Millennial League Baseball, est. 2001

[Questdog]

Monday, April 19, 2004

We are in Birmingham to play a short 2 game set. The Barons won 2 of 3 from New Orleans here over the weekend. We were 8-6 against them last season when they finished 79-83 in 7th place in the South. They are 3rd in scoring with 4.77 runs per game (Jacksonville, after back to back shutout losses, is down to #14 with 3.23). The Barons are tied for 13th in fewest runs allowed with 4.92 per game (Jacksonville is tied for 1st with 2.69). How can you allow 2.69 runs per game and still have a losing record???? Birmingham's run differential is -2 and ours is +7, still the best in the South and 4th overall.

Jacksonville Jays (6-7 .462 2 GB tied for 3rd place in the Southern Division) at
Birmingham Barons (6-7 .462 2 GB tied for 3rd place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Danny Coreano (25-L) (1-1 3.75 ERA 12 IP, 11 H, 2 HR, 5 BB, 7 SO) vs.
BIRM: Herman Varey (25-R) (1-1 4.66 ERA 9.2 IP, 10 H, 1 HR, 3 BB, 7 SO)

After pitching a 5 hit shutout in his 1st start of the season, Coreano was lit up for 5 runs on 6 hits, 2 home runs and 2 walks with 3 strikeouts in 3 innings last time out in a loss.

Varey was 2-5 with a 5.56 ERA as a rookie last year in 12 starts with 68 IP. We faced him once and scored 3 runs on 11 hits and 2 walks with 3 strikeouts in 7 innings in a no decision.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Cal Doty (27-L .255-51-2-2-.760-1 C+)
2: RF Fernando Tello (22-L .250-52-0-4-.533-0 C) Rookie
3: LF Ray McDonald (23-L .308-52-1-7-.870-1 B+)
4: 3B Tom McDowell (26-R .212-52-3-9-.640-0 C+)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (22-L .240-50-3-6-.755-2 B)
6: C Bert Swope (32-S .250-20-0-1-.550-0 B)
7: 2B Leander Gooding (33-R 1.000-1-0-0-3.000-0 B)
8: SS Frank Roadman (29-R .000-1-0-0-.000-0 C+)
9: P Danny Coreano (25-R .500-2-0-1-1.667-0 F)

BIRMINGHAM
1: 3B Stan Stephens (26-R .358-53-0-4-.880-4 C+) All-Star(2: 01,03)
2: LF Bob Marks (25-R .317-41-1-10-1.000-1 A) RoY
3: 1B Jim Montgomery (33-R .178-45-3-6-.618-0 A) All-Star
4: CF Sergio Acevedo (30-R .250-44-4-7-.898-2 B+) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(3: 01-03)
5: SS Ken Kelly (25-S .308-52-3-7-.942-3 B) All-Star(02)
6: RF Dave Jay (38-R .000-3-0-0-.400-0 B+)
7: 2B Rick Halverson (27-L .432-37-3-7-1.338-0 B) All-Star(01)
8: C Antonio Barajas (26-R .227-22-1-3-.684-1 B) Rookie
9: P Herman Varey (25-R .000-3-0-0-.000-0 C)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Briggs Stadium
Weather: 56 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing in from left
Attendance: 9,062

Top of the First
Cal Doty pops out to short... Fernando Tello beats out an infield hit. Ray McDonald grounds one up the middle, but Ken Kelly makes a great stop and throws him out at 1st and Tello goes to 2nd. Tom McDowell, in a bad slump, grounds out to short.... He is now 2 for his last 23...

Bottom of the First
Stan Stephens strikes out! He only struck out 21 times in 650 AB last year! Bob Marks, the reigning Rookie of the Year, flies out to right. Jim Montgomery walks on 4 pitches... Sergio Acevedo walks on 4 pitches... Ken Kelly, who hit for the Cycle yesterday, sends one to deep left, but Ray McDonald makes a running catch!

Top of the Second
With 1 out, Bert Swope grounds a hit up the middle. Leander Gooding lines a hit to center. Frank Roadman grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4, and Swope goes to 3rd. P Danny Coreano grounds a hit to right and Swope scores, but Roadman gets thrown out at 3rd by Dave Jay... 1 to 0, Jays!

Bottom of the Second
Dave Jay doubles to center... With 1 out, Antonio Barajas grounds a hit to right and Jay scores... Tie Game: 1 to 1. P Herman Varey bunts the runner up. Stan Stephens doubles to left and Barajas scores... 2 to 1, Barons.

Top of the Third
With 1 out, Fernando Tello lines a hit to left. Ray McDonald triples to left and Tello scores! Tie Game: 2 to 2! Tom McDowell swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to center and McDonald tags up and beats the throw home. 3 to 2, Jays!

Bottom of the Third
Jim Montgomery plunks one, but C Bert Swope cannot find the handle and Montgomery is safe at 1st on the error... Sergio Acevedo takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Ken Kelly grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and Montgomery goes to 3rd. Dave Jay lines out to right and the runners hold. Rick Halverson pops out to short!

Bottom of the Fourth
With 1 out, P Herman Varey grounds a hit up the middle... Stan Stephens grounds a hit up the middle... Bob Marks lines a hit to left center and P Varey heads home, but Ray McDonald throws him out! Jim Montgomery lines their fourth straight hit to left and Stephens scores... Tie Game: 3 to 3.

Top of the Sixth
With 1 out, Tom McDowell grounds a hit up the middle. Jack Washburn lines a hit to right and McDowell goes to 3rd. Washburn steals 2nd! With the infield in, Bert Swope grounds out to short and the runners hold. Leander Gooding clears the bases with a triple off the wall in center!! 5 to 3, Jays!

Bottom of the Sixth
Antonio Barajas leads off with a walk... The Bullpen gets up. PH Ken Johnson (27-L), who is 0 for 7 on the season and hit .183 in 120 AB last year, but had 5 HR, hits a home run to left.... Tie Game: 5 to 5. Stan Stephens takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4.... Call to the Bullpen: Robbie Hopley (30-R). With 1 out, Stephens steals 2nd. Jim Montgomery grounds out to short and Stephens goes to 3rd. Sergio Acevedo strikes out!

Bottom of the Seventh
With 2 outs, Rick Halverson takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Antonio Barajas walks on 4 pitches... The Bullpen gets up. PH Al Chase (32-R), 4 for 9 on the season and a career .299 hitter, lines a hit to right and Halverson scores... 6 to 5, Barons. Stan Stephens strikes out for the second time today! Yes, he also has 2 hits....

Top of the Eighth
New Pitcher: Wayne Hagan (29-R), who is 1-0 with a 7.50 ERA in 6 IP. He was 1-2 with a 3.48 ERA in 31 IP and 1 start last year. Jack Washburn lines a hit to right and Bert Swope bunts him to 2nd. With 2 outs, PH Dennis Brown (29-L) lines a hit to left and Washburn beats the throw home! Tie Game: 6 to 6!

Top of the Ninth
Top of our order up. Cal Doty takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4! Fernando Tello pops out to right. Doty tries to steal and they have a pitchout on and he is out by a mile... Ray McDonald swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 2nd...

Bottom of the Ninth
On the Hill: Roger Wallace (28-R), after a perfect 8th against their 2-3-4 hitters. The Bullpen is ready. Ken Kelly strikes out! Dave Jay swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to center... Rick Halverson swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses! A wild pitch sends Jay to 2nd... Antonio Barajas swings at a 3-2 pitch and sends one to deep right center, but Fernando Tello catches it on the warning track!

Extras!
Our second of the season.
We lost the first.

Top of the Tenth
4-5-6 up for us. We go down in order....

Bottom of the Tenth
9-1-2 up for the Barons. With 1 out, Stan Stephens pokes a hit to left... He'll be running, so be ready! There he goes! And we are not ready and he is safe.... But the next two fly out to left!

Top of the Eleventh
New Pitcher: John Holcomb (32-L), who us 0-0 with a 1.50 ERA in 12 IP. He was 4-1 with 2 SV and a 3.79 ERA in 78.1 IP last year. With 2 outs, PH Charlie Faber (33-R) beats out an infield hit. Cal Doty grounds a hit to center, but Sergio Acevedo throws Faber out at 3rd....

Bottom of the Eleventh
Here is the end, because we have to send a lefty in to face Sergio Acevedo.... New Pitcher: Albert Davies (27-L), the only fresh arm left in the Pen. Acevedo grounds a hit up the middle... With 1 out, Dave Jay flies out to deep center and Acevedo tags up and tries for 2nd, but Cal Doty throws him out!! And does not hurt himself!!!

Top of the Twelfth
Fernando Tello triples to center! Ray McDonald flies out to deep center and Tello trots home. 7 to 6, Jays! The next two make outs.

Bottom of the Twelfth
Gary McKellar (34-R) is in to play center. Cal Doty moves to left and Ray McDonald moves to right. The Bullpen is ready. Rick Halverson strikes out! Antonio Barajas grounds a hit up the middle... PH Shigeru Nagata (26-R), who is 2 for 20 on the season and who hit .202 with 11 HR in 287 AB as a rookie last year, swings at the first pitch and grounds into a 4-6-3 double play and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 7 to 6

We had 15 hits and made 1 error
Birmingham had 13 hits and made no errors

Danny Coreano went 5+ innings, allowed 5 runs, 8 hits, 1 home run, 5 walks and struck out 2. 106 pitches. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI.
RHP Robbie Hopley went 2 innings, allowed 1 run, 1 hit, 2 walks and struck out 3.
RHP Roger Wallace went 3 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits and struck out 3. He threw a WP.
LHP Albert Davies (W 1-1) went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits and struck out 1.

Herman Varey went 6 innings, gave us 5 runs, 9 hits, 1 walk (INT) and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit.
LHP John Holcomb (L 0-1) went 2 innings, gave us 1 run, 3 hits and struck out 3. The first loss we have put on a reliever this season.

CF/LF Cal Doty had a hit and a walk and threw a runner out at 2nd. RF Fernando Tello had 3 hits with a triple and scored 2 runs. LF/RF Ray McDonald had 2 hits with a triple, scored a run and had 2 RBI and threw a runner out at home. 3B Tom McDowell had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. 1B Jack Washburn had 2 hits, stole a base and scored 2 runs. 2B Leander Gooding had 2 hits with a triple and 2 RBI. PH Dennis Brown had a hit and an RBI. PH Charlie Faber had a hit.

For Birmingham, 3B Stan Stephens had 2 rare strikeouts, but also 3 hits with a double and a walk, 2 stolen bases, a run and an RBI.

Down on the Farm: Mike Marsh (23-R) pitched 10 shutout innings at home versus Durham, but that was not enough to get a win. Phil Furman (26-L) pitched 11 shutout innings for the Bulls. The Tortugas won, though, in the 12th with a home run by RF Rob Worms (31-R), his 1st of the season. Marsh is now 0-1 with a 1.66 ERA in 3 starts. Daytona (A) is now in 1st place in the South Division of the American Association with an 8-4 record! They have finished in last place in each of the previous 3 seasons.

[Questdog]

Tuesday, April 20, 2004

Jacksonville Jays (7-7 .500 2 GB tied for 2nd place in the Southern Division) at
Birmingham Barons (6-8 .429 3 GB tied for 5th place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Al Calice (23-R) (0-2 3.00 ERA 12 IP, 8 H, 1 HR, 7 BB, 4 SO) Rookie vs.
BIRM: Leo Place (24-R) (0-0 0.00 ERA 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 BB, 2 SO) Rookie

Calice gave up 2 runs on 5 hits and 3 walks with 3 strikeouts in 6 innings last time out in a loss.

Place is making his first MLB start today. He was acquired in a trade with Buffalo on Opening Day. He was a 7th round pick of New Orleans in the 2003 B Leagues Draft. He was prospect #142 this Spring.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: SS Charlie Faber (33-R .295-44-0-5-.779-1 C+)
2: 2B Leander Gooding (33-R .500-6-0-2-1.500-0 B)
3: RF Fernando Tello (22-L .276-58-0-4-.616-0 C) Rookie
4: LF Ray McDonald (23-L .316-57-1-9-.893-1 B+)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (22-L .250-56-3-6-.745-3 B)
6: C Bert Swope (32-S .250-24-0-1-.542-0 B)
7: 3B Junior Danielson (32-R .158-19-0-1-.368-0 B)
8: CF Gary McKellar (34-R Season debut B)
9: P Al Calice (23-L .000-3-0-0-.000-0 D) Rookie

BIRMINGHAM
1: 3B Stan Stephens (26-R .379-58-0-5-.934-6 C+) All-Star(2: 01,03)
2: LF Benny Dreher (26-R .333-51-2-10-1.031-3 B+) Gold Glove(2: 01-02)
3: 1B Jim Montgomery (33-R .180-50-3-7-.610-0 A) All-Star
4: CF Bob Marks (25-R .298-47-1-10-.923-1 C+) RoY
5: 2B Rick Halverson (27-L .381-42-3-7-1.196-0 B) All-Star(01)
6: RF Dave Jay (38-R .222-9-0-0-.697-0 B+)
7: C Shigeru Nagata (26-R .095-21-0-1-.381-0 C+)
8: SS Barry Ward (24-R Season debut B+) Rookie #50 prospect
9: P Leo Place (24-R .000-1-0-0-.000-0 C+) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Briggs Stadium
Weather: 56 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 6 MPH wind blowing in from left
Attendance: 8,351

Top of the First
Charlie Faber grounds out to short. Leander Gooding swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses... Fernando Tello flies out to deep center...

Bottom of the First
Stan Stephens pops out to right. Benny Dreher swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 2nd. Jim Montgomery strikes out looking! 1-2-3!

Top of the Third
With 1 out, P Al Calice doubles to right center, his first MLB hit! With 2 outs, Leander Gooding punches a 3-2 pitch to center and P Calice scores! 1 to 0, Jays!

Top of the Fourth
Ray McDonald walks on 4 pitches. He tries to steal 2nd, but they have a pitchout on, but C Shigeru Nagata throws the ball into center and McDonald goes to 3rd! Jack Washburn flies out to right and McDonald tags up and beats the throw home. 2 to 0, Jays! Bert Swope draws a walk. With 2 outs, he steals 2nd! They walk Gary McKellar intentionally. P Al Calice clears the bases with a double to right and ends up on 3rd!! 4 to 0, Jays! Charlie Faber lines a hit to left and P Calice scores! 5 to 0, Jays!

Top of the Sixth
On the Hill: Les Miller (33-R), since getting the final out of the 4th. Bert Swope grounds a hit to left. Junior Danielson draws a walk. Gary McKellar grounds into a 5-4-3 double play....

Top of the Seventh
With 1 out, Leander Gooding walks on 4 pitches. With 2 outs, Ray McDonald hits a home run to right!! 7 to 0, Jays!

Bottom of the Seventh
With 2 out, Bob Marks swings at the first pitch and hits a home run to left... 7 to 1, Jays.

Top of the Ninth
New Pitcher: Mike Rizzo (36-L), a rookie, who is 0-0 with 1 SV and a 5.23 ERA in 10.1 IP. Charlie Faber takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Leander Gooding grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. LF Danny Stewart (33-L) doubles to center and Gooding scores! 8 to 1, Jays! Ray McDonald lines a hit to left and Stewart scores! 9 to 1, Jays! The next two make outs.

Bottom of the Ninth
With 1 out, Jim Montgomery hits a home run to left... 9 to 2, Jays.

