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2047 Season Notes

Pre-Season – Seattle bolstered their pitching staff by trading for Charlotte’s disgruntled pitcher Cameron Schwenke, the cost was a high one for the Pioneers, 25-year-old CF Wes O’Neill (who had broken out in 2046 to the tune of .281, 33 HR, 102 RBI) but it was seen as a necessary sacrifice to improve their rotation. In Baltimore 35-year-old veteran LF Cesar Amaya suffered a fractured rib in an off-field accident ruling him out for the start of the season.
April 4th – with his first hit of the day (his fifth of the season) New York SS Pancho Sousa joined Dixon Bodean as being one of only two players in NABL history to have amassed 3500 hits. He finished the day going 5 for 5 with a double and a pair of RBI’s in New York’s 4-2 victory over Philadelphia.
April 8th – in just his second start since arriving from Las Vegas, Sanfrancisco pitcher Jose Vazquez suffered a torn rotator cuff ruling him out for the rest of the season.
April 13th – after not being able to find a trade partner during the off-season for pitcher Bartolo Garcia, Phoenix lowered their asking price and eventually agreed to send him to Omaha for a pair of middling prospects, 3B Sergio Romo and pitcher Brett Rhodes.
May 1st – Charlotte LF Rob Penney collected the 1000th RBI of his career in a losing effort as Charlotte fell 5-1 to Atlanta.
May 5th – Miami’s star pitcher Steve Meyna suffered a ruptured finger tendon, ruling him out until September.
May 8th – Miami moved quickly to fill the void left by the injury the Steve Meyna, packaging 3B Pancho Fernandez, pitching prospect Mauro Vazquez and $1.6M to San Jose for starting pitcher Peter Woods.
May 22nd – Tampa Bay LF Jesus Rivera helped lift the Hurricanes to victory over division rivals Atlanta, he clubbed three homeruns in a four-hit outing and drove in five of Tampa Bay’s runs in a 9-6 win.
May 23rd – Baltmore’s Cesar Amaya was in the wars again, suffering a fractured hand when he was hit by an Alfonso Zamora fastball during the Bulls 7-4 loss to Philadelphia.
May 25th – Baltimore pitcher Samuel Bergier was just two outs away from a perfect game when he surrendered a bloop single to Miami’s LF Ken Dennis, the hit didn’t spark a comeback though, as Bergier regrouped and retired the next two batters with minimum fuss to complete an impressive one-hit shutout, taking just 82 pitches to dispose of the Everglades.
May 26th – New York catcher Roberto Saldana came through for his team, blasting three homeruns and collecting six RBI’s in a 12-8 Senator victory over Boston.
May 27th – New York closer Jesus Tobias collected the final two outs in the Senators 4-3 victory over Boston and in doing so became the latest member of the 300 save club.
June 1st – Detroit’s star CF Tom Perkins suffered a torn PCL ending his season and leaving him facing a long road to recovery.
June 3rd – New Orleans 2B Al O’Brien had an eventful day in the Blues victory over Cleveland, he drew a pair of walks and collected a hit, scored three runs, stole four bases and to cap it all off his lone hit was a Grand-Slam!!.
June 5th – Indianapolis 2B David Evans scored the 1000th run of his career against Tampa Bay while the Hurricanes starter Shane Olson became only the third player to reach 3500 career strikeouts.
June 15th – Las Vegas 3B Don Roberts belted three homers (including a Grand Slam) and drove in 7-RBI’s as the Gamblers cruised to a 13-3 victory over Dallas.
June 22nd – Atlanta catcher Gabriel Melendez hit for the CYCLE (4-for-5, 5 RBI) against Boston, helping the Flames to a 7-4 victory.
June 30th – Tampa Bay SS Brandon Buck suffered a torn abdominal muscle ruling him out for up to four months.
July 3rd – Denver’s Eugene Fey reached the 2500 career strikeout milestone in the Wildcats 5-3 victory over San Jose
July 4th – 21-year-old LF Antonio Cordero (.314, 11HR, 44 RBI in 66 games) one of the few bright spots for Washington in yet another forgettable season, suffered a torn rib muscle leaving him facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines.
July 5th – Tampa Bay pitcher Robert Woodruff suffered a torn triceps ruling him out for the remainder of the season.
July 6th – OKC 3B Julio Rosa hit a trio of homeruns and was responsible for all four of OKC’s runs in a losing effort against Minneapolis.
July 7th – in a swap of young talented players, Dallas sent SS/2B Ray Massey (25 y/o) and LF John Porter (22 y/o) to Seattle for 2B Oliver Black (24 y/o), the motivation for Seattle was to get their hands on Porter (BNN #51 prospect) who was seen by some as a perfect replacement for Wes O’Neill whom they had traded away during the off-season for pitching help.
