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Questdog · 09-02-2020, 05:58 PM

Saturday, June 15, 2002

Trade Deadline is here and we did not get an offer for P Manny Martinez (30-R), so we will let him pitch the rest of the season for us, or as much of it as he can, and try again to trade him this Winter.

We currently have 6 starting pitchers on the roster, but I cannot send any of them down because they have all done decently of late. Marco Gonzalez (27-R) is the obvious choice, but he pitched a shutout in his last start! So we will keep a 6 man rotation for just a bit, until one of the candidates for demotion (Gonzalez or Dalton Hartman (25-R)) gets shelled, or Manny Martinez goes back on the DL.

New Orleans Pelicans (24-42 .364 14.5 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (33-34 .493 6 GB in 5th place in the Southern Division)

NO: Bill Colby (30-R) (2-8 3.41 ERA 92.1 IP, 99 H, 7 HR, 28 BB, 36 SO) vs.
JAX: Manny Martinez (30-R) 1-3 5.06 ERA 42.2 IP, 49 H, 6 HR, 9 BB, 25 SO)

Colby led the League with 21 Losses last year and is tied for the League lead again this season, but one of his two wins this year came against us in May. He gave us 2 runs on 12 hits and 2 walks with 3 strikeouts in 8.1 innings.

Martinez went 3 innings last time out, before an injury waylaid him. He gave up 1 run on 3 hits and a walk with 3 strikeouts in a no decision that we won.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
NEW ORLEANS
1: LF Omar Camacho (30-L .275-69-1-8-.727-2 B+)
2: CF Victor Ocasio (26-R .219-247-4-16-.630-13 B+)
3: 1B Jerry Rafanello (31-S .304-240-6-23-.784-0 D) All-Star
4: RF Tim Dawson (25-R .314-185-4-27-.802-4 B+)
5: C Niel Williams (26-R .182-192-2-17-.530-0 B)
6: 3B Chuck Corrigan (26-R .241-220-1-18-.576-0 A)
7: 2B Mike Akins (34-R .258-66-1-9-.653-0 B)
8: SS Ron Taylor (30-S .250-80-0-8-.591-9 A)
9: P Bill Colby (30-R .115-26-0-0-.269-0 C)

JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Frank Wendell (34-R .284-67-1-8-.677-2 C+)
2: 2B Leander Gooding (31-R .261-238-1-21-.626-13 B+)
3: LF Glen Lewis (21-L .304-224-6-36-.859-16 C+) Rookie
4: 3B Marty Eades (31-R .345-87-2-18-.970-1 C+)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (20-L .344-64-3-10-.985-5 B) Rookie
6: RF Rob Worms (29-R .204-181-5-17-.634-14 A) Gold Glove
7: SS Bart Daw (30-R .228-184-2-19-.627-7 A)
8: C Garrett Bender (28-R .236-157-1-14-.579-0 B)
9: P Manny Martinez (30-R .231-13-0-1-.538-0 F)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 83 F, Overcast, with a 7 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 10,939

The largest crowd since Opening Day!

Top of the First:
Omar Camacho takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Victor Ocasio plunks one in front of the plate and we get the force at 2nd, 2-6. Ocasio steals 2nd and goes to 3rd when C Garrett Bender throws the ball into center... Jerry Rafanello grounds one to the right side and 1B Jack Washburn makes a diving stop and gets up and taps the bag and Ocasio stays put at 3rd! Tim Dawson strikes out!

Bottom of the First:
Frank Wendell grounds out to 2nd. Leander Gooding grounds a hit up the middle. Glen Lewis fouls out to the catcher... Gooding gets caught stealing....

Top of the Second:
Niel Williams swings at the first pitch and doubles to center.... In all my thoughts about a decision regarding P Manny Martinez, I have been working under the assumption that he was still a good pitcher, just very prone to injury. But what if he is not a good pitcher anymore? If he gets shelled today by this lineup of 7 bums and 2 hitters, we will trade him for whatever we can get before the midnight deadline tonight... Chuck Corrigan doubles to left and and Williams scores... 1 to 0, Pelicans. With 2 outs, P Bill Colby lines a hit to center... Omar Camacho swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses!

Bottom of the Second:
Marty Eades doubles to right center! Jack Washburn swings at the first pitch and beats out an infield hit! Rob Worms gets beaned and the bases are loaded with no outs! Bart Daw grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and Eades scores. Tie Game: 1 to 1. 2B Mike Akins is hurt. Benito Abonza (30-S) is in to play short and Ron Taylor moves to 2nd. Daw tries to steal, but they have a pitchout on and he is out... Garrett Bender pokes a hit to center and Washburn scores! 2 to 1, Jays!

Bottom of the Third:
With 1 out, Leander Gooding takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Glen Lewis hits a home run to right!! 4 to 1, Jays!

