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Questdog · 07-24-2020, 10:08 AM

Saturday, April 21, 2001

New Orleans Pelicans (11-6 .647 1 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (3-14 .176 8 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division)

NO: Dennis Farmer (23-R) (1-1 0.69 ERA 13 IP, 9 H, 0 HR, 4 BB, 9 SO in A Ball) vs.
JAX: Mike Gaddis (32-R) (0-3 10.93 ERA 14 IP, 26 H, 5 HR, 4 BB, 7 SO)

Farmer is making his Major League debut today. He was acquired in a trade a week ago from Syracuse. He was rated as prospect #107 by Baseball American this Spring.

In his best start of the season, Gaddis gave up 5 runs in 5 IP on 9 hits and 3 HR....

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
NEW ORLEANS
1: LF Omar Camacho (28-L .246-69-2-9-.645-4 B+)
2: RF Jimmy Dixon (29-L .246-57-0-9-.684-1 B+)
3: 1B Jerry Rafanello (30-S .400-75-1-12-.917-0 D)
4: CF Victor Ocasio (25-R .302-63-2-7-.814-4 A)
5: C Niel Williams (25-R .325-40-1-1-.906-0 B)
6: 3B Chuck Corrigan (25-R .258-66-0-7-.643-0 A)
7: 2B Dan Carroll (23-R .200-25-0-0-.511-3 A) Rookie
8: SS Benito Abonza (29-R .300-60-0-7-.737-0 A)
9: P Dennis Farmer (23-S Major League debut F) Rookie

JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Joe Roberts (30-L .308-26-0-2-.654-1 C+)
2: 2B Frank Roadman (26-R .203-64-3-7-.629-3 B)
3: LF Cal Doty (24-L .262-65-0-3-.622-1 B+)
4: RF Dennis Brown (26-L .270-63-3-6-.757-0 C) Rookie
5: 3B Brian Porter (33-S .210-62-0-4-.520-0 C+)
6: 1B Tony Becerra (31-L .203-64-2-4-.540-0 A+)
7: SS Leander Gooding (30-R .218-55-0-1-.539-0 B)
8: C Bert Swope (29-S .279-43-0-2-.694-0 B)
9: P Mike Gaddis (32-R .400-5-0-0-.800-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 72 F, Clear Skies, with a 9 MPH wind blowing out to center
Attendance: 5,914

Top of the First:
Omar Camacho draws a walk... Jimmy Dixon grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-6. Jerry Rafanello lines out to center. Dixon tries to steal 2nd, but C Bert Swope throws him out!

Bottom of the First:
Joe Roberts flies out to very deep center. Frank Roadman draws a walk. He steals 2nd and goes to 3rd when C Niel Williams throws the ball away! Cal Doty grounds out to 3rd and Roadman scores. 1 to 0, Jays! Dennis Brown flies out to center.

Top of the Second:
With 2 outs, Chuck Corrigan grounds a double down the left field line. Dan Carroll grounds a hit to center and Corrigan beats the throw home... Tie Game: 1 to 1. Carroll tries to steal, but C Bert Swope throws him out!

Bottom of the Second:
With 2 outs, Leander Gooding gets beaned. Bert Swope grounds a hit to center and Gooding heads to 3rd. The throw by Victor Ocasio is into the dugout for an error and Gooding scores! 2 to 1, Jays!

Top of the Third:
Benito Abonza leads off with a double to center. P Dennis Farmer bunts him to 3rd. With the infield in, Omar Camacho grounds out to 2nd and the runner holds. Jimmy Dixon doubles to left center and Abonza scores... Tie Game: 2 to 2. Jerry Rafanello doubles to left and Dixon scores... 3 to 2, Pelicans. We have 1 hit so far and they have 4 doubles... P Mike Gaddis is less than useless....

