Monday, April 28, 2008

Cannibals hang 10-spot on Suppan in 1st, then nearly gak up lead



Fighting Sioux starter Jeff Suppan, perhaps unnerved by pitching on Franklin County Correctional Center Day (aka, "Take a prisoner to the ballpark day"), made an early exit.

Said Suppan, "Look, when they started that 'hey Soup, toss my salad' chant, I really just wanted to get out of there. So I was basically just putting it on a tee at that point. And when I saw the batboy sharpening the fungo to make the Mother of All Shanks, I was done. Maybe Ugueth Urbina can handle that kind of sh**, but not me man. Not me."

With the lead "securely" in hand at 14-3 after the 3rd, the hometown Cannibals began a parade of defensive substititutions.

However, the Sioux weren't done yet, as their offense staged a 13-run jailbreak from the 4th inning on.

Luckily for LCC, their 18 runs and 6 homers (including a 1st inning inside-the-park job by Rickie Weeks) were just enough to carry the day.


Strat-O-Matic Report






BOXSCORE: 2008 Vermont Fighting Sioux At 2008 Lake Champlain Canniba 5/9/2008

Fighting Sioux AB R H RBI AVG Cannibals AB R H RBI AVG
M.Loretta 2B 2 3 0 0 .318 K.Lofton LF 2 1 1 0 .344
D.Jeter SS 5 0 0 1 .302 B-J.Francoeur PH,RF 4 2 2 3 .209
A.Pujols 1B 6 1 1 1 .305 C.Granderson CF 6 1 1 2 .400
F.Thomas DH 4 4 4 6 .262 C.Jones SS,3B 6 4 3 3 .342
R.Zimmerman 3B 3 2 1 1 .267 D.Ortiz 1B 4 1 1 1 .381
C.Snyder C 5 0 2 2 .300 J.Thome DH 1 1 1 0 .350
E.Byrnes LF 5 0 1 1 .253 C-J.Gomes PH 2 1 0 0 .225
C.Blake RF 4 1 0 0 .275 J.Drew RF,LF 2 1 1 1 .293
C.Crisp CF 3 3 2 0 .221 D-C.Hart PH,LF 3 2 3 1 .241
R.Doumit C 1 1 1 4 .333
A-B.McCann PH,C 4 1 3 2 .270
R.Weeks 2B 4 1 1 1 .270
E-A.Cora 2B 1 0 1 0 .216
E.Encarnacion 3B 5 1 1 0 .172
F-E.Renteria SS 0 0 0 0 .306
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 37 14 11 12 Totals 45 18 20 18

A-Pinch Hit For Doumit In 2nd Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Lofton In 2nd Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Thome In 3rd Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Drew In 3rd Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Weeks In 6th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Encarnacion In 9th Inning

Fighting Sioux.. 0 1 0 1 4 3 0 5 0 - 14 11 1
Cannibals.......10 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 - 18 20 1

Fighting Sioux (21-24) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
J.Suppan LOSS(2-2) 0 6 7 7 1 0 1 7.19
E.Santana 2 1/3 7 7 6 2 3 3 6.91
D.Oliver 3 2/3 3 2 2 0 2 1 2.28
O.Villarreal 0 2/3 2 2 2 0 0 1 4.50
B.Wagner 1 1/3 2 0 0 0 1 0 5.96
Totals 8 20 18 17 3 6 6

Cannibals (23-13) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
E.Bedard WIN(4-2) 5 6 9 9 6 5 2 7.42
J.Cruz HOLD(2nd) 3 4 5 3 3 3 0 5.70
R.Franklin 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.32
Totals 9 11 14 12 9 10 2