Won - 9 to 2

Mini-sweep!

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

Al Calice (W 1-2) went 9 innings (CG), allowed 2 runs, 7 hits, 2 home runs, 1 walk and struck out 4. 114 pitches. At bat, he hit 2 doubles, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI.

Leo Place (L 0-1), in his 1st MLB start, went 3.2 innings, gave us 5 runs, 4 hits, 4 walks (1 INT) and struck out 3.

SS Charlie Faber had a hit and a walk and an RBI. 2B Leander Gooding had a hit and a walk, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. LF Danny Stewart hit a double in his only at bat, scored a run and had an RBI. LF/RF Ray McDonald had 2 hits with his 2nd home run of the season, drew a walk, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI. C Bert Swope went 1 for 1 with 2 walks, stole a base and scored a run.

[Questdog]

Thursday, April 22, 2004

We are in Orlando to play the Juice a 4 game series through the weekend. They premiered a new ad campaign this week with the theme: "The Orlando Juice: Florida's Team!". That rankles. We just have to win the Southern Division before they do... They split a pair of games here with Richmond on Monday and Tuesday. We were 7-7 against them last year when they finished 83-79, 2 games ahead of us, in 4th place in the South. They led the MLB in scoring last year, but are off to a slow start this season and are last in the early going with 2.87 runs per game (Jacksonville is up to a tie for #10 with 3.87). The Juice are 4th in fewest runs allowed with 3.40 per game (Jacksonville is down to #3 with 2.87). Their run differential is -8 and ours is +15, best in the South and up to 3rd overall.

Jacksonville Jays (8-7 .533 1 GB tied for 2nd place in the Southern Division) at
Orlando Juice (6-9 .400 3 GB tied for 5th (last) place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Jim Baucom (22-L) (3-0 0.36 ERA 25.1 IP, 21 H, 0 HR, 4 BB, 17 SO) All-Star(2: 02-03) vs.
ORL: Charlie Flora (23-L) (0-0 3.14 ERA 14.1 IP, 12 H, 1 HR, 5 BB, 9 SO) Rookie

Baucom has pitched 2 straight shutouts. Last time out, he allowed 7 hits and 2 walks with 6 strikeouts. Baucom is on a roll and the Juice are in a hitting slump, so that means he likely gets shelled today....

Flora was 2-2 with a 4.17 ERA in 6 starts and 41 IP last year. He was the #10 prospect this Spring. We have never faced him, but he is a good lefty, so that means we lose....

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: SS Charlie Faber (33-R .292-48-0-6-.768-1 C+)
2: 2B Leander Gooding (33-R .400-10-0-3-1.155-0 B)
3: RF Ray McDonald (23-L .328-61-2-12-.958-2 B+)
4: 3B Tom McDowell (26-R .211-57-3-10-.615-0 C+)
5: 1B Dave Thompson (28-R .167-6-0-0-.452-0 C+)
6: CF Gary McKellar (34-R .000-3-0-0-.250-0 B)
7: LF Cal Doty (27-L .250-56-2-2-.740-1 B+)
8: C Garrett Bender (30-R .250-12-0-0-.558-0 C)
9: P Jim Baucom (22-L .100-10-0-1-.200-0 C) All-Star(2: 02-03)

ORLANDO
1: 3B Ernie Patterson (23-R .293-58-0-2-.696-1 A+) All-Star(02)/Gold Glove(3: 01-03)
2: 2B Tom Howard (27-R .211-57-1-3-.625-3 B+)
3: LF Ricky Perez (24-L .155-58-2-3-.545-2 B)
4: RF Ted Mason (26-R .190-21-1-1-.594-1 C+)
5: C Mike Day (33-S .212-33-2-4-.672-0 C+)
6: SS Danny Hutchinson (25-R .255-51-0-5-.616-0 B+) All-Star(02)
7: 1B Joe Jones (28-R .294-17-1-3-1.043-0 A+)
8: CF Pete Thompson (23-L .231-52-1-7-.759-2 B)
9: P Charlie Flora (23-R .000-4-0-0-.000-0 C) Rookie #10 prospect

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Forbes Field
Weather: 80 F, Clear Skies, with a 10 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 9,218

Top of the First
Charlie Faber grounds a 3-2 pitch to left for a hit! Leander Gooding swings at a 3-2 pitch and beats out an infield hit! Ray McDonald swings at another 3-2 pitch and flies out to left. Tom McDowell also works the count full and then hits a 450 ft. home run to left!!! 3 to 0, Jays! Dave Thompson does NOT work the count fill, but swings at a 1-1 pitch and doubles to right center! Gary McKellar lines out hard to deep right and Thompson tags up and moves to 3rd. Cal Doty grounds an 0-2 pitch up the middle for a hit and Thompson scores! 4 to 0, Jays! Garrett Bender strikes out on 3 pitches... If he is hitless today, we will send him back to Daytona (A). His bat is not so great and his glove just keeps getting worse...

Bottom of the First
Ernie Patterson swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd. Tom Howard strikes out! Ricky Perez grounds an 0-2 pitch up the middle for a hit. Ted Mason takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three!

Top of the Second
P Charlie Flora strikes out the side in order....

Top of the Ninth
On the Hill: Rick Pell (30-L), since getting the final out of the 7th. P Jim Baucom strikes out. They make a pitching change. New Pitcher: Ray Hays (29-R), their closer, who is 1-1 with 3 SV and a 3.60 ERA in 10 IP. Charlie Faber grounds a hit up the middle. Leander Gooding doubles to left center and he is definitely our starting 2nd baseman now! Ray McDonald lines out to center and the runners hold... Tom McDowell strikes out looking...

Bottom of the Ninth
P Jim Baucom is at 100 pitches. PH Herman Chance (34-R), their All-Star 1st baseman, who is batting .231 with 2 HR and 6 RBI in 52 AB, walks on 4 pitches... The Bullpen gets up. Ernie Patterson grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and Chance goes to 2nd. Tom Howard swings at a 3-2 pitch and doubles to left and Chance scores... 4 to 1, Jays. P Baucom's scoreless inning streak is over at 26.1 innings... Call to the Bullpen: 2-time All-Star Bill Grant (33-L). Ricky Perez strikes out on a 3-2 pitch! Ted Mason triples to left center and Howard scores... 4 to 2, Jays. Mike Day flies out to deep left and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 4 to 2

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

Jim Baucom (W 4-0) went 8.1 innings, allowed 2 runs, 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 6. 111 pitches.
LHP Bill Grant (SV 3) got 2 outs, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1.

Charlie Flora (L 0-1) went 6 innings, gave us 4 runs (all in the 1st inning), 8 hits (5 in the 1st inning), 1 home run, no walks and struck out 7.

SS Charlie Faber had 2 hits and scored a run. 2B Leander Gooding had 3 hits with a double and scored a run. 3B Tom McDowell had 3 hits with his 4th home run of the season and 3 RBI. 1B Dave Thompson hit a double and scored a run. C Garrett Bender was 0 for 4 with 3 strikeouts, so say your goodbyes to him, now....

The Juice announced that RP Dave Kelly (33-R), injured during the game had elbow inflammation that they expected to keep him out of action for a month.

[Questdog]

Friday, April 23, 2004

C Garrett Bender (30-R) was sent back to Daytona (A) and C Jim Hess (33-R) was recalled. Hess was only 2 for 23 for the Tortugas, but with a double and a home run. He is a much better defender than Bender now. He only has an average arm, but is excellent in all other areas of catching. Bender only has average arm and is below average in all other areas of catching now, when he used to be Gold Glove caliber....

Jacksonville Jays (9-7 .563 1 GB tied for 2nd place in the Southern Division) at
Orlando Juice (6-10 .375 4 GB tied for 6th (last) place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Del Warwick (29-L) (0-2 5.51 ERA 16.1 IP, 27 H, 0 HR, 2 BB, 8 SO) Gold Glove(02) vs.
ORL: Clark Davis (26-R) (2-1 2.55 ERA 24.2 IP, 22 H, 3 HR, 8 BB, 25 SO)

Warwick has been remarkably consistent, allowing 9 hits and 4 runs in each of his 1st 3 starts.... He walked 1 and struck out 3 last time out in 5.1 innings in a loss. He has a .397 BABIP....

Davis was 17-6 with a 3.77 ERA in 215 IP last year, which makes up for 2001, when he went 7-17 with a 3.25 ERA. He pitched a 5 hit shutout last time out. He is 2-2 in 6 starts against the Jays in his career with a 3.24 ERA. 41.2 IP, 38 H, 2 HR, 11 BB, 29 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Cal Doty (27-L .250-60-2-3-.724-1 C+)
2: RF Fernando Tello (22-L .258-62-0-4-.576-0 C) Rookie
3: LF Ray McDonald (23-L .318-66-2-12-.917-2 B+)
4: 3B Tom McDowell (26-R .242-62-4-13-.709-0 C+)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (22-L .233-60-3-7-.692-3 B)
6: C Bert Swope (32-S .280-25-0-1-.653-1 B)
7: 2B Leander Gooding (33-R .467-15-0-3-1.233-0 B)
8: SS Charlie Faber (33-R .302-53-0-6-.771-1 C+)
9: P Del Warwick (29-L .000-3-0-0-.000-0 D+) Gold Glove(02)

ORLANDO
1: 3B Ernie Patterson (23-R .290-62-0-2-.683-1 A+) All-Star(02)/Gold Glove(3: 01-03)
2: 2B Tom Howard (27-R .230-61-1-4-.665-3 B+)
3: LF Ricky Perez (24-L .161-62-2-3-.542-2 B)
4: 1B Herman Chance (34-R .231-52-2-6-.668-0 C+)
5: C Mike Day (33-S .189-37-2-4-.601-0 C+)
6: CF Pete Thompson (23-L .218-55-1-7-.720-2 B)
7: RF Russ Baker (24-S Season debut B) RoY(01)
8: SS Roger Falbo (33-R .333-9-0-0-.667-0 B)
9: P Clark Davis (26-R .333-6-1-3-1.167-0 C+) 2 career HR

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Forbes Field
Weather: 84 F, Clear Skies, with a 10 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 10,572

Top of the First
Cal Doty flies out to center. Fernando Tello grounds out to short. Ray McDonald grounds out to 2nd...

Bottom of the First
Ernie Patterson swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to short. Tom Howard grounds a hit up the middle... He steals 2nd and goes to 3rd when C Bert Swope throws the ball away... Already, Bert's third error of the season... Ricky Perez triples to left center and Howard scores... 1 to 0, Juice. Herman Chance strikes out on 3 pitches! Mike Day strikes out looking!

Top of the Second
Tom McDowell swings at a 3-0 pitch and lines a hit to center, then steals 2nd and goes to 3rd on a ground out. Bert Swope grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and McDowell scores. Tie Game: 1 to 1!

Bottom of the Second
Pete Thompson and Russ Baker lead off with back to back hits off 0-2 pitches and the Juice have runners at the corners with no outs... What the heck is up with P Del Warwick? Roger Falbo swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds into a 6-4-3 double play and Thompson scores. 2 to 1, Juice.

Top of the Fourth
Ray McDonald swings at the first pitch and beats out an infield hit. With 1 out, Jack Washburn pokes a hit over the 2nd baseman and McDonald goes to 3rd. Washburn steals 2nd! Bert Swope flies out to deep center and McDonald tags up, but gets thrown out at home by Pete Thompson....

Bottom of the Fifth
With 2 outs, Tom Howard swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit up the middle. Ricky Perez hits his 2nd triple of the game, tying the MLB record, to left center and Howard scores... 3 to 1, Juice.

Top of the Sixth
Fernando Tello doubles to left center! Ray McDonald lines a hit to center. Tom McDowell grounds out to 3rd and McDonald goes to 2nd, but Tello stays put at 3rd. Jack Washburn strikes out looking.... Bert Swope strikes out looking on 3 pitches...

Bottom of the Seventh
New Pitcher: Roger Wallace (28-R). Ernie Patterson lines a hit to center... The Bullpen is up. With 1 out, Ricky Perez grounds a 3-2 pitch up the middle for a hit and Patterson goes to 3rd... Herman Chance grounds into a 6-4-3 double play!!

Top of the Eighth
On the Hill: Ray Hayes (29-R), their closer, who got 2 outs yesterday, but gave us 2 hits. With 1 out, Fernando Tello grounds a hit to right. Ray McDonald doubles to right! Tom McDowell strikes out... Jack Washburn clears the bases with a double to right center!! Tie Game: 3 to 3!

Top of the Ninth
7-8-9 up for us. Leander Gooding strikes out looking on 3 pitches... Charlie Faber swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted. PH Danny Stewart (33-L) strikes out...

Bottom of the Ninth
New Pitcher: 2-time All-Star Bill Grant (33-L). 8-9-1 up for the Juice. PH Ted Mason (26-R), who was 1 for 4 with a triple and an RBI yesterday, grounds out to 1st, 3-1. PH Joe Jones (28-R), who was 0 for 3 yesterday, strikes out! Ernie Patterson swings at the first pitch and lines out to center!

Extras!

Top of the Tenth
New Pitcher: Daniel Escarcega (33-R), who is 0-0 with a 1.08 ERA in 8.1 IP. He was 1-4 with 3 SV and a 7.02 ERA in 41 IP with 11 HR allowed last year, but was decent in 2001 and 2002. Top of our order up. With 1 out, Fernando Tello takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. But our #3 and #4 hitters both fly out....

Bottom of the Tenth
2-3-4 up for Orlando. With 2 outs, Herman Chance takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Mike Day lines out to right!

Top of the Eleventh
We go down in order...

Bottom of the Eleventh
PH Mike Glantz (32-R), in his season debut, lines a hit to left... He is a career .206 hitter in A Ball.... With 1 out, Glantz steals 2nd... PH Danny Hutchinson (25-R), who was 1 for 3 yesterday, flies out to deep left and Glantz tags up and beats the throw to 3rd... Joe Jones, now playing 3rd base, grounds out to short!

Top of the Twelfth
New Pitcher: Karl Steffl (25-R), a rookie who is 2-2 with a 4.26 ERA in 12.2 IP. He was a 5th round pick in this year's B Leagues Draft and led the Southern League in Saves last year with 33. Charlie Faber grounds a hit up the middle! PH Dave Thompson (28-R) bunts Faber to 2nd... Crap! I forgot again and wasted my best hitter on the bench to bunt....... Cal Doty is walked intentionally. Fernando Tello flies out to deep right and Faber tags up and moves to 3rd. Now, if Doty steals, I will be ticked, because that will take the bat out of the hands of our best hitter.... There he goes..... Dolt.... He is safe... But they do NOT walk Ray McDonald! But he grounds out to 2nd...

Bottom of the Twelfth
New Pitcher: Dave Nini (26-L), the last arm left in the Pen.... With 1 out, Tom Howard grounds a hit up the middle... Ricky Perez takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... P Nini is auditioning for a train ticket.... Herman Chance strikes out! Mike Day pops out to 2nd!

Top of the Thirteenth
Tom McDowell takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. With 1 out, Bert Swope lines a 3-2 pitch to center for a hit and McDowell goes to 3rd! Leander Gooding grounds a hit to left and McDowell scores! 4 to 3, Jays! Charlie Faber doubles to center and Swope scores! 5 to 3, Jays! P Dave Nini, in his first MLB at bat, strikes out... Cal Doty swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 2nd...

