Millennial League Baseball, est. 2001

[Questdog]

Someone could have mentioned that I forgot to change the old calendar out for a new one...
I have been reporting the wrong year since Opening Day....
Had to go back and edit EVERY post....

It might be why our record has not improved over last year; they thought is was still last year.....

[Questdog]

Friday, May 24, 2002

Today is Barry Finney's 27th birthday!

Another left going against us, so we have to wait for the first Major League start of 1B Jack Washburn (20-L). Hopefully, we can get him in the game today.

Jacksonville Jays (18-29 .383 11 GB in 7th place in the Southern Division) at
Buffalo Bombers (24-23 .511 3 GB tied for 5th place in the Northern Division)

JAX: Ernesto Noyola (22-R) (2-1 5.55 ERA 24.1 IP, 33 H, 5 HR, 12 BB, 13 SO) Rookie vs.
BUF: Matt Nielson (32-L) (4-3 4.01 ERA 60.2 IP, 56 H, 6 HR, 20 BB, 30 SO)

Noyola lost his last start with 5 runs allowed on 8 hits, 3 home runs and 1 walk with no strikeouts in 5 innings. It was his first loss of the season, but if he gets hammered today, which is very likely, he will head to Daytona (A) for more seasoning...

Nielson was 12-11 with a 3.42 ERA in 218.2 IP last year. He was 2-0 in 2 starts against us with a 2.40 ERA. 15 IP, 18 H, 0 HR, 3 BB, 5 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Leander Gooding (31-R .243-169-1-14-.601-8 B+)
2: SS Bart Daw (30-R .242-132-1-13-.615-4 A)
3: 1B Ed Diskin (38-R .223-103-1-11-.653-4 C)
4: LF Brian Porter (34-S .282-78-2-10-.849-0 C)
5: C Bert Swope (30-S .269-52-1-5-.762-0 B)
6: CF Rob Worms (29-R .193-140-3-11-.578-12 C) Gold Glove(RF)
7: RF Glen Lewis (21-L .289-149-2-16-.786-9 C) Rookie
8: 3B Charlie Faber (31-R .167-48-0-0-.468-0 B+)
9: P Ernesto Noyola (22-R .286-7-0-0-.571-0 F) Rookie

BUFFALO
1: 2B Dan Faust (32-R .244-176-0-8-.603-6 B)
2: 3B Duane Keepers (26-S .250-132-4-15-.684-6 C+)
3: RF Ivan Moreno (30-L .315-184-15-38-.987-1 C)
4: LF Mickey Lynn (29-L .201-174-10-26-.684-1 B) Silver Slugger/All-Star
5: 1B Frank Cohen (26-R .314-172-10-24-.949-2 C+) All-Star
6: CF Tom Hamm (32-R .308-182-3-20-.789-11 C+) All-Star
7: SS Dave Lloyd (29-R .257-105-3-19-.722-0 C+) All-Star
8: C Dick Lyles (35-R .256-78-2-11-.777-0 C)
9: P Matt Nielson (32-L .143-21-0-3-.420-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park
Weather: 57 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 12 MPH wind blowing out to center
Attendance: 11,613

That wind carries a whiff of the doom of Ernesto Noyola....

Top of the First:
Leander Gooding flies out to deep center. Bart Daw strikes out... Ed Diskin swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short...

Bottom of the First:
Dan Faust pops out to 2nd. Duane Keepers flies out to right. Ivan Moreno grounds out to 3rd! 1-2-3!

Top of the Second:
With 1 out, Bert Swope hits a home run to center! 1 to 0, Jays! With 2 outs, Glen Lewis hits a home run to right! 2 to 0, Jays!

Bottom of the Second:
Mickey Lynn takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Frank Cohen grounds one to 3rd, but Charlie Faber boots it... Tom Hamm takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with no outs... Dave Lloyd grounds into a 6-4-3 double play and Lynn scores and Cohen goes to 3rd. 2 to 1, Jays. Dick Lyles flies out to right!

Bottom of the Third:
P Matt Nielson lines a hit to left... Dan Faust bunts into a force at 2nd, 1-6, and then tries to steal, but we have a pitchout on and C Bert Swope throws him out! Duane Keepers triples to right... Ivan Moreno lines a hit to right and Keepers scores... Tie Game: 2 to 2.

Top of the Fourth:
With 2 outs, Glen Lewis grounds a hit up the middle. Charlie Faber lines a hit to left. P Ernesto Noyola lines a hit to left and Lewis scores! 3 to 2, Jays!

Bottom of the Fourth:
Frank Cohen grounds a double over the 3rd base bag... Tom Hamm takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4.... The Bullpen gets up. Dave Lloyd bunts the runners up. We walk Dick Lyles intentionally to load the bases up with 1 out. P Matt Nielson strikes out on 3 pitches. Dan Faust lines a hit to left and 2 runs score.... 4 to 3, Bombers.

Top of the Fifth:
Bart Daw leads off with a walk and steals 2nd. Ed Diskin swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds a hit to left and Daw heads home..... The throw by Mickey Lynn is to the backstop for an error! Tie Game: 4 to 4! With 2 outs, Rob Worms doubles to left and Diskin scores! 5 to 4, Jays! That does it for P Matt Nielson. New Pitcher: Keith Casebolt (24-L), a rookie with a 3.12 ERA in 8.2 IP with 7 BB. Glen Lewis lines one right to CF Tom Hamm, but it hits off the heel of his glove for a 2 base error and Worms scores! 6 to 4, Jays!

Bottom of the Fifth:
Ivan Moreno leads off with a home run to right center... 6 to 5, Jays. The Bullpen gets up... With 1 out, Frank Cohen grounds a hit to left. A wild pitch sends him to 2nd and a ground ball out sends him to 3rd. Dave Lloyd gets utterly fooled on a 1-1 pitch but pops it just over the 2nd baseman for a hit and Cohen scores... Tie Game: 6 to 6. Pia! A train ticket!

Top of the Sixth:
Leander Gooding walks and Bart Daw bunts him to 2nd. When runs are flowing as freely as they are today, why the heck are we bunting? With 2 outs, Brian Porter lines a hit to left center and Gooding scores! 7 to 6, Jays! It is the sixth straight half inning that a team has scored...

In the bottom of the Sixth, we hold them scoreless!

Top of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Dale Kumpf (31-R), with a 4.58 ERA in 19.2 IP. With 1 out, Glen Lewis swings at the first pitch and hits a double to left. PH Jack Washburn (20-L) is sent up to make his Major League debut. He swings at a 2-1 pitch and hits it 460 ft. to dead center for a home run!! 9 to 6, Jays! Washburn will stay in the game to play 1st and Ed Diskin will move to 3rd.

Top of the Eighth:
With 2 outs, Brian Porter hits a home run to right center! 10 to 6, Jays. Fifth straight inning that we have scored!

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Terry Lies (23-R), a rookie with a 1.93 ERA in 28 IP. He was my top coveted reliever in this year's B Leagues draft. Rob Worms hits a home run to left! 11 to 6, Jays!

Won - 11 to 6

We set a new team record with 5 home runs!
The old record was 3 and we only did that twice.
We tied our season high in runs!

We had 12 hits and made 2 errors
Buffalo had 12 hits and made 4 errors

Ernesto Noyola went 4.2 innings, allowed 6 runs (5 earned), 8 hits, 1 home run, 4 walks (1 INT) and struck out 1. He threw a WP. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI.
RHP Tug Jackson (W 3-0) went 1.1 scoreless innings and allowed 1 walk.
RHP Jim Kenzy (H 2) went 2 scoreless innings and allowed 2 hits.
RHP Roger Wallace went 1 scoreless inning, allowed 2 hits and struck out 2.

Matt Nielson went 4.2 innings, gave us 6 runs (5 earned), 7 hits, 2 home run, 1 walk and struck out 3.
LHP Keith Casebolt (L 0-1) went 1.1 innings, gave us 1 run, 1 hit, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 1.

1B/3B Ed Diskin had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. LF/3B Brian Porter had 2 hits with his 3rd home run of the season and 2 RBI. C Bert Swope hit his 2nd home run. CF/RF Rob Worms hit a double and his 4th home run, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. RF Glen Lewis had 3 hits with a double and his 3rd home run and scored 3 runs. 3B Charlie Faber went 1 for 2 with a walk. PH/1B Jack Washburn, in his Major League debut hit a home run in his first Major League at bat and had 2 RBI.

For Buffalo, RF Ivan Moreno had 3 hits with his League leading 16th home run and 2 RBI. 1B Frank Cohen had 3 hits with a double and scored 2 runs.

[Questdog]

Saturday, May 25, 2002

P Ernesto Noyola (22-R) was sent back to Daytona (A) and P Marco Gonzalez (27-R) was recalled. Gonzalez was 0-2 with a 6.57 ERA earlier for the Jays.

Jacksonville Jays (19-29 .396 11 GB tied for 6th place in the Southern Division) at
Buffalo Bombers (24-24 .500 3 GB tied for 5th place in the Northern Division)

JAX: Dalton Hartman (25-R) (1-0 0.00 ERA 9 IP, 8 H, 0 HR, 0 BB, 5 SO) vs.
BUF: Danny Belsky (29-R) (4-3 4.92 ERA 53 IP, 65 H, 7 HR, 21 BB, 38 SO)

Hartman gave up 1 unearned run in his first start of the season. This will be his 2nd and we expect it to get ugly...

Belsky was 11-13 with a 3.30 ERA in 191 IP last year. He was 2-0 in 2 starts against us with a CG and a 2.12 ERA. 17 IP, 10 H, 1 HR, 2 BB, 11 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Leander Gooding (31-R .237-173-1-14-.591-8 B+)
2: RF Mike Volkman (34-L .239-92-3-14-.714-1 D+)
3: LF Glen Lewis (21-L .299-154-3-17-.824-9 C+) Rookie
4: 3B Brian Porter (34-S .289-83-3-12-.882-0 C+)
5: C Bert Swope (30-S .263-57-2-6-.784-0 B)
6: 1B Jack Washburn (20-L .500-2-1-2-2.500-0 B) Rookie 1st ML start
7: CF Frank Wendell (34-R .228-57-1-7-.570-1 C+)
8: SS Bart Daw (30-R .237-135-1-13-.607-5 A)
9: P Dalton Hartman (25-R .333-3-0-1-.667-0 F)

BUFFALO
1: 2B Dan Faust (32-R .249-181-0-10-.608-6 B)
2: 3B Duane Keepers (26-S .250-136-4-15-.698-6 C+)
3: RF Ivan Moreno (30-L .323-189-16-40-1.008-1 C)
4: LF Mickey Lynn (29-L .197-178-10-26-.673-1 B) Silver Slugger/All-Star
5: 1B Frank Cohen (26-R .322-177-10-24-.961-2 C+) All-Star
6: CF Tom Hamm (32-R .310-184-3-20-.798-11 C+) All-Star
7: SS Dave Lloyd (29-R .259-108-3-20-.720-0 C+) All-Star
8: C Phil Ebel (35-R .181-83-0-11-.466-0 C+) All-Star
9: P Danny Belsky (29-S .167-18-0-2-.333-0 C)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park
Weather: 62 F, Clear Skies, with a 20 MPH wind blowing out to left
Attendance: 12,238

The wind is very strong.... Poor Dalton Hartman....
We will give him another chance, no matter how today goes...

Top of the First:
Leander Gooding flies out to center. Mike Volkman grounds out to 3rd. Glen Lewis grounds out to 3rd...

Bottom of the First:
Please fasten your seat belts... Dan Faust grounds a hit to center. Duane Keepers doubles off the wall in center and Faust scores and Keepers ends up on 3rd... 1 to 0, Bombers. Ivan Moreno hits a home run to right... 3 to 0, Bombers. Mickey Lynn doubles to center... Well, I thought it would go badly, but not THIS badly... The Bullpen is up. Frank Cohen flies out to center! We have an out! Tom Hamm flies out to deep center and Lynn tags up and moves to 3rd. Dave Lloyd lines a hit to right and Lynn scores... 4 to 0, Bombers. Phil Ebel strikes out on 3 pitches.

Top of the Second:
Brian Porter doubles to right center and goes to 3rd on a ground out. Jack Washburn hits a home run to right center!! 4 to 2, Bombers. 3 career AB and 2 HR!

Bottom of the Third:
With 1 out, Mickey Lynn grounds a hit to right. Frank Cohen lines a 3-2 pitch to left for a hit. The Bullpen is back up. Tom Hamm grounds a hit up the middle and Lynn scores... 5 to 2, Bombers.

Bottom of the Fourth:
Dan Faust swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to right. The Bullpen is up again... Duane Keepers bunts the runner up. Ivan Moreno grounds one to short, but Bart Daw boots it.... Call to the Bullpen: Tug Jackson (33-R). Mickey Lynn grounds out to 1st, 3-1, and Moreno goes to 2nd, but Faust holds at 3rd. A passed ball scored Faust... 6 to 2, Bombers. Frank Cohen strikes out looking!

Top of the Fifth:
Frank Wendell lines a hit to right. Bart Daw hits a home run to left center!! 6 to 4, Bombers. With 1 out, Leander Gooding, Mike Volkman and Glen Lewis all single to load the bases up. Brian Porter lines a hit to right and 2 runs score!! Tie Game: 6 to 6! That does it for P Danny Belsky. New Pitcher: Keith Casebolt (24-L), the rookie who took the loss yesterday by giving us a run in 1.1 innings. Bert Swope strikes out on 3 pitches. We let Jack Washburn bat against the lefty and he strikes out looking on 3 pitches...

