Orcin's Story

[Stromson]

Originally Posted by Orcin

You made me check to see what was going on back on page thirteen. I was still using OOTP12 (v13 had yet to be released). I was thinking about bringing Ray Alexander up from the minors and Lucio Martinez had just signed a contract that has already been extended. Wow, that seems like a long time ago.

Wow, those were the days. 38 pages later Alexander is your number 2 starter having a career year, and Lucio Martinez is a future hall of famer (and a fan favorite) nearing retirement age. Amazing how time flies!

Edit: My reply makes it 39 pages... :facepalm:

[Orcin]

June 15, 2006

Subject: First-Year Player Draft

The Providence Grays had the first overall pick in today’s draft, and selected SP Alex McIntosh, an 18-year-old high school player from Napa, CA. The Grays also had the #3 pick and selected 18-year-old high school SP Melvin King from Stow, OR.

We have pick #23, even though our normal pick is #29, because several teams forfeited their first-round pick by signing free agents. Louisville selections:

Round 1 (#23 overall): SP Juan Jose Rodgers (age 18, throws R), Boston MA, 5-star potential, fastball 94-96 mph, curveball, slider, 1.41 ERA against average competition, 127 K’s in 89 IP, exceptional control with a 6:1 K/BB ratio, hard worker and smart, rated extremely hard to sign because he has a scholarship offer to Boston College

Round 1A (#37 overall): CF Edward Brooks (age 17, bats L), Halstead KS, 5-star, five-tool player with superb speed and bat control, good defense with great range, OPS 1.43 against average competition, great intangibles, rated extremely hard to sign

Round 2 (#63 overall): RF Claude Butler (age 17, bats L), Carson CA, 5-star, power hitter with great speed, should draw plenty of walks, good defense with a cannon arm, good intangibles, rated extremely hard to sign

Round 3 (#95 overall): RF Don Green (age 20, bats L), UC-Riverside, 4.5-star, leadoff hitter with great speed and eye, doesn’t strike out much, good defense, rated extremely hard to sign

Round 4 (#126 overall): 2B Kyu-Min Park (age 21, bats R), Baylor, 5-star, solid offensive skills with good power and speed, defense needs work – will try him at first base, good intangibles, rated extremely hard to sign

Round 5 (#163 overall): SP Donald Johnson (age 23, throws R), UNLV, 2-star, does everything well but throws dead straight and has to change that, very smart and works hard so I think our coaches can make him into a fifth starter, big kid at 6’7” and 215, rated hard to sign

All of these picks were based on the recommendation of my new scout, Jorge Enriquez. It looks like I will have my work cut out for me trying to sign them. There are more position players than pitchers, but Enriquez was focused on best player available and I went along to see how he does.

[Orcin]

June 19, 2006

Subject: Week 11 Notes

Record: 49-21, .700, - GB
Position: 1st place (12.5 game lead over Milwaukee)
Runs Scored: 393 – 1st in Federal
Runs Allowed: 252 – 1st in Federal
Defense: .698 – 7th in Federal
Power Ranking: 127.0 (1st in CBA)
Owner Mood: Ecstatic; Fan Interest: 100/100

• Last week (5-1): 3-0 vs. San Francisco, 2-1 at Sacramento
• 06/12: LOU 7, SF 6 – Seals led 6-0 after 7 innings; we won in spite of 4 errors
• The Milwaukee Eagles have changed their team focus to “Win Now”.
• 06/13: LOU 2, SF 1 – Westaway 8 IP, 1 ER, 7 H, 1 BB, 3 K, W (8-1, 3.02)
• 06/14: LOU 6, SF 2 – Alexander 9 IP, 2 ER, 7 H, 0 BB, 7 K, W (10-3, 3.78)
• Washington signed 33-year-old RF Terrence Banks (.294/.333/.546) to a 4-year extension worth $34 million ($8.5M/year). Banks was on waivers earlier this year.
• 06/16: LOU 9, SAC 3 – Morgan 1-4, HR, 2 RBI; Hartman 2-4, BB, 3 RS
• 06/17: LOU 6, SAC 1 – Luna 9 IP, 1 ER, 7 H, 1 BB, 7 K, W (5-3, 4.10)
• 06/18: SAC 7, LOU 6 (12) – Brown 2-5, HR (9), 4 RBI (45)
• Pedro Dominguez will return to the lineup next Tuesday.
• This week: 3 at Dallas, 3 at Indianapolis


Subject: Colonels, Bees Agree To Deal

The Louisville Colonels have made a deal sending 24-year-old minor league third baseman Bill Garner to the Salt Lake City Bees for 29-year-old catcher Rich Stanley. Both sides are said to be pleased with the way the trade worked out.

