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October 2, 2006

Monday Morning Report
Player of the Week - Jose Castillo, LF, Louisville (24-S .324/.387/.507) Had 12 hits with 4 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 3 BB, 2 SO, 7 R and 11 RBI in 7 G (5 GS) (2nd PoW of season and career)

(Slash lines are for the season, not the week)

Editor's Note: As is the custom, OOTP would not pick a PoW for the final week of the season, so I did it myself.

September 25 - Juan Ledesma (34-R) of Indianapolis pitched a 3 hit shutout at Syracuse. He walked 1 and struck out no one. It is his 1st shutout of the season and 17th of his career. He is now 7-11 with a 3.90 ERA in 28 starts. The Arrows won, 6 to 0.
September 25 - Rookie Jose Porchas (23-R) of Ottawa pitched a 3 hit shutout at Buffalo. He walked 2, hit a batter and struck out 7. It is his 3rd shutout of the season and of his career. He is now 11-16 with a 3.22 ERA in 34 starts. The Otters won, 2 to 0.
September 26 - 3B Floyd Shawn (29-R) of Columbus went 5 for 5 with a double and 2 RBI at Providence. The Explorers won, 8 to 4.
September 27 - CF Mike Fox (27-L) of Louisville hit 2 home runs and had 5 RBI at Richmond. The Colonels won, 10 to 5.
September 27 - LF Jorge Moreida (27-L) of Columbus went 5 for 5 with 2 doubles and 2 home runs and scored 4 runs at Providence. The Explorers won, 9 to 7.
September 27 - Jim Riggs (36-R) of Birmingham allowed 12 hits, but still managed pitch a shutout at home versus Memphis. He did not walk a batter and struck out 5. It is his 1st shutout of the season and 14th of his career. He is now 9-12 with a 3.62 ERA in 28 starts. The Barons won, 3 to 0.
September 29 - Buffalo outhit Indianapolis, 9 to 3, at home, but lost, 4 to 1. All 3 of the hits were singles. The Bombers did not make and error, but issued 7 walks. But the Arrows made an error an issued 4 walks. It is the 10th win in a row for Indianapolis, who had the worst record in the MLB before the streak started.
September 29 - LF Jose Castillo (24-S) of Louisville hit 3 doubles and drew a walk, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBI at Birmingham. The Colonels won, 11 to 6.
October 1 - Rookie Mike Rossini (23-R) of Charlotte pitched a 4 hit shutout at Orlando. He did not walk a batter and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit and a walk. It is his 3rd shutout of the season and his career. He is now 15-10 with a 3.19 ERA in 33 starts. The Hornets won, 1 to 0, and only had 4 hits themselves.
October 1 - LF Jose Castillo (24-S) of Louisville had 3 hits with 2 home runs and a walk, scored 4 runs and had 4 RBI at Birmingham. 1B Ron Lerche had 4 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had 4 RBI. The Colonels won, 17 to 5.
October 1 - Jack Brown (30-R) of New Orleans pitched a 3 hit shutout at Memphis. He walked 3 and struck out 8. At bat, he had 2 hits and scored a run. It is his 2nd shutout of the season and 12th of his career. He is now 11-11 with a 2.96 ERA in 30 starts. The Pelicans won, 11 to 0, and had 18 hits.

P.S. I forgot to post the Players of the Month for September at the proper time, so here they are now:

Monthly Awards for September, 2006
Player of the Month: Ray Dallas, 3b, Hartford (24-R) .495/.513/.664 107 AB, 53 H (!!!!), 16 2B (!!!!!), 1 3B, 0 HR, 5 BB, 4 SO, 1 SB, 0 CS, 16 R, 16 RBI in 27 G (2nd PoM this year)
Pitcher of the Month: Bil Stewart, rhp, Hartford (35-R) 4-0 0.92 ERA 6 SV, 14 G, 19.2 IP, 12 H, 0 HR, 7 BB, 14 SO Waiver claim fro Richmond August 20
Rookie of the Month: Jose Porchas, rhp, Ottawa (23-R) 3-1 1.88 ERA 1 ShO 6 GS, 48 IP, 32 H, 3 HR, 18 BB, 33 SO

