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[Questdog]

Saturday, July 2, 2005

Jacksonville Jays (48-32 .600 1.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Memphis Mules (36-44 .450 12 GB tied for 6th place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Del Warwick (30-L) (6-10 4.63 ERA 103 IP, 124 H, 14 HR, 20 BB, 61 SO) Gold Glove(02)
MEM: Dave Gray (35-R) (4-9 4.23 ERA 106.1 IP, 95 H, 6 HR, 46 BB, 51 SO)

Warwick gave up 6 runs on 8 hits, 1 home run and 1 walk with 2 strikeouts in 3 innings last time out in a loss to Charlotte. He has given up 8 HR in his last 17 IP. He only gave up 15 HR all of last season. He is tied for 2nd in most losses in the MLB...

We faced Gray in April and scored 3 runs on 5 hits, 1 home run and 2 walks with 4 strikeouts in 8 innings in a no decision that we won in 10 innings.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Tony Weninger (24-R .298-319-3-40-.746-15 A)
2: CF Cal Doty (28-L .262-233-4-19-.704-6 C+) All-Star
3: LF Fernando Tello (23-L .288-243-5-38-.751-1 C)
4: RF Ray McDonald (25-L .320-294-8-52-.898-19 B+) All-Star
5: 1B Jack Washburn (23-L .236-237-4-20-.718-13 B)
6: 3B Tom McDowell (28-R .234-286-14-46-.713-9 C+)
7: SS T.R. Hunter (28-R .280-286-3-29-.690-5 B+) All-Star(3: 02-04)
8: C Bob Hutson (22-L .251-191-4-25-.706-0 B) Rookie
9: P Del Warwick (30-L .152-33-0-3-.333-0 F) Gold Glove(02)

MEMPHIS
1: SS Harold Evans (26-R .187-75-1-3-.453-0 B+)
2: 2B Leo Toruno (31-L .253-288-8-48-.750-3 B) MVP/Silver Slugger(3: 01-SS,02,04)/All-Star(3: 01-02,04)
3: C Roger Beaudin (33-R .277-173-3-22-.708-1 D+) All-Star(2: 03-04)
4: 1B Nestor Gonzalez (31-L .278-306-18-47-.832-0 A) Silver Slugger(2: 01,04)/All-Star(3: 01-03)
5: 3B Pedro Manzanares (31-R .152-33-1-3-.555-0 B)
6: LF Larry Devaney (23-R .216-125-0-5-.535-1 B)
7: RF Ron Alario (35-R .266-199-3-15-.731-3 A+) Gold Glove(2: 02-03)
8: CF Steve Gress (33-L .218-285-5-25-.604-6 B) All-Star(01)
9: P Dave Gray (35-R .033-30-0-1-.067-0 D)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: RFK Stadium
Weather: 76 F, Rain, with a 13 MPH wind blowing in from center
Attendance: 10,707

Top of the First
Tony Weninger lines a double to right center! Cal Doty strikes out looking... Fernando Tello grounds a 2-2 pitch up the middle for a hit and Weninger scores! 1 to 0, Jays! Ray McDonald lines out to center. Jack Washburn grounds out to 1st, unassisted.

Bottom of the First
Harold Evans grounds a hit up the middle... Leo Toruno doubles to left center and Evans scores, but we throw Toruno out at 3rd. Tie Game: 1 to 1. Roger Beaudin grounds a hit up the middle... Nestor Gonzalez grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. A passed ball sends him to 2nd... Pedro Manzanares takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Larry Devaney grounds out to short.

Top of the Sixth
Cal Doty bloops a hit to left, goes to 2nd on a ground out and steals 3rd. Ray McDonald, our best hitter, against a bum pitcher, swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses... They walk Jack Washburn intentionally. Tom McDowell swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines out to 2nd....

Top of the Seventh
T.R. Hunter grounds a hit to right. Bob Hutson takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. P Del Warwick bunts the runners up. With the infield in, Tony Weninger grounds a hit up the middle and Hunter scores! 2 to 1, Jays! Cal Doty grounds a hit to right and Hutson scores and Weninger beats the throw to 3rd and Doty takes 2nd! 3 to 1, Jays! Fernando Tello grounds out to short and the runners hold... Ray McDonald grounds out to 1st, unassisted....

Bottom of the Seventh
Larry Devaney plunks one, but C Bob Hutson throws the ball away for a 2 base error.... The Bullpen gets up. But the next three go down with 2 strikeouts!

Bottom of the Ninth
New Pitcher: 2-time All-Star Bill Grant (34-L). 5-6-7 up for the Mules. Pedro Manzanares flies out to right. Larry Devaney strikes out looking! Ron Alario flies out to center and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 3 to 1

We had 8 hits and made 2 errors
Memphis had 4 hits and made 2 errors

Del Warwick (W 7-10) went 8 innings, allowed 4 hits, 3 walks and struck out 4. 122 pitches. At bat, he had a hit. Game Score of 71. It is the first time we have had back to back Game Scores of 70 or better from starting pitchers since August of last year.
LHP Bil Grant (SV 19) pitched a perfect 9th with 1 strikeout.

Dave Gray (L 4-10) went 7 innings, gave us 3 runs, 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. 116 pitches.

2B Tony Weninger had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had an RBI. CF/LF Cal Doty had 2 hits, stole a base and had an RBI. RF Ray McDonald hit a double.

[Questdog]

Sunday, July 3, 2005

Jacksonville Jays (49-32 .605 2 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Memphis Mules (36-45 .444 13 GB in 7th place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Tommy Keyser (26-L) (2-2 2.20 ERA 28.2 IP, 24 H, 1 HR, 10 BB, 19 SO) Rookie
MEM: Robin Morris (31-R) (6-9 3.04 ERA 124.1 IP, 128 H, 13 HR, 36 BB, 53 SO)

Keyser gave up 1 run on 2 hits and 3 walks with 4 strikeouts in 7 innings last time out in a win over Charlotte.

We beat Morris in April, scoring 4 runs on 4 hits, 1 home run and 6 walks with 1 strikeout in 6 innings.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Tony Weninger (24-R .299-324-3-41-.750-15 A)
2: CF Cal Doty (28-L .266-237-4-20-.708-7 C+) All-Star
3: LF Fernando Tello (23-L .287-247-5-39-.747-1 C)
4: RF Ray McDonald (25-L .319-298-8-52-.896-19 B+) All-Star
5: 1B Jack Washburn (23-L .233-240-4-20-.712-13 B)
6: 3B Tom McDowell (28-R .231-290-14-46-.703-9 C+)
7: SS Bart Daw (33-R .188-181-2-23-.561-8 B+)
8: C Don Kern (28-R .150-80-3-8-.584-0 B+)
9: P Tommy Keyser (26-R .000-9-0-0-.000-0 B) Rookie

MEMPHIS
1: SS Harold Evans (26-R .190-79-1-3-.456-0 B+)
2: 2B Leo Toruno (31-L .253-292-8-49-.750-3 B) MVP/Silver Slugger(3: 01-SS,02,04)/All-Star(3: 01-02,04)
3: 3B Keith Meyer (30-L .283-283-7-35-.783-8 C+) MVP(2: 01,03)/Silver Slugger(4: 01-2B,02-04)/All-Star(4: 01-04)
4: 1B Nestor Gonzalez (31-L .274-310-18-47-.821-0 A) Silver Slugger(2: 01,04)/All-Star(3: 01-03)
5: C Steve Steele (21-R .297-128-0-10-.698-0 B) Rookie
6: LF Fred Heff (24-R .342-76-0-8-.730-3 C+)
7: RF Ron Alario (35-R .261-203-3-15-.718-3 A+) Gold Glove(2: 02-03)
8: CF Steve Gress (33-L .216-287-5-25-.602-6 B) All-Star(01)
9: P Dave Gray (35-R .033-30-0-1-.067-0 D)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: RFK Stadium
Weather: 79 F, Overcast, with an 8 MPH wind blowing in from right
Attendance: 11,557

Top of the First
Tony Weninger grounds a hit to right! He steals 2nd! Cal Doty grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and Weninger goes to 3rd. Fernando Tello swings at a 3-2 pitch and beats out an infield hit, but Weninger stays at 3rd. Ray McDonald grounds a hit to right and Weninger scores and Tello goes to 3rd! 1 to 0, Jays! McDonald steals 2nd! Jack Washburn gets beaned with an 0-2 pitch to load the bases up with 1 out! Tom McDowell grounds into a 4-6-3 double play..........

Bottom of the First
Harold Evans pops out to center. Leo Toruno swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines out to right. Keith Meyer strikes out looking on 3 pitches! 1-2-3!

Top of the Second
Bart Daw grounds a hit to right. With 1 out, he steals 2nd! P Tommy Keyser grounds his first hit of the season up the middle and Daw scores! 2 to 0, Jays! Tony Weninger grounds a hit up the middle and P Keyser beats the throw to 3rd! Cal Doty doubles to right and P Keyser scores! 3 to 0, Jays! Fernando Tello flies out to left and Weninger tags up and scores without a throw. 4 to 0, Jays! Ray McDonald lines a hit to right and Doty scores! 5 to 0, Jays!

Bottom of the Second
With 1 out, Steve Steele lines a hit to right. Fred Heff grounds a double over the 3rd base bag... Ron Alario grounds out to short and both runners advance. 5 to 1, Jays.

With 1 out, in the bottom of the 3rd, the heavens open up and the umps stop play for 76 minutes...

Bottom of the Seventh
On the Hill: Mickel Cannady (24-R), after a scoreless 6th. Dickie Stemen (30-R) is in to play center and Cal Doty moves to left. Steve Gress grounds a hit up the middle. The Bullpen gets up. With 1 out, Harold Evans pokes a hit to left center. Leo Toruno grounds the first pitch to right for a hit and Gress scores. 5 to 2, Jays. Call to the Bullpen: All-Star Albert Davies (28-L). Keith Meyer beats out an infield hit to load the bases up with 1 out... Nestor Gonzales lines a hit to right and 2 runs score... 5 to 4, Jays. Steve Steele grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-4, and Meyer goes to 3rd. Fred Jeff lines one hard to left, but Cal Doty runs it down!

Top of the Eighth
New Pitcher: Dennis Boone (24-R), a rookie who is 4-2 with 2 SV and a 4.25 ERA in 36 IP with 22 BB and 10 SO. Jack Washburn walks on 4 pitches and steals 2nd! They walk Tom McDowell intentionally. Bart Daw takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with no outs! Don Kern clears the bases with a double to left center!!! 8 to 4, Jays! PH Danny Rosas (26-L) grounds out to short and Kern takes 3rd. Tony Weninger strikes out.... Cal Doty pops out to short.

Bottom of the Eighth
New Pitcher: Mike Hollenbeck (23-R). Ron Alario bloops a hit to right center... A passed ball sends him to 2nd and he goes to 3rd on a ground out. PH Ken Gates (30-L), batting .343 with 1 HR and 10 RBI in 35 AB, strikes out! Harold Evans grounds out to 3rd!

Won - 8 to 4

Sweep!

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

Tommy Keyser (W 3-2) went 5 innings, allowed 1 run, 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. He balked. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI.
RHP Mickel Cannady went 1.1 innings, allowed 3 runs and 5 hits.
LHP Albert Davies (H 2) got 2 outs and allowed 2 hit.
RHP Mike Hollenbeck went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1.

Robin Morris (L 6-10) went 2.1 innings, gave us 5 runs, 8 hits, 1 walk, 1 HBP and struck out 1.

2B Tony Weninger had 2 hits, stole a base and scored 2 runs. CF/LF Cal Doty hit a double, scored a run and had an RBI. RF Ray McDonald had 2 hits, stole a base and had 2 RBI. SS Bart Daw had a hit and 2 walks, stole a base and scored 2 runs. C Don Kern hit a double, drew a walk and had 3 RBI.

For Memphis, LF Fred Heff had 3 hits with a double.

[Questdog]

July 4, 2005

Monday Morning Report
Player of the Week - Joel Yost, LF, Hartford (25-L .260/.341/.394) Had 12 hits with 1 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 3 BB, 3 SO, 5 SB, 1 CS, 9 R (!) and 8 RBI in 6 G

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

June 28 - Ray Berres (26-R) of Orlando pitched a 3 hit shutout at Birmingham. He walked 5 and struck out 4. At bat, he had 2 hits. It is his 2nd shutout of the season and the 4th of his career. He is now 6-6 with a 2.95 ERA in 13 starts.
June 29 - 2B Terry Wolf (33-L) of Charlotte had 3 hits with a home run, scored 2 runs and had 5 RBI at home versus Richmond. The Hornets won, 11 to 2.
July 1 - 3B Roberto Lopez (28-L) of Hartford had 2 hits with a home run and a walk and 5 RBI at Buffalo, but the Whalers lost, 7 to 5, when 3B Tom Morris (31-R) hit a 2-out 3-run home run in the bottom of the 9th for the Bombers.
July 2 - SS Lindy Elson (25-R) of Charlotte had 3 hits with a home run, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBI at Louisville. The Hornets won, 8 to 5.
July 2 - Juan Ledesma (33-R) of Ottawa pitched a 5 hit shutout at home versus Providence. He walked 3 and struck out 3. It is his 2nd shutout of the season and 14th of his career. He is now 12-5 with a 1.95 ERA in 19 starts. The Otters won, 3 to 0, and only had 3 hits themselves (a double and 2 home runs).
July 3 - LF Joel Yost (25-L) of Hartford had 4 hits with a triple and a home run, stole a base, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBI at Buffalo. The Whalers won, 12 to 8.

[Questdog]

Monday, July 4, 2005

Independence Day!

We are in Louisville to play the Colonels a short 2 game set. They won 2 of 3 here versus Charlotte over the weekend. We are 2-5 against them on the season, winning the last two on our first visit here, June 14-15. They are 12th in scoring with 3.73 runs per game (Jacksonville is #7 with 4.21). The Colonels are tied for 3rd in fewest runs allowed with 3.56 per game (Jacksonville is #2 with 3.41). Their run differential is +14, 6th in the MLB, and ours is +65, 2nd best to Ottawa (+83).

Jacksonville Jays (50-32 .610 2.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Louisville Colonels (41-40 .506 8.5 GB in 4th place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Al Calice (24-R) (6-5 4.44 ERA 101.1 IP, 113 H, 10 HR, 34 BB, 66 SO)
LOU: Eli Kyzar (33-R) (5-6 3.28 ERA 112.1 IP, 111 H, 4 HR, 24 BB, 28 SO) All-Star(3: 01,03-04)

Calice gave up 2 runs on 8 hits and 2 walks with 4 strikeouts in 6 innings last time out in a win at New Orleans.

