The Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League (MLB)

[Westheim]

Yeah, yeah, not a 90+ win team, not gonna win a title, yeah, yeah.

Although I must admit I chewed up another hat when the Beavers went down 0-2...

[DD Martin]

Originally Posted by Questdog

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Late Bulletin: The new issue of Baseball America is out with their annual predictions and they have proven that they are a bunch of glue-sniffers by picking the lowly Portland Beavers to have the best record in Baseball with 94 wins.........

First, 94 wins is not going to be the best record in Baseball and, second, we are not going to win 94 games the year after we lost 95. We did not change our roster over enough for that.

Well, anyway, it is flattering that someone else thinks we have a good team here, but I do not need the pressure of fulfilling their fantasies... If we finish close to .500, I will think it has been a good year.


Next up: Opening Day!

Looks like that Baseball America had this team pegged (although not on the offensive side of the equation but still. 95 wins, PCL champs and now the World Series. Someone looking like GM of the year here

Congrats

[Questdog]

Saturday, October 13, Year I

The World Series

The very first World Series of the World Series Era!

Game 1
Portland Beavers (95-67 .586 Champions of the Pacific Coast League) at
Boston Braves (101-61 .623 Champions of the National League)

The Braves led the National League in scoring with 770 runs (4.75 per game) and allowed the fewest runs with 593 (3.66). 2B Randy Bradley (35-R) led the Majors in HR (34) and RBI (111). He hit .308 and was the MVP of the NLCS.

We are decidedly the underdogs here...

We made a trade with Boston in the off-season and each team has a few players that were with the other last year.

On their active roster is Steve Thwing (29-L) .285-186-6-24-.774 and RF Mike Griffin, who you can see in their starting lineup below. He has been a monster at bat when he has played. We knew he could hit, but he was traded because of his lack of mobility.

Players on our active roster that we got from them are P Terry Melton, SS Dave Lesley and LF Woody Griesbach.

POR: Frank Martin (26-R 15-12 2.99) Rookie vs. BOS: Andy Byers (32-R 19-4 2.97)

Byers pitched a 4 hit shutout in his last start in the NLCS. Only 11 HR and 39 BB in 245.2 IP during the season.

Counting the PCLCS, Martin is 0-4 in his last 5 starts. He was not horrible against Dallas, but he only made it 11.2 innings in 2 starts.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: RF Dale Ainsworth (27-L .310-575-11-60-.819)
2: CF Perry Templet (23-L .306-484-7-57-.792) Rookie
3: 1B Jeff Austin (29-R .237-562-16-69-.673)
4: 3B Randy James (33-R .275-506-18-85-.788)
5: 2B Gary Long (32-R .260-585-9-58-.678)
6: CF Jeff Schottler (24-R .261-487-13-53-.729) Rookie
7: C Phil Parker (27-S .233-159-1-13-.582)
8: SS Eddie Thomas (25-R .210-281-2-30-.542) Rookie
9: P Frank Martin (26-R .152-66-0-1-.346) Rookie

BOSTON
1: CF Dave Classen (27-L .291-484-1-30-.703) 15 SO
2: LF Ken Reid (34-S .317-498-17-80-.892)
3: RF Mike Griffin (27-R .323-235-11-37-.959) Rookie
4: 2B Randy Bradley (35-R .308-584-34-111-.936) All-Star
5: 1B Terry Hines (28-S .272-423-6-52-.700)
6: C Ivan Meraz (31-R .292-480-10-62-.802) All-Star
7: 3B Ben Newman (25-L .266-282-8-42-.733) Rookie
8: SS Ricardo Alvarez (34-S .226-464-8-.659)
9: P Andy Byers (32-R .107-84-0-4-.237)

Game Start: 8:05 PM
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: 51 F, Rain, with a 12 MPH wind blowing out to left.
Attendance: 44,806

Top of the First:
Dale Ainsworth strikes out... Perry Templet loops a hit to right and steals 2nd. Jeff Austin lines a hit to left, but Templet stops at 3rd. Randy James pops out to 2nd. Yes, of course, he does...Gary Long grounds a hit to left and Templet scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Jeff Schottler grounds out to short.

Bottom of the First:
Full count to Dave Classen and he swings and misses! Ken Reid fouls out to 3rd! Mike Griffin homers over the Green Monster.... 1 to 1. Randy Bradley lines out to deep right.

Portland 1, Boston 1

Top of the Second:
With 1 out, Eddie Thomas lines a hit to center. He steals 2nd. With 2 outs, Dale Ainsworth flies out to left.

Bottom of the Second:
They go down in order!

Portland 1, Boston 1

Top of the Third:
Perry Templet grounds a hit to left center. After Jeff Austin strikes out, Randy James doubles to center. Gary Long flies out to center and Templet scores! 2 to 1, Beavers! Jeff Schottler strikes out.

Bottom of the Third:
They go down in order!

Portland 2, Boston 1

Top of the Fourth:
We go down in order with 2 strikeouts.

Bottom of the Fourth:
2-3-4 hitters go down 1-2-3!

Portland 2, Boston 1

Top of the Fifth:
Top of our order. We get 2 infield pop ups and a strikeout.

Bottom of the Fifth:
They go down in order!

Portland 2, Boston 1

Top of the Sixth:
Randy James leads off with a double over the 3rd base bag. With 1 out, they walk Jeff Schottler intentionally and that is all we get.

Bottom of the Sixth:
They go down in order, including PH Jesus Torrez (37-L).

Portland 2, Boston 1

Top of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Bruce Dixon (24-R). He pitched 2.2 innings during the regular season and did not appear in the NLCS. With 2 outs, Perry Templet lines a hit to left. Jeff Austin sends one deep to left, but it is caught at the base of the Green Monster.

Bottom of the Seventh:
Ken Reid leads off with a line drive to center for a hit, only their second of the game. Mike Griffin, who hit the home run off Martin us up. Call to the Bullpen: Barry Chapman (26-R). Griffin grounds into a 4-6-3 double play!!! Randy Bradley lines a hit to center. Terry Hines walks... Ivan Meraz flies out to right!!!

Portland 2, Boston 1

Top of the Eighth:
Randy James grounds a hit to left. Gary Long grounds a hit to left. Jeff Schottler flies out to deep center and James tags up and moves to 3rd. Phil Parker grounds a hit to left and James scores!!! 3 to 1, Beavers! Eddie Thomas grounds into a 4-6-3 double play.

Bottom of the Eighth:
With 1 out, Ricardo Alvarez lines a hit to center. PH Steve Pike (24-L) grounds into a 3-6-3 double play!!!

Portland 3, Boston 1

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Lyle DeLeo (30-L). PH Woody Griesbach (23-R) walks on 4 pitches. The next three all fly out.

Bottom of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Lou Hertzberg (29-L). Top of their order is up. Dale Classen lines a hit to left. Ken Reid lines out to left. Call to the Bullpen: Don Schmidt (26-R). Mike Griffin flies out to left. Randy Bradley lines one to center and Perry Templet goes airborne and vertical and catches it and hangs on as he hits the ground and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!!!

Won - 3 to 1

We had 11 hits and made no errors
Boston had 5 hits and made no errors

Frank Martin (W 1-0) went 6+ innings, allowed 1 run, 2 hits, 1 home run, no walks and struck out 5.
RHP Barry Chapman (H 1) went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits and 1 walk.
LHP Lou Hertzberg (H 1 ) faced 2 batters and got 1 out and allowed 1 hit.
RHP Don Schmidt (SV 1) faced 2 batters and retired them both.

Andy Byers (L 0-1) went 6 innings, gave us 2 runs, 7 hits, 1 walk (INT) and struck out 8.

CF Perry Templet had 3 hits, stole a base and scored 2 runs. 3B Randy James had 3 hits with 2 doubles and scored a run. 2B Gary Long had 2 hits and 2 RBI.

The Beavers lead the Series, 1 to 0!

It is great to win the game, but the team that won the first game in both Championship Series lost the series....

[Questdog]

Sunday, October 14, Year I

The World Series

Game 2
Portland Beavers (1-0 Champions of the Pacific Coast League) at
Boston Braves (0-1 Champions of the National League)

POR: Johnny Maskell (24-R 5-8 3.89) Rookie vs. BOS: Ron Bozeman (32-L 16-10 2.49) All-Star

Bozeman gave up 8 runs in 8.2 IP versus the Cardinals in the NLCS in 2 starts. He led the NL in strikeouts with 208 during the regular season.

Maskell only had 1 start in the PCLCS, but got a win with 1 run allowed in 8 IP.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: RF Dale Ainsworth (27-L .310-575-11-60-.819)
2: SS Eddie Thomas (25-R .210-281-2-30-.542) Rookie
3: 1B Jeff Austin (29-R .237-562-16-69-.673)
4: 3B Randy James (33-R .275-506-18-85-.788)
5: 2B Gary Long (32-R .260-585-9-58-.678)
6: CF Jeff Schottler (24-R .261-487-13-53-.729) Rookie
7: LF Woody Griesbach (23-R .242-91-2-7-.666) Rookie
8: C Phil Parker (27-S .233-159-1-13-.582)
9: P Johnny Maskell (24-R .222-36-0-4-.500) Rookie

BOSTON
1: CF Dave Classen (27-L .291-484-1-30-.703) 15 SO
2: LF Ken Reid (34-S .317-498-17-80-.892)
3: RF Mike Griffin (27-R .323-235-11-37-.959) Rookie
4: 2B Randy Bradley (35-R .308-584-34-111-.936) All-Star
5: 1B Terry Hines (28-S .272-423-6-52-.700)
6: C Ivan Meraz (31-R .292-480-10-62-.802) All-Star
7: 3B Ben Newman (25-L .266-282-8-42-.733) Rookie
8: SS Ricardo Alvarez (34-S .226-464-8-.659)
9: P Ron Bozeman (32-L .205-88-0-10-.464) All-Star

Game Start: 8:05 PM
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: 46 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 13 MPH wind blowing in from right.
Attendance: 44,869

Top of the First:
Dale Ainsworth lines a 2-2 pitch to left for a hit. He steals 2nd. Eddie Thomas takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Jeff Austin strikes out. Double steal!! Now just make contact, Randy! Randy James strikes out... Gary Long flies out to right.

Bottom of the First:
Dave Classen takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 and then steals 2nd. Ken Reid also works the count full and then grounds out to the pitcher, but Classen goes to 3rd. Mike Griffin flies out to center and Classen tags up and gets thrown out at the plate by Jeff Schottler!!

Portland 0, Boston 0

Top of the Second:
Jeff Schottler, who ended the last inning with a great play, leads off and hits a home run to right!!! 1 to 0, Beavers! Woody Griesbach takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. With 1 out, P Johnny Maskell bunts Griesbach to 2nd. Dale Ainsworth walks on 4 pitches. Eddie Thomas swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to short.

