Millennial League Baseball, est. 2001 - Page 51

Westheim · 12-08-2020, 04:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Questdog

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.........

(has his black googly eyes all wet)

(opens mouth)

(closes mouth)

(rolls into a ball)

Questdog · 12-08-2020, 07:16 AM

Wednesday, May 11, 2005

I was frightened awake this morning, too early to even look a the clock and see what time it was. I had a horrible dream or dreams, because I think I was scaring myself out of them all night. People kept running up to me out of nowhere and ripping pieces of paper in my face and laughing maniacally. Others were flailing their arms about in a panic and their arms were all rubbery and did not seem to have any bones in them. The first GM I ever worked for, who has been dead for over 10 years, called me into his office and chewed me out for not having my shoes tied and told me he was going to have to let me go because the chairs I had bought for the clubhouse were all too flimsy and had snapped into pieces when anyone sat on them. My own mother, who is still alive, acted like she was talking to me from the hereafter and asked me why I hadn't given them the milk every day like she asked. Given who the milk? "The little puppies!" she wailed and held up a litter of them in her arms and they all had mangled legs and tails. A little girl brought me a bunch of daisies and asked me to put them on the grave of Giant Jim.........

Baucom has gone back to Jacksonville to be examined by Dr. Pepper, but there is no hope that he will refute the diagnosis of the Buffalo doctor. Pia filed the paperwork to put Baucom on the DL and recall P Al Calice (24-R) from Daytona Beach (A). Calice can work on his issues with us now, because the season is over as far as winning the division. Baucom was the rock that everything else was built on. We are down to a 2 man rotation with Del Warwick and Mike Marsh. And Marsh is having his own injury issues and I would not be surprised if he does not last the season. And our offense is way off form what it was last season and does not seem capable of winning games with less than stellar pitching.

Jacksonville Jays (21-12 .636 0 GA tied for 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Buffalo Bombers (17-14 .548 3 GB in 3rd place in the Northern Division)

JAX: Del Warwick (30-L) (3-4 2.31 ERA 50.2 IP, 50 H, 3 HR, 6 BB, 32 SO) Gold Glove(02)
BUF: Steve Cron (31-L) (4-2 2.70 ERA 53.1 IP, 49 H, 1 HR, 7 BB, 20 SO) All-Star

Warwick gave up 2 runs (1 earned) on 10 hits and no walks with 4 strikeouts in 6.2 innings last time out in a win.

Cron is their #1 starter. He was 17-14 with a 2.81 ERA in 256 IP last year and 18-9, tying for MLB lead in wins, with a 2.43 ERA in an MLB leading 263 IP in 2003. He has tied for the MLB lead in games started every season. He is 3-1 in 4 starts against the Jays in his career with a shutout and a 1.97 ERA. 32 IP, 31 H, 3 HR, 6 BB, 19 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Charlie Faber (34-R .250-44-0-2-.606-1 B+) 6 for 12 vs Cron
2: LF Cal Doty (28-L .188-64-1-5-.475-3 B+) All-Star
3: RF Ray McDonald (24-L .261-119-4-18-.833-6 B+) All-Star 2 for 16 vs Cron
4: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .227-128-6-19-.654-4 C+)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (23-L .240-104-1-8-.738-6 B)
6: CF Gary McKellar (35-R .200-30-1-1-.633-0 B)
7: SS Bart Daw (33-R .200-90-2-13-.588-5 B+)
8: C Don Kern (28-R .185-27-1-4-.683-0 B+)
9: P Del Warwick (30-L .000-13-0-0-.000-0 F) Gold Glove(02)

BUFFALO
1: CF Pete Hudzik (25-R .212-104-0-7-.531-10 A+)
2: SS Charlie Childs (21-L .245-94-0-9-.567-3 A)
3: 1B Frank Cohen (29-R .231-108-3-11-.685-1 B) All-Star(3: 01-02,04)
4: RF Bob Sedrick (26-R .125-16-1-3-.489-0 B) Rookie
5: LF Tom Hamm (35-R .283-92-1-6-.674-3 B) All-Star(2: 01-02)
6: 2B Dave Lloyd (32-R .244-82-2-7-.694-0 B+) All-Star(2: 01-02) 8 for 21 w/3 HR vs Warwick
7: 3B Charlie Russell (28-R .400-15-1-2-1.171-0 C+)
8: C Dick Lyles (38-R .200-50-1-9-.581-0 D-) 3 for 9 w/HR vs Warwick
9: P Steve Cron (31-L .235-17-0-2-.458-0 C) All-Star

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park
Weather: 52 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 12 MPH wind blowing out to left
Attendance: 10,975

Top of the First
Charlie Faber strikes out on 3 pitches. Cal Doty takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Ray McDonald grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. Tom McDowell strikes out.

Bottom of the First
Pete Hudzik gets beaned with the second pitch of the game. It is hard to concentrate on the action.... Charlie Childs lines a hit to left. Frank Cohen grounds into a 6-4-3 double play and Hudzik scores. No, he just goes to 3rd. Bob Sedrick grounds out to 3rd.

If the players are feeling anything like I am, we have no hope of winning today....

We need someone to do something to snap us out of theses doldrums and get us excited and Cal Doty does it! In the bottom of the 2nd, with 2 runners on and only 1 out, Dick Lyles lines one to left that looks like a sure run-scoring hit, but Doty makes a diving catch and hops up and fires to 2nd to double off the runner!!

Alright, boys! Let's score some runs!

We don't score in the 3rd, but everyone hit the ball hard and P Del Warwick had a hit. In the bottom of the 3rd, with 2 outs, Charlie Childs beat out an infield hit. Frank Cohen lines a hit to right and Childs went for 3rd, but Ray McDonald threw him out!

Top of the Sixth
With 1 out, Ray McDonald grounds a hit to right. With McDonald running, Tom McDowell swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses, but McDonald is safe at 2nd. They walk the lefty Jack Washburn intentionally to face Gary McKellar and he lines a hit to left and McDonald scores! 1 to 0, Jays!

Bottom of the Sixth
Frank Cohen lines a hit to center.... Bob Sedrick doubles to right.... The Bullpen gets up. With the infield in, Tom Hamm grounds a hit to left and Cohen scores... Tie Game: 1 to 1. I thought for sure with our newfound enthusiasm, we would go on to win, 10 to 0..... Dave Lloyd lines a hit to right and Sedrick scores and Hamm beats the throw to 3rd... 2 to 1, Bombers. Call to the Bullpen: Bob Craig (27-R). Charlie Russell walks on 4 pitches to load the bases up with no outs.... Dick Lyles grounds into a 4-2-3 double play!! P Steve Cron grounds out to 2nd!

Top of the Seventh
Don Kern draws a walk. P Bob Craig is allowed to hit, because whoever we send up there, Manny will have them bunt and Craig is one of the best bunters on the team. So, of course, he bunts into a force at 2nd, 2-6.... With 2 outs, Cal Doty grounds a double over the 3rd base bag and P Craig scores form 1st! Tie Game: 2 to 2! Ray McDonald flies out to the warning track in right....

Top of the Eighth
With 1 out, Jack Washburn grounds one to 2nd, but Dave Lloyd throws it away for a 2 base error! Washburn steals 3rd! With the infield in, Gary McKellar swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to short and Washburn holds.... Bart Daw flies out to deep left....

Bottom of the Eighth
The Bullpen is ready. Bob Sedrick knocks one off the wall in left center for a triple.... Call to the Bullpen: All-Star Albert Davies (28-L). Tom Hamm strikes out! Dave Lloyd grounds out to 3rd and Sedrick stays put! We walk Charlie Russell intentionally. Dick Lyles pops out to 3rd!

Top of the Ninth
P Steve Cron is at 116 pitches. 8-9-1 up for us. Don Kern takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4! Pinch-runner: Frank Roadman (30-R). PH T.R. Hunter (28-R) grounds a hit to right and Roadman beats the throw to 3rd! Charlie Faber pops out to 2nd.... Cal Doty pops out to left and Roadman tags up and gets thrown out by Tom Hamm.......

Bottom of the Ninth
New Pitcher: Johnny Groom (28-R). T.R. Hunter stays in to play 2nd and Bob Hutson (22-L) is in to catch. 9-1-2 up for the Bombers. PH Joel McCormick (36-R), 2 for 8 in this series, strikes out! PH Vern Stewart (24-L), a rookie, who is 0 for 7 in his career, but was the #36 prospect this Spring and was hitting .373 in the American Association (A) before being called up, grounds a hit to right.... PH Mickey Lynn (32-L), 0 for 8 this series, but almost guaranteed to hit a home run off P Groom, grounds into a 4-6-3 double play!!

Extras!
We are 3-0 so far this season.

Top of the Tenth
New Pitcher: Billy Temple (28-R), their 2-time All-Star(02,04) closer, who pitched a scoreless inning yesterday. He is 2-1 with 7 SV and a 1.08 ERA in 16.2 IP with 8 H allowed and 17 SO. 3-4-5 up for us. They go down in order on 2 ground outs to the pitcher and a pop out to short....

Bottom of the Tenth
3-4-5 up for them.... Frank Cohen walks.... Bob Sedrick grounds into a 3-6-3 double play!! Tom Hamm hits a 2-2 pitch over the center field wall....

Lost - 3 to 2

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

We turned 5 double plays, 4 of them GDP.

Del Warwick went 5+ innings, allowed 2 runs, 9 hits, 1 walk, 2 HBP and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit.
RHP Bob Craig went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and 1 walk. At bat, he bunted into a force out and scored a run.
LHP Albert Davies went 1 scoreless inning, allowed 1 walk (INT) and struck out 1.
RHP Johnny Groom (L 1-2) went 1.2 innings, allowed 1 run, 2 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 1.

Steve Cron went 9 innings, gave us 2 runs, 6 hits, 5 walks (1 INT) and struck out 6. 136 pitches.
RHP Billy Temple (W 3-1) pitched 1 perfect inning.

LF Cal Doty hit a double, drew a walk and had an RBI. 1B Jack Washburn had a hit and a walk (INT) and stole a base. C Don Kern drew 3 walks. PH/2B T.R. Hunter had a hit.

For Buffalo, LF Tom Hamm had 2 hits with his 2n home run of the season, the game winner, and had 2 RBI. 2B Dave Lloyd had 3 hits and an RBI. 3B Charlie Russell drew 3 walks (1 INT).

Westheim · 12-08-2020, 07:40 AM

I prefer pretending that the nightmare is still going on and that we'll all wake up now and it's all not real.

Can't be long.

(looks at wristwatch)

Any second now.

(nothing happens)

Right about now.

(nestles on his shirt)

I've had these dreams before, where somebody looks in the naughty folder on your laptop, or somebody you love lies in the road, conscious, about to be run over, and you can't rescue them because you're superglued to a chair. Or like the bestest pitcher ever suddenly coming apart - I mean, that's all impossible. Must be a dream.

(looks around)

Man, this dream looks real.

(slow whine)

(rolls back into a ball)

Questdog · 12-08-2020, 08:30 AM

Thursday, May 12, 2005

Jacksonville Jays (21-13 .618 1 GB in 2nd place in the Southern Division) at
Buffalo Bombers (18-14 .562 3 GB in 3rd place in the Northern Division)

JAX: Al Calice (24-R) (1-4 6.44 ERA 36.1 IP, 43 H, 6 HR, 16 BB, 24 SO)
BUF: Matt Nielson (35-L) (2-1 2.66 ERA 20.1 IP, 25 H, 1 HR, 7 BB, 11 SO) All-Star

Calice gave up 6 runs on 7 hits, 1 home run and 1 walk with 2 strikeouts in 3 innings last time out in a loss. He was sent to the minors as a result, but called back with the injury to Jim Baucom without having pitched for Daytona Beach (A).

Nielson was 0-2 with a 4.39 ERA in 4 starts last year, missing most of the season with a torn flexor tendon, and 9-9 with a 4.02 ERA in 152.1 IP in 2003. He is 2-1 in 4 starts against the Jays in his career with a 4.39 ERA. 26.2 IP, 34 H, 4 HR, 7 BB, 11 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 3B Charlie Faber (34-R .224-49-0-2-.548-1 B+)
2: 2B T.R. Hunter (28-R .250-120-2-16-.639-0 A+) All-Star(3: 02-04)
3: LF Cal Doty (28-L .191-68-1-6-.502-3 B+) All-Star 3 for 8 w/HR vs Nielson
4: RF Ray McDonald (24-L .258-124-4-18-.816-7 B+) All-Star
5: 1B Jack Washburn (23-L .241-108-1-8-.735-7 B) 2 for 3 w/HR vs Nielson
6: CF Gary McKellar (35-R .206-34-1-2-.619-0 B)
7: SS Bart Daw (33-R .191-94-2-13-.564-5 B+)
8: C Don Kern (28-R .179-28-1-4-.718-0 B+)
9: P Al Calice (24-L .083-12-0-0-.167-0 F)

BUFFALO
1: LF Max Sharp (26-R .250-20-0-0-.586-0 B+)
2: 3B Charlie Childs (21-L .255-98-0-9-.584-3 A)
3: 1B Frank Cohen (29-R .241-112-3-11-.701-1 B) All-Star(3: 01-02,04)
4: RF Mickey Lynn (32-L .194-98-7-14-.755-0 B) Silver Slugger(3: 01-03,LF)/All-Star(2: 01,03)
5: CF Tom Hamm (35-R .289-97-2-8-.712-3 D) All-Star(2: 01-02)
6: 2B Dave Lloyd (32-R .267-86-2-8-.730-0 B+) All-Star(2: 01-02)
7: SS Joel McCormick (36-R .192-104-2-8-.552-0 A)
8: C Ron Harder (31-R .214-56-0-1-.504-0 B)
9: P Matt Nielson (35-L .429-7-0-0-1.143-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park
Weather: 66 F, Clear Skies, with a 9 MPH wind blowing out to left
Attendance: 9,574

Top of the First
Charlie Faber swings at the first pitch and pops out to short. T.R. Hunter strikes out looking.... Cal Doty flies out to deep center....

Bottom of the First
Max Sharp swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd. Charlie Childs grounds a hit up the middle.... Frank Cohen grounds a 3-2 pitch to left for a hit and Childs goes to 3rd... Mickey Lynn pops out to 1st! Tom Hamm lines a 3-2 pitch to left for a hit and Childs scores and Cohen goes to 3rd... 1 to 0, Bombers. Dave Lloyd strikes out.

Top of the Fourth
Cal Doty and Ray McDonald lead off with back to back hits! Jack Washburn grounds a 3-2 pitch to right for a hit and Doty heads home and gets thrown out by Mickey Lynn.... Gary McKellar grounds into a 6-4-3 double play.............

Top of the Sixth
Charlie Faber leads off with a walk. T.R. Hunter doubles to right! Cal Doty lines a hit to left and Faber scores! Tie Game:1 to 1! Ray McDonald hits a home run to right!!! 4 to 1, Jays!

Bottom of the Sixth
Charlie Childs leads off with a walk. The Bullpen gets up. Frank Cohen lines a 3-2 pitch to right for a double and Childs heads home and Ray McDonald throws him out! And Frank Cohen is hurt. Pinch-runner: Bob Sedrick (26-R). Mickey Lynn hits a home run to right.... 4 to 3, Jays.

Bottom of the Eighth
New Pitcher: Roger Wallace (29-R). RF Bob Sedrick grounds a hit up the middle.... The Bullpen hops back up. 1B Mickey Lynn draws a walk... With 1 out, PH Vern Stewart (24-L), the rookie who is 1 for 2 this series, is sent up. Call to the Bullpen: 2-time All-Star Bill Grant (34-L). Danny Rosas (26-L) is in to play left in a double switch. Stewart flies out to deep left. Joel McCormick grounds out to 3rd!

Bottom of the Ninth
Bob Hutson (22-L) is in to catch. 8-9-1 up for the Bombers. Ron Harder grounds out to the pitcher! PH David Rodriguez (33-R), 3 for 8 on the season with a HR and 2 RBI, lines a hit to left.... Max Sharp pops out to 2nd. PH Jose Cuenca (32-R), 0 for 4 with 3 strikeouts this series, pokes a hit to left center..... CF Pete Hudzik (25-R), 2 for 8 this series with 2 RBI, grounds out to short and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 4 to 3

We had 10 hits and made no errors
Buffalo had 11 hits and made no errors

Al Calice (W 2-4) went 5.2 innings, allowed 3 runs, 7 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 3.
RHP Bob Craig (H 6) went 1.1 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1.
RHP Roger Wallace (H 2) got 1 out, allowed 1 hit and 1 walk.
LHP Bill Grant (SV 9) pitched 1.2 scoreless innings and allowed 2 hits.

Matt Nielson (L 2-2) went 7 innings, gave us 4 runs, 9 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 5.

3B Charlie Faber had a hit and a walk and scored a run. 2B T.R. Hunter hit a double and scored a run. LF Cal Doty had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. RF Ray McDonald had 3 hits with his 5th home run of the season and had 3 RBI and threw a runner out at home. CF Gary McKellar had hits and a walk.

For Buffalo, RF/1B Mickey Lynn had 2 hits with his 8th home run, drew a walk and had 2 RBI.

The Bombers announced that 1B Frank Cohen had a sprained ankle and the expected him to miss 3 to 4 weeks.

Questdog · 12-08-2020, 09:47 AM

Friday, May 13, 2005

I am not worried about bad luck today! They can't do anything worse to us than they already have......

We are back home to play the Charlotte Hornets a 3 game series over the weekend. They just split 4 games in Ottawa. We split a pair of games with them in Charlotte to open the season. They are 6th in scoring with 4.40 runs per game (Jacksonville is #9 with 3.77). We have each hit 26 HR and we have out-walked them by a few, but they are outhitting us by 31 points (.259 to .228). Only Syracuse at .215 has a worse BA than us. The Hornets are 10th in fewest runs allowed with 4.11 per game (Jacksonville is #1 with 2.80, but that will not last without Jim Baucom). Their run differential is +10, 8th in the MLB, and ours is +34, 3rd best.

Charlotte Hornets (19-16 .543 3 GB in 4th place in the Southern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (22-13 .629 0 GA tied for 1st place in the Southern Division)

CHAR: Rick Cox (34-R) (4-1 3.24 ERA 41.2 IP, 39 H, 1 HR, 11 BB, 15 SO) Ace(01)/All-Star(4: 01-04)
JAX: Mike Marsh (24-R) (4-1 1.12 ERA 36.2 IP, 23 H, 1 HR, 11 BB, 26 SO) All-Star

Cox, the 2001 Ace Award winner, is no longer their #1 starter and he has lost some velocity, but he still has his good control and he keeps the ball in the park mostly. He was 16-11 with a 3.14 ERA in 235 IP last year and 18-8, tying for the MLB lead in wins, with a 2.22 ERA in 255.1 IP in 2003. He is 9-2 in 13 starts against the Jays in his career with 2 shutouts and a 1.65 ERA. 103.1 IP, 82 H, 3 HR, 19 BB, 60 SO. We have lost more games to Cox than any other pitcher and his ERA is the best of any opponent with 8 or more starts.

Marsh gave up 2 unearned runs on 5 hits and 4 walks with 2 strikeouts in 7 innings last time out in a win.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
CHARLOTTE
1: LF Danny Pakan (28-L .429-49-0-8-.972-1 B) Bruised forearm Career .370 BA (270 AB)
2: CF Scott Damon (26-R .224-125-1-9-.570-1 B) Strained hamstring
3: 3B Larry Davis (30-S .227-132-1-10-.542-3 B) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(01) Career .341 BA
4: 2B Terry Wolf (33-L .296-125-5-20-.870-0 B) Silver Slugger(03)/All-Star(3: 02-04)
5: RF Rob Worms (32-R .205-44-5-8-.936-0 B+) Gold Glove(01) ex-Jay
6: SS Bruce McArthur (28-L .220-91-1-11-.690-0 B) Gold Glove(3: 02-04,1B)
7: 1B Marty Derringer (27-R .324-108-5-20-.839-3 A)
8: C Mike Tyra (29-R .156-64-0-2-.460-0 B)
9: P Rick Cox (34-L .000-11-0-0-.000-0 F) Ace(01)/All-Star(4: 01-04)

JACKSONVILLE
1: 1B Jack Washburn (23-L .243-111-1-8-.733-7 B)
2: LF Fernando Tello (23-L .250-104-3-16-.660-0 C)
3: CF Cal Doty (28-L .208-72-1-7-.529-3 C+) All-Star .364 in 44 AB w/HR vs Cox
4: RF Ray McDonald (24-L .273-128-5-21-.860-7 B+) All-Star
5: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .216-134-6-19-.625-4 C+)
6: SS T.R. Hunter (28-R .250-124-2-16-.643-0 B+) All-Star(3: 02-04)
7: 2B Charlie Faber (34-R .231-52-0-2-.567-1 B+)
8: C Bob Hutson (22-L .247-85-2-6-.724-0 B) Rookie
9: P Mike Marsh (24-R .250-12-0-1-.481-0 B+) All-Star

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 85 F, Clear Skies, with an 8 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 11,735

Top of the First
Danny Pakan lines a hit to left.... Scott Damon strikes out! Larry Davis takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4.... Terry Wolf swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd and the runners advance. Rob Worms, the ex-Jay who we released this Spring, flies out to center!

Bottom of the First
Jack Washburn grounds out to 2nd. Fernando Tello flies out to left. Cal Doty swings at the first pitch and lines out to 2nd.....

Top of the Fourth
Larry Davis lines a hit to left, steals 2nd and goes to 3rd on a ground out... Rob Worms swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to right and Davis tags up and scores. 1 to 0, Hornets. Worms would invariably strike out with a runner on 3rd and less than 2 outs for us....

Bottom of the Fourth
With 1 out, Cal Doty beats out an infield hit. Ray McDonald doubles to left and Doty scores from 1st! Tie Game: 1 to 1! With 2 outs, T.R. Hunter pops one up to 1st, but Marty Derringer flubs the catch for an error! Charlie Faber, who had our only hit before this inning, lines a 3-2 pitch to left for a hit and McDonald scores! 2 to 1, Jays! Bob Hutson draws a walk to load the bases up with 2 outs. P Mike Marsh grounds out to 2nd...

Bottom of the Fifth
Jack Washburn and Fernando Tello lead off with back to back hits and we have runners at the corners with no outs! Call Doty takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up! Ray McDonald lines out to deep center and Washburn tags up and scores. 3 to 1, Jays! Tom McDowell clears the bases with a double to left center!! 5 to 1, Jays! That does it for P Rick Cox. New Pitcher: Dave Lutes (30-R), who is 1-1 with a 4.60 ERA in 15.2 IP with 2 starts (4 G). T.R. Hunter reaches base on catcher's interference! But the next two make outs.

Top of the Eighth
Light-hitting Mike Tyra lines the first pitch off the wall in right center for a double... The Bullpen gets up. But the next three make outs!

Bottom of the Eighth
New Pitcher: Mike Penafiel (34-R), who is 2-1 with a 4.67 ERA in 17.1 IP. P Mike Marsh grounds a hit to left! Jack Washburn knocks one high off the wall in right and ends up with a triple and P Marsh scores! 6 to 1, Jays! CF Gary McKellar (35-R) lines an 0-2 pitch to left for a hit and Washburn scores! 7 to 1, Jays! Our 3-4-5 hitters all make outs...

Won - 7 to 1

We had 13 hits and made no errors
Charlotte had 4 hits and made 2 errors

We tied our season high in hits!

Mike Marsh (W 5-1) went 9 innings (CG), allowed 1 run, 4 hits, 1 walk and struck out 5. 102 pitches. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run.

Rick Cox (L 4-2) went 4.1 innings, gave us 5 runs (4 earned), 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2.

1B Jack Washburn had 2 hits with a triple, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. LF Fernando Tello had 2 hits with a double and scored a run. CF Gary McKellar had a hit and an RBI in his only at bat. CF/LF Cal Doty had a hit and a walk and scored 2 runs. RF Ray McDonald had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had 2 RBI. 3B Tom McDowell hit a double and had 2 RBI. 2B Charlie Faber had 2 hits and an RBI.

Questdog · 12-08-2020, 11:03 AM

Saturday, May 14, 2005

Charlotte Hornets (19-17 .528 4 GB in 4th place in the Southern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (23-13 .639 0 GA tied for 1st place in the Southern Division)

CHAR: Angel Gomez (25-R) (3-5 3.52 ERA 53.2 IP, 59 H, 4 HR, 17 BB, 34 SO) Ace(01)/All-Star(4: 01-04)
JAX: Danny Coreano (26-L) (2-1 4.34 ERA 18.2 IP, 15 H, 3 HR, 4 BB, 9 SO)

Gomez is their #1 starter. We beat him in Opening Day (with Jim Baucom pitching) and scored 3 runs on 5 hits, 1 home run and 2 walks with 6 strikeouts in 7 innings.

Coreano gave up 3 unearned runs on 5 hits, 1 home run and 1 walk with 3 strikeouts in 6 innings last time out in a win.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
CHARLOTTE
1: 1B Marty Derringer (27-R .315-111-5-20-.817-3 A)
2: CF Scott Damon (26-R .217-129-1-9-.553-1 B) Strained hamstring
3: 2B Terry Wolf (33-L .287-129-5-20-.844-0 B) Silver Slugger(03)/All-Star(3: 02-04)
4: 3B Lindy Elson (25-R .192-52-1-7-.584-3 A) Rookie #19 prospect
5: RF Tom Morris (31-R .312-64-0-4-.812-0 C+)
6: SS Bruce McArthur (28-L .223-94-1-11-.689-0 B) Gold Glove(3: 02-04,1B)
7: LF Gabe Valdez (33-R .062-16-0-0-.273-0 A+)
8: C Alex Martinez (30-R .364-55-1-6-1.013-0 B+)
9: P Angel Gomez (25-R .118-17-0-1-.294-0 D+)

JACKSONVILLE
1: 1B Jack Washburn (23-L .250-116-1-9-.753-7 B)
2: LF Fernando Tello (23-L .259-108-3-16-.682-0 C)
3: CF Cal Doty (28-L .211-76-1-7-.536-3 C+) All-Star 6 for 11 w/HR vs Gomez
4: RF Ray McDonald (24-L .280-132-5-23-.868-7 B+) All-Star 7 for 18 w/3 HR vs Gomez
5: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .216-139-6-21-.624-4 C+) 2 for 21 w/HR vs Gomez
6: 2B T.R. Hunter (28-R .252-127-2-16-.643-0 A+) All-Star(3: 02-04) 2 for 19 vs Gomez
7: SS Bart Daw (33-R .184-98-2-13-.542-5 B+) 3 for 18 w/2 HR vs Gomez
8: C Bob Hutson (22-L .239-88-2-6-.707-0 B) Rookie 2 for 3 vs Gomez
9: P Danny Coreano (26-L .000-6-0-0-.000-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 69 F, Overcast, with a 9 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 13,707

Largest crowd since the Home Opener!

Top of the First
Marty Derringer flies out to deep center. Scott Damon hits a home run to left center... 1 to 0, Hornets. Terry Wolf doubles to right.... Lindy Elson swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short. Tom Morris strikes out looking in 3 pitches!

Bottom of the First
Jack Washburn takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4! Fernando Tello swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds into a 4-6-3 double play.... Cal Doty grounds out to 2nd....

Bottom of the Second
With 1 out, Tom McDowell takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. T.R. Hunter lines an 0-2 pitch to center for a hit. We pull off a double steal!! Bart Daw swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses.... Bob Hutson draws a walk to load the bases up with 2 outs. P Danny Coreano swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted....

Top of the Third
Marty Derringer hits a home run to left center.... 2 to 0, Hornets. Scott Damon grounds one to 3rd and Tom McDowell throws the ball away for a 2 base error.... Terry Wolf lines a hit to left... The Bullpen gets up. Lindy Elson pops out to the catcher in fair territory. Tom Morris grounds into a 6-4-3 double play!!

Bottom of the Third
With 2 outs, Cal Doty takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Ray McDonald lines the first pitch to left center for a hit and Doty goes to 3rd. McDonald steals 2nd! Tom McDowell grounds a 3-2 pitch to left for a hit and both runners score!! Tie Game: 2 to 2!

Top of the Fourth
Bruce McArthur doubles to right... The Bullpen is up again. A wild pitch sends McArthur to 3rd... With the infield in, Gabe Valdez grounds a hit through the right side and McArthur scores... 3 to 2, Hornets. Alex Martinez lines a 2-2 pitch to center for a hit and Valdez heads to 3rd and Cal Doty throws the ball into the dugout and Valdez scores.... 4 to 2, Hornets. 9 hits and 9 outs for P Danny Coreano..... Call to the Bullpen: Bob Craig (27-R). P Angel Gomez bunts one foul with 2 strikes! The next two make outs!

Top of the Seventh
New Pitcher: Roger Wallace (29-R). Scott Damon lines the first pitch to right for a hit and goes to 2nd on a ground out. Lindy Elson doubles to right and Damon scores... 5 to 2, Hornets. The next two make outs.

Bottom of the Seventh
Jack Washburn lines a 3-2 pitch to left for a hit. Fernando Tello doubles to right center! Cal Doty doubles to left center and both runners score!! 5 to 4, Hornets. Ray McDonald grounds a double over the 3rd base bag and Doty scores! Tie Game: 5 to 5! Three straight doubles! They walk Tom McDowell intentionally and that does it for P Angel Gomez. New Pitcher: Mike Penafiel (34-R), who gave us 2 runs in an inning yesterday. T.R. Hunter walks on 4 pitches to load the bases up with no outs! We only have one lefty bat left on the bench and we are saving him for the pitcher's spot, so Bart Daw is allowed to bat and he lines a hit to left and 2 runs score!! 7 to 5, Jays! With 1 out, PH Danny Rosas (26-L), grounds into a 4-6-3 double play.....

Their is a 58 minute rain delay in the top of the 8th....