Kyzar is 1-1 in 2 starts against the Jays this season with a 2.25 ERA. 16 IP, 9 H, 0 HR, 2 BB, 2 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Tony Weninger (24-R .301-329-3-41-.750-16 A)
2: LF Danny Rosas (26-L .256-78-2-9-.761-4 B+)
3: CF Cal Doty (28-L .264-242-4-21-.706-7 C+) All-Star
4: RF Fernando Tello (23-L .288-250-5-40-.745-1 C)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (23-L .230-243-4-20-.708-14 B)
6: 3B Tom McDowell (28-R .229-293-14-46-.699-9 C+)
7: SS T.R. Hunter (28-R .279-290-3-29-.687-5 B+) All-Star(3: 02-04)
8: C Bob Hutson (22-L .247-194-4-25-.699-0 B) Rookie
9: P Al Calice (24-L .065-31-0-2-.161-0 F)

LOUISVILLE
1: CF Al Graves (28-L .254-291-4-18-.702-10 C) Sprained elbow
2: RF Jose Castillo (23-S .301-292-5-28-.753-11 B) Rookie #29 prospect
3: LF Jamie Hawley (25-L .233-189-6-20-.713-2 D+)
4: 2B Ron Lerche (26-R .284-155-8-33-.832-0 B+) All-Star
5: C Dick Pavlov (37-L .238-256-0-22-.575-0 C+) Silver Slugger/All-Star(4: 01-04)
6: SS Ken DeMinico (23-L .243-251-2-17-.652-4 A)
7: 3B Barry Ward (25-R .252-143-3-20-.699-1 B+)
8: 1B Tony Anderson (24-R .241-87-2-9-.620-0 A+)
9: P Eli Kyzar (33-R .182-33-0-1-.382-0 F) All-Star(3: 01, 03-04)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Colonels Field
Weather: 81 F, Clear Skies, with a 4 MPH wind blowing left to right
Attendance: 11,461

Top of the First
Tony Weninger lines the first pitch down the right field line for a double! Danny Rosas flies out to deep center. A wild pitch sends Weninger to 3rd! Cal Doty pops one to short center, but no one wants to catch it and it drops for a hit and Weninger scores! 1 to 0, Jays! Doty gets caught stealing... C Dick Pavlov is getting old, but he can still throw better than just about anyone.... 45.1% caught stealing rate now... Fernando Tello walks on 4 pitches. Jack Washburn swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted.

Bottom of the First
Al Graves grounds out to 2nd. Jose Castillo strikes out looking on 3 pitches! He never took the bat off his shoulder! Jamie Hawley strikes out looking! 1-2-3!

Top of the Second
Tom McDowell, who is 1 for 23 against P Eli Kyzar in his career, swings at the first pitch makes it 1 for 24 with a ground out to short... T.R. Hunter swings at the first pitch and hits a home run to left! 2 to 0, Jays!

We could have scored another run in the 3rd, but Cal Doty got caught stealing again in front of a Fernando Tello double...

Bottom of the Fifth
Dick Pavlov bloops a 3-2 pitch to left center for the Colonels' first hit of the game. Ken DeMinico draws a walk... Barry Ward bunts the runners up. We walk Tony Anderson intentionally to load the bases up with 1 out. P Eli Kyzar grounds into a force at home, 4-2, but we cannot double him up... Al Graves grounds the first pitch up the middle for a hit and 2 runs score... Tie Game: 2 to 2. We are outhitting them, 6 to 2....

Top of the Sixth
Cal Doty swings at a 3-0 pitch and beats out an infield hit. He does not run this time, so Fernando Tello grounds into a 6-4-3 double play....

Bottom of the Sixth
Jamie Hawley lines the first pitch to left for a double... The Bullpen gets up. With 1 out, Dick Pavlov draws a walk. Ken DeMinico grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and Hawley goes to 3rd. Barry Ward beats out an infield hit and Hawley scores.... 3 to 2, Colonels.

Top of the Ninth
New Pitcher: Steve Dockery (28-R), their 4-time All-Star and 2003 Rolaids Relief man Award winning closer. He is 2-5 with 15 SV and a 3.11 ERA in 46.1 IP. He has allowed 4 HR this season, already his career high. 4-5-6 up for us. Ray McDonald has already been used to make an out... Fernando Tello fouls out to the catcher... Jack Washburn flies out to deep center... Tom McDowell grounds out to short...

Lost - 3 to 2

We had 8 hits and made no errors
Louisville had 4 hits and made no errors

Al Calice (L 6-6) went 6 innings, allowed 3 runs, 4 hits, 4 walks (1 INT) and struck out 4.
LHP Albert Davies pitched a perfect inning.
LHP Bill Grant pitched a perfect inning.

Eli Kyzar (W 6-6) went 8 innings, gave us 2 runs, 8 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk, 1 HBP and struck out no one. He threw a WP.
RHP Steve Dockery (SV 16) pitched a perfect 9th.

2B Tony Weninger had a hit, was hit by a pitch and scored a run. CF Cal Doty had 2 hits and an RBI, but was caught stealing twice. RF Fernando Tello hit a double and drew a walk. SS T.R. Hunter had 2 hits with his 4th home run of the season. C Bob Hutson hit a double.

[Questdog]

Tuesday, July 5, 2005

Jacksonville Jays (50-33 .602 2 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Louisville Colonels (42-40 .512 7.5 GB in 4th place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Danny Coreano (26-L) (4-5 4.18 ERA 60.1 IP, 62 H, 5 HR, 25 BB, 36 SO)
LOU: Melvin Brisita (24-R) (4-3 3.74 ERA 53 IP, 48 H, 6 HR, 20 BB, 33 SO)

Coreano gave up 3 runs on 6 hits and 2 walks with 3 strikeouts in 5 innings last time out in a loss at New Orleans. He has lost his last 3 starts and only pitched a total of 14 innings in them.

Brisita was 9-12 with a 4.15 ERA in 180 IP last year and 6-3 with a 2.07 ERA in 12 starts as a rookie in 2003. He is 2-0 in 2 starts against the Jays in his career with a 1.29 ERA. 14 IP, 12 H, 0 HR, 8 BB, 7 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Charlie Faber (34-R .240-125-0-4-.603-2 B+)
2: CF Cal Doty (28-L .268-246-4-22-.711-7 C+) All-Star
3: LF Fernando Tello (23-L .289-253-5-40-.751-1 C)
4: RF Ray McDonald (25-L .319-304-8-54-.891-20 B+) All-Star
5: 1B Jack Washburn (23-L .227-247-4-20-.698-14 B)
6: 3B Tom McDowell (28-R .226-297-14-46-.690-9 C+)
7: SS T.R. Hunter (28-R .283-293-4-30-.704-5 B+) All-Star(3: 02-04)
8: C Bob Hutson (22-L .249-197-4-25-.704-0 B) Rookie
9: P Danny Coreano (26-L .190-21-0-0-.429-0 F)

LOUISVILLE
1: CF Al Graves (28-L .254-295-4-20-.699-10 C) Sprained elbow
2: RF Jose Castillo (23-S .297-296-5-28-.743-11 B) Rookie
3: LF Jamie Hawley (25-L .233-193-6-20-.714-2 D+)
4: 2B Ron Lerche (26-R .277-159-8-33-.811-0 B+) All-Star
5: 1B Alan Douglas (29-S .179-140-4-14-.542-6 A) 40 HR in 2003
6: C Dick Pavlov (37-L .239-259-0-22-.579-0 C+) Silver Slugger/All-Star(4: 01-04)
7: 3B Ed Ruiz (35-R .260-100-4-11-.718-1 C+)
8: SS Robin Massey (25-R .239-155-0-17-.619-1 B+)
9: P Melvin Brisita (25-R .154-13-0-0-.308-0 B)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Colonels Field
Weather: 79 F, Clear Skies, with a 7 MPH wind blowing left to right
Attendance: 10,405

Top of the First
Charlie Faber, the greatest leadoff hitter ever, takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4! Cal Doty lines a 3-2 pitch to right for a double and Faber scores! 1 to 0, Jays! Fernando Tello lines out to short and they double Doty off at 2nd.... Ray McDonald hits a home run to right! 2 to 0, Jays! Jack Washburn lines the first pitch to right center for a triple! P Melvin Brisita balks him home! 3 to 0, Jays! Tom McDowell draws a walk. T.R. Hunter grounds out to 2nd.

Bottom of the First
Al Graves swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 3rd. And P Danny Coreano calls out Trudy the Trainer..... One pitch is all we got out of him.... New Pitcher: Mike Hollenbeck (23-R). Jose Castillo lines a hit to left. Jamie Hawley lines a hit to right and Castillo goes to 3rd. Ron Lerche flies out to deep center and Castillo trots home. 3 to 1, Jays. Alan Douglas grounds out to 3rd!

Bottom of the Third
With 1 out, Jose Castillo takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Jamie Hawley hits a home run to right... Tie Game: 3 to 3. We end our team record streak of 7 games in a row without allowing a home run...

Top of the Seventh
Charlie Faber walks on 4 pitches and P Melvin Brisita balks him to 2nd! Two balks today for him! They walk Cal Doty intentionally. Fernando Tello flies out to deep center and Faber tags up and beats the throw to 3rd. Doty gets caught stealing.... Why????? Ray McDonald grounds out to 2nd....

Top of the Ninth
New Pitcher: Steve Dockery (28-R), their 4-time All-Star and 2003 Rolaids Relief Man Award winning closer, who got the save with a perfect 9th yesterday. 8-9-1 up for us. Bob Hutson lines a 2-2 pitch to center for a hit! Pinch-runner: Bart Daw (33-R). PH Tony Weninger (24-R) grounds an 0-2 pitch to left for a hit and Daw tries for 3rd and makes it without a throw! Charlie Faber pops out to left and Daw holds... Weninger steals 2nd! Cal Doty flies out to left and Daw tags up and beats the throw home and Weninger takes 3rd! 4 to 3, Jays! Fernando Tello grounds out to 2nd.

Bottom of the Ninth
New Pitcher: 2-time All-Star Bill Grant (34-L). Don Kern (28-R) is in to catch and Dickie Stemen (30-R) is in to play center in a double switch. Cal Doty moves to left. 6-7-8 up for the Colonels. Dick Pavlov pops out to the pitcher! Ed Ruiz grounds out to 2nd! Robin Massey swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 4 to 3

We had 10 hits and made no errors
Louisville had 5 hits and made no errors

Danny Coreano made 1 pitch and got 1 out.
RHP Mike Hollenbeck went 3.2 innings, allowed 3 runs, 5 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 3. He threw a WP. 68 pitches.
RHP Mickel Cannady went 1 scoreless inning.
RHP Robbie Hopley (W 1-0) went 3 scoreless innings, allowed 2 walks and struck out 2.
LHP Bil Grant (SV 20) pitched a perfect 9th. He had 23 SV last year, which is the team record.

Melvin Brisita went 8 innings, gave us 3 runs, 8 hits, 1 home run, 6 walks (1 INT) and struck out 6. He balked twice. 134 pitches.
RHP Steve Dockery (L 2-6) went 1 inning, gave us 1 run and 2 hits.

2B Charlie Faber drew 2 walks and scored a run. CL/LF Cal Doty went 3 for 3 with a double and a walk (INT), stole a base and had 2 RBI. RF Ray McDonald hit his 9th home run of the season. 1B Jack Washburn had 2 hits with a triple and a walk, stole a base and scored a run. C Bob Hutson had a hit and a walk. PR Bart Daw scored a run. PH Tony Weninger had a hit and stole a base.

For Louisville, LF Jamie Hawley had 2 hits with his 7th home run, drew a walk and had 2 RBI.

Trudy's report on Danny Coreano is elbow tendinitis and she says he needs about two weeks of rest.... We will not need a 5th starting pitcher until July 18, which is almost two weeks away, so we will not put Coreano on the DL right away and see if he can heal up in time to make that start.

[Questdog]

Thursday, July 7, 2005

We are in Rochester to play the Roosters a 4 game series through the weekend and finish our season series with them, which will take us to the All-Star break. They won a pair of games in Indianapolis on Monday and Tuesday. We won 3 of 4 games against them in Jacksonville, May 30 - June 2. They are 6th in scoring with 4.24 runs per game (Jacksonville is #7 with 4.18). They have scored 1 more run that we have, but we have played 1 more game than they have. They are 4th in fewest runs allowed with 3.49 per game (Jacksonville is #2 with 3.40). They lead the MLB with 12 shutouts. We have only had 5. There are only 3 teams with fewer than us: Charlotte and Memphis with 4 apiece and Indianapolis, who has not had one yet. The Roosters run differential is +62, 4th best in the MLB, and ours is +65, 3rd best.

Jacksonville Jays (51-33 .607 2 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Rochester Roosters (47-36 .566 1 GB in 2nd place in the Northern Division)

JAX: Del Warwick (30-L) (7-10 4.38 ERA 111 IP, 128 H, 14 HR, 23 BB, 65 SO) Gold Glove(02)
ROCH: Steve Weston (29-L) (8-4 3.08 ERA 125.2 IP, 109 H, 13 HR, 33 BB, 106 SO) Silver Slugger(02)/All-Star(2: 01-02)

Warwick gave up 1 run on 4 hits and 3 walks with 4 strikeouts in 8 innings last time out in a win at Memphis.

