The IBL's Chicago Iron Pigs

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RECORDS SET IN 2022
Wins- Angelo Esparza (SAN) 25 (tied his own 2021 record)
Win %-Maurice Paterson (MICH) 23-1 (.958) Angelo Esparza (SAN) 25-3 (.892) breaks Bryan Rogers .8889 in 2019
Complete Games-Mike Lewis (CC) 18 breaks Angelo Esparza's 17 of 2021
Innings Pitched-Angelo Esparza (SAN) 280.0 breaks Ernie Kellys 275.0 of 2012 (Lewis threw 275 this year as well)
K's-Angelo Esparza (SAN) 329 and Esteban Figueroa (SAC) 310 break Esparza's 290 of 2020.
WAR-Angelo Esparza (SAN) 12.66 shatters Ernie Kelly's 9.83 of 2012

Award Winners

Batting Title
FL
2012 .342 Bill Hill (DAY)
2013 .336 Ernesto Garza (SI)
2014 .369 Gregory McCain (EDM)
2015 .351 Ernesto Garza (SI)
2016 .360 Todd Helton (GB)
2017 .350 Carlos Andrade (BRO)
2018 .336 Eric Coats (CHI)
2019 .345 Luis Chavez (CHI)
2020 .345 Dennis Ash (CHI)
2021 .347 Dennis Ash (CHI)
2022 .339 Roberto Alvarado (GB)

CL
2012 .357 Rich Stone (FRE)
2013 .347 Vincente Soto (LA)
2014 .336 Vincente Soto (LA)
2015 .368 Jesus Andrales (LV)
2016 .339 Allan Hedden (PIT)
2017 .3390 Jesus Castro (PHI) .3387 Vincente Soto (LA) .3386 Jesus Andrales (LV)
2018 .340 Rich Alfred (TUL)
2019 .359 Jesus Andrales (LV)
2020 .355 Jesus Castro (PHI)
2021 .338 Jesus Chapa (NH)
2022 .3304 Fernando Moya (PIT) .3300 Gonzalo Rios (EP) .3291 Pete Merritt (PHI)

HR Title
FL
2012 60 Bill Hill (DAY)
2013 49 Bill Hill (DAY)
2014 42 Carlos Leon (BRO)
2015 52 Alberto Vargas (BUF)
2016 48 Wes Morgan (CHI)
2017 52 Andruw Jones (GB)
2018 49 Christian Schall (COL)
2019 42 Alex Rodriguez (ALK)
2020 43 Lonnie Vaughan (SI)
2021 59 Tony Greene (DAY)
2022 47 Todd Greene (DAY)

CL
2012 56 Cy May (HOU)
2013 41 Orlando Rios (FRE)
2014 54 Carlos Arredondo (PHI)
2015 47 Carlos Arredondo (PHI)
2016 48 Ron Stokes (SAN)
2017 57 Curt Whimster (TUL)
2018 49 Chandler Harris (LA)
2019 48 Travis Bryant (BAL) George Quinn (PHI)
2020 46 Travis Bryant (BAL)
2021 49 Alex Rodriguez (BAL)
2022 47 Jesus Becerra (LV)

RBI Crown
FL
2012 153 Bill Hill (DAY)
2013 156 Bill Hill (DAY)
2014 118 Tim Davis (EDM)
2015 167 Bill Alexander (CHI)
2016 156 Stefan Conway (NY)
2017 147 Jeffrey Hudson (COL)
2018 137 Jeffrey Hudson (COL)
2019 152 Hugh Collins (CHI)
2020 139 Wazir Ubadah (AZ)
2021 147 Hugh Collins (CHI) Tony Greene (DAY)
2022 140 Todd Greene (DAY)

CL
2012 157 Cy May (HOU)
2013 141 Orlando Rios (FRE)
2014 150 Henry Wilson (LA)
2015 133 Ross Tunstall (PIT)
2016 134 Curt Whimster (TUL)
2017 148 Curt Whimster (TUL)
2018 137 George Quinn (PHI)
2019 147 Cliff Edwards (SAN)
2020 142 George Quinn (PHI)
2021 142 Alex Rodriguez (BAL)
2022 135 Jesus Becerra (LV)

ERA Title
FL
2012 2.59 Ernie Kelly (DAY)
2013 2.15 Shaun Calhoun (WMI)
2014 3.21 Walt Thompson (BRO)
2015 3.22 Will Cannon (COL)
2016 3.45 Barry Zito (ALK)
2017 2.91 Walt Thompson (CHI)
2018 2.97 Walt Thompson (CHI)
2019 3.35 Roberto Martinez (CHI)
2020 2.78 John Drake (WMI)
2021 2.96 Antonio Rodriguez (SI)
2022 3.03 John Drake (WMI)