Top of the Sixth:
Frank Wendell pops one up to shallow right center that no one can reach and he ends up with a double! Bart Daw grounds a hit to left and Wendell beats the throw home! 7 to 6, Jays! P Barry Finney (27-R) is allowed to bat and he bunts the runner up. They walk Leander Gooding intentionally. PH Rob Worms (29-R) flies out to center and Daw tags up and beats the throw to 3rd. Glen Lewis lines a hit to left and Daw scores! 8 to 6, Jays!

Top of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Tim Fox (28-L), who faced 1 batter yesterday and got him out. We let Jack Washburn bat and he grounds a hit up the middle! Frank Wendell beats out an infield hit! Bart Daw strikes out, but the umpire calls catcher's interference and the bases are loaded with no outs! PH Barry Laskowski (35-R) swings at the first pitch and flies out to right and Washburn, who is very, very fast tags up and scores! Wendell takes 3rd. 9 to 6, Jays! Leander Gooding flies out to deep center and Wendell tags up and scores! 10 to 6, Jays! Back to back double digit scoring games for the first time ever and 3 of our last 4!!

Bottom of the Eighth:
On the Hill: Roger Wallace (26-R), after a perfect 7th. With 1 out, Phil Ebel swings at a 3-2 pitch and doubles to left center. PH Larry McCoy (28-S), who was 0 for 1 yesterday, gets beaned. The Bullpen gets up. Dan Faust grounds a hit up the middle and the 35 year old catcher, Ebel, beats the throw home... 10 to 7, Jays. With 2 outs, Ivan Moreno walks in 4 pitches to load the bases up. Call to the Bullpen: Bill Grant (31-L). Mickey Lynn strikes out looking!!!!!

Won - 10 to 7

We had 17 hits (a new season high!) and made 1 error
Buffalo had 14 hits and made 1 error

Dalton Hartman went 3.1 innings, allowed 6 runs (5 earned), 9 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 1. 80 pitches.
RHP Tug Jackson faced 2 batters and got them both out with 1 strikeout.
RHP Barry Finney (W 1-0) went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 walk and struck out 3.
RHP Roger Wallace went 1.2 innings, allowed 1 run, 2 hits, 1 walk. 1 HBP and struck out 2.
LHP Bill Grant (SV 5) went 1.1 scoreless innings, allowed 3 hits and struck out 1.

Danny Belsky went 4.1 innings, gave us 6 runs, 10 hits, 2 home runs, no walks and struck out 1.
LHP Keith Casebolt (L 0-2) went 1.2 innings, gave us 2 runs, 3 hits, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 2. He earned the loss for the 2nd day in a row.

2B Leander Gooding had 2 hits and a walk (INT), scored a run and had an RBI. LF Glenn Lewis had 3 hits and an RBI. He leads all rookies in ALL of the rate stats. I won't mention that he is the only rookie who has enough plate appearances to qualify.... 3B Brian Porter had 2 hits with a double and a walk, scored a run and had 2 RBI. 1B Jack Washburn, in his 1st Major League start, had 2 hits with his 2nd home run, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. CF Frank Wendell had 3 hits with a double and scored 3 runs. SS Bart Daw had 2 hits with his 2nd home run, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI. PH Barry Laskowski hit a SF.

For Buffalo, 2B Dan Faust had 3 hits, scored 2 runs and had an RBI.

[Questdog]

Sunday, May 26, 2002

CF Cal Doty (25-L) has been cleared to play by Trudy the Trainer! So he was activated from the DL and LF Joe Roberts (31-L), 1 for 14 (.073) since being call up, was sent back to Daytona (A).

The first returns of the All-Star balloting have been released by the League and no one from the Jays is listed among the leaders.... I am hopeful, though, that we will get at least one player on the roster this season. RP Bill Grant (31-L) is certainly pitching well enough. CF Cal Doty and 3B Marty Eades (30-R) were candidates before they went down with injury. Rookie Glen Lewis (21-L) and P Jim Baucom (20-L) have a chance if they step it up in June. 3B Brian Porter is hitting well enough, but needs to keep it up, which is doubtful, and he has only started 16 games.

Jacksonville Jays (20-29 .408 11 GB in 6th place in the Southern Division) at
Buffalo Bombers (24-25 .490 4 GB in 7th place in the Northern Division)

JAX: Jim Baucom (20-L) (3-3 2.75 ERA 72 IP, 64 H, 4 HR, 21 BB, 45 SO) Rookie vs.
BUF: Marty Hunter (33-R) (4-1 4.63 ERA 46.2 IP, 54 H, 6 HR, 14 BB, 29 SO)

Baucom gave up 2 runs on 9 hits and 1 walk with 4 strikeouts in 6.1 innings last time out in a no decision that we won.

Hunter was 11-11 with a 4.30 ERA in 198.2 IP last year. He was 1-0 in 2 starts against us with a 5 hit shutout and a 3.55 ERA. 12.2 IP, 11 H, 1 HR, 2 BB, 9 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Cal Doty (25-L .307-75-1-5-.753-9 C+)
2: 2B Leander Gooding (31-R .243-177-1-15-.602-8 B+)
3: LF Glen Lewis (21-L .308-159-3-18-.836-9 C+) Rookie
4: 3B Brian Porter (34-S .299-87-3-14-.905-0 C+)
5: C Bert Swope (30-S .258-62-2-6-.754-0 B)
6: 1B Jack Washburn (20-L .429-7-2-4-1.714-0 B) Rookie
7: RF Rob Worms (29-R .204-147-4-13-.617-12 A) Gold Glove
8: SS Bart Daw (30-R .245-139-2-16-.639-5 A)
9: P Jim Baucom (20-L .000-16-0-0-.000-0 C) Rookie

BUFFALO
1: 2B Dan Faust (32-R .257-187-0-11-.621-6 B)
2: CF Tom Hamm (32-R .307-189-3-21-.788-11 C+) All-Star
3: RF Ivan Moreno (30-L .321-193-17-42-1.016-1 C)
4: 1B Frank Cohen (26-R .324-182-10-24-.957-2 C+) All-Star
5: LF Mickey Lynn (29-L .202-183-10-26-.682-1 B) Silver Slugger/All-Star
6: SS Dave Lloyd (29-R .265-113-3-21-.724-0 C+) All-Star
7: 3B Roberto Lopez (25-L .395-38-1-6-1.042-0 C+)
8: C Dick Lyles (35-R .247-81-2-11-.757-0 C)
9: P Marty Hunter (33-S .250-16-0-3-.500-0 F)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park
Weather: 72 F, Clear Skies, with an 11 MPH wind blowing out to left
Attendance: 10,598

Top of the First:
Cal Doty, who has not played in a month, swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd. Leander Gooding pops out to short. Glen Lewis swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to the warning track in left...

Bottom of the First:
Dan Faust, 8 for 14 (.571) so far in this series, grounds out to 3rd. Tom Hamm swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short. Ivan Moreno, 6 for 14 (.429) with 2 HR and 5 RBI this series, hits a home run to left center... 1 to 0, Bombers. His third straight game with a home run... He now leads all Jay opponents... Frank Cohen swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to short.

Top of the Third:
Rob Worms swings at a 3-2 pitch and doubles to left. A wild pitch sends him to 3rd. With the infield in, Bart Daw grounds out to short, Dave Lloyd making a great stop, and Worms holds. P Jim Baucom, 0 for 16 in his career, swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit through the left side of the drawn in infield and Worms scores! Tie Game: 1 to 1. With 2 outs, Leander Gooding grounds one to short, but Dave Lloyd, who just made a great play, makes a bad throw to 2nd for an error. Glen Lewis swings at a 3-2 pitch and hits a home run to right!!! 4 to 1, Jays!

Bottom of the Third:
P Marty Hunter swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit up the middle and Cal Doty overruns the ball for an error... With 1 out, Tom Hamm lines a hit to center and P Hunter heads home, but Cal Doty makes up for his error by throwing him out! Ivan Moreno doubles to center and Hamm scores... 4 to 2, Jays.

Top of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Jack Washburn triples to right! Rob Worms swings at the first pitch and flies out to right and Washburn tags up and scores! 5 to 2, Jays!

Bottom of the Fourth:
Mickey Lynn knocks an 0-2 pitch over the center fielder's head for a double... But the next three make outs!

Bottom of the Seventh:
With 1 out, Dick Lyles grounds an 0-2 pitch down the right field line for a double. The Bullpen gets up. With 2 outs, Dan Faust swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit up the middle and Lyles, the old slow catcher, beats the throw home... 5 to 3, Jays.

Top of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Dale Kumpf (31-R), who gave us 3 runs and 2 HR in 1.2 innings on Friday. Leander Gooding swings at the first pitch and grounds a double down the left field line! They walk Glen Lewis intentionally and the next three make outs...

Bottom of the Ninth:
P Jim Baucom is at 94 pitches. Tony Becerra is in to play 1st, Charlie Faber is in to play 3rd and Frank Wendell is in to play left. 6-7-8 up for Buffalo. The Bullpen is ready. Dave Lloyd grounds out to 3rd. Roberto Lopez swings at the first pitch and grounds out to the pitcher. Dick Lyles swings at a 3-1 pitch and grounds out to 2nd and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 5 to 3

We win the series, 3 to 1!
Only the 2nd time ever we have won a 4 game series!
We won 3 of 4 at Columbus in June of last year as part of our legendary 6 game winning streak.

We had 6 hits and made 1 error
Buffalo had 9 hits and made 1 error

Jim Baucom (W 4-3) went 9 innings, allowed 3 runs, 9 hits, 1 home run, no walks, 1 HBP and struck out 5. 104 pitches. At bat, he had his 1st Major League hit and his first RBI and scored his 1st run. The HBP was Ivan Moreno, who had homered off him earlier... He ties Victor Espinoza for the most CG in Jay history with 3!

Marty Hunter (L 4-2) went 5.2 innings, gave us 5 runs (2 earned), 5 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 3. He threw a WP. At bat, he had a hit.

2B Leander Gooding hit a double and scored a run. LF Glen Lewis hit his 4th home run of the season, was walked intentionally and had 3 RBI. 1B jack Washburn had 2 hits with a triple and scored a run. He tried to steal his 1st base, but was caught. RF Rob Worms hit a double, drew a walk, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI.

[Questdog]

May 27, 2002

Monday Morning Report
Player of the Week - Terry Wolf, 2B, Charlotte (30-L .336/.384/.534) Had 11 hits, 3 2B, 2 HR, 2 BB, 1 SO, 5 R and 5 RBI in 6 G (2nd career PoW)

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

May 20 - Dave Lutes (27-R) of Charlotte pitched a 5 hit shutout at Richmond. He walked 1 and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit. He is now 2-5 with a 3.69 ERA in 8 starts. The Hornets won, 3 to 0, and only had 5 hits themselves.
May 21 - Robin Morris (28-R) of Memphis pitched a 5 hit shutout at Orlando. He walked 1, hit a batter and struck out 5. At bat, he scored a run. It was only his 2nd start of the season. He is now 3-0 with 1.36 ERA in 2 starts (13 G). The Mules won, 3 to 0.
May 21 - Bill Cortright (34-R) of Ottawa pitched a 1 hit shutout at home versus Providence. He walked 1 and struck out 9. The lone hit was a 2 out single int the 8th. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had 2 RBI. He is now 3-2 with a 2.41 ERA in 9 starts. The Otters won, 9 to 0.
May 22 - Steve Weston (26-L) of Rochester pitched a 4 hit shutout at home versus Hartford. He walked 5 and struck out 10. 147 pitches thrown. At bat, he had 2 hits. He is now 5-2 with a 1.79 ERA in 11 starts. The Roosters won, 3 to 0.
May 23 - Charlotte lost All-Star LF John Hartz (37-R) for a month with a high ankle sprain. He was batting .302 with 3 HR and 17 RBI and an .868 OPS in 116 AB.
May 23 - Providence lost 3B Israel Villegas (31-R) for 7 weeks with torn quadriceps. He was batting .327 with 9 HR and a League leading 38 RBI and a .959 OPS in 162 AB.
May 24 - RF John King (32-R) of Rochester had 4 hits with 2 home runs and 5 RBI at home versus Orlando. The Roosters won, 11 to 4.
May 24 - CF Jorge Moreida (23-L) of Columbus had 3 hits with a double and a home run, scored 2 runs and had 5 RBI at Charlotte, but the Explorers lost, 8 to 7, in 10 innings.
May 25 - CF Sergio Acevedo (28-R) of Birmingham had 3 hits with 2 home runs, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBI at home versus Hartford. He raised his BA to .190. He is 2nd in the League with 14 HR. The Barons won, 6 to 5.

[Questdog]

Monday, May 27, 2002

P Manny Martinez (30-R) is eligible to come off the DL and we have sent him to Daytona (A) with strict instructions that he is not to pitch! If we do not get a good offer for him by the Trade deadline (in less than 3 weeks), then I guess we will let him pitch until his arm falls off...

We are in Providence to play a 4 game series. The Steamrollers just lost 3 of 4 here to Richmond. They are the last team left that we have never beaten. We were 0-8 against them last season. They are tied for 3rd in scoring with 4.54 runs per game (Jacksonville is up to #13 with 3.74!). They are last in the League in stolen bases (16) and we are 2nd (55). Birmingham leads with 61. The Steamrollers are 6th in fewest runs allowed with 3.98 per game (Jacksonville is #11 with 4.16). Their run differential is +28, 2nd best in the League behind Charlotte (+39) and ours is -21, 3rd worst.

