Millennial League Baseball, est. 2001

[Questdog]

June 23, 2003

Monday Morning Report
Player of the Week - Gil Weaver, RF, Orlando (25-L .306/.346/.481) Had 16 hits (!!) with 2 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 2 BB, 1 SO, 6 R and 8 RBI in 6 G (2nd career PoW)

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

June 17 - 3B Wes Fitzgibbons (27-R) of Ottawa went 6 for 6 with a triple, stole 2 bases and had an RBI at home versus Hartford. The Otters won, 6 to 5, in 12 innings. He is the 1st player in the MLB to ever have 6 hits in a game.
June 17 - Sergio Acevedo (29-R) of Birmingham hit s home runs, drew 3 walks, scored 3 runs and had 5 RBI at Orlando. The Barons won, 12 to 0.
June 18 - Tom Peterson (32-R) of Syracuse pitched a 13 inning shutout at Columbus. He allowed 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 10. 147 pitches thrown. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 5-5 with a 2.26 ERA in 13 starts. The Sycamores won, 1 to 0, in 13 innings and only had 4 hits themselves. Mike Elizondo (24-R) pitched 9 shutout innings for the Explorers and allowed 3 hits and 1 walk and struck out 5.
June 18 - Leroy Chandler (34-R) of Richmond pitched a 1 hit shutout at Charlotte. He walked 2, hit a batter and struck out 1. At bat, he had 2 hits and and RBI. It is his League leading 4th shutout of the season. He is now 6-6 with a 2.13 ERA in 13 starts. The Robins won, 10 to 0.
June 19 - Bill Halpin (27-R) of Columbus pitched a no-hitter at home versus Ottawa. He walked 2, hit a batter and struck out 4. It is the 1st no-hitter in the MLB this season and 3rd all-time. At bat, he had a hit. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 6-6 with a 3.99 ERA in 14 starts. The Explorers won, 8 to 0.
June 19 - RF Clark Land (25-R) of Rochester hit 2 doubles and a home run, scored 3 runs and had 4 RBI at home versus Indianapolis. The Roosters won, 15 to 4.
June 20 - Tim Hill (25-L) of Ottawa pitched a 2 hit shutout at Columbus. He walked 2 and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit. It is his 3rd shutout of the season in only 4 starts. He is now 3-0 with an 0.57 ERA. The Otters won, 1 to 0.
June 20 - CF Gabe Valdez (31-R) of Charlotte went 4 for 4 with a walk, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBI at home versus Memphis. The Hornets won, 15 to 3.
June 21 - Conrad Roberts (35-R) of Columbus pitched a 5 hit shutout at home versus Ottawa. He walked 1 and struck out 7. It is the 1st shutout of his career. He is now 6-5 with a 4.20 ERA in 12 starts (13 G). The Explorers won, 4 to 0.

[Questdog]

Tuesday, June 24, 2003

Yesterday was Roger Wallace's 28th birthday!

We are in Charlotte to play a short 2 game set. The Hornets swept the Mules out of 1st place in 4 games here over the weekend. We are 1-3 against them on the season and this is our first visit to North Carolina. They are 6th in scoring with 4.01 runs per game (Jacksonville is down to #14 with 3.57). The Hornets are 4th in fewest runs allowed with 3.49 per game (Jacksonville is up to #13 with 4.35). Their run differential is +36 and ours is -53, now only the 3rd worst in the MLB!

Jacksonville Jays (30-38 .441 11 GB in 7th place in the Southern Division) at
Charlotte Hornets (39-30 .565 2.5 GB in 3rd place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Jim Baucom (21-L) (5-3 2.08 ERA 108.1 IP, 89 H, 4 HR, 21 BB, 90 SO) All-Star vs.
CHAR: Rick Cox (32-R) (8-6 2.38 ERA 109.2 IP, 93 H, 6 HR, 22 BB, 53 SO) Ace(01)/All-Star(2: 01-02)

Baucom has pitched 3 straight CG wins. Last time out, he allowed 1 unearned run on 6 hits and 1 walk with 5 strikeouts.

Cox is their #1 starter and the 2001 Ace Award winner and led the MLB in ERA in both 2001 and 2002. Last year, he was 12-3 with a 2.06 ERA in 201.1 IP. He is 6-1 in 8 starts against us in his career with a 1.64 ERA. 65.2 IP, 49 H, 2 HR, 9 BB, 46 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: LF Cal Doty (26-L .264-246-2-18-.665-16 B+)
2: CF Gary McKellar (33-R .259-54-1-5-.669-0 B)
3: RF Dennis Brown (29-L .306-85-5-14-.897-1 C)
4: 3B Marty Eades (32-R .290-238-11-46-.845-2 C)
5: 2B Ed Diskin (39-R .270-163-3-30-.749-1 C+)
6: 1B Jack Washburn (21-L .224-210-8-16-.677-11 B)
7: SS Bart Daw (31-R .228-167-3-18-.622-16 B+)
8: C Don Kern (26-R .189-53-2-6-.635-1 B) Rookie
9: P Jim Baucom (21-L .250-28-0-2-.598-0 C) All-Star

CHARLOTTE
1: SS Harold Evans (24-R .271-133-0-14-.660-5 A)
2: 3B Larry Davis (28-S .331-251-0-24-.825-8 B) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(01)
3: 2B Terry Wolf (31-L .331-263-19-55-1.019-1 B) All-Star
4: RF John Hartz (38-R .238-168-4-17-.690-9 C) All-Star(2: 01-02)
5: 1B Bruce McArthur (26-L .237-207-3-16-.642-0 A+) Gold Glove
6: LF Scott Damon (24-R .271-188-7-19-.740-3 A)
7: CF Gabe Valdez (31-R .227-194-4-24-.599-0 B)
8: C Larry Griffin (31-S .262-126-5-20-.765-1 C+) All-Star
9: P Rick Cox (32-L .121-33-0-3-.299-0 F) Ace(01)/All-Star(2: 01-02)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Charlotte Municipal Stadium
Weather: 85 F, Clear Skies, with a 7 MPH wind blowing right to left
Attendance: 15,664

Top of the First:
Cal Doty lines a double to left! Gary McKellar flies out to center and Doty tags up and scoots over to 3rd. Dennis Brown pops out to short... Marty Eades flies out to center...

Bottom of the First:
Harold Evans strikes out on 3 pitches! Larry Davis swings at the first pitch and lines out to 2nd. Terry Wolf grounds out to short! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the Second:
John Hartz swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to left. With 1 out, Scott Damon grounds a hit up the middle and Hartz heads to 3rd, but Gary McKellar makes a good throw and we get Hartz caught in a rundown, but we botch it and he ends up safe at 3rd.... Damon tries to steal 2nd and C Don Kern throws him out! Gabe Valdez pops out to short!

Bottom of the Fourth:
Larry Davis beats out an infield hit and steals 2nd. Terry Wolf lines a hit to center and Davis beats the throw home and Wolf takes 2nd... 1 to 0, Hornets. John Hartz swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to center... Bruce McArthur strikes out looking! Scott Damon grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, but we cannot turn the double play and Wolf scores... 2 to 0, Hornets.

Bottom of the Sixth:
Larry Davis swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to left. With 2 outs, Bruce McArthur lines a hit to right and Davis beats the throw to 3rd. P Jim Baucom balks home the run... 3 to 0, Hornets.

Bottom of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Johnny Groom (25-R). Harold Evans doubles to right... The Bullpen hops up. Larry Davis grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and Evans goes to 3rd. Terry Wolf is walked intentionally. John Hartz grounds out to 3rd and Wolf goes to 2nd and Evans holds at 3rd. Bruce McArthur grounds out to 2nd!

Lost - 3 to 0

We had 5 whole hits and made no errors
Charlotte had 8 hits and made no errors

We grounded into 3 more double plays and had a runner thrown out at 3rd...

Jim Baucom (L 5-4) went 7 innings, allowed 3 runs, 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 7. He balked.
RHP Johnny Groom went 1 scoreless inning, allowed 1 hit and 1 walk (INT).

Rick Cox (W 9-6) pitched 9 shutout innings (CG), gave us 5 hits, 3 walks, 1 HBP and struck out 3. 122 pitches.

LF Cal Doty hit 2 doubles. 3B Marty Eades drew 2 walks. PH Mike Volkman hit a double, but got thrown out trying to make it a triple.

After the game, Trudy told me that Danny Coreano is not healing as expected and she could not give me a new timetable on his return....

[Questdog]

Wednesday, June 25, 2003

Jacksonville Jays (30-39 .435 11 GB in 7th place in the Southern Division) at
Charlotte Hornets (40-30 .571 1.5 GB in 3rd place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Del Warwick (28-L) (4-7 3.49 ERA 100.2 IP, 105 H, 11 HR, 28 BB, 56 SO) Gold Glove vs.
CHAR: Dave Lutes (28-R) (6-3 3.92 ERA 62 IP, 65 H, 5 HR, 20 BB, 44 SO)

Warwick allowed 2 runs on 7 hits, 1 home run and 3 walks with 2 strikeouts in 7 innings last time out in a loss.

Lutes beat us in April, giving us 2 runs on 6 hits and 1 walk with 3 strikeouts in 7 innings.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: LF Cal Doty (26-L .268-250-2-18-.678-16 B+)
2: CF Gary McKellar (33-R .246-57-1-5-.646-0 B)
3: RF Ray McDonald (23-L .295-254-5-34-.808-9 B+)
4: 3B Marty Eades (32-R .287-240-11-46-.843-2 C)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (21-L .225-213-8-16-.677-11 B)
6: 2B Ed Diskin (39-R .265-166-3-30-.736-1 C+)
7: SS Bart Daw (31-R .231-169-3-18-.626-16 B+)
8: C Don Kern (26-R .182-55-2-6-.613-1 B) Rookie
9: P Del Warwick (28-L .115-26-0-0-.231-0 C) Gold Glove

CHARLOTTE
1: SS Marty Derringer (25-R .220-182-2-22-.574-5 B+) Wrist tendinitis
2: 3B Larry Davis (28-S .333-255-0-24-.827-8 B) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(01)
3: 2B Terry Wolf (31-L .331-266-19-56-1.017-1 B) All-Star
4: RF Scott Damon (24-R .272-191-7-20-.739-3 B+)
5: CF Gabe Valdez (31-R .224-196-4-24-.596-0 B)
6: 1B Harold Evans (24-R .270-137-0-14-.663-5 A+)
7: LF Dana Wagner (24-R .500-4-0-0-1.250-0 B+) Rookie #39 prospect
8: C Alex Martinez (28-R .182-99-1-4-.492-2 B+)
9: P Dave Lutes (28-R .176-17-0-1-.402-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Charlotte Municipal Stadium
Weather: 91 F, Clear Skies, with a 6 MPH wind blowing in from right
Attendance: 13,816

Top of the First:
Cal Doty beats out an infield hit. Gary McKellar strikes out... Ray McDonald pops out to right. Marty Eades flies out to center...

Bottom of the First:
Marty Derringer flies out to right. Larry Davis grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Terry Wolf, who is in the running for MVP this year, swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to deep left! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the Third:
Who get the Hornets' first hit? Of course, it is the sub-.200 hitter, Alex Martinez, who swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to left... P Dave Lutes bunts him to 2nd. With 2 outs, Larry Davis grounds a hit to left and Martinez beats the throw home... 1 to 0, Hornets.

Top of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Marty Eades hits a home run to right! Tie Game: 1 to 1. P Dave Lutes strikes out the next two and now has 7 K's already...

Top of the Fifth:
With 2 outs (and another K), P Del Warwick lines a hit to right center. Cal Doty grounds one to short, but Marty Derringer boots it! Gary McKellar pokes a hit to center and P Warwick beats the throw home! 2 to 1, Jays! Ray McDonald lines a hit to left and Doty scores! 3 to 1, Jays!

Bottom of the Fifth:
Alex Martinez strikes again with a double grounded over the 3rd base bag.... Why can we not get sub-.200 hitters out? P Dave Lutes bunts the runner to 3rd. With the infield in, Marty Derringer grounds out to 3rd and Martinez holds. Larry Davis flies out to right!

Top of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Larry Durbin (36-R), who is 2-1 with 1 SV and a 3.81 ERA in 28.1 IP with 5 HR. Marty Eades swings at a 3-2 pitch and just misses hitting his second home run of the game with a line drive off the wall in left and he ends up with a triple! They walk Jack Washburn intentionally. Ed Diskin grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and Eades scores. 4 to 1, Jays! The next two make outs.

