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September 29th, 2084 to October 5th, 2084: Weekly recap
Denver Broncos
 Denver 6 @ Washington 1 Denver 0 @ Washington 1 Denver 14 @ Nashville 1 Denver 7 @ Nashville 10 Denver 9 @ Tucson 7 Denver 9 @ Tucson 8 The Broncos closed out the month of September with a comfortable win over Washington and then a tough, shutout loss to the Senators. In the win, Robert McNett broke his own career high of 21 wins by notching his 22nd victory of the season, and catcher Lee Chappel doubled twice to tie, and then break, Joshua Kier's single season record of 77, set last season. In the loss, Ray Lockridge was out-dueled by Washington's Kenneth Thurman, who tossed 8 scoreless innings. Denver outhit Washington 7 to 6, but was unable to string the hits together to produce any runs. The Broncos then began the month of October with a two game series against the hapless Nashville Predators. The first game was relatively close(Denver led 4-1) until the seventh and eighth innings, when the Broncos scored 6 and 4 runs, respectively, to put the game out of reach. This, despite the presence of numerous reserves in the starting lineup. September call-ups Terry Melton, Ray Shults, and Shane Lattimer all produced 2 hits, and Lattimer drove in 3 runs. In the second game, Valentine McGurk was given the chance to redeem himself after his awful start last week. He was unsuccessful in that endeavor. McGurk was drilled for 9 hits and 7 runs in 6 innings, and though the Broncos hung around, they could not pull out the victory. The week ended with the Broncos getting the opportunity to affect the second place race in the Central Division. Though they earned two hard-fought wins, Tucson's rival, Memphis, could not take advantage. The first game was a back and forth affair that saw Denver jump out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning. Tucson closed the gap to 3-2 in the second, but Denver made it 5-2 in the third inning .The Diamondbacks struck for 5 runs in the fourth inning to take the lead, but the Broncos narrowed it to 7-6 in the bottom of the fourth. The decisive hit came in the seventh inning, when Alexis Vazquez belted a go-ahead, three run homerun. The second game was just as thrilling. The two teams traded runs in the first inning, but Denver led 3-2 after two innings. The Broncos made it 4-2 in the third inning. In the top of the fifth inning, the Diamondbacks exploded for 6 runs to take an 8-4 lead. That lead was short-lived, however. In the bottom of the fifth, Denver produced 5 runs- just enough to retake the lead. Robert McNett recovered from a poor start to blank Tucson in the 6th and 7th innings, and Larry Waltz nailed down the final two innings. Leading the charge offensively during the week were Asbel Fuentez, Masahachirou Shunji, Alexis Vazquez, and Lee Chappel. Fuentez posted a 1.614 OPS, with a team-high 12 hits, including 3 doubles and a homerun. He drove in 4 and scored 5. Shunji had a 1.571 OPS with 2 doubles and a homerun. Vazquez had a 1.272 OPS, 1 double, 1 homerun, 5 RBI, and 4 runs scored. Chappel recorded a 1.263 OPS, with 4 doubles, 1 homerun, a team-high 10 RBI, 6 runs scored, and 6 walks. Russell Thomas suffered through a horrible week for Denver. He was just 1 for 19, with a .227 OPS. Brooks Branco and Arthur Elbert also had poor weeks. Branco was 2 for 10, with a .673 OPS, while Elbert was 1 for 9, with a .495 OPS. Ray Lockridge and George Buentello were the only starting pitchers to pitch completely effectively during the week. Lockridge allowed just 1 run in 7 1/3 innings pitched, while Buentello allowed 1 run in 7 innings. Robert McNett made 2 starts, with one being effective. In the 6-1 win over Washington, McNett allowed 1 run in 5 innings, though he also gave up 8 hits and 2 walks. In the second win over Tucson, he was tagged for 14 hits and 8 runs in 7 innings pitched. In the first win over Tucson, Kenny Pillsbury picked up his 26th win of the season, but it had more to do with the Denver offense than it did Pillsbury's pitching. He surrendered 12 hits and 7 runs(5 earned) in 7 innings pitched. Aside from Ramon Gomez, the bullpen was excellent during the week. James Virgen, Larry Waltz, Omar Lopez, Lyndon Gwinn, and Daniel Weingartner combined to pitch 9 scoreless innings of relief. Waltz led the way with 3 scoreless innings. Gomez, on the other hand, gave up 3 runs in 3 2/3 innings pitched. He had a solid outing in the shutout loss to Washington, as he pitched 2/3 scoreless innings. In the 10-7 loss to Nashville, it was Gomez that gave up the final 3 runs(in 2 innings pitched). Though he didn't take the loss, Denver might have mounted a successful comeback if Gomez had pitched better. Gomez rebounded with a scoreless inning of relief in the 9-7 win over Tucson. He struck out 2 batters in that game. Around the league: The National League Batter of the Month Award went to Rochester's catcher, Paul Bibbs. The Rhinos' belated, and unsuccessful, charge for a playoff spot was keyed by Bibbs, who hit .414/.458/.717, with a 1.175 OPS in September. He delivered 6 doubles, 8 homeruns, 25 RBI, and 19 runs scored. For the year, Bibbs has hit .337/.396/.577, with a .974 OPS, 21 doubles, 36 homeruns, 124 RBI, and 108 runs scored. He ranks eighth in the National League in batting average, 10th in slugging percentage, 9th in OPS(1st among NL catchers), 10th in homeruns, 10th in RBI, and 15th in runs scored. The National League Pitcher of the Month Award went to San Diego's Carlos Lozoya. With the Padres battling hard with Sacramento for the West Division crown, they have needed the defending Cy Young winner to shine, and he has not disappointed. In 6 September starts, Lozoya went 4-0, with a 1.64 ERA and a 0.93 WHIP in 44 innings pitched. He struck out 44 and walked 14. He also tossed a pair of shutouts: a 6-hit, 8 strikeout performance against San Jose, and a dominating 1-hit, 7 strikeout throttling of Portland. For the year, Lozoya is 26-4 in 36 starts, with a 1.90 ERA, a 0.99 WHIP, and 223 strikeouts in 260 1/3 innings pitched. He has also thrown 5 complete games, all shutouts. He leads the National League in wins and ERA. He is 3rd in innings pitched, 5th in strikeouts, tied for 6th in complete games, and 2nd in shutouts. The American League Batter of the Month Award went to Memphis' second-baseman, Eric Phillips. With second place in the Central still undecided, Phillips' strong performance helped keep Memphis in the running. He hit .337/.393/.704, with a 1.097 OPS, 3 doubles, 11 homeruns, 34 RBI, and 23 runs scored in September. For the year, Phillips has hit .294/.373/.504, with an .877 OPS, 31 doubles, 30 homeruns, 122 RBI, 111 runs scored, and 76 walks. He is tied for 12th in the league in RBI, and ranks 1st among AL second-baseman in OPS. The American League Pitcher of the Month Award went Denver's Robert McNett. The Broncos' southpaw had his knuckleball darting, diving, fluttering, and floating all month long, and all opposing hitters could do was shake their heads and go back to the dugout. In 5 September starts, McNett went 5-0, with a 1.50 ERA, a 1.11 WHIP, and 32 strikeouts in 36 innings. Included in those starts was a 2-hit shutout against Atlanta. For the year, McNett is 23-6 in 33 starts, with a 3.93 ERA, a 1.26 WHIP, and 198 strikeouts in 231 1/3 innings pitched. He has tossed 2 complete games, both shutouts. McNett is 11th in the American League in ERA, and 2nd in wins. He's 11th in innings pitched and tied for 6th in strikeouts. The National League Player of the Week Award went to Pittsburgh's first-baseman, James Sequeira. The Pirates surged back into first place, and Sequeira was a huge reason why. Sequeira hit .429(12 for 28), with a 1.357 OPS, 1 triple, 4 homeruns, and 10 RBI. He had 4 hits(including a triple and a homerun), and 3 RBI in a 6-4 win over Sacramento. His 2-run homerun in the 6th inning helped Pittsburgh erase a 3-1 deficit and take a 4-3 lead. His seventh inning run-scoring triple broke a 4-4 tie. He homered twice and drove in 5 runs in a come from behind 9-8 victory over the Kings. His 2-run blast in the sixth inning helped the Pirates turn a 5-1 deficit into a 5-4 one. Then, his 2-out, 3-run homerun capped a 5-run ninth inning rally and gave Pittsburgh the lead. Sequeira had 2 hits, including a solo homerun, and 2 runs scored in an 8-7, 10 inning victory over Buffalo that put Pittsburgh back into sole possession of first place in the Northeast. The Pirates rallied from a 7-1 deficit to win the game. Sequeira's homerun was part of a 3-run outburst in the seventh inning that cut the Buffalo lead to 7-6. The American League Player of the Week Award went Knoxville's first-baseman, Arthur Taylor. The veteran slugger hit .524(11 for 21), with a 1.677 OPS, 2 doubles, 3 homeruns, 9 RBI, 7 runs scored, and 6 walks. He had 2 hits, including his 40th homerun of the season, 2 walks, and 2 runs scored in a 9-8 loss to Grand Rapids. He had 2 hits, 2 walks, and 1 RBI in a 9-1 rout over the Tigers. He doubled and drove in 2 runs in a 5-3 victory over Grand Rapids. Taylor had 3 hits and 2 RBI in a 12-8 win over Memphis. Finally, he had 3 hits, including a pair of homeruns, 1 walk, 3 RBI, and 4 runs scored in a 10-6 win over the Grizzlies. For almost the entire year, Miami's Edmond McGurk led both league in homeruns, but as September came to a close and the month of October began, he was passed up by Phoenix's Anthony Nicklas for the overall lead, and tied by Knoxville's Joshua Kier for the AL lead. And it was the 26 year old Nicklas who reached 60 homeruns, while McGurk seemed to get stuck on 58. Nicklas homered twice in the past week to reach 61 round-trippers on the season. He's the first to reach 60 since San Jose's Ugo Momoru hit 60 in 2081. If he reaches 62, he'll be the first since Denver's Ellis Bolling in 2074 to reach that figure. If he reaches 63, it will be the first time since 2041 that someone has hit that many. That, of course, was the year that Pittsburgh's John Rockwood blasted 69. With five games remaining, it's not out of the realm of possibility that Nicklas reaches Emanuel Maxon's record of 70, though it is highly unlikely. Speaking of Phoenix, the Cardinals' second-baseman, Bill Wilson, put his own name into the record books in the past week. Wilson tied the single season record for triples, with 18. This is the record for both leagues, and is shared by two other players(Donald Thurlow for Hartford in 2075 and Robert McNeel for Denver in 2057). Meanwhile, in the American League, Lee Chappel's season for the ages was suddenly challenged. For much of the year, he led the AL in all of the rate stats, as well as in doubles, RBI, and runs scored. At the moment, he still leads the league in batting average and slugging percentage. He shattered the doubles record, and leads the league with a whopping 80. He holds a comfortable lead in the runs scored department, as well. But passing him in the OPS department, the on base percentage department, and the RBI department was Washington's first-baseman, Sabas Laureano. Add in the fact that Laureano ranks third in the AL in homeruns, and suddenly the Silver Slugger Award that seemed to be in the bag for the Denver catcher could go either way. Instead of posting the full standings like I normally do at the end of the month, I'll post a modified standings that shows only the teams in playoff contention. I'll post the full standings at the end of the regular season: Code:
National League Standings West Division Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Stk Last10 y-Sacramento 103 54 .656 - 102-55 1 47-33 56-21 4-6 26-19 6 W2 6-4 y-San Diego 103 54 .656 - 99-58 4 54-25 49-29 10-8 25-14 6 W7 7-3 Northeast Division Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Stk Last10 Pittsburgh 84 73 .535 - 82-75 2 42-36 42-37 11-9 27-22 5 W4 7-3 Buffalo 83 74 .529 1 82-75 1 40-38 43-36 9-8 27-28 - L2 4-6 New Jersey 83 74 .529 1 84-73 -1 44-35 39-39 10-3 25-21 - L1 4-6 Hartford 80 77 .510 4 79-78 1 39-40 41-37 7-9 17-24 - W1 4-6 American League Standings Southeast Division Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Stk Last10 x-Miami 100 57 .637 - 98-59 2 46-33 54-24 8-0 20-16 * L2 5-5 y-Knoxville 91 66 .580 9 95-62 -4 44-35 47-31 4-2 23-22 - W4 5-5 Central Division Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Stk Last10 x-Denver 108 49 .688 - 113-44 -5 54-24 54-25 6- 5 20-16 * W2 5-5 Tucson 79 78 .503 29 79-78 0 39-39 40-39 7- 9 14-26 - L2 6-4 Memphis 78 79 .497 30 83-74 -5 42-36 36-43 8-12 19-21 - L3 6-4 x- Clinched division y- Clinched playoff spot At the end of last week, it looked like Sacramento was on the verge of taking control of the West Division. The Kings won a pair of decisive games against rival San Diego to take a 3 game lead in the division. This week, however, Sacramento was tripped up in a pair of close games against Pittsburgh. The Padres have won 7 straight, and now the two are tied for first place with five games remaining. The two do not play each other in the final week, and have roughly even schedules, with perhaps a slight edge in favor of the Kings. Don't ever count out the defending champs. Although Pittsburgh had slipped to third place, and had begun the week with two losses to San Diego, the experienced Pirates didn't wilt. Instead, they came from behind twice to knock off the West-leading Sacramento Kings, and then won a pair of critical games against the then first place Buffalo Bills. Now, Pittsburgh owns sole possession of first place in the Northeast Division, and the Pirates' final five games are not particularly imposing. Buffalo and New Jersey, meanwhile, are now tied for second place, one game behind the Pirates. The two teams play each other twice in the final week, and New Jersey has very difficult remaining week. Hartford is still alive, at 4 games behind Pittsburgh and 3 games behind the Bills and Devils. The Whalers have a modestly difficult remaining schedule, but they do not play any of their competitors. Despite the late charge, Rochester was eliminated from postseason contention in the past week. The past week saw Miami clinch its 12th consecutive Southeast Division title, and Knoxville clinch its first playoff spot since 2076. Although Charlotte was finally eliminated from postseason contention, the Panthers, by reaching 82 wins, ensured just the second winning season in franchise history. Charlotte's first winning seacon came in 2066, when the Panthers won 99 games but finished in third place. In the Central Division, Tucson and Memphis continue to fight for the second place playoff spot. The Diamondbacks hold a 1 game edge on the Grizzlies. The two play each other once in the final five games. Tucson also has a slightly easier final week than Memphis. Kansas City was officially eliminated from postseason contention in the past week. On the injury front, Knoxville reliever Bill Schwindt(3.09 ERA in 51 games) suffered a jammed finger. He's not expected to come off the disabled list until after the first round of the playoffs starts, although, if any of the playoff races require a one game playoff, he might be available for the 79ers' first round series. Tucson's right-fielder Richard Billips(.846 OPS, 54 doubles, 24 homeruns, 83 RBI, 103 runs scored) will be day to day for the final week with a hip injury. Given the circumstances, he's likely to try and play through it as best as he can. On the schedule for Denver in the final week of the regular season are games at Memphis(78-79), at Miami(100-57), at home against Atlanta(69-88), at Green Bay(61-96), and at home against Knoxville(91-66).