Top of the Fourth:
Niel Williams leads off with yet another double... The Bullpen is up. Chuck Corrigan does not double! But he beats out an infield hit... Dan Carroll grounds a hit to left and Williams scores... 4 to 2, Pelicans. Call to the Bullpen: John Newberry (33-L) and his 11.05 ERA. Another crap outing an he will head to Daytona (A). Benito Abonza grounds a hit to center and the bases are loaded with no outs... P Dennis Farmer flies out to center and Corrigan tags up and beats the throw home and Carroll goes to 3rd. 5 to 2, Pelicans. Omar Camacho grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and Carroll scores. 6 to 2, Pelicans. Jimmy Dixon beats out an infield hit. Jerry Rafanello grounds out to 3rd!

Top of the Sixth:
Dan Carroll leads off with a walk and goes to 2nd on a wild pitch and to 3rd on a ground out. P Dennis Farmer doubles to left and Carroll scores... 7 to 2, Pelicans. With 2 outs, Jimmy Dixon lines a single to left and P Farmer beats the throw home... 8 to 2, Pelicans. Jerry Rafanello hits a home run to left... 10 to 2, Pelicans.

Bottom of the Seventh:
Brian Porter hits one 475 ft. to dead center! 10 to 3, Pelicans. With 1 out, Leaner Gooding grounds a hit to left and goes to 2nd on a ground out. PH Mike Volkman (33-L) grounds a hit to center and Gooding scores. 10 to 4, Pelicans.

Bottom of the Ninth:
P Dennis Farmer is at 98 pitches. 1B Ismael Gonzales (33-R) and SS Junior Danielson (29-R) each beat out an infield hit. A wild pitch moves them up. C Garrett Bender (27-R) pops out to left and the runners hold. PH Frank Wendell (33-R) grounds out to 2nd and Gonzales scores. 10 to 5, Pelicans. New Pitcher: Francisco Sotelo (29-L), who pitched 2 innings and gave us 2 runs on Thursday. Joe Roberts singles to center and Danielson scores. 10 to 6, Pelicans. New Pitcher: Jim Rutherford (31-R), their closer with 4 SV and a 2.57 ERA in 14 IP. 2B Rick Dundore (35-R) beats out an infield hit. Cal Doty loops a hit to left and the bases are loaded with the tying run at the plate... We seem to have a knack for scoring in the 9th inning of hopeless games... Until we get the tying run to the plate, of course... Dennis Brown swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses....

Lost - 10 to 6

We had 11 hits and made no errors
New Orleans had 15 hits and made 2 errors

4 times now, we have scored 5 or more runs in a game.
We are 0-4 and have been outscored, 38 to 24 in those games...

Mike Gaddis (L 0-4) went 3+ innings, allowed 6 runs, 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. I think Pia my Personal Assistant would not have much worse numbers in our rotation...
LHP John Newberry went 4 innings, allowed 4 runs, 5 hits, 1 home runs, 1 walk and struck out 1. He threw a WP. Pia is buying a couple of train tickets to Daytona Beach....
RHP Barry Finney pitched 2 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3.

Dennis Farmer (W 1-0), in his Major League debut, went 8.2 innings, gave us 6 runs (5 earned), 8 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk, 1 HBP and struck out 3. He threw a WP. At bat, he went 2 for 2 with a double, scored a run and had 2 RBI.

CF Joe Roberts had 2 hits and an RBI. LF Cal Doty had 2 hits and an RBI. 3B Brian Porter hit his 1st home run of the season. 1B Ismael Gonzales had an infield hit and scored a run in his only at bat. SS Leander Gooding went 1 for 2, was hit by a pitch and scored 2 runs. SS Junior Danielson had an infield hit and scored a run in his only at bat. PH Mike Volkman had a hit and an RBI. PH Frank Wendell had an RBI.

For New Orleans, RF Jimmy Dixon had 4 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. 1B Jerry Rafanello hit a double and a home run and had 3 RBI.

Down on the Farm: As bad as things are in Jacksonville, they are even worse in Daytona Beach. The Tortugas (A) lost at the Durham Bulls, 10 to 2, to drop their record to 2-15....

