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Questdog · 07-21-2020, 10:35 AM

Tuesday, April 3, 2001

Opening Day!

Baseball America picks 4 teams to be in a dogfight for the Southern Division: Birmingham, Charlotte, Memphis and Richmond. Memphis is their choice to edge out the others as Champions. But they say whoever wins the South will lose the Millennial Cup to the Syracuse Sycamores, who they say are they class of the League. They have sanely picked us to have the worst record in the League. SS Ray Holloway and CF Jose Vazquez are the biggest stars on the Robins.

Jacksonville Jays at
Richmond Robins

JAX: Victor Espinoza (36-R) (1-1 5.91 ERA 10.2 IP, 17 H, 1 HR, 5 BB, 5 SO this Spring) vs.
RICH: Bruce Rich (23-R) (1-0 0.00 ERA 8 IP, 5 H, 0 HR, 0 BB, 6 SO this Spring)

Baseball America ranks Espinoza as the 3rd best pitcher in the League. How many starts will we get out of him and will we be able to trade him before he blows out his arm?

Editor's Note: The Letter Grades for defense reflect the player's overall rating at the position as assigned by the Game on a 1-10 scale:
A++ = 12
A+ = 11
A = 10
B+ = 9
B = 8
C+ = 7
C = 6
D+ = 5
D = 4
D- = 3
F = 2
F- = 1

Pitcher's get 2 added to their rating to get the Letter Grade, except that there is no D- rating for them. A natural rating of 1 = F.

I would prefer that 9 would equal an A minus, rather than a B plus, but the minus symbol is not as easy to spot as the plus symbol.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF Stats from this Spring)
JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Danny Stewart (30-L .300-60-0-8-.843-0 C+)
2: SS Frank Roadman (26-R .444-27-1-7-1.257-1 C+)
3: LF Cal Doty (24-L .182-66-0-6-.489-4 B+)
4: 1B Tony Becerra (31-L .226-62-1-5-.571-0 A+)
5: 3B Brian Porter (33-S .211-57-2-9-.617-0 C+)
6: RF Dennis Brown (26-L .288-73-2-11-.749-1 C) Rookie
7: 2B Leander Gooding (30-R .235-34-0-3-.663-0 A)
8: C Bert Swope (29-S .296-27-1-2-.774-0 B)
9: P Victor Espinoza (36-R .000-2-0-0-.333-0 F)

RICHMOND
1: CF Jose Vazquez (28-R .214-70-0-5-.532-6 A)
2: 3B Skip Dunkin (22-S .318-76-0-4-.702-14 A)
3: LF Andres Borges (33-S .422-64-3-13-1.082-5 C+)
4: SS Ray Holloway (27-R .222-72-1-6-.610-5 B+)
5: RF Rob Worms (28-R .295-44-3-13-.939-4 A)
6: 2B Charlie Faber (30-R .145-62-0-1-.409-7 A)
7: C Larry Slattery (25-R .327-49-0-8-.842-0 C)
8: 1B Brian Bowden (24-R .200-75-0-6-.454-10 A++)
9: P Bruce Roach (23-R .000-1-0-0-.000-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Griffith Stadium
Weather: 52 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing right to left
Attendance: 11,274

Top of the First:
Danny Stewart swings at the first pitch ever in a Jacksonville Jay game and chops it weakly down the 3rd base line and is out, 5-3. Frank Roadman grounds out to short. Cal Doty pops out to left...

Bottom of the First:
Jose Vazquez flies out to deep left. Skip Dunkin strikes out on 3 pitches! Andres Borges lines a hit to center. Ray Holloway grounds one to 3rd, but Brian Porter makes an errant throw to 2nd... Rob Worms strikes out!

Bottom of the Second:
Charlie Faber leads off with a double down the left field line and goes to 3rd on a ground out. Brian Bowden lines a hit to center and Faber scores... 1 to 0, Robins. The next two make outs.

