Tick Tock: Steinbrenner's World

willowz · 06-17-2006, 06:01 AM

Steinbrenner guarantees championship after new CBA

January 30th, 2007
By Orville Jaffey

(Reuters) – It simply could not be a worse week at the Evil Empire. Fresh off the resignation of team Vice President and General Manager Brian Cashman, George Steinbrenner's prized toy and famed organization, the New York Yankees took another hit today with the passing of Major League Baseball's latest edition in it's quirky and (some may say) fickle collective bargaining agreement, instituting for the first time in it's history a hard salary cap that will force the Yankee ball club to part ways with some sixty-million dollars in assets before the beginning of the 2007 season.

The hard cap, set to take effect on opening day of the 2007 season will call for a $140 million dollar salary limit, a limit now only exceeded by one franchise – the New York Yankees. The Bombers, who's 2006 payroll hefted just over the $200 million dollar mark now finds itself, for the first time in recent memory, in immediate trouble.

“The structure and process in which this CBA was drafted and signed was both convoluted and short-sighted.” a spokesperson for the Yankee organization remarked in a conference call yesterday afternoon. “There was no substance to the debates that large-market teams set forth, and the process was in fact seemingly just sped through.”

Sped through the gauntlet or not, the new collective bargaining agreement marks the first victory for small market clubs in decades.

“The cap is still too high, and the gap is still too wide.” Kansas City Royals General Manager Dayton Moore had to say. “But it's a starting point to allow smaller organizations to have a fighting chance.”

And the argument is old after all, no matter what the MLBPA and MLB seem to come to terms with in relation to assisting small market teams, the gap is never close enough.

“The simple matter is the MLB allowed the salary situation to get out of hand for far too long,” newly hired Yankees General Manager, Matthew Brown, a recent graduate of the Bowling Green State University baseball management program had to say. “They're trying to do the right thing by closing the gap, but in the long run they're hurting everybody and helping nobody.”

And weighing probably even more so on the mind of the most profitable sports franchises newest ship captain in Brown than the hard-cap is the latest war declaration of General George Steinbrenner, who through his public relations officials made perhaps the most astonishing guarantee on record yet:

The Yankees, within three years says Steinbrenner, will win a World's Championship.

“And if we don't I'll tear the organization down from top to bottom. From the lowest class-a player to the second in line to me, the entire team will turn over. I am this confident in this front office's ability, and the talent of our ballplayers.” his letter stated.

But Steinbrenner may be preaching confidence in an entirely new lineup of baseball players over the course of the next few months, in order to fit into the leagues striking new guideline.

“As a new General Manager I've already come into this situation with a new plan of action. The new CBA from today changes things, certainly, but the principle of the manner will stay the same: We're going to have to get rid of some players we may not necessarily want to, we're going to have to be conventional and thrifty with our spending, and we're going to have to replenish this organizations farm system. These are all things we planned on doing anyway.”

But needless to say, Matthew Brown has a lot of work on his hands. When asked to the extent of which he expected pay cuts to be made, Brown simply smiled and said, “We're gonna be at 140 million. Not a penny more.” he stopped and restarted again: “And not a penny less then we have to.”

The trying reality of the situation was in that statement, because the Yankees shiny, brand new front office just got its first taste of Yankee Baseball: Cut the payroll drastically, win in three years, don't ask questions, failure is not an option.

Welcome to Professional Baseball, Mr. Brown. How was the first day at the office?

willowz · 06-17-2006, 06:27 AM

February 3rd, 2006

It's 3 AM in the Bronx, NY. Do you know where your children are?

The phone rings...

“Hello?” a groggy, awakened Matthew Brown answers his cellular phone.

“Matt, what kind of front office are we?”

There is a brief pause. On the insides of Matthew Browns brain, little neurons are firing up and connecting, sending signals through his body, advising him to throw his fist through the telephone at whoever is on the receiving end.

“What?” Brown asked in a daft, half-asleep confusion.

“What kind of front office do you suppose we are?”

“The—er, Dan? Dan is that you?”

Dan Pfeftloft is the Assistant General Manager, a classmate of Matthew's at BGSU.

“Yeah, so what do you think? Aggressive front office? Passive front office? Sabermetrics heavy? Small ball reliant?”

“Wh-what Dan? It's like 3 AM.” Brown stammered and sat up from his pillow.

“Just asking.”

“We're a “needs some god damned sleep front office” Brown replied.

Dead silence. Apparently Dan Pfeftloft didn't catch the late-night irony.

“Look,” Matthew sighed and rubbed at his temple. “I hope this isn't the only reason you're calling.”

“I just got a call from Steinbrenners office.” Dan started.

“At 3 AM?”

“Yeah, and apparently he woke up in a cold sweat and has more demands besides the Championship. I was told by one of his attendants that we have to make the playoffs. This year. Or we're fired.”

Brown rubbed at his temple again and leaned back.

“I didn't suppose it to be any different if he hadn't said it,” Brown replied, forcing his sarcasm again.

“Honest question Matt, how do you plan on cutting payroll, winning now, winning later, salvaging the farm system, and doing so all within a salary cap that we will have to dismantle our team to get under?”

“I don't know man. But this is the big time. Things were easy sitting in our dorm room playing OOTP. This is real. This isn't going to be easy. It's not supposed to be, but I guess that's why they're paying us so much. They have to have faith in us.”

There was a short silence again, and then Dan started back up, “Brian Cashman couldn't fix this mess and we're just out of college.” he said.

“Yeah,” Matt began “George has apparently gotten too dumb and senile to realize we're not supposed to be here. And maybe we're too young and dumb to realize it just the same.”

Dan chuckled a brief bit, and then sighed.

“Get some sleep Dan. It's gonna be a long day tomorrow. It's gonna be a long day every day.”

metsgeek · 06-17-2006, 07:31 AM

Great read so far. I hope you don't mind that I'll be rooting against the Damn Yankees, though

willowz · 06-18-2006, 02:29 PM

Haha, no I don't mind.

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If you've seen Seinfeld you've gotten some satirical idea of what it's like to work for George Steinbrenner. He doesn't mumble facetiously and call to arms for a calzone, but the underlying statement about him is pretty particularly perfect: He's picky, impatient, demanding and devastatingly out of touch. Remaining the only interviewee to conduct his YES Centerstage interview away from a live studio audience, another peculiar aspect of Steinbrenner's personality is apparent: A deep-seeded insecurity.

This all struck Matthew Brown in an interesting way. Sitting on his couch on on a Friday evening, Brown reviewed a VHS tape sent to his apartment building by Steinbrenner's people, which contained a 25-second clip of an interleague game in 2006 for the Chicago White Sox. The clip featured one line in particular, replayed again and again, rewound and redone, redubbed and replayed once more: The White Sox announcing team, in reference to the price of a scalped ticket for a White Sox game, referred to a face-value ticket as 'quite the bargain'.

The tape came with a note, handwritten by Steinbrenner, posing a question: “Why them and not us?”

It was in effect asking Brown, the shortest tenured general manager in the bigs, as to why his organization was not referenced to as 'quite the bargain' when scalped tickets in different cities sold. The Yankees had managed to sacrifice their ability to win important ball games for one fool proof formula to their money machine: Bring the exact same product every night, filled with long home-runs and follied defense, and attract fans all across the country with tremendous star power and little-to-no playoff results. With the impending $140 Million Dollar Hard Cap, that had to change.

Brown's obvious answer to the question was this: “The White Sox were World Champions at the time.” but that simply wouldn't be good enough, because Steinbrenner could return with the same exact question: “Why them and not us?” For that, Brown had no answer except the three-year timeline.

The peculiar part of the situation was the lateness with which the issue was raised, in a situation in which Brown had no previous control. After all the White Sox, were the 2005 champions, not the 2006 champions, and in either effort Brown was uninvolved. Heading straight into the heat of the off-season, Brown had one thing left to do before he made some major turnover to his freshly acquired ballclub: review the 2006 season, and here is a brief rundown:

willowz · 06-18-2006, 08:54 PM

AL East

Boston (97-65) -- The ten-year tenure as the AL East's second best came to an end in 2006 as Boston finally climbed atop the regular season mountain as the Yankees dwindled in Cashman's final year as their general manager. Statistically, all the key players were the contributors in the Red Sox second championship effort in three seasons, with some of the major acquisitions being the cornerstones of the new look of the franchise, which again made Theo Epstein look like a genius. Josh Beckett, for instance, went 18-7 with a 3.49 ERA in his opening campaign with the Sox, while Schilling slowed with age but didn't completely fall off the charts, at 15-8 with a 4.00 ERA. Youngster Thomas Hottovy also saw some significant action in 2006, but only went 2-4 with a 6+ ERA. Keith Foulke has turned into a pedestrian middle reliever it seems, and Julian Tavarez was not much better, attracting 5 wins with a 3.49 mark. John Papelbon simmered and then ran out of steam in 2006, saving 38 ballgames, but doing so with a 3.31 earned run average.

The Red Sox didn't seem to miss David Ortiz too much in the playoffs, who's season ended after a devastating torn thigh muscle. He and Manny Ramirez were usual suspects however in 2006, as Ortiz hit .312 with 43 HR, 142 RBI, 121 R. A type of season that is outstanding even for him. Ramirez wasn't far behind, going with .321, 39 HR, 111 RBI, 112 R. Wily Mo Pena also put up 36 HR while hitting a nudge over .280, and Coco Crisp hit .297 over 441 at-bats.

Toronto (90-72) – Great scott! The AL East has landed the Wild Card, and it doesn't belong to the Yankees or Red Sox? That's right, for the first time in who knows how long, two (two!) teams stood atop New York in the AL East, and the credit goes to J.P. Riccardi and the Blue Jays, who's philosophy for much of the last decade has assisted them in doing what a low-budget team needs to do: rebuild, rebuild, rebuild. While Toronto's playoff run was short, and yes, sweet, the taste of October baseball is enticing enough to probably make this team invest in its near future instead of it's distant one. Roy Halladay will likely be apart of that near future, and another banner year by arguably the league's best pitcher was put up in 2006, posting a 23-8 mark with a 2.41 ERA. The starting pitching for this team was pretty shallow beyond that, with Ted Lilly (4.33) and A.J. Burnett (5.08) posting the two next most ambitious efforts. The Jays had seemingly no production from their bullpen aside from BJ Ryan (38 SV, 2.95 ERA)

Hitting wise, Vernon Wells led the team in smacks, with 32, but posted a disappointing .250 batting average. The team batting crown in 2006 belonged instead to Alex Rios (.340), who was the most impressive of a ball club of slightly above average players. Shea Hillenbrand had an impressive comeback season, hitting .296 with a dozen bombs, and Lyle Overbay faired okay also, hitting .279 and clearing the basepaths 13 times.

New York (85-77) – Ah yes, Cashman's baseball labors no longer bear fruit, and his reign is over. The first non-playoff season for the Yankees since 1994, 2006 was upsy and downsy. On the mound, well, what do you expect to read? Sub-par at best, as Chieng Mien Wang was the best pitcher, I suppose, if anything related to good can be used to describe this rotation, as he went 16-12 with a 4.48 ERA. Randy Johnson won the most games at 18, but showed his age even more in '06, just over 5. Questions are now abound if Mike Mussina is done also, with a near 6 era and 20 (count them), that's right, 20 losses. For the record, Carl Pavano spent the entirety of the year on the DL, and some maybe wished Jaret Wright WASN'T healthy, (8-13, 6.03 ERA). Scott Proctor had an impressive season in the pen, with 35 appearances and a 2.42 ERA. Beyond that the pickings were pretty slim, but old reliable continues to be, well, old, and reliable, Mariano Rivera, having another possible career benchmark season at 36 years of age, saving 47 ballgames and posting a nearly visible 0.82 ERA.

So offensively it was all the usual suspects, with Jeter and Sheffield leading the way, Jeter hitting .323 with a handful of blasts as 114 runs. Sheffield was, for a brief time, in the running for MVP by posting .313, 39 HR, 113 RBI, but there are simply too many players putting up banner years. Johnny Damon's line with his first year with 'the enemy'?, .302, 28 doubles, 65 stolen bases, but remarkably only 88 runs. Giambi hit 34 bombs, but is back hitting .249 again, and Posada was even worse at .241.

Baltimore (78-84)-- Ah Baltimore: There still has to be a loveable loser in the AL East, even in my world. On the bright side, the team has some things to look forward to, like seeing Bruce Chen back in a uniform in 2007, and his 2006 campaign was relatively impressing, at 17-12 with a 3.42 ERA. Kris Benson was below average, winning 13 and allowing runs at a 4.85 rate. Chris Ray was solid in the bullpen with a 3.39 posting, but the same old story – there wasn't much pitching beyond those three.

Miguel Tejada led the charge again, hitting .300 with 36 blasts and 107 RBI, and Brian Roberts and Kevin Millar were above-decent as well, hitting .291 and .294 respectively. Melvin Mora had more at-bats then anybody except Tejada, but struggled, managing to just hit .254, and Jay Gibbons couldn't break the .260 mark either, at a .259 pace. There is some positivity on the horizon also though, as youngster Brad Snyder hit .319 in a short season, just under 300 at bats, and Luis Matos, still a few years shy of 30, hit .321 in just under 400 AB's.

Tampa Bay (59-103) – Hi Tampa Bay. You suck – apparently a lot in the mind of OOTP. 59 wins is a relatively impressive accomplishment, impressively bad, even for this ball club. It's the same old story though: A sore lack of pitching, as Scott Kazmir may be the only one worth a dime, going 6-12, 4.38. Jason Hammel was the only other guy below 5, at 4.94. Nothing much to speak of out in the bullpen, some 6+'s, even some 8+'s, though Brian Meadows managed to be pretty impressive amidst the mess, with a 2.92 ERA and a handful of saves.

Rocco Baldelli hit .316, knocked in 100 runs, Carl Crawford hit .306, knocked in 12 less, and beyond that there's wasn't too much to talk about. Delmon Young managed to stay out of trouble, and hit over .300 in my world, and BJ Upton fell just short of that mark, hitting .290 with 14 HR.

AL CENTRAL

Chicago (91-71) – It's true what they say about sequels: never quite as good as the original. The White Sox were the AL Central winners in 2006 but fell short of their repeat effort due to some tough breaks in the playoffs. The team's pitching in '06 ended up being a little more pedestrian than their previous campaign, as Freddy Garcia led the way with a 3.27 era and 17 wins. Jose Contreras was not alike his current real-life counterpart, as he posted a 4.00 ERA and 16 wins. Jon Garland had 17 W's alongside Garcia, but his ERA was less impressive at 4.44. The pedestrian earned run averages of the starter's gave the White Sox much talked of bullpen a little more work in 2006, and under that pressure Cliff Politte and Dustin Hermanson we less impressive, with a 4.86 and a 6.45 ERA respectively. Boone Logan, a youngster in the pen, faired the best of all the middle relievers, with 4 wins and a 3.91 ERA. Bobby Jenks was solid as the closer, saving 47 with a 2.50 ERA.

Hitting wise, Tadahito Iguchi and OF prospect Jerry Owens were impressive, both hitting north of .310 with a handful of bombs. Paul Konerko hit .270 with 32 homers, but surprisingly Jim Thome struggled mightily, hitting just .239 with only 22 HR. Jermaine Dye was maybe the most balanced player on the team, with .284 and over 20 homers, he also knocked in and scored 90 runs.

Minnesota (85-77) – Ah, to be young and average. The recent curse of the Minnesota Twins franchise, who cracked .500 again but again didn't go much farther than that, fading and sputtering down the stretch to a respectable but expected finish. Johan Santana is anything but average, however, and put up another bannner year in 2006 with 13 wins and a 3.03 ERA. Carlos Silva was the real story of the staff however, as he put up his first 20-win season with a respectable 3.58 ERA, and obviously an even more respectable run support. Joe Nathan was good in the pen, with 37 successful closes and a 2.59 ERA, while the middle relievers were pretty run-of-the-mill, aside from Juan Rincon who was pretty good, 3-1, 3.22 ERA.

Lots of high averages but not a lot of high power totals for the Twins team, as Torii Hunter probably put up the overall best year, hitting .294 with 21 blasts. Justin Morneau led the team with 37, but hit just a shade over .250, and Luis Castillo was the most consistent base-hitter on the team with a .344 batting average. Young third basemen Evan Longoria had a fantastic rookie season, hitting .309 in a little over 200 AB's. How did Joe Mauer do, you ask? Not bad. .303, 12 bombs – probably the best hitting catcher in the bigs.

Detroit (81-81) – The Tigers, for once, weren't below .500! They weren't above .500 either! They were .500 exactly! For this Detroit team, Nate Robertson led the way with a 4.13 ERA, the lowest on a young young staff. Jeremy Bonderman contributed with a 4.79 ERA, but valuable experience. Kenny Rogers was relatively off the radar, throwing over 5.70, but sticking around at least, all season long. Todd Jones was the most impressive pitcher out of the bullpen, and prospect Joel Zuyama had an impressive year, saving seven games and posting an ERA just south of 3.80.

Placido Polanco hit .322 in over 600 plate appearances, and Pudge Rodriguez continued to curb the trend of the aging catcher by edging out the .300 mark at .301. Brandon Inge was impressive also, hitting .297 with 27 HR, the team high. Magglio Ordonez wasn't bad either, hitting .285 with 22 HR.

Cleveland (75-87) -- There isn't much to say about this Indians team except how remarkably disappointing their season's record appears to make them out to be. The Indians have consistently become, perhaps alongside Baltimore, the premiere underachiever of the American League. Average-achieving was the name of the guy for the Indian rotation, who had 4 starters hovering around the 4.30 benchmark: Cliff Lee, CC Sabathia, Fausto Carmona, Jeremy Sowers. Paul Byrd was the worst of the rotation, with a 5.20+ ERA, but also won the most games ironically enough with 13. Rafael Betancourt was solid as the closer, doing so 22 times successfully with a 2.33 ERA, while youngster Edward Mujica was pretty good in the pen as well (3-1, 3.16). The depth behind that, like seemingly every other team, was not all of that deep, a young Fernando Cabrera was okay (4.52), and there wasn't much else worth speaking of.

Travis Hafner had a fantastic year, hitting .304, going deep 34 times and knocking in 103 runs, while another first basemen, Ben Broussard, was impressive also, with .295, 27 HR, 87 RBI being his numbers. The Indians are apparently hefty in good-hitting first basemen because Eduardo Perez was decent also, hitting .317, but doing so in only 199 AB's. Ron Belliard hit an attractive .333 in over 600 attempts, and Victor Martinez also cleared .300 with over 20 HR.

Kansas City (72-90) – The low to mid-seventies appears to be the Royals watermark for wins in the current MLB, but hopefully the new salary cap will give them a few more victories. Perhaps they can utilize the extra imbalance in the impending free agent market to land a starter or two, because they could certainly use it. Mark Redman was the only one even in the same zip code as average, and that's stretching it, as his ERA was just south of 5, but he did manage to find a way to win 15 games. Zach Greinke didn't have much to write home about in 2006, going 5-5 with a 5.62 ERA. Out in the pen, youngster Andy Cisco had a full season of opportunities, but struggled mightily, and the pen was barely held together by another youngster, who's name is esthetically pleasing, Ambiorix Burgos, (6-9, 4.16 ERA).

Mark Grudzielanek hit .332 for Kansas City, the highest average on the team, while old Reggie Sanders provided the power with 34 blasts. There wasn't much else to write home about for KC, David DeJesus and Emil Brown both did okay, while Angel Berroa hit .283 with 17 4-base smacks.

AL WEST

Los Angeles (100-62) – The Angels brought home the best regular season record, which wasn't too unexpected, as they continue their one-up, one-down year trend. Young Angel Moreno was the best starter they had, as he went 7-3 with a 4.19 ERA in a short season. Bartolo Colon was average but won a lot of games, (19-12, 4.34 ERA), and Jeff Weaver was pretty decent also, (13-7, 4.54 ERA). Jon Lackey won 18 games, but had a 4.78 ERA, and Kelvim Escobar posted the ugliest line at 5 flat. K-Rod saved 40 games, with a 2.89 season, and the middle innings were probably the safest in the American League, with Jason Romero holding a 2.28 ERA, Greg Jones at 3.45, Brandon Donnelly at 4.23, and Scot Shields at 4.35.

Vladimir Guerrero was the AL MVP, and rightfully so, hitting a tremendous .355 with 45 homers and a remarkable 153 runs batted in, also scoring 148 times. Jesus. So naturally it was a little less impressive after that, but young shortstop Brandon Wood hit .306 in limited action, Garrett Anderson hit .296 and went deep 18 times, and Juan Rivera hit .291 and went deep 24.

Texas (87-75) – It appears to finally be coming together in Texas, and they may only be a season away, as they put together an impressive 87 win 2006. Pitching continues to be their big problem as Kevin Millwood had a 4.66 ERA and Kameron Loe led the team with 14 wins and a 4.70 mark. Fransisco Cordero saved 37 ballgames with an ERA shy of 3, while Erasmo Ramirez was good (3.58), and Akinori Otsuka was average (4.30).

The Rangers had plenty of sluggers however, at the ballpark in Arlington, with young Ian Kinsler leading the averages at .314, though Brad Wilkerson was only two points behind, and hit in over a dozen homers. Hank Blalock was good, hitting .286 with 30 HR, Michael Young and Gary Matthews Jr. both had similar seasons, and Mark Teixeira hit over .280 also, with 39 HR and 118 RBI.

Oakland (80-82) – Billy Beane's **** didn't work in the regular season either, for once, as Oakland posted a surprising sub .500 mark led by average-at-best pitching. Barry Zito was the best, with a 3.96 ERA, while Rich Harden was good also, winning 16 games and throwing 4.34. Huston Street's era was over 3 just barely, but he did manage to save 36 ballgames, and Joe Kennedy was good in the pen also, with a 3.81 ERA and a couple of wins.
Eric Chavez was the best hitter Oakland had, hitting .306 with 27 HR but only 89 RBI. Milton Bradley was good also, with a .298 AVG and 18 HR, but also only 79 RBI. The Athletics, in fact, only had two players to knock in over 100, that being Nick Swisher, who hit .276 with 35 bombs and 108 RBI as well as Dan Johnson, of all people, who hit 34 homers in a surprising power surge and led the team by bringing in 125.

Seattle (71-91) – Long gone are the days when the Mariners bullpen was their only problem. Now they can't find many things going right at all. One thing that went decent was Felix Hernandez's first full season in the bigs, going 12-13 with a 3.89 ERA. The pitching beyond him was pretty scarce in terms of quality, Gil Meche was the next best with an ERA approximately 100 points higher and the combo of Joel Pienero and Jarred Washburn was just pretty much, well, bad. Rafael Soriano was okay as the closer with a 2.96 ERA but not that many closes. The middle relief was pretty bad, but George Sherrill was the best Seattle had to offer, going 4.47 in a little over 50 innings.

Ichiro led the regulars in average again, hitting .305, and the most overall production came from Adrian Beltre, who hit .292 with 32 HR and over 100 RBI. Yuniesky Betancourt was good at Shortstop in his rookie year, and also hit .280 with 12 homeruns and 39 stolen bags. Richie Sexson seems to have lost something he may never get back, as he hit only .233 but did circle the basepaths 25 times.

LEAGUE LEADERS

Average
Mike Sweeney; KC, .359
Vladimir Guerrero; LAA, .355
Alex Rios; TOR, .340

HR
Vladimir Guerrero; LAA, 45
David Ortiz; BOS, 43
Manny Ramirez; BOS, 39

Stolen Bases
Johnny Damon; NYY, 65
Scott Podsednik; CHA, 64
Carl Crawford; TB, 63

ERA
Roy Halladay; TOR, 2.41
Johan Santana; MIN, 3.03
Freddy Garcia; CHA, 3.27

WINS
Roy Halladay; TOR, 23
Carlos Silva; MIN, 20
Bartolo Colon; LAA, 19

SAVES
Bobby Jenks; CHA, 47
Mariano Rivera; NYY, 47
Fransisco Rodriguez; LAA, 40

AWARDS
Cy Young – Roy Halladay, TOR
MVP – Vladimir Guerrero, LAA
Rookie of the Year – Jerry Owens, CHA
Gold Glove –
P – Cliff Lee, CLE
C – Benji Molina, TOR
1B – Paul Konerko, CHA
2B – Placido Polanco, DET
3B – Adrian Beltre, SEA
SS – Miguel Tejada, BAL
LF – Carl Crawford, TB
CF – Mark Kotsay, OAK
RF – Ichiro Suzuki, SEA

willowz · 06-19-2006, 09:38 PM

New York (99-63) – Meet the Mets, meet the Mets, come on out and greet the Mets! After fifteen years of looking up at the noses of the mighty Braves, the Mets dethroned Atlanta for the first time from the NL East pedestal. Led by Pedro Martinez who showed he still had some left in the tank with a 20-10 record and a 2.57 ERA, the Mets were the 2006 NL champions, losing to Boston in six games in the World Series. Victor Zambrano and Brian Bannister also turned in decent seasons with 4.08 and 4.18 seasons respectively. Billy Wagner's debut year with New York turned out decent as he turned in 42 saves and a 2.12 ERA. The Mets bullpen was perhaps the deepest in baseball however, as Shigetoshi Hasegawa, Chad Bradford and Royce Ring all provided stellar sub 3.30 seasons.

Cliff Floyd finally stayed healthy for an entire season and showed what he could do, by hitting .322 with 37 HR and 119 RBI. David Wright wasn't far behind, hitting .308 with 30 homers. Carlos Delgado also recorded a stellar season with a .286 batting average, 34 home runs and a team leading 129 RBI. Jose Reyes was also decent, hitting 23 long balls while batting .272.

Philadelphia (85-77) -- The Phillies have not made the playoffs in so many seasons now that we've all almost become accustom to seeing this team come dangerously close and then fall off at the last second. 2006 was no different. It started with the starting pitching, where Cory Lidle, Brett Myers and Ryan Franklin were all relatively average. Gavin Floyd was alright as well, but nothing spectacular. Tom Gordon returned to the closer role with 36 saves and a 3.10 ERA, but behind him the Phillies bullpen looked relatively atrocious.

Pat Burrell and Chase Utley both hit just over .300 with 30 homers, though Burrell won the RBI title with 105. Bobby Abreu was decent also, but the big slugger of the team was Ryan Howard, who while hitting only .245, knocked home 38 blasts in his rookie season.

Atlanta (82-80) – The streak is finally over, but it certainly wasn't for lack of effort, or good starting pitching. The Braves in fact, in the end, enjoyed some of the better starting pitching in baseball, led by Tim Hudson and Horacio Ramirez. Ramirez went 11-6 with a 3.08 ERA, and Hudson let up a few more runs at a 3.45 rate, but won 16 ballgames. John Smoltz wore down a little and finally started to show his age, perhaps, at 4.28. Chris Reitsma was a serviceable closer, saving only 22 games but doing so at a 2.28 rate. Darren Dreifort was the next best option for the team with a 3.39 ERA, and youngster Joel Devine continued to raise questions as to his usability as his ERA stood at over 5.

Hitting wise, however, is where the Braves seemed to struggle, as their best hitter was probably the newly acquired Edgar Renteria, who it .304 with just under a dozen blasts. The power was provided by the Jones' as normal, Chipper hitting in 30 homers, while Andruw Jones slugged 36, but hit only .256 in the process.

Florida (73-89) – Ah, the costs of a fanless franchise, the Marlins quietly went about their sub-par 2006 season in relative silence. Silent starter Dontrelle Willis was not however, putting together a powerful 2006 campaign, charged by a 3.12 ERA with a team-high 14 wins. Aside from that however the rotation was pretty stale, as youngster Sergio Mitre provided the next best option with a 4.25 season. A lot of youngsters on this team, and Chris Resop went 3.64 with only a handful of saves but looks to be serving as the teams future closer. Joe Borowski was also decent, with the team's lowest ERA out of the pen at 3.32.

Josh Willingham and Hanley Ramirez were the two best youngsters to hit for the team, both hitting over .300, with Willingham taking the HR (28) and RBI (100) crowns for the team.
Washington (70-92) – The Nationals are back in a familiar place in the basement, somewhere a team of this caliber certainly doesn't expect to be. John Patterson (4.23) and Livan Hernandez (4.79) were alright out of the rotation, but beyond that there isn't much to write home about. Chad Cordero was sub-par as the team's closer with a 4.27 ERA, though he did manage to save over 25 games. The middle relief for the Nats was above average however, with four guys recording lower earned-run averages than their closer, those being T.J. Tucker, Jon Rauch, Gary Majewski, and Kyle Grobowski.

Hitting seemed to be the biggest problem in the end for Washington, as only one real hitter stood out: That being Alfonso Soriano, who hit only .265, but did knock 34 homers and 106 RBI.

NL CENTRAL

Houston (96-66) – Houston provided one of the best rotations in baseball in 2006, and surprisingly, it was no thanks to the short-seasoned return of Roger Clemens, who had a 5+ ERA for the first time in a long time. The rest of the rotation was solid however, Roy Oswalt with the lowest ERA at 3.28, but the other three guys in Andy Pettite (3.40), youngster Jason Hirsh (3.40), and Ezequiel Ramirez (3.69) weren't far behind. Brad Lidge saved 45 ballgames in 2006, but may be ruined by that slugger from St. Louis, because his ERA was a pedestrian 3.54. Trever Miller, Dan Wheeler, and Joe Valentine all provided middle relief with ERA's under 3.50, and young gun Felipe del Guidice had a stellar rookie season at 4-1 with a 3.74 mark.

Lance Berkman led the offensive charge at .307 with 39 HR and 110 RBI, and Morgan Ensberg had a surprisingly powerful season, hitting .285 with 35 blasts. The home-run lead came from Jason Lane though, who hit only .248, but slugged the ball out of the park a remarkable 44 times.

Milwaukee (89-73) – Milwaukee made an impressive return to post-season baseball in 2006 with 89 wins and the NL wild card birth. The Brewers were led by a solid season by Ben Sheets who won 14 games but had a remarkably low 2.94 ERA. Doug Davis won 14 games also, but a got a little better run support as his ERA was 3.90. Derrick Turnbow was phenomenal out of the bullpen, saving 40 games with a 2.90 ERA, and Danny Kolb was alright in his return stint with Milwaukee, with a 3.20 ERA as the team's new go-to middle innings guy.

Brady Clark hit .305 with 19 blasts and 1 rbi short of triple digits, which was attained by Geoff Jenkins, who hit .299 with a 26 bombs and 100 RBI's flat. Cliff Lee had 27 homers, and hit a shade under .280, while the youngster Prince Fielder hit .263 with 26 home runs of his own. Rickie Weeks was also a big contributor, hitting .294 and knocking 24 round-trippers, he also had 58 steals.

St. Louis (85-77) – St. Louis was the odds-on favorite to win the NL Central again in 2006, but they sputtered and faded in the second half, letting Houston claim the crown and even falling as low as third.
Jason Marquis was the headlining pitcher for the Cardinals in '06, winning 18 games with a 3.80 ERA. Not to be outdone by two much, Mark Mulder (3.87) and Chris Carpenter (3.88) both won 14 games in solid seasons. Prospect Mike Melancon held closing duties for St. Louis in 2006, and faired okay, with a 3.60 ERA in his opening campaign. Another young arm in Brad Thompson was the next best option out of the pen, and maybe even better, with a 3.28 ERA. Sidney Ponson also saw a lot of action from the bullpen, and put up a 4.01 mark.

Albert Pujols was good, but not as dominant as his in-real-life counterpart, as he hit a smidgen over .336 with 36 blasts and 111 RBI. The rest of those you'd expect to be consistent were so, Juan Encarnacion hit .298 with 28 HR and 100 RBI, Scott Rolen had 8 less homers, but shared the same batting average and knocked in an extra run, just for kicks. John Rodriguez also hit well, .290 with 20 HR, before fracturing his ankle late in the year.

Pittsburgh (77-85) – Pittsburgh eeked out the 4th position in the NL Central in 2006, a spot that for them might be considered a noticeable improvement. Zach Duke refreshed his 2005 season with a decent 2006, going 11-15, but doing so with a 3.45 ERA. Oliver Perez was the next best thing, having a 4.23 ERA but a winning record at 10-9. The low decision totals for the starting rotation leads us to believe the Pirates bullpen wasn't all that great; Mike Gonzalez saved 26 games and had a 3.75 ERA. Roberto Hernandez was good however, boasting a 2.98 mark with just over 50 innings of work.

Jason Bay was the highlight of the Pirates hitting, and beyond that their simply wasn't much. Bay hit
.278 with 36 home runs and 101 RBI. The best average on the team came from 4-star prospect Jose Castillo who hit .313 for the year.

Chicago (75-87) – Ah, a little more torture in Wrigleyville, the final curse of baseball continues through 2006 with another unpleasant season. Cub fans in my world however may rejoice in the fact that Mark Prior was actually a bright spot instead of a dim stain, or something, as he had a nice 2.68 ERA but only managed to leave the mound with a win 13 times. Beyond that the pickings got quickly slim, as Kerry Wood and Carlos Zambrano both put up ERA's over 4.50, with Kerry Wood's even making an appearance over 5, something Cub fans definitely don't want to see. The lack of a bullpen didn't help either; Ryan Dempster had a 4.70 ERA as the team's official closer, and not too much other help came out of the pen. Scott Eyre had the only sub 4 ERA at 3.92, and that was about it.

Derek Lee was impressive, hitting .303 with 43 home runs, and Aramis Ramirez maybe had the best season in all of baseball, leading the Cubs in average at .304 with an astounding 53 bombs and 133 RBI. Aside from those two, the output was pretty general, Jacque Jones did okay, providing a .276 year with 17 HR.

Cincinnati (55-107) – Cincy was plain bad in 2006, there just isn't much of a way around it. Eric Milton was refreshingly decent, and you still know his name, this time pitching at a 3.90 rate but with under a dozen wins. No one else in the rotation had much to say, Bronson Arroyo was okay, he threw at a 4.38 rate, but lost 16 games. Todd Coffey had a 3.45 ERA as the team's closer, and Brian Shackelford (3.72), Ryan Wagner (3.89) as well as Antonio Osuna (3.98) all had decent years in relief work.

There were hardly any hitters on this team, Ken Griffey Jr. knocked 31 round trippers, but hit only .252, and there wasn't a player with over 400 at-bats on this team to hit over .270.

NL WEST

San Fransisco (88-74) – Jason Schmidt had a decent season the NL West division champs for 2006, going 13-9 with a 3.51 ERA. Matt Morris wasn't bad either, he won 17 games, and threw for a 3.89 pace. Armando Benitez was surprisingly good, he saved 36 games and had a 2.35 ERA, but no one else from that bullpen was even in the same planet. Rookie Merkin Valdez was the only other reliever south of 5.

I'm sure you all want to know how Barry Bonds did, but first some props to Ray Durham and Randy Winn who both hit .335 or higher with 16 and 14 HR respectively. Bonds slowed as he did in real life, hitting .267, with 33 blasts, putting him at 741 all-time and a one-year contract extension looks like he will go for the record in 2007.

Los Angeles (87-75) – The Dodgers just fell short of the NL West crown in '06 by a game, and were led by a consistent battery of good starting pitching: Derek Lowe (14-9, 3.54), Brad Penny (12-14, 3.62), Odalis Perez (10-6, 3.76). Eric Gagne was back to form in '06, with 31 saves and a 1.49 ERA, and Joe Biemel provided a solid season with a 2.24 mark. Danys Baez also helped things out with 24 saves of his own a 3.01 ERA.

J.D. Drew was the most complete hitter for the Dodgers, hitting .281 with 30 HR and 100 RBI. Jeff Kent was right around with similar marks, but a few less HR and RBI. Jose Cruz Jr. hit .270, while Jason Repko had a good rookie season in Centerfield with a .276 AVG and just shy of 20 blasts.

San Diego (80-82) – The San Diego Padres lost two of their last three to keep them from a positive record for 2006. Jake Peavy was good though. Try 18-6, 2.66 on for size. Beyond that there isn't much to talk about. Scott Linebrink saved 36 games but had a 4.53 ERA. Trevor Hoffman isn't the closer anymore, but won 7 ballgames. He had a 5+ ERA though.

A lot of average hitters also compiled on this team, Mike Piazza left New York to go .295/22/94 back on the west coast, while Khalil Greene put up similar marks.

Colorado (72-90) – The balls typically flew out of Coors Field in 2006, and the pitching was evidence of that. Young arm Jeff Francis wasn't too bad, with the team's best ERA at 4.32, but all of the other starters were above the 4.50 watermark. Ramon Ramirez closed for the Rockies and did okay with a 3.68 ERA, but he was the only one in the pen under 4.50.

Todd Helton continued to benefit from the thin Colorado air, hitting .313 with 30 Bombs and 110 RBI. Clint Barmes was good, hitting .310 with 24 long balls, and Brad Hawpe had a fair season, at .289 with 32 HR and 98 RBI.

Arizona (66-96) – Brandon Webb had the team's lowest ERA at 4.10, and the team's high in wins with 10. No starter, in fact, had a winning record for the Diamondbacks this season. Jose Valverde had 26 saves, but a high 4.48 ERA for a closer.

Youngster Connor Jackson had the best offensive season for Arizona, at .304 with 20 HR. Shawn Green led the team in HR with 27, while hitting .295. Fan favorite Eric Byrnes also had a good year, hitting .287, with 16 HR, 72 RBI, 74 R.