Weston is their #1 starter. He is 2nd in the MLB in SO and has finished 2nd or 3rd in every season. We beat him in May, scoring 3 runs on 6 hits, 1 home run and 1 walk with 5 strikeouts in 6 innings. That was the first time we had ever beaten him.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 3B Charlie Faber (34-R .234-128-0-4-.599-2 B+)
2: 2B Tony Weninger (24-R .303-333-3-41-.758-17 A)
3: SS T.R. Hunter (28-R .279-297-4-30-.695-5 B+) All-Star(3: 02-04)
4: RF Ray McDonald (25-L .318-308-9-55-.896-20 B+) All-Star
5: 1B Tom McDowell (28-R .227-300-14-46-.692-9 B)
6: CF Dickie Stemen (30-R .276-105-1-10-.683-0 B)
7: LF Cal Doty (28-L .277-249-4-24-.731-8 B+) All-Star
8: C Don Kern (28-R .157-83-3-11-.606-0 B+)
9: P Del Warwick (30-L .171-35-0-3-.371-0 F) Gold Glove(02)

ROCHESTER
1: 2B Buddy Hendricks (25-R .228-263-0-10-.541-20 A++)
2: SS Brian Bowden (28-R .303-241-0-20-.687-15 A) Gold Glove(2: 02-SS,04-2B)
3: 1B Glen Lewis (24-L .306-320-6-45-.812-34 B) RoY(02)/All-Star(3: 02-04) ex-Jay
4: CF Tom Walker (25-R .250-312-12-56-.760-14 B) All-Star
5: LF Ron LeMaster (27-L .264-239-11-39-.842-4 B+)
6: 3B Gary Russell (28-R .277-224-6-24-.770-3 B)
7: C Mark Scott (30-R .218-257-6-35-.576-0 B) Gold Glove(03)
8: RF Jim Phillips (22-R .324-176-4-22-.890-8 B) Rookie #46 prospect
9: P Steve Weston (29-L .293-41-0-5-.619-0 F) Silver Slugger(02)/All-Star(2: 01-02)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium
Weather: 72 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 9 MPH wind blowing in from center
Attendance: 10,486

Top of the First
Charlie Faber grounds out to 2nd. Tony Weninger strikes out... T.R. Hunter swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd...

Bottom of the First
Buddy Hendricks strikes out! Brian Bowden grounds out to 2nd. Glen Lewis, the ex-Jay Rookie of the Year, grounds out to 1st, unassisted! 1-2-3!

We got our first base runner in the 3rd (walk) and also our first GDP....

Bottom of the Fifth
The Roosters get their first hit of the game when Gary Russell hits a 1-out triple to right center... Mark Scott swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops out to short! We walk Jim Phillips intentionally to pitch to the pitcher, but P Steve Weston is a career .280 hitter... He lines the first pitch to center for a hit and Russell scores and Phillips beats the throw to 3rd.... 1 to 0, Roosters. Buddy Hendricks lines their 3rd hit of the game and inning to center and Phillips, the intentional walk scores... 2 to 0, Roosters.

Through 6 innings, we have 2 hits and 2 GDP, not the best ratio in the world....

Top of the Seventh
With 2 outs, Dickie Stemen and Cal Doty hit back to back doubles! 2 to 1, Roosters. They do not walk Don Kern, as they did earlier, and he pops one up to left, but Ron LeMaster muffs it for a 2 base error and Doty scores! Tie Game: 2 to 2!

Top of the Eighth
With 1 out, Tony Weninger triples to right center! With the infield in, T.R. Hunter grounds out to 3rd and Weninger stays put... Ray McDonald grounds out to 2nd....

Bottom of the Eighth
On the Hill: Robbie Hopley (31-R), after a scoreless 7th. With 2 outs, Brian Bowden pokes the first pitch to left for a hit, steals 2nd and goes to 3rd when C Don Kern throws the ball away... The Bullpen gets up. We walk Glen Lewis intentionally and Tom Walker unintentionally to load the bases up with 2 outs.... Call to the Bullpen: All-Star Albert Davies (28-L). Ron LeMaster beats out an infield hit and Bowden scores... 3 to 2, Roosters.

Top of the Ninth
New Pitcher: Phil Engel (30-R), their closer, who is 1-3 with 13 SV and a 4.25 ERA in 53 IP. Only 4 HR and a 1.23 WHIP, though. 5-6-7 up for us. Tom McDowell takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4! PH Mike Volkman (37-L) grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. Pinch-runner: Bart Daw (33-R). Cal Doty grounds out to 2nd and Daw moves up... PH Bob Hutson (22-L) is sent up. We are hoping they will walk him to get to the pitcher's spot and then we can send up Fernando Tello. But they do not walk him and he sends a 2-0 pitch to deep right center, but not deep enough...

Lost - 3 to 2

We had 5 whole hits and made 1 error
Rochester had 6 hits and made 1 error

Del Warwick went 6 innings, allowed 2 runs, 3 hits, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 3. He balked.
RHP Robbie Hopley (L 1-1) went 1.2 innings, allowed 1 unearned run, 2 hits and 2 walks (1 INT).
LHP Albert Davies got 1 out and allowed 1 hit and an inherited runner scored.

Steve Weston (W 9-4) went 8 innings, gave us 2 runs (1 earned), 5 hits, 3 walks (1 INT) and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI.
RHP Phil Engel (SV 14) pitched a scoreless 9th and gave us 1 walk.

2B Tony Weninger had 2 hits with a triple. 1B Tom McDowell had a hit and a walk and stole a base. CF Dickie Stemen hit a double and scored a run. LF Cal Doty hit a double and drew a walk, scored a run and had an RBI.

[Questdog]

Friday, July 8, 2005

Jacksonville Jays (51-34 .600 2 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Rochester Roosters (48-36 .571 1 GB in 2nd place in the Northern Division)

JAX: Ernesto Noyola (26-R) (6-1 2.78 ERA 64.2 IP, 54 H, 4 HR, 18 BB, 37 SO)
ROCH: Larry Thornton (25-L) (13-2 1.99 ERA 136 IP, 96 H, 9 HR, 43 BB, 99 SO)

Noyola pitched a 5 hit shutout with 1 walk and 4 strikeouts at Memphis last time out.

Thornton was 2-6 with 3 SV in 71 IP and 43 G (1 GS) as a rookie last year. We have never faced him as a starter. He is 2nd in the MLB in ERA and is tied for the lead in W.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 3B Charlie Faber (34-R .229-131-0-4-.590-2 B+)
2: 2B Tony Weninger (24-R .306-337-3-41-.766-17 A)
3: SS T.R. Hunter (28-R .276-301-4-30-.686-5 B+) All-Star(3: 02-04)
4: RF Ray McDonald (25-L .314-312-9-55-.885-20 B+) All-Star
5: 1B Tom McDowell (28-R .228-303-14-46-.693-10 B)
6: CF Dickie Stemen (30-R .278-108-1-10-.692-0 B)
7: LF Cal Doty (28-L .278-252-4-25-.737-8 B+) All-Star
8: C Don Kern (28-R .153-85-3-11-.600-0 B+)
9: P Ernesto Noyola (26-R .182-22-0-1-.399-0 F)

ROCHESTER
1: SS Buddy Hendricks (25-R .228-267-0-11-.541-20 A)
2: 2B Brian Bowden (28-R .302-245-0-20-.684-16 A++) Gold Glove(2: 02-SS,04-2B)
3: RF Glen Lewis (24-L .303-323-6-45-.806-35 C+) RoY(02)/All-Star(3: 02-04)
4: CF Tom Walker (25-R .248-314-12-56-.759-14 B) All-Star
5: LF Ron LeMaster (27-L .263-243-11-40-.836-4 B+)
6: 3B Gary Russell (28-R .281-228-6-24-.783-3 B)
7: 1B Marty Eades (34-R .279-43-2-3-.823-0 C) All-Star(03) ex-Jay
8: C Mark Scott (30-R .215-260-6-35-.570-0 B) Gold Glove(03)
9: P Larry Thornton (25-L .190-42-0-2-.429-0 B+)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium
Weather: 69 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 9 MPH wind blowing in from center
Attendance: 12,190

Top of the First
Charlie Faber, the greatest leadoff hitter ever, swings at the first pitch and beats out an infield hit! But he comes up lame.... Pinch-runner: Bart Daw (33-R), who will stay in to play 3rd. Tony Weninger tries to check his swing on a 3-2 pitch, but the 1st base ump says he went around.... Daw tries to steal 2nd, but they have a pitchout on and he is a dead duck.... T.R. Hunter strikes out....

Bottom of the First
Buddy Hendricks lines a hit to right center... Brian Bowden pops out to short. Hendricks takes off for 2nd, but C Don Kern guns him down! Glen Lewis flies out to left!

Top of the Second
Ray McDonald and Tom McDowell lead off with back to back hits! Dickie Stemen grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and McDonald goes to 3rd. Cal Doty swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses... Don Kern, the .150 batter, grounds a hit up the middle and McDonald scores and Stemen goes to 3rd, but they throw out Kern trying to take 2nd... 1 to 0, Jays!

Bottom of the Second
Tom Walker pokes a hit to center. With 1 out, he steals 2nd and 3rd on consecutive pitches....Gary Russell takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Marty Eades, the ex-Jay, lines a hit to left and Walker scores... Tie Game: 1 to 1. Mark Scott lines a hit to center and Russell scores.... 2 to 1, Roosters. P Larry Thornton lays down a bunt and C Don Kern goes for the force at 3rd, but fires the ball down the left field line for a 2-base error and Eades scores... 3 to 1, Roosters. Buddy Hendricks grounds out to 2nd and both runners advance... 4 to 1, Roosters. Why the infield was not in, you will have to ask Manny....

Top of the Third
P Ernesto Noyola grounds one to 3rd, but Gary Russell boots it! P Noyola goes to 2nd on a ground out. Tony Weninger successfully checks his swing on a 3-2 pitch this time for ball 4. T.R. Hunter strikes out.... Ray McDonald lines a hit to right center and P Noyola scores! 4 to 2, Roosters.

Top of the Fourth
Dickie Stemen doubles to right center! With 2 outs, P Ernesto Noyola bloops a hit to right and Stemen score---What?! He stops at 3rd! With 2 outs?! It turns out to be a harmless gaff when Bart Daw lines a 3-2 pitch to left for a hit! 4 to 3, Roosters. Tony Weninger jerks a home run down the left field line!!! 6 to 4, Jays!

Top of the Fifth
On the Hill: Al Harris (30-L), after getting the final out of the 4th. With 1 out, Tom McDowell grounds a double over the 3rd base bag! Dickie Stemen bloops a hit to right and McDowell scores and Stemen goes to 2nd on the throw home! 7 to 4, Jays! Cal Doty grounds a hit to right. Stemen stops at 3rd and I just remembered that I had a talk with him about his boneheaded base running and asked him to not take any more chances and only take an extra base if he was certain he could make it.... Doty steals 2nd! With the infield in, Don Kern grounds out to 3rd and the runners hold. P Ernesto Noyola, who looks like a hitter at the plate, grounds a 2-2 pitch to left for a hit and both runners score!! 9 to 4, Jays! LF Ron LeMaster hurt himself making the throw home. Jim Phillips (24-R), the rookie batting .320, who has made Marty Eades a bench player, is in to play left.

Top of the Sixth
New Pitcher: Wynn Guevremont (30-R), who is 2-2 with 6 SV and a 2.86 ERA in 34.2 IP. Tony Weninger grounds the first pitch to 3rd, but Gary Russell throws the ball away for a 2-base error, his 2nd error today! With 1 out, Ray McDonald flies out to very deep center and Weninger tags up and moves to 3rd. Tom McDowell grounds a hit to left and Weninger scores! 10 to 4, Jays!

Bottom of the Seventh
Marty Eades and Mark Scott lead off with back to back hits and the Roosters have runners at the corners with no outs. The Bullpen gets up. PH Jim Bushko (35-R), batting .214 with 1 HR and 8 RBI in 117 AB, strikes out on 3 pitches! Buddy Hendricks strikes out on 3 pitches! Brian Bowden grounds out to 2nd!

Top of the Eighth
New Pitcher: Marcelino de la Rosa (32-R), who is 2-3 with a 2.66 ERA in 20.2 IP and pitching with a mild hamstring strain. With 1 out, T.R. Hunter triples to left center! Ray McDonald grounds out to 3rd and Hunter holds... Tom McDowell swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to short...

Bottom of the Eighth
Glen Lewis, the ex-Jay Rookie of the Year, lines a hit to right center. The Bullpen gets up. Tom Walker takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Jim Phillips, the .320 hitting rookie, grounds one up the middle, but T.R. Hunter makes a diving stop and throws him out at 1st! The runners move up. Call to the Bullpen: Mickel Cannady (24-R). Jack Washburn is in to play 1st in a double switch. Gary Russell strikes out on 3 pitches! Marty Eades grounds out to short!

Won - 10 to 4

We had 17 hits and made 1 error
Rochester had 7 hits (all singles) and made 2 errors

Ernesto Noyola (W 7-1) went 7.1 innings, allowed 4 runs (2 earned), 7 hits, 2 walks, 1 HBP and struck out 3. 120 pitches. At bat, he had 2 hits, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI.
RHP Mickel Cannady faced 5 batters and got them all out with 2 strikeouts.

Larry Thornton (L 13-3) went 3.2 innings, gave us 6 runs (5 earned), 9 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 4. 87 pitches.

3B Charlie Faber had a hit in his only at bat. PR/3B Bart Daw had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. 2B Tony Weninger hit his 2nd home run as a Jay and his 4th overall on the season, drew a walk, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI. SS T.R. Hunter hit a triple. RF Ray McDonald had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. 1B Tom McDowell had 3 hits with a double, scored a run and had an RBI. CF Dickie Stemen had 2 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. LF Cal Doty had 2 hits, stole a base and scored a run.

The Roosters announced that LF Ron LeMaster had mild shoulder inflammation and the expected it to bother him for 4 or 5 days. P Marcelino de la Rosa, also injured during the game and already suffering from a mild hamstring strain, had back stiffness. They expected that to be gone by tomorrow,but the hammy would linger for a few more days.

Trudy's report on Charlie Faber is a strained rib cage muscle that she figures to take a full month to go away. She says he can still play with it, but he is not all that great at full health, so we will put him on the DL.

Fun fact: I was looking over the archives, reminiscing about those wonderful days in 2001 when we lost 108 games, and found a few interesting tidbits. Who scored the first run ever in a Jays game? It was Charlie Faber, as a member of the Richmond Robins! Also, P Del Warwick's first ever win was against the Jays as a member of these Rochester Roosters.

[Questdog]

Saturday, July 9, 2005

2B Charlie Faber (33-R) was placed on the DL and 2B Roger Davis (29-R) was called up from Daytona Beach (A). We got Davis in a trade with Indianapolis in February for RP Justin Reddick. He is only hitting .260 for the Admirals, but has 10 HR and 64 RBI.

Also, RP Bob Craig (27-R) was activated from the DL and RP Mike Hollenbeck (23-R) was sent back down.

Jacksonville Jays (52-34 .605 2.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Rochester Roosters (48-37 .565 2 GB in 2nd place in the Northern Division)

JAX: Al Calice (24-R) (6-6 4.44 ERA 107.1 IP, 117 H, 10 HR, 38 BB, 70 SO)
ROCH: Benedict Hughes (26-L) (8-6 2.47 ERA 134.2 IP, 112 H, 10 HR, 53 BB, 96 SO)

Calice gave up 3 runs on 4 hits and 4 walks with 4 strikeouts in 6 innings last time out in a loss at Louisville.

