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Hrycaj · 10-25-2019, 02:43 PM

Game 7: Philadelphia @ Boston

Boston came home to start a five game series with the Keystones. Unfortunately, for the Minutemen it was the Keystones behind their SP Dick Miner who took the early advantage in the series. The Keystones were able to jump on Boston SP Ernie Henderson early and often as they raced out to a 5-0 advantage through seven innings of play. Boston tried to mount a comeback scoring one in the 8th and two in the 9th but Keystone reliever Carl Briggs was able to shut it down for the save. The Minutemen only managed seven hits in this one and three of them came from backup SS Buddy Lane. It was not the start the Minutemen were looking for. 5-3 Loss (4-3)

Game 8: Philadelphia @ Boston

It was a back and forth affair at Cunningham Field on a chilli late afternoon in Boston. Coming off a loss the day before the Boston bats were looking for some redemption. They did just that as they spotted lefty starter Jack Holland a three spot in the bottom of the second. Homer Krajewski hit a one out double down the first baseline to start the attack. Tom Tucker followed with a single to put runners at the corners. Krajewski would score on a 3-6 fielders choice by Milan. Alfred Cass followed with a single but the Keystones were still looking to get out of the inning with a Jack Holland grounder to short. Keystone SS Cliff Herman booted the opportunity keeping the inning alive. Paul McClain would follow with a two RBI single to left. Needing a shutdown inning in the 3rd Holland could not deliver and let the Keystones back in the game by giving up two earned on four hits. After a clean top half of the 4th for Holland the Minutemen were able to build on their slim lead by plating three more in the bottom half of the inning. It would be the ame cast of characters in Tucker, McClain and Cass providing most of the damage. Once again however, Holland struggled to give the team a shutdown inning allowing two more runs on three hits in the 5th. After a clean inning in the 6th Boston manager Specter went to his pen for the 7th. Dick Alexander promptly went walk, double, triple and before you could blink the game was tied at 6. In the bottom of the 10th the Minutemen were able to load the bases with a walk to Krajewski, a single by Tucker and a walk to Milam. With two out and the pitcher's spot up Boston called on their last remaining bench player available in Buddy Lane. Lane hit a slow dribbler to the SS who could not find an out giving the Minutemen a walk-off win! 7-6 Win. (5-3)

Game 9: Philadelphia @ Boston

In his second start of the season Boston's Wilbur Laramee gave the club another solid performance. This time his line was 8 innings pitched, six hits, two earned runs and three strikeouts. Boston stopper Dode Jefferis pitched a scoreless 9th earning the save. Offensively, the Minutemen were paced by RF Jake Duke who had three hits (one was a homer) and two RBI's and SS Carl Milam who also provided three hits of his own. 3B Charlie Berry also hit his first home run of the year in the 8th inning. The win gave the Minutemen a 2-1 lead in the series. 5-3 Win. (6-3)

Game 10: Philadelphia @ Boston

The Minutemen would close out the series with the Keystones with a doubleheader before heading off to Washington. The minutemen would come out swinging early in this one. They would have a 5-0 lead going into the 4th when it all fell to pieces. Something wasn't right with Boston starter Bill Jenkins. All of a sudden he lost a lot of effectiveness with his pitches. After Philadelphia scored three in the top half of the 4th he wanted to work through it in the 5th. He didn't get far as it was clear that something was wrong with his should and he was pulled after five innings. Verdo Burt was called upon to carry the load but he was not enough as the Keystone tied the game in the 7th. The score remained deadlocked at five until the bottom of the 12th where Carl Milam singled in Homer Krajewski who had reached on a n error earlier in the inning to win it for Boston. It was the second walk-off winner for the Minutemen in the last couple of days but it still left a sour taste in the mouths of many because they knew something was wrong with their top arm. 6-5 Win. (7-3)

Game 11: Philadelphia @ Boston

The Keystones closed out the series against Boston with an easy win in the second game of the doubleheader. The minutemen had nine hits in this one but eight of them were singles. Even still, the hitting was not the issue here as Phil Sunshine was pretty cloudy in this one. Sunshine gave up seven earned in ten hits in 7.2 innings worth of work. It is really hard to win with that type of pitching. Boston could really use a guy like Sunshine to step up since it looks as if Jenkins will be on the self for a bit. 7-5 Loss. (7-4)

Game 12: Boston @ Washington

The Minutemen were looking to beat Eagles starter Cap McDonald for the third time this young season. McDonald had other things in mind though as he was pretty effective in his complete game victory. Boston fell behind early in this one and just didn't have enough firepower to crawl all the way back. Henderson was his typical give up four to five earned runs self and that will put a heavy strain on an offense. With it now being official that Bill Jenkins will miss some time a guy like Henderson is going to be leaned on mightily to carry the extra weight. This could be a recipe for disaster. 5-2 Loss (7-5)

Game 13: Boston @ Washington

Boston starter Jack Holland pitched his best game of the year so far but he was still outdueled by Eagles starter Skinny Foster as the losing streak has now reached three games. Holland went seven innings scattering five hits and giving up a single earned run. It was a nice start but one glaring number that stood out was that he walked five batters and only struck out one. That many walks usually spells trouble. Although Holland was able to work himself out of it this time, the odds of that happening time and again are not in his favor. 2-1 Loss. (7-6)