AVG

Ray Durham; SF, .340
Albert Pujols; STL, .336
Randy Winn; SF, .335

HR

Aramis Ramirez; CHN, 53
Jason Lane; HOU, 44
Derek Lee; CHN, 43

SB

Rafael Furcal; LAN, 75
Jose Reyes; NYN, 74
Juan Pierre; CHN, 70

ERA

Pedro Martinez; NYN, 2.52
Jake Peavy; SD, 2.66
Mark Prior; CHN, 2.68

WINS

Roy Oswalt; HOU, 20
Pedro Martinez; NYN, 20
Jason Marquis; STL, 18

SAVES

Brad Lidge; HOU, 45
Billy Wagner; NYN, 42
Derrick Turnbow; MIL, 40

AWARDS

Cy Young – Pedro Martinez, NYN
MVP – Albert Pujols, STL
Rookie of the Year – Josh Willingham, FLO
Gold Glove --

P – Claudio Vargas, ARI
C – Yadier Molina, STL
1B – Adam LaRoche, ATL
2B – Orlando Hudson, ARI
3B – Scott Rolen, STL
SS – Cristian Guzman, WSH
LF – Pat Burrell, PHI
CF – Mike Cameron, SD
RF – Jason Lane, HOU

willowz · 06-19-2006, 10:01 PM

So after a weekend of battling with a powerful hangover, I finally got the 2006 recap together in preparation for the 2007 season. It should be of note of course that I'm not simply going to do season recaps, that the plan was to sim the 2006 season all along – I, I mean, Matthew Brown, is taking over the team at the start of the 2007 year. 'Twas always the plan.

Mussina Worth the Trouble in '07?

February 9th, 2007

Matthew Brown sat in his office at Yankee Stadium and crunched the numbers. Mike Mussina had finally reached the big 20 benchmark – but it was 20 losses, not 20 wins, and that is strikingly concerning for the Yankee organization because they could certainly use one more solid season out of him.

It's going to be tough enough getting this team under the $140 Million Dollar Payroll mark, but even tougher knowing the Red Sox are in the same division, the 2006 World Champion Red Sox, who are certainly no assistance on the worried impatience of George Steinbrenner.

Mike Mussina will be pitching as a 38 year old in 2007, and that 16.5 million dollars he is owed weighs a hell of a lot more now. Matthew had a bittersweet phone call today, because Randy Johnson is putting the 07 season aside for retirement. While it was nice to have him around, Johnson was never the real Big Unit in the Bronx, and the lack of his hefty contract is a big blessing as the team makes some major cuts.

The funny thing is Brown's rotation currently is Mussina, Chacon, Wang, Wright and Pavano. Only Pavano is signed beyond 2007, and he has not throw but a few balls in the last two seasons.

Was nice knowing you, Jorge

Even Brian Cashman knew that Jorge Posada was two expensive, because we don't have the trouble of dealing with him anymore. He wasn't resigned, and Matthew Brown wouldn't have, had he the option. Gary Sheffield is a 38 year old now free agent also, not tendered a contract. Other than that, Brown and company were dealing with all the usual suspects. Mariano would most likely return as the team's closer. Free Agency would only tell what help he'll have.

148 Million

That's the current number, which means the first and foremost maneuver that you can expect to be made on this club is to try and rid themselves of the vacuum that is an old Mike Mussina. Jason Giambi might not be all that safe either.

Storytime, at last

Brown continued to crunch the numbers. As a fan of the Yankees in his childhood and throughout his college years, it truly was a startling yet welcome dream that he was now fiddling with the real Yankee roster – not a fantasy one. There were some distinct things Brown remembered from all the hours spent watching Yankee games, a couple of predictable two strike outs. One was Jorge Posada and his on-again off-again love affair with the 2-strike split finger. Low, inside. Couldn't lay off them, couldn't touch them. He didn't have to worry about that anymore. Another item of Brown's fan frustration was Giambi's affection with the high fastball with two strikes. Jason Giambi and Jorge Posada, two professional hitters, seemed to be two people who for all that they could do, could simply not lay off two very recognizable pitches.

But did Brown really want to part with Giambi? He has had a lot of clutch Yankee moments, believe it or not. Giambi faired well in the 05 post-season, the last time the Yankees made it. There was the 2002 grand slam against Minnesota, and each season there seems to be about a 3 week stretch in which he comes up in crucial situations and simply doesn't miss. That is the deceiving thing about Giambi though: the numbers don't tell the whole story. His clutchness, his talent even, come and go. For a month of a season he may be the worst thing that ever happened to you, and if that comes at the wrong time, your season's over.

willowz · 06-19-2006, 11:49 PM

I've decided to abandon the idea of telling the story through a third-person GM. It's just too damn tough, I say. Instead, I'm putting myself under the employment of George Steinbrenner: I am now the GM who I have referred to in the previous articles of this story. Shut up and use your imagination. It's not egocentric, I swear! :-P

Mike, nobody loves you

I'm exhausted. After all, the goal was to trade Mike Mussina, and do so immediately. But it turns out a 38 year old washed up righty with a recent 20 loss season under his belt, oh, and 18 million dollars owed to him, isn't what teams are looking far under the new 140$ cap. And so there was plan B: Jason Giambi.

I didn't want to part with Giambi, who's tendency to strike out and hit the occasional blast while playing no defense could be frustrating, yes, but he was a decent clubhouse credit, and would serve as a fine late-lineup hitter. Nevertheless, between Giambi and Mussina, only one player in the entire MLB was apparently worth moving for either one of them, and San Fransisco was the only team willing to take on the monstrous contract of either of them.

Deal:

Jason Giambi to SF

for

Jeremy Accardo to NYY

Jeremy Accardo: A 3.5 star 25-year old relief pitcher, Out of the Park Baseball's favorite immense amenity will start his 2007 season in Columbus as a paid pitcher (300,000 – 1 year). Accardo showed reasonable stuff in a near full-season's work in San Fran in 06, with a ERA just a shade above 5. Another year of improvement may turn him into a serviceable dude.

So Mike Mussina will stick around with us it looks for the final year of his contract, and maybe he'll do something surprising and win some ballgames, and pitch like he's always meant to. I sigh. I'm waiting for the inevitable criticism of my second trade on the day, a trade that brought about all sorts of contradiction from my “get younger, win younger” philosophy: trading a 29 year old Shawn Chacon to the Chicago Cubs for a 40 year old Greg Maddux.

Deal:

Shawn Chacon to CHN

for

Greg Maddux to NYY

Maddux still seemed good, though. At least in 2006, with a 3.80 ERA, and if he could just squeeze one more good year out of his arm, the deal would be all but a bargain. He was 2 million dollars cheaper then Shawn Chacon, who's talent seemed to come and go, with a 5+ ERA in 06, who knows what he'd do in 07. Maddux, a 300 game winner, is the typical Yankee big name, but you know, he seems like someone who might actually do well in the Bronx, and here's to hoping.

The two trades put our Yankees to the $126 Million mark in terms of payroll, under the cap, but considering the holes needed to be filled, one more trade would need to be made, probably. So who are the possible victims, you ask? Well Mr. Clutch and A-Rod are probably sured up. Kyle Farnsworth could be an option, making a couple of pennys short of 6 million a year, but I'd end up just turning around and spending it on someone similar. It could even be Carl Pavano if I can find something worth taking for him, but he's still a 2.5 star talent, and that's kind of, maybe okay. We need some pitching man, do we ever.

willowz · 06-20-2006, 03:48 AM

The off-season:

Boy. This was fun.

Okay, so, who was the mystery figure to get sent packing and give us a little more breathing room? The answer is Jaret Wright who's ridiculous 7 million dollar deal still has me scratching my head. And who do we get in return? Pretty much nobody. Absent of absolutely any catcher, we pick one up in Todd Greene who should serve as the backup this year. Hopefully we can pick somebody else in free agency.

Free Agency

A few things I'm learning about salary cap baseball: Teams with more expenditure space are spending a hell of a lot more on the big guns than I possibly can, and the high quality talent that seems to bleed into free agency is not as open. It didn't help that Barry Zito refused to even negotiate with me, and Roy Oswalt was the hottest commodity, but after one negotiaton session already became too rich for my blood. I talked with Ted Lilly for a while as well, but he eventually decided to go with Tampa Bay of all teams.

Eventually, I helped fulfill my lack of pitching by signing Jason Marquis, for 6.5 Million over 3 years.

Jason Marquis went 18-6 last year with a 3.80 ERA, and throughout his career has shown a tendency toward incosistency: a year up, a year down, two years up, two years down. But we most certainly need Jason to be good in 2007 in order for this not to be a long season. He will be our opening day starter.

Looking into the catcher position, I found there was really nobody. AJ Pierzynski wanted way to much cash. I talked with Jason Phillips for a while, but he eventually went elsewhere. The best I could do was a cheap deal to Einar Diaz; 1 year, 600 grand. Hopefully he can platoon it with Todd Greene for a not-so awful season hitting most of the time at 8th.

Another hole I needed to fill was in the outfield, because Gary Sheffield was a 38-year-old free agent.

I talked with Alfonso Soriano and Darin Erstad, but both eventually decided to go to different clubs. After the Marquis deal, I found myself a little short on cash also, and so the best option I could find is a declining Moises Alou.

Moises Alou had decent numbers in 2006, probably the benefit of hitting along side Barry Bonds, but he seemed to have slown a bit in the off-season. Hopefully he can suck it up for one more season, and he wasn't that expensive at 500,000 for a year. If not, there is always Melky Cabrera, ever present apparently in Columbus.

A big place of assistance was relief. Kyle Farnsworth, Scott Proctor and Mariano Rivera are all still around and should be okay, but we lost Dotel to free agency and the rest of our bullpen is hardly worth even talking about.

Relief was the weakest of the free agent fields, and the big option I had was JC Romero, but he didn't want anything to do with the Bronx, and I'm not sure we really want anything to do with him. I eventually settled on underhand slinger Chad Bradford at a reasonable rate, but a 3 year deal, so he better be good. Roberto Hernandez is sitting in OOTP at only one star, but he had a fantastic 2006, so we signed him for cheap, and we'll see what he can do.

Down on the farm, I also reeled in two decent prospects: 1B Kendry Morales will start the year in Columbus, and Jonathon Hunton is a middle reliever that will start in Triple A also.

Some big signings around the rest of the league:

LF Cliff Floyd off a huge year signed with the Angels.
C AJ Pierzynski was bought by Cincinnati.
RF Trot Nixon and SS Alex Gonzalez head to Colorado.
RF Shannon Stewart goes to Atlanta.
SP Kerry Wood is now with division rival Baltimore.
Old friend 3B Aaron Boone is back in Cincinnati.
SP Bruce Chen with an impressive 2006, goes to Florida.
C Jorge Posada is now an Angel.
RF Gary Sheffield is now in St. Louis.
SP Roy Oswalt was wowed to, of all places, Milwaukee.
SP Barry Zito will call Washington home.
LF/2B Alfonso Soriano is now an Astro.

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So without further ado:

2007 New York Yankees Opening Day Roster:

SP - Jason Marquis
SP - Chieng Mien Wang
SP - Greg Maddux
SP - Carl Pavano
SP - Mike Mussina

Bullpen

MR - Chad Bradford
MR - Roberto Hernandez
MR - Mike Myers
SU - Kyle Farnsworth
SU - Scott Proctor
CL - Mariano Rivera

Line-Up (Universal)

CF - Johnny Damon
2B - Robinson Cano
SS - Derek Jeter
3B - Alex Rodriguez
LF - Hideki Matsui
RF - Moises Alou
1B - Eric Duncan
C - Einar Diaz
DH - Terrence Long

Bench

C - Todd Greene
1B - Carlos Pena
IF - Eduardo Alfonso
OF - Bubba Crosby
IF - Andy Phillips

========================================

So Matt, what do you think?

Well, I've certainly made this hard for myself. Especially with the stipulation that I've got to at least make the playoffs this year. Free Agency was difficult, the hot players were expensive because the market wasn't deep, and I somehow managed to make my team older in my first year.

On the bright side, we have some guys in the farm system finally growing up: Tyler Clippard and Philip Hughes should be ready for some sort of action next year, especially Clippard. Moises Alou and Greg Maddux are probably going to cost me via terrible decline, but maybe they can stick it out for at least a little while.

Eric Duncan replacing Giambi at first should be interesting, he's 22, so we'll see how he pans out. If worse comes to worst, we can always part ways with Robinson Cano, though I really don't want to, especially if Alou sucks it up finally.

How are our minors looking? Meh.

Columbus is a barren desert of nothing. That new guy, Kendry Morales and Melky Cabrera are the only two hitters of note.

Tyler Clippard, Christian Jackson, and Jeff Marquez are all going to start the year in Double A to pitch, and could all be beneficial, perhaps with some September call-ups. J. Brent Cox is also hanging around down there, as well as 1B Chris Parmelee.

In Single-A, Philip Hughes is the big name, but will probably see promotion this season. There are a few hitters down there also, outfielders, Austin Jackson and Jose Tabata.

Up next is the first series of the year. We get to start things out with a bang. We're playing the Red Sox.

lewis31lewis52 · 06-20-2006, 12:20 PM

Looks pretty good.

How did you get Kendry?

willowz · 06-20-2006, 04:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lewis31lewis52

Looks pretty good.

How did you get Kendry?

Free agent surprisingly. Somebody made the silly decision to let him go. I'll keep you up to date on his progress this year, he may get some looks if Duncan doesn't work out. Thanks for reading, also!

willowz · 06-20-2006, 05:13 PM

Series 1:

Game 1 Slipped up and forgot to turn the game logs on for the first game, so the box scores will have to do.

Code:

	
 	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	 	R	H	E
NYY	0	1	2	0	1	3	0	1	1	 	9	15	0
Boston	2	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	1	 	8	13	2
	
 
New York (A)	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	HR	RBI
J. Damon CF	5	0	1	2	0	2	0	.200	0	2
R. Cano 2B	5	2	2	0	0	0	1	.400	0	0
D. Jeter SS	5	0	2	1	0	1	2	.400	0	1
A. Rodriguez 3B	5	2	3	3	0	1	2	.600	2	3
H. Matsui LF	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	.200	0	0
M. Alou RF	4	0	0	0	1	1	1	.000	0	0
E. Duncan 1B	5	2	1	0	0	0	3	.200	0	0
E. Diaz C 	4	2	4	2	0	0	0	1.000	1	2
T. Long DH	4	1	1	1	0	0	2	.250	0	1
Totals	     42	9	15	9	1	5	12	.357	3	9
BATTING
Doubles: D. Jeter 2 (2, 1st inning off Beckett, 0 on, 2 out, 5th inning off Beckett, 1 on, 1 out.) E. Diaz 2 (2, 2nd inning off Beckett, 1 on, 2 out, 4th inning off Beckett, 0 on, 2 out.)
Homeruns: A. Rodriguez 2 (2, 3rd inning off Beckett, 1 on, 2 out, 9th inning off Delcarmen, 0 on, 1 out.) E. Diaz (1, 8th inning off Delcarmen, 0 on, 0 out.)
Runs Batted In: J. Damon 2 (2), D. Jeter (1), A. Rodriguez 3 (3), E. Diaz 2 (2), T. Long (1)
Caught Stealing: A. Rodriguez (1)
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Cano-Jeter-Duncan, Jeter-Duncan)
 
Boston	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	HR	RBI
D. Pedroia SS	5	2	3	0	0	1	2	.600	0	0
C. Crisp CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	0	0
D. Ortiz 1B	5	1	2	1	0	0	1	.400	0	1
M. Ramirez LF	5	3	3	3	0	1	1	.600	2	3
W. Pena RF	4	1	1	1	0	1	0	.250	0	1
H. Choi DH	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333	0	0
1-M. Lowell DH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0
K. Youkilis 3B	4	0	1	2	0	1	1	.250	0	2
J. Varitek C 	3	0	0	0	1	1	3	.000	0	0
N. Punto 2B	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	.333	0	0
2-M. Loretta PH	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.000	0	0
Totals	      37	8	13	7	1	6	12	.351	2	7
Substitution Notes
1 - M. Lowell pinch ran for H. Choi in the 8th
2 - M. Loretta pinch hit for N. Punto in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: D. Pedroia 2 (2, 1st inning off Marquis, 0 on, 0 out, 7th inning off Bradford, 0 on, 0 out.) W. Pena (1, 6th inning off Marquis, 2 on, 0 out.)
Homeruns: M. Ramirez 2 (2, 1st inning off Marquis, 1 on, 2 out, 3rd inning off Marquis, 0 on, 2 out.)
Runs Batted In: D. Ortiz (1), M. Ramirez 3 (3), W. Pena (1), K. Youkilis 2 (2)
Sacrifice Hits: C. Crisp (1)
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: K. Youkilis (1), W. Pena (1)
 
New York (A)	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PI	PS	ERA	RECORD
J. Marquis 	5	8	6	6	1	4	2	85	51	10.80	 
C. Bradford W	2	1	1	1	0	2	0	16	12	4.50	1-0
K. Farnsworth H	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	13	9	0.00	 
M. Rivera S	1	3	1	1	0	0	0	15	9	9.00	1 SV
PITCHING
Batters Faced: J. Marquis 25, C. Bradford 6, K. Farnsworth 4, M. Rivera 5
Inherited Runners-Scored: C. Bradford 2-0
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J. Marquis 4-7, C. Bradford 2-0, K. Farnsworth 1-2, M. Rivera 2-0
Game Score: J. Marquis 30
 
Boston	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PI	PS	ERA	RECORD
J. Beckett 	5.1	11	7	6	0	5	1	85	54	10.13	 
M. Delcarmen L	3	3	2	2	1	0	2	29	16	6.00	0-1
J. Tavarez 	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	5	0.00	 
PITCHING
Batters Faced: J. Beckett 28, M. Delcarmen 12, J. Tavarez 3
Inherited Runners-Scored: M. Delcarmen 1-0
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J. Beckett 8-4, M. Delcarmen 3-4, J. Tavarez 0-2
Game Score: J. Beckett 25
 
GAME INFO
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 34179 (34220, 99.9%) at Fenway Park
Weather: Clear skies (41 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 14 mph
PLAYER OF THE GAME: Alex Rodriguez
Game Notes:
Einar Diaz set a career high for hits in a game!

=========================================

Game 2: Another back and forth game, unfortunately the Red Sox bullpen was just a little less crappy than ours. Middle relief, as always, appears to be an issue.

NYY - Chien Mien Wang; (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
BOS - Jon Lester; (0-0, 0.00 ERA)

Batting: New York (A), top of 1st.
Pitching: Jon Lester
CF Johnny Damon:
Base on balls.
2B Robinson Cano:
Flies out to shallow right field.
SS Derek Jeter:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
J. Damon to third.
3B Alex Rodriguez:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
J. Damon scores.
D. Jeter scores.
LF Hideki Matsui:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
A. Rodriguez to third.
RF Moises Alou:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
A. Rodriguez scores.
1B Eric Duncan:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 3, Boston 0

Batting: Boston, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Chien-Ming Wang
SS Dustin Pedroia:
Flies out to left-center.
CF Coco Crisp:
SINGLES to center
1B David Ortiz:
Crisp steals second.
Grounds out to the first baseman.
C. Crisp to third.
LF Manny Ramirez:
Base on balls.
RF Wily Mo Pena:
Reaches on a fielding error by the second baseman.
C. Crisp scores.
M. Ramirez to second.
3B Kevin Youkilis:
Flies out to short left field.
Inning over... one run, one hit, one error.
Score: New York (A) 3, Boston 1

Batting: New York (A), top of 2nd.
Pitching: Jon Lester
C Einar Diaz:
Strikes out swinging.
DH Terrence Long:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
CF Johnny Damon:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Robinson Cano:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
T. Long scores.
SS Derek Jeter:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 4, Boston 1

Batting: Boston, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Chien-Ming Wang
C Jason Varitek:
Base on balls.
DH Hee Seop Choi:
Flies out to center field.
2B Nick Punto:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
J. Varitek to second.
SS Dustin Pedroia:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
J. Varitek scores.
N. Punto to third.
Punto tries to score...
Damon throws home...
Punto scores!
CF Coco Crisp:
Flies out to right-center.
1B David Ortiz:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 4, Boston 3

Batting: New York (A), top of 3rd.
Pitching: Jon Lester
3B Alex Rodriguez:
Strikes out looking.
LF Hideki Matsui:
SINGLES to right
RF Moises Alou:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Matsui out at 2nd base.
1B Eric Duncan:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 4, Boston 3

Batting: Boston, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Chien-Ming Wang
LF Manny Ramirez:
SINGLES to short left-center.
RF Wily Mo Pena:
Flies out to shallow center field.
3B Kevin Youkilis:
Base on balls.
M. Ramirez to second.
C Jason Varitek:
Flies into double play, 8-3!
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 4, Boston 3

Batting: New York (A), top of 4th.
Pitching: Jon Lester
C Einar Diaz:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
DH Terrence Long:
Flies out to short right-center.
CF Johnny Damon:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Diaz out at 2nd base.
2B Robinson Cano:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 4, Boston 3

Batting: Boston, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Chien-Ming Wang
DH Hee Seop Choi:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Nick Punto:
Flies out to deep left-center.
SS Dustin Pedroia:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 4, Boston 3

Batting: New York (A), top of 5th.
Pitching: Jon Lester
SS Derek Jeter:
SINGLES to right
3B Alex Rodriguez:
Strikes out looking.
LF Hideki Matsui:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 4, Boston 3

Batting: Boston, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Chien-Ming Wang
CF Coco Crisp:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
1B David Ortiz:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
LF Manny Ramirez:
Intentional walk.
RF Wily Mo Pena:
SINGLES to center
D. Ortiz to third.
M. Ramirez to second.
Ortiz tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
3B Kevin Youkilis:
Strikes out looking.
C Jason Varitek:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
M. Ramirez scores.
W. Pena scores.
DH Hee Seop Choi:
SINGLES to right
J. Varitek to third.
J. Varitek scores.
2B Nick Punto:
SINGLES to center
H. Choi to second.
H. Choi to third.
SS Dustin Pedroia:
Punto caught stealing at second.
Inning over... 4 runs, 5 hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 7, New York (A) 4

Batting: New York (A), top of 6th.
Pitching: Jon Lester
RF Moises Alou:
Base on balls.
1B Eric Duncan:
Base on balls.
M. Alou to second.
C Einar Diaz:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Duncan out at 2nd base.
M. Alou to third.
New pitcher: Craig Hansen.
DH Terrence Long:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
M. Alou scores.
E. Diaz to second.
CF Johnny Damon:
Wild pitch.
E. Diaz to third.
T. Long to second.
Flies out to right-center.
Diaz tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
2B Robinson Cano:
Flies out to deep right-center.
Inning over... 2 runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Boston 7, New York (A) 6

Batting: Boston, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Chien-Ming Wang
New pitcher: Roberto Hernandez.
SS Dustin Pedroia:
Flies out to center field.
CF Coco Crisp:
SINGLES to left
1B David Ortiz:
Popped out to the catcher.
LF Manny Ramirez:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
C. Crisp to second.
Fielding error by the rightfielder!
C. Crisp to third.
M. Ramirez to second.
RF Wily Mo Pena:
Intentional walk.
3B Kevin Youkilis:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Boston 7, New York (A) 6

Batting: New York (A), top of 7th.
Pitching: Craig Hansen
SS Derek Jeter:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Alex Rodriguez:
Base on balls.
LF Hideki Matsui:
DOUBLES to deep right-center.
A. Rodriguez scores.
RF Moises Alou:
Intentional walk.
1B Eric Duncan:
Strikes out swinging.
C Einar Diaz:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Boston 7, New York (A) 7

Batting: Boston, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Roberto Hernandez
C Jason Varitek:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
New pitcher: Scott Proctor.
DH Hee Seop Choi:
Strikes out swinging.
PH Mike Lowell:
Flies out to deep left field.
SS Dustin Pedroia:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
J. Varitek scores.
CF Coco Crisp:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep left-center. (427 feet)
1B David Ortiz:
Base on balls.
LF Manny Ramirez:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 10, New York (A) 7

Batting: New York (A), top of 8th.
Pitching: Craig Hansen
DH Terrence Long:
New 2B: Mark Loretta.
Grounds out to the second baseman.
CF Johnny Damon:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
New pitcher: Jon Papelbon.
2B Robinson Cano:
SINGLES to right
J. Damon to third.
Damon tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
SS Derek Jeter:
SINGLES down the right field line.
R. Cano to second.
Cano tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
3B Alex Rodriguez:
Flies out to deep center field.
Cano tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
LF Hideki Matsui:
Jeter steals second.
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 10, New York (A) 9

Batting: Boston, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Scott Proctor
RF Wily Mo Pena:
Flies out to short right-center.
3B Kevin Youkilis:
Popped out to the first baseman.
C Jason Varitek:
SOLO HOMERUN down the left field line. (357 feet)
DH Hee Seop Choi:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Boston 11, New York (A) 9

Batting: New York (A), top of 9th.
Pitching: Jon Papelbon
RF Moises Alou:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
1B Eric Duncan:
Flies out to right-center.
C Einar Diaz:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 11, New York (A) 9
Game over. Score: Boston 11, New York (A) 9

Code:

	
 	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	 	R	H	E
NYY	3	1	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	 	9	13	2
Boston	1	2	0	0	4	0	3	1	X	 	11	15	0
	
 
New York (A)	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	HR	RBI
J. Damon CF	3	2	1	1	1	1	3	.250	0	3
R. Cano 2B	5	1	2	2	0	1	3	.400	0	2
D. Jeter SS	5	1	3	0	0	2	1	.500	0	1
A. Rodriguez 3B	3	2	1	3	1	2	2	.500	2	6
H. Matsui LF	5	0	2	1	0	0	3	.300	0	1
M. Alou RF	3	1	1	1	2	0	1	.143	0	1
E. Duncan 1B	4	0	0	0	1	1	4	.111	0	0
E. Diaz C 	5	1	1	0	0	1	4	.556	1	2
T. Long DH	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	.375	0	2
Totals	      37	9	13	9	5	8	22	.354	3	18
BATTING
Doubles: J. Damon (1, 8th inning off Hansen, 0 on, 1 out.) R. Cano (1, 2nd inning off Lester, 1 on, 2 out.) D. Jeter (3, 1st inning off Lester, 1 on, 1 out.) A. Rodriguez (1, 1st inning off Lester, 2 on, 1 out.) H. Matsui (1, 7th inning off Hansen, 1 on, 1 out.) M. Alou (1, 1st inning off Lester, 1 on, 2 out.) T. Long (1, 2nd inning off Lester, 0 on, 1 out.)
Runs Batted In: J. Damon (3), R. Cano 2 (2), A. Rodriguez 3 (6), H. Matsui (1), M. Alou (1), T. Long (2)
Stolen Bases: D. Jeter (1)
Sacrifice Flies: J. Damon (1), A. Rodriguez (1)
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: R. Cano (1), M. Alou (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Damon-Duncan)
 
Boston	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	HR	RBI
D. Pedroia SS	5	1	2	3	0	0	0	.500	0	3
C. Crisp CF	5	2	3	2	0	0	1	.333	1	2
D. Ortiz 1B	4	1	1	0	1	0	3	.333	0	1
M. Ramirez LF	3	1	2	0	2	1	1	.625	2	3
W. Pena RF	4	1	1	1	1	0	2	.250	0	2
K. Youkilis 3B	4	0	0	0	1	1	7	.125	0	2
J. Varitek C 	4	4	3	3	1	0	2	.429	1	3
H. Choi DH	5	0	1	1	0	1	2	.250	0	1
N. Punto 2B	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	.500	0	0
1-M. Lowell PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	0	    2-M. Loretta 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	0	0
Totals	      38	11	15	10	6	3	19	.373	4	17
Substitution Notes
1 - M. Lowell pinch hit for N. Punto in the 7th
2 - M. Loretta substituted for M. Lowell in the 8th
BATTING
Doubles: D. Pedroia 2 (4, 2nd inning off Wang, 2 on, 1 out, 7th inning off Proctor, 1 on, 2 out.) D. Ortiz (1, 5th inning off Wang, 0 on, 1 out.) J. Varitek (1, 5th inning off Wang, 2 on, 2 out.)
Homeruns: C. Crisp (1, 7th inning off Proctor, 1 on, 2 out.) J. Varitek (1, 8th inning off Proctor, 0 on, 2 out.)
Runs Batted In: D. Pedroia 3 (3), C. Crisp 2 (2), W. Pena (2), J. Varitek 3 (3), H. Choi (1)
Stolen Bases: C. Crisp (1)
Caught Stealing: N. Punto (1)
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Punto-Pedroia-Ortiz)
 
New York (A)	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PI	PS	ERA	RECORD
C. Wang 	5	9	7	6	4	1	0	93	48	10.80	 
R. Hernandez L	1	3	1	1	1	0	0	23	12	9.00	0-1
S. Proctor 	2	3	3	3	1	2	2	29	18	13.50	 
PITCHING
Intentional BB: C. Wang, R. Hernandez
Batters Faced: C. Wang 27, R. Hernandez 7, S. Proctor 10
Inherited Runners-Scored: S. Proctor 1-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C. Wang 5-8, R. Hernandez 0-3, S. Proctor 1-3
Game Score: C. Wang 20
 
Boston	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PI	PS	ERA	RECORD
J. Lester 	5.1	8	6	6	3	6	0	99	54	10.13	 
C. Hansen W	2	3	2	2	2	2	0	42	21	9.00	1-0
J. Papelbon S	1.2	2	1	1	0	0	0	25	17	5.40	1 SV
PITCHING
Wild Pitches: C. Hansen
Intentional BB: C. Hansen
Batters Faced: J. Lester 26, C. Hansen 11, J. Papelbon 7
Inherited Runners-Scored: C. Hansen 2-2, J. Papelbon 1-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J. Lester 7-2, C. Hansen 2-2, J. Papelbon 2-3
Game Score: J. Lester 31
 
GAME INFO
Time: 3:58
Attendance: 33495 (34220, 97.9%) Baseball Cap Day at Fenway Park
Weather: Partly cloudy (39 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
PLAYER OF THE GAME: Jason Varitek
Game Notes:
Jason Varitek set a career high for runs in a game!

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Game 3: - Greg Maddux vs Curt Schilling, a matchup you'd expect to see in 1997, maybe, not 2007, but nevertheless this was the best pitched game of the series until the bullpens got their hands on things. Maddux was exceptional, allowing only two runs through seven innings and giving the Yankees time to unleash, something a New York pitcher hasn't done in years now. Also, take a look at the youngster Eric Duncan, who did the unleashing. Moises Alou has been being intentionally walked for him (twice in the first three games), despite his .100 average to start the season, and Duncan made them pay this time. Alou looks as though he may be on the complete downswing, by the way.

NYY - Greg Maddux; (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
BOS - Curt Schilling; (0-0, 0.00 ERA)

Batting: New York (A), top of 1st.
Pitching: Curt Schilling
CF Johnny Damon:
Flies out to short left-center.
2B Robinson Cano:
Flies out to right-center.
SS Derek Jeter:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 0, New York (A) 0

Batting: Boston, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Greg Maddux
SS Dustin Pedroia:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
CF Coco Crisp:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left field. (382 feet)
1B David Ortiz:
Lines out to the third baseman.
LF Manny Ramirez:
Flies out to shallow left field.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Boston 1, New York (A) 0

Batting: New York (A), top of 2nd.
Pitching: Curt Schilling
3B Alex Rodriguez:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Hideki Matsui:
Flies out to right field.
RF Moises Alou:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 1, New York (A) 0

Batting: Boston, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Greg Maddux
RF Wily Mo Pena:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Kevin Youkilis:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
C Jason Varitek:
Flies out to short left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 1, New York (A) 0

Batting: New York (A), top of 3rd.
Pitching: Curt Schilling
1B Eric Duncan:
SOLO HOMERUN down the left field line. (350 feet)
C Einar Diaz:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
DH Terrence Long:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
CF Johnny Damon:
Flies out to short center field.
2B Robinson Cano:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 1, New York (A) 1

Batting: Boston, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Greg Maddux
DH Hee Seop Choi:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
2B Mark Loretta:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
SS Dustin Pedroia:
SINGLES down the left field line.
M. Loretta to third.
Loretta tries to score...
Matsui throws home...
Loretta scores!
D. Pedroia to second.
CF Coco Crisp:
Flies out to short left field.
1B David Ortiz:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 2, New York (A) 1

Batting: New York (A), top of 4th.
Pitching: Curt Schilling
SS Derek Jeter:
Flies out to shallow center field.
3B Alex Rodriguez:
SINGLES down the left field line.
LF Hideki Matsui:
SINGLES to right
A. Rodriguez to second.
A. Rodriguez to third.
RF Moises Alou:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 2, New York (A) 1

Batting: Boston, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Greg Maddux
LF Manny Ramirez:
SINGLES to left
RF Wily Mo Pena:
Strikes out looking.
3B Kevin Youkilis:
SINGLES to left
M. Ramirez to second.
C Jason Varitek:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Youkilis out at 2nd base.
M. Ramirez to third.
DH Hee Seop Choi:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 2, New York (A) 1

Batting: New York (A), top of 5th.
Pitching: Curt Schilling
1B Eric Duncan:
Base on balls.
C Einar Diaz:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
E. Duncan to second.
Duncan tries to advance to third...
Pena throws to third...
SAFE at third base.
DH Terrence Long:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
E. Duncan scores.
E. Diaz to third.
CF Johnny Damon:
Popped out to the first baseman.
2B Robinson Cano:
Flies out to right field.
Diaz tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
SS Derek Jeter:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 3, Boston 2

Batting: Boston, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Greg Maddux
2B Mark Loretta:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS Dustin Pedroia:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
CF Coco Crisp:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 3, Boston 2

Batting: New York (A), top of 6th.
Pitching: Curt Schilling
3B Alex Rodriguez:
Strikes out looking.
LF Hideki Matsui:
Flies out to right field.
RF Moises Alou:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 3, Boston 2

Batting: Boston, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Greg Maddux
1B David Ortiz:
Base on balls.
LF Manny Ramirez:
Popped out to the first baseman.
RF Wily Mo Pena:
Flies out to right-center.
3B Kevin Youkilis:
Reaches on a fielding error by the shortstop.
D. Ortiz to second.
C Jason Varitek:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: New York (A) 3, Boston 2

Batting: New York (A), top of 7th.
Pitching: Curt Schilling
1B Eric Duncan:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
C Einar Diaz:
Grounds out to the catcher.
DH Terrence Long:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 3, Boston 2

Batting: Boston, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Greg Maddux
DH Hee Seop Choi:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
2B Mark Loretta:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Dustin Pedroia:
Reaches on a fielding error by the shortstop.
CF Coco Crisp:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: New York (A) 3, Boston 2

Batting: New York (A), top of 8th.
Pitching: Curt Schilling
CF Johnny Damon:
Lines out to the third baseman.
New pitcher: Julian Tavarez.
2B Robinson Cano:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
SS Derek Jeter:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 3, Boston 2

Batting: Boston, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Greg Maddux
New pitcher: Kyle Farnsworth.
1B David Ortiz:
Base on balls.
LF Manny Ramirez:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Ortiz out at 2nd base.
RF Wily Mo Pena:
Strikes out looking.
3B Kevin Youkilis:
Base on balls.
N. Punto to second.
C Jason Varitek:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Youkilis out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 3, Boston 2

Batting: New York (A), top of 9th.
Pitching: Julian Tavarez
3B Alex Rodriguez:
New LF: Dustan Mohr.
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Hideki Matsui:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
RF Moises Alou:
Intentional walk.
1B Eric Duncan:
SINGLES down the right field line.
H. Matsui to third.
M. Alou to second.
Matsui tries to score...
Pena throws home...
Matsui scores!
M. Alou to third.
E. Duncan to second.
C Einar Diaz:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
M. Alou scores.
E. Duncan scores.
DH Terrence Long:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
E. Diaz scores.
CF Johnny Damon:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
T. Long to third.
2B Robinson Cano:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 4 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 7, Boston 2

Batting: Boston, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Kyle Farnsworth
DH Hee Seop Choi:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Mark Loretta:
Base on balls.
SS Dustin Pedroia:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Coco Crisp:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Game over. Score: New York (A) 7, Boston 2

Code:

	
 	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	 	R	H	E
NYY	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	4	 	7	10	2
Boston	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	 	2	5	0
	
 
New York (A)	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	HR	RBI
J. Damon CF	5	0	0	0	0	0	4	.154	0	3
R. Cano 2B	4	0	0	1	0	1	3	.286	0	3
D. Jeter SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.357	0	1
A. Rodriguez 3B	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	.417	2	6
H. Matsui LF	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.357	0	1
M. Alou RF	3	1	0	0	1	1	2	.100	0	1
E. Duncan 1B	3	3	2	2	1	0	0	.250	1	2
E. Diaz C 	4	2	3	2	0	0	0	.615	1	4
T. Long DH	4	0	2	2	0	0	1	.417	0	4
Totals	      35	7	10	7	2	5	11	.333	4	25
BATTING
Doubles: H. Matsui (2, 9th inning off Tavarez, 0 on, 1 out.) E. Diaz 2 (4, 3rd inning off Schilling, 0 on, 0 out, 9th inning off Tavarez, 2 on, 1 out.) T. Long 2 (3, 5th inning off Schilling, 2 on, 0 out, 9th inning off Tavarez, 1 on, 1 out.)
Homeruns: E. Duncan (1, 3rd inning off Schilling, 0 on, 0 out.)
Runs Batted In: R. Cano (3), E. Duncan 2 (2), E. Diaz 2 (4), T. Long 2 (4)
Sacrifice Flies: R. Cano (1)
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: D. Jeter 2 (2)
 
Boston	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	HR	RBI
D. Pedroia SS	5	0	1	1	0	1	1	.400	0	4
C. Crisp CF	5	1	1	1	0	0	3	.286	2	3
D. Ortiz 1B	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	.273	0	1
M. Ramirez LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.500	2	3
1-N. Punto PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	0	0
2-D. Mohr LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0
W. Pena RF	4	0	0	0	0	3	3	.167	0	2
K. Youkilis 3B	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	.182	0	2
J. Varitek C 	4	0	0	0	0	0	6	.273	1	3
H. Choi DH	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.167	0	1
M. Loretta 2B	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	.500	0	0
Totals	      34	2	5	2	4	6	19	.303	5	19
Substitution Notes
1 - N. Punto pinch ran for M. Ramirez in the 8th
2 - D. Mohr substituted for N. Punto in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: M. Loretta (1, 3rd inning off Maddux, 0 on, 1 out.)
Homeruns: C. Crisp (2, 1st inning off Maddux, 0 on, 1 out.)
Runs Batted In: D. Pedroia (4), C. Crisp (3)
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Youkilis-Loretta-Ortiz)
 
New York (A)	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PI	PS	ERA	RECORD
G. Maddux W	7	5	2	2	1	4	1	107	67	2.57	1-0
K. Farnsworth S	2	0	0	0	3	2	0	33	15	0.00	1 SV
PITCHING
Batters Faced: G. Maddux 29, K. Farnsworth 9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G. Maddux 11-8, K. Farnsworth 4-0
Game Score: G. Maddux 62
 
Boston	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PI	PS	ERA	RECORD
C. Schilling L	7.1	6	3	3	1	5	1	106	63	3.68	0-1
J. Tavarez 	1.2	4	4	4	1	0	0	30	16	15.43	 
PITCHING
Intentional BB: J. Tavarez
Batters Faced: C. Schilling 28, J. Tavarez 10
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C. Schilling 5-11, J. Tavarez 4-1
Game Score: C. Schilling 58
 
GAME INFO
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 28025 (34220, 81.9%) at Fenway Park
Weather: Clear skies (43 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 14 mph
PLAYER OF THE GAME: Eric Duncan
Game Notes:
Eric Duncan hit the longest homer of his career, it went 350 feet. Eric Duncan set a career high for runs in a game!

willowz · 06-21-2006, 09:58 PM

Series 2

Game 1: - Carl Pavano utterly unimpressive in his return after over a year and a half on the disabled list.

