2007 Kansas City Royals - Here we go Again

[Dauis]

7/7/2007
Game #87 – Boston (C. Schilling 8-6, 4.17 ERA) at Kansas City (O. Perez 7-6, 5.80 ERA)
Boston 9
Kansas City 8
W: J. Beckett (5-2) L: O. Perez (7-7) S: C. Hansen (15)
HR – BOS: D. Ortiz (28) KC: D. Ross (13)

We’ve seen this unfold way too many times this season. We took a 6-0 lead into the 6th, but gave up 4 runs in the 6th and 5 in the 7th to lose. David Ortiz went 2-5 with a double, a home run, 2 runs scored, and 6 RBIs to lead the Red Sox.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
Los Angeles (A) 8
Oakland 10
W: R. Harden (11-5) L: K. Escobar (8-5) S: H. Street (22)
HR – LAA: C. Figgins (5), M. Napoli (15) OAK: E. Chavez (10), M. Bradley (13), M. Ellis (5), D. Johnson 2 (6)

New York (A) 3
Detroit 6
W: D. Wells (6-7) L: C. Wang (10-8) S: T. Jones (18)

Toronto 4
Tampa Bay 2
W: T. Taubenheim (2-0) L: E. Gonzalez (6-6) S: B. Ryan (12)
HR – TOR: R. Johnson (3)

Chicago (A) 7
Seattle 3
W: M. Buehrle (9-3) L: J. Washburn (7-8)
HR – SEA: R. Durham (14)

Baltimore 4
Minnesota 16
W: C. Silva (11-5) L: A. Garcia (3-2) S: D. Reyes (1)
HR – MIN: N. Punto (3), J. Morneau (30), J. Lane (15), T. Hunter (14)

Cleveland 4
Texas 2
W: C. Lee (9-8) L: K. Millwood (8-7) S: R. Betancourt (18)
HR – CLE: V. Martinez (10), E. Byrnes (9) TEX: V. Diaz (4)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
St. Louis 1
Milwaukee 11
W: C. Villanueva (5-2) L: M. Mulder (3-5)
HR – STL: C. Duncan (25) MIL: B. Hall 2 (25), J. Hardy (7)

Cincinnati 3
Houston 4
W: S. Baker (3-3) L: K. Saarloos (4-9) S: D. Borkowski (1)
HR – CIN: J. Gutierrez (3) HOU: C. Burke (8)

Colorado 7
San Francisco 4
W: A. Cook (5-6) L: M. Morris (1-8) S: B. Fuentes (21)

San Diego 3
Atlanta 0
W: C. Young (10-3) L: O. Villarreal (2-4) S: T. Hoffman (16)
HR – SDN: W. Pena (9), M. Cameron (10)

Chicago (N) 0
Philadelphia 3
W: R. Nolasco (9-5) L: T. Lilly (7-6) S: T. Gordon (9)
HR – PHI: A. Rowand (2), C. Utley (15)

Washington 6
New York (N) 7
W: A. Heilman (5-5) L: M. Bacsik (8-4) S: B. Wagner (23)
HR – WSH: C. Coste 2 (7) NYN: D. Easley (5), M. Alou (17)

Arizona 5
Los Angeles (N) 1
W: Y. Petit (8-7) L: J. Schmidt (7-6) S: J. Valverde (19)
HR – ARI: S. Drew (6)

Pittsburgh 11
Florida 10 (10)
W: M. Peterson (1-0) L: R. Wolf (0-1)
HR – PIT: J. Bay 2 (19), J. Bautista 2 (18), C. Duffy (5) FLO: M. Jacobs (18)

[Dauis]

7/8/2007
Game #88 – Boston (D. Matsuzaka 12-7, 3.31 ERA) at Kansas City (Z. Greinke 4-11, 6.43 ERA)
Boston 6
Kansas City 5
W: D. Matsuzaka (13-7) L: Z. Greinke (4-12) S: C. Hansen (16)
HR – BOS: D. Ortiz (29), J. Lugo (8)

It wasn’t as close as the score indicated. Matsuzaka pretty much shut us down. He pitched 8.2 innings and gave up 4 runs, but none of them earned. Julio Lugo went 2-5 with a home run, 2 runs scored, and an RBI for the Red Sox.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
Los Angeles (A) 1
Oakland 4
W: D. Haren (8-7) L: E. Santana (8-5) S: H. Street (23)
HR – LAA: R. Quinlan (10)

New York (A) 11
Detroit 3
W: M. Mussina (12-4) L: C. Durbin (1-4)
HR – NYA: J. Giambi (15), J. Damon (13) DET: C. Guillen (12)

Toronto 0
Tampa Bay 7
W: J. Blanton (4-6) L: R. Halladay (6-9)

Chicago (A) 6
Seattle 2
W: D. Bush (10-5) L: F. Hernandez (6-12)
HR – CHA: J. Crede (12), F. Catalanotto 2 (9), J. Thome (19) SEA: R. Sexson (16)

Baltimore 4
Minnesota 7
W: J. Santana (15-3) L: S. Trachsel (5-3) S: J. Nathan (26)
HR – MIN: J. Morneau (31)

Cleveland 1
Texas 4
W: V. Padilla (10-4) L: C. Sabathia (9-9) S: E. Gagne (13)
HR – TEX: A. Marte (3)

Cleveland catcher Victor Martinez will miss at least 2 weeks with a strained abdominal muscle.

