Millennial League Baseball, est. 2001 - Page 9

Questdog · 08-10-2020, 04:49 PM

Friday, August 3, 2001

Yesterday's scheduled finale of our series with the Pelicans was rained out and will be made up in September.

We are in Louisville to play the Colonels a 3 game series over the weekend. They just swept the Robins in 3 games at Richmond. We are 3-3 against them on the season and split a pair of games the 1st time we were here, June 19-20. The Colonels are 11th in scoring with 3.74 runs per game (Jacksonville is last with 3.49). There is a big gap between the top 10 and the bottom 6. #10 Charlotte is at 4.06. Louisville is 5th in fewest runs allowed with 3.81 per game (Jacksonville is last with 5.08). Their run differential is -7 and ours is -169.

Jacksonville Jays (37-69 .349 24 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division) at
Louisville Colonels (54-54 .500 8 GB in 5th place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Marco Gonzalez (27-R) (2-8 4.16 ERA 106 IP, 117 H, 7 HR, 47 BB, 52 SO) vs.
LOU: Xavier Cervantes (32-R) (6-12 3.67 ERA 137.1 IP, 126 H, 17 HR, 48 BB, 76 SO)

Gonzalez gave up 3 runs on 5 hits and 2 walks with 6 strikeouts in 6 innings last time out in a loss.

We beat Cervantes in June, scoring 5 runs on 8 hits and 4 walks with 3 strikeouts in 5.2 innings.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Frank Roadman (26-R .211-280-3-19-.557-28 B)
2: LF Cal Doty (24-L .273-403-2-35-.704-11 B+)
3: RF Mike Volkman (33-L .296-287-5-44-.748-1 D+)
4: 1B Tony Becerra (32-L .238-286-10-31-.674-5 A+)
5: 3B Brian Porter (33-S .235-323-5-36-.634-0 C+)
6: C Garrett Bender (27-R .239-222-3-26-.658-0 B+)
7: CF Danny Stewart (30-L .210-81-0-11-.528-2 C+)
8: SS Junior Danielson (30-R .186-102-0-3-.474-7 B)
9: P Marco Gonzalez (27-R .148-27-0-0-.327-0 F)

LOUISVILLE
1: RF Al Graves (24-L .293-417-6-26-.750-26 A)
2: LF Gilmer Duncan (27-L .278-317-10-40-.759-17 B+)
3: C Dick Pavlov (33-L .276-340-7-33-.736-1 B+) All-Star MVP
4: 2B Ron Lerche (22-R .266-263-2-24-.687-5 A) Rookie #5 prospect
5: 3B Ron Duggins (29-R .241-303-6-36-.619-9 B)
6: SS Graham Carr (29-R .283-357-0-26-.667-0 B+)
7: CF Lenny Pemberton (35-R .193-296-4-23-.515-13 B)
8: 1B Dick Perez (32-R .269-78-2-9-.703-6 B+)
9: P Xavier Cervantes (32-R .116-43-0-3-.273-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Colonels Field
Weather: 77 F, Rain, with a 7 MPH wind blowing left to right
Attendance: 10,931

Top of the First:
Frank Roadman strikes out on 3 pitches... Cal Doty grounds out to 2nd. Mike Volkman flies out to center...

Bottom of the First:
Al Graves, who was just named Player of the Month for July, grounds out to 2nd. Gilmer Duncan swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short. Dick Pavlov, the All-Star Game MVP, pops out to 1st! 1-2-3!

Top of the Third:
Danny Stewart walks on 4 pitches. With 1 out, P Marco Gonzalez bunts him to 2nd. Frank Roadman walks on 4 pitches. Cal Doty swings at the first pitch and lines the first hit of the game for either team to center and Stewart beats the throw home! 1 to 0, Jays! Mike Volkman grounds a hit to right and Roadman beats the throw home! 2 to 0, Jays!

Bottom of the Third:
Lenny Pemberton, the sub-.200 hitter, takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 and then steals 2nd. Dick Perez lines a hit to right center. P Xavier Cervantes bunts Perez to 2nd and Pemberton holds at 3rd. Al Graves walks to load the bases up. Gilmer Duncan unloads them with a double to right center.... 3 to 2, Colonels. Dick Pavlov bloops a hit to left. A passed ball scores Duncan... 4 to 2, Colonels. Ron Lerche doubles to center and Pavlov scores... 5 to 2, Colonels. The Bullpen gets up. With 2 outs, Graham Carr grounds a hit up the middle and Lerche scores... 6 to 2, Colonels.

Bottom of the Fifth:
On the Hill: Frank Cook (35-R), after getting 4 straight outs. Gilmer Duncan strikes out. Dick Pavlov lines a hit to right. Ron Lerche swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to left. Ron Duggins lines a double to right and Pavlov scores. 7 to 2, Colonels. The Bullpen is up. Graham Carr lines a hit to left and both runners score... 9 to 2, Colonels. Now it does not matter to change the pitcher... Lenny Pemberton swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses. 2 outs. Dick Perez takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. P Xavier Cervantes loops a hit to center and the bases are loaded... Call to the Bullpen: Jim Kenzy (33-R). Al Graves grounds out to short.

Top of the Eighth:
Dennis Brown beats out an infield hit. Tony Becerra hits a home run to right, just clearing the fence. 9 to 4, Colonels. An then it starts to rain... And we get no more runs.

In the bottom of the Eighth, with 1 out, the umpires stop the game and after a while, declare it over....

Lost - 9 to 4

10 losses in a row...
And only 1 one run loss in the bunch...
It is not that we are getting unlucky....

We had 9 hits and made no errors
Louisville had 11 hits and made 1 error

Marco Gonzalez (L 2-9) went 2.2 innings, allowed 6 runs, 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out no one.
RHP Frank Cook went 2 innings, allowed 3 runs, 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3.
RHP Jim Kenzy went 2.2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1. At bat, he had a hit.

Xavier Cervantes (W 7-12) went 8 innings (CG), gave us 4 runs, 9 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 2. 97 pitches. At bat, he had a hit.

LF Cal Doty had 3 hits with a double and an RBI. RF Mike Volkman had 2 hits and an RBI. RF Dennis Brown had a hit and scored a run in his only at bat. 1B Tony Becerra hit his 11th home run of the season and had 2 RBI. His 1st home run since June. CF Danny Stewart went 2 for 2 with a walk and scored a run, but had to leave the game with yet another injury.

For Louisville, LF Gilmer Duncan hit a double and had 3 RBI. SS Graham Carr had 2 hits and 3 RBI.

Trudy's report on CF Danny Stewart is a torn thumb ligament and she expects him to be out 3 to 4 weeks... Syracuse sold us a bill of goods on this fella....

Questdog · 08-10-2020, 06:35 PM

Saturday, August 4, 2001

CF Danny Stewart (30-L) was put back on the DL and 3B Bobby Scrogham (25-R) was recalled.

Jacksonville Jays (37-70 .346 24 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division) at
Louisville Colonels (55-54 .505 7 GB in 5th place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Spencer Shuff (33-R) (1-7 7.25 ERA 49.2 IP, 73 H, 10 HR, 15 BB, 11 SO) vs.
LOU: Bruce Conway (30-L) (0-1 3.74 ERA 21.2 IP, 24 H, 2 HR, 2 BB, 4 SO) Rookie

Shuff gave up 7 runs on 10 hits and 3 walks with 1 strikeout in 3.2 innings last time out in a loss.

This will be Conway's 4th Major League start. His 1st was against us in June and we scored 5 runs on 10 hits and no walks with 2 strikeouts in 6.2 innings in a no decision.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Frank Roadman (26-R .208-283-3-19-.553-29 B)
2: LF Joe Roberts (30-L .323-337-1-36-.763-24 B+)
3: RF Mike Volkman (33-L .300-290-5-45-.754-1 D+)
4: 1B Ismael Gonzalez (33-R .258-89-2-9-.643-0 D+)
5: 3B Brian Porter (33-S .232-327-5-36-.626-0 C+)
6: C Garrett Bender (27-R .236-225-3-26-.650-0 B+)
7: CF Frank Wendell (33-R .196-102-0-9-.462-8 C+)
8: SS Junior Danielson (30-R .179-106-0-3-.457-7 B)
9: P Spencer Shuff (33-R .077-13-0-1-.297-0 C+)

LOUISVILLE
1: RF Al Graves (24-L .290-420-6-26-.747-26 A)
2: LF Gilmer Duncan (27-L .277-321-10-43-.759-17 B+)
3: C Dick Pavlov (33-L .279-344-7-33-.739-1 B+) All-Star MVP
4: 1B Alan Douglas (25-S .227-299-14-37-.690-16 A)
5: 2B Ron Lerche (22-R .270-267-2-25-.696-5 A) Rookie
6: SS Graham Carr (29-R .285-361-0-29-.670-0 B+)
7: 3B Jorge Ramos (28-L .264-216-5-15-.700-1 C+)
8: CF Lenny Pemberton (35-R .194-299-4-23-.519-14 B)
9: P Bruce Conway (30-L .000-6-0-0-.000-0 C) Rookie

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Colonels Field
Weather: 86 F, Clear Skies, with a 12 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 13,178

Top of the First:
Frank Roadman grounds out to short. Joe Roberts grounds out to 2nd. Mike Volkman swings at the first pitch and flies out to deep center.

Bottom of the First:
Al Graves strikes out on 3 pitches! Gilmer Duncan strikes out on 3 pitches! What the hey?! Dick Pavlov grounds out to 1st, unassisted! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the Second:
With 1 out, Ron Lerche gets beaned and steals 2nd. Graham Carr lines a hit to left and Lerche scores... 1 to 0, Colonels. Jorge Ramos takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Lenny Pemberton, the sub-.200 hitter, doubles to right and Carr scores... 2 to 0. Pemberton is hurt. Pinch-runner: Steve McManus (35-R). P Bruce Conway lines a hit to center and Ramos scores... 3 to 0, Colonels. Al Graves doubles to left center and McManus scores... 4 to 0, Colonels. The Bullpen is up... Gilmer Duncan beats out an infield hit and P Conway scores... 5 to 0, Colonels. Dick Pavlov grounds a hit to right and Graves scores and Duncan beats the throw to 3rd... 6 to 0, Colonels. Call to the Bullpen: Bill Grant (30-L). Pia! We need another train ticket! Maybe we should look into buying our own train... Alan Douglas swings at the first pitch and fouls out to the catcher. Ron Lerche strikes out.

Bottom of the Third:
With 1 out, Jorge Ramos swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to right center. RF Jim Caldwell (26-R), batting .297 with 8 RBI in 64 AB, beats out an infield hit. With 2 outs, Al Graves swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to right center and Ramos scores... 7 to 0, Colonels.

Bottom of the Fourth:
With 2 outs, Ron Lerche hits a home run to right center.... 8 to 0, Colonels.

Top of the Seventh:
Joe Roberts grounds our second hit of the game up the middle. With 1 out, Ismael Gonzales doubles to center. 3B Bobby Scrogham (25-) lines out to 2nd and they double Gonzales off base....

Bottom of the Seventh:
On the Hill: Roger Wallace (26-R), after a a perfect 6th. Ron Lerche leads off with his second home run of the game to right center... 9 to 0, Colonels. He now has 4 home runs on the season, 2 today.... Graham Carr grounds a hit to center. Jorge Ramos grounds a double down the right field line... Jim Caldwell lines a hit to center and Carr scores... 10 to 0, Colonels. The Bullpen gets up. P Bruce Conway bunts Caldwell to 2nd and the runner on 3rd stays put. Al Graves grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and the runners hold. Gilmer Duncan strikes out.

Lost - 10 to 0

11 losses in a row...
3-18 (.143) since the All-Star break...

We had 4 whole hits and made no errors
Louisville had 16 hits and made no errors

In the last 3 games, our starting pitchers have combined to pitch 6 innings and give up 18 runs on 19 hits and 4 walks....

Spencer Shuff (L 1-8) went 1.1 innings, allowed 6 runs, 6 hits, 1 walk, 1 HBP and struck out 2 (the first 2 batters of the game). 2 starts ago, he pitched a CG win with only 6 hits and 2 runs allowed. In the 2 starts since, he has allowed 13 runs in 5 innings... Overall, his ERA stands at 8.12 now and even I know that is not very good....
LHP Bill Grant went 3.2 innings, allowed 2 runs, 5 hits, 1 home run and struck out 5.
RHP Roger Wallace went 3 innings, allowed 2 runs, 5 hits, 1 home run and struck out 3.

Bruce Conway (W 1-1), the 30 year old rookie, pitched 9 shutout innings (CG), gave us 4 hits, no walks and struck out 1. 71 pitches. 71!! At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI.

LF Joe Roberts had 2 hits. There is your list of decent performers...

For Louisville, 2B Ron Lerche, hit a triple and 2 home runs, was hit by a pitch (before the home runs), stole a base and scored 3 times. SS Graham Carr had 3 hits, scored 2 runs and had an RBI.

The Colonels announced that CF Lenny Pemberton had torn is ACL and is out indefinitely.

Questdog · 08-10-2020, 10:17 PM

Sunday, August 5, 2001

P Spencer Shuff (33-R) was sent back to Daytona (A) and there is no one else we can try who has not either already demonstrated that he cannot cut it in the Major Leagues or is getting hammered in A Ball. Pat Marinelli (26-R), who had 3 relief outings for the Jays and did decently, is giving up hits at a .387 clip for the Tortugas. 78.2 IP and 141 hits allowed! In the end, we decided to call up Blair Montgomery (29-R), who wanted to be a starter, but we said he would not start for us due to his lack of stamina. Well, he has enough stamina to go 5 innings and that is further than any of our starters have made it lately... His numbers at Daytona (A) are not encouraging and his 8 HR allowed in 61 IP means he will give up a TON of home runs in the Majors. But who else can we try?

Jacksonville Jays (37-71 .343 25 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division) at
Louisville Colonels (56-54 .509 7 GB in 5th place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Mackie Reed (29-R) (6-7 4.41 ERA 130.2 IP, 145 H, 15 HR, 45 BB, 52 SO) vs.
LOU: Ken DeWaters (25-R) (9-5 3.06 ERA 150 IP, 153 H, 9 HR, 42 BB, 76 SO)

Reed only gave up 1 run on 4 hits and 3 walks with 2 strikeouts in 7 innings, last time out, but took his 3rd loss in a row as we were shut out.

We faced DeWaters back in April and he beat us, giving us 2 runs on 9 hits, 1 home run and 2 walks with 4 strikeouts in 7 innings. He has not won since June 15, going 0-2 in 8 starts since.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Frank Roadman (26-R .206-286-3-19-.548-29 B)
2: CF Cal Doty (24-L .275-408-2-36-.707-11 C+)
3: LF Joe Roberts (30-L .326-341-1-36-.766-24 B+)
4: 1B Tony Becerra (32-L .238-290-11-33-.682-5 A+)
5: 3B Brian Porter (33-S .231-329-5-36-.622-0 C+)
6: C Garrett Bender (27-R .233-227-3-26-.645-0 B+)
7: RF Dennis Brown (27-L .217-157-4-17-.587-0 C)
8: SS Junior Danielson (30-R .183-109-0-3-.462-8 B)
9: P Mackie Reed (29-R .184-38-1-3-.568-0 D+)

LOUISVILLE
1: RF Al Graves (24-L .292-425-6-28-.749-26 A)
2: LF Gilmer Duncan (27-L .276-326-10-44-.754-17 B+)
3: C Dick Pavlov (33-L .278-349-7-34-.735-1 B+) All-Star MVP
4: 1B Alan Douglas (25-S .224-304-14-37-.679-16 A)
5: 2B Ron Lerche (22-R .277-271-4-27-.739-6 A) Rookie
6: SS Graham Carr (29-R .290-366-0-30-.677-0 B+)
7: 3B Dick Perez (32-R .272-81-2-9-.710-6 C)
8: CF Rob Dickerson (32-R Season debut B)
9: P Ken DeWaters (25-S .205-44-0-1-.477-0 D)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Colonels Field
Weather: 82 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 9 MPH wind blowing left to right
Attendance: 12,657

Top of the First:
Frank Roadman plunks one in front of the plate and is out, 2-3. Cal Doty hits one a lot farther! He grounds out to the pitcher... Joe Roberts grounds a hit to right. The only player on the team hitting a lick right now... Tony Becerra hits one hard, but lines out to right...

Bottom of the First:
Al Graves beats out an infield hit... Gilmer Duncan pops out to 2nd. Graves steals 2nd. Dick Pavlov grounds out to 3rd. Alan Douglas swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops out to short!

Top of the Second:
Brian Porter doubles off the wall in center! Remember when he was leading the league in doubles back in May with 15? Well he just hit #20, which is nowhere near the League lead anymore... Garrett Bender lines a double to right and Porter scores! 1 to 0, Jays! The next three make outs...

Bottom of the Second:
Ron Lerche swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to center. He is now 9 for 16 (.563) against the Jays with an 1.125 SLG. He tries to steal, but C Garrett Bender throws him out! Graham Carr grounds a hit up the middle. Dick Perez beats out an infield hit. Rob Dickerson grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and Carr goes to 3rd. Which brings up P Ken DeWaters with 2 outs and a runner in scoring position.... He swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to right and Carr scores... Tie Game: 1 to 1.

Top of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Garrett Bender grounds a hit to left and gets balked to 2nd. Dennis Brown hits one to deep center and Rob Dickerson is there in plenty of time, but the ball hits off the heel of his glove for a 2 base error and Bender scores! 2 to 1, Jays! With 2 outs, P Mackie Reed draws a walk. Frank Roadman gets beaned with an 0-2 pitch to load the bases up for our best, albeit cold, hitter, Cal Doty. He swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines one hard to center, but Dickerson makes the catch this time...

Bottom of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Graham Carr grounds a hit to left and steals 2nd, his 1st steal of the season. With 2 outs, we walk Ron Dickerson intentionally to pitch to P Ken DeWaters with 2 outs and a runner in scoring position.... Madness, I say! DeWaters swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit up the middle and Carr scores... Tie Game: 2 to 2. Al Graves lines one to deep center and Cal Doty cannot catch the ball for his 8th error of the season and Dickerson, the intentional walk, scores... 3 to 2, Colonels. Gilmer Duncan lines a hit to left and both runners score... 5 to 2, Colonels. P Mackie Reed has to give us some innings today... Duncan tries to steal, but C Garrett Bender throws him out!

Top of the Fifth:
Joe Roberts doubles to right center. He actually leads the team in doubles now with 25. Wish he would draw a walk every now and then, but beggars can't be choosers, as they say.... The next three all go begging...

Bottom of the Sixth:
Rob Dickerson beats out an infield hit and P Ken DeWaters bunts him to 2nd. With 2 outs, Gilmer Duncan grounds a hit to right and Dickerson scores... 6 to 2, Colonels.

Top of the Eighth:
Tony Becerra grounds one to short, but Graham Carr makes a bad throw to 1st for an error. With 1 out, Garrett Bender grounds a hit to left. Dennis Brown pops a hit to shallow right and the bases are loaded. Junior Danielson flies out to left and Becerra tags up and scores. 6 to 3, Colonels. PH Mike Volkman (33-L) swings at the first pitch and lines a double to left and Bender scores! 6 to 4, Colonels.

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Gene Hildebrand (31-L), their new closer, who has been in the rotation most of the season. He is 10-8 with 1 SV and a 3.12 ERA in 132.2 IP. Their All-Star closer, Steve Dockery (24-R), is on the DL for 9 more days. Cal Doty pops out to short... Joe Roberts pops out to 2nd... PH Ismael Gonzales (33-R) grounds out to 3rd.... You do not need All-Star closers against us....

Lost - 6 to 3

12 losses in a row...

We had 9 hits and made 1 error
Louisville had 14 hits (all singles) and made 2 errors

Mackie Reed (L 6-8) went 7 innings, allowed 6 runs (3 earned), 12 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. At bat, he drew a walk.
RHP Gary Adamson pitched a scoreless inning and allowed 2 hits.

Ken DeWaters (W 10-5) went 8 innings, gave us 4 runs (1 earned), 9 hits, 1 walk, 1 HBP and struck out 3. He balked. 131 pitches. At bat, he went 2 for 2, scored a run and had 2 RBI.
LHP Gene Hildebrand (SV 2) pitched a perfect 9th.

2B Frank Roadman had a hit and was hit by a pitch. LF Joe Roberts had 2 hits with a double. 3B Brian Porter hit a double and scored a run. C Garrett Bender had 3 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. PH Mike Volkman hit a double and had an RBI.

For Louisville, LF Gilmer Duncan had 2 hits and 3 RBI.

Questdog · 08-10-2020, 10:18 PM

August 6, 2001

Monday Morning Report
Player of the Week - Jim Riggs, P, Providence (31-R 11-6 2.39 ERA) Pitched 2 shutouts. Allowed 5 hits and 4 walks with 17 strikeouts in 18 innings.

(Slash lines are for the season, not the week)

July 30 - Birmingham lost their All-Star reliever, Jeff Shearin (38-R), for 5 weeks with back spasms.
July 31 - Jim Riggs (31-R) of Providence pitched a 2 hit shutout at home versus Buffalo. He walked 2 and struck out 7. It is his 3rd shutout of the season. He is now 10-6 with a 2.51 ERA in 24 starts. The Steamrollers won, 2 to 0.
July 31 - Rookie LF Benny Dreher (23-R) of Birmingham had 4 hits with a double, scored a run and had 4 RBI at Memphis. The Barons won, 14 to 5. Who needs a closer?
August 1 - Ron Wisham (31-L) of Syracuse pitched a 3 hit shutout at Indianapolis. He did not walk a batter and struck out 6. 88 pitches. At bat, he had a hit. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 10-8 with a 2.48 ERA in 25 starts. The Sycamores won, 5 to 0. 2B Bill Crystal (27-S), the ex-Jay, hit a triple and 2 home runs, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBI.
August 5 - Jim Riggs (31-R) of Providence pitched a 3 hit shutout at home versus Rochester. He walked 2, hit 2 batters and struck out 10. He is tied for the League lead with 4 shutouts. It is his 2nd shutout in a row and 4th CG win in a row. He is now 11-6 with a 2.39 ERA in 25 starts. The Steamrollers won, 4 to 0.

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Questdog · 08-11-2020, 09:33 AM

Monday, August 6, 2001

We are in Orlando to play our in state rivals a short 2 game set. They won 2 of 3 at Birmingham over the weekend. We are 7-2 against them on the season and we won a pair of games the first time we were here, June 27-28. The only 2 games we have won in the last 19 contests were against them in Jacksonville. The Juice are 7th in scoring with 4.15 runs per game (Jacksonville is #16 with 3.47). They are 13th in fewest runs allowed with 4.45 per game (Jacksonville is #16 with 5.17). Their run differential is -34 and ours is -186, now worse than all of the other teams with negative run differentials combined (-159). Our winning percentage is .339, a pace to lose 107 games, but we are +2 on our Pythagorean projection and should be on a pace to lose 110 games... Though the way things are going, we might not win another game all year and end up with 125 losses....

Jacksonville Jays (37-72 .339 26 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division) at
Orlando Juice (46-64 .418 17.5 GB in 7th place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Dalton Hartman (24-R) (2-4 4.91 ERA 47.2 IP, 60 H, 5 HR, 13 BB, 16 SO) Rookie vs.
ORL: Antonio Perez (26-L) (7-7 3.77 ERA 148 IP, 158 H, 14 HR, 53 BB, 69 SO)

Hartman gave up 4 runs on 8 hits and no walks with 1 strikeout in 4.2 innings last time out, in a loss.

We faced Perez in June and only scored 1 run on 3 hits and 3 walks with 7 strikeouts in 8 IP, but he had a no decision and we won the game with 3 runs in the top of the 9th.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Frank Roadman (26-R .207-290-3-19-.549-29 B)
2: LF Joe Roberts (30-L .327-346-1-36-.769-24 B+)
3: RF Mike Volkman (33-L .300-293-5-46-.757-1 D+)
4: 1B Ismael Gonzales (33-R .258-93-2-9-.647-0 D+)
5: C Garrett Bender (27-R .242-231-3-27-.663-0 B+)
6: 3B Brian Porter (33-S .231-333-5-36-.624-0 C+)
7: CF Cal Doty (24-L .272-412-2-36-.701-11 C+)
8: SS Junior Danielson (30-R .179-112-0-4-.448-8 B)
9: P Dalton Hartman (24-R .353-17-0-2-.824-0 F) Rookie

ORLANDO
1: 2B Tom Howard (25-R .251-411-13-53-.743-26 A)
2: 3B Ernie Patterson (20-R .272-375-0-27-.631-18 A+) Rookie #2 prospect
3: RF Gil Weaver (23-L .282-397-9-43-.824-10 C+) All-Star
4: 1B Herman Chance (31-R .264-280-12-37-.782-0 C+)
5: LF Barry Magee (29-L .248-125-5-23-.761-7 A)
6: C Mike Day (30-S .213-197-6-21-.589-0 C+) Rookie
7: CF Ricky Perez (21-L .292-144-1-18-.716-4 D+) Rookie #1 prospect
8: SS Danny Hutchinson (22-R .302-199-0-19-.739-5 A)
9: P Antonio Perez (26-S .125-48-0-0-.268-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Forbes Field
Weather: 80 F, Overcast, with an 8 MPH wind blowing in from center
Attendance: 9,482

Top of the First:
Frank Roadman grounds out to short. Joe Roberts lines a double to right. Mike Volkman drives one to deep center, but Ricky Perez, not known as a great defender, makes a leaping catch... Ismael Gonzales takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Garret Bender lines a hit to right and Roberts scores! 1 to 0, Jays! Brian Porter strikes out looking...

Bottom of the First:
Tom Howard lines out hard to left. Ernie Patterson grounds out to the pitcher. Gil Weaver strikes out! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the Second:
Herman Chance swings at the first pitch and bloops a hit to right. With 1 out, Mike Day gets beaned. With 2 outs, Danny Hutchinson swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to right center and Chance scores... Tie Game: 1 to 1. P Antonio Perez, with 2 outs and a runner in scoring position hits a line drive, but SS Junior Danielson makes a great catch!

Bottom of the Third:
With 1 out, Ernie Patterson lines a hit to left and steals 2nd. Gil Weaver pokes a hit to center and Patterson heads home, but Cal Doty throws him out!

Top of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Garrett Bender hits a home run to left! 2 to 1, Jays!

Bottom of the Fourth:
Barry Magee swings at the first pitch and doubles to right. With 1 out, Ricky Perez grounds a hit to center and Magee beats the throw home... Tie Game: 2 to 2. Danny Hutchinson grounds one to 3rd, but Brian Porter boots it... P Antonio Perez pops out to 1st, trying to bunt. Tom Howard walks on 4 pitches to load the bases up with 2 outs. Ernie Patterson pops out to center!

Bottom of the Sixth:
With 1 out, P Antonio Perez draws a walk... The Bullpen is up. Tom Howard doubles to left and P Perez, who is slow as a glacier, scores from 1st... 3 to 2, Juice. Howard steals 3rd and C Garrett Bender throws the ball into left and Howard scores... 4 to 2, Juice.

Bottom of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Gary Adamson (35-R). His first pitch plunks Barry Magee, who goes to 2nd on a ground out. Ricky Perez gets an intentional walk. Danny Hutchinson strikes out, which brings up P Antonio Perez with 2 outs and a runner in scoring position.... He doubles to left and Magee scores... 5 to 2, Juice. I am speechless....

Top of the Ninth:
Junior Danielson and PH Rick Dundore (35-R) lead off with back to back hits. With 1 out, Joe Roberts walks on 4 pitches to load the bases up. Mike Volkman pops out to right and the runners hold... Ismael Gonzales strikes out....

