Millennial League Baseball, est. 2001

[Questdog]

Wednesday, June 16, 2004

Jacksonville Jays (41-22 .651 3 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Charlotte Hornets (33-30 .524 8 GB in 3rd place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Del Warwick (29-L) (3-5 3.77 ERA 86 IP, 100 H, 7 HR, 16 BB, 55 SO) Gold Glove(02)
CHAR: Ron Simon (31-R) (5-4 3.84 ERA 89 IP, 76 H, 10 HR, 27 BB, 55 SO) All-Star(02)

Warwick gave up 1 run on 7 hits, 1 home run and 1 walk with 6 strikeouts in 8 innings last time out in a win.

We faced Simon in April and he pitched a 6 hit shutout with no walks and 4 strikeouts.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Leander Gooding (33-R .273-66-0-5-.667-3 B)
2: RF Fernando Tello (22-L .285-144-1-15-.676-0 C) Rookie
3: CF Cal Doty (27-L .331-245-5-29-.870-10 C+)
4: LF Ray McDonald (24-L .311-180-7-34-.895-5 B+)
5: 3B Tom McDowell (26-R .261-230-9-43-.756-4 C+)
6: 1B Jack Washburn (22-L .233-206-7-20-.669-16 B)
7: SS Bart Daw (32-R .237-160-3-18-.667-13 B+)
8: C Don Kern (27-R .109-46-0-0-.320-0 B)
9: P Del Warwick (29-L .136-22-0-0-.273-0 D+) Gold Glove(02)

CHARLOTTE
1: RF Harold Evans (25-R .271-59-0-4-.623-1 A)
2: SS Bruce McArthur (27-L .279-233-9-36-.794-0 B) Gold Glove(2: 02-03-1B)
3: 1B Larry Davis (29-S .324-247-1-32-.774-3 B) Silver Slugger(01-3B)/All-Star(01)
4: CF Terry Graham (24-L .339-227-13-43-1.021-0 C+)
5: 2B Terry Wolf (32-L .299-221-8-40-.862-0 B) Silver Slugger/All-Star(2: 02-03)
6: 3B Tom Morris (30-R .254-134-2-11-.758-0 B)
7: LF Scott Damon (25-R .280-214-8-33-.799-1 A+)
8: C Mike Tyra (28-R .210-167-4-18-.649-0 B)
9: P Ron Simon (31-R .129-31-0-3-.258-0 C) All-Star(02)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Charlotte Municipal Stadium
Weather: 80 F, Clear Skies, with a 7 MPH wind blowing in from center
Attendance: 13,376

Top of the First
Leander Gooding strikes out looking on 3 pitches... Fernando Tello strikes out... Cal Doty lines an 0-2 pitch to right for a hit! P Ron Simon tries to pick him off at 1st and throws the ball away for an error! Ray McDonald swings at a 3-2 pitch and hits a home run to right!! 2 to 0, Jays! His third home run in the last two games! Tom McDowell draws a walk. Jack Washburn lines an 0-2 pitch to left for a hit. Bart Daw swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit up the middle and Terry Graham overruns the ball for and error and McDowell scores and Washburn goes to 3rd! 3 to 0, Jays! Don Kern takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with no outs. P Del Warwick strikes out....

Bottom of the First
Harold Evans swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Bruce McArthur grounds out to 2nd. Larry Davis lines out to right! 1-2-3!

Top of the Fourth
With 1 out, P Del Warwick grounds a double over the 1st base bag! Leander Gooding grounds a 3-2 pitch up the middle for a hit. He steals 2nd! Fernando Tello grounds out to the pitcher and the runners hold... Cal Doty draws a walk to load the bases up with 2 outs. Ray McDonald grounds out to 1st, unassisted.... I won't lie, I thought another Grand Slam was coming...

Bottom of the Seventh
Mike Tyra doubles to left center... The Bullpen gets up. PH Danny Pakan (28-L), who had a hit and scored a run yesterday, swings at the first pitch and doubles down the right field line and Tyra scores... 3 to 1, Jays. With 1 out, Bruce McArthur takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Call to the Bullpen: 2-time All-Star Bill Grant (33-L). Dave Thompson is into play 1st in a double switch. Larry Davis doubles to right center and Pakan scores... 3 to 2, Jays. Terry Graham flies out to center and McArthur tags up and beats the throw home... Tie Game: 3 to 3. And Cal Doty is hurt.... Gary McKellar (34-R) goes in to play center. Terry Wolf takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Tom Morris grounds out to 3rd.

Bottom of the Eighth
Scott Damon doubles to center.... The Bullpen hops up. With 1 out, we walk PH John Hartz (39-R), the 2-time All-Star(01-02), intentionally. The next two make outs!

Top of the Ninth
New Pitcher: Miguel Tejeda (25-R), their closer, who is 3-6 with 9 SV and a 4.91 ERA. 2-3-4 up for us. Fernando Tello takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Pinch-runner: Frank Roadman (29-R). Gary McKellar does not bunt, but pops out to 3rd... If I knew he was going to swing away, I wold have pinch-hit for him... Roadman steals 2nd! They walk Ray McDonald intentionally. Tom McDowell flies out to deep left and Roadman tags up and beats the throw to 3rd. PH Mike Volkman (36-L) grounds out to 2nd....

Bottom of the Ninth
New Pitcher: Albert Davies (27-L). Danny Stewart (33-L) is in to play left and Ray McDonald moves to right. The Bullpen is ready. 3-4-5 up for the Hornets. Larry Davis grounds a 3-2 pitch up the middle, but SS Bart Daw makes a great play to get him at 1st! Terry Graham pops out to center! Terry Wolf swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to left... Tom Morris takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three!

Extras!

Top of the Tenth
7-8-9 up for us. We go down in order...

Bottom of the Tenth
7-8-9 up for Charlotte. They go down in order with 2 strikeouts!

Top of the Eleventh
New Pitcher: Mike Penafiel (33-R), who pitched a perfect inning yesterday. We go down in order....

Bottom of the Eleventh
They go down in order!

Top of the Twelfth
With 1 out, Tom McDowell absolutely creams one down the left field line for a home run! 469 ft! PH Charlie Faber (33-R), who will stay in to play 2nd, takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Bart Daw lines a hit to left! The first pitch to Don Kern plunks him the back! The bases are loaded with 1 out. Dave Thompson grounds into a force at home, 6-2.... Leander Gooding grounds out to 3rd....

Bottom of the Twelfth
New Pitcher: Robbie Hopley (30-R). Terry Graham grounds out to 2nd! Terry Wolf flies out to left! Tom Morris swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops one foul behind the plate and Don Kern corrals it and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 4 to 3

Mini-sweep!

We had 11 hits and made no errors
Charlotte had 11 hits and made 2 errors

Del Warwick went 6.1 innings, allowed 3 runs, 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit.
LHP Bill Grant (BS 2) went 1.2 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 1.
LHP Albert Davies (W 4-2) went 3 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 4.
RHP Robbie Hopley (SV 6) pitched a perfect inning.

Ron Simon went 7 innings, gave us 3 runs (all in the 1st inning), 8 hits, 1 home run, 5 walks and struck out 10. 134 pitches. At bat, he drew a walk. He is the first starting pitcher to strike out 10 Jays this season.
RHP Mike Penafiel (L 2-3) went 2 innings, gave us 1 run, 2 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk, 1 HBP and struck out 1.

2B Leander Gooding had a hit and a walk and stole a base. RF Fernando Tello had a hit and a walk. PR Frank Roadman stole a base. CF Cal Doty had a hit and a walk and scored a run. LF/RF Ray McDonald had 2 hits with his 8th home run of the season and 3rd in the last 2 games, drew a walk (INT) and had 2 RBI. 3B Tom McDowell hit his 10th home run, drew a walk and scored 2 runs. 1B Jack Washburn had a hit and a walk and stole a base. PH/2B Charlie Faber drew a walk. SS Bart Daw had 2 hits and an RBI.

For Charlotte, 2B Terry Wolf had 3 hits and a walk, but no runs or RBI. LF Scott Damon had 3 hits with a double, but no runs or RBI.

Trudy's report on Cal Doty is a mild calf strain that should bother him a little for 2 or 3 days.

[Questdog]

Thursday, June 17, 2004

We sent C Don Kern (27-R) to Daytona (A) to work on his swing and recalled C Jim Hess (34-R).

We are in New Orleans to play the Pelicans a 4 game series through the weekend. They just split a pair of games here with Birmingham and have won 4 of their last 5. We split 4 games with them in Jacksonville, May 20-23. They are 14th in scoring with 3.66 runs per game (Jacksonville is up to #7 with 4.03). The Pelicans are tied for 11th in fewest runs allowed with 4.34 per game (Jacksonville is tied for 1st with 3.27!). I have disparaged our Bullpen, but their ERA is 2.90, 4th best in the MLB. Our starters have a 2.89 ERA, 2nd best. New Orleans has a run differential of -44, 13th best in the MLB, and ours is +49, now 2nd best and finally ahead of Orlando in the South by 1 run!

Jacksonville Jays (42-22 .656 3.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
New Orleans Pelicans (30-35 .462 12.5 GB in 6th place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Al Calice (23-R) (3-4 3.31 ERA 73.1 IP, 63 H, 7 HR, 26 BB, 33 SO) Rookie
NO: Brian Ragazzo (22-L) (4-5 3.46 ERA 75.1 IP, 71 H, 2 HR, 32 BB, 47 SO) Rookie

Calice gave up 1 run on 3 hits and 4 walks with a career high 6 strikeouts in 7.2 innings last time out in a win. He has allowed 2 or fewer runs in his last 3 starts.

We beat Ragazzo in May, but only scored 3 runs on 8 hits and 5 walks with 3 strikeouts in 7 innings.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Charlie Faber (33-R .298-235-0-25-.739-7 B+)
2: RF Fernando Tello (22-L .284-148-1-15-.675-0 C) Rookie
3: LF Ray McDonald (24-L .314-185-8-36-.912-5 B+)
4: 3B Tom McDowell (26-R .260-235-10-44-.764-4 C+)
5: SS Bart Daw (32-R .241-166-3-19-.667-13 B+)
6: CF Gary McKellar (34-R .263-57-0-4-.649-0 B)
7: 1B Jack Washburn (22-L .234-209-7-20-.672-17 B)
8: C Jim Hess (34-R .276-29-1-3-.702-0 B)
9: P Al Calice (23-L .160-25-0-3-.480-0 F) Rookie

NEW ORLEANS
1: RF Franklin Sanchez (23-R .233-236-2-18-.611-14 A+)
2: 3B Ray Teague (28-S .378-127-0-14-.875-4 D+)
3: LF Tim Dawson (27-R .307-179-1-24-.719-1 B+)
4: 1B Jay Kegler (35-L .225-187-7-24-.657-3 C+)
5: CF Victor Ocasio (28-R .243-239-10-31-.750-10 B+)
6: 2B Chuck Corrigan (28-R .271-236-1-20-.626-0 A)
7: SS Ron Taylor (32-S .232-185-0-24-.572-6 B+)
8: C Niel Williams (28-R .182-154-2-7-.512-0 B)
9: P Brian Ragazzo (22-L .391-23-0-2-.878-0 F) Rookie #7 prospect

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Crosley Field
Weather: 81 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 9 MPH wind blowing left to right
Attendance: 7,911

Top of the First
Charlie Faber strikes out on 3 pitches... Fernando Tello strikes out... Ray McDonald grounds out to 1st, unassisted....

Bottom of the First
Franklin Sanchez strikes out! Ray Teague takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Tim Dawson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play!!

Top of the Second
Tim McDowell takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. With 1 out, Gary McKellar swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 3rd and McDowell goes to 2nd. Jack Washburn, who was almost benched against the lefty, but restored to the lineup at the last minute, pops one up to shallow center and everyone stands around and waits for someone else to catch it, but no one does and McDonald scores! 1 to 0, Jays! Jim Hess, in his first at bat, back from Daytona (A), hits a home run to left!! 3 to 0, Jays!

Top of the Third
With 1 out, Fernando Tello bloops a hit to left center. Ray McDonald takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Tom McDowell walks on 4 pitches to load the bases up with 1 out. Bart Daw pops out to 2nd.... Gary McKellar strikes out...

Bottom of the Third
Niel Williams, the sub-.200 hitter, grounds a hit up the middle... P Brian Ragazzo bunts him to 2nd. Franklin Sanchez draws a walk. Ray Teague beats out an infield hit and the Pelicans have the bases loaded with 1 out just like we did in the top of the inning. We did not score... And neither do the Pelicans! Tim Dawson grounds into a 5-2-3 double play!! His second GDP of the game already!

Top of the Fourth
Jack Washburn, the last minute unscratch from the lineup, hits a home run to right center! 4 to 0, Jays!

Top of the Sixth
New Pitcher: Francisco Sotelo (32-L), who is 1-1 with 4 SV and a 3.58 ERA in 32.2 IP. With 1 out, Jack Washburn, the last minute unscratch form the lineup, hits his second home run of the game to right center! Both off lefties! 5 to 0, Jays!

