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[Questdog]

Saturday, April 23, 2005

Trudy the Trainer has cleared CF Cal Doty (28-L) to play so he was activated from the DL and LF Norm Mayer (29-L) was sent to Daytona Beach!

P Mike Marsh was put on the DL and P Danny Coreano (26-L) was called up.

Jacksonville Jays (10-7 .588 1 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Birmingham Barons (7-10 .412 2 GB tied for 6th (last) place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Al Calice (24-R) (0-1 7.20 ERA 15 IP, 18 H, 2 HR, 10 BB, 14 SO)
BIRM: Cesar Rodriguez (31-R) (1-1 6.00 ERA 21 IP, 28 H, 0 HR, 5 BB, 6 SO) All-Star(01)

Calice gave up 6 runs on 7 hits, 2 home runs and 3 walks with 7 strikeouts in 5.1 innings last time out in a loss.

Rodriguez was 1-5 with a 5.68 ERA in 52.1 IP last year before tearing his flexor tendon in May. He was 15-8 with a 2.62 ERA as an All-Star in 2001. He is 2-2 in 6 starts against the Jays in his career with a shutout and a 3.57 ERA. 45.1 IP, 47 H, 3 HR, 11 BB, 31 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 1B Jack Washburn (23-L .241-54-1-3-.795-4 B)
2: 2B T.R. Hunter (28-R .302-63-1-6-.730-0 A+) All-Star (3: 02-04)
3: CF Cal Doty (28-L Season debut C+) All-Star
4: RF Ray McDonald (24-L .231-65-1-9-.689-1 B+) All-Star
5: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .265-68-5-12-.800-4 C+)
6: LF Fernando Tello (23-L .206-63-1-6-.529-0 C)
7: SS Bart Daw (33-R .176-51-1-7-.507-2 B+)
8: C Bob Hutson (22-L .234-47-1-4-.670-0 B) Rookie
9: P Al Calice (24-L .200-5-0-0-.400-0 F)

BIRMINGHAM
1: 3B Stan Stephens (27-R .306-72-0-4-.703-4 C+) All-Star(2: 01,03)
2: LF Benny Dreher (27-R .281-64-0-4-.646-2 B+) Gold Glove(2: 01-02)
3: 1B Wilson Partida (28-R .286-49-1-8-.729-3 B)
4: CF Sergio Acevedo (31-R .185-65-6-14-.761-2 B+) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(3: 01-03)
5: SS Ken Kelly (26-S .081-62-1-2-.282-0 B) All-Star(02)
6: RF Bob Marks (26-R .308-65-3-9-.891-4 B+) RoY(03)/All-Star
7: 2B Turner Morache (25-R .286-14-0-2-.732-0 B+)
8: C Shigeru Nagata (27-R .148-27-1-3-.466-0 B)
9: P Cesar Rodriguez (31-R .143-7-0-0-.393-0 F) All-Star(01)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Briggs Stadium
Weather: 63 F, Clear Skies, with a 7 MPH wind blowing left to right
Attendance: 10,741

Top of the First
Jack Washburn lines a 2-2 pitch to left for a hit! T.R. Hunter fouls out to 3rd... Washburn steals 2nd and goes to 3rd when C Shigeru Nagata throws the ball into center field! Cal Doty, in his season debut, flies out to left and Washburn tags up and scores. 1 to 0, Jays! Ray McDonald triples to center! Tom McDowell grounds out to 3rd....

Bottom of the First
Stan Stephens flies out to deep center. Benny Dreher beats out an infield hit... Wilson Partida hits a home run to right center.... 2 to 1, Barons. Sergio Acevedo flies out to right. Ken Kelly grounds out to short.

Bottom of the Third
With 1 out, Benny Dreher walks on 4 pitches... Wilson Partida swings at a 3-2 pitch and doubles to right center and Dreher scores... 3 to 1, Barons. With 2 outs, Ken Kelly, off to one of the worst starts in history, knocks the first pitch over the right field wall for a home run... 5 to 1, Barons....

Top of the Fourth
With 2 outs, Tom McDowell hits a home run to left! 5 to 2, Barons.

Bottom of the Fourth
With 1 out, Shigeru Nagata doubles to left.... The Bullpen gets up. With 2 outs, Stan Stephens lines a hit to center and Nagata heads home but Cal Doty throws him out! And is not hurt!

Bottom of the Seventh
On the Hill: Johnny Groom (27-R), after 2 perfect innings. Charlie Faber (34-R) is in to play 2nd. With 2 outs, Stan Stephens walks on 4 pitches. Benny Dreher doubles off the wall in left center and Stephens scores, but we nab Dreher trying to take 3rd. The 2nd OF Assist by Cal Doty in his first game! And still not hurt! 6 to 2, Barons.

Bottom of the Eighth
New Pitcher: Roger Wallace (29-R). With 1 out, Sergio Acevedo hits a home run to left... 7 to 2, Barons. 6.1 IP for P Wallace now and only 3 hits allowed, but all home runs....

Lost - 7 to 2

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

Al Calice (L 0-2) went 4 innings, allowed 5 runs, 7 hits, 2 home runs, 1 walk and struck out 1.
RHP Johnny Groom went 3 innings, allowed 1 run, 1 hit, 1 walk and struck out 3.
RHP Roger Wallace went 1 inning, allowed 1 run, 2 hits and 1 home run.

Cesar Rodriguez (W 2-1) went 7.1 innings, gave us 2 runs, 4 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 7.

1B Jack Washburn had 2 hits and a walk, stole a base and scored a run. RF Ray McDonald hit a triple. 3B Tom McDowell hit his 6th home run of the season. PH Dave Estey drew a walk.

For Birmingham, 1B Wilson Partida hit a double and his 2nd home run of the season, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI. CF Sergio Acevedo hit his 7th home run. SS Ken Kelly hit his 2nd home run and had 2 RBI.

[Questdog]

Sunday, April 24, 2005

Jacksonville Jays (10-8 .556 0 GA tied for 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Birmingham Barons (8-10 .444 2 GB tied for 5th place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Jim Baucom (23-L) (3-0 1.12 ERA 32 IP, 26 H, 1 HR, 4 BB, 27 SO) Ace/Hurler/All-Star(3: 02-04)
BIRM: Paul Gaughan (36-R) (2-2 3.25 ERA 27.2 IP, 22 H, 2 HR, 3 BB, 17 SO) All-Star(2: 01-02)

Baucom gave up 2 runs (1 earned) on 5 hits and 1 walk with 9 strikeouts in 7 innings last time out in a no decision that we won in 11 innings.

Gaughan was 13-10 with a 3.22 ERA in 178.2 IP last year and 14-11 with a 3.74 ERA in 2003. He is 2-7 in 14 starts against the Jays in his career with a shutout and a 4.20 ERA. 85.2 IP, 95 H, 8 HR, 18 BB, 56 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 1B Jack Washburn (23-L .263-57-1-3-.830-5 B)
2: LF Danny Rosas (26-L .167-180-0-0.508-0 B+)
3: RF Fernando Tello (23-L .197-66-1-6-.505-0 C)
4: CF Cal Doty (28-L .000-3-0-1-.000-0 C+) All-Star
5: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .264-72-6-13-.825-4 C+)
6: 2B T.R. Hunter (28-R .284-67-1-6-.687-0 A+) All-Star (3: 02-04)
7: SS Bart Daw (33-R .170-53-1-7-.488-2 B+)
8: C Bob Hutson (22-L .220-50-1-4-.630-0 B) Rookie
9: P Jim Baucom (23-L .200-10-0-0-.573-0 C) Ace/Hurler/All-Star(3: 02-04)

BIRMINGHAM
1: 3B Stan Stephens (27-R .307-75-0-4-.710-4 C+) All-Star(2: 01,03)
2: LF Benny Dreher (27-R .299-67-0-5-.699-2 B+) Gold Glove(2: 01-02)
3: 1B Wilson Partida (28-R .302-53-2-11-.825-3 B)
4: CF Sergio Acevedo (31-R .188-69-7-15-.789-2 B+) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(3: 01-03)
5: SS Ken Kelly (26-S .091-66-2-4-.340-0 B) All-Star(02)
6: RF Bob Marks (26-R .304-69-3-9-.868-4 B+) RoY(03)/All-Star
7: 2B Rick Halverson (28-L .309-55-2-5-.818-0 B) All-Star(01)
8: C Antonio Barajas (27-R .200-30-0-9-.511-0 B)
9: P Paul Gaughan (36-R .300-10-0-1-.700-0 F) All-Star(2: 01-02)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Briggs Stadium
Weather: 63 F, Clear Skies, with a 6 MPH wind blowing in from left
Attendance: 11,597

Top of the First
Jack Washburn strikes out... Danny Rosas hits a home run to right! 1 to 0, Jays! Fernando Tello lines the first pitch to right for a hit! Cal Doty grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. He steals 2nd! Tom McDowell strikes out....

Bottom of the First
Stan Stephens grounds out to 3rd. Benny Dreher strikes out! Wilson Partida flies out to deep center! 1-2-3!

Top of the Third
With 1 out, Jack Washburn pokes a hit to center. He steals 2nd and goes to 3rd when C Antonio Barajas throws the ball away! With the infield in, Danny Rosas grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and Washburn stays put.... Fernando Tello hits a home run to right!! 3 to 0, Jays!

The Barons go 9 up, 9 down with 5 strikeouts!

We load the bases up with 2 outs in the 4th, but Jack Washburn grounds out to the pitcher....

Bottom of the Fourth
Stan Stephens triples to center, the first hit of the game for the Barons.... Benny Dreher strikes out! Wilson Partida doubles off the wall in center and Stephens scores... 3 to 1, Jays. A wild pitch sends Partida to 3rd... Sergio Acevedo strikes out! Ken Kelly grounds out to 2nd!

Top of the Eighth
Tom McDowell takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 and goes to 2nd on a ground out. Bart Daw grounds a triple over the 3rd base bag and McDowell scores! 4 to 1, Jays! Bob Hutson strikes out looking.... He is 0 for his last 10 with 7 strikeouts.... P Jim Baucom grounds his second hit of the game up the middle and Daw scores! 5 to 1, Jays!

Top of the Ninth
New Pitcher: Mike Rizzo (37-L), who is 1-0 with a 5.40 ERA in 5 IP. He was 2-2 with 4 SV and a 4.22 ERA in 89.2 IP last year with 12 HR. Danny Rosas lines a hit to left center. With 1 out, Cal Doty lines his first hit of the year to left! Tom McDowell takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 and the bases are loaded with 1 out. T.R. Hunter draws a walk to force in a run! 6 to 1, Jays! Bart Daw grounds a hit up the middle and 2 runs score!! 8 to 1, Jays! The next two make outs.

Won - 8 to 1

We had 12 hits and made no errors
Birmingham had 3 hits and made 1 error

Jim Baucom (W 4-0) went 9 innings (CG), allowed 1 run, 3 hits, 2 walks and struck out 9. He threw a WP. 115 pitches. At bat, he had 2 hits and an RBI.

Paul Gaughan (L 2-3) went 7.2 innings, gave us 5 runs, 9 hits, 2 home runs, 5 walks (2 INT) and struck out 8. 125 pitches.

LF Danny Rosas had 2 hits with his 1st home run as a Jay, drew 2 walks and scored 2 runs. RF Fernando Tello had 2 hits with his 2nd home run and had 2 RBI. 3B Tom McDowell drew 2 walks and scored 2 runs. 2B T.R. Hunter had a hit and a walk and an RBI. SS Bart Daw had 3 hits with a triple, scored a run and had 3 RBI. C Bob Hutson went 0 for 2 with 2 strikeouts, but was walked intentionally twice.

[Questdog]

April 25, 2005

Monday Morning Report
Player of the Week - Frank Cane, P, Syracuse (29-R 4-1 1.42 ERA) Pitched 2 shutouts. 18 IP, 5 H, 0 HR, 6 BB, 10 SO.

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

April 19 - Frank Cane (29-R) of Syracuse pitched a 3 hit shutout at home versus Providence. He walked 1 and struck out 6. It is the 7th shutout of his career. The Sycamores won, 2 to 0, and only had 3 hits themselves.
April 20 - SS Ray Stover (25-R) of Indianapolis went 5 for 5 with a double and an RBI at Buffalo, but the Arrows lost, 5 to 3.
April 22 - CF Tom Walker (25-R) of Rochester went 3 for 3 with 3 home runs and a walk, scored 4 runs and had 5 RBI at home versus Hartford. The Roosters won, 8 to 2. He is the 5th MLB player to hit 3 home runs in a game and the 1st since 2003.
April 24 - Frank Cane (29-R) of Syracuse pitched a 2 hit shutout at home versus Buffalo. He walked 5 and struck out 4. 130 pitches thrown. It is his 2nd shutout of the season (and week) and 8th of his career. The Sycamores won, 1 to 0, and only had 3 hits themselves.
April 24 - Mike Elizondo (26-R) of Columbus pitched a 3 hit shutout at home versus Ottawa. He walked 1 and struck out 7. At bat, he scored a run. It is his 2nd shutout of the season and 12th of his career. The Explorers won, 3 to 0.
April 24 - Steve Weston (29-L) of Rochester pitched a 5 hit shutout at home versus Hartford. He walked 1 and struck out 9. At bat, he had a hit. It is his 9th shutout of his career. The Roosters won, 1 to 0.

[Questdog]

Tuesday, April 26, 2005

We are in New Orleans to play the Pelicans a short 2 game set. They were swept in 4 games at Louisville over the weekend after winning 5 in a row before that. We were 9-5 against them last year when they finished 72-90 in 7th place in the South. They are 14th in scoring with 3.00 runs per game (Jacksonville is #9 with 3.79). The Pelicans are 6th in fewest runs allowed with 3.79 per game (Jacksonville is #3 with 2.79). Their run differential is -15, 14th in the MLB, and ours is +19, down to 3rd best.

Jacksonville Jays (11-8 .579 0.5 GB tied for 2nd place in the Southern Division) at
New Orleans Pelicans (7-12 .368 4.5 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division)

It is not fair! We were booted out of 1st place on our day off!