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
St. Louis 3
Milwaukee 4 (10)
W: F. Cordero (2-5) L: B. Looper (0-7)
HR – STL: A. Kennedy (3)

Cincinnati 0
Houston 5
W: R. Oswalt (8-5) L: A. Harang (10-7)
HR – HOU: C. Lee (26), E. Bruntlett (12), L. Berkman (30)

Roy Oswalt held Cincinnati scoreless, limiting them to only 3 hits, while walking 1 and striking out 4.

Colorado 3
San Francisco 5
W: B. Hennessey (4-6) L: B. Fuentes (2-4)
HR – SFN: B. Bonds (14), R. Aurilia (14), R. Winn (9)

San Diego 3
Atlanta 4 (12)
W: B. Wickman (4-1) L: C. Meredith (1-2)
HR – SDN: A. Gonzalez (11) ATL: M. Diaz (5), W. Aybar (8), B. McCann (16)

Chicago (N) 7
Philadelphia 11
W: J. Moyer (4-5) L: C. Zambrano (12-5)
HR – PHI: R. Howard (30)

Washington 1
New York (N) 2
W: T. Tucker (5-2) L: S. Hill (6-7) S: B. Wagner (24)
HR – WSH: N. Johnson (11) NYN: J. Valentin (13)

Arizona 4
Los Angeles (N) 8
W: W. Juarez (1-5) L: B. Webb (6-9) S: T. Saito (23)

Pittsburgh 0
Florida 3
W: S. Olsen (5-4) L: I. Snell (4-10) S: J. Julio (27)

[Dauis]

WEEKLY THOUGHTS
An average week, going 3-4. We gave up a lot of runs, a total of 45 in the 7 games. This week will also start our movement of some of our pending free agents. Again, expect to see a whole new team by the end of the month. Also, there’s reports we could get severe thunderstorms at the All-Star game, so it may be in danger of being cancelled.

TRANSACTION NEWS
Good news for Royals fans. Angel Berroa is no longer associated with the franchise, having been traded to the San Francisco Giants for their 3rd round pick, starter Lariel Souza. This deal finally puts us within our budget for the season, and it will only improve as we keep making changes up to the deadline.

Another trade we made was to send Omaha starting pitcher Seth Etherton to the Arizona Diamondbacks for their first round pick, starting pitcher Manuel Ribera. The fans were pleased we were able to acquire Ribera.

We also waived Todd Wellemeyer with the intention of sending him to Omaha if he clears waivers. To take his place on the roster we called up Leo Nunez from Omaha. To take Berroa’s place on the 40-man roster, we added Wichita left fielder Cody Haerther.

AL Player of the Week
1B Bucky Jacobsen (CHA) .500, 5 HR, 10 RBI, 8 R

NL Player of the Week
OF Bill Hall (MIL) .417, 5 HR, 13 RBI, 12 R

[Dauis]

7/9/2007
Game #89 – Boston (A. Alvarez 1-2, 2.93 ERA) at Kansas City (J. Bale 5-7, 5.62 ERA)
Boston 11
Kansas City 9 (10)
W: J. Tavarez (1-0) L: J. Soria (0-4)
HR – BOS: M. Ramirez (22), D. Ortiz (30) KC: E. Brown (7)

We almost did it. We were down 4 in the 9th and ended up tying it up on 3 doubles and a couple sacrifices to score the tying run. However, we gave it right back in the 10th by giving up 2 runs.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
Los Angeles (A) 16
Oakland 2
W: J. Lackey (8-3) L: B. Halsey (3-8)
HR – LAA: G. Matthews Jr. 2 (7), P. Konerko (19)

Gary Matthews Jr. had a sensational day, going 5-5 with 2 home runs and 3 RBIs.

New York (A) 4
Detroit 1
W: D. Rasner (1-1) L: T. Jones (3-5) S: M. Rivera (27)
HR – NYA: A. Rodriguez (25) DET: C. Shelton (6)

Toronto 8
Tampa Bay 6
W: J. Thomson (2-8) L: B. Medders (1-3) S: B. Ryan (13)
HR – TOR: L. Overbay (8) TBA: G. Norton (5)

Chicago (A) 3
Seattle 5
W: M. Batista (8-5) L: J. Vazquez (6-6) S: J. Putz (16)
HR – SEA: J. Guillen (10), R. Sexson 2 (18)

Baltimore 5
Minnesota 4
W: E. Bedard (9-6) L: B. Bonser (8-4) S: D. Baez (23)
HR – BAL: M. Mora (5), A. Huff (11)

Cleveland 3
Texas 5
W: K. Loe (5-10) L: J. Sowers (4-8) S: E. Gagne (14)
HR – TEX: M. Byrd (7)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
St. Louis 1
Milwaukee 3
W: J. Suppan (7-7) L: C. Carpenter (8-10) S: F. Cordero (15)
HR – MIL: J. Estrada (4)

Cincinnati 6
Houston 3
W: E. Milton (2-2) L: C. Sampson (5-7) S: E. Guardado (16)
HR – CIN: R. Sanders (8), M. Lawton (11), J. Valentin (15) HOU: L. Berkman (31)