Bottom of the Thirteenth
CF Mike Glantz grounds one to 3rd, but Tom McDowell makes a bad throw for an error.... RF Russ Baker lines out to short. PH Barry Magee (31-L), batting .275 with 2 HR and 3 RBI in 51 AB, lines a double to left, but Glantz stops at 3rd. Joe Jones strikes out! Ernie Patterson grounds out to 3rd and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 5 to 3

We had 14 hits and made 2 errors
Orlando had 13 hits and made no errors

Del Warwick went 5.2 innings, allowed 3 runs, 8 hits, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 4. Not so great, but his best this season... His BABIP went up from .397 to .398... If I told you I had a pitcher who was walking 1.6 per 9 innings without allowing any home runs, you'd think he was having a pretty good year, wouldn't you? Instead, he is winless with a 5.32 ERA...
RHP Robbie Hopley faced 1 batter and got him out.
RHP Roger Wallace went 1 scoreless inning and allowed 2 hits.
LHP Albert Davies pitched 1 perfect inning.
LHP Bill Grant went 3 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit, 1 walk and struck out 2.
LHP Dave Nini (W 1-0) went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3.

Clark Davis went 6 innings, gave us 1 run, 7 hits, no walks and struck out 6.
RHP Karl Steffl (L 2-3) went 2 innings, gave us 2 runs, 4 hits, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 2.

CF Cal Doty had a hit and a walk (INT) and stole 2 bases. RF Fernando Tello had 2 hits with a double and a walk and scored a run. LF Ray McDonald had 3 hits with a double and scored a run. 3B Tom McDowell had a hit and a walk, stole a base and scored 2 runs. 1B Jack Washburn had 2 hits with a double, stole a base and had 2 RBI. C Bert Swope had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. 2B Leander Gooding had 2 hits and an RBI. SS Charlie Faber had 2 hits with a double and an RBI.

For Orlando, 2B Tom Howard had 3 hits, stole a base and scored 2 runs. LF Ricky Perez had 4 hits with 2 triples, tying the MLB record, drew a walk and had 2 RBI.

[Questdog]

Saturday, April 24, 2004

Jacksonville Jays (10-7 .588 0 GA tied for 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Orlando Juice (6-11 .353 4 GB tied for 7th (last) place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Dale Gilchrist (25-R) (1-1 1.17 ERA 15.1 IP, 9 H, 2 HR, 6 BB, 9 SO) vs.
ORL: Bob Carroll (28-R) (0-1 3.86 ERA 14 IP, 9 H, 1 HR, 9 BB, 8 SO)

Gilchrist gave up 2 runs on 5 hits, 2 home runs and 2 walks with 5 strikeouts last time out, but we were shut out and he took a loss.

Carroll was 10-9 with a 4.54 ERA in 166.2 IP last year. He is 1-3 in 9 starts against the Jays in his career with a 4.99 ERA. 57.2 IP, 63 H, 1 HR, 37 BB, 29 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Cal Doty (27-L .242-66-2-3-.699-3 C+)
2: RF Fernando Tello (22-L .269-67-0-4-.618-0 C) Rookie
3: LF Ray McDonald (23-L .333-72-2-12-.937-2 B+)
4: 3B Tom McDowell (26-R .239-67-4-13-.697-1 C+)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (22-L .243-66-3-9-.705-4 B)
6: C Bert Swope (32-S .258-31-0-2-.593-1 B)
7: 2B Leander Gooding (33-R .429-21-0-4-1.074-0 B)
8: SS Charlie Faber (33-R .305-59-0-7-.771-1 C+)
9: P Dale Gilchrist (25-RL .200-5-0-0-.400-0 D)

ORLANDO
1: 3B Ernie Patterson (23-R .275-69-0-2-.644-1 A+) All-Star(02)/Gold Glove(3: 01-03)
2: 2B Tom Howard (27-R .254-67-1-4-.694-4 B+)
3: LF Ricky Perez (24-L .209-67-2-5-.687-2 B)
4: RF Barry Magee (31-L .288-52-2-3-.795-0 B)
5: CF Pete Thompson (23-L .237-59-1-7-.754-2 B)
6: SS Danny Hutchinson (25-R .255-55-0-5-.608-0 B+) All-Star(02)
7: 1B Roger Falbo (33-R .273-11-0-0-.606-0 A+)
8: C Ricky Tejada (30-L .158-19-0-1-.401-0 B)
9: P Bob Carroll (28-R .250-4-0-1-.750-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Forbes Field
Weather: 75 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 9 MPH wind blowing out to center
Attendance: 10,700

Top of the First
In a 9 pitch at bat, Cal Doty takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three... Fernando Tello grounds a hit to right. Ray McDonald takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Tom McDowell pops out to right... Jack Washburn grounds out to 2nd...

Bottom of the First
Ernie Patterson swings at he first pitch and bounces one weakly to 3rd and Tom McDowell nips him at 1st! Tom Howard pops out to center. Ricky Perez beats out an infield hit... Barry Magee swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd!

Top of the Second
With 1 out, Leander Gooding grounds a hit to right and steals 2nd. Charlie Faber grounds a hit up the middle and Gooding beats the throw home! 1 to 0, Jays! P Dale Gilchrist bunts Faber to 2nd. Cal Doty strikes out looking...

Top of the Fifth
P Dale Gilchrist and Cal Doty lead off with back to back hits. Fernando Tello swings at the first pitch and grounds into a 6-4-3 double play...

Top of the Sixth
With 2 outs, Bert Swope draws a walk. Leander Gooding beats out an infield hit. Charlie Faber swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit up the middle and Swope beats the throw home! 2 to 0, Jays!

Bottom of the Seventh
Danny Hutchinson and Roger Falbo lead off with back to back hits... The Bullpen got up after the first hit. With 2 outs, Ernie Patterson beats out an infield hit to load the bases up... Tom Howard grounds out to 3rd!

Bottom of the Eighth
The Bullpen is ready. Ricky Perez takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Barry Magee doubles to right center... Pete Thompson flies out to deep center and Perez tags up and trots home. 2 to 1, Jays. Call to the Bullpen: Robbie Hopley (30-R). Danny Hutchinson pops out to center and Magee surprises Cal Doty by tagging up at 2nd and heading to 3rd and the throw is late... PH Herman Chance (34-R0, 0 for 5 with 2 walks this series, flies out to left!

Bottom of the Ninth
New Pitcher: Albert Davies (27-L), trying for his 1st career Save... The Bullpen is ready. 8-9-1 up for Orlando. PH Jim Wilt (29-R), 0 for 2 this series, grounds out to short. PH Joe Jones (28-R), 0 for 6 with 3 strikeouts this series, doubles down the right field line... Call to the Bullpen: Roger Wallace (28-R). Ernie Patterson lines a double down the left field line and Jones scores... Tie Game: 2 to 2. Patterson tries to steal 3rd and C Bert Swope throws him out! It is good to see that that idiots are not confined to the Jays' dugout.... Tom Howard pops out to 1st!

Extras!
Two days in a row and 3 of the last 5 games!

Top of the Tenth
New Pitcher; Daniel Escarcega (33-R), he of the now sub-1.00 ERA, who pitched 2 scoreless innings, yesterday. Top of our Order up. Cal Doty takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Fernando Tello grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. Pinch-runner: Frank Roadman (29-R). He steals 2nd! Ray McDonald strikes out on 3 pitches... Tom McDowell takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Jack Washburn strikes out on 3 pitches, but the ball gets away from the catcher! But he recovers it and throw Washburn out at 1st....

Bottom of the Tenth
Danny Stewart (33-L) is in to play left and Ray McDonald moves to right. 3-4-5 up for them, three big lefty bats.... But our two lefties that have not been used today are tuckered out... We win or lose with P Roger Wallace.... They go down in order!

Top of the Eleventh
Their Bullpen is in better shape than ours; they still have one fresh arm left. With 1 out, Leander Gooding draws a walk. Charlie Faber bloops a hit to right center and Gooding beats the throw to 3rd! P Roger Wallace has to hit and he swings away for some reason and grounds one hard to the left side.... SS Danny Hutchinson makes a great stop, but his only play is to 1st and Gooding scores and Faber goes to 2nd! 3 to 2, Jays! They walk Cal Doty intentionally. Danny Stewart swings at a 3-2 pitch and sends one to deep center, but Pete Thompson makes a running catch...

Bottom of the Eleventh
Danny Hutchinson bloops a 3-2 pitch to right for a hit... 1B Herman Chance lines an 0-2 pitch to left for a hit... C Mike Day (33-S), 0 for 10 this series, swings at the first pitch and flies out to deep center and Hutchinson tags up and beats the throw to 3rd... PH Russ Baker (24-S), the 2001 Rookie of the Year, who was 1 for 5 yesterday, swings at the firs pitch and clears the bases with a double grounded over the 1st base bag...

Lost - 4 to 3

We had 10 hits (all singles) and made no errors
Orlando had 12 hits and made no errors

Dale Gilchrist went 7.1 innings, allowed 1 run, 7 hits, 3 walks and struck out 4. 118 pitches. At bat, he had a hit. His 2nd straight good game with no win....
RHP Robbie Hopley (H 2) faced 2 batters and got 2 outs.
LHP Albert Davies (H 2) got 1 out, allowed 1 run and 1 hit.
RHP Roger Wallace (L 1-1, BS 2) went 2 innings, allowed 2 runs, 4 hits and struck out 1. At bat, he had an RBI.

Bob Carroll went 7 innings, gave us 2 runs, 8 hits, 3 walks and struck out 5.
RHP Daniel Escarcega (W 1-0) went 2 innings, gave us 1 run, 1 hit, 4 walks (1 INT) and struck out 2.

CF Cal Doty had a hit and 2 walks (1 INT). RF Fernando Tello had 2 hits. PR Frank Roadman stole a base. 3B Tom McDowell had a hit and a walk. 2B Leander Gooding had 2 hits and 2 walks, stole a base and scored 2 runs. SS Charlie Faber had 3 hits and 2 RBI.

For Orlando, SS Danny Hutchinson had 2 hits and a walk and scored a run.

[Questdog]

Sunday, April 25, 2004

Jacksonville Jays (10-8 .556 0 GA tied for 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Orlando Juice (7-11 .389 3 GB tied for 6th (last) place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Danny Coreano (25-L) (1-1 5.29 ERA 17 IP, 19 H, 3 HR, 10 BB, 9 SO) vs.
ORL: Manny Martinez (32-R) (0-3 4.15 ERA 26 IP, 29 H, 1 HR, 8 BB, 20 SO)

After pitching a shutout in his 1st start, Coreano was been hit very hard his last two times out. Last time, he gave up 5 runs on 8 hits, 1 home run and 5 walks with 2 strikeouts in 5 innings in a no decision that we won in 12 innings.

Martinez, the ex-Jay, is their #1 starter. He was 9-9 with a 2.88 ERA in 172 IP last year. He is 0-2 in 4 starts against the Jays in his career with a 1.29 ERA. 14 IP, 8 H, 0 HR, 2 BB, 8 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Cal Doty (27-L .243-70-2-3-.706-3 C+)
2: RF Fernando Tello (22-L .278-72-0-4-.631-0 C) Rookie
3: LF Ray McDonald (23-L .316-76-2-12-.897-2 B+)
4: 3B Tom McDowell (26-R .239-71-4-13-.695-1 C+)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (22-L .225-71-3-9-.655-4 B)
6: C Bert Swope (32-S .229-35-0-2-.547-1 B)
7: 2B Leander Gooding (33-R .458-24-0-4-1.144-1 B)
8: SS Charlie Faber (33-R .328-64-0-9-.809-1 C+)
9: P Danny Coreano (25-L .400-5-0-2-1.100-0 F)

ORLANDO
1: 3B Ernie Patterson (23-R .284-74-0-3-.667-1 A+) All-Star(02)/Gold Glove(3: 01-03)
2: 2B Tom Howard (27-R .236-72-1-4-.647-4 B+)
3: LF Ricky Perez (24-L .211-71-2-5-.686-2 B)
4: 1B Herman Chance (34-R .220-59-2-6-.635-0 C+) All-Star
5: RF Barry Magee (31-L .281-57-2-3-.779-0 B)
6: SS Danny Hutchinson (25-R .288-59-0-5-.676-0 B+) All-Star(02)
7: C Mike Day (33-S .159-44-2-4-.508-0 C+)
8: CF Pete Thompson (23-L .222-63-1-8-.704-2 B)
9: P Manny Martinez (32-R .111-9-0-0-.222-0 F)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Forbes Field
Weather: 77 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 9 MPH wind blowing left to right
Attendance: 11,209

Top of the First
Cal Doty doubles off the wall in center! Fernando Tello strikes out looking on 3 pitches... Doty steals 3rd! Ray McDonald grounds out to 2nd and Doty scores. 1 to 0, Jays! Tom McDowell pops out to center.

Bottom of the First
Ernie Patterson grounds a hit up the middle... Tom Howard lines out to deep center and Patterson tags up and heads to 2nd, but Cal Doty throws him out!! 5 assists already for Doty! Ricky Perez grounds out to the pitcher!

Top of the Third
Charlie Faber grounds a hit up the middle and P Danny Coreano bunts him to 2nd. Cal Doty beats out an infield hit. C Mike Day picks Doty off at 1st.... Fernando Tello beats out an infield hit and Faber scores! 2 to 0, Jays!

Top of the Fourth
Tom McDowell and Jack Washburn lead off with back to back hits. Bert Swope swings at 3-2 pitch and clears the bases with a double to right center!! 4 to 0, Jays! Leander Gooding swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines out to 1st and they double Swope off at 2nd... How do we ever score any runs with all these outs on the bases?

Top of the Fifth
P Danny Coreano and Cal Doty lead off with back to back hits. Fernando Tello grounds into a 3-6-3 double play....

Bottom of the Fifth
With 2 outs, P Manny Martinez grounds a hit to left. Ernie Patterson doubles to center and P Martinez scores... 4 to 1, Jays.

Top of the Ninth
On the Hill: Ray Hayes (29-R), their closer, after a perfect 8th. He strikes out the side in order...

Won - 4 to 1

We had 10 hits and made 1 error
Orlando had 11 hits and made no errors

Danny Coreano (W 2-1) went 8.1 innings, allowed 1 run, 11 hits, no walks and struck out 7. 115 pitches. At bat, he had a hit.
RHP Robbie Hopley (SV 1) faced 1 batter and got 2 outs.

Manny Martinez (L 0-4) went 7 innings, gave us 4 runs, 10 hits, 1 walk and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit and scored their only run.

CF/LF Cal Doty had 3 hits with a double, stole a base and scored a run and threw out 2 runners on the bases. 3B Tom McDowell had 2 hits and scored a run. 1B Jack Washburn had a hit and a walk and scored a run. C Bert Swope hit a double and had 2 RBI.

For Orlando, 3B Ernie Patterson had 3 hits with a double, stole a base and had an RBI. RF Barry Magee had 3 hits with a double.

The Juice announced that 1B Herman Chance, injured during the game, had back tightness and should be fine for the next game.