Won - 4 to 1

We had 8 hits and made no errors
Charlotte had 7 hits and made 1 error

Del Warwick (W 5-7) went 8 innings, allowed 1 run, 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run.
LHP Bill Grant (SV 6) pitched a perfect 9th with 1 strikeout.

Dave Lutes (L 6-4) went 7 innings, gave us 3 runs (1 earned), 7 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 9.

LF Cal Doty had 3 hits with a double and scored a run. 3B Marty Eades hit a triple and his 12th home run of the season and scored 2 runs.

[Westheim]

Man, if this team could score even a little bit for Jimmy and somebody gave Ron Hutchins a couple on the nose, we could fantasize about a triple crown going to Jaytown ...

Or if Jimmy was traded to ....... any other team. Which I hope does not have to be the actual solution.

[Questdog]

Thursday, June 26, 2003

We are in Syracuse to play the Sycamores a 4 game series through the weekend. They are the last team we have yet to face this season. They just won a pair of games here against Ottawa. We were 4-4 against them last year when they finished 97-65 and won the North. They are 10th in scoring with 3.74 runs per game (Jacksonville is down to #15 with 3.53). The Sycamores are 2nd in fewest runs allowed with 3.07 per game (Jacksonville is up to #12 with 4.29). Their run differential is +46, 3rd best in the MLB, and ours is -53, still 3rd worst.

Jacksonville Jays (31-39 .443 11 GB in 7th place in the Southern Division) at
Syracuse Sycamores (43-26 .623 0 GA in 1st place in the Northern Division)

JAX: John Lombardi (29-R) (0-3 4.91 ERA 36.2 IP, 42 H, 4 HR, 14 BB, 17 SO) vs.
SYR: Tom Peterson (32-R) (5-5 2.26 ERA 103.1 IP, 95 H, 5 HR, 13 BB, 45 SO)

Lombardi allowed 6 runs (4 earned) on 6 hits and 4 walks with 3 strikeouts in 4.1 innings last time out in a loss. Another poor outing today and he will head back to Daytona (A).

Peterson was 14-13 with a 2.78 ERA in 236.2 IP last year. He is 2-2 in 4 starts against us in his career with a 2.25 ERA. 32 IP, 21 H, 2 HR, 4 BB, 12 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: LF Cal Doty (26-L .275-255-2-18-.691-16 B+)
2: CF Gary McKellar (33-R .242-62-1-6-.627-0 B)
3: RF Ray McDonald (23-L .295-258-5-35-.803-9 B+)
4: 3B Marty Eades (32-R .291-244-12-47-.865-2 C)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (21-L .222-216-8-16-.671-11 B)
6: 2B Ed Diskin (39-R .260-169-3-31-.727-1 C+)
7: SS Bart Daw (31-R .225-173-3-18-.613-16 B+)
8: C Don Kern (26-R .169-59-2-6-.574-1 B) Rookie
9: P John Lombardi (29-R .182-11-0-1-.364-0 F)

SYRACUSE
1: CF Jim Beard (25-R .256-234-0-7-.599-18 A+)
2: RF Cecil Barrett (26-R .117-60-0-2-.306-2 B) Rookie Trade from Birmingham
3: SS Frank Bates (31-R .268-269-15-40-.836-10 B) Silver Slugger/All-Star(2: 01-02)
4: 3B Octavio Garcia (27-S .235-196-6-24-.672-4 B+)
5: C Lee Dean (30-L .223-202-1-18-.653-0 C) Silver Slugger(2: 01-02)/All-Star
6: LF Dave Bess (27-R .276-210-6-34-.767-2 B+)
7: 1B Bill Crystal (29-S .198-101-3-9-.584-6 A) ex-Jay
8: 2B Dick Rothwell (26-R .264-129-3-20-.707-4 B)
9: P Tom Peterson (32-R .083-36-0-1-.191-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Shea Stadium
Weather: 78 F, Clear Skies, with a 10 MPH wind blowing in from right
Attendance: 14,567

Top of the First:
Cal Doty lines a hit to left. Gary McKellar flies out to deep center. Ray McDonald gets beaned. Marty Eades gives one a ride to center, but it is caught at the wall and Doty tags up and moves to 3rd. Jack Washburn grounds out to 2nd...

Bottom of the First:
Jim Beard lines a hit to right. Cecil Barrett, the .117 hitter, lines a hit to left... Frank Bates grounds one to 3rd, but Marty Eades boots it and the bases are loaded with no outs... The Bullpen gets up. Octavio Garcia grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and Beard scores and the other runners move up. 1 to 0, Sycamores. Lee Dean grounds a hit to left and both runners score... 3 to 0, Sycamores. Dave Bess grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-6. Bill Crystal, the ex-Jay, grounds out to 3rd.

Bottom of the Third:
With 1 out, Frank Bates hits a home run to right... 4 to 0, Sycamores. Pia! A train ticket! Octavio Garcia swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit up the middle The Bullpen is back up. Lee Dean grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. Dave Bess doubles off the wall in left and Dean scores.... 5 to 0, Sycamores.

Meanwhile, through 5 innings, we have 1 hit and no walks...

Top of the 9th:
P Tom Peterson is at 79 pitches.... We still have only the 1 hit, with which we led off the game... Cal Doty, the owner of that one hit, doubles off the wall in left center! He goes to 3rd on a ground out. Ray McDonald, who has struck out twice and been beaned, grounds a hit to right and Doty scores! 5 to 1, Sycamores. No shutout! With 2 outs, Jack Washburn triples to right and McDonald scores! 5 to 2, Sycamores. Ed Diskin pops out to 2nd...

Lost - 5 to 2

We had 4 whole hits (3 in the 9th) and made 1 error
Syracuse had 9 hits and made no errors

Jim Lombardi (L 0-4) went 2.2 innings, allowed 5 runs (4 earned), 7 hits, 1 home run, no walks and struck out no one.
RHP Roger Wallace went 2.1 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and 1 walk.
RHP Robbie Hopley went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1.
LHP Dave Nini pitched a perfect inning.

Tom Peterson (W 6-5) went 9 innings (CG), gave us 2 runs, 4 hits, 1 walk, 1 HBP and struck out 4. 98 pitches.

LF Cal Doty had 2 hits with a double and scored a run. His 4th straight multi-hit game! RF Ray McDonald had a hit and was hit by a pitch, scored a run and had an RBI. 1B Jack Washburn hit a triple and had an RBI.

[Questdog]

Friday, June 27, 2003

Today is Jim Baucom's 22nd birthday!

P Jim Lombardi (29-R) was sent back to Daytona (A) and P Mike Marsh (22-R) was called up. He will make his MLB debut today.

Jacksonville Jays (31-40 .437 12 GB in 7th place in the Southern Division) at
Syracuse Sycamores (44-26 .629 1 GA in 1st place in the Northern Division)

JAX: Mike Marsh (22-R) (3-7 3.29 ERA 52 IP, 47 H, 2 HR, 28 BB, 43 SO in A Ball) Rookie vs.
SYR: Ron Wisham (33-L) (7-4 3.40 ERA 104.2 IP, 90 H, 7 HR, 25 BB, 63 SO) Ace/Hurler/All-Star(01)

Marsh is making his MLB debut today. He was our 2nd round pick in this year's B Leagues Draft and was the #8 prospect this Spring. His control has been iffy (4.8 BB/9) for Daytona (A), but other than that, he has pitched well. He is almost guaranteed to get a loss today, though...

Wisham won both the Ace Award and the Hurler Trophy last year, but did not make the All-Star team. He was 23-7 with a 2.24 ERA in 265 IP. He is 1-0 in 2 starts against us in his career with an 0.87 ERA. 10.1 IP, 7 H, 0 HR, 1 BB, 12 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: SS Bart Daw (31-R .222-176-3-18-.603-16 B+)
2: CF Gary McKellar (33-R .227-66-1-6-.591-0 B)
3: 1B Dave Thompson (27-R .286-56-1-3-.708-0 C+) Rookie
4: 3B Marty Eades (32-R .286-248-12-47-.852-2 C)
5: 2B Ed Diskin (39-R .256-172-3-31-.719-1 C+)
6: RF Ray McDonald (23-L .295-261-5-36-.804-9 B+)
7: LF Cal Doty (26-L .278-259-2-18-.700-16 B+)
8: C Don Kern (26-R .164-61-2-6-.556-1 B) Rookie
9: P Mike Marsh (22-R MLB Debut B+) Rookie

SYRACUSE
1: CF Jim Beard (25-R .262-237-0-7-.611-18 A+)
2: RF Javier Perez (27-L .250-64-2-8-.733-0 B)
3: 1B Don Bruns (33-R .292-178-1-20-.749-2 C)
4: SS Frank Bates (31-R .271-273-16-41-.849-10 B) Silver Slugger/All-Star(2: 01-02)
5: 3B Octavio Garcia (27-S .235-200-6-25-.668-4 B+)
6: LF Dave Bess (27-R .276-214-6-35-.766-2 B+)
7: 2B Bill Crystal (29-S .190-105-3-9-.562-6 B+)
8: C Russ McGinnis (30-R .171-41-0-2-.429-0 D-)
9: P Ron Wisham (33-L .114-35-0-0-.253-0 C) Ace/Hurler/All-Star(01)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Shea Stadium
Weather: 63 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 9 MPH wind blowing in from left
Attendance: 16,552

Top of the First:
Bart Daw strikes out... Gary McKellar grounds a hit up the middle. Dave Thompson lines a hit to center. Marty Eades strikes out... Ed Diskin lines a hit to center and McKellar scores! 1 to 0, Jays! Ray McDonald grounds out to 2nd...

Bottom of the First:
Jim Beard grounds out to short. Javier Perez swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Don Bruns draws a walk... He tries to steal 2nd and Don Kern throws him out!

Bottom of the Third:
Who gets the first hit? Of course, sub-.200 hitter Bill Crystal, the ex-Jay, beats out an infield hit. With 1 out, P Ron Wisham lays down a bunt, but 3B Marty Eades throws the ball away for a 2 base error... Jim Beard, that noted slugger, hits his first home run of the season to left center.... 3 to 1, Sycamores. Beard did hit 10 HR last year.

Top of the Fourth:
Ed Diskin grounds a hit to left. Ray McDonald triples off the wall in right and Diskin scores! 3 to 2, Sycamores. Cal Doty walks on 4 pitches. Don Kern lines a hit to left and McDonald scores! Tie Game: 3 to 3! P Mike Marsh bunts the runners up. Bart Daw lines a hit to center and both runners score!! 5 to 3, Jays! That does it for P Ron Wisham! New Pitcher: John Boston (35-L), who 0-1 with a 4.24 ERA in 23.1 IP. Daw steals 2nd! But the next two make outs...

Bottom of the Fourth:
Octavio Garcia walks on 4 pitches and goes to 2nd on a wild pitch... Dave Bess grounds a hit up the middle and Garcia heads home, but Gary McKellar throws him out! Bess takes 2nd on the throw. Bill Crystal, who can claim the first hit off P Mike Marsh in his career, now lays claim to the honor of being the first strikeout victim!

Top of the Sixth:
Don Kern lines a hit to right center. P Mike Marsh bunts him to 2nd. They walk Bart Daw intentionally and then we pull off a double steal! Gary McKellar strikes out... Dave Thompson grounds out to 3rd...

Bottom of the Sixth:
Frank Bates hits a home run to left center... 5 to 4, Jays.

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Benny Martineau (31-L), their All-Star and Fireman Trophy winning closer. Dave Thompson doubles to left! They walk Marty Eades intentionally. Ed Diskin grounds into his second double play of the game, 6-4-3, and Thompson goes to 3rd. They walk Ray McDonald intentionally. Cal Doty fouls out to 1st...

Bottom of the Ninth:
On the Hill: All-Star Bill Grant (32-L), after a scoreless 8th. The Bullpen is ready. 6-7-8 up for the Sycamores. If we blow P Mike Marsh's first career win, I am going to be livid... Dave Bess strikes out! Bill Crystal grounds out to 2nd. Russ McGinnis strikes out and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays! Unbelievable! Our rookie beat the reigning Ace Award and Hurler Trophy winner! And Wisham is a lefty, to boot!

Won - 5 to 4

We had 12 hits and made 1 error
Syracuse had 6 hits and made no errors

Mike Marsh (W 1-0), in his MLB debut, went 7 innings, allowed 4 runs (3 earned), 6 hits, 2 home runs, 2 walks and struck out 1. He threw a WP. It was not pretty, but we'll take it!
LHP Bill Grant (SV 7) pitched 2 scoreless innings, walked 2 and struck out 2.

Ron Wisham (L 7-5) went 3.1 innings, gave us 5 runs, 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2.