July 8th – in what proved to be his last game action for Sanfrancisco, RF Adrian Ramirez blasted a walk-off Grand Slam to lift the Gold to a 12-8 victory over rivals San Jose.
July 9th – Sanfrancisco traded veteran RF Adrian Ramirez to Indianapolis for a pair of prospects, SS Craig Carter and pitcher Pedro Pacheco.
July 11th – Chicago traded SP Luis Davila to New York for RF Jose Peralta and 3B Francisco Alvarez.
July 14th – with four hits in five at bats, a trio of homeruns and five RBI’s, Phoenix catcher Jose Gonzalez played a major role in the Eagles 8-6 victory over New York.
July 25th – Sanfrancisco pulled the trigger on a trade that sent 3B Michael Langley to Dallas for 27-year-old infielder Francisco Sanchez and 20-year-old pitching prospect Gildas Licci.
July 26th – Detroit 2B Mike Watson helped himself to six hits (including a pair of doubles) and three RBI’s as the Giants saw off Boston 6-4.
July 28th – Detroit and Washington were involved in wild shootout, with the Giants eventually overcoming the Generals 14-12 in extra innings behind big days from 2B Mike Watson (4-for-5, 2B, HR, 6 RBI) and C Eduardo Alou (6-for-6, 2B, 2 RBI).
July 29th – New York CF Hunter Jones played a leading role in the Senators 11-8 victory over Dallas, collecting six hits including a pair of homeruns and 8 RBI’s.
July 31st – Las Vegas LF Vaughan Snyder was held hitless (0-3) by St. Louis ending his 27-game hitting streak.
August 11th – Baltimore LF Cesar Amaya hit the DL again, this time a strained back muscle would rule him out for three weeks.
August 12th – OKC pitcher Todd Dunn blitzed Dallas, striking out 15 in 7.2 innings of work while allowing just a pair of hits and a single walk. But Dunn’s big day was all in vain as Dallas mounted a comeback against the OKC bullpen.
August 13th – in an eventful game between division rivals Philadelphia and Washington, three players clubbed Grand-Slams, RF Julian Morin and C Gary Lee for Philadelphia and 2B Antonio Aguilar for Washington.
August 16th – San Jose starter Alexandre Cotovia took just 91-pitches to NO-HIT Omaha, Cotovia allowed three walks while striking out six in San Jose’s 6-0 victory.
August 21st - After months of protracted take-over talks, Washington Generals owner Howard Steinberg finally gave in and significantly lowered his asking price, eventually agreeing to the sale of his franchise to a consortium fronted by Terrence Trafford with the NABL duly ratifying the deal in the following days. At Trafford’s inaugural speech he announced there would be no immediate changes to the management team but that come the end of the season “everything was on the table in our efforts to re-invigorate the sleeping giant that is the Generals”. Most observers felt this meant a complete teardown of the front office and management team a major overhaul of the playing staff and possibly even an attempt to move the franchise away from Washington in the future, depending how negotiations for a new stadium proceeded.
September 3rd – Las Vegas ace Les Scott joined Larry de Meza, Cristobal Chapa and Shane Olson as the fourth member of the 3500K club.
September 5th – Denver’s veteran closer Pablo Hernandez reached 400 career saves with a four-out performance against Kansas City.
September 7th – Indianapolis 3B Xavier Cisneros drilled the 300th homerun of his career in the Racers 8-2 demolition of Detroit.
September 8th – Las Vegas star Les Scott struck out fifteen Denver batters in the Gamblers comfortable 8-1 victory.
September 14th – Denver LF John Wilkins blasted three homers and collected five RBI’s in a wild 14-12 Denver victory over division foes Minneapolis.
September 16th – in the thick of the playoff hunt Phoenix received some bad news, pitcher George Buchanan, who had suffered from back spasms throughout the season, had to be shut down for the remainder of the campaign by team doctors.
September 20th – Washington’s Mario Balderas had a day to remember, belting a trio of homeruns (including a Grand Slam) and driving in eight of the Generals 13 runs in a 13-5 victory over Boston. It was the second time Balderas had hit a Grand-Slam against Boston during the season (hitting one in a loss back on May 15th)
September 21st – Philadelphia 2B Jose Villalobos collected the 2500th hit of his illustrious career in Philadelphia’s 6-4 victory over New York.
September 22nd – Sanfrancisco ace Bryan Marburg reached 2500 career strikeouts with an 8K performance in the Gold’s 6-2 victory over Los Angeles.
September 28th – Tampa Bay’s playoff plans suffered a blow with the news the RF John Salazar would miss the remainder of the season and all of the postseason with a fractured hand.