Bottom of the Second:
Randy Bradley lines one to deep right, but Dale Ainsworth manages to just run it down and they go out in order!

Portland 1, Boston 0

Top of the Third:
Our 3-4-5 hitters go down 1-2-3...

Bottom of the Third:
With 1 out, Ricardo Alvarez takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. P Ron Bozeman disdains the bunt and flies out to left. Dave Classen grounds out to the pitcher!!

Portland 1, Boston 0

Top of the Fourth:
Jeff Schottler leads off by jerking a 2-2 pitch down the left field line and over the Monster!!! His second home run of the game!! 2 to 0, Beavers!! With 1 out, Phil Parker singles to right center. But our bunting woes continue and P Johnny Maskell pops out to the pitcher. Dale Ainsworth beats out an infield hit. Eddie Thomas swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 3rd.

Bottom of the Fourth:
Ken Reid leads off by grounding their first hit of the game to right. With 2 outs, Terry Hines grounds a hit to left. Ivan Meraz swings at the first pitch and grounds yet another hit to center and Reid scores. 2 to 1, Beavers. Ben Newman grounds another hit to right and the bases are loaded. Maybe we should bring all of our outfielders into the infield... Ricardo Alvarez grounds out to 1st, 3-1!!!

Portland 2, Boston 1

Top of the Fifth:
Jeff Austin swings at the first pitch and doubles down the right field line. Full count to Randy James and he takes ball 4. That means Gary Long has an opportunity to ground into a double play, a chance he cannot pass up, 4-6-3... Austin goes to 3rd. 2-0 pitch to Jeff Schottler and he unloads on it and knocks it WAAAAY over the Green Monster for his 3rd home run of the game!!!! 4 to 1, Beavers1!!

Bottom of the Fifth:
PH Jesus Torrez (37-L) grounds out to short and they go down in order!

Portland 4, Boston 1

Top of the Sixth:
New Pitcher: Jay Lien (25-R), who had an ERA of 40.50 in the NLCS. With 1 out, P Johnny Maskell grounds a hard hit to center. Dale Ainsworth flies out to the wall in right. Eddie Thomas strikes out.

Bottom of the Sixth:
With 1 out, Randy Bradley grounds a hit to left. He steals 2nd. Terry Hines strikes out, the first K for Johnny Maskell in the game! Ivan Meraz grounds out to short, Eddie Thomas making a nice play.

Portland 4, Boston 1

Top of the Seventh:
With 1 out, Randy James walks, which means another GDP opportunity for Gary Long. But he takes a walk! That brings up Jeff Schottler and he takes a mighty cut at a 3-1 pitch and sends it way up high in the air....and the infield fly rule is called... 2 outs. Woody Griesbach doubles to left center and James scores! 5 to 1, Beavers! Phil Parker pops out to 3rd.

Bottom of the Seventh:
After the first 2 hitters ground out to the pitcher, PH Steve Thwing (29-L) swings at a 3-1 pitch and flies out to left!

Portland 5, Boston 1

Top of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Bruce Dixon (24-R). PH Perry Templet (23-L) beats out an infield hit. Dale Ainsworth grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Eddie Thomas grounds out to 2nd.

Bottom of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Antoine Redd (31-R). Perry Templet stays in to play CF and Jeff Schottler moves over to left. Top of their order and they go down 1-2-3!

Portland 5, Boston 1

Top of the Ninth:
Jeff Austin leads off with a 4 pitch walk. With 2 outs, Jeff Schottler is up again, but he grounds out to 2nd.

Bottom of the Ninth:
Dave Lesley (26-R) is in to play 3rd. Randy Bradley leads off by grounding a 3-2 pitch up the middle for a hit. Terry Hines grounds into a 3-6-3 double play!! Ivan Meraz flies out to deep center and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!!!!

Won - 5 to 1

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

Johnny Maskell (W 1-0) went 7 innings, allowed 1 run, 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 1. At bat, he had a hit.
RHP Antoine Redd pitched 2 scoreless innings and allowed 1 hit.

Ron Bozeman (L 0-1) went 5 innings, gave us 4 runs, 7 hits, 3 home runs, 4 walks and struck out 3. During the regular season, Bozeman only gave up 13 HR in 253.1 IP.

RF Dale Ainsworth had 2 hits and a walk and stole 2 bases, but no runs or RBI. 1B Jeff Austin hit a double, drew a walk and scored a run. CF/LF Jeff Schottler hit 3 home runs and had 4 RBI and threw out a runner at the plate! LF Woody Griesbach hit a double, drew a walk and had an RBI. PH Perry Templet had a hit.

We lead the series, 2 to 0, and now head home to Portland.

Once again, it is great to win these 2 games in Boston, but if you recall, in both Championship Series, a team won the first 2 games on the road and neither of those teams won the series....

[Questdog]

Tuesday, October 16, Year I

The World Series

Game 3
Boston Braves (0-2 Champions of the National League) at
Portland Beavers (2-0 Champions of the Pacific Coast League)

BOS: Rich Summers (31-R 13-9 3.45) vs. POR: Terry Melton (26-R 11-5 2.25) All-Star

Summers won his only start in the NLCS by allowing 1 run in 8 IP. Only 9 HR allowed in 219 IP.

Melton was 0-1 in 2 starts against Dallas, but in his last one, he retired the first 17 batters of the game.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
BOSTON
1: CF Dave Classen (27-L .291-484-1-30-.703) 15 SO
2: LF Ken Reid (34-S .317-498-17-80-.892)
3: RF Mike Griffin (27-R .323-235-11-37-.959) Rookie
4: 2B Randy Bradley (35-R .308-584-34-111-.936) All-Star
5: 1B Terry Hines (28-S .272-423-6-52-.700)
6: C Ivan Meraz (31-R .292-480-10-62-.802) All-Star
7: 3B Ben Newman (25-L .266-282-8-42-.733) Rookie
8: SS Ricardo Alvarez (34-S .226-464-8-.659)
9: P Rich Summers (31-R .132-76-0-0-.296)

PORTLAND
1: RF Dale Ainsworth (27-L .310-575-11-60-.819)
2: CF Perry Templet (23-L .306-484-7-57-.792) Rookie
3: 1B Jeff Austin (29-R .237-562-16-69-.673)
4: 3B Randy James (33-R .275-506-18-85-.788)
5: 2B Gary Long (32-R .260-585-9-58-.678)
6: CF Jeff Schottler (24-R .261-487-13-53-.729) Rookie
7: C Phil Parker (27-S .233-159-1-13-.582)
8: SS Eddie Thomas (25-R .210-281-2-30-.542) Rookie
9: P Terry Melton (26-R .189-53-0-1-.468) All-Star

Game Start: 8:05 PM
Ballpark: The Skydome
Weather: 55 F, Clear Skies, with a 9 MPH wind blowing out to left.
Attendance: 44,616

Top of the First:
Dave Classen grounds out to 1st, unassisted! Ken Reid swings at a 3-1 pitch and grounds out to 2nd. Mike Griffin grounds out to 1st, 3-1! 1-2-3!!

Bottom of the First:
Dale Ainsworth grounds out to short. Perry Templet swings at the first pitch, as he is wont to do, and grounds out to 3rd. Jeff Austin swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short.

Boston 0, Portland 0

Top of the Second:
Randy Bradley strikes out! Terry Hines lines a hit to right. Ivan Meraz strikes out! Ben Newman doubles to left center and Hines stops at 3rd. #8 hitter Ricardo Alvarez is NOT walked....why? He doubles to right and both runners score... 2 to 0, Braves. P Rich Summers, a .132 hitter, grounds a hit up the middle and Alvarez scores... 3 to 0, Braves. Dave Classen grounds a hit to right and Summers beats the throw to 3rd. The Bullpen is alerted... Ken Reid flies out to left.

Bottom of the Second:
Randy James grounds a hit to left. Gary Long grounds into a 6-4-3 double play... Jeff Schottler gets beaned! I wanna fight! But no one else seems to want to.... Schottler steals 2nd and goes to 3rd when the C Ivan Meraz makes an errant throw. Phil Parker flies out to left.

Boston 3, Portland 0

Top of the Third:
With 2 outs, Terry Hines grounds a hit to right. Ivan Meraz lines out to center.

Bottom of the Third:
We let P Terry Melton bat and we go down in order.

Boston 3, Portland 0

Top of the Fourth:
Ben Newman lines a hit to left and the Bullpen is called once more... With 2 outs, Dave Classen lines a hit to left. Ken Reid lines out to center.

Bottom of the Fourth:
Perry Templet leads off with a home run to right! 3 to 1, Braves. Jeff Austin dumps a hit into right center and steals 2nd. Randy James doubles to center and Austin scores! 3 to 2, Braves. With 1 out, Jeff Schottler grounds a hit to center and James beats the throw to the plate! Tie game! 3 to 3. Schottler gets caught stealing and Phil Parker draws a 4 pitch walk, so Schottler would have made it to 2nd, if he would have just had a little patience... Eddie Thomas grounds out to 3rd.

Boston 3, Portland 3

Top of the Fifth:
With 1 out, Randy Bradley homers to center... 4 to 3, Braves.

Bottom of the Fifth:
PH Gordon Saunderson (26-L) grounds a hit to center. Dale Ainsworth bunts him to 2nd. Yep... Perry Templet grounds a hit to left and Saunderson heads for home....the throw is late! Templet goes to 2nd. 4 to 4! That is all we get, though.

Boston 4, Portland 4

Top of the Sixth:
New Pitcher: Lou Hertzberg (29-L). With 2 outs, PH John Mark (32-R), who was 8 for 18 (.444) in the NLCS, grounds out to short!

Bottom of the Sixth:
New Pitcher: Jay Lien (25-R). Gary Long strikes out. He does not do that often. Only 35 times in 585 AB. Jeff Schottler lines a hit to left and steals 2nd. Phil Parker lines a hit to center and Schottler scores!! 5 to 4, Beavers!! With 2 outs, PH Woody Griesbach (23-R) flies out to left.

Boston 4, Portland 5

Top of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Barry Chapman (26-R). Top of their order is due up. They go down 1-2-3!

Bottom of the Seventh:
Top of our order goes down in order.

Boston 4, Portland 5

Top of the Eighth:
Randy Bradley lines a 2-2 pitch to left but right to Jeff Schottler. P Barry Chapman calls the trainer out....no, thank you... New Pitcher: Antoine Redd (31-R). He gets the next two out!