Top of the Ninth:
On the Hill: All-Star Albert Davies (28-L), after a perfect 8th. Top of the order up for the Hornets. Marty Derringer grounds a hit to right.... The Bullpen hops up. Scott Damon flies out to right. Terry Wolf hits a home run to left center.... Tie Game: 7 to 7. Call to the Bullpen: 2-time All-Star Bill Grant (34-L). Lindy Elson swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Tom Morris triples to center.... PH Rob Worms (32-R) is sent up.... If he wins this game for them I will go fight him..... We walk him intentionally..... Gabe Valdez grounds out to short!

Bottom of the Ninth
New Pitcher: Miguel Tejeda (26-R), their closer, who is 1-1 with 7 SV and a 4.19 ERA in 19.1 IP with 3 HR. His ERA has gotten worse every year of his career: 2.06, 3.48, 4.05 and now 4.19. 4-5-6 up for us. Ray McDonald swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Tom McDowell grounds a double down the left field line! They walk T.R. Hunter intentionally. Their are no bats on the bench that can hit righties, so Bart Daw stays in. McDowell steals 3rd! Can Daw make contact? No.... He strikes out looking.... Bob Hutson grounds a 2-2 pitch up the middle for a hit and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 8 to 7

We had 14 hits and made 2 errors
Charlotte had 16 hits and made no errors

New season highs for both hits and hits allowed!

Danny Coreano went 3+ innings, allowed 4 runs, 9 hits, 2 home runs, no walks and struck out 1. He threw a WP.
RHP Bob Craig faced 3 batters and got 3 outs with 1 strikeout.
RHP Johnny Groom went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits and struck out 3.
RHP Roger Wallace went 1 inning, allowed 1 run, 2 hits and struck out 1.
LHP Albert Davies (BS 1) went 1.1 innings, allowed 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 home run and struck out 1.
LHP Bill Grant (W 2-0) got 2 outs, allowed 1 hit and 1 walk (INT). It is the first time we have used more than 3 relievers in a game this season and the first time we have used all 5 since May 25 of last year.

Angel Gomez went 6+ innings, gave us 7 runs, 11 hits, 5 walks (1 INT) and struck out 4. 124 pitches. At bat, he had a hit.
RHP Miguel Tejeda (L 1-2) got 2 outs, gave us 1 run, 2 hits, 1 walk (INT) and struck out 1.

1B Jack Washburn had a hit and a walk and scored a run. LF Fernando Tello hit a double and scored a run. CF Cal Doty had 2 hits with a double and a walk, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. He also threw a runner out at 3rd and threw another ball into the dugout. RF Ray McDonald had 3 hits with a double, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 3B Tom McDowell had 2 hits with a double and 2 walks (1 INT), stole 2 bases, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. 2B T.R. Hunter had 2 hits and 2 walks (1 INT) and stole his 1st base of the season on the back end of a double steal. SS Bart Daw had 2 hits, stole a base and had 2 RBI. C Bob Hutson had a hit and a walk and the game winning RBI.

For Charlotte, 1B/SS Marty Derringer had 2 hits with his 6th home run of the season and scored 2 runs. CF Scott Damon had 2 hits with his 2nd home run (both against the Jays) and scored 2 runs. 2B Terry Wolf had 3 hits with a double and his 6th home run and had 2 RBI.

Questdog · 12-08-2020, 12:32 PM

Sunday, May 15, 2005

Trudy the Trainer has cleared CF Dickie Stemen (30-R), who was our hottest hitter on the team before getting hurt, to play, so he was activated from the DL. Problem is, there is no one I want to send down. I guess it has to be CF Gary McKellar (35-R), but he has a .720 OPS and deserves to stay.

Charlotte Hornets (19-18 .514 5 GB in 4th place in the Southern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (24-13 .649 1 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division)

CHAR: Frank Lytle (31-R) (0-2 7.84 ERA 10.1 IP, 10 H, 3 HR, 8 BB, 11 SO)
JAX: Ernesto Noyola (25-R) (A Ball: 2-3 4.50 ERA 42 IP, 42 H, 3 HR, 14 BB, 32 SO)

This will be Lytle's 1st start of the season. He was 4-4 with a 4.59 ERA in 12 starts (35 G) and 113.2 IP last year and 1-3 with a 4.66 ERA in 9 starts (20 G) and 73.1 IP in 2003. He is 1-1 in 3 starts against the Jays in his career with a 2.41 ERA. 18.2 IP, 10 H, 1 HR, 13 BB, 18 SO.

Noyola is making his 1st start for Jays since 2003. He was 0-4 in 5 starts that year with a 5.81 ERA. He has allowed 12 HR in 81.2 IP in his career. His last 3 starts for Dayton Beach (A) were all good ones.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
CHARLOTTE
1: LF Danny Pakan (28-L .415-53-0-8-.938-1 B)
2: CF Scott Damon (26-R .224-134-2-10-.584-1 B) Strained hamstring
3: 3B Larry Davis (30-S .230-135-1-10-.549-4 B) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(01)
4: 2B Terry Wolf (33-L .299-134-6-22-.887-0 B) Silver Slugger(03)/All-Star(3: 02-04)
5: RF Rob Worms (32-R .191-47-5-9-.887-0 B+) Gold Glove(01)
6: SS Marty Derringer (27-R .319-116-6-21-.842-3 B)
7: 1B Tom Morris (31-R .319-69-0-4-.854-0 B)
8: C Mike Tyra (29-R .164-67-0-2-.483-0 B)
9: P Frank Lytle (31-L .000-2-0-0-.000-0 F) 2 career HR

JACKSONVILLE
1: 1B Jack Washburn (23-L .250-120-1-9-.750-7 B)
2: CF Dickie Stemen (30-R .306-36-1-6-.835-0 B)
3: LF Fernando Tello (23-L .257-113-3-16-.678-0 C)
4: RF Ray McDonald (24-L .292-137-5-24-.887-8 B+) All-Star
5: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .225-142-6-23-.656-6 C+)
6: 2B T.R. Hunter (28-R .262-130-2-16-.669-1 A+) All-Star(3: 02-04)
7: SS Bart Daw (33-R .194-103-2-15-.554-6 B+)
8: C Bob Hutson (22-L .239-92-2-7-.705-0 B) Rookie
9: P Ernesto Noyola (25-R Season debut F)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 69 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 12,837

Top of the First
Danny Pakan lines the first pitch to left and Fernando Tello makes a diving catch! Scott Damon grounds out to 2nd. Larry Davis grounds out to 1st, unassisted! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the First
Jack Washburn takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4! Dickie Stemen, in his first game in a month to the day, takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4! Fernando Tello swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and Washburn goes to 3rd. Ray McDonald lines a double to left and Washburn scores! 1 to 0, Jays! Tom McDowell draws the third walk of the inning and the bases are loaded with 1 out. T.R. Hunter grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and Tello scores. 2 to 0, Jays! Bart Daw lines a hit to center and McDonald scores and Hunter beats the throw to 3rd! 3 to 0, Jays! Bob Hutson lines a hit to left and Hunter scores and Daw heads to 3rd, but gets thrown out by Danny Pakan. 4 to 0, Jays! And Daw does not get up..... Trudy the Trainer goes out and ministers to him and comes back and says that it was mostly his ego that was bruised!

Bottom of the Second
P Ernesto Noyola and Jack Washburn each take a 3-2 pitch for ball 4! That is 5 walks already for P Frank Lytle. Dickie Stemen grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and P Noyola goes to 3rd. Fernando Tello swings at the first pitch and pops out to 3rd.... Ray McDonald grounds out to 1st, unassisted.....

Top of the Third
With 1 out, Mike Tyra takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. P Frank Lytle bunts him to 2nd. Danny Pakan lines the first pitch to center for the Hornets' first hit of the game and Tyra scores... 4 to 1, Jays. 1 hit = 1 run is not fair.... Scott Damon beats out an infield hit, but it seems he overextended himself with his sore hamstring and is hurt. Pinch-runner: Lindy Elson (25-R). Larry Davis swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to center!

Bottom of the Third
Sam Kowalski (21-R), a rookie, is in to play center. With 2 outs, Bart Daw lines the first pitch to left center for a hit. He steals 2nd and goes to 3rd when C Mike Tyra throws the ball away! 4 errors for Tyra already in 21 starts. Bob Hutson takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 for walk #6. P Ernesto Noyola pokes a 2-2 pitch to center for a hit and Daw scores! 5 to 1, Jays!

Top of the Fourth
Terry Wolf doubles to right... Rob Worms, the ex-Jay, draws a walk.... Marty Derringer lines a hit to right center and the bases are loaded with no outs. The Bullpen is up. Tom Morris strikes out! Mike Tyra swings at the first pitch and flies out to deep right and Wolf tags up and scores. 5 to 2, Jays.

Won - 5 to 2

Sweep!

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

Ernesto Noyola (W 1-0), in his season debut, went 7.1 innings, allowed 2 runs, 8 hits, 3 walks and struck out 1. At bat, he had a hit and a walk and an RBI.
LHP Bill Grant (SV 10) pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 walk and struck out 1. He is now tied for the MLB lead in Saves!

Frank Lytle (L 0-3), in his first start of the season, went 2.2 innings, gave us 5 runs (4 earned), 5 hits, 6 walks and struck out 1. 80 pitches.

1B Jack Washburn drew 2 walks and scored a run. RF Ray McDonald hit a double, scored a run and had an RBI. 2B T.R. Hunter had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. SS Bart Daw had 2 hits, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. C Bob Hutson had a hit and a walk and an RBI.

For Charlotte. LF Danny Pakan had 3 hits and an RBI and threw out a runner at 3rd.

The Hornets announced that CF Scott Damon had knee soreness that they expected to be gone by tomorrow, but he is still suffering from the strained hamstring. RP Mike Hall, also injured during the game, had back stiffness that they figured to bother him about a week.

Questdog · 12-08-2020, 12:33 PM

May 16, 2005

Monday Morning Report
Player of the Week - Keith Meyer, 3B, Memphis (30-L .340/.400/.514) Had 15 hits with 2 2B, 2 HR, 1 BB, 2 SO, 0 SB, 1 CS, 7 R and 7 RBI in 7 G (6 GS) (8th career PoW)

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

May 9 - Frank Cane (29-R) of Syracuse pitched a 1 hit shutout at home versus New Orleans. He walked 2 and struck out 6. The lone hit was a 2-out single in the 1st. He is now tied for the MLB lead with 3 shutouts. It is the 9th shutout of his career. He is now 7-1 with a 1.29 ERA in 8 starts. I am not to concerned with him keeping Jim Baucom from leading the MLB in categories because he is injury prone and has never yet pitched enough innings in a season to qualify for the ERA title. The Sycamores won, 5 to 0.
May 9 - Mike Elizondo (26-R) of Columbus did Frank Cane 1 better and pitched a no-hitter at home versus Birmingham. He walked 1 and struck out 6. It is the 6th no-hitter in MLB history and the 2nd in the last 5 days. 3 of the 6 MLB no-hitters have been tossed by Explorers, including the only perfect game (3 different pitchers). At bat, he went 2 for 2 with a double and scored a run. He is tied with Cane with 3 shutouts on the season and now has 13 in his career. The Explorers won, 3 to 0, and only had 5 hits themselves.
May 10 - John Wilson (30-R) of Louisville pitched a 4 hit shutout at Providence. He walked 1 and struck out 6. It is the 2nd shutout his career. He is now 4-3 with a 2.62 ERA in 7 starts. The Colonels won, 2 to 0, with 2 runs in the top of the 9th.
May 10 - Charlotte lost 2001 All-Star P Ron Simon (32-R) for at least a calendar year with elbow ligament reconstruction surgery. He was 2-0 with a 2.31 ERA in 7 starts this season.
May 11 - Dave Gray (35-R) of Memphis pitched a 4 hit shutout at home versus Hartford. He walked 2 and struck out 3. 130 pitches thrown. It is the 10th shutout of his career. He is now 2-2 with a 3.76 ERA in 8 starts. The Mules won, 3 to 0.
May 12 - Carlos Santiago (27-L) of Louisville pitched a 4 hit shutout at Providence. He walked 1 and struck out 1. 92 pitches thrown. It is the 9th shutout of his career. He is now 5-3 with a 2.30 ERA in 8 starts. The Colonels won, 5 to 0.
May 12 - CF Victor Ocasio of New Orleans had 3 hits with a home run and 5 RBI at Syracuse. The Pelicans won, 9 to 4.
May 12 - Jack Brown (29-R) of Charlotte pitched a 5 hit shutout at Ottawa. He walked 3 and struck out 6. At bat, he had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. It is the 8th shutout of his career. He is now 2-0 in 2 starts (7 G) with a 2.73 ERA. The Hornets won, 6 to 0.
May 12 - In a football game, the Memphis Mules won at home versus Hartford, 23 to 16. The Mules had an 11 run 1st inning and a 10 run 3rd. 3B Keith Meyer (30-L) of Memphis set a new MLB record by going 6 for 6 in a 9 inning game. He had a double, scored 4 runs and had 3 RBI. For Hartford, 1B Vinny Puga (28-R) had 4 hits, scored 4 runs and had an RBI. LF Joel Yost (25-L) went 4 for 4 with a double and a home run and 2 walks, scored 3 runs had had 5 RBI. 2B Charlie Mackey (30-R) had 3 hits with a Grand Slam, scored 2 runs and had 5 RBI. No non-pitchers were used in the game by either team. Edwin Torres (31-L) of Hartford deserves special mention for pitching 4 scoreless inning of relief!
May 13 - LF/2B Tim Dawson (28-R) of New Orleans went 5 for 5 with a double and a home run and 2 RBI at Richmond, but the Pelicans lost, 9 to 3.
May 14 - Danny Belsky (32-R) pitched a 3 hit shutout at Providence. He walked 2 and struck out 8. At bat, he hit a double and had 2 RBI. It is the 4th shutout of his career. He is now 3-2 with a 2.50 ERA in 8 starts. The Bombers won, 3 to 0.
May 15 - 1B Mike Sammon (26-R) of Richmond went 5 for 5 with with a double, scored a run and had 3 RBI at home versus New Orleans. The Robins won, 8 to 1.
May 15 - PH/RF Ken Gates (30-L) of Memphis went 2 for 2 with a double and a home run and had 6 RBI at home versus Louisville. The Mules won, 9 to 7. However, the Mules lost 2-time All-Star P Rick Potts (26-R) until the middle of September with a ruptured tendon in his finger. He 1-0 with a 3.32 ERA in 4 starts and is 44-17 (.721) with a 2.53 ERA in 105 starts in his injury riddled career.

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Questdog · 12-09-2020, 07:22 AM

Tuesday, May 17, 2005

Yesterday the Charlotte Hornets responded to our sweep of them by making a pair of trades. They sent 3B Tom Morris (31-R) to Buffalo for P Jerry Doherty (27-L) and minor league SS Cleon Gordon (23-R).

Morris was batting .306/.398/.431 in 72 AB with 0 HR and 11 RBI and 0 SB.

Doherty is 3-5 with a 3.48 ERA in 8 starts and was an All-Star last year when he went 15-11 with a 3.04 ERA in 213 IP. Gordon was a 2nd round pick in the 2002 B Leagues Draft and was a Top 100 prospect last year (#64), but was not in the Top 100 this Spring.

That seems like a lot to give up for Morris, a career .231 hitter with a .706 OPS. Charlotte sure needed the pitching help, though, with 2 good starters on the DL. Buffalo does not seem to have anyone very good to take Doherty's place in the rotation.....

The Hornets also sent CF Ed Northrup (26-L), currently on the DL and expected to be out for another month, to Providence for RF Carter Bates (35-S), CF Bobby Raker (24-R) and minor league P Jim Greer (23-L).

Northrup was batting .286/.311/.398 in 98 AB with 1 HR and 11 RBI and 9 SB. He hit .290/.331/.356 in 421 AB with 1 HR and 38 RBI and 31 SB as a rookie last year. He is a very good defender.

Bates was batting .279/.340/.395 in 43 AB with 1 HR and 1 RBI and 0 SB. Raker was batting .155/.210/.259 in 58 AB with 1 HR and 5 RBI and 1 SB. He was the 7th overall pick in the 2003 B Leagues Draft. But he is a slacker. Greer was a 4th round pick in this year's B Leagues Draft and was the #53 prospect this Spring.

Also, Louisville offered us a trade of 2B Ron Lerche (26-R) for Cal Doty. Lerche hit .296/.357/.484 in 608 AB with 27 HR and 83 RBI and 11 SB last year as an All-Star. But he has not played yet this year and is even more injury prone than Doty, so we passed.

The New Orleans Pelicans are here to play a short 2 game set. They lost 2 of 3 in Richmond over the weekend, but won 3 of 4 in Syracuse before that. We split a pair of games in New Orleans, April 26-27. Only 6 total runs were scored in the 2 games by both teams. They are 13th in scoring with 3.19 runs per game (Jacksonville is #8 with 4.00). The Pelicans are 10th in fewest runs allowed with 4.24 per game (Jacksonville is still #1 for now with 2.84). Their run differential is -39, 15th in the MLB, and ours is +44, now 2nd best to Richmond (+49), our next opponents.

New Orleans Pelicans (14-23 .378 10.5 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (25-13 .658 0.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division)

NO: Brian Ragazzo (23-L) (5-3 2.82 ERA 51 IP, 43 H, 1 HR, 24 BB, 40 SO)
JAX: Del Warwick (30-L) (3-4 2.43 ERA 55.2 IP, 59 H, 3 HR, 7 BB, 35 SO) Gold Glove(02)

Ragazzo beat us in April with a 2 hit shutout with 1 walk and 7 strikeouts.

Warwick took that loss against Ragazzo in April, He gave up 2 runs on 9 hits and 1 walk with 3 strikeouts in 5 innings last time out in a no decision that we lost in 10 innings.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
NEW ORLEANS
1: RF Franklin Sanchez (24-R .231-156-2-8-.573-5 A+) All-Star/Gold Glove
2: CF Victor Ocasio (29-R .206-141-3-14-.575-9 B+)
3: LF Tim Dawson (28-R .303-132-4-12-.788-3 B+) .370 in 27 AB w/HR vs Warwick
4: 1B Jerry Rafanello (34-S .333-48-1-4-.777-0 D) All-Star(2: 01,03) 7 for 15 w/HR
5: 3B Wes Fitzgibbons (29-R .256-125-0-7-.649-8 B+) All-Star(2: 01,03)
6: 2B Chuck Corrigan (29-R .375-128-1-17-.881-0 A)
7: SS Jim Brister (33-S .176-85-2-6-.514-0 B)
8: C Niel Williams (29-R .171-70-1-10-.521-0 B)
9: P Brian Ragazzo (23-L .167-18-0-0-.333-0 F)

JACKSONVILLE
1: 3B Charlie Faber (34-R .250-56-0-3-.596-1 B+)
2: CF Dickie Stemen (30-R .282-39-1-6-.788-0 B)
3: 2B T.R. Hunter (28-R .261-134-2-17-.664-1 A+) All-Star(3: 02-04)
4: LF Cal Doty (28-L .222-81-1-9-.573-3 B+) All-Star
5: 1B Tom McDowell (27-R .221-145-6-23-.648-6 B) 0 for 14 vs Ragazzo
6: RF Fernando Tello (23-L .256-117-3-16-.672-0 C)
7: SS Bart Daw (33-R .206-107-2-16-.570-7 B+)
8: C Don Kern (28-R .161-31-1-4-.656-0 B+)
9: P Del Warwick (30-L .071-14-0-0-.143-0 F) Gold Glove(02)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 74 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 11,191

Top of the First
Franklin Sanchez strikes out! Victor Ocasio grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Tim Dawson swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the First
Charlie Faber, the greatest leadoff hitter ever, draws a walk! Dickie Stemen swings at a 3-0 pitch and grounds into a force at 2nd, 3-6. Dickie, Dickie, Dickie.... T.R. Hunter lines one hard to the left side, but SS Jim Brister makes an incredible catch.... Cal Doty flies out to center.....

Top of the Second
Jerry Rafanello doubles to right center... Wes Fitzgibbons lines a hit to center.... Chuck Corrigan lines a hit to left and Rafanello scores, but Cal Doty throws out Fitzgibbons trying for 3rd! 1 to 0, Pelicans. With 2 outs, Niel Williams, the .171 hitter, lines a 3-2 pitch to left center for a double and Corrigan scores.... 2 to 0, Pelicans. P Brian Ragazzo grounds the first pitch up the middle for the fifth hit of the inning and Williams scores... 3 to 0, Pelicans.

Bottom of the Second
Tom McDowell, 0 for 14 against Ragazzo hits a home run to left center! 3 to 1, Pelicans. Fernando Tello lines the first pitch to center for a double! But the next three all make outs with 2 strikeouts.....

Top of the Third
With 1 out, Tim Dawson gets beaned.... Jerry Rafanello lines a hit to center... Wes Fitzgibbons gets beaned to load the bases up with 1 out... The Bullpen gets up. A wild pitch scores Dawson.... 4 to 1, Pelicans. Chuck Corrigan walks to load the bases back up.... P Del Warwick, whose control is among the best in the MLB, has beaned 2 batters, thrown a wild pitch and walked a batter all in this inning.... Jim Brister lines a hit to center and Rafanello scores.... 5 to 1, Pelicans. Call to the Bullpen: Johnny Groom (28-R). Niel Williams, the .171 hitter, lines another hit to center and another run is in.... 6 to 1, Pelicans. P Brian Ragazzo lines out to deep center and Corrigan tags up and scores. 7 to 1, Pelicans.

P Johnny Groom is injured in the 4th inning....

Bottom of the Ninth
P Brian Ragazzo is at 113 pitches. Bart Daw lines the first pitch to left center for a triple! Don Kern hits a home run to left!! 7 to 3, Pelicans.

Lost - 7 to 3

We had 11 hits and made 1 error
New Orleans had 11 hits and made no errors

Del Warwick (L 3-5) went 2.1 innings, allowed 7 runs, 7 hits, 1 walk, 2 HBP and struck out 2. He threw a WP.
RHP Johnny Groom went 1.1 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits and 1 walk.
RHP Roger Wallace went 3.1 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 3.
RHP Bob Craig went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit, 1 HBP and struck out 2.

Brian Ragazzo (W 6-3) went 9 innings (CG), gave us 3 runs, 11 hits, 2 home runs, 3 walks and struck out 4. 131 pitches. At bat, he had a hit and a SF and 2 RBI.

3B Charlie Faber had 2 hits and 2 walks, but no runs or RBI. 2B T.R. Hunter had 2 hits. 1B Tom McDowell hit his 7th home run of the season and drew a walk. RF Fernando Tello hit 2 doubles. SS Bart Daw hit a triple and scored a run. C Don Kern hit his 2nd home run and had 2 RBI. PH Ray McDonald had a hit.

For New Orleans, 1B Jerry Rafanello had 3 hits with a double and scored 2 runs. C Niel Williams had 3 hits with 2 doubles, scored a run and had 2 RBI.

Trudy's report on Johnny Groom is back spasms that she thinks will bother him for about a week. He can pitch with it, if needed, she says, so we will not put him on the DL, since their is no one pitching worth a darn in Daytona Beach (A) and we'll just try to avoid using him, if we can. I am not so worried about losing him to a more serious injury anyway, since I do not care for him much.

Questdog · 12-09-2020, 08:44 AM

Wednesday, May 18, 2005

New Orleans Pelicans (15-23 .395 9.5 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (25-14 .641 0.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division)

NO: Dan Krueger (27-R) (0-6 4.02 ERA 53.2 IP, 50 H, 2 HR, 15 BB, 29 SO)
JAX: Mike Marsh (24-R) (5-1 1.18 ERA 45.2 IP, 27 H, 1 HR, 12 BB, 31 SO) All-Star

We beat Krueger in April, but only scored 3 runs (2 earned) on 7 hits and 1 walk with 13 strikeouts, a record for a Jay opponent.

Marsh had a CG win last time out, allowing 1 run on 4 hits and 1 walk with 5 strikeouts.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
NEW ORLEANS
1: RF Franklin Sanchez (24-R .224-161-2-8-.556-5 A+) All-Star/Gold Glove
2: CF Victor Ocasio (29-R .200-145-3-14-.565-9 B+)
3: LF Tim Dawson (28-R .301-136-4-12-.792-3 B+)
4: 1B Jay Kegler (36-L .299-97-7-19-.974-1 C+)
5: 2B Chuck Corrigan (29-R .371-132-1-18-.874-0 A)
6: 3B Wes Fitzgibbons (29-R .258-128-0-7-.658-8 B+) All-Star(2: 01,03)
7: SS Jim Brister (33-S .178-90-2-7-.508-0 B) 5 for 9 w/HR vs Marsh
8: C Al Loughin (26-L .192-52-0-3-.542-0 C+)
9: P Dan Krueger (27-R .059-17-0-0-.118-0 F)

JACKSONVILLE
1: 1B Jack Washburn (23-L .246-122-1-9-.747-7 B) 3 for 10 vs Krueger
2: LF Fernando Tello (23-L .264-121-3-16-.699-0 C)
3: CF Cal Doty (28-L .224-85-1-9-.570-3 C+) All-Star
4: RF Ray McDonald (24-L .296-142-5-25-.891-8 B+) All-Star
5: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .223-148-7-24-.673-6 C+) 2 for 13
6: 2B T.R. Hunter (28-R .266-139-2-17-.668-2 A+) All-Star(3: 02-04)
7: SS Bart Daw (33-R .207-111-2-16-.585-7 B+) 5 for 14 w/HR
8: C Bob Hutson (22-L .242-95-2-8-.710-0 B) Rookie
9: P Mike Marsh (24-R .267-15-0-1-.517-0 B+) All-Star

Game Start: 12:35 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 71 F, Rain, with an 8 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 8,737

Top of the First
Franklin Sanchez lines out hard to right. Victor Ocasio strikes out! Tim Dawson takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the First
Jack Washburn doubles to left center! Fernando Tello swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd and Washburn goes to 3rd. Cal Doty strikes out looking........ Ray McDonald grounds out to 2nd.........

The Pelicans sort of go 9 up, 9 down. With 2 outs in the 3rd, P Dan Krueger doubled to right, but thought it was a triple.

Bottom of the Third
With 1 out, P Mike Marsh grounds a hit up the middle. Jack Washburn takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Fernando Tello bloops the first pitch to left for a hit and the bases are loaded with 1 out. Cal Doty, who struck out looking in the 1st with a runner on 3rd and less than 2 outs, grounds a hit up the middle and 2 runs score!! 2 to 0, Jays! Ray McDonald grounds a hit to left and Tello scores! 3 to 0, Jays! The next two make outs.

Top of the Fourth
Franklin Sanchez hits the first pitch off the wall in center for a triple... Victor Ocasio strikes out on 3 pitches! Tim Dawson grounds out to short and Sanchez scores. 3 to 1, Jays. The Pelicans load the bases up with 2 outs, but Jim Brister grounds out to 1st, 3-1!

Top of the Sixth
Tim Dawson grounds a hit to right. With 1 out, Chuck Corrigan grounds the first pitch to right for a hit and Dawson beats the throw to 3rd. The Bullpen gets up. Wes Fitzgibbons beats out an infield hit and Dawson scores... 3 to 2, Jays. Jim Brister lines a hit to left and the bases are loaded with 1 out.... Al Loughin lines out to left and Fernando Tello fires to 1st to double off Brister!!

Top of the Seventh
New Pitcher: All-Star Albert Davies (28-L). PH Jerry Rafanello (34-S), 3 for 5 with a double and 2 runs scored yesterday, lines the first pitch off the wall in left center for a double... Franklin Sanchez bunts the runner to 3rd. Victor Ocasio lines out to center and Rafanello tags up, but Cal Doty throws him out! And does not hurt himself!

Bottom of the Seventh
New Pitcher: Keith Casebolt (27-L), who is 2-1 with 4 SV and a 5.28 ERA in 15.1 IP with 11 BB. Jack Washburn doubles to right and steals 3rd! Fernando Tello lines a hit to left and Washburn scores! 4 to 2, Jays! Cal Doty grounds out to 1st, 3-1, and Tello goes to 2nd. Ray McDonald beats out an infield hit! Tom McDowell flies out to deep left and Tello tags up and scores. 5 to 2, Jays! T.R. Hunter lines the first pitch to right center for a double! Bart Daw grounds a hit to left and McDonald scores! 6 to 2, Jays!

Top of the Ninth
New Pitcher: 2-time All-Star Bill Grant (34-L). Dickie Stemen (30-R) is in to play center and Cal Doty moves to left. With 1 out, Al Loughin takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. With 2 outs, Franklin Sanchez pokes a hit to center. Victor Ocasio beats out an infield hit and the bases are loaded with 2 outs.... Tim Dawson draws a walk to force in a run... 6 to 3, Jays. The Bullpen gets up. Jay Kegler strikes out and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 6 to 3

We had 12 hits and made no errors
New Orleans had 13 hits and made 1 error

Mike Marsh (W 6-1) went 6 innings, allowed 2 runs, 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 6. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run.
LHP Albert Davies (H 1) went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits and struck out 1.
LHP Bill Grant went 1 inning, allowed 1 run, 2 hits, 2 walks and struck out 1.

Dan Krueger (L 0-7) went 6 innings, gave us 3 runs, 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit. He is the first pitcher to lose 2 games to the Jays this season.

1B Jack Washburn hit 2 doubles, drew a walk, stole a base and scored 2 runs. LF Fernando Tello had 2 hits, scored 2 runs and had an RBI and doubles a runner off 1st base. CF/LF Cal Doty had a hit and 2 RBI and threw a runner out at home. RF Ray McDonald had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI and threw a runner out at 3rd. 2B T.R. Hunter had 2 hits with a double.

For New Orleans, RF Franklin Sanchez had 3 hits with a triple, stole a base and scored a run.

