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Questdog · 11-13-2020, 02:40 PM

Thursday, June 17, 2004

We sent C Don Kern (27-R) to Daytona (A) to work on his swing and recalled C Jim Hess (34-R).

We are in New Orleans to play the Pelicans a 4 game series through the weekend. They just split a pair of games here with Birmingham and have won 4 of their last 5. We split 4 games with them in Jacksonville, May 20-23. They are 14th in scoring with 3.66 runs per game (Jacksonville is up to #7 with 4.03). The Pelicans are tied for 11th in fewest runs allowed with 4.34 per game (Jacksonville is tied for 1st with 3.27!). I have disparaged our Bullpen, but their ERA is 2.90, 4th best in the MLB. Our starters have a 2.89 ERA, 2nd best. New Orleans has a run differential of -44, 13th best in the MLB, and ours is +49, now 2nd best and finally ahead of Orlando in the South by 1 run!

Jacksonville Jays (42-22 .656 3.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
New Orleans Pelicans (30-35 .462 12.5 GB in 6th place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Al Calice (23-R) (3-4 3.31 ERA 73.1 IP, 63 H, 7 HR, 26 BB, 33 SO) Rookie
NO: Brian Ragazzo (22-L) (4-5 3.46 ERA 75.1 IP, 71 H, 2 HR, 32 BB, 47 SO) Rookie

Calice gave up 1 run on 3 hits and 4 walks with a career high 6 strikeouts in 7.2 innings last time out in a win. He has allowed 2 or fewer runs in his last 3 starts.

We beat Ragazzo in May, but only scored 3 runs on 8 hits and 5 walks with 3 strikeouts in 7 innings.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Charlie Faber (33-R .298-235-0-25-.739-7 B+)
2: RF Fernando Tello (22-L .284-148-1-15-.675-0 C) Rookie
3: LF Ray McDonald (24-L .314-185-8-36-.912-5 B+)
4: 3B Tom McDowell (26-R .260-235-10-44-.764-4 C+)
5: SS Bart Daw (32-R .241-166-3-19-.667-13 B+)
6: CF Gary McKellar (34-R .263-57-0-4-.649-0 B)
7: 1B Jack Washburn (22-L .234-209-7-20-.672-17 B)
8: C Jim Hess (34-R .276-29-1-3-.702-0 B)
9: P Al Calice (23-L .160-25-0-3-.480-0 F) Rookie

NEW ORLEANS
1: RF Franklin Sanchez (23-R .233-236-2-18-.611-14 A+)
2: 3B Ray Teague (28-S .378-127-0-14-.875-4 D+)
3: LF Tim Dawson (27-R .307-179-1-24-.719-1 B+)
4: 1B Jay Kegler (35-L .225-187-7-24-.657-3 C+)
5: CF Victor Ocasio (28-R .243-239-10-31-.750-10 B+)
6: 2B Chuck Corrigan (28-R .271-236-1-20-.626-0 A)
7: SS Ron Taylor (32-S .232-185-0-24-.572-6 B+)
8: C Niel Williams (28-R .182-154-2-7-.512-0 B)
9: P Brian Ragazzo (22-L .391-23-0-2-.878-0 F) Rookie #7 prospect

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Crosley Field
Weather: 81 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 9 MPH wind blowing left to right
Attendance: 7,911

Top of the First
Charlie Faber strikes out on 3 pitches... Fernando Tello strikes out... Ray McDonald grounds out to 1st, unassisted....

Bottom of the First
Franklin Sanchez strikes out! Ray Teague takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Tim Dawson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play!!

Top of the Second
Tim McDowell takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. With 1 out, Gary McKellar swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 3rd and McDowell goes to 2nd. Jack Washburn, who was almost benched against the lefty, but restored to the lineup at the last minute, pops one up to shallow center and everyone stands around and waits for someone else to catch it, but no one does and McDonald scores! 1 to 0, Jays! Jim Hess, in his first at bat, back from Daytona (A), hits a home run to left!! 3 to 0, Jays!

Top of the Third
With 1 out, Fernando Tello bloops a hit to left center. Ray McDonald takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Tom McDowell walks on 4 pitches to load the bases up with 1 out. Bart Daw pops out to 2nd.... Gary McKellar strikes out...

Bottom of the Third
Niel Williams, the sub-.200 hitter, grounds a hit up the middle... P Brian Ragazzo bunts him to 2nd. Franklin Sanchez draws a walk. Ray Teague beats out an infield hit and the Pelicans have the bases loaded with 1 out just like we did in the top of the inning. We did not score... And neither do the Pelicans! Tim Dawson grounds into a 5-2-3 double play!! His second GDP of the game already!