JAX: Del Warwick (30-L) (1-3 2.89 ERA 28 IP, 23 H, 3 HR, 6 BB, 21 SO) Gold Glove(02)
NO: Brian Ragazzo (23-L) (2-2 3.00 ERA 21 IP, 20 H, 0 HR, 10 BB, 19 SO)

Warwick gave up 4 runs on 4 hits, 2 home runs and 1 walk with 7 strikeouts in 7 innings last time out in a loss.

Ragazzo is their #1 starter. He was 9-15 with a 4.07 ERA in 205.2 IP last year as a rookie. He is 0-4 in 4 starts against the Jays in his career with a 6.43 ERA. 21 IP, 24 H, 2 HR, 14 BB, 18 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 1B Jack Washburn (23-L .258-62-1-3-.798-6 B)
2: 2B T.R. Hunter (28-R .282-71-1-7-.686-0 A+) All-Star (3: 02-04)
3: LF Cal Doty (28-L .125-8-0-1-.236-0 B+) All-Star
4: RF Ray McDonald (24-L .232-69-1-9-.708-1 B+) All-Star
5: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .253-75-6-13-.811-4 C+)
6: CF Gary McKellar (35-R .200-15-1-1-.768-0 B)
7: SS Bart Daw (33-R .207-58-1-10-.582-3 B+)
8: C Don Kern (28-R .286-14-1-4-1.055-0 B+)
9: P Del Warwick (30-L .000-6-0-0-.000-0 F) Gold Glove(02)

NEW ORLEANS
1: RF Franklin Sanchez (24-R .250-80-2-6-.618-3 A+) All-Star/Gold Glove Sore back
2: CF Victor Ocasio (29-R .200-70-1-5-.544-4 B+)
3: LF Tim Dawson (28-R .227-66-1-5-.601-2 B+)
4: 1B Jerry Rafanello (34-S .360-25-0-3-.720-0 D) All-Star(2: 01,03)
5: 2B Chuck Corrigan (29-R .400-65-0-8-.927-0 A)
6: 3B Wes Fitzgibbons (28-R .197-66-0-2-.536-5 B+) All-Star(2: 01,03) Trade from Ottawa
7: SS Jim Brister (33-S .153-59-1-2-.439-0 B)
8: C Niel Williams (29-R .162-37-1-2-.514-0 B)
9: P Brian Ragazzo (23-L .333-6-0-0-.667-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Crosley Field
Weather: 70 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 9 MPH wind blowing right to left
Attendance: 7,727

Top of the First
Jack Washburn swings at a 3-0 pitch and flies out to left.... That is not what you want your leadoff hitter doing..... T.R. Hunter swings at the first pitch and flies out to deep right. Cal Doty strikes out....

Bottom of the First
Franklin Sanchez flies out to center. Victor Ocasio grounds out to short. Tim Dawson lines a hit to right... Jerry Rafanello swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 3rd!

Bottom of the Second
Chuck Corrigan and Wes Fitzgibbons lead off with back to back hits and the Pelicans have runners at the corners with no outs.... Jim Brister strikes out looking! Fitzgibbons steals 2nd... Niel Williams flies out to deep center and Corrigan tags up and scores. 1 to 0, Pelicans.

We go 9 up, 9 down.......

12 up, 12 down.....

We get a walk in the 5th! But that is it.......

We get a runner on an error in the 6th! But that is it........

Bottom of the Sixth
With 1 out, Jerry Rafanello lines a hit to right. Chuck Corrigan lines a hit to center and Rafanello beats the throw to 3rd.... The Bullpen gets up. Wes Fitzgibbons lines out to deep center and Rafanello tags up and scores... 2 to 0, Pelicans.

Top of the Seventh
With 1 out, Ray McDonald lines a double to right, our first hit of the game. He goes to 3rd on a wild pitch. Tom McDowell swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses........ Gary McKellar grounds out to 2nd................................

Bottom of the Seventh
With 1 out, Franklin Sanchez grounds a hit to left. The Bullpen gets up. Victor Ocasio knocks the first pitch over the center fielder's head for a double..... With the infield in, Tim Dawson grounds out to short and the runners hold. Jerry Rafanello grounds out to short!

Bottom of the Eighth
New Pitcher: Bob Craig (27-R). Chuck Corrigan grounds a double over the 1st base bag..... The Bullpen hops up. We walk Wes Fitzgibbons intentionally..... Jim Brister grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4, and Corrigan goes to 3rd. Niel Williams grounds out to 3rd and Corrigan holds his base and Brister goes to 2nd. Some slick glove work by Tom McDowell! P Brian Ragazzo strikes out!

Top of the Ninth
P Brian Ragazzo is at 103 pitches. Top of our order up. PH Charlie Faber (34-R) lines a hit to right! T.R. Hunter pops out to 3rd... Cal Doty grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4.... Ray McDonald grounds a game ending ball to short, but Jim Brister boots it! Tom McDowell grounds out to 3rd................................

Lost - 2 to 0

No one is hitting at all..........
Time to try some changes.

It is the 3rd straight start by Del Warwick that we have been shut out......

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

Del Warwick (L 1-4) went 7 innings, allowed 2 runs, 10 hits, no walks and struck out 4.
RHP Bob Craig went 1 scoreless inning, allowed 1 hit, 1 walk (INT) and struck out 1.

Brian Ragazzo (W 3-2) pitched 9 shutout innings (CG), gave us 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 7. He threw a WP. 118 pitches. At bat, he had a hit.

PH Charlie Faber had a hit. RF Ray McDonald hit a double.

For New Orleans, 2B Chuck Corrigan had 3 hits with a double and scored a run.

[Questdog]

Wednesday, April 27, 2005

Today is Dave Buchalter's 27th birthday!

Jacksonville Jays (11-9 .550 1.5 GB in 3rd place in the Southern Division) at
New Orleans Pelicans (8-12 .400 4.5 GB tied for 7th (last) place in the Southern Division)

We got booted out of 1st on our off day and then we booted ourselves out of 2nd place....

JAX: Al Calice (24-R) (0-2 8.05 ERA 19 IP, 25 H, 4 HR, 11 BB, 15 SO)
NO: Dan Krueger (27-R) (0-2 4.26 ERA 25.1 IP, 24 H, 2 HR, 8 BB, 8 SO)

Calice gave up 5 runs on 7 hits, 2 home runs and 1 walk with 1 strikeout in 4 innings last time out in a loss. Another bad game today and he will be the recipient of a train ticket.

Krueger was 10-12 with a 2.80 ERA in 170.1 IP last year in his first almost full season. He is very injury prone. He is 3-0 in 4 starts against the Jays in his career with an 0.87 ERA. 31 IP, 24 H, 1 HR, 10 BB, 17 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Charlie Faber (34-R .133-15-0-0-.411-0 B+)
2: 1B Jack Washburn (23-L .246-65-1-3-.764-6 B)
3: CF Cal Doty (28-L .083-12-0-1-.160-1 C+) All-Star
4: RF Ray McDonald (24-L .233-73-1-9-.711-1 B+) All-Star
5: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .241-79-6-13-.771-4 C+)
6: SS T.R. Hunter (28-R .267-75-1-7-.650-0 B+) All-Star (3: 02-04)
7: LF Danny Rosas (26-L .238-21-1-1-.813-0 B+)
8: C Bob Hutson (22-L .212-52-1-4-.633-0 B)
9: P Al Calice (24-L .167-6-0-0-.333-0 F)

NEW ORLEANS
1: RF Franklin Sanchez (24-R .250-84-2-6-.613-3 A+) All-Star/Gold Glove Sore back
2: CF Victor Ocasio (29-R .203-74-1-5-.555-4 B+)
3: LF Tim Dawson (28-R .243-70-1-5-.623-2 B+)
4: 1B Jay Kegler (36-L .275-51-4-11-.917-1 C+)
5: 3B Wes Fitzgibbons (28-R .206-68-0-3-.554-6 B+) All-Star(2: 01,03)
6: 2B Chuck Corrigan (29-R .420-69-0-8-.974-0 A)
7: SS Jim Brister (33-S .159-63-1-2-.443-0 B)
8: C Al Loughin (26-L .217-23-0-2-.661-0 C+)
9: P Dan Krueger (27-R .000-8-0-0-.000-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Crosley Field
Weather: 68 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 8,100

Top of the First
Charlie Faber, the greatest leadoff hitter ever, grounds a hit to left! I was so stupid for benching him! Jack Washburn beats out an infield hit! Cal Doty swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses.... Ray McDonald swings at a 3-0 pitch and pops out to left................... Tom McDowell swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses.............

Bottom of the First
Franklin Sanchez beats out an infield hit... He tries to steal 2nd, but we have a pitchout on and C Bob Hutson throws him out! Victor Ocasio grounds out to 2nd. Tim Dawson grounds out to 1st, unassisted!

Bottom of the Second
Jay Kegler grounds one to 2nd and Charlie Faber boots it........ Wes Fitzgibbons beats out an infield hit..... With 1 out, Jim Brister grounds into a 6-4-3 double play!!

Top of the Third
Charlie Faber leads off with a double grounded over the 3rd base bag! Jack Washburn doubles to left center and Faber scores! 1 to 0, Jays! Cal Doty grounds out to 2nd and Washburn goes to 3rd. How long will it take Cal to get his grove back? Ray McDonald grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and Washburn holds at 3rd...... When will Ray start hitting? A wild pitch scores Washburn! 2 to 0, Jays!

Top of the Fourth
T.R. Hunter grounds one to 2nd, but Chuck Corrigan boots it! His 1st error of the season. Danny Rosas lines the first pitch to left center for a double and Hunter scores! 3 to 0, Jays! The next three make outs.

Through 5 innings, P Dan Krueger has struck out 9 Jays.... I do not like all these strikeouts.......

Top of the Sixth
T.R. Hunter doubles off the wall in right center! A wild pitch sends him to 3rd! With the infield in, Danny Rosas grounds out to 2nd and Hunter holds.... Bob Hutson strikes out.... P Al Calice takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three.......

Top of the Eighth
With 1 out, Tom McDowell strikes out, the 13th Jay struck out by P Dan Krueger, a new record for a Jay opponent. Ron Wisham of Syracuse, in his Ace Award and Hurler Trophy season of 2002, struck out 12 Jays in July 16.

Bottom of the Eighth
Al Loughin doubles to left center.... The Bullpen gets up. But the next three make outs!

Bottom of the Ninth
P Al Calice is at 91 pitches. Don Kern stays in to catch and Gary McKellar stay in to play center. Both pinch-hit unsuccessfully last inning. Cal Doty moves to left. The Bullpen is ready. With 1 out, Jay Kegler hits a home run to right...... 3 to 1, Jays. Call to the Bullpen: 2-time All-Star Bill Grant (34-L). Wes Fitzgibbons strikes out! Chuck Corrigan grounds a 3-2 pitch up the middle for a hit... PH Jerry Rafanello (34-S), who was 1 for 4 with a run scored yesterday and is 4 for 9 with a HR off P Grant, pops out to the catcher in fair territory and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 3 to 1

We had 7 hits and made 2 errors
New Orleans had 8 hits and made 1 error

Al Calice (W 1-2) went 8.1 innings, allowed 1 run, 7 hits, 1 home run, no walks and struck out 3. 94 pitches. He gets no train ticket yet!
LHP Bill Grant (SV 5) got 2 outs, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1.

Dan Krueger (L 0-3) went 8 innings, gave us 3 runs (2 earned), 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 13. He threw 2 WP. 133 pitches. At bat, he had a hit. He sets the record for strikeouts by a Jay a opponent and ties the team record for a Pelican pitcher.

2B Charlie Faber had 2 hits with a double and scored a run. 1B Jack Washburn had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had an RBI. SS T.R. Hunter hit a double and scored a run. LF Danny Rosas hit a double and had an RBI.

For New Orleans, 1B Jay Kegler hit his 5th home run of the season.

[Questdog]

Thursday, April 28, 2005

We are in Memphis to play the Mules a 4 game series through the weekend. They split a pair of games here with Birmingham on Monday and Tuesday. We were 9-5 against them last year when they finished 80-82 in 5th place in the South. They are 4th in scoring with 4.29 runs per game (Jacksonville is down to #10 with 3.57) We are scoring even less than the 2001 Jays..... They scored 603 runs, the lowest of any Jay team, and we are on pace to score 579 this season..... The Mules are 13th in fewest runs allowed with 4.52 per game (Jacksonville is #2 with 2.67). Their run differential is -5, 10th best in the MLB, and ours is +19, 3rd best.

Jacksonville Jays (12-9 .571 1 GB tied for 2nd place in the Southern Division) at
Memphis Mules (9-12 .429 4 GB tied for 5th place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Danny Coreano (26-L) (A Ball: 2-1 3.48 ERA 20.2 IP, 26 H, 0 HR, 7 BB, 9 SO)
MEM: Robin Morris (31-R) (0-3 4.50 ERA 28 IP, 34 H, 2 HR, 7 BB, 9 SO)

This will be the season debut for Coreano. He was 2-3 with a 6.07 ERA in 9 starts (10 G) last year for the Jays, but was 8-6 with a 3.53 ERA in 19 starts (21 G) in 203.