Colorado 4
San Francisco 3
W: R. Lopez (11-5) L: A. Benitez (2-5) S: M. Corpas (3)
HR – COL: T. Helton (18), C. Iannetta (7) SFN: R. Branyan 2 (19)

San Diego 10
Atlanta 3
W: C. Carillo (7-7) L: T. Hudson (7-8)
HR – ATL: W. Aybar (9)

Chicago (N) 6
Philadelphia 9
W: G. Geary (4-4) L: R. Hill (7-7) S: T. Gordon (10)
HR – CHN: A. Ramirez (20) PHI: R. Barajas (3), R. Howard (31)

Washington 0
New York (N) 3
W: J. Maine (6-8) L: J. Patterson (10-7) S: A. Burgos (4)
HR – NYN: J. Reyes (16), C. Delgado (17), C. Beltran (14)

Arizona 5
Los Angeles (N) 1
W: L. Hernandez (6-5) L: B. Penny (7-5)
HR – ARI: R. Garko (21)

Pittsburgh 6
Florida 10
W: K. Gregg (1-0) L: J. Perez (1-2) S: J. Frasor (4)
HR – FLO: M. Cabrera (20)

[Dauis]

7/10/2007
TRADE PROPOSAL
The Detroit Tigers offered us 27-year-old first baseman Chris Shelton for 27-year-old catcher John Buck and 20-year-old minor league shortstop Jeff Bianchi. Shelton for Buck I would probably accept, but I’m not giving up one of our best prospects in Bianchi.

[Dauis]

7/11/2007
Another All-Star disaster for Commissioner Bud Selig. This one, however, was not his fault. Due to bad weather, the All-Star game was cancelled, leaving many, many angry fans. This will most likely lead to all future All-Star games being played in domes.

[Dauis]

7/13/2007
RUMOR
Rumors out of Pittsburgh say that Tony Graffanino wants out. Who can blame him? When told of the story, Graffanino just laughed it off.

Game #90 – Kansas City (O. Perez 7-7, 6.12 ERA) at Cleveland (C. Sabathia 9-9, 3.54 ERA)
Kansas City 10
Cleveland 3
W: O. Perez (8-7) L: C. Sabathia (9-10)
HR – KC: D. Ross (14), S. Spiezio (24)

A good win in one of Perez’s last starts in a KC uniform. He didn’t really help or hurt his value, pitching an average game. The star was David Murphy, who went 4-4 with 2 doubles, a triple, 3 runs scored, 3 RBIs, a walk, and a stolen base. He has performed very well in split time, hitting .362.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
Seattle 0
New York (A) 2
W: R. Clemens (4-2) L: F. Hernandez (6-13) S: M. Rivera (28)
HR – NYA: J. Giambi (16)

Oakland 0
Baltimore 6
W: H. Penn (3-3) L: D. Haren (8-8)
HR – BAL: J. Gibbons (11)

Detroit 3
Chicago (A) 2
W: K. Rogers (1-0) L: M. Buehrle (9-4) S: T. Jones (19)
HR – DET: C. Shelton (7), C. Jackson (4) CHA: J. Thome (20)

Jeremy Bonderman is listed as day-to-day with a tender elbow. He should be back to full strength in 1-2 weeks.

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
Los Angeles (N) 4
Pittsburgh 9
W: S. Chacon (2-2) L: D. Lowe (6-8) S: B. Bullington (3)
HR – LAN: N. Garciaparra (11) PIT: R. Paulino (9)

San Francisco 5
Cincinnati 6
W: A. Harang (11-7) L: B. Zito (7-10) S: M. Stanton (2)
HR – SFN: R. Branyan (20), R. Aurilia 2 (16)

Houston 7
Washington 3
W: R. Oswalt (9-50 L: J. Williams (3-10)
HR – HO: M. Ensberg 2 (18)

[RoyalsBlue]

Typical Bud, manages to screw up the All-Star game.

Nice way to take out some frustrations on Cleveland after the extra inning loss to Boston. KUTGW!

[Dauis]

7/14/2007
CONTRACT EXTENSION
The Yankees and Jorge Posada have agreed to a 3-year, $53.01 million extension.

Game #91 – Kansas City (Z. Greinke 4-12, 6.65 ERA) at Cleveland (C. Lee 9-8, 3.23 ERA)
Kansas City 1
Cleveland 11
W: C. Lee (10-8) L: Z. Greinke (4-13)
HR – CLE: E. Byrnes (10)

As good as the last game was, this one was that bad. Cleveland took batting practice off our pitchers, and our guys couldn’t get anything going against player of the game Cliff Lee, who went the distance, giving up 1 run on 4 hits and 2 walks and struck out 3.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
Seattle 4
New York (A) 1
W: J. Weaver (5-9) L: C. Wang (10-9) S: J. Putz (17)
HR – NYA: J. Damon (14)

Oakland 2
Baltimore 7
W: E. Bedard (10-6) L: B. Halsey (3-9)
HR – OAK: J. Gomes (14) BAL: R. Hernandez (10)

Detroit 5
Chicago (A) 2
W: N. Robertson (8-6) L: D. Bush (10-6) S: T. Jones (20)
HR – DET: M. Thames (19) CHA: J. Thome (21)

Texas 2
Boston 7
W: C. Schilling (9-6) L: K. Millwood (8-8)
HR – TEX: J. Piedra (10), I. Kinsler (9) BOS: K. Youkilis (6)

Minnesota 9
Toronto 0
W: J. Santana (16-3) L: R. Halladay (6-10)

Santana dominated this battle of the aces, giving up 3 hits and 2 walks and striking out 7.

