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Questdog · 10-20-2020, 03:57 PM

Saturday, September 13, 2003

C Bert Swope (31-S) was placed on the DL and C Ron Gregory (32-L) was called up from Daytona (A). Gregory hit .193 in 114 AB for New Orleans in 2001. We got him in a trade for RP Gary Adamson, who is now retired. Over the past 2 seasons, Gregory has hit .252 with 5 HR and 53 RBI in 457 AB for the Tortugas with 66 BB and 5 SB. Gregory swings from the left side, too, and will fit into Bert Swope's role of starting against right-handers who are a lot tougher on righties than lefties. He may even hit better than Bert, but he won't play the same level of defense. He is not a horrible catcher, but not so great one either. He is very self-centered and dumb as a rock..... His scouting notes say that he probably kisses himself in the mirror a lot.... Garrett Bender (29-R) hit .228 for Daytona (A) after getting sent down this year, so his bat is not tempting us to put up with his errors again...

Birmingham Barons (69-73 .486 9.5 GB in 7th place in the Southern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (71-69 .507 6.5 GB in 4th place in the Southern Division)

BIRM: Marty Forner (30-L) (10-6 3.51 ERA 138.1 IP, 134 H, 20 HR, 34 BB, 66 SO) Rookie
JAX: John Lombardi (29-R) (0-4 5.49 ERA 39.1 IP, 49 H, 5 HR, 14 BB, 17 SO)

Forner is a 30 old rookie, which means he stinks. But he is a lefty, which means he beats us.... We have never faced him. He is pitching with a mild abdominal strain today.

Lombardi last started for the Jays on June 26 and he was hammered. He pitched a CG win in his last start for Daytona (A), allowing 2 runs on 9 his and 5 walks with 5 strikeouts.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
BIRMINGHAM
1: SS Stan Stephens (25-R .362-569-4-54-.831-54 D+) All-Star(2: 01,03)
2: RF Benny Dreher (25-R .273-227-4-23-.713-11 B) Gold Glove(2: 01-02(LF)
3: 1B Jim Montgomery (32-R .234-518-26-87-.731-0 A) All-Star
4: CF Sergio Acevedo (29-R .222-510-38-104-.814-26 B+) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(3: 01-03)
5: LF Bob Marks (25-R .234-440-9-44-.682-15 A+) Rookie
6: 2B Rick Halverson (27-L .274-296-3-29-.730-5 B) All-Star(01)
7: C Shigeru Nagata (26-R .206-257-9-33-.604-0 C+) Rookie
8: 3B Turner Morache (24-R .317-139-3-18-.802-3 A)
9: P Marty Forner (30-L .071-42-0-1-.206-0 F) Rookie Mild abdominal strain

JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Junior Danielson (32-R .263-186-0-8-.602-13 B)
2: SS Bart Daw (31-R .243-420-9-56-.657-39 B+)
3: RF Ray McDonald (23-L .302-514-11-70-.829-18 B+)
4: 1B Marty Eades (32-R .286-490-20-89-.830-2 C) All-Star
5: C Don Kern (26-R .205-195-7-27-.638-10 B) Rookie
6: CF Gary McKellar (33-R .212-165-3-13-.611-0 B)
7: 3B Charlie Faber (32-R .199-181-0-12-.533-6 B+)
8: LF Cal Doty (26-L .289-505-3-48-.729-35 B+)
9: P John Lombardi (29-S .167-12-0-1-.333-0 F)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 73 F, Overcast, with a 7 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 7,705

Top of the First:
Stan Stephens takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4.... Benny Dreher grounds into a force at 2nd, 3-6. He goes to 2nd on a wild pitch... Jim Montgomery swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 3rd. Sergio Acevedo lines out to to left!

Bottom of the First:
Junior Danielson flies out to center. Bart Daw triples to right! Ray McDonald pops out to short.... Marty Eades swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines out to right... Wasted opportunity.... We cannot afford those against lefties... Or with P John Lombardi on the mound...

Bottom of the Sixth:
With 1 out, Junior Danielson lines a 3-2 pitch to center for a hit. Bart Daw grounds a hit up the middle and Danielson beats the throw to 3rd and Daw takes 2nd! Ray McDonald gets beaned with an 0-2 pitch to load the bases up with 1 out. Marty Eades lines out to center and Danielson tags up, but gets thrown out by Sergio Acevedo.... We are just cursed against lefties.... There is no other explanation....

