Millennial League Baseball, est. 2001

[Questdog]

Thursday, April 4, 2002

We had the day off yesterday and moved back into a tie for 1st place! Every team in the Southern Division is 1-1!

The Columbus Explorers are in Jacksonville to play a 4 game series through the weekend. They lost 2 games in Buffalo, both by 1 run and one in extra innings, to start the season. Last year we were 5-3 against them, the only team in the League, other than Orlando, that we had a winning record against. They were 12th in scoring last year with 614 runs and 6th in fewest runs allowed with 645. Their run differential was -31.

Columbus Explorers (0-2 .000 2 GB tied for 6th (last) place in the Northern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (1-1 .500 0 GA tied for 1st (last) place in the Southern Division)

COL: Terry Wilson (29-R) (10-12 4.38 ERA 197.1 IP, 203 H, 22 HR, 64 BB, 159 SO last year) vs.
JAX: Jim Baucom (20-L) (15-5 2.09 ERA 220 IP, 133 H, 9 HR, 66 BB, 197 SO last year in B Ball) Rookie

Wilson was 1-0 in 2 starts against us last year with a 4.38 ERA. 12.1 IP, 11 H, 0 HR, 4 BB, 11 SO.

Baucom is making his Major League debut today. He was the 1st overall pick in this year's B Leagues Draft.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
COLUMBUS
1: CF Jorge Moreida (23-L .286-7-0-0-.857-0 B)
2: 3B Sandy Jimenez (36-R .100-10-0-0-.200-0 C+) Trade from Ottawa
3: 1B Gabriel Beltran (32-S .333-9-1-2-1.178-0 B)
4: RF Tim Brantley (27-L .625-8-0-1-1.250-0 C)
5: 2B Ron Stillwagon (37-R .333-6-0-0-.762-0 C+) All-Star
6: LF Lee Roe (31-R .000-1-0-0-.000-0 B+)
7: C Marc Barksdale (31-R .333-6-0-1-.833-0 B) Gold Glove
8: SS Joe Tirey (30-L .111-9-0-0-.222-0 A) Gold Glove
9: P Terry Wilson (29-R .130-69-0-7-.304-0 F)

JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Leander Gooding (31-R .182-11-0-0-.455-1 B+)
2: RF Rob Worms (29-R .375-8-0-1-.830-1 A) Gold Glove
3: CF Cal Doty (25-L .455-11-0-0-.909-2 C+)
4: 3B Marty Eades (31-R .556-9-0-2-1.212-0 C+)
5: C Garrett Bender (28-R .222-9-0-2-.586-0 B)
6: 1B Tony Becerra (32-L .000-6-0-0-.000-0 A+)
7: LF Glen Lewis (21-L .222-9-0-1-.522-1 C+) Rookie
8: SS Bart Daw (30-R .333-3-0-0-1.267-1 A)
9: P Jim Baucom (20-L Major League debut C) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 71 F, Clear Skies, with a 7 MPH wind blowing out to center
Attendance: 6,677

Top of the First:
Jim Baucom's first Major League pitch is a called strike! Jorge Moreida swings at the second pitch and grounds out to short! Sandy Jimenez swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to left... He steals 2nd... Gabriel Beltran fouls out to the catcher! Tim Brantley strikes out on 3 pitches!

Bottom of the First:
Leander Gooding swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short. Rob Worms swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses... Cal Doty strikes out looking on 3 pitches...

P Terry Wilson strikes out 5 in the first two innings...

Top of the Fourth:
Sandy Jimenez grounds a hit to left. Gabriel Beltran doubles to left... Tim Brantley pops out to 3rd. Ron Stillwagon draws a walk to load the bases up with 1 out. Lee Roe pops out to 2nd. Marc Barksdale drives one to deep right center, but Rob Worms runs it down!

Bottom of the Fifth:
With 2 outs, Glen Lewis lines a hit to left center, our first hit of the game... He steals 2nd. They walk Bart Daw intentionally... P Jim Baucom strikes out... 8 K's for P Terry Wilson... Last year, we stunk at hitting, but we were the toughest team in the League to strike out. None of the fellows we added to the lineup this year, though, are shy about swinging and missing....

Bottom of the Seventh:
With 1 out, Glenn Lewis hits a stand up double to left center! Bart Daw grounds a hit to left and Lewis beats the throw home! 1 to 0, Jays! Daw tries to steal, but they have a pitchout on and he is out...

Bottom of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Jim Rutherford (32-R), their closer, who they got in a trade with New Orleans this winter. He led the League in Games Pitched last year with 87 and was 8-8 with 28 SV and a 3.72 ERA in 113.2 IP. With 1 out, Rob Worms lines a hit to left center. He tries to steal and for the third time today, they have caught us with a pitchout... Cal Doty then takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Marty Eades grounds a double over the 3rd base bag and Doty scores from 1st! 2 to 0, Jays!

Top of the Ninth:
P Jim Baucom is at 94 pitches. 5-6-7 up for them. The Bullpen is primed and ready to step in. Ron Stillwagon flies out to deep center! Lee Roe flies out to right! Marc Barksdale grounds a hit up the middle... PH Robert Duenas (32-L), who is 2 for 2 on the season with a double, grounds out to short and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!

Won - 2 to 0!

A shutout in his Major League debut for Jim Baucom!

We are still in 1st place!

We had 5 whole hits and made no errors
Columbus had 8 hits and made 2 errors

Jim Baucom (W 1-0), in his Major League debut, pitched 9 shutout innings, allowed 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 5. 109 pitches.

Terry Wilson (L 0-1) went 7 innings, gave us 1 run, 3 hits, 3 walks and struck out 9.

RF Rob Worms had a hit and a walk and stole a base. 3B Marty Eades hit a double, drew a walk (INT) and had an RBI. LF Glen Lewis had 2 hits with a double, stole a base and scored a run. SS Bart Daw had a hit and a walk (INT) and an RBI.

Around the League: After 3 games, there are no undefeated teams left in the League. Only Columbus is winless.

Down on the Farm: The Daytona (A) Tortugas opened their season today with a 3 to 2 win at home versus Tampa. Ernesto Noyola (22-R), our 4th round pick in this year's B Leagues Draft, who was pummeled in Spring Training, went 8 innings, allowed 2 unearned runs, 6 hits, 3 walks and struck out 6. Bob Craig (24-R) got the Save with a perfect 9th with 1 strikeout. The Tortugas should be much better this season than last year when they went 47-97 (.326), since 6 of their 8 starting players were with the Jays most of the season last year.

Frank Cook (36-R) of Pawtucket pitched a shutout on Opening Day. He allowed 9 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit. The PawSox won, 3 to 0, at home versus Utica.

[Westheim]

Hell, that was worth waiting for!!

[Questdog]

Friday, April 5, 2002

Columbus Explorers (0-3 .000 2 GB in 8th (last) place in the Northern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (2-1 .667 0 GA tied for 1st place in the Southern Division)

COL: Steve Melita (29-R) (7-12 4.14 ERA 195.2 IP, 216 H, 18 HR, 64 BB, 106 SO last year) vs.
JAX: Dale Gilchrist (23-R) (16-5 2.10 ERA 206 IP, 164 H, 5 HR, 76 BB, 176 SO last year in B Ball) Rookie

We faced Melita once last year and he beat us, giving us 1 run on 5 hits and 1 walk with no strikeouts in 8 innings.

Gilchrist is making his Major League debut today. He was our 3rd round pick in this year's B Leagues Draft.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
COLUMBUS
1: LF Steve Shauer (26-L .111-9-0-0-.311-1 A) Trade from Richmond
2: CF Jorge Moreida (23-L .273-11-0-0-.727-0 B)
3: 1B Gabriel Beltran (32-S .385-13-1-2-1.198-0 B)
4: RF Tim Brantley (27-L .455-11-0-1-.909-0 C)
5: 3B Sandy Jimenez (36-R .214-14-0-0-.429-1 C+)
6: 2B Ron Stillwagon (37-R .333-9-0-0-.788-0 C+) All-Star
7: SS Joe Tirey (30-L .083-12-0-0-.167-0 A) Gold Glove
8: C Marc Barksdale (31-R .400-10-0-1-1.000-0 B) Gold Glove
9: P Steve Melita (29-R Season debut C+)

JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Leander Gooding (31-R .133-15-0-0-.333-1 B+)
2: RF Rob Worms (29-R .364-11-0-1-.830-2 A) Gold Glove
3: CF Cal Doty (25-L .357-14-0-0-.757-2 C+)
4: 3B Marty Eades (31-R .500-12-0-3-1.200-0 C+)
5: C Garrett Bender (28-R .154-13-0-2-.421-0 B)
6: 1B Tony Becerra (32-L .000-9-0-0-.000-0 A+)
7: LF Glen Lewis (21-L .333-12-0-1-.801-2 C+) Rookie
8: SS Bart Daw (30-R .400-5-0-1-1.225-1 A)
9: P Dale Gilchrist (23-R Major League debut B) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 63 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 17 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 7,686

Top of the First:
Steve Shauer walks on 4 pitches.... He tries to steal 2nd, but Garrett Bender throws him out! Jorge Moreida swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops out to right. Gabriel Beltran swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short!

Bottom of the First:
Leander Gooding grounds out to 2nd. Rob Worms doubles to right! Cal Doty lines a 3-2 pitch to center for a hit and Worms heads home..... out... Doty takes 2nd on the throw home. Marty Eades grounds one to 2nd, but Ron Stillwaggon boots it. P Steve Melita tries to pick Eades off at 1st (he has never stolen a base in his life), but throws the ball away for an error and Doty scores! 1 to 0, Jays! Garrett Bender grounds a hit to left and Eades heads home....out... 2 runners thrown out at home in the inning....

Bottom of the Third:
With 1 out, Rob Worms doubles to right center. Cal Doty grounds a hit to right and Worms heads home......Safe! 2 to 0, Jays! Doty steals 2nd. Marty Eades lines a hit to center and Doty heads home....out... 3 players thrown out at home! 2 by CF Jorge Moreida, who has one of the strongest arms in the League and who should not be run on....

Bottom of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Glen Lewis triples off the wall in center! With the infield in, Bart Daw grounds out to short and Lewis holds. P Dale Gilchrist grounds out to short...

Top of the Fifth:
Tim Brantley leads off with a double to right, the first hit of the game for Columbus.... But the next three make outs!!!

Bottom of the Fifth:
With 1 out, Rob Worms strikes out looking and gets ejected for arguing with the umpire... Plus, P Steve Melita is hurt. Danny Stewart (31-L) will go in to play center, Cal Doty will move to left and Glen Lewis will move to right.

Top of the Ninth:
P Dale Gilchrist is at 122 pitches... He has the stamina to finish the game. The Bullpen is ready, though. 2-3-4 up for the Explorers. Jorge Moreida flies out to deep right. Gabriel Beltran lines a hit to right... Tim Brantley pops out to center! Sandy Jimenez grounds out to short and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Back to back shutouts by our rookie pitchers!
Unbelievable!

Won 2 to 0

Still in 1st place, baby!

We had 9 hits and made no errors
Columbus had 4 hits and made 2 errors

Dale Gilchrist (W 1-0), in his Major League debut, pitched 9 shutout innings (CG), allowed 4 hits, 4 walks and struck out 6. 137 pitches thrown.

Steve Melita (L 0-1) went 4.2 innings, gave us 2 runs (1 earned), 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2.

RF Rob Worms hit 2 doubles and scored a run and was ejected from the game. CF/LF Cal Doty had 2 hits and a walk, stole 2 bases, scored a run and had an RBI. 3B Marty Eades had a hit and a walk. LF/RF Glen Lewis had 2 hits with a triple and stole a base. SS Bart Daw drew 2 walks (1 INT).

The Explorers announced that P Steve Melita had back tightness and should be fine in about a week.

Down on the Farm: Daytona (A) won again with rookie P Dave Buchalter (23-R), our 6th round pick in this year's B Leagues Draft, picking up the win. He allowed 1 run on 5 hits, 1 home run and 1 walk with 7 strikeouts in 8 innings. At bat, he hit a double and knocked in 2 runs. Bob Craig (24-R) earned his 2nd Save in 2 games with another perfect 9 with 1 strikeout. The Tortugas won, 3 to 1, at home against Tampa.

[Questdog]

Saturday, April 6, 2002

We were informed by the League office that RF Rob Worms (29-R) would not be suspended for his actions in yesterday's game!

Columbus Explorers (0-4 .000 3 GB in 8th (last) place in the Northern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (3-1 .750 0 GA tied for 1st place in the Southern Division)

COL: Terry Luckett (27-L) (0-0 2.57 ERA 7 IP, 5 H, 2 HR, 0 BB, 3 SO) All-Star vs.
JAX: Mike Gaddis (33-R) (0-0 7.20 ERA 5 IP, 8 H, 2 HR, 1 BB, 6 SO)

Luckett is their #1 starter. He was 16-7 with a 2.42 ERA last year, leading the League in Winning %, SO and fewest BB/9 and, of course, BB/K ratio. He was 0-2 against the Jays, though, with a 7.84 ERA in 2 starts. 10.1 IP, 17 H, 1 HR, 2 BB, 9 SO.