Questdog · 12-09-2020, 10:04 AM

Thursday, May 19, 2005

The Richmond Robins are here to play a 4 game series through the weekend. They split a pair of games at home with Charlotte on Monday and Tuesday. We were 5-9 against them last year when they finished 88-74 in 2nd place in the South. They were the only team we had a losing record against last season and we have never won the season series with them and have lost more games to them than any other team in our history. And it is not close. We are 19-37 (.339) all-time against them. The 2nd most losses we have against another team is against Louisville (28-33 .459). We are 11-21 (.344) against Providence. The Robins lead the MLB in scoring with 5.10 runs per game (Jacksonville is #8 with 4.03). They are hitting .310 as a team though 40 games. The all-time MLB record for a season is .282 by the Robins last year, which was 10 points better than anyone else had ever done (Buffalo - .272 in 2001). We are hitting a measly .241, 11th in the MLB, but it is on the rise. The Robins are 8th in fewest runs allowed with 4.05 per game (Jacksonville is still #1 with 2.95, but it is getting higher and higher). Their run differential is +42, 2nd best in the MLB to our +43. Ottawa is 3rd at +41. This is the series where we will officially end our hopes of repeating as division champs....

Richmond Robins (25-15 .625 1 GB in 2nd place in the Southern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (26-14 .650 1 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division)

RICH: Mike Menefee (25-L) (5-0 1.98 ERA 50 IP, 42 H, 2 HR, 22 BB, 29 SO) Rookie
JAX: Danny Coreano (26-L) (2-1 5.40 ERA 21.2 IP, 24 H, 5 HR, 4 BB, 10 SO)

Menefee was acquired in a trade with Columbus way back in 2001. He was the #28 prospect back then and was the #43 prospect this Spring. We have never faced him.

Coreano gave up 4 runs on 9 hits, 2 home runs and no walks with 1 strikeout in 3 innings last time out in a no decision that we won in the bottom of the 9th.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
RICHMOND
1: SS Skip Dunkin (26-S .350-157-0-16-.824-15 B+) Silver Slugger/All-Star 8 for 15 (.533) vs Coreano
2: 1B Mike Sammon (26-R .353-156-3-28-.857-1 B) 6 for 10 w/HR
3: LF Andres Borges (37-S .325-154-7-26-.917-0 C+) All-Star(2: 02-03)
4: RF Dave Brooks (27-L .311-151-3-24-.863-9 D) Silver Slugger/All-Star 5 for 12 (.417)
5: 2B Ray Holloway (31-R .390-136-2-22-.959-3 B+) All-Star(01)
6: 3B Carlos Frias (24-R .212-52-0-4-.521-1 A)
7: C Larry Slattery (29-R .267-75-1-11-.703-0 C) 5 for 9 w/HR vs Marsh
8: CF Hank Widger (22-R .167-12-0-2-.452-0 NR) Rookie #21 prospect
9: P Mike Menefee (25-L .474-19-0-4-1.000-0 F) Rookie #43 prospect

JACKSONVILLE
1: 3B Charlie Faber (34-R .271-59-0-3-.650-1 B+)
2: CF Dickie Stemen (30-R .250-44-1-6-.704-0 B) 1 for 3 w/HR vs Menefee
3: LF Cal Doty (28-L .225-89-1-11-.567-3 B+) All-Star
4: RF Ray McDonald (24-L .301-146-5-26-.893-8 B+) All-Star
5: 1B Tom McDowell (27-R .219-151-7-25-.658-6 B)
6: 2B T.R. Hunter (28-R .273-143-2-17-.684-2 A+) All-Star(3: 02-04)
7: SS Bart Daw (33-R .209-115-2-17-.582-8 B+)
8: C Don Kern (28-R .171-35-2-6-.726-0 B+)
9: P Danny Coreano (26-L .000-7-0-0-.000-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 73 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 9 MPH wind blowing left to right
Attendance: 10,191

Top of the First
Their worst hitter among their 1st 5 batters is hitting 10 points better than our best hitter.... Skip Dunkin swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Mike Sammon flies out to deep right. Andres Borges draws a walk. Dave Brooks lines an 0-2 pitch to left and Cal Doty makes a diving catch!

Bottom of the First
Charlie Faber grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Dickie Stemen strikes out looking.... He is now 0 for 9 since coming off the DL. Cal Doty hits one 479 ft. to right field for a home run! 1 to 0, Jays! Ray McDonald takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three....

Top of the Fourth
Andres Borges lines an 0-2 pitch to right for a double... With 2 outs, Carlos Frias pops one up to shallow right center that should be an easy inning ending out, but no one takes charge and the ball drops for a hit and Borges scores... Tie Game: 1 to 1. Larry Slattery doubles to right and Frias scores... 2 to 1, Robins.

Bottom of the Fourth
T.R. Hunter doubles to left! But the next three make outs...

Top of the Fifth
Skip Dunkin lines a hit to right center. With 2 outs, Dave Brooks doubles to left center and Dunkin scores.... 3 to 1, Robins. Ray Holloway triples to left center and Brooks scores... 4 to 1, Robins. The Bullpen gets up. Carlos Frias takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Larry Slattery walks on 4 pitches to load the bases up with 2 outs. Call to the Bullpen: Roger Wallace (29-R). Hank Widger strikes out!

Bottom of the Eighth
With 1 out, Cal Doty takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. That does it for P Mike Menefee. New Pitcher: Jack Barber (31-R), their 4-time All-Star and reigning Fireman Trophy and Rolaids Relief Man Award winning closer, who is 4-0 with 7 SV and a 2.25 ERA in 16 IP. He has led the MLB in Saves for 3 years running. Ray McDonald triples to left center and Doty scores! 4 to 2, Robins. Tom McDowell strikes out.... T.R. Hunter grounds out to 1st, unassisted....

Bottom of the Ninth
PH Jack Washburn (23-L) takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4! PH Mike Volkman (37-L) flies out to center. PH Fernando Tello (23-L) takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4! P Jack Barber had only walked 3 on the season before this game. PH Bob Hutson (22-L) grounds into a 4-6-3 double play....

Lost - 4 to 2

We had 5 whole hits and made no errors
Richmond had 10 hits and made no errors

Danny Coreano (L 2-2) went 4.2 innings, allowed 4 runs, 7 hits, 4 walks (1 INT) and struck out 3. 101 pitches.
RHP Roger Wallace went 2.1 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits and struck out 2.
RHP Bob Craig went 2 scoreless innings and allowed 1 hit.

Mike Menefee (W 6-0) went 7.1 innings, gave us 2 runs, 4 hits, 1 home run, 4 walks and struck out 9. He threw a WP. 122 pitches. At bat, he had a hit.
RHP Jack Barber (SV 8) went 1.2 scoreless innings, gave us 1 hit, 2 walks and struck out 1.

LF Cal Doty hit his 2nd home run of the season, drew a walk and scored both of our runs. RF Ray McDonald hit a triple, drew a walk and had an RBI. 2B T.R. Hunter had 2 hits with a double. PH Jack Washburn drew a walk. PH Fernando Tello drew a walk.

Questdog · 12-09-2020, 12:50 PM

Friday, May 20, 2005

Richmond Robins (26-15 .634 0 GA tied for 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (26-15 .634 0 GA tied for 1st place in the Southern Division)

RICH: Bill Halpin (29-R) (2-3 5.36 ERA 47 IP, 59 H, 6 HR, 12 BB, 21 SO)
JAX: Al Calice (24-R) (2-4 6.21 ERA 42 IP, 50 H, 7 HR, 17 BB, 27 SO)

Halpin was acquired in a trade with Columbus this Winter. He was 8-8 with 3.46 ERA in 156 IP last year and 13-12 with a 3.48 ERA in 227.1 IP in 2003. He is 1-1 in starts against the Jays in his career with a 5.14 ERA. 14 IP, 16 H, 1 HR, 6 BB, 9 SO.

Calice gave up 3 runs on 7 hits, 1 home run and 1 walk with 3 strikeouts in 5.2 innings last time out in a win.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
RICHMOND
1: SS Skip Dunkin (26-S .346-162-0-16-.812-15 B+) Silver Slugger/All-Star
2: 1B Mike Sammon (26-R .348-161-3-28-.849-1 B)
3: LF Dave Brooks (27-L .308-156-3-25-.856-9 D+) Silver Slugger/All-Star
4: 2B Ray Holloway (31-R .390-141-2-23-.967-3 B+) All-Star(01)
5: RF Andres Borges (37-S .329-158-7-26-.929-0 C) All-Star(2: 02-03)
6: 3B Ray Montgomery (35-L .179-28-0-1-.457-0 B+)
7: CF Pete Dyche (34-L .246-61-0-5-.624-1 C+)
8: C Sandy Sanchez (28-S .290-69-0-11-.738-0 C)
9: P Bill Halpin (29-L .071-14-0-0-.143-0 F)

JACKSONVILLE
1: 1B Jack Washburn (23-L .254-126-1-9-.778-8 B)
2: LF Fernando Tello (23-L .270-126-3-17-.709-0 C)
3: CF Cal Doty (28-L .228-92-2-12-.610-3 C+) All-Star
4: RF Ray McDonald (24-L .302-149-5-27-.906-8 B+) All-Star
5: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .214-154-7-25-.650-6 C+)
6: 2B T.R. Hunter (28-R .279-147-2-17-.699-2 A+) All-Star(3: 02-04)
7: SS Bart Daw (33-R .205-117-2-17-.579-8 B+)
8: C Bob Hutson (22-L .240-100-2-8-.695-0 B) Rookie
9: P Al Calice (24-L .071-14-0-0-.143-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 69 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 9 MPH wind blowing out to center
Attendance: 11,703

Top of the First
Skip Dunkin beats out an infield hit... Mike Sammon grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. Dave Brooks beats out an infield hit... Ray Holloway strikes out! Andres Borges pops out to center!

Bottom of the First
Jack Washburn strikes out on 3 pitches.... Fernando Tello grounds out to 1st, 3-1. Cal Doty grounds out to 1st, unassisted...

Bottom of the Second
With 1 out, Tom McDowell walks on 4 pitches and goes to 2nd on a ground out. Bart Daw takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Bob Hutson grounds a hit to right and McDowell beats the throw home and the runners move up to 2nd and 3rd! 1 to 0, Jays! P Al Calice clears the bases with a double to right center!! 3 to 0, Jays! Jack Washburn lines the first pitch to right for a hit and P Calice scores! 4 to 0, Jays!

Bottom of the Sixth
Cal Doty walks on 4 pitches. Ray McDonald hits a home run to right center!! 6 to 0, Jays!

Bottom of the Seventh
New Pitcher: Mickey Steger (34-R), who is 0-1 with a 1.80 ERA in 20 IP with 2 BB and 20 SO. Bob Hutson takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4, gets bunted to 2nd by P Al Calice and goes to 3rd on a ground out. Fernando Tello pokes a hit over the 2nd baseman and Hutson scores! 7 to 0, Jays! Cal Doty and Ray McDonald both draws walks to load the bases up with 2 outs. 2 walks all season for P Steger and 3 this inning! Tom McDowell flies out to deep center.

Top of the Eighth
Dickie Stemen is in to play center and Cal Doty moves to left. Skip Dunkin grounds a hit to left, the first hit of the game for the Robins that was not an infield hit. The Bullpen gets up. Mike Sammon grounds into a 3-6-1 double play! Dave Brooks lines a hit to center. Ray Holloway takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Andres Borges lines a 3-2 pitch to right for a double and both runners score... 7 to 2, Jays. Call to the Bullpen: All-Star Albert Davies (28-L). Ray Montgomery pops out to left!

Bottom of the Eighth
T.R. Hunter doubles to left center! But the next three all make outs...

Top of the Ninth
New Pitcher: Bob Craig (27-R). Pete Dyche grounds out to the pitcher, but P Craig is hurt.... New Pitcher: 2-time All-Star Bill Grant (34-L). Sandy Sanchez lines a hit to left... PH Jose Catalan (33-L), 1 for 1 on the season, triples to right center and Sanchez scores.... 7 to 3, Jays. Skip Dunkin grounds a hit to right and Catalan scores... 7 to 4, Jays. The Bullpen gets up. Mike Sammon grounds a double over the 1st base bag... Dave Brooks flies out to left and Dunkin tags up and scores. 7 to 5, Jays. Ray Holloway flies out to right and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 7 to 5

We had 6 hits and made no errors
Richmond had 11 hits (7 in the 8th and 9th innings) and made no errors

Al Calice (W 3-4) went 7.2 innings, allowed 2 runs, 7 hits, 4 walks and struck out 7. 128 pitches. At bat, he hit a double, scored a run and had 2 RBI.
LHP Albert Davies faced 1 batter and got him out.
RHP Bob Craig faced 1 batter and got him out.
LHP Bill Grant got 2 outs, allowed 3 runs and 4 hits.

Bill Halpin went 5+ innings, gave us 6 runs, 4 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks and struck out 4.

CF/LF Cal Doty drew 2 walks and scored a run. RF Ray McDonald hit his 6th home run of the season, drew a walk and had 2 RBI. 2B T.R. Hunter hit a double. C Bob Hutson had a hit and a walk, scored 2 runs and had an RBI.

For Richmond, SS Skip Dunkin had 4 hits, scored a run and had an RBI.

The Robins announced the RP Arturo Alejandro, injured during the game, had a herniated disc in his neck and they expected him to be out about 3 weeks.

Trudy's report on Bob Craig is back tightness that she expects to bother him for a week or two. He will be put on the DL.

Questdog · 12-09-2020, 02:28 PM

Saturday, May 21, 2005

RP Bob Craig (27-R) was placed on the DL and RP Alan Pigott (26-R) was called up for Daytona Beach. He was our 8th round pick in the 2004 B Leagues Draft. He was 0-1 with a 2.41 ERA in 18.2 IP with an 0.86 WHIP for the Admirals.

P Tommy Keyser (25-L) has been cleared to play by Trudy the Trainer. Since he has not pitched in almost 6 weeks, we have sent him to Daytona Beach (A) to get back into shape.

Richmond Robins (26-16 .619 1 GB in 2nd place in the Southern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (27-15 .643 1 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division)

RICH: Billy Warner (26-R) (3-2 3.43 ERA 63 IP, 55 H, 7 HR, 31 BB, 47 SO) All-Star(2: 03-04)
JAX: Ernesto Noyola (25-R) (1-0 2.45 ERA 7.1 IP, 8 H, 0 HR, 31 BB, 1 SO)

Warner is their #1 starter. He was 13-9 with a 2.66 ERA in 203.1 IP last year and 15-8 with a 2.81 ERA in 253 IP in 2003. He is 4-2 in 8 starts in his career against the Jays with 3 shutouts, the most of any opposing pitcher, and a 2.66 ERA. 78 IP, 82 H, 3 HR, 31 BB, 59 SO.

This will be the 2nd start of the season for Noyola.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
RICHMOND
1: SS Skip Dunkin (26-S .359-167-0-17-.834-15 B+) Silver Slugger/All-Star
2: 1B Mike Sammon (26-R .352-165-3-28-.862-1 B)
3: 3B Vince Depew (24-L .269-130-3-21-.752-4 C) All-Star
4: LF Dave Brooks (27-L .312-160-3-26-.857-9 D+) Silver Slugger/All-Star
5: 2B Ray Holloway (31-R .379-145-2-23-.946-3 B+) All-Star(01)
6: RF Andres Borges (37-S .329-161-7-28-.933-0 C) All-Star(2: 02-03)
7: C Larry Slattery (29-R .269-78-1-12-.722-0 C)
8: CF Pete Dyche (34-L .234-64-0-5-.606-1 C+)
9: P Billy Warner (26-R .200-20-0-3-.450-0 F) All-Star(2: 03-04)

JACKSONVILLE
1: 1B Jack Washburn (23-L .254-130-1-10-.771-8 B)
2: LF Fernando Tello (23-L .269-130-3-18-.702-0 C)
3: CF Cal Doty (28-L .223-94-2-12-.611-3 C+) All-Star
4: RF Ray McDonald (24-L .303-152-6-29-.925-8 B+) All-Star
5: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .210-157-7-25-.643-6 C+)
6: 2B T.R. Hunter (28-R .278-151-2-17-.701-2 A+) All-Star(3: 02-04)
7: SS Bart Daw (33-R .200-120-2-17-.571-8 B+)
8: C Bob Hutson (22-L .243-103-2-9-.700-0 B) Rookie
9: P Ernesto Noyola (25-R .500-2-0-1-1.167-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 79 F, Clear Skies, with a 9 MPH wind blowing in from left
Attendance: 13,335

Top of the First
Skip Dunkin flies out to deep right. Mike Sammon grounds out to 3rd. Vince Depew swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 2nd! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the First
Jack Washburn swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops out to right. Fernando Tello grounds out to the pitcher. Cal Doty lines a hit to right. Ray McDonald grounds out to 1st, unassisted...

Through 5 innings, we have 1 hit....

Top of the Sixth
With 1 out, Skip Dunkin grounds one to 1st, but Jack Washburn boots it.... Mike Sammon lines a hit to right center and Dunkin beats the throw to 3rd... The Bullpen gets up. Vince Depew swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, but we cannot turn the double play and Dunkin scores. 1 to 0, Robins. P Ernesto Noyola tries to pick Depew off at 1st and throws the ball away for an error.... Dave Brooks pops out to left!

Bottom of the Ninth
P Billy Warner is at 126 pitches. 3-4-5 up for us. Cal Doty lines our fourth hit of the game to center! A wild pitch sends him to 2nd! Ray McDonald lines a hit to right and Doty heads home and beats the throw and McDonald takes 2nd! Tie Game: 1 to 1! They walk Tom McDowell intentionally. T.R. Hunter lines out to right and McDonald tags up and gets himself thrown out at 3rd by Andres Borges.... Bart Daw grounds out to short...

Extras!
We lost the last one and are now 3-1.

Top of the Tenth:
On the Hill: All-Star Albert Davies (28-L), after a scoreless 9th. 9-1-2 up for them and they are letting P Billy Warner bat. He has thrown 140 pitches, but is a workhorse type. He strikes out, but Skip Dunkin hits a home run to left center..... 2 to 1, Robins. His first of the season and only the 4th of his 5 year career.... With 2 outs, 2B Carlos Frias (24-R), 1 for 3 with a run and an RBI yesterday triples to right center.... The Bullpen gets up. Dave Brooks swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses.

Bottom of the Tenth
And they decide to not send P Billy Warner out after all... New Pitcher: Jack Barber (31-R), their 4-time All-Star and reigning Fireman Trophy and Rolaids Relief Man Award winning closer, who got the Save on Thursday. 8-9-1 up for us. Bob Hutson strikes out... PH Dave Estey (23-L) lines a hit to right center! Pinch-runner: Frank Roadman (30-R). Jack Washburn pops out to right... Fernando Tello swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 2nd....

Lost - 2 to 1

We had 6 hits (all singles) and made 2 errors
Richmond had 8 hits and made 1 error

Ernesto Noyola went 8 innings, allowed 1 unearned run, 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 7. 127 pitches. Amazing outing that we wasted...
LHP Albert Davies (L 2-1) went 2 innings, allowed 1 run, 3 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 3.

Billy Warner (W 4-2) went 9 innings, gave us 1 run, 5 hits, 3 walks and struck out 2. He threw a WP. 140 pitches.
RHP Jack Barber (SV 9) pitched a scoreless inning, gave us 1 hit and struck out 1.

CF Cal Doty had 3 hits and scored our only runs. PH Dave Estey had a hit.

For Richmond, SS Skip Dunkin hit his 1st home run of the season, drew a walk, stole a base and scored both of their runs.

Questdog · 12-09-2020, 04:13 PM

Sunday, May 22, 2005

Richmond Robins (27-16 .628 0 GA tied for 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (27-16 .628 0 GA tied for 1st place in the Southern Division)

RICH: Ken Kramer (27-R) (2-2 7.20 ERA 25 IP, 32 H, 4 HR, 10 BB, 16 SO)
JAX: Del Warwick (30-L) (3-5 3.41 ERA 58 IP, 66 H, 3 HR, 8 BB, 37 SO) Gold Glove(02)

Kramer was 11-9 with a 4.69 ERA in 159.1 IP last year. He pitched in the minors in 2003. He is 3-1 in 6 starts in his career against the Jays with a 3.57 ERA. 40.1 IP, 40 H, 3 HR, 22 BB, 22 SO.

Warwick gave up 7 runs on 7 hits and 1 walk with 2 strikeouts in 2.1 innings last time out in a loss. He has allowed 26 hits in his last 14 IP.....

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
RICHMOND
1: SS Skip Dunkin (26-S .357-171-1-18-.848-16 B+) Silver Slugger/All-Star
2: 1B Mike Sammon (26-R .353-170-3-28-.860-1 B)
3: 2B Ray Holloway (31-R .376-149-2-23-.934-3 B+) All-Star(01)
4: LF Dave Brooks (27-L .303-165-3-26-.832-9 D+) Silver Slugger/All-Star
5: RF Juan Vizcaino (28-L .350-20-0-4-.759-0 D)
6: 3B Carlos Frias (24-R .232-56-0-5-.600-1 A)
7: CF Pete Dyche (34-L .235-68-0-5-.600-1 C+)
8: C Sandy Sanchez (28-S .288-73-0-11-.726-0 C)
9: P Ken Kramer (27-R .286-7-0-2-.714-0 F)

JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Charlie Faber (34-R .254-63-0-3-.612-1 B+)
2: 1B Jack Washburn (23-L .246-134-1-10-.753-8 B)
3: CF Cal Doty (28-L .245-98-2-12-.646-3 C+) All-Star
4: RF Ray McDonald (24-L .301-156-6-30-.914-8 B+) All-Star
5: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .206-160-7-25-.635-7 C+)
6: LF Fernando Tello (23-L .267-135-3-18-.691-0 C)
7: SS Bart Daw (33-R .195-123-2-17-.563-8 B+)
8: C Bob Hutson (22-L .234-107-2-9-.675-0 B) Rookie
9: P Del Warwick (30-L .067-15-0-0-.133-0 F) Gold Glove(02)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 72 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 7 MPH wind blowing left to right
Attendance: 11,953

Top of the First
Skip Dunkin gets beaned with an 0-2 pitch.... Mike Sammon takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4.... Ray Holloway strikes out! Dave Brooks swings at the first pitch and fouls out to 3rd! Juan Vizcaino grounds out to 2nd!

Bottom of the First
Charlie Faber, the greatest leadoff hitter ever, walks on 4 pitches! Jack Washburn grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. He steals 2nd! Cal Doty pokes a hit just over the 2nd baseman! P Ken Kramer tries to pick Doty off at 1st and throws the ball away for an error and Washburn scores! 1 to 0, Jays! Ray Washburn lines a 3-2 pitch to center for a hit and Doty scores! 2 to 0, Jays! Tom McDowell grounds one to 3rd, but Carlos Frias makes a bad throw to 2nd for an error! Fernando Tello flies out to deep center and McDonald tags up and moves to 3rd. Bat Daw lines a 3-2 pitch to right and clears the bases with a double!! 4 to 0, Jays! Bob Hutson lines a hit to right and Daw heads home and beats the throw and Hutson takes 2nd! 5 to 0, Jays! P Del Warwick strikes out.

Bottom of the Second
Charlie Faber draws a walk! Jack Washburn hits a home run to right center!! 7 to 0, Jays! That does it for P Ken Kramer. New Pitcher: Donnie Buckner (35-L), making his season debut, and only his 2nd game in relief in his career after 26 starts. He is 6-10 with a 5.18 ERA in 166.2 career innings with 28 HR allowed. He gets our 3-4-5 hitters out.....

Bottom of the Fourth
With 1 out, Charlie Faber draws his third walk of the game. Jack Washburn swings at the first pitch and grounds one to 1st, but Mike Sammon boots it! Cal Doty beats out an infield hit and the bases are loaded with 1 out. Ray McDonald swings at the first pitch and hits one a mile straight up that the 2nd baseman catches between the plate and the mound.... Tom McDowell grounds out to 1st, unassisted....

Bottom of the Fifth
With 1 out, Bart Daw triples to right center! Bob Hutson flies out to deep center and Daw tags up and scored. 8 to 0, Jays!

Top of the Seventh
With 1 out, Pete Dyche draws a walk. Sandy Sanchez grounds a hit up the middle. With 2 outs, Skip Dunkin lines the first pitch to right for a hit and Dyche scores. 8 to 1, Jays. Mike Sammon clears the bases with a double to center.... 8 to 3, Jays.

Won - 8 to 3

We had 8 hits and made 1 error
Richmond had 8 hits and made 3 errors

Del Warwick (W 4-5) went 9 innings (CG), allowed 3 runs, 8 hits, 3 walks, 1 HBP and struck out 3. 116 pitches.

Ken Kramer (L 2-3) went 1+ innings, gave us 7 runs (4 earned), 5 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 1.

2B Charlie Faber drew 3 walks and scored a run. 1B Jack Washburn hit his 2nd home run of the season, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. CF/LF Cal Doty had 2 hits and scored a run. RF Ray McDonald had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. 3B Tom McDowell hit a double and scored a run. SS Bart Daw hit a double and a triple, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. C Bob Hutson had a hit and 2 RBI.

Questdog · 12-09-2020, 04:14 PM

May 23, 2005

Monday Morning Report
Player of the Week - Leo Toruno, 2B, Memphis (31-L .294/.349/.475) Had 11 hits with 1 2B, 3 HR, 3 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 2 CS, 7 R and 8 RBI in 6 G (3rd career PoW)

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

May 16 - RF Ed Yeager (30-L) of Ottawa had 4 hits with 2 doubles and a home run and 4 RBI at Indianapolis. The Otters won, 9 to 2.
May 16 - Columbus scored a run in the bottom of the 9th to tie the game at home versus Buffalo and then scored another run in the bottom of the 19th to win, 4 to 3.
May 16 - Juan Estrada (31-L) of Birmingham pitched a 5 hit shutout at Memphis. He walked 2 and struck out 6. 134 pitches thrown. At bat, had had a hit. It is his 2nd shutout of the season and 8th of his career. He is now 3-5 with a 2.07 ERA in 9 starts. The Barons won, 9 to 0.
May 17 - Jack Brown (29-R) of Charlotte pitched a 3 hit shutout at Richmond. He walked 4, hit a batter and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit and scored 2 runs. It is his 2nd shutout of the season and the 9th of his career. He is now 3-0 with a 2.04 ERA in 3 starts (8 G). The Hornets won, 7 to 0.
May 19 - Buffalo, who just traded an All-Star pitcher away, lost another on for the season when Danny Belsky (32-R) ruptured a disc. He was 4-2 with a 2.56 ERA in 9 starts. They had already lost Ron Wisham in May.
May 20 - Tim Hill (27-L) of Ottawa pitched a 4 hit shutout at home versus Syracuse. He walked 3 and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. It is his 2nd shutout of the season and the 10th of his career. He is now 6-2 with a 2.58 ERA in 10 starts. The Otters won, 6 to 0.
May 20 - In his 3rd game with Buffalo since being traded from Charlotte, 3B Tom Morris (31-R), strained a muscle and will miss 4 to 5 weeks.
May 21 - Hartford lost P Dennis Lockamy (38-R) for the rest of the season with an elbow injury. He was 3-4 with a 2.68 ERA in 9 starts.
May 21 - Charlotte won at New Orleans, 12 to 10, in 14 innings. There were 48 hits by the two teams in the game. For the Hornets, SS Marty Derringer (27-R) had 5 hits with a double and a home run, stole a base, scored 4 runs and had 2 RBI. 3B Larry Davis (30-S) had 6 hits, scored a run and had 2 RBI. 2B/1B Terry Wolf (33-L), playing with a strained hamstring, had 5 hits with a double and 2 walks, scored a run and had 3 RBI. For the Pelicans, SS Jim Brister (33-S) had 5 hits with a double, scored a run and had 2 RBI, but also made 2 errors. Each team scored 5 runs in the 9th inning and 1 run in the 10th.

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Questdog · 12-10-2020, 07:34 AM

Tuesday, May 24, 2005

We are in Charlotte to play the Hornets a short 2 game set. They lost 3 of 4 in New Orleans over the weekend. We are 4-1 against them on the season and split a pair of games here to open the season. They are 6th in scoring with 4.39 runs per game (Jacksonville is 8th with 4.07). The Hornets are 11th in fewest runs allowed with 4.34 per game (Jacksonville is still #1 with 3.00). Their run differential is +2, 8th in the MLB, and ours is +47, now 2nd to Ottawa (+49).

Jacksonville Jays (28-16 .636 0.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Charlotte Hornets (21-23 .477 7 GB tied for 6th place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Mike Marsh (24-R) (6-1 1.39 ERA 51.2 IP, 36 H, 1 HR, 13 BB, 37 SO) All-Star
CHAR: Angel Gomez (25-R) (3-5 4.05 ERA 66.2 IP, 75 H, 4 HR, 25 BB, 46 SO)

Marsh gave up 2 runs on 9 hits and 1 walk with 6 strikeouts in 6 innings last time out in a win.

Gomez is their #1 starter. He is 0-1 in 2 starts against the Jays this season with a 6.92 ERA. 13 IP, 16 H, 1 HR, 7 BB, 10 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: LF Danny Rosas (26-R .171-41-1-2-.639-2 B+)
2: 1B Jack Washburn (23-L .246-138-2-12-.768-9 B)
3: CF Cal Doty (28-L .255-102-2-12-.659-3 C+) All-Star
4: RF Ray McDonald (24-L .300-160-6-31-.904-8 B+) All-Star
5: 3B Fernando Tello (23-L .259-139-3-18-.672-0 C+)
6: 2B T.R. Hunter (28-R .271-155-2-17-.683-2 A+) All-Star(3: 02-04)
7: SS Bart Daw (33-R .205-127-2-19-.599-8 B+)
8: C Bob Hutson (22-L .236-110-2-11-.673-0 B) Rookie
9: P Mike Marsh (24-R .294-17-0-1-.572-0 B+) All-Star

CHARLOTTE
1: LF Danny Pakan (28-L .419-74-0-11-.936-2 B)
2: CF Scott Damon (26-R .218-165-2-13-.558-1 B) Strained hamstring
3: 3B Larry Davis (30-S .277-166-1-16-.642-5 B) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(01)
4: 2B Terry Wolf (33-L .298-161-6-28-.878-0 B) Silver Slugger(03)/All-Star(3: 02-04) Strained hamstring
5: 1B Marty Derringer (27-R .329-140-7-23-.866-5 A)
6: SS Bruce McArthur (28-L .242-120-2-13-.749-0 B) Gold Glove(3: 02-04,1B)
7: RF Bobby Raker (24-R .169-77-1-8-.492-1 A) Trade from Providence May 17
8: C Mike Tyra (29-R .139-79-0-3-.446-0 B)
9: P Angel Gomez (25-R .182-22-0-1-.455-0 D+)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Charlotte Municipal Stadium
Weather: 75 F, Clear Skies, with a 7 MPH wind blowing in from center
Attendance: 8,324

Top of the First
Danny Rosas strikes out... Jack Washburn grounds out to short. Cal Doty grounds out to 2nd...