SS Bart Daw ha a hit and a walk (INT), stole 2 bases and had 2 RBI. 1B Dave Thompson had 2 hits and a walk. 3B Marty Eades had a hit and a walk (INT). 2B Ed Diskin had 3 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. RF Ray McDonald had 2 hits with a triple, 2 walks (1 INT), scored a run and had an RBI. C Don Kern had 3 hits, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI.

For Syracuse, CF Jim Beard hit his 1st home run of the season and had 3 RBI.

[Questdog]

Saturday, June 28, 2003

Jacksonville Jays (32-40 .444 11 GB in 7th place in the Southern Division) at
Syracuse Sycamores (44-27 .620 1 GA in 1st place in the Northern Division)

JAX: Dale Gilchrist (24-R) (4-3 2.47 ERA 51 IP, 44 H, 3 HR, 13 BB, 30 SO) vs.
SYR: David Lucero (24-L) (4-2 4.07 ERA 55.1 IP, 59 H, 5 HR, 22 BB, 30 SO)

Gilchrist pitched a 2 hit shutout last time out with 3 walks and 6 strikeouts.

Lucero was 2-1 with 1 SV and a 5.79 ERA in 28 IP as a rookie reliever last year. We have never faced him as a starter. He was the Sycamores' 2nd round pick in the 2002 B Leagues draft and was the #15 prospect that Spring.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: SS Bart Daw (31-R .222-180-3-20-.604-18 B+)
2: CF Gary McKellar (33-R .225-71-1-6-.578-0 B)
3: 1B Dave Thompson (27-R .300-60-1-3-.754-0 C+) Rookie
4: 3B Marty Eades (32-R .286-252-12-47-.849-2 C)
5: 2B Ed Diskin (39-R .266-177-3-32-.731-1 C+)
6: RF Ray McDonald (23-L .299-264-5-37-.822-9 B+)
7: LF Cal Doty (26-L .274-263-2-18-.692-16 B+)
8: C Don Kern (26-R .185-65-2-7-.582-2 B) Rookie
9: P Dale Gilchrist (24-R .118-17-0-1-.229-0 C+)

SYRACUSE
1: CF Jim Beard (25-R .261-241-1-10-.621-18 A+)
2: RF Javier Perez (27-L .250-68-2-8-.735-0 B)
3: SS Frank Bates (31-R .272-276-17-42-.861-10 B) Silver Slugger/All-Star(2: 01-02)
4: 3B Octavio Garcia (27-S .233-202-6-25-.665-4 B+)
5: C Lee Dean (30-L .223-206-1-20-.651-0 C) Silver Slugger(2: 01-02)/All-Star
6: LF Dave Bess (27-R .275-218-6-35-.762-2 B+)
7: 1B Don Rothwell (26-R .265-132-3-20-.706-4 B+)
8: 2B Buddy Elliott (33-R .222-189-1-17-.546-0 B+)
9: P David Lucero (24-L .067-15-0-0-.133-0 D)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Shea Stadium
Weather: 72 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing in from right
Attendance: 16,691

Top of the First:
Bart Daw grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Gary McKellar strikes out... Dave Thompson beats out an infield hit. Marty Eades lines a hit to right and Thompson goes to 3rd. Ed Diskin lines out to center...

Bottom of the First:
Jim Beard strikes out! Javier Perez grounds out to 3rd. Frank Bates swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines out to deep center! 1-2-3!

Top of the Second:
With 1 out, Cal Doty grounds a hit up the middle and goes to 2nd on a ground out. P Dale Gilchrist pokes a hit to center and Doty scores! 1 to 0, Jays!

Top of the Fifth:
Don Kern draws a walk and P Dale Gilchrist bunts him to 2nd. With 2 outs, Gary McKellar takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Dave Thompson swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to left and Kern beats the throw home, but is hurt.... 2 to 0, Jays! Trainer Trudy pronounces him fit to keep playing, though!

Bottom of the Fifth:
P Dale Gilchrist walks the first two batters, Lee Dean and Dave Bess... Dick Rothwell tries to bunt the runners up, but we get the force at 3rd, 1-6! With 2 outs, P David Lucero beats out an infield hit to load the bases up... Do you remember me lamenting the way opposing pitchers were hitting with 2 outs and runners in scoring position in our first two seasons? Well, I decided to keep track of it this year and that was the first such hit of the season. Opposing pitchers are now 1 for 18 (.056) with 2 outs and runners in scoring position. Jim Beard lines a hit to left and 2 runs score... Tie Game: 2 to 2. Javier Perez drives one to deep center, but Gary McKellar makes a leaping catch near the warning track!

Top of the Eighth:
Gary McKellar doubles to right! With 1 out, they walk Marty Eades intentionally. The next two make outs...

Bottom of the Eighth:
The Bullpen is ready. Jim Beard takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4.... Call to the Bullpen: Dave Nini (25-L). Beard steals 2nd... Javier Perez lines a hit to right and Beard beats the throw home... 3 to 2, Sycamores. Why do we always end up with these lefties that cannot get lefties out? Lefties are now hitting .286 (6 for 21) versus Nini and righties are hitting .132 (5 for 38). Frank Bates grounds into a 4-6-3 double play!! 5 for 39!

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Benny Martineau (31-L), their All-Star and Fireman Trophy winning closer, who pitched a scoreless inning yesterday. Cal Doty beats out an infield hit! PH Charlie Faber (32-R) bunts Doty to 2nd. PH Leander Gooding (32-R) strikes out on 3 pitches... Bart Daw flies out to deep left...

Lost - 3 to 2

We had 7 hits and made 1 error
Syracuse had 6 hits and made no errors

Dale Gilchrist (L 4-4) went 7+ innings, allowed 3 runs, 5 hits, 3 walks and struck out 7. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI.
LHP Dave Nini went 1 scoreless inning (by allowed the inherited runner to score) and allowed 1 hit.

David Lucero (W 5-2) went 8 innings, gave us 2 runs, 6 hits, 3 walks (1 INT) and struck out 5.
LHP Benny Martineau (SV 18) pitched a scoreless 9th, gave us 1 hit and struck out 1.

CF Gary McKellar hit a double and drew a walk. 1B Dave Thompson had 2 hits and an RBI. 3B Marty Eades had a hit and a walk (INT). LF Cal Doty had 2 hits and scored a run.

[Questdog]

Sunday, June 29, 2003

Jacksonville Jays (32-41 .438 11 GB in 7th place in the Southern Division) at
Syracuse Sycamores (45-27 .625 1 GA in 1st place in the Northern Division)

JAX: Jim Baucom (22-L) (5-4 2.18 ERA 115.1 IP, 96 H, 4 HR, 22 BB, 97 SO) All-Star vs.
SYR: Frank Cane (27-R) (3-3 2.77 ERA 52 IP, 52 H, 4 HR, 13 BB, 46 SO)

Baucom gave up 3 runs on 7 hits and 1 walk with 7 strikeouts in 7 innings in a loss last time out.

Cane was 6-8 with a 3.44 ERA in 24 starts and 149.1 IP last year. He is very injury prone and we have only faced him once before. He shut us out on 4 hits and 2 walks with 5 strikeouts.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: LF Cal Doty (26-L .277-267-2-18-.696-16 B+)
2: CF Ray McDonald (23-L .295-268-5-37-.810-9 C)
3: RF Dennis Brown (29-L .289-90-5-14-.856-1 C)
4: 3B Marty Eades (32-R .286-255-12-47-.849-2 C)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (21-L .223-220-8-17-.677-11 B)
6: 2B Leander Gooding (32-R .179-28-0-3-.479-3 B)
7: SS Bart Daw (31-R .216-185-3-20-.589-18 B+)
8: C Bert Swope (31-S .169-124-0-8-.431-0 B)
9: P Jim Baucom (22-L .233-30-0-2-.561-0 C) All-Star

SYRACUSE
1: CF Jim Beard (25-R .262-244-1-12-.625-19 A+)
2: LF Cecil Barrett (26-R .123-65-0-2-.313-2 B+) Rookie
3: 1B Don Bruns (33-R .294-180-1-20-.758-2 C) 4 for 6 w/2 HR vs Baucom
4: SS Frank Bates (31-R .269-279-17-42-.852-10 B) Silver Slugger/All-Star(2: 01-02)
5: C Lee Dean (30-L .221-208-1-20-.648-0 C) Silver Slugger(2: 01-02)/All-Star
6: RF Dave Bess (27-R .273-220-6-35-.758-2 B+)
7: 3B Octavio Garcia (27-S .228-206-6-25-.653-4 B+)
8: 2B Buddy Elliott (33-R .224-192-1-17-.553-0 B+)
9: P Frank Cane (27-R .263-19-0-3-.526-0 B)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Shea Stadium
Weather: 70 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 10 MPH wind blowing in from right
Attendance: 17,765

Top of the First:
Cal Doty grounds a hit to right. Ray McDonald swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 1st, 3-1, and Doty goes to 2nd. Dennis Brown lines out to left. Marty Eades strikes out...

Bottom of the First:
Jim Beard grounds out to 3rd. Cecil Barrett grounds out to 3rd. Don Bruns grounds another one to 3rd and Marty Eades cannot quite reach it, but SS Bart Daw is there to make the play! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the Second:
With 1 out, Lee Dean grounds a hit up the middle and goes to 2nd on a passed ball... Dave Bess swings at a 3-2 pitch and beats out an infield hit... He steals 2nd... Octavio Garcia strikes out on 3 pitches! Buddy Elliott swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit up the middle and both runners score... 2 to 0, Sycamores.

Bottom of the Third:
Jim Beard lines a hit to right and goes to 2nd on a wild pitch... Cecil Barrett, the .123 hitter beats out an infield hit... Don Bruns strikes out looking! Barrett tries to steal 2nd, but Bert Swope throws him out! Frank Bates swings at a 3-2 pitch and doubles to center and Beard scores... 3 to 0, Sycamores. Lee Dean grounds a hit to right and Bates scores... 4 to 0, Sycamores. 7 hits by Syracuse....

Top of the Fifth:
Leander Gooding walks on 4 pitches. Bart Daw lines a hit to right center. Bert Swope swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 2nd and the runners move up. P Jim Baucom grounds a hit to right and both runners score!! 4 to 2, Sycamores. Cal Doty doubles to center and P Baucom tries to score from 1st......Safe! 4 to 3, Sycamores. The next two make outs....

Top of the Sixth:
Marty Eades grounds a hit up the middle. Jack Washburn tries to bunt, but fails to get one down, so, with 2 strikes, he lines a hit to right center and Eades goes to 3rd! PH Mike Volkman (35-L) is sent up. Washburn steals 2nd! Volkman flies out to left and Eades tags up and beats the throw! Tie Game: 4 to 4! Washburn steals 3rd! Bart Daw flies out to deep center and Washburn trots home! 5 to 4, Jays!

Bottom of the Sixth:
With 1 out, Dave Bess hits a home run to left center... Tie Game: 5 to 5. We finally score P Baucom some runs and he tosses a clunker...

Top of the Seventh:
On the Hill: Alfredo Hernandez (28-R), after getting the final out of the Sixth. PH Danny Stewart (32-L) grounds a hit to left. Cal Doty doubles to left center and Stewart scores! 6 to 5, Jays! They walk Ray McDonald intentionally. Dennis Brown skies one to center, but Jim Beard takes his eye off the ball at the last minute and muffs it for an error and the bases are loaded with no outs! They can't walk Marty Eades intentionally, now! They still do not pitch to him, though, and he walks to force in a run! 7 to 5, Jays! P Hernandez is hurt. New Pitcher: John Boston (35-L), who pitched 3.2 scoreless innings on Friday. PH Dave Thompson (27-R) grounds into a force at home, 6-2. 2B Charlie Faber (32-R) grounds into a force at home, 4-2.... Bart Daw grounds out to 3rd.... Oh! We could have busted it wide open there! Alas! Editor's Note: I have been reading Shakespeare lately...

Bottom of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Johnny Groom (25-R). Dave Thompson stays int o play 1st and Danny Stewart stays in to play center. With 1 out, Cecil Barrett, the .123 hitter, lines his second hit of the game to center... A passed ball sends him to 2nd. Bert! What is wrong with you! That is 2 passed balls today... Don Bruns grounds a hit up the middle and Barrett scores... 7 to 6, Jays. The Bullpen gets up. Frank Bates bloops a hit to right... Lee Dean pokes a hit to center and Bruns heads home, but Danny Stewart and his pop gun arm throw him out! PH Felipe Garcia (28-L), batting .333 with 1 HR and 5 RBI in 21 AB with 1 strikeout, is sent up. Call to the Bullpen: Dave Nini (25-L). Can he finally get a lefty out? Garcia swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops out to 1st!!