I was tempted to start rookie Danny Coreano to see if we could get 3 straight shutouts from 3 rookies in their Major League debuts, but decided against it, so that he would not have to be up against such a tough pitcher as his opposition.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
COLUMBUS
1: LF Steve Shauer (26-L .167-12-0-0-.452-1 A)
2: CF Jorge Moreida (23-L .214-14-0-0-.624-0 B)
3: 1B Gabriel Beltran (32-S .353-17-1-2-1.036-0 B)
4: RF Tim Brantley (27-L .400-15-0-1-.867-0 C)
5: 3B Sandy Jimenez (36-R .235-17-0-0-.513-1 C+)
6: 2B Ron Stillwagon (37-R .273-11-0-0-.657-0 C+) All-Star
7: SS Joe Tirey (30-L .067-15-0-0-.133-0 A) Gold Glove
8: C Marc Barksdale (31-R .308-13-0-1-.769-0 B) Gold Glove
9: P Terry Luckett (27-L .000-1-0-0-.000-0 D)

JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Leander Gooding (31-R .105-19-0-0-.263-1 B+)
2: RF Rob Worms (29-R .429-14-0-1-1.071-2 A) Gold Glove
3: CF Cal Doty (25-L .412-17-0-1-.885-4 C+)
4: 3B Marty Eades (31-R .467-15-0-3-1.126-0 C+)
5: C Garrett Bender (28-R .176-17-0-2-.440-0 B)
6: 1B Ed Diskin (37-R .000-2-0-1-.000-0 C+)
7: LF Glen Lewis (21-L .375-16-0-1-.974-3 C+) Rookie
8: SS Bart Daw (30-R .286-7-0-1-1.012-1 A)
9: P Mike Gaddis (33-R .000-1-0-0-.000-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 67 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 8,623

Top of the First:
Steve Shauer lines a hit to left. Jorge Moreida swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines a hit to right and Shauer heads to 3rd, but Rob Worms throws him out! Gabriel Beltran grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-6. Tim Brantley hits a home run to right.... 2 to 0, Explorers. Sandy Jimenez swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 3rd.

Bottom of the First:
Leander Gooding grounds a hit up the middle! He steals 2nd! Rob Worms takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Cal Doty swings at the first pitch and grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4, and Gooding goes to 3rd. Doty steals 2nd! Marty Eades grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and Gooding scores and Doty goes to 3rd. 2 to 1, Explorers. Garrett Bender grounds out to short...

Bottom of the Fifth:
Bart Daw leads off with a double to left center! P Mike Gaddis bunts him to 3rd. With the infield in, Leander Gooding grounds out to short and Daw stays put... Rob Worms walks on 4 pitches. Cal Doty flies out to left...

Top of the Sixth:
Tim Brantley takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. The Bullpen gets stirring. Sandy Jimenez swings at the first pitch and hits a home run to left center... 4 to 1, Explorers. I knew I should not have let Gaddis bat last inning! But I did, anyway.... Idiot! Ron Stillwaggon doubles to right.... Call to the Bullpen: Tug Jackson (33-R). He gets the next three out with two strikeouts!

Lost - 4 to 1

No more 1st place, baby...

We had 5 whole hits and made no errors
Columbus had 8 hits and made 1 error

Mike Gaddis (L 0-1) went 5+ innings, allowed 4 runs, 8 hits, 2 home runs, 2 walks and struck out no one.
RHP Tug Jackson pitched 2 perfect innings with 2 strikeouts.
RHP Justin Reddick went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 walk and struck out 2.

Terry Luckett (W 1-0) went 8 innings, gave us 1 run, 4 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3.
RHP Jim Rutherford (SV 1) pitched a scoreless 9th and gave us 1 hit and struck out 1.

RF Rob Worms drew 2 walks and threw a runner out at 3rd. C Garrett Bender hit a double. SS Bart Daw hit a double.

Down on the Farm: Daytona (A) made it a 3-0 start to their season with a 10 to 1 win at home versus Tampa. 1B Jack Washburn (20-L), our 2nd round pick in this year's B Leagues Draft, had 3 hits with a double and a Grand Slam, scored 2 runs and had 6 RBI. Marco Gonzalez (27-R) pitched a CG and allowed 7 hits and no walks with 7 strikeouts.

[Questdog]

Sunday, April 7, 2002

Columbus Explorers (1-4 .200 2 GB tied for 7th (last) place in the Northern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (3-2 .600 1 GB tied for 2nd place in the Southern Division)

COL: Mike Elizondo (27-L) (0-1 7.71 ERA 2.1 IP, 4 H, 1 HR, 3 BB, 3 SO) vs.
JAX: Manny Martinez (30-R) (0-1 7.20 ERA 5 IP, 6 H, 2 HR, 1 BB, 0 SO)

Elizondo was 11-15 with a 3.36 ERA and 235.2 IP last year. We faced him once and beat him, scoring 5 runs on 9 hits and no walks with 3 strikeouts in 6.2 innings. He is suffering from a strained abdominal muscle.

We are hoping Martinez just needs some time to work himself back into shape after a year of inactivity and only 1 start in Spring Training to get himself going, but we are not confident that he is not washed up.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
COLUMBUS
1: LF Steve Shauer (26-L .176-17-0-0-.440-1 A)
2: CF Bill Baehr (29-L .000-1-0-0-.000-0 B)
3: 1B Gabriel Beltran (32-S .333-21-1-2-.935-0 B)
4: RF Tim Brantley (27-L .389-18-1-3-1.032-0 C)
5: 3B Sandy Jimenez (36-R .250-20-1-2-.718-1 C+)
6: 2B Ron Stillwagon (37-R .267-15-0-0-.686-0 C+) All-Star
7: SS Joe Tirey (30-L .105-19-0-0-.211-0 A) Gold Glove
8: C Marc Barksdale (31-R .294-17-0-1-.706-0 B) Gold Glove
9: P Mike Elizondo (23-R 1.000-1-0-0-2.000-0 F) Strained ab

JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Leander Gooding (31-R .130-23-0-0-.304-2 B+)
2: RF Rob Worms (29-R .375-16-0-1-1.000-2 A) Gold Glove
3: CF Cal Doty (25-L .381-21-0-1-.816-5 C+)
4: 3B Marty Eades (31-R .368-19-0-4-.908-0 C+)
5: C Garrett Bender (28-R .190-21-0-2-.499-0 B)
6: 1B Tony Becerra (32-L .077-13-0-0-.154-0 A+)
7: LF Glen Lewis (21-L .350-20-0-1-.881-3 C+) Rookie
8: SS Bart Daw (30-R .300-10-0-1-1.033-1 A)
9: P Manny Martinez (30-R .000-1-0-0-.000-0 F)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 59 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 8,557

Top of the First:
Steve Shauer beats out an infield hit... Bill Baehr flies out to right. Shauer takes off for 2nd, but we have a pitchout on and C Garrett Bender throws him out! Gabriel Beltran grounds out to 1st, unassisted!

Bottom of the First:
Leander Gooding swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 3rd. Rob Worms draws a walk! His 6th walk in 6 games! Cal Doty doubles to left center and Worms scores from 1st without a throw! 1 to 0, Jays! Marty Eades beats out an infield hit! Garrett Bender walks on 4 pitches to load the bases up with 1 out. Tony Becerra grounds into a 4-6-3 double play....

Top of the Fourth:
Steve Shauer doubles to center... But the next three make outs with 2 strikeouts!!!

Bottom of the Fourth:
Marty Eades leads off with a walk and goes to 2nd on a ground out. Tony Becerra grounds a hit to center. Glen Lewis strikes out looking... Bart Daw strikes out...

Bottom of the Fifth:
P Manny Martinez swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to left, the first hit of the season by any of our pitchers! With 1 out, Rob Worms grounds a hit up the middle. With 2 outs, Marty Eades doubles high off the wall in right center and P Martinez scores! 2 to 0, Jays!

Top of the Ninth:
P Manny Martinez is at 90 pitches. The Bullpen is ready. PH Robert Duenas (32-L), 2 for 4 with a double on the season, but 0 for 2 this series, walks on 4 pitches.... Steve Shauer swings at a 3-2 pitch and doubles to left... PH Rusty Dexter (29-L), who has drawn a walk this series and is suffering from a strained shoulder, beats out an infield hit and Duenas scores... 2 to 1, Jays. I guess the baseball gods thought we had already had our allotment of shutouts this week.... Call to the Bullpen: Bill Grant (31-L). Gabriel Beltran swings at the first pitch and flies out to center and Shauer tags up and beats the throw home... Tie Game: 2 to 2. PH Tim Horvath (28-R), 0 for 1 this series, but hit .310 last year, flies out to very deep center and Dexter tags up and makes for 2nd, but Cal Doty throws him out!

Bottom of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Bill Halpin (25-R), with 2 scoreless inning under his belt this year. Top of our order up. Leander Gooding, 3 for 27 (.111) to start the season, grounds out to 2nd... Rob Worms strikes out looking... Cal Doty lines a hit to center. P Halpin balks him to 2nd! A wild pitch sends him to 3rd! A passed ball, anyone? Yes, I'll have one, please! With the count full to Marty Eades, they decide to put him on base. Garrett Bender flies out to deep center...

Extras!

Top of the Tenth:
5-6-7 up for them and they go down in order!

Bottom of the Tenth:
New Pitcher: Jim Rutherford (32-R), their closer, who got the Save yesterday with a scoreless inning, but gave us a run in an inning on Thursday. 6-7-8 up for us. We go down in order with 2 strikeouts...

Top of the Eleventh:
Marc Barksdale hits a home run to right... 3 to 2, Explorers. The Bullpen scrambles to action, but the next three make outs.

Bottom of the Eleventh:
PH Mike Volkman (34-L) pokes a hit to center! Leander Gooding bunts him to 2nd. Rob Worms grounds out to 3rd... Cal Doty grounds out to 3rd...

Lost - 3 to 2

We scored 6 runs on Opening Day; we have not scored more than 2 in any of the 5 games since...

We had 10 hits and made no errors
Columbus had 7 hits and made 1 error

So far on the season, we have been out-homered, 7 to 0....
We are the only team in the League that has not hit a home run yet.

Manny Martinez went 8+ innings, allowed 2 runs, 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 7. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. In his first start, he had nothing on the ball. This time, he looked very sharp, indeed! At least until the 9th inning...
LHP Bill Grant (L 0-1 BS 1) went 3 innings, allowed 1 run, 1 hit, a home run and struck out 1.

Mike Elizondo went 8 innings, gave us 2 runs, 8 hits, 5 walks and struck out 3.
RHP Jim Rutherford (W 1-1) went 2 scoreless innings, gave us 1 hit and struck out 2.

RF Rob Worms had a hit and a walk and scored a run. CF Cal Doty had 3 hits with 2 doubles and an RBI and threw out a base runner. 3B Marty Eades had 2 hits with a double, drew 2 walks (1 INT) and had an RBI. SS Bart Daw had a hit and a walk. PH Mike Volkman had a hit.

For Columbus, LF/CF Steve Shauer had 3 hits with 2 doubles and scored a run.

[Questdog]

April 8, 2002

Monday Morning Report
Player of the Week - Gil Weaver, RF, Orlando (24-L .600/.615/.880) Had 15 hits with 4 2B, 1 HR, 1 BB, 4 SO, 2 SB, 1 CS, 5 R and 3 RBI in 6 G

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

April 1 - Juan Ledesma (30-R) of Ottawa pitched a 5 hit shutout at Providence. He walked 3 and struck out 6. At bat, he had a hit. The Otters won, 3 to 0.
April 2 - Larry Bowling (23-R) of Providence pitched a 3 hit shutout at home versus Ottawa. He walked 1 and struck out 5. At bat, he had 2 hits. The Steamrollers won, 3 to 0.
April 4 - C Dick Pavlov (34-L) of Louisville had 4 hits with 2 doubles and a home run, drew a walk and had 6 RBI at Buffalo. The Colonels won, 12 to 1, and outhit the Bombers, 21 to 6.
April 4 - C Mark Scott (26-R) of Rochester had 4 hits with 2 doubles, scored 3 runs and had 4 RBI at home versus Memphis. The Roosters won, 10 to 7.
April 5 - 1B Herman Chance (32-R) of Orlando had 3 hits with a home run and a walk, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBI at home versus Hartford. The Juice won, 9 to 2.
April 6 - 1B Nestor Gonzalez (28-L) of Memphis went 5 for 5 with 2 doubles and 2 RBI at Rochester. 3B Keith Meyer (27-L) had 4 hits with a double, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBI. The Mules won, 8 to 1.

[Questdog]

Monday, April 8, 2002

The Ottawa Otters are here to play a 4 game series. They split 4 games at home with Richmond over the weekend. We were 2-6 against them last year. After a week of play, they are tied for 12th in scoring with 3.00 runs per game (Jacksonville is tied for 14th with 2.50). They are last in the League in BA at .228 and we are 14th at .239. The Otters are 9th in fewest runs allowed with 3.67 per game (Jacksonville is tied for 4th with 2.83). They led the league last year with only 521 runs allowed. Their run differential is -4 and ours is -2.

