Week 6
Current Week: 4-2 (20-19 .513, -6)
Next Week: 1 vs Ocean City Tourists, 1 @ Ocean City Tourists, 1 vs Ocean City Tourists, 4 vs New Castle Colonials
Power Ranking: 12 (--, 97.3)
Fan Interest: 69 (+2)
Owners Mood: Happy
Expectation: Playoffs
Home: 9-11 .450 | Away: 11-8 .579
April: 9-16 .360 | May: 11-3 .786
Runs Scored: 212 (4th)
Avg: .278 (4th)
HR: 52 (5th)
SB: 36 (6th)
Runs Against: 187 (8th)
Starters ERA: 4.79 (8th)
Pen ERA: 2.59 (2nd)
Def Eff: .660 (13th)
Top Performers:
Hitting: Mikel Wallstreet: .500-5-18 (13-26), 2B, 9 R, 2 SB
Hitting: Eugene Todd: .500-4-11 (12-24), 2 2B, 7 R
Pitching: John Robertson: 1GS, 1-0 2.25, 8.0 IP, 4 H, 5 K
Week 6:
Game 34: Chadds Ford 11, Harrington 4
Juan Cuesta (4-2): 8.1 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 3 ER, BB, 8 K
Mikel Wallstreet: 2-4, HR (4), 2 R, 4 RBI
Lorenzo Leal: 3-4, 2 R
Naofumi Ohayashi: 3-5, HR (8), 2 R, 3 RBI
H: 14, LOB: 6
Game 35: Chadds Ford 5, Dover 3
Gehrig Pearl (2-4): 8.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, BB, 5 K
Tim Meyers (SV 7): 1.0 IP, H, K
Mikel Wallstreet: 2-3, 2 HR (6), 2 R, 4 RBI
Raul Garcia: 2-4, 2 R
H: 9, LOB: 13
Game 36: Chadds Ford 4, Dover 8
Ying-Hua Ji (3-2): 4.0 IP, 7 H, 6 R, K
Gus James: 4.0 IP, H, BB, 7 K
Mikel Wallstreet: 3-4, 2B, 2 RBI
Melvin Wallstreet: 2-4, R
Byung Ch'on: 2-4, 2B, HR (1), R, RBI (1st big league HR)
H: 9, LOB: 5
Game 37: Chadds Ford 18, Dover 3
John Robertson (3-2): 8.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 5 K
Mikel Wallstreet: 2-5, HR (7), 3 R, 4 RBI
Eugene Todd: 3-6, HR (6), 2 R, 3 RBI
Ambrose Gutierrez: 4-4, 2B, 2 R, RBI
Melvin Wallstreet: 2-6, 2B, 2 R, 3 RBI
Chris Mildmay: 4-5, 3 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI
H: 19, LOB: 7
Game 38: Chadds Ford 14, Dover 3
Gregorio Costello (3-4): 9.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 4 K
Raul Garcia: 2-5, HR (1), 2 R, 5 RBI
Eugene Todd: 4-5, 2B, HR (7), 3 R, 3 RBI
Phil Davis: 3-5, R, RBI
Mikel Wallstreet: 2-5, R, 2 RBI
H: 17, LOB: 8
Game 39: Ocean City 7, Chadds Ford 6
Juan Cuesta: 4.0 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 2 BB, 4 K
Gus James (0-1): 2.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 BB
Eugene Todd: 3-4, 2B, 2 HR (9), 2 R, 3 RBI
Roger Phillips: 2-4, 2B, R
Mikel Wallstreet: 2-4, HR (8), R, 2 RBI
H: 12, LOB: 9
Transactions:
Demoted RP Gus James to Triple A San Juan.
Placed RP Gus James on the Global League 7-day disabled list, retroactive to 05/16/2038.
Purchased the contract of RP Gallin Krall from Triple A San Juan.
Placed 1B Naofumi Ohayashi on the 11-day disabled list, retroactive to 05/16/2038.
Purchased the contract of RF Giovanni Smith from Triple A San Juan.
Injuries:
SS Jose Ayala, Torn ankle ligaments, 7 weeks, 60-day DL
SP Robert Shepherd, Unknown injury, 4-weeks, 60-day DL
SS Brad Sims, strained PCL, 4-weeks, 11-day DL
MR Dustin McNeil, torn UCL, 11-12 months, 60-day DL
MR Gus James, tired arm, DtD/tired arm/2-weeks, 11-day Dl
1B Naofumi Ohayashi, DtD/strained hamstring/3-weeks, 11-day DL
Gus James is pretty much done for the time being. He is "fragile" and it is starting to show. He has had a great start to the season, but he recently has found problems staying healthy... for Ohayashi he is going on the 11-day DL and I will reevaluate then he is only Moderate, but that will add up. I don't want him to go down bigger more than that.
