Millennial League Baseball, est. 2001

[Questdog]

Saturday, July 3, 2004

Jacksonville Jays (51-28 .646 3.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Memphis Mules (35-45 .438 16.5 GB in 7th place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Jim Baucom (23-L) (15-1 1.53 ERA 135.2 IP, 87 H, 3 HR, 18 BB, 126 SO) All-Star(2: 02-03)
MEM: Darrell Carraway (36-R) (3-5 3.02 ERA 80.1 IP, 72 H, 4 HR, 32 BB, 46 SO)

Baucom gave up 3 runs on 7 hits and 1 walk with 7 strikeouts in 8 innings last time out in his 1st loss of the season. How will he react? We will bounce back with his best game of the season or collapse and lose a bunch in a row?

We beat Carraway in May, but only scored 1 run on 6 hits and 3 walks with 3 strikeouts in 6 innings. Baucom pitched a 3 hit shutout with 11 SO that game.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Charlie Faber (33-R .292-295-0-33-.715-7 B+)
2: RF Fernando Tello (22-L .275-200-3-20-.684-0 C) Rookie
3: CF Cal Doty (27-L .312-301-5-30-.816-12 C+)
4: LF Ray McDonald (24-L .331-242-11-53-.944-8 B+)
5: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .270-282-14-53-.812-4 C+)
6: 1B Jack Washburn (22-L .235-255-9-29-.682-18 B)
7: SS Bart Daw (32-R .240-208-3-23-.658-14 B+)
8: C Jim Hess (34-R .213-47-2-7-.580-0 B)
9: P Jim Baucom (23-L .111-45-0-2-.260-0 C) All-Star(2: 02-03)

MEMPHIS
1: SS Tony Weninger (23-R .268-239-1-22-.665-12 B+)
2: 2B Bill Weydert (26-S .214-14-0-0-.643-0 A)
3: 3B Keith Meyer (29-L .312-317-16-46-.876-12 C+) MVP(2: 01,03)/Silver Slugger(3: 01-2B, 02-03)/All-Star(3: 01-03)
4: 1B Nestor Gonzalez (30-L .258-264-14-42-.773-0 A) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(3: 01-03)
5: C Roger Beaudin (32-R .270-244-3-22-.744-3 D+) All-Star
6: LF Rafael Jimenez (30-L .257-222-6-25-.739-3 C) All-Star(2: 02-03)
7: CF Ernesto Calderon (23-R .250-8-0-0-.500-0 C+) Rookie #45 prospect
8: RF Larry Devaney (22-R .217-115-1-11-.530-1 C+) Rookie
9: P Darrell Carraway (36-R .043-23-0-1-.123-0 F)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: RFK Stadium
Weather: 83 F, Overcast, with a 9 MPH wind blowing in from right
Attendance: 12,630

Top of the First
Charlie Faber, the greatest leadoff man ever, lines a double to left center! Fernando Tello grounds out to 2nd and Faber goes to 3rd. Cal Doty swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and Faber holds... Ray McDonald grounds out to 2nd....

Bottom of the First
Tony Weninger swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short. Bill Weydert swings at the first pitch and fouls out to 1st. Keith Meyer swings at the first pitch and beats out an infield hit... Nestor Gonzalez swings at the first pitch and pops out to short!

Top of the Third
With 1 out, Charlie Faber draws a walk. Fernando Tello grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and Faber is hurt breaking up the double play.... Leander Gooding (33-R) will go in to play 2nd.

Through 5 innings, the leadoff double by Charlie Faber is the only hit we have...

Top of the Seventh
Jack Washburn doubles to left! They walk Bart Daw intentionally. Jim Hess grounds into a 5-4-3 double play and Washburn goes to 3rd..... P Jim Baucom grounds a hit to right and Washburn scores! 1 to 0, Jays!

Top of the Eighth
New Pitcher: John Robillard (28-R), their closer, who is 4-8 with 7 SV and a 5.91 ERA in 53.1 IP. Fernando Tello takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 and goes to 2nd on a ground out. They walk Ray McDonald intentionally. Tom McDowell bloops a hit to right and the bases are loaded with 1 out. Jack Washburn walks on 4 pitches to force in a run! 2 to 0, Jays! Bart Daw flies out to deep left and McDonald trots home. 3 to 0, Jays! Jim Hess grounds a hit to left and McDowell scores! 4 to 0, Jays!

Top of the Ninth
Leander Gooding doubles to right center! Fernando Tello walks on 4 pitches.... I think I might be looking for a new closer, if I was in charge of the Mules.... Cal Doty lines a hit to center and the bases are loaded with no outs! They cannot walk Ray McDonald intentionally this time and he whacks the first pitch on a line to left center for a double and 2 runs score!! 6 to 0, Jays! That does it for P Robillard, whose season ERA is now 7.00. New Pitcher: Jackie Wade (28-R), who is 0-2 with 1 SV and a 2.12 ERA in 17 IP. Tom McDowell grounds out to 2nd and Doty scores and McDonald goes to 3rd. 7 to 0, Jays! Jack Washburn draws a walk. Bart Daw swings at the first pitch and grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and McDonald scores. 8 to 0, Jays!

Won - 8 to 0

It is the first time ever the Jays have had 3 straight Complete Games from their starters!

We had 9 hits and made 1 error
Memphis had 3 hits and made 1 error

Jim Baucom (W 16-1) pitched 9 shutout inning (CG), allowed 3 hits, no walks and struck out 8. 106 pitches. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. I'd say he bounced back! It is his MLB leading 6th shutout of the season and the 15th of his career, tying him with Tom Peterson of Syracuse for the all-time lead! Peterson has made 114 starts and Baucom, only 88.

Darrell Carraway (L 3-6) went 7 innings, gave us 1 run, 4 hits, 4 walks (1 INT) and struck out 4. He threw a WP. Twice he has faced the Jays this season and twice he has lost to a Jim Baucom shutout!

2B Charlie Faber went 1 for 1 with a double and a walk. 2B Leander Gooding his a double and scored a run. RF Fernando Tello drew 2 walks and scored 2 runs. CF Cal Doty had 2 hits and scored a run. LF Ray McDonald hit a double, drew a walk (INT), scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. 3B Tom McDowell had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. 1B Jack Washburn hit a double and drew 3 walks, scored a run and had an RBI. SS Bart Daw drew 2 walks (1 INT) and had 2 RBI.

Trudy's report on Charlie Faber is wrist tendinitis that she expects to bother him for two weeks or so... We will put him on the DL.

[Questdog]

Sunday, July 4, 2004

Independence Day!

We put 2B Charlie Faber (33-R) on the DL and recalled Junior Danielson (33-R) from Daytona (A), where he was hitting a rousing .207.

Jacksonville Jays (52-28 .650 3.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Memphis Mules (35-46 .432 17.5 GB in 7th place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Al Calice (23-R) (4-4 3.36 ERA 91 IP, 79 H, 7 HR, 34 BB, 44 SO) Rookie
MEM: Charlie Foltz (30-R) (3-7 3.69 ERA 107.1 IP, 104 H, 10 HR, 37 BB, 71 SO) All-Star(01)

Calice gave up 4 runs on 5 hits and 3 walks with 4 strikeouts in 6 innings last time out in a no decision that we won. I think it is funny that we have two rookies in our rotation who are both top 10 prospects, but are both older than Jim Baucom, who is tied for the all-time record in career shutouts!

We faced Foltz in April and scored 2 runs (1 earned) on 5 hits and no walks with 4 strikeouts in 3.1 innings in a no decision that he had to leave with an injury. We ended up losing the game.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Leander Gooding (33-R .236-89-0-5-.598-4 B) .421 vs Foltz
2: RF Fernando Tello (22-L .271-203-3-20-.680-0 C) Rookie
3: CF Cal Doty (27-L .314-306-5-30-.816-12 C+)
4: LF Ray McDonald (24-L .329-246-11-55-.944-8 B+) .417 vs Foltz
5: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .268-287-14-54-.805-4 C+)
6: 1B Jack Washburn (22-L .237-257-9-30-.696-18 B)
7: SS Bart Daw (32-R .238-210-3-25-.656-14 B+)
8: C Bert Swope (32-S .249-169-0-17-.604-1 B)
9: P Al Calice (23-L .121-33-0-3-.364-0 F) Rookie

MEMPHIS
1: RF Benito Esparza (30-R .000-2-0-0-.333-0 B)
2: 2B Leo Toruno (30-L .299-304-14-40-.907-14 B) Silver Slugger(2: 01-SS,03)/All-Star)2: 01-02)
3: LF Rafael Jimenez (30-L .253-225-6-25-.730-3 C) All-Star(2: 02-03)
4: 1B Nestor Gonzalez (30-L .254-268-14-42-.762-0 A) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(3: 01-03)
5: C Roger Beaudin (32-R .271-247-3-22-.748-3 D+) All-Star
6: 3B Pedro Manzanares (30-R .231-52-0-5-.610-0 B)
7: CF Larry Devaney (22-R .212-118-1-11-.517-1 D+) Rookie
8: SS Bill Weydert (26-S .167-18-0-0-.500-0 B)
9: P Charlie Foltz (30-R .133-30-0-0-.328-0 F) All-Star(01)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: RFK Stadium
Weather: 80 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 10 MPH wind blowing left to right
Attendance: 11,865

Top of the First
Leander Gooding grounds out to 2nd. Fernando Tello grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Cal Doty strikes out looking....

Bottom of the First
Benito Esparza grounds out to 3rd. Leo Toruno hits a home run to left center.... 1 to 0, Mules. Rafael Jimenez swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short. Nestor Gonzalez strikes out on 3 pitches.

Top of the Third
With 1 out, Leander Gooding and Fernando Tello hit back to back doubles down the left field line! Tie Game: 1 to 1! Cal Doty, with a runner in scoring position strikes out... Ray McDonald fouls out to the catcher....

Top of the Fourth
P Charlie Foltz strikes out the side in order....

Bottom of the Fourth
Roger Beaudin draws a walk and steals 2nd.... Pedro Manzanares hits a home run to center.... 3 to 1, Mules. The first home run of the season for Manzanares... With 2 outs, P Charlie Foltz hits one 470 ft. to left center.... 4 to 1, Mules. The first home run for Foltz in his career.....

Top of the Fifth
Bert Swope grounds a hit up the middle. PH Mike Volkman (36-L) flies out to right. Leander Gooding lines a hit to left. Fernando Tello hits a home run to right!!! Tie Game: 4 to 4! Cal Doty hits a home run to left! 5 to 4, Jays! That does it for P Charlie Foltz. New Pitcher: Ron Wilson (27-L), who pitched a scoreless inning on Friday. Ron McDonald lines a hit to right. Tom McDowell lines a hit to left. With all the home runs flying out, McDonald gets throw out trying to steal 3rd..... What a rube.... Jack Washburn grounds out to 2nd.

Bottom of the Fifth
New Pitcher: Roger Wallace (29-R). Dave Thompson (28-R) is in to play 1st in a double switch. With 1 out, Nestor Gonzalez hits a home run to right center... Tie Game: 5 to 5.

Top of the Seventh
Leander Gooding lines a hit to center, but gets caught stealing... Fernando Tello grounds a hit to right. Cal Doty takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Ray McDonald swings at a 3-2 pitch and beats out an infield hit and the bases are loaded with 1 out. Tom McDowell hits a Grand Slam to left!!!! 9 to 5, Jays! His first career Grand Slam and the 9th in Jay history by the 9th different player!