Bottom of the Eighth:
With 1 out, Gary Long doubles to left center! They intentionally walk Jeff Schottler. Phil Parker grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and the runners move up. Eddie Thomas flies out to center.

Boston 4, Portland 5

Top of the Ninth:
The Bullpen is already warmed up. Ben Newman homers to right.... tie game. 5 to 5... PH Steve Pike (24-L) gets beaned.... Call to the Bullpen: Don Schmidt (26-R). Dave Benya (26-S) is in to catch in a double switch. PH Jesus Torrez (37-L) grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. 1 out. Dave Classen plops one down in front of the plate and we get the force at 2nd, 2-4. 2 outs. Ken Reid pops out to 3rd. Why, oh why did I bring Redd into the game? Because he has been tough on lefties, but I KNEW he would blow the game....

Bottom of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: George Scaggs (27-L), their All-Star closer. Dave Benya grounds out to 3rd. Dale Ainsworth lines one very hard, but right to the Third Baseman. 2 outs. Perry Templet is allowed to hit. He stunk against lefties all season, but I remember the home run he hit in the PCLCS. He doubles to right center! They walk Jeff Austin intentionally. Randy James strikes out looking on 3 pitches....

Boston 5, Portland 5

Extras!

Top of the Tenth:
3-4-5 due up for them. With 1 out, Randy Bradley grounds a hit up the middle. Terry Hines grounds into a 4-6-3 double play!!!

Bottom of the Tenth:
Let's win it right now, please! With 2 outs, P Don Schmidt is allowed to bat, so that he will not lose his chance to take the loss....

Boston 5, Portland 5

Top of the Eleventh:
Ivan Meraz walks. Is it a rule that every time you allow a relief pitcher to hit, he gives up runs the next inning? Ben Newman, who hit the home run off Antoine Redd to tie the game, strikes out! PH Steve Thwing (29-L) grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. 2 outs. PH Al Ashe (37-R), who did not have an AB in the regular season, doubles to right center and Meraz scores.... 6 to 5, Braves. Dave Classen grounds out to short. Just does not seem fair....

Bottom of the Eleventh:
New Pitcher: Lyle DeLeo (30-L). Eddie Thomas strikes out looking... Dave Benya grounds a hit to center. Dale Ainsworth grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. 2 outs. Perry Templet up...should I let him hit again?...Surely, we have used up all his luck against lefties.... What the heck, it is only a loss... Templet swings at the first pitch, as he is wont to do, and lines a double down the right field line! Ainsworth rounds 3rd and heads home.... Templet decides to head to 3rd and they let Ainsworth score and cut the throw off and try to nail Templet, but he is safe!!!!! Tie game! 6 to 6. They walk Jeff Austin intentionally. Randy James swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short...

Boston 6, Portland 6

Top of the Twelfth:
Dave Lesley is in to play 3rd. Ken Reid grounds a hit to left. Mike Griffin bunts him to 2nd. Much better than the HR I thought he wold hit. 2B Pat Cook (31-R), who entered earlier in a double switch, putting MVP candidate Randy Bradley on the bench, lines a hit to left and Reid stops at 3rd. Terry Hines strikes out! Ivan Meraz grounds out to short!!

Bottom of the Twelfth:
Full count to Gary Long and he takes strike three.... Jeff Schottler grounds a hit to center. PH Howard McNeal (30-R) grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. I cannot remember the last time he had a hit... I looked it up, September 24. 0 for 10 since. Eddie Thomas grounds out to 1st, unassisted.

Boston 6, Portland 6

Top of the Thirteenth:
New Pitcher: Lonny Tomski (27-R). Cross your fingers AND your toes... With 1 out, Steve Thwing takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. PH LaSalle Vaughn (25-L), a .224 hitter with no HR during the season, lines out to short and Eddie Thomas fires to 1st to double off Thwing!!!

Bottom of the Thirteenth:
New Pitcher: Bruce Dixon (24-R). With 2 outs, Perry Templet draws a walk, but Jeff Austin grounds out to short.

Boston 6, Portland 6

Top of the Fourteenth:
Top of their order and I smell trouble a'brewin'.... But they go down 1-2-3!

Bottom of the Fourteenth:
Dave Lesley leads off by taking a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Gary Long up, and I am smelling a double play, but it is just a double! To center! Lesley stops at 3rd. With the infield in, they pitch to Jeff Schottler and he lines one over the shortstop's head for a hit and Lesley scores and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!!!!

Won - 7 to 6 in 14 innings

We had 16 hits and made no errors
Boston had 14 hits and made 1 error

Terry Melton went 5 innings, allowed 4 runs, 9 hits, 1 home run, no walks and struck out 4.
LHP Lou Hertzberg pitched 1 perfect inning.
RHP Barry Chapman (H 2) faced 4 batters and got them all out with 1 strikeout.
RHP Antoine Redd (BS 1) faced 4 batters and got 2 out, allowed 1 run, 1 hit, a home run and 1 HB.
RHP Don Schmidt went 4 innings, allowed 1 run, 4 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2.
RHP Lonny Tomski (W 1-0) went 2 scoreless innings and allowed 1 walk.

Rich Summers went 5 innings, gave us 4 runs, 7 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 1.
RHP Bruce Dixon (L 0-1) pitched 1+ innings, gave us 1 run, 2 hits and 2 walks.

CF Perry Templet had 4 hits with 2 doubles and a home run, drew a walk and had 3 RBI. 3B Randy James had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had an RBI. 3B Dave Lesley, in his only appearance, drew a walk and scored the winning run. 2B Gary Long hit 2 doubles. LF Jeff Schottler had 4 hits, was walked intentionally, was beaned, stole 2 bases, scored a run and had 2 RBI, including the game winner. PH Gordon Saunderson had a hit and scored a run.

For the Braves, 3B/SS Ben Newman had 3 hits with a double and the game-tying home run in the 9th and scored twice.

Pepe's report on Barry Chapman is that he has a mild muscle pull and will take about a week to heal, but he can probably pitch in the meantime. That stinks, as he is our only lights-out reliever right now and he may or may not be lights out pitching with the injury.

We lead the series 3 games to none.

Well, it is certainly good to win these games, but no one has every won the first 3 games of a World Series and won the thing....of course, no one has ever won any World Series at all before....a sweep would be very nice.... I at least would like to 1 ) win it and 2) win it in Portland. The Braves won 4 games in a row against St. Louis, so they are certainly capable of doing it against us.

[Questdog]

Wednesday, October 17, Year I

The World Series

Game 4
Boston Braves (0-3 Champions of the National League) at
Portland Beavers (3-0 Champions of the Pacific Coast League)

BOS: Preston Jarrard (27-R 9-4 4.36) vs. POR: Ron Wolf (27-R 17-12 3.31) All-Star

Jarrard had 1 start in the NLCS and got the win with 6 scoreless innings, allowing only 3 hits.

Wolf was 2-0 in the PCLCS and went into the 8th inning each time. We need him to go deep today after the 14 innings we played yesterday.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
BOSTON
1: CF Dave Classen (27-L .291-484-1-30-.703) 15 SO
2: LF Ken Reid (34-S .317-498-17-80-.892)
3: RF Mike Griffin (27-R .323-235-11-37-.959) Rookie
4: 2B Randy Bradley (35-R .308-584-34-111-.936) All-Star
5: 1B Terry Hines (28-S .272-423-6-52-.700)
6: C Ivan Meraz (31-R .292-480-10-62-.802) All-Star
7: 3B Ben Newman (25-L .266-282-8-42-.733) Rookie
8: SS Ricardo Alvarez (34-S .226-464-8-.659)
9: P Preston Jarrard (27-R .116-43-1-2-.342)

PORTLAND
1: RF Dale Ainsworth (27-L .310-575-11-60-.819)
2: CF Perry Templet (23-L .306-484-7-57-.792) Rookie
3: 1B Jeff Austin (29-R .237-562-16-69-.673)
4: 3B Randy James (33-R .275-506-18-85-.788)
5: 2B Gary Long (32-R .260-585-9-58-.678)
6: CF Jeff Schottler (24-R .261-487-13-53-.729) Rookie
7: C Phil Parker (27-S .233-159-1-13-.582)
8: SS Eddie Thomas (25-R .210-281-2-30-.542) Rookie
9: P Ron Wolf (27-R .153-72-0-3-.361) All-Star

Game Start: 8:05 PM
Ballpark: The Skydome
Weather: Roof Closed
Attendance: 44,747

Top of the First:
Dave Classen grounds a hit up the middle. Ken Reid lines a hit to left. Mike Griffin flies out to right. Classen takes off for 3rd, but C Phil Parker throws him out! 2 down. Full count to Randy Bradley and he lines the payoff pitch to center for a hit and Reid goes to 3rd. Terry Hines plops one down in front of the plate and C Phil Parker fires it to 1st, but throws it away for a 2 base error and Reid scores. 1 to 0, Braves. Runners are at 2nd and 3rd. Ivan Meraz drives one to deep center, but Perry Templet catches it on the warning track!

Bottom of the First:
Dale Ainsworth grounds a 3-1 pitch up the middle for a hit, but gets caught stealing. Perry Templet beats out an infield hit. Jeff Austin strikes out. Randy James grounds a hit to left center. Gary Long flies out to center.

Boston 1, Portland 0

Top of the Second:
They go down in order with 2 strikeouts!

Bottom of the Second:
Jeff Schottler leads off with a walk, but the next three make outs.

Boston 1, Portland 0

Top of the Third:
Dave Classen lays down a bunt and gets a hit. Ken Reid doubles to left and Classen scores. 2 to 0, Braves. The next three make outs.

Bottom of the Third:
Dale Ainsworth leads off with a home run to center! 2 to 1, Braves. Perry Templet takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Jeff Austin lines a hit to right. With 1 out, Templet gets caught stealing 3rd... I wish I could ban stealing 3rd base... Gary Long flies out to center.

Boston 2, Portland 1

Top of the Fourth:
They go down in order with 2 strikeouts.

Bottom of the Fourth:
We go down in order.

Boston 2, Portland 1

Top of the Fifth:
With 2 outs, Ken Reid grounds a hit to center, but that is all.

Bottom of the Fifth:
With 2 outs, Perry Templet grounds a hit to right. Jeff Austin then whacks an 0-2 pitch to left center for a home run!!! 3 to 2, Beavers!!

Boston 2, Portland 3

Top of the Sixth:
With 1 out, Terry Hines doubles down the left field line. With 2 outs, Ben Newman grounds out to 2nd!!