Ottawa Otters (3-3 .500 1 GB tied for 5th place in the Northern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (3-3 .500 1 GB tied for 2nd place in the Southern Division)

OTT: Tim Hill (24-L) (0-1 4.05 ERA 6.2 IP, 9 H, 0 HR, 1 BB, 2 SO) vs.
JAX: Danny Coreano (23-L) (16-8 2.08 ERA 199 IP, 173 H, 8 HR, 59 BB, 129 SO in B Ball last year)

Hill was 12-5 with a 1.97 ERA in 146 IP last year. We faced him once and scored 2 runs on 6 hits and 1 walk with 2 strikeouts in 6 innings in a no decision for him that we lost.

Coreano was our 5th round choice in this year's B Leagues Draft. He is making his Major League debut today.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
OTTAWA
1: 3B Wes Fitzgibbons (25-R .211-19-0-1-.549-2 A) All-Star
2: 2B Kim Byrne (26-R .316-19-0-0-.778-0 A)
3: RF Ed Yeager (26-L .364-22-1-2-1.052-0 C+) Silver Slugger/All-Star
4: C Joe Tomlinson (27-R .188-16-1-3-.725-0 C)
5: SS Dave Behm (25-R .095-21-0-0-.232-0 A)
6: CF Bob McCord (33-R .400-5-0-0-.971-0 C+)
7: LF Tom Spiess (24-L .143-14-0-0-.511-2 A)
8: 1B Tom Van Diest (28-R .222-9-1-2-.856-0 A+)
9: P Tim Hill (24-R .000-2-0-0-.000-0 C+)

JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Leander Gooding (31-R .107-28-0-0-.250-2 B+)
2: RF Rob Worms (29-R .333-21-0-1-.893-2 A) Gold Glove
3: CF Cal Doty (25-L .407-27-0-2-.930-5 C+)
4: 3B Marty Eades (31-R .409-22-0-5-1.045-0 C+)
5: C Garrett Bender (28-R .160-25-0-2-.450-0 B)
6: 1B Ed Diskin (37-R .000-5-0-1-.000-0 C+)
7: LF Glen Lewis (21-L .292-24-0-1-.763-3 C+) Rookie
8: SS Bart Daw (30-R .286-14-0-1-.929-1 A)
9: P Danny Coreano (23-L Major League debut D) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 70 F, Clear Skies, with an 8 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 6,547

Top of the First:
Wes Fitzgibbons swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 2nd. Kim Byrne strikes out! Ed Yeager pops out to short! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the First:
Leander Gooding grounds an 0-2 pitch to left for a hit! Rob Worms flies out near the warning track in right. Someone, some time will hit a home run for us this year, I hope... Cal Doty grounds out to short and Gooding goes to 2nd. Dave Behm robbed Doty of hit with a great play. Marty Eades flies out to center...

Top of the Second:
With 1 out, Dave Behm doubles to left center and steals 3rd. Bob McCord lines a hit to right and Behm scores, but McCord is thrown out at 2nd by Rob Worms! 1 to 0, Otters.

Bottom of the Third:
With 2 outs, Leander Gooding grounds a hit to right. Rob Worms takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Cal Doty lines a hit to left center and Gooding beats the throw home! Tie Game: 1 to 1!

Top of the Fourth:
Kim Byrne leads off with a home run to left... 2 to 1, Otters.

Bottom of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Ed Diskin doubles to right. Glenn Lewis lines a hit to center. Bart Daw bounces a hit through the left side and Diskin scores! Tie Game: 2 to 2! P Danny Coreano bunts the runners up. Leander Gooding swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses...

Top of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Barry Short (33-R). Tom Van Diest doubles to right. The Bullpen hops back up. P Tim Hill bunts the runner to 3rd. Wes Fitzgibbons walks on 4 pitches... Kim Byrne grounds out to 3rd and Van Diest stays put and Fitzgibbons moves to 2nd. Call to the Bullpen: Jim Kenzy (34-R). Ed Yeager strikes out!

Top of the Ninth:
PH Joe Bowden (26-R), batting .200 with 3 RBI in 20 AB, grounds out to short. Dave Behm grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Bob McCord lines out to center!

Bottom of the Ninth:
On the Hill: Dave Hedrick (28-L), after getting 2 outs in the 8th. Ed Diskin swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops out to 3rd. Glen Lewis swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Bart Daw flies out to right...

Extras!

Top of the Tenth:
7-8-9 up for Ottawa. They go down in order!

Bottom of the Tenth:
New Pitcher: Jerry Carter (34-R), with 1 scoreless inning this season. 9-1-2 up for us. PH Mike Volkman (34-L) strikes out and we go down in order...

Top of the Eleventh:
New Pitcher: Justin Reddick (29-R). With 1 out, Kim Byrne beats out an infield hit and steals 2nd. We walk Ed Yeager intentionally. Byrne steals 3rd... C Doug Peacock (32-S), 1 for 2 with a walk on the season, grounds a hit to right and Byrne scores a Yeager goes to 3rd. 3 to 2, Otters. The Bullpen is back up. Dave Behm grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, but we cannot turn the double play and Yeager scores... 4 to 2, Otters. Bob McCord grounds out to 3rd.

Bottom of the Eleventh:
Cal Doty swings at a 3-2 pitch and beats out an infield hit. Marty Eades lines a hit to right. Now would be an acceptable time for our first home run of the season..... Instead, Garrett Bender, who has struck out 4 times today, grounds into a 4-6-3 double play and Doty goes to 3rd... PH Tony Becerra (32-L), who led the Jays in home runs last season, is sent up. A wild pitch scores Doty. 4 to 3, Otters. Becerra hits one about 350 ft. shy of a home run and is out, 2-3....

Lost - 4 to 3

We had 9 hits and made no errors
Ottawa had 10 hits and made no errors

Danny Coreano, in his Major League debut, went 7 innings, allowed 2 runs, 7 hits, 1 home run, no walks and struck out 4.
RHP Barry Short got 2 outs, allowed 1 hit and 1 walk.
RHP Jim Kenzy pitched 2.1 perfect innings with 2 strikeouts.
RHP Justin Reddick (L 0-1) went 1 inning, allowed 2 runs, 2 hits and 1 walk.

Tim Hill went 7.1 innings, gave us 2 runs, 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 6.
RHP Jerry Carter (W 1-0) went 2 innings, gave us 1 run, 2 hits and struck out 2. He threw a WP.

2B Leander Gooding had 2 hits and scored a run. RF Rob Worms had a hit and a walk and threw a runner out. CF Cal Doty had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. 1B Ed Diskin hit a double and scored a run.

For Ottawa, CF Bob McCord had 3 hits and an RBI.

[Questdog]

Tuesday, April 9, 2002

Ottawa Otters (4-3 .571 1 GB tied for 4th place in the Northern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (3-4 .429 1 GB tied for 4th place in the Southern Division)

OTT: Jim Hower (33-R) (1-0 3.86 ERA 7 IP, 8 H, 0 HR, 4 BB, 4 SO) All-Star vs.
JAX: Jim Baucom (20-L) (1-0 0.00 ERA 9 IP, 8 H, 0 HR, 1 BB, 5 SO) Rookie

Hower was 15-11 with a 3.08 ERA and 5 SV in 207.1 IP last year. We faced him once and scored 1 run on 4 hits and 1 walk with 4 strikeouts in 8 innings in a no decision for him that we won.

Baucom threw a shutout in his 1st Major League start. This will be his 2nd.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
OTTAWA
1: 3B Wes Fitzgibbons (25-R .217-23-0-1-.569-2 A) All-Star
2: 2B Kim Byrne (26-R .333-24-1-1-.907-2 A)
3: RF Ed Yeager (26-L .308-26-1-2-.919-0 C+) Silver Slugger/All-Star
4: 1B Joe Bowden (26-R .190-21-0-3-.381-0 C+)
5: LF George Johnson (33-R .222-18-0-1-.485-0 C+)
6: SS Tom Van Diest (28-R .231-13-1-2-.824-0 C+)
7: CF Bob McCord (33-R .500-10-0-1-1.083-0 C+)
8: C Doug Peacock (32-S .667-3-0-1-1.417-0 B)
9: P Jim Hower (33-R .000-2-0-0-.000-0 F) All-Star

JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Leander Gooding (31-R .152-33-0-0-.333-2 B+)
2: RF Rob Worms (29-R .320-25-0-1-.855-2 A) Gold Glove
3: CF Cal Doty (25-L .406-32-0-3-.910-5 C+)
4: 3B Marty Eades (31-R .370-27-0-5-.936-0 C+)
5: 1B Tony Becerra (32-L .105-19-0-0-.211-0 A+)
6: LF Glen Lewis (21-L .286-28-0-1-.726-3 C+) Rookie
7: SS Bart Daw (30-R .278-18-0-2-.847-1 A)
8: C Bert Swope (30-S .000-1-0-0-.000-0 B)
9: P Jim Baucom (20-L .000-3-0-0-.000-0 C) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 66 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 7,010

Top of the First:
Wes Fitzgibbons flies out near the warning track in center. Kim Byrne grounds out to 3rd, but Marty Eades throws the ball away for a 2 base error... Ed Yeager takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three! Joe Bowden grounds out to short!

Bottom of the First:
Leander Gooding grounds a hit to left! Rob Worms swings at the first pitch and pops out to center. Cal Doty swings at the first pitch and grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. Marty Eades gets beaned. Tony Becerra pops out to short...

Top of the Second:
With 1 out, Tom Van Diest grounds a double down the left field line and steals 3rd... Bob McCord grounds out to 2nd and Van Diest scores... 1 to 0, Otters. Doug Peacock triples to left center... P Jim Hower, with 2 outs and a runner in scoring position, doubles to center... 2 to 0, Otters.

Bottom of the Second:
Glen Lewis draws a walk. Bart Daw grounds one to short, but Tom Van Diest makes a bad throw to 2nd for an error! Bert Swope grounds one to short and Van Diest does not make a bad throw and they get a double play, 6-4-3, and Lewis goes to 3rd... P Jim Baucom, with 2 outs and a runner in scoring position, strikes out...

Bottom of the Fifth:
Bart Daw grounds a hit to left and George Johnson misplays the ball for an error! Bert Swope beats out an infield hit! P Jim Baucom tries to lay down a bunt, but pops out to the 3rd baseman and they double Swope off at 1st... Leander Gooding flies out to left...

Bottom of the Sixth:
With 1 out, Cal Doty grounds a hit up the middle, steals 2nd and goes to 3rd on a deep fly ball. Tony Becerra grounds a hit up the middle and Doty scores! 2 to 1, Otters.

Top of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Tug Jackson (33-R). Kim Byrne doubles to right center... The Bullpen hops back up. We walk Ed Yeager intentionally. With 1 out, Byrne tries to steal 3rd, but C Bert Swope throws him out! George Johnson grounds out to 3rd!

Bottom of the Eighth:
With 1 out, Cal Doty takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Marty Eades swings at the first pitch and pops a little hit over the 3rd baseman! Tony Becerra swings at the first pitch and lines a double to left and Doty scores! Tie Game: 2 to 2! They walk Glen Lewis intentionally. PH Danny Stewart (31-L) swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses... Bert Swope grounds out to short...

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Barry Short (33-R). Charlie Faber is in to play short and bats in the 9 hole. Tom Van Diest hits a home run to left... 3 to 2, Otters. That was a brilliant pitching change! We did not have to pull P Tug Jackson.... Bob McCord pops out to 2nd. Doug Peacock strikes out. PH Wilson Partida (25-R), a rookie, who is 2 for 8 on the season with an RBI, flies out to deep left.

Bottom of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Dave Bennett (27-R), who is not their closer. He missed all of last season with a shoulder injury. In 2.2 innings this season, he has allowed 3 runs (10.13 ERA). Charlie Faber grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Leander Gooding grounds out to short... Rob Worms strikes out on 3 pitches...

Lost - 3 to 2

Our 3rd straight 1 run loss...
We have now been out-homered, 10 to 0, on the season...

We had 8 hits and made 1 error
Ottawa had 7 hits and made 2 errors

Jim Baucom went 7 innings, allowed 2 runs, 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 6.
RHP Tug Jackson went 1 scoreless inning, allowed 1 hit, 1walk and struck out 1.
RHP Barry Short (L 1-1) went 1 inning, allowed 1 run, 1 hit, a home run and struck out 1.

Jim Hower (W 2-0) went 8 innings, gave us 2 runs, 8 hits, 3 walks, 1 HBP and struck out 5.
RHP Dave Bennett (SV 1) pitched a perfect 9th with 1 strikeout.

CF Cal Doty had a hit and a walk, stole a base and scored both of our runs. He is tied for the League lead with 6 SB. He only stole 18 last season. 3B Marty Eades had a hit and was hit by a pitch. 1B Tony Becerra had 2 hits with a double and drove in both of our runs. LF Glen Lewis drew 2 walks. PH Mike Volkman had a hit.

For Ottawa, SS Tom Van Diest had 3 hits with a double and his 2nd home run of the season, stole a base and scored 2 runs.