Bottom of the First
Danny Pakan, a career .373 hitter in 295 AB, lines out to 1st. Scott Damon pops out to center. Larry Davis grounds a double over the 3rd base bag... Terry Wolf flies out to deep left!

Bottom of the Third
Mike Tyra, the .139 hitter, grounds a hit to left and P Angel Gomez bunts him to 2nd. Danny Pakan pokes a hit to center. Scott Damon strikes out looking on 3 pitches! Larry Davis swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 2nd!

Top of the Fourth
Ray McDonald lines the first pitch over the head of the left fielder for a double! Fernando Tello takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Only his fifth walk of the season. T.R. Hunter grounds a 3-2 pitch to left for a hit and McDonald scores! 1 to 0, Jays! Bart Daw grounds a hit to left and the bases are loaded with no outs! Bob Hutson flies out to center and Tello tags up and beats the throw home. 2 to 0, Jays! P Mike Marsh bunts the runners up. Danny Rosas swings at a 3-2 pitch and beats out an infield hit and Hunter scores! 3 to 0, Jays! Jack Washburn clears the bases with a double to right center!! 5 to 0, Jays!

Top of the Fifth
On the Hill: Dave Lutes (30-R), since getting the last out of the 4th. Ray McDonald and Fernando Tello lead off with back to back hits! T.R. Hunter swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 2nd and the runners move up. Bart Daw pops out to 2nd... They walk Bob Hutson intentionally. P Mike Marsh strikes out....

Bottom of the Fifth
Mike Tyra leads off with a walk... P Dave Lutes bunts one foul with 2 strikes. Danny Pakan lines the first pitch to center for a hit... Scott Damon grounds a hit to left and the bases are loaded with 1 out. Larry Davis grounds one to 1st and we try for the double play at 2nd, but Jack Washburn makes a bad throw for an error and Tyra scores... 5 to 1, Jays. The Bullpen gets up. Terry Wolf doubles to right and 2 runs score... 5 to 3, Jays. Marty Derringer grounds out to 3rd and Davis scores. 5 to 4, Jays.

Top of the Sixth
With 2 outs, Cal Doty beats out an infield hit and steals 2nd. Ray McDonald grounds his fourth hit of the game up the middle and Doty scores! 6 to 4, Jays!

Top of the Eighth
On the Hill: Mike Penafiel (34-R), after a scoreless 7th. Danny Rosas grounds a hit up the middle! Jack Washburn grounds a hit up the middle and Rosas heads to 2rd and Scott Damon throws the ball into the dugout and Rosas scores! 7 to 4, Jays! Cal Doty grounds out to short and Washburn takes 3rd. They walk Ray McDonald intentionally, denying him a chance at hit #5.... Fernando Tello grounds a hit to right and Washburn scores and McDonald beats the throw to 3rd! 8 to 4, Jays! T.R. Hunter swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to right and McDonald, the intentional walk, tags up and scores! 9 to 4, Jays! Bart Daw walks on 4 pitches. Bob Hutson lines an 0-2 pitch to right for a hit and the bases are loaded with 2 outs. That does it for p Penafiel. New Pitcher: Frank Lytle (31-R), who is 0-3 with an 11.30 ERA in 14.1 IP with 20 H, 3 HR and 17 BB! PH Mike Volkman (37-L) draws a walk to force in a run! 10 to 4, Jays! Double digits for the first time this season! Danny Rosas swings at a 2-2 pitch and knocks it over the right field wall for a Grand Slam!!!! 14 to 4, Jays!

Bottom of the Eighth
This seems like a good time to give RP Alan Pigott (26-R) his MLB debut. PH Bobby Baker (22-R), a rookie (#25 prospect), batting .421 in 19 AB with a 3B and a HR and 6 RBI, swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted. PH Gabe Valdez (33-R), hitting for Bobby Raker and 4 for 24 (.167) on the season, grounds out to short. Mike Tyra strikes out! 1-2-3!

Won - 14 to 4

We had 20 hits and made 1 error
Charlotte had 7 hits and made 2 errors

New season highs in runs and hits!

Mike Marsh (W 7-1) went 7 innings, allowed 4 runs (3 earned), 7 hits, 3 walks and struck out 4. He threw a WP.
RHP Alan Pigott (26-R), in his MLB debut, pitched 2 perfect innings with 1 strikeout.

Angel Gomez (L 3-6) went 3.2 innings, gave us 5 runs, 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 5.

LF Danny Rosas had 4 hits with a double and a Grand Slam, his 2nd home run of the season, scored 2 runs and had 5 RBI. 1B Jack Washburn had 2 hits with a double and a walk, scored a run and had 2 RBI. RF Ray McDonald had 4 hits with a double and a walk (INT), stole a base, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 3B Fernando Tello had 2 hits and a walk, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 2B T.R. Hunter had 3 hits, scored a run and had 2 RBI. SS Bart Daw had 3 hits with a double and a walk and scored 2 runs. C Bob Hutson had a hit and a walk (INT), scored a run and had an RBI. PH Mike Volkman drew a bases-loaded walk and scored a run.

Questdog · 12-10-2020, 08:52 AM

Wednesday, May 25, 2005

Jacksonville Jays (29-16 .644 0.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Charlotte Hornets (21-24 .467 8 GB tied for 6th place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Al Calice (24-R) (3-4 5.62 ERA 49.2 IP, 57 H, 7 HR, 21 BB, 34 SO)
CHAR: Jerry Doherty (27-L) (3-6 4.31 ERA 56.1 IP, 50 H, 9 HR, 17 BB, 40 SO) All-Star

Calice gave up 2 runs on 7 hits and 4 walks with 7 strikeouts in 7.2 innings last time out in a win.

Doherty was acquired in a trade with Buffalo in May 16. This will be his 2nd start for Charlotte. He was lit up for 6 runs in 2 innings in his first. We beat him 2 weeks ago in Buffalo, scoring 4 runs on 6 hits, 1 home run and 3 walks with 9 strikeouts in 8 innings.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Charlie Faber (34-R .246-65-0-3-.621-1 B+)
2: CF Dickie Stemen (30-R .250-48-1-6-.688-0 B)
3: LF Cal Doty (28-L .250-108-2-12-.642-4 B+) All-Star
4: RF Ray McDonald (24-L .315-165-6-32-.933-9 B+) All-Star
5: 1B Tom McDowell (27-R .207-164-7-25-.638-7 B)
6: SS T.R. Hunter (28-R .281-160-2-19-.697-2 A+) All-Star(3: 02-04)
7: 3B Frank Roadman (30-R .167-6-0-0-.333-0 C+)
8: C Don Kern (28-R .158-38-2-6-.673-0 B+)
9: P Al Calice (24-L .125-16-0-2-.312-0 F)

CHARLOTTE
1: 1B Bobby Baker (22-R .400-20-1-6-1.079-2 A+) Rookie #25 prospect
2: CF Scott Damon (26-R .219-169-2-13-.561-1 B) Strained hamstring
3: 3B Larry Davis (30-S .276-170-1-17-.645-5 B) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(01)
4: 2B Terry Wolf (33-L .297-165-6-30-.875-0 B) Silver Slugger(03)/All-Star(3: 02-04) Strained hamstring
5: SS Bruce McArthur (28-L .238-122-2-13-.742-0 B) Gold Glove(3: 02-04,1B)
6: LF Rob Worms (32-R .203-59-5-9-.853-0 B+) Gold Glove(01,RF) ex-Jay
7: RF Bobby Raker (24-R .163-80-1-8-.474-1 A)
8: C Alex Martinez (30-R .333-72-1-6-.907-0 B+)
9: P Jerry Doherty (27-L .105-19-0-0-.211-0 D) All-Star

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Charlotte Municipal Stadium
Weather: 73 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing left to right
Attendance: 8,523

Top of the First
Charlie Faber pops out to center. Dickie Stemen swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 3rd. Cal Doty lines out to 3rd...

Bottom of the First
Bobby Baker beats out an infield hit.... Scott Damon doubles to center... Larry Davis grounds out slowly to short and both runners advance. 1 to 0, Hornets. Terry Wolf flies out to deep left and Damon tags up and beats the throw. 2 to 0, Hornets. Bruce McArthur doubles to center... Rob Worms flies out to center.

Top of the Second
Ray McDonald draws a walk. With 1 out, T.R. Hunter doubles to right! Frank Roadman lines out to deep center and McDonald tags up and scores. 2 to 1, Hornets.

Top of the Third
With 2 outs, Dickie Stemen and Cal Doty hit back to back doubles! Tie Game: 2 to 2!

Top of the Fourth
Tom McDowell doubles to center! With 2 outs, they walk Don Kern intentionally. P Al Calice swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short...

Top of the Fifth
Charlie Faber takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Dickie Stemen doubles off the wall in center and Faber scores! 3 to 2, Jays! Cal Doty swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd and Stemen goes to 3rd. Ray McDonald lines an 0-2 pitch to left for a hit and Stemen scores! 4 to 2, Jays! The next two make outs.

Bottom of the Sixth
With 2 outs, Terry Wolf lines a hit to left. Bruce McArthur lines the first pitch to deep right for a triple and Wolf scores... 4 to 3, Jays. The Bullpen gets up. Rob Worms grounds out to short!

Top of the Seventh
With 1 out, Dickie Stemen pokes his third hit of the game to center and goes to 2nd on a wild pitch. Cal Doty draws a walk. Ray McDonald grounds the first pitch over the 1st base bag for a double and Stemen scores! 5 to 3, Jays! They walk Tom McDowell intentionally to load the bases up with 1 out. That does it for P Jerry Doherty. New Pitcher: Miguel Tejeda (26-R), their closer, who is 1-4 with 7 SV and a 4.94 ERA in 23.2 IP with 30 H and 3 HR. T.R. Hunter strikes out on 3 pitches... PH Jack Washburn (23-L), who will stay in to play 1st and send Tom McDowell to 3rd, lines a hit to right center and Doty scores! 6 to 3, Jays! PH Mike Volkman (37-L) swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short.

Won - 6 to 3

Mini-sweep!

We had 10 hits and made 1 error
Charlotte had 6 hits and made no errors

Al Calice (W 4-4) went 7 innings, allowed 3 runs, 6 hits, no walks(!) and struck out 5.
LHP Bill Grant (SV 11) pitched 2 scoreless innings and struck out 2.

Jerry Doherty (L 3-7) went 6.1 innings, gave us 6 runs, 8 hits, 5 walks (1 INT) and struck out 3. He threw a WP.

CF Dickie Stemen had 3 hits with 2 doubles, scored 3 runs and had an RBI. LF Cal Doty hit a double, drew a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. RF Ray McDonald had 2 hits with a double and a walk, scored a run and had 2 RBI. 1B/3B Tom McDowell hit a double and drew a walk. SS/2N T.R. Hunter hit a double. PH/1B Jack Washburn had a hit and an RBI. PH/LF Danny Rosas had a hit.

Questdog · 12-10-2020, 12:13 PM

Thursday, May 26, 2005

We are in Syracuse to play the defending MLB champions a 4 game series through the weekend. They just split a pair of games here with Indianapolis. We were 5-3 against them last year when they finished 100-62 in 1st place in the North. But then we lost the Millennial Cup to them in 6 games..... They are last in scoring with 2.93 runs per game (Jacksonville is up to #7 with 4.33). They are 4th in the MLB in HR with 38, but are only hitting .212. .238 is the worst BA any team has ever finished the season with (Ottawa - 2003). They Sycamores are tied for 2nd in fewest runs allowed with 3.36 per game (Jacksonville is still #1 with 3.02). Their run differential is -19, 12th in the MLB, and ours is +60, now #1! They have won the Northern Division every season so far, but are below .500 this year.

Jacksonville Jays (30-16 .652 1 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Syracuse Sycamores (22-23 .489 6.5 GB in 4th place in the Northern Division)

JAX: Danny Coreano (26-L) (2-2 5.81 ERA 26.1 IP, 31 H, 5 HR, 8 BB, 13 SO)
SYR: David Huerta (24-L) (1-2 1.74 ERA 46.2 IP, 35 H, 2 HR, 18 BB, 38 SO)

Coreano gave up 4 runs on 7 hits and 4 walks with 3 strikeouts in 4.2 innings last time out in a loss.

Huerta was 7-5 with a 3.05 ERA in 109.1 IP as a rookie last year. We faced him once and he held us to 1 run on 4 hits and no walks with 9 strikeouts in 7.1 innings in a no decision. We beat him in the Millennial Cup, scoring 4 runs (3 earned) on 7 hits and 1 walk with 6 strikeouts in 7 IP.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 3B Charlie Faber (34-R .235-68-0-3-.604-1 B+)
2: CF Dickie Stemen (30-R .283-53-1-7-.771-0 B)
3: LF Cal Doty (28-L .250-112-2-12-.651-4 B+) All-Star
4: RF Ray McDonald (24-L .320-169-6-34-.944-9 B+) All-Star
5: 1B Tom McDowell (27-R .208-168-7-25-.645-7 B)
6: 2B T.R. Hunter (28-R .279-165-2-19-.694-2 A+) All-Star(3: 02-04)
7: SS Bart Daw (33-R .220-132-2-19-.634-8 B+)
8: C Don Kern (28-R .150-40-2-6-.656-0 B+)
9: P Don Coreano (26-L .000-9-0-0-.000-0 F)

SYRACUSE
1: CF Jim Beard (26-R .182-187-5-11-.504-5 A) Gold Glove(2: 03-04)
2: SS Bill Crystal (31-S .067-30-0-1-.252-0 C+) ex-Jay
3: 2B Frank Bates (33-R .250-172-5-18-.701-1 B+) Silver Slugger(2: 02-03,SS)/All-Star(4: 01-04) Bruised elbow
4: LF Jeff Garrigus (35-R .165-133-3-11-.556-4 A) All-Star(03)
5: C Lee Dean (32-L .203-138-4-13-.615-1 C) Silver Slugger(2: 01-02)/All-Star(2: 02-03)
6: RF Dave Bess (29-R .279-136-3-16-.817-1 B+)
7: 1B Dick Rothwell (28-R .200-55-0-3-.517-1 B+)
8: 3B Octavio Garcia (29-S .190-147-6-18-.591-0 B+)
9: P David Huerta (24-L .167-18-1-2-.500-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Shea Stadium
Weather: 60 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 9 MPH wind blowing right to left
Attendance: 8,733

Top of the First
Charlie Faber grounds out to short. Dickie Stemen takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three... Cal Doty doubles to right! Ray McDonald beats out an infield hit! Tom McDowell lines the first pitch to left for a hit and Doty scores! 1 to 0, Jays! T.R. Hunter grounds out to 1st, unassisted.

Bottom of the First
Jim Beard, the .182 hitter, doubles off the left center field wall.... Bill Crystal, the ex-Jay, strikes out! Frank Bates grounds out to 2nd and Beard goes to 3rd. Jeff Garrigus flies out to deep right!

Top of the Second
Bart Daw draws a walk. With 1 out, P Danny Coreano swings away at a 3-2 pitch and lines a hit to center and Daw goes to 3rd! Charlie Faber takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with 1 out! Dickie Stemen grounds the first pitch to short, but all they get is the force at 2nd, 6-4, and Daw scores. 2 to 0, Jays!

Bottom of the Fifth
Dave Bess walks on 4 pitches, gets bunted to 2nd, goes to 3rd on a ground out and, with the pitcher at bat, scores on a passed ball.... 2 to 1, Jays.

Top of the Eighth
Tom McDowell leads off with a home run to left! 3 to 1, Jays!

Bottom of the Eighth
Dick Rothwell doubles to center... The Bullpen gets up. Octavio Garcia grounds a double over the 3rd base bag and Rothwell scores... 3 to 2, Jays. With 1 out, we make the Call to the Bullpen: 2-time All-Star Bill Grant (34-L). Jack Washburn is in to play 1st in a double switch. Tom McDowell moves to 3rd, Charlie Faber moves to 2nd and T.R. Hunter moves to short. Jim Beard grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and Garcia goes to 3rd. 2 outs. P Grant balks home Garcia........... Tie Game: 3 to 3.

Top of the Ninth
New Pitcher: Benny Martineau (33-L), their All-Star(02) and 2-time Fireman Trophy(02-03) winning closer. 9-1-2 up for us. Jack Washburn grounds out to 2nd. Charlie Faber grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Dickie Stemen strikes out....

Bottom of the Ninth
3-4-5 up for the Sycamores. Frank Bates doubles to right center... We walk Jeff Garrigus intentionally. PH Don Bruns (35-R), batting .200 with 1 HR and 2 RBI in 25 AB, grounds a hit to left and Bates scores....

Lost - 4 to 3

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

Danny Coreano went 7.1 innings, allowed 3 runs (2 earned), 4 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit.
LHP Bill Grant (L 2-1, BS 1) got 2 outs, allowed 1 run, 2 hits, 1 walk (INT) and struck out 1. He ends a streak of 22 straight SV without blowing one and a string of 11 straight wins without a loss..... Is it just a bad game or is he getting old?

David Huerta went 7 innings, gave us 3 runs, 7 hits, 1 home run, 4 walks and struck out 6.
LHP Benny Martineau (W 2-2) pitched a perfect 9th with 1 strikeout.

LF Cal Doty hit a double and scored a run. 1B/3B Tom McDowell had 2 hits with his 8th home run of the season and had 2 RBI. 2B/SS T.R. Hunter had a hit and a walk. C Don Kern had a hit and a walk.

Around the League: Richmond won, tying us for 1st place, but lost their #1 starter, Billy Warner (26-R) for 5 to 6 weeks with shoulder inflammation.

Questdog · 12-10-2020, 03:01 PM

Friday, May 27, 2005

Jacksonville Jays (30-17 .638 0 GA tied for 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Syracuse Sycamores (23-23 .500 6.5 GB in 4th place in the Northern Division)

JAX: Del Warwick (30-L) (4-5 3.36 ERA 67 IP, 74 H, 3 HR, 11 BB, 40 SO) Gold Glove(02)
SYR: David Lucero (25-L) (1-4 4.10 ERA 41.2 IP, 32 H, 2 HR, 16 BB, 27 SO)

Warwick pitched a CG win last time out, allowing 3 runs on 8 hits and 3 walks with 3 strikeouts.

Lucero's stats do not look like they add up to a 4.10 ERA. He was 12-14 with a 2.97 ERA in 224.1 IP last year and 16-5 with a 2.91 ERA in 176 IP as a rookie in 2003. He is 2-1 in 3 starts in his career against the Jays with a 2.05 ERA. 22 IP, 15 H, 0 HR, 6 BB, 16 SO. He held us to 2 runs on 5 hits, 2 home runs and no walked with 1 strikeout in the Millennial Cup, but had a no decision.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 3B Charlie Faber (34-R .222-72-0-3-.581-1 B+)
2: CF Dickie Stemen (30-R .259-58-1-8-.707-0 B)
3: 2B T.R. Hunter (28-R .280-168-2-19-.698-2 A+) All-Star(3: 02-04)
4: RF Ray McDonald (24-L .318-173-6-34-.934-9 B+) All-Star
5: 1B Tom McDowell (27-R .215-172-8-27-.670-7 B)
6: LF Fernando Tello (23-L .262-145-3-19-.676-0 C)
7: SS Bart Daw (33-R .215-135-2-19-.625-8 B+)
8: C Don Kern (28-R .167-42-2-6-.684-0 B+)
9: P Del Warwick (30-L .053-19-0-0-.105-0 F) Gold Glove(02)

SYRACUSE
1: RF John Byers (22-R Season debut B+) RoY/All-Star
2: SS Bill Crystal (31-S .059-34-0-1-.223-0 C+)
3: 1B Mitch Kahmann (26-L .319-141-7-20-.882-0 C)
4: 2B Frank Bates (33-R .250-176-5-18-.702-1 B+) Silver Slugger(2: 02-03,SS)/All-Star(4: 01-04) Bruised elbow
5: C Lee Dean (32-L .199-141-4-13-.603-1 C) Silver Slugger(2: 01-02)/All-Star(2: 02-03)
6: LF Jeff Garrigus (35-R .162-136-3-11-.549-4 A) All-Star(03)
7: CF Dave Bess (29-R .275-138-3-16-.810-1 D+)
8: 3B Dick Rothwell (28-R .211-57-0-3-.551-1 C+)
9: P David Lucero (25-L .083-12-0-0-.237-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Shea Stadium
Weather: 70 F, Clear Skies, with a 10 MPH wind blowing right to left
Attendance: 12,943

Top of the First
Charlie Faber, the greatest leadoff hitter ever, draws a walk! Dickie Stemen fouls out to 1st. Faber steals 2nd! T.R. Hunter strikes out... Ray McDonald swings at the first pitch and pops out to left...

Bottom of the First
John Byers, last year's Rookie of the Year, in his first at bat of this season, pokes a hit to center.... Bill Crystal beats out an infield hit... Mitch Kahmann flies out to center. Frank Bates grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and Byers goes to 3rd. Lee Dean lines a 2-2 pitch to right for a hit and Byers scores and Bates beats the throw to 3rd... 1 to 0, Sycamores. Jeff Garrigus pops out to right.

Top of the Second
Tom McDowell, who hit 2 home runs off P David Lucero in a game in the Millennial Cup, swings at the first pitch and bloops a hit to right! Fernando Tello pokes a hit to right and John Byers muffs the pickup for an error! Bart Daw grounds out to 3rd and McDowell scores. Tie Game: 1 to 1! The next two make outs.

Bottom of the Second
Dave Bess grounds a hit up the middle and, with 1 out, P David Lucero bunts him to 2nd. John Byers lines the first pitch to center for a hit and Bess scores... 2 to 1, Sycamores. Bill Crystal hits a home run to left...... 4 to 1, Sycamores. P Del Warwick is a meatball right now....

Bottom of the Third
On the Hill: Alan Pigott (26-R), since getting the final out of the 2nd. With 1 out, Dave Bess takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Dick Rothwell lines a hit to center. P David Lucero bunts one foul with 2 strikes. John Byers grounds a double over the 3rd base bag and Bess scores.... 5 to 1, Sycamores. A wild pitch scores Rothwell... 6 to 1, Sycamores.

Top of the Fifth
With 1 out, Charlie Faber takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Dickie Stemen beats out an infield hit. T.R. Hunter takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 and the bases are loaded with 1 out. Ray McDonald grounds a double over the 3rd base bag and 2 runs score!! 6 to 3, Sycamores. Tom McDowell strikes out.... Fernando Tello lines an 0-2 pitch to center and clears the bases with a triple!! 6 to 5, Sycamores!

Bottom of the Fifth
New Pitcher: Roger Wallace (29-R). With 2 outs, P John Boston (37-L) takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4.......... John Byers doubles to right and P Boston scores from 1st.... 7 to 5, Sycamores. Byers is now 4 for 4 already with 2 doubles in his 1st game of the season....

Bottom of the Seventh
On the Hill: Johnny Groom (28-R), after a scoreless 6th. He is no longer bothered by back spasms. With 2 outs, including John Byers making his first out of the year, Bill Crystal lines a hit to left center. Mitch Kahmann lines a 3-2 pitch to left for a hit and Crystal goes to 3rd. Frank Bates lines an 0-2 pitch to center for a double and Crystal scores... 8 to 5, Sycamores. This is the worst hitting team in the MLB..... By far!

Lost - 8 to 5

We had 8 hits and made no errors
Syracuse had 17 hits and made 1 error

17 hits to a team batting .212 on the season.....
At least, before this series, they were....
The most hits we have allowed this season....

Del Warwick (L 4-6) went 1.2 innings, allowed 4 runs, 6 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out no one.
RHP Alan Pigott went 2.1 innings, allowed 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. He threw a WP.
RHP Roger Wallace went 1 inning, allowed 1 run, 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1.
RHP Johnny Groom went 2 innings, allowed 1 run, 5 hits and struck out 2.
LHP Albert Davies went 1 scoreless inning and allowed 1 hit.

David Lucero went 4.2 innings, gave us 5 runs, 6 hits, 4 walks and struck out 6. He threw a WP.
LHP John Boston (W 1-0) pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, gave us 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. At bat, he drew a walk and scored a run.
LHP Benny Martineau (SV 13) pitched 2 scoreless innings, gave us 1 walk and struck out 3.

3B Charlie Faber had a hit and 3 walks, stole a base and scored a run. CF Dickie Stemen had 2 hits and scored a run. RF Ray McDonald hit a double, scored a run and had 2 RBI. 1B Tom McDowell had 2 hits and a walk and scored a run. LF Fernando Tello had 2 hits with a double and a walk and 2 RBI.

For Syracuse, RF John Byers, in his season debut, had 4 hits with 2 doubles, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI. SS Bill Crystal, the ex-Jay, who had 2 hits on the season coming into this game (.059 BA), had 4 hits with his 1st home run of the season, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. C Lee Dean had 3 hits with an RBI.

Questdog · 12-10-2020, 05:17 PM

Saturday, May 28, 2005

Jacksonville Jays (30-18 .625 1 GB in 2nd place in the Southern Division) at
Syracuse Sycamores (24-23 .511 5.5 GB in 4th place in the Northern Division)

JAX: Ernesto Noyola (25-R) (1-0 1.17 ERA 15.1 IP, 13 H, 0 HR, 4 BB, 8 SO)
SYR: Willie Rodriguez (22-R) (0-3 5.79 ERA 18.2 IP, 22 H, 5 HR, 9 BB, 8 SO) Rookie

Noyola gave up 1 unearned run on 5 hits and 1 walk with 7 strikeouts in 8 innings last time out in a no decision that we lost in 10 innings.

Rodriguez was acquired in a trade with Rochester this Spring. He was the #88 prospect. We have never faced him.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: LF Danny Rosas (26-L .260-48-2-7-.827-2 B+)
2: 1B Jack Washburn (23-L .255-145-2-15-.783-9 B)
3: CF Cal Doty (28-L .246-118-2-13-.644-4 C+) All-Star
4: RF Fernando Tello (23-L .270-148-3-21-.707-0 C)
5: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .222-176-8-27-.681-7 C+)
6: 2B T.R. Hunter (28-R .273-172-2-19-.686-2 A+) All-Star(3: 02-04)
7: SS Bart Daw (33-R .209-139-2-20-.608-8 B+)
8: C Bob Hutson (22-L .235-115-2-12-.664-0 B) Rookie
9: P Ernesto Noyola (25-R .250-4-0-1-.650-0 F)

SYRACUSE
1: RF John Byers (22-R .800-5-0-3-2.000-0 B+) RoY/All-Star
2: CF Jim Beard (26-R .188-191-5-11-.520-5 A) Gold Glove(2: 03-04)
3: 2B Frank Bates (33-R .250-180-5-19-.707-1 B+) Silver Slugger(2: 02-03,SS)/All-Star(4: 01-04) Bruised elbow
4: 1B Mitch Kahmann (26-L .317-145-7-20-.876-0 C)
5: 3B Octavio Garcia (29-S .193-150-6-19-.599-0 B+)
6: C Lee Dean (32-L .212-146-4-14-.622-1 C) Silver Slugger(2: 01-02)/All-Star(2: 02-03)
7: LF Jeff Garrigus (35-R .163-141-3-11-.544-4 A) All-Star(03)
8: SS Bill Crystal (31-S .154-39-1-3-.471-0 C+)
9: P Willie Rodriguez (22-R .000-5-0-0-.000-0 D) Rookie #88 prospect

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Shea Stadium
Weather: 54 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 10 MPH wind blowing in from right
Attendance: 12,997

Top of the First
Danny Rosas flies out to deep center. Jack Washburn swings at the first pitch and fouls out to the catcher... Cal Doty flies out to right....

Bottom of the First
John Byers, who had 4 hits with 2 doubles yesterday in his season debut, swings at the first pitch and pops out to 1st! Jim Beard grounds out to 2nd. Frank Bates lines a hit to right... Mitch Kahmann grounds out to 2nd!

Top of the Second
Fernando Tello hits a home run to right! 1 to 0, Jays!

Bottom of the Fourth
With 1 out, Mitch Kahmann doubles to left and goes to 3rd on a ground out. Lee Dean draws a walk. A wild pitch scores Kahmann.... Tie Game: 1 to 1.

Top of the Fifth
Tom McDowell leads off with a home run to right! 2 to 1, Jays!

Bottom of the Sixth
Jim Beard doubles to right... The Bullpen gets up. But their 3-4-5 hitters go down in order with 2 strikeouts!

Top of the Seventh
Cal Doty hits a home run to right! 3 to 1, Jays! We only have 4 hits, but 3 of them are home runs, all leading off an inning. It is the first time we have hit 3 home runs in a game this season!

Top of the Ninth
On the Hill: Ron Hutchins (33-R), the 3-time All-Star and 2003 Ace Award and Hurler Trophy winner, after a perfect 8th. Danny Rosas takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. With 1 out, Cal Doty doubles to left! Fernando Tello lines an 0-2 pitch to right for a double and both runners score!! 5 to 1, Jays! The next two make outs.

Won - 5 to 1

We had 6 hits (no singles) and made no errors
Syracuse had 6 hits and made no errors

Ernesto Noyola (W 2-0) went 8.1 innings, allowed 1 run, 6 hits, 3 walks and struck out 6. He threw a WP. 119 pitches.
LHP Bill Grant (SV 12) faced 1 batter, threw 1 pitch and got 2 outs. Easiest Save ever!

Willie Rodriguez (L 0-4) went 7 innings, gave us 3 runs, 4 hits, 3 home runs, no walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had his 1st career MLB hit.

