Millennial League Baseball, est. 2001

[Questdog]

Friday, August 23, 2002

We are in New Orleans to play a 3 game series over the weekend. They just lost 3 of 4 here to Orlando. We are 5-3 against them on the season and lost 3 of 4 in our first visit here, May 16-19. The Pelicans are last in scoring with 3.44 runs per game (Jacksonville is #11 with 4.02). They are 12th in fewest runs allowed with 4.37 per game (Jacksonville is #8 with 4.19). Their run differential is -118, 2nd worst in the League, and ours is -22. Remember when we were positive?

Jacksonville Jays (57-70 .449 17.5 GB in 6th place in the Southern Division) at
New Orleans Pelicans (48-79 .378 26.5 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Dale Gilchrist (23-R) (8-6 3.36 ERA 147.1 IP, 132 H, 9 HR, 65 BB, 91 SO) Rookie vs.
NO: Ray Titus (26-R) (3-4 4.50 ERA 1SV 30 G, 1 GS, 46 IP, 52 H, 3 HR, 25 BB, 60 SO) Rookie

Gilchrist has not won a game in a month and is 0-2 in his last 2 starts. Last time out, he gave up 3 runs on 4 hits, 3 home runs and 2 walks with 2 strikeouts in 2 innings.

Titus will be making his Major League debut today.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Frank Wendell (34-R .238-105-1-11-.597-6 C+)
2: RF Mike Volkman (34-L .282-209-6-26-.782-4 D+)
3: LF Glen Lewis (21-L .303-449-7-66-.833-35 C+) All-Star/Rookie
4: 3B Marty Eades (31-R .317-284-12-69-.949-3 C+)
5: 1B Tony Becerra (33-L .253-277-11-51-.753-4 A+)
6: 2B Ed Diskin (38-R .227-185-3-20-.657-5 C+)
7: SS Bart Daw (30-R .228-355-5-37-.634-13 A)
8: C Bert Swope (30-S .224-223-3-15-.596-2 B)
9: P Dale Gilchrist (23-R .313-48-0-4-.646-0 B) Rookie

NEW ORLEANS
1: 3B Ray Teague (26-S .296-81-0-8-.720-0 D+)
2: 2B Fred Heff (21-R .267-359-0-21-.634-10 B+)
3: 1B Jerry Rafanello (31-S .317-435-15-58-.837-0 D) All-Star(01)
4: RF Tim Dawson (26-R .299-385-8-56-.756-13 B+)
5: CF Victor Ocasio (26-R .214-472-8-37-.621-21 B+)
6: C Niel Williams (26-R .201-368-3-28-.551-0 B)
7: LF Jimmy Dixon (30-L .213-239-4-29-.619-5 A)
8: SS Ron Taylor (30-S .230-183-0-10-.558-12 A)
9: P Ray Titus (26-R Major League debut F) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Crosley Field
Weather: 86 F, Overcast, with a 7 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 7,691

Top of the First:
Frank Wendell pops a little hit to center! He steals 2nd! Mike Volkman grounds out to 2nd and Wendell goes to 3rd. Glen Lewis lines out to deep center and Wendell tags up and scores. 1 to 0, Jays! Marty Eades hits a home run to right! 2 to 0, Jays! Tony Becerra swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted.

Bottom of the First:
Ray Teague leads off with a walk... Fred Heff grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. Jerry Rafanello doubles to left... Do you remember when P Dale Gilchrist was pitching well? Tom Dawson flies out to deep left and both runners tag up and advance. 2 to 1, Jays. Victor Ocasio pops out to 1st!

Top of the Second:
Ed Diskin lines a hit to right and steals 2nd! Bart Daw swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines a hit to center. Bert Swope takes a 3-2 pitch in the shoulder to load the bases up with no outs! P Dale Gilchrist grounds into a force at home, 6-2. Frank Wendell takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to force in a run! 3 to 1, Jays! Mike Volkman strikes out... Glen Lewis fouls out to the catcher....

It starts to rain in the top of the Fourth, but quits in the bottom of the inning.

Bottom of the Fifth:
Niel Williams pops out to left and P Dale Gilchrist calls out Trudy the Trainer....

Top of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Lyle Wilkin (30-R), a rookie who is 1-2 with 1 SV and a 3.20 ERA in 49.2 IP. With 2 outs, Marty Eades hits his second home run of the game down the left field line! 4 to 1, Jays!

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Jesus Torres (24-R), a rookie who is 0-3 with a 5.68 ERA in 31.2 IP. 2B Charlie Faber (31-R) and Frank Wendell lead off with back to back walks. RF Rob Worms (29-R) grounds out slowly to short and the runners move up. They walk Glen Lewis intentionally to pitch to the fella with 2 home runs today! They make a pitching change. New Pitcher: Bucky Nicholson (29-R), their closer, who 5-9 with 16 SV and a 5.46 ERA in 85.2 IP. Marty Eades takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to force in a run! 5 to 1, Jays! Tony Becerra flies out to left and the runners hold. PH Cal Doty (25-L) lines a hit to left and 2 runs score!! 7 to 1, Jays!

Won - 7 to 1

We had 8 hits and made no errors
New Orleans had 3 hits and made no errors

Dale Gilchrist went 4.1 innings, allowed 1 run, 1 hit, 1 walk and struck out 1.
LHP Marc Uhrich (W 1-0) went 2.2 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1.
LHP Bill Grant (H 2) pitched a perfect inning.
RHP Justin Reddick pitched a perfect inning and struck out 1.

Ray Titus (L 0-1), in his Major League debut, went 6 innings, gave us 3 runs, 6 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks, 1 HBP and struck out 7.

CF Frank Wendell had a hit and 2 walks, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. LF Glen Lewis hit a double, drew a walk (INT), scored a run and had an RBI. 3B Marty Eades hit 2 home runs, drew 2 walks and had 3 RBI. He is is the 2nd Jay ever to hit 2 home runs in a game. Mike Volkman did it last year. PH Cal Doty had a hit and 2 RBI. SS Bart Daw had a hit and a walk and scored a run. C Bert Swope had a hit and was hit by a pitch. 2B Charlie Faber drew a walk and scored a run in his only trip to the plate.

Trudy's report on P Dale Gilchrist is back spasms, but she thinks he will be fine by his next start!

[Questdog]

Saturday, August 24, 2002

Today is Tug Jackson's 34th birthday!

Jacksonville Jays (58-70 .453 16.5 GB in 6th place in the Southern Division) at
New Orleans Pelicans (48-80 .375 26.5 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Dalton Hartman (25-R) (3-4 4.50 ERA 82 IP, 93 H, 11 HR, 23 BB, 37 SO) vs.
NO: Bill Colby (31-R) (4-16 3.83 ERA 178.2 IP, 187 H, 17 HR, 66 BB, 80 SO)

Hartman gave up 3 runs on 7 hits and 4 walks with a career high 7 strikeouts last time out in a win.

Colby led the League in losses last year with 21 and is leading again this season. He is 1-1 in 2 starts against us this season with a 6.17 ERA. 11.2 IP, 21 H, 1 HR, 3 BB, 5 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Cal Doty (25-L .263-357-4-30-.691-26 C+)
2: RF Mike Volkman (34-L .277-213-6-27-.767-4 D+)
3: LF Glen Lewis (21-L .303-452-7-67-.835-35 C+) All-Star/Rookie
4: 3B Marty Eades (31-R .321-287-14-72-.977-3 C+)
5: 1B Tony Becerra (33-L .248-282-11-51-.740-4 A+)
6: 2B Ed Diskin (38-R .228-189-3-20-.654-6 C+)
7: SS Bart Daw (30-R .228-359-5-37-.634-13 A)
8: C Garrett Bender (28-R .237-279-3-28-.612-0 B)
9: P Dalton Hartman (25-R .222-27-0-3-.481-0 F)

NEW ORLEANS
1: RF Franklin Sanchez (21-R .279-265-2-25-.688-15 A+) Rookie #30 prospect
2: 2B Fred Heff (21-R .264-363-0-21-.627-10 B+)
3: 1B Jerry Rafanello (31-S .317-439-15-58-.837-0 D) All-Star(01)
4: LF Omar Camacho (30-L .262-122-1-10-.678-2 B+)
5: CF Victor Ocasio (26-R .215-475-8-37-.621-21 B+)
6: 3B Ron Taylor (30-S .226-186-0-10-.549-12 A)
7: C Bobby Thomas (31-S .184-103-3-9-.535-0 B+)
8: SS Benito Abonza (30-R .187-332-1-28-.516-0 B+)
9: P Bill Colby (31-R .192-52-0-0-.404-0 C)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Crosley Field
Weather: 86 F, Clear skies, with a 7 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 8,426

Top of the First:
Cal Doty strikes out looking.... Time is running out for him to end up having a good year.... Mike Volkman beats out an infield hit. Glen Lewis walks on 4 pitches. Marty Eades grounds into a 6-4-3 double play...

Bottom of the First:
Franklin Sanchez leads off with a walk... He steals 2nd. Fred Heff lines a hit to center and Sanchez scores... 1 to 0, Pelicans. That did not take long.... Jerry Rafanello grounds a hit up the middle... Heff steals 3rd. Omar Camacho gets beaned to load the bases up with no outs... Victor Ocasio flies out to center and the runner on 2nd and 3rd both advance. 2 to 0, Pelicans. Cal Doty has hurt himself making the throw and calls out Trudy the Trainer.... Frank Wendell goes in to play center. Ron Taylor grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and Rafanello scores. 3 to 0, Pelicans. Taylor steals 2nd. Bobby Thomas, the sub-.200 hitter, pokes a hit to center and Taylor scores... 4 to 0, Pelicans. Benito Abonza swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 2nd.

Top of the Third:
With 1 out, P Dalton Hartman lines a hit to left center. Frank Wendell grounds a double play ball to 2nd, but Fred Heff boots it! Mike Volkman draws a walk to load the bases up with 1 out. Glen Lewis grounds an 0-2 pitch to left for a hit and 2 runs score!! 4 to 2, Pelicans. Marty Eades lines a hit to center and Volkman beats the throw home and the runners move up to 2nd and 3rd on the throw! 4 to 3, Pelicans. Tony Becerra swings at the first pitch and flies out to right and Lewis tags up, but gets thrown out by Franklin Sanchez....

Bottom of the Fourth:
Benito Abonza pokes a hit to left. P Bill Colby bunts into a force at 2nd, 2-6. Franklin Sanchez lines a hit to right center. With 2 outs, Jerry Rafanello swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit up the middle and P Colby scores... 5 to 3, Pelicans.

Top of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Bucky Nicholson (29-R), their closer, who got 2 outs and gave us a hit and a walk yesterday. Mike Akins (34-R) is in to play 3rd in a double switch. PH Brian Porter (34-S) and Frank Wendell each take a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Mike Volkman swings at the first pitch and beats out an infield hit and the bases are loaded with no outs! Glen Lewis lines a hit to left and Porter scores! 5 to 4, Pelicans. Marty Eades takes a 3-2 pitch to force in a run! Tie Game: 5 to 5! Tony Becerra strikes out looking... If we do not score another run, I am going to lose it... Ed Diskin lines a hit to center and Volkman scores and Lewis heads home, but is thrown out by Victor Ocasio.... Twice today Lewis is out at the plate... I am going to have to have a talk with him about his base running... Bart Daw clears the bases with a double to right center!! 8 to 5, Jays!

Bottom of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Birthday Boy Tug Jackson (34-R). Bert Swope is into catch in a double switch. Mike Akins grounds a hit up the middle. With 1 out, Fred Heff grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4. Jerry Rafanello lines a hit to right and Heff beats the throw to 3rd. The Bullpen gets up. Omar Camacho swings at the first pitch and hits a home run to right... Tie Game: 8 to 8. Only his 2nd home run of the season... Pia! Buy P Jackson a train ticket for his birthday!

Top of the Ninth:
On the Hill: Lyle Wilkin (30-R), after getting the final out of the Eighth. 9-1-2 up for us. Bert Swope swings at a 3-1 pitch and grounds out to 2nd... Frank Wendell swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short... Mike Volkman swings at the first pitch and lines out to deep center....

Bottom of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: All-Star Bill Grant (31-L), not very fresh at all... Rob Worms is in to play right in a double switch. 6-7-8 up for the Pelicans. PH Ray Teague (26-S), who was 0 for 3 with a walk yesterday, triples to left center... With the infield in, PH Tim Dawson (26-R), 0 for 3 with an RBI yesterday, grounds out to 2nd and the runner stays put. PH Dennis Carr (39-R), 0 for 1 yesterday and 3 for 27 (.111) with a home run on the season, is sent up. You know and I now that he will win the game.... Nope, he does not, but he walks on 4 pitches... Mike Akins is the one who wins the game with a grounder up the middle for a hit...

Lost - 9 to 8

14-30 (.318) now in 1 run games...
If we could have just played .500 in 1 run games, we'd be 3 games over on the season!

We had 9 hits and made no errors
New Orleans had 17 hits and made 1 error

Dalton Hartman went 4 innings, allowed 5 runs, 7 hits, 2 walks, 1 HBP and struck out no one. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run.
RHP Justin Reddick went 3 scoreless innings, allowed 5 hits, 1 walk (INT) and struck out 1.
RHP Tug Jackson (BS 3) went 1 inning, allowed 3 runs, 3 hits and 1 home run.
LHP Bill Grant (L 2-7) got 1 out, allowed 1 run, 2 hits and a walk.

Bill Colby went 7 innings, gave us 3 runs (2 earned), 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3.
RHP Lyle Wilkin (W 2-2) faced 4 batters and got them all out with 1 strikeout.

CF Frank Wendell drew a walk and scored 2 runs. RF Mike Volkman had 2 hits and a walk and scored 2 runs and threw a runner out at home. LF Glen Lewis had 2 hits and a walk and 3 RBI. 3B Marty Eades had a hit and a walk, scored a run and had 2 RBI. 2B Ed Diskin had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. SS Bart Daw hit a double and had 2 RBI. PH Barry Laskowski had a hit. PH Brian Porter drew a walk and scored a run.