ATTENDANCE- 39,285 DATE- Monday, May 9th 2008 TIME- Day
T- 4:00
LEFT ON BASE- Fighting Sioux: 7 Cannibals: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Fighting Sioux: 0 Cannibals: 1
ERRORS- A.Pujols, C.Granderson
DOUBLES- A.Pujols(11th), R.Zimmerman(13th), C.Snyder(2nd), C.Granderson(12th),
C.Jones(10th), D.Ortiz(9th), C.Hart-3(6th), B.McCann-2(8th),
E.Encarnacion(2nd)
TRIPLES- E.Byrnes(3rd)
HOME RUNS- F.Thomas-2(9th), J.Francoeur-2(3rd), C.Jones-2(11th), R.Doumit(4th),
R.Weeks(5th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- F.Thomas
WALKS- M.Loretta-4, D.Jeter, R.Zimmerman, C.Blake, C.Crisp-2, D.Ortiz, J.Thome,
J.Gomes
HIT BY PITCH- R.Zimmerman
STRIKE OUTS- M.Loretta, D.Jeter-2, A.Pujols-2, C.Snyder, E.Byrnes, C.Blake-2,
C.Crisp, C.Granderson-2, D.Ortiz, J.Drew, B.McCann, R.Weeks
GIDP- A.Pujols
WILD PITCHES- D.Oliver

Shortstop Chipper Jones blasted 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI as the Lake Champlain
Cannibals topped the Vermont Fighting Sioux by a score of 18 to 14 at
Creutzfeldt-Jakob's.

Jones provided much of the offense. He doubled resulting in a run in the 1st
inning, lofted a solo-blast 'downtown' in the 3rd inning and smashed a
solo-shot out of the park (his 11th of the season) in the 7th inning. Lake
Champlain kept the scorekeepers busy in the 1st inning with 10 runs on 9
hits. Vermont was not lacking for run support as they scored in 5 separate
innings, yet victory eluded them as they seemed to forget that pitching is
also needed to win ballgames.

Erik Bedard(4-2) was the winner allowing 9 runs in 5 innings. Jeff Suppan(2-2)
was given the loss.







Sioux pen hacks up lead like a cat with a hairball. LCC 10 - VFS 8




LCC jumped out to an early 4-0 lead on a Big Papi grand slam in the 1st off Sioux starter Tom Gorzelanny. VFS came back Tom Brady style with 7 in the top of the 2nd, chasing beanpole Brandon McCarthy.

The Sioux held an 8-5 lead going into the bottom of the 6th, but flammable Sioux relievers Oscar Villareal and Brett "my wife sure better hope she's not home when I get back to the apartment tonight" Myers combined in a fuel-air munitions-like moment to allow 5.

Cannibal reliever Rafael Perez threw a pitch to record LCC's 2nd save of the season.


Strat-O-Matic Report






BOXSCORE: 2008 Vermont Fighting Sioux At 2008 Lake Champlain Canniba 5/8/2008

Fighting Sioux AB R H RBI AVG Cannibals AB R H RBI AVG
E.Byrnes LF 5 0 0 0 .255 E.Renteria SS 4 2 1 1 .306
D.Jeter SS 3 1 0 0 .311 R.Weeks 2B 3 0 0 0 .271
A.Pujols 1B 4 1 1 1 .311 A-C.Granderson PH,CF 1 1 1 1 .412
J.Posada C 4 1 3 1 .286 F-C.Young PH,CF 0 0 0 0 .300
F.Thomas DH 4 2 2 1 .241 C.Hart RF 3 1 3 0 .200
R.Cano 2B 4 1 1 0 .302 B-C.Jones PH,3B 1 1 0 0 .333
C.Blake RF 4 1 1 2 .282 W.Pena DH 3 0 0 0 .313
R.Zimmerman 3B 4 0 1 0 .266 C-J.Thome PH 1 1 1 3 .343
C.Crisp CF 3 1 1 1 .212 J.Gomes LF 3 1 0 0 .237
D-A.Cora 2B 0 0 0 0 .194
D.Ortiz 1B 3 1 1 4 .385
E.Encarnacion 3B 3 1 1 0 .170
E-J.Drew LF 0 0 0 0 .288
J.Francoeur CF,RF 4 0 1 0 .190
B.McCann C 4 1 2 1 .243
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 35 8 10 6 Totals 33 10 11 10