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02-03-2009, 10:13 PM
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October 6th, 2084 to October 12th, 2084: Weekly recap
Denver Broncos
Denver 6 @ Memphis 1 Denver 7 @ Miami 1 Atlanta 9 @ Denver 6 Denver 4 @ Green Bay 11 Knoxville 16 @ Denver 3 Denver began the final week of the regular season with a meaningful game against Memphis, but after that, it was just a handful of games against teams whose positions were already decided. The lack of significance in the latter games showed, as the Broncos and their opponents played some fairly sloppy games with numerous backups in the lineup. Ray Lockridge was brilliant in allowing just 1 run over 8 innings against the Grizzlies, and Denver dealt a damaging blow to Memphis' playoff aspirations. Valentine McGurk redeemed himself against Miami with a 6 inning, 1 run, 8 strikeout outing in another Broncos' victory. George Buentello was ineffective in a mostly flat performance by the Broncos against Atlanta. Denver blew a 4-2 lead against Green Bay, as starter Ronald Marquez suffered a complete meltdown in the fifth and sixth innings. Finally, Evelio Padilla was no match for the powerful Knoxville offense, and the Broncos were flattened by the 79ers. Though Denver gave lots of playing time to its reserves during the final week of the season, Lee Chappel was one regular who remained in the starting lineup. He did, however, move to DH to reduce the risk of an injury. He led the Broncos' offense, with a 1.365 OPS, 3 doubles, 2 homeruns, and 7 RBI. Backup catcher Stephen Skiba filled in behind the plate in Chappel's stead, and posted a 1.146 OPS in 12 at bats, with 2 doubles, and 6 runs scored. After that, however, there weren't too many inspiring performances. Ellis Bolling was another regular who continued to play. Unlike Chappel, the Broncos' first-baseman struggled. He was 2 for 16 with a .488 OPS. Other non-performers include Tamiko Teika, who was 2 for 14, with a double and a homerun, but also just a .629 OPS; Brooks Branco, who was 2 for 13 with a .404 OPS; and Shane Lattimer, who was 2 for 10 with a .400 OPS. While Lockridge and McGurk were very good during the week, Buentello allowed 7 runs(5 earned) in 6 innings pitched, Marquez was torched for 11 runs(10 earned) in 5 1/3 innings, and Padilla was bludgeoned for 11 runs(10 earned) in 3 1/3 innings. The bullpen had some mixed performances. Larry Waltz and Robert Soto acquitted themselves nicely. Soto tossed 3 1/3 scoreless innings, while Waltz allowed just one unearned run in the same number of innings. Meanwhile, Ramon Gomez was tagged with 7 hits and 3 runs in 3 1/3 innings pitched, and Omar Lopez gave up 2 runs in 2 1/3 innings. Around the league: For personal milestones, it was a momentous week. For the first time in league history, three players reached the 60 homerun mark. Phoenix's Anthony Nicklas had already reached 61 coming into the week, but he would stall at that figure. Miami's Edmond McGurk, who had led both leagues in homeruns for virtually the entire year before getting passed up by Nicklas, delivered back to back 2 HR games to break the American League single season record. McGurk's 63 bombs edged out the previous mark of 62, held by Scott Border(2007), Donald Murillo(2034), and Ellis Bolling(2074). Finally, Knoxville's Joshua Kier reached 60 homeruns. Never before had three players reached 60 in one season, and only twice before had two players reached the figure. In the NL West, San Diego began the week with a stunning loss to the train-wreck that is Harrisburg. But Sacramento could not take advantage, with a loss of its own to Rochester. After that one slip, the Padres did not lose again, winning their final four games. The Kings, on the other hand, dropped 2 of their final 4, and that gave San Diego its first division title since 2075. In the Northeast Division, the week began with a big showdown between the two teams tied for second place, Buffalo and New Jersey. The Bills prevailed 7-6, and the Devils never really recovered. They lost two games to San Diego during the week, and that rendered a season finale against the Bills meaningless to New Jersey(though not to Buffalo). After that win, Buffalo still had its eyes on first place. But although Pittsburgh was unexpectedly tripped up by West Division cellar dweller, Portland, the Bills couldn't capitalize, dropping a game to Los Angeles. Both teams won their next two games, which meant that Pittsburgh could clinch the division with a win(over Harrisburg) in its final game, or a Buffalo loss(to New Jersey). With nothing to play for but pride, the Devils knocked off Buffalo, 3-2, with the winning run coming in the ninth inning. That clinched the division for the Pirates, who beat Harrisburg anyways. With both Miami and Knoxville having already secured their playoff positions, the final week was mostly about avoiding any injuries. Neither team even had an opportunity to affect the outcome of the Central Division second place race. Both teams were able to avoid injury. As for that Central Division race, Memphis was dealt two decisive blows right off the bat. First, there was the defeat against Denver. Tucson took advantage of that loss by rallying from a 9-7 deficit against Charlotte to win 10-9. And then, the Grizzlies went head to head with the Diamondbacks. Tucson held a 2 game lead on Memphis at that point. Former Broncos' infielder Joseph Swayze drove in 3 runs for the Diamondbacks, and Tucson won convincingly, 6-1. That gave Tucson a 3 game lead with 3 games to play. The Grizzlies rallied from a 4-2 deficit to beat Washington in 10 innings, while Tucson blew a 3-0 lead and lost to the hapless Nashville Predators, 4-3. That made it a 2 game lead with 2 to play. Memphis crushed Grand Rapids, 8-1. But then, the Diamondbacks' Richard Billips, fighting a strained hip, delivered an RBI double in the eighth inning of a game against Washington to break a 1-1 tie. Tucson prevailed, 2-1, to clinch its fifth straight postseason appearance. Up next will be the final standings and the final league batting and pitching statistics.
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02-03-2009, 10:40 PM
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2084 League Standings
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National League Standings West Division Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run Stk Last10 San Diego 107 55 .660 - 103- 59 4 56-25 51-30 10- 8 25-14 W4 9-1 Sacramento 105 57 .648 2 104- 58 1 47-34 58-23 4- 6 27-19 W1 5-5 San Jose 84 78 .519 23 89- 73 -5 41-40 43-38 10- 6 30-25 W2 5-5 Los Angeles 80 82 .494 27 78- 84 2 41-40 39-42 5-12 23-21 L1 3-7 Phoenix 80 82 .494 27 80- 82 0 37-44 43-38 9-10 25-27 L2 5-5 Portland 53 109 .327 54 51-111 2 27-54 26-55 3- 7 16-17 L3 4-6 Northeast Division Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run Stk Last10 Pittsburgh 88 74 .543 - 85- 77 3 45-36 43-38 11-9 29-23 W3 8-2 Buffalo 86 76 .531 2 85- 77 1 42-39 44-37 9-8 28-29 L1 4-6 New Jersey 85 77 .525 3 86- 76 -1 44-37 41-40 10-3 26-22 W1 3-7 Hartford 84 78 .519 4 83- 79 1 41-40 43-38 8-9 17-24 W4 7-3 Rochester 78 84 .481 10 83- 79 -5 44-37 34-47 8-3 14-26 L4 5-5 Harrisburg 42 120 .259 46 47-115 -5 21-60 21-60 1-7 15-28 L4 2-8 American League Standings Southeast Division Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run Stk Last10 Miami 103 59 .636 - 100-62 3 47-34 56-25 8-0 21-16 W2 5-5 Knoxville 94 68 .580 9 99-63 -5 45-36 49-32 4-3 23-24 W1 7-3 Washington 85 77 .525 18 87-75 -2 43-39 42-38 4-5 25-19 W1 8-2 Charlotte 84 78 .519 19 83-79 1 40-41 44-37 8-8 23-17 L2 6-4 Atlanta 72 90 .444 31 75-87 -3 38-43 34-47 5-7 19-28 L1 5-5 Nashville 68 94 .420 35 67-95 1 35-46 33-48 7-8 22-23 W3 6-4 Central Division Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run Stk Last10 Denver 110 52 .679 - 115- 47 -5 54-26 56-26 6- 5 20-16 L3 5-5 Tucson 83 79 .512 27 82- 80 1 42-39 41-40 7- 9 16-27 W2 6-4 Memphis 80 82 .494 30 85- 77 -5 44-37 36-45 9-12 20-21 L1 3-7 Kansas City 73 89 .451 37 67- 95 6 36-45 37-44 5- 7 23-14 L2 3-7 Green Bay 63 99 .389 47 57-105 6 31-50 32-49 4- 5 26-27 W2 4-6 Grand Rapids 57 105 .352 53 57-105 0 27-54 30-51 9- 7 18-24 L5 2-8 -The first round playoff matchups will pit San Diego against Buffalo, Sacramento against Pittsburgh, Denver against Tucson, and Miami against Knoxville. Before I get around to the playoff previews, I plan on doing brief season reviews on each of the non-playoff teams. Basically, "the good," "the bad," and "what to look forward to" for each of them.