Tampa Bay 4
Los Angeles (A) 3 (11)
W: A. Reyes (3-2) L: D. Oliver (0-4) S: B. Medders (1)
HR – TBA: E. Hinske (16), R. Baldelli (5) LAA: V. Guerrero (16)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
Los Angeles (N) 1
Pittsburgh 6
W: I. Snell (5-10) L: W. Juarez (1-6)
HR – PIT: X. Nady (1), J. Bay (20)

San Francisco 7
Cincinnati 8 (18)
W: T. Shearn (2-1) L: B. Hennessey (4-7)
HR – SFN: B. Bonds (15), R. Branyan (21), R. Aurilia (17), R. Winn (10) CIN: E. Encarnacion 2 (15)

New York (N) 2
St. Louis 6
W: C. Carpenter (9-10) L: P. Martinez (6-7)
HR – STL: J. Encarnacion (13)

Atlanta 4
Chicago (N) 13
W: C. Zambrano (13-5) L: J. Smoltz (11-7)
HR – CHN: A. Ramirez (21), M. Barrett 2 (19), A. Soriano 2 (22)

Milwaukee 4
Arizona 5
W: B. Webb (7-9) L: B. Sheets (10-5) S: J. Valverde (20)
HR – MIL: G. Jenkins (7), J. Hardy (8)

Florida 2
San Diego 4 (10)
W: H. Bell (3-2) L: J. Julio (3-4)
HR – SDN: J. Bard (10), K. Kouzmanoff (11)

Philadelphia 8
Colorado 1
W: T. Harper (3-4) L: J. Francis (5-10)
HR – PHI: W. Helms (11), P. Burrell (15), R. Howard (32)

Houston 1
Washington 3
W: J. Patterson (11-7) L: J. Johnson (3-9) S: L. Ayala (25)
HR – HOU: L. Berkman (32)

[Dauis]

Originally Posted by RoyalsBlue

Typical Bud, manages to screw up the All-Star game.

Nice way to take out some frustrations on Cleveland after the extra inning loss to Boston. KUTGW!

Thanks for the words. This season has been one of frustration, but I'm getting real excited for some of the possibilities at the deadline. Perez should get us quite a haul, and I like the way our minor leagues are stacking up. I'm really disappointed in Greinke so far. He has great stuff, but he's not performing up to his ability. Alex Gordon will more than likely be called up after the deadline, probably to fill in at DH.

I wasn't exactly sure how this whole thing would go, but going game-by-game and doing this dynasty report has proven to be quite an enjoyable experience. It's been fun sharing my frustrations and surprises with my (mostly silent) readers. I hope everyone has enjoyed it.

(/end sentimental moment)

[Dauis]

7/15/2007
Joey Gathright came off the DL today. Thankfully that means that Jorge Padilla can go back to Omaha.

Game #92 – Kansas City (J. Bale 5-7, 5.79 ERA) at Cleveland (P. Byrd 6-9, 4.90 ERA)
Kansas City 9
Cleveland 5
W: S. Stemle (2-2) L: E. Mujica (2-3)
HR – KC: E. Brown (8) CLE: E. Byrnes (11), J. Barfield (3)

We were down early, 5-3 after 3. Our bullpen came in an did an outstanding job. Peralta and Stemle pitched 6.1 innings of shutout baseball. Our bats finally woke up with 2 outs in the 8th, and we scored 5 runs in that inning.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
Seattle 4
New York (A) 6
W: M. Mussina (13-4) L: J. Washburn (7-9) S: M. Rivera (29)
HR – SEA: R. Ibanez (13) NYA: A. Rodriguez (26)

Oakland 9
Baltimore 2
W: R. Harden (12-5) L: J. Wright (4-7)
HR – OAK: N. Swisher (19)

Detroit 3
Chicago (A) 6
W: J. Contreras (9-4) L: D. Wells (6-8) S: F. Bastamonte (5)
HR – DET: M. Thames (20), R. Raburn (10)

Very sad news today, as Scott Podsednik’s career came to an end, the result of a fractured skull.

Texas 0
Boston 11
W: D. Matsuzaka (14-7) L: V. Padilla (10-5)
HR – BOS: C. Crisp (7)

Daisuke Matsuzaka tossed a 4-hitter while issuing 3 walks and racking up 6 strikeouts.

Minnesota 6
Toronto 2
W: C. Silva (12-5) L: T. Taubenheim (2-1)
HR – MIN: M. Cuddyer (10)

Tampa Bay 2
Los Angeles (A) 1
W: E. Gonzalez (7-6) L: B. Colon (2-12)
HR – TBA: C. Pena (10)

Although he did give up a run, Edgar Gonzalez pitched a no-hitter, the second one this season. He walked 1 and struck out 6. The Angels scored their run in the bottom of the 1st, when Figins was hit by a pitch, stole second, advanced to third on a wild pitch, and tagged up on a fly out to left.