Bottom of the Seventh
New Pitcher: Albert Davies (27-L). Jim Hess (34-R) is in to catch in a double switch and Gary McKellar (34-R) is in to play center. Cal Doty moves to left and Ray McDonald moves to right. With 1 out, Nestor Gonzalez grounds a hit to right. Roger Beaudin lines the first pitch to left for a double.... The Bullpen is up. Pedro Manzanares fouls out to the catcher! Larry Devaney flies out to deep right!

Top of the Eighth
On the Hill: Jim Sutton (34-L), since getting the last 2 outs of the 7th. With 1 out, Leander Gooding walks on 4 pitches. Gary McKellar gets beaned in the head with an 0-2 pitch.... And we have no more outfielders.... Pinch-runner: Frank Roadman (29-R), who will stay in to play 3rd. Tom McDowell will move to left and Cal Doty will go back to center. That is if no one else gets hurt before we take the field... With 2 outs, Ray McDonald hits a home run to right center!!! 12 to 5, Jays! Double digits for the first time this season!

Won - 12 to 5

Sweep!
New season high in runs and we tied our season high in hits we set only 3 days ago!

We had 17 hits and made no errors
Memphis had 10 hits and made no errors

Each team hit 4 home runs.

Al Calice went 4 innings, allowed 4 runs, 6 hits, 3 home runs, 2 walks and struck out 4.
RHP Roger Wallace (W 4-2) went 2 innings, allowed 1 run, 2 hits, 1 home run and walked 1.
LHP Albert Davies (SV 3) pitched 3 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits and struck out 1.

Charlie Foltz went 4.1 innings, gave us 5 runs, 7 hits, 2 home runs, 1 walk and struck out 6. At bat, he hit his first career home run.
LHP Ron Wilson (L 2-2) went 2 innings, gave us 4 runs, 6 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 1.

2B Leander Gooding had 4 hits with a double and a walk and scored 3 runs. RF Fernando Tello had 3 hits with a double and his 4th home run of the season, scored 2 runs and had 4 RBI. CF Gary McKellar was hit by a pitch in his only trip to the plate. Pinch-runner/3B Frank Roadman scored a run. CF/LF Cal Doty hit his 6th home run, drew a walk and scored 2 runs. LF/RF Ray McDonald had 3 hits with his 12th home run, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI. 3B/LF Tom McDowell had 3 hits with a double and his 15th home run, a Grand Slam, and drew a walk. PH Danny Stewart hit a double. C Jim Hess had a hit in his only at bat.

Trudy's report on Gary McKellar is that he seems fine and has no concussion symptoms and can play tomorrow, if needed! Well, tomorrow is an off day, but you know what I mean....

[Questdog]

July 5, 2004

Monday Morning Report
Player of the Week - Herman Chance, 1B, Orlando (34-R .294/.359/.494) Had 14 hits with 3 2B, 3 HR, 1 BB, 5 SO, 7 R and 12 RBI in 7 G (3rd career PoW)

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

June 29 - Danny Belsky (31-R) of Buffalo pitched a 4 hit shutout at Ottawa. He walked 2 and struck out 7. It is his 1st shutout of the season and 3rd of his career. He is now 8-5 with a 2.11 ERA in 15 starts. LF Mickey Lynn (31-L) went 3 for 3 with 2 home runs and 2 walks, scored 3 runs and had 4 RBI. He now has 20 HR on the season. The Bombers won, 8 to 0.
June 29 - RF Jorge Moreida (25-L) of Columbus had 4 hits with a home run and 4 RBI at Hartford. The Explorers won, 5 to 2.
June 29 - Carlos Santiago (26-L) of Louisville pitched a 4 hit shutout at home versus New Orleans. He walked 2 and struck out 2. It is his 3rd shutout of the season and 7th of his career. He is now 9-7 with a 3.00 ERA in 17 starts. The Colonels won, 2 to 0.
June 29 - 3B Joe Jones (28-R) of Orlando had 2 hits with a home run and 5 RBI at home versus Birmingham. The Juice won, 13 to 0. It is the 10th loss in a row for the Barons.
July 1 - 1B Bruce McArthur (27-L) of Charlotte hit 2 home runs, including a Grand Slam, and drew a walk at Birmingham. The Hornets won, 10 to 0.
July 2 - Jerry Doherty (26-L) of Buffalo pitched a 3 hit shutout at home versus Syracuse. He walked 1, hit a batter and struck out 8. At bat, he had 2 hits with a double. It is his 3rd shutout of the season and 5th of his career. He is now 8-5 with a 2.58 ERA in 15 starts. The Bombers won, 4 to 0.
July 2 - Columbus lost P Willie Davis (24-R) for the rest of the season with shoulder inflammation. We was 8-3 with an MLB leading 0.93 ERA in 86.2 IP. It is not surprising, as his 14 starts this season are his career high.
July 2 - Birmingham won, 4 to 1, at home versus Louisville, ending their losing streak after 12 games.
July 3 - Eli Kyzar (32-R) of Syracuse pitched a 3 hit shutout at Buffalo. He walked 2 and struck out 1. It is his 2nd shutout of the season and 10th of his career. He is now 8-5 with a 2.57 ERA in 17 starts. The Sycamores won, 4 to 0.
July 4 - Charlotte lost P Franklin Garcia (34-R) for the rest of the season with bone chips in his elbow. He was 7-4 with a 3.69 ERA in 15 starts (16 G).
July 4 - CF/LF Bob Marks (26-R) of Birmingham hit 2 home runs, including a Grand Slam, and stole a base at home versus Louisville. The Barons won, 6 to 4.

[Questdog]

Tuesday, July 6, 2004

We are in Charlotte to play the Hornets a short 2 game set. They were swept in 3 games here by Richmond over the weekend. We are 4-3 against them on the season and won a pair of games the first time we visited, June 15-16. They are 2nd in scoring with 4.65 runs per game (Jacksonville is up to #6 with 4.30!). The Hornets are 13th in fewest runs allowed with 4.37 per game (Jacksonville is still #1 with 3.25). They have allowed the 2nd most HR in the MLB with 78, though they are a long way from allowing the most. Birmingham's minor league rotation has allowed 90! We have allowed 57, the 9th most. Their run differential is +23 and ours is +85, again tied for 2nd behind Buffalo (+102), but this time with Orlando.

Jacksonville Jays (53-28 .654 4 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Charlotte Hornets (38-43 .469 15 GB in 5th place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Dale Gilchrist (25-R) (4-8 3.87 ERA 100 IP, 101 H, 10 HR, 35 BB, 58 SO)
CHAR: Angel Gomez (24-R) (8-3 2.72 ERA 109 IP, 98 H, 10 HR, 25 BB, 46 SO)

Gilchrist gave up 4 runs on 6 hits, 2 home runs and no walks with 2 strikeouts in 7 innings last time out in his 3rd loss in a row.

We beat Gomez in June, scoring 7 runs on 10 hits, 2 home runs and no walks with 2 strikeouts in 3.2 innings.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Leander Gooding (33-R .266-94-0-5-.666-4 B)
2: RF Fernando Tello (22-L .280-207-4-24-.715-0 C) Rookie
3: CF Cal Doty (27-L .313-310-6-31-.824-12 C+)
4: LF Ray McDonald (24-L .335-251-12-58-.960-8 B+)
5: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .275-291-15-58-.830-4 C+)
6: 1B Jack Washburn (22-L .235-260-9-30-.688-18 B)
7: SS Bart Daw (32-R .234-214-3-25-.647-14 B+)
8: C Bert Swope (32-S .249-173-0-17-.602-1 B)
9: P Dale Gilchrist (25-R .438-32-0-1-.875-0 D)

CHARLOTTE
1: CF Ed Northrup (26-L .335-164-0-13-.763-12 B+) Rookie
2: 2B Marty Derringer (26-R .247-243-5-25-.669-19 A)
3: 1B Larry Davis (29-S .321-327-1-41-.760-3 B) Silver Slugger(01-3B)/All-Star(01)
4: RF Terry Graham (24-L .320-297-14-54-.939-1 A)
5: SS Bruce McArthur (27-L .283-297-13-52-.825-1 B) Gold Glove(2: 02-03-1B)
6: LF Scott Damon (25-R .263-270-9-40-.750-2 A+)
7: C Mike Tyra (28-R .222-212-6-20-.700-0 B)
8: 3B Randy Dodson (30-L .111-36-2-2-.457-0 A)
9: P Angel Gomez (24-R .265-34-0-2-.588-0 D+)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Charlotte Municipal Stadium
Weather: 76 F, Overcast, with a 6 MPH wind blowing in from center
Attendance: 10,342

Top of the First
Leander Gooding lines a hit to left! Fernando Tello grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. Cal Doty lines a hit to left. Ray McDonald swings at the first pitch and grounds into a force at 2nd, 3-6, and Tello goes to 3rd. Tom McDowell takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three....

Bottom of the First
Ed Northrup lines a 2-2 pitch hard to the left side and Tom McDowell makes an incredible catch! Marty Derringer draws a walk.... P Dale Gilchrist tries to pick Derringer off at 1st and throws the ball away for an error... Larry Davis pops out to center. Terry Graham grounds a hit up the middle and Derringer beats the throw home and Cal Doty is hurt again... Why will he not just quit making throws? 1 to 0, Hornets. Gary McKellar (34-R) goes in to play center. Bruce McArthur strikes out.

Top of the Third
Leander Gooding grounds one to 2nd, but Marty Derringer boots it! With 1 out, a passed ball sends Gooding to 2nd. With 2 outs, Ray McDonald grounds a 3-2 pitch up the middle and Gooding scores! Tie Game: 1 to 1!

Top of the Seventh
With 1 out, P Dale Gilchrist, Leander Gooding and Fernando Tello all single to load the bases up. With the infield in, Gary McKellar grounds a hit through the left side and 2 runs score!! 3 to 1, Jays! The next two make outs, with Tom McDowell striking out for the third time today....

Top of the Ninth
New Pitcher: Larry Durbin (37-R), who is 1-2 with 1 SV and a 2.23 ERA in 32.1 IP. With 2 outs, Fernando Tello hits a home run to right! 4 to 1, Jays!

Won - 4 to 1

Our 4th Complete Game in the last 5 games!

We had 10 hits and made 1 error
Charlotte had 3 hits (all singles) and made 1 error

Dale Gilchrist (W 5-8) went 9 innings (CG), allowed 1 run, 3 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5. 95 pitches. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run.

Angel Gomez (L 8-4) went 8 innings, gave us 3 runs (2 earned), 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 5.

2B Leander Gooding had 3 hits and scored 2 runs. He has 7 hits in his last 2 games! RF Fernando Tello had 2 hits with his 5th home run of the season. CF Cal Doty had a hit in his only trip to the plate. CF Gary McKellar had a hit and a walk and 2 RBI. 1B Jack Washburn hit a triple and drew a walk.

Trudy's report on Cal Doty is another one of those derned finger blisters.... She figures it will bother him for about two weeks.... He'll try to play through it. We'll try to get him to just not make any throws, but I doubt he will listen...

[Questdog]

Wednesday, July 7, 2004

Jacksonville Jays (54-28 .659 4 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Charlotte Hornets (38-44 .463 16 GB in 5th place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Mike Marsh (23-R) (6-1 0.98 ERA 55 IP, 43 H, 1 HR, 18 BB, 34 SO) Rookie
CHAR: Rick Cox (33-R) (7-7 3.31 ERA 114.1 IP, 122 H, 5 HR, 41 BB, 48 SO) Ace(01)/All-Star(3: 01-03)

Marsh pitched a 6 hit shutout last time out with 5 walks and 4 strikeouts and 154 pitches thrown. Hopefully, we have not damaged him....