Morris was 10-11 with a 4.15 ERA in 193 IP last year, leading the MLB in WP (11) and was 7-5 with 2 SV and a 3.54 ERA in 16 starts (29 G) and a 134.2 IP in 2003. He is 1-2 in 6 starts against the Jays in his career with a 5.94 ERA. 36.1 IP, 36 H, 5 HR, 13 BB, 21 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Charlie Faber (34-R .211-19-0-0-.581-0 B+)
2: 1B Jack Washburn (23-L .261-69-1-4-.791-6 B)
3: CF Cal Doty (28-L .125-16-0-1-.243-1 C+) All-Star
4: RF Ray McDonald (24-L .221-77-1-9-.675-1 B+) All-Star
5: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .229-83-6-13-.734-4 C+)
6: SS T.R. Hunter (28-R .266-79-1-7-.656-0 B+) All-Star (3: 02-04)
7: LF Danny Rosas (26-L .250-24-1-2-.838-0 B+)
8: C Bob Hutson (22-L .204-54-1-4-.623-0 B)
9: P Danny Coreano (26-L Season debut F) .168 career BA

MEMPHIS
1: SS Tony Weninger (23-R .247-89-0-5-.594-4 B+)
2: 2B Leo Toruno (31-L .270-74-1-9-.721-1 B) MVP/Silver Slugger(3: 01-SS,02,04)/All-Star(3: 01-02,04)
3: 3B Keith Meyer (30-L .329-76-2-9-.883-3 C+) MVP(2: 01,03)/Silver Slugger(4: 01-SS,02-04)/All-Star(4: 01-04)
4: 1B Nestor Gonzalez (31-L .309-81-5-17-.928-0 A) Silver Slugger(2: 01,04)/All-Star(3; 01-03)
5: C Roger Beaudin (32-R .327-52-2-9-.886-1 D+) All-Star(2: 03-04)
6: CF Steve Gress (33-L .247-73-3-11-.750-0 B) All-Star(01)
7: LF Larry Devaney (23-R .182-33-0-0-.432-0 B)
8: RF Fred Heff (23-R .444-18-0-3-1.024-0 C+)
9: P Robin Morris (31-R .143-7-0-0-.286-0 D+) .277 career BA

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: RFK Stadium
Weather: 74 F, Clear Skies, with a 10 MPH wind blowing in from right
Attendance: 7,428

Top of the First
Charlie Faber pops out to left. Jack Washburn strikes out.... Cal Doty flies out to left....

Bottom of the First
Tony Weninger swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 2nd. Leo Toruno, the reigning MVP, lines out to right. Keith Meyer, the 2-time MVP, grounds out to 2nd! 1-2-3!

Top of the Fifth
T.R. Hunter lines a double to left, our first hit of the game.... Danny Rosas takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Bob Hutson, in danger of his average falling below .200 without a hit here, grounds a hit to right and the bases are loaded with no outs! P Danny Coreano swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds into a force at home, 4-2. Charlie Faber grounds into a 6-2-3 double play.............................................. . How did we become so anemic? We were 3rd in scoring last year! And this pitcher is a meatball!

Top of the Sixth
Jack Washburn walks on 4 pitches! Cal Doty grounds a hit up the middle and Washburn goes to 3rd! Surely, we cannot fail to score a runner from 3rd with no outs two innings in a row. Right? Doty steals 2nd! Which takes the bat out of Ray McDonald's hands when they walk him intentionally.......... He's not hitting, anyway, though. Tom McDowell grounds into a force at home, 6-2............ T.R. Hunter mashes a 2-2 pitch to left center for a Grand Slam!!!! 4 to 0, Jays! His second career Grand Slam and first with the Jays!

Bottom of the Seventh
With 1 out, Nestor Gonzalez lines a double to right. The Bullpen gets up. With 2 outs, Steve Gress lines a double to right and Gonzalez scores... 4 to 1, Jays.

Top of the Ninth
New pitcher: John Robillard (29-R), their closer, who is 2-0 with 1 SV and an 0.50 ERA in 18 IP. Bob Hutson draws a walk. PH Fernando Tello (23-L) doubles to right center! Charlie Faber flies out to deep center and Hutson tags up and scores. 5 to 1, Jays! The next two make outs.

Won - 5 to 1

We had 6 hits and made no errors
Memphis had 4 hits and made 1 error

Danny Coreano (W 1-0) went 6.2 innings, allowed 1 run, 4 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. Is the magic back?
RHP Bob Craig (H 3) faced 4 batters and got them all out with 1 strikeout.
LHP Albert Davies pitched a perfect 9th with 1 strikeout.

Robin Morris (L 0-4) went 6 innings, gave us 4 runs, 4 hits, 1 home run, 6 walks (1 INT), 1 HBP and struck out 1.

CF Cal Doty had a hit and a walk, stole a base and scored a run. RF Ray McDonald drew 2 walks (1 INT) and scored a run. SS T.R. Hunter had 3 hits with a double and a Grand Slam, his 2nd home run of the season. LF Danny Rosas drew 2 walks. C Bob Hutson had a hit and a walk and scored a run. PH Fernando Tello hit a double.

[Questdog]

Friday, April 29, 2005

Jacksonville Jays (13-9 .591 0 GA tied for 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Memphis Mules (9-13 .409 4 GB in 7th place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Jim Baucom (23-L) (4-0 1.10 ERA 41 IP, 29 H, 1 HR, 6 BB, 36 SO) Ace/Hurler/All-Star(3: 02-04)
MEM: Marcos Gallegos (31-R) (0-2 9.00 ERA 8 IP, 9 H, 1 HR, 3 BB, 5 SO)

Baucom gave up 1 run on 3 hits and 2 walks with 9 strikeouts in a CG win last time out.

This will be the 5th career start for Gallegos. We have never faced him.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 1B Jack Washburn (23-L .247-73-1-4-.758-6 B)
2: LF Fernando Tello (23-L .222-72-2-8-.601-0 C)
3: CF Cal Doty (28-L .150-20-0-1-.332-2 C+) All-Star
4: RF Ray McDonald (24-L .218-78-1-9-.690-1 B+) All-Star
5: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .218-87-6-13-.701-4 C+)
6: 2B T.R. Hunter (28-R .289-83-2-11-.744-0 A+) All-Star (3: 02-04)
7: SS Bart Daw (33-R .197-61-1-10-.554-3 B+)
8: C Bob Hutson (22-L .211-57-1-4-.637-0 B)
9: P Jim Baucom (23-L .267-15-0-1-.646-0 C) Ace/Hurler/All-Star(3: 02-04)

MEMPHIS
1: SS Tony Weninger (23-R .237-93-0-5-.570-4 B+)
2: 2B Leo Toruno (31-L .256-78-1-9-.687-1 B) MVP/Silver Slugger(3: 01-SS,02,04)/All-Star(3: 01-02,04)
3: 3B Keith Meyer (30-L .312-80-2-9-.841-3 C+) MVP(2: 01,03)/Silver Slugger(4: 01-SS,02-04)/All-Star(4: 01-04)
4: 1B Nestor Gonzalez (31-L .306-85-5-17-.920-0 A) Silver Slugger(2: 01,04)/All-Star(3; 01-03)
5: LF Larry Devaney (23-R .194-36-0-0-.451-0 B)
6: CF Steve Gress (33-L .263-76-3-12-.785-0 B) All-Star(01)
7: C Steve Steele (21-R .300-30-0-0-.644-0 B) Rookie #20 prospect
8: RF Ron Alario (35-R .245-49-0-3-.674-1 A+) Gold Glove(2: 02-03)
9: P Marcos Gallegos (31-R .500-2-0-0-1.000-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: RFK Stadium
Weather: 64 F, Clear Skies, with a 9 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 11,010

Top of the First
Jack Washburn lines one hard to right, but the Gold Glover, Ron Alario, makes a good catch.... Fernando Tello swings at the first pitch and lines out to 2nd. Cal Doty lines out to right.......

Bottom of the First
Tony Weninger grounds out to 3rd. Leo Toruno grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Keith Meyer strikes out on 3 pitches! 1-2-3!

Top of the Third
After the first 7 Jays all make outs, C Bob Hutson bloops a hit over the shortstop. But P Marcos Gallegos is hurt. New Pitcher: Claude Sipple (24-R), a rookie, who is 0-1 with 1 SV and a 4.60 ERA in 15.2 IP. P Jim Baucom lays down a bunts and P Sipple goes to 2nd for the force, but his throw is late! But the next two make outs....

Top of the Fourth
With 1 out, Ray McDonald triples to left! Tom McDowell pops out to shallow right, but McDonald tags up anyway and gets himself thrown out by Ron Alario.....

Bottom of the Fourth
With 1 out, Keith Meyer doubles to right center and goes to 3rd on a ground out. No problem, because Larry Devaney does not have an RBI all year.... Until now... He grounds a hit to left and Meyer scores... 1 to 0, Mules.

Top of the Fifth
T.R. Hunter grounds a hit to left. Bart Daw doubles off the top of the wall in center! They walk Bob Hutson intentionally to load the bases up with no outs. P Jim Baucom walks in 4 pitches to force in a run! Tie Game: 1 to 1! Jack Washburn grounds a hit to right and the Gold Glover, Ron Alario, muffs the scoop for an error and 2 runs score!! 3 to 1, Jays! Fernando Tello strikes out looking..... Cal Doty lines a hit to left and P Baucom scores and Washburn heads home and the throw by Larry Devaney is to the backstop for an error! 5 to 1, Jays! That does it for P Claude Sipple. New Pitcher: Jim Sutton (35-L), in his season debut. He had been starting games in Evansville (A) for most of the month. He strikes out Ray McDonald and Tom McDowell......

Bottom of the Sixth
Leo Toruno doubles to right. But the next three all make outs with 2 strikeouts!

Top of the Eighth
Ray McDonald and Tom McDowell lead off with back to back hits! But the next three all make outs with 2 strikeouts.....

Bottom of the Ninth
P Jim Baucom is at 90 pitches. Keith Meyer hits a 2-2 pitch over the fence in right center.... 5 to 2, Jays.

Won - 5 to 2

We had 9 hits and made 1 error
Memphis had 6 hits and made 2 errors

Jim Baucom (W 5-0) went 9 innings (CG), allowed 2 runs, 6 hits, 1 home run, no walks and struck out 7. 110 pitches. At bat, he drew a bases loaded walk and scored a run.

Marcos Gallegos pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, gave us 1 hit, no walks and struck out no one.
RHP Claude Sipple (L 0-2) went 2 innings, gave us 5 runs (3 earned), 5 hits, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 2.

1B Jack Washburn had a hit and 2 walks, scored a run and had 2 RBI. CF/LF Cal Doty had a hit and 2 RBI. RF Ray McDonald had 2 hits with a triple. SS Bart Daw hit 2 doubles and scored a run. C Bob Hutson went 1 for 1 with a walk (INT) and scored a run.

For Memphis, 3B Keith Meyer hit a double and his 3rd home run of the season and scored both of their runs.

The Mules announced that P Marcos Gallegos had back tightness that they expected to bother him for about 2 weeks and would be put on the DL.

[Questdog]

Saturday, April 30, 2005

Jacksonville Jays (14-9 .609 0 GA tied for 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Memphis Mules (9-14 .391 5 GB in 7th place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Dave Buchalter (27-R) (0-1 11.25 ERA 4 IP, 5 H, 0 HR, 1 BB, 1 SO)
MEM: Dave Gray (35-R) (0-2 6.18 ERA 27.2 IP, 31 H, 2 HR, 15 BB, 17 SO)

Buchalter is making his 2nd start of the season and 1st in 2 weeks. I spent all morning trying to find this Choctaw fellow that someone told be about at the hotel last night. I had mentioned that it would be nice if today's game was rained out, so we would not have to send poor Buchalter to face this Memphis lineup that is murder to right-handers and they told me I should find this particular Choctaw and get him to do a rain dance. Well, I could not find the fellow that they mentioned, but I was led to another Choctaw fellow who at first did not seem to know anything about rain dances, but after I told him I was willing to pay for one, he admitted that he knew something about them and could perform one that would guarantee rain within 24 hours. I told him I needed the rain in 8 hours and he said there was one that would do that, but it was very demanding on the spirit and he did not want to hazard it. After some haggling, I finally got him to do it for $500. Once he started, I soon suspected that he was making it up as he went along, but I did not want to insult his culture and kept my mouth shut and paid him the money when he was done. But game time is here and the skies do not have a single cloud to be seen anywhere..... This is not going to be pretty, so you may want to make the kids leave the room...........

Gray was 9-12 with a 3.23 ERA in 228.1 IP last year and 9-16 with a 4.00 ERA in 211.1 IP in 2003. He is 3-3 in 8 starts against the Jays in his career with a 3.97 ERA. 47.2 IP, 44 H, 3 HR, 21 BB, 26 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Charlie Faber (34-R .174-23-0-1-.477-0 B+)
2: 1B Jack Washburn (23-L .250-76-1-6-.768-6 B)
3: CF Cal Doty (28-L .167-24-0-3-.359-2 C+) All-Star
4: RF Ray McDonald (24-L .232-82-1-9-.729-1 B+) All-Star
5: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .220-91-6-13-.692-4 C+)
6: LF Fernando Tello (23-L .213-75-2-8-.577-0 C)
7: SS Bart Daw (33-R .215-65-1-10-.611-3 B+)
8: C Bob Hutson (22-L .224-58-1-4-.670-0 B)
9: P Dave Buchalter (27-R .000-1-0-0-.000-0 F)

MEMPHIS
1: SS Tony Weninger (23-R .227-97-0-5-.547-4 B+)
2: 2B Leo Toruno (31-L .256-82-1-9-.691-1 B) MVP/Silver Slugger(3: 01-SS,02,04)/All-Star(3: 01-02,04)
3: 3B Keith Meyer (30-L .321-84-3-10-.896-3 C+) MVP(2: 01,03)/Silver Slugger(4: 01-SS,02-04)/All-Star(4: 01-04)
4: 1B Nestor Gonzalez (31-L .292-89-5-17-.880-0 A) Silver Slugger(2: 01,04)/All-Star(3; 01-03)
5: LF Rafael Jimenez (30-L .233-60-1-12-.680-0 C) All-Star(2: 02-03)
6: C Roger Beaudin (32-R .309-55-2-9-.839-1 D+) All-Star(2: 03-04)
7: CF Steve Gress (33-L .263-80-3-12-.771-0 B) All-Star(01)
8: RF Ron Alario (35-R .231-52-0-3-.637-1 A+) Gold Glove(2: 02-03)
9: P Dave Gray (35-R .000-7-0-0-.000-0 D)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: RFK Stadium
Weather: 75 F, Clear Skies, with an 8 MPH wind blowing in from right
Attendance: 11,169

Top of the First
Charlie Faber lines out to first, Nestor Gonzalez making a fine play. Jack Washburn lines out to 2nd, Leo Toruno making a nice play..... Cal Doty strikes out.......