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2084 League Batting and Pitching statistics
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National League Batting
West Division
Team AVG HR R AB H 2B 3B BB K OBP SLG OPS SB
San Diego .286 232 994 5656 1615 301 40 661 917 .363 .476 .839 163
Sacramento .281 243 964 5672 1592 278 35 673 933 .359 .471 .829 99
San Jose .268 169 874 5792 1553 312 35 540 782 .332 .422 .754 104
Los Angeles .272 194 816 5743 1562 309 32 513 1008 .334 .438 .772 86
Phoenix .282 242 937 5811 1639 368 50 557 1052 .348 .488 .835 169
Portland .253 135 731 5526 1399 249 38 555 1005 .324 .385 .709 133
Northeast Division
Team AVG HR R AB H 2B 3B BB K OBP SLG OPS SB
Pittsburgh .266 170 861 5763 1535 302 44 623 1015 .340 .423 .763 85
Buffalo .276 159 851 5700 1575 311 53 570 1167 .344 .433 .777 99
New Jersey .280 195 887 5723 1605 332 42 510 999 .343 .455 .799 99
Hartford .293 173 909 5752 1686 301 48 569 904 .359 .452 .811 87
Rochester .283 234 949 5702 1616 308 36 596 1029 .353 .473 .826 81
Harrisburg .243 138 681 5508 1339 241 35 500 1163 .310 .375 .685 94
Total .274 2284 10454 68348 18716 3612 488 6867 11974 .343 .441 .784 1299
American League Batting
Southeast Division
Team AVG HR R AB H 2B 3B BB K OBP SLG OPS SB
Miami .269 246 968 5659 1525 311 38 635 868 .346 .468 .814 50
Knoxville .289 294 1150 5789 1675 407 33 757 1161 .373 .523 .896 108
Washington .287 210 962 5742 1649 303 23 548 766 .352 .458 .810 73
Charlotte .271 214 907 5737 1554 353 34 590 1123 .341 .456 .798 72
Atlanta .281 223 955 5751 1614 305 43 586 1070 .349 .465 .814 114
Nashville .263 196 896 5659 1487 286 37 704 1060 .348 .430 .778 113
Central Division
Team AVG HR R AB H 2B 3B BB K OBP SLG OPS SB
Denver .299 199 1089 5861 1750 394 40 676 757 .373 .481 .854 147
Tucson .279 164 853 5656 1580 327 44 596 992 .350 .440 .790 113
Memphis .281 196 875 5759 1619 330 17 493 744 .340 .446 .787 112
Kansas City .264 209 830 5645 1490 268 40 538 1056 .332 .437 .769 77
Green Bay .252 171 781 5582 1406 269 28 598 1091 .328 .402 .730 56
Grand Rapids .263 185 861 5727 1509 344 47 652 1220 .342 .437 .779 88
Total .275 2507 11127 68567 18858 3897 424 7373 11908 .348 .454 .802 1123
- Overall offense was higher this year than it was last year, in both leagues. OPS increased by 3 and 8 points in the National League and American League, respectively. Batting average was up by 3 and 4 points, respectively. On base percentage was up by 5 and 4 points, respectively. The National League slugging percentage actually declined by 2 points, while the American League's increased by 4. Code:
National League Pitching
West Division
Team ERA S IP HA R ER HRA BB K OAVG CG SHO
San Diego 4.17 47 1462.1 1547 753 677 138 446 995 .270 27 9
Sacramento 4.17 48 1454.0 1398 718 673 139 488 1032 .252 18 2
San Jose 4.43 39 1467.2 1451 791 723 236 457 1100 .255 12 2
Los Angeles 4.60 38 1462.0 1514 843 748 164 623 1024 .267 10 4
Phoenix 5.44 37 1465.1 1614 943 885 229 580 950 .280 17 1
Portland 6.24 30 1424.0 1598 1074 987 218 843 886 .283 13 1
Northeast Division
Team ERA S IP HA R ER HRA BB K OAVG CG SHO
Pittsburgh 4.55 40 1466.2 1651 821 741 171 417 1085 .281 18 11
Buffalo 4.62 42 1462.0 1415 807 750 217 555 1130 .253 8 2
New Jersey 4.70 33 1444.2 1537 831 755 202 503 930 .273 15 2
Hartford 5.00 37 1457.0 1566 890 810 181 714 1124 .275 14 2
Rochester 5.22 33 1438.1 1609 925 834 172 669 904 .283 8 1
Harrisburg 6.13 25 1416.2 1818 1058 965 217 572 814 .313 10 1
Total 4.93 449 17420.2 18718 10454 9548 2284 6867 11974 .274 170 38
American League Pitching
Southeast Division
Team ERA S IP HA R ER HRA BB K OAVG CG SHO
Miami 4.30 45 1451.0 1453 760 693 103 559 1062 .258 20 7
Knoxville 5.30 37 1446.0 1510 914 851 240 648 1067 .265 18 2
Washington 5.13 37 1432.2 1545 889 816 267 502 1077 .271 25 4
Charlotte 4.98 36 1454.0 1505 882 805 194 701 886 .266 19 3
Atlanta 5.95 25 1437.1 1637 1024 950 200 765 1071 .285 25 5
Nashville 6.25 31 1440.1 1651 1069 1000 227 776 900 .287 7 2
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Denver 3.99 35 1457.2 1522 698 647 139 305 1067 .268 16 8
Tucson 4.76 40 1445.0 1544 838 764 149 501 969 .271 33 5
Memphis 4.74 37 1448.0 1467 833 762 189 608 1072 .260 37 6
Kansas City 5.59 36 1428.1 1642 983 887 222 626 816 .286 25 10
Green Bay 6.24 35 1425.0 1581 1066 988 315 675 926 .278 22 4
Grand Rapids 6.73 27 1441.2 1801 1171 1078 262 707 995 .304 9 2
Total 5.33 421 17307.0 18858 11127 10241 2507 7373 11908 .275 256 58
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Harrisburg Capitals (42-120)
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Overall Batting: Name POS G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG SB CS J. Benson 1B 156 616 174 31 5 16 74 93 71 27 .282 .356 .427 26 10 C. Drews 3B 156 539 124 23 1 26 84 75 101 145 .230 .354 .421 9 4 R. Vega 2B 131 493 134 25 1 14 51 51 17 85 .272 .305 .412 0 0 G. Vidal RF 134 449 128 28 4 6 57 55 32 72 .285 .337 .405 2 4 G. Esqueda C 116 360 66 14 0 17 48 42 50 29 .183 .285 .364 2 3 F. Garza CF 105 321 85 14 0 3 28 37 20 86 .265 .325 .336 0 0 B. Reid LF 101 307 75 12 0 6 41 30 12 64 .244 .278 .342 0 0 A. Ornelas 2B 120 259 64 6 8 8 28 45 28 71 .247 .325 .425 23 6 R. Coughlan LF 110 255 68 13 3 2 20 40 29 33 .267 .348 .365 16 3 C. Diemer C 88 250 62 8 3 1 21 28 11 26 .248 .292 .316 0 0 D. Underwood SS 70 196 40 10 2 5 32 18 21 64 .204 .281 .352 4 1 S. Ryo CF 73 156 35 6 0 2 12 22 19 38 .224 .330 .301 1 2 V. Dykema 2B 78 121 26 4 1 1 9 15 8 22 .215 .264 .289 4 0 A. Pizano 3B 35 76 20 6 1 3 14 13 4 25 .263 .309 .487 1 0 W. Gobin C 24 75 18 0 1 0 7 8 7 29 .240 .301 .267 0 0 J. Cordero SS 42 63 15 4 1 0 4 7 17 19 .238 .402 .333 2 3 R. Lozano SP 26 59 9 1 0 1 6 3 3 33 .153 .190 .220 0 0 J. Baine SP 40 44 4 1 0 1 5 2 4 26 .091 .167 .182 0 1 J. Harrop SP 16 32 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 11 .031 .061 .063 0 0 P. Hilson SP 68 29 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 .034 .034 .034 0 0 B. Collard C 13 23 8 2 0 0 5 3 0 3 .348 .348 .435 0 0 J. Morison SP 17 21 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 11 .095 .136 .143 0 0 V. Brady SP 8 16 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 .375 .375 .438 1 0 E. Lasa RF 10 15 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 3 .200 .294 .267 1 0 V. Abeyta SP 8 12 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 5 .250 .250 .250 0 0 D. Armenguer C 7 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .083 .154 .083 0 0 D. Martinez MR 54 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .000 .000 .000 0 0 A. Diaz SP 7 10 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 .300 .300 .300 0 0 E. Dameron SP 4 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .000 .100 .000 0 0 R. George CF 4 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .143 .143 0 1 J. Evan MR 65 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 .167 .286 .167 0 0 E. Lovejoy MR 61 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .143 .000 0 0 E. Fulcher SP 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 0 0 F. Savoie MR 48 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 0 0 C. Blanc SP 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 .000 .250 .000 0 0 N. Dale SP 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 0 0 M. Roosevelt MR 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 0 0 G. Dowdy MR 35 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 H. Catlett SP 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 0 0 Code:
Overall Pitching: Name G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K CG SH R. Lozano 26 26 11 10 0 3.95 184.2 188 86 81 32 83 5 1 J. Baine 40 19 3 16 0 6.30 148.2 195 115 104 70 94 1 0 P. Hilson 68 12 6 9 0 6.19 132.1 157 98 91 63 71 0 0 J. Harrop 16 16 4 10 0 6.32 94.0 141 77 66 26 48 1 0 D. Martinez 54 0 1 3 1 2.81 77.0 68 24 24 14 36 0 0 J. Evan 65 0 1 5 12 6.60 76.1 98 64 56 47 41 0 0 E. Lovejoy 61 0 2 2 0 5.63 72.0 90 48 45 38 27 0 0 J. Morison 17 13 4 6 0 7.95 71.1 98 66 63 46 66 0 0 F. Savoie 48 0 4 4 5 5.98 61.2 62 42 41 25 44 0 0 V. Abeyta 8 8 1 7 0 8.57 49.1 78 52 47 26 41 1 0 V. Brady 8 8 0 5 0 6.85 46.0 73 40 35 13 29 0 0 G. Dowdy 35 0 0 5 5 6.33 42.2 59 39 30 17 17 0 0 A. Diaz 7 7 0 5 0 8.15 35.1 68 40 32 12 22 0 0 E. Dameron 4 4 1 3 0 5.52 29.1 39 19 18 17 12 0 0 E. Fulcher 3 3 0 2 0 9.60 15.0 26 18 16 15 8 0 0 M. Roosevelt 8 0 0 1 0 3.65 12.1 14 5 5 7 13 0 0 C. Blanc 3 3 0 2 0 16.50 12.0 34 23 22 6 4 0 0 R. Walker 12 0 0 0 0 4.91 11.0 17 7 6 9 6 0 0 H. Catlett 3 2 0 2 0 9.31 9.2 20 10 10 2 7 0 0 N. Dale 3 3 0 2 0 11.17 9.2 16 12 12 6 11 0 0 C. Noguez 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D. Armenguer 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Thoughts: Even for Harrisburg, it was a nightmare season. The 120 losses were the most in franchise history, and the most since the Capitals lost 115 back in 2060. It was the most by any team since the third year Green Bay Packers lost 123 in 2066. It was also the seventh consecutive losing season for Harrisburg, and the 18th in the last 19 seasons. It is likely that the ultra-competitiveness of the rest of the Northeast this season had more to do with everyone beating up on the Capitals than anything else. The Good: Not much. Jerry Benson and Coy Drews had solid seasons, but neither are good enough to form the backbone of a lineup. George Vidal is a young outfielder who showed some talent, but isn't likely to be a star. On the pitching side, Ray Lozano proved to be a nice acquisition from Los Angeles, but after him, the rotation was a disaster. Donato Martinez had a fine season out of the bullpen, but like Lozano in the rotation, he was the only one to distinguish himself in a positive manner. The Bad: With a lineup filled mostly with mediocre and/or washed up veterans, Harrisburg's lineup was both awful and low on future potential. And one of the few hitters with future potential, number one overall draft pick Daniel Underwood, was overmatched by big league pitching. The Capitals cycled one pitcher after another in both the rotation and the bullpen, but each one seemed to be worse than the last. A few, like starter Jack Baine, and relievers John Evan and Frank Savoie, have enough talent that they could be better next year. The rest, however, have pretty low ceilings. Outlook: Harrisburg has 13 expected free agents, and only one or two are likely to be retained. This should mean a lot of turnover for next year's squad. Theoretically, the Capitals should have an opportunity for some upgrades, if they can find any players willing to sign with Harrisburg. From a prospect standpoint, Harrisburg has a surprisingly low number of high potential minor league players. Ultimately, the near future for the Capitals is likely to continue to be unpleasant. The organization needs a complete overhaul.
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Portland Trailblazers (53-109)
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Overall Batting: Name POS G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG SB CS R. Perkins LF 152 575 182 28 5 8 63 94 64 25 .317 .383 .424 1 2 B. Orsini RF 155 550 135 17 1 33 90 92 82 101 .245 .343 .460 16 7 C. Ruano CF 156 547 149 28 2 10 79 60 40 44 .272 .326 .386 7 1 N. Keough 2B 154 538 128 35 4 20 87 73 83 81 .238 .341 .429 6 8 B. Tovar SS 148 537 155 19 6 3 42 62 16 37 .289 .311 .363 12 5 B. Bruch 1B 153 518 151 19 1 18 89 81 64 95 .292 .372 .436 1 0 D. Guan 3B 120 461 104 23 7 13 39 72 51 126 .226 .305 .390 40 12 G. Jones C 133 389 109 18 5 4 46 47 46 78 .280 .357 .383 24 5 G. Nicoll LF 93 282 63 16 3 5 36 31 20 58 .223 .278 .355 10 5 H. Bevers C 84 221 55 16 0 4 40 25 25 22 .249 .328 .376 1 0 J. Morales SS 113 166 43 5 1 3 19 26 24 10 .259 .369 .355 8 2 H. Bassett RF 82 108 25 4 0 3 10 11 6 36 .231 .272 .352 2 0 D. Vilaseca 3B 37 106 22 9 0 0 6 8 7 21 .208 .267 .292 2 1 R. Schober RF 41 77 21 6 0 1 11 12 5 12 .273 .333 .390 0 0 A. Marciano SP 34 74 7 0 2 0 2 7 1 39 .095 .107 .149 0 0 A. Burkley C 31 70 24 1 0 0 9 10 3 9 .343 .373 .357 0 0 K. Pleasants SP 31 66 5 0 0 0 2 3 5 37 .076 .141 .076 0 0 B. Nicholes SP 35 62 6 3 0 0 5 7 4 23 .097 .152 .145 0 0 A. Buchanon 3B 31 57 9 4 0 1 4 5 4 20 .158 .226 .281 0 0 L. Sizer SS 42 56 10 0 1 2 7 7 5 18 .179 .242 .321 1 0 A. Barnes SP 24 42 10 1 1 0 3 4 1 20 .238 .256 .310 0 0 E. Beltran SP 17 37 11 2 0 0 3 1 0 17 .297 .297 .351 0 0 V. Alou CF 33 32 14 4 0 2 12 8 3 6 .438 .486 .750 1 0 W. Griffin MR 71 23 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 7 .130 .167 .130 0 0 R. Norris 2B 9 23 3 0 0 0 0 6 1 6 .130 .167 .130 1 0 J. Alemany SP 9 21 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 10 .095 .136 .095 0 0 D. Rosenberger MR 84 12 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 .000 .000 .000 0 0 T. Sancristobal SP 7 11 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 7 .273 .273 .455 0 0 G. Peabody MR 71 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 0 0 O. Maldonado MR 79 8 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 .125 .125 .125 0 0 R. Mcnatt MR 76 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 0 0 M. Sanchez LF 3 6 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 .333 .333 .833 0 0 B. Garza SP 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 R. Thomas SP 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .250 .000 0 0 R. Byler MR 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 0 0 G. Teeter MR 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 Code:
Overall Pitching: Name G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K CG SH A. Marciano 34 34 9 19 0 5.91 211.2 230 158 139 171 120 3 0 K. Pleasants 31 31 12 16 0 4.96 208.2 254 129 115 66 127 5 0 B. Nicholes 32 32 9 15 0 6.25 175.2 168 126 122 90 135 1 0 A. Barnes 24 24 4 15 0 7.00 136.1 167 120 106 83 77 0 0 E. Beltran 17 17 5 9 0 5.44 101.0 107 65 61 53 36 0 0 D. Rosenberger 84 0 1 6 1 5.79 101.0 113 69 65 87 79 0 0 W. Griffin 71 0 4 5 20 4.81 91.2 90 51 49 50 56 0 0 O. Maldonado 78 0 2 2 3 5.88 90.1 101 68 59 66 52 0 0 R. Mcnatt 76 0 2 3 3 6.42 81.1 90 61 58 57 67 0 0 G. Peabody 71 0 1 3 2 9.31 76.1 80 82 79 51 39 0 0 J. Alemany 9 9 3 4 0 3.29 65.2 56 30 24 11 54 4 1 T. Sancristobal 7 7 1 4 0 10.92 31.1 46 39 38 24 13 0 0 R. Thomas 5 5 0 4 0 14.95 18.2 33 31 31 19 6 0 0 R. Byler 14 0 0 0 0 8.22 15.1 24 16 14 7 13 0 0 B. Garza 6 3 0 4 1 12.00 15.0 29 20 20 6 10 0 0 G. Teeter 6 0 0 0 0 9.45 6.2 10 9 7 2 2 0 0 Thoughts: Portland's 109 losses tied a franchise record, set back in 2030. They represent Portland's 12th consecutive losing season. The Good: Outfielders Bill Orsini and Robert Perkins both had solid seasons. Perkins performed especially well after being acquired via trade from Nashville. Bill Bruch performed quite well in his first season as an every day player. Nicholas Keough showed decent offensive potential, but his lack of a decent batting average made his overall numbers fairly mediocre. There was almost nothing positive among the starting pitchers. Jaime Alemany performed well before going down with a season-ending injury, but that's about it. The bullpen wasn't much better. The Bad: Aside from Bruch, there really aren't any young, impact hitters on the team. 24 year old Gary Jones wasn't bad, but his lack of any power limits his ceiling. Players like Perkins, Orsini, and Keough are already in their late 20's. For a team that plays half of its games in what is probably the best pitcher's park in the entire league, Portland's pitching was woefully bad. Worse, the staff was mostly old. Angel Marciano and Bill Nicholes are both 35 years old, and Kelvin Pleasants is 31. Relievers Robert McNatt and Gerald Peabody are both 37. Twenty-five year old Aldo Barnes was the only particularly young pitcher who played a lot, and his performance indicates that he's not yet ready to be quality big league pitcher. Outlook: The situation in Portland is perhaps a tiny bit better than it is in Harrisburg, but not much. Both Alemany and Orsini are expected to leave as free agents, so the Trailblazers could lose two of their best players this offseason.