Bottom of the Sixth
Jay Kegler and Victor Ocasio each take a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... The Bullpen gets up. Chuck Corrigan grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and the runners move up. Ron Taylor walks on 4 pitches to load the bases up with 1 out... Niel Williams grounds into a 6-4-3 double play!! P Al Calice is over 100 pitches and will never make it to the end, so his day is done.

Top of the Seventh
With 1 out, Fernando Tello hits a home run to right! 6 to 0, Jays!

Won - 6 to 0

10 wins in a row!
A new team record!
We won 9 in a row in 2002 to start the month of June.

What are the odds that Jim Baucom ends our winning streak tomorrow?
We have won 10 in a row and he has won 13 in a row...
Seems a cinch we lose tomorrow....

Richmond has won 6 in a row, so we are not pulling away from them....

We had 8 hits (3 singles) and made 1 error
New Orleans had 7 hits (all singles) and made no errors

Al Calice (W 4-4) went 6 scoreless innings, allowed 5 hits, 5 walks and struck out 3. 110 pitches.
RHP Bob Craig (SV 1) pitched 3 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1.

Brian Ragazzo (L 4-6) went 5 innings, gave us 4 runs, 5 hits, 2 home runs, 3 walks and struck out 7.

RF Fernando Tello had 3 hits with his 2nd home run of the season. SS Frank Roadman drew a walk in his only trip to the plate. 3B Tom McDowell drew 3 walks and scored a run. SS Bart Daw hit a double. 1B Jack Washburn went 3 for 3 with 2 home runs and a walk, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBI. He now has 9 HR on the season. C Jim Hess hit his 2nd home run and had 2 RBI.

[Questdog]

Friday, June 18, 2004

Jacksonville Jays (43-22 .662 3.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
New Orleans Pelicans (30-36 .455 13.5 GB in 6th place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Jim Baucom (22-L) (13-0 1.46 ERA 110.2 IP, 70 H, 3 HR, 15 BB, 103 SO) All-Star(2: 02-03)
NO: Dennis Farmer (26-R) (5-1 2.92 ERA 49.1 IP, 44 H, 7 HR, 19 BB, 27 SO)

Baucom gave up 3 runs on 6 hits and 2 walks with 6 strikeouts in 7.1 innings last time out in a win. Those of you thinking that Baucom is a near shoo-in for the Triple Crown this season should be reminded that the only one of the three categories he currently leads in is wins...

Farmer was 10-7 with a 4.57 ERA in 124 IP last year. He is 3-0 in 4 starts against the Jays in his career with a 2.43 ERA. 29.2 IP, 23 H, 2 HR, 7 BB, 7 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Charlie Faber (33-R .292-240-0-25-.724-7 B+)
2: RF Fernando Tello (22-L .296-152-2-16-.716-0 C) Rookie
3: CF Cal Doty (27-L .331-248-5-29-.870-10 C+) Mild calf strain
4: LF Ray McDonald (24-L .307-189-8-36-.896-5 B+)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (22-L .245-212-9-23-.722-17 B)
6: C Bert Swope (32-S .259-139-0-15-.616-1 B)
7: 3B Leander Gooding (33-R .264-72-0-5-.649-4 C+)
8: SS Frank Roadman (29-R .121-33-0-1-.392-3 C+)
9: P Jim Baucom (22-L .108-37-0-2-.262-0 C) All-Star(2: 02-03)

NEW ORLEANS
1: RF Franklin Sanchez (23-R .233-240-2-18-.612-14 A+)
2: 3B Ray Teague (28-S .377-130-0-14-.875-4 D+)
3: 1B Jay Kegler (35-L .221-190-7-24-.650-3 C+)
4: CF Victor Ocasio (28-R .244-242-10-31-.752-11 B+)
5: LF Tim Dawson (27-R .306-183-1-24-.715-1 B+)
6: 2B Chuck Corrigan (28-R .271-240-1-20-.624-0 A)
7: SS Ron Taylor (32-S .229-188-0-24-.567-6 B+)
8: C Niel Williams (28-R .184-158-2-7-.512-0 B)
9: P Dennis Farmer (26-S .250-16-0-1-.485-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Crosley Field
Weather: 83 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 7 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 10,799

Top of the First
Charlie Faber, the greatest leadoff hitter ever, beats out an infield hit! Fernando Tello walks on 4 pitches! Cal Doty flies out to deep center. Ray McDonald pops out to center... Jack Washburn swings at the first pitch and pops out to left....

Bottom of the First
Franklin Sanchez strikes out looking! Ray Teague pops out to right. Jay Kegler strikes out! 1-2-3!

Top of the Third
With 2 out, Cal Doty doubles to right center. Ray McDonald hits a home run to right!! 2 to 0, Jays! His fourth home run in the last 4 games!

Top of the Fourth
With 1 out, Leander Gooding takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Frank Roadman walks on 4 pitches. P Jim Baucom bunts the runners up. A wild pitch scores Gooding! 3 to 0, Jays! Charlie Faber swings at a 3-2 pitch and beats out an infield hit and Roadman scores! 4 to 0, Jays!

Top of the Seventh
On the Hill: Rudy Norwood (31-R), after a scoreless 6th. Charlie Faber and Fernando Tello lead off with back to back hits. And P Norwood is hurt. New Pitcher: Art Farnsworth (24-R), a rookie, who pitched 2 scoreless innings yesterday. With 1 out, Ray McDonald hits another home run to right!!! 7 to 0, Jays! 5 home runs in 4 games for McDonald!

Top of the Eighth
With 1 out, Frank Roadman lines a hit to left center and P Jim Baucom bunts him to 2nd. Charlie Faber grounds a hit to right and Roadman scores! 8 to 0, Jays!

Won - 8 to 0

Back to back shutouts!

We had 10 hits and made no errors
New Orleans had 6 hits and made no errors

Jim Baucom (W 14-0) pitched 9 shutout innings (CG), allowed 6 hits, no walks and struck out 9. 106 pitches. His MLB leading 5th shutout of the season and 14th of his career! No one else int he MLB has more than 3 this season!

Dennis Farmer (L 5-2) went 5 innings, gave us 4 runs, 4 hits, 1 home run, 5 walks and struck out 5. He threw a WP. 103 pitches. At bat, he had a hit.

2B Charlie Faber had 4 hits, scored a run and had 2 RBI. RF Fernando Tello had a hit and a walk and scored a run. CF Cal Doty hit a double, drew a walk, stole a base and scored a run. LF/RF Ray McDonald hit 2 home runs and had 5 RBI. He now has 10 home run on the season and 5 in the last 4 games. SS Frank Roadman had a hits and a walk and scored 2 runs.

The Pelicans announced that RP Rudy Norwood had forearm tendinitis and they expected him to be out about a week. They will not put him on the DL.

[Questdog]

Saturday, June 19, 2004

Jacksonville Jays (44-22 .667 4.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
New Orleans Pelicans (30-37 .448 14.5 GB in 6th place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Mike Marsh (23-R) (4-0 0.80 ERA 33.2 IP, 25 H, 0 HR, 11 BB, 18 SO) Rookie
NO: Bill Colby (32-R) (3-7 6.87 ERA 76 IP, 93 H, 13 HR, 28 BB, 36 SO)

Marsh pitched a 4 hit shutout with 1 walk and 6 strikeouts last time out, 10 days ago.

We beat Colby in May, scoring 5 runs on 5 hits, 1 home run and 1 walk with 1 strikeout in 3 innings.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Charlie Faber (33-R .302-245-0-27-.741-7 B+)
2: LF Danny Stewart (33-L .263-114-1-5-.685-0 B+)
3: CF Cal Doty (27-L .331-251-5-29-.874-11 C+)
4: 3B Tom McDowell (26-R .257-237-10-44-.765-4 C+)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (22-L .240-217-9-23-.706-17 B)
6: RF Fernando Tello (22-L .297-155-2-16-.719-0 C) Rookie
7: SS Bart Daw (32-R .241-170-3-19-.669-13 B+)
8: C Bert Swope (32-S .254-142-0-15-.608-1 B)
9: P Mike Marsh (23-R .111-9-0-0-.222-0 B+) Rookie

NEW ORLEANS
1: RF Franklin Sanchez (23-R .235-243-2-18-.613-14 A+)
2: 3B Ray Teague (28-S .366-134-0-14-.850-4 D+)
3: 1B Jay Kegler (35-L .222-194-7-24-.652-3 C+)
4: LF Jimmy Dixon (32-L .293-58-2-8-.804-1 B+)
5: CF Victor Ocasio (28-R .240-246-10-31-.740-11 B+)
6: 2B Chuck Corrigan (28-R .267-243-1-20-.616-0 A)
7: C Al Loughin (25-L .176-51-2-9-.605-0 C+) Rookie
8: SS Jim Brister (32-S .247-150-1-8-.589-1 B)
9: P Bill Colby (32-R .250-28-0-3-.607-0 C)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Crosley Field
Weather: 76 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 10,168

Top of the First
Charlie Faber grounds out to 2nd. Danny Stewart swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses... Cal Doty pokes a hit to center. He gets caught stealing...

Bottom of the First
Franklin Sanchez grounds out to short. Ray Teague draws a walk.... Jay Kegler swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to short and Teague, who was running on the pitch, goes to 2nd. Jimmy Dixon strikes out!

Bottom of the Fifth
With 2 outs, Jim Brister, who has the Pelicans' only hit of the game so far, also gets their second, with a home run to right... 1 to 0, Pelicans. The next three batters, P Bill Colby, Franklin Sanchez and Ray Teague all rap out singles and another run scores... 2 to 0, Pelicans.

Bottom of the Sixth
Jimmy Dixon grounds one to 1st, but Jack Washburn boots it... The Bullpen gets up. With 1 out, Chuck Corrigan walks on 4 pitches... Call to the Bullpen: Albert Davies (27-L). With 2 outs, Jim Brister, grounds his third hit of the game up the middle and Dixon scores... 3 to 0, Pelicans.

Bottom of the Eighth
New Pitcher: Roger Wallace (28-R). Jimmy Dixon doubles to center... The Bullpen gets up. But the next three make outs.

Lost - 3 to 0

It is fitting that we end our 11 game winning streak with a shutout loss to the losingest pitcher of all time....

We had 5 whole hits (all singles) and made 1 error
New Orleans had 7 hits and made no errors

Mike Marsh (L 4-1) went 5.1 innings, allowed 3 runs (2 earned), 5 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit.
LHP Albert Davies went 1.2 scoreless innings (but allowed a runner to score), allowed 1 hit and struck out 1.
RHP Roger Wallace went 1 scoreless inning, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1.

Bill Colby (W 4-7) pitched 9 shutout innings (CG), gave us 5 hits, no walks and struck out 4. 97 pitches. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. It is the first shutout of his career in 118 starts..... It lowered his season ERA to 6.14.... 81 Game Score, the highest by an opponent this season....

No one qualifies for a mention....

For New Orleans, SS/2B Jim Brister went 3 for 3 with his 2nd home run of the season and had 2 RBI.

[Questdog]

Sunday, June 20, 2004

Jacksonville Jays (44-23 .657 3.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
New Orleans Pelicans (31-37 .456 13.5 GB in 6th place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Dale Gilchrist (25-R) (4-5 3.03 ERA 86 IP, 83 H, 6 HR, 30 BB, 48 SO)
NO: Dan Krueger (26-R) (4-8 2.38 ERA 98.1 IP, 87 H, 7 HR, 34 BB, 47 SO)

Gilchrist gave up 4 runs on 5 hits and 1 walk with 1 strikeout in 7 innings last time out, but still managed to get a win.

Krueger is their #1 starter. He beat us in May, giving us 2 runs on 7 hits, 1 home run and 1 walk with 3 strikeout in 8 innings.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Charlie Faber (33-R .297-249-0-27-.730-7 B+)
2: RF Fernando Tello (22-L .291-158-2-16-.706-0 C) Rookie
3: CF Cal Doty (27-L .329-255-5-29-.868-11 C+)
4: LF Ray McDonald (24-L .308-195-10-41-.920-5 B+)
5: 3B Tom McDowell (26-R .258-240-10-44-.764-4 C+)
6: 1B Jack Washburn (22-L .236-220-9-23-.696-17 B)
7: SS Bart Daw (32-R .243-173-3-19-.669-13 B+)
8: C Bert Swope (32-S .250-144-0-15-.600-1 B)
9: P Dale Gilchrist (25-R .448-29-0-1-.897-0 D)

NEW ORLEANS
1: RF Franklin Sanchez (23-R .235-247-2-18-.611-14 A+)
2: 3B Ray Teague (28-S .365-137-0-15-.850-4 D+)
3: LF Tim Dawson (27-R .299-187-1-24-.700-1 B+)
4: 1B Jay Kegler (35-L .217-198-7-24-.640-3 C+)
5: CF Victor Ocasio (28-R .236-250-10-31-.728-11 B+)
6: 2B Chuck Corrigan (28-R .264-246-1-20-.612-0 A)
7: SS Ron Taylor (32-S .236-191-0-24-.578-6 B+)
8: C Niel Williams (28-R .180-161-2-7-.503-0 B)
9: P Dan Krueger (26-R .207-29-0-1-.448-0 F)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Crosley Field
Weather: 78 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 7 MPH wind blowing out to center
Attendance: 10,263

Top of the First
Charlie Faber swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to short. Fernando Tello grounds out to short. Cal Doty doubles to left center! Ray McDonald grounds out to short....