Lost - 5 to 2

13 losses in a row...
When will the hurting stop, Mommy?

In every game of the losing streak, the opposing starting pitcher has gone at least 7 innings....

Editor's Note: I wanted Jacksonville to be bad this first season, so we could build them up from scratch, but playing these games out is not the most fun I have ever had...

We had 9 hits and made 2 errors
Orlando had 10 hits and made no errors

Dalton Hartman (L 2-5) went 6 innings, allowed 4 runs (3 earned), 9 hits, 3 walks, 1 HBP and struck out 5.
RHP Gary Adamson went 2 innings, allowed 1 run, 1 hit, 1 walk (INT), 1 HBP and struck out 3.

Antonio Perez (W 8-7) went 9 innings (CG), gave us 2 runs, 9 hits, 1 home run, 4 walks and struck out 6. 142 pitches. At bat, he hit a double, drew a walk, scored a run and had an RBI.

LF Joe Roberts hit a double, drew a walk and scored a run. RF Mike Volkman hit a double. 1B Ismael Gonzales had a hit and a walk. C Garrett Bender had 3 hits with a double and his 4th home run of the season and 2 RBI. SS Junior Danielson had 2 hits. PH Bobby Scrogham drew a walk. PH Rick Dundore had a hit.

Questdog · 08-11-2020, 11:53 AM

Tuesday, August 7, 2001

Jacksonville Jays (37-73 .336 27 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division) at
Orlando Juice (47-64 .423 17.5 GB in 7th place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Mike Gaddis (32-R) (2-11 6.18 ERA 87.1 IP, 117 H, 12 HR, 22 BB, 51 SO) vs.
ORL: Curt Gillis (27-L) (2-2 3.93 ERA 34.1 IP, 27 H, 4 HR, 16 BB, 22 SO)

Gaddis gave up 6 runs on 8 hits and 1 walk with 1 strikeout in 2 innings last time out, in a loss. He is 0-7 in his last 8 starts.

We have not faced Gillis before. He gave up 4 runs (3 earned) on 5 hits and 6 walks with 2 strikeouts in 6 innings last time out in a loss.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Frank Roadman (26-R .203-295-3-19-.541-29 B)
2: LF Joe Roberts (30-L .326-350-1-36-.771-24 B+)
3: RF Mike Volkman (33-L .299-298-5-46-.754-1 D+)
4: 1B Ismael Gonzales (33-R .258-97-2-9-.648-0 D+)
5: C Garrett Bender (27-R .251-235-4-29-.693-0 B+)
6: 3B Brian Porter (33-S .229-336-5-36-.621-0 C+)
7: CF Cal Doty (24-L .269-416-2-36-.694-11 C+)
8: SS Junior Danielson (30-R .190-116-0-4-.467-8 B)
9: P Mike Gaddis (32-R .250-24-0-0-.500-0 F)

ORLANDO
1: 2B Tom Howard (25-R .251-415-13-54-.745-27 A)
2: 3B Ernie Patterson (20-R .271-380-0-27-.628-19 A+) Rookie
3: RF Gil Weaver (23-L .282-401-9-43-.823-10 C+) All-Star
4: 1B Herman Chance (31-R .267-285-12-37-.782-0 C+)
5: LF Barry Magee (29-L .258-128-5-23-.785-7 A)
6: C Mike Day (30-S .210-200-6-21-.584-0 C+) Rookie
7: CF Ricky Perez (21-L .293-147-1-19-.720-4 D+) Rookie
8: SS Danny Hutchinson (22-R .300-203-0-20-.735-5 A)
9: P Curt Gillis (27-L .273-11-0-1-.545-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Forbes Field
Weather: 86 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 8,701

Top of the First:
Frank Roadman flies out to deep center. Joe Roberts strikes out. Mike Volkman grounds out to 3rd....

Bottom of the First:
Tom Howard lines a hit to left. Ernie Patterson lines a hit to center and Howard heads to 3rd, but Cal Doty throws him out! Gil Weaver pops out to center. Patterson steals 2nd. Herman Chance grounds out to short!

Top of the Second:
Ismael Gonzales beats out an infield hit. With 1 out, Brian Porter lines a hit to right and Gonzales beats the throw to 3rd. Cal Doty grounds a hit up the middle and Gonzales scores and Porter beats the throw to 3rd! 1 to 0, Jays! Junior Danielson grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4, and Porter scores. 2 to 0, Jays!

Bottom of the Second:
With 1 out, Mike Day takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Ricky Perez grounds a hit up the middle. Danny Hutchinson grounds a hit to left and Day beats the throw home... 2 to 1, Jays. P Curt Gillis lays down a bunt, but 3B Brian Porter throws the ball away at 1st for a 2 base error and Perez scores... Tie Game: 2 to 2. Tom Howard pops out to left and the runners hold. Ernie Patterson grounds a hit up the middle and both runners score... 4 to 2, Juice.

Top of the Fourth:
Ismael Gonzales lines a hit to right and Garrett Bender draws a walk. With 1 out, Cal Doty floats a hit to center and Gonzales scores! 4 to 3, Juice. Junior Danielson grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and Bender goes to 3rd. P Mike Gaddis lines a hit to left and Bender scores! Tie Game: 4 to 4.

Top of the Sixth:
Garrett Bender and Brian Porter lead off with back to back full count walks. Cal Doty beats out an infield hit and the bases are loaded with no outs. Junior Danielson lines a hit to right and Bender scores! 5 to 4, Jays! PH Bobby Scrogham (25-R) is sent up. They make a pitching change. New Pitcher: Dave Kelly (30-R), with a 5.68 ERA in 52.1 IP. Scrogham is pulled down and Dennis Brown (27-L) is sent up. He swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses.... Frank Roadman grounds a hit to left and 2 runs score!! 7 to 4, Jays! We pull off a double steal! With the infield in, Joe Roberts grounds out to short and the runners hold. Mike Volkman strikes out looking....

Bottom of the Sixth:
New Pitcher: Roger Wallace (26-R). Dennis Brown stays in the game to play right. Danny Hutchinson walks on 4 pitches... PH Russ Baker (22-S), a rookie batting .335 with 7 HR and 31 RBI in 243 AB, beats out an infield hit. But the next three all make outs!

Top of the Eighth:
On the Hill: Mike Ballou (25-R), a rookie, after a scoreless 7th. With 1 out, Junior Danielson bloops a hit to right. Dennis Brown doubles to left center and Danielson scores from 1st! 8 to 4, Jays! Can it be? Will the losing streak end? Frank Roadman lines a hit to left. He steals 2nd. Joe Roberts lines out hard to right and Brown tags up and beats the throw home! 9 to 4, Jays! PH Bert Swope (29-S) (yes, I said PH Bert Swope) doubles to right and Roadman scores! 10 to 4, Jays! Tony Becerra grounds a hit to right. That does it for P Ballou. New Pitcher: Daniel Escarcega (30-R), with a 2.83 ERA in 47.2 IP. Garrett Bender lines a hit up the middle and Swope scores! 11 to 4, Jays! If we blow this lead, I am finding a bridge.... Though, I don't think Orlando has any.... We have lots of them in Jacksonville. I could go to Disney World; I am sure there is something good to jump off there...

Won - 11 to 4

The 13 game losing streak is over!

We had 16 hits and made 1 error
Orlando had 11 hits and made no errors

We tied our team record for runs and set a new record for hits!

Mike Gaddis (W 3-11) went 5 innings, allowed 4 runs (1 earned), 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. 96 pitches. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. His ERA is under 6!
RHP Roger Wallace (H 3) went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1.
RHP Jim Kenzy went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit, 1 walk and struck out 2.

Curt Gillis (L 2-3) went 5+ innings, gave us 7 runs, 8 hits, 3 walks and struck out 1. At bat, he scored a run.

2B Frank Roadman had 2 hits, stole 2 base, scored a run and had 2 RBI. PH Bert Swope hit a double, scored a run and had an RBI. 1B Ismael Gonzales had 2 hits and scored 2 runs. PH/1B Tony Becerra went 2 for 2. C Garrett Bender had a hit and 2 walks, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 3B Brian Porter had a hit and a walk and scored 2 runs. CF/LF Cal Doty and 3 hits and a walk, scored a run and had 2 RBI and threw a runner out at home. SS Junior Danielson had 2hits, stole a base, scored a run and had 2 RBI. PH/RF Dennis Brown hit a double, scored a run and had an RBI.

Questdog · 08-11-2020, 03:02 PM

Thursday, August 9, 2001

Today is Brian Porter's 34th birthday!

We are in Indianapolis to finish up our season series with the Arrows with 4 games through the weekend. We lost 3 of 4 games to them in Jacksonville, April 9-12. They just split a pair of game here with Providence. They are 6th in scoring with 4.23 runs per game (Jacksonville is still last with 3.52). The Arrows are 11th in fewest runs allowed with 4.18 per game (Jacksonville is last with 5.16). If we pitch 51 shutouts in a row to finish the season, we would still not lead the League in fewest runs allowed if Ottawa maintains their current pace... Indianapolis has a run differential of +6 and ours is -182.

Jacksonville Jays (38-73 .342 27 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division) at
Indianapolis Arrows (52-61 .460 15.5 GB in 7th place in the Northern Division)

JAX: Marco Gonzalez (27-R) (2-9 4.56 ERA 108.2 IP, 122 H, 7 HR, 49 BB, 52 SO) vs.
IND: Rubin Ligon (28-R) (6-4 4.16 ERA 114.2 IP, 129 H, 8 HR, 49 BB, 61 SO)

Gonzalez gave up 6 runs on 5 hits and 2 walks with no strikeouts in 2.2 innings last time out, in a loss. He has lost his last 3 starts.

Ligon only went 1.1 innings against us in April and gave us a run before he left the game with an injury and had a no decision.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Cal Doty (24-L .274-420-2-38-.703-11 C+)
2: LF Joe Roberts (30-L .322-354-1-37-.761-24 B+)
3: RF Mike Volkman (33-L .295-302-5-46-.744-1 D+)
4: 1B Tony Becerra (32-L .240-296-11-33-.682-5 A+)
5: 3B Brian Porter (34-S .229-340-5-36-.621-0 C+)
6: C Garrett Bender (27-R .252-238-4-30-.698-0 B+)
7: 2B Frank Roadman (26-R .206-301-3-21-.543-31 B)
8: SS Junior Danielson (30-R .198-121-0-6-.480-9 B)
9: P Marco Gonzalez (27-R .148-27-0-0-.327-0 F)

INDIANAPOLIS
1: RF Jimmy Ward (26-L .288-452-7-42-.760-16 B+) Mild hamstring strain
2: 1B Bill Jacobson (23-R .326-485-9-35-.818-6 B+) All-Star
3: LF Bob Gorka (27-S .261-314-13-52-.766-18 B+)
4: 3B Norm Geiger (25-R .264-421-18-70-.750-1 A) All-Star
5: 2B Vinny Puga (24-R .250-376-4-26-.648-16 B+)
6: SS Leon Wooten (30-R .276-359-4-35-.717-10 B)
7: CF Tex Pollard (26-S .343-105-1-16-.818-7 B)
8: C Charlie Camilleri (37-R .246-228-6-35-.698-0 B+)
9: P Rubin Ligon (28-S .205-39-0-1-.462-0 B+)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium
Weather: 71 F, Overcast, with a 10 MPH wind blowing left to right
Attendance: 7,607

Top of the First:
Cal Doty grounds out to the pitcher... Joe Roberts grounds a hit to left. He steals 2nd. Mike Volkman pops out to short. Tony Becerra swings at a 3-2 pitch and beats out an infield hit. Brian Porter grounds out to short...

Bottom of the First:
Jimmy Ward reaches on catcher's interference... Bill Jacobson lines a double to right and Ward scores... 1 to 0, Arrows. Bob Gorka doubles to left center and Jacobson scores... 2 to 0, Arrows. Norm Geiger grounds a hit to left... Vinny Puga walks to load the bases up with no outs... The Bullpen gets up. Leon Wooten grounds into a force at 2nd, 3-6, and Gorka scores and Geiger goes to 3rd. 3 to 0, Arrows. Tex Pollard grounds out to short and Geiger scores. 4 to 0, Arrows. Charlie Camilleri pops out to 2nd.

Top of the Third:
Cal Doty walks on 4 pitches. Joe Roberts grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4. Mike Volkman lines a hit to right and Roberts beats the throw to 3rd. Tony Becerra walks on 4 pitches to load the bases up with 1 out. Brian Porter strikes out... Garrett Bender pops out to short...

Top of the Sixth:
Brian Porter grounds a hit to right and Garrett Bender beats out an infield hit. With 1 out, Junior Danielson lines a hit to right to load the bases up. PH Dennis Brown (27-L) fouls out to 3rd... Cal Doty grounds a hit up the middle and Porter scores! 4 to 1, Arrows.

Bottom of the Seventh:
On the Hill: Frank Cook (35-R), after a scoreless 6th. Charlie Camilleri takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. The Bullpen gets up. PH Joe Simson (24-L), a rookie batting .241 with 2 HR and 7 RBI in 55 AB, pokes a hit to center. With 1 out, Bill Jacobson doubles to center and Camilleri scores... 5 to 1 , Arrows. Pia! A train ticket! Call to the Bullpen: Bill Grant (30-L). Bert Swope (29-S) is in to catch in a double switch. Bill Gorka hits a home run to right... 8 to 1, Arrows. Norm Geiger hits a home run to right center.... 9 to 1, Arrows. How long will this losing streak last? With 2 outs, Leon Wooten lines a hit to right. Tex Pollard grounds a double down the left field line and Wooten scores... 10 to 1, Arrows.

Top of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Dennis Cooper (32-R) with a 3.19 ERA in 67.2 IP. Frank Roadman grounds a hit to right. With 1 out, Bert Swope grounds a hit to left. A wild pitch moves the runners up. Cal Doty takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three.... Joe Roberts grounds out to short...

Lost - 10 to 1

We are 6-24 (.250) in games decided by 5 or more runs...

We had 11 hits (all singles) and made 1 error
Indianapolis had 12 hits (4 singles) and made 1 error

Marco Gonzalez (L 2-10) went 5 innings, allowed 4 runs, 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3.
RHP Frank Cook went 1.1 innings, allowed 3 runs, 2 hits, 2 walks and struck our 2.
LHP Bill Grant got 2 outs, allowed 3 runs, 4 hits, 2 home runs and struck out 1.
RHP Gary Adamson went 1 scoreless inning, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1.

Rubin Ligon (W 7-4) went 6 innings, gave us 1 run, 8 hits, 3 walks an struck out 5. 114 pitches.

CF/LF Cal Doty had a hit and a walk and an RBI. LF Joe Roberts had 2 hits and stole a base. RF Mike Volkman had 2 hits. 1B Tony Becerra had a hit and a walk. SS Junior Danielson had a hit and a walk. C Bert Swope had a hit in his only at bat.

For Indianapolis, 1B Bill Jacobson had 3 hits with 2 doubles, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. LF Brian Gorka hit a double and his 14th home run of the season, scored 2 runs and had 4 RBI. 3B Norm Geiger had 3 hits with his 19th home run and scored 2 runs.

Westheim · 08-11-2020, 03:07 PM

There's bad teams.

And there's awful teams.

And there's completely forsaken teams.

And there's teams that were doomed the second they had their first light jog in Spring Training.

And then there's 50 feet o' ****.

And then there's teams that are threatening to reach a -200 run differential in the second week of AUGUST.

Questdog · 08-11-2020, 04:55 PM

Saturday, August 11, 2001

P Frank Cook (35-R) was sent back to Daytona (A) and RP Barry Finney (26-R) was recalled. He pitched 2 games for the Tortugas and did not allow a run, so it looks like he is healed from his injury that cost him 2 months of the season.

Yesterday's game was rained out, so we will try to play a doubleheader today. I am not sure I can stomach 2 games in one day.... Although, this is our 3rd doubleheader of the season and we split the other two.

Jacksonville Jays (38-74 .339 27.5 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division) at
Indianapolis Arrows (53-61 .465 14 GB tied for 6th place in the Northern Division)

Game 1
JAX: Mackie Reed (29-R) (6-8 4.38 ERA 137.2 IP, 157 H, 15 HR, 46 BB, 55 SO) vs.
IND: Dave Guindon (29-R) (9-11 4.54 ERA 158.2 IP, 171 H, 16 HR, 50 BB, 108 SO)

Reed gave up 6 runs (3 earned) on 12 hits and 1 walk with 3 strikeouts in 7 innings last time out, in a loss. He has lost his last 4 starts, but has gone at least 6 innings in each one and 7 innings in the last 3.

Guindon beat us in April, giving us 2 runs on 7 hits, 1 home run and no walks with 2 strikeouts in 6 innings.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Cal Doty (24-L .274-424-2-39-.703-11 C+)
2: LF Joe Roberts (30-L .323-359-1-37-.762-25 B+)
3: RF Mike Volkman (33-L .296-307-5-46-.745-1 D+)
4: 1B Tony Becerra (32-L .240-300-11-33-.682-5 A+)
5: 3B Brian Porter (34-S .229-345-5-36-.618-0 C+)
6: C Garrett Bender (27-R .252-242-4-30-.695-0 B+)
7: 2B Frank Roadman (26-R .207-305-3-21-.542-31 B)
8: SS Junior Danielson (30-R .202-124-0-6-.490-9 B)
9: P Mackie Reed (29-R .175-40-1-3-.559-0 D+)

INDIANAPOLIS
1: RF Jimmy Ward (26-L .287-456-7-42-.760-16 B+) Mild hamstring strain
2: 1B Bill Jacobson (23-R .329-490-9-37-.826-6 B+) All-Star
3: LF Bob Gorka (27-S .263-319-14-56-.779-18 B+)
4: CF Mike Cram (29-R .229-432-18-65-.710-13 C+)
5: 3B Norm Geiger (25-R .268-425-19-71-.764-1 A) All-Star
6: 2B Vinny Puga (24-R .249-378-4-26-.648-16 B+)
7: SS Leon Wooten (30-R .275-363-4-36-.714-10 B)
8: C Charlie Camilleri (37-R .242-231-6-35-.692-0 B+)
9: P Dave Guindon (29-R .196-56-0-6-.457-0 F)

Game Start: 1:05 PM
Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium
Weather: 69 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 10 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 9,728

Top of the First:
Cal Doty grounds out to short. Joe Roberts strikes out on 3 pitches... Mike Volkman plunks one and is out, 2-3...

Bottom of the First:
Jimmy Ward grounds out to 2nd. Bill Jacobson pops out to short. Bob Gorka grounds out to 2nd! 1-2-3!

Top of the Second:
Tony Becerra swings at the first pitch and beats out an infield hit. Brian Porter lines a double to right. Garrett Bender lines a hit to center and Becerra scores! 1 to 0, Jays! Frank Roadman walks on 4 pitches to load the bases up with no outs. Junior Danielson grounds out to 2nd and Porter scores. 2 to 0, Jays. With the infield in, P Mackie Reed grounds out to short and the runners hold. Cal Doty lines out to deep center.

Bottom of the Second:
With 1 out, Norm Geiger hits a home run to left center... 2 to 1, Jays.

Bottom of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Mike Cram takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. With 2 outs, Vinny Puga lines a double to left and Cram scores from 1st... Tie Game: 2 to 2. Leon Wooten lines a 3-2 pitch to center for a hit and Puga scores... 3 to 2, Arrows.

Bottom of the Fifth:
Bill Jacobson lines a hit to center. With 1 out, Mike Cram swings at the first pitch and hits a home run to left... 442 ft. 5 to 2, Arrows.

Top of the Seventh:
With 1 out, Junior Danielson grounds a hit to right and ends up on 2nd when Jimmy Ward misplays the ball for an error. PH Dennis Brown (27-L) lines a hit to right center and Danielson beats the throw home and Brown takes 2nd! 5 to 3, Arrows. The next two make outs...

Bottom of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Roger Wallace (26-R). Jimmy Ward swings at a 3-2 pitch and doubles to right center... Bill Jacobson lines a hit to right. The Bullpen gets back up... Bob Gorka grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-6, and Ward stays at 3rd. Mike Cram flies out to center and the runners hold. Norm Geiger pops out to center!

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Brent Webster (34-R), their All-Star closer, with 19 SV and a 2.28 ERA in 79 IP. 7-8-9 up for us. Frank Roadman takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. PH Bert Swope (29-S) grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and Roadman goes to 2nd. PH Ismael Gonzales (33-R) grounds out to 3rd. Cal Doty swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 2nd...

Lost - 5 to 3

We had 6 hits and made no errors
Indianapolis had 9 hits and made 2 errors

Mackie Reed (L 6-9) went 6 innings, allowed 5 runs, 7 hits, 2 home runs, 3 walks (1 INT) and struck out 1.
RHP Roger Wallace went 2 scoreless innings and allowed 2 hits.

Dave Guindon (W 10-11) went 8 innings, gave us 3 runs, 6 hits, 3 walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit.
RHP Brent Webster (SV 20) pitched a scoreless 9th and gave us 1 walk.

1B Tony Becerra had a hit and a walk and scored a run. 3B Brian Porter hit a double and scored a run. 2B Frank Roadman drew 2 walks. SS Junior Danielson had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. PH Dennis Brown had a hit and an RBI.

Game 2
JAX: Dalton Hartman (24-R) (2-5 4.86 ERA 53.2 IP, 69 H, 5 HR, 16 BB, 21 SO) Rookie vs.
IND: Steve Zeltwanger (25-R) (3-7 4.69 ERA 101.2 IP, 97 H, 10 HR, 50 BB, 61 SO)

Hartman gave up 4 runs (3 earned) on 9 hits and 3 walks with 5 strikeouts in 6 innings last time out, in a loss.

We have not faced Zeltwanger before. He is 0-4 in his last 5 starts. He gave up 3 runs on 5 hits and 2 walks with 4 strikeouts in 8 innings last time out in a no decision.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Cal Doty (24-L .270-429-2-39-.695-11 C+)
2: LF Joe Roberts (30-L .320-362-1-37-.757-25 B+)
3: RF Mike Volkman (33-L .296-311-5-46-.742-1 D+)
4: 1B Tony Becerra (32-L .241-303-11-33-.684-5 A+)
5: 3B Brian Porter (34-S .229-349-5-36-.620-0 C+)
6: C Bert Swope (29-S .212-132-0-10-.564-0 B)
7: 2B Rick Dundore (35-R .222-45-0-2-.552-1 B)
8: SS Junior Danielson (30-R .205-127-0-7-.494-9 B)
9: P Dalton Hartman (24-R .316-19-0-2-.737-0 F) Rookie
INDIANAPOLIS
1: RF Jimmy Ward (26-L .289-460-7-42-.764-16 B+) Mild hamstring strain
2: 1B Bill Jacobson (23-R .330-494-9-37-.827-6 B+) All-Star
3: LF Bob Gorka (27-S .260-323-14-56-.770-18 B+)
4: CF Mike Cram (29-R .230-435-19-67-.718-13 C+)
5: 3B Norm Geiger (25-R .268-429-20-72-.768-1 A) All-Star
6: 2B Vinny Puga (24-R .249-382-4-27-.649-16 B+)
7: SS Leon Wooten (30-R .276-366-4-37-.716-11 B)
8: C Sherman Kaufman(33-R Major League debut B) Rookie
9: P Steve Zeltwanger (25-R .226-31-0-2-.452-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium
Weather: 69 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 11 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 10,003

Top of the First:
Cal Doty grounds out to 1st, 3-1. Joe Roberts triples to center! Mike Volkman takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Tony Becerra strikes out looking on 3 pitches... Brian Porter swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds a hit to right and Roberts scores and Volkman goes to 3rd! 1 to 0, Jays! Bert Swope strikes out looking...

Bottom of the First:
Jimmy Ward grounds out to 2nd. Bill Jacobson pops out to short. Bob Gorka swings at the first pitch and bloops a hit to left... Mike Cram swings at the first pitch and flies out to left!

Bottom of the Third:
P Steve Zeltwanger grounds a hit to left... I am so tired of these pitchers whacking the ball all over the place.... Jimmy Ward bunts the runner up. Bill Jacobson grounds a hit to center and P Zeltwanger beats the throw to the plate... Tie Game: 1 to 1. Bob Gorka swings at a 3-2 pitch and hits a home run to right... 3 to 1, Arrows.

Top of the Sixth:
Joe Roberts swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to left. With 1 out, Tony Becerra grounds a double over the 1st base bag. When is the last time one of our guys scored from 1st on a double? The other team seems to do it a lot, even with their catchers and pitchers on 1st.... Brian Porter grounds out to the pitcher and the runners hold... Bert Swope swings at the first pitch and clears the bases with a double to right!! Tie Game: 3 to 3!

Top of the Eighth:
With 2 outs, Tony Becerra swings at the first pitch and triples off the fence in left center! They walk Brian Porter intentionally. Bert Swope grounds one to short and Leon Wooten goes the short route to 2nd, but makes a bad throw for an error and Becerra scores! 4 to 3, Jays!

Bottom of the Eighth:
The Bullpen is ready to fire. Bill Jacobson pokes a hit to left... Call to the Bullpen: Barry Finney (26-R), in his first game since June 2. He was chosen because he seems to give up home runs less than the others available. Bill Grant (30-L) gave up a home run to Bob Gorka the last time he faced him....Gorka lays down a bunt and beats it out for a hit.... They pinch-hit for their cleanup hitter! PH Joe Simson (24-L), a rookie who is 1 for 1 with a run scored this series, grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-6, and Jacobson goes to 3rd. Norm Geiger hits a home run to right... 6 to 4, Arrows. He has hit a home run in each of the 3 games of this series...

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Tom Paul (31-L), not their closer, who got the Save in the first game. Paul has a 3.40 ERA in 42.1 IP. PH Garrett Bender (27-R) swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short. Frank Roadman lines out to right... Cal Doty grounds a hit to right. Joe Roberts, the tying run, is up. C Sherman Kaufman, the 33 year old rookie, playing in his first Major League game, picks Doty off at 1st....

Lost - 6 to 4

We had 8 hits and made no errors
Indianapolis had 9 hits and made 1 error

Dalton Hartman went 7+ innings, allowed 4 runs, 7 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 1.
RHP Barry Finney (L 0-2, BS 1) went 1 inning, allowed 2 runs, 2 hits and 1 home run.

Steve Zeltwanger (W 4-7) went 8 innings, gave us 4 runs (3 earned), 7 hits, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 7. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. Opposing pitchers are hitting .292 in August with 5 runs and 4 RBI in 9 games.
LHP Tom Paul (SV 2) pitched a scoreless 9th and gave us 1 hit.

LF Joe Roberts had 2 hits with a triple and scored 2 runs. 1B Tony Becerra a double and a triple and scored 2 runs. 3B Brian Porter had a hit and a walk (INT) and had an RBI. C Bert Swope hit a double and had 2 RBI. SS Junior Danielson hit a double.

For Indianapolis, 1B Bill Jacobson had 3 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. LF Bob Gorka had 3 hits with his 15th home run of the season and 2 RBI. 3B/1N Norm Geiger hit his 21st home run and had 3 RBI.

Trudy the Trainer gave us some bad news: SS Leander Gooding (30-R), who we expected back next week, is not healing as anticipated and she does not have an estimate on when he will be able to play.

Questdog · 08-11-2020, 07:28 PM

Sunday, August 12, 2001

Jacksonville Jays (38-76 .333 28 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division) at
Indianapolis Arrows (55-61 .474 12.5 GB in 6th place in the Northern Division)

JAX: Mike Gaddis (32-R) (3-11 5.95 ERA 92.1 IP, 125 H, 12 HR, 24 BB, 54 SO) vs.
IND: Yui Ogawa (26-L) (9-11 3.74 ERA 178 IP, 159 H, 18 HR, 69 BB, 120 SO)

Gaddis gave up 4 runs (1 earned) on 8 hits and 2 walks with 3 strikeouts in 5 innings last time out, in a win, ending a personal 7 game losing streak.

