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[Questdog]

Sunday, August 27, 2006

P Dick Wellborn (22-R) was sent back to Portland (AAA) and RP Norm Crone (23-L) was recalled. Yes, he's the fella with the infinite ERA.....

Jacksonville Jays (86-42 .672 17 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
New Orleans Pelicans (59-71 .454 28 GB in 6th place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Jim Baucom (25-L) (19-4 1.50 ERA 216.1 IP, 121 H, 12 HR, 43 BB, 240 SO) Ace(04)/Hurler(04)/All-Star(5: 02-06)
NO: Keith Casebolt (28-L) (3-1 1.12 ERA 16 IP, 15 H, 0 HR, 8 BB, 10 SO in AAA)

Baucom gave up 1 run on 7 hits and 3 walks with 9 strikeouts in 7.1 innings last time out win a win at Orlando. He is taking his first shot at win #20 on the season.

Casebolt is making is MLB season debut today and his first MLB start. He was 6-6 with 5 SV and a 5.40 ERA in 66.2 relief innings last year, but tore his UCL in September. The prognosis was at least 12 months until recovery, but he has rehabbed ahead of schedule. I assume this is only a onetime spot start due to the doubleheader yesterday and they have no plans of putting him in the rotation.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: LF Buddy Hendricks (27-R .282-142-0-10-.660-10 C+)
2: 3B Ken Yockey (26-R .274-197-0-6-.657-14 A)
3: CF Cal Doty (29-L .286-441-8-47-.726-20 C+) Silver Slugger(04)/All-Star(3: 04-06)
4: 1B Tom McDowell (29-R .269-428-26-82-.855-19 B) All-Star
5: CF Dickie Stemen (31-R .227-110-4-20-.615-0 C+)
6: 2B T.R. Hunter (29-R .216-250-4-25-.573-0 A+) All-Star(3: 02-04)
7: SS Brian Bowden (29-R .310-419-4-45-.785-28 A) Gold Glove(2: 02,2B-04)
8: C Don Kern (29-R .227-225-5-30-.648-2 B+)
9: P Jim Baucom (25-L .178-73-0-5-.405-0 C) Ace(04)/Hurler(04)/All-Star(5: 02-06)

NEW ORLEANS
1: CF Franklin Sanchez (25-R .269-516-4-33-.678-39 B+) All-Star(04)/Gold Glove(2: RF,04-05) Twisted ankle
2: LF Ron Cummings (24-L .294-323-3-37-.736-20 A)
3: 3B Larry Davis (31-S .368-492-0-69-.829-11 B) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(2: 01,06)
4: 1B Fred Ferraro (24-R .221-231-10-35-.634-4 A) Rookie
5: C Tsuyoshi Kotani (25-R .262-301-1-41-.688-0 B) Rookie
6: SS Dave Behm (29-R .217-351-5-26-.621-5 B+) All-Star(2: 05-06)
7: RF Tom Spiess (29-L .245-155-4-13-.712-1 B)
8: 2B Len Walker (23-L .290-214-0-18-.716-5 A)
9: P Keith Casebolt (28-L Season debut C)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Crosley Field
Weather: 81 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 9 MPH wind blowing in from right
Attendance: 9,779

Top of the First
Buddy Hendricks lines a hit to left! Ken Yockey lines out to center. Hendricks steals 2nd! Cal Doty pops out to center... Tom McDowell pops out to 1st........

Bottom of the First
Franklin Sanchez grounds out to 2nd. Ron Cummings grounds out to short. Larry Davis strikes out! Only his 23rd strikeout of the season! 1-2-3!

Top of the Second
Dickie Stemen grounds a 3-2 pitch to short, but Dave Behm throws the ball away for a 2 base error! T.R. Hunter grounds out slowly to 3rd and Stemen moves up. I cannot remember the last time Hunter made good contact.... Brian Bowden swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses.......... Don Kern draws a walk. P Jim Baucom swings at a 3-1 pitch and clears the bases with a double down the left field line!! 2 to 0, Jays!

Top of the Third
Ken Yockey draws a leadoff walk and goes to 2nd on a ground out. Tom McDowell lines a 2-2 pitch to right for a hit and Yockey heads home, but Tom Spiess throws him out..... Yockey has been thrown on the bases a lot.....

Bottom of the Fourth
Franklin Sanchez grounds their first hit up the middle and goes to 2nd on a ground out. With 2 outs, Fred Ferraro grounds the first pitch to left for a hit and Sanchez scores... 2 to 1, Jays.

Top of the Fifth
Buddy Hendricks leads off with a walk. Ken Yockey lays down a bunt, but 1B Fred Ferraro tosses the ball past the pitcher covering for a 2 base error! With the infield in, Cal Doty grounds out to 2nd and the runners hold.... Tom McDowell flies out to center and Hendricks scores without a throw. 3 to 1, Jays!

Bottom of the Fifth
With 2 outs, Len Walker grounds a hit up the middle. P Keith Casebolt lines a hit to left and Walker heads to 3rd and Buddy Hendricks throws the ball over the 3rd baseman's head for an error and Walker scores... 3 to 2, Jays.

Bottom of the Seventh
Tsuyoshi Kotani walks on 4 pitches.... Dave Behm tries to bunt, but after whiffing twice, he takes 4 straight balls to walk.... The Bullpen gets up, but P Jim Baucom is only at 88 pitches.... PH Jerry Rafanello (35-S), 0 for 1 this series, but a 2-time All-Star and hitting .350 on the season, grounds into a force at 2nd, 3-6, and Kotani goes to 3rd. PH Israel Villegas (36-R), 1 for 2 this series and another 2-time All-Star, flies out center and Kotani tags up, but Cal Doty throws him out!

Bottom of the Ninth
P Jim Baucom is at 117 pitches. Tommy Adams (24-L) is in to play left and Buddy Hendricks moves to 2nd. The Bullpen is ready. 5-6-7 up for New Orleans, the batters P Baucom had trouble with last time through the order.... Tsuyoshi Kotani grounds out to 3rd! Dave Behm strikes out looking on 3 pitches! RF Gabe Valdez (34-R), 5 for 10 with 2 doubles and a walk and 2 runs scored this series, grounds a hit up the middle...... 1B Israel Villegas strikes out looking and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 3 to 2

We had 6 hits and made 1 error
New Orleans had 7 hits (all singles) and made 2 errors

Jim Baucom (W 20-4) went 9 innings (CG), allowed 2 runs, 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 9. 133 pitches. At bat, he hit a double and had 2 RBI. The only XBH of the game by anybody.

Keith Casebolt (L 0-1), in his 1st MLB start, went 8 innings, gave us 3 unearned runs, 5 hits, 3 walks and struck out 1. We suck so bad against lefties..... At bat, he had a hit.

LF/2B Buddy Hendricks had a hit and a walk, stole a base and scored a run. C Don Kern had a hit and a walk and scored a run.

[Questdog]

August 28, 2006

Monday Morning Report
Player of the Week - Lou Baldwin, LF, Indianapolis (27-L .236/.318/.411) Had 10 hits with 3 2B, 4 HR, 2 BB, 4 SO, 1 SB, 0 CS, 6 R and 9 RBI in 6 G (2nd career PoW)

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

August 21 - Pat Land (26-R) of Columbus tied the MLB record for strikeouts in a 9 inning game with 14 in 8 innings at home versus Providence. He took a loss, however, allowing 3 runs on 9 hits, 1 home runs and 1 walk. The Steamrollers won, 3 to 2. Land is the 4th pitcher to strikeout 15. Jim Riggs, Billy Warner and Benedict Hughes each also did it once. Jim Baucom struck out 15 in 10 innings for the all-time record. Baucom had 12 through 9 innings in that game.
August 21 - CF Sergio Acevedo (32-R) of Birmingham knocked his noggin making a diving catch and will probably miss the rest of the season. Expected recovery time is 6 weeks, but there are only 6 weeks left. He might get in a game or 2. He currently leads the MLB in HR with 27.
August 22 - 2B Tom Howard (30-R) of Providence had 3 hits with 2 doubles and a walk, scored 4 runs and had 4 RBI at Columbus. C Doug Bowers hit a double and a home run and had 5 RBI. The Steamrollers won, 14 to 8.
August 23 - 2B Norm Geiger (30-R) of Indianapolis hit 2 home runs, including a Grand Slam, drew 3 walks, scored 3 runs and had 7 RBI at Syracuse. 1B Frank Cohen (30-R) had 3 hits with a home run and a walk, scored 4 runs and had 3 RBI. The Arrows won, 17 to 4.
August 23 - Carlos Santiago (28-L) of Buffalo pitched a 3 hit shutout at Ottawa. He did not walk a batter and struck out 4. It is his 5th shutout of the season and 18th of his career. He is now 12-11 with a 2.96 ERA in 29 starts. The Bombers won, 5 to 0.
August 23 - Jorge Lugo (33-R) of New Orleans pitched a 2 hit shutout at home versus Charlotte. He walked 1, hit a batter and struck out 7. It is his 1st shutout of the season and 4th of his career. He is now 4-8 with a 4.94 ERA in 20 starts. The Pelicans won, 4 to 0.
August 27 - Yui Ogawa (31-L) of Louisville pitched a 4 hit shutout at Orlando. He walked 5 and struck out 2. It is his 5th shutout of the season and 16th of his career. He is now 11-8 with a 3.12 ERA in 29 starts. The Colonels won, 6 to 0.

We are back home for 2 games with Louisville and then head back out on the road for 4 games in Syracuse this week.

[Questdog]

Monday, August 28, 2006

We are back home to play the Louisville Colonels a short 2 game set. They won 2 of 3 in Orlando over the weekend. We are 5-4 against them on the season and lost 2 of 3 in their last visit, August 4-6. They are 14th in scoring with 3.70 runs per game (Jacksonville is #1 with 4.72). The Colonels are 3rd in fewest runs allowed with 3.57 per game (Jacksonville is #1 with 3.23). Their run differential is +17, 6th best in the MLB, and ours is +192, the best.

Louisville Colonels (68-61 .527 19 GB in 3rd place in the Southern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (87-42 .674 18 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division)

LOU: David Fortier (23-R) (10-6 3.67 ERA 142.1 IP, 132 H, 12 HR, 67 BB, 96 SO) Rookie
JAX: Al Calice (25-R) (12-8 2.38 ERA 185.2 IP, 156 H, 9 HR, 48 BB, 124 SO) All-Star

Fortier was their 2nd round pick in this year's B Leagues Draft and was the #32 prospect this Spring. We have not faced him before.

Calice gave up 2 runs on 5 hits, 1 home run and 1 walk with 4 strikeouts in 8 innings last time out in a win at Orlando.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
LOUISVILLE
1: CF Mike Fox (27-L .282-490-9-43-.747-33 B+) Silver Slugger(03)/All-Star(4: 03-06)
2: RF Rudy Purcell (27-L .319-279-4-27-.796-7 B+) Rookie
3: LF Jamie Hawley (26-L .233-266-8-32-.708-0 D+)
4: 3B Mike Hughes (32-R .207-358-15-47-.676-0 B) Silver Slugger/All-Star(3: 01.04-05)
5: 1B Ron Lerche (28-R .244-409-12-56-.675-9 B+) All-Star(04)
6: 2B Kim Byrne (30-R .175-326-2-21-.504-6 A)
7: C Niel Williams (30-R .231-346-6-32-.653-0 B)
8: SS Robin Massey (26-R .173-173-1-8-.467-0 B+)
9: P David Fortier (23-R .222-45-0-5-.467-0 D+) Rookie #32 prospect

JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Buddy Hendricks (27-R .281-146-0-10-.660-11 A++)
2: CF Cal Doty (29-L .283-445-8-47-.720-20 C+) Silver Slugger(04)/All-Star(3: 04-06)
3: RF Ray McDonald (26-L .306-451-13-73-.829-22 B+) MVP/Silver Slugger/All-Star(3: 04-06)
4: 1B Jack Washburn (24-L .260-396-21-77-.850-18 B)
5: 3B Tom McDowell (29-R .269-431-26-83-.853-19 C+) All-Star
6: LF Fernando Tello (24-L .313-323-8-43-.775-2 C)
7: SS Brian Bowden (29-R .310-422-4-45-.784-29 A) Gold Glove(2: 02,2B-04)
8: C Alex Martinez (32-R .158-38-1-6-.499-0 B+)
9: P Al Calice (25-L .098-51-0-2-.213-0 F) All-Star

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 75 F, Overcast, with a 10 MPH wind blowing left to right
Attendance: 15,029

Top of the First
Mike Fox takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4.... He steals 2nd... Rudy Purcell lines a hit to left center and Fox scores... 1 to 0, Colonels. Jamie Hawley takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Mike Hughes swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to deep right and Purcell goes to 3rd. Hawley steals 2nd and Alex Martinez throws the ball into center field and Purcell scores.... 2 to 0, Colonels. Ron Lerche lines one to deep right and Ray McDonald makes a diving catch, but Hawley trots home... 3 to 0, Colonels. Kim Byrne walks on 4 pitches.... He steals 2nd... Niel Williams grounds a 3-2 pitch up the middle for a hit and Byrne scores.... 4 to 0, Colonels. Robin Massey strikes out!

Bottom of the First
Buddy Hendricks strikes out looking... Cal Doty doubles to left center! Ray McDonald swings at the first pitch and lines out to 1st and they double Doty off at 2nd.........