CL
2012 2.99 Mattthieu Cafasso (LV)
2013 3.07 Cecil Watts (CC)
2014 2.92 Chris O'Slattery (BAL)
2015 2.59 Vincent Bray (PIT)
2016 2.70 Rafael Garza (LA)
2017 2.72 Vincent Bray (PIT)
2018 2.94 Vincent Bray (PIT)
2019 2.60 Ramon Roa (PIT)
2020 2.52 Angelo Esparza (SAN)
2021 2.43 Angelo Esparza (SAN)
2022 2.73 Angelo Espanza (SAN)

Wins
FL
2012 19 Chris Dusek (BUF)
2013 22 Ernie Kelly (DAY)
2014 18 Walt Thompson (BRO)
2015 19 Paco Gonzalez (EDM) Ron Pearce (SI) Walt Thompson (BRO)
2016 20 Ken Lee (CHI) Jesus Romano (NY)
2017 21 Walt Thompson (CHI)
2018 19 Ken Lee (CHI)
2019 20 Ken Lee (CHI)
2020 20 John Drake (WMI) Stan Hall (CHI)
2021 20 Roberto Martinez (CHI)
2022 23 Maurice Paterson (MICH)

CL
2012 20 Matthieu Cafasso (LV) Alberto Luna (BAL)
2013 22 Raul Gonzalez (HOU)
2014 20 Vince Bray (PIT) Christ O'Slattery (BAL)
2015 24 Vince Bray (PIT)
2016 21 Vincente Elisary (FRE) Rafael Garza (LA)
2017 22 Vince Bray (PIT) George Perkins (TUL)
2018 20 George Perkins (TUL)
2019 21 Richard Dyce (TUL)
2020 20 Luis Acosta (PHI)
2021 25 Angelo Esparza (SAN)
2022 25 Angelo Esparza (SAN)

K Title
FL
2012 278 Walt Thompson (BRO)
2013 255 Walt Thompson (BRO)
2014 281 Walt Thompson (BRO)
2015 236 Walt Thompson (BRO)
2016 229 Jesus Romano (NY)
2017 240 Barry Zito (ALK)
2018 226 Jesus Romano (NY)
2019 252 Joaquin Vargas (WMI)
2020 260 Maurice Paterson (MICH)
2021 277 Joaquin Vargas (WMI)
2022 285 Joaquin Vargas (WMI)

CL
2012 236 Chris O'Slattery (BAL)
2013 245 Chris O'Slattery (BAL)
2014 238 Chris O'Slattery (BAL)
2015 240 Vince Bray (PIT)
2016 206 Chris O'Slattery (BAL)
2017 232 Vincent Bray (PIT)
2018 266 Ramon Roa (PIT)
2019 279 Bryant Thomas (TUL)
2020 290 Angelo Esparza (SAN)
2021 273 Angelo Esparza (SAN)
2022 329 Angelo Esparza (SAN)

Saves
FL
2012 43 F. Flores
2013 47 Bill Barlow (DAY) Greg Patterson (BRO)
2014 38 Nicholas Clark (NY)
2015 41 Sherwood Jacobs (MICH)
2016 37 Nicholas Clark (NY) Ernesto Cruz (CHI)
2017 48 Ernesto Cruz (CHI)
2018 46 Ivan Lopez (COL)
2019 44 Francisco Herreva (GB)
2020 49 Tom Conklin (WMI)
2021 44 Tom Conklin (WMI) Quincy Gallagher (ALK)
2022 41 Stephen Watkins (WMI)

CL
2012 44 Julio Gonzalez (LA)
2013 42 Anbar Suhayb (LV)
2014 46 Julio Arroyo (PHI)
2015 43 Anbar Suhayb (LV)
2016 42 Anbar Suhayb (LV)
2017 39 Bill Barlow (SAC) Clinton Quinn (BAL)
2018 47 Joe Boswell (PIT)
2019 40 Shimei Ikarashi (SAN) Jesus Machado (BAL)
2020 42 Otto Hunter (TUL)
2021 44 Alex Brown (CC)
2022 49 Jake Ellison (BOS)

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Hitting and Pitching, were accomplished this season...
The boxes...