For New Orleans, 1B Jerry Rafanello had 4 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. LF Omar Camacho hit his 2nd home run of the season, was hit by a pitch (before the home run) and had 3 RBI.

Trudy's report on Cal Doty is is a finger blister and he should be fine in 2 or 3 days.... A finger blister! You have to come out of the game because of a blister! What a wuss! All the wusses and injury prone fellows and the error prone fellows will be traded this Winter if at all possible. We will not give them away, but we will try hard to get rid of them.

[Questdog]

Sunday, August 25, 2002

Today is Dale Gilchrist's 24th birthday and Bill Grant's 32nd!

RP Tug Jackson (34-R) was sent to Daytona (A) and RP Barry Short (33-R) was recalled.

Jacksonville Jays (58-71 .450 16.5 GB in 6th place in the Southern Division) at
New Orleans Pelicans (49-80 .380 25.5 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Manny Martinez (30-R) (7-5 3.48 ERA 111.1 IP, 112 H, 10 HR, 25 BB, 82 SO) vs.
NO: Terry Henry (31-R) (2-11 4.86 ERA 142.2 IP, 176 H, 14 HR, 54 BB, 57 SO)

Martinez gave up 5 runs on 10 hits and 1 walk with 9 strikeouts in 7 innings last time out in a loss.

Henry is 0-2 in 2 starts against us this season with a 9.35 ERA. 8.2 IP, 15 H, 1 HR, 2 BB, 5 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Cal Doty (25-L .263-358-4-30-.689-26 C+) Finger blister
2: RF Mike Volkman (34-L .281-217-6-27-.774-4 D+)
3: LF Glen Lewis (21-L .305-455-7-70-.839-35 C+) All-Star/Rookie
4: 3B Marty Eades (31-R .321-290-14-74-.976-3 C+)
5: 1B Tony Becerra (33-L .245-286-11-51-.730-4 A+)
6: 2B Ed Diskin (38-R .228-193-3-21-.651-6 C+)
7: SS Bart Daw (30-R .229-363-5-39-.635-13 A)
8: C Garrett Bender (28-R .233-283-3-28-.604-0 B)
9: P Manny Martinez (30-R .167-36-0-2-.389-0 F)

NEW ORLEANS
1: RF Franklin Sanchez (21-R .280-268-2-25-.692-16 A+) Rookie
2: 2B Fred Heff (21-R .264-368-0-22-.624-11 B+)
3: 1B Jerry Rafanello (31-S .322-444-15-59-.847-0 D) All-Star(01)
4: LF Tim Dawson (26-R .296-389-8-57-.748-13 B+)
5: CF Victor Ocasio (26-R .217-479-8-38-.623-22 B+)
6: C Niel Williams (26-R .200-370-3-28-.550-0 B)
7: 3B Ron Taylor (30-S .226-190-0-11-.548-13 A)
8: SS Benito Abonza (30-R .188-335-1-28-.519-0 B+)
9: P Terry Henry (31-R .163-43-0-3-.318-0 F)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Crosley Field
Weather: 86 F, Overcast, with a 9 MPH wind blowing out to left
Attendance: 8,336

Top of the First:
Cal Doty flies out to deep right. Mike Volkman strikes out on 3 pitches... Glen Lewis walks on 4. He steals 2nd. Marty Eades pops out to 1st...

Bottom of the First:
Franklin Sanchez grounds a hit to left... Fred Heff lines a 3-2 pitch to right for a hit... Jerry Rafanello flies out to deep center. Tim Dawson pops one up to shallow left and SS Bart Daw makes a diving catch! Victor Ocasio strikes out!

Bottom of the Second:
With 1 out, Ron Taylor doubles to right and steals 3rd. Benito Abonza strikes out! P Terry Henry grounds out to 3rd!

Top of the Third:
Cal Doty beats out an infield hit. Mike Volkman grounds a hit to right and Doty beats the throw to 3rd! Glen Lewis strikes out looking on 3 pitches.... Marty Eades swings at the first pitch and pops out to 2nd... Tony Becerra strikes out.... Yep....

Top of the Fifth:
With 1 out, Mike Volkman pokes a 3-2 pitch to center for a hit. Glen Lewis grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. He steals 2nd and gets balked to 3rd. Marty Eades lines a double to left center and Lewis scores! 1 to 0, Jays!

It starts to rain in the bottom of the Sixth but quits before the inning is over.

Top of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Jesus Torres (24-R), a rookie who got 1 out and gave us 3 walks who all scored on Friday. Ed Diskin grounds a hit to left. Bart Daw takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Garrett Bender grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-6, and Diskin goes to 3rd. P Manny Martinez strikes out looking... Cal Doty flies out to deep right....

Bottom of the Ninth:
P Manny Martinez is at 120 pitches... Charlie Faber (31-R) is in to play 2nd and Rob Worms (29-R) is in to play right. The Bullpen is ready. 6-7-8 up for the Pelicans. Niel Williams flies out to the warning track in right. Ron Taylor walks in 4 pitches... Benito Abonza swings at a 3-1 pitch and grounds into a 6-4-3 double play and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 1 to 0

We had 8 hits and made no errors
New Orleans had 6 hits and made 1 error

Manny Martinez (W 8-5) pitched 9 shutout innings (CG), allowed 6 hits, 3 walks and struck out 4. 131 pitches. At bat, he had a hit. The first shutout of his career!

Terry Henry (L 2-12) went 7 innings, gave us 1 run, 7 hits, 3 walks (1 INT) and struck out 6. He balked. He is the first pitcher to lose 3 games to the Jays this season.

RF Mike Volkman had 2 hits and stole a base. LF Glen Lewis drew 2 walks (1 INT), stole 2 bases and scored our run. 3B Marty Eades hit a double and had our RBI. 2B Ed Diskin had a hit and a walk. C Garrett Bender hit a double.

[Questdog]

August 26, 2002

Monday Morning Report
Player of the Week - Mike Sammon, 1B, Richmond (23-R .285/.345/.383) Had 12 hits with 6 2B, 1 3B, 1 BB, 3 SO, 5 R and 4 RBI in 6 G (5 GS)

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

August 20 - Rick Potts (23-R) of Memphis pitched a 2 hit shutout at home versus Birmingham. He walked 1, hit a batter and struck out 8. It was his first start in 5 weeks. He is now 11-2 with a 2.39 ERA in 19 starts. The Mules won, 1 to 0, and only had 3 hits themselves, 2 in the bottom of the 9th inning when they scored their run.
August 21 - Del Warwick (27-L) of Rochester pitched a 3 hit shutout at Syracuse. He walked 4 and struck out 5. It is his 3rd shutout of the season. He is now 14-8 with a 3.19 ERA in 28 starts. The Roosters won, 1 to 0.
August 24 - Birmingham won at Louisville, 3 to 2, in 20 innings. Neither team scored until the 10th, when they each plated a run. The Barons scored twice int he tip of the 20th and the Colonels scores once int he bottom of the inning.
August 24 - CF Tex Pollard (27-S) of Indianapolis went 5 for 5, stole 3 bases and scored 2 runs at Columbus. The Arrows won, 6 to 5, in 10 innings.

[Questdog]

Monday, August 26, 2002

We are in Memphis to play a short 2 game set. They were swept in 3 games here over the weekend by the red hot Richmond Robins and have lost 5 in a row. We are 4-5 against them on the season and split a pair of games the first time we were here, April 15-16. The Mules are 4th in scoring with 4.28 runs per game (Jacksonville is #11 with 4.05). They are 9th in fewest runs allowed with 4.20 per game (Jacksonville is #8 with 4.17). We have allowed the same number of runs, but we have played 1 more game. Their run differential is +10 and ours is -16.

Jacksonville Jays (59-71 .454 15.5 GB in 6th place in the Southern Division) at
Memphis Mules (64-65 .496 10 GB in 4th place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Jim Baucom (21-L) (8-11 2.89 ERA 202.1 IP, 184 H, 14 HR, 56 BB, 129 SO) All-Star/Rookie vs.
MEM: Charlie Foltz (28-R) (9-9 4.05 ERA 169 IP, 170 H, 17 HR, 67 BB, 127 SO) All-Star(01)

Baucom gave up 3 runs on 8 hits and 2 walks with 2 strikeouts in 5.2 innings last time out in a no decision that we lost.

Foltz is 1-1 in 2 starts against us this season with a 3.38 ERA. 16 IP, 19 H, 0 HR, 9 BB, 11 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Cal Doty (25-L .262-363-4-30-.686-26 C+) Finger blister
2: RF Mike Volkman (34-L .284-222-6-27-.775-4 D+)
3: LF Glen Lewis (21-L .303-458-7-70-.836-37 C+) All-Star/Rookie
4: 3B Marty Eades (31-R .319-295-14-75-.970-3 C+)
5: 1B Tony Becerra (33-L .245-290-11-51-.727-4 A+)
6: 2B Ed Diskin (38-R .230-196-3-21-.655-6 C+)
7: SS Bart Daw (30-R .227-366-5-39-.632-14 A)
8: C Bert Swope (30-S .225-227-3-15-.598-2 B)
9: P Jim Baucom (21-L .153-59-0-2-.305-0 C) All-Star/Rookie

MEMPHIS
1: CF Colin Giangiulio (27-R .000-1-0-0-.000-0 D) Rookie First Major League start
2: RF Juan Nunez (35-R .254-209-1-9-.597-5 D+) All-Star(01)
3: 3B Keith Meyer (27-L .319-505-14-55-.863-21 C+) MVP/Silver Slugger(2B)/All-Star(01-02)
4: 1B Nestor Gonzalez (28-L .274-438-27-95-.855-1 A) Silver Slugger/All-Star(01-02)
5: 2B Leo Toruno (28-L .280-479-19-87-.835-28 B) Silver Slugger(SS)/All-Star(01-02)
6: C Roger Beaudin (30-R .253-170-6-20-.738-0 D+)
7: LF Ken Gates (27-L .235-119-5-15-.783-1 C+)
8: SS Pedro Manzanares (28-R .275-109-3-17-.744-1 C)
9: P Charlie Foltz (28-R .153-59-0-3-.305-0 F) All-Star(01)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: RFK Stadium
Weather: 90 F, Clear Skies, with an 8 MPH wind blowing in from right
Attendance: 11,341

Top of the First:
Cal Doty lines a hit to left. Mike Volkman swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to center. Glen Lewis walks on 4 pitches to load the bases up with no outs! Marty Eades draws a walk to force in a run! 1 to 0, Jays! Tony Becerra swings at the first pitch and flies out to left and Volkman tags up and beats the throw home. 2 to 0, Jays! We try a double steal, but C Roger Beaudin throws Eades out at 2nd... Ed Diskin grounds out to 3rd...

Bottom of the First:
Colin Giangiulio lines a 2-2 pitch to right for a hit... Juan Nunez grounds a double play ball to 3rd, but Marty Eades makes a bad throw to 2nd for an error... Keith Meyer lines a hit to left and the bases are loaded with no outs... Nestor Gonzalez flies out to deep center and the runners on 2nd and 3rd both advance. 2 to 1, Jays. Leo Toruno hits a home run to right... 4 to 2, Mules. Roger Beaudin takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... The Bullpen is up. Ken Gates flies out to center. Pedro Manzanares flies out to deep left.

Bottom of the Second:
With 1 out, Colin Giangiulio lines a hit to left... Juan Nunez swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit up the middle and Giangiulio goes to 3rd... The Bullpen is up again. P Jim Baucom has got nothing today... Keith Meyer clears the bases with a triple to left center... 6 to 2, Mules. Nestor Gonzalez strikes out. Leo Toruno lines a hit to right and Meyer scores... 7 to 2, Mules.

Bottom of the Third:
On the Hill: Barry Short (33-R), after getting the final 2 outs of the Second. With 1 out, P Charlie Foltz doubles to left center. Colin Giangiulio grounds one to 3rd, but Marty Eades boots it for his 2nd error of the game... Juan Nunez lines a hit to right and P Foltz scores... 8 to 2, Mules. The next two make outs.

Bottom of the Fourth:
New Pitcher: Roger Wallace (27-R). With 2 outs, Ken Gates swings at the first pitch and hits a home run to right center... 9 to 2, Mules.

Bottom of the Eighth:
On the Hill: All-Star Bill Grant (32-L), after a perfect 7th. With 1 out, Juan Nunez swings at the first pitch and beats out an infield hit. Keith Meyer swings at the first pitch and hits a home run to right... 11 to 2, Mules.

Lost - 11 to 2

We had 5 whole hits and made 2 errors
Memphis had 13 hits and made no errors

Jim Baucom (L 8-12) went 1.2 innings, allowed 7 runs (6 earned), 7 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 2. At bat, he hit a double. The worst start of the season for any of our pitchers...
RHP Barry Short went 1.1 innings, allowed 1 run and 3 hits.
RHP Roger Wallace went 3 innings, allowed 1 run, 1 hit, a home run, 1 walk and struck out 4. He threw a WP.
LHP Bill Grant went 2 innings, allowed 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 home run and struck out 1.

Charlie Foltz (W 10-9) went 7.2 innings, gave us 2 runs, 5 hits, 5 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he hit a double and scored a run.

CF Cal Doty had a hit and a walk and scored a run. RF Mike Volkman had 2 hits and scored a run. 2B Marty Eades drew 2 walks and had an RBI, but made 2 errors.

For Memphis, RF Juan Nunez had 3 hits, scored 3 runs and had an RBI. 3B Keith Meyer had 3 hits with a triple and his 15th home run of the season, scored 3 runs and had 4 RBI. 2B Leo Toruno had 2 hits with his 20th home run and 4 RBI.

[Questdog]

Tuesday, August 27, 2002

Today is P Marc Uhrich's 27th birthday!

Trudy the Trainer reports the Cal Doty's little finger boo boo is all better!