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In fact, this thread actually only covers the most recent couple of seasons, while the league itself has been in existence for quite awhile. However, here is the complete list of champions: Code:
2003 Nashville, beat Sacramento 4 to 1 2004 Knoxville, beat Pittsburgh 4 to 2 2005 Pittsburgh, beat Tucson 4 to 3 2006 Los Angeles, beat Tucson 4 to 3 2007 Grand Rapids, beat Pittsburgh 4 to 3 2008 Pittsburgh, beat Memphis 4 to 2 2009 Pittsburgh, beat Memphis 4 to 1 2010 Pittsburgh, beat Memphis 4 to 1 2011 Pittsburgh, beat Nashville 4 to 3 2012 Pittsburgh, beat Atlanta 4 to 3 2013 Pittsburgh, beat Kansas City 4 to 3 2014 Atlanta, beat Pittsburgh 4 to 2 2015 Pittsburgh, beat Nashville 4 to 3 2016 Kansas City, beat Los Angeles 4 to 0 2017 Grand Rapids, beat Pittsburgh 4 to 1 2018 Grand Rapids, beat Pittsburgh 4 to 3 2019 Pittsburgh, beat Memphis 4 to 1 2020 Grand Rapids, beat Portland 4 to 0 2021 Atlanta, beat Pittsburgh 4 to 3 2022 Pittsburgh, beat Nashville 4 to 0 2023 Pittsburgh, beat Nashville 4 to 2 2024 Portland, beat Grand Rapids 4 to 2 2025 Nashville, beat Pittsburgh 4 to 1 2026 Los Angeles, beat Nashville 4 to 0 2027 Knoxville, beat Sacramento 4 to 1 2028 Los Angeles, beat Knoxville 4 to 3 2029 Grand Rapids, beat Pittsburgh 4 to 3 2030 San Diego, beat Knoxville 4 to 1 2031 Nashville, beat Sacramento 4 to 1 2032 Memphis, beat Pittsburgh 4 to 1 2033 Pittsburgh, beat Tucson 4 to 1 2034 Pittsburgh, beat Nashville 4 to 1 2035 Pittsburgh, beat Washington 4 to 0 2036 Pittsburgh, beat Nashville 4 to 1 2037 Portland, beat Grand Rapids 4 to 2 2038 Tucson, beat Pittsburgh 4 to 2 2039 Pittsburgh, beat Kansas City 4 to 0 2040 Sacramento, beat Tucson 4 to 2 2041 Pittsburgh, beat Knoxville 4 to 0 2042 Miami, beat Portland 4 to 2 2043 Portland, beat Miami 4 to 3 2044 Nashville, beat Portland 4 to 1 2045 Miami, beat Pittsburgh 4 to 2 2046 Memphis, beat Pittsburgh 4 to 1 2047 Pittsburgh, beat Memphis 4 to 2 2048 Miami, beat Pittsburgh 4 to 2 2049 Kansas City, beat Pittsburgh 4 to 3 2050 Miami, beat Hartford 4 to 1 2051 Miami, beat Pittsburgh 4 to 3 2052 Sacramento, beat Tucson 4 to 1 2053 Miami, beat Pittsburgh 4 to 1 2054 Pittsburgh, beat Miami 4 to 2 2055 San Jose, beat Miami 4 to 0 2056 Miami, beat San Jose 4 to 1 2057 Pittsburgh, beat Miami 4 to 1 2058 Pittsburgh, beat Denver 4 to 3 2059 Pittsburgh, beat Miami 4 to 1 2060 Miami, beat Pittsburgh 4 to 1 2061 Memphis, beat San Jose 4 to 0 2062 Memphis, beat San Jose 4 to 3 2063 Miami, beat Pittsburgh 4 to 0 2064 San Jose, beat Tucson 4 to 1 2065 Miami, beat Hartford 4 to 2 2066 Knoxville, beat San Jose 4 to 2 2067 San Jose, beat Washington 4 to 1 2068 San Jose, beat Grand Rapids 4 to 3 2069 Memphis, beat Sacramento 4 to 3 2070 Knoxville, beat Portland 4 to 1 2071 Sacramento, beat Knoxville 4 to 2 2072 San Jose, beat Tucson 4 to 2 2073 San Diego, beat Miami 4 to 3 2074 Pittsburgh, beat Miami 4 to 2 2075 Pittsburgh, beat Knoxville 4 to 2 2076 Knoxville, beat San Jose 4 to 1 2077 Washington, beat Hartford 4 to 2 2078 Rochester, beat Memphis 4 to 1 2079 Miami, beat San Jose 4 to 1 2080 Pittsburgh, beat Tucson 4 to 3 2081 Pittsburgh, beat Miami 4 to 2 2082 Miami, beat San Diego 4 to 2 2083 Pittsburgh, beat Miami 4 to 2 Here's a list of the number of championships won by each team: Code:
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Grand Rapids Tigers (57-105)
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Overall Batting: Name POS G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG SB CS M. Hensler LF 155 607 168 29 1 17 82 73 30 51 .277 .316 .412 5 4 L. Ferro RF 153 592 166 47 5 20 92 92 73 152 .280 .360 .478 14 13 J. Longoria Jr. LF 155 560 137 24 5 15 71 87 101 161 .245 .362 .386 19 6 A. Garcia 3B 159 552 146 35 5 30 115 107 128 107 .264 .408 .509 16 6 F. Claire 2B 152 502 131 33 6 15 72 77 25 133 .261 .299 .440 10 3 O. Torres CF 128 471 126 24 8 26 90 94 90 74 .268 .386 .518 2 0 B. Reed CF 122 407 96 19 5 14 66 48 13 77 .236 .269 .410 0 2 L. Lum C 115 390 110 38 0 8 41 50 31 103 .282 .336 .441 0 1 R. Martinez C 108 301 93 10 1 11 40 34 14 36 .309 .338 .458 2 0 C. Wickstrom RF 62 164 36 10 0 1 12 11 19 48 .220 .303 .299 2 1 C. Mccleery 1B 49 150 33 5 0 4 17 14 15 48 .220 .299 .333 0 0 J. Carrillo 2B 76 126 29 8 1 0 14 18 10 26 .230 .285 .310 7 1 N. Bare SS 52 118 27 3 2 1 5 18 2 41 .229 .248 .314 3 0 G. Benny SS 40 103 27 3 2 1 16 9 3 22 .262 .284 .359 0 3 G. Olivera 1B 25 62 16 5 0 0 4 9 6 15 .258 .324 .339 0 0 A. Crowley C 33 43 12 3 0 0 7 6 7 7 .279 .380 .349 0 0 J. Hughes 1B 13 32 9 3 0 0 6 3 1 9 .281 .294 .375 0 0 C. Delossantos CF 15 28 6 2 0 0 4 4 2 10 .214 .267 .286 1 0 J. Marrone SP 16 25 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 9 .000 .107 .000 0 0 J. Kratochvil SS 12 23 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 .174 .174 .174 0 0 E. Vidrio LF 12 20 3 0 0 1 2 3 2 7 .150 .227 .300 2 1 J. Rafter RF 6 10 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .300 .300 .400 0 0 T. Deshazo SP 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 Code:
Overall Pitching: Name G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K CG SH H. Dardar 35 35 8 15 0 5.79 217.2 189 151 140 91 178 4 1 E. Martorell 36 36 7 19 0 7.99 190.1 233 187 169 132 118 4 1 J. Marrone 29 28 5 15 0 7.93 148.2 234 139 131 62 86 0 0 I. Noriyuki 33 33 4 21 0 8.59 147.2 230 150 141 70 105 0 0 B. Hinerman 74 0 9 0 1 4.58 147.1 167 85 75 41 91 0 0 S. Olmeda 59 0 6 4 18 3.99 99.1 82 47 44 36 60 0 0 E. Beckwith 15 15 4 8 0 8.05 85.0 136 83 76 46 39 1 0 J. Troutman 63 0 4 2 5 4.64 75.2 86 42 39 33 66 0 0 T. Deshazo 12 8 1 5 0 7.14 51.2 69 45 41 20 35 1 0 R. Hyde 14 6 2 3 1 8.01 48.1 75 47 43 26 27 0 0 D. Leith 29 0 2 0 1 3.89 41.2 37 20 18 21 30 0 0 R. Raynor 24 0 0 5 0 8.83 34.2 49 37 34 20 26 0 0 D. Kuffrey 9 5 2 3 0 6.55 33.0 43 24 24 15 15 0 0 M. Bratcher 17 0 0 0 0 8.18 33.0 47 34 30 27 14 0 0 H. Carillo 5 5 1 1 0 8.44 26.2 43 26 25 12 16 0 0 J. Huber 5 5 0 4 0 11.09 18.2 40 31 23 18 13 0 0 D. Dolly 6 6 0 2 0 21.00 15.0 47 37 35 9 12 0 0 M. Snow 2 0 0 0 0 4.50 4.0 6 3 2 2 3 0 0 M. Maynard 1 0 0 0 0 18.00 2.0 5 4 4 4 1 0 0 Thoughts: It was a stunning collapse for a team that had won 84 games last year and finished only 6 games out of a playoff spot. Grand Rapids tied a franchise record for losses, set back in 2056. Amazingly, it was only the fourth 100 loss season in franchise history, and the first since '64. What happened? Well, the team lost both last year's ace, Aaron Williams, and solid, veteran second-baseman, Eddie Lauzon, to free agency. In mid-season, it inexplicably traded star first-baseman Sabas Laureano to Washington(for a less than stellar return, I might add). Those are just a couple of reasons why the team imploded this season. The Good: Offensively, the team has a little bit of talent. Andres Garcia had a typically good season. Lamont Ferro and Oswaldo Torres both had solid seasons. Ramon Martinez and Lucien Lum had decent numbers, but nothing spectacular. There was nothing good about the rotation. The bullpen wasn't terrible, but there weren't really any standout performers. Samuel Olmeda had a solid campaign, and the talented, 24 year old David Leith showed some promise. The Bad: 28 year old outfielder Javier Longoria, Jr. seemed to have a breakout year last season, with a career high .896 OPS and 35 homeruns. This year, however, his OPS plunged to .747, he managed only 15 homers, and he slugged under .400. Trading Laureano left an enormous black hole at first base. The team tried to compensate by acquiring Carl McLeery and Gregorio Olivera in trades. McLeery is a modestly talented 27 year old who might be adequate in platoon role, or, more likely, as a bench player. Olivera is a talented 22 year old who was blocked heavily in the Charlotte system by numerous other talented young first-baseman. Unfortunately, neither of these players showed much in their opportunities with the Tigers. The rotation was an absolute train-wreck. The best young pitcher in the organization, Henry Carillo, got off to a horrible start, and then was lost for the season with an injury. A lack of depth forced the team to turn to veteran retreads like Elmer Beckwith and Iemaru Noriyuki, with disastrous results. Outlook: Things don't look great in Grand Rapids for the near future. The pitching is a mess, and the few prospects that the Tigers have are not going to be big league ready for maybe 2 or 3 more years at the earliest. Torres and Lum could both leave as free agents, which would weaken the middle of the pack offense.
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I must say I'm a huge fan of this dynasty, if only for the team names.
