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Questdog · 10-14-2020, 10:17 PM

Sunday, August 24, 2003

I woke up early this morning from a nightmare of innumerable home runs flying off the bats of the Mules as John Lombardi cheerfully lobbed up meatball pitch after meatball pitch and giggling as each ball disappeared over the right field wall..... I got dressed and drove to Daytona (A) and woke up Mark Uhrich (27-L) and told him to get dressed quickly because he was pitching today. He is the only lefty we have that is available to pitch. After I got back to the ballpark about 10:30 A.M, I hastily filled out the paperwork to send Lombardi back to Daytona (A) and add Uhrich to the roster and sent Pia to fetch a train ticket.

Memphis Mules (64-59 .520 4.5 GB in 4th place in the Southern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (62-60 .508 6 GB in 5th place in the Southern Division)

MEM: Dave Whipple (28-R) (3-2 4.62 ERA 62.1 IP, 64 H, 7 HR, 29 BB, 45 SO) vs.
JAX: Marc Uhrich (27-L) (0-1 9.00 ERA 5 IP, 4 H, 1 HR, 2 BB, 0 SO)

This will be Whipple's 6th start of the season and 3 of them have been against us. We was 1-1 in the first two with a 4.63 ERA. 11.2 IP, 10 H, 3 HR, 9 BB, 9 SO.

Uhrich has not pitched anywhere in over two weeks....

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
MEMPHIS
1: RF Fred Heff (22-R .222-176-1-15-.608-1 B)
2: 3B Keith Meyer (28-L .355-470-18-63-.970-26 C+) MVP(01)/Silver Slugger(2: 01(2B),02(3B)/All-Star(3: 01-03)
3: 2B Leo Toruno (29-L .234-402-13-59-.720-11 B) Silver Slugger(2: 01(SS),02(2B)/All-Star(2: 01-02)
4: 1B Nestor Gonzalez (29-L .261-449-24-76-.801-1 A) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(3: 01-03)
5: LF Rafael Jimenez (29-L .286-430-18-52-.778-8 C) All-Star(2: 02-03)
6: C Roger Beaudin (31-R .257-373-10-46-.720-4 D+) All-Star
7: CF Ron Alario (33-R .290-290-3-33-.717-5 B) Gold Glove(RF)
8: SS Benito Abonza (31-R .217-290-1-21-.553-0 B+)
9: P Dave Whipple (28-R .182-11-0-1-.364-0 C+)

JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Danny Stewart (32-L .238-282-1-17-.599-7 C+)
2: RF Dennis Brown (29-L .269-145-6-17-.749-1 C)
3: LF Ray McDonald (23-L .313-450-11-67-.865-17 A)
4: 3B Marty Eades (32-R .293-423-19-84-.862-2 C) All-Star
5: 1B Jack Washburn (21-L .237-329-9-35-.705-21 B)
6: C Don Kern (26-R .216-162-6-24-.672-10 B) Rookie
7: SS Bart Daw (31-R .253-356-8-46-.678-36 B+)
8: 2B Junior Danielson (32-R .281-121-0-5-.643-7 B)
9: P Marc Uhrich (27-L .000-1-0-0-.000-0 D)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 85 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing out to center
Attendance: 10,647

Yet another new season high in attendance, outside of the Home Opener!
And only 140 fewer than the opener!

Top of the First:
Fred Heff grounds a 2-2 pitch up the middle for a hit... Keith Meyer grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. Leo Toruno lines out to 1st and Jack Washburn tags Keith Meyer for a double play!!

Bottom of the First:
Danny Stewart fouls out to the catcher... Dennis Brown flies out to center. Ray McDonald strikes out looking...

Bottom of the Second:
Marty Eades hits his 20th home run of the season to left! 1 to 0, Jays!

Top of the Fourth:
Fred Heff doubles to center... The Mules have 2 hits, both by Heff... But more are coming, don't worry! Here's one now! Keith Meyer beats out an infield hit. Leo Toruno swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses. Nestor Gonzalez strikes out! Rafael Jimenez lines a hit to center and Heff scores... Tie Game: 1 to 1.