Cox is their #1 starter. Last year, he had the worst ERA of his career (2.22), but still managed to tie for the lead in wins (18). He is 1-1 in 2 starts against the Jays this season with a 3.55 ERA. 12.2 IP, 17 H, 1 HR, 1 BB, 5 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Leander Gooding (33-R .283-99-0-5-.692-4 B)
2: RF Fernando Tello (22-L .283-212-5-25-.731-0 C) Rookie
3: CF Cal Doty (27-L .315-311-6-31-.827-12 C+) Finger blister
4: LF Ray McDonald (24-L .332-256-12-59-.950-8 B+)
5: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .271-295-15-58-.819-4 C+)
6: 1B Jack Washburn (22-L .236-263-9-30-.698-18 B)
7: SS Bart Daw (32-R .229-218-3-25-.636-15 B+)
8: C Bert Swope (32-S .243-177-0-17-.589-1 B)
9: P Mike Marsh (23-R .176-17-0-1-.353-0 B+) Rookie

CHARLOTTE
1: CF Ed Northrup (26-L .327-168-0-13-.745-12 B+) Rookie
2: 2B Marty Derringer (26-R .244-246-5-25-.664-19 A)
3: 1B Larry Davis (29-S .317-331-1-41-.751-3 B) Silver Slugger(01-3B)/All-Star(01)
4: RF Terry Graham (24-L .319-301-14-55-.933-1 A)
5: 3B Tom Morris (30-R .262-149-2-13-.757-0 B)
6: SS Bruce McArthur (27-L .280-300-13-52-.817-1 B) Gold Glove(2: 02-03-1B)
7: LF Scott Damon (25-R .260-273-9-40-.742-2 A+)
8: C Mike Tyra (28-R .228-215-6-20-.708-0 B)
9: P Rick Cox (33-L .118-34-0-3-.358-0 F) Ace(01)/All-Star(3: 01-03)

Game Start: 1:05 PM
Ballpark: Charlotte Municipal Stadium
Weather: 91 F, Clear Skies, with a 7 MPH wind blowing in from right
Attendance: 10,500

Top of the First
Leander Gooding grounds out to 1st, 3-1. Fernando Tello strikes out on 3 pitches... Cal Doty draws a walk. Ray McDonald swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short...

Bottom of the First
Ed Northrup swings at a 2-2 pitch and misses! Marty Derringer strikes out on 3 pitches! Larry Davis swings at the first pitch and flies out to center! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the Third
Mike Tyra takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4, P Rick Cox bunts him to 2nd and he goes to 3rd on a ground out and then scores on a wild pitch.... 1 to 0, Hornets.

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

Bottom of the Fifth
With 2 outs, Ed Northrup lines a hit to right and steals 2nd. Marty Derringer doubles to right and Northrup scores... 2 to 0, Hornets.

Bottom of the Sixth
New Pitcher: Albert Davies (27-L). Terry Graham bloops a hit to left center... The Bullpen gets up. Tom Morris takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Bruce McArthur doubles to center and Graham scores... 3 to 0, Jays. Call to the Bullpen: Roger Wallace (29-R). Scott Damon strikes out on 3 pitches. We walk Mike Tyra intentionally.... P Rick Cox strikes out looking. Ed Northrup walks on 4 pitches to force in a run... 4 to 0, Hornets.

Bottom of the Seventh
Larry Davis hits a home run to right... 5 to 0, Hornets.

Lost - 5 to 0

We had 4 whole hits and made no errors
Charlotte had 6 hits and made 1 error

We grounded in 3 double plays...

Mike Marsh (L 6-2) went 5 innings, allowed 2 runs, 3 hits, 3 walks and struck out 5. He threw a WP.
LHP Albert Davies did not retire a batter, allowed 2 runs, 2 hits and 1 walk.
RHP Roger Wallace went 2 innings, allowed 1 run, 1 hit, a home run, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 3.
RHP Bob Craig went 1 scoreless inning, allowed 1 walk and struck out 1.

Rick Cox (W 8-7) pitched 9 shutout innings (CG), gave us 4 hits, 3 walks and struck out 3. 93 pitches, the same as Mike Marsh threw in 5 innings.

CF Cal Doty had 2 hits with a double and a walk. PH Danny Stewart had a hit.

[Questdog]

Thursday, July 8, 2004

We are in Ottawa to finish our season series with the Otters with 4 games through the weekend that will take us to the All-Star break. They lost a pair of games to Syracuse on Monday and Tuesday. We won 3 of 4 games in Jacksonville against them, May 31 - June 3. They are tied for 8th in scoring with 4.00 runs per game (Jacksonville is #7 with 4.24). The Otters are 7th in fewest runs allowed with 4.10 per game (Jacksonville is #1 with 3.24). Their run differential is -8 and ours is +83, down to 3rd best.

Jacksonville Jays (54-29 .651 3.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Ottawa Otters (38-45 .458 13.5 GB in 5th place in the Northern Division)

JAX: Jim Baucom (23-L) (16-1 1.43 ERA 144.2 IP, 90 H, 3 HR, 18 BB, 134 SO) All-Star(2: 02-03)
OTT: Juan Ledesma (32-R) (6-6 2.93 ERA 110.2 IP, 99 H, 5 HR, 28 BB, 64 SO) All-Star(2: 01,03)

Baucom pitched a 3 hit shutout last time out with no walks and 8 strikeouts.

Ledesma is their #1 starter. We faced him in Jacksonville and scored 2 runs on 5 hits, 1 home run and no walks with 4 strikeouts in 8 innings in a no decision that we won in the bottom of the 9th on a wild pitch.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Leander Gooding (33-R .282-103-0-5-.685-4 B)
2: RF Fernando Tello (22-L .278-216-5-25-.718-0 C) Rookie
3: CF Cal Doty (27-L .318-314-6-31-.837-12 C+) Finger blister
4: LF Ray McDonald (24-L .327-260-12-59-.936-8 B+)
5: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .268-298-15-58-.811-4 C+)
6: 1B Jack Washburn (22-L .234-265-9-30-.696-18 B)
7: SS Bart Daw (32-R .227-220-3-25-.631-15 B+)
8: C Bert Swope (32-S .240-179-0-17-.586-1 B)
9: P Jim Baucom (23-L .122-49-0-3-.279-0 C) All-Star(2: 02-03)

OTTAWA
1: 3B Wes Fitzgibbons (28-R .264-341-0-25-.635-18 A) All-Star(2: 01,03)
2: CF Tim Bidwell (29-R .191-89-0-3-.516-5 B)
3: RF Ed Yeager (29-L .323-313-13-51-.883-0 C+) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(3: 01-03)
4: 1B Mike Hughes (29-R .255-243-13-35-.820-0 B) All-Star(01)
5: LF Clark Land (26-R .229-323-5-29-.620-13 B+) All-Star(02)
6: 2B Tom Van Diest (30-R .284-229-3-14-.749-2 B+) Strained hamstring
7: C Joe Tomlinson (29-R .203-246-8-39-.640-0 C)
8: SS Dave Behm (27-R .320-50-4-12-1.018-1 A)
9: P Juan Ledesma (32-R .054-37-0-2-.135-0 F) All-Star(2: 01,03)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Carleton County Stadium
Weather: 79 F, Clear Skies, with a 14 MPH wind blowing out to left
Attendance: 9,662

Top of the First
Leander Gooding strikes out on a 3-2 pitch... Fernando Tello swings at the first pitch and lines one to center, but Tim Bidwell males a diving catch.... Cal Doty grounds out to 2nd...

Bottom of the First
Wes Fitzgibbons beats out an infield hit... Tim Bidwell grounds one to 3rd and Tom McDowell boots it.... Ed Yeager flies out to deep right and Fitzgibbons tags up and scoots over to 3rd. Mike Hughes strikes out looking! Clark Land grounds one to 1st, but Jack Washburn boots it and Fitzgibbons scores... 1 to 0, Otters. Tom Van Diest grounds a hit up the middle and Bidwell scores... 2 to 0, Otters. Joe Tomlinson grounds out to the pitcher.

Top of the Third
With 2 outs, Leander Gooding lines a 3-2 pitch to center for a hit. Fernando Tello swings at the first pitch and hits a home run to right!! Tie Game: 2 to 2!

Bottom of the Third
With 1 out, Mike Hughes grounds the first pitch up the middle for a hit. With 2 outs, Tom Van Diest doubles to center and Hughes scores... 3 to 2, Otters. 6 hits already by the Otters.... Joe Tomlinson lines an 0-2 pitch to right for their seventh hit and Van Diest heads home, but Fernando Tello throws him out! Surely, they have their quota of hits by now....

Top of the Seventh
Ray McDonald draws a walk. Tom McDowell beats out an infield hit. Jack Washburn bunts the runners up.... PH Mike Volkman (36-L) beats out an infield hit and McDonald scores! Tie Game: 3 to 3! Bert Swope grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-6, and McDowell holds at 3rd. P Jim Baucom is allowed to hit, because we are loathe to take him out of the game, and he beats out an infield hit and McDowell scores! 4 to 3, Jays!

Bottom of the Ninth
P Jim Baucom is at 128 pitches.... Jim Hess stays in to catch. The Bullpen is ready. 7-8-9 up for the Otters. Joe Tomlinson swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short! Dave Behm strikes out! PH Phil Shumate (31-S), batting .290 with 12 HR and 30 RBI in 186 AB, strikes out and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 4 to 3

Out 5th Complete Game in the last 7 games!

We have not quite reached the All-Star break, but we have already won more games than the 2001 Jays!

We had 7 hits and made 1 error
Ottawa had 9 hits and made no errors

Jim Baucom (W 17-1) went 9 innings (CG), allowed 3 runs (1 earned), 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 10. 140 pitches. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI.

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

RF Fernando Tello hit his 6th home run of the season, had 2 RBI and threw a runner out at the plate. His 3rd home run in the last 4 games. LF/RF Ray McDonald had a hit and a walk and scored a run. PH Mike Volkman had a hit and an RBI.

[Questdog]

Friday, July 9, 2004

Jacksonville Jays (55-29 .655 4.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Ottawa Otters (38-46 .452 14.5 GB in 5th place in the Northern Division)

JAX: Del Warwick (29-L) (5-6 3.29 ERA 115 IP, 131 H, 8 HR, 25 BB, 71 SO) Gold Glove(02)
OTT: Jim Hower (35-R) (6-8 3.74 ERA 118 IP, 123 H, 7 HR, 29 BB, 53 SO) All-Star(2: 01-02)

Warwick pitched a CG win last time out and allowed 1 unearned run on 6 hits and 2 walks with 7 strikeouts.

Hower was 10-14 with a 3.78 ERA in 235.2 IP last year. He is 1-0 in 4 starts against the Jays in his career with a 3.64 ERA. 29.2 IP, 29 H, 2 HR, 9 BB, 15 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Leander Gooding (33-R .280-107-0-5-.678-4 B)
2: RF Fernando Tello (22-L .279-219-6-27-.731-0 C) Rookie
3: CF Cal Doty (27-L .318-318-6-31-.833-12 C+) Finger blister
4: LF Ray McDonald (24-L .327-263-12-59-.935-8 B+)
5: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .268-302-15-58-.807-4 C+)
6: 1B Jack Washburn (22-L .232-267-9-30-.693-18 B)
7: SS Bart Daw (32-R .225-222-3-25-.625-15 B+)
8: C Bert Swope (32-S .236-182-0-17-.577-1 B)
9: P Del Warwick (29-L .176-34-0-1-.382-0 D+) Gold Glove(02)

OTTAWA
1: 3B Wes Fitzgibbons (28-R .267-345-0-25-.639-18 A) All-Star(2: 01,03)
2: 2B Tom Van Diest (30-R .288-233-3-16-.757-2 B+) Strained hamstring
3: RF Ed Yeager (29-L .320-316-13-51-.875-0 C+) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(3: 01-03)
4: 1B Mike Hughes (29-R .256-246-13-35-.820-0 B) All-Star(01)
5: LF Clark Land (26-R .226-327-5-29-.613-13 B+) All-Star(02)
6: C Joe Tomlinson (29-R .204-250-8-39-.638-0 C)
7: SS Dave Behm (27-R .296-54-4-12-.944-1 A)
8: CF Bob McCord (35-R .291-86-1-4-.805-1 C+)
9: P Jim Hower (35-R .189-37-0-5-.459-0 F) All-Star(2: 01-02)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Carleton County Stadium
Weather: 71 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 13 MPH wind blowing out to left
Attendance: 11,564

Top of the First
Leander Gooding grounds out to short. Fernando Tello grounds out to 3rd, Wes Fitzgibbons making a nice play... Cal Doty flies out to left....