NYY - Carl Pavano, NYY (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
TOR - AJ Burnett, TOR (0-0, 0.00 ERA)

Batting: New York (A), top of 1st.
Pitching: A.J. Burnett
CF Johnny Damon:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
2B Robinson Cano:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Derek Jeter:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Toronto 0, New York (A) 0

Batting: Toronto, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Carl Pavano
LF Frank Catalanotto:
Lines out to the second baseman.
SS Russ Adams:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
3B Troy Glaus:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left-center. (382 feet)
CF Vernon Wells:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Toronto 1, New York (A) 0

Batting: New York (A), top of 2nd.
Pitching: A.J. Burnett
3B Alex Rodriguez:
SINGLES to short left-center.
LF Hideki Matsui:
Flies out to shallow left field.
RF Moises Alou:
Flies out to left-center.
1B Eric Duncan:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Rodriguez out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Toronto 1, New York (A) 0

Batting: Toronto, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Carl Pavano
RF Alexis Rios:
Flies out to right-center.
1B Lyle Overbay:
Strikes out swinging.
DH Shea Hillenbrand:
SINGLES to short left-center.
C Gregg Zaun:
Flies out down the left field line.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Toronto 1, New York (A) 0

Batting: New York (A), top of 3rd.
Pitching: A.J. Burnett
C Einar Diaz:
SINGLES to short center field.
DH Terrence Long:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Johnny Damon:
Flies out to left-center.
2B Robinson Cano:
Lines out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Toronto 1, New York (A) 0

Batting: Toronto, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Carl Pavano
2B Aaron Hill:
Lines out to the first baseman.
LF Frank Catalanotto:
Flies out to center field.
SS Russ Adams:
DOUBLES to deep center field.
3B Troy Glaus:
SINGLES to left
R. Adams to third.
R. Adams scores.
CF Vernon Wells:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep left field. (389 feet)
RF Alexis Rios:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
1B Lyle Overbay:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... 3 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Toronto 4, New York (A) 0

Batting: New York (A), top of 4th.
Pitching: A.J. Burnett
SS Derek Jeter:
SINGLES to right
3B Alex Rodriguez:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Jeter out at 2nd base.
LF Hideki Matsui:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Moises Alou:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Toronto 4, New York (A) 0

Batting: Toronto, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Carl Pavano
DH Shea Hillenbrand:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
C Gregg Zaun:
Flies out to left field.
2B Aaron Hill:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Toronto 4, New York (A) 0

Batting: New York (A), top of 5th.
Pitching: A.J. Burnett
1B Eric Duncan:
Flies out to left field.
C Einar Diaz:
TRIPLES down the right field line.
DH Terrence Long:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Johnny Damon:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Toronto 4, New York (A) 0

Batting: Toronto, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Carl Pavano
LF Frank Catalanotto:
SOLO HOMERUN down the right field line. (342 feet)
SS Russ Adams:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Troy Glaus:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
CF Vernon Wells:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
T. Glaus scores.
RF Alexis Rios:
Base on balls.
1B Lyle Overbay:
Base on balls.
V. Wells to third.
A. Rios to second.
DH Shea Hillenbrand:
Popped out to the catcher.
C Gregg Zaun:
SINGLES to center
V. Wells scores.
A. Rios to third.
L. Overbay to second.
A. Rios scores.
L. Overbay to third.
New pitcher: Jamie Walker.
2B Aaron Hill:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 4 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Toronto 8, New York (A) 0

Batting: New York (A), top of 6th.
Pitching: A.J. Burnett
2B Robinson Cano:
Reaches on a fielding error by the first baseman.
SS Derek Jeter:
Grounded into double play, 3-6-3.
3B Alex Rodriguez:
SINGLES to left
LF Hideki Matsui:
Rodriguez picked off at first base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Toronto 8, New York (A) 0

Batting: Toronto, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Jamie Walker
PH Eric Hinske:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left-center. (393 feet)
SS Russ Adams:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
3B Troy Glaus:
Base on balls.
CF Vernon Wells:
Grounded into double play, 1-4-3.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Toronto 9, New York (A) 0

Batting: New York (A), top of 7th.
Pitching: A.J. Burnett
LF Hideki Matsui:
Flies out to short left-center.
RF Moises Alou:
SINGLES to left
1B Eric Duncan:
Grounds out to the catcher.
M. Alou to second.
C Einar Diaz:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Toronto 9, New York (A) 0

Batting: Toronto, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Jamie Walker
RF Alexis Rios:
Base on balls.
1B Lyle Overbay:
SINGLES to center
A. Rios to second.
Rios tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
DH Shea Hillenbrand:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Overbay out at 2nd base.
A. Rios scores.
C Gregg Zaun:
SINGLES to left
S. Hillenbrand to second.
2B Aaron Hill:
Flies out to shallow right field.
LF Eric Hinske:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Toronto 10, New York (A) 0

Batting: New York (A), top of 8th.
Pitching: A.J. Burnett
DH Terrence Long:
SINGLES to short left-center.
CF Johnny Damon:
Flies out to right-center.
2B Robinson Cano:
SINGLES to right
T. Long to second.
Long tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
SS Derek Jeter:
Base on balls.
R. Cano to second.
3B Alex Rodriguez:
Strikes out swinging.
New pitcher: Vince Perkins.
LF Hideki Matsui:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Toronto 10, New York (A) 0

Batting: Toronto, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Jamie Walker
New pitcher: Roberto Hernandez.
SS Russ Adams:
Base on balls.
3B Troy Glaus:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Vernon Wells:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
R. Adams to second.
RF Alexis Rios:
SINGLES to short right-center.
R. Adams to third.
V. Wells to second.
Adams tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
1B Lyle Overbay:
SINGLES to center
V. Wells to third.
A. Rios to second.
Wells tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
DH Shea Hillenbrand:
3-RUN HOMERUN to deep left-center. (388 feet)
C Gregg Zaun:
Base on balls.
2B Aaron Hill:
Flies out to left-center.
LF Eric Hinske:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
G. Zaun scores.
SS Russ Adams:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... 6 runs, 5 hits, no errors.
Score: Toronto 16, New York (A) 0

Batting: New York (A), top of 9th.
Pitching: Vince Perkins
RF Moises Alou:
DOUBLES to deep left field.
1B Eric Duncan:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
M. Alou to third.
C Einar Diaz:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
M. Alou scores.
DH Terrence Long:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Toronto 16, New York (A) 1
Game over. Score: Toronto 16, New York (A) 1

Code:

	
 	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	 	R	H	E
NYY	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	 	1	9	0
Toronto	1	0	3	0	4	1	1	6	X	 	16	18	1
	
 
New York (A)	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	HR	RBI
J. Damon CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.118	0	3
R. Cano 2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.278	0	3
D. Jeter SS	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	.353	0	1
A. Rodriguez 3B	4	0	2	0	0	1	4	.438	2	6
H. Matsui LF	4	0	0	0	0	2	5	.278	0	1
M. Alou RF	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	.214	0	1
E. Duncan 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.188	1	2
E. Diaz C 	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	.588	1	5
T. Long DH	4	0	1	0	0	2	2	.375	0	4
Totals	       35	1	9	1	1	6	22	.315	4	26
BATTING
Doubles: M. Alou (2, 9th inning off Perkins, 0 on, 0 out.)
Triples: E. Diaz (1, 5th inning off Burnett, 0 on, 1 out.)
Runs Batted In: E. Diaz (5)
Caught Stealing: A. Rodriguez (2)
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Walker-Cano-Duncan)
 
Toronto	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	HR	RBI
F. Catalanotto LF	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	.167	1	2
    1-E. Hinske LF	3	1	2	2	0	0	2	.667	1	2
R. Adams SS	5	2	1	0	1	0	1	.176	0	0
T. Glaus 3B	4	3	3	2	1	1	1	.438	1	4
V. Wells CF	5	3	3	3	0	0	1	.500	1	4
A. Rios RF	3	3	2	1	2	0	0	.214	0	4
L. Overbay 1B	4	1	2	1	1	2	1	.400	0	2
S. Hillenbrand DH	5	1	2	4	0	0	4	.267	1	4
G. Zaun C 	4	1	2	2	1	0	1	.429	1	5
A. Hill 2B	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	.143	0	0
Totals	       41	16	18	16	6	3	16	.319	6	27
Substitution Notes
1 - E. Hinske pinch hit for F. Catalanotto in the 6th
BATTING
Doubles: E. Hinske (1, 8th inning off Hernandez, 1 on, 2 out.) R. Adams (1, 3rd inning off Pavano, 0 on, 2 out.) T. Glaus (1, 5th inning off Pavano, 0 on, 1 out.) V. Wells (1, 5th inning off Pavano, 1 on, 1 out.) A. Rios (2, 3rd inning off Pavano, 0 on, 2 out.)
Homeruns: F. Catalanotto (1, 5th inning off Pavano, 0 on, 0 out.) E. Hinske (1, 6th inning off Walker, 0 on, 0 out.) T. Glaus (1, 1st inning off Pavano, 0 on, 2 out.) V. Wells (1, 3rd inning off Pavano, 1 on, 2 out.) S. Hillenbrand (1, 8th inning off Hernandez, 2 on, 1 out.)
Runs Batted In: F. Catalanotto (2), E. Hinske 2 (2), T. Glaus 2 (4), V. Wells 3 (4), A. Rios (4), L. Overbay (2), S. Hillenbrand 4 (4), G. Zaun 2 (5)
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: L. Overbay (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Overbay-Adams-Overbay)
 
New York (A)	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PI	PS	ERA	RECORD
C. Pavano L	4.2	10	8	8	2	2	3	75	43	15.43	0-1
J. Walker 	2	3	2	2	2	0	1	33	17	7.72	 
R. Hernandez 	1	5	6	6	2	1	1	35	20	31.50	 
PITCHING
Batters Faced: C. Pavano 26, J. Walker 11, R. Hernandez 10
Inherited Runners-Scored: J. Walker 2-0
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C. Pavano 4-8, J. Walker 5-1, R. Hernandez 0-2
Game Score: C. Pavano 12
 
Toronto	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PI	PS	ERA	RECORD
A. Burnett W	7.2	8	0	0	1	5	0	114	75	0.00	1-0
V. Perkins 	1.1	1	1	1	0	1	0	16	11	6.75	 
PITCHING
Batters Faced: A. Burnett 31, V. Perkins 5
Inherited Runners-Scored: V. Perkins 3-0
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A. Burnett 7-10, V. Perkins 3-0
Game Score: A. Burnett 67
 
GAME INFO
Time: 3:33
Attendance: 29278 (50500, 58.0%) at Rogers Centre
Weather: Partly cloudy (34 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 13 mph
PLAYER OF THE GAME: Vernon Wells

========================

Game 2 - Jason Marquis returns for his second look of the season and fairs much better. Alex Rodriguez may finally be putting together the season everyone expected of him.

Batting: New York (A), top of 1st.
Pitching: David Purcey
CF Johnny Damon:
Reaches on a throwing error by the pitcher.
2B Robinson Cano:
Flies out down the left field line.
SS Derek Jeter:
SINGLES to right
J. Damon to third.
Damon tries to score...
Rios throws home...
Damon scores!
D. Jeter to second.
3B Alex Rodriguez:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Hideki Matsui:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, one error.
Score: New York (A) 1, Toronto 0

Batting: Toronto, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Jason Marquis
LF Frank Catalanotto:
SINGLES to center
SS Russ Adams:
Catalanotto caught stealing at second.
Strikes out swinging.
3B Troy Glaus:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 1, Toronto 0

Batting: New York (A), top of 2nd.
Pitching: David Purcey
RF Moises Alou:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Eric Duncan:
Hit by pitch.
C Einar Diaz:
Flies out to right field.
DH Terrence Long:
Base on balls.
E. Duncan to second.
CF Johnny Damon:
SINGLES down the right field line.
E. Duncan to third.
T. Long to second.
E. Duncan scores.
2B Robinson Cano:
Reaches on a fielding error by the first baseman.
T. Long to third.
J. Damon to second.
SS Derek Jeter:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... one run, one hit, one error.
Score: New York (A) 2, Toronto 0

Batting: Toronto, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Jason Marquis
CF Vernon Wells:
Flies out to left field.
RF Alexis Rios:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
1B Lyle Overbay:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep center field. (456 feet)
DH Shea Hillenbrand:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 2, Toronto 1

Batting: New York (A), top of 3rd.
Pitching: David Purcey
3B Alex Rodriguez:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
LF Hideki Matsui:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
RF Moises Alou:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
1B Eric Duncan:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 2, Toronto 1

Batting: Toronto, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Jason Marquis
C Ramon Castro:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
2B Aaron Hill:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
LF Frank Catalanotto:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 2, Toronto 1

Batting: New York (A), top of 4th.
Pitching: David Purcey
C Einar Diaz:
SINGLES to left
DH Terrence Long:
SINGLES to center
E. Diaz to second.
CF Johnny Damon:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
E. Diaz to third.
T. Long to second.
2B Robinson Cano:
SINGLES to center
E. Diaz scores.
T. Long to third.
J. Damon to second.
Long tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
SS Derek Jeter:
Flies out to right-center.
3B Alex Rodriguez:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
J. Damon scores.
R. Cano to third.
LF Hideki Matsui:
Lines out to the second baseman.
RF Moises Alou:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 3 runs, 5 hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 5, Toronto 1

Batting: Toronto, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Jason Marquis
SS Russ Adams:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
3B Troy Glaus:
Base on balls.
CF Vernon Wells:
Strikes out looking.
RF Alexis Rios:
Reaches on INFIELD-HIT.
T. Glaus to second.
1B Lyle Overbay:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 5, Toronto 1

Batting: New York (A), top of 5th.
Pitching: David Purcey
1B Eric Duncan:
Lines out to the first baseman.
C Einar Diaz:
SINGLES to left
DH Terrence Long:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 5, Toronto 1

Batting: Toronto, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Jason Marquis
DH Shea Hillenbrand:
Strikes out swinging.
C Ramon Castro:
SINGLES to left
2B Aaron Hill:
2-RUN HOMERUN down the left field line. (362 feet)
LF Frank Catalanotto:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS Russ Adams:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 5, Toronto 3

Batting: New York (A), top of 6th.
Pitching: David Purcey
CF Johnny Damon:
Reaches on INFIELD-HIT.
David Purcey was injured.
New pitcher: Vince Perkins.
2B Robinson Cano:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep right-center. (393 feet)
SS Derek Jeter:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Alex Rodriguez:
Base on balls.
LF Hideki Matsui:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Rodriguez out at 2nd base.
RF Moises Alou:
DOUBLES to deep center field.
H. Matsui scores.
1B Eric Duncan:
SINGLES to shallow center field.
M. Alou to third.
M. Alou scores.
C Einar Diaz:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Duncan out at 2nd base.
Inning over... 4 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 9, Toronto 3

Batting: Toronto, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Jason Marquis
3B Troy Glaus:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
CF Vernon Wells:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
RF Alexis Rios:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
V. Wells to third.
1B Lyle Overbay:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 9, Toronto 3

Batting: New York (A), top of 7th.
Pitching: Vince Perkins
DH Terrence Long:
Flies out to deep right-center.
CF Johnny Damon:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Robinson Cano:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
SS Derek Jeter:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
R. Cano to second.
Cano tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
3B Alex Rodriguez:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
R. Cano scores.
D. Jeter to second.
Jeter tries to advance to third...
Rios throws to third...
SAFE at third base.
A. Rodriguez to second.
LF Hideki Matsui:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 10, Toronto 3

Batting: Toronto, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Jason Marquis
DH Shea Hillenbrand:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
C Ramon Castro:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
2B Aaron Hill:
Base on balls.
LF Frank Catalanotto:
SINGLES to right
A. Hill to second.
A. Hill to third.
SS Russ Adams:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Catalanotto out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 10, Toronto 3

Batting: New York (A), top of 8th.
Pitching: Vince Perkins
RF Moises Alou:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
1B Eric Duncan:
DOUBLES to deep left field.
M. Alou scores.
New pitcher: Francisco Rosario.
C Einar Diaz:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
DH Terrence Long:
Flies out to shallow right field.
CF Johnny Damon:
Reaches on a fielding error by the shortstop.
E. Duncan to third.
2B Robinson Cano:
Wild pitch.
E. Duncan scores.
J. Damon to second.
SINGLES to short center field.
J. Damon to third.
J. Damon scores.
SS Derek Jeter:
Passed ball.
R. Cano to second.
Lines out to the third baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, one error.
Score: New York (A) 13, Toronto 3

Batting: Toronto, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Jason Marquis
New pitcher: Chad Bradford.
3B Troy Glaus:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
CF Vernon Wells:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Alexis Rios:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 13, Toronto 3

Batting: New York (A), top of 9th.
Pitching: Francisco Rosario
3B Alex Rodriguez:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
LF Hideki Matsui:
Reaches base on an error by the rightfielder.
RF Moises Alou:
SINGLES to left
H. Matsui to second.
1B Eric Duncan:
Strikes out swinging.
C Einar Diaz:
Hit by pitch.
H. Matsui to third.
M. Alou to second.
DH Terrence Long:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, one error.
Score: New York (A) 13, Toronto 3

Batting: Toronto, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Chad Bradford
1B Lyle Overbay:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep center field. (422 feet)
DH Shea Hillenbrand:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Ramon Castro:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Aaron Hill:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Game over. Score: New York (A) 13, Toronto 4

Code:

	
 	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	 	R	H	E
NYY	1	1	0	3	0	4	1	3	0	 	13	21	0
Toronto	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	 	4	8	4
	
 
New York (A)	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	HR	RBI
J. Damon CF	6	4	4	1	0	0	1	.261	0	4
R. Cano 2B	6	2	4	5	0	0	3	.375	1	8
D. Jeter SS	6	0	2	1	0	1	6	.348	0	2
A. Rodriguez 3B	5	0	2	2	1	0	1	.429	2	8
H. Matsui LF	6	1	0	0	0	0	6	.208	0	1
M. Alou RF	6	2	4	1	0	1	2	.350	0	2
E. Duncan 1B	5	2	2	2	0	1	3	.238	1	4
E. Diaz C 	5	1	2	0	0	0	3	.545	1	5
T. Long DH	5	1	1	0	1	0	5	.333	0	4
Totals	       50	13	21	12	2	3	30	.342	5	38
BATTING
Doubles: A. Rodriguez (2, 4th inning off Purcey, 2 on, 1 out.) M. Alou 3 (5, 3rd inning off Purcey, 0 on, 2 out, 6th inning off Perkins, 1 on, 2 out, 8th inning off Perkins, 0 on, 0 out.) E. Duncan (1, 8th inning off Perkins, 1 on, 0 out.)
Homeruns: R. Cano (1, 6th inning off Perkins, 1 on, 0 out.)
Runs Batted In: J. Damon (4), R. Cano 5 (8), D. Jeter (2), A. Rodriguez 2 (8), M. Alou (2), E. Duncan 2 (4)
Team LOB: 14
 
Toronto	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	HR	RBI
F. Catalanotto LF	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.250	1	2
R. Adams SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.143	0	0
T. Glaus 3B	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	.368	1	4
V. Wells CF	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.450	1	4
A. Rios RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.222	0	4
L. Overbay 1B	4	2	2	2	0	1	3	.421	2	4
S. Hillenbrand DH	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.211	1	4
R. Castro C 	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.250	0	0
A. Hill 2B	3	1	1	2	1	0	0	.176	1	2
Totals	      34	4	8	4	2	5	7	.303	9	31
BATTING
Doubles: V. Wells (2, 6th inning off Marquis, 0 on, 1 out.)
Homeruns: L. Overbay 2 (2, 2nd inning off Marquis, 0 on, 2 out, 9th inning off Bradford, 0 on, 0 out.) A. Hill (1, 5th inning off Marquis, 1 on, 1 out.)
Runs Batted In: L. Overbay 2 (4), A. Hill 2 (2)
Caught Stealing: F. Catalanotto (1)
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: R. Adams (2), A. Rios (1), L. Overbay (2), D. Purcey (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Hill-Adams-Overbay)
 
New York (A)	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PI	PS	ERA	RECORD
J. Marquis W	7	7	3	3	2	5	2	110	65	6.75	1-0
C. Bradford 	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	22	15	4.50	 
PITCHING
Batters Faced: J. Marquis 29, C. Bradford 7
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J. Marquis 14-1, C. Bradford 6-0
Game Score: J. Marquis 54
 
Toronto	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PI	PS	ERA	RECORD
D. Purcey L	5	10	6	5	1	2	0	84	55	9.00	0-1
V. Perkins 	2	9	6	5	1	0	1	61	33	16.20	 
F. Rosario 	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	33	21	3.86	 
PITCHING
Wild Pitches: F. Rosario
Batters Faced: D. Purcey 27, V. Perkins 16, F. Rosario 11
Inherited Runners-Scored: V. Perkins 1-1, F. Rosario 1-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D. Purcey 8-6, V. Perkins 4-2, F. Rosario 3-3
Game Score: D. Purcey 26
 
GAME INFO
Time: 3:59
Attendance: 29252 (50500, 57.9%) at Rogers Centre
Weather: Cloudy (36 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 15 mph
PLAYER OF THE GAME: Robinson Cano
Game Notes:
Lyle Overbay hit the longest homer of his career, it went 456 feet. David Purcey was injured when he was hit by a line drive. Robinson Cano set a career high for RBI in a game! Johnny Damon set a career high for runs in a game! Robinson Cano set a career high for hits in a game!

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Game 3 - Roy Halladay is good. Scary good. In fact this entire Blue Jays team may be the best in the NL East, if their pitching remains as good as it is, with Halladay as the spearhead. Mike Mussina got his first start of the year, splitting Marquis and Wang up, and faired alright. Being aged now, and considered, I guess, "sub-par", it seems he works a lot of long counts, which could be his downfall.

Batting: New York (A), top of 1st.
Pitching: Roy Halladay
CF Johnny Damon:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Robinson Cano:
Strikes out looking.
SS Derek Jeter:
Popped out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Toronto 0, New York (A) 0

Batting: Toronto, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Mike Mussina
LF Frank Catalanotto:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
SS Russ Adams:
Popped out to the shortstop.
3B Troy Glaus:
Base on balls.
CF Vernon Wells:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Toronto 0, New York (A) 0

Batting: New York (A), top of 2nd.
Pitching: Roy Halladay
3B Alex Rodriguez:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Hideki Matsui:
Grounds out to the catcher.
RF Moises Alou:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Toronto 0, New York (A) 0

Batting: Toronto, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Mike Mussina
RF Alexis Rios:
Reaches on a throwing error by the third baseman.
1B Lyle Overbay:
Base on balls.
DH Shea Hillenbrand:
Reaches on a fielding error by the shortstop.
A. Rios to third.
L. Overbay to second.
C Gregg Zaun:
Base on balls.
A. Rios scores.
L. Overbay to third.
S. Hillenbrand to second.
2B Aaron Hill:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Frank Catalanotto:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Zaun out at 2nd base.
L. Overbay scores.
G. Zaun to second.
SS Russ Adams:
Popped out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 2 runs, no hits, 2 errors.
Score: Toronto 2, New York (A) 0

Batting: New York (A), top of 3rd.
Pitching: Roy Halladay
1B Eric Duncan:
SINGLES to right
C Einar Diaz:
Flies out to right field.
DH Terrence Long:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Johnny Damon:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Toronto 2, New York (A) 0

Batting: Toronto, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Mike Mussina
3B Troy Glaus:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Vernon Wells:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
RF Alexis Rios:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left-center. (396 feet)
1B Lyle Overbay:
Base on balls.
DH Shea Hillenbrand:
SINGLES to left
L. Overbay to second.
C Gregg Zaun:
Flies out to deep left field.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Toronto 3, New York (A) 0

Batting: New York (A), top of 4th.
Pitching: Roy Halladay
2B Robinson Cano:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
SS Derek Jeter:
Lines out to the first baseman.
3B Alex Rodriguez:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Toronto 3, New York (A) 0

Batting: Toronto, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Mike Mussina
2B Aaron Hill:
SINGLES to right
LF Frank Catalanotto:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Russ Adams:
Strikes out looking.
3B Troy Glaus:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Toronto 3, New York (A) 0

Batting: New York (A), top of 5th.
Pitching: Roy Halladay
LF Hideki Matsui:
Flies out to left-center.
RF Moises Alou:
Flies out to shallow right field.
1B Eric Duncan:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Toronto 3, New York (A) 0

Batting: Toronto, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Mike Mussina
CF Vernon Wells:
Flies out to left field.
RF Alexis Rios:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
1B Lyle Overbay:
Flies out to deep right field.
DH Shea Hillenbrand:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
A. Rios scores.
C Gregg Zaun:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Toronto 4, New York (A) 0

Batting: New York (A), top of 6th.
Pitching: Roy Halladay
C Einar Diaz:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
DH Terrence Long:
Flies out down the left field line.
CF Johnny Damon:
Flies out to shallow right field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Toronto 4, New York (A) 0

Batting: Toronto, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Mike Mussina
2B Aaron Hill:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
LF Frank Catalanotto:
Popped out to the second baseman.
SS Russ Adams:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Toronto 4, New York (A) 0

Batting: New York (A), top of 7th.
Pitching: Roy Halladay
2B Robinson Cano:
Strikes out looking.
SS Derek Jeter:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
3B Alex Rodriguez:
Base on balls.
LF Hideki Matsui:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Toronto 4, New York (A) 0

Batting: Toronto, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Mike Mussina
3B Troy Glaus:
Base on balls.
New pitcher: Jamie Walker.
CF Vernon Wells:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Glaus out at 2nd base.
RF Alexis Rios:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Lyle Overbay:
Wells caught stealing at second.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Toronto 4, New York (A) 0

Batting: New York (A), top of 8th.
Pitching: Roy Halladay
RF Moises Alou:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
1B Eric Duncan:
Flies out to left field.
C Einar Diaz:
SINGLES to center
M. Alou to second.
DH Terrence Long:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Johnny Damon:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Toronto 4, New York (A) 0

Batting: Toronto, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Jamie Walker
1B Lyle Overbay:
Strikes out looking.
DH Shea Hillenbrand:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
New pitcher: Scott Proctor.
C Gregg Zaun:
SINGLES to center
S. Hillenbrand to second.
2B Aaron Hill:
Popped out to the catcher.
LF Frank Catalanotto:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Toronto 4, New York (A) 0

Batting: New York (A), top of 9th.
Pitching: Roy Halladay
2B Robinson Cano:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
SS Derek Jeter:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
R. Cano to third.
3B Alex Rodriguez:
Base on balls.
LF Hideki Matsui:
Base on balls.
A. Rodriguez to second.
RF Moises Alou:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Toronto 4, New York (A) 0
Game over. Score: Toronto 4, New York (A) 0

Code:

	
 	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	 	R	H	E
NYY	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	 	0	4	2
Toronto	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	X	 	4	8	0
	
 
New York (A)	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	HR	RBI
J. Damon CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.222	0	4
R. Cano 2B	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	.357	1	8
D. Jeter SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.296	0	2
A. Rodriguez 3B	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	.391	2	8
H. Matsui LF	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	.185	0	1
M. Alou RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	.333	0	2
E. Duncan 1B	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.250	1	4
E. Diaz C 	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.520	1	5
T. Long DH	3	0	0	0	0	2	3	.292	0	4
Totals	      30	0	4	0	3	4	13	.314	5	38
BATTING
Doubles: R. Cano (2, 9th inning off Halladay, 0 on, 0 out.)
Team LOB: 0

FIELDING
Errors: A. Rodriguez (1), D. Jeter (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Rodriguez-Cano-Duncan)
 
Toronto	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	HR	RBI
F. Catalanotto LF	5	0	1	1	0	1	5	.238	1	3
R. Adams SS	4	0	0	0	0	2	4	.120	0	0
T. Glaus 3B	2	0	0	0	2	2	1	.333	1	4
V. Wells CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.375	1	4
A. Rios RF	3	3	2	1	0	1	1	.286	1	5
L. Overbay 1B	2	1	0	0	2	1	1	.381	2	4
S. Hillenbrand DH	4	0	3	1	0	0	2	.304	1	5
G. Zaun C 	3	0	1	1	1	1	3	.412	1	6
A. Hill 2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	5	.190	1	2
Totals	       31	4	8	4	5	9	25	.296	10	35
BATTING
Doubles: F. Catalanotto (1, 1st inning off Mussina, 0 on, 0 out.) S. Hillenbrand (2, 5th inning off Mussina, 1 on, 2 out.)
Homeruns: A. Rios (1, 3rd inning off Mussina, 0 on, 2 out.)
Runs Batted In: F. Catalanotto (3), A. Rios (5), S. Hillenbrand (5), G. Zaun (6)
Caught Stealing: V. Wells (1)
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Glaus-Hill-Overbay)
 
New York (A)	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PI	PS	ERA	RECORD
M. Mussina L	6	6	4	3	5	7	1	113	64	4.50	0-1
J. Walker 	1.1	1	0	0	0	2	0	18	12	4.91	 
S. Proctor 	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	12	8	10.13	 
PITCHING
Batters Faced: M. Mussina 29, J. Walker 4, S. Proctor 3
Inherited Runners-Scored: J. Walker 1-0, S. Proctor 1-0
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M. Mussina 6-6, J. Walker 1-0, S. Proctor 0-2
Game Score: M. Mussina 48
 
Toronto	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PI	PS	ERA	RECORD
R. Halladay W	9	4	0	0	3	4	0	108	69	1.08	2-0
PITCHING
Batters Faced: R. Halladay 33
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R. Halladay 10-12
Game Score: R. Halladay 80
 
GAME INFO
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 30277 (50500, 60.0%) at Rogers Centre
Weather: Clear skies (38 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 18 mph
PLAYER OF THE GAME: Roy Halladay

willowz · 06-21-2006, 10:03 PM

Yankees Decline Trade for Encarnacion

(AP) - The St. Louis Cardinals tried to pull a fast one on the young Yankee GM this past week with it's offer of Juan Encarnacion for Eric Duncan and an unnamed minor league player, members of the Yankees front office said yesterday.

The trade offer by St. Louis was most likely in reaction to the Yankees statement that a poor start by Moises Alou may be met with a 'reactionary transaction', and after the Yankees first series Moises Alou had barely sniffed .150, but has since fired up the burners and been one of the team's most consistent on base guys in the young 2007 year.

willowz · 06-22-2006, 08:35 AM

Series 3

Game 1 -As always with the Red Sox and Yankees, it was a high scoring affair. Wang couldn't get through 7 without letting up 6 runs, but will a dozen runs per game pretty much against Boston this year, it hasn't quite much mattered. Einar Diaz and Moises Alou continue to avoid inevitable collapse.

Batting: Boston, top of 1st.
Pitching: Chien-Ming Wang

SS Dustin Pedroia:
Flies out to left-center.
CF Coco Crisp:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
1B David Ortiz:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
C. Crisp scores.
LF Manny Ramirez:
SINGLES to short center field.
D. Ortiz to third.
Ortiz tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
RF Wily Mo Pena:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 2, New York (A) 0

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Jon Lester
CF Johnny Damon:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Robinson Cano:
Base on balls.
SS Derek Jeter:
SINGLES down the left field line.
R. Cano to second.
3B Alex Rodriguez:
SINGLES to left
R. Cano to third.
D. Jeter to second.
Cano tries to score...
Ramirez throws home...
Cano scores!
D. Jeter to third.
A. Rodriguez to second.
LF Hideki Matsui:
SINGLES to center
D. Jeter scores.
A. Rodriguez to third.
Rodriguez tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
RF Moises Alou:
Lines out to the first baseman.
1B Eric Duncan:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 3, Boston 2

Batting: Boston, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Chien-Ming Wang
3B Kevin Youkilis:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
C Jason Varitek:
Strikes out swinging.
DH Mike Lowell:
Popped out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 3, Boston 2

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Jon Lester
C Einar Diaz:
SINGLES to left
DH Terrence Long:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
E. Diaz to third.
CF Johnny Damon:
Base on balls.
2B Robinson Cano:
Lines out to the third baseman.
SS Derek Jeter:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Alex Rodriguez:
Base on balls.
E. Diaz scores.
T. Long to third.
J. Damon to second.
LF Hideki Matsui:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 4, Boston 2

Batting: Boston, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Chien-Ming Wang
2B Mark Loretta:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
SS Dustin Pedroia:
Lines out to the second baseman.
CF Coco Crisp:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
1B David Ortiz:
Crisp steals second.
Throwing error by the catcher, runner to third.
C. Crisp to third.
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, one error.
Score: New York (A) 4, Boston 2

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Jon Lester
RF Moises Alou:
SINGLES to center
1B Eric Duncan:
SINGLES to center
M. Alou to second.
C Einar Diaz:
Base on balls.
M. Alou to third.
E. Duncan to second.
DH Terrence Long:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
M. Alou scores.
E. Duncan to third.
E. Diaz to second.
Duncan tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
New pitcher: David Riske.
CF Johnny Damon:
Flies out to right field.
2B Robinson Cano:
SINGLES to right
E. Diaz to third.
T. Long to second.
SS Derek Jeter:
Base on balls.
E. Diaz scores.
T. Long to third.
R. Cano to second.
3B Alex Rodriguez:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Jeter out at 2nd base.
T. Long scores.
R. Cano to third.
LF Hideki Matsui:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... 4 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 8, Boston 2

Batting: Boston, top of 4th.
Pitching: Chien-Ming Wang
LF Manny Ramirez:
Flies out to right-center.
RF Wily Mo Pena:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
3B Kevin Youkilis:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 8, Boston 2

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 4th.
Pitching: David Riske
RF Moises Alou:
Flies out to right-center.
1B Eric Duncan:
SINGLES to center
C Einar Diaz:
Strikes out looking.
DH Terrence Long:
Flies out to short right-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 8, Boston 2

Batting: Boston, top of 5th.
Pitching: Chien-Ming Wang
C Jason Varitek:
SOLO HOMERUN down the right field line. (363 feet)
DH Mike Lowell:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
2B Mark Loretta:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Dustin Pedroia:
SINGLES to center
M. Lowell to third.
Lowell tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
CF Coco Crisp:
SINGLES to left
D. Pedroia to second.
1B David Ortiz:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Crisp out at 2nd base.
D. Pedroia to third.
LF Manny Ramirez:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... 2 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 8, Boston 4

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 5th.
Pitching: David Riske
CF Johnny Damon:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Robinson Cano:
Base on balls.
New pitcher: Manny Delcarmen.
SS Derek Jeter:
Flies out to deep center field.
3B Alex Rodriguez:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 8, Boston 4

Batting: Boston, top of 6th.
Pitching: Chien-Ming Wang
RF Wily Mo Pena:
Flies out to right field.
3B Kevin Youkilis:
Flies out to center field.
C Jason Varitek:
Base on balls.
DH Mike Lowell:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
J. Varitek to second.
Varitek tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
2B Mark Loretta:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 8, Boston 4

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Manny Delcarmen
LF Hideki Matsui:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Moises Alou:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
1B Eric Duncan:
Flies out to right field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 8, Boston 4

Batting: Boston, top of 7th.
Pitching: Chien-Ming Wang
SS Dustin Pedroia:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
CF Coco Crisp:
Pedroia steals second.
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep right-center. (416 feet)
1B David Ortiz:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Manny Ramirez:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
RF Wily Mo Pena:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 8, Boston 6

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Manny Delcarmen
C Einar Diaz:
SINGLES to center
DH Terrence Long:
Strikes out for bunting the ball foul with 2 strikes.
CF Johnny Damon:
Hit by pitch.
E. Diaz to second.
2B Robinson Cano:
Strikes out looking.
SS Derek Jeter:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Diaz out at 3rd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 8, Boston 6

Batting: Boston, top of 8th.
Pitching: Chien-Ming Wang
New pitcher: Kyle Farnsworth.
3B Kevin Youkilis:
Strikes out swinging.
C Jason Varitek:
Strikes out swinging.
DH Mike Lowell:
SINGLES to short center field.
PH Hee Seop Choi:
Flies out to right field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 8, Boston 6

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Manny Delcarmen
3B Alex Rodriguez:
New 2B: Nick Punto.
Base on balls.
New pitcher: Julian Tavarez.
LF Hideki Matsui:
Rodriguez steals second.
Intentional walk.
RF Moises Alou:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
A. Rodriguez scores.
H. Matsui to third.
1B Eric Duncan:
Flies out to shallow left field.
C Einar Diaz:
Flies out to center field.
Matsui tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
DH Terrence Long:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 10, Boston 6

Batting: Boston, top of 9th.
Pitching: Kyle Farnsworth
SS Dustin Pedroia:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
CF Coco Crisp:
Flies out to right field.
1B David Ortiz:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 10, Boston 6
Game over. Score: New York (A) 10, Boston 6

Code:

	
 	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	 	R	H	E
Boston	2	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	 	6	12	0
NYY	3	1	4	0	0	0	0	2	X	 	10	12	1
	
 
Boston	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	HR	RBI
D. Pedroia SS	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	.333	0	5
C. Crisp CF	5	2	4	2	0	0	0	.313	3	5
D. Ortiz 1B	5	1	1	1	0	2	3	.296	0	4
M. Ramirez LF	4	0	1	1	0	1	2	.429	3	9
W. Pena RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.148	1	5
K. Youkilis 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.296	1	5
J. Varitek C 	3	1	1	1	1	2	0	.333	2	6
M. Lowell DH	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	.400	0	0
M. Loretta 2B	3	0	0	0	0	1	3	.286	0	0
1-H. Choi PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.316	1	7    2-N. Punto 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	0	0
Totals	       38	6	12	6	1	7	10	.307	11	46
Substitution Notes
1 - H. Choi pinch hit for M. Loretta in the 8th
2 - N. Punto substituted for H. Choi in the 8th
BATTING
Doubles: C. Crisp (1, 1st inning off Wang, 0 on, 1 out.) D. Ortiz (3, 1st inning off Wang, 1 on, 1 out.) M. Lowell (2, 5th inning off Wang, 0 on, 0 out.)
Homeruns: C. Crisp (3, 7th inning off Wang, 1 on, 0 out.) J. Varitek (2, 5th inning off Wang, 0 on, 0 out.)
Runs Batted In: D. Pedroia (5), C. Crisp 2 (5), D. Ortiz (4), M. Ramirez (9), J. Varitek (6)
Stolen Bases: D. Pedroia (2), C. Crisp (3)
Team LOB: 7
 
New York (A)	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	HR	RBI
J. Damon CF	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	.200	0	4
R. Cano 2B	3	1	1	0	2	1	5	.355	1	8
D. Jeter SS	4	1	1	1	1	1	6	.290	0	3
A. Rodriguez 3B	3	2	1	3	2	0	3	.385	2	11
H. Matsui LF	4	1	1	2	1	1	5	.194	0	3
M. Alou RF	5	1	2	1	0	0	1	.345	0	3
E. Duncan 1B	5	1	2	0	0	1	3	.276	1	4
E. Diaz C 	3	2	2	1	1	1	2	.536	1	6
T. Long DH	5	1	2	2	0	2	2	.310	0	6
Totals	       35	10	12	10	8	7	29	.318	5	48
BATTING
Doubles: M. Alou (6, 8th inning off Tavarez, 2 on, 0 out.) T. Long (4, 2nd inning off Lester, 1 on, 0 out.)
Runs Batted In: D. Jeter (3), A. Rodriguez 3 (11), H. Matsui 2 (3), M. Alou (3), E. Diaz (6), T. Long 2 (6)
Stolen Bases: A. Rodriguez (1)
Sacrifice Flies: E. Diaz (1)
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: E. Diaz (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Cano-Jeter-Duncan)
 
Boston	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PI	PS	ERA	RECORD
J. Lester L	2	8	8	8	4	3	0	63	29	17.18	0-1
D. Riske 	2.1	2	0	0	2	1	0	40	23	5.40	 
M. Delcarmen 	2.2	1	1	1	1	2	0	43	22	2.79	 
J. Tavarez 	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	19	8	10.80	 
PITCHING
Intentional BB: J. Tavarez
Batters Faced: J. Lester 18, D. Riske 11, M. Delcarmen 11, J. Tavarez 5
Inherited Runners-Scored: D. Riske 2-2, M. Delcarmen 1-0, J. Tavarez 1-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J. Lester 1-2, D. Riske 3-3, M. Delcarmen 3-3, J. Tavarez 0-2
Game Score: J. Lester 3
 
New York (A)	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PI	PS	ERA	RECORD
C. Wang W	7	11	6	6	1	5	2	105	62	9.00	1-0
K. Farnsworth S	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	27	17	0.00	2 SV
PITCHING
Batters Faced: C. Wang 32, K. Farnsworth 7
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C. Wang 9-6, K. Farnsworth 2-2
Game Score: C. Wang 35
 
GAME INFO
Time: 3:46
Attendance: 45423 (57550, 78.9%) at Yankee Stadium
Weather: Partly cloudy (46 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 15 mph
PLAYER OF THE GAME: Coco Crisp

Game 2 - Maddux was sub-par this game. Allowed a career high in hits. We need good Maddux consistently this year if we want to compete.