Bottom of the Fourth:
Ray McDonald lines a hit to right and then Marty Eades gets beaned.... I am ready for a fight, but no one else is.... Jack Washburn swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to right and McDonald scores! 2 to 1, Jays! Don Kern flies out to deep center and Eades tags up and moves to 3rd. Bart Daw lines a hit to right and Eades scores and Washburn goes to 3rd! 3 to 1, Jays! Junior Danielson pops out to short... P Marc Uhrich swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit up the middle and Washburn scores! 4 to 1, Jays!

Top of the Fifth:
Ron Alario and Benito Abonza lead off with back to back hits and the Mules have runners at the corners with no outs. The Bullpen gets up. P Dave Whipple bunts the runner to 2nd and the runner on 3rd stays put. A wild pitch scores Alario.... 4 to 2, Jays. With the infield in, Fred Heff grounds out to 3rd and the runner holds. Keith Meyer grounds a hit up the middle and Abonza scores... 4 to 3, Jays. Leo Toruno grounds a hit up the middle and Meyer heads to 3rd, but Danny Stewart throws him out!

Top of the Sixth:
The Bullpen is ready. With 1 out, Rafael Jimenez grounds a hit up the middle. Roger Beaudin swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines a hit to right center... Call to the Bullpen: Johnny Groom (25-R). Ron Alario clears the bases with a double to left... 5 to 4, Mules. Benito Abonza takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... P Dave Whipple tries to bunt, but pops out to the pitcher. Fred Heff flies out to center.

Bottom of the Sixth:
Jack Washburn swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to center and then steals 2nd. A passed ball sends him to 3rd! Don Kern works the count to 3-0, but ends up striking out.... Bart Daw skies one to center, but Ron Alario muffs the catch for a 2 base error and Washburn scores! Tie Game: 5 to 5! Junior Danielson grounds a hit to left and Daw scores! 6 to 5, Jays! That does it for P Dave Whipple. New Pitcher: Jackie Wade (27-R), their closer, who got a Save with 2 better than perfect innings on Friday. PH Cal Doty (26-L) is sent up. Danielson steals 2nd! They walk Doty intentionally. Danny Stewart grounds into a 6-4-3 double play....

Top of the Ninth:
On the Hill: Dave Nini (25-L), after 2 scoreless innings, The Bullpen is ready. Charlie Faber is into play 3rd and Gary McKellar is into play center. Danny Stewart moves to left and Ray McDonald moves to right. 9-1-2 up for the Mules. PH Steve Gress (32-L), 0 for 11 with 6 strikeouts this series, swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops out to short. Fred Heff gets beaned.... Call to the Bullpen: Hal Bradford (27-L). Unfortunately, Bill Grant is too tired... Keith Meyer grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. Leo Toruno swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 3rd and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 6 to 5

We had 8 hits and made no errors
Memphis had 12 hits and made 1 error

Marc Uhrich went 5.1 innings, allowed 5 runs, 10 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. He threw a WP. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. Would Lombardi have done any better? I doubt it...
RHP Johnny Groom (W 4-1, BS 1) got 2 outs, allowed 1 hit and 1 walk and both inherited runners to score....
LHP Dave Nini (H 3) went 2.1 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit, 1 HBP and struck out 3.
LHP Hal Bradford (SV 4) faced 2 batters and got them both out.

Dave Whipple (L 3-3) went 5.1 innings, gave us 6 runs (4 earned), 6 hits, 1 home run, no walks, 2 HBP and struck out 4. He had a SH, the 13th of the month of August by an opposing pitcher, setting a new team record.... Now, THAT is not a record you do not hear about every day! It is also the 50th of the season and the team record is 55.

3B Marty Eades hit his 20th home run of the season, was hit by a pitch and scored 2 runs. 1B Jack Washburn had 2 hits, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. SS Bart Daw had a hit, scored a run and had 2 RBI. PH Cal Doty was walked intentionally.

The Mules announced that RP Jack Wade, injured during the game, had an arthritic elbow and would be shut down for the season. They now have 3 closers on the DL, all out for the year.

