Week 6
Current Week: 3-3 (17-22 .436, -6.5)
Next Week: 3 vs Milton Brewers, 4 @ Lewes Braves
Power Ranking: 21 (-1, 79.5)
Fan Interest: 78
Owners Mood: Delighted
Expectation: Playoffs
Home: 5-12 .294 | Away: 12-10 .545
April: 11-16 .407 | May: 6-6 .500
Runs Scored: 172 (9th)
Avg: .275 (4th)
HR: 43 (7th)
SB: 28 (8th)
Runs Against: 191 (10th)
Starters ERA: 4.77 (9th)
Pen ERA: 4.19 (7th)
Def Eff: .660 (13th)
Top Performers:
Hitting: Murray Wallstreet: .316-1-3 (.316), 3 3 R, 2B, 7 BB, .500 OBP
Pitching: Alivn Richardson: 4 G, 0-1 3.60, 5.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 3 BB, K, 3 SB
Week 6:
Game 34: Chadds Ford 5, Dover 2
Tom Watson (4-2): 8.0 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 7 K
Alvin Richardson (SV 10): 1.0 IP, BB
Naganori Matsuo: 1-5, HR (7), R, 2 RBI
Felipe Suarez: 2-4, R
Jose Matos: 2-4, 2B, R
Jose Ayala: 2-4, RBI
H: 11, LOB: 4
Game 35: Christiana 2, Chadds Ford 4
Gallin Krall: 7.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, BB, 6 K
Chris Adkins (1-0): 1.0 IP, H, BB, 2 K
Alvin Richardson (SV 11): 1.0 IP
Naganori Matsuo: 1-2, HR (8), R, 2 RBI
Felipe Suarez: 2-3, 2B, R, RBI
H: 9, LOB: 9
Game 36: Christiana 5, Chadds Ford 3 (10 Innings)
Yas Ito: 7.0 IP, 9 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 8 K
Alvin Richardson (1-2): 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 BB, K
Murray Wallstreet: 1-2, HR (10), R, 2 RBI, 3 BB
Ramon Gonzalez: 3-5, 2 2B
Otto Carillo: 2-5, 2B, R
H: 9, LOB: 11
Game 37: Christiana 6, Chadds Ford 0
Gehrig Pearl (2-4): 5.0 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 4 K
Felipe Suarez: 1-4, 2B
Jose Ayala: 1-3, 2B
H: 4, LOB: 7
Game 38: Christiana 1, Chadds Ford 2
Juan Monjardim (3-4): 6.0 IP, 3 H, R, 5 BB, 2 K
Alvin Richardson (SV 12): 1.0 IP
Ambrose Guiterrez: 3-4, 2B, RBI
Murray Wallstreet: 1-3, 2B, RBI
Jose Ayala: 2-3
H: 8, LOB: 2
Game 39: Milton 6, Chadds Ford 1
Tom Watson (4-3): 8.2 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 3 BB, 4 K
Murray Wallstreet: 2-4
Jose Matos: 2-4
Felipe Suarez: 1-4, 2B, R
H: 7, LOB: 7
Transactions:
Purchased the contract of OF Ramon Gonzalez from Triple-A San Juan
Activated from DL and Placed OF Juan Torres on the 40-man roster and sent him to Tiple-A San Juan
Injuries:
MR Francisco Franco, Strained forearm, 1 weeks, 11-day DL.
OF Juan Rosales, Broken bone in elbow, 5-months, 11-day DL.
OF Mike Johnson, Fractured foot, 1-2 weeks, 11-day DL
SP Juan Cuesta, Torn rotator cuff, 3 months, 11-day DL
Other/Roster News:
GM Notes:
I feel like we are close but just missing something and nothing major. Someone to give this team a little spark and get us back on the right track. Problem is finding that person, does he even exist or his a unicorn? If I could get that team leader someone to fire up these guys maybe and just maybe we can put this whole thing together and start getting more W's than L's.