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Some interesting stuff inside the numbers, and on the team page the most relevant data is under "Current Injuries".
Orlando Rea was added to the roster, so we'll enter the playoffs with a 4 man rotation of my 1, 4 and 5 SP with a AAA starter as the 4th, and a backup 3B starting.
And you can see the pen adjustment with Cruz now in a setup role for the 21 year old.

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Predictions
West Michigan in 5
Chicago in 6
Corpus Christi in 6
Boston in 7

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FRONTIER LEAGUE

DIVISION SERIES GAME 1's

Arizona Rattlers (Gabriel Pimentel 12-13 4.82)
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Chicago Iron Pigs (Stan Hall 16-5 3.62)

Chicago comes to play. Stan Hall dominates for 8 going 8-6-1-1-0-12 and Hugh Collins goes 3-4 HR (1) 3 RBI's. Jeffrey Hudson goes 2-5 with a 2B and 3 RBI's.
Chicago 6 Arizona 2
W-Hall (1-0) L-Pimentel (0-1)
HR CHI-Collins (1)
Chicago leads the series 1-0

Buffalo Bisons (Bryan Rogers 12-12 4.50)
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West Michigan White Caps (Edgard Domingo 12-4 3.37)

The Bisons got 8 strong innings from former Iron Pig Bryan Rogers (8-4-2-2-3-8) and used 3 HR's (Pearson, Grueter and Hammond) to score 5 times.
Buffalo 5 West Michigan 2
W-Rogers (1-0) L-Domingo (0-1) S-Kelly (1)
HR BUF-Pearson (1) Grueter (1) Hammond (1)
Buffalo leads the series 1-0

COASTAL LEAGUE

Fresno Grizzlies (Ling-lai Lou 15-8 3.86)
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Corpus Christi (Mike Lewis 23-7 3.01)

Corpus Christi scored 2 in the 6th and 1 in the 7th and Mike Lewis went 8-8-1-1-1-5 for the W. Lou went 6-3-2-2-3-2 in the loss. Fresno left 9 men on base while the Hooks managed to score 3 on just 5 hits.
Corpus Christi 3 Fresno 1
W-Lewis (1-0) L-Lou (0-1) S-Peters (1)
HR NONE
Corpus Christi leads series 1-0

Boston Bombers (Colin Durham 18-6 2.89)
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San Antonio Silver Stars (Millard Brown 15-6 4.00)

Only reason I think Boston can do this is Esparza isn't going until game 3.
And in an expected pitchers duel we got what we asked for. Colin Durham tossed a CG loss going 8-8-4-4-0-5 and Millard Brown went 7.1-5-1-1-5-5 for the win. Former Iron Pig prospect Matt Cook went 3-3 with a 2B HR and 2 RBI's, Jose Torres was 2-3 2B HR and 2 RBI's as well.
San Antonio 4 Boston 1
W-Brown (1-0) L-Durham (0-1) S-Douglas (1)
HR SAN-Cook (1) Torres (1)
San Antonio leads the series 1-0

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NEWS-Buffalo lost SS Bernardo Romero to a bad hamstring strain. He'll be out for the remainder of the post season.

A(S) Gold Gloves-Ryuichi Tsutsui 2B, Paul Stout LF, Tim Harvey CF

FRONTIER LEAGUE

Arizona Rattlers (Paul Green 16-12 4.31)
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Chicago Iron Pigs (Jorge Trujillo 16-10 4.26)

Ramon Castro, Pedro Salinas and Jeffrey Hudson homered in a 5 run 2nd inning and Jorge Trujillo went 7-7-3-3-2-4 for the win. Cisco Casas worked out of a bases loaded jam in the 8th before surrendering 3 in the 9th, but held for the Save. In his 1st playoff game ever, Castro went 3-4 2 HR's and 2 RBI's. Salinas was 2-2 with 2 HR's 2 RBI's. Jeffrey Hudson drove in 3.
Chicago 7 Arizona 6
W-Trujillo (1-0) L-Green (0-1) W-Casas (1)
HR AZ-Wilkins (1) Davs (1) CHI-Castro 2 (2) Salinas 2 (2) Hudson (1)
Chicago leads the series 2-0

Buffalo Bisons (Ken Lee 16-13 4.11)
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West Michigan White Caps (John Drake 18-7 3.03)