Bottom of the Ninth:
On the Hill: Robbie Hopley (29-R), after a scoreless 8th. The Bullpen is ready. 2-3-4 up for the Sycamores. Cecil Barrett, the .123 hitter with 2 hits today, bloops a hit to right... Don Bruns, a good hitter, grounds into a 4-6-3 double play!! Frank Bates, another good hitter, strikes out looking and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays! The bats finally bailed out Baucom's butt for a change!

Won - 7 to 6

We had 10 hits and made 1 error
Syracuse had 15 hits and made 1 error

Jim Baucom (W 6-4) went 6 innings, allowed 5 runs, 9 hits, 1 home run, no walks and struck out 5. He threw a WP. 110 pitches. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had 2 RBI.
RHP Johnny Groom (H 1) got 2 outs, allowed 1 run and 4 hits.
LHP Dave Nini (H 2) faced 1 batter and retired him.
Robbie Hopley (SV 1) pitched 2 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits and struck out 3.

Frank Cane went 5.2 innings, gave us 5 runs, 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 7.
RHP Alfredo Hernandez (L 2-2) got 1 out, gave us 2 runs, 2 hits and 2 walks (1 INT).

LF Cal Doty had 3 hits with 2 doubles, scored a run and had 2 RBI. C Don Kern drew a walk in his only trip to the plate. 3B Marty Eades had 3 hits and a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. PH Mike Volkman hit a SF. SS Bart Daw had 2 hits, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. PH/CF Danny Stewart had a hit and scored a run and threw a runner out at the plate.

For Syracuse, LF Cecil Barrett had 3 hits and scored a run. C Lee Dean had 3 hits, scored a run and had an RBI.

The Sycamores announced that RP Alfredo Hernandez had neck stiffness that they expected to bother him for a few days.

[Questdog]

June 30, 2003

Monday Morning Report
Player of the Week - Ray Teague, 3B, New Orleans (27-S .321/.362/.414) Had 13 hits with 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 0 BB, 2 SO, 1 SB, 0 CS, 7 R and 7 RBI in 5 G

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

June 23 - 1B Bill Jacobson (25-R) of Indianapolis had 4 hits with a home run and 5 RBI at Buffalo, but the Arrows lost, 9 to 7.
June 23 - LF Jerry Rafanello (32-S) of New Orleans had 3 hits with a home run and 2 walks, scored 3 runs and had 4 RBI at Orlando. The Pelicans won, 13 to 6.
June 26 - RF Ivan Moreno (31-L) of Buffalo hit his 20th home run of the season, but has a partially torn labrum. They expect him to miss about 6 weeks.
June 27 - Bill Cortright (35-R) of Ottawa pitched a 3 hit shutout at Richmond. He walked 1 and struck out 7. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 8-3 with a 2.49 ERA in 13 starts. The Otters won, 1 to 0.
June 27 - CF Tom Walker (23-R) of Rochester had 4 hits with a double and a home run and 4 RBI at Charlotte. The Roosters won, 11 to 6.
June 27 - Rookie Angel Gomez (23-R) of Hartford pitched a 5 hit shutout at New Orleans. he did not walk a batter and struck out 4. He is now 3-5 with a 4.18 ERA in 11 starts (19 G). The Whalers won, 3 to 0.
June 29 - Manny Martinez (31-R) of Orlando, the ex-Jay, pitched a 4 hit shutout at Indianapolis. He walked 2 and struck out 7. At bat, he had 2 hits and scored a run. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 6-5 with a 2.77 ERA in 14 starts. The Juice won, 6 to 0.

[Questdog]

Monday, June 30, 2003

We are in Birmingham to play a short 2 game set. They won 3 of 4 here over the weekend versus Providence and have won 5 of their last 6. We are 3-4 against them on the season and lost 2 of 3 the last time we visited, May 16-18. They lead the League in scoring with 4.87 runs per game (Jacksonville is #15 with 3.55). They are 12th in fewest runs allowed with 4.29 (Jacksonville is down to #13 with 4.30) They have allowed 4 more runs than we have, but they have played an extra game. They lead the League in HR allowed (69) and we have allowed the 2nd most (65). Their run differential is +43 and ours is -55.

Jacksonville Jays (33-41 .446 11 GB in 7th place in the Southern Division) at
Birmingham Barons (40-35 .533 4.5 GB in 4th place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Del Warwick (28-L) (5-7 3.31 ERA 108.2 IP, 112 H, 11 HR, 30 BB, 58 SO) Gold Glove vs.
BIRM: Paul Gaughan (34-R) (7-3 3.65 ERA 103.2 IP, 105 H, 7 HR, 27 BB, 55 SO) All-Star(2: 01-02)

Warwick gave up 1 run on 7 hits and 2 walks with 2 strikeouts in 8 innings last time out in a win.

Gaughan does not have a decision against us this season in 2 starts and we won both games. 3.21 ERA, 14 IP, 12 H, 1 HR, 3 BB, 10 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Leander Gooding (32-R .172-29-0-3-.485-3 B)
2: LF Cal Doty (26-L .283-272-2-20-.712-16 B+)
3: RF Dennis Brown (29-L .277-94-5-14-.820-1 C)
4: CF Ray McDonald (23-L .290-272-5-37-.801-9 C)
5: 3B Ed Diskin (39-R .258-182-3-32-.712-1 C)
6: 1B Jack Washburn (21-L .224-223-8-17-.677-13 B)
7: SS Bart Daw (31-R .223-188-3-21-.598-19 B+)
8: C Bert Swope (31-S .165-127-0-8-.421-0 B)
9: P Del Warwick (28-L .138-29-0-0-.276-0 C) Gold Glove

BIRMINGHAM
1: 3B Stan Stephens (25-R .388-309-3-30-.881-27 C+) All-Star(01)
2: RF Bob Marks (24-R .222-230-1-23-.621-6 A) Rookie #9 prospect
3: CF Sergio Acevedo (29-R .234-274-19-58-.836-16 B+) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(2: 01-02)
4: 1B Jim Montgomery (32-R .267-285-19-57-.851-0 A) 7 for 19 w/3 HR vs Warwick
5: 2B Rick Halverson (27-L .274-84-0-9-.775-3 B) All-Star(01)
6: LF Dave Jay (29-R .299-164-7-29-.869-0 A)
7: SS Turner Morache (24-R .295-78-1-11-.728-2 B)
8: C Bob Marcuson (32-R .175-120-0-8-.431-0 C+) All-Star(01)
9: P Paul Gaughan (34-R .179-28-0-2-.421-0 F) All-Star(2: 01-02)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Briggs Stadium
Weather: 83 F, Clear Skies, with an 8 MPH wind blowing in from left
Attendance: 11,873

Top of the First:
Leander Gooding sends a foul ball down the left field line, but Dave Jay drops it for an error! Given a second chance, Gooding beats out an infield hit! Gooding takes off for 2nd, but they have a pitchout on, but he is safe anyway! Cal Doty pops out to short. Dennis Brown, who has gone all cold on us, strikes out... Ray McDonald strikes out on 3 pitches...

Bottom of the First:
Stan Stephens grounds out to 3rd. Bob Marks grounds out to 2nd. Sergio Acevedo takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... He steals 2nd. Jim Montgomery swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses!

Top of the Second:
With 1 out, Jack Washburn triples to left center! Bart Daw hits a home run to left center!! 2 to 0, Jays!

Bottom of the Second:
Rick Halverson pokes a hit to center. Dave Jay lines a hit to center and Halverson beats the throw to 3rd... Turner Morache lines one hard to left, but Cal Doty makes a running catch! Halverson tags up and heads home, but Doty throws him out!! Jay takes 2nd on the throw. Bob Marcuson takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... P Paul Gaughan swings the the first pitch and grounds one to 3rd, but Ed Diskin makes a bad throw to 2nd for an error and the bases are loaded with 2 outs and the .388 hitter up.... Stan Stephens grounds out to 2nd!!

Top of the Third:
Cal Doty grounds one to 1st, but Jim Montgomery boots it for his 13th error of the season! How can the scouts rate him an 'A' on defense? Doty steals 2nd! And then steals 3rd on the next pitch! And then scores on a wild pitch! 3 to 0, Jays! Dennis Brown beats out an infield hit. Ray McDonald, our cleanup hitter today, bunts Brown to 2nd.... But the next two make outs...

Bottom of the Fourth:
Rick Halverson beats out an infield hit... Dave Jay takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4.... Turner Morache swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds into a 5-4-3 double play and Halverson goes to 3rd!! Bob Marcuson swings at another 3-2 pitch and misses!

Top of the Fifth:
Leander Gooding lines a hit to right. Cal Doty pops one up to 1st, but it hits off the heel of Jim Montgomery's glove and bounces away and Gooding makes it to 2nd! 2 errors for Montgomery today and 14 on the season! Dennis Brown grounds into a 6-4-3 double play and Gooding goes to 3rd.... Ray McDonald doubles to left and Gooding scores! 4 to 0, Jays!

Bottom of the Fifth:
With 1 out, Stan Stephens grounds a hit up the middle and goes to 2nd on a ground out. Sergio Acevedo lines a hit to center and Stephens scores... 4 to 1, Jays.

Top of the Sixth:
With 1 out, Bart Daw pokes a hit to center. Bert Swope triples to right center and Daw scores! 5 to 1, Jays! P Del Warwick flies out to center and Swope tags up and beats the throw home! 6 to 1, Jays!

Top of the Ninth:
On the Hill: Arvel Ivey (34-L), after a perfect 8th. PH Don Kern pokes a hit to center. PH Charlie Faber (32-), who will stay in to play 3rd, grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. Leander Gooding grounds a hit up the middle and Faber beats the throw to 3rd, but calls out Trudy the Trainer.... I guess he will not stay in to play 3rd... Pinch-runner: Danny Stewart (32-L). Cal Doty flies out to right and Stewart tags up and beats the throw home. 7 to 1, Jays!

Bottom of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Roger Wallace (28-R). With 1 out, Turner Morache hits a home run to left... 7 to 2, Jays. First extra base hit of the game for the Barons...

Won - 7 to 2

We are 13-7 (.650) in our last 20 games!

We had 11 hits and made 1 error
Birmingham had 8 hits and made 3 errors

We have now finished our 15th month in the MLB.
In only 5 of those months have opposing pitchers hit under .200.
We set a team record by a mile by holding them to an .083 BA (5 for 60) this month! The previous low in hits was 9 (.141) in September of last year.
It is also the first month, ever, that we did not give up an XBH to a pitcher!
In 2001, they hit .232 on the season with 23 XBH.
In 2002, they hit .210 with 15 XBH.
This year, they are hitting .172 with only 4 XBH! Still a little high for pitchers, but I'll take it!
We will probably get killed by them in July.....

Del Warwick (W 6-7) went 8 innings, allowed 1 run, 7 hits, 3 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI.
RHP Roger Wallace went 1 inning, allowed 1 run, 1 hit, a home run and struck out 1.

Paul Gaughan (L 7-4) went 5.2 innings, gave us 6 runs (4 earned), 9 hits, 1 home run, no walks and struck out 5. He threw a WP.

2B Leander Gooding, close to being sent to Daytona (A), had 3 hits, stole a base and scored a run. LF Cal Doty had no hits or walks, but stole 2 base, scored a run and had an RBI and threw a runner out at home. CF/RF Ray McDonald hit a double and had an RBI. 1B Jack Washburn hit a triple and scored a run. SS Bart Daw had 2 hits with his 4th home run of the season, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. C Bert Swope, also close to getting a train ticket, hit a triple, scored a run and had an RBI. PH/C Don Kern had a hit. PR Danny Stewart scored a run.

For Birmingham, 2B Rick Halverson had 3 hits, but no runs or RBI.

Trudy's report on Charlie Faber is a mild calf strain that she thinks will bother him for 2 or 3 days.