Bottom of the Sixth:
Gary Long swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to left. Jeff Schottler lines a hit to center. Phil Parker bunts the runners up for Eddie Thomas?! They walk Eddie intentionally. That is a much better result than the strikeout he was likely to make... He have to hit for P Ron Wolf now, as much as I hate it with the shape of our Bullpen. PH Gordon Saunderson (26-L) lines out to right and Long tags up and heads home....he and the ball arrive about the same time...the call: safe! 4 to 2, Beavers! Schottler also tagged up and went to 3rd. 2 outs. Dale Ainsworth grounds out to 2nd.

Boston 2, Portland 4

Top of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Lou Hertzberg (29-L). Ricardo Alvarez grounds a 3-2 pitch to left for a hit. PH Jesus Torrez (37-L) lines out to right. Dave Classen grounds a hit to right and Alvarez beats the throw to 3rd. Come on!! Ken Reid grounds one back to the box, and Lou Hertzberg looks the runner back to 3rd and the gets the force at 2nd, 1-4. 2 outs. Mike Griffin grounds one to short, but Eddie Thomas throws the ball away for a 2 base errors and Alvarez scores and runners are at 2nd and 3rd for Randy Bradley. 4 to 3, Beavers. We do NOT walk Bradley for some unknown reason and he beats out an infield hit and Reid scores to tie the game at 4. Terry Hines grounds out to 3rd. It really hurts when you have a guy in the lineup just for his glove and his glove lets you down....

Bottom of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Scott Mortensen (33-R). 103 IP and a 2.88 ERA. Very nice looking stats. 10-4 in relief with 5 saves. With 1 out, Jeff Austin lines a hit to left. Randy James, who has been striking out a lot of late, strikes out, but Austin steals 2nd on the pitch. 2 outs. Gary Long lines out to left.

Boston 4, Portland 4

Top of the Eighth:
Ivan Meraz leads off with a double to center. We walk Ben Newman, a lefty, intentionally.....why???? Full count to Ricardo Alvarez and he flies out to the wall in center and Meraz moves over to 3rd. PH John Mark (32-R) is sent up and we make a Call to the Bullpen: Barry Chapman (26-R). Let's find out how much that muscle pull affects him. A wild pitch scores Meraz.... 5 to 4, Braves. Mark strikes out. 2 down. Dave Classen grounds out to 2nd. Wild pitches and errors...

Bottom of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: George Scaggs (27-L), their All-Star closer.He has pitched 2 scoreless innings in this series so far. With 1 out, PH Woody Griesbach (23-R) grounds out to the pitcher. Eddie Thomas flares a hit to right. PH Howard McNeal (30-R) strikes out and he will not be used again, if we can help it.

Boston 5, Portland 4

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Antoine Redd (31-R). Dave Benya is in to catch. Ken Reid flies out to the warning track in left. Mike Griffin grounds a hit to left. Randy Bradley grounds a hit to center and Griffin heads to 3rd, but Perry Templet throws him out! 2 down. Bradley tries to steal, but C Dave Benya throws him out! Awesome! Redd certainly could not get anyone out....

Bottom of the Ninth:
Top of our order. Starting with a pair of lefties... We go down 1-2-3....

Lost - 5 to 4

We had 11 hits and made 2 errors
Boston had 13 hits and made no errors

Ron Wolf went 6 innings, allowed 2 runs (1 earned), 7 hits, no walks and struck out 5.
LHP Lou Hertzberg (L 0-1 BS 1) went 1.1 innings, allowed 3 runs (1 earned), 4 hits and 1 walk (INT).
RHP Barry Chapman faced 2 batters and got them both out with 1 strikeout, but let in the go ahead run with a WP.
RHP Antoine Redd pitched 1 scoreless inning, but only got 1 batter out and allowed 2 hits.

Preston Jarrard went 6 innings, gave us 4 runs, 9 hits, 2 home runs, 3 walks (1 INT) and struck out 5.
RHP Scott Mortensen (W 1-0) pitched 1 scoreless inning and gave us 1 hit and struck out 1.
LHP George Scaggs (SV 1) pitched 2 scoreless innings, gave us 1 hit and struck out 1.

RF Dale Ainsworth had 2 hits with a home run. CF Perry Templet had 2 hits and a walk, scored a run and threw a runner out at 3rd. 1B Jeff Austin had 3 hits with a home run and 2 RBI and stole a base. PH Gordon Saunderson had a SF.

For the Braves, CF Dave Classen had 3 hits and scored a run. LF Ken Reid had 3 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 2B Randy Bradley had 3 hits and an RBI.

[Questdog]

Thursday, October 18, Year I

Today is Woody Griesbach's 24th birthday.

The World Series

Game 5
Boston Braves (1-3 Champions of the National League) at
Portland Beavers (3-1 Champions of the Pacific Coast League)

BOS: Andy Byers (32-R 19-4 2.97) vs. POR: Frank Martin (26-R 15-12 2.99) Rookie

We won this matchup in Game 1, 3 to 1. Byers gave us 2 runs in 6 innings and struck out 8.

Martin gave up 2 hits in 6 innings.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
BOSTON
1: CF Dave Classen (27-L .291-484-1-30-.703) 15 SO
2: LF Ken Reid (34-S .317-498-17-80-.892)
3: RF Mike Griffin (27-R .323-235-11-37-.959) Rookie
4: 2B Randy Bradley (35-R .308-584-34-111-.936) All-Star
5: 1B Terry Hines (28-S .272-423-6-52-.700)
6: C Ivan Meraz (31-R .292-480-10-62-.802) All-Star
7: 3B Ben Newman (25-L .266-282-8-42-.733) Rookie
8: SS Ricardo Alvarez (34-S .226-464-8-.659)
9: P Andy Byers (21-R .107-84-0-4-.237)

PORTLAND
1: RF Dale Ainsworth (27-L .310-575-11-60-.819)
2: CF Perry Templet (23-L .306-484-7-57-.792) Rookie
3: 1B Jeff Austin (29-R .237-562-16-69-.673)
4: 3B Randy James (33-R .275-506-18-85-.788)
5: 2B Gary Long (32-R .260-585-9-58-.678)
6: CF Jeff Schottler (24-R .261-487-13-53-.729) Rookie
7: C Phil Parker (27-S .233-159-1-13-.582)
8: SS Eddie Thomas (25-R .210-281-2-30-.542) Rookie
9: P Frank Martin (26-S .152-66-0-1-.346) Rookie

Game Start: 8:05 PM
Ballpark: The Skydome
Weather: Roof Closed
Attendance: 44,711

Top of the First:
Dave Classen bunts his way on... Ken Reid swings at a 3-2 pitch and comes up empty! Classen tries to steal, but C Phil Parker throws him out! Mike Griffin grounds out to short!

Bottom of the First:
Dale Ainsworth swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit up the middle. Perry Templet lines out to center. Jeff Austin flies out to deep right. Ainsworth tries to steal, but they have a pitchout on and he is out.

Boston 0, Portland 0

Top of the Second:
Randy Bradley walks on 4 pitches and steals 2nd. Terry Hines grounds out to 2nd and Bradley goes to 3rd. Martin balks in the run... 1 to 0, Braves. Ivan Meraz swings at a 3-2 pitch and triples to right, but hurts himself. Pinch-runner: Jesus Torrez (37-L). Ben Newman grounds out to 1st, unassisted and Torrez scores. 2 to 0, Braves. Another full count to Ricardo Alvarez and he strikes out.

Bottom of the Second:
New catcher is LaSalle Vaughn (25-L), a good defender. We go down in order and P Andy Byers has a 4 pitch inning.

Boston 2, Portland 0

Top of the Third:
With 1 out, yet another full count to a hitter and Dave Classen takes ball 4 and then steals 2nd. But that is all they get.

Bottom of the Third:
With 1 out, Eddie Thomas grounds a hit to left and then steals 2nd and goes to 3rd on a ground out by P Frank Martin. Dale Ainsworth draws a walk and he steals 2nd. Perry Templet then draws a walk. Bases loaded and 2 outs. Jeff Austin clears the bases with a double to center!!! 3 to 2, Beavers! Randy James grounds out to short.

Boston 2, Portland 3

Top of the Fourth:
Randy Bradley leads off with a hard line drive to right, but Dale Ainsworth makes a great running catch! Terry Hines lines one to deep left center, but Perry Templet runs back and jumps up and catches it! LaSalle Vaughn flies out to center!

Bottom of the Fourth:
We go down in order.

Boston 2, Portland 3

Top of the Fifth:
They go down in order.

Bottom of the Fifth:
We go down in order.

Boston 2, Portland 3

Top of the Sixth:
Top of their order. Dave Classen grounds a hit to right. The Bullpen is up... Ken Reid doubles to left.... Mike Griffin lines out to center and Classen scores to tie the game at 3 apiece. We walk Randy Bradley intentionally. Terry Hines pops out to short. Another full count and LaSalle Vaughn takes ball 4 to load the bases up. Everyone that is good is worn out in the Bullpen... Ben Newman pops out to short!!

Bottom of the Sixth:
With 1 out, Jeff Austin grounds a hit to center. He tries to steal, but they catch us with a pitchout again... And we get nuthin'.

Boston 3, Portland 3

Top of the Seventh:
They let P Andy Byers hit and they go down in order.

Bottom of the Seventh:
We go down 1-2-3...

Boston 3, Portland 3

Top of the Eighth:
P Frank Martin sits on 101 pitches and the tough hitters are due up. 2-3-4. The Bullpen, what there is, is ready. Ken Reid grounds a hit to center. Call to the Bullpen: Curt Riley (35-R). Full count to Mike Griffin and he lines a hit to right and Reid goes to 3rd. Randy Bradley strikes out! Terry Hines strikes out! If this is one of those times when the Baseball gods tease me into thinking we can get out of the inning, but we do not, I will curse them good.... LaSalle Vaughn lines a hit to right and Reid scores... 4 to 3, Braves. Yep, they are fruggie fwumpers....every one... Ben Newman flies out to right.

Bottom of the Eighth:
PH Gordon Saunderson (26-L) grounds out to 2nd. PH Woody Griesbach (23-R) grounds out to short. Dale Ainsworth grounds out to 2nd....

Boston 4, Portland 3

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Lonny Tomski (27-R). Dave Lesley is in to play short. With 1 out, PH Steve Pike (24-L) swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to short. Dave Classen grounds a hit to right. He tries to steal, but we have a pitchout called and C Phil Parker throws him out.

Bottom of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: George Scaggs (27-L), their All-Star closer, who saved yesterday's game. Perry Templet grounds an 0-2 pitch to short and Ricardo Alvarez throws it away for a 2 base error!! Full count to Jeff Austin and he takes ball 4. Randy James flies out to center. Gary Long grounds one to short, but they only get the force at 2nd, 6-4. Templet goes to 3rd. Jeff Schottler flies out to left....