Jacksonville Jays (21-29 .420 10 GB in 6th place in the Southern Division) at
Providence Steamrollers (27-23 .540 1 GB in 3rd place in the Northern Division)

JAX: Danny Coreano (23-L) (1-6 4.70 ERA 51.2 IP, 64 H, 3 HR, 16 BB, 24 SO) Rookie vs.
PROV: Jim Riggs (32-R) (5-4 2.11 ERA 76.2 IP, 62 H, 7 HR, 16 BB, 53 SO) Hurler/All-Star

Coreano's ERA was under 3 until his last 2 starts, both of which were utter disasters. He gave up 6 runs on 6 hits and 1 walk with 1 strikeout in 3 innings last time out in a no decision that we won.

Riggs is 5th in the League in ERA. Last year, he was 17-9 with a 2.39 ERA in a League leading 255.2 IP. He won the Hurler Trophy and was 2nd in the Ace Award voting and led the League in shutouts with 6. He was 1-0 with a CG in 2 starts against us with a 1.69 ERA. 16 IP, 12 H, 0 HR, 0 BB, 11 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Cal Doty (25-L .291-79-1-5-.716-9 C+)
2: 2B Leander Gooding (31-R .243-181-1-15-.605-8 B+)
3: LF Glen Lewis (21-L .309-162-4-21-.854-9 C+) Rookie
4: 3B Brian Porter (34-S .286-91-3-14-.866-0 C+)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (20-L .455-11-2-4-1.636-0 B) Rookie
6: C Garrett Bender (28-R .245-147-1-13-.588-0 B)
7: RF Rob Worms (29-R .208-149-4-14-.631-13 A) Gold Glove
8: SS Bart Daw (30-R .238-143-2-16-.622-5 A)
9: P Danny Coreano (23-L .000-13-0-0-.000-0 F) Rookie

PROVIDENCE
1: CF Steve McKee (28-R .238-63-1-10-.612-3 B)
2: LF Juan Duarte (23-R .297-185-2-21-.748-2 B+)
3: 1B Gus Milam (34-R .279-183-11-38-.871-2 C+) All-Star
4: 3B Mike Hughes (27-R .305-131-3-17-.790-0 B) All-Star
5: RF Carter Bates (32-S .253-87-1-8-.600-0 B)
6: C Doug Bowers (27-R .200-100-1-9-.593-0 C)
7: 2B Andy Povich (26-L .264-125-2-12-.676-5 A) Gold Glove Strained hamstring
8: SS T.R. Hunter (25-R .293-174-6-32-.787-2 B+)
9: P Jim Riggs (32-S .040-25-0-0-.080-0 D) Hurler/All-Star

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Providence Stadium
Weather: 63 F, Overcast, with a 9 MPH wind blowing right to left
Attendance: 8,257

Top of the First:
Cal Doty flies out to deep left. Leander Gooding lines a hit to left. He gets caught stealing... Glen Lewis swings at a 3-2 pitch and hits a home run to right center! 1 to 0, Jays! Why could you not stay put, Leander? Brian Porter lines a double to right. Jack Washburn swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses....

Bottom of the First:
Steve McKee doubles to right... Juan Duarte lines a hard hit to left... Gus Milam strikes out looking! Mike Hughes lines a double to left and McKee scores... Tie Game: 1 to 1. P Danny Coreano has turned into a batting tee.... Carter Bates pops out to short. Doug Bowers flies out to deep center!

Top of the Third:
P Jim Riggs strikes out the side in order...

Bottom of the Fourth:
Carter Bates grounds a hit to right, gets bunted to 2nd and goes to 3rd on a wild pitch. With the infield in, Andy Povich grounds a hit up the middle and Bates scores... 2 to 1, Steamrollers. T.R. Hunter lines a hit to left center. P Jim Riggs lays down a bunt and P Danny Coreano goes to 3rd for the force out, but his throw is late and the bases are loaded with 1 out... The Bullpen is up. Steve McKee grounds into a force at home, 5-2. Juan Duarte grounds out to 2nd!

Top of the Fifth:
Garrett Bender leads off with a double to center. Rob Worms draws a walk. Bart Daw beats out an infield hit and the bases are loaded with no outs! P Danny Coreano grounds into a 1-2-3 double play... Why could he not just strike out like a decent pitcher? Cal Doty draws a walk to load the bases back up with 2 outs. Leander Gooding swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops out to 2nd.... Bases loaded, no outs = no runs....

Bottom of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Tug Jackson (33-R). It starts to rain... Steve McKee draws a walk and tries to steal, but we have a pitchout on and C Garrett Bender throws him out! Juan Duarte hits a home run to left center... 3 to 1, Steamrollers. The umpires stop play for an hour and 10 minutes....

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Larry Domino (33-L), their closer, who is 2-0 with 12 SV (leads the League) and a 1.40 ERA. 0.88 WHIP and no HR... 5-6-7 up for us. PH Barry Laskowski (35-R) flies out to right. Garrett Bender grounds out to 3rd. Rob Worms pops out to 1st....

Lost - 3 to 1

We had 9 hits and made 1 error
Providence had 10 hits and made no errors

Now 0-9 all-time versus the Steamrollers.

Danny Coreano (L 1-7) went 6 innings, allowed 2 runs, 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. He threw a WP.
RHP Tug Jackson got 1 out, allowed 1 run, 1 hit, a home run and walked 1.
RHP Jim Kenzy went 1.2 scoreless innings and allowed 2 walks.

Jim Riggs (W 6-4) went 7 innings, gave us 1 run, 8 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks and struck out 5.
LHP Larry Domino (SV 13) pitched a perfect 9th.

LF Glen Lewis had 2 hits with his 5th home run of the season and 3rd in the last 4 days. 3B Brian Porter had 2 hits with a double. C Garrett Bender hit a double and drew a walk and threw out both runners that tried to steal. SS Bart Daw had 2 hits.

For Providence, LF Juan Duarte had 3 hits with his 3rd home run.

[Questdog]

Tuesday, May 28, 2002

Jacksonville Jays (21-30 .412 11 GB in 6th place in the Southern Division) at
Providence Steamrollers (28-23 .549 1 GB in 3rd place in the Northern Division)

JAX: Dale Gilchrist (23-R) (1-4 4.21 ERA 47 IP, 43 H, 2 HR, 21 BB, 31 SO) Rookie vs.
PROV: Jim Gibson (30-R) (3-4 6.91 ERA 41.2 IP, 52 H, 1 HR, 19 BB, 30 SO) All-Star

Gilchrist gave up 3 runs on 8 hits, 1 home run and 3 walks with 5 strikeouts in 6.2 innings last time out in a loss. He is the only rookie pitcher we have, other than Jim Baucom, by the way, that I am confident will be a decent pitcher eventually. His lack of control is the only thing that will keep him from being a star.

Gibson, as an All-Star last year, was 10-9 with 1 SV and a 3.59 ERA in 173 IP. He was 1-0 in 2 starts against us with a 3.68 ERA. 14.2 IP, 15 H, 0 HR, 5 BB, 6 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Cal Doty (25-L .280-82-1-5-.698-9 C+)
2: 2B Leander Gooding (31-R .243-185-1-15-.603-8 B+)
3: LF Glen Lewis (21-L .313-166-5-22-.876-9 C+) Rookie
4: 3B Brian Porter (34-S .295-95-3-14-.882-0 C+)
5: C Bert Swope (30-S .246-65-2-6-.730-0 B)
6: 1B Jack Washburn (20-L .429-14-2-4-1.429-0 B) Rookie
7: RF Rob Worms (29-R .204-152-4-14-.624-13 A) Gold Glove
8: SS Bart Daw (30-R .247-146-2-16-.636-5 A)
9: P Dale Gilchrist (23-R .313-16-0-0-.625-0 B) Rookie

PROVIDENCE
1: 2B Andy Povich (26-L .271-129-2-13-.686-5 A) Gold Glove Strained hamstring
2: LF Juan Duarte (23-R .307-189-3-22-.779-2 B+)
3: RF Billy Brown (26-R .346-133-4-22-.893-0 D-)
4: 1B Gus Milam (34-R .274-186-11-38-.861-2 C+) All-Star
5: 3B Mike Hughes (27-R .308-133-3-18-.809-0 B) All-Star
6: CF Carter Bates (32-S .253-91-1-8-.596-0 D+)
7: SS T.R. Hunter (25-R .298-178-6-32-.792-2 B+)
8: C Bill Forsyth (31-S .099-71-0-2-.292-0 C) Hit .275 last year
9: P Jim Gibson (30-R .294-17-0-1-.686-0 F) All-Star

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Providence Stadium
Weather: 68 F, Clear Skies, with an 11 MPH wind blowing in from right
Attendance: 9,342

Top of the First:
Cal Doty flies out to center. Leander Gooding grounds out to 2nd. Glen Lewis grounds out to 2nd...

Bottom of the First:
Andy Povich grounds a hit up the middle. Juan Duarte lines a hit to right... Billy Brown grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and Povich goes to 3rd. Gus Milam lines out to center and Povich tags up and scores. 1 to 0, Steamrollers. Mike Hughes grounds out to 2nd.

Top of the Fifth:
Bert Swope walks on 4 pitches. Jack Washburn lays down a bunt and they get the force at 2nd, 3-6. Why are we bunting with him? Washburn steals 2nd, his first steal ever! With 2 outs, they walk Bart Daw intentionally to pitch to P Dale Gilchrist, but Gilchrist can hit better than Daw and he grounds a hit to left and Washburn scores! Tie Game: 1 to 1!

Bottom of the Fifth:
With 1 out, Andy Povich lines a hit to left. Juan Duarte swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines a hit to right and Povich goes to 3rd... Billy Brown pops out to 3rd. Gus Milam grounds out to 3rd!!

Top of the Sixth:
Leander Gooding lines a hit to left center and then steals 2nd. They walk Glen Lewis intentionally. They walk Brian Porter unintentionally on 4 pitches and the bases are loaded with no outs! Bert Swope grounds a hit up the middle and Gooding scores! 2 to 1, Jays! Jack Washburn swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to left and 2 runs score!! 4 to 1, Jays! Rob Worms swings at the first pitch and grounds into a 4-6-3 double play and Swope goes to 3rd. They again walk Bart Daw intentionally to face P Dale Gilchrist and he doubles to left center and Swope scores! 5 to 1, Jays!

Bottom of the Seventh:
Bill Forsyth swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit up the middle. I knew the .099 hitter would not go hitless today... PH Rich Treanor (34-R), batting .208 with 1 RBI in 24 AB, beats out an infield hit... The Bullpen gets up. With 1 out, Juan Duarte beats out an infield hit and the bases are loaded. Billy Brown grounds into a force at home, 5-2. Gus Milam walks on 4 pitches to force in a run... 5 to 2, Jays. Call to the Bullpen: Bill Grant (31-L). Tony Becerra is into play 1st in a double switch. Mike Hughes, the All-Star, pops out to center!!

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Jerry January (35-L), who pitched a scoreless inning yesterday. Glen Lewis doubles off the wall in center! But the next three all make outs...

Won - 5 to 2

Our first win ever against the Steamrollers!
There is now no team that we cannot beat!
If we get enough opportunities, anyway....

We had 10 hits and made no errors
Providence had 11 hits (all singles) and made no errors

Dale Gilchrist (W 2-4) went 6.2 innings, allowed 2 runs, 9 hits, 3 walks, 1 HBP and struck out 2. At bat, he went 3 for 3 with a double and 2 RBI!!
LHP Bill Grant (H 1) went 1.1 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit, 1 walk and struck out 1.
RHP Roger Wallace (SV 1) pitched a scoreless 9th and allowed 1 hit.

Jim Gibson (L 3-5) went 5.2 innings, gave us 5 runs, 7 hits, 5 walks (3 INT) and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit.

LF Glen Lewis hit a double and was walked intentionally and scored a run. 3B Brian Porter had 2 hits and a walk and scored a run. C Bert Swope had 2 hits and a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. 1B Jim Washburn had a hit, stole his first base ever, scored a run and had 2 RBI.

For Providence, LF Juan Duarte had 3 hits. C Bill Forsyth, 7 for 71 (.099) coming into the game, had 2 hits.

Around the League: In the first trade of the Deadline Season, Charlotte sent CF Dave Sanders (28-R) and minor league P Pat Land (22-R) to Columbus in exchange for P Frank Lytle (28-R) and minor league P Gary Compton (22-L).

Neither of the youngsters were ranked in the Top 100 prospects. Sanders was batting .219 with a .568 OPS in 73 AB. Last year, he hit .262 with a .695 OPS in 382 AB and is a good defender. Lytle was 2-4 with a 3.55 ERA in 7 starts and 50.2 IP and 45 SO.

[Questdog]

Wednesday, May 29, 2002

CF Danny Stewart (31-L) has been cleared to play by Trudy the Trainer, so he was activated from the DL and LF Barry Laskowski (35-R) was sent back to Daytona (A). It should not be long before Stewart is back on the DL, though... Another week yet until we get 3B Marty Eades back. He was our best hitter before he got hurt. The way 3B Brian Porter has filled in, though, we hardly miss him!