CF Cal Doty hit 2 doubles and his 3rd home run of the season and scored 2 runs. RF Fernando Tello hit a double and his 4th home run and had 3 RBI. 3B Tom McDowell hit his 9th home run.

12-08-2020, 07:40 AM	#1003
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12-08-2020, 07:16 AM	#1002
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Wednesday, May 11, 2005 I was frightened awake this morning, too early to even look a the clock and see what time it was. I had a horrible dream or dreams, because I think I was scaring myself out of them all night. People kept running up to me out of nowhere and ripping pieces of paper in my face and laughing maniacally. Others were flailing their arms about in a panic and their arms were all rubbery and did not seem to have any bones in them. The first GM I ever worked for, who has been dead for over 10 years, called me into his office and chewed me out for not having my shoes tied and told me he was going to have to let me go because the chairs I had bought for the clubhouse were all too flimsy and had snapped into pieces when anyone sat on them. My own mother, who is still alive, acted like she was talking to me from the hereafter and asked me why I hadn't given them the milk every day like she asked. Given who the milk? "The little puppies!" she wailed and held up a litter of them in her arms and they all had mangled legs and tails. A little girl brought me a bunch of daisies and asked me to put them on the grave of Giant Jim......... Baucom has gone back to Jacksonville to be examined by Dr. Pepper, but there is no hope that he will refute the diagnosis of the Buffalo doctor. Pia filed the paperwork to put Baucom on the DL and recall P Al Calice (24-R) from Daytona Beach (A). Calice can work on his issues with us now, because the season is over as far as winning the division. Baucom was the rock that everything else was built on. We are down to a 2 man rotation with Del Warwick and Mike Marsh. And Marsh is having his own injury issues and I would not be surprised if he does not last the season. And our offense is way off form what it was last season and does not seem capable of winning games with less than stellar pitching. Jacksonville Jays (21-12 .636 0 GA tied for 1st place in the Southern Division) at Buffalo Bombers (17-14 .548 3 GB in 3rd place in the Northern Division) JAX: Del Warwick (30-L) (3-4 2.31 ERA 50.2 IP, 50 H, 3 HR, 6 BB, 32 SO) Gold Glove(02) BUF: Steve Cron (31-L) (4-2 2.70 ERA 53.1 IP, 49 H, 1 HR, 7 BB, 20 SO) All-Star Warwick gave up 2 runs (1 earned) on 10 hits and no walks with 4 strikeouts in 6.2 innings last time out in a win. Cron is their #1 starter. He was 17-14 with a 2.81 ERA in 256 IP last year and 18-9, tying for MLB lead in wins, with a 2.43 ERA in an MLB leading 263 IP in 2003. He has tied for the MLB lead in games started every season. He is 3-1 in 4 starts against the Jays in his career with a shutout and a 1.97 ERA. 32 IP, 31 H, 3 HR, 6 BB, 19 SO. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) JACKSONVILLE 1: 2B Charlie Faber (34-R .250-44-0-2-.606-1 B+) 6 for 12 vs Cron 2: LF Cal Doty (28-L .188-64-1-5-.475-3 B+) All-Star 3: RF Ray McDonald (24-L .261-119-4-18-.833-6 B+) All-Star 2 for 16 vs Cron 4: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .227-128-6-19-.654-4 C+) 5: 1B Jack Washburn (23-L .240-104-1-8-.738-6 B) 6: CF Gary McKellar (35-R .200-30-1-1-.633-0 B) 7: SS Bart Daw (33-R .200-90-2-13-.588-5 B+) 8: C Don Kern (28-R .185-27-1-4-.683-0 B+) 9: P Del Warwick (30-L .000-13-0-0-.000-0 F) Gold Glove(02) BUFFALO 1: CF Pete Hudzik (25-R .212-104-0-7-.531-10 A+) 2: SS Charlie Childs (21-L .245-94-0-9-.567-3 A) 3: 1B Frank Cohen (29-R .231-108-3-11-.685-1 B) All-Star(3: 01-02,04) 4: RF Bob Sedrick (26-R .125-16-1-3-.489-0 B) Rookie 5: LF Tom Hamm (35-R .283-92-1-6-.674-3 B) All-Star(2: 01-02) 6: 2B Dave Lloyd (32-R .244-82-2-7-.694-0 B+) All-Star(2: 01-02) 8 for 21 w/3 HR vs Warwick 7: 3B Charlie Russell (28-R .400-15-1-2-1.171-0 C+) 8: C Dick Lyles (38-R .200-50-1-9-.581-0 D-) 3 for 9 w/HR vs Warwick 9: P Steve Cron (31-L .235-17-0-2-.458-0 C) All-Star Game Start: 2:05 PM Ballpark: Sportsman's Park Weather: 52 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 12 MPH wind blowing out to left Attendance: 10,975 Top of the First Charlie Faber strikes out on 3 pitches. Cal Doty takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Ray McDonald grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. Tom McDowell strikes out. Bottom of the First Pete Hudzik gets beaned with the second pitch of the game. It is hard to concentrate on the action.... Charlie Childs lines a hit to left. Frank Cohen grounds into a 6-4-3 double play and Hudzik scores. No, he just goes to 3rd. Bob Sedrick grounds out to 3rd. If the players are feeling anything like I am, we have no hope of winning today.... We need someone to do something to snap us out of theses doldrums and get us excited and Cal Doty does it! In the bottom of the 2nd, with 2 runners on and only 1 out, Dick Lyles lines one to left that looks like a sure run-scoring hit, but Doty makes a diving catch and hops up and fires to 2nd to double off the runner!! Alright, boys! Let's score some runs! We don't score in the 3rd, but everyone hit the ball hard and P Del Warwick had a hit. In the bottom of the 3rd, with 2 outs, Charlie Childs beat out an infield hit. Frank Cohen lines a hit to right and Childs went for 3rd, but Ray McDonald threw him out! Top of the Sixth With 1 out, Ray McDonald grounds a hit to right. With McDonald running, Tom McDowell swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses, but McDonald is safe at 2nd. They walk the lefty Jack Washburn intentionally to face Gary McKellar and he lines a hit to left and McDonald scores! 1 to 0, Jays! Bottom of the Sixth Frank Cohen lines a hit to center.... Bob Sedrick doubles to right.... The Bullpen gets up. With the infield in, Tom Hamm grounds a hit to left and Cohen scores... Tie Game: 1 to 1. I thought for sure with our newfound enthusiasm, we would go on to win, 10 to 0..... Dave Lloyd lines a hit to right and Sedrick scores and Hamm beats the throw to 3rd... 2 to 1, Bombers. Call to the Bullpen: Bob Craig (27-R). Charlie Russell walks on 4 pitches to load the bases up with no outs.... Dick Lyles grounds into a 4-2-3 double play!! P Steve Cron grounds out to 2nd! Top of the Seventh Don Kern draws a walk. P Bob Craig is allowed to hit, because whoever we send up there, Manny will have them bunt and Craig is one of the best bunters on the team. So, of course, he bunts into a force at 2nd, 2-6.... With 2 outs, Cal Doty grounds a double over the 3rd base bag and P Craig scores form 1st! Tie Game: 2 to 2! Ray McDonald flies out to the warning track in right.... Top of the Eighth With 1 out, Jack Washburn grounds one to 2nd, but Dave Lloyd throws it away for a 2 base error! Washburn steals 3rd! With the infield in, Gary McKellar swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to short and Washburn holds.... Bart Daw flies out to deep left.... Bottom of the Eighth The Bullpen is ready. Bob Sedrick knocks one off the wall in left center for a triple.... Call to the Bullpen: All-Star Albert Davies (28-L). Tom Hamm strikes out! Dave Lloyd grounds out to 3rd and Sedrick stays put! We walk Charlie Russell intentionally. Dick Lyles pops out to 3rd! Top of the Ninth P Steve Cron is at 116 pitches. 8-9-1 up for us. Don Kern takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4! Pinch-runner: Frank Roadman (30-R). PH T.R. Hunter (28-R) grounds a hit to right and Roadman beats the throw to 3rd! Charlie Faber pops out to 2nd.... Cal Doty pops out to left and Roadman tags up and gets thrown out by Tom Hamm....... Bottom of the Ninth New Pitcher: Johnny Groom (28-R). T.R. Hunter stays in to play 2nd and Bob Hutson (22-L) is in to catch. 9-1-2 up for the Bombers. PH Joel McCormick (36-R), 2 for 8 in this series, strikes out! PH Vern Stewart (24-L), a rookie, who is 0 for 7 in his career, but was the #36 prospect this Spring and was hitting .373 in the American Association (A) before being called up, grounds a hit to right.... PH Mickey Lynn (32-L), 0 for 8 this series, but almost guaranteed to hit a home run off P Groom, grounds into a 4-6-3 double play!! Extras! We are 3-0 so far this season. Top of the Tenth New Pitcher: Billy Temple (28-R), their 2-time All-Star(02,04) closer, who pitched a scoreless inning yesterday. He is 2-1 with 7 SV and a 1.08 ERA in 16.2 IP with 8 H allowed and 17 SO. 3-4-5 up for us. They go down in order on 2 ground outs to the pitcher and a pop out to short.... Bottom of the Tenth 3-4-5 up for them.... Frank Cohen walks.... Bob Sedrick grounds into a 3-6-3 double play!! Tom Hamm hits a 2-2 pitch over the center field wall.... Lost - 3 to 2 We had 6 hits and made no errors Buffalo had 12 hits and made 1 error We turned 5 double plays, 4 of them GDP. Del Warwick went 5+ innings, allowed 2 runs, 9 hits, 1 walk, 2 HBP and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit. RHP Bob Craig went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and 1 walk. At bat, he bunted into a force out and scored a run. LHP Albert Davies went 1 scoreless inning, allowed 1 walk (INT) and struck out 1. RHP Johnny Groom (L 1-2) went 1.2 innings, allowed 1 run, 2 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 1. Steve Cron went 9 innings, gave us 2 runs, 6 hits, 5 walks (1 INT) and struck out 6. 136 pitches. RHP Billy Temple (W 3-1) pitched 1 perfect inning. LF Cal Doty hit a double, drew a walk and had an RBI. 1B Jack Washburn had a hit and a walk (INT) and stole a base. C Don Kern drew 3 walks. PH/2B T.R. Hunter had a hit. For Buffalo, LF Tom Hamm had 2 hits with his 2n home run of the season, the game winner, and had 2 RBI. 2B Dave Lloyd had 3 hits and an RBI. 3B Charlie Russell drew 3 walks (1 INT).

12-08-2020, 08:30 AM	#1004
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Thursday, May 12, 2005 Jacksonville Jays (21-13 .618 1 GB in 2nd place in the Southern Division) at Buffalo Bombers (18-14 .562 3 GB in 3rd place in the Northern Division) JAX: Al Calice (24-R) (1-4 6.44 ERA 36.1 IP, 43 H, 6 HR, 16 BB, 24 SO) BUF: Matt Nielson (35-L) (2-1 2.66 ERA 20.1 IP, 25 H, 1 HR, 7 BB, 11 SO) All-Star Calice gave up 6 runs on 7 hits, 1 home run and 1 walk with 2 strikeouts in 3 innings last time out in a loss. He was sent to the minors as a result, but called back with the injury to Jim Baucom without having pitched for Daytona Beach (A). Nielson was 0-2 with a 4.39 ERA in 4 starts last year, missing most of the season with a torn flexor tendon, and 9-9 with a 4.02 ERA in 152.1 IP in 2003. He is 2-1 in 4 starts against the Jays in his career with a 4.39 ERA. 26.2 IP, 34 H, 4 HR, 7 BB, 11 SO. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) JACKSONVILLE 1: 3B Charlie Faber (34-R .224-49-0-2-.548-1 B+) 2: 2B T.R. Hunter (28-R .250-120-2-16-.639-0 A+) All-Star(3: 02-04) 3: LF Cal Doty (28-L .191-68-1-6-.502-3 B+) All-Star 3 for 8 w/HR vs Nielson 4: RF Ray McDonald (24-L .258-124-4-18-.816-7 B+) All-Star 5: 1B Jack Washburn (23-L .241-108-1-8-.735-7 B) 2 for 3 w/HR vs Nielson 6: CF Gary McKellar (35-R .206-34-1-2-.619-0 B) 7: SS Bart Daw (33-R .191-94-2-13-.564-5 B+) 8: C Don Kern (28-R .179-28-1-4-.718-0 B+) 9: P Al Calice (24-L .083-12-0-0-.167-0 F) BUFFALO 1: LF Max Sharp (26-R .250-20-0-0-.586-0 B+) 2: 3B Charlie Childs (21-L .255-98-0-9-.584-3 A) 3: 1B Frank Cohen (29-R .241-112-3-11-.701-1 B) All-Star(3: 01-02,04) 4: RF Mickey Lynn (32-L .194-98-7-14-.755-0 B) Silver Slugger(3: 01-03,LF)/All-Star(2: 01,03) 5: CF Tom Hamm (35-R .289-97-2-8-.712-3 D) All-Star(2: 01-02) 6: 2B Dave Lloyd (32-R .267-86-2-8-.730-0 B+) All-Star(2: 01-02) 7: SS Joel McCormick (36-R .192-104-2-8-.552-0 A) 8: C Ron Harder (31-R .214-56-0-1-.504-0 B) 9: P Matt Nielson (35-L .429-7-0-0-1.143-0 F) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Sportsman's Park Weather: 66 F, Clear Skies, with a 9 MPH wind blowing out to left Attendance: 9,574 Top of the First Charlie Faber swings at the first pitch and pops out to short. T.R. Hunter strikes out looking.... Cal Doty flies out to deep center.... Bottom of the First Max Sharp swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd. Charlie Childs grounds a hit up the middle.... Frank Cohen grounds a 3-2 pitch to left for a hit and Childs goes to 3rd... Mickey Lynn pops out to 1st! Tom Hamm lines a 3-2 pitch to left for a hit and Childs scores and Cohen goes to 3rd... 1 to 0, Bombers. Dave Lloyd strikes out. Top of the Fourth Cal Doty and Ray McDonald lead off with back to back hits! Jack Washburn grounds a 3-2 pitch to right for a hit and Doty heads home and gets thrown out by Mickey Lynn.... Gary McKellar grounds into a 6-4-3 double play............. Top of the Sixth Charlie Faber leads off with a walk. T.R. Hunter doubles to right! Cal Doty lines a hit to left and Faber scores! Tie Game:1 to 1! Ray McDonald hits a home run to right!!! 4 to 1, Jays! Bottom of the Sixth Charlie Childs leads off with a walk. The Bullpen gets up. Frank Cohen lines a 3-2 pitch to right for a double and Childs heads home and Ray McDonald throws him out! And Frank Cohen is hurt. Pinch-runner: Bob Sedrick (26-R). Mickey Lynn hits a home run to right.... 4 to 3, Jays. Bottom of the Eighth New Pitcher: Roger Wallace (29-R). RF Bob Sedrick grounds a hit up the middle.... The Bullpen hops back up. 1B Mickey Lynn draws a walk... With 1 out, PH Vern Stewart (24-L), the rookie who is 1 for 2 this series, is sent up. Call to the Bullpen: 2-time All-Star Bill Grant (34-L). Danny Rosas (26-L) is in to play left in a double switch. Stewart flies out to deep left. Joel McCormick grounds out to 3rd! Bottom of the Ninth Bob Hutson (22-L) is in to catch. 8-9-1 up for the Bombers. Ron Harder grounds out to the pitcher! PH David Rodriguez (33-R), 3 for 8 on the season with a HR and 2 RBI, lines a hit to left.... Max Sharp pops out to 2nd. PH Jose Cuenca (32-R), 0 for 4 with 3 strikeouts this series, pokes a hit to left center..... CF Pete Hudzik (25-R), 2 for 8 this series with 2 RBI, grounds out to short and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays! Won - 4 to 3 We had 10 hits and made no errors Buffalo had 11 hits and made no errors Al Calice (W 2-4) went 5.2 innings, allowed 3 runs, 7 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 3. RHP Bob Craig (H 6) went 1.1 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1. RHP Roger Wallace (H 2) got 1 out, allowed 1 hit and 1 walk. LHP Bill Grant (SV 9) pitched 1.2 scoreless innings and allowed 2 hits. Matt Nielson (L 2-2) went 7 innings, gave us 4 runs, 9 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 5. 3B Charlie Faber had a hit and a walk and scored a run. 2B T.R. Hunter hit a double and scored a run. LF Cal Doty had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. RF Ray McDonald had 3 hits with his 5th home run of the season and had 3 RBI and threw a runner out at home. CF Gary McKellar had hits and a walk. For Buffalo, RF/1B Mickey Lynn had 2 hits with his 8th home run, drew a walk and had 2 RBI. The Bombers announced that 1B Frank Cohen had a sprained ankle and the expected him to miss 3 to 4 weeks.

12-08-2020, 09:47 AM	#1005
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Friday, May 13, 2005 I am not worried about bad luck today! They can't do anything worse to us than they already have...... We are back home to play the Charlotte Hornets a 3 game series over the weekend. They just split 4 games in Ottawa. We split a pair of games with them in Charlotte to open the season. They are 6th in scoring with 4.40 runs per game (Jacksonville is #9 with 3.77). We have each hit 26 HR and we have out-walked them by a few, but they are outhitting us by 31 points (.259 to .228). Only Syracuse at .215 has a worse BA than us. The Hornets are 10th in fewest runs allowed with 4.11 per game (Jacksonville is #1 with 2.80, but that will not last without Jim Baucom). Their run differential is +10, 8th in the MLB, and ours is +34, 3rd best. Charlotte Hornets (19-16 .543 3 GB in 4th place in the Southern Division) at Jacksonville Jays (22-13 .629 0 GA tied for 1st place in the Southern Division) CHAR: Rick Cox (34-R) (4-1 3.24 ERA 41.2 IP, 39 H, 1 HR, 11 BB, 15 SO) Ace(01)/All-Star(4: 01-04) JAX: Mike Marsh (24-R) (4-1 1.12 ERA 36.2 IP, 23 H, 1 HR, 11 BB, 26 SO) All-Star Cox, the 2001 Ace Award winner, is no longer their #1 starter and he has lost some velocity, but he still has his good control and he keeps the ball in the park mostly. He was 16-11 with a 3.14 ERA in 235 IP last year and 18-8, tying for the MLB lead in wins, with a 2.22 ERA in 255.1 IP in 2003. He is 9-2 in 13 starts against the Jays in his career with 2 shutouts and a 1.65 ERA. 103.1 IP, 82 H, 3 HR, 19 BB, 60 SO. We have lost more games to Cox than any other pitcher and his ERA is the best of any opponent with 8 or more starts. Marsh gave up 2 unearned runs on 5 hits and 4 walks with 2 strikeouts in 7 innings last time out in a win. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) CHARLOTTE 1: LF Danny Pakan (28-L .429-49-0-8-.972-1 B) Bruised forearm Career .370 BA (270 AB) 2: CF Scott Damon (26-R .224-125-1-9-.570-1 B) Strained hamstring 3: 3B Larry Davis (30-S .227-132-1-10-.542-3 B) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(01) Career .341 BA 4: 2B Terry Wolf (33-L .296-125-5-20-.870-0 B) Silver Slugger(03)/All-Star(3: 02-04) 5: RF Rob Worms (32-R .205-44-5-8-.936-0 B+) Gold Glove(01) ex-Jay 6: SS Bruce McArthur (28-L .220-91-1-11-.690-0 B) Gold Glove(3: 02-04,1B) 7: 1B Marty Derringer (27-R .324-108-5-20-.839-3 A) 8: C Mike Tyra (29-R .156-64-0-2-.460-0 B) 9: P Rick Cox (34-L .000-11-0-0-.000-0 F) Ace(01)/All-Star(4: 01-04) JACKSONVILLE 1: 1B Jack Washburn (23-L .243-111-1-8-.733-7 B) 2: LF Fernando Tello (23-L .250-104-3-16-.660-0 C) 3: CF Cal Doty (28-L .208-72-1-7-.529-3 C+) All-Star .364 in 44 AB w/HR vs Cox 4: RF Ray McDonald (24-L .273-128-5-21-.860-7 B+) All-Star 5: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .216-134-6-19-.625-4 C+) 6: SS T.R. Hunter (28-R .250-124-2-16-.643-0 B+) All-Star(3: 02-04) 7: 2B Charlie Faber (34-R .231-52-0-2-.567-1 B+) 8: C Bob Hutson (22-L .247-85-2-6-.724-0 B) Rookie 9: P Mike Marsh (24-R .250-12-0-1-.481-0 B+) All-Star Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium Weather: 85 F, Clear Skies, with an 8 MPH wind blowing out to right Attendance: 11,735 Top of the First Danny Pakan lines a hit to left.... Scott Damon strikes out! Larry Davis takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4.... Terry Wolf swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd and the runners advance. Rob Worms, the ex-Jay who we released this Spring, flies out to center! Bottom of the First Jack Washburn grounds out to 2nd. Fernando Tello flies out to left. Cal Doty swings at the first pitch and lines out to 2nd..... Top of the Fourth Larry Davis lines a hit to left, steals 2nd and goes to 3rd on a ground out... Rob Worms swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to right and Davis tags up and scores. 1 to 0, Hornets. Worms would invariably strike out with a runner on 3rd and less than 2 outs for us.... Bottom of the Fourth With 1 out, Cal Doty beats out an infield hit. Ray McDonald doubles to left and Doty scores from 1st! Tie Game: 1 to 1! With 2 outs, T.R. Hunter pops one up to 1st, but Marty Derringer flubs the catch for an error! Charlie Faber, who had our only hit before this inning, lines a 3-2 pitch to left for a hit and McDonald scores! 2 to 1, Jays! Bob Hutson draws a walk to load the bases up with 2 outs. P Mike Marsh grounds out to 2nd... Bottom of the Fifth Jack Washburn and Fernando Tello lead off with back to back hits and we have runners at the corners with no outs! Call Doty takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up! Ray McDonald lines out to deep center and Washburn tags up and scores. 3 to 1, Jays! Tom McDowell clears the bases with a double to left center!! 5 to 1, Jays! That does it for P Rick Cox. New Pitcher: Dave Lutes (30-R), who is 1-1 with a 4.60 ERA in 15.2 IP with 2 starts (4 G). T.R. Hunter reaches base on catcher's interference! But the next two make outs. Top of the Eighth Light-hitting Mike Tyra lines the first pitch off the wall in right center for a double... The Bullpen gets up. But the next three make outs! Bottom of the Eighth New Pitcher: Mike Penafiel (34-R), who is 2-1 with a 4.67 ERA in 17.1 IP. P Mike Marsh grounds a hit to left! Jack Washburn knocks one high off the wall in right and ends up with a triple and P Marsh scores! 6 to 1, Jays! CF Gary McKellar (35-R) lines an 0-2 pitch to left for a hit and Washburn scores! 7 to 1, Jays! Our 3-4-5 hitters all make outs... Won - 7 to 1 We had 13 hits and made no errors Charlotte had 4 hits and made 2 errors We tied our season high in hits! Mike Marsh (W 5-1) went 9 innings (CG), allowed 1 run, 4 hits, 1 walk and struck out 5. 102 pitches. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. Rick Cox (L 4-2) went 4.1 innings, gave us 5 runs (4 earned), 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. 1B Jack Washburn had 2 hits with a triple, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. LF Fernando Tello had 2 hits with a double and scored a run. CF Gary McKellar had a hit and an RBI in his only at bat. CF/LF Cal Doty had a hit and a walk and scored 2 runs. RF Ray McDonald had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had 2 RBI. 3B Tom McDowell hit a double and had 2 RBI. 2B Charlie Faber had 2 hits and an RBI.

12-08-2020, 11:03 AM	#1006
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Saturday, May 14, 2005 Charlotte Hornets (19-17 .528 4 GB in 4th place in the Southern Division) at Jacksonville Jays (23-13 .639 0 GA tied for 1st place in the Southern Division) CHAR: Angel Gomez (25-R) (3-5 3.52 ERA 53.2 IP, 59 H, 4 HR, 17 BB, 34 SO) Ace(01)/All-Star(4: 01-04) JAX: Danny Coreano (26-L) (2-1 4.34 ERA 18.2 IP, 15 H, 3 HR, 4 BB, 9 SO) Gomez is their #1 starter. We beat him in Opening Day (with Jim Baucom pitching) and scored 3 runs on 5 hits, 1 home run and 2 walks with 6 strikeouts in 7 innings. Coreano gave up 3 unearned runs on 5 hits, 1 home run and 1 walk with 3 strikeouts in 6 innings last time out in a win. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) CHARLOTTE 1: 1B Marty Derringer (27-R .315-111-5-20-.817-3 A) 2: CF Scott Damon (26-R .217-129-1-9-.553-1 B) Strained hamstring 3: 2B Terry Wolf (33-L .287-129-5-20-.844-0 B) Silver Slugger(03)/All-Star(3: 02-04) 4: 3B Lindy Elson (25-R .192-52-1-7-.584-3 A) Rookie #19 prospect 5: RF Tom Morris (31-R .312-64-0-4-.812-0 C+) 6: SS Bruce McArthur (28-L .223-94-1-11-.689-0 B) Gold Glove(3: 02-04,1B) 7: LF Gabe Valdez (33-R .062-16-0-0-.273-0 A+) 8: C Alex Martinez (30-R .364-55-1-6-1.013-0 B+) 9: P Angel Gomez (25-R .118-17-0-1-.294-0 D+) JACKSONVILLE 1: 1B Jack Washburn (23-L .250-116-1-9-.753-7 B) 2: LF Fernando Tello (23-L .259-108-3-16-.682-0 C) 3: CF Cal Doty (28-L .211-76-1-7-.536-3 C+) All-Star 6 for 11 w/HR vs Gomez 4: RF Ray McDonald (24-L .280-132-5-23-.868-7 B+) All-Star 7 for 18 w/3 HR vs Gomez 5: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .216-139-6-21-.624-4 C+) 2 for 21 w/HR vs Gomez 6: 2B T.R. Hunter (28-R .252-127-2-16-.643-0 A+) All-Star(3: 02-04) 2 for 19 vs Gomez 7: SS Bart Daw (33-R .184-98-2-13-.542-5 B+) 3 for 18 w/2 HR vs Gomez 8: C Bob Hutson (22-L .239-88-2-6-.707-0 B) Rookie 2 for 3 vs Gomez 9: P Danny Coreano (26-L .000-6-0-0-.000-0 F) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium Weather: 69 F, Overcast, with a 9 MPH wind blowing out to right Attendance: 13,707 Largest crowd since the Home Opener! Top of the First Marty Derringer flies out to deep center. Scott Damon hits a home run to left center... 1 to 0, Hornets. Terry Wolf doubles to right.... Lindy Elson swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short. Tom Morris strikes out looking in 3 pitches! Bottom of the First Jack Washburn takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4! Fernando Tello swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds into a 4-6-3 double play.... Cal Doty grounds out to 2nd.... Bottom of the Second With 1 out, Tom McDowell takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. T.R. Hunter lines an 0-2 pitch to center for a hit. We pull off a double steal!! Bart Daw swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses.... Bob Hutson draws a walk to load the bases up with 2 outs. P Danny Coreano swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted.... Top of the Third Marty Derringer hits a home run to left center.... 2 to 0, Hornets. Scott Damon grounds one to 3rd and Tom McDowell throws the ball away for a 2 base error.... Terry Wolf lines a hit to left... The Bullpen gets up. Lindy Elson pops out to the catcher in fair territory. Tom Morris grounds into a 6-4-3 double play!! Bottom of the Third With 2 outs, Cal Doty takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Ray McDonald lines the first pitch to left center for a hit and Doty goes to 3rd. McDonald steals 2nd! Tom McDowell grounds a 3-2 pitch to left for a hit and both runners score!! Tie Game: 2 to 2! Top of the Fourth Bruce McArthur doubles to right... The Bullpen is up again. A wild pitch sends McArthur to 3rd... With the infield in, Gabe Valdez grounds a hit through the right side and McArthur scores... 3 to 2, Hornets. Alex Martinez lines a 2-2 pitch to center for a hit and Valdez heads to 3rd and Cal Doty throws the ball into the dugout and Valdez scores.... 4 to 2, Hornets. 9 hits and 9 outs for P Danny Coreano..... Call to the Bullpen: Bob Craig (27-R). P Angel Gomez bunts one foul with 2 strikes! The next two make outs! Top of the Seventh New Pitcher: Roger Wallace (29-R). Scott Damon lines the first pitch to right for a hit and goes to 2nd on a ground out. Lindy Elson doubles to right and Damon scores... 5 to 2, Hornets. The next two make outs. Bottom of the Seventh Jack Washburn lines a 3-2 pitch to left for a hit. Fernando Tello doubles to right center! Cal Doty doubles to left center and both runners score!! 5 to 4, Hornets. Ray McDonald grounds a double over the 3rd base bag and Doty scores! Tie Game: 5 to 5! Three straight doubles! They walk Tom McDowell intentionally and that does it for P Angel Gomez. New Pitcher: Mike Penafiel (34-R), who gave us 2 runs in an inning yesterday. T.R. Hunter walks on 4 pitches to load the bases up with no outs! We only have one lefty bat left on the bench and we are saving him for the pitcher's spot, so Bart Daw is allowed to bat and he lines a hit to left and 2 runs score!! 7 to 5, Jays! With 1 out, PH Danny Rosas (26-L), grounds into a 4-6-3 double play..... Their is a 58 minute rain delay in the top of the 8th.... Top of the Ninth: On the Hill: All-Star Albert Davies (28-L), after a perfect 8th. Top of the order up for the Hornets. Marty Derringer grounds a hit to right.... The Bullpen hops up. Scott Damon flies out to right. Terry Wolf hits a home run to left center.... Tie Game: 7 to 7. Call to the Bullpen: 2-time All-Star Bill Grant (34-L). Lindy Elson swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Tom Morris triples to center.... PH Rob Worms (32-R) is sent up.... If he wins this game for them I will go fight him..... We walk him intentionally..... Gabe Valdez grounds out to short! Bottom of the Ninth New Pitcher: Miguel Tejeda (26-R), their closer, who is 1-1 with 7 SV and a 4.19 ERA in 19.1 IP with 3 HR. His ERA has gotten worse every year of his career: 2.06, 3.48, 4.05 and now 4.19. 4-5-6 up for us. Ray McDonald swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Tom McDowell grounds a double down the left field line! They walk T.R. Hunter intentionally. Their are no bats on the bench that can hit righties, so Bart Daw stays in. McDowell steals 3rd! Can Daw make contact? No.... He strikes out looking.... Bob Hutson grounds a 2-2 pitch up the middle for a hit and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays! Won - 8 to 7 We had 14 hits and made 2 errors Charlotte had 16 hits and made no errors New season highs for both hits and hits allowed! Danny Coreano went 3+ innings, allowed 4 runs, 9 hits, 2 home runs, no walks and struck out 1. He threw a WP. RHP Bob Craig faced 3 batters and got 3 outs with 1 strikeout. RHP Johnny Groom went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits and struck out 3. RHP Roger Wallace went 1 inning, allowed 1 run, 2 hits and struck out 1. LHP Albert Davies (BS 1) went 1.1 innings, allowed 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 home run and struck out 1. LHP Bill Grant (W 2-0) got 2 outs, allowed 1 hit and 1 walk (INT). It is the first time we have used more than 3 relievers in a game this season and the first time we have used all 5 since May 25 of last year. Angel Gomez went 6+ innings, gave us 7 runs, 11 hits, 5 walks (1 INT) and struck out 4. 124 pitches. At bat, he had a hit. RHP Miguel Tejeda (L 1-2) got 2 outs, gave us 1 run, 2 hits, 1 walk (INT) and struck out 1. 1B Jack Washburn had a hit and a walk and scored a run. LF Fernando Tello hit a double and scored a run. CF Cal Doty had 2 hits with a double and a walk, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. He also threw a runner out at 3rd and threw another ball into the dugout. RF Ray McDonald had 3 hits with a double, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 3B Tom McDowell had 2 hits with a double and 2 walks (1 INT), stole 2 bases, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. 2B T.R. Hunter had 2 hits and 2 walks (1 INT) and stole his 1st base of the season on the back end of a double steal. SS Bart Daw had 2 hits, stole a base and had 2 RBI. C Bob Hutson had a hit and a walk and the game winning RBI. For Charlotte, 1B/SS Marty Derringer had 2 hits with his 6th home run of the season and scored 2 runs. CF Scott Damon had 2 hits with his 2nd home run (both against the Jays) and scored 2 runs. 2B Terry Wolf had 3 hits with a double and his 6th home run and had 2 RBI.