Bottom of the Second
Jack Washburn draws a walk. Tom McDowell lines a hit to right and Washburn beats the throw to 3rd! Fernando Tello takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with no outs! Brian Bowden grounds a hit to left and 2 runs score!! 4 to 2, Colonels. Alex Martinez walks to load the bases back up! PH Greg Walker (24-S) lines a 3-2 pitch to left for a hit and 2 more runs score!! Tie Game: 4 to 4! Buddy Hendricks grounds a 3-2 pitch up the middle for a hit and Martinez beats the throw home! 5 to 4, Jays! That does it for P David Fortier. New Pitcher: Ken DeWaters (30-R), who is 1-0 with a 3.86 ERA in 9.1 IP with 1 start. Cal Doty clears the bases with a double to right and ends up on 3rd!! 7 to 4, Jays! Ray McDonald grounds out to 2nd and Doty scores. 8 to 4, Jays! Jack Washburn, who started the inning off with a walk, beats out an infield hit! But the next two make outs. 8 run inning!

Top of the Third
New Pitcher: Roger Wallace (30-R). Mike Hughes swings at a 3-2 pitch and doubles to center and then goes to 3rd on a ground out. Kim Byrne strikes out! Niel Williams grounds out to the pitcher!

Top of the Sixth
New Pitcher: Norm Crone (23-L), who as faced 6 batters in his MLB career and given up 6 hits.... Niel Williams doubles off the wall in center.... The Bullpen gets up. Robin Massey grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and Williams goes to 3rd. No more infinite ERA! With the infield in, P Ken DeWaters is allowed to hit and he grounds out to short and the runner holds! Mike Fox grounds out to short!

Bottom of the Sixth
LF Tommy Adams (24-L) swings at the first pitch and doubles to center and goes to 3rd on a ground out. Cal Doty swings at the first pitch and bloops a hit to left and Adams scores! 9 to 4, Jays! Ray McDonald grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. That does it for P Ken DeWaters. New Pitcher: Al Harris (31-L), who is 0-0 with 1 SV and a 2.98 ERA in 42.1 IP. Jack Washburn is allowed to hit (Editor's Note: Because I hit the swing button before I noticed the pitching change......) and he hits a home run to right center!! 11 to 4, Jays!

Top of the Eighth
New Pitcher: Mickel Cannady (24-R). Ken Yockey (26-R), who pinch-hit unsuccessfully last inning, stays in to play 3rd. Dickie Stemen, also unsuccessful as a pinch-hitter last inning, stays in to play center and Cal Doty moves to left. Kim Byrne doubles high off the wall in center... Niel Williams draws a walk... Robin Massey lines one to center and Stemen makes a lunging catch and doubles Williams off at 1st!!

Won - 11 to 4

We had 13 hits and made 1 error
Louisville had 8 hits and made 1 error

Al Calice went 2 innings, allowed 4 runs, 3 hits, 3 walks and struck out 2.
RHP Roger Wallace (W 7-1) went 3 scoreless innings, allowed 3 hits and struck out 3.
LHP Norm Crone went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit, 1 walk and struck out 2.
RHP Mickel Cannady went 1 scoreless inning, allowed 1 hit and 1 walk.
LHP Bill Grant pitched a perfect inning with 1 strikeout.

David Fortier (L 10-7) went 1+ innings, gave us 7 runs, 5 hits, 3 walks and struck out 1.

2B Buddy Hendricks had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. CF/LF Cal Doty had 3 hits with 2 doubles and a walk, scored a run and had 3 RBI. RF Ray McDonald hit a double, scored a run and had an RBI. 1B Jack Washburn had 3 hits (2 against a lefty!) with his 22nd home run of the season, drew a walk, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. PH Russ Baker hit a double. SS Brian Bowden had a hit, scored a run and had 2 RBI. PH Greg Walker had a hit, scored a run and had 2 RBI. LF Tommy Adams hit a double and scored a run.

[Questdog]

Tuesday, August 29, 2006

Louisville Colonels (68-62 .523 20 GB in 3rd place in the Southern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (88-42 .677 18 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division)

LOU: Jerry Hopkins (23-R) (3-3 2.20 ERA 41 IP, 29 H, 1 HR, 16 BB, 28 SO) Rookie
JAX: Tommy Corris (26-R) (12-4 2.70 ERA 189.2 IP, 171 H, 17 HR, 26 BB, 116 SO) All-Star(3: 04-06)

We faced Hopkins 3 weeks ago and he beat us with a CG, giving us 1 run on 7 hits and 2 walks with 7 strikeouts. He has won his last 3 starts and allowed a total of 3 earned runs in them.

Corris gave up 5 runs (3 earned) on 9 hits, 1 home run and 2 walks with 4 strikeouts in 4.2 innings last time out in a loss at Orlando.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
LOUISVILLE
1: CF Mike Fox (27-L .281-494-9-43-.746-34 B+) Silver Slugger(03)/All-Star(4: 03-06)
2: SS Tony Weninger (25-R .208-168-1-12-.572-8 B) ex-Jay
3: LF Jose Castillo (24-S .317-353-12-48-.852-11 B)
4: 1B Ron Lerche (28-R .243-412-12-57-.670-9 B+) All-Star(04)
5: RF John Adkins (23-R .280-150-3-25-.737-0 C) Rookie
6: 2B Kim Byrne (30-R .176-329-2-21-.511-7 A)
7: C Niel Williams (30-R .235-349-6-33-.663-0 B)
8: 3B Barry Ward (27-R .221-68-1-8-.554-0 B+)
9: P Jerry Hopkins (23-R .100-10-0-0-.282-0 F) Rookie #28 prospect

JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Buddy Hendricks (27-R .278-151-0-11-.652-11 A++)
2: CF Cal Doty (29-L .287-449-8-50-.732-20 C+) Silver Slugger(04)/All-Star(3: 04-06)
3: RF Ray McDonald (26-L .305-456-13-74-.826-22 B+) MVP/Silver Slugger/All-Star(3: 04-06)
4: 1B Jack Washburn (24-L .265-400-22-79-.865-18 B)
5: 3B Tom McDowell (29-R .269-435-26-83-.850-19 C+) All-Star
6: LF Fernando Tello (24-L .312-324-8-43-.774-2 C)
7: SS Brian Bowden (29-R .310-426-4-47-.781-29 A) Gold Glove(2: 02,2B-04)
8: C Don Kern (29-R .228-228-5-30-.651-2 B+)
9: P Tommy Corris (26-R .298-57-0-8-.644-0 F) All-Star(3: 04-06) ex-Colonel

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 88 F, Clear Skies, with a 7 MPH wind blowing left to right
Attendance: 14,857

Top of the First
Mike Fox swings at a 3-1 pitch and flies out to left. Tony Weninger, traded to Louisville for today's starting pitcher, fouls out to 1st! Jose Castillo strikes out! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the First
Buddy Hendricks swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 3rd. Cal Doty strikes out... Ray McDonald strikes out...

Top of the Second
Ron Lerche triples to left center... John Adkins, who led the Southern League in HR with 26 in 2004, swings at the first pitch and flies out to left and Lerche tags up and scores. 1 to 0, Colonels.

Bottom of the Sixth
Cal Doty takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 and Ray McDonald beats out an infield hit! With 1 out, Tom McDowell swings at the first pitch and hits a home run to left center!!! 3 to 1, Jays!

Bottom of the Seventh
With 1 out, Cal Doty swings at the first pitch and hits a home run to right! 4 to 1, Jays! Ray McDonald and Jack Washburn draw back to back walks. Tom McDowell swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to deep right and McDonald goes to 3rd. LF Tommy Adams (24-L) swings at the first pitch and pokes a hit to center and McDonald scores! 5 to 1, Jays!

Top of the Eighth
With 1 out, PH Jamie Hawley (26-L), who was 0 for 2 with a walk and a run scored yesterday, doubles to right... The Bullpen gets up. Mike Fox beats out an infield hit... Tony Weninger, the ex-Jay, swings at the first pitch and grounds into a 6-4-3 double play!!

Won - 5 to 1

Mini-sweep!

We had 10 hits and made 2 errors
Louisville had 5 hits and made no errors

Tommy Corris (W 13-4) went 8 innings, allowed 1 run, 4 hits, 1 walk and struck out 7. He threw a WP.
LHP Ron Thurgood went 1 scoreless inning, allowed 1 hit and struck out 2.

Jerry Hopkins (L 3-4) went 6.2 innings, gave us 5 runs, 9 hits, 2 home runs, 5 walks and struck out 5. 120 pitches.

CF Cal Doty hit his 9th home run of the season, drew 2 walks, stole a base and scored 2 runs. RF Ray McDonald had a hit and a walk and scored 2 runs. 3B Tom McDowell had 3 hits with his 27th home run and had 3 RBI. He is now tied with Sergio Acevedo for the MLB lead in HR! And Acevedo probably will not hit any more this year! LF Fernando Tello had a hit and a walk. LF Tommy Adams had a hit and an RBI in his only at bat.

[Questdog]

Thursday, August 31, 2006

From here on out every series will be our final one with the team we play.

We are in Syracuse to play the Sycamores, who beat us in 6 games in the 2004 Millennial Cup, a 4 game series through the weekend. They just split a pair of games in Rochester. We split 4 games with them in Jacksonville, June 22-25, and only scored 12 total runs in the series because their rotation is loaded up with left-handers. They are 9th in scoring with 4.19 runs per game (Jacksonville is #1 with 4.77). The Sycamores are 5th in fewest runs allowed with 3.83 per game (Jacksonville is #1 with 3.22). Their run differential is +47, 4th best in the MLB, and ours is now +203, the best!

Jacksonville Jays (89-42 .679 19 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Syracuse Sycamores (76-56 .576 3.5 GB in 2nd place in the Northern Division)

JAX: Del Warwick (31-L) (13-7 3.02 ERA 182 IP, 170 H, 15 HR, 51 BB, 112 SO) Gold Glove(02)
SYR: Bill Floyd (28-L) (7-7 4.07 ERA 128.1 IP, 122 H, 12 HR, 67 BB, 65 SO) All-Star(3: 04-06)

Warwick pitched an 8 hit shutout with 4 walks and 10 strikeouts at New Orleans in his last outing.

Floyd was 1-5 with a 3.42 ERA in 52.2 with 5 starts (21 G) last year. He is 0-1 in 2 starts against the Jays in his career with a 5.40 ERA. 8.1 IP, 7 H, 1 HR, 3 BB, 4 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Buddy Hendricks (27-R .276-156-0-11-.644-11 A++)
2: 3B Ken Yockey (26-R .270-200-0-6-.650-14 A)
3: RF Ray McDonald (26-L .305-459-13-74-.827-22 B+) MVP/Silver Slugger/All-Star(3: 04-06)
4: 1B Tom McDowell (29-R .273-439-27-86-.862-20 B) All-Star
5: CF Dickie Stemen (31-R .217-115-4-20-.589-0 C+)
6: SS Brian Bowden (29-R .309-430-4-47-.779-29 A) Gold Glove(2: 02,2B-04)
7: LF Cal Doty (29-L .288-452-9-51-.741-21 A) Silver Slugger(04)/All-Star(3: 04-06)
8: C Don Kern (29-R .228-232-5-30-.649-2 B+)
9: P Del Warwick (31-L .213-61-0-6-.492-0 F) Gold Glove(02)

SYRACUSE
1: 3B Stan Stephens (28-R .343-531-3-41-.832-44 B) All-Star(4: 01,03,05-06)
2: RF John Byers (23-R .322-521-0-60-.719-26 B+) RoY(04)/All-Star(2: 04,06)
3: 1B Mitch Kahmann (27-L .270-444-20-70-.785-0 C+) Silver Slugger/All-Star(2: 05-06)
4: 2B Frank Bates (34-R .258-438-17-66-.784-9 B+) Silver Slugger(3: SS,02-03,05)/All-Star(6: 01-06)
5: LF Bob Sedrick (28-R .230-322-14-48-.733-1 B+)
6: SS Skip Dunkin (27-S .303-403-0-37-.699-29 B+) Silver Slugger(04)/All-Star(2: 04-05)
7: C Mark Scott (31-R .323-279-7-51-.828-0 B) All-Star/Gold Glove(2: 03,05) .217 BA last year
8: CF Jim Beard (28-R .209-401-4-39-.535-18 B+) Gold Glove(2: 03-04)
9: P Bill Floyd (28-L .209-43-0-3-.530-0 B)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Shea Stadium
Weather: 64 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 7 MPH wind blowing right to left
Attendance: 14,510

Top of the First
Buddy Hendricks takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4! He steals 2nd! Ken Yockey hits a home run to left!! 2 to 0, Jays! His first home run as a Jay! Ray McDonald flies out to deep center. Tom McDowell beats out an infield hit! Dickie Stemen swings at the first pitch and grounds into a 6-4-3 double play....

Bottom of the First
Stan Stephens, 3rd in the MLB in BA, swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to center. John Byers swings at a 3-2 pitch and doubles to center... Mitch Kahmann grounds out to 2nd and Byers goes to 3rd. Frank Bates grounds out to 1st, unassisted!

Top of the Second
Brian Bowden swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit up the middle and Cal Doty beats out an infield hit! Don Kern grounds into a 5-4-3 double play........... 2 innings, 2 GDP........

No GDP in the 3rd! Because we went down in order....

Top of the Fourth
Tom McDowell grounds a hit to left and Dickie Stemen beats out an infield hit! With 1 out, Cal Doty takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up. Don Kern grounds into a force at home, 1-2... P Del Warwick grounds out to short...

Top of the Fifth
Buddy Hendricks swings at a 3-2 pitch and triples to right center! Ken Yockey flies out to right and Hendricks trots home. 3 to 0, Jays!

Top of the Seventh
P Del Warwick grounds a hit to left and Buddy Hendricks beats out an infield hit! Ken Yockey grounds into a 4-6-3 double play............

Won - 3 to 0

We had 10 hits and made no errors
Syracuse had 6 hits and made no errors

We grounded into 4 double plays...