Ogawa is their #1 starter. We have not faced him before. He gave up 2 runs on 4 hits, 2 home runs and 3 walks with 5 strikeouts in 8 innings in a no decision last time out.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Frank Roadman (26-R .205-308-3-21-.542-31 B)
2: LF Joe Roberts (30-L .322-366-1-37-.765-25 B+)
3: RF Mike Volkman (33-L .293-314-5-46-.737-1 D+)
4: 1B Ismael Gonzales (33-R .267-101-2-9-.662-0 D+)
5: C Garrett Bender (27-R .251-247-4-31-.689-0 B+)
6: 3B Bobby Scrogham (25-R .231-91-1-7-.646-3 C) Rookie
7: CF Cal Doty (24-L .270-434-2-39-.692-11 C+)
8: SS Junior Danielson (30-R .208-130-0-7-.506-9 B)
9: P Mike Gaddis (32-R .269-26-0-1-.538-0 F)

INDIANAPOLIS
1: RF Jimmy Ward (26-L .287-463-7-42-.760-16 B+) Mild hamstring strain
2: 1B Bill Jacobson (23-R .333-498-9-38-.832-6 B+) All-Star
3: LF Bob Gorka (27-S .266-327-15-58-.787-18 B+)
4: CF Mike Cram (29-R .228-438-19-67-.713-13 C+)
5: 3B Norm Geiger (25-R .268-433-21-75-.773-1 A) All-Star
6: 2B Vinny Puga (24-R .246-386-4-27-.642-16 B+)
7: SS Leon Wooten (30-R .274-369-4-37-.712-11 B)
8: C Charlie Camilleri (37-R .239-234-6-35-.686-0 B+)
9: P Yui Ogawa (26-L .200-55-0-1-.464-0 D+)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium
Weather: 71 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 9 MPH wind blowing out to center
Attendance: 10,910

Top of the First:
Frank Roadman lines out to center. Joe Roberts doubles off the fence in center! Mike Volkman grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and Roberts goes to 3rd. Ismael Gonzales strikes out on 3 pitches...

Bottom of the First:
Jimmy Ward lines a hit to center. Bill Jacobson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play! Bob Gorka strikes out! 1-2-3!

Top of the Second:
Garrett Bender walks on 4 pitches. Bobby Scrogham lines a hit to right. Cal Doty sees 2 pitches he likes and fouls them both and then takes strike three.... Junior Danielson strikes out on 3 pitches... P Mike Gaddis grounds out to 2nd...

Bottom of the Third:
Leon Wooten and Charlie Camilleri lead off with back to back hits. P Yui Ogawa bunts them up. Jimmy Ward flies out to right and the runners hold. A wild pitch scores Wooten... 1 to 0, Arrows.

Top of the Fourth:
Garrett Bender lines a hit to right. Bobby Scrogham pokes a hit to center and Bender beats the throw to 3rd! Cal Doty grounds out to 1st, 3-1, and Scrogham goes to 2nd and Bender stays put. Junior Danielson is walked intentionally. P Mike Gaddis swings at the first pitch and grounds into a 4-2-3 double play....

Top of the Seventh:
Junior Danielson lines a hit to right. P Mike Gaddis bunts him to 2nd and a passed ball sends him to 3rd. With the infield in, Frank Roadman grounds a hit through the left side and Danielson scores! Tie Game: 1 to 1. Joe Roberts grounds into a 4-6-3 double play...

Top of the Eighth:
Mike Volkman takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 and P Yui Ogawa balks him to 2nd. Ismael Gonzales lines a hit to right and Volkman beats the throw home! 2 to 1, Jays! With 1 out, P Ogawa balks again! 2 balks this inning and 2 balks on the season! With 2 outs, they walk Cal Doty intentionally. Junior Danielson grounds out to short.

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Tom Paul (31-L), who got the Save with a scoreless inning in the second game yesterday. 3B Brian Porter (34-S), who came on in a double switch last inning, doubles to left! They walk Frank Roadman intentionally. Joe Roberts takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three... Mike Volkman lines out to deep left. Ismael Gonzales strikes out for the third time today...

Bottom of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Gary Adamson (35-R). Tony Becerra (32-L) is in to play 1st and Frank Wendell is in to play center. Cal Doty moves to left and Joe Roberts moves to right. The 3-4-5 mashers with 55 HR between them are due up. Bob Gorka grounds out to short. Mike Cram grounds out to 3rd. Norm Geiger, who has homered in each of the first three games of this series, takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Okay! We got through the mashers, but then Vinny Puga doubles to right and Geiger scores from 1st.... Tie Game: 2 to 2. Oh! Darn! I promise I will never punch your shoulder again, Pia! Pia! Come back! Leon Wooten doubles to center and Puga scores.... Ow! I'm bleeding, Trudy! I think you busted my nose! I know I hit you first, but gee whiz!

Lost - 3 to 2

Swept.
17 losses in our last 18 games.
4-24 (.143) since the All-Star break...
4 and 24....
Our last 3 wins were all against Orlando, who we will not see again until the last 3 games of the season...

We finish the season series with Indianapolis 1-7.

We had 10 hits and made no errors
Indianapolis had 7 hits and made no errors

Mike Gaddis went 7.1 innings, allowed 1 run, 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1. He threw a WP.
LHP Bill Grant (H 8) faced 2 batters and struck them both out.
RHP Gary Adamson (L 5-5, BS 3) got 2 outs, allowed 2 runs, 2 hits and 1 walk.

Yui Ogawa went 8 innings, gave us 2 runs, 9 hits, 4 walks (2 INT) and struck out 10. He balked twice.
LHP Tom Paul (W 3-4) went 1 scoreless inning, gave us 1 hit, 1 walk (INT) and struck out 2.

2B Frank Roadman had a hit and a walk (INT) and an RBI. LF Joe Roberts hit a double. RF Mike Volkman hit a double and drew a walk and scored a run. C Garrett Bender had 2 hits and a walk. 3B Bobby Scrogham had 2 hits. SS Junior Danielson had a hit and a walk (INT) and scored a run. 3B Brian Porter hit a double in his only at bat.

For Indianapolis, SS Leon Wooten had 3 hits with a game winning double, scored a run and had an RBI.

Questdog · 08-11-2020, 07:29 PM

August 13, 2001

Monday Morning Report
Player of the Week - Dennis Lockamy, P, Hartford (34-R 5-8 3.79 ERA) Pitched 2 shutouts. Allowed 8 hits and 4 walks with 12 strikeouts in 18 innings.

(Slash lines are for the season, not the week)

August 6 - Al Moser (33-R) of Memphis pitched a 5 hit shutout at home versus Richmond. He walked 3, hit a batter and struck out 5. 139 pitches thrown. It is his 3rd shutout of the season. He is now 6-11 with a 4.03 ERA in 21 starts. The Mules won, 1 to 0, and only had 3 hits themselves. 2B Keith Meyer (26-L) led off the game with a triple and scored.
August 7 - Dennis Lockamy (34-R) of Hartford pitched a 4 hit shutout at home versus Columbus. He walked 2 and struck out 5. At bat, he hit a home run. He is now 4-8 with a 4.06 ERA in 19 starts. The Whalers won, 4 to 0.
August 9 - LF John Hartz (36-R) of Charlotte had 3 hits with a home run, scored 2 runs and had 5 RBI at Rochester. The Hornets won, 11 to 9.
August 9 - LF Andres Borges (33-S) of Richmond had 3 hits with a Grand Slam and 5 RBI at Hartford. The Robins won, 6 to 2.
August 9 - Xavier Cervantes (32-R) of Louisville pitched a 4 hit shutout at Ottawa. He walked 2, hit a batter and struck out 4. He is now 8-12 with a 3.50 ERA in 23 starts. The Colonels won, 1 to 0, and only had 4 hits themselves.
August 10 - Eli Kyzar (29-R) of Syracuse pitched a 5 hit shutout at home versus New Orleans. He did not walk a batter and struck out 5. 86 pitches thrown. At bat, he had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. He leads the League with 5 shutouts. He is now 11-7 with a 2.12 ERA in 21 starts. The Sycamores won, 7 to 0.
August 10 - SS T.R. Hunter (24-R) of Providence had 3 hits with 2 doubles, scored a run and had 5 RBI at Memphis. The Steamrollers won, 12 to 5. They did not score a run until the 8th inning.
August 12 - Dennis Lockamy (34-R) of Hartford pitched a 4 hit shutout at home versus Richmond. He walked 2 and struck out 7. His 2nd 4 hit shutout in a row. He did not hit a home run this time, though. He is now 5-8 with a 3.79 ERA in 20 starts. The Whalers won, 6 to 0.
August 12 - Steve Cron (27-L) of Buffalo pitched a 5 hit shutout at home versus Birmingham. He did not walk a batter and struck out 9. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 7-9 with a 3.53 ERA in 27 starts. The Bombers won, 6 to 0.

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Westheim · 08-12-2020, 05:55 AM

I am tense as a longbow and can't wait to see how you're gonna win the title in 2003; 2004 at the latest.

Questdog · 08-12-2020, 10:09 AM

Monday, August 13, 2001

We are back home, where at least there are bridges! The Columbus Explorers are here to finish up our season series with 4 games. Believe it or not, we won 3 of 4 games in Columbus, June 7-10. That was the high point of our season. We had a 6 game winning streak. The Explorers split 4 games in Orlando over the weekend. They are 13th in scoring with 3.68 runs per game (Jacksonville is last with 3.49). They are 9th in fewest runs allowed with 3.94 per game (Jacksonville is last with 5.19). Their run differential is -31 and ours is -196.

By the way, Pia is back. She has been given a raise and I have agreed to sit on my hands in the late innings of any close games.... Trudy is also still around. She never got angry with me; just broke my nose....

Columbus Explorers (53-63 .457 14 GB in 8th (last) place in the Northern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (38-77 .330 29 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division)

COL: Terry Wilson (29-R) (9-8 3.74 ERA 156.1 IP, 154 H, 13 HR, 45 BB, 126 SO) Rookie vs.
JAX: Blair Montgomery (29-R) (1-7 4.57 ERA 1 SV 61 IP, 73 H, 8 HR, 24 BB, 59 SO in A Ball)

Wilson beat us in June, giving us 1 run on 6 hits, 1 walk and striking out 10 in 8 innings. He is 5-2 in his last 7 starts.

Montgomery is making his Major League debut today. Pia has provided me with a half dozen air sickness bags from her days as a stewardess. I mean flight attendant. Sorry, Pia. No, that is not worth another raise, but if you stick around long enough, you will probably end up making more money than me.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
COLUMBUS
1: CF Jorge Moreida (22-L .242-385-4-18-.624-13 B) Rookie #29 prospect
2: 3B Tim Dawson (24-R .273-373-5-35-.718-5 C)
3: 1B Gabriel Beltran (31-S .292-408-14-51-.802-11 B)
4: RF Tim Brantley (27-L .225-284-8-34-.707-0 C)
5: LF Robert Duenas (31-L .250-176-3-21-.686-0 B)
6: C Marc Barksdale (30-R .193-336-3-20-.548-0 B)
7: SS Joe Tirey (29-L .239-402-9-44-.676-0 A)
8: 2B Ron Ulrich (32-R .277-47-1-6-.741-0 C+)
9: P Terry Wilson (29-R .109-55-0-6-.255-0 F) Rookie

JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Cal Doty (24-L .268-437-2-39-.689-11 C+)
2: LF Joe Roberts (30-L .321-371-1-37-.763-25 B+)
3: RF Mike Volkman (33-L .292-318-5-46-.739-1 D+)
4: 1B Tony Becerra (32-L .244-307-11-33-.697-5 A+)
5: 3B Brian Porter (34-S .232-353-5-37-.628-0 C+)
6: C Garrett Bender (27-R .256-250-4-31-.699-0 B+)
7: SS Frank Roadman (26-R .205-312-3-22-.543-31 C+)
8: 2B Rick Dundore (35-R .204-49-0-2-.509-1 B)
9: P Blair Montgomery (29-R Major League debut C) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 80 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 16 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 3,048

A new record low turnout.
That 16 mile per hour wind is not helpful for Montgomery, who seems prone to the long ball...

Top of the First:
Jorge Moreida pops out to right. Tim Dawson grounds out to short. Gabriel Beltran flies out to center! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the First:
Cal Doty flies out to right. Joe Roberts lines out to left. Mike Volkman swings at the first pitch and grounds one to short, but Joe Tirey boots it. Volkman gets caught stealing...

Top of the Second:
Tim Brantley leads off with a walk... Robert Duenas beats out an infield hit. Marc Barksdale grounds into a 5-4-3 double play and Brantley goes to 3rd! Joe Tirey grounds out to 1st, 3-1!

Bottom of the Third:
Frank Roadman grounds a 2-2 pitch up the middle for a hit and then steals 2nd. Rick Dundore takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. P Blair Montgomery bunts the runners up. Cal Doty, batting .175 in August, swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to deep left and both runners advance. 1 to 0, Jays! Joe Roberts takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Mike Volkman doubles high off the wall in center and both runners score!1 3 to 0, Jays!

Top of the Fourth:
Tim Dawson takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Gabriel Beltran lines a hit to right center and Dawson beats the throw to 3rd and Beltran takes 2nd... Tim Brantley swings at the first pitch and hits a home run to left... Tie Game: 3 to 3.

Bottom of the Fifth:
P Blair Montgomery doubles to right center! And he calls out Trudy the Trainer... Pinch-runner: Jim Hess (31-R). Cal Doty swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds a double over the 1st base bag and Hess scores! 4 to 3, Jays! Joe Roberts grounds a hit up the middle. Mike Volkman flies out to right and Doty tags up and scores. 5 to 3, Jays! That does it for P Terry Wilson. New Pitcher: Dwayne Shear (32-R), with a 2.65 ERA in 17 IP. He is pitching with a strained oblique. Tony Becerra grounds into a 6-4-3 double play....

Top of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Roger Wallace (26-R). With 1 out, Joe Tirey swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to right center. With 2 outs, PH Tom Horvath (28-R), batting .324 with 1 HR and 7 RBI in 71 AB, doubles to right center and Tirey scores... 5 to 4, Jays. The Bullpen gets up. Jorge Moreida walks on 4 pitches... Tim Dawson swings at the first pitch and bloops a hit to right center and Horvath scores... Tie Game: 5 to 5. Call to the Bullpen: Bill Grant (30-L), Gabriel Beltran strikes out.

Top of the Eighth:
Tim Brantley gets beaned... Robert Duenas takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Marc Barksdale grounds out slowly to 3rd and the runners advance. Joe Tirey flies out to deep center and both runners advance... 6 to 5, Explorers.

Top of the Ninth:
P Bill Grant strikes out the side in order!

Bottom of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Bill Ellis (34-R), their closer with 10 SV and 7 losses and a 4.38 ERA in 61.2 IP. PH Bert Swope (29-S) grounds a hit to right. Pinch-runner: Frank Wendell (33-R). Cal Doty grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. Joe Roberts swings at the first pitch and grounds into a 4-6-3 double play....

Lost - 6 to 5

We had 9 hits and made no errors
Columbus had 7 hits and made 2 errors

Blair Montgomery went 5 innings, allowed 3 runs, 4 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 2. At bat, he hit a double.
RHP Jim Kenzy (H 1 ) pitched a perfect inning.
RHP Roger Wallace (BS 3) got 2 outs, allowed 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1.
LHP Bill Grant (L 3-2) went 2.1 innings, allowed 1 run, 1 walk, 1 HBP and struck out 4.

Tony Wilson went 4.1 innings, gave us 5 runs, 5 hits, 3 walks and struck out 1.
RHP Warren Wynn (W 3-2) went 2 scoreless innings, gave us 2 hits and struck out 2.
RHP Bill Ellis (SV 11) pitched a scoreless 9th and gave us 1 hit.

CF Cal Doty hit a double, scored a run and had 2 RBI. LF Joe Roberts had a hit and a walk and scored a run. RF Mike Volkman hit a double and had 3 RBI. C Garrett Bender had 2 hits. SS/2B Frank Roadman had 2 hits, stole a base and scored a run. 2B Rick Dundore drew 2 walks and scored a run. PR Jim Hess scored a run. PH Bert Swope had a hit.

For Columbus, RF Tim Brantley hit his 9th home run of the season, drew a walk, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI.

Trudy's report on P Blair Montgomery is an oblique strain and she recommends 5 or 6 fays of complete rest. So with this injury plus the doubleheader we played on Saturday, I think we may need 2 spot starters this week...

Questdog · 08-12-2020, 11:19 AM

Tuesday, August 14, 2001

C Jim Hess (31-R) was sent to Daytona (A) and P Spencer Shuff (33-R) was called up because we do not want to be starting any of our stinky pitchers on short rest. They are bad enough at full energy. Shuff will start tomorrow's game, but we called him up today to make sure he does not pitch today for the Tortugas. If my calculations are correct and Blair Montgomery is ready to go when Trudy says he'll be ready to go, then tomorrow is the only day we will need a spot starter.

Columbus Explorers (54-63 .462 14 GB in 8th (last) place in the Northern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (38-78 .328 29 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division)

If, by some miracle, we manage to play .500 ball for the rest of the season, we will still lose 101 games....

COL: Terry Luckett (26-L) (12-5 2.30 ERA 168 IP, 161 H, 7 HR, 23 BB, 131 SO) All-Star vs.
JAX: Marco Gonzalez (27-R) (2-10 4.67 ERA 113.2 IP, 127 H, 7 HR, 50 BB, 55 SO)

Luckett is their #1 starter. Believe it or not, one of his 5 losses was to the Jays. We beat him in June, scoring 4 runs on 10 hits and 1 walk with 6 strikeouts in 6 innings.

Gonzalez has lost his last 4 starts. He gave up 4 runs on 5 hits and 1 walk with 3 strikeouts in 5 innings last time out.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
COLUMBUS
1: CF Jorge Moreida (22-L .239-389-4-18-.619-13 B) Rookie
2: 3B Mike Brewer (38-R .309-356-1-42-.729-0 C)
3: 1B Gabriel Beltran (31-S .291-412-14-51-.799-11 B)
4: RF Robert Duenas (31-L .251-179-3-21-.689-0 B)
5: 2B Tim Dawson (24-R .273-377-5-36-.717-5 C)
6: C Marc Barksdale (30-R .194-340-3-20-.547-0 B)
7: SS Ron Ulrich (32-R .255-51-1-6-.686-0 C)
8: LF Bill Baehr (29-L .227-150-1-10-.597-6 A+)
9: P Terry Luckett (26-L .288-52-0-5-.668-0 D) All-Star

JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Frank Roadman (26-R .209-316-3-22-.549-32 B)
2: CF Cal Doty (24-L .268-441-2-41-.688-11 B+)
3: RF Mike Volkman (33-L .293-321-5-49-.741-1 D+)
4: 1B Ismael Gonzales (33-R .262-107-2-10-.644-0 D+)
5: C Garrett Bender (27-R .260-254-4-31-.703-0 B+)
6: 3B Brian Porter (34-S .230-357-5-37-.622-0 C+)
7: SS Junior Danielson (30-R .211-133-0-7-.514-9 B)
8: CF Frank Wendell (33-R .190-105-0-9-.449-8 C+)
9: P Marco Gonzalez (27-R .138-29-0-0-.305-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 84 F, Clear Skies, with a 7 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 3,471

Top of the First:
Jorge Moreida grounds out to short. Mike Brewer grounds out to 2nd. Gabriel Beltran takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Robert Duenas lines out to center!

Bottom of the First:
Frank Roadman swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 3rd. Cal Doty walks on 4 pitches. Mike Volkman grounds out slowly to short and Doty goes to 2nd. Ismael Gonzales triples to left center and Doty scores! 1 to 0, Jays! Garrett Bender grounds out to 2nd.

Bottom of the Third:
Frank Roadman floats a soft hit to center. Cal Doty grounds one to the left of the mound and P Terry Luckett fields it quickly and tries to start a double play at 2nd, but makes a bad throw for an error! With 1 out, we pull off a double steal! Ismael Gonzales, who tripled his first time up, hits a home run to right center!!! 4 to 0, Jays!

Bottom of the Fourth:
Junior Danielson grounds a hit to left. He is now batting .333 in August! Frank Wendell grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. He steals 2nd. P Marco Gonzalez makes a bid for a home run to left, but it is caught on the warning track and Wendell tags up and beats the throw to 3rd. Frank Roadman grounds a hit up the middle and Wendell scores! 5 to 0, Jays!

Top of the Fifth:
Jorge Moreida lines a double to left, but is hurt. Pinch-runner: Tim Brantley (27-L). It is only the second hit of the game for the Explorers, though P Marco Gonzalez has walked 6 and has not struck out anyone. Correction, he has struck out one, Mike Brewer just now! The next two make outs!

Bottom of the Fifth:
With 1 out, Ismael Gonzales grounds his third hit of the game up the middle. That does it for P Terry Luckett. New Pitcher: Dave Fussell (36-R), with a 3.29 ERA in 38.1 IP. Garrett Bender hits a home run to right center!! 7 to 0, Jays!

Top of the Sixth:
Tim Dawson beats out an infield hit. Marc Barksdale takes a 3-2 pitch for walk #7... The Bullpen gets up. P Marco Gonzalez is at 104 pitches and there is no way he can make through 9 innings. Ron Ulrich grounds out to 1st, 3-1, and the runners advance. Bill Baehr grounds out to short and Dawson scores. 7 to 1, Jays.

Bottom of the Sixth:
Frank Wendell leads off with a triple to center! PH Joe Roberts (30-L) strikes out... Frank Roadman grounds out to 3rd and the runner holds... Cal Doty grounds out to 1st, 3-1....

Bottom of the Seventh:
2B Rick Dundore (35-R) doubles to right. Ismael Gonzales has not been lifted for a defensive replacement because he needs a double for the Cycle. He pokes his fourth hit of the game to left, but he stops at 1st. Garrett Bender lines a hit to right and Dundore scores! 8 to 1, Jays! Brian Porter doubles to left and Gonzales scores! 9 to 1, Jays. The Explorers are leaving P Dave Fussell in there to take his lumps. Junior Danielson grounds a hit to left and Bender scores! 10 to 1, Jays! Frank Wendell grounds into a force at 2nd, 3-6, and Porter scores. 11 to 1, Jays! We have tied our team record for runs! That is all we get.

Top of the Eighth:
We let P Barry Finney (26-R) bat last inning to try to get him a 3 inning Save and rest the other Bullpen Arms. He got a hit. Marc Barksdale takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Ron Ulrich grounds a hit up the middle. The next three all strike out!!!

Bottom of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Dwayne Shear (32-R), who pitched 1.2 scoreless innings yesterday and is still pitching with a strained oblique. Rick Dundore takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Ismael Gonzales has another chance to hit a double, but he ends up walking. Garrett Bender grounds his third hit of the game to left and the bases are loaded with no outs. Can we score and break our team record for runs? Hopefully, this is our last opportunity... Brian Porter pops out to left and the runners hold... Junior Danielson strikes out looking... P Shear is hurt. New Pitcher: Chris Scott (35-L), with a 3.11 ERA in 63.2 IP. Frank Wendell grounds out to 2nd....

Won - 11 to 1

We set a new team record for margin of victory!
The old record was 8 in the final start of Victor Espinoza as a Jay.
It is the 4th time we have scored 11 runs in a game. We have never scored more.

We had 16 hits and made no errors
Columbus had 7 hits and made 1 error

We tied our team record for hits!

Marco Gonzalez (W 3-10) went 6 innings, allowed 1 run, 3 hits, 7 walks and struck out 2. 113 pitches.
RHP Barry Finney (SV 2 ) pitched 3 scoreless innings, allowed 4 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit.

Terry Luckett (L 12-6) went 4.1 innings, gave us 6 runs (5 earned - his own error), 7 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 3. 2 of his 6 losses are against the Jays. He is only the 2nd pitcher to ever lose 2 games to Jacksonville.

2B Frank Roadman had 2 hits, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. LF Cal Doty drew a walk, stole a base and scored 2 runs. 2B Rick Dundore hit a double, drew a walk and scored a run in his only 2 trips to the plate. 1B Ismael Gonzales went 4 for 4 with a walk, a triple and his 3rd home run of the season, scored 3 runs and had 4 RBI. C Garrett Bender had 3 hits with his 5th home run, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI. 3B Brian Porter hit a double, scored a run and had an RBI. SS Junior Danielson had 3 hits and had an RBI. CF Frank Wendell hit a triple, scored a run and had an RBI.

For Columbus, C Marc Barksdale did not make and out with a double and 3 walks.

The Explorers announced that CF Jorge Moreida had a strained oblique that should bother him for about a week. P Dwayne Shear, who already had a strained oblique, now need elbow surgery and is out for the year and might not be healthy by next Opening Day.

Questdog · 08-12-2020, 12:59 PM

Wednesday, August 15, 2001

Columbus Explorers (54-64 .458 15 GB in 8th (last) place in the Northern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (39-78 .333 28 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division)

COL: Steve Melita (28-R) (5-8 3.93 ERA 132.2 IP, 155 H, 12 HR, 46 BB, 76 SO) vs.
JAX: Spencer Shuff (33-R) (1-8 8.12 ERA 51 IP, 79 H, 10 HR, 16 BB, 13 SO)

We have not faced Melita before. He gave up 6 runs (4 earned) on 6 hits, 3 home runs and no walks with 2 strikeouts in 4.1 innings last time out on a no decision.

In his last start for the Jays on August 4, Shuff allowed 6 runs on 6 hits and 1 walk and 2 strikeouts in 1.1 innings in a loss. His ticket back to Daytona (A) has already been purchased.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
COLUMBUS
1: CF Bill Baehr (29-L .225-151-1-11-.602-6 B)
2: 3B Mike Brewer (38-R .307-361-1-42-.724-0 C)
3: 1B Gabriel Beltran (31-S .288-416-14-51-.793-11 B)
4: RF Tim Brantley (27-L .229-288-9-37-.725-0 C)
5: LF Lee Roe (30-R .229-166-5-21-.674-0 B+)
6: 2B Tim Dawson (25-R .272-382-5-36-.713-5 C)
7: SS Joe Tirey (29-L .239-406-9-45-.674-0 A)
8: C Skip Arbore (35-R .207-87-1-10-.563-0 C+)
9: P Steve Melita (28-R .261-46-0-1-.581-0 C+)

JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Frank Roadman (26-R .212-320-3-23-.554-33 B)
2: LF Joe Roberts (30-L .318-377-1-37-.758-25 B+)
3: RF Mike Volkman (33-L .290-324-5-49-.734-1 D+)
4: 1B Tony Becerra (32-L .242-310-11-33-.693-5 A+)
5: 3B Brian Porter (34-S .229-362-5-38-.621-0 C+)
6: C Garrett Bender (27-R .266-259-5-34-.724-0 B+)
7: SS Junior Danielson (30-R .225-138-0-8-.538-9 B)
8: CF Frank Wendell (33-R .191-110-0-10-.465-9 C+)
9: P Spencer Shuff (33-R .077-13-0-1-.297-0 C+)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 93 F, Clear Skies, with a 9 MPH wind blowing out to left
Attendance: 2,975

Another new record low attendance....

Top of the First:
Bill Baehr takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Mike Brewer pops out to 2nd. Gabriel Beltran lines a hit to right and Baehr beats the throw to 3rd. Tim Brantley clears the bases with a double to right center and ends up on 3rd... 2 to 0, Explorers. Lee Roe pops out to short. Tim Dawson grounds out to the pitcher.

