Millennial League Baseball, est. 2001 - Page 82

Questdog · 04-30-2021, 02:30 PM

Saturday, September 1, 2007

Jacksonville Jays (90-45 .667 8.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Hartford Whalers (62-72 .463 19 GB in 4th place in the Northern Division)

JAX: Al Calice (26-R) (12-8 3.00 ERA 206.2 IP, 185 H, 12 HR, 48 BB, 150 SO) All-Star(06)
HART: Alex Vargas (27-L) (12-7 3.94 ERA 194 IP, 159 H, 19 HR, 67 BB, 156 SO)

Calice pitched a CG win over Birmingham last time out, allowing 1 run on 7 hits and no walks with 10 strikeouts.

We faced Vargas in June, but he only pitched 1 scoreless inning, giving us 2 hits and striking out 1, before he left with an injury.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 3B Wes Fitzgibbons (31-R .312-144-3-20-.842-7 B+) All-Star(2: 01,03)
2: LF Tim Dawson (31-R .284-148-2-15-.708-1 B+)
3: CF Tom Walker (28-R .306-503-16-56-.889-31 B) Silver Slugger(2: 05-06)/All-Star(4: 04-07)
4: RF Dave Bess (31-R .289-470-24-93-.859-5 B+) All-Star(2: 06-07)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (25-L .251-423-19-80-.806-39 B) All-Star
6: C Don Kern (30-R .245-192-11-33-.799-0 B+)
7: SS Brian Bowden (30-R .311-521-5-57-.713-31 A) All-Star(2: 06-07)/Gold Glove(3: 02,06;2B-04)
8: 2B Ken Yockey (27-R .234-214-3-21-.604-11 A)
9: P Al Calice (26-L .075-67-0-2-.178-0 F) All-Star(06)

HARTFORD
1: LF Joel Yost (28-L .278-180-5-21-.763-10 B) All-Star(06)
2: 2B Paul Heffernan (21-R .279-402-7-43-.726-38 B+) Rookie
3: 3B Ray Dallas (25-R .339-499-15-91-.894-7 C+) MVP/Silver Slugger/All-Star(2: 06-07)
4: 1B Glenn Benoit (25-R .233-433-12-55-.675-3 A) All-Star(06)
5: RF Clark Land (29-R .294-517-8-47-.762-29 B) All-Star(2: 02,05)/Gold Glove(LF-04)
6: CF Tony Young (23-R .241-54-1-4-.694-1 C+) Rookie
7: SS Dana Wagner (28-R .283-446-0-60-.680-4 A)
8: C Dave Hromadka (30-R .213-89-0-7-.533-0 C+) Rookie
9: P Alex Vargas (27-L .153-59-0-2-.377-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Ebbets Field
Weather: 64 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing out to center
Attendance: 7,762

Top of the First
Wes Fitzgibbons strikes out on 3 pitches... Tim Dawson grounds out to short. Tom Walker grounds out to 1st, unassisted....

Bottom of the First
Joel Yost swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd. Paul Heffernan takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Ray Dallas grounds into a 6-4-3 double play!!

Bottom of the Third
With 1 out, Dave Hromadka pokes a hit to center and gets bunted to 2nd by P Alex Vargas. Joel Yost doubles to right and Hromadka scores... 1 to 0, Whalers.

Top of the Fifth
P Alex Vargas strikes out the side in order...... We have 2 hits so far.... And 8 strikeouts.....

We load the bases up with 2 outs in the top of the 6th, but Jack Washburn grounded out to 1st, 3-1......

The Whalers load the base up with 2 outs in the 7th, but Joel Yost grounded out to 2nd.

Bottom of the Eighth
New Pitcher: Jack Barber (33-R). PH Phil Shumate (34-S), 1 for 2 with a home run and 2 RBI this series, pokes a 2-2 pitch to right center for a hit.... The Bullpen gets up. With 1 out, Glenn Benoit grounds a 2-2 pitch up the middle for a hit... Clark Land lines one to 3rd, but it his off the heel of the glove of Wes Fitzgibbons for yet another error and the bases are loaded with 1 out...... With the infield in, Tony Young grounds a hit through the left side and 2 runs score........ 3 to 0, Whalers. Dana Wagner walks on 4 pitches to load the bases back up...... Dave Hromadka swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses. P Alex Vargas lines an 0-2 pitch to right center for a hit and 2 more runs score....... 5 to 0, Whalers.

Top of the Ninth
With 1 out, Jack Washburn draws a walk. Don Kern strikes out.... That does it for P Alex Vargas, 1 out from a shutout..... New Pitcher: Jim Lucas (28-R), who faced 2 batters on Thursday and struck them both out. Brian Bowden swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to left. PH Fernando Tello swings at the first pitch and doubles to left center and Washburn scores! 5 to 1, Whalers. PH Tony Carini (23-L) hits a home run to right center!!! 5 to 4, Whalers. Wes Fitzgibbons grounds out to 2nd......

Lost - 5 to 4

We had 7 hits and made 2 errors
Hartford had 11 hits and made no errors

Al Calice (L 12-9) went 7 innings, allowed 1 run, 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. Yet another strong outing by him only gets him another loss.... His last 5 losses have all been Quality Starts and in only 1 did he allow 3 runs.
RHP Jack Barber got 2 outs, allowed 4 runs (2 earned), 4 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1.
LHP Bill Grant faced 1 batter and struck him out.

Alex Vargas (W 13-7) went 8.2 innings, gave us 1 run, 4 hits, 3 walks and struck out 11. 141 pitches. At bat, he had a hit and 2 RBI.

LF Tim Dawson hit a double and drew a walk. 1B Jack Washburn had a hit and a walk, stole his 40th base of the season and scored a run. PH Fernando Tello hit a double, scored a run and had an RBI. PH Tony Carini his his 4th home run and had 3 RBI.

Questdog · 04-30-2021, 04:55 PM

Sunday, September 2, 2007

Jacksonville Jays (90-46 .662 7.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Hartford Whalers (63-72 .467 18 GB in 4th place in the Northern Division)

JAX: Del Warwick (32-L) (11-4 3.18 ERA 175.2 IP, 155 H, 15 HR, 53 BB, 102 SO) All-Star/Gold Glove(02)
HART: Eric Beasley (25-R) (5-1 2.57 ERA 12 SV, 84 IP, 66 H, 5 HR, 30 BB, 55 SO)

Warwick gave up 5 runs (4 earned) on 6 hits and 1 walk with 3 strikeouts in 4 innings last time out in a no decision against Charlotte that we won.

This will be the first start of his career for Beasley.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: SS Brian Bowden (30-R .310-525-5-57-.711-31 A) All-Star(2: 06-07)/Gold Glove(3: 02,06;2B-04)
2: LF Fernando Tello (25-L .298-393-6-49-.777-4 C)
3: CF Tom Walker (28-R .304-506-16-56-.885-31 B) Silver Slugger(2: 05-06)/All-Star(4: 04-07)
4: RF Dave Bess (31-R .289-474-24-93-.856-5 B+) All-Star(2: 06-07)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (25-L .251-426-19-80-.806-40 B) All-Star
6: C Bob Hutson (25-L .287-282-4-26-.747-0 B) RoY(05)
7: 2B Ken Yockey (27-R .235-217-3-21-.605-11 A)
8: 3B Chuck Corrigan (31-R .252-123-1-14-.650-0 A)
9: P Del Warwick (32-L .143-56-0-6-.321-0 F) All-Star/Gold Glove(02)

HARTFORD
1: LF Clark Land (29-R .294-521-8-47-.762-29 A) All-Star(2: 02,05)/Gold Glove(04)
2: 2B Paul Heffernan (21-R .277-404-7-43-.724-39 B+) Rookie
3: 3B Ray Dallas (25-R .338-503-15-91-.891-7 C+) MVP/Silver Slugger/All-Star(2: 06-07)
4: 1B Glenn Benoit (25-R .233-437-12-55-.674-3 A) All-Star(06)
5: RF Jeff Garrigus (38-R .262-149-8-23-.815-1 B) All-Star(03)
6: SS Dana Wagner (28-R .285-449-0-60-.685-4 A)
7: CF Tony Young (23-R .241-58-1-6-.681-1 C+) Rookie
8: C Marc Barksdale (36-R .223-193-2-16-.617-0 C) All-Star(04)/Gold Glove(3: 01-02,04)
9: P Eric Beasley (25-R .000-12-0-0-.077-0 A)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Ebbets Field
Weather: 71 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 7 MPH wind blowing out to center
Attendance: 6,623

Top of the First
Brian Bowden grounds the first pitch to left for a hit! Fernando Tello grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-4. Tom Walker lines a 3-2 pitch to right center for a hit! Dave Bess swings at the first pitch and flies out to deep right. Jack Washburn grounds out to 1st, unassisted....

Bottom of the First
Clark Land flies out to deep right. Paul Heffernan flies out to right. Ray Dallas lines a hit to center... Glenn Benoit strikes out!

Bottom of the Fifth
With 1 out, Marc Barksdale grounds the first pitch up the middle for a hit and gets bunted to 2nd by P Eric Beasley. Clark Land doubles off the wall in left center and Barksdale scores... 1 to 0, Whalers.

Top of the Ninth
P Eric Beasley is at 111 pitches. 5-6-7 up for us. Jack Washburn swings at the first pitch and I thought he had just tied the game, up but it is caught in deep right.... Bob Hutson lines one hard to deep center, but it, too, is caught...... 3B Wes Fitzgibbons (31-R) grounds a hit up the middle! 2B Chuck Corrigan lines the first pitch to center for a hit and Fitzgibbons goes to 3rd! PH Tim Dawson (31-R) strikes out........

Lost - 1 to 0

We finish the season series with Hartford 6-2.
The 6th straight year we have won it.
We split in 2001.
Since Orlando has already clinched winning the season series from us for the first time ever this season, the Whalers are the only team left never to have won one from us.

We had 8 hits (all singles) and made 1 error
Hartford had 5 hits and made no errors

Del Warwick (L 11-5) went 7 innings, allowed 1 run, 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. He balked.
RHP John Austin went 1 scoreless inning and walked 1.

Eric Beasley (W 6-1) pitched 9 shutout innings (CG), gave us 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. 124 pitches.

SS Brian Bowden had 2 hits. CF Tom Walker had 2 hits. 3B Wes Fitzgibbons had a hit in his only at bat. 3B/2B Chuck Corrigan had 2 hits. PH Tony Carini drew a walk.

Questdog · 04-30-2021, 04:57 PM

September 3, 2007

Monday Morning Report

Player of the Week - Jose Castillo, LF, Louisville (25-S .274/.348/.459) Had 9 hits with 2 2B, 3 HR, 4 BB, 4 SO, 6 R and 6 RBI in 6 G (3rd career PoW)

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

August 27 - RF Sergio Acevedo (33-R) of Birmingham hit a triple and 2 home runs, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBI at home versus Louisville, but the Barons lost, 8 to 4.
August 29 - Bil Rawlins (22-R) of Providence pitched a 5 hit shutout at Ottawa. He walked 4 and struck out 4. It is his 2nd shutout of the season and his career. He is now 7-13 with a 4.00 ERA in 26 starts. The Steamrollers won, 7 to 0.
August 31 - C Tsuyoshi Kotani (26-R) of New Orleans hit a double and 2 home runs, scored 4 runs and had 3 RBI at Ottawa. The Pelicans won, 11 to 1.
September 1 - CF Pete Thompson (27-L) of Orlando went 5 for 5 with a double and a home run, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI at home versus Indianapolis. The Juice won, 7 to 6, with 4 runs in the bottom of the 9th, capped by Thompson's 2 run double.
September 2 - Columbus outhit the Colonels in Louisville, 9 to 2, but lost, 1 to 0.
September 2 - 2B Ken Kelly (29-S) of Orlando had 2 hits with a triple and 5 RBI at home versus Indianapolis. The Juice won, 7 to 3.

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This week we are back home for 4 games with Syracuse and then go to Orlando for 3.

Questdog · 05-01-2021, 09:45 AM

Monday, September 3, 2007

We are back home to play the Syracuse Sycamores a 4 game series. They won 3 of 4 from Richmond over the weekend. We split 4 games with them in Syracuse, May 25-27. They are 3rd in scoring with 4.62 runs per game (Jacksonville is #4 with 4.61). We have scored 7 more runs than they have, but have played 2 more games. They lead the MLB with 154 SB and we are 2nd with 150. The Sycamores are 8th in fewest runs allowed with 4.18 per game (Jacksonville is #1 with 3.37). Their run differential is +60, 6th in the MLB, and ours is +180, the best.

Syracuse Sycamores (78-57 .578 2.5 GB in 2nd place in the Northern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (90-47 .657 6.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division)

SYR: Steve Melita (34-R) (8-7 4.56 ERA 142 IP, 154 H, 9 HR, 41 BB, 58 SO)
JAX: Tommy Keyser (28-L) (3-3 5.19 ERA 34.2 IP, 39 H, 2 HR, 14 BB, 21 SO)

We faced Melita in May and only scored 1 run on 4 hits, 1 home run and 2 walks with 2 strikeouts in 8 innings in a no decision that we won in 16 innings.

Keyser allowed 5 runs on 8 hits and 4 walks with 7 strikeouts in 6.1 innings last time out in a lost to Charlotte.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
SYRACUSE
1: 1B Stan Stephens (29-R .314-547-6-53-.758-39 B+) All-Star(4: 01,03,05-06)
2: 3B Skip Dunkin (28-S .302-242-0-19-.702-15 A) Silver Slugger(SS-04)/All-Star(2: 04-05)
3: 2B Frank Bates (35-R .277-494-30-96-.842-12 B+) Silver Slugger(4: 06,SS,002-03,05)/All-Star(7: 01-07)
4: SS Ray Stover (27-R .255-436-2-41-.649-20 B+)
5: CF Steve Schooley (22-L .287-223-5-29-.788-9 B)
6: RF Jimmy Ward (32-L .336-289-12-53-.924-14 B) All-Star(06)
7: LF Bob Sedrick (29-R .198-182-7-25-.663-0 B+)
8: C Larry Slattery (31-R .241-266-10-5-.771-0 C) All-Star
9: P Steve Melita (34-R .125-40-0-1-.292-0 C+)

JACKSONVILLE
1: 3B Wes Fitzgibbons (31-R .307-150-3-20-.822-7 B+) All-Star(2: 01,03)
2: LF Fernando Tello (25-L .297-397-6-49-.774-4 C)
3: CF Tom Walker (28-R .306-510-16-56-.886-31 B) Silver Slugger(2: 05-06)/All-Star(4: 04-07)
4: RF Dave Bess (31-R .287-478-24-93-.849-5 B+) All-Star(2: 06-07)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (25-L .249-429-19-80-.802-40 B) All-Star
6: C Bob Hutson (25-L .283-286-4-26-.737-0 B) RoY(05)
7: SS Brian Bowden (30-R .312-529-5-57-.714-31 A) All-Star(2: 06-07)/Gold Glove(3: 02,06;2B-04)
8: 2B Chuck Corrigan (31-R .260-127-1-14-.661-0 B+)
9: P Tommy Keyser (28-R .200-10-0-1-.500-0 B)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 80 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing in from left
Attendance: 12,574

Top of the First
Stan Stephens lines out to 3rd. Skip Dunkin grounds a hit to right... He steals 2nd. Frank Bates takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Ray Stover grounds a 3-2 pitch to right for a hit and Dunkin scores... 1 to 0, Sycamores. Steve Schooley walks on 4 pitches to load the bases up with 1 out. Jimmy Ward grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and Bates scores and Stover goes to 3rd. 2 to 0, Sycamores. Bob Sedrick lines a hit to right and Stover scores... 3 to 0, Sycamores. Larry Slattery grounds out to short.

Bottom of the First
Wes Fitzgibbons grounds out to 3rd. Fernando Tello takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Tom Walker flies out to center. Tello gets thrown out trying to steal.......

Bottom of the Second
Dave Bess takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Jack Washburn doubles to right and Bess scores, but they throw Washburn out at 3rd, 9-3-5. 3 to 1, Sycamores. Bob Hutson doubles to left center. Brian Bowden hits one to deep center, but Steve Schooley muffs the catch for a 2 base error and Hutson scores! 3 to 2, Sycamores. The next two make outs.

Top of the Third
Steve Schooley takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4.... The Bullpen gets up. Jim Ward grounds one to 1st, but Jack Washburn makes a bad throw to 2nd for an error..... Schooley steals 3rd... Bob Sedrick pops out to 2nd! Larry Slattery grounds the first pitch up the middle for a hit and Schooley scores... 4 to 2, Sycamores. Call to the Bullpen: Bill Grant (37-L). P Steve Melita bunts on foul with 2 strikes. Stan Stephens lines a hit to center and Ward scores... 5 to 2, Sycamores.

P Steve Melita retires the side in order in the 3rd, but is injured.

Top of the Seventh
On the Hill: Bobby Gravely (24-R), after a scoreless 6th. With 1 out, Jimmy Ward hits a home run to right... 6 to 2, Sycamores.

Bottom of the Seventh
New Pitcher: Luis Diaz (23-L), a rookie who is 3-0 with 1 SV and a 3.09 ERA in 55.1 IP. PH Don Kern (30-R), who will stay in to catch, doubles to right center! But the next three, including PH Dickie Stemen (32-R), all make outs....

Top of the Ninth
On the Hill: Ron Thurgood (23-L), after a scoreless 8th. Bob Sedrick pops the first pitch up to shallow right center, but no one takes charge and the ball drops for a hit..... The Bullpen gets up. Larry Slattery grounds the first pitch over the 3rd base bag for a double..... PH John Byers (24-R), batting .323/.345/.439 in 471 AB with 6 HR and 60 RBI, beats out an infield hit and Sedrick scores... 7 to 2, Sycamores. Call to the Bullpen: Jack Barber (33-R). Byers steals 2nd... Stan Stephens lines a hit to center and Slattery scores... 8 to 2, Sycamores. Skip Dunkin doubles to center and Byers scores... 9 to 2, Sycamores. Frank Bates beats out an infield hit and Stephens scores... 10 to 2, Sycamores. P Barber tries to pick Bates off at 1st and throws the ball away for an error and Dunkin scores... 11 to 2, Sycamores. Ray Stover grounds a hit up the middle....... 7 straight hits to start the inning...... Steve Schooley strikes out on 3 pitches. Jimmy Ward strikes out. Bob Sedrick, who started the inning with a bloop hit, clears the bases with a double to center..... 13 to 2, Sycamores.

Lost - 13 to 2

We had 5 whole hits and made 2 errors
Syracuse had 18 hits and made 1 error

Tommy Keyser (L 3-4) went 2.1 innings, allowed 5 runs (4 earned), 5 hits, 4 walks and struck out no one.
LHP Bill Grant went 2.2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit, 1 walk and struck out 2.
RHP Bobby Gravely went 2 innings, allowed 1 run, 2 hits and 2 walks (1 INT).
LHP Ron Thurgood went 1 inning, allowed 3 runs and 5 hits.
RHP Jack Barber went 1 inning, allowed 4 runs, 5 hits and struck out 3.

Steve Melita went 3 innings, gave us 2 runs (1 earned), 2 hits, 2 walks and struck out no one.
LHP Greg Estep (W 2-4) pitched 3 scoreless innings, gave us 2 hits and struck out 3.

RF Dave Bess had a hit and a walk and scored a run. 1B Jack Washburn hit a double and had an RBI. C Bob Hutson hit a double and scored a run. PH/C Don Kern hit a double.

For Syracuse, 3B Skip Dunkin had 3 hits with a double and a walk, stole 2 bases, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 2B Frank Bates had a hit and 3 walk, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. RF Jimmy Ward hit his 13th home run, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI and had an assist. LF Bob Sedrick had 3 hits with a double, scored a run and had 3 RBI. C Larry Slattery had 3 hits with 2 doubles, scored a run and had an RBI.

The Sycamores announced that P Steve Melita has a sore elbow and they expect him to be out about 3 weeks.

Questdog · 05-01-2021, 11:22 AM

Tuesday, September 4, 2007

P Tommy Keyser (28-L) was sent back to the Portland (AAA) roster and P Fernando Rivera (23-R) was recalled.

Syracuse Sycamores (79-57 .581 1.5 GB in 2nd place in the Northern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (90-48 .652 5.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division)

SYR: Willie Rodriguez (24-R) (8-4 4.34 ERA 85 IP, 109 H, 10 HR, 40 BB, 52 SO)
JAX: Jim Baucom (26-L) (20-5 1.66 ERA 233.1 IP, 158 H, 10 HR, 37 BB, 237 SO) Ace(2: 04,06)/Hurler(2: 04,06)/All-Star(6: 02-07)

Rodriguez was 14-8 with a 3.67 ERA in 225.1 IP last year. He is 1-1 in 3 starts against the Jays in his career with a 2.75 ERA. 19.2 IP, 16 H, 4 HR, 3 BB, 10 SO.

Baucom allowed 1 run on 3 hits and 2 walks with 7 strikeouts in 7.2 innings last time out in a win at Hartford. He has won his last 10 starts and is 13-0 in his last 15.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
SYRACUSE
1: 1B Stan Stephens (29-R .315-553-6-55-.757-39 B+) All-Star(4: 01,03,05-06)
2: 3B Skip Dunkin (28-S .308-247-0-20-.718-17 A) Silver Slugger(SS-04)/All-Star(2: 04-05)
3: LF John Byers (24-R .324-472-6-61-.787-30 A) RoY(04)/All-Star(3: 04,06-07)/Gold Glove(RF)
4: 2B Frank Bates (35-R .278-497-30-97-.844-12 B+) Silver Slugger(4: 06,SS,002-03,05)/All-Star(7: 01-07)
5: CF Bruce McNutt (24-S .220-359-14-55-.723-13 B) Rookie #27 prospect
6: RF Bob Sedrick (29-R .207-188-7-28-.678-0 B)
7: SS Ray Stover (27-R .256-442-2-42-.649-20 B+)
8: C Mike Day (36-S .220-159-4-18-.622-0 C+)
9: P Willie Rodriguez (24-R .214-28-0-5-.540-0 F)

JACKSONVILLE
1: 3B Wes Fitzgibbons (31-R .299-154-3-20-.802-7 B+) All-Star(2: 01,03)
2: LF Fernando Tello (25-L .296-398-6-49-.774-4 C)
3: CF Tom Walker (28-R .304-514-16-56-.880-31 B) Silver Slugger(2: 05-06)/All-Star(4: 04-07)
4: RF Dave Bess (31-R .287-481-24-93-.849-5 B+) All-Star(2: 06-07)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (25-L .249-433-19-81-.802-40 B) All-Star
6: C Bob Hutson (25-L .285-288-4-26-.742-0 B) RoY(05)
7: SS Buddy Hendricks (28-R .188-69-0-8-.458-1 A)
8: 2B Chuck Corrigan (31-R .262-130-1-14-.661-0 B+)
9: P Jim Baucom (26-L .192-78-0-7-.435-0 C) Ace(2: 04,06)/Hurler(2: 04,06)/All-Star(6: 02-07)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 83 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 7 MPH wind blowing out to center
Attendance: 13,325

Top of the First
Stan Stephens swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 3rd. Skip Dunkin grounds out to 2nd. John Byers grounds out to 1st, 3-1! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the First
Wes Fitzgibbons swings at the first pitch and flies out to right. Fernando Tello pops out to center... Tom Walker grounds out to 2nd...

The Sycamores go 9 up, 9 down!
We also only send 9 men to the plate in the first 3 innings.... We had a walk, but also a GDP....

Top of the Fourth
With 1 out, Skip Dunkin lines a hit to right. John Byers beats out an infield hit... They pull off a double steal......... Frank Bates strikes out! Bruce McNutt grounds out to 1st, unassisted!

Bottom of the Fifth
Jack Washburn doubles to right! Bob Hutson draws a walk. Buddy Hendricks grounds into a 6-4-3 double play.....

We load the bases up with 2 outs in 6th, but Bob Hutson strikes out.......

Top of the Seventh
John Byers doubles to center... We walk Frank Bates intentionally.... Manny..... With 1 out, Bob Sedrick takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up.... The Bullpen gets up. Ray Stover grounds a hit up the middle and 2 runs score (1 the intentional walk)... 2 to 0, Sycamores. The next two make outs.

Top of the Eighth
Ken Yockey (27-R) is in to play short. Stan Stephens grounds a hit up the middle for a hit... The Bullpen gets up. Skip Dunkin bunts the runner up. John Byers lines a 3-2 pitch to left for a hit and Stephens scores... 3 to 0, Sycamores. Call to the Bullpen: John Austin (23-R). Byers steals 2nd... With 2 outs, we walk Bruce McNutt intentionally........ We walk Bob Sedrick unintentionally to load the bases up....... Ray Stover lines out to left!

Bottom of the Eighth
Wes Fitzgibbons grounds a 3-2 pitch to 2nd, but Frank Bates throws the ball away for a 2 base error! Fernando Tello grounds a double over the 1st base bag and Fitzgibbons scores! 3 to 1, Sycamores. With 1 out, Dave Bess doubles to right and Tello scores! 3 to 2, Sycamores. Jack Washburn triples to right center and Bess scores! Tie Game: 3 to 3! They walk Bob Hutson intentionally, the 3rd issued by P Willie Rodriguez today. Ken Yockey flies out to deep center and Washburn trots home. 4 to 3, Jays!

Top of the Ninth
Dickie Stemen (32-R) is in to play left. 8-9-1 up for Syracuse. The Bullpen (Ron Thurgood) is ready. PH Mitch Kahmann (28-L) is sent up. Call to the Bullpen: Ron Thurgood (23-L). Kahmann lines a hit to center..... PH Steve Schooley (22-L), 1 for 4 with 2 walks and a run scored yesterday, bunts the runner over. Stan Stephens lines out to center! Skip Dunkin lines the first pitch to center and Tom Walker makes a sliding catch and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 4 to 3

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

Jim Baucom went 7.1 innings, allowed 3 runs, 6 hits, 3 walks (1 INT) and struck out 6.
RHP John Austin (W 3-0) got 2 outs and allowed 2 walks (1 INT).
LHP Ron Thurgood (SV 9) pitched a scoreless 9th and allowed 1 hit.

Willie Rodriguez (L 8-5) went 8 innings (CG), gave us 4 runs (2 earned), 7 hits, 6 walks (3 INT) and struck out 5. He threw a WP. 108 pitches.

LF Fernando Tello had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had an RBI. RF Dave Bess had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had an RBI. 1B Jack Washburn hit a double and a triple, drew a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. C Bob Hutson drew 2 walks (1 INT). SS Ken Yockey had a SF in his only trip to the plate.

For Syracuse, LF John Byers had 3 hits with a double, stole 2 bases, scored a run and had an RBI.

Questdog · 05-01-2021, 12:49 PM

Wednesday, September 5, 2007

Syracuse Sycamores (79-58 .577 1.5 GB in 2nd place in the Northern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (91-48 .655 5.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division)

SYR: Ken Fall (27-L) (12-5 3.52 ERA 163.2 IP, 152 H, 15 HR, 78 BB, 104 SO)
JAX: Tommy Corris (27-R) (18-6 2.72 ERA 202 IP, 181 H, 15 HR, 45 BB, 125 SO) All-Star(4: 04-07)

We faced Fall in May and scored 5 runs on 9 hits, 1 home run and 2 walks with 4 strikeouts in 5.2 innings in a no decision that we lost in the bottom of the 9th.

