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Questdog · 12-03-2019, 02:23 PM

Tuesday, April 8, 2003

Opening Day!

We open the season with 2 games at home versus Los Angeles, the same as we did last season. We do not have the same schedule as last year after these first two games. In 2001, we opened the season in Los Angeles. I think our fans would like to see a different opponent on Opening Day for next year, please. Unlike last year, though, the Angels are not the defending champions of the division. They finished with a losing record, but beat us out of the 4th place spot at the end of the season. We were 6-8 against them last year and 4-10 in 2001. They were 13th in the PCL in scoring last season with 605 runs (3.73/G). We ended up 6th with 692 runs (4.27/G). We were 2nd in home runs with 149. San Francisco hit 153. The Angels were 12th with 107. They were 5th in fewest runs allowed with 633 (3.91/G). We were 7th with 654 (4.04/G). We were last in the League in Saves with 32. They had 43, tied for 4th best. The Angels lost their top two starting pitchers to free agency (Sam Henderson and John Guss), but they have Bud Fields (27-R) back from injury and they signed free agent Bill Wertz (32-R). Fields was 12-5 with a 2.42 ERA in 2001, but did not pitch at all last year. Wertz went 40-17 with a 2.46 ERA over the last two seasons with Salt Lake City. The Angels made him the highest paid pitcher in Baseball with his $2.64 million salary this season. Their lineup is basically unchanged from last season.

Los Angeles Angels (80-82 .494 26 GB in 4th place in the PCL West last year) at
Portland Beavers (79-83 .488 27 GB in 5th place in the PCL West last year)

LA: Bud Fields (27-R DNP last year) All-Star(01) vs. POR: Bobby Johnson (23-R 13-12 3.22 last year)

Fields was out all last season with an injury. We faced him once in 2001 and he pitched a 4 hit shutout with no walks and 8 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS) Stats from last season
LOS ANGELES
1: 2B Britt Snyder (27-R .268-634-8-48-.680) 56 SB
2: CF Rodolfo Rosado (26-R .272-441-2-32-.649)
3: 1B Irv Hill (29-R .291-549-17-74-.770) 27 BB
4: C Charlie Allen (31-S .276-479-17-68-.862) Gold Glove/All-Star(01) 35 2B/97 BB
5: RF Dan Hamel (24-R .273-455-9-51-.704) 28 BB/25 SB
6: LF Fernando Vargas (26-L .287-314-2-28-.727)
7: 3B Jorge Prado (32-R .203-523-12-57-.616) 76 BB/148 SO
8: SS Javier Rodriguez (29-R .260-219-1-26-.675)
9: P Bud Fields (27-L DNP last year) All-Star(01)

PORTLAND
1: RF Jerry Suazo (28-L .295-563-2-54-.731) FA from Hollywood 73 BB
2: CF Brian Mitchell (21-L .307-381-0-16-.719)
3: 3B Fernando Mexicano (22-L .295-589-38-118-.921) Silver Slugger 92 R/31 2B/74 BB/126 SO
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .308-595-38-113-.938) Silver Slugger/2-time All-Star(MVP)/Gold Glove(01) 109 R/73 BB
5: C Jim Shippy (32-R .274-430-9-56-.743) 9 SB
6: LF Kim Springer (22-L .257-136-3-13-.676)
7: SS Dave Risinger (27-R .278-413-7-46-.688) 20 SB
8: 2B Juan Rojas (24-S .239-372-1-28-.597)
9: P Bobby Johnson (23-R .134-82-0-2-.379) 5 2B

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium
Weather: 57 F, Overcast, with a 9 MPH wind blowing in from right
Attendance: 28,685

New record crowd! 117 more than last year's Opening Day!

We have no more retractable roof, so we are at the mercy of the elements...

Top of the First:
Britt Snyder beats out an infield hit... Rodolfo Rosado pops out to short. Irv Hill lines a hit to right and Snyder beats the throw to 3rd. Charlie Allen takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with 1 out. Dan Hamel takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to force in a run... 1 to 0, Angels. Johnson has had excellent control for the past two seasons, averaging only 2.1 BB/9... Fernando Vargas walks to force in another run... 2 to 0, Angels. WTF?! The Bullpen is up. Jorge Prado pops out to center and the runners hold. Javier Rodriguez strikes out. 40 pitch inning...

Bottom of the First:
Jerry Suazo, in his first AB as a Beaver, grounds a hit to center! Brian Mitchell swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. Fernando Mexicano strikes out... Glenn Snowden grounds out to 3rd...

Bottom of the Fourth:
Brian Mitchell leads off with a hit and Fernando Mexicano doubles to right center. Glenn Snowden swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to center and Mitchell scores. 2 to 1, Angels. Jim Shippy pops out to center and Mexicano holds at 3rd. Kim Springer grounds out to 3rd and Snowden goes to 2nd, but Mexicano holds at 3rd... Another runner on 3rd with no outs and we have not plated him... Dave Risinger strikes out...