Lost - 4 to 3

We had 4 whole hits and made no errors
Boston had 8 hits and made 1 error

Frank Martin (L 1-1) went 7+ innings, allowed 4 runs, 5 hits, 4 walks (1 INT) and struck out 4. He balked in a run.
RH Curt Riley (35-R) went 1 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits and struck out 2.
RHP Lonny Tomski pitched 1 scoreless inning and allowed 1 hit.

Andy Byers (W 1-1) went 8 innings, gave us 3 runs, 4 hits, 2 walks and struck out 1.
LHP George Scaggs (SV 2) pitched a scoreless 9th and gave us 1 walk.

1B Jeff Austin had 2 hits with a double and a walk and all 3 of our RBI.

For the Braves, CF Dave Classen had 3 hits with a walk, stole a base and scored a run.

The Braves reported that C Ivan Meraz had a strained rib cage muscle that will take a few days to heal, but he can still play.

We lead the Series, 3 games to 2.

[Questdog]

Saturday, October 20, Year I

The World Series

Game 6
Portland Beavers (3-2 Champions of the Pacific Coast League) at
Boston Braves (2-3 Champions of the National League)

POR: Johnny Maskell (24-R 5-8 3.89) vs. BOS: Ron Bozeman (32-L 16-10 2.49) All-Star

We won this matchup in Game 2, 5 to 1. Bozeman gave us 4 runs in 5 innings and gave up 3 home runs to Jeff Schottler.

Maskell went 7 innings and allowed only 1 run on 5 hits. My confidence that he can repeat that performance is not high. Nor do I think we can hit Bozeman like we did in that game...

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: RF Dale Ainsworth (27-L .310-575-11-60-.819)
2: SS Eddie Thomas (25-R .210-281-2-30-.542) Rookie
3: 1B Jeff Austin (29-R .237-562-16-69-.673)
4: CF Jeff Schottler (24-R .261-487-13-53-.729) Rookie
5: 3B Randy James (33-R .275-506-18-85-.788)
6: 2B Gary Long (32-R .260-585-9-58-.678)
7: LF Woody Griesbach (24-R .242-91-2-7-.666) Rookie
8: C Dave Benya (27-S .220-127-2-10-.584)
9: P Johnny Maskell (24-R .222-36-0-4-.500) Rookie

Changing things up a little. I was tempted to start Perry Templet, but Griesbach hit a double off Bozeman last time. The last game Dave Benya started, he made 4 errors and had a passed ball. If we lose this game, all the momentum will be with the Braves.

BOSTON
1: CF Dave Classen (27-L .291-484-1-30-.703) 15 SO
2: LF Ken Reid (34-S .317-498-17-80-.892)
3: RF Mike Griffin (27-R .323-235-11-37-.959) Rookie
4: 2B Randy Bradley (35-R .308-584-34-111-.936) All-Star
5: 1B Terry Hines (28-S .272-423-6-52-.700)
6: C Ivan Meraz (31-R .292-480-10-62-.802) All-Star
7: 3B Ben Newman (25-L .266-282-8-42-.733) Rookie
8: SS Ricardo Alvarez (34-S .226-464-8-.659)
9: P Ron Bozeman (32-L .205-88-0-10-.464) All-Star

Game Start: 8:05 PM
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: 50 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 17 MPH wind blowing out to left.
Attendance: 44,684

That wind is not a good thing for Johnny Maskell, who is already prone to the long ball.

Top of the First:
Dale Ainsworth flies out to deep center. Eddie Thomas strikes out. Jeff Austin flies out to left.

Bottom of the First:
Dave Classen lines out to center. Ken Reid doubles to center. A wild pitch sends him to 3rd. Mike Griffin walks. Randy Bradley grounds into a 4-6-3 double play!!!!

Portland 0, Boston 0

Top of the Second:
With 1 out, Gary Long draws a walk, but gets caught stealing...

Bottom of the Second:
Terry Hines swings at the first pitch, gets jammed, but bloops a hit to left. Ivan Meraz and his strained rib cage muscle double to left. Another wild pitch and Hines scores. 1 to 0, Braves. We are going to lose a World Series after being up 3 games to none.... Ben Newman doubles down the right field line and Meraz scores. 2 to 0, Braves. The Bullpen is up. Ricardo Alvarez grounds out to 2nd and Newman goes to 3rd. 1 out. P Ron Bozeman grounds a hit to right and Newman scores. 3 to 0, Braves. Call to the Bullpen: Antoine Redd (31-R). Dave Classen grounds into a force at 2nd, 3-6. Ken Reid, who is just wearing us out, lines a hit to right and Classen goes to 3rd. Mike Griffin flies out to right.

Portland 0, Boston 3

Top of the Third:
Woody Griesbach lines a hit to left, our first of the game. Dave Benya beats out an infield hit. PH Joe Harrison (35-R), making his first appearance in the post season. He has not had a hit since September 11. He grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4. Dale Ainsworth lines out to right and Griesbach scores. 3 to 1, Braves. 2 outs. Eddie Thomas loops a hit to left. Jeff Austin grounds out to 2nd.

Bottom of the Third:
New Pitcher: Lonny Tomski (27-R). They go down in order!

Portland 1, Boston 3

Top of the Fourth:
Jeff Schottler doubles to left center. Full count to Randy James and he strikes out. With 2 outs, Woody Griesbach draws a walk. Dave Benya bounces one back to the box, but P Ron Bozeman throws it away for a 2 base error and Schottler scores! 3 to 2, Braves. Runners at 2nd and 3rd with 2 outs. PH Glenn Pearce (39-R) works the count full, but then strikes out.

Bottom of the Fourth:
New Pitcher: Lou Hertzberg (29-L). Ben Newman, a lefty, lines a hit to center. With 1 out, P Ron Bozeman bunts him over to 2nd. Dave Classen grounds out to short!

Portland 2, Boston 3

Top of the Fifth:
Top of our order. With 2 outs, Jeff Austin lines a hit to right and steals 2nd. Jeff Schottler doubles over the center fielder's head and Austin scores to tie the game at 3! Randy James strikes out....

Bottom of the Fifth:
With 2 outs, Randy Bradley grounds a hit to right, but Terry Hines flies out to center.

Portland 3, Boston 3

Top of the Sixth:
We go down in order.

Bottom of the Sixth:
Ivan Meraz, already hurting with a strained rib cage muscle, takes a pitch in the side to lead off the inning. With 2 outs, they pinch-hit for P Ron Bozeman with John Mark (32-R), hitting .400 in the post season (8 for 20). He pops one to short, but Eddie Thomas drops it.... E-6 Dave Classen lines a hit to left and Woody Griesbach makes an error on his throw and a run scores and runners are at 2nd and 3rd. 4 to 3, Braves. Ken Reid grounds out to 3rd.

Portland 3, Boston 4

Top of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Lyle DeLeo (30-L). PH Dave Lesley (26-R) flies out to right. With 2 outs, Eddie Thomas grounds a hit to right, but Jeff Austin grounds out to 1st, unassisted.

Bottom of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Curt Riley (35-R), to give up some home runs... Dave Lesley stays in to play short. Mike Griffin grounds a hit to right. Randy Bradley bunts him to 2nd. Terry Hines pops out to 2nd. Ivan Meraz grounds out to 3rd!

Portland 3, Boston 4

Top of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: George Scaggs (27-L), going for his 3rd straight save. It is the fourth straight game that he has pitched. Steve Thwing (29-L) is in to play left in a double switch. With 2 outs, Gary Long lines a hit to center. Woody Griesbach blisters one, but right to the center fielder.

Bottom of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Barry Chapman (26-R). They go down in order.

Portland 3, Boston 4

Top of the Ninth:
With 2 outs, Dale Ainsworth lines a hit to right. PH Perry Templet (23-L) to face a lefty.... it is either him or Howard McNeal, who is now an automatic out. Templet grounds out to 2nd....

Lost - 4 to 3

We had 9 hits and made 2 errors
Boston had 10 hits and made 1 error

Johnny Maskell went 1.1 innings, allowed 3 runs, 5 hits, walked 1 and struck out no one. He threw 2 WP.
RHP Antoine Redd faced 2 batters and got 2 out and allowed 1 hit.
RHP Lonny Tomski pitched a perfect inning with 1 strikeout.
LHP Lou Hertzberg (L 0-2) pitched 3 innings, allowed 1 unearned run, 3 hits, 1 HB and struck out 3.
RHP Curt Riley pitched 1 scoreless inning and allowed 1 hit.
RHP Barry Chapman pitched a perfect inning.

Ron Bozeman (W 1-1) went 6 innings, gave us 3 runs (2 earned), 6 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI.
LHP George Scaggs (SV 3) pitched 2 scoreless innings, gave us 2 hits and struck out 1. At least he should be unavailable for tomorrow's game.

SS Eddie Thomas had 2 hits, but made a huge error on a friggin' popup. CF Jeff Schottler hit 2 doubles, scored a run and had an RBI.

The series is tied at 3 games apiece after we have lost 3 straight 1 run games....
I am dreading tomorrow's game....

[Questdog]

Sunday, October 21, Year I

The pain will end today, one way or another...

The World Series

Game 7
Portland Beavers (3-3 Champions of the Pacific Coast League) at
Boston Braves (3-3 Champions of the National League)

POR: Terry Melton (26-R 11-5 2.25) All-Star vs. BOS: Rich Summers (31-R 13-9 3.45) All-Star

We won this matchup in Game 3, 7 to 6, in 14 innings. Neither starting pitcher did well. Summers gave us 4 runs in 5 innings.

Melton gave them 4 runs in 5 innings with 9 hits. He still has not won a game since June 24....that's almost 4 months ago....my confidence in winning this game is not high...

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: RF Dale Ainsworth (27-L .310-575-11-60-.819)
2: CF Perry Templet (23-L .306-484-7-57-.792)
3: 1B Jeff Austin (29-R .237-562-16-69-.673)
4: CF Jeff Schottler (24-R .261-487-13-53-.729) Rookie
5: 3B Randy James (33-R .275-506-18-85-.788)
6: 2B Gary Long (32-R .260-585-9-58-.678)
7: C Phil Parker (27-S .233-15-1-13-.582)
8: SS Eddie Thomas (25-R .210-281-2-30-.542) Rookie
9: P Terry Melton (26-R .189-53-0-1-.468) All-Star

BOSTON
1: CF Dave Classen (27-L .291-484-1-30-.703) 15 SO
2: LF Ken Reid (34-S .317-498-17-80-.892)
3: RF Mike Griffin (27-R .323-235-11-37-.959) Rookie
4: 2B Randy Bradley (35-R .308-584-34-111-.936) All-Star
5: 1B Terry Hines (28-S .272-423-6-52-.700)
6: C Ivan Meraz (31-R .292-480-10-62-.802) All-Star
7: 3B Ben Newman (25-L .266-282-8-42-.733) Rookie
8: SS Ricardo Alvarez (34-S .226-464-8-.659)
9: P Rich Summers (31-R .132-76-0-0-.296)

Game Start: 8:05 PM
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: 45 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 11 MPH wind blowing out to left.
Attendance: 44,844

Top of the First:
Dale Ainsworth grounds one to short but Ricardo Alvarez boots it. With Ainsworth on the move, Perry Templet grounds out to 3rd. Ainsworth steals 3rd. Jeff Austin grounds out to short and Ainsworth scores. 1 to 0, Beavers. Jeff Schottler grounds out to short.