Corris allowed 3 runs (2 earned) on 8 hits and 1 walk with 4 strikeouts in 6 innings last time out in a win at Hartford.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
SYRACUSE
1: 1B Stan Stephens (29-R .314-558-6-55-.754-39 B+) All-Star(4: 01,03,05-06)
2: 3B Skip Dunkin (28-S .307-251-0-20-.715-18 A) Silver Slugger(SS-04)/All-Star(2: 04-05)
3: 2B Frank Bates (35-R .276-500-30-97-.841-12 B+) Silver Slugger(4: 06,SS,002-03,05)/All-Star(7: 01-07)
4: CF Bruce McNutt (24-S .218-362-14-55-.719-13 B) Rookie
5: LF John Byers (24-R .328-476-6-62-.795-32 A) RoY(04)/All-Star(3: 04,06-07)/Gold Glove(RF)
6: RF Steve Schooley (22-L .286-227-5-29-.789-10 B+)
7: SS Ray Stover (27-R .256-445-2-44-.651-20 B+)
8: C Larry Slattery (31-R .246-272-10-56-.783-0 C) All-Star
9: P Ken Fall (27-L .176-51-2-8-.464-0 D)

JACKSONVILLE
1: 3B Wes Fitzgibbons (31-R .297-158-3-20-.795-7 B+) All-Star(2: 01,03)
2: LF Tim Dawson (31-R .279-154-2-15-.705-1 B+)
3: CF Tom Walker (28-R .302-517-16-56-.876-31 B) Silver Slugger(2: 05-06)/All-Star(4: 04-07)
4: RF Dave Bess (31-R .289-485-24-94-.852-5 B+) All-Star(2: 06-07)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (25-L .252-436-19-82-.813-40 B) All-Star
6: C Don Kern (30-R .242-198-11-33-.791-0 B+)
7: SS Brian Bowden (30-R .310-532-5-57-.710-31 A) All-Star(2: 06-07)/Gold Glove(3: 02,06;2B-04)
8: 2B Chuck Corrigan (31-R .256-133-1-14-.651-0 B+)
9: P Tommy Corris (27-R .290-69-0-7-.623-0 F) All-Star(4: 04-07)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 81 F, Clear Skies, with a 7 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 13,404

Top of the First
Stan Stephens bloops a hit over the 1st baseman... Skip Dunkin lines the first pitch to left for a hit... Frank Bates walks to load the bases up with no outs...... Bruce McNutt grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and Stephens scores and Dunkin goes to 3rd. 1 to 0, Sycamores. John Byers doubles to center and Dunkin scores..... 2 to 0, Sycamores. Steve Schooley grounds out to 2nd and both runners advance, McNutt scoring. 3 to 0, Sycamores. Ray Stover strikes out looking!

Bottom of the First
Wes Fitzgibbons grounds out to 2nd. Tim Dawson takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4! Tom Walker grounds the first pitch up the middle for a hit! Dave Bess strikes out........ Jack Washburn strikes out on 3 pitches........

Bottom of the Second
With 1 out, Brian Bowden grounds a hit up the middle. Chuck Corrigan lines one to right, but Steve Schooley muffs the catch for a 2 base error! P Tommy Corris hits a home run to left center!!! Tie Game: 3 to 3! Only the 2nd home run ever hit by a Jays' pitcher! The first was way back in 2001.

Top of the Fourth
Larry Slattery grounds a hit to left and gets bunted to 2nd by P Ken Fall. With 2 outs, Skip Dunkin doubles to center and Slattery scores.... 4 to 3, Sycamores.

Bottom of the Fifth
Tim Dawson grounds a 3-2 pitch over the 1st base bag for a triple! Tom Walker lines the first pitch to right center for a double and Dawson scores! Tie Game: 4 to 4! Dave Bess draws a walk. Jack Washburn grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and the runners move up. Don Kern takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three.......... Brian Bowden lines one to deep center and Ken Ritz (25-R), a rookie now playing there, reaches it in plenty of time, but takes his eye off the ball and clanks it for a 2 base error and both runners score!! 6 to 4, Jays! They walk Chuck Corrigan intentionally to face P Tommy Corris, who has a home run this game, and he grounds a double over the 1st base bag and both runners score!! 8 to 4, Jays! That does it for P Ken Fall. New Pitcher: Greg Estep (29-L), who got the win with 3 scoreless innings on Monday. Wes Fitzgibbons grounds a hit up the middle and P Corris scores! 9 to 4, Jays! We are still being outhit, though, 9 to 8!

Won - 9 to 4

We had 10 hits and made no errors
Syracuse had 12 hits and made 2 errors

Tommy Corris (W 19-6) went 7 innings, allowed 4 runs, 11 hits, 1 walk and struck out 5. At bat, he went 2 for 2 with a double and a home run, drew a walk, scored 2 runs and had 5 RBI!
RHP Bobby Gravely went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit, 1 walk and struck out 3.

Ken Fall (L 12-6) went 4.2 innings, gave us 9 runs (3 earned), 7 hits, 1 home run, 5 walks (1 INT) and struck out 4. 100 pitches.

LF Tim Dawson hit a triple, drew a walk and scored a run. PH Dave Estey had a hit. CF Tom Walker had 2 hits with a double and a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. RF Dave Bess drew 2 walks and scored a run. 1B Jack Washburn had 2 hits. SS Brian Bowden had a hit and scored 2 runs. 2B Chuck Corrigan was walked intentionally and scored 2 runs.

For Syracuse, LF John Byers had 4 hits with 2 doubles and an RBI.

The Sycamores announced that RF Steve Schooley, injured during the game, has back tightness and they expected him to miss 2 weeks of action.

Questdog · 05-01-2021, 01:54 PM

Thursday, September 6, 2007

Syracuse Sycamores (79-59 .572 1.5 GB in 2nd place in the Northern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (92-48 .657 5.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division)

SYR: Ken McCullough (29-R) (4-3 1.91 ERA 61.1 IP, 46 H, 4 HR, 26 BB, 32 SO)
JAX: Al Calice (26-R) (12-9 2.95 ERA 213.2 IP, 192 H, 12 HR, 49 BB, 152 SO) All-Star(06)

McCullough beat us in May, holding us scoreless for 8.1 innings on 2 hits and 3 walks with 4 strikeouts.

Calice allowed 1 run on 7 hits and 1 walk with 2 strikeouts in 7 innings last time out at Hartford, but we did not score until he left the game and he took a loss.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
SYRACUSE
1: 1B Stan Stephens (29-R .313-563-6-55-.751-39 B+) All-Star(4: 01,03,05-06)
2: 3B Skip Dunkin (28-S .309-256-0-21-.721-18 A) Silver Slugger(SS-04)/All-Star(2: 04-05)
3: RF Jimmy Ward (32-L .332-295-13-55-.923-14 B) All-Star(06)
4: LF John Byers (24-R .333-481-6-63-.807-32 A) RoY(04)/All-Star(3: 04,06-07)/Gold Glove(RF)
5: 2B Ray Stover (27-R .254-449-2-44-.645-20 A+)
6: C Mike Day (36-S .216-162-4-18-.611-0 C+)
7: CF Ken Ritz (25-R .185-54-0-9-.485-0 A)
8: SS Graham Carr (35-R .241-87-0-6-.582-1 B+)
9: P Ken McCullough (29-R .273-22-0-0-.591-0 F)

JACKSONVILLE
1: 3B Wes Fitzgibbons (31-R .294-163-3-21-.783-7 B+) All-Star(2: 01,03)
2: LF Fernando Tello (25-L .299-402-6-50-.778-4 C)
3: CF Tom Walker (28-R .303-521-16-57-.880-31 B) Silver Slugger(2: 05-06)/All-Star(4: 04-07)
4: RF Dave Bess (31-R .287-488-24-94-.850-5 B+) All-Star(2: 06-07)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (25-L .254-441-19-82-.813-40 B) All-Star
6: C Bob Hutson (25-L .282-291-4-26-.739-0 B) RoY(05)
7: SS Brian Bowden (30-R .310-536-5-57-.708-31 A) All-Star(2: 06-07)/Gold Glove(3: 02,06;2B-04)
8: 2B Chuck Corrigan (31-R .250-136-1-14-.642-0 B+)
9: P Al Calice (26-L .074-68-0-2-.175-0 F) All-Star(06)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 83 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing left to right
Attendance: 12,135

Top of the First
Stan Stephens lines a hit to center... He now has a 17 game hitting streak. Skip Dunkin lines a hit to center and Stephens beats the throw to 3rd... Dunkin steals 2nd... Jimmy Ward pokes a hit to right and both runners score and Ward ends up on 2nd...... 2 to 0, Sycamores. John Byers grounds out to 3rd and Ward moves up. Ray Stover lines out to center and Ward tags up, but Tom Walker throws him out!

Bottom of the First
Wes Fitzgibbons lines out to 1st. Fernando Tello grounds one to 2nd, but Ray Stover boots it! Tom Walker pops out to left... Dave Bess lines out to 3rd.....

Bottom of the Second
Jack Washburn takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Bob Hutson doubles to right and Washburn heads home, but gets thrown out, 9-4-2...... Hutson takes 3rd on the play. Never make the 1st out at home....... With the infield in, Brian Bowden grounds out to 2nd and Hutson holds....... Chuck Corrigan is NOT walked and he swings at the first pitch and pops out to 3rd...........

Bottom of the Fourth
Dave Bess hits a home run to left! 2 to 1, Sycamores.

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

Top of the Sixth
With 1 out, Stan Stephens takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Skip Dunkin doubles to center and Stephens scores.... 3 to 1, Sycamores. The Bullpen gets up. We walk Jimmy Ward intentionally........ With 2 outs, Ray Stover grounds a hit to right and Dunkin scores... 4 to 1, Sycamores. Call to the Bullpen: Bill Grant (37-L). Mike Day clears the bases with a double to left........ 6 to 1, Sycamores.

Bottom of the Eighth
With 1 out, Fernando Tello doubles to center. Tom Walker lines a hit to right and Tello heads home, but gets thrown out by Jimmy Ward........ Down 5 runs, we cannot afford to get thrown out on the bases, you idiots!

Lost - 6 to 1

We finish the season series with Syracuse 4-4.
An improvement over the last two years when we lost it.

We had 5 whole hits and made no errors
Syracuse had 8 hits and made 1 error

Al Calice (L 12-10) went 5.2 innings, allowed 6 runs, 7 hits, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 5.
LHP Bill Grant went 1.1 scoreless inning (2 inherited runners scored), allowed 1 hit and struck out 1.
RHP Jack Barber pitched 2 perfect innings and struck out 2.

Ken McCullough (W 5-3) went 8 innings, gave us 1 run, 5 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks and struck out 3. 127 pitches.

LF Fernando Tello hit a double. CF Tom Walker had a hit and a walk and threw a runner out at home. RF Dave Bess hit his 25th home run of the season. 1B Jack Washburn had a hit and a walk. C Bob Hutson hit a double.

Questdog · 05-01-2021, 04:08 PM

Friday, September 7, 2007

We are in Orlando to play the Juice a 3 game series over the weekend. They just won 3 of 4 here against Rochester and have won 6 of their last 7. We are 3-8 against them on the season and split a pair of games in our last visit, May 22-23, though we won our game, 3 to 2, and they won their game. 14 to 1. They are 5th in scoring with 4.56 runs per game (Jacksonville is #4 with 4.59). We have scored 8 more runs than they have, but have played 1 more game. The Juice are 3rd in fewest runs allowed with 3.88 per game (Jacksonville is #1 with 3.38). Their run differential is +96, 3rd in the MLB, and ours is +170, the best.

Jacksonville Jays (92-49 .652 5.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Orlando Juice (86-54 .614 5.5 GB in 2nd place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Del Warwick (32-L) (11-6 3.10 ERA 182.2 IP, 160 H, 15 HR, 55 BB, 106 SO) All-Star/Gold Glove(02)
ORL: Ray Berres (28-R) (8-14 3.98 ERA 192 IP, 191 H, 17 HR, 65 BB, 120 SO)

Warwick gave up 1 run on 5 hits and 2 walks with 4 strikeouts in 7 innings last time out at Hartford, but we did not score at all and he took a loss.

Berres is 1-1 in 2 starts against the Jays this season with a CG and pitched well both times with a 2.12 ERA. 17 IP, 14 H, 1 HR, 1 BB, 10 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 3B Wes Fitzgibbons (31-R .289-166-3-21-.773-7 B+) All-Star(2: 01,03)
2: LF Fernando Tello (25-L .298-406-6-50-.778-4 C)
3: CF Tom Walker (28-R .303-524-16-57-.880-31 B) Silver Slugger(2: 05-06)/All-Star(4: 04-07)
4: RF Dave Bess (31-R .287-492-25-95-.853-5 B+) All-Star(2: 06-07)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (25-L .255-444-19-82-.813-40 B) All-Star
6: C Bob Hutson (25-L .281-295-4-26-.739-0 B) RoY(05)
7: SS Brian Bowden (30-R .307-540-5-57-.703-31 A) All-Star(2: 06-07)/Gold Glove(3: 02,06;2B-04)
8: 2B Chuck Corrigan (31-R .246-138-1-14-.633-0 B+)
9: P Del Warwick (32-L .140-57-0-6-.316-0 F) All-Star/Gold Glove(02)

ORLANDO
1: 3B Ernie Patterson (26-R .319-317-2-38-.781-29 A+) Silver Slugger(SS)/All-Star(2: 02,06)/Gold Glove(5: 01-05)
2: CF Pete Thompson (27-L .269-432-18-69-.800-30 C) Sore thumb
3: LF Ricky Perez (28-L .262-519-18-68-.763-10 B) All-Star(4: 04-07)
4: RF Robert Rodriguez (26-R .310-442-8-54-.794-2 C) RoY
5: 1B Dick Rothwell (30-R .225-71-1-12-.713-1 B+)
6: 2B Ken Kelly (29-S .240-362-7-46-.655-18 B+) All-Star(02) Trade from Providence June 5
7: C Jeff Tummino (25-L .279-365-11-51-.814-0 B) Gold Glove
8: SS Charlie Grohs (24-R .207-305-4-26-.580-7 B+) Rookie #29 prospect
9: P Ray Berres (28-R .323-62-0-8-.688-0 C)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Forbes Field
Weather: 90 F, Clear Skies, with a 10 MPH wind blowing out to left
Attendance: 14,212

Top of the First
Wes Fitzgibbons strikes out... Fernando Tello lines a 3-2 pitch to center, but Pete Thompson makes a diving catch... Tom Walker takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Dave Bess grounds an 0-2 pitch over the 3rd base bag for a double and Walker scores and Bess ends up on 3rd! 1 to 0, Jays! Jack Washburn strikes out...

Bottom of the First
Ernie Patterson lines the first pitch to center for a hit...... Pete Thompson strikes out! Ricky Perez pokes a hit to center... Robert Rodriguez swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses! Dick Rothwell grounds out to short!

Bottom of the Third
With 1 out, Ernie Patterson beats out an infield hit... With 2 outs, P Del Warwick balks him to 2nd... Ricky Perez grounds a double over the 3rd base bag and Patterson scores... Tie Game: 1 to 1.

Top of the Fourth
Jack Washburn grounds an 0-2 pitch over the 1st base bag for a double! A wild pitch sends him to 3rd! Bob Hutson takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Brian Bowden grounds into a 6-4-3 double play, but Washburn scores. 2 to 1, Jays!

Through 7 innings, we are still up, 2 to 1, though we are being outhit, 9 to 3....

Top of the Eighth
Wes Fitzgibbons lines the first pitch to right center for a double! With 1 out, they walk Tom Walker intentionally. Double steal, anyone? No? Dave Bess grounds a double play ball to short, but Charlie Grohs makes a bad throw to 2nd for an error and the bases are loaded with 1 out! Jack Washburn strikes out............. Bob Hutson pops out to left........

Top of the Ninth
Brian Bowden grounds a 3-2 pitch up the middle for a hit and then steals 2nd! PH Dave Estey (25-L) grounds a hit to left and Bowden scores! 3 to 1, Jays! PH Tony Carini (23-L) grounds into a force at 2nd, 3-6. Pinch-Runner: Buddy Hendricks (28-R), who will stay in to play 2nd. Wes Fitzgibbons grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and then gets caught stealing....

Bottom of the Ninth
New Pitcher: Ron Thurgood (23-L). Ken Yockey (27-R) is in to play 3rd and Dickie Stemen (32-R) is in to play left. 6-7-8 up for Orlando. The Bullpen is ready. Ken Kelly swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd! PH Reggie Frazier (25-R), batting .233/.320/.372 in 86 AB with 1 HR and 7 RBI, strikes out! Charlie Grohs flies out to center and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 3 to 1

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

Del Warwick (W 12-5) went 8 innings, allowed 1 run, 10 hits, no walks and struck out 5. He balked.
LHP Ron Thurgood (SV 10) pitched a perfect 9th and struck out 1.

Ray Berres (L 8-15) went 9 innings (CG), gave us 3 runs, 6 hits, 6 walks (1 INT) and struck out 5. He threw 2 WP. 132 pitches.

3B Wes Fitzgibbons hit a double. LF Fernando Tello drew 2 walks. CF Tom Walker had a hit and 2 walks (1 INT) and scored a run. RF Dave Bess hit a double and had an RBI. 1B Jack Washburn hit a double, drew a walk and scored a run. PH Dave Estey had a hit and an RBI.

For Orlando, LF Ricky Perez went 4 for 4 with a double and their only RBI.

Questdog · 05-01-2021, 06:46 PM

Saturday, September 8, 2007

Jacksonville Jays (93-49 .655 6.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Orlando Juice (86-55 .610 6.5 GB in 2nd place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Fernando Rivera (23-R) (6-7 5.07 ERA 81.2 IP, 91 H, 6 HR, 25 BB, 38 SO) Rookie
ORL: Mark Hay (23-L) (4-3 4.74 ERA 49.1 IP, 50 H, 1 HR, 25 BB, 35 SO)

Rivera's last start for the Jays was 1 month and a day ago. He gave up 4 runs on 8 hits, 1 home run and 3 walks with 2 strikeouts in 7 innings in a loss to Memphis. He has lost 4 in a row.

Hay was acquired in a trade with Buffalo over the Winter. He was the 11th overall pick in the final B Leagues Draft in 2006. We have never faced him as a starter.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Ken Yockey (27-R .231-221-3-22-.593-11 A)
2: 3B Chuck Corrigan (31-R .241-141-1-14-.621-0 A)
3: 1B Wes Fitzgibbons (31-R .287-171-3-21-.769-7 B) All-Star(2: 01,03)
4: RF Tim Dawson (31-R .280-157-2-15-.721-1 B+)
5: C Don Kern (30-R .239-201-11-33-.783-0 B+)
6: LF Fernando Tello (25-L .297-408-6-50-.777-4 C)
7: SS Brian Bowden (30-R .307-544-5-57-.702-32 A) All-Star(2: 06-07)/Gold Glove(3: 02,06;2B-04)
8: CF Dickie Stemen (32-R .077-13-0-1-.210-0 C+)
9: P Fernando Rivera (23-R .179-28-0-1-.357-0 C) Rookie

ORLANDO
1: LF Ken Kelly (29-S .240-366-7-46-.653-18 B+) All-Star(02)
2: RF Robert Rodriguez (26-R .307-446-8-54-.787-2 C) RoY
3: CF Pete Thompson (27-L .266-436-18-69-.793-30 C) Sore thumb
4: 1B Nestor Gonzalez (33-L .240-292-15-53-.744-1 A) Silver Slugger(2: 01,04)/All-Star(3: 01-03)
5: C Jeff Tummino (25-L .280-368-11-51-.812-0 B) Gold Glove
6: 3B Gerardo Bustamante (28-R .220-41-0-6-.606-0 A)
7: SS Charlie Grohs (24-R .207-309-4-26-.579-8 B+) Rookie
8: 2B Alfredo Gutierrez (38-L .230-222-2-21-.657-6 A)
9: P Mark Hay (23-L .188-16-0-1-.438-0 C)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Forbes Field
Weather: 86 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 10 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 15,136

Top of the First
Ken Yockey swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted, for the first out in the first inning. Chuck Corrigan flies out to deep left. Wes Fitzgibbons grounds out to short....

Bottom of the First
Ken Kelly draws a walk..... Robert Rodriguez grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-4, but Kelly takes Ken Yockey out with his slide to prevent the double play and Yockey is hurt..... But Trudy leaves him in the game! Pete Thompson swings at the first pitch and lines out to 2nd and Yockey throws to 1st to double off Rodriguez!!

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

Bottom of the Fifth
Nestor Gonzalez lines their first hit of the day over the right fielder for a double..... Jeff Tummino grounds a 2-2 pitch up the middle for a hit and Gonzalez scores... 1 to 0, Juice. Gerardo Bustamante grounds into a 6-4-3 double play!!

Bottom of the Sixth
Alfredo Gutierrez triples to left center...... The Bullpen gets up. P Mark Hay strikes out. Ken Kelly draws a walk. Robert Rodriguez strikes out looking! Pete Thompson grounds out to 2nd!

Top of the Eighth
Chuck Corrigan grounds a hit up the middle! Pinch-Runner: Buddy Hendricks (28-R). Wes Fitzgibbons lines a hit to left! Tim Dawson grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and Hendricks goes to 3rd. Don Kern lines one to deep center and Pete Thompson makes a diving catch, but Hendricks trots home. Tie Game: 1 to 1!

Top of the Ninth
New Pitcher: Jerry Brustad (23-L), their All-Star closer, who is 12-1 with an MLB leading 32 SV and a 1.37 ERA in 91.2 IP. 7-8-9 up for us. Brian Bowden swings at the first pitch and pops out to 3rd... Dickie Stemen bloops a hit to right! PH Tom Walker (28-R) grounds a 1-2 pitch to right for a hit and Stemen heads to 3rd and Robert Rodriguez throws the ball into the dugout and Stemen scores! 2 to 1, Jays! Ken Yockey grounds a double over the 3rd base bag and Walker scores! 3 to 1, Jays! P Brustad is hurt. New Pitcher: Charlie Flora (26-L), who us 3-0 with 3 SV and a 1.32 ER in 47.2 IP with only 27 H, 0 HR and 61 SO. I think Orlando has the best Bullpen in the MLB... 2B Buddy Hendricks lines out to center. Wes Fitzgibbons grounds out to 3rd.

Bottom of the Ninth
New Pitcher: Ron Thurgood (23-L). 3-4-5 up for Orlando. The Bullpen (Jack Barber) is ready. Nestor Gonzalez grounds out to 2nd! PH Dick Rothwell (30-R), 1 for 4 yesterday, walks on 4 pitches... Gerardo Bustamante pops out to right! Charlie Grohs flies out to deep right and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 3 to 1

We had 10 hits and made no errors
Orlando had 6 hits and made 2 errors

Fernando Rivera (W 7-7) went 8 innings, allowed 1 run, 6 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit and a walk.
LHP Ron Thurgood (SV 11) pitched a scoreless 9th and allowed 1 walk.

Mark Hay went 8 innings, gave us 1 run, 7 hits, 3 walks (1 INT) and struck out 3.
LHP Jerry Brustad (L 12-2) got 1 out, gave us 2 runs and 3 hits. He had 2 wins and 2 SV against us before this game.

2B Ken Yockey hit a double and had an RBI. 3B Chuck Corrigan had a hit and a walk. PR Buddy Hendricks scored a run. 1B Wes Fitzgibbons had 2 hits. CF Dickie Stemen had a hit and a walk (INT) and scored a run. PH Tom Walker had a hit and scored a run.

The Juice announced that RP Jerry Brustad has forearm stiffness that should bother him for 5 or 6 days.

Down on the Farm: Rick Gilliland (21-R), our 2nd round pick this year, pitched a no-hitter for the Eugene Emeralds (SA) at the Boise Hawks. He walked 1 and struck out 9. At bat, he had 2 hits and 2 RBI. The Emeralds won, 3 to 0. The walk came with 2 outs in the 5th.

Questdog · 05-01-2021, 08:53 PM

Sunday, September 9, 2007

Jacksonville Jays (94-49 .657 7.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Orlando Juice (86-56 .606 7.5 GB in 2nd place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Jim Baucom (26-L) (20-5 1.72 ERA 240.2 IP, 164 H, 10 HR, 40 BB, 243 SO) Ace(2: 04,06)/Hurler(2: 04,06)/All-Star(6: 02-07)
ORL: Larry Hemmerling (31-R) (7-8 3.16 ERA 133.2 IP, 112 H, 9 HR, 46 BB, 88 SO) Silver Slugger(01)

Baucom gave up 3 runs on 6 hits and 3 walks with 6 strikeouts in 7.1 innings last time out in no decision versus Syracuse that we won. He is 13-0 in his last 16 starts. If we can win today, it will all but end the pennant race!

Hemmerling is 1-1 in 2 starts against the Jays this season. He pitched better in the loss than in the win and has a 3.27 ERA. 11 IP, 12 H, 1 HR, 3 BB, 8 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: SS Brian Bowden (30-R .307-548-5-57-.700-33 A) All-Star(2: 06-07)/Gold Glove(3: 02,06;2B-04)
2: LF Fernando Tello (25-L .296-412-6-50-.775-4 C)
3: CF Tom Walker (28-R .306-527-16-57-.884-31 B) Silver Slugger(2: 05-06)/All-Star(4: 04-07)
4: RF Dave Bess (31-R .286-496-25-96-.852-5 B+) All-Star(2: 06-07)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (25-L .255-447-19-82-.815-40 B) All-Star
6: C Bob Hutson (25-L .279-298-4-26-.734-0 B) RoY(05)
7: 3B Ken Yockey (27-R .230-226-3-23-.594-11 A)
8: 2B Buddy Hendricks (28-R .183-71-0-8-.455-1 A)
9: P Jim Baucom (26-L .185-81-0-7-.419-0 C) Ace(2: 04,06)/Hurler(2: 04,06)/All-Star(6: 02-07)

ORLANDO
1: 3B Ernie Patterson (26-R .321-321-2-38-.783-29 A+) Silver Slugger(SS)/All-Star(2: 02,06)/Gold Glove(5: 01-05)
2: CF Pete Thompson (27-L .264-440-18-69-.786-30 C)
3: LF Ricky Perez (28-L .267-524-18-69-.773-10 B) All-Star(4: 04-07)
4: 1B Walt Schnitzler (26-R .240-96-5-17-.788-0 B)
5: SS Charlie Grohs (24-R .204-313-4-26-.572-8 B+) Rookie
6: 2B Ken Kelly (29-S .242-368-7-46-.661-18 B+) All-Star(02)
7: RF Reggie Frazier (25-R .230-87-1-7-.684-3 D-)
8: C Mike Tyra (31-R .271-70-1-6-.700-0 B)
9: P Larry Hemmerling (31-R .186-43-0-1-.391-0 F) Silver Slugger(01)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Forbes Field
Weather: 86 F, Rain, with a 9 MPH wind blowing right to left
Attendance: 13,449

Top of the First
Brian Bowden grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Fernando Tello swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short. Tom Walker swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses.........

Bottom of the First
Ernie Patterson flies out to deep center. Pete Thompson grounds one to 1st, but Jack Washburn boots it.... Ricky Perez lines a hit to center.... Walt Schnitzler takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with 1 out......... Charlie Grohs flies out to right and Thompson scores without a throw.... 1 to 0, Juice. Ken Kelly puts a charge into one to deep center, but Tom Walker runs it down!

Top of the Second
With 1 out, Jack Washburn draws a walk. With 2 outs, Ken Yockey lines a hit to right and Washburn goes to 3rd! Buddy Hendricks lines an 0-2 pitch to center for a hit and Washburn scores! Tie Game: 1 to 1!

Bottom of the Second
With 1 out, Mike Tyra doubles to right... P Larry Hemmerling grounds a hit to right and Tyra scores..... 2 to 1, Juice. Ernie Patterson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play!!

Top of the Third
With 2 outs, Tom Walker takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Dave Bess doubles over the center fielder! With the ball still at the wall, Walker is stopped at 3rd for some inexplicable reason....... With 2 outs, you need to take a chance, idiots! And that did not look like a very risky chance.... A few games ago, you took chances with no outs and now you won't with two outs! Insanity! I wish I could fire Manny and his whole staff..... Freddy the First Base coach, Theo the Third Base coach, Pete the Pitching coach and Hank the Hitting coach..... I think if you added all their IQ's together, including Manny and Ben, his Bench Coach, without exaggeration, I do not think you would get to 500..... Jack Washburn lines a 1-2 pitch to right for a hit and Walker scores! Tie Game: 2 to 2. But Bess was stopped at 3rd with 2 outs......

Bottom of the Third
Pete Thompson grounds a 3-2 pitch up the middle for a hit and Tom Walker whiffs on the scoop for an error........ Is P Jim Baucom going to pitch a scoreless inning this game? Yes! He is! The next two pop out and Charlie Grohs strikes out looking for the first K of the game for P Baucom!

It starts to rain with 1 out in the bottom of the 5th... And P Jim Baucom has his first 1-2-3 inning!