Batting: Boston, top of 1st.
Pitching: Greg Maddux
SS Dustin Pedroia:
Popped out to the first baseman.
CF Coco Crisp:
SINGLES to center
1B David Ortiz:
Crisp steals second.
Flies out to deep right-center.
Crisp tags up at second...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
LF Manny Ramirez:
Intentional walk.
RF Wily Mo Pena:
SINGLES to left
C. Crisp scores.
M. Ramirez to second.
3B Mike Lowell:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 1, New York (A) 0

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Curt Schilling
CF Johnny Damon:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Robinson Cano:
Popped out to the first baseman.
SS Derek Jeter:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 1, New York (A) 0

Batting: Boston, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Greg Maddux
C Jason Varitek:
SINGLES to left
DH Hee Seop Choi:
Flies out to left field.
2B Nick Punto:
SINGLES to left
J. Varitek to second.
SS Dustin Pedroia:
Flies out to deep left-center.
Varitek tags up at second...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
CF Coco Crisp:
Punto steals second.
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 1, New York (A) 0

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Curt Schilling
3B Alex Rodriguez:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
LF Hideki Matsui:
SINGLES to center
RF Moises Alou:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
H. Matsui to second.
1B Eric Duncan:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
H. Matsui to third.
H. Matsui scores.
DH Carlos Pena:
Base on balls.
E. Duncan to second.
C Todd Greene:
Base on balls.
E. Duncan to third.
C. Pena to second.
CF Johnny Damon:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 1, Boston 1

Batting: Boston, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Greg Maddux
1B David Ortiz:
SINGLES to center
LF Manny Ramirez:
SINGLES to center
D. Ortiz to second.
RF Wily Mo Pena:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
D. Ortiz scores.
M. Ramirez to third.
Ramirez tries to score...
Alou throws home...
Ramirez is out at home!
3B Mike Lowell:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
W. Pena to third.
C Jason Varitek:
Flies out to short left field.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 2, New York (A) 1

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Curt Schilling
2B Robinson Cano:
SINGLES down the right field line.
SS Derek Jeter:
SINGLES down the left field line.
R. Cano to second.
3B Alex Rodriguez:
SINGLES to left
R. Cano to third.
D. Jeter to second.
Cano tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
LF Hideki Matsui:
Flies out to deep center field.
Jeter tags up at second...
Crisp throws to third...
SAFE at third base.
RF Moises Alou:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
D. Jeter scores.
A. Rodriguez to second.
1B Eric Duncan:
Flies out to center field.
DH Carlos Pena:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 3, Boston 2

Batting: Boston, top of 4th.
Pitching: Greg Maddux
DH Hee Seop Choi:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Nick Punto:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
SS Dustin Pedroia:
Punto caught stealing at second.
SINGLES to center
CF Coco Crisp:
2-RUN HOMERUN down the right field line. (320 feet)
1B David Ortiz:
Reaches on a fielding error by the second baseman.
LF Manny Ramirez:
SINGLES to shallow left field.
D. Ortiz to second.
RF Wily Mo Pena:
SINGLES to short center field.
D. Ortiz to third.
M. Ramirez to second.
D. Ortiz scores.
3B Mike Lowell:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Pena out at 2nd base.
Inning over... 3 runs, 5 hits, one error.
Score: Boston 5, New York (A) 3

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Curt Schilling
C Todd Greene:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
CF Johnny Damon:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
2B Robinson Cano:
Flies out to short right field.
SS Derek Jeter:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
T. Greene to second.
Greene tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
3B Alex Rodriguez:
Base on balls.
D. Jeter to second.
LF Hideki Matsui:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 5, New York (A) 3

Batting: Boston, top of 5th.
Pitching: Greg Maddux
C Jason Varitek:
SINGLES to short right-center.
DH Hee Seop Choi:
Flies out to deep right field.
2B Nick Punto:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
J. Varitek to second.
Varitek tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
New pitcher: Roberto Hernandez.
SS Dustin Pedroia:
Flies out to deep right field.
Varitek tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
CF Coco Crisp:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 6, New York (A) 3

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Curt Schilling
RF Moises Alou:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
1B Eric Duncan:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
DH Carlos Pena:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
E. Duncan to third.
Duncan tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
C Todd Greene:
2-RUN HOMERUN down the left field line. (346 feet)
New pitcher: Craig Hansen.
CF Johnny Damon:
SINGLES to center
2B Robinson Cano:
Damon steals second.
Strikes out swinging.
SS Derek Jeter:
SINGLES to left
J. Damon to third.
J. Damon scores.
3B Alex Rodriguez:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... 4 runs, 5 hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 7, Boston 6

Batting: Boston, top of 6th.
Pitching: Roberto Hernandez
1B David Ortiz:
Flies out to right field.
LF Manny Ramirez:
SINGLES to left
RF Wily Mo Pena:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
M. Ramirez to third.
3B Mike Lowell:
Intentional walk.
C Jason Varitek:
SINGLES to center
M. Ramirez scores.
W. Pena to third.
M. Lowell to second.
Pena tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
DH Hee Seop Choi:
3-RUN HOMERUN to deep right-center. (428 feet)
2B Nick Punto:
Flies out to center field.
SS Dustin Pedroia:
Lines out to the first baseman.
Inning over... 5 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 11, New York (A) 7

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Craig Hansen
LF Hideki Matsui:
Flies out to short right-center.
RF Moises Alou:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
1B Eric Duncan:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 11, New York (A) 7

Batting: Boston, top of 7th.
Pitching: Roberto Hernandez
New pitcher: Scott Proctor.
CF Coco Crisp:
Base on balls.
1B David Ortiz:
Base on balls.
C. Crisp to second.
LF Manny Ramirez:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Ortiz out at 2nd base.
D. Ortiz to second.
RF Wily Mo Pena:
Flies out to center field.
3B Mike Lowell:
SINGLES to left
D. Ortiz to third.
M. Ramirez to second.
D. Ortiz scores.
C Jason Varitek:
Base on balls.
M. Ramirez to third.
M. Lowell to second.
DH Hee Seop Choi:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Boston 12, New York (A) 7

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Craig Hansen
DH Carlos Pena:
Flies out to short center field.
C Todd Greene:
Strikes out looking.
CF Johnny Damon:
Popped out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 12, New York (A) 7

Batting: Boston, top of 8th.
Pitching: Scott Proctor
2B Nick Punto:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Dustin Pedroia:
Lines out to the first baseman.
CF Coco Crisp:
Popped out to the catcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 12, New York (A) 7

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Craig Hansen
2B Robinson Cano:
Flies out down the right field line.
SS Derek Jeter:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
3B Alex Rodriguez:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Boston 12, New York (A) 7

Batting: Boston, top of 9th.
Pitching: Scott Proctor
1B David Ortiz:
Reaches on a fielding error by the first baseman.
LF Manny Ramirez:
Reaches base on an error by the leftfielder.
D. Ortiz to second.
RF Wily Mo Pena:
Base on balls.
D. Ortiz to third.
M. Ramirez to second.
3B Mike Lowell:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Pena out at 2nd base.
D. Ortiz scores.
M. Ramirez to third.
C Jason Varitek:
Base on balls.
M. Lowell to second.
DH Hee Seop Choi:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Varitek out at 2nd base.
M. Ramirez scores.
M. Lowell to third.
2B Nick Punto:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... 2 runs, no hits, 2 errors.
Score: Boston 14, New York (A) 7

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Craig Hansen
LF Hideki Matsui:
SINGLES down the right field line.
New pitcher: Keith Foulke.
RF Moises Alou:
Flies out to left-center.
1B Eric Duncan:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Matsui out at 2nd base.
DH Carlos Pena:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Game over. Score: Boston 14, New York (A) 7

Code:

BOX SCORES Boston @ New York (A)
Game #: 100,   (GAME LOG)  , Tuesday, 4/11/2007
 
	
 	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	 	R	H	E
Boston	1	0	1	3	1	5	1	0	2	 	14	19	0
NYY	0	1	2	0	4	0	0	0	0	 	7	15	3
	
 
Boston	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	HR	RBI
D. Pedroia SS	5	1	1	1	0	0	3	.316	0	6
C. Crisp CF	5	2	2	2	1	0	3	.324	4	7
D. Ortiz 1B	5	4	1	0	1	0	1	.281	0	4
M. Ramirez LF	5	2	3	0	1	0	3	.455	3	9
W. Pena RF	5	1	4	3	1	0	2	.250	1	8
M. Lowell 3B	5	1	1	2	1	0	7	.333	0	2
J. Varitek C 	4	2	3	2	2	0	1	.400	2	8
H. Choi DH	6	1	1	4	0	1	7	.280	2	11
N. Punto 2B	6	0	3	0	0	1	2	.381	0	0
Totals	       46	14	19	14	7	2	29	.323	13	60
BATTING
Doubles: W. Pena 2 (3, 3rd inning off Maddux, 2 on, 0 out, 6th inning off Hernandez, 1 on, 1 out.)
Homeruns: C. Crisp (4, 4th inning off Maddux, 1 on, 2 out.) H. Choi (2, 6th inning off Hernandez, 2 on, 1 out.)
Runs Batted In: D. Pedroia (6), C. Crisp 2 (7), W. Pena 3 (8), M. Lowell 2 (2), J. Varitek 2 (8), H. Choi 4 (11)
Stolen Bases: C. Crisp (4), N. Punto (2)
Caught Stealing: N. Punto (2)
Sacrifice Flies: D. Pedroia (1)
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lowell-Punto-Ortiz)
 
New York (A)	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	HR	RBI
J. Damon CF	5	1	1	0	0	0	4	.200	0	4
R. Cano 2B	5	1	1	0	0	1	2	.333	1	8
D. Jeter SS	5	1	4	1	0	0	0	.361	0	4
A. Rodriguez 3B	4	0	1	1	1	1	2	.367	2	12
H. Matsui LF	5	1	2	0	0	0	5	.222	0	3
M. Alou RF	5	0	1	1	0	0	2	.324	0	4
E. Duncan 1B	5	1	2	1	0	1	3	.294	1	5
C. Pena DH	4	1	1	1	1	0	3	.250	0	1
T. Greene C 	3	1	2	2	1	1	0	.667	1	2
Totals	       41	7	15	7	3	4	21	.325	6	55
BATTING
Doubles: C. Pena (1, 5th inning off Schilling, 1 on, 1 out.)
Homeruns: T. Greene (1, 5th inning off Schilling, 1 on, 1 out.)
Runs Batted In: D. Jeter (4), A. Rodriguez (12), M. Alou (4), E. Duncan (5), C. Pena (1), T. Greene 2 (2)
Stolen Bases: J. Damon (1)
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: R. Cano (2), H. Matsui (1), E. Duncan (1)
 
Boston	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PI	PS	ERA	RECORD
C. Schilling 	4.1	11	6	6	3	0	1	91	50	6.94	 
C. Hansen W	3.2	4	1	1	0	4	0	45	31	3.38	2-0
K. Foulke 	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	5	0.00	 
PITCHING
Batters Faced: C. Schilling 27, C. Hansen 14, K. Foulke 3
Inherited Runners-Scored: K. Foulke 1-0
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C. Schilling 8-5, C. Hansen 2-4, K. Foulke 2-1
Game Score: C. Schilling 14
 
New York (A)	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PI	PS	ERA	RECORD
G. Maddux 	4.1	14	6	5	1	1	1	100	59	5.56	 
R. Hernandez L	1.2	4	5	5	1	0	1	33	14	29.46	0-2
S. Proctor 	3	1	3	1	5	1	0	70	32	6.35	 
PITCHING
Intentional BB: G. Maddux, R. Hernandez
Batters Faced: G. Maddux 27, R. Hernandez 10, S. Proctor 17
Inherited Runners-Scored: R. Hernandez 2-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G. Maddux 5-6, R. Hernandez 0-5, S. Proctor 5-4
Game Score: G. Maddux 13
 
GAME INFO
Time: 4:27
Attendance: 28181 (57550, 49.0%) at Yankee Stadium
Weather: Partly cloudy (43 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 15 mph
PLAYER OF THE GAME: Wily Mo Pena
Game Notes:
Greg Maddux gives up a career high number of hits in this game. Wily Mo Pena set a career high for hits in a game! Craig Hansen extends his winning streak to a career high 6 consecutive decisions!

Game 3 - Carl Pavano was awful.

Batting: Boston, top of 1st.
Pitching: Carl Pavano
SS Dustin Pedroia:
Popped out to the catcher.
CF Coco Crisp:
Lines out to the third baseman.
1B David Ortiz:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep center field. (448 feet)
LF Manny Ramirez:
Flies out to short left field.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Boston 1, New York (A) 0

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Matt Clement
CF Johnny Damon:
SINGLES to center
2B Robinson Cano:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep right-center. (411 feet)
SS Derek Jeter:
Flies out down the left field line.
3B Alex Rodriguez:
Flies out to short right-center.
LF Hideki Matsui:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
RF Moises Alou:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 2, Boston 1

Batting: Boston, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Carl Pavano
RF Wily Mo Pena:
DOUBLES to deep left field.
3B Kevin Youkilis:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
C Jason Varitek:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
W. Pena scores.
DH Hee Seop Choi:
Base on balls.
2B Nick Punto:
SINGLES down the right field line.
J. Varitek to third.
H. Choi to second.
Fielding error by the rightfielder!
J. Varitek scores.
H. Choi to third.
N. Punto to second.
SS Dustin Pedroia:
Strikes out looking.
CF Coco Crisp:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, one error.
Score: Boston 3, New York (A) 2

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Matt Clement
1B Eric Duncan:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C Einar Diaz:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
DH Terrence Long:
Popped out to the catcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 3, New York (A) 2

Batting: Boston, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Carl Pavano
1B David Ortiz:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Manny Ramirez:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
RF Wily Mo Pena:
Flies out to short right field.
3B Kevin Youkilis:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Boston 3, New York (A) 2

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Matt Clement
CF Johnny Damon:
Base on balls.
2B Robinson Cano:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
SS Derek Jeter:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 3, New York (A) 2

Batting: Boston, top of 4th.
Pitching: Carl Pavano
C Jason Varitek:
Flies out to right-center.
DH Hee Seop Choi:
Base on balls.
2B Nick Punto:
SINGLES to center
H. Choi to second.
SS Dustin Pedroia:
3-RUN HOMERUN to deep left-center. (446 feet)
CF Coco Crisp:
Flies out to short center field.
1B David Ortiz:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 3 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 6, New York (A) 2

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Matt Clement
3B Alex Rodriguez:
SINGLES to center
LF Hideki Matsui:
Wild pitch.
A. Rodriguez to second.
DOUBLES down the right field line.
A. Rodriguez scores.
RF Moises Alou:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
Matsui tags up at second...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
1B Eric Duncan:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
H. Matsui scores.
C Einar Diaz:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
DH Terrence Long:
Base on balls.
CF Johnny Damon:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 6, New York (A) 4

Batting: Boston, top of 5th.
Pitching: Carl Pavano
LF Manny Ramirez:
SINGLES to left
RF Wily Mo Pena:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
M. Ramirez to second.
New pitcher: Jamie Walker.
3B Kevin Youkilis:
Strikes out swinging.
C Jason Varitek:
Popped out to the first baseman.
DH Hee Seop Choi:
3-RUN HOMERUN to deep right field. (376 feet)
2B Nick Punto:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
SS Dustin Pedroia:
SINGLES to left
N. Punto to third.
N. Punto scores.
CF Coco Crisp:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Pedroia out at 2nd base.
Inning over... 4 runs, 5 hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 10, New York (A) 4

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Matt Clement
2B Robinson Cano:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
SS Derek Jeter:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
3B Alex Rodriguez:
SINGLES to short left field.
D. Jeter to second.
LF Hideki Matsui:
Flies out to left field.
RF Moises Alou:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 10, New York (A) 4

Batting: Boston, top of 6th.
Pitching: Jamie Walker
1B David Ortiz:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
LF Manny Ramirez:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Wily Mo Pena:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 10, New York (A) 4

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Matt Clement
1B Eric Duncan:
Strikes out swinging.
C Einar Diaz:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
DH Terrence Long:
Grounds out to the catcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 10, New York (A) 4

Batting: Boston, top of 7th.
Pitching: Jamie Walker
3B Kevin Youkilis:
Flies out to left field.
C Jason Varitek:
Popped out to the catcher.
DH Hee Seop Choi:
Base on balls.
2B Nick Punto:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Choi out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 10, New York (A) 4

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Matt Clement
CF Johnny Damon:
Lines out to the pitcher.
2B Robinson Cano:
SINGLES to short right-center.
New pitcher: Keith Foulke.
SS Derek Jeter:
Cano picked off at first base.
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
3B Alex Rodriguez:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 10, New York (A) 4

Batting: Boston, top of 8th.
Pitching: Jamie Walker
SS Dustin Pedroia:
SINGLES to short left-center.
New pitcher: Chad Bradford.
CF Coco Crisp:
Pedroia steals second.
SINGLES down the first-base line.
D. Pedroia to third.
D. Pedroia scores.
1B David Ortiz:
Crisp caught stealing at second.
Flies out to right-center.
LF Manny Ramirez:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
RF Wily Mo Pena:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 11, New York (A) 4

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Keith Foulke
LF Hideki Matsui:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right-center. (436 feet)
RF Moises Alou:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Eric Duncan:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C Einar Diaz:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Boston 11, New York (A) 5

Batting: Boston, top of 9th.
Pitching: Chad Bradford
3B Kevin Youkilis:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Jason Varitek:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
DH Hee Seop Choi:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 11, New York (A) 5

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Keith Foulke
DH Terrence Long:
Flies out to left field.
CF Johnny Damon:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
2B Robinson Cano:
SINGLES to left
SS Derek Jeter:
Wild pitch.
R. Cano to second.
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Game over. Score: Boston 11, New York (A) 5

Code:

	
 	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	 	R	H	E
Boston	1	2	0	3	4	0	0	1	0	 	11	15	0
NYY	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	 	5	12	1
	
 
Boston	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	HR	RBI
D. Pedroia SS	5	2	3	4	0	1	2	.349	1	10
C. Crisp CF	5	0	1	1	0	0	3	.310	4	8
D. Ortiz 1B	5	1	1	1	0	2	0	.270	1	5
M. Ramirez LF	5	1	3	0	0	1	0	.474	3	9
W. Pena RF	5	2	2	0	0	1	2	.270	1	8
K. Youkilis 3B	5	0	0	0	0	1	4	.250	1	5
J. Varitek C 	5	1	1	1	0	0	2	.367	2	9
H. Choi DH	2	2	1	3	3	0	0	.296	3	14
N. Punto 2B	4	2	3	1	0	0	1	.440	0	1
Totals	       41	11	15	11	3	6	14	.328	16	71
BATTING
Doubles: M. Ramirez 2 (2, 3rd inning off Pavano, 0 on, 1 out, 8th inning off Bradford, 0 on, 2 out.) W. Pena (4, 2nd inning off Pavano, 0 on, 0 out.) J. Varitek (3, 2nd inning off Pavano, 1 on, 1 out.) N. Punto (2, 5th inning off Walker, 0 on, 2 out.)
Homeruns: D. Pedroia (1, 4th inning off Pavano, 2 on, 1 out.) D. Ortiz (1, 1st inning off Pavano, 0 on, 2 out.) H. Choi (3, 5th inning off Walker, 2 on, 2 out.)
Runs Batted In: D. Pedroia 4 (10), C. Crisp (8), D. Ortiz (5), J. Varitek (9), H. Choi 3 (14), N. Punto (1)
Stolen Bases: D. Pedroia (3)
Caught Stealing: C. Crisp (2)
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Youkilis-Punto-Ortiz)
 
New York (A)	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	HR	RBI
J. Damon CF	4	1	1	0	1	0	2	.205	0	4
R. Cano 2B	5	1	3	2	0	0	1	.366	2	10
D. Jeter SS	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	.366	0	4
A. Rodriguez 3B	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	.382	2	12
H. Matsui LF	4	2	3	2	0	0	2	.275	1	5
M. Alou RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	4	.289	0	4
E. Duncan 1B	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	.289	1	6
E. Diaz C 	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.469	1	6
T. Long DH	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.281	0	6
Totals	       37	5	12	5	2	3	12	.325	8	60
BATTING
Doubles: D. Jeter (4, 7th inning off Foulke, 0 on, 2 out.) H. Matsui 2 (4, 1st inning off Clement, 0 on, 2 out, 4th inning off Clement, 1 on, 0 out.) E. Duncan (2, 4th inning off Clement, 1 on, 1 out.)
Homeruns: R. Cano (2, 1st inning off Clement, 1 on, 0 out.) H. Matsui (1, 8th inning off Foulke, 0 on, 0 out.)
Runs Batted In: R. Cano 2 (10), H. Matsui 2 (5), E. Duncan (6)
Caught Stealing: R. Cano (1)
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: M. Alou (2)
 
Boston	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PI	PS	ERA	RECORD
M. Clement W	6.1	9	4	4	2	2	1	95	54	3.95	2-0
K. Foulke 	2.2	3	1	1	0	1	1	29	19	2.45	 
PITCHING
Wild Pitches: M. Clement, K. Foulke
Batters Faced: M. Clement 29, K. Foulke 10
Inherited Runners-Scored: K. Foulke 1-0
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M. Clement 8-8, K. Foulke 5-1
Game Score: M. Clement 39
 
New York (A)	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PI	PS	ERA	RECORD
C. Pavano L	4	9	8	7	2	3	2	84	51	15.58	0-2
J. Walker 	3	4	3	3	1	2	1	42	26	6.75	 
C. Bradford 	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	25	15	3.00	 
PITCHING
Batters Faced: C. Pavano 23, J. Walker 14, C. Bradford 7
Inherited Runners-Scored: J. Walker 2-2, C. Bradford 1-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C. Pavano 2-7, J. Walker 3-4, C. Bradford 3-1
Game Score: C. Pavano 15

Game 4 - 10 games in and I have yet to use a pinch hitter so far this season. Hmmm. Jason Marquis was okay. The middle of the line-up continues to chug along, but I have some sincere worries about 6 through 9 on this team.

Batting: Boston, top of 1st.
Pitching: Jason Marquis
SS Dustin Pedroia:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
CF Coco Crisp:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
1B David Ortiz:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
D. Pedroia to third.
LF Manny Ramirez:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 0, Boston 0

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Josh Beckett
CF Johnny Damon:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Robinson Cano:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Derek Jeter:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 0, Boston 0

Batting: Boston, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Jason Marquis
RF Wily Mo Pena:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Kevin Youkilis:
Flies out to right-center.
C Jason Varitek:
Flies out to short left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 0, Boston 0

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Josh Beckett
3B Alex Rodriguez:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
LF Hideki Matsui:
Strikes out looking.
RF Moises Alou:
Wild pitch.
A. Rodriguez to second.
SINGLES to left
A. Rodriguez to third.
Rodriguez tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
1B Eric Duncan:
Strikes out swinging.
C Einar Diaz:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
M. Alou scores.
DH Terrence Long:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
E. Diaz to third.
E. Diaz scores.
CF Johnny Damon:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
T. Long to second.
Long tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
2B Robinson Cano:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... 3 runs, 5 hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 3, Boston 0

Batting: Boston, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Jason Marquis
DH Hee Seop Choi:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
2B Nick Punto:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Dustin Pedroia:
TRIPLES to deep center field.
CF Coco Crisp:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
D. Pedroia scores.
1B David Ortiz:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 3, Boston 1

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Josh Beckett
SS Derek Jeter:
Strikes out looking.
3B Alex Rodriguez:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Hideki Matsui:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 3, Boston 1

Batting: Boston, top of 4th.
Pitching: Jason Marquis
LF Manny Ramirez:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
RF Wily Mo Pena:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
3B Kevin Youkilis:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 3, Boston 1

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Josh Beckett
RF Moises Alou:
DOUBLES to left-center.
1B Eric Duncan:
SINGLES to short right-center.
M. Alou to third.
Alou scores.
Duncan to second.
C Einar Diaz:
SINGLES to shallow left field.
E. Duncan to third.
Duncan tries to score...
Ramirez throws home...
Duncan scores!
E. Diaz to second.
DH Terrence Long:
SINGLES to short right-center.
E. Diaz to third.
Diaz tries to score...
Pena throws home...
Diaz scores!
T. Long to second.
CF Johnny Damon:
Base on balls.
2B Robinson Cano:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Derek Jeter:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Alex Rodriguez:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 3 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 6, Boston 1

Batting: Boston, top of 5th.
Pitching: Jason Marquis
C Jason Varitek:
Base on balls.
DH Hee Seop Choi:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Varitek out at 2nd base.
2B Nick Punto:
Base on balls.
H. Choi to second.
SS Dustin Pedroia:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
H. Choi to third.
N. Punto to second.
CF Coco Crisp:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 6, Boston 1

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Josh Beckett
LF Hideki Matsui:
Flies out to left field.
RF Moises Alou:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Eric Duncan:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 6, Boston 1

Batting: Boston, top of 6th.
Pitching: Jason Marquis
1B David Ortiz:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
LF Manny Ramirez:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
RF Wily Mo Pena:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 6, Boston 1

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Josh Beckett
C Einar Diaz:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
DH Terrence Long:
Flies out to deep right-center.
CF Johnny Damon:
Base on balls.
E. Diaz to second.
2B Robinson Cano:
SINGLES to short right-center.
E. Diaz to third.
J. Damon to second.
Diaz tries to score...
Crisp throws home...
Diaz scores!
J. Damon to third.
R. Cano to second.
New pitcher: Manny Delcarmen.
SS Derek Jeter:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
J. Damon scores.
3B Alex Rodriguez:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
R. Cano to third.
R. Cano scores.
LF Hideki Matsui:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep right-center. (421 feet)
RF Moises Alou:
Flies out to short right-center.
Inning over... 5 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 11, Boston 1

Batting: Boston, top of 7th.
Pitching: Jason Marquis
3B Kevin Youkilis:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Jason Varitek:
SINGLES down the left field line.
DH Hee Seop Choi:
Base on balls.
J. Varitek to second.
2B Nick Punto:
Flies out to deep right-center.
Varitek tags up at second...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
SS Dustin Pedroia:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
J. Varitek scores.
H. Choi to second.
H. Choi to third.
CF Coco Crisp:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 11, Boston 2

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Manny Delcarmen
1B Eric Duncan:
Strikes out swinging.
C Einar Diaz:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
DH Terrence Long:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 11, Boston 2

Batting: Boston, top of 8th.
Pitching: Jason Marquis
New pitcher: Roberto Hernandez.
1B David Ortiz:
Base on balls.
LF Manny Ramirez:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
RF Wily Mo Pena:
Base on balls.
3B Kevin Youkilis:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 11, Boston 2

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Manny Delcarmen
New pitcher: Julian Tavarez.
CF Johnny Damon:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
2B Robinson Cano:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
J. Damon to third.
SS Derek Jeter:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Alex Rodriguez:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 11, Boston 2

Batting: Boston, top of 9th.
Pitching: Roberto Hernandez
C Jason Varitek:
Flies out to right-center.
DH Hee Seop Choi:
Lines out to the third baseman.
2B Nick Punto:
SINGLES to center
SS Dustin Pedroia:
Reaches on a fielding error by the second baseman.
N. Punto to second.
CF Coco Crisp:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
N. Punto to third.
D. Pedroia to second.
N. Punto scores.
1B David Ortiz:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
D. Pedroia scores.
C. Crisp scores.
LF Manny Ramirez:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, one error.
Score: New York (A) 11, Boston 5
Game over. Score: New York (A) 11, Boston 5

Code:

	
 	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	 	R	H	E
Boston	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	 	5	9	0
NYY	0	3	0	3	0	5	0	0	X	 	11	14	1
	
 
Boston	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	HR	RBI
D. Pedroia SS	5	2	4	1	0	0	1	.396	1	11
C. Crisp CF	5	1	2	2	0	0	6	.319	4	10
D. Ortiz 1B	4	0	1	2	1	0	2	.268	1	7
M. Ramirez LF	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	.419	3	9
W. Pena RF	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	.250	1	8
K. Youkilis 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.222	1	5
J. Varitek C 	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	.364	2	9
H. Choi DH	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	.267	3	14
N. Punto 2B	3	1	1	0	1	0	2	.429	0	1
Totals	       35	5	9	5	5	2	16	.322	16	76
BATTING
Doubles: D. Pedroia (5, 1st inning off Marquis, 0 on, 0 out.) D. Ortiz (4, 9th inning off Hernandez, 2 on, 2 out.)
Triples: D. Pedroia (1, 3rd inning off Marquis, 0 on, 2 out.)
Runs Batted In: D. Pedroia (11), C. Crisp 2 (10), D. Ortiz 2 (7)
Team LOB: 5
 
New York (A)	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	HR	RBI
J. Damon CF	3	1	2	0	2	1	0	.238	0	4
R. Cano 2B	5	1	1	1	0	1	5	.348	2	11
D. Jeter SS	5	0	0	1	0	3	4	.326	0	5
A. Rodriguez 3B	5	2	2	1	0	2	3	.385	2	13
H. Matsui LF	4	1	1	2	0	1	1	.273	2	7
M. Alou RF	4	2	2	1	0	1	0	.310	0	5
E. Duncan 1B	4	1	1	1	0	3	1	.286	1	7
E. Diaz C 	4	3	3	2	0	0	0	.500	1	8
T. Long DH	4	0	2	2	0	0	1	.306	0	8
Totals	       38	11	14	11	2	12	15	.329	9	71
BATTING
Doubles: J. Damon (2, 8th inning off Tavarez, 0 on, 0 out.) M. Alou (7, 4th inning off Beckett, 0 on, 0 out.) E. Diaz (5, 2nd inning off Beckett, 1 on, 2 out.)
Homeruns: H. Matsui (2, 6th inning off Delcarmen, 1 on, 2 out.)
Runs Batted In: R. Cano (11), D. Jeter (5), A. Rodriguez (13), H. Matsui 2 (7), M. Alou (5), E. Duncan (7), E. Diaz 2 (8), T. Long 2 (8)
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: R. Cano (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Jeter-Cano-Duncan, Jeter-Cano-Duncan)
 
Boston	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PI	PS	ERA	RECORD
J. Beckett L	5.1	11	9	9	2	10	0	109	64	9.19	0-2
M. Delcarmen 	1.2	2	2	2	0	1	1	26	17	3.97	 
J. Tavarez 	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	19	12	9.00	 
PITCHING
Wild Pitches: J. Beckett
Batters Faced: J. Beckett 29, M. Delcarmen 7, J. Tavarez 4
Inherited Runners-Scored: M. Delcarmen 2-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J. Beckett 3-3, M. Delcarmen 2-2, J. Tavarez 2-0
Game Score: J. Beckett 18
 
New York (A)	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PI	PS	ERA	RECORD
J. Marquis W	7	6	2	2	3	2	0	100	59	5.21	2-0
R. Hernandez 	2	3	3	0	2	0	0	32	14	19.06	 
PITCHING
Batters Faced: J. Marquis 29, R. Hernandez 11
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J. Marquis 14-4, R. Hernandez 2-4
Game Score: J. Marquis 56
 
GAME INFO
Time: 3:36
Attendance: 28741 (57550, 49.9%) at Yankee Stadium
Weather: Partly cloudy (39 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 13 mph
PLAYER OF THE GAME: Einar Diaz
Game Notes:
Josh Beckett sets a career high for K's in a game! Eric Duncan extends his hitting streak to a career high 6 games!

willowz · 06-22-2006, 08:42 AM

Stats and Standings Update
April 14th, 2007

Code:

East
Team	W	L	PCT	GB	 Pyt.Rec	Diff	 	Home	Away	XInn	1Run	M#	Streak	Last10
Toronto	6	3	.667	-	6-3	0	 	4-2	2-1	0-0	1-1	152	W1	6-3
Boston	5	5	.500	1.5	5-5	0	 	3-3	2-2	0-0	0-1	-	L1	5-5
NYY	5	5	.500	1.5	4-6	1	 	2-2	3-3	0-0	1-0	-	W1	5-5
BAL    2	7	.222	4.0	2-7	0	 	1-2	1-5	0-2	0-1	-	L1	2-7
TB 	2	7	.222	4.0	3-6	-1	 	0-3	2-4	1-0	0-0	-	L4	2-7

Central
Team	W	L	PCT	GB	 Pyt.Rec	Diff	 	Home	Away	XInn	1Run	M#	Streak	Last10
Cleveland	7	1	.875	-	6-2	1	 	4-1	3-0	0-0	1-0	153	W6	7-1
Minnesota	6	3	.667	1.5	6-3	0	 	5-1	1-2	1-1	1-3	-	W2	6-3
Chicago  	4	5	.444	3.5	4-5	0	 	2-1	2-4	1-0	1-0	-	W1	4-5
KC               3	6	.333	4.5	4-5	-1	 	2-1	1-5	1-0	2-2	-	L1	3-6
Detroit	2	7	.222	5.5	3-6	-1	 	1-2	1-5	0-0	1-2	-	L2	2-7

West
Team	W	L	PCT	GB	 Pyt.Rec	Diff	 	Home	Away	XInn	1Run	M#	Streak	Last10
Oakland	7	3	.700	-	8-2	-1	 	2-1	5-2	0-1	1-0	153	W2	7-3
Seattle	7	3	.700	-	6-4	1	 	6-1	1-2	2-1	1-0	153	W1	7-3
LAA	6	3	.667	.5	5-4	1	 	4-2	2-1	1-0	0-0	-	L1	6-3
Texas	3	7	.300	4.0	2-8	1	 	2-5	1-2	0-2	1-1	-	L2	3-7