[Questdog]

Wednesday, April 10, 2002

Ottawa Otters (5-3 .625 1 GB tied for 3rd place in the Northern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (3-5 .375 2 GB tied for 4th place in the Southern Division)

OTT: Bill Cortright (34-R) (1-0 1.13 ERA 8 IP, 3 H, 1 HR, 3 BB, 6 SO) vs.
JAX: Dale Gilchrist (23-R) (1-0 0.00 ERA 9 IP, 4 H, 0 HR, 4 BB, 6 SO) Rookie

Cortright was 15-11 with a 2.36 ERA in 213.1 IP last year. He beat us both times we faced him, once with a 5 hit shutout. 0.53 ERA, 17 IP, 9 H, 0 HR, 3 BB, 13 SO.

Gilchrist threw a shutout in his 1st Major League start. This will be his 2nd.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
OTTAWA
1: 3B Wes Fitzgibbons (25-R .192-26-0-1-.531-3 A) All-Star
2: 2B Kim Byrne (26-R .321-28-1-1-.887-2 A)
3: RF Ed Yeager (26-L .276-29-1-2-.848-0 C+) Silver Slugger/All-Star
4: 1B Joe Bowden (26-R .200-25-0-3-.400-0 C+)
5: LF George Johnson (33-R .182-22-0-1-.399-0 C+)
6: CF Tom Spiess (24-L .111-18-0-0-.415-2 C+)
7: C Joe Tomlinson (27-R .158-19-1-3-.620-0 C)
8: SS Dave Behm (25-R .154-26-0-1-.377-1 A)
9: P Bill Cortright (34-R .000-3-0-0-.000-0 C+)

JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Leander Gooding (31-R .158-38-0-0-.342-2 B+)
2: RF Rob Worms (29-R .267-30-0-1-.728-2 A) Gold Glove
3: CF Cal Doty (25-L .400-35-0-3-.905-6 C+)
4: 3B Marty Eades (31-R .367-30-0-5-.926-0 C+)
5: C Garrett Bender (28-R .133-30-0-2-.379-0 B)
6: 1B Tony Becerra (32-L .174-23-0-2-.391-0 A+)
7: LF Glen Lewis (21-L .267-30-0-1-.720-3 C+) Rookie
8: SS Bart Daw (30-R .286-21-0-2-.825-1 A)
9: P Dale Gilchrist (23-R .000-3-0-0-.000-0 B) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 75 F, Clear Skies, with a 15 MPH wind blowing left to right
Attendance: 5,965

Top of the First:
Wes Fitzgibbons grounds out to 2nd. Kim Byrne grounds one to 3rd, but Marty Eades throws it away for a 2 base error... Ed Yeager swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to right. Joe Bowden takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with 1 out... George Johnson strikes out on 3 pitches! Tom Spiess flies out to deep left!!!

Bottom of the First:
Leander Gooding grounds out to 3rd. Rob Worms draws a walk. He steals 2nd and goes to 3rd when C Joe Tomlinson throws the ball into the outfield! Cal Doty takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Marty Eades flies out to left and Worms tags up and beats the throw home. 1 to 0, Jays! Garrett Bender lines a hit to center and Doty heads to 3rd, but gets thrown out by Tom Spiess...

Bottom of the Third:
Rob Worms beats out an infield hit. Cal Doty grounds into a force at 2nd, 3-6. Marty Eades lines a hit to right and Doty beats the throw to 3rd. Garrett Bender grounds a hit to right and Doty scores and Eades beats the throw to 3rd! 2 to 0, Jays! Tony Becerra grounds into a 4-6-3 double play....

Top of the Fifth:
Joe Tomlinson leads off with a walk and goes to 2nd on a wild pitch. Dave Behm triples to right center.... 2 to 1, Jays. P Bill Cortright strikes out. And P Dale Gilchrist calls out Trudy the Trainer.... New Pitcher: Justin Reddick (29-R). Wes Fitzgibbons grounds a hit to left and Behm scores... Tie Game: 2 to 2. With 2 outs, Fitzgibbons steals 2nd. Ed Yeager grounds a hit to left and Fitzgibbons heads home. Glen Lewis throws the ball to the backstop for an error... 3 to 2, Otters. Joe Bowden flies out to right.

Top of the Sixth:
George Johnson gets beaned. Tom Spiess draws a walk... The Bullpen is up. Joe Tomlinson lines out to short and we double Johnson off at 2nd!

Bottom of the Sixth:
Garrett Bender leads off with a double to right. But the next three make outs...

Bottom of the Seventh:
With 1 out, Leander Gooding triples to right center! With the infield in, Rob Worms grounds one past the 3rd baseman for a hit and Gooding scores! Tie Game: 3 to 3. Worms steals 2nd! He tries to steal 3rd on the next pitch, but gets thrown out... Cal Doty pops a little hit to center that would have scored Worms easily from 2nd... Marty Eades lines a hit to right and Doty beats the throw to 3rd! Garrett Bender grounds out to short...

Top of the Ninth:
On the Hill: Bill Grant (31-L), after a perfect 8th. Dave Behm pops out to 2nd. C Doug Peacock (32-S), 2 for 5 with a triple, a run and an RBI this series, strikes out. Wes Fitzgibbons strikes out!

Bottom of the Ninth:
On the Hill: Danny Pineda (34-L), their closer, after a perfect 8th. He was acquired in a trade with Columbus this winter. PH Ismael Gonzales (34-R) strikes out looking on 3 pitches... Leander Gooding grounds out to 3rd. Rob Worms doubles to center! Cal Doty flies out to deep left...

Extras!

Top of the Tenth:
New Pitcher: Jim Kenzy (34-R). 2-3-4 up for them. PH Wilson Partida (25-R), a rookie, who is 0 for 2 this series, hits a home run to right... 4 to 3, Otters. With 2 outs, George Johnson takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Tom Spiess swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses. P Kenzy goes to see Trudy when he gets back to the dugout....

Bottom of the Tenth:
Marty Eades swings at a 2-2 pitch and just gets a piece of it and bloops a hit over the 2nd baseman. Pinch-runner: Charlie Faber (31-R). Garrett Bender grounds a hit to center and Faber just beats the throw to 3rd! 1B Ed Diskin (37-R) grounds out to 3rd and Faber holds and Bender goes to 2nd. Glen Lewis swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses... They make a pitching change. New Pitcher: Dave Hedrick (28-L), who pitched 1.2 scoreless innings on Tuesday. Bart Daw grounds out to short...

Lost - 4 to 3

5 straight losses, the last 4 by 1 run...

We had 14 hits and made 2 errors
Ottawa had 6 hits and made 1 error

14 to 6! And we lose!

Dale Gilchrist went 4.1 innings, allowed 2 runs, 2 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. He threw a WP. At bat, he had a hit.
RHP Justin Reddick (BS 1) went 2.2 innings, allowed 1 run, 3 hits, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 3. Editor's Note: This is poor scoring by OOTP. He should not have been given a Blown Save.
LHP Bill Grant pitched 2 perfect innings and struck out 3.
RHP Jim Kenzy (L 0-1) went 1 inning, allowed 1 run, 1 hit, a home run, 1 walk and struck out 2.

Bill Cortright went 7 innings, gave us 3 runs (2 earned), 11 hits, 3 walks and struck out 3.
LHP Danny Pineda (W 1-0) went 2.2 scoreless innings, gave us 3 hits and struck out 3.
LHP Dave Hedrick (SV 1) faced 1 batter and retired him.

2B Leander Gooding hit a triple and scored a run. RF Rob Worms went 3 for 3 with a double and 2 walks, stole 3 bases, scored a run and had an RBI. CF Cal Doty had a hit and a walk and scored a run. 3B Marty Eades had 3 hits and an RBI. C Garrett Bender had 4 hits with a double and an RBI.

Trudy's report on Dale Gilchrist is a strained hamstring that will hamper his running, but not his pitching, she says. It will take about 3 weeks to heal, she thinks. Jim Kenzy has a herniated disc in his back and he will not be able to pitch for 5 or 6 days....

[Questdog]

Thursday, April 11, 2002

We cannot go a week shorthanded in the Pen, so RP Jim Kenzy (34-R) was pit on the DL and Roger Wallace (26-R) was recalled.

Ottawa Otters (6-3 .667 1 GB in 3rd place in the Northern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (3-6 .333 3 GB tied for 6th place in the Southern Division)

OTT: Bob Stephens (25-R) (0-1 6.00 ERA 6 IP, 7 H, 0 HR, 2 BB, 4 SO) vs.
JAX: Mike Gaddis (33-R) (0-1 7.20 ERA 10 IP, 16 H, 4 HR, 3 BB, 6 SO)

Stephens was 9-11 with a 3.22 ERA in 173.1 IP last year. He beat us both times we faced him, once with a 1 hit allowed in 8.1 shutout innings. 1.04 ERA, 17.1 IP, 6 H, 0 HR, 2 BB, 11 SO.

Gaddis gave up 4 runs on 8 hits, 2 home runs and 2 walks with no strikeouts in 5 innings in a loss last time out.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
OTTAWA
1: 3B Wes Fitzgibbons (25-R .194-31-0-2-.512-4 A) All-Star
2: LF Tom Spiess (24-L .091-22-0-0-.377-2 A)
3: RF Ed Yeager (26-L .303-33-1-3-.880-0 C+) Silver Slugger/All-Star
4: 1B Joe Bowden (26-R .172-29-0-3-.372-0 C+)
5: C Joe Tomlinson (27-R .136-22-1-3-.569-0 C)
6: SS Dave Behm (25-R .167-30-0-2-.460-1 A)
7: CF Bob McCord (33-R .357-14-0-2-.795-1 C+)
8: 2B Tom Van Diest (28-R .353-17-2-3-1.212-1 B+)
9: P Bob Stephens (25-R .500-2-0-0-1.000-0 D)

JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Leander Gooding (31-R .163-43-0-0-.395-2 B+)
2: RF Rob Worms (29-R .333-33-0-2-.889-5 A) Gold Glove
3: CF Cal Doty (25-L .385-39-0-3-.878-6 C+)
4: 3B Marty Eades (31-R .412-34-0-6-.976-0 C+)
5: C Garrett Bender (28-R .229-35-0-3-.575-0 B)
6: 1B Tony Becerra (32-L .154-26-0-2-.346-0 A+)
7: LF Glen Lewis (21-L .229-35-0-1-.622-3 C+) Rookie
8: SS Bart Daw (30-R .269-26-0-2-.752-1 A)
9: P Mike Gaddis (33-R .000-2-0-0-.000-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 72 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 9 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 5,512

Top of the First:
Wes Fitzgibbons lines a hit to left. Tom Spiess swings at the first pitch and pops out to left. Ed Yeager swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and Fitzgibbons goes to 2nd. Joe Bowden, of course, lines a hit to left and Fitzgibbons scores... 1 to 0, Otters. Joe Tomlinson strikes out.

Bottom of the First:
Leander Gooding grounds one to 1st, but Joe Bowden boots it! Gooding steals 2nd! Rob Worms lines out to right. Cal Doty swings at the first pitch and lines out to deep center and Gooding tags up and moves to 3rd. Marty Eades takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Garrett Bender grounds a hit to left and Gooding scores! Tie Game: 1 to 1. Tony Becerra lines out to right.

Top of the Fourth:
With 2 outs, Dave Behm doubles to center, but is hurt. Pinch-runner: George Johnson (33-R). Bob McCord swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to center and Johnson beats the throw home... 2 to 1, Otters.

Bottom of the Fourth:
Bobby Connolly (29-L) is in to play short. Garrett Bender grounds one to 1st, but Joe Bowden boots another one! Tony Becerra hits a home run to right!! 3 to 2, Jays! I KNEW someone would hit one eventually! I just KNEW it! The next three all strike out....

Bottom of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Jerry Carter (34-R), who got the win on Monday, but gave us a run in 2 innings. Glen Lewis takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 and then steals 2nd. A wild pitch sends him to 3rd! Bart Daw swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses. PH Mike Volkman (34-L) is walked intentionally. Leander Gooding swings at the first pitch and flies out to right and Lewis tags up, but gets thrown out by Ed Yeager...

Top of the Ninth:
On the Hill: Tug Jackson (33-R), after a scoreless 8th. The Bullpen is ready to jump in. 8-9-1 up for the Otters. Tom Van Diest tries to check his swing on a 3-2 pitch, but the umpire rings him up! PH Doug Peacock (32-S), 2 for 6 with a triple, a run and an RBI this series, grounds one to 2nd, but Leander Gooding throws it away for a 2 base error... Wes Fitzgibbons strikes out! Call to the Bullpen: Bill Grant (31-L). Charlie Faber (31-R) is in to play 3rd in a double switch. They pull down Tom Spiess and send up the last player left on their bench, Bernie Tisch (32-S), who is making his season debut. He spent all of last year in A Ball, batting .282 with 14 HR and 85 RBI in 535 AB. He grounds out to short and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 3 to 2

We had 3 whole hits and made 1 error
Ottawa had 8 hits and made 2 errors

Mike Gaddis (W 1-1) went 7 innings, allowed 8 hits, 2 runs, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 4.
RHP Tug Jackson (H 1) went 1.2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 walk and struck out 2.
LHP Bill Grant (SV 1) faced 1 batter and retired him. The first Save of the season for the Jays.

Bob Stephens (L 0-2) went 6 innings, gave us 3 runs (1 earned(, 3 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 6.