Top of the Eighth
New Pitcher: Charlie Flora (26-L), the fellow with the 1.30 ERA who faced 2 batters yesterday and got 2 outs. Jack Washburn triples to right! PH Wes Fitzgibbons (31-R) is walked intentionally. Ken Yockey strikes out..... Buddy Hendricks grounds out to 3rd and Fitzgibbons goes to 2nd, but Washburn holds at 3rd. PH Chuck Corrigan (31-R) lines the first pitch to right for a hit and Washburn scores and Fitzgibbons heads home, but Reggie Frazier throws him out... 3 to 2, Jays!

In the bottom of the 8th, after P Bill Grant (37-L) throws his first pitch, the umpires stop the game for 72 minutes........ Is that fair? We leave him in though and he retires the top of their order in order!

Top of the Ninth
The Juice leave P Charlie Flora in the game, too. With 1 out, PH Tim Dawson (31-R) lines a hit to right. Tom Walker beats out an infield hit. Dave Bess grounds a hit up the middle and Dawson scores! 4 to 2, Jays! That does it for P Flora. New Pitcher: Bobo McCoy (33-R), the 2001 of relief Man Award winner, who is 4-2 with a 4.24 ERA in 74.1 IP. Jack Washburn takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with 1 out. C Don Kern (30-R) clears the bases with a triple to right center!!! 7 to 2, Jays! Ken Yockey draws a walk. He steals 2nd! Buddy Hendricks strikes out looking.... PH Tony Carini (23-L) pops out to left...

Won - 7 to 2

Sweep!

We now have an 8.5 game lead with 18 games to play (19 for Orlando)!

We finish the season series with Orlando 6-8, winning the last 5.
It is the first time we have ever lost the season series to them....

We had 13 hits and made 2 errors
Orlando had 6 hits and made no errors

Jim Baucom (W 21-5) went 7 innings, allowed 2 runs (1 earned), 4 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3.
LHP Bill Grant (H 8) pitched a perfect inning.
RHP John Austin went 1 scoreless inning and allowed 2 hits.

Larry Hemmerling went 6.1 innings, gave us 2 runs, 6 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4.
LHP Charlie Flora (L 3-1) went 1.1 innings, gave us 4 runs, 5 hits, 1 walk (INT) and struck out 1.

LF Fernando Tello had 2 hits with a double. PH Tim Dawson had a hit and scored a run. CF Tom Walker had a hit and 2 walks (1 INT), stole a base and scored 2 runs. RF Dave Bess had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had an RBI. 1B Jack Washburn had 2 hits with a triple and 2 walks, scored 3 runs and had an RBI. PH Wes Fitzgibbons was walked intentionally. C Don Kern hit a triple and had 3 RBI in his only at bat. 3B Ken Yockey had 2 hits and a walk and stole a base. PH Chuck Corrigan had a hit and an RBI.

The Juice announced that RP Bobo McCoy, injured after recording the final out in the top of the 9th, has a finger blister that should bother him for 5 or 6 days,

Questdog · 05-01-2021, 08:54 PM

September 10, 2007

Monday Morning Report

Player of the Week - Jorge Moreida, LF, Ottawa (28-L .313/.388/.422) Had 13 hits with 2 2B, 2 HR, 2 BB, 3 SO, 1 SB, 1 CS, 4 R and 6 RBI in 7 G (6 GS) (2nd career PoW)

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

September 4 - C Dick Pavlov (39-L) of Richmond had 3 hits with a double and a home run and had 5 RBI at Indianapolis, but the Robins lost, 8 to 7.
September 4 - Rochester lost All-Star C Mark Scott (32-R) for the rest of the season with a torn thumb ligament. He was hitting .260/.338/.374 in 412 AB with 8 HR and 52 RBI.
September 5 - SS Dana Wagner (28-R) of Hartford went 5 for 5 with 2 doubles, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI at Memphis and then was pinch-hit for. The Whalers won, 13 to 7, and had 20 hits.
September 6 - 1B Wilson Partida (31-R) of Providence had 3 hits with a triple and a Grand Slam, scored 2 runs and had 5 RBI at home versus New Orleans. The Steamrollers won, 14 to 2. It is his 2nd Grand Slam this season.
September 7 - Rookie Tony Sanchez (23-R) of Louisville pitched a 1 hit shutout at home versus New Orleans. He walked 3 and struck out 7. At bat, he had a hit. The lone hit was a 2-out single in the 2nd. It is the 5th shutout of his season and career, and 2nd in a row and 3rd in his last 4 starts. He is now 8-5 with a 3.16 ERA in 16 starts. The Colonels won, 9 to 0.
September 8 - Bill Rawlins (22-R) of Providence pitched a 5 hit shutout at home versus Rochester. He walked 2 and struck out 1. It is the 3rd shutout of his season and career. He is now 8-13 with a 3.97 ERA in 28 starts. The Steamrollers won, 4 to 0.
September 9 - Terry Luckett (32-L) of Rochester pitched a 5 hit shutout at Providence. He walked 1 and struck out 9. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. It is his 4th shutout of the season and 24th of his career. He is now 13-6 with a 2.31 ERA in 26 starts. The Roosters won, 4 to 0, and only had 5 hits themselves.
September 9 - Mike Marsh (26-R) of Memphis pitched a 4 hit shutout at home versus Birmingham. He walked 2 and struck out 10. It is his 5th shutout of the season and 15th of his career. He is now 16-10 with a 3.09 ERA in 31 starts. The Mules won, 1 to 0, and only had 4 hits themselves and made 3 errors.

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This week we stay on the road with 3 games at Birmingham and 3 at Charlotte.

Questdog · 05-02-2021, 09:58 AM

Monday, September 10, 2007

We are in Birmingham to play Sergio Acevedo and the Barons a 3 game series. They lost 2 of 3 in Memphis over the weekend. We are 9-2 against them on the season and swept them in 4 games in our first visit, June 14-17, outscoring them, 25 to 9. They are 13th in scoring with 3.90 runs per game, despite leading the MLB in HR with 132 (Jacksonville is #4 with 4.58 and 3rd in HR with 119). They are last in BA at .242 and we are 6th at .267. The Barons are 10th in fewest runs allowed with 4.25 per game, despite allowing the most HR with 128 (Jacksonville is #1 with 3.34 and tied with Orlando for the 2nd fewest HR allowed with 84). Their run differential is -50, 12th in the MLB, and ours is +179, still the best.

Jacksonville Jays (95-49 .660 8.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Birmingham Barons (65-78 .455 29.5 GB in 7th place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Tommy Corris (27-R) (19-6 2.80 ERA 1 SV, 209 IP, 192 H, 15 HR, 46 BB, 130 SO) All-Star(4: 04-07)
BIRM: Jim Greer (25-L) (9-11 3.11 ERA 208.2 IP, 181 H, 13 HR, 86 BB, 80 SO)

Corris gave up 4 runs on 11 hits and 1 walk with 5 strikeouts in 7 innings last time out, but we scored 9 runs (thanks to his own HR and 5 RBI) and he picked up a win. If he can manage to win his 20th game, the Jays will NOT be the first MLB team with two 20 game winners. In 2005, Tim Hill (23-3) and Jim Hower (21-8) did it for Ottawa.

Greer beat us with a CG when he was with Columbus in May, but we have beaten him twice since he was traded to Birmingham on June 10. He has a 3.47 ERA. 23.1 IP, 17 H, 3 HR, 6 BB, 8 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 3B Wes Fitzgibbons (31-R .290-176-3-21-.773-7 B+) All-Star(2: 01,03)
2: LF Tim Dawson (31-R .284-162-2-15-.723-1 B+)
3: CF Tom Walker (28-R .306-530-16-57-.885-32 B) Silver Slugger(2: 05-06)/All-Star(4: 04-07)
4: RF Dave Bess (31-R .287-501-25-97-.854-5 B+) All-Star(2: 06-07)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (25-L .258-450-19-83-.825-40 B) All-Star
6: C Don Kern (30-R .239-205-11-37-.786-0 B+)
7: SS Brian Bowden (30-R .304-553-5-57-.694-33 A) All-Star(2: 06-07)/Gold Glove(3: 02,06;2B-04)
8: 2B Ken Yockey (27-R .235-230-3-23-.603-12 A)
9: P Tommy Corris (27-R .310-71-1-12-.728-0 F) All-Star(4: 04-07)

BIRMINGHAM
1: CF Steve Clark (23-L .203-256-13-39-.664-8 C+) Rookie
2: SS Hal LaPorte (29-R .324-207-0-25-.726-9 A)
3: LF Bob Marks (29-R .314-507-16-65-.868-14 A) RoY(03)/All-Star(3: 04-05,07)
4: 1B Ward Benoit (31-R .227-88-3-11-.715-0 C)
5: RF Duane Keepers (31-S .233-343-15-32-.699-8 B) All-Star(06)
6: 3B Randy Ingersoll (24-R .333-6-0-1-.708-1 B+) Rookie
7: C Shigeru Nagata (30-R .212-217-4-18-.601-0 B)
8: 2B Benito Abonza (35-R .184-158-0-15-.522-0 A)
9: P Jim Greer (25-L .127-63-0-1-.283-0 C) Trade from Columbus June 10

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Briggs Stadium
Weather: 79 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 6 MPH wind blowing left to right
Attendance: 4,930

Top of the First
Wes Fitzgibbons strikes out... Tim Dawson swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short. Tom Walker flies out to deep left.........

Bottom of the First
Steve Clark swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 1st, 3-1. Hal LaPorte swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 1st, 3-1. Bob Marks grounds out to 2nd! 1-2-3!

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

Top of the Fourth
With 1 out, we get our first base runner when Tim Dawson knocks one off the wall in center for a triple! Tom Walker takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. With the infield in, Dave Bess grounds out to 3rd and Walker goes to 2nd, but Dawson holds his base.... Jack Washburn swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd.........

Top of the Fifth
Don Kern grounds our second hit of the game over the 3rd base bag for a double! Brian Bowden lines a hit to left and Kern scores! 1 to 0, Jays! Ken Yockey grounds into a 6-4-3 double play.........

Bottom of the Seventh
Shigeru Nagata grounds a hit to left... The Bullpen gets up. Benito Abonza bunts the runner up. With 2 outs, Steve Clark beats out an infield hit.... Hal LaPorte beats out an infield hit and Nagata scores........ Tie Game: 1 to 1.

Top of the Ninth
New Pitcher: Dave Bennett (33-R), the ex-Jay, who is their closer. He is 0-3 with 7 SV and a 3.51 ERA in 25.2 IP. Top of our order up. Wes Fitzgibbons lines the first pitch to left for a hit! PH Fernando Tello (25-L) grounds into a 4-6-3 double play...... We have only had 5 hits and 1 walk in this game, but still managed to ground into 3 double plays....... Tom Walker flies out to deep center...

Bottom of the Ninth
P Tommy Corris is at 103 pitches. Fernando Tello stays in to play left. 7-8-9 up for Birmingham. Our Bullpen is ready. PH Lee Dean (34-L), batting .218/.369/.276 in 156 AB with 1 HR and 10 RBI, pops out to left! PH Roy Zimdahl (36-R), batting .186/.240/.307 in 140 AB with 3 HR and 14 RBI, strikes out! 3B Don Starr (25-R), batting .358/.360/.431 in 123 AB with 1 HR and 15 RBI and 1 BB, swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to center! 1-2-3!

Extras!
We are 11-3 on the season and have won the last 3.
But the last one was over 2 months ago (July 8)!

Top of the Tenth
4-5-6 up for us. Dave Bess hits a home run to left! 2 to 1, Jays! With 2 outs, Brian Bowden beats out an infield hit. Ken Yockey grounds out to 3rd.

Bottom of the Tenth
New Pitcher: Jack Barber (33-R). Dickie Stemen (32-R) is in to play left in a double switch and Buddy Hendricks (28-R) is in to play 2nd. Top of the order up for the Barons. Steve Clark hits a 3-2 pitch over the wall in right for a home run......... Tie Game: 2 to 2. The next three all make outs.

Top of the Eleventh
With 1 out, Buddy Hendricks lines a hit to center! PH Dave Estey (25-L) is sent up. Hendricks tries to steal on the 1st pitch and, of course, they have a pitchout on and he is out........ Estey strikes out....

Bottom of the Eleventh
New Pitcher: Ron Thurgood (23-L). After 2 pinch-hitters make outs, C Lee Dean takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4....... RF Roy Zimdahl fouls out to 3rd!

Top of the Twelfth
New Pitcher: Brent Piorkowski (25-R), who was their closer for a while and is 2-3 with 19 SV and a 2.20 ERA in 65.1 IP. Our 3-4-5 hitters go down 1-2-3........

Bottom of the Twelfth
They go down in order!

Top of the Thirteenth
With 2 outs, Ken Yockey lines a hit to left and P Brent Piorkowski is hurt. New Pitcher: Rick Johnson (30-R), who is 7-5 with 7 SV and a 2.43 ERA in 66.2 IP. Dickie Stemen doubles to left center and Yockey scores! 3 to 2, Jays! Buddy Hendricks grounds out to 3rd.

Bottom of the Thirteenth
New Pitcher: John Austin (23-R). Chuck Corrigan (31-R) is in to play 3rd in a double switch. 3-4-5 up for the Barons. Bob Marks lines a 1-2 pitch to left for a double...... Wade Benoit hits a home run to left..........

Lost - 4 to 3

Our 3rd walk-off loss of the season.
We have only had 1 win.

We had 10 hits and made 1 error
Birmingham had 12 hits and made no errors

Tommy Corris went 9 innings, allowed 1 run, 9 hits, no walks and struck out 6. He threw a WP. 119 pitches.
RHP Jack Barber (BS 7) went 1 inning, allowed 1 run and 1 hit, a home run.
LHP Ron Thurgood went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 walk and struck out 1.
RHP John Austin (L 3-1, BS 1) faced 2 batters and gave up a double and a home run.

Jim Greer went 8 innings, gave us 1 run, 4 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2.
RHP Rick Johnson (W 8-5) got 1 out and gave us 1 hit (allowed an inherited runner to score). His 2nd win against us this season. He also has a loss.

LF Tim Dawson had 2 hits with a triple. RF Dave Bess hit his 26th home run of the season. He is now tied for the MLB lead with 98 RBI! He does NOT lead the team, however. He has 76 as a Jay and Jack Washburn has 83. C Don Kern hit a double and scored a run. SS Brian Bowden had 2 hits and an RBI. LF Dickie Stemen hit a double and had an RBI.

For Birmingham, CF Steve Clark had 2 hits with his 14th home run. SS Hal LaPorte had 3 hits with a double and an RBI. 1B Wade Benoit had 2 hits with his 4th home run and 2 RBI.

The Barons announced that RP Brent Piorkowski has a sore back that should be fine in a day or two.

Questdog · 05-02-2021, 11:18 AM

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Jacksonville Jays (95-50 .655 8 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Birmingham Barons (66-78 .458 28.5 GB in 7th place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Al Calice (26-R) (12-10 3.12 ERA 219.1 IP, 199 H, 12 HR, 51 BB, 157 SO) All-Star(06)
BIRM: Leo Place (27-R) (6-5 3.79 ERA 76 IP, 75 H, 9 HR, 16 BB, 44 SO)

Calice gave up 6 runs on 7 hits and 2 walks with 5 strikeouts in 5.2 innings last time out in a loss to Syracuse.

Place shut us out on 5 hits with 2 walks and 7 strikeouts just a little over 2 weeks ago.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 3B Wes Fitzgibbons (31-R .289-180-3-21-.767-7 B+) All-Star(2: 01,03)
2: LF Fernando Tello (25-L .297-417-6-50-.777-4 C)
3: CF Tom Walker (28-R .303-534-16-57-.879-32 B) Silver Slugger(2: 05-06)/All-Star(4: 04-07)
4: RF Dave Bess (31-R .287-506-26-98-.855-5 B+) All-Star(2: 06-07)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (25-L .255-455-19-83-.817-40 B) All-Star
6: C Bob Hutson (25-L .276-301-4-26-.727-0 B) RoY(05)
7: 2B Ken Yockey (27-R .234-235-3-23-.599-12 A)
8: SS Buddy Hendricks (28-R .192-78-0-9-.465-1 A)
9: P Al Calice (26-L .071-70-0-2-.170-0 F) All-Star(06)

BIRMINGHAM
1: CF Steve Clark (23-L .206-262-14-40-.676-8 C+) Rookie
2: SS Hal LaPorte (29-R .329-213-0-26-.739-10 A)
3: 1B Gus Milam (39-R .254-327-19-59-.818-2 C+) All-Star(2: 01-02)
4: RF Duane Keepers (31-S .233-347-15-32-.697-8 B) All-Star(06)
5: LF Bob Marks (29-R .312-513-16-65-.864-14 A) RoY(03)/All-Star(3: 04-05,07)
6: 3B Randy Ingersoll (24-R .400-10-0-1-.817-1 B+) Rookie
7: C Lee Dean (34-L .197-229-1-13-.575-0 D) Trade from Indianapolis June 12
8: 2B Benito Abonza (35-R .181-160-0-15-.516-0 A)
9: P Leo Place (27-R .300-20-0-3-.683-0 C+)

Sergio Acevedo has a sore ankle, is why we have not seen him yet.

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Briggs Stadium
Weather: 85 F, Clear Skies, with a 5 MPH wind blowing left to right
Attendance: 4,780

Top of the First
Wes Fitzgibbons pokes the first pitch to center for a hit! P Leo Place balks him to 2nd! Fernando Tello grounds a hit up the middle! Tom Walker strikes out looking on 3 pitches......... It really is uncanny how he manages to avoid so many RBI..... Dave Bess strikes out...... Jack Washburn flies out to deep left......... Runner on 3rd with no outs = no runs.......

Bottom of the First
Steve Clark bloops a hit to left...... Hal LaPorte triples off the wall in center and Clark scores......... 1 to 0, Barons. Gus Milam strikes out! Duane Keepers strikes out! Bob Marks grounds out to 3rd!

Top of the Second
Bob Hutson and Ken Yockey lead off with back to back walks! Buddy Hendricks strikes out.... P Al Calice bunts one foul with 2 strikes........ 4 strikeouts already...... Wes Fitzgibbons pops out to left.......

Top of the Third
Fernando Tello bloops a hit to left! With 1 out, Dave Bess doubles to left! Jack Washburn draws a walk to load the bases up. Bob Hutson lines out to right and Tello tags up, but Duane Keepers throws him out............

Bottom of the Eighth
Steve Clark jerks a home run down the right field line..... 2 to 0, Barons.

Top of the Ninth
P Leo Place, who led the MLB in losses last year, but is trying to shut us out for the second time in a row, is at 109 pitches. 6-7-8 up for us. Bob Hutson grounds out to short... 2B Chuck Corrigan (31-R) grounds out to 3rd....... PH Dave Estey (25-L) triples off the wall in right center! PH Brian Bowden (30-R) flies out to left........

Lost - 2 to 0

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

Al Calice (L 12-11) went 8 innings (CG), allowed 2 runs, 7 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 7. 123 pitches. How many tough losses can one man suffer? This is his 6th loss of the season where he has allowed only 1 or 2 runs.....

Leo Place (W 7-5) pitched 9 shutout innings (CG), gave us 8 hits, 3 walks and struck out 7. He balked. 123 pitches.

LF Fernando Tello had 2 hits, but was thrown out on the bases twice. RF Dave Bess hit a double and threw a runner out at 2nd. 1B Jack Washburn hit a double and drew a walk. PH Dave Estey hit a triple.

For Birmingham, CF Steve Clark had 2 hits with his 15th home run of the season and scored 2 runs. He is now tied with several others for the most HR by a Jay opponent this season with 3. SS Hal LaPorte had 3 hits with a triple and an RBI.

Questdog · 05-02-2021, 12:52 PM

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Jacksonville Jays (95-51 .651 8 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Birmingham Barons (67-78 .462 27.5 GB in 7th place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Del Warwick (32-L) (12-5 3.02 ERA 190.2 IP, 170 H, 15 HR, 55 BB, 111 SO) All-Star/Gold Glove(02)
BIRM: Antonio Perez (32-L) (8-12 5.03 ERA 155.2 IP, 169 H, 18 HR, 40 BB, 72 SO) All-Star(05)

Warwick gave up 1 run on 10 hits and no walks with 5 strikeouts in 8 innings last time out in a win at Orlando.

Perez is 0-2 in 2 starts against the Jays this season with a 21.60 ERA. 5 IP, 14 H, 6 HR, 3 BB, 3 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 3B Wes Fitzgibbons (31-R .288-184-3-21-.761-7 B+) All-Star(2: 01,03)
2: LF Tim Dawson (31-R .291-165-2-15-.746-1 B+)
3: CF Tom Walker (28-R .303-538-16-57-.877-32 B) Silver Slugger(2: 05-06)/All-Star(4: 04-07)
4: RF Dave Bess (31-R .286-510-26-98-.855-5 B+) All-Star(2: 06-07)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (25-L .255-458-19-83-.819-40 B) All-Star
6: C Don Kern (30-R .238-210-11-37-.782-0 B+)
7: SS Brian Bowden (30-R .304-559-5-58-.694-33 A) All-Star(2: 06-07)/Gold Glove(3: 02,06;2B-04)
8: 2B Ken Yockey (27-R .233-236-3-23-.599-12 A)
9: P Del Warwick (32-L .133-60-0-6-.300-0 F) All-Star/Gold Glove(02)

BIRMINGHAM
1: CF Jim Zervas (23-R .242-231-2-17-.597-17 A) Rookie
2: SS Hal LaPorte (29-R .336-217-0-27-.762-10 A)
3: 1B Gus Milam (39-R .251-331-19-59-.809-2 C+) All-Star(2: 01-02)
4: LF Bob Marks (29-R .311-517-16-65-.861-14 A) RoY(03)/All-Star(3: 04-05,07)
5: C Shigeru Nagata (30-R .214-220-4-18-.602-0 B)
6: RF Steve Clark (23-L .211-266-15-41-.692-8 B+) Rookie
7: 3B Duane Keepers (31-S .231-351-15-32-.689-8 C+) All-Star(06)
8: 2B Benito Abonza (35-R .179-162-0-15-.514-0 A)
9: P Antonio Perez (32-S .174-46-0-1-.366-0 F) All-Star(05)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Briggs Stadium
Weather: 69 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 6 MPH wind blowing left to right
Attendance: 5,146

Top of the First
Wes Fitzgibbons bunts the first pitch and beats it out for a hit! Tim Dawson swings at the first pitch and flies out to right. Fitzgibbons gets caught stealing.......... Tom Walker swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to left.......

Bottom of the First
Jim Zervas lines an 0-2 pitch to right center for a double..... A wild pitch sends him to 3rd...... Hal LaPorte lines a 3-2 pitch to right for a hit and Zervas scores.......... 1 to 0, Barons. We are going to get swept by the 7th place team.... Gus Milam bloops a 2-2 pitch to right for a hit... Bob Marks plunks one and we get the force at 2nd, 2-6, and LaPorte goes to 3rd. Shigeru Nagata grounds into a 5-4-3 double play!!

We send 9 batters to the plate in 3 innings against this fella that we utterly crushed the last two times we faced him........

12 batters through 4 innings........

15 batters through 5.... After the leadoff bunt hit by Wes Fitzgibbons, who was then caught stealing, P Antonio Perez has retired 14 straight.......

We go down in order in the 6th to run the string to 17 straight.........

Top of the Seventh
Wes Fitzgibbons breaks the string by drawing a leadoff walk! A wild pitch sends him to 2nd! Tim Dawson beats out an infield hit! Tom Walker flies out to deep left and Fitzgibbons tags up and scores. Tie Game: 1 to 1! With 2 outs, we finally get more than a bunt hit and an infield single when Jack Washburn homers to right!! 3 to 1, Jays!

In the bottom of the 7th, we finally see Sergio Acevedo as a pinch-hitter, but he strikes out!

Top of the Eighth
Brian Bowden and Ken Yockey lead off with back to back hits! PH Chuck Corrigan (31-R) lines out to center and the next two make outs.......

Top of the Ninth
New Pitcher: Brent Piorkowski (25-R), who gave us a run in 1.2 innings on Monday. Tom Walker walks on 4 pitches, steals 2nd and goes to 3rd when C Shigeru Nagata throws the ball away! Dave Bess swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines out to left and Walker tags up and beats the throw home. 4 to 1, Jays!

Bottom of the Ninth
On the Hill: John Austin (23-R), after a perfect 8th. Bob Hutson, who struck out as a pinch-hitter last inning, stays in to catch. With 1 out, Gus Milam bloops the first pitch to right center for a hit.... The Bullpen gets up. Bob Marks grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-6. PH Lee Dean (34-R), 0 for 3 with 2 walks this series, pops a 3-2 pitch up to shallow left, but SS Brian Bowden drops the ball for an error.... Bowden does not make a lot of errors, but they always seem to come at the worst times...... RF Sergio Acevedo lines a hit to left to load the bases up with 2 outs....... Call to the Bullpen: Jack Barber (33-R). 3B Randy Ingersoll (24-R), a rookie who is 3 for 7 this series, pops one up to short and Brian Bowden holds on to it this time and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 4 to 1

We finish the season series with Birmingham 10-4.
2nd straight year we have won it and we have not lost it since 2002.

We had 5 whole hits and made 1 error
Birmingham had 7 hits and made 1 error

Del Warwick (W 13-5) went 7 innings, allowed 1 run, 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. He threw a WP.
RHP John Austin (H 2) went 1.2 scoreless innings and allowed 2 hits.
RHP Jack Barber (SV 30) faced 1 batter and got him out.

Antonio Perez (L 8-13) went 8 innings, gave us 3 runs, 5 hits, 1 home runs, 1 walk and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit.

3B Wes Fitzgibbons had a hit and a walk and scored a run. CF Tom Walker drew a walk, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. 1B Jack Washburn hit his 20th home run and had 2 RBI.

Questdog · 05-02-2021, 02:18 PM

Thursday, September 13, 2007

Down on the Farm: The Edmonton Trappers won at home versus the Pawtucket PawSox, 4 to 2, to win the American Association Championship Series, 4 games to 2. Edmonton is the AAA affiliate of Orlando and Pawtucket is the affiliate of Providence. 2B Jessie Clancy (23-R), a 2nd round pick in the 2005 B Leagues Draft, was named the MVP of the series. He was 6 for 11 (.545) with 3 doubles and 2 walks, scored 4 runs and had an RBI in 4 games.

Questdog · 05-02-2021, 02:22 PM

Friday, September 14, 2007

We are in Charlotte to play the Hornets a 3 game series over the weekend. They were just swept in 3 games at New Orleans and have lost 5 in a row. We are 8-3 against them on the season and won a pair of games in our last visit, June 19-20. They are 8th in scoring with 4.14 runs per game (Jacksonville is #4 with 4.54). The Hornets are 12th in fewest runs allowed with 4.34 per game (Jacksonville is #1 with 3.32). Their run differential is -28, 8th in the MLB, and ours is +179, still the best.

Jacksonville Jays (96-51 .653 9.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Charlotte Hornets (68-78 .466 27.5 GB in 6th place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Jim Baucom (26-L) (21-5 1.71 ERA 247.2 IP, 168 H, 10 HR, 42 BB, 246 SO) Ace(2: 04,06)/Hurler(2: 04,06)/All-Star(6: 02-07)
CHAR: Jerry Doherty (29-L) (11-13 4.17 ERA 181.1 IP, 185 H, 17 HR, 82 BB, 107 SO) All-Star(04)

Baucom gave up 2 runs (1 earned) on 4 hits and 2 walks with 3 strikeouts in 7 innings last time out in a win at Orlando.