Bottom of the First
Franklin Sanchez grounds a hit up the middle.... He steals 2nd and goes to 3rd when C Bert Swope throws the ball into center field.... Ray Teague grounds a triple over the 1st base bag and Sanchez scores... 1 to 0, Pelicans. Tim Dawson grounds out to short and Teague scores. 2 to 0, Pelicans. Jay Kegler lines one to right center that makes it to the wall and bounces away from Cal Doty and Kegler circles the bases with an inside-the-park home run... 3 to 0, Pelicans. Victor Ocasio strikes out looking. Chuck Corrigan beats out an infield hit... Ron Taylor draws a walk... The Bullpen gets up. Niel Williams strikes out looking.

Top of the Second
Tom McDowell doubles to right center! But the next three make outs....

Bottom of the Second
With 2 outs, Ray Teague doubles to left center. Tim Dawson hits a home run to left.... 5 to 0, Pelicans.

Bottom of the Eighth
On the Hill: 2-time All-Star Bill Grant (33-L), after a scoreless 7th. Chuck Corrigan grounds a hit to left. Ron Taylor swings at a 3-2 pitch and doubles to left center... The Bullpen gets. up. Niel Williams lines out to center and Corrigan tags up and scores. 6 to 0, Pelicans. The next two make outs.

Lost - 6 to 0

Back to back shutout losses....
After back to back shutout wins...

We had 6 hits and made 2 errors
New Orleans had 11 hits and made no errors

Dale Gilchrist (L 4-6) went 2 innings, allowed 5 runs, 6 hits, 2 home runs, 1 walk and struck out 3.
RHP Roger Wallace went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1.
RHP Robbie Hopley went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 2.
LHP Bill Grant went 2 innings, allowed 1 run and 3 hits.

Dan Krueger (W 5-8) went 8 scoreless innings, gave us 6 hits, 3 walks and struck out 4. 131 pitches. He is the first pitcher to beat us twice this season....

CF Cal Doty had 2 hits with a double. LF Ray McDonald had a hit and a walk. 3B Tom McDowell hit a double. C Bert Swope hit a double. PH Danny Stewart drew a walk.

For New Orleans, LF Tim Dawson hit his 2nd home run of the season and had 3 RBI. 2B Chuck Corrigan had 3 hits and scored a run.

[Questdog]

June 21, 2004

Monday Morning Report
Player of the Week - Jorge Moreida, RF, Columbus (25-L .296/.394/.417) Had 12 hits with 1 3B, 2 HR, 3 BB, 2 SO, 0 SB, 2 CS, 5 R and 3 RBI in 5 G

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

June 15 - RF Jorge Moreida (25-L) of Columbus had 5 hits and scored 2 runs at home versus Indianapolis. The Explorers won, 5 to 4, in 14 innings. Each team scored twice in the 13th inning.
June 18 - Buford Nolan (28-R) of Ottawa pitched a 4 hit shutout at home versus Indianapolis. He walked 2 and struck out 7. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. It his his 2nd shutout of the season and 4th of his career. He is now 6-2 with a 2.77 ERA in 13 starts. The Otters won, 9 to 0.
June 20 - Hal Rogers (29-L) of Rochester pitched a 3 hit shutout at home versus Buffalo. He walked 3 and struck out 4. It is his 2nd shutout of the season and 7th of his career. He is now 6-5 with a 3.42 ERA in 15 starts. The Roosters won, 3 to 0.

[Westheim]

Jim Baucom pitching this team to a title, all by himself!

[Questdog]

Tuesday, June 22, 2004

Today is Tom McDowell's 27th birthday!

We are in Birmingham to play a short 2 game set. The Barons split 4 games in Memphis over the weekend. We are 4-0 against them this season and won a pair of games here, April 19-20. They are 12th in scoring with 3.90 runs per game (Jacksonville is #8 with 4.00). The Barons are 14th in fewest runs allowed with 5.01 per game (Jacksonville is #1 with 3.21!). Their run differential is -76, 2nd worst in the MLB, and ours is +54, 2nd best.

Jacksonville Jays (44-24 .647 3 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Birmingham Barons (27-41 .397 17 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Del Warwick (29-L) (3-5 3.80 ERA 92.1 IP, 108 H, 7 HR, 18 BB, 59 SO) Gold Glove(02)
BIRM: Al Staab (22-L) (0-1 5.92 ERA 24.1 IP, 27 H, 2 HR, 18 BB, 14 SO) Rookie

Warwick gave up 3 runs on 8 hits and 2 walks with 4 strikeouts in 6.1 innings last time out in a no decision that we won in 12 innings.

We beat Staab two weeks ago, scoring 5 runs on 6 hits and 4 walks with 2 strikeouts in 3.2 innings.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Charlie Faber (33-R .292-253-0-27-.719-7 B+)
2: RF Fernando Tello (22-L .286-161-2-16-.697-0 C) Rookie
3: CF Cal Doty (27-L .332-259-5-29-.874-11 C+)
4: LF Ray McDonald (24-L .308-198-10-41-.919-5 B+)
5: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .258-244-10-44-.764-4 C+)
6: 1B Jack Washburn (22-L .233-223-9-23-.687-17 B)
7: SS Bart Daw (32-R .243-177-3-19-.665-13 B+)
8: C Jim Hess (34-R .273-33-2-5-.769-0 B)
9: P Del Warwick (29-L .160-25-0-0-.360-0 D+) Gold Glove(02)

BIRMINGHAM
1: 3B Stan Stephens (26-R .367-90-0-9-.954-8 C+) All-Star(2: 01,03)
2: LF Bob Marks (25-R .282-234-9-38-.833-9 A) RoY
3: CF Sergio Acevedo (30-R .206-175-11-29-.771-8 B+) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(3: 01-03)
4: 1B Gerald Young (31-R .224-116-1-10-.604-0 B+)
5: SS Ken Kelly (26-S .219-256-7-21-.623-19 B) All-Star(02)
6: RF Dave Jay (38-R .211-95-0-7-.529-0 B+)
7: C Shigeru Nagata (26-R .239-117-5-15-.735-0 B)
8: 2B Bert Walter (23-R .214-42-0-2-.622-0 B+) Rookie #15 prospect
9: P Al Staab (22-S .250-8-0-0-.500-0 C+) Rookie #98 prospect

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Briggs Stadium
Weather: 81 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 7 MPH wind blowing in from left
Attendance: 7,045

Top of the First
Charlie Faber swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 3rd. Fernando Tello grounds out to short. Cal Doty flies out to left....

Bottom of the First
Stand Stephens swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd. Bob Marks swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to short. Sergio Acevedo beats out an infield hit... Gerald Young pokes a hit to center and Acevedo beats the throw to 3rd.... Ken Kelly pops out to right!

Top of the Second
Ray McDonald and Tom McDowell lead off with back to back hits. Jack Washburn grounds a hit to right and McDonald scores and McDowell beats the throw to 3rd! 1 to 0, Jays! Bart Daw grounds into a 6-4-3 double play and McDowell scores... 2 to 0, Jays!

Bottom of the Second
Dave Jay draws a walk... Shigeru Nagata swings at the first pitch and beats out an infield hit... Bert Walter grounds into a 6-4-3 double play!!

Top of the Fourth
With 1 out, Tom McDowell draws a walk. Jack Washburn bloops a hit to left center. Bart Daw lines a 3-2 pitch to center for a hit and the bases are loaded with 1 out. Jim Hess flies out to left and McDowell tags up and scores. 3 to 0, Jays! P Al Staab is hurt. New Pitcher: Tony Horch (33-R), a rookie, who is 0-2 with an 8.05 ERA in 19 IP with 1 start. P Del Warwick grounds a hit to left and Washburn scores! 4 to 0, Jays!

Bottom of the Fourth
With 1 out, Shigeru Nagata hits a home run to left center... 4 to 1, Jays.

Top of the Seventh
Charlie Faber grounds a hit to right. Fernando Tello swings at the first pitch and hits a home run to right!! 6 to 1, Jays! With 2 outs, Tom McDowell hits a home run to left center! 7 to 1, Jays! P Tony Horch is hurt. The second pitcher hurt today for the Barons, who already have 11 of them on the DL....

Bottom of the Seventh
PH Ken Johnson (27-L), batting .250 with 2 HR and 5 RBI in 36 AB, lines a hit to center. Stan Stephens grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4. With 2 outs, Sergio Acevedo lines a hit to left. Gerald Young grounds a hit to right and Stephens scores... 7 to 2, Jays.

Bottom of the Ninth
On the Hill: Bob Craig (26-R), after a perfect 8th. Gary McKellar (34-R) is in to play center. Cal Doty moves to left and Ray McDonald moves to right. PH Al Chase (32-R), batting .322 with 5 RBI in 59 AB, swings at the first pitch and doubles to right center. The Bullpen gets up. Stan Stephens takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Bob Marks swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to center and the bases are loaded with no outs... Call to the Bullpen: Robbie Hopley (30-R). Sergio Acevedo grounds into a force at home, 1-2. Gerald Young grounds his fifth hit of the day to left and Chase scores.... 7 to 3, Jays. And the tying run comes to the plate... Ken Kelly swings at the first pitch and pops out to short! Dave Jay strikes out and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 7 to 3

For the first time ever, we have given losses to the last 4 left-handers we have faced!

We had 12 hits and made 1 error
Birmingham had 12 hits and made no errors

Del Warwick (W 4-5) went 7 innings, allowed 2 runs, 9 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks and struck out 1. 118 pitches. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI.
RHP Bob Craig went 1+ innings, allowed 1 run, 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2.
RHP Robbie Hopley (SV 7) pitched a scoreless inning, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1.

Al Staab (L 0-2) went 3.2 innings, gave us 4 runs, 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out no one. Both of his losses are to the Jays.

RF Fernando Tello hit his 3rd home run of the season and had 2 RBI. CF/LF Cal Doty had a hit and a walk. 3B Tom McDowell, the birthday boy, went 3 for 3 with a home run and a walk and scored 3 runs. 1B Jack Washburn had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. SS Bart Daw had a hit and a walk (INT). C Jim Hess went 1 for 1 with a SF.

For Birmingham, 1B Gerald Young went 5 for 5 and had 2 RBI.

The Barons announced that P Al Staab had back stiffness and should be fine in 3 or 4 days. RP Tony Horch had a sore ankle, but should be fine by tomorrow.

[Questdog]

Wednesday, June 23, 2004

Today is Roger Wallace's 29th birthday!

Jacksonville Jays (45-24 .652 3 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Birmingham Barons (27-42 .391 18 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Jim Baucom (22-L) (14-0 1.35 ERA 119.2 IP, 76 H, 3 HR, 15 BB, 112 SO) All-Star(2: 02-03)
BIRM: Jerry Dotterweich (28-R) (2-1 2.70 ERA 30 IP, 34 H, 2 HR, 10 BB, 6 SO) Rookie

Baucom pitched a 6 hit shutout with no walks and 9 strikeouts last time out.

Dotterweich was a 6th round pick in this year's B Leagues Draft. We have never faced him. He pitched a 6 hit shutout with 4 walks and 1 strikeout at Memphis in his last start.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Charlie Faber (33-R .291-258-0-27-.713-7 B+)
2: RF Fernando Tello (22-L .283-166-3-18-.706-0 C) Rookie
3: CF Cal Doty (27-L .331-263-5-29-.870-11 C+)
4: LF Ray McDonald (24-L .305-203-10-41-.907-5 B+)
5: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .267-247-11-45-.793-4 C+)
6: 1B Jack Washburn (22-L .239-226-9-24-.695-17 B)
7: SS Bart Daw (32-R .244-180-3-19-.669-13 B+)
8: C Bert Swope (32-S .250-148-0-15-.604-1 B)
9: P Jim Baucom (22-L .103-39-0-2-.249-0 C) All-Star(2: 02-03)

BIRMINGHAM
1: 3B Stan Stephens (26-R .351-94-0-9-.920-8 C+) All-Star(2: 01,03)
2: LF Benny Dreher (26-R .261-241-4-26-.723-11 B+) Gold Glove(2: 01-02)
3: CF Sergio Acevedo (30-R .212-179-11-29-.778-8 B+) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(3: 01-03)
4: 1B Jim Montgomery (33-R .212-203-14-34-.755-0 A) All-Star
5: SS Ken Kelly (26-S .215-261-7-21-.611-20 B) All-Star(02)
6: RF Bob Marks (25-R .280-239-9-38-.824-9 B+) RoY
7: 2B Rick Halverson (28-L .245-192-6-18-.739-1 B) All-Star(01)
8: C Antonio Barajas (26-R .248-109-2-8-.700-1 B) Rookie
9: P Jerry Dotterweich (28-R .400-10-0-1-.900-0 C+) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Briggs Stadium
Weather: 81 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 6 MPH wind blowing in from left
Attendance: 7,899

Top of the First
Charlie Faber strikes out... Fernando Tello swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd. Cal Doty swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to right. Ray McDonald lines one to right, but Bob Marks makes a tough catch....