C Garrett Bender had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI, 1B Tony Becerra hit his and the Jays' 1st home run of the season and had 2 RBI. LF Glen Lewis had a hit and a walk and stole a base. PH Mike Volkman was walked intentionally.

The Otters announced that SS Dave Behm had back tightness that they expected to bother him for about a week.

[Questdog]

Friday, April 12, 2002

The Charlotte Hornets are here to play a 3 game series over the weekend. They just won 3 of 4 at home versus Buffalo. We were 7-7 against them last year. They are 12th in scoring so far with 3.50 runs per game (Jacksonville is tied for last with 2.60). They are tied for 8th in fewest runs allowed with 4.50 per game (Jacksonville is tied for 2nd with 3.00!). Their run differential is -10 and ours is -4.

Charlotte Hornets (5-5 .500 1 GB tied for 2nd place in the Southern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (4-6 .400 2 GB tied for 5th place in the Southern Division)

CHAR: Rick Cox (30-R) (0-0 1.88 ERA 14.1 IP, 12 H, 0 HR, 6 BB, 11 SO) Ace/All-Star vs.
JAX: Manny Martinez (30-R) (0-1 4.15 ERA 13 IP, 12 H, 2 HR, 2 BB, 7 SO)

Cox, who won the Ace Award last season and led the League with a 1.90 ERA, was 3-1 in 4 starts against us with a 1.32 ERA. 34 IP, 26 H, 1 HR, 6 BB, 24 SO.

After not striking anyone out and looking like he was washed up in his first start, Martinez came back and had a very good 2nd outing, allowing 2 runs on 6 hits and 1 walk with 7 strikeouts in 8 innings.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
CHARLOTTE
1: 1B Larry Davis (26-S .372-43-0-3-.867-2 B) Silver Slugger(3B)/All-Star
2: 3B Jim Sabin (33-R .308-13-0-0-.862-0 B) Bruised shoulder
3: RF Ron Bylina (26-L .000-13-0-0-.071-0 C+) Flu
4: LF John Hartz (37-R .238-21-0-3-.619-0 B) All-Star
5: SS Bruce McArthur (25-L .294-34-0-4-.692-0 B)
6: CF Scott Damon (23-R .261-23-0-1-.522-1 B+)
7: 2B Marty Derringer (24-R .143-14-0-2-.464-1 A)
8: C Larry Griffin (30-S .235-17-0-0-.585-0 C+)
9: P Rick Cox (30-L .333-6-0-0-.833-0 F) Ace/All-Star

JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Leander Gooding (31-R .152-46-0-0-.388-3 B+)
2: RF Rob Worms (29-R .297-37-0-2-.804-5 A) Gold Glove
3: CF Cal Doty (25-L .349-43-0-3-.800-7 C+)
4: 3B Marty Eades (31-R .378-37-0-6-.916-0 C+)
5: 1B Tony Becerra (32-L .172-29-1-4-.483-0 A+)
6: LF Glen Lewis (21-L .243-37-0-1-.658-4 C+) Rookie
7: SS Bart Daw (30-R .241-29-0-2-.682-1 A)
8: C Bert Swope (30-S .200-5-0-0-.400-0 B)
9: P Manny Martinez (30-R .200-5-0-0-.400-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 68 F, Clear Skies, with an 8 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 9,204

Top of the First:
Larry Davis, who won the Batting Title last year with a .385 average, doubles to right center... Jim Sabin grounds out to 1st, 3-1, and Davis goes to 3rd. Ron Bylina swings at the first pitch and doubles to left center and Davis scores... 1 to 0, Hornets. John Hartz hits a home run to left center... 3 to 0, Hornets. Bruce McArthur grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Scott Damon grounds out to 3rd.

Bottom of the First:
Leander Gooding lines a hit to center. Rob Worms lines out to center. Cal Doty grounds into a force at 2nd, 3-6. Marty Eades grounds out to short...

Bottom of the Third:
Bert Swope doubles to center. P Manny Martinez bunts him to 3rd. Leander Gooding grounds a hit up the middle and Swope scores! 3 to 1, Hornets.

Top of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Marty Derringer swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to right. With 2 outs, P Rick Cox grounds a hit to left and Glen Lewis muffs the pickup for an error... Larry Davis takes a 3-2 pitch for ball for to load the bases up. Jim Sabin grounds a hit up the middle and 2 runs score... 5 to 1, Hornets. The Bullpen gets up. Ron Bylina hits a home run to right center... 8 to 1, Hornets. I do not think we are tied for 2nd in fewest runs allowed anymore...

Top of the Fifth:
On the Hill: Barry Short (33-R), after getting the last out of the 4th. Danny Stewart (31-L) is now in center and Brian Porter is at 3rd. With 2 outs, Larry Griffin draws a walk. P Rick Cox doubles to center and the slow footed catcher, Griffin, scores from 1st... 9 to 1, Hornets. Larry Davis grounds a hit to right and the slow footed pitcher, Cox, beats the throw home... 10 to 1, Hornets. P Short needs to give us some innings...

Top of the Sixth:
With 1 out, John Hartz takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Bruce McArthur bloops a hit to left. Scott Damon walks on 4 pitches to load the bases up. P Short will take his lumps and then be sent to Daytona (A). Pia! A train ticket! Marty Derringer grounds a hit up the middle and Hartz scores. 11 to 1, Hornets. Larry Griffin grounds into a 6-4-3 double play.

Lost - 11 to 1

We had 5 whole hits and made 1 error
Charlotte had 14 hits and made no errors

Manny Martinez (L 0-2) went 3.2 innings, allowed 8 runs, 8 hits, 2 home runs, 2 walks, 1 HBP and struck out 1. He threw a WP.
RHP Barry Short went 5.1 innings, allowed 3 runs, 6 hits, 4 walks and struck out 5.

Rick Cox (W 1-0) went 7.2 innings, gave us 1 run, 5 hits, no walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had 2 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had an RBI.

2B Leander Gooding had 2 hits, stole a base and had an RBI.

For Charlotte, 1B Larry Davis had 3 hits with 2 doubles and a walk, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. RF Ron Bylina hit a double and his 1st home run of the season, was hit by a pitch (before hitting the home run), scored 2 runs and had 4 RBI. 2B Marty Derringer had 3 hits, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI.

[Questdog]

Saturday, April 13, 2002

RP Barry Short (34-R) was sent to Daytona (A) and RP Robbie Hopley (28-R) was called up. We got him in a trade with Syracuse in the wee hours of Opening Day. I dunno why he was not on the Opening Day roster; I guess I fell asleep and forgot... He was 4-1 with a 2.72 ERA in 49.2 IP with only 33 H and 0 HR for the Sycamores last year and had a great Spring for them this year: 10.2 IP, 1 H, 0 HR, 3 BB, 14 SO. His control is shaky, though, with 28 walks last year.

Charlotte Hornets (6-5 .545 1 GB tied for 2nd place in the Southern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (4-7 .364 3 GB tied for 5th place in the Southern Division)

CHAR: Ron Simon (29-R) (0-2 1.50 ERA 12 IP, 10 H, 0 HR, 3 BB, 13 SO) vs.
JAX: Danny Coreano (23-L) (0-0 2.57 ERA 7 IP, 7 H, 1 HR, 0 BB, 4 SO) Rookie

Simon was 10-13 with a 3.76 ERA in 208 IP last year. He was 0-1 in 3 starts against us with a 3.93 ERA. 18.1 IP, 23 H, 0 HR, 6 BB, 10 SO.

This will be the 2nd Major League start for Coreano.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
CHARLOTTE
1: 1B Larry Davis (26-S .396-48-0-4-.953-2 B) Silver Slugger(3B)/All-Star
2: SS Bruce McArthur (25-L .282-39-0-4-.657-0 B)
3: 3B Tom Morris (28-R .185-27-1-3-.659-0 B+)
4: 2B Terry Wolf (30-L .345-29-0-4-.779-0 B)
5: CF Scott Damon (23-R .222-27-0-1-.472-1 B+)
6: RF Dave Sanders (28-R .188-16-0-1-.364-0 A)
7: LF Gabe Valdez (30-R .357-14-1-5-1.286-0 A+)
8: C Alex Martinez (27-R .294-17-0-0-.721-0 B+)
9: P Ron Simon (29-R .000-3-0-0-.000-0 C)

JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Leander Gooding (31-R .184-49-0-1-.445-4 B+)
2: RF Rob Worms (29-R .268-41-0-2-.734-5 A) Gold Glove
3: CF Cal Doty (25-L .333-45-0-3-.766-7 C+)
4: 3B Marty Eades (31-R .359-39-0-6-.873-0 C+)
5: C Garrett Bender (28-R .237-38-0-4-.582-0 B)
6: 1B Tony Becerra (32-L .188-32-1-4-.500-0 A+)
7: LF Glen Lewis (21-L .225-40-0-1-.611-4 C+) Rookie
8: SS Bart Daw (30-R .250-32-0-2-.681-1 A)
9: P Danny Coreano (23-L .000-1-0-0-.000-0 D) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 71 F, Overcast, with a 7 MPH wind blowing out to center
Attendance: 8,110

Top of the First:
Larry Davis flies out to deep right. Bruce McArthur flies out to right. Tom Morris flies out to deep left! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the First:
Leander Gooding grounds out to short. Rob Worms grounds out to short. Cal Doty pops out to 3rd...

Top of the Sixth:
Larry Davis lines a hit to center. With 1 out, Tom Morris hits a home run to left... 2 to 0, Hornets.

Bottom of the Seventh:
Marty Eades leads off with a home run to right center! 2 to 1, Hornets.

Bottom of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Larry Durbin (35-R), their closer, who is 2-0 with 1 SV and a 1.42 ERA in 6.1 IP. 2-3-4 up for us. Rob Worms swings at the first pitch and flies out to right. Cal Doty lines a double to left! Marty Eades flies out to deep right and Doty tags up and moves to 3rd. Garrett Bender flies out to left....

Lost - 2 to 1

We had 4 whole hits and made no errors
Charlotte had 8 hits and made no errors

We turned 4 double plays.

I am just flummoxed by how bad this offense is... I thought we had improved it a little over last year. All of the new guys are hitting decently, but we are scoring almost a run and a half less per game than we did last year. And we weren't any good last year!

We scored 6 runs on Opening Day. Since then, we have scored 22 runs in 11 games and no more than 3 in any....
We have 12 totals hits in our last 3 games...

Danny Coreano (L 0-1) went 8 innings, allowed 2 runs, 7 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 2.
LHP Bill Grant went 1 scoreless inning, allowed 1 hit and 1 walk.

Ron Simon (W 1-2) went 8 innings, gave us 1 runs, 3 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 2. At bat, he had 2 hits.
RHP Larry Durbin (SV 2) pitched a scoreless 9th and gave us 1 hit.

CF Cal Doty hit a double. 3B Marty Eades hit his first home run of the season and the 2nd for the team. LF Glen Lewis had 2 hits and stole a base.

[Questdog]

April 15, 2002

Monday Morning Report
Player of the Week - Ivan Moreno, RF, Buffalo (30-L .388/.444/.837) Had 12 hits with 3 2B, 4 HR, 3 BB, 2 SO, 8 R and 9 RBI in 7 G

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

April 9 - 2B Tom Howard (25-R) of Orlando hit a double and a home run, scored 2 runs and had 5 RBI at Indianapolis, but the Juice lost, 12 to 11, in 10 innings. A wild pitch ended the game.
April 9 - Bill Wilson (32-R) of Hartford pitched a 3 hit shutout at New Orleans. He walked 3 and struck out 6. At bat, he had a hit. The Whalers won, 4 to 0.
April 10 - 3B Israel Villegas (31-R) of Providence had 3 hits with a home run, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBI at Louisville. The Steamrollers won, 14 to 0.
April 11 - CF Gabe Valdez (30-R) of Charlotte had 4 hits with a triple and a home run, scored 2 runs and had 4 RBI at home versus Buffalo. The Hornets won, 11 to 7.
April 11 - Eli Kyzar (29-R) of Syracuse pitched a 4 hit shutout at home versus Memphis. He walked 1 and struck out 7. At bat, he had a hit and a walk. The Sycamores won, 1 to 0.
April 14 - RF Andy Schaeffer (37-R) of Richmond hit a triple and 2 home runs, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBI at Louisville. The Robins won, 11 to 6.
April 14 - Ron Griffin (36-L) of New Orleans pitched a 4 hit shutout at Memphis. He walked 2 and struck out 3. At bat, he had 2 hits with a double. The Pelicans won, 4 to 0.

Our game with Charlotte was rained out on Sunday and will be made up at the end of the month when they come back to Jacksonville.

[Questdog]

Monday, April 15, 2002

It is time to hit the road for the first time this season and we are in Memphis, the scene of many horrors last season, for a short 2 game set. They just won 2 of 3 here against New Orleans over the weekend. We were 4-10 against them on the season last year. We won the first series we played with them, 2 games to 1 and split the final 4 game series. In between, though, they beat us 7 times by an aggregate score of 78 to 28. The Mules are currently 5th in scoring with 4.77 runs per game (Jacksonville is last with 2.33). They are 3rd in fewest runs allowed with 3.31 per game (Jacksonville is 5th with 3.58). Their run differential is +19, 3rd best in the League, and ours is -15, 3rd worst.