Jacksonville Jays (59-72 .450 16.5 GB in 6th place in the Southern Division) at
Memphis Mules (65-65 .500 10 GB in 3rd place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Danny Coreano (23-L) (5-12 4.24 ERA 123 IP, 147 H, 8 HR, 39 BB, 56 SO) Rookie vs.
MEM: Robin Morris (28-R) (8-5 3.30 ERA 128 IP, 118 H, 8 HR, 53 BB, 77 SO) All-Star(01)

Coreano gave up 5 runs on 7 hits and 1 walk with 1 strikeout in 2 innings last time out in a loss.

Morris has not had a decision against us in 2 games with 1 start. 7.94 ERA, 5.2 IP, 9 H, 1 HR, 5 BB, 6 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: LF Glen Lewis (21-L .302-461-7-70-.832-37 C+) All-Star/Rookie
2: CF Cal Doty (25-L .262-366-4-30-.687-26 C+)
3: RF Mike Volkman (34-L .288-226-6-27-.779-5 D+)
4: 3B Marty Eades (31-R .316-297-14-76-.967-3 C+)
5: 1B Tony Becerra (33-L .242-293-11-52-.719-4 A+)
6: 2B Ed Diskin (38-R .225-200-3-21-.642-6 C+)
7: SS Bart Daw (30-R .226-368-5-39-.630-14 A)
8: C Garrett Bender (28-R .233-287-3-28-.606-0 B)
9: P Danny Coreano (23-L .091-33-0-1-.212-0 F) Rookie

MEMPHIS
1: CF Steve Gress (31-L .243-448-6-36-.667-14 B) All-Star(01)
2: RF Juan Nunez (35-R .262-214-1-10-.611-5 D+) All-Star(01)
3: 1B Nestor Gonzalez (28-L .271-442-27-96-.847-1 A) Silver Slugger/All-Star(01-02)
4: 2B Keith Meyer (27-L .322-510-15-59-.876-21 C+) MVP/Silver Slugger/All-Star(01-02)
5: 3B Pedro Manzanares (28-R .268-112-3-17-.731-1 B)
6: LF Rafael Jimenez (28-L .319-433-13-67-.885-16 C) All-Star
7: SS Bill Weydert (24-S .220-359-2-26-.550-12 B)
8: C Ed Vaughan (35-L .161-273-8-30-.559-0 C)
9: P Robin Morris (28-R .302-43-0-5-.673-0 D+)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: RFK Stadium
Weather: 81 F, Clear Skies, with an 8 MPH wind blowing right to left
Attendance: 10,744

Top of the First:
Glen Lewis swings at the first pitch and beats out an infield hit. He steals 2nd. Cal Doty pops out to center. Mike Volkman swings at the first pitch and flies out to center and Lewis tags up and beats the throw to 3rd. Marty Eades flies out to center...

Bottom of the First:
Steve Gress beats out an infield hit... Juan Nunez grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4. He steals 2nd. Nestor Gonzalez grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and Nunez goes to 3rd. Keith Meyer doubles to left and Nunez scores... 1 to 0, Mules. Pedro Manzanares grounds out to 1st, 3-1.

Top of the Second:
With 2 outs, Bart Daw hits a home run to left center! Tie Game: 1 to 1!

Bottom of the Second:
Rafael Jimenez beats out an infield hit... Bill Weydert, the .220 hitter that has lit us up this season, grounds a double down the left field line and Jimenez tries to score from 1st, but is thrown out, 7-6-2! Weydert takes 3rd. C Ed Vaughan pops out to left and the runner holds. P Robin Morris lines an 0-2 pitch to right for a hit and Weydert scores... 2 to 1, Mules.

Bottom of the Third:
Juan Nunez leads off with a walk. Nestor Gonzales hits a home run to right... 4 to 1, Mules.

Bottom of the Seventh:
With 1 out, P Robin Morris swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to right. The Bullpen gets up. With 2 outs, Juan Nunez doubles to right and P Morris scores from 1st... 5 to 1, Mules.

Lost - 5 to 1

We had 3 whole hits and made no errors
Memphis had 11 hits and made no errors

Danny Coreano (L 5-13) went 6.2 innings, allowed 5 runs, 10 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 5. He balked.
LHP Marc Uhrich went 1.1 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and 1 walk.

Robin Morris (W 9-5) went 9 innings (CG), gave us 1 run, 3 hits, 1 home run, no walks and struck out 4. 96 pitches. At bat, he had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI.

LF Glen Lewis had 2 hits and stole 2 bases and had an outfield assist. SS Bart Daw hit his 6th home run of the season.

For Memphis, LF Rafael Jimenez had 3 hits.

[Westheim]

Originally Posted by Questdog

Monday, August 26, 2002

Lost - 11 to 2

We had 5 whole hits and made 2 errors
Memphis had 13 hits and made no errors

Jim Baucom (L 8-12) went 1.2 innings, allowed 7 runs (6 earned), 7 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 2. At bat, he hit a double. The worst start of the season for any of our pitchers...

[Questdog]

Thursday, August 29, 2002

From here on out every series will be our last with the team we face.

We are back home to play Indianapolis a 4 game series through the weekend. The just split a pair of games in Providence, winning in 16 innings yesterday. We won 3 of 4 in Indianapolis, June 20-22 and July 24. The Arrows are 2nd in scoring with 4.58 runs per game (Jacksonville is #11 with 4.01). They are 14th in fewest runs allowed with 4.43 per game (Jacksonville is down to #9 with 4.23). Their run differential is +20 and ours is -29 and dropping fast.

Indianapolis Arrows (70-62 .530 12 GB tied for 4th place in the Northern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (59-73 .447 16.5 GB in 6th place in the Southern Division)

IND: Steve Zeltwanger (26-R) (8-11 5.64 ERA 129.1 IP, 137 H, 16 HR, 81 BB, 106 SO) vs.
JAX: Dale Gilchrist (24-R) (8-6 3.32 ERA 151.2 IP, 133 H, 9 HR, 66 BB, 92 SO) Rookie

We beat Zeltwanger in July, scoring 8 runs on 8 hits, 2 home runs and 6 walks with 4 strikeouts in 4.2 innings.

Gilchrist has not won a game in over a month. Last time out, he gave up 1 run 1 on 1 hit and 1 walk with 1 strikeout in 4.1 innings in a no decision that he had to leave with an injury and we won.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
INDIANAPOLIS
1: 2B Vinny Puga (25-R .281-491-10-65-.729-30 B+)
2: RF Jimmy Ward (27-L .306-373-11-47-.845-9 B)
3: LF Bob Gorka (28-S .269-308-10-42-.794-16 B+)
4: 3B Norm Geiger (26-R .251-491-21-72-.731-9 B+) All-Star(01)
5: 1B Bill Jacobson (24-R .320-428-14-67-.845-1 B+) All-Star(01)/Gold Glove
6: CF Tex Pollard (27-S .287-164-0-17-.645-11 C+)
7: SS Leon Wooten (31-R .266-414-11-51-.746-6 B)
8: C Charlie Camilleri (38-R .183-208-1-19-.556-0 C)
9: P Steve Zeltwanger (26-R .171-41-0-1-.341-0 F)

JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Cal Doty (25-L .259-370-4-30-.680-26 C+)
2: LF Glen Lewis (21-L .303-465-7-70-.834-39 C+) All-Star/Rookie
3: RF Mike Volkman (34-L .283-230-6-27-.765-5 D+)
4: 3B Marty Eades (31-R .313-300-14-76-.958-3 C+)
5: 1B Tony Becerra (33-L .240-296-11-52-.712-4 A+)
6: 2B Ed Diskin (38-R .222-203-3-21-.633-6 C+)
7: SS Bart Daw (30-R .227-370-6-40-.640-14 A)
8: C Bert Swope (30-S .226-230-3-15-.598-2 B)
9: P Dale Gilchrist (24-R .300-50-0-4-.620-0 B) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 75 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 4,119

The smallest crowd of the year...

Top of the First:
Vinny Puga lines out to short. Jimmy Ward flies out to deep right. Bob Gorka grounds out to 1st, unassisted! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the First:
Cal Doty grounds out to 2nd. Glen Lewis takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Mike Volkman strikes out... Lewis tries to steal, but gets thrown out....

Top of the Second:
With 1 out, Bill Jacobson swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to left. Tex Pollard grounds into a force at 2nd, 3-6. Leon Wooten lines a double to right and Pollard scores from 1st... 1 to 0, Arrows. Charlie Camilleri, the sub-.200 hitter, lines a hit to right and Wooten heads home, but Mile Volkman throws him out!

Through 3 innings, we have only sent 9 batters to the plate... Everyone has quit hitting...

Top of the Fourth:
Bill Jacobson leads off with a home run to left center... 2 to 0, Arrows.

12 batters through 4 innings...

In the Fifth, we finally get our first hit, by Tony Becerra, but nothing else.

Top of the Sixth:
Bill Jacobson skies one to center, but Cal Doty has too long to think about the catch and he muffs it for a 2 base error... The Bullpen gets up. We walk Tex Pollard intentionally. Leon Wooten takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with no outs... Call to the Bullpen: Justin Reddick (30-R). Leander Gooding is in to play 2nd in a double switch. Charlie Camilleri grounds into a force at home, 6-2. P Steve Zeltwanger grounds into a force at home, 6-2. Vinny Puga strikes out!!

Bottom of the Sixth:
Bert Swope lines a hit to center. Leander Gooding bunts him to 2nd... Why the heck are we bunting when we are 2 runs down? Cal Doty lines a hit to right. Glen Lewis flies out to right and the runners hold... Mike Volkman grounds a hit up the middle and Swope scores and Doty goes to 3rd! 2 to 1, Arrows. P Steve Zeltwanger is hurt. New Pitcher: Victor Perales (23-L), who is 2-1 with 2 SV and a 2.14 ERA in 67.1 IP. Marty Eades swings at the first pitch and pops out to right...

Top of the Seventh:
With 1 out, Bob Gorka draws a walk. The Bullpen gets up. Gorka tries to steal, but C Bert Swope throws him out! Norm Geiger swings at a 3-2 pitch and hits a home run to left center... 3 to 1, Arrows.

Top of the Ninth:
On the Hill: Barry Short (33-R), after a scoreless 9th. PH Joe Simson (25-L), batting .321 with 2 HR and 9 RBI in 53 AB, doubles to right... The Bullpen is up. Vinny Puga lines a hit to left... Jimmy Ward pops out to short. Short is allowed to face another batter, because is our best reliever at inducing GDP's. Bob Gorka lines out to center and Simson tags up and scores. 4 to 1, Arrows.

Lost - 4 to 1

We had 4 whole hits (all singles off a bum pitcher) and made 2 errors
Indianapolis had 10 hits and made 2 errors

We have 12 total hits in our last 3 games and 5 total runs in our last 4...

Dale Gilchrist (L 8-7) went 5+ innings, allowed 2 runs, 6 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks (1 INT) and struck out 4.
RHP Justin Reddick went 2 innings, allowed 1 run, 1 hit, a home run, 1 walk and struck out 2.
Barry Short went 2 innings, allowed 1 run, 3 hits and struck out 1.

Steve Zeltwanger (W 9-11) went 5.2 innings, gave us 1 run, 4 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3.
RHP Dennis Cooper (SV 2) pitched a perfect 9th.

No one qualified for a mention....

The Arrows announced that P Steve Zeltwanger had neck stiffness, but should be fine in a couple of days.

[Questdog]

Friday, August 30, 2002

CF Danny Stewart (31-L) has been cleared to play by Trudy the Trainer, so he was activated from the DL and LF Barry Laskowski (35-R) was sent back to Daytona (A).

Indianapolis Arrows (71-62 .534 11 GB tied for 4th place in the Northern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (59-74 .444 16.5 GB in 6th place in the Southern Division)

IND: Arturo Flores (25-L) (7-8 3.82 ERA 143.2 IP, 139 H, 8 HR, 66 BB, 86 SO) Gold Glove vs.
JAX: Manny Martinez (30-R) (8-5 3.22 ERA 120.1 IP, 118 H, 10 HR, 28 BB, 86 SO)

Flores beat us in June, giving us 1 run on 4 hits, 1 home run and 6 walks with 6 strikeouts in 8 innings.

Martinez is 5-1 in his last 7 starts. He pitched a 6 hit shutout last time out with 3 walks and 4 strikeouts.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
INDIANAPOLIS
1: 2B Vinny Puga (25-R .280-496-10-65-.726-30 B+)
2: RF Ray Stover (22-R .228-224-1-18-.622-13 C+)
3: LF Bob Gorka (28-S .270-311-10-43-.796-16 B+)
4: 3B Norm Geiger (26-R .250-496-22-73-.734-9 B+) All-Star(01)
5: 1B Bill Jacobson (24-R .322-432-15-68-.853-1 B+) All-Star(01)/Gold Glove
6: CF Tex Pollard (27-S .287-167-0-17-.650-12 C+)
7: SS Leon Wooten (31-R .266-417-11-52-.749-6 B)
8: C Fred Hines (32-R .292-243-0-18-.656-2 B)
9: P Arturo Flores (25-L .227-44-0-6-.540-0 D) Gold Glove

JACKSONVILLE
1: LF Glen Lewis (21-L .301-468-7-70-.830-39 C+) All-Star/Rookie
2: CF Frank Wendell (34-R .232-112-1-12-.595-7 C+)
3: 3B Brian Porter (35-S .276-228-4-27-.790-0 C+)
4: 1B Marty Eades (31-R .309-304-14-76-.946-3 C+)
5: SS Bart Daw (30-R .225-373-6-40-.636-14 A)
6: RF Rob Worms (29-R .191-256-6-19-.583-18 A) Gold Glove
7: 2B Leander Gooding (31-R .272-415-1-34-.653-19 B+)
8: C Garrett Bender (28-R .230-291-3-28-.598-0 B)
9: P Manny Martinez (30-R .175-40-0-2-.400-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 82 F, Clear Skies, with a 9 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 6,315

Top of the First:
Vinny Puga grounds out to 3rd. Ray Stover strikes out on 3 pitches! Bob Gorka swings at a 3-2 pitch and hits a home run to left... 1 to 0, Arrows. Norm Geiger strikes out looking.