Bottom of the First
Stan Stephens, batting .458 lifetime off P Jim Baucom, grounds out to 2nd. Benny Dreher draws a walk... Sergio Acevedo grounds into a 6-4-3 double play!!

Top of the Second
Tom McDowell hits a home run to left center! 1 to 0, Jays!

Bottom of the Third
P Jim Baucom strikes out the side in order!

Top of the Fourth
Cal Doty doubles to center! He steals 3rd! Idiot! With the infield in, Ray McDonald grounds a hit through the left side and Doty scores! 2 to 0, Jays! McDonald steals 2nd! Tom McDowell takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Jack Washburn takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the basses up with no outs! Bart Daw flies out to deep left and McDonald scores and McDowell tags up and moves to 3rd. 3 to 0, Jays! Washburn steals 2nd! They walk Bert Swope intentionally to load the bases up with 1 out. We pinch-hit for P Jim Baucom - no, we don't! He strikes out... Charlie Faber swings at the first pitch and clears the bases with a double grounded over the 3rd base bag and he ends up on 3rd!!! 6 to 0, Jays! That does it for P Jim Dotterweich. New Pitcher: Les Miller (33-R), who faced 1 batter and got an out yesterday. Fernando Tello swings at the first pitch and lines a hit over the 2nd baseman and Faber scores! 7 to 0, Jays!

Top of the Fifth
Ray McDonald swings at the first pitch and grounds a double over the 1st base bag and goes to 3rd on a deep fly ball. Jack Washburn pokes a hit to right and McDonald scores! 8 to 0, Jays! The next two make outs.

Bottom of the Sixth
With 1 out, P Les Miller swings at the first pitch and lines a double to right, the first hit of the game by the Barons.... The next two ground out to 3rd!

Bottom of the Ninth
Gary McKellar (34-R) is in to play center. Cal Doty moves to left and Ray McDonald moves to right. P Jim Baucom is at 106 pitches. PH Al Chase (32-R), who hit a double yesterday, swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to center... The Bullpen gets up. Stan Stephens grounds a double over the 3rd base bag.... Benny Dreher swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to right and Chase scores.. 8 to 1, Jays. Call to the Bullpen: Robbie Hopley (30-R). He tries to pick Dreher off at 1st and throws the ball away for and error and Stephens scores... 8 to 2, Jays. Their 3-4-5 hitters all strike out and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 8 to 2

Mini-sweep!

We had 10 hits and made 1 error
Birmingham had 4 hits and made no errors

Jim Baucom (W 15-0) went 8+ innings, allowed 2 runs, 4 hits, 2 walks and struck out 7. 110 pitches. At bat, he had a hit. He wins his 15th game of the season, setting a new Jay record! Editor's Note: The game mistakenly counted the final Birmingham run as earned for Baucom. If he loses the ERA title because of this, I will be angry, but will not manually override it because I have no way of knowing if any other pitchers have been screwed by the official scorers. Their decisions are final.... However, I have made a bug report on the issue....
RHP Robbie Hopley made an unfortunate pickoff attempt, but faced 3 batters and struck them all out!

Jim Dotterweich (L 2-2) went 3.2 innings, gave us 7 runs, 5 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks and struck out 2.

2B Charlie Faber hit a double, scored a run and had 3 RBI. CF/LF Cal Doty had 3 hits with a double, stole a base and scored a run. LF/RF Ray McDonald had 2 hits with a double, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 3B Tom McDowell hit his 12th home run of the season, drew a walk and scored 2 runs. 1B Jack Washburn had a hit and a walk, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. C Bert Swope drew 2 walks and scored a run.

[Questdog]

Thursday, June 24, 2004

We are back home to play the Rochester Roosters a 4 game series through the weekend. They are the last MLB team we have yet to face this season. They split a pair of games at home with Providence on Monday and Tuesday. We were 6-2 against them last year when they finished 72-90 in 6th place in the North. They are 11th in scoring with 3.90 runs per game (Jacksonville is tied for 7th with 4.10). The Roosters are 9th in fewest runs allowed with 4.04 per game (Jacksonville is #1 with 3.19). Their run differential is -10, 11th best in the MLB, and ours is +64, 2nd best.

Rochester Roosters (34-37 .479 10 GB in 5th place in the Northern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (46-24 .657 3.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division)

ROCH: Steve Weston (28-L) (6-7 2.95 ERA 106.2 IP, 80 H, 8 HR, 39 BB, 110 SO) All-Star(2: 01-02)/Silver Slugger(02)
JAX: Al Calice (23-R) (4-4 3.06 ERA 79.1 IP, 68 H, 7 HR, 31 BB, 36 SO) Rookie

Weston is Jim Baucom's chief rival for the lead in strikeouts. He is currently 2nd to Jim, but could pass him today with a double digit effort. He is their #1 starter. He was 10-13 with a 3.54 ERA in 224 IP last year. As a tough lefty, you would expect him to have a good record against the Jays and he does: 4-0 in 4 starts with a 1.35 ERA. 33.1 IP, 19 H, 0 HR, 14 BB, 24 SO.

Calice pitched 6 scoreless innings with 5 hits and 5 walks allowed and struck out 3, but threw 110 pitches last time out in a win.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
ROCHESTER
1: 2B Buddy Hendricks (24-R .272-195-1-12-.674-5 A++)
2: SS Brian Bowden (27-R .253-269-4-16-.592-12 A+) Gold Glove(02)
3: RF Glen Lewis (23-L .314-274-5-27-.810-24 C+) RoY(02)/All-Star(2: 02-03) ex-Jay
4: CF Tom Walker (24-R .302-265-11-33-.851-14 B)
5: LF Ron LeMaster (26-L .284-215-3-29-.780-6 B+)
6: 1B Marty Eades (33-R .296-186-7-37-.846-0 C) All-Star ex-Jay
7: 3B Gary Russell (27-R .254-181-6-26-.713-0 B) Trade from Ottawa on June 4
8: C Mark Scott (29-R .221-213-1-30-0 B) Gold Glove
9: P Steve Weston (28-L .250-32-0-1-.554-0 F) All-Star(2: 01-02)/Silver Slugger(02)

JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Leander Gooding (33-R .250-76-0-5-.624-4 B)
2: RF Fernando Tello (22-L .281-171-3-19-.698-0 C) Rookie
3: CF Cal Doty (27-L .336-268-5-29-.880-12 C+)
4: LF Ray McDonald (24-L .308-208-10-42-.909-6 B+)
5: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .268-250-12-46-.806-4 C+)
6: 1B Jack Washburn (22-L .240-229-9-25-.698-18 B)
7: SS Bart Daw (32-R .240-183-3-20-.657-13 B+)
8: C Jim Hess (34-R .294-34-2-6-.795-0 B)
9: P Al Calice (23-L .143-28-0-3-.429-0 F) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 83 F, Clear Skies, with an 8 MPH wind blowing out to left
Attendance: 9,338

Top of the First
Buddy Hendricks flies out to left. Brian Bowden strikes out! Glen Lewis, the ex-Jay Rookie of the Year, lines out to center! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the First
Leander Gooding grounds out to short. Fernando Tello grounds a 2-2 pitch up the middle for a hit! Cal Doty grounds into a force at 2nd, 3-6. Ray McDonald doubles to right center and and Doty scores and McDonald ends up on 3rd! 1 to 0, Jays! Tom McDowell takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three...

Bottom of the Second
With 1 out, Bart Daw lines a 3-2 pitch to right for a double and steals 3rd! Jim Hess grounds out to 3rd and Daw scores. 2 to 0, Jays!

Top of the Third
Gary Russell doubles to right and goes to 3rd on a ground out. P Steve Weston, the Silver Slugger, lines a hit to right and Russell scores... 2 to 1, Jays. Buddy Hendricks swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to short and P Weston goes to 2nd. Brian Bowden lines a 3-2 pitch to left center for a hit and P Weston scores... Tie Game: 2 to 2. Bowden tries to steal 2nd, but C Jim Hess throws him out! He has now thrown out 6 of 10 on the season!

Bottom of the Fourth
With 1 out, Tom McDowell hits a home run to left! 3 to 2, Jays!

Top of the Fifth
With 1 out, Gary Russell doubles to left and goes to 3rd on a passed ball... With the infield in, Mark Scott grounds out to 2nd and the runner holds. P Steve Weston, the Silver Slugger, pops out to right!

Top of the Sixth
Buddy Hendricks beats out an infield hit... The Bullpen gets up. Brian Bowden cannot get a bunt down, so he grounds a 2-2 pitch up the middle for a hit and Hendricks beats the throw to 3rd, but is hurt. Pinch-runner: Shawn Royer (39-R), their best pinch-hitter and as slow as molasses and not likely to take over at 2nd base.... Glen Lewis grounds out to short and Royer scores and Bowden goes to 2nd. Tie Game: 3 to 3. Tom Walker grounds out to short and Bowden goes to 3rd. Call to the Bullpen: Albert Davies (27-L). Ron LeMaster pops out to right!

Bottom of the Sixth
Cal Doty beats out an infield hit. Ray McDonald swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds into a 6-4-3 double play.... Tom McDowell skies one to right, but it clanks off the glove of Glenn Lewis for a 2 base error! Jack Washburn takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. In a 10 pitch at bat, Bart Daw grounds a 3-2 pitch to left for a hit and McDowell scores! 4 to 3, Jays!

Top of the Seventh
Marty Eades grounds a hit up the middle... The Bullpen is up. Gary Russell draws a walk... But the next three make outs with 2 strikeouts!

Top of the Eighth
New Pitcher: 2-time All-Star Bill Grant (33-L). Gary McKellar (34-R) is in to play center. Cal Doty moves to left and Ray McDonald moves to right. Brian Bowden pokes a hit to left center... Glen Lewis bounces one back to the box that should be a double play, but P Grant makes a bad throw to 2nd for an error... The Bullpen gets up. Tom Walker walks to load the bases up with no outs... Ron LeMaster swings at the first pitch and clears the bases with a double grounded over the 1st base bag... 6 to 4, Roosters. Call to the Bullpen: Roger Wallace (29-R). With 1 out, we walk Gary Russell intentionally.... The next two make outs.

Bottom of the Eighth
New Pitcher: Dave Martinez (31-R) who is 2-0 with 1 SV and a 3.63 ERA in 22.1 IP. With 1 out, Ray McDonald takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Tom McDowell swings at an 0-2 pitch and hits his second home run of the game to left!! Tie Game: 6 to 6!

Top of the Ninth
Top of their order up. 2B Josue Camacho (32-R) pops out to right. Brian Bowden draws a walk... The Bullpen gets up. Bowden takes off for 2nd, but we have a pitchout on and C Jim Hess throws him out! 7 for 11 now on throwing out runners! Glen Lewis flies out to deep center!

Bottom of the Ninth
New Pitcher; Phil Engel (29-R), their current closer, since they traded their all-time Saves leader, David Rocha (36-L), to Ottawa on June 4. Engel is 0-3 with 3 SV and a 4.23 ERA in 38.1 IP. A FIP of 3.21, though. 8-9-1 up for us. PH Danny Stewart (33-L) bloops a hit to left! PH Mike Volkman (36-L) grounds into a 4-6-3 double play.... Leander Gooding walks on 4 pitches. PH Dave Thompson (28-R) is sent up. P Engel picks Gooding off at 1st....

Extras!

Top of the Tenth
New Pitcher: Bob Craig (26-R). Bert Swope (32-S) is into catch. Danny Stewart stays in to play left and Cal Doty moves back to center. 4-5-6 up for the Roosters. They go down in order with 2 strikeouts!

Bottom of the Tenth
2-3-4 up for us. Bert Swope is now the #2 and he beats out an infield hit. We cannot pinch-run for him, as he is the last catcher. Cal Doty draws a walk! Ray McDonald pokes a 3-1 pitch to center and Swope heads home and he is safe and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 7 to 6
For the first time ever, we have won 5 games in a row started by left-handers!

We had 11 hits and made 1 error
Rochester had 9 hits and made 1 error

Al Calice went 5.2 innings, allowed 3 runs, 6 hits, no walks and struck out 4.
LHP Albert Davis went 1.1 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit, 1 walk and struck out 2.
LHP Bill Grant (BS 3) did not retire a batter, allowed 3 runs (2 earned - his own error), 2 hits and 1 walk.
RHP Roger Wallace went 2 scoreless innings and walked 2 (1 INT).
RHP Bob Craig (W 1-0) pitched a perfect inning with 2 strikeouts. His first career win!