[Questdog]

Monthly Awards for June, 2003
Player of the Month: Alan Douglas, 1b, Louisville (27-S) .296/.412/.802 81 AB, 0 2B, 1 3B, 13 HR (!!), 15 BB, 11 SO, 2 SB, 6 CS, 21 R, 26 RBI in 24 G (23 GS)
Pitcher of the Month: Sammy Brumley, lhp, Richmond (26-L) 3-0 0.55 ERA 6 GS, 3 ShO, 48.2 IP, 34 H, 0 HR, 14 BB, 34 SO (2nd career PoM)
Rookie of the Month: Ralph Williams, lhp, Rochester (23-L) 3-0 1.66 ERA 5 GS, 0 ShO, 38 IP, 32 H, 3 HR, 19 BB, 21 SO

Monthly Awards for May, 2003
Player of the Month: Ivan Moreno, rf, Buffalo (31-L) .396/.458/.849 106 AB, 3 2B, 3 3B, 13 HR (!!), 12 BB, 17 SO, 0 SB, 1 CS, 23 R, 30 RBI (!!) in 27 G (3rd career PoM)
Pitcher of the Month: Ron Hutchins, rhp, Syracuse (31-R) 4-1 1.71 ERA 6 GS, 2 ShO, 47.1 IP, 24 H, 2 HR, 15 BB, 51 SO
Rookie of the Month: Benedict Hughes, lhp, Ottawa (24-L) 4-1 3.25 ERA 5 GS, 0 ShO, 36 IP, 33 H, 1 HR, 20 BB, 20 SO

Monthly Awards for April, 2003
Player of the Month: Roger Beaudin, c, Memphis (30-R) .444/.481/.750 72 AB, 10 2B, 0 3B, 4 HR, 5 BB, 6 SO, 2 SB, 0 CS, 15 R, 23 RBI in 20 G (18 GS)
Pitcher of the Month: Billy Warner, rhp, Richmond (24-R) 4-0 1.70 ERA 5 GS, 1 ShO, 42.1 IP, 24 H, 1 HR, 15 BB, 25 SO
Rookie of the Month: Marty Forner, lhp, Birmingham (30-L) 3-0 1.17 ERA 3 GS, 1 ShO, 23 IP, 17 H, 1 HR, 6 BB, 14 SO

[Questdog]

Tuesday, July 1, 2003

Jacksonville Jays (34-41 .453 11 GB in 7th place in the Southern Division) at
Birmingham Barons (40-36 .526 5.5 GB in 4th place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Dave Buchalter (25-R) (1-1 4.93 ERA 34.2 IP, 35 H, 6 HR, 22 BB, 19 SO) Rookie vs.
BIRM: Harman Varey (25-R) (1-3 6.20 ERA 40.2 IP, 49 H, 6 HR, 20 BB, 16 SO) Rookie

Buchalter gave up 3 runs on 3 hits, 1 home run and 3 walks with 2 strikeouts in 4.1 innings last time out in a no decision that we won.

We faced Varey in May and scored 3 runs on 11 hits and 2 walks with 3 strikeouts in 7 innings in a no decision that we won.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: LF Cal Doty (26-L .279-276-2-21-.701-18 B+)
2: C Don Kern (26-R .191-68-2-7-.604-2 B) Rookie
3: RF Ray McDonald (23-L .291-275-5-38-.803-9 C)
4: 3B Marty Eades (32-R .288-260-12-48-.850-2 C)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (21-L .226-226-8-17-.685-13 B)
6: 2B Ed Diskin (39-R .253-186-3-32-.697-1 C+)
7: SS Leander Gooding (32-R .235-34-0-3-.582-4 C)
8: CF Gary McKellar (33-R .224-76-1-6-.588-0 B)
9: P Dave Buchalter (25-R .273-11-0-1-.606-0 C) Rookie

BIRMINGHAM
1: 3B Stan Stephens (25-R .387-313-3-30-.876-27 C+) All-Star(01)
2: SS Ken Kelly (25-S .254-295-8-36-.695-16 B) All-Star
3: 1B Jim Montgomery (32-R .266-289-19-57-.846-0 A)
4: CF Sergio Acevedo (29-R .235-277-19-59-.836-17 B+) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(2: 01-02)
5: 2B Rick Halverson (27-L .295-88-0-9-.806-3 B) All-Star(01)
6: RF Bob Marks (24-R .218-234-1-23-.611-6 A) Rookie
7: LF Ken Johnson (26-L .214-56-3-10-.690-0 F)
8: C Shigeru Nagata (25-R .193-140-5-20-.594-0 C+) Rookie
9: P Herman Varey (25-R .083-12-0-0-.167-0 C) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Briggs Stadium
Weather: 79 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing in from left
Attendance: 11,553

Top of the First:
Cal Doty beats out an infield hit. Don Kern swings at a 3-2 pitch and hits a home run to left center!! 2 to 0, Jays! Ray McDonald swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to left. P Herman Varey balks him to 2nd. Marty Eades takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Jack Washburn swings at the first pitch and clears the bases with a triple to left center!! 4 to 0, Jays! Ed Diskin lines a hit to right and Washburn scores! 5 to 0, Jays! Leander Gooding swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to right and Diskin beats the throw to 3rd! That does it for P Varey! New Pitcher: John Holcomb (31-L), who faced 4 batters yesterday and got them all out. Gary McKellar grounds a hit to left and Diskin scores! 6 to 0, Jays! P Dave Buchalter swings at the first pitch and flies out to left... 8 in a row get on base to start the game! Much better than the usual 9 up, 9 down! P Holcomb balks the runners up! 2 balks in the inning! Cal Doty grounds out to 2nd and Gooding scores. 7 to 0, Jays! P Holcomb balks again and McKellar scores! 8 to 0, Jays! Unreal!!!! Don Kern grounds out to 2nd.

Bottom of the First:
Stan Stephens swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses! Only his 7th strikeout of the season!! Ken Kelly lines a hit to center. Jim Montgomery grounds into a 6-4-3 double play!!

Bottom of the Second:
Sergio Acevedo grounds one to short, but Leander Gooding throws the ball away for a 2 base error... Rick Halverson swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit up the middle and Acevedo scores... 8 to 1, Jays. The next three make outs!

Top of the Fourth:
P Dave Buchalter and Cal Doty lead off with back to back hits. Don Kern doubles off the wall in right center and P Buchalter scores! 9 to 1, Jays. Kern is our everyday catcher now! Ray McDonald strikes out... Marty Eades grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and Doty scores. 10 to 1, Jays! Only the second time we have reached double figures this season!

Bottom of the Sixth:
Stan Stephens beats out an infield hit. With 1 out, Jim Montgomery swings at the first pitch and hits a home run to left... 10 to 3, Jays.

Top of the Seventh:
On the Hill: Arvel Ivey (34-L), after getting the final 2 outs of the Sixth. With 2 outs, SS Bart Daw (31-R) draws a walk. Leander Gooding, now at 2nd, swings at the first pitch and ground a hit up the middle. Gary McKellar swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to left and Daw scores! 11 to 3, Jays!

Won - 11 to 3

Mini-sweep!

We tied our season high in runs and hits in a 9 inning game!
3 game in a row that we have scored 7 or more runs!

We had 14 hits and made 1 error
Birmingham had 5 hits and made no errors

Dave Buchalter (W 2-1) went 7 innings, allowed 3 runs (2 earned), 5 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 6. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run.
RHP Johnny Groom pitched 2 perfect innings and struck out 1.

Herman Varey (L 1-4) did not get a batter out and gave us 7 runs, 6 hits, 1 home run and 1 walk.

LF Cal Doty had 3 hits, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. C Don Kern hit a double and his 3rd home run of the season and had 3 RBI. 3B Marty Eades drew a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. 1B Jack Washburn hit a triple, scored a run and had 2 RBI. 2B Ed Diskin had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. SS/2B Leander Gooding had 2 hits and scored a run. CF Gary McKellar had 3 hits, scored a run and had 2 RBI.

[Questdog]

Wednesday, July 2, 2003

We are in Richmond to play a short 2 game set against the defending MLB champions. The Robins just won a pair of games in New Orleans. We are 2-2 against them on the season and this is our first visit to Virginia this year. They are 12th in scoring with 3.75 runs per game (Jacksonville is #15 with 3.70). The Robins are last in the League in HR (21) and we are 12th (46). They lead the League in BA (.266) and we are 13th (.243). They are 1st in fewest runs allowed with 2.68 per game (Jacksonville is #12 with 4.25). They have allowed the fewest HR (35) and we have allowed the 2nd most (67). Their run differential is +81, the best in the MLB, and ours is -42, up to 4th worst!

Jacksonville Jays (35-41 .461 11 GB in 6th place in the Southern Division) at
Richmond Robins (46-30 .605 1.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Mike Marsh (22-R) (1-0 3.86 ERA 7 IP, 6 H, 2 HR, 2 BB, 1 SO) Rookie vs.
RICH: Billy Warner (24-R) (8-4 2.63 ERA 119.2 IP, 89 H, 8 HR, 39 BB, 86 SO)

This will be Marsh's 2nd career start. He beat the 2001 MLB champs in his debut; can he beat the 2002 champs in his 2nd start?

Warner is their #1 starter, acquired in a trade over the Winter from Birmingham for an outfielder that cannot play defense. He is 1-1 against us in 2 starts this year with a 3 hit shutout. 1.80 ERA, 15 IP, 6 H, 1 HR, 6 BB, 10 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: LF Ray McDonald (23-L .289-280-5-38-.796-9 A)
2: C Don Kern (26-R .205-73-3-10-.671-2 B) Rookie
3: RF Dennis Brown (29-L .278-97-5-14-.816-1 C)
4: 3B Marty Eades (32-R .284-264-12-49-.840-2 C)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (21-L .227-229-8-19-.694-13 B)
6: 2B Ed Diskin (39-R .255-188-3-33-.700-1 C+)
7: SS Bart Daw (31-R .227-194-4-23-.619-19 B+)
8: CF Gary McKellar (33-R .250-80-1-8-.632-0 B)
9: P Mike Marsh (22-R .000-1-0-0-.000-0 B+) Rookie

RICHMOND
1: CF Jose Vazquez (30-R .317-303-0-21-.757-9 B+) All-Star(2: 01-02)/Gold Glove(2: 01-02)
2: SS Skip Dunkin (24-S .308-208-0-29-.753-23 B)
3: 2B Ray Holloway (29-R .269-264-4-36-.683-5 A) All-Star(01)
4: LF Andres Borges (35-S .300-213-4-31-.801-2 C+) All-Star
5: 3B Ray Montgomery (33-L .213-174-2-22-.636-5 B+)
6: RF Bob Cline (25-R .255-212-0-14-.627-7 B)
7: 1B Brian Bowden (26-R .255-220-2-26-.638-13 A++) Gold Glove(SS)
8: C Larry Slattery (27-R .190-200-0-13-.509-1 C)
9: P Billy Warner (24-R .135-37-0-1-.297-0 C)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Griffith Stadium
Weather: 73 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 10 MPH wind blowing out to left
Attendance: 14,048

Top of the First:
Ray McDonald swings at the first pitch and pops out to right. Don Kern flies out to deep center. Dennis Brown pops out to right.... It is going to be a long day....

Bottom of the First:
Jose Vazquez grounds out to short. Skip Dunkin swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to left. He steals 2nd. Ray Holloway grounds out to 3rd. Andres Borges lines out to 1st!

Top of the Second:
With 1 out, Jack Washburn grounds one to 2nd, but Ray Holloway throws the ball away for a 2 base error! Washburn steals 3rd! Ed Diskin flies out to right and Washburn tags up and scores. 1 to 0, Jays. C Larry Slattery is hurt. New Catcher: Sandy Sanchez (26-S). 1 run on no hits!

Bottom of the Third:
With 1 out, P Billy Warner grounds one to 2nd, but Ed Diskin makes a bad throw for and error... Only his second of the season at 2nd base. Jose Vazquez lines a hit to right. With 2 outs, Ray Holloway walks on 4 pitches... A wild pitch scores P Warner.... Tie Game: 1 to 1. Andres Borges swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 2nd.

Top of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Marty Eades gets beaned. Jack Washburn lines a hit to right and Eades goes to 3rd. Now, Washburn is batting ahead of Ed Diskin so that if he is on 1st with less that 2 outs, he can steal to keep Diskin from grounding into a double play, as Diskin is wont to do. But Washburn does not attempt a steal and Ed Diskin grounds into a 6-4-3 double play....

Bottom of the Fourth:
Ray Montgomery walks on 4 pitches... Bob Cline grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-6. Brian Bowden draws a walk... Sandy Sanchez, who was batting .151 coming into this game, lines a 3-2 pitch to left and Cline scores and Bowden goes to 3rd... 2 to 1, Robins. P Bill Warner, a .135 hitter coming into the game today, swings away and grounds a hit up the middle and and Bowden scores... 3 to 1, Robins. The Bullpen gets up. Jose Vazquez, a .317 hitter coming into the game today, lines out to short and we double Sanchez off at 2nd!!

Top of the Fifth:
Bart Daw grounds one to short, but Sip Dunkin throws it away for a 2 base error! But the next three make outs...