Down 5-2 in the 7th, the White Caps exploded for 9 runs over the next 2 innings to even the series. Allen Hunter went 4-5 2B (2) 2 RBI's Pedro Mejia hit a 3R HR and Javier Lopez went 2-4 2B (1) 3 RBI's and Norberto Adaricio went 2-5 HR (1) 3 RBI's.
West Michigan 11 Buffalo 5
W-Vargas (1-0) L-Lee (0-1)
HR BUF-J.Martinez (1) WMI-Mejia (1) Adaricio (1)
Series tied 1-1

COASTAL LEAGUE

Boston Bombers (Cody Miller 14-8 3.01)
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San Antonio Silver Stars (Chris Robinson 11-11 4.17)

Cody Miller, Hikaru Endo and Jake Ellison managed to hold the Silver Stars off the board while capitalizing on 2 Michael Moran errors to score 2 unearned runs and even the series. Robinson went 8-3-2-0-2-6 in the loss. Mike Johnston went 3-4 in the loss.
Boston 2 San Antonio 0
W-Miller (1-0) L-Robinson (0-1) S-Ellison (1)
HR NONE
Series tied 1-1

Fresno Grizzlies (Manny Ibarra 12-12 4.36)
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Corpus Christi Hooks (Adolfo Gobbi 16-7 3.61)

Manny Ibarra twirled a 5-hit masterpiece and RF Eric Prices' 2nd inning solo HR was the games only run as Adolfo Gobbi couldn't overcome the one mistake. Ibarra went 9-5-0-0-2-5 while Gobbi went 7-4-1-1-4-8 for the loss.
Fresno 1 Corpus Christi 0
W-Ibarra (1-0) L-Gobbi (0-1)
HR FRE-Price (1)
Series tied 1-1

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A(S) MVP-Michael McGrath .309-20-73 24 2B's 82 runs. (2020 Sup. Pick (38th overall) out of Farleigh Dickinson.

FRONTIER LEAGUE

Chicago Iron Pigs (Steve McKinley 11-11 4.97)
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Arizona Rattlers (Todd Ellis 16-10 4.23)

See saw game. Up 1-0 after 1, down 3-1 after 3, 4-1 after 4, 4-3 after 5. Up 5-4 top of 6, down 6-5 after 6. Arizona puts it away when Flores and Angel Hernandez homer off Jake Carlson in the 8th. For Hernandez it was his 3rd HR of the day. He went 3-4 3 HR's 3 runs and 4 RBI's in the win.
Arizona 8 Chicago 5
W-Helms (1-0) L-McKinley (0-1) S-Daniels (1)
HR CHI-Jackson (1) Chavez (1) AZ-Flores (1) Heranandez 3 (3)
Chicago leads the series 2-1

West Michigan White Caps (Joaquin Vargas 17-12 3.30)
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Buffalo Bison (William Washington 15-13 4.60)

Will Washington turned in a masterpiece, going the distance on a 2-hit shut out to put the Bisons up 2-1. His final line was 9-2-0-0-3-4. Bill Hammond was 3-3 with a 2B (1). Carl Crawford drove in 3 with a bases loaded 3B in the 6th.
Buffalo 8 West Michigan 0
W-Washington (1-0) L-Vargas (0-1)
HR BUF-Pearson (2) Grueter (2) Vaughan (1) Fernandez (1)
Buffalo leads the series 2-1

COASTAL LEAGUE

Corpus Christi Hooks (Josh Toner 9-8 4.34)
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Fresno Grizzlies (Travis Wright 16-7 3.09)

Antonio Altagracia's tie breaking single in the 7th propelled the Grizzlies to a 3-2 win over defending champion Corpus Christi in their game 3. Jose Rivera and Eddie Jones went 3-4 for Fresno and Travis Wright went 8-3-2-2-4-8 for the win.
Fresno 3 Corpus Christi 2
W-Wright (1-0) L-Toner (0-1) S-Artlano (1)
HR CC-Williamson (1)
Fresno leads the series 2-1

San Antonio Silver Stars (Angelo Esparza 25-3 2.73)
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Boston Bombers (Adam Shirley 14-11 3.63)

Down 3-2 in the 6th the Stars managed to pound out 8 runs over the next 3 innings and Angelo Esparza went 9-6-3-2-2-10 for the W. Cesar Diaz was 4-4 HR 3 RBI's (3) and Jose Machado went 3-3 2 2B's (2) and an RBI.
San Antonio 10 Boston 3
W-Esparza (1-0) L-Shirley (0-1)
HR SAN-Roman (1) Moran (1) Diaz (1)
San Antonio leads the series 2-1