Steve Weston went 6 innings, gave us 4 runs (3 earned), 7 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI.
RHP Phil Engel (L 0-4) went 1+ inning, gave us 1 run, 3 hits and 2 walks.

2B Leander Gooding had a hit and a walk. C Bert Swope had a hit and scored the winning run in his only at bat. CF/LF Cal Doty had a hit and a walk and scored a run. LF/RF Ray McDonald had 2 hits with a double and a walk, scored a run and had 2 RBI, including the game winner. 3B Tom McDowell hit 2 home runs, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBI. He now has 14 HR on the season and leads the MLB with 49 RBI! SS Bart Daw had 2 hits, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. PH/LF Danny Stewart had a hit.

For Rochester, SS Brian Bowden had 3 hits and a walk, scored a run and had an RBI.

The Roosters announced that 2B Buddy Hendricks had a torn abdominal muscle and they expected him to miss about 5 weeks.

[Questdog]

Friday, June 25, 2004

Rochester Roosters (34-38 .472 11 GB in 5th place in the Northern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (47-24 .662 4.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division)

ROCH: Hal Rogers (29-L) (6-5 3.42 ERA 97.1 IP, 78 H, 10 HR, 38 BB, 56 SO)
JAX: Dale Gilchrist (25-R) (4-6 3.48 ERA 88 IP, 89 H, 8 HR, 31 BB, 51 SO)

Rogers was 8-19 with a 4.61 ERA in 226.2 IP last year, but that was his first bad season. He was a .500 pitcher in 2001 and 2002 with ERA's under 4.00. He pitched a 3 hit shutout with 3 walks and 4 strikeouts against Buffalo last time out. He is 2-1 with a 4.98 ERA in 3 starts against the Jays in his career. 21.2 IP, 20 H, 1 HR, 11 BB, 11 SO.

Gilchrist gave up 5 runs on 6 hits, 2 home runs and 1 walk with 3 strikeouts in 2 innings last time out in a loss.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
ROCHESTER
1: 2B Brian Bowden (27-R .260-273-4-17-.608-12 A++) Gold Glove(02-SS)
2: LF Jim Phillips (23-R Major League debut A) Rookie #49 prospect
3: RF Glen Lewis (23-L .308-279-5-28-.796-24 C+) RoY(02)/All-Star(2: 02-03)
4: CF Tom Walker (24-R .297-269-11-33-.841-14 B)
5: 1B Marty Eades (33-R .293-191-7-37-.835-0 C) All-Star
6: 3B Josue Camacho (32-R .200-90-2-10-.591-0 C+)
7: SS Johnnie Klein (28-R .269-108-1-17-.687-0 C+)
8: C Darrell Yoder (34-R .275-40-1-5-.738-0 C+)
9: P Hal Rogers (29-L .207-29-0-6-.595-0 C+)

JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Charlie Faber (33-R .288-264-0-30-.708-7 B+)
2: 3B Leander Gooding (33-R .250-80-0-5-.626-4 B)
3: CF Cal Doty (27-L .335-272-5-29-.877-12 C+)
4: LF Ray McDonald (24-L .311-212-10-44-.918-6 B+)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (22-L .237-232-9-25-.692-18 B)
6: RF Fernando Tello (22-L .280-175-3-19-.693-0 C) Rookie
7: SS Bart Daw (32-R .246-187-3-21-.669-14 B+)
8: C Jim Hess (34-R .270-37-2-7-.732-0 B)
9: P Dale Gilchrist (25-R .433-30-0-1-.867-0 D)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 84 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 7 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 11,762

Top of the First
Brian Bowden grounds out to short. Jim Phillips, in his first MLB at bat, grounds out to 2nd. Glen Lewis strikes out! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the First
Charlie Faber, the greatest leadoff hitter ever, lines a 3-2 pitch to left for a hit! Leander Gooding grounds one to 3rd, but Josue Camacho boots it! Cal Doty grounds out to 3rd and the runners move up. Ray McDonald triples to right and both runners score!! 2 to 0, Jays! Jack Washburn flies out to left and McDonald tags up and gets himself thrown out by Jim Phillips, in his first MLB game...

Bottom of the Second
Fernando Tello grounds a hit to right and Bart Daw beats out an infield hit! Jim Hess grounds out to short and the runners move up. P Dale Gilchrist, who was once walked intentionally, the only walk of his career, is not walked intentionally and he grounds out to 3rd and the runners hold... Charlie Faber grounds out to 1st, unassisted....

Top of the Third
Johnnie Klein grounds a hit up the middle and Darrell Yoder draws a walk... P Hal Rogers bunts one foul with 2 strikes! Brian Bowden grounds out to 1st, 3-1, and the runners move up. Jim Phillips lines a triple to right center for his first MLB hit and both runners score... Tie Game: 2 to 2. Glen Lewis lines a hit to left and Phillips scores... 3 to 2, Roosters.

Bottom of the Fourth
Jack Washburn doubles to right center! Fernando Tello grounds a double over the 1st base bag and Washburn scores! Tie Game: 3 to 3. Bart Daw draws a walk. With 1 out, P Dale Gilchrist bunts the runners up.... I would much rather the career .300 hitter swing away... Charlie Faber grounds out to 2nd...

Top of the Fifth
P Hal Rogers draws a walk... The Bullpen gets up. Brian Bowden bunts the runner up. Jim Phillips lines his second hit of his MLB debut to right... Glen Lewis grounds into a 6-4-3 double play!!

Top of the Sixth
Tom Walker gets beaned.... The Bullpen is back up. Marty Eades doubles off the wall in right.... We walk Josue Camacho intentionally. to load the bases up with no outs... Johnnie Klein grounds a hit up the middle and 2 runs score... 5 to 3, Roosters. Call to the Bullpen: Roger Wallace (29-R). With 1 out, P Hal Rogers bunts into a force at 3rd, 3-5! Brian Bowden grounds out to 1st, unassisted!

Top of the Seventh
With 1 out, Glen Lewis, the ex-Jay, hits a home run to right... 6 to 3, Roosters. Tom Walker hits a home run to left center... 7 to 3, Roosters.

Top of the Eighth
New Pitcher: Bob Craig (26-R). P Hal Rogers swings at the first pitch and lines a hit o right center.... With 2 outs, Glen Lewis pokes a hit to center. Tom Walker doubles to left and P Rogers scores... 8 to 3, Roosters.

Top of the Ninth
Josue Camacho hits a home run to left center... 9 to 3, Roosters.

Lost - 9 to 3

We had 8 hits and made no errors
Rochester had 14 hits and made 2 errors

Dale Gilchrist (L 4-7) went 5+ innings, allowed 5 runs, 6 hits, 4 walks (1 INT), 1 HBP and struck out 5. He is being swapped with P Mike Marsh. Marsh will be our 3 starter and Gilchrist will be #5.
RHP Roger Wallace went 2 innings, allowed 2 runs, 4 hits, 2 home runs and struck out 2.
RHP Bob Craig went 2 innings, allowed 2 runs, 4 hits, 1 home run and struck out 2.

Hal Rogers (W 7-5) went 8 innings, gave us 3 runs (2 earned), 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit and a walk and scored a run.

2B Charlie Faber had 2 hits and a walk and scored a run. LF Ray McDonald hit a a triple and had 2 RBI. 1B Jack Washburn hit a double, drew a walk and scored a run. RF Fernando Tello had 2 hits with a double and an RBI. SS Bart Daw had a hit and a walk.

For Rochester, RF Glen Lewis, the ex-Jay, had 3 hits with hid 6th home run of the season and had 2 RBI. SS Johnnie Klein had 3 hits and a walk, scored a run and had 2 RBI.

[Questdog]

Saturday, June 26, 2004

Rochester Roosters (35-38 .479 10 GB in 5th place in the Northern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (47-25 .653 4.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division)

ROCH: Benedict Hughes (25-L) (6-5 4.72 ERA 89.2 IP, 80 H, 11 HR, 50 BB, 57 SO)
JAX: Mike Marsh (23-R) (4-1 1.15 ERA 39 IP, 30 H, 1 HR, 13 BB, 23 SO) Rookie

Hughes was 5-3 with a 3.98 ERA in 12 starts and 83.2 IP last year as a rookie for Ottawa. We faced him once and scored 5 runs on 8 hits and 4 walks with 7 strikeouts in 6.2 innings in a no decision.

Marsh gave up 3 runs (2 earned) on 5 hits, 1 home run and 2 walks with 5 strikeouts in 5.1 innings last time out in his first loss of the season.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
ROCHESTER
1: 2B Brian Bowden (27-R .256-277-4-17-.599-12 A++) Gold Glove(02-SS)
2: 3B Gary Russell (27-R .262-183-6-26-.745-1 B)
3: RF Glen Lewis (23-L .313-284-6-30-.813-24 C+) RoY(02)/All-Star(2: 02-03)
4: CF Tom Walker (24-R .300-273-12-35-.860-14 B)
5: LF Ron LeMaster (26-L .282-220-3-32-.776-6 B+)
6: C Mark Scott (29-R .217-217-1-30-.539-0 B) Gold Glove
7: 1B Jim Phillips (23-R .400-5-0-2-1.200-0 B+) Rookie
8: SS Alfredo Gutierrez (35-L .206-107-0-5-.488-4 A)
9: P Benedict Hughes (25-L .286-28-0-2-.571-0 F)

JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Charlie Faber (33-R .291-268-0-30-.715-7 B+)
2: 1B Dave Thompson (28-R .290-62-0-3-.726-0 C+)
3: LF Cal Doty (27-L .333-276-5-29-.871-12 B+)
4: RF Ray McDonald (24-L .310-216-10-46-.920-6 B+)
5: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .271-255-14-49-.829-4 C+)
6: CF Gary McKellar (34-R .242-62-0-4-.599-0 B)
7: SS Frank Roadman (29-R .167-36-0-1-.484-3 C+)
8: C Jim Hess (34-R .244-41-2-7-.663-0 B)
9: P Mike Marsh (23-R .182-11-0-0-.364-0 B+) Rookie

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 78 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 9 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 11,127

Top of the First
Brian Bowden swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops a hit to shallow left... Gary Russell pops out to left and Cal Doty fires to 1st to double off Bowden!! Glen Lewis beats out an infield hit... He steals 2nd. Tom Walker grounds a hit to right and Lewis scores... 1 to 0, Roosters. Walker steals 2nd... Ron LeMaster drives a 3-2 pitch to deep center, but Gary McKellar makes a leaping catch!

Bottom of the First
Charlie Faber, the greatest leadoff hitter ever, lines a hit to left! Dave Thompson swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and Faber goes to 2nd. Cal Doty takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Ray McDonald hits a home run to right!!! 3 to 1, Jays! Tom McDowell grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Gary McKellar swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short.

Top of the Second
Mark Scott doubles to left... Jim Phillips lines a hit to center... Alfredo Gutierrez strikes out on 3 pitches. P Mike Marsh picks Phillips off at 1st! P Benedict Hughes strikes out looking!

Bottom of the Third
With 1 out, Dave Thompson swings at the first pitch and doubles to right center and then goes to 3rd after tagging up on a deep fly ball. Ray McDonald swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds one to 1st, but Jim Phillips boots it and Thompson scores! 4 to 1, Jays!

Bottom of the Seventh
With 1 out, Charlie Faber lines a hit to left, goes to 2nd on a ground out and to 3rd on a wild pitch. Cal Doty grounds one to 2nd, but Bowden boots it and Faber scores! 5 to 1, Jays!

Won - 5 to 1

We had 6 hits and made no errors
Rochester had 8 hits and made 2 errors

Mike Marsh (W 5-1) went 7 innings, allowed 1 run, 7 hits, no walks and struck out 7. He threw a WP.
LHP Albert Davies went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 3.

Benedict Hughes (L 6-6) went 6.2 innings, gave us 5 runs (3 earned), 6 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 2. He threw a WP.

2B Charlie Faber had 2 hits and scored 2 runs. 1B Dave Thompson had 2 hits with a double and scored a run. RF Ray McDonald hit his 11th home run of the season and had 3 RBI.

For Rochester, 2B Brian Bowden had 3 hits.

[Questdog]

Sunday, June 27, 2004

Today is Jim Baucom's 23rd birthday and Jacksonville Mayor John Peyton has declared it a local holiday! Though, since it is Sunday, most everyone has the day off, anyway...

Rochester Roosters (35-39 .473 11 GB in 5th place in the Northern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (48-25 .658 4.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division)

ROCH: Ralph Williams (24-L) (2-3 5.72 ERA 28.1 IP, 31 H, 4 HR, 11 BB, 13 SO)
JAX: Del Warwick (29-L) (4-5 3.71 ERA 99.1 IP, 117 H, 8 HR, 21 BB, 60 SO) Gold Glove(02)

Williams is the 5th left-hander we have faced in the last 6 games. He was 11-9 with a 3.33 ERA in 184 IP last year as a rookie. He was 0-2 in 2 starts against us with a 9.35 ERA. 8.2 IP, 14 H, 0 HR, 5 BB, 1 SO.