Bottom of the Fifth:
With 1 out, Ray Holloway takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Andres Borges does the same... That is the 5th walk issued by P Mike Marsh.... The Bullpen is up. Ray Montgomery lines a hit to right center and Holloway scores... 4 to 1, Robins. They try to pull off a double steal, but C Don Kern throws Borges out at 3rd! Bob Cline grounds out to the pitcher!

Bottom of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Roger Wallace (28-R). Cal Doty (26-L) stays in to play left and Ray McDonald moves to center. With 2 outs, Ray Holloway strikes out, but reaches 1st on a wild pitch.... Andres Borges draws a walk.... Ray Montgomery lines a hit to right and Holloway scores... 5 to 1, Robins. The Bullpen gets up... Bob Cline clears the bases with a double to left... 7 to 1, Robins. 3 runs AFTER we get a strikeout with 2 outs and the bases empty...

Bottom of the Eighth:
Sandy Sanchez grounds one to 2nd and Ed Diskin throws the ball away for a 2 base error.... 1 error all season and 2 today... The Bullpen is back up. P Billy Warner bunts the runner to 3rd. Jose Vazquez flies out to left and the runner holds. Skip Dunkin grounds out to short.

Lost - 7 to 1

We had 2 whole hits (all singles) and made 2 errors
Richmond had 7 hits and made 2 errors

Mike Marsh (L 1-1) went 6 innings, allowed 4 runs (3 earned), 5 hits, 5 walks and struck out 1. He threw a WP. At bat, he had a hit. He does not look ready for Prime Time, but we will give him one more start.
RHP Roger Wallace went 2 innings, allowed 3 runs, 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1. He threw a WP.

Billy Warner (W 9-4) went 9 innings (CG), gave us 1 unearned run, 3 hits, 3 walks, 1 HBP and struck out 2. 115 pitches. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI.

3B Marty Eades had a hit and was hit by a pitch. PH Cal Doty drew a walk. PH Mike Volkman drew a walk.

The Robins announced that C Larry Slattery had a strained rib cage muscle that they expected to bother him for about 3 weeks. They will place him on the DL.

[Questdog]

Thursday, July 3, 2003

Jacksonville Jays (35-42 .455 12 GB in 6th place in the Southern Division) at
Richmond Robins (47-30 .610 2.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Dale Gilchrist (24-R) (4-4 2.64 ERA 58 IP, 49 H, 3 HR, 16 BB, 37 SO) vs.
RICH: Brian Brenner (34-R) (4-5 3.43 ERA 102.1 IP, 104 H, 2 HR, 23 BB, 61 SO)

Gilchrist gave up 3 runs on 5 hits and 3 walks with 7 strikeouts in 7 innings last time out in a loss.

Brenner is 0-1 in 2 starts against us this season with a 2.63 ERA. 13.2 IP, 12 H, 0 HR, 1 BB, 9 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: LF Cal Doty (26-L .285-281-2-22-.712-18 B+)
2: CF Ray McDonald (23-L .285-284-5-38-.785-9 C)
3: RF Dennis Brown (29-L .270-100-5-14-.798-1 C)
4: 3B Marty Eades (32-R .285-267-12-49-.840-2 C)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (21-L .227-233-8-19-.690-14 B)
6: 2B Ed Diskin (39-R .251-191-3-34-.688-1 C+)
7: SS Bart Daw (31-R .222-198-4-23-.607-19 B+)
8: C Bert Swope (31-S .169-130-0-9-.442-0 B)
9: P Dale Gilchrist (24-R .158-19-0-2-.308-0 C+)

RICHMOND
1: CF Jose Vazquez (30-R .315-308-0-21-.752-9 B+) All-Star(2: 01-02)/Gold Glove(2: 01-02)
2: SS Skip Dunkin (24-S .305-213-0-29-.745-24 B)
3: 1B Vince Depew (22-L .283-127-2-13-.696-9 C+)
4: LF Andres Borges (35-S .298-215-4-31-.799-2 C+) All-Star
5: 3B Ray Montgomery (33-L .220-177-2-24-.651-5 B+)
6: RF Andy Schaeffer (39-R .238-63-2-8-.694-0 C+)
7: 2B Brian Bowden (26-R .251-223-2-26-.632-13 A++) Gold Glove(SS)
8: C Mike Garcia (27-R MLB debut C+) Rookie
9: P Brian Brenner (34-R .036-28-0-1-.218-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Griffith Stadium
Weather: 83 F, Clear Skies, with a 9 MPH wind blowing in from right
Attendance: 14,273

Top of the First:
Cal Doty takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Ray McDonald swings at the first pitch and flies out to center. Doty gets caught stealing... Dennis Brown grounds out to 2nd...

Bottom of the First:
Jose Vazquez lines out to right. Skip Dunkin lines out to 1st. Vince Depew strikes out looking! 1-2-3!

Top of the Second:
Marty Eades swings at a 3-2 pitch and doubles to center and goes to 3rd on a ground out. Ed Diskin walks on 4 pitches. Bart Daw strikes out on 3... Bert Swope clears the bases with a double down the left field line!! 2 to 0, Jays!

Bottom of the Fourth:
Jose Vazquez walk on 4 pitches and gets bunted to 2nd. Vince Depew beats out an infield hit. He tries to steal 2nd and Bert Swope throws him out! Andres Borges grounds out to 2nd!

Top of the Sixth:
Jack Washburn beats out an infield hit and gets bunted to 2nd. Bart Daw lines a hit to center and Washburn beats the throw home and Daw takes 2nd! 3 to 0, Jays! With 2 outs, P Dale Gilchrist lines one to short, but Skip Dunkin muffs it for an error! Cal Doty beats out an infield hit and Daw scores! 4 to 0, Jays!

Bottom of the Eighth:
Mike Garcia takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. With 2 outs, Skip Dunkin swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to right center. Vince Depew beats out an infield hit to load the bases up... The Bullpen gets up. Andres Borges swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds a hit to right and 2 runs score... 4 to 2, Jays. Ray Montgomery clears the bases with a double to right... Tie Game: 4 to 4.... P Dale Gilchrist was cruising along so easily... Call to the Bullpen: Robbie Hopley (29-R). Andy Schaeffer doubles off the wall in center and Montgomery scores... 5 to 4, Robins. Not fair!

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Jack Barber (29-R), their 2-time All-Star closer, who is 1-2 with 19 SV and a 2.11 ERA in 38.1 IP. 2-3-4 up for us, but we put in defensive replacements.... Ray McDonald strikes out....PH Danny Stewart (32-L) grounds out to short... PH Mike Volkman (35-L) lines out to center....

Lost - 5 to 4

Mini-swept
This one hurts...

We had 7 hits and made no errors
Richmond had 9 hits (5 in the 8th inning) and made 1 error

Dale Gilchrist (L 4-5) went 7.2 innings, allowed 5 runs, 8 hits, 4 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit.
RHP Robbie Hopley got 1 out, allowed 1 hit and 1 walk (INT)

Brian Brenner went 6 innings, gave us 4 runs (3 earned), 6 hits, 5 walks and struck out 3.
RHP Loren Brooks (W 4-1) went 1.1 scoreless innings, gave us 1 hit and 1 walk and struck out 1.
RHP Jack Barber (SV 20) pitched a perfect 9th with 1 strikeout.

LF Cal Doty had a hit and 2 walks and an RBI. 3B Marty Eades hit a double and scored a run. 1B Jack Washburn had a hit and a walk and scored a run. SS Bart Daw had 2 hits, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. C Bert Swope hit a double, drew a walk and had 2 RBI.

For Richmond, 1B Vince Depew had 3 hits and scores a run.

The Robins announced that RP Bruce Roach, injured during the game, had a mild abdominal strain that should bother him for 2 or 3 days.

[Questdog]

Friday, July 4, 2003

Independence Day!

We are back home to play Orlando a 3 game series. They just split a pair of games at home with Charlotte. We split 4 games with them in their first visit to us, May 1-4. The Juice are 3rd in scoring with 4.25 runs per game (Jacksonville is #15 with 3.67). They are 14th in fewest runs allowed with 4.48 per game (Jacksonville is #12 with 4.29). Their run differential is -18 and ours is -49.

Orlando Juice (36-43 .456 12.5 GB in 6th place in the Southern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (35-43 .449 13 GB in 7th place in the Southern Division)

ORL: Manny Martinez (31-R) (6-5 2.77 ERA 84.1 IP, 80 H, 5 HR, 19 BB, 72 SO) vs.
JAX: Jim Baucom (22-L) (6-4 2.45 ERA 121.1 IP, 105 H, 5 HR, 22 BB, 102 SO) All-Star

Martinez is their #1 starter. We faced the ex-Jay once this year and did not score a run, but he only went 1.1 innings before having to leave with an injury.

Baucom gave up 5 runs on 9 hits, 1 home run and no walks with 5 strikeouts in 6 innings last time out, but he got a win, anyway.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
ORLANDO
1: 3B Ernie Patterson (22-R .306-330-0-28-.692-34 A+) All-Star/Gold Glove(2: 01-02)
2: SS Danny Hutchinson (24-R .250-280-2-24-.631-5 A) All-Star
3: LF Ricky Perez (23-L .261-257-8-40-.740-7 B)
4: 1B Herman Chance (33-R .295-217-13-39-.881-0 C+)
5: RF Gil Weaver (25-L .304-303-11-51-.837-13 C) All-Star(2: 01-02)
6: 2B Tom Howard (27-R .287-275-7-25-.812-14 B+) Strained rib cage muscle
7: C Mike Day (32-S .255-141-5-21-.726-0 C+)
8: CF Pete Thompson (23-L .252-155-6-23-.742-4 B) Rookie #4 prospect
9: P Manny Martinez (31-R .115-26-0-1-.226-0 F) ex-Jay

JACKSONVILLE
1: LF Cal Doty (26-L .285-284-2-23-.716-18 B+)
2: C Don Kern (26-R .195-77-3-10-.638-2 B) Rookie
3: RF Dennis Brown (29-L .260-104-5-14-.769-1 C)
4: 3B Marty Eades (32-R .284-271-12-49-.839-2 C)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (21-L .229-236-8-19-.693-14 B)
6: 2B Ed Diskin (39-R .249-193-3-34-.685-1 C+)
7: SS Bart Daw (31-R .228-202-4-24-.615-20 B+)
8: CF Gary McKellar (33-R .244-82-1-8-.617-0 B)
9: P Jim Baucom (22-L .250-32-0-4-.587-0 C) All-Star

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 79 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 9 MPH wind blowing out to center
Attendance: 8,829

Top of the First:
Ernie Patterson pokes a hit to left... Danny Hutchinson grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and Patterson goes to 2nd. Ricky Perez flies out to deep left. Herman Chance pops out to right!

Bottom of the First:
Cal Doty grounds out to 3rd. Don Kern grounds out to short. Dennis Brown swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted...

Bottom of the Second:
Marty Eades grounds a hit up the middle. With 1 out, Ed Diskin grounds a hit up the middle and Eades beats the throw to 3rd. Bart Daw swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4, and Eades scores. 1 to 0, Jays! Ed Diskin is hurt sliding into 2nd, but Trudy says he is okay!

Bottom of the Third:
With 2 outs, Don Kern doubles to right! P Manny Martinez is hurt... New Pitcher: Daniel Escarcega (32-R), who is 1-4 with 2 SV and a 7.28 ERA in 38.1 IP with 56 H and 11 HR and 30 BB. He had a 3.38 ERA in 64 IP last year. One of his losses this year is against us. Dennis Brown grounds out to 1st, unassisted....

Our joy at getting to face P Escarcega is short-lived, as he also gets hurt after only facing 3 batters....

Bottom of the Fifth:
On the Hill: Rick Pell (29-L), after getting the final 2 outs of the Fourth. Gary McKellar draws a walk and P Jim Baucom bunts him to 2nd. Cal Doty takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Don Kern hits an 0-2 pitch over the wall in right center for a home run!!! 4 to 0, Jays!

Top of the Eighth:
Ernie Patterson and Danny Hutchinson lead off with back to back hits. The Bullpen gets up. But the next three go down with 2 strikeouts!

Won - 4 to 0

We had 6 hits and made 1 error
Orlando had 6 hits and made 1 error

Jim Baucom (W 7-4) pitched 9 shutout innings (CG), allowed 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 12. He threw a WP. 128 pitches. His 1st shutout of the season and 5th of his career! It is only the 3rd time a Jay hurler has reached double figures in K's and the 2nd time by Baucom! The other time was by his opponent today, Manny Martinez. He comes up 1 shy of his own team record. With this win, he also raises his lifetime record to .500 (18-18)!