Game 14: Boston @ Washington

The Washington win streak jumped to five games after this one while our own losing streak reached four. For the first time this season Wilbur Laramee struggled. The 24 year old in his rookie campaign ran into a hot Washington lineup that pummelled him for six earned in six innings. Reliever Verdo Burt fared little better as this one was a complete blowout. Charlie Berry and Joe Richards each had two hits for the Minutemen and Homer Krajewski hit his seventh double of the year. For Krajewski seven doubles is good for second in that category across the FA. After getting swept out in Washington the Minutemen will next travel to Pittsburgh for three games at Fitzpatrick park and then it will be back to Philadelphia for three and the end of this nine game road swing. 11-2 Loss (7-7)

GM's Desk
Where do I begin? We were sitting pretty at 6-3 and then Jenkins goes down in our seventh win. Four games later we are 7-7 and the pitching staff is in shambles. Everyone had to throw on short rest and it looks like it played a role. We knew going into the season that pitching was a weakness. That doesn't by any means mean we are just going to sit and watch it burn. For now Howdy Bowman will move from the pen and into the rotation. He is the only guy that hasn't been a total gascan out of the pen early. We will make some minor league moves as well. Al Carroll (4th round, 1923) has had a hot start in Double AA Worcester so we promoted him to Denver. If he can turn heads in Denver, I will not hesitate to see what he has in Boston. Joe Hogue (3rd round, 1926) has been fantastic at Springfield (A) and he has been promoted to AA. Frank Taylor (12th round, 1927 draft) was recommended to start in AAA, it has been rocky. To help him out we dropped him down to AA to see if that level of competition will help him find success. The bottom line in all of this is we are not going to cry about how injuries are unfair. We are also not going to baby guys in the minors. If a player can pitch at a level we are going to move him up and see if he can do it at the next one. If a guy cannot, we will move him down. If he is getting on in years and languishing in the minors as AAAA depth he will be released. We HAVE to find arms. Offensively, we are still swinging the bat pretty well. Glenn tweed returns to the lineup this week and we are going to play him out of position a bit in CF for now because Myers has been brutal after that great spring training and we still have no idea when Copeland will return to the lineup. Our trainer has not released a timetable for us. In closing, we are going to need an amazing week if we want to avoid having a losing record on this nine gamer away from home.