12-08-2020, 12:32 PM	#1007
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Sunday, May 15, 2005 Trudy the Trainer has cleared CF Dickie Stemen (30-R), who was our hottest hitter on the team before getting hurt, to play, so he was activated from the DL. Problem is, there is no one I want to send down. I guess it has to be CF Gary McKellar (35-R), but he has a .720 OPS and deserves to stay. Charlotte Hornets (19-18 .514 5 GB in 4th place in the Southern Division) at Jacksonville Jays (24-13 .649 1 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) CHAR: Frank Lytle (31-R) (0-2 7.84 ERA 10.1 IP, 10 H, 3 HR, 8 BB, 11 SO) JAX: Ernesto Noyola (25-R) (A Ball: 2-3 4.50 ERA 42 IP, 42 H, 3 HR, 14 BB, 32 SO) This will be Lytle's 1st start of the season. He was 4-4 with a 4.59 ERA in 12 starts (35 G) and 113.2 IP last year and 1-3 with a 4.66 ERA in 9 starts (20 G) and 73.1 IP in 2003. He is 1-1 in 3 starts against the Jays in his career with a 2.41 ERA. 18.2 IP, 10 H, 1 HR, 13 BB, 18 SO. Noyola is making his 1st start for Jays since 2003. He was 0-4 in 5 starts that year with a 5.81 ERA. He has allowed 12 HR in 81.2 IP in his career. His last 3 starts for Dayton Beach (A) were all good ones. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) CHARLOTTE 1: LF Danny Pakan (28-L .415-53-0-8-.938-1 B) 2: CF Scott Damon (26-R .224-134-2-10-.584-1 B) Strained hamstring 3: 3B Larry Davis (30-S .230-135-1-10-.549-4 B) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(01) 4: 2B Terry Wolf (33-L .299-134-6-22-.887-0 B) Silver Slugger(03)/All-Star(3: 02-04) 5: RF Rob Worms (32-R .191-47-5-9-.887-0 B+) Gold Glove(01) 6: SS Marty Derringer (27-R .319-116-6-21-.842-3 B) 7: 1B Tom Morris (31-R .319-69-0-4-.854-0 B) 8: C Mike Tyra (29-R .164-67-0-2-.483-0 B) 9: P Frank Lytle (31-L .000-2-0-0-.000-0 F) 2 career HR JACKSONVILLE 1: 1B Jack Washburn (23-L .250-120-1-9-.750-7 B) 2: CF Dickie Stemen (30-R .306-36-1-6-.835-0 B) 3: LF Fernando Tello (23-L .257-113-3-16-.678-0 C) 4: RF Ray McDonald (24-L .292-137-5-24-.887-8 B+) All-Star 5: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .225-142-6-23-.656-6 C+) 6: 2B T.R. Hunter (28-R .262-130-2-16-.669-1 A+) All-Star(3: 02-04) 7: SS Bart Daw (33-R .194-103-2-15-.554-6 B+) 8: C Bob Hutson (22-L .239-92-2-7-.705-0 B) Rookie 9: P Ernesto Noyola (25-R Season debut F) Game Start: 2:05 PM Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium Weather: 69 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing out to right Attendance: 12,837 Top of the First Danny Pakan lines the first pitch to left and Fernando Tello makes a diving catch! Scott Damon grounds out to 2nd. Larry Davis grounds out to 1st, unassisted! 1-2-3! Bottom of the First Jack Washburn takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4! Dickie Stemen, in his first game in a month to the day, takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4! Fernando Tello swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and Washburn goes to 3rd. Ray McDonald lines a double to left and Washburn scores! 1 to 0, Jays! Tom McDowell draws the third walk of the inning and the bases are loaded with 1 out. T.R. Hunter grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and Tello scores. 2 to 0, Jays! Bart Daw lines a hit to center and McDonald scores and Hunter beats the throw to 3rd! 3 to 0, Jays! Bob Hutson lines a hit to left and Hunter scores and Daw heads to 3rd, but gets thrown out by Danny Pakan. 4 to 0, Jays! And Daw does not get up..... Trudy the Trainer goes out and ministers to him and comes back and says that it was mostly his ego that was bruised! Bottom of the Second P Ernesto Noyola and Jack Washburn each take a 3-2 pitch for ball 4! That is 5 walks already for P Frank Lytle. Dickie Stemen grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and P Noyola goes to 3rd. Fernando Tello swings at the first pitch and pops out to 3rd.... Ray McDonald grounds out to 1st, unassisted..... Top of the Third With 1 out, Mike Tyra takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. P Frank Lytle bunts him to 2nd. Danny Pakan lines the first pitch to center for the Hornets' first hit of the game and Tyra scores... 4 to 1, Jays. 1 hit = 1 run is not fair.... Scott Damon beats out an infield hit, but it seems he overextended himself with his sore hamstring and is hurt. Pinch-runner: Lindy Elson (25-R). Larry Davis swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to center! Bottom of the Third Sam Kowalski (21-R), a rookie, is in to play center. With 2 outs, Bart Daw lines the first pitch to left center for a hit. He steals 2nd and goes to 3rd when C Mike Tyra throws the ball away! 4 errors for Tyra already in 21 starts. Bob Hutson takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 for walk #6. P Ernesto Noyola pokes a 2-2 pitch to center for a hit and Daw scores! 5 to 1, Jays! Top of the Fourth Terry Wolf doubles to right... Rob Worms, the ex-Jay, draws a walk.... Marty Derringer lines a hit to right center and the bases are loaded with no outs. The Bullpen is up. Tom Morris strikes out! Mike Tyra swings at the first pitch and flies out to deep right and Wolf tags up and scores. 5 to 2, Jays. Won - 5 to 2 Sweep! We had 7 hits and made no errors Charlotte had 8 hits and made 1 error Ernesto Noyola (W 1-0), in his season debut, went 7.1 innings, allowed 2 runs, 8 hits, 3 walks and struck out 1. At bat, he had a hit and a walk and an RBI. LHP Bill Grant (SV 10) pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 walk and struck out 1. He is now tied for the MLB lead in Saves! Frank Lytle (L 0-3), in his first start of the season, went 2.2 innings, gave us 5 runs (4 earned), 5 hits, 6 walks and struck out 1. 80 pitches. 1B Jack Washburn drew 2 walks and scored a run. RF Ray McDonald hit a double, scored a run and had an RBI. 2B T.R. Hunter had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. SS Bart Daw had 2 hits, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. C Bob Hutson had a hit and a walk and an RBI. For Charlotte. LF Danny Pakan had 3 hits and an RBI and threw out a runner at 3rd. The Hornets announced that CF Scott Damon had knee soreness that they expected to be gone by tomorrow, but he is still suffering from the strained hamstring. RP Mike Hall, also injured during the game, had back stiffness that they figured to bother him about a week.

12-08-2020, 12:33 PM	#1008
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	May 16, 2005 Monday Morning Report Player of the Week - Keith Meyer, 3B, Memphis (30-L .340/.400/.514) Had 15 hits with 2 2B, 2 HR, 1 BB, 2 SO, 0 SB, 1 CS, 7 R and 7 RBI in 7 G (6 GS) (8th career PoW) (Slash lines are for the season, not the week) May 9 - Frank Cane (29-R) of Syracuse pitched a 1 hit shutout at home versus New Orleans. He walked 2 and struck out 6. The lone hit was a 2-out single in the 1st. He is now tied for the MLB lead with 3 shutouts. It is the 9th shutout of his career. He is now 7-1 with a 1.29 ERA in 8 starts. I am not to concerned with him keeping Jim Baucom from leading the MLB in categories because he is injury prone and has never yet pitched enough innings in a season to qualify for the ERA title. The Sycamores won, 5 to 0. May 9 - Mike Elizondo (26-R) of Columbus did Frank Cane 1 better and pitched a no-hitter at home versus Birmingham. He walked 1 and struck out 6. It is the 6th no-hitter in MLB history and the 2nd in the last 5 days. 3 of the 6 MLB no-hitters have been tossed by Explorers, including the only perfect game (3 different pitchers). At bat, he went 2 for 2 with a double and scored a run. He is tied with Cane with 3 shutouts on the season and now has 13 in his career. The Explorers won, 3 to 0, and only had 5 hits themselves. May 10 - John Wilson (30-R) of Louisville pitched a 4 hit shutout at Providence. He walked 1 and struck out 6. It is the 2nd shutout his career. He is now 4-3 with a 2.62 ERA in 7 starts. The Colonels won, 2 to 0, with 2 runs in the top of the 9th. May 10 - Charlotte lost 2001 All-Star P Ron Simon (32-R) for at least a calendar year with elbow ligament reconstruction surgery. He was 2-0 with a 2.31 ERA in 7 starts this season. May 11 - Dave Gray (35-R) of Memphis pitched a 4 hit shutout at home versus Hartford. He walked 2 and struck out 3. 130 pitches thrown. It is the 10th shutout of his career. He is now 2-2 with a 3.76 ERA in 8 starts. The Mules won, 3 to 0. May 12 - Carlos Santiago (27-L) of Louisville pitched a 4 hit shutout at Providence. He walked 1 and struck out 1. 92 pitches thrown. It is the 9th shutout of his career. He is now 5-3 with a 2.30 ERA in 8 starts. The Colonels won, 5 to 0. May 12 - CF Victor Ocasio of New Orleans had 3 hits with a home run and 5 RBI at Syracuse. The Pelicans won, 9 to 4. May 12 - Jack Brown (29-R) of Charlotte pitched a 5 hit shutout at Ottawa. He walked 3 and struck out 6. At bat, he had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. It is the 8th shutout of his career. He is now 2-0 in 2 starts (7 G) with a 2.73 ERA. The Hornets won, 6 to 0. May 12 - In a football game, the Memphis Mules won at home versus Hartford, 23 to 16. The Mules had an 11 run 1st inning and a 10 run 3rd. 3B Keith Meyer (30-L) of Memphis set a new MLB record by going 6 for 6 in a 9 inning game. He had a double, scored 4 runs and had 3 RBI. For Hartford, 1B Vinny Puga (28-R) had 4 hits, scored 4 runs and had an RBI. LF Joel Yost (25-L) went 4 for 4 with a double and a home run and 2 walks, scored 3 runs had had 5 RBI. 2B Charlie Mackey (30-R) had 3 hits with a Grand Slam, scored 2 runs and had 5 RBI. No non-pitchers were used in the game by either team. Edwin Torres (31-L) of Hartford deserves special mention for pitching 4 scoreless inning of relief! May 13 - LF/2B Tim Dawson (28-R) of New Orleans went 5 for 5 with a double and a home run and 2 RBI at Richmond, but the Pelicans lost, 9 to 3. May 14 - Danny Belsky (32-R) pitched a 3 hit shutout at Providence. He walked 2 and struck out 8. At bat, he hit a double and had 2 RBI. It is the 4th shutout of his career. He is now 3-2 with a 2.50 ERA in 8 starts. The Bombers won, 3 to 0. May 15 - 1B Mike Sammon (26-R) of Richmond went 5 for 5 with with a double, scored a run and had 3 RBI at home versus New Orleans. The Robins won, 8 to 1. May 15 - PH/RF Ken Gates (30-L) of Memphis went 2 for 2 with a double and a home run and had 6 RBI at home versus Louisville. The Mules won, 9 to 7. However, the Mules lost 2-time All-Star P Rick Potts (26-R) until the middle of September with a ruptured tendon in his finger. He 1-0 with a 3.32 ERA in 4 starts and is 44-17 (.721) with a 2.53 ERA in 105 starts in his injury riddled career.

12-09-2020, 07:22 AM	#1009
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Tuesday, May 17, 2005 Yesterday the Charlotte Hornets responded to our sweep of them by making a pair of trades. They sent 3B Tom Morris (31-R) to Buffalo for P Jerry Doherty (27-L) and minor league SS Cleon Gordon (23-R). Morris was batting .306/.398/.431 in 72 AB with 0 HR and 11 RBI and 0 SB. Doherty is 3-5 with a 3.48 ERA in 8 starts and was an All-Star last year when he went 15-11 with a 3.04 ERA in 213 IP. Gordon was a 2nd round pick in the 2002 B Leagues Draft and was a Top 100 prospect last year (#64), but was not in the Top 100 this Spring. That seems like a lot to give up for Morris, a career .231 hitter with a .706 OPS. Charlotte sure needed the pitching help, though, with 2 good starters on the DL. Buffalo does not seem to have anyone very good to take Doherty's place in the rotation..... The Hornets also sent CF Ed Northrup (26-L), currently on the DL and expected to be out for another month, to Providence for RF Carter Bates (35-S), CF Bobby Raker (24-R) and minor league P Jim Greer (23-L). Northrup was batting .286/.311/.398 in 98 AB with 1 HR and 11 RBI and 9 SB. He hit .290/.331/.356 in 421 AB with 1 HR and 38 RBI and 31 SB as a rookie last year. He is a very good defender. Bates was batting .279/.340/.395 in 43 AB with 1 HR and 1 RBI and 0 SB. Raker was batting .155/.210/.259 in 58 AB with 1 HR and 5 RBI and 1 SB. He was the 7th overall pick in the 2003 B Leagues Draft. But he is a slacker. Greer was a 4th round pick in this year's B Leagues Draft and was the #53 prospect this Spring. Also, Louisville offered us a trade of 2B Ron Lerche (26-R) for Cal Doty. Lerche hit .296/.357/.484 in 608 AB with 27 HR and 83 RBI and 11 SB last year as an All-Star. But he has not played yet this year and is even more injury prone than Doty, so we passed. The New Orleans Pelicans are here to play a short 2 game set. They lost 2 of 3 in Richmond over the weekend, but won 3 of 4 in Syracuse before that. We split a pair of games in New Orleans, April 26-27. Only 6 total runs were scored in the 2 games by both teams. They are 13th in scoring with 3.19 runs per game (Jacksonville is #8 with 4.00). The Pelicans are 10th in fewest runs allowed with 4.24 per game (Jacksonville is still #1 for now with 2.84). Their run differential is -39, 15th in the MLB, and ours is +44, now 2nd best to Richmond (+49), our next opponents. New Orleans Pelicans (14-23 .378 10.5 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division) at Jacksonville Jays (25-13 .658 0.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) NO: Brian Ragazzo (23-L) (5-3 2.82 ERA 51 IP, 43 H, 1 HR, 24 BB, 40 SO) JAX: Del Warwick (30-L) (3-4 2.43 ERA 55.2 IP, 59 H, 3 HR, 7 BB, 35 SO) Gold Glove(02) Ragazzo beat us in April with a 2 hit shutout with 1 walk and 7 strikeouts. Warwick took that loss against Ragazzo in April, He gave up 2 runs on 9 hits and 1 walk with 3 strikeouts in 5 innings last time out in a no decision that we lost in 10 innings. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) NEW ORLEANS 1: RF Franklin Sanchez (24-R .231-156-2-8-.573-5 A+) All-Star/Gold Glove 2: CF Victor Ocasio (29-R .206-141-3-14-.575-9 B+) 3: LF Tim Dawson (28-R .303-132-4-12-.788-3 B+) .370 in 27 AB w/HR vs Warwick 4: 1B Jerry Rafanello (34-S .333-48-1-4-.777-0 D) All-Star(2: 01,03) 7 for 15 w/HR 5: 3B Wes Fitzgibbons (29-R .256-125-0-7-.649-8 B+) All-Star(2: 01,03) 6: 2B Chuck Corrigan (29-R .375-128-1-17-.881-0 A) 7: SS Jim Brister (33-S .176-85-2-6-.514-0 B) 8: C Niel Williams (29-R .171-70-1-10-.521-0 B) 9: P Brian Ragazzo (23-L .167-18-0-0-.333-0 F) JACKSONVILLE 1: 3B Charlie Faber (34-R .250-56-0-3-.596-1 B+) 2: CF Dickie Stemen (30-R .282-39-1-6-.788-0 B) 3: 2B T.R. Hunter (28-R .261-134-2-17-.664-1 A+) All-Star(3: 02-04) 4: LF Cal Doty (28-L .222-81-1-9-.573-3 B+) All-Star 5: 1B Tom McDowell (27-R .221-145-6-23-.648-6 B) 0 for 14 vs Ragazzo 6: RF Fernando Tello (23-L .256-117-3-16-.672-0 C) 7: SS Bart Daw (33-R .206-107-2-16-.570-7 B+) 8: C Don Kern (28-R .161-31-1-4-.656-0 B+) 9: P Del Warwick (30-L .071-14-0-0-.143-0 F) Gold Glove(02) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium Weather: 74 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing out to right Attendance: 11,191 Top of the First Franklin Sanchez strikes out! Victor Ocasio grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Tim Dawson swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd! 1-2-3! Bottom of the First Charlie Faber, the greatest leadoff hitter ever, draws a walk! Dickie Stemen swings at a 3-0 pitch and grounds into a force at 2nd, 3-6. Dickie, Dickie, Dickie.... T.R. Hunter lines one hard to the left side, but SS Jim Brister makes an incredible catch.... Cal Doty flies out to center..... Top of the Second Jerry Rafanello doubles to right center... Wes Fitzgibbons lines a hit to center.... Chuck Corrigan lines a hit to left and Rafanello scores, but Cal Doty throws out Fitzgibbons trying for 3rd! 1 to 0, Pelicans. With 2 outs, Niel Williams, the .171 hitter, lines a 3-2 pitch to left center for a double and Corrigan scores.... 2 to 0, Pelicans. P Brian Ragazzo grounds the first pitch up the middle for the fifth hit of the inning and Williams scores... 3 to 0, Pelicans. Bottom of the Second Tom McDowell, 0 for 14 against Ragazzo hits a home run to left center! 3 to 1, Pelicans. Fernando Tello lines the first pitch to center for a double! But the next three all make outs with 2 strikeouts..... Top of the Third With 1 out, Tim Dawson gets beaned.... Jerry Rafanello lines a hit to center... Wes Fitzgibbons gets beaned to load the bases up with 1 out... The Bullpen gets up. A wild pitch scores Dawson.... 4 to 1, Pelicans. Chuck Corrigan walks to load the bases back up.... P Del Warwick, whose control is among the best in the MLB, has beaned 2 batters, thrown a wild pitch and walked a batter all in this inning.... Jim Brister lines a hit to center and Rafanello scores.... 5 to 1, Pelicans. Call to the Bullpen: Johnny Groom (28-R). Niel Williams, the .171 hitter, lines another hit to center and another run is in.... 6 to 1, Pelicans. P Brian Ragazzo lines out to deep center and Corrigan tags up and scores. 7 to 1, Pelicans. P Johnny Groom is injured in the 4th inning.... Bottom of the Ninth P Brian Ragazzo is at 113 pitches. Bart Daw lines the first pitch to left center for a triple! Don Kern hits a home run to left!! 7 to 3, Pelicans. Lost - 7 to 3 We had 11 hits and made 1 error New Orleans had 11 hits and made no errors Del Warwick (L 3-5) went 2.1 innings, allowed 7 runs, 7 hits, 1 walk, 2 HBP and struck out 2. He threw a WP. RHP Johnny Groom went 1.1 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits and 1 walk. RHP Roger Wallace went 3.1 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 3. RHP Bob Craig went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit, 1 HBP and struck out 2. Brian Ragazzo (W 6-3) went 9 innings (CG), gave us 3 runs, 11 hits, 2 home runs, 3 walks and struck out 4. 131 pitches. At bat, he had a hit and a SF and 2 RBI. 3B Charlie Faber had 2 hits and 2 walks, but no runs or RBI. 2B T.R. Hunter had 2 hits. 1B Tom McDowell hit his 7th home run of the season and drew a walk. RF Fernando Tello hit 2 doubles. SS Bart Daw hit a triple and scored a run. C Don Kern hit his 2nd home run and had 2 RBI. PH Ray McDonald had a hit. For New Orleans, 1B Jerry Rafanello had 3 hits with a double and scored 2 runs. C Niel Williams had 3 hits with 2 doubles, scored a run and had 2 RBI. Trudy's report on Johnny Groom is back spasms that she thinks will bother him for about a week. He can pitch with it, if needed, she says, so we will not put him on the DL, since their is no one pitching worth a darn in Daytona Beach (A) and we'll just try to avoid using him, if we can. I am not so worried about losing him to a more serious injury anyway, since I do not care for him much.

12-09-2020, 08:44 AM	#1010
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Wednesday, May 18, 2005 New Orleans Pelicans (15-23 .395 9.5 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division) at Jacksonville Jays (25-14 .641 0.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) NO: Dan Krueger (27-R) (0-6 4.02 ERA 53.2 IP, 50 H, 2 HR, 15 BB, 29 SO) JAX: Mike Marsh (24-R) (5-1 1.18 ERA 45.2 IP, 27 H, 1 HR, 12 BB, 31 SO) All-Star We beat Krueger in April, but only scored 3 runs (2 earned) on 7 hits and 1 walk with 13 strikeouts, a record for a Jay opponent. Marsh had a CG win last time out, allowing 1 run on 4 hits and 1 walk with 5 strikeouts. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) NEW ORLEANS 1: RF Franklin Sanchez (24-R .224-161-2-8-.556-5 A+) All-Star/Gold Glove 2: CF Victor Ocasio (29-R .200-145-3-14-.565-9 B+) 3: LF Tim Dawson (28-R .301-136-4-12-.792-3 B+) 4: 1B Jay Kegler (36-L .299-97-7-19-.974-1 C+) 5: 2B Chuck Corrigan (29-R .371-132-1-18-.874-0 A) 6: 3B Wes Fitzgibbons (29-R .258-128-0-7-.658-8 B+) All-Star(2: 01,03) 7: SS Jim Brister (33-S .178-90-2-7-.508-0 B) 5 for 9 w/HR vs Marsh 8: C Al Loughin (26-L .192-52-0-3-.542-0 C+) 9: P Dan Krueger (27-R .059-17-0-0-.118-0 F) JACKSONVILLE 1: 1B Jack Washburn (23-L .246-122-1-9-.747-7 B) 3 for 10 vs Krueger 2: LF Fernando Tello (23-L .264-121-3-16-.699-0 C) 3: CF Cal Doty (28-L .224-85-1-9-.570-3 C+) All-Star 4: RF Ray McDonald (24-L .296-142-5-25-.891-8 B+) All-Star 5: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .223-148-7-24-.673-6 C+) 2 for 13 6: 2B T.R. Hunter (28-R .266-139-2-17-.668-2 A+) All-Star(3: 02-04) 7: SS Bart Daw (33-R .207-111-2-16-.585-7 B+) 5 for 14 w/HR 8: C Bob Hutson (22-L .242-95-2-8-.710-0 B) Rookie 9: P Mike Marsh (24-R .267-15-0-1-.517-0 B+) All-Star Game Start: 12:35 PM Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium Weather: 71 F, Rain, with an 8 MPH wind blowing out to right Attendance: 8,737 Top of the First Franklin Sanchez lines out hard to right. Victor Ocasio strikes out! Tim Dawson takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three! 1-2-3! Bottom of the First Jack Washburn doubles to left center! Fernando Tello swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd and Washburn goes to 3rd. Cal Doty strikes out looking........ Ray McDonald grounds out to 2nd......... The Pelicans sort of go 9 up, 9 down. With 2 outs in the 3rd, P Dan Krueger doubled to right, but thought it was a triple. Bottom of the Third With 1 out, P Mike Marsh grounds a hit up the middle. Jack Washburn takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Fernando Tello bloops the first pitch to left for a hit and the bases are loaded with 1 out. Cal Doty, who struck out looking in the 1st with a runner on 3rd and less than 2 outs, grounds a hit up the middle and 2 runs score!! 2 to 0, Jays! Ray McDonald grounds a hit to left and Tello scores! 3 to 0, Jays! The next two make outs. Top of the Fourth Franklin Sanchez hits the first pitch off the wall in center for a triple... Victor Ocasio strikes out on 3 pitches! Tim Dawson grounds out to short and Sanchez scores. 3 to 1, Jays. The Pelicans load the bases up with 2 outs, but Jim Brister grounds out to 1st, 3-1! Top of the Sixth Tim Dawson grounds a hit to right. With 1 out, Chuck Corrigan grounds the first pitch to right for a hit and Dawson beats the throw to 3rd. The Bullpen gets up. Wes Fitzgibbons beats out an infield hit and Dawson scores... 3 to 2, Jays. Jim Brister lines a hit to left and the bases are loaded with 1 out.... Al Loughin lines out to left and Fernando Tello fires to 1st to double off Brister!! Top of the Seventh New Pitcher: All-Star Albert Davies (28-L). PH Jerry Rafanello (34-S), 3 for 5 with a double and 2 runs scored yesterday, lines the first pitch off the wall in left center for a double... Franklin Sanchez bunts the runner to 3rd. Victor Ocasio lines out to center and Rafanello tags up, but Cal Doty throws him out! And does not hurt himself! Bottom of the Seventh New Pitcher: Keith Casebolt (27-L), who is 2-1 with 4 SV and a 5.28 ERA in 15.1 IP with 11 BB. Jack Washburn doubles to right and steals 3rd! Fernando Tello lines a hit to left and Washburn scores! 4 to 2, Jays! Cal Doty grounds out to 1st, 3-1, and Tello goes to 2nd. Ray McDonald beats out an infield hit! Tom McDowell flies out to deep left and Tello tags up and scores. 5 to 2, Jays! T.R. Hunter lines the first pitch to right center for a double! Bart Daw grounds a hit to left and McDonald scores! 6 to 2, Jays! Top of the Ninth New Pitcher: 2-time All-Star Bill Grant (34-L). Dickie Stemen (30-R) is in to play center and Cal Doty moves to left. With 1 out, Al Loughin takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. With 2 outs, Franklin Sanchez pokes a hit to center. Victor Ocasio beats out an infield hit and the bases are loaded with 2 outs.... Tim Dawson draws a walk to force in a run... 6 to 3, Jays. The Bullpen gets up. Jay Kegler strikes out and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays! Won - 6 to 3 We had 12 hits and made no errors New Orleans had 13 hits and made 1 error Mike Marsh (W 6-1) went 6 innings, allowed 2 runs, 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 6. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. LHP Albert Davies (H 1) went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits and struck out 1. LHP Bill Grant went 1 inning, allowed 1 run, 2 hits, 2 walks and struck out 1. Dan Krueger (L 0-7) went 6 innings, gave us 3 runs, 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit. He is the first pitcher to lose 2 games to the Jays this season. 1B Jack Washburn hit 2 doubles, drew a walk, stole a base and scored 2 runs. LF Fernando Tello had 2 hits, scored 2 runs and had an RBI and doubles a runner off 1st base. CF/LF Cal Doty had a hit and 2 RBI and threw a runner out at home. RF Ray McDonald had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI and threw a runner out at 3rd. 2B T.R. Hunter had 2 hits with a double. For New Orleans, RF Franklin Sanchez had 3 hits with a triple, stole a base and scored a run.