Jacksonville Jays (22-30 .423 11 GB in 6th place in the Southern Division) at
Providence Steamrollers (28-24 .538 2 GB in 3rd place in the Northern Division)

JAX: Marco Gonzalez (27-R) (0-2 6.57 ERA 12.1 IP, 15 H, 3 HR, 2 BB, 1 SO) vs.
PROV: Larry Bowling (24-R) (5-5 3.16 ERA 79.2 IP, 74 H, 7 HR, 17 BB, 42 SO)

Gonzalez gave up 3 runs on 8 hits and 3 walks with 5 strikeouts in 7 innings in a no decision in his last start for Daytona (A). It is best not to mention his last start for the Jays...

Bowling was 8-4 with a 3.84 ERA in 18 starts and 105.1 IP as a rookie last year. He was a Top 10 prospect. We faced him once and he beat us, but we scored 4 runs on 10 hits, 1 home run, no walks with no strikeouts in 7 innings.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Leander Gooding (31-R .242-190-1-15-.598-9 B+)
2: RF Mike Volkman (34-L .240-96-3-14-.705-1 D+)
3: LF Glen Lewis (21-L .312-170-5-22-.876-9 C+) Rookie
4: 3B Brian Porter (34-S .303-99-3-14-.892-0 C+)
5: C Bert Swope (30-S .261-69-2-7-.754-0 B)
6: 1B Jack Washburn (20-L .389-18-2-6-1.222-1 B) Rookie
7: CF Cal Doty (25-L .267-86-1-5-.674-9 C+) 0 for 11 since return from DL
8: SS Bart Daw (30-R .245-147-2-16-.644-5 A)
9: P Marco Gonzalez (27-R .000-5-0-0-.000-0 F)

PROVIDENCE
1: CF Steve McKee (28-R .242-66-1-10-.639-3 B)
2: LF Tom Tye (35-R .316-38-1-4-.855-0 A)
3: RF Billy Brown (26-R .336-137-4-22-.872-0 D-)
4: 1B Gus Milam (34-R .275-189-11-40-.859-2 C+) All-Star
5: 3B Mike Hughes (27-R .299-137-3-18-.791-0 B) All-Star
6: C Doug Bowers (27-R .194-103-1-9-.577-0 C)
7: 2B Andy Povich (26-L .276-134-2-13-.690-5 A) Gold Glove Strained hamstring
8: SS T.R. Hunter (25-R .297-182-6-32-.786-2 B+)
9: P Larry Bowling (24-R .208-24-0-1-.458-0 B)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Providence Stadium
Weather: 64 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 10 MPH wind blowing in from center
Attendance: 9,395

Top of the First:
Leander Gooding grounds one to 2nd, but Andy Povich, the Gold Glover, makes a bad throw for an error! Mike Volkman lines out to center. Gooding steals 2nd! Glen Lewis grounds out to 2nd, Andy Povich showing why he won the Gold Glove, and Gooding goes to 3rd. Brian Porter pops out to 2nd...

Bottom of the First:
Steve McKee swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd. Tom Tye grounds out to 3rd. Billy Brown swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 3rd! 1-2-3!

Top of the Second:
Bert Swope swings at the first pitch and pokes a hit to center. With 1 out, he steals 2nd! His first attempt ever! That so unnerves P Larry Bowling that he balks Swope to 3rd! Cal Doty takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Bart Daw grounds into a 4-6-3 double play....

Bottom of the Second:
Gus Milam takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Mike Hughes swings at the first pitch and doubles to left and Milam scores... 1 to 0, Steamrollers. Doug Bowers lines a hit to right center. Andy Povich draws a walk to load the bases up with no outs... T.R. Hunter grounds into a force at 2nd, 3-6, and Hughes scores and Bowers goes to 3rd. 2 to 0. Steamrollers. P Marco Gonzalez picks Hunter off at 1st! But that means P Larry Bowling is now at bat with 2 outs and a runner in scoring position.... He grounds a hit up the middle and Bowers scores... 3 to 0, Steamrollers.

Top of the Fourth:
Glen Lewis swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to right and then steals 2nd. He tries to steal 3rd and gets thrown out.... Brian Porter lines a hit to center that would have scored Lewis from 2nd easily... The next two make outs.

Through 5 innings, the Steamrollers have 4 hits, 2 of them by their pitcher....

Bottom of the Seventh:
Andy Povich and T.R. Hunter lead off with back to back hits. The Bullpen got up after the first hit. P Larry Bowling bunts the runners up. Call to the Bullpen: Barry Finney (27-R). Steve McKee flies out to center and Povich tags up and scores. 4 to 0, Steamrollers. Tom Tye gets beaned. Billy Brown grounds a hit to left and Hunter scores... 5 to 0, Steamrollers.

Lost - 5 to 0

We had 6 hits (all singles) and made no errors
Providence had 8 hits and made 1 error

Marco Gonzalez (L 0-3) went 6.1 innings, allowed 5 runs, 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4.
RHP Barry Finney got 2 outs, allowed 1 hit, 1 walk, 1 HBP and struck out 1.
RHP Tug Jackson pitched a perfect inning.

Larry Bowling (W 6-5) went 9 shutout innings (CG), gave us 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. He balked. 101 pitches. At bat, he went 2 for 2 with an RBI.

C Bert Swope had 2 hits.

[Questdog]

Thursday, May 30, 2002

Today is Tony Becerra's 33rd birthday!

Jacksonville Jays (22-31 .415 11 GB in 6th place in the Southern Division) at
Providence Steamrollers (29-24 .547 2 GB in 3rd place in the Northern Division)

JAX: Dalton Hartman (25-R) (1-3 3.65 ERA 12.1 IP, 17 H, 1 HR, 1 BB, 6 SO) vs.
PROV: Norm Kent (35-R) (3-1 4.28 ERA 33.2 IP, 43 H, 2 HR, 7 BB, 19 SO)

Hartman gave up 6 runs (5 earned) on 9 hits, 1 home run and 1 walk with 1 strikeout in 3.1 innings last time out in a no decision that we won.

Kent was 2-13 with a 5.25 ERA in 118.1 IP last year. We faced him once and only scored 2 runs (1 earned) on 5 hits and 4 walks with 1 strikeout in 7 innings in a no decision that we lost.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Cal Doty (25-L .261-88-1-5-.666-10 C+) 0 for 13 since return from DL
2: RF Rob Worms (29-R .199-156-4-14-.609-13 A) Gold Glove
3: LF Glen Lewis (21-L .310-174-5-22-.868-10 C+) Rookie
4: 3B Brian Porter (34-S .301-103-3-14-.877-0 C+)
5: C Bert Swope (30-S .274-73-2-7-.766-1 B)
6: 1B Jack Washburn (20-L .333-21-2-6-1.048-1 B) Rookie
7: SS Bart Daw (30-R .247-150-2-16-.645-6 A)
8: 2B Charlie Faber (31-R .176-51-0-0-.492-0 A)
9: P Dalton Hartman (25-R .250-4-0-1-.500-0 F)

PROVIDENCE
1: CF Steve McKee (28-R .232-69-1-11-.609-3 B)
2: LF Juan Duarte (23-R .314-194-3-22-.790-2 B+)
3: 1B Gus Milam (34-R .272-191-11-40-.857-2 C+) All-Star
4: 3B Mike Hughes (27-R .305-141-3-19-.803-0 B) All-Star
5: C Doug Bowers (27-R .196-107-1-9-.574-0 C)
6: SS T.R. Hunter (25-R .296-186-6-33-.780-2 B+)
7: RF Tom Tye (35-R .293-41-1-4-.809-0 B+)
8: 2B Ken Barr (30-R .276-29-0-2-.812-0 A)
9: P Norm Kent (35-R .250-12-0-2-.558-0 C)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Providence Stadium
Weather: 68 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 11 MPH wind blowing in from right
Attendance: 9,573

Top of the First:
Cal Doty flies out to center. He WILL get another hit this year, won't he? Rob Worms grounds out to 2nd. Glen Lewis flies out to deep left...

Bottom of the First:
Steve McKee hits a home run to left.... 1 to 0, Steamrollers. Juan Duarte grounds out to short. Gus Milam pops out to short. Mike Hughes doubles to left... Doug Bowers lines a hit to right... T.R. Hunter strikes out looking!

Bottom of the Second:
Tom Tye grounds a hit up the middle. Ken Barr doubles to left... Pia! A train ticket! Who should get the return ticket? I dunno.... Send Scott to the beach and have him sign some fellow who is skipping shells into the ocean.... The Bullpen is up. P Norm Kent strikes out. Steve McKee fouls out to 1st. Juan Duarte swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short!

Bottom of the Third:
Gus Milam leads off with a home run to left center... 2 to 0, Steamrollers.

Top of the Fifth:
Bart Daw pops one to center, but Scott McKee cannot hang on to the ball for an error! With 1 out, P Dalton Hartman bunts Daw to 2nd. Cal Doty lines his first hit since his return from the DL to right center and Daw scores! 2 to 1, Steamrollers.

Bottom of the Fifth:
With 1 out, Juan Duarte lines a hit to right. A passed ball sends him to 2nd. Gus Milam swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines a hit to right. The Bullpen is up. Mike Hughes grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and Duarte scores. 3 to 1, Steamrollers.

Bottom of the Eighth:
On the Hill: Barry Finney (27-R), after a perfect 7th. Gus Milam leads off with a home run to left, his second of the game... 4 to 1, Steamrollers. Mike Hughes hits a home run to right... 5 to 1, Steamrollers. The Bullpen is up. With 2 outs, Tom Tye lines a hit to right and Rob Worms misplays the ball for an error. Ken Barr swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to right.... Call To the Bullpen: Roger Wallace (26-R). PH Rich Treanor (34-R), 1 for 1 with a run scored this series, grounds one to 3rd, but Brian Porter boots it and Tye scores.... 6 to 1, Steamrollers.

Lost - 6 to 1

We had 4 whole hits off this bum (all singles) and made 2 errors
Providence had 12 hits and made 2 errors

Dalton Hartman (L 1-1) went 6 innings, allowed 3 runs, 8 hits, 2 home runs, no walks and struck out 4. Pia canceled his train ticket of her own volition. I think she has a crush on him... Anyway, I'll let him start one more game. There is no one at Daytona (A) that we can reasonably expect to do any better, except for Manny Martinez, but he is not pitching again until after the trade deadline.
RHP Barry Finney went 1.2 innings, allowed 3 runs (2 earned), 4 hits, 2 home runs and struck out 1.
RHP Roger Wallace got 1 out.

Norm Kent (W 4-1) went 8 innings, gave us 1 unearned run, 3 hits, 3 walks and struck out 3.

C Bert Swope had a hit and a walk. PH Tony Becerra drew a walk and stole a base.

For Providence, 1B Gus Milam had 3 hits with 2 home runs. He now has 13 HR on the season, tied for 3rd most in the League.

Around the League: Charlotte made another trade, sending RF Ron Bylina (26-L) to Ottawa for P Bob Stephens (25-R) and minor league RP Miguel Tejeda (23-R).

Bylina was only hitting .233 in 73 AB, but had 4 3B and 3 HR and 9 BB, good for an .818 OPS. Stephens was 3-5 with a 4.23 ERA in 9 starts, but was 9-11 with a 3.22 ERA last year. Tejeda was the #65 prospect this Spring and was 2-0 with 8 SV and 2.70 ERA in 36.2 IP for Hamilton (A). He had 24 BB, but the Hornets say they are going to try him out in the closer role for them.

[Questdog]

Friday, May 31, 2002

We are back in Florida, but not in Jacksonville quit yet. We are in Orlando to play a 3 game series over the weekend before we finally get to go home for an extended stay. We will have spent 26 of the last 28 days on the road after this series. The Juice were just swept in 4 games at Syracuse and have lost 7 in a row and are 2-13 in their last 15 games. They were in 1st place before that stretch started; now they are in 4th. We lost 3 of 4 the firs time we visited them, April 18-21. This will already be our final trip to the Magic Kingdom this season. The Juice are 9th in scoring with 4.11 runs per game (Jacksonville is down to #15 with 3.65). They are 7th in fewest runs allowed with 4.04 per game (Jacksonville is #10 with 4.15 per game). Our pitching is not so great, but a lot better than the 5.40 runs per game we allowed last year! We are on pace to shave over 200 runs off the number we allowed last year! Orlando's run differential is +4 and ours is -30, now the 2nd worst in the League.

Jacksonville Jays (22-32 .407 11 GB in 6th place in the Southern Division) at
Orlando Juice (27-26 .509 5.5 GB in 4th place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Jim Baucom (20-L) (4-3 2.78 ERA 81 IP, 73 H, 5 HR, 21 BB, 50 SO) Rookie vs.
ORL: Larry Hemmerling (26-R) (3-5 2.95 ERA 73.1 IP, 61 H, 6 HR, 21 BB, 44 SO) Silver Slugger

Baucom pitched a CG win last time out, allowing 3 runs on 9 hits, 1 home run and no walks with 5 strikeouts.