One big thing that has happened during my time in Chadds Ford is I am starting to doubt my scout(s). I have had 2 or 3 scouts here and I have lost faith in all of them. I wish I could go back to the scout I had in Norfolk in 2015, but I am sure (if I remembered him) he is long gone. When I try to make a trade or draft a player or sign a free agent it takes so much more time. I have to see what my scout says, what OSA says, what his past stats are, etc. Pretty soon I will be exporting the stats and running metrics against them making up my own "WAR" type statistic... its getting a little crazy.
Maybe I just need to go back to my philosophy during the earlier years, that defense and pitching win games. As long as I have a decent OPS, and I have a defense that will play over.710 efficiency I should be ok. I think I have focused too much on offense recently and that has really hurt... not to mention the faith I had in these young pitchers based on my scouts recommendations. At least 4 of them were supposed to be 4-5* arms and only one is that high.
I hit my teams home page and I see the "Who's Hot?" and "Who's Not?" section and I have to say I am quite disappointed by the hot section. Why you ask? Well because it is empty! I guess I could take that as a positive and thing it will be full soon, right? We will see... as for the Not, two players, one of the fan favorites, Juan Guzman, who is 3-29 (.103-0-0) in the past 11 games, and Ogai Takahashi, who is 3-33 (.091-0-0), so that is two starters who haven't contributed very much and I need them to. Without them my offense struggles. Maybe it is time to make some lineup tweaks, probably been too long, anyways.
Hopefully, soon for my mental state we can win more games than we lose one week. I am starting to lose faith in my club and I hate that feeling. This is when I start getting wishy/washy about returning the next season, but I am on a 2-year deal so I may have to toughen it out for at least this year and next. This doesn't mean I can't give it my all or try to find the best players it just means these weeks start to take forever! I want a hot streak...
Yas Ito has been pitching better after a rough first month in the DBL. Hopefully that will be a good sign of things to come. he went 1-4 7.36 in his first 5 starts, and 1-0 3.75 in 2 in May. Hopefully, that is a good sign. I need him to provide us with innings and chances to win, or at least pitch well enough to be traded.
Standings Leaders
DE Colonial: Seaford Blue Jays: 27-12 .692 (+3.0)
DE Northern: Wilmington Iron Pigs: 23-15 .605 (+2.5)
DE Atlantic: Georgetown Sixteens: 28-11 .718 (+4.0)
Wild Card 1: Milford Clippers (DEC): 24-15 .615 (+3.0)
Wild Card 2: Lewes Braves (DEA): 24-15 .615 (+3.0)
MV Beltway: Annapolis Admirals: 25-14 .641 (+1.5)
MV Mountain: Martinsburg Mountaineers: 25-14 .641 (+5.5)
MV Coastal: Chespeake Blue Crabs: 24-15 .615 (+3.0)
Wild Card 1: Washington Senators (MVB): 23-15 .605 (+2.5)
Wild Card 2: Norfolk Cavaliers (MVC): 21-18 .538 (+1.0)
Players of the Week:
Delaware: Ka-pa Zhou (Dover Generals): 6-9, 4 HR's, 7 RBI's
MarVa: Ulbrecht Gette (Martinsburg Mountainners): 10-19, 5 HR's, 7 RBI's
Power Rankings:
1) Georgetown Sixteens (135.2)
2) Seaford Blue Jays (128.6)
3) Annapolis Admirals (120.4)
4) Chesapeake Blue Crabs (118.8)
5) Martinsburg Mountaineers (117.4)
News:
Harrington Ponies: Lost 2B Tom Williams for 3-4 months with a strained hip muscle. The 28-year-old is hitting .209-1-5 on the year.
Christiana Blue Hens: Will be without their star OF Mookie Wallstreet after Wallstreet was diagnosed with a herniated disc that is expected to keep him sidelined for 2-3 months.
Annapolis Admirals: Of Ivchenko Dystra has put together a 20-game hitting streak. On the year Dykstra is hitting .316-1-23 collecting 46 hits so far.
Richmond Cardinals: Outfielder Ricardo Hidalgo hit his 750th career HR last week. Even at 42-years-old Hidalgo has maintained his amazing power.
Lewes Braves: Ace Scott Vanciny has pitched on a different level since coming to Lewes. Vanciny struck out 16, he has 7 double-digit K performance in 8 starts this season. He fell one shy of the record 17 set by Ricardo Gonzalez in 2030.
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