A-Pinch Hit For Weeks In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Hart In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Pena In 6th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Gomes In 7th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Encarnacion In 7th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Granderson In 8th Inning

Fighting Sioux.. 0 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 8 10 0
Cannibals....... 4 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 - 10 11 0

Fighting Sioux (21-23) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
T.Gorzelanny 5 2/3 9 7 7 2 7 2 4.17
O.Villarreal LOSS(0-1) 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 3.72
B.Myers BS(2nd) 0 1/3 1 1 1 2 0 1 5.52
R.Mahay 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.93
Totals 8 11 10 10 6 7 3

Cannibals (22-13) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
B.McCarthy 1 2/3 5 6 6 1 1 0 9.82
R.Franklin 4 4 2 2 0 1 1 4.45
D.Turnbow WIN(3-0) 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.84
R.Perez SAVE(1st) 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.60
Totals 9 10 8 8 1 5 1

ATTENDANCE- 43,671 DATE- Sunday, May 8th 2008 TIME- Day
T- 2:47
LEFT ON BASE- Fighting Sioux: 2 Cannibals: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Fighting Sioux: 1 Cannibals: 0
DOUBLES- J.Posada(7th), C.Blake(12th), E.Renteria(9th), C.Granderson(11th),
C.Hart(3rd), E.Encarnacion(1st)
TRIPLES- C.Crisp(3rd)
HOME RUNS- F.Thomas(7th), J.Thome(12th), D.Ortiz(14th), B.McCann(4th)
SACRIFICE HITS- C.Crisp
WALKS- D.Jeter, E.Renteria, C.Young, C.Jones, J.Gomes, D.Ortiz, J.Drew
STRIKE OUTS- A.Pujols, F.Thomas, R.Zimmerman-2, C.Crisp, E.Renteria, R.Weeks,
W.Pena, J.Gomes-2, D.Ortiz-2
GIDP- J.Francoeur
WILD PITCHES- B.McCarthy-2, D.Turnbow

Brian McCann blasted a homerun as the Lake Champlain Cannibals beat the
Vermont Fighting Sioux by a score of 10 to 8.

Lake Champlain brought 5 runs across the plate in the 6th inning when they had
4 base hits. The key at-bat was by Jim Thome who made the home-town crowd a
happy bunch when he smacked a three-run homer (his 12th of the season). Lake
Champlain finished with 11 hits in the victory.

Derrick Turnbow(3-0) went 3 innings allowing no runs for the victory. Rafael
Perez recorded the save, his 1st. Oscar Villarreal(0-1) was the loser in
relief. He gave up 1 hit and 1 walk without retiring a batter.

Lake Champlain now has a record of 22-13. Justin Rabidoux was pretty down
after the loss. 'We've really been sputtering along lately, something like
0-10 in the last week or two. That won't get it done.'








Saturday, April 26, 2008

Peavy vs Santana Will be a Pitching Duel, Right?




When Johan Santana and Jake Peavy take the mound in cavernous Wreckin' So Field with two very good defenses behind them, you'd expect a 9-8 slugfest with 26 hits and four homers, right?


Strat-O-Matic Report






BOXSCORE: 2008 Pocono Chin Music At 2008 Outlaw Josey Wales 5/30/2008
Outlaw Wins Slugfest