Jacksonville Jays (4-8 .333 3.5 GB in 6th place in the Southern Division) at
Memphis Mules (7-6 .538 1 GB in 4th place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Jim Baucom (20-L) (1-0 1.13 ERA 16 IP, 13 H, 0 HR, 2 BB, 11 SO) Rookie vs.
MEM: Al Moser (34-R) (1-1 5.40 ERA 13.1 IP, 16 H, 3 HR, 3 BB, 8 SO)

Baucom gave up 2 runs on 5 hits and a walk with 6 strikeouts in 7 innings in a no decision last time out.

Moser was 8-15 with a 4.43 ERA in 201.1 IP last year. He did not have a decision in 2 starts against us with a 12.38 ERA. 8 IP, 19 H, 4 HR, 1 BB, 2 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: LF Glen Lewis (21-L .256-43-0-1-.659-5 C+) Rookie
2: RF Rob Worms (29-R .250-44-0-2-.700-5 A) Gold Glove
3: CF Cal Doty (25-L .327-49-0-3-.765-7 C+)
4: 3B Marty Eades (31-R .349-43-1-7-.911-0 C+)
5: C Garrett Bender (28-R .214-42-0-4-.529-0 B)
6: 1B Tony Becerra (32-L .171-35-1-4-.457-0 A+)
7: 2B Leander Gooding (31-R .170-53-0-1-.412-4 B+)
8: SS Bart Daw (30-R .242-33-0-2-.678-2 A)
9: P Jim Baucom (20-L .000-5-0-0-.000-0 C) Rookie

MEMPHIS
1: RF Bill Weydert (24-S .267-30-1-5-.648-0 B+)
2: SS Keith Meyer (27-L .385-52-1-10-.977-0 D+) MVP/Silver Slugger(2B)/All-Star
3: 2B Leo Toruno (28-L .302-53-2-7-.952-5 B) Silver Slugger(SS)/All-Star
4: 1B Nestor Gonzalez (28-L .354-48-2-11-.905-0 A) Silver Slugger/All-Star
5: LF Rafael Jimenez (27-L .327-49-3-13-.937-0 C)
6: C Roger Beaudin (29-R .391-23-0-3-.895-0 D+) Rookie
7: 3B Dave Stacy (27-R .200-10-0-0-.573-0 C+)
8: CF Ron Alario (32-R .182-22-0-0-.539-0 B) Sore hamstring
9: P Al Moser (34-S .200-5-0-0-.400-0 C+)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: RFK Stadium
Weather: 61 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 9 MPH wind blowing out to left
Attendance: 11,182

Top of the First:
Glen Lewis swings at the first pitch and lines a double to right! Rob Worms pops out to 2nd. Cal Doty flies out to deep left... Marty Eades swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops out to center...

Bottom of the First:
Bill Weydert swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 3rd. Keith Meyer pops out to left. Leo Toruno swings at the first pitch and pops out to 2nd! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the Third:
With 1 out, Bill Weydert triples to center... Keith Mayer draws a walk. Leo Toruno hits a home run to right... 3 to 0, Mules.

Top of the Fourth:
After we make 9 outs in a row following Glen Lewis' lead off double, Rob Worms and Cal Doty start us off with back to back hits and we have runners at the corners with no outs. Marty Eades clears the bases with a double to left center!! 3 to 2, Mules. Garrett Bender grounds a hit to left. Tony Becerra grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and Eades scores. Tie Game: 3 to 3!

Top of the Sixth:
With 1 out, Garrett Bender lines a hit to center. Tony Becerra hits a home run to right center!! 5 to 3, Jays!

Top of the Seventh:
On the Hill: Jackie Wade (26-R), after getting the last 2 outs of the 6th. He is pitching with a sore back, but strikes out the side in order, regardless...

Top of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: John Robillard (26-R), who is 0-1 with 1 SV and a 9.82 ERA in 3.2 IP with 4 BB and 0 SO. He was their closer most of last year and was 8-6 with 22 SV and had a 3.31 ERA in 100.2 IP. Cal Doty walks on 4 pitches. Marty Eades swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to right. Garrett Bender lines out hard to deep center and Doty tags up and beats the throw to 3rd. Tony Becerra strikes out... Leander Gooding hits a home run to left!!! 8 to 3, Jays! His first home run ever!

Top of the Ninth:
With 1 out, Glen Lewis triples to right center! Rob Worms flies out to center and Lewis tags up and scores. 9 to 3, Jays!

Bottom of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Tug Jackson (33-R). Dave Stacy and Ron Alario lead off with back to back hits. The Bullpen gets up. PH Jay Kegler (33-L), 1 for 9 with 2 RBI this season, but who hit .298 with an .863 OPS in 181 AB last year, grounds one up the middle and Bart Daw makes a diving stop and throws him out at 1st and the other runners advance! Bill Weydert pops out to center and the runners hold. Keith Meyer swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 3rd and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 9 to 3

We scored more runs this game than in our last 4 combined!

We had 10 hits and made no errors
Memphis had 5 hits and made no errors

Jim Baucom (W 2-0) went 8 innings, allowed 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 home run, 5 walks, 1 HBP and struck out 2. 109 pitches.
RHP Tug Jackson went 1 scoreless inning and allowed 2 hits.

Al Moser (L 1-2) went 5.1 innings, gave us 5 runs, 7 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk (INT) and struck out no one.

LF Glen Lewis hit a double and a triple and scored a run. RF Rob Worms had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. CF Cal Doty had a hit and a walk and scored 2 runs. 3B Marty Eades had 2 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. C Garrett Bender had 2 hits and scored a run. 1B Tony Becerra hit his 2nd home run of the season, stole a base and had 3 RBI. 2B Leander Gooding hit the first home run as a Jay and had 3 RBI.

For Memphis, 2B Leo Toruno hit his 3rd home run and had 3 RBI.

[Questdog]

Tuesday, April 16, 2002

Today is Ed Diskin's 38th birthday!

Jacksonville Jays (5-8 .385 3.5 GB in 5th place in the Southern Division) at
Memphis Mules (7-7 .500 2 GB in 4th place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Dale Gilchrist (23-R) (1-0 1.35 ERA 13.1 IP, 6 H, 0 HR, 6 BB, 10 SO) Rookie vs.
MEM: Rick Potts (23-R) (2-0 1.14 ERA 23.2 IP, 20 H, 0 HR, 6 BB, 20 SO)

Gilchrist gave up 2 runs on 2 hits and 2 walks with 4 strikeouts in 4.1 innings in a no decision last time out. He left the game with an injury, a strained hamstring, that is still bothering him. He says it does not affect his pitching, only his running.

Potts is their #1 starter. He was 11-9 with a 3.21 ERA in 199 IP last year. He was 2-0 in 4 starts against us with a 2.49 ERA. 25.1 IP, 21 H, 2 HR, 12 BB, 19 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: LF Glen Lewis (21-L .271-48-0-1-.735-5 C+) Rookie
2: RF Rob Worms (29-R .250-48-0-3-.679-5 A) Gold Glove
3: CF Cal Doty (25-L .321-53-0-3-.757-7 C+)
4: 3B Marty Eades (31-R .362-47-1-9-.939-0 C+)
5: C Garrett Bender (28-R .239-46-0-4-.568-0 B)
6: 1B Tony Becerra (32-L .179-39-2-7-.538-1 A+)
7: 2B Charlie Faber (31-R .200-5-0-0-.400-0 A)
8: SS Bart Daw (30-R .222-36-0-2-.641-2 A)
9: P Dale Gilchrist (23-R .200-5-0-0-.400-0 B) Rookie Strained hamstring

MEMPHIS
1: CF Steve Gress (30-L .255-51-0-3-.630-2 B) All-Star
2: SS Bill Weydert (24-S .257-35-1-5-.670-0 B)
3: 2B Keith Meyer (27-L .357-56-1-10-.919-0 C+) MVP/Silver Slugger/All-Star
4: LF Rafael Jimenez (27-L .302-53-3-13-.868-0 C)
5: 1B Jay Kegler (33-L .100-10-0-2-.282-0 C+)
6: C Ed Vaughan (34-L .038-26-0-1-.215-0 C)
7: 3B Pedro Manzanares (28-R .091-11-0-0-.413-0 B)
8: RF Ron Alario (32-R .192-26-0-0-.536-0 A+)
9: P Rick Potts (23-R .091-11-0-0-.273-0 B+)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: RFK Stadium
Weather: 61 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 9 MPH wind blowing in from right
Attendance: 11,027

Top of the First:
Glen Lewis swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Rob Worms swings the first pitch and grounds a hit to left. Cal Doty swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses... Worms steals 2nd. Marty Eades strikes out...

Bottom of the First:
Steve Gress pokes a hit to center... Bill Weydert swings at the first pitch and beats out an infield hit... Keith Meyer swings at the first pitch and clears the bases with a triple to left center... 2-0, Mules. It does not seem that the hamstring issue is not affecting his pitching.... The Bullpen gets stirring. Rafael Jimenez swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to the pitcher and Meter stays put. Jay Kegler swings at the first pitch and flies out to right and Meyer tags up and scores. 3 to 0, Mules. Ed Vaughan swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 1st unassisted.

Bottom of the Second:
Pedro Manzanares and Ron Alario lead off with back to back hits. The Bullpen is up again. P Rick Potts bunts the runners up. Steve Gress grounds a hit to center and both runners score.... 5 to 0, Mules. Call to the Bullpen: Robbie Hopley (28-R), to make his Jays debut. Ed Diskin (38-R) is in to play 2nd in a double switch. Hopley gets the next two batters out.

Bottom of the Third:
Rafael Jimenez leads off with a double to left center. With 1 out, Ed Vaughan grounds a hit to left. A wild pitch scores Jimenez.... 6 to 0, Mules.

Top of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Marty Eades hits a home run to left! 6 to 1, Mules.

Top of the Sixth:
With 1 out, Rob Worms bloops a hit over the 2nd baseman. Cal Doty grounds a hit up the middle and Worms beats the throw to 3rd. Marty Eades lines a hit to left center and Worms scores! 6 to 2, Mules. Garrett Bender lines a double to right and Doty scores! 6 to 3, Mules. Tony Becerra pokes a little hit to right and Eades scores! 6 to 4, Mules. PH Brian Porter (34-S) strikes out on 3 pitches... Bart Daw grounds out to 3rd...

Bottom of the Sixth:
New Pitcher: Justin Reddick (29-R). Ed Vaughan hits a home run to left... 7 to 4, Mules.

Top of the Seventh:
Ed Diskin leads off with a triple to right center! Glen Lewis lines a hit to center and Diskin scores! 7 to 5, Mules. The next three make outs...

Bottom of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Bill Grant (31-L). With 1 out, Pedro Manzanares grounds out to short, where Leander Gooding (31-R) is now, but Gooding calls out Trudy the Trainer... And we have no middle infielders left on the bench.... Ismael Gonzales (34-R) goes in to play 2nd, and Ed Diskin moves to short...

Top of the Ninth:
On the Hill: Lee Olson (36-R), their closer, after two scoreless innings. 2-3-4 up for us. Rob Worms lines out to short. Cal Doty pops a hit over the shortstop. Marty Eades takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. That does it for P Olson. New Pitcher: Jim Sutton (32-L), who has a Save and 2 scoreless innings on the season. Garrett Bender pops out to 1st... Tony Becerra has to bat against a lefty, because there is no one left on the bench except C Bert Swope (30-S), and Swope cannot hit lefties at all.... Becerra strikes out....

Lost - 7 to 5

We had 12 hits and made no errors
Memphis had 12 hits and made no errors

Dale Gilchrist (L 1-1) went 1.1 innings, allowed 5 runs, 6 hits, no walks and struck out no one.
RHP Robbie Hopley, in his Jays debut, went 2.2 innings, allowed 1 run, 3 hits and struck out 2. He threw a WP.
RHP Roger Wallace, in his season debut, went 1 scoreless inning and walked 1.
RHP Justin Reddick went 2 innings, allowed 1 run, 2 hits, 1 home run and struck out 2.
LHP Bill Grant pitched a perfect inning and struck out 2.

Rick Potts (W 3-0) went 6 innings, gave us 5 runs, 10 hits, 1 home run, no walks and struck out 8. At bat, he hit a double.
LHP Jim Sutton (SV 2) faced 2 batters and got them both out with 1 strikeout.

LF Glen Lewis had 2 hits with a double and an RBI. RF Rob Worms had 2 hits, stole a base and scored a run. CF Cal Doty had 2 hits and scored a run and threw out a base runner. 3B Marty Eades had 2 hits with his 2nd home run of the season, drew a walk, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. C Garrett Bender had 2 hits with a double and an RBI. PH Danny Stewart drew a walk. 2B/SS Ed Diskin hit a triple, drew a walk and scored a run.

For Memphis, CF Steve Gress had 3 hits, scored a run and had 2 RBI.

Trudy's report on Leander Gooding is a sore back that will bother him of 3 or 4 days. He seems to be injury prone...