We beat Hughes in June, scoring 4 runs on 8 hits, 1 home run and 3 walks with 6 strikeouts in 5 innings.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Tony Weninger (24-R .305-341-4-44-.774-17 A)
2: LF Cal Doty (28-L .280-257-4-25-.738-9 B+) All-Star
3: SS T.R. Hunter (28-R .275-306-4-30-.688-5 B+) All-Star(3: 02-04)
4: RF Ray McDonald (25-L .315-317-9-56-.884-20 B+) All-Star
5: 1B Tom McDowell (28-R .234-308-14-47-.704-10 B)
6: CF Dickie Stemen (30-R .283-113-1-11-.706-0 B)
7: 3B Roger Davis (29-R Season debut C+) Jay debut
8: C Don Kern (28-R .156-90-3-12-.590-0 B+)
9: P Al Calice (24-L .061-33-0-2-.152-0 F)

ROCHESTER
1: SS Buddy Hendricks (25-R .228-272-0-12-.538-20 A)
2: 1B Jim Phillips (24-R .317-180-4-22-.874-8 B+) Rookie
3: RF Glen Lewis (24-L .303-327-6-45-.803-35 C+) RoY(02)/All-Star(3: 02-04)
4: CF Tom Walker (25-R .249-317-12-56-.760-16 B) All-Star
5: LF Ron LeMaster (27-L .261-245-11-40-.830-4 B+) Mild shoulder inflammation
6: 3B Gary Russell (28-R .277-231-6-24-.776-3 B)
7: 2B Jim Bushko (35-R .212-118-1-8-.653-0 B+)
8: C Mark Scott (30-R .220-264-6-36-.576-0 B) Gold Glove(03)
9: P Benedict Hughes (26-L .140-43-0-2-.279-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium
Weather: 78 F, Clear Skies, with a 9 MPH wind blowing in from center
Attendance: 12,769

Top of the First
Tony Weninger, a pale substitute for Charlie Faber, swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 3rd. Cal Doty pops out to short... T.R. Hunter pops out to right...

Bottom of the First
Buddy Hendricks grounds a 2-2 pitch to left for a hit... He tries to steal 2nd, but C Don Kern throws him out! Jim Phillips gets beaned.... A passed ball sends him to 2nd... Glen Lewis beats out an infield hit... He tries to steal 2nd, but C Don Kern throws him out! 2 outs and not a batter has been retired! Tom Walker flies out to deep right!

Bottom of the Second
Ron LeMaster doubles to left center... With 1 out, Jim Bushko beats out an infield hit... Mark Scott swings at the first pitch and lines out to 1st and Tom McDowell throws to 3rd to double off LeMaster!! P Al Calice has only retired 3 of 8 batters, but so far, no runs!

Top of the Third
Roger Davis, in his Jay debut, grounds out to short. Don Kern bloops a hit to right. P Al Calice bunts into a 2-6-3 double play....

Bottom of the Fourth
With 2 out, Gary Russell doubles to left. Jim Bushko grounds a hit to left and Russell scores... 1 to 0, Roosters. We are being outhit, 7 to 1...

Bottom of the Fifth
P Benedict Hughes and Buddy Hendrick lead off with back to back hits... That is 9 now for the Roosters already... The Bullpen gets up. Jim Phillips bunts the runners up. Glen Lewis bloops a hit to left and both runners score... 3 to 0, Roosters. Tom Walker swings at a 3-2 pitch and beats out an infield hit... Call to the Bullpen: All-Star Albert Davies (28-L). Bart Daw is in to play 3rd in a double switch. They pull off a double steal.... With the infield in, Ron LeMaster swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 2nd and the runners hold. Gary Russell grounds out to 1st, unassisted!

Bottom of the Sixth
With 1 out, Mark Scott lines the first pitch to right center for a double and goes to 3rd on a ground out. Buddy Hendricks grounds one to 2nd, but Tony Weninger throws the ball away for a 2-base error and Scott scores.... 4 to 1, Roosters.

Top of the Seventh
Cal Doty leads off with a walk. T.R. Hunter grounds into a 4-6-3 double play... Only 3 base runners in the game, but we have still managed to ground into 2 double plays.... Ray McDonald doubles to left center. Tom McDowell lines a hit to center and McDonald heads home and Tom Walker throws the ball to the backstop for an error! 4 to 1, Roosters.

Bottom of the Seventh
Glenn Lewis beats out an infield hit. The Bullpen gets up. Tom Walker pokes a hit to center. With 1 out, Gary Russell hits a home run to left center... 7 to 1, Roosters. Call to the Bullpen: Bob Craig (27-R), who has not pitched in 2 weeks. Gary McKellar (35-R) is in to play center in a double switch. With 2 outs, Mark Scott walks on 4 pitches. P Benedict Hughes grounds a hit to right. The Bullpen gets back up. Buddy Hendricks walks on 4 pitches to load the bases up with 2 outs. Jim Phillips hits a fly ball to deep right, but Ray McDonald flubs it for a 2 base error and 2 runs score... 9 to 1, Roosters. Glen Lewis grounds out to 2nd, but P Craig is hurt.... He is not capable of getting through a single outing anymore....

Lost - 9 to 1

We had 3 whole hits and made 2 errors
Rochester had 17 hits and made 1 error

That ties the most hits we have allowed in a game this season.

Al Calice (L 6-7) went 4.1 innings, allowed 3 runs, 11 hits, no walks, 1 HBP and struck out 1.
LHP Albert Davies went 2 innings, allowed 4 runs (3 earned), 4 hits, 1 home run and struck out 1.
RHP Bob Craig got 2 outs, allowed 2 unearned runs, 1 hit and 2 walks.
RHP Mickel Cannady went 1 scoreless inning, allowed 1 hit and 2 walks.

Benedict Hughes (W 9-6) went 9 innings (CG), gave us 1 run, 3 hits, 5 walks and struck out 6. 125 pitches. At bat, he had 2 hits and scored 2 runs.

RF Ray McDonald hit a double, drew a walk and scored our only run. CF Gary McKellar drew a walk in his only trip to the plate.

For the Roosters, RF Glen Lewis, the ex-Jay, had 3 hits, stole a base, scored a run and had 2 RBI. 3B Gary Russell hit a double, a triple and his 7th home run of the season, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI.

Trudy's report on Bob Craig is back tightness and he should be fine by tomorrow!

[Questdog]

Sunday, July 10, 2005

Jacksonville Jays (52-35 .598 1.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Rochester Roosters (49-37 .570 2 GB in 2nd place in the Northern Division)

JAX: Tommy Keyser (26-L) (3-2 2.14 ERA 33.2 IP, 29 H, 1 HR, 11 BB, 22 SO) Rookie
ROCH: Ralph Williams (25-L) (4-8 3.80 ERA 97 IP, 90 H, 8 HR, 39 BB, 58 SO)

Keyser gave up 1 run on 5 hits and 1 walk with 3 strikeouts in 5 innings last time out in a win at Memphis.

We beat Williams in June, scoring 3 runs on 6 hits, 2 home runs and 2 walks with no strikeouts in 6 innings.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Tony Weninger (24-R .302-344-4-44-.769-17 A)
2: LF Cal Doty (28-L .277-260-4-25-.732-9 B+) All-Star
3: SS T.R. Hunter (28-R .272-309-4-30-.683-5 B+) All-Star(3: 02-04)
4: RF Ray McDonald (25-L .316-320-9-56-.887-20 B+) All-Star
5: 1B Tom McDowell (28-R .234-312-14-48-.702-10 B)
6: CF Dickie Stemen (30-R .276-116-1-11-.688-0 B)
7: 3B Roger Davis (29-R .000-2-0-0-.000-0 C+)
8: C Don Kern (28-R .161-93-3-12-.592-0 B+)
9: P Tommy Keyser (26-R .091-11-0-1-.182-0 B) Rookie

ROCHESTER
1: SS Brian Bowden (28-R .297-249-0-20-.674-16 A) Gold Glove(2: 02-SS,04-2B)
2: 3B Gary Russell (28-R .284-236-7-27-.810-3 B)
3: 1B Glen Lewis (24-L .307-332-6-47-.808-36 B) RoY(02)/All-Star(3: 02-04)
4: CF Tom Walker (25-R .252-322-12-56-.761-17 B) All-Star
5: LF Ron LeMaster (27-L .260-250-11-40-.826-4 B+) Mild shoulder inflammation
6: C Mark Scott (30-R .221-267-6-36-.585-0 B) Gold Glove(03)
7: RF Mike Herring (25-L .236-144-3-19-.631-1 C)
8: 2B Johnnie Klein (29-R .297-74-1-8-.699-0 B+)
9: P Ralph Williams (25-L .258-31-0-3-.595-0 B)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium
Weather: 71 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 9 MPH wind blowing in from center
Attendance: 13,375

Top of the First
Tony Weninger doubles to right! Cal Doty pops out to left. Weninger gets caught stealing 3rd.... T.R. Hunter grounds out to 2nd....

Bottom of the First
Brian Bowden flies out to center. Gary Russell grounds the first pitch to left for a hit... Glen Lewis flies out to deep center. Russell tries to steal 2nd, but C Don Kern throws him out!

Bottom of the Third
With 1 out, Johnnie Klein lines a hit to right. P Ralph Williams bunts one foul with 2 strikes. Brian Bowden doubles to left center and Klein heads home, but we throw him out, 7-6-2!

Bottom of the Fifth
With 1 out, Mark Scott lines the first pitch right to Ray McDonald in right, but he bungles the catch for a 2-base error.... 2nd error in 2 days for him... Mike Herring draws a walk. Johnnie Klein lines a 3-2 pitch to left center for a base-clearing double... 2 to 0, Roosters. P Ralph Williams lines a hit to right... Brian Bowden flies out to center and Klein tags up and scores. 3 to 0, Roosters.

Bottom of the Eighth
New Pitcher: Robbie Hopley (31-R). Gary Russell takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... The Bullpen hops back up. Glen Lewis pokes a hit to left center... Tom Walker grounds a hit up the middle and the bases are loaded with no outs... Call to the Bullpen: Bob Craig (27-R). A wild pitch scores Russell.... 4 to 0, Roosters. Ron LeMaster takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases back up... Mark Scott grounds into a force at home, 6-2. Mike Herring pops out to right and the runners hold. Johnnie Klein grounds out to 2nd!

Lost - 4 to 0

We finish the season series with Rochester 4-4.
Same as we did last season.

We scored 10 runs on Friday off their best pitcher and 3 total runs in the other 3 games....

Tommy Keyser (L 3-3) went 7 innings, allowed 3 runs (1 earned), 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit.
RHP Robbie Hopley did not retire a batter and allowed 1 run, 2 hits and 1 walk.
RHP Bob Craig went 1 scoreless inning (with 1 inherited runner scoring) and walked 1. He threw a WP.

Ralph Williams (W 5-8) pitched 9 shutout innings (CG), gave us 6 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5. 116 pitches. At bat, he had 2 hits.

2B Tony Weninger hit a double and drew a walk. C Don Kern hit a double.

Around the League: The All-Star rosters were announced today and 3 Jays were voted to start the game, the same three as last year: P Jim Baucom, CF Cal Doty and RF Ray McDonald. Baucom obviously will not participate, but he gets credit for being an All-Star at least! No other Jays are going this season and I think RP Bill Grant was robbed.

Two ex-Jays are going: RF Glen Lewis of Rochester, for the 4th straight season, and RP Justin Reddick of Indianapolis, who we dumped on them this Winter...

Also, tomorrow is Roger Davis' 30th birthday.

[Questdog]

July 11, 2005

Monday Morning Report
Player of the Week - Larry Bowling, P, Hartford (27-R 8-7 2.20 ERA) Pitched a shutout and 8 scoreless innings in his other start. 2-0 0.00 ERA 17 IP, 10 H, 0 HR, 3 BB, 9 SO.

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

July 4 - Jerry Doherty (27-L) of Charlotte pitched a 4 hit shutout at Memphis. He walked 2 and struck out 7. It is the 7th shutout of his career. He is now 7-9 with a 3.88 ERA in 18 starts. The Hornets won, 1 to 0.
July 5 - Hal Rogers (30-L) of Rochester pitched a 1 hit shutout at Indianapolis. He walked 3, hit a batter and struck out 5. The lone hit was a PH singe to lead off the 6th. It is his 3rd shutout of the season and the 11th of his career. He is now 7-2 with a 3.12 ERA in 14 starts. The Roosters won, 2 to 0.
July 5 - Larry Bowling (27-R) of Providence pitched a 4 hit shutout at home versus Hartford. He did not walk a batter and struck out 6. At bat, he hit a double and scored a run. It is his 2nd shutout of the season and the 13th of his career. He is now 7-7 with a 2.33 ERA in 14 starts. The Steamrollers won, 5 to 0.
July 7 - RF Robbie McFarland (27-L) of Hartford hit 2 doubles and a home run, scored 2 runs and had 5 RBI at Birmingham. 1B Ray Dallas (23-R) had 3 hits with a double, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBI. The Whalers won, 12 to 5.
July 8 - Paul Gaughan (36-R) of Birmingham pitched a 2 hit shutout at home versus Hartford. He walked 3 and struck out 5. At bat, he had an RBI. It is the 9th shutout of his career. He is now 8-9 with a 3.14 ERA in 19 starts. The Barons won, 6 to 0.
July 9 - Tim Hill (27-L) of Ottawa pitched a 2 hit shutout at New Orleans. He did not walk a batter and struck out 4. 87 pitches thrown. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. It is his MLB leading 7th shutout of the season and the 15th of his career. He is now 14-2 with a 2.06 ERA in 20 starts. The Otters won, 5 to 0.
July 9 - Billy Warner (26-R) of Richmond pitched a 5 hit shutout at home versus Buffalo. He walked 2 and struck out 2.It is the 9th shutout of his career. He is now 5-2 with a 2.79 ERA in 12 starts. The Robins won, 2 to 0.

[Questdog]

Tuesday, July 12, 2005

All-Star Game

The game was in Birmingham.