National League Standings

East
Team	W	L	PCT	GB	 Pyt.Rec	Diff	 	Home	Away	XInn	1Run	M#	Streak	Last10
Philly  6	3	.667	-	5-4	1	 	3-3	3-0	0-0	1-0	153	W4	6-3
Atlanta	5	4	.556	1.0	5-4	0	 	2-1	3-3	0-0	1-1	-	W2	5-4
Florida	5	5	.500	1.5	4-6	1	 	1-2	4-3	0-0	0-0	-	L2	5-5
WASH	4	5	.444	2.0	4-5	0	 	2-4	2-1	0-0	1-0	-	W2	4-5
NYM	1	9	.100	5.5	3-7	-2	 	0-3	1-6	0-1	1-4	-	L3	1-9

Central
Team	W	L	PCT	GB	 Pyt.Rec	Diff	 	Home	Away	XInn	1Run	M#	Streak	Last10
Pittsburgh	6	3	.667	-	5-4	1	 	4-2	2-1	0-0	3-0	153	L1	6-3
Houston	4	4	.500	1.5	3-5	1	 	3-3	1-1	2-0	1-1	-	W1	4-4
Chicago	5	6	.455	2.0	6-5	-1	 	2-2	3-4	0-0	1-2	-	L2	4-6
Cincinnati	4	5	.444	2.0	4-5	0	 	2-1	2-4	0-2	2-2	-	L1	4-5
Milwaukee	4	6	.400	2.5	5-5	-1	 	4-3	0-3	0-0	0-0	-	L4	4-6
St. Louis	3	6	.333	3.0	3-6	0	 	2-4	1-2	0-0	0-3	-	W1	3-6

West
Team	W	L	PCT	GB	 Pyt.Rec	Diff	 	Home	Away	XInn	1Run	M#	Streak	Last10
LAD	7	3	.700	-	6-4	1	 	3-0	4-3	0-0	1-0	153	W2	7-3
San Diego	6	3	.667	.5	3-6	3	 	2-1	4-2	0-0	3-1	-	W1	6-3
Colorado	6	4	.600	1.0	6-4	0	 	6-1	0-3	1-0	3-3	-	W3	6-4
Arizona	5	4	.556	1.5	6-3	-1	 	4-2	1-2	0-0	2-3	-	L2	5-4
SF	4	5	.444	2.5	6-3	-2	 	1-2	3-3	0-0	1-1	-	L1	4-5
 
American League Wildcard Race
Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Streak	 
Los Angeles (A)	6	3	.667	-	L1	 
Minnesota	6	3	.667	-	W2	 
Boston	5	5	.500	1.5	L1	 
New York (A)	5	5	.500	1.5	W1	 
Chicago (A)	4	5	.444	2.0	W1	 
Kansas City	3	6	.333	3.0	L1	 
Texas	3	7	.300	3.5	L2	 
Baltimore	2	7	.222	4.0	L1	 
Detroit	2	7	.222	4.0	L2	 
Tampa Bay	2	7	.222	4.0	L4	 

National League Wildcard Race
Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Streak	 
San Diego	6	3	.667	-	W1	 
Colorado	6	4	.600	.5	W3	 
Arizona	5	4	.556	1.0	L2	 
Atlanta	5	4	.556	1.0	W2	 
Florida	5	5	.500	1.5	L2	 
Houston	4	4	.500	1.5	W1	 
Chicago (N)	5	6	.455	2.0	L2	 
Cincinnati	4	5	.444	2.0	L1	 
San Francisco	4	5	.444	2.0	L1	 
Washington	4	5	.444	2.0	W2	 
Milwaukee	4	6	.400	2.5	L4	 
St. Louis	3	6	.333	3.0	W1	 
New York (N)	1	9	.100	5.5	L3

Team Stats

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Active Roster
Player	#	Pos	Birthday	Bats	Throws	AVG	HR	RBI	SB	OPS	 
CATCHERS	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
Todd Greene	91	C 	5/8/1971	Right	Right	.667	1	2	0	2.417	 
Einar Diaz	2	C 	12/28/1972	Right	Right	.500	1	8	0	1.291	 

INFIELDER	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
Robinson Cano	54	2B	10/22/1982	Left	Right	.348	2	11	0	.889	 
Alex Rodriguez	13	3B	7/27/1975	Right	Right	.385	2	13	1	1.058	 
Derek Jeter	2	SS	6/26/1974	Right	Right	.326	0	5	1	.767	 
Andy Phillips	39	3B	4/6/1977	Right	Right	.000	0	0	0	.000	 
Edgardo Alfonzo	13	3B	8/11/1973	Right	Right	.000	0	0	0	.000	 
Eric Duncan	21	3B	12/7/1984	Left	Right	.286	1	7	0	.738	 
Carlos Pena	40	1B	5/17/1978	Left	Left	.250	0	1	0	.900	 

OUTFIELDER	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
Hideki Matsui	55	LF	6/12/1974	Left	Right	.273	2	7	0	.804	 
Johnny Damon	18	CF	11/5/1973	Left	Left	.238	0	4	1	.612	 
Bubba Crosby	19	LF	8/11/1976	Left	Left	.000	0	0	0	.000	 
Moises Alou	98	RF	7/3/1966	Right	Right	.310	0	5	0	.846	 
Terrence Long	14	LF	2/29/1976	Left	Left	.306	0	8	0	.759	 
Player	#	Role	Birthday	Bats	Throws	ERA	W	L	S	WHIP	 

STARTERS	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
Carl Pavano	45	SP	1/8/1976	Right	Right	15.58	0	2	0	2.65	 
Greg Maddux	21	SP	4/14/1966	Right	Right	5.56	1	0	0	1.85	 
Jason Marquis	21	SP	8/21/1978	Left	Right	5.21	2	0	0	1.42	 
Mike Mussina	35	SP	12/8/1968	Left	Right	4.50	0	1	0	1.83	 
Chien-Ming Wang	76	SP	3/31/1980	Right	Right	9.00	1	0	0	2.08	 

RELIEVERS	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
Chad Bradford	54	MR	9/14/1974	Right	Right	3.00	1	0	0	0.67	 
Roberto Hernandez	53	MR	11/11/1964	Right	Right	19.06	0	2	0	3.71	 
Mariano Rivera	53	CL	11/29/1969	Right	Right	9.00	0	0	1	3.00	 
Kyle Farnsworth	44	MR	4/14/1976	Right	Right	0.00	0	0	2	1.00	 
Jamie Walker	4	MR	7/1/1971	Left	Left	6.75	0	0	0	1.65	 
Scott Proctor	43	MR	1/2/1977	Right	Right	6.35	0	0	0	1.94

AL Leaders

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Batting Leaders
# 	TOP 10 AVG	AVG
1 	G. Sizemore (CLE)	.500
1 	E. Diaz (NYA)	.500
3 	T. Hunter (MIN)	.474
4 	M. Ellis (OAK)	.452
5 	M. Teixeira (TEX)	.436
6 	N. Punto (BOS)	.429
7 	I. Suzuki (SEA)	.425
8 	E. Longoria (MIN)	.421
9 	A. Gordon (KCA)	.419
10 	M. Ramirez (BOS)	.419
	
# 	TOP 10 OBP	OBP
1 	G. Sizemore (CLE)	.568
2 	L. Overbay (TOR)	.528
3 	E. Diaz (NYA)	.513
4 	J. Michaels (CLE)	.500
4 	A. Gordon (KCA)	.500
4 	J. Varitek (BOS)	.500
7 	M. Ellis (OAK)	.489
8 	T. Hunter (MIN)	.487
9 	N. Punto (BOS)	.484
10 	M. Ramirez (BOS)	.479
	
# 	TOP 10 SLG	SLG
1 	G. Sizemore (CLE)	.938
2 	A. Gordon (KCA)	.871
3 	T. Hunter (MIN)	.868
4 	M. Teixeira (TEX)	.846
5 	R. Barajas (TEX)	.806
6 	E. Diaz (NYA)	.778
7 	E. Chavez (OAK)	.769
8 	M. Ellis (OAK)	.762
9 	L. Overbay (TOR)	.759
10 	C. Kotchman (LAA)	.758
# 	TOP 10 OPS	OPS
1 	G. Sizemore (CLE)	1.505
2 	A. Gordon (KCA)	1.371
3 	T. Hunter (MIN)	1.356
4 	M. Teixeira (TEX)	1.311
5 	E. Diaz (NYA)	1.291
6 	L. Overbay (TOR)	1.286
7 	M. Ellis (OAK)	1.251
8 	C. Kotchman (LAA)	1.205
9 	M. Ramirez (BOS)	1.154
10 	R. Barajas (TEX)	1.140
	
# 	TOP 10 Runs Created	RC
1 	G. Sizemore (CLE)	18.1
2 	T. Hunter (MIN)	16.7
3 	M. Ellis (OAK)	16.0
4 	M. Teixeira (TEX)	15.4
5 	E. Diaz (NYA)	15.3
6 	A. Gordon (KCA)	14.0
7 	M. Ramirez (BOS)	13.0
8 	A. Rodriguez (NYA)	12.7
9 	L. Overbay (TOR)	12.6
10 	N. Swisher (OAK)	12.1
	
# 	TOP 10 RC/27 Outs	RC27
1 	G. Sizemore (CLE)	28.70
2 	E. Diaz (NYA)	21.72
3 	T. Hunter (MIN)	21.51
4 	A. Gordon (KCA)	21.03
5 	L. Overbay (TOR)	19.97
6 	M. Ellis (OAK)	18.81
7 	M. Teixeira (TEX)	17.32
8 	J. Varitek (BOS)	15.00
9 	J. Michaels (CLE)	14.04
10 	N. Swisher (OAK)	13.10
# 	TOP 10 AB	AB
1 	M. Bradley (OAK)	48
1 	D. Pedroia (BOS)	48
3 	C. Crisp (BOS)	47
4 	R. Cano (NYA)	46
4 	D. Jeter (NYA)	46
6 	J. Guillen (OAK)	44
6 	J. Mitchell (SEA)	44
6 	H. Matsui (NYA)	44
9 	M. Ramirez (BOS)	43
10 	M. Alou (NYA)	42
	
# 	TOP 10 PA	PA
1 	D. Pedroia (BOS)	51
1 	C. Crisp (BOS)	51
3 	M. Bradley (OAK)	50
4 	R. Cano (NYA)	49
4 	D. Ortiz (BOS)	49
4 	J. Damon (NYA)	49
7 	D. Jeter (NYA)	48
7 	J. Mitchell (SEA)	48
7 	M. Ramirez (BOS)	48
10 	A. Rodriguez (NYA)	47
	
# 	TOP 10 Hits	Hits
1 	D. Pedroia (BOS)	19
1 	M. Ellis (OAK)	19
3 	T. Hunter (MIN)	18
3 	E. Diaz (NYA)	18
3 	M. Ramirez (BOS)	18
6 	I. Suzuki (SEA)	17
6 	M. Teixeira (TEX)	17
8 	G. Sizemore (CLE)	16
8 	J. Mitchell (SEA)	16
8 	J. Kendall (OAK)	16
# 	TOP 10 2B	2B
1 	M. Teixeira (TEX)	7
1 	M. Alou (NYA)	7
3 	E. Chavez (OAK)	6
3 	T. Hunter (MIN)	6
5 	D. Pedroia (BOS)	5
5 	E. Diaz (NYA)	5
5 	A. Beltre (CHA)	5
5 	G. Sizemore (CLE)	5
9 	D. Ortiz (BOS)	4
9 	D. Jeter (NYA)	4
	
# 	TOP 10 3B	3B
1 	E. Chavez (OAK)	2
1 	J. Guillen (OAK)	2
3 	M. Cuddyer (MIN)	1
3 	D. DeJesus (KCA)	1
3 	D. Pedroia (BOS)	1
3 	E. Diaz (NYA)	1
3 	J. Mitchell (SEA)	1
3 	R. Barajas (TEX)	1
3 	J. Lopez (SEA)	1
3 	J. Buck (KCA)	1
	
# 	TOP 10 HR	HR
1 	J. Guillen (OAK)	4
1 	M. Bradley (OAK)	4
1 	A. Gordon (KCA)	4
1 	C. Crisp (BOS)	4
5 	E. Chavez (OAK)	3
5 	J. Botts (TEX)	3
5 	G. Sizemore (CLE)	3
5 	R. Barajas (TEX)	3
5 	B. Upton (TBA)	3
5 	T. Hunter (MIN)	3
# 	TOP 10 RBI	RBI
1 	J. Guillen (OAK)	18
2 	H. Choi (BOS)	14
3 	A. Rodriguez (NYA)	13
3 	M. Bradley (OAK)	13
5 	R. Cano (NYA)	11
5 	D. Pedroia (BOS)	11
7 	C. Crisp (BOS)	10
7 	A. Rios (TOR)	10
7 	M. Ellis (OAK)	10
7 	A. Beltre (CHA)	10
	
# 	TOP 10 RUNS	RUNS
1 	N. Swisher (OAK)	13
2 	G. Sizemore (CLE)	12
2 	M. Ramirez (BOS)	12
4 	E. Longoria (MIN)	11
4 	E. Diaz (NYA)	11
4 	C. Crisp (BOS)	11
4 	M. Bradley (OAK)	11
8 	D. Ortiz (BOS)	10
8 	J. Varitek (BOS)	10
8 	A. Gordon (KCA)	10
	
# 	TOP 10 SB	SB
1 	J. Arias (TEX)	7
2 	C. Crawford (TBA)	6
2 	J. Reed (SEA)	6
4 	D. DeJesus (KCA)	5
5 	J. Mitchell (SEA)	4
5 	E. Longoria (MIN)	4
5 	S. Podsednik (CHA)	4
5 	C. Granderson (DET)	4
5 	B. Snyder (BAL)	4
5 	C. Crisp (BOS)	4
# 	TOP 10 BB	BB
1 	J. Varitek (BOS)	9
2 	T. Glaus (TOR)	8
2 	D. Ortiz (BOS)	8
2 	N. Swisher (OAK)	8
5 	A. Rodriguez (NYA)	7
5 	B. Roberts (BAL)	7
5 	L. Overbay (TOR)	7
8 	B. Crosby (OAK)	6
8 	J. Michaels (CLE)	6
8 	V. Guerrero (LAA)	6
	
# 	TOP 10 EBH	EBH
1 	E. Chavez (OAK)	11
2 	M. Teixeira (TEX)	10
3 	T. Hunter (MIN)	9
4 	G. Sizemore (CLE)	8
4 	J. Guillen (OAK)	8
4 	R. Barajas (TEX)	8
7 	D. Pedroia (BOS)	7
7 	C. Kotchman (LAA)	7
7 	M. Ellis (OAK)	7
7 	E. Diaz (NYA)	7
	
# 	TOP 10 TB	TB
1 	M. Teixeira (TEX)	33
1 	T. Hunter (MIN)	33
3 	M. Ellis (OAK)	32
4 	G. Sizemore (CLE)	30
4 	E. Chavez (OAK)	30
4 	J. Guillen (OAK)	30
7 	D. Pedroia (BOS)	29
7 	M. Bradley (OAK)	29
7 	M. Ramirez (BOS)	29
10 	C. Crisp (BOS)	28
Pitching Leaders
# 	TOP 10 Games	G
1 	J. Putz (SEA)	7
2 	J. Sequea (BAL)	6
2 	A. Otsuka (TEX)	6
4 	M. Delcarmen (BOS)	5
4 	M. MacDougal (KCA)	5
4 	E. Fruto (SEA)	5
4 	J. Borowski (SEA)	5
4 	F. Rodney (DET)	5
4 	R. Tucker (CHA)	5
4 	K. Calero (OAK)	5
	
# 	TOP 10 Games Started	GS
1 	S. Kazmir (TBA)	3
1 	R. Harden (OAK)	3
1 	L. Cota (KCA)	3
1 	D. Davis (CLE)	3
1 	J. Beckett (BOS)	3
1 	J. Marquis (NYA)	3
1 	J. Santana (MIN)	3
1 	K. Wood (BAL)	3
1 	M. Buehrle (CHA)	3
1 	Z. Duke (TEX)	3
	
# 	TOP 10 Innings	IP
1 	R. Harden (OAK)	24.1
2 	M. Buehrle (CHA)	22.2
2 	J. Santana (MIN)	22.2
2 	D. Davis (CLE)	22.2
5 	Z. Duke (TEX)	19.2
5 	J. Marquis (NYA)	19.0
7 	D. McGowan (TOR)	18.0
8 	R. Snare (TEX)	17.0
9 	B. Radke (MIN)	16.2
9 	R. Halladay (TOR)	16.2
# 	TOP 10 Wins	W
1 	D. Davis (CLE)	3
2 	R. Harden (OAK)	2
2 	J. Marquis (NYA)	2
2 	D. McGowan (TOR)	2
2 	B. Radke (MIN)	2
2 	R. Halladay (TOR)	2
2 	M. Clement (BOS)	2
2 	M. MacDougal (KCA)	2
2 	A. Burnett (TOR)	2
2 	C. Hansen (BOS)	2
	
# 	TOP 10 Losses	L
1 	Z. Duke (TEX)	3
2 	G. Chacin (TOR)	2
2 	K. Wood (BAL)	2
2 	E. Jackson (TBA)	2
2 	J. Beckett (BOS)	2
2 	T. Lilly (TBA)	2
2 	N. Robertson (DET)	2
2 	Z. Greinke (KCA)	2
2 	R. Hernandez (NYA)	2
2 	C. Pavano (NYA)	2
	
# 	TOP 10 Saved	SV
1 	R. Betancourt (CLE)	3
1 	J. Nathan (MIN)	3
3 	J. Papelbon (BOS)	2
3 	K. Farnsworth (NYA)	2
3 	F. Rodriguez (LAA)	2
3 	E. Fruto (SEA)	2
3 	H. Street (OAK)	2
8 	B. Ryan (TOR)	1
8 	A. Otsuka (TEX)	1
8 	A. Burgos (KCA)	1
# 	TOP 10 Complete Games	CG
1 	D. McGowan (TOR)	2
2 	Z. Duke (TEX)	1
2 	J. Santana (MIN)	1
2 	P. Byrd (CLE)	1
2 	J. Kennedy (OAK)	1
2 	R. Halladay (TOR)	1
7 	J. Papelbon (BOS)	0
7 	B. Ryan (TOR)	0
7 	F. Rodriguez (LAA)	0
7 	A. Burgos (KCA)	0
	
# 	TOP 10 Shutouts	SHO
1 	D. McGowan (TOR)	2
2 	R. Halladay (TOR)	1
2 	J. Kennedy (OAK)	1
4 	J. Santana (MIN)	0
4 	P. Byrd (CLE)	0
4 	Z. Duke (TEX)	0
4 	J. Papelbon (BOS)	0
4 	B. Ryan (TOR)	0
4 	F. Rodriguez (LAA)	0
4 	A. Burgos (KCA)	0
	
# 	TOP 10 Quality Starts	QS
1 	R. Harden (OAK)	3
2 	R. Halladay (TOR)	2
2 	J. Marquis (NYA)	2
2 	J. Santana (MIN)	2
2 	F. Garcia (SEA)	2
2 	M. Buehrle (CHA)	2
2 	D. Bautista (KCA)	2
2 	A. Burnett (TOR)	2
2 	F. Hernandez (SEA)	2
2 	J. Verlander (DET)	2
# 	TOP 10 Runs Allowed	R
1 	J. Beckett (BOS)	20
2 	C. Pavano (NYA)	16
3 	R. Hernandez (NYA)	15
4 	Z. Duke (TEX)	14
4 	V. Perkins (TOR)	14
4 	J. Lester (BOS)	14
4 	K. Wood (BAL)	14
8 	G. Chacin (TOR)	13
8 	C. Wang (NYA)	13
8 	E. Jackson (TBA)	13
	
# 	TOP 10 Hits Allowed	HA
1 	J. Beckett (BOS)	30
2 	M. Buehrle (CHA)	26
3 	Z. Duke (TEX)	24
4 	R. Harden (OAK)	23
5 	D. Davis (CLE)	22
6 	J. Marquis (NYA)	21
6 	J. Verlander (DET)	21
8 	C. Wang (NYA)	20
9 	K. Wood (BAL)	19
9 	G. Maddux (NYA)	19
	
# 	TOP 10 HR Allowed	HR
1 	T. Lilly (TBA)	5
1 	Z. Duke (TEX)	5
1 	C. Pavano (NYA)	5
4 	F. Francisco (TEX)	4
4 	J. Marquis (NYA)	4
4 	F. Liriano (MIN)	4
4 	F. Cordero (TEX)	4
4 	J. Garland (CHA)	4
9 	G. Meche (SEA)	3
9 	J. Sequea (BAL)	3
# 	TOP 10 Strikeouts	K's
1 	J. Santana (MIN)	25
2 	J. Beckett (BOS)	23
3 	D. Davis (CLE)	19
4 	F. Hernandez (SEA)	14
4 	F. Liriano (MIN)	14
4 	S. Kazmir (TBA)	14
4 	J. Verlander (DET)	14
8 	J. Niemann (TBA)	12
8 	M. Buehrle (CHA)	12
8 	L. Cota (KCA)	12
	
# 	TOP 10 Bases-On-Balls	BB
1 	S. Kazmir (TBA)	11
1 	L. Cota (KCA)	11
3 	K. Benson (BAL)	9
4 	M. MacDougal (KCA)	8
4 	J. Bonderman (DET)	8
6 	J. Lackey (LAA)	7
6 	J. Lester (BOS)	7
6 	R. Harden (OAK)	7
6 	J. Niemann (TBA)	7
10 	G. Meche (SEA)	6
	
# 	TOP 10 Hit Batsmen	HP
1 	J. Marquis (NYA)	1
1 	E. Volquez (TEX)	1
1 	M. Redman (KCA)	1
1 	A. Moreno (LAA)	1
1 	F. Hernandez (SEA)	1
1 	J. Lackey (LAA)	1
1 	G. Chacin (TOR)	1
1 	F. Rosario (TOR)	1
1 	M. Delcarmen (BOS)	1
1 	F. Garcia (SEA)	1
# 	TOP 10 ERA	ERA
0 	D. McGowan (TOR)	0.00
2 	R. Halladay (TOR)	1.08
3 	F. Hernandez (SEA)	1.23
4 	R. Harden (OAK)	1.48
5 	J. Pineiro (SEA)	1.54
6 	J. Bonderman (DET)	1.80
7 	F. Garcia (SEA)	1.84
8 	A. Burnett (TOR)	1.93
9 	E. Dessens (KCA)	1.93
10 	P. Byrd (CLE)	2.00
	
# 	TOP 10 Runners/9 IP	R/9
1 	D. McGowan (TOR)	4.50
2 	R. Halladay (TOR)	7.56
3 	B. Colon (LAA)	7.88
4 	J. Santana (MIN)	8.34
5 	F. Hernandez (SEA)	8.59
6 	M. Delcarmen (BOS)	8.74
7 	K. Millwood (TEX)	9.92
8 	P. Byrd (CLE)	10.00
9 	N. Robertson (DET)	10.05
10 	D. Davis (CLE)	10.72
	
# 	TOP 10 K's/9 IP	K/9
1 	J. Beckett (BOS)	13.21
2 	F. Liriano (MIN)	9.95
3 	J. Santana (MIN)	9.93
4 	J. Verlander (DET)	9.22
4 	S. Kazmir (TBA)	9.22
6 	F. Hernandez (SEA)	8.59
7 	J. Niemann (TBA)	7.71
8 	D. Davis (CLE)	7.54
9 	L. Cota (KCA)	7.36
10 	J. Contreras (CHA)	7.30
# 	TOP 10 OAVG	OAVG
1 	D. McGowan (TOR)	.102
2 	R. Halladay (TOR)	.150
3 	M. Delcarmen (BOS)	.175
4 	F. Hernandez (SEA)	.191
5 	G. Meche (SEA)	.208
6 	J. Santana (MIN)	.218
7 	N. Robertson (DET)	.220
8 	J. Lackey (LAA)	.222
8 	J. Niemann (TBA)	.222
10 	K. Millwood (TEX)	.234
	
# 	TOP 10 WHIP	WHIP
1 	D. McGowan (TOR)	0.50
2 	R. Halladay (TOR)	0.84
3 	B. Colon (LAA)	0.88
4 	M. Delcarmen (BOS)	0.88
5 	F. Hernandez (SEA)	0.89
6 	J. Santana (MIN)	0.93
7 	K. Millwood (TEX)	1.10
8 	P. Byrd (CLE)	1.11
9 	N. Robertson (DET)	1.12
10 	D. Davis (CLE)	1.15
	
# 	TOP 10 BABIP	BABIP
1 	D. McGowan (TOR)	.122
2 	M. Delcarmen (BOS)	.129
3 	R. Halladay (TOR)	.180
4 	G. Meche (SEA)	.194
5 	N. Robertson (DET)	.213
6 	P. Byrd (CLE)	.214
7 	J. Saunders (LAA)	.241
8 	J. Niemann (TBA)	.250
9 	J. Rainville (MIN)	.258
10 	K. Millwood (TEX)	.259

NL Leaders

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Batting Leaders
# 	TOP 10 AVG	AVG
1 	N. Garciaparra (LAN)	.489
2 	J. Castillo (PIT)	.444
3 	J. Bautista (PIT)	.436
4 	P. Burrell (PHI)	.419
5 	A. Gonzalez (SDN)	.417
6 	R. Klesko (SDN)	.414
7 	D. Lee (CHN)	.405
8 	A. Pujols (STL)	.400
9 	J. Hairston (CHN)	.395
10 	L. Berkman (HOU)	.387
	
# 	TOP 10 OBP	OBP
1 	D. Lee (CHN)	.549
2 	B. Bonds (SFN)	.535
3 	J. Castillo (PIT)	.524
4 	J. Bautista (PIT)	.500
4 	B. Wilkerson (PIT)	.500
6 	N. Garciaparra (LAN)	.489
7 	P. Burrell (PHI)	.486
7 	A. Pujols (STL)	.486
9 	R. Klesko (SDN)	.485
10 	J. Hairston (CHN)	.481
	
# 	TOP 10 SLG	SLG
1 	B. Wilkerson (PIT)	.844
2 	L. Berkman (HOU)	.839
3 	A. Pujols (STL)	.833
4 	N. Garciaparra (LAN)	.800
5 	R. Howard (PHI)	.765
6 	D. Lee (CHN)	.757
7 	C. Wilson (PIT)	.722
7 	J. Castillo (PIT)	.722
9 	S. Drew (ARI)	.714
10 	A. LaRoche (ATL)	.706
# 	TOP 10 OPS	OPS
1 	B. Wilkerson (PIT)	1.344
2 	A. Pujols (STL)	1.320
3 	D. Lee (CHN)	1.306
4 	L. Berkman (HOU)	1.296
5 	N. Garciaparra (LAN)	1.289
6 	J. Castillo (PIT)	1.246
7 	R. Howard (PHI)	1.170
8 	J. Bautista (PIT)	1.167
9 	S. Drew (ARI)	1.155
10 	J. Hairston (CHN)	1.155
	
# 	TOP 10 Runs Created	RC
1 	D. Lee (CHN)	17.3
2 	N. Garciaparra (LAN)	17.2
3 	J. Hairston (CHN)	16.4
4 	J. Castillo (PIT)	15.5
5 	B. Wilkerson (PIT)	14.3
6 	J. Bautista (PIT)	13.6
7 	A. Pujols (STL)	13.4
8 	L. Berkman (HOU)	12.2
9 	D. Christensen (CHN)	11.0
10 	R. Howard (PHI)	10.9
	
# 	TOP 10 RC/27 Outs	RC27
1 	N. Garciaparra (LAN)	20.21
2 	A. Pujols (STL)	19.08
3 	J. Castillo (PIT)	19.06
4 	B. Wilkerson (PIT)	17.60
5 	L. Berkman (HOU)	17.40
6 	D. Lee (CHN)	17.35
7 	J. Bautista (PIT)	16.69
8 	J. Hairston (CHN)	15.24
9 	P. Burrell (PHI)	13.91
10 	R. Klesko (SDN)	13.89
# 	TOP 10 AB	AB
1 	R. Furcal (LAN)	45
1 	N. Garciaparra (LAN)	45
3 	R. White (NYN)	44
4 	J. Hairston (CHN)	43
4 	D. Christensen (CHN)	43
4 	J. Reyes (NYN)	43
4 	C. Barmes (COL)	43
4 	M. Holliday (COL)	43
9 	J. Repko (LAN)	42
10 	B. Hall (MIL)	41
	
# 	TOP 10 PA	PA
1 	J. Hairston (CHN)	52
2 	D. Lee (CHN)	51
3 	R. Furcal (LAN)	47
3 	D. Christensen (CHN)	47
3 	J. Repko (LAN)	47
6 	C. Barmes (COL)	46
6 	T. Helton (COL)	46
6 	M. Holliday (COL)	46
6 	J. Drew (LAN)	46
6 	C. Sullivan (COL)	46
	
# 	TOP 10 Hits	Hits
1 	N. Garciaparra (LAN)	22
2 	J. Hairston (CHN)	17
2 	J. Bautista (PIT)	17
4 	J. Castillo (PIT)	16
5 	D. Lee (CHN)	15
5 	A. Gonzalez (SDN)	15
7 	J. Lugo (WSH)	14
7 	D. Christensen (CHN)	14
7 	C. Sullivan (COL)	14
10 	A. LaRoche (ATL)	13
# 	TOP 10 2B	2B
1 	C. Jackson (ARI)	7
2 	G. Jenkins (MIL)	6
2 	E. Renteria (ATL)	6
4 	N. Garciaparra (LAN)	5
4 	J. Drew (LAN)	5
4 	L. Berkman (HOU)	5
7 	J. Hairston (CHN)	4
7 	T. Helton (COL)	4
7 	D. Lee (CHN)	4
7 	G. Golson (PHI)	4
	
# 	TOP 10 3B	3B
1 	J. Lugo (WSH)	1
1 	T. Linden (SFN)	1
1 	J. Hairston (CHN)	1
1 	R. Cedeno (CHN)	1
1 	K. Matsui (NYN)	1
1 	S. Stewart (ATL)	1
1 	C. Young (ARI)	1
1 	R. Freel (CIN)	1
1 	D. Christensen (CHN)	1
1 	J. Francouer (ATL)	1
	
# 	TOP 10 HR	HR
1 	B. Wilkerson (PIT)	4
1 	R. Howard (PHI)	4
1 	J. Repko (LAN)	4
4 	L. Berkman (HOU)	3
4 	N. Garciaparra (LAN)	3
4 	A. LaRoche (ATL)	3
4 	A. Dunn (CIN)	3
4 	B. Broussard (MIL)	3
4 	M. Sanders (SFN)	3
4 	S. Drew (ARI)	3
# 	TOP 10 RBI	RBI
1 	C. Wilson (PIT)	20
2 	R. Winn (SFN)	15
2 	N. Garciaparra (LAN)	15
4 	B. Wilkerson (PIT)	12
5 	D. Christensen (CHN)	11
5 	R. Howard (PHI)	11
5 	P. Burrell (PHI)	11
5 	J. Kent (LAN)	11
5 	A. Pujols (STL)	11
10 	B. Phillips (CIN)	10
	
# 	TOP 10 RUNS	RUNS
1 	J. Castillo (PIT)	14
1 	D. Lee (CHN)	14
3 	J. Bautista (PIT)	12
3 	J. Hairston (CHN)	12
5 	J. Repko (LAN)	11
6 	B. Wilkerson (PIT)	10
6 	R. Cedeno (CHN)	10
6 	N. Garciaparra (LAN)	10
9 	R. Winn (SFN)	9
9 	B. Bonds (SFN)	9
	
# 	TOP 10 SB	SB
1 	M. Sanders (SFN)	8
1 	R. Freel (CIN)	8
3 	J. Reyes (NYN)	6
4 	J. Hairston (CHN)	5
4 	R. Furcal (LAN)	5
6 	F. Pie (CHN)	4
6 	D. Lee (CHN)	4
6 	R. Weeks (MIL)	4
6 	B. Hall (MIL)	4
10 	R. Winn (SFN)	3
# 	TOP 10 BB	BB
1 	D. Lee (CHN)	13
2 	B. Bonds (SFN)	12
3 	T. Helton (COL)	11
4 	C. Beltran (NYN)	10
5 	J. Bay (PIT)	9
6 	J. Hairston (CHN)	8
6 	B. Wilkerson (PIT)	8
6 	J. Lane (HOU)	8
6 	B. Hawpe (COL)	8
10 	R. Weeks (MIL)	7
	
# 	TOP 10 EBH	EBH
1 	L. Berkman (HOU)	8
1 	N. Garciaparra (LAN)	8
1 	C. Jackson (ARI)	8
4 	B. Wilkerson (PIT)	7
4 	E. Renteria (ATL)	7
4 	C. Wilson (PIT)	7
4 	D. Christensen (CHN)	7
4 	J. Hairston (CHN)	7
4 	A. Pujols (STL)	7
4 	D. Lee (CHN)	7
	
# 	TOP 10 TB	TB
1 	N. Garciaparra (LAN)	36
2 	J. Hairston (CHN)	29
3 	D. Christensen (CHN)	28
3 	D. Lee (CHN)	28
5 	B. Wilkerson (PIT)	27
6 	L. Berkman (HOU)	26
6 	J. Bautista (PIT)	26
6 	C. Wilson (PIT)	26
6 	R. Howard (PHI)	26
6 	J. Castillo (PIT)	26
Pitching Leaders
# 	TOP 10 Games	G
1 	D. Baez (LAN)	9
2 	S. Eyre (CHN)	8
2 	R. Novoa (CHN)	8
4 	R. Wagner (CIN)	7
4 	E. Gagne (LAN)	7
4 	R. Dempster (CHN)	7
4 	T. Tucker (WSH)	7
4 	D. Sanchez (NYN)	7
9 	L. Dawson (PHI)	6
9 	B. Fuentes (COL)	6
	
# 	TOP 10 Games Started	GS
1 	C. Sabathia (ARI)	3
1 	J. Peavy (SDN)	3
1 	T. Hudson (ATL)	3
1 	B. Arroyo (CIN)	3
1 	P. Martinez (NYN)	3
1 	B. Zito (WSH)	3
1 	C. Carpenter (STL)	3
1 	M. Prior (CHN)	3
1 	O. Perez (PIT)	3
1 	J. Schmidt (SFN)	3
	
# 	TOP 10 Innings	IP
1 	T. Hudson (ATL)	25.1
2 	J. Schmidt (SFN)	22.2
2 	A. Pettitte (HOU)	22.2
2 	C. Carpenter (STL)	22.0
5 	B. Zito (WSH)	21.0
6 	C. Silva (COL)	20.1
7 	C. Sabathia (ARI)	19.2
7 	J. Peavy (SDN)	19.2
7 	P. Martinez (NYN)	19.0
7 	B. Arroyo (CIN)	19.0
# 	TOP 10 Wins	W
1 	T. Hudson (ATL)	3
1 	J. Peavy (SDN)	3
3 	P. Feliciano (SDN)	2
3 	G. Floyd (PHI)	2
3 	R. Oswalt (MIL)	2
3 	L. Vizcaino (ARI)	2
3 	J. Vazquez (ARI)	2
3 	J. Seo (LAN)	2
3 	R. Novoa (CHN)	2
3 	R. King (COL)	2
	
# 	TOP 10 Losses	L
1 	C. Tsao (COL)	2
1 	J. Schmidt (SFN)	2
1 	M. Prior (CHN)	2
1 	B. Zito (WSH)	2
1 	P. Martinez (NYN)	2
1 	L. Vizcaino (ARI)	2
1 	C. Carpenter (STL)	2
1 	S. Mitre (FLO)	2
1 	Z. Jackson (MIL)	2
1 	C. Sabathia (ARI)	2
	
# 	TOP 10 Saved	SV
1 	S. Linebrink (SDN)	5
1 	E. Gagne (LAN)	5
3 	C. Resop (FLO)	4
3 	J. Valverde (ARI)	4
3 	T. Gordon (PHI)	4
6 	D. Dreifort (ATL)	3
6 	C. Cordero (WSH)	3
8 	D. Turnbow (MIL)	2
8 	R. King (COL)	2
8 	J. Bergmann (CIN)	2
# 	TOP 10 Complete Games	CG
1 	J. Jennings (COL)	1
1 	J. Schmidt (SFN)	1
1 	S. Mitre (FLO)	1
1 	B. Webb (ARI)	1
1 	P. Martinez (NYN)	1
1 	T. Hudson (ATL)	1
1 	W. Miller (CHN)	1
1 	B. Hennessey (SFN)	1
1 	Z. Jackson (MIL)	1
1 	B. Zito (WSH)	1
	
# 	TOP 10 Shutouts	SHO
1 	J. Schmidt (SFN)	1
1 	W. Miller (CHN)	1
1 	B. Webb (ARI)	1
1 	T. Hudson (ATL)	1
1 	B. Hennessey (SFN)	1
1 	B. Zito (WSH)	1
7 	J. Jennings (COL)	0
7 	P. Martinez (NYN)	0
7 	S. Mitre (FLO)	0
7 	Z. Jackson (MIL)	0
	
# 	TOP 10 Quality Starts	QS
1 	T. Hudson (ATL)	3
2 	B. Arroyo (CIN)	2
2 	A. Pettitte (HOU)	2
2 	B. Webb (ARI)	2
2 	J. Peavy (SDN)	2
2 	B. Zito (WSH)	2
2 	J. Jennings (COL)	2
2 	P. Martinez (NYN)	2
2 	S. Mitre (FLO)	2
2 	Z. Jackson (MIL)	2
# 	TOP 10 Runs Allowed	R
1 	C. Sabathia (ARI)	16
2 	O. Perez (PIT)	13
2 	P. Martinez (NYN)	13
4 	O. Dotel (PIT)	12
4 	M. Prior (CHN)	12
6 	A. Guzman (CHN)	11
6 	D. Brazelton (SDN)	11
6 	J. Weaver (HOU)	11
6 	A. Pettitte (HOU)	11
6 	B. Penny (LAN)	11
	
# 	TOP 10 Hits Allowed	HA
1 	P. Martinez (NYN)	23
1 	T. Hudson (ATL)	23
3 	A. Pettitte (HOU)	22
4 	N. Lowry (SFN)	21
5 	M. Morris (SFN)	20
5 	C. Sabathia (ARI)	20
5 	B. Arroyo (CIN)	20
8 	E. Moreno (CIN)	18
8 	M. Prior (CHN)	18
8 	S. Ponson (STL)	18
	
# 	TOP 10 HR Allowed	HR
1 	J. Weaver (HOU)	4
1 	B. Penny (LAN)	4
1 	N. Lowry (SFN)	4
1 	E. Moreno (CIN)	4
5 	C. Lidle (CHN)	3
5 	P. Martinez (NYN)	3
5 	B. Myers (PHI)	3
5 	J. Suppan (STL)	3
5 	M. Wuertz (CHN)	3
5 	P. Maholm (PIT)	3
# 	TOP 10 Strikeouts	K's
1 	J. Peavy (SDN)	27
2 	O. Perez (PIT)	26
3 	C. Carpenter (STL)	19
3 	J. Schmidt (SFN)	19
5 	P. Martinez (NYN)	18
5 	M. Prior (CHN)	18
7 	C. Sabathia (ARI)	16
8 	B. Chen (FLO)	15
8 	B. Zito (WSH)	15
8 	R. Dempster (CHN)	15
	
# 	TOP 10 Bases-On-Balls	BB
1 	J. Hirsh (HOU)	10
1 	O. Perez (PIT)	10
1 	V. Santos (PIT)	10
1 	C. Zambrano (CHN)	10
5 	B. Zito (WSH)	9
6 	C. Sabathia (ARI)	8
6 	M. Batista (ARI)	8
6 	M. Acosta (ATL)	8
6 	J. Peavy (SDN)	8
10 	C. Hamels (PHI)	7
	
# 	TOP 10 Hit Batsmen	HP
1 	L. Ayala (WSH)	2
1 	B. Howry (CHN)	2
3 	C. Billingsley (LAN)	1
3 	R. Dempster (CHN)	1
3 	C. Zambrano (CHN)	1
3 	K. Gryboski (WSH)	1
3 	J. Maine (NYN)	1
3 	U. Jimenez (COL)	1
3 	J. Broxton (LAN)	1
3 	C. Hamels (PHI)	1
# 	TOP 10 ERA	ERA
0 	B. Webb (ARI)	0.00
0 	B. Hennessey (SFN)	0.00
3 	L. Hernandez (WSH)	0.64
4 	B. Chen (FLO)	0.66
5 	U. Jimenez (COL)	1.32
6 	C. Silva (COL)	1.33
7 	J. Vazquez (ARI)	1.38
7 	R. Oswalt (MIL)	1.38
9 	Z. Jackson (MIL)	1.69
10 	T. Hudson (ATL)	1.78
	
# 	TOP 10 Runners/9 IP	R/9
1 	B. Hennessey (SFN)	5.00
2 	B. Webb (ARI)	6.19
3 	U. Jimenez (COL)	7.24
4 	C. Carpenter (STL)	7.77
5 	J. Vazquez (ARI)	8.31
5 	R. Oswalt (MIL)	8.31
7 	C. Silva (COL)	8.41
8 	B. Chen (FLO)	8.56
9 	J. Patterson (WSH)	8.79
10 	L. Hernandez (WSH)	9.00
	
# 	TOP 10 K's/9 IP	K/9
1 	O. Perez (PIT)	13.50
2 	J. Peavy (SDN)	12.36
3 	R. Dempster (CHN)	11.57
4 	M. Prior (CHN)	11.05
5 	D. Wheeler (HOU)	11.00
6 	B. Chen (FLO)	9.88
7 	C. Carillo (SDN)	9.24
8 	P. Martinez (NYN)	8.53
9 	C. Capuano (MIL)	8.40
10 	U. Jimenez (COL)	7.90
# 	TOP 10 OAVG	OAVG
1 	U. Jimenez (COL)	.128
2 	B. Webb (ARI)	.132
3 	J. Vazquez (ARI)	.136
4 	B. Hennessey (SFN)	.156
5 	J. Peavy (SDN)	.171
6 	J. Patterson (WSH)	.180
7 	D. Bush (MIL)	.182
8 	J. Jennings (COL)	.196
9 	V. Santos (PIT)	.200
10 	C. Silva (COL)	.205
	
# 	TOP 10 WHIP	WHIP
1 	B. Hennessey (SFN)	0.56
2 	B. Webb (ARI)	0.69
3 	U. Jimenez (COL)	0.73
4 	C. Carpenter (STL)	0.86
5 	J. Vazquez (ARI)	0.92
5 	R. Oswalt (MIL)	0.92
7 	C. Silva (COL)	0.93
8 	B. Chen (FLO)	0.95
9 	J. Patterson (WSH)	0.98
10 	J. Jennings (COL)	1.00
	
# 	TOP 10 BABIP	BABIP
1 	U. Jimenez (COL)	.147
2 	J. Vazquez (ARI)	.152
3 	B. Webb (ARI)	.167
4 	J. Patterson (WSH)	.189
5 	J. Suppan (STL)	.200
5 	B. Hennessey (SFN)	.200
7 	J. Jennings (COL)	.213
8 	G. Floyd (PHI)	.214
9 	J. Weaver (HOU)	.216
10 	D. Bush (MIL)	.222

willowz · 06-23-2006, 10:21 PM

Series 4
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Game 1 - Mussina throws his second consecutive decent game but can not seem to get any run support.