Bottom of the First:
Dave Classen tries to bunt, but whiffs, so he beats out an infield hit instead. Ken Reid flies out to right. Classen steals 2nd. Mike Griffin flies out to very deep center and Classen moves over to 3rd. Randy Bradley grounds out to short!

Portland 1, Boston 0

Top of the Second:
With 2 outs, Phil Parker draws a walk, but Eddie Thomas grounds out to short.

Bottom of the Second:
They go down in order.

Portland 1, Boston 0

Top of the Third:
With 1 out, Dale Ainsworth grounds our first hit up the middle. He tries to steal, but they, for they one millionth time, have a pitchout called and he is out. And Perry Templet draws a walk to make the caught stealing even more futile... Jeff Austin flies out to left.

Bottom of the Third:
Ricardo Alvarez lines a hit to center. P Rich Summers tries to bunt him over, but bunts one foul with 2 strikes on him. Dale Ainsworth makes another amazing catch on a line drive hit over his head by Dave Classen! Ken Reid grounds out to short.

Portland 1, Boston 0

Top of the Fourth:
Jeff Schottler leads off with a double down the left field line. Ice cold Randy James lines a hit to left and Schottler scores! 2 to 0, Beavers! The next three make outs, though.

Bottom of the Fourth:
Mike Griffin blasts one to right center, but Perry Templet catches the ball and slams into the wall! He seems okay. They go down in order.

Portland 2, Boston 0

Top of the Fifth:
With 1 out, Dale Ainsworth grounds a hit to center. He steals 2nd. He steals 3rd. Perry Templet swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds a hit up the middle and Ainsworth scores! 3 to 0, Beavers! Jeff Austin flies out to the Monster in left and P Rich Summers is hurt. New Pitcher: Jay Lien (25-R). Steve Thwing is in left in a double switch. Ken Reid moves to 1st. Jeff Schottler then hits one to almost the same spot Austin did with the same result, an out.

Bottom of the Fifth:
Ivan Meraz leads off with a double off the Green Monster. The Bullpen is alerted. Ben Newman grounds out to 2nd and Meraz moves to 3rd. Ricardo Alvarez grounds out to the pitcher. Steve Thwing homers down the right field line.... 3 to 2, Beavers. Dave Classen grounds out to 3rd.

Portland 3, Boston 2

Top of the Sixth:
We go down in order.

Bottom of the Sixth:
2-3-4 hitters for them, their 3 best. They go down 1-2-3!

Portland 3, Boston 2

Top of the Seventh:
With 1 out, PH Gordon Saunderson (26-L) flares one to left, but Steve Thwing makes a diving catch. Dale Ainsworth lines out to center.

Bottom of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Don Schmidt (26-R). PH Jesus Torrez (37-L), who hit .130 during the regular season, beats out an infield hit... Ivan Meraz lays down a bunt, but C Phil Parker is on it quick and fires to 2nd to get the force and Eddie Thomas fires to 1st for a double play!!! 1-6-3. Ben Newman grounds a hit to center. PH Steve Pike (25-L), a .220 hitter, doubles to left... He hurts himself... Pinch-runner: John Mark (32-R). Steve Thwing grounds out to short! Eddie Thomas covered a lot of ground to reach that one!

Portland 3, Boston 2

Top of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Lyle DeLeo (30-L). John Mark stays in to play short. He is not a very good shortstop. We go down in order.

Bottom of the Eighth:
Top of their order. Dave Classen lines a hit to left. Ken Reid bunts him over to 2nd. Mike Griffin grounds out to 2nd and Classen goes to 3rd. Quick pool on how Classen will score: WP, Balk or Randy Bradley HR? I take an Eddie Thomas error... We pitch to Randy Bradley with the pitcher on deck for some reason and he grounds out to the pitcher!!!

Portland 3, Boston 2

Top of the Ninth:
With 1 out, Gary Long grounds a hit to left. PH Woody Griesbach (24-R) is sent up. A wild pitch sends Long to 2nd. They walk Griesbach intentionally. Eddie Thomas grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4. Runners at 1st and 3rd with 2 outs. PH Dave Lesley (26-R) is sent up to hit for the pitcher. Thomas steals 2nd. Lesley lines one hard, but right to the left fielder.

Bottom of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Barry Chapman (26-R). Dave Lesley stays in to play 3rd and Dave Benya is in to catch. PH Al Ashe (37-R), the fellow who did not bat in the regular season or the NLCS, but had a pinch-hit double against us, is up to bat. He grounds a hit to left.... Ivan Meraz is asked to bunt again, and again, he fails, but we only get the force at 2nd this time, 1-6. Ben Newman strikes out!! One out from winning the World Series.... if we lose now, you will have a hard time finding me.... John Mark is up. .240 hitter in the regular season, but .381 in the post-season. 8 for 21 with 5 doubles. He pops one up in foul territory and Dave Lesley has a bead on it and he does not drop it!!!! And this Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!!!!!!!

Won - 3 to 2

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

Terry Melton (W 1-0) went 6 innings, allowed 2 runs, 4 hits, 1 home run, no walks and struck out 1.
RHP Don Schmidt (H 1) went 2 scoreless innings and allowed 4 hits.
RHP Barry Chapman (SV 1) pitched a scoreless 9th, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1.

Rich Summers (L 0-1) went 4.2 innings, gave us 3 runs (2 earned), 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 1.

RF Dale Ainsworth had 2 hits, stole 3 bases and scored 2 runs. LF Jeff Schottler hit a double and scored a run.

LF Jeff Schottler was named the World Series MVP. He hit .393 (11 for 28) with 3 HR and 7 RBI.

For the playoffs, CF Perry Templet hit .477 (21 for 44 in 12 G) with 4 2b and 3 HR, 10 R, 9 RBI, 4 BB and 1 SO. 1.294 OPS.
Jeff Austin led the team in RBI with 13 and hit .339 with 4 HR in 56 AB.
As a team, we hit 14 HR in 14 G, all of them by Templet, Austin, Schottler and Dale Ainsworth.

The last 5 games of the Series were all 1 run affairs.

Okay! The dread is gone!!

[Questdog]

[Westheim]

The Beavers won? The Beavers won!

I am so happy, I could … I could build a damn dam right now!

[Questdog]

Tuesday, October 23, Year I

I had some great news today! 1B Joe Harrison (35-R), our $1.7 million Gatorade Guard, came to my office and told me that he was retiring. We were obligated to pay him another $1.7 million next year. Like an idiot, I blurted out without thinking, "You're just gonna walk away from all that money?" What if I changed his mind? But he said," Yes, sir. I can't play anymore and it's embarrassing. It's not worth that much money to me to sit out there every day and be an object of ridicule." So, I thanked him for his service to the Beavers and wished him well!

Also, the League's classification of Free Agents came out today and our only free agent to be, 3B Glenn Pearce (39-R), is pegged as a type B! So, we will offer him arbitration and hope to heavens he does not accept and then hope some team signs the big ol' tub o' lard.

And also, our owner, Mickey Shenker (77), who I don't think I've ever mentioned before, informed me that our budget was getting boosted $1.2 million to $15.6 million. That moves us up to 20th highest of the 24 teams! The Giants have a budget of over $24 million.

Before we get started on worrying about next year's roster, I thought it might be instructive to see how all the players we traded away made out this season, not including the non-prospect types.

Trade #1:
To Boston
SP Dane Wynne (29-R) was traded away due to health issues. He did not suffer an injury at all this season. He started the season with Richmond of the International League (AAA). He went 4-0 in 10 GS with a 2.10 ERA. The Braves called him up and he made 1 start for them, getting a win by pitching 7.2 innings and allowing only 1 hit and no runs. He walked 4 and struck out 8. They tried to send him back to AAA, but lost him to waivers to Seattle. The Rainiers only had him for 4 days and he did not pitch for them. They lost him to waivers to Chicago. In 18 starts for the Cubs, he was 6-5 with an ERA of 4.00. Wrigley is a tough place to pitch. He gave up 15 HR in 99 IP. Small regret that we did not keep him.

OF/3B Steve Thwing (29-L) was traded away because he is a free swinger. In 186 AB for the Braves, he hit .285/.333/.441. We could have used him. Small regret.

2B Don Russell (21-R) was traded away due to concerns about his proneness to errors. He played mostly for Clarksdale of the Cotton States League (C). In 83 G, he made 11 errors. .709 OPS. No regrets.

RF Mike Griffin (27-R) was traded away due to his immobility. He hit .323/.410/.549 in 235 AB for the Braves, but was brutal in the field. No regrets.

The players we received from Boston were SP Terry Melton, SS Dave Lesley, OF Woody Griesbach and 2 other prospects, 1 of whom, 3B Omar Flores (20-L) will get an audition in Spring Training to make the Beavers.

I think this was our best trade of the off-season.

Trade #2:
To Baltimore
SP Frank Schindler (25-R) was traded due to concerns about his control and ability to keep the ball in the park and because he is a slacker. In 19 starts for the Orioles, he went 5-8 with a 3.81 ERA. He only gave up 11 HR in 113.1 IP, but did walk 50 (4.0 per 9). He would have been at least as good as some of the bums we pitched in the 5 spot in the rotation, but he is a slacker, so no regrets.

RF Jim Anderson (25-L), a former 1st round draft choice of the Beavers, was traded away because we thought his only asset was his power. In 268 AB for the Orioles, he hit .254/.333/.407 with 10 HR and 33 RBI. His fielding was not good. No regrets.

The only player we received in the trade was SS Pete Frey (22-L). He spent the entire season at Visalia of the California League (A) and only hit .218 in 564 AB and his defense was not that good.

Not a great trade, but I would still rather have Frey than the other two.

Trade #3:
To New York
3B Scott Benford (26-R) was traded away because of being too slow. He got 42 AB for the Giants and hit .262 with a .741 OPS, but he spent most of the season in AA. No regrets.

None of the other 4 players we gave them did much of anything.