Voted Starters: (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
NORTHERN DIVISION
C Denny Broughton, Indianapolis (25-L .298-265-7-40-.849-0 D+)
1B Mitch Kahmann, Syracuse (26-L .305-275-15-45-.901-0 C)
2B Tom Van Diest, Ottawa (31-R .283-251-7-32-.792-6 B+) injured
3B Mike Hughes, Ottawa (30-R .255-290-14-34-.784-0 B) (3-time AS/1st start)
SS Dave Behm, Ottawa (28-R .294-293-12-50-.845-3 A)
LF Lou Baldwin, Indianapolis (26-L .296-318-16-53-.905-7 A) (2-time AS/2nd start)
CF Tom Walker, Rochester (25-R .252-326-12-56-.758-17 B) (2-time AS/1st start)
RF Glen Lewis, Rochester (24-L .307-336-6-47-.805-36 C+) (4-time AS/1st start)
P Frank Cane, Syracuse (29-R 11-4 2.48 C+)
RP Terry Lies, Buffalo (26-R 2-1 1.44 2 SV F) (2-time AS/1st start)

SOUTHERN DIVISION
C Dick Pavlov, Louisville (37-L .246-272-0-22-.598-0 C+) (5-time AS/5th start)
1B Mike Sammon, Richmond (26-R .348-342-4-51-.833-5 B)
2B Leo Toruno, Memphis (31-L .241-319-8-50-.717-3 B) (4-time AS/3rd start)
3B Keith Meyer, Memphis (30-L .289-315-8-37-.795-8 C+) (5-time AS/5th start)
SS Skip Dunkin, Richmond (26-S .310-355-2-36-.728-22 B+) (2-time AS/2nd start)
LF Dave Brooks, Richmond (27-L .302-265-6-42-.845-17 D+) (2-time AS/1st start)
CF Cal Doty, Jacksonville (28-L .273-264-4-25-.721-9 C+) (2-time AS/2nd start)
RF Ray McDonald, Jacksonville (25-L .313-323-9-56-.881-20 B+) (2-time AS/2nd start)
P Jim Baucom, Jacksonville (24-L 6-0 1.74 C) (4-time AS/2nd start) injured
RP Jack Barber, Richmond (31-R 6-1 1.51 17 SV C+) (5-time AS/4th start)

Lou Baldwin was the top vote getter.

The Northern Division won, 6 to 4.
Their first win ever.
The Southern Division now leads the series, 4 to 1.

Mike Hughes hit a 3-run home run in the first inning and Lee Dean (32-L) of Syracuse hit a 3-run home run in the 8th.

Hughes was the MVP. He had another hit and a walk and scored 2 runs.

Skip Dunkin had 3 hits with a double, stole 2 bases and scored 3 of the 4 runs the South put across the plate.

Ottawa led all teams with 7 players in the game. Memphis and Richmond each sent 6 players. Every team sent at least 2 players this year, except Columbus and New Orleans who only sent 1 apiece.

For the Jays, Ray McDonald went 1 for 3 with a triple and an RBI. Cal Doty went 0 for 3 and represented the Jays properly by grounding into a double play.

The American Association (A) also had their All-Star Game today. P Dave Buchalter (27-R), C Bert Swope (33-S) and LF Tommy Adams (22-L) were the only players from Daytona Beach to make the team. Buchalter pitched a scoreless inning, allowed a hit and struck out a batter. Swope started the game and went 0 for 2 with a walk. Adams also started (in CF) and went 0 for 2 with a walk, scored a run and threw a runner out at 3rd. He also made the All-Star team last year, but probably will not next year. The Durham Bulls led all teams with 6 players. The North Division won, 3 to 2, but outhit the South, 13 to 6. CF Bob Sedrick (27-R) of Erie went 3 for 5, scored 2 runs and threw a runner out at home to earn MVP honors. There were no home runs hit in the game.

[Questdog]

Thursday, July 14, 2005

We kick off the 2nd half with a 4 game series at home versus the Columbus Explorers. They lost 3 of 4 games in Louisville last weekend, 2 of the losses in extra innings. We won 3 of 4 games in Columbus, April 7-10. They are dead last (16th) in scoring with 3.23 runs per game (Jacksonville is #7 with 4.14). The Explorers are 6th in fewest runs allowed with 3.75 per game (Jacksonville is #2 with 3.48). Their run differential is -46, 13th in the MLB, and ours is +58, 4th best.

Columbus Explorers (42-46 .477 9.5 GB in 5th place in the Northern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (52-36 .591 0.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division)

COL: Terry Luckett (30-L) (5-9 3.42 ERA 134.1 IP, 129 H, 4 HR, 27 BB, 86 SO) All-Star(4: 01-04)
JAX: Del Warwick (30-L) (7-10 4.31 ERA 117 IP, 131 H, 14 HR, 25 BB, 68 SO) Gold Glove(02)

Luckett is their #1 starter. We beat him in April, scoring 5 runs (3 earned) on 6 hits and 3 walks with 2 strikeouts in 6 innings.

Warwick gave up 2 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks with 3 strikeouts in 6 innings last time out in a no decision at Rochester that we lost.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
COLUMBUS
1: CF Jorge Moreida (26-L .245-265-4-23-.667-13 C+)
2: 2B Roger Briones (22-L .360-236-4-30-.850-0 B) All-Star
3: 1B Gabriel Beltran (35-S .269-182-5-29-.754-3 B) MVP(02)/Silver Slugger(2: 02-03)/All-Star(3: 02-04)
4: RF Bob Cline (27-R .241-270-5-28-.648-6 B)
5: 3B Floyd Shawn (27-R .225-311-2-27-.589-2 B)
6: LF Steve Shauer (29-L .300-200-1-20-.759-10 B+)
7: C Marc Barksdale (34-R .194-124-1-9-.501-0 B) All-Star(04)/Gold Glove(3: 01-02,04)
8: SS Joe Tirey (33-L .229-253-3-14-.603-2 A) Gold Glove(3: 01,03-04)
9: P Terry Luckett (30-L .220-41-0-5-.458-0 D) All-Star(4: 01-04)

JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Tony Weninger (24-R .303-347-4-44-.773-17 A)
2: LF Cal Doty (28-L .273-264-4-25-.721-9 B+) All-Star(2: 04-05)
3: SS T.R. Hunter (28-R .272-313-4-30-.681-5 B+) All-Star(3: 02-04)
4: RF Ray McDonald (25-L .313-323-9-56-.881-20 B+) All-Star(2: 04-05)
5: 1B Tom McDowell (28-R .234-316-14-48-.699-10 B)
6: CF Dickie Stemen (30-R .269-119-1-11-.671-0 B)
7: 3B Roger Davis (30-R .200-5-0-0-.400-0 C+)
8: C Don Kern (28-R .167-96-3-12-.605-0 B+)
9: P Del Warwick (30-L .162-37-0-3-.351-0 F) Gold Glove(02)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 93 F, Clear Skies, with a 9 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 10,642

Top of the First
Jorge Moreida swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to short. Roger Briones, the only player the Explorers sent to the All-Star Game this year, strikes out! Gabriel Beltran, the 2002 MVP, strikes out! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the First
Tony Weninger fouls out to 1st. Cal Doty strikes out on 3 pitches... T.R. Hunter lines the first pitch to left center for a hit! Ray McDonald strikes out looking...

Top of the Second
With 1 out, Floyd Shawn draws a walk. With 2 outs, Marc Barksdale doubles to left center and Shawn scores... 1 to 0, Explorers.

Bottom of the Third
P Del Warwick grounds a double over the 1st base bag! With 1 out, a wild pitch sends him to 3rd! Cal Doty strikes out looking......... T.R. Hunter lines out hard to right....

Bottom of the Fourth
With 1 out, Tom McDowell hits a home run to left! Tie Game: 1 to 1!

Top of the Fifth
Steve Shauer draws a walk... Marc Barksdale, the sub-.200 hitter, grounds his second and the Explorers' second hit of the game to right and Shauer goes to 3rd... Joe Tirey pokes a hit to right and Shauer scores... 2 to 1, Explorers. The Bullpen gets up. P Terry Luckett bunts the runners up. Jorge Moreida lines a hit to center and Barksdale scores, but Dickie Stemen throws Tirey out at home! 3 to 1, Explorers.

Bottom of the Sixth
T.R. Hunter and Ray McDonald lead off with back to back hits! But the next three all make outs.....

Top of the Ninth
On the Hill: All-Star Albert Davies (28-L), after a perfect 8th. Bob Cline grounds the first pitch up the middle for a hit... The Bullpen gets up. Floyd Shawn grounds a double play ball to short, but T.R. Hunter makes a bad throw to 2nd.... Steve Shauer gets beaned with an 0-2 pitch to load the bases up with no outs.... Call to the Bullpen: Bob Craig (27-R). Marc Barksdale strikes out! Joe Tirey strikes out! PH Tim Brantley (31-L), an All-Star in 2002, but batting .156 with 1 HR and 3 RBI in 45 AB this year, is sent up. A wild pitch scores the runner... 4 to 1, Explorers. Brantley strikes out looking....

Lost - 4 to 1

We had 8 hits and made 1 error
Columbus had 6 hits and made no errors

Birmingham won at home against Ottawa, knocking us out of 1st place....
The Barons lost 95 games and finished in last place last year....

Del Warwick (L 7-11) went 7 innings, allowed 3 runs, 5 hits, 3 walks and struck out 6. At bat, he went 2 for 2 with a double.
LHP Albert Davies went 1+ innings, allowed 1 unearned run, 1 hit and 1 HBP.
RHP Bob Craig faced 3 batters and struck them all out, but let a run score on a wild pitch.

Terry Luckett (W 6-9) went 8 innings, gave us 1 run, 8 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 6. He threw a WP.
RHP Jim Rutherford (SV 17) pitched a perfect 9th.

SS T.R. Hunter had 2 hits. 1B Tom McDowell had 2 hits with his 15th home run of the season. PH Gary McKellar drew a walk.

[Questdog]

Friday, July 15, 2005

Columbus Explorers (43-46 .483 8.5 GB in 5th place in the Northern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (52-37 .584 0.5 GB in 2nd place in the Southern Division)

COL: Steve Melita (32-R) (7-7 3.49 ERA 111 IP, 99 H, 7 HR, 31 BB, 61 SO)
JAX: Ernesto Noyola (26-R) (7-1 2.75 ERA 72 IP, 61 H, 4 HR, 20 BB, 40 SO)

We beat Melita in April, scoring 3 runs on 5 hits and 3 walks with 9 strikeouts in 8 innings.

Noyola gave up 4 runs (2 earned) on 7 hits and 2 walks with 3 strikeouts in 7.1 innings last time out in a win at Rochester.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
COLUMBUS
1: CF Jorge Moreida (26-L .245-269-4-24-.664-13 C+)
2: RF Bob Cline (27-R .241-274-5-28-.646-6 B)
3: 1B Gabriel Beltran (35-S .269-186-5-29-.749-3 B) MVP(02)/Silver Slugger(2: 02-03)/All-Star(3: 02-04)
4: LF Robert Duenas (35-L .250-168-8-23-.752-0 B)
5: 3B Floyd Shawn (27-R .223-314-2-27-.585-2 B)
6: C Marc Barksdale (34-R .205-127-1-10-.533-0 B) All-Star(04)/Gold Glove(3: 01-02,04)
7: SS Joe Tirey (33-L .230-257-3-15-.602-2 A) Gold Glove(3: 01,03-04)
8: 2B Jose Madrid (25-R .258-128-0-10-.620-5 A+) Rookie #81 prospect
9: P Steve Melita (32-R .286-35-0-2-.677-0 C+)

JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Tony Weninger (24-R .299-351-4-44-.764-17 A)
2: CF Cal Doty (28-L .272-268-4-25-.718-9 C+) All-Star(2: 04-05)
3: LF Fernando Tello (23-L .285-260-5-40-.738-1 C)
4: RF Ray McDonald (25-L .312-327-9-56-.876-20 B+) All-Star(2: 04-05)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (23-L .231-251-4-20-.712-15 B)
6: 3B Tom McDowell (28-R .237-320-15-49-.712-10 C+)
7: SS T.R. Hunter (28-R .274-317-4-30-.685-5 B+) All-Star(3: 02-04)
8: C Bob Hutson (22-L .249-201-4-25-.703-0 B) Rookie
9: P Ernesto Noyola (26-R .240-25-0-3-.509-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 85 F, Clear Skies, with an 8 MPH wind blowing in from right
Attendance: 11,320

Top of the First
Jorge Moreida swings at the first pitch and beats out an infield hit... Bob Cline bloops a hit to center... Just to remind everyone: this is the worst offense in the MLB... Gabriel Beltran grounds a 2-2 pitch to left for a hit and Moreida scores... 1 to 0, Explorers. Robert Duenas swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to deep center and we finally have an out. Floyd Shawn flies out to left. Marc Barksdale, the hero of yesterday's game, takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three!

Bottom of the First
Tony Weninger beats out an infield hit! Cal Doty grounds a 2-2 pitch to center for a hit and Weninger goes to 3rd! Doty steals 2nd! Fernando Tello, robbed of the opportunity to ground into a double play, decides, instead, to hit the ball over the wall in right center! Way over the wall! 515 ft! 3 to 1, Jays! Ray McDonald strikes out... Jack Washburn grounds a 2-2 pitch over the 1st base bag for a double! Tom McDowell grounds out to 3rd. T.R. Hunter swings at the first pitch and pops out to 2nd.

We load the bases up with 2 outs in the bottom of the 2nd for our cleanup hitter, but he does no cleaning and grounds out to short...

Top of the Fifth
With 2 outs, Bob Cline hits a 3-2 pitch over the wall in left for a home run... 3 to 2, Jays.

Bottom of the Fifth
With 1 out, Tom McDowell takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. T.R. Hunter grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4. Bob Hutson doubles to left center and Hunter scores! 4 to 2, Jays!

Top of the Seventh
Jose Madrid walks on 4 pitches... The Bullpen gets up. PH Tim Brantley (31-L), the former All-Star, who is batting .152 with 1 HR and 3 RBI in 46 AB this year and who struck out yesterday, triples to center and Madrid scores... 4 to 3, Jays. Jorge Moreida lines a hit to left and Brantley scores... Tie Game: 4 to 4. Call to the Bullpen: All-Star Albert Davies (28-L). Bob Cline, who hit a home run last time up, bunts the runner to 2nd. We walk Gabriel Beltran intentionally.... Moreida steals 3rd... Robert Duenas grounds a hit to right and Moreida scores and Beltran goes to 3rd.... 5 to 4, Explorers. Did I mention that this is the worst offense in the MLB? Floyd Shawn strikes out looking. Marc Barksdale grounds out to 2nd.

Bottom of the Seventh
New Pitcher: Bill Chappell (25-R), a rookie, who is 1-1 with 1 SV and a 3.58 ERA in 37.2 IP. 23 BB. With 1 out, Jack Washburn hits a home run to right! Tie Game: 5 to 5!