12-09-2020, 10:04 AM	#1011
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Thursday, May 19, 2005 The Richmond Robins are here to play a 4 game series through the weekend. They split a pair of games at home with Charlotte on Monday and Tuesday. We were 5-9 against them last year when they finished 88-74 in 2nd place in the South. They were the only team we had a losing record against last season and we have never won the season series with them and have lost more games to them than any other team in our history. And it is not close. We are 19-37 (.339) all-time against them. The 2nd most losses we have against another team is against Louisville (28-33 .459). We are 11-21 (.344) against Providence. The Robins lead the MLB in scoring with 5.10 runs per game (Jacksonville is #8 with 4.03). They are hitting .310 as a team though 40 games. The all-time MLB record for a season is .282 by the Robins last year, which was 10 points better than anyone else had ever done (Buffalo - .272 in 2001). We are hitting a measly .241, 11th in the MLB, but it is on the rise. The Robins are 8th in fewest runs allowed with 4.05 per game (Jacksonville is still #1 with 2.95, but it is getting higher and higher). Their run differential is +42, 2nd best in the MLB to our +43. Ottawa is 3rd at +41. This is the series where we will officially end our hopes of repeating as division champs.... Richmond Robins (25-15 .625 1 GB in 2nd place in the Southern Division) at Jacksonville Jays (26-14 .650 1 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) RICH: Mike Menefee (25-L) (5-0 1.98 ERA 50 IP, 42 H, 2 HR, 22 BB, 29 SO) Rookie JAX: Danny Coreano (26-L) (2-1 5.40 ERA 21.2 IP, 24 H, 5 HR, 4 BB, 10 SO) Menefee was acquired in a trade with Columbus way back in 2001. He was the #28 prospect back then and was the #43 prospect this Spring. We have never faced him. Coreano gave up 4 runs on 9 hits, 2 home runs and no walks with 1 strikeout in 3 innings last time out in a no decision that we won in the bottom of the 9th. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) RICHMOND 1: SS Skip Dunkin (26-S .350-157-0-16-.824-15 B+) Silver Slugger/All-Star 8 for 15 (.533) vs Coreano 2: 1B Mike Sammon (26-R .353-156-3-28-.857-1 B) 6 for 10 w/HR 3: LF Andres Borges (37-S .325-154-7-26-.917-0 C+) All-Star(2: 02-03) 4: RF Dave Brooks (27-L .311-151-3-24-.863-9 D) Silver Slugger/All-Star 5 for 12 (.417) 5: 2B Ray Holloway (31-R .390-136-2-22-.959-3 B+) All-Star(01) 6: 3B Carlos Frias (24-R .212-52-0-4-.521-1 A) 7: C Larry Slattery (29-R .267-75-1-11-.703-0 C) 5 for 9 w/HR vs Marsh 8: CF Hank Widger (22-R .167-12-0-2-.452-0 NR) Rookie #21 prospect 9: P Mike Menefee (25-L .474-19-0-4-1.000-0 F) Rookie #43 prospect JACKSONVILLE 1: 3B Charlie Faber (34-R .271-59-0-3-.650-1 B+) 2: CF Dickie Stemen (30-R .250-44-1-6-.704-0 B) 1 for 3 w/HR vs Menefee 3: LF Cal Doty (28-L .225-89-1-11-.567-3 B+) All-Star 4: RF Ray McDonald (24-L .301-146-5-26-.893-8 B+) All-Star 5: 1B Tom McDowell (27-R .219-151-7-25-.658-6 B) 6: 2B T.R. Hunter (28-R .273-143-2-17-.684-2 A+) All-Star(3: 02-04) 7: SS Bart Daw (33-R .209-115-2-17-.582-8 B+) 8: C Don Kern (28-R .171-35-2-6-.726-0 B+) 9: P Danny Coreano (26-L .000-7-0-0-.000-0 F) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium Weather: 73 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 9 MPH wind blowing left to right Attendance: 10,191 Top of the First Their worst hitter among their 1st 5 batters is hitting 10 points better than our best hitter.... Skip Dunkin swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Mike Sammon flies out to deep right. Andres Borges draws a walk. Dave Brooks lines an 0-2 pitch to left and Cal Doty makes a diving catch! Bottom of the First Charlie Faber grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Dickie Stemen strikes out looking.... He is now 0 for 9 since coming off the DL. Cal Doty hits one 479 ft. to right field for a home run! 1 to 0, Jays! Ray McDonald takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three.... Top of the Fourth Andres Borges lines an 0-2 pitch to right for a double... With 2 outs, Carlos Frias pops one up to shallow right center that should be an easy inning ending out, but no one takes charge and the ball drops for a hit and Borges scores... Tie Game: 1 to 1. Larry Slattery doubles to right and Frias scores... 2 to 1, Robins. Bottom of the Fourth T.R. Hunter doubles to left! But the next three make outs... Top of the Fifth Skip Dunkin lines a hit to right center. With 2 outs, Dave Brooks doubles to left center and Dunkin scores.... 3 to 1, Robins. Ray Holloway triples to left center and Brooks scores... 4 to 1, Robins. The Bullpen gets up. Carlos Frias takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Larry Slattery walks on 4 pitches to load the bases up with 2 outs. Call to the Bullpen: Roger Wallace (29-R). Hank Widger strikes out! Bottom of the Eighth With 1 out, Cal Doty takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. That does it for P Mike Menefee. New Pitcher: Jack Barber (31-R), their 4-time All-Star and reigning Fireman Trophy and Rolaids Relief Man Award winning closer, who is 4-0 with 7 SV and a 2.25 ERA in 16 IP. He has led the MLB in Saves for 3 years running. Ray McDonald triples to left center and Doty scores! 4 to 2, Robins. Tom McDowell strikes out.... T.R. Hunter grounds out to 1st, unassisted.... Bottom of the Ninth PH Jack Washburn (23-L) takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4! PH Mike Volkman (37-L) flies out to center. PH Fernando Tello (23-L) takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4! P Jack Barber had only walked 3 on the season before this game. PH Bob Hutson (22-L) grounds into a 4-6-3 double play.... Lost - 4 to 2 We had 5 whole hits and made no errors Richmond had 10 hits and made no errors Danny Coreano (L 2-2) went 4.2 innings, allowed 4 runs, 7 hits, 4 walks (1 INT) and struck out 3. 101 pitches. RHP Roger Wallace went 2.1 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits and struck out 2. RHP Bob Craig went 2 scoreless innings and allowed 1 hit. Mike Menefee (W 6-0) went 7.1 innings, gave us 2 runs, 4 hits, 1 home run, 4 walks and struck out 9. He threw a WP. 122 pitches. At bat, he had a hit. RHP Jack Barber (SV 8) went 1.2 scoreless innings, gave us 1 hit, 2 walks and struck out 1. LF Cal Doty hit his 2nd home run of the season, drew a walk and scored both of our runs. RF Ray McDonald hit a triple, drew a walk and had an RBI. 2B T.R. Hunter had 2 hits with a double. PH Jack Washburn drew a walk. PH Fernando Tello drew a walk.

12-09-2020, 12:50 PM	#1012
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Friday, May 20, 2005 Richmond Robins (26-15 .634 0 GA tied for 1st place in the Southern Division) at Jacksonville Jays (26-15 .634 0 GA tied for 1st place in the Southern Division) RICH: Bill Halpin (29-R) (2-3 5.36 ERA 47 IP, 59 H, 6 HR, 12 BB, 21 SO) JAX: Al Calice (24-R) (2-4 6.21 ERA 42 IP, 50 H, 7 HR, 17 BB, 27 SO) Halpin was acquired in a trade with Columbus this Winter. He was 8-8 with 3.46 ERA in 156 IP last year and 13-12 with a 3.48 ERA in 227.1 IP in 2003. He is 1-1 in starts against the Jays in his career with a 5.14 ERA. 14 IP, 16 H, 1 HR, 6 BB, 9 SO. Calice gave up 3 runs on 7 hits, 1 home run and 1 walk with 3 strikeouts in 5.2 innings last time out in a win. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) RICHMOND 1: SS Skip Dunkin (26-S .346-162-0-16-.812-15 B+) Silver Slugger/All-Star 2: 1B Mike Sammon (26-R .348-161-3-28-.849-1 B) 3: LF Dave Brooks (27-L .308-156-3-25-.856-9 D+) Silver Slugger/All-Star 4: 2B Ray Holloway (31-R .390-141-2-23-.967-3 B+) All-Star(01) 5: RF Andres Borges (37-S .329-158-7-26-.929-0 C) All-Star(2: 02-03) 6: 3B Ray Montgomery (35-L .179-28-0-1-.457-0 B+) 7: CF Pete Dyche (34-L .246-61-0-5-.624-1 C+) 8: C Sandy Sanchez (28-S .290-69-0-11-.738-0 C) 9: P Bill Halpin (29-L .071-14-0-0-.143-0 F) JACKSONVILLE 1: 1B Jack Washburn (23-L .254-126-1-9-.778-8 B) 2: LF Fernando Tello (23-L .270-126-3-17-.709-0 C) 3: CF Cal Doty (28-L .228-92-2-12-.610-3 C+) All-Star 4: RF Ray McDonald (24-L .302-149-5-27-.906-8 B+) All-Star 5: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .214-154-7-25-.650-6 C+) 6: 2B T.R. Hunter (28-R .279-147-2-17-.699-2 A+) All-Star(3: 02-04) 7: SS Bart Daw (33-R .205-117-2-17-.579-8 B+) 8: C Bob Hutson (22-L .240-100-2-8-.695-0 B) Rookie 9: P Al Calice (24-L .071-14-0-0-.143-0 F) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium Weather: 69 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 9 MPH wind blowing out to center Attendance: 11,703 Top of the First Skip Dunkin beats out an infield hit... Mike Sammon grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. Dave Brooks beats out an infield hit... Ray Holloway strikes out! Andres Borges pops out to center! Bottom of the First Jack Washburn strikes out on 3 pitches.... Fernando Tello grounds out to 1st, 3-1. Cal Doty grounds out to 1st, unassisted... Bottom of the Second With 1 out, Tom McDowell walks on 4 pitches and goes to 2nd on a ground out. Bart Daw takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Bob Hutson grounds a hit to right and McDowell beats the throw home and the runners move up to 2nd and 3rd! 1 to 0, Jays! P Al Calice clears the bases with a double to right center!! 3 to 0, Jays! Jack Washburn lines the first pitch to right for a hit and P Calice scores! 4 to 0, Jays! Bottom of the Sixth Cal Doty walks on 4 pitches. Ray McDonald hits a home run to right center!! 6 to 0, Jays! Bottom of the Seventh New Pitcher: Mickey Steger (34-R), who is 0-1 with a 1.80 ERA in 20 IP with 2 BB and 20 SO. Bob Hutson takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4, gets bunted to 2nd by P Al Calice and goes to 3rd on a ground out. Fernando Tello pokes a hit over the 2nd baseman and Hutson scores! 7 to 0, Jays! Cal Doty and Ray McDonald both draws walks to load the bases up with 2 outs. 2 walks all season for P Steger and 3 this inning! Tom McDowell flies out to deep center. Top of the Eighth Dickie Stemen is in to play center and Cal Doty moves to left. Skip Dunkin grounds a hit to left, the first hit of the game for the Robins that was not an infield hit. The Bullpen gets up. Mike Sammon grounds into a 3-6-1 double play! Dave Brooks lines a hit to center. Ray Holloway takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Andres Borges lines a 3-2 pitch to right for a double and both runners score... 7 to 2, Jays. Call to the Bullpen: All-Star Albert Davies (28-L). Ray Montgomery pops out to left! Bottom of the Eighth T.R. Hunter doubles to left center! But the next three all make outs... Top of the Ninth New Pitcher: Bob Craig (27-R). Pete Dyche grounds out to the pitcher, but P Craig is hurt.... New Pitcher: 2-time All-Star Bill Grant (34-L). Sandy Sanchez lines a hit to left... PH Jose Catalan (33-L), 1 for 1 on the season, triples to right center and Sanchez scores.... 7 to 3, Jays. Skip Dunkin grounds a hit to right and Catalan scores... 7 to 4, Jays. The Bullpen gets up. Mike Sammon grounds a double over the 1st base bag... Dave Brooks flies out to left and Dunkin tags up and scores. 7 to 5, Jays. Ray Holloway flies out to right and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays! Won - 7 to 5 We had 6 hits and made no errors Richmond had 11 hits (7 in the 8th and 9th innings) and made no errors Al Calice (W 3-4) went 7.2 innings, allowed 2 runs, 7 hits, 4 walks and struck out 7. 128 pitches. At bat, he hit a double, scored a run and had 2 RBI. LHP Albert Davies faced 1 batter and got him out. RHP Bob Craig faced 1 batter and got him out. LHP Bill Grant got 2 outs, allowed 3 runs and 4 hits. Bill Halpin went 5+ innings, gave us 6 runs, 4 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks and struck out 4. CF/LF Cal Doty drew 2 walks and scored a run. RF Ray McDonald hit his 6th home run of the season, drew a walk and had 2 RBI. 2B T.R. Hunter hit a double. C Bob Hutson had a hit and a walk, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. For Richmond, SS Skip Dunkin had 4 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. The Robins announced the RP Arturo Alejandro, injured during the game, had a herniated disc in his neck and they expected him to be out about 3 weeks. Trudy's report on Bob Craig is back tightness that she expects to bother him for a week or two. He will be put on the DL.

12-09-2020, 02:28 PM	#1013
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Saturday, May 21, 2005 RP Bob Craig (27-R) was placed on the DL and RP Alan Pigott (26-R) was called up for Daytona Beach. He was our 8th round pick in the 2004 B Leagues Draft. He was 0-1 with a 2.41 ERA in 18.2 IP with an 0.86 WHIP for the Admirals. P Tommy Keyser (25-L) has been cleared to play by Trudy the Trainer. Since he has not pitched in almost 6 weeks, we have sent him to Daytona Beach (A) to get back into shape. Richmond Robins (26-16 .619 1 GB in 2nd place in the Southern Division) at Jacksonville Jays (27-15 .643 1 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) RICH: Billy Warner (26-R) (3-2 3.43 ERA 63 IP, 55 H, 7 HR, 31 BB, 47 SO) All-Star(2: 03-04) JAX: Ernesto Noyola (25-R) (1-0 2.45 ERA 7.1 IP, 8 H, 0 HR, 31 BB, 1 SO) Warner is their #1 starter. He was 13-9 with a 2.66 ERA in 203.1 IP last year and 15-8 with a 2.81 ERA in 253 IP in 2003. He is 4-2 in 8 starts in his career against the Jays with 3 shutouts, the most of any opposing pitcher, and a 2.66 ERA. 78 IP, 82 H, 3 HR, 31 BB, 59 SO. This will be the 2nd start of the season for Noyola. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) RICHMOND 1: SS Skip Dunkin (26-S .359-167-0-17-.834-15 B+) Silver Slugger/All-Star 2: 1B Mike Sammon (26-R .352-165-3-28-.862-1 B) 3: 3B Vince Depew (24-L .269-130-3-21-.752-4 C) All-Star 4: LF Dave Brooks (27-L .312-160-3-26-.857-9 D+) Silver Slugger/All-Star 5: 2B Ray Holloway (31-R .379-145-2-23-.946-3 B+) All-Star(01) 6: RF Andres Borges (37-S .329-161-7-28-.933-0 C) All-Star(2: 02-03) 7: C Larry Slattery (29-R .269-78-1-12-.722-0 C) 8: CF Pete Dyche (34-L .234-64-0-5-.606-1 C+) 9: P Billy Warner (26-R .200-20-0-3-.450-0 F) All-Star(2: 03-04) JACKSONVILLE 1: 1B Jack Washburn (23-L .254-130-1-10-.771-8 B) 2: LF Fernando Tello (23-L .269-130-3-18-.702-0 C) 3: CF Cal Doty (28-L .223-94-2-12-.611-3 C+) All-Star 4: RF Ray McDonald (24-L .303-152-6-29-.925-8 B+) All-Star 5: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .210-157-7-25-.643-6 C+) 6: 2B T.R. Hunter (28-R .278-151-2-17-.701-2 A+) All-Star(3: 02-04) 7: SS Bart Daw (33-R .200-120-2-17-.571-8 B+) 8: C Bob Hutson (22-L .243-103-2-9-.700-0 B) Rookie 9: P Ernesto Noyola (25-R .500-2-0-1-1.167-0 F) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium Weather: 79 F, Clear Skies, with a 9 MPH wind blowing in from left Attendance: 13,335 Top of the First Skip Dunkin flies out to deep right. Mike Sammon grounds out to 3rd. Vince Depew swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 2nd! 1-2-3! Bottom of the First Jack Washburn swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops out to right. Fernando Tello grounds out to the pitcher. Cal Doty lines a hit to right. Ray McDonald grounds out to 1st, unassisted... Through 5 innings, we have 1 hit.... Top of the Sixth With 1 out, Skip Dunkin grounds one to 1st, but Jack Washburn boots it.... Mike Sammon lines a hit to right center and Dunkin beats the throw to 3rd... The Bullpen gets up. Vince Depew swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, but we cannot turn the double play and Dunkin scores. 1 to 0, Robins. P Ernesto Noyola tries to pick Depew off at 1st and throws the ball away for an error.... Dave Brooks pops out to left! Bottom of the Ninth P Billy Warner is at 126 pitches. 3-4-5 up for us. Cal Doty lines our fourth hit of the game to center! A wild pitch sends him to 2nd! Ray McDonald lines a hit to right and Doty heads home and beats the throw and McDonald takes 2nd! Tie Game: 1 to 1! They walk Tom McDowell intentionally. T.R. Hunter lines out to right and McDonald tags up and gets himself thrown out at 3rd by Andres Borges.... Bart Daw grounds out to short... Extras! We lost the last one and are now 3-1. Top of the Tenth: On the Hill: All-Star Albert Davies (28-L), after a scoreless 9th. 9-1-2 up for them and they are letting P Billy Warner bat. He has thrown 140 pitches, but is a workhorse type. He strikes out, but Skip Dunkin hits a home run to left center..... 2 to 1, Robins. His first of the season and only the 4th of his 5 year career.... With 2 outs, 2B Carlos Frias (24-R), 1 for 3 with a run and an RBI yesterday triples to right center.... The Bullpen gets up. Dave Brooks swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses. Bottom of the Tenth And they decide to not send P Billy Warner out after all... New Pitcher: Jack Barber (31-R), their 4-time All-Star and reigning Fireman Trophy and Rolaids Relief Man Award winning closer, who got the Save on Thursday. 8-9-1 up for us. Bob Hutson strikes out... PH Dave Estey (23-L) lines a hit to right center! Pinch-runner: Frank Roadman (30-R). Jack Washburn pops out to right... Fernando Tello swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 2nd.... Lost - 2 to 1 We had 6 hits (all singles) and made 2 errors Richmond had 8 hits and made 1 error Ernesto Noyola went 8 innings, allowed 1 unearned run, 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 7. 127 pitches. Amazing outing that we wasted... LHP Albert Davies (L 2-1) went 2 innings, allowed 1 run, 3 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 3. Billy Warner (W 4-2) went 9 innings, gave us 1 run, 5 hits, 3 walks and struck out 2. He threw a WP. 140 pitches. RHP Jack Barber (SV 9) pitched a scoreless inning, gave us 1 hit and struck out 1. CF Cal Doty had 3 hits and scored our only runs. PH Dave Estey had a hit. For Richmond, SS Skip Dunkin hit his 1st home run of the season, drew a walk, stole a base and scored both of their runs.

12-09-2020, 04:13 PM	#1014
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Sunday, May 22, 2005 Richmond Robins (27-16 .628 0 GA tied for 1st place in the Southern Division) at Jacksonville Jays (27-16 .628 0 GA tied for 1st place in the Southern Division) RICH: Ken Kramer (27-R) (2-2 7.20 ERA 25 IP, 32 H, 4 HR, 10 BB, 16 SO) JAX: Del Warwick (30-L) (3-5 3.41 ERA 58 IP, 66 H, 3 HR, 8 BB, 37 SO) Gold Glove(02) Kramer was 11-9 with a 4.69 ERA in 159.1 IP last year. He pitched in the minors in 2003. He is 3-1 in 6 starts in his career against the Jays with a 3.57 ERA. 40.1 IP, 40 H, 3 HR, 22 BB, 22 SO. Warwick gave up 7 runs on 7 hits and 1 walk with 2 strikeouts in 2.1 innings last time out in a loss. He has allowed 26 hits in his last 14 IP..... Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) RICHMOND 1: SS Skip Dunkin (26-S .357-171-1-18-.848-16 B+) Silver Slugger/All-Star 2: 1B Mike Sammon (26-R .353-170-3-28-.860-1 B) 3: 2B Ray Holloway (31-R .376-149-2-23-.934-3 B+) All-Star(01) 4: LF Dave Brooks (27-L .303-165-3-26-.832-9 D+) Silver Slugger/All-Star 5: RF Juan Vizcaino (28-L .350-20-0-4-.759-0 D) 6: 3B Carlos Frias (24-R .232-56-0-5-.600-1 A) 7: CF Pete Dyche (34-L .235-68-0-5-.600-1 C+) 8: C Sandy Sanchez (28-S .288-73-0-11-.726-0 C) 9: P Ken Kramer (27-R .286-7-0-2-.714-0 F) JACKSONVILLE 1: 2B Charlie Faber (34-R .254-63-0-3-.612-1 B+) 2: 1B Jack Washburn (23-L .246-134-1-10-.753-8 B) 3: CF Cal Doty (28-L .245-98-2-12-.646-3 C+) All-Star 4: RF Ray McDonald (24-L .301-156-6-30-.914-8 B+) All-Star 5: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .206-160-7-25-.635-7 C+) 6: LF Fernando Tello (23-L .267-135-3-18-.691-0 C) 7: SS Bart Daw (33-R .195-123-2-17-.563-8 B+) 8: C Bob Hutson (22-L .234-107-2-9-.675-0 B) Rookie 9: P Del Warwick (30-L .067-15-0-0-.133-0 F) Gold Glove(02) Game Start: 2:05 PM Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium Weather: 72 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 7 MPH wind blowing left to right Attendance: 11,953 Top of the First Skip Dunkin gets beaned with an 0-2 pitch.... Mike Sammon takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4.... Ray Holloway strikes out! Dave Brooks swings at the first pitch and fouls out to 3rd! Juan Vizcaino grounds out to 2nd! Bottom of the First Charlie Faber, the greatest leadoff hitter ever, walks on 4 pitches! Jack Washburn grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. He steals 2nd! Cal Doty pokes a hit just over the 2nd baseman! P Ken Kramer tries to pick Doty off at 1st and throws the ball away for an error and Washburn scores! 1 to 0, Jays! Ray Washburn lines a 3-2 pitch to center for a hit and Doty scores! 2 to 0, Jays! Tom McDowell grounds one to 3rd, but Carlos Frias makes a bad throw to 2nd for an error! Fernando Tello flies out to deep center and McDonald tags up and moves to 3rd. Bat Daw lines a 3-2 pitch to right and clears the bases with a double!! 4 to 0, Jays! Bob Hutson lines a hit to right and Daw heads home and beats the throw and Hutson takes 2nd! 5 to 0, Jays! P Del Warwick strikes out. Bottom of the Second Charlie Faber draws a walk! Jack Washburn hits a home run to right center!! 7 to 0, Jays! That does it for P Ken Kramer. New Pitcher: Donnie Buckner (35-L), making his season debut, and only his 2nd game in relief in his career after 26 starts. He is 6-10 with a 5.18 ERA in 166.2 career innings with 28 HR allowed. He gets our 3-4-5 hitters out..... Bottom of the Fourth With 1 out, Charlie Faber draws his third walk of the game. Jack Washburn swings at the first pitch and grounds one to 1st, but Mike Sammon boots it! Cal Doty beats out an infield hit and the bases are loaded with 1 out. Ray McDonald swings at the first pitch and hits one a mile straight up that the 2nd baseman catches between the plate and the mound.... Tom McDowell grounds out to 1st, unassisted.... Bottom of the Fifth With 1 out, Bart Daw triples to right center! Bob Hutson flies out to deep center and Daw tags up and scored. 8 to 0, Jays! Top of the Seventh With 1 out, Pete Dyche draws a walk. Sandy Sanchez grounds a hit up the middle. With 2 outs, Skip Dunkin lines the first pitch to right for a hit and Dyche scores. 8 to 1, Jays. Mike Sammon clears the bases with a double to center.... 8 to 3, Jays. Won - 8 to 3 We had 8 hits and made 1 error Richmond had 8 hits and made 3 errors Del Warwick (W 4-5) went 9 innings (CG), allowed 3 runs, 8 hits, 3 walks, 1 HBP and struck out 3. 116 pitches. Ken Kramer (L 2-3) went 1+ innings, gave us 7 runs (4 earned), 5 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 1. 2B Charlie Faber drew 3 walks and scored a run. 1B Jack Washburn hit his 2nd home run of the season, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. CF/LF Cal Doty had 2 hits and scored a run. RF Ray McDonald had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. 3B Tom McDowell hit a double and scored a run. SS Bart Daw hit a double and a triple, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. C Bob Hutson had a hit and 2 RBI.

12-09-2020, 04:14 PM	#1015
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	May 23, 2005 Monday Morning Report Player of the Week - Leo Toruno, 2B, Memphis (31-L .294/.349/.475) Had 11 hits with 1 2B, 3 HR, 3 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 2 CS, 7 R and 8 RBI in 6 G (3rd career PoW) (Slash lines are for the season, not the week) May 16 - RF Ed Yeager (30-L) of Ottawa had 4 hits with 2 doubles and a home run and 4 RBI at Indianapolis. The Otters won, 9 to 2. May 16 - Columbus scored a run in the bottom of the 9th to tie the game at home versus Buffalo and then scored another run in the bottom of the 19th to win, 4 to 3. May 16 - Juan Estrada (31-L) of Birmingham pitched a 5 hit shutout at Memphis. He walked 2 and struck out 6. 134 pitches thrown. At bat, had had a hit. It is his 2nd shutout of the season and 8th of his career. He is now 3-5 with a 2.07 ERA in 9 starts. The Barons won, 9 to 0. May 17 - Jack Brown (29-R) of Charlotte pitched a 3 hit shutout at Richmond. He walked 4, hit a batter and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit and scored 2 runs. It is his 2nd shutout of the season and the 9th of his career. He is now 3-0 with a 2.04 ERA in 3 starts (8 G). The Hornets won, 7 to 0. May 19 - Buffalo, who just traded an All-Star pitcher away, lost another on for the season when Danny Belsky (32-R) ruptured a disc. He was 4-2 with a 2.56 ERA in 9 starts. They had already lost Ron Wisham in May. May 20 - Tim Hill (27-L) of Ottawa pitched a 4 hit shutout at home versus Syracuse. He walked 3 and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. It is his 2nd shutout of the season and the 10th of his career. He is now 6-2 with a 2.58 ERA in 10 starts. The Otters won, 6 to 0. May 20 - In his 3rd game with Buffalo since being traded from Charlotte, 3B Tom Morris (31-R), strained a muscle and will miss 4 to 5 weeks. May 21 - Hartford lost P Dennis Lockamy (38-R) for the rest of the season with an elbow injury. He was 3-4 with a 2.68 ERA in 9 starts. May 21 - Charlotte won at New Orleans, 12 to 10, in 14 innings. There were 48 hits by the two teams in the game. For the Hornets, SS Marty Derringer (27-R) had 5 hits with a double and a home run, stole a base, scored 4 runs and had 2 RBI. 3B Larry Davis (30-S) had 6 hits, scored a run and had 2 RBI. 2B/1B Terry Wolf (33-L), playing with a strained hamstring, had 5 hits with a double and 2 walks, scored a run and had 3 RBI. For the Pelicans, SS Jim Brister (33-S) had 5 hits with a double, scored a run and had 2 RBI, but also made 2 errors. Each team scored 5 runs in the 9th inning and 1 run in the 10th.