Del Warwick (W 14-7) pitched 9 shutout innings (CG), allowed 6 hits, no walks, 1 HBP and struck out 1. 116 pitches. At bat, he had a hit. His 6th shutout of the season (2nd in the MLB only to Jim Baucom!) and 18th of his career. His 2nd shutout in a row and 4th in his last 9 starts! He should be the Pitcher of the Month with 3 shutouts in August! On June 23, he allowed 5 runs in 3 innings and took a loss and his ERA was at 4.15 on the season, but now it is under 3.00! (2.87). A 1.11 ERA in his last 9 starts!

Bill Floyd (L 7-8) went 7.1 innings, gave us 3 runs, 10 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks and struck out 1.

2B Buddy Hendricks had 2 hits with a triple and a walk, stole a base and scored 2 runs. 3B Ken Yockey hit his 1st home run as a Jay and had all 3 of our RBI. 1B Tom McDowell had 3 hits. CF Dickie Stemen had a hit and a walk. LF Cal Doty had a hit and 2 walks and threw a runner out at 3rd.

[Questdog]

Monthly Awards for August, 2006
Player of the Month: Vince Depew, 3b, Richmond (26-L) .439/.466/.626 107 AB, 4 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR, 7 BB, 6 SO, 7 SB, 5 CS, 13 R, 23 RBI in 27 G (25 GS)
Pitcher of the Month: Del Warwick, lhp, Jacksonville (31-L) 5-1 0.52 ERA 3 ShO 6 GS, 52 IP, 32 H, 2 HR, 9 BB, 32 SO (2nd career PoM)
Rookie of the Month: Mike Rossini, rhp, Charlotte (23-R) 4-1 1.43 ERA 0 ShO 6 GS, 44 IP, 31 H, 0 HR, 9 BB, 27 SO

Monthly Awards for July, 2006
Player of the Month: Tom Walker, cf, Rochester (26-R) .323/.404/.545 99 AB, 4 2B, 0 3B, 6 HR, 13 BB, 10 SO, 8 SB, 1 CS, 17 R, 25 RBI in 25 G
Pitcher of the Month: Jim Baucom, lhp, Jacksonville (25-L) 5-0 1.41 ERA 1 ShO 6 GS, 51 IP, 26 H, 2 HR, 11 BB, 56 SO Should have been 6-0... (7th career PoM)
Rookie of the Month: Ken Fall, lhp, Syracuse (26-L) 4-0 2.18 ERA 0 ShO 5 GS, 33 IP, 31 H, 3 HR, 10 BB, 17 SO

Monthly Awards for June, 2006
Player of the Month: Glenn Benoit, 2b, Hartford (24-R) .340/.404/.649 97 AB, 9 2B, 0 3B, 7 HR, 11 BB, 14 SO, 2 SB, 1 CS, 17 R, 21 RBI in 26 G (25 GS)
Pitcher of the Month: Dave Barker, rhp, Rochester (30-R) 5-1 0.95 ERA 5 SV 12 G, 19 IP, 13 H, 0 HR, 6 BB, 12 SO
Rookie of the Month: Dave Barker, rhp, Rochester (30-R)

Monthly Awards for May, 2006
Player of the Month: Jose Castillo, rf, Louisville (24-S) .377/.408/.675 114 AB, 7 2B, 3 3B, 7 HR, 6 BB, 7 SO, 4 SB, 0 CS, 19 R, 19 RBI in 27 G
Pitcher of the Month: Larry Thornton, lhp, Rochester (25-L) 5-1 1.53 ERA 6 GS, 1 ShO, 47 IP, 35 H, 1 HR, 6 BB, 47 SO (2nd career PoM)
Rookie of the Month: Jack Klaustermeier, rhp, Buffalo (26-R) 4-1 1.03 ERA 6 G, 4 GS, 1 ShO, 35 IP, 23 H, 3 HR, 10 BB, 24 SO)

Monthly Awards for April, 2006
Player of the Month: Ray Dallas, 3b, Hartford (24-R) .400/.436/.611 95 AB, 11 2B, 0 3B, 3 HR, 6 BB, 4 SO, 1 SB, 0 CS, 19 R, 16 RBI in 24 G (23 GS)
Pitcher of the Month: Jim Baucom, lhp, Jacksonville (24-L) 6-0 0.89 ERA 6 GS, 3 ShO, 50.1 IP, 24 H, 2 HR, 12 BB, 47 SO (6th career PoM)
Rookie of the Month: Mike Baugher, lhp, Rochester (21-L) 4-0 0.63 ERA 4 SV, 10 G, 14.1 IP, 5 H, 1 HR, 7 BB, 8 SO)

[Westheim]

How does Jim-Bum Baucom think he can make the Hall of Fame when he can't even win monthly award honors over his own teammates?

[Questdog]

Friday, September 1, 2006

Trudy the Trainer has cleared C Bob Hutson (24-L), last year's Rookie of the Year and this year's Sophomore Slump Award candidate, to play, so he was activated from the Disabled List and C Alex Martinez (32-R) was sent back to Portland (AAA).

Jacksonville Jays (90-42 .682 19 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Syracuse Sycamores (76-57 .571 4.5 GB in 2nd place in the Northern Division)

JAX: Jim Baucom (25-L) (20-4 1.52 ERA 225.1 IP, 128 H, 12 HR, 45 BB, 249 SO) Ace(04)/Hurler(04)/All-Star(5: 02-06)
SYR: Juan Estrada (32-L) (16-5 2.44 ERA 210.1 IP, 172 H, 8 HR, 76 BB, 166 SO) All-Star(2: 05-06)

Baucom allowed 2 runs on 7 hits and 2 walks with 9 strikeouts in a CG win last time out at New Orleans.

Estrada has not lost a game since we beat him in June, going 7-0 in his last 12 starts. He also picked up the win in the All-Star Game. We only scored 2 runs (1 earned) on 3 hits and 5 walks with 5 strikeouts in 7 innings against him. This is a matchup of the top two winningest pitchers in the MLB this season!

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Buddy Hendricks (27-R .281-160-0-11-.669-12 A++)
2: 3B Ken Yockey (26-R .271-203-1-9-.664-14 A)
3: RF Ray McDonald (26-L .302-463-13-74-.820-22 B+) MVP/Silver Slugger/All-Star(3: 04-06)
4: 1B Tom McDowell (29-R .278-443-27-86-.868-20 B) All-Star
5: CF Dickie Stemen (31-R .220-118-4-20-.597-0 C+)
6: SS Brian Bowden (29-R .309-434-4-47-.776-29 A) Gold Glove(2: 02,2B-04)
7: LF Cal Doty (29-L .289-454-9-51-.745-21 A) Silver Slugger(04)/All-Star(3: 04-06)
8: C Don Kern (29-R .225-236-5-30-.638-2 B+)
9: P Jim Baucom (25-L .184-76-0-7-.429-0 C) Ace(04)/Hurler(04)/All-Star(5: 02-06)

SYRACUSE
1: 3B Stan Stephens (28-R .342-535-3-41-.829-44 B) All-Star(4: 01,03,05-06)
2: RF John Byers (23-R .322-525-0-60-.719-26 B+) RoY(04)/All-Star(2: 04,06)
3: 1B Mitch Kahmann (27-L .270-448-20-70-.782-0 C+) Silver Slugger/All-Star(2: 05-06)
4: 2B Frank Bates (34-R .256-442-17-66-.777-9 B+) Silver Slugger(3: SS,02-03,05)/All-Star(6: 01-06)
5: LF Bob Sedrick (28-R .227-326-14-48-.725-1 B+)
6: SS Skip Dunkin (27-S .303-406-0-37-.701-29 B+) Silver Slugger(04)/All-Star(2: 04-05)
7: CF Jim Beard (28-R .213-404-4-39-.541-19 B+) Gold Glove(2: 03-04)
8: C Mike Tyra (30-R .184-163-1-15-.562-0 B)
9: P Juan Estrada (32-L .104-67-1-4-.284-0 C) All-Star(2: 05-06)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Shea Stadium
Weather: 70 F, Clear Skies, with a 10 MPH wind blowing out to center
Attendance: 17,584

Top of the First
Buddy Hendricks grounds out to short. Ken Yockey strikes out... Ray McDonald strikes out...

Bottom of the First
Stan Stephens lines one hard to center, but Dickie Stemen makes a diving catch! John Byers grounds out to short. Mitch Kahmann strikes out! 1-2-3!

Top of the Third
Don Kern beats out an infield hit and then steals 2nd! P Jim Baucom bunts him to 3rd. Buddy Hendricks strikes out looking........................ Ken Yockey takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Ray McDonald strikes out looking..............

Syracuse goes 9 up, 9 down!

Top of the Fourth
After Tom McDowell strikes out to make our 3 and 4 hitters 0 for 4 with 4 strikeouts, Dickie Stemen draws a walk. Brian Bowden doubles to right! But Stemen stops at 3rd...... Cal Doty pops out to center and Stemen stays put.......... They walk Don Kern intentionally to load the bases up for P Jim Baucom. He swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses.......... How many opportunities can one team waste?????

Bottom of the Fourth
With 2 outs, Mitch Kahmann lines a 2-2 pitch to right for their first hit of the game......... Frank Bates immediately gets their second, a double to left center, and Kahmann scores....... 1 to 0, Sycamores.

Top of the Fifth
With 1 out, Ken Yockey beats out an infield hit. Ray McDonald finally makes contact and bloops a hit to left and Yockey goes to 3rd! Tom McDowell pops out to right and Yockey holds at 3rd.............. Dickie Stemen grounds out to the pitcher............................. 4 golden opportunities wasted.........

Bottom of the Sixth
Stan Stephens swings at the first pitch and pops one up to right, but Ray McDonald muffs it for his 10th error of the season..... With 1 out, Stephens goes to 2nd on a ground out and then Frank Bates pokes a hit to left, just over the infield, and Stephens scores... 2 to 0, Sycamores.

Top of the Ninth
P Juan Estrada is at 123 pitches. 9-1-2 up for us. PH Greg Walker (24-S) strikes out on 3 pitches.... Buddy Hendricks flies out to right... Ken Yockey grounds out to 3rd................

Lost - 2 to 0

We had 7 hits and made 1 error
Syracuse had 4 hits and made no errors

Jim Baucom (L 20-5) went 8 innings (CG), allowed 2 runs (1 earned), 4 hits, 1 walk and struck out 6. 99 pitches.

Juan Estrada (W 17-5) pitched 9 shutout innings (CG), gave us 7 hits, 4 walks (1 INT) and struck out 11. 131 pitches. It is his 4th shutout of the season and 15th of his career.

3B Ken Yockey had 2 hits and a walk. SS Brian Bowden had 3 hits with a double. C Don Kern had a hit and an intentional walk.

[Questdog]

Saturday, September 2, 2006

Jacksonville Jays (90-43 .677 19 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Syracuse Sycamores (77-57 .575 4.5 GB in 2nd place in the Northern Division)

JAX: Al Calice (25-R) (12-8 2.54 ERA 187.2 IP, 159 H, 9 HR, 51 BB, 126 SO) All-Star
SYR: Ken Fall (26-L) (5-1 3.30 ERA 60 IP, 63 H, 4 HR, 24 BB, 44 SO) Rookie

Calice allowed 4 runs on 3 hits and 3 walks with 2 strikeouts in 2 innings last time out in a no decision that we won over Louisville.

Fall was their 5th round pick in the 2005 B Leagues Draft. He was 3-3 with a 3.20 ERA in 6 starts last year and we faced him once and he beat us. We scored 4 runs on 6 hits, 1 home run and 3 walks with 2 strikeouts in 8 innings.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 3B Ken Yockey (26-R .275-207-1-9-.673-14 A)
2: SS Brian Bowden (29-R .313-438-4-47-.785-30 A) Gold Glove(2: 02,2B-04)
3: RF Ray McDonald (26-L .302-467-13-74-.817-22 B+) MVP/Silver Slugger/All-Star(3: 04-06)
4: 1B Tom McDowell (29-R .275-447-27-86-.860-20 B) All-Star
5: CF Dickie Stemen (31-R .215-121-4-20-.588-0 C+)
6: 2B T.R. Hunter (29-R .216-255-4-25-.570-0 A+) All-Star(3: 02-04)
7: LF Cal Doty (29-L .287-457-9-51-.742-21 A) Silver Slugger(04)/All-Star(3: 04-06)
8: C Don Kern (29-R .226-239-5-30-.641-3 B+)
9: P Al Calice (25-L .098-51-0-2-.213-0 F) All-Star

SYRACUSE
1: 3B Stan Stephens (28-R .340-539-3-41-.823-44 B) All-Star(4: 01,03,05-06)
2: SS Skip Dunkin (27-S .301-409-0-37-.696-29 B+) Silver Slugger(04)/All-Star(2: 04-05)
3: 2B Frank Bates (34-R .258-445-17-68-.783-9 B+) Silver Slugger(3: SS,02-03,05)/All-Star(6: 01-06)
4: 1B Mitch Kahmann (27-L .270-452-20-70-.780-0 C+) Silver Slugger/All-Star(2: 05-06)
5: RF John Byers (23-R .319-529-0-60-.714-26 B+) RoY(04)/All-Star(2: 04,06)
6: CF Steve Schooley (21-L .282-202-3-23-.715-4 B) Rookie #22 prospect
7: C Mark Scott (31-R .319-282-7-51-.819-0 B) All-Star/Gold Glove(2: 03,05)
8: LF Jim Beard (28-R .214-407-4-39-.542-19 A++) Gold Glove(2: CF,03-04)
9: P Ken Fall (26-L .182-22-0-1-.364-0 D) Rookie

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Shea Stadium
Weather: 65 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 10 MPH wind blowing right to left
Attendance: 16,552

Top of the First
Ken Yockey grounds out to 2nd. Brian Bowden swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 3rd. Ray McDonald pokes a hit to center. Tom McDowell grounds out to short...