Top of the Fourth:
With 2 outs, Tony Becerra grounds the first Jay hit ever up the middle. Brian Porter lines a double down the right flied line and Becerra tries to score from 1st, but is out, 9-4-2...

Bottom of the Fifth:
With 1 out, P Bruce Roach lines a hit to right and Dennis Brown botches the pickup for an error and P Roach is at 2nd. Jose Vazquez lines a hit to left. Skip Dunkin grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, but we cannot turn the double play and P Roach scores... 2 to 0, Robins. Andres Borges lines a hit to left and Cal Doty botches the pickup for another error and runners are at 2nd and 3rd... Ray Holloway grounds out to 2nd!

Top of the Seventh:
With 2 outs, Leander Gooding takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. P Bruce Roach tries to pick him off at 1st, but throws the ball away for an error. Bert Swope grounds a hit to right and Gooding scores the first Jay run ever! 2 to 1, Robins. PH Mike Volkman (33-L) grounds a hit to right, but Swope stops at 3rd... Dernit.... Danny Stewart swings at the first pitch and flies out to deep right...

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Jack Barber (27-R), their closer and one of the best in the League, according to Baseball America. 5-6-7 up for us. Brian Porter flies out to deep center. Dennis Brown swings at the first pitch and flies out to deep left. Leander Gooding strikes out...

Lost - 2 to 1

This is going to be a long season...

We had 6 hits and made 3 errors
Richmond had 8 hits and made 2 errors

Victor Espinoza (L 0-1) went 6 innings, allowed 2 runs, 7 hits, no walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit.
RHP Barry Short went 2 scoreless innings and allowed 1 hit.

Bruce Roach (W 1-0) went 8 innings, gave us 1 run, 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run.
RHP Jack Barber (SV 1) pitched a perfect 9th with 1 strikeout.

3B Brian Porter hit a double. 2B Leander Gooding had a hit and a walk and scored our only run. PH Mike Volkman had a hit.

For Richmond, LF Andres Borges had 3 hits.