This year Stanley has socked 58 hits in 216 at-bats for a .269 average with 7 home runs. He is getting on base at a .325 pace and his totals also include 27 RBIs and 20 runs scored. Stanley, a left-handed batter and a good defensive catcher, will back up Duncan Bland. Reserve catcher Troy Daniels (batting .042 in 8 games) was demoted to AAA to make room for Stanley on the roster.

The Colonels announced that AAA catcher Larry Matchim had been placed on waivers to remove him from the secondary roster. The Colonels also announced that former Louisville infielder Juan Aponte has signed a minor league contract and will report to AAA Lexington.

[SkyeWalker]

EDIT: So sorry I ended up commenting on your other dynasty here by accident! But since I already posted and can't delete it I just want to say good job for juggling the two dynasties!

[Orcin]

Originally Posted by SkyeWalker

EDIT: So sorry I ended up commenting on your other dynasty here by accident! But since I already posted and can't delete it I just want to say good job for juggling the two dynasties!

Haha, thanks. I just hope that I don't end up posting under the wrong dynasty.

[Orcin]

June 26, 2006

Subject: Week 12 Notes

Record: 51-25, .671, - GB
Position: 1st place (10.5 game lead over Milwaukee)
Runs Scored: 424 – 1st in Federal
Runs Allowed: 276 – 1st in Federal
Defense: .698 – 7th in Federal
Power Ranking: 121.8 (1st in CBA)
Owner Mood: Ecstatic; Fan Interest: 100/100

• Last week (2-4): 0-3 at Dallas, 2-1 at Indianapolis
• 06/19: DAL 4, LOU 3 (10) – Morgan 3-5, HR (26), 3 RBI (68)
• 06/20: DAL 6, LOU 5 – bizarre game in which each team only allowed 1 earned run
• 06/21: DAL 4, LOU 2 – Dominguez was 3-3 in his first game back in the lineup
• Indianapolis traded long-time star RF Girard Maini to Cincinnati for 2 prospects rather than lose him to free agency after this season.
• Seattle owner Ernie Underwood died unexpectedly. Son Ernie Jr., who was described as a “tolerant economizer”, will assume control of the franchise.
• 06/23: LOU 6, IND 1 – Luna 7 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 5 K; John 2-5, DBL, 3 RBI
• 06/24: IND 5, LOU 2 – Wilkerson 6 IP, 5 ER, 6 H, 3 BB, 5 K
• 06/25: LOU 13, IND 4 – Martinez 2-5, 2 solo HR; Stanley 4-5; it was Subday
• This week: 3 at Chicago, 4 vs. Sacramento


Mid-Season Minor League Update
The following players from our farm system were selected for the All-Star team in their league.

Lexington (AAA), 46-22, 1st place:
• SP Juan Hernandez (10-2, 3.87), SP Mike Yates (9-1, 3.23), CL Francisco Rodriguez (1-1, 8 SV, 1.61 ERA)
• C Russell Griffin (.323/.405/.762, 17 HR, 40 RBI), LF Slamet Nitisastro (.276/.425/.600, 19 HR, 57 RBI), RF Juan Cortez (.338/.425/.671, 18 HR, 43 RBI)

Dayton (AA), 40-28, 1st place:
• CF Rafael Valdez (.313/.376/.547, 10 HR, 45 RBI)

Evansville (A), 34-34, 3rd place:
• SP Mike Ralph (8-0, 1.98)

All of our 2006 draft picks were signed without too much haggling. I guess “extremely hard to sign” only means that you have to actually meet their demands. I think it helps that we are a successful organization.

[Orcin]

CBA STANDINGS
Saturday, July 1, 2006




Louisville and Dallas are cruising toward a possible rematch of last year’s championship series.
The remaining two playoff spots are up for grabs among San Diego, Seattle, Chicago, and Milwaukee.