Bottom of the First
Wes Fitzgibbons swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 3rd. Tom Van Diest strikes out! Ed Yeager pops out to short! 1-2-3!

Top of the Second
Ray McDonald swings at a 3-2 pitch and hits a home run to right center! 457 ft! 1 to 0, Jays!

Bottom of the Third
Bob McCord lines the first pitch to right for a double and P Jim Hower bunts him to 3rd. With the infield in, Wes Fitzgibbons grounds out to 3rd and McCord stays put. Tom Van Diest pops out to center!

Top of the Ninth
New Pitcher: Danny Pineda (36-L), who pitched a scoreless inning yesterday. He strikes out the side in order...

Bottom of the Ninth
P Del Warwick is at 92 pitches. The Bullpen is ready. Jim Hess (34-R) stays in to catch and Dave Thompson (28-R) stays in to play 1st. 2-3-4 up for the Otters. Tom Van Diest beats out an infield hit, only the third of the game for Ottawa.... PH Wilson Partida (27-R), who had a hit yesterday, swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops one to right and Ray McDonald makes a running catch! Mike Hughes swings at the first pitch and sends one to deep right and my heart stops for a second, but McDonald reels it in! Clark Land grounds out to 3rd and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 1 to 0

6 Complete Games in the last 8 games!
3 of them shutouts!

We had 7 hits and made no errors
Ottawa had 3 hits and made 1 error

Del Warwick (W 6-6) pitched 9 shutout innings (CG), allowed 3 hits, 2 walks and struck out 8. 107 pitches. At bat, he hit a double. His 2nd shutout this season and the 8th of his career. His 2nd straight CG and 2nd straight without allowing an earned run!

Jim Hower (L 6-9) went 8 innings, gave us 1 run, 7 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 4.

RF Fernando Tello had a hit and a walk. LF/RF Ray McDonald had 2 hits with his 13th home run of the season.

[Questdog]

Saturday, July 10, 2004

Jacksonville Jays (56-29 .659 5.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Ottawa Otters (38-47 .447 15.5 GB in 5th place in the Northern Division)

JAX: Al Calice (23-R) (4-4 3.60 ERA 95 IP, 85 H, 10 HR, 36 BB, 48 SO) Rookie
OTT: Buford Nolan (28-R) (7-4 3.55 ERA 106.1 IP, 97 H, 6 HR, 45 BB, 69 SO) All-Star(2: 01-02)

Calice gave up 4 runs on 6 hits, 3 home runs and 2 walks with 4 strikeouts in 4 innings last time out in a no decision that we won, scoring 12 runs.

We faced Nolan in June and scored 2 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks with 4 strikeouts in 8 innings in a no decision that we won in the bottom of the 9th.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Leander Gooding (33-R .270-111-0-5-.655-4 B)
2: RF Fernando Tello (22-L .279-222-6-27-.732-0 C) Rookie
3: CF Cal Doty (27-L .317-322-6-31-.829-12 C+) Finger blister
4: LF Ray McDonald (24-L .330-267-13-60-.947-8 B+)
5: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .266-305-15-58-.802-4 C+)
6: 1B Jack Washburn (22-L .230-270-9-30-.686-18 B)
7: SS Bart Daw (32-R .226-226-3-25-.623-15 B+)
8: C Bert Swope (32-S .238-185-0-17-.578-1 B)
9: P Al Calice (23-L .118-34-0-3-.353-0 F) Rookie

OTTAWA
1: 3B Wes Fitzgibbons (28-R .264-349-0-25-.632-18 A) All-Star(2: 01,03)
2: CF Tim Bidwell (29-R .204-93-0-3-.536-5 B)
3: 1B Phil Shumate (31-S .289-187-12-30-.924-1 C)
4: LF Clark Land (26-R .224-330-5-29-.609-14 B+) All-Star(02)
5: RF Mike Hughes (29-R .253-249-13-35-.813-0 D+) All-Star(01)
6: 2B Tom Van Diest (30-R .291-237-3-16-.761-2 B+) Strained hamstring
7: C Joe Tomlinson (29-R .202-253-8-39-.630-0 C)
8: SS Dennis Perrin (23-R .158-38-0-2-.342-0 B) Trade from Rochester June 4
9: P Buford Nolan (28-R .225-40-0-4-.500-0 D+)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Carleton County Stadium
Weather: 70 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 14 MPH wind blowing out to center
Attendance: 12,314

Top of the First
Leander Gooding grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Fernando Tello lines a hit to center. Cal Doty pokes a hit to center and Tello heads to 3rd, but Tim Bidwell throws him out.... Ray McDonald doubles off the wall in left center and Doty scores! 1 to 0, Jays! Tom McDowell lines out to center.

Bottom of the First
Wes Fitzgibbons pops out to right. Tim Bidwell strikes out! Phil Shumate takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4.... Clark Land swings at the first pitch and flies out to center!

Bottom of the Fourth
Phil Shumate doubles to left center and goes to 3rd on a ground out. Mike Hughes doubles to right and Shumate scores... Tie Game: 1 to 1. Tom Van Diest beats out an infield hit... Joe Tomlinson flies out to center and Hughes tags up and Doty makes a throw just like we told him not to and Hughes scores and Doty is hurt.... 2 to 1, Otters. Gary McKellar (34-R) goes in to play center. Dennis Perrin doubles to right center and Van Diest scores.... 3 to 1, Otters. P Buford Nolan, a career .260 hitter, lines a 3-2 pitch to right for his second hit of the game and Perrin scores... 4 to 1, Otters.

Top of the Sixth
Tom McDowell pokes a hit to center. Jack Washburn hits a home run to right!! 4 to 3, Otters. With 1 out, Bert Swope lines a hit to left and Clark Land misplays the ball for an error! PH Mike Volkman (36-L) is sent up. A wild pitch sends Swope to 3rd. With the infield in, Volkman grounds out to short and Swope stays put.... Leander Gooding grounds out to 3rd....

Bottom of the Seventh
On the Hill: Robbie Hopley (30-R), after a scoreless 6th. Phil Shumate doubles to center... The Bullpen gets up. With 1 out, we walk Mike Hughes intentionally to face the hot hitting Tom Van Diest.... Van Diest beats out an infield hit and the bases are loaded with 1 out... Joe Tomlinson pops out to right and the runners hold! Dennis Perrin swings at the first pitch and flies out to deep center!

Top of the Eighth
On the Hill: Dave Bennett (29-R), after a scoreless 7th. Jack Washburn gets beaned and goes to 2nd on a ground out. Bert Swope flies out to deep right and Washburn tags up and moves to 3rd. PH Danny Stewart (33-L) grounds a 2-out hit to left and Washburn scores! Tie Game: 4 to 4! Leander Gooding grounds a hit up the middle. Fernando Tello lines a hit to right center and Stewart scores! 5 to 4, Jays! Gary McKellar lines an 0-2 pitch to right for a hit and Gooding scores! 6 to 4, Jays!

Top of the Ninth
New Pitcher: David Rocha (36-R), Rochester's closer that the Otters traded for on June 4. He is not the Otters' closer. He is 3-3 with 9 SV and a 3.54 ERA in 53.1 IP on the season, but has a 2.12 ERA in 17 IP since joining Ottawa. Jack Washburn lines a 3-2 pitch to right center for a hit. With 1 out, Bert Swope his a home run to right!! 8 to 4, Jays! His first home run of the season!

Won - 8 to 4

We had 16 hits and made 1 error
Ottawa had 10 hits and made 3 errors

Al Calice went 5 innings, allowed 4 runs, 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2.
RHP Robbie Hopley (W 1-2) went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits, 2 walks (2 INT) and struck out 3.
RHP Bob Craig (H 1) went 1 scoreless inning, allowed 1 walk and struck out 2.
RHP Roger Wallace went 1 scoreless inning and allowed 1 hit.

Buford Nolan went 6 innings, gave us 3 runs, 9 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 4. He threw a WP. At bat, he went 2 for 2 with and RBI.
RHP Dave Bennett (L 2-5, BS 4) went 1.2 innings, gave us 3 runs, 5 hits and 1 HBP.

RF Fernando Tello had 3 hits and an RBI. CF Cal Doty was 2 for 2 and scored a run. LF Ray McDonald had 2 hits with a double, stole a base and had an RBI. 1B Jack Washburn had 2 hits with his 10th home run of the season, drew a walk, walk hit by a pitch, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBI. C Bert Swope had 3 hits with his 1st home run, drew a walk and had 2 RBI. PH Danny Stewart had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI.

Trudy's report on Cal Doty is a sore hamstring that she thinks will bother him for 4 or 5 days. The blister is also still bothering him and should for another week....

[Questdog]

Sunday, July 11, 2004

Jacksonville Jays (57-29 .663 5.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Ottawa Otters (38-48 .442 16.5 GB in 5th place in the Northern Division)

JAX: Dale Gilchrist (25-R) (5-8 3.63 ERA 109 IP, 104 H, 10 HR, 37 BB, 63 SO)
OTT: Jim Larson (30-R) (1-4 6.59 ERA 28.2 IP, 38 H, 3 HR, 13 BB, 14 SO) Rookie

Gilchrist pitched a CG 3 hitter last time out, allowing 1 run and 2 walks with 5 strikeouts. He ended a personal 3 game losing streak where he did not pitch well in any of the games.

We have never faced Larson before. This will be the 7th start of his career.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Leander Gooding (33-R .265-117-0-5-.639-4 B)
2: RF Fernando Tello (22-L .286-227-6-28-.742-0 C) Rookie
3: LF Ray McDonald (24-L .331-272-13-61-.948-9 B+)
4: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .265-310-15-58-.795-4 C+)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (22-L .234-273-10-32-.708-18 B)
6: CF Gary McKellar (34-R .272-81-0-9-.646-0 B)
7: SS Bart Daw (32-R .221-231-3-25-.611-15 B+)
8: C Jim Hess (34-R .218-55-2-8-.569-0 B)
9: P Dale Gilchrist (25-R .417-36-0-1-.833-0 D)

OTTAWA
1: 1B Wilson Partida (27-R .271-96-5-14-.852-5 B+)
2: 2B Tom Van Diest (30-R .293-242-3-16-.762-2 B+) Strained hamstring
3: RF Ed Yeager (29-L .317-319-13-51-.869-0 C+) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(3: 01-03)
4: LF Clark Land (26-R .224-335-5-29-.606-14 B+) All-Star(02)
5: 3B Mike Hughes (29-R .253-253-13-36-.815-0 B) All-Star(01)
6: C Joe Tomlinson (29-R .199-256-8-40-.622-0 C)
7: SS Dave Behm (27-R .281-57-4-12-.896-1 A)
8: CF Dennis Perrin (23-R .167-42-0-3-.381-0 C)
9: P Jim Larson (30-L .100-10-0-0-.200-0 D+) Rookie

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Carleton County Stadium
Weather: 71 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 10 MPH wind blowing out to left
Attendance: 10,681

Top of the First
Leander Gooding grounds a hit to left! Fernando Tello walks on 4 pitches! Ray McDonald grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4, and Gooding goes to 3rd. Tom McDowell fouls out to the catcher.... Jack Washburn beats out an infield hit and Gooding scores! 1 to 0, Jays! Gary McKellar grounds out to 3rd.