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
Los Angeles (N) 3
Pittsburgh 9
W: S. Burnett (5-3) L: J. Schmidt (7-7)

San Francisco 12
Cincinnati 4
W: M. Morris (2-8) L: S. Kim (2-8)
HR – SFN: B. Broussard (8) CIN: J. Valentin (16)

New York (N) 4
St. Louis 5
W: M. Mulder (4-5) L: C. Capuano (6-4) S: J. Isringhausen (2)
HR – NYN: J. Valentin (14), D. Wright (11) STL: A. Pujols 2 (27), C. Rasmus (1)

Atlanta 5
Chicago (N) 9
W: S. Marshall (5-3) L: T. Hudson (7-9) S: B. Howry (20)
HR – ATL: M. Diaz (6) CHN: C. McGehee (6)

Milwaukee 1
Arizona 2
W: Y. Petit (9-7) L: J. Suppan (7-8) S: J. Valverde (21)

Florida 2
San Diego 7
W: S. Linebrink (5-2) L: M. Yourkin (0-3)
HR – FLO: M. Jacobs (19) SDN: J. Leone (2), A. Gonzalez (12)

Philadelphia 6
Colorado 3 (10)
W: T. Gordon (3-3) L: L. Hawkins (1-4)
HR – PHI: W. Helms (12), P. Burrell (16) COL: C. Iannetta (8)

Houston 4
Washington 0
W: T. Miller (3-1) L: S. Hill (6-8)
HR – HOU: C. Lee (27), M. Ensberg (19)

Astros reliever Scott Baker will miss 1-2 weeks with a tender shoulder.

[Dauis]

WEEKLY THOUGHTS
We went 2-2 in the shortened week. I keep seeing flashes of good play, but it’s usually followed by yet another bad performance. Rogers continues to show the ability that will hopefully make him into an ace someday, and Evert, Peralta, and Soria are showing some of the ability that will make them into a good bullpen combination. Teahen and German are by far leading the offense, and I need to acquire a second baseman, catcher, and first baseman either in the trade window or in free agency, as those positions are just holes in my lineup right now. They’re not the only ones, but they’re the biggest ones. I also need to hope Anastasio Turrey, my 16-year-old first round pick, develops quickly in the next couple of years, as I’m not sure if we’ll get the same David DeJesus when he comes back from his injury next year.

We traded minor league starting pitcher Ed Yarnall to the Atlanta Braves for a package of pitching prospects, headlined by their first round pick, 16-year-old Salvatore Echezarria.

AL Player of the Week
1B Jim Thome (CHA) .545, 3 HR, 5 RBI, 3 R

NL Player of the Week
1B Ryan Howard (PHI) .545, 3 HR, 7 RBI

[dmholtze]

I really enjoy reading this thread. Good job and keep up the good work!

[Dauis]

7/16/2007
Game #93 – Kansas City (J. Gobble 4-8, 5.36 ERA) at Cleveland (J. Sowers 4-8, 5.77 ERA)
Kansas City 3
Cleveland 4
W: J. Sowers (5-8) L: J. Gobble (4-9) S: R. Betancourt (19)
HR – CLE: T. Hafner (23)

A pretty average game all-around. It says something when Travis Hafner is the player of the game going 1-2 with a home run, 2 runs scored, an RBI, and 2 walks.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
Seattle 12
New York (A) 9
W: M. Batista (9-5) L: A. Pettitte (8-3) S: J. Putz (18)
HR – SEA: R. Durham (15), R. Sexson (19) NYA: D. Jeter (8), J. Damon (15)

Oakland 6
Baltimore 7
W: S. Williamson (4-1) L: E. Loaiza (7-8) S: J. Walker (2)
HR – BAL: C. Patterson (10), R. Hernandez (11), C. Crespo (1)

Detroit 2
Chicago (A) 6
W: J. Vazquez (7-6) L: C. Durbin (1-5) S: F. Bastamonte (6)
HR – CHA: P. Lopez (9)

Texas 10
Boston 4
W: K. Loe (6-10) L: J. Papelbon (4-8) S: A. Otsuka (2)
HR – TEX: G. Laird (8), J. Botts (1) BOS: M. Ramirez (23)

Minnesota 2
Toronto 5
W: J. Towers (9-6) L: D. Reyes (0-6) S: B. Ryan (14)
HR – MIN: M. Cuddyer (11) TOR: L. Overbay (9)

Tampa Bay 4
Los Angeles (A) 5
W: D. Oliver (1-4) L: A. Reyes (3-3)
HR – TBA: D. Young (9) LAA: R. Quinlan (11)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
Los Angeles (N) 12
Pittsburgh 10 (10)
W: T. Saito (4-3) L: S. Chacon (2-3)
HR – LAN: N. Garciaparra (12), R. Furcal (6), J. Kent (5) PIT: J. Peralta (8), R. Doumit (6)

Rafael Furcal went 5-6 for the Dodgers, with a home run and 5 RBIs.

San Francisco 5
Cincinnati 4
W: N. Lowry (3-13) L: K. Saarloos (4-10) S: A. Benitez (12)
HR – SFN: B. Bonds (16), R. Winn (11) CIN: E. Encarnacion (16)

New York (N) 6
St. Louis 1
W: J. Maine (7-8) L: B. Chen (6-9)
HR – NYN: P. Lo Duca (1), D. Wright 2 (13)

The Mets will be without Carlos Beltran for 2 weeks after he bruised his cheekbone.