Top of the Fifth:
With 2 outs, Charlie Allen doubles to center. Dan Hamel beats out an infield hit. Fernando Vargas grounds a hit to center and Allen scores and Hamel beats the throw to 3rd... 3 to 1, Angels. The Bullpen i s back up... Jorge Prado swings at a 3-2 pitch and strikes out. P Bobby Johnson is at 101 pitches...

Bottom of the Sixth:
Brian Mitchell leads off with a walk and steals 2nd. Fernando Mexicano grounds one to 3rd, but Jorge Prado throws the ball away for a 2 base error and Mitchell scores! 3 to 2, Angels. The next three make outs...

Top of the Seventh:
On the Hill: Denny Jennissen (29-R), making his Beaver debut and beginning his second inning of work after a perfect 6th. Rodolfo Rosado beats out an infield hit. Irv Hill grounds into a 6-4-3 double play! Charlie Allen hits a no doubt home run to right... 4 to 2, Angels. I think I am not going to like Jennissen much....

Bottom of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Hal Ockey (27-R), their 2-time All-Star closer. Kim Springer swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to left. Dave Risinger grounds into a 4-6-3 double play....

Lost - 4 to 2

We had 7 hits and made no errors
Los Angeles had 8 hits and made 1 error

Bobby Johnson (L 0-1) went 5 innings, allowed 3 runs, 6 hits, 4 walks and struck out 5. 101 pitches.
RHP Denny Jennissen, in his Beaver debut, went 2 innings, allowed 1 run, 2 hits, 1 home run and struck out 2.
LHP Vic Kyzer, in his Major League debut, pitched 1 perfect inning and struck out 2.
RHP Jon Weekley, in his Beaver debut, pitched a perfect inning.

Bud Fields (W 1-0) went 6.1 innings, gave us 2 runs (1 earned), 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 8. 109 pitches. His first win since 2001.
RHP Hal Ockey (SV 1) pitched a scoreless 9th and gave us 1 hit.

RF Jerry Suazo, in his Beaver debut, went 1 for 4. CF Brian Mitchell had a hit and a walk, stole a base and scored both of our runs. 3B Fernando Mexicano hits a double. PH Carlos Lops, officially made his Beaver debut, but did not bat because they switched to a left-handed pitcher after we sent him up and we pulled him down. PH Oscar Trejo, in his Beaver debut, had a hit.

Around the League: 3B Rick Woodell (31-L) hit a home run in his debut with the Royals yesterday.

Editor's Note: One other change I have made for this season is that I have upped the All-Star rosters to 32 players from 25. In the 1970's, the NL had 12 teams supplying 25 roster spots and they upped it to 30 in 1982. So 32 players from 16 teams still leaves us with a slightly less All-Star to team ratio than the 1970s.