Bottom of the First:
Frank Roadman flies out to left. Joe Roberts flies out to near the warning track in right. Mike Volkman grounds out to 1st, unassisted...

Bottom of the Third:
Frank Wendell lines a hit to center. P Spencer Shuff pops out to the pitcher trying to bunt. Wendell steals 2nd. Frank Roadman lines a hit to center. Joe Roberts grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and Wendell scores. 2 to 1, Explorers.

Bottom of the Fifth:
Frank Wendell grounds a hit to right and steals 2nd. P Spencer Shuff bunts him to 3rd. Frank Roadman swings at the first pitch and pops out to 1st... Joe Roberts hits one hard, but right to the right fielder...

Top of the Seventh:
Tim Dawson and Joe Tirey lead off with back to back infield hits... The Bullpen got up after the first one. Skip Arbore grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and Dawson goes to 3rd. Call to the Bullpen: Gary Adamson (35-R). Bert Swope is into catch in double switch. Arbore takes off for 2nd and we have a pitchout on, but Swope throws the ball into center and Arbore goes to 3rd and Dawson scores... 3 to 1, Explorers. P Steve Melita pops out to right and the runner holds. Bill Baehr grounds out to 2nd.

Top of the Ninth:
Joe Tirey strikes out, but reaches 1st when C Bert Swope cannot block the ball in the dirt... Skip Arbore grounds a hit up the middle. Call to the Bullpen: Jim Kenzy (33-R). PH Marc Barksdale (30-R), their starting catcher, lays down a bunt, but we get the force at 3rd, 1-5. Bil Baehr lines a hit to right and the bases are loaded with 1 out. Mike Brewer takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to force in a run... 4 to 1, Explorers. The Bullpen is up. Gabriel Beltran strikes out on 3 pitches. Tim Brantley strikes out.

Bottom of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Danny Pineda (33-L), their closer with 4 SV and a 1.77 ERA in 20.1 IP. This is his first game since May 17 due to an injury. PH Cal Doty doubles to center. PH Ismael Gonzales (33-R) swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd and Doty goes to 3rd. Junior Danielson flies out to deep center and Doty trots home. 4 to 2, Explorers. Frank Wendell, who has not made an out today, lines one hard to left, but it is caught....

Lost - 4 to 2

We had 6 hits and made 1 error
Columbus had 8 hits and made 1 error

Spencer Shuff (L 1-9) went 6.1 innings, allowed 3 runs (2 earned), 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3.
RHP Gary Adamson went 1.2 innings, allowed 1 run, 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1. We threw a WP.
RHP Jim Kenzy went 1 scoreless inning, allowed 1 hit and 1 walk and struck out 2.

Steve Melita (W 6-8) went 8 innings, gave us 1 run, 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out no one.
LHP Danny Pineda (SV 5) went 1 inning, gave us 1 run and 1 hit.

PH Cal Doty hit a double and scored a run. CF Frank Wendell had 2 hits and a walk, stole 3 bases and scored a run.

Questdog · 08-12-2020, 02:34 PM

Thursday, August 16, 2001

P Spencer Shuff (33-R) was sent back to Daytona (A) and 1B Rick Tuttle (34-R) was recalled. He was 4 for 36 (.111) for the Jays earlier, but is hitting .342 in August for the Tortugas. Unless we want to call up a slacker, the only choice was between him and LF Barry Laskowski (34-R), who is 1 for his last 16.... Editor's Note: The team would actually be better served by calling up a relief pitcher to go with a 6 man Bullpen since our starters get knocked out early so often, but that seems like it would be cheating. The A.I. does not have that choice and must stick to a 5 man Bullpen, unless we change it for everyone. In to 70's and 80's you would be hard pressed to find a team with an 11 man pitching staff....

Columbus Explorers (55-64 .462 15 GB in 8th (last) place in the Northern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (39-79 .331 28 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division)

COL: Frank Lytle (27-R) (3-1 4.13 ERA 48 IP, 48 H, 3 HR, 30 BB, 39 SO) vs.
JAX: Mackie Reed (29-R) (6-9 4.51 ERA 143.2 IP, 164 H, 17 HR, 49 BB, 56 SO)

Lytle began the season in their rotation, but only got 1 start in May, 1 start in June and none in July due to injuries. We have not faced him. He gave up 3 runs, on 6 hits and 6 walks with 4 strikeouts in 8 innings in a no decision last time out.

Reed has lost 5 starts in a row, but has gone at least 6 innings every time. Last time out, he gave up 5 runs on 7 hits, 2 home runs and 3 walks with 1 strikeout in 6 innings.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
COLUMBUS
1: CF Jorge Moreida (22-L .240-392-4-18-.622-13 B) Rookie Strained oblique
2: 3B Mike Brewer (38-R .304-365-1-43-.718-0 C)
3: 1B Gabriel Beltran (31-S .290-420-14-51-.798-11 B)
4: RF Tim Brantley (27-L .229-293-9-39-.723-0 C)
5: LF Robert Duenas (31-L .251-183-3-21-.689-0 B)
6: 2B Tim Dawson (25-R .272-386-5-36-.711-5 C)
7: SS Joe Tirey (29-L .239-410-9-45-.672-0 A)
8: C Marc Barksdale (30-R .196-342-3-20-.558-0 B)
9: P Frank Lytle (27-L .176-17-0-4-.402-0 F)

JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Frank Roadman (26-R .213-324-3-23-.554-33 B)
2: CF Cal Doty (24-L .267-446-2-41-.689-12 C+)
3: LF Joe Roberts (30-L .315-381-1-38-.750-25 B+)
4: 1B Tony Becerra (32-L .239-314-11-33-.684-5 A+)
5: 3B Brian Porter (34-S .227-365-5-38-.617-0 C+)
6: RF Dennis Brown (27-R .222-167-4-19-.594-0 C)
7: SS Junior Danielson (30-R .220-141-0-9-.526-9 B)
8: C Bert Swope (29-S .217-138-0-12-.576-0 B)
9: P Mackie Reed (29-R .167-42-1-3-.533-0 D+)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 85 F, Overcast, with an 8 MPH wind blowing left to right
Attendance: 2,735

And yet another new record low attendance....

Top of the First:
Jorge Moreida lines a hit to right center... And P Mackie Reed calls out Trudy the Trainer.... New Pitcher: Roger Wallace (26-R), the only fresh arm in the Pen... Mike Brewer grounds into a 6-4-3 double play! Gabriel Beltran bloops a hit to left. Tim Brantley lines out to short!

Bottom of the First:
Frank Roadman pops out to short. Cal Doty strikes out... Joe Roberts lines one hard to deep left, but it is caught...

Bottom of the Second:
Tony Becerra takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Brian Porter grounds a hit to center. Dennis Brown hits a home run to right center!!! 3 to 0, Jays!

Bottom of the Third:
Cal Doty walks on 4 pitches, but gets caught stealing... Joe Roberts lines one to 2nd, but Tim Dawson cannot catch it for an error! Tony Becerra lines a double to right center. Brian Porter pops out to 2nd... Dennis Brown grounds a hit up the middle and both runners score! 5 to 0, Jays!

It starts to rain in the top of the 5th. It would be real nice to our Bullpen if this game gets stopped early.

Bottom of the Fifth:
On the Hill: Warren Wynn (31-R), after 1.1 scoreless innings. With 1 out, Tony Becerra hits a home run to right center! 6 to 0, Jays!

Top of the Sixth:
On the Hill: Bill Grant (30-L), after a perfect 5th. Marc Barksdale grounds a hit up the middle and Cal Doty misplays the ball for his 9th error of the season... With 1 out, a wild pitch sends the runner to 3rd. Jorge Moreida swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds a hit to right and Barksdale scores. 6 to 1, Jays. The next two make outs!

Top of the Ninth:
On the Hill: Barry Finney (26-R), after 2 perfect innings. Jorge Moreida and Mike Brewer lead off with back to back hits. The Bullpen got up after the first hit. It finally stops raining. Gabriel Beltran walks on 4 pitches to load them up with no outs. Call to the Bullpen: Jim Kenzy (33-R). Tim Brantley swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to left and a run scores... 6 to 2, Jays. Robert Duenas swings at the first pitch and grounds into a 4-6-3 double play and a run scores and Beltran goes to 3rd! 6 to 3, Jays. Tim Dawson grounds out to 3rd and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 6 to 3

We finish the season series with Columbus 5-3.
They are the only team we have a winning record against right now.
We split the series with Hartford, 4-4, and have a losing record against everyone else.

We had 5 whole hits and made 1 error
Columbus had 7 hits (all singles) and made 1 error

Mackie Reed faced 1 batter and gave up a hit.
RHP Roger Wallace (W 5-2) went 4 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 5. At bat, he drew a walk.
LHP Bill Grant went 2 innings, allowed 1 run, 2 hits and struck out 1. Hen threw a WP.
RHP Barry Finney went 2+ innings, allowed 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1.
RHP Jim Kenzy (SV 1) pitched a scoreless inning and allowed 1 hit.

Frank Lytle (L 3-2) went 2.2 innings, gave us 5 runs (3 earned), 4 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks and struck out 2.

CF Cal Doty had one of his best games ever! He went 0 for 3 with 3 strikeouts and made an error... He did draw a walk, but got caught stealing to make up for it! 1B Tony Becerra hit a double and his 12th home run of the season, drew a walk and scored 2 runs. RF Dennis Brown had 2 hits with his 5th home run and 5 RBI, tying the Jays record set by Mike Volkman back in June.

For Columbus, Jorge Moreida had 3 hits, scored a run and had an RBI.

Trudy's report on P Mackie Reed is a mild shoulder strain that should affect him for about a week... That means we will need another spot starter....

Westheim · 08-12-2020, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Questdog

Wednesday, August 15, 2001

Attendance: 2,975

Another new record low attendance....

Sorry! My... uh... my dog ate the car keys?

Questdog · 08-12-2020, 03:47 PM

Friday, August 17, 2001

The Birmingham Barons are here to play a 3 game series over the weekend. They just lost 3 of 4 in Ottawa. We are 3 and 6 against them on the season and split a pair of games the last time they were here, July 3-4. They are 9th in scoring with 4.01 runs per game (Jacksonville is last with 3.57). We are only 1 run out of the 15th spot (New Orleans)! The Barons are 4th in fewest runs allowed with 3.79 per game (Jacksonville is last with 5.13). We are only 58 runs from the 15th spot (Hartford)! Birmingham's run differential is +26 and ours is -186.

Birmingham Barons (63-58 .521 5 GB in 3rd place in the Southern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (40-79 .336 27 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division)

We have proven those pundits who said we would not win 40 games this season wrong!

BIRM: Ken Bieda (27-L) (0-2 6.07 ERA 13.1 IP, 11 H, 4 HR, 7 BB, 8 SO in A Ball) vs.
JAX: Mike Gaddis (32-R) (3-11 5.60 ERA 99.2 IP, 130 H, 12 HR, 25 BB, 55 SO)

Bieda is making his season debut today. He used to be an up and coming prospect, but injuries have derailed his career.

Gaddis gave up 1 run on 5 hits and 1 walk with 1 strikeout in 7.1 innings last time out in a no decision.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
BIRMINGHAM
1: 3B Stan Stephens (23-R .333-496-1-28-.799-53 C+) All-Star
2: LF Benny Dreher (23-R .235-298-3-24-.611-14 A) Rookie #36 prospect
3: 1B Jim Montgomery (30-R .202-322-18-53-.680-2 A)
4: CF Sergio Acevedo (27-R .232-436-24-67-.796-30 B+) All-Star
5: 2B Rick Halverson (25-L .325-418-14-49-.877-13 B+) All-Star
6: RF Bob Marks (23-R .224-67-1-2-.566-5 B+) Rookie #16 prospect
7: SS Ken Kelly (23-S .265-309-7-36-.718-24 B) Rookie #23 prospect
8: C Rich Zard (29-L .262-65-0-5-.691-0 B)
9: P Ken Bieda (27-L Season debut F)

JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Frank Roadman (26-R .210-328-3-23-.547-33 B)
2: LF Joe Roberts (30-L .312-385-1-38-.743-25 B+)
3: RF Mike Volkman (33-L .289-329-5-49-.729-1 D+)
4: 1B Ismael Gonzales (33-R .286-112-3-14-.736-0 D+)
5: C Garrett Bender (27-R .267-262-5-34-.723-0 B+)
6: 3B Brian Porter (34-S .228-369-5-38-.615-0 C+)
7: CF Cal Doty (24-L .265-449-2-41-.686-12 C+)
8: SS Junior Danielson (30-R .217-143-0-9-.523-9 B)
9: P Mike Gaddis (32-R .250-28-0-1-.500-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 89 F, Clear Skies, with a 7 MPH wind blowing in from right
Attendance: 4,710

Top of the First:
Stan Stephens swings at the first pitch and beats out an infield hit. He steals his 54th base of the season. Benny Dreher doubles to right and Stephens scores... 1 to 0, Barons. P Mike Gaddis is going to have to take his lumps today; our Bullpen is spent. And lumps he takes... Jim Montgomery hits a home run to left... 3 to 0, Barons. Sergio Acevedo strikes out looking. Rick Halverson fouls out to 3rd. Bob Marks swings at the first pitch and flies out to left.

Bottom of the First:
Frank Roadman strikes out... Joe Roberts lines a hit to left. Mike Volkman strikes out... Ismael Gonzales grounds one to short, but Ken Kelly boots it. Only his fourth error of the season at short, but this is only his seventh start there! Garrett Bender swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 3rd.

Top of the Third:
Stan Stephens walks and steals base #55 and goes to 3rd when C Garrett Bender throws the ball into center for his 14th error.... A passed ball scores Stephens... 4 to 0, Barons. Benny Dreher swings at a 3-2 pitch and triples to right center... He scores on a wild pitch... 5 to 0, Barons. I think the official scorer did not have the heart to give Bender another passed ball.... Jim Montgomery takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Sergio Acevedo hits a home run to left center... 7 to 0, Barons. Rick Halverson lines a hit to right. I do not care if he gives up 20 runs, keep him in there! With 1 out, Ken Kelly beats out an infield hit. The next two make outs!

Top of the Seventh:
Jim Montgomery grounds a hit to right. Sergio Acevedo hits another home run to left... 9 to 0.

Top of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Gary Adamson (35-R), who has to finish the game come what may. With 1 out, Benny Dreher walks on 4 pitches. Jim Montgomery swings at the first pitch and hits his second home run of game to left... 11 to 0, Barons. Sergio Acevedo follows with his third home run of the game... 12 to 0, Barons. He is the second player in MLB history to hit 3 home runs in a game.... The first was Frank Bates (29-R) of Syracuse, who just did it 3 days ago. Rick Halverson doubles to center. Bob Marks swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit up the middle. Ken Kelly grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and Halverson scores. 13 to 0, Barons.

Lost - 13 to 0

We had 4 whole hits and made 3 errors
Birmingham had 15 hits and made 3 errors

Mike Gaddis (L 3-12) went 7 innings, allowed 9 runs, 10 hits, 3 home runs, 3 walks and struck out 5. He threw 2 WP.
RHP Gary Adamson went 2 innings, allowed 4 runs, 5 hits, 2 home runs, 1 walk and struck out 2.

Ken Bieda (W 1-0), in his season debut, pitched 9 shutout innings (CG), gave us 4 hits, 1 walk, 1 HBP and struck out 5. 112 pitches.

LF/RF Joe Roberts had a hit and a walk. CF/LF Cal Doty had 2 hits with a double.

For Birmingham, LF Benny Dreher had 3 hits with a double and a triple and a walk, scored 3 runs and had an RBI. 1B Jim Montgomery had 3 hits with 2 home runs and a walk, scored 4 runs and had 4 RBI. CF Sergio Acevedo hit 3 home runs, drew a walk and had 5 RBI. He now leads all Jay opponents with 5 HR.

Questdog · 08-12-2020, 06:22 PM

Saturday, August 18, 2001

Birmingham Barons (64-58 .525 4 GB in 3rd place in the Southern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (40-80 .333 27 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division)

We have to win today to keep our hopes for a winning season alive!

BIRM: Cesar Rodriguez (27-R) (9-7 2.56 ERA 151 IP, 136 H, 13 HR, 48 BB, 100 SO) All-Star vs.
JAX: Dalton Hartman (24-R) (2-5 4.90 ERA 60.2 IP, 76 H, 6 HR, 17 BB, 22 SO) Rookie

We have not faced the All-Star, Rodriquez, before. He has lost his last 2 starts, but only gave up a total of 3 runs in 13 innings with 13 hits, 2 walks and 15 strikeouts.

Hartman gave up 4 runs on 7 hits, 1 home run and 1 walk with 1 strikeout in 7 innings last time out in a no decision.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
BIRMINGHAM
1: 3B Stan Stephens (23-R .333-501-1-28-.800-55 C+) All-Star
2: LF Benny Dreher (23-R .241-303-3-25-.632-14 A) Rookie
3: 1B Jim Montgomery (30-R .208-327-20-57-.707-2 A)
4: CF Sergio Acevedo (27-R .236-440-27-72-.824-30 B+) All-Star
5: 2B Jose Fernandez (33-L .266-222-13-44-.861-2 D+)
6: RF Dave Jay (36-R .213-89-0-5-.537-2 A+)
7: SS Ken Kelly (23-S .264-314-7-37-.713-24 B) Rookie
8: C Bob Marcuson (30-R .261-283-3-25-.711-4 C+) All-Star
9: P Cesar Rodriguez (27-R .146-48-0-3-.330-0 F) All-Star

JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Cal Doty (24-L .267-453-2-41-.691-12 C+)
2: LF Joe Roberts (30-L .313-387-1-38-.747-25 B+)
3: RF Mike Volkman (33-L .286-332-5-49-.723-1 D+)
4: 1B Tony Becerra (32-L .243-317-12-34-.705-5 A+)
5: C Garrett Bender (27-R .263-266-5-34-.713-0 B+)
6: 3B Brian Porter (34-S .226-371-5-38-.612-0 C+)
7: 2B Frank Roadman (26-R .208-331-3-23-.542-33 B)
8: SS Junior Danielson (30-R .211-147-0-9-.510-9 B)
9: P Dalton Hartman (24-R .273-22-0-2-.636-0 F) Rookie

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 76 F, Overcast, with a 7 MPH wind blowing out to center
Attendance: 5,471

Top of the First:
Stan Stephens grounds a hit up the middle... He tries to steal and we have a pitchout on and C Garrett Bender does NOT throw the ball into center and Stephens is out! Benny Dreher pops out to 2nd. Jim Montgomery bloops a hit to right. Sergio Acevedo flies out to deep center!

Bottom of the First:
Cal Doty grounds a hit to left. Joe Roberts swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops out to short. Mike Volkman grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. Tony Becerra strikes out looking...

Top of the Second:
With 1 out, Dave Jay takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. With 2 outs, Bob Marcuson draws a walk, which brings up P Cesar Rodriguez with 2 outs and a runner in scoring position.... He lines a hit to right and Jay beats the throw home, but is hurt. 1 to 0, Barons.

Top of the Fourth:
Ken Kelly lines a hit to left center and tags up and goes to 2nd on a fly ball. P Cesar Rodriguez bloops a hit to right... Stan Stephens lines a hit to right and Mike Volkman misplays the ball for an error and Kelly scores and runners are at 2nd and 3rd... 2 to 0, Barons. With the infield in, Benny Dreher grounds a hit to right and P Rodriguez scores. 3 to 0, Barons. Dreher tries to steal, but C Garrett Bender throws him out! Jim Montgomery lines out to left!

Top of the Fifth:
Sergio Acevedo swings at a 3-2 pitch and hits a home run to right... 4 to 0, Barons.

Top of the Seventh:
Benny Dreher lines a hit to right. The Bullpen gets up. Jim Montgomery hits a home run to left center... 6 to 0, Barons. That is 7 home runs form their 3 and 4 hitters over the last two games.... The Jays have hit 7 home runs in the last 34 games...

It starts to rain in the top of the 9th. Too late!

Lost - 6 to 0

Back to back shutouts...
10th of the season...

We had 6 hits (all singles) and made 2 errors
Birmingham had 13 hits and made no errors

Dalton Hartman (L 2-6) went 7.2 innings, allowed 6 runs, 13 hits, 2 home runs, 3 walks, 1 HBP and struck out 3. 140 pitches.
LHP Bill Grant faced 4 batters and got them all out with 2 strikeouts.

Cesar Rodriguez (W 10-7) pitched 9 shutout innings (CG), gave us 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 8. 116 pitches. At bat, he had 3 hits, scored a run and had an RBI.

1B Tony Becerra had 2 hits.

For Birmingham, LF Benny Dreher had 3 hits with a double, scored a run and had an RBI.

The Barons announced that RF Dave Jay had a mild calf strain and would be fine in a few days.

Questdog · 08-12-2020, 08:31 PM

Sunday, August 19, 2001

Birmingham Barons (65-58 .528 4 GB in 3rd place in the Southern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (40-81 .331 28 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division)

BIRM: Mike Core (33-R) (1-1 3.47 ERA 23.1 IP, 20 H, 2 HR, 1 BB, 15 SO) Rookie vs.
JAX: Marco Gonzalez (27-R) (3-10 4.51 ERA 119.2 IP, 130 H, 7 HR, 57 BB, 57 SO)

We have not faced Core before. This will be the 4th career start for the 33 year old rookie.

Gonzalez gave up 1 run on 3 hits, and 7 walks with 2 strikeouts in 6 innings last time out in a win.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
BIRMINGHAM
1: LF Benny Dreher (23-R .247-308-3-26-.644-14 A) Rookie
2: SS Ken Kelly (23-S .264-318-7-37-.710-24 B) Rookie
3: 1B Jim Montgomery (30-R .211-332-21-59-.718-2 A)
4: CF Sergio Acevedo (27-R .238-445-28-73-.830-30 B+) All-Star
5: 2B Rick Halverson (25-L .326-423-14-49-.879-13 B+) All-Star
6: RF Dave Jay (36-R .213-89-0-5-.544-2 A+) Mild calf strain
7: 3B Gerald Young (28-R .220-337-6-25-.611-0 B)
8: C Rich Zard (29-L .243-70-0-5-.646-0 B)
9: P Mike Core (33-S .333-9-0-1-.667-0 F) Rookie

JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Cal Doty (24-L .267-457-2-41-.689-12 C+)
2: LF Joe Roberts (30-L .312-391-1-38-.745-25 B+)
3: RF Mike Volkman (33-L .283-336-5-49-.714-1 D+)
4: 1B Tony Becerra (32-L .246-321-12-34-.708-5 A+)
5: C Garrett Bender (27-R .260-269-5-34-.708-0 B+)
6: 3B Brian Porter (34-S .227-375-5-38-.611-0 C+)
7: 2B Frank Roadman (26-R .207-334-3-23-.538-33 B)
8: SS Junior Danielson (30-R .213-150-0-9-.513-10 B)
9: P Marco Gonzalez (27-R .129-31-0-0-.285-0 F)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 84 F, Clear Skies, with a 9 MPH wind blowing in from left
Attendance: 4,669

Top of the First:
Benny Dreher lines a double to right... Ken Kelly grounds out to 2nd and Dreher goes to 3rd. Jim Montgomery strikes out! A passed ball scores Dreher.... 1 to 0, Barons. I am really, really tired of having Garrett Bender as our catcher... But he is one of the few players hitting right now... And he is supposed to be good as a catcher! Sergio Acevedo draws a walk. Rick Halverson swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines a hit to center and Acevedo goes to 3rd. Dave Jay pokes a soft hit to left center and Acevedo scores and Halverson beats the throw to 3rd... 2 to 0, Barons. Gerald Young grounds out to 1st, unassisted.

Bottom of the First:
Cal Doty beats out an infield hit. Joe Roberts lines out to 2nd. Mike Volkman grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4. Tony Becerra grounds out to 2nd...

Bottom of the Second:
Garrett Bender pokes a hit to center. Brian Porter doubles to center! Frank Roadman hits a home run to right!!! 3 to 2, Jays!

Top of the Third:
Ken Kelly loops a hit to right and Jim Montgomery bunts him to 2nd. Sergio Acevedo doubles to center and Kelly scores... Tie Game: 3 to 3. Rick Halverson walks on 4 pitches. Acevedo steals 3rd. At least C Garrett Bender did not throw the ball into left field... Dave Jay lines out to short. Gerald Young grounds out to 2nd!

Top of the Fourth:
Rich Zard grounds one to 3rd, but Brian Porter throws it away for a 2 base error... P Mike Core bunts the runner over. Benny Dreher flies out to left and Zard stays put. Ken Kelly strikes out!

Bottom of the Fourth:
Brian Porter pops a little hit to center. Frank Roadman lays down a bunt and P Mike Core makes a bad throw to 1st for an error! With 1 out, P Marco Gonzalez bunts the runners up. Cal Doty rips a liner to the right side, but 1B Jim Montgomery spears it...

Top of the Fifth:
Jim Montgomery draws a walk and goes to 2nd on a wild pitch... Sergio Acevedo takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. The Bullpen gets up. Rick Halverson hits a home run to right center... 6 to 3, Barons.

Top of the Sixth:
P Mike Core grounds a hit to left and gets bunted to 2nd. With 2 outs, Jim Montgomery doubles to right center and P Core scores... 7 to 3, Barons.

Top of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Jim Kenzy (33-R). Rick Halverson grounds one to 1st, but Tony Becerra boots it. Dave Jay grounds a hit up the middle. The Bullpen is NOT getting up. Gerald Young doubles to center and Halverson scores... 8 to 3, Barons. Rich Zard grounds a hit to center and Jay scores.. 9 to 3, Barons. P Mike Core bunts the runner to 2nd and Young holds at 3rd. Benny Dreher grounds out to 3rd and Young scores. 10 to 3, Barons.

Top of the Eighth:
Jim Montgomery grounds out to short, but P Jim Kenzy calls out Trudy the Trainer.... New Pitcher: Roger Wallace (26-R). Sergio Acevedo walks on 4 pitches... But the next two make outs.

Top of the Ninth:
Gerald Young doubles to left center and goes to 3rd on a ground out. P Mike Core lines a hit to left and Young scores... 11 to 3, Barons.

Lost - 11 to 3

Swept.
Outscored in the 3 games, 30 to 3...

We had 8 hits and made 2 errors
Birmingham had 14 hits and made 1 error

Outhit in the series, 42 to 18...

Marco Gonzalez (L 3-11) went 6 innings, allowed 7 runs, 8 hits, 1 home run, 4 walks and struck out 3. He threw a WP.
RHP Jim Kenzy went 1.1 innings, allowed 3 runs (1 earned) and 3 hits.
RHP Roger Wallace went 1.2 innings, allowed 1 run, 3 hits and 1 walk.

Mike Core (W 2-1) went 9 innings (CG), gave us 3 runs, 8 hits, 1 home run, no walks and struck out 4. 118 pitches. At bat, he had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI.

CF/LF Cal Doty had 2 hits and stole a base. 3B Brian Porter had 2 hits with a double and scored a run. 2B/SS Frank Roadman had 2 hits with his 4th home run of the season and 3 RBI. CF Frank Wendell had a hit in his only at bat.

For Birmingham, 2B Rick Halverson had 2 hits with his 15th home run, drew a walk, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI.

Trudy's report on Jim Kenzy is a tender elbow that will take about a weak to heal up.