07-24-2020, 10:08 AM	#41
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	Saturday, April 21, 2001 New Orleans Pelicans (11-6 .647 1 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at Jacksonville Jays (3-14 .176 8 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division) NO: Dennis Farmer (23-R) (1-1 0.69 ERA 13 IP, 9 H, 0 HR, 4 BB, 9 SO in A Ball) vs. JAX: Mike Gaddis (32-R) (0-3 10.93 ERA 14 IP, 26 H, 5 HR, 4 BB, 7 SO) Farmer is making his Major League debut today. He was acquired in a trade a week ago from Syracuse. He was rated as prospect #107 by Baseball American this Spring. In his best start of the season, Gaddis gave up 5 runs in 5 IP on 9 hits and 3 HR.... Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) NEW ORLEANS 1: LF Omar Camacho (28-L .246-69-2-9-.645-4 B+) 2: RF Jimmy Dixon (29-L .246-57-0-9-.684-1 B+) 3: 1B Jerry Rafanello (30-S .400-75-1-12-.917-0 D) 4: CF Victor Ocasio (25-R .302-63-2-7-.814-4 A) 5: C Niel Williams (25-R .325-40-1-1-.906-0 B) 6: 3B Chuck Corrigan (25-R .258-66-0-7-.643-0 A) 7: 2B Dan Carroll (23-R .200-25-0-0-.511-3 A) Rookie 8: SS Benito Abonza (29-R .300-60-0-7-.737-0 A) 9: P Dennis Farmer (23-S Major League debut F) Rookie JACKSONVILLE 1: CF Joe Roberts (30-L .308-26-0-2-.654-1 C+) 2: 2B Frank Roadman (26-R .203-64-3-7-.629-3 B) 3: LF Cal Doty (24-L .262-65-0-3-.622-1 B+) 4: RF Dennis Brown (26-L .270-63-3-6-.757-0 C) Rookie 5: 3B Brian Porter (33-S .210-62-0-4-.520-0 C+) 6: 1B Tony Becerra (31-L .203-64-2-4-.540-0 A+) 7: SS Leander Gooding (30-R .218-55-0-1-.539-0 B) 8: C Bert Swope (29-S .279-43-0-2-.694-0 B) 9: P Mike Gaddis (32-R .400-5-0-0-.800-0 F) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium Weather: 72 F, Clear Skies, with a 9 MPH wind blowing out to center Attendance: 5,914 Top of the First: Omar Camacho draws a walk... Jimmy Dixon grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-6. Jerry Rafanello lines out to center. Dixon tries to steal 2nd, but C Bert Swope throws him out! Bottom of the First: Joe Roberts flies out to very deep center. Frank Roadman draws a walk. He steals 2nd and goes to 3rd when C Niel Williams throws the ball away! Cal Doty grounds out to 3rd and Roadman scores. 1 to 0, Jays! Dennis Brown flies out to center. Top of the Second: With 2 outs, Chuck Corrigan grounds a double down the left field line. Dan Carroll grounds a hit to center and Corrigan beats the throw home... Tie Game: 1 to 1. Carroll tries to steal, but C Bert Swope throws him out! Bottom of the Second: With 2 outs, Leander Gooding gets beaned. Bert Swope grounds a hit to center and Gooding heads to 3rd. The throw by Victor Ocasio is into the dugout for an error and Gooding scores! 2 to 1, Jays! Top of the Third: Benito Abonza leads off with a double to center. P Dennis Farmer bunts him to 3rd. With the infield in, Omar Camacho grounds out to 2nd and the runner holds. Jimmy Dixon doubles to left center and Abonza scores... Tie Game: 2 to 2. Jerry Rafanello doubles to left and Dixon scores... 3 to 2, Pelicans. We have 1 hit so far and they have 4 doubles... P Mike Gaddis is less than useless.... Top of the Fourth: Niel Williams leads off with yet another double... The Bullpen is up. Chuck Corrigan does not double! But he beats out an infield hit... Dan Carroll grounds a hit to left and Williams scores... 