Top of the Fourth
Jack Washburn, the last minute unscratch from the lineup, hits a home run to right center! 4 to 0, Jays!

Top of the Sixth
New Pitcher: Francisco Sotelo (32-L), who is 1-1 with 4 SV and a 3.58 ERA in 32.2 IP. With 1 out, Jack Washburn, the last minute unscratch form the lineup, hits his second home run of the game to right center! Both off lefties! 5 to 0, Jays!

Bottom of the Sixth
Jay Kegler and Victor Ocasio each take a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... The Bullpen gets up. Chuck Corrigan grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and the runners move up. Ron Taylor walks on 4 pitches to load the bases up with 1 out... Niel Williams grounds into a 6-4-3 double play!! P Al Calice is over 100 pitches and will never make it to the end, so his day is done.

Top of the Seventh
With 1 out, Fernando Tello hits a home run to right! 6 to 0, Jays!

Won - 6 to 0

10 wins in a row!
A new team record!
We won 9 in a row in 2002 to start the month of June.

What are the odds that Jim Baucom ends our winning streak tomorrow?
We have won 10 in a row and he has won 13 in a row...
Seems a cinch we lose tomorrow....

Richmond has won 6 in a row, so we are not pulling away from them....

We had 8 hits (3 singles) and made 1 error
New Orleans had 7 hits (all singles) and made no errors

Al Calice (W 4-4) went 6 scoreless innings, allowed 5 hits, 5 walks and struck out 3. 110 pitches.
RHP Bob Craig (SV 1) pitched 3 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1.

Brian Ragazzo (L 4-6) went 5 innings, gave us 4 runs, 5 hits, 2 home runs, 3 walks and struck out 7.

RF Fernando Tello had 3 hits with his 2nd home run of the season. SS Frank Roadman drew a walk in his only trip to the plate. 3B Tom McDowell drew 3 walks and scored a run. SS Bart Daw hit a double. 1B Jack Washburn went 3 for 3 with 2 home runs and a walk, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBI. He now has 9 HR on the season. C Jim Hess hit his 2nd home run and had 2 RBI.