Bottom of the First
Wilson Partida grounds out to 3rd. Tom Van Diest pokes a hit to left... Ed Yeager grounds one to 1st, but Jack Washburn makes a bad throw to 2nd for an error.... Clark Land grounds into a 6-4-3 double play!!

Through 5 innings, the 2 hits we had in the first inning are all we have off this bum....

Bottom of the Fifth
Joe Tomlinson doubles to right, the second hit of the game for the Otters. Dave Behm draws a walk... Dennis Perrin grounds into a 6-4-3 double play!!

Top of the Sixth
Fernando Tello lines a 3-2 pitch to center for our third hit of the game. Ray McDonald doubles to center! Tom McDowell doubles to right and both runners score!! 3 to 0, Jays! They walk Jack Washburn intentionally. Gary McKellar grounds into a 6-4-3 double play...

Top of the Seventh
Fernando Tello doubles to right center! They walk Ray McDonald intentionally. With 1 out, Jack Washburn hits a home run to right!!! 6 to 0, Jays!

Bottom of the Eighth
With 1 out, Dennis Perrin hits a home run to left... 6 to 1, Jays.

Won - 6 to 1

Sweep!
Our 7th Complete Game in the last 10 games!

We finish the season series with Ottawa, 7-1!
The best record we have ever had against a Northern team in a season!

We had 8 hits and made 1 error
Ottawa had 6 hits and made 1 error

Dale Gilchrist (W 6-8) went 9 innings (CG), allowed 1 run, 6 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 5. 112 pitches.

Jim Larson (L 1-5) went 7.1 innings, gave us 6 runs, 8 hits, 1 home run, 4 walks (2 INT) and struck out 1.

RF Fernando Tello had 2 hits with a double and a walk and scored 2 runs. LF/RF Ray McDonald hit a double, drew a walk (INT) and scored 2 runs. 3B Tom McDowell hit a double and had 2 RBI. 1B Jack Washburn had 2 hits with his 11th home run of the season, drew a walk (INT) and had 4 RBI.

Trudy told me after the game that Charlie Faber's wrist was not healing as expected and she could not give me a new ETA on his return....

But to good news! The All-Star rosters were announced today and the Jays will be sending 5 players! For the first time a Jay was elected to start the game! And not just one, but 3 (!!!): P Jim Baucom, LF Ray McDonald and CF Cal Doty, though Doty is not going to go and will take the time to recuperate. The other two representatives are rookie pitchers Mike Marsh and Albert Davies! I was hoping 3B Tom McDowell would also make it, but there are just too many good 3rd basemen in the Southern Division. He would have probably made it in the North.

[Questdog]

July 12, 2004

Monday Morning Report
Player of the Week - Mike Sammon, 1B/2B, Richmond (25-R .298/.357/.420) Had 10 hits with 1 2B, 3 HR, 2 BB, 2 SO, 2 SB, 0 CS, 6 R and 12 RBI in 6 G (5 GS) (2nd career PoW)

(Slash lines are for the season, not the week)
July 6 - 2B Mike Sammon (25-R) of Richmond had 3 hits with 2 home runs and 5 RBI at Memphis. The Robins won, 13 to 11, scoring 6 runs in the top of the 9th. C Roger Beaudin (32-R) had 5 hits with a double, scored a run and had 2 RBI for the Mules.
July 7 - Rookie Brian Ragazzo (22-L) of New Orleans pitched a 2 hit shutout at home versus Birmingham. He walked 2 and struck out 7. At bat, he went 4 for 4 with 2 RBI. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 6-7 with a 3.49 ERA in 16 starts. The Pelicans won, 3 to 0.
July 7 - Doug Jones (27-R) of Buffalo pitched a 5 hit shutout at Providence. He walked 1 and struck out 4. It is his 2nd shutout of the season and 4th of his career. He is now 5-3 with a 5.43 ERA in 11 starts. The Bombers won, 3 to 0, with 3 runs in the top of the 9th.
July 8 - Buffalo lost P Ron Wisham (34-L), the 2002 Ace Award and Hurler Trophy winner, for 8 weeks with a strained forearm. He is 10-5 with a 3.19 ERA in 19 starts.
July 10 - 1B Jim Montgomery (33-R) of Birmingham hit 2 home runs, including a Grand Slam and drew a walk at home versus Rochester, but the Barons lost, 11 to 10, when the Roosters scored 7 times in the top of the 9th, including a Grand Slam by 1B Shawn Royer (39-R), who was only in the game because 1B Marty Eades (33-R) got hurt.
June 11 - 1B Frank Cohen (28-R) of Buffalo had 4 hits , scored 4 runs and had 2 RBI at Charlotte. RF Ivan Moreno (32-L) had 3 hits with a home run and 5 RBI. SS Jose Cuenca (31-R) hit 2 home runs and had 3 RBI. The Bombers won, 13 to 5.

[Westheim]

Originally Posted by Questdog

Monday, June 28, 2004

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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.

All my dreams are dead.

[Questdog]

Tuesday, July 13, 2004

All-Star Game

The game was in New Orleans.

Voted Starters: (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
NORTHERN DIVISION
C Mike Moen, Hartford (33-R .297-256-2-31-.735-0 D-) (4-time AS/3rd start)
1B Gabriel Beltran, Columbus (34-S .309-324-16-55-.906-12 B) (3-time AS/2nd start)
2B Frank Bates, Syracuse (32-R .260-331-18-42-.814-5 B+) (4-time AS/3rd start/2 at SS)
3B Israel Villegas, Providence (34-R .287-181-12-35-.914-2 C+) (2-time AS/2nd start)
SS T.R. Hunter, Providence (27-R .288-260-5-20-.771-2 B+) (3-time AS/1st start)
LF Lou Baldwin, Indianapolis (25-L .262-317-15-56-.807-5 A)
CF Mike Fox, Hartford (25-L .289-301-8-38-.798-19 B) (2-time AS/2nd start) injured
RF Ivan Moreno, Buffalo (32-L .271-314-16-59-.838-0 C) (3-time AS/3rd start)
P Tom Peterson, Syracuse (33-R 9-6 2.85 F) (2-time AS/1st start)
RP Larry Domino, Ottawa (35-L 1-4 2.28 18 SV F) (2-time AS/1st start)

SOUTHERN DIVISION
C Dick Pavlov, Louisville (36-L .282-273-5-27-.721-0 B) (4-time AS/4th start)
1B Herman Chance, Orlando (34-R .291-282-14-51-.848-0 C+) (2-time AS/1st start)
2B Terry Wolf, Charlotte (32-L .304-253-11-49-.900-0 B) (3-time AS/2nd start) injured
3B Keith Meyer, Memphis (29-L .303-346-18-53-.857-12 C+) (4-time AS/4th start/1 at 2B)
SS Skip Dunkin, Richmond (25-S .355-166-1-16-.801-16 B) injured
LF Ray McDonald, Jacksonville (24-L .331-275-13-61-.950-9 B+)
CF Cal Doty, Jacksonville (27-L .321-324-6-31-.836-12 C+) injured
RF Franklin Sanchez, New Orleans (23-R .239-322-2-22-.623-26 A+)
P Jim Baucom, Jacksonville (23-L 17-1 1.41 C) (3-time AS/1st start)
RP Steve Dockery, Louisville (27-R 0-1 0.78 10 SV D) (4-time AS/1st start)

Gabriel Beltran was the top vote getter.

The Southern Division won, 2 to 1.
They now lead the series, 4 to 0.

In the top of the 7th, Dick Pavlov drew a 1 out walk and Leo Toruno (30-L) of Memphis tripled him home. In the bottom of the 7th, the North tied the game with a home run by Mike Hughes (29-R) of Ottawa. In the top of the 9th, Ron Lerche (25-R) hit a 2-out double and P Jack Barber (30-R) of Richmond, forced to bat, singled in the go ahead run. He pitched the final two innings to get the win, but was not voted the MVP, for some reason. Mike Hughes was. He went 2 for 2 with a home run for the losers.

Buffalo led all teams with 6 players in the game. Columbus, Jacksonville, Syracuse, Orlando and Richmond each sent 5 players. Every team sent at least 2 players this year.

For the Jays, Ray McDonald went 0 for 2. Albert Davies and Mike Marsh each pitched a perfect inning and struck out a batter. I was hoping Jim Baucom's high pitch count in his last outing would keep him out of the game and it did! So he will be able to start our next game!

The American Association (A) also had their All-Star Game today. RP Dave Nini (26-L) and rookie LF Tommy Adams (21-L) were the only players from Daytona (A) to make the team. Nini pitched a perfect inning and struck out a batter. Adams went 0 for 2 with a walk as a substitute. The Hamilton Clippers led all teams with 6 players. The South Division won, 5 to 1, in 10 innings. 2B Duane Harland (22-R) of Montgomery went 3 for 4 with a SF and an error to win MVP honors. 3B Dave Moreno (25-R) of Norfolk and Joe Bowden (28-R) of Hamilton each hit a home run.

[Questdog]

Thursday, July 15, 2004

We are home to finish our season series with the Buffalo Bombers with 4 games through the weekend. They swept Charlotte in 4 games last weekend, outscoring them 36 to 14. Most people think of the Bombers as a team that just pummels their opponents with their home run bats, but they had 3 starting pitchers make the All-Star team. We somehow managed to win 3 of the 4 games we played in Buffalo, April 8-11, shutting them out 3 times. They are 2nd in scoring with 4.82 runs per game (Jacksonville is up to #5 with 4.26). They lead the MLB with 89 HR. We are tied for 10th with 58. The Bombers are 3rd in fewest runs allowed with 3.39 per game, even though they play in the best hitters park in the MLB (Jacksonville is #1 with 3.18). Their run differential is +126, the best in the League, and ours is +94, 3rd best, behind Orlando (+112).

Buffalo Bombers (56-32 .636 2 GA in 1st place in the Northern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (58-29 .667 5.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division)

BUF: Danny Belsky (31-R) (9-5 2.17 ERA 120.1 IP, 99 H, 13 HR, 37 BB, 79 SO) All-Star
JAX: Jim Baucom (23-L) (17-1 1.41 ERA 153.2 IP, 99 H, 3 HR, 19 BB, 144 SO) All-Star(3: 02-04)

We beat Belsky in April, but only scored 2 runs on 6 hits, 1 home run and 5 walks with 3 strikeouts in 6 innings.