Batting: Cleveland, top of 1st.
Pitching: Mike Mussina
CF Grady Sizemore:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
2B Luis Castillo:
SINGLES to right
1B Travis Hafner:
SINGLES to right
L. Castillo to second.
Castillo tries to advance to third...
Alou throws to third...
SAFE at third base.
3B Andy Marte:
Flies out to left field.
Castillo tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
C Victor Martinez:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, New York (A) 0

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Cliff Lee
CF Johnny Damon:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
2B Robinson Cano:
Strikes out looking.
SS Derek Jeter:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
3B Alex Rodriguez:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, New York (A) 0

Batting: Cleveland, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Mike Mussina
SS Ramon Vazquez:
Reaches on a throwing error by the pitcher.
LF Jason Michaels:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
RF Franklin Gutierrez:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: Cleveland 1, New York (A) 0

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Cliff Lee
LF Hideki Matsui:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
RF Moises Alou:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
1B Eric Duncan:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
C Einar Diaz:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, New York (A) 0

Batting: Cleveland, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Mike Mussina
DH Wyatt Toregas:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
CF Grady Sizemore:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
W. Toregas to second.
2B Luis Castillo:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
W. Toregas to third.
1B Travis Hafner:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, New York (A) 0

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Cliff Lee
DH Terrence Long:
Flies out to right-center.
CF Johnny Damon:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Robinson Cano:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, New York (A) 0

Batting: Cleveland, top of 4th.
Pitching: Mike Mussina
3B Andy Marte:
Strikes out swinging.
C Victor Martinez:
DOUBLES to deep right-center.
SS Ramon Vazquez:
Flies out to right field.
LF Jason Michaels:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, New York (A) 0

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Cliff Lee
SS Derek Jeter:
Base on balls.
3B Alex Rodriguez:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
D. Jeter to second.
LF Hideki Matsui:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Moises Alou:
Popped out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, New York (A) 0

Batting: Cleveland, top of 5th.
Pitching: Mike Mussina
RF Franklin Gutierrez:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
DH Wyatt Toregas:
SINGLES to center
CF Grady Sizemore:
Base on balls.
W. Toregas to second.
2B Luis Castillo:
Grounded into double play, 3-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, New York (A) 0

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Cliff Lee
1B Eric Duncan:
Strikes out swinging.
C Einar Diaz:
Flies out to deep left field.
DH Terrence Long:
Base on balls.
CF Johnny Damon:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, New York (A) 0

Batting: Cleveland, top of 6th.
Pitching: Mike Mussina
1B Travis Hafner:
Base on balls.
3B Andy Marte:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
C Victor Martinez:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, New York (A) 0

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Cliff Lee
2B Robinson Cano:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
SS Derek Jeter:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Alex Rodriguez:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, New York (A) 0

Batting: Cleveland, top of 7th.
Pitching: Mike Mussina
SS Ramon Vazquez:
Popped out to the first baseman.
LF Jason Michaels:
Flies out to deep left field.
RF Franklin Gutierrez:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, New York (A) 0

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Cliff Lee
LF Hideki Matsui:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Moises Alou:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
1B Eric Duncan:
SINGLES down the right field line.
C Einar Diaz:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, New York (A) 0

Batting: Cleveland, top of 8th.
Pitching: Mike Mussina
DH Wyatt Toregas:
Flies out to center field.
CF Grady Sizemore:
SINGLES to center
PH Jhonny Peralta:
New pitcher: Chad Bradford.
Base on balls.
G. Sizemore to second.
1B Travis Hafner:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Peralta out at 2nd base.
G. Sizemore to third.
3B Andy Marte:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
G. Sizemore scores.
T. Hafner scores.
C Victor Martinez:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, New York (A) 0

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Cliff Lee
DH Terrence Long:
New SS: Jhonny Peralta.
New 2B: Ramon Vazquez.
Grounds out to the third baseman.
CF Johnny Damon:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Robinson Cano:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, New York (A) 0

Batting: Cleveland, top of 9th.
Pitching: Chad Bradford
2B Ramon Vazquez:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
LF Jason Michaels:
SINGLES down the left field line.
RF Franklin Gutierrez:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
J. Michaels to second.
Michaels tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
DH Wyatt Toregas:
Gutierrez steals second.
Flies out to center field.
Michaels tags up at third...
Damon throws home...
Michaels scores!
F. Gutierrez to third.
CF Grady Sizemore:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, New York (A) 0

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Cliff Lee
SS Derek Jeter:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
3B Alex Rodriguez:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Jeter out at 2nd base.
LF Hideki Matsui:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
A. Rodriguez to second.
Rodriguez tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
RF Moises Alou:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Matsui out at 2nd base.
A. Rodriguez scores.
New pitcher: Rafael Betancourt.
1B Eric Duncan:
Strikes out swinging.
Game over. Score: Cleveland 4, New York (A) 1

Code:

	
 	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	 	R	H	E
Cleveland	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	 	4	9	0
NYY	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	 	1	5	1
	
 
Cleveland	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	HR	RBI
G. Sizemore CF	4	1	1	0	1	0	2	.472	3	9
L. Castillo 2B	3	1	1	0	0	0	3	.314	0	6
    1-J. Peralta SS	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.303	1	6
T. Hafner 1B	3	1	1	0	1	1	3	.216	0	1
A. Marte 3B	3	0	1	3	0	1	2	.235	2	7
V. Martinez C 	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.310	1	6
R. Vazquez SS,2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	0	0
J. Michaels LF	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	.346	1	4
F. Gutierrez RF	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	.276	0	8
W. Toregas DH	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	.364	0	3
Totals	       32	4	9	4	3	5	16	.313	10	62
Substitution Notes
1 - J. Peralta pinch hit for L. Castillo in the 8th
BATTING
Doubles: A. Marte (1, 8th inning off Bradford, 2 on, 2 out.) V. Martinez (3, 4th inning off Mussina, 0 on, 1 out.)
Runs Batted In: A. Marte 3 (7), W. Toregas (3)
Stolen Bases: F. Gutierrez (2)
Sacrifice Flies: A. Marte (1), W. Toregas (1)
Team LOB: 10
 
New York (A)	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	HR	RBI
J. Damon CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.217	0	4
R. Cano 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.320	2	11
D. Jeter SS	3	0	2	0	1	1	0	.347	0	5
A. Rodriguez 3B	4	1	0	0	0	1	3	.349	2	13
H. Matsui LF	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	.292	2	7
M. Alou RF	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	.283	0	6
E. Duncan 1B	4	0	1	0	0	2	2	.283	1	7
E. Diaz C 	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.462	1	8
T. Long DH	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.289	0	8
Totals	       32	1	5	1	2	5	12	.316	9	72
BATTING
Doubles: H. Matsui (5, 2nd inning off Lee, 0 on, 0 out.)
Runs Batted In: M. Alou (6)
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: M. Mussina (1)
Double Plays: 3 (Rodriguez-Cano-Duncan, Duncan-Jeter-Duncan, Cano-Jeter-Duncan)
 
Cleveland	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PI	PS	ERA	RECORD
C. Lee W	8.2	5	1	1	2	4	0	90	51	1.65	2-0
R. Betancourt S	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	3	5.40	4 SV
PITCHING
Batters Faced: C. Lee 33, R. Betancourt 1
Inherited Runners-Scored: R. Betancourt 1-0
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C. Lee 18-4, R. Betancourt 0-0
Game Score: C. Lee 72
 
New York (A)	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PI	PS	ERA	RECORD
M. Mussina L	7.1	6	2	2	2	5	0	100	57	3.38	0-2
C. Bradford 	1.2	3	2	2	1	0	0	25	13	4.70	 
PITCHING
Batters Faced: M. Mussina 28, C. Bradford 9
Inherited Runners-Scored: C. Bradford 1-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M. Mussina 10-5, C. Bradford 4-1
Game Score: M. Mussina 61
 
GAME INFO
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 33365 (57550, 58.0%) at Yankee Stadium
Weather: Partly cloudy (43 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 23 mph
PLAYER OF THE GAME: Cliff Lee
Game Notes:
Eric Wedge was ejected in the 1st inning! Victor Martinez extends his hitting streak to a career high 12 games! Eric Duncan extends his hitting streak to a career high 7 games!

Game 2 -

Batting: Cleveland, top of 1st.
Pitching: Chien-Ming Wang
CF Grady Sizemore:
Reaches second base on an error by the rightfielder.
2B Luis Castillo:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
1B Travis Hafner:
Flies out to left-center.
3B Andy Marte:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: New York (A) 0, Cleveland 0

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Fausto Carmona
CF Johnny Damon:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
2B Robinson Cano:
Popped out to the first baseman.
SS Derek Jeter:
Lines out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 0, Cleveland 0

Batting: Cleveland, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Chien-Ming Wang
C Victor Martinez:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
SS Jhonny Peralta:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Jason Michaels:
Reaches on a fielding error by the pitcher.
RF Franklin Gutierrez:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: New York (A) 0, Cleveland 0

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Fausto Carmona
1B Eric Duncan:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
DH Andy Phillips:
SINGLES to right
RF Bubba Crosby:
Flies out to deep left field.
3B Edgardo Alfonzo:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
A. Phillips scores.
C Einar Diaz:
Reaches on a fielding error by the pitcher.
E. Alfonzo to third.
LF Terrence Long:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, one error.
Score: New York (A) 1, Cleveland 0

Batting: Cleveland, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Chien-Ming Wang
DH Eider Torres:
SINGLES to right
CF Grady Sizemore:
Torres steals second.
Grounds out to the second baseman.
E. Torres to third.
2B Luis Castillo:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
1B Travis Hafner:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
E. Torres scores.
3B Andy Marte:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 1, Cleveland 1

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Fausto Carmona
CF Johnny Damon:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
2B Robinson Cano:
Flies out to right-center.
SS Derek Jeter:
Base on balls.
1B Eric Duncan:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Jeter out at 2nd base.
J. Damon to third.
DH Andy Phillips:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
J. Damon scores.
E. Duncan scores.
RF Bubba Crosby:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 3, Cleveland 1

Batting: Cleveland, top of 4th.
Pitching: Chien-Ming Wang
C Victor Martinez:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS Jhonny Peralta:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right-center. (399 feet)
LF Jason Michaels:
SINGLES to left
RF Franklin Gutierrez:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
J. Michaels to second.
Michaels tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
DH Eider Torres:
Gutierrez steals second.
Popped out to the second baseman.
CF Grady Sizemore:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 3, Cleveland 2

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Fausto Carmona
3B Edgardo Alfonzo:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Einar Diaz:
SOLO HOMERUN down the right field line. (341 feet)
LF Terrence Long:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
CF Johnny Damon:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
2B Robinson Cano:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 4, Cleveland 2

Batting: Cleveland, top of 5th.
Pitching: Chien-Ming Wang
2B Luis Castillo:
Popped out to the catcher.
1B Travis Hafner:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
3B Andy Marte:
Lines out to the third baseman.
C Victor Martinez:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 4, Cleveland 2

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Fausto Carmona
SS Derek Jeter:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
1B Eric Duncan:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
DH Andy Phillips:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 4, Cleveland 2

Batting: Cleveland, top of 6th.
Pitching: Chien-Ming Wang
SS Jhonny Peralta:
Flies out to deep left-center.
LF Jason Michaels:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Franklin Gutierrez:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 4, Cleveland 2

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Fausto Carmona
RF Bubba Crosby:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Edgardo Alfonzo:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
C Einar Diaz:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 4, Cleveland 2

Batting: Cleveland, top of 7th.
Pitching: Chien-Ming Wang
DH Eider Torres:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
CF Grady Sizemore:
SINGLES to right
E. Torres to second.
Torres tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
New pitcher: Chad Bradford.
2B Luis Castillo:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Sizemore out at 2nd base.
E. Torres scores.
1B Travis Hafner:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Andy Marte:
Castillo steals second.
TRIPLES down the right field line.
L. Castillo scores.
C Victor Martinez:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 4, Cleveland 4

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Fausto Carmona
LF Terrence Long:
Flies out to short right-center.
CF Johnny Damon:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
New pitcher: Andrew Brown.
2B Robinson Cano:
Flies out to deep right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 4, Cleveland 4

Batting: Cleveland, top of 8th.
Pitching: Chad Bradford
New pitcher: Kyle Farnsworth.
SS Jhonny Peralta:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
LF Jason Michaels:
Flies out to left field.
RF Franklin Gutierrez:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
DH Eider Torres:
Reaches on INFIELD-HIT.
F. Gutierrez to third.
CF Grady Sizemore:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 4, Cleveland 4

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Andrew Brown
SS Derek Jeter:
SINGLES to shallow center field.
1B Eric Duncan:
Jeter steals second.
Grounds out to the second baseman.
D. Jeter to third.
New pitcher: Rafael Betancourt.
DH Andy Phillips:
Strikes out looking.
New pitcher: Fernando Cabrera.
RF Bubba Crosby:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 4, Cleveland 4

Batting: Cleveland, top of 9th.
Pitching: Kyle Farnsworth
2B Luis Castillo:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
1B Travis Hafner:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Andy Marte:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 4, Cleveland 4
Batting: New York (A), bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Fernando Cabrera
3B Edgardo Alfonzo:
SINGLES to left
New pitcher: Edward Mujica.
C Einar Diaz:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
LF Terrence Long:
Reaches on a fielding error by the third baseman.
CF Johnny Damon:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, one error.
Score: New York (A) 4, Cleveland 4

Batting: Cleveland, top of 10th.
Pitching: Kyle Farnsworth
New pitcher: Mariano Rivera.
C Victor Martinez:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
SS Jhonny Peralta:
Popped out to the shortstop.
LF Jason Michaels:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Franklin Gutierrez:
Bergeron caught stealing at second.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 4, Cleveland 4

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 10th.
Pitching: Edward Mujica
2B Robinson Cano:
New C : Wyatt Toregas.
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
SS Derek Jeter:
Strikes out for bunting the ball foul with 2 strikes.
1B Eric Duncan:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Cano out at 2nd base.
DH Andy Phillips:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
E. Duncan scores.
Game over. Score: New York (A) 5, Cleveland 4

Code:

	
 	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	 	R	H	E
Cleveland	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	 	4	12	2
New York (A)	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	 	5	10	2
	
 
Cleveland	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	HR	RBI
G. Sizemore CF	5	0	1	0	0	0	5	.439	3	9
L. Castillo 2B	5	1	0	1	0	0	3	.275	0	7
T. Hafner 1B	5	0	2	1	0	2	2	.238	0	2
A. Marte 3B	5	0	1	1	0	1	3	.231	2	8
V. Martinez C 	5	0	1	0	0	1	2	.294	1	6
    1-P. Bergeron PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0
    2-W. Toregas C 	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	0	3
J. Peralta SS	5	1	1	1	0	1	1	.289	2	7
J. Michaels LF	5	0	1	0	0	1	1	.323	1	4
F. Gutierrez RF	4	0	2	0	0	1	1	.303	0	8
E. Torres DH	4	2	3	0	0	0	2	.800	0	0
Totals	43	4	12	4	0	7	20	.309	11	66
Substitution Notes
1 - P. Bergeron pinch ran for V. Martinez in the 10th
2 - W. Toregas substituted for P. Bergeron in the 10th
BATTING
Doubles: T. Hafner 2 (5, 3rd inning off Wang, 1 on, 2 out, 5th inning off Wang, 0 on, 1 out.) F. Gutierrez (4, 8th inning off Farnsworth, 0 on, 2 out.)
Triples: A. Marte (1, 7th inning off Bradford, 1 on, 2 out.)
Homeruns: J. Peralta (2, 4th inning off Wang, 0 on, 1 out.)
Runs Batted In: L. Castillo (7), T. Hafner (2), A. Marte (8), J. Peralta (7)
Stolen Bases: L. Castillo (1), F. Gutierrez (3), E. Torres (1)
Caught Stealing: P. Bergeron (1)
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: A. Marte (2), F. Carmona (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Castillo-Peralta-Hafner)
 
New York (A)	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	HR	RBI
J. Damon CF	5	1	2	0	0	1	1	.235	0	4
R. Cano 2B	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	.309	2	11
D. Jeter SS	4	0	1	0	1	1	0	.340	0	5
E. Duncan 1B	5	2	0	0	0	0	4	.255	1	7
A. Phillips DH	5	1	3	3	0	2	1	.600	0	3
B. Crosby RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	0	0
E. Alfonzo 3B	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	.500	0	1
E. Diaz C 	4	1	1	1	0	0	2	.442	2	9
T. Long LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.262	0	8
Totals	40	5	10	5	1	4	15	.310	10	77
BATTING
Doubles: J. Damon 2 (4, 3rd inning off Carmona, 0 on, 0 out, 4th inning off Carmona, 0 on, 2 out.) A. Phillips 2 (2, 3rd inning off Carmona, 2 on, 2 out, 10th inning off Mujica, 1 on, 2 out.) E. Alfonzo (1, 2nd inning off Carmona, 1 on, 2 out.)
Homeruns: E. Diaz (2, 4th inning off Carmona, 0 on, 1 out.)
Runs Batted In: A. Phillips 3 (3), E. Alfonzo (1), E. Diaz (9)
Stolen Bases: D. Jeter (2)
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: B. Crosby (1), C. Wang (1)
 
Cleveland	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PI	PS	ERA	RECORD
F. Carmona 	6.2	6	4	4	1	1	1	90	53	4.26	 
A. Brown 	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	6	3.18	 
R. Betancourt 	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	4	4.91	 
F. Cabrera 	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0.00	 
E. Mujica L	1.2	2	1	1	0	2	0	21	16	7.36	0-1
PITCHING
Batters Faced: F. Carmona 28, A. Brown 3, R. Betancourt 1, F. Cabrera 2, E. Mujica 7
Inherited Runners-Scored: R. Betancourt 1-0, F. Cabrera 1-0, E. Mujica 1-0
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: F. Carmona 13-7, A. Brown 1-1, R. Betancourt 0-0, F. Cabrera 0-1, E. Mujica 3-0
Game Score: F. Carmona 46
 
New York (A)	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PI	PS	ERA	RECORD
C. Wang 	6	8	3	3	0	3	1	104	64	7.50	 
C. Bradford 	1	1	1	1	0	2	0	17	10	5.19	 
K. Farnsworth 	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	30	21	0.00	 
M. Rivera W	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	12	8	4.50	1-0
PITCHING
Batters Faced: C. Wang 28, C. Bradford 4, K. Farnsworth 8, M. Rivera 3
Inherited Runners-Scored: C. Bradford 2-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C. Wang 10-6, C. Bradford 1-0, K. Farnsworth 3-2, M. Rivera 0-1
Game Score: C. Wang 47
 
GAME INFO
Time: 3:50
Attendance: 33908 (57550, 58.9%) at Yankee Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (43 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 15 mph
PLAYER OF THE GAME: Andy Phillips
Game Notes:
Victor Martinez extends his hitting streak to a career high 13 games!

Game 3 -

Batting: Cleveland, top of 1st.
Pitching: Greg Maddux
CF Grady Sizemore:
Flies out to deep right field.
2B Luis Castillo:
SINGLES to center
1B Travis Hafner:
Base on balls.
L. Castillo to second.
3B Andy Marte:
Castillo steals third.
Hafner steals second.
3-RUN HOMERUN down the left field line. (362 feet)
C Victor Martinez:
Flies out to deep right-center.
SS Jhonny Peralta:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 3 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, New York (A) 0

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Jeremy Sowers
CF Johnny Damon:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
2B Robinson Cano:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
SS Derek Jeter:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
3B Alex Rodriguez:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, New York (A) 0

Batting: Cleveland, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Greg Maddux
LF Jason Michaels:
SOLO HOMERUN down the right field line. (347 feet)
RF Franklin Gutierrez:
Reaches on a fielding error by the pitcher.
DH Eider Torres:
Gutierrez steals second.
Grounds out to the first baseman.
F. Gutierrez to third.
CF Grady Sizemore:
Flies out to center field.
Gutierrez tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
2B Luis Castillo:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... 2 runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Cleveland 5, New York (A) 0

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Jeremy Sowers
LF Hideki Matsui:
SINGLES to right
RF Moises Alou:
Flies out to right-center.
1B Eric Duncan:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
H. Matsui to third.
C Todd Greene:
Base on balls.
DH Terrence Long:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Johnny Damon:
Base on balls.
H. Matsui scores.
E. Duncan to third.
T. Greene to second.
2B Robinson Cano:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 5, New York (A) 1

Batting: Cleveland, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Greg Maddux
1B Travis Hafner:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep center field. (444 feet)
3B Andy Marte:
Flies out to right-center.
C Victor Martinez:
Base on balls.
SS Jhonny Peralta:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 6, New York (A) 1

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Jeremy Sowers
SS Derek Jeter:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
3B Alex Rodriguez:
SINGLES to center
LF Hideki Matsui:
Lines out to the shortstop.
RF Moises Alou:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 6, New York (A) 1

Batting: Cleveland, top of 4th.
Pitching: Greg Maddux
LF Jason Michaels:
Reaches on a fielding error by the third baseman.
RF Franklin Gutierrez:
Lines out to the shortstop.
DH Eider Torres:
Base on balls.
J. Michaels to second.
CF Grady Sizemore:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Torres out at 2nd base.
J. Michaels to third.
2B Luis Castillo:
Sizemore caught stealing at second.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: Cleveland 6, New York (A) 1

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Jeremy Sowers
1B Eric Duncan:
Strikes out swinging.
C Todd Greene:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
DH Terrence Long:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 6, New York (A) 1

Batting: Cleveland, top of 5th.
Pitching: Greg Maddux
2B Luis Castillo:
SINGLES to right
1B Travis Hafner:
SINGLES to short left-center.
L. Castillo to second.
3B Andy Marte:
SINGLES down the right field line.
L. Castillo to third.
T. Hafner to second.
Castillo tries to score...
Alou throws home...
Castillo scores!
T. Hafner to third.
A. Marte to second.
C Victor Martinez:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
T. Hafner scores.
A. Marte to third.
SS Jhonny Peralta:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Martinez out at 2nd base.
A. Marte scores.
LF Jason Michaels:
SINGLES to left
J. Peralta to second.
RF Franklin Gutierrez:
Flies out to right-center.
DH Eider Torres:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 3 runs, 5 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 9, New York (A) 1

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Jeremy Sowers
CF Johnny Damon:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
2B Robinson Cano:
GROUND RULE DOUBLE to the gap in right-center.
SS Derek Jeter:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
R. Cano to third.
3B Alex Rodriguez:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 9, New York (A) 1

Batting: Cleveland, top of 6th.
Pitching: Greg Maddux
New pitcher: Jamie Walker.
CF Grady Sizemore:
Flies out to right-center.
2B Luis Castillo:
Reaches on INFIELD-HIT.
1B Travis Hafner:
SINGLES to short left-center.
L. Castillo to second.
3B Andy Marte:
Flies out to left field.
C Victor Martinez:
Base on balls.
L. Castillo to third.
T. Hafner to second.
SS Jhonny Peralta:
Base on balls.
L. Castillo scores.
T. Hafner to third.
V. Martinez to second.
LF Jason Michaels:
Wild pitch.
T. Hafner scores.
V. Martinez to third.
J. Peralta to second.
Flies out to short left-center.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 11, New York (A) 1

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Jeremy Sowers
LF Hideki Matsui:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Moises Alou:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Eric Duncan:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep center field. (422 feet)
C Todd Greene:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 11, New York (A) 2

Batting: Cleveland, top of 7th.
Pitching: Jamie Walker
RF Franklin Gutierrez:
Base on balls.
DH Eider Torres:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
F. Gutierrez to third.
Gutierrez tries to score...
Matsui throws home...
Gutierrez scores!
CF Grady Sizemore:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
E. Torres to third.
2B Luis Castillo:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
1B Travis Hafner:
Flies out to right field.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 12, New York (A) 2

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Jeremy Sowers
DH Terrence Long:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
CF Johnny Damon:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
2B Robinson Cano:
Wild pitch.
T. Long to third.
Flies out to left-center.
Long tags up at third...
Sizemore throws home...
Long scores!
New pitcher: Rafael Betancourt.
SS Derek Jeter:
Flies out to shallow right field.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 12, New York (A) 3

Batting: Cleveland, top of 8th.
Pitching: Jamie Walker
3B Andy Marte:
Base on balls.
C Victor Martinez:
Base on balls.
A. Marte to second.
SS Jhonny Peralta:
Flies out to left field.
LF Jason Michaels:
Base on balls.
A. Marte to third.
V. Martinez to second.
RF Franklin Gutierrez:
SINGLES to left
A. Marte scores.
V. Martinez to third.
J. Michaels to second.
Martinez tries to score...
Matsui throws home...
Martinez is out at home!
J. Michaels to third.
F. Gutierrez to second.
DH Eider Torres:
Base on balls.
CF Grady Sizemore:
Base on balls.
J. Michaels scores.
F. Gutierrez to third.
E. Torres to second.
2B Luis Castillo:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
F. Gutierrez scores.
E. Torres to third.
G. Sizemore to second.
E. Torres scores.
G. Sizemore to third.
1B Travis Hafner:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 4 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 16, New York (A) 3

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Rafael Betancourt
3B Alex Rodriguez:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Hideki Matsui:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right-center. (413 feet)
RF Moises Alou:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
1B Eric Duncan:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 16, New York (A) 4

Batting: Cleveland, top of 9th.
Pitching: Jamie Walker
New pitcher: Scott Proctor.
3B Andy Marte:
Flies out to left field.
C Victor Martinez:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
SS Jhonny Peralta:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep center field. (428 feet)
LF Jason Michaels:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Franklin Gutierrez:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 18, New York (A) 4

Batting: New York (A), bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Rafael Betancourt
C Todd Greene:
Strikes out swinging.
DH Terrence Long:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
CF Johnny Damon:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Game over. Score: Cleveland 18, New York (A) 4

Code:

	
 	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	 	R	H	E
Cleveland	3	2	1	0	3	2	1	4	2	 	18	16	0
NYY	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	 	4	8	2
	
 
Cleveland	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	HR	RBI
G. Sizemore CF	4	0	0	2	1	0	3	.400	3	11
L. Castillo 2B	6	3	4	2	0	0	1	.326	0	9
T. Hafner 1B	5	4	3	1	1	0	3	.277	1	3
A. Marte 3B	5	3	2	4	1	0	2	.250	3	12
V. Martinez C 	3	1	2	1	3	0	0	.324	1	7
J. Peralta SS	5	1	1	4	1	1	4	.279	3	11
J. Michaels LF	5	2	2	1	1	1	2	.333	2	5
F. Gutierrez RF	5	3	1	1	1	0	3	.289	0	9
E. Torres DH	3	1	1	1	2	1	3	.625	0	1
Totals	       41	18	16	17	11	3	21	.318	15	83
BATTING
Doubles: V. Martinez (4, 9th inning off Proctor, 0 on, 1 out.) E. Torres (1, 7th inning off Walker, 1 on, 0 out.)
Homeruns: T. Hafner (1, 3rd inning off Maddux, 0 on, 0 out.) A. Marte (3, 1st inning off Maddux, 2 on, 1 out.) J. Peralta (3, 9th inning off Proctor, 1 on, 1 out.) J. Michaels (2, 2nd inning off Maddux, 0 on, 0 out.)
Runs Batted In: G. Sizemore 2 (11), L. Castillo 2 (9), T. Hafner (3), A. Marte 4 (12), V. Martinez (7), J. Peralta 4 (11), J. Michaels (5), F. Gutierrez (9), E. Torres (1)
Stolen Bases: L. Castillo (2), T. Hafner (1), F. Gutierrez (4)
Caught Stealing: G. Sizemore (2)
Sacrifice Flies: G. Sizemore (1)
Team LOB: 9
 
New York (A)	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	HR	RBI
J. Damon CF	4	0	0	1	1	0	1	.218	0	5
R. Cano 2B	3	0	1	1	0	0	3	.310	2	12
D. Jeter SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.333	0	5
A. Rodriguez 3B	4	0	1	0	0	2	2	.340	2	13
H. Matsui LF	4	2	2	1	0	0	1	.308	3	8
M. Alou RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.260	0	6
E. Duncan 1B	4	1	2	1	0	1	0	.273	2	8
T. Greene C 	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	.333	1	2
T. Long DH	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	.261	0	8
Totals	       34	4	8	4	2	5	13	.305	12	81
BATTING
Doubles: R. Cano (3, 5th inning off Sowers, 0 on, 1 out.) D. Jeter (5, 1st inning off Sowers, 0 on, 2 out.) E. Duncan (3, 2nd inning off Sowers, 1 on, 1 out.) T. Long (5, 7th inning off Sowers, 0 on, 0 out.)
Homeruns: H. Matsui (3, 8th inning off Betancourt, 0 on, 1 out.) E. Duncan (2, 6th inning off Sowers, 0 on, 2 out.)
Runs Batted In: J. Damon (5), R. Cano (12), H. Matsui (8), E. Duncan (8)
Sacrifice Flies: R. Cano (2)
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: G. Maddux (1), A. Rodriguez (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Jeter-Cano-Duncan)
 
Cleveland	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PI	PS	ERA	RECORD
J. Sowers W	6.2	7	3	3	2	3	1	94	57	5.59	2-1
R. Betancourt 	2.1	1	1	1	0	2	1	27	14	4.50	 
PITCHING
Wild Pitches: J. Sowers
Batters Faced: J. Sowers 29, R. Betancourt 8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J. Sowers 12-6, R. Betancourt 4-1
Game Score: J. Sowers 49
 
New York (A)	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PI	PS	ERA	RECORD
G. Maddux L	5	9	9	8	3	2	3	93	54	8.27	1-1
J. Walker 	3	5	7	7	8	0	0	83	35	11.17	 
S. Proctor 	1	2	2	2	0	1	1	10	8	8.10	 
PITCHING
Wild Pitches: J. Walker
Batters Faced: G. Maddux 27, J. Walker 21, S. Proctor 5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G. Maddux 6-7, J. Walker 3-5, S. Proctor 1-1
Game Score: G. Maddux 14
 
GAME INFO
Time: 3:52
Attendance: 33925 (57550, 58.9%) at Yankee Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (46 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 16 mph
PLAYER OF THE GAME: Andy Marte
Game Notes:
Andy Marte set a career high for RBI in a game! Eric Duncan hit the longest homer of his career, it went 422 feet. Jamie Walker gives up a career high number of walks in this game. Victor Martinez extends his hitting streak to a career high 14 games!

06-17-2006, 06:01 AM	#1
willowz Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 38	Tick Tock: Steinbrenner's World *Steinbrenner guarantees championship after new CBA* January 30th, 2007 By Orville Jaffey (Reuters) – It simply could not be a worse week at the Evil Empire. Fresh off the resignation of team Vice President and General Manager Brian Cashman, George Steinbrenner's prized toy and famed organization, the New York Yankees took another hit today with the passing of Major League Baseball's latest edition in it's quirky and (some may say) fickle collective bargaining agreement, instituting for the first time in it's history a hard salary cap that will force the Yankee ball club to part ways with some sixty-million dollars in assets before the beginning of the 2007 season. The hard cap, set to take effect on opening day of the 2007 season will call for a $140 million dollar salary limit, a limit now only exceeded by one franchise – the New York Yankees. The Bombers, who's 2006 payroll hefted just over the $200 million dollar mark now finds itself, for the first time in recent memory, in immediate trouble. “The structure and process in which this CBA was drafted and signed was both convoluted and short-sighted.” a spokesperson for the Yankee organization remarked in a conference call yesterday afternoon. “There was no substance to the debates that large-market teams set forth, and the process was in fact seemingly just sped through.” Sped through the gauntlet or not, the new collective bargaining agreement marks the first victory for small market clubs in decades. “The cap is still too high, and the gap is still too wide.” Kansas City Royals General Manager Dayton Moore had to say. “But it's a starting point to allow smaller organizations to have a fighting chance.” And the argument is old after all, no matter what the MLBPA and MLB seem to come to terms with in relation to assisting small market teams, the gap is never close enough. “The simple matter is the MLB allowed the salary situation to get out of hand for far too long,” newly hired Yankees General Manager, Matthew Brown, a recent graduate of the Bowling Green State University baseball management program had to say. “They're trying to do the right thing by closing the gap, but in the long run they're hurting everybody and helping nobody.” And weighing probably even more so on the mind of the most profitable sports franchises newest ship captain in Brown than the hard-cap is the latest war declaration of General George Steinbrenner, who through his public relations officials made perhaps the most astonishing guarantee on record yet: The Yankees, within three years says Steinbrenner, will win a World's Championship. “And if we don't I'll tear the organization down from top to bottom. From the lowest class-a player to the second in line to me, the entire team will turn over. I am this confident in this front office's ability, and the talent of our ballplayers.” his letter stated. But Steinbrenner may be preaching confidence in an entirely new lineup of baseball players over the course of the next few months, in order to fit into the leagues striking new guideline. “As a new General Manager I've already come into this situation with a new plan of action. The new CBA from today changes things, certainly, but the principle of the manner will stay the same: We're going to have to get rid of some players we may not necessarily want to, we're going to have to be conventional and thrifty with our spending, and we're going to have to replenish this organizations farm system. These are all things we planned on doing anyway.” But needless to say, Matthew Brown has a lot of work on his hands. When asked to the extent of which he expected pay cuts to be made, Brown simply smiled and said, “We're gonna be at 140 million. Not a penny more.” he stopped and restarted again: “And not a penny less then we have to.” The trying reality of the situation was in that statement, because the Yankees shiny, brand new front office just got its first taste of Yankee Baseball: Cut the payroll drastically, win in three years, don't ask questions, failure is not an option. Welcome to Professional Baseball, Mr. Brown. How was the first day at the office?