[Questdog]

April 26, 2004

Monday Morning Report
Player of the Week - Ivan Moreno, RF, Buffalo (32-L .333/.390/.606) Had 12 hits with 1 2B, 3 HR, 3 BB, 5 SO, 9 R (!) and 9 RBI in 6 G (3rd career PoW)

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

April 21 - 2B Leo Toruno (30-L) of Memphis had 3 hits with a double and a home run and 5 RBI at Louisville. The Mules won, 11 to 2, and had 20 hits.
April 22 - Richmond won at Birmingham, 5 to 4, with a run in the top of the 9th, but the game was costly to both teams. Richmond lost 2-time Gold Glove and 3 time All-Star CF Jose Vazquez for 2 to 3 weeks with a herniated disc. Birmingham lost 2-time All-Star and MLN all-time hit and stolen base leader 3B Stan Stephens for an estimated 6 weeks with a biceps strain.
April 23 - Bill Halpin (27-R) of Columbus pitched a 2 hit shutout at Buffalo. He walked 2 and struck out 6. It is the 7th shutout of his career. The Explorers won, 4 to 0.
April 24 - Rookie Pete Harris (24-R) of Rochester pitched a 4 hit shutout at Syracuse. He walked 7 and struck out 2. It is his 3rd career start. The Roosters won, 5 to 0.
April 25 - Steve Cron (29-L) of Buffalo pitched a 3 hit shutout at home versus Columbus. He did not walk a batter, but hit one and struck out 7. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. It is his 2nd shutout of the season, tying him for the MLB lead, and the 12th of his career. The Bombers won, 8 to 0.

[Questdog]

Tuesday, April 27, 2004

Today is Dennis Brown's 30th birthday!

We are in Louisville to play the Colonels a short 2 game set. They split 4 games at Charlotte over the weekend. We were 4-10 against them last year when they finished 84-78 in 3rd place in the South. They were the only team in the South that we had a losing record against. They are 12th in scoring with 3.79 runs per game (Jacksonville is #11 with 3.89). We have scored 2 more runs than they have. They are last in the MLB in hitting at .234, but 2nd in walks (69). We are hitting better than average (.263), but are 2nd to last in walks (49). The Colonels are 13th in fewest runs allowed with 4.58 per game (Jacksonville is #1 with 2.79!). Their run differential is -15, 2nd worst in the MLB, and ours with +21, the 3rd best. Only 4 teams are positive right now.

Jacksonville Jays (11-8 .579 0 GA tied for 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Louisville Colonels (9-10 .474 2 GB in 4th place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Jim Baucom (22-L) (4-0 0.80 ERA 33.2 IP, 26 H, 0 HR, 5 BB, 23 SO) All-Star(2: 02-03) vs.
LOU: Tommy Corris (24-R) (2-2 1.63 ERA 27.2 IP, 23 H, 2 HR, 5 BB, 22 SO)

Baucom gave up 2 runs on 5 hits and 1 walk with 6 strikeouts in 8.1 innings last time out in a win.

Corris, who was the #6 overall pick in the 2002 B Leagues Draft when Baucom was #1, is their #1 starter. He was 13-12 with a 2.94 ERA in 251 IP last year. He is 2-0 in 5 starts against the Jays in his career with a 2.31 ERA. 39 IP, 29 H, 1 HR, 11 BB, 19 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Leander Gooding (33-R .407-27-0-4-1.022-1 B)
2: CF Cal Doty (27-L .270-74-2-3-.760-4 C+)
3: LF Ray McDonald (23-L .300-80-2-12-.853-2 B+)
4: 3B Tom McDowell (26-R .253-75-4-13-.711-1 C+)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (22-L .230-74-3-9-.666-4 B)
6: RF Fernando Tello (22-L .276-76-0-5-.624-0 C) Rookie
7: SS Charlie Faber (33-R .328-67-0-9-.803-1 C+)
8: C Bert Swope (32-S .231-39-0-4-.568-1 B)
9: P Jim Baucom (22-L .071-14-0-1-.143-0 C) All-Star(02-03)

LOUISVILLE
1: LF Danny Rosas (25-L .338-68-1-7-.837-10 B+)
2: RF Ray Lovell (30-L .233-30-0-0-.467-0 B)
3: 2B Ron Lerche (25-R .247-73-2-9-.691-1 B+)
4: C Dick Pavlov (36-L .323-62-1-10-.815-0 B+) All-Star(3: 01-03)
5: 1B Alan Douglas (28-S .208-72-3-7-.683-4 A) Sprained ankle
6: 3B Ron Duggins (32-R .357-14-1-5-.971-0 C+)
7: CF Al Graves (27-L Season debut C)
8: SS Graham Carr (32-R .161-31-0-1-.349-0 B+)
9: P Tommy Corris (24-R .111-9-0-0-.333-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Colonels Field
Weather: 58 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 9 MPH wind blowing left to right
Attendance: 10,485

Top of the First
Leander Gooding grounds out to short. Cal Doty swings at the first pitch and flies out to left. Ray McDonald grounds out to 3rd....

Bottom of the First
Danny Rosas lines a 3-2 pitch to center for a hit... Ray Lovell flies out to deep center. Ron Lerche pops out to left. Dick Pavlov strikes out!

Top of the Third
With 1 out, P Jim Baucom lines our first hit of the game to center and then P Tommy Corris balks him to 2nd. Leander Gooding grounds a hit up the middle and our idiot 3rd base coach, who has been expressly told to never send any of our pitchers if the play seems it might remotely be close, waves P Jim Baucom enthusiastically home, where he finds the ball waiting for him on a a platter..... At least he was not hurt...

Top of the Fourth
With 2 outs, Jack Washburn hits a line drive that just carries the wall in right! 1 to 0, Jays!

Top of the Sixth
Leander Gooding takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Cal Doty triples to left and Gooding scores! 2 to 0, Jays! But Doty calls out Trudy the Trainer.... She comes back and leaves Doty on base! They walk Ray McDonald intentionally. Tom McDowell swings at the first pitch and doubles to left center and Doty scores! 3 to 0, Jays! They walk Jack Washburn intentionally to load the bases up with no outs. Two of the three runners on base were put there on purpose.... Fernando Tello takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to force in a run! 4 to 0, Jays! Charlie Faber grounds a hit up the middle and McDowell scores! 5 to 0, Jays! That does it for P Tommy Corris. New Pitcher: Dick Miller (35-R), who is 1-0 with a 4.91 ERA in 7.1 IP. He was 3-3 with 1 SV and a 3.48 ERA in 54.1 IP last year. Bert Swope swings at the first pitch and grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and Washburn scores and Tello goes to 3rd. 6 to 0, Jays! P Jim Baucom grounds a 3-2 pitch to right for a hit and Tello scores! 7 to 0, Jays! Leander Gooding, who led off the inning, swings at the first pitch and grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4, and Swope goes to 3rd. Cal Doty beats out an infield hit and Swope scores! 8 to 0, Jays!

Bottom of the Seventh
Gary McKellar (34-R) is into play center. Cal Doty moves to left and Ray McDonald moves to right. Dick Pavlov grounds one to 1st and Jack Washburn boots it... With 1 out, Ron Duggins hits a home run to left... 8 to 2, Jays.

Top of the Eighth
On the Hill: Randy Duffy (31-L), after a scoreless 7th. PH Jim Hess (33-R), the slowest player on the team, in his first at bat of the season, beats out an infield hit. PH Dave Thompson (28-R) walks on 4 pitches. With 2 outs, Ray McDonald grounds one to short, but Graham Carr boots it and the bases are loaded with 2 outs. Carr's first error of the season. Tom McDowell flies out to deep center...

Bottom of the Eighth
New Pitcher: Dave Nini (26-L). Jim Hess stays in to catch and Junior Danielson (32-R) is in to play 3rd. PH Ernie Mitchell (24-L), a rookie, who is 3 for 12 (.250) with an RBI on the season and in his career, hits a home run to right... 8 to 3, Jays. Pia! A train ticket! The Bullpen is up. With 2 outs, Ron Lerche takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Dick Pavlov strikes out looking on 3 pitches.

Top of the Ninth
New Pitcher: Larry Lewis (31-R). He is 1-0 with 7.30 ERA in 12.1 IP with 3 HR allowed. He was 4-4 with 1 SV and a 5.47 ERA in 82.2 IP last year. Jack Washburn pops one foul behind the plate, but C Dick Pavlov drops the ball for an error. Given a second chance, Washburn hits a 3-2 pitch down the right field line and over the wall for his second home run of the game! 9 to 3, Jays!

Bottom of the Ninth
With 2 outs, Al Graves hits a home run to right center... 9 to 4, Jays.

Won - 9 to 4

We had 11 hits and made 1 error
Louisville had 7 hits and made 3 errors

Jim Baucom (W 5-0) went 7 innings, allowed 2 runs (1 earned), 4 hits, 1 home run (his 1st allowed this year), no walks and struck out 8. At bat, he had 2 hits and an RBI. He is the first pitcher in the MLB to 5 wins!
LHP Dave Nini went 2 innings, allowed 2 runs, 3 hits, 2 home runs, 1 walk and struck out 2.

Tommy Corris (L 2-3) went 5+ innings, gave us 8 runs, 6 hits, 1 home run, 4 walks (2 INT) and struck out 2. He balked.

2B Leander Gooding had a hit and a walk and scored a run. CF/LF Cal Doty had 2 hits with a triple, scored a run and had 2 RBI. 3B Tom McDowell had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had an RBI. 1B Jack Washburn hit 2 home runs to take over the team lead with 5 on the season, drew a walk and scored 3 runs. He hit 3 home runs in the first 3 games of the season and then no more until now. RF Fernando Tello drew a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. C Bert Swope had not hits or walks, but scored a run and had an RBI. PH/C Jim Hess went 1 for 2 in his first game of the season. PH Dave Thompson drew a walk.

[Questdog]

Wednesday, April 28, 2004

Jacksonville Jays (12-8 .600 0 GA tied for 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Louisville Colonels (9-11 .450 3 GB in 4th place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Al Calice (23-R) (1-2 2.57 ERA 21 IP, 15 H, 3 HR, 8 BB, 8 SO) Rookie vs.
LOU: Carlos Santiago (26-L) (1-2 4.07 ERA 24.1 IP, 28 H, 1 HR, 4 BB, 12 SO)

Calice had a CG win last time out, allowing 2 runs on 7 hits and 1 walk with 4 strikeouts. We are skipping Del Warwick's spot, so the lefty can pitch against Memphis and their lefty leaning lineup tomorrow.

Santiago was 8-15 with a 4.64 ERA in 219 IP last year, but 13-18 with a 2.80 ERA in 2202. He is 2-4 in 9 starts against the Jays in his career with a 5.22 ERA. 60.1 IP, 64 H, 2 HR, 19 BB, 31 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: SS Charlie Faber (33-R .319-72-0-10-.776-1 C+)
2: 2B Leander Gooding (33-R .387-31-0-4-.973-1 B)
3: 1B Dave Thompson (28-R .200-10-0-0-.633-0 C+)
4: 3B Tom McDowell (26-R .263-80-4-14-.728-1 C+)
5: CF Gary McKellar (34-R .125-8-0-0-.347-0 B)
6: RF Fernando Tello (22-L .266-79-0-6-.609-0 C) Rookie
7: LF Cal Doty (27-L .278-79-2-5-.788-4 B+)
8: C Jim Hess (33-R .500-2-0-0-1.000-0 B)
9: P Al Calice (23-R .286-7-0-2-.857-0 D) Rookie

LOUISVILLE
1: RF Danny Rosas (25-L .333-72-1-7-.819-10 B)
2: 1B Alan Douglas (28-S .197-76-3-7-.649-4 A) Sprained ankle
3: 2B Ron Lerche (25-R .237-76-2-9-.673-1 B+)
4: C Dick Pavlov (36-L .303-66-1-10-.767-0 B+) All-Star(3: 01-03)
5: 3B Ed Ruiz (34-R .286-42-1-4-.753-1 C+)
6: CF Al Graves (27-L .250-4-1-1-1.250-0 C)
7: LF Ernie Mitchell (24-L .308-13-1-2-1.092-0 B) Rookie
8: SS Robin Massey (24-R .129-31-0-4-.399-0 B+) Rookie #54 prospect
9: P Carlos Santiago (26-L .111-9-0-1-.311-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Colonels Field
Weather: 58 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 9 MPH wind blowing left to right
Attendance: 8,832

Top of the First
Charlie Faber grounds out to short. Leander Gooding swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses... Dave Thompson walks on 4 pitches. Tom McDowell swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops out to left....

Bottom of the First
Danny Rosas walks on 4 pitches...... He steals 2nd. Alan Douglas walks on 4 pitches.... Ron Lerche pops out to 2nd! Rosas steals 3rd. Dick Pavlov strikes out! Ed Ruiz drives on to deep left, but Cal Doty makes a running catch on the warning track!

Top of the Fourth
With 1 out, Dave Thompson swings at the first pitch and lines our first hit of the game to center. Tom McDowell hits a home run to left center!! 2 to 0, Jays!

Bottom of the Sixth
Ron Lerche swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to right, the first of the game for the Colonels. He tries to steal 2nd, but C Jim Hess throws him out!

Bottom of the Seventh
Al Graves doubles to center... The Bullpen hops up. Ernie Mitchell grounds out to 2nd and Graves goes to 3rd. Robin Massey beats out an infield hit and Graves scores... 2 to 1, Jays. PH Lee Brand (28-L), 0 for 1 yesterday, is sent up. Call to the Bullpen: 2-time All-Star Bill Grant (33-L). Brand grounds into a 6-4-3 double play!!

Top of the Eighth
New Pitcher: Rick Johnson (27-R), a rookie who has yet to allow a run in 5.1 IP this season. Charlie Faber grounds a 3-2 pitch up the middle for a hit and goes to 2nd on a ground out. PH Ray McDonald (23-L) is walked intentionally. Tom McDowell lines a 3-2 pitch to left center for a hit and Faber scores! 3 to 1, Jays! The next two make outs.

Bottom of the Ninth
P Bill Grant has only thrown 15 pitches, but the Bullpen is ready, just in case. 5-6-7 up for the Colonels. Ed Ruiz flies out to deep right. Al Graves lines one to left and Cal Doty makes a sliding catch! Ernie Mitchell lines one to deep right and Ray McDonald makes a running catch and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 3 to 1

Mini-sweep!

We had 7 hits and made 1 error
Louisville had 4 hits and made no errors

Al Calice (W 2-2) went 6.1 innings, allowed 1 run, 3 hits, 4 walks and struck out 3.
LHP Bill Grant (SV 4) pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1.

Carlos Santiago (L 1-3) went 7 innings, gave us 2 runs, 4 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks and struck out 6.

1B Dave Thompson has a hit and a walk and scored a run. PH/RF Ray McDonald was walked intentionally. 3B Tom McDowell had 2 hits with his 5th home run of the season and 3 RBI. CF Gary McKellar had a hit and a walk. LF Cal Doty had 2 hits and a walk.

[Questdog]

Thursday, April 29, 2004

Well, last night, me and Coach Carl were going over how to pitch to the hitters and use our Bullpen for today's game and he mentioned Dave Nini.... I thought I sent him to Daytona? Turns out that Pia bought the train ticket, but I forgot to file the paperwork to demote him.... So I did that, pronto. RP Dave Nini (26-L) was sent to Daytona (A) and P Mike Marsh (23-R) was recalled. Marsh will go to the Bullpen and that will give us a little more flexibility when we want to give someone (Baucom) and extra day of rest. Marsh was 0-2 with a 2.60 ERA in 4 starts for the Tortugas, but his stats are not all that pretty.