After getting the last out of the 7th, P Marty Forner is hurt.

Top of the Eighth:
With 1 out, Jim Montgomery hits a home run to left center... 1 to 0, Barons. His fifth HR against the Jays this season, which leads all opponents.

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Robbie Hopley (29-R). With 1 out, Rick Halverson lines a hit to center. He steals 2nd and goes to 3rd when C Don Kern throws the ball away.... The Bullpen is up. Shigeru Nagata lines a hit to center and Halverson scores... 2 to 0, Barons. The next two make outs.

Bottom of the Ninth:
On the Hill: P John Holcomb (32-L), after a scoreless 8th. 3-4-5 up for us. Ray McDonald beats out an infield hit! Marty Eades strikes out.... Don Kern grounds into a 5-4-3 double play..... His 2nd GDP and the team's fourth of the day... We also had a fly ball DP, which makes 5 DP's in the game...

Lost - 2 to 0

We had 9 hits and made 1 error
Birmingham had 9 hits and made no errors

John Lombardi (L 0-5) went 8 innings, allowed 1 run, 7 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out no one. He threw a WP.
RHP Robbie Hopley went 1 inning, allowed 1 unearned run, 2 hits and struck out 2.

Marty Forner (W 11-6) went 7 scoreless innings, gave us 7 hits, no walks, 1 HBP and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit.
LHP John Holcomb (SV 1) pitched 2 scoreless innings, gave us 2 hits and struck out 1.

2B Junior Danielson had 3 hits. SS Bart Daw had 2 hits with a triple. RF Ray McDonald had a hit and was hit by a pitch. 3B Charlie Faber hit a double.

For Birmingham, 3B/SS Turner Morache had 3 hits.

The Barons announced that P Marty Forner had strained his back and would be put on the DL and they think he will be okay by time the 15 days are up.