[Questdog]

Thursday, April 18, 2002

P Dale Gilchrist (23-R) was put on the DL. They said his injury would not affect his pitching, but he did not get anyone out, so I don't believe them. We recalled P Marco Gonzalez (27-R), who was 4-18 with a 5.40 ERA for us last year. We was 1-0 in 3 starts for Daytona (A) this season, with a 3.27 ERA and only 3 BB and 18 SO in 22 IP.

We are in Orlando to play our in state rivals a 4 game series through the weekend. They just won a pair of games here versus Louisville and have won 6 in a row. We were 9-5 against them last year, our best record against any team. The Juice lead the League in scoring with 5.80 runs per game (Jacksonville is up to #14 with 3.00). Their team OPS is .813, the best in the League, and ours is .624, the worst. They are 12th in fewest runs allowed with 4.47 per game (Jacksonville is #4 with 3.79). Their run differential is +20, 3rd best in the League, and ours is -11, up to 12th best!

Jacksonville Jays (5-9 .357 4.5 GB in 5th place in the Southern Division) at
Orlando Juice (10-5 .667 0 GA tied for 1st place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Manny Martinez (30-R) (0-2 7.56 ERA 16.2 IP, 20 H, 4 HR, 4 BB, 8 SO) vs.
ORL: Larry Hemmerling (26-R) (2-0 1.74 ERA 20.2 IP, 13 H, 2 HR, 5 BB, 13 SO) Silver Slugger

Martinez gave up 8 runs on 8 hits, 2 home runs and 2 walks with 1 strikeout1 in 3.2 innings in a loss last time out.

Hemmerling was 6-11 with a 3.76 ERA in 203.2 IP last year. We only faced him once last year and we beat him, scoring 6 runs on 5 hits and a home run and 1 strikeout and he only got 2 batters out.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: LF Glen Lewis (21-L .283-53-0-2-.760-5 C+) Rookie
2: RF Rob Worms (29-R .264-53-0-3-.690-6 A) Gold Glove
3: CF Cal Doty (25-L .328-58-0-3-.760-7 C+)
4: C Garrett Bender (28-R .255-51-0-5-.610-0 B)
5: 1B Tony Becerra (32-L .182-44-2-8-.523-1 A+)
6: 3B Brian Porter (34-S .200-5-0-1-.400-0 C+)
7: 2B Ed Diskin (38-R .133-15-0-1-.510-0 C+)
8: SS Bart Daw (30-R .205-39-0-2-.597-2 A)
9: P Manny Martinez (23-R .200-5-0-0-.400-0 F)

ORLANDO
1: 3B Ernie Patterson (21-R .429-49-0-8-1.073-2 A+) Gold Glove
2: CF Ray McDonald (21-L .390-41-2-11-1.118-0 C+)
3: RF Gil Weaver (24-L .510-51-1-6-1.316-2 C+) All-Star
4: 2B Tom Howard (25-R .232-56-2-13-.724-3 B+)
5: LF Barry Magee (29-L .217-46-2-8-.703-1 A)
6: 1B Russ Baker (22-S .182-22-0-1-.507-0 B+) RoY
7: C Kevin Landman (33-R .300-10-0-3-.829-0 D+)
8: SS Danny Hutchinson (22-R .283-46-1-7-.711-2 A)
9: P Larry Hemmerling (26-R .500-6-0-2-1.333-0 F) Silver Slugger

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Forbes Field
Weather: 83 F, Clear Skies, with a 20 MPH wind blowing left to right
Attendance: 10,046

Top of the First:
Glen Lewis flies out to deep center. Rob Worms swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 3rd. Cal Doty takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. He steals 2nd. Garrett Bender swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to right...

Bottom of the First:
Ernie Patterson lines out to short. Ray McDonald grounds a hit to right. He steals 2nd. Gil Weaver grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and McDonald goes to 3rd. Tom Howard swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to center and McDonald scores... 1 to 0, Juice. Barry Magee grounds out to short.

Top of the Second:
Tony Becerra swings at a 2-0 pitch and hits one a mile to center for a home run! Tie Game: 1 to 1. With 2 outs, Bart Daw doubles to right center. P Manny Martinez bloops a hit to right and Gil Weaver misplays the ball for an error and Daw scores! 2 to 1, Jays!

Bottom of the Third:
P Larry Hemmerling leads off with a walk... Ernie Patterson lays down a bunt and C Garrett Bender goes to 2nd for the force, but throws the ball away for an error and runners are at 2nd and 3rd with no outs... Ray McDonald strikes out. Gil Weaver grounds an 0-2 pitch to left for a hit and both runners score... 3 to 2, Juice. Tom Howard swings at a 3-0 pitch and grounds into a 6-4-3 double play!

Bottom of the Fifth:
Danny Hutchinson leads off with a triple to left center... A passed ball scores him... 4 to 2, Juice.

Top of the Seventh:
Ed Diskin lines a hit to right center. With 1 out, PH Mike Volkman (34-L) grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. Glen Lewis his his first career home run to right center!! Tie Game: 4 to 4!

Bottom of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Tug Jackson (33-R). With 1 out, Danny Hutchinson grounds out to 2nd, but P Jackson calls out Trudy the Trainer.... New Pitcher: Roger Wallace (26-R). PH Ricky Perez (22-L), last year's #1 prospect, who is 3 for 17 (.176) so far this year, swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short!

Top of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Gary Malone (37-R), with a 5.40 ERA in 5 IP. Cal Doty takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Garrett Bender grounds a hit to left. Tony Becerra bunts the runners up.... I would much rather him swing away, as he is one of the few guys in the lineup with some power.... They walk Brian Porter intentionally to load the bases up with 1 out. Ed Diskin lines a hit to right and Doty scores! 5 to 4, Jays! Bart Daw lines a hit to center and 2 runs score!! 7 to 4, Jays! PH Marty Eades (31-R) is sent up. We try a double steal and Diskin is thrown out at 3rd... Eades grounds out to 3rd...

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Ray Hayes (26-R), their closer, with a 2.89 ERA in 9.1 IP. With 2 outs, Cal Doty lines a hit to left and steals 2nd. He had 18 steals all of last season and already has 9 this year! Garrett Bender grounds a hit to right and Doty heads home.....Safe! 8 to 4, Jays! But Doty is hurt... Danny Stewart will play center in the bottom of the inning. Tony Becerra draws a walk. Brian Porter clears the bases with a double to left!! 10 to 4, Jays! 2B Charlie Faber (31-R) grounds one to 3rd, but Ernie Patterson, the Gold Glover, boots it for his 1st error this year. A wild pitch scores Porter! 11 to 4, Jays! After scoring 22 runs total in 11 games, we have scored 25 in our last 3!

Won - 11 to 4

We had 13 hits and made 1 error
Orlando had 5 hits and made 2 errors

Manny Martinez went 6 innings, allowed 4 runs (2 earned), 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI.
RHP Tug Jackson faced 2 batters and got them both out.
RHP Roger Wallace (W 1-0) faced 1 batter, threw 1 pitch and got an out and a win!
LHP Bill Grant (SV 2) pitched 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 walk and struck out 2.

Larry Hemmerling went 7 innings, gave us 4 runs, 7 hits, 2 home run, 2 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he went 1 for 1 with a walk and scored a run.
RHP Gary Malone (L 0-1) went 1 inning, gave us 3 runs, 3 hits and 2 walks (1 INT).

LF Glen Lewis hit his 1st home run of his career and had 2 RBI. RF Rob Worms hit a triple. CF Cal Doty had a hit and 2 walks, stole 2 bases and scored 2 runs. C Garrett Bender had 2 hits, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 1B Tony Becerra had 2 hits with his 3rd home run, drew a walk and scored 2 runs. 3B Brian Porter hit a double, drew a walk (INT), scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. 2B Ed Diskin had 2 hits and a walk and an RBI. SS Bart Daw had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had 2 RBI.

Trudy was busy. Her report on Tug Jackson is a sore back that she thinks will bother him for a week. Cal Doty has groin tightness and should be fine in a day or two.

[Questdog]

Friday, April 19, 2002

Jacksonville Jays (6-9 .400 3.5 GB in 5th place in the Southern Division) at
Orlando Juice (10-6 .625 0 GA tied for 1st place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Danny Coreano (23-L) (0-1 2.40 ERA 15 IP, 14 H, 2 HR, 2 BB, 6 SO) Rookie vs.
ORL: Bob Carroll (26-R) (1-0 3.24 ERA 16.2 IP, 23 H, 0 HR, 4 BB, 13 SO)

Coreano only gave up 2 runs on 7 hits, 1 home runs and 2 walks with 2 strikeouts in 8 innings last time out, but took a loss.

Carroll was 7-16 with a 5.38 ERA and 1 SV in 152.1 IP last year. He led the League in walks with 105. He was 0-2 in 4 starts against us with a 5.06 ERA. 26.2 IP, 33 H, 1 HR, 19 BB, 12 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: LF Glen Lewis (21-L .276-58-1-4-.782-5 C+) Rookie
2: RF Rob Worms (29-R .259-58-0-3-.702-6 A) Gold Glove
3: 2B Ed Diskin (38-R .222-18-0-2-.675-0 C+)
4: 3B Marty Eades (31-R .365-52-2-11-.993-0 C+)
5: C Garrett Bender (28-R .268-56-0-6-.627-0 B)
6: 1B Tony Becerra (32-L .213-47-3-9-.655-1 A+)
7: CF Danny Stewart (31-L .000-7-0-0-.125-0 C+)
8: SS Charlie Faber (31-R .143-7-0-0-.286-0 B)
9: P Danny Coreano (23-L .000-3-0-0-.000-0 D) Rookie

ORLANDO
1: 3B Ernie Patterson (21-R .404-52-0-8-1.011-2 A+) Gold Glove
2: CF Ray McDonald (21-L .378-45-2-11-1.064-1 C+)
3: RF Gil Weaver (24-L .500-54-1-8-1.288-2 C+) All-Star
4: 2B Tom Howard (25-R .233-60-2-14-.709-3 B+)
5: C Mike Day (31-S .179-39-2-7-.639-0 C+)
6: 1B Roger Falbo (31-R .313-16-0-1-.796-0 A+)
7: LF Barry Magee (29-L .200-50-2-8-.650-1 A)
8: SS Danny Hutchinson (22-R .286-49-1-7-.749-2 A)
9: P Bob Carroll (26-R .250-4-0-1-.500-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Forbes Field
Weather: 72 F, Rain, with a 9 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 11,336

Top of the First:
Glen Lewis beats out an infield hit. Rob Worms strikes out... Lewis tries to steal, but gets thrown out... Ed Diskin flies out to deep right.

Bottom of the First:
Ernie Patterson flies out to deep left. Ray McDonald lines a hit to left. Gil Weaver flies out to right. McDonald steals 2nd. Tom Howard, of course, grounds a hit to left and McDonald scores... 1 to 0, Juice. Howard steals 2nd... Mike Day takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Roger Falbo, whose season ended in May last year, plunks one in front of the plate and is out, 2-3!

Top of the Second:
With 2 outs, Tony Becerra walks on 4 pitches. Danny Stewart beats out and infield hit, but calls out Trudy the Trainer.... Pinch-runner: Mike Volkman (34-L). He will stay in the game to play right and Rob Worms will move to center. Charlie Faber beats out an infield hit to load the bases up with 2 outs. P Danny Coreano swings at the first pitch and pops out to center...

Top of the Third:
Glen Lewis beats out yet another infield hit and steals 2nd. But the next three make outs...

Top of the Sixth:
Ed Diskin walks on 4 pitches. With 1 out, Garrett Bender walks on 4 pitches. Tony Becerra doubles to right center and Diskin scores! Tie Game: 1 to 1! They walk Mike Volkman intentionally to load the bases up with 1 out. PH Cal Doty (25-L) is sent up. It starts to rain. Doty grounds into a force at home, 4-2. P Danny Coreano swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd...

There is a 21 minute rain delay in the top of the 7th.

Bottom of the Seventh:
Ernie Patterson swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to left. The Bullpen gets up. He gets bunted to 2nd and then steals 3rd... With the infield in, Gil Weaver grounds a hit up the middle and Patterson scores... 2 to 1, Juice. Call to the Bullpen: Robbie Hopley (28-R). Tom Howard doubles to center... Mike Day takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with 1 out. The Bullpen hops back up. Roger Falbo swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses! Barry Magee swings at a 3-1 pitch and grounds out to the pitcher!

Top of the Ninth:
On the Hill: Ray Hayes (26-R), their closer, after 2 scoreless innings. Mike Volkman swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted. PH Brian Porter (34-S) gets beaned. PH Ismael Gonzales (34-R) strikes out on 3 pitches... Glen Lewis swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses....

Lost - 2 to 1

We had 5 whole hits and made no errors
Orlando had 9 hits and made no errors

Danny Coreano (L 0-2) went 6.1 innings, allowed 2 runs, 7 hits, 4 walks (2 INT) and struck out 1. He threw 2 WP. He has not allowed more than 2 runs in any of his 3 starts, but is winless...
RHP Robbie Hopley went 1.2 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. 50 pitches.

Bob Carroll went 6 innings, gave us 1 run, 5 hits, 5 walks (1 INT) and struck out 4.
RHP Ray Hayes (W 2-1) went 3 scoreless innings with the only base runner being hit by a pitch. He struck out 4.