The Patriot League races are very competitive and there are eight teams in strong contention for four spots.

The shocking Orlando Sharks continue to lead the Southern Division via a combination of pitching, speed, and defense.
The Sharks had four consecutive last-place finishes before getting to third place last season at 79-83.
They have taken the next step or at least that’s how it appears at the halfway mark, but there is a lot of baseball left to play.

[Orcin]

LEAGUE LEADERS
Saturday, July 1, 2006



Charleston RF Patrick Timm was the Patriot League’s Outstanding Player in 2005, and he is a clear favorite to repeat in 2006.
He was Player of the Month for May and June, and he is challenging the CBA single-season home run record of 76 set by Akinora Ishikawa in 1999.

I always enjoy pointing out that OOTP trading is not as easy as it looks sometimes.
You recall a trade that I made last summer for pitching prospect Juan Hernandez. It looked like a steal at the time.
Hernandez still looks good, but not quite as good. Sacramento installed the minor league reliever that I gave up, Bill Ward, as their closer.
You can see Ward listed at #3 on the saves list so maybe the Outlaws weren’t so dumb after all.

[Orcin]

LOUISVILLE COLONELS
Saturday, July 1, 2006



As you can see in the team rankings, we have achieved a better balance on the team this year. I would still like to see the defense a little higher in the rankings. I think the home runs will be there in the second half as Brown, Bland, and Simon hit their quotas.

The lineup is a work in progress, but I like this one with the speed at the top. Byrne would prefer to bat Simon #1, Hartman #2, Dominguez #3, and John #7. I like John better in the #2 spot because of his low strikeout total. Hartman still has work to do on his game, but he is only 22 years old. I still envision Simon settling in at the bottom part of the order and driving in runs for us. Dominguez could swap with Simon eventually but I am playing the hot hand in the #3 spot at the moment.

I can’t say enough good things about Aaron Wilkerson. He has been a great fifth starter and gives me the luxury of keeping Juan Hernandez at AAA to work on his stuff and control. Enriquez says that Hernandez needs to bring his stuff up a notch to compete at the big league level. He has 101 K’s in 96 IP at AAA, so maybe he is making progress.

You may notice that closer George King is injured with a diagnosis pending. That just happened yesterday and has not been reported yet. If King is seriously injured, the contingency plan at closer is Edgardo Garza, the best overall candidate for the job. Brooks has better strikeout potential and Jones is also an option, but Garza deserves the first chance because he has more experience. A year ago, I would have moved O’Daniel into the role but I have better younger options now.




I will let my favorite blogger (CBATradeRumors.com) make some points about the team in the next post, and you can just peruse these stats on your own as you wish. I do want to point out a couple of minor things.

Backup catcher Rich Stanley was the starter for Salt Lake City prior to the trade, so his stats reflect his activity there. He will be a free agent after this season, but he is anxious to sign a contract extension with us at a very reasonable price. It will likely happen soon.

You will notice some high at bat totals for reserves due in part to various injuries but also a determined effort to get the bench players in the lineup once or twice per week. I hope this will pay off late in the season in the form of fresh and healthy starters.

[Orcin]

2006 Mid-Season Recap: Louisville Colonels
(courtesy of cbatraderumors.com)

The Louisville Colonels had some issues to address in the off-season, especially the large hole left in their starting rotation by the departure of 2004 Outstanding Pitcher Brian Wilson. GM Otto Orcin filled the hole by trading a minor leaguer to Chicago for Aaron Wilkerson, a fifth starter made redundant by the Cougars’ signing of free agent starting pitcher (you guessed it) Brian Wilson. Wilkerson (6-4, 4.06) has a winning record and a respectable ERA, while Wilson (6-7, 5.35) has neither. It is not really clear what happened here, but this writer’s money is on the coaching staff at Louisville. They seem to have a knack for turning water into wine (see Brian Wilson in 2003 when he was 8-20 with Phoenix and Aaron Wilkerson’s 8-14 record in 2005 if you need proof).

Orcin’s most surprising off-season move was the firing of long-time scout Fernando Candelaria. Insiders say that Orcin allowed new scout Jorge Enriquez to run the entire first-year player draft. We won’t know the consequences of that move for several years, but it seems that Orcin has confidence in his new advisor.

