Ranking: 11 (96.6, +1)
Fan Interest: 67
Owners Mood: Happy
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: Donald Hampton: .385-2-4 (5-13), 2B, 4 R
Pitching: Nobukazu Higashi: 2 GS, 1-0 1.20, 15.0 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 7 K
Week 12:
Game 72: Cape May 0, Chadds Ford 3
Nobukazu Higashi (1-1): 8.0 IP, 2 H, BB, 4 K
Jonathan Loeffler (SV 16): 1.0 IP, BB, K
Ramon Cruz: 2-3, R
Donald Hampton: 1-3, HR (4), R, RBI
Matt Douglas: 2-4, RBI
H: 6, LOB: 5
Game 73: Cape May 3, Chadds Ford 8
John Robertson (5-4): 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 4 BB, 3 K
Jorge Matos (SV 2): 3.0 IP, 4 H, R, 3 K
Donald Hampton: 4-4, 2B, HR (5), 2 R, 3 RBI
Naofumi Ohayashi: 1-4, HR (11), R, RBI
Julio Casanes: 1-3, HR (14), 2 R, RBI
Ramon Cruz: 1-4, HR (8), R, 3 RBI
H: 12, LOB: 6
Game 74: Chadds Ford 3, Seaford 4
Robert Shepherd (4-8): 7.1 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 5 BB, 9 K
Leon Hernandez: 1-3, 2 RBI
Shunen Koyama: 2-4, R
H: 6, LOB: 4
Game 75: Chadds Ford 7, Seaford 3
Ying-Hua Ji (6-6): 8.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 2 ER, BB, 7 K
Naofumi Ohayashi: 3-5, HR (12), R, 4 RBI
Juan Guzman: 2-2, 2 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI
Shunen Koyama: 2-3, 2 2B, R
Ramon Garcia: 2-4, R, RBI
H: 14, LOB: 4
Game 76: Chadds Ford 5, Seaford 4 (10 Innings)
Nobukazu Higashi: 7.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 3 K
Oscar Robinson (1-2): 2.0 IP, K
Jorge Matos (SV 3): 1.0 IP, H
Eugene Todd: 1-1, HR (6), R, 3 RBI
Leon Hernandez: 2-2, 2 2B, R
H: 7, LOB: 11
Transactions:
Demoted 2B Mu-Sang Kim to AAA
Activated 2B Leon Hernandez from the DL and placed him on the active roster.
Kim will be on the roster next season, most likely, made 1 appearance going 0-2 with a walk.
Injuries:
CL Dani Rubio, torn laburm, 11-day DL, 2-3 months
OF Julio Casanes, Bruised Ribs, Day-toDay
Other/Roster News:
none
GM Notes:
I am not sure what is going on, the owner is now happy, the fan interest is up to 67, and the clubhouse seems pretty mellow, and here I am ready to start a fire sale. Is their something wrong with me? Am I the only that is seeing how these guys are playing? Should I start drinking the kool-aid too?? Then again we have gone from 7-14 in April, to 14-15 in May to 16-10 in June. July will be a very important month.
Higashi looked good last week, maybe after his 2 rough starts, one in AAA, he is finally finding his groove, back from his injury. now all eyes will be on him and our record as we head towards the trade deadline. I signed him to bad contract, bad for us at least, not often you can have ace pitcher making $5 million a year... but I just don't think I can afford that and keep this team competitive. Hard to compete, however, when you can't keep these guys. Higashi $5.5M this year, $6.5 next, $7.5 in 2038.
Hank Davis and Ramon Cruz will be under my watchful eye for the month of July too. Cruz hit .251-15-45 last season and he is on pace for a pretty solid .260-17-90 season this year. But I have realized he has no discipline at the plate. In 280 plate appearances he hasn't walked yet! How does that happen? I am not sure there is a way to find the record for least amount of walks in a full season, but my guess is Cruz is right there.
Naofumi Ohayashi has been a pleasant surprise. I expected him to be a solid ballplayer, and he hasn't let me down. I would like to see him raise his .243 average but everything seems right on par with what I have expected. Hopefully Patterson will keep him in the lineup the rest of the way.
Well we are just about halfway through the season and I am this close to making a deal to make us better and that close to firesaling this team and getting younger guys in here that will be "rip" for us in 2 seasons... With Higashi, Ji and Shepherd starting to hit their stride maybe we are ready to make the move. We will need to score more runs, but maybe this is going to happen.
In 30 days I will have to know for sure if I want to start making moves.
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: Javier Montero, Dover Generals: 9-12, 4 HR's, 8 RBI's
MarVa: Jon Hughes, Martinsburg Mountaineers: 12-23, 6 HR's, 12 RBI's
Power Rankings:
1) Seaford Blue Jays (123.2)
2) Washington Senators (117.6)
3) Richmond Cardinals (117.5)
4) Annapolis Admirals (116.9)
5) Georgetown Sixteens (114.3)
News:
Martinsburg Mountaineers: Leadoff man Ignacio Coronado went 5 for 6 with a run and RBI during a 9-4 win over the Tourists.
Dover Generals: Catcher Javier Montero crushed 5-hits during a loss to the Lewes Braves.
Martinsburg Mountaineers: Former #1 prospect, SS Brian Battle is starting to reach his full potential hitting in his 20th straight games. He is now hitting .327-7-26 on the year.
DE Conference: Lewes Braves catcher Marvin Garrett leads the conference in total votes with less than 2-weeks to go, with 2,973,929.
MV Conference: Martinsburg Mountaineers OF Tyrone Jackson is the top vote getter in the Conference with 3,321,272, one of 3 players with over 3 million votes in the MVC.
New Castle Colonials: Acquired MR Zach Harris and $270,000 from the Christiana Blue Hens for minor leaguer 3B Don Johnson (AAA).
The King George Royals: Sent MR Nori Suzuki (4-2 3.77) to the Milford Clippers in return for OF Bill Nilson (.254/.338/.270, 0 HR) and $1.1 M.