Bottom of the First
Stan Stephens beats out an infield hit... He steals 2nd... P Al Calice is the one starting pitcher we have who is not very good at controlling the running game.... He has allowed more stolen bases that our other top 3 starters combined.... Skip Dunkin lines a hit to right and Stephens beats the throw home... 1 to 0, Sycamores. Frank Bates strikes out! Mitch Kahmann pops out to short! Alright, Dunkin is gonna go, now, so be ready! There he goes and we have a pitchout on and C Don Kern throws him out!

Bottom of the Third
Jim Beard grounds a hit to right, P Ken Fall bunts him to 2nd and then he steals 3rd... With the infield in, Stan Stephens swings at a 3-0 pitch and grounds out to 3rd and Bears holds! Skip Dunkin swings at the first pitch and flies out to deep right!

Bottom of the Fourth
With 1 out, Mitch Kahmann walks on 4 pitches... With 2 outs, Steve Schooley lines the first pitch to center for a hit. Mark Scott grounds a hit up the middle and Kahmann scores... 2 to 0, Sycamores.

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

Bottom of the Fifth
With 1 out, Stan Stephens walks on 4 pitches and goes to 2nd on a ground out. Frank Bates pokes another 2 out hit to center and Stephens scores.... 3 to 0, Sycamores.

Top of the Seventh
Dickie Stemen doubles over the center fielder's head! T.R. Hunter takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Cal Doty, who is stinking it up against lefties this year, lines a double to left and Stemen scores! 3 to 1, Sycamores. Don Kern walks on 4 pitches to load the bases up with no outs! PH Greg Walker (24-S) lines a 1-2 pitch to right for a hit and Hunter scores! 3 to 2, Sycamores. Ken Yockey swings at the first pitch and grounds into a force at home, 4-2..... Brian Bowden flies out to center and Kern scores without a throw. Tie Game: 3 to 3! Ray McDonald takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases back up with 2 outs. Personally, I would have gone to the Bullpen a long time ago......... Tom McDowell swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops out to 2nd.................

Top of the Ninth
New Pitcher: Greg Estep (28-L), their closer, who is 4-11 with 19 SV and a 3.22 ERA in 109 IP. Last year, with Benny Martineau as the closer, he was 7-4 with 1 SV and a 1.76 ERA in 71.2 IP. He was an All-Star in 2004. He pitched a scoreless inning on Thursday. 9-1-2 up for us. PH Buddy Hendricks (26-R), who will stay in to play 2nd, grounds out to short. Ken Yockey takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4! Brian Bowden grounds one to 1st, but Mitch Kahmann boots it! Only his 4th error of the season! Ray McDonald pops out to left... Tom McDowell strikes out looking on 3 pitches...............

Bottom of the Ninth
New Pitcher: Bill Grant (36-L). Top of their order up. Stan Stephens draws a walk... The Bullpen gets up. Stephens steals 2nd... Skip Dunkin fails to get a bunt down and swings away with 2 strikes and grounds out to 3rd! We walk Frank Bates intentionally, our 3rd intentional walk issued today....... Mitch Kahmann strikes out! John Byers hits a home run to left center................ His first home run of the season..........

Lost - 6 to 3

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

Al Calice went 6 innings, allowed 3 runs, 8 hits, 3 walks (1 INT) and struck out 4. He balked.
RHP Roger Wallace went 1.2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit, 1 walk (INT) and struck out 1.
LHP Ron Thurgood faced 1 batter and retired him.
LHP Bill Grant (L 4-7) got 2 outs, allowed 3 runs, 1 hit, a home run, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 1.

Ken Fall went 8 innings, gave us 3 runs, 6 hits, 5 walks and struck out 5.
LHP Greg Estep (W 5-11) pitched a scoreless 9th, gave us 1 walk and struck out 1.

3B Ken Yockey drew 2 walks. SS Brian Bowden had a hit and a walk and an RBI. RF Ray McDonald had a hit and a walk. CF Dickie Stemen hit a double and scored a run. LF Cal Doty had 2 hits with a double and an RBI. PH Greg Walker had a hit and an RBI.

For Syracuse, 3B Stan Stephens had a hit and 2 walks, stole 2 bases and scored 3 runs. RF John Byers hit a 3-run home run to win the game, his 1st home run of the season. CF Steve Schooley had 3 hits and stole a base.

[Questdog]

Sunday, September 3, 2006

Jacksonville Jays (90-44 .672 18 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Syracuse Sycamores (78-57 .578 3.5 GB in 2nd place in the Northern Division)

JAX: Tommy Corris (26-R) (13-4 2.64 ERA 197.2 IP, 175 H, 17 HR, 27 BB, 123 SO) All-Star(3: 04-06)
SYR: David Lucero (27-L) (12-8 2.26 ERA 195.1 IP, 157 H, 9 HR, 51 BB, 152 SO) All-Star

Corris allowed 1 run on 4 hits and 1 walk with 7 strikeouts in 8 innings last time out in a win over Louisville.

We beat Lucero in June, but only scored 2 runs on 8 hits and 3 walks with 3 strikeouts in 7 innings. Al Calice pitched a shutout for us.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Buddy Hendricks (27-R .271-166-0-11-.646-12 A++)
2: 3B Ken Yockey (26-R .271-210-1-9-.669-14 A)
3: RF Ray McDonald (26-L .301-471-13-74-.816-22 B+) MVP/Silver Slugger/All-Star(3: 04-06)
4: 1B Tom McDowell (29-R .272-452-27-86-.851-20 B) All-Star
5: CF Dickie Stemen (31-R .216-125-4-20-.594-0 C+)
6: SS Brian Bowden (29-R .313-441-4-48-.785-30 A) Gold Glove(2: 02,2B-04)
7: LF Cal Doty (29-L .289-461-9-52-.746-21 A) Silver Slugger(04)/All-Star(3: 04-06)
8: C Don Kern (29-R .223-242-5-30-.636-3 B+)
9: P Tommy Corris (26-R .283-60-0-8-.612-0 F) All-Star(3: 04-06)

SYRACUSE
1: 3B Stan Stephens (28-R .339-542-3-41-.825-46 B) All-Star(4: 01,03,05-06)
2: SS Skip Dunkin (27-S .300-414-0-38-.692-29 B+) Silver Slugger(04)/All-Star(2: 04-05)
3: 2B Frank Bates (34-R .258-449-17-69-.781-9 B+) Silver Slugger(3: SS,02-03,05)/All-Star(6: 01-06)
4: 1B Mitch Kahmann (27-L .268-455-20-70-.778-0 C+) Silver Slugger/All-Star(2: 05-06)
5: LF Bob Sedrick (28-R .225-329-14-48-.719-1 B+)
6: RF John Byers (23-R .318-534-1-63-.717-26 B+) RoY(04)/All-Star(2: 04,06)
7: C Mark Scott (31-R .318-286-7-52-.815-0 B) All-Star/Gold Glove(2: 03,05)
8: CF Jim Beard (28-R .217-410-4-39-.549-21 B+) Gold Glove(2: 03-04)
9: P David Lucero (27-L .197-61-0-2-.448-0 F) All-Star

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Shea Stadium
Weather: 71 F, Clear Skies, with a 13 MPH wind blowing in from right
Attendance: 16,576

Top of the First
Buddy Hendricks grounds out to 2nd. Ken Yockey swings at the first pitch and hits a slow roller down the 3rd base line for a hit! Ray McDonald flies out to left. Yockey steals 2nd. Tom McDowell swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses.... If we are going to win, he has to do something........

Bottom of the First
Stan Stephens flies out to deep left. Skip Dunkin plunks the first pitch and is out, 2-3! Frank Bates grounds out to 1st, 3-1! 1-2-3!

Top of the Third
P Tommy Corris swings at the first pitch and doubles over the center fielder's head! But the next three all make outs...........

The Sycamores go 9 up, 9 down!

12 up, 12 down!

15 up, 15 down!

Bottom of the Sixth
With 1 out, Mark Scott grounds a hit to left, the first of the game for Syracuse... With 2 outs, Stan Stephens grounds a 2-2 pitch up the middle for a hit and Scott goes to 3rd... Skip Dunkin lines a hit to right and Scott scores and Stephens beats the throw to 3rd.... 1 to 0, Sycamores. Frank Bates grounds a 2-2 pitch to left for a hit and Stephens scores... 2 to 0, Sycamores.

Top of the Eighth
New Pitcher: Greg Estep (28-L), their closer, after a scoreless 7th. Tom McDowell leads off with a home run to left! 2 to 1, Sycamores! He now leads the MLB with 28 HR! The next three all make outs.........

Top of the Ninth
8-9-1 up for us. PH T.R. Hunter (29-R) strikes out looking.... He is utterly useless anymore.... PH Greg Walker (24-S) fouls out to 1st........ Buddy Hendricks strikes out on 3 pitches..........

Lost - 2 to 1

We scored 7 total runs in the 4 games of this series....
We are now 18-18 against lefties....
We do not have a prayer of winning the Millennial Cup this year, unless Providence pulls one out of the hat and wins the North.....

We finish the season series with Syracuse 3-5
2nd straight season we have lost it.
The only year we won it was in 2004, when they took their revenge in the Millennial Cup.
We are now 17-31 (.354) against them all-time, the worst record we have against any team.

We had 8 hits and made no errors
Syracuse had 4 hits (all singles, all in the 6th) and made 2 errors

Tommy Corris (L 13-5) went 8 innings (CG), allowed 2 runs, 4 hits, no walks and struck out 7. 118 pitches. At bat, he had 2 hits with a double.

David Lucero (W 13-8) pitched 6 scoreless innings, gave us 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3.
LHP Greg Estep (SV 20) pitched 3 innings, gave us 1 run, 2 hits, 1 home run and struck out 2.

3B Ken Yockey had 2 hits and stole a base. 1B Tom McDowell hit his 28th home run of the season, which leads the MLB and sets a new team record! He breaks his own mark of 27 in 2004. SS Brian Bowden had a hit and a walk.

[Questdog]

September 4, 2006

Monday Morning Report
Player of the Week - Larry Davis, 3B, New Orleans (31-S .375/.397/.449) Had 14 hits (!) with 2 2B, 1 HR, 0 BB, 0 SO, 2 SB, 0 CS, 5 R and 8 RBI in 6 G (3rd career PoW)

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

August 29 - 2B Rick Halverson (30-L) had 4 hits with a double and 4 RBI at New Orleans, but the Barons lost, 8 to 5.
August 30 - Jim Hower (38-R) of Columbus pitched a 3 hit shutout at home versus Ottawa, his old team. He walked 2 and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. It is his 2nd shutout of the season and 17th of his career. He is now 12-10 with a 3.90 ERA in 29 starts. The Explorers won, 3 to 0.
August 31 - 1B Herman Chance (36-R) of Hartford had 3 hits with 2 home runs and 5 RBI at home versus New Orleans. The Whalers won, 13 to 8.
August 31 - Ray Berres (27-R) of Orlando pitched a 5 hit shutout at Indianapolis. He walked 4 and struck out 6. At bat, he had a hit. It is his 5th shutout of the season and 9th of his career. He is now 16-9 with a 3.37 ERA in 30 starts. The Juice won, 4 to 0.
September 3 - 3B Larry Davis (31-S) of New Orleans had 3 hits with a double and his 1st home run of the season and 5 RBI at Hartford. The Pelicans won, 10 to 3.
September 3 - Benedict Hughes (27-L) of Rochester pitched a 1 hit shutout at home versus Charlotte. He did not walk a batter and struck out 5. 30 batters faced. The lone hit was a 2-out single in the 9th by 2B Leo Toruno (32-L). The perfect game had already been ruined by an error. It is his 1st shutout of the season and the 6th of his career. He is now 10-11 with a 5.00 ERA in 25 starts (28 G). He was 15-11 with a 2.84 ERA last year and an All-Star. The Roosters won, 7 to 0.

We stay on the road all this week with 4 games in Buffalo and then 3 in Memphis.

[Questdog]

Monday, September 4, 2006

We are in Buffalo to play a 4 games series with the Bombers. They lost 3 of 4 in Louisville over the weekend. We swept them in 4 games at Jacksonville, May 25-28. They are 8th in scoring with 4.21 runs per game (Jacksonville is #1 with 4.68). The Bombers are 11th in fewest runs allowed with 4.35 per game (Jacksonville is #1 with 3.20). Their run differential is -19, 10th in the MLB, and ours is +200, the best.

Jacksonville Jays (90-45 .667 17 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Buffalo Bombers (64-72 .471 18.5 GB in 5th place in the Northern Division)

JAX: Tommy Keyser (27-L) (4-1 4.41 ERA 51 IP, 49 H, 8 HR, 11 BB, 28 SO)
BUF: Alex Flores (22-R) (0-0 3.68 ERA 7.1 IP, 9 H, 0 HR, 3 BB, 5 SO) Rookie

Keyser allowed 1 run on 5 hits and 1 walk with 7 strikeouts in 7 innings last time out in a win at New Orleans.