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DIVISION SERIES GAME 4's

AAA Gold Gloves-Andy Davis LF

FRONTIER LEAGUE

Chicago Iron Pigs (Orlando Rea 3-0 4.26)
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Arizona Rattlers (Gabriel Pimentel 0-1 7.94)

Jeffrey Hudsons 2R HR in the 3rd kicked things off and Orlando Rea, Jake Carlson and Cisco Casas combined to yield just 1 earned run over 9, and give us a 3-1 series lead. Hugh Collins was 3-4 2 2B's (2) and Pedro Salinas was 3-3 with 2 2B's and an RBI. Ernesto Garza was 3-4 in the loss and Stan Powell was 3-5 with 2 2B's.
Chicago 5 Arizona 2
W-Rea (1-0) L-Pimentel (0-2) S-Casas (2)
HR CHI-Hudson (2)
Chicago leads the series 3-1

West Michigan White Caps (Artie Johnson 14-11 3.91)
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Buffalo Bisons (Chet O'Neil 7-5 3.88)

Pepe Mejia hit a 2 out tie-breaking solo HR in the 8th off RP Jeff Hogan and Artie Johnson and Chet O'Neil locked horns in an outstanding pitchers duel. Johnson went 8-4-1-1-1-5 for the win, O'Neil took a no decision after going 7.1-6-1-1-2-5. Javier Lopez (WMI) was 3-4 2 SB's (3) in the win.
West Michigan 2 Buffalo 1
W-Johnson (1-0) L-Hogan (0-1) S-Watkins (1)
HR WMI-Mejia (2)
Series tied 2-2

COASTAL LEAGUE

Corpus Christi Hooks (Mike Lewis 1-0 1.13)
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Fresno Grizzlies (Luis Acosta 10-8 3.83)

In a “non-move” that will likely accompany Grady Little's of 2003, Corpus Christi Manager Roy Bowen left starter Mike Lewis in, in the 7th inning of a game they led 5-4 at the time. They entered the 7th up 5-1, and 3 runs were in and 3rd hitter Antonio Altagracia was up with 2 outs. Lewis sat at 96 pitchers and Bowen allowed him to remain. 2 pitches later Altagracia hit a towering 3R HR and Fresno had completed a stunning comeback vs. one of the IBL's premier pitchers. Compounding the hurt was the fact that the hooks proceeded to load the bases with 1 out in the 9th. Ed Adronyk hit into a FC on a 2-1 pitch and Alex Covington popped to 2nd to end it. Bill Miles was 2-3 2 HR's 3 runs 4 RBI's in the loss.
Fresno 7 Corpus Christi 6
W-Knox (1-0) L-Lewis (1-1) S-Artlano (2)
HR CC-Miles 2 (2) FRE-Altagracia (1)
Fresno leads the series 3-1 (HUGE upset in the making)

San Antonio Silver Stars (Jorge Ortiz 9-6 4.41)
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Boston Bombers (Pat Kelley 17-8 3.80)

Pat Kelley outpitched Jorge Ortiz in another gem and Robert Bowers 2R HR in the 2nd was enough to stand up as Kelley and 4 relievers combined to allow just 1 run on 7 hits. Kelley went 6.2-7-1-1-3-1 and Ortiz went 7.1-8-2-2-4-6 in the loss. Jorge Rios (SAN) went 3-3 2B (1) SB (1) in the loss.
Boston 2 San Antonio 1
W-Kelley (1-0) L-Ortiz (0-1) S-Ellison (2)
HR BOS-Bowers (1)
Series tied 2-2

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DIVISION SERIES GAME 5's

FRONTIER LEAGUE

Chicago Iron Pigs (Stan Hall 1-0 1.13)
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Arizona Rattlers (Paul Green 0-1 27.01)

Paul Green managed to make every one of his 137 pitches matter by going 9-9-2-2-4-9 in a must win. Stan Hall was in and out of trouble every inning early on, going 6-8-4-4-5-7 and Matt Tucker let the Rattlers break it open with 2 in the 7th. Tim Davis was 3-5 2 RBI's and Gabriel Flores went 2-3 3B HR and an RBI (2)
Arizona 6 Chicago 2
W-Green (1-1) L-Hall (1-1)
HR AZ-Flores (2)
Chicago leads the series 3-2

West Michigan White Caps (Edgard Domingo 0-1 6.35)
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Buffalo Bisons (Bryan Rogers 1-0 2.25)