Manny Martinez (L 6-6) went 2.2 innings, gave us 1 run, 3 hits, no walks and struck out no one.

C Don Kern hit a double and his 4th home run of the season and had 3 RBI. RF Ray McDonald hit a double in his only at bat.

The Juice announce that P Manny Martinez had elbow inflammation and they expected him to be out about 2 weeks and would put him on the DL. RP Danny Escarcega also had elbow inflammation, but they expected him to miss the rest of the season. That is what you call a mercy killing....

[Questdog]

Saturday, July 5, 2003

Orlando Juice (36-44 .450 13.5 GB in 7th place in the Southern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (36-43 .456 13 GB in 6th place in the Southern Division)

ORL: Bob Carroll (27-R) (2-7 6.04 79 IP, 97 H, 5 HR, 40 BB, 38 SO) vs.
JAX: Del Warwick (28-L) (6-7 3.16 ERA 116.2 IP, 119 H, 11 HR, 33 BB, 61 SO) Gold Glove

We faced Carroll in May and scored 7 runs on 6 hits and 2 walks with 3 strikeouts in 3.1 innings, be he escaped with a no decision and we lost the game.

Warwick has had two nearly identical lines in the last two games, both wins. Last time out, he allowed 1 run on 7 hits and 3 walks with 3 strikeouts in 8 innings. The time before was the same, but he walked 2 and struck out 2. He has 4 straight games where he has not allowed more that 2 runs and 7 straight where he has not allowed more than 3.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
ORLANDO
1: 3B Ernie Patterson (22-R .308-334-0-28-.696-34 A+) All-Star/Gold Glove(2: 01-02)
2: SS Danny Hutchinson (24-R .250-284-2-24-.629-5 A) All-Star
3: 1B Herman Chance (33-R .291-220-13-39-.873-0 C+)
4: 2B Tom Howard (27-R .287-279-7-25-.807-14 B+) Strained rib cage muscle
5: RF Gil Weaver (25-L .300-307-11-51-.827-13 C) All-Star(2: 01-02)
6: CF Pete Thompson (23-L .252-159-6-23-.736-4 B) Rookie
7: LF Barry Magee (31-L .253-170-6-20-.764-6 A)
8: C Ricky Tejada (29-L .287-94-3-13-.868-1 B)
9: P Bob Carroll (27-R .150-20-0-0-.300-0 F)

JACKSONVILLE
1: LF Cal Doty (26-L .282-287-2-23-.711-18 B+)
2: CF Danny Stewart (32-L .247-186-1-11-.606-3 C+)
3: RF Ray McDonald (23-L .285-288-5-38-.787-9 B+)
4: 3B Marty Eades (32-R .284-275-12-49-.834-2 C)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (21-L .229-240-8-19-.690-14 B)
6: 2B Ed Diskin (39-R .250-196-3-34-.685-1 C+)
7: SS Bart Daw (31-R .224-205-4-25-.606-21 B+)
8: C Bert Swope (31-S .173-133-0-11-.459-0 B)
9: P Del Warwick (28-L .161-31-0-1-.318-0 C) Gold Glove

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 76 F, Overcast, with a 9 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 9,371

Top of the First:
Ernie Patterson lines out to left. Danny Hutchinson grounds a hit to left. Herman Chance swings at the first pitch and pops out to center. Tom Howard lines a hit to right and Hutchinson heads to 3rd, but Ray McDonald throws him out! 12 assists and we are not even at the half way point of the season!

Bottom of the First:
Cal Doty flies out to left. Danny Stewart grounds out to 3rd. Ray McDonald grounds out to 1st, 3-1..... I have a bad feeling.... We are going to get shut out by a crappy pitcher today...

Top of the Third:
Ricky Tejeda grounds a hit to right and gets bunted to 2nd by P Bob Carroll. Ernie Patterson lines a hit to left center and Tejeda scores... 1 to 0, Juice. Patterson tries to steal 2nd, but C Bert Swope throws him out!

Top of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Tom Howard hits a home run to left center... 2 to 0, Juice.

Through 5 innings, we have 2 hits off the pitcher with the 6.04 ERA....

Top of the Sixth:
Gil Weaver triples to right... The Bullpen gets up. It starts to rain... Pete Thompson flies out to center and Weaver tags up and scores... 3 to 0, Juice.

Bottom of the Sixth:
Bert Swope doubles to left! PH Dennis Brown (29-L) is sent up and then the rain gets heavy and the umpires stop play. 38 minutes later, Brown beats out an infield hit. A wild pitch scores Swope! 3 to 1, Juice. Cal Doty swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses... pitiful... Third strikeout of the game today for P Bob Carroll and two have been by Doty... The next two make outs...

Bottom of the Seventh:
Marty Eades grounds a hit up the middle. Jack Washburn takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Only the second walk of the game by P Bob Carroll, who led the League in 2001.... Ed Diskin grounds out to 1st, 3-1, and the runners move up. Bart Daw draws a walk to load the bases up. Bert Swope grounds into a force at home, 5-2.... PH Mike Volkman (35-L) grounds out to the pitcher.... Just the worst bunch of chits that ever were....

Bottom of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Darrell Lewis (35-R), who made his season debut yesterday with a perfect inning. 6-7-8 up for us. Ed Diskin grounds a hit to left. Bart Daw grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4. Bert Swope grounds out to 2nd, 4-3, and Daw goes to 2nd. PH Dave Thompson (27-R) grounds out to short... There are very few fellas on this team that I like...

Lost - 3 to 1

We had 7 hits and made no errors
Orlando had 11 hits and made no errors

Del Warwick (L 6-8) went 6 innings, allowed 3 runs, 9 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 3.
RHP Johnny Groom went 1 scoreless inning and allowed 1 hit.
LHP Dave Nini went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit, 1 walk and struck out 2. Once again, the only fellows that could reach base against him were the lefties... Both strikeouts were of righties.

Bob Carroll (W 3-7) went 7.2 innings, gave us 1 run, 5 hits, 4 walks and struck out 3. He threw a WP.
RHP Darrell Lewis (SV 1) pitched a scoreless 9th and gave us 1 hit.

RF Ray McDonald had a hit and a walk and threw a runner out at 3rd. 3B Marty Eades had 3 hits. C Bert Swope hit a double, drew a walk and scored our only run. PH Dennis Brown had a hit.

For Orlando, SS Danny Hutchinson had 3 hits and stole a base.

[Questdog]

Sunday, July 6, 2003

Orlando Juice (37-44 .457 13.5 GB in 6th place in the Southern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (36-44 .450 14 GB in 7th place in the Southern Division)

ORL: Antonio Perez (28-L) (3-4 2.35 ERA 53.2 IP, 49 H, 5 HR, 12 BB, 32 SO) vs.
JAX: Dave Buchalter (25-R) (2-1 4.54 ERA 41.2 IP, 40 H, 7 HR, 23 BB, 25 SO) Rookie

We have not faced Perez yet this season. He was 8-13 with a 4.47 ERA in 189.1 IP last year. He is 3-0 in 6 starts against us in his career with a 4.85 ERA. 39 IP, 42 H, 5 HR, 13 BB, 28 SO.

Buchalter gave up 3 runs (2 earned) on 5 hits, 1 home run and 1 walk with 6 strikeouts in 7 innings last time out in a win.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
ORLANDO
1: 3B Ernie Patterson (22-R .307-339-0-29-.691-34 A+) All-Star/Gold Glove(2: 01-02)
2: SS Danny Hutchinson (24-R .256-289-2-24-.638-6 A) All-Star
3: RF Gil Weaver (25-L .302-311-11-51-.835-13 C) All-Star(2: 01-02)
4: LF Ricky Perez (23-L .257-261-8-40-.729-7 B)
5: 1B Herman Chance (33-R .287-223-13-39-.864-0 C+)
6: 2B Tom Howard (27-R .290-283-8-26-.820-14 B+) Strained rib cage muscle
7: CF Pete Thompson (23-L .250-160-6-24-.738-4 B) Rookie
8: C Mike Day (32-S .255-145-5-21-.727-0 C+)
9: P Antonio Perez (28-S .158-19-0-0-.316-0 F)

JACKSONVILLE
1: SS Bart Daw (31-R .221-208-4-25-.601-21 B+)
2: C Don Kern (26-R .210-81-4-13-.704-2 B) Rookie
3: 1B Dave Thompson (27-R .290-69-1-4-.723-0 C+) Rookie
4: 3B Marty Eades (32-R .290-279-12-49-.843-2 C)
5: RF Ray McDonald (23-L .285-291-5-38-.788-9 B+)
6: 2B Ed Diskin (39-R .250-200-3-34-.681-1 C+)
7: LF Cal Doty (26-L .278-291-2-23-.701-18 B+)
8: CF Gary McKellar (33-R .238-84-1-8-.611-0 B)
9: P Dave Buchalter (25-R .267-15-0-1-.579-0 C) Rookie

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 83 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 9 MPH wind blowing left to right
Attendance: 8,732

Top of the First:
Ernie Patterson pops out to 1st. Danny Hutchinson flies out to deep center. Gil Weaver hits a home run to right center... 1 to 0, Juice. Ricky Perez flies out to deep left.

Bottom of the First:
Bart Daw takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Don Kern grounds out slowly to short and Daw goes to 2nd. Daw gets caught trying to steal 3rd.... Dave Thompson grounds out to 3rd.

Top of the Second:
Herman Chance and Tom Howard lead off with back to back walks... Pete Thompson grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and Chance goes to 3rd. Mike Day strikes out looking! P Antonio Perez pops out to left!

Top of the Third:
Ernie Patterson takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 and gets bunted to 2nd. Gil Weaver grounds a hit up the middle and Patterson heads home, but Gary McKellar throws him out! Ricky Perez swings at a 3-2 pitch and triples off the wall in left center and Weaver scores... 2 to 0, Juice.

Meanwhile, we go 9 up, 9 down....

Bottom of the Fourth:
Bart Daw and Don Kern lead off with back to back hits. We pull off a double steal! Dave Thompson strikes out....Marty Eades pops out to center and the runners hold... Why am I torturing myself thus? Vegetable marrows never would give me stress.... Ray McDonald grounds out to short...

Top of the Sixth:
With 2 outs, Herman Chance hits a home run to left center... 3 to 0, Juice.

Bottom of the Seventh:
With 2 outs, Ray McDonald pokes a hit to right center. Ed Diskin grounds a double over the 3rd base bag and McDonald scores! 3 to 1, Juice.

Top of the Eighth:
On the Hill: Roger Wallace (28-R). Ernie Patterson gets beaned... The Bullpen hops up. With 1 out, Gil Weaver grounds a hit to right and Patterson beats the throw to 3rd. Call to the Bullpen: All-Star Bill Grant (32-L). Ricky Perez strikes out! Herman Chance draws a walk to load the bases up with 2 outs. A wild pitch scores Patterson... 4 to 1, Juice. Tom Howard lines a hit to left and both runners score.... Cal Doty's throw is to the backstop and Howard goes to 2nd on the error... 6 to 1, Juice. The Bullpen gets back up. Pete Thompson swings at the first pitch and beats out an infield hit... Mike Day lines a hit to right and Howard scores... 7 to 1, Juice.

Lost - 7 to 1

We had 4 whole hits and made 1 error
Orlando had 11 hits and made 1 error

Dave Buchalter (L 2-2) went 6 innings, allowed 3 runs, 4 hits, 2 home runs, 3 walks and struck out 4.
RHP Roger Wallace went 1.1 innings, allowed 2 runs, 2 hits and 1 HBP.
LHP Bill Grant got 1 out, allowed 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1. He threw a WP.
RHP Robbie Hopley went 1.1 scoreless innings and allowed 2 hits.

Antonio Perez (W 4-4) went 6.2 innings, gave us 1 run, 4 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3.

SS Bart Daw had a hit and a walk and stole a base. 2B Ed Diskin hit a double, drew a walk and had our only RBI.

For Orlando, RF Gil Weaver had 4 hits (as many as our whole team) with his 12th home run of the season and scored 3 runs (2 more than our whole team).