08-11-2020, 11:53 AM	#166
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Tuesday, August 7, 2001 Jacksonville Jays (37-73 .336 27 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division) at Orlando Juice (47-64 .423 17.5 GB in 7th place in the Southern Division) JAX: Mike Gaddis (32-R) (2-11 6.18 ERA 87.1 IP, 117 H, 12 HR, 22 BB, 51 SO) vs. ORL: Curt Gillis (27-L) (2-2 3.93 ERA 34.1 IP, 27 H, 4 HR, 16 BB, 22 SO) Gaddis gave up 6 runs on 8 hits and 1 walk with 1 strikeout in 2 innings last time out, in a loss. He is 0-7 in his last 8 starts. We have not faced Gillis before. He gave up 4 runs (3 earned) on 5 hits and 6 walks with 2 strikeouts in 6 innings last time out in a loss. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) JACKSONVILLE 1: 2B Frank Roadman (26-R .203-295-3-19-.541-29 B) 2: LF Joe Roberts (30-L .326-350-1-36-.771-24 B+) 3: RF Mike Volkman (33-L .299-298-5-46-.754-1 D+) 4: 1B Ismael Gonzales (33-R .258-97-2-9-.648-0 D+) 5: C Garrett Bender (27-R .251-235-4-29-.693-0 B+) 6: 3B Brian Porter (33-S .229-336-5-36-.621-0 C+) 7: CF Cal Doty (24-L .269-416-2-36-.694-11 C+) 8: SS Junior Danielson (30-R .190-116-0-4-.467-8 B) 9: P Mike Gaddis (32-R .250-24-0-0-.500-0 F) ORLANDO 1: 2B Tom Howard (25-R .251-415-13-54-.745-27 A) 2: 3B Ernie Patterson (20-R .271-380-0-27-.628-19 A+) Rookie 3: RF Gil Weaver (23-L .282-401-9-43-.823-10 C+) All-Star 4: 1B Herman Chance (31-R .267-285-12-37-.782-0 C+) 5: LF Barry Magee (29-L .258-128-5-23-.785-7 A) 6: C Mike Day (30-S .210-200-6-21-.584-0 C+) Rookie 7: CF Ricky Perez (21-L .293-147-1-19-.720-4 D+) Rookie 8: SS Danny Hutchinson (22-R .300-203-0-20-.735-5 A) 9: P Curt Gillis (27-L .273-11-0-1-.545-0 F) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Forbes Field Weather: 86 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing out to right Attendance: 8,701 Top of the First: Frank Roadman flies out to deep center. Joe Roberts strikes out. Mike Volkman grounds out to 3rd.... Bottom of the First: Tom Howard lines a hit to left. Ernie Patterson lines a hit to center and Howard heads to 3rd, but Cal Doty throws him out! Gil Weaver pops out to center. Patterson steals 2nd. Herman Chance grounds out to short! Top of the Second: Ismael Gonzales beats out an infield hit. With 1 out, Brian Porter lines a hit to right and Gonzales beats the throw to 3rd. Cal Doty grounds a hit up the middle and Gonzales scores and Porter beats the throw to 3rd! 1 to 0, Jays! Junior Danielson grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4, and Porter scores. 2 to 0, Jays! Bottom of the Second: With 1 out, Mike Day takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Ricky Perez grounds a hit up the middle. Danny Hutchinson grounds a hit to left and Day beats the throw home... 2 to 1, Jays. P Curt Gillis lays down a bunt, but 3B Brian Porter throws the ball away at 1st for a 2 base error and Perez scores... Tie Game: 2 to 2. Tom Howard pops out to left and the runners hold. Ernie Patterson grounds a hit up the middle and both runners score... 4 to 2, Juice. Top of the Fourth: Ismael Gonzales lines a hit to right and Garrett Bender draws a walk. With 1 out, Cal Doty floats a hit to center and Gonzales scores! 4 to 3, Juice. Junior Danielson grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and Bender goes to 3rd. P Mike Gaddis lines a hit to left and Bender scores! Tie Game: 4 to 4. Top of the Sixth: Garrett Bender and Brian Porter lead off with back to back full count walks. Cal Doty beats out an infield hit and the bases are loaded with no outs. Junior Danielson lines a hit to right and Bender scores! 5 to 4, Jays! PH Bobby Scrogham (25-R) is sent up. They make a pitching change. New Pitcher: Dave Kelly (30-R), with a 5.68 ERA in 52.1 IP. Scrogham is pulled down and Dennis Brown (27-L) is sent up. He swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses.... Frank Roadman grounds a hit to left and 2 runs score!! 7 to 4, Jays! We pull off a double steal! With the infield in, Joe Roberts grounds out to short and the runners hold. Mike Volkman strikes out looking.... Bottom of the Sixth: New Pitcher: Roger Wallace (26-R). Dennis Brown stays in the game to play right. Danny Hutchinson walks on 4 pitches... PH Russ Baker (22-S), a rookie batting .335 with 7 HR and 31 RBI in 243 AB, beats out an infield hit. But the next three all make outs! Top of the Eighth: On the Hill: Mike Ballou (25-R), a rookie, after a scoreless 7th. With 1 out, Junior Danielson bloops a hit to right. Dennis Brown doubles to left center and Danielson scores from 1st! 8 to 4, Jays! Can it be? Will the losing streak end? Frank Roadman lines a hit to left. He steals 2nd. Joe Roberts lines out hard to right and Brown tags up and beats the throw home! 9 to 4, Jays! PH Bert Swope (29-S) (yes, I said PH Bert Swope) doubles to right and Roadman scores! 10 to 4, Jays! Tony Becerra grounds a hit to right. That does it for P Ballou. New Pitcher: Daniel Escarcega (30-R), with a 2.83 ERA in 47.2 IP. Garrett Bender lines a hit up the middle and Swope scores! 11 to 4, Jays! If we blow this lead, I am finding a bridge.... Though, I don't think Orlando has any.... We have lots of them in Jacksonville. I could go to Disney World; I am sure there is something good to jump off there... Won - 11 to 4 The 13 game losing streak is over! We had 16 hits and made 1 error Orlando had 11 hits and made no errors We tied our team record for runs and set a new record for hits! Mike Gaddis (W 3-11) went 5 innings, allowed 4 runs (1 earned), 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. 96 pitches. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. His ERA is under 6! RHP Roger Wallace (H 3) went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1. RHP Jim Kenzy went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit, 1 walk and struck out 2. Curt Gillis (L 2-3) went 5+ innings, gave us 7 runs, 8 hits, 3 walks and struck out 1. At bat, he scored a run. 2B Frank Roadman had 2 hits, stole 2 base, scored a run and had 2 RBI. PH Bert Swope hit a double, scored a run and had an RBI. 1B Ismael Gonzales had 2 hits and scored 2 runs. PH/1B Tony Becerra went 2 for 2. C Garrett Bender had a hit and 2 walks, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 3B Brian Porter had a hit and a walk and scored 2 runs. CF/LF Cal Doty and 3 hits and a walk, scored a run and had 2 RBI and threw a runner out at home. SS Junior Danielson had 2hits, stole a base, scored a run and had 2 RBI. PH/RF Dennis Brown hit a double, scored a run and had an RBI. Last edited by Questdog; 08-11-2020 at 10:55 PM.

08-11-2020, 03:07 PM	#168
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 14,031	There's bad teams. And there's awful teams. And there's completely forsaken teams. And there's teams that were doomed the second they had their first light jog in Spring Training. And then there's 50 feet o' ***. And then there's teams that are threatening to reach a -200 run differential in the second week of AUGUST. __________________ Portland Raccoons, 95 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 * 2061 * 2071 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.

08-12-2020, 05:55 AM	#172
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 14,031	I am tense as a longbow and can't wait to see how you're gonna win the title in 2003; 2004 at the latest. __________________ Portland Raccoons, 95 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 * 2061 * 2071 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.

08-10-2020, 04:49 PM	#161
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Friday, August 3, 2001 Yesterday's scheduled finale of our series with the Pelicans was rained out and will be made up in September. We are in Louisville to play the Colonels a 3 game series over the weekend. They just swept the Robins in 3 games at Richmond. We are 3-3 against them on the season and split a pair of games the 1st time we were here, June 19-20. The Colonels are 11th in scoring with 3.74 runs per game (Jacksonville is last with 3.49). There is a big gap between the top 10 and the bottom 6. #10 Charlotte is at 4.06. Louisville is 5th in fewest runs allowed with 3.81 per game (Jacksonville is last with 5.08). Their run differential is -7 and ours is -169. Jacksonville Jays (37-69 .349 24 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division) at Louisville Colonels (54-54 .500 8 GB in 5th place in the Southern Division) JAX: Marco Gonzalez (27-R) (2-8 4.16 ERA 106 IP, 117 H, 7 HR, 47 BB, 52 SO) vs. LOU: Xavier Cervantes (32-R) (6-12 3.67 ERA 137.1 IP, 126 H, 17 HR, 48 BB, 76 SO) Gonzalez gave up 3 runs on 5 hits and 2 walks with 6 strikeouts in 6 innings last time out in a loss. We beat Cervantes in June, scoring 5 runs on 8 hits and 4 walks with 3 strikeouts in 5.2 innings. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) JACKSONVILLE 1: 2B Frank Roadman (26-R .211-280-3-19-.557-28 B) 2: LF Cal Doty (24-L .273-403-2-35-.704-11 B+) 3: RF Mike Volkman (33-L .296-287-5-44-.748-1 D+) 4: 1B Tony Becerra (32-L .238-286-10-31-.674-5 A+) 5: 3B Brian Porter (33-S .235-323-5-36-.634-0 C+) 6: C Garrett Bender (27-R .239-222-3-26-.658-0 B+) 7: CF Danny Stewart (30-L .210-81-0-11-.528-2 C+) 8: SS Junior Danielson (30-R .186-102-0-3-.474-7 B) 9: P Marco Gonzalez (27-R .148-27-0-0-.327-0 F) LOUISVILLE 1: RF Al Graves (24-L .293-417-6-26-.750-26 A) 2: LF Gilmer Duncan (27-L .278-317-10-40-.759-17 B+) 3: C Dick Pavlov (33-L .276-340-7-33-.736-1 B+) All-Star MVP 4: 2B Ron Lerche (22-R .266-263-2-24-.687-5 A) Rookie #5 prospect 5: 3B Ron Duggins (29-R .241-303-6-36-.619-9 B) 6: SS Graham Carr (29-R .283-357-0-26-.667-0 B+) 7: CF Lenny Pemberton (35-R .193-296-4-23-.515-13 B) 8: 1B Dick Perez (32-R .269-78-2-9-.703-6 B+) 9: P Xavier Cervantes (32-R .116-43-0-3-.273-0 F) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Colonels Field Weather: 77 F, Rain, with a 7 MPH wind blowing left to right Attendance: 10,931 Top of the First: Frank Roadman strikes out on 3 pitches... Cal Doty grounds out to 2nd. Mike Volkman flies out to center... Bottom of the First: Al Graves, who was just named Player of the Month for July, grounds out to 2nd. Gilmer Duncan swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short. Dick Pavlov, the All-Star Game MVP, pops out to 1st! 1-2-3! Top of the Third: Danny Stewart walks on 4 pitches. With 1 out, P Marco Gonzalez bunts him to 2nd. Frank Roadman walks on 4 pitches. Cal Doty swings at the first pitch and lines the first hit of the game for either team to center and Stewart beats the throw home! 1 to 0, Jays! Mike Volkman grounds a hit to right and Roadman beats the throw home! 2 to 0, Jays! Bottom of the Third: Lenny Pemberton, the sub-.200 hitter, takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 and then steals 2nd. Dick Perez lines a hit to right center. P Xavier Cervantes bunts Perez to 2nd and Pemberton holds at 3rd. Al Graves walks to load the bases up. Gilmer Duncan unloads them with a double to right center.... 3 to 2, Colonels. Dick Pavlov bloops a hit to left. A passed ball scores Duncan... 4 to 2, Colonels. Ron Lerche doubles to center and Pavlov scores... 5 to 2, Colonels. The Bullpen gets up. With 2 outs, Graham Carr grounds a hit up the middle and Lerche scores... 6 to 2, Colonels. Bottom of the Fifth: On the Hill: Frank Cook (35-R), after getting 4 straight outs. Gilmer Duncan strikes out. Dick Pavlov lines a hit to right. Ron Lerche swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to left. Ron Duggins lines a double to right and Pavlov scores. 7 to 2, Colonels. The Bullpen is up. Graham Carr lines a hit to left and both runners score... 9 to 2, Colonels. Now it does not matter to change the pitcher... Lenny Pemberton swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses. 2 outs. Dick Perez takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. P Xavier Cervantes loops a hit to center and the bases are loaded... Call to the Bullpen: Jim Kenzy (33-R). Al Graves grounds out to short. Top of the Eighth: Dennis Brown beats out an infield hit. Tony Becerra hits a home run to right, just clearing the fence. 9 to 4, Colonels. An then it starts to rain... And we get no more runs. In the bottom of the Eighth, with 1 out, the umpires stop the game and after a while, declare it over.... Lost - 9 to 4 10 losses in a row... And only 1 one run loss in the bunch... It is not that we are getting unlucky.... We had 9 hits and made no errors Louisville had 11 hits and made 1 error Marco Gonzalez (L 2-9) went 2.2 innings, allowed 6 runs, 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out no one. RHP Frank Cook went 2 innings, allowed 3 runs, 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. RHP Jim Kenzy went 2.2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1. At bat, he had a hit. Xavier Cervantes (W 7-12) went 8 innings (CG), gave us 4 runs, 9 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 2. 97 pitches. At bat, he had a hit. LF Cal Doty had 3 hits with a double and an RBI. RF Mike Volkman had 2 hits and an RBI. RF Dennis Brown had a hit and scored a run in his only at bat. 1B Tony Becerra hit his 11th home run of the season and had 2 RBI. His 1st home run since June. CF Danny Stewart went 2 for 2 with a walk and scored a run, but had to leave the game with yet another injury. For Louisville, LF Gilmer Duncan hit a double and had 3 RBI. SS Graham Carr had 2 hits and 3 RBI. Trudy's report on CF Danny Stewart is a torn thumb ligament and she expects him to be out 3 to 4 weeks... Syracuse sold us a bill of goods on this fella....

08-10-2020, 06:35 PM	#162
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Saturday, August 4, 2001 CF Danny Stewart (30-L) was put back on the DL and 3B Bobby Scrogham (25-R) was recalled. Jacksonville Jays (37-70 .346 24 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division) at Louisville Colonels (55-54 .505 7 GB in 5th place in the Southern Division) JAX: Spencer Shuff (33-R) (1-7 7.25 ERA 49.2 IP, 73 H, 10 HR, 15 BB, 11 SO) vs. LOU: Bruce Conway (30-L) (0-1 3.74 ERA 21.2 IP, 24 H, 2 HR, 2 BB, 4 SO) Rookie Shuff gave up 7 runs on 10 hits and 3 walks with 1 strikeout in 3.2 innings last time out in a loss. This will be Conway's 4th Major League start. His 1st was against us in June and we scored 5 runs on 10 hits and no walks with 2 strikeouts in 6.2 innings in a no decision. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) JACKSONVILLE 1: 2B Frank Roadman (26-R .208-283-3-19-.553-29 B) 2: LF Joe Roberts (30-L .323-337-1-36-.763-24 B+) 3: RF Mike Volkman (33-L .300-290-5-45-.754-1 D+) 4: 1B Ismael Gonzalez (33-R .258-89-2-9-.643-0 D+) 5: 3B Brian Porter (33-S .232-327-5-36-.626-0 C+) 6: C Garrett Bender (27-R .236-225-3-26-.650-0 B+) 7: CF Frank Wendell (33-R .196-102-0-9-.462-8 C+) 8: SS Junior Danielson (30-R .179-106-0-3-.457-7 B) 9: P Spencer Shuff (33-R .077-13-0-1-.297-0 C+) LOUISVILLE 1: RF Al Graves (24-L .290-420-6-26-.747-26 A) 2: LF Gilmer Duncan (27-L .277-321-10-43-.759-17 B+) 3: C Dick Pavlov (33-L .279-344-7-33-.739-1 B+) All-Star MVP 4: 1B Alan Douglas (25-S .227-299-14-37-.690-16 A) 5: 2B Ron Lerche (22-R .270-267-2-25-.696-5 A) Rookie 6: SS Graham Carr (29-R .285-361-0-29-.670-0 B+) 7: 3B Jorge Ramos (28-L .264-216-5-15-.700-1 C+) 8: CF Lenny Pemberton (35-R .194-299-4-23-.519-14 B) 9: P Bruce Conway (30-L .000-6-0-0-.000-0 C) Rookie Game Start: 2:05 PM Ballpark: Colonels Field Weather: 86 F, Clear Skies, with a 12 MPH wind blowing out to right Attendance: 13,178 Top of the First: Frank Roadman grounds out to short. Joe Roberts grounds out to 2nd. Mike Volkman swings at the first pitch and flies out to deep center. Bottom of the First: Al Graves strikes out on 3 pitches! Gilmer Duncan strikes out on 3 pitches! What the hey?! Dick Pavlov grounds out to 1st, unassisted! 1-2-3! Bottom of the Second: With 1 out, Ron Lerche gets beaned and steals 2nd. Graham Carr lines a hit to left and Lerche scores... 1 to 0, Colonels. Jorge Ramos takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Lenny Pemberton, the sub-.200 hitter, doubles to right and Carr scores... 2 to 0. Pemberton is hurt. Pinch-runner: Steve McManus (35-R). P Bruce Conway lines a hit to center and Ramos scores... 3 to 0, Colonels. Al Graves doubles to left center and McManus scores... 4 to 0, Colonels. The Bullpen is up... Gilmer Duncan beats out an infield hit and P Conway scores... 5 to 0, Colonels. Dick Pavlov grounds a hit to right and Graves scores and Duncan beats the throw to 3rd... 6 to 0, Colonels. Call to the Bullpen: Bill Grant (30-L). Pia! We need another train ticket! Maybe we should look into buying our own train... Alan Douglas swings at the first pitch and fouls out to the catcher. Ron Lerche strikes out. Bottom of the Third: With 1 out, Jorge Ramos swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to right center. RF Jim Caldwell (26-R), batting .297 with 8 RBI in 64 AB, beats out an infield hit. With 2 outs, Al Graves swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to right center and Ramos scores... 7 to 0, Colonels. Bottom of the Fourth: With 2 outs, Ron Lerche hits a home run to right center.... 8 to 0, Colonels. Top of the Seventh: Joe Roberts grounds our second hit of the game up the middle. With 1 out, Ismael Gonzales doubles to center. 3B Bobby Scrogham (25-) lines out to 2nd and they double Gonzales off base.... Bottom of the Seventh: On the Hill: Roger Wallace (26-R), after a a perfect 6th. Ron Lerche leads off with his second home run of the game to right center... 9 to 0, Colonels. He now has 4 home runs on the season, 2 today.... Graham Carr grounds a hit to center. Jorge Ramos grounds a double down the right field line... Jim Caldwell lines a hit to center and Carr scores... 10 to 0, Colonels. The Bullpen gets up. P Bruce Conway bunts Caldwell to 2nd and the runner on 3rd stays put. Al Graves grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and the runners hold. Gilmer Duncan strikes out. Lost - 10 to 0 11 losses in a row... 3-18 (.143) since the All-Star break... We had 4 whole hits and made no errors Louisville had 16 hits and made no errors In the last 3 games, our starting pitchers have combined to pitch 6 innings and give up 18 runs on 19 hits and 4 walks.... Spencer Shuff (L 1-8) went 1.1 innings, allowed 6 runs, 6 hits, 1 walk, 1 HBP and struck out 2 (the first 2 batters of the game). 2 starts ago, he pitched a CG win with only 6 hits and 2 runs allowed. In the 2 starts since, he has allowed 13 runs in 5 innings... Overall, his ERA stands at 8.12 now and even I know that is not very good.... LHP Bill Grant went 3.2 innings, allowed 2 runs, 5 hits, 1 home run and struck out 5. RHP Roger Wallace went 3 innings, allowed 2 runs, 5 hits, 1 home run and struck out 3. Bruce Conway (W 1-1), the 30 year old rookie, pitched 9 shutout innings (CG), gave us 4 hits, no walks and struck out 1. 71 pitches. 71!! At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. LF Joe Roberts had 2 hits. There is your list of decent performers... For Louisville, 2B Ron Lerche, hit a triple and 2 home runs, was hit by a pitch (before the home runs), stole a base and scored 3 times. SS Graham Carr had 3 hits, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. The Colonels announced that CF Lenny Pemberton had torn is ACL and is out indefinitely.

08-10-2020, 10:17 PM	#163
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Sunday, August 5, 2001 P Spencer Shuff (33-R) was sent back to Daytona (A) and there is no one else we can try who has not either already demonstrated that he cannot cut it in the Major Leagues or is getting hammered in A Ball. Pat Marinelli (26-R), who had 3 relief outings for the Jays and did decently, is giving up hits at a .387 clip for the Tortugas. 78.2 IP and 141 hits allowed! In the end, we decided to call up Blair Montgomery (29-R), who wanted to be a starter, but we said he would not start for us due to his lack of stamina. Well, he has enough stamina to go 5 innings and that is further than any of our starters have made it lately... His numbers at Daytona (A) are not encouraging and his 8 HR allowed in 61 IP means he will give up a TON of home runs in the Majors. But who else can we try? Jacksonville Jays (37-71 .343 25 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division) at Louisville Colonels (56-54 .509 7 GB in 5th place in the Southern Division) JAX: Mackie Reed (29-R) (6-7 4.41 ERA 130.2 IP, 145 H, 15 HR, 45 BB, 52 SO) vs. LOU: Ken DeWaters (25-R) (9-5 3.06 ERA 150 IP, 153 H, 9 HR, 42 BB, 76 SO) Reed only gave up 1 run on 4 hits and 3 walks with 2 strikeouts in 7 innings, last time out, but took his 3rd loss in a row as we were shut out. We faced DeWaters back in April and he beat us, giving us 2 runs on 9 hits, 1 home run and 2 walks with 4 strikeouts in 7 innings. He has not won since June 15, going 0-2 in 8 starts since. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) JACKSONVILLE 1: 2B Frank Roadman (26-R .206-286-3-19-.548-29 B) 2: CF Cal Doty (24-L .275-408-2-36-.707-11 C+) 3: LF Joe Roberts (30-L .326-341-1-36-.766-24 B+) 4: 1B Tony Becerra (32-L .238-290-11-33-.682-5 A+) 5: 3B Brian Porter (33-S .231-329-5-36-.622-0 C+) 6: C Garrett Bender (27-R .233-227-3-26-.645-0 B+) 7: RF Dennis Brown (27-L .217-157-4-17-.587-0 C) 8: SS Junior Danielson (30-R .183-109-0-3-.462-8 B) 9: P Mackie Reed (29-R .184-38-1-3-.568-0 D+) LOUISVILLE 1: RF Al Graves (24-L .292-425-6-28-.749-26 A) 2: LF Gilmer Duncan (27-L .276-326-10-44-.754-17 B+) 3: C Dick Pavlov (33-L .278-349-7-34-.735-1 B+) All-Star MVP 4: 1B Alan Douglas (25-S .224-304-14-37-.679-16 A) 5: 2B Ron Lerche (22-R .277-271-4-27-.739-6 A) Rookie 6: SS Graham Carr (29-R .290-366-0-30-.677-0 B+) 7: 3B Dick Perez (32-R .272-81-2-9-.710-6 C) 8: CF Rob Dickerson (32-R Season debut B) 9: P Ken DeWaters (25-S .205-44-0-1-.477-0 D) Game Start: 2:05 PM Ballpark: Colonels Field Weather: 82 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 9 MPH wind blowing left to right Attendance: 12,657 Top of the First: Frank Roadman plunks one in front of the plate and is out, 2-3. Cal Doty hits one a lot farther! He grounds out to the pitcher... Joe Roberts grounds a hit to right. The only player on the team hitting a lick right now... Tony Becerra hits one hard, but lines out to right... Bottom of the First: Al Graves beats out an infield hit... Gilmer Duncan pops out to 2nd. Graves steals 2nd. Dick Pavlov grounds out to 3rd. Alan Douglas swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops out to short! Top of the Second: Brian Porter doubles off the wall in center! Remember when he was leading the league in doubles back in May with 15? Well he just hit #20, which is nowhere near the League lead anymore... Garrett Bender lines a double to right and Porter scores! 1 to 0, Jays! The next three make outs... Bottom of the Second: Ron Lerche swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to center. He is now 9 for 16 (.563) against the Jays with an 1.125 SLG. He tries to steal, but C Garrett Bender throws him out! Graham Carr grounds a hit up the middle. Dick Perez beats out an infield hit. Rob Dickerson grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and Carr goes to 3rd. Which brings up P Ken DeWaters with 2 outs and a runner in scoring position.... He swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to right and Carr scores... Tie Game: 1 to 1. Top of the Fourth: With 1 out, Garrett Bender grounds a hit to left and gets balked to 2nd. Dennis Brown hits one to deep center and Rob Dickerson is there in plenty of time, but the ball hits off the heel of his glove for a 2 base error and Bender scores! 2 to 1, Jays! With 2 outs, P Mackie Reed draws a walk. Frank Roadman gets beaned with an 0-2 pitch to load the bases up for our best, albeit cold, hitter, Cal Doty. He swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines one hard to center, but Dickerson makes the catch this time... Bottom of the Fourth: With 1 out, Graham Carr grounds a hit to left and steals 2nd, his 1st steal of the season. With 2 outs, we walk Ron Dickerson intentionally to pitch to P Ken DeWaters with 2 outs and a runner in scoring position.... Madness, I say! DeWaters swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit up the middle and Carr scores... Tie Game: 2 to 2. Al Graves lines one to deep center and Cal Doty cannot catch the ball for his 8th error of the season and Dickerson, the intentional walk, scores... 3 to 2, Colonels. Gilmer Duncan lines a hit to left and both runners score... 5 to 2, Colonels. P Mackie Reed has to give us some innings today... Duncan tries to steal, but C Garrett Bender throws him out! Top of the Fifth: Joe Roberts doubles to right center. He actually leads the team in doubles now with 25. Wish he would draw a walk every now and then, but beggars can't be choosers, as they say.... The next three all go begging... Bottom of the Sixth: Rob Dickerson beats out an infield hit and P Ken DeWaters bunts him to 2nd. With 2 outs, Gilmer Duncan grounds a hit to right and Dickerson scores... 6 to 2, Colonels. Top of the Eighth: Tony Becerra grounds one to short, but Graham Carr makes a bad throw to 1st for an error. With 1 out, Garrett Bender grounds a hit to left. Dennis Brown pops a hit to shallow right and the bases are loaded. Junior Danielson flies out to left and Becerra tags up and scores. 6 to 3, Colonels. PH Mike Volkman (33-L) swings at the first pitch and lines a double to left and Bender scores! 6 to 4, Colonels. Top of the Ninth: New Pitcher: Gene Hildebrand (31-L), their new closer, who has been in the rotation most of the season. He is 10-8 with 1 SV and a 3.12 ERA in 132.2 IP. Their All-Star closer, Steve Dockery (24-R), is on the DL for 9 more days. Cal Doty pops out to short... Joe Roberts pops out to 2nd... PH Ismael Gonzales (33-R) grounds out to 3rd.... You do not need All-Star closers against us.... Lost - 6 to 3 12 losses in a row... We had 9 hits and made 1 error Louisville had 14 hits (all singles) and made 2 errors Mackie Reed (L 6-8) went 7 innings, allowed 6 runs (3 earned), 12 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. At bat, he drew a walk. RHP Gary Adamson pitched a scoreless inning and allowed 2 hits. Ken DeWaters (W 10-5) went 8 innings, gave us 4 runs (1 earned), 9 hits, 1 walk, 1 HBP and struck out 3. He balked. 131 pitches. At bat, he went 2 for 2, scored a run and had 2 RBI. LHP Gene Hildebrand (SV 2) pitched a perfect 9th. 2B Frank Roadman had a hit and was hit by a pitch. LF Joe Roberts had 2 hits with a double. 3B Brian Porter hit a double and scored a run. C Garrett Bender had 3 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. PH Mike Volkman hit a double and had an RBI. For Louisville, LF Gilmer Duncan had 2 hits and 3 RBI.

