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billethius · 04-10-2019, 01:29 AM

4/11/95 - 4/12/95: Two with the Blue Jays

So Toronto was terrible IRL in 1995, going 56-88, but they roll into town here with a record of 7-0. Moyer (0-2, 7.71) was bad again, giving up 10 hits and 6 runs over 4 innings, though only 3 of those runs were earned thanks to errors by Rodriguez and Blowers. Even so, this game was kept relatively close thanks to Griffey starting to heat up, going 2-4 with 2 solo homeruns. In the end, the bad pitching and poor defense were just too much to overcome and we lost 7-4.

The second game was even closer, as the Mariners tried to comeback against Toronto's closer Darren Hall. Tim Belcher (1-1, 3.55) was pretty decent again but the 9th inning homers by Edgar and Tino weren't quite enough to get the victory. We lost 5-4.

4/13/95 - 4/16/95: Four with the Brewers

We seem to be bouncing between good and bad teams to start the season. After Toronto swept the short 2-game series to go to 9-0, it's on to Milwaukee (3-5). It's a good thing that they suck, because our offense really needs to get going. Apparently Bill Wegman was happy to help out. The Mariners racked up 20 hits and 13 runs off of Wegman and a collection of MIL relievers while Randy Johnson (2-1, 1.64) got the call for the third time in 9 games and pitched a CG shutout even though this was the least-necessary game for him to do so.

Game 2 of the series also went our way. Unlike last time, we were able to get to Steve Sparks and his knuckleball for 12 hits and 7 runs over 3.1 innings. Bosio (1-2, 8.66) was once again terrible, giving up 7 runs of his own over 6ip, but a timely solo homerun by Tino Martinez in the top of the 7th broke the tie and the bullpen kept the Brewers scoreless over the last three frames.

Game 3 started out real good, with Osvaldo Fernandez (0-0, 0.00) getting his first start of the year. He had a solid line (6ip, 3h, 0r, 5bb, 9k) and handed a 4-0 lead off to the Bob Wolcott in the 7th. Wolcott managed to give up 6 hits and 4 runs while throwing just 17 pitches and getting 0 outs, thus blowing the lead. Aurthur Rhodes went 3.0ip in relief, but did give up the walk-off homerun to Derrick May in the bottom of the 11th.

Game 4 was a brutal win. Buhner and Tino were both injured running the bases and Moyer (1-2, 8.79) was once again bad. I guess I neglected to consider that Moyer didn't actually get good until 1997, his age 35 season. But we won 11-7 thanks to plenty of offense and some real bad pitching by the Brewers.

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Side question for anyone who might be reading this -- anyone know why the game didn't use the actual 1995 schedule when I created a historical game? I would have expected to play a 144-game season rather than a full 162.

04-10-2019, 01:29 AM	#6
billethius All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 822	4/11/95 - 4/12/95: Two with the Blue Jays So Toronto was terrible IRL in 1995, going 56-88, but they roll into town here with a record of 7-0. Moyer (0-2, 7.71) was bad again, giving up 10 hits and 6 runs over 4 innings, though only 3 of those runs were earned thanks to errors by Rodriguez and Blowers. Even so, this game was kept relatively close thanks to Griffey starting to heat up, going 2-4 with 2 solo homeruns. In the end, the bad pitching and poor defense were just too much to overcome and we lost 7-4. The second game was even closer, as the Mariners tried to comeback against Toronto's closer Darren Hall. Tim Belcher (1-1, 3.55) was pretty decent again but the 9th inning homers by Edgar and Tino weren't quite enough to get the victory. We lost 5-4. 4/13/95 - 4/16/95: Four with the Brewers We seem to be bouncing between good and bad teams to start the season. After Toronto swept the short 2-game series to go to 9-0, it's on to Milwaukee (3-5). It's a good thing that they suck, because our offense really needs to get going. Apparently Bill Wegman was happy to help out. The Mariners racked up 20 hits and 13 runs off of Wegman and a collection of MIL relievers while Randy Johnson (2-1, 1.64) got the call for the third time in 9 games and pitched a CG shutout even though this was the least-necessary game for him to do so. Game 2 of the series also went our way. Unlike last time, we were able to get to Steve Sparks and his knuckleball for 12 hits and 7 runs over 3.1 innings. Bosio (1-2, 8.66) was once again terrible, giving up 7 runs of his own over 6ip, but a timely solo homerun by Tino Martinez in the top of the 7th broke the tie and the bullpen kept the Brewers scoreless over the last three frames. Game 3 started out real good, with Osvaldo Fernandez (0-0, 0.00) getting his first start of the year. He had a solid line (6ip, 3h, 0r, 5bb, 9k) and handed a 4-0 lead off to the Bob Wolcott in the 7th. Wolcott managed to give up 6 hits and 4 runs while throwing just 17 pitches and getting 0 outs, thus blowing the lead. Aurthur Rhodes went 3.0ip in relief, but did give up the walk-off homerun to Derrick May in the bottom of the 11th. Game 4 was a brutal win. Buhner and Tino were both injured running the bases and Moyer (1-2, 8.79) was once again bad. I guess I neglected to consider that Moyer didn't actually get good until 1997, his age 35 season. But we won 11-7 thanks to plenty of offense and some real bad pitching by the Brewers. ******** Side question for anyone who might be reading this -- anyone know why the game didn't use the actual 1995 schedule when I created a historical game? I would have expected to play a 144-game season rather than a full 162.