[Jacksono69]

For this week, April 17th-April 24th, we will be taking on the Columbus Lake Monsters in a 4 game series and the Milwaukee Hurons in a 3 game set, with Milwaukee first. Milwaukee is right now 6-7 on the back of a very contact hitting offense and middle of the pack pitching, and Columbus is 5-7 riding good starting pitching.



Hamilton Silver Sox (8-4) VS Milwaukee Hurons (6-7)



Game 1
B.Blake (1-1, 8.44) vs. C.Frazier (2-0, 1.20)



Final Score: Silver Sox 2 - Hurons 4
W- C.Frazier (3-0)
L- B.Blake (1-2)
SV- J.Jones (5)
K.Glenn (MIL) 1-4 HR 2RBI
L.Rogalski (HAM) 2-4 RBI

Was a close game but two back to back innings with runs for the Hurons sealed our fate. Got to find a way to get some more offense against their pitching if we want even a chance to win a game in this series.


Game 2
T.Hulton (0-1, 14.73) vs. D.Aucoin (2-0, 5.52)


Final Score: Silver Sox 5 - Hurons 6
W- D.Aucoin (3-0)
L- T.Hulton (0-2)
J.Allen (MIL) 2-4 3RBI BB
B.Anderson (HAM) 2-5 2RBI
L.Rogalski (HAM) 1-4 HR 2RBI

When I said I wanted more offense, I didn't mean at the expense of our pitching. Hulton and Matt Thompson allowed 6 runs in 7 innings, and even Larry Stafford, who didn't give up any runs in 2 innings, couldn't keep us from losing this one.



Game 3
R.Leyva (1-1, 1.61) vs. H.Crosby (0-2, 4.82)


Final Score: Silver Sox 2 - Hurons 3
W- H.Crosby (1-2)
L- R.Leyva (1-2)
SV- J.Jones (6)
M.MacLagan (MIL) 2-5 1HR 2RBI
H.Jennings (HAM) 2-4 1RBI

A sweep at the hands of the Hurons sends us down to the basement of the division and to 1 game above .500. Leyva pitched well, but in these games, you really want a guy who can get outs by striking out guys and Leyva's 1 K isn't really going to cut it. I know it's early, but I'm starting to look for a potential SP with some raw stuff in exchange for one of our surplus outfielders.





Hamilton Silver Sox (8-7) vs. Columbus Lake Monsters (5-10)


Game 1
M.Richardson (3-0, 2.16) vs. J.Brown (1-2, 5.14)


Final Score: Silver Sox 4 - Lake Monsters 3 (13)
W- L.Stafford (2-0)
L- J.McCoy (0-3)
SV- M.Thompson (1)

No stars of the game for this one because of how weird it was. 0-0 going into the 13th inning and after 3 guys on our team reach on walks and errors, an error drives in 2 on a Charlie Banks pinch hit. Then another error drives in two more on a Brad Anderson grounder. They get out of the inning and load the bases also. A Bob Wilkerson pinch-hit double drives in all three, but he is thrown out trying to go for third. We then get the rest out to come out victorious in a wild game.


Game 2
S.Boyce (1-1, 3.86) vs. A.Carter (1-1, 2.96)


Final Score: Silver Sox 2 - Lake Monsters 6
W- A.Carter (2-1)
L- S.Boyce (1-2)
B.Rollin (COL) 3-3 3RBI
W.Minthorn (HAM) 1-4 HR RBI

Scott Boyce walking 6 and striking out 1 makes me think even more that the no-hitter was a complete fluke and not much else more. Only one player (Landon Rogalski, an unsung hero) had more than 1 hit today and combine that with the already mentioned sketchy pitching and you have yourself a recipe for defeat. We're falling toward that 77-85 finish projected for us, and it's not fun.


Game 3
B.Blake (1-2, 7.13) vs. A.Hill (0-2, 3.18)


Final Score: Silver Sox 1 - Lake Monsters 2
W- J.McCoy (1-3)
L- R.Henderson (0-1)
C.Banks (HAM) 1-2 RBI
M.Lewis (COL) 2-4 HR RBI

A walk-off inside the park home run in the bottom of the ninth to a guy described as OSA and my scout as slower than molasses leaves a bitter taste in the fans mouth and in mine. No hitting isn't going to get us anywhere, but know that I'm thinking of life in the cellar, I'm not that upset. Constant beatings, damp floors, crappy baseball. I can't wait! (SARCASM)

Game 4
T.Hulton (0-2, 6.97) vs. A.Callahan (1-1, 2.55)



Final Score: Silver Sox 6 - Lake Monsters 4
W- L.Stafford (3-0)
L- A.Callahan (1-2)
SV- R.Henderson (4)
D.Green (HAM) 1-1 HR 2RBI
S.Brastad (COL) 1-4 HR 4RBI

A good win with a 4 run 8th that took us the lead feels good after a week filled with disappointment. We finish the week 10-9, good for 4th in the division, behind Baltimore by 3 games, Jacksonville by 2 games, and Boston by 1/2, and ahead of Mississauga by 1/2 and Washington by 1/2 also. We have fallen to 10th in the weekly power rankings. If anybody's interested (Please be somebody out there caring enough to let me know they care about Hamilton and more importantly me), the team leaders are as followed:
BA- Hunter Jennings- .289
HR- Wayne Minthorn- 6
RBI- Wayne Minthorn- 16
ERA- Ryan Henderson- 0.46
W- Malcolm Richardson- 3
K's- Malcolm Richardson- 25

Out of the ML, We rank 4th in Runs Scored, 11th out of 12th in BA, 10th in OBP, 4th in HR, t-6th in SB, 7th in Runs Against, 9th in Starters ERA, 3rd in Bullpen ERA, and 2nd in defensive efficiency.

Other News
April 18th- The Toronto Curve and the Ottawa Magic close a deal, with the Curve trading 29-year-old RHP Matt Howell (1-2, 5.23 with TOR) in exchange for 30-year-old SS Dave Thistle (No stats prior to the trade) and 22 year old minor league CF Curt Graham (not rated to have any potential by my scout)
April 19th- The Philadelphia Sabercats trade 30-year-old 1B Randy McDonald (.333, 2HR, 7RBI, .385/.556/.940) and 21-year-old RF prospect Tim Baker (another Curt Graham) for 39-year-old CF Robert Galloway (.364, 0HR, 5RBI, .447/.485/.932 before the trade)
April 20th- Robert Green of the Montreal Mighty Bass throws a CG shutout against the San Francisco Reign, only allowing 6 hits and 1 BB.
April 24th- The players of the week are named and LF Max Henderson of the Missauga Avatars (.500, 0HR, 4RBI for the week) and HL Detroit LF Bob Shannon (.435, 3 HR, 5RBi for the week) go home with the awards for the week of April 16-24.