Also, the Cardinals will be without Scott Rolen for 2 weeks. He strained his achilles tendon.

Atlanta 4
Chicago (N) 7
W: T. Lilly (8-6) L: C. James (5-7) S: S. Eyre (2)
HR – ATL: A. Jones (19), M. Diaz (7) CHN: M. DeRosa (5), M. Barrett 2 (21), M. Murton (10)

Milwaukee 3
Arizona 6
W: J. Cruz (2-0) L: F. Cordero (2-6)
HR – ARI: O. Hudson (1), R. Garko (22)

Florida 0
San Diego 1
W: C. Young (11-3) L: T. Bowyer (3-2)
HR – SDN: W. Pena (10)

Chris Young pitched a beauty, allowing 4 hits and giving up 2 walks and striking out 6.

Philadelphia 5
Colorado 11
W: R. Lopez (12-5) L: R. Nolasco (9-6)
HR – PHI: P. Burrell (17) COL: B. Hawpe (13), C. Iannetta (9)

Houston 2
Washington 11
W: A. Kown (1-0) L: C. Sampson (5-8)
HR – WSH: A. Kown (1)

[Dauis]

7/17/2007
Game #94 – Kansas City (M. Rogers 2-1, 2.57 ERA) at Baltimore (S. Trachsel 5-3, 4.97 ERA)
Kansas City 10
Baltimore 3
W: M. Rogers (3-1) L: S. Trachsel (5-4)
HR – KC: D. Ross 2 (16) BAL: E. Torres (2)

A pretty good game by our guys. Rogers was impressive again, going 8+ innings and giving up 1 run on 6 hits and 4 walks, and he struck out 2. I’d like to see him get a few more strikeouts and cut down on the walks, but that will come with some development. David Ross had a great game, going 2-5 with 2 home runs, 2 runs scored, and 4 RBIs. However, his batting average is still only at .187. Like I said before—we need a catcher.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
Oakland 8
New York (A) 5
W: J. Stephens (2-0) L: C. Pavano (5-9) S: H. Street (24)
HR – OAK: J. Kendall (1), J. Gomes (15), B. Crosby (11), M. Bradley 2 (15) NYA: J. Giambi (17)

Texas 3
Toronto 7
W: T. Ohka (9-5) L: J. Wright (3-9)
HR – TEX: I. Kinsler (10) TOR: V. Wells (16)

Tampa Bay 7
Chicago (A) 9
W: J. Garland (4-9) L: P. Maholm (4-12) S: B. Jenks (14)
HR – TBA: R. Baldelli (6), T. Wigginton 2 (16), B. Upton (5) CHA: J. Thome (22), P. Lopez 2 (11)

Detroit 5
Los Angeles (A) 4
W: Z. Miner (1-3) L: S. Shields (5-3) S: T. Jones (21)
HR – DET: B. Inge (5), R. Raburn (11) LAA: J. Rivera (17)

Seattle 5
Boston 4
W: J. Mateo (3-2) L: C. Hansen (2-5) S: J. Putz (19)
HR – SEA: R. Sexson (20), K. Johjima (7) BOS: J. Drew (9)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
Los Angeles (N) 2
Chicago (N) 5
W: R. Hill (8-7) L: J. Lieber (5-8) S: B. Howry (21)
HR – LAN: R. Martinez (2) CHN: J. Jones (15), A. Soriano (23), C. McGehee (7)

Florida 6
Cincinnati 3
W: S. Olsen (6-4) L: E. Milton (2-3) S: J. Julio (28)
HR – CIN: R. Freel (6)

San Francisco 2
Arizona 7
W: L. Hernandez (7-5) L: P. Liriano (1-2)
HR – SFN: R. Branyan (22)

Philadelphia 6
San Diego 4
W: F. Garcia (11-3) L: G. Maddux (6-7) S: T. Gordon (11)
HR – PHI: R. Howard (33) SDN: W. Pena (11), M. Cameron (11)

Milwaukee 1
Colorado 12
W: A. Cook (6-6) L: J. Westbrook (4-9)
HR – MIL: J. Hardy (9) COL: J. Carroll (8), G. Atkins 2 (24)

Garrett Atkins had a big day today, going 5-5 with 2 home runs, a double, and 4 RBIs.

Atlanta 9
Washington 5
W: O. Villarreal (3-4) L: M. Bacsik (8-5)
HR – ATL: W. Aybar (10)

[Dauis]

7/18/2007
Game #95 – Kansas City (O. Perez 8-7, 6.02 ERA) at Baltimiore (H. Penn 3-3, 3.67 ERA)
Kansas City 9
Baltimore 10
W: O. Moreno (5-1) L: J. Peralta (3-2) S: D. Baez (24)
HR – KC: J. Buck (1) BAL: B. Roberts (7), M. Mora (6), N. Markakis (10)