Doherty is 0-3 in 3 starts against the Jays this season with a 10.80 ERA. 11.2 IP, 12 H, 3 HR, 11 BB, 5 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 3B Wes Fitzgibbons (31-R .289-187-3-21-.763-7 B+) All-Star(2: 01,03)
2: LF Tim Dawson (31-R .290-169-2-15-.740-1 B+)
3: CF Tom Walker (28-R .302-540-16-58-.874-33 B) Silver Slugger(2: 05-06)/All-Star(4: 04-07)
4: RF Dave Bess (31-R .285-513-26-99-.849-5 B+) All-Star(2: 06-07)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (25-L .255-462-20-85-.823-40 B) All-Star
6: C Don Kern (30-R .235-213-11-37-.771-0 B+)
7: SS Brian Bowden (30-R .304-562-5-58-.694-33 A) All-Star(2: 06-07)/Gold Glove(3: 02,06;2B-04)
8: 2B Ken Yockey (27-R .234-239-3-23-.600-12 A)
9: P Jim Baucom (26-L .181-83-0-7-.409-0 C) Ace(2: 04,06)/Hurler(2: 04,06)/All-Star(6: 02-07)

CHARLOTTE
1: SS Buddy Hollinger (23-R .252-373-2-35-.666-15 B+)
2: CF Jerry Belisle (23-L .297-535-9-49-.785-36 B+) Rookie #55 prospect
3: 1B Frank Cohen (31-R .314-475-14-66-.857-3 B) Silver Slugger/All-Star(5: 01-02,04,06-07)
4: 2B Leo Toruno (33-L .250-356-15-51-.828-11 B) MVP(04)/Silver Slugger(3: 02,04;SS-01)/All-Star(5: 01-02,04-05,07)
5: 3B Lindy Elson (27-R .235-371-23-58-.756-18 A) Gold Glove
6: RF Jimmy Allen (22-L .218-220-5-24-.649-11 A+)
7: C Pat Kennedy (26-R .224-362-10-43-.664-1 C+)
8: LF Dick Boggs (24-R .266-79-1-9-.724-2 A++) Rookie
9: P Jerry Doherty (29-L .267-60-1-7-.652-0 F) All-Star(04)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Charlotte Municipal Stadium
Weather: 84 F, Clear Skies, with a 7 MPH wind blowing in from left
Attendance: 8,197

Top of the First
Wes Fitzgibbons flies out to deep left, Dick Boggs making a running catch... Tim Dawson grounds out to 2nd. Tom Walker pops out to right......

Bottom of the First
Buddy Hollinger lines out to center. Jerry Belisle lines out to right. Frank Cohen grounds out to 3rd! 1-2-3!

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

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

Bottom of the Sixth
Buddy Hollinger lines a 1-2 pitch to right center for a double and goes to 3rd on a ground out...... We walk Frank Cohen intentionally..... And then P Jim Baucom picks him off at 1st! Leo Toruno pops out to left!

Top of the Seventh
Dave Bess and Jack Washburn lead off with back to back walks! But the next three all make outs..............

Bottom of the Seventh
With 2 outs, Pat Kennedy hits a home run to left....... 1 to 0, Hornets.

Top of the Eighth
PH Chuck Corrigan (31-R) grounds one to short, but Buddy Hollinger makes a bad throw for an error! Wes Fitzgibbons lays down a bunt and beats it out for a hit! Tim Dawson doubles to left and Corrigan scores! Tie Game: 1 to 1! They walk Tom Walker intentionally to load the bases up with no outs. Dave Bess strikes out............................................ Jack Washburn flies out to left and Fitzgibbons tags up and beats the throw home. 2 to 1, Jays! That does it for P Jerry Doherty. New Pitcher: Miguel Tejeda (29-R), their long-time closer no more, who is 5-4 with 9 SV and a 3.16 ERA in 62.2 IP. PH Bob Hutson (25-L) clears the bases with a double to left!! 4 to 1, Jays! Brian Bowden lines a hit to center and Hutson scores! 5 to 1, Jays!

Won - 5 to 1

We had 7 hits and made 1 error
Charlotte had 5 hits and made 1 error

Jim Baucom (W 22-5) went 7 innings, allowed 1 run, 4 hits, 1 home runs, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 3. The 2nd straight game that he has only struck out 3 batters.
LHP Bill Grant went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and 1 walk.

Jerry Doherty (L 11-14) went 7.2 innings, gave us 4 unearned runs, 5 hits, 3 walks (1 INT) and struck out 7. 119 pitches. He is the first pitcher to lose 4 games to the Jays this season. Game Score of 65. He is the 4th straight starter to have a Game Score over 60 against the Jays and the 8th straight to have one over 50. Our offense is stinking it up!

LF Tim Dawson hit a double, scored a run and had an RBI. CF Tom Walker had a hit and a walk (INT) and scored a run. RF Dave Bess hit a double and drew a walk. PH/C Bob Hutson hit a double, scored a run and had 2 RBI in his only at bat.

For Charlotte, C Pat Kennedy hit his 11th home run of the season.

Down on the Farm: The Shreveport Sports of the Texas League won at the Little Rock Travelers of the Southern League, 6 to 3, to win the Dixie Cup, 4 games to 3. Shreveport is an affiliate of Charlotte and Little Rock is an affiliate of Columbus. C Stan Mitten (25-R) was named the MVP of the series. He was 7 for 23 (.304) with a 2B and a HR and 5 BB and scored 4 runs and had 9 RBI. He was a 2nd round pick of the Richmond Robins in the 2005 B Leagues Draft.

Questdog · 05-02-2021, 04:09 PM

Saturday, September 15, 2007

Jacksonville Jays (97-51 .655 10.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Charlotte Hornets (68-79 .463 28.5 GB in 6th place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Tommy Corris (27-R) (19-6 2.72 ERA 218 IP, 201 H, 15 HR, 46 BB, 136 SO) All-Star(4: 04-07)
CHAR: Jim Rocco (22-L) (3-10 4.93 ERA 102.1 IP, 116 H, 11 HR, 42 BB, 42 SO) Rookie

Corris gave up 1 run on 9 hits and no walks with 6 strikeouts in 9 innings last time out at Birmingham, but that was only good enough for a no decision that we lost in 13 innings, after taking the lead in the the top of both the 10th and 13th innings.

We have not faced Rocco as a starter, but he gave us 2 runs in 2.2 IP in relief in June.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 3B Wes Fitzgibbons (31-R .286-192-3-21-.754-7 B+) All-Star(2: 01,03)
2: LF Tim Dawson (31-R .289-173-2-16-.741-1 B+)
3: CF Tom Walker (28-R .302-543-16-58-.874-33 B) Silver Slugger(2: 05-06)/All-Star(4: 04-07)
4: RF Dave Bess (31-R .285-516-26-99-.851-5 B+) All-Star(2: 06-07)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (25-L .254-464-20-86-.820-40 B) All-Star
6: C Don Kern (30-R .236-216-11-37-.770-0 B+)
7: SS Brian Bowden (30-R .304-566-5-59-.692-33 A) All-Star(2: 06-07)/Gold Glove(3: 02,06;2B-04)
8: 2B Chuck Corrigan (31-R .243-148-1-15-.623-0 B+)
9: P Tommy Corris (27-R .297-74-1-12-.699-0 F) All-Star(4: 04-07)

CHARLOTTE
1: CF Jerry Belisle (23-L .296-538-9-49-.781-36 B+) Rookie
2: SS Buddy Hollinger (23-R .255-377-2-35-.672-15 B+)
3: 1B Frank Cohen (31-R .312-478-14-66-.853-3 B) Silver Slugger/All-Star(5: 01-02,04,06-07)
4: 2B Leo Toruno (33-L .247-360-15-51-.819-11 B) MVP(04)/Silver Slugger(3: 02,04;SS-01)/All-Star(5: 01-02,04-05,07)
5: 3B Lindy Elson (27-R .233-374-23-58-.752-18 A) Gold Glove
6: RF Jimmy Allen (22-L .214-224-5-24-.638-11 A+)
7: C Pat Kennedy (26-R .224-366-11-44-.670-1 C+)
8: LF Jimmy Ward (32-L .208-269-5-38-.608-1 C+) Rookie #17 prospect
9: P Jim Rocco (22-R .148-27-0-0-.296-0 B) Rookie

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Charlotte Municipal Stadium
Weather: 78 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing in from right
Attendance: 6,868

Top of the First
Wes Fitzgibbons doubles over the center fielder! Tim Dawson takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4! Tom Walker grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and Fitzgibbons goes to 3rd. Dave Bess flies out to deep left and Fitzgibbons trots home. 1 to 0, Jays! RBI #100 for Bess! Jack Washburn swings at a 3-2 pitch and hits a home run to right center!! 3 to 0, Jays! Don Kern grounds out to 2nd.

Bottom of the First
Jerry Belisle grounds out to short. Buddy Hollinger swings at the first pitch and flies out to left. Frank Cohen sends one to deep center, but Tom Walker runs it down near the warning track! 1-2-3!

Top of the Second
Brian Bowden draws a walk. Chuck Corrigan hits a fly ball to right, but Jimmy Allen muffs it for an error! And now we have to watch the sad spectacle of P Tommy Corris trying to bunt, but he finally does get a good enough one down and the runners move up. Wes Fitzgibbons strikes out on 3 pitches......... Tim Dawson walks on 4 to load the bases up with 2 outs. Tom Walker lines a hit to right center and 2 runs score!! 5 to 0, Jays!

Bottom of the Third
Bob Hutson (25-L), an unsuccessful pinch-hitter last inning, stays in to catch. With 2 outs, Jerry Belisle beats out an infield hit. Buddy Hollinger bloops a hit to right... Frank Cohen grounds a hit up the middle and Belisle scores.... 5 to 1, Jays.

Bottom of the Fifth
With 1 out, P Bill Stewart (36-R), doubles to right, goes to 3rd on a ground out and scores on a wild pitch....... 5 to 2, Jays.

Top of the Sixth
On the Hill: P Bill Stewart, since getting the final out of the 2nd. With 1 out, P Tommy Corris grounds one to short, but Buddy Hollinger boots it! The 5th error of the day by the Hornets! Wes Fitzgibbons swings at the first pitch and beats out an infield hit. LF Fernando Tello (25-L) clears the bases with a double to center!! 7 to 2, Jays! Tom Walker walks. That does it for P Stewart. New Pitcher Mickey Steger (37-R), who pitched a perfect inning with 2 strikeouts yesterday. Dave Bess draws a walk to load the bases up with 1 out. Jack Washburn swings at the first pitch and flies out to deep center and Tello tags up and beats the throw home. 8 to 2, Jays.

Bottom of the Sixth
Frank Cohen lines a hit to right. With 2 outs, Jimmy Allen lines a 3-2 pitch to right center for a hit and Cohen goes to 3rd. Pat Kennedy knocks a 3-2 pitch over the head of the center fielder and clears the bases with a double..... 8 to 4, Jays.

Bottom of the Seventh
New Pitcher: Ron Thurgood (23-L). PH Tim Brantley (33-L), batting .110/.235/.205 in 35 AB with 1 HR and 1 RBI, doubles to center..... Jerry Belisle, another left, takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4...... The Bullpen gets up. Buddy Hollinger doubles to left and Brantley scores....... 8 to 5, Jays. Frank Cohen grounds out to short and the other runners advance, Belisle scoring. 8 to 6, Jays. Leo Toruno strikes out looking on 3 pitches! Lindy Elson strikes out!

The Hornets load the bases up with 2 outs in the bottom of the 8th, but P Jack Barber (33-R) comes in and gets Buddy Hollinger to line out to short!

Bottom of the Ninth
New Pitcher: John Austin (23-R). Buddy Hendricks (28-R) is in to play 2nd and Ken Yockey (27-R) is in to play 3rd. That empties the bench. 3-4-5 up for Charlotte. The Bullpen (Bill Grant) is ready. Frank Cohen strikes out! Leo Toruno plunks one and is out, 2-3! Lindy Elson beats out an infield hit...... Jimmy Allen grounds out to 2nd and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 8 to 6

We had 9 hits and made no errors
Charlotte had 13 hits and made 5 errors

Tommy Corris (W 20-6) went 6 innings, allowed 4 runs (3 earned), 8 hits, no walks and struck out 4. At bat, he reached on an error and scored a run. He joins Jim Baucom and Al Calice as Jays who have won 20 games!
LHP Ron Thurgood went 1.2 innings, allowed 2 runs, 4 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2.
RHP Jack Barber (H 2) faced 1 batter and got him out.
RHP John Austin (SV 3) pitched a scoreless 9th, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1.

Jim Rocco (L 3-11) went 1.2 innings, gave us 5 runs (3 earned), 3 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks and struck out 1.

3B Wes Fitzgibbons had 2 hits with a double and scored 2 runs. LF Tim Dawson walked in both of his trips to the plate. PH/LF Fernando Tello hit a double, scored a run and had 2 RBI. CF Tom Walker had a hit and a walk, scored a run and had 2 RBI. 1B Jack Washburn hit his 21st home run and had 3 RBI. SS Brian Bowden had a hit and a walk and scored a run. PH Tony Carini had a hit.

Questdog · 05-02-2021, 06:16 PM

Sunday, September 16, 2007

Jacksonville Jays (98-51 .658 10.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Charlotte Hornets (68-80 .459 29.5 GB tied for 6th place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Al Calice (26-R) (12-11 3.09 ERA 227.1 IP, 206 H, 13 HR, 53 BB, 164 SO) All-Star(06)
CHAR: Angel Gomez (27-R) (7-12 3.99 ERA 198.2 IP, 193 H, 19 HR, 54 BB, 108 SO)

Calice gave up 2 runs on 7 hits, 1 home run and 2 walks with 7 strikeouts in 8 innings last time out at Birmingham, but we were shut out and he took another tough loss, his 3rd loss in a row.

Gomez was 14-9 with a 4.02 ERA in 221.2 IP last year. He is 2-8 in 12 starts against the Jays in his career with 2 shutouts and a 5.11 ERA. 74 IP, 82 H, 8 HR, 23 BB, 43 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 3B Wes Fitzgibbons (31-R .289-197-3-21-.760-7 B+) All-Star(2: 01,03)
2: LF Fernando Tello (25-L .301-425-6-52-.784-4 C)
3: CF Tom Walker (28-R .302-547-16-60-.872-33 B) Silver Slugger(2: 05-06)/All-Star(4: 04-07)
4: RF Dave Bess (31-R .283-519-26-100-.847-5 B+) All-Star(2: 06-07)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (25-L .254-468-21-89-.824-40 B) All-Star
6: C Bob Hutson (25-L .274-310-4-28-.725-0 B) RoY(05)
7: SS Brian Bowden (30-R .304-570-5-59-.692-33 A) All-Star(2: 06-07)/Gold Glove(3: 02,06;2B-04)
8: 2B Chuck Corrigan (31-R .242-153-1-15-.616-0 B+)
9: P Al Calice (26-L .068-73-0-2-.163-0 F) All-Star(06)

CHARLOTTE
1: RF Sam Kowalski (24-R .238-302-1-25-.605-15 C+)
2: CF Jimmy Allen (22-L .218-229-5-24-.646-11 B+)
3: 1B Frank Cohen (31-R .313-483-14-66-.852-3 B) Silver Slugger/All-Star(5: 01-02,04,06-07)
4: 2B Leo Toruno (33-L .244-365-15-51-.809-11 B) MVP(04)/Silver Slugger(3: 02,04;SS-01)/All-Star(5: 01-02,04-05,07)
5: LF Ken Johnson (30-L .225-227-4-17-.635-0 F-)
6: 3B Lindy Elson (27-R .232-379-23-58-.748-18 A) Gold Glove
7: SS Buddy Hollinger (23-R .257-382-2-36-.676-15 B+)
8: C Doug Bowers (32-R .236-161-5-21-.733-0 C)
9: P Angel Gomez (27-R .231-65-0-5-.546-0 F)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Charlotte Municipal Stadium
Weather: 75 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing left to right
Attendance: 8,155

Top of the First
Wes Fitzgibbons lines out to deep left, where the most incompetent outfielder in the MLB makes the catch.... Fernando Tello swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd. Tom Walker grounds a hit up the middle! And then gets thrown out stealing.........

Bottom of the First
Sam Kowalski grounds out to short. Jimmy Allen swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 2nd. Frank Cohen grounds out to 3rd! 1-2-3!

Top of the Second
With 2 outs, Bob Hutson grounds a 1-2 pitch up the middle for a hit and goes to 2nd on a wild pitch. Brian Bowden triples to right center and Hutson scores! 1 to 0, Jays! The first triple of the year for Bowden, who led the MLB with 13 last year! Chuck Corrigan flies out to deep right...

The Hornets go 9 up, 9 down!

Top of the Fourth
Dave Bess and Jack Washburn lead off with back to back hits and we have runners at 2nd and 3rd with no outs! Bob Hutson plunks one and is out, 2-3, and the runners hold..... Brian Bowden takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up. Chuck Corrigan strikes out on 3 pitches.................... P Al Calice strikes out...

The Hornets go 12 up, 12 down!

15 up, 15 down!

Bottom of the Sixth
Buddy Hollinger grounds a double over the 3rd base bag........ The Bullpen gets up. But the next three all make outs!

Top of the Seventh
PH Dave Estey (25-L) walks on 4 pitches. Pinch-Runner: Buddy Hendricks (28-R), who will stay in to play 2nd. P Al Calice bunts one foul with 2 strikes... Wes Fitzgibbons grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and Hendricks comes back to the dugout limping, but Trudy pronounces him fit to play! Fernando Tello hits a home run to right!! 3 to 0, Jays!

Top of the Ninth
New Pitcher: Jesus Cancel (20-R), a rookie who pitched a scoreless inning yesterday with 2 strikeouts. Brian Bowden beats out an infield hit and steals 2nd! But the next three all make outs.....

Won - 3 to 0

Sweep!

We finish the season series with Charlotte 11-3.
The best record we have against anyone in the South.
We split with them last year.

We had 9 hits and made 1 error
Charlotte had 3 hits and made no errors

Al Calice (W 13-11) pitched 9 shutout innings (CG), allowed 3 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5. 118 pitches. It is his 2nd shutout of the season and 8th of his career!

Angel Gomez (L 7-13) went 8 innings, gave us 3 runs, 8 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks and struck out 5. He threw a WP.

LF Fernando Tello had 3 hits with his 7th home run of the season and 2 RBI. CF Tom Walker had a hit and a walk. SS Brian Bowden had 2 hits with a triple and a walk and an RBI. PH Dave Estey drew a walk.

Questdog · 05-02-2021, 06:17 PM

September 17, 2007

Monday Morning Report

Player of the Week - Ray Stover, SS, Syracuse (27-R .267/.323/.349) Had 10 hits with 3 2B, 2 BB, 3 SO, 3 R and 6 RBI in 7 G (6 GS) (3rd career PoW)

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

September 10 - 1B Stan Stephens (29-R) of Syracuse went 2 for 4 with a walk, stole 2 bases and had 2 RBI at home versus Ottawa to extend his hitting streak to 20 games. The Sycamores won, 7 to 1.
September 11 - Tom Peterson (36-R) of Memphis pitched a 10 inning shutout at Orlando allowing 4 hits. He did not walk a batter or strike one out. 113 pitches thrown. It is his 4th shutout of the season and 28th of his career. He is now 15-14 with a 3.15 ERA in 32 starts. The Mules won, 1 to 0, and only had 4 hits themselves. Bob Valvano (23-R) pitched a CG loss for the Juice.
September 12 - SS Shawn Smith (23-R) of Rochester had 3 hits with a double and a triple, stole a base, scored a run and had 5 RBI at Hartford. The Roosters won, 7 to 5.
September 14 - LF Clark Land (29-R) of Hartford had 3 hits with a home run, scored 2 runs and had 6 RBI at Syracuse. SS Dana Wagner (28-R) had 3 hits and 2 walks, stole a base, scored 5 runs, tying the MLB record, and had 2 RBI. The Whalers won, 15 to 5.
September 14 - Robin Morris (33-R) of Ottawa pitched a 3 hit shutout at home versus Providence. He walked 2 and struck out 10. At bat, he went 3 for 3 and had 2 RBI. It is his 1st shutout of the season and 9th of his career. He is now 6-16 with a 4.93 ERA in 31 starts. The Otters won, 3 to 0.
September 15 - RF Gil Weaver (29-L) of Memphis had 4 hits with a double and a Grand Slam, scored 2 runs and had 5 RBI at New Orleans. The Mules won, 9 to 1. It is his 2nd Grand Slam this season and 3rd of his career.
September 15 - 3B Stan Stephens (29-R) of Syracuse hit a double, drew a walk, stole a base, scored a run and had 2 RBI at home versus Hartford, extending his hitting streak to 25 games. The Sycamores won, 7 to 4.
September 16 - Stan Stephens (29-R) of Syracuse did not not start the game, but came off the bench at home versus Hartford to pinch-hit and made an out, ending his hitting streak at 25 games. The Sycamores lost, 4 to 1. They also lost SS Ray Stover (27-R) for the rest of the season with a strained rib cage muscle. He was batting .267/.323/.349 in 479 AB with 2 HR and 53 RBI and 21 SB. He was the Player of the Week this week.

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We start the final home stand this week with Louisville in for 2 games and Richmond for 4.

Questdog · 05-05-2021, 12:07 PM

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Orlando has lost 10 of their last 11 games and we can clinch the Southern Division today with a win or another Orlando loss!

We are back home to play the Louisville Colonels a short 2 game set. They lost 2 of 3 at home to Birmingham over the weekend and have lost 4 of their last 5. We are 6-6 against them on the season and split a pair of games in their last visit, April 30-May 1. They are 15th in scoring with 3.86 runs per game (Jacksonville is #4 with 4.55). The Colonels are 10th in fewest runs allowed with 4.19 per game (Jacksonville is #1 with 3.30). Their run differential is -49, 12th in the MLB, and ours is +188, the only one over +100! Memphis, believe it or not, in 4th place in the South, is actually 2nd now at +95.

Louisville Colonels (70-79 .470 28.5 GB in 5th place in the Southern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (99-51 .660 12 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division)

LOU: Tony Sanchez (23-R) (8-5 3.12 ERA 121.1 IP, 108 H, 6 HR, 46 BB, 81 SO) Rookie
JAX: Del Warwick (32-L) (13-5 2.96 ERA 197.2 IP, 175 H, 15 HR, 56 BB, 115 SO) All-Star/Gold Glove(02)

Sanchez shut us out in August on 7 hits and 2 walks with 4 strikeouts. He is tied for 2nd in the MLB in shutouts with 5, even though he has only had 17 starts.

Warwick gave up 1 run on 5 hits and 1 walk with 4 strikeouts in 7 innings last time out in a win at Birmingham.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
LOUISVILLE
1: 2B Tony Weninger (26-R .258-515-6-35-.676-25 B+) ex-Jay
2: RF Rudy Purcell (28-L .287-366-5-42-.699-6 B+)
3: 1B Herman Chance (37-R .217-318-13-43-.684-0 C+) All-Star(2: 03-04)
4: 3B Mike Hughes (33-R .238-483-24-64-.759-0 B) Silver Slugger(05)/All-Star(3: 01,04-05)
5: CF Mike Fox (28-L .265-490-6-56-.707-27 B) Silver Slugger(03)/All-Star(4: 03-06)
6: C Ron Forsythe (23-R .293-392-3-37-.713-0 B+) Rookie #14 prospect
7: SS Ken DeMinico (25-L .194-453-10-40-.576-9 A)
8: LF Ed McMahon (21-S .192-156-2-13-.606-1 A+) Rookie #26 prospect
9: P Tony Sanchez (23-L .152-33-0-2-.404-0 F) Rookie

JACKSONVILLE
1: 3B Wes Fitzgibbons (31-R .282-202-3-21-.742-7 B+) All-Star(2: 01,03)
2: LF Fernando Tello (25-L .305-429-7-54-.797-4 C)
3: CF Tom Walker (28-R .302-550-16-60-.872-33 B) Silver Slugger(2: 05-06)/All-Star(4: 04-07)
4: RF Dave Bess (31-R .283-523-26-100-.844-5 B+) All-Star(2: 06-07)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (25-L .254-472-21-89-.821-40 B) All-Star
6: C Bob Hutson (25-L .274-314-4-28-.722-0 B) RoY(05)
7: SS Brian Bowden (30-R .305-573-5-60-.700-34 A) All-Star(2: 06-07)/Gold Glove(3: 02,06;2B-04)
8: 2B Chuck Corrigan (31-R .239-155-1-15-.609-0 B+)
9: P Del Warwick (32-L .129-62-0-6-.290-0 F) All-Star/Gold Glove(02)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 82 F, Clear Skies, with an 8 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 13,296

Top of the First
Tony Weninger swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses! Rudy Purcell strikes out! Herman Chance swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 3rd! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the First
Wes Fitzgibbons swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines a hit to left! Fernando Tello lines out to center. Fitzgibbons steals 2nd! Tom Walker grounds a hit to right and Fitzgibbons scores! 1 to 0, Jays! Walker steals 2nd! Dave Bess takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Jack Washburn takes a 3-2 pitch in the back and the bases are loaded with 1 out. Bob Hutson takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to force in a run! 2 to 0, Jays! Brian Bowden grounds into a 6-4-3 double play.........

Bottom of the Second
With 1 out, P Del Warwick doubles to left! Wes Fitzgibbons grounds one to 2nd, but Tony Weninger throws the ball away for a 2 base error and P Warwick scores! 3 to 0, Jays! Fernando Tello triples to left and Fitzgibbons scores! 4 to 0, Jays! Tom Walker lines out to center and Tello tags up and beats the throw home. 5 to 0, Jays!

Top of the Fifth
Ron Forsythe hits a home run to left center... 5 to 1, Jays. Ken DeMinico takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Ed McMahon doubles to right.... With the infield in for some reason, P Eddie Scott (35-R) grounds one hard to the left side, but SS Brian Bowden makes a diving stop and throws him out and the runners hold! Tony Weninger takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up. The Bullpen stirs. Rudy Purcell strikes out on 3 pitches! Herman Chance walks on 4 to force in a run....... 5 to 2, Jays. I am certain that Mike Hughes will now hit a Grand Slam, but he strikes out on 3 pitches!

Top of the Sixth
Mike Fox pokes a hit to right... The Bullpen gets up. Ron Forsythe, the slow running catcher, grounds a sure double play ball to 3rd, but Wes Fitzgibbons boots it........ A wild pitch moves the runners up....... Ken DeMinico grounds out to the pitcher and the runners hold. Ed McMahon flies out to deep center and Fox trots home. 5 to 3, Jays.

Top of the Seventh
On the Hill: John Austin (23-R), after getting the final out of the 6th. Rudy Purcell grounds a double over the 1st base bag........ The Bullpen gets up. With 2 outs, Mike Fox grounds a 2-2 pitch up the middle for a hit, but Purcell stops at 3rd. Ron Forsythe swings at the first pitch and flies out to center!

Top of the Ninth
On the Hill: Jack Barber (33-R), after a perfect 8th. 2B Tony Anderson (26-R), batting .186/.239/.235 in 102 AB with 1 HR and 12 RBI, grounds out to 2nd! Rudy Purcell fouls out to 1st! Herman Chance pops out to short and the 2007 Southern Division Championship Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 5 to 3

Win #100!

We had 6 hits and made 1 error
Louisville had 8 hits and made 1 error

Del Warwick (W 14-5) went 5.2 innings, allowed 3 runs (2 earned), 6 hits, 1 home run, 4 walks and struck out 5. He threw a WP. 116 pitches. At bat, he hit 2 doubles and scored a run.
RHP John Austin (H 3) went 1.1 scoreless innings and allowed 2 hits.
RHP Jack Barber (SV 31) pitched 2 perfect innings.

Tony Sanchez (L 8-6) went 3 innings, gave us 5 runs (3 earned), 4 hits, 2 walks, 1 HBP and struck out no one.

3B Wes Fitzgibbons had a hit, stole a base and scored 2 runs. LF Fernando Tello hit a triple, scored a run and had an RBI. CF Tom Walker had a hit, stole a base, scored a run and had 2 RBI. RF Dave Bess hit a double and drew a walk.

For Louisville, C Ron Forsythe hit his 4th home run of the season.