10-14-2020, 10:17 PM	#646
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	Sunday, August 24, 2003 I woke up early this morning from a nightmare of innumerable home runs flying off the bats of the Mules as John Lombardi cheerfully lobbed up meatball pitch after meatball pitch and giggling as each ball disappeared over the right field wall..... I got dressed and drove to Daytona (A) and woke up Mark Uhrich (27-L) and told him to get dressed quickly because he was pitching today. He is the only lefty we have that is available to pitch. After I got back to the ballpark about 10:30 A.M, I hastily filled out the paperwork to send Lombardi back to Daytona (A) and add Uhrich to the roster and sent Pia to fetch a train ticket. Memphis Mules (64-59 .520 4.5 GB in 4th place in the Southern Division) at Jacksonville Jays (62-60 .508 6 GB in 5th place in the Southern Division) MEM: Dave Whipple (28-R) (3-2 4.62 ERA 62.1 IP, 64 H, 7 HR, 29 BB, 45 SO) vs. JAX: Marc Uhrich (27-L) (0-1 9.00 ERA 5 IP, 4 H, 1 HR, 2 BB, 0 SO) This will be Whipple's 6th start of the season and 3 of them have been against us. We was 1-1 in the first two with a 4.63 ERA. 11.2 IP, 10 H, 3 HR, 9 BB, 9 SO. Uhrich has not pitched anywhere in over two weeks.... Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) MEMPHIS 1: RF Fred Heff (22-R .222-176-1-15-.608-1 B) 2: 3B Keith Meyer (28-L .355-470-18-63-.970-26 C+) MVP(01)/Silver Slugger(2: 01(2B),02(3B)/All-Star(3: 01-03) 3: 2B Leo Toruno (29-L .234-402-13-59-.720-11 B) Silver Slugger(2: 01(SS),02(2B)/All-Star(2: 01-02) 4: 1B Nestor Gonzalez (29-L .261-449-24-76-.801-1 A) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(3: 01-03) 5: LF Rafael Jimenez (29-L .286-430-18-52-.778-8 C) All-Star(2: 02-03) 6: C Roger Beaudin (31-R .257-373-10-46-.720-4 D+) All-Star 7: CF Ron Alario (33-R .290-290-3-33-.717-5 B) Gold Glove(RF) 8: SS Benito Abonza (31-R .217-290-1-21-.553-0 B+) 9: P Dave Whipple (28-R .182-11-0-1-.364-0 C+) JACKSONVILLE 1: CF Danny Stewart (32-L .238-282-1-17-.599-7 C+) 2: RF Dennis Brown (29-L .269-145-6-17-.749-1 C) 3: LF Ray McDonald (23-L .313-450-11-67-.865-17 A) 4: 3B Marty Eades (32-R .293-423-19-84-.862-2 C) All-Star 5: 1B Jack Washburn (21-L .237-329-9-35-.705-21 B) 6: C Don Kern (26-R .216-162-6-24-.672-10 B) Rookie 7: SS Bart Daw (31-R .253-356-8-46-.678-36 B+) 8: 2B Junior Danielson (32-R .281-121-0-5-.643-7 B) 9: P Marc Uhrich (27-L .000-1-0-0-.000-0 D) Game Start: 2:05 PM Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium Weather: 85 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing out to center Attendance: 10,647 Yet another new season high in attendance, outside of the Home Opener! And only 140 fewer than the opener! Top of the First: Fred Heff grounds a 2-2 pitch up the middle for a hit... Keith Meyer grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. Leo Toruno lines out to 1st and Jack Washburn tags Keith Meyer for a double play!! Bottom of the First: Danny Stewart fouls out to the catcher... Dennis Brown flies out to center. Ray McDonald strikes out looking... Bottom of the Second: Marty Eades hits his 20th home run of the season to left! 1 to 0, Jays! Top of the Fourth: Fred Heff doubles to center... The Mules have 2 hits, both by Heff... But more are coming, don't worry! Here's one now! Keith Meyer beats out an infield hit. Leo Toruno swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses. Nestor Gonzalez strikes out! Rafael Jimenez lines a hit to center and Heff scores... Tie Game: 1 to 1. Bottom of the Fourth: Ray McDonald lines a hit to right and then Marty Eades gets beaned.... I am ready for a fight, but no one else is.... Jack Washburn swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to right and McDonald scores! 