Bottom of the First:
Glen Lewis draws a walk. Frank Wendell swings at the first pitch and pops out to 2nd. Lewis tries to steal, but they have a pitchout on and he is out by a mile... Brian Porter strikes out...

Top of the Fifth:
Tex Pollard swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to right and legs it into a double. And P Manny Martinez calls out Trudy the Trainer.... New Pitcher: Roger Wallace (27-R). With 1 out, Pollard steals 3rd. They have a suicide squeeze on and Fred Hines gets the bunt down, but 1B Marty Eades makes the throw to home in time to get Pollard, 3-2!

Through 5 innings, we have one measly hit...

Top of the Sixth:
Vinny Puga leads off with a walk. The Bullpen gets up. Puga steals 2nd. Ray Stover bunts him to 3rd. We walk Bob Gorka intentionally. Norm Geiger bloops a hit to right center and Puga scores and Gorka beats the throw to 3rd... 2 to 0, Arrows. Bill Jacobson strikes out looking on 3 pitches. Tex Pollard flies out to deep left.

Top of the Eighth:
On the Hill: All-Star Bill Grant (32-L), after a perfect 7th. He strikes out the side in order!

Bottom of the Ninth:
P Arturo Flores is at 101 pitches. Top of our order is up, but the pitcher is in the #2 spot now. Glen Lewis swings at a 3-1 pitch and flies out to left... PH Charlie Faber (31-R) strikes out on 3 pitches... Brian Porter swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to deep right....

Lost - 2 to 0

We had 2 whole hits (both singles) and made no errors
Indianapolis had 5 hits and made no errors

That gives us 14 total hits in our last 4 games and 5 total runs in our last 6....

Manny Martinez (L 8-6) went 4+ innings, allowed 1 run, 3 hits, 1 home run, no walks and struck out 2.
RHP Roger Wallace went 2 innings, allowed 1 run, 1 hit, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 1.
LHP Bill Grant went 3 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 4.

Arturo Flores (W 8-8) pitched 9 shutout innings (CG), gave us 2 hits, 1 walk, 1 HBP and struck out 8. 116 pitches. Game Score of 90, the highest off all-time against the Jays....

PH Ed Diskin had a hit.

Trudy's report on Manny Martinez is a sore back this time and she thinks he will be fine in a couple of days.

[Questdog]

Saturday, August 31, 2002

Indianapolis Arrows (72-62 .537 10 GB tied for 4th place in the Northern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (59-75 .440 17.5 GB in 6th place in the Southern Division)

IND: Mark Manley (29-R) (1-1 4.74 ERA 24.2 IP, 22 H, 4 HR, 15 BB, 20 SO) vs.
JAX: Jim Baucom (21-L) (8-12 3.13 ERA 204 IP, 191 H, 15 HR, 57 BB, 131 SO) All-Star/Rookie

Manley was 3-3 with a 6.25 ERA in 8 starts last year. We faced him in April lat year, but he only pitched to 1 batter and got him out, before leaving with an injury that required surgery. On September 28, he ruptured a tendon that required more surgery and he did not make his debut this season until August 8.

Baucom gave up 7 runs (6 earned) on 7 hits, 1 home run and 1 walk with 2 strikeouts in 1.2 innings in a loss last time out.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
INDIANAPOLIS
1: 2B Ray Stover (22-R .225-227-1-18-.614-13 A+)
2: 1B Bill Jacobson (24-R .319-436-15-68-.845-1 B+) All-Star(01)/Gold Glove
3: LF Bob Gorka (28-S .271-314-11-44-.807-16 B+)
4: 3B Norm Geiger (26-R .250-500-22-74-.732-9 B+) All-Star(01)
5: RF Jimmy Ward (27-L .304-378-11-47-.839-10 B)
6: CF Tim Bidwell (27-R .291-141-2-13-.727-3 B)
7: SS Leon Wooten (31-R .264-421-11-52-.743-6 B)
8: C Charlie Camilleri (38-R .185-211-1-19-.560-0 C)
9: P Mark Manley (29-R .125-8-0-1-.250-0 F)

JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Danny Stewart (31-L .278-108-0-3-.648-2 C+)
2: LF Cal Doty (25-L .259-375-4-30-.677-26 B+)
3: RF Glen Lewis (21-L .299-471-7-70-.826-39 C) All-Star/Rookie
4: 3B Brian Porter (35-S .272-232-4-27-.777-0 C+)
5: 1B Tony Becerra (33-L .242-298-11-52-.714-4 A+)
6: C Bert Swope (30-S .228-232-3-15-.602-2 B)
7: 2B Leander Gooding (31-R .270-418-1-34-.648-19 B+)
8: SS Bart Daw (30-R .224-375-6-40-.634-14 A)
9: P Jim Baucom (21-L .167-60-0-2-.350-0 C) All-Star/Rookie

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 76 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 7 MPH wind blowing out to left
Attendance: 7,121

Top of the First:
Ray Stover beats out an infield hit... He steals 2nd... Bill Jacobson pops out to left. Bob Gorka pops out to 3rd. Norm Geiger flies out to deep center!

Bottom of the First:
Danny Stewart, in his first game in more than 5 weeks, leads off with a walk! He gets caught stealing.... Cal Doty grounds a double down the right field line! He gets thrown out trying to steal 3rd.... We are jinxed for some reason that I have yet to fathom.... Glen Lewis pops out to 3rd....

Bottom of the Fourth:
Cal Doty doubles to center! If he gets thrown out trying to steal 3rd, I will literally kick his heinie... Glen Lewis lines a hit to center. Brian Porter plunks one and they get the force at 2nd, 2-6, and Doty stays at 3rd... Tony Becerra swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to center and Doty scores! 1 to 0, Jays! Bert Swope grounds into a 6-4-3 double play...

Top of the Fifth:
With 1 out, P Jim Baucom walks Bill Jacobson and Bob Gorka. 4 walks allowed already... Norm Geiger lines a hit to right and the bases are loaded... The Bullpen gets up. Jimmy Ward, who is 2 for 2 with a double pops out to 3rd! Tim Bidwell swings at the first pitch and flies out to right! P Baucom is at 106 pitches and is done for the day....

Bottom of the Fifth:
Leander Gooding leads off with a walk. With 1 out, PH Mike Volkman (34-L) is sent up. Gooding steals 2nd. Volkman beats out an infield hit! Danny Stewart grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and Gooding scores. 2 to 0, Jays!

Top of the Sixth:
New Pitcher: Justin Reddick (30-R). With 1 out, Charlie Camilleri takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 and gets bunted to 2nd by P Mark Manley. A passed ball sends the runner to 3rd. Ray Stover pokes a 3-2 pitch just over the glove off the shortstop for a hit and Camilleri scores... 2 to 1, Jays. Bill Jacobson lies a hit to left and Stover beats the throw to 3rd... The Bullpen gets up. Bob Gorka clears the bases with a double to left center... 3 to 2, Arrows. Pia! A train ticket!

Bottom of the Seventh:
Leander Gooding swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines a hit to left and goes to 2nd on a wild pitch. But the next three make outs.... This is about as easy a pitcher to hit as we will ever see and we have 7 hits and only 2 runs....

Bottom of the Eighth:
Cal Doty doubles high off the wall in center, tying the MLB record with his third double of the game! But the next three make outs with 2 strikeouts.... Utterly ridiculous...

Bottom of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Brent Webster (35-R), their 2-time All-Star closer, who is 7-4 with 23 SV and a 3.73 ERA in 70 IP. He was 7-6 with 31 SV and a 1.98 ERA in 104.2 IP last year. 6-7-8 up for us, but #6 is the pitcher's spot. PH Marty Eades (31-R) swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to center. Pinch-runner: Frank Wendell (34-R). Leander Gooding bunts the runner up. PH Ed Diskin (38-R) grounds out to 2nd and Wendell goes to 3rd. C Garrett Bender lines out to short...

Lost - 3 to 2

5 losses in a row...

We had 8 hits and made no errors
Indianapolis had 12 hits and made no errors

That gives us 7 total runs in the last 6 games....
And 30 total hits.... 5 per game average....

Jim Baucom pitched 5 shutout innings, allowed 5 hits, 4 walks and struck out 5. 106 pitches.
RHP Justin Reddick (L 1-3, BS 2) went 1 inning, allowed 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1.
RHP Barry Short went 3 scoreless innings, allowed 4 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1.

Mark Manley (W 2-1) went 8 innings, gave us 2 runs, 7 hits, 4 walks and struck out 7. He threw a WP. 128 pitches.
RHP Brent Webster (SV 24) pitched a scoreless 9th and gave us 1 hit.

LF Cal Doty went 3 for 3 with 3 doubles, tying the MLB record, drew a walk and scored a run. PH Marty Eades had a hit. 2B Leander Gooding had a hit and a walk, stole a base and scored a run. PH Mike Volkman had a hit.

[Questdog]

Monthly Awards for August, 2002
Player of the Month: Gabriel Beltran, 1b, Columbus (32-S) .454/.508/.852 108 AB, 8 2B, 1 3B, 11 HR, 13 BB, 6 SO, 8 SB, 1 CS, 28 R (!!!), 27 RBI in 28 G Biggest month any hitter has ever had!
Pitcher of the Month: Jack Barber, rhp, Richmond (28-R) 2-0 2.76 ERA 12 SV 16.1 IP, 12 H, 1 HR, 5 BB, 17 SO A lot of Saves, but not special otherwise.
Rookie of the Month: Miguel Tejeda, rhp, Charlotte (24-R) 0-0 0.53 ERA 8 SV, 17 IP, 7 H, 0 HR, 7 BB, 9 SO

Monthly Awards for July, 2002
Player of the Month: Marty Eades, 3b, Jacksonville (31-R) .369/.442/.714 84 AB, 8 2B, 3 3B, 5 HR, 11 BB, 10 SO, 1 SB, 0 CS, 13 R, 32 RBI (!!!) in 25 G (20 GS)
Pitcher of the Month: Ron Wisham, lhp, Syracuse (32-L) 6-0 0.55 ERA 6 GS, 49 IP, 21 H, 1 HR, 7 BB, 47 SO
Rookie of the Month: Dale Gilchrist, rhp, Jacksonville (23-R) 3-0 2.35 ERA 5 GS, 30.2 IP, 27 H, 0 HR, 11 BB, 14 SO (2nd RoM in a row)

Monthly Awards for June, 2002
Player of the Month: Gus Milam, 1b, Providence (34-R) .331/.410/.570 103 AB, 9 2B, 0 3B, 4 HR, 18 BB, 16 SO, 0 SB, 1 CS, 18 R, 17 RBI in 27 G
Pitcher of the Month: Del Warwick, lhp, Rochester (27-L) 6-0 2.18 ERA 6 GS, 45.1 IP, 33 H, 2 HR, 12 BB, 32 SO
Rookie of the Month: Dale Gilchrist, rhp, Jacksonville (23-R) 3-0 1.97 ERA 6 GS, 45.2 IP, 30 H, 2 HR, 20 BB, 30 SO

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

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

[Questdog]

Sunday, September 1, 2002

RP Justin Reddick (30-R) was sent to Daytona (A) and RP Brad Kendrick (26-R) was recalled. He was 1-1 with 1 SV and a 5.09 ERA in 17.2 IP last year with the Jays. He has not pitched for us this season.

Indianapolis Arrows (73-62 .541 9 GB tied for 4th place in the Northern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (59-76 .437 18.5 GB in 6th place in the Southern Division)

IND: Yui Ogawa (27-L) (13-10 3.36 ERA 190.1 IP, 181 H, 16 HR, 79 BB, 139 SO) vs.
JAX: Dalton Hartman (25-R) (3-4 4.81 ERA 86 IP, 100 H, 11 HR, 25 BB, 37 SO)

Ogawa was their #1 starter until Arturo Flores pitched his 2 hit shutout against us and then they promoted Flores to #1. Ogawa was 13-14 with a 3.89 ERA last year. We faced him once and he gave us 2 runs on 9 hits and 4 walks with 10 strikeouts in 8 innings in a no decision that we lost. We have not faced him this season.

Hartman gave up 5 runs on 7 hits and 2 walks with no strikeouts in 4 innings last time out in a no decision that we lost.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
INDIANAPOLIS
1: 2B Vinny Puga (25-R .279-499-10-65-.723-31 B+)
2: RF Tim Bidwell (27-R .290-145-2-13-.725-3 A)
3: LF Bob Gorka (28-S .274-318-11-46-.814-16 B+)
4: 3B Norm Geiger (26-R .251-505-22-74-.732-9 B+) All-Star(01)
5: 1B Bill Jacobson (24-R .320-440-15-68-.848-1 B+) All-Star(01)/Gold Glove
6: CF Tex Pollard (27-S .292-171-0-17-.663-13 C+)
7: SS Leon Wooten (31-R .261-425-11-52-.737-6 B)
8: C Fred Hines (32-R .293-246-0-18-.656-3 B)
9: P Yui Ogawa (27-L .222-63-0-4-.457-0 F)

JACKSONVILLE
1: LF Glen Lewis (21-L .299-475-7-70-.823-39 C+) All-Star/Rookie
2: 2B Leander Gooding (31-R .271-420-1-34-.651-20 B+)
3: 3B Ed Diskin (38-R .222-207-3-21-.630-6 C)
4: 1B Marty Eades (31-R .308-308-14-76-.941-3 C+)
5: RF Rob Worms (29-R .193-259-6-19-.584-18 A) Gold Glove
6: C Garrett Bender (28-R .226-296-3-28-.588-0 B)
7: CF Cal Doty (25-L .265-378-4-30-.696-26 C+)
8: SS Charlie Faber (31-R .216-134-0-6-.582-1 B)
9: P Dalton Hartman (25-R .250-28-0-3-.536-0 F)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 89 F, Clear Skies, with a 9 MPH wind blowing left to right
Attendance: 6,266

Top of the First:
Do you think P Dalton Hartman will pull us out of our losing streak? Me, neither... Vinny Puga lines a hit to center... He tries to steal 2nd, but C Garrett Bender throws him out! Tim Bidwell swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 3rd. Bob Gorka strikes out on 3 pitches!