Bottom of the First
Is you health insurance paid up, Dave? I hope so.... Tony Weninger grounds out to 1st, 3-1. Leo Toruno grounds out to 2nd, Charlie Faber making a good stop! Keith Meyer swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to deep center! 1-2-3!

Top of the Second
Ray McDonald hits a home run to right center! 1 to 0, Jays!

Through 5 innings, we have 2 hits....

Bottom of the Fifth
With 1 out, Roger Beaudin takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4, the third walk issued by P Dave Buchalter. Steve Gress grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-6. Ron Alario bloops a hit just over 2b Charlie Faber and Gress beats the throw to 3rd.... That is the first hit by the Mules.... T.R. Hunter's younger legs would have run that one down.... P Dave Gray swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses!

Top of the Sixth
Charlie Faber grounds a hit to left and steals 2nd! Jack Washburn doubles to right center and Faber scores! 2 to 0, Jays! With 1 out, they walk Ray McDonald intentionally. With 2 outs, Fernando Tello lines a 2-2 pitch to center for a hit and Washburn scores! 3 to 0, Jays!

Bottom of the Eighth
Ron Alario and PH Ken Gates (30-L) lead off with back to back walks, now 5 issued by P Dave Buchalter. The Bullpen was up after the first one. Tony Weninger pokes a hit to left and the bases are loaded with no outs..... Do I bring in the lefty now or give Buchalter a chance at a shutout and give up a Grand Slam? We let him pitch.... Leo Toruno clears the bases with a triple to center.... Tie Game: 3 to 3. Call to the Bullpen: All-Star Albert Davies (28-L). Keith Meyer swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses! We walk Nestor Gonzalez intentionally........... Why??? Now we are guaranteed to face the righty Beaudin, unless we get a DP here.... Rafael Jimenez strikes out! Roger Beaudin swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 3rd!

Top of the Ninth
New Pitcher: John Robillard (29-R), their closer, pitching in his third straight game of this series. He has giving a run in 2 innings on a hit and 2 walks with 1 strikeout. 5-6-7 up for us. Tom McDowell grounds one to short, but Tony Weninger boots it! Fernando Tello lines an 0-2 pitch to right for a hit! PH Dave Estey (23-L) strikes out.... Bob Hutson strikes out..... PH T.R. Hunter (28-R), who will stay in to play short, walks on 4 pitches to load the bases up with 2 outs. Charlie Faber lines a 3-2 pitch hard to center, but Steve Gress runs it down......

Bottom of the Ninth
New Pitcher: Bob Craig (27-R). 7-8-9 up for the Mules. PH Dave Stacy (30-R), 0 for 1 this series and 2 for 9 on the season with 3 walks, pops out to 2nd. Ron Alario draws a walk... The Bullpen is back up. PH Pedro Manzanares (31-R), who drew a walk on Thursday, and is 1 for 8 on the season, flies out to center. Alario steals 2nd..... Tony Weninger grounds out to the pitcher!

Extras!
For the second time this season.
We won the first.

Top of the Tenth
New Pitcher: Jim Lucas (26-R), who is 1-0 with a 7.84 ERA in 10.1 IP with 12 SO, but 3 HR. He was 4-7 with 9 SV and a 3.76 ERA in 52.2 IP last year with only 2 HR. 2-3-4 up for us. With 1 out, Cal Doty lines the first pitch to center for a hit! Ray McDonald takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. We pull off a double steal!! Tom McDowell lines a 3-2 pitch down the left field line for a double and both runners score!! 5 to 3, Jays! Fernando Tello grounds the first pitch up the middle for a hit! PH Danny Rosas (26-L) strikes out.... Bob Hutson lines out to center.

Bottom of the Tenth
New Pitcher: 2-time All-Star Bill Grant. Gary McKellar (35-R) is in to play center and Cal Doty moves to left. 2-3-4 up for the Mules. Leo Toruno grounds out to the pitcher! Keith Meyer grounds out to 2nd! Nestor Gonzalez grounds out to 2nd and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 5 to 3

We had 9 hits and made no errors
Memphis had 4 hits and made 2 errors

Dave Buchalter went 7+ innings, allowed 3 runs, 4 hits, 5 walks and struck out 6. 116 pitches. Unbelievable effort from him!
LHP Albert Davies went 1 scoreless inning (and stranded a runner at 3rd with no outs), allowed 1 walk (1INT) and struck out 2.
RHP Bob Craig (W 1-0) went 1 scoreless inning and walked 1.
LHP Bill Grant (SV 6) pitched a perfect inning.

Dave Gray went 8 innings, gave us 3 runs, 5 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 4. 125 pitches.
RHP John Lucas (L 1-1) went 1 inning, gave us 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1.

1B Jack Washburn hit a double, drew a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. RF Ray McDonald hit his 2nd home run of the season, drew 2 walks (1 INT), stole a base and scored 2 runs. 3B Tom McDowell hit a double and had 2 RBI. LF Fernando Tello had 3 hits and an RBI. PH/SS T.R. Hunter drew a walk in his only plate appearance.

For Memphis, Leo Toruno hit a triple and had 3 RBI.

[Questdog]

Monthly Awards for April, 2005
Player of the Month: Andres Borges, rf, Richmond (37-S) .370/.423/.590 100 AB, 7 2B, 0 3B, 5 HR, 10 BB, 6 SO, 0 SB, 1 CS, 18 R, 17 RBI in 23 G (5 HR all of last season; career high is 11)
Pitcher of the Month: Jim Baucom, lhp, Jacksonville (23-L) 5-0 1.26 ERA 6 GS, 1 ShO, 50 IP, 35 H, 2 HR, 6 BB, 43 SO (5th career PoM)
Rookie of the Month: Mike Menefee, lhp, Richmond (25-L) 3-0 2.16 ERA 4 G, 3 GS, 25 IP, 20 H, 1 HR, 12 BB, 18 SO)

9 of the 10 runs we have scored in the games P Del Warwick has started came in his win.....
We have scored 1 total run in his 4 losses.

[Questdog]

Sunday, May 1, 2005

Jacksonville Jays (15-9 .625 0 GA tied for 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Memphis Mules (9-15 .375 6 GB in 7th place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Del Warwick (30-L) (1-4 2.83 ERA 35 IP, 33 H, 3 HR, 6 BB, 25 SO) Gold Glove(02)
MEM: Kraig Park (27-R) (3-0 1.80 ERA 25 IP, 19 H, 0 HR, 8 BB, 11 SO) Rookie

Warwick gave up 2 runs on 10 hits and no walks with 4 strikeouts in 7 innings last time out in his 3rd straight loss. We did not score a run for him in any of the three games........

Park has won his 1st 3 MLB starts with 2 CG. He was a 6th round pick in the 2003 B Leagues Draft.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: LF Danny Rosas (26-L .222-27-1-2-.790-0 B+)
2: 1B Jack Washburn (23-L .250-80-1-7-.775-6 B)
3: CF Cal Doty (28-L .172-29-0-3-.366-3 C+) All-Star
4: RF Ray McDonald (24-L .235-85-2-10-.775-2 B+) All-Star
5: 3B Fernando Tello (23-L .237-80-2-9-.616-0 C+)
6: 2B T.R. Hunter (28-R .287-87-2-11-.740-0 A+) All-Star(3: 02-04)
7: SS Bart Daw (33-R .206-68-1-10-.585-3 B+)
8: C Bob Hutson (22-L .222-63-1-4-.649-0 B)
9: P Del Warwick (30-L .000-7-0-0-.000-0 F) Gold Glove(02)

MEMPHIS
1: SS Tony Weninger (23-R .228-101-0-5-.552-4 B+)
2: 2B Leo Toruno (31-L .253-87-1-12-.698-1 B) MVP/Silver Slugger(3: 01-SS,02,04)/All-Star(3: 01-02,04)
3: 3B Keith Meyer (30-L .303-89-3-10-.848-3 C+) MVP(2: 01,03)/Silver Slugger(4: 01-SS,02-04)/All-Star(4: 01-04)
4: 1B Nestor Gonzalez (31-L .280-93-5-17-.850-0 A) Silver Slugger(2: 01,04)/All-Star(3; 01-03)
5: C Roger Beaudin (32-R .293-58-2-9-.808-1 D+) All-Star(2: 03-04)
6: CF Steve Gress (33-L .253-83-3-12-.745-0 B) All-Star(01)
7: LF Fred Heff (23-R .381-21-0-3-.887-0 B)
8: RF Ron Alario (35-R .241-54-0-3-.672-2 A+) Gold Glove(2: 02-03)
9: P Kraig Park (27-R .000-7-0-0-.000-0 C+) Rookie

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: RFK Stadium
Weather: 60 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 5 MPH wind blowing in from right
Attendance: 9,575

Top of the First
Danny Rosas grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Jack Washburn lines out to 3rd. Cal Doty swings at the first pitch and triples to right center! Ray McDonald swings at the first pitch and beats out an infield hit and Doty scores! 1 to 0, Jays! McDonald steals 2nd! Fernando Tello hits a home run to right!! 3 to 0, Jays! We were planning on sending him to Daytona Beach (A) after today, if he had another poor game! T.R. Hunter grounds out to 3rd.

Bottom of the First
We scored runs in a game started by P Del Warwick! Can he make good use of them or will he squander his resources? Tony Weninger grounds out to 1st, 3-1. Leo Toruno grounds out to 2nd. Keith Meyer flies out to left! 1-2-3!

Top of the Third
With 1 out, Ray McDonald lines a hit to center and steals 2nd. With 2 outs, T.R. Hunter doubles to left and McDonald scores! 4 to 0, Jays!

Bottom of the Third
Fred Heff beats out and infield hit and, with 1 out, P Kraig Park bunts him to 2nd. Tony Weninger lines the first pitch to center for a double and Heff scores... 4 to 1, Jays.

Top of the Fifth
With 1 out, Ray McDonald knocks one off the fence in center for a double and steals 3rd! Fernando Tello pops one up to right, but the Gold Glover, Ron Alario, clanks it for an error and McDonald scores! 5 to 1, Jays! T.R. Hunter grounds into a 6-4-3 double play....

Top of the Seventh
On the Hill: Dennis Boone (24-R), a rookie, after a perfect 6th. He pitched 1 scoreless inning on Thursday. With 1 out, Jack Washburn lines a hit to right. Cal Doty grounds a 3-2 pitch to left for a hit. Ray McDonald hits an 0-2 over the fence in right center for a home run!!! 8 to 1, Jays! He's baaaaaack!!!

Won - 8 to 1

Sweep!

We had 11 hits and made no errors
Memphis had 7 hits and made 1 error

Del Warwick (W 2-4) went 9 innings (CG), allowed 1 run, 7 hits, no walks and struck out 3. 107 pitches. We have scored 17 total runs in his 2 wins and 1 total run in his 4 losses....

Kraig Park (L 3-1) went 5 innings, gave us 5 runs (4 earned), 8 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 1.

LF Danny Rosas drew 2 walks. CF Cal Doty had 2 hits with a triple and scored 2 runs. RF Ray McDonald had 4 hits with a double and his 3rd home run of the season, stole 3 bases, scored 4 runs and had 4 RBI. 3B Fernando Tello hit his 3rd home run of the season. 2B T.R. Hunter hit a double and had an RBI. C Bob Hutson had 2 hits.

Down on the Farm: Ernesto Noyola (25-R) pitched a 2 hit shutout for Daytona Beach (A) at Lexington. He walked 2, hit a batter and struck out 6. He is now 2-3 with a 4.76 ERA. We still have hope our 4th round pick from the 2002 B Leagues Draft will be a decent pitcher for us someday, but so far he is 3-7 with a 5.29 ERA in 14 starts (15 G) for the Jays (in 2002-03) and 15-33 with a 5.05 ERA om 62 starts (67 G) for Daytona Beach.

Editor's Note: By the way, here are what the Admirals are wearing this season, thanks to the immortal txranger!

[Questdog]

May 2, 2005

Monday Morning Report
Player of the Week - Dave Behm, SS, Ottawa (28-R .375/.423/.552) Had 11 hits with 3 HR, 5 BB, 4 SO, 0 SB, 1 CS, 5 R and 9 RBI in 6 G

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

April 26 - LF Ron LeMaster (27-L) of Rochester hit 4 doubles to set a new MLB record, scored 4 runs and had 2 RBI at Providence. The Roosters won, 10 to 7.
April 27 - Antonio Perez (29-L) of Orlando pitched a 5 hit shutout at Louisville. He did not walk a batter and struck out 1. It is his 4th shutout of his career. The Juice won, 7 to 0.
April 30 - LF Terry Graham (25-L) of Charlotte had 3 hits with a home run, scored 3 runs and had 4 RBI at Louisville. RF Rob Worms (32-R) hit his 4th home run of the season in 23 AB and is hitting .261, about 100 points higher than he did for us. He hit 6 HR in 313 AB for the Jays and hit .179. The Hornets won, 11 to 2, and had 19 hits.
May 1 - Bill Cortright (37-R) of Ottawa pitched a 4 hit shutout at Providence. He walked 2 and struck out 6. It is the 15th shutout of his career. The Otters won, 2 to 0, and only had 4 hits themselves.
May 1 - SS Frank Bates (33-R) of Syracuse had 4 hits with 2 home runs and 5 RBI at home versus Rochester. The Sycamores won, 6 to 5, when Bates hit a 2-out solo home run on the bottom of the 9th.
May 1 - Steve Cron (31-L) of Buffalo pitched a 5 hit shutout at Hartford. He did not walk a batter and struck out 2. It is his 2nd shutout of the season and 18th of his career, moving him into sole possession of 2nd place on the all-time list behind Jim Baucom of Jacksonville, who has 19. The Bombers won, 2 to 0.

[Questdog]

Monday, May 2, 2005

We sent 1B Dave Thompson (29-R) to Daytona Beach (A) and recalled PH Mike Volkman (37-L).