08-10-2020, 10:18 PM	#164
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	August 6, 2001 Monday Morning Report Player of the Week - Jim Riggs, P, Providence (31-R 11-6 2.39 ERA) Pitched 2 shutouts. Allowed 5 hits and 4 walks with 17 strikeouts in 18 innings. (Slash lines are for the season, not the week) July 30 - Birmingham lost their All-Star reliever, Jeff Shearin (38-R), for 5 weeks with back spasms. July 31 - Jim Riggs (31-R) of Providence pitched a 2 hit shutout at home versus Buffalo. He walked 2 and struck out 7. It is his 3rd shutout of the season. He is now 10-6 with a 2.51 ERA in 24 starts. The Steamrollers won, 2 to 0. July 31 - Rookie LF Benny Dreher (23-R) of Birmingham had 4 hits with a double, scored a run and had 4 RBI at Memphis. The Barons won, 14 to 5. Who needs a closer? August 1 - Ron Wisham (31-L) of Syracuse pitched a 3 hit shutout at Indianapolis. He did not walk a batter and struck out 6. 88 pitches. At bat, he had a hit. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 10-8 with a 2.48 ERA in 25 starts. The Sycamores won, 5 to 0. 2B Bill Crystal (27-S), the ex-Jay, hit a triple and 2 home runs, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBI. August 5 - Jim Riggs (31-R) of Providence pitched a 3 hit shutout at home versus Rochester. He walked 2, hit 2 batters and struck out 10. He is tied for the League lead with 4 shutouts. It is his 2nd shutout in a row and 4th CG win in a row. He is now 11-6 with a 2.39 ERA in 25 starts. The Steamrollers won, 4 to 0.

08-11-2020, 09:33 AM	#165
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Monday, August 6, 2001 We are in Orlando to play our in state rivals a short 2 game set. They won 2 of 3 at Birmingham over the weekend. We are 7-2 against them on the season and we won a pair of games the first time we were here, June 27-28. The only 2 games we have won in the last 19 contests were against them in Jacksonville. The Juice are 7th in scoring with 4.15 runs per game (Jacksonville is #16 with 3.47). They are 13th in fewest runs allowed with 4.45 per game (Jacksonville is #16 with 5.17). Their run differential is -34 and ours is -186, now worse than all of the other teams with negative run differentials combined (-159). Our winning percentage is .339, a pace to lose 107 games, but we are +2 on our Pythagorean projection and should be on a pace to lose 110 games... Though the way things are going, we might not win another game all year and end up with 125 losses.... Jacksonville Jays (37-72 .339 26 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division) at Orlando Juice (46-64 .418 17.5 GB in 7th place in the Southern Division) JAX: Dalton Hartman (24-R) (2-4 4.91 ERA 47.2 IP, 60 H, 5 HR, 13 BB, 16 SO) Rookie vs. ORL: Antonio Perez (26-L) (7-7 3.77 ERA 148 IP, 158 H, 14 HR, 53 BB, 69 SO) Hartman gave up 4 runs on 8 hits and no walks with 1 strikeout in 4.2 innings last time out, in a loss. We faced Perez in June and only scored 1 run on 3 hits and 3 walks with 7 strikeouts in 8 IP, but he had a no decision and we won the game with 3 runs in the top of the 9th. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) JACKSONVILLE 1: 2B Frank Roadman (26-R .207-290-3-19-.549-29 B) 2: LF Joe Roberts (30-L .327-346-1-36-.769-24 B+) 3: RF Mike Volkman (33-L .300-293-5-46-.757-1 D+) 4: 1B Ismael Gonzales (33-R .258-93-2-9-.647-0 D+) 5: C Garrett Bender (27-R .242-231-3-27-.663-0 B+) 6: 3B Brian Porter (33-S .231-333-5-36-.624-0 C+) 7: CF Cal Doty (24-L .272-412-2-36-.701-11 C+) 8: SS Junior Danielson (30-R .179-112-0-4-.448-8 B) 9: P Dalton Hartman (24-R .353-17-0-2-.824-0 F) Rookie ORLANDO 1: 2B Tom Howard (25-R .251-411-13-53-.743-26 A) 2: 3B Ernie Patterson (20-R .272-375-0-27-.631-18 A+) Rookie #2 prospect 3: RF Gil Weaver (23-L .282-397-9-43-.824-10 C+) All-Star 4: 1B Herman Chance (31-R .264-280-12-37-.782-0 C+) 5: LF Barry Magee (29-L .248-125-5-23-.761-7 A) 6: C Mike Day (30-S .213-197-6-21-.589-0 C+) Rookie 7: CF Ricky Perez (21-L .292-144-1-18-.716-4 D+) Rookie #1 prospect 8: SS Danny Hutchinson (22-R .302-199-0-19-.739-5 A) 9: P Antonio Perez (26-S .125-48-0-0-.268-0 F) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Forbes Field Weather: 80 F, Overcast, with an 8 MPH wind blowing in from center Attendance: 9,482 Top of the First: Frank Roadman grounds out to short. Joe Roberts lines a double to right. Mike Volkman drives one to deep center, but Ricky Perez, not known as a great defender, makes a leaping catch... Ismael Gonzales takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Garret Bender lines a hit to right and Roberts scores! 1 to 0, Jays! Brian Porter strikes out looking... Bottom of the First: Tom Howard lines out hard to left. Ernie Patterson grounds out to the pitcher. Gil Weaver strikes out! 1-2-3! Bottom of the Second: Herman Chance swings at the first pitch and bloops a hit to right. With 1 out, Mike Day gets beaned. With 2 outs, Danny Hutchinson swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to right center and Chance scores... Tie Game: 1 to 1. P Antonio Perez, with 2 outs and a runner in scoring position hits a line drive, but SS Junior Danielson makes a great catch! Bottom of the Third: With 1 out, Ernie Patterson lines a hit to left and steals 2nd. Gil Weaver pokes a hit to center and Patterson heads home, but Cal Doty throws him out! Top of the Fourth: With 1 out, Garrett Bender hits a home run to left! 2 to 1, Jays! Bottom of the Fourth: Barry Magee swings at the first pitch and doubles to right. With 1 out, Ricky Perez grounds a hit to center and Magee beats the throw home... Tie Game: 2 to 2. Danny Hutchinson grounds one to 3rd, but Brian Porter boots it... P Antonio Perez pops out to 1st, trying to bunt. Tom Howard walks on 4 pitches to load the bases up with 2 outs. Ernie Patterson pops out to center! Bottom of the Sixth: With 1 out, P Antonio Perez draws a walk... The Bullpen is up. Tom Howard doubles to left and P Perez, who is slow as a glacier, scores from 1st... 3 to 2, Juice. Howard steals 3rd and C Garrett Bender throws the ball into left and Howard scores... 4 to 2, Juice. Bottom of the Seventh: New Pitcher: Gary Adamson (35-R). His first pitch plunks Barry Magee, who goes to 2nd on a ground out. Ricky Perez gets an intentional walk. Danny Hutchinson strikes out, which brings up P Antonio Perez with 2 outs and a runner in scoring position.... He doubles to left and Magee scores... 5 to 2, Juice. I am speechless.... Top of the Ninth: Junior Danielson and PH Rick Dundore (35-R) lead off with back to back hits. With 1 out, Joe Roberts walks on 4 pitches to load the bases up. Mike Volkman pops out to right and the runners hold... Ismael Gonzales strikes out.... Lost - 5 to 2 13 losses in a row... When will the hurting stop, Mommy? In every game of the losing streak, the opposing starting pitcher has gone at least 7 innings.... Editor's Note: I wanted Jacksonville to be bad this first season, so we could build them up from scratch, but playing these games out is not the most fun I have ever had... We had 9 hits and made 2 errors Orlando had 10 hits and made no errors Dalton Hartman (L 2-5) went 6 innings, allowed 4 runs (3 earned), 9 hits, 3 walks, 1 HBP and struck out 5. RHP Gary Adamson went 2 innings, allowed 1 run, 1 hit, 1 walk (INT), 1 HBP and struck out 3. Antonio Perez (W 8-7) went 9 innings (CG), gave us 2 runs, 9 hits, 1 home run, 4 walks and struck out 6. 142 pitches. At bat, he hit a double, drew a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. LF Joe Roberts hit a double, drew a walk and scored a run. RF Mike Volkman hit a double. 1B Ismael Gonzales had a hit and a walk. C Garrett Bender had 3 hits with a double and his 4th home run of the season and 2 RBI. SS Junior Danielson had 2 hits. PH Bobby Scrogham drew a walk. PH Rick Dundore had a hit.

08-11-2020, 03:02 PM	#167
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Thursday, August 9, 2001 Today is Brian Porter's 34th birthday! We are in Indianapolis to finish up our season series with the Arrows with 4 games through the weekend. We lost 3 of 4 games to them in Jacksonville, April 9-12. They just split a pair of game here with Providence. They are 6th in scoring with 4.23 runs per game (Jacksonville is still last with 3.52). The Arrows are 11th in fewest runs allowed with 4.18 per game (Jacksonville is last with 5.16). If we pitch 51 shutouts in a row to finish the season, we would still not lead the League in fewest runs allowed if Ottawa maintains their current pace... Indianapolis has a run differential of +6 and ours is -182. Jacksonville Jays (38-73 .342 27 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division) at Indianapolis Arrows (52-61 .460 15.5 GB in 7th place in the Northern Division) JAX: Marco Gonzalez (27-R) (2-9 4.56 ERA 108.2 IP, 122 H, 7 HR, 49 BB, 52 SO) vs. IND: Rubin Ligon (28-R) (6-4 4.16 ERA 114.2 IP, 129 H, 8 HR, 49 BB, 61 SO) Gonzalez gave up 6 runs on 5 hits and 2 walks with no strikeouts in 2.2 innings last time out, in a loss. He has lost his last 3 starts. Ligon only went 1.1 innings against us in April and gave us a run before he left the game with an injury and had a no decision. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) JACKSONVILLE 1: CF Cal Doty (24-L .274-420-2-38-.703-11 C+) 2: LF Joe Roberts (30-L .322-354-1-37-.761-24 B+) 3: RF Mike Volkman (33-L .295-302-5-46-.744-1 D+) 4: 1B Tony Becerra (32-L .240-296-11-33-.682-5 A+) 5: 3B Brian Porter (34-S .229-340-5-36-.621-0 C+) 6: C Garrett Bender (27-R .252-238-4-30-.698-0 B+) 7: 2B Frank Roadman (26-R .206-301-3-21-.543-31 B) 8: SS Junior Danielson (30-R .198-121-0-6-.480-9 B) 9: P Marco Gonzalez (27-R .148-27-0-0-.327-0 F) INDIANAPOLIS 1: RF Jimmy Ward (26-L .288-452-7-42-.760-16 B+) Mild hamstring strain 2: 1B Bill Jacobson (23-R .326-485-9-35-.818-6 B+) All-Star 3: LF Bob Gorka (27-S .261-314-13-52-.766-18 B+) 4: 3B Norm Geiger (25-R .264-421-18-70-.750-1 A) All-Star 5: 2B Vinny Puga (24-R .250-376-4-26-.648-16 B+) 6: SS Leon Wooten (30-R .276-359-4-35-.717-10 B) 7: CF Tex Pollard (26-S .343-105-1-16-.818-7 B) 8: C Charlie Camilleri (37-R .246-228-6-35-.698-0 B+) 9: P Rubin Ligon (28-S .205-39-0-1-.462-0 B+) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium Weather: 71 F, Overcast, with a 10 MPH wind blowing left to right Attendance: 7,607 Top of the First: Cal Doty grounds out to the pitcher... Joe Roberts grounds a hit to left. He steals 2nd. Mike Volkman pops out to short. Tony Becerra swings at a 3-2 pitch and beats out an infield hit. Brian Porter grounds out to short... Bottom of the First: Jimmy Ward reaches on catcher's interference... Bill Jacobson lines a double to right and Ward scores... 1 to 0, Arrows. Bob Gorka doubles to left center and Jacobson scores... 2 to 0, Arrows. Norm Geiger grounds a hit to left... Vinny Puga walks to load the bases up with no outs... The Bullpen gets up. Leon Wooten grounds into a force at 2nd, 3-6, and Gorka scores and Geiger goes to 3rd. 3 to 0, Arrows. Tex Pollard grounds out to short and Geiger scores. 4 to 0, Arrows. Charlie Camilleri pops out to 2nd. Top of the Third: Cal Doty walks on 4 pitches. Joe Roberts grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4. Mike Volkman lines a hit to right and Roberts beats the throw to 3rd. Tony Becerra walks on 4 pitches to load the bases up with 1 out. Brian Porter strikes out... Garrett Bender pops out to short... Top of the Sixth: Brian Porter grounds a hit to right and Garrett Bender beats out an infield hit. With 1 out, Junior Danielson lines a hit to right to load the bases up. PH Dennis Brown (27-L) fouls out to 3rd... Cal Doty grounds a hit up the middle and Porter scores! 4 to 1, Arrows. Bottom of the Seventh: On the Hill: Frank Cook (35-R), after a scoreless 6th. Charlie Camilleri takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. The Bullpen gets up. PH Joe Simson (24-L), a rookie batting .241 with 2 HR and 7 RBI in 55 AB, pokes a hit to center. With 1 out, Bill Jacobson doubles to center and Camilleri scores... 5 to 1 , Arrows. Pia! A train ticket! Call to the Bullpen: Bill Grant (30-L). Bert Swope (29-S) is in to catch in a double switch. Bill Gorka hits a home run to right... 8 to 1, Arrows. Norm Geiger hits a home run to right center.... 9 to 1, Arrows. How long will this losing streak last? With 2 outs, Leon Wooten lines a hit to right. Tex Pollard grounds a double down the left field line and Wooten scores... 10 to 1, Arrows. Top of the Eighth: New Pitcher: Dennis Cooper (32-R) with a 3.19 ERA in 67.2 IP. Frank Roadman grounds a hit to right. With 1 out, Bert Swope grounds a hit to left. A wild pitch moves the runners up. Cal Doty takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three.... Joe Roberts grounds out to short... Lost - 10 to 1 We are 6-24 (.250) in games decided by 5 or more runs... We had 11 hits (all singles) and made 1 error Indianapolis had 12 hits (4 singles) and made 1 error Marco Gonzalez (L 2-10) went 5 innings, allowed 4 runs, 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. RHP Frank Cook went 1.1 innings, allowed 3 runs, 2 hits, 2 walks and struck our 2. LHP Bill Grant got 2 outs, allowed 3 runs, 4 hits, 2 home runs and struck out 1. RHP Gary Adamson went 1 scoreless inning, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1. Rubin Ligon (W 7-4) went 6 innings, gave us 1 run, 8 hits, 3 walks an struck out 5. 114 pitches. CF/LF Cal Doty had a hit and a walk and an RBI. LF Joe Roberts had 2 hits and stole a base. RF Mike Volkman had 2 hits. 1B Tony Becerra had a hit and a walk. SS Junior Danielson had a hit and a walk. C Bert Swope had a hit in his only at bat. For Indianapolis, 1B Bill Jacobson had 3 hits with 2 doubles, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. LF Brian Gorka hit a double and his 14th home run of the season, scored 2 runs and had 4 RBI. 3B Norm Geiger had 3 hits with his 19th home run and scored 2 runs.

08-11-2020, 04:55 PM	#169
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Saturday, August 11, 2001 P Frank Cook (35-R) was sent back to Daytona (A) and RP Barry Finney (26-R) was recalled. He pitched 2 games for the Tortugas and did not allow a run, so it looks like he is healed from his injury that cost him 2 months of the season. Yesterday's game was rained out, so we will try to play a doubleheader today. I am not sure I can stomach 2 games in one day.... Although, this is our 3rd doubleheader of the season and we split the other two. Jacksonville Jays (38-74 .339 27.5 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division) at Indianapolis Arrows (53-61 .465 14 GB tied for 6th place in the Northern Division) Game 1 JAX: Mackie Reed (29-R) (6-8 4.38 ERA 137.2 IP, 157 H, 15 HR, 46 BB, 55 SO) vs. IND: Dave Guindon (29-R) (9-11 4.54 ERA 158.2 IP, 171 H, 16 HR, 50 BB, 108 SO) Reed gave up 6 runs (3 earned) on 12 hits and 1 walk with 3 strikeouts in 7 innings last time out, in a loss. He has lost his last 4 starts, but has gone at least 6 innings in each one and 7 innings in the last 3. Guindon beat us in April, giving us 2 runs on 7 hits, 1 home run and no walks with 2 strikeouts in 6 innings. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) JACKSONVILLE 1: CF Cal Doty (24-L .274-424-2-39-.703-11 C+) 2: LF Joe Roberts (30-L .323-359-1-37-.762-25 B+) 3: RF Mike Volkman (33-L .296-307-5-46-.745-1 D+) 4: 1B Tony Becerra (32-L .240-300-11-33-.682-5 A+) 5: 3B Brian Porter (34-S .229-345-5-36-.618-0 C+) 6: C Garrett Bender (27-R .252-242-4-30-.695-0 B+) 7: 2B Frank Roadman (26-R .207-305-3-21-.542-31 B) 8: SS Junior Danielson (30-R .202-124-0-6-.490-9 B) 9: P Mackie Reed (29-R .175-40-1-3-.559-0 D+) INDIANAPOLIS 1: RF Jimmy Ward (26-L .287-456-7-42-.760-16 B+) Mild hamstring strain 2: 1B Bill Jacobson (23-R .329-490-9-37-.826-6 B+) All-Star 3: LF Bob Gorka (27-S .263-319-14-56-.779-18 B+) 4: CF Mike Cram (29-R .229-432-18-65-.710-13 C+) 5: 3B Norm Geiger (25-R .268-425-19-71-.764-1 A) All-Star 6: 2B Vinny Puga (24-R .249-378-4-26-.648-16 B+) 7: SS Leon Wooten (30-R .275-363-4-36-.714-10 B) 8: C Charlie Camilleri (37-R .242-231-6-35-.692-0 B+) 9: P Dave Guindon (29-R .196-56-0-6-.457-0 F) Game Start: 1:05 PM Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium Weather: 69 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 10 MPH wind blowing out to right Attendance: 9,728 Top of the First: Cal Doty grounds out to short. Joe Roberts strikes out on 3 pitches... Mike Volkman plunks one and is out, 2-3... Bottom of the First: Jimmy Ward grounds out to 2nd. Bill Jacobson pops out to short. Bob Gorka grounds out to 2nd! 1-2-3! Top of the Second: Tony Becerra swings at the first pitch and beats out an infield hit. Brian Porter lines a double to right. Garrett Bender lines a hit to center and Becerra scores! 1 to 0, Jays! Frank Roadman walks on 4 pitches to load the bases up with no outs. Junior Danielson grounds out to 2nd and Porter scores. 2 to 0, Jays. With the infield in, P Mackie Reed grounds out to short and the runners hold. Cal Doty lines out to deep center. Bottom of the Second: With 1 out, Norm Geiger hits a home run to left center... 2 to 1, Jays. Bottom of the Fourth: With 1 out, Mike Cram takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. With 2 outs, Vinny Puga lines a double to left and Cram scores from 1st... Tie Game: 2 to 2. Leon Wooten lines a 3-2 pitch to center for a hit and Puga scores... 3 to 2, Arrows. Bottom of the Fifth: Bill Jacobson lines a hit to center. With 1 out, Mike Cram swings at the first pitch and hits a home run to left... 442 ft. 5 to 2, Arrows. Top of the Seventh: With 1 out, Junior Danielson grounds a hit to right and ends up on 2nd when Jimmy Ward misplays the ball for an error. PH Dennis Brown (27-L) lines a hit to right center and Danielson beats the throw home and Brown takes 2nd! 5 to 3, Arrows. The next two make outs... Bottom of the Seventh: New Pitcher: Roger Wallace (26-R). Jimmy Ward swings at a 3-2 pitch and doubles to right center... Bill Jacobson lines a hit to right. The Bullpen gets back up... Bob Gorka grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-6, and Ward stays at 3rd. Mike Cram flies out to center and the runners hold. Norm Geiger pops out to center! Top of the Ninth: New Pitcher: Brent Webster (34-R), their All-Star closer, with 19 SV and a 2.28 ERA in 79 IP. 7-8-9 up for us. Frank Roadman takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. PH Bert Swope (29-S) grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and Roadman goes to 2nd. PH Ismael Gonzales (33-R) grounds out to 3rd. Cal Doty swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 2nd... Lost - 5 to 3 We had 6 hits and made no errors Indianapolis had 9 hits and made 2 errors Mackie Reed (L 6-9) went 6 innings, allowed 5 runs, 7 hits, 2 home runs, 3 walks (1 INT) and struck out 1. RHP Roger Wallace went 2 scoreless innings and allowed 2 hits. Dave Guindon (W 10-11) went 8 innings, gave us 3 runs, 6 hits, 3 walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit. RHP Brent Webster (SV 20) pitched a scoreless 9th and gave us 1 walk. 1B Tony Becerra had a hit and a walk and scored a run. 3B Brian Porter hit a double and scored a run. 2B Frank Roadman drew 2 walks. SS Junior Danielson had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. PH Dennis Brown had a hit and an RBI. Game 2 JAX: Dalton Hartman (24-R) (2-5 4.86 ERA 53.2 IP, 69 H, 5 HR, 16 BB, 21 SO) Rookie vs. IND: Steve Zeltwanger (25-R) (3-7 4.69 ERA 101.2 IP, 97 H, 10 HR, 50 BB, 61 SO) Hartman gave up 4 runs (3 earned) on 9 hits and 3 walks with 5 strikeouts in 6 innings last time out, in a loss. We have not faced Zeltwanger before. He is 0-4 in his last 5 starts. He gave up 3 runs on 5 hits and 2 walks with 4 strikeouts in 8 innings last time out in a no decision. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) JACKSONVILLE 1: CF Cal Doty (24-L .270-429-2-39-.695-11 C+) 2: LF Joe Roberts (30-L .320-362-1-37-.757-25 B+) 3: RF Mike Volkman (33-L .296-311-5-46-.742-1 D+) 4: 1B Tony Becerra (32-L .241-303-11-33-.684-5 A+) 5: 3B Brian Porter (34-S .229-349-5-36-.620-0 C+) 6: C Bert Swope (29-S .212-132-0-10-.564-0 B) 7: 2B Rick Dundore (35-R .222-45-0-2-.552-1 B) 8: SS Junior Danielson (30-R .205-127-0-7-.494-9 B) 9: P Dalton Hartman (24-R .316-19-0-2-.737-0 F) Rookie INDIANAPOLIS 1: RF Jimmy Ward (26-L .289-460-7-42-.764-16 B+) Mild hamstring strain 2: 1B Bill Jacobson (23-R .330-494-9-37-.827-6 B+) All-Star 3: LF Bob Gorka (27-S .260-323-14-56-.770-18 B+) 4: CF Mike Cram (29-R .230-435-19-67-.718-13 C+) 5: 3B Norm Geiger (25-R .268-429-20-72-.768-1 A) All-Star 6: 2B Vinny Puga (24-R .249-382-4-27-.649-16 B+) 7: SS Leon Wooten (30-R .276-366-4-37-.716-11 B) 8: C Sherman Kaufman(33-R Major League debut B) Rookie 9: P Steve Zeltwanger (25-R .226-31-0-2-.452-0 F) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium Weather: 69 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 11 MPH wind blowing out to right Attendance: 10,003 Top of the First: Cal Doty grounds out to 1st, 3-1. Joe Roberts triples to center! Mike Volkman takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Tony Becerra strikes out looking on 3 pitches... Brian Porter swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds a hit to right and Roberts scores and Volkman goes to 3rd! 1 to 0, Jays! Bert Swope strikes out looking... Bottom of the First: Jimmy Ward grounds out to 2nd. Bill Jacobson pops out to short. Bob Gorka swings at the first pitch and bloops a hit to left... Mike Cram swings at the first pitch and flies out to left! Bottom of the Third: P Steve Zeltwanger grounds a hit to left... I am so tired of these pitchers whacking the ball all over the place.... Jimmy Ward bunts the runner up. Bill Jacobson grounds a hit to center and P Zeltwanger beats the throw to the plate... Tie Game: 1 to 1. Bob Gorka swings at a 3-2 pitch and hits a home run to right... 3 to 1, Arrows. Top of the Sixth: Joe Roberts swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to left. With 1 out, Tony Becerra grounds a double over the 1st base bag. When is the last time one of our guys scored from 1st on a double? The other team seems to do it a lot, even with their catchers and pitchers on 1st.... Brian Porter grounds out to the pitcher and the runners hold... Bert Swope swings at the first pitch and clears the bases with a double to right!! Tie Game: 3 to 3! Top of the Eighth: With 2 outs, Tony Becerra swings at the first pitch and triples off the fence in left center! They walk Brian Porter intentionally. Bert Swope grounds one to short and Leon Wooten goes the short route to 2nd, but makes a bad throw for an error and Becerra scores! 4 to 3, Jays! Bottom of the Eighth: The Bullpen is ready to fire. Bill Jacobson pokes a hit to left... Call to the Bullpen: Barry Finney (26-R), in his first game since June 2. He was chosen because he seems to give up home runs less than the others available. Bill Grant (30-L) gave up a home run to Bob Gorka the last time he faced him....Gorka lays down a bunt and beats it out for a hit.... They pinch-hit for their cleanup hitter! PH Joe Simson (24-L), a rookie who is 1 for 1 with a run scored this series, grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-6, and Jacobson goes to 3rd. Norm Geiger hits a home run to right... 6 to 4, Arrows. He has hit a home run in each of the 3 games of this series... Top of the Ninth: New Pitcher: Tom Paul (31-L), not their closer, who got the Save in the first game. Paul has a 3.40 ERA in 42.1 IP. PH Garrett Bender (27-R) swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short. Frank Roadman lines out to right... Cal Doty grounds a hit to right. Joe Roberts, the tying run, is up. C Sherman Kaufman, the 33 year old rookie, playing in his first Major League game, picks Doty off at 1st.... Lost - 6 to 4 We had 8 hits and made no errors Indianapolis had 9 hits and made 1 error Dalton Hartman went 7+ innings, allowed 4 runs, 7 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 1. RHP Barry Finney (L 0-2, BS 1) went 1 inning, allowed 2 runs, 2 hits and 1 home run. Steve Zeltwanger (W 4-7) went 8 innings, gave us 4 runs (3 earned), 7 hits, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 7. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. Opposing pitchers are hitting .292 in August with 5 runs and 4 RBI in 9 games. LHP Tom Paul (SV 2) pitched a scoreless 9th and gave us 1 hit. LF Joe Roberts had 2 hits with a triple and scored 2 runs. 1B Tony Becerra a double and a triple and scored 2 runs. 3B Brian Porter had a hit and a walk (INT) and had an RBI. C Bert Swope hit a double and had 2 RBI. SS Junior Danielson hit a double. For Indianapolis, 1B Bill Jacobson had 3 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. LF Bob Gorka had 3 hits with his 15th home run of the season and 2 RBI. 3B/1N Norm Geiger hit his 21st home run and had 3 RBI. Trudy the Trainer gave us some bad news: SS Leander Gooding (30-R), who we expected back next week, is not healing as anticipated and she does not have an estimate on when he will be able to play.