Bottom of the First:
Do you think our hitting slump will end against a tough lefty? Me, neither... Glen Lewis grounds out to 2nd. Leander Gooding pops out to center. Ed Diskin pops out to 2nd...

Top of the Third:
Leon Wooten and Fred Hines lead off with back to back hits. P Yui Ogawa bunts them up. A wild pitch scores Wooten.... 1 to 0, Arrows. Vinny Puga swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 3rd and the runner holds. Tim Bidwell doubles to right center and Hines scores... 2 to 0, Arrows. Bob Gorka lines a hit to right and Bidwell scores... 3 to 0, Arrows. That should be game over...

Bottom of the Third:
Cal Doty pokes a hit to right center. Charlie Faber lines a hit to right and Doty beats the throw to 3rd! P Dalton Hartman bunts Faber to 2nd and Doty stays put. Glen Lewis beats out an infield hit and Doty scores! 3 to 1, Arrows. Leander Gooding grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and Lewis goes to 2nd and Faber stays at 3rd. Ed Diskin walks to load the bases up with 2 outs. Marty Eades pops out to right...

Bottom of the Fourth:
Rob Worms doubles to center! Garrett Bender grounds a hit to left and Worms beats the throw home! 3 to 2, Arrows! That is all we get, though...

Top of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Roger Wallace (27-R). With 1 out, Tim Bidwell draws a walk, The Bullpen gets back up. Bidwell steals 2nd and goes to 3rd when C Garrett Bender throws the ball away.... Bob Gorka strikes out! Norm Geiger lines a 1-2 pitch to right for a hit and Bidwell scores... 4 to 2, Arrows.

Bottom of the Ninth:
On the Hill: Brent Webster (35-R), their 2-time All-Star closer, after a scoreless 8th, even though he gave us 3 hits. 8-9-1 and our worst hitters up to bat... Charlie Faber grounds out to the pitcher... PH Frank Wendell (34-R) pops out to 1st... Glen Lewis flies out to left...

Lost - 4 to 2

Swept...
6 losses in a row...
9 total runs scored in the last 7 games....

We finish the season series with Indianapolis 3-5.
That is better than the 1-7 we managed last year.

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

It is the first time we have had 10 hits in the last 12 games.

Dalton Hartman (L 3-5) went 7 innings, allowed 3 runs, 6 hits, 3 walks and struck out 3. He threw a WP. At bat, he had a hit.
RHP Roger Wallace went 1.2 innings, allowed 1 run, 3 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1.
LHP Marc Uhrich faced 1 batter and retired him.

Yui Ogawa (W 14-10) went 7 innings, gave us 2 runs, 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3.
RHP Brent Webster (SV 25) pitched 2 scoreless innings, gave us 3 hits and struck out 1.

1B/3B Marty Eades had 2 hits. RF Rob Worms hit a double and scored a run. PH/1B Tony Becerra had a hit. CF/LF Cal Doty had 2 hits and scored a run. SS Charlie Faber had a hit and a walk.

[Questdog]

September 2, 2002

Monday Morning Report
Player of the Week - Gabriel Beltran, 1B, Columbus (32-S .349/.405/.558) Had 10 hits with 3 HR, 4 BB, 1 SO, 2 SB, 0 CS, 4 R and 7 RBI in 6 G (2nd PoW this season)

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

August 26 - 2B Vinny Puga (25-R) had 5 hits, scored a run and had an RBI and got caught stealing 3 times at Providence. The Arrows won 3 to 2, in 16 inning.
August 31 - New Orleans lost P Dennis Farmer (25-R) for a full calendar year at least with a torn UCL. He was 7-8 with a 3.24 ERA in 22 starts. The Pelicans have now lost their 3 top starters for the season.
September 1 - Ron Wisham (32-L) of Syracuse pitched a 5 hit shutout at home versus Louisville. He did not walk a batter and struck out 8. At bat, he had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. He leads the League with 5 shutouts now. He is 22-5 with a 2.16 ERA in 29 starts. The Sycamores won, 6 to 0.
September 1 - Juan Ledesma (30-R) of Ottawa pitched a 5 hit shutout at home versus Memphis. He walked 2 and struck out 6. At bat, he scored a run. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 15-8 with a 2.90 ERA in 29 starts. The Otters won, 4 to 0, and only had 5 hits themselves.
September 1 - CF Bob Cline (24-R) of Richmond had 3 hits with a triple and a walk, scored 3 runs and had 4 RBI at home versus Hartford. The Robins won, 14 to 3, and had 20 hits.

[Questdog]

Monday, September 2, 2002

The Buffalo Bombers are here to play a 4 game series. They split 4 games at home versus Orlando over the weekend. We won 3 of 4 in Buffalo, May 23-26. They lead the League in scoring with 4.76 runs per game (Jacksonville is #11 with 3.93). They lead the League with 154 HR and we are 13th with 75. They are 14th in fewest runs allowed with 4.41 per game (Jacksonville is #9 with 4.20). Their run differential is +47 and ours is -37.

Buffalo Bombers (74-62 .544 9 GB tied for 3rd place in the Northern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (59-77 .434 19.5 GB in 6th place in the Southern Division)

BUF: Marty Hunter (34-R) (10-6 4.75 ERA 140.1 IP, 153 H, 17 HR, 47 BB, 87 SO) vs.
JAX: Danny Coreano (23-L) (5-13 4.37 ERA 129.2 IP, 157 H, 9 HR, 40 BB, 61 SO) Rookie

We beat Hunter in May, scoring 5 runs (2 earned) on 5 hits, 1 home run and 1 walk with 3 strikeouts in 5.2 innings.

Coreano gave up 5 runs on 10 hits, 1 home run and 1 walk with 5 strikeouts in 6.2 innings last time out in a loss.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
BUFFALO
1: 2B Dan Faust (32-R .278-421-0-29-.651-15 B)
2: CF Tom Hamm (33-R .280-489-6-38-.712-18 C+) All-Star(01-02)
3: LF Mickey Lynn (29-L .239-506-36-94-.820-5 B) Silver Slugger/All-Star(01)
4: RF Ivan Moreno (31-L .291-512-36-92-.898-2 C) All-Star
5: 1B Frank Cohen (26-R .296-513-24-76-.870-3 C+) All-Star(01-02)
6: SS Dave Lloyd (29-R .279-402-14-64-.805-0 C+) All-Star(01-02)
7: 3B Johnny Brown (24-R .292-72-0-2-.745-2 C+) Rookie #10 prospect
8: C Dick Lyles (36-R .254-248-7-35-.764-0 C)
9: P Marty Hunter (34-S .261-46-0-8-.516-0 F)

JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Danny Stewart (31-L .268-112-0-4-.631-2 C+)
2: LF Cal Doty (25-L .267-382-4-30-.699-26 B+)
3: RF Glen Lewis (21-L .298-480-7-71-.819-39 C) All-Star/Rookie
4: 3B Marty Eades (31-R .311-312-14-76-.942-3 C+)
5: 1B Tony Becerra (33-L .244-303-11-53-.715-4 A+)
6: C Garrett Bender (28-R .227-299-3-29-.589-0 B)
7: 2B Leander Gooding (31-R .269-424-1-34-.645-20 B+)
8: SS Bart Daw (30-R .222-378-6-40-.629-14 A)
9: P Danny Coreano (23-L .086-35-0-1-.200-0 F) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 83 F, Clear Skies, with an 8 MPH wind blowing out to left
Attendance: 3,184

Smallest crowd of the season...

Top of the First:
Dan Faust grounds out to 2nd. Tom Hamm swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds a hit to right. Mickey Lynn grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. Ivan Moreno draws a walk... Frank Cohen lines out to deep left!

Bottom of the First:
Danny Stewart lines a hit to left. Please, do no get caught stealing! Cal Doty strikes out... Stewart gets caught stealing... Glen Lewis swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops out to 3rd...

Bottom of the Third:
Bart Daw swings at a 3-2 pitch and hits a foul ball down the right field line, but Ivan Moreno drops it for an error. Given a second chance, Daw pokes a hit to right center! P Danny Coreano bunts him to 2nd. Danny Stewart doubles to left and Daw scores! 1 to 0, Jays! But that is all we get...

Bottom of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Garrett Bender swings at a 3-2 pitch and hits a home run to left! 2 to 0, Jays!

Top of the Fifth:
Dick Lyles grounds a hit to right and P Marty Hunter bunts him to 2nd. Dan Faust lines a hit to left. The Bullpen gets up. Tom Hamm flies out to right and Lyles tags up and scores. 2 to 1, Jays.

Top of the Sixth:
Frank Cohen leads off with a home run to left center... Tie Game: 2 to 2.

Bottom of the Sixth:
Glen Lewis leads off with a walk and steals his 40th base of the season. With 1 out, they walk Tony Becerra intentionally. Lewis steals 3rd! Garrett Bender takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three... Leander Gooding swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit up the middle and Lewis scores, but Becerra gets thrown out at 3rd... 3 to 2, Jays!

Bottom of the Seventh:
With 1 out, PH Mike Volkman (34-L) lines a hit to right center. Danny Stewart grounds a double over the 1st base bag! Can we score more than 2 runs in one game? We have not in the last 7.... Cal Doty pops out to center and the runners hold... Glen Lewis is walked intentionally. Marty Eades strikes out looking on 3 pitches.... Bums....

Top of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: All-Star Bill Grant (32-L). Charlie Faber (31-R) is in to play 3rd in a double switch. Dave Lloyd walks and goes to 2nd on a wild pitch... Johnny Brown lines a hit to right... Dick Lyles swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 3rd and Brown goes to 2nd and Lloyd stays at 3rd. PH Larry McCoy (28-R), batting .301 with 7 HR and 18 RBI in 73 AB, lines a hit to left and both runners score.... 4 to 3, Bombers. The next two make outs.

Bottom of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Billy Temple (25-R), their All-Star closer, who is 3-7 with 29 SV and a 2.64 ERA in 75 IP with 83 SO. Top of our order up. Danny Stewart swings at a 3-1 pitch and flies out to left... Cal Doty swings at a 3-1 pitch and pops out to left... Glen Lewis strikes out....

Lost - 4 to 3

7 losses in a row...
15-32 (.319) in 1-run games...

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

Danny Coreano went 5.1 innings, allowed 2 runs, 8 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks and struck out 1.
RHP Brad Kendrick, in his season debut, went 1.2 scoreless innings and walked 1.
LHP Bill Grant (L 2-8, BS 8) went 2 innings, allowed 2 run, 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3.

Marty Hunter (W 11-6) went 7 innings, gave us 3 runs (2 earned), 8 hits, 1 home run, 4 walks (2 INT) and struck out 8. He threw a WP. At bat, he had a hit.
RHP Billy Temple (SV 30) pitched a perfect 9th with 1 strikeout.

CF Danny Stewart had 3 hits with 2 doubles and an RBI. RF Glen Lewis drew 2 walks (1 INT), stole 2 bases and scored a run. C Garrett Bender hit his 4th home run of the season. 2B Leander Gooding had 2 hits and an RBI. PH Mike Volkman had a hit.

The Bombers announced that 3B Johnny Brown, injured in the game when I was not looking, had a mild hip strain and should be fine in 4 or 5 days.

Down on the Fame: Daytona (A) finished their season with a 3 to 1 loss at Durham. They end up 51-93 (.354), 43 games out in 8th (last) place. They were 4 games better than last year, but 7 games further out. Pawtucket and Montgomery both repeated as division champions. Pawtucket won the American Association championship last year, 4 games to 2.

[Questdog]

Tuesday, September 3, 2002

Today is Dalton Hartman's 26th birthday!

Buffalo Bombers (75-62 .547 8 GB tied for 3rd place in the Northern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (59-78 .431 20.5 GB in 6th place in the Southern Division)

BUF: Steve Cron (28-L) (8-11 3.82 ERA 197.2 IP, 220 H, 7 HR, 38 BB, 114 SO) vs.
JAX: Dale Gilchrist (24-R) (8-7 3.33 ERA 156.2 IP, 139 H, 10 HR, 69 BB, 96 SO) Rookie

Cron is their #1 starter. He beat us in May, giving us 2 runs on 5 hits and 3 walks with 4 strikeouts in 8 innings.

Gilchrist gave up 2 runs on 6 hits, 1 home run and 3 walks with 4 strikeouts in 5 innings last time out in a loss. He has not won since July 17, when he set the team record for wins in a season...

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
BUFFALO
1: CF Tom Hamm (33-R .280-493-6-39-.710-18 C+) All-Star(01-02)
2: 3B Duane Keepers (26-S .257-408-10-39-.733-20 C+)
3: LF Mickey Lynn (29-L .239-510-36-94-.818-5 B) Silver Slugger/All-Star(01)
4: RF Ivan Moreno (31-L .289-516-36-92-.892-2 C) All-Star
5: 1B Frank Cohen (26-R .295-518-25-77-.871-3 C+) All-Star(01-02)
6: SS Dave Lloyd (29-R .281-405-14-64-.810-0 C+) All-Star(01-02)
7: 2B Dan Faust (32-R .278-424-0-29-.653-15 B)
8: C Dick Lyles (36-R .255-251-7-35-.765-0 C)
9: P Steve Cron (28-L .133-60-0-5-.298-0 C)

JACKSONVILLE
1: LF Glen Lewis (21-L .296-483-7-71-.817-41 C+) All-Star/Rookie
2: 2B Leander Gooding (31-R .271-428-1-35-.649-20 B+)
3: 3B Ed Diskin (38-R .220-209-3-21-.628-6 C)
4: 1B Marty Eades (31-R .310-316-14-76-.936-3 C+)
5: RF Rob Worms (29-R .195-262-6-19-.589-18 A) Gold Glove
6: C Garrett Bender (28-R .228-303-4-30-.598-0 B)
7: CF Frank Wendell (34-R .224-116-1-12-.576-7 C+)
8: SS Bart Daw (30-R .223-382-6-40-.628-14 A)
9: P Dale Gilchrist (24-R .294-51-0-4-.608-0 B) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 90 F, Clear Skies, with a 7 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 2,920

Smallest crowd of the season again...