We are back home to host the Louisville Colonels for a short 2 game set. They were swept in 4 games at home versus Charlotte over the weekend. They swept us in 3 games the first time they visited, April 15-17, and we only scored 5 total runs. They are 14th in scoring with 3.24 runs per game (Jacksonville is up to 8th with 3.92). They are hitting 10 points better than us (.237 to .227) but are last in the MLB with only 7 HR. We are 5th with 21. The Colonels are 4th in fewest runs allowed with 3.52 per game (Jacksonville is back to #1 with 2.52!). Their run differential is -7, 11th in the MLB, and ours is +35, now 2nd to Ottawa (+44).

Louisville Colonels (12-13 .480 4 GB in 4th place in the Southern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (16-9 .640 1 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division)

LOU: Carlos Santiago (27-L) (3-2 3.44 ERA 36.1 IP, 31 H, 2 HR, 9 BB, 26 SO) Gold Glove(02)
JAX: Al Calice (24-R) (1-2 5.93 ERA 27.1 IP, 32 H, 5 HR, 11 BB, 18 SO)

Santiago beat us in April with a CG, giving us 2 runs on 5 hits and 4 walks with 5 strikeouts. We are trying a new lineup against lefties today.

Calice won his 1st game of the season last time out, allowing 1 run on 7 hits, 1 home run and no walks with 3 strikeouts in 8.1 innings.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
LOUISVILLE
1: 2B Al Graves (28-L .247-77-0-3-.624-2 A)
2: LF Jamie Hawley (25-L .213-47-0-5-.604-1 D+)
3: CF Jose Castillo (23-S .227-88-1-7-.564-4 D+) Rookie #29 prospect
4: 1B Alan Douglas (29-S .167-66-2-6-.519-2 A)
5: C Dick Pavlov (37-L .247-77-0-12-.582-0 B) Silver Slugger/All-Star(4: 01-04)
6: SS Ken DeMinico (23-L .290-69-1-3-.823-2 A)
7: RF Ray Lovell (31-L .151-53-1-5-.415-0 B) Career .307 BA
8: 3B Graham Carr (33-R .294-51-0-6-.667-0 A)
9: P Carlos Santiago (27-L .300-10-0-1-.700-0 F) Career .076 BA

JACKSONVILLE
1: 3B Charlie Faber (34-R .179-28-0-1-.464-1 B+)
2: 2B T.R. Hunter (28-R .286-91-2-12-.740-0 A+) All-Star(3: 02-04)
3: LF Cal Doty (28-L .206-34-0-3-.487-3 B+) All-Star
4: RF Ray McDonald (24-L .267-90-3-14-.862-5 B+) All-Star
5: 1B Tom McDowell (27-R .219-96-6-15-.688-4 B)
6: CF Gary McKellar (35-R .150-20-1-1-.620-0 B)
7: SS Bart Daw (33-R .194-72-1-10-.553-3 B+)
8: C Don Kern (28-R .200-20-1-4-.754-0 B+)
9: P Al Calice (24-L .100-10-0-0-.200-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 79 F, Clear Skies, with a 9 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 9,817

Top of the First
Al Graves grounds out to short. Jamie Hawley takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4.... Jose Castillo swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. A wild pitch sends him to 2nd... Alan Douglas grounds out to 1st, unassisted!

Bottom of the First
Charlie Faber, the greatest leadoff hitter ever, grounds a hit to right! T.R. Hunter strikes out.... Cal Doty pops out to center. Ray McDonald grounds out to 2nd....

Bottom of the Second
Tom McDowell and Gary McKellar lead off with back to back ground balls to left for hits! With 1 out, Don Kern grounds into a 6-4-3 double play..... New lineup; same results....

Top of the Fifth
Ray Lovell beats out an infield hit, the first hit of the game for the Colonels.... He tries to steal 2nd, but C Don Kern throws him out!

Top of the Sixth
With 2 outs, Jose Castillo takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Alan Douglas, the .167 hitter, lines a 3-2 pitch to right for a hit and Castillo goes to 3rd. Dick Pavlov lines a 3-2 pitch to left center for a hit and Castillo scores and Douglas goes to 3rd... 1 to 0, Colonels. The Bullpen gets up. Ken DeMinico lines a 1-2 pitch to left for a hit and Douglas scores... 2 to 0, Colonels. 3 straight batters with 2 strikes on them reach base.....

Bottom of the Eighth
With 1 out, PH Frank Roadman (30-R), in his second at bat of the year, grounds the first pitch to left for a hit! With this new lineup and Dave Thompson sent to the minors, Roadman is the only right-handed bat on the bench, so he'll get more playing time. Charlie Faber lines the first pitch to right for a hit and Roadman beats the throw to 3rd! T.R. Hunter, who has grounded into a double play today, tries for another with a ground ball to short, but Ken DeMinico boots it and Roadman scores! 2 to 1, Colonels. Cal Doty grounds one to 2nd and Al Graves boots it for an error and the bases are loaded with 1 out! Ray McDonald grounds into a 4-2-3 double play.................................

Bottom of the Ninth
New Pitcher: Steve Dockery (28-R), their 4-time All-Star and 2003 Rolaids Relief Man Award winning closer, who is off to a rough start. He is 1-1 with 5 SV and a 5.84 ERA in 12.1 IP with 2 HR. He has never allowed more than 3 in a season. Last year, his ERA was 1.42. One of his Saves was against us in April. 5-6-7 up for us. Tom McDowell swings at the first pitch and pops out to 1st... PH Jack Washburn (23-L) strikes out on 3 pitches.... PH Fernando Tello (23-L) sends one to deep center, but Jose Castillo runs it down near the warning track....

Lost - 2 to 1

11-3 against them last year and 0-4 this year.....

Our 2nd 1-run game of the year.
We are now 1-1.

We had 9 hits (all singles) and made no errors
Louisville had 4 hits (all singles) and made 2 errors

9 hits and 2 errors and we could only scratch out 1 run......
4 GDP........

Al Calice (L 1-3) went 6 innings, allowed 2 runs, 4 hits, 4 walks and struck out 4. He threw 2 WP. 113 pitches.
LHP Albert Davies pitched 2 perfect innings and struck out 2.
LHP Bill Grant pitched 1 perfect inning and struck out 2. 16 SO for him now in only 10.2 IP!

Carlos Santiago (W 4-2) went 8 innings, gave us 1 unearned run, 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 7.
RHP Steve Dockery (SV 6) pitched a perfect 9th and struck out 1.

3B Charlie Faber went 3 for 3 with a walk, but no runs or RBI. CF Gary McKellar had 2 hits. PH Frank Roadman had a hit and scored our only run.

[Questdog]

Tuesday, May 3, 2005

Louisville Colonels (13-13 .500 3 GB in 4th place in the Southern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (16-10 .615 1 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division)

LOU: Eli Kyzar (32-R) (3-2 2.97 ERA 39.1 IP, 43 H, 0 HR, 7 BB, 9 SO) All-Star(3: 01,03-04)
JAX: Danny Coreano (26-L) (1-0 1.35 ERA 6.2 IP, 4 H, 0 HR, 1 BB, 3 SO)

The Colonels acquired Kyzar in a trade with Syracuse on April 14. He was 14-9 with a 2.72 ERA in 228.1 IP last year and 8-9 with 3 SV and a 2.36 ERA in 10 starts (42 G) and 114.1 IP in 2003. He was 18-8 with a 2.37 ERA in 2001. He is 1-1 in 3 starts against the Jays in his career with a 1.71 ERA. 21 IP, 16 H, 1 HR, 6 BB, 8 SO.

Coreano is making his 2nd start of the season.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
LOUISVILLE
1: CF Al Graves (28-L .235-81-0-3-.595-2 C)
2: SS Ken DeMinico (23-L .292-72-1-4-.824-2 A)
3: CF Jose Castillo (23-S .220-91-1-7-.554-4 B+) Rookie
4: RF Lee Brand (29-L .269-52-1-7-.700-0 D+)
5: 1B Ed Ruiz (35-R .280-25-0-1-.677-1 C+)
6: 3B Robin Massey (25-R .315-54-0-7-.792-0 A)
7: 2B Tony Anderson (24-R .000-12-0-0-.000-0 B+) Acquired in same trade as Kyzar
8: C Vic Stiles (27-R .333-12-1-4-1.133-0 C+) Rookie
9: P Eli Kyzar (32-R .077-13-0-1-.148-0 F) All-Star(3: 01,03-04)

JACKSONVILLE
1: 1B Jack Washburn (23-L .244-86-1-7-.746-6 B)
2: LF Fernando Tello (23-L .235-85-3-12-.638-0 C)
3: CF Cal Doty (28-L .211-38-0-3-.488-3 C+) All-Star
4: RF Ray McDonald (24-L .255-94-3-14-.827-5 B+) All-Star
5: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .220-100-6-15-.680-4 C+)
6: 2B T.R. Hunter (28-R .274-95-2-13-.710-0 A+) All-Star(3: 02-04)
7: SS Bart Daw (33-R .187-75-1-10-.532-3 B+)
8: C Bob Hutson (22-L .239-67-1-4-.669-0 B) Rookie
9: P Danny Coreano (26-L .000-3-0-0-.000-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 75 F, Clear Skies, with an 8 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 10,197

Top of the First
Al Graves swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to the pitcher! Ken DeMinico strikes out! Jose Castillo hits a home run to left.... 1 to 0, Colonels. Lee Brand swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd.

Bottom of the First
Jack Washburn doubles to right! And gets thrown out trying to steal 3rd...... The first runner C Vic Stiles has ever thrown out.... Fernando Tello flies out to left. Cal Doty grounds one to to first, but Ed Ruiz makes a bad toss to the pitcher for a 2 base error! Washburn would have scored.... Ray McDonald grounds out to short.

Top of the Fourth
Ken DeMinico gets hit by a pitch.... With 1 out, Lee Brand grounds a hit up the middle and DeMinico goes to 3rd... Ed Ruiz grounds a hit up the middle and DeMinico scores.... 2 to 0, Colonels. Robin Massey grounds into a 6-4-3 double play!!

Top of the Fifth
With 1 out, Vic Stiles lines a hit to center. P Eli Kyzar lays down a bunt and P Coreano goes to 2nd with the throw, but it is late...... Al Graves grounds a hit up the Middle and Stiles scores... 3 to 0, Colonels. The Bullpen gets up. But the next two make outs.

Through 5 innings, we have our customary 2 hits.....
Doesn't it seem like I have to write that every game?

Top of the Sixth
Lee Brand draws a walk. The Bullpen gets up. Ed Ruiz hits a 3-2 pitch to left for a home run..... 5 to 0, Colonels.

Top of the Seventh
New Pitcher: Roger Wallace (29-R). P Eli Kyzar lines a hit to left.... With 1 out, Ken DeMinico doubles to right center... The Bullpen gets back up. Jose Castillo grounds out to the pitcher and the runners hold. Lee Brand swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 2nd.

Bottom of the Seventh
Cal Doty takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. With 1 out, Tom McDowell grounds an 0-2 pitch up the middle for a hit and Doty beats the throw to 3rd! T.R. Hunter lines one hard to center, but Al Graves makes a sliding catch and Doty tags up and scores. 5 to 1, Colonels.

Top of the Eighth
With 1 out, Robin Massey doubles to right and P Roger Wallace balks him to 3rd... The Bullpen is up. Tony Anderson takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4.... Vic Stiles lines a hit to right and Massey scores... 6 to 1, Colonels. Pia! A train ticket! What? You're right; no one is pitching well for the Admirals.... Who would I call up? Okay, hold off on the train ticket for now.... Call to the Bullpen: Johnny Groom (27-R). Charlie Faber (34-R) is on to play 2nd in a double switch and T.R. Hunter moves to short. P Eli Kyzar bunts the runners up. Al Graves walk on 4 pitches to load the bases up with 2 outs. Ken DeMinico swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses!

Lost - 6 to 1

Mini-swept....
11-3 last year versus the Colonels and 0-5 this year.....

We had 4 whole hits and made no errors
Louisville had 11 hits and made 2 errors

Danny Coreano (L 1-1) went 6 innings, allowed 5 runs, 6 hits, 2 home runs, 2 walks, 1 HBP and struck out 3.
RHP Roger Wallace went 1.1 innings, allowed 1 run, 4 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1. He balked.
RHP Johnny Groom went 1.2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit, 1 walk and struck out 2.

Eli Kyzar (W 4-2) went 9 innings (CG), gave us 1 run, 4 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. 114 pitches. At bat, he had a hit.

1B Jack Washburn hit 2 doubles, but he thought one of them was a triple until Al Graves disavowed him of the notion and after he hit the other one, he immediately got caught stealing 3rd. PH Mike Volkman, in his season debut, had an infield hit.

For Louisville, LF Jose Castillo had 2 hits with his 2nd home run of the season. 1B Ed Ruiz had 2 hits with his 1st home run and had 3 RBI. The Colonels have now hit 9 HR on the season and 5 of them were against the Jays.....

[Questdog]

Thursday, May 5, 2005

The Hartford Whalers are here to play a 4 game series through the weekend. They just lost a pair of games at home to Providence and have lost 6 in a row and 9 of their last ten. We were 6-2 against them last year when they finished 55-107 in last place in the North. We have won more games against them than any other team in the North in our history. And I just realized that the Jacksonville Jays hold the MLB records for most wins in a season and the most losses! The Whalers are 13th in scoring with 3.36 runs per game (Jacksonville is #9 with 3.70). They are 6th in fewest runs allowed with 3.84 per game (Jacksonville is #2 with 2.63). Their run differential is -12, tied for 10th in the MLB, and ours is +29, still #2.

Hartford Whalers (11-14 .440 6 GB in 6th place in the Northern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (16-11 .593 0 GA tied for 1st place in the Southern Division)

HART: Dennis Lockamy (38-R) (2-2 2.51 ERA 32.1 IP, 24 H, 4 HR, 8 BB, 15 SO)
JAX: Jim Baucom (23-L) (5-0 1.26 ERA 50 IP, 35 H, 2 HR, 6 BB, 43 SO) Ace/Hurler/All-Star(3: 02-04)

Lockamy announced today that this would be his final season. He was 6-13 with a 4.47 ERA in 175 IP last year and 0-5 with a 5.79 ERA in 8 starts in 2003. He is 0-1 in 2 starts against the Jays in his career with a 4.70 ERA. 7.2 IP, 8 H, 0 HR, 7 BB, 4 SO.