Bottom of the Fourth:
Bart Daw and Garrett Bender lead off with back to back hits. P Manny Martinez lays down a bunt, but 1B Jerry Rafanello makes a bad toss to 1st for an error and the bases are loaded with no outs! Frank Wendell grounds into a force at home, 5-2. Leander Gooding pokes a hit to center and Bender scores! 5 to 1, Jays! That does it for P Bill Colby. New Pitcher: Francisco Sotelo (30-L), who faced 1 batter yesterday and got him out. Glen Lewis doubles to left and 2 runs score!! 7 to 1, Jays! Oh! If we can win this game, today will be the happiest day of my life as a Jay! Marty Eades strikes out... Jack Washburn pops out to right.

Bottom of the Sixth:
Frank Wendell pops one up to 2nd, but Ron Taylor drops it for an error! His second error of the year at 2nd and his second this series! With 1 out, Glen Lewis grounds a hit to right and Wendell goes to 3rd. Marty Eades flies out to deep right and Wendell trots home. 8 to 1, Jays!

Top of the Seventh:
Benito Abonza lines a double to right center. Okay, here is the moment of truth for P Manny Martinez. If he gives up 2 runs this inning, he will be traded tonight for whatever we can get. 1 run or none and he will be a Jay the rest of the season. Ron Taylor swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to right. P Francisco Sotelo bunts Taylor to 2nd and Abonza stays put at 3rd. Omar Camacho strikes out! Victor Ocasio flies out to right!! Do not tell Martinez that I was thinking of trading him, please....

Won - 8 to 1

Do not look now, well, DO look!
You may not see it again for a long while!
We are at .500!!!!!!!!!!
Unbelievable!
54-108 (.333) last year....
After May 8 of THIS season, we were 10-24 (.294)...
We have gone an amazing 24-10 (.706) since!!!!

We had 12 hits and made 1 error
New Orleans had 9 hits and made 2 errors

Manny Martinez (W 2-3) went 7 innings, allowed 1 run, 8 hits, 1 walk and set a new Jay record with 9 strikeouts! At bat, he reached on an error and scored a run.
RHP Justin Reddick went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and 1 walk.

Bill Colby (L 2-9) went 3.1 innings, gave us 7 runs (6 earned), 9 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk, 1 HBP and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit.

CF Frank Wendell had no hits or walks, but scored 2 runs. 2B Leander Gooding had 2 hits and a walk, scored a run and had an RBI.
LF Glen Lewis had 3 hits with a double and his 7th home run of the season and 4 RBI. 3B Marty Eades had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had an RBI. SS Bart Daw had a hit and a walk and an RBI. C Garrett Bender went 3 for 3 with a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. I think we will start platooning him and Bert Swope, as Swope has failed to hit lefties much.

The Pelicans announced that 2B Mike Akins had chronic back soreness and would likely be out about 3 weeks.