Monthly Awards for August, 2006
Player of the Month: Vince Depew, 3b, Richmond (26-L) .439/.466/.626 107 AB, 4 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR, 7 BB, 6 SO, 7 SB, 5 CS, 13 R, 23 RBI in 27 G (25 GS)
Pitcher of the Month: Del Warwick, lhp, Jacksonville (31-L) 5-1 0.52 ERA 3 ShO 6 GS, 52 IP, 32 H, 2 HR, 9 BB, 32 SO (2nd career PoM)
Rookie of the Month: Mike Rossini, rhp, Charlotte (23-R) 4-1 1.43 ERA 0 ShO 6 GS, 44 IP, 31 H, 0 HR, 9 BB, 27 SO

Monthly Awards for July, 2006
Player of the Month: Tom Walker, cf, Rochester (26-R) .323/.404/.545 99 AB, 4 2B, 0 3B, 6 HR, 13 BB, 10 SO, 8 SB, 1 CS, 17 R, 25 RBI in 25 G
Pitcher of the Month: Jim Baucom, lhp, Jacksonville (25-L) 5-0 1.41 ERA 1 ShO 6 GS, 51 IP, 26 H, 2 HR, 11 BB, 56 SO Should have been 6-0... (7th career PoM)
Rookie of the Month: Ken Fall, lhp, Syracuse (26-L) 4-0 2.18 ERA 0 ShO 5 GS, 33 IP, 31 H, 3 HR, 10 BB, 17 SO

Monthly Awards for June, 2006
Player of the Month: Glenn Benoit, 2b, Hartford (24-R) .340/.404/.649 97 AB, 9 2B, 0 3B, 7 HR, 11 BB, 14 SO, 2 SB, 1 CS, 17 R, 21 RBI in 26 G (25 GS)
Pitcher of the Month: Dave Barker, rhp, Rochester (30-R) 5-1 0.95 ERA 5 SV 12 G, 19 IP, 13 H, 0 HR, 6 BB, 12 SO
Rookie of the Month: Dave Barker, rhp, Rochester (30-R)

Monthly Awards for May, 2006
Player of the Month: Jose Castillo, rf, Louisville (24-S) .377/.408/.675 114 AB, 7 2B, 3 3B, 7 HR, 6 BB, 7 SO, 4 SB, 0 CS, 19 R, 19 RBI in 27 G
Pitcher of the Month: Larry Thornton, lhp, Rochester (25-L) 5-1 1.53 ERA 6 GS, 1 ShO, 47 IP, 35 H, 1 HR, 6 BB, 47 SO (2nd career PoM)
Rookie of the Month: Jack Klaustermeier, rhp, Buffalo (26-R) 4-1 1.03 ERA 6 G, 4 GS, 1 ShO, 35 IP, 23 H, 3 HR, 10 BB, 24 SO)

Monthly Awards for April, 2006
Player of the Month: Ray Dallas, 3b, Hartford (24-R) .400/.436/.611 95 AB, 11 2B, 0 3B, 3 HR, 6 BB, 4 SO, 1 SB, 0 CS, 19 R, 16 RBI in 24 G (23 GS)
Pitcher of the Month: Jim Baucom, lhp, Jacksonville (24-L) 6-0 0.89 ERA 6 GS, 3 ShO, 50.1 IP, 24 H, 2 HR, 12 BB, 47 SO (6th career PoM)
Rookie of the Month: Mike Baugher, lhp, Rochester (21-L) 4-0 0.63 ERA 4 SV, 10 G, 14.1 IP, 5 H, 1 HR, 7 BB, 8 SO)