2 to 1, Jays! Don Kern flies out to deep center and Eades tags up and moves to 3rd. Bart Daw lines a hit to right and Eades scores and Washburn goes to 3rd! 3 to 1, Jays! Junior Danielson pops out to short... P Marc Uhrich swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit up the middle and Washburn scores! 4 to 1, Jays! Top of the Fifth: Ron Alario and Benito Abonza lead off with back to back hits and the Mules have runners at the corners with no outs. The Bullpen gets up. P Dave Whipple bunts the runner to 2nd and the runner on 3rd stays put. A wild pitch scores Alario.... 4 to 2, Jays. With the infield in, Fred Heff grounds out to 3rd and the runner holds. Keith Meyer grounds a hit up the middle and Abonza scores... 4 to 3, Jays. Leo Toruno grounds a hit up the middle and Meyer heads to 3rd, but Danny Stewart throws him out! Top of the Sixth: The Bullpen is ready. With 1 out, Rafael Jimenez grounds a hit up the middle. Roger Beaudin swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines a hit to right center... Call to the Bullpen: Johnny Groom (25-R). Ron Alario clears the bases with a double to left... 5 to 4, Mules. Benito Abonza takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... P Dave Whipple tries to bunt, but pops out to the pitcher. Fred Heff flies out to center. Bottom of the Sixth: Jack Washburn swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to center and then steals 2nd. A passed ball sends him to 3rd! Don Kern works the count to 3-0, but ends up striking out.... Bart Daw skies one to center, but Ron Alario muffs the catch for a 2 base error and Washburn scores! Tie Game: 5 to 5! Junior Danielson grounds a hit to left and Daw scores! 6 to 5, Jays! That does it for P Dave Whipple. New Pitcher: Jackie Wade (27-R), their closer, who got a Save with 2 better than perfect innings on Friday. PH Cal Doty (26-L) is sent up. Danielson steals 2nd! They walk Doty intentionally. Danny Stewart grounds into a 6-4-3 double play.... Top of the Ninth: On the Hill: Dave Nini (25-L), after 2 scoreless innings, The Bullpen is ready. Charlie Faber is into play 3rd and Gary McKellar is into play center. Danny Stewart moves to left and Ray McDonald moves to right. 9-1-2 up for the Mules. PH Steve Gress (32-L), 0 for 11 with 6 strikeouts this series, swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops out to short. Fred Heff gets beaned.... Call to the Bullpen: Hal Bradford (27-L). Unfortunately, Bill Grant is too tired... Keith Meyer grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. Leo Toruno swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 3rd and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays! Won - 6 to 5 We had 8 hits and made no errors Memphis had 12 hits and made 1 error Marc Uhrich went 5.1 innings, allowed 5 runs, 10 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. He threw a WP. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. Would Lombardi have done any better? I doubt it... RHP Johnny Groom (W 4-1, BS 1) got 2 outs, allowed 1 hit and 1 walk and both inherited runners to score.... LHP Dave Nini (H 3) went 2.1 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit, 1 HBP and struck out 3. LHP Hal Bradford (SV 4) faced 2 batters and got them both out. Dave Whipple (L 3-3) went 5.1 innings, gave us 6 runs (4 earned), 6 hits, 1 home run, no walks, 2 HBP and struck out 4. He had a SH, the 13th of the month of August by an opposing pitcher, setting a new team record.... Now, THAT is not a record you do not hear about every day! It is also the 50th of the season and the team record is 55. 3B Marty Eades hit his 20th home run of the season, was hit by a pitch and scored 2 runs. 1B Jack Washburn had 2 hits, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. SS Bart Daw had a hit, scored a run and had 2 RBI. PH Cal Doty was walked intentionally. The Mules announced that RP Jack Wade, injured during the game, had an arthritic elbow and would be shut down for the season. They now have 3 closers on the DL, all out for the year.