Hemmerling gave us 4 runs on 7 hits, 2 home runs and 2 walks with 3 strikeouts in 7 innings in a no decision that we won in April. He is 1-4 in his last 5 starts, but did not pitch a clunker in the lot.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: LF Cal Doty (25-L .261-92-1-6-.659-10 B+)
2: 2B Leander Gooding (31-R .236-195-1-15-.583-10 B+)
3: 3B Ed Diskin (38-R .220-109-1-12-.636-4 C)
4: RF Glen Lewis (21-L .303-178-5-22-.849-10 C) Rookie
5: 1B Jack Washburn (20-L .320-25-2-6-.960-1 B) Rookie
6: C Garrett Bender (28-R .247-150-1-13-.600-0 B)
7: CF Danny Stewart (31-L .100-10-0-0-.282-0 C+)
8: SS Bart Daw (30-R .243-152-2-16-.637-6 A)
9: P Jim Baucom (20-L .050-20-0-1-.100-0 C) Rookie

ORLANDO
1: 3B Ernie Patterson (21-R .316-177-1-19-.759-14 A+) Gold Glove
2: CF Ray McDonald (22-L .278-169-3-22-.762-9 C+)
3: 1B Herman Chance (32-R .296-125-4-17-.817-0 C+)
4: 2B Tom Howard (25-R .254-205-7-33-.760-16 B+)
5: C Mike Day (31-S .190-137-5-15-.601-0 C+)
6: SS Danny Hutchinson (23-R .282-142-3-17-.774-3 A)
7: LF Barry Magee (30-L .248-153-3-16-.698-3 A)
8: RF Russ Baker (22-S .195-77-0-1-.565-0 B) RoY
9: P Larry Hemmerling (26-R .286-21-0-2-.699-0 F) Silver Slugger

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Forbes Field
Weather: 84 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 10 MPH wind blowing left to right
Attendance: 10,095

Top of the First:
Cal Doty takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4! Leander Gooding pops out to left. Ed Diskin lines out to right. Glen Lewis grounds out to 3rd...

Bottom of the First:
Ernie Patterson flies out to right. Ray McDonald strikes out! Herman Chance swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short! 1-2-3!

Top of the Second:
Jack Washburn triples to left center! Garrett Bender grounds out to short and Washburn scores. 1 to 0, Jays!

Bottom of the Third:
Barry Magee grounds an 0-2 pitch down the left field line for a double... Russ Baker flies out to deep center and Magee tags up and scoots over to 3rd. With the infield in, P Larry Hemmerling, the Silver Slugger, grounds out to short and Magee stays put! Ernie Patterson puts a charge in one to deep center, but Danny Stewart makes a leaping catch at the warning track!!

Top of the Sixth:
Cal Doty leads off with a home run to right! 2 to 0, Jays! With 1 out, Ed Diskin hits a triple to right center! And lives! They walk Glen Lewis intentionally. He steals 2nd! So they walk Jack Washburn intentionally to load the bases up with 1 out. I want to pinch-hit for Garrett Bender, but Bert Swope needs the day off for rest... Bender strikes out... Danny Stewart strikes out...

Bottom of the Ninth:
P Jim Baucom is at 105 pitches. Frank Wendell is in to play left. Tony Becerra, Charlie Faber and Rob Worms came in last inning to play 1st, 3rd and right, respectively. So if we give up a pair of runs, our chance of scoring again is not good... Top of their order is up. Ernie Patterson lines their third hit of the game to center... The Bullpen is up. Ray McDonald flies out to deep center. Herman Chance grounds a hit to left... Tom Howard swings at a 3-2 pitch and plunks one in front of the plate and C Garrett Bender throws in the general direction of 2nd base for a 2 base error and Patterson scores and the go ahead run is in scoring position.... 2 to 1, Jays. Call to the Bullpen: Bill Grant (31-L). Please, do not walk Mike Day intentionally. We do NOT walk Day, but P Grant throws an 0-2 pitch in the dirt and Bender cannot block it and Chance scores.... Tie Game: 2 to 2. Mike Day swings at the next pitch and pops one up to shallow left and defensive replacement Frank Wendell drops the ball for an error and Howard scores.... I truly had visions of a 2 hit shutout and now we have lost.... Their are no words to express my despair.... I did not even punch Pia....

Lost - 3 to 2

We had 5 whole hits and made 3 errors (2 in the 9th)
Orlando had 4 hits and made no errors

Jim Baucom (L 4-4) went 8.1 innings, allowed 3 unearned runs, 4 hits, 1 walk (INT) and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit.
LHP Bill Grant (BS 3) faced 1 batter and did not get him out. He threw a WP.

Larry Hemmerling went 6.1 innings, gave us 2 runs, 4 hits, 1 home run, 4 walks (2 INT) and struck out 6.
RHP Daniel Escarcega (W 3-2) pitched a perfect inning and struck out 1.

LF Cal Doty hit his 2nd home run of the season and drew a walk. 3B Ed Diskin hit a triple. 1B Jack Washburn hit a triple, was walked intentionally and scored a run.

[Questdog]

Monthly Awards for May, 2002
Player of the Month: Ivan Moreno, rf, Buffalo (30-L) .302/.336/.664 116 AB, 6 2B, 0 3B, 12 HR, 5 BB, 18 SO, 1 SB, 1 CS, 21 R, 28 RBI in 29 G (28 GS) (2nd straight PoM)
Pitcher of the Month: Jim Hower, rhp, Ottawa (33-R) 5-0 0.55 ERA 6 GS, 49.1 IP, 35 H, 1 HR, 12 BB, 41 SO
Rookie of the Month: Tommy Corris, rhp, Louisville (22-R) 2-0 1.79 ERA 5 GS, 40.1 IP, 31 H, 2 HR, 12 BB, 20 SO

Monthly Awards for April, 2002
Player of the Month: Ivan Moreno, rf, Buffalo (30-L) .337/.398/.653 101 AB, 6 2B, 1 3B, 8 HR, 10 BB, 9 SO, 0 SB, 1 CS, 18 R, 21 RBI in 26 G
Pitcher of the Month: Rick Potts, rhp, Memphis (23-R) 4-0 2.13 ERA 6 GS, 38 IP, 37 H, 1 HR, 9 BB, 38 SO
Rookie of the Month: Jim Baucom, lhp, Jacksonville (20-L) 2-3 2.45 ERA 6 GS, 44 IP, 33 H, 1 HR, 15 BB, 23 SO

[Questdog]

Saturday, June 1, 2002

Jacksonville Jays (22-33 .400 11 GB tied for 6th place in the Southern Division) at
Orlando Juice (28-26 .519 4.5 GB tied for 3rd place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Danny Coreano (23-L) (1-7 4.53 ERA 57.2 IP, 73 H, 3 HR, 17 BB, 27 SO) Rookie vs.
ORL: Victor Mandujano (33-L) (3-3 5.44 ERA 46.1 IP, 42 H, 4 HR, 24 BB, 20 SO) Silver Slugger

Coreano gave up 2 runs on 9 hits and 1 walk with 3 strikeouts in 6 innings last time out in another loss.

Mandujano was 6-8 with a 3.97 ERA in 127 IP last year. He was 2-1 in 3 starts against us with a 3.32 ERA. 21.2 IP, 16 H, 0 HR, 7 BB 8 SO. We have not faced him this season.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Cal Doty (25-L .263-95-2-7-.698-10 C+)
2: 2B Leander Gooding (31-R .236-199-1-15-.582-10 B+)
3: LF Glen Lewis (21-L .298-181-5-22-.839-11 C+) Rookie
4: 3B Brian Porter (34-S .287-108-3-14-.838-0 C+)
5: 1B Ed Diskin (38-R .223-112-1-12-.654-4 C)
6: C Bert Swope (30-S .276-76-2-7-.770-1 B)
7: RF Rob Worms (29-R .195-159-4-14-.602-13 A) Gold Glove
8: SS Charlie Faber (31-R .189-53-0-0-.510-0 B)
9: P Danny Coreano (23-L .000-15-0-0-.000-0 F) Rookie

ORLANDO
1: CF Ray McDonald (22-L .272-173-3-22-.745-9 C+)
2: LF Barry Magee (30-L .250-156-3-16-.703-3 A)
3: 1B Herman Chance (32-R .295-129-4-17-.807-0 C+)
4: 2B Tom Howard (25-R .249-209-7-33-.746-16 B+)
5: RF Gil Weaver (24-L .354-189-5-28-.960-4 C+) All-Star
6: C Mike Day (31-S .184-141-5-16-.585-0 C+)
7: 3B Roger Falbo (31-R .274-62-0-9-.651-0 B)
8: SS Danny Hutchinson (23-R .278-144-3-17-.763-3 A)
9: P Victor Mandujano (33-L .105-19-0-0-.211-0 D+)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Forbes Field
Weather: 85 F, Clear Skies, with a 10 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 12,182

Top of the First:
Cal Doty lines a hit to center! He gets caught stealing... Leander Gooding takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Glen Lewis grounds into a force at 2nd, 3-6. Brian Porter flies out to deep center... Do you remember the last time we scored in the first inning? I do not...

Bottom of the First:
Ray McDonald fouls out to 3rd. Barry Magee flies out to right. Herman Chance pops out to right! 1-2-3!

Top of the Third:
Cal Doty beats out an infield hit and Leander Gooding bunts him to 2nd. Glen Lewis bloops a hit to left and Doty heads home, but gets thrown out by Barry Magee.... Lewis takes 2nd on the play. Brian Porter grounds a hit to left and Lewis heads home and Magee does NOT throw HIM out! 1 to 0, Jays!

Top of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Rob Worms walks on 4 pitches. Charlie Faber lines a double to the right field corner and Worms scores from 1st without a throw! 2 to 0, Jays! The next two make outs.

Bottom of the Fourth:
Herman Chance takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Tom Howard lines one to center, but Cal Doty makes a diving catch! Gil Weaver swings at the first pitch and lines a double over Doty's head.... Mike Day swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to left and both runners score... Tie Game: 2 to 2. Roger Falbo grounds into a 4-6-3 double play!

Top of the Sixth:
Ed Diskin swings at the first pitch and doubles to right and goes to 3rd on a ground out. They walk Rob Worms intentionally. Charlie Faber takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with 1 out. P Danny Coreano grounds into a force at home, 1-2, but hustles and beats the throw to 1st by an eyelash! Cal Doty swings at a 2-2 pitch and doubles over the head of the center fielder and 2 runs score!! His third hit of the game! I guess he is back, now! 4 to 2, Jays!

Top of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Gary Malone (38-R), with a 4.10 ERA in 26.1 IP. Rob Worms draws a walk. With 1 out, P Danny Coreano lays down a bunt, but C Mike Day throws the ball away at 1st for a 2 base error! They walk Cal Doty intentionally to load the bases up. PH Jack Washburn (20-L) is sent up and Leander Gooding is furious... Oh, well, if you were hitting .292 like last year instead of .234, we would not have done it... Washburn swings at the first pitch and grounds into a force at home, 5-2... Oh, well, I made Gooding mad for nothing... Glen Lewis swings at a 3-2 pitch and hits it hard and deep to right.....GRAND SLAM!!!! 8 to 2, Jays! Now, even Gooding is happy!

Top of the Ninth:
On the Hill: Mike Ballou (25-R), who got the last out of the 8th. 1B Tony Becerra (33-L), who came on for defense last inning, draws a walk. Bert Swope swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to right and Becerra beats the throw to 3rd! Rob Worms grounds into a 6-4-3 double play and Becerra scores. 9 to 2, Jays!

Won - 9 to 2

We had 11 hits and made no errors (not even by our defensive replacements!)
Orlando had 6 hits and made 1 error

Danny Coreano (W 2-7) went 9 innings (CG), allowed 2 runs, 6 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. 104 pitches. At bat, he reached on an error and scored a run.

Victor Mandujano (L 3-4) went 7 innings, gave us 4 runs, 8 hits, 6 walks (1 INT) and struck out 2. He balked. At bat, he had a hit.

CF Cal Doty had 3 hits with a double and a walk (INT), scored a run and had 2 RBI. LF Glen Lewis had 2 hits with a Grand Slam, his team leading 6th home run of the season, and scored 2 runs. 1B Ed Diskin hit a double and drew a walk. 1B Tony Becerra drew a walk and scored a run in his only trip to the plate. RF Rob Worms had 2 hits with a double and 2 walks (1 INT) and scored 2 runs. SS/2B Charlie Faber hit a double, drew 2 walks, scored a run and had an RBI.

Down on the Farm: Daytona (A) lost at home to Norfolk, 16 to 5. Mike Gaddis (33-R) was the starting pitcher. He is the all-time leader in wins for the Jays, but I do not think he will get another one for Jacksonville. He is now 0-5 in 6 starts with an 8.90 ERA for the Tortugas. CF Tom Roemer (23-L) of Norfolk went 6 for 6, hitting for the Cycle, scored 4 runs and had 6 RBI. He was the #91 prospect this Spring.

[Questdog]

Sunday, June 2, 2002

Jacksonville Jays (23-33 .411 11 GB tied for 6th place in the Southern Division) at
Orlando Juice (28-27 .509 5.5 GB tied for 3rd place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Dale Gilchrist (23-R) (2-4 4.02 ERA 53.2 IP, 52 H, 2 HR, 24 BB, 33 SO) Rookie vs.
ORL: Clark Davis (24-R) (7-2 3.32 ERA 86.2 IP, 75 H, 4 HR, 28 BB, 58 SO)

Gilchrist gave up 2 runs on 9 hits and 3 walks with 2 strikeouts in 6.2 innings last time out in a win.