12-03-2019, 02:23 PM	#498
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	Tuesday, April 8, 2003 Opening Day! We open the season with 2 games at home versus Los Angeles, the same as we did last season. We do not have the same schedule as last year after these first two games. In 2001, we opened the season in Los Angeles. I think our fans would like to see a different opponent on Opening Day for next year, please. Unlike last year, though, the Angels are not the defending champions of the division. They finished with a losing record, but beat us out of the 4th place spot at the end of the season. We were 6-8 against them last year and 4-10 in 2001. They were 13th in the PCL in scoring last season with 605 runs (3.73/G). We ended up 6th with 692 runs (4.27/G). We were 2nd in home runs with 149. San Francisco hit 153. The Angels were 12th with 107. They were 5th in fewest runs allowed with 633 (3.91/G). We were 7th with 654 (4.04/G). We were last in the League in Saves with 32. They had 43, tied for 4th best. The Angels lost their top two starting pitchers to free agency (Sam Henderson and John Guss), but they have Bud Fields (27-R) back from injury and they signed free agent Bill Wertz (32-R). Fields was 12-5 with a 2.42 ERA in 2001, but did not pitch at all last year. Wertz went 40-17 with a 2.46 ERA over the last two seasons with Salt Lake City. The Angels made him the highest paid pitcher in Baseball with his $2.64 million salary this season. Their lineup is basically unchanged from last season. Los Angeles Angels (80-82 .494 26 GB in 4th place in the PCL West last year) at Portland Beavers (79-83 .488 27 GB in 5th place in the PCL West last year) LA: Bud Fields (27-R DNP last year) All-Star(01) vs. POR: Bobby Johnson (23-R 13-12 3.22 last year) Fields was out all last season with an injury. We faced him once in 2001 and he pitched a 4 hit shutout with no walks and 8 SO. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS) Stats from last season LOS ANGELES 1: 2B Britt Snyder (27-R .268-634-8-48-.680) 56 SB 2: CF Rodolfo Rosado (26-R .272-441-2-32-.649) 3: 1B Irv Hill (29-R .291-549-17-74-.770) 27 BB 4: C Charlie Allen (31-S .276-479-17-68-.862) Gold Glove/All-Star(01) 35 2B/97 BB 5: RF Dan Hamel (24-R .273-455-9-51-.704) 28 BB/25 SB 6: LF Fernando Vargas (26-L .287-314-2-28-.727) 7: 3B Jorge Prado (32-R .203-523-12-57-.616) 76 BB/148 SO 8: SS Javier Rodriguez (29-R .260-219-1-26-.675) 9: P Bud Fields (27-L DNP last year) All-Star(01) PORTLAND 1: RF Jerry Suazo (28-L .295-563-2-54-.731) FA from Hollywood 73 BB 2: CF Brian Mitchell (21-L .307-381-0-16-.719) 3: 3B Fernando Mexicano (22-L .295-589-38-118-.921) Silver Slugger 92 R/31 2B/74 BB/126 SO 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .308-595-38-113-.938) Silver Slugger/2-time All-Star(MVP)/Gold Glove(01) 109 R/73 BB 5: C Jim Shippy (32-R .274-430-9-56-.743) 9 SB 6: LF Kim Springer (22-L .257-136-3-13-.676) 7: SS Dave Risinger (27-R .278-413-7-46-.688) 20 SB 8: 2B Juan Rojas (24-S .239-372-1-28-.597) 9: P Bobby Johnson (23-R .134-82-0-2-.379) 5 2B Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium Weather: 57 F, Overcast, with a 9 MPH wind blowing in from right Attendance: 28,685 New record crowd! 117 more than last year's Opening Day! We have no more retractable roof, so we are at the mercy of the elements... Top of the First: Britt Snyder beats out an infield hit... Rodolfo Rosado pops out to short. Irv Hill lines a hit to right and Snyder beats the throw to 3rd. Charlie Allen takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with 1 out. Dan Hamel takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to force in a run... 1 to 0, Angels. Johnson has had excellent control for the past two seasons, averaging only 2.1 BB/9... Fernando Vargas walks to force in another run... 2 to 0, Angels. WTF?! The Bullpen is up. Jorge Prado pops out to center and the runners hold. Javier Rodriguez strikes out. 40 pitch inning... Bottom of the First: Jerry Suazo, in his first AB as a Beaver, grounds a hit to center! Brian Mitchell swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. Fernando Mexicano strikes out... Glenn Snowden grounds out to 3rd... Bottom of the Fourth: Brian Mitchell leads off with a hit and Fernando Mexicano doubles to right center. Glenn Snowden swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to center and Mitchell scores. 2 to 1, Angels. Jim Shippy pops out to center and Mexicano holds at 3rd. Kim Springer grounds out to 3rd and Snowden goes to 2nd, but Mexicano holds at 3rd... Another runner on 3rd with no outs and we have not plated him... Dave Risinger strikes out... Top of the Fifth: With 2 outs, Charlie Allen doubles to center. Dan Hamel beats out an infield hit. Fernando Vargas grounds a hit to center and Allen scores and Hamel beats the throw to 3rd... 3 to 1, Angels. The Bullpen i s back up... Jorge Prado swings at a 3-2 pitch and strikes out. P Bobby Johnson is at 101 pitches... Bottom of the Sixth: Brian Mitchell leads off with a walk and steals 2nd. Fernando Mexicano grounds one to 3rd, but Jorge Prado throws the ball away for a 2 base error and Mitchell scores! 3 to 2, Angels. The next three make outs... Top of the Seventh: On the Hill: Denny Jennissen (29-R), making his Beaver debut and beginning his second inning of work after a perfect 6th. Rodolfo Rosado beats out an infield hit. Irv Hill grounds into a 6-4-3 double play! Charlie Allen hits a no doubt home run to right... 4 to 2, Angels. I think I am not going to like Jennissen much.... Bottom of the Ninth: New Pitcher: Hal Ockey (27-R), their 2-time All-Star closer. Kim Springer swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to left. Dave Risinger grounds into a 4-6-3 double play.... Lost - 4 to 2 We had 7 hits and made no errors Los Angeles had 8 hits and made 1 error Bobby Johnson (L 0-1) went 5 innings, allowed 3 runs, 6 hits, 4 walks and struck out 5. 101 pitches. RHP Denny Jennissen, in his Beaver debut, went 2 innings, allowed 1 run, 2 hits, 1 home run and struck out 2. LHP Vic Kyzer, in his Major League debut, pitched 1 perfect inning and struck out 2. RHP Jon Weekley, in his Beaver debut, pitched a perfect inning. Bud Fields (W 1-0) went 6.1 innings, gave us 2 runs (1 earned), 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 8. 109 pitches. His first win since 2001. RHP Hal Ockey (SV 1) pitched a scoreless 9th and gave us 1 hit. RF Jerry Suazo, in his Beaver debut, went 1 for 4. CF Brian Mitchell had a hit and a walk, stole a base and scored both of our runs. 3B Fernando Mexicano hits a double. PH Carlos Lops, officially made his Beaver debut, but did not bat because they switched to a left-handed pitcher after we sent him up and we pulled him down. PH Oscar Trejo, in his Beaver debut, had a hit. Around the League: 3B Rick Woodell (31-L) hit a home run in his debut with the Royals yesterday. Editor's Note: One other change I have made for this season is that I have upped the All-Star rosters to 32 players from 25. In the 1970's, the NL had 12 teams supplying 25 roster spots and they upped it to 30 in 1982. So 32 players from 16 teams still leaves us with a slightly less All-Star to team ratio than the 1970s. Last edited by Questdog; 12-03-2019 at 10:37 PM.