Orcin apparently trusted Enriquez to make the right call on another key decision – the trade of blue-chip outfield prospects with Cleveland. Juan Moran is batting cleanup for Cleveland and hitting .219 with 8 home runs. Ron Hartman bats leadoff for Louisville and has a .386 on-base percentage with 15/16 stolen bases and a good start on the Gold Glove Award in right field. We’ll give the edge to the Orcin/Enriquez team so far.

Louisville’s offense is more balanced after the trade, and that pitching staff is still the best in the league. The defense had the potential to go south after Orcin traded away Gold Glove center fielder Manuel Jaramillo in the off-season. Pedro Dominguez has stepped into the center field spot and made only one error so far with great range and a +5.6 zone rating. In addition, rookie Cristo Rodriguez has taken over at shortstop and is well on his way to a Gold Glove of his own. The emergence of Rodriguez has allowed Pierre-Louis Simon to take over at third base, again at the top of the league defensively at his position. Throw in one of the best catchers in the league (Duncan Bland) and you have several reasons why Louisville is the CBA’s #1 team in runs allowed.

The Colonels have made no secret of their philosophy. Spend heavily on scouting, player development, and coaching in order to keep a pipeline of young talent coming up through the organization. Pay close attention to character traits and team chemistry. Let the older big-money players (example: Wilson, Fletcher, Sanders) go at the point of diminishing returns, regardless of how many good years they may have left. Louisville enjoys the cheaper and arguably more productive front-end of their career, while another team pays a high price for a good year or two at the beginning of the decline phase. It is hard to argue with the plan when you study the results – five playoff appearances in five years. Louisville is out in front again in their 162-game pre-season phase, otherwise known as the Federal Midwest Division race, and you can buy those tickets now for playoff appearance number six in October.

[Sal, The Barber]

Old Sal is old, and he sleeps a lot for an old man. Maybe he is depressed? Sal likes the look of the Louieville lineup. Sal is a fan of Hartman; he likes that OBP.

Tell Sal about Mike Yates. Sal cannot remember where this one came from.

[Orcin]

Originally Posted by Sal, The Barber

Tell Sal about Mike Yates. Sal cannot remember where this one came from.

There's a good reason why you cannot remember his origins. His past is very unremarkable.

Mike Yates was drafted out of high school in 1996 round #4 by the Phoenix Coyotes. Yates kicked around in their farm system, never rising above AA, until 2002 when he became a minor league free agent. I signed him in April 2003 and he moved up to AAA after nine AA starts. He has been there (Lexington) since, but this is his first All-Star appearance ever.

Yates career AAA record: 52-29, 4.23 ERA, 105 starts, 708 IP, 747 K, 195 BB, 1.27 WHIP

Enriquez has him rated 6/5/6, 2.5 stars. He looks like a classic AAAA player but we will never know unless someone gives him a chance. He does not have a major league appearance.

[Orcin]

Where Are They Now?

I want to provide a mid-season update on some other players of interest from around the league. For former Louisville players, I will remind you why they are no longer on the team. I apologize in advance if I have missed your favorite player here.

SP Jorge Figueroa, New York Monarchs (7-7, 2.75 ERA)
SP Todd Fletcher, Charlotte Knights (4-8, 5.85 ERA) – traded for Antonio Luna
SP Johnny Savard, Charlotte Knights (6-6, 5.10 ERA) – traded for Antonio Luna
SP Brian Wilson, Chicago Cougars (6-7, 5.35 ERA) – left as free agent
SP Pedro Castro, Providence Grays (9-6, 4.46 ERA) – traded for Rafael Valdez
SP Warren Corbishley, Denver Miners (1-5, 8.12 ERA) – traded for Russell Bennett
CL Lucas Sanders, Washington Admirals (3-1, 24 SV, 0.98 ERA) – left as free agent
CL Hector De La Hoya, Indianapolis Indians (1-3, 18 SV, 4.58 ERA) – traded for Luna
CL Bill Ward, Sacramento Outlaws (3-0, 21 SV, 1.96 ERA) – traded for Juan Hernandez