It was back and forth for most of the game. We scored 2 in the first and 1 in the second. Baltimore answered with 1 in the bottom of the 2nd. It looked very bleak when the Orioles scored 6 in the bottom of the 4th, but our guys showed some fight and scored 6 of our own in the top of the 5th to go up 9-7. However, we gave up 2 in the bottom of the 5th and 1 in the 6th to end the scoring and lose the game. Melvin Mora went 4-4 with a double, a home run, 2 runs scored, and 3 RBIs for the Orioles.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
Oakland 7
New York (A) 2
W: D. Haren (9-8) L: R. Clemens (4-3)
HR – OAK: J. Gomes (16)

Texas 4
Toronto 2
W: B. Anderson (6-5) L: J. Thomson (2-9) S: E. Gagne (15)
HR – TOR: L. Overbay (10)

Tampa Bay 1
Chicago (A) 4
W: M. Buehrle (10-4) L: D. Waechter (3-4) S: F. Bastamonte (7)

Detroit 2
Los Angeles (A) 4
W: J. Lackey (9-3) L: K. Rogers (1-1) S: F. Rodriguez (24)
HR – DET: R. Raburn (12), C. Granderson (9) LAA: P. Konerko (20), V. Guerrero (17)

Minnesota 2
Cleveland 7
W: C. Sabathia (10-10) L: P. Munro (6-6)
HR – MIN: J. Morneau (32) CLE: H. Luna (6)

Seattle 2
Boston 1
W: F. Hernandez (7-13) L: D. Hansack (1-4) S: M. Lowe (1)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
Los Angeles (N) 4
Chicago (N) 8
W: J. Marquis (6-5) L: D. Lowe (6-9)
HR – LAN: N. Garciaparra (13)

Florida 6
Cincinnati 4
W: K. Gregg (2-0) L: T. Shearn (2-2) S: J. Julio (29)
HR – FLO: M. Jacobs 2 (21) CIN: J. Keppinger 2 (9)

San Francisco 0
Arizona 7
W: D. Davis (3-1) L: B. Zito (7-11)

Doug Davis threw a brilliant 6-hitter, ringing up 6 strikeouts and issuing 4 walks. However, the Diamondbacks will be without catcher Chris Snyder for at least 5 weeks after he suffered a hernia.

Philadelphia 9
San Diego 4
W: C. Hamels (3-3) L: E. Ramirez (4-4)
HR – PHI: J. Rollins (17), W. Helms (13), P. Burrell (18), C. Utley (16), J. Werth (5) SDN: M. Cameron (12)

Milwaukee 6
Colorado 5
W: E. Dessens (6-3) L: R. Ramirez (5-2) S: F. Cordero (16)
HR – MIL: J. Estrada (5), C. Hart (9) COL: B. Hawpe (14)

New York (N) 5
Pittsburgh 2
W: P. Feliciano (2-4) L: Z. Duke (1-7) S: B. Wagner (25)
HR – NYN: J. Reyes 2 (18), D. Easley (6) PIT: C. Duffy (6)

Houston 6
St. Louis 1
W: R. Oswalt (10-5) L: R. Franklin (4-4)
HR – HOU: L. Berkman (33), L. Scott (7) STL: Y. Molina (3)

Atlanta 0
Washington 4
W: J. Williams (4-10) L: M. Redman (6-4)

[RoyalsBlue]

Woo hoo! I see my boy Buck hit his first homer of the season. That's the good part of things, but geez you really need to blow up the starting pitching. They've been even worse than the Royals of the last few years IRL, and that's pretty bad.

Looks like the John Bale as a starter experiment should be coming to an end. What do you plan to do with him next year? And I'd deal Odalis Perez for a bucket of balls at this point. And what's happened to Greinke?

Keep fighting, though, it will pay off eventually!

[Dauis]

7/19/2007
Game #96 – Kansas City (Z. Greinke 4-13, 6.71 ERA) at Baltimore (E. Bedard 10-6, 4.16 ERA)
Kansas City 1
Baltimore 5
W: E. Bedard (11-6) L: Z. Greinke (4-14)
HR – KC: S. Spiezio (25) BAL: R. Hernandez (12)

The game didn’t even feel this close if you can believe that. Greinke had another terrible outing going 5.1 innings and giving up all 5 runs on 9 hits and 3 walks. His strikeout total of 2 matched his balk total. On the offensive side of the ball, we made Bedard look like Cy Young material. He went 8 and gave up 5 hits and 2 walks, but he struck out 10.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
Oakland 6
New York (A) 7 (11)
W: L. Vizcaino (7-0) L: J. Witasick (0-1)

Texas 4
Toronto 6
W: R. Halladay (7-10) L: K. Millwood (8-9) S: B. Ryan (15)
HR – TEX: M. Teixeira (17), I. Kinsler (11) TOR: A. Rios (9)

Tampa Bay 3
Chicago (A) 0
W: S. Kazmir (6-8) L: D. Bush (10-7) S: A. Reyes (18)
HR – TBA: C. Crawford 2 (5)

Detroit 2
Los Angeles (A) 6
W: J. Weaver (9-6) L: J. Bonderman (3-6) S: F. Rodriguez (25)

Minnesota 1
Cleveland 4
W: C. Lee (11-8) L: J. Santana (16-4) S: R. Betancourt (20)
HR – CLE: G. Sizemore (12), B. Francisco (1)