Flores is making his 1st MLB start today. He was their 2nd round pick in the Amateur Draft this season, out of Elon University in North Carolina.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: SS Buddy Hendricks (27-R .263-171-0-11-.646-12 A)
2: CF Cal Doty (29-L .288-465-9-52-.744-22 C+) Silver Slugger(04)/All-Star(3: 04-06)
3: RF Ray McDonald (26-L .301-475-13-74-.813-22 B+) MVP/Silver Slugger/All-Star(3: 04-06)
4: 1B Jack Washburn (24-L .263-403-22-79-.860-18 B)
5: LF Fernando Tello (24-L .313-326-8-43-.777-2 C)
6: 3B Russ Baker (27-S .351-57-2-9-.904-1 B) RoY(01)
7: 2B Ken Yockey (26-R .276-214-1-9-.675-15 A)
8: C Bob Hutson (24-L .210-162-0-16-.623-0 B) RoY
9: P Tommy Keyser (27-R .400-15-0-4-.800-0 B)

BUFFALO
1: CF Pete Hudzik (27-R .238-537-3-38-.590-38 A+) Gold Glove
2: SS Ken Kelly (28-S .259-491-14-57-.710-25 C+) All-Star(02)
3: 1B Bill Jacobson (28-R .281-540-19-85-.773-4 B+) All-Star(2: 01,03)/Gold Glove(2: 01,05)
4: 2B Ray Holloway (32-R .260-462-11-64-.714-6 B+) All-Star(01)
5: RF Duane Keepers (30-S .263-357-10-45-.768-19 B) All-Star
6: 3B Gerald Young (33-R .262-233-7-29-.742-0 B)
7: LF Andres Borges (38-S .339-180-4-24-.897-2 C) All-Star(2: 02-03)
8: C Ron Harder (32-R .212-245-4-25-.602-0 B+)
9: P Alex Flores (22-R .000-2-0-0-.000-0 C+) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park
Weather: 66 F, Clear Skies, with a 12 MPH wind blowing out to left
Attendance: 6,015

Top of the First
Buddy Hendricks strikes out... Cal Doty doubles to right center! Ray McDonald pops out to center... Jack Washburn swings at the first pitch and fouls out to the catcher........

Bottom of the First
Pete Hudzik swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops out to 2nd! Ken Kelly lines out to right. Bill Jacobson grounds out to short! 1-2-3!

Top of the Third
With 1 out, P Tommy Keyser beats out an infield hit and Buddy Hendricks draws a walk! Cal Doty grounds a hit to right and P Keyser beats the throw home! 1 to 0, Jays! But McDonald and Washburn both make outs...

Bottom of the Third
Ron Harder leads off with a home run to left center... Tie Game: 1 to 1. P Tommy Keyser has now allowed as many home runs (9) in 53 IP as P Al Calice has in 193.2........

Top of the Seventh
With 1 out, Buddy Hendricks pokes a hit to left center. Cal Doty lines a hit to right center. Hendricks steals 3rd! Ray McDonald grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, but they cannot complete the double play and Hendricks scores. 2 to 1, Jays! Jack Washburn hits a home run to right center!! 4 to 1, Jays!

Top of the Eighth
Russ Baker takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4, gets bunted to 2nd and goes to 3rd on a ground out. P Tommy Keyser pokes a hit to left and Baker scores! 5 to 1, Jays!

Bottom of the Eighth
PH Joe Bowden (30-R), batting .319/.368/.594 in 69 AB with 4 HR and 15 RBI, lines the first pitch to right for a hit. The Bullpen gets up. Pete Hudzik lines a 3-2 pitch to center for a hit... With 1 out, Bill Jacobson clears the bases with a double down the right field line... 5 to 3, Jays. Call to the Bullpen: Mickel Cannady (24-R). Ray Holloway takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Duane Keepers grounds into a 4-6-3 double play!!

Bottom of the Ninth
The Bullpen is ready. 6-7-8 up for Buffalo. Gerald Young pokes a hit to center... Andres Borges strikes out! PH Tom Hamm (37-R), a 2-time All-Star (2001-02), batting .286/.364/.381 in 105 AB with 1 HR and 13 RBI, grounds into a 5-4-3 double play and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 5 to 3

We had 10 hits and made no errors
Buffalo had 8 hits and made no errors

Tommy Keyser (W 5-1) went 7.1 innings, allowed 3 runs, 7 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 3. At bat, he had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI.
RHP Mickel Cannady (SV 3) pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit, 1 walk and struck out 1 and got 2 GDP.

Alex Flores (L 0-1), in his 1st MLB start, went 7.2 innings, gave us 5 runs, 10 hits, 1 home run, 4 walks and struck out 4. He threw a WP. 149 pitches. At bat, he had a hit.

SS Buddy Hendricks had a hit and a walk, stole a base and scored a run. CF/LF Cal Doty had 3 hits with a double and an RBI. RF Ray McDonald went hitless, but scored a run and had an RBI. 1B Jack Washburn hit his 23rd home run of the season and had 2 RBI. LF Fernando Tello had 2 hits with a double. 2B Ken Yockey had a hit and a walk.

For Buffalo, C Ron Harder hit his 5th home run of the season.

[Questdog]

Tuesday, September 5, 2006

Jacksonville Jays (91-45 .669 18 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Buffalo Bombers (64-73 .467 18.5 GB in 5th place in the Northern Division)

JAX: Del Warwick (31-L) (14-7 2.87 ERA 191 IP, 176 H, 15 HR, 51 BB, 113 SO) Gold Glove(02)
BUF: Steve Cron (32-L) (7-15 4.07 ERA 165.2 IP, 182 H, 13 HR, 44 BB, 56 SO) All-Star(04)

Warwick has pitched shutouts in his last two starts. Last time out, he allowed 6 hits and no walks with 1 strikeout at Syracuse.

Cron has never had a losing season before this year. He was 16-13 with a 2.52 ERA in 256.2 IP last year. He is 3-2 in 6 starts against the Jays in his career with a shutout and a 2.11 ERA. 47 IP, 43 H, 3 HR, 12 BB, 25 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Buddy Hendricks (27-R .263-175-0-11-.629-13 A++)
2: 3B Ken Yockey (26-R .278-216-1-9-.681-15 A)
3: RF Ray McDonald (26-L .298-480-13-75-.805-22 B+) MVP/Silver Slugger/All-Star(3: 04-06)
4: 1B Tom McDowell (29-R .272-456-28-87-.855-20 B) All-Star
5: CF Dickie Stemen (31-R .209-129-4-20-.576-0 C+)
6: SS Brian Bowden (29-R .313-444-4-48-.785-30 A) Gold Glove(2: 02,2B-04)
7: LF Cal Doty (29-L .291-470-9-53-.751-22 A) Silver Slugger(04)/All-Star(3: 04-06)
8: C Don Kern (29-R .220-245-5-30-.629-3 B+)
9: P Del Warwick (31-L .219-64-0-6-.500-0 F) Gold Glove(02)

BUFFALO
1: CF Pete Hudzik (27-R .238-541-3-38-.590-38 A+) Gold Glove
2: LF Tom Hamm (37-R .283-106-1-13-.739-2 C+) All-Star(2: 01-02)
3: 1B Bill Jacobson (28-R .281-544-19-87-.773-4 B+) All-Star(2: 01,03)/Gold Glove(2: 01,05)
4: 2B Ray Holloway (32-R .260-465-11-64-.715-6 B+) All-Star(01)
5: RF Duane Keepers (30-S .260-361-10-45-.760-19 B) All-Star
6: 3B Gerald Young (33-R .263-236-7-29-.744-0 B)
7: SS Ken Kelly (28-S .257-495-14-57-.705-25 C+) All-Star(02)
8: C Greg Clarke (28-R .226-195-1-15-.613-1 C+) Rookie
9: P Steve Cron (32-L .174-46-0-2-.404-0 C+) All-Star(04)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park
Weather: 68 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 13 MPH wind blowing left to right
Attendance: 7,237

Top of the First
Buddy Hendricks grounds out to short. Ken Yockey grounds out to short. Ray McDonald, cold as can be, grounds out to 2nd......

Bottom of the First
Pete Hudzik grounds out to short. Tom Hamm grounds out to 3rd. Bill Jacobson grounds out to short! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the Second
Ray Holloway doubles to right center... Duane Keepers beats out an infield hit.... Gerald Young plunks one and C Don Kern goes for the double play try at 2nd, but throws the ball into center field for a 2 base error and Holloway scores... 1 to 0, Bombers. Ken Kelly lines out to deep center and both runners advance. 2 to 0, Bombers. Greg Clarke grounds out to short and Young scores.... 3 to 0, Bombers. Why no infield in, Manny?

Top of the Third
P Del Warwick pokes a hit to left center and Buddy Hendricks takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4! With 2 outs, Tom McDowell grounds a hit up the middle and P Warwick scores! 3 to 1, Bombers.

Top of the Fifth
Ken Yockey lines a hit to right and Ray McDonald beats out an infield hit! Tom McDowell grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and Yockey goes to 3rd. Dickie Stemen grounds out to 2nd and Yockey scores. 3 to 2, Bombers.

Bottom of the Sixth
Bill Jacobson lines a hit to right center. The Bullpen gets up. Ray Holloway grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. With 2 outs, Gerald Young hits a home run to left... 5 to 2, Bombers.

Top of the Ninth
P Steve Cron is at 114 pitches. 9-1-2 up for us. PH Greg Walker (24-S) takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Buddy Hendricks draws a walk! That does it for P Cron. New Pitcher: Terry Lies (27-R), their 3-time All-Star closer (2002,05-06), who is 6-6 with 22 SV and a 1.95 ERA in 106.1 IP. PH Jack Washburn (24-L), who will stay in to play 1st and send Tom McDowell to 3rd, hits a home run to left center!!! Tie Game: 5 to 5! Ray McDonald grounds out to 2nd... Tom McDowell hits a home run to left center! 6 to 5, Jays! PH Tommy Adams (24-L), who will stay in to play left and send Cal Doty to center, takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4! Brian Bowden pokes a 2-2 pitch to left center for a hit! Cal Doty takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with 1 out! PH Fernando Tello (24-L) swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses.... That does it for P Lies. New Pitcher: Billy Temple (29-R), a 4-time All-Star(2002,04-06), who was their closer every season until now. He is 7-3 with 2 SV and a 2.47 ERA in 62 IP with 70 SO. PH Greg Walker, who started the inning with a walk batting right-handed, now bats left-handed and swings at a 3-2 pitch and fouls out to 3rd....

Bottom of the Ninth
New Pitcher: Mickel Cannady (24-R). Bob Hutson (24-L) is in to catch. 6-7-8 up for Buffalo and the Bullpen is ready. Gerald Young, who hit a home run last time up, swings at the first pitch and flies out to right! Ken Kelly lines out to 3rd! PH Andres Borges (38-S), who was 1 for 4 yesterday, is sent up. Call to the Bullpen: Ron Thurgood (22-L). Borges swings at an 0-2 pitch and grounds out to short and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 6 to 5

We had 11 hits and made 1 error
Buffalo had 7 hits and made 2 errors

Del Warwick went 6.1 innings, allowed 5 runs (2 earned), 7 hits, 1 home run, no walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had 2 hits and scored a run.
RHP Roger Wallace (W 8-1) faced 5 batters and got them all out with 2 strikeouts.
RHP Mickel Cannady (H 2) faced 2 batters and got them both out.
LHP Ron Thurgood (SV 6) faced 1 batter and got him out.

Steve Cron went 8+ innings, gave us 4 runs, 8 hits, 4 walks and struck out 2.
RHP Terry Lies (L 6-7, BS 10) got 2 outs, gave us 2 runs, 3 hits, 2 home runs, 2 walks and struck out 1.

2B Buddy Hendricks drew 2 walks and scored a run. 3B Ken Yockey had 2 hits and scored a run. PH/1B Jack Washburn hit his 24th home run of the season and had 3 RBI. 1B/3B Tom McDowell had 2 hits with his 29th home run and 2 RBI. PH/LF Tommy Adams drew a walk. SS Brian Bowden had 2 hits and stole a base. LF/CF Cal Doty drew 2 walks. PH Greg Walked drew a walk and scored a run.

For Buffalo, 3B Gerald Young hit his 8th home run, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI.

[Questdog]

Wednesday, September 6, 2006

Jacksonville Jays (92-45 .672 19 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Buffalo Bombers (64-74 .464 19.5 GB in 5th place in the Northern Division)

JAX: Jim Baucom (25-L) (20-5 1.50 ERA 233.1 IP, 132 H, 12 HR, 46 BB, 255 SO) Ace(04)/Hurler(04)/All-Star(5: 02-06)
BUF: Jack Klaustermeier (26-R) (12-6 3.07 ERA 161 IP, 143 H, 15 HR, 43 BB, 108 SO) All-Star/Rookie

Baucom gave up 2 runs (1 earned) on 4 hits and 1 walk with 6 strikeouts in 8 innings last time out at Syracuse, but we got shut out and he took a loss. The all-time MLB record for strikeouts in a season is 266, set by Baucom in 2004.

We beat Klaustermeier in May, scoring 4 runs (2 earned) on 6 hits and 2 walks with 2 strikeouts in 6 innings.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Buddy Hendricks (27-R .258-178-0-11-.625-13 A++)
2: SS Brian Bowden (29-R .314-449-4-48-.785-31 A) Gold Glove(2: 02,2B-04)
3: RF Ray McDonald (26-L .297-485-13-75-.801-22 B+) MVP/Silver Slugger/All-Star(3: 04-06)
4: 1B Jack Washburn (24-L .264-409-24-84-.872-18 B)
5: 3B Tom McDowell (29-R .273-461-29-89-.860-20 C+) All-Star
6: LF Fernando Tello (24-L .314-331-8-43-.781-2 C)
7: CF Dickie Stemen (31-R .203-133-4-21-.559-0 C+)
8: C Bob Hutson (24-L .206-165-0-16-.616-0 B) RoY
9: P Jim Baucom (25-L .179-78-0-7-.418-0 C) Ace(04)/Hurler(04)/All-Star(5: 02-06)

BUFFALO
1: CF Pete Hudzik (27-R .239-545-3-38-.589-38 A+) Gold Glove
2: LF Tom Hamm (37-R .273-110-1-13-.713-2 C+) All-Star(2: 01-02)
3: 1B Bill Jacobson (28-R .281-548-19-87-.771-4 B+) All-Star(2: 01,03)/Gold Glove(2: 01,05)
4: 2B Ray Holloway (32-R .260-469-11-64-.716-6 B+) All-Star(01)
5: RF Duane Keepers (30-S .260-365-10-45-.757-19 B) All-Star
6: SS Ken Kelly (28-S .255-498-14-58-.700-25 C+) All-Star(02)
7: C Ron Harder (32-R .214-248-5-26-.615-0 B+)
8: 3B Alfredo Gutierrez (37-L .273-381-4-45-.731-5 A)
9: P Jack Klaustermeier (26-R .120-50-0-2-.258-0 B) All-Star/Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park
Weather: 57 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 12 MPH wind blowing out to left
Attendance: 6,603

Top of the First
Buddy Hendricks lines a hit to center! He steals 2nd! Brian Bowden grounds out slowly to short and Hendricks goes to 3rd. Ray McDonald beats out an infield hit and Hendricks scores! 1 to 0, Jays! Jack Washburn grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. And with the MLB leader in HR at bat, he gets thrown out stealing.........