09-02-2020, 05:58 PM	#347
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, June 15, 2002 Trade Deadline is here and we did not get an offer for P Manny Martinez (30-R), so we will let him pitch the rest of the season for us, or as much of it as he can, and try again to trade him this Winter. We currently have 6 starting pitchers on the roster, but I cannot send any of them down because they have all done decently of late. Marco Gonzalez (27-R) is the obvious choice, but he pitched a shutout in his last start! So we will keep a 6 man rotation for just a bit, until one of the candidates for demotion (Gonzalez or Dalton Hartman (25-R)) gets shelled, or Manny Martinez goes back on the DL. New Orleans Pelicans (24-42 .364 14.5 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division) at Jacksonville Jays (33-34 .493 6 GB in 5th place in the Southern Division) NO: Bill Colby (30-R) (2-8 3.41 ERA 92.1 IP, 99 H, 7 HR, 28 BB, 36 SO) vs. JAX: Manny Martinez (30-R) 1-3 5.06 ERA 42.2 IP, 49 H, 6 HR, 9 BB, 25 SO) Colby led the League with 21 Losses last year and is tied for the League lead again this season, but one of his two wins this year came against us in May. He gave us 2 runs on 12 hits and 2 walks with 3 strikeouts in 8.1 innings. Martinez went 3 innings last time out, before an injury waylaid him. He gave up 1 run on 3 hits and a walk with 3 strikeouts in a no decision that we won. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) NEW ORLEANS 1: LF Omar Camacho (30-L .275-69-1-8-.727-2 B+) 2: CF Victor Ocasio (26-R .219-247-4-16-.630-13 B+) 3: 1B Jerry Rafanello (31-S .304-240-6-23-.784-0 D) All-Star 4: RF Tim Dawson (25-R .314-185-4-27-.802-4 B+) 5: C Niel Williams (26-R .182-192-2-17-.530-0 B) 6: 3B Chuck Corrigan (26-R .241-220-1-18-.576-0 A) 7: 2B Mike Akins (34-R .258-66-1-9-.653-0 B) 8: SS Ron Taylor (30-S .250-80-0-8-.591-9 A) 9: P Bill Colby (30-R .115-26-0-0-.269-0 C) JACKSONVILLE 1: CF Frank Wendell (34-R .284-67-1-8-.677-2 C+) 2: 2B Leander Gooding (31-R .261-238-1-21-.626-13 B+) 3: LF Glen Lewis (21-L .304-224-6-36-.859-16 C+) Rookie 4: 3B Marty Eades (31-R .345-87-2-18-.970-1 C+) 5: 1B Jack Washburn (20-L .344-64-3-10-.985-5 B) Rookie 6: RF Rob Worms (29-R .204-181-5-17-.634-14 A) Gold Glove 7: SS Bart Daw (30-R .228-184-2-19-.627-7 A) 8: C Garrett Bender (28-R .236-157-1-14-.579-0 B) 9: P Manny Martinez (30-R .231-13-0-1-.538-0 F) Game Start: 2:05 PM Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium Weather: 83 F, Overcast, with a 7 MPH wind blowing out to right Attendance: 10,939 The largest crowd since Opening Day! Top of the First: Omar Camacho takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Victor Ocasio plunks one in front of the plate and we get the force at 2nd, 2-6. Ocasio steals 2nd and goes to 3rd when C Garrett Bender throws the ball into center... Jerry Rafanello grounds one to the right side and 1B Jack Washburn makes a diving stop and gets up and taps the bag and Ocasio stays put at 3rd! Tim Dawson strikes out! Bottom of the First: Frank Wendell grounds out to 2nd. Leander Gooding grounds a hit up the middle. Glen Lewis fouls out to the catcher... Gooding gets caught stealing.... Top of the Second: Niel Williams swings at the first pitch and doubles to center.... In all my thoughts about a decision regarding P Manny Martinez, I have been working under the assumption that he was still a good pitcher, just very prone to injury. But what if he is not a good pitcher anymore? If he gets shelled today by this lineup of 7 bums and 2 hitters, we will trade him for whatever we can get before the midnight deadline tonight... Chuck Corrigan doubles to left and and Williams scores... 1 to 0, Pelicans. With 2 outs, P Bill Colby lines a hit to center... Omar Camacho swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses! Bottom of the Second: Marty Eades doubles to right center! Jack Washburn swings at the first pitch and beats out an infield hit! Rob Worms gets beaned and the bases are loaded with no outs! Bart Daw grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and Eades scores. Tie Game: 1 to 1. 2B Mike Akins is hurt. Benito Abonza (30-S) is in to play short and Ron Taylor moves to 2nd. Daw tries to steal, but they have a pitchout on and he is out... Garrett Bender pokes a hit to center and Washburn scores! 2 to 1, Jays! Bottom of the Third: With 1 out, Leander Gooding takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Glen Lewis hits a home run to right!! 4 to 1, Jays! Bottom of the Fourth: Bart Daw and Garrett Bender lead off with back to back hits. P Manny Martinez lays down a bunt, but 1B Jerry Rafanello makes a bad toss to 1st for an error and the bases are loaded with no outs! Frank Wendell grounds into a force at home, 5-2. Leander Gooding pokes a hit to center and Bender scores! 5 to 1, Jays! That does it for P Bill Colby. New Pitcher: Francisco Sotelo (30-L), who faced 1 batter yesterday and got him out. Glen Lewis doubles to left and 2 runs score!! 7 to 1, Jays! Oh! If we can win this game, today will be the happiest day of my life as a Jay! Marty Eades strikes out... Jack Washburn pops out to right. Bottom of the Sixth: Frank Wendell pops one up to 2nd, but Ron Taylor drops it for an error! His second error of the year at 2nd and his second this series! With 1 out, Glen Lewis grounds a hit to right and Wendell goes to 3rd. Marty Eades flies out to deep right and Wendell trots home. 8 to 1, Jays! Top of the Seventh: Benito Abonza lines a double to right center. Okay, here is the moment of truth for P Manny Martinez. If he gives up 2 runs this inning, he will be traded tonight for whatever we can get. 1 run or none and he will be a Jay the rest of the season. Ron Taylor swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to right. P Francisco Sotelo bunts Taylor to 2nd and Abonza stays put at 3rd. Omar Camacho strikes out! Victor Ocasio flies out to right!! Do not tell Martinez that I was thinking of trading him, please.... Won - 8 to 1 Do not look now, well, DO look! You may not see it again for a long while! We are at .500!!!!!!!!!! Unbelievable! 54-108 (.333) last year.... After May 8 of THIS season, we were 10-24 (.294)... We have gone an amazing 24-10 (.706) since!!!! We had 12 hits and made 1 error New Orleans had 9 hits and made 2 errors Manny Martinez (W 2-3) went 7 innings, allowed 1 run, 8 hits, 1 walk and set a new Jay record with 9 strikeouts! At bat, he reached on an error and scored a run. RHP Justin Reddick went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and 1 walk. Bill Colby (L 2-9) went 3.1 innings, gave us 7 runs (6 earned), 9 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk, 1 HBP and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit. CF Frank Wendell had no hits or walks, but scored 2 runs. 2B Leander Gooding had 2 hits and a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. LF Glen Lewis had 3 hits with a double and his 7th home run of the season and 4 RBI. 3B Marty Eades had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had an RBI. SS Bart Daw had a hit and a walk and an RBI. C Garrett Bender went 3 for 3 with a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. I think we will start platooning him and Bert Swope, as Swope has failed to hit lefties much. The Pelicans announced that 2B Mike Akins had chronic back soreness and would likely be out about 3 weeks.