1B Jon Schultz, Charlotte Knights (.282/.363/.581, 22 HR, 56 RBI)
CF Manuel Jaramillo, Providence Grays (.293/.358/.502) – traded for Rafael Valdez
RF Juan Moran, Cleveland Rockers (.213/.268/.439) – traded for Ron Hartman
LF Hugh McGlone, Cleveland Rockers (.262/.304/.439) – left as free agent
LF Harry Hall (injured, out for the season) – traded for Eddie Payne
LF Eddie Payne (injured, out for the season) – traded for Lorenzo Olivares


I admit some regret over Bill Ward and Manuel Jaramillo. I blame Candelaria for the loss of Ward because he waived an inflated image of Hernandez in front of me. Jaramillo was my own doing, but Dominguez was the right choice in center field. As our blogger said, the philosophy is clear and sometimes it is better to trade a year early than a year late.

[Orcin]

July 3, 2006

Subject: Week 13 Notes

Record: 55-28, .663, - GB (17-11 in June)
Position: 1st place (11.5 game lead over Chicago)
Runs Scored: 456 – 1st in Federal
Runs Allowed: 301 – 1st in Federal
Defense: .696 – 6th in Federal
Power Ranking: 122.3 (1st in CBA)
Owner Mood: Ecstatic; Fan Interest: 100/100

• Last week (4-3): 1-2 at Chicago, 3-1 vs. Sacramento
• 06/26: CHI 4, LOU 3 – CHI SP Ben Casoli was just a little better than Alexander.
• 06/27: CHI 7, LOU 3 – Davidson 5.2 IP, 5 ER, 11 H, 0 BB, 4 K, L (8-5, 2,61)
• 06/28: LOU 11, CHI 4 – Morgan 2-4, 2 HR (28), 4 RBI (74); we stole 7 bases on the helpless Chicago catcher Luis Garcia
• Dayton (AA) C Herman Dodson had 5 hits in a 13-3 win over Madison.
• 06/29: LOU 4, SAC 1 – Wilkerson 8 IP, 1 ER, 8 H, 0 BB, 5 K, W (6-4, 4.06)
• 06/30: LOU 3, SAC 2 (18) – Dominguez 2-6, walk-off solo HR for GWRBI
• Closer George King was injured in the extra-inning game – diagnosis pending.
• June Player of the Month was Chris Brown (.351/.438/.559, 5 HR, 23 RBI). Pitcher of the Month was Chip Davidson (3-2, 3.02 ERA, 5 QS).
• 07/01: SAC 4, LOU 3 (10) – Dominguez 2-5, DBL, HR, RBI
• 07/02: LOU 5, SAC 3 – Davidson 7 IP, 1 ER, 5 H, 2 BB, 7 K; Garza SV(1)
• Cleveland LF Hugh McGlone was given a five-game suspension for fighting.
• This week: 3 at Phoenix, 4 at Salt Lake City, leading up to the All-Star break

[Sal, The Barber]

Sal isn't happy looking at Lucas Sanders' stats while waiting for a diagnosis on King. Might be time for Mr. Jones to take over the closer's role!

[Orcin]

July 9, 2006 (BNN)

Subject: All-Star Rosters Announced

The roster for the Federal League is:

SP Ronald Austin (DAL) - 12-3, 1.86 ERA
SP Chip Davidson (LOU) - 9-5, 2.94 ERA
SP Carlos De La Cruz (DAL) - 10-4, 2.89 ERA
SP Félix Delgado (STL) - 6-4, 2.86 ERA
SP Harold Gill (SF) - 9-3, 2.98 ERA
SP Jorge González (SD) - 12-3, 2.80 ERA
SP Chris Montgomery (DEN) - 8-5, 2.82 ERA
SP Jim Payne (SD) - 8-4, 2.61 ERA
CL Dave Brennan (SEA) - 3-2, 19 SV, 2.29 ERA
CL David Hanna (MIL) - 4-2, 22 SV, 1.89 ERA
CL Michael Morton (PHX) - 1-4, 21 SV, 2.08 ERA
CL Aymeric Veronese (CHI) - 3-1, 20 SV, 1.03 ERA
C Roberto Vásquez (LA) - .304/.363/.562, 17 HR, 53 RBI
C Duncan Bland (LOU) - .291/.402/.491, 13 HR, 42 RBI
1B Paolo Bogliolo (PHX) - .304/.377/.577, 23 HR, 58 RBI
1B Ramón Martínez (CHI) - .369/.459/.685, 25 HR, 79 RBI
1B Arlen Smith (SF) - .311/.398/.498, 12 HR, 64 RBI
2B Héctor Luna (LA) - .303/.372/.574, 15 HR, 46 RBI
3B Juan Rodríguez (PHX) - .303/.369/.487, 12 HR, 44 RBI
SS Tomás Barrón (SLC) - .296/.349/.510, 20 HR, 56 RBI
SS Leroy Becker (DAL) - .277/.390/.512, 14 HR, 49 RBI
LF Dennis Morgan (LOU) - .277/.366/.613, 33 HR, 85 RBI
LF Chris Pruitt (HOU) - .326/.349/.624, 16 HR, 45 RBI
CF Andrew Wilson (SLC) - .329/.391/.501, 10 HR, 49 RBI
CF Alejandro Gómez (DAL) - .283/.350/.538, 19 HR, 64 RBI
RF Yann Rey (SD) - .296/.322/.648, 28 HR, 73 RBI
RF Brock Richardson (DAL) - .361/.407/.667, 22 HR, 65 RBI
RF Anthony Gettingby (SEA) - .309/.365/.459, 11 HR, 41 RBI

The roster for the Patriot League is:

SP Daniel Espinoza (PIT) - 10-6, 2.32 ERA
SP David Harrison (BAL) - 11-4, 2.47 ERA
SP Gilberto Huertas (PHI) - 11-6, 2.25 ERA
SP Ken Mattison (CLT) - 10-6, 3.18 ERA
SP Rob Spearman (ATL) - 12-4, 2.53 ERA
SP Hilton White (PIT) - 8-4, 2.53 ERA
SP Bob Wilson (NY) - 9-4, 3.23 ERA
CL Eric Alford (CIN) - 6-1, 18 SV, 1.17 ERA
CL Nick Davis (NY) - 4-3, 19 SV, 2.15 ERA
CL Jesús García (ORL) - 3-1, 19 SV, 1.06 ERA
CL Rafael Salinas (PHI) - 1-2, 28 SV, 1.51 ERA
CL Lucas Sanders (WAS) - 3-1, 25 SV, 0.91 ERA
C Brian May (NY) - .298/.404/.589, 21 HR, 67 RBI
C David Hill (BOS) - .278/.357/.539, 17 HR, 53 RBI
1B Armando Estrada (PHI) - .351/.410/.657, 26 HR, 88 RBI
1B Jon Schultz (CLT) - .287/.369/.580, 24 HR, 61 RBI
1B Ramiro Castro (PVD) - .306/.402/.526, 12 HR, 45 RBI
2B Gary Mason (CIN) - .296/.344/.549, 20 HR, 46 RBI
3B Alfredo Luzuriaga (DET) - .309/.384/.483, 11 HR, 48 RBI
3B Fred Williams (ORL) - .343/.439/.519, 7 HR, 34 RBI
SS António Madrigal (CLE) - .298/.348/.419, 2 HR, 28 RBI
LF Jake Mullet (CLT) - .292/.324/.598, 28 HR, 74 RBI
LF Luis Soto (PIT) - .302/.420/.450, 8 HR, 37 RBI
LF Joe Holloway (PHI) - .267/.387/.594, 27 HR, 66 RBI
CF Brenton Spencer (DET) - .293/.366/.576, 25 HR, 57 RBI
RF Brian Deacon (NY) - .359/.418/.516, 9 HR, 38 RBI
RF Terrence Banks (WAS) - .307/.350/.580, 20 HR, 56 RBI
RF Patrick Timm (CHS) - .310/.400/.746, 41 HR, 88 RBI

Patrick Timm has 41 HR at the All-Star break!