A nearly 2 hour rain delay forced both SP's out of the game in/after the 5th, and Bill Hammonds 2 out 2R HR in the 6th inning turned the Bisons 2-1 deficit into a 3-2 win as 7 Bison relievers shut out the White Caps over the final 4 innings.
Buffalo 3 West Michigan 2
W-Barry (1-0) L-Vargas (1-1) S-Kelly (2)
HR WMI-J.Lopez (1) BUF-Hammond (2)
Buffalo leads the series 3-2

COASTAL LEAGUE


Corpus Christi Hooks (Jesus Colon 3-2 3.81)
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Fresno Grizzlies (Ling-lai Lou 0-1 3.00)

Eric Price's 1st inning 2R HR and Ed Phillips 4th inning 3R shot provided Ling-lai Lou all the offense he would need as he went 7-6-2-2-2-3 and Fresno knocked off the defending world champions and heavy favorite, Corpus Christi. Phillips was 3-4 2B (1) HR (1) and 3 RBI's.
Fresno 6 Corpus Christi 2
W-Lou (1-1) L-Colon (0-1) S-Cruz (1)
HR FRE-Price (2) Phillips (1)
Fresno wins the series 4-1
SERIES MVP-Jose Rivera (FRE) 9-20 2 runs SB

San Antonio Silver Stars (Millard Brown 1-0 1.23)
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Boston Bombers (Colin Durham 0-1 4.50)

Colin Durham went 7.2-6-1-1-2-6 and Jake Ellison worked around 2 hits in the 9th to give the Bombers a 3-2 series lead over San Antonio. The teams combined for 13 total hits, 10 singles.
Boston 3 San Antonio 1
W-Durham (1-1) L-Brown (1-1) S-Ellison (3)
HR BOS-J.Lewis (1)
Boston leads the series 3-2

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...i hope you didn't go to sleep mid playoffs. hahaha.

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GAME 6's

BIG NEWS OUT OF CHICAGO
Hall, Iron Pigs, agree to an extension.
With an arbitration estimate north of 10 million, and a payroll already in need of some cuts, we approached our 24 year old ace about an extension. Back and forth talks led to a deal we feel fantastic about. He ends up agreeing to a 3 year 17.5M dollar extension with a 4th year player option at 9.33M. Fan interest jumped to 95.

FRONTIER LEAGUE

Arizona Rattlers (Domngo Reyes 8-16 5.30)
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Chicago Iron Pigs (Jorge Trujillo 1-0 3.86)

This is a must win, I cannot go to a deciding game with McKinley on the hill.

As clutch a performance as has ever been pitched for this franchise. Jorge Trujillo tosses 8 masterful innings (8-5-1-1-1-8) and young Cisco Casas goes through the heart of the Rattler lineup in the 9th to seal the game, and series. Hugh Collins went 3-4 RBI (4) Jeffrey Hudson was 2-4 with an RBI (10).
Chicago 3 Arizona 1
W-Trujillo (2-0) L-Reyes (0-1) S-Casas (3)
HR AZ-Leduc (1)
Chicago wins the series 4-2
SERIES MVP-Jorge Trujillo 2-0 15 IP 12 H 3 BB 12 K 2.40

Buffalo Bisons (Ken Lee 0-1 8.53)
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West Michigan White Caps (John Drake 0-0 7.94)

In a post-season quickly being known for its pitching, Ken Lee and John Drake paired up and didn't disappoint. Lee went 8-7-2-1-1-3 and Drake 7-4-1-1-2-11 in a game decided on Pablo Tobias' (WMI) 2 run 3rd inning single. Just 12 hits between them, the White Cap pen went the final 2 innings with zeroes to even the series and send it to a 7th game.
West Michigan 2 Buffalo 1
W-Drake (1-0) L-Lee (0-2) S-Watkins (2)
HR NONE
Series tied 3-3

COASTAL LEAGUE

Boston Bombers (Cody Miller 1-0 0.00)
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San Antonio Silver Stars (Angelo Esparza 1-0 2.00)

Nice, win or go home game with the 2 aces going.
And boy they didn't disappoint. Jose Torres (SAN) hit a walk off game winning double off closer Jake Ellison in the bottom of the 9th to send the series to a 7th game. Neither SP allowed a run. Miller went 8-2-0-0-1-5 and Esparza 9-6-0-0-1-8.
San Antonino 1 Boston 0
W-Esparza (2-0) L-Ellison (0-1)
HR NONE
Series tied 3-3

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DIVISION SERIES GAMES 7's
Going to be simming these games in real time, updating them as they play out...