10-20-2020, 03:57 PM	#668
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, September 13, 2003 C Bert Swope (31-S) was placed on the DL and C Ron Gregory (32-L) was called up from Daytona (A). Gregory hit .193 in 114 AB for New Orleans in 2001. We got him in a trade for RP Gary Adamson, who is now retired. Over the past 2 seasons, Gregory has hit .252 with 5 HR and 53 RBI in 457 AB for the Tortugas with 66 BB and 5 SB. Gregory swings from the left side, too, and will fit into Bert Swope's role of starting against right-handers who are a lot tougher on righties than lefties. He may even hit better than Bert, but he won't play the same level of defense. He is not a horrible catcher, but not so great one either. He is very self-centered and dumb as a rock..... His scouting notes say that he probably kisses himself in the mirror a lot.... Garrett Bender (29-R) hit .228 for Daytona (A) after getting sent down this year, so his bat is not tempting us to put up with his errors again... Birmingham Barons (69-73 .486 9.5 GB in 7th place in the Southern Division) at Jacksonville Jays (71-69 .507 6.5 GB in 4th place in the Southern Division) BIRM: Marty Forner (30-L) (10-6 3.51 ERA 138.1 IP, 134 H, 20 HR, 34 BB, 66 SO) Rookie JAX: John Lombardi (29-R) (0-4 5.49 ERA 39.1 IP, 49 H, 5 HR, 14 BB, 17 SO) Forner is a 30 old rookie, which means he stinks. But he is a lefty, which means he beats us.... We have never faced him. He is pitching with a mild abdominal strain today. Lombardi last started for the Jays on June 26 and he was hammered. He pitched a CG win in his last start for Daytona (A), allowing 2 runs on 9 his and 5 walks with 5 strikeouts. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) BIRMINGHAM 1: SS Stan Stephens (25-R .362-569-4-54-.831-54 D+) All-Star(2: 01,03) 2: RF Benny Dreher (25-R .273-227-4-23-.713-11 B) Gold Glove(2: 01-02(LF) 3: 1B Jim Montgomery (32-R .234-518-26-87-.731-0 A) All-Star 4: CF Sergio Acevedo (29-R .222-510-38-104-.814-26 B+) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(3: 01-03) 5: LF Bob Marks (25-R .234-440-9-44-.682-15 A+) Rookie 6: 2B Rick Halverson (27-L .274-296-3-29-.730-5 B) All-Star(01) 7: C Shigeru Nagata (26-R .206-257-9-33-.604-0 C+) Rookie 8: 3B Turner Morache (24-R .317-139-3-18-.802-3 A) 9: P Marty Forner (30-L .071-42-0-1-.206-0 F) Rookie Mild abdominal strain JACKSONVILLE 1: 2B Junior Danielson (32-R .263-186-0-8-.602-13 B) 2: SS Bart Daw (31-R .243-420-9-56-.657-39 B+) 3: RF Ray McDonald (23-L .302-514-11-70-.829-18 B+) 4: 1B Marty Eades (32-R .286-490-20-89-.830-2 C) All-Star 5: C Don Kern (26-R .205-195-7-27-.638-10 B) Rookie 6: CF Gary McKellar (33-R .212-165-3-13-.611-0 B) 7: 3B Charlie Faber (32-R .199-181-0-12-.533-6 B+) 8: LF Cal Doty (26-L .289-505-3-48-.729-35 B+) 9: P John Lombardi (29-S .167-12-0-1-.333-0 F) Game Start: 2:05 PM Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium Weather: 73 F, Overcast, with a 7 MPH wind blowing out to right Attendance: 7,705 Top of the First: Stan Stephens takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4.... Benny Dreher grounds into a force at 2nd, 3-6. He goes to 2nd on a wild pitch... Jim Montgomery swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 3rd. Sergio Acevedo lines out to to left! Bottom of the First: Junior Danielson flies out to center. Bart Daw triples to right! Ray McDonald pops out to short.... Marty Eades swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines out to right... Wasted opportunity.... We cannot afford those against lefties... Or with P John Lombardi on the mound... Bottom of the Sixth: With 1 out, Junior Danielson lines a 3-2 pitch to center for a hit. Bart Daw grounds a hit up the middle and Danielson beats the throw to 3rd and Daw takes 2nd! Ray McDonald gets beaned with an 0-2 pitch to load the bases up with 1 out. Marty Eades lines out to center and Danielson tags up, but gets thrown out by Sergio Acevedo.... We are just cursed against lefties.... There is no other explanation.... After getting the last out of the 7th, P Marty Forner is hurt. Top of the Eighth: With 1 out, Jim Montgomery hits a home run to left center... 1 to 0, Barons. His fifth HR against the Jays this season, which leads all opponents. Top of the Ninth: New Pitcher: Robbie Hopley (29-R). With 1 out, Rick Halverson lines a hit to center. He steals 2nd and goes to 3rd when C Don Kern throws the ball away.... The Bullpen is up. Shigeru Nagata lines a hit to center and Halverson scores... 2 to 0, Barons. The next two make outs. Bottom of the Ninth: On the Hill: P John Holcomb (32-L), after a scoreless 8th. 3-4-5 up for us. Ray McDonald beats out an infield hit! Marty Eades strikes out.... Don Kern grounds into a 5-4-3 double play..... His 2nd GDP and the team's fourth of the day... We also had a fly ball DP, which makes 5 DP's in the game... Lost - 2 to 0 We had 9 hits and made 1 error Birmingham had 9 hits and made no errors John Lombardi (L 0-5) went 8 innings, allowed 1 run, 7 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out no one. He threw a WP. RHP Robbie Hopley went 1 inning, allowed 1 unearned run, 2 hits and struck out 2. Marty Forner (W 11-6) went 7 scoreless innings, gave us 7 hits, no walks, 1 HBP and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit. LHP John Holcomb (SV 1) pitched 2 scoreless innings, gave us 2 hits and struck out 1. 2B Junior Danielson had 3 hits. SS Bart Daw had 2 hits with a triple. RF Ray McDonald had a hit and was hit by a pitch. 3B Charlie Faber hit a double. For Birmingham, 3B/SS Turner Morache had 3 hits. The Barons announced that P Marty Forner had strained his back and would be put on the DL and they think he will be okay by time the 15 days are up. Last edited by Questdog; 10-23-2020 at 10:07 AM.