[Orcin]

July 10, 2006

Subject: Week 14 Notes

Record: 60-30, .667, - GB
Position: 1st place (14 game lead over Milwaukee)
Runs Scored: 513 – 1st in Federal
Runs Allowed: 339 – 1st in Federal
Defense: .693 – 7th in Federal
Power Ranking: 128.0 (1st in CBA)
Owner Mood: Ecstatic; Fan Interest: 100/100

• Last week (5-2): 1-2 at Phoenix, 4-0 at Salt Lake City
• 07/03: LOU 9, PHX 2 – Brown 3-5, HR (10), 2 RBI (50)
• George King was diagnosed with an elbow sprain. He needs 1-2 weeks of rest, so he will go on the 15-day D/L retroactive to June 30. Garza will close.
• Rob Bryant was recalled from AAA to replace King on the roster.
• 07/04: PHX 5, LOU 4 – Simon 4-5, 3 DBL, RBI
• 07/05: PHX 7, LOU 4 – John 1-3, HR, 2 RBI
• Cincinnati SP Dan Todd (6-9, 2.51) was diagnosed with shoulder inflammation and will miss the rest of the season.
• 07/06: LOU 7, SLC 6 – Morgan 1-4, HR, 4 RBI
• 07/07: LOU 15, SLC 7 – Bland 4-6, HR (13), 5 RBI (42); Simon 4-5, 2 SB, 3 RS
• 07/08: LOU 6, SLC 5 – Morgan 3-4, 2 HR (33), 3 RBI (85)
• 07/09: LOU 12, SLC 6 – Rodriguez 3-3 (.309), 2 HR (16), 2 RBI (48), SB (19)
• This week: All-Star break followed by the annual inter-league weekend special featuring a home (2) & away (2) series vs. the Charlotte Knights (45-45).

Originally Posted by Sal, The Barber

Sal isn't happy looking at Lucas Sanders' stats while waiting for a diagnosis on King. Might be time for Mr. Jones to take over the closer's role!

I like Garza as the closer in waiting because of that amazing K/BB ratio (nearly 10/1). He also has more stamina than Brooks or Jones, allowing him to work several days in a row. (The closer gets a lot of work on a team that wins 100 games.)

[Sal, The Barber]

Originally Posted by Orcin

I like Garza as the closer in waiting because of that amazing K/BB ratio (nearly 10/1). He also has more stamina than Brooks or Jones, allowing him to work several days in a row. (The closer gets a lot of work on a team that wins 100 games.)

Sal does not question Mr. Orcin's evaluation or preference. But Sal points out, the closer does not get a lot of work on a team that wins 100 games by scores of 15-7 and 12-6!

[Orcin]

July 17, 2006

Subject: Week 15 Notes

Record: 63-31 .670, - GB
Position: 1st place (13 game lead over Milwaukee)
Runs Scored: 532 – 1st in Federal
Runs Allowed: 354 – 1st in Federal
Defense: .692 – 7th in Federal
Power Ranking: 127.6 (2nd in CBA)
Owner Mood: Ecstatic; Fan Interest: 100/100


• Last week (3-1): 1-1 vs. Charlotte, 2-0 at Charlotte
• The Patriot League won the All-Star Game 3-2. Chip Davidson pitched a scoreless inning. Morgan and Bland were both 0-3.
• The Indianapolis Indians (39-49, 20 GB) have set their team focus to “Rebuilding”. Why did it take so long?
• 07/13: CLT 7, LOU 3 – four errors really hurt us in this game
• 07/14: LOU 5, CLT 3 (10) – Olivares pinch-hit 2-run HR in the ninth to send the game to extra innings
• George King was activated from the D/L; Rob Bryant was optioned to AAA
• 07/15: LOU 3, CLT 0 – Davidson 8 IP, 0 ER, 6 H, 1 BB, 8 K, W (10-5, 2.76)
• 07/16: LOU 8, CLT 5 – Brown 3-5, DBL, 3 RBI (55)
• Washington CL Lucas Sanders earned his 300th career save.
• Chicago acquired LF Chris Pruitt (.317, 16 HR, 45 RBI) from Houston for a pair of minor leaguers. The 34-year-old Pruitt is due $40M over the next two years.
• Lexington CF Arlen Craig was the AAA Player of the Week, hitting .467 with 3 HR and 6 RBI. He is hitting .302 with 14 HR for the season.
• This week: 3 at Orlando (50-43), 3 vs. Nashville (44-49)

[CardsFan2006]

Wow! This was a year and a half in when I saw it last, and now...