Bottom of the First
Pete Hudzik strikes out looking on 3 pitches! Tom Hamm swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 1st, 3-1. Bill Jacobson strikes out looking! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the Third
Alfredo Gutierrez leads off with a walk and P Jack Klaustermeier bunts him to 2nd. Pete Hudzik takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4.... They pull off a double steal.... Tom Hamm grounds an 0-2 pitch over the 3rd base bag for a double and both runners score.... 2 to 1, Bombers. The next two make outs.

Bottom of the Sixth
Bill Jacobson doubles to right... We walk Ray Holloway intentionally......... P Jim Baucom should never be walking anyone intentionally....... With 2 outs, the immortal Ron Harder lines a hit to center and Jacobson heads home, but Dickie Stemen throws him out!

Top of the Ninth
New Pitcher: Billy Temple (29-R), the 4-time All-Star, who got 1 batter out yesterday. 4-5-6 up for us. Jack Washburn lines out hard to right... Tom McDowell flies out to deep center... Fernando Tello flies out to center...

Lost - 2 to 1

We had 5 whole hits (all singles) and made no errors
Buffalo had 6 hits and made 2 errors

Back to back losses for Jim Baucom for the first time since 2003....

Jim Baucom (L 20-6) went 7 innings, allowed 2 runs, 5 hits, 3 walks (1 INT) and struck out 6. He has only given up 3 earned runs in his last 2 starts, but has 2 losses because we only scored 1 total run...
LHP Bill Grant went 1 scoreless inning and allowed 1 hit.

Jack Klaustermeier (W 13-6) went 8 innings, gave us 1 run, 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3.
RHP Billy Temple (SV 3) pitched a perfect 9th.

2B Buddy Hendricks had 2 hits, stole a base and scored out only run. PH/CF Cal Doty had a hit in his only at bat.

[Questdog]

Thursday, September 7, 2006

Jacksonville Jays (92-46 .667 18 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Buffalo Bombers (65-74 .468 18.5 GB in 5th place in the Northern Division)

JAX: Al Calice (25-R) (12-8 2.60 ERA 193.2 IP, 167 H, 9 HR, 54 BB, 130 SO) All-Star
BUF: Carlos Santiago (28-L) (13-11 2.93 ERA 209 IP, 215 H, 12 HR, 42 BB, 142 SO)

Calice gave up 3 runs on 8 hits and 3 walks with 4 strikeouts in 6 innings last time out in a no decision at Syracuse that we lost to a 2-out home run in the bottom of the 9th.

We beat Santiago in May, scoring 5 runs on 11 hits, 1 home run and 1 walk with 5 strikeouts in 5.2 innings.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: LF Buddy Hendricks (27-R .265-181-0-11-.637-14 C+)
2: 3B Ken Yockey (26-R .282-220-1-9-.686-15 A)
3: CF Cal Doty (29-L .291-474-9-53-.751-22 C+) Silver Slugger(04)/All-Star(3: 04-06)
4: 1B Tom McDowell (29-R .271-465-29-89-.853-20 B) All-Star
5: RF Dickie Stemen (31-R .207-135-4-21-.565-0 A)
6: SS Brian Bowden (29-R .311-453-4-48-.779-31 A) Gold Glove(2: 02,2B-04)
7: 2B T.R. Hunter (29-R .212-259-4-25-.564-0 A+) All-Star(3: 02-04)
8: C Don Kern (29-R .221-249-5-30-.627-3 B+)
9: P Al Calice (25-L .094-53-0-2-.205-0 F) All-Star

BUFFALO
1: CF Pete Hudzik (27-R .239-548-3-38-.591-40 A+) Gold Glove
2: 1B Bill Jacobson (28-R .281-552-19-87-.771-4 B+) All-Star(2: 01,03)/Gold Glove(2: 01,05)
3: 2B Ray Holloway (32-R .261-472-11-64-.717-6 B+) All-Star(01)
4: RF Tom Hamm (37-R .272-114-1-15-.715-2 C) All-Star(2: 01-02)
5: 3B Gerald Young (33-R .263-240-8-31-.752-0 B)
6: LF Barry Magee (34-L .227-132-4-11-.641-1 B+)
7: C Greg Clarke (28-R .232-198-1-16-.624-1 C+) Rookie
8: SS Alfredo Gutierrez (37-L .272-383-4-45-.729-6 B)
9: P Carlos Santiago (28-L .029-68-0-2-.059-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park
Weather: 63 F, Clear Skies, with a 13 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 7,329

Top of the First
Buddy Hendricks grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Ken Yockey double to right! Cal Doty grounds out to 2nd and Yockey goes to 3rd. Tom McDowell lines out to short....

Bottom of the First
Pete Hudzik grounds out to 2nd. Bill Jacobson lines a 2-2 pitch to center for a hit... Ray Holloway pops out to short! Tom Hamm grounds out to 3rd!

Bottom of the Second
Gerald Young takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Barry Magee doubles off the top of the wall in right... Greg Clarke grounds out to 3rd and the runners hold. Alfredo Gutierrez flies out to center and Young tags up and scores. 1 to 0, Bombers.

Top of the Fifth
T.R. Hunter grounds one to 3rd, but Gerald Young boots it! Don Kern doubles to right center and Hunter scores! Tie Game: 1 to 1! P Al Calice bunts one foul with 2 strikes... The next two make outs.......

Top of the Eighth
New Pitcher: Terry Lies (27-R), their 3-time All-Star closer, who took the loss on Tuesday by only getting 2 outs and giving us 2 home runs. PH Tommy Adams (24-L), who will stay in to play left, grounds a double over the 3rd base bag! PH Jack Washburn (24-L), who will stay in to play 1st and send Tom McDowell to 3rd and who hit one of those home runs off P Lies on Tuesday, is walked intentionally. Cal Doty swings at the first pitch and grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and Adams goes to 3rd. Tom McDowell, who hit the other home run off P Lies on Tuesday, grounds into a 6-4-3 double play...........

Top of the Ninth
5-6-7 up for us. PH Ray McDonald (26-L), who will stay in to play right, swings at the first pitch and lines out to left... Brian Bowden pops out to 1st... T.R. Hunter grounds out to 1st, 3-1.....

Bottom of the Ninth
New Pitcher: Ron Thurgood (22-L). Russ Baker (27-S) is in to play 2nd in a double switch. 6-7-8 up for Buffalo. The Bullpen is ready. PH Andres Borges (38-S), the 2-time All-Star, who is 1 for 5 this series, swings at an 0-2 pitch and pops out to 2nd! Greg Clarke swings at a 2-2 pitch and doubles over the head of the center fielder.... PH Dan Faust (36-R), batting .355/.410/.434 in 76 AB with 9 RBI, grounds out to short! PH Ken Kelly (28-S), 1 for 10 with an RBI this series, grounds out to 1st, 3-1!

Extras!
We are 10-4, but have lost the last two.
The last one was over 3 weeks ago.

Top of the Tenth
New Pitcher: Jim Gibson (34-R), who pitched a scoreless inning on Monday. 8-9-1 up for us. PH Greg Walker (24-S) strikes out looking on 3 pitches and we go down in order......

Bottom of the Tenth
Top of their order up. Bob Hutson (24-L) is in to catch. With 2 outs, Ray Holloway draws a walk. Tom Hamm grounds out to 3rd!

Top of the Eleventh
Jack Washburn draws a walk and steals 2nd! They walk Cal Doty intentionally to face Tom McDowell, who grounded into a double play last time up. P Jim Gibson tries to pick Washburn off at 2nd and throws the ball away for an error! They do not walk Tom McDowell to face the cold hitting Ray McDonald. McDowell fouls off 4 1-2 pitches and then takes one for a ball. He fouls off the first 2-2 pitch and then hits the next one over the wall in right for a home run!!! 4 to 1, Jays! That does it for P Gibson. New Pitcher: Leo Trujillo (21-L), in only the third game of his career. He faced 1 batter on Monday and got him out. Duane Keepers (30-S) is in to play right in a double switch. With 1 out, Brian Bowden grounds the first pitch up the middle for a hit and goes to 2nd on a ground out. Bob Hutson lines a hit to center and Bowden heads home, but Pete Hudzik throws him out...

Bottom of the Eleventh
New Pitcher: Bill Grant (36-L). He retires the side in order and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 4 to 1

We finish the season series with Buffalo 7-1.
Third straight year we have won the series.
The fourth team in the North we went 7-1 against this year!
We were 39-9 (.813) against all the teams in the North, except Rochester and Syracuse.
We only went 7-9 (.438) against those two with all their lefties....

We had 8 hits and made no errors
Buffalo had 6 hits and made 2 errors

Al Calice went 7.2 innings, allowed 1 run, 5 hits, 3 walks and struck out 5. 124 pitches.
RHP Roger Wallace faced 1 batter and struck him out.
LHP Ron Thurgood (W 4-1) pitched 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and 1 walk.
LHP Bill Grant (SV 15) pitched a perfect inning.

Carlos Santiago went 7 innings, gave us 1 unearned run, 4 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4.
RHP Jim Gibson (L 0-4) went 1+ innings, gave us 3 runs, 1 hit, a home run, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 1.

PH/LF Tommy Adams hit a double. 3B Ken Yockey hit a double. PH/1B Jack Washburn drew 2 walks (1 INT) in his only 2 trips to the plate, stole a base and scored a run. CF Cal Doty drew 2 walks (1 INT) and scored a run. 1B/3B Tom McDowell hit his 30th home run of the season and had 3 RBI. He is the first Jay to ever hit 30 HR in a season! C Don Kern had 2 hits and an RBI. C Bob Hutson had a hit in his only at bat.

[Questdog]

Friday, September 8, 2006

We are in Memphis to play the Mules a 3 game series over the weekend. They just won 3 of 4 here over Hartford and have won 8 of their last 10 games. We are 5-6 against them on the season and lost a pair of games the last time we visited, June 26-27. They are 15th in scoring with 3.70 runs per game (Jacksonville is #1 with 4.66). The Mules are 9th in fewest runs allowed with 4.26 per game (Jacksonville is #1 with 3.19). Their run differential is -78, 14th in the MLB, and ours with +205, the best.

Jacksonville Jays (93-46 .669 18 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Memphis Mules (64-76 .457 29.5 GB in 6th place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Tommy Corris (26-R) (13-5 2.63 ERA 205.2 IP, 179 H, 17 HR, 27 BB, 130 SO) All-Star(3: 04-06)
MEM: Bill Colby (35-R) (6-13 4.72 ERA 162 IP, 180 H, 11 HR, 55 BB, 68 SO) Gold Glove(04)

Corris gave up 2 runs on 4 hits and no walks with 7 strikeouts in 8 innings last time out, but we only scored 1 run and he took a loss at Syracuse.

Colby is 0-1 in 2 starts against the Jays this season with a 4.15 ERA. 13 IP, 16 H, 0 HR, 2 BB, 5 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Buddy Hendricks (27-R .266-184-0-11-.637-14 A++)
2: CF Cal Doty (29-L .289-477-9-53-.749-22 C+) Silver Slugger(04)/All-Star(3: 04-06)
3: RF Ray McDonald (26-L .295-491-13-76-.796-22 B+) MVP/Silver Slugger/All-Star(3: 04-06)
4: 1B Jack Washburn (24-L .262-412-24-84-.870-20 B)
5: 3B Tom McDowell (29-R .270-470-30-92-.855-20 C+) All-Star
6: LF Fernando Tello (24-L .310-335-8-43-.774-2 C)
7: SS Brian Bowden (29-R .310-458-4-48-.775-31 A) Gold Glove(2: 02,2B-04)
8: C Bob Hutson (24-L .207-169-0-16-.613-0 B) RoY
9: P Tommy Corris (26-R .302-63-0-8-.662-0 F) All-Star(3: 04-06)

MEMPHIS
1: LF Jeff Garrigus (37-R .226-508-18-60-.699-1 B+) All-Star(03)
2: 2B Mike Sammon (27-R .278-453-11-47-.762-4 C+) All-Star(2: 05-06)
3: 3B Keith Meyer (31-L .295-508-21-74-.868-6 C) MVP(2: 01,03)/Silver Slugger(4: 01-2B,03-04)/All-Star(6: 01-06)
4: 1B Gil Weaver (28-L .241-468-8-42-.682-5 C+) Silver Slugger(RF-03)/All-Star(4: 01-03,05)
5: RF John Campbell (27-R .297-91-3-6-.885-0 D-) Rookie Trade from Indianapolis May 23
6: C Steve Steele (22-R .231-342-3-28-.591-0 B) All-Star
7: CF Ernesto Calderon (25-R .250-360-8-34-.644-1 C) Rookie #98 prospect
8: SS Larry Devaney (24-R .199-352-7-31-.576-5 C+)
9: P Bill Colby (35-R .095-42-0-4-.184-0 C) Gold Glove(04)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: RFK Stadium
Weather: 77 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 9 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 8,046

Top of the First
Buddy Hendricks swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 3rd. Cal Doty takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4! He steals 2nd! Ray McDonald beats out an infield hit, the only kind he ever gets anymore.... He gets caught stealing... Jack Washburn strikes out on 3 pitches.......