We received only SP John Alecci in this deal.

No much return for either side in this trade.

Trade #4:
To San Francisco
RP Jesse Adcock (28-L) was traded away only because we coveted the players we received. He led the majors in saves with 39, but had 10 losses and a 3.90 ERA fir the Seals. With the failure of Jerry Wilhelm to provide us with a lefty who could consistently get lefties out, there is considerable regret that he was traded away.

But we certainly got fair return in SP Frank Martin, SP Tom Horn and RP Dave Reams.

Trade #5:
Was a non-transaction with no players of any import.

Trade #6:
To Pittsburgh
SP Rick Hammer (23-L) was traded away for lacking stamina and for issues with HR and BB. He went 12-8 in 24 starts with a 3.96 ERA for the Pirates. He allowed 17 HR, but only walked 48 (3.3 per 9) and struck out 104 (7.2 per ). Not a bad rookie season, but no regrets.

SP Ron Fiorini (22-R) was only traded because the Pirates wanted him. He still looks like a long shot to make the majors and pitched in C and B Ball.

We got RP Barry Chapman, who was our best reliever this year, and a high risk, high reward prospect, SP Joe Fuller, who now looks like he will not be so special.

A good trade, I'd say.

Trade #7:
was another non-transaction.

Trade #8:
To Detroit:
3 players who were all traded because they do not walk.

IF Ray Faircloth (24-R) hit .248/.293/.367 for the Tigers in 278 AB with 6 HR and 37 RBI. No regrets.

The other two, C Chris Robinson (21-R) and SS Lenny Bennett (21-L) played in the minors and look the same: pretty good players who don't want to walk. No regrets.

We got our Minor League Player of the Year, LF Tony Casarez in this deal.

Great Trade!

Trade #9:
To San Francisco

CF Roger Lowell (24-S) was traded for being a slacker. He hit .274 in AA with a .706 OPS. No regrets.

We got 3 relief pitching prospects who might be worth something, but probably not a great deal.

A decent trade.

Trade #10:
To Dallas

SP Jorge Ortiz (29-L), who had a pretty good Major League track record, was traded due to injury concerns. He did not pitch in the Majors for Dallas. No regrets.

LF Jim Bakutis (26-S) was traded for his lack of defense. He hit .297/.387/.477 for the Eagles in 172 AB with 5 HR and 23 RBI. We could have surely used his bat off the bench. Some regret here.

C Ron Webb (20-R) was traded for being too slow. He hit .295 in rookie ball. No regrets.

CF Chris Hagerty (24-L) was traded for swinging at everything. He hit .294/.339/.422 for the Eagles in 429 AB with 5 HR and 53 RBI and 20 AB and excellent defense. He did not walk much, but neither did any one we kept on the Beavers. We were short of good pinch-hitting options from the left side and could have used him for certain. Some regret.

We got World Series MVP Jeff Schottler and an injury prone super prospect, SP Fred Hunt, in this deal, so I think it was a good trade.

Trade #11
To Brooklyn

These players were only traded to please Brooklyn and get SS Eddie Thomas form them.

SS Jamie Brodsky (27-R) hit .242/.320/.292 in 264 AB with 1 HR and 18 RBI. No regrets.

CF Pat Campbell (22-R) was never really a prospect. He can play great D, but cannot hit. No regrets.

We got SS Eddie Thomas and a very good looking left-handed RP prospect, Dave Bonneville, so I think this was a great trade.

[Questdog]

Tuesday, October 23, Year I

Minor League Awards

Vancouver Mounties of the Western League (AAA)
Bronze Glove - LF Ron Washington (27-S), RF Woody Griesbach (24-R)
Bronze Bat - SP Larry Smith (26-R) RF Woody Griesbach (24-R)
Fireman Trophy - RP Brian Hagans (26-R) 2nd in the voting
Pitcher of the Year - SP Tim Carrol (27-R) 3rd, SP John Alecci (25-R) 5th, SP Johnny Maskell (24-R) 7th in the voting
MVP - RF Woody Griesbach (24-R) 5th in the voting

Jackson Generals of the Texas League (AA)
Bronze Glove - 1B Bill Proffer (25-R), CF Rollie Ferree (28-R)
Fireman Trophy - RP Wendell Rittweger (24-R) 2nd in the voting
Pitcher of the Year - SP Will Garcia (24-R) 4th in the voting
MVP - CF Andres Morales (28-L) 9th in the voting

Visalia Oaks of the California League (A)
Bronze Glove - P Dick Petrie (24-R), 3B Omar Flores (20-L), CF John Thomas (24-R)
Fireman Trophy - RP Ricky McGough (23-L) 2nd in the voting
Pitcher of the Year - SP Dick Petrie (24-R) 5th in the voting
MVP - CF John Thomas (24-R) 8th in the voting

Kinston Eagles of the Piedmont League (B)
Bronze Glove - 3B Tom Regan (23-R), CF Tom Keating (24-R)
Bronze Bat - 2B Billy Ford (24-L)
Fireman Trophy - SP David Coello (24-L) 2nd in the voting
Pitcher of the Year - SP Gary Cleveland (24-R), Mike Murray (22-L) 2nd in the voting
MVP - 2B Billy Ford (24-L) 5th in the voting

Dubuque Packers of the Midwest League (C)
Bronze Glove - P John Sawyer (20-L), 2B Stew Wheeler (22-R)
Bronze Bat - SP Gilmer Alston (21-R), 2B Stew Wheeler (22-R)
Fireman Trophy - RP Don Perkins (21-L), RP Bill DiVenti (22-L) 2nd in the voting
Pitcher of the Year - SP Gilmer Alston (21-R) 2nd, SP John Sawyer (20-L) 3rd, SP Jim Moore (21-R) 7th, SP Skip Foster (21-R) 9th in the voting
MVP - 2B Stew Wheeler (22-R) 7th, CF Grady Yearout (24-R) 10th in the voting

Salem Senators of the Northwest League (D)
Bronze Glove - 1B Roy Morford (23-L), LF Johnny Deemer (22-R)
Bronze Bat - 2B Earl Radke (20-R)
Fireman Trophy - RP Cliff Ramos (20-L)
Pitcher of the Year - SP Dennis Snyder (21-R) 4th, SP Joe Fuller (20-L) 5th in the voting
MVP - 2B Earl Radke (20-R)

Helena Gold Sox of the Pioneer League (Rookie)
Bronze Glove - 2B Fran Klinefelter (20-R)
Bronze Bat - C Bob Lopez (19-R), 2B Fran Klinefelter (20-R)
MVP - 2B Fran Klinefelter (20-R) 10th in the voting

Next season we are changing some of our affiliations:
AA - New Orleans Pelicans of the Southern Association
A - West Palm Beach Sun Chiefs of the Florida State League
B - Lexington Legends of the South Atlantic League
C - Wichita Wranglers of the Western Association

[Questdog]

Wednesday, October 31, Year 1

Gold Gloves were announced to day.

National League
P Jack Senese, Philadelphia (25-R)
C Ivan Meraz, Boston (31-R)
1B Vance Chappell, Cleveland (38-R)
2B Paul Bouvet, Philadelphia (25-R)
3B Rafael Montes, Pittsburgh (30-L)
SS Broderick Perreault, Pittsburgh (25-L)
LF Dave Classen, Boston (27-L)
CF Tom Peavy, Brooklyn (24-L)
RF Tom Borden, Pittsburgh (29-L)

Pacific Coast League
P Bobby McGregor, Los Angeles (34-R)
C Bob Pritchett, Denver (32-L)
1B Pedro Fuentes, Kansas City (30-R)
2B Gary Long, Portland (32-R)
3B Ed Sacco, Houston (32-R)
SS Eddie Thomas, Portland (25-R)
LF Ricky Rodriguez, Kansas City (30-R)
CF Mike Francoeur, Minnesota (26-L)
RF Dale Ainsworth, Portland (27-L)

[Questdog]

Thursday, November 1, Year 1

The Fireman Trophy's were announced today.

National League
Kenny Reynolds, St. Louis (29-L) 13-7 2.04 ERA 23 SV (Votes: 23-118)

Others receiving votes:
Bruce Stevenson, Pittsburgh (36-R) 6-9 2.33 ERA 32 SV (0-35)
Rod Erwin, New York (34-R) 6-7 2.18 ERA 30 SV (0-34)
Dave Jean, Pittsburgh (29-R) 4-0 1.81 ERA 1 SV (0-18)
Joe Sheridan, Cleveland (29-R) 8-9 2.70 ERA 33 SV (1-10)
Paul LaScala, Washington (31-R) 6-3 1.97 ERA 1 SV (0-1)

Pacific Coast League
Eddie Amos, Minnesota (35-L) 8-3 1.29 ERA 13 SV (23-118)

Others receiving votes:
Barry Chapman, Portland (26-R) 8-3 1.82 ERA 10 SV (1-69)
Jack Rose, Kansas City (29-R) 5-6 2.25 ERA 33 SV (0-15)
Lou Hertzberg, Portland (30-L) 5-4 2.03 ERA 9 SV (0-7)
Barry Haneke, Houston (27-R) 5-5 1.70 ERA 6 SV (0-4)
Ernie Auel, Los Angeles (27-R) 3-12 2.29 ERA 35 SV (0-2)
Don Schmidt, Portland (26-R) 5-0 2.01 ERA 6 SV (0-1)

[Questdog]

Friday, November 2, Year 1

The Silver Slugger teams were announced today.

National League
(Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
P Bill Gordon, Cleveland (26-L .278-79-1-10-.620)
C Ivan Meraz, Boston (31-R .292-480-10-62-.802) Gold Glove
1B Tim Vigen, St. Louis (27-L .294-432-16-50-.912) 98 BB 18 SB
2B Paul Bouvet, Philadelphia (25-R .328-659-13-65-.864) 130 R 216 H 15 3B 87 SB Gold Glove
3B Damien Carr, Detroit (27-L .283-605-30-91-.843) 100 R 14 SB
SS Broderick Perreault, Pittsburgh (25-L .268-534-11-58-.728) Rookie Gold Glove
LF Pedro Perez, New York (37-L .285-534-23-85-.910) 101 R 127 BB 22 SB
CF Dave Tirone, Cincinnati (27-R .325-676-17-81-.840) 106 R 220 H 52 SB
RF Jim Foor, Philadelphia (26-R .326-570-27-110-.935) 103 R 32 SB

Pacific Coast League
P Bill Avallone, Dallas (30-R .304-92-4-21-.818) 4 2B 5 BB 8 SO 3 SB
C Dan Kaczmarek, Dallas (29-R .292-465-17-93-.841) 34 2B
1B Bob Trigg, Houston (29-S .327-557-11-52-.842) 29 SB
2B Tom Harriger, Milwaukee (24-R .323-591-13-84-.861) 10 3B 15 SB
3B Ivan Gallegas, Denver (34-R .315-511-30-99-1.003) 35 2B
SS Jack Stull, Milwaukee (30-R .314-481-18-79-.888)
LF Steve DeMuro, Dallas (30-L .314-516-24-95-.957) 106 R 97 BB
CF Ron Nachman, Los Angeles (28-L .315-631-27-97-.895) 100 R 199 H 41 2B 20 SB
RF Larry Reichler, Milwaukee (24-L .269-491-27-79-.841) Rookie

[Questdog]

Saturday, November 3, Year 1

The Rookie of the Year awards were announced today.