Warwick gave up 2 runs on 9 hits, 1 home run and 3 walks with 1 strikeout in 7 innings last time out in a win.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
ROCHESTER
1: SS Brian Bowden (27-R .263-281-4-17-.612-12 A+) Gold Glove(02)
2: CF Tom Walker (24-R .300-277-12-36-.855-15 B)
3: RF Glen Lewis (23-L .313-288-6-30-.809-25 C+) RoY(02)/All-Star(2: 02-03)
4: 1B Marty Eades (33-R .291-196-7-37-.830-0 C) All-Star
5: 3B Gary Russell (27-R .257-187-6-26-.730-1 B)
6: C Mark Scott (29-R .217-221-1-30-.543-0 B) Gold Glove
7: LF Mike Herring (24-L .224-49-0-5-.613-0 C+) Rookie #22 prospect
8: 2B Johnnie Klein (28-R .286-112-1-19-.721-0 B+)
9: P Ralph Williams (24-L .000-9-0-0-.000-0 B+)

JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Charlie Faber (33-R .294-272-0-30-.719-7 B+)
2: 1B Dave Thompson (28-R .303-66-0-3-.757-0 C+)
3: LF Cal Doty (27-L .330-279-5-29-.864-12 B+)
4: RF Ray McDonald (24-L .309-220-11-49-.926-6 B+)
5: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .266-259-14-49-.817-4 C+)
6: CF Gary McKellar (34-R .242-66-0-4-.593-0 B)
7: SS Bart Daw (32-R .247-190-3-21-.672-14 B+)
8: C Jim Hess (34-R .227-44-2-7-.619-0 B)
9: P Del Warwick (29-L .179-28-0-1-.393-0 D+) Gold Glove(02)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 79 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 6 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 10,805

Top of the First
Brian Bowden grounds out to short. Tom Walker grounds out to the pitcher. Glen Lewis grounds out to 1st, unassisted! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the First
Charlie Faber, the greatest leadoff hitter ever, takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4! Dave Thompson lines a hit to center. Cal Doty grounds a hit up the middle and Faber scores! 1 to 0, Jays! Ray McDonald pokes a hit over the 2nd baseman and the bases are loaded with no outs! Tom McDowell draws a walk to force in a run and earn RBI #50! 2 to 0, Jays! Gary McKellar strikes out... Bart Daw swings at the first pitch and grounds into a 6-4-3 double play....

Top of the Second
Marty Eades swings at the first pitch and doubles to center. With 1 out, Mark Scott grounds a hit to right and Eades scores... 2 to 1, Jays. Mike Herring walks on 4 pitches... The next two make outs!

Bottom of the Fifth
Charlie Faber walks on 4 pitches, gets bunted to 2nd and goes to 3rd on a ground out. With 2 outs, Ray McDonald swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit up the middle and Faber scores! 3 to 1, Jays! He has 50 RBI, too! He steals 2nd and goes to 3rd when C Mark Scott, the Gold Glover, throws the ball away! Tom McDowell gets RBI #51 with a line drive hit to left! 4 to 1, Jays!

Top of the Sixth
Glen Lewis lines a hit to center and steals 2nd. With 1 out, he goes to 3rd on a ground out and then scores on a passed ball.... 4 to 2, Jays.

Bottom of the Sixth
With 2 outs, we pass on pinch-hitting for P Del Warwick and he lines a hit to center! Charlie Faber doubles to right center and P Warwick scores! 5 to 2, Jays!

Top of the Seventh
With 1 out, Johnnie Klein lines the first pitch to center for a hit. With 2 outs, Brian Bowden lines the first pitch to right center for a hit... The Bullpen gets up. Tom Walker grounds the first pitch to 2nd, but Charlie Faber throws the ball away for a 2 base error and Klein scores... 5 to 3, Jays. Glen Lewis takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with 2 outs... Call to the Bullpen: Robbie Hopley (30-R). Marty Eades swings at a 3-2 pitch and hits a Grand Slam to left.... 7 to 5, Roosters.

Bottom of the Eighth
On the Hill: Phil Engel (29-R), their closer, after a perfect 7th. He took the loss on Thursday, giving us a run on 3 hits and 2 walks in an inning plus. Bart Daw walks on 4 pitches. PH Mike Volkman (36-L) beats out an infield hit. PH Jack Washburn (22-L) flies out to deep center and Daw tags up and moves to 3rd. Charlie Faber strikes out... Dave Thompson draws a walk to load the bases up with 2 outs. Cal Doty swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted.... bummersville...

Bottom of the Ninth
4-5-6 up for us. Ray McDonald lines a hit to right. Tom McDowell flies out to deep center. Fernando Tello grounds into a force at 2nd, 3-6... Bart Daw pops out to 2nd....

Lost - 7 to 5

We had 11 hits and made 1 error
Rochester had 10 hits and made 1 error

Del Warwick (L 4-6) went 6.2 innings, allowed 6 runs (1 earned), 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run.
RHP Robbie Hopley (BS 5) went 1.1 innings, allowed 1 run and 1 hit, a Grand Slam.
LHP Bill Grant went 1 scoreless inning and allowed 1 hit.

Ralph Williams went 5.2 innings, gave us 5 runs, 9 hits, 3 walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit.
LHP Larry Thornton (W 1-0) got 1 out and gave us 1 walk. His first career win.
RHP Phil Engel (SV 4) pitched 3 scoreless innings, gave us 2 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2.

2B Charlie Faber had 2 hits with a double and 2 walks, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 1B Dave Thompson went 2 for 2 with 2 walks and scored a run. RF/LF Ray McDonald had 3 hits, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. 3B Tom McDowell had a hit and a walk and 2 RBI. McDowell and McDonald, the Scotch Twins, are now 1-2 in the MLB in RBI! PH Mike Volkman had a hit.

For Rochester, 1B Marty Eades, the ex-Jay All-Star, hit a double and a Grand Slam, scored 2 runs and had 4 RBI.

[Questdog]

June 28, 2004

Monday Morning Report
Player of the Week - Dave Brooks, LF, Richmond (26-L .357/.432/.546) Had 12 hits with 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 1 BB, 1 SO, 2 SB, 2 CS, 7 R and 7 RBI in 6 G (5 GS)

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

June 22 - Robin Morris (30-R) of Memphis pitched a 5 hit shutout at home versus Louisville. He walked 1 and struck out 10. It is his 2nd shutout of the season and 5th of his career. He is now 4-4 with a 3.56 ERA in 11 starts (12 G). The Mules won, 3 to 0.
June 24 - RF Robbie McFarland (26-L) of Hartford went 3 for 3 with a triple and 2 home runs, including a Grand Slams, drew a walk, scored 4 runs and had 7 RBI at home versus Charlotte. The Whalers won, 10 to 7.
June 25 - Melvin Brisita (23-R) of Louisville pitched a 5 hit shutout at home versus Syracuse. he did not walk a batter and struck out 5. It is his 2nd shutout of the season and 3rd of his career. He is now 3-6 with a 3.01 ERA in 11 starts. The Colonels won, 4 to 0.
June 25 - Steve Cron (30-L) of Buffalo pitched a 3 hit shutout at Birmingham. He walked 5 and struck out 5. It is his 4th shutout of the season and 14th of his career. He is now 10-7 with a 2.60 ERA in 17 starts. The Bombers won, 4 to 0, and only had 5 hits themselves.
June 27 - Geunhye Yeun (27-R) of Richmond pitched a 5 hit shutout at Indianapolis. He walked 2 and struck out 7. At bat, he hit 2 doubles, scored a run and had an RBI. It is his 1st shutout of the season and 2nd of his career. He is now 5-1 with a 4.21 ERA in 7 starts. The Robins won, 3 to 0.
June 27 - 2B Ron Lerche (25-R) of Louisville had 4 hits with a double and a home run, stole a base and had 5 RBI at home versus Syracuse. The Colonels won, 8 to 5.
June 27 - Willie Davis (24-R) of Columbus pitched a 2 hit shutout at Memphis. He walked 2 and struck out 9. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. It is his 3rd shutout of the season and the 4th of his career. He is now 8-3 with a MLB leading 0.94 ERA in 13 starts. The Explorers won, 3 to 0.

[Questdog]

Monday, June 28, 2004

The Richmond Robins are here to play a short 2 game set. They split 4 games with the Arrows in Indianapolis over the weekend. We are 2-5 against them on the season and were swept in 3 games the first time they visited us,. getting outscored, 27 to 12. They are 2nd in scoring, 1 run behind the leader, Buffalo, with 4.80 runs per game (Jacksonville is up to #6 with 4.15!). The Robins are hitting an amazing .285 as a team and are 2nd in walks, which means they lead the MLB with a .345 OBP. We do not have a lot of batters with a .345 OBP.... They also lead in doubles (131) and triples (28) and are 1 behind us in SB with 70. Their OPS is 50 points higher than ours (.750 to .700). The Robins are 11th in fewest runs allowed with 4.32 per game (Jacksonville is still #1 with 3.32). Their run differential is +36, 5th best, and ours is +61, 2nd best.

Richmond Robins (45-30 .600 3.5 GB in 2nd place in the Southern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (48-26 .649 3.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division)

RICH: Billy Warner (25-R) (6-3 1.96 ERA 73.1 IP, 58 H, 4 HR, 17 BB, 60 SO) All-Star
JAX: Jim Baucom (23-L) (15-0 1.41 ERA 127.2 IP, 80 H, 3 HR, 17 BB, 119 SO) All-Star(2: 02-03)

Warner is their #1 starter. We faced him in April and beat him, but only scored 1 run on 2 hits and a home run with 4 strikeouts in 3.2 innings when he had to leave with an injury. He has not allowed more than 1 run in any of his last 4 starts. He has been tougher on lefties than righties in his career and we only have 3 righties in the lineup....

Baucom gave up 2 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks with 7 strikeouts in 8 innings last time out in a win. I got a bad feeling that today is the day for loss #1.....

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
RICHMOND
1: CF Jose Vazquez (31-R .296-250-3-25-.765-4 B) All-Star(3: 01-03)/Gold Glove(2: 01-02) .429 vs Baucom
2: SS Skip Dunkin (25-S .357-126-1-12-.817-11 B) .400 vs Baucom
3: 2B Ray Holloway (30-R .265-181-4-24-.705-3 B+) All-Star(01)
4: RF Andres Borges (36-S .261-115-1-12-.729-2 C) All-Star(2: 02-03)
5: 3B Vince Depew (23-L .333-288-6-46-.884-12 C)
6: LF Andy Schaeffer (40-R .172-58-3-10-.614-0 C+)
7: 1B Carlos Frias (23-R .252-123-3-15-.684-2 B) Rookie #12 prospect
8: C Larry Slattery (28-R .252-135-6-20-.802-0 C)
9: P Billy Warner (25-R .207-29-0-2-.414-0 F) All-Star

JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Charlie Faber (33-R .298-275-0-31-.733-7 B+)
2: RF Fernando Tello (22-L .282-181-3-20-.698-0 C) Rookie
3: CF Cal Doty (27-L .327-284-5-30-.856-12 C+)
4: LF Ray McDonald (24-L .316-225-11-50-.931-7 B+)
5: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .266-263-14-51-.814-4 C+)
6: 1B Jack Washburn (22-L .237-236-9-25-.696-18 B)
7: SS Bart Daw (32-R .242-194-3-21-.662-14 B+)
8: C Bert Swope (32-S .252-151-0-15-.614-1 B)
9: P Jim Baucom (23-L .116-43-0-2-.272-0 C) All-Star(2: 02-03)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 83 F, Overcast, with a 7 MPH wind blowing in from center
Attendance: 10,356

Top of the First
Jose Vazquez lines the first pitch of the game to center for a hit.... Skip Dunkin lines the second pitch of the game to center for a hit.... Ray Holloway swings at a 3-2 pitch and doubles to right and Vazquez scores... 1 to 0, Robins. I envisioned the first loss as a 1 to 0 affair against another star pitcher like we are facing to day, but they are going to maul P Jim Baucom.... Andres Borges lines out hard to right and Dunkin tags up and scores.... 2 to 0, Robins. Vince Depew grounds out to short and Holloway goes to 3rd. A wild pitch scores Holloway.... 3 to 0, Robins. Andy Schaeffer strikes out.

Bottom of the First
Charlie Faber grounds out to 2nd. Fernando Tello swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to left. Cal Doty strikes out....

Bottom of the Second
P Jim Baucom strikes out their 7-8-9 hitters in order!

We load the bases up on 2 walks and an error with 2 outs in the 2nd, but P Jim Baucom is at the plate and he pops out to the catcher....

Through 6 innings, we have 2 hits...