11-13-2020, 02:40 PM	#802
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	Thursday, June 17, 2004 We sent C Don Kern (27-R) to Daytona (A) to work on his swing and recalled C Jim Hess (34-R). We are in New Orleans to play the Pelicans a 4 game series through the weekend. They just split a pair of games here with Birmingham and have won 4 of their last 5. We split 4 games with them in Jacksonville, May 20-23. They are 14th in scoring with 3.66 runs per game (Jacksonville is up to #7 with 4.03). The Pelicans are tied for 11th in fewest runs allowed with 4.34 per game (Jacksonville is tied for 1st with 3.27!). I have disparaged our Bullpen, but their ERA is 2.90, 4th best in the MLB. Our starters have a 2.89 ERA, 2nd best. New Orleans has a run differential of -44, 13th best in the MLB, and ours is +49, now 2nd best and finally ahead of Orlando in the South by 1 run! Jacksonville Jays (42-22 .656 3.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at New Orleans Pelicans (30-35 .462 12.5 GB in 6th place in the Southern Division) JAX: Al Calice (23-R) (3-4 3.31 ERA 73.1 IP, 63 H, 7 HR, 26 BB, 33 SO) Rookie NO: Brian Ragazzo (22-L) (4-5 3.46 ERA 75.1 IP, 71 H, 2 HR, 32 BB, 47 SO) Rookie Calice gave up 1 run on 3 hits and 4 walks with a career high 6 strikeouts in 7.2 innings last time out in a win. He has allowed 2 or fewer runs in his last 3 starts. We beat Ragazzo in May, but only scored 3 runs on 8 hits and 5 walks with 3 strikeouts in 7 innings. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) JACKSONVILLE 1: 2B Charlie Faber (33-R .298-235-0-25-.739-7 B+) 2: RF Fernando Tello (22-L .284-148-1-15-.675-0 C) Rookie 3: LF Ray McDonald (24-L .314-185-8-36-.912-5 B+) 4: 3B Tom McDowell (26-R .260-235-10-44-.764-4 C+) 5: SS Bart Daw (32-R .241-166-3-19-.667-13 B+) 6: CF Gary McKellar (34-R .263-57-0-4-.649-0 B) 7: 1B Jack Washburn (22-L .234-209-7-20-.672-17 B) 8: C Jim Hess (34-R .276-29-1-3-.702-0 B) 9: P Al Calice (23-L .160-25-0-3-.480-0 F) Rookie NEW ORLEANS 1: RF Franklin Sanchez (23-R .233-236-2-18-.611-14 A+) 2: 3B Ray Teague (28-S .378-127-0-14-.875-4 D+) 3: LF Tim Dawson (27-R .307-179-1-24-.719-1 B+) 4: 1B Jay Kegler (35-L .225-187-7-24-.657-3 C+) 5: CF Victor Ocasio (28-R .243-239-10-31-.750-10 B+) 6: 2B Chuck Corrigan (28-R .271-236-1-20-.626-0 A) 7: SS Ron Taylor (32-S .232-185-0-24-.572-6 B+) 8: C Niel Williams (28-R .182-154-2-7-.512-0 B) 9: P Brian Ragazzo (22-L .391-23-0-2-.878-0 F) Rookie #7 prospect Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Crosley Field Weather: 81 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 9 MPH wind blowing left to right Attendance: 7,911 Top of the First Charlie Faber strikes out on 3 pitches... Fernando Tello strikes out... Ray McDonald grounds out to 1st, unassisted.... Bottom of the First Franklin Sanchez strikes out! Ray Teague takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Tim Dawson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play!! Top of the Second Tim McDowell takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. With 1 out, Gary McKellar swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 3rd and McDowell goes to 2nd. Jack Washburn, who was almost benched against the lefty, but restored to the lineup at the last minute, pops one up to shallow center and everyone stands around and waits for someone else to catch it, but no one does and McDonald scores! 1 to 0, Jays! Jim Hess, in his first at bat, back from Daytona (A), hits a home run to left!! 3 to 0, Jays! Top of the Third With 1 out, Fernando Tello bloops a hit to left center. Ray McDonald takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Tom McDowell walks on 4 pitches to load the bases up with 1 out. Bart Daw pops out to 2nd.... Gary McKellar strikes out... Bottom of the Third Niel Williams, the sub-.200 hitter, grounds a hit up the middle... P Brian Ragazzo bunts him to 2nd. Franklin Sanchez draws a walk. Ray Teague beats out an infield hit and the Pelicans have the bases loaded with 1 out just like we did in the top of the inning. We did not score... And neither do the Pelicans! Tim Dawson grounds into a 5-2-3 double play!! His second GDP of the game already! Top of the Fourth Jack Washburn, the last minute unscratch from the lineup, hits a home run to right center! 4 to 0, Jays! Top of the Sixth New Pitcher: Francisco Sotelo (32-L), who is 1-1 with 4 SV and a 3.58 ERA in 32.2 IP. With 1 out, Jack Washburn, the last minute unscratch form the lineup, hits his second home run of the game to right center! Both off lefties! 5 to 0, Jays! Bottom of the Sixth Jay Kegler and Victor Ocasio each take a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... The Bullpen gets up. Chuck Corrigan grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and the runners move up. Ron Taylor walks on 4 pitches to load the bases up with 1 out... Niel Williams grounds into a 6-4-3 double play!! P Al Calice is over 100 pitches and will never make it to the end, so his day is done. Top of the Seventh With 1 out, Fernando Tello hits a home run to right! 6 to 0, Jays! Won - 6 to 0 10 wins in a row! A new team record! We won 9 in a row in 2002 to start the month of June. What are the odds that Jim Baucom ends our winning streak tomorrow? We have won 10 in a row and he has won 13 in a row... Seems a cinch we lose tomorrow.... Richmond has won 6 in a row, so we are not pulling away from them.... We had 8 hits (3 singles) and made 1 error New Orleans had 7 hits (all singles) and made no errors Al Calice (W 4-4) went 6 scoreless innings, allowed 5 hits, 5 walks and struck out 3. 110 pitches. RHP Bob Craig (SV 1) pitched 3 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1. Brian Ragazzo (L 4-6) went 5 innings, gave us 4 runs, 5 hits, 2 home runs, 3 walks and struck out 7. RF Fernando Tello had 3 hits with his 2nd home run of the season. SS Frank Roadman drew a walk in his only trip to the plate. 3B Tom McDowell drew 3 walks and scored a run. SS Bart Daw hit a double. 1B Jack Washburn went 3 for 3 with 2 home runs and a walk, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBI. He now has 9 HR on the season. C Jim Hess hit his 2nd home run and had 2 RBI.