We are in Memphis to play the Mules a 4 game series through the weekend. They lost a pair of games here to Orlando on Monday and Tuesday. We were 8-6 against them last year when they finished 80-82 in 6th place in the South. They are 11th in scoring with 3.90 runs per game (Jacksonville is tied for #7 with 4.10). We have scored 4 more runs than they have. We now lead the MLB in most strikeouts by our hitters with 156. The Mules are 9th in fewest runs allowed with 4.19 per game (Jacksonville is still #1 with 2.76). We will not finish the season #1, I am pretty sure... Their run differential is -6 and ours is now +28, up to 2nd best in the MLB, behind Buffalo (+32)!

Jacksonville Jays (13-8 .619 0 GA tied for 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Memphis Mules (8-13 .381 5 GB tied for 7th (last) place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Del Warwick (29-L) (0-2 5.32 ERA 22 IP, 35 H, 0 HR, 4 BB, 12 SO) Gold Glove(02) vs.
MEM: Dave Gray (34-R) (1-2 3.76 ERA 26.1 IP, 27 H, 0 HR, 10 BB, 10 SO)

Warwick had his best game of the season last time out, allowing 3 runs on 8 hits and 2 walks with 4 strikeouts in 5.2 innings in a no decision that we won in 13 innings.

With Rick Potts on the DL for the next three weeks, Gray is their #1 starter. He was 9-16 with a 4.00 ERA in 211.1 IP last year. He is 2-1 in 5 starts against the Jays in his career with a 5.46 ERA. 28 IP, 28 H, 1 HR, 11 BB, 15 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Leander Gooding (33-R .343-35-0-4-.867-1 B)
2: CF Cal Doty (27-L .293-82-2-5-.814-4 C+)
3: LF Ray McDonald (23-L .286-84-2-13-.829-2 B+)
4: 3B Tom McDowell (26-R .274-84-5-17-.776-1 C+)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (22-L .241-79-5-11-.759-4 B)
6: RF Fernando Tello (22-L .253-83-0-6-.580-0 C) Rookie
7: SS Charlie Faber (33-R .316-76-0-10-.763-1 C+)
8: C Bert Swope (32-S .214-42-0-5-.529-1 B)
9: P Del Warwick (29-L .000-4-0-0-.000-0 D+) Gold Glove(02)

RF Fernando Tello had better get hot this series or he will go to Daytona (A) for some seasoning.

MEMPHIS
1: SS Tony Weninger (22-R .281-64-0-4-.661-3 B+)
2: 2B Leo Toruno (30-L .280-82-3-15-.810-2 B) Silver Slugger(2: 01(SS),02)/All-Star(2: 01-02)
3: 3 Keith Meyer (29-L .349-83-6-15-.986-3 C+) MVP(2: 01,03)/Silver Slugger(3: 01(2BB),02-03)/All-Star(3: 01-03)
4: Nestor Gonzalez (30-L .218-87-3-7-.652-0 A) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(3: 01-03)
5: C Roger Beaudin (31-R .235-68-0-4-.595-1 D+) All-Star
6: LF Rafael Jimenez (29-L .242-62-1-10-.686-1 C) All-Star(2: 02-03)
7: RF Ron Alario (34-R .219-73-1-5-.606-0 A+) Gold Glove(2: 02-03)
8: CF Steve Gress (32-L .211-76-1-4-.536-3 B) All-Star(01)
9: P Dave Gray (34-R .143-7-0-0-.286-0 D)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: RFK Stadium
Weather: 70 F, Clear Skies, with an 8 MPH wind blowing in from right
Attendance: 9,754

Top of the First
Leander Gooding grounds out to 2nd. Cal Doty swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 2nd. Ray McDonald hits a 454 ft. home run to right center! 1 to 0, Jays! Tom McDowell strikes out...

Bottom of the First
Tony Weninger swings at the first pitch and lines one hard to deep left, but Ray McDonald makes a great over-the-shoulder catch! Leo Toruno strikes out! Keith Meyer, the 2-time and reigning MVP, strikes out looking! 1-2-3!

Top of the Fourth
Tom McDowell lines an 0-2 pitch down the left field line for a double! But the next three make outs...

Bottom of the Ninth
P Del Warwick is at 101 pitches. He has allowed 3 hits and struck out 11! Gary McKellar (34-R) is in to play center. Cal Doty moves to left and Ray McDonald moves to right. The Bullpen is ready. Top of their order up. Tony Weninger grounds out to 2nd! Leo Toruno swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted! Keith Meyer grounds one to 2nd and THIS Leander Gooding throws the ball away for a 2 base error.... Nestor Gonzalez swings at an 0-2 pitch and pops out to 2nd and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 1 to 0

We had 8 hits and made 1 error
Memphis had 3 hits and made no errors

Del Warwick (W 1-2) pitched 9 shutout innings (CG), allowed 3 hits, 1 walk and struck out 11. 117 pitches. Most strikeouts for a Jay this season! He struck out every batter in the lineup, except SS Tony Weninger. The 7th shutout of his career and 3rd as a Jay. Game Score of 91 ties Jim Baucom when hit pitched a 1-hitter here against the Mules last September for the highest ever by a Jay!

Dave Gray (L 1-3) went 7 innings, gave us 1 run, 7 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 4.

LF/RF Ray McDonald hit with 3rd home run of the season. 3B Tom McDowell had 3 hits with a double and stole a base, but no runs or RBI.

[Questdog]

Friday, April 30, 2004

Jacksonville Jays (14-8 .636 0 GA tied for 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Memphis Mules (8-14 .364 6 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Dale Gilchrist (25-R) (1-1 1.19 ERA 22.2 IP, 16 H, 2 HR, 9 BB, 13 SO) vs.
MEM: Charlie Foltz (30-R) (2-2 3.38 ERA 26.2 IP, 23 H, 4 HR, 9 BB, 12 SO) All-Star(01)

Gilchrist, who is currently 2nd in the MLB in ERA behind Jim Baucom, will likely not be after this game, with all their lefty sluggers... He gave up 1 run on 7 hits and 3 walks with 4 strikeouts in 7.1 innings last time out in a no decision that we lost in 11 innings.

Foltz was 13-15 with a 4.05 ERA in 220 IP last year. He is 4-3 in 8 starts against the Jays in his career with a 4.73 ERA. 53.1 IP, 57 H, 1 HR, 25 BB, 35 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Cal Doty (27-L .282-85-2-5-.793-5 C+)
2: RF Fernando Tello (22-L .253-87-0-6-.577-0 C) Rookie
3: LF Ray McDonald (23-L .284-88-3-14-.848-2 B+)
4: 3B Tom McDowell (26-R .295-88-5-17-.819-2 C+)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (22-L .241-83-5-11-.746-4 B)
6: C Bert Swope (32-S .217-46-0-5-.526-1 B)
7: 2B Leander Gooding (33-R .333-39-0-4-.831-2 B)
8: SS Charlie Faber (33-R .300-80-0-10-.726-1 C+)
9: P Dale Gilchrist (25-R .286-7-0-0-.571-0 D)

MEMPHIS
1: CF Steve Gress (32-L .228-79-1-4-.578-3 B) All-Star(01)
2: LF Rafael Jimenez (29-L .234-64-1-10-.675-1 C) All-Star(2: 02-03)
3: 3 Keith Meyer (29-L .333-87-6-15-.942-3 C+) MVP(2: 01,03)/Silver Slugger(3: 01(2BB),02-03)/All-Star(3: 01-03)
4: 2B Leo Toruno (30-L .267-86-3-15-.773-2 B) Silver Slugger(2: 01(SS),02)/All-Star(2: 01-02)
5: Nestor Gonzalez (30-L .209-91-3-7-.624-0 A) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(3: 01-03)
6: C Roger Beaudin (31-R .239-71-0-4-.598-1 D+) All-Star
7: RF Ron Alario (34-R .211-76-1-5-.583-0 A+) Gold Glove(2: 02-03)
8: SS Benito Abonza (32-R .222-9-0-2-.556-0 B+)
9: P Charlie Foltz (30-R .250-4-0-0-.650-0 F) All-Star(01)

This lineup is hitting .323 lifetime versus P Dale Gilchrist, but without a home run.

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: RFK Stadium
Weather: 73 F, Clear Skies, with a 9 MPH wind blowing in from right
Attendance: 11,078

Top of the First
Cal Doty swings at a 3-2 pitch and triples to center! His 3rd triple of the season! Fernando Tello grounds out to the pitcher and Doty has to hold... How can someone tattoo the ball the way he did in Spring Training hit so tamely once the season starts? Ray McDonald strikes out.... Yep... Tom McDowell lines one hard, straight to the Gold Glove right fielder, but Ron Alario clanks it for a 2 base error and Doty scores! 1 to 0, Jays! Jack Washburn strikes out...

Bottom of the First
Steve Gress swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 3rd. Rafael Jimenez grounds one to 1st, but Jack Washburn boots it... Already his 4th error... Keith Meyer lines out to right. Leo Toruno hits a home run to right... 2 to 1, Mules. Nestor Gonzalez swings at the first pitch and flies out to center.

Bottom of the Second
P Dale Gilchrist strikes out the side in order!

Top of the Third
With 1 out, Ray McDonald doubles to right. Tom McDowell lines a hit to center, too hard for McDonald to score. Jack Washburn pops out to right and McDonald stays put... P Charlie Foltz tries to pick McDowell off at 1st and throws the ball away for an error and McDonald scores! Tie Game: 2 to 2!

Top of the Fourth
Leander Gooding grounds out to 2nd and P Charlie Foltz is hurt. New Pitcher: Ron Wilson (26-L), who is 1-1 with an 0.50 ERA in 18 IP. He gets the next two out.

Bottom of the Fourth
Nestor Gonzalez lines a 3-2 pitch to left for a double... With 2 outs, Benito Abonza walks on 4 pitches... P Ron Wilson flies out to center!

Top of the Fifth
Cal Doty walks on 4 pitches. Fernando Tello grounds a hit to right and Doty beats the throw to 3rd! Ray McDonald doubles to right and Doty scores! 3 to 2, Jays! Tom McDowell pops out to right and Tello holds at 3rd... Jack Washburn strikes out... PH Dave Thompson (28-R) pops out to 3rd.... Jim Hess (33-R) will go in to catch.

Bottom of the Fifth
With 1 out, Rafael Jimenez walks on 4 pitches... Keith Meyer swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to right and Jimenez goes to 3rd.... The Bullpen gets up. Leo Toruno swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to center and Jimenez scores... Tie Game: 3 to 3. Nestor Gonzalez swings at the first pitch and doubles to left center and Meyer scores... 4 to 3, Mules. Roger Beaudin strikes out looking! Ron Alario grounds out to 3rd!

Top of the Sixth
Leander Gooding draws a walk. Charlie Faber lines a hit to right center and Gooding beats the throw to 3rd! Editor's Note: P Dale Gilchrist is the best hitter available right now, but if I let him bat, the A.I. will have him bunt... PH Junior Danielson (32-R) grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-6, and Gooding holds at 3rd... Cal Doty grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, but Danielson took out the shortstop with his slide and Gooding scores. Tie Game: 4 to 4!

Bottom of the Seventh
On the Hill: Albert Davies (27-L), after a scoreless 6th. Keith Meyer leads off with a home run to left... 5 to 4, Mules. The Bullpen gets up. With 1 out, Nestor Gonzalez lines one to center, but Cal Doty muffs it for a 2 base error... Call to the Bullpen: Roger Wallace (28-R). With 2 outs, we walk the light hitting Ron Alario to get to the light hitting Benito Abonza.... Very smart; that way we only have to face one of them! Abonza grounds a hit up the middle and Gonzalez scores... 6 to 4, Mules.

Top of the Ninth
On the Hill: Jim Lucas (25-R), after a scoreless 8th. 2-3-4 up for us. Fernando Tello pops out to right. Ray McDonald bloops a hit to left. Tom McDowell pops out to right... Jack Washburn grounds out to 2nd...

Lost - 6 to 4

We had 11 hits and made 2 errors
Memphis had 11 hits and made 2 errors

Dale Gilchrist went 5 innings, allowed 4 runs (2 earned), 7 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit.
LHP Albert Davies (L 1-2) went 1.1 innings, allowed 2 runs (1 earned), 2 hits, 1 home run and struck out 1.
RHP Roger Wallace got 2 outs and allowed 1 hit and 1 walk (INT).
LHP Bill Grant went 1 scoreless inning and allowed 1 hit.

Charlie Foltz went 3.1 innings, gave us 2 runs (1 earned), 5 hits, no walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit.
LHP Jim Sutton (W 1-1) pitched a perfect inning with 1 strikeout.
RHP Jim Lucas (SV 2) pitched 2 scoreless innings, gave us 3 hits and struck out 1.

CF Cal Doty hit a triple, drew a walk, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. LF Ray McDonald had 3 hits with 2 doubles, scored a run and had an RBI. SS Charlie Faber had 2 hits. PH Dennis Brown had a hit.

For Memphis, 2B Leo Toruno had 2 hits with his 4th home run of the season and 3 RBI.

The Mules announced that P Charlie Foltz had back tightness and they expected him to be fine in a day or two.

[Questdog]

Monthly Awards for April, 2004
Player of the Month: Terry Graham, lf, Charlotte (24-L) .368/.426/.575 87 AB, 2 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR, 11 BB, 13 SO, 0 SB, 1 CS, 16 R, 18 RBI in 23 G (22 GS)
Pitcher of the Month: Jim Baucom, lhp, Jacksonville (22-L) 5-0 0.89 ERA 5 GS, 2 ShO, 40.2 IP, 30 H, 1 HR, 5 BB, 31 SO (2nd career PoM)
Rookie of the Month: Greg Estep, lhp, Syracuse (26-L) 2-0 0.55 ERA 2 SV, 8 G, 16.1 IP, 13 H, 2 HR, 2 BB, 10 SO)

[Questdog]

Saturday, May 1, 2004

Jacksonville Jays (14-9 .609 1 GB in 2nd place in the Southern Division) at
Memphis Mules (9-14 .391 6 GB tied for 6th place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Danny Coreano (25-L) (2-1 3.91 ERA 25.1 IP, 30 H, 3 HR, 10 BB, 16 SO) vs.
MEM: Robin Morris (30-R) (1-1 4.38 ERA 12.1 IP, 16 H, 2 HR, 4 BB, 6 SO) All-Star(01)

Coreano gave up 1 run on 11 hits and no walks with 7 strikeouts in 8.1 innings last time out in a win.