Baucom gave up 2 runs on 6 hits, 1 home run and no walks with 7 strikeouts in a CG win last time out.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
HARTFORD
1: CF Mike Fox (26-L .257-105-1-5-.650-11 B) Silver Slugger(03)/All-Star(2: 03-04) 4 for 11 w/HR vs Baucom
2: LF Joel Yost (25-L .211-71-0-5-.509-4 B)
3: 1B Ray Dallas (23-R .360-89-0-11-.837-0 B+)
4: RF Roy Zimdahl (34-R .148-27-1-4-.493-1 C)
5: 3B Roberto Lopez (28-L .216-51-1-4-.573-0 C+)
6: C Chris Leppla (30-R .192-78-1-5-.532-0 B+)
7: 2B Glenn Benoit (23-R .200-5-0-0-.629-0 B+) Rookie #4 prospect
8: SS Dana Wagner (26-R .296-81-0-9-.721-0 A)
9: P Dennis Lockamy (38-L .111-9-0-1-.222-0 F)

JACKSONVILLE
1: 1B Jack Washburn (23-L .256-90-1-7-.779-6 B)
2: LF Danny Rosas (26-L .200-30-1-2-.751-0 B+)
3: RF Fernando Tello (23-L .225-89-3-12-.610-0 C)
4: CF Ray McDonald (24-L .245-98-3-14-.795-5 C) All-Star
5: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .221-104-6-15-.673-4 C+)
6: 2B T.R. Hunter (28-R .268-97-2-14-.693-0 A+) All-Star(3: 02-04)
7: SS Bart Daw (33-R .182-77-1-10-.518-3 B+)
8: C Bob Hutson (22-L .229-70-1-4-.642-0 B) Rookie
9: P Jim Baucom (23-L .235-17-0-2-.610-0 C) Ace/Hurler/All-Star(3: 02-04)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 78 F, Clear Skies, with a 7 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 9,484

Top of the First
Mike Fox takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4.... Joel Yost hits a home run to right center.... 2 to 0, Whalers. Ray Dallas flies out to deep center. Roy Zimdahl strikes out looking. Roberto Lopez grounds a 2-2 pitch to right for a hit... Chris Leppla takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4.... Glenn Benoit strikes out. 36 pitch inning..........

Bottom of the First
Jack Washburn flies out to deep right. Danny Rosas pops out to left. Fernando Tello draws a walk. Ray McDonald grounds a 3-2 pitch to right for a hit and Tello goes to 3rd. P Dennis Lockamy is hurt. New Pitcher: Erik Salyer (28-R), who is 0-0 with a 3.60 ERA in 20 IP. Tom McDowell grounds out to short....

Top of the Third
With 2 outs, Roy Zimdahl knocks the first pitch over the wall in left for a home run... 3 to 0, Whalers.

Top of the Fifth
With 2 outs, Ray Dallas doubles to left. Roy Zimdahl bloops a hit to right and Dallas scores.... 4 to 0, Whalers.

Bottom of the Fifth
With 1 out, Bart Daw draws a walk. Bob Hutson doubles to left center and Daw scores from 1st! 4 to 1, Whalers. PH Mike Volkman (37-L) grounds a hit to right and Hutson scores! 4 to 2, Whalers. Jack Washburn grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. Danny Rosas walks on 4 pitches. Fernando Tello grounds out to 1st, 3-1.....

Bottom of the Sixth
New Pitcher: Marty Beck (27-R), who is 0-0 with a 7.71 ERA in 4.2 IP with 10 H allowed. He was 1-4 with 1 SV and a 3.45 ERA in 47 IP last year. Ray McDonald lines a hit to left. And gets caught stealing for the second time today...... Tom McDowell lines a 3-2 pitch to center for a hit. T.R. Hunter grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4. PH Cal Doty (28-L), who will stay in the game to play center, swings at a 3-0 pitch and hits a home run to right center!! Tie Game: 4 to 4! No loss for P Jim Baucom!

The Whalers load the bases up with 2 outs against P Albert Davies (28-L) in the top of the 7th, but Roberto Lopez grounds out to 2nd!

Top of the Ninth
On the Hill: 2-time All-Star Bill Grant (34-L), after a perfect 8th. 9-1-2 up for the Whalers. 1B Charlie Mackey (30-R), batting .230 with 4 HR and 8 RBI in 74 AB, grounds out to 2nd. Mike Fox grounds out to 1st, unassisted. PH Vinny Puga (28-R), who the Whalers got in a trade with Indianapolis this Winter and is batting .198 with 1 HR and 6 RBI in 86 AB with 10 BB, grounds out to 3rd! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the Ninth
On the Hill: Alex Rosales (32-L), a supposed meatball pitcher (5.86 ERA in 81.1 IP last year), who is pitching with abdominal soreness which supposedly affects his throwing motion. Apparently, it has affected his motion for the better, because he has pitched 2 perfect innings so far today..... 8-9-1 up for us. Bob Hutson is allowed to hit, because I am an idiot, and he swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted. 2B Charlie Faber (34-R) swings at the first pitch and flies out to center. Jack Washburn flies out to left.... 3 perfect innings from an injured meatball......

Extras!
For the third time this season.
We are 2-0 so far.

Top of the Tenth
3-4-5 up for the Whalers. With 2 outs, PH Kim Scarbrough (38-R), 0 for 6 on the season, but a career .322 hitter, grounds a hit to left. Chris Leppla strikes out!

Bottom of the Tenth
New Pitcher; Lee Titus (32-R), who is 0-0 with a 4.30 ERA in 14.2 IP. He had a 3.79 ERA in 57 IP last year. Danny Rosas draws a walk. He steals 2nd! A wild pitch sends him to 3rd! PH Dave Estey (23-L) takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. He steals 2nd..... That is the most useless steal in history.... So what if they turn a double play; we'll still score a run... The only thing that steal accomplished is to take the bat out of our best hitter's hands.... Manny strikes again! They walk Ray McDonald intentionally to load the bases up with no outs. Tom McDowell lines a hit to left center and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 5 to 4

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

Jim Baucom went 5 innings, allowed 4 runs, 6 hits, 2 home runs, 2 walks and struck out 8. 96 pitches.
RHP Bob Craig pitched a perfect inning.
LHP Albert Davies pitched a scoreless inning (barely) and allowed 1 hit and 2 walks.
LHP Bill Grant (W 1-0) pitched 3 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 2. He threw a WP.

Dennis Lockamy got 2 outs, gave us no runs, 1 hit, 1 walk and struck out no one.
RHP Lee Titus (L 0-1) did not retire a batter and gave us 1 run, 1 hit and 3 walks (1 INT). He threw a WP.

LF Danny Rosas drew 2 walks, stole a base and scored the winning run. PH Dave Estey drew a walk and stole the 1st base of his career. CF/RF Ray McDonald had 2 hits and 2 walk (1 INT) and was caught stealing twice. 3B Tom McDowell had 2 hits and the game winning RBI. PH/CF Cal Doty hit his 1st home run of the year and had 2 RBI. C Bob Hutson hit 2 doubles, scored a run and had an RBI. PH Mike Volkman had a hit and an RBI. PH/2B Charlie Faber had a pinch-hit.

For Hartford, LF Joel Yost hit his 1st home run, drew a walk and had 2 RBI. RF Roy Zimdahl had 2 hits with his 2nd home run, drew a walk and had 2 RBI.

The Whalers announced that P Dennis Lockamy had a mild hamstring strain and should be fine in a day or two.

[Questdog]

Friday, May 6, 2005

Hartford Whalers (11-15 .423 7 GB in 6th place in the Northern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (17-11 .607 0 GA tied for 1st place in the Southern Division)

HART: Billy Keller (26-R) (1-2 3.50 ERA 18 IP, 19 H, 1 HR, 6 BB, 13 SO)
JAX: Del Warwick (30-L) (2-4 2.45 ERA 44 IP, 40 H, 3 HR, 6 BB, 28 SO) Gold Glove(02)

Keller is their #1 starter. He does not have the stamina to finish what he starts: 1 CG in 43 career starts. He was 8-12 with a 4.53 ERA in 147 IP last year and 8-6 with 6 SV and a 5.51 ERA in 13 starts (42G) and 101.1 IP in 2003. We faced him once and scored 5 runs on 8 hits, 1 home run and 3 walks with no strikeouts in 4 innings in a no decision.

Warwick gave up 1 run on 7 hits and no walks with 3 strikeouts in a CG win last time out.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
HARTFORD
1: 2B Vinny Puga (28-R .195-87-1-6-.550-3 B)
2: CF Mike Fox (26-L .248-109-1-5-.633-11 B) Silver Slugger(03)/All-Star(2: 03-04)
3: 1B Ray Dallas (23-R .362-94-0-11-.846-0 B+)
4: RF Robbie McFarland (27-L .316-76-2-14-.841-0 B) All-Star(03)
5: LF Roy Zimdahl (34-R .194-31-2-6-.673-1 C+)
6: C Chris Leppla (30-R .183-82-1-5-.516-0 B+)
7: 3B Charlie Mackey (30-R .227-75-4-8-.750-3 C+)
8: SS Dana Wagner (26-R .294-85-0-9-.722-0 A)
9: P Billy Keller (26-R .167-6-0-0-.452-0 D+)

JACKSONVILLE
1: 1B Jack Washburn (23-L .242-95-1-7-.741-6 B)
2: LF Danny Rosas (26-L .182-33-1-2-.720-1 B+)
3: RF Fernando Tello (23-L .220-91-3-12-.605-0 C)
4: CF Cal Doty (28-L .209-43-1-5-.565-3 C+) All-Star
5: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .229-109-6-16-.679-4 C+)
6: 2B T.R. Hunter (28-R .257-101-2-14-.666-0 A+) All-Star(3: 02-04)
7: SS Bart Daw (33-R .179-78-1-10-.521-3 B+)
8: C Bob Hutson (22-L .243-74-1-5-.687-0 B) Rookie
9: P Del Warwick (30-L .000-10-0-0-.000-0 F) Gold Glove(02)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 73 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 7 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 9,923

Top of the First
Vinny Puga lines a 3-2 pitch to left for a double.... Mike Fox strikes out looking! Ray Dallas swings at the first pitch and grounds one to 1st, but Jack Washburn boots it...... Robbie McFarland strikes out on 3 pitches! Roy Zimdahl strikes out looking!

Bottom of the First
Jack Washburn takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4! Danny Rosas grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. He steals 2nd! Fernando Tello lines a 2-2 pitch to left for a hit and Rosas scores! 1 to 0, Jays! Cal Doty swings at the first pitch and pops out to short... Tom McDowell lines a hit to left. T.R. Hunter lines out to center.

Top of the Third
Mike Fox grounds one to 3rd, but Tom McDowell throws the ball into the seats for a 2 base error.... Ray Dallas lines a hit to left. Robbie McFarland grounds the first pitch to right for a hit and Fox scores and Dallas heads to 3rd and Fernando Tello throws the second ball of the inning into the seats and Dallas scores..... 2 to 1, Whalers. The next three make outs.

Bottom of the Third
Jack Washburn grounds one to short, but Dana Wagner makes a bad throw for an error! With 1 out, Fernando Tello lines a hit to right and Washburn beats the throw to 3rd! Cal Doty strikes out............. Tom McDowell grounds a hit up the middle and Washburn scores! Tie Game: 2 to 2! T.R. Hunter walks on 4 pitches to load the bases up with 2 outs, but Bart Daw pops out to center.

Bottom of the Fourth
Bob Hutson jerks the first pitch down the right field line for a home run! 3 to 2, Jays!

Bottom of the Fifth
Fernando Tello doubles to left! But the next three all make outs....

Bottom of the Sixth
Bart Daw leads off with a walk, steals 2nd and goes to 3rd on a ground out. P Del Warwick strikes out. Jack Washburn gets beaned. Danny Rosas flies out to center....

Top of the Ninth
New Pitcher: All-Star Albert Davies (28-L). He is not fresh and the Bullpen is ready. Ray McDonald, who struck out pinch-hitting last inning, stays in to play right. 9-1-2 up for the Whalers. PH Bob Gagliardo (26-L), a rookie making his season debut is sent up. He was only hitting .250 with 2 HR and 17 RBI in 96 AB for New Haven (A) this season, but hit .302 with 27 HR and 95 RBI last year for them in 520 AB. He strikes out looking! Vinny Puga strikes out looking! PH Kim Scarbrough (38-R), the career .323 hitter who had a hit yesterday, grounds out to the pitcher and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 3 to 2

Now 3-1 in 1-run games!
An even better % than last year!

We had 7 hits and made 3 errors
Hartford had 10 hits and made 1 error

Del Warwick (W 3-4) went 6.2 innings, allowed 2 runs (1 earned), 10 hits, no walks and struck out 4.
RHP Bob Craig (H 4) faced 4 batters and got them all out with 2 strikeouts.
LHP Albert Davies (SV 1) pitched a perfect 9th with 2 strikeouts.

Billy Keller (L 1-3) went 6.1 innings, gave us 3 runs (2 earned), 6 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks, 1 HBP and struck out 4. 111 pitches. At bat, he had 2 hits.

RF Fernando Tello had 3 hits with a double and an RBI. 3B Tom McDowell had 2 hits and an RBI. 2B T.R. Hunter had a hit and a walk. C Bob Hutson hit his 2nd home run of the season.

For Hartford, RF Robbie McFarland had 3 hits and an RBI.

[Questdog]

Saturday, May 7, 2005

Today is Johnny Groom's 28th birthday!

Hartford Whalers (11-16 .407 7 GB in 6th place in the Northern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (18-11 .621 0 GA tied for 1st place in the Southern Division)

HART: Greg Pouliot (27-R) (0-1 1.12 ERA 8 IP, 10 H, 1 HR, 1 BB, 6 SO) Rookie
JAX: Al Calice (24-R) (1-3 5.40 ERA 33.1 IP, 36 H, 5 HR, 15 BB, 22 SO)

This will be the 9th career start for Pouliot, who was released 7 times in 4 seasons until the Whalers signed him last July. He was 3-1 with a 3.56 ERA in 7 starts for them last year. We have never faced him.