Bottom of the First
Jeff Garrigus flies out to right. Mike Sammon grounds out to short. Keith Meyer strikes out! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the Second
Gil Weaver lines a hit to center... With 1 out, Steve Steele doubles to right center and Weaver scores... 1 to 0, Mules. Ernesto Calderon beats out an infield hit... Larry Devaney flies out to deep right and Steele tags up and scores. 2 to 0, Mules.

Top of the Third
With 1 out, Buddy Hendricks walks on 4 pitches. Cal Doty pokes a hit to right and Hendricks goes to 3rd! That was hit #1000 for Doty! Ray McDonald hits a home run to right!!! 3 to 2, Jays! Only his 2nd home run since July 13 and his first XBH in 10 games!

Top of the Fourth
Fernando Tello swings at the first pitch and doubles off the top of the fence in center! But the next three all make outs...

Bottom of the Fourth
Steve Steele lines his second double of the game to left... Ernesto Calderon lines a hit to center and Steele scores... Tie Game: 3 to 3. With 1 out, P Bill Colby bunts Calderon to 2nd. Jeff Garrigus pokes a hit to left and Calderon scores... 4 to 3, Mules.

We load the bases up with 2 outs in the 6th, but PH Russ Baker (27-S) grounds out to the pitcher.....

Bottom of the Sixth
New Pitcher: Mickel Cannady (24-R). Russ Baker stays in to play 2nd. With 1 out, Ernesto Calderon grounds a hit to left. The Bullpen gets up. Larry Devaney grounds an inning ending double play ball to short, but Brian Bowden boots it....... PH Larry McCoy (32-S), batting .267/.352/.500 in 146 AB with 10 HR and 25 RBI, clears the bases with a double to left... 6 to 3, Mules. The next two make outs.

Bottom of the Eighth
New Pitcher: Roger Wallace (30-R). Larry Devaney takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... With 1 out, Jeff Garrigus lines a hit to left center. With 2 outs, Keith Meyer lines a 3-2 pitch to right center for a hit and Devaney scores... 7 to 3, Mules. Gil Weaver hits a home run to right.... 10 to 3, Mules.

Lost - 10 to 3

We had 11 hits and made 1 error
Memphis had 15 hits and made no errors

Tommy Corris (L 13-6) went 5 innings, allowed 4 runs, 8 hits, no walks and struck out 4.
RHP Mickel Cannady went 1 innings, allowed 2 runs (1 earned), 2 hits and struck out 1.
LHP Norm Crone went 1 scoreless inning, allowed 1 hit, 1 walk and struck out 1.
RHP Roger Wallace went 1 inning, allowed 4 runs, 4 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 1.

Bill Colby (W 7-13) went 6 innings, gave us 3 runs, 9 hits, 1 home run, 4 walks and struck out 3. He threw a WP.

CF Cal Doty had 2 hits and a walk, stole a base and scored a run. RF Ray McDonald had 3 hits with a double and his 14th home run of the season and had 3 RBI. LF Fernando Tello had 3 hits with 2 doubles. C Bob Hutson had a hit and a walk. PH Greg Walker drew a walk.

For Memphis, 1B Gil Weaver had 2 his with his 9th home run, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI. His 3rd home run of the season against the Jays, which ties him for the lead among Jay opponents. C Steve Steele had 3 hits with 2 doubles, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. CF Ernesto Calderon had 3 hits, scored 2 runs and had an RBI and threw a runner out at 3rd.

[Questdog]

Saturday, September 9, 2006

Jacksonville Jays (93-47 .664 18 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Memphis Mules (65-76 .461 28.5 GB in 6th place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Tommy Keyser (27-L) (5-1 4.32 ERA 58.1 IP, 56 H, 9 HR, 12 BB, 31 SO)
MEM: Bill Miller (29-L) (1-3 6.55 ERA 55 IP, 67 H, 7 HR, 14 BB, 20 SO)

Keyser gave up 3 runs on 7 hits, 1 home run and 1 walk with 3 strikeouts in 7.1 innings last time out in a win at Buffalo. Fun Fact: He is the only Jay starting pitcher to have a win in the last 8 games. Also, this is the second straight day we have our Tommy go against their Bill.

Miller was claimed off waivers from Richmond on May 1. We faced him in May and scored 8 runs on 8 hits, 1 home run and 1 walk with 1 strikeout in 3.1 innings, but he escaped with a no decision. That was the infamous 14 to 13 loss for us.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Buddy Hendricks (27-R .263-186-0-11-.634-14 A++)
2: 3B Ken Yockey (26-R .281-224-1-9-.688-15 A)
3: RF Ray McDonald (26-L .298-496-14-79-.807-22 B+) MVP/Silver Slugger/All-Star(3: 04-06)
4: 1B Tom McDowell (29-R .268-473-30-92-.851-20 B) All-Star
5: CF Dickie Stemen (31-R .203-138-4-21-.553-0 C+)
6: SS Brian Bowden (29-R .310-462-4-48-.772-31 A) Gold Glove(2: 02,2B-04)
7: LF Cal Doty (29-L .291-481-9-53-.752-23 A) Silver Slugger(04)/All-Star(3: 04-06)
8: C Don Kern (29-R .226-252-5-31-.639-3 B+)
9: P Tommy Keyser (27-R .421-19-0-5-.842-0 B)

MEMPHIS
1: LF Jeff Garrigus (37-R .228-513-18-61-.700-1 B+) All-Star(03)
2: SS Tim Hudock (27-R .277-47-0-1-.722-1 D+) Rookie
3: 3B Keith Meyer (31-L .297-512-21-75-.870-6 C) MVP(2: 01,03)/Silver Slugger(4: 01-2B,03-04)/All-Star(6: 01-06)
4: 1B Larry McCoy (32-S .272-147-10-26-.866-0 C)
5: RF Gil Weaver (28-L .243-473-9-45-.690-5 C) Silver Slugger(03)/All-Star(4: 01-03,05)
6: CF Ron Cornwell (23-R .263-167-1-20-.647-5 C+) Rookie #2 prospect
7: C Roger Beaudin (34-R .223-184-6-22-.683-0 D) All-Star(3: 03-05)
8: 2B Larry Devaney (24-R .198-354-7-32-.575-5 B+)
9: P Bill Miller (29-L .182-22-0-4-.409-0 F)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: RFK Stadium
Weather: 80 F, Clear Skies, with an 8 MPH wind blowing in from right
Attendance: 8,184

Top of the First
Buddy Hendricks grounds out to the pitcher... Ken Yockey flies out to left. Ray McDonald grounds a 3-2 pitch over the 1st base bag for a double! Tom McDowell strikes out looking...........

Bottom of the First
Jeff Garrigus hits the first pitch over the fence in right for a home run... 1 to 0, Mules. Tim Hudock grounds out to the pitcher! Keith Meyer flies out to left. Larry McCoy grounds out to short.

Top of the Third
Don Kern hits a home run to left center! Tie Game: 1 to 1!

Bottom of the Third
Larry Devaney lines a hit to right center and P Bill Miller bunts him to 2nd. He steals 3rd... With the infield in, Jeff Garrigus grounds out to short and the runner holds! Tim Hudock flies out to deep left!

Top of the Sixth
With 1 out, Ken Yockey grounds one to short, but Tim Hudock makes a bad throw for an error! Ray McDonald grounds his third hit of the day up the middle and Yockey goes to 3rd! McDonald gets caught stealing... They walk Tom McDowell intentionally. Thanks, Ray! Dickie Stemen lines a hit to left and Yockey scores! 2 to 1, Jays!

Bottom of the Eighth
With 2 outs, Jeff Garrigus hits his second home run of the game... Tie Game: 2 to 2.

Top of the Ninth
New Pitcher: Hersh Komnick (20-R), a rookie (#11 prospect), who is 0-1 with 1 SV and a 7.82 ERA in 12.2 IP. He had a 9.28 ERA before he pitched 2 scoreless innings yesterday. 4-5-6 up for us. Tom McDowell grounds out to 3rd... PH Tommy Adams (24-L), who will stay in to play left and send Cal Doty to center, grounds out to short... Brian Bowden grounds out to 3rd....

Bottom of the Ninth
P Tommy Keyser is at 109 pitches. The Bullpen is ready. 3-4-5 up for Memphis. Keith Meyer flies out to left! RF Benito Esparza (32-R), batting .406/.424/.562 in 32 AB with 1 HR and 5 RBI, strikes out on 3 pitches! 1B Mike Sammon (27-R) lines a 3-2 pitch to center for a hit... He steals 2nd... Ron Cornwell strikes out!

Extras!
We are 11-4 on the season.

Top of the Tenth
7-8-9 up for us. Cal Doty draws a walk and steals 2nd! Jack Washburn lines a hit to center and Doty scores! 3 to 2, Jays! PH Greg Walker (24-S) swings at the first pitch and flies out to deep center and Washburn tags up and beats the throw to 2nd! But after two more pitches, the next two batters are out.

Bottom of the Tenth
New Pitcher: Bill Grant (36-L). 7-8-9 up for the Mules. Roger Beaudin flies out to deep right! Larry Devaney grounds out to short! PH John Campbell (27-R), the rookie, who was 1 for 5 yesterday, grounds out to short and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 3 to 2

We had 8 hits and made no errors
Memphis had 5 hits and made 1 error

Tommy Keyser (W 6-1) went 9 innings, allowed 2 runs, 5 hits, 2 home runs, 1 walk and struck out 3. 130 pitches. He is now the only Jay starting pitcher to have a win in the last 9 games and he has 2!
LHP Bill Grant (SV 16) pitched a perfect inning.

Bill Miller went 6 innings, gave us 2 runs (1 earned), 6 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk (INT) and struck out 3.
RHP Hersh Komnick (L 0-2) went 2 innings, gave us 1 run, 1 hit and 1 walk.

RF Ray McDonald had 3 hits with a double. 1B/3B Tom McDowell had a hit and a walk (INT) and stole a base. LF/CF Cal Doty had a hit and a walk, stole a base and scored a run. C Don Kern hit his 6th home run of the season. PH/1B Jack Washburn had a hit and an RBI in his only at bat.

For Memphis, LF Jeff Garrigus hit 2 home runs, giving him 20 on the season. 4 of them have been against the Jays, which makes him the sole leader among Jay opponents.

[Questdog]

Sunday, September 10, 2006

Jacksonville Jays (94-47 .667 18 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Memphis Mules (65-77 .458 29.5 GB in 6th place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Del Warwick (31-L) (14-7 2.87 ERA 197.1 IP, 183 H, 16 HR, 51 BB, 116 SO) Gold Glove(02)
MEM: Mike Marsh (25-R) (11-11 2.65 ERA 200 IP, 154 H, 14 HR, 61 BB, 143 SO) All-Star(3: 04-06)

Warwick gave up 5 runs (2 earned) on 7 hits, 1 home run and no walks with 3 strikeouts in 6.1 innings last time out in a no decision at Buffalo that we won with 4 runs in the top of the 9th.

Marsh, regrettably the ex-Jay, is 1-1 against the Jays this season with a CG and a 1.12 ERA. 16 IP, 7 H, 0 HR, 9 BB, 15 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Russ Baker (27-S .323-62-2-9-.843-1 B) RoY(01)
2: CF Cal Doty (29-L .291-484-9-53-.753-24 C+) Silver Slugger(04)/All-Star(3: 04-06)
3: RF Ray McDonald (26-L .302-500-14-79-.815-22 B+) MVP/Silver Slugger/All-Star(3: 04-06)
4: 1B Jack Washburn (24-L .263-418-24-85-.868-21 B)
5: 3B Tom McDowell (29-R .269-476-30-92-.851-21 C+) All-Star
6: LF Fernando Tello (24-L .316-339-8-43-.788-2 C)
7: SS Brian Bowden (29-R .307-466-4-48-.766-31 A) Gold Glove(2: 02,2B-04)
8: C Bob Hutson (24-L .207-174-0-16-.611-0 B) RoY
9: P Del Warwick (31-L .239-67-0-6-.537-0 F) Gold Glove(02)

MEMPHIS
1: LF Benito Esparza (32-R .394-33-1-5-.957-2 C+)
2: SS Tim Hudock (27-R .255-51-0-1-.670-1 D+) Rookie
3: 1B Larry McCoy (32-S .273-150-10-26-.862-0 C)
4: 3B Keith Meyer (31-L .295-516-21-75-.863-6 C) MVP(2: 01,03)/Silver Slugger(4: 01-2B,03-04)/All-Star(6: 01-06)
5: CF Ron Cornwell (23-R .259-170-1-20-.640-5 C+) Rookie
6: C Steve Steele (22-R .236-347-3-29-.605-0 B) All-Star
7: RF Ernesto Calderon (25-R .255-364-8-35-.653-1 B) Rookie
8: 2B Larry Devaney (24-R .198-358-7-32-.574-6 B+)
9: P Mike Marsh (25-R .274-62-1-6-.626-0 B+) All-Star(3: 04-06)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: RFK Stadium
Weather: 85 F, Clear Skies, with an 8 MPH wind blowing out to left
Attendance: 8,408

Top of the First
Russ Baker flies out to left. Cal Doty grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Ray McDonald grounds out to 2nd...

Bottom of the First
Benito Esparza grounds out to 3rd. Tim Hudock strikes out looking! Larry McCoy grounds out to short! 1-2-3!

Top of the Second
With 1 out, Tom McDowell lines a double over the center fielder's head! With 2 outs, Brian Bowden beats out an infield hit. Bob Hutson clears the bases with a triple to left center!! 2 to 0, Jays!