Seattle 3
Boston 2
W: J. Weaver (6-9) L: C. Schilling (9-7) S: J. Putz (20)
HR – SEA: R. Sexson (21)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
Los Angeles (N) 10
Chicago (N) 2
W: W. Juarez (2-6) L: C. Zambrano (13-6)
HR – LAN: W. Betemit 2 (12) CHN: D. Lee (14)

Florida 10
Cincinnati 2
W: D. Willis (7-6) L: B. Arroyo (9-6)
HR – CIN: B. Phillips (7)

San Francisco 4
Arizona 3
W: M. Cain (7-6) L: B. Webb (7-10) S: A. Benitez (13)
HR – SFN: R. Aurilia (18) ARI: S. Hairston (6)

Philadelphia 5
San Diego 4 (11)
W: D. Riske (1-0) L: H. Bell (3-3)
HR – PHI: P. Burrell (19)

Milwaukee 0
Colorado 5
W: J. Francis (6-10) L: B. Sheets (10-6)
HR – COL: B. Hawpe (15)

New York (N) 3
Pittsburgh 4
W: T. Oldham (2-1) L: B. Wagner (0-2)
HR – PIT: J. Bay (21), R. Paulino (10)

Houston 2
St. Louis 3
W: C. Carpenter (10-10) L: J. Johnson (3-10) S: B. Looper (22)
HR – HOU: L. Berkman (34) STL: A. Pujols (28), C. Duncan (26)

Atlanta 4
Washington 5 (13)
W: M. Judd (1-0) L: C. Paronto (4-5)
HR – ATL: A. Jones (20), C. Wilson (6) WSH: N. Logan (3)

[Dauis]

Originally Posted by RoyalsBlue

Woo hoo! I see my boy Buck hit his first homer of the season. That's the good part of things, but geez you really need to blow up the starting pitching. They've been even worse than the Royals of the last few years IRL, and that's pretty bad.

Looks like the John Bale as a starter experiment should be coming to an end. What do you plan to do with him next year? And I'd deal Odalis Perez for a bucket of balls at this point. And what's happened to Greinke?

Keep fighting, though, it will pay off eventually!

There hasn't been a whole lot of good, that's for sure. I knew this would be a challenge, but I didn't think it would be THIS bad.

I'm not sure what I'm going to do with Bale. There's really nobody in Omaha that I think could do a better job, as most of our prospects are a couple years away. Hopefully we can get a good pitcher in trades and then sign one in the offseason.

I'm planning on getting quite a bit more than a bucket of balls for Odalis. He's gotten better lately and teams seem to think a change of scenery will do him good.

Greinke.....wow. He's probably been the biggest disappointment this season. The only thing I can do is keep throwing him out there and hope something clicks.

[Dauis]

7/20/2007
Game #97 – Los Angeles (A) (B. Colon 2-12, 5.36 ERA) at Kansas City (J. Bale 5-7, 6.05 ERA)
Los Angeles (A) 8
Kansas City 15
W: B. Evert (3-1) L: H. Carrasco (5-3)
HR – LAA: M. Napoli (16) KC: C. Koskie (17), E. Brown (9), S. Spiezio 2 (27)

If we could score over 10 runs a game, we’d be fine. Bale gave up 5 runs in 2/3 of an inning to put us behind early. We got 2 back in the 4th, and took the lead by scoring 6 in the 5th. However, the Angels scored 2 in the 6th and 1 in the 8th, but we exploded for 7 in the 8th to run away with it. Scott Spiezio went 2-3 with 2 home runs, 3 runs scored, 5 RBIs, and 2 walks to lead us.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
Minnesota 5
Cleveland 6
W: P. Byrd (7-9) L: C. Silva (12-6) S: R. Betancourt (21)
HR – MIN: T. Hunter (15) CLE: E. Byrnes (12)

Toronto 9
Boston 4
W: T. Taubenheim (3-1) L: D. Matsuzaka (14-8) S: B. League (7)
HR – TOR: R. Johnson (4), A. Hill (2) BOS: D. Ortiz (31), J. Lugo (9)

Tampa Bay 7
Chicago (A) 10
W: J. Davis (3-0) L: D. Waechter (3-5) S: F. Bastamonte (8)
HR – TBA: G. Norton (6), C. Crawford (6), T. Wigginton (17) CHA: A. Pierzynski (7), R. Mackowiak (1), J. Thome (23), A. Gonzalez (1)

A.J. Pierzynski went 5-5 with a home run and an RBI for the White Sox.

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
New York (N) 4
Pittsburgh 1
W: C. Capuano (7-4) L: S. Burnett (5-4) S: T. Tucker (2)

Houston 10
St. Louis 6
W: W. Williams (8-3) L: G. Meche (7-5)
HR – STL: J. Encarnacion (14)

San Diego 4
Colorado 9
W: B. Kim (5-4) L: C. Carillo (7-8)
HR – SDN: K. Greene 2 (9) COL: B. Hawpe (16)

Chicago (N) 12
Washington 7
W: W. Ohman (2-0) L: S. Hill (6-9)
HR – CHN: D. Lee (15), M. DeRosa (6) WSH: N. Johnson (12)

San Francisco 5
Arizona 6 (12)
W: E. Gonzalez (2-0) L: K. Correia (3-2)
HR – SFN: R. Aurilia (19), E. Alfonzo (15) ARI: C. Monroe (7)