As a big hockey guy, it's good to see the Hartford Whalers. As a Packers fan, it's good to see them playing baseball too!  And of course, as a Rochester resident, it was pretty awesome to see Rochester win it all a few years back 
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Green Bay Packers (63-99)
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Overall Batting: Name POS G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG SB CS R. Ferrari LF 154 613 157 25 4 22 90 86 63 146 .256 .326 .418 15 17 P. Peed 1B 154 605 172 27 2 14 81 69 46 88 .284 .333 .405 1 0 R. Quirk 3B 152 601 179 33 3 14 73 78 44 78 .298 .350 .433 1 1 A. Stice SS 157 582 146 22 0 29 93 107 69 98 .251 .334 .438 9 2 E. Willis CF 146 553 133 30 8 25 77 74 43 88 .241 .299 .459 6 6 J. Gonzalez 2B 140 516 136 37 4 19 77 83 52 111 .264 .338 .461 1 2 H. Marzano RF 149 505 133 14 0 17 65 78 53 56 .263 .340 .392 3 1 C. Wooton SS 151 500 93 20 1 10 63 61 99 146 .186 .318 .290 9 3 G. Lauritsen C 118 368 88 28 0 10 53 51 35 90 .239 .308 .397 1 0 A. Andersen C 77 212 36 7 1 3 28 29 52 62 .170 .336 .255 0 0 N. Stewart 2B 83 177 52 8 5 3 16 30 16 29 .294 .359 .446 4 3 M. Soderlund 1B 76 172 37 14 0 3 24 24 30 54 .215 .352 .349 0 0 J. Creswell CF 47 118 18 5 0 2 17 10 7 40 .153 .200 .246 1 2 O. Realego RF 43 90 30 7 0 0 12 8 6 18 .333 .371 .411 4 0 R. Bricker 1B 38 51 8 4 0 2 9 6 5 12 .157 .283 .353 0 0 J. Green 2B 8 11 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 .273 .273 .273 1 0 R. Grubb RF 13 10 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .400 .455 .400 0 1 R. Gero RF 8 10 3 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 .300 .364 .400 0 1 A. Fernandez C 3 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 .000 .167 .000 0 0 Code:
Overall Pitching: Name G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K CG SH B. Haugen 32 32 12 16 0 4.97 221.0 246 132 122 58 127 9 2 J. Pannell 34 34 14 17 0 4.83 214.1 197 129 115 112 180 2 0 A. Reynoso 32 32 11 17 0 6.26 197.0 231 144 137 74 118 6 2 A. Meany 29 19 4 10 0 7.21 127.1 146 111 102 52 84 2 0 G. Hunt 32 14 2 8 0 7.49 121.1 177 115 101 60 55 2 0 J. Peterson 24 24 3 15 0 9.96 109.1 139 126 121 66 64 1 0 N. Miceli 58 0 2 2 1 6.88 89.0 103 72 68 68 57 0 0 B. Douglas 55 0 5 5 30 4.08 81.2 52 38 37 52 67 0 0 T. An 45 0 3 2 2 4.37 78.1 64 41 38 32 60 0 0 L. Walk 54 0 2 0 2 3.55 76.0 72 34 30 22 55 0 0 C. Costilla 14 6 3 3 0 12.21 42.0 63 61 57 36 21 0 0 A. Castilleja 15 1 2 3 0 9.33 27.0 41 28 28 31 16 0 0 J. Laura 7 0 0 0 0 7.97 20.1 28 21 18 4 15 0 0 C. Cape 10 0 0 1 0 4.24 17.0 13 8 8 3 3 0 0 P. Medina 3 0 0 0 0 8.53 6.1 9 6 6 5 4 0 0 Thoughts: Green Bay may not have finished in last place, but it should have. The Packers finished 6 games over their Pythagorean record; had their record matched their performance, they would have tied Grand Rapids for last place. It is the Packers 12th straight losing season. The Good: Lineup-wise, there really wasn't much good this year. Green Bay's best offensive performers, like Jorge Gonzalez, Robert Quirk, and Arthur Stice might have been passable if the Packer's played in the National League, where the league OPS is only .784. But in the AL, where it is nearly 20 points higher, those numbers just don't cut it. Brandon Haugen and John Pannell were serviceable starting pitchers, but that's about all that can be said for them. Lonnie Walk had a decent season out of the bullpen, and Brent Douglas had his moments, as well. The Bad: Ralph Ferrari saw his OPS drop from .802 to .744 this season, Stice's went from .859 to .772, and Casey Wooton's went from .725 as a rookie to .608 . Not the kind of drop in performance that you want to see from some of your younger hitters. Much like the other bottom feeders, Green Bay suffers from a severe lack of pitching. Despite having two slightly above average starters, the rest of the rotation was horrible, and no team is going to go far with pitchers putting up ERA's in the 7's or higher. Three of the Packers' main starters achieved that dubious distinction. Outlook: Green Bay's future might be a little less bleak than the previous three teams. The Packers do have some solid young talent on the offensive side of things. If they can dig up one elite hitter and 2 or 3 decent pitchers, this team could start to make some noise within a year or two. Of course, acquiring such players is easier said than done...
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Season in review: Nashville Predators
Nashville Predators (68-94)
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Overall Batting: Name POS G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG SB CS A. Carrillo RF 158 591 145 31 4 21 106 87 60 132 .245 .320 .418 3 2 C. Romero CF 159 573 143 31 5 29 94 112 117 95 .250 .376 .473 9 6 C. Lei 3B 153 571 181 25 2 21 99 95 51 77 .317 .387 .478 8 3 D. Rosier SS 156 566 116 27 10 29 83 113 93 156 .205 .325 .442 54 12 J. Constantino LF 144 557 183 31 3 5 56 81 44 40 .329 .379 .422 20 13 D. Lane C 153 523 152 23 1 35 113 117 116 68 .291 .422 .539 3 0 E. Schuh 1B 137 409 109 31 2 22 81 55 36 107 .267 .332 .513 1 0 J. Hise 1B 132 358 95 15 0 5 50 44 65 71 .265 .379 .349 1 0 R. Steele RF 117 354 97 14 1 7 55 37 31 83 .274 .332 .379 0 1 R. Matamoros 2B 118 326 86 16 0 8 48 31 19 66 .264 .309 .387 2 0 A. Wolfe 2B 109 243 66 13 1 9 35 39 25 39 .272 .344 .444 1 4 E. Fudge C 88 201 56 16 2 7 26 39 27 41 .279 .359 .483 9 8 K. Lillibridge LF 81 158 50 9 4 2 19 31 13 42 .316 .368 .462 11 2 A. Vazquez 1B 50 111 22 5 0 0 11 2 5 18 .198 .233 .243 0 0 J. Miller SS 46 84 11 4 1 0 3 10 5 22 .131 .189 .202 1 0 D. Lopez 3B 28 52 8 2 0 2 8 6 5 21 .154 .224 .308 0 0 R. Depaz CF 26 31 4 2 0 0 4 3 3 13 .129 .229 .194 0 1 T. Olinger SP 11 16 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 .063 .063 .063 0 1 T. Sullivan Jr. RF 9 10 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 .200 .200 .200 1 1 T. Sanchez MR 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 Code:
Overall Pitching: Name G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K CG SH M. Urick 29 29 18 2 0 2.67 195.2 165 66 58 57 177 0 0 M. Nuñez 34 34 8 14 0 6.36 174.0 171 134 123 118 131 0 0 H. Jimenez 33 30 8 15 0 6.98 172.2 248 138 134 56 77 3 1 R. Coy 24 24 6 13 0 7.23 122.0 159 106 98 82 81 1 0 M. Tsumemasa 62 0 8 8 21 4.50 104.0 78 58 52 79 78 0 0 C. Pasley 61 0 2 3 1 6.42 102.1 112 73 73 34 50 0 0 E. Braley 77 0 3 7 3 5.29 100.1 97 62 59 46 60 0 0 C. Schulz 60 0 5 2 2 5.21 96.2 122 59 56 37 42 0 0 T. Olinger 18 18 5 10 0 6.70 96.2 108 79 72 75 67 1 0 T. Sanchez 46 0 2 1 1 4.76 68.0 73 46 36 35 22 0 0 M. Hewitt 23 5 0 5 0 13.00 54.0 90 81 78 59 21 0 0 F. Margolis 10 10 1 5 0 9.53 45.1 47 50 48 50 26 1 1 E. Pabst 16 5 3 4 0 9.80 45.0 75 55 49 22 27 0 0 K. Kelley 8 6 1 4 1 9.46 32.1 42 35 34 38 13 0 0 S. Campana 6 6 0 4 0 5.91 32.0 47 23 21 3 21 1 0 J. Basham 5 5 0 2 0 14.88 16.1 37 28 27 13 11 0 0 M. Alvarez 5 0 0 0 0 14.21 6.1 13 10 10 7 5 0 0 Thoughts: After making the playoffs two years in a row, this season was very disappointing for Nashville. It is the first 90-loss season for the Predators since 2076, and the first last place finish since 2069. A number of reasons contributed to the decline: ill-advised trades, injuries to key players, and under-performance by certain players. The Good: Offensively, the team wasn't too bad. Daniel Lane is one of the best catchers in the league, and he had yet another outstanding season to prove that. He had the 4th highest OPS among all catchers. Clarence Lei has quietly turned into a very steady performer at the hot corner for Nashville. His .865 OPS marked his third straight season with an .800+ OPS. Carlo Romero, Edward Schuh, and Jonathan Constantino all had solid campaigns as well, although Romero's .849 OPS was a rather large drop from last year's 1.010 total. Mose Urick had a typically outstanding season, despite missing virtually all of April and most of May to injury. His ERA led the American League, and he tied for 6th in wins. By rights, he should win the Cy Young Award, although the voters may be swayed by the gaudy win total of someone like Denver's Kenny Pillsbury. If Urick did win, it would be his third in a row, and he would be the first AL pitcher to win three straight Cy Young Awards since Hall of Famer Robert Padgett won four in a row from 2048 to 2051. He is also the first AL pitcher to lead the league in ERA four years in a row since Padgett did it in that same '48-'51 period. Unfortunately, aside from Urick, there was nothing good about the Nashville pitching staff. The Bad: Veteran shortstop David Rosier saw his OPS plunge from .902 last year, to an uninspiring .767 this season. Talented young outfielders Alvin Carillo and Reginald Steele struggled with consistency, though Carillo at least finished strongly. Hopefully, that improvement will continue into next season. The team stuck with Jerry Hise at first base for far too long before finally picking up Schuh in a trade. Likewise, Ronald Matamoros saw way more action than he deserved. I mentioned this last year, I believe, and again at the beginning of this season: the failure to find a decent number 2 starter after Urick would eventually cost Nashville. The Predators seemed to have one, in 25 year old Rene Romero, who posted a respectable 4.70 ERA last season, but before this season began, Nashville traded Romero to Knoxville for Carillo. While Romero posted a 4.18 ERA this year for the playoff-bound 79ers, Nashville had to deal with the Opening Day injury to Urick. Though Urick came back and pitched great, the team collapsed early and never recovered. Marco Nunez pitched like the 39 year old with control problems that he is. Scrap-heap pickups Hector Jimenez and Robert Coy pitched horribly. The bullpen was a nightmare, also. Outlook: Priority number one has to be resigning Mose Urick, who is set to become a free agent. If Urick walks, this team is likely to stay near the bottom of the division for awhile. However, there is reason for optimism, especially if Urick stays. The offense will remain the same, and guys like Carillo and Steele should improve with more experience. If Nashville could find that elusive number 2 starter, plus another decent starting pitcher, and 2 or 3 quality relievers, it should be ready to contend again. Again, though, easier said than done. Every team in the league could use another decent starter or two, but not every team is going to get them.
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Season in review: Atlanta Braves
Atlanta Braves (72-90)
 Runs scored rank: 7th Runs allowed rank: 19th Code:
Overall Batting: Name POS G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG SB CS R. Attaway SS 157 610 191 35 7 27 111 117 79 155 .313 .394 .526 8 10 J. Campos LF 158 609 170 34 3 38 132 113 69 113 .279 .351 .532 6 1 J. Ishmael 1B 156 594 141 18 10 45 121 96 59 145 .237 .306 .529 9 12 R. Stair 3B 152 552 151 46 3 22 82 90 54 84 .274 .338 .487 6 2 F. Trujillo RF 149 542 155 21 0 20 90 86 89 63 .286 .392 .435 0 0 E. Claflin CF 149 504 117 20 3 15 58 81 50 148 .232 .305 .373 26 4 B. Baker C 131 482 158 27 1 16 72 83 56 61 .328 .408 .488 2 0 W. Koeller 2B 130 465 133 22 0 7 61 56 36 44 .286 .335 .378 2 1 A. Mcgarity CF 110 407 122 17 2 4 43 63 29 79 .300 .349 .381 28 11 A. Francis 3B 90 273 66 22 4 13 44 41 24 63 .242 .299 .495 1 2 R. Turner CF 87 239 71 14 3 6 33 57 19 30 .297 .346 .456 9 9 R. Butler C 44 141 43 10 4 3 25 22 5 39 .305 .338 .496 6 2 B. Cano 2B 50 92 25 4 0 1 10 15 2 3 .272 .284 .348 1 1 T. Hill LF 32 62 29 4 2 1 16 11 3 4 .468 .492 .645 0 0 S. Dediego 2B 25 53 12 3 0 1 7 9 5 13 .226 .288 .340 8 2 J. Kramer C 10 36 9 1 0 0 4 5 2 11 .250 .289 .278 1 2 C. Gray RF 21 33 7 3 0 1 5 3 2 2 .212 .257 .394 0 0 T. Toyotomi SS 13 19 2 0 1 1 4 2 1 4 .105 .190 .368 0 0 S. Porter 3B 11 17 5 1 0 2 6 2 0 6 .294 .294 .706 0 0 Code:
Overall Pitching: Name G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K CG SH T. Sanchez 36 36 14 13 0 4.64 252.0 276 145 130 88 191 5 0 A. Barnes 35 35 16 14 0 5.10 236.1 232 153 134 86 211 13 1 T. Testa 34 34 12 13 0 6.62 213.1 213 161 157 142 151 0 0 K. Morgan 20 20 4 11 0 6.75 113.1 159 90 85 44 54 5 1 A. Vivar 64 0 4 5 13 4.19 96.2 89 46 45 53 90 0 0 J. Patrick 21 16 4 6 0 6.20 94.1 102 67 65 68 69 1 1 J. Sebastian 58 0 4 5 1 7.91 85.1 91 80 75 79 74 0 0 P. Orr 55 0 3 3 3 5.42 84.2 101 59 51 36 58 0 0 D. Rank 60 0 5 3 1 6.82 67.1 95 54 51 47 52 0 0 R. Torre 50 0 2 6 7 4.34 66.1 78 39 32 30 64 0 0 A. Hall 12 8 1 3 0 7.52 46.2 62 40 39 43 15 0 0 J. Smith 11 8 2 5 0 9.95 44.1 77 51 49 16 21 0 0 M. Pierce 14 0 0 1 0 8.57 21.0 31 22 20 19 10 0 0 M. Morales 5 5 1 2 0 8.66 17.2 31 17 17 14 11 1 0 Thoughts: Much like Nashville, the Braves had a capable offense hindered by a putrid pitching staff. For Atlanta, the 90 losses marked the fifth straight losing season, and the 15th straight non-playoff season. The Good: Roger Attaway enjoyed his fifth straight season with an OPS above .900, and the not-yet-30-year-old shortstop is only 6 homeruns away from 400. Catcher Bill Baker broke out in his second year as a starter, although he did suffer a broken wrist near the end of the season which may have an impact on his hitting. Joey Campos delivered his ninth straight season with at least 30 homeruns. Joseph Ishmael remained productive despite his low average and poor plate discipline. Flavio Trujillo and Raymond Stair both had fine seasons, as well. Thomas Sanchez may never reach his full potential, but he has at least established himself as an above average starter who will throw plenty of innings. It's hard to call it a good performance, but 36 year old Andrew Barnes had his best season since 2080. He snapped a streak of 3 straight years with a 6+ ERA, set a career high in complete games, and had his lowest walk total in a full season as a starter. Abel Vivar and Roman Torre were competent, though nothing special, out of the bullpen. The Bad: Elmer Claflin is really not an every day player. His power is modest, his plate discipline mediocre(at best), and his fielding is only average. Atlanta would do well to find an upgrade. With over 2600 hits, 400 homeruns, 1500 RBI, 1500 runs scored, 1100 walks, a .319 average, a .934 OPS, 8 All Star appearances, and the 2073 NL Silver Slugger Award, Wayne Koeller is a strong candidate for the Hall of Fame. At 37 years of age, however, he is also washed up, and probably should not have been playing on a daily basis. Arnold McGarity is a talented late-bloomer, but he stills needs to refine some of his skills, especially his patience at the plate. Tony Testa has a decent amount of talent, but in five years as a full time starter, he's had an ERA under 5.00 twice, and above 6.00 twice. The 6.00+ seasons have been the last two. Most concerning is that his already poor walk rate got worse this season, while his mediocre strikeout rate did, as well. Keith Morgan has no business being in a big league rotation. Once a pretty good pitcher, the 38 year old Jack Patrick has had a long and painful decline phase. His last good season came in 2079, yet Atlanta has continued to run him out there year after year. Outside of Vivar and Torre, the bullpen was simply dreadful. Jeremy Sebastien was particularly bad, given how many innings he tossed. Outlook: On the one hand, Atlanta seems like it might be only a few pieces away from contention. A good starting pitcher or two, plus a couple of decent relievers, and this team could be dangerous. On the other hand, both Thomas Sanchez and Joseph Ishmael may leave as free agents, and that could change the dynamics of this team considerably. Furthermore, Atlanta has traditionally been a high payroll team, but an apathetic fan base caused by years of losing has resulted in a severe drop in revenue. With a lot of money tied up in some mediocre players, the Braves may be in for some more tough years unless they can manage their resources better.