Bottom of the Seventh
Tom McDowell lines a 3-2 pitch to right center for a double! But the next three make outs with 2 strikeouts....

Lost - 3 to 0

We had 3 whole hits and made 2 errors
Richmond had 7 hits and made 2 errors

Jim Baucom (L 15-1) went 8 innings, allowed 3 runs, 7 hits, 1 walk (INT) and struck out 7. He threw a WP. 116 pitches.
RHP Robbie Hopley pitched a perfect inning.

Billy Warner (W 7-3) pitched 9 shutout innings (CG), gave us 3 hits, 2 walks and struck out 8. He threw a WP. 133 pitches. At bat, he had a hit. Game Score of 87 is a new high for an opponent this season. It is his 2nd shutout of the season and 7th of his career. 3 of them have been against the Jays, the most by any opponent.

3B Tom McDowell had 2 hits with a double.

[Questdog]

Tuesday, June 29, 2004

Richmond Robins (46-30 .605 2.5 GB in 2nd place in the Southern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (48-27 .640 2.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division)

RICH: Greg Sinclair (26-R) (4-3 4.95 ERA 67.1 IP, 73 H, 7 HR, 28 BB, 49 SO)
JAX: Al Calice (23-R) (4-4 3.18 ERA 85 IP, 74 H, 7 HR, 31 BB, 40 SO) Rookie

When not facing the Jays this season, Sinclair has a 6.35 ERA. Against us, he is 1-0 in 2 starts with an 0.55 ERA. 16.1 IP, 10 H, 0 HR, 8 BB, 12 SO.

Calice gave up 3 runs on 6 hits and no walks with 4 strikeouts in 5.2 innings last time out in a no decision that we won in 10 innings.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
RICHMOND
1: CF Jose Vazquez (31-R .294-255-3-25-.759-4 B) All-Star(3: 01-03)/Gold Glove(2: 01-02)
2: SS Skip Dunkin (25-S .362-130-1-12-.822-11 B)
3: LF Dave Brooks (26-L .357-207-6-40-.977-16 D+)
4: 2B Ray Holloway (30-R .270-185-4-24-.721-3 B+) All-Star(01)
5: RF Bob Cline (26-R .293-208-1-23-.753-4 B)
6: 1B Juan Vizcaino (27-L .391-64-1-7-.950-1 B+)
7: 3B Ray Montgomery (34-L .287-164-6-25-.779-1 B+)
8: C Sandy Sanchez (27-S .300-120-0-12-.749-0 C)
9: P Greg Sinclair (26-R .083-24-0-0-.203-0 F)

JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Charlie Faber (33-R .294-279-0-31-.723-7 B+)
2: RF Fernando Tello (22-L .281-185-3-20-.694-0 C) Rookie
3: CF Cal Doty (27-L .323-288-5-30-.845-12 C+)
4: LF Ray McDonald (24-L .310-229-11-50-.916-7 B+)
5: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .271-266-14-51-.826-4 C+)
6: 1B Jack Washburn (22-L .234-239-9-25-.687-18 B)
7: SS Bart Daw (32-R .240-196-3-21-.659-14 B+)
8: C Bert Swope (32-S .247-154-0-15-.602-1 B)
9: P Al Calice (23-L .133-30-0-3-.400-0 F) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 92 F, Clear Skies, with an 8 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 9,578

Top of the First
Jose Vazquez swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 2nd. Skip Dunkin swings at the first pitch and plunks one and is out, 2-3. Dave Brooks swings at the first pitch and fouls out to the catcher! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the First
Charlie Faber swings at the first pitch and pops out to center. Fernando Tello takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Cal Doty swings at the first pitch and flies out to left. Ray McDonald grounds a hit to right and Tello goes to 3rd. Tom McDowell flies out to right....

Top of the Second
With 1 out, Bob Cline lines a hit to left center. With 2 outs, Ray Montgomery doubles to left and Cline scores... 1 to 0, Robins.

Bottom of the Third
With 1 out, Fernando Tello doubles to left center. With 2 outs, Ray McDonald grounds a hit to right and Tello scores! Tie Game: 1 to 1!

Top of the Sixth
Jose Vazquez lines a hit to right. The Bullpen gets up. Skip Dunkin lays down a bunt, but P Al Calice throws the ball away at 1st for a 2 base error... We Walk Dave Brooks intentionally to load the bases up with no outs. Ray Holloway strikes out looking. Bob Cline grounds into a force at home, 6-2. Juan Vizcaino, the .391 hitter, swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses!

Bottom of the Sixth
With 1 out, Ray McDonald grounds a double over the 1st base bag and then goes to 3rd on a deep fly ball. They walk Jack Washburn intentionally. Bart Daw walks on 4 pitches to load the bases up with 2 outs. Bert Swope lines a hit to right and 2 runs score!! 3 to 1, Jays!

Top of the Seventh
Ray Montgomery walks on 4 pitches.... The Bullpen gets up. Sandy Sanchez grounds a hit to right and Montgomery beats the throw to 3rd... PH Andres Borges (36-S), the 2-time All-Star(02-03), who was 0 for 3 with an RBI yesterday, takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with no outs for them for the second inning in a row..... No way we wiggle out twice in a row... PH Vince Depew (23-L), who was 0 for 4 yesterday, is sent up. Call to the Bullpen: Albert Davies (27-L). Depew flies out to deep right and the runners on 2nd and 3rd both advance. 3 to 2, Jays. Skip Dunkin grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, but we cannot turn the double play and a run scores.... Tie Game: 3 to 3. Dunkin tries to steal 2nd and we have a pitchout on, but C Bert Swope throws the ball into center and Dunkin goes to 3rd... Dave Brooks grounds a 3-2 pitch to right for a hit and Dunkin scores... 4 to 3, Robins.

Bottom of the Eighth
On the Hill: Bruce Roach (26-R), in his season debut due to an injury, after a scoreless 7th. He has a career ERA of 2.75. Ray McDonald and Tom McDowell lead off with back to back hits. Jack Washburn lines the first pitch off the wall in left center and clears the bases with a triple!! 5 to 4, Jays! Bart Daw flies out to deep right and Washburn trots home. 6 to 4, Jays!

Top of the Ninth
New Pitcher: 2-time All-Star Bill Grant (33-L). Gary McKellar (34-R) is in to play center. Cal Doty moves to left and Ray McDonald moves to right. 8-9-1 up for the Robins. Sandy Sanchez swings at the first pitch and flies out to deep center. CF Pete Dyche (33-L), batting .234 with 1 HR and 5 RBI in 77 AB, pops out to right! PH Andy Schaeffer (40-R), 0 for 3 with a walk yesterday, strikes out and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 6 to 4

We had 9 hits and made 2 errors
Richmond had 7 hits and made no errors

Al Calice went 6+ innings, allowed 4 runs, 5 hits, 3 walks (1 INT), 1 HBP and struck out 4.
LHP Albert Davies (W 5-2, BS 2) went 2 scoreless innings (all 3 inherited runners scored), allowed 2 hits and struck out 1.
LHP Bill Grant (SV 10) pitched a perfect 9th with 1 strikeout.

Greg Sinclair went 6 innings, gave us 3 runs, 6 hits, 3 walks (1 INT) and struck out 5.
RHP Bruce Roach (L 0-1, BS 1), in his season debut, went 1.1 innings, gave us 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1.

RF Fernando Tello hit a double, drew a walk and scored a run. LF/RF Ray McDonald went 4 for 4 with a double, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 1B Jack Washburn hit a triple, drew a walk (INT), scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. C Bert Swope had 2 hits and 2 RBI.

[Questdog]

Wednesday, June 30, 2004

We are in Louisville to play the Colonels a short 2 game set. They just won a pair of games here against New Orleans and have won 5 in a row, including 3 against the defending champion Sycamores. We are 3-1 against them on the season and won a pair of games the first time we visited. They are 13th in scoring with 3.76 runs per game (Jacksonville is down to #7 with 4.12). The Colonels are 6th in fewest runs allowed with 3.74 per game (Jacksonville is down to #2 with 3.33). Their run differential is +2 and ours is +60, now tied for 2nd best with Columbus, behind Buffalo (+109).

Jacksonville Jays (49-27 .645 3.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Louisville Colonels (40-36 .526 9 GB in 3rd place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Dale Gilchrist (25-R) (4-7 3.77 ERA 93 IP, 95 H, 8 HR, 35 BB, 56 SO)
LOU: Melvin Brisita (23-R) (3-6 3.01 ERA 74.2 IP, 62 H, 6 HR, 28 BB, 53 SO)

Gilchrist gave up 5 runs on 6 hits and 4 walks with 5 strikeouts in 5 innings last time out in a loss.

Brisita was 6-3 in 12 starts and 82.2 IP last year with a 2.07 ERA as a rookie. We faced him once and he beat us, giving us 2 runs on 7 hits and 6 walks with 2 strikeouts in 8 innings.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Charlie Faber (33-R .291-282-0-31-.718-7 B+)
2: LF Danny Stewart (33-L .269-119-1-5-.695-0 B+)
3: CF Cal Doty (27-L .318-292-5-30-.834-12 C+)
4: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .270-270-14-51-.821-4 C+)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (22-L .236-242-9-27-.694-18 B)
6: RF Fernando Tello (22-L .282-188-3-20-.702-0 C) Rookie
7: SS Bart Daw (32-R .237-198-3-22-.654-14 B+)
8: C Bert Swope (32-S .253-158-0-17-.612-1 B)
9: P Dale Gilchrist (25-R .419-31-0-1-.839-0 D)

LOUISVILLE
1: LF Danny Rosas (25-L .242-244-3-18-.654-26 B+)
2: CF Al Graves (27-L .270-185-2-20-.706-4 C)
3: 2B Ron Lerche (25-R .295-288-11-38-.813-7 B+)
4: RF Lee Brand (29-L .310-116-5-17-.887-0 D+)
5: 3B Ed Ruiz (34-R .241-137-4-18-.701-1 C+) 3 for 6 w/HR vs Gilchrist
6: C Dick Pavlov (36-L .287-240-4-25-.730-0 B) All-Star(3: 01-03)
7: SS Ken DeMinico (22-L .214-117-1-15-.540-1 A)
8: 1B Graham Carr (32-R .270-74-0-5-.600-0 A++)
9: P Melvin Brisita (23-R .048-21-0-0-.139-0 B)

Game Start: 12:35 PM
Ballpark: Colonels Field
Weather: 81 F, Clear Skies, with an 8 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 11,199

Top of the First
Charlie Faber grounds one to 2nd, but Ron Lerche boots it! Danny Stewart takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Cal Doty pokes a hit to right center and the bases are loaded with no outs! Tom McDowell grounds a hit to left and Faber scores! 1 to 0, Jays! Jack Washburn swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses.... Fernando Tello grounds into a 4-6-3 double play.......

Bottom of the First
Danny Rosas grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Al Graves pops out to 2nd. Ron Lerche grounds out to 1st, 3-1! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the Sixth
PH Jorge Ramos (31-L), batting .245 with 2 HR and 8 RBI in 54 AB, grounds a hit to right. The Bullpen gets up. With 1 out, Al Graves grounds the first pitch to left for a hit. Ron Lerche hits the first pitch over the wall in left center for a home run.... 3 to 1, Colonels.

Bottom of the Seventh
Dick Pavlov hits a home run to right... 4 to 1, Colonels.

Lost - 4 to 1

We had 6 hits (all singles) and made 1 error
Louisville had 7 hits and made 3 errors

Dale Gilchrist (L 4-8) went 7 innings, allowed 4 runs, 6 hits, 2 home runs, no walks and struck out 2. 73 pitches. He was just lobbing the ball over the plate.... At bat, he had a hit.
RHP Bob Craig went 1 scoreless inning, allowed 1 hit and 1 walk. He threw a WP.

Melvin Brisita (W 4-6) went 6 innings, gave us 1 unearned run, 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5.
RHP Carl Hughes (SV 8) pitched a perfect 9th.

LF Danny Stewart had 2 hits and a walk.

For Louisville, 2B/1B Ron Lerche hit his 12th home run of the season and had 3 RBI.