Davis is their #1 starter. He beat us in April, giving us 2 runs on 8 hits and 2 walks with 6 strikeouts in 6.1 innings.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Danny Stewart (31-L .071-14-0-0-.205-0 C+)
2: RF Mike Volkman (34-L .238-101-3-14-.690-1 D+)
3: LF Cal Doty (25-L .283-99-2-9-.744-10 B+)
4: 3B Brian Porter (34-S .283-113-3-15-.819-0 C+)
5: C Bert Swope (30-S .272-81-2-7-.748-1 B)
6: 1B Jack Washburn (20-L .310-29-2-6-.989-1 B) Rookie
7: SS Bart Daw (30-R .239-155-2-16-.629-6 A)
8: 2B Charlie Faber (31-R .196-56-0-1-.558-0 A)
9: P Dale Gilchrist (23-R .421-19-0-2-.895-0 B) Rookie

ORLANDO
1: 3B Ernie Patterson (21-R .320-181-1-19-.764-14 A+) Gold Glove
2: CF Ricky Perez (22-L .265-68-1-5-.599-2 D+)
3: RF Gil Weaver (24-L .352-193-5-28-.956-4 C+) All-Star
4: LF Barry Magee (30-L .244-160-3-16-.687-3 A)
5: 1B Joe Jones (26-R .188-32-0-4-.545-0 A+) Rookie #35 prospect
6: 2B Roger Falbo (31-R .277-65-0-9-.652-0 A)
7: C Kevin Landman (33-R .240-50-1-5-.658-0 D+)
8: SS Danny Hutchinson (23-R .279-147-3-17-.761-3 A)
9: P Clark Davis (24-R .143-28-0-3-.351-0 C+)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Forbes Field
Weather: 81 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 9 MPH wind blowing left to right
Attendance: 11,772

Top of the First:
Danny Stewart strikes out... He is now officially useless... Mike Volkman flies out to deep center. Cal Doty pops out to short...

Bottom of the First:
Ernie Patterson beats out an infield hit... Ricky Perez grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. Gil Weaver lines out to center, Danny Stewart making a good catch! Okay, I amend my statement: he is useless as a hitter. Barry Magee swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd!

We go 9 up, 9 down...

Bottom of the Sixth:
They pinch-hit for P Clark Davis, their #1 starter, who has only thrown 75 pitches and would have a Perfect Game going, if not for an error and a HBP.... PH Herman Chance (32-R) takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 and gets bunted to 2nd. Ricky Perez grounds a hit to right. The Bullpen gets up. Perez takes off for 2nd on a 1-2 pitch to All-Star Gil Weaver. Weaver takes strike three and C Bert Swope throws Perez out for a double play!!

Top of the Eighth:
On the Hill: Ray Hayes (27-R), their closer, after a perfect 7th. Bert Swope bloops a hit just over the shortstop and we are hitless no more! Pinch-runner: Frank Wendell (34-R). He steals 2nd! They walk Jack Washburn intentionally. I can here some of you saying that I took the bat out of Washburn's hands by pinch-running for Swope when Wendell stole 2nd. But if he would not have stolen the base, I am confident Washburn would have been told to bunt... So the bat was taken out of his hands the minute Swope reached base. At least, the way it turned out, we have 2 runners on and no outs, instead of 1 runner on and 1 out. PH Glen Lewis (21-L) is sent up and then we do something truly stupid.... We attempt a double steal... Even if successful, that would surely take the bat out of the hands of our best hitter, but is is NOT successful and Wendell is thrown out by defensively challenged C Kevin Landman... They do NOT walk Lewis! A wild pitch sends Washburn to 3rd! And NOW, with the count full, they decide to put Lewis on base... PH Tony Becerra (33-L) is sent up. Glen Lewis takes off for 2nd and C Kevin Landman throws the ball into center field and Washburn scores! 1 to 0, Jays! They pitch to Becerra and he swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines a double to right and Lewis scores! 2 to 0, Jays! The next two make outs.

Bottom of the Eighth:
Garrett Bender is in to catch, Ed Diskin is in to play 2nd and Leander Gooding is in to play short. Glen Lewis stays in the game to play right. Kevin Landman grounds one to 1st and Jack Washburn boots it for his first Major League error.... The Bullpen gets up. Danny Hutchinson grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4. With 2 outs, Ernie Patterson swings at the first pitch and bloops a hit to right.... Ricky Perez takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up... Gil Weaver lines a hit to left and 2 runs score.... tie Game: 2 to 2. Two shutouts lost along with wins for their pitchers on unearned runs in the final innings in this series.... Call to the Bullpen: Bill Grant (31-L). Bill Magee, a lefty, grounds a hit up the middle and another run scores... 3 to 2, Juice.

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Daniel Escarcega (31-R), who got the win with a perfect inning on Friday, in Jim Baucom's blown shutout loss... Leander Gooding lines a hit to right. He steals 2nd and goes to 3rd on a ground out. Can we score a runner from 3rd with less than 2 outs? Yes! Brian Porter lines a hit to right and Gooding scores! Tie Game: 3 to 3! With 2 outs, Jack Washburn smashes one 463 ft. to right center!! 5 to 3, Jays! THAT is how you make up for an error!

Bottom of the Ninth:
Roger Falbo grounds out to the pitcher. Kevin Landman flies out to deep left. Danny Hutchinson beats out an infield hit.... If we end up losing this game now... Oh, my.... PH Tom Howard (25-R), normally their cleanup hitter and 0 for 7 with a walk and a run this series, strikes out looking and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 5 to 3

We win the series, 2 to 1!

We had 5 whole hits (all in the 8th and 9th) and made 1 error
Orlando had 7 hits (all singles) and made 2 errors

Dale Gilchrist went 7.2 innings, allowed 3 unearned runs, 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 7.
LHP Bill Grant (W 1-2) went 1.1 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits and struck out 2.

Clark Davis went 6 scoreless innings, gave us no hits, no walks, 1 HBP and struck out 5. I am glad I am not the manager who pulled him from the game!
RHP Danny Escarcega (L 3-3, BS 2) got 2 outs, gave us 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 home run and struck out 1.

SS Leander Gooding had a hit, stole a base and scored a run in his only at bat. 3B Brian Porter had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. 1B Jack Washburn hit his 3rd home run of the season, was walked intentionally, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. PH Tony Becerra hit a double and had an RBI.

[Questdog]

June 3, 2002

Monday Morning Report
Player of the Week - Leo Toruno, 2B, Memphis (28-L .317/.397/.553) Had 13 hits, 1 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, 7 BB, 3 SO, 1 SB, 0 CS, 7 R and 9 RBI in 7 G

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

May 27 - SS Frank Bates (30-R) of Syracuse had 3 hits with 2 home runs and a walk, scored 3 runs and had 5 RBI at home versus Orlando. The Sycamores won, 6 to 1.
May 28 - SS Dave Lloyd (29-R) of Buffalo hit a double and a home run and had 5 RBI at home versus Richmond. The Bombers won, 15 to 5. RF Ivan Moreno (30-L) hit his 20th home run of the season. He hit 20 all of last season, though he only played 118 games due to injury.
May 30 - Eli Kyzar (29-R) of Syracuse pitched a 3 hit shutout at home versus Orlando. He did not walk a batter, but hit one and struck out 3. 93 pitches thrown. At bat, he had a hit. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 4-5 with a 2.95 ERA in 11 starts. The Sycamores won, 2 to 0, and only had 5 hits themselves.
June 1 - Arturo Flores (25-L) of Indianapolis pitched a 2 hit shutout at home versus Ottawa. He walked 2 and struck out 6. Even though, he only allowed a handful of base runners, he still managed to balk twice. He is now 4-6 with a 4.15 ERA in 12 starts. The Arrows won, 1 to 0.
June 2 - Columbus won at Hartford, 10 to 4, in 16 innings. RF Tim Brantley (28-L) hit a Grand Slam in the top of the 16th.
June 2 - New Orleans lost P Ron Griffin (36-L) for at least a calendar year with a torn flexor tendon. He was 3-5 with a 1.94 ERA in 12 starts.

[Westheim]

While I do love Jim Baucom, his teammates do not seem to share my affections...

Originally Posted by Questdog

Someone could have mentioned that I forgot to change the old calendar out for a new one...
I have been reporting the wrong year since Opening Day....
Had to go back and edit EVERY post...

May 24, the first post after, still has the wrong date

[Questdog]

Tuesday, June 4, 2002

3B Marty Eades (31-R) had been cleared to play by Trudy the Trainer, so he was activated from the DL. To make room, CF Danny Stewart (31-L), 1 for 18 (.056) with 7 SO, has been sent to Daytona (A). I hope he is not finished as a ball player.

We are finally back home for a little while and the Memphis Mules are here to play a short 2 game set. They lost 2 of 3 games at Louisville over the weekend. We split a pair of games with them in Memphis, April 15-16. They are 3rd in scoring with 4.45 runs per game (Jacksonville is up to #12 with 3.68!) They are 9th in fewest runs allowed with 4.071 per game (Jacksonville is up to #8 with 4.070). We have allowed 4 more runs than they have, but have played 1 more game. We are actually slightly better than the League average (4.08), believe it or not! Of course, we will be back to below average after this game... The Mules' run differential is +21 and ours is -22, up to 13th.

Memphis Mules (29-27 .518 4.5 GB in 3rd place in the Southern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (24-33 .421 10 GB in 6th place in the Southern Division)

MEM: Rick Potts (23-R) (8-1 2.27 ERA 83.1 IP, 72 H, 8 HR, 22 BB, 71 SO) vs.
JAX: Dalton Hartman (25-R) (1-1 3.93 ERA 18.1 IP, 25 H, 3 HR, 1 BB, 10 SO)

Potts is their #1 starter. He is tied for 2nd in wins and 4th in strikeouts. We keep catching everyone's #1, it seems. The last game we played with the Mules, we had to face Potts and he beat us, but we scored 5 runs on 10 hits, 1 home run and no walks with 8 strikeouts in 6 IP.

Hartman gave up 3 runs on 8 hits, 2 home runs and no walks with 4 strikeouts in 6 innings last time out in a loss.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
MEMPHIS
1: CF Steve Gress (30-L .242-227-2-18-.636-5 B) All-Star
2: SS Bill Weydert (24-S .214-154-1-10-.529-5 B)
3: 3B Keith Meyer (27-L .353-218-8-33-.977-10 C+) MVP/Silver Slugger(2B)/All-Star
4: 2B Leo Toruno (28-L .317-208-8-36-.950-16 B) Silver Slugger(SS)/All-Star
5: 1B Nestor Gonzalez (28-L .320-197-11-46-.911-0 A) Silver Slugger/All-Star
6: RF Ron Alario (32-R .195-128-0-3-.497-0 A+)
7: LF Juan Nunez (35-R .284-88-0-4-.652-2 D+) All-Star
8: C Ed Vaughan (35-L .139-122-5-17-.579-0 C)
9: P Rick Potts (23-R .088-34-0-2-.235-0 B+)

JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Frank Wendell (34-R .258-62-1-7-.636-2 C+)
2: 2B Leander Gooding (31-R .238-202-1-15-.586-11 B+)
3: LF Glen Lewis (21-L .299-187-6-26-.853-12 C+) Rookie
4: 3B Marty Eades (31-R .356-59-2-11-.963-0 C+)
5: C Bert Swope (30-S .274-84-2-7-.745-1 B)
6: 1B Jack Washburn (20-L .313-32-3-8-1.072-1 B) Rookie
7: RF Rob Worms (29-R .204-162-4-14-.628-13 A) Gold Glove
8: SS Bart Daw (30-R .237-156-2-16-.629-6 A)
9: P Dalton Hartman (25-R .250-4-0-1-.500-0 F)

Game Start: 1:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 89 F, Clear Skies, with a 9 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 6,827

Top of the First:
Steve Gress flies out to left. Bill Weydert lines out to short. Keith Meyer grounds a hit up the middle. Leo Toruno swings at the first pitch and pops out to 3rd!

Bottom of the First:
Frank Wendell strikes out... Leander Gooding grounds out to short. Glen Lewis sends one to deep center, but Steve Gress runs it down...

Bottom of the Second:
Marty Eades, in his first at bat in 6 weeks, grounds a double down the left field line! But the next three do down with 2 strikeouts...

Bottom of the Fourth:
Glen Lewis pokes a hit to right center. Marty Eades gets plunked with an 0-2 pitch and drops in pain.... Trudy the Trainer goes out, but comes back alone and Eades stays in the game! With the runners on the move (which is stupid with someone who strikes out as much as Bert Swope), Swope swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses, but the runners are both safe! That is the first stolen base of Eades' career! With the infield in, Jack Washburn grounds out to 2nd and the runners hold.... Rob Worms, who also strikes out a lot, swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds a hit to left and both runners score!! 2 to 0, Jays! Bart Daw doubles to right center and Worms scores! 3 to 0, Jays!

Bottom of the Fifth:
Frank Wendell swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to right center and gets bunted to 2nd by Leander Gooding. With 2 outs, Marty Eades doubles over the center fielder's head and Wendell scores! 4 to 0, Jays!

Top of the Sixth:
With 1 out, Steve Gress walks on 4 pitches, only the 2nd walk issued by P Dalton Hartman in 23.2 IP. Bill Weydert bloops a hit over the 3rd baseman... The Bullpen gets up. Keith Meyer grounds into a force at 2nd, 3-6, and Gress goes to 3rd. Leo Toruno lines a hit to center and Gress scores. 4 to 1, Jays. Nestor Gonzalez hits a home run to right.... Tie Game: 4 to 4. I should have pulled P Hartman, but he had struck out Gonzalez earlier, so I let him go...

Bottom of the Sixth:
With 1 out, Rob Worms hits a home run to left! 5 to 4, Jays! That does it for P Rick Potts. New Pitcher: Jim Sutton (32-L), with a 2.93 ERA in 27.2 IP. with 2 outs, PH Ed Diskin (38-R) doubles to right. Frank Wendell grounds a hit to center and Diskin scores! 6 to 4, Jays! CF Steve Gress was hurt making the throw home.