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Season in review: Rochester Rhinos
Rochester Rhinos (78-84)
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Overall Batting: Name POS G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG SB CS N. Colin LF 157 579 160 26 7 18 97 78 19 74 .276 .312 .439 32 16 D. New RF 144 574 180 26 2 15 67 101 41 91 .314 .361 .444 11 12 L. Guerriero 3B 140 572 189 64 2 42 118 124 59 131 .330 .394 .670 5 7 A. Champ SS 157 571 138 12 8 15 87 57 49 41 .242 .308 .370 0 1 P. Bibbs C 153 556 187 21 0 37 129 112 60 66 .336 .398 .574 2 0 G. Schuyler CF 150 543 184 29 2 18 97 97 63 81 .339 .405 .499 8 7 S. Salo 2B 153 541 166 29 2 25 78 110 108 61 .307 .427 .506 0 0 R. Ahn 1B 144 518 142 42 5 34 111 99 82 140 .274 .373 .571 0 2 R. Crawford C 41 116 28 12 0 6 21 15 14 30 .241 .321 .500 0 0 J. Plazas 2B 46 109 22 5 1 4 14 12 12 19 .202 .281 .376 0 0 N. Aguiar CF 76 105 28 6 0 0 6 20 10 28 .267 .330 .324 7 1 J. Shenk LF 89 99 24 2 1 5 15 13 14 18 .242 .328 .434 3 3 G. Manrique RF 21 81 22 3 1 6 10 11 9 8 .272 .344 .556 1 0 S. Pointer SS 63 76 24 5 1 0 9 23 16 18 .316 .430 .408 4 0 M. Anderson SP 36 75 9 3 0 4 10 9 6 33 .120 .183 .320 0 0 C. Vandyne SP 33 75 3 2 0 0 5 1 2 36 .040 .064 .067 0 0 G. Lasseter SP 30 69 16 2 0 1 6 7 3 32 .232 .260 .304 0 0 R. Caulkins 3B 25 63 21 6 0 1 10 15 5 8 .333 .377 .476 4 2 J. Gonzalez 1B 60 61 12 1 0 0 9 10 10 9 .197 .306 .213 0 0 D. Philson SP 21 52 7 1 0 0 3 2 1 21 .135 .151 .154 0 0 S. Moton RF 24 45 12 3 2 0 5 6 2 10 .267 .298 .422 4 0 A. Gulbranson 1B 19 43 13 1 0 0 4 9 2 10 .302 .333 .326 0 0 S. Narbaiza SP 22 43 5 3 1 0 3 5 1 18 .116 .136 .233 0 0 E. Casarez SP 18 27 4 1 1 0 4 3 1 17 .148 .179 .259 0 0 A. Stansel SS 11 16 5 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 .313 .313 .375 0 0 F. Maldonado SP 5 11 2 1 0 1 1 2 0 3 .182 .182 .545 0 0 L. Luna MR 68 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 0 0 H. Crosley MR 63 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 .167 .167 .333 0 0 D. Digennaro MR 66 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .167 .000 0 0 D. Bogen SP 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 0 0 B. Montalvo MR 85 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 .000 0 0 N. Owen MR 57 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 0 0 A. Alonso MR 26 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 0 0 T. Woodward MR 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .500 .000 0 0 Code:
Overall Pitching: Name G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K CG SH M. Anderson 36 36 12 14 0 5.30 210.2 225 137 124 125 140 0 0 C. Vandyne 33 33 13 14 0 6.09 210.0 246 150 142 136 141 0 0 G. Lasseter 30 30 9 14 0 5.30 193.2 223 130 114 55 171 4 0 D. Philson 21 21 10 6 0 4.21 141.0 147 72 66 36 80 3 1 S. Narbaiza 20 20 6 8 0 4.44 117.2 138 72 58 47 43 0 0 B. Montalvo 85 0 2 3 1 3.90 99.1 81 48 43 59 89 0 0 L. Luna 68 0 8 9 27 3.38 90.2 87 35 34 21 34 0 0 E. Casarez 18 13 5 5 0 5.26 77.0 93 47 45 40 29 0 0 D. Digennaro 66 0 3 2 1 5.32 71.0 77 48 42 39 45 0 0 H. Crosley 63 0 0 2 2 6.46 71.0 99 55 51 27 43 0 0 N. Owen 57 0 6 1 2 4.00 63.0 57 31 28 26 31 0 0 A. Alonso 26 0 0 0 0 5.16 29.2 29 23 17 16 20 0 0 F. Maldonado 5 5 1 3 0 9.72 25.0 35 30 27 20 11 1 0 D. Bogen 4 4 0 2 0 10.13 18.2 35 23 21 12 17 0 0 T. Woodward 11 0 1 1 0 10.03 11.2 21 14 13 6 5 0 0 P. Zena 10 0 1 0 0 8.68 9.1 15 10 9 3 4 0 0 A. Gebhardt 2 0 1 0 0 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 (Note: Narbaiza's stats are in red because he's no longer with the team.) Thoughts: It is the end of an era for Rochester. With a mid 1st round pick in 2065, the Rhinos selected a slim right-hander named Segundo Narbaiza. By 2068, he had earned a spot in the Rochester rotation. In 2069, the Rhinos reached the postseason for the first time in franchise history. By 2071, Narbaiza was the best pitcher in baseball. In 2077, the Rhinos won the first division title in franchise history. A year later, Rochester won its first ever World Series. By 2082, Narbaiza had placed his named alongside the greatest pitchers of all time: Seven Cy Young Awards, tied with Hector Soriano for the most by any pitcher. On the verge of becoming the 4th player to reach 300 career victories. The career leader in both ERA and shutouts. Two no-hitters. Entering the 2082 season, Narbaiza was only 44 wins away from all time leader, Robert Padgett. Given that he had won at least 22 games in each of the five previous seasons, it was expected that he would reach Padgett in 2083, or early in 2084. But multiple injuries that season limited him to only 20 starts, and 11 wins. His injuries also helped to snap Rochester's five season playoff streak, and the Rhinos slipped to a fourth place finish. Narbaiza was healthy last season, and the Rhinos returned to the playoffs. However, after winning 15 games that year, he entered this season still 18 wins short of Padgett, and 14 short of second place Robert Jordan. And once again, Rochester's playoff fortunes rested on the now-39 year old Narbaiza. He pitched well early, but there were signs of decline. His walk rate increased, and he found it tougher and tougher to strike batters out. In early June, he gutted out 5 1/3 scoreless innings against a very good Sacramento lineup. It would be his last effective start. The rest of June was a disaster, as he finished with an 8.33 ERA in 6 starts. July wasn't much better, and in the middle of the month, he suffered a torn biceps. He didn't pitch again this season, as Rochester eventually released him in the middle of September. I imagine that Narbaiza will retire after this season. If he does, he will have finished 8 wins short of Jordan, and 12 short of Padgett. Nonetheless, he's an inner circle Hall of Famer, without any question. As yet another testament to his greatness, Rochester reached the postseason 10 times in Narbaiza's 17 year career, and had a losing record only three times: his rookie season, his injury-riddled 2082, and this year. Generations of frustration were relieved by the right arm of one of the greatest pitchers who ever took the mound, but with him gone, one wonders what direction the Rochester franchise is headed. The Good: Louis Guerriero had his fourth season with an OPS over 1.000, and set a career high in doubles. He led the National League in that category, and also finished third in the league in OPS, fifth in homeruns, and eighth in runs scored. Paul Bibbs had the best season of his career, setting career highs in virtually every offensive category. He led all NL catchers in OPS, HR, and RBI. Rick Ahn had one of his finest seasons. Sergio Salo set career highs in OPS, homeruns, and walks. Gerald Schuyler set career highs in batting average, on base percentage, OPS, doubles, RBI, runs scored, and walks. Twenty-five year old David New filled in admirably in his first season as an every day player. Dennis Philson may not be flashy, but this was his third straight season with an ERA under 5.00. Brian Montalvo and Lenard Luna were solid relievers. Nathaniel Owen wasn't bad, but he missed virtually all of the first two months of the season with an injury. The Bad: Gustavo Manrique got off to an excellent start, but going down with a season-ending injury at the end of April derailed Rochester's season. Maybe the Rhinos are in the playoffs with a healthy Manrique. After last year's unexpected resurgence, Nicolas Colin returned to the level that he played at in '81 and '82. That's really not good enough for a starting corner outfielder. Anthony Champ's OPS dropped over 200 points from last year to this year. For a very poor fielding shortstop, that's definitely not good enough. George Lasseter proved that last year's excellent season was a fluke, and returned to his previous level of performance. Matthew Anderson and Cody Van Dyne simply maintained their inept level of performance. The bullpen aside from Montalvo, Luna, and Owen was horrendous. Outlook: The new era that Rochester is about to begin is not just about Narbaiza. Ahn and Colin are both 36 years old, Owen is 38, and Philson is 34. Champ is expected to leave as a free agent. Two very talented young pitchers, Danny Bogen and Francisco Maldonado, are looking to make their marks. Perhaps they will be worthy successors to Narbaiza, and perhaps they will bust. The division looks a lot more competitive, with Pittsburgh on the decline, New Jersey on the rise, and Buffalo and Hartford playing very well. There is still a lot of talent in Rochester, but the Rhinos may need a couple of seasons to retool.
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Season in review: Kansas City Royals
Kansas City Royals (73-89)
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Overall Batting: Name POS G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG SB CS J. Ector RF 161 583 182 28 0 25 96 98 97 38 .312 .412 .489 1 0 G. Taub CF 158 580 171 24 7 40 104 100 58 53 .295 .357 .567 11 6 R. Boser SS 138 570 173 35 1 10 54 80 31 79 .304 .342 .421 15 1 P. Shealy 1B 153 558 145 21 2 43 119 97 68 152 .260 .342 .536 0 0 A. Velazquez LF 156 558 130 29 4 30 88 78 54 151 .233 .309 .461 5 3 R. Chien C 152 555 153 25 3 26 95 77 34 120 .276 .318 .472 2 0 J. Zabala LF 147 485 128 29 13 10 58 81 41 85 .264 .331 .439 34 15 L. Bustamante 2B 123 466 128 26 2 6 64 60 33 30 .275 .333 .378 1 0 M. Celestin 3B 120 380 100 11 2 5 35 40 19 103 .263 .305 .342 1 2 U. Benavides SS 95 226 38 5 1 9 21 32 36 78 .168 .282 .319 0 0 C. Cortes 2B 75 139 29 12 2 0 11 26 11 13 .209 .265 .324 3 1 H. Glaspie C 56 115 32 8 1 2 12 18 11 36 .278 .341 .417 1 1 A. Martz 1B 70 110 29 4 0 0 11 8 4 31 .264 .314 .300 0 0 T. Swarthout 3B 39 91 15 3 0 0 10 5 12 25 .165 .260 .198 0 0 F. Knights C 54 86 14 2 0 0 6 8 12 22 .163 .265 .186 0 0 M. Upson CF 46 51 8 3 1 0 4 11 5 16 .157 .232 .255 3 3 J. Lunsford 3B 13 36 8 2 0 2 4 4 2 9 .222 .263 .444 0 0 M. Izaguirre 2B 18 11 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 .000 .154 .000 0 0 O. Garza RF 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 0 0 Code:
Overall Pitching: Name G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K CG SH R. Otis 34 34 14 10 0 3.98 241.2 247 112 107 57 136 5 3 K. Masaru 30 30 18 9 0 4.06 226.0 229 117 102 102 152 11 2 P. Esparza 33 33 10 15 0 5.43 207.1 218 138 125 88 142 7 4 J. Rivera 35 29 6 16 0 6.36 174.0 246 151 123 71 79 0 0 C. Long 25 25 7 12 0 5.99 145.2 171 117 97 74 60 1 0 N. Armstrong 29 5 3 3 1 6.63 76.0 102 59 56 45 32 1 1 W. Vallery 53 0 4 6 31 5.71 64.2 46 43 41 39 41 0 0 J. Matthews 38 0 2 3 1 4.23 61.2 74 31 29 18 34 0 0 D. Mollett 31 2 0 4 0 10.08 52.2 72 61 59 23 34 0 0 C. Speakman 43 0 0 3 2 7.86 44.2 65 40 39 18 15 0 0 G. Treadway 33 0 3 0 1 6.75 40.0 51 30 30 18 24 0 0 L. Vanderpool 25 0 2 2 0 8.58 35.2 51 35 34 37 24 0 0 A. Bruce 14 0 2 2 0 5.56 22.2 30 15 14 13 9 0 0 R. Hosford 3 3 1 2 0 7.88 16.0 19 17 14 9 13 0 0 M. Gerald 10 0 1 1 0 5.28 15.1 12 9 9 11 13 0 0 M. Byrne 2 1 0 1 0 9.39 7.2 9 8 8 3 8 0 0 Thoughts: In the end, it must be considered another unsuccessful season for Kansas City. Yes, the Royals spent virtually the entire season in contention for the second place playoff spot in the Central Division. For much of the year, they were actually in second place. But the fact of the matter is, the Royals weren't a good team. They played over their heads the whole season, and even after their late season fade, they finished 6 games above their Pythagorean record. They had trouble scoring runs and they had trouble preventing runs. The only reason that they contended was because, while they were overachieving, Memphis and Tucson spent most of the season underachieving. In the end, however, Kansas City produced its third straight losing season and ninth in the last ten years. It is the Royals' 25th straight non-playoff season. The Good: Jack Ector had yet another strong season, although, despite setting a career high for games played, he failed to hit 30 homeruns for the first time since 2078, failed to drive in 100 runs for the first time since 2077, and failed to score 100 runs for the first time since 2079. Gary Taub enjoyed a breakout year, and finished 8th in the American League in homeruns. Paul Shealy had his second straight quality season, and set career highs in homeruns and RBI. He tied his career high for runs scored. He finished 6th in the AL in homeruns. Despite being 37 years old, Ross Otis had a very solid season. He ranked 13th in the AL in ERA, and reached 200 career victories during the season. Kosami Masaru set career highs in both wins and ERA. Joe Matthews was a somewhat competent reliever. The Bad: There were simply too many average to below-average hitters in Kansas City's regular lineup, like John Zabala, 35 year old Alfonso Velazquez, and Richard Boser. Veteran catcher Ron Chien had his worst season in ten years. Thirty-four year old Lucas Bustamante had his worst season as a regular. Twenty-three year old Julio Rivera had trouble adjusting to big league hitting in his rookie season, although, he did seem to pitch better in the final two months. Corey Long proved once again that he shouldn't be in a big league rotation, though that has yet to deter teams from giving him 20 starts every year. The bullpen was among the absolute worst in the league, with Willie Vallery finishing second in all of baseball with 11 blown saves. Outlook: It's likely to get worse before it gets better in Kansas City. The Royals have plenty of holes, and they might have even more in a year or so. Shealy may leave as a free agent this offseason, and 3 of the Royals' regular position players are age 34 or older. Throw in Otis and the 35 year old Long, and the rotation will also be needing replacements soon. I could easily see Grand Rapids, and perhaps Green Bay surpassing the Royals within the next two years, if smart decisions are made by either of those teams. On the other hand, it wouldn't take that much to improve the Royals. As always, the key is pitching.