07-21-2020, 10:35 AM	#19
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Tuesday, April 3, 2001 Opening Day! Baseball America picks 4 teams to be in a dogfight for the Southern Division: Birmingham, Charlotte, Memphis and Richmond. Memphis is their choice to edge out the others as Champions. But they say whoever wins the South will lose the Millennial Cup to the Syracuse Sycamores, who they say are they class of the League. They have sanely picked us to have the worst record in the League. SS Ray Holloway and CF Jose Vazquez are the biggest stars on the Robins. Jacksonville Jays at Richmond Robins JAX: Victor Espinoza (36-R) (1-1 5.91 ERA 10.2 IP, 17 H, 1 HR, 5 BB, 5 SO this Spring) vs. RICH: Bruce Rich (23-R) (1-0 0.00 ERA 8 IP, 5 H, 0 HR, 0 BB, 6 SO this Spring) Baseball America ranks Espinoza as the 3rd best pitcher in the League. How many starts will we get out of him and will we be able to trade him before he blows out his arm? Editor's Note: The Letter Grades for defense reflect the player's overall rating at the position as assigned by the Game on a 1-10 scale: A++ = 12 A+ = 11 A = 10 B+ = 9 B = 8 C+ = 7 C = 6 D+ = 5 D = 4 D- = 3 F = 2 F- = 1 Pitcher's get 2 added to their rating to get the Letter Grade, except that there is no D- rating for them. A natural rating of 1 = F. I would prefer that 9 would equal an A minus, rather than a B plus, but the minus symbol is not as easy to spot as the plus symbol. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF Stats from this Spring) JACKSONVILLE 1: CF Danny Stewart (30-L .300-60-0-8-.843-0 C+) 2: SS Frank Roadman (26-R .444-27-1-7-1.257-1 C+) 3: LF Cal Doty (24-L .182-66-0-6-.489-4 B+) 4: 1B Tony Becerra (31-L .226-62-1-5-.571-0 A+) 5: 3B Brian Porter (33-S .211-57-2-9-.617-0 C+) 6: RF Dennis Brown (26-L .288-73-2-11-.749-1 C) Rookie 7: 2B Leander Gooding (30-R .235-34-0-3-.663-0 A) 8: C Bert Swope (29-S .296-27-1-2-.774-0 B) 9: P Victor Espinoza (36-R .000-2-0-0-.333-0 F) RICHMOND 1: CF Jose Vazquez (28-R .214-70-0-5-.532-6 A) 2: 3B Skip Dunkin (22-S .318-76-0-4-.702-14 A) 3: LF Andres Borges (33-S .422-64-3-13-1.082-5 C+) 4: SS Ray Holloway (27-R .222-72-1-6-.610-5 B+) 5: RF Rob Worms (28-R .295-44-3-13-.939-4 A) 6: 2B Charlie Faber (30-R .145-62-0-1-.409-7 A) 7: C Larry Slattery (25-R .327-49-0-8-.842-0 C) 8: 1B Brian Bowden (24-R .200-75-0-6-.454-10 A++) 9: P Bruce Roach (23-R .000-1-0-0-.000-0 F) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Griffith Stadium Weather: 52 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing right to left Attendance: 11,274 Top of the First: Danny Stewart swings at the first pitch ever in a Jacksonville Jay game and chops it weakly down the 3rd base line and is out, 5-3. Frank Roadman grounds out to short. Cal Doty pops out to left... Bottom of the First: Jose Vazquez flies out to deep left. Skip Dunkin strikes out on 3 pitches! Andres Borges lines a hit to center. Ray Holloway grounds one to 3rd, but Brian Porter makes an errant throw to 2nd... Rob Worms strikes out! Bottom of the Second: Charlie Faber leads off with a double down the left field line and goes to 3rd on a ground out. Brian Bowden lines a hit to center and Faber scores... 1 to 0, Robins. The next two make outs. Top of the Fourth: With 2 outs, Tony Becerra grounds the first Jay hit ever up the middle. Brian Porter lines a double down the right flied line and Becerra tries to score from 1st, but is out, 9-4-2... Bottom of the Fifth: With 1 out, P Bruce Roach lines a hit to right and Dennis Brown botches the pickup for an error and P Roach is at 2nd. Jose Vazquez lines a hit to left. Skip Dunkin grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, but we cannot turn the double play and P Roach scores... 2 to 0, Robins. Andres Borges lines a hit to left and Cal Doty botches the pickup for another error and runners are at 2nd and 3rd... Ray Holloway grounds out to 2nd! Top of the Seventh: With 2 outs, Leander Gooding takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. P Bruce Roach tries to pick him off at 1st, but throws the ball away for an error. Bert Swope grounds a hit to right and Gooding scores the first Jay run ever! 2 to 1, Robins. PH Mike Volkman (33-L) grounds a hit to right, but Swope stops at 3rd... Dernit.... Danny Stewart swings at the first pitch and flies out to deep right... Top of the Ninth: New Pitcher: Jack Barber (27-R), their closer and one of the best in the League, according to Baseball America. 5-6-7 up for us. Brian Porter flies out to deep center. Dennis Brown swings at the first pitch and flies out to deep left. Leander Gooding strikes out... Lost - 2 to 1 This is going to be a long season... We had 6 hits and made 3 errors Richmond had 8 hits and made 2 errors Victor Espinoza (L 0-1) went 6 innings, allowed 2 runs, 7 hits, no walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit. RHP Barry Short went 2 scoreless innings and allowed 1 hit. Bruce Roach (W 1-0) went 8 innings, gave us 1 run, 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. RHP Jack Barber (SV 1) pitched a perfect 9th with 1 strikeout. 3B Brian Porter hit a double. 2B Leander Gooding had a hit and a walk and scored our only run. PH Mike Volkman had a hit. For Richmond, LF Andres Borges had 3 hits.