National League
LF Tim Rosenthal, Pittsburgh (23-L .298-483-22-81-.882) (Voting: 17-103)

Others receiving votes:
SP Jack Senese, Philadelphia (25-R 19-5 2.14 ERA 231 IP 185 H 14 HR 55 BB 82 SO) (5-46)
2B Joe Froehlich, St. Louis (22-R .305-416-13-56-.835 20 SB) (2-40)
1B/RF Roger Stephenson, Philadelphia (24-L .297-472-11-70-.843 35 2B) (0-27)

Pacific Coast League
CF Randy Schmitt, Kansas City (25-L .311-588-18-89-.852 100 R 39 2B 8 3B 47 SB) (24-120)

Others receiving votes:
RF Larry Reichler, Milwaukee (24-L .269-491-27-79-.841) (0-53)
CF Perry Templet, Portland (23-L .306-484-7-57-.792) (0-14)
SP Troy Levine, Kansas City (25-L 14-7 2.60 ERA 197 IP 178 H 7 HR 60 BB 84 SO) (0-8)
RP Eddie Amos. Minnesota (35-L 8-3 1.29 ERA 13 SV 91 IP 74 H 1 HR 24 BB 51 SO) (0-6)
SP Frank Martin, Portland (26-R 15-12 2.99 ERA 220 IP 190 H 9 HR 80 BB 126 SO) (0-6)
RF Chris Hagerty, Dallas (24-L .294-429-5-53-.761 20 SB) (0-4)
2B/1B Gary Olson, Minnesota (26-R .292-514-12-71-.778 16 SB) (0-2)
RF/CF Jim Perkins, Seattle (25-L .235-387-22-67-.749 19 SB) (0-1)
LF/CF/1B Norm Wynne, Oakland (25-R .265-431-12-50-.769 41 SB) (0-1)

[Questdog]

Sunday, November 4, Year 1

The Cy Young Awards were announced today.

National League
SP Ron Bozeman, Boston (32-L 16-10 2.49 ERA 253.1 IP 229 H 13 NR 57 BB 208 SO) (Voting: 24-168)

Others receiving votes:
SP Jack Senese, Philadelphia (25-R 19-5 2.14 ERA 231 IP 185 H 14 HR 55 BB 82 SO) Rookie (0-89)
SP Andy Byers, Boston (32-R 19-4 2.97 ERA 245.2 IP 241 H 11 HR 39 BB 105 SO) (0-56)
SP Ricky Davalos, Brooklyn (26-R 15-11 2.56 ERA 238.2 IP 204 H 18 HR 75 BB 176 SO) (0-35)
SP Tom Wagner, Chicago (34-L 20-6 2.55 ERA 204.2 IP 195 H 9 HR 45 BB 54 SO) (0-35)
SP Pete Gatton, Cleveland (26-R 17-5 2.58 ERA 195.2 IP 186 H 7 HR 38 BB 102 SO) (0-24)
SP Danny Hull, St. Louis (29-R 14-5 3.43 ERA 236 IP 255 H 17 HR 56 BB 117 SO) (0-1)

Pacific Coast League
SP Mike Nackley, San Diego (27-L 20-14 1.83 ERA 286 IP 221 H 15 HR 87 BB 234 SO) 10 ShO (24-168)

Others receiving votes:
SP Bill Avallone, Dallas (30-R 19-6 3.03 ERA 270.2 IP 249 H 17 HR 67 BB 106 SO) (0-75)
SP Frank Martin, Portland (26-R 15-12 2.99 ERA 220 IP 190 H 9 HR 80 BB 126 SO) 5 ShO Rookie (0-55)
SP Terry Melton, Portland (26-R 11-5 2.25 ERA 164.1 IP 144 H 10 HR 26 BB 67 SO) (0-42)
SP Troy Levine, Kansas City (25-L 14-7 2.60 ERA 197 IP 178 H 7 HR 60 BB 84 SO) (0-28)
RP Eddie Amos, Minnesota (35-L 8-3 1.29 ERA 13 SV 91 IP 74 H 1 HR 24 BB 51 SO) (0-21)
SP Bobby McGregor, Los Angeles (34-R 13-13 3.13 264.1 IP 274 H 13 HR 73 BB 72 SO) (0-7)
SP Ron Wolf, Portland (27-R 17-12 3.31 ERA 228.1 IP 215 H 11 HR 56 BB 88 SO) (0-5)
SP Danny Adame, Denver (31-R 14-11 3.26 242.2 IP 229 H 25 HR 30 BB 169 SO) (0-2)
RP Barry Chapman, Portland (26-R 8-3 1.82 ERA 10 SV 104 IP 66 H 5 HR 35 BB 98 SO) (0-2)
SP Dave Ibarra, Los Angeles (28-R 18-10 3.06 ERA 238 IP 206 H 20 HR 65 BB 150 SO) (0-2)
SP Brad Simpson, San Francisco (34-R 12-14 2.99 223 IP 233 H 8 HR 49 BB 99 SO) (0-1)

[Questdog]

Monday, November 5, Year 1

The MVP Awards were announced today.

National League
2B Paul Bouvet, Philadelphia (25-R .328-659-13-65-.864 130 R 216 H 15 3B 87 SB) Gold Glove (Voting: 17-299)

Others Receiving Votes:
2B Randy Bradley (35-R .308-584-34-111-.936 103 R 33 2B 10 3B 16 SB) (7-249)
RF/1B Jim Foor, Philadelphia (26-R .326-570-27-110-.935 103 R 32 SB) (0-189)
CF Dave Tirone, Cincinnati (27-R .325-676-17-81-.840 106 R 220 H 34 2B 52 SB) (0-138)
3B Damien Carr, Detroit (27-L .283-605-30-91-.843 100 R) (0-108)
LF Pedro Perez, New York (37-L .285-534-23-85-.901 101 R 127 BB 22 SB) (0-86)
SP Ron Bozeman, Boston (32-L See Cy Young announcement) (0-74)
LF/1B Ken Reid, Boston (34-S .317-498-17-80-.892 33 2B) (0-70)
3B Rafael Montes, Pittsburgh (30-L .302-592-20-77-.834) Gold Glove (0-67)
1B Tim Vigen, St. Louis (27-L .294-432-16-50-.912 90 R 98 BB 18 SB) (0-50)
LF Lyndon Griffiths, Cleveland (24-L .320-557-20-71-.906 94 BB) (0-39)
C Ivan Meraz, Boston (31-R .292-480-10-62-.802) Gold Glove (0-15)
CF Tom Bolstad, Chicago (32-L .279-645-26-76-.806 100 R 27 SB) (0-9)
LF Jess McKenzie, Chicago (29-R .316-621-22-97-.859 95 R 9 3B 23 SB) (0-9)
SP Jack Senese, Philadelphia (25-R See Cy Young announcement) Rookie (0-7)
SP Tom Wagner, Chicago (34-L See Cy O=Young announcement) (0-4)
3B Tim Kelly, St. Louis (31-R .265-607-22-100-.778) 92 R (0-3)

Pacific Coast League
CF Ron Nachman, Los Angeles (28-L .315-631-27-97-.895 100 R 199 H 41 2B 20 SB) (6-236)

Others receiving votes:
SP Mike Nackley, San Diego (27-L See Cy Young announcement) (11-234)
LF Steve DeMuro, Dallas (30-L .314-516-24-95-.957 106 R 97 BB 24 SB) (5-225)
3B Ivan Gallegas, Denver (34-R .315-511-30-99-1.003 91 R 35 2B) (2-193)
CF Randy Schmitt, Kansas City (25-L .311-588-18-89-.852 100 R 39 2B 8 3B 47 SB) Rookie (0-127)
CF Mike Francoeur, Minnesota (26-L .302-609-19-78-.848 98 R 37 2B 10 3B 57 SB) Gold Glove (0-121)
2B/SS Tom Harriger, Milwaukee (24-R .323-591-13-84-.861 10 3B) (0-76)
RF Dale Ainsworth, Portland (27-L .310-575-11-60-.819 10 3B 55 SB) Gold Glove (0-61)
SS/2B Jack Stull, Milwaukee (30-R .314-481-18-79-.888) (0-60)
2B Rob Douma, Denver (28-R .283-534-23-86-.823 90 R 39 SB) (0-36)
C Dan Kaczmarek, Dallas (29-R .292-465-17-93-.841 34 2B) (0-30)
RF/LF Rick Ingledue, Minnesota (30-L .266-545-26-83-.838 90 R) (0-6)
SP Bill Avallone, Dallas (30-R See Cy Young and Silver Slugger announcements) (0-3)
SP Terry Melton, Portland (26-R See Cy Young announcement) (0-3)
1B Bob Trigg, Houston (29-S .327-557-11-52-.842 92 R 29 SB) (0-3)
RF Larry Reichler, Milwaukee (24-L .269-491-27-79-.841) Rookie (0-2)

[Questdog]

Monday, November 12, Year 1

Arbitration Hearings

We had 7 players eligible for arbitration. Only 3 of them are players we want back for next year:: P Ron Wolf, P Lou Hertzberg and RF Dale Ainsworth. 3 of them are players we will sign and then try to trade: P Antoine Redd, C Dave Benya and LF Howard McNeal. 1 of them was non-tendered: SS Manuel Jimenez, who was 5 for 40 (.125) for the Beavers before getting sent to the minors.

We did not work out any deals with any of them before the hearings.

Here are the results:
Last Year's Salary - This Year's Salary - Losing offer
SP Ron Wolf (27-R) $416,000 - $581,200 - Club: $483,000
RP Lou Hertzberg (30-L) $225,000 - $325,000 - Club: $260,000
RP Antoine Redd (31-R) $122,000 - $175,000 - Club: $140,000
C Dave Benya (27-S) $50,000 - $65,000 - Player: $125,000
LF Howard McNeal (30-R) $472,000 - $550,000 - Player: $591,250
RF Dale Ainsworth (27-L) $136,000 - $1,125,000 - Club: $850,000


We got hosed....