Top of the First:
Tom Hamm swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd. Duane Keepers draws a walk... Mickey Lynn pops out to short. Ivan Moreno, who hit 3 home runs in the series at Buffalo, flies out to deep center!

Bottom of the First:
Glen Lewis pops one out to short left, but no one wants to catch it and he has a hit! He gets picked off at 1st... Leander Gooding grounds a hit to left. Ed Diskin lines out to 2nd. Gooding gets caught trying to steal.... 2 runners out on the bases... We HAVE to lead the League in that....

Bottom of the Second:
We get our third out on the bases when Marty Eades gets thrown out trying to stretch a single into a double.... Rob Worms grounds a hit to left. Garrett Bender grounds a hit to right and Worms beats the throw to 3rd! Frank Wendell strikes out... Bart Daw flies out to center....

Bottom of the Fourth:
After the first two batters strike out, Garrett Bender hits a home run to left! 1 to 0, Jays! His second home run in two days!

Top of the Fifth:
With 1 out, Dick Lyles grounds a hit up the middle and P Steve Cron bunts him to 2nd. Tom Hamm takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Duane Keepers swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to right and Lyles, the 36 year old catcher who runs like a glacier, beats the throw home.... Tie Game: 1 to 1.

We get our fourth out on the bases in the Sixth when Ed Diskin gets thrown out trying to take 3rd from 1st on a single...

Top of the Seventh:
Dick Lyles takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. The Bullpen gets up. P Steve Cron bunts into a force at 2nd, 5-6. With 2 outs, Duane Keepers draws a walk, #6 for P Dale Gilchrist. Call to the Bullpen: All-Star Bill Grant (32-L). Mickey Lynn swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines a hit to right center and P Cron scores and Keepers goes to 3rd... 2 to 1, Bombers. Ivan Moreno lines a hit to right and Keepers scores and Lynn goes to 3rd... 3 to 1, Bombers. Call to the Bullpen: Roger Wallace (27-R). Frank Cohen lines a hit to left and Lynn scores.... 4 to 1, Bombers. Dave Lloyd swings at a 3-2 pitch and hits a home run to right center... 7 to 1, Bombers.

Bottom of the Ninth:
P Steve Cron is at 113 pitches. Marty Eades swings at the first pitch and hit a home run to left! 7 to 2, Bombers.

Lost - 7 to 2

8 losses in a row...
14 total runs in the last 9 games...

We had 11 hits and made no errors
Buffalo had 11 hits and made no errors

Dale Gilchrist (L 8-8) went 6.2 innings, allowed 3 runs, 3 hits, 6 walks and struck out 1.
LHP Bill Grant faced 2 batters and gave up 2 runs and 2 hits.
RHP Roger Wallace went 1.1 innings, allowed 2 runs, 6 hits and 1 home run.
RHP Brad Kendrick pitched a perfect inning.

Steve Cron (W 9-11) went 9 innings (CG), gave us 2 runs, 11 hits, 2 home runs, 1 walk and struck out 6. 121 pitches. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run.

LF/RF Glen Lewis had a hit and a walk. 2B Leander Goosing had 2 hits. 1B Marty Eades had 3 hits with his 15th home run of the season. C Garrett Bender had 2 hits with his 5th home run. LF Cal Doty had a hit in his only at bat.

For Buffalo, SS Dave Lloyd hit his 15th home run, drew a walk and had 3 RBI.

[Questdog]

Wednesday, September 4, 2002

Buffalo Bombers (76-62 .551 7 GB in 3rd place in the Northern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (59-79 .428 21.5 GB in 6th place in the Southern Division)

BUF: Gene Hildebrand (32-L) (7-7 4.63 ERA 114.2 IP, 141 H, 9 HR, 45 BB, 54 SO) vs.
JAX: Manny Martinez (30-R) (8-6 3.18 ERA 124.1 IP, 121 H, 11 HR, 28 BB, 88 SO)

Hildebrand was 11-14 with 3 SV and a 3.63 ERA in 37 G with 25 starts and 178.1 IP last year. He was 0-1 with 1 SV in 2 games with 1 start (a CG) against us. 4.50 ERA, 10 IP, 15 H, 1 HR, 3 BB, 4 SO. We have not faced him this season.

Martinez gave up 1 run on 3 hits, 1 home run and no walks with 2 strikeouts in 4 innings in a loss last time out. He had to leave with an injury and we got shut out.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
BUFFALO
1: CF Tom Hamm (33-R .278-497-6-39-.706-18 C+) All-Star(01-02)
2: 2B Jerry Sensenig (34-R .321-53-0-7-.817-0 A) Rookie
3: LF Mickey Lynn (29-L .241-515-36-95-.818-5 B) Silver Slugger/All-Star(01)
4: RF Ivan Moreno (31-L .290-521-36-93-.891-2 C) All-Star
5: 1B Frank Cohen (26-R .295-522-25-78-.869-3 C+) All-Star(01-02)
6: SS Dave Lloyd (29-R .281-409-15-67-.815-0 C+) All-Star(01-02)
7: 3B Jose Cuenca (30-R .231-208-6-24-.633-1 B)
8: C Phil Ebel (35-R .185-216-1-34-.526-0 C) All-Star(01)
9: P Gene Hildebrand (32-S .171-41-0-4-.366-0 C)

JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Frank Wendell (34-R .217-120-1-12-.557-7 C+)
2: 2B Leander Gooding (31-R .273-432-1-35-.652-20 B+)
3: 3B Ed Diskin (38-R .221-213-3-21-.625-6 C)
4: 1B Marty Eades (31-R .316-320-15-77-.952-3 C+)
5: RF Rob Worms (29-R .196-265-6-19-.589-18 A) Gold Glove
6: SS Bart Daw (30-R .221-385-6-40-.623-14 A)
7: LF Cal Doty (25-L .266-387-4-30-.697-26 B+)
8: C Bert Swope (30-S .226-234-3-15-.600-3 B)
9: P Manny Martinez (30-R .171-41-0-2-.390-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 91 F, Clear Skies, with a 9 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 2,719

Smallest crowd of the season yet again...

Top of the First:
Tom Hamm grounds out to short. Jerry Sensenig, the 34 year old rookie, strikes out! Mickey Lynn lines a hit to center. Ivan Moreno strikes out!

Bottom of the First:
Frank Wendell lines a hit to center. Leander Gooding strikes out... Ed Diskin lines an 0-2 pitch to center for a hit and Wendell goes to 3rd! Marty Eades grounds a hit up the middle and Wendell scores! 1 to 0, Jays! Rob Worms pops out to center. Bart Daw grounds out to short...

Top of the Second:
Frank Cohen doubles to left... With 1 out, Jose Cuenca grounds a 3-2 pitch to right for a hit and Cohen scores and Cuenca takes 2nd... Tie Game: 1 to 1. The next two make outs!

Bottom of the Second:
Cal Doty grounds an 0-2 pitch over the first base bag for a double and goes to 3rd on a ground out. P Manny Martinez flies out to deep center and Doty tags up and scores! 2 to 1, Jays!

Top of the Third:
Tom Hamm and Jerry Sensenig lead off with back to back hits... Mickey Lynn hits a home run to right center... 4 to 2, Bombers. They have 7 hits already....

Bottom of the Third:
With 1 out, Ed Diskin swings at the first pitch and hits a home run to left center! 4 to 3, Bombers.

Top of the Fourth:
P Manny Martinez strikes out the side in order! Including a pinch-hitter for P Gene Hildebrand, who is apparently injured.

Top of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Barry Short (33-R). Glen Lewis is in to play right in a double switch. Phil Ebel swings at the first pitch and doubles to left center. PH Roberto Lopez (26-L), batting .313 with 5 HR and 20 RBI, swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to right and Ebel scores... 5 to 3, Bombers. The Bullpen, very overworked of late, gets up. Tom Hamm pops a 3-2 pitch up to shallow right, but Leander Gooding cannot make the catch and gets charged with his 423rd error of the season... Thank you, Stacy. I stand corrected, it is his 17th. With 1 out, Mickey Lynn beats out an infield hit to load the bases up with 1 out. Ivan Moreno flies out to deep center and Lopez tags up and scores. 6 to 3, Bombers.

Bottom of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Terry Lies (23-R), a rookie who pitched a scoreless inning on Monday. PH Danny Stewart (31-L) lines a hit to left center. Leander Gooding grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4. Ed Diskin grounds a hit to left. Marty Eades draws a walk to load the bases up with 1 out. PH Brian Porter (35-S) grounds into a force at home, 4-2... PH Tony Becerra (33-L) swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to right and Gooding scores! 6 to 4, Bombers. 4 runs for the first time in 10 games! Cal Doty, 3 for 3 on the day, lines a hit to left and Eades scores! 6 to 5, Bombers. Bert Swope takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to force in the tying run! Tie Game: 6 to 6! Glen Lewis, as he seems to do in all clutch situations, strikes out...

Top of the Ninth:
We have no rested relievers.... Marc Uhrich (27-L) is the least used lately, so he goes in. Tony Becerra stays in to play 1st and Danny Stewart stays in to play center. Charlie Faber is in to play short. Marty Eades moves to 3rd. C Garrett Bender is the only player left on the bench. Top of their order up. Tom Hamm swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses! PH Johnny Brown (24-R), 1 for 4 with a run scored on Monday, but suffering from a mild hip strain, grounds out to 3rd! Mickey Lynn, 4 for 4 with a home run today, swings at a 3-2 pitch and fouls out to 3rd!!

Bottom of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Tim Fox (29-L), who is 8-4 with a 4.72 ERA in 89.2 IP with 117 H allowed. Top of our order up. Danny Stewart takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three... Leander Gooding grounds out to 2nd... Charlie Faber fouls out to the catcher....

Extras!

Top of the Tenth:
PH Dan Faust (32-R), 2 for 8 with a walk this series, grounds one to 3rd, but Marty Eades makes a bad throw for an error... Frank Cohen lines a hit to center... The Bullpen gets up, but there is no one else.... Dave Lloyd bunts the runners up. We walk Jose Cuenca intentionally to load the bases up with 1 out. Phil Ebel flies out to center and Faust tags up and scores... 7 to 6, Bombers. PH Dick Lyles (36-R), 2 for 6 with 2 walks and 2 runs scored this series strikes out on 3 pitches.

Bottom of the Tenth:
New Pitcher: Billy Temple (25-R), their All-Star closer, who picked up the Save on Monday with a perfect inning. Marty Eades swings at a 3-2 pitch and ties the game with a.... no, it is caught on the warning track in left.... PH Garrett Bender (28-R), who has hit home runs in the last two games, strikes out... Tony Becerra flies out to left...

Lost - 7 to 6

9 losses in a row...
5-13 (.278) in extra innings....
15-33 (.313) in 1-run games....

We had 11 hits and made 2 errors
Buffalo had 13 hits and made no errors

Manny Martinez went 6 innings, allowed 4 runs, 8 hits, 1 home run, no walks and struck out 8. 114 pitches. At bat, he hit a SF.
RHP Barry Short went 2 innings, allowed 2 runs (1 earned), 4 hits and struck out 1.
LHP Marc Uhrich (L 1-1) went 2 innings, allowed 1 unearned run, 1 hit, 1 walk (INT) and struck out 2.

Gene Hildebrand went 3 innings, gave us 3 runs, 5 hits, 1 home run, no walks and struck out 2.
LHP Tim Fox (W 9-4) pitched a perfect inning with 1 strikeout.
RHP Billy Temple (SV 31) pitched a perfect inning with 1 strikeout.

3B Ed Diskin had 3 hits with his 4th home run of the season and scored 2 runs. 1B/3B Marty Eades had a hit and a walk, scored a run and had an RBI, but made a big error. LF Cal Doty went 4 for 4 with a double, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI.

For Buffalo, LF Mickey Lynn had 4 hits with his 37th home run and 3 RBI. 1B Frank Cohen had 3 hits with a double and scored a run.

The Bombers announced that P Gen Hildebrand had forearm stiffness that would keep him out for 5 or 6 days.

[Questdog]

Thursday, September 5, 2002

Buffalo Bombers (77-62 .554 6 GB in 3rd place in the Northern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (59-80 .424 21.5 GB in 6th place in the Southern Division)

BUF: Danny Belsky (29-R) (13-7 3.94 ERA 175.2 IP, 187 H, 25 HR, 53 BB, 120 SO) vs.
JAX: Jim Baucom (21-L) (8-12 3.06 ERA 209 IP, 196 H, 15 HR, 61 BB, 136 SO) All-Star/Rookie

Belsky leads the League in HR allowed. We scored 6 runs on 10 hits, 2 home runs and no walks with 1 strikeout in 4.1 innings in May in a no decision that we won.