FRONTIER LEAGUE

Buffalo Bisons (William Washington 1-0 0.00)
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West Michigan White Caps (Joaquin Vargas 0-1 11.81)

Pepe Mejia opens the scoring with a 2R HR in the bottom of the 1st, 2-0 White Caps after 1.
Buffalo answers in the top of the 2nd, Gerardo Fernandez doubles home Bill Hammond. 2-1 after 2 full.
Carl Crawford ties the game in the 3rd with a solo HR. 2-2 after 3.
Lonnie Vaughan drills a solo HR in the 4th to make it 3-2 Bisons at the end of 4.
Vaughan singles in 2 in the 5th, 5-2 Bisons.
Bill Hammond drives in another with an RBI single and is followed by Gerardo Fernandez who drives in 2 more with a single, 8-2 Buffalo after 5.
Score remains 8-2 after 6.
Javier Lopez hits a sac fly to make it 8-3 after 7.
Carl Crawford hits his 2nd HR of the day to make it 9-3 heading to the 9th.
Washington tosses a CG and Buffalo eliminates West Michigan 9-3 to win the series 4-3.
Buffalo 9 West Michigan 3
W-Washington (2-0) L-Vargas (0-2)
HR BUF-Vaughan (2) Crawford 2 (2) WMI-Mejia (3)
Buffalo wins the series 4-3
SERIES MVP William Washington 2-0 18 IP 7 H 1.50 ERA

COASTAL LEAGUE

Boston Bombers (Adam Shirley 0-1 8.44)
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San Antonio Silver Stars (Chris Robinson 0-1 0.00)

0-0 after 2 full.
Sukejero Kato singles in a run in the 3rd and Steve King follows him with an RBI single, 2-0 after 3.
Cliff Edwards sac fly scores Rios, 2-1 Boston after 4.
Landon Walker hits a sac fly in the bottom of the 5th to tie it at 2 after 5 full.
A 2 out 2 strike Chris Robinson wild pitch allows John Woodard to score and give Boston the lead 3-2 and then Troy Becker singles in Orlando Rios to make it 4-2 heading to the bottom of the 8th.
Jose Roman hits a sac fly and Cliff Edwards follows with a 2 out RBI single to tie the game 4-4 at the end of 8!
John Lewis (BOS) leads off the top of the 9th with a solo HR! Boston up 5-4, Bowers is hit, advances on an errant pickoff and John Woodard singles him in to make it 6-4. Sukejuro Kato doubles, Woodard scores to make it 7-4 Bombers, but Steve King leaves the game with an injury in the 9th.
Jale Ellison on...
F8.....
F8...
K! Boston wins it!
Boston 7 San Antonio 4
W-Shirley (1-1) L-Douglas (0-1) S-Ellison (4)
HR BOS-Lewis (2)
Boston wins the series 4-3
SERIES MVP-John Lewis .318-2-2 both HR's are game winners

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Well you have some fresh faces at least. Totally unexpected in some cases. I was thinking San Antonio and West Michigan were going to be here, neither is.

Couple things to note in our series.
Roberto Martinez is just 1 DAY from being eligible to activate, and will miss this series. I would have LOVED to pitch him in place of McKinley.
The Bisons are looking to run 3 lefties in the 1st 4 games, and that's an issue.
Their lineup is very LH dominant, and we can't start a lefty until game 2.
This series is going to take something extra to win, while we may look like favorites, every factor seems to be in the Bisons favor.

In the CL it's the pitching dominant Bombers against a 'scrappy insurgency' from Fresno. They have 'good pitching' but Boston was the CL's best at preventing runs. Fresno has a good offense, and I think that's where they're going to have to win this.

Does good pitching always beat good hitting?

Any way it comes out there will at least be a new WS representative from the Coastal League this year.

OH CRAP! Forgot to mention the most intriguing aspect! Buffalo will be running out Bryan Rogers and Ken Lee, 2 former Iron Pig starters!

[Gern44]

Gehrig, have you looked into online resources to upload all your HTML files so everyone following along can view your entire league online?

[gehrig38]

No idea what you're talking about

[gehrig38]

LEAGUE NEWS-24 year old OF Jorge Garcia has agreed to terms on a 3 year 30M dollar extension with the Columbus Clippers. After breaking in at 19 he's already played in 683 games, hitting .258 with 113 HR's and 248 SB's.
FRONTIER LEAGUE

Buffalo Bisons (Bryan Rogers 12-12 4.50)
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Chicago Iron Pigs (Roberto Martinez 6-9 5.05)

We were allowed to make a pre-series move, and we brought Roberto Martinez off the DL and onto the playoff roster, dropping Steve McKinley. Martinez will go game 1, with Rea moved to game 4.