Bottom of the Second
Keith Meyer grounds one to 3rd, but Tom McDowell boots it..... Ron Cornwell takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... With 1 out, Ernesto Calderon draws a walk to load the bases up.... The 1-2 pitch to Larry Devaney is in the dirt for a wild pitch and Meyer scores... 2 to 1, Jays. Devaney strikes out! P Mike Marsh grounds out to 2nd!

Top of the Fifth
With 1 out, Bob Hutson lines the first pitch to left center for a double! P Del Warwick pokes the first pitch to center for a hit and Hutson scores! 3 to 1, Jays! Russ Baker grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. Cal Doty grounds a hit to left. Ray McDonald lines out to left...

Bottom of the Seventh
Ernesto Calderon gets their second hit of the game, a home run to left center... 3 to 2, Jays.

Bottom of the Eighth
The Bullpen is ready. Larry McCoy and Keith Meyer lead off with back to back hits and the Mules have runners at the corners with no outs... Call to the Bullpen: Mickel Cannady (24-R). Ron Cornwell pops out to right and the runners hold. Steve Steele lines out to short and we double McCoy off at 3rd!!

Top of the Ninth
On the Hill: Dennis Cooper (38-R), a waiver claim from Charlotte on August 21, after a perfect 8th. LF Tommy Adams grounds a double over the 3rd base bag! Brian Bowden lines a hit to left and Adams scores! 4 to 2, Jays! The next three all make outs...

Bottom of the Ninth
New Pitcher: Ron Thurgood (22-L). Buddy Hendricks (27-R) is in to play 2nd in a double switch. Ken Yockey (26-R) is in to play 3rd. 7-8-9 up for Memphis. The Bullpen (Bill Grant) is ready. Ernesto Calderon, who hit a home run last time up, strikes out! Larry Devaney walks on 4 pitches.... PH Gil Weaver (28-L), 2 for 7 with a home run, 2 runs and 3 RBI this series, flies out to left! Benito Esparza swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 4 to 2

We finish the season series with Memphis 7-7.
We were 13-1 last year and had won it 3 years in a row.

We had 9 hits and made 1 error
Memphis had 6 hits and made no errors

Del Warwick (W 15-7) went 7+ innings, allowed 2 runs (1 earned), 6 hits, 1 home run, 4 walks and struck out 5. He threw a WP. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI.
RHP Mickel Cannady (H 3) faced 2 batters and got 3 outs.
LHP Ron Thurgood (SV 7) pitched a scoreless 9th, allowed 1 walk and struck out 2.

Mike Marsh (L 11-12) went 7 innings, gave us 3 runs, 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2.

3B Tom McDowell hit a double, drew a walk, stole a base and scored a run. LF Tommy Adams hit a double and scored a run in his only at bat. SS Brian Bowden had 3 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. C Bob Hutson hit a double and a triple (the first of his career), scored a run and had 2 RBI.

For Memphis, RF Ernesto Calderon hit his 9th home run of the season and drew a walk.

Around the League: Syracuse put a dagger in Providence's and our Millennial Cup aspirations by sweeping the Steamrollers in 3 games.... With us being only a .500 team against lefties and all the lefties the Rochester Roosters and Sycamores have, we should definitely be the underdog this year, whichever of them we end up facing.....

[Questdog]

September 11, 2006

Monday Morning Report
Player of the Week - Ray Stover, SS, Indianapolis (26-R .292/.340/.403) Had 14 hits (!) with 4 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 1 BB, 1 SO, 3 SB, 2 CS, 11 R (!!) and 8 RBI in 6 G (5 GS) (2nd career PoW)

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

September 4 - 3B/1B Vince Depew (26-L) of Richmond had 2 hits and a walk, stole a base and had 2 RBI at home versus Providence to extend his hitting streak to 20 games. The Robins won, 5 to 3.
September 4 - Rookie CF Ron Cornwell (23-R) of Memphis had 2 hits with his 1st HR, a Grand Slam, and 5 RBI at home versus Hartford. The Mules won, 7 to 2.
September 5 - Rookie 1B Sam Kowalski (23-R) of Charlotte had 4 hits with a triple, stole a base, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBI at Syracuse. The Hornets won, 6 to 5.
September 6 - Rookie Ricardo Ramirez (25-L) of Columbus, claimed off waivers from Orlando on August 21, pitched a 4 hit shutout at Louisville. He did not walk a batter and struck out 4. At bat, he drew a walk. It is the first shutout of his career. He is now 3-1 with a 3.23 ERA in 5 starts. The Explorers won, 3 to 0.
September 6 - SS Ray Stover (26-R) of Indianapolis went 5 for 5 with 2 doubles, stole a base, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBI at New Orleans. The Arrows won, 10 to 6.
September 7 - 1B Frank Cohen (30-R) of Indianapolis went 3 for 3 with a double and a home run, drew 2 walks, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBI at New Orleans. The Arrows won, 12 to 6.
September 8 - 3B Ray Dallas (24-R) of Hartford had 4 hits with 2 doubles, scored 2 runs and had 4 RBI at Ottawa. The Whalers won, 10 to 6. The game was tied at 5 all going into the 9th.
September 8 - Benedict Hughes (27-L) of Rochester pitched a 4 hit shutout at Buffalo. He walked 1, hit 2 batters and struck out 1. It is his 2ns shutout of the season and 2nd in a row and 7th of his career. He is now 11-11 with a 4.73 ERA in 26 starts (29-G). The Roosters won, 2 to 0.
September 9 - 3B Vince Depew (26-L) of Richmond had 2 hits and a walk and scored a run at home versus New Orleans, extending his hittin streak to 25 games.
September 9 - 2B Glenn Benoit (24-R) of Hartford had 3 hits with a Grand Slam, drew a walk and had 5 RBI at Ottawa. The Whalers won, 9 to 2.
September 10 - SS Ray Stover (26-R) of Indianapolis had 4 hits with a double and 2 triples, scored 3 runs and had 4 RBI at home versus Columbus. The Arrows won, 15 to 2.

We are back home this week to play New Orleans 3 games and then we are in Louisville for 3 games over the weekend.

[Questdog]

Monday, September 11, 2006

Today is Ken Yockey's 27th birthday!

We are back home to play the New Orleans Pelicans a 3 game series. They were swept in 3 games at Richmond over the weekend and have lost 6 in a row. We are 7-4 against them on the season and lost 3 of 4 games in their first visit, June 15-18. They are 10th in scoring with 4.19 runs per game (Jacksonville is #1 with 4.63) we are only 10 runs ahead of Indianapolis now. The Pelicans are also 10th in fewest runs allowed with 4.31 per game (Jacksonville is #1 with 3.22). We are not in imminent danger of being overtaken on that front. Their run differential is -17, 9th in the MLB, and ours is +201, still the best, more than 100 runs better than 2nd place Rochester (+98).

New Orleans Pelicans (63-81 .438 33 GB in 7th place in the Southern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (95-47 .669 18 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division)

NO: Ramiro Huerta (34-R) (11-12 4.57 ERA 181.1 IP, 196 H, 20 HR, 67 BB, 67 SO) Gold Glove(03)
JAX: Jim Baucom (25-L) (20-6 1.54 ERA 240.1 IP, 137 H, 12 HR, 49 BB, 261 SO) Ace(04)/Hurler(04)/All-Star(5: 02-06)

Believe it or not, Huerta, who is NOT a lefty, is 2-1 in 3 starts against the Jays this season with a 3.98 ERA. 20.1 IP, 18 H, 1 HR, 11 BB, 6 SO.

Baucom gave up 2 runs on 5 hits and 3 walks with 6 strikeouts in 7 IP at Buffalo last time out, but we only scored 1 run and he took a loss. We were in shut out in his start before that and he lost that one, too.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
NEW ORLEANS
1: RF Franklin Sanchez (25-R .275-578-5-38-.688-40 A+) All-Star(04)/Gold Glove(2: 04-05)
2: CF Len Walker (23-L .296-230-0-19-.736-5 B)
3: 3B Larry Davis (31-S .376-548-1-84-.850-13 C+) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(2: 01,06)
4: 1B Jay Kegler (37-L .287-342-14-66-.877-4 C)
5: LF Jerry Rafanello (35-S .348-178-5-27-.908-0 D-) All-Star(2: 01,03)
6: C Tsuyoshi Kotani (25-R .253-340-1-44-.669-0 B) Rookie #88 prospect
7: 2B Fred Ferraro (24-R .218-261-12-40-.640-4 C) Rookie #21 prospect
8: SS Dave Behm (29-R .211-402-7-31-.613-5 B+) All-Star(05-06)
9: P Ramiro Huerta (34-R .115-52-0-1-.264-0 D) Gold Glove(03)

JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Tommy Adams (24-L .303-142-0-16-.752-2 D+)
2: SS Brian Bowden (29-R .311-470-4-49-.772-31 A) Gold Glove(2: 02,2B-04)
3: RF Ray McDonald (26-L .300-504-14-79-.808-22 B+) MVP/Silver Slugger/All-Star(3: 04-06)
4: 1B Jack Washburn (24-L .261-422-24-85-.860-21 B)
5: 3B Tom McDowell (29-R .269-479-30-92-.853-22 C+) All-Star
6: LF Fernando Tello (24-L .313-342-8-43-.781-2 C)
7: 2B Buddy Hendricks (27-R .257-191-0-11-.618-14 A++)
8: C Bob Hutson (24-L .213-178-0-18-.636-0 B) RoY
9: P Jim Baucom (25-L .175-80-0-7-.408-0 C) Ace(04)/Hurler(04)/All-Star(5: 02-06)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 80 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 11 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 15,441

Top of the First
Franklin Sanchez strikes out! Len Walker lines a double to left..... Larry Davis grounds out to 2nd and Walker goes to 3rd. Jay Kegler strikes out on 3 pitches!

Bottom of the First
Tommy Adams pops out to short... Brian Bowden grounds out to short. Ray McDonald lines a hit to left! Jack Washburn swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 2nd... If we lose 3 games to this bum this year, it will be too embarrassing to endure.... Already losing 2 games to him is near unbearable.....

Top of the Second
With 1 out, Tsuyoshi Kotani takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Fred Ferraro triples to right center and Kotani scores.... 1 to 0, Pelicans. Dave Behm pokes a 2-2 pitch to left center for a hit and Ferraro scores... 2 to 0, Pelicans. With Behm running, P Ramiro Huerta strikes out and C Bob Hutson throws Behm out stealing for a double play!!

Top of the Third
Franklin Sanchez grounds a double over the 3rd base bag.... But the next three make outs!

Top of the Fourth
With 1 out, Tsuyoshi Kotani strikes out, the 266th strikeout of the season for Jim Baucom, tying his own MLB record! Fred Ferraro pokes their fifth hit of the game to center.... Dave Behm strikes out to set a new MLB record with 267 strikeouts!

Bottom of the Fourth
Ray McDonald and Jack Washburn lead off with back to back walks! Tom McDowell doubles to left center and McDonald scores, but Washburn gets thrown out at the plate, 7-6-2......... NEVER MAKE THE FIRST OUT AT HOME!!!!!!! Idiots... 2 to 1, Pelicans. The next two make outs........

Bottom of the Fifth
Bob Hutson grounds a hit to right and P Jim Baucom bunts him to 2nd. Tommy Adams grounds a hit to center and Hutson beats the throw home and Adams takes 2nd! Tie Game: 2 to 2! CF Len Walker hurt himself making the throw. Franklin Sanchez moves to center and Tom Spiess (29-L) is in to play right. With 2 outs, Ray McDonald strikes out on 3 pitches against a pitcher who is striking out 3.3 per 9 innings.......................

Top of the Eight
Tom Spiess leads off with a 4 pitch walk.... The Bullpen gets up. Larry Davis walks on 4 pitches....... With 2 outs, Tsuyoshi Kotani hits a home run to right....... 5 to 2, Pelicans. Only his second home run of the season....

Bottom of the Ninth
New Pitcher: Edwin Rodriguez (25-L), their rookie closer, who is 5-9 with 10 SV and a 4.76 ERA in 62.1 IP. Last year, in 19 G, he only gave up 1 run in 25 IP. Our old friend, Charlie Faber (35-R) is in to play 2nd. PH Ken Yockey (27-R), the birthday boy, grounds one to 1st, but Fred Ferraro, who is there now, boots it! Tom McDowell lines the first pitch to right center for a hit! PH Greg Walker (24-S) grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and the runners move up. Buddy Hendricks grounds out to 1st, 3-1, and both runners advance. 5 to 3, Pelicans. PH T.R. Hunter (29-R), who only an idiot would send in to pinch-hit, since he has not made hard contact with a pitch since I can't remember when, swings at the first pitch and lines one hard to center! But Franklin Sanchez runs it down...........

Lost - 5 to 3

3 losses in a row for Jim Baucom........

We had 6 hits and made no errors
New Orleans had 9 hits and made 1 error

Over the last 12 games, we have scored 36 runs, an even average of 3 runs per game....

Jim Baucom (L 20-7) went 7.2 innings, allowed 5 runs, 8 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks and struck out 11. Sine the 1st of August, he is 3-4 with a 2.98 ERA. Certainly not horrible, but also certainly not Baucomesque.....
RHP Roger Wallace went 1.1 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 2.

Ramiro Huerta (W 12-12) went 8 innings, gave us 2 runs, 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. He is the first and one of the most unlikely pitchers to win 3 games from the Jays this season.... He's not even a lefty!
LHP Edwin Rodriguez (SV 11 ) went 1 inning, gave us 1 unearned run and 1 hit.

RF Ray McDonald had a hit and a walk and scored a run. 3B Tom McDowell had 2 hits with a double and an RBI.

For New Orleans, C Tsuyoshi Kotani hit his 2nd home run of the season, drew a walk, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI. 2B Fred Ferraro had 3 hits with a triple, scored a run and had an RBI.

The Pelicans announced that CF Len Walker had a sire shoulder that would bother his throwing for the next few weeks.