Baucom pitched 5 shutout innings last time out, allowing 5 hits and 4 walks with 5 strikeouts in a no decision that we lost. He threw 106 pitches and we pulled him because we knew there was no way he could pitch 4 more innings.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
BUFFALO
1: CF Tom Hamm (33-R .277-502-6-39-.703-18 C+) All-Star(01-02)
2: 3B Duan Keepers (26-S .260-412-10-40-.738-20 C+)
3: LF Mickey Lynn (29-L .246-520-37-98-.831-5 B) Silver Slugger/All-Star(01)
4: RF Ivan Moreno (31-L .288-524-36-94-.886-2 C) All-Star
5: 1B Frank Cohen (26-R .298-527-25-78-.874-3 C+) All-Star(01-02)
6: SS Dave Lloyd (29-R .278-413-15-67-.808-0 C+) All-Star(01-02)
7: 2B Jose Cuenca (30-R .236-212-6-25-.643-1 B)
8: C Dick Lyles (36-R .255-255-7-35-.764-0 C)
9: P Danny Belsky (29-S .242-62-1-10-.613-0 C)

JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Danny Stewart (31-L .286-119-0-5-.677-2 C+)
2: LF Cal Doty (25-L .274-391-4-31-.712-27 B+)
3: RF Glen Lewis (21-L .295-488-7-71-.814-41 C) All-Star/Rookie
4: 3B Marty Eades (31-R .315-324-15-78-.948-3 C+)
5: 1B Tony Becerra (33-L .244-308-11-54-.712-4 A+)
6: C Garrett Bender (28-R .231-308-5-31-.611-0 B)
7: 2B Leander Gooding (31-R .270-437-1-35-.645-20 B+)
8: SS Bart Daw (30-R .219-388-6-40-.619-14 A)
9: P Jim Baucom (21-L .164-61-0-2-.344-0 C) All-Star/Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 82 F, Clear Skies, with an 8 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 2,715

Smallest crowd of the season for the fourth day in a row....

Top of the First:
Tom Hamm pops out to left. Duane Keepers lines out to deep center. Mickey Lynn lines a hit to left... Ivan Moreno swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines one to center, but Danny Stewart makes a diving catch!

Bottom of the First:
Danny Stewart swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd. Cal Doty flies out to deep center. Glenn Lewis strikes out on 3 pitches.... He is 3 for his last 24 (.125), all singles, with 8 strikeouts...

Bottom of the Second:
Mary Eades lines a 3-2 pitch off the wall in right center for a double! He goes to 3rd on a ground out. Garrett Bender grounds out to 2nd and Eades scores. 1 to 0, Jays!

Bottom of the Seventh:
Marty Eades swings at the first pitch and hits a home run to right center! 2 to 0, Jays! He ties the team record for HR with 16, set by Tony Becerra last season! With 1 out, Garrett Bender draws a walk. Leander Gooding doubles to center! Bart Daw pops out to center and the runners hold.... P Jim Baucom swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 1st, 3-1.

Top of the Eighth:
With 2 outs, PH Dan Faust (32-R), 2 for 9 with a walk and a run this series, hits a home run to right... 2 to 1, jays. The first home run of the season for Faust in AB #431.... Unbelievable...

Bottom of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Tim Fox (29-L), the eminently hittable pitcher who got the win yesterday with a perfect inning. PH Rob Worms (29-R), swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses. Worms has been useless this season. His hitting has been nonexistent. He won a Gold Glove last year for Richmond, but he has a negative Zone Rating for us... What, Stacy? Oh, Stacy says his Zone Rating has recently become positive. Still, he will not get any votes for a Gold Glove this year... Cal Doty lobs a hit to right. With 2 outs, Marty Eades triples to right and Doty scores! 3 to 1, Jays! Eades is a single shy of a Cycle! And unless we bat around here, I hope he does not get it!

Top of the Ninth:
P Jim Baucom is at 94 pitches. Charlie Faber (31-R) is in to play 3rd, so Eades will not get a chance to get his Cycle, even if we blow the lead. 2-3-4 up for the Bombers, but #4 is no longer Ivan Moreno. It is now 3B Johnny Brown (24-R). Duane Keepers, who is now playing right field, strikes out! Mickey Lynn, who had 4 hits yesterday and has 2 of Buffalo's 4 hits today, grounds out to 2nd! Johnny Brown draws a walk... And that brings up Frank Cohen and his 25 home runs, who can tie the game with #26.... He swings at a 2-2 pitch and grounds out to short and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 3 to 1

The 9 game losing streak is over!

We finish the season series with Buffalo 4-4.
We were 2-6 last season.

Jim Baucom sets a new team record with his 9th win!
Though he still has a losing record...

We had 7 hits and made no errors
Buffalo had 4 hits and made no errors

Jim Baucom (W 9-12) went 9 innings (CG), allowed 1 run, 4 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 4. 115 pitches.

Danny Belsky (L 13-8) went 7 innings, gave us 2 runs, 5 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 5.

LF/CF Cal Doty had 2 hits with a double and scored a run. 3B Marty Eades hit a double, a triple and his 16th home run of the season, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. 2B Leander Gooding had 2 hits with a double.

[Questdog]

Friday, September 6, 2002

The Louisville Colonels are here to play a 3 game series over the weekend. They just split 4 games at home with Ottawa. Before that, they won 3 of 4 in Syracuse. We are 5-6 against them on the season and won a pair of games the last time they were here, May 21-22. They are 15th in scoring with 3.56 runs per game (Jacksonville is down to #12 with 3.91). They are also 15th in fewest runs allowed with 4.49 per game (Jacksonville is #9 with 4.21). Their run differential is -131, 2nd worst in the League, and ours is -42.

Louisville Colonels (59-82 .418 22 GB in 7th place in the Southern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (60-80 .429 20.5 GB in 6th place in the Southern Division)

LOU: Xavier Cervantes (33-R) (7-13 5.46 ERA 143.1 IP, 189 H, 15 HR, 42 BB, 62 SO) vs.
JAX: Dalton Hartman (26-R) (3-5 4.74 ERA 93 IP, 106 H, 11 HR, 28 BB, 40 SO)

Cervantes is 0-1 in 2 starts against us this season with a 12.46 ERA and only 4.1 IP. We knocked him out of the box early in one game and he left early with an injury in the other. 9 H, 0 HR, 4 BB, 0 SO.

Hartman gave up 3 runs on 6 hits and 3 walks with 3 strikeouts in 7 innings last time out in a loss.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
LOUISVILLE
1: CF Danny Rosas (23-L .201-169-1-9-.570-13 C) Rookie #64 prospect
2: RF Ray Lovell (28-L .313-336-3-33-.749-1 B)
3: C Dick Pavlov (34-L .257-460-11-60-.698-0 B+) All-Star(01-02)
4: 1B Jorge Ramos (29-L .235-268-16-42-.799-1 C+)
5: 3B Ed Ruiz (32-R .266-365-18-66-.797-2 C+)
6: LF Gilmer Duncan (28-L .206-394-4-31-.545-26 B+)
7: 2B Ron Duggins (30-R .230-287-3-22-.587-7 B+)
8: SS Graham Carr (30-R .278-414-0-32-.641-0 B+)
9: P Xavier Cervantes (33-R .156-45-0-3-.356-0 F)

JACKSONVILLE
1: RF Glen Lewis (21-L .293-492-7-71-.807-41 C) All-Star/Rookie
2: CF Danny Stewart (31-L .279-122-0-5-.661-2 C+)
3: LF Cal Doty (25-L .276-395-4-31-.717-27 B+)
4: 3B Marty Eades (31-R .320-328-16-80-.973-3 C+)
5: 1B Tony Becerra (33-L .241-311-11-54-.707-4 A+)
6: C Bert Swope (30-S .224-237-3-16-.595-3 B)
7: 2B Leander Gooding (31-R .273-440-1-35-.651-20 B+)
8: SS Bart Daw (30-R .217-391-6-40-.614-14 A)
9: P Dalton Hartman (26-R .276-29-0-3-.586-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 81 F, Clear Skies, with an 8 MPH wind blowing left to right
Attendance: 5,130

Top of the First:
Danny Rosas swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds a hit up the middle. Ray Lovell swings at the first pitch and grounds into a force at 2nd, 3-6. Dick Pavlov grounds into 4-6-3 double play!!

Bottom of the First:
Glen Lewis grounds out to 2nd. Danny Stewart draws a walk. He steals 2nd! Cal Doty grounds out to short. Marty Eades strikes out on 3 pitches....

Top of the Second:
With 2 outs, Gilmer Duncan lines a hit to left and steals 2nd. Ron Duggins pokes a hit to center and Duncan scores... 1 to 0, Colonels.

Top of the Third:
With 1 out, Danny Rosas beats out an infield hit and steals 2nd. Ray Lovell triples to center and Rosas scores... 2 to 0, Colonels. Dick Pavlov flies out to deep right and Lovell tags up and scores. 3 to 0, Colonels.

Bottom of the Third:
Bart Daw draws a walk and P Dalton Hartman bunts him to 2nd. With 2 outs, Danny Stewart beats out an infield hit, our first hit of the game. Cal Doty lines a hit to left and Daw scores! 3 to 1, Colonels. Marty Eades pops one up to shallow right, but Ray Lovell has the ball hit off the heel of his glove for a 2 base error and Stewart scores! 3 to 2, Colonels.

Top of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Gilmer Duncan, who is a .200 hitter against everyone else, but a .300 hitter against us, swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to right center. He tries to steal 2nd, but C Bert Swope throws him out! Ron Duggins grounds one to short, but Bart Daw throws the ball away for a 2 base error... We walk Graham Carr intentionally. P Xavier Cervantes lines a hit to right and Duggins scores... 4 to 2, Colonels.

Bottom of the Fourth:
With 2 outs, Bart Daw lines a hit to left and steals 2nd. PH Mike Volkman (34-L) beats out an infield hit. Glen Lewis lines a hit to right center and Daw scores and Volkman goes to 3rd! 4 to 3, Colonels. Danny Stewart beats out an infield hit and Volkman scores! Tie Game: 4 to 4!

Top of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Brad Kendrick (26-R). Ron Duggins doubles to center... The Bullpen gets back up. Graham Carr lines a hit to center and Duggins scores... 5 to 4, Colonels. PH Lee Brand (27-L), batting .273 with 11 HR and 26 RBI in 260 AB, takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Pia! A train ticket! Oh, right! Daytona's season is over. Well, get him a bus ticket, then. Anywhere! Out of Town! Call to the Bullpen: Barry Short (33-R). Ed Diskin (38-R) is in to play 3rd in a double switch. Marty Eades moves to 1st. P Short balks the runners up.... Danny Rosas strikes out looking. Ray Lovell grounds out to 1st, 3-1, and the runners stay put. Dick Pavlov pops out to left!!

Top of the Ninth:
With 1 out, Ed Ruiz swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to left. With 2 outs, Ron Duggins takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. The Bullpen gets up. Graham Carr grounds a hit to left and Ruiz scores... 6 to 4, Colonels.

Bottom of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Ken Prise (30-R), who is 2-2 with a 5.70 ERA with 1 start and 79 IP with 93 H and 11 HR allowed. Top of our order up. If this guy gets the Save, you had better hide the children.... Glen Lewis beats out an infield hit. Danny Stewart flies out to right... Cal Doty grounds out to 2nd and Lewis goes to 3rd... Marty Eades draws a walk, but we do not need him to walk, we need him to hit a home run... Because now is the pitcher's spot and all we have on the bench is Garrett Bender, Charlie Faber and Rob Worms, none of whom can hit right-handers at all... Garret Bender (28-R) has the least odious numbers, so he is sent up. He swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd... I cannot wait for this season to be over....

Lost - 6 to 4

No winning record for us this year...
From the beginning, I did not expect us be any better than we are right now.
But, I admit, there was a beautiful stretch there, where I thought we might end up with a lot better record...

We had 9 hits (all singles) and made 1 error
Louisville had 15 hits and made 1 error

Dalton Hartman went 4 innings, allowed 4 runs (3 earned), 7 hits, 1 walk (INT) and struck out no one. He threw a WP.
LHP Marc Uhrich went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2.
LHP Bill Grant went 1 scoreless inning, allowed 2 hits, 1 walk (INT) and struck out 2.
RHP Brad Kendrick (L 0-1) faced 3 batters, allowed 1 run, 2 hits and 1 walk.
RHP Barry Short went 2 innings, allowed 1 run, 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1. He balked.

Xavier Cervantes (W 8-13) went 7 innings, gave us 4 runs (3 earned), 8 hits, 3 walks and struck out 4.
RHP Ken Prise (SV 1) pitched a scoreless 9th and gave us 1 hit and 1 walk.

RF Glen Lewis had 2 hits and an RBI. CF Danny Stewart had 2 hits and a walk, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. LF Cal Doty had a hit and a walk and an RBI. SS Bart Daw had a hit and a walk, stole a base and scored 2 runs. PH Mike Volkman had a hit and scored a run. PH Brian Porter had a hit.

For Louisville, 2B Ron Duggins had 3 hits with a double and a walk, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. SS Graham Carr had 3 hits and a walk (INT) and 2 RBI.

[Questdog]

Saturday, September 7, 2002

RP Brad Kendrick (26-R) was sent back to Daytona (A). To their roster, at least. RP Robbie Hopley (28-R) was recalled. Also, in an effort to jump start the offense, we recalled 1B Jack Washburn (20-L) and sent CF Frank Wendell (34-R) down, though we invited Frank to stick around with the team and help coach, because we will want him back as soon as Danny Stewart gets hurt again.

Louisville Colonels (60-82 .423 21 GB in 7th place in the Southern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (60-81 .426 20.5 GB in 6th place in the Southern Division)

If we lose today, we drop to 7th place...

LOU: John Wilson (27-R) (2-9 5.05 ERA 82 IP, 82 H, 2 HR, 45 BB, 47 SO) Rookie vs.
JAX: Danny Coreano (23-L) (5-13 4.33 ERA 135 IP, 165 H, 10 HR, 43 BB, 62 SO) Rookie

We have not faced Wilson before. His stats do not look like they belong to a 5.05 ERA.