Baucom had a CG win last timeout, but allowed 3 runs (1 earned) on 9 hits and 1 walk with 10 strikeouts.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
BUFFALO
1: CF Pete Hudzik (25-R .219-224-2-14-.544-10 A+)
2: 3B Duane Keepers (28-S .298-238-7-34-.808-7 C+)
3: 1B Frank Cohen (28-R .313-288-8-38-.863-1 B) All-Star(3: 01-02,04)
4: RF Ivan Moreno (32-L .271-314-16-59-.838-0 C) Silver Slugger(02)/All-Star(3: 02-04)
5: LF Mickey Lynn (31-L .241-286-21-57-.836-1 B) Silver Slugger(3: 01-03)/All-Star(2: 01,03)
6: 2B Dave Lloyd (31-R .252-218-5-36-.697-0 B+) All-Star(2: 01-02)
7: C Dick Lyles (38-R .258-159-4-21-.779-0 D+)
8: SS Joel McCormick (35-R .219-201-3-24-.632-2 A)
9: P Danny Belsky (31-S .086-35-0-0-.225-0 C) All-Star

JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Leander Gooding (33-R .262-122-0-5-.630-4 B)
2: RF Fernando Tello (22-L .291-230-6-28-.757-0 C) Rookie
3: CF Cal Doty (27-L .321-324-6-31-.836-12 C+) All-Star
4: LF Ray McDonald (24-L .331-275-13-61-.950-9 B+) All-Star
5: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .264-314-15-60-.795-4 C+)
6: 1B Jack Washburn (22-L .239-276-11-36-.727-18 B)
7: SS Bart Daw (32-R .218-234-3-25-.606-15 B+)
8: C Bert Swope (32-S .249-189-1-19-.616-1 B)
9: P Jim Baucom (23-L .135-52-0-4-.301-0 C) All-Star(3: 02-04)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 82 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 7 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 10,372

Top of the First
Pete Hudzik grounds out to 3rd. Duane Keepers grounds out to short. Frank Cohen strikes out on 3 pitches! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the First
Leander Gooding beats out an infield hit! Fernando Tello swings at the first pitch and plunks one and they get the force at 2nd, 2-6. Cal Doty grounds a hit to right and Tello beats the throw to 3rd! Ray McDonald pops out to 2nd.... Tom McDowell bloops a hit to right and Gooding scores and Doty goes to 3rd! 1 to 0, Jays! Jack Washburn walks on 4 pitched to load the bases up with 2 outs. Bart Daw lines a hit to left and 2 runs score!! 3 to 0, Jays! Bert Swope strikes out....

Top of the Second
Ivan Moreno hits a home run to left center... 3 to 1, Jays.

Top of the Fourth
Duane Keepers gets beaned... Frank Cohen bloops a hit to right and Keepers goes to 3rd... Ivan Moreno, who hit a home run his first time up, strikes out! Mickey Lynn strikes out! Dave Lloyd grounds out to 2nd!

Top of the Sixth
With 1 out, Frank Cohen walks on 4 pitches... Ivan Moreno flies out to center and Cohen tags up and takes 2nd..... It was not even deep and Cohen is slow as molasses, but Cal Doty's blister makes throwing difficult.... Mickey Lynn grounds a hit to right and Cohen scores... 3 to 2, Jays.

Bottom of the Eighth
On the Hill: Gene Hildebrand (34-L), after a perfect 7th. Ray McDonald takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Tom McDowell swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to short and McDonald goes to 2nd. PH Dave Thompson (28-R), who will stay in to play 1st, strikes outs on 3 pitches... Bart Daw draws a walk. PH Jim Hess (34-R), who will stay in to catch, takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with 2 outs for P Jim Baucom. He is at 136 pitches, so is pulled down. PH Junior Danielson (33-R), 3 for 27 (.111) on the season, grounds a hit up the middle and 2 runs score!! 5 to 2, Jays! Leander Gooding beats out an infield hit to load the bases back up. LF Danny Stewart (33-L) grounds a double over the 1st base bag and 2 more runs score!! 7 to 2, Jays!

Won - 7 to 2

We had 9 hits and made no errors
Buffalo had 8 hits and made no errors

Jim Baucom (W 18-1) went 8 innings, allowed 2 runs, 6 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk, 2 HBP and struck out 9. 136 pitches.
RHP Roger Wallace went 1 scoreless inning, allowed 2 hits and struck out 2.

Danny Belsky (L 9-6) went 6 innings, gave us 3 runs, 6 hits, 3 walks and struck out 2.

2B Leander Gooding had 2 hits and a walk. LF Danny Stewart hit a double and had 2 RBI in his only at bat. 3B Tom McDowell had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. SS Bart Daw had 2 hits and a walk, scored a run and had 2 RBI. PH/C Jim Hess drew a walk and scored a run in his only trip to the plate. PH Junior Danielson had a hit, scored a run and had 2 RBI.

[Questdog]

Friday, July 16, 2004

Buffalo Bombers (56-33 .629 1 GA in 1st place in the Northern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (59-29 .670 5.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division)

BUF: Jerry Doherty (26-L) (9-5 2.63 ERA 116.1 IP, 84 H, 8 HR, 33 BB, 87 SO) All-Star
JAX: Del Warwick (29-L) (6-6 3.05 ERA 124 IP, 134 H, 8 HR, 27 BB, 79 SO) Gold Glove(02)

We beat Doherty in April, but only scored 1 run on 7 hits and 2 walks with 8 strikeouts in 6 innings.

Warwick pitched a 3 hit shutout last time out with 2 walks and 8 strikeouts.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
BUFFALO
1: CF Pete Hudzik (25-R .218-229-2-14-.541-10 A+)
2: 3B Dan Faust (34-R .312-138-1-15-.796-1 C+)
3: 1B Frank Cohen (28-R .316-291-8-38-.869-1 B) All-Star(3: 01-02,04)
4: RF Ivan Moreno (32-L .271-317-17-60-.846-0 C) Silver Slugger(02)/All-Star(3: 02-04)
5: LF Mickey Lynn (31-L .242-289-21-58-.835-1 B) Silver Slugger(3: 01-03)/All-Star(2: 01,03)
6: SS Joel McCormick (35-R .220-205-3-24-.630-2 A)
7: 2B Charlie Childs (20-L .315-146-2-16-.811-7 A)
8: C Ron Harder (30-R .236-140-7-23-.729-0 B) Rookie
9: P Jerry Doherty (26-L .211-38-1-5-.592-0 D) All-Star

JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Leander Gooding (33-R .270-126-0-5-.646-4 B)
2: CF Gary McKellar (34-R .256-86-0-9-.610-0 B)
3: LF Ray McDonald (24-L .327-278-13-61-.943-9 B+) All-Star
4: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .264-318-15-61-.791-4 C+)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (22-L .237-278-11-36-.725-18 B)
6: RF Fernando Tello (22-L .288-233-6-28-.750-0 C) Rookie
7: SS Bart Daw (32-R .224-237-3-27-.617-15 B+)
8: C Jim Hess (34-R .220-59-2-8-.576-0 B)
9: P Del Warwick (29-L .189-37-0-1-.432-0 D+) Gold Glove(02)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 79 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 7 MPH wind blowing in from left
Attendance: 11,678

Top of the First
Pete Hudzik flies out to deep center. Dan Faust grounds out to short. Frank Cohen strikes out! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the First
Leander Gooding flies out to left. Gary McKellar strikes out... Ray McDonald grounds out to 3rd...

Bottom of the Second
Tom McDowell takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 and goes to 2nd on a wild pitch! Jack Washburn draws a walk. Fernando Tello grounds a hit up the middle and McDowell scores! 1 to 0, Jays! With 1 out, Jim Hess grounds a double play ball to short, but Joel McCormick boots it and the bases are loaded with 1 out! P Del Warwick strikes out... Leander Gooding draws a walk to force in a run! 2 to 0, Jays!

Bottom of the Third
Ray McDonald and Tom McDowell lead off with back to back walks. That is 5 already by P Jerry Doherty! After Jack Washburn and Fernando Tello both strike out, Bart Daw beats out an infield hit to load the bases up with 2 outs. Jim Hess lines out to short...

Bottom of the Eighth
With 2 outs, Bart Daw draws a walk, the 8th issued by P Jerry Doherty today. That does it for him. New Pitcher: Terry Lies (25-R), a 2002 All-Star, who is 2-0 with 4 SV and a 2.31 ERA in 35 IP. PH Cal Doty (27-L) grounds a double over the 3rd base bag, but Daw stops at 3rd for some reason with the pitcher coming to bat... You ought to take a shot there with 2 outs, even if you think it is less than 50-50 that you will make it. But he made the right decision, because P Del Warwick grounds a hit up the middle and both runners score!! 4 to 0, Jays!

Won - 4 to 0

We had 5 whole hits and made 1 error
Buffalo had 3 hits (all singles) and made 1 error

Del Warwick (W 7-6) pitched 9 scoreless innings (CG), allowed 3 hits, no walks and struck out 3. 77 pitches! Surpasses the previous team record for a Complete Game of 86 by Jim Baucom in 2002, his rookie season! At bat, he had a hit and 2 RBI. Back to back 3 hit shutouts for him and 3 straight CG wins without allowing an earned run!

Jerry Doherty (L 9-6) went 7.2 innings, gave us 3 runs (2 earned), 3 hits, 8 walks and struck out 10. He threw a WP. 130 pitches.

Leander Gooding drew 2 walks, one with the bases loaded. 3B Tom McDowell drew 2 walks and scored a run. 1B Jack Washburn hit a double and drew a walk and scored a run. SS Bart Daw had a hit and a walk and scored a run. PH Cal Doty hit a double and scored a run.

[Questdog]

Saturday, July 17, 2004

Buffalo Bombers (56-34 .622 1 GA in 1st place in the Northern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (60-29 .674 5.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division)

BUF: Steve Cron (30-L) (11-8 2.72 ERA 145.1 IP, 131 H, 12 HR, 33 BB, 71 SO) All-Star
JAX: Mike Marsh (23-R) (6-2 1.20 ERA 60 IP, 46 H, 1 HR, 21 BB, 39 SO) All-Star/Rookie

Cron shut us out in April on 7 hits and 2 walks with 7 strikeouts.

Marsh gave up 2 runs on 3 hits and 3 walks with 5 strikeouts in 5 innings in his last start in a loss. In his last outing, he pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout in the All-Star Game.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
BUFFALO
1: CF Pete Hudzik (25-R .215-233-2-14-.532-10 A+)
2: 1B Dan Faust (34-R .303-142-1-15-.774-1 A)
3: RF Ivan Moreno (32-L .269-320-17-60-.838-0 C) Silver Slugger(02)/All-Star(3: 02-04)
4: LF Mickey Lynn (31-L .240-292-21-58-.826-1 B) Silver Slugger(3: 01-03)/All-Star(2: 01,03)
5: C Dick Lyles (38-R .253-162-4-21-.769-0 D+)
6: 2B Dave Lloyd (31-R .252-222-5-36-.694-0 B+) All-Star(2: 01-02)
7: SS Charlie Childs (20-L .309-149-2-16-.796-7 A)
8: 3B Joel McCormick (35-R .226-208-3-24-.639-2 A+)
9: P Steve Cron (30-L .304-46-0-7-.652-0 C) All-Star

JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Leander Gooding (33-R .264-129-0-6-.641-4 B)
2: CF Gary McKellar (34-R .247-89-0-9-.597-0 B)
3: LF Ray McDonald (24-L .324-281-13-61-.935-9 B+) All-Star
4: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .263-320-15-61-.790-4 C+)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (22-L .238-281-11-36-.730-18 B)
6: RF Fernando Tello (22-L .287-237-6-29-.746-0 C) Rookie
7: SS Bart Daw (32-R .225-240-3-27-.620-15 B+)
8: C Jim Hess (34-R .210-62-2-8-.549-0 B)
9: P Mike Marsh (23-R .176-17-0-1-.353-0 B+) All-Star/Rookie

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 89 F, Clear Skies, with a 7 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 12,022

Our biggest crowd yet, 1 shy of the Home Opener attendance!

Top of the First
Pete Hudzik pops out to center. Dan Faust grounds the first pitch up the middle for a hit... Ivan Moreno lines out hard to left. Mickey Lynn swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted!