10-25-2019, 02:43 PM	#12
Hrycaj All Star Starter Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,552	1928 Week #2 Game 7: Philadelphia @ Boston Boston came home to start a five game series with the Keystones. Unfortunately, for the Minutemen it was the Keystones behind their SP Dick Miner who took the early advantage in the series. The Keystones were able to jump on Boston SP Ernie Henderson early and often as they raced out to a 5-0 advantage through seven innings of play. Boston tried to mount a comeback scoring one in the 8th and two in the 9th but Keystone reliever Carl Briggs was able to shut it down for the save. The Minutemen only managed seven hits in this one and three of them came from backup SS Buddy Lane. It was not the start the Minutemen were looking for. 5-3 Loss (4-3) Game 8: Philadelphia @ Boston It was a back and forth affair at Cunningham Field on a chilli late afternoon in Boston. Coming off a loss the day before the Boston bats were looking for some redemption. They did just that as they spotted lefty starter Jack Holland a three spot in the bottom of the second. Homer Krajewski hit a one out double down the first baseline to start the attack. Tom Tucker followed with a single to put runners at the corners. Krajewski would score on a 3-6 fielders choice by Milan. Alfred Cass followed with a single but the Keystones were still looking to get out of the inning with a Jack Holland grounder to short. Keystone SS Cliff Herman booted the opportunity keeping the inning alive. Paul McClain would follow with a two RBI single to left. Needing a shutdown inning in the 3rd Holland could not deliver and let the Keystones back in the game by giving up two earned on four hits. After a clean top half of the 4th for Holland the Minutemen were able to build on their slim lead by plating three more in the bottom half of the inning. It would be the ame cast of characters in Tucker, McClain and Cass providing most of the damage. Once again however, Holland struggled to give the team a shutdown inning allowing two more runs on three hits in the 5th. After a clean inning in the 6th Boston manager Specter went to his pen for the 7th. Dick Alexander promptly went walk, double, triple and before you could blink the game was tied at 6. In the bottom of the 10th the Minutemen were able to load the bases with a walk to Krajewski, a single by Tucker and a walk to Milam. With two out and the pitcher's spot up Boston called on their last remaining bench player available in Buddy Lane. Lane hit a slow dribbler to the SS who could not find an out giving the Minutemen a walk-off win! 7-6 Win. (5-3) Game 9: Philadelphia @ Boston In his second start of the season Boston's Wilbur Laramee gave the club another solid performance. This time his line was 8 innings pitched, six hits, two earned runs and three strikeouts. Boston stopper Dode Jefferis pitched a scoreless 9th earning the save. Offensively, the Minutemen were paced by RF Jake Duke who had three hits (one was a homer) and two RBI's and SS Carl Milam who also provided three hits of his own. 3B Charlie Berry also hit his first home run of the year in the 8th inning. The win gave the Minutemen a 2-1 lead in the series. 5-3 Win. (6-3) Game 10: Philadelphia @ Boston The Minutemen would close out the series with the Keystones with a doubleheader before heading off to Washington. The minutemen would come out swinging early in this one. They would have a 5-0 lead going into the 4th when it all fell to pieces. Something wasn't right with Boston starter Bill Jenkins. All of a sudden he lost a lot of effectiveness with his pitches. After Philadelphia scored three in the top half of the 4th he wanted to work through it in the 5th. He didn't get far as it was clear that something was wrong with his should and he was pulled after five innings. Verdo Burt was called upon to carry the load but he was not enough as the Keystone tied the game in the 7th. The score remained deadlocked at five until the bottom of the 12th where Carl Milam singled in Homer Krajewski who had reached on a n error earlier in the inning to win it for Boston. It was the second walk-off winner for the Minutemen in the last couple of days but it still left a sour taste in the mouths of many because they knew something was wrong with their top arm. 6-5 Win. (7-3) Game 11: Philadelphia @ Boston The Keystones closed out the series against Boston with an easy win in the second game of the doubleheader. The minutemen had nine hits in this one but eight of them were singles. Even still, the hitting was not the issue here as Phil Sunshine was pretty cloudy in this one. Sunshine gave up seven earned in ten hits in 7.2 innings worth of work. It is really hard to win with that type of pitching. Boston could really use a guy like Sunshine to step up since it looks as if Jenkins will be on the self for a bit. 7-5 Loss. (7-4) Game 12: Boston @ Washington The Minutemen were looking to beat Eagles starter Cap McDonald for the third time this young season. McDonald had other things in mind though as he was pretty effective in his complete game victory. Boston fell behind early in this one and just didn't have enough firepower to crawl all the way back. Henderson was his typical give up four to five earned runs self and that will put a heavy strain on an offense. With it now being official that Bill Jenkins will miss some time a guy like Henderson is going to be leaned on mightily to carry the extra weight. This could be a recipe for disaster. 5-2 Loss (7-5) Game 13: Boston @ Washington Boston starter Jack Holland pitched his best game of the year so far but he was still outdueled by Eagles starter Skinny Foster as the losing streak has now reached three games. Holland went seven innings scattering five hits and giving up a single earned run. It was a nice start but one glaring number that stood out was that he walked five batters and only struck out one. That many walks usually spells trouble. Although Holland was able to work himself out of it this time, the odds of that happening time and again are not in his favor. 2-1 Loss. (7-6) Game 14: Boston @ Washington The Washington win streak jumped to five games after this one while our own losing streak reached four. For the first time this season Wilbur Laramee struggled. The 24 year old in his rookie campaign ran into a hot Washington lineup that pummelled him for six earned in six innings. Reliever Verdo Burt fared little better as this one was a complete blowout. Charlie Berry and Joe Richards each had two hits for the Minutemen and Homer Krajewski hit his seventh double of the year. For Krajewski seven doubles is good for second in that category across the FA. After getting swept out in Washington the Minutemen will next travel to Pittsburgh for three games at Fitzpatrick park and then it will be back to Philadelphia for three and the end of this nine game road swing. 11-2 Loss (7-7) GM's Desk Where do I begin? We were sitting pretty at 6-3 and then Jenkins goes down in our seventh win. Four games later we are 7-7 and the pitching staff is in shambles. Everyone had to throw on short rest and it looks like it played a role. We knew going into the season that pitching was a weakness. That doesn't by any means mean we are just going to sit and watch it burn. For now Howdy Bowman will move from the pen and into the rotation. He is the only guy that hasn't been a total gascan out of the pen early. We will make some minor league moves as well. Al Carroll (4th round, 1923) has had a hot start in Double AA Worcester so we promoted him to Denver. If he can turn heads in Denver, I will not hesitate to see what he has in Boston. Joe Hogue (3rd round, 1926) has been fantastic at Springfield (A) and he has been promoted to AA. Frank Taylor (12th round, 1927 draft) was recommended to start in AAA, it has been rocky. To help him out we dropped him down to AA to see if that level of competition will help him find success. The bottom line in all of this is we are not going to cry about how injuries are unfair. We are also not going to baby guys in the minors. If a player can pitch at a level we are going to move him up and see if he can do it at the next one. If a guy cannot, we will move him down. If he is getting on in years and languishing in the minors as AAAA depth he will be released. We HAVE to find arms. Offensively, we are still swinging the bat pretty well. Glenn tweed returns to the lineup this week and we are going to play him out of position a bit in CF for now because Myers has been brutal after that great spring training and we still have no idea when Copeland will return to the lineup. Our trainer has not released a timetable for us. In closing, we are going to need an amazing week if we want to avoid having a losing record on this nine gamer away from home. __________________ Click on my signature to read about the great game of baseball in Normington. Last edited by Hrycaj; 10-25-2019 at 02:55 PM.