Calice gave up 2 runs on 4 hits and 4 walks with 4 strikeouts last time out in a loss.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
HARTFORD
1: CF Mike Fox (26-L .248-113-1-5-.628-11 B) Silver Slugger(03)/All-Star(2: 03-04)
2: 1B Vinny Puga (28-R .196-92-1-6-.553-3 B+)
3: RF Robbie McFarland (27-L .338-80-2-15-.872-0 B) All-Star(03)
4: 3B Ray Dallas (23-R .367-98-0-11-.852-0 C+)
5: LF Joel Yost (25-L .216-74-1-7-.564-4 B)
6: 2B Charlie Mackey (30-R .215-79-4-8-.713-3 B) 1 for 2 w/HR vs Calice
7: C Chris Leppla (30-R .174-86-1-5-.493-0 B+)
8: SS Dana Wagner (26-R .292-89-0-9-.712-0 A)
9: P Greg Pouliot (27-R .000-3-0-0-.000-0 F) Rookie

JACKSONVILLE
1: 1B Jack Washburn (23-L .237-97-1-7-.738-6 B)
2: LF Fernando Tello (23-L .242-95-3-13-.652-0 C)
3: CF Cal Doty (28-L .191-47-1-5-.518-3 C+) All-Star
4: RF Ray McDonald (24-L .255-102-3-14-.814-5 B+) All-Star
5: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .239-113-6-17-.690-4 C+)
6: 2B T.R. Hunter (28-R .260-104-2-14-.672-0 A+) All-Star(3: 02-04)
7: SS Bart Daw (33-R .175-80-1-10-.517-4 B+)
8: C Bob Hutson (22-L .244-78-2-6-.716-0 B) Rookie
9: P Al Calice (24-L .083-12-0-0-.167-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 75 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 9 MPH wind blowing out to center
Attendance: 11,825

Top of the First
Mike Fox grounds out to 2nd. Vinny Puga strikes out! Robbie McFarland strikes out! 1-2-3! 11 pitches thrown, all for strikes!

Bottom of the First
Jack Washburn lines a hit to right! Fernando Tello grounds into a 3-6-3 double play..... I wish I has someone else in the 2 hole.... But who? Only Cal Doty and Ray McDonald would be better there, but I want them 3-4.... Cal Doty grounds out to 2nd....

Top of the Second
Ray Dallas hits a home run to left center... 1 to 0, Whalers. We need more right-handed bats..... Our opponents make better use of the left field wall than we do.... Joel Yost swings at a 3-2 pitch and beats out an infield hit. With 2 outs, he steals 2nd. Dana Wagner lines a hit to right and Yost scores... 2 to 0, Whalers.

Top of the Third
Mike Fox doubles to left center... With 2 outs, Ray Dallas lines a 3-2 pitch to left for his sixth hit of the series and Fox scores... 3 to 0, Whalers. A wild pitch sends Dallas to 2nd. Joel Yost takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4.... Charlie Mackey grounds the first pitch to right for a hit and Dallas scores.... 4 to 0, Whalers. The Bullpen gets up. Chris Leppla, the .175 hitter, grounds a hit up the middle and both runners score.... 6 to 0, Whalers. Pia! A train ticket! What? You already have one? Oh, yeah. Mike Marsh is coming off the DL tomorrow and someone needed a train ticket. Well, give it to Calice. He needs to work on his issues where it will not cost us ball games....

Bottom of the Third
With 1 out, Bob Hutson doubles high off the screen in center! PH Mike Volkman (37-L) grounds the first pitch up the middle for a hit! He is 3 for 3 since his return from exile! Jack Washburn draws a walk to load the bases up with 1 out. Fernando Tello flies out to deep left and Hutson tags up and scores. 6 to 1, Whalers.

Top of the Fourth
New Pitcher: Dave Buchalter (27-R). With 1 out, Mike Fox takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4.... Vinny Puga triples to right and Fox scores... 7 to 1, Whalers. The Bullpen is back up. Robbie McFarland pops out to 2nd. Ray Dallas lines out to short.

Top of the Fifth
Joel Yost takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4.... With 1 out, a wild pitch sends him to 2nd. With 2 outs, Dana Wagner grounds a hit up the middle and Yost scores... 8 to 1, Whalers. P Greg Pouliot lines a hit to left.... Pia! Make it two tickets! I dunno who we'll call up, but we will find someone... Mike Fox draws a walk to load the bases up with 2 outs. Vinny Puga draws a walk to force in a run... 9 to 1, Whalers.

Top of the Sixth
New Pitcher: Roger Wallace (29-R). Ray Dallas lines a 3-2 pitch over the center fielder's head for a double and goes to 3rd on a deep fly ball.... Charlie Mackey strikes out. Chris Leppla flies out to deep center.

We loaded the bases up with 2 outs in the bottom of the 7th, but Jack Washburn grounded out to 1st, unassisted.....

Bottom of the Eighth
Fernando Tello lines a hit to center. Cal Doty grounds into a 4-6-3 double play.... Ray McDonald triples to right center. Tom McDowell lines a hit to center and McDonald scores. 9 to 2, Whalers.

Lost - 9 to 2

We had 9 hits and made no errors
Hartford had 13 hits and made 1 error

Al Calice (L 1-4) went 3 innings, allowed 6 runs, 7 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 2. He threw a WP.
RHP Dave Buchalter went 2 innings, allowed 3 runs, 2 hits, 4 walks and struck out 1. He threw a WP.
RHP Roger Wallace went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 2.
RHP Johnny Groom went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2.

Greg Pouliot (W 1-1), went 8 innings, gave us 2 runs, 9 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit.

1B Jack Washburn had a hit and a walk. RF Ray McDonald hit a triple and scored a run. C Bob Hutson hit a double and scored a run. PH Mike Volkman had a hit. PH Danny Rosas had a hit.

For Hartford, 3B Ray Dallas had 4 hits with a double and his 1st home run of the season, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. LF Joel Yost had a hit and 2 walks, stole a base and scored 3 runs.

[Questdog]

Sunday, May 8, 2005

Trudy cleared P Mike Marsh (24-R) to play a few days ago, but he still had mandatory DL time to serve, so he was activated today. Trudy also gave us the news that P Tommy Keyser (25-L) is still being bothered by his sore elbow and she cannot say when he will be ready to go again..... Why does she give us estimates? They never seem to be right.... Maybe we need a new trainer... What, Pia? You'll quit if I fire Trudy? I am not going to fire Trudy; I was just thinking out loud...

We also put P Al Calice (24-R) and P Dave Buchalter (27-R) on a train to Daytona Beach (A). Now the problem is who to call up to be our 5th starter? I was hoping it would we our 5th round pick in this year's B Leagues Draft, Dick Wellborn (21-R), but he just walked 8 in his last start, setting a new team record for the Admirals.... Jose Azamar (27-R), our 8th round pick in 2003, has the best ERA of anyone at 2.93, but the A Ball hitters are hitting over .300 against him and he had a 5.38 ERA last year.... I guess it has to be Ernesto Noyola (25-R), our 4th round pick in 2002. He has a 4.50 ERA, but has had 3 good starts in a row with 25 IP, 19 H, 1 HR, 5 BB and 21 SO and a 1.80 ERA.

Our two relief hopefuls that we drafted this year, by the way, have walked 17 between them in 18.1 IP......

Hartford Whalers (12-16 .429 7 GB in 6th place in the Northern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (18-12 .600 1 GB in 2nd place in the Southern Division)

HART: Alex Barrera (24-L) (1-1 6.35 ERA 22.2 IP, 24 H, 0 HR, 14 BB, 7 SO)
JAX: Mike Marsh (24-R) (3-1 1.52 ERA 29.2 IP, 18 H, 1 HR, 7 BB, 24 SO) All-Star

Barrera was 1-15 with a 5.81 ERA in 25 starts and 134.2 IP last year. If he shuts us down today, we will make BIG changes..... He was 0-1 in 2 starts against us last year with a 5.11 ERA. 12.1 IP, 16 H, 0 HR, 3 BB, 9 SO.

Marsh has not pitched in 2 weeks. Last time out, he went 5 shutout innings and allowed 4 hits and no walks with 4 strikeouts before leaving with an injury.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
HARTFORD
1: CF Mike Fox (26-L .250-116-1-5-.649-11 B) Silver Slugger(03)/All-Star(2: 03-04)
2: 2B Charlie Mackey (30-R .214-84-4-9-.695-3 B) 2 for 4 w/HR vs Marsh
3: RF Robbie McFarland (27-L .329-85-2-15-.845-0 B) All-Star(03)
4: 3B Ray Dallas (23-R .388-103-1-13-.926-0 C+)
5: LF Joel Yost (25-L .221-77-1-7-.585-5 B)
6: 1B Roberto Lopez (28-L .218-55-1-4-.568-0 C+)
7: C Mike Moen (34-R .333-9-1-4-1.189-0 F) Silver Slugger(03)/All-Star(4: 01-04)
8: SS Dana Wagner (26-R .298-94-0-11-.717-0 A)
9: P Alex Barrera (24-L .286-7-0-1-.786-0 D)

JACKSONVILLE
1: 3B Charlie Faber (34-R .250-36-0-1-.611-1 B+)
2: 2B T.R. Hunter (28-R .259-108-2-14-.666-0 A+) All-Star(3: 02-04)
3: LF Cal Doty (28-L .196-51-1-5-.516-3 B+) All-Star
4: RF Ray McDonald (24-L .255-106-3-14-.821-5 B+) All-Star
5: 1B Tom McDowell (27-R .239-117-6-18-.683-4 B)
6: CF Gary McKellar (35-R .217-23-1-1-.705-0 B)
7: SS Bart Daw (33-R .173-81-1-10-.511-4 B+)
8: C Don Kern (28-R .217-23-1-4-.742-0 B+)
9: P Mike Marsh (24-R .300-10-0-1-.573-0 B+) All-Star

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 78 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 9 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 10,429

Top of the First
Mike Fox lines a hit to center.... Charlie Mackey grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. Robbie McFarland grounds into a 5-4-3 double play!!

Bottom of the First
Charlie Faber grounds out to the pitcher... T.R. Hunter takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three.... Cal Doty pops out to left.............. I am so sick of not scoring runs!!!!

Bottom of the Third
We get our first base runner when Bart Daw lines a hit to center and goes to 2nd on a passed ball. Don Kern takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. P Mike Marsh bunts the runners up. Charlie Faber draws a walk to load the bases up with 1 out. T.R. Hunter lines the first pitch to right for a hit and 2 runs score!! 2 to 0, Jays! Cal Doty strikes out..... How long do we have to wait for him to start hitting? Or will he never hit again? Ray McDonald hits a home run to right!!! 5 to 0, Jays! I likes the runs!

Top of the Fourth
With 1 out, Ray Dallas lines his 9th hit of the series to center.... Joel Yost beats out an infield hit... With 2 outs, Mike Moen grounds one to 3rd, but Charlie Faber boots it and the bases are loaded with 2 outs.... Dana Wagner grounds the first pitch up the middle for a hit and 2 runs score.... 5 to 2, Jays.

Bottom of the Fourth
New Pitcher: Edwin Torres (30-L), who is 2-0 with a 1.69 ERA in 16 IP with a 1.00 WHIP. Gary McKellar grounds one to 3rd, but Ray Dallas throws the ball away for a 2 base error! But the next three make outs....

Bottom of the Sixth
Ray McDonald doubles to center! With 2 outs, Bart Daw lines a hit to center and McDonald scores! 6 to 2, Jays!

Won - 6 to 2

We had 6 hits, and made 2 errors
Hartford had 6 hits and made 2 errors

Mike Marsh (W 4-1) went 7 innings, allowed 2 unearned runs, 5 hits, 4 walks and struck out 2. 112 pitches.
LHP Albert Davies pitched a scoreless inning and allowed 1 hit.
RHP Roger Wallace pitched a perfect inning and struck out 1.

Alex Barrera (L 1-2) went 3 innings, gave us 5 runs, 3 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 2.

2B T.R. Hunter had a hit, scored a run and had 2 RBI. RF Ray McDonald hit a double and his 4th home run of the season, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI. SS Bart Daw had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. C Don Kern drew 2 walks (1 INT) and scored a run.

[Questdog]

May 9, 2005

Monday Morning Report
Player of the Week - Stan Stephens, 3B, Birmingham (27-R .318/.362/.419) Had 12 hits with 2 HR, 4 BB, 1 SO, 2 SB, 0 CS, 8 R and 8 RBI in 6 G (3rd career PoW)

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

May 3 - Buffalo lost P Ron Wisham (34-L) for 3 to 4 months with a partially torn labrum. He was the 2002 Ace Award and Hurler Trophy winner while with Syracuse. He was 1-1 with a 2.75 ERA in 3 starts this season.
May 3 - 2B Ray Holloway (31-R) of Richmond had 4 hits with a double and a home run, scored 2 runs and had 4 RBI at Orlando. The Robins won, 12 to 2, and had 18 hits. Through 27 games, they are hitting .317 as a team!
May 4 - 3B Stan Stephens (27-R) of Birmingham had 4 hits and a walk and scored 4 runs at New Orleans. The Barons won, 12 to 2.
May 5 - Tim Hill (27-L) of Ottawa pitched a 3 hit shutout at Louisville. He walked no one, but hit a batter and struck out 7. At bat, he drew a walk. It is the 9th shutout of his career. He is now 5-1 with a 2.47 ERA in 7 starts. The Otters won, 5 to 0.
May 5 - 3B Stan Stephens (27-R) of Birmingham had 3 hits with a Grand Slam, scored 2 runs and had 6 RBI at home versus Indianapolis. The Barons won, 13 to 5.
May 6 - Benedict Hughes (25-L) of Rochester pitched a 3 hit shutout at home versus New Orleans. He walked 6 and struck out 7. 143 pitches thrown. It is his 2nd shutout of the season and 4th of his career. He is now 3-1 with a 2.25 ERA in 7 starts. The Roosters won, 8 to 0.
May 6 - Larry Bowling (26-R) of Providence pitched a no-hitter at Charlotte. he walked 1 and struck out 6. It is the 5th no-hitter in MLB history and the 1st in 2005. It is the 12th shutout of his career. He is now 2-3 with a 3.00 ERA in 7 starts. The Steamrollers won, 2 to 0, and only had 2 hits themselves.
May 7 - Rookie Mike Menefee (25-L) of Richmond pitched a 5 hit shutout at home versus Columbus. He walked 5 and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. It is the 2nd shutout of his career. He is now 4-0 with a 1.71 ERA in 5 starts (6 G). The Robins won, 8 to 0.
May 8 - Larry Thornton (24-L) of Rochester pitched a 2 hit shutout at home versus New Orleans. He walked 2 and struck out 7. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had 2 RBI. It is the 1st shutout of his career. He is now 5-1 with a 1.50 ERA in 7 starts. The Roosters won, 3 to 0, and only had 2 hits themselves.
May 8 - Richmond lost P Sammy Brumley (28-L) for the season with a torn rotator cuff. He was an All-Star in 2001. He was 4-2 this season with a 3.00 ERA in 7 starts.
May 8 - Rookie 1B Bobby Baker (22-R) of Charlotte had 3 hits with a home run and 5 RBI at home versus Providence. The Hornets won, 6 to 3.