Bottom of the First
Leander Gooding lines out to 1st. Gary McKellar grounds a 3-2 pitch up the middle for a hit! Ray McDonald flies out to deep center. Tom McDowell lines the first pitch to center for a hit and McKellar beats the throw to 3rd! Jack Washburn strikes out....

Top of the Second
Dick Lyles doubles to center... But the next three make outs!

Bottom of the Second
Fernando Tello and Bart Daw lead off with back to back hits! Jim Hess hits a home run to left!!! 3 to 0, Jays!

Top of the Sixth
With 1 out, Dan Faust lines a hit to center. With 2 outs, Mickey Lynn doubles to left and Faust scores... 3 to 1, Jays.

Bottom of the Seventh
New Pitcher: Dale Kumpf (33-R), who is 3-0 with a 2.89 ERA in 28 IP. With 1 out, Leander Gooding draws a walk and goes to 2nd on a ground out. With 2 out, Ray McDonald knocks the first pitch over the right center field wall for a home run!! 5 to 1, Jays!

Won - 5 to 1

We beat 3 All-Star pitchers in a row!

We had 9 hits and made 1 error
Buffalo had 8 hits and made no errors

Mike Marsh (W 7-2) went 7 innings, allowed 1 run, 7 hits, no walks and struck out 5.
LHP Bill Grant, in his first action in 19 days due to our starters pitching so well, went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 3.

Steve Cron (L 11-9) went 6 innings, gave us 3 runs, 8 hits, 1 home run, no walks and struck out 2.

CF Gary McKellar had 2 hits. LF/RF Ray McDonald hit his 14th home run of the season and had 2 RBI. 3B Tom McDowell had 2 hits with a triple. RF Fernando Tello had 2 hits and scored a run. C Jim Hess hit his 3rd home run and had 3 RBI and threw out the only runner who tried to steal a base.

For Buffalo, 1B Dan Faust had 2 hits and scored a run. SS Charlie Childs had 3 hits with a double.

[Questdog]

Sunday, July 18, 2004

Buffalo Bombers (56-35 .615 1 GA in 1st place in the Northern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (61-29 .678 6.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division)

BUF: Doug Jones (27-R) (5-3 5.43 ERA 61.1 IP, 72 H, 6 HR, 26 BB, 40 SO)
JAX: Dale Gilchrist (25-R) (6-8 3.43 ERA 118 IP, 110 H, 11 HR, 39 BB, 68 SO)

Jones was 1-1 in 2 starts and 13.2 innings last year with a 3.29 ERA. We have never faced him before. We beat 3 straight All-Stars, so we will lose to the bum today.... Although, Jones is not a bum. He has pitched well everywhere before this season. His last start was a 5 hit shutout with 1 walk and 4 strikeouts.

Gilchrist pitched a CG win last time out, allowing 1 run on 6 hits, 1 home run and 2 walks with 5 strikeouts. His 2nd CG win in a row.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
BUFFALO
1: CF Pete Hudzik (25-R .211-237-2-14-.523-10 A+)
2: 3B Duane Keepers (28-S .293-242-7-34-.797-7 C+)
3: RF Ivan Moreno (32-L .265-324-17-60-.828-0 C) Silver Slugger(02)/All-Star(3: 02-04)
4: LF Mickey Lynn (31-L .240-296-21-59-.826-1 B) Silver Slugger(3: 01-03)/All-Star(2: 01,03)
5: 1B Frank Cohen (28-R .313-294-8-38-.861-1 B) All-Star(3: 01-02,04)
6: 2B Dan Faust (34-R .315-146-1-15-.793-1 C+)
7: SS Joel McCormick (35-R .222-212-3-24-.628-2 A)
8: C Ron Harder (30-R .238-143-7-23-.728-0 B) Rookie
9: P Doug Jones (27-R .300-20-0-1-.700-0 F)

JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Leander Gooding (33-R .258-132-0-6-.632-4 B)
2: RF Fernando Tello (22-L .292-240-6-29-.753-0 C) Rookie
3: CF Cal Doty (27-L .321-330-6-31-.836-12 C+) All-Star Finger blister
4: LF Ray McDonald (24-L .323-285-14-63-.940-9 B+) All-Star
5: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .265-324-15-61-.799-4 C+)
6: 1B Jack Washburn (22-L .235-285-11-36-.720-18 B)
7: SS Bart Daw (32-R .225-244-3-27-.618-15 B+)
8: C Bert Swope (32-S .250-192-1-19-.617-1 B)
9: P Dale Gilchrist (25-R .375-40-0-1-.750-0 D)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 92 F, Clear Skies, with a 9 MPH wind blowing right to left
Attendance: 12,371

Another record crowd for the season, even bigger than the Home Opener!

Top of the First
Pete Hudzik grounds one to short, but it takes a bad hop over the head of Bart Daw for a hit... We need a new grounds keeper... Hudzik steals 2nd. Duane Keepers strikes out looking on 3 pitches! Hudzik steals 3rd... Ivan Moreno lines a hit to center and Hudzik scores... 1 to 0, Bombers. Mickey Lynn takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4.... Frank Cohen grounds a hit to right and Moreno scores... 2 to 0, Bombers. Dan Faust bloops a hit to right center and Lynn scores... 3 to 0, Bombers. Joel McCormick grounds a 2-2 pitch up the middle for a hit and Cohen scores... 4 to 0, Bombers. The Bullpen gets up. Ron Harder grounds into a 4-6-3 double play!!

Bottom of the First
Leander Gooding lines a hit to left! Fernando Tello grounds into a 4-6-3 double play.... Cal Doty flies out to left...

Bottom of the Third
Bert Swope and P Dale Gilchrist lead off with back to back hits! With 2 outs, Cal Doty takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up. Ray McDonald grounds out to the pitcher....

Bottom of the Fifth
Bert Swope doubles to right! P Dale Gilchrist lines a hit to left! Leander Gooding flies out to deep right and Swope tags up and scores. 4 to 1, Bombers. The next two make outs...

Bottom of the Seventh
With 2 outs, P Dale Gilchrist doubles off the wall in center! Pinch-runner: Frank Roadman (29-R). Leander Gooding grounds one to 2nd, but Dan Faust throws it away for a 2 base error and Roadman scores! 4 to 2, Bombers.

Top of the Eighth
New Pitcher: All-Star Albert Davies (27-L). With 1 out, Ivan Moreno lines a hit to left. The Bullpen gets up. Mickey Lynn grounds a hit up the middle... Frank Cohen lines a hit to center and the bases are loaded with 1 out.... Call to the Bullpen: Robbie Hopley (30-R). Dan Faust doubles to right and 2 runs score... 6 to 2, Bombers. Joel McCormick grounds a hit up the middle and both runners score... 8 to 2, Bombers.

Lost - 8 to 2

We finish the season series with Buffalo 6-2.
We flipped the 2-6 record of last year!
The first time we have ever won the season series with the Bombers!

It is the first time we have gone back to back games without a CG since June.

We had 7 hits and made no errors
Buffalo had 15 hits and made 1 error

Dale Gilchrist (L 6-9) went 7 innings, allowed 4 runs (all in the 1st inning), 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he was 3 for 3 with a double!
LHP Albert Davies got 1 out, allowed 3 runs and 3 hits.
RHP Robbie Hopley went 1.2 innings, allowed 1 run, 4 hits and struck out 1.

Doug Jones (W 6-3) went 9 innings (CG), gave us 2 runs (1 earned), 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 7. 120 pitches. At hat, he had 2 hits.

C Bert Swope had 2 hits with a double and a walk and scored a run. He and P Dale Gilchrist went 5 for 6; the rest of the team was 2 for 27...

For Buffalo, RF Ivan Moreno had 4 hits, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 2B Dan Faust had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had 3 RBI. SS Joel McCormick had 2 hits and 3 RBI.

[Questdog]

July 19, 2004

Monday Morning Report
Player of the Week - Stan Stephens, SS, Birmingham (26-R .326/.358/.466) Had 9 hits with 2 2B, 1 HR, 1 BB, 1 SO, 2 SB, 1 CS, 3 R and 6 RBI in 4 G

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

July 15 - Raymound Hogan (27-R) of Indianapolis pitched a 4 hit shutout at Louisville. He walked 2 and struck out 6. At bat, he had a walk and a SF. It is his 1st shutout of the season and the 2nd of his career. He is now 10-6 with a 4.21 ERA in 19 starts. The Arrows won, 1 to 0, and only had 4 hits themselves.
July 15 - Charlie Foltz (30-R) of Memphis pitched a 5 hit shutout at home versus Syracuse. He walked 2 and struck out 7. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. It is his 1st shutout of the season and 6th of his career. He is now 4-7 with a 3.77 ERA in 19 starts. The Mules won, 3 to 0.
July 16 - SS Stan Stephens (26-R) of Birmingham had 4 hits with a Grand Slam, stole a base and scored 2 runs at Hartford. The Barons won, 12 to 3.
July 16 - RF Glen Lewis (23-L) of Rochester, the ex-Jay, had 4 hits with a Grand Slam, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 6 RBI at New Orleans. The Roosters won, 7 to 2.
July 17 - 1B Nestor Gonzalez (30-L) of Memphis went 3 for 3 with 2 home runs and a walk and 5 RBI at home versus Syracuse, but the Mules lost, 9 to 6.

[Westheim]

That's quite the lead in the triple crown competition for a certain Jimmy Boy.

Come on, Jim! Make it happen!

[Questdog]

Monday, July 19, 2004

Cal Doty reports that his finger blister has healed up!

We are in Hartford to finish our season series with the Whalers with 4 games. They split 4 games here with Birmingham over the weekend. We won 3 of 4 games against them in Jacksonville, May 6-9, though all 3 of our wins were by 1 run and none of our starting pitchers had a decision in the series. They are 12th in scoring with 3.92 runs per game (Jacksonville is #5 with 4.27). The Whalers are last in fewest runs allowed with 5.19 per game (Jacksonville is #1 3.16). Their run differential is -114, the worst in the MLB, and ours is +101, still 3rd best.

Jacksonville Jays (61-30 .670 6.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Hartford Whalers (31-59 .344 25 GB in 8th (last) place in the Northern Division)

JAX: Al Calice (23-R) (4-4 3.78 ERA 100 IP, 92 H, 10 HR, 38 BB, 50 SO) Rookie
HART: Alex Barrera (23-L) (1-6 6.23 ERA 56.1 IP, 84 H, 2 HR, 29 BB, 23 SO) Rookie

Calice gave up 4 runs on 7 hits and 2 walks with 2 strikeouts in 5 innings last time out in a no decision that we won. He has had 4 straight no decisions and we have won every one.