Other/Roster News:
GM Notes:
We are playing well, but so is everyone else. We can't gain games when the leaders of the pact are playing well. Last week they were only 5-5, they being Christiana and Wilmington. I don't feel like either one of these teams are as good as they are playing, but you never know. Sometimes fire strikes and when that does there is nothing you can do about it.
The offense has picked it up the past couple of weeks. I wonder if that means we are going to be one of those teams that can hit good pitching, but just can't handle bad pitching. I sure hope not. I am still shocked at how poor we played during the first month, despite playing better teams, there really isn't an excuse for what we looked like.
I am sort of concerned by our starting pitching. They do seem to be finding a groove a little, but I am thinking my scout might have over rated them... I shopped Gregorio around a while back and there was very little interest for him... maybe we just need Shepherd back so we have that true #1 who will be able to lead by example. I am just not sure. But Ying-Hua Ji needs to pick things up, he needs to pitch like the ace he is. He struggled last year to start the season, so I am hoping this is all that is happening this year. I just hope this isn't one of those cases where its struggle before injury...
Our offense was on fire this week. I hope this was our offense breaking out of their shell. If we can do half this good every week we will be in great shape to make some big noise this season. I like this team, I really do. I feel good about the players I put together. I am just nervous we aren't gelling and that will be a problem over the long haul.
On to another week... and we need W's. I am hoping our offense can continue hitting like we have been and score some runs... and then our starting pitching need to get their ERA's down. We aren't going to get very far with our #1 and #2 pitchers with ERA's over 5.30. To win our division or even make the playoffs we will need to 1) get our starters ERA down (4.79) and get our team's defense efficiency (.660). One thing I have always taken pride with is defense. I may have to go back over all the teams I have had to see what my lowest team defense eff has been (I did a quick look at the stats not sure I can see that info).
Lets get the W's.
Standings Leaders
DE Colonial: Milford Clippers: 26-13 .667 (+1.5)
DE Northern: Christiana Blue Hens: 26-13 .667 (+3.0)
DE Atlantic: Georgetown Sixteens: 26-13 .667 (+7.0)
MV Beltway: Washington Senators: 25-14 .641 (+3.0)
MV Mountain: Ellicott City Express: 24-15 .615 (+5.0)
MV Coastal: Virginia Beach Surf Dawgs/Chesapeake Blue Crabs/Norfolk Cavaliers: 24-15 .615 (+6.0)
Players of the Week:
Delaware: Mikel Wallstreet, Chadds Ford Cannons: 13-26, 5 HR's, 18 RBI's
MarVa: Tim Wood, Ocean City Tourists: 13-27, 4 HR's, 8 RBI's
Power Rankings:
1) Milford Clippers (125.0)
2) Seaford Blue Jays (124.7)
3) Georgetown Sixteens (124.0)
4) Norfolk Cavaliers (121.8)
5) Christiana Blue Hens (119.0)
News:
Ellicott City Express: Will be without 1B Edward Barnes for 4-weeks with a fractured foot after being hit by a pitch.
Martinsburg Mountaineers: Lost OF Tyrone Jackson fro 5-weeks with a herniated disc. Jackson who has won 1 MVP award during his 4-year career probably would have 3 if it wasn't for injuries.
Virginia Beach Surf Dawgs: Lead by C Peter Moore and SP Cesar Rivera have been filming commercials in hopes to bring more players to the ballpark.
Washington Senators: OF Salvador Espinoza will be out for 8-9 weeks with a fractured finger.
Milford Clippers: All-star 2B Patrick Coates collected 5 hits during a 17-2 drubbing of the Surf Dawgs.
Harrington Ponies: Starting pitcher Gustavo Romano (0-6 8.04, 7 GS) will be out of baseball activities for the next 14-15 months with a torn flexor tendon. The 24-year-old was in his first big-league season.
Salisbury Ports: Lost SP Manny Cruz for 4-5 months. Cruz was 1-4 6.07 in 8 starts this season.
Baltimore Barons: OF Shawn Wilson is out for 5-weeks with a strained oblique. The all-star OF'er was hitting .356-6-20 at the time of his injury.