06-17-2006, 07:31 AM	#3
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	Great read so far. I hope you don't mind that I'll be rooting against the Damn Yankees, though __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!!

06-19-2006, 11:49 PM	#8
willowz Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 38	I've decided to abandon the idea of telling the story through a third-person GM. It's just too damn tough, I say. Instead, I'm putting myself under the employment of George Steinbrenner: I am now the GM who I have referred to in the previous articles of this story. Shut up and use your imagination. It's not egocentric, I swear! :-P Mike, nobody loves you I'm exhausted. After all, the goal was to trade Mike Mussina, and do so immediately. But it turns out a 38 year old washed up righty with a recent 20 loss season under his belt, oh, and 18 million dollars owed to him, isn't what teams are looking far under the new 140$ cap. And so there was plan B: Jason Giambi. I didn't want to part with Giambi, who's tendency to strike out and hit the occasional blast while playing no defense could be frustrating, yes, but he was a decent clubhouse credit, and would serve as a fine late-lineup hitter. Nevertheless, between Giambi and Mussina, only one player in the entire MLB was apparently worth moving for either one of them, and San Fransisco was the only team willing to take on the monstrous contract of either of them. Deal: Jason Giambi to SF for Jeremy Accardo to NYY Jeremy Accardo: A 3.5 star 25-year old relief pitcher, Out of the Park Baseball's favorite immense amenity will start his 2007 season in Columbus as a paid pitcher (300,000 – 1 year). Accardo showed reasonable stuff in a near full-season's work in San Fran in 06, with a ERA just a shade above 5. Another year of improvement may turn him into a serviceable dude. So Mike Mussina will stick around with us it looks for the final year of his contract, and maybe he'll do something surprising and win some ballgames, and pitch like he's always meant to. I sigh. I'm waiting for the inevitable criticism of my second trade on the day, a trade that brought about all sorts of contradiction from my “get younger, win younger” philosophy: trading a 29 year old Shawn Chacon to the Chicago Cubs for a 40 year old Greg Maddux. Deal: Shawn Chacon to CHN for Greg Maddux to NYY Maddux still seemed good, though. At least in 2006, with a 3.80 ERA, and if he could just squeeze one more good year out of his arm, the deal would be all but a bargain. He was 2 million dollars cheaper then Shawn Chacon, who's talent seemed to come and go, with a 5+ ERA in 06, who knows what he'd do in 07. Maddux, a 300 game winner, is the typical Yankee big name, but you know, he seems like someone who might actually do well in the Bronx, and here's to hoping. The two trades put our Yankees to the $126 Million mark in terms of payroll, under the cap, but considering the holes needed to be filled, one more trade would need to be made, probably. So who are the possible victims, you ask? Well Mr. Clutch and A-Rod are probably sured up. Kyle Farnsworth could be an option, making a couple of pennys short of 6 million a year, but I'd end up just turning around and spending it on someone similar. It could even be Carl Pavano if I can find something worth taking for him, but he's still a 2.5 star talent, and that's kind of, maybe okay. We need some pitching man, do we ever. Last edited by willowz; 06-20-2006 at 01:09 AM.

06-20-2006, 03:48 AM	#9
willowz Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 38	The off-season: Boy. This was fun. Okay, so, who was the mystery figure to get sent packing and give us a little more breathing room? The answer is Jaret Wright who's ridiculous 7 million dollar deal still has me scratching my head. And who do we get in return? Pretty much nobody. Absent of absolutely any catcher, we pick one up in Todd Greene who should serve as the backup this year. Hopefully we can pick somebody else in free agency. Free Agency A few things I'm learning about salary cap baseball: Teams with more expenditure space are spending a hell of a lot more on the big guns than I possibly can, and the high quality talent that seems to bleed into free agency is not as open. It didn't help that Barry Zito refused to even negotiate with me, and Roy Oswalt was the hottest commodity, but after one negotiaton session already became too rich for my blood. I talked with Ted Lilly for a while as well, but he eventually decided to go with Tampa Bay of all teams. Eventually, I helped fulfill my lack of pitching by signing Jason Marquis, for 6.5 Million over 3 years. Jason Marquis went 18-6 last year with a 3.80 ERA, and throughout his career has shown a tendency toward incosistency: a year up, a year down, two years up, two years down. But we most certainly need Jason to be good in 2007 in order for this not to be a long season. He will be our opening day starter. Looking into the catcher position, I found there was really nobody. AJ Pierzynski wanted way to much cash. I talked with Jason Phillips for a while, but he eventually went elsewhere. The best I could do was a cheap deal to Einar Diaz; 1 year, 600 grand. Hopefully he can platoon it with Todd Greene for a not-so awful season hitting most of the time at 8th. Another hole I needed to fill was in the outfield, because Gary Sheffield was a 38-year-old free agent. I talked with Alfonso Soriano and Darin Erstad, but both eventually decided to go to different clubs. After the Marquis deal, I found myself a little short on cash also, and so the best option I could find is a declining Moises Alou. Moises Alou had decent numbers in 2006, probably the benefit of hitting along side Barry Bonds, but he seemed to have slown a bit in the off-season. Hopefully he can suck it up for one more season, and he wasn't that expensive at 500,000 for a year. If not, there is always Melky Cabrera, ever present apparently in Columbus. A big place of assistance was relief. Kyle Farnsworth, Scott Proctor and Mariano Rivera are all still around and should be okay, but we lost Dotel to free agency and the rest of our bullpen is hardly worth even talking about. Relief was the weakest of the free agent fields, and the big option I had was JC Romero, but he didn't want anything to do with the Bronx, and I'm not sure we really want anything to do with him. I eventually settled on underhand slinger Chad Bradford at a reasonable rate, but a 3 year deal, so he better be good. Roberto Hernandez is sitting in OOTP at only one star, but he had a fantastic 2006, so we signed him for cheap, and we'll see what he can do. Down on the farm, I also reeled in two decent prospects: 1B Kendry Morales will start the year in Columbus, and Jonathon Hunton is a middle reliever that will start in Triple A also. Some big signings around the rest of the league: LF Cliff Floyd off a huge year signed with the Angels. C AJ Pierzynski was bought by Cincinnati. RF Trot Nixon and SS Alex Gonzalez head to Colorado. RF Shannon Stewart goes to Atlanta. SP Kerry Wood is now with division rival Baltimore. Old friend 3B Aaron Boone is back in Cincinnati. SP Bruce Chen with an impressive 2006, goes to Florida. C Jorge Posada is now an Angel. RF Gary Sheffield is now in St. Louis. SP Roy Oswalt was wowed to, of all places, Milwaukee. SP Barry Zito will call Washington home. LF/2B Alfonso Soriano is now an Astro. ============================================ So without further ado: 2007 New York Yankees Opening Day Roster: SP - Jason Marquis SP - Chieng Mien Wang SP - Greg Maddux SP - Carl Pavano SP - Mike Mussina Bullpen MR - Chad Bradford MR - Roberto Hernandez MR - Mike Myers SU - Kyle Farnsworth SU - Scott Proctor CL - Mariano Rivera Line-Up (Universal) CF - Johnny Damon 2B - Robinson Cano SS - Derek Jeter 3B - Alex Rodriguez LF - Hideki Matsui RF - Moises Alou 1B - Eric Duncan C - Einar Diaz DH - Terrence Long Bench C - Todd Greene 1B - Carlos Pena IF - Eduardo Alfonso OF - Bubba Crosby IF - Andy Phillips ======================================== So Matt, what do you think? Well, I've certainly made this hard for myself. Especially with the stipulation that I've got to at least make the playoffs this year. Free Agency was difficult, the hot players were expensive because the market wasn't deep, and I somehow managed to make my team older in my first year. On the bright side, we have some guys in the farm system finally growing up: Tyler Clippard and Philip Hughes should be ready for some sort of action next year, especially Clippard. Moises Alou and Greg Maddux are probably going to cost me via terrible decline, but maybe they can stick it out for at least a little while. Eric Duncan replacing Giambi at first should be interesting, he's 22, so we'll see how he pans out. If worse comes to worst, we can always part ways with Robinson Cano, though I really don't want to, especially if Alou sucks it up finally. How are our minors looking? Meh. Columbus is a barren desert of nothing. That new guy, Kendry Morales and Melky Cabrera are the only two hitters of note. Tyler Clippard, Christian Jackson, and Jeff Marquez are all going to start the year in Double A to pitch, and could all be beneficial, perhaps with some September call-ups. J. Brent Cox is also hanging around down there, as well as 1B Chris Parmelee. In Single-A, Philip Hughes is the big name, but will probably see promotion this season. There are a few hitters down there also, outfielders, Austin Jackson and Jose Tabata. Up next is the first series of the year. We get to start things out with a bang. We're playing the Red Sox. Last edited by willowz; 06-20-2006 at 03:52 AM.

06-20-2006, 05:13 PM	#12
willowz Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 38	Series 1: Game 1 Slipped up and forgot to turn the game logs on for the first game, so the box scores will have to do. Code: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E NYY 0 1 2 0 1 3 0 1 1 9 15 0 Boston 2 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 8 13 2 New York (A) AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Damon CF 5 0 1 2 0 2 0 .200 0 2 R. Cano 2B 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .400 0 0 D. Jeter SS 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .400 0 1 A. Rodriguez 3B 5 2 3 3 0 1 2 .600 2 3 H. Matsui LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .200 0 0 M. Alou RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0 E. Duncan 1B 5 2 1 0 0 0 3 .200 0 0 E. Diaz C 4 2 4 2 0 0 0 1.000 1 2 T. Long DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .250 0 1 Totals 42 9 15 9 1 5 12 .357 3 9 BATTING Doubles: D. Jeter 2 (2, 1st inning off Beckett, 0 on, 2 out, 5th inning off Beckett, 1 on, 1 out.) E. Diaz 2 (2, 2nd inning off Beckett, 1 on, 2 out, 4th inning off Beckett, 0 on, 2 out.) Homeruns: A. Rodriguez 2 (2, 3rd inning off Beckett, 1 on, 2 out, 9th inning off Delcarmen, 0 on, 1 out.) E. Diaz (1, 8th inning off Delcarmen, 0 on, 0 out.) Runs Batted In: J. Damon 2 (2), D. Jeter (1), A. Rodriguez 3 (3), E. Diaz 2 (2), T. Long (1) Caught Stealing: A. Rodriguez (1) Team LOB: 3 FIELDING Double Plays: 2 (Cano-Jeter-Duncan, Jeter-Duncan) Boston AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI D. Pedroia SS 5 2 3 0 0 1 2 .600 0 0 C. Crisp CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0 D. Ortiz 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .400 0 1 M. Ramirez LF 5 3 3 3 0 1 1 .600 2 3 W. Pena RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .250 0 1 H. Choi DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0 1-M. Lowell DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 K. Youkilis 3B 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .250 0 2 J. Varitek C 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .000 0 0 N. Punto 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 0 0 2-M. Loretta PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 Totals 37 8 13 7 1 6 12 .351 2 7 Substitution Notes 1 - M. Lowell pinch ran for H. Choi in the 8th 2 - M. Loretta pinch hit for N. Punto in the 9th BATTING Doubles: D. Pedroia 2 (2, 1st inning off Marquis, 0 on, 0 out, 7th inning off Bradford, 0 on, 0 out.) W. Pena (1, 6th inning off Marquis, 2 on, 0 out.) Homeruns: M. Ramirez 2 (2, 1st inning off Marquis, 1 on, 2 out, 3rd inning off Marquis, 0 on, 2 out.) Runs Batted In: D. Ortiz (1), M. Ramirez 3 (3), W. Pena (1), K. Youkilis 2 (2) Sacrifice Hits: C. Crisp (1) Team LOB: 5 FIELDING Errors: K. Youkilis (1), W. Pena (1) New York (A) IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA RECORD J. Marquis 5 8 6 6 1 4 2 85 51 10.80 C. Bradford W 2 1 1 1 0 2 0 16 12 4.50 1-0 K. Farnsworth H 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 9 0.00 M. Rivera S 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 15 9 9.00 1 SV PITCHING Batters Faced: J. Marquis 25, C. Bradford 6, K. Farnsworth 4, M. Rivera 5 Inherited Runners-Scored: C. Bradford 2-0 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J. Marquis 4-7, C. Bradford 2-0, K. Farnsworth 1-2, M. Rivera 2-0 Game Score: J. Marquis 30 Boston IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA RECORD J. Beckett 5.1 11 7 6 0 5 1 85 54 10.13 M. Delcarmen L 3 3 2 2 1 0 2 29 16 6.00 0-1 J. Tavarez 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 0.00 PITCHING Batters Faced: J. Beckett 28, M. Delcarmen 12, J. Tavarez 3 Inherited Runners-Scored: M. Delcarmen 1-0 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J. Beckett 8-4, M. Delcarmen 3-4, J. Tavarez 0-2 Game Score: J. Beckett 25 GAME INFO Time: 3:27 Attendance: 34179 (34220, 99.9%) at Fenway Park Weather: Clear skies (41 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 14 mph PLAYER OF THE GAME: Alex Rodriguez Game Notes: Einar Diaz set a career high for hits in a game! ========================================= Game 2: Another back and forth game, unfortunately the Red Sox bullpen was just a little less crappy than ours. Middle relief, as always, appears to be an issue. NYY - Chien Mien Wang; (0-0, 0.00 ERA) BOS - Jon Lester; (0-0, 0.00 ERA) Batting: New York (A), top of 1st. Pitching: Jon Lester CF Johnny Damon: Base on balls. 2B Robinson Cano: Flies out to shallow right field. SS Derek Jeter: DOUBLES down the left field line. J. Damon to third. 3B Alex Rodriguez: DOUBLES down the left field line. J. Damon scores. D. Jeter scores. LF Hideki Matsui: Grounds out to the first baseman. A. Rodriguez to third. RF Moises Alou: DOUBLES to the gap in left-center. A. Rodriguez scores. 1B Eric Duncan: Grounds out to the shortstop. Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors. Score: New York (A) 3, Boston 0 Batting: Boston, bottom of 1st. Pitching: Chien-Ming Wang SS Dustin Pedroia: Flies out to left-center. CF Coco Crisp: SINGLES to center 1B David Ortiz: Crisp steals second. Grounds out to the first baseman. C. Crisp to third. LF Manny Ramirez: Base on balls. RF Wily Mo Pena: Reaches on a fielding error by the second baseman. C. Crisp scores. M. Ramirez to second. 3B Kevin Youkilis: Flies out to short left field. Inning over... one run, one hit, one error. Score: New York (A) 3, Boston 1 Batting: New York (A), top of 2nd. Pitching: Jon Lester C Einar Diaz: Strikes out swinging. DH Terrence Long: DOUBLES to the gap in right-center. CF Johnny Damon: Strikes out swinging. 2B Robinson Cano: DOUBLES down the left field line. T. Long scores. SS Derek Jeter: Strikes out looking. Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors. Score: New York (A) 4, Boston 1 Batting: Boston, bottom of 2nd. Pitching: Chien-Ming Wang C Jason Varitek: Base on balls. DH Hee Seop Choi: Flies out to center field. 2B Nick Punto: SINGLES to shallow left-center. J. Varitek to second. SS Dustin Pedroia: DOUBLES to the gap in right-center. J. Varitek scores. N. Punto to third. Punto tries to score... Damon throws home... Punto scores! CF Coco Crisp: Flies out to right-center. 1B David Ortiz: Grounds out to the pitcher. Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors. Score: New York (A) 4, Boston 3 Batting: New York (A), top of 3rd. Pitching: Jon Lester 3B Alex Rodriguez: Strikes out looking. LF Hideki Matsui: SINGLES to right RF Moises Alou: Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Matsui out at 2nd base. 1B Eric Duncan: Grounds out to the first baseman. Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors. Score: New York (A) 4, Boston 3 Batting: Boston, bottom of 3rd. Pitching: Chien-Ming Wang LF Manny Ramirez: SINGLES to short left-center. RF Wily Mo Pena: Flies out to shallow center field. 3B Kevin Youkilis: Base on balls. M. Ramirez to second. C Jason Varitek: Flies into double play, 8-3! Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors. Score: New York (A) 4, Boston 3 Batting: New York (A), top of 4th. Pitching: Jon Lester C Einar Diaz: SINGLES to shallow right field. DH Terrence Long: Flies out to short right-center. CF Johnny Damon: Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Diaz out at 2nd base. 2B Robinson Cano: Strikes out swinging. Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors. Score: New York (A) 4, Boston 3 Batting: Boston, bottom of 4th. Pitching: Chien-Ming Wang DH Hee Seop Choi: Grounds out to the second baseman. 2B Nick Punto: Flies out to deep left-center. SS Dustin Pedroia: Grounds out to the pitcher. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: New York (A) 4, Boston 3 Batting: New York (A), top of 5th. Pitching: Jon Lester SS Derek Jeter: SINGLES to right 3B Alex Rodriguez: Strikes out looking. LF Hideki Matsui: Grounded into double play, 4-6-3. Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors. Score: New York (A) 4, Boston 3 Batting: Boston, bottom of 5th. Pitching: Chien-Ming Wang CF Coco Crisp: Flies out to the gap in left-center. 1B David Ortiz: DOUBLES down the right field line. LF Manny Ramirez: Intentional walk. RF Wily Mo Pena: SINGLES to center D. Ortiz to third. M. Ramirez to second. Ortiz tries to score... He scores without a throw. 3B Kevin Youkilis: Strikes out looking. C Jason Varitek: DOUBLES down the right field line. M. Ramirez scores. W. Pena scores. DH Hee Seop Choi: SINGLES to right J. Varitek to third. J. Varitek scores. 2B Nick Punto: SINGLES to center H. Choi to second. H. Choi to third. SS Dustin Pedroia: Punto caught stealing at second. Inning over... 4 runs, 5 hits, no errors. Score: Boston 7, New York (A) 4 Batting: New York (A), top of 6th. Pitching: Jon Lester RF Moises Alou: Base on balls. 1B Eric Duncan: Base on balls. M. Alou to second. C Einar Diaz: Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Duncan out at 2nd base. M. Alou to third. New pitcher: Craig Hansen. DH Terrence Long: SINGLES down the first-base line. M. Alou scores. E. Diaz to second. CF Johnny Damon: Wild pitch. E. Diaz to third. T. Long to second. Flies out to right-center. Diaz tags up at third... He scores without a throw. 2B Robinson Cano: Flies out to deep right-center. Inning over... 2 runs, one hit, no errors. Score: Boston 7, New York (A) 6 Batting: Boston, bottom of 6th. Pitching: Chien-Ming Wang New pitcher: Roberto Hernandez. SS Dustin Pedroia: Flies out to center field. CF Coco Crisp: SINGLES to left 1B David Ortiz: Popped out to the catcher. LF Manny Ramirez: SINGLES to the gap in right-center. C. Crisp to second. Fielding error by the rightfielder! C. Crisp to third. M. Ramirez to second. RF Wily Mo Pena: Intentional walk. 3B Kevin Youkilis: Flies out to the gap in left-center. Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, one error. Score: Boston 7, New York (A) 6 Batting: New York (A), top of 7th. Pitching: Craig Hansen SS Derek Jeter: Strikes out swinging. 3B Alex Rodriguez: Base on balls. LF Hideki Matsui: DOUBLES to deep right-center. A. Rodriguez scores. RF Moises Alou: Intentional walk. 1B Eric Duncan: Strikes out swinging. C Einar Diaz: Grounds out to the second baseman. Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors. Score: Boston 7, New York (A) 7 Batting: Boston, bottom of 7th. Pitching: Roberto Hernandez C Jason Varitek: SINGLES to the gap in left-center. New pitcher: Scott Proctor. DH Hee Seop Choi: Strikes out swinging. PH Mike Lowell: Flies out to deep left field. SS Dustin Pedroia: DOUBLES down the left field line. J. Varitek scores. CF Coco Crisp: 2-RUN HOMERUN to deep left-center. (427 feet) 1B David Ortiz: Base on balls. LF Manny Ramirez: Strikes out swinging. Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors. Score: Boston 10, New York (A) 7 Batting: New York (A), top of 8th. Pitching: Craig Hansen DH Terrence Long: New 2B: Mark Loretta. Grounds out to the second baseman. CF Johnny Damon: DOUBLES down the left field line. New pitcher: Jon Papelbon. 2B Robinson Cano: SINGLES to right J. Damon to third. Damon tries to score... He scores without a throw. SS Derek Jeter: SINGLES down the right field line. R. Cano to second. Cano tries to advance to third... He reaches third base safely without a throw. 3B Alex Rodriguez: Flies out to deep center field. Cano tags up at third... He scores without a throw. LF Hideki Matsui: Jeter steals second. Flies out to center field. Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors. Score: Boston 10, New York (A) 9 Batting: Boston, bottom of 8th. Pitching: Scott Proctor RF Wily Mo Pena: Flies out to short right-center. 3B Kevin Youkilis: Popped out to the first baseman. C Jason Varitek: SOLO HOMERUN down the left field line. (357 feet) DH Hee Seop Choi: Grounds out to the first baseman. Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors. Score: Boston 11, New York (A) 9 Batting: New York (A), top of 9th. Pitching: Jon Papelbon RF Moises Alou: Grounds out to the third baseman. 1B Eric Duncan: Flies out to right-center. C Einar Diaz: Grounds out to the second baseman. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: Boston 11, New York (A) 9 Game over. Score: Boston 11, New York (A) 9 Code: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E NYY 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 9 13 2 Boston 1 2 0 0 4 0 3 1 X 11 15 0 New York (A) AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Damon CF 3 2 1 1 1 1 3 .250 0 3 R. Cano 2B 5 1 2 2 0 1 3 .400 0 2 D. Jeter SS 5 1 3 0 0 2 1 .500 0 1 A. Rodriguez 3B 3 2 1 3 1 2 2 .500 2 6 H. Matsui LF 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .300 0 1 M. Alou RF 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 .143 0 1 E. Duncan 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .111 0 0 E. Diaz C 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .556 1 2 T. Long DH 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .375 0 2 Totals 37 9 13 9 5 8 22 .354 3 18 BATTING Doubles: J. Damon (1, 8th inning off Hansen, 0 on, 1 out.) R. Cano (1, 2nd inning off Lester, 1 on, 2 out.) D. Jeter (3, 1st inning off Lester, 1 on, 1 out.) A. Rodriguez (1, 1st inning off Lester, 2 on, 1 out.) H. Matsui (1, 7th inning off Hansen, 1 on, 1 out.) M. Alou (1, 1st inning off Lester, 1 on, 2 out.) T. Long (1, 2nd inning off Lester, 0 on, 1 out.) Runs Batted In: J. Damon (3), R. Cano 2 (2), A. Rodriguez 3 (6), H. Matsui (1), M. Alou (1), T. Long (2) Stolen Bases: D. Jeter (1) Sacrifice Flies: J. Damon (1), A. Rodriguez (1) Team LOB: 7 FIELDING Errors: R. Cano (1), M. Alou (1) Double Plays: 1 (Damon-Duncan) Boston AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI D. Pedroia SS 5 1 2 3 0 0 0 .500 0 3 C. Crisp CF 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 .333 1 2 D. Ortiz 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .333 0 1 M. Ramirez LF 3 1 2 0 2 1 1 .625 2 3 W. Pena RF 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .250 0 2 K. Youkilis 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 7 .125 0 2 J. Varitek C 4 4 3 3 1 0 2 .429 1 3 H. Choi DH 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .250 0 1 N. Punto 2B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0 1-M. Lowell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 2-M. Loretta 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 Totals 38 11 15 10 6 3 19 .373 4 17 Substitution Notes 1 - M. Lowell pinch hit for N. Punto in the 7th 2 - M. Loretta substituted for M. Lowell in the 8th BATTING Doubles: D. Pedroia 2 (4, 2nd inning off Wang, 2 on, 1 out, 7th inning off Proctor, 1 on, 2 out.) D. Ortiz (1, 5th inning off Wang, 0 on, 1 out.) J. Varitek (1, 5th inning off Wang, 2 on, 2 out.) Homeruns: C. Crisp (1, 7th inning off Proctor, 1 on, 2 out.) J. Varitek (1, 8th inning off Proctor, 0 on, 2 out.) Runs Batted In: D. Pedroia 3 (3), C. Crisp 2 (2), W. Pena (2), J. Varitek 3 (3), H. Choi (1) Stolen Bases: C. Crisp (1) Caught Stealing: N. Punto (1) Team LOB: 6 FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Punto-Pedroia-Ortiz) New York (A) IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA RECORD C. Wang 5 9 7 6 4 1 0 93 48 10.80 R. Hernandez L 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 23 12 9.00 0-1 S. Proctor 2 3 3 3 1 2 2 29 18 13.50 PITCHING Intentional BB: C. Wang, R. Hernandez Batters Faced: C. Wang 27, R. Hernandez 7, S. Proctor 10 Inherited Runners-Scored: S. Proctor 1-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C. Wang 5-8, R. Hernandez 0-3, S. Proctor 1-3 Game Score: C. Wang 20 Boston IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA RECORD J. Lester 5.1 8 6 6 3 6 0 99 54 10.13 C. Hansen W 2 3 2 2 2 2 0 42 21 9.00 1-0 J. Papelbon S 1.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 25 17 5.40 1 SV PITCHING Wild Pitches: C. Hansen Intentional BB: C. Hansen Batters Faced: J. Lester 26, C. Hansen 11, J. Papelbon 7 Inherited Runners-Scored: C. Hansen 2-2, J. Papelbon 1-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J. Lester 7-2, C. Hansen 2-2, J. Papelbon 2-3 Game Score: J. Lester 31 GAME INFO Time: 3:58 Attendance: 33495 (34220, 97.9%) Baseball Cap Day at Fenway Park Weather: Partly cloudy (39 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph PLAYER OF THE GAME: Jason Varitek Game Notes: Jason Varitek set a career high for runs in a game! ================================================ Game 3: - Greg Maddux vs Curt Schilling, a matchup you'd expect to see in 1997, maybe, not 2007, but nevertheless this was the best pitched game of the series until the bullpens got their hands on things. Maddux was exceptional, allowing only two runs through seven innings and giving the Yankees time to unleash, something a New York pitcher hasn't done in years now. Also, take a look at the youngster Eric Duncan, who did the unleashing. Moises Alou has been being intentionally walked for him (twice in the first three games), despite his .100 average to start the season, and Duncan made them pay this time. Alou looks as though he may be on the complete downswing, by the way. NYY - Greg Maddux; (0-0, 0.00 ERA) BOS - Curt Schilling; (0-0, 0.00 ERA) Batting: New York (A), top of 1st. Pitching: Curt Schilling CF Johnny Damon: Flies out to short left-center. 2B Robinson Cano: Flies out to right-center. SS Derek Jeter: Strikes out swinging. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: Boston 0, New York (A) 0 Batting: Boston, bottom of 1st. Pitching: Greg Maddux SS Dustin Pedroia: Grounds out to the second baseman. CF Coco Crisp: SOLO HOMERUN to deep left field. (382 feet) 1B David Ortiz: Lines out to the third baseman. LF Manny Ramirez: Flies out to shallow left field. Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors. Score: Boston 1, New York (A) 0 Batting: New York (A), top of 2nd. Pitching: Curt Schilling 3B Alex Rodriguez: Strikes out swinging. LF Hideki Matsui: Flies out to right field. RF Moises Alou: Strikes out swinging. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: Boston 1, New York (A) 0 Batting: Boston, bottom of 2nd. Pitching: Greg Maddux RF Wily Mo Pena: Strikes out swinging. 3B Kevin Youkilis: Flies out to the gap in right-center. C Jason Varitek: Flies out to short left-center. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: Boston 1, New York (A) 0 Batting: New York (A), top of 3rd. Pitching: Curt Schilling 1B Eric Duncan: SOLO HOMERUN down the left field line. (350 feet) C Einar Diaz: DOUBLES down the left field line. DH Terrence Long: Grounds out to the third baseman. CF Johnny Damon: Flies out to short center field. 2B Robinson Cano: Strikes out swinging. Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors. Score: Boston 1, New York (A) 1 Batting: Boston, bottom of 3rd. Pitching: Greg Maddux DH Hee Seop Choi: Grounds out to the first baseman. 2B Mark Loretta: DOUBLES to the gap in left-center. SS Dustin Pedroia: SINGLES down the left field line. M. Loretta to third. Loretta tries to score... Matsui throws home... Loretta scores! D. Pedroia to second. CF Coco Crisp: Flies out to short left field. 1B David Ortiz: Grounds out to the third baseman. Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors. Score: Boston 2, New York (A) 1 Batting: New York (A), top of 4th. Pitching: Curt Schilling SS Derek Jeter: Flies out to shallow center field. 3B Alex Rodriguez: SINGLES down the left field line. LF Hideki Matsui: SINGLES to right A. Rodriguez to second. A. Rodriguez to third. RF Moises Alou: Grounded into double play, 5-4-3. Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors. Score: Boston 2, New York (A) 1 Batting: Boston, bottom of 4th. Pitching: Greg Maddux LF Manny Ramirez: SINGLES to left RF Wily Mo Pena: Strikes out looking. 3B Kevin Youkilis: SINGLES to left M. Ramirez to second. C Jason Varitek: Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Youkilis out at 2nd base. M. Ramirez to third. DH Hee Seop Choi: Strikes out looking. Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors. Score: Boston 2, New York (A) 1 Batting: New York (A), top of 5th. Pitching: Curt Schilling 1B Eric Duncan: Base on balls. C Einar Diaz: SINGLES to shallow right field. E. Duncan to second. Duncan tries to advance to third... Pena throws to third... SAFE at third base. DH Terrence Long: DOUBLES down the right field line. E. Duncan scores. E. Diaz to third. CF Johnny Damon: Popped out to the first baseman. 2B Robinson Cano: Flies out to right field. Diaz tags up at third... He scores without a throw. SS Derek Jeter: Flies out to center field. Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors. Score: New York (A) 3, Boston 2 Batting: Boston, bottom of 5th. Pitching: Greg Maddux 2B Mark Loretta: Grounds out to the third baseman. SS Dustin Pedroia: Grounds out to the first baseman. CF Coco Crisp: Grounds out to the second baseman. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: New York (A) 3, Boston 2 Batting: New York (A), top of 6th. Pitching: Curt Schilling 3B Alex Rodriguez: Strikes out looking. LF Hideki Matsui: Flies out to right field. RF Moises Alou: Grounds out to the first baseman. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: New York (A) 3, Boston 2 Batting: Boston, bottom of 6th. Pitching: Greg Maddux 1B David Ortiz: Base on balls. LF Manny Ramirez: Popped out to the first baseman. RF Wily Mo Pena: Flies out to right-center. 3B Kevin Youkilis: Reaches on a fielding error by the shortstop. D. Ortiz to second. C Jason Varitek: Grounds out to the first baseman. Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error. Score: New York (A) 3, Boston 2 Batting: New York (A), top of 7th. Pitching: Curt Schilling 1B Eric Duncan: Flies out to shallow right-center. C Einar Diaz: Grounds out to the catcher. DH Terrence Long: Grounds out to the shortstop. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: New York (A) 3, Boston 2 Batting: Boston, bottom of 7th. Pitching: Greg Maddux DH Hee Seop Choi: Grounds out to the third baseman. 2B Mark Loretta: Strikes out swinging. SS Dustin Pedroia: Reaches on a fielding error by the shortstop. CF Coco Crisp: Flies out to right-center. Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error. Score: New York (A) 3, Boston 2 Batting: New York (A), top of 8th. Pitching: Curt Schilling CF Johnny Damon: Lines out to the third baseman. New pitcher: Julian Tavarez. 2B Robinson Cano: Flies out to shallow right-center. SS Derek Jeter: Grounds out to the third baseman. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: New York (A) 3, Boston 2 Batting: Boston, bottom of 8th. Pitching: Greg Maddux New pitcher: Kyle Farnsworth. 1B David Ortiz: Base on balls. LF Manny Ramirez: Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Ortiz out at 2nd base. RF Wily Mo Pena: Strikes out looking. 3B Kevin Youkilis: Base on balls. N. Punto to second. C Jason Varitek: Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Youkilis out at 2nd base. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: New York (A) 3, Boston 2 Batting: New York (A), top of 9th. Pitching: Julian Tavarez 3B Alex Rodriguez: New LF: Dustan Mohr. Grounds out to the shortstop. LF Hideki Matsui: DOUBLES to the gap in right-center. RF Moises Alou: Intentional walk. 1B Eric Duncan: SINGLES down the right field line. H. Matsui to third. M. Alou to second. Matsui tries to score... Pena throws home... Matsui scores! M. Alou to third. E. Duncan to second. C Einar Diaz: DOUBLES to the gap in left-center. M. Alou scores. E. Duncan scores. DH Terrence Long: DOUBLES down the right field line. E. Diaz scores. CF Johnny Damon: Grounds out to the second baseman. T. Long to third. 2B Robinson Cano: Grounds out to the second baseman. Inning over... 4 runs, 4 hits, no errors. Score: New York (A) 7, Boston 2 Batting: Boston, bottom of 9th. Pitching: Kyle Farnsworth DH Hee Seop Choi: Grounds out to the second baseman. 2B Mark Loretta: Base on balls. SS Dustin Pedroia: Strikes out swinging. CF Coco Crisp: Grounds out to the second baseman. Game over. Score: New York (A) 7, Boston 2 Code: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E NYY 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 4 7 10 2 Boston 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 New York (A) AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Damon CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .154 0 3 R. Cano 2B 4 0 0 1 0 1 3 .286 0 3 D. Jeter SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .357 0 1 A. Rodriguez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .417 2 6 H. Matsui LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .357 0 1 M. Alou RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .100 0 1 E. Duncan 1B 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 .250 1 2 E. Diaz C 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .615 1 4 T. Long DH 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .417 0 4 Totals 35 7 10 7 2 5 11 .333 4 25 BATTING Doubles: H. Matsui (2, 9th inning off Tavarez, 0 on, 1 out.) E. Diaz 2 (4, 3rd inning off Schilling, 0 on, 0 out, 9th inning off Tavarez, 2 on, 1 out.) T. Long 2 (3, 5th inning off Schilling, 2 on, 0 out, 9th inning off Tavarez, 1 on, 1 out.) Homeruns: E. Duncan (1, 3rd inning off Schilling, 0 on, 0 out.) Runs Batted In: R. Cano (3), E. Duncan 2 (2), E. Diaz 2 (4), T. Long 2 (4) Sacrifice Flies: R. Cano (1) Team LOB: 4 FIELDING Errors: D. Jeter 2 (2) Boston AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI D. Pedroia SS 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .400 0 4 C. Crisp CF 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .286 2 3 D. Ortiz 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .273 0 1 M. Ramirez LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .500 2 3 1-N. Punto PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0 2-D. Mohr LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 W. Pena RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .167 0 2 K. Youkilis 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .182 0 2 J. Varitek C 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .273 1 3 H. Choi DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .167 0 1 M. Loretta 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .500 0 0 Totals 34 2 5 2 4 6 19 .303 5 19 Substitution Notes 1 - N. Punto pinch ran for M. Ramirez in the 8th 2 - D. Mohr substituted for N. Punto in the 9th BATTING Doubles: M. Loretta (1, 3rd inning off Maddux, 0 on, 1 out.) Homeruns: C. Crisp (2, 1st inning off Maddux, 0 on, 1 out.) Runs Batted In: D. Pedroia (4), C. Crisp (3) Team LOB: 7 FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Youkilis-Loretta-Ortiz) New York (A) IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA RECORD G. Maddux W 7 5 2 2 1 4 1 107 67 2.57 1-0 K. Farnsworth S 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 33 15 0.00 1 SV PITCHING Batters Faced: G. Maddux 29, K. Farnsworth 9 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G. Maddux 11-8, K. Farnsworth 4-0 Game Score: G. Maddux 62 Boston IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA RECORD C. Schilling L 7.1 6 3 3 1 5 1 106 63 3.68 0-1 J. Tavarez 1.2 4 4 4 1 0 0 30 16 15.43 PITCHING Intentional BB: J. Tavarez Batters Faced: C. Schilling 28, J. Tavarez 10 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C. Schilling 5-11, J. Tavarez 4-1 Game Score: C. Schilling 58 GAME INFO Time: 3:23 Attendance: 28025 (34220, 81.9%) at Fenway Park Weather: Clear skies (43 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 14 mph PLAYER OF THE GAME: Eric Duncan Game Notes: Eric Duncan hit the longest homer of his career, it went 350 feet. Eric Duncan set a career high for runs in a game! Last edited by willowz; 06-20-2006 at 05:15 PM.