04-30-2021, 04:57 PM	#1623
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	September 3, 2007 Monday Morning Report Player of the Week - Jose Castillo, LF, Louisville (25-S .274/.348/.459) Had 9 hits with 2 2B, 3 HR, 4 BB, 4 SO, 6 R and 6 RBI in 6 G (3rd career PoW) (Slash lines are for the season, not the week) August 27 - RF Sergio Acevedo (33-R) of Birmingham hit a triple and 2 home runs, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBI at home versus Louisville, but the Barons lost, 8 to 4. August 29 - Bil Rawlins (22-R) of Providence pitched a 5 hit shutout at Ottawa. He walked 4 and struck out 4. It is his 2nd shutout of the season and his career. He is now 7-13 with a 4.00 ERA in 26 starts. The Steamrollers won, 7 to 0. August 31 - C Tsuyoshi Kotani (26-R) of New Orleans hit a double and 2 home runs, scored 4 runs and had 3 RBI at Ottawa. The Pelicans won, 11 to 1. September 1 - CF Pete Thompson (27-L) of Orlando went 5 for 5 with a double and a home run, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI at home versus Indianapolis. The Juice won, 7 to 6, with 4 runs in the bottom of the 9th, capped by Thompson's 2 run double. September 2 - Columbus outhit the Colonels in Louisville, 9 to 2, but lost, 1 to 0. September 2 - 2B Ken Kelly (29-S) of Orlando had 2 hits with a triple and 5 RBI at home versus Indianapolis. The Juice won, 7 to 3. This week we are back home for 4 games with Syracuse and then go to Orlando for 3.

05-01-2021, 08:54 PM	#1631
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	September 10, 2007 Monday Morning Report Player of the Week - Jorge Moreida, LF, Ottawa (28-L .313/.388/.422) Had 13 hits with 2 2B, 2 HR, 2 BB, 3 SO, 1 SB, 1 CS, 4 R and 6 RBI in 7 G (6 GS) (2nd career PoW) (Slash lines are for the season, not the week) September 4 - C Dick Pavlov (39-L) of Richmond had 3 hits with a double and a home run and had 5 RBI at Indianapolis, but the Robins lost, 8 to 7. September 4 - Rochester lost All-Star C Mark Scott (32-R) for the rest of the season with a torn thumb ligament. He was hitting .260/.338/.374 in 412 AB with 8 HR and 52 RBI. September 5 - SS Dana Wagner (28-R) of Hartford went 5 for 5 with 2 doubles, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI at Memphis and then was pinch-hit for. The Whalers won, 13 to 7, and had 20 hits. September 6 - 1B Wilson Partida (31-R) of Providence had 3 hits with a triple and a Grand Slam, scored 2 runs and had 5 RBI at home versus New Orleans. The Steamrollers won, 14 to 2. It is his 2nd Grand Slam this season. September 7 - Rookie Tony Sanchez (23-R) of Louisville pitched a 1 hit shutout at home versus New Orleans. He walked 3 and struck out 7. At bat, he had a hit. The lone hit was a 2-out single in the 2nd. It is the 5th shutout of his season and career, and 2nd in a row and 3rd in his last 4 starts. He is now 8-5 with a 3.16 ERA in 16 starts. The Colonels won, 9 to 0. September 8 - Bill Rawlins (22-R) of Providence pitched a 5 hit shutout at home versus Rochester. He walked 2 and struck out 1. It is the 3rd shutout of his season and career. He is now 8-13 with a 3.97 ERA in 28 starts. The Steamrollers won, 4 to 0. September 9 - Terry Luckett (32-L) of Rochester pitched a 5 hit shutout at Providence. He walked 1 and struck out 9. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. It is his 4th shutout of the season and 24th of his career. He is now 13-6 with a 2.31 ERA in 26 starts. The Roosters won, 4 to 0, and only had 5 hits themselves. September 9 - Mike Marsh (26-R) of Memphis pitched a 4 hit shutout at home versus Birmingham. He walked 2 and struck out 10. It is his 5th shutout of the season and 15th of his career. He is now 16-10 with a 3.09 ERA in 31 starts. The Mules won, 1 to 0, and only had 4 hits themselves and made 3 errors. This week we stay on the road with 3 games at Birmingham and 3 at Charlotte.

05-02-2021, 06:17 PM	#1639
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	September 17, 2007 Monday Morning Report Player of the Week - Ray Stover, SS, Syracuse (27-R .267/.323/.349) Had 10 hits with 3 2B, 2 BB, 3 SO, 3 R and 6 RBI in 7 G (6 GS) (3rd career PoW) (Slash lines are for the season, not the week) September 10 - 1B Stan Stephens (29-R) of Syracuse went 2 for 4 with a walk, stole 2 bases and had 2 RBI at home versus Ottawa to extend his hitting streak to 20 games. The Sycamores won, 7 to 1. September 11 - Tom Peterson (36-R) of Memphis pitched a 10 inning shutout at Orlando allowing 4 hits. He did not walk a batter or strike one out. 113 pitches thrown. It is his 4th shutout of the season and 28th of his career. He is now 15-14 with a 3.15 ERA in 32 starts. The Mules won, 1 to 0, and only had 4 hits themselves. Bob Valvano (23-R) pitched a CG loss for the Juice. September 12 - SS Shawn Smith (23-R) of Rochester had 3 hits with a double and a triple, stole a base, scored a run and had 5 RBI at Hartford. The Roosters won, 7 to 5. September 14 - LF Clark Land (29-R) of Hartford had 3 hits with a home run, scored 2 runs and had 6 RBI at Syracuse. SS Dana Wagner (28-R) had 3 hits and 2 walks, stole a base, scored 5 runs, tying the MLB record, and had 2 RBI. The Whalers won, 15 to 5. September 14 - Robin Morris (33-R) of Ottawa pitched a 3 hit shutout at home versus Providence. He walked 2 and struck out 10. At bat, he went 3 for 3 and had 2 RBI. It is his 1st shutout of the season and 9th of his career. He is now 6-16 with a 4.93 ERA in 31 starts. The Otters won, 3 to 0. September 15 - RF Gil Weaver (29-L) of Memphis had 4 hits with a double and a Grand Slam, scored 2 runs and had 5 RBI at New Orleans. The Mules won, 9 to 1. It is his 2nd Grand Slam this season and 3rd of his career. September 15 - 3B Stan Stephens (29-R) of Syracuse hit a double, drew a walk, stole a base, scored a run and had 2 RBI at home versus Hartford, extending his hitting streak to 25 games. The Sycamores won, 7 to 4. September 16 - Stan Stephens (29-R) of Syracuse did not not start the game, but came off the bench at home versus Hartford to pinch-hit and made an out, ending his hitting streak at 25 games. The Sycamores lost, 4 to 1. They also lost SS Ray Stover (27-R) for the rest of the season with a strained rib cage muscle. He was batting .267/.323/.349 in 479 AB with 2 HR and 53 RBI and 21 SB. He was the Player of the Week this week. We start the final home stand this week with Louisville in for 2 games and Richmond for 4.

04-30-2021, 02:30 PM	#1621
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Saturday, September 1, 2007 Jacksonville Jays (90-45 .667 8.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at Hartford Whalers (62-72 .463 19 GB in 4th place in the Northern Division) JAX: Al Calice (26-R) (12-8 3.00 ERA 206.2 IP, 185 H, 12 HR, 48 BB, 150 SO) All-Star(06) HART: Alex Vargas (27-L) (12-7 3.94 ERA 194 IP, 159 H, 19 HR, 67 BB, 156 SO) Calice pitched a CG win over Birmingham last time out, allowing 1 run on 7 hits and no walks with 10 strikeouts. We faced Vargas in June, but he only pitched 1 scoreless inning, giving us 2 hits and striking out 1, before he left with an injury. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) JACKSONVILLE 1: 3B Wes Fitzgibbons (31-R .312-144-3-20-.842-7 B+) All-Star(2: 01,03) 2: LF Tim Dawson (31-R .284-148-2-15-.708-1 B+) 3: CF Tom Walker (28-R .306-503-16-56-.889-31 B) Silver Slugger(2: 05-06)/All-Star(4: 04-07) 4: RF Dave Bess (31-R .289-470-24-93-.859-5 B+) All-Star(2: 06-07) 5: 1B Jack Washburn (25-L .251-423-19-80-.806-39 B) All-Star 6: C Don Kern (30-R .245-192-11-33-.799-0 B+) 7: SS Brian Bowden (30-R .311-521-5-57-.713-31 A) All-Star(2: 06-07)/Gold Glove(3: 02,06;2B-04) 8: 2B Ken Yockey (27-R .234-214-3-21-.604-11 A) 9: P Al Calice (26-L .075-67-0-2-.178-0 F) All-Star(06) HARTFORD 1: LF Joel Yost (28-L .278-180-5-21-.763-10 B) All-Star(06) 2: 2B Paul Heffernan (21-R .279-402-7-43-.726-38 B+) Rookie 3: 3B Ray Dallas (25-R .339-499-15-91-.894-7 C+) MVP/Silver Slugger/All-Star(2: 06-07) 4: 1B Glenn Benoit (25-R .233-433-12-55-.675-3 A) All-Star(06) 5: RF Clark Land (29-R .294-517-8-47-.762-29 B) All-Star(2: 02,05)/Gold Glove(LF-04) 6: CF Tony Young (23-R .241-54-1-4-.694-1 C+) Rookie 7: SS Dana Wagner (28-R .283-446-0-60-.680-4 A) 8: C Dave Hromadka (30-R .213-89-0-7-.533-0 C+) Rookie 9: P Alex Vargas (27-L .153-59-0-2-.377-0 F) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Ebbets Field Weather: 64 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing out to center Attendance: 7,762 Top of the First Wes Fitzgibbons strikes out on 3 pitches... Tim Dawson grounds out to short. Tom Walker grounds out to 1st, unassisted.... Bottom of the First Joel Yost swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd. Paul Heffernan takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Ray Dallas grounds into a 6-4-3 double play!! Bottom of the Third With 1 out, Dave Hromadka pokes a hit to center and gets bunted to 2nd by P Alex Vargas. Joel Yost doubles to right and Hromadka scores... 1 to 0, Whalers. Top of the Fifth P Alex Vargas strikes out the side in order...... We have 2 hits so far.... And 8 strikeouts..... We load the bases up with 2 outs in the top of the 6th, but Jack Washburn grounded out to 1st, 3-1...... The Whalers load the base up with 2 outs in the 7th, but Joel Yost grounded out to 2nd. Bottom of the Eighth New Pitcher: Jack Barber (33-R). PH Phil Shumate (34-S), 1 for 2 with a home run and 2 RBI this series, pokes a 2-2 pitch to right center for a hit.... The Bullpen gets up. With 1 out, Glenn Benoit grounds a 2-2 pitch up the middle for a hit... Clark Land lines one to 3rd, but it his off the heel of the glove of Wes Fitzgibbons for yet another error and the bases are loaded with 1 out...... With the infield in, Tony Young grounds a hit through the left side and 2 runs score........ 3 to 0, Whalers. Dana Wagner walks on 4 pitches to load the bases back up...... Dave Hromadka swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses. P Alex Vargas lines an 0-2 pitch to right center for a hit and 2 more runs score....... 5 to 0, Whalers. Top of the Ninth With 1 out, Jack Washburn draws a walk. Don Kern strikes out.... That does it for P Alex Vargas, 1 out from a shutout..... New Pitcher: Jim Lucas (28-R), who faced 2 batters on Thursday and struck them both out. Brian Bowden swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to left. PH Fernando Tello swings at the first pitch and doubles to left center and Washburn scores! 5 to 1, Whalers. PH Tony Carini (23-L) hits a home run to right center!!! 5 to 4, Whalers. Wes Fitzgibbons grounds out to 2nd...... Lost - 5 to 4 We had 7 hits and made 2 errors Hartford had 11 hits and made no errors Al Calice (L 12-9) went 7 innings, allowed 1 run, 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. Yet another strong outing by him only gets him another loss.... His last 5 losses have all been Quality Starts and in only 1 did he allow 3 runs. RHP Jack Barber got 2 outs, allowed 4 runs (2 earned), 4 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1. LHP Bill Grant faced 1 batter and struck him out. Alex Vargas (W 13-7) went 8.2 innings, gave us 1 run, 4 hits, 3 walks and struck out 11. 141 pitches. At bat, he had a hit and 2 RBI. LF Tim Dawson hit a double and drew a walk. 1B Jack Washburn had a hit and a walk, stole his 40th base of the season and scored a run. PH Fernando Tello hit a double, scored a run and had an RBI. PH Tony Carini his his 4th home run and had 3 RBI.

04-30-2021, 04:55 PM	#1622
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Sunday, September 2, 2007 Jacksonville Jays (90-46 .662 7.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at Hartford Whalers (63-72 .467 18 GB in 4th place in the Northern Division) JAX: Del Warwick (32-L) (11-4 3.18 ERA 175.2 IP, 155 H, 15 HR, 53 BB, 102 SO) All-Star/Gold Glove(02) HART: Eric Beasley (25-R) (5-1 2.57 ERA 12 SV, 84 IP, 66 H, 5 HR, 30 BB, 55 SO) Warwick gave up 5 runs (4 earned) on 6 hits and 1 walk with 3 strikeouts in 4 innings last time out in a no decision against Charlotte that we won. This will be the first start of his career for Beasley. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) JACKSONVILLE 1: SS Brian Bowden (30-R .310-525-5-57-.711-31 A) All-Star(2: 06-07)/Gold Glove(3: 02,06;2B-04) 2: LF Fernando Tello (25-L .298-393-6-49-.777-4 C) 3: CF Tom Walker (28-R .304-506-16-56-.885-31 B) Silver Slugger(2: 05-06)/All-Star(4: 04-07) 4: RF Dave Bess (31-R .289-474-24-93-.856-5 B+) All-Star(2: 06-07) 5: 1B Jack Washburn (25-L .251-426-19-80-.806-40 B) All-Star 6: C Bob Hutson (25-L .287-282-4-26-.747-0 B) RoY(05) 7: 2B Ken Yockey (27-R .235-217-3-21-.605-11 A) 8: 3B Chuck Corrigan (31-R .252-123-1-14-.650-0 A) 9: P Del Warwick (32-L .143-56-0-6-.321-0 F) All-Star/Gold Glove(02) HARTFORD 1: LF Clark Land (29-R .294-521-8-47-.762-29 A) All-Star(2: 02,05)/Gold Glove(04) 2: 2B Paul Heffernan (21-R .277-404-7-43-.724-39 B+) Rookie 3: 3B Ray Dallas (25-R .338-503-15-91-.891-7 C+) MVP/Silver Slugger/All-Star(2: 06-07) 4: 1B Glenn Benoit (25-R .233-437-12-55-.674-3 A) All-Star(06) 5: RF Jeff Garrigus (38-R .262-149-8-23-.815-1 B) All-Star(03) 6: SS Dana Wagner (28-R .285-449-0-60-.685-4 A) 7: CF Tony Young (23-R .241-58-1-6-.681-1 C+) Rookie 8: C Marc Barksdale (36-R .223-193-2-16-.617-0 C) All-Star(04)/Gold Glove(3: 01-02,04) 9: P Eric Beasley (25-R .000-12-0-0-.077-0 A) Game Start: 2:05 PM Ballpark: Ebbets Field Weather: 71 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 7 MPH wind blowing out to center Attendance: 6,623 Top of the First Brian Bowden grounds the first pitch to left for a hit! Fernando Tello grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-4. Tom Walker lines a 3-2 pitch to right center for a hit! Dave Bess swings at the first pitch and flies out to deep right. Jack Washburn grounds out to 1st, unassisted.... Bottom of the First Clark Land flies out to deep right. Paul Heffernan flies out to right. Ray Dallas lines a hit to center... Glenn Benoit strikes out! Bottom of the Fifth With 1 out, Marc Barksdale grounds the first pitch up the middle for a hit and gets bunted to 2nd by P Eric Beasley. Clark Land doubles off the wall in left center and Barksdale scores... 1 to 0, Whalers. Top of the Ninth P Eric Beasley is at 111 pitches. 5-6-7 up for us. Jack Washburn swings at the first pitch and I thought he had just tied the game, up but it is caught in deep right.... Bob Hutson lines one hard to deep center, but it, too, is caught...... 3B Wes Fitzgibbons (31-R) grounds a hit up the middle! 2B Chuck Corrigan lines the first pitch to center for a hit and Fitzgibbons goes to 3rd! PH Tim Dawson (31-R) strikes out........ Lost - 1 to 0 We finish the season series with Hartford 6-2. The 6th straight year we have won it. We split in 2001. Since Orlando has already clinched winning the season series from us for the first time ever this season, the Whalers are the only team left never to have won one from us. We had 8 hits (all singles) and made 1 error Hartford had 5 hits and made no errors Del Warwick (L 11-5) went 7 innings, allowed 1 run, 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. He balked. RHP John Austin went 1 scoreless inning and walked 1. Eric Beasley (W 6-1) pitched 9 shutout innings (CG), gave us 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. 124 pitches. SS Brian Bowden had 2 hits. CF Tom Walker had 2 hits. 3B Wes Fitzgibbons had a hit in his only at bat. 3B/2B Chuck Corrigan had 2 hits. PH Tony Carini drew a walk.

05-01-2021, 09:45 AM	#1624
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Monday, September 3, 2007 We are back home to play the Syracuse Sycamores a 4 game series. They won 3 of 4 from Richmond over the weekend. We split 4 games with them in Syracuse, May 25-27. They are 3rd in scoring with 4.62 runs per game (Jacksonville is #4 with 4.61). We have scored 7 more runs than they have, but have played 2 more games. They lead the MLB with 154 SB and we are 2nd with 150. The Sycamores are 8th in fewest runs allowed with 4.18 per game (Jacksonville is #1 with 3.37). Their run differential is +60, 6th in the MLB, and ours is +180, the best. Syracuse Sycamores (78-57 .578 2.5 GB in 2nd place in the Northern Division) at Jacksonville Jays (90-47 .657 6.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) SYR: Steve Melita (34-R) (8-7 4.56 ERA 142 IP, 154 H, 9 HR, 41 BB, 58 SO) JAX: Tommy Keyser (28-L) (3-3 5.19 ERA 34.2 IP, 39 H, 2 HR, 14 BB, 21 SO) We faced Melita in May and only scored 1 run on 4 hits, 1 home run and 2 walks with 2 strikeouts in 8 innings in a no decision that we won in 16 innings. Keyser allowed 5 runs on 8 hits and 4 walks with 7 strikeouts in 6.1 innings last time out in a lost to Charlotte. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) SYRACUSE 1: 1B Stan Stephens (29-R .314-547-6-53-.758-39 B+) All-Star(4: 01,03,05-06) 2: 3B Skip Dunkin (28-S .302-242-0-19-.702-15 A) Silver Slugger(SS-04)/All-Star(2: 04-05) 3: 2B Frank Bates (35-R .277-494-30-96-.842-12 B+) Silver Slugger(4: 06,SS,002-03,05)/All-Star(7: 01-07) 4: SS Ray Stover (27-R .255-436-2-41-.649-20 B+) 5: CF Steve Schooley (22-L .287-223-5-29-.788-9 B) 6: RF Jimmy Ward (32-L .336-289-12-53-.924-14 B) All-Star(06) 7: LF Bob Sedrick (29-R .198-182-7-25-.663-0 B+) 8: C Larry Slattery (31-R .241-266-10-5-.771-0 C) All-Star 9: P Steve Melita (34-R .125-40-0-1-.292-0 C+) JACKSONVILLE 1: 3B Wes Fitzgibbons (31-R .307-150-3-20-.822-7 B+) All-Star(2: 01,03) 2: LF Fernando Tello (25-L .297-397-6-49-.774-4 C) 3: CF Tom Walker (28-R .306-510-16-56-.886-31 B) Silver Slugger(2: 05-06)/All-Star(4: 04-07) 4: RF Dave Bess (31-R .287-478-24-93-.849-5 B+) All-Star(2: 06-07) 5: 1B Jack Washburn (25-L .249-429-19-80-.802-40 B) All-Star 6: C Bob Hutson (25-L .283-286-4-26-.737-0 B) RoY(05) 7: SS Brian Bowden (30-R .312-529-5-57-.714-31 A) All-Star(2: 06-07)/Gold Glove(3: 02,06;2B-04) 8: 2B Chuck Corrigan (31-R .260-127-1-14-.661-0 B+) 9: P Tommy Keyser (28-R .200-10-0-1-.500-0 B) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium Weather: 80 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing in from left Attendance: 12,574 Top of the First Stan Stephens lines out to 3rd. Skip Dunkin grounds a hit to right... He steals 2nd. Frank Bates takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Ray Stover grounds a 3-2 pitch to right for a hit and Dunkin scores... 1 to 0, Sycamores. Steve Schooley walks on 4 pitches to load the bases up with 1 out. Jimmy Ward grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and Bates scores and Stover goes to 3rd. 2 to 0, Sycamores. Bob Sedrick lines a hit to right and Stover scores... 3 to 0, Sycamores. Larry Slattery grounds out to short. Bottom of the First Wes Fitzgibbons grounds out to 3rd. Fernando Tello takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Tom Walker flies out to center. Tello gets thrown out trying to steal....... Bottom of the Second Dave Bess takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Jack Washburn doubles to right and Bess scores, but they throw Washburn out at 3rd, 9-3-5. 3 to 1, Sycamores. Bob Hutson doubles to left center. Brian Bowden hits one to deep center, but Steve Schooley muffs the catch for a 2 base error and Hutson scores! 3 to 2, Sycamores. The next two make outs. Top of the Third Steve Schooley takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4.... The Bullpen gets up. Jim Ward grounds one to 1st, but Jack Washburn makes a bad throw to 2nd for an error..... Schooley steals 3rd... Bob Sedrick pops out to 2nd! Larry Slattery grounds the first pitch up the middle for a hit and Schooley scores... 4 to 2, Sycamores. Call to the Bullpen: Bill Grant (37-L). P Steve Melita bunts on foul with 2 strikes. Stan Stephens lines a hit to center and Ward scores... 5 to 2, Sycamores. P Steve Melita retires the side in order in the 3rd, but is injured. Top of the Seventh On the Hill: Bobby Gravely (24-R), after a scoreless 6th. With 1 out, Jimmy Ward hits a home run to right... 6 to 2, Sycamores. Bottom of the Seventh New Pitcher: Luis Diaz (23-L), a rookie who is 3-0 with 1 SV and a 3.09 ERA in 55.1 IP. PH Don Kern (30-R), who will stay in to catch, doubles to right center! But the next three, including PH Dickie Stemen (32-R), all make outs.... Top of the Ninth On the Hill: Ron Thurgood (23-L), after a scoreless 8th. Bob Sedrick pops the first pitch up to shallow right center, but no one takes charge and the ball drops for a hit..... The Bullpen gets up. Larry Slattery grounds the first pitch over the 3rd base bag for a double..... PH John Byers (24-R), batting .323/.345/.439 in 471 AB with 6 HR and 60 RBI, beats out an infield hit and Sedrick scores... 7 to 2, Sycamores. Call to the Bullpen: Jack Barber (33-R). Byers steals 2nd... Stan Stephens lines a hit to center and Slattery scores... 8 to 2, Sycamores. Skip Dunkin doubles to center and Byers scores... 9 to 2, Sycamores. Frank Bates beats out an infield hit and Stephens scores... 10 to 2, Sycamores. P Barber tries to pick Bates off at 1st and throws the ball away for an error and Dunkin scores... 11 to 2, Sycamores. Ray Stover grounds a hit up the middle....... 7 straight hits to start the inning...... Steve Schooley strikes out on 3 pitches. Jimmy Ward strikes out. Bob Sedrick, who started the inning with a bloop hit, clears the bases with a double to center..... 13 to 2, Sycamores. Lost - 13 to 2 We had 5 whole hits and made 2 errors Syracuse had 18 hits and made 1 error Tommy Keyser (L 3-4) went 2.1 innings, allowed 5 runs (4 earned), 5 hits, 4 walks and struck out no one. LHP Bill Grant went 2.2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit, 1 walk and struck out 2. RHP Bobby Gravely went 2 innings, allowed 1 run, 2 hits and 2 walks (1 INT). LHP Ron Thurgood went 1 inning, allowed 3 runs and 5 hits. RHP Jack Barber went 1 inning, allowed 4 runs, 5 hits and struck out 3. Steve Melita went 3 innings, gave us 2 runs (1 earned), 2 hits, 2 walks and struck out no one. LHP Greg Estep (W 2-4) pitched 3 scoreless innings, gave us 2 hits and struck out 3. RF Dave Bess had a hit and a walk and scored a run. 1B Jack Washburn hit a double and had an RBI. C Bob Hutson hit a double and scored a run. PH/C Don Kern hit a double. For Syracuse, 3B Skip Dunkin had 3 hits with a double and a walk, stole 2 bases, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 2B Frank Bates had a hit and 3 walk, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. RF Jimmy Ward hit his 13th home run, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI and had an assist. LF Bob Sedrick had 3 hits with a double, scored a run and had 3 RBI. C Larry Slattery had 3 hits with 2 doubles, scored a run and had an RBI. The Sycamores announced that P Steve Melita has a sore elbow and they expect him to be out about 3 weeks.

05-01-2021, 11:22 AM	#1625
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Tuesday, September 4, 2007 P Tommy Keyser (28-L) was sent back to the Portland (AAA) roster and P Fernando Rivera (23-R) was recalled. Syracuse Sycamores (79-57 .581 1.5 GB in 2nd place in the Northern Division) at Jacksonville Jays (90-48 .652 5.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) SYR: Willie Rodriguez (24-R) (8-4 4.34 ERA 85 IP, 109 H, 10 HR, 40 BB, 52 SO) JAX: Jim Baucom (26-L) (20-5 1.66 ERA 233.1 IP, 158 H, 10 HR, 37 BB, 237 SO) Ace(2: 04,06)/Hurler(2: 04,06)/All-Star(6: 02-07) Rodriguez was 14-8 with a 3.67 ERA in 225.1 IP last year. He is 1-1 in 3 starts against the Jays in his career with a 2.75 ERA. 19.2 IP, 16 H, 4 HR, 3 BB, 10 SO. Baucom allowed 1 run on 3 hits and 2 walks with 7 strikeouts in 7.2 innings last time out in a win at Hartford. He has won his last 10 starts and is 13-0 in his last 15. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) SYRACUSE 1: 1B Stan Stephens (29-R .315-553-6-55-.757-39 B+) All-Star(4: 01,03,05-06) 2: 3B Skip Dunkin (28-S .308-247-0-20-.718-17 A) Silver Slugger(SS-04)/All-Star(2: 04-05) 3: LF John Byers (24-R .324-472-6-61-.787-30 A) RoY(04)/All-Star(3: 04,06-07)/Gold Glove(RF) 4: 2B Frank Bates (35-R .278-497-30-97-.844-12 B+) Silver Slugger(4: 06,SS,002-03,05)/All-Star(7: 01-07) 5: CF Bruce McNutt (24-S .220-359-14-55-.723-13 B) Rookie #27 prospect 6: RF Bob Sedrick (29-R .207-188-7-28-.678-0 B) 7: SS Ray Stover (27-R .256-442-2-42-.649-20 B+) 8: C Mike Day (36-S .220-159-4-18-.622-0 C+) 9: P Willie Rodriguez (24-R .214-28-0-5-.540-0 F) JACKSONVILLE 1: 3B Wes Fitzgibbons (31-R .299-154-3-20-.802-7 B+) All-Star(2: 01,03) 2: LF Fernando Tello (25-L .296-398-6-49-.774-4 C) 3: CF Tom Walker (28-R .304-514-16-56-.880-31 B) Silver Slugger(2: 05-06)/All-Star(4: 04-07) 4: RF Dave Bess (31-R .287-481-24-93-.849-5 B+) All-Star(2: 06-07) 5: 1B Jack Washburn (25-L .249-433-19-81-.802-40 B) All-Star 6: C Bob Hutson (25-L .285-288-4-26-.742-0 B) RoY(05) 7: SS Buddy Hendricks (28-R .188-69-0-8-.458-1 A) 8: 2B Chuck Corrigan (31-R .262-130-1-14-.661-0 B+) 9: P Jim Baucom (26-L .192-78-0-7-.435-0 C) Ace(2: 04,06)/Hurler(2: 04,06)/All-Star(6: 02-07) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium Weather: 83 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 7 MPH wind blowing out to center Attendance: 13,325 Top of the First Stan Stephens swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 3rd. Skip Dunkin grounds out to 2nd. John Byers grounds out to 1st, 3-1! 1-2-3! Bottom of the First Wes Fitzgibbons swings at the first pitch and flies out to right. Fernando Tello pops out to center... Tom Walker grounds out to 2nd... The Sycamores go 9 up, 9 down! We also only send 9 men to the plate in the first 3 innings.... We had a walk, but also a GDP.... Top of the Fourth With 1 out, Skip Dunkin lines a hit to right. John Byers beats out an infield hit... They pull off a double steal......... Frank Bates strikes out! Bruce McNutt grounds out to 1st, unassisted! Bottom of the Fifth Jack Washburn doubles to right! Bob Hutson draws a walk. Buddy Hendricks grounds into a 6-4-3 double play..... We load the bases up with 2 outs in 6th, but Bob Hutson strikes out....... Top of the Seventh John Byers doubles to center... We walk Frank Bates intentionally.... Manny..... With 1 out, Bob Sedrick takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up.... The Bullpen gets up. Ray Stover grounds a hit up the middle and 2 runs score (1 the intentional walk)... 2 to 0, Sycamores. The next two make outs. Top of the Eighth Ken Yockey (27-R) is in to play short. Stan Stephens grounds a hit up the middle for a hit... The Bullpen gets up. Skip Dunkin bunts the runner up. John Byers lines a 3-2 pitch to left for a hit and Stephens scores... 3 to 0, Sycamores. Call to the Bullpen: John Austin (23-R). Byers steals 2nd... With 2 outs, we walk Bruce McNutt intentionally........ We walk Bob Sedrick unintentionally to load the bases up....... Ray Stover lines out to left! Bottom of the Eighth Wes Fitzgibbons grounds a 3-2 pitch to 2nd, but Frank Bates throws the ball away for a 2 base error! Fernando Tello grounds a double over the 1st base bag and Fitzgibbons scores! 3 to 1, Sycamores. With 1 out, Dave Bess doubles to right and Tello scores! 3 to 2, Sycamores. Jack Washburn triples to right center and Bess scores! Tie Game: 3 to 3! They walk Bob Hutson intentionally, the 3rd issued by P Willie Rodriguez today. Ken Yockey flies out to deep center and Washburn trots home. 4 to 3, Jays! Top of the Ninth Dickie Stemen (32-R) is in to play left. 8-9-1 up for Syracuse. The Bullpen (Ron Thurgood) is ready. PH Mitch Kahmann (28-L) is sent up. Call to the Bullpen: Ron Thurgood (23-L). Kahmann lines a hit to center..... PH Steve Schooley (22-L), 1 for 4 with 2 walks and a run scored yesterday, bunts the runner over. Stan Stephens lines out to center! Skip Dunkin lines the first pitch to center and Tom Walker makes a sliding catch and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays! Won - 4 to 3 We had 7 hits and made no errors Syracuse had 7 hits and made 1 error Jim Baucom went 7.1 innings, allowed 3 runs, 6 hits, 3 walks (1 INT) and struck out 6. RHP John Austin (W 3-0) got 2 outs and allowed 2 walks (1 INT). LHP Ron Thurgood (SV 9) pitched a scoreless 9th and allowed 1 hit. Willie Rodriguez (L 8-5) went 8 innings (CG), gave us 4 runs (2 earned), 7 hits, 6 walks (3 INT) and struck out 5. He threw a WP. 108 pitches. LF Fernando Tello had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had an RBI. RF Dave Bess had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had an RBI. 1B Jack Washburn hit a double and a triple, drew a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. C Bob Hutson drew 2 walks (1 INT). SS Ken Yockey had a SF in his only trip to the plate. For Syracuse, LF John Byers had 3 hits with a double, stole 2 bases, scored a run and had an RBI.