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Season in review: Los Angeles Dodgers
Los Angeles Dodgers (80-82)
 Runs scored rank: 21st Runs allowed rank: 11th Code:
Overall Batting: Name POS G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG SB CS U. Belmonte CF 155 639 204 42 4 20 89 94 27 37 .319 .352 .491 2 3 T. Wegener 1B 157 614 179 20 1 34 116 77 37 34 .292 .333 .493 2 0 L. Lagunas 2B 147 563 139 43 6 19 68 95 61 144 .247 .319 .446 31 16 L. Pye RF 154 554 156 37 1 25 83 100 89 133 .282 .381 .487 14 4 L. Seishisai C 151 551 165 36 2 28 86 101 82 34 .299 .392 .525 11 5 J. Valle SS 156 551 160 34 5 20 97 75 56 129 .290 .356 .479 2 1 O. Elkins 3B 127 356 86 16 1 11 48 35 24 59 .242 .299 .385 1 1 S. Mash 3B 138 349 115 13 5 8 32 50 30 52 .330 .394 .464 3 5 J. Edmonson LF 99 300 86 25 2 1 30 38 19 70 .287 .329 .393 10 1 A. Costner LF 114 264 70 8 0 7 31 32 17 44 .265 .323 .375 0 0 P. Leff LF 100 226 55 8 2 3 19 21 20 48 .243 .306 .336 3 0 D. Moise C 128 196 65 10 2 10 40 39 13 26 .332 .373 .556 0 0 P. Chason 3B 81 164 34 6 0 4 24 17 11 9 .207 .253 .317 0 0 J. Zimmermann SP 33 76 18 3 0 0 13 9 4 29 .237 .272 .276 0 1 R. Jones SP 36 71 13 0 0 0 5 1 5 29 .183 .237 .183 0 0 F. Savala SP 25 57 7 1 0 0 1 2 2 28 .123 .153 .140 0 0 M. Schmalz SP 28 57 4 1 1 0 0 8 5 28 .070 .145 .123 1 0 E. Tiano SP 36 53 6 2 0 2 4 5 3 23 .113 .161 .264 0 0 M. Heath CF 43 33 6 1 1 0 1 11 6 12 .182 .308 .273 4 2 U. Paredes 2B 24 26 5 2 0 0 3 1 3 5 .192 .290 .269 0 0 W. Rieth LF 10 20 4 2 0 1 2 2 0 4 .200 .200 .450 0 0 K. Garvey SP 30 17 3 0 0 1 3 1 0 7 .176 .176 .353 0 0 S. Razo SP 62 15 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 .000 .000 .000 0 0 O. Campana RF 14 13 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 .154 .154 .231 0 0 H. Rubino SS 19 13 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 .077 .077 .077 0 0 M. Mcanulty MR 49 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 .100 .000 0 0 E. Repass MR 76 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 .167 .167 .333 0 0 W. Fairbanks C 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 0 0 L. Cuomo SP 14 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 0 0 S. Todaro MR 72 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 0 0 L. Salguero MR 56 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 0 0 P. Winston 1B 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 .000 .000 1 1 J. Teal SP 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .333 .000 0 0 J. Copp MR 34 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 0 0 N. Partida SP 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 0 0 T. Lofland MR 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 0 0 Code:
Overall Pitching: Name G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K CG SH R. Jones 36 36 12 16 0 4.79 233.0 257 135 124 68 162 1 1 J. Zimmermann 33 33 12 13 0 4.43 211.1 207 119 104 106 121 2 1 E. Tiano 36 22 13 5 0 3.40 172.0 163 70 65 60 152 2 1 M. Schmalz 28 28 7 6 0 5.03 170.0 156 99 95 107 137 1 0 F. Savala 25 25 11 9 0 4.14 167.1 159 83 77 43 177 4 1 S. Razo 62 6 5 9 1 6.27 112.0 145 91 78 48 45 0 0 J. Copp 56 0 2 5 10 4.06 77.2 73 37 35 24 62 0 0 E. Repass 76 0 5 4 1 3.58 73.0 83 33 29 44 48 0 0 S. Todaro 72 0 5 5 2 6.07 72.2 87 56 49 44 40 0 0 K. Garvey 30 8 4 1 0 3.44 70.2 65 31 27 10 43 0 0 L. Salguero 56 0 0 3 3 5.40 60.0 65 43 36 28 43 0 0 M. Mcanulty 49 0 2 6 22 4.68 59.2 57 42 31 35 16 0 0 L. Cuomo 14 3 1 3 0 6.75 25.1 42 27 19 17 19 0 0 N. Partida 3 1 0 1 0 7.04 7.2 10 6 6 1 2 0 0 T. Lofland 7 0 1 1 0 5.14 7.0 6 4 4 7 4 0 0 J. Teal 2 1 0 1 0 6.43 7.0 10 5 5 2 3 0 0 Thoughts: Apparently, some vengeful god has decided to teach Los Angeles a lesson. A surprising bid for contention in 2082 came up just short, as the Dodgers finished in third place, just 3 games behind second place San Diego. A year ago, the Dodgers led the West Division at the All Star break, and were within 4 games of first place as late as the start of August. They finished last year with a 79-83 record, a 4th place finish, and they were 17 games out first, and 11 games out of second. This year, the Dodgers were somewhat in contention until the middle of the year, but a nasty spate of injuries put a quick end to any thought of the playoffs. In late June, starting pitcher Francisco Savala was lost for a month with back spasms. In early July, starting pitcher Jerry Zimmerman was sidelined for three weeks, also with back spasms. And then it just got ridiculous. On July 22nd, Savala, who had just come off the disabled list, went down with a torn elbow ligament. He was out for a month and half. The following day, starter Micheal Schmalz was sidelined for three weeks with back spasms. On the 25th, Edward Tiano was knocked out for two weeks with a sore back. On the 27th, Kenny Garvey was hit in the face with a line drive. He was out for over two months with a fractured eye socket. Finally, in early August, veteran closer Mark McAnulty tore his biceps, ending his season. In the end, Los Angeles missed the playoffs for the eighth consecutive season. The Good: Veteran catcher Larry Seishisai had his best season since 2078, and finished 4th in OPS among National League catchers. Leland Pye is as reliable as they come. He posted his fifth straight season with an OPS above .800, reached 20 homeruns for the sixth time in the last seven seasons, and set a career high in runs scored. Age is just a number to Urbano Belmonte. Despite the fact that he is 37 years old, he set a career high in hits, reaching 200 for only the second time in his career. He also posted his sixth .800 or better OPS in the last seven years. He is 1 hit away from 2600 for his career. Jose Valle's numbers declined from last season(.941 OPS to .835), but he was still pretty darn good. Timothy Wegener set a career high in OPS, and he drove in 100 runs for the third straight season. Scott Mash performed well as injury replacement for Lewis Lagunas and Oscar Elkins. Though he may not repeat those numbers, expect him to be the starting third-baseman next year. Daniel Moise was terrific as the backup catcher this year, and that success is going to make him one of the hottest commodities on the free agent market next season. Despite the injuries, Los Angeles' pitching staff performed fairly well. The 24 year old Tiano picked up where he left off when he went down with a season-ending injury in June of last season. If he can stay healthy, he's going to be one of the best pitchers in the league. Savala's numbers weren't as good as last season, when he had a 3.67 ERA and 248 strikeouts, but at age 25, the sky is the limit. Like with Tiano, though, he has to stay healthy. Zimmerman's numbers were somewhat respectable, though he definitely needs to cut down on the walks. Watch out for Kenny Garvey. This 25 year old split time in the bullpen and the rotation, and pitched well in both roles. Thirty-five year old Eric Repass had one of the best seasons of his career. James Copp pitched very well after becoming the closer in place of the injured McAnulty. The Bad: Left field was simply a black hole for the Dodgers. Twenty-three year old Jacob Edmonson was the best of the bunch, but that's not saying much. He isn't a high ceiling guy, and should not be playing every day. Allen Costner was a solid player for a few years, but at age 36, he's washed up. Phillip Leff has never been particularly good, and shouldn't be more than a reserve. Oscar Elkins had a fine career, with an .813 career OPS and 370 career homeruns, but age 38, he's finished. While every other Dodgers' starting pitcher was getting injured, Robert Jones made 36 starts and reached 230 innings pitched for the fourth year in a row. That would have been fine, if he hadn't had one of the worst seasons of his young career. The 27 year old Jones had posted three straight seasons with an ERA under 4.00, and had made All Star appearances in '82 and '83. This year, his ERA was his worst since his rookie season. His final numbers would have looked even worse if he hadn't abruptly woken up in August. I would mention Micheal Schmalz here, but, in fact, his ERA was his best since 2078, so technically, this was a good season for him. The bullpen aside from those already mentioned was pretty bad. Outlook: The Dodgers probably have as much, or more, young pitching talent than any other team in the league. The problem is, that's about all that they have. The lineup is riddled with holes, and there may be more in future years, as Seishisai is 34 years old, Lagunas is 32, and, of course, Belmonte is 37. With that young pitching proving to be rather injury-prone, it may be difficult for Los Angeles to become a real contender, as opposed to just a decent team that hovers around .500 every year. Still, if the pitching did stay healthy, and the Dodgers could pick up some quality hitters, they could challenge for a playoff spot.