06-17-2006, 06:27 AM	#2
willowz Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 38	February 3rd, 2006 It's 3 AM in the Bronx, NY. Do you know where your children are? The phone rings... “Hello?” a groggy, awakened Matthew Brown answers his cellular phone. “Matt, what kind of front office are we?” There is a brief pause. On the insides of Matthew Browns brain, little neurons are firing up and connecting, sending signals through his body, advising him to throw his fist through the telephone at whoever is on the receiving end. “What?” Brown asked in a daft, half-asleep confusion. “What kind of front office do you suppose we are?” “The—er, Dan? Dan is that you?” Dan Pfeftloft is the Assistant General Manager, a classmate of Matthew's at BGSU. “Yeah, so what do you think? Aggressive front office? Passive front office? Sabermetrics heavy? Small ball reliant?” “Wh-what Dan? It's like 3 AM.” Brown stammered and sat up from his pillow. “Just asking.” “We're a “needs some god damned sleep front office” Brown replied. Dead silence. Apparently Dan Pfeftloft didn't catch the late-night irony. “Look,” Matthew sighed and rubbed at his temple. “I hope this isn't the only reason you're calling.” “I just got a call from Steinbrenners office.” Dan started. “At 3 AM?” “Yeah, and apparently he woke up in a cold sweat and has more demands besides the Championship. I was told by one of his attendants that we have to make the playoffs. This year. Or we're fired.” Brown rubbed at his temple again and leaned back. “I didn't suppose it to be any different if he hadn't said it,” Brown replied, forcing his sarcasm again. “Honest question Matt, how do you plan on cutting payroll, winning now, winning later, salvaging the farm system, and doing so all within a salary cap that we will have to dismantle our team to get under?” “I don't know man. But this is the big time. Things were easy sitting in our dorm room playing OOTP. This is real. This isn't going to be easy. It's not supposed to be, but I guess that's why they're paying us so much. They have to have faith in us.” There was a short silence again, and then Dan started back up, “Brian Cashman couldn't fix this mess and we're just out of college.” he said. “Yeah,” Matt began “George has apparently gotten too dumb and senile to realize we're not supposed to be here. And maybe we're too young and dumb to realize it just the same.” Dan chuckled a brief bit, and then sighed. “Get some sleep Dan. It's gonna be a long day tomorrow. It's gonna be a long day every day.”

06-18-2006, 02:29 PM	#4
willowz Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 38	Haha, no I don't mind. --- If you've seen Seinfeld you've gotten some satirical idea of what it's like to work for George Steinbrenner. He doesn't mumble facetiously and call to arms for a calzone, but the underlying statement about him is pretty particularly perfect: He's picky, impatient, demanding and devastatingly out of touch. Remaining the only interviewee to conduct his YES Centerstage interview away from a live studio audience, another peculiar aspect of Steinbrenner's personality is apparent: A deep-seeded insecurity. This all struck Matthew Brown in an interesting way. Sitting on his couch on on a Friday evening, Brown reviewed a VHS tape sent to his apartment building by Steinbrenner's people, which contained a 25-second clip of an interleague game in 2006 for the Chicago White Sox. The clip featured one line in particular, replayed again and again, rewound and redone, redubbed and replayed once more: The White Sox announcing team, in reference to the price of a scalped ticket for a White Sox game, referred to a face-value ticket as 'quite the bargain'. The tape came with a note, handwritten by Steinbrenner, posing a question: “Why them and not us?” It was in effect asking Brown, the shortest tenured general manager in the bigs, as to why his organization was not referenced to as 'quite the bargain' when scalped tickets in different cities sold. The Yankees had managed to sacrifice their ability to win important ball games for one fool proof formula to their money machine: Bring the exact same product every night, filled with long home-runs and follied defense, and attract fans all across the country with tremendous star power and little-to-no playoff results. With the impending $140 Million Dollar Hard Cap, that had to change. Brown's obvious answer to the question was this: “The White Sox were World Champions at the time.” but that simply wouldn't be good enough, because Steinbrenner could return with the same exact question: “Why them and not us?” For that, Brown had no answer except the three-year timeline. The peculiar part of the situation was the lateness with which the issue was raised, in a situation in which Brown had no previous control. After all the White Sox, were the 2005 champions, not the 2006 champions, and in either effort Brown was uninvolved. Heading straight into the heat of the off-season, Brown had one thing left to do before he made some major turnover to his freshly acquired ballclub: review the 2006 season, and here is a brief rundown:

06-18-2006, 08:54 PM	#5
willowz Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 38	AL East Boston (97-65) -- The ten-year tenure as the AL East's second best came to an end in 2006 as Boston finally climbed atop the regular season mountain as the Yankees dwindled in Cashman's final year as their general manager. Statistically, all the key players were the contributors in the Red Sox second championship effort in three seasons, with some of the major acquisitions being the cornerstones of the new look of the franchise, which again made Theo Epstein look like a genius. Josh Beckett, for instance, went 18-7 with a 3.49 ERA in his opening campaign with the Sox, while Schilling slowed with age but didn't completely fall off the charts, at 15-8 with a 4.00 ERA. Youngster Thomas Hottovy also saw some significant action in 2006, but only went 2-4 with a 6+ ERA. Keith Foulke has turned into a pedestrian middle reliever it seems, and Julian Tavarez was not much better, attracting 5 wins with a 3.49 mark. John Papelbon simmered and then ran out of steam in 2006, saving 38 ballgames, but doing so with a 3.31 earned run average. The Red Sox didn't seem to miss David Ortiz too much in the playoffs, who's season ended after a devastating torn thigh muscle. He and Manny Ramirez were usual suspects however in 2006, as Ortiz hit .312 with 43 HR, 142 RBI, 121 R. A type of season that is outstanding even for him. Ramirez wasn't far behind, going with .321, 39 HR, 111 RBI, 112 R. Wily Mo Pena also put up 36 HR while hitting a nudge over .280, and Coco Crisp hit .297 over 441 at-bats. Toronto (90-72) – Great scott! The AL East has landed the Wild Card, and it doesn't belong to the Yankees or Red Sox? That's right, for the first time in who knows how long, two (two!) teams stood atop New York in the AL East, and the credit goes to J.P. Riccardi and the Blue Jays, who's philosophy for much of the last decade has assisted them in doing what a low-budget team needs to do: rebuild, rebuild, rebuild. While Toronto's playoff run was short, and yes, sweet, the taste of October baseball is enticing enough to probably make this team invest in its near future instead of it's distant one. Roy Halladay will likely be apart of that near future, and another banner year by arguably the league's best pitcher was put up in 2006, posting a 23-8 mark with a 2.41 ERA. The starting pitching for this team was pretty shallow beyond that, with Ted Lilly (4.33) and A.J. Burnett (5.08) posting the two next most ambitious efforts. The Jays had seemingly no production from their bullpen aside from BJ Ryan (38 SV, 2.95 ERA) Hitting wise, Vernon Wells led the team in smacks, with 32, but posted a disappointing .250 batting average. The team batting crown in 2006 belonged instead to Alex Rios (.340), who was the most impressive of a ball club of slightly above average players. Shea Hillenbrand had an impressive comeback season, hitting .296 with a dozen bombs, and Lyle Overbay faired okay also, hitting .279 and clearing the basepaths 13 times. New York (85-77) – Ah yes, Cashman's baseball labors no longer bear fruit, and his reign is over. The first non-playoff season for the Yankees since 1994, 2006 was upsy and downsy. On the mound, well, what do you expect to read? Sub-par at best, as Chieng Mien Wang was the best pitcher, I suppose, if anything related to good can be used to describe this rotation, as he went 16-12 with a 4.48 ERA. Randy Johnson won the most games at 18, but showed his age even more in '06, just over 5. Questions are now abound if Mike Mussina is done also, with a near 6 era and 20 (count them), that's right, 20 losses. For the record, Carl Pavano spent the entirety of the year on the DL, and some maybe wished Jaret Wright WASN'T healthy, (8-13, 6.03 ERA). Scott Proctor had an impressive season in the pen, with 35 appearances and a 2.42 ERA. Beyond that the pickings were pretty slim, but old reliable continues to be, well, old, and reliable, Mariano Rivera, having another possible career benchmark season at 36 years of age, saving 47 ballgames and posting a nearly visible 0.82 ERA. So offensively it was all the usual suspects, with Jeter and Sheffield leading the way, Jeter hitting .323 with a handful of blasts as 114 runs. Sheffield was, for a brief time, in the running for MVP by posting .313, 39 HR, 113 RBI, but there are simply too many players putting up banner years. Johnny Damon's line with his first year with 'the enemy'?, .302, 28 doubles, 65 stolen bases, but remarkably only 88 runs. Giambi hit 34 bombs, but is back hitting .249 again, and Posada was even worse at .241. Baltimore (78-84)-- Ah Baltimore: There still has to be a loveable loser in the AL East, even in my world. On the bright side, the team has some things to look forward to, like seeing Bruce Chen back in a uniform in 2007, and his 2006 campaign was relatively impressing, at 17-12 with a 3.42 ERA. Kris Benson was below average, winning 13 and allowing runs at a 4.85 rate. Chris Ray was solid in the bullpen with a 3.39 posting, but the same old story – there wasn't much pitching beyond those three. Miguel Tejada led the charge again, hitting .300 with 36 blasts and 107 RBI, and Brian Roberts and Kevin Millar were above-decent as well, hitting .291 and .294 respectively. Melvin Mora had more at-bats then anybody except Tejada, but struggled, managing to just hit .254, and Jay Gibbons couldn't break the .260 mark either, at a .259 pace. There is some positivity on the horizon also though, as youngster Brad Snyder hit .319 in a short season, just under 300 at bats, and Luis Matos, still a few years shy of 30, hit .321 in just under 400 AB's. Tampa Bay (59-103) – Hi Tampa Bay. You suck – apparently a lot in the mind of OOTP. 59 wins is a relatively impressive accomplishment, impressively bad, even for this ball club. It's the same old story though: A sore lack of pitching, as Scott Kazmir may be the only one worth a dime, going 6-12, 4.38. Jason Hammel was the only other guy below 5, at 4.94. Nothing much to speak of out in the bullpen, some 6+'s, even some 8+'s, though Brian Meadows managed to be pretty impressive amidst the mess, with a 2.92 ERA and a handful of saves. Rocco Baldelli hit .316, knocked in 100 runs, Carl Crawford hit .306, knocked in 12 less, and beyond that there's wasn't too much to talk about. Delmon Young managed to stay out of trouble, and hit over .300 in my world, and BJ Upton fell just short of that mark, hitting .290 with 14 HR. AL CENTRAL Chicago (91-71) – It's true what they say about sequels: never quite as good as the original. The White Sox were the AL Central winners in 2006 but fell short of their repeat effort due to some tough breaks in the playoffs. The team's pitching in '06 ended up being a little more pedestrian than their previous campaign, as Freddy Garcia led the way with a 3.27 era and 17 wins. Jose Contreras was not alike his current real-life counterpart, as he posted a 4.00 ERA and 16 wins. Jon Garland had 17 W's alongside Garcia, but his ERA was less impressive at 4.44. The pedestrian earned run averages of the starter's gave the White Sox much talked of bullpen a little more work in 2006, and under that pressure Cliff Politte and Dustin Hermanson we less impressive, with a 4.86 and a 6.45 ERA respectively. Boone Logan, a youngster in the pen, faired the best of all the middle relievers, with 4 wins and a 3.91 ERA. Bobby Jenks was solid as the closer, saving 47 with a 2.50 ERA. Hitting wise, Tadahito Iguchi and OF prospect Jerry Owens were impressive, both hitting north of .310 with a handful of bombs. Paul Konerko hit .270 with 32 homers, but surprisingly Jim Thome struggled mightily, hitting just .239 with only 22 HR. Jermaine Dye was maybe the most balanced player on the team, with .284 and over 20 homers, he also knocked in and scored 90 runs. Minnesota (85-77) – Ah, to be young and average. The recent curse of the Minnesota Twins franchise, who cracked .500 again but again didn't go much farther than that, fading and sputtering down the stretch to a respectable but expected finish. Johan Santana is anything but average, however, and put up another bannner year in 2006 with 13 wins and a 3.03 ERA. Carlos Silva was the real story of the staff however, as he put up his first 20-win season with a respectable 3.58 ERA, and obviously an even more respectable run support. Joe Nathan was good in the pen, with 37 successful closes and a 2.59 ERA, while the middle relievers were pretty run-of-the-mill, aside from Juan Rincon who was pretty good, 3-1, 3.22 ERA. Lots of high averages but not a lot of high power totals for the Twins team, as Torii Hunter probably put up the overall best year, hitting .294 with 21 blasts. Justin Morneau led the team with 37, but hit just a shade over .250, and Luis Castillo was the most consistent base-hitter on the team with a .344 batting average. Young third basemen Evan Longoria had a fantastic rookie season, hitting .309 in a little over 200 AB's. How did Joe Mauer do, you ask? Not bad. .303, 12 bombs – probably the best hitting catcher in the bigs. Detroit (81-81) – The Tigers, for once, weren't below .500! They weren't above .500 either! They were .500 exactly! For this Detroit team, Nate Robertson led the way with a 4.13 ERA, the lowest on a young young staff. Jeremy Bonderman contributed with a 4.79 ERA, but valuable experience. Kenny Rogers was relatively off the radar, throwing over 5.70, but sticking around at least, all season long. Todd Jones was the most impressive pitcher out of the bullpen, and prospect Joel Zuyama had an impressive year, saving seven games and posting an ERA just south of 3.80. Placido Polanco hit .322 in over 600 plate appearances, and Pudge Rodriguez continued to curb the trend of the aging catcher by edging out the .300 mark at .301. Brandon Inge was impressive also, hitting .297 with 27 HR, the team high. Magglio Ordonez wasn't bad either, hitting .285 with 22 HR. Cleveland (75-87) -- There isn't much to say about this Indians team except how remarkably disappointing their season's record appears to make them out to be. The Indians have consistently become, perhaps alongside Baltimore, the premiere underachiever of the American League. Average-achieving was the name of the guy for the Indian rotation, who had 4 starters hovering around the 4.30 benchmark: Cliff Lee, CC Sabathia, Fausto Carmona, Jeremy Sowers. Paul Byrd was the worst of the rotation, with a 5.20+ ERA, but also won the most games ironically enough with 13. Rafael Betancourt was solid as the closer, doing so 22 times successfully with a 2.33 ERA, while youngster Edward Mujica was pretty good in the pen as well (3-1, 3.16). The depth behind that, like seemingly every other team, was not all of that deep, a young Fernando Cabrera was okay (4.52), and there wasn't much else worth speaking of. Travis Hafner had a fantastic year, hitting .304, going deep 34 times and knocking in 103 runs, while another first basemen, Ben Broussard, was impressive also, with .295, 27 HR, 87 RBI being his numbers. The Indians are apparently hefty in good-hitting first basemen because Eduardo Perez was decent also, hitting .317, but doing so in only 199 AB's. Ron Belliard hit an attractive .333 in over 600 attempts, and Victor Martinez also cleared .300 with over 20 HR. Kansas City (72-90) – The low to mid-seventies appears to be the Royals watermark for wins in the current MLB, but hopefully the new salary cap will give them a few more victories. Perhaps they can utilize the extra imbalance in the impending free agent market to land a starter or two, because they could certainly use it. Mark Redman was the only one even in the same zip code as average, and that's stretching it, as his ERA was just south of 5, but he did manage to find a way to win 15 games. Zach Greinke didn't have much to write home about in 2006, going 5-5 with a 5.62 ERA. Out in the pen, youngster Andy Cisco had a full season of opportunities, but struggled mightily, and the pen was barely held together by another youngster, who's name is esthetically pleasing, Ambiorix Burgos, (6-9, 4.16 ERA). Mark Grudzielanek hit .332 for Kansas City, the highest average on the team, while old Reggie Sanders provided the power with 34 blasts. There wasn't much else to write home about for KC, David DeJesus and Emil Brown both did okay, while Angel Berroa hit .283 with 17 4-base smacks. AL WEST Los Angeles (100-62) – The Angels brought home the best regular season record, which wasn't too unexpected, as they continue their one-up, one-down year trend. Young Angel Moreno was the best starter they had, as he went 7-3 with a 4.19 ERA in a short season. Bartolo Colon was average but won a lot of games, (19-12, 4.34 ERA), and Jeff Weaver was pretty decent also, (13-7, 4.54 ERA). Jon Lackey won 18 games, but had a 4.78 ERA, and Kelvim Escobar posted the ugliest line at 5 flat. K-Rod saved 40 games, with a 2.89 season, and the middle innings were probably the safest in the American League, with Jason Romero holding a 2.28 ERA, Greg Jones at 3.45, Brandon Donnelly at 4.23, and Scot Shields at 4.35. Vladimir Guerrero was the AL MVP, and rightfully so, hitting a tremendous .355 with 45 homers and a remarkable 153 runs batted in, also scoring 148 times. Jesus. So naturally it was a little less impressive after that, but young shortstop Brandon Wood hit .306 in limited action, Garrett Anderson hit .296 and went deep 18 times, and Juan Rivera hit .291 and went deep 24. Texas (87-75) – It appears to finally be coming together in Texas, and they may only be a season away, as they put together an impressive 87 win 2006. Pitching continues to be their big problem as Kevin Millwood had a 4.66 ERA and Kameron Loe led the team with 14 wins and a 4.70 mark. Fransisco Cordero saved 37 ballgames with an ERA shy of 3, while Erasmo Ramirez was good (3.58), and Akinori Otsuka was average (4.30). The Rangers had plenty of sluggers however, at the ballpark in Arlington, with young Ian Kinsler leading the averages at .314, though Brad Wilkerson was only two points behind, and hit in over a dozen homers. Hank Blalock was good, hitting .286 with 30 HR, Michael Young and Gary Matthews Jr. both had similar seasons, and Mark Teixeira hit over .280 also, with 39 HR and 118 RBI. Oakland (80-82) – Billy Beane's ** didn't work in the regular season either, for once, as Oakland posted a surprising sub .500 mark led by average-at-best pitching. Barry Zito was the best, with a 3.96 ERA, while Rich Harden was good also, winning 16 games and throwing 4.34. Huston Street's era was over 3 just barely, but he did manage to save 36 ballgames, and Joe Kennedy was good in the pen also, with a 3.81 ERA and a couple of wins. Eric Chavez was the best hitter Oakland had, hitting .306 with 27 HR but only 89 RBI. Milton Bradley was good also, with a .298 AVG and 18 HR, but also only 79 RBI. The Athletics, in fact, only had two players to knock in over 100, that being Nick Swisher, who hit .276 with 35 bombs and 108 RBI as well as Dan Johnson, of all people, who hit 34 homers in a surprising power surge and led the team by bringing in 125. Seattle (71-91) – Long gone are the days when the Mariners bullpen was their only problem. Now they can't find many things going right at all. One thing that went decent was Felix Hernandez's first full season in the bigs, going 12-13 with a 3.89 ERA. The pitching beyond him was pretty scarce in terms of quality, Gil Meche was the next best with an ERA approximately 100 points higher and the combo of Joel Pienero and Jarred Washburn was just pretty much, well, bad. Rafael Soriano was okay as the closer with a 2.96 ERA but not that many closes. The middle relief was pretty bad, but George Sherrill was the best Seattle had to offer, going 4.47 in a little over 50 innings. Ichiro led the regulars in average again, hitting .305, and the most overall production came from Adrian Beltre, who hit .292 with 32 HR and over 100 RBI. Yuniesky Betancourt was good at Shortstop in his rookie year, and also hit .280 with 12 homeruns and 39 stolen bags. Richie Sexson seems to have lost something he may never get back, as he hit only .233 but did circle the basepaths 25 times. LEAGUE LEADERS** Average Mike Sweeney; KC, .359 Vladimir Guerrero; LAA, .355 Alex Rios; TOR, .340 HR Vladimir Guerrero; LAA, 45 David Ortiz; BOS, 43 Manny Ramirez; BOS, 39 Stolen Bases Johnny Damon; NYY, 65 Scott Podsednik; CHA, 64 Carl Crawford; TB, 63 ERA Roy Halladay; TOR, 2.41 Johan Santana; MIN, 3.03 Freddy Garcia; CHA, 3.27 WINS Roy Halladay; TOR, 23 Carlos Silva; MIN, 20 Bartolo Colon; LAA, 19 SAVES Bobby Jenks; CHA, 47 Mariano Rivera; NYY, 47 Fransisco Rodriguez; LAA, 40 AWARDS Cy Young – Roy Halladay, TOR MVP – Vladimir Guerrero, LAA Rookie of the Year – Jerry Owens, CHA Gold Glove – P – Cliff Lee, CLE C – Benji Molina, TOR 1B – Paul Konerko, CHA 2B – Placido Polanco, DET 3B – Adrian Beltre, SEA SS – Miguel Tejada, BAL LF – Carl Crawford, TB CF – Mark Kotsay, OAK RF – Ichiro Suzuki, SEA

06-19-2006, 09:38 PM	#6
willowz Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 38	New York (99-63) – Meet the Mets, meet the Mets, come on out and greet the Mets! After fifteen years of looking up at the noses of the mighty Braves, the Mets dethroned Atlanta for the first time from the NL East pedestal. Led by Pedro Martinez who showed he still had some left in the tank with a 20-10 record and a 2.57 ERA, the Mets were the 2006 NL champions, losing to Boston in six games in the World Series. Victor Zambrano and Brian Bannister also turned in decent seasons with 4.08 and 4.18 seasons respectively. Billy Wagner's debut year with New York turned out decent as he turned in 42 saves and a 2.12 ERA. The Mets bullpen was perhaps the deepest in baseball however, as Shigetoshi Hasegawa, Chad Bradford and Royce Ring all provided stellar sub 3.30 seasons. Cliff Floyd finally stayed healthy for an entire season and showed what he could do, by hitting .322 with 37 HR and 119 RBI. David Wright wasn't far behind, hitting .308 with 30 homers. Carlos Delgado also recorded a stellar season with a .286 batting average, 34 home runs and a team leading 129 RBI. Jose Reyes was also decent, hitting 23 long balls while batting .272. Philadelphia (85-77) -- The Phillies have not made the playoffs in so many seasons now that we've all almost become accustom to seeing this team come dangerously close and then fall off at the last second. 2006 was no different. It started with the starting pitching, where Cory Lidle, Brett Myers and Ryan Franklin were all relatively average. Gavin Floyd was alright as well, but nothing spectacular. Tom Gordon returned to the closer role with 36 saves and a 3.10 ERA, but behind him the Phillies bullpen looked relatively atrocious. Pat Burrell and Chase Utley both hit just over .300 with 30 homers, though Burrell won the RBI title with 105. Bobby Abreu was decent also, but the big slugger of the team was Ryan Howard, who while hitting only .245, knocked home 38 blasts in his rookie season. Atlanta (82-80) – The streak is finally over, but it certainly wasn't for lack of effort, or good starting pitching. The Braves in fact, in the end, enjoyed some of the better starting pitching in baseball, led by Tim Hudson and Horacio Ramirez. Ramirez went 11-6 with a 3.08 ERA, and Hudson let up a few more runs at a 3.45 rate, but won 16 ballgames. John Smoltz wore down a little and finally started to show his age, perhaps, at 4.28. Chris Reitsma was a serviceable closer, saving only 22 games but doing so at a 2.28 rate. Darren Dreifort was the next best option for the team with a 3.39 ERA, and youngster Joel Devine continued to raise questions as to his usability as his ERA stood at over 5. Hitting wise, however, is where the Braves seemed to struggle, as their best hitter was probably the newly acquired Edgar Renteria, who it .304 with just under a dozen blasts. The power was provided by the Jones' as normal, Chipper hitting in 30 homers, while Andruw Jones slugged 36, but hit only .256 in the process. Florida (73-89) – Ah, the costs of a fanless franchise, the Marlins quietly went about their sub-par 2006 season in relative silence. Silent starter Dontrelle Willis was not however, putting together a powerful 2006 campaign, charged by a 3.12 ERA with a team-high 14 wins. Aside from that however the rotation was pretty stale, as youngster Sergio Mitre provided the next best option with a 4.25 season. A lot of youngsters on this team, and Chris Resop went 3.64 with only a handful of saves but looks to be serving as the teams future closer. Joe Borowski was also decent, with the team's lowest ERA out of the pen at 3.32. Josh Willingham and Hanley Ramirez were the two best youngsters to hit for the team, both hitting over .300, with Willingham taking the HR (28) and RBI (100) crowns for the team. Washington (70-92) – The Nationals are back in a familiar place in the basement, somewhere a team of this caliber certainly doesn't expect to be. John Patterson (4.23) and Livan Hernandez (4.79) were alright out of the rotation, but beyond that there isn't much to write home about. Chad Cordero was sub-par as the team's closer with a 4.27 ERA, though he did manage to save over 25 games. The middle relief for the Nats was above average however, with four guys recording lower earned-run averages than their closer, those being T.J. Tucker, Jon Rauch, Gary Majewski, and Kyle Grobowski. Hitting seemed to be the biggest problem in the end for Washington, as only one real hitter stood out: That being Alfonso Soriano, who hit only .265, but did knock 34 homers and 106 RBI. NL CENTRAL Houston (96-66) – Houston provided one of the best rotations in baseball in 2006, and surprisingly, it was no thanks to the short-seasoned return of Roger Clemens, who had a 5+ ERA for the first time in a long time. The rest of the rotation was solid however, Roy Oswalt with the lowest ERA at 3.28, but the other three guys in Andy Pettite (3.40), youngster Jason Hirsh (3.40), and Ezequiel Ramirez (3.69) weren't far behind. Brad Lidge saved 45 ballgames in 2006, but may be ruined by that slugger from St. Louis, because his ERA was a pedestrian 3.54. Trever Miller, Dan Wheeler, and Joe Valentine all provided middle relief with ERA's under 3.50, and young gun Felipe del Guidice had a stellar rookie season at 4-1 with a 3.74 mark. Lance Berkman led the offensive charge at .307 with 39 HR and 110 RBI, and Morgan Ensberg had a surprisingly powerful season, hitting .285 with 35 blasts. The home-run lead came from Jason Lane though, who hit only .248, but slugged the ball out of the park a remarkable 44 times. Milwaukee (89-73) – Milwaukee made an impressive return to post-season baseball in 2006 with 89 wins and the NL wild card birth. The Brewers were led by a solid season by Ben Sheets who won 14 games but had a remarkably low 2.94 ERA. Doug Davis won 14 games also, but a got a little better run support as his ERA was 3.90. Derrick Turnbow was phenomenal out of the bullpen, saving 40 games with a 2.90 ERA, and Danny Kolb was alright in his return stint with Milwaukee, with a 3.20 ERA as the team's new go-to middle innings guy. Brady Clark hit .305 with 19 blasts and 1 rbi short of triple digits, which was attained by Geoff Jenkins, who hit .299 with a 26 bombs and 100 RBI's flat. Cliff Lee had 27 homers, and hit a shade under .280, while the youngster Prince Fielder hit .263 with 26 home runs of his own. Rickie Weeks was also a big contributor, hitting .294 and knocking 24 round-trippers, he also had 58 steals. St. Louis (85-77) – St. Louis was the odds-on favorite to win the NL Central again in 2006, but they sputtered and faded in the second half, letting Houston claim the crown and even falling as low as third. Jason Marquis was the headlining pitcher for the Cardinals in '06, winning 18 games with a 3.80 ERA. Not to be outdone by two much, Mark Mulder (3.87) and Chris Carpenter (3.88) both won 14 games in solid seasons. Prospect Mike Melancon held closing duties for St. Louis in 2006, and faired okay, with a 3.60 ERA in his opening campaign. Another young arm in Brad Thompson was the next best option out of the pen, and maybe even better, with a 3.28 ERA. Sidney Ponson also saw a lot of action from the bullpen, and put up a 4.01 mark. Albert Pujols was good, but not as dominant as his in-real-life counterpart, as he hit a smidgen over .336 with 36 blasts and 111 RBI. The rest of those you'd expect to be consistent were so, Juan Encarnacion hit .298 with 28 HR and 100 RBI, Scott Rolen had 8 less homers, but shared the same batting average and knocked in an extra run, just for kicks. John Rodriguez also hit well, .290 with 20 HR, before fracturing his ankle late in the year. Pittsburgh (77-85) – Pittsburgh eeked out the 4th position in the NL Central in 2006, a spot that for them might be considered a noticeable improvement. Zach Duke refreshed his 2005 season with a decent 2006, going 11-15, but doing so with a 3.45 ERA. Oliver Perez was the next best thing, having a 4.23 ERA but a winning record at 10-9. The low decision totals for the starting rotation leads us to believe the Pirates bullpen wasn't all that great; Mike Gonzalez saved 26 games and had a 3.75 ERA. Roberto Hernandez was good however, boasting a 2.98 mark with just over 50 innings of work. Jason Bay was the highlight of the Pirates hitting, and beyond that their simply wasn't much. Bay hit .278 with 36 home runs and 101 RBI. The best average on the team came from 4-star prospect Jose Castillo who hit .313 for the year. Chicago (75-87) – Ah, a little more torture in Wrigleyville, the final curse of baseball continues through 2006 with another unpleasant season. Cub fans in my world however may rejoice in the fact that Mark Prior was actually a bright spot instead of a dim stain, or something, as he had a nice 2.68 ERA but only managed to leave the mound with a win 13 times. Beyond that the pickings got quickly slim, as Kerry Wood and Carlos Zambrano both put up ERA's over 4.50, with Kerry Wood's even making an appearance over 5, something Cub fans definitely don't want to see. The lack of a bullpen didn't help either; Ryan Dempster had a 4.70 ERA as the team's official closer, and not too much other help came out of the pen. Scott Eyre had the only sub 4 ERA at 3.92, and that was about it. Derek Lee was impressive, hitting .303 with 43 home runs, and Aramis Ramirez maybe had the best season in all of baseball, leading the Cubs in average at .304 with an astounding 53 bombs and 133 RBI. Aside from those two, the output was pretty general, Jacque Jones did okay, providing a .276 year with 17 HR. Cincinnati (55-107) – Cincy was plain bad in 2006, there just isn't much of a way around it. Eric Milton was refreshingly decent, and you still know his name, this time pitching at a 3.90 rate but with under a dozen wins. No one else in the rotation had much to say, Bronson Arroyo was okay, he threw at a 4.38 rate, but lost 16 games. Todd Coffey had a 3.45 ERA as the team's closer, and Brian Shackelford (3.72), Ryan Wagner (3.89) as well as Antonio Osuna (3.98) all had decent years in relief work. There were hardly any hitters on this team, Ken Griffey Jr. knocked 31 round trippers, but hit only .252, and there wasn't a player with over 400 at-bats on this team to hit over .270. NL WEST San Fransisco (88-74) – Jason Schmidt had a decent season the NL West division champs for 2006, going 13-9 with a 3.51 ERA. Matt Morris wasn't bad either, he won 17 games, and threw for a 3.89 pace. Armando Benitez was surprisingly good, he saved 36 games and had a 2.35 ERA, but no one else from that bullpen was even in the same planet. Rookie Merkin Valdez was the only other reliever south of 5. I'm sure you all want to know how Barry Bonds did, but first some props to Ray Durham and Randy Winn who both hit .335 or higher with 16 and 14 HR respectively. Bonds slowed as he did in real life, hitting .267, with 33 blasts, putting him at 741 all-time and a one-year contract extension looks like he will go for the record in 2007. Los Angeles (87-75) – The Dodgers just fell short of the NL West crown in '06 by a game, and were led by a consistent battery of good starting pitching: Derek Lowe (14-9, 3.54), Brad Penny (12-14, 3.62), Odalis Perez (10-6, 3.76). Eric Gagne was back to form in '06, with 31 saves and a 1.49 ERA, and Joe Biemel provided a solid season with a 2.24 mark. Danys Baez also helped things out with 24 saves of his own a 3.01 ERA. J.D. Drew was the most complete hitter for the Dodgers, hitting .281 with 30 HR and 100 RBI. Jeff Kent was right around with similar marks, but a few less HR and RBI. Jose Cruz Jr. hit .270, while Jason Repko had a good rookie season in Centerfield with a .276 AVG and just shy of 20 blasts. San Diego (80-82) – The San Diego Padres lost two of their last three to keep them from a positive record for 2006. Jake Peavy was good though. Try 18-6, 2.66 on for size. Beyond that there isn't much to talk about. Scott Linebrink saved 36 games but had a 4.53 ERA. Trevor Hoffman isn't the closer anymore, but won 7 ballgames. He had a 5+ ERA though. A lot of average hitters also compiled on this team, Mike Piazza left New York to go .295/22/94 back on the west coast, while Khalil Greene put up similar marks. Colorado (72-90) – The balls typically flew out of Coors Field in 2006, and the pitching was evidence of that. Young arm Jeff Francis wasn't too bad, with the team's best ERA at 4.32, but all of the other starters were above the 4.50 watermark. Ramon Ramirez closed for the Rockies and did okay with a 3.68 ERA, but he was the only one in the pen under 4.50. Todd Helton continued to benefit from the thin Colorado air, hitting .313 with 30 Bombs and 110 RBI. Clint Barmes was good, hitting .310 with 24 long balls, and Brad Hawpe had a fair season, at .289 with 32 HR and 98 RBI. Arizona (66-96) – Brandon Webb had the team's lowest ERA at 4.10, and the team's high in wins with 10. No starter, in fact, had a winning record for the Diamondbacks this season. Jose Valverde had 26 saves, but a high 4.48 ERA for a closer. Youngster Connor Jackson had the best offensive season for Arizona, at .304 with 20 HR. Shawn Green led the team in HR with 27, while hitting .295. Fan favorite Eric Byrnes also had a good year, hitting .287, with 16 HR, 72 RBI, 74 R. AVG Ray Durham; SF, .340 Albert Pujols; STL, .336 Randy Winn; SF, .335 HR Aramis Ramirez; CHN, 53 Jason Lane; HOU, 44 Derek Lee; CHN, 43 SB Rafael Furcal; LAN, 75 Jose Reyes; NYN, 74 Juan Pierre; CHN, 70 ERA Pedro Martinez; NYN, 2.52 Jake Peavy; SD, 2.66 Mark Prior; CHN, 2.68 WINS Roy Oswalt; HOU, 20 Pedro Martinez; NYN, 20 Jason Marquis; STL, 18 SAVES Brad Lidge; HOU, 45 Billy Wagner; NYN, 42 Derrick Turnbow; MIL, 40 AWARDS Cy Young – Pedro Martinez, NYN MVP – Albert Pujols, STL Rookie of the Year – Josh Willingham, FLO Gold Glove -- P – Claudio Vargas, ARI C – Yadier Molina, STL 1B – Adam LaRoche, ATL 2B – Orlando Hudson, ARI 3B – Scott Rolen, STL SS – Cristian Guzman, WSH LF – Pat Burrell, PHI CF – Mike Cameron, SD RF – Jason Lane, HOU

06-19-2006, 10:01 PM	#7
willowz Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 38	So after a weekend of battling with a powerful hangover, I finally got the 2006 recap together in preparation for the 2007 season. It should be of note of course that I'm not simply going to do season recaps, that the plan was to sim the 2006 season all along – I, I mean, Matthew Brown, is taking over the team at the start of the 2007 year. 'Twas always the plan. Mussina Worth the Trouble in '07? February 9th, 2007 Matthew Brown sat in his office at Yankee Stadium and crunched the numbers. Mike Mussina had finally reached the big 20 benchmark – but it was 20 losses, not 20 wins, and that is strikingly concerning for the Yankee organization because they could certainly use one more solid season out of him. It's going to be tough enough getting this team under the $140 Million Dollar Payroll mark, but even tougher knowing the Red Sox are in the same division, the 2006 World Champion Red Sox, who are certainly no assistance on the worried impatience of George Steinbrenner. Mike Mussina will be pitching as a 38 year old in 2007, and that 16.5 million dollars he is owed weighs a hell of a lot more now. Matthew had a bittersweet phone call today, because Randy Johnson is putting the 07 season aside for retirement. While it was nice to have him around, Johnson was never the real Big Unit in the Bronx, and the lack of his hefty contract is a big blessing as the team makes some major cuts. The funny thing is Brown's rotation currently is Mussina, Chacon, Wang, Wright and Pavano. Only Pavano is signed beyond 2007, and he has not throw but a few balls in the last two seasons. Was nice knowing you, Jorge Even Brian Cashman knew that Jorge Posada was two expensive, because we don't have the trouble of dealing with him anymore. He wasn't resigned, and Matthew Brown wouldn't have, had he the option. Gary Sheffield is a 38 year old now free agent also, not tendered a contract. Other than that, Brown and company were dealing with all the usual suspects. Mariano would most likely return as the team's closer. Free Agency would only tell what help he'll have. 148 Million That's the current number, which means the first and foremost maneuver that you can expect to be made on this club is to try and rid themselves of the vacuum that is an old Mike Mussina. Jason Giambi might not be all that safe either. Storytime, at last Brown continued to crunch the numbers. As a fan of the Yankees in his childhood and throughout his college years, it truly was a startling yet welcome dream that he was now fiddling with the real Yankee roster – not a fantasy one. There were some distinct things Brown remembered from all the hours spent watching Yankee games, a couple of predictable two strike outs. One was Jorge Posada and his on-again off-again love affair with the 2-strike split finger. Low, inside. Couldn't lay off them, couldn't touch them. He didn't have to worry about that anymore. Another item of Brown's fan frustration was Giambi's affection with the high fastball with two strikes. Jason Giambi and Jorge Posada, two professional hitters, seemed to be two people who for all that they could do, could simply not lay off two very recognizable pitches. But did Brown really want to part with Giambi? He has had a lot of clutch Yankee moments, believe it or not. Giambi faired well in the 05 post-season, the last time the Yankees made it. There was the 2002 grand slam against Minnesota, and each season there seems to be about a 3 week stretch in which he comes up in crucial situations and simply doesn't miss. That is the deceiving thing about Giambi though: the numbers don't tell the whole story. His clutchness, his talent even, come and go. For a month of a season he may be the worst thing that ever happened to you, and if that comes at the wrong time, your season's over.

06-20-2006, 12:20 PM	#10
lewis31lewis52 All Star Reserve Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Central Michigan University Posts: 580	Looks pretty good. How did you get Kendry?

06-21-2006, 10:03 PM	#14
willowz Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 38	Yankees Decline Trade for Encarnacion (AP) - The St. Louis Cardinals tried to pull a fast one on the young Yankee GM this past week with it's offer of Juan Encarnacion for Eric Duncan and an unnamed minor league player, members of the Yankees front office said yesterday. The trade offer by St. Louis was most likely in reaction to the Yankees statement that a poor start by Moises Alou may be met with a 'reactionary transaction', and after the Yankees first series Moises Alou had barely sniffed .150, but has since fired up the burners and been one of the team's most consistent on base guys in the young 2007 year.