12-10-2020, 07:34 AM	#1016
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Tuesday, May 24, 2005 We are in Charlotte to play the Hornets a short 2 game set. They lost 3 of 4 in New Orleans over the weekend. We are 4-1 against them on the season and split a pair of games here to open the season. They are 6th in scoring with 4.39 runs per game (Jacksonville is 8th with 4.07). The Hornets are 11th in fewest runs allowed with 4.34 per game (Jacksonville is still #1 with 3.00). Their run differential is +2, 8th in the MLB, and ours is +47, now 2nd to Ottawa (+49). Jacksonville Jays (28-16 .636 0.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at Charlotte Hornets (21-23 .477 7 GB tied for 6th place in the Southern Division) JAX: Mike Marsh (24-R) (6-1 1.39 ERA 51.2 IP, 36 H, 1 HR, 13 BB, 37 SO) All-Star CHAR: Angel Gomez (25-R) (3-5 4.05 ERA 66.2 IP, 75 H, 4 HR, 25 BB, 46 SO) Marsh gave up 2 runs on 9 hits and 1 walk with 6 strikeouts in 6 innings last time out in a win. Gomez is their #1 starter. He is 0-1 in 2 starts against the Jays this season with a 6.92 ERA. 13 IP, 16 H, 1 HR, 7 BB, 10 SO. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) JACKSONVILLE 1: LF Danny Rosas (26-R .171-41-1-2-.639-2 B+) 2: 1B Jack Washburn (23-L .246-138-2-12-.768-9 B) 3: CF Cal Doty (28-L .255-102-2-12-.659-3 C+) All-Star 4: RF Ray McDonald (24-L .300-160-6-31-.904-8 B+) All-Star 5: 3B Fernando Tello (23-L .259-139-3-18-.672-0 C+) 6: 2B T.R. Hunter (28-R .271-155-2-17-.683-2 A+) All-Star(3: 02-04) 7: SS Bart Daw (33-R .205-127-2-19-.599-8 B+) 8: C Bob Hutson (22-L .236-110-2-11-.673-0 B) Rookie 9: P Mike Marsh (24-R .294-17-0-1-.572-0 B+) All-Star CHARLOTTE 1: LF Danny Pakan (28-L .419-74-0-11-.936-2 B) 2: CF Scott Damon (26-R .218-165-2-13-.558-1 B) Strained hamstring 3: 3B Larry Davis (30-S .277-166-1-16-.642-5 B) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(01) 4: 2B Terry Wolf (33-L .298-161-6-28-.878-0 B) Silver Slugger(03)/All-Star(3: 02-04) Strained hamstring 5: 1B Marty Derringer (27-R .329-140-7-23-.866-5 A) 6: SS Bruce McArthur (28-L .242-120-2-13-.749-0 B) Gold Glove(3: 02-04,1B) 7: RF Bobby Raker (24-R .169-77-1-8-.492-1 A) Trade from Providence May 17 8: C Mike Tyra (29-R .139-79-0-3-.446-0 B) 9: P Angel Gomez (25-R .182-22-0-1-.455-0 D+) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Charlotte Municipal Stadium Weather: 75 F, Clear Skies, with a 7 MPH wind blowing in from center Attendance: 8,324 Top of the First Danny Rosas strikes out... Jack Washburn grounds out to short. Cal Doty grounds out to 2nd... Bottom of the First Danny Pakan, a career .373 hitter in 295 AB, lines out to 1st. Scott Damon pops out to center. Larry Davis grounds a double over the 3rd base bag... Terry Wolf flies out to deep left! Bottom of the Third Mike Tyra, the .139 hitter, grounds a hit to left and P Angel Gomez bunts him to 2nd. Danny Pakan pokes a hit to center. Scott Damon strikes out looking on 3 pitches! Larry Davis swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 2nd! Top of the Fourth Ray McDonald lines the first pitch over the head of the left fielder for a double! Fernando Tello takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Only his fifth walk of the season. T.R. Hunter grounds a 3-2 pitch to left for a hit and McDonald scores! 1 to 0, Jays! Bart Daw grounds a hit to left and the bases are loaded with no outs! Bob Hutson flies out to center and Tello tags up and beats the throw home. 2 to 0, Jays! P Mike Marsh bunts the runners up. Danny Rosas swings at a 3-2 pitch and beats out an infield hit and Hunter scores! 3 to 0, Jays! Jack Washburn clears the bases with a double to right center!! 5 to 0, Jays! Top of the Fifth On the Hill: Dave Lutes (30-R), since getting the last out of the 4th. Ray McDonald and Fernando Tello lead off with back to back hits! T.R. Hunter swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 2nd and the runners move up. Bart Daw pops out to 2nd... They walk Bob Hutson intentionally. P Mike Marsh strikes out.... Bottom of the Fifth Mike Tyra leads off with a walk... P Dave Lutes bunts one foul with 2 strikes. Danny Pakan lines the first pitch to center for a hit... Scott Damon grounds a hit to left and the bases are loaded with 1 out. Larry Davis grounds one to 1st and we try for the double play at 2nd, but Jack Washburn makes a bad throw for an error and Tyra scores... 5 to 1, Jays. The Bullpen gets up. Terry Wolf doubles to right and 2 runs score... 5 to 3, Jays. Marty Derringer grounds out to 3rd and Davis scores. 5 to 4, Jays. Top of the Sixth With 2 outs, Cal Doty beats out an infield hit and steals 2nd. Ray McDonald grounds his fourth hit of the game up the middle and Doty scores! 6 to 4, Jays! Top of the Eighth On the Hill: Mike Penafiel (34-R), after a scoreless 7th. Danny Rosas grounds a hit up the middle! Jack Washburn grounds a hit up the middle and Rosas heads to 2rd and Scott Damon throws the ball into the dugout and Rosas scores! 7 to 4, Jays! Cal Doty grounds out to short and Washburn takes 3rd. They walk Ray McDonald intentionally, denying him a chance at hit #5.... Fernando Tello grounds a hit to right and Washburn scores and McDonald beats the throw to 3rd! 8 to 4, Jays! T.R. Hunter swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to right and McDonald, the intentional walk, tags up and scores! 9 to 4, Jays! Bart Daw walks on 4 pitches. Bob Hutson lines an 0-2 pitch to right for a hit and the bases are loaded with 2 outs. That does it for p Penafiel. New Pitcher: Frank Lytle (31-R), who is 0-3 with an 11.30 ERA in 14.1 IP with 20 H, 3 HR and 17 BB! PH Mike Volkman (37-L) draws a walk to force in a run! 10 to 4, Jays! Double digits for the first time this season! Danny Rosas swings at a 2-2 pitch and knocks it over the right field wall for a Grand Slam!!!! 14 to 4, Jays! Bottom of the Eighth This seems like a good time to give RP Alan Pigott (26-R) his MLB debut. PH Bobby Baker (22-R), a rookie (#25 prospect), batting .421 in 19 AB with a 3B and a HR and 6 RBI, swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted. PH Gabe Valdez (33-R), hitting for Bobby Raker and 4 for 24 (.167) on the season, grounds out to short. Mike Tyra strikes out! 1-2-3! Won - 14 to 4 We had 20 hits and made 1 error Charlotte had 7 hits and made 2 errors New season highs in runs and hits! Mike Marsh (W 7-1) went 7 innings, allowed 4 runs (3 earned), 7 hits, 3 walks and struck out 4. He threw a WP. RHP Alan Pigott (26-R), in his MLB debut, pitched 2 perfect innings with 1 strikeout. Angel Gomez (L 3-6) went 3.2 innings, gave us 5 runs, 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 5. LF Danny Rosas had 4 hits with a double and a Grand Slam, his 2nd home run of the season, scored 2 runs and had 5 RBI. 1B Jack Washburn had 2 hits with a double and a walk, scored a run and had 2 RBI. RF Ray McDonald had 4 hits with a double and a walk (INT), stole a base, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 3B Fernando Tello had 2 hits and a walk, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 2B T.R. Hunter had 3 hits, scored a run and had 2 RBI. SS Bart Daw had 3 hits with a double and a walk and scored 2 runs. C Bob Hutson had a hit and a walk (INT), scored a run and had an RBI. PH Mike Volkman drew a bases-loaded walk and scored a run.

12-10-2020, 08:52 AM	#1017
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Wednesday, May 25, 2005 Jacksonville Jays (29-16 .644 0.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at Charlotte Hornets (21-24 .467 8 GB tied for 6th place in the Southern Division) JAX: Al Calice (24-R) (3-4 5.62 ERA 49.2 IP, 57 H, 7 HR, 21 BB, 34 SO) CHAR: Jerry Doherty (27-L) (3-6 4.31 ERA 56.1 IP, 50 H, 9 HR, 17 BB, 40 SO) All-Star Calice gave up 2 runs on 7 hits and 4 walks with 7 strikeouts in 7.2 innings last time out in a win. Doherty was acquired in a trade with Buffalo in May 16. This will be his 2nd start for Charlotte. He was lit up for 6 runs in 2 innings in his first. We beat him 2 weeks ago in Buffalo, scoring 4 runs on 6 hits, 1 home run and 3 walks with 9 strikeouts in 8 innings. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) JACKSONVILLE 1: 2B Charlie Faber (34-R .246-65-0-3-.621-1 B+) 2: CF Dickie Stemen (30-R .250-48-1-6-.688-0 B) 3: LF Cal Doty (28-L .250-108-2-12-.642-4 B+) All-Star 4: RF Ray McDonald (24-L .315-165-6-32-.933-9 B+) All-Star 5: 1B Tom McDowell (27-R .207-164-7-25-.638-7 B) 6: SS T.R. Hunter (28-R .281-160-2-19-.697-2 A+) All-Star(3: 02-04) 7: 3B Frank Roadman (30-R .167-6-0-0-.333-0 C+) 8: C Don Kern (28-R .158-38-2-6-.673-0 B+) 9: P Al Calice (24-L .125-16-0-2-.312-0 F) CHARLOTTE 1: 1B Bobby Baker (22-R .400-20-1-6-1.079-2 A+) Rookie #25 prospect 2: CF Scott Damon (26-R .219-169-2-13-.561-1 B) Strained hamstring 3: 3B Larry Davis (30-S .276-170-1-17-.645-5 B) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(01) 4: 2B Terry Wolf (33-L .297-165-6-30-.875-0 B) Silver Slugger(03)/All-Star(3: 02-04) Strained hamstring 5: SS Bruce McArthur (28-L .238-122-2-13-.742-0 B) Gold Glove(3: 02-04,1B) 6: LF Rob Worms (32-R .203-59-5-9-.853-0 B+) Gold Glove(01,RF) ex-Jay 7: RF Bobby Raker (24-R .163-80-1-8-.474-1 A) 8: C Alex Martinez (30-R .333-72-1-6-.907-0 B+) 9: P Jerry Doherty (27-L .105-19-0-0-.211-0 D) All-Star Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Charlotte Municipal Stadium Weather: 73 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing left to right Attendance: 8,523 Top of the First Charlie Faber pops out to center. Dickie Stemen swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 3rd. Cal Doty lines out to 3rd... Bottom of the First Bobby Baker beats out an infield hit.... Scott Damon doubles to center... Larry Davis grounds out slowly to short and both runners advance. 1 to 0, Hornets. Terry Wolf flies out to deep left and Damon tags up and beats the throw. 2 to 0, Hornets. Bruce McArthur doubles to center... Rob Worms flies out to center. Top of the Second Ray McDonald draws a walk. With 1 out, T.R. Hunter doubles to right! Frank Roadman lines out to deep center and McDonald tags up and scores. 2 to 1, Hornets. Top of the Third With 2 outs, Dickie Stemen and Cal Doty hit back to back doubles! Tie Game: 2 to 2! Top of the Fourth Tom McDowell doubles to center! With 2 outs, they walk Don Kern intentionally. P Al Calice swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short... Top of the Fifth Charlie Faber takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Dickie Stemen doubles off the wall in center and Faber scores! 3 to 2, Jays! Cal Doty swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd and Stemen goes to 3rd. Ray McDonald lines an 0-2 pitch to left for a hit and Stemen scores! 4 to 2, Jays! The next two make outs. Bottom of the Sixth With 2 outs, Terry Wolf lines a hit to left. Bruce McArthur lines the first pitch to deep right for a triple and Wolf scores... 4 to 3, Jays. The Bullpen gets up. Rob Worms grounds out to short! Top of the Seventh With 1 out, Dickie Stemen pokes his third hit of the game to center and goes to 2nd on a wild pitch. Cal Doty draws a walk. Ray McDonald grounds the first pitch over the 1st base bag for a double and Stemen scores! 5 to 3, Jays! They walk Tom McDowell intentionally to load the bases up with 1 out. That does it for P Jerry Doherty. New Pitcher: Miguel Tejeda (26-R), their closer, who is 1-4 with 7 SV and a 4.94 ERA in 23.2 IP with 30 H and 3 HR. T.R. Hunter strikes out on 3 pitches... PH Jack Washburn (23-L), who will stay in to play 1st and send Tom McDowell to 3rd, lines a hit to right center and Doty scores! 6 to 3, Jays! PH Mike Volkman (37-L) swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short. Won - 6 to 3 Mini-sweep! We had 10 hits and made 1 error Charlotte had 6 hits and made no errors Al Calice (W 4-4) went 7 innings, allowed 3 runs, 6 hits, no walks(!) and struck out 5. LHP Bill Grant (SV 11) pitched 2 scoreless innings and struck out 2. Jerry Doherty (L 3-7) went 6.1 innings, gave us 6 runs, 8 hits, 5 walks (1 INT) and struck out 3. He threw a WP. CF Dickie Stemen had 3 hits with 2 doubles, scored 3 runs and had an RBI. LF Cal Doty hit a double, drew a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. RF Ray McDonald had 2 hits with a double and a walk, scored a run and had 2 RBI. 1B/3B Tom McDowell hit a double and drew a walk. SS/2N T.R. Hunter hit a double. PH/1B Jack Washburn had a hit and an RBI. PH/LF Danny Rosas had a hit.

12-10-2020, 12:13 PM	#1018
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Thursday, May 26, 2005 We are in Syracuse to play the defending MLB champions a 4 game series through the weekend. They just split a pair of games here with Indianapolis. We were 5-3 against them last year when they finished 100-62 in 1st place in the North. But then we lost the Millennial Cup to them in 6 games..... They are last in scoring with 2.93 runs per game (Jacksonville is up to #7 with 4.33). They are 4th in the MLB in HR with 38, but are only hitting .212. .238 is the worst BA any team has ever finished the season with (Ottawa - 2003). They Sycamores are tied for 2nd in fewest runs allowed with 3.36 per game (Jacksonville is still #1 with 3.02). Their run differential is -19, 12th in the MLB, and ours is +60, now #1! They have won the Northern Division every season so far, but are below .500 this year. Jacksonville Jays (30-16 .652 1 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at Syracuse Sycamores (22-23 .489 6.5 GB in 4th place in the Northern Division) JAX: Danny Coreano (26-L) (2-2 5.81 ERA 26.1 IP, 31 H, 5 HR, 8 BB, 13 SO) SYR: David Huerta (24-L) (1-2 1.74 ERA 46.2 IP, 35 H, 2 HR, 18 BB, 38 SO) Coreano gave up 4 runs on 7 hits and 4 walks with 3 strikeouts in 4.2 innings last time out in a loss. Huerta was 7-5 with a 3.05 ERA in 109.1 IP as a rookie last year. We faced him once and he held us to 1 run on 4 hits and no walks with 9 strikeouts in 7.1 innings in a no decision. We beat him in the Millennial Cup, scoring 4 runs (3 earned) on 7 hits and 1 walk with 6 strikeouts in 7 IP. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) JACKSONVILLE 1: 3B Charlie Faber (34-R .235-68-0-3-.604-1 B+) 2: CF Dickie Stemen (30-R .283-53-1-7-.771-0 B) 3: LF Cal Doty (28-L .250-112-2-12-.651-4 B+) All-Star 4: RF Ray McDonald (24-L .320-169-6-34-.944-9 B+) All-Star 5: 1B Tom McDowell (27-R .208-168-7-25-.645-7 B) 6: 2B T.R. Hunter (28-R .279-165-2-19-.694-2 A+) All-Star(3: 02-04) 7: SS Bart Daw (33-R .220-132-2-19-.634-8 B+) 8: C Don Kern (28-R .150-40-2-6-.656-0 B+) 9: P Don Coreano (26-L .000-9-0-0-.000-0 F) SYRACUSE 1: CF Jim Beard (26-R .182-187-5-11-.504-5 A) Gold Glove(2: 03-04) 2: SS Bill Crystal (31-S .067-30-0-1-.252-0 C+) ex-Jay 3: 2B Frank Bates (33-R .250-172-5-18-.701-1 B+) Silver Slugger(2: 02-03,SS)/All-Star(4: 01-04) Bruised elbow 4: LF Jeff Garrigus (35-R .165-133-3-11-.556-4 A) All-Star(03) 5: C Lee Dean (32-L .203-138-4-13-.615-1 C) Silver Slugger(2: 01-02)/All-Star(2: 02-03) 6: RF Dave Bess (29-R .279-136-3-16-.817-1 B+) 7: 1B Dick Rothwell (28-R .200-55-0-3-.517-1 B+) 8: 3B Octavio Garcia (29-S .190-147-6-18-.591-0 B+) 9: P David Huerta (24-L .167-18-1-2-.500-0 F) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Shea Stadium Weather: 60 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 9 MPH wind blowing right to left Attendance: 8,733 Top of the First Charlie Faber grounds out to short. Dickie Stemen takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three... Cal Doty doubles to right! Ray McDonald beats out an infield hit! Tom McDowell lines the first pitch to left for a hit and Doty scores! 1 to 0, Jays! T.R. Hunter grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Bottom of the First Jim Beard, the .182 hitter, doubles off the left center field wall.... Bill Crystal, the ex-Jay, strikes out! Frank Bates grounds out to 2nd and Beard goes to 3rd. Jeff Garrigus flies out to deep right! Top of the Second Bart Daw draws a walk. With 1 out, P Danny Coreano swings away at a 3-2 pitch and lines a hit to center and Daw goes to 3rd! Charlie Faber takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with 1 out! Dickie Stemen grounds the first pitch to short, but all they get is the force at 2nd, 6-4, and Daw scores. 2 to 0, Jays! Bottom of the Fifth Dave Bess walks on 4 pitches, gets bunted to 2nd, goes to 3rd on a ground out and, with the pitcher at bat, scores on a passed ball.... 2 to 1, Jays. Top of the Eighth Tom McDowell leads off with a home run to left! 3 to 1, Jays! Bottom of the Eighth Dick Rothwell doubles to center... The Bullpen gets up. Octavio Garcia grounds a double over the 3rd base bag and Rothwell scores... 3 to 2, Jays. With 1 out, we make the Call to the Bullpen: 2-time All-Star Bill Grant (34-L). Jack Washburn is in to play 1st in a double switch. Tom McDowell moves to 3rd, Charlie Faber moves to 2nd and T.R. Hunter moves to short. Jim Beard grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and Garcia goes to 3rd. 2 outs. P Grant balks home Garcia........... Tie Game: 3 to 3. Top of the Ninth New Pitcher: Benny Martineau (33-L), their All-Star(02) and 2-time Fireman Trophy(02-03) winning closer. 9-1-2 up for us. Jack Washburn grounds out to 2nd. Charlie Faber grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Dickie Stemen strikes out.... Bottom of the Ninth 3-4-5 up for the Sycamores. Frank Bates doubles to right center... We walk Jeff Garrigus intentionally. PH Don Bruns (35-R), batting .200 with 1 HR and 2 RBI in 25 AB, grounds a hit to left and Bates scores.... Lost - 4 to 3 We had 7 hits and made no errors Syracuse had 6 hits and made no errors Danny Coreano went 7.1 innings, allowed 3 runs (2 earned), 4 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit. LHP Bill Grant (L 2-1, BS 1) got 2 outs, allowed 1 run, 2 hits, 1 walk (INT) and struck out 1. He ends a streak of 22 straight SV without blowing one and a string of 11 straight wins without a loss..... Is it just a bad game or is he getting old? David Huerta went 7 innings, gave us 3 runs, 7 hits, 1 home run, 4 walks and struck out 6. LHP Benny Martineau (W 2-2) pitched a perfect 9th with 1 strikeout. LF Cal Doty hit a double and scored a run. 1B/3B Tom McDowell had 2 hits with his 8th home run of the season and had 2 RBI. 2B/SS T.R. Hunter had a hit and a walk. C Don Kern had a hit and a walk. Around the League: Richmond won, tying us for 1st place, but lost their #1 starter, Billy Warner (26-R) for 5 to 6 weeks with shoulder inflammation.

12-10-2020, 03:01 PM	#1019
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Friday, May 27, 2005 Jacksonville Jays (30-17 .638 0 GA tied for 1st place in the Southern Division) at Syracuse Sycamores (23-23 .500 6.5 GB in 4th place in the Northern Division) JAX: Del Warwick (30-L) (4-5 3.36 ERA 67 IP, 74 H, 3 HR, 11 BB, 40 SO) Gold Glove(02) SYR: David Lucero (25-L) (1-4 4.10 ERA 41.2 IP, 32 H, 2 HR, 16 BB, 27 SO) Warwick pitched a CG win last time out, allowing 3 runs on 8 hits and 3 walks with 3 strikeouts. Lucero's stats do not look like they add up to a 4.10 ERA. He was 12-14 with a 2.97 ERA in 224.1 IP last year and 16-5 with a 2.91 ERA in 176 IP as a rookie in 2003. He is 2-1 in 3 starts in his career against the Jays with a 2.05 ERA. 22 IP, 15 H, 0 HR, 6 BB, 16 SO. He held us to 2 runs on 5 hits, 2 home runs and no walked with 1 strikeout in the Millennial Cup, but had a no decision. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) JACKSONVILLE 1: 3B Charlie Faber (34-R .222-72-0-3-.581-1 B+) 2: CF Dickie Stemen (30-R .259-58-1-8-.707-0 B) 3: 2B T.R. Hunter (28-R .280-168-2-19-.698-2 A+) All-Star(3: 02-04) 4: RF Ray McDonald (24-L .318-173-6-34-.934-9 B+) All-Star 5: 1B Tom McDowell (27-R .215-172-8-27-.670-7 B) 6: LF Fernando Tello (23-L .262-145-3-19-.676-0 C) 7: SS Bart Daw (33-R .215-135-2-19-.625-8 B+) 8: C Don Kern (28-R .167-42-2-6-.684-0 B+) 9: P Del Warwick (30-L .053-19-0-0-.105-0 F) Gold Glove(02) SYRACUSE 1: RF John Byers (22-R Season debut B+) RoY/All-Star 2: SS Bill Crystal (31-S .059-34-0-1-.223-0 C+) 3: 1B Mitch Kahmann (26-L .319-141-7-20-.882-0 C) 4: 2B Frank Bates (33-R .250-176-5-18-.702-1 B+) Silver Slugger(2: 02-03,SS)/All-Star(4: 01-04) Bruised elbow 5: C Lee Dean (32-L .199-141-4-13-.603-1 C) Silver Slugger(2: 01-02)/All-Star(2: 02-03) 6: LF Jeff Garrigus (35-R .162-136-3-11-.549-4 A) All-Star(03) 7: CF Dave Bess (29-R .275-138-3-16-.810-1 D+) 8: 3B Dick Rothwell (28-R .211-57-0-3-.551-1 C+) 9: P David Lucero (25-L .083-12-0-0-.237-0 F) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Shea Stadium Weather: 70 F, Clear Skies, with a 10 MPH wind blowing right to left Attendance: 12,943 Top of the First Charlie Faber, the greatest leadoff hitter ever, draws a walk! Dickie Stemen fouls out to 1st. Faber steals 2nd! T.R. Hunter strikes out... Ray McDonald swings at the first pitch and pops out to left... Bottom of the First John Byers, last year's Rookie of the Year, in his first at bat of this season, pokes a hit to center.... Bill Crystal beats out an infield hit... Mitch Kahmann flies out to center. Frank Bates grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and Byers goes to 3rd. Lee Dean lines a 2-2 pitch to right for a hit and Byers scores and Bates beats the throw to 3rd... 1 to 0, Sycamores. Jeff Garrigus pops out to right. Top of the Second Tom McDowell, who hit 2 home runs off P David Lucero in a game in the Millennial Cup, swings at the first pitch and bloops a hit to right! Fernando Tello pokes a hit to right and John Byers muffs the pickup for an error! Bart Daw grounds out to 3rd and McDowell scores. Tie Game: 1 to 1! The next two make outs. Bottom of the Second Dave Bess grounds a hit up the middle and, with 1 out, P David Lucero bunts him to 2nd. John Byers lines the first pitch to center for a hit and Bess scores... 2 to 1, Sycamores. Bill Crystal hits a home run to left...... 4 to 1, Sycamores. P Del Warwick is a meatball right now.... Bottom of the Third On the Hill: Alan Pigott (26-R), since getting the final out of the 2nd. With 1 out, Dave Bess takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Dick Rothwell lines a hit to center. P David Lucero bunts one foul with 2 strikes. John Byers grounds a double over the 3rd base bag and Bess scores.... 5 to 1, Sycamores. A wild pitch scores Rothwell... 6 to 1, Sycamores. Top of the Fifth With 1 out, Charlie Faber takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Dickie Stemen beats out an infield hit. T.R. Hunter takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 and the bases are loaded with 1 out. Ray McDonald grounds a double over the 3rd base bag and 2 runs score!! 6 to 3, Sycamores. Tom McDowell strikes out.... Fernando Tello lines an 0-2 pitch to center and clears the bases with a triple!! 6 to 5, Sycamores! Bottom of the Fifth New Pitcher: Roger Wallace (29-R). With 2 outs, P John Boston (37-L) takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4.......... John Byers doubles to right and P Boston scores from 1st.... 7 to 5, Sycamores. Byers is now 4 for 4 already with 2 doubles in his 1st game of the season.... Bottom of the Seventh On the Hill: Johnny Groom (28-R), after a scoreless 6th. He is no longer bothered by back spasms. With 2 outs, including John Byers making his first out of the year, Bill Crystal lines a hit to left center. Mitch Kahmann lines a 3-2 pitch to left for a hit and Crystal goes to 3rd. Frank Bates lines an 0-2 pitch to center for a double and Crystal scores... 8 to 5, Sycamores. This is the worst hitting team in the MLB..... By far! Lost - 8 to 5 We had 8 hits and made no errors Syracuse had 17 hits and made 1 error 17 hits to a team batting .212 on the season..... At least, before this series, they were.... The most hits we have allowed this season.... Del Warwick (L 4-6) went 1.2 innings, allowed 4 runs, 6 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out no one. RHP Alan Pigott went 2.1 innings, allowed 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. He threw a WP. RHP Roger Wallace went 1 inning, allowed 1 run, 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1. RHP Johnny Groom went 2 innings, allowed 1 run, 5 hits and struck out 2. LHP Albert Davies went 1 scoreless inning and allowed 1 hit. David Lucero went 4.2 innings, gave us 5 runs, 6 hits, 4 walks and struck out 6. He threw a WP. LHP John Boston (W 1-0) pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, gave us 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. At bat, he drew a walk and scored a run. LHP Benny Martineau (SV 13) pitched 2 scoreless innings, gave us 1 walk and struck out 3. 3B Charlie Faber had a hit and 3 walks, stole a base and scored a run. CF Dickie Stemen had 2 hits and scored a run. RF Ray McDonald hit a double, scored a run and had 2 RBI. 1B Tom McDowell had 2 hits and a walk and scored a run. LF Fernando Tello had 2 hits with a double and a walk and 2 RBI. For Syracuse, RF John Byers, in his season debut, had 4 hits with 2 doubles, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI. SS Bill Crystal, the ex-Jay, who had 2 hits on the season coming into this game (.059 BA), had 4 hits with his 1st home run of the season, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. C Lee Dean had 3 hits with an RBI.

12-10-2020, 05:17 PM	#1020
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Saturday, May 28, 2005 Jacksonville Jays (30-18 .625 1 GB in 2nd place in the Southern Division) at Syracuse Sycamores (24-23 .511 5.5 GB in 4th place in the Northern Division) JAX: Ernesto Noyola (25-R) (1-0 1.17 ERA 15.1 IP, 13 H, 0 HR, 4 BB, 8 SO) SYR: Willie Rodriguez (22-R) (0-3 5.79 ERA 18.2 IP, 22 H, 5 HR, 9 BB, 8 SO) Rookie Noyola gave up 1 unearned run on 5 hits and 1 walk with 7 strikeouts in 8 innings last time out in a no decision that we lost in 10 innings. Rodriguez was acquired in a trade with Rochester this Spring. He was the #88 prospect. We have never faced him. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) JACKSONVILLE 1: LF Danny Rosas (26-L .260-48-2-7-.827-2 B+) 2: 1B Jack Washburn (23-L .255-145-2-15-.783-9 B) 3: CF Cal Doty (28-L .246-118-2-13-.644-4 C+) All-Star 4: RF Fernando Tello (23-L .270-148-3-21-.707-0 C) 5: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .222-176-8-27-.681-7 C+) 6: 2B T.R. Hunter (28-R .273-172-2-19-.686-2 A+) All-Star(3: 02-04) 7: SS Bart Daw (33-R .209-139-2-20-.608-8 B+) 8: C Bob Hutson (22-L .235-115-2-12-.664-0 B) Rookie 9: P Ernesto Noyola (25-R .250-4-0-1-.650-0 F) SYRACUSE 1: RF John Byers (22-R .800-5-0-3-2.000-0 B+) RoY/All-Star 2: CF Jim Beard (26-R .188-191-5-11-.520-5 A) Gold Glove(2: 03-04) 3: 2B Frank Bates (33-R .250-180-5-19-.707-1 B+) Silver Slugger(2: 02-03,SS)/All-Star(4: 01-04) Bruised elbow 4: 1B Mitch Kahmann (26-L .317-145-7-20-.876-0 C) 5: 3B Octavio Garcia (29-S .193-150-6-19-.599-0 B+) 6: C Lee Dean (32-L .212-146-4-14-.622-1 C) Silver Slugger(2: 01-02)/All-Star(2: 02-03) 7: LF Jeff Garrigus (35-R .163-141-3-11-.544-4 A) All-Star(03) 8: SS Bill Crystal (31-S .154-39-1-3-.471-0 C+) 9: P Willie Rodriguez (22-R .000-5-0-0-.000-0 D) Rookie #88 prospect Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Shea Stadium Weather: 54 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 10 MPH wind blowing in from right Attendance: 12,997 Top of the First Danny Rosas flies out to deep center. Jack Washburn swings at the first pitch and fouls out to the catcher... Cal Doty flies out to right.... Bottom of the First John Byers, who had 4 hits with 2 doubles yesterday in his season debut, swings at the first pitch and pops out to 1st! Jim Beard grounds out to 2nd. Frank Bates lines a hit to right... Mitch Kahmann grounds out to 2nd! Top of the Second Fernando Tello hits a home run to right! 1 to 0, Jays! Bottom of the Fourth With 1 out, Mitch Kahmann doubles to left and goes to 3rd on a ground out. Lee Dean draws a walk. A wild pitch scores Kahmann.... Tie Game: 1 to 1. Top of the Fifth Tom McDowell leads off with a home run to right! 2 to 1, Jays! Bottom of the Sixth Jim Beard doubles to right... The Bullpen gets up. But their 3-4-5 hitters go down in order with 2 strikeouts! Top of the Seventh Cal Doty hits a home run to right! 3 to 1, Jays! We only have 4 hits, but 3 of them are home runs, all leading off an inning. It is the first time we have hit 3 home runs in a game this season! Top of the Ninth On the Hill: Ron Hutchins (33-R), the 3-time All-Star and 2003 Ace Award and Hurler Trophy winner, after a perfect 8th. Danny Rosas takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. With 1 out, Cal Doty doubles to left! Fernando Tello lines an 0-2 pitch to right for a double and both runners score!! 5 to 1, Jays! The next two make outs. Won - 5 to 1 We had 6 hits (no singles) and made no errors Syracuse had 6 hits and made no errors Ernesto Noyola (W 2-0) went 8.1 innings, allowed 1 run, 6 hits, 3 walks and struck out 6. He threw a WP. 119 pitches. LHP Bill Grant (SV 12) faced 1 batter, threw 1 pitch and got 2 outs. Easiest Save ever! Willie Rodriguez (L 0-4) went 7 innings, gave us 3 runs, 4 hits, 3 home runs, no walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had his 1st career MLB hit. CF Cal Doty hit 2 doubles and his 3rd home run of the season and scored 2 runs. RF Fernando Tello hit a double and his 4th home run and had 3 RBI. 3B Tom McDowell hit his 9th home run.