[Questdog]

July 7, 2003

Monday Morning Report
Player of the Week - Lee Brand, RF, Louisville (28-L .310/.357/.465) Had 9 hits (14 AB) with 2 2B, 3 HR, 3 BB, 2 SO, 3 R and 7 RBI in 5 G (4 GS)

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

June 30 - Tim Hill (25-L) of Ottawa pitched a 4 hit shutout at Rochester. He walked 4 and struck out 7. He is now tied for the League lead with 4 shutouts, but has only had 6 starts. He is 4-1 with an 0.57 ERA. The Otters won, 1 to 0, and only had 5 hits themselves.
June 30 - Jim Riggs (33-R) of Providence pitched a 4 hit shutout at Syracuse. he walked 1, hit a batter and struck out 6. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 6-6 with a 3.12 ERA in 16 starts. The Steamrollers won, 3 to 0.
June 30 - Richmond lost P Sammy Brumley (26-L) for most of the rest of the season with a hamstring strain. He might make it back by the final week. He is 7-2 with a 2.20 ERA in 15 starts. He is now 23-7 in 3 seasons, but only has made 48 starts due to injuries.
July 2 - Hal Rogers (28-L) of Rochester pitched a 5 hit shutout at home versus Columbus. He walked 2 and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 4-9 with a 3.85 ERA in 17 starts. The Roosters won, 3 to 0.
July 2 - Buffalo lost CF Tom Hamm (33-R) for 5 to 6 weeks with a herniated disc. That is now 2/3 of their All-Star outfield that is on the DL for the next month.
July 2 - Bob Stephens (26-R) of Charlotte pitched a 5 hit shutout at Orlando. He walked 1, hit a batter and struck out 5. At bat, he was hit by a pitch and scored a run. He is now 8-5 with a 2.77 ERA in 16 starts. The Hornets won, 9 to 0.
July 2 - Dennis Farmer (25-R) of New Orleans pitched a 4 hit shutout at home versus Birmingham. He walked 2 and struck out 1. He is now 2-1 with a 1.71 ERA in 3 starts. The Pelicans won, 2 to 0.
July 4 - Mike Elizondo (24-R) of Columbus pitched a 2 hit shutout at Providence. He walked 2 and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. It is his 4th shutout of the season. He is now 10-3 with a 2.22 ERA in 17 starts. The Explorers won, 5 to 0.
July 4 - Leroy Chandler (34-R) of Richmond pitches a 2 hit shutout at home versus Louisville. He walked 2 and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit. It was his MLB Leading 5th shutout of the season. He is now 8-7 with a 2.10 ERA in 16 starts. The Robins won, 2 to 0.
July 5 - 3B Gus Milam (35-R) of Providence, the 2-time All-Star 1st baseman, making the first start of his career at 3rd base, had 3 hits with a home run, scored 2 run and had 6 RBI at home versus Columbus. The Steamrollers won, 19 to 3.
July 6 - RF Dave Bess (27-R) of Syracuse hit 2 doubles and had 5 RBI at Indianapolis. The Sycamores won, 5 to 3.

[Questdog]

Tuesday, July 8, 2003

The Memphis Mules are here to play a short 2 game set. They split 4 games in Birmingham over the weekend. We are 3-4 against them on the season and split a pair of games the first time they visited, June 17-18. They are 4th in scoring with 4.15 runs per game (Jacksonville is #15 with 3.60). The Mules are 8th in fewest runs allowed with 3.95 (Jacksonville is #12 with 4.26). Their run differential is +16 and ours is -53.

Memphis Mules (47-35 .573 4.5 GB in 2nd place in the Southern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (36-45 .444 15 GB in 7th place in the Southern Division)

MEM: Rick Potts (24-R) (6-1 2.68 ERA 84 IP, 58 H, 5 HR, 23 BB, 54 SO) All-Star vs.
JAX: Dale Gilchrist (24-R) (4-5 3.02 ERA 65.2 IP, 57 H, 3 HR, 20 BB, 40 SO)

We faced Potts in June and scored 2 runs (1 earned) on 5 hits and 2 walks with 2 strikeouts in 8 innings in a no decision that we won.

Gilchrist gave up 5 runs on 8 hits and 4 walks with 3 strikeouts in 7.2 innings last time out in a loss.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
MEMPHIS
1: CF Steve Gress (31-L .255-314-1-19-.658-18 B) All-Star(01)
2: LF Rafael Jimenez (29-L .326-285-13-40-.874-7 C) All-Star
3: 3B Keith Meyer (28-L .350-309-10-39-.973-20 C+) MVP(01)/Silver Slugger(2: 01(2B), 02(3B)/All-Star(2: 01-02)
4: 2B Leo Toruno (29-L .236-254-9-42-.730-6 B) Silver Slugger(2: 01(SS), 02(2B)/All-Star(2: 01-02)
5: C Roger Beaudin (31-R .295-251-8-37-.812-4 D+)
6: 1B Nestor Gonzalez (29-L .237-304-15-48-.737-1 A) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(2: 01-02)
7: RF Ron Alario (33-R .299-154-1-20-.739-2 A+) Gold Glove
8: SS Fred Heff (22-R .210-138-1-12-.590-4 C+)
9: P Rick Potts (24-R .069-29-0-0-.138-0 C+) All-Star

JACKSONVILLE
1: LF Cal Doty (26-L .276-294-2-23-.695-18 B+)
2: C Don Kern (26-R .214-84-4-13-.703-3 B) Rookie
3: RF Ray McDonald (23-L .285-295-5-38-.784-9 B+)
4: 3B Marty Eades (32-R .286-283-12-49-.832-2 C)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (21-L .225-244-8-19-.682-14 B)
6: 2B Ed Diskin (39-R .252-202-3-35-.692-1 C+)
7: SS Bart Daw (31-R .223-211-4-25-.605-22 B+)
8: CF Danny Stewart (32-L .241-191-1-11-.591-3 C+)
9: P Dale Gilchrist (24-R .174-23-0-2-.341-0 C+)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 83 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 6,516

Top of the First:
Steve Gress takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4.... Rafael Jimenez grounds a 3-2 pitch back to the mound, but P Dale Gilchrist makes an errant throw to 2nd... Keith Meyer pops out to short. Leo Toruno takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with 1 out... Roger Beaudin grounds into a 4-6-3 double play!!

Bottom of the First:
Cal Doty pops out to left. Don Kern strikes out looking... Ray McDonald strikes out swinging....

Top of the Fourth:
Leo Toruno walks on 4 pitches and steals 2nd... With 1 out, Nestor Gonzalez lines a hit to right and Toruno beats the throw home and Gonzalez takes 2nd... 1 to 0, Mules. Ron Alario beats out an infield hit... But he is hurt. Pinch-runner: Ken Gates (28-L). Fred Heff grounds out to short and Gonzalez scores. 2 to 0, Mules.

Through 5 innings, we have 1 hit, no walks and 5 strikeouts...

Bottom of the Ninth:
P Rick Potts is at 90 pitches. We have had 2 hits and no walks... 8-9-1 up for us. Danny Stewart, the owner of one of our hits, grounds out to short... PH Mike Volkman (35-L) swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses... Cal Doty flies out to deep left.... What fun!

Lost - 2 to 0

We have scored 2 total runs in our last 3 games...
11 in our last 6...

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

Dale Gilchrist (L 4-6) went 6 innings, allowed 2 runs, 4 hits, 3 walks and struck out 5.
LHP Dave Nini went 3 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 3.

Rick Potts (W 7-1) pitched 9 shutout innings (CG), gave us 2 hits, no walks and struck out 7. 107 pitches. Game Score of 90, the highest ever against the Jays...

No batters qualified for mention. CF Danny Stewart and 1B Jack Washburn had our hits.

The Mules announced that RF Ron Alario had a sore thumb and should be fine in a few days.

[Questdog]

Thursday, July 10, 2003

Yesterday's game with Memphis was rained out and rescheduled for August 22 as a doubleheader in the middle of a long stretch of games with no day off...

The Ottawa Otters are here to finish out our season series with 4 games through the weekend and take us to the All-Star break. They just lost a pair of games at Hartford. We split 4 games with them in Canada, June 2-5. They are 13th in scoring with 3.70 runs per game (Jacksonville is #15 with 3.56). The Otters are 4th in fewest runs allowed with 3.50 per game (Jacksonville is #12 with 4.23). Their run differential is +17 and ours is -55, still 4th worst.

Ottawa Otters (46-38 .548 5 GB in 3rd place in the Northern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (36-46 .439 14.5 GB in 7th place in the Southern Division)

OTT: Juan Ledesma (31-R) (7-9 3.31 ERA 127.2 IP, 110 H, 6 HR, 30 BB, 87 SO) All-Star(01) vs.
JAX: Jim Baucom (22-L) (7-4 2.28 ERA 130.1 IP, 111 H, 5 HR, 23 BB, 114 SO) All-Star

Ledesma is their #1 starter. When we faced him in June, he 7-3 with a 1.57 ERA. We scored 3 runs on 5 hits, 1 home run and no walks with 5 strikeouts in a no decision that we lost. Since then, he has lost 6 starts in a row with a 6.64 ERA.

Baucom pitched a 6 hit shutout with 1 walk and 12 strikeouts last time out. He is 5-1 in his last 6 starts.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
OTTAWA
1: 3B Wes Fitzgibbons (27-R .336-238-1-22-.806-16 A) All-Star(01)
2: CF Tim Bidwell (28-R .262-279-0-27-.653-11 B)
3: RF Ed Yeager (28-L .270-289-6-38-.682-1 C+) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(2: 01-02)
4: 1B Phil Shumate (30-S .291-213-13-36-.887-2 C+)
5: C Joe Tomlinson (28-R .202-252-9-34-.629-1 C)
6: 2B Tom Van Diest (29-R .239-276-8-30-.741-15 B+)
7: LF Mike Hughes (28-R .253-154-2-12-.688-0 C) All-Star(01)
8: SS Dave Behm (26-R .198-283-5-27-.553-9 A)
9: P Juan Ledesma (31-R .171-35-0-1-.343-0 F) All-Star(01)

JACKSONVILLE
1: LF Cal Doty (26-L .272-298-2-23-.686-18 B+)
2: C Don Kern (26-R .207-87-4-13-.679-3 B) Rookie
3: RF Ray McDonald (23-L .282-298-5-38-.776-9 B+)
4: 3B Marty Eades (32-R .283-286-12-49-.824-2 C)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (21-L .227-247-8-19-.681-14 B)
6: 2B Ed Diskin (39-R .249-205-3-35-.682-1 C+)
7: SS Bart Daw (31-R .220-214-4-25-.597-22 B+)
8: CF Gary McKellar (33-R .233-86-1-8-.597-0 B)
9: P Jim Baucom (22-L .235-34-0-4-.554-0 C) All-Star

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 83 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 6,348

Top of the First:
Wes Fitzgibbons draws a walk... Tim Bidwell swings at a 3-1 pitch and grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. Ed Diskin was hurt when Fitzgibbons took him out with a slide, but Trudy the Trainer lets him stay in the game! Ed Yeager pops out to right. Phil Shumate puts a charge into one to deep right, but Ray McDonald makes the catch on the warning track!

Bottom of the First:
Cal Doty strikes out... It looks like P Juan Ledesma will get himself right against the Jays.... Don Kern fouls out to 1st. Ray McDonald grounds out to 2nd...

Bottom of the Second:
Marty Eades bloops a hit to right center. Jack Washburn triples to left center and Eades scores! 1 to 0, Jays! Ed Diskin lines out to center and Washburn tags up and scores without a throw. 2 to 0, Jays!

Bottom of the Sixth:
Don Kern and Ray McDonald lead off with back to back walks. Marty Eades grounds into a 4-6-3 double play...

Top of the Eighth:
With 1 out, Dave Behm, the sub-.200 hitter, lines a hit to right, the first of the game for the Otters.... PH George Johnson (34-R), batting .179 with 3 HR and 6 RBI in 78 AB, draws a walk... The Bullpen gets up. Wes Fitzgibbons lines out to short and we double Behm off at 2nd!!

Top of the Ninth:
P Jim Baucom is at 100 pitches. The Bullpen is ready. 2-3-4 up for the Otters. Tim Bidwell flies out to right. Ed Yeager flies out to right. Phil Shumate swings at a 1-2 pitch and doubles to center.... 1 pitch from a shutout... Joe Tomlinson drives one to deep right center, but Ray McDonald runs it down and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays! Back to back shutouts for P Jim Baucom!

Won - 2 to 0

We had 4 whole hits and made no errors
Ottawa had 2 hits and made no errors

We have 10 total hits in the last 3 games...
4 total runs in the last 5 games...
7 straight games with 7 or fewer hits....

Jim Baucom (W 8-4) pitched 9 shutout innings (CG), allowed 2 hits, 4 walks and struck out 7. 115 pitches. At bat, he had a hit. He 2nd shutout of the season and 6th of his career.

Juan Ledesma (L 7-10) went 7 innings, gave us 2 runs, 4 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4.

1B Jack Washburn hit a triple, scored a run and had an RBI.

CF Danny Stewart (32-L) asked to be traded after the game, but I could not get him to understand that the Trading Deadline had passed....