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Season in review: Phoenix Cardinals
Phoenix Cardinals (80-82)
 Runs scored rank: 9th Runs allowed rank: 17th Code:
Overall Batting: Name POS G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG SB CS E. Cuestas 1B 148 647 221 45 1 36 131 108 35 83 .342 .376 .581 2 0 B. Wilson 2B 152 631 197 44 18 6 60 100 45 44 .312 .369 .468 32 19 M. Esparza LF 159 602 135 38 8 27 84 128 89 134 .224 .324 .449 52 7 A. Nicklas 3B 158 585 177 55 4 61 147 124 57 35 .303 .371 .723 6 1 E. Braza CF 156 584 200 34 6 21 82 92 41 87 .342 .385 .529 42 12 M. Morales SS 157 547 182 26 3 48 120 128 98 77 .333 .434 .654 10 0 G. Hunter C 145 486 114 33 1 19 77 68 75 127 .235 .340 .424 1 0 E. Ketterer RF 134 355 111 31 1 9 56 42 12 55 .313 .336 .482 1 0 R. Cintron RF 120 293 76 15 4 2 38 30 38 74 .259 .345 .358 15 1 V. Coelho 2B 107 167 61 6 0 2 25 23 7 8 .365 .392 .437 0 0 C. Littleton C 84 163 47 14 0 6 31 24 26 43 .288 .386 .485 0 0 B. Kennett SS 76 114 30 4 3 0 12 13 6 34 .263 .303 .351 2 2 J. Loera RF 58 99 21 5 0 1 8 9 4 30 .212 .275 .293 0 1 T. Rivera SP 35 83 6 4 0 0 7 4 0 37 .072 .072 .120 0 0 S. Withrow SP 32 78 13 3 0 0 4 6 2 30 .167 .185 .205 0 0 J. Bradford SP 32 77 17 3 1 1 10 4 4 34 .221 .256 .325 0 0 E. Carbonell SP 32 63 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 34 .032 .062 .048 0 0 T. Haygood 1B 13 46 7 3 0 1 2 5 3 14 .152 .235 .283 0 1 C. Fiol SP 18 42 4 1 0 0 1 4 1 12 .095 .116 .119 0 0 S. Grimaldi 3B 27 37 9 0 0 1 3 6 1 9 .243 .263 .324 0 0 B. Ardis SP 32 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 .000 .042 .000 0 0 A. Carrera SP 10 15 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 8 .067 .176 .067 0 0 M. Groves MR 55 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .111 .111 .111 0 0 B. Pradas SS 6 6 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 .167 .167 .333 1 0 P. Guerra 1B 1 5 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 .400 .400 .600 0 0 S. Champine 2B 22 5 1 0 0 0 0 7 1 1 .200 .333 .200 4 1 E. Morris MR 71 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 .000 .167 .000 0 0 L. Losh MR 31 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 .000 .167 .000 0 0 R. Heinsohn MR 60 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .200 .000 0 0 D. Catoe MR 59 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 0 0 R. Calles RF 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 .000 .000 0 1 M. Kingston SS 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 M. Reed SP 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 0 0 S. Fleury MR 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 1.000 .000 0 0 Code:
Overall Pitching: Name G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K CG SH J. Bradford 32 32 15 9 0 4.18 221.2 244 110 103 45 146 6 0 S. Withrow 32 32 12 16 0 4.16 218.1 200 114 101 115 163 1 0 T. Rivera 35 35 15 9 0 4.78 216.1 217 124 115 65 82 3 1 E. Carbonell 32 32 7 19 0 6.61 198.2 222 148 146 86 138 4 0 C. Fiol 18 17 6 6 0 6.23 108.1 151 79 75 58 64 1 0 E. Morris 71 0 1 1 3 6.02 86.2 99 61 58 27 66 0 0 B. Ardis 32 7 5 3 0 4.76 85.0 81 47 45 17 42 2 0 R. Heinsohn 60 0 6 6 1 6.00 69.0 66 47 46 45 57 0 0 M. Groves 55 0 6 6 25 4.73 66.2 71 38 35 20 66 0 0 D. Catoe 59 0 3 3 8 6.42 61.2 82 49 44 31 38 0 0 A. Carrera 10 7 2 2 0 6.20 45.0 59 39 31 20 24 0 0 L. Losh 31 0 0 1 0 6.29 44.1 48 32 31 20 34 0 0 L. Bernardi 16 0 0 1 0 10.03 11.2 19 13 13 7 13 0 0 S. Gabbert 4 0 0 0 0 9.00 6.0 12 6 6 5 3 0 0 S. Fleury 4 0 0 0 0 35.10 3.1 11 13 13 3 2 0 0 M. Reed 2 0 0 0 0 54.00 1.0 5 6 6 2 1 0 0 Thoughts: This season played out pretty much as anticipated. The Phoenix lineup was pretty good, with only a couple of weak spots, but the terrible pitching staff prevented the Cardinals from being a real contender. Still, the Cardinals' 80 wins were the most in franchise history, and a strong indication that this team is very close to being a playoff challenger. The Good: Anthony Nicklas had a season for the ages. He led the National League in OPS, slugging percentage, homeruns, and RBI. He finished fourth in doubles, and ninth in runs scored. And, of course, he joined that select group of 60 homerun hitters. He should be a shoe-in for the NL Silver Slugger Award. Somewhat lost in the wake of Nicklas' amazing season is the fact that the guy next to him on the infield diamond, shortstop Mike Morales, also had a tremendous season. Morales finished second in the NL in OPS, second in homeruns, fifth in runs scored, and ninth in walks. It is the second 1.000+ OPS season in three years for the 25 year old Morales. Then, there is last year's Silver Slugger winner, Emil Cuestas. He enjoyed another fine season. Cuestas was fifth in batting average, third in hits, tied for sixth in doubles, and eighth in RBI. The 33 year old first-baseman is 77 hits away from 2,500 and 74 homeruns away from 500. Eduardo Braza finished fourth in the league in batting average, seventh in hits, and tied for fourth in stolen bases. Bill Wilson was eighth in the league in hits, eighth in doubles, first in triples, and tied for seventh in stolen bases(although, he also led the league in caught stealing). His triples total tied the NL single season record. Although he didn't begin the year as a starter, Ezekiel Ketterer put up the best numbers of his career. Surprisingly, it wasn't the Cardinals' rotation that was the main culprit regarding the pitching woes. Steven Withrow, Jason Bradford, and Tony Rivera all posted better than league average ERA's. Withrow and Bradford both ranked in the top 20 in the National League(15th and 16th, respectively). For Withrow, it was the second best ERA of his career. It was the best ERA for Bradford, who also tied for fourth in the league in complete games. It was also the best ERA for Rivera, who rebounded from last season's 5-17, 6.32 ERA disaster. There is little good to say about the bullpen. Mihn Groves was the most effective reliever, and he wasn't really all that effective. The Bad: Marcos Esparza is probably the leading candidate for Rookie of the Year, but that has as much to do with a limited field as it does Esparza's performance. Esparza did do some things well, though. He flashed plenty of power, tied for fourth in the league in runs scored, and tied for the league lead in stolen bases. On the other hand, he was incredibly streaky. The bulk of his performance came in June(1.007 OPS) and September/October(.989 OPS). In the other four months of the season, he had a sub-.700 OPS. Twenty-three year old catcher Gary Hunter was a big disappointment. In three seasons as a regular, Hunter has posted OPS's of .806, .760, and .764. His batting average has gone steadily downward, while his plate discipline first improved and then worsened. His power worsened and then improved. He has tremendous talent, but just hasn't put it all together. If he does, he could he among the very best hitting catchers in the entire league. Among National League pitchers who qualified for the ERA title, Edward Carbonell ranked dead last. He also tied for the league lead in losses. His strikeout rate dropped sharply(from 7.7 per 9 innings last year to 6.3), and although he pitched fewer innings this year than last, he allowed more homeruns and more walks. Clarence Fiol is one of those guys who, no matter how poorly he pitches, is always able to find someone willing to give him another chance. He's reached double digits in starts for nine straight years despite the fact that his best ERA in that time frame is 5.05. On six occasions, including this season, it has been over 6. As for the bullpen, of the four relievers that made at least 50 appearances, three had an ERA above 6.00. Of the five who made at least 30 relief appearances, four had an ERA over 6.00. That's... not good. Outlook: Nothing shocking here. If Phoenix can improve its rotation and its bullpen, it will be a legitimate contender. The only difficulty will be the fact that the West Division is very competitive. San Diego and Sacramento are very strong teams, and Los Angeles and San Jose are at least as good the Cardinals, even if those two teams' strengths lie in different areas.
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Season in review: Memphis Grizzlies
Memphis Grizzlies (80-82)
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Overall Batting: Name POS G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG SB CS T. Carrillo LF 153 621 177 38 10 25 92 117 98 151 .285 .382 .499 18 19 R. Chouinard SS 157 619 182 37 1 38 126 87 36 67 .294 .335 .541 0 0 E. Jameson 3B 153 602 160 23 4 23 88 87 39 54 .266 .319 .432 15 12 E. Phillips 2B 157 593 174 32 0 30 122 113 78 40 .293 .372 .499 4 0 J. Schwing CF 150 583 166 35 3 9 71 84 37 112 .285 .329 .401 8 2 J. Stutes RF 151 539 166 31 0 12 71 75 25 72 .308 .339 .432 8 2 L. Welter RF 133 497 167 25 1 23 89 67 22 18 .336 .360 .529 14 3 R. Chapa C 106 342 92 25 0 3 37 45 47 23 .269 .357 .368 0 0 T. Straub CF 106 319 83 26 0 9 38 46 41 48 .260 .348 .426 20 7 J. Henriques 1B 88 316 88 19 0 15 44 42 25 76 .278 .346 .481 2 0 A. Easter C 91 268 67 15 2 6 27 47 23 37 .250 .312 .388 5 5 M. Gottschalk RF 63 178 47 7 0 2 24 17 8 13 .264 .291 .337 1 0 A. Benz CF 59 129 32 9 0 4 15 23 11 25 .248 .319 .411 9 4 J. Casale SS 54 63 11 3 0 2 12 11 4 9 .175 .235 .317 2 2 P. Aguilera 2B 56 53 13 3 0 1 7 20 7 12 .245 .328 .358 13 6 S. Orellana SP 20 49 8 0 0 2 8 6 4 12 .163 .226 .286 0 0 S. Maxson LF 19 34 5 1 1 0 1 3 5 12 .147 .250 .235 2 1 K. Anderson SS 18 25 7 1 0 0 4 4 0 6 .280 .308 .320 1 0 D. Sanford C 9 20 3 1 0 0 1 3 3 3 .150 .261 .200 0 0 W. Chamber SS 7 19 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 3 .263 .364 .421 0 1 J. Sanchez 3B 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .200 .333 .400 0 0 Code:
Overall Pitching: Name G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K CG SH R. Kelemen 33 33 18 10 0 4.07 265.1 269 128 120 103 142 16 2 E. Molina 34 34 17 11 0 4.39 237.2 239 126 116 114 206 5 1 R. Standley 32 32 10 13 0 4.74 237.1 242 138 125 50 228 10 0 S. Orellana 31 31 10 12 0 4.66 224.0 224 125 116 50 122 3 1 C. Deherrera 30 30 10 15 0 5.61 184.1 201 135 115 89 158 1 0 W. Brown 56 0 3 4 1 4.77 83.0 96 48 44 40 84 0 0 E. Mower 45 0 2 3 1 7.01 68.0 91 54 53 63 25 0 0 J. Alvarado 53 0 7 10 26 7.38 53.2 58 45 44 47 31 0 0 C. Garza 45 0 1 2 6 3.40 53.0 45 23 20 9 35 0 0 B. Johnson 35 0 2 1 3 3.89 34.2 33 16 15 6 15 0 0 D. Jackson 6 6 1 4 0 8.57 34.2 37 34 33 31 23 0 0 C. Zoller 7 0 0 0 0 3.95 13.2 18 6 6 6 6 0 0 R. Kirby 3 0 0 0 1 0.00 5.2 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 L. Carter 2 0 0 0 0 2.45 3.2 3 3 1 0 2 0 0 Thoughts: It's been one frustrating season after another for a team that was an annual playoff team throughout the '60s and '70s. This is the fifth straight season that Memphis has missed the playoffs. The last time the Grizzlies missed the playoffs five years in a row was when they missed 9 years in a row from 2048 to 2056. The worst aspect of this season is the fact that Memphis finished 5 games under its Pythagorean record. If both the Grizzlies and the second place Tucson Diamondbacks had played to their Pythagorean records, Memphis would have beaten Tucson by 3 games, instead of it being the the other way around. The Good: Lester Welter had a breakout year, and set career highs in all of the rate stats, and in homeruns and RBI. He finished sixth in the AL batting race. Terrell Carrillo played well for both Buffalo and Memphis this season, and set career highs in on base percentage, slugging percentage, OPS, hits, doubles, homeruns, RBI, and runs scored. He tied his career highs in triples and walks. Roy Chouinard bounced back from the worst season of his career, and posted the third highest OPS of his career. Both his batting average and on base percentage were career highs. He tied for 10th in the league in RBI. Eric Phillips also bounced back from one of his worst seasons. Phillips had the second highest OPS of his career, and set career highs in RBI, runs scored, and on base percentage. John Henriques put up solid numbers despite spending most of the first half of the season in the minor leagues. Even though the Grizzlies rotation wasn't bad, it also could have been a lot better. Although Roy Kelemen had a respectable ERA, it was also the first time since 2080 that he'd had an ERA above 4.00. He was 15th in ERA, tied for sixth in wins, second in innings pitched, and first in complete games. This was the first time since his rookie season of 2073 that Edgar Molina had posted an ERA above 4.00. Molina also set a career high in walks. He did rank fifth in the league in strikeouts. Rickie Standley's numbers represented an improvement from his rookie season, and the 26 year old is on the verge of becoming one of the best young pitchers in baseball. He finished second in the league in strikeouts. Samuel Orellana was picked up in a trade with Harrisburg, and put up adequate numbers. Constantino Garza had yet another fine year out of the bullpen; he is certainly among the best relievers in the game. Bill Johnson also performed solidly. The Bad: John Stutes really shouldn't be a starting corner outfielder. This was his fourth season in a row with a sub-.800 OPS. Eric Jameson continued his steady decline. It was the fourth consecutive season that the 35 year old third baseman has had his OPS drop. This year's .750 total was his worst since his rookie season. Jason Schwing is the front-runner for the AL Rookie of the Year Award, but if he gets it, he'll be among the weakest winners ever. Albert Easter had a chance to claim the starting catcher spot when Raul Chapa was injured early in the year. He wasted that chance. Easter had another opportunity when Chapa returned but played very poorly in May. He wasted that chance, too. The 26 year old Easter continued to struggle all the way until September, when he had a strong finish. Chapa played well in the middle of the season, but faded down the stretch. In the end, both catchers put up uninspiring numbers. It seems a lifetime since Claudio DeHerrera won the '82 Rookie of the Year Award. This was his second straight season with an ERA above 5.00, and he managed to allow more hits, walks, and homeruns per nine innings than he did last season, while at the same time, his strikeouts per nine innings declined. That is not what you want to see from a 24 year old pitcher. Jonah Alvarado was probably the worst closer in baseball this season. In addition to the unsightly ERA, Alvarado led all of baseball with 14 blown saves. If he blows only half of that total, Memphis is in the playoffs. For some, inexplicable reason, Ethan Mower has made over 600 big league appearances. He has a career ERA comfortably over 5.00, and he has never had a season in which he has recorded more strikeouts than walks. Despite an entire career of terrible pitching, this season may actually have been Mower's worst. Both his ERA and his 2.26 WHIP are the worst of his career. Outlook: Memphis is probably at a point where it needs to go all out to try and contend before it has to rebuild. Molina is 36 years old, Kelemen is 33, Jameson is 35, Chouinard is 32, and Phillips is 31. Aside from Standley, DeHerrera, Easter, Henriques, and Schwing, there isn't much young talent in the organization. Memphis has one other big pitching prospect at AA in Russell Mangano, but after him, there is nothing. If Memphis went out in free agency next year and grabbed one big hitter and a top notch reliever to use as the closer, it would probably have a very good chance at making the playoffs.
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