Top of the Eighth:
On the Hill: Jim Kenzy (34-R), after a scoreless 7th. RF Ken Gates (27-L), batting .275 with 3 RBI and 9 BB in 40 AB, draws a walk... The Bullpen gets up. With 1 out, Keith Meyer grounds one up the middle, but Leander Gooding makes an amazing stop and throw him out at 1st and Gates moves up. Leo Toruno grounds one right to Gooding, but he throws this one away for a 2 base error and Gates scores... 6 to 5, Jays. Nestor Gonzalez is NOT walked... Why do we walk people so often, but NEVER when it makes sense? He grounds a hit to right and Toruno scores... Tie Game: 6 to 6. Ron Alario, the next batter, is hitting .191 with NO HR.... He grounds out to short...

Bottom of the Eighth:
On the Hill: John Robillard (26-R), their closer, after a perfect 7th with 2 strikeouts. With 1 out, Bart Daw walks on 4 pitches. PH Cal Doty (25-L) grounds into a force at 2nd, 3-6. Frank Wendell is allowed to hit because he has 2 hits today and lines a hit to center! Leander Gooding pokes a little hit to left and Doty heads home.... The throw by Juan Nunez is to the backstop for an error! 7 to 6, Jays! Glen Lewis bloops a hit to left and both runners score!! 9 to 6, Jays! That does it for P Robillard. New Pitcher: Jim Zeiler (42-R), with a 4.02 ERA in 15.2 IP with 1 SO. But he had a 2.21 ERA in 57 IP last year with only 11 SO. Marty Eades takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Bert Swope lines a hit to left center and Lewis scores! 10 to 6, Jays! Jack Washburn grounds a double over the 1st base bag and Eades scores! 11 to 6, Jays. Tied our season high in runs!

Won - 11 to 6

Believe it or not, we are up to 5th place!
My head is swooning from the thin atmosphere up here!

We had 16 hits and made 2 errors
Memphis had 7 hits and made 1 error

We just tied a record that I did not notice us setting before, because it is so modest:
We have homered in 4 straight games!
That is our team record, believe it or not, and this is only the 3rd time we have ever done it and all 3 were this season.

Dalton Hartman went 6 innings allowed 4 runs, 4 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 3. At bat, he hit a double.
RHP Jim Kenzy (W 3-2, BS 2) went 2 innings, allowed 2 unearned runs, 2 hits and 1 walk.
RHP Barry Finney went 1 scoreless inning, allowed 1 hit and struck out 2.

Rick Potts went 5.1 innings, gave us 5 runs, 8 hits, 1 home run, no walks, 1 HBP and struck out 5. I am always suspicious of those pitchers that do not walk batters, but plunk them...
RHP John Robillard (L 1-2) went 1.2 innings, gave us 4 runs, 3 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2.

CF Frank Wendell had 3 hits, scores 2 runs and had an RBI. 2B Leander Gooding had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. LF Glen Lewis had 2 hits, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. 3B Marty Becerra, in his first game in 6 weeks, hit 2 double, drew a walk, was hit by a pitch, stole his first career base, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 1B Jack Washburn hit a double and had an RBI. RF Rob Worms had 2 hits with his 5th home run of the season, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI. SS Bart Daw hit a double, drew a walk and had an RBI. PH Ed Diskin hit a double and scored a run.

For Memphis, 1B Nestor Gonzalez had 2 hits with his 12th home run, and 4 RBI.

The Mules announced that CF Steve Gress had back stiffness that would probably bother him for 2 to 3 weeks. They will put him on the DL.

Down on the Farm: CF Danny Stewart (31-L), in his debut with Daytona (A), went 2 for 5 with a home run. The Tortugas still lost (for the 10th time in a row), but it is encouraging to see that he can still pop the ball occasionally. I really hope he continues to hit well for them and can help us out later.

[Questdog]

Wednesday, June 5, 2002

Memphis Mules (29-28 .509 5.5 GB in 3rd place in the Southern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (25-33 .431 10 GB in 5th place in the Southern Division)

MEM: Charlie Foltz (28-R) (2-6 5.22 ERA 70.2 IP, 82 H, 8 HR, 29 BB, 50 SO) All-Star vs.
JAX: Jim Baucom (20-L) (4-4 2.52 ERA 89.1 IP, 77 H, 5 HR, 22 BB, 53 SO) Rookie

Foltz, an All-Star, was 17-8 with a 3.83 ERA in 223 IP last year and was 6th in SO with 176 and 4th in K/9 with 7.10. He was 2-1 in 4 starts against us with a 4.44 ERA. 24.1 IP, 25 H, 1 HR, 5 BB, 17 SO. We have not faced him this season.

Baucom gave up 3 unearned runs in the 9th inning last time out to lose a shutout and the game. He gave up 4 hits and 1 walk with 3 strikeouts in 8.1 innings.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
MEMPHIS
1: LF Bill Weydert (24-S .215-158-1-10-.528-5 A)
2: CF Ron Alario (32-R .189-132-0-3-.482-0 B)
3: SS Keith Meyer (27-L .351-222-8-33-.968-10 D+) MVP/Silver Slugger(2B)/All-Star
4: 2B Leo Toruno (28-L .316-212-8-37-.942-16 B) Silver Slugger(SS)/All-Star
5: 3B Pedro Manzanares (28-R .245-49-1-4-.664-1 B)
6: 1B Nestor Gonzalez (28-L .323-201-12-50-.928-0 A) Silver Slugger/All-Star
7: C Roger Beaudin (29-R .250-68-1-6-.664-0 D+) Rookie
8: RF Ken Gates (27-L .268-41-0-3-.824-0 C+)
9: P Charlie Foltz (28-R .160-25-0-2-.320-0 F) All-Star

JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Cal Doty (25-L .269-104-2-9-.710-10 C+)
2: 2B Leander Gooding (31-R .243-206-1-16-.594-11 B+)
3: RF Glen Lewis (21-L .302-192-6-28-.851-13 C) Rookie
4: 3B Marty Eades (31-R .371-62-2-12-1.027-1 C+)
5: LF Brian Porter (34-S .282-117-3-16-.809-0 C+)
6: C Bert Swope (30-S .270-89-2-8-.727-1 B)
7: 1B Jack Washburn (20-L .297-37-3-9-1.009-1 B) Rookie
8: SS Bart Daw (30-R .239-159-2-17-.640-6 A)
9: P Jim Baucom (20-L .083-24-0-1-.167-0 C) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 85 F, Clear Skies, with a 9 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 8,433

Top of the First:
Bill Weydert swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd. Ron Alario grounds out to short. Keith Meyer flies out to deep center! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the First:
Cal Doty takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4! Leander Gooding grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. Glen Lewis pops out to right. Gooding steals 2nd! Marty Eades lines out to deep left...

Bottom of the Second:
Brian Porter walks on 4 pitches. With 1 out, Jack Washburn and Bart Daw hit back to back singles to load the bases up. P Jim Baucom, who strikes out half the time, does not, when we are hoping for it, and grounds into a 3-2-3 double play...

Bottom of the Seventh:
Bart Daw walks on 4 pitches and steals 2nd. P Jim Baucom bunts him to 3rd. They walk Cal Doty intentionally. Leander Gooding lines a 3-2 pitch to center for a hit and Daw scores! 1 to 0, Jays! Glen Lewis doubles to left center and Doty scores! 2 to 0, Jays! They walk Marty Eades intentionally to load the bases up with 1 out. Their third intentional walk today. Brian Porter lines a 3-1 pitch to center for a hit and Gooding scores, but Lewis is thrown out a home by Ron Alario... 3 to 0, Jays!

Top of the Eighth:
Bill Weydert grounds a hit to right and the Bullpen gets up. Ron Alario swings at 3-2 pitch and bloops a hit to right... But the next three all fly out!!!

Bottom of the Eighth:
Jack Washburn beats out an infield, but gets caught stealing.... C Roger Beaudin, who stinks defensively, has thrown out 2 base stealers and picked another (Washburn) off at 1st... Bart Daw doubles to right center and goes to 3rd on a ground out. Cal Doty bloops a hit to left and Daw scores! 4 to 0, Jays!

Won - 4 to 0

Mini-sweep!

Jim Baucom is the first Jay pitcher to ever throw a 2nd shutout!
And he did it against the Mules, who mauled our pitching without mercy last year!

We have only had 5 CG shutouts in our history: Victor Espinoza, Blair Montgomery and Dale Gilchrist are the authors of the other three.

We had 14 hits and made no errors
Memphis had 8 hits and made no errors

With 14 hits, we had to work hard to avoid scoring more than 4 runs and we did!

Jim Baucom (W 5-4) went 9 shutout innings (CG), allowed 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 7. 137 pitches. At bat, he had a hit.

Charlie Foltz (L 2-7) went 8 innings (CG), gave us 4 runs, 14 hits, 6 walks (3 INT) and struck out 3. 129 pitches.

CF Cal Doty had a hit and 2 walks (1 INT), scored a run and had an RBI. 2B Leander Gooding had 4 hits, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. RF Glen Lewis hit a double and had an RBI. LF Brian Porter had 2 hits with a double and a walk and an RBI. 1B Jack Washburn had 2 hits and a walk (INT). SS Bart Daw had 2 hits with a double and a walk, stole a base and scored 2 runs.

[Questdog]

Thursday, June 6, 2002

The Hartford Whalers are here to play a 4 game series through the weekend. They just lost a pair of games at home to Buffalo. We were 4-4 against them last season. They are 11th in scoring with 3.98 runs per game (Jacksonville is #12 with 3.81). They have scored 2 more runs than us, but have also played 2 fewer games. The Whalers are 14th in fewest runs allowed with 4.46 per game (Jacksonville is #8 with 4.03). Their run differential is -27 and ours is -13.

Hartford Whalers (25-32 .439 10 GB in 8th (last) place in the Northern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (26-33 .441 10 GB in 5th place in the Southern Division)

HART: Bill Wilson (33-R) (6-3 2.72 ERA 76 IP, 55 H, 9 HR, 27 BB, 53 SO) vs.
JAX: Danny Coreano (23-L) (2-7 4.18 ERA 66.2 IP, 79 H, 3 HR, 19 BB, 30 SO) Rookie

Wilson was 11-15 with a 5.04 ERA in 200 IP last year and led the League with 29 HR allowed. He was 2-0 in 2 starts against us with a 2.57 ERA. 14 IP, 12 H, 1 HR, 4 BB, 13 SO.

Coreano had a CG win last time out, allowing 2 runs on 6 hits and 2 walks with 3 strikeouts.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
HARTFORD
1: 3B Eric Drake (28-S .216-185-1-15-.594-4 B+)
2: CF Mike Fox (23-L .288-236-4-21-.762-15 B)
3: LF Roy Zimdahl (31-R .314-140-4-20-.857-1 B)
4: RF Robbie McFarland (24-L .210-119-2-11-.610-0 B)
5: C Mike Moen (31-R .354-113-3-19-.953-1 D) All-Star
6: 2B Charlie Mackey (27-R .289-135-6-27-.908-10 B)
7: SS Raul Parez (33-L .214-182-3-21-.578-3 B)
8: 1B Chuck Kellogg (30-R .222-54-0-6-.573-0 B+)
9: P Bill Wilson (33-R .133-30-0-2-.333-0 F)

JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Cal Doty (25-L .271-107-2-10-.720-10 C+)
2: 2B Leander Gooding (31-R .256-211-1-17-.617-12 B+)
3: RF Glen Lewis (21-L .299-197-6-29-.845-13 C) Rookie
4: 3B Marty Eades (31-R .354-65-2-12-.990-1 C+)
5: LF Brian Porter (34-S .292-120-3-17-.834-0 C)
6: C Bert Swope (30-S .269-93-2-8-.717-1 B)
7: 1B Jack Washburn (20-L .325-40-3-9-1.047-1 B) Rookie
8: SS Bart Daw (30-R .247-162-2-17-.662-7 A)
9: P Danny Coreano (23-L .000-18-0-0-.000-0 F) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 85 F, Clear Skies, with a 7 MPH wind blowing out to center
Attendance: 5,970

Top of the First:
Eric Drake doubles to right center... Mike Fox grounds out to 1st, 3-1, and Drake goes to 3rd. Roy Zimdahl walks... Robbie McFarland lines a hit to left and Drake scores... 1 to 0, Whalers. Mike Moen grounds a double down the left field line and Zimdahl scores... 2 to 0, Whalers. Charlie Mackey flies out to right and McFarland tags up, but Glen Lewis throws him out!!

Bottom of the First:
Cal Doty pops out to short. Leander Gooding swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 2nd. Glen Lewis swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses...

Bottom of the Fourth:
Leander Gooding and Glen Lewis lead 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 right and ends up on 3rd!! Tie Game: 2 to 2. Brian Porter flies out to left and Eades tags up, but Roy Zimdahl throws him out...

Bottom of the Fifth:
Jack Washburn pokes a hit to right center. He takes off for 2nd and they have a pitchout on, but he is safe anyway! Bart Daw doubles to left and Washburn scores! 3 to 2, Jays! Daw is hitting a LOT better than we expected him to! He tries to steal 3rd, but gets thrown out... With 2 outs, Cal Doty takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 and steals 2nd. Leander Gooding grounds a hit up the middle and Doty heads home.....Safe! 4 to 2, Jays!

Bottom of the Sixth:
Marty Eades leads off with a double to right! His second double today and fourth in the last 3 games since coming off the DL! They walk Brian Porter intentionally. Bert Swope grounds into a 3-6-3 double play...