We faced Barrera in May, scoring 5 runs on 9 hits and 2 walks with 1 strikeout in 3.2 innings in a no decision that we lost.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Leander Gooding (33-R .259-135-0-7-.630-4 B)
2: RF Fernando Tello (22-L .287-244-6-29-.741-0 C) Rookie
3: CF Cal Doty (27-L .318-333-6-31-.830-12 C+) All-Star
4: LF Ray McDonald (24-L .318-289-14-63-.927-9 B+) All-Star
5: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .265-328-15-61-.795-4 C+)
6: 1B Jack Washburn (22-L .232-289-11-36-.710-18 B)
7: SS Bart Daw (32-R .222-248-3-27-.609-15 B+)
8: C Jim Hess (34-R .215-65-3-11-.600-0 B)
9: P Al Calice (23-L .111-36-0-3-.333-0 F) Rookie

HARTFORD
1: 2B Charlie Mackey (30-R .194-247-6-18-.587-11 B)
2: 1B Ray Dallas (22-R .279-280-2-20-.674-0 B+)
3: LF Joel Yost (25-L .239-276-9-33-.741-8 B)
4: RF Robbie McFarland (26-L .221-262-11-38-.666-0 B) All-Star(03)
5: C Mike Moen (33-R .296-267-2-32-.730-0 D-) Silver Slugger/All-Star(4: 01-04)
6: 3B Roberto Lopez (28-L .257-315-11-56-.706-1 C+)
7: SS Dana Wagner (25-R .288-292-0-18-.670-4 A) Rookie #43 prospect
8: CF Norm Mayer (28-L .150-20-1-6-.561-1 B)
9: P Alex Barrera (23-L .250-12-0-0-.558-0 D) Rookie #100 prospect

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Ebbets Field
Weather: 80 F, Clear Skies, with a 9 MPH wind blowing in from center
Attendance: 5,162

Top of the First
Leander Gooding strikes out looking.... He's no Charlie Faber.... Fernando Tello grounds out to short. Cal Doty grounds out to 1st, unassisted....

Bottom of the First
Charlie Mackey draws a walk... He steals 2nd... Ray Dallas lines out to center. Joel Yost flies out to deep right and Mackey tags up and moves to 3rd. Robbie McFarland takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three!

Bottom of the Second
With 1 out, Roberto Lopez walks on 4 pitches... Dana Wagner grounds a double play ball to 2nd, but Leander Gooding makes a bad throw to 2nd for an error... A wild pitch moves the runners up... Norm Mayer grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and the runners hold. P Alex Barrera flies out to deep center!

Top of the Third
We get our first base runner when Bart Daw doubles to right center! With 1 out, our only base runner is no more when he gets caught trying to steal 3rd...

Bottom of the Third
The Whalers get their first hit when Charlie Mackey plants one over the left field wall.... 1 to 0, Whalers.

Bottom of the Fourth
Mike Moen draws a walk, the third issued by P Al Calice today... With 1 out, Dana Wagner grounds another double play ball to 2nd, but Leander Gooding again makes a bad throw to 2nd for an error.... Norm Mayer swings at the first pitch and grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and Moen goes to 3rd. P Alex Barrera grounds a hit up the middle and Moen scores, but we get Mayer caught in a run down and finally he is called out for leaving the base path. 2 to 0, Whalers.

Top of the Fifth
Tom McDowell lines a hit to center and Norm Mayer muffs the pickup for an error! But the next three all make outs.... Hey! Guys! This pitcher is a BUM!

Top of the Seventh
P Alex Barrera strikes out McDonald, McDowell and Washburn in order....

Top of the Ninth
P Alex Barrera is at 107 pitches. 2-3-4 up for us. Fernando Tello grounds a hit to right. Cal Doty draws a walk. Ray McDonald swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd and the runners move up. Tom McDowell pops out to center.... We are going to get shut out by a bum.... 0-2 pitch to Jack Washburn and he doubles to left center and both runners score!! Tie Game: 2 to 2! That does it for P Barrera. New Pitcher: Erik Salyer (27-R), their closer, who is 1-6 with 4 SV and a 4.58 ERA in 39.1 IP and threw 2 innings and 30 pitches yesterday. Bart Daw grounds one to 3rd and Roberto Lopez boots it! PH Mike Volkman (36-L) clears the bases with a double to left center!! 4 to 2, Jays! C Bert Swope (32-S) grounds out to 1st, unassisted.

Bottom of the Ninth
New Pitcher: 2-time All-Star Bill Grant (33-L) in his first Save Opportunity in almost 3 weeks. Gary McKellar is in to play center. Cal Doty moves to left and Ray McDonald moves to right. 9-1-2 up for Hartford. PH Kim Scarbrough (37-R), batting .364 with 8 RBI in 44 AB, grounds out to 2nd! And Leander Gooding does NOT make an error! Charlie Mackey lines a 3-2 pitch to left center for a double.... Ray Dallas lines a 3-2 pitch hard to center but Gary McKellar makes a great catch! And calls out Trudy the Trainer.... But when she comes back to the dugout, she leaves him in the field! PH Roy Zimdahl (33-R). batting .278 with 9 HR and 17 RBI in 90 AB (yes, that is not a typo - 9 HR in 90 AB), swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 4 to 2

We had 8 hits and made 3 errors
Hartford had 7 hits and made 2 errors

Al Calice went 6+ innings, allowed 2 runs (1 earned), 4 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks and struck out 3. He threw a WP. 111 pitches. His 5th straight no decision and we have won all 5! This is the first one that he pitched decently.
RHP Bob Craig faced 3 batters and got 3 outs.
LHP Albert Davies (W 6-2) went 1 scoreless inning and allowed 2 hits.
LHP Bill Grant (SV 11) pitched a scoreless 9th and allowed 1 hit.

Alex Barrera (L 1-7) went 8.2 innings, gave us 3 runs (2 earned), 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 8. At bat, he had 2 hits and an RBI.

RF Fernando Tello had 2 hits and scored a run. CF/LF Cal Doty hit a double, drew a walk and scored a run. 1B Jack Washburn hit a 2-out 2-strike double to tie the game, scored a run and had 2 RBI.
SS Bart Daw hit a double and scored a run. PH Mike Volkman hit a double and had 2 RBI to give us the lead with 2 outs in the 9th.

[Questdog]

Tuesday, July 20, 2004

Jacksonville Jays (62-30 .674 7.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Hartford Whalers (31-60 .341 26 GB in 8th (last) place in the Northern Division)

JAX: Jim Baucom (23-L) (18-1 1.45 ERA 161.2 IP, 105 H, 4 HR, 20 BB, 153 SO) All-Star(3: 02-04)
HART: Bill Wilson (35-R) (5-8 4.17 ERA 108 IP, 114 H, 11 HR, 40 BB, 74 SO)

Baucom gave up 2 runs on 6 hits, 1 home run and 1 walk with 9 strikeouts in 8 innings last time out in a win. He threw 136 pitches and should be given an extra day of rest, but no one else is fresher than he is, so he will go, but we will try to limit his pitches.

Wilson is their #1 starter. He was 8-7 with a 3.73 ERA in 166.2 IP last year. He is 2-3 in 6 starts against the Jays in his career with a 2.57 ERA. 42 IP, 36 H, 2 HR, 16 BB, 30 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Leander Gooding (33-R .252-139-0-7-.613-4 B)
2: RF Fernando Tello (22-L .290-248-6-29-.745-0 C) Rookie
3: CF Cal Doty (27-L .318-336-6-31-.833-12 C+) All-Star
4: LF Ray McDonald (24-L .314-293-14-63-.915-9 B+) All-Star
5: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .265-332-15-61-.792-4 C+)
6: 1B Dave Thompson (28-R .293-75-0-3-.736-0 C+)
7: SS Bart Daw (32-R .222-252-3-27-.611-15 B+)
8: C Bert Swope (32-S .255-196-1-19-.633-1 B)
9: P Jim Baucom (23-L .127-55-0-4-.285-0 C) All-Star(3: 02-04)

HARTFORD
1: 2B Charlie Mackey (30-R .199-251-7-19-.611-12 B)
2: 1B Ray Dallas (22-R .274-285-2-20-.662-0 B+)
3: CF Joel Yost (25-L .236-280-9-33-.731-8 D+)
4: C Mike Moen (33-R .296-270-2-32-.732-0 D-) Silver Slugger/All-Star(4: 01-04)
5: RF Robbie McFarland (26-L .218-266-11-38-.656-0 B) All-Star(03)
6: 3B Roberto Lopez (28-L .255-318-11-56-.702-1 C+)
7: SS Dana Wagner (25-R .291-296-0-18-.675-4 A) Rookie
8: LF Billy Ness (30-L .258-120-1-13-.647-1 B)
9: P Bill Wilson (35-R .242-33-0-1-.485-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Ebbets Field
Weather: 77 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing out to center
Attendance: 5,795

Top of the First
Leander Gooding strikes out.... Fernando Tello strikes out.... Cal Doty walks on 4 pitches. He steals 2nd. Ray McDonald strikes out....

Bottom of the First
Charlie Mackey swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to short. We do not need any more 3-2 pitches, please! Ray Dallas beats out an infield hit. Joel Yost pokes a hit to right and Dallas beats the throw to 3rd... Yost steals 2nd... Mike Moen grounds a hit to left and both runners score... 2 to 0, Whalers. Robbie McFarland strikes out. Roberto Lopez grounds out to 2nd.

Top of the Second
With 1 out, Dave Thompson takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Bart Daw hits a home run to left!! Tie Game: 2 to 2!

Top of the Eighth
New Pitcher: Robbie Hopley (30-R). Jim Baucom will have his 2nd no decision of the season... Jack Washburn stays in to play 1st. With 1 out, Charlie Mackey strikes out, but P Hopley is hurt.... New Pitcher: Bob Craig (26-R). Ray Dallas lines a hit to to center. The Bullpen gets up. Joel Yost lines a 3-2 pitch to right center for a hit and Dallas goes to 3rd. Mike Moen lines a hit to left and Dallas scores... 3 to 2, Whalers.

Top of the Ninth
New Pitcher: Lee Titus (31-R), who is 2-2 with a 3.09 ERA in 43.2 IP. Top of our order up. Leander Gooding swings at the first pitch and lines out to right.... Fernando Tello grounds a hit to right. Cal Doty his a home run to right!! 4 to 3, Jays! Ray McDonald pops out to short. Tom McDowell grounds out to 2nd.

Bottom of the Ninth
New Pitcher: 2-time All-Star Bill Grant (33-L). 6-7-8 up for the Whalers. PH Roy Zimdahl (33-R), who has 9 HR in 91 AB and went 0 for 1 yesterday, strikes out! PH Rod Spencer (24-R), the #1 prospect in the MLB and who is batting .169 with 1 HR and 4 RBI in 59 AB, strikes out! Billy Ness lines a hit to right... PH Tom Barker (31-L), who the Whalers gave up 2 good pitchers to get and is batting .163 with 6 HR and 17 RBI in 135 AB, is hit by a pitch... The Bullpen gets up. Charlie Mackey, the sub-.200 hitter who hit a home run yesterday, swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 3rd and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 4 to 3

Back to back games won in the 9th!

We had 10 hits and made 2 errors
Hartford had 8 hits (all singles) and made no errors

Jim Baucom went 7 innings, allowed 2 runs, 4 hits, no walks and struck out 5. At bat, he was 2 for 2.
RHP Robbie Hopley faced 2 batters and got them both out with 1 strikeout.
RHP Bob Craig (W 2-0) got 1 out, allowed 1 run and 3 hits.
LHP Bill Grant (SV 12) pitched a scoreless 9th, allowed 1 hit, 1 HBP and struck out 2.

Bill Wilson went 7 innings, gave us 2 runs, 7 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks and struck out 7.
RHP Lee Titus (L 2-3, BS 3) went 1 inning, gave us 2 runs, 2 hits and 1 home run.

CF Cal Doty hit his 7th home run of the season, a new career high, drew a walk, stole a base and had 2 RBI. LF Ray McDonald hit a triple. 1B Dave Thompson was 2 for 2 with a walk and scored a run. SS Bart Daw hit his 4th home run, drew a walk (INT) and had 2 RBI. C Bert Swope had a hit and a walk (INT).

For Hartford, C Mike Moen had 2 hits and 3 RBI.

Trudy's report on Robbie Hopley is a mild abdominal strain that she figures to bother him for 3 or 4 days.

Around the League: It was a good day for the Jays as the North went 7-1 against the South today, the only win for the South being the Jays!