Top of the Eighth
Joe Tirey doubles to left center... The Bullpen hops back up. A wild pitch sends Tirey to 3rd... Jose Madrid draws a walk... PH Miguel Andrade (29-L), who is batting .230 with 3 HR and 14 RBI in 135 AB, strikes out! Jorge Moreida swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops out to 2nd! Call to the Bullpen: Bob Craig (27-R), hopefully to face only 1 batter... Madrid steals 2nd. Bob Cline pops out to 2nd!

Top of the Ninth
New Pitcher: 2-time All-Star Bill Grant (34-L), who should have been a 3-time All-Star this year. Danny Rosas (26-L) is in to play left in a double switch. 3-4-5 up for the Explorers. Gabriel Beltran strikes out looking! Robert Duenas lines a 3-0 pitch to left for a hit... The Bullpen gets up. Floyd Shawn strikes out! Mark Barksdale pops one up to shallow center that looks like trouble, but Cal Doty makes a running catch!

Bottom of the Ninth
On the Hill: Mike McGillicuddy (25-R), another rookie, after a scoreless 8th. 4-5-6 up for us. Ray McDonald, 0 for 4 today and 2 for his last 14, lines a double to the left field corner! That is his 20th double of the season! They walk Jack Washburn intentionally. I would not mind a double steal here.... But we do not run and Tom McDowell flies out to deep right and McDonald tags up and goes to 3rd. Can we get a runner in from 3rd with less than 2 outs? No.... T.R. Hunter lines out to the pitcher... Bob Hutson grounds one to the hole on the right side.... 2B Jose Madrid reaches it, just, but Hutson beats the throw to 1st for an infield hit and McDonald scores and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 6 to 5

Birmingham lost, so we are back in 1st place!

We had 13 hits and made no errors
Columbus had 11 hits and made no errors

Ernesto Noyola went 6 innings, allowed 5 runs, 8 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 5. 125 pitches.
LHP Albert Davies went 1.2 scoreless innings (allowing an inherited runner to score, though), allowed 2 hits, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 2. He threw a WP.
RHP Bob Craig faced 1 batter and retired him.
LHP Bill Grant (W 4-1) pitched a scoreless 9th, allowed 1 hit and struck out 2.

Steve Melita went 6 innings, gave us 4 runs, 9 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks, 1 HBP and struck out 3.
RHP Mike McGillicuddy (L 1-2) went 1.2 innings, gave us 1 run, 3 hits, 2 walks (2 INT) and struck out 1.

2B Tony Weninger had 2 hits and a walk and scored a run. CF Cal Doty had 2 hits and a walk (INT), stole a base and scored a run. LF Fernando Tello had 2 hits with his 6th home run of the season, drew a walk and had 3 RBI. RF Ray McDonald hit a double and scored the winning run. 1B Jack Washburn hit a double and his 5th home run and was walked intentionally. 3B Tom McDowell had a hit and a walk. C Bob Hutson had 2 hits with a double, was hit by a pitch and had 2 RBI, including the game winner. We now have had 5 walk-off wins on the season and Hutson has had the winning hit in 3 of them! PH Mike Volkman had a hit. PR Bart Daw stole a base.

For Columbus, RF Bob Cline had 2 hits with his 6th home run. LF Robert Duenas had 3 hits and an RBI.

Around the League: Ex-Jay Mike Marsh (24-R) of Memphis, did not pitch all that great, but got the win and went 2 for 4 with his 1st career home run and had 3 RBI.

[Questdog]

Saturday, July 16, 2005

Columbus Explorers (43-47 .478 9.5 GB in 5th place in the Northern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (53-37 .589 0.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division)

COL: Ron Vanderpool (32-R) (4-4 2.93 ERA 101.1 IP, 94 H, 9 HR, 39 BB, 46 SO)
JAX: Al Calice (24-R) (6-7 4.51 ERA 111.2 IP, 128 H, 10 HR, 38 BB, 71 SO)

Vanderpool was 3-2 in 4 starts last year with a 5.06 ERA and was 2-9 with a 4.97 ERA in the American Association (A) in 2003. He is 0-3 in 3 starts against the Jays in his career with a 7.36 ERA. 14.2 IP, 20 H, 2 HR, 2 BB, 9 SO.

Calice gave up 3 runs on 11 hits and no walks with 1 strikeout in 4.1 innings last time out in a loss at Rochester.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
COLUMBUS
1: CF Steve Shauer (29-L .297-202-1-20-.758-10 D+)
2: RF Bob Cline (27-R .245-278-6-29-.662-6 B)
3: 1B Gabriel Beltran (35-S .270-189-5-30-.754-3 B) MVP(02)/Silver Slugger(2: 02-03)/All-Star(3: 02-04)
4: LF Robert Duenas (35-L .260-173-8-24-.764-0 B)
5: 3B Floyd Shawn (27-R .219-319-2-27-.577-2 B)
6: 2B Roger Briones (22-L .354-240-4-30-.836-0 B) All-Star
7: C Marc Barksdale (34-R .205-132-1-10-.528-0 B) All-Star(04)/Gold Glove(3: 01-02,04)
8: SS Joe Tirey (33-L .230-261-3-15-.604-2 A) Gold Glove(3: 01,03-04)
9: P Ron Vanderpool (32-R .059-34-0-0-.147-0 F)

This lineup is 13 for 32 (.406) against Al Calice.

JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Tony Weninger (24-R .301-355-4-44-.769-17 A)
2: CF Cal Doty (28-L .276-272-4-25-.724-10 C+) All-Star(2: 04-05)
3: LF Fernando Tello (23-L .288-264-6-43-.756-1 C)
4: RF Ray McDonald (25-L .310-332-9-56-.872-20 B+) All-Star(2: 04-05)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (23-L .235-255-5-21-.734-15 B)
6: 3B Tom McDowell (28-R .238-324-15-49-.712-10 C+)
7: SS T.R. Hunter (28-R .270-322-4-30-.675-5 B+) All-Star(3: 02-04)
8: C Bob Hutson (22-L .254-205-4-27-.716-0 B) Rookie
9: P Al Calice (24-L .059-34-0-2-.147-0 F)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 86 F, Overcast, with a 7 MPH wind blowing out to left
Attendance: 12,337

Top of the First
Steve Shauer strikes out! Bob Cline flies out to deep left. Gabriel Beltran strikes out looking on 3 pitches, never taking the bat off his shoulder 1-2-3!

Bottom of the First
Tony Weninger strikes out looking on 3 pitches.... Cal Doty pops out to short... Fernando Tello grounds out to 2nd...

Bottom of the Second
Ray McDonald draws a walk. Jack Washburn grounds a hit to right and McDonald beats the throw to 3rd! Tom McDowell lines out to deep left and McDonald trots home. 1 to 0, Jays! The next two make outs.

Bottom of the Fourth
It starts to rain... With 1 out, Ray McDonald beats out an infield hit. Jack Washburn lines a 3-2 pitch to right center for a double and McDonald scores and Washburn ends up on 3rd! 2 to 0, Jays! With the infield in, Tom McDowell swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short... T.R. Hunter lines a hit to right and Washburn scores! 3 to 0, Jays!

It stops raining in the bottom of the 5th!

Bottom of the Sixth
Fernando Tello draws a walk. With 1 out, Jack Washburn grounds into a force at 2nd, 3-6. Tom McDowell beats out an infield hit. T.R. Hunter comes through with another 2-out hit and Washburn scores, but Steve Shauer throws McDowell out at home.... 4 to 0, Jays!

Won - 4 to 0

We had 7 hits and made no errors
Columbus had 2 hits and made no errors

Al Calice (W 7-7) pitched 9 shutout innings (CG), allowed 2 hits, 3 walks and struck out 9. 119 pitches. It is his 2nd shutout of the season and of his career! Game Score of 89, the highest of any Jay this season!

Ron Vanderpool (L 4-5) went 8 innings (CG), gave us 4 runs, 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5. He balked. 108 pitches.

RF Ray McDonald had a hit and a walk and scored 2 runs. 1B Jack Washburn had 2 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. SS T.R. Hunter had 2 hits and 2 RBI.

[Questdog]

Sunday, July 17, 2005

Columbus Explorers (43-48 .473 10.5 GB in 5th place in the Northern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (54-37 .593 1.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division)

COL: Pat Land (25-R) (3-4 4.95 ERA 60 IP, 52 H, 7 HR, 32 BB, 34 SO) Rookie
JAX: Tommy Keyser (26-L) (3-3 1.99 ERA 40.2 IP, 36 H, 1 HR, 12 BB, 24 SO) Rookie

We faced Land in his MLB debut back in April and scored a run in 1.1 innings, but he had to leave the game with an injury. He did not figure in the decision and we won the game. Bob Hutson hit a home run off him.

Keyser gave up 3 runs (1 earned) on 7 hits and 1 walk with 2 strikeouts in 7 innings last time out in a loss at Rochester.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
COLUMBUS
1: SS Jose Madrid (25-R .254-130-0-10-.620-6 A) Rookie
2: 2B Roger Briones (22-L .350-243-4-30-.826-0 B) All-Star
3: 1B Gabriel Beltran (35-S .271-192-5-30-.760-3 B) MVP(02)/Silver Slugger(2: 02-03)/All-Star(3: 02-04)
4: 3B Floyd Shawn (27-R .217-322-2-27-.572-2 B)
5: C Marc Barksdale (34-R .207-135-1-10-.531-0 B) All-Star(04)/Gold Glove(3: 01-02,04)
6: LF Steve Shauer (29-L .291-206-1-20-.744-10 B+)
7: RF Robert Duenas (35-L .256-176-8-24-.755-0 C+)
8: CF Dave Sanders (31-R .241-170-0-7-.591-0 C)
9: P Pat Land (25-L .263-19-0-2-.596-0 C+) Rookie

JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Tony Weninger (24-R .298-359-4-44-.760-17 A)
2: CF Cal Doty (28-L .275-276-4-25-.721-10 C+) All-Star(2: 04-05)
3: LF Fernando Tello (23-L .285-267-6-43-.750-1 C)
4: RF Ray McDonald (25-L .310-335-9-56-.872-20 B+) All-Star(2: 04-05)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (23-L .240-258-5-22-.745-15 B)
6: 3B Tom McDowell (28-R .239-326-15-50-.712-10 C+)
7: SS T.R. Hunter (28-R .274-325-4-32-.680-5 B+) All-Star(3: 02-04)
8: C Bob Hutson (22-L .250-208-4-27-.706-0 B) Rookie
9: P Tommy Keyser (26-R .154-13-0-1-.308-0 B) Rookie

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 78 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 7 MPH wind blowing left to right
Attendance: 11,446

Top of the First
Jose Madrid strikes out! Roger Briones lines a hit to right. Gabriel Beltran takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Floyd Shawn flies out to deep center and Briones tags up and goes to 3rd. Marc Barksdale swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to center!

Bottom of the First
Tony Weninger takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4! Cal Doty triples to right and Weninger scores! 1 to 0, Jays! Fernando Tello strikes out.... Ray McDonald hits a home run to right!! 3 to 0, Jays! Jack Washburn swings at the first pitch and pops out to 2nd. Tom McDowell grounds a hit to left. He steals 2nd! T.R. Hunter lines one hard to center, but Dave Sanders runs it down.

Bottom of the Second
With 2 outs, Tony Weninger grounds a double over the 3rd base bag. Cal Doty lines a hit to center and Weninger scores! 4 to 0, Jays!

Bottom of the Third
Jack Washburn leads off with a walk and goes to 2nd on a wild pitch! The next two strike out, but Bob Hutson hits a 1-2 pitch to left center for a home run!! 6 to 0, Jays!

Top of the Seventh
Floyd Shawn lines a 2-2 pitch to right for a hit. Marc Barksdale walks in 4 pitches... The Bullpen gets up. Steve Shauer grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and the runners move up. Robert Duenas flies out to center and Shawn tags up and scores. 6 to 1, Jays.

Top of the Eighth
Dickie Stemen (30-R) is in to play center. Cal Doty moves to left. Jose Madrid triples to right center... The Bullpen gets up. Roger Briones flies out to center and Madrid tags up and scores. 6 to 2, Jays. The next two make outs!

Bottom of the Eighth
On the Hill: Kazou Ishikawa (32-R), a rookie, after a scoreless 7th. Bob Hutson lines a hit to left center. P Tommy Keyser pops out to 3rd, trying to bunt. Tony Weninger grounds out to short and Hutson goes to 2nd. Cal Doty doubles to center and Hutson scores! 7 to 2, Jays!

Won - 7 to 2

We finish the season series with Columbus 6-2.
Can't complain about that, but we went 7-1 last year.

We had 10 hits and made 1 error
Columbus had 6 hits and made 1 error

Tommy Keyser (W 4-3) went 9 innings (CG), allowed 2 runs, 6 hits, 4 walks and struck out 3. 114 pitches. It is the first time that we have had back to back CG this season!

Pat Land (L 3-5) went 3 innings, gave us 6 runs, 6 hits, 2 home runs, 2 walks and struck out 6. He threw a WP. At bat, he had a hit.

2B Tony Weninger hit a double, drew a walk and scored 2 runs. CF/LF Cal Doty had 3 hits with a double and a triple, scored a run and had 3 RBI. RF Ray McDonald hit his 10th home run of the season and had 2 RBI. 1B Jack Washburn had a hit and 2 walks and scored a run. 3B Tom McDowell had 2 hits and stole a base. C Bob Hutson had 2 hits with his 5th home run, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI.

Fun Fact: 15 of Bill Grant's 20 SV have come on the road, where he has an 0.41 ERA. All 4 of his wins have been at home, though. He has a 3.43 ERA at home in 21 IP with 23 SO. On the road, he has an ERA of only 0.41 in 22 IP, but his only run allowed gave him hus only loss and he has only struck out 12 batters. He leads the MLB in SV on the road.

[Questdog]

July 18, 2005

Monday Morning Report
Player of the Week - Ricky Perez, LF, Orlando (25-L .315/.391/.543) Had 10 hits with 3 2B, 2 HR, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 1 CS, 4 R and 6 RBI in 5 G (4 GS) (5th career PoW and 3rd this season) Editor's Note: All-Star stats are included in the evaluation.