05-01-2021, 12:49 PM	#1626
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Wednesday, September 5, 2007 Syracuse Sycamores (79-58 .577 1.5 GB in 2nd place in the Northern Division) at Jacksonville Jays (91-48 .655 5.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) SYR: Ken Fall (27-L) (12-5 3.52 ERA 163.2 IP, 152 H, 15 HR, 78 BB, 104 SO) JAX: Tommy Corris (27-R) (18-6 2.72 ERA 202 IP, 181 H, 15 HR, 45 BB, 125 SO) All-Star(4: 04-07) We faced Fall in May and scored 5 runs on 9 hits, 1 home run and 2 walks with 4 strikeouts in 5.2 innings in a no decision that we lost in the bottom of the 9th. Corris allowed 3 runs (2 earned) on 8 hits and 1 walk with 4 strikeouts in 6 innings last time out in a win at Hartford. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) SYRACUSE 1: 1B Stan Stephens (29-R .314-558-6-55-.754-39 B+) All-Star(4: 01,03,05-06) 2: 3B Skip Dunkin (28-S .307-251-0-20-.715-18 A) Silver Slugger(SS-04)/All-Star(2: 04-05) 3: 2B Frank Bates (35-R .276-500-30-97-.841-12 B+) Silver Slugger(4: 06,SS,002-03,05)/All-Star(7: 01-07) 4: CF Bruce McNutt (24-S .218-362-14-55-.719-13 B) Rookie 5: LF John Byers (24-R .328-476-6-62-.795-32 A) RoY(04)/All-Star(3: 04,06-07)/Gold Glove(RF) 6: RF Steve Schooley (22-L .286-227-5-29-.789-10 B+) 7: SS Ray Stover (27-R .256-445-2-44-.651-20 B+) 8: C Larry Slattery (31-R .246-272-10-56-.783-0 C) All-Star 9: P Ken Fall (27-L .176-51-2-8-.464-0 D) JACKSONVILLE 1: 3B Wes Fitzgibbons (31-R .297-158-3-20-.795-7 B+) All-Star(2: 01,03) 2: LF Tim Dawson (31-R .279-154-2-15-.705-1 B+) 3: CF Tom Walker (28-R .302-517-16-56-.876-31 B) Silver Slugger(2: 05-06)/All-Star(4: 04-07) 4: RF Dave Bess (31-R .289-485-24-94-.852-5 B+) All-Star(2: 06-07) 5: 1B Jack Washburn (25-L .252-436-19-82-.813-40 B) All-Star 6: C Don Kern (30-R .242-198-11-33-.791-0 B+) 7: SS Brian Bowden (30-R .310-532-5-57-.710-31 A) All-Star(2: 06-07)/Gold Glove(3: 02,06;2B-04) 8: 2B Chuck Corrigan (31-R .256-133-1-14-.651-0 B+) 9: P Tommy Corris (27-R .290-69-0-7-.623-0 F) All-Star(4: 04-07) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium Weather: 81 F, Clear Skies, with a 7 MPH wind blowing out to right Attendance: 13,404 Top of the First Stan Stephens bloops a hit over the 1st baseman... Skip Dunkin lines the first pitch to left for a hit... Frank Bates walks to load the bases up with no outs...... Bruce McNutt grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and Stephens scores and Dunkin goes to 3rd. 1 to 0, Sycamores. John Byers doubles to center and Dunkin scores..... 2 to 0, Sycamores. Steve Schooley grounds out to 2nd and both runners advance, McNutt scoring. 3 to 0, Sycamores. Ray Stover strikes out looking! Bottom of the First Wes Fitzgibbons grounds out to 2nd. Tim Dawson takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4! Tom Walker grounds the first pitch up the middle for a hit! Dave Bess strikes out........ Jack Washburn strikes out on 3 pitches........ Bottom of the Second With 1 out, Brian Bowden grounds a hit up the middle. Chuck Corrigan lines one to right, but Steve Schooley muffs the catch for a 2 base error! P Tommy Corris hits a home run to left center!!! Tie Game: 3 to 3! Only the 2nd home run ever hit by a Jays' pitcher! The first was way back in 2001. Top of the Fourth Larry Slattery grounds a hit to left and gets bunted to 2nd by P Ken Fall. With 2 outs, Skip Dunkin doubles to center and Slattery scores.... 4 to 3, Sycamores. Bottom of the Fifth Tim Dawson grounds a 3-2 pitch over the 1st base bag for a triple! Tom Walker lines the first pitch to right center for a double and Dawson scores! Tie Game: 4 to 4! Dave Bess draws a walk. Jack Washburn grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and the runners move up. Don Kern takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three.......... Brian Bowden lines one to deep center and Ken Ritz (25-R), a rookie now playing there, reaches it in plenty of time, but takes his eye off the ball and clanks it for a 2 base error and both runners score!! 6 to 4, Jays! They walk Chuck Corrigan intentionally to face P Tommy Corris, who has a home run this game, and he grounds a double over the 1st base bag and both runners score!! 8 to 4, Jays! That does it for P Ken Fall. New Pitcher: Greg Estep (29-L), who got the win with 3 scoreless innings on Monday. Wes Fitzgibbons grounds a hit up the middle and P Corris scores! 9 to 4, Jays! We are still being outhit, though, 9 to 8! Won - 9 to 4 We had 10 hits and made no errors Syracuse had 12 hits and made 2 errors Tommy Corris (W 19-6) went 7 innings, allowed 4 runs, 11 hits, 1 walk and struck out 5. At bat, he went 2 for 2 with a double and a home run, drew a walk, scored 2 runs and had 5 RBI! RHP Bobby Gravely went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit, 1 walk and struck out 3. Ken Fall (L 12-6) went 4.2 innings, gave us 9 runs (3 earned), 7 hits, 1 home run, 5 walks (1 INT) and struck out 4. 100 pitches. LF Tim Dawson hit a triple, drew a walk and scored a run. PH Dave Estey had a hit. CF Tom Walker had 2 hits with a double and a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. RF Dave Bess drew 2 walks and scored a run. 1B Jack Washburn had 2 hits. SS Brian Bowden had a hit and scored 2 runs. 2B Chuck Corrigan was walked intentionally and scored 2 runs. For Syracuse, LF John Byers had 4 hits with 2 doubles and an RBI. The Sycamores announced that RF Steve Schooley, injured during the game, has back tightness and they expected him to miss 2 weeks of action.

05-01-2021, 01:54 PM	#1627
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Thursday, September 6, 2007 Syracuse Sycamores (79-59 .572 1.5 GB in 2nd place in the Northern Division) at Jacksonville Jays (92-48 .657 5.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) SYR: Ken McCullough (29-R) (4-3 1.91 ERA 61.1 IP, 46 H, 4 HR, 26 BB, 32 SO) JAX: Al Calice (26-R) (12-9 2.95 ERA 213.2 IP, 192 H, 12 HR, 49 BB, 152 SO) All-Star(06) McCullough beat us in May, holding us scoreless for 8.1 innings on 2 hits and 3 walks with 4 strikeouts. Calice allowed 1 run on 7 hits and 1 walk with 2 strikeouts in 7 innings last time out at Hartford, but we did not score until he left the game and he took a loss. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) SYRACUSE 1: 1B Stan Stephens (29-R .313-563-6-55-.751-39 B+) All-Star(4: 01,03,05-06) 2: 3B Skip Dunkin (28-S .309-256-0-21-.721-18 A) Silver Slugger(SS-04)/All-Star(2: 04-05) 3: RF Jimmy Ward (32-L .332-295-13-55-.923-14 B) All-Star(06) 4: LF John Byers (24-R .333-481-6-63-.807-32 A) RoY(04)/All-Star(3: 04,06-07)/Gold Glove(RF) 5: 2B Ray Stover (27-R .254-449-2-44-.645-20 A+) 6: C Mike Day (36-S .216-162-4-18-.611-0 C+) 7: CF Ken Ritz (25-R .185-54-0-9-.485-0 A) 8: SS Graham Carr (35-R .241-87-0-6-.582-1 B+) 9: P Ken McCullough (29-R .273-22-0-0-.591-0 F) JACKSONVILLE 1: 3B Wes Fitzgibbons (31-R .294-163-3-21-.783-7 B+) All-Star(2: 01,03) 2: LF Fernando Tello (25-L .299-402-6-50-.778-4 C) 3: CF Tom Walker (28-R .303-521-16-57-.880-31 B) Silver Slugger(2: 05-06)/All-Star(4: 04-07) 4: RF Dave Bess (31-R .287-488-24-94-.850-5 B+) All-Star(2: 06-07) 5: 1B Jack Washburn (25-L .254-441-19-82-.813-40 B) All-Star 6: C Bob Hutson (25-L .282-291-4-26-.739-0 B) RoY(05) 7: SS Brian Bowden (30-R .310-536-5-57-.708-31 A) All-Star(2: 06-07)/Gold Glove(3: 02,06;2B-04) 8: 2B Chuck Corrigan (31-R .250-136-1-14-.642-0 B+) 9: P Al Calice (26-L .074-68-0-2-.175-0 F) All-Star(06) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium Weather: 83 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing left to right Attendance: 12,135 Top of the First Stan Stephens lines a hit to center... He now has a 17 game hitting streak. Skip Dunkin lines a hit to center and Stephens beats the throw to 3rd... Dunkin steals 2nd... Jimmy Ward pokes a hit to right and both runners score and Ward ends up on 2nd...... 2 to 0, Sycamores. John Byers grounds out to 3rd and Ward moves up. Ray Stover lines out to center and Ward tags up, but Tom Walker throws him out! Bottom of the First Wes Fitzgibbons lines out to 1st. Fernando Tello grounds one to 2nd, but Ray Stover boots it! Tom Walker pops out to left... Dave Bess lines out to 3rd..... Bottom of the Second Jack Washburn takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Bob Hutson doubles to right and Washburn heads home, but gets thrown out, 9-4-2...... Hutson takes 3rd on the play. Never make the 1st out at home....... With the infield in, Brian Bowden grounds out to 2nd and Hutson holds....... Chuck Corrigan is NOT walked and he swings at the first pitch and pops out to 3rd........... Bottom of the Fourth Dave Bess hits a home run to left! 2 to 1, Sycamores. Through 5 innings, we have 2 hits......... Top of the Sixth With 1 out, Stan Stephens takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Skip Dunkin doubles to center and Stephens scores.... 3 to 1, Sycamores. The Bullpen gets up. We walk Jimmy Ward intentionally........ With 2 outs, Ray Stover grounds a hit to right and Dunkin scores... 4 to 1, Sycamores. Call to the Bullpen: Bill Grant (37-L). Mike Day clears the bases with a double to left........ 6 to 1, Sycamores. Bottom of the Eighth With 1 out, Fernando Tello doubles to center. Tom Walker lines a hit to right and Tello heads home, but gets thrown out by Jimmy Ward........ Down 5 runs, we cannot afford to get thrown out on the bases, you idiots! Lost - 6 to 1 We finish the season series with Syracuse 4-4. An improvement over the last two years when we lost it. We had 5 whole hits and made no errors Syracuse had 8 hits and made 1 error Al Calice (L 12-10) went 5.2 innings, allowed 6 runs, 7 hits, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 5. LHP Bill Grant went 1.1 scoreless inning (2 inherited runners scored), allowed 1 hit and struck out 1. RHP Jack Barber pitched 2 perfect innings and struck out 2. Ken McCullough (W 5-3) went 8 innings, gave us 1 run, 5 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks and struck out 3. 127 pitches. LF Fernando Tello hit a double. CF Tom Walker had a hit and a walk and threw a runner out at home. RF Dave Bess hit his 25th home run of the season. 1B Jack Washburn had a hit and a walk. C Bob Hutson hit a double.

05-01-2021, 04:08 PM	#1628
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Friday, September 7, 2007 We are in Orlando to play the Juice a 3 game series over the weekend. They just won 3 of 4 here against Rochester and have won 6 of their last 7. We are 3-8 against them on the season and split a pair of games in our last visit, May 22-23, though we won our game, 3 to 2, and they won their game. 14 to 1. They are 5th in scoring with 4.56 runs per game (Jacksonville is #4 with 4.59). We have scored 8 more runs than they have, but have played 1 more game. The Juice are 3rd in fewest runs allowed with 3.88 per game (Jacksonville is #1 with 3.38). Their run differential is +96, 3rd in the MLB, and ours is +170, the best. Jacksonville Jays (92-49 .652 5.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at Orlando Juice (86-54 .614 5.5 GB in 2nd place in the Southern Division) JAX: Del Warwick (32-L) (11-6 3.10 ERA 182.2 IP, 160 H, 15 HR, 55 BB, 106 SO) All-Star/Gold Glove(02) ORL: Ray Berres (28-R) (8-14 3.98 ERA 192 IP, 191 H, 17 HR, 65 BB, 120 SO) Warwick gave up 1 run on 5 hits and 2 walks with 4 strikeouts in 7 innings last time out at Hartford, but we did not score at all and he took a loss. Berres is 1-1 in 2 starts against the Jays this season with a CG and pitched well both times with a 2.12 ERA. 17 IP, 14 H, 1 HR, 1 BB, 10 SO. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) JACKSONVILLE 1: 3B Wes Fitzgibbons (31-R .289-166-3-21-.773-7 B+) All-Star(2: 01,03) 2: LF Fernando Tello (25-L .298-406-6-50-.778-4 C) 3: CF Tom Walker (28-R .303-524-16-57-.880-31 B) Silver Slugger(2: 05-06)/All-Star(4: 04-07) 4: RF Dave Bess (31-R .287-492-25-95-.853-5 B+) All-Star(2: 06-07) 5: 1B Jack Washburn (25-L .255-444-19-82-.813-40 B) All-Star 6: C Bob Hutson (25-L .281-295-4-26-.739-0 B) RoY(05) 7: SS Brian Bowden (30-R .307-540-5-57-.703-31 A) All-Star(2: 06-07)/Gold Glove(3: 02,06;2B-04) 8: 2B Chuck Corrigan (31-R .246-138-1-14-.633-0 B+) 9: P Del Warwick (32-L .140-57-0-6-.316-0 F) All-Star/Gold Glove(02) ORLANDO 1: 3B Ernie Patterson (26-R .319-317-2-38-.781-29 A+) Silver Slugger(SS)/All-Star(2: 02,06)/Gold Glove(5: 01-05) 2: CF Pete Thompson (27-L .269-432-18-69-.800-30 C) Sore thumb 3: LF Ricky Perez (28-L .262-519-18-68-.763-10 B) All-Star(4: 04-07) 4: RF Robert Rodriguez (26-R .310-442-8-54-.794-2 C) RoY 5: 1B Dick Rothwell (30-R .225-71-1-12-.713-1 B+) 6: 2B Ken Kelly (29-S .240-362-7-46-.655-18 B+) All-Star(02) Trade from Providence June 5 7: C Jeff Tummino (25-L .279-365-11-51-.814-0 B) Gold Glove 8: SS Charlie Grohs (24-R .207-305-4-26-.580-7 B+) Rookie #29 prospect 9: P Ray Berres (28-R .323-62-0-8-.688-0 C) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Forbes Field Weather: 90 F, Clear Skies, with a 10 MPH wind blowing out to left Attendance: 14,212 Top of the First Wes Fitzgibbons strikes out... Fernando Tello lines a 3-2 pitch to center, but Pete Thompson makes a diving catch... Tom Walker takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Dave Bess grounds an 0-2 pitch over the 3rd base bag for a double and Walker scores and Bess ends up on 3rd! 1 to 0, Jays! Jack Washburn strikes out... Bottom of the First Ernie Patterson lines the first pitch to center for a hit...... Pete Thompson strikes out! Ricky Perez pokes a hit to center... Robert Rodriguez swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses! Dick Rothwell grounds out to short! Bottom of the Third With 1 out, Ernie Patterson beats out an infield hit... With 2 outs, P Del Warwick balks him to 2nd... Ricky Perez grounds a double over the 3rd base bag and Patterson scores... Tie Game: 1 to 1. Top of the Fourth Jack Washburn grounds an 0-2 pitch over the 1st base bag for a double! A wild pitch sends him to 3rd! Bob Hutson takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Brian Bowden grounds into a 6-4-3 double play, but Washburn scores. 2 to 1, Jays! Through 7 innings, we are still up, 2 to 1, though we are being outhit, 9 to 3.... Top of the Eighth Wes Fitzgibbons lines the first pitch to right center for a double! With 1 out, they walk Tom Walker intentionally. Double steal, anyone? No? Dave Bess grounds a double play ball to short, but Charlie Grohs makes a bad throw to 2nd for an error and the bases are loaded with 1 out! Jack Washburn strikes out............. Bob Hutson pops out to left........ Top of the Ninth Brian Bowden grounds a 3-2 pitch up the middle for a hit and then steals 2nd! PH Dave Estey (25-L) grounds a hit to left and Bowden scores! 3 to 1, Jays! PH Tony Carini (23-L) grounds into a force at 2nd, 3-6. Pinch-Runner: Buddy Hendricks (28-R), who will stay in to play 2nd. Wes Fitzgibbons grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and then gets caught stealing.... Bottom of the Ninth New Pitcher: Ron Thurgood (23-L). Ken Yockey (27-R) is in to play 3rd and Dickie Stemen (32-R) is in to play left. 6-7-8 up for Orlando. The Bullpen is ready. Ken Kelly swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd! PH Reggie Frazier (25-R), batting .233/.320/.372 in 86 AB with 1 HR and 7 RBI, strikes out! Charlie Grohs flies out to center and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays! Won - 3 to 1 We had 6 hits and made no errors Orlando had 10 hits and made 1 error Del Warwick (W 12-5) went 8 innings, allowed 1 run, 10 hits, no walks and struck out 5. He balked. LHP Ron Thurgood (SV 10) pitched a perfect 9th and struck out 1. Ray Berres (L 8-15) went 9 innings (CG), gave us 3 runs, 6 hits, 6 walks (1 INT) and struck out 5. He threw 2 WP. 132 pitches. 3B Wes Fitzgibbons hit a double. LF Fernando Tello drew 2 walks. CF Tom Walker had a hit and 2 walks (1 INT) and scored a run. RF Dave Bess hit a double and had an RBI. 1B Jack Washburn hit a double, drew a walk and scored a run. PH Dave Estey had a hit and an RBI. For Orlando, LF Ricky Perez went 4 for 4 with a double and their only RBI.

05-01-2021, 06:46 PM	#1629
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Saturday, September 8, 2007 Jacksonville Jays (93-49 .655 6.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at Orlando Juice (86-55 .610 6.5 GB in 2nd place in the Southern Division) JAX: Fernando Rivera (23-R) (6-7 5.07 ERA 81.2 IP, 91 H, 6 HR, 25 BB, 38 SO) Rookie ORL: Mark Hay (23-L) (4-3 4.74 ERA 49.1 IP, 50 H, 1 HR, 25 BB, 35 SO) Rivera's last start for the Jays was 1 month and a day ago. He gave up 4 runs on 8 hits, 1 home run and 3 walks with 2 strikeouts in 7 innings in a loss to Memphis. He has lost 4 in a row. Hay was acquired in a trade with Buffalo over the Winter. He was the 11th overall pick in the final B Leagues Draft in 2006. We have never faced him as a starter. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) JACKSONVILLE 1: 2B Ken Yockey (27-R .231-221-3-22-.593-11 A) 2: 3B Chuck Corrigan (31-R .241-141-1-14-.621-0 A) 3: 1B Wes Fitzgibbons (31-R .287-171-3-21-.769-7 B) All-Star(2: 01,03) 4: RF Tim Dawson (31-R .280-157-2-15-.721-1 B+) 5: C Don Kern (30-R .239-201-11-33-.783-0 B+) 6: LF Fernando Tello (25-L .297-408-6-50-.777-4 C) 7: SS Brian Bowden (30-R .307-544-5-57-.702-32 A) All-Star(2: 06-07)/Gold Glove(3: 02,06;2B-04) 8: CF Dickie Stemen (32-R .077-13-0-1-.210-0 C+) 9: P Fernando Rivera (23-R .179-28-0-1-.357-0 C) Rookie ORLANDO 1: LF Ken Kelly (29-S .240-366-7-46-.653-18 B+) All-Star(02) 2: RF Robert Rodriguez (26-R .307-446-8-54-.787-2 C) RoY 3: CF Pete Thompson (27-L .266-436-18-69-.793-30 C) Sore thumb 4: 1B Nestor Gonzalez (33-L .240-292-15-53-.744-1 A) Silver Slugger(2: 01,04)/All-Star(3: 01-03) 5: C Jeff Tummino (25-L .280-368-11-51-.812-0 B) Gold Glove 6: 3B Gerardo Bustamante (28-R .220-41-0-6-.606-0 A) 7: SS Charlie Grohs (24-R .207-309-4-26-.579-8 B+) Rookie 8: 2B Alfredo Gutierrez (38-L .230-222-2-21-.657-6 A) 9: P Mark Hay (23-L .188-16-0-1-.438-0 C) Game Start: 2:05 PM Ballpark: Forbes Field Weather: 86 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 10 MPH wind blowing out to right Attendance: 15,136 Top of the First Ken Yockey swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted, for the first out in the first inning. Chuck Corrigan flies out to deep left. Wes Fitzgibbons grounds out to short.... Bottom of the First Ken Kelly draws a walk..... Robert Rodriguez grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-4, but Kelly takes Ken Yockey out with his slide to prevent the double play and Yockey is hurt..... But Trudy leaves him in the game! Pete Thompson swings at the first pitch and lines out to 2nd and Yockey throws to 1st to double off Rodriguez!! We load the bases up with 2 outs in the 4th, but Ken Yockey grounds out to the pitcher..... Bottom of the Fifth Nestor Gonzalez lines their first hit of the day over the right fielder for a double..... Jeff Tummino grounds a 2-2 pitch up the middle for a hit and Gonzalez scores... 1 to 0, Juice. Gerardo Bustamante grounds into a 6-4-3 double play!! Bottom of the Sixth Alfredo Gutierrez triples to left center...... The Bullpen gets up. P Mark Hay strikes out. Ken Kelly draws a walk. Robert Rodriguez strikes out looking! Pete Thompson grounds out to 2nd! Top of the Eighth Chuck Corrigan grounds a hit up the middle! Pinch-Runner: Buddy Hendricks (28-R). Wes Fitzgibbons lines a hit to left! Tim Dawson grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and Hendricks goes to 3rd. Don Kern lines one to deep center and Pete Thompson makes a diving catch, but Hendricks trots home. Tie Game: 1 to 1! Top of the Ninth New Pitcher: Jerry Brustad (23-L), their All-Star closer, who is 12-1 with an MLB leading 32 SV and a 1.37 ERA in 91.2 IP. 7-8-9 up for us. Brian Bowden swings at the first pitch and pops out to 3rd... Dickie Stemen bloops a hit to right! PH Tom Walker (28-R) grounds a 1-2 pitch to right for a hit and Stemen heads to 3rd and Robert Rodriguez throws the ball into the dugout and Stemen scores! 2 to 1, Jays! Ken Yockey grounds a double over the 3rd base bag and Walker scores! 3 to 1, Jays! P Brustad is hurt. New Pitcher: Charlie Flora (26-L), who us 3-0 with 3 SV and a 1.32 ER in 47.2 IP with only 27 H, 0 HR and 61 SO. I think Orlando has the best Bullpen in the MLB... 2B Buddy Hendricks lines out to center. Wes Fitzgibbons grounds out to 3rd. Bottom of the Ninth New Pitcher: Ron Thurgood (23-L). 3-4-5 up for Orlando. The Bullpen (Jack Barber) is ready. Nestor Gonzalez grounds out to 2nd! PH Dick Rothwell (30-R), 1 for 4 yesterday, walks on 4 pitches... Gerardo Bustamante pops out to right! Charlie Grohs flies out to deep right and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays! Won - 3 to 1 We had 10 hits and made no errors Orlando had 6 hits and made 2 errors Fernando Rivera (W 7-7) went 8 innings, allowed 1 run, 6 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit and a walk. LHP Ron Thurgood (SV 11) pitched a scoreless 9th and allowed 1 walk. Mark Hay went 8 innings, gave us 1 run, 7 hits, 3 walks (1 INT) and struck out 3. LHP Jerry Brustad (L 12-2) got 1 out, gave us 2 runs and 3 hits. He had 2 wins and 2 SV against us before this game. 2B Ken Yockey hit a double and had an RBI. 3B Chuck Corrigan had a hit and a walk. PR Buddy Hendricks scored a run. 1B Wes Fitzgibbons had 2 hits. CF Dickie Stemen had a hit and a walk (INT) and scored a run. PH Tom Walker had a hit and scored a run. The Juice announced that RP Jerry Brustad has forearm stiffness that should bother him for 5 or 6 days. Down on the Farm: Rick Gilliland (21-R), our 2nd round pick this year, pitched a no-hitter for the Eugene Emeralds (SA) at the Boise Hawks. He walked 1 and struck out 9. At bat, he had 2 hits and 2 RBI. The Emeralds won, 3 to 0. The walk came with 2 outs in the 5th.