Morris was 7-5 with a 3.54 ERA and 2 SV in 16 starts and 134.2 IP last year. He is 1-1 in 3 starts against the Jays in his career with a 5.60 ERA. 17.2 IP, 21 H, 3 HR, 5 BB, 11 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Cal Doty (27-L .281-89-2-6-.809-6 C+)
2: LF Danny Stewart (33-L .333-9-0-1-.889-0 B+)
3: RF Ray McDonald (23-L .301-93-3-15-.887-2 B+)
4: 3B Tom McDowell (26-R .290-93-5-17-.797-2 C+)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (22-L .227-88-5-11-.705-4 B)
6: C Bert Swope (32-S .229-48-0-5-.545-1 B)
7: SS Charlie Faber (33-R .310-84-0-10-.739-1 C+)
8: 2B Junior Danielson (32-R .130-23-0-1-.341-0 B)
9: P Danny Coreano (25-L .429-7-0-2-1.071-0 F)

MEMPHIS
1: SS Tony Weninger (22-R .265-68-0-4-.624-3 B+)
2: 2B Leo Toruno (30-L .275-91-4-18-.807-2 B) Silver Slugger(2: 01(SS),02)/All-Star(2: 01-02)
3: 3 Keith Meyer (29-L .337-92-7-16-.967-3 C+) MVP(2: 01,03)/Silver Slugger(3: 01(2BB),02-03)/All-Star(3: 01-03)
4: Nestor Gonzalez (30-L .221-95-3-8-.661-0 A) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(3: 01-03)
5: C Roger Beaudin (31-R .227-75-0-4-.568-1 D+) All-Star
6: RF Ron Alario (34-R .203-79-1-5-.570-0 A+) Gold Glove(2: 02-03)
7: CF Steve Gress (32-L .226-84-1-4-.567-3 B) All-Star(01)
8: LF Larry Devaney (22-R .214-28-0-5-.481-0 B+) Rookie #13 prospect
9: P Robin Morris (30-R .333-3-0-0-.667-0 D+)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: RFK Stadium
Weather: 67 F, Clear Skies, with an 8 MPH wind blowing in from center
Attendance: 12,211

Top of the First
Cal Doty swings at the first pitch and fouls out to 3rd. Danny Stewart doubles to left! Ray McDonald swings at the first pitch and lines out to right. Tom McDowell grounds out to 1st, unassisted....

Bottom of the First
Tony Weninger swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to left. Leo Toruno sends a 3-2 pitch to deep center and Cal Doty reels it in near the warning track. Weninger tags up and goes to 2nd. Keith Meyer lines out to deep center. Nestor Gonzalez swings at the first pitch and flies out to center!

Bottom of the Second
Roger Beaudin and Ron Alario lead off with back to back hits... Steve Gress lines out to short and we double Beaudin off of 2nd!!

Bottom of the Third
With 1 out, Tony Weninger lines a 3-2 pitch to center for a hit. He steals 2nd. Leo Toruno draws a walk. They pull off a double steal... Keith Meyer hits a home run to right... 3 to 0, Mules. His 8th home run of the season in the 24th game... His career high in HR is 24.

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

Bottom of the Fifth
Tony Weninger lines one to 3rd, but Tom McDowell drops it for an error... With 1 out, Keith Meyer grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. Nestor Gonzalez grounds one to short, but Charlie Faber boots it... We have more errors than hits... Roger Beaudin grounds a hit up the middle and Meyer scores... 4 to 0, Mules.

Top of the Seventh
With 2 outs, Bert Swope doubles to left, our second hit of the game. Charlie Faber draws a walk. PH Dennis Brown (30-L) pokes a hit to right and Swope beats the throw home! 4 to 1, Mules. PH Leander Gooding (33-R), who will stay in to play 2nd, beats out an infield hit and the bases are loaded with 2 outs. Cal Doty swings at a 2-2 pitch and lines one off the wall down the right field line and clears the bases with a double, but gets thrown out trying for 3rd, 9-3-5.... Tie Game: 4 to 4!

Top of the Ninth
On the Hill: John Robillard (28-R), their closer, after a scoreless 9th. Bert Swope doubles to right! Pinch-runner: Frank Roadman (29-R). Charlie Faber flies out to deep center and Roadman tags up and goes to 3rd. PH Dave Thompson (28-R) is walked intentionally. Leander Gooding grounds one to short, but all they get is the force at 2nd, 6-4, and Roadman scores! 5 to 4, Jays! Cal Doty takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Danny Stewart grounds one hard to the right side, but 1B Nestor Gonzalez makes a diving stop and tosses to the pitcher covering for the out...

Bottom of the Ninth
New Pitcher: Mike Marsh (23-R), in his season debut, to face one batter. Top of their order up. They pull down Tony Weninger and send up PH Rafael Jimenez (29-L), the 2-time All-Star... I did not think they would pinch-hit for Weninger, else I would not have sent in P Marsh... Jimenez walks on 4 pitches... Call to the Bullpen: Albert Davies (27-L). Leo Toruno bunts Jimenez to 2nd. Keith Meyer pops out to 3rd! Nestor Gonzalez swings at the first pitch and flies out to deep center and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 5 to 4

We had 7 hits and made 2 errors
Memphis had 10 hits and made no errors

Danny Coreano went 5 innings, allowed 4 runs (3 earned), 7 hits, 1 home run, 1 walks and struck out 1.
RHP Robbie Hopley went 1 scoreless inning and allowed 2 hits.
LHP Bill Grant (W 1-0) went 2 scoreless innings and allowed 1 hit.
RHP Mike Marsh, in his season debut, faced 1 batter and walked him.
LHP Albert Davies (SV 1) faced 3 big hitters and got them all out. One bunted, but the other two took their hacks. His 1st career Save.

Robin Morris went 7 innings, gave us 4 runs, 5 hits, 3 walks and struck out 2.
RHP John Robillard (L 0-1) went 2 innings, gave us 1 run, 2 hits, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 1.

CF Cal Doty hit a double, drew a walk and had 3 RBI. LF Danny Stewart had 2 hits with a double. C Bert Swope hit 2 doubles and scored a run. PR Frank Roadman scored a run. SS Charlie Faber drew 2 walks and scored a run. PH Dennis Brown had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. PH Dave Thompson was walked intentionally. PH/2B Leander Gooding had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI in 2 AB.

For Memphis, SS Tony Weninger had 3 hits, stole 2 bases and scored a run. 3B Keith Meyer hit his 8th home run of the season, tying him for the MLB lead, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI.

Around the League: 1B Marty Eades (33-R) of Rochester had 3 hits with 2 HR, one in the bottom of the 8th to tie the game and one in the bottom of the 10th to win the game. They are his 1st 2 HR of the season, but he is hitting .304. Editor's Note: I was right in my surmise that he would not get a rating for 3rd base this season.

[Questdog]

Sunday, May 2, 2004

Jacksonville Jays (15-9 .625 0 GA tied for 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Memphis Mules (9-15 .375 6 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Jim Baucom (22-L) (5-0 0.89 ERA 40.2 IP, 30 H, 1 HR, 5 BB, 31 SO) All-Star(2: 02-03) vs.
MEM: Darrell Carraway (36-R) (0-3 3.51 ERA 25.2 IP, 25 H, 3 HR, 9 BB, 17 SO)

Baucom gave up 2 runs (1 earned) on 4 hits, 1 home run and no walks with 8 strikeouts in 7 innings last time out in a win.

Carraway was 10-8 with a 3.67 ERA in 169.1 IP last year. He is 3-0 in 3 starts against the Jays in his career with a 2.84 ERA. 19 IP, 18 H, 1 HR, 6 BB, 7 SO. A winless pitcher against a lossless one.... I do not have to tell you what that means...

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Leander Gooding (33-R .318-44-0-5-.797-2 B)
2: LF Danny Stewart (33-L .357-14-0-1-.929-0 B+)
3: CF Cal Doty (27-L .280-93-2-9-.814-6 C+)
4: RF Ray McDonald (23-L .289-97-3-15-.852-2 B+)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (22-L .217-92-5-11-.674-4 B)
6: C Bert Swope (32-S .250-52-0-5-.618-1 B)
7: SS Charlie Faber (33-R .302-86-0-10-.735-1 C+)
8: 3B Frank Roadman (29-R .000-3-0-0-.000-1 B)
9: P Jim Baucom (22-L .176-17-0-2-.353-0 C) All-Star(2: 02-03)

MEMPHIS
1: SS Tony Weninger (22-R .292-72-0-4-.671-5 B+)
2: 2B Leo Toruno (30-L .266-94-4-18-.789-3 B) Silver Slugger(2: 01(SS),02)/All-Star(2: 01-02)
3: 3 Keith Meyer (29-L .330-97-8-19-.969-3 C+) MVP(2: 01,03)/Silver Slugger(3: 01(2BB),02-03)/All-Star(3: 01-03)
4: Nestor Gonzalez (30-L .220-100-3-8-.648-0 A) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(3: 01-03)
5: LF Rafael Jimenez (29-L .235-68-1-10-.682-1 C) All-Star(2: 02-03)
6: RF Ron Alario (34-R .217-83-1-5-.590-1 A+) Gold Glove(2: 02-03)
7: CF Steve Gress (32-L .216-88-1-4-.542-3 B) All-Star(01)
8: C Jose Rodriguez (28-R .250-12-0-2-.733-0 B)
9: P Darrell Carraway (36-R .000-6-0-0-.000-0 F)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: RFK Stadium
Weather: 73 F, Clear Skies, with an 8 MPH wind blowing in from right
Attendance: 12,649

Top of the First
Leander Gooding flies out to deep center. Danny Stewart lines a hit to right. Cal Doty grounds a hit to right and Stewart goes to 3rd! Ray McDonald grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, but they cannot turn the double play and Stewart scores. 1 to 0, Jays! McDonald steals 2nd. Jack Washburn beats out an infield hit. Bert Swope swings at the first pitch and lines out to right...

Bottom of the First
Tony Weninger swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops one to shallow center that looks like trouble, but Cal Doty makes a running catch! Leo Toruno pops out to right. Keith Meyer pops out to right! 1-2-3!

Top of the Fourth
Jack Washburn takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 and steals 2nd. A wild pitch sends him to 3rd! Bert Swope strikes out.... Charlie Faber plunks one and beats it out for a hit, but Washburn stays put at 3rd. Frank Roadman pops out to short... P Jim Baucom strikes out looking on 3 pitches...

Top of the Sixth
Jack Washburn swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to right and then steals 2nd. With 2 outs, they walk Frank Roadman intentionally. P Jim Baucom strikes out....

Bottom of the Ninth
P Jim Baucom is at 97 pitches. He has allowed 3 hits and struck out 10. 2-3-4 up for the Mules. The Bullpen is ready. Leo Toruno strikes out! Keith Meyer pops out to 3rd! Nestor Gonzalez, 0 for 3 with 3 strikeouts today, flies out to deep center and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 1 to 0

We had 8 hits and made no errors
Memphis had 3 hits and made no errors

Jim Baucom (W 6-0) pitched 9 shutout innings (CG), allowed 3 hits, 1 walk and struck out 11. 108 pitches. His League leading 3rd shutout of the season and 12th of his career! A Game Score of 91, tying his own and Del Warwick's team record!

Darrell Carraway (L 0-4) went 6 innings, gave us 1 run, 6 hits, 3 walks (1 INT) and struck out 3. He threw a WP.

CF/LF Cal Doty went 3 for 3 with a walk, but no runs or RBI. 1B Jack Washburn had 2 hits and a walk and stole 2 bases, but no runs or RBI. SS Charlie Faber had a hit and a walk.

[Questdog]

May 3, 2004

Monday Morning Report
Player of the Week - Glen Lewis, RF, Rochester (23-L .379/.413/.563) Had 13 hits with 2 2B, 2 HR, 0 BB, 2 SO, 3 SB, 0 CS, 4 R and 3 RBI in 6 G (ex-Jay)

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

April 27 - C Marc Barksdale (33-R) of Columbus went 4 for 4 with a double, scored a run and had 4 RBI at Syracuse. The Explorers won, 6 to 1.
April 29 - Clark Davis (26-R) of Orlando pitched a 3 hit shutout at New Orleans. He walked 5 and struck out 2. It is his 2nd shutout of the season, tying him for the MLB lead, and the 4th of his career. The Juice won, 5 to 0. CF Victor Ocasio had all 3 of the Pelicans' hits.
April 30 - Larry Bowling (25-R) of Providence pitched a 5 hit shutout at home versus Ottawa. He walked 2 and struck out 5. It is the 8th shutout of his career. The Steamrollers won, 4 to 0.
April 30 - Ken DeWaters (28-R) of Louisville pitched a 5 hit shutout at home versus Birmingham. He did not walk a batter and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit and a walk. It is the 6th shutout of his career. The Colonels won, 6 to 0.
April 30 - Manny Martinez (32-T) of Orlando, the ex-Jay, pitched a 5 hit shutout at New Orleans. He walked 2 and struck out 8. It is the 4th shutout of his career. The Juice won, 3 to 0, with 3 runs in the 9th.
May 1 - Tom Peterson (33-R) of Syracuse pitched a 3 hit shutout at home versus Buffalo. He walked 2 and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit. It is his 2nd shutout of the season, tying him for the MLB lead, and the 14th of his career, the most of any pitcher. The Sycamores won, 3 to 0.
May 1 - 2B Ray Holloway (30-R) hit a double and a home run, drew a walk, scored 2 runs and had 5 RBI at Charlotte. The Robins won, 12 to 1.
May 2 - RF Jimmy Ward (29-L) of Indianapolis went 4 for 4 with a walk, stole a base, scored 4 runs and had 2 RBI at Hartford, but the Arrows lost, 8 to 7, with 2 runs in the bottom of the 9th.

[Questdog]

Monday, May 3, 2004

Trudy the Trainer has cleared SS Bart Daw (32-R) to play, so he was activated from the DL. 2B Junior Danielson (32-R) and RF Fernando Tello (22-L) were sent to Daytona (A). PH Mike Volkman (36-L) was recalled. He will not play the field, except in an emergency.

We are back home to play the Charlotte Hornets a short 2 game set. They split 4 games at home with Richmond over the weekend. We lost 2 of 3 the first time they visited, April 16-18. They are 2nd in scoring with 4.44 runs per game (Jacksonville is #10 with 3.88). The Hornets are 7th in fewest runs allowed with 4.00 per game (Jacksonville is still #1 with 2.72). Their run differential is +11 and ours is +29, still 2nd in the MLB to Buffalo's +35.

Charlotte Hornets (15-10 .600 1 GB in 2nd place in the Southern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (16-9 .640 1 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division)

CHAR: Rick Cox (33-R) (3-1 2.33 ERA 38.2 IP, 37 H, 1 HR, 8 BB, 18 SO) Ace(01)/All-Star(3: 01-03) vs.
JAX: Al Calice (23-R) (2-2 2.30 ERA 27.1 IP, 18 H, 3 HR, 12 BB, 11 SO) Rookie

The one win we had in the first series we played with Charlotte was against Cox, their #1 starter. He gave us 5 runs (4 earned) on 10 hits, 1 home run and no walks with 3 strikeouts in 6.2 innings. It is his only loss on the season to date.

Calice gave up 1 run on 3 hits and 4 walks with 3 strikeouts in 6.1 innings last time out in a win.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
CHARLOTTE
1: CF Ed Northrup (25-L .314-35-0-3-.762-0 B+) Rookie
2: 1B Bruce McArthur (27-L .258-93-5-12-.828-0 A+) Gold Glove(2: 02-03)
3: 3B Larry Davis (28-S .393-107-1-14-.947-1 B) Silver Slugger(01)/Al-Star(01)
4: LF Terry Graham (24-L .358-95-5-19-.992-0 A+)
5: 2B Terry Wolf (32-L .250-80-2-17-.715-0 B) Silver Slugger(03)/All-Star(2: 02-03)
6: RF Tom Morris (32-L .218-55-0-1-.655-0 B)
7: SS Scott Damon (25-R .269-93-2-7-.689-1 A)
8: C Mike Tyra (28-R .211-57-3-9-.749-0 B)
9: P Rick Cox (33-L .154-13-0-3-.445-0 F) Ace(01)/All-Star(3: 01-03)

JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Cal Doty (27-L .302-96-2-9-.854-6 C+)
2: LF Danny Stewart (33-L .353-17-0-1-.882-0 B+)
3: RF Ray McDonald (23-L .277-101-3-16-.819-3 B+)
4: 3B Tom McDowell (26-R .278-97-5-17-.765-2 C+)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (22-L .232-95-5-11-.702-6 B)
6: SS Bart Daw (32-S .333-33-1-5-1.042-2 B+)
7: 2B Charlie Faber (33-R .303-89-0-10-.740-1 B+)
8: C Jim Hess (33-R .167-6-0-0-.333-0 B)
9: P Al Calice (23-L .200-10-0-2-.600-0 D) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 73 F, Clear Skies, with a 9 MPH wind blowing in from center
Attendance: 8,447

Top of the First
Ed Northrup grounds a hit up the middle... Bruce McArthur swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops out to 3rd. Northrup tries to steal, but we have a pitchout on and C Jim Hess throws him out! Larry Davis flies out to left!