LF Glen Lewis had 2 hits and a walk and stole a base. 1B Tony Becerra hit a double, drew a walk and had our RBI. CF Danny Stewart went 1 for 1.

Trudy's report on Danny Stewart is torn quadriceps and she expects him to miss 5 to 6 weeks... He's another one who is prone to injury....

[Questdog]

Saturday, April 20, 2002

CF Danny Stewart (31-L) was put on the DL. RP Tug Jackson (33-R) was also put on the DL today, because I forgot to file his paperwork yesterday... CF Frank Wendell (34-R) and RP Barry Short (33-R) were recalled from Daytona (A).

Jacksonville Jays (6-10 .375 4.5 GB in 5th place in the Southern Division) at
Orlando Juice (11-6 .647 0 GA tied for 1st place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Jim Baucom (20-L) (2-0 1.88 ERA 24 IP, 16 H, 1 HR, 7 BB, 13 SO) Rookie vs.
ORL: Antonio Perez (26-L) (2-1 4.05 ERA 20 IP, 19 H, 3 HR, 14 BB, 14 SO)

Baucom gave up 3 runs on 3 hits, 1 home runs and 5 walks with 2 strikeouts in 8 innings last time out in a win.

Perez was 14-10 with a 4.00 ERA in 225 IP last year. He was 2-0 in 3 starts against us with a 3.57 ERA. 22.2 IP, 19 H, 2 HR, 8 BB, 19 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Leander Gooding (31-R .172-58-1-4-.462-4 B+)
2: RF Rob Worms (29-R .242-62-0-3-.660-6 A) Gold Glove
3: CF Cal Doty (25-L .323-62-0-3-.762-9 C+)
4: 3B Marty Eades (31-R .339-56-2-11-.927-0 C+)
5: C Garrett Bender (28-R .254-59-0-6-.607-0 B)
6: 1B Ed Diskin (38-R .190-21-0-2-.613-0 C+)
7: LF Frank Wendell (34-R Season debut A)
8: SS Bart Daw (30-R .227-44-0-4-.642-2 A)
9: P Jim Baucom (20-L .000-8-0-0-.000-0 C) Rookie

ORLANDO
1: 3B Ernie Patterson (21-R .386-57-0-8-.958-3 A+) Gold Glove
2: CF Ray McDonald (21-L .388-49-2-11-1.059-2 C+)
3: RF Gil Weaver (24-L .500-58-1-9-1.275-2 C+) All-Star
4: 2B Tom Howard (25-R .250-64-2-15-.742-4 B+)
5: LF Barry Magee (29-L .204-54-2-8-.640-1 A)
6: 1B Joe Jones (26-R .077-13-0-0-.327-0 A+) Rookie #35 prospect
7: C Mike Day (31-S .195-41-2-7-.681-0 C+)
8: SS Roger Falbo (31-R .263-19-0-1-.679-0 B)
9: P Antonio Perez (26-S .125-8-0-1-.347-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Forbes Field
Weather: 79 F, Clear Skies, with a 9 MPH wind blowing right to left
Attendance: 13,125

Top of the First:
Leander Gooding takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Rob Worms grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. Cal Doty strikes out... Worms steals 2nd. Marty Eades flies out to deep center...

Bottom of the First:
Ernie Patterson swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds one back to the box. The ball deflects off P Jim Baucom's leg right to SS Bart Daw, who throws to 1st for the 1-6-3 out! Ray McDonald pops out to right. Gil Weaver strikes out! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the Second:
With 1 out, Barry Magee lines a hit to right center. Joe Jones pops one just over the shortstop for a hit... Mike Day draws a walk to load the bases up with 1 out... Roger Falbo flies out to deep center and the runners on 2nd and 3rd advance... 1 to 0, Juice. With 2 outs and a runner in scoring position, P Antonio Perez strikes out!

Top of the Third:
Bart Daw grounds our first hit of the game to left and gets bunted to 2nd by P Jim Baucom. Leander Gooding lines a hit to center and Daw beats the throw home and Gooding takes 2nd! Tie Game: 1 to 1. The next two make outs...

Bottom of the Third:
With 1 out, Ray McDonald grounds one to 3rd and Marty Eades throws the ball away for a 2 base error... With 2 out, Tom Howard doubles to left and McDonald scores... 2 to 1, Juice.

Top of the Fourth:
Marty Eades and Garrett Bender lead off with back to back hits. Ed Diskin tries to bunt and pops out to 3rd and they double Bender off at 1st.... Why are we bunting with crap hitters coming up?! Diskin is the guy I want knocking them in!

Bottom of the Fifth:
With 1 out, Ernie Patterson draws a walk and steals 2nd. Ray McDonald grounds a double over the 1st base bag and Patterson scores.... 3 to 1, Juice. They are scoring every time a runner gets on base... With 2 outs, Tom Howard once again comes through with a 2 out hit and McDonald scores... 4 to 1, Juice.

Top of the Sixth:
With 2 outs, Marty Eades doubles to center, but calls out Trudy the Trainer.... Man! She is earning her pay! Pinch-runner: Brian Porter (34-S), who will stay in to play 3rd.

Bottom of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Justin Reddick (29-R). With 1 out, Tom Howard lines a hit to left. Barry Magee lines a hit to right and Howard goes to 3rd without a throw... The Bullpen is back up. Joe Jones draws a walk to load the bases up with 1 out... Mike Day flies out to left and Howard tags up and scores and Magee takes 3rd.... 5 to 1, Juice. Roger Falbo grounds a hit to right and Magee scores and Jones heads to 3rd, but Rob Worms throws Falbo out trying to take 2nd! 6 to 1, Juice. But Worms comes into the dugout and goes to see Trudy the Trainer.... Unbelievable!

Top of the Ninth:
Cal Doty, who up to this point is 0 for 15 off P Antonio Perez, hits a home run to right! 6 to 2, Juice.

Lost - 6 to 2

I KNOW we are a lot better team this year than we were last year, but it is not showing up in the win-loss columns, yet....

We had 9 hits and made 1 error
Orlando had 9 hits and made no errors

Jim Baucom (L 2-1) went 7 innings, allowed 4 runs (3 earned), 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5.
RHP Justin Reddick went 1 inning, allowed 2 runs, 3 hits and 1 walk.

Antonio Perez (W 3-1) went 9 innings (CG), gave us 2 runs, 9 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 4. 113 pitches. 1st CG against us this year in our 17th game. After 17 games last year, we had 6 against us and we were shut out 3 times. We have yet to be shut out this season, though runs have still been mostly hard to come by.

2B Leander Gooding had a hit and a walk and an RBI. CF Cal Doty hit his 1st home run of the season. 3B Marty Eades had 2 hits with a double. C Garrett Bender had 2 hits. PH Ismael Gonzales hit a double, but thought it was a triple...

For Orlando, 2B Tom Howard had 3 hits with a double, stole a base, scored a run and had 2 RBI.

Trudy's report on Ron Worms is a sprained elbow that should bother him for a week or two, but should not hamper his hitting. Marty Eades had a sports hernia and she expects him to miss six weeks.... That is a BIG blow to our offense.... No more .963 OPS in the cleanup spot...

[Westheim]

Please check whether the ballpark lies in a current warzone of former minefield, because they're dropping at an unnatural pace.

[Questdog]

Sunday, April 21, 2002

3B Marty Eades (31-R) was put on the DL. 2B Junior Danielson (30-R) was recalled from Daytona (A).

Jacksonville Jays (6-11 .353 5.5 GB in 6th place in the Southern Division) at
Orlando Juice (12-6 .647 0 GA tied for 1st place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Mike Gaddis (33-R) (1-1 5.29 ERA 17 IP, 24 H, 4 HR, 5 BB, 10 SO) vs.
ORL: Clark Davis (24-R) (3-1 4.94 ERA 31 IP, 32 H, 1 HR, 6 BB, 17 SO)

Gaddis gave up 2 runs on 8 hits and 2 walks with 4 strikeouts in 7 innings last time out in a win.

Davis is their #1 starter. He was 7-17 with a 3.25 ERA in 224.1 IP last year. We only faced him once and beat him, but only scored 2 runs on 7 hits and 3 walks with 4 strikeouts in 6.1 innings.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: LF Glen Lewis (21-L .290-62-1-4-.805-6 C+) Rookie
2: RF Rob Worms (29-R .227-66-0-3-.624-7 A) Gold Glove Sprained elbow
3: CF Cal Doty (25-L .318-66-1-4-.793-9 C+)
4: C Garrett Bender (28-R .270-63-0-6-.631-0 B)
5: 1B Tony Becerra (32-L .220-50-3-10-.690-1 A+)
6: 3B Ed Diskin (38-R .160-25-0-2-.521-0 C)
7: 2B Leander Gooding (31-R .180-61-1-5-.485-4 B+)
8: SS Bart Daw (30-R .234-47-0-4-.643-2 A)
9: P Mike Gaddis (33-R .000-4-0-0-.000-0 F)

ORLANDO
1: 3B Ernie Patterson (21-R .367-60-0-8-.920-4 A+) Gold Glove
2: CF Ray McDonald (21-L .377-53-2-12-1.036-2 C+)
3: 1B Gil Weaver (24-L .468-62-1-9-1.199-2 C+) All-Star
4: 2B Tom Howard (25-R .279-68-2-17-.799-5 B+)
5: LF Barry Magee (29-L .224-58-2-8-.663-1 A)
6: RF Ted Mason (24-R .125-8-0-0-.347-0 C+)
7: SS Danny Hutchinson (23-R .275-51-1-7-.745-2 A)
8: C Mike Day (31-S .209-43-2-8-.700-0 C+)
9: P Clark Davis (24-R .182-11-0-2-.455-0 C+)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Forbes Field
Weather: 64 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 10 MPH wind blowing left to right
Attendance: 14,059

Top of the First:
Glen Lewis strikes out... Rob Worms grounds out to short. Cal Doty grounds a hit up the middle. He gets caught stealing...

Bottom of the First:
Ernie Patterson swings at the first pitch and pops out to center. Ray McDonald swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Gil Weaver flies out to right! 1-2-3!

Top of the Second:
With 1 out, Tony Becerra takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 and steals 2nd. Ed Diskin triples off the top of the fence in left! 1 to 0, Jays! Leander Gooding flies out to right and Diskin scores without a throw! 2 to 0, Jays!

Bottom of the Second:
With 1 out, Barry Magee swings at the first pitch and pokes a hit to center. Ted Mason pokes one 489 ft. to center... Tie Game: 2 to 2.

Bottom of the Sixth:
Ernie Patterson swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit up the middle and then gets bunted to 2nd. We walk Gil Weaver intentionally and then they pull off a double steal... Tom Howard swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds a double over the 3rd base bag and both runners score... 4 to 2, Juice. The Bullpen gets up. We walk Barry Magee intentionally... Can't anyone see that these walks are not working out in our favor? Ted Mason lines a hit to right and Howard scores... 5 to 2, Juice. Call to the Bullpen: Barry Short (33-R). Brian Porter (34-S) is in to play 3rd in a double switch. Danny Hutchinson grounds a hit to left and Magee heads home.... Glen Lewis throws the ball to the backstop for an error and the runners move up... 6 to 2, Juice. We walk Mike Day intentionally.... We have now loaded the bases this inning with intentional walks! Insanity! P Clark Davis grounds into a 1-2-3 double play!

Top of the Seventh:
Leander Gooding swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to left. Bart Daw grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4. Brian Porter beats out an infield hit. Glen Lewis takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with 1 out. That does it for P Clark Davis. New Pitcher: Ray Hayes (26-R), their closer, who got the win on Friday with 3 hitless innings, but gave us 4 runs (3 earned) in an inning on Thursday. Rob Worms swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses... Cal Doty pops out to 3rd...

Bottom of the Seventh:
Ernie Patterson swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds one to short, but Bart Daw boots it... Ray McDonald bunts the runner up. Gil Weaver lines a hit to right. The Bullpen is back up. Tom Howard, who gets an RBI every time up, it seems, swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines out to left and Patterson tags up and scores. 7 to 2, Juice.

Top of the Eighth:
With 2 outs, PH Mike Volkman (34-L) hits a home run to right! 7 to 3, Juice.

Bottom of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Roger Wallace (26-R). He strikes out the side in order!

Lost - 7 to 3

We now have the same winning percentage (.333) that we had last year...

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

Mike Gaddis (L 1-2) went 5.1 innings, allowed 6 runs, 7 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks (2 INT) and struck out 1. At bat, he had a hit.
RHP Barry Short went 1.2 innings, allowed 1 unearned run, 2 hits and 1 walk (INT).
RHP Roger Wallace pitched a perfect inning and struck out the side.

Clark Davis (W 4-1) went 6.1 innings, gave us 2 runs, 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 6.

LF Glen Lewis had a hit and a walk. 3B Ed Diskin hit a double and a triple, scored a run and had an RBI. PH Mike Volkman hit his 1st home run of the season.

For Orlando, 2B Tom Howard hit a double, scored a run and had 3 RBI. RF Ted Mason had 2 hits with his 1st home run and had 3 RBI.

Trudy's report on - what? No report from Trudy today!