05-01-2021, 08:53 PM	#1630
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Sunday, September 9, 2007 Jacksonville Jays (94-49 .657 7.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at Orlando Juice (86-56 .606 7.5 GB in 2nd place in the Southern Division) JAX: Jim Baucom (26-L) (20-5 1.72 ERA 240.2 IP, 164 H, 10 HR, 40 BB, 243 SO) Ace(2: 04,06)/Hurler(2: 04,06)/All-Star(6: 02-07) ORL: Larry Hemmerling (31-R) (7-8 3.16 ERA 133.2 IP, 112 H, 9 HR, 46 BB, 88 SO) Silver Slugger(01) Baucom gave up 3 runs on 6 hits and 3 walks with 6 strikeouts in 7.1 innings last time out in no decision versus Syracuse that we won. He is 13-0 in his last 16 starts. If we can win today, it will all but end the pennant race! Hemmerling is 1-1 in 2 starts against the Jays this season. He pitched better in the loss than in the win and has a 3.27 ERA. 11 IP, 12 H, 1 HR, 3 BB, 8 SO. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) JACKSONVILLE 1: SS Brian Bowden (30-R .307-548-5-57-.700-33 A) All-Star(2: 06-07)/Gold Glove(3: 02,06;2B-04) 2: LF Fernando Tello (25-L .296-412-6-50-.775-4 C) 3: CF Tom Walker (28-R .306-527-16-57-.884-31 B) Silver Slugger(2: 05-06)/All-Star(4: 04-07) 4: RF Dave Bess (31-R .286-496-25-96-.852-5 B+) All-Star(2: 06-07) 5: 1B Jack Washburn (25-L .255-447-19-82-.815-40 B) All-Star 6: C Bob Hutson (25-L .279-298-4-26-.734-0 B) RoY(05) 7: 3B Ken Yockey (27-R .230-226-3-23-.594-11 A) 8: 2B Buddy Hendricks (28-R .183-71-0-8-.455-1 A) 9: P Jim Baucom (26-L .185-81-0-7-.419-0 C) Ace(2: 04,06)/Hurler(2: 04,06)/All-Star(6: 02-07) ORLANDO 1: 3B Ernie Patterson (26-R .321-321-2-38-.783-29 A+) Silver Slugger(SS)/All-Star(2: 02,06)/Gold Glove(5: 01-05) 2: CF Pete Thompson (27-L .264-440-18-69-.786-30 C) 3: LF Ricky Perez (28-L .267-524-18-69-.773-10 B) All-Star(4: 04-07) 4: 1B Walt Schnitzler (26-R .240-96-5-17-.788-0 B) 5: SS Charlie Grohs (24-R .204-313-4-26-.572-8 B+) Rookie 6: 2B Ken Kelly (29-S .242-368-7-46-.661-18 B+) All-Star(02) 7: RF Reggie Frazier (25-R .230-87-1-7-.684-3 D-) 8: C Mike Tyra (31-R .271-70-1-6-.700-0 B) 9: P Larry Hemmerling (31-R .186-43-0-1-.391-0 F) Silver Slugger(01) Game Start: 2:05 PM Ballpark: Forbes Field Weather: 86 F, Rain, with a 9 MPH wind blowing right to left Attendance: 13,449 Top of the First Brian Bowden grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Fernando Tello swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short. Tom Walker swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses......... Bottom of the First Ernie Patterson flies out to deep center. Pete Thompson grounds one to 1st, but Jack Washburn boots it.... Ricky Perez lines a hit to center.... Walt Schnitzler takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with 1 out......... Charlie Grohs flies out to right and Thompson scores without a throw.... 1 to 0, Juice. Ken Kelly puts a charge into one to deep center, but Tom Walker runs it down! Top of the Second With 1 out, Jack Washburn draws a walk. With 2 outs, Ken Yockey lines a hit to right and Washburn goes to 3rd! Buddy Hendricks lines an 0-2 pitch to center for a hit and Washburn scores! Tie Game: 1 to 1! Bottom of the Second With 1 out, Mike Tyra doubles to right... P Larry Hemmerling grounds a hit to right and Tyra scores..... 2 to 1, Juice. Ernie Patterson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play!! Top of the Third With 2 outs, Tom Walker takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Dave Bess doubles over the center fielder! With the ball still at the wall, Walker is stopped at 3rd for some inexplicable reason....... With 2 outs, you need to take a chance, idiots! And that did not look like a very risky chance.... A few games ago, you took chances with no outs and now you won't with two outs! Insanity! I wish I could fire Manny and his whole staff..... Freddy the First Base coach, Theo the Third Base coach, Pete the Pitching coach and Hank the Hitting coach..... I think if you added all their IQ's together, including Manny and Ben, his Bench Coach, without exaggeration, I do not think you would get to 500..... Jack Washburn lines a 1-2 pitch to right for a hit and Walker scores! Tie Game: 2 to 2. But Bess was stopped at 3rd with 2 outs...... Bottom of the Third Pete Thompson grounds a 3-2 pitch up the middle for a hit and Tom Walker whiffs on the scoop for an error........ Is P Jim Baucom going to pitch a scoreless inning this game? Yes! He is! The next two pop out and Charlie Grohs strikes out looking for the first K of the game for P Baucom! It starts to rain with 1 out in the bottom of the 5th... And P Jim Baucom has his first 1-2-3 inning! Top of the Eighth New Pitcher: Charlie Flora (26-L), the fellow with the 1.30 ERA who faced 2 batters yesterday and got 2 outs. Jack Washburn triples to right! PH Wes Fitzgibbons (31-R) is walked intentionally. Ken Yockey strikes out..... Buddy Hendricks grounds out to 3rd and Fitzgibbons goes to 2nd, but Washburn holds at 3rd. PH Chuck Corrigan (31-R) lines the first pitch to right for a hit and Washburn scores and Fitzgibbons heads home, but Reggie Frazier throws him out... 3 to 2, Jays! In the bottom of the 8th, after P Bill Grant (37-L) throws his first pitch, the umpires stop the game for 72 minutes........ Is that fair? We leave him in though and he retires the top of their order in order! Top of the Ninth The Juice leave P Charlie Flora in the game, too. With 1 out, PH Tim Dawson (31-R) lines a hit to right. Tom Walker beats out an infield hit. Dave Bess grounds a hit up the middle and Dawson scores! 4 to 2, Jays! That does it for P Flora. New Pitcher: Bobo McCoy (33-R), the 2001 of relief Man Award winner, who is 4-2 with a 4.24 ERA in 74.1 IP. Jack Washburn takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with 1 out. C Don Kern (30-R) clears the bases with a triple to right center!!! 7 to 2, Jays! Ken Yockey draws a walk. He steals 2nd! Buddy Hendricks strikes out looking.... PH Tony Carini (23-L) pops out to left... Won - 7 to 2 Sweep! We now have an 8.5 game lead with 18 games to play (19 for Orlando)! We finish the season series with Orlando 6-8, winning the last 5. It is the first time we have ever lost the season series to them.... We had 13 hits and made 2 errors Orlando had 6 hits and made no errors Jim Baucom (W 21-5) went 7 innings, allowed 2 runs (1 earned), 4 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. LHP Bill Grant (H 8) pitched a perfect inning. RHP John Austin went 1 scoreless inning and allowed 2 hits. Larry Hemmerling went 6.1 innings, gave us 2 runs, 6 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. LHP Charlie Flora (L 3-1) went 1.1 innings, gave us 4 runs, 5 hits, 1 walk (INT) and struck out 1. LF Fernando Tello had 2 hits with a double. PH Tim Dawson had a hit and scored a run. CF Tom Walker had a hit and 2 walks (1 INT), stole a base and scored 2 runs. RF Dave Bess had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had an RBI. 1B Jack Washburn had 2 hits with a triple and 2 walks, scored 3 runs and had an RBI. PH Wes Fitzgibbons was walked intentionally. C Don Kern hit a triple and had 3 RBI in his only at bat. 3B Ken Yockey had 2 hits and a walk and stole a base. PH Chuck Corrigan had a hit and an RBI. The Juice announced that RP Bobo McCoy, injured after recording the final out in the top of the 9th, has a finger blister that should bother him for 5 or 6 days,

05-02-2021, 09:58 AM	#1632
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Monday, September 10, 2007 We are in Birmingham to play Sergio Acevedo and the Barons a 3 game series. They lost 2 of 3 in Memphis over the weekend. We are 9-2 against them on the season and swept them in 4 games in our first visit, June 14-17, outscoring them, 25 to 9. They are 13th in scoring with 3.90 runs per game, despite leading the MLB in HR with 132 (Jacksonville is #4 with 4.58 and 3rd in HR with 119). They are last in BA at .242 and we are 6th at .267. The Barons are 10th in fewest runs allowed with 4.25 per game, despite allowing the most HR with 128 (Jacksonville is #1 with 3.34 and tied with Orlando for the 2nd fewest HR allowed with 84). Their run differential is -50, 12th in the MLB, and ours is +179, still the best. Jacksonville Jays (95-49 .660 8.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at Birmingham Barons (65-78 .455 29.5 GB in 7th place in the Southern Division) JAX: Tommy Corris (27-R) (19-6 2.80 ERA 1 SV, 209 IP, 192 H, 15 HR, 46 BB, 130 SO) All-Star(4: 04-07) BIRM: Jim Greer (25-L) (9-11 3.11 ERA 208.2 IP, 181 H, 13 HR, 86 BB, 80 SO) Corris gave up 4 runs on 11 hits and 1 walk with 5 strikeouts in 7 innings last time out, but we scored 9 runs (thanks to his own HR and 5 RBI) and he picked up a win. If he can manage to win his 20th game, the Jays will NOT be the first MLB team with two 20 game winners. In 2005, Tim Hill (23-3) and Jim Hower (21-8) did it for Ottawa. Greer beat us with a CG when he was with Columbus in May, but we have beaten him twice since he was traded to Birmingham on June 10. He has a 3.47 ERA. 23.1 IP, 17 H, 3 HR, 6 BB, 8 SO. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) JACKSONVILLE 1: 3B Wes Fitzgibbons (31-R .290-176-3-21-.773-7 B+) All-Star(2: 01,03) 2: LF Tim Dawson (31-R .284-162-2-15-.723-1 B+) 3: CF Tom Walker (28-R .306-530-16-57-.885-32 B) Silver Slugger(2: 05-06)/All-Star(4: 04-07) 4: RF Dave Bess (31-R .287-501-25-97-.854-5 B+) All-Star(2: 06-07) 5: 1B Jack Washburn (25-L .258-450-19-83-.825-40 B) All-Star 6: C Don Kern (30-R .239-205-11-37-.786-0 B+) 7: SS Brian Bowden (30-R .304-553-5-57-.694-33 A) All-Star(2: 06-07)/Gold Glove(3: 02,06;2B-04) 8: 2B Ken Yockey (27-R .235-230-3-23-.603-12 A) 9: P Tommy Corris (27-R .310-71-1-12-.728-0 F) All-Star(4: 04-07) BIRMINGHAM 1: CF Steve Clark (23-L .203-256-13-39-.664-8 C+) Rookie 2: SS Hal LaPorte (29-R .324-207-0-25-.726-9 A) 3: LF Bob Marks (29-R .314-507-16-65-.868-14 A) RoY(03)/All-Star(3: 04-05,07) 4: 1B Ward Benoit (31-R .227-88-3-11-.715-0 C) 5: RF Duane Keepers (31-S .233-343-15-32-.699-8 B) All-Star(06) 6: 3B Randy Ingersoll (24-R .333-6-0-1-.708-1 B+) Rookie 7: C Shigeru Nagata (30-R .212-217-4-18-.601-0 B) 8: 2B Benito Abonza (35-R .184-158-0-15-.522-0 A) 9: P Jim Greer (25-L .127-63-0-1-.283-0 C) Trade from Columbus June 10 Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Briggs Stadium Weather: 79 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 6 MPH wind blowing left to right Attendance: 4,930 Top of the First Wes Fitzgibbons strikes out... Tim Dawson swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short. Tom Walker flies out to deep left......... Bottom of the First Steve Clark swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 1st, 3-1. Hal LaPorte swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 1st, 3-1. Bob Marks grounds out to 2nd! 1-2-3! We go 9 up, 9 down........ Top of the Fourth With 1 out, we get our first base runner when Tim Dawson knocks one off the wall in center for a triple! Tom Walker takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. With the infield in, Dave Bess grounds out to 3rd and Walker goes to 2nd, but Dawson holds his base.... Jack Washburn swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd......... Top of the Fifth Don Kern grounds our second hit of the game over the 3rd base bag for a double! Brian Bowden lines a hit to left and Kern scores! 1 to 0, Jays! Ken Yockey grounds into a 6-4-3 double play......... Bottom of the Seventh Shigeru Nagata grounds a hit to left... The Bullpen gets up. Benito Abonza bunts the runner up. With 2 outs, Steve Clark beats out an infield hit.... Hal LaPorte beats out an infield hit and Nagata scores........ Tie Game: 1 to 1. Top of the Ninth New Pitcher: Dave Bennett (33-R), the ex-Jay, who is their closer. He is 0-3 with 7 SV and a 3.51 ERA in 25.2 IP. Top of our order up. Wes Fitzgibbons lines the first pitch to left for a hit! PH Fernando Tello (25-L) grounds into a 4-6-3 double play...... We have only had 5 hits and 1 walk in this game, but still managed to ground into 3 double plays....... Tom Walker flies out to deep center... Bottom of the Ninth P Tommy Corris is at 103 pitches. Fernando Tello stays in to play left. 7-8-9 up for Birmingham. Our Bullpen is ready. PH Lee Dean (34-L), batting .218/.369/.276 in 156 AB with 1 HR and 10 RBI, pops out to left! PH Roy Zimdahl (36-R), batting .186/.240/.307 in 140 AB with 3 HR and 14 RBI, strikes out! 3B Don Starr (25-R), batting .358/.360/.431 in 123 AB with 1 HR and 15 RBI and 1 BB, swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to center! 1-2-3! Extras! We are 11-3 on the season and have won the last 3. But the last one was over 2 months ago (July 8)! Top of the Tenth 4-5-6 up for us. Dave Bess hits a home run to left! 2 to 1, Jays! With 2 outs, Brian Bowden beats out an infield hit. Ken Yockey grounds out to 3rd. Bottom of the Tenth New Pitcher: Jack Barber (33-R). Dickie Stemen (32-R) is in to play left in a double switch and Buddy Hendricks (28-R) is in to play 2nd. Top of the order up for the Barons. Steve Clark hits a 3-2 pitch over the wall in right for a home run......... Tie Game: 2 to 2. The next three all make outs. Top of the Eleventh With 1 out, Buddy Hendricks lines a hit to center! PH Dave Estey (25-L) is sent up. Hendricks tries to steal on the 1st pitch and, of course, they have a pitchout on and he is out........ Estey strikes out.... Bottom of the Eleventh New Pitcher: Ron Thurgood (23-L). After 2 pinch-hitters make outs, C Lee Dean takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4....... RF Roy Zimdahl fouls out to 3rd! Top of the Twelfth New Pitcher: Brent Piorkowski (25-R), who was their closer for a while and is 2-3 with 19 SV and a 2.20 ERA in 65.1 IP. Our 3-4-5 hitters go down 1-2-3........ Bottom of the Twelfth They go down in order! Top of the Thirteenth With 2 outs, Ken Yockey lines a hit to left and P Brent Piorkowski is hurt. New Pitcher: Rick Johnson (30-R), who is 7-5 with 7 SV and a 2.43 ERA in 66.2 IP. Dickie Stemen doubles to left center and Yockey scores! 3 to 2, Jays! Buddy Hendricks grounds out to 3rd. Bottom of the Thirteenth New Pitcher: John Austin (23-R). Chuck Corrigan (31-R) is in to play 3rd in a double switch. 3-4-5 up for the Barons. Bob Marks lines a 1-2 pitch to left for a double...... Wade Benoit hits a home run to left.......... Lost - 4 to 3 Our 3rd walk-off loss of the season. We have only had 1 win. We had 10 hits and made 1 error Birmingham had 12 hits and made no errors Tommy Corris went 9 innings, allowed 1 run, 9 hits, no walks and struck out 6. He threw a WP. 119 pitches. RHP Jack Barber (BS 7) went 1 inning, allowed 1 run and 1 hit, a home run. LHP Ron Thurgood went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 walk and struck out 1. RHP John Austin (L 3-1, BS 1) faced 2 batters and gave up a double and a home run. Jim Greer went 8 innings, gave us 1 run, 4 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. RHP Rick Johnson (W 8-5) got 1 out and gave us 1 hit (allowed an inherited runner to score). His 2nd win against us this season. He also has a loss. LF Tim Dawson had 2 hits with a triple. RF Dave Bess hit his 26th home run of the season. He is now tied for the MLB lead with 98 RBI! He does NOT lead the team, however. He has 76 as a Jay and Jack Washburn has 83. C Don Kern hit a double and scored a run. SS Brian Bowden had 2 hits and an RBI. LF Dickie Stemen hit a double and had an RBI. For Birmingham, CF Steve Clark had 2 hits with his 14th home run. SS Hal LaPorte had 3 hits with a double and an RBI. 1B Wade Benoit had 2 hits with his 4th home run and 2 RBI. The Barons announced that RP Brent Piorkowski has a sore back that should be fine in a day or two.

05-02-2021, 11:18 AM	#1633
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Tuesday, September 11, 2007 Jacksonville Jays (95-50 .655 8 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at Birmingham Barons (66-78 .458 28.5 GB in 7th place in the Southern Division) JAX: Al Calice (26-R) (12-10 3.12 ERA 219.1 IP, 199 H, 12 HR, 51 BB, 157 SO) All-Star(06) BIRM: Leo Place (27-R) (6-5 3.79 ERA 76 IP, 75 H, 9 HR, 16 BB, 44 SO) Calice gave up 6 runs on 7 hits and 2 walks with 5 strikeouts in 5.2 innings last time out in a loss to Syracuse. Place shut us out on 5 hits with 2 walks and 7 strikeouts just a little over 2 weeks ago. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) JACKSONVILLE 1: 3B Wes Fitzgibbons (31-R .289-180-3-21-.767-7 B+) All-Star(2: 01,03) 2: LF Fernando Tello (25-L .297-417-6-50-.777-4 C) 3: CF Tom Walker (28-R .303-534-16-57-.879-32 B) Silver Slugger(2: 05-06)/All-Star(4: 04-07) 4: RF Dave Bess (31-R .287-506-26-98-.855-5 B+) All-Star(2: 06-07) 5: 1B Jack Washburn (25-L .255-455-19-83-.817-40 B) All-Star 6: C Bob Hutson (25-L .276-301-4-26-.727-0 B) RoY(05) 7: 2B Ken Yockey (27-R .234-235-3-23-.599-12 A) 8: SS Buddy Hendricks (28-R .192-78-0-9-.465-1 A) 9: P Al Calice (26-L .071-70-0-2-.170-0 F) All-Star(06) BIRMINGHAM 1: CF Steve Clark (23-L .206-262-14-40-.676-8 C+) Rookie 2: SS Hal LaPorte (29-R .329-213-0-26-.739-10 A) 3: 1B Gus Milam (39-R .254-327-19-59-.818-2 C+) All-Star(2: 01-02) 4: RF Duane Keepers (31-S .233-347-15-32-.697-8 B) All-Star(06) 5: LF Bob Marks (29-R .312-513-16-65-.864-14 A) RoY(03)/All-Star(3: 04-05,07) 6: 3B Randy Ingersoll (24-R .400-10-0-1-.817-1 B+) Rookie 7: C Lee Dean (34-L .197-229-1-13-.575-0 D) Trade from Indianapolis June 12 8: 2B Benito Abonza (35-R .181-160-0-15-.516-0 A) 9: P Leo Place (27-R .300-20-0-3-.683-0 C+) Sergio Acevedo has a sore ankle, is why we have not seen him yet. Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Briggs Stadium Weather: 85 F, Clear Skies, with a 5 MPH wind blowing left to right Attendance: 4,780 Top of the First Wes Fitzgibbons pokes the first pitch to center for a hit! P Leo Place balks him to 2nd! Fernando Tello grounds a hit up the middle! Tom Walker strikes out looking on 3 pitches......... It really is uncanny how he manages to avoid so many RBI..... Dave Bess strikes out...... Jack Washburn flies out to deep left......... Runner on 3rd with no outs = no runs....... Bottom of the First Steve Clark bloops a hit to left...... Hal LaPorte triples off the wall in center and Clark scores......... 1 to 0, Barons. Gus Milam strikes out! Duane Keepers strikes out! Bob Marks grounds out to 3rd! Top of the Second Bob Hutson and Ken Yockey lead off with back to back walks! Buddy Hendricks strikes out.... P Al Calice bunts one foul with 2 strikes........ 4 strikeouts already...... Wes Fitzgibbons pops out to left....... Top of the Third Fernando Tello bloops a hit to left! With 1 out, Dave Bess doubles to left! Jack Washburn draws a walk to load the bases up. Bob Hutson lines out to right and Tello tags up, but Duane Keepers throws him out............ Bottom of the Eighth Steve Clark jerks a home run down the right field line..... 2 to 0, Barons. Top of the Ninth P Leo Place, who led the MLB in losses last year, but is trying to shut us out for the second time in a row, is at 109 pitches. 6-7-8 up for us. Bob Hutson grounds out to short... 2B Chuck Corrigan (31-R) grounds out to 3rd....... PH Dave Estey (25-L) triples off the wall in right center! PH Brian Bowden (30-R) flies out to left........ Lost - 2 to 0 We had 8 hits and made 1 error Birmingham had 7 hits and made no errors Al Calice (L 12-11) went 8 innings (CG), allowed 2 runs, 7 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 7. 123 pitches. How many tough losses can one man suffer? This is his 6th loss of the season where he has allowed only 1 or 2 runs..... Leo Place (W 7-5) pitched 9 shutout innings (CG), gave us 8 hits, 3 walks and struck out 7. He balked. 123 pitches. LF Fernando Tello had 2 hits, but was thrown out on the bases twice. RF Dave Bess hit a double and threw a runner out at 2nd. 1B Jack Washburn hit a double and drew a walk. PH Dave Estey hit a triple. For Birmingham, CF Steve Clark had 2 hits with his 15th home run of the season and scored 2 runs. He is now tied with several others for the most HR by a Jay opponent this season with 3. SS Hal LaPorte had 3 hits with a triple and an RBI.

05-02-2021, 12:52 PM	#1634
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Wednesday, September 12, 2007 Jacksonville Jays (95-51 .651 8 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at Birmingham Barons (67-78 .462 27.5 GB in 7th place in the Southern Division) JAX: Del Warwick (32-L) (12-5 3.02 ERA 190.2 IP, 170 H, 15 HR, 55 BB, 111 SO) All-Star/Gold Glove(02) BIRM: Antonio Perez (32-L) (8-12 5.03 ERA 155.2 IP, 169 H, 18 HR, 40 BB, 72 SO) All-Star(05) Warwick gave up 1 run on 10 hits and no walks with 5 strikeouts in 8 innings last time out in a win at Orlando. Perez is 0-2 in 2 starts against the Jays this season with a 21.60 ERA. 5 IP, 14 H, 6 HR, 3 BB, 3 SO. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) JACKSONVILLE 1: 3B Wes Fitzgibbons (31-R .288-184-3-21-.761-7 B+) All-Star(2: 01,03) 2: LF Tim Dawson (31-R .291-165-2-15-.746-1 B+) 3: CF Tom Walker (28-R .303-538-16-57-.877-32 B) Silver Slugger(2: 05-06)/All-Star(4: 04-07) 4: RF Dave Bess (31-R .286-510-26-98-.855-5 B+) All-Star(2: 06-07) 5: 1B Jack Washburn (25-L .255-458-19-83-.819-40 B) All-Star 6: C Don Kern (30-R .238-210-11-37-.782-0 B+) 7: SS Brian Bowden (30-R .304-559-5-58-.694-33 A) All-Star(2: 06-07)/Gold Glove(3: 02,06;2B-04) 8: 2B Ken Yockey (27-R .233-236-3-23-.599-12 A) 9: P Del Warwick (32-L .133-60-0-6-.300-0 F) All-Star/Gold Glove(02) BIRMINGHAM 1: CF Jim Zervas (23-R .242-231-2-17-.597-17 A) Rookie 2: SS Hal LaPorte (29-R .336-217-0-27-.762-10 A) 3: 1B Gus Milam (39-R .251-331-19-59-.809-2 C+) All-Star(2: 01-02) 4: LF Bob Marks (29-R .311-517-16-65-.861-14 A) RoY(03)/All-Star(3: 04-05,07) 5: C Shigeru Nagata (30-R .214-220-4-18-.602-0 B) 6: RF Steve Clark (23-L .211-266-15-41-.692-8 B+) Rookie 7: 3B Duane Keepers (31-S .231-351-15-32-.689-8 C+) All-Star(06) 8: 2B Benito Abonza (35-R .179-162-0-15-.514-0 A) 9: P Antonio Perez (32-S .174-46-0-1-.366-0 F) All-Star(05) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Briggs Stadium Weather: 69 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 6 MPH wind blowing left to right Attendance: 5,146 Top of the First Wes Fitzgibbons bunts the first pitch and beats it out for a hit! Tim Dawson swings at the first pitch and flies out to right. Fitzgibbons gets caught stealing.......... Tom Walker swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to left....... Bottom of the First Jim Zervas lines an 0-2 pitch to right center for a double..... A wild pitch sends him to 3rd...... Hal LaPorte lines a 3-2 pitch to right for a hit and Zervas scores.......... 1 to 0, Barons. We are going to get swept by the 7th place team.... Gus Milam bloops a 2-2 pitch to right for a hit... Bob Marks plunks one and we get the force at 2nd, 2-6, and LaPorte goes to 3rd. Shigeru Nagata grounds into a 5-4-3 double play!! We send 9 batters to the plate in 3 innings against this fella that we utterly crushed the last two times we faced him........ 12 batters through 4 innings........ 15 batters through 5.... After the leadoff bunt hit by Wes Fitzgibbons, who was then caught stealing, P Antonio Perez has retired 14 straight....... We go down in order in the 6th to run the string to 17 straight......... Top of the Seventh Wes Fitzgibbons breaks the string by drawing a leadoff walk! A wild pitch sends him to 2nd! Tim Dawson beats out an infield hit! Tom Walker flies out to deep left and Fitzgibbons tags up and scores. Tie Game: 1 to 1! With 2 outs, we finally get more than a bunt hit and an infield single when Jack Washburn homers to right!! 3 to 1, Jays! In the bottom of the 7th, we finally see Sergio Acevedo as a pinch-hitter, but he strikes out! Top of the Eighth Brian Bowden and Ken Yockey lead off with back to back hits! PH Chuck Corrigan (31-R) lines out to center and the next two make outs....... Top of the Ninth New Pitcher: Brent Piorkowski (25-R), who gave us a run in 1.2 innings on Monday. Tom Walker walks on 4 pitches, steals 2nd and goes to 3rd when C Shigeru Nagata throws the ball away! Dave Bess swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines out to left and Walker tags up and beats the throw home. 4 to 1, Jays! Bottom of the Ninth On the Hill: John Austin (23-R), after a perfect 8th. Bob Hutson, who struck out as a pinch-hitter last inning, stays in to catch. With 1 out, Gus Milam bloops the first pitch to right center for a hit.... The Bullpen gets up. Bob Marks grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-6. PH Lee Dean (34-R), 0 for 3 with 2 walks this series, pops a 3-2 pitch up to shallow left, but SS Brian Bowden drops the ball for an error.... Bowden does not make a lot of errors, but they always seem to come at the worst times...... RF Sergio Acevedo lines a hit to left to load the bases up with 2 outs....... Call to the Bullpen: Jack Barber (33-R). 3B Randy Ingersoll (24-R), a rookie who is 3 for 7 this series, pops one up to short and Brian Bowden holds on to it this time and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays! Won - 4 to 1 We finish the season series with Birmingham 10-4. 2nd straight year we have won it and we have not lost it since 2002. We had 5 whole hits and made 1 error Birmingham had 7 hits and made 1 error Del Warwick (W 13-5) went 7 innings, allowed 1 run, 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. He threw a WP. RHP John Austin (H 2) went 1.2 scoreless innings and allowed 2 hits. RHP Jack Barber (SV 30) faced 1 batter and got him out. Antonio Perez (L 8-13) went 8 innings, gave us 3 runs, 5 hits, 1 home runs, 1 walk and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit. 3B Wes Fitzgibbons had a hit and a walk and scored a run. CF Tom Walker drew a walk, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. 1B Jack Washburn hit his 20th home run and had 2 RBI.