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

July 14 - Yui Ogawa (30-L) of Indianapolis pitched a 3 hit shutout at Memphis. He walked 2 and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. It is the 10th shutout of his career. He is now 4-9 with a 4.12 ERA in 20 starts. The Arrows won, 4 to 0.
July 14 - Paul Gaughan (36-R) of Birmingham pitched a 5 hit shutout at home versus Ottawa. He walked 2, hit 2 batters and struck out 11. At bat, he had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. It is his 2nd shutout of the season and the 10th of his career. He is now 9-9 with a 2.95 ERA in 20 starts. The Barons won, 4 to 0, and only had 5 hits themselves.
July 15 - Jerry Doherty (27-L) of Charlotte pitched a 3 hit shutout at Rochester. He walked 4 and struck out 5. 137 pitches thrown. At bat, he hit a double and had 2 RBI. It is his 2nd shutout of the season and 8th of his career. He is now 8-10 with a 3.79 ERA in 20 starts. The Hornets won, 7 to 0.
July 15 - LF Mickey Lynn (32-L) of Buffalo had 3 hits with 2 home runs, including a Grand Slam, scored 3 runs and had 8 RBI, tying the MLB record set by Leo Toruno of Memphis in 2002, at New Orleans. The Bombers won, 10 to 1. He now leads the MLB with 20 HR.

[Questdog]

Monday, July 18, 2005

P Danny Coreano has not healed up in time to make the start today, so we put him on the DL, retroactively, and called up Dave Buchalter (27-R) to make the start. He is 0-1 with a 7.62 ERA in 13 IP for the Jays with 10 walks allowed this season, but he is the only starting pitcher pitching decently for Daytona Beach (A). He is 6-4 with a 2.69 ERA in 12 starts for them and is only walking 2.8 per 9 innings with 7.1 strikeouts. The next best ERA in the Admirals' rotation is 4.46....

We are in Hartford to play the Whalers a 4 game series and finish up our season series with them. They lost 3 of 4 here to Orlando over the weekend. We won 3 of 4 in Jacksonville, May 5-8, but they outscored us in the series, 17 to 16. They are 9th in scoring with 3.90 runs per game (Jacksonville is #7 with 4.15). The Whalers are 15th in fewest runs allowed with 4.73 per game (Jacksonville is hanging in there at #2 with 3.45). Their run differential is -75, the worst in the MLB, and ours is +65, now 2nd best to Ottawa (+93).

Jacksonville Jays (55-37 .598 2.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Hartford Whalers (34-56 .378 19.5 GB in 8th (last) place in the Northern Division)

JAX: Dave Buchalter (27-R) (0-1 7.62 ERA 13 IP, 12 H, 0 HR, 10 BB, 8 SO)
HART: Wil Guerrero (26-R) (0-7 7.53 ERA 49 IP, 71 H, 3 HR, 32 BB, 24 SO) Rookie

Buchalter last started a game for the Jays on April 30. He allowed 3 runs on 4 hits and 5 walks with 6 strikeouts in 7 innings in a no decision that we won at Memphis in 10 innings. He has won his last 6 starts for Daytona Beach (A) and the last time he took the mound was in the American Association All-Star Game, where he pitched a scoreless inning, with a hit allowed and a strikeout.

We have never faced Guerrero before, but are looking forward to it!

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Tony Weninger (24-R .298-363-4-44-.762-17 A)
2: CF Cal Doty (28-L .281-281-4-28-.740-10 C+) All-Star(2: 04-05)
3: LF Fernando Tello (23-L .280-271-6-43-.739-1 C)
4: RF Ray McDonald (25-L .310-339-10-58-.877-20 B+) All-Star(2: 04-05)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (23-L .242-260-5-22-.751-15 B)
6: 3B Tom McDowell (28-R .242-330-15-50-.716-11 C+)
7: SS T.R. Hunter (28-R .271-328-4-32-.676-5 B+) All-Star(3: 02-04)
8: C Bob Hutson (22-L .255-212-5-29-.725-0 B) Rookie
9: P Dave Buchalter (27-R .000-3-0-0-.000-0 F)

HARTFORD
1: CF Mike Fox (26-L .251-359-9-30-.717-21 B) Silver Slugger(03)/All-Star(3: 03-05)
2: LF Joel Yost (26-L .273-256-9-36-.772-19 B)
3: 1B Ray Dallas (23-R .288-337-4-50-.723-1 B+)
4: RF Robbie McFarland (27-L .306-268-11-41-.857-0 B) All-Star(2: 03,05)
5: 2B Vinny Puga (28-R .243-272-7-28-.703-10 B)
6: 3B Roberto Lopez (29-L .245-200-4-27-.636-1 C+)
7: C Chris Leppla (30-R .206-262-7-29-.608-0 B+)
8: SS Dana Wagner (26-R .280-282-0-28-.655-1 A)
9: P Wil Guerrero (26-S .250-16-0-1-.500-0 F) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Ebbets Field
Weather: 77 F, Clear Skies, with a 9 MPH wind blowing out to center
Attendance: 5,559

Top of the First
Tony Weninger grounds a hit up the middle! A wild pitch sends him to 2nd! Cal Doty fouls out to the catcher... Fernando Tello takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Ray McDonald grounds into a 4-6-3 double play...........................

Bottom of the First
Mike Fox lines one to deep center, but Cal Doty makes a diving catch! Joel Yost pops out to 3rd. Ray Dallas grounds one to 2nd, but Tony Weninger throws the ball away for a 2-base error..... Robbie McFarland lines the first pitch to right for a hit, but Dallas stops at 3rd. Vinny Puga walks to load the bases up with 2 outs... Roberto Lopez grounds out to 2nd!

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

Bottom of the Second
Chris Leppla and Dana Wagner lead off with back to back walks.... 3 already for P Dave Buchalter... How can he show decent control in A Ball, but walk 13 now in 14 innings up here? P Wil Guerrero bunts one foul with 2 strikes! Mike Fox swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd and the runners advance. Joel Yost takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with 2 outs.... Ray Dallas lines the first pitch to left for a hit and 2 runs score... 2 to 1, Whalers.

Bottom of the Third
Vinny Puga swings at the first pitch and beats out an infield hit and then tags up and goes to 2nd on a deep fly ball. Chris Leppla takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4.... The Bullpen gets up. Dana Wagner walks to load the bases up with 1 out. 6 walks allowed already.... P Wil Guerrero flies out to left and Puga tags up and scores. 3 to 1, Whalers. Mike Fox draws a walk to load the bases back up with 2 outs... Call to the Bullpen: Mickel Cannady (24-R). Joel Yost takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three!

Bottom of the Fourth
Ray Dallas grounds a hit to left. Robbie McFarland grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. Vinny Puga draws a walk... Roberto Lopez lines a hit to center and McFarland scores... 4 to 1, Whalers. The next two make outs.

Top of the Fifth
Bob Hutson lines a 3-2 pitch to left for a hit. PH Mike Volkman (37-L) grounds the first pitch to right for a hit and Hutson goes to 3rd and Volkman tries to take 2nd on the throw, but the throw goes to 2nd and he is out... Tony Weninger flies out to deep left and Hutson tags up and scores. 4 to 2, Whalers.

Top of the Sixth
Jack Washburn leads off with his second home run of the game! This one to right. 4 to 3, Whalers. We load the bases up with 2 outs, but Cal Doty lines out to short.... 10 hit, 4 walks and 2 home runs are only good for 3 runs...

Top of the Seventh
With 2 outs, Jack Washburn takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. That does it for P Will Guerrero, who has thrown 140 pitches. New Pitcher: Lee Titus (32-R), who is 4-1 with a 6.22 ERA in 50.2 IP. Tom McDowell lines a hit to right center. T.R. Hunter clears the bases with a double to center!! 5 to 4, Jays!

Bottom of the Ninth
On the Hill: 2-time All-Star Bill Grant (34-L), after a scoreless 8th. 5-6-7 up for the Whalers. Vinny Puga strikes out on 3 pitches! Roberto Lopez lines the first pitch to left for a hit... The Bullpen gets up. Chris Leppla skies one to right and Ray McDonald muffs it for an error.... His 4th error in the last week or so.... We are going to move him back to left, to see if that fixes his eyesight... Dana Wagner flies out to deep right and Lopez tags up and goes to 3rd. PH Mike Moen (34-R), their 4-time All-Star and Silver Slugger(03) catcher, who is batting .255 with 2 HR and 5 RBI in 55 AB, but is hitting .417 against lefties, is sent up.... Should I bring in the righty? We let P Grant stay.... Moen pops out to left and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 5 to 4

We had 13 hits and made 2 errors
Hartford had 8 hits and made no errors

Dave Buchalter went 2.2 innings, allowed 3 runs, 3 hits, 7 walks and struck out 1. 73 pitches.
RHP Mickel Cannady went 1.1 innings, allowed 1 run, 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2.
LHP Albert Davies pitched a perfect inning.
RHP Robbie Hopley (W 2-1) went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1.
LHP Bill Grant (SV 21) pitched 2 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits and struck out 2.

Wil Guerrero went 6.2 innings, gave us 4 runs, 10 hits, 2 home runs, 5 walks and struck out 4. He threw a WP. 140 pitches. At bat, he hit a SF.
RHP Lee Titus (L 4-2, BS 3) got 1 out, gave us 1 run and 2 hits. Both of his losses are to the Jays.

2B Tony Weninger had 2 hits and a walks and an RBI. LF Fernando Tello had a hit and a walk. 1B Jack Washburn hit 2 home runs, drew a walk and scored 3 runs. He now has 7 home runs on the season and is hitting very well of late: .355/.487/.774 in July! 3B Tom McDowell had 2 hits and scored a run. SS T.R. Hunter had 2 hits with a double and 2 RBI. PH Mike Volkman had a hit. PH/CF Dickie Stemen had a hit.

[Questdog]

Tuesday, July 19, 2005

We sent p Dave Buchalter (24-R) back to Daytona Beach (A) and recalled 1B Dave Thompson (29-R) to have an extra bat on the bench for a few days until we activate P Danny Coreano from the DL.

Jacksonville Jays (56-37 .602 3.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Hartford Whalers (34-57 .374 20.5 GB in 8th (last) place in the Northern Division)

JAX: Del Warwick (30-L) (7-11 4.28 ERA 124 IP, 136 H, 14 HR, 28 BB, 74 SO) Gold Glove(02)
HART: Billy Keller (26-R) (3-7 3.87 ERA 88.1 IP, 81 H, 11 HR, 30 BB, 56 SO)

Warwick gave up 3 runs on 5 hits and 3 walks with 6 strikeouts in 7 innings last time out in a loss to Columbus.

We beat Keller in May, but only scored 3 runs (2 earned) on 6 hits, 1 home run and 3 walks with 4 strikeouts in 6.1 innings.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Tony Weninger (24-R .301-366-4-45-.767-17 A)
2: CF Cal Doty (28-L .280-286-4-28-.734-10 C+) All-Star(2: 04-05)
3: RF Fernando Tello (23-L .280-275-6-43-.738-1 C)
4: LF Ray McDonald (25-L .306-343-10-58-.868-20 B+) All-Star(2: 04-05)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (23-L .246-264-7-24-.779-15 B)
6: 3B Tom McDowell (28-R .245-335-15-50-.717-11 C+)
7: SS T.R. Hunter (28-R .274-332-4-34-.683-5 B+) All-Star(3: 02-04)
8: C Bob Hutson (22-L .255-216-5-29-.721-0 B) Rookie
9: P Del Warwick (30-L .205-39-0-3-.462-0 F) Gold Glove(02)

HARTFORD
1: 2B Vinny Puga (28-R .244-275-7-28-.707-10 B)
2: LF Joel Yost (26-L .273-260-9-36-.771-19 B)
3: 3B Ray Dallas (23-R .289-342-4-52-.724-1 C+)
4: RF Robbie McFarland (27-L .309-272-11-41-.863-0 B) All-Star(2: 03,05)
5: CF Mike Fox (26-L .248-363-9-30-.711-21 B) Silver Slugger(03)/All-Star(3: 03-05)
6: 1B Glenn Benoit (23-R .197-61-2-3-.629-1 A) Rookie #4 prospect
7: C Mike Moen (34-R .250-56-2-5-.688-0 F-) Silver Slugger(03)/All-Star(4: 01-04)
8: SS Dana Wagner (26-R .277-285-0-28-.652-1 A)
9: P Billy Keller (26-R .241-29-0-1-.532-0 D+)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Ebbets Field
Weather: 79 F, Clear Skies, with a 7 MPH wind blowing out to center
Attendance: 4,587

Top of the First
Tony Weninger doubles to center! Cal Doty lines a 3-2 pitch to left center for a hit and Weninger scores! 1 to 0, Jays! Fernando Tello grounds into a 4-6-3 double play..... Why are we not running there on the worst defensive catcher in the MLB???? C'mon, Manny! You ought to know that Tello is prone to GDP's.... Ray McDonald grounds out to 3rd.

Bottom of the First
Vinny Puga strikes out looking! Joel Yost hits a towering fly ball to left, just the kind that Ray McDonald flubbed yesterday in right, but he makes the catch! Ray Dallas grounds out to 2nd! 1-2-3!

Top of the Second
With 2 outs, T.R. Hunter lines the first pitch to left for a hit. Bob Hutson draws a walk. P Del Warwick grounds the first pitch to right for a hit and Hunter heads home, but Robbie McFarland throws him out....

In the top of the 3rd, Cal Doty draws a 1-out walk and again does not run and again Fernando Tello grounds into a double play...........

Top of the Fourth
Ray McDonald walks on 4 pitches and goes to 2nd on a wild pitch. But the next three all make outs....

Bottom of the Fifth
Mike Moen takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4, the 4th walk issued by P Del Warwick.... He used to have pinpoint control... Dana Wagner gets beaned with the first pitch... P Billy Keller bunts the runners up. With the infield in, Vinny Puga, who has struck out his first two time up, grounds out to short and the runners hold. Joel Yost grounds out to 2nd!

Top of the Sixth
With 1 out and no one on first, Fernando Tello has no opportunity to ground into a double play, so he hits the ball over the right center field wall! 2 to 0, Jays!

Bottom of the Seventh
Glenn Benoit takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4, the 5th walk issued by P Del Warwick. The Bullpen gets up. Mike Moen lines a hit to right center, the first hit of the game for the Whalers.... PH Roy Zimdahl (34-R), batting .208 with 5 HR and 16 RBI in 107 AB, lines a 3-2 pitch to center for a hit and the bases are loaded with no outs.... PH Roberto Lopez (29-L), who was 2 for 5 with an RBI yesterday, grounds a 3-2 pitch up the middle and a run scores... 2 to 1, Jays. Call to the Bullpen: All-Star Albert Davies (28-L). Don Kern (28-R) is in to catch in a double switch. Vinny Puga grounds into a force at home, 5-2. PH Kim Scarbrough (38-R), batting .290 with 4 RBI in 31 AB and who was 0 for 1 yesterday, clears the bases with a double to right.... 4 to 2, Whalers. He is hurt, though. Pinch-runner: Billy Ness (31-L). We walk Ray Dallas intentionally. The next two make outs.