Top of the Ninth:
P Danny Coreano is at 95 pitches. He has retired 20 batters in a row! Charlie Faber (31-R) is in to play 3rd and Frank Wendell (34-R) is in to play center and Cal Doty moves to left. 1B Tony Becerra (33-L) and RF Rob Worms (29-R) entered the game earlier. The Bullpen is ready. 2-3-4 up for the Whalers. Mike Fox flies out to left. Roy Zimdahl hits a home run to right center... 4 to 3, Jays. The streak ends at 21 batters.... I was hoping it would in with a single or a walk... PH Tom McConnell (33-R), 4 for 15 (.267) with a double, 2 triples and 4 walks and a 1.000 OPS is sent up. Call to the Bullpen: Tug Jackson (33-R). McDonnell grounds out to 3rd! PH Joel Yost (22-L), a rookie who is 4 for 21 (.190) is sent up. Call to the Bullpen: Bill Grant (31-L). Yost is left in to hit and he swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to center... Charlie Mackey lines a 2-2 pitch to left center for a hit and Yost beats the throw to 3rd and Mackey takes 2nd.... PH Diego Yanes (35-L), 4 for 25 (.160) on the season, strikes out and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 4 to 3

We had 8 hits and made no errors
Hartford had 7 hits and made no errors

Danny Coreano (W 3-7) went 8.1 innings, allowed 3 runs, 5 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 4. He retired 21 straight batters at one point. Which matches his 0 for 21 as a hitter! His 3rd straight good outing and 2nd straight win!
RHP Tug Jackson (H 4) faced 1 batter and retired him.
LHP Bill Grant (SV 6) got 1 out, allowed 2 hits and struck out 1.

Bill Wilson (L 6-4) went 6.2 innings, gave us 4 runs, 8 hits, 4 walks (1 INT) and struck out 4.

CF/LF Cal Doty drew 2 walks, stole a base and scored a run. 2B Leander Gooding had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. 3B Marty Eades hit 2 doubles and had 2 RBI. LF Brian Porter had a hit and was walked intentionally. RF Rob Worms drew a walk and stole a base in his only trip to the plate. SS Bart Daw hit a double and had an RBI.

[Questdog]

Friday, June 7, 2002

Hartford Whalers (25-33 .431 11 GB in 8th (last) place in the Northern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (27-33 .450 9 GB in 5th place in the Southern Division)

HART: Freeman Cain (35-L) (6-6 2.60 ERA 90 IP, 81 H, 6 HR, 22 BB, 50 SO) vs.
JAX: Dale Gilchrist (23-R) (2-4 3.52 ERA 61.1 IP, 57 H, 2 HR, 26 BB, 40 SO) Rookie

Cain is their #1 starter. He was 10-13 with a 3.78 ERA in 228.1 IP last year. He was 1-1 in 2 starts against us with a CG and an 0.60 ERA. 15 IP, 12 H, 0 HR, 2 BB, 4 SO.

Gilchrist gave up 3 unearned runs in the 8th inning last time out in a no decision that we won. In 7.2 innings, he allowed 5 hits and 2 walks with 7 strikeouts.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
HARTFORD
1: CF Mike Fox (23-L .283-240-4-21-.750-15 B)
2: 1B Chuck Kellogg (30-R .228-57-0-6-.578-0 B+)
3: RF Robbie McFarland (24-L .213-122-2-12-.611-0 B)
4: LF Roy Zimdahl (31-R .315-143-5-21-.878-1 B)
5: 2B Charlie Mackey (27-R .288-139-6-27-.897-10 B)
6: 3B Eric Drake (28-S .217-189-1-15-.597-4 B+)
7: C Mike Tyra (26-R .198-101-2-11-.620-0 B) Strained rib cage muscle
8: SS Raul Parez (33-L .211-185-3-21-.570-3 B)
9: P Freeman Cain (33-R .300-30-0-3-.633-0 F)

JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Cal Doty (25-L .266-109-2-10-.718-11 C+)
2: 2B Leander Gooding (31-R .260-215-1-18-.624-12 B+)
3: LF Glen Lewis (21-L .299-201-6-29-.839-13 C+) Rookie
4: 3B Marty Eades (31-R .362-69-2-14-1.019-1 C+)
5: RF Rob Worms (20-L .210-167-5-17-.654-14 A) Gold Glove
6: C Bert Swope (30-S .260-96-2-8-.702-1 B)
7: 1B Jack Washburn (20-L .326-43-3-9-1.021-2 B) Rookie
8: SS Bart Daw (30-R .248-165-2-18-.668-7 A)
9: P Dale Gilchrist (23-R .364-22-0-2-.773-0 B) Rookie

P Freeman Cain does not appear to be overly tough on lefties, so we are letting rookie Jack Washburn start.

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 83 F, Clear Skies, with an 8 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 7,786

Top of the First:
Mike Fox strikes out on 3 pitches! Chuck Kellogg flies out to center. Robbie McFarland takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4.... Roy Zimdahl swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops out to short!

Bottom of the First:
Cal Doty grounds out to 2nd. Leander Gooding grounds out to 2nd. Glen Lewis grounds out to 1st, unassisted...

We go 9 up, 9 down...

Top of the Fourth:
Chuck Kellogg lines the first hit of the game for either team to left. Robbie McFarland lines a hit to left. With 1 out, Charlie Mackey walks on 4 pitches to load the bases up. Already 3 walks by P Dale Gilchrist... Eric Drake flies out to deep center and Kellogg tags up and scores. 1 to 0, Whalers. Mike Tyra lines a hit to center and McFarland scores... 2 to 0, Whalers. Fellas batting under .200 never go hitless against the Jays...

Bottom of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Leander Gooding grounds our first hit of the game to left. Glen Lewis swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines a hit to right center and Gooding goes to 3rd. Marty Eades flies out to deep center and Gooding tags up and trots home. 2 to 1, Whalers.

Top of the Fifth:
The Whalers go down in order on 3 pitches!

Bottom of the Fifth:
Bert Swope swings at the first pitch and grounds one to short, but Raul Parez boots it! Jack Washburn bunts Swope to 2nd. Having your #7 hitter bunt for the 8th and 9th hitter to drive in a run does not seem very bright.... Especially when he can hit home runs... With 2 outs, P Dale Gilchrist grounds an 0-2 pitch up the middle for a hit and Swope beats the throw home! Tie Game: 2 to 2! What do I know of baseball tactics?

Bottom of the Eighth:
PH Ed Diskin (38-R) grounds one to 3rd, but Eric Drake boots it! Cal Doty tries to bunt the runner up, but they get the force at 2nd, 1-6. Doty steals 2nd. They walk Leander Gooding intentionally, but then a passed ball moves the runners up! Glen Lewis lines a hit to left and both runners score!! 4 to 2, Jays!

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Bill Grant (31-L). Tony Becerra (33-L) is in to play 1st, Charlie Faber (31-R) is in to play 3rd and Frank Wendell (34-R) is in to play left. 5-6-7 up for the Whalers. Charlie Mackey takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three! Eric Drake triples to right... The Bullpen hops up again.... Mike Tyra pops out to center and the runner holds. PH Mike Moen (31-R), their .353 hitting All-Star catcher, pops out to left and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 4 to 2

We have matched the Legendary 6 game Winning Streak of '01!!
We have also scored 4 or more runs in 6 straight games, tying the team record!

We had 7 hits (all singles) and made no errors
Hartford had 5 hits and made 2 errors

Dale Gilchrist (W 3-4) went 8 innings, allowed 2 runs, 4 hits, 4 walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI.
LHP Bill Grant (SV 7) pitched a scoreless 9th, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1.

Freeman Cain (L 6-7) went 8 innings (CG), gave us 4 runs (3 earned), 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4.

2B Leander Gooding had a hit and was walked intentionally and scored 2 runs. LF Glen Lewis had 2 hits and 2 RBI.

[Questdog]

Saturday, June 8, 2002

Hartford Whalers (25-34 .424 11 GB in 8th (last) place in the Northern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (28-33 .459 9 GB in 5th place in the Southern Division)

HART: Franklin Garcia (32-R) (3-2 4.33 ERA 43.2 IP, 43 H, 3 HR, 18 BB, 28 SO) vs.
JAX: Marco Gonzalez (27-R) (0-3 6.75 ERA 18.2 IP, 22 H, 3 HR, 4 BB, 5 SO)

Garcia was 7-8 with a 3.82 ERA in 20 starts and 125 IP last year. He was 1-1 in 2 starts against us with a 1.54 ERA. 11.2 IP, 5 H, 1 HR, 1 BB, 6 SO.

Gonzalez pitched 6 decent innings last time out, but unfortunately we left him in there for the 7th... He wen 6.1 innings, allowed 5 runs on 7 hits and 2 walks with 4 strikeouts in a loss.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
HARTFORD
1: CF Mike Fox (23-L .279-244-4-21-.738-15 B)
2: 3B Eric Drake (28-S .220-191-1-16-.614-4 B+)
3: RF Robbie McFarland (24-L .224-125-2-12-.633-0 B)
4: LF Roy Zimdahl (31-R .306-147-5-21-.855-1 B)
5: C Mike Moen (31-R .350-117-3-20-.947-1 D) All-Star
6: 2B Charlie Mackey (27-R .284-141-6-27-.893-10 B)
7: SS Raul Parez (33-L .207-188-3-21-.561-3 B)
8: 1B Leotha Kelley (29-R .314-35-0-2-.694-0 B+)
9: P Franklin Garcia (32-R .375-16-0-5-.750-0 F)

JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Cal Doty (25-L .265-113-2-10-.711-12 C+)
2: 2B Leander Gooding (31-R .261-218-1-18-.627-12 B+)
3: RF Glen Lewis (21-L .302-205-6-31-.842-13 C) Rookie
4: 3B Marty Eades (31-R .347-72-2-15-.974-1 C+)
5: LF Brian Porter (34-S .295-122-3-17-.842-0 C)
6: 1B Jack Washburn (20-L .311-45-3-9-.976-2 B) Rookie
7: SS Bart Daw (30-R .244-168-2-18-.657-7 A)
8: C Garrett Bender (28-R .240-154-1-14-.585-0 B)
9: P Marco Gonzalez (27-R .000-7-0-0-.000-0 F)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 90 F, Clear Skies, with a 13 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 8,315

That wind is unfortunate for P Marco Gonzalez, who is prone to the long ball...

Top of the First:
Mike Fox takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Eric Drake grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-6. He steals 2nd. Robbie McFarland grounds out to 2nd and Drake goes to 3rd. Roy Zimdahl strikes out!

Bottom of the First:
Cal Doty grounds out to 3rd. Leander Gooding swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to short. Glen Lewis grounds out to 2nd...

Top of the Second:
With 1 out, Charlie Mackey grounds a hit to right. Raul Parez grounds one to 3rd, but Marty Eades makes a bad throw to 2nd for an error... Leotha Kelley grounds a hit to right and Mackey heads home, but Glen Lewis throws him out!

Bottom of the Third:
With 2 outs, Cal Doty swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to right and goes to 2nd on a wild pitch. Leander Gooding lines a 3-2 pitch to right for a hit and Doty scores without a throw! 1 to 0, Jays!

Top of the Fourth:
Roy Zimdahl grounds a hit up the middle. Mike Moen swings at the first pitch and doubles to right... Charlie Mackey takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three! With the infield in, Raul Parez grounds out to short and the runners hold. We walk Leotha Kelley intentionally to pitch to the pitcher with 2 outs and runners in scoring position... We got P Franklin Garcia out earlier in a similar situation.... He sends one to deep right, but Glen Lewis runs it down!!

Bottom of the Fourth:
Mary Eades leads off with yet another double to center! With 1 out, a wild pitch sends him to 3rd. And the next pitch is past the catcher, too, and Eades scores! Back to back wild pitches! 2 to 0, Jays!

Top of the Sixth:
With 1 out, Charlie Mackey doubles to left and then steals 3rd. Raul Parez strikes out! This time, we do NOT walk Leotha Kelley to face the pitcher (who might be hit for) and Kelley swings at the first pitch and pops out to 2nd!!

Top of the Eighth:
Robbie McFarland doubles to center.... The Bullpen is up. With 1 out, Mike Moen, the .350 hitting All-Star, lines out to 1st and we double McFarland off at 2nd!!

Top of the Ninth:
P Marco Gonzalez is at 127 pitches, so a home run is coming... Half of the lineup has been pulled for defensive replacements: Tony Becerra (33-L) at 1st, Charlie Faber (31-R) at 3rd, Frank Wendell (34-R) in left and Rob Worms (29-R) in right. The Bullpen is ready. Hopefully, the home run will be a solo shot... 6-7-8 up for the Whalers. Charlie Mackey, who leads their team in HR with 6, flies out to deep left! Raul Perez lines out to left! Leotha Kelley flies out to left and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 2 to 0

7 wins in a row!
A new team record!
The Legendary 6 game Winning Streak is legendary no more!

We had 8 hits and made 1 error
Hartford had 7 hits and made 1 error

Marco Gonzalez (W 1-3) went 9 shutout innings (CG), allowed 7 hits, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 5. 134 pitches. His first shutout ever!

Franklin Garcia (L 3-3) went 6 innings, gave us 2 runs, 5 hits, 3 walks (1 INT) and struck out 2. He threw 3 WP. At he, he was 0 for 2 with runners in scoring position!

CF Cal Doty had 3 hits with a double and scored a run. 3B Marty Eades hit a double and drew a walk and scored a run. LF Brian Porter had 2 hits. 1B Jack Washburn had a hit and a walk and stole a base.