08-11-2020, 07:28 PM	#170
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Sunday, August 12, 2001 Jacksonville Jays (38-76 .333 28 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division) at Indianapolis Arrows (55-61 .474 12.5 GB in 6th place in the Northern Division) JAX: Mike Gaddis (32-R) (3-11 5.95 ERA 92.1 IP, 125 H, 12 HR, 24 BB, 54 SO) vs. IND: Yui Ogawa (26-L) (9-11 3.74 ERA 178 IP, 159 H, 18 HR, 69 BB, 120 SO) Gaddis gave up 4 runs (1 earned) on 8 hits and 2 walks with 3 strikeouts in 5 innings last time out, in a win, ending a personal 7 game losing streak. Ogawa is their #1 starter. We have not faced him before. He gave up 2 runs on 4 hits, 2 home runs and 3 walks with 5 strikeouts in 8 innings in a no decision last time out. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) JACKSONVILLE 1: 2B Frank Roadman (26-R .205-308-3-21-.542-31 B) 2: LF Joe Roberts (30-L .322-366-1-37-.765-25 B+) 3: RF Mike Volkman (33-L .293-314-5-46-.737-1 D+) 4: 1B Ismael Gonzales (33-R .267-101-2-9-.662-0 D+) 5: C Garrett Bender (27-R .251-247-4-31-.689-0 B+) 6: 3B Bobby Scrogham (25-R .231-91-1-7-.646-3 C) Rookie 7: CF Cal Doty (24-L .270-434-2-39-.692-11 C+) 8: SS Junior Danielson (30-R .208-130-0-7-.506-9 B) 9: P Mike Gaddis (32-R .269-26-0-1-.538-0 F) INDIANAPOLIS 1: RF Jimmy Ward (26-L .287-463-7-42-.760-16 B+) Mild hamstring strain 2: 1B Bill Jacobson (23-R .333-498-9-38-.832-6 B+) All-Star 3: LF Bob Gorka (27-S .266-327-15-58-.787-18 B+) 4: CF Mike Cram (29-R .228-438-19-67-.713-13 C+) 5: 3B Norm Geiger (25-R .268-433-21-75-.773-1 A) All-Star 6: 2B Vinny Puga (24-R .246-386-4-27-.642-16 B+) 7: SS Leon Wooten (30-R .274-369-4-37-.712-11 B) 8: C Charlie Camilleri (37-R .239-234-6-35-.686-0 B+) 9: P Yui Ogawa (26-L .200-55-0-1-.464-0 D+) Game Start: 2:05 PM Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium Weather: 71 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 9 MPH wind blowing out to center Attendance: 10,910 Top of the First: Frank Roadman lines out to center. Joe Roberts doubles off the fence in center! Mike Volkman grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and Roberts goes to 3rd. Ismael Gonzales strikes out on 3 pitches... Bottom of the First: Jimmy Ward lines a hit to center. Bill Jacobson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play! Bob Gorka strikes out! 1-2-3! Top of the Second: Garrett Bender walks on 4 pitches. Bobby Scrogham lines a hit to right. Cal Doty sees 2 pitches he likes and fouls them both and then takes strike three.... Junior Danielson strikes out on 3 pitches... P Mike Gaddis grounds out to 2nd... Bottom of the Third: Leon Wooten and Charlie Camilleri lead off with back to back hits. P Yui Ogawa bunts them up. Jimmy Ward flies out to right and the runners hold. A wild pitch scores Wooten... 1 to 0, Arrows. Top of the Fourth: Garrett Bender lines a hit to right. Bobby Scrogham pokes a hit to center and Bender beats the throw to 3rd! Cal Doty grounds out to 1st, 3-1, and Scrogham goes to 2nd and Bender stays put. Junior Danielson is walked intentionally. P Mike Gaddis swings at the first pitch and grounds into a 4-2-3 double play.... Top of the Seventh: Junior Danielson lines a hit to right. P Mike Gaddis bunts him to 2nd and a passed ball sends him to 3rd. With the infield in, Frank Roadman grounds a hit through the left side and Danielson scores! Tie Game: 1 to 1. Joe Roberts grounds into a 4-6-3 double play... Top of the Eighth: Mike Volkman takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 and P Yui Ogawa balks him to 2nd. Ismael Gonzales lines a hit to right and Volkman beats the throw home! 2 to 1, Jays! With 1 out, P Ogawa balks again! 2 balks this inning and 2 balks on the season! With 2 outs, they walk Cal Doty intentionally. Junior Danielson grounds out to short. Top of the Ninth: New Pitcher: Tom Paul (31-L), who got the Save with a scoreless inning in the second game yesterday. 3B Brian Porter (34-S), who came on in a double switch last inning, doubles to left! They walk Frank Roadman intentionally. Joe Roberts takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three... Mike Volkman lines out to deep left. Ismael Gonzales strikes out for the third time today... Bottom of the Ninth: New Pitcher: Gary Adamson (35-R). Tony Becerra (32-L) is in to play 1st and Frank Wendell is in to play center. Cal Doty moves to left and Joe Roberts moves to right. The 3-4-5 mashers with 55 HR between them are due up. Bob Gorka grounds out to short. Mike Cram grounds out to 3rd. Norm Geiger, who has homered in each of the first three games of this series, takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Okay! We got through the mashers, but then Vinny Puga doubles to right and Geiger scores from 1st.... Tie Game: 2 to 2. Oh! Darn! I promise I will never punch your shoulder again, Pia! Pia! Come back! Leon Wooten doubles to center and Puga scores.... Ow! I'm bleeding, Trudy! I think you busted my nose! I know I hit you first, but gee whiz! Lost - 3 to 2 Swept. 17 losses in our last 18 games. 4-24 (.143) since the All-Star break... 4 and 24.... Our last 3 wins were all against Orlando, who we will not see again until the last 3 games of the season... We finish the season series with Indianapolis 1-7. We had 10 hits and made no errors Indianapolis had 7 hits and made no errors Mike Gaddis went 7.1 innings, allowed 1 run, 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1. He threw a WP. LHP Bill Grant (H 8) faced 2 batters and struck them both out. RHP Gary Adamson (L 5-5, BS 3) got 2 outs, allowed 2 runs, 2 hits and 1 walk. Yui Ogawa went 8 innings, gave us 2 runs, 9 hits, 4 walks (2 INT) and struck out 10. He balked twice. LHP Tom Paul (W 3-4) went 1 scoreless inning, gave us 1 hit, 1 walk (INT) and struck out 2. 2B Frank Roadman had a hit and a walk (INT) and an RBI. LF Joe Roberts hit a double. RF Mike Volkman hit a double and drew a walk and scored a run. C Garrett Bender had 2 hits and a walk. 3B Bobby Scrogham had 2 hits. SS Junior Danielson had a hit and a walk (INT) and scored a run. 3B Brian Porter hit a double in his only at bat. For Indianapolis, SS Leon Wooten had 3 hits with a game winning double, scored a run and had an RBI.

08-11-2020, 07:29 PM	#171
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	August 13, 2001 Monday Morning Report Player of the Week - Dennis Lockamy, P, Hartford (34-R 5-8 3.79 ERA) Pitched 2 shutouts. Allowed 8 hits and 4 walks with 12 strikeouts in 18 innings. (Slash lines are for the season, not the week) August 6 - Al Moser (33-R) of Memphis pitched a 5 hit shutout at home versus Richmond. He walked 3, hit a batter and struck out 5. 139 pitches thrown. It is his 3rd shutout of the season. He is now 6-11 with a 4.03 ERA in 21 starts. The Mules won, 1 to 0, and only had 3 hits themselves. 2B Keith Meyer (26-L) led off the game with a triple and scored. August 7 - Dennis Lockamy (34-R) of Hartford pitched a 4 hit shutout at home versus Columbus. He walked 2 and struck out 5. At bat, he hit a home run. He is now 4-8 with a 4.06 ERA in 19 starts. The Whalers won, 4 to 0. August 9 - LF John Hartz (36-R) of Charlotte had 3 hits with a home run, scored 2 runs and had 5 RBI at Rochester. The Hornets won, 11 to 9. August 9 - LF Andres Borges (33-S) of Richmond had 3 hits with a Grand Slam and 5 RBI at Hartford. The Robins won, 6 to 2. August 9 - Xavier Cervantes (32-R) of Louisville pitched a 4 hit shutout at Ottawa. He walked 2, hit a batter and struck out 4. He is now 8-12 with a 3.50 ERA in 23 starts. The Colonels won, 1 to 0, and only had 4 hits themselves. August 10 - Eli Kyzar (29-R) of Syracuse pitched a 5 hit shutout at home versus New Orleans. He did not walk a batter and struck out 5. 86 pitches thrown. At bat, he had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. He leads the League with 5 shutouts. He is now 11-7 with a 2.12 ERA in 21 starts. The Sycamores won, 7 to 0. August 10 - SS T.R. Hunter (24-R) of Providence had 3 hits with 2 doubles, scored a run and had 5 RBI at Memphis. The Steamrollers won, 12 to 5. They did not score a run until the 8th inning. August 12 - Dennis Lockamy (34-R) of Hartford pitched a 4 hit shutout at home versus Richmond. He walked 2 and struck out 7. His 2nd 4 hit shutout in a row. He did not hit a home run this time, though. He is now 5-8 with a 3.79 ERA in 20 starts. The Whalers won, 6 to 0. August 12 - Steve Cron (27-L) of Buffalo pitched a 5 hit shutout at home versus Birmingham. He did not walk a batter and struck out 9. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 7-9 with a 3.53 ERA in 27 starts. The Bombers won, 6 to 0.

08-12-2020, 10:09 AM	#173
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Monday, August 13, 2001 We are back home, where at least there are bridges! The Columbus Explorers are here to finish up our season series with 4 games. Believe it or not, we won 3 of 4 games in Columbus, June 7-10. That was the high point of our season. We had a 6 game winning streak. The Explorers split 4 games in Orlando over the weekend. They are 13th in scoring with 3.68 runs per game (Jacksonville is last with 3.49). They are 9th in fewest runs allowed with 3.94 per game (Jacksonville is last with 5.19). Their run differential is -31 and ours is -196. By the way, Pia is back. She has been given a raise and I have agreed to sit on my hands in the late innings of any close games.... Trudy is also still around. She never got angry with me; just broke my nose.... Columbus Explorers (53-63 .457 14 GB in 8th (last) place in the Northern Division) at Jacksonville Jays (38-77 .330 29 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division) COL: Terry Wilson (29-R) (9-8 3.74 ERA 156.1 IP, 154 H, 13 HR, 45 BB, 126 SO) Rookie vs. JAX: Blair Montgomery (29-R) (1-7 4.57 ERA 1 SV 61 IP, 73 H, 8 HR, 24 BB, 59 SO in A Ball) Wilson beat us in June, giving us 1 run on 6 hits, 1 walk and striking out 10 in 8 innings. He is 5-2 in his last 7 starts. Montgomery is making his Major League debut today. Pia has provided me with a half dozen air sickness bags from her days as a stewardess. I mean flight attendant. Sorry, Pia. No, that is not worth another raise, but if you stick around long enough, you will probably end up making more money than me. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) COLUMBUS 1: CF Jorge Moreida (22-L .242-385-4-18-.624-13 B) Rookie #29 prospect 2: 3B Tim Dawson (24-R .273-373-5-35-.718-5 C) 3: 1B Gabriel Beltran (31-S .292-408-14-51-.802-11 B) 4: RF Tim Brantley (27-L .225-284-8-34-.707-0 C) 5: LF Robert Duenas (31-L .250-176-3-21-.686-0 B) 6: C Marc Barksdale (30-R .193-336-3-20-.548-0 B) 7: SS Joe Tirey (29-L .239-402-9-44-.676-0 A) 8: 2B Ron Ulrich (32-R .277-47-1-6-.741-0 C+) 9: P Terry Wilson (29-R .109-55-0-6-.255-0 F) Rookie JACKSONVILLE 1: CF Cal Doty (24-L .268-437-2-39-.689-11 C+) 2: LF Joe Roberts (30-L .321-371-1-37-.763-25 B+) 3: RF Mike Volkman (33-L .292-318-5-46-.739-1 D+) 4: 1B Tony Becerra (32-L .244-307-11-33-.697-5 A+) 5: 3B Brian Porter (34-S .232-353-5-37-.628-0 C+) 6: C Garrett Bender (27-R .256-250-4-31-.699-0 B+) 7: SS Frank Roadman (26-R .205-312-3-22-.543-31 C+) 8: 2B Rick Dundore (35-R .204-49-0-2-.509-1 B) 9: P Blair Montgomery (29-R Major League debut C) Rookie Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium Weather: 80 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 16 MPH wind blowing out to right Attendance: 3,048 A new record low turnout. That 16 mile per hour wind is not helpful for Montgomery, who seems prone to the long ball... Top of the First: Jorge Moreida pops out to right. Tim Dawson grounds out to short. Gabriel Beltran flies out to center! 1-2-3! Bottom of the First: Cal Doty flies out to right. Joe Roberts lines out to left. Mike Volkman swings at the first pitch and grounds one to short, but Joe Tirey boots it. Volkman gets caught stealing... Top of the Second: Tim Brantley leads off with a walk... Robert Duenas beats out an infield hit. Marc Barksdale grounds into a 5-4-3 double play and Brantley goes to 3rd! Joe Tirey grounds out to 1st, 3-1! Bottom of the Third: Frank Roadman grounds a 2-2 pitch up the middle for a hit and then steals 2nd. Rick Dundore takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. P Blair Montgomery bunts the runners up. Cal Doty, batting .175 in August, swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to deep left and both runners advance. 1 to 0, Jays! Joe Roberts takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Mike Volkman doubles high off the wall in center and both runners score!1 3 to 0, Jays! Top of the Fourth: Tim Dawson takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Gabriel Beltran lines a hit to right center and Dawson beats the throw to 3rd and Beltran takes 2nd... Tim Brantley swings at the first pitch and hits a home run to left... Tie Game: 3 to 3. Bottom of the Fifth: P Blair Montgomery doubles to right center! And he calls out Trudy the Trainer... Pinch-runner: Jim Hess (31-R). Cal Doty swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds a double over the 1st base bag and Hess scores! 4 to 3, Jays! Joe Roberts grounds a hit up the middle. Mike Volkman flies out to right and Doty tags up and scores. 5 to 3, Jays! That does it for P Terry Wilson. New Pitcher: Dwayne Shear (32-R), with a 2.65 ERA in 17 IP. He is pitching with a strained oblique. Tony Becerra grounds into a 6-4-3 double play.... Top of the Seventh: New Pitcher: Roger Wallace (26-R). With 1 out, Joe Tirey swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to right center. With 2 outs, PH Tom Horvath (28-R), batting .324 with 1 HR and 7 RBI in 71 AB, doubles to right center and Tirey scores... 5 to 4, Jays. The Bullpen gets up. Jorge Moreida walks on 4 pitches... Tim Dawson swings at the first pitch and bloops a hit to right center and Horvath scores... Tie Game: 5 to 5. Call to the Bullpen: Bill Grant (30-L), Gabriel Beltran strikes out. Top of the Eighth: Tim Brantley gets beaned... Robert Duenas takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Marc Barksdale grounds out slowly to 3rd and the runners advance. Joe Tirey flies out to deep center and both runners advance... 6 to 5, Explorers. Top of the Ninth: P Bill Grant strikes out the side in order! Bottom of the Ninth: New Pitcher: Bill Ellis (34-R), their closer with 10 SV and 7 losses and a 4.38 ERA in 61.2 IP. PH Bert Swope (29-S) grounds a hit to right. Pinch-runner: Frank Wendell (33-R). Cal Doty grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. Joe Roberts swings at the first pitch and grounds into a 4-6-3 double play.... Lost - 6 to 5 We had 9 hits and made no errors Columbus had 7 hits and made 2 errors Blair Montgomery went 5 innings, allowed 3 runs, 4 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 2. At bat, he hit a double. RHP Jim Kenzy (H 1 ) pitched a perfect inning. RHP Roger Wallace (BS 3) got 2 outs, allowed 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1. LHP Bill Grant (L 3-2) went 2.1 innings, allowed 1 run, 1 walk, 1 HBP and struck out 4. Tony Wilson went 4.1 innings, gave us 5 runs, 5 hits, 3 walks and struck out 1. RHP Warren Wynn (W 3-2) went 2 scoreless innings, gave us 2 hits and struck out 2. RHP Bill Ellis (SV 11) pitched a scoreless 9th and gave us 1 hit. CF Cal Doty hit a double, scored a run and had 2 RBI. LF Joe Roberts had a hit and a walk and scored a run. RF Mike Volkman hit a double and had 3 RBI. C Garrett Bender had 2 hits. SS/2B Frank Roadman had 2 hits, stole a base and scored a run. 2B Rick Dundore drew 2 walks and scored a run. PR Jim Hess scored a run. PH Bert Swope had a hit. For Columbus, RF Tim Brantley hit his 9th home run of the season, drew a walk, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI. Trudy's report on P Blair Montgomery is an oblique strain and she recommends 5 or 6 fays of complete rest. So with this injury plus the doubleheader we played on Saturday, I think we may need 2 spot starters this week...

08-12-2020, 11:19 AM	#174
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Tuesday, August 14, 2001 C Jim Hess (31-R) was sent to Daytona (A) and P Spencer Shuff (33-R) was called up because we do not want to be starting any of our stinky pitchers on short rest. They are bad enough at full energy. Shuff will start tomorrow's game, but we called him up today to make sure he does not pitch today for the Tortugas. If my calculations are correct and Blair Montgomery is ready to go when Trudy says he'll be ready to go, then tomorrow is the only day we will need a spot starter. Columbus Explorers (54-63 .462 14 GB in 8th (last) place in the Northern Division) at Jacksonville Jays (38-78 .328 29 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division) If, by some miracle, we manage to play .500 ball for the rest of the season, we will still lose 101 games.... COL: Terry Luckett (26-L) (12-5 2.30 ERA 168 IP, 161 H, 7 HR, 23 BB, 131 SO) All-Star vs. JAX: Marco Gonzalez (27-R) (2-10 4.67 ERA 113.2 IP, 127 H, 7 HR, 50 BB, 55 SO) Luckett is their #1 starter. Believe it or not, one of his 5 losses was to the Jays. We beat him in June, scoring 4 runs on 10 hits and 1 walk with 6 strikeouts in 6 innings. Gonzalez has lost his last 4 starts. He gave up 4 runs on 5 hits and 1 walk with 3 strikeouts in 5 innings last time out. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) COLUMBUS 1: CF Jorge Moreida (22-L .239-389-4-18-.619-13 B) Rookie 2: 3B Mike Brewer (38-R .309-356-1-42-.729-0 C) 3: 1B Gabriel Beltran (31-S .291-412-14-51-.799-11 B) 4: RF Robert Duenas (31-L .251-179-3-21-.689-0 B) 5: 2B Tim Dawson (24-R .273-377-5-36-.717-5 C) 6: C Marc Barksdale (30-R .194-340-3-20-.547-0 B) 7: SS Ron Ulrich (32-R .255-51-1-6-.686-0 C) 8: LF Bill Baehr (29-L .227-150-1-10-.597-6 A+) 9: P Terry Luckett (26-L .288-52-0-5-.668-0 D) All-Star JACKSONVILLE 1: 2B Frank Roadman (26-R .209-316-3-22-.549-32 B) 2: CF Cal Doty (24-L .268-441-2-41-.688-11 B+) 3: RF Mike Volkman (33-L .293-321-5-49-.741-1 D+) 4: 1B Ismael Gonzales (33-R .262-107-2-10-.644-0 D+) 5: C Garrett Bender (27-R .260-254-4-31-.703-0 B+) 6: 3B Brian Porter (34-S .230-357-5-37-.622-0 C+) 7: SS Junior Danielson (30-R .211-133-0-7-.514-9 B) 8: CF Frank Wendell (33-R .190-105-0-9-.449-8 C+) 9: P Marco Gonzalez (27-R .138-29-0-0-.305-0 F) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium Weather: 84 F, Clear Skies, with a 7 MPH wind blowing out to right Attendance: 3,471 Top of the First: Jorge Moreida grounds out to short. Mike Brewer grounds out to 2nd. Gabriel Beltran takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Robert Duenas lines out to center! Bottom of the First: Frank Roadman swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 3rd. Cal Doty walks on 4 pitches. Mike Volkman grounds out slowly to short and Doty goes to 2nd. Ismael Gonzales triples to left center and Doty scores! 1 to 0, Jays! Garrett Bender grounds out to 2nd. Bottom of the Third: Frank Roadman floats a soft hit to center. Cal Doty grounds one to the left of the mound and P Terry Luckett fields it quickly and tries to start a double play at 2nd, but makes a bad throw for an error! With 1 out, we pull off a double steal! Ismael Gonzales, who tripled his first time up, hits a home run to right center!!! 4 to 0, Jays! Bottom of the Fourth: Junior Danielson grounds a hit to left. He is now batting .333 in August! Frank Wendell grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. He steals 2nd. P Marco Gonzalez makes a bid for a home run to left, but it is caught on the warning track and Wendell tags up and beats the throw to 3rd. Frank Roadman grounds a hit up the middle and Wendell scores! 5 to 0, Jays! Top of the Fifth: Jorge Moreida lines a double to left, but is hurt. Pinch-runner: Tim Brantley (27-L). It is only the second hit of the game for the Explorers, though P Marco Gonzalez has walked 6 and has not struck out anyone. Correction, he has struck out one, Mike Brewer just now! The next two make outs! Bottom of the Fifth: With 1 out, Ismael Gonzales grounds his third hit of the game up the middle. That does it for P Terry Luckett. New Pitcher: Dave Fussell (36-R), with a 3.29 ERA in 38.1 IP. Garrett Bender hits a home run to right center!! 7 to 0, Jays! Top of the Sixth: Tim Dawson beats out an infield hit. Marc Barksdale takes a 3-2 pitch for walk #7... The Bullpen gets up. P Marco Gonzalez is at 104 pitches and there is no way he can make through 9 innings. Ron Ulrich grounds out to 1st, 3-1, and the runners advance. Bill Baehr grounds out to short and Dawson scores. 7 to 1, Jays. Bottom of the Sixth: Frank Wendell leads off with a triple to center! PH Joe Roberts (30-L) strikes out... Frank Roadman grounds out to 3rd and the runner holds... Cal Doty grounds out to 1st, 3-1.... Bottom of the Seventh: 2B Rick Dundore (35-R) doubles to right. Ismael Gonzales has not been lifted for a defensive replacement because he needs a double for the Cycle. He pokes his fourth hit of the game to left, but he stops at 1st. Garrett Bender lines a hit to right and Dundore scores! 8 to 1, Jays! Brian Porter doubles to left and Gonzales scores! 9 to 1, Jays. The Explorers are leaving P Dave Fussell in there to take his lumps. Junior Danielson grounds a hit to left and Bender scores! 10 to 1, Jays! Frank Wendell grounds into a force at 2nd, 3-6, and Porter scores. 11 to 1, Jays! We have tied our team record for runs! That is all we get. Top of the Eighth: We let P Barry Finney (26-R) bat last inning to try to get him a 3 inning Save and rest the other Bullpen Arms. He got a hit. Marc Barksdale takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Ron Ulrich grounds a hit up the middle. The next three all strike out!!! Bottom of the Eighth: New Pitcher: Dwayne Shear (32-R), who pitched 1.2 scoreless innings yesterday and is still pitching with a strained oblique. Rick Dundore takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Ismael Gonzales has another chance to hit a double, but he ends up walking. Garrett Bender grounds his third hit of the game to left and the bases are loaded with no outs. Can we score and break our team record for runs? Hopefully, this is our last opportunity... Brian Porter pops out to left and the runners hold... Junior Danielson strikes out looking... P Shear is hurt. New Pitcher: Chris Scott (35-L), with a 3.11 ERA in 63.2 IP. Frank Wendell grounds out to 2nd.... Won - 11 to 1 We set a new team record for margin of victory! The old record was 8 in the final start of Victor Espinoza as a Jay. It is the 4th time we have scored 11 runs in a game. We have never scored more. We had 16 hits and made no errors Columbus had 7 hits and made 1 error We tied our team record for hits! Marco Gonzalez (W 3-10) went 6 innings, allowed 1 run, 3 hits, 7 walks and struck out 2. 113 pitches. RHP Barry Finney (SV 2 ) pitched 3 scoreless innings, allowed 4 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit. Terry Luckett (L 12-6) went 4.1 innings, gave us 6 runs (5 earned - his own error), 7 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 3. 2 of his 6 losses are against the Jays. He is only the 2nd pitcher to ever lose 2 games to Jacksonville. 2B Frank Roadman had 2 hits, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. LF Cal Doty drew a walk, stole a base and scored 2 runs. 2B Rick Dundore hit a double, drew a walk and scored a run in his only 2 trips to the plate. 1B Ismael Gonzales went 4 for 4 with a walk, a triple and his 3rd home run of the season, scored 3 runs and had 4 RBI. C Garrett Bender had 3 hits with his 5th home run, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI. 3B Brian Porter hit a double, scored a run and had an RBI. SS Junior Danielson had 3 hits and had an RBI. CF Frank Wendell hit a triple, scored a run and had an RBI. For Columbus, C Marc Barksdale did not make and out with a double and 3 walks. The Explorers announced that CF Jorge Moreida had a strained oblique that should bother him for about a week. P Dwayne Shear, who already had a strained oblique, now need elbow surgery and is out for the year and might not be healthy by next Opening Day.