[Questdog]

Monday, May 9, 2005

We are in Buffalo to play the Bombers a 4 game series and then head right back home. They lost 3 of 4 here to Memphis over the weekend. We were 6-2 against them last year when they finished 98-64, choking their way to 2nd place in the North. It was the first time we had won a season series from them. Believe it or not, they are currently 12th in scoring with 3.34 runs per game (Jacksonville is #9 with 3.74). They have been without the services of 3-time All-Star RF Ivan Moreno (33-L) so far this season, but he is currently on a rehab assignment in Erie (A) and due back any time. Hopefully, not until after this series is over. The Bombers are 4th in fewest runs allowed with 3.55, despite playing in the best hitter's park in the MLB (Jacksonville is #2 with 2.84). Their run differential is -6, 10th in the MLB, and ours is +28, now 3rd best, behind Ottawa and Richmond (both +41).

Jacksonville Jays (19-12 .613 1 GB in 2nd place in the Southern Division) at
Buffalo Bombers (17-12 .586 2 GB in 3rd place in the Northern Division)

JAX: Danny Coreano (26-L) (1-1 4.26 ERA 12.2 IP, 10 H, 2 HR, 3 BB, 6 SO)
BUF: Danny Belsky (32-R) (2-1 3.02 ERA 41.2 IP, 31 H, 2 HR, 16 BB, 23 SO) All-Star

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

Belsky was 12-7 with a 3.06 ERA in 164.2 IP last year and 10-13 with a 3.09 ERA in 230 IP in 2003. He is 3-3 in 8 starts against the Jays in his career with a 3.42 ERA. 55.1 IP, 47 H, 6 HR, 15 BB, 31 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Cal Doty (28-L .182-55-1-5-.480-3 C+) All-Star
2: 1B Jack Washburn (23-L .240-100-1-7-.741-6 B)
3: LF Fernando Tello (23-L .245-98-3-14-.650-0 C)
4: RF Ray McDonald (24-L .264-110-4-17-.863-5 B+) All-Star
5: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .231-121-6-18-.661-4 C+)
6: 2B T.R. Hunter (28-R .259-112-2-16-.660-0 A+) All-Star(3: 02-04)
7: SS Bart Daw (33-R .188-85-1-11-.533-5 B+)
8: C Bob Hutson (22-L .244-82-2-6-.718-0 B) Rookie
9: P Danny Coreano (26-L .000-4-0-0-.000-0 F)

BUFFALO
1: CF Pete Hudzik (25-R .204-98-0-5-.528-10 A+)
2: SS Joel McCormick (36-R .189-95-2-8-.561-0 A)
3: 1B Frank Cohen (29-R .230-100-2-10-.669-1 B) All-Star(3: 01-02,04)
4: RF Mickey Lynn (32-L .213-89-7-14-.826-0 B) Silver Slugger(3: 01-03)/All-Star(2: 01,03)
5: LF Tom Hamm (35-R .282-85-1-6-.675-3 B) All-Star(2: 01-02)
6: 2B Dave Lloyd (32-R .256-78-2-7-.728-0 B+) All-Star(2: 01-02)
7: 3B Charlie Russell (28-R .364-11-1-2-1.182-0 C+)
8: C Dick Lyles (38-R .188-48-1-9-.564-0 D-)
9: P Danny Belsky (32-S .200-15-0-1-.400-0 C) All-Star

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park
Weather: 57 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 13 MPH wind blowing right to left
Attendance: 10,651

Top of the First
Cal Doty swings at the first pitch and flies out to right. Jack Washburn strikes out... Fernando Tello swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted....

Bottom of the First
Pete Hudzik flies out to deep center. Joel McCormick pops out to center. Frank Cohen strikes out! 1-2-3!

Top of the Second
Ray McDonald grounds one to 1st, but Frank Cohen makes a bad toss to the pitcher covering for a 2 base error! With 1 out, McDonald steals 3rd. This catcher is so old and weak-armed, that I don't mind the running. T.R. Hunter swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops out to right and McDonald holds.... A wild pitch scores McDonald! 1 to 0, Jays!

Top of the Fourth
Fernando Tello doubles to left center! Ray McDonald lines a hit to center and Tello scores! 2 to 0, Jays! Tom McDowell draws a walk. T.R. Hunter grounds into a 6-4-3 double play.....

Bottom of the Fourth
Frank Cohen hits a home run to left center... 2 to 1, Jays.

Bottom of the Fifth
Charlie Russell and Dick Lyles lead off with back to back hits... P Danny Belsky bunts them up. A wild pitch scores Russell.... Tie Game: 2 to 2. Pete Hudzik flies out to deep left and Lyles tags up and trots home. 3 to 2, Bombers.

Top of the Seventh
With 1 out, PH Mike Volkman (37-L) grounds the first pitch up the middle for a hit! 4 for 4! Bob Hutson lines a hit to center. PH Dave Estey (23-L) pokes a 3-2 pitch to center for a hit and Volkman scores! Tie Game: 3 to 3! Cal Doty swings at a 3-0 pitch and grounds a double play ball to 2nd, but Dave Lloyd makes a bad throw to 2nd for and error and the bases are loaded with 1 out! His second error of the game, doubling his season total. With the infield in, Jack Washburn grounds the first pitch to right for a hit and Hutson scores and Estey heads home, but gets thrown out by Mickey Lynn. 4 to 3, Jays!

Top of the Ninth
On the Hill: Terry Lies (26-R), after a perfect 8th. He has now only allowed 5 hits in 20 IP! With 1 out, Bob Hutson takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. With 2 outs, Cal Doty grounds the first pitch up the middle for a hit! Pinch-runner: Frank Roadman (30-R) at 2nd for Hutson. Jack Washburn gets beaned and the bases are loaded with 2 outs. Fernando Tell lines a hit to center and 2 runs score!! 6 to 3, Jays!

Won - 6 to 3

We had 9 hits and made no errors
Buffalo had 6 hits and made 3 errors

Danny Coreano (W 2-1) went 6 innings, allowed 3 runs, 5 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 3. He threw a WP.
RHP Bob Craig (H 5) went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and 1 walk.
LHP Bill Grant (SV 7 ) pitched a perfect 9th with 1 strikeout.

Danny Belsky (L 2-2) went 7 innings, gave us 4 runs (2 earned), 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. He threw a WP. At bat, he had a hit.

CF Cal Doty had 2 hits and scored a run. 1B Jack Washburn had a hit and was hit by a pitch and had an RBI. LF Fernando Tello had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had 2 RBI. RF Ray McDonald had a hit, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. PH Mike Volkman had a hit and scored a run. C Bob Hutson had a hit and a walk and scored a run. PR Frank Roadman scored a run. PH Dave Estey had a hit and an RBI.

For Buffalo, 1B Frank Cohen hit his 3rd home run of the season.

Down on the Farm: Marc Uhrich (29-L) pitched a 10-inning shutout at home for the Admirals against the Durham Bulls. He allowed 4 hits and 3 walks and beaned 2 batters and struck out 10. 138 pitches. It is his 1st win of the season and he is now 1-4 with a 4.87 ERA. CF Dave Brown (20-L), our 3rd round pick in this year's B Leagues Draft went 5 for 5 with a double and an RBI and is now hitting .340 on the season, but that double was his 1st extra-base hit. and his BB to SO are 7 to17 in 103 AB.

[Questdog]

Tuesday, May 10, 2005

Jacksonville Jays (20-12 .625 0 GA tied for 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Buffalo Bombers (17-13 .567 2 GB in 3rd place in the Northern Division)

JAX: Jim Baucom (23-L) (5-0 1.80 ERA 55 IP, 41 H, 4 HR, 8 BB, 51 SO) Ace/Hurler/All-Star(3: 02-04)
BUF: Jerry Doherty (27-L) (3-3 3.46 ERA 41.2 IP, 35 H, 7 HR, 10 BB, 26 SO) All-Star

Baucom gave up 4 runs on 6 hits, 2 home runs and 2 walks with 8 strikeouts in 5 innings last time out in a no decision that he was lucky to get.

Doherty was 15-11 with a 3.04 ERA in 213 IP last year and 8-3 with a 2.81 ERA in 15 starts as a rookie in 2003. He is 0-3 in 4 starts against the Jays in his career, but with a 1.93 ERA. 23.1 IP, 16 H, 0 HR, 16 BB, 22 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 3B Charlie Faber (34-R .225-40-0-1-.569-1 B+)
2: LF Cal Doty (28-L .200-60-1-5-.506-3 B+) All-Star
3: 2B T.R. Hunter (28-R .250-116-2-16-.638-0 A+) All-Star(3: 02-04)
4: RF Ray McDonald (24-L .261-115-4-18-.844-6 B+) All-Star
5: 1B Tom McDowell (27-R .226-124-6-18-.651-4 C+)
6: CF Gary McKellar (35-R .222-27-1-1-.677-0 B)
7: SS Bart Daw (33-R .184-87-1-11-.521-5 B+)
8: C Don Kern (28-R .208-24-1-4-.761-0 B+)
9: P Jim Baucom (23-L .222-18-0-2-.578-0 C) Ace/Hurler/All-Star(3: 02-04)

BUFFALO
1: CF Pete Hudzik (25-R .198-101-0-6-.511-10 A+)
2: 3B Charlie Childs (21-L .244-90-0-9-.570-2 A)
3: 1B Frank Cohen (29-R .231-104-3-11-.692-1 B) All-Star(3: 01-02,04)
4: RF Mickey Lynn (32-L .204-93-7-14-.793-0 B) Silver Slugger(3: 01-03)/All-Star(2: 01,03)
5: LF Tom Hamm (35-R .284-88-1-6-.682-3 B) All-Star(2: 01-02)
6: SS Joel McCormick (36-R .192-99-2-8-.559-0 A)
7: 2B Jose Cuenca (32-R .192-26-0-1-.530-0 B)
8: C Ron Harder (31-R .208-53-0-1-.476-0 B)
9: P Jerry Doherty (27-L .071-14-0-0-.143-0 D) All-Star

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park
Weather: 60 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 11 MPH wind blowing out to left
Attendance: 9,527

Top of the First
Charlie Faber, the greatest leadoff hitter ever, lines a hit to center! Cal Doty grounds into a force at 2nd, 3-6. T.R. Hunter lines one to center, but Pete Hudzik makes a diving catch.... Ray McDonald pops out to short.....

Bottom of the First
Pete Hudzik beats out an infield hit.... Charlie Childs grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. He steals 2nd and goes to 3rd when C Don Kern throws the ball away.... Frank Cohen strikes out! Mickey Lynn swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted!

Top of the Fifth
With 1 out, Gary McKellar takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Bart Daw swings at the first pitch and gets our second hit of the game, a home run to left center!! 2 to 0, Jays! With 2 outs, P Jim Baucom doubles to left center! Charlie Faber grounds a hit up the middle and P Baucom scores! 3 to 0, Jays!

Top of the Sixth
T.R. Hunter takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4, only his seventh walk of the season. With 1 out, Tom McDowell doubles to left center and Hunter scores from 1st! 4 to 0, Jays! The next two make outs.

Bottom of the Sixth
Pete Hudzik and Charlie Childs lead off with back to back hits.... Frank Cohen grounds into a 6-4-3 double play!!

Top of the Seventh
P Jerry Doherty strikes out the side in order....

Bottom of the Eighth
Ron Harder lines a 2-2 pitch off the wall in left center for a double.... And P Jim Baucom calls out Trudy the Trainer........................................... .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .........
New Pitcher: All-Star Albert Davies (28-L). PH Charlie Russell (28-R), 1 for 3 with a walk and a run scored yesterday, grounds a hit up the middle... Pete Hudzik flies out to deep left and Harder trots home. 4 to 1, Jays. The next two make outs.

Won - 4 to 1

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

Jim Baucom (W 6-0) went 7+ innings, allowed 1 run, 6 hits, no walks and struck out 9. At bat he hit a double and scored a run.
LHP Albert Davies went 1 scoreless inning (the inherited runner scored), allowed 1 hit and struck out 1.
LHP Bill Grant (SV 8) pitched a scoreless 9th and allowed 1 hit.

Jerry Doherty (L 3-4) went 8 innings, gave us 4 runs, 6 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks and struck out 9. 120 pitches.

3B Charlie Faber had 2 hits and an RBI. 1B Tom McDowell hit a double and had an RBI. SS Bart Daw had 2 hits with his 2nd home run of the season, drew a walk and had 2 RBI.

Trudy did not make a report on Jim Baucom; she told me to call Dr. Pepper back in Jacksonville, who had talked to the doctor at the hospital in Buffalo....... Baucom has torn his labrum and is out for the season........ Not a single whiff of an injury in 5 years....... I can't even talk right now.........