Bottom of the First
Cal Doty swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 2nd. Danny Stewart flies out to left. Ray McDonald walks on 4 pitches. Tom McDowell flies out to left...

Top of the Second
Terry Graham, the reigning Player of the Month, lines a hit to right. With 1 out, Tom Morris grounds a hit up the middle and Graham beats the throw to 3rd... Scott Damon clears the bases with a triple to left center... 2 to 0, Hornets. Mike Tyra grounds out to 3rd and Damon scores. 3 to 0, Hornets.

Bottom of the Second
With 1 out, Bart Daw grounds one to 1st, but P Rick Cox drops the toss for an error. Daw steals 2nd and goes to 3rd when C Mike Tyra throws the ball into center field! Charlie Faber grounds one hard to the right side, but is out, 3-1, Bruce McArthur making a nice play, but Daw scores. 3 to 1, Hornets.

Bottom of the Third
Cal Doty beats out an infield hit. Danny Stewart swings at the first pitch and rolls an easy double play ball to short, but Scott Damon makes a bad throw to 2nd for an error! His first error of the season at shortstop! We try a double steal and C Mike Tyra throws the ball into left field for his second error of the game already and Doty scores and Stewart goes to 3rd! 3 to 2, Hornets. They have 4 errors in 3 innings! With the infield in, Ray McDonald grounds a hit through the right side and Stewart scores! Tie Game: 3 to 3! McDonald tries to steal, but they have a pitchout on and C Mike Tyra does not throw this one to the outfield...

Top of the Fourth
With 1 out, Terry Wolf doubles off the top of the wall in center and goes to 3rd on a wild pitch... Tom Morris strikes out! Another wild pitch scores Wolf.... 4 to 3, Hornets.

Top of the Fifth
Mike Tyra swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to right. The Bullpen gets up. P Rick Cox bunts Tyra to 2nd. Ed Northrup lines a hit to right and Tyra scores... 5 to 3, Hornets. Call to the Bullpen: Albert Davies (27-L). He gets the next two to ground out.

Bottom of the Fifth
With 1 out, Danny Stewart doubles to left center. Ray McDonald sings at a 3-2 pitch and beats out an infield hit. Tom McDowell grounds into a 6-4-3 double play........

Top of the Sixth
Terry Graham doubles to right center.... The Bullpen hops up. Terry Wolf grounds out to the pitcher and Graham goes to 3rd. Tom Morris strikes out! Scott Damon takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three!

Bottom of the Sixth
Jack Washburn lines a hit to center, gets bunted to 2nd and goes to 3rd on a ground out. Jim Hess lines a hit to center and Washburn scores! 5 to 4, Hornets. PH Mike Volkman (36-L), in his season debut, grounds out to the pitcher...

Top of the Seventh
New Pitcher: Robbie Hopley (30-R). Mike Tyra grounds one to 3rd, but Tom McDowell throws it away for a 2 base error... The Bullpen is back up. PH John Hartz (39-R), the 2-time All-Star, who is now a full-time pinch-hitter and 4 for 16 (.250) on the season, is walked intentionally..... Ed Northrup tries to bunt the runners up, but 1B Jack Washburn makes the play at 3rd to get the force! The next two make outs!!

Bottom of the Ninth
On the Hill: Miguel Tejeda (25-R), their closer, after a perfect 8th. 7-8-9 up for us. Charlie Faber strikes out.... PH Leander Gooding (33-R) swings at the first pitch and beats out an infield hit! PH Dennis Brown (30-L) swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses... Cal Doty swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses...

Lost - 5 to 4

We had 9 hits and made 1 error
Charlotte had 8 hits and made 4 errors

Al Calice (L 2-3) went 4.1 innings, allowed 5 runs, 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. He threw 2 WP.
LHP Albert Davies went 1.2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 2.
RHP Robbie Hopley went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 2.
RHP Roger Wallace pitched a perfect inning.

Rick Cox (W 4-1) went 6 innings, gave us 4 runs (1 earned), 7 hits, 1 walk, 1 HBP and struck out 2.
RHP Miguel Tejeda (SV 7) pitched 2 scoreless innings, gave us 1 hit and struck out 3.

LF Danny Stewart hit a double and scored a run. RF Ray McDonald went 3 for 3 with a walk and an RBI. 1B Jack Washburn had a hit and was hit by a pitch and scored a run. C Jim Hess had 2 hits and an RBI. PH Leander Gooding had a hit.

Down on the Farm: In his 1st game for Daytona (A), Fernando Tello had 3 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI.

[Questdog]

Tuesday, May 4, 2004

Charlotte Hornets (16-10 .615 0 GA tied for 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (16-10 .615 0 GA tied for 1st place in the Southern Division)

CHAR: Dave Lutes (29-R) (1-0 2.20 ERA 16.1 IP, 12 H, 2 HR, 8 BB, 15 SO)
JAX: Del Warwick (29-L) (1-2 3.77 ERA 31 IP, 38 H, 0 HR, 5 BB, 23 SO) Gold Glove(02)

Lutes was 9-9 with a 4.31 ERA in 131.2 IP last year. He is 3-1 in 5 starts versus the Jays in his career with a 2.65 ERA. 34 IP, 30 H, 1 HR, 9 BB, 24 SO.

Warwick pitched the game of his life last time out, a 3 hit shutout with 1 walk and 11 strikeouts.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
CHARLOTTE
1: SS Marty Derringer (26-R .286-35-0-3-.664-3 B)
2: 1B Bruce McArthur (27-L .247-97-5-12-.796-0 A+) Gold Glove(2: 02-03)
3: 3B Larry Davis (28-S .378-111-1-14-.914-1 B) Silver Slugger(01)/Al-Star(01)
4: CF Terry Graham (24-L .364-99-5-19-1.002-0 C+)
5: 2B Terry Wolf (32-L .250-84-2-17-.717-0 B) Silver Slugger(03)/All-Star(2: 02-03)
6: RF Gabe Valdez (32-R .162-37-0-3-.549-0 A)
7: C Mike Tyra (28-R .213-61-3-10-.734-0 B)
8: LF Ed Northrup (25-L .333-39-0-4-.802-0 A++) Rookie
9: P Dave Lutes (29-R .167-6-0-0-.333-0 F)

JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Cal Doty (27-L .297-101-2-9-.833-7 C+)
2: LF Danny Stewart (33-L .333-21-0-1-.857-0 B+)
3: RF Ray McDonald (23-L .298-104-3-17-.857-3 B+)
4: 3B Tom McDowell (26-R .267-101-5-17-.735-2 C+)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (22-L .235-98-5-11-.708-6 B)
6: C Bert Swope (32-S .232-56-0-5-.575-1 B)
7: SS Bart Daw (32-S .306-36-1-5-.958-3 B+)
8: 2B Charlie Faber (33-R .290-93-0-11-.709-1 B+)
9: P Del Warwick (29-L .000-6-0-0-.000-0 D+) Gold Glove(02)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 61 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 9 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 7,952

Top of the First
Marty Derringer lines out to 3rd. Bruce McArthur strikes out! Larry Davis swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the First
Cal Doty lines one to left, but Ed Northrup makes a great catch... Danny Stewart doubles to left! Ray McDonald doubles to right and Stewart scores! 1 to 0, Jays! McDonald gets caught stealing 3rd... Tom McDowell pops out to 2nd...

Top of the Fourth
Bruce McArthur beats out an infield hit and Larry Davis lines a hit to left... Terry Graham grounds an 0-2 pitch up the middle for another hit and McArthur beats the throw home... Tie Game; 1 to 1. Terry Wolf lines a hit to center and Davis scores... 2 to 1, Hornets. 4 straight hits to start the inning... The Bullpen gets up. Gabe Valdez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play and Graham goes to 3rd!! Mike Tyra doubles to center and Graham scores... 3 to 1, Hornets.

Bottom of the Sixth
Danny Stewart grounds a hit up the middle. Ray McDonald hits a home run to right center!! Tie Game: 3 to 3!

Top of the Ninth
On the Hill: 2-time All-Star Bill Grant (33-L), after a scoreless, but shaky 8th. The Bullpen is ready. 8-9-1 up for the Hornets. PH John Hartz (39-R), the 2-time All-Star, who drew a walk in his only trip to the plate this series, lines out to right. PH Tom Morris (30-R), 1 for 6 with 2 walks and 3 strikeouts this series, draws a walk... Marty Derringer strikes out! PH Stan Jernigan (34-R), 2 for 4 with a HR on the season, lines out to 2nd!

Bottom of the Ninth
New Pitcher: Frank Lytle (30-R), who is 0-0 with a 2.92 ERA in 12.1 IP with 9 BB and 12 SO. 4-5-6 up for us. Tom McDowell strikes out... Jack Washburn strikes out... Bert Swope swings at the first pitch and plunks one and is out, 2-3.... Awesome display of batting prowess!

Extras!
We are 2-2 on the season.

Top of the Tenth
3-4-5 up for them and our Bullpen is ready. Larry Davis grounds a hit to left... With 1 out, Terry Wolf grounds into a 6-4-3 double play!!

Bottom of the Tenth
7-8-9 up for us. With 1 out, Charlie Faber doubles to right! PH Dennis Brown (30-L) pops out to left.... Cal Doty is walked intentionally. Danny Stewart strikes out....

Top of the Eleventh
New Pitcher: Roger Wallace (28-R). With 2 outs, PH Scott Damon (25-R), who was 1 for 4 with a triple and 2 RBI yesterday, lines a hit to right. He tries to steal 2nd, but C Bert Swope throws him out!

Bottom of the Eleventh
New Pitcher: Don Newman (32-R), who is 1-1 with a 5.11 ERA in 12.1 IP with 16 SO, but 3 HR. With 1 out, Tom McDowell draws a walk. Jack Washburn walks on 4 pitches. Bert Swope grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and the runners move up. A wild pitch would not be unwelcome here.... Bart Daw bloops a hit to right center and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 4 to 3

Our 1st walk-off win of the year!

We had 8 hits and made no errors
Charlotte had 11 hits and made no errors

Del Warwick went 7 innings, allowed 3 runs, 7 hits, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 7. 110 pitches. At bat, he had his 1st hit of the year.
LHP Bill Grant went 3 scoreless innings, allowed 3 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3.
RHP Roger Wallace (W 2-1) went 1 scoreless inning, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1.

Dave Lutes went 8 innings, gave us 3 runs, 6 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 4.
RHP Don Newman (L 1-2) got 2 outs, gave us 1 run, 1 hit, 2 walks and struck out 1.

CF Cal Doty had a hit and a walk (INT). LF Danny Stewart had 2 hits with a double and scored 2 runs. RF Ray McDonald hit a double and his 4th home run of the season and had 3 RBI. 2B Charlie Faber hit a double and drew a walk.

[Questdog]

Thursday, May 6, 2004

The Hartford Whalers are here to play a 4 game series through the weekend. They just split a pair of games at home with Rochester. We were 5-3 against them last year when they finished 69-93 in 7th place in the North. We have never lost a season series to them. They are 6th in scoring with 4.00 runs per game (Jacksonville is #8 with 3.89). The Whalers are 15th in fewest runs allowed with 4.56 per game (Jacksonville is still #1 with 2.81). Their run differential is -14 and ours is +29, still 2nd to Buffalo's +55.

Hartford Whalers (12-13 .480 5 GB in 5th place in the Northern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (17-10 .630 1 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division)

HART: Jimmy Thompson (27-R) (0-2 8.03 ERA 24.2 IP, 31 H, 3 HR, 14 BB, 9 SO)
JAX: Dale Gilchrist (25-R) (1-1 1.63 ERA 27.2 IP, 23 H, 3 HR, 11 BB, 18 SO)

Thompson was 5-12 with a 6.59 ERA in 113.1 IP last year. We have only faced him once before and only scored 2 runs on 5 hits and 4 walks with 5 strikeouts in 6.1 innings in a no decision.

Gilchrist gave up 4 runs (2 earned) on 7 hits, 1 home run and 2 walks with 5 strikeouts in 5 innings last time out in a no decision that we lost.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
HARTFORD
1: CF Mike Fox (25-L .301-103-1-9-.741-6 B) Silver Slugger/All-Star
2: 2B Charlie Mackey (29-R .241-79-2-6-.713-1 B)
3: LF Joel Yost (24-L .243-74-3-12-.764-2 B)
4: RF Robbie McFarland (26-L .267-75-3-12-.731-0 B) All-Star
5: C Mike Moen (33-R .267-75-0-6-.665-0 D) Silver Slugger/All-Star(3: 01-03)
6: 3B Roberto Lopez (27-L .282-85-5-18-.850-1 C+)
7: 1B Tom Barker (31-L .220-41-1-6-.681-0 C) Trade from Charlotte
8: SS Dana Wagner (25-R .269-78-0-6-.613-0 A) Rookie #43 prospect Trade from Charlotte on April 11
9: P Jimmy Thompson (27-L .000-8-0-0-.111-0 D)

JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Charlie Faber (33-R .292-96-0-11-.725-1 B+)
2: LF Danny Stewart (33-L .346-26-0-1-.885-0 B+)
3: RF Ray McDonald (23-L .303-109-4-20-.891-3 B+)
4: 3B Tom McDowell (26-R .257-105-5-17-.714-2 C+)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (22-L .225-102-5-11-.688-6 B)
6: C Bert Swope (32-S .213-61-0-5-.529-1 B)
7: SS Bart Daw (32-S .293-41-1-6-.892-3 B+)
8: CF Gary McKellar (34-R .154-13-0-0-.421-0 B)
9: P Dale Gilchrist (25-R .333-9-0-0-.667-0 D)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 77 F, Clear Skies, with a 7 MPH wind blowing out to center
Attendance: 7,277

Top of the First
Mike Fox swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to short. Charlie Mackey swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to deep right. Joel Yost swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the First
Charlie Faber grounds an 0-2 pitch up the middle for a hit! He steals 2nd. We can run on this battery, but it seems that means we will try to steal 3rd more often and get thrown out there... Danny Stewart beats out an infield hit! Ray McDonald grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and Faber scores. 1 to 0, Jays! McDonald steals 2nd. Tom McDowell grounds a hit up the middle and McDonald scores! 2 to 0, Jays! Jack Washburn flies out to deep center. Bert Swope grounds out to 1st, unassisted.

Top of the Second
With 1 out, Mike Moen takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Roberto Lopez doubles to right center and Moen scores and Lopez ends up an 3rd... 2 to 1, Jays. Tom Barker lines out to deep right and Lopez tags up and scores... Tie Game: 2 to 2.