08-12-2020, 12:59 PM	#175
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Wednesday, August 15, 2001 Columbus Explorers (54-64 .458 15 GB in 8th (last) place in the Northern Division) at Jacksonville Jays (39-78 .333 28 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division) COL: Steve Melita (28-R) (5-8 3.93 ERA 132.2 IP, 155 H, 12 HR, 46 BB, 76 SO) vs. JAX: Spencer Shuff (33-R) (1-8 8.12 ERA 51 IP, 79 H, 10 HR, 16 BB, 13 SO) We have not faced Melita before. He gave up 6 runs (4 earned) on 6 hits, 3 home runs and no walks with 2 strikeouts in 4.1 innings last time out on a no decision. In his last start for the Jays on August 4, Shuff allowed 6 runs on 6 hits and 1 walk and 2 strikeouts in 1.1 innings in a loss. His ticket back to Daytona (A) has already been purchased. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) COLUMBUS 1: CF Bill Baehr (29-L .225-151-1-11-.602-6 B) 2: 3B Mike Brewer (38-R .307-361-1-42-.724-0 C) 3: 1B Gabriel Beltran (31-S .288-416-14-51-.793-11 B) 4: RF Tim Brantley (27-L .229-288-9-37-.725-0 C) 5: LF Lee Roe (30-R .229-166-5-21-.674-0 B+) 6: 2B Tim Dawson (25-R .272-382-5-36-.713-5 C) 7: SS Joe Tirey (29-L .239-406-9-45-.674-0 A) 8: C Skip Arbore (35-R .207-87-1-10-.563-0 C+) 9: P Steve Melita (28-R .261-46-0-1-.581-0 C+) JACKSONVILLE 1: 2B Frank Roadman (26-R .212-320-3-23-.554-33 B) 2: LF Joe Roberts (30-L .318-377-1-37-.758-25 B+) 3: RF Mike Volkman (33-L .290-324-5-49-.734-1 D+) 4: 1B Tony Becerra (32-L .242-310-11-33-.693-5 A+) 5: 3B Brian Porter (34-S .229-362-5-38-.621-0 C+) 6: C Garrett Bender (27-R .266-259-5-34-.724-0 B+) 7: SS Junior Danielson (30-R .225-138-0-8-.538-9 B) 8: CF Frank Wendell (33-R .191-110-0-10-.465-9 C+) 9: P Spencer Shuff (33-R .077-13-0-1-.297-0 C+) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium Weather: 93 F, Clear Skies, with a 9 MPH wind blowing out to left Attendance: 2,975 Another new record low attendance.... Top of the First: Bill Baehr takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Mike Brewer pops out to 2nd. Gabriel Beltran lines a hit to right and Baehr beats the throw to 3rd. Tim Brantley clears the bases with a double to right center and ends up on 3rd... 2 to 0, Explorers. Lee Roe pops out to short. Tim Dawson grounds out to the pitcher. Bottom of the First: Frank Roadman flies out to left. Joe Roberts flies out to near the warning track in right. Mike Volkman grounds out to 1st, unassisted... Bottom of the Third: Frank Wendell lines a hit to center. P Spencer Shuff pops out to the pitcher trying to bunt. Wendell steals 2nd. Frank Roadman lines a hit to center. Joe Roberts grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and Wendell scores. 2 to 1, Explorers. Bottom of the Fifth: Frank Wendell grounds a hit to right and steals 2nd. P Spencer Shuff bunts him to 3rd. Frank Roadman swings at the first pitch and pops out to 1st... Joe Roberts hits one hard, but right to the right fielder... Top of the Seventh: Tim Dawson and Joe Tirey lead off with back to back infield hits... The Bullpen got up after the first one. Skip Arbore grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and Dawson goes to 3rd. Call to the Bullpen: Gary Adamson (35-R). Bert Swope is into catch in double switch. Arbore takes off for 2nd and we have a pitchout on, but Swope throws the ball into center and Arbore goes to 3rd and Dawson scores... 3 to 1, Explorers. P Steve Melita pops out to right and the runner holds. Bill Baehr grounds out to 2nd. Top of the Ninth: Joe Tirey strikes out, but reaches 1st when C Bert Swope cannot block the ball in the dirt... Skip Arbore grounds a hit up the middle. Call to the Bullpen: Jim Kenzy (33-R). PH Marc Barksdale (30-R), their starting catcher, lays down a bunt, but we get the force at 3rd, 1-5. Bil Baehr lines a hit to right and the bases are loaded with 1 out. Mike Brewer takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to force in a run... 4 to 1, Explorers. The Bullpen is up. Gabriel Beltran strikes out on 3 pitches. Tim Brantley strikes out. Bottom of the Ninth: New Pitcher: Danny Pineda (33-L), their closer with 4 SV and a 1.77 ERA in 20.1 IP. This is his first game since May 17 due to an injury. PH Cal Doty doubles to center. PH Ismael Gonzales (33-R) swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd and Doty goes to 3rd. Junior Danielson flies out to deep center and Doty trots home. 4 to 2, Explorers. Frank Wendell, who has not made an out today, lines one hard to left, but it is caught.... Lost - 4 to 2 We had 6 hits and made 1 error Columbus had 8 hits and made 1 error Spencer Shuff (L 1-9) went 6.1 innings, allowed 3 runs (2 earned), 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. RHP Gary Adamson went 1.2 innings, allowed 1 run, 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1. We threw a WP. RHP Jim Kenzy went 1 scoreless inning, allowed 1 hit and 1 walk and struck out 2. Steve Melita (W 6-8) went 8 innings, gave us 1 run, 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out no one. LHP Danny Pineda (SV 5) went 1 inning, gave us 1 run and 1 hit. PH Cal Doty hit a double and scored a run. CF Frank Wendell had 2 hits and a walk, stole 3 bases and scored a run.

08-12-2020, 02:34 PM	#176
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Thursday, August 16, 2001 P Spencer Shuff (33-R) was sent back to Daytona (A) and 1B Rick Tuttle (34-R) was recalled. He was 4 for 36 (.111) for the Jays earlier, but is hitting .342 in August for the Tortugas. Unless we want to call up a slacker, the only choice was between him and LF Barry Laskowski (34-R), who is 1 for his last 16.... Editor's Note: The team would actually be better served by calling up a relief pitcher to go with a 6 man Bullpen since our starters get knocked out early so often, but that seems like it would be cheating. The A.I. does not have that choice and must stick to a 5 man Bullpen, unless we change it for everyone. In to 70's and 80's you would be hard pressed to find a team with an 11 man pitching staff.... Columbus Explorers (55-64 .462 15 GB in 8th (last) place in the Northern Division) at Jacksonville Jays (39-79 .331 28 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division) COL: Frank Lytle (27-R) (3-1 4.13 ERA 48 IP, 48 H, 3 HR, 30 BB, 39 SO) vs. JAX: Mackie Reed (29-R) (6-9 4.51 ERA 143.2 IP, 164 H, 17 HR, 49 BB, 56 SO) Lytle began the season in their rotation, but only got 1 start in May, 1 start in June and none in July due to injuries. We have not faced him. He gave up 3 runs, on 6 hits and 6 walks with 4 strikeouts in 8 innings in a no decision last time out. Reed has lost 5 starts in a row, but has gone at least 6 innings every time. Last time out, he gave up 5 runs on 7 hits, 2 home runs and 3 walks with 1 strikeout in 6 innings. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) COLUMBUS 1: CF Jorge Moreida (22-L .240-392-4-18-.622-13 B) Rookie Strained oblique 2: 3B Mike Brewer (38-R .304-365-1-43-.718-0 C) 3: 1B Gabriel Beltran (31-S .290-420-14-51-.798-11 B) 4: RF Tim Brantley (27-L .229-293-9-39-.723-0 C) 5: LF Robert Duenas (31-L .251-183-3-21-.689-0 B) 6: 2B Tim Dawson (25-R .272-386-5-36-.711-5 C) 7: SS Joe Tirey (29-L .239-410-9-45-.672-0 A) 8: C Marc Barksdale (30-R .196-342-3-20-.558-0 B) 9: P Frank Lytle (27-L .176-17-0-4-.402-0 F) JACKSONVILLE 1: 2B Frank Roadman (26-R .213-324-3-23-.554-33 B) 2: CF Cal Doty (24-L .267-446-2-41-.689-12 C+) 3: LF Joe Roberts (30-L .315-381-1-38-.750-25 B+) 4: 1B Tony Becerra (32-L .239-314-11-33-.684-5 A+) 5: 3B Brian Porter (34-S .227-365-5-38-.617-0 C+) 6: RF Dennis Brown (27-R .222-167-4-19-.594-0 C) 7: SS Junior Danielson (30-R .220-141-0-9-.526-9 B) 8: C Bert Swope (29-S .217-138-0-12-.576-0 B) 9: P Mackie Reed (29-R .167-42-1-3-.533-0 D+) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium Weather: 85 F, Overcast, with an 8 MPH wind blowing left to right Attendance: 2,735 And yet another new record low attendance.... Top of the First: Jorge Moreida lines a hit to right center... And P Mackie Reed calls out Trudy the Trainer.... New Pitcher: Roger Wallace (26-R), the only fresh arm in the Pen... Mike Brewer grounds into a 6-4-3 double play! Gabriel Beltran bloops a hit to left. Tim Brantley lines out to short! Bottom of the First: Frank Roadman pops out to short. Cal Doty strikes out... Joe Roberts lines one hard to deep left, but it is caught... Bottom of the Second: Tony Becerra takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Brian Porter grounds a hit to center. Dennis Brown hits a home run to right center!!! 3 to 0, Jays! Bottom of the Third: Cal Doty walks on 4 pitches, but gets caught stealing... Joe Roberts lines one to 2nd, but Tim Dawson cannot catch it for an error! Tony Becerra lines a double to right center. Brian Porter pops out to 2nd... Dennis Brown grounds a hit up the middle and both runners score! 5 to 0, Jays! It starts to rain in the top of the 5th. It would be real nice to our Bullpen if this game gets stopped early. Bottom of the Fifth: On the Hill: Warren Wynn (31-R), after 1.1 scoreless innings. With 1 out, Tony Becerra hits a home run to right center! 6 to 0, Jays! Top of the Sixth: On the Hill: Bill Grant (30-L), after a perfect 5th. Marc Barksdale grounds a hit up the middle and Cal Doty misplays the ball for his 9th error of the season... With 1 out, a wild pitch sends the runner to 3rd. Jorge Moreida swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds a hit to right and Barksdale scores. 6 to 1, Jays. The next two make outs! Top of the Ninth: On the Hill: Barry Finney (26-R), after 2 perfect innings. Jorge Moreida and Mike Brewer lead off with back to back hits. The Bullpen got up after the first hit. It finally stops raining. Gabriel Beltran walks on 4 pitches to load them up with no outs. Call to the Bullpen: Jim Kenzy (33-R). Tim Brantley swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to left and a run scores... 6 to 2, Jays. Robert Duenas swings at the first pitch and grounds into a 4-6-3 double play and a run scores and Beltran goes to 3rd! 6 to 3, Jays. Tim Dawson grounds out to 3rd and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays! Won - 6 to 3 We finish the season series with Columbus 5-3. They are the only team we have a winning record against right now. We split the series with Hartford, 4-4, and have a losing record against everyone else. We had 5 whole hits and made 1 error Columbus had 7 hits (all singles) and made 1 error Mackie Reed faced 1 batter and gave up a hit. RHP Roger Wallace (W 5-2) went 4 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 5. At bat, he drew a walk. LHP Bill Grant went 2 innings, allowed 1 run, 2 hits and struck out 1. Hen threw a WP. RHP Barry Finney went 2+ innings, allowed 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1. RHP Jim Kenzy (SV 1) pitched a scoreless inning and allowed 1 hit. Frank Lytle (L 3-2) went 2.2 innings, gave us 5 runs (3 earned), 4 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks and struck out 2. CF Cal Doty had one of his best games ever! He went 0 for 3 with 3 strikeouts and made an error... He did draw a walk, but got caught stealing to make up for it! 1B Tony Becerra hit a double and his 12th home run of the season, drew a walk and scored 2 runs. RF Dennis Brown had 2 hits with his 5th home run and 5 RBI, tying the Jays record set by Mike Volkman back in June. For Columbus, Jorge Moreida had 3 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. Trudy's report on P Mackie Reed is a mild shoulder strain that should affect him for about a week... That means we will need another spot starter....

08-12-2020, 03:47 PM	#178
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Friday, August 17, 2001 The Birmingham Barons are here to play a 3 game series over the weekend. They just lost 3 of 4 in Ottawa. We are 3 and 6 against them on the season and split a pair of games the last time they were here, July 3-4. They are 9th in scoring with 4.01 runs per game (Jacksonville is last with 3.57). We are only 1 run out of the 15th spot (New Orleans)! The Barons are 4th in fewest runs allowed with 3.79 per game (Jacksonville is last with 5.13). We are only 58 runs from the 15th spot (Hartford)! Birmingham's run differential is +26 and ours is -186. Birmingham Barons (63-58 .521 5 GB in 3rd place in the Southern Division) at Jacksonville Jays (40-79 .336 27 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division) We have proven those pundits who said we would not win 40 games this season wrong! BIRM: Ken Bieda (27-L) (0-2 6.07 ERA 13.1 IP, 11 H, 4 HR, 7 BB, 8 SO in A Ball) vs. JAX: Mike Gaddis (32-R) (3-11 5.60 ERA 99.2 IP, 130 H, 12 HR, 25 BB, 55 SO) Bieda is making his season debut today. He used to be an up and coming prospect, but injuries have derailed his career. Gaddis gave up 1 run on 5 hits and 1 walk with 1 strikeout in 7.1 innings last time out in a no decision. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) BIRMINGHAM 1: 3B Stan Stephens (23-R .333-496-1-28-.799-53 C+) All-Star 2: LF Benny Dreher (23-R .235-298-3-24-.611-14 A) Rookie #36 prospect 3: 1B Jim Montgomery (30-R .202-322-18-53-.680-2 A) 4: CF Sergio Acevedo (27-R .232-436-24-67-.796-30 B+) All-Star 5: 2B Rick Halverson (25-L .325-418-14-49-.877-13 B+) All-Star 6: RF Bob Marks (23-R .224-67-1-2-.566-5 B+) Rookie #16 prospect 7: SS Ken Kelly (23-S .265-309-7-36-.718-24 B) Rookie #23 prospect 8: C Rich Zard (29-L .262-65-0-5-.691-0 B) 9: P Ken Bieda (27-L Season debut F) JACKSONVILLE 1: 2B Frank Roadman (26-R .210-328-3-23-.547-33 B) 2: LF Joe Roberts (30-L .312-385-1-38-.743-25 B+) 3: RF Mike Volkman (33-L .289-329-5-49-.729-1 D+) 4: 1B Ismael Gonzales (33-R .286-112-3-14-.736-0 D+) 5: C Garrett Bender (27-R .267-262-5-34-.723-0 B+) 6: 3B Brian Porter (34-S .228-369-5-38-.615-0 C+) 7: CF Cal Doty (24-L .265-449-2-41-.686-12 C+) 8: SS Junior Danielson (30-R .217-143-0-9-.523-9 B) 9: P Mike Gaddis (32-R .250-28-0-1-.500-0 F) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium Weather: 89 F, Clear Skies, with a 7 MPH wind blowing in from right Attendance: 4,710 Top of the First: Stan Stephens swings at the first pitch and beats out an infield hit. He steals his 54th base of the season. Benny Dreher doubles to right and Stephens scores... 1 to 0, Barons. P Mike Gaddis is going to have to take his lumps today; our Bullpen is spent. And lumps he takes... Jim Montgomery hits a home run to left... 3 to 0, Barons. Sergio Acevedo strikes out looking. Rick Halverson fouls out to 3rd. Bob Marks swings at the first pitch and flies out to left. Bottom of the First: Frank Roadman strikes out... Joe Roberts lines a hit to left. Mike Volkman strikes out... Ismael Gonzales grounds one to short, but Ken Kelly boots it. Only his fourth error of the season at short, but this is only his seventh start there! Garrett Bender swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 3rd. Top of the Third: Stan Stephens walks and steals base #55 and goes to 3rd when C Garrett Bender throws the ball into center for his 14th error.... A passed ball scores Stephens... 4 to 0, Barons. Benny Dreher swings at a 3-2 pitch and triples to right center... He scores on a wild pitch... 5 to 0, Barons. I think the official scorer did not have the heart to give Bender another passed ball.... Jim Montgomery takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Sergio Acevedo hits a home run to left center... 7 to 0, Barons. Rick Halverson lines a hit to right. I do not care if he gives up 20 runs, keep him in there! With 1 out, Ken Kelly beats out an infield hit. The next two make outs! Top of the Seventh: Jim Montgomery grounds a hit to right. Sergio Acevedo hits another home run to left... 9 to 0. Top of the Eighth: New Pitcher: Gary Adamson (35-R), who has to finish the game come what may. With 1 out, Benny Dreher walks on 4 pitches. Jim Montgomery swings at the first pitch and hits his second home run of game to left... 11 to 0, Barons. Sergio Acevedo follows with his third home run of the game... 12 to 0, Barons. He is the second player in MLB history to hit 3 home runs in a game.... The first was Frank Bates (29-R) of Syracuse, who just did it 3 days ago. Rick Halverson doubles to center. Bob Marks swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit up the middle. Ken Kelly grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and Halverson scores. 13 to 0, Barons. Lost - 13 to 0 We had 4 whole hits and made 3 errors Birmingham had 15 hits and made 3 errors Mike Gaddis (L 3-12) went 7 innings, allowed 9 runs, 10 hits, 3 home runs, 3 walks and struck out 5. He threw 2 WP. RHP Gary Adamson went 2 innings, allowed 4 runs, 5 hits, 2 home runs, 1 walk and struck out 2. Ken Bieda (W 1-0), in his season debut, pitched 9 shutout innings (CG), gave us 4 hits, 1 walk, 1 HBP and struck out 5. 112 pitches. LF/RF Joe Roberts had a hit and a walk. CF/LF Cal Doty had 2 hits with a double. For Birmingham, LF Benny Dreher had 3 hits with a double and a triple and a walk, scored 3 runs and had an RBI. 1B Jim Montgomery had 3 hits with 2 home runs and a walk, scored 4 runs and had 4 RBI. CF Sergio Acevedo hit 3 home runs, drew a walk and had 5 RBI. He now leads all Jay opponents with 5 HR.

08-12-2020, 06:22 PM	#179
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Saturday, August 18, 2001 Birmingham Barons (64-58 .525 4 GB in 3rd place in the Southern Division) at Jacksonville Jays (40-80 .333 27 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division) We have to win today to keep our hopes for a winning season alive! BIRM: Cesar Rodriguez (27-R) (9-7 2.56 ERA 151 IP, 136 H, 13 HR, 48 BB, 100 SO) All-Star vs. JAX: Dalton Hartman (24-R) (2-5 4.90 ERA 60.2 IP, 76 H, 6 HR, 17 BB, 22 SO) Rookie We have not faced the All-Star, Rodriquez, before. He has lost his last 2 starts, but only gave up a total of 3 runs in 13 innings with 13 hits, 2 walks and 15 strikeouts. Hartman gave up 4 runs on 7 hits, 1 home run and 1 walk with 1 strikeout in 7 innings last time out in a no decision. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) BIRMINGHAM 1: 3B Stan Stephens (23-R .333-501-1-28-.800-55 C+) All-Star 2: LF Benny Dreher (23-R .241-303-3-25-.632-14 A) Rookie 3: 1B Jim Montgomery (30-R .208-327-20-57-.707-2 A) 4: CF Sergio Acevedo (27-R .236-440-27-72-.824-30 B+) All-Star 5: 2B Jose Fernandez (33-L .266-222-13-44-.861-2 D+) 6: RF Dave Jay (36-R .213-89-0-5-.537-2 A+) 7: SS Ken Kelly (23-S .264-314-7-37-.713-24 B) Rookie 8: C Bob Marcuson (30-R .261-283-3-25-.711-4 C+) All-Star 9: P Cesar Rodriguez (27-R .146-48-0-3-.330-0 F) All-Star JACKSONVILLE 1: CF Cal Doty (24-L .267-453-2-41-.691-12 C+) 2: LF Joe Roberts (30-L .313-387-1-38-.747-25 B+) 3: RF Mike Volkman (33-L .286-332-5-49-.723-1 D+) 4: 1B Tony Becerra (32-L .243-317-12-34-.705-5 A+) 5: C Garrett Bender (27-R .263-266-5-34-.713-0 B+) 6: 3B Brian Porter (34-S .226-371-5-38-.612-0 C+) 7: 2B Frank Roadman (26-R .208-331-3-23-.542-33 B) 8: SS Junior Danielson (30-R .211-147-0-9-.510-9 B) 9: P Dalton Hartman (24-R .273-22-0-2-.636-0 F) Rookie Game Start: 2:05 PM Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium Weather: 76 F, Overcast, with a 7 MPH wind blowing out to center Attendance: 5,471 Top of the First: Stan Stephens grounds a hit up the middle... He tries to steal and we have a pitchout on and C Garrett Bender does NOT throw the ball into center and Stephens is out! Benny Dreher pops out to 2nd. Jim Montgomery bloops a hit to right. Sergio Acevedo flies out to deep center! Bottom of the First: Cal Doty grounds a hit to left. Joe Roberts swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops out to short. Mike Volkman grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. Tony Becerra strikes out looking... Top of the Second: With 1 out, Dave Jay takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. With 2 outs, Bob Marcuson draws a walk, which brings up P Cesar Rodriguez with 2 outs and a runner in scoring position.... He lines a hit to right and Jay beats the throw home, but is hurt. 1 to 0, Barons. Top of the Fourth: Ken Kelly lines a hit to left center and tags up and goes to 2nd on a fly ball. P Cesar Rodriguez bloops a hit to right... Stan Stephens lines a hit to right and Mike Volkman misplays the ball for an error and Kelly scores and runners are at 2nd and 3rd... 2 to 0, Barons. With the infield in, Benny Dreher grounds a hit to right and P Rodriguez scores. 3 to 0, Barons. Dreher tries to steal, but C Garrett Bender throws him out! Jim Montgomery lines out to left! Top of the Fifth: Sergio Acevedo swings at a 3-2 pitch and hits a home run to right... 4 to 0, Barons. Top of the Seventh: Benny Dreher lines a hit to right. The Bullpen gets up. Jim Montgomery hits a home run to left center... 6 to 0, Barons. That is 7 home runs form their 3 and 4 hitters over the last two games.... The Jays have hit 7 home runs in the last 34 games... It starts to rain in the top of the 9th. Too late! Lost - 6 to 0 Back to back shutouts... 10th of the season... We had 6 hits (all singles) and made 2 errors Birmingham had 13 hits and made no errors Dalton Hartman (L 2-6) went 7.2 innings, allowed 6 runs, 13 hits, 2 home runs, 3 walks, 1 HBP and struck out 3. 140 pitches. LHP Bill Grant faced 4 batters and got them all out with 2 strikeouts. Cesar Rodriguez (W 10-7) pitched 9 shutout innings (CG), gave us 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 8. 116 pitches. At bat, he had 3 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. 1B Tony Becerra had 2 hits. For Birmingham, LF Benny Dreher had 3 hits with a double, scored a run and had an RBI. The Barons announced that RF Dave Jay had a mild calf strain and would be fine in a few days.

08-12-2020, 08:31 PM	#180
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Sunday, August 19, 2001 Birmingham Barons (65-58 .528 4 GB in 3rd place in the Southern Division) at Jacksonville Jays (40-81 .331 28 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division) BIRM: Mike Core (33-R) (1-1 3.47 ERA 23.1 IP, 20 H, 2 HR, 1 BB, 15 SO) Rookie vs. JAX: Marco Gonzalez (27-R) (3-10 4.51 ERA 119.2 IP, 130 H, 7 HR, 57 BB, 57 SO) We have not faced Core before. This will be the 4th career start for the 33 year old rookie. Gonzalez gave up 1 run on 3 hits, and 7 walks with 2 strikeouts in 6 innings last time out in a win. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) BIRMINGHAM 1: LF Benny Dreher (23-R .247-308-3-26-.644-14 A) Rookie 2: SS Ken Kelly (23-S .264-318-7-37-.710-24 B) Rookie 3: 1B Jim Montgomery (30-R .211-332-21-59-.718-2 A) 4: CF Sergio Acevedo (27-R .238-445-28-73-.830-30 B+) All-Star 5: 2B Rick Halverson (25-L .326-423-14-49-.879-13 B+) All-Star 6: RF Dave Jay (36-R .213-89-0-5-.544-2 A+) Mild calf strain 7: 3B Gerald Young (28-R .220-337-6-25-.611-0 B) 8: C Rich Zard (29-L .243-70-0-5-.646-0 B) 9: P Mike Core (33-S .333-9-0-1-.667-0 F) Rookie JACKSONVILLE 1: CF Cal Doty (24-L .267-457-2-41-.689-12 C+) 2: LF Joe Roberts (30-L .312-391-1-38-.745-25 B+) 3: RF Mike Volkman (33-L .283-336-5-49-.714-1 D+) 4: 1B Tony Becerra (32-L .246-321-12-34-.708-5 A+) 5: C Garrett Bender (27-R .260-269-5-34-.708-0 B+) 6: 3B Brian Porter (34-S .227-375-5-38-.611-0 C+) 7: 2B Frank Roadman (26-R .207-334-3-23-.538-33 B) 8: SS Junior Danielson (30-R .213-150-0-9-.513-10 B) 9: P Marco Gonzalez (27-R .129-31-0-0-.285-0 F) Game Start: 2:05 PM Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium Weather: 84 F, Clear Skies, with a 9 MPH wind blowing in from left Attendance: 4,669 Top of the First: Benny Dreher lines a double to right... Ken Kelly grounds out to 2nd and Dreher goes to 3rd. Jim Montgomery strikes out! A passed ball scores Dreher.... 1 to 0, Barons. I am really, really tired of having Garrett Bender as our catcher... But he is one of the few players hitting right now... And he is supposed to be good as a catcher! Sergio Acevedo draws a walk. Rick Halverson swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines a hit to center and Acevedo goes to 3rd. Dave Jay pokes a soft hit to left center and Acevedo scores and Halverson beats the throw to 3rd... 2 to 0, Barons. Gerald Young grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Bottom of the First: Cal Doty beats out an infield hit. Joe Roberts lines out to 2nd. Mike Volkman grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4. Tony Becerra grounds out to 2nd... Bottom of the Second: Garrett Bender pokes a hit to center. Brian Porter doubles to center! Frank Roadman hits a home run to right!!! 3 to 2, Jays! Top of the Third: Ken Kelly loops a hit to right and Jim Montgomery bunts him to 2nd. Sergio Acevedo doubles to center and Kelly scores... Tie Game: 3 to 3. Rick Halverson walks on 4 pitches. Acevedo steals 3rd. At least C Garrett Bender did not throw the ball into left field... Dave Jay lines out to short. Gerald Young grounds out to 2nd! Top of the Fourth: Rich Zard grounds one to 3rd, but Brian Porter throws it away for a 2 base error... P Mike Core bunts the runner over. Benny Dreher flies out to left and Zard stays put. Ken Kelly strikes out! Bottom of the Fourth: Brian Porter pops a little hit to center. Frank Roadman lays down a bunt and P Mike Core makes a bad throw to 1st for an error! With 1 out, P Marco Gonzalez bunts the runners up. Cal Doty rips a liner to the right side, but 1B Jim Montgomery spears it... Top of the Fifth: Jim Montgomery draws a walk and goes to 2nd on a wild pitch... Sergio Acevedo takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. The Bullpen gets up. Rick Halverson hits a home run to right center... 6 to 3, Barons. Top of the Sixth: P Mike Core grounds a hit to left and gets bunted to 2nd. With 2 outs, Jim Montgomery doubles to right center and P Core scores... 7 to 3, Barons. Top of the Seventh: New Pitcher: Jim Kenzy (33-R). Rick Halverson grounds one to 1st, but Tony Becerra boots it. Dave Jay grounds a hit up the middle. The Bullpen is NOT getting up. Gerald Young doubles to center and Halverson scores... 8 to 3, Barons. Rich Zard grounds a hit to center and Jay scores.. 9 to 3, Barons. P Mike Core bunts the runner to 2nd and Young holds at 3rd. Benny Dreher grounds out to 3rd and Young scores. 10 to 3, Barons. Top of the Eighth: Jim Montgomery grounds out to short, but P Jim Kenzy calls out Trudy the Trainer.... New Pitcher: Roger Wallace (26-R). Sergio Acevedo walks on 4 pitches... But the next two make outs. Top of the Ninth: Gerald Young doubles to left center and goes to 3rd on a ground out. P Mike Core lines a hit to left and Young scores... 11 to 3, Barons. Lost - 11 to 3 Swept. Outscored in the 3 games, 30 to 3... We had 8 hits and made 2 errors Birmingham had 14 hits and made 1 error Outhit in the series, 42 to 18... Marco Gonzalez (L 3-11) went 6 innings, allowed 7 runs, 8 hits, 1 home run, 4 walks and struck out 3. He threw a WP. RHP Jim Kenzy went 1.1 innings, allowed 3 runs (1 earned) and 3 hits. RHP Roger Wallace went 1.2 innings, allowed 1 run, 3 hits and 1 walk. Mike Core (W 2-1) went 9 innings (CG), gave us 3 runs, 8 hits, 1 home run, no walks and struck out 4. 118 pitches. At bat, he had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. CF/LF Cal Doty had 2 hits and stole a base. 3B Brian Porter had 2 hits with a double and scored a run. 2B/SS Frank Roadman had 2 hits with his 4th home run of the season and 3 RBI. CF Frank Wendell had a hit in his only at bat. For Birmingham, 2B Rick Halverson had 2 hits with his 15th home run, drew a walk, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI. Trudy's report on Jim Kenzy is a tender elbow that will take about a weak to heal up.