[Questdog]

Monthly Awards for June, 2004
Player of the Month: Ray McDonald, lf, Jacksonville (24-L) .321/.370/.564 96 AB, 5 2B, 1 3B, 6 HR, 10 BB, 9 SO, 2 SB, 1 CS, 18 R, 26 RBI (!) in 26 G (24 GS)
Pitcher of the Month: Tommy Corris, rhp, Louisville (24-R) 5-0 1.52 ERA 6 GS, 1 ShO, 47.1 IP, 40 H, 2 HR, 8 BB, 28 SO
Rookie of the Month: Mike Marsh, rhp, Jacksonville (23-R) 2-1 1.27 ERA 4 GS, 1 ShO, 28.1 IP, 22 H, 1 HR, 6 BB, 24 SO

Monthly Awards for May, 2004
Player of the Month: Terry Graham, lf, Charlotte (24-L) .368/.461/.758 95 AB, 9 2B, 2 3B, 8 HR, 18 BB, 12 SO, 0 SB, 3 CS, 25 R (!), 21 RBI in 27 G (26 GS) (2nd straight PoM)
Pitcher of the Month: Jim Baucom, lhp, Jacksonville (22-L) 5-0 1.13 ERA 6 GS, 2 ShO, 48 IP, 24 H, 1 HR, 6 BB, 55 SO (2nd straight PoM)
Rookie of the Month: John Byers, cf, Syracuse (21-R) .375/.426/.509 112 AB, 8 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 10 BB, 8 SO, 7 SB, 3 CS, 21 R, 13 RBI in 27 G (25 GS)

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]

Thursday, July 1, 2004

Jacksonville Jays (49-28 .636 2.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Louisville Colonels (41-36 .532 8 GB in 3rd place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Mike Marsh (23-R) (5-1 1.17 ERA 46 IP, 37 H, 1 HR, 13 BB, 30 SO) Rookie
LOU: Ken DeWaters (28-R) (7-5 4.70 ERA 97.2 IP, 102 H, 11 HR, 28 BB, 39 SO)

Marsh, the June Rookie of the Month, gave up 1 run on 7 hits and no walks with 7 strikeouts in 7 innings last time out in a win.

DeWaters was 9-17 with a 3.35 ERA in 228.1 IP last year. He is 6-2 in 8 starts against the Jays in his career with a 3.09 ERA. 58.1 IP, 60 H, 4 HR, 15 BB, 28 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Charlie Faber (33-R .287-286-0-31-.708-7 B+)
2: RF Fernando Tello (22-L .276-192-3-20-.688-0 C) Rookie .811 OPS in June
3: LF Ray McDonald (24-L .321-234-11-51-.934-7 B+) PoM for June .522 w/HR in 22 AB vs DeWaters
4: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .270-274-14-52-.817-4 C+) .873 OPS in June
5: 1B Jack Washburn (22-L .236-246-9-27-.691-18 B)
6: C Bert Swope (32-S .247-162-0-17-.597-1 B)
7: SS Bart Daw (32-R .235-200-3-22-.651-14 B+) .571 OPS for June
8: CF Gary McKellar (34-R .232-69-0-4-.569-0 B)
9: P Mike Marsh (23-R .154-13-0-0-.308-0 B+) Rookie

LOUISVILLE
1: LF Danny Rosas (25-L .242-248-3-18-.651-26 B+)
2: 1B Alan Douglas (28-S .215-288-7-25-.597-10 A) 40 HR last year
3: 2B Ron Lerche (25-R .295-292-12-41-.819-7 B+)
4: C Dick Pavlov (36-L .288-243-5-26-.741-0 B) All-Star(3: 01-03)
5: SS Ken DeMinico (22-L .217-120-1-15-.543-1 A)
6: RF Ernie Mitchell (24-L .310-58-2-11-.901-4 C+) Rookie
7: CF Al Graves (27-L .275-189-2-20-.712-4 C)
8: 3B Graham Carr (32-R .260-77-0-5-.577-0 A)
9: P Ken DeWaters (28-S .250-28-0-5-.597-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Colonels Field
Weather: 80 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing left to right
Attendance: 11,327

Top of the First
Charlie Faber grounds out to 3rd. Fernando Tello flies out to right. Ray McDonald pops out to right....

Bottom of the First
Danny Rosas lines out to center. Alan Douglas flies out to the warning track in left. Ron Lerche grounds out to 3rd! 1-2-3!

Top of the Third
Bart Daw lines our first hit of the game to right and Gary McKellar swings at the first pitch and beats out an infield hit! P Mike Marsh bunts the runners up. With the infield in, Charlie Faber grounds an 0-2 pitch up the middle for a hit and both runners score!! 2 to 0, Jays! Fernando Tello grounds a 2-2 pitch up the middle for a hit and Faber beats the throw to 3rd! Ray McDonald flies out near the warning track in left and Faber trots home. 3 to 0, Jays! Tom McDowell grounds a hit up the middle and Al Graves overruns the ball for an error! Jack Washburn lines a 3-2 pitch to left and both runners score!! 5 to 0, Jays!

Top of the Fifth
On the Hill: Ken Prise (32-R), since getting the final out of the 3rd. Ray McDonald beats out an infield hit. With 2 outs, Bert Swope grounds a hit up the middle. A wild pitch moves the runners up. Bart Daw draws a walk to load the bases up with 2 outs. Gary McKellar lines his third hit of the game to left and 2 runs score!! 7 to 0, Jays! P Mike Marsh ground a hit to left and Daw scores! 8 to 0, Jays!

Bottom of the Fifth
Danny Stewart (33-L) is in to play left and Ray McDonald moves to right. Al Graves draws a walk... With an 8 run lead, all you should be worrying about is not walking anyone... Graham Carr pokes a hit to left. PH Jorge Ramos (31-L), who had a hit and scored a run yesterday, grounds into a 3-6-3 double play!!

Bottom of the Seventh
Ernie Mitchell lines the first pitch off the wall in right center for a triple... The Bullpen gets up. Al Graves draws a walk... Graham Carr grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-4, and Mitchell holds at 3rd. PH Lee Brand (29-L), who was 0 for 3 with a walk as their cleanup hitter yesterday, strikes out on 3 pitches! Danny Rosas flies out to deep center! No runs!

Won - 8 to 0

We had 17 hits, a new season high (though they were all singles), and made 1 error
Louisville had 6 hits and made 2 errors

Mike Marsh (W 6-1) pitched 9 shutout innings (CG), allowed 6 hits, 5 walks and struck out 4. 154 pitches. It is the 2nd most pitches ever thrown by a Jay pitcher. In 2001, Tom Betke (remember him? Me neither) threw 160 in a vain attempt at a shutout. He gave up 1 run in 8.2 innings and 7 hits and 8 walks with 4 strikeouts. He finished 2001 2-6 with a 7.71 ERA and then was traded to Charlotte for RP Tug Jackson. He is still pitching in A Ball for the Hornets, but is 0-1 with a 9.64 ERA in 3 starts this season as a 29 year old. Marsh loaded the bases up in the 9th, but wiggled out! At bat, he had a hit and an RBI.

Ken DeWaters (L 7-6) went 2.2 innings, gave us 5 runs, 7 hits, no walks and struck out no one.

2B Charlie Faber had 3 hits and a walk, scored a run and had 2 RBI. LF/RF ray McDonald had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. 1B Jack Washburn had 2 hits and 2 RBI. C Bert Swope had 2 hits and scored a run. SS Bart Daw had 2 hits and a walk and scored 2 runs. CF Gary McKellar had 4 hits, scored a run and had 2 RBI.

For Louisville, C Dick Pavlov went 1 for 1 with 3 walks.

[Questdog]

Friday, July 2, 2004

We are in Memphis to play the Mules a 3 game series over the weekend. They just split a pair of games in Orlando. We won 3 of 4 games in our first visit to Tennessee, April 29 - May 2. They are 12th in scoring with 3.89 runs per game (Jacksonville is #7 with 4.13). The Mules are 5th in OPS (.711) and should be scoring more than they are. We are 11th in OPS (.695) and should be scoring less than we are... They are 7th in fewest runs allowed with 4.01 per game (Jacksonville is back to #1 with 3.29!). Their run differential is -10 and ours is +65, now 3rd behind Buffalo (+101) and Orlando (+70). Orlando is 9-16 in 1 run games and we are 18-7. We have the most 1 run wins, but Syracuse has a better record at 14-5. Nobody is worse than Orlando.

Jacksonville Jays (50-28 .641 3.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Memphis Mules (35-44 .443 15.5 GB in 7th place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Del Warwick (29-L) (4-6 3.57 ERA 106 IP, 125 H, 8 HR, 23 BB, 64 SO) Gold Glove(02)
MEM: Robin Morris (30-R) (4-5 3.65 ERA 86.1 IP, 88 H, 7 HR, 24 BB, 50 SO)

Warwick gave up 6 runs (1 earned) on 8 hits and 2 walks with 4 strikeouts in 6.2 innings last time out in a loss.

We faced Morris in May and scored 4 runs on 5 hits and 3 walks with 2 strikeouts in 7 innings in a no decision that we won with a run in the top of the 9th.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Charlie Faber (33-R .293-290-0-33-.720-7 B+)
2: RF Fernando Tello (22-L .276-196-3-20-.684-0 C) Rookie
3: CF Cal Doty (27-L .318-296-5-30-.830-12 C+)
4: LF Ray McDonald (24-L .319-238-11-52-.925-7 B+)
5: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .269-279-14-52-.809-4 C+)
6: 1B Jack Washburn (22-L .239-251-9-29-.693-18 B)
7: SS Bart Daw (32-R .240-204-3-22-.661-14 B+)
8: C Bert Swope (32-S .251-167-0-17-.603-1 B)
9: P Del Warwick (29-L .194-31-0-1-.419-0 D+) Gold Glove(02)

MEMPHIS
1: SS Tony Weninger (23-R .268-235-1-21-.668-12 B+)
2: RF Fred Huff (23-R .296-125-0-12-.688-8 B)
3: 3B Keith Meyer (29-L .315-314-16-46-.882-12 C+) MVP(2: 01,03)/Silver Slugger(3: 01-2B, 02-03)/All-Star(3: 01-03)
4: 1B Nestor Gonzalez (30-L .254-260-14-42-.770-0 A) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(3: 01-03) 2 for 21 vs. Warwick
5: 2B Leo Toruno (30-L .303-300-14-40-.919-14 B) Silver Slugger(2: 01 -SS, 02)/All-Star(2: 01-02)
6: C Roger Beaudin (32-R .275-240-2-22-.756-3 D+) All-Star 2 for 16 vs Warwick
7: LF Rafael Jimenez (30-L .257-218-6-25-.743-3 C) All-Star(2: 02-03) 0 for 10 vs Warwick
8: CF Larry Devaney (22-R .216-111-1-11-.531-1 D+) Rookie #13 prospect
9: P Robin Morris (30-R .280-25-0-1-.560-0 D+)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: RFK Stadium
Weather: 76 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 9 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 11,183

Top of the First
Charlie Faber, the greatest leadoff hitter ever, lines a 2-2 pitch to left for a hit! Fernando Tello grounds an 0-2 pitch up the middle for a hit and Faber beats the throw to 3rd! Cal Doty, who seems to strike out every time with runners in scoring position, strikes out... Ray McDonald lines the first pitch to left for a hit and Faber scores! 1 to 0, Jays! Tom McDowell draws a walk to load the bases up with 1 out. A wild pitch scores Tello! 2 to 0, Jays! Jack Washburn fouls out to the catcher... Bart Daw beats out an infield hit and McDonald scores! 3 to 0, Jays! Another wild pitch scores McDowell! 4 to 0, Jays! Bert Swope draws a walk. P Del Warwick grounds out to short.

Bottom of the First
Tony Weninger flies out to deep right. Fred Heff strikes out looking on 3 pitches! Keith Meyer drives one to deep right center, but Cal Doty makes a leaping catch! 1-2-3!

Top of the Third
Ray McDonald lines a hit to center and goes to 2nd on yet another wild pitch! But the next three all make outs....

Bottom of the Third
Rafael Jimenez plunks one, but C Bert Swope cannot find the handle for an error... Larry Devaney grounds one to 3rd, but Tom McDowell boots it.... He is on pace for 30 errors.... He made 19 last year. P Robin Morris swings away and flies out to center. Whenever our pitchers swing away with less than 2 outs and a runner on 1st, it is a double play.... Tony Weninger grounds the first pitch to left for a hit and Jimenez scores.... 4 to 1, Jays. Fred Heff strikes out! Keith Meyer lines one hard to right, but right to Fernando Tello!

Top of the Fifth
With 2 outs, Ray McDonald beats out an infield hit and steals 2nd. Tom McDowell grounds a hit to left and McDonald scores! 5 to 1, Jays!

Top of the Seventh
On the Hill: Bob Stanley (25-R), a rookie in his 3rd game. He came on to get the last out of the 5th. With 1 out, Fernando Tello walks on 4 pitches and goes to 2nd on a ground out. Ray McDonald swings at the first pitch and lines a 2-out hit to left, but he hit it too hard for Tello to score... P Stanley tries to pick McDonald off at 1st and throws the ball away for an error and Tello scores! 6 to 1, Jays!

Won - 6 to 1

We had 8 hits (all singles) and made 1 error
Memphis had 6 hits (all singles) and made 1 error

Del Warwick (W 5-6) went 9 innings (CG), allowed 1 unearned run, 6 hits, 2 walks and struck out 7. 117 pitches.

Robin Morris (L 4-6) went 4.2 innings, gave is 5 runs, 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. He threw 3 WP.

RF Fernando Tello had a hit and a walk and scored 2 runs. LF/RF Ray McDonald went 4 for 4, was hit by a pitch, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 3B Tom McDowell had a hit and 2 walks, scored a run and had an RBI. C Bert Swope walked twice.