4 to 2, Pelicans. Call to the Bullpen: John Newberry (33-L) and his 11.05 ERA. Another crap outing an he will head to Daytona (A). Benito Abonza grounds a hit to center and the bases are loaded with no outs... P Dennis Farmer flies out to center and Corrigan tags up and beats the throw home and Carroll goes to 3rd. 5 to 2, Pelicans. Omar Camacho grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and Carroll scores. 6 to 2, Pelicans. Jimmy Dixon beats out an infield hit. Jerry Rafanello grounds out to 3rd! Top of the Sixth: Dan Carroll leads off with a walk and goes to 2nd on a wild pitch and to 3rd on a ground out. P Dennis Farmer doubles to left and Carroll scores... 7 to 2, Pelicans. With 2 outs, Jimmy Dixon lines a single to left and P Farmer beats the throw home... 8 to 2, Pelicans. Jerry Rafanello hits a home run to left... 10 to 2, Pelicans. Bottom of the Seventh: Brian Porter hits one 475 ft. to dead center! 10 to 3, Pelicans. With 1 out, Leaner Gooding grounds a hit to left and goes to 2nd on a ground out. PH Mike Volkman (33-L) grounds a hit to center and Gooding scores. 10 to 4, Pelicans. Bottom of the Ninth: P Dennis Farmer is at 98 pitches. 1B Ismael Gonzales (33-R) and SS Junior Danielson (29-R) each beat out an infield hit. A wild pitch moves them up. C Garrett Bender (27-R) pops out to left and the runners hold. PH Frank Wendell (33-R) grounds out to 2nd and Gonzales scores. 10 to 5, Pelicans. New Pitcher: Francisco Sotelo (29-L), who pitched 2 innings and gave us 2 runs on Thursday. Joe Roberts singles to center and Danielson scores. 10 to 6, Pelicans. New Pitcher: Jim Rutherford (31-R), their closer with 4 SV and a 2.57 ERA in 14 IP. 2B Rick Dundore (35-R) beats out an infield hit. Cal Doty loops a hit to left and the bases are loaded with the tying run at the plate... We seem to have a knack for scoring in the 9th inning of hopeless games... Until we get the tying run to the plate, of course... Dennis Brown swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses.... Lost - 10 to 6 We had 11 hits and made no errors New Orleans had 15 hits and made 2 errors 4 times now, we have scored 5 or more runs in a game. We are 0-4 and have been outscored, 38 to 24 in those games... Mike Gaddis (L 0-4) went 3+ innings, allowed 6 runs, 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. I think Pia my Personal Assistant would not have much worse numbers in our rotation... LHP John Newberry went 4 innings, allowed 4 runs, 5 hits, 1 home runs, 1 walk and struck out 1. He threw a WP. Pia is buying a couple of train tickets to Daytona Beach.... RHP Barry Finney pitched 2 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. Dennis Farmer (W 1-0), in his Major League debut, went 8.2 innings, gave us 6 runs (5 earned), 8 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk, 1 HBP and struck out 3. He threw a WP. At bat, he went 2 for 2 with a double, scored a run and had 2 RBI. CF Joe Roberts had 2 hits and an RBI. LF Cal Doty had 2 hits and an RBI. 3B Brian Porter hit his 1st home run of the season. 1B Ismael Gonzales had an infield hit and scored a run in his only at bat. SS Leander Gooding went 1 for 2, was hit by a pitch and scored 2 runs. SS Junior Danielson had an infield hit and scored a run in his only at bat. PH Mike Volkman had a hit and an RBI. PH Frank Wendell had an RBI. For New Orleans, RF Jimmy Dixon had 4 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. 1B Jerry Rafanello hit a double and a home run and had 3 RBI. Down on the Farm: As bad as things are in Jacksonville, they are even worse in Daytona Beach. The Tortugas (A) lost at the Durham Bulls, 10 to 2, to drop their record to 2-15....