Coreano gave up 2 runs on 8 hits, 1 home run and 3 walks with 1 strikeout in 5.1 innings last time out in a no decision that we lost.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
LOUISVILLE
1: CF Danny Rosas (23-L .207-174-1-9-.576-14 C) Rookie
2: 2B Ron Duggins (30-R .237-291-3-23-.605-7 B+)
3: 3B Ed Ruiz (32-R .266-369-18-66-.796-2 C+)
4: C Dick Pavlov (34-L .255-463-11-61-.695-0 B+) All-Star(01-02)
5: SS Graham Carr (30-R .282-418-0-34-.651-0 B+)
6: RF Ray Lovell (28-L .314-341-3-34-.756-1 B)
7: LF Jorge Ramos (29-L .234-273-16-42-.792-1 D)
8: 1B Dick Perez (33-R .255-55-0-3-.602-4 B+)
9: P John Wilson (27-R .269-26-0-5-.615-0 F) Rookie

JACKSONVILLE
1: RF Glen Lewis (21-L .294-497-7-72-.807-41 C) All-Star/Rookie
2: CF Danny Stewart (31-L .286-126-0-6-.676-3 C+)
3: LF Cal Doty (25-L .276-399-4-32-.717-27 B+)
4: 3B Marty Eades (31-R .316-332-16-80-.963-3 C+)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (20-L .274-124-5-18-.833-6 B) Rookie
6: C Bert Swope (30-S .220-241-3-16-.586-3 B)
7: 2B Leander Gooding (31-R .270-444-1-35-.646-20 B+)
8: SS Bart Daw (30-R .218-394-6-40-.616-15 A)
9: P Danny Coreano (23-L .083-36-0-1-.194-0 F) Rookie

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 88 F, Clear Skies, with an 8 MPH wind blowing out to center
Attendance: 5,362

Top of the First:
Danny Rosas swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit up the middle. Ron Duggins swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops out to short. Rosas tries to steal 2nd, but Bert Swope throws him out! Ed Ruiz grounds out to 3rd and 1B Jack Washburn actually catches the ball!

Bottom of the First:
Glen Lewis swings at the first pitch and pops out to short... Danny Stewart draws a walk. Cal Doty grounds into a force at 2nd, 3-6. He steals 2nd. Marty Eades doubles to center and Doty scores! 1 to 0, Jays! Jack Washburn, in his first at bat as a Jay since July 27, hits a home run to right center!! 3 to 0, Jays! Bert Swope swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses...

Top of the Second:
With 1 out, Graham Carr grounds a hit to left and then steals his first base of the season... He was 0 for 6 before... Ray Lovell grounds a hit up the middle. Jorge Ramos strikes out! Dick Perez lines out to center!

Bottom of the Second:
With 1 out, Bart Daw draws a walk. P Danny Coreano bunts him to 2nd. Glen Lewis lines a hit to left and Daw heads home, but gets thrown out by Jorge Ramos...

Top of the Fourth:
Dick Pavlov grounds a hit up the middle. Graham Carr grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4. Ray Lovell beats out an infield hit. Jorge Ramos lines a hit to center and Carr beats the throw home... 3 to 1, Jays. Dick Perez takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with 1 out. The Bullpen gets up. P John Wilson, who had a hit his first time up, strikes out on 3 pitches! Danny Rosas swings at a 3-2 pitch and beats out an infield hit and another run scores... 3 to 2, Jays. 8 hits for the Colonels already... This is the team that is last in the League in Batting Average...

Bottom of the Fifth:
Danny Stewart takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Cal Doty grounds a hit up the middle. Marty Eades swings at a 3-2 pitch and hits a home run to right!!! 6 to 2, Jays! P John Wilson had only allowed 2 home runs in his 14 previous starts combined, but has given us 2 today! That does for P Wilson. New Pitcher: Willie Ortega (29-L), making his Major League debut. PH Ed Diskin (38-R), who will stay in to play 3rd (Eades will move to 1st), strikes out... Bert Swope grounds out to 2nd. Leander Gooding grounds a hit to right. Bart Daw grounds out to 3rd.

Bottom of the Sixth:
PH Garrett Bender (28-R) doubles to left and goes to 3rd on a ground out. Danny Stewart doubles to center and Bender scores! 7 to 2, Jays! Cal Doty grounds out to 1st, 3-1, and Stewart goes to 3rd, from where he scores on wild pitch! 8 to 2, Jays!

Bottom of the Seventh:
Ed Diskin beats out an infield hit. With 1 out, Leander Gooding walks on 4 pitches. Bart Daw grounds a hit to left and the bases are loaded. 1B Tony Becerra (33-L), in for his defense, strikes out on 3 pitches... Glen Lewis flies out to center....

Top of the Eighth:
On the Hill: Robbie Hopley (28-R), after a perfect 7th. Dick Pavlov draws a walk. Graham Carr grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. Ray Lovell grounds a hit to right and Carr beats the throw to 3rd. The Bullpen gets up. Jorge Ramos grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and Carr scores. 8 to 3, Jays.

Won - 8 to 3

Still in 6th place!

We had 12 hits and made no errors
Louisville had 10 hits and made 1 error

Danny Coreano (W 6-13) went 6 innings, allowed 2 runs, 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3.
RHP Robbie Hopley went 2 innings, allowed 1 run, 1 hit, 1 walk and struck out 2.
RHP Roger Wallace went 1 scoreless inning, allowed 1 hit, 1 walk and struck out 1.

John Wilson (L 2-10) went 4 innings, gave us 6 runs, 6 hits, 2 home runs, 4 walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit.

CF Danny Stewart hit a double, drew 2 walks, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. LF Cal Doty had a hit, stole a base and scored 2 runs. 3B/1B Marty Eades had 3 hits with a double and his team record 17th home run of the season, scores 2 runs and had 4 RBI. He has 3 home runs in the last 5 games. PH/3B Charlie Faber had a hit. 1B Jack Washburn hit his 6th home run and had 2 RBI. 2B Leander Gooding had a hit and 2 walks. SS Bart Daw had a hit and a walk. PH Garrett Bender hit a double and scored a run.

For Louisville, RF Ray Lovell had 3 hits and scored a run.

[Questdog]

Sunday, September 8, 2002

Louisville Colonels (60-83 .420 22 GB in 7th place in the Southern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (61-81 .430 20.5 GB in 6th place in the Southern Division)

LOU: Bruce Conway (32-L) (4-7 5.23 ERA 103.1 IP, 114 H, 14 HR, 31 BB, 44 SO) vs.
JAX: Dale Gilchrist (24-R) (8-8 3.36 ERA 163.1 IP, 142 H, 10 HR, 75 BB, 97 SO) Rookie

Conway was 9-2 with a 2.61 ERA in 14 starts and 103.1 IP last year as a rookie. He was 2-0 in 3 starts against us with 2 CG, 1 shutout and a 2.19 ERA. 24.2 IP, 22 H, 1 HR, 0 BB, 5 SO. We have not faced him this season, which is probably why his record is much worse...

Gilchrist is 0-4 in his last 9 starts. He gave up 3 runs on 3 hits and 6 walks with 1 strikeout in 6.2 innings last time out in a loss.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
LOUISVILLE
1: CF Gilmer Duncan (28-L .208-399-4-31-.548-27 D+)
2: 2B Ron Duggins (30-R .236-296-3-23-.608-7 B+)
3: RF Lee Brand (27-L .272-261-11-26-.811-0 D+)
4: 1B Alan Douglas (26-S .186-397-15-42-.608-11 A) Sprained ankle
5: 3B Ed Ruiz (32-R .263-373-18-66-.789-2 C+)
6: LF Jorge Ramos (29-L .235-277-16-44-.788-1 D)
7: SS Graham Carr (30-R .282-422-0-34-.649-1 B+)
8: C Jorge Osorio (31-R .209-91-3-8-.657-0 B+)
9: P Bruce Conway (32-L .094-32-1-1-.371-0 D+)

That has to be the worst defensive outfield we have ever faced!

JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Leander Gooding (31-R .271-446-1-35-.650-20 B+)
2: SS Bart Daw (30-R .219-397-6-40-.618-15 A)
3: 3B Ed Diskin (38-R .231-221-4-22-.652-6 C)
4: 1B Marty Eades (31-R .321-336-17-84-.981-3 C+)
5: RF Rob Worms (29-R .194-268-6-19-.583-18 A) Gold Glove
6: C Garrett Bender (30-S .231-312-5-32-.614-0 B)
7: LF Cal Doty (25-L .275-404-4-32-.713-28 B+)
8: CF Danny Stewart (31-L .287-129-0-7-.693-3 C+)
9: P Dale Gilchrist (24-R .283-53-0-4-.585-0 B) Rookie

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 83 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 11 MPH wind blowing in from center
Attendance: 4,409

Top of the First:
Gilmer Duncan swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Ron Duggins takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Lee Brand grounds a hit to right and Duggins beats the throw to 3rd... A wild pitch scores Duggins... 1 to 0, Colonels. Alan Douglas draws a walk... Ed Ruiz swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses! Jorge Ramos draws a walk to load the bases up with 2 outs... P Dale Gilchrist's control is getting worse as the season progresses.... Graham Carr lines out to right!

Bottom of the First:
Leander Gooding grounds out to 3rd. Bart Daw swings at the first pitch and flies out to left. Ed Diskin strikes out...

Top of the Second:
With 2 outs, Gilmer Duncan grounds a hit to right. Ron Duggins triples high off the wall in right center and Duncan scores... 2 to 0, Colonels.

Bottom of the Second:
Marty Eades gets beaned. With 1 out, Garrett Bender beats out an infield hit, but comes up lame and calls out Trudy the Trainer.... Pinch-runner: Bert Swope (30-S), who will stay in to catch. Cal Doty doubles to left and Eades scores! 2 to 1, Colonels. Danny Stewart bloops a hit to left and Swope scores! Tie Game: 2 to 2! P Dale Gilchrist swings away and grounds a hit to left and Doty scores! 3 to 2, Jays! Leander Gooding grounds into a 4-6-3 double play...

Top of the Third:
Alan Douglas, the .186 hitter with a sprained ankle, grounds a hit to left. Ed Ruiz takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... The Bullpen is up. Jorge Ramos grounds into a 4-6-3 double play and Douglas goes to 3rd! Graham Carr grounds a hit up the middle and Douglas scores... Tie Game: 3 to 3.

Top of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Marc Uhrich (27-L). With 1 out, Lee Brand takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Alan Douglas, the .186 hitter with a sprained ankle, hits a home run to left.... 5 to 3, Colonels. The Bullpen gets up. Ed Ruiz pops one to shallow center, but SS Bart Daw drops the ball for an error... Jorge Ramos draws a walk... Call to the Bullpen: Barry Short (33-R). Graham Carr grounds into a force at 2nd 4-6, and Ruiz goes to 3rd. Jorge Osorio clears the bases with a double down the left field line... 7 to 3, Colonels.

Bottom of the Seventh:
PH Charlie Faber (31-R) swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to left. Leander Gooding draws a walk. Bart Daw takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with no outs. Ed Diskin walks on 4 pitches to force in a run! 7 to 4, Colonels. Marty Eades grounds into a force at home, 6-2, SS Graham Carr making a sensational stop... Rob Worms, who has been useless at bat all year, clears the bases with a triple down the right field line!!! Tie Game: 7 to 7! That does it for P Bruce Conway. New Pitcher: Dick Miller (34-R), who has only thrown 3.2 innings this season, but has allowed 6 runs for a 14.73 ERA. Bert Swope draws a walk. Cal Doty grounds a hit to left and Worms scores! 8 to 7, Jays! Danny Stewart doubles to center and Swope scores! 9 to 7, Jays! PH Glen Lewis (21-L) is walked intentionally. A wild pitch scores Doty! 10 to 7, Jays! Leander Gooding walks on 4 pitches to load the bases back up with 1 out. Bart Daw walks on 4 pitches to force in another run, the eighth run of the inning! 11 to 7, Jays! Ed Diskin grounds a hit to left and Lewis scores! 12 to 7, Jays! That does it for P Miller. New Pitcher: Randy Duffy (30-L), who pitched a perfect inning on Friday. Marty Eades, the only batter to make an out this inning, gets beaned for the second time today and another run is in! 13 to 7, Jays! This is now a 10 run inning! Rob Worms swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds into a force at home, 1-2. Bert Swope clears the bases with a double to right!!! 16 to 7, Jays! 13 run inning!!!

Won - 16 to 7

A new season high in runs!

We finish the season series with Louisville 7-7.
Better than the 6-8 we were last season.

We had 14 hits and made 1 error
Louisville had 8 hits and made 1 error

Dale Gilchrist went 6 innings, allowed 3 runs, 5 hits, 6 walks and struck out 4. He threw a WP. 109 pitches. At bat, he went 2 for 2 with an RBI. It is the 2nd straight game that he has walked 6 batters...
Marc Uhrich got 1 out, allowed 4 runs (2 earned), 1 hit, a home run and 2 walks.
RHP Barry Short (W 2-1) got 2 outs and allowed 1 hit.
LHP Bill Grant went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit, 1 walk and struck out 3.

Bruce Conway (L 4-8) went 6.1 innings, gave us 8 runs, 10 hits, 3 walks. 1 HBP and struck out 6.
We must make special mention of RHP Dick Miller, who did not get an out and gave us 7 runs, 3 hits and 4 walks. He now has a season ERA of 31.91, having allowed 13 runs in 3.2 IP with 8 H and 9 BB. He had a 3.76 ERA in 69.1 IP last year.

2B Leander Gooding drew 2 walks and scored a run. SS Bart Daw drew 2 walks, scored a run and had an RBI. 3B Ed Diskin had 2 hits and a walk, scored 2 runs and had 2 hits. 1B Marty Eades had a hit and was beaned twice, stole a base, scored 3 runs and had an RBI. RF Rob Worms hit a triple, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI. C Garrett Bender had a hit in his only at bat. PR/C Bert Swope had 2 hits with a double and a walk, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. Cal Doty had 2 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. CF Danny Stewart had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had 2 RBI. PH Charlie Faber had a hit and scored a run and then was pinch-hit for! PH Glen Lewis was walked intentionally and scored a run.

Trudy's report on Garrett Bender is a fractured foot and he is done for the season....