Bottom of the Second
Bart Daw draws a walk, steals 2nd and goes to 3rd on a ground out. With the infield in, P Dale Gilchrist grounds a hit up the middle and Daw scores! 3 to 2, Jays! Charlie Faber grounds into a 4-6-3 double play....

Top of the Fourth
Roberto Lopez doubles to left... Tom Barker grounds one to 2nd, but Charlie Faber throws the ball away for a 2 base error and Lopez scores... Tie Game: 3 to 3. Dana Wagner lines one to center and Gary McKellar makes a diving catch and then throws to 2nd to double off Barker!!

Bottom of the Seventh
Jack Washburn lines a hit to center and steals 2nd. Bert Swope bunts him to 3rd.... They walk Bart Daw intentionally. Gary McKellar is not pinch-hit for because I like his glove in center and I expect Daw to steal 2nd and then they will walk McKellar. But Daw does not steal 2nd and McKellar swings at the first pitch and grounds hit to left and Washburn scores and Daw beats the throw to 3rd! 4 to 3, Jays! PH Cal Doty (27-L) grounds into a 6-4-3 double play....

Top of the Ninth
On the Hill: Robbie Hopley (30-R), after a perfect 8th. The Bullpen is ready. 7-8-9 up for the Whalers. Tom Barker swings at the first pitch and grounds out to the pitcher! PH Rod Spencer (23-R), a rookie who is 1 for 9 on the season, but is the #1 prospect in the MLB, according to Baseball America, grounds out to short! PH Kim Scarbrough (37-R), batting .304 with 2 RBI in 23 AB, swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to short and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 4 to 3

We had 9 hits (all singles) and made 1 error
Hartford had 7 hits and made no errors

We stole 4 bases, but got caught 3 times....
We also grounded into 4 double plays....

Dale Gilchrist went 5 innings, allowed 3 runs (2 earned), 6 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. 94 pitches. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI.
LHP Albert Davies (W 2-2) went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit, 1 walk and struck out 1.
RHP Robbie Hopley (SV 2) pitched 2 perfect innings and struck out 1.

Jimmy Thompson (L 0-3) went 7.1 innings, gave us 4 runs, 9 hits, 6 walks (1 INT) and struck out 1.

2B Charlie Faber had a hit and a walk, stole a base and scored a run. LF Danny Stewart had a hit and a walk. RF Ray McDonald had 2 hits and a walk, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. SS Bart Daw drew 2 walks (1 INT), sole a base and scored a run.

[Questdog]

Friday, May 7, 2004

Hartford Whalers (12-14 .462 6 GB in 6th place in the Northern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (18-10 .643 2 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division)

HART: Morris Thomas (34-R) (1-3 7.62 ERA 26 IP, 31 H, 1 HR, 19 BB, 9 SO)
JAX: Jim Baucom (22-L) (6-0 0.72 ERA 49.2 IP, 33 H, 1 HR, 6 BB, 42 SO) All-Star(2: 02-03)

Thomas was 10-8 with a 4.51 ERA and 8 SV in 47 G and 10 start with 113.2 IP last year. We have only faced him once before as a starter and beat him, scoring 4 runs (3 earned) on 8 hits and 4 walks with 2 strikeouts in 5 innings

Baucom pitched a 3 hit shutout last time out with 1 walk and 11 strikeouts.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
HARTFORD
1: CF Mike Fox (25-L .290-107-1-9-.715-6 B) Silver Slugger/All-Star
2: 1B Ray Dallas (22-R .298-57-1-7-.793-0 B+)
3: LF Joel Yost (24-L .244-78-3-12-.751-3 B)
4: RF Robbie McFarland (26-L .253-79-3-12-.695-0 B) All-Star
5: C Mike Moen (33-R .256-78-0-6-.648-0 D) Silver Slugger/All-Star(3: 01-03)
6: 3B Roberto Lopez (27-L .295-88-5-19-.895-1 C+)
7: 2B Charlie Mackey (29-R .244-82-2-6-.718-1 B)
8: SS Dana Wagner (25-R .284-81-0-6-.638-0 A) Rookie
9: P Morris Thomas (34-R .000-10-0-0-.000-0 F)

JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Charlie Faber (33-R .293-99-0-11-.729-2 B+)
2: LF Danny Stewart (33-L .345-29-0-1-.884-0 B+)
3: CF Cal Doty (27-L .292-106-2-9-.818-7 C+)
4: 3B Tom McDowell (26-R .257-109-5-18-.707-2 C+)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (22-L .226-106-5-11-.681-7 B)
6: RF Dennis Brown (30-L .250-12-0-2-.558-0 C)
7: SS Bart Daw (32-S .286-42-1-6-.899-4 B+)
8: C Bert Swope (32-S .222-63-0-5-.543-1 B)
9: P Jim Baucom (22-L .143-21-0-2-.286-0 C) All-Star(2: 02-03)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 75 F, Clear Skies, with a 5 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 9,022

Top of the First
Mike Fox lines out to deep center. Ray Dallas, the 1st overall pick in the 2003 B Leagues Draft, takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4.... Joel Yost grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. Robbie McFarland strikes out!

Bottom of the First
Charlie Faber strikes out... Danny Stewart flies out to right. Cal Doty strikes out.... Their pitcher is better than ours....

Bottom of the Second
Tom McDowell walks on 4 pitches, goes around to 3rd on a pair of ground outs and scores on a wild pitch! 1 to 0, Jays! A run with no hits!

Top of the Fourth
With 1 out, Mike Moen grounds a hit up the middle. Roberto Lopez lines a hit to right and Moen goes to 3rd... Charlie Mackey grounds a 3-2 pitch to right for a hit and Moen scores and Lopez beats the throw to 3rd and Mackey takes 2nd... Tie Game: 1 to 1. We walk Dana Wagner intentionally to load the bases up with 1 out. P Morris Thomas grounds into a force at home, 6-2. Mike Fox strikes out!

Through 4 innings, we are being outhit, 4 to 1..... And our 1 hit, was erased on a GDP....

Top of the Fifth
P Jim Baucom strikes out the side in order!!!

Bottom of the Fifth
Jack Washburn doubles to right center and goes to 3rd on a ground out. With the infield in, Bart Daw grounds a hit through the left side and Washburn scores! 2 to 1, Jays! Daw steals 2nd. With 2 outs, P Jim Baucom pops one up to 2nd, but Charlie Mackey muffs it for an error! Charlie Faber grounds out to 3rd...

Top of the Seventh
With 2 outs, Mike Fox hits a home run to right... Tie Game: 2 to 2.

Bottom of the Seventh
New Pitcher: Erik Salyer (27-R), who is 0-1 with 1 SV and a 2.00 ERA in 9 IP. Dennis Brown swings at a 3-2 pitch and beats out an infield hit and gets bunted to 2nd. Bert Swope grounds a hit up the middle and Brown heads home, but gets thrown out by Mike Fox.... Pinch-runner: Frank Roadman (29-R). PH Ray McDonald (23-L) is sent up. Roadman gets thrown out trying to steal.... No runs and only 1 batter retired and that on a bunt... First game of the season that P Jim Baucom will not get a win...

Top of the Eighth
New Pitcher: 2-time All-Star Bill Grant (33-L). Ray McDonald stays in to play right and Jim Hess (33-R) is in to catch. Joel Yost draws a walk... With 1 out, Mike Moen beats out an infield hit... Roberto Lopez beats out an infield hit and the bases are loaded with 1 out... The Bullpen gets up. Charlie Mackey strikes out! Dana Wagner grounds out to the pitcher!

Top of the Ninth
9-1-2 up for the Whalers. The Bullpen is ready. PH Rod Spencer (23-R), the #1 prospect in the land, who was 0 for 1 yesterday, flies out to left! Mike Fox, who hit a home run earlier, strikes out on 3 pitches! Ray Dallas plunks one and is out, 2-3!

Bottom of the Ninth
New Pitcher: Ron Rogers (31-R), who got 2 outs yesterday with a strikeout. 3-4-5 up for us. Cal Doty swings at the first pitch and triples high off the wall in left center! Tom McDowell lines a 1-2 pitch to left for a hit and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 3 to 2

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

Jim Baucom went 7 innings, allowed 2 runs, 5 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 9. 105 pitches.
LHP Bill Grant (W 2-0) pitched 2 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2.

Morris Thomas went 6 innings, gave us 2 runs, 4 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. He threw a WP.
RHP Ron Rogers (L 1-1) faced 2 batters and gave us 1 run and 2 hits.

CF Cal Doty hit a triple and scored the winning run. 3B Tom McDowell had 2 hits with a triple and a walk, scored a run and had the winning RBI. 1B Jack Washburn hit a double and scored a run. C Bert Swope had 2 hits.

[Questdog]

Saturday, May 8, 2004

Hartford Whalers (12-15 .444 7 GB in 6th place in the Northern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (19-10 .655 2 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division)

HART: Alex Barrera (23-L) (4-2 1.85 ERA 68 IP, 61 H, 2 HR, 18 BB, 42 SO in B Ball last year) Rookie
JAX: Danny Coreano (25-L) (2-1 4.15 ERA 30.1 IP, 37 H, 4 HR, 11 BB, 17 SO)

Barrera is making his MLB debut today. He was a 6th round draft pick in the year's B Leagues Draft and was named the #100 top prospect this Spring. He has not pitched since Spring Training at all and he has not been hurt... In the Spring games, he was 0-1 with a 3.00 ERA. 12 IP, 11 H, 1 HR, 3 BB, 7 SO. He is a lefty, so that means we have trouble....

Coreano gave up 4 runs (3 earned) on 7 hits, 1 home run and 1 walk with 1 strikeout in 5 innings last time out in a no decision that we won.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
HARTFORD
1: CF Mike Fox (25-L .286-112-2-10-.728-6 B) Silver Slugger/All-Star
2: 1B Ray Dallas (22-R .279-61-1-7-.753-0 B+)
3: C Mike Moen (33-R .268-82-0-6-.665-0 D) Silver Slugger/All-Star(3: 01-03)
4: RF Robbie McFarland (26-L .241-83-3-12-.662-0 B) All-Star
5: 3B Roberto Lopez (27-L .304-92-5-19-.899-1 C+)
6: 2B Charlie Mackey (29-R .244-86-2-7-.709-1 B)
7: LF Billy Ness (30-L .280-25-0-5-.761-1 B)
8: SS Dana Wagner (25-R .286-84-0-6-.646-0 A) Rookie
9: P Alex Barrera (23-L MLB debut D+) Rookie #100 prospect

JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Charlie Faber (33-R .282-103-0-11-.702-2 B+)
2: SS Bart Daw (32-S .295-44-1-7-.903-5 B+)
3: RF Ray McDonald (23-L .310-113-4-21-.900-4 B+)
4: 3B Tom McDowell (26-R .268-112-5-19-.746-2 C+)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (22-L .226-109-5-11-.689-7 B)
6: CF Gary McKellar (34-R .188-16-0-1-.465-0 B)
7: LF Cal Doty (27-L .291-110-2-9-.826-7 B+)
8: C Jim Hess (33-R .333-9-0-1-.667-0 B)
9: P Danny Coreano (25-L .375-8-0-2-.944-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 84 F, Clear Skies, with a 7 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 8,824

Top of the First
Mike Fox strikes out looking! Ray Dallas grounds out to short. Mike Moen grounds a hit up the middle. Robbie McFarland grounds out to 2nd!

Bottom of the First
Charlie Faber grounds out to 2nd. Bart Daw grounds out to short... Ray McDonald triples to left center! Tom McDowell draws a walk. Jack Washburn lines a hit to right and McDonald scores and McDowell goes to 3rd! 1 to 0, Jays! Gary McKellar flies out to deep center.

Bottom of the Third
Bart Daw draws a walk and steals 2nd. Ray McDonald grounds a hit up the middle and Daw heads home and gets thrown out by Mike Fox.... Why go with no outs, if it is going to be close? McDonald steals 2nd. Tom McDowell triples high off the wall in center and McDonald scores! 2 to 0, Jays! A wild pitch scores McDowell! 3 to 0, Jays!

Top of the Fourth
Mike Moen grounds a hit to right. Robbie McFarland grounds a hit to center and Gary McKellar overruns the ball for an error... Roberto Lopez flies out to deep center and Moen trots home. 3 to 1, Jays. With 2 outs, Billy Ness grounds a hit to right and McFarland beats the throw home... 3 to 2, Jays. Ness tries to steal 2nd, but C Jim Ness throws him out!

Bottom of the Fourth
Cal Doty grounds a hit up the middle. Jim Hess grounds into a 6-4-3 double play.... Why are we running like crazy, expect when a GDP threat is at bat? P Danny Coreano grounds a hit to right. Charlie Faber swings at the first pitch and triples to left center and P Coreano scores! 4 to 2, Jays! Bart Daw beats out an infield hit and Faber scores! 5 to 2, Jays!

Top of the Sixth
With 1 out, Mike Moen swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to left. Robbie McFarland grounds a hit up the middle and Moen beats the throw to 3rd.... The Bullpen gets up. Roberto Perez grounds into a 1-6-3 double play!!

Top of the Eighth
Mike Fox and Ray Dallas lead off with back to back hits. The Bullpen was up after the first hit. Mike Moen takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with no outs... PH Kim Scarbrough (37-R), 0 for 2 this series, is sent up for their cleanup hitter, who was 2 for 3 against P Coreano... Call to the Bullpen: Roger Wallace (28-R). Dave Thompson (28-R) is in to play 1st in a double switch. Scarbrough doubles to left center and 2 runs score.... 5 to 4, Jays. Robert Lopez flies out to center and the runners hold. PH Tom Barker (31-L), 0-3 with an RBI this series, takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with 1 out.... Billy Ness swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to left and 2 runs score... 6 to 5, Whalers. Dana Wagner draws a walk to load the bases back up... PH Joel Yost (24-L), 1 for 7 with a walk this series is sent up. Call to the Bullpen: Albert Davies (27-L). Yost pops out to right and the runners hold. 2 outs. Mike Fox grounds a 1-2 pitch to right for a hit and 2 runs score... 8 to 5, Whalers.

Lost - 8 to 5

We had 11 hits and made 1 error
Hartford had 13 hits and made no errors

Danny Coreano went 7+ innings, allowed 5 runs, 10 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run.
RHP Roger Wallace (L 2-2, BS 3) got 1 out, allowed 3 runs, 2 hits and 2 walks.
LHP Albert Davies got 2 outs and allowed 1 hit.
RHP Mike Marsh pitched a scoreless inning, allowed 1 walk and struck out 1.

Alex Barrera, in his MLB debut, went 3.2 innings, gave us 5 runs, 9 hits, 2 walks and struck out 1. He threw a WP.
RHP Ron Rogers (W 2-1) pitched a perfect inning with 1 strikeout.
RHP Angel Guerrero (SV 4) pitched a perfect 9th.

2B Charlie Faber had 2 hits with a triple, scored a run and had an RBI. SS Bart Daw had a hit and a walk, stole a base and had an RBI. RF Ray McDonald had 3 hits with a triple, stole a base and scored 2 runs. 3B Tom McDowell hit a triple, drew a walk, scored a run and had an RBI.

For Hartford, C Mike Moen had 3 hits and a walk and scored 2 runs. LF Billy Ness had 2 hits, scored a run and had 3 RBI.