05-02-2021, 02:18 PM	#1635
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Thursday, September 13, 2007 Down on the Farm: The Edmonton Trappers won at home versus the Pawtucket PawSox, 4 to 2, to win the American Association Championship Series, 4 games to 2. Edmonton is the AAA affiliate of Orlando and Pawtucket is the affiliate of Providence. 2B Jessie Clancy (23-R), a 2nd round pick in the 2005 B Leagues Draft, was named the MVP of the series. He was 6 for 11 (.545) with 3 doubles and 2 walks, scored 4 runs and had an RBI in 4 games.

05-02-2021, 02:22 PM	#1636
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Friday, September 14, 2007 We are in Charlotte to play the Hornets a 3 game series over the weekend. They were just swept in 3 games at New Orleans and have lost 5 in a row. We are 8-3 against them on the season and won a pair of games in our last visit, June 19-20. They are 8th in scoring with 4.14 runs per game (Jacksonville is #4 with 4.54). The Hornets are 12th in fewest runs allowed with 4.34 per game (Jacksonville is #1 with 3.32). Their run differential is -28, 8th in the MLB, and ours is +179, still the best. Jacksonville Jays (96-51 .653 9.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at Charlotte Hornets (68-78 .466 27.5 GB in 6th place in the Southern Division) JAX: Jim Baucom (26-L) (21-5 1.71 ERA 247.2 IP, 168 H, 10 HR, 42 BB, 246 SO) Ace(2: 04,06)/Hurler(2: 04,06)/All-Star(6: 02-07) CHAR: Jerry Doherty (29-L) (11-13 4.17 ERA 181.1 IP, 185 H, 17 HR, 82 BB, 107 SO) All-Star(04) Baucom gave up 2 runs (1 earned) on 4 hits and 2 walks with 3 strikeouts in 7 innings last time out in a win at Orlando. Doherty is 0-3 in 3 starts against the Jays this season with a 10.80 ERA. 11.2 IP, 12 H, 3 HR, 11 BB, 5 SO. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) JACKSONVILLE 1: 3B Wes Fitzgibbons (31-R .289-187-3-21-.763-7 B+) All-Star(2: 01,03) 2: LF Tim Dawson (31-R .290-169-2-15-.740-1 B+) 3: CF Tom Walker (28-R .302-540-16-58-.874-33 B) Silver Slugger(2: 05-06)/All-Star(4: 04-07) 4: RF Dave Bess (31-R .285-513-26-99-.849-5 B+) All-Star(2: 06-07) 5: 1B Jack Washburn (25-L .255-462-20-85-.823-40 B) All-Star 6: C Don Kern (30-R .235-213-11-37-.771-0 B+) 7: SS Brian Bowden (30-R .304-562-5-58-.694-33 A) All-Star(2: 06-07)/Gold Glove(3: 02,06;2B-04) 8: 2B Ken Yockey (27-R .234-239-3-23-.600-12 A) 9: P Jim Baucom (26-L .181-83-0-7-.409-0 C) Ace(2: 04,06)/Hurler(2: 04,06)/All-Star(6: 02-07) CHARLOTTE 1: SS Buddy Hollinger (23-R .252-373-2-35-.666-15 B+) 2: CF Jerry Belisle (23-L .297-535-9-49-.785-36 B+) Rookie #55 prospect 3: 1B Frank Cohen (31-R .314-475-14-66-.857-3 B) Silver Slugger/All-Star(5: 01-02,04,06-07) 4: 2B Leo Toruno (33-L .250-356-15-51-.828-11 B) MVP(04)/Silver Slugger(3: 02,04;SS-01)/All-Star(5: 01-02,04-05,07) 5: 3B Lindy Elson (27-R .235-371-23-58-.756-18 A) Gold Glove 6: RF Jimmy Allen (22-L .218-220-5-24-.649-11 A+) 7: C Pat Kennedy (26-R .224-362-10-43-.664-1 C+) 8: LF Dick Boggs (24-R .266-79-1-9-.724-2 A++) Rookie 9: P Jerry Doherty (29-L .267-60-1-7-.652-0 F) All-Star(04) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Charlotte Municipal Stadium Weather: 84 F, Clear Skies, with a 7 MPH wind blowing in from left Attendance: 8,197 Top of the First Wes Fitzgibbons flies out to deep left, Dick Boggs making a running catch... Tim Dawson grounds out to 2nd. Tom Walker pops out to right...... Bottom of the First Buddy Hollinger lines out to center. Jerry Belisle lines out to right. Frank Cohen grounds out to 3rd! 1-2-3! Top of the Second P Jerry Doherty strikes out the side in order....... We go 9 up, 9 down........... Bottom of the Sixth Buddy Hollinger lines a 1-2 pitch to right center for a double and goes to 3rd on a ground out...... We walk Frank Cohen intentionally..... And then P Jim Baucom picks him off at 1st! Leo Toruno pops out to left! Top of the Seventh Dave Bess and Jack Washburn lead off with back to back walks! But the next three all make outs.............. Bottom of the Seventh With 2 outs, Pat Kennedy hits a home run to left....... 1 to 0, Hornets. Top of the Eighth PH Chuck Corrigan (31-R) grounds one to short, but Buddy Hollinger makes a bad throw for an error! Wes Fitzgibbons lays down a bunt and beats it out for a hit! Tim Dawson doubles to left and Corrigan scores! Tie Game: 1 to 1! They walk Tom Walker intentionally to load the bases up with no outs. Dave Bess strikes out............................................ Jack Washburn flies out to left and Fitzgibbons tags up and beats the throw home. 2 to 1, Jays! That does it for P Jerry Doherty. New Pitcher: Miguel Tejeda (29-R), their long-time closer no more, who is 5-4 with 9 SV and a 3.16 ERA in 62.2 IP. PH Bob Hutson (25-L) clears the bases with a double to left!! 4 to 1, Jays! Brian Bowden lines a hit to center and Hutson scores! 5 to 1, Jays! Won - 5 to 1 We had 7 hits and made 1 error Charlotte had 5 hits and made 1 error Jim Baucom (W 22-5) went 7 innings, allowed 1 run, 4 hits, 1 home runs, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 3. The 2nd straight game that he has only struck out 3 batters. LHP Bill Grant went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and 1 walk. Jerry Doherty (L 11-14) went 7.2 innings, gave us 4 unearned runs, 5 hits, 3 walks (1 INT) and struck out 7. 119 pitches. He is the first pitcher to lose 4 games to the Jays this season. Game Score of 65. He is the 4th straight starter to have a Game Score over 60 against the Jays and the 8th straight to have one over 50. Our offense is stinking it up! LF Tim Dawson hit a double, scored a run and had an RBI. CF Tom Walker had a hit and a walk (INT) and scored a run. RF Dave Bess hit a double and drew a walk. PH/C Bob Hutson hit a double, scored a run and had 2 RBI in his only at bat. For Charlotte, C Pat Kennedy hit his 11th home run of the season. Down on the Farm: The Shreveport Sports of the Texas League won at the Little Rock Travelers of the Southern League, 6 to 3, to win the Dixie Cup, 4 games to 3. Shreveport is an affiliate of Charlotte and Little Rock is an affiliate of Columbus. C Stan Mitten (25-R) was named the MVP of the series. He was 7 for 23 (.304) with a 2B and a HR and 5 BB and scored 4 runs and had 9 RBI. He was a 2nd round pick of the Richmond Robins in the 2005 B Leagues Draft.

05-02-2021, 04:09 PM	#1637
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Saturday, September 15, 2007 Jacksonville Jays (97-51 .655 10.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at Charlotte Hornets (68-79 .463 28.5 GB in 6th place in the Southern Division) JAX: Tommy Corris (27-R) (19-6 2.72 ERA 218 IP, 201 H, 15 HR, 46 BB, 136 SO) All-Star(4: 04-07) CHAR: Jim Rocco (22-L) (3-10 4.93 ERA 102.1 IP, 116 H, 11 HR, 42 BB, 42 SO) Rookie Corris gave up 1 run on 9 hits and no walks with 6 strikeouts in 9 innings last time out at Birmingham, but that was only good enough for a no decision that we lost in 13 innings, after taking the lead in the the top of both the 10th and 13th innings. We have not faced Rocco as a starter, but he gave us 2 runs in 2.2 IP in relief in June. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) JACKSONVILLE 1: 3B Wes Fitzgibbons (31-R .286-192-3-21-.754-7 B+) All-Star(2: 01,03) 2: LF Tim Dawson (31-R .289-173-2-16-.741-1 B+) 3: CF Tom Walker (28-R .302-543-16-58-.874-33 B) Silver Slugger(2: 05-06)/All-Star(4: 04-07) 4: RF Dave Bess (31-R .285-516-26-99-.851-5 B+) All-Star(2: 06-07) 5: 1B Jack Washburn (25-L .254-464-20-86-.820-40 B) All-Star 6: C Don Kern (30-R .236-216-11-37-.770-0 B+) 7: SS Brian Bowden (30-R .304-566-5-59-.692-33 A) All-Star(2: 06-07)/Gold Glove(3: 02,06;2B-04) 8: 2B Chuck Corrigan (31-R .243-148-1-15-.623-0 B+) 9: P Tommy Corris (27-R .297-74-1-12-.699-0 F) All-Star(4: 04-07) CHARLOTTE 1: CF Jerry Belisle (23-L .296-538-9-49-.781-36 B+) Rookie 2: SS Buddy Hollinger (23-R .255-377-2-35-.672-15 B+) 3: 1B Frank Cohen (31-R .312-478-14-66-.853-3 B) Silver Slugger/All-Star(5: 01-02,04,06-07) 4: 2B Leo Toruno (33-L .247-360-15-51-.819-11 B) MVP(04)/Silver Slugger(3: 02,04;SS-01)/All-Star(5: 01-02,04-05,07) 5: 3B Lindy Elson (27-R .233-374-23-58-.752-18 A) Gold Glove 6: RF Jimmy Allen (22-L .214-224-5-24-.638-11 A+) 7: C Pat Kennedy (26-R .224-366-11-44-.670-1 C+) 8: LF Jimmy Ward (32-L .208-269-5-38-.608-1 C+) Rookie #17 prospect 9: P Jim Rocco (22-R .148-27-0-0-.296-0 B) Rookie Game Start: 2:05 PM Ballpark: Charlotte Municipal Stadium Weather: 78 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing in from right Attendance: 6,868 Top of the First Wes Fitzgibbons doubles over the center fielder! Tim Dawson takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4! Tom Walker grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and Fitzgibbons goes to 3rd. Dave Bess flies out to deep left and Fitzgibbons trots home. 1 to 0, Jays! RBI #100 for Bess! Jack Washburn swings at a 3-2 pitch and hits a home run to right center!! 3 to 0, Jays! Don Kern grounds out to 2nd. Bottom of the First Jerry Belisle grounds out to short. Buddy Hollinger swings at the first pitch and flies out to left. Frank Cohen sends one to deep center, but Tom Walker runs it down near the warning track! 1-2-3! Top of the Second Brian Bowden draws a walk. Chuck Corrigan hits a fly ball to right, but Jimmy Allen muffs it for an error! And now we have to watch the sad spectacle of P Tommy Corris trying to bunt, but he finally does get a good enough one down and the runners move up. Wes Fitzgibbons strikes out on 3 pitches......... Tim Dawson walks on 4 to load the bases up with 2 outs. Tom Walker lines a hit to right center and 2 runs score!! 5 to 0, Jays! Bottom of the Third Bob Hutson (25-L), an unsuccessful pinch-hitter last inning, stays in to catch. With 2 outs, Jerry Belisle beats out an infield hit. Buddy Hollinger bloops a hit to right... Frank Cohen grounds a hit up the middle and Belisle scores.... 5 to 1, Jays. Bottom of the Fifth With 1 out, P Bill Stewart (36-R), doubles to right, goes to 3rd on a ground out and scores on a wild pitch....... 5 to 2, Jays. Top of the Sixth On the Hill: P Bill Stewart, since getting the final out of the 2nd. With 1 out, P Tommy Corris grounds one to short, but Buddy Hollinger boots it! The 5th error of the day by the Hornets! Wes Fitzgibbons swings at the first pitch and beats out an infield hit. LF Fernando Tello (25-L) clears the bases with a double to center!! 7 to 2, Jays! Tom Walker walks. That does it for P Stewart. New Pitcher Mickey Steger (37-R), who pitched a perfect inning with 2 strikeouts yesterday. Dave Bess draws a walk to load the bases up with 1 out. Jack Washburn swings at the first pitch and flies out to deep center and Tello tags up and beats the throw home. 8 to 2, Jays. Bottom of the Sixth Frank Cohen lines a hit to right. With 2 outs, Jimmy Allen lines a 3-2 pitch to right center for a hit and Cohen goes to 3rd. Pat Kennedy knocks a 3-2 pitch over the head of the center fielder and clears the bases with a double..... 8 to 4, Jays. Bottom of the Seventh New Pitcher: Ron Thurgood (23-L). PH Tim Brantley (33-L), batting .110/.235/.205 in 35 AB with 1 HR and 1 RBI, doubles to center..... Jerry Belisle, another left, takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4...... The Bullpen gets up. Buddy Hollinger doubles to left and Brantley scores....... 8 to 5, Jays. Frank Cohen grounds out to short and the other runners advance, Belisle scoring. 8 to 6, Jays. Leo Toruno strikes out looking on 3 pitches! Lindy Elson strikes out! The Hornets load the bases up with 2 outs in the bottom of the 8th, but P Jack Barber (33-R) comes in and gets Buddy Hollinger to line out to short! Bottom of the Ninth New Pitcher: John Austin (23-R). Buddy Hendricks (28-R) is in to play 2nd and Ken Yockey (27-R) is in to play 3rd. That empties the bench. 3-4-5 up for Charlotte. The Bullpen (Bill Grant) is ready. Frank Cohen strikes out! Leo Toruno plunks one and is out, 2-3! Lindy Elson beats out an infield hit...... Jimmy Allen grounds out to 2nd and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays! Won - 8 to 6 We had 9 hits and made no errors Charlotte had 13 hits and made 5 errors Tommy Corris (W 20-6) went 6 innings, allowed 4 runs (3 earned), 8 hits, no walks and struck out 4. At bat, he reached on an error and scored a run. He joins Jim Baucom and Al Calice as Jays who have won 20 games! LHP Ron Thurgood went 1.2 innings, allowed 2 runs, 4 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. RHP Jack Barber (H 2) faced 1 batter and got him out. RHP John Austin (SV 3) pitched a scoreless 9th, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1. Jim Rocco (L 3-11) went 1.2 innings, gave us 5 runs (3 earned), 3 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks and struck out 1. 3B Wes Fitzgibbons had 2 hits with a double and scored 2 runs. LF Tim Dawson walked in both of his trips to the plate. PH/LF Fernando Tello hit a double, scored a run and had 2 RBI. CF Tom Walker had a hit and a walk, scored a run and had 2 RBI. 1B Jack Washburn hit his 21st home run and had 3 RBI. SS Brian Bowden had a hit and a walk and scored a run. PH Tony Carini had a hit.

05-02-2021, 06:16 PM	#1638
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Sunday, September 16, 2007 Jacksonville Jays (98-51 .658 10.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at Charlotte Hornets (68-80 .459 29.5 GB tied for 6th place in the Southern Division) JAX: Al Calice (26-R) (12-11 3.09 ERA 227.1 IP, 206 H, 13 HR, 53 BB, 164 SO) All-Star(06) CHAR: Angel Gomez (27-R) (7-12 3.99 ERA 198.2 IP, 193 H, 19 HR, 54 BB, 108 SO) Calice gave up 2 runs on 7 hits, 1 home run and 2 walks with 7 strikeouts in 8 innings last time out at Birmingham, but we were shut out and he took another tough loss, his 3rd loss in a row. Gomez was 14-9 with a 4.02 ERA in 221.2 IP last year. He is 2-8 in 12 starts against the Jays in his career with 2 shutouts and a 5.11 ERA. 74 IP, 82 H, 8 HR, 23 BB, 43 SO. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) JACKSONVILLE 1: 3B Wes Fitzgibbons (31-R .289-197-3-21-.760-7 B+) All-Star(2: 01,03) 2: LF Fernando Tello (25-L .301-425-6-52-.784-4 C) 3: CF Tom Walker (28-R .302-547-16-60-.872-33 B) Silver Slugger(2: 05-06)/All-Star(4: 04-07) 4: RF Dave Bess (31-R .283-519-26-100-.847-5 B+) All-Star(2: 06-07) 5: 1B Jack Washburn (25-L .254-468-21-89-.824-40 B) All-Star 6: C Bob Hutson (25-L .274-310-4-28-.725-0 B) RoY(05) 7: SS Brian Bowden (30-R .304-570-5-59-.692-33 A) All-Star(2: 06-07)/Gold Glove(3: 02,06;2B-04) 8: 2B Chuck Corrigan (31-R .242-153-1-15-.616-0 B+) 9: P Al Calice (26-L .068-73-0-2-.163-0 F) All-Star(06) CHARLOTTE 1: RF Sam Kowalski (24-R .238-302-1-25-.605-15 C+) 2: CF Jimmy Allen (22-L .218-229-5-24-.646-11 B+) 3: 1B Frank Cohen (31-R .313-483-14-66-.852-3 B) Silver Slugger/All-Star(5: 01-02,04,06-07) 4: 2B Leo Toruno (33-L .244-365-15-51-.809-11 B) MVP(04)/Silver Slugger(3: 02,04;SS-01)/All-Star(5: 01-02,04-05,07) 5: LF Ken Johnson (30-L .225-227-4-17-.635-0 F-) 6: 3B Lindy Elson (27-R .232-379-23-58-.748-18 A) Gold Glove 7: SS Buddy Hollinger (23-R .257-382-2-36-.676-15 B+) 8: C Doug Bowers (32-R .236-161-5-21-.733-0 C) 9: P Angel Gomez (27-R .231-65-0-5-.546-0 F) Game Start: 2:05 PM Ballpark: Charlotte Municipal Stadium Weather: 75 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing left to right Attendance: 8,155 Top of the First Wes Fitzgibbons lines out to deep left, where the most incompetent outfielder in the MLB makes the catch.... Fernando Tello swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd. Tom Walker grounds a hit up the middle! And then gets thrown out stealing......... Bottom of the First Sam Kowalski grounds out to short. Jimmy Allen swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 2nd. Frank Cohen grounds out to 3rd! 1-2-3! Top of the Second With 2 outs, Bob Hutson grounds a 1-2 pitch up the middle for a hit and goes to 2nd on a wild pitch. Brian Bowden triples to right center and Hutson scores! 1 to 0, Jays! The first triple of the year for Bowden, who led the MLB with 13 last year! Chuck Corrigan flies out to deep right... The Hornets go 9 up, 9 down! Top of the Fourth Dave Bess and Jack Washburn lead off with back to back hits and we have runners at 2nd and 3rd with no outs! Bob Hutson plunks one and is out, 2-3, and the runners hold..... Brian Bowden takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up. Chuck Corrigan strikes out on 3 pitches.................... P Al Calice strikes out... The Hornets go 12 up, 12 down! 15 up, 15 down! Bottom of the Sixth Buddy Hollinger grounds a double over the 3rd base bag........ The Bullpen gets up. But the next three all make outs! Top of the Seventh PH Dave Estey (25-L) walks on 4 pitches. Pinch-Runner: Buddy Hendricks (28-R), who will stay in to play 2nd. P Al Calice bunts one foul with 2 strikes... Wes Fitzgibbons grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and Hendricks comes back to the dugout limping, but Trudy pronounces him fit to play! Fernando Tello hits a home run to right!! 3 to 0, Jays! Top of the Ninth New Pitcher: Jesus Cancel (20-R), a rookie who pitched a scoreless inning yesterday with 2 strikeouts. Brian Bowden beats out an infield hit and steals 2nd! But the next three all make outs..... Won - 3 to 0 Sweep! We finish the season series with Charlotte 11-3. The best record we have against anyone in the South. We split with them last year. We had 9 hits and made 1 error Charlotte had 3 hits and made no errors Al Calice (W 13-11) pitched 9 shutout innings (CG), allowed 3 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5. 118 pitches. It is his 2nd shutout of the season and 8th of his career! Angel Gomez (L 7-13) went 8 innings, gave us 3 runs, 8 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks and struck out 5. He threw a WP. LF Fernando Tello had 3 hits with his 7th home run of the season and 2 RBI. CF Tom Walker had a hit and a walk. SS Brian Bowden had 2 hits with a triple and a walk and an RBI. PH Dave Estey drew a walk.

05-05-2021, 12:07 PM	#1640
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Tuesday, September 18, 2007 Orlando has lost 10 of their last 11 games and we can clinch the Southern Division today with a win or another Orlando loss! We are back home to play the Louisville Colonels a short 2 game set. They lost 2 of 3 at home to Birmingham over the weekend and have lost 4 of their last 5. We are 6-6 against them on the season and split a pair of games in their last visit, April 30-May 1. They are 15th in scoring with 3.86 runs per game (Jacksonville is #4 with 4.55). The Colonels are 10th in fewest runs allowed with 4.19 per game (Jacksonville is #1 with 3.30). Their run differential is -49, 12th in the MLB, and ours is +188, the only one over +100! Memphis, believe it or not, in 4th place in the South, is actually 2nd now at +95. Louisville Colonels (70-79 .470 28.5 GB in 5th place in the Southern Division) at Jacksonville Jays (99-51 .660 12 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) LOU: Tony Sanchez (23-R) (8-5 3.12 ERA 121.1 IP, 108 H, 6 HR, 46 BB, 81 SO) Rookie JAX: Del Warwick (32-L) (13-5 2.96 ERA 197.2 IP, 175 H, 15 HR, 56 BB, 115 SO) All-Star/Gold Glove(02) Sanchez shut us out in August on 7 hits and 2 walks with 4 strikeouts. He is tied for 2nd in the MLB in shutouts with 5, even though he has only had 17 starts. Warwick gave up 1 run on 5 hits and 1 walk with 4 strikeouts in 7 innings last time out in a win at Birmingham. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) LOUISVILLE 1: 2B Tony Weninger (26-R .258-515-6-35-.676-25 B+) ex-Jay 2: RF Rudy Purcell (28-L .287-366-5-42-.699-6 B+) 3: 1B Herman Chance (37-R .217-318-13-43-.684-0 C+) All-Star(2: 03-04) 4: 3B Mike Hughes (33-R .238-483-24-64-.759-0 B) Silver Slugger(05)/All-Star(3: 01,04-05) 5: CF Mike Fox (28-L .265-490-6-56-.707-27 B) Silver Slugger(03)/All-Star(4: 03-06) 6: C Ron Forsythe (23-R .293-392-3-37-.713-0 B+) Rookie #14 prospect 7: SS Ken DeMinico (25-L .194-453-10-40-.576-9 A) 8: LF Ed McMahon (21-S .192-156-2-13-.606-1 A+) Rookie #26 prospect 9: P Tony Sanchez (23-L .152-33-0-2-.404-0 F) Rookie JACKSONVILLE 1: 3B Wes Fitzgibbons (31-R .282-202-3-21-.742-7 B+) All-Star(2: 01,03) 2: LF Fernando Tello (25-L .305-429-7-54-.797-4 C) 3: CF Tom Walker (28-R .302-550-16-60-.872-33 B) Silver Slugger(2: 05-06)/All-Star(4: 04-07) 4: RF Dave Bess (31-R .283-523-26-100-.844-5 B+) All-Star(2: 06-07) 5: 1B Jack Washburn (25-L .254-472-21-89-.821-40 B) All-Star 6: C Bob Hutson (25-L .274-314-4-28-.722-0 B) RoY(05) 7: SS Brian Bowden (30-R .305-573-5-60-.700-34 A) All-Star(2: 06-07)/Gold Glove(3: 02,06;2B-04) 8: 2B Chuck Corrigan (31-R .239-155-1-15-.609-0 B+) 9: P Del Warwick (32-L .129-62-0-6-.290-0 F) All-Star/Gold Glove(02) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium Weather: 82 F, Clear Skies, with an 8 MPH wind blowing out to right Attendance: 13,296 Top of the First Tony Weninger swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses! Rudy Purcell strikes out! Herman Chance swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 3rd! 1-2-3! Bottom of the First Wes Fitzgibbons swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines a hit to left! Fernando Tello lines out to center. Fitzgibbons steals 2nd! Tom Walker grounds a hit to right and Fitzgibbons scores! 1 to 0, Jays! Walker steals 2nd! Dave Bess takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Jack Washburn takes a 3-2 pitch in the back and the bases are loaded with 1 out. Bob Hutson takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to force in a run! 2 to 0, Jays! Brian Bowden grounds into a 6-4-3 double play......... Bottom of the Second With 1 out, P Del Warwick doubles to left! Wes Fitzgibbons grounds one to 2nd, but Tony Weninger throws the ball away for a 2 base error and P Warwick scores! 3 to 0, Jays! Fernando Tello triples to left and Fitzgibbons scores! 4 to 0, Jays! Tom Walker lines out to center and Tello tags up and beats the throw home. 5 to 0, Jays! Top of the Fifth Ron Forsythe hits a home run to left center... 5 to 1, Jays. Ken DeMinico takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Ed McMahon doubles to right.... With the infield in for some reason, P Eddie Scott (35-R) grounds one hard to the left side, but SS Brian Bowden makes a diving stop and throws him out and the runners hold! Tony Weninger takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up. The Bullpen stirs. Rudy Purcell strikes out on 3 pitches! Herman Chance walks on 4 to force in a run....... 5 to 2, Jays. I am certain that Mike Hughes will now hit a Grand Slam, but he strikes out on 3 pitches! Top of the Sixth Mike Fox pokes a hit to right... The Bullpen gets up. Ron Forsythe, the slow running catcher, grounds a sure double play ball to 3rd, but Wes Fitzgibbons boots it........ A wild pitch moves the runners up....... Ken DeMinico grounds out to the pitcher and the runners hold. Ed McMahon flies out to deep center and Fox trots home. 5 to 3, Jays. Top of the Seventh On the Hill: John Austin (23-R), after getting the final out of the 6th. Rudy Purcell grounds a double over the 1st base bag........ The Bullpen gets up. With 2 outs, Mike Fox grounds a 2-2 pitch up the middle for a hit, but Purcell stops at 3rd. Ron Forsythe swings at the first pitch and flies out to center! Top of the Ninth On the Hill: Jack Barber (33-R), after a perfect 8th. 2B Tony Anderson (26-R), batting .186/.239/.235 in 102 AB with 1 HR and 12 RBI, grounds out to 2nd! Rudy Purcell fouls out to 1st! Herman Chance pops out to short and the 2007 Southern Division Championship Belongs to the Jays! Won - 5 to 3 Win #100! We had 6 hits and made 1 error Louisville had 8 hits and made 1 error Del Warwick (W 14-5) went 5.2 innings, allowed 3 runs (2 earned), 6 hits, 1 home run, 4 walks and struck out 5. He threw a WP. 116 pitches. At bat, he hit 2 doubles and scored a run. RHP John Austin (H 3) went 1.1 scoreless innings and allowed 2 hits. RHP Jack Barber (SV 31) pitched 2 perfect innings. Tony Sanchez (L 8-6) went 3 innings, gave us 5 runs (3 earned), 4 hits, 2 walks, 1 HBP and struck out no one. 3B Wes Fitzgibbons had a hit, stole a base and scored 2 runs. LF Fernando Tello hit a triple, scored a run and had an RBI. CF Tom Walker had a hit, stole a base, scored a run and had 2 RBI. RF Dave Bess hit a double and drew a walk. For Louisville, C Ron Forsythe hit his 4th home run of the season.