Missoula Dreams - Hanging In the Minors

[monkeyman576]

I want to be a major league manager some day, but I can't start in the big time, I need to ride the bus's across Big Sky country. It's not the Ritz Carlton, but at least I am in baseball. How will the Missoula Osprey do in their first season?

Game 1
Missoula Osprey - 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 1 2
Helena Brewers - 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 7 8 0
WP Ordrizzi(1-0) - 7.1 inn, 1 ER, 12 K
LP Harden(0-1) - 4.0 inn, 5 ER, 8 K, 4 BB, 11.25 ERA
MIZ RBI - DH Donaldson(1)

Game 2
Missoula(0-1) - 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 - 4 12 1
Helena - 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 - 5 9 1
WP Shih(1-0), .1 IP, 0 ER HEL Starter Heckathorn(0-0), 7.1 IP, 4 ER 6 K
LP Hamrick(0-1) 0 IP, 1 ER, 3 BB 0 K, Starter Robowski(0-0) 6.0 IP, , 31 ER, 8 K, 1 BB 1.50 ERA
MIS RBI - DH Donaldson(3), 3B Arnold(1), LF Santiago(1)
MIZ HR - Santiago(1), Donaldson(1)

Game 3
Missoula(0-2) - 0 0 1 2 1 4 0 0 0 - 8 10 0
Helena - 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 - 6 10 0
WP Rodriguez(1-0) 5.0 IP, 0 ER, 5 K, 1 BB, 0.00 ERA
LP Hall(0-1) 5.1 IP, 7 ER 8 K, 3 BB
MIZ RBI - LF Santiago(2), 1B Espinoza(2), CF Hawkins(2), RF Balance(1), DH Donaldson(1)
MIZ HR - Espinona(1st), Donaldson(2nd)

Game 4
Missoula(1-2) - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 8 0
Helena - 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 x - 8 12 0
WP Bucci(1-0) - 6.2 IP, 0 ER, 10 K, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA
LP Harden(0-2) - 5.2 IP, 5 ER, 8 K, 3 BB, 9.31 ERA
MIZ RBI - None
MIZ HR - None

Game 5
Billings(1-3) - 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 - 6 9 2
Missoula - 0 2 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 - 7 6 1
WP de los Santos(1-0) 3.0 IP, 5 ER, 4 K, 2 BB Starter Sardina 5.0 IP 1 IP, 5 K 4 BB, 2.25 ERA
LP Bowman(0-1), 6.0 IP, 3 ER 4 K, 5 BB
MIZ RBI - 1B Espinoza(3), CF Hawkins(2), DH Donaldson(1), Santiago(1)
MIZ HR - None

Game 6
Billings - 4 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 - 9 14 1
Missoula(2-3) - 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 - 5 11 3
WP Pearl(1-0), 5.1 IP, 4 ER, 6 K, 2 BB
LP Robowski(0-1), 4.0 IP, 3 ER, 3 K, 2 BB
MIZ RBI - CF Hawkins(2), 2B Rincon(1), 3B Arnold(1) C Aguila(1)
MIZ HR - CF Hawkins(1)

Game 7
Billings - 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 - 3 8 0
Montana(2-4) - 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 1
WP Black(1-0), 7 IP, 2 ER, 9 K, 0 BB
LP Pena(0-1), BS(1), 3.0 IP, 1 ER, 2 K, 3 BB, 5.19 ERA Starter Hamrick, 4.1 IP, 2 ER, 7 K, 3 BB, 12.79 ERA

Game 8
Great Falls - 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 7 0 - 12 10 1
Missoula(2-5) - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 5 1
WP Holmberg(1-0) 7.2 IP, 1 ER, 12 K, 5 BB
LP Harden(0-3), 4.2 IP, 3 ER, 8 K, 1 BB, 8.16 ERA
MIZ RBI - RF Wright(1)
MIZ HR - None

Game 9
Great Falls - 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 6 7 1
Missoula(2-6) - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 3 7 2
WP Jones(2-0), 5.1 IP, 0 ER, 7 K, 3 BB
LP Sardina(0-1), 5.0 IP, 6 ER, 11 K, 3 BB, 5.54 ERA
MIZ RBI C Aguila(3)
MIZ HR C Aguila(1)

Game 10
Great Falls - 0 0 3 2 2 0 1 0 4 - 12 16 2
Missoula(2-7) 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 - 7 11 0
LP Pena(0-2) 3.0 IP, 4 ER 2 K, 4 BB, 6.94 ERA Starter Rodriguez 3.0 IP, 3 ER, 4 K, 3 BB, 2.79 ERA
MIZ RBI SS Hutardo(2), CF Hawkins(2), C Aguila(1), DH Espinoza(1)
MIZ HR None

League Standings
Pioneer League
North GB
Great Falls 7-3
Billings 6-4 1.0
Helena 5-5 2.0
Missoula 2-8 5.0

South
Ogden 7-3
Idaho Falls 5-5 2.0
Casper 5-5 2.0
Orem 3-7 4-0

So, not a great start for Missoula, our starting pitching is awful and our hitting not much better. We need to start getting better, and quick, if I want to be around for next season.