Martinez and Rogers took a 2-2 game into the 8th. Martinez getting huge help from Lindner and Pacheco. Chavez and Shaw made 2 quick outs and it went Salinas single, Jackson walk, Rush RBI double Ash BB, Jeff Hogan relieved Rogers with the bases loaded. Andre Blakeway then hit a 2R single and Jeffrey Hudson iced it with a 3R blast to make it 8-2. Carl Crawford was 3-3 with 2 3B's. Martinez got 2 huge double plays early on too.
Chicago 8 Buffalo 2
W-Cruz (1-0) L-Rogers (1-1)
HR BUF-Pearson (3) CHI-Hudson (3)
Chicago leads the series 1-0

COASTAL LEAGUE

Fresno Grizzlies (Travis Wright 16-7 3.09)
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Boston Bombers (Colin Durham 18-6 2.89)

Mike Johnston’s 3rd inning grand slam made a 2-1 Fresno lead go away, and the teams battled to a 5-5 tied into the 8th before Travis Gould's 2 out RBI triple gave Boston a lead that Jake Ellison would hold. Troy Becker (BOS) was 3-3 2B (2) Johnston drove in 4 (5) in the win.
Boston 6 Fresno 5
W-Endo (1-0) L-Marck (0-1) S-Ellison (5)
HR FRE-Price (3) Phillips (2) York (1) BOS-Johnston GS (1)
Boston leads the series 1-0

[gehrig38]

FRONTIER LEAGUE

Buffalo Bisons (Chet O'Neil 0-0 1.23)
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Chicago Iron Pigs (Stan Hall 1-1 3.21)

Down 2-1 in the 6th Pedro Salinas drilled a 2 out 2R HR to give us a 3-2 lead that Stan Hall carried into the 9th before Chris Thorntons 1 out triple ended his day. Cisco Casas came in to get the final 2 outs and give us a 2-0 series lead. Hall went 8.1-5-3-2-1-12 for the win.
Chicago 4 Buffalo 3
W-Hall (2-1) L-O'Neil (0-1) S-Casas (4)
HR CHI-Salinas (3) BUF-Thornton (1)
Chicago leads the series 2-0

COASTAL LEAGUE

Boston Bombers (Cody Miller 1-0 0.00)
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Fresno Grizzlies (Luis Acosta 0-0 9.00)

Eric Price's 5th inning HR off Pat Kelley gave Ling-lai Lou and 3 relievers a 3-2 lead they managed to hold on to, and tie the series. Kelley went 7.1-6-3-2-3-5 in the loss, Lou 6.1-6-2-2-1-3. It was Prices' 4th post season HR this year.
Fresno 3 Boston 2
W-Lou (2-1) L-Kelley (1-1) S-Artlano (3)
HR FRE-Price (4)
Series tied 1-1

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FRONTIER LEAGUE

Chicago Iron Pigs (Jorge Trujillo 2-0 2.40)
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Buffalo Bisons (Ken Lee 0-2 4.40)

Cisco Casas enters the game in the bottom of the 8th, up 4-3 bases loaded 2 outs. PH Lonnie Vaughan works the count full before chasing a 3-2 slider to end the threat. Casas retires the Bisons in the 9th and Chicago goes up 3-0. Carl Crawford (4-5 HR SB) and Pedro Salinas (3-4 2B HR 2 RBI's) remain on fire. Jorge Trujillo goes 6.2-6-3-3-2-4 yielding 3 solo HR's and Ken Lee goes 8-9-4-4-2-6 in the loss.
Chicago 4 Buffalo 3
W-Trujillo (3-0) L-Lee (0-3) S-Casas (5)
HR CHI-Salinas (4) BUF-Crawford (3) J.Martinez (2) Serna (1)
Chicago leads the series 3-0

COASTAL LEAGUE

Boston Bombers (Cody Miller 1-0 0.00)
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Fresno Grizzlies (Luis Acosta 0-0 9.00)

Boston jumped out to an early 4-0 lead behind Travis Goulds' 4-4 2 2B 3 RBI day and Cody Miller went 7+ strong (7.1-6-2-1-1-5) while Jake Ellison nailed down his 6th post season save.
Boston 7 Fresno 5
W-Miller (2-0) L-Acosta (0-1) S-Ellison (6)
HR BOS-Johnston (2)
Boston leads the series 2-1