Top of the Ninth
On the Hill: Marty Beck (28-R), their current closer, after a perfect 8th. 3-4-5 up for us. Fernando Tello gets beaned with a 1-2 pitch. Ray McDonald flies out to right.... Jack Washburn pops out to short.... Tom McDowell pops out to 2nd....

Lost - 4 to 2

We had 5 whole hits and made no errors
Hartford had 4 hits and made no errors

Del Warwick (K 7-12) went 6+ innings, allowed 4 runs, 3 hits, 5 walks, 1 HBP and struck out 3. 111 pitches. At bat, he had a hit. He is now tied for the MLB lead in losses..... 6 inning of no-hit ball and he cannot get a win...
LHP Albert Davies (BS 3) went 2 scoreless innings (allowed all 3 inherited runners to score), allowed 1 hit, 1 walk (INT) and struck out 1.

Billy Keller (W 4-7) went 7 innings, gave us 2 runs, 5 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks and struck out 2. He threw a WP.
RHP Marty Beck (SV 4) pitched 2 scoreless innings and gave us 1 HBP.

2B Tony Weninger hit a double and scored a run. CF Cal Doty had a hit and a walk and an RBI. RF Fernando Tello hit his 7th home run of the season, was hit by a pitch and grounded into 2 double plays.

For Hartford, PH Kim Scarbrough hit a double and had 3 RBI.

The Whalers announced that 1B Kim Scarbrough had back tightness that they expected to bother him of 3 or 4 days.

[Questdog]

Wednesday, July 20, 2005

Jacksonville Jays (56-38 .596 3 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Hartford Whalers (35-57 .380 20.5 GB in 8th (last) place in the Northern Division)

JAX: Ernesto Noyola (26-R) (7-1 3.12 ERA 78 IP, 69 H, 5 HR, 22 BB, 45 SO)
HART: Bill Wilson (36-R) (3-7 3.64 ERA 89 IP, 89 H, 11 HR, 38 BB, 49 SO)

Noyola gave up 5 runs on 8 hits, 1 home run and 2 walks with 5 strikeouts in 6 innings last time out in a no decision versus Columbus that we won in the bottom of the 9th.

Wilson is their #1 starter. He was 8-11 with a 4.02 ERA in 156.2 IP last year and 8-7 with a 3.73 ERA in 166.2 IP in 2003. He is 2-3 in 7 starts against the Jays in his career with a 2.57 ERA. 49 IP, 43 H, 3 HR, 19 BB, 37 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Tony Weninger (24-R .300-370-4-45-.767-17 A)
2: CF Cal Doty (28-L .280-289-4-29-.735-10 C+) All-Star(2: 04-05)
3: RF Fernando Tello (23-L .281-278-7-44-.750-1 C)
4: LF Ray McDonald (25-L .303-346-10-58-.863-20 B+) All-Star(2: 04-05)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (23-L .243-268-7-24-.768-15 B)
6: 3B Tom McDowell (28-R .242-339-15-50-.709-11 C+)
7: SS T.R. Hunter (28-R .275-335-4-34-.683-5 B+) All-Star(3: 02-04)
8: C Bob Hutson (22-L .252-218-5-29-.718-0 B) Rookie
9: P Ernesto Noyola (26-R .214-28-0-3-.456-0 F)

HARTFORD
1: CF Mike Fox (26-L .245-367-9-30-.704-21 B) Silver Slugger(03)/All-Star(3: 03-05)
2: LF Joel Yost (26-L .271-262-9-36-.767-19 B)
3: 1B Ray Dallas (23-R .287-345-4-52-.720-1 B+)
4: RF Robbie McFarland (27-L .304-276-11-41-.851-0 B) All-Star(2: 03,05)
5: 2B Vinny Puga (28-R .240-279-7-28-.697-10 B)
6: 3B Charlie Mackey (31-R .184-217-5-19-.554-7 C+)
7: C Chris Leppla (30-R .204-265-7-29-.607-0 B+)
8: SS Dana Wagner (26-R .277-285-0-28-.657-1 A)
9: P Bill Wilson (36-R .045-22-0-0-.091-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Ebbets Field
Weather: 82 F, Clear Skies, with an 8 MPH wind blowing out to center
Attendance: 5,282

Top of the First
Tony Weninger flies out to deep center. Cal Doty lines a hit to right. And now he runs on the Gold Glove candidate catcher when he stood still against the defensively challenged catcher.... But he is safe! Fernando Tello strikes out... Ray McDonald lines the first pitch to center for a hit and Doty scores! 1 to 0, Jays! Jack Washburn lines a 3-2 pitch to center for a hit and McDonald goes to 3rd! Tom McDowell strikes out looking....

Bottom of the First
Mike Fox beats out an infield hit... Joel Yost hits a home run to right... 2 to 1, Whalers. Ray Dallas flies out to center. Robbie McFarland swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses. Vinny Puga grounds out to short.

Top of the Second
P Bill Wilson strikes out the side in order....

Bottom of the Second
With 1 out, Chris Leppla takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Dana Wagner lines a hit to center. P Bill Wilson bunts the runners up. A wild pitch scores Leppla... 3 to 1, Whalers. Mike Fox hits a home run to right.... 5 to 1, Whalers.

Top of the Third
Tony Weninger grounds one to 1st, but Ray Dallas boots it! With 2 outs, Ray McDonald doubles to left center and Weninger scores! 5 to 2, Whalers.

Bottom of the Fifth
New Pitcher: Mickel Cannady (24-R). Joel Yost draws a walk, steals 2nd and goes to 3rd on a line out to deep center. With the infield in Robbie McFarland grounds out to 2nd and the runner holds. Vinny Puga beats out an infield hit and Yost scores... 6 to 2, Whalers. Charlie Mackey swings at the first pitch and hits a home run to dead center... 8 to 2, Whalers. Pia! A train ticket!

Top of the Sixth
Ray McDonald hits a home run to right center! 8 to 3, Whalers.

Bottom of the Sixth
P Bill Wilson grounds the first pitch to right for a hit... With 1 out, Joel Yost grounds a hit to right and Fernando Tello muffs the scoop for an error.... Ray Dallas grounds out to 2nd and both runners advance. 9 to 3, Whalers.

Top of the Seventh
P Bill Wilson strikes out the side in order again....

Bottom of the Seventh
New Pitcher: Robbie Hopley (31-R). With 1 out, Charlie Mackey grounds a double over the 1st base bag and goes to 3rd on a ground out. Dana Wagner beats out an infield hit and Mackey scores... 10 to 3, Whalers. Pia! Another train ticket! Hopley is not right... He has 5 SO in 17 IP.... P Bill Wilson triples to right center and Wagner scores... 11 to 3, Whalers.

Lost - 11 to 3

We had 6 hits and made 2 errors
Hartford had 13 hits and made 1 error

We had only allowed 3 total home runs in the last 18 games.
We allowed 3 today...

Ernesto Noyola (L 7-2) went 4 innings, allowed 5 runs, 5 hits, 2 home runs, 1 walk and struck out 3. He threw a WP.
RHP Mickel Cannady went 2 innings, allowed 4 runs, 5 hits, 1 home run and 1 walk.
RHP Robbie Hopley went 2 innings, allowed 2 runs, 3 hits and struck out 1.

Bill Wilson (W 4-7) went 9 innings (CG), gave us 3 runs (2 earned), 6 hits, 1 home run, no walks and struck out 11. 120 pitches. At bat, he went 2 for 2 with a triple, scored a run and had an RBI.

LF Ray McDonald had 3 hits with a triple and his 11th home run of the season and had all 3 of our RBI.

For Hartford, CF Mike Fox had 2 hits with his 10th home run, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. LF Joel Yost had 2 hits with his 10th home run, drew a walk, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. 3B Charlie Mackey hit a double and his 6th home run, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. SS Dana Wagner had 3 hits, scored 2 runs and had an RBI.

[Questdog]

Thursday, July 21, 2005

RP Mickel Cannady (24-R) and RP Robbie Hopley (31-R) were sent to Daytona Beach (A). RP Mike Hollenbeck (23-R) and RP Roger Wallace (30-R) were recalled.

Jacksonville Jays (56-39 .589 2 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Hartford Whalers (36-57 .387 19.5 GB in 8th (last) place in the Northern Division)

JAX: Al Calice (24-R) (7-7 4.18 ERA 120.2 IP, 130 H, 10 HR, 41 BB, 80 SO)
HART: Jimmy Thompson (28-R) (5-9 5.47 ERA 102 IP, 109 H, 10 HR, 45 BB, 41 SO)

Calice pitched a 2 hit shutout with 3 walks and 9 strikeouts versus Columbus last time out.

Thompson was 3-16 with a 5.03 ERA in 193.1 IP last year and 5-12 with a 6.59 ERA in 113.2 IP in 2003. He is 0-1 in 3 starts against the Jays in his career with a 4.34 ERA. 18.2 IP, 21 H, 0 HR, 12 BB, 10 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Tony Weninger (24-R .299-374-4-45-.764-17 A)
2: CF Cal Doty (28-L .280-293-4-29-.732-11 C+) All-Star(2: 04-05)
3: RF Fernando Tello (23-L .277-282-7-44-.740-1 C)
4: LF Ray McDonald (25-L .309-350-11-61-.884-20 B+) All-Star(2: 04-05)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (23-L .243-272-7-24-.764-15 B)
6: 3B Tom McDowell (28-R .239-343-15-50-.701-11 C+)
7: SS T.R. Hunter (28-R .271-339-4-34-.675-5 B+) All-Star(3: 02-04)
8: C Don Kern (28-R .160-100-3-12-.582-0 B+)
9: P Al Calice (24-L .054-37-0-2-.135-0 F)

HARTFORD
1: CF Mike Fox (26-L .247-372-10-32-.713-21 B) Silver Slugger(03)/All-Star(3: 03-05)
2: LF Joel Yost (26-L .274-266-10-38-.784-20 B)
3: 1B Ray Dallas (23-R .283-350-4-53-.710-1 B+)
4: RF Robbie McFarland (27-L .299-281-11-41-.836-0 B) All-Star(2: 03,05)
5: 3B Roberto Lopez (29-L .252-206-4-29-.646-1 C+)
6: C Chris Leppla (30-R .205-268-7-29-.609-0 B+)
7: 2B Glenn Benoit (23-R .190-63-2-3-.631-1 B+) Rookie
8: SS Dana Wagner (26-R .284-289-0-29-.668-1 A)
9: P Jimmy Thompson (28-L .235-34-0-1-.492-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Ebbets Field
Weather: 69 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing out to center
Attendance: 5,802

Top of the First
Tony Weninger pokes a 3-2 pitch and beats out an infield hit! Cal Doty takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4! Fernando Tello lines a hit to center and Weninger heads home, but Mike Fox throws him out.... Ray McDonald lines the first pitch to center and Mike Fox makes a diving catch.... Jack Washburn flies out to deep right.............................. Pia, do you have any Tums? Well, start carrying them, please...

Bottom of the First
Mike Fox swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses! Joel Yost grounds the first pitch up the middle for a hit... C Don Kern picks Yost off at 1st! Ray Dallas pops out to 2nd!

Top of the Second
With 1 out, T.R. Hunter lines a hit to center and steals 2nd! With 2 outs, a wild pitch sends him to 3rd. P Al Calice grounds a hit to right and Hunter scores! 1 to 0, Jays! Tony Weninger grounds a hit to left. Cal Doty takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with 2 outs. Fernando Tello draws a walk to force in a run! 2 to 0, Jays! Ray McDonald grounds out to 2nd....

Top of the Fourth
With 1 out, Tony Weninger lines a hit to left center. Cal Doty hits a home run to right center!! 4 to 0, Jays!

Bottom of the Fourth
With 1 out, Robbie McFarland lines a hit to right. Roberto Lopez doubles to center... Chris Leppla bloops a hit to right and McFarland scores... 4 to 1, Jays. Glenn Benoit grounds a hit up the middle and Lopez scores... 4 to 2, Jays. The Bullpen gets up. With 2 outs, PH Roy Zimdahl (34-R), who is 1 for 3 with a run scored this series, takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up... Mike Fox swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted!

Top of the Sixth
On the Hill: Bob Wood (32-R), the 32 year old rookie, after a scoreless 5th. With 1 out, Cal Doty grounds a hit up the middle. Fernando Tello grounds a double over the 3rd base bag and Doty scores! 5 to 2, Jays! The next two make outs.

Bottom of the Seventh
With 2 outs, Mike Fox pokes a hit to center. Joel Yost hits a home run to right center... 5 to 4, Jays.

Bottom of the Ninth
On the Hill: 2-time All-Star Bill Grant (34-L), after a perfect 8th. Dickie Stemen (30-R) is in to play center. Cal Doty moves to left and Ray McDonald moves to right. 7-8-9 up for the Whalers. Glenn Benoit strikes out! PH Vinny Puga (28-R), 2 for 11 with 2 walks, 3 runs and an RBI this series, grounds out to short! PH Mike Moen (34-R), the Silver Slugger and 4-time All-Star, who cannot play defense anymore and is 1 for 4 with a walk this series, grounds a 2-2 pitch to right for a hit.... Mike Fox strikes out looking and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 5 to 4

We finish the season series with Hartford 5-3.
We were 6-2 last year.
They and Orlando are the only two teams we have never lost a season series to.
We were 4-4 in 2001, the year we lost 108 games, but have won the series every year since.

We had 10 hits and made no errors
Hartford had 9 hits and made no errors

Al Calice (W 8-7) went 7 innings, allowed 4 runs, 8 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 5. 119 pitches. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI.
LHP Bill Grant (SV 22) pitched 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 3.

Jimmy Thompson (L 5-10) went 4 innings, gave us 4 runs, 7 hits, 1 home run, 4 walks and struck out 3. He threw a WP. 91 pitches.

2B Tony Weninger had 3 hits and scored a run. CF/LF Cal Doty had 2 hits with his 5th home run of the season, drew 2 walks, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. RF Fernando Tello had 2 hits with a double and a walk and had 2 RBI.

For Hartford, LF Joel Yost had 2 hits with his 11th home run and had 2 RBI.