Chin Music AB R H RBI AVG Josey Wales AB R H RBI AVG
T.Buck LF 4 2 1 3 .091 W.Taveras CF 5 2 4 1 .459
K.Matsui 2B 5 2 2 2 .400 D.Pedroia 2B 5 0 1 0 .271
P.Fielder 1B 4 0 1 0 .133 A.Ramirez 3B 3 0 1 2 .292
T.Hunter CF 4 0 1 0 .474 S.Sosa DH 3 1 1 0 .300
R.Gload DH 5 0 4 2 .556 J.Bard C 4 0 0 0 .200
O.Cabrera SS 4 1 1 0 .357 M.Ramirez LF 2 3 1 1 .302
M.Lamb 3B 4 0 0 0 .125 A.Soriano RF 4 2 2 3 .315
K.Johjima C 4 1 1 0 .273 A-R.Ludwick RF 0 0 0 0 .314
G.Matthews Jr RF 4 2 3 1 .444 A.Gonzalez 1B 3 1 1 1 .291
O.Vizquel SS 3 0 1 0 .300
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 38 8 14 8 Totals 32 9 12 8

A-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Soriano In 9th Inning

Chin Music...... 1 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 - 8 14 1
Josey Wales..... 0 3 1 0 1 3 1 0 - 9 12 0

Chin Music (2-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
J.Santana LOSS(1-1) 8 12 9 8 4 5 2 5.74 A1
Totals 8 12 9 8 4 5 2

Josey Wales (10-6) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
J.Peavy 5 1/3 9 6 6 3 4 0 5.40 A1 C9
S.Downs BS(2nd) 0 2/3 3 2 2 0 1 2 4.76 D1 D5
J.Broxton WIN(1-0) 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 1.42 D6 E2
J.Soria SAVE(4th) 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 E3
Totals 9 14 8 8 4 9 2

ATTENDANCE- 49,343 DATE- Monday, May 30th 2008 TIME- Night
T- 3:23
LEFT ON BASE- Chin Music: 8 Josey Wales: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Chin Music: 2 Josey Wales: 2
ERRORS- G.Matthews Jr
DOUBLES- R.Gload(1st), O.Cabrera(1st), G.Matthews Jr(1st), A.Ramirez(3rd)
HOME RUNS- T.Buck(1st), K.Matsui(1st), M.Ramirez(5th), A.Soriano(3rd)
STOLEN BASES- G.Matthews Jr(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- A.Ramirez, A.Gonzalez
WALKS- T.Buck, P.Fielder, O.Cabrera, M.Lamb, S.Sosa, M.Ramirez-2, O.Vizquel
HIT BY PITCH- T.Hunter
STRIKE OUTS- T.Buck-2, K.Matsui, P.Fielder-3, T.Hunter, O.Cabrera, M.Lamb,
D.Pedroia, S.Sosa, M.Ramirez, A.Soriano, A.Gonzalez
GIDP- R.Gload, K.Johjima, A.Ramirez-2
WILD PITCHES- J.Santana
WEB GEMS- Top 5th: Josh Bard blocked the plate, saving a run!

Right fielder Alfonso Soriano jacked one out of the ballyard and had 3 RBI as
the Outlaw Josey Wales defeated the Pocono Chin Music 9 to 8 at Wreckin' So
Field.

Jonathan Broxton(1-0) won the game with a masterful relief performance. No
one was able to reach base in his 2 innings and struckout 4 Pocono batters
seeing his ERA drop from 2.08 to 1.42. Pocono threatened in the 9th but
their rally came up short.

Joakim Soria got the save, his 4th. Johan Santana(1-1) was given the loss.
He got hit pretty hard, allowing 12 hits and 4 walks in 8 innings.

'We lose our concentration for one pitch, and we lose the game.' Bill
Anderson, Jr. said after the game. 'Maybe now these guys will listen when I
say they have to concentrate on EVERY pitch.'

SCORESHEET: 2008 Pocono Chin Music at 2008 Outlaw Josey Wales
T.Buck-A1 A1:W>b1 B1:F/7 C1:SB>12 D1:HR>3# E1:K
K 1# b#

K.Matsui-A1 A2:F *3*:G/63 C2:Si>2# D2:HR>b# E2:K


P.Fielde-A1 A3:W>12 b B3:K C3:K D3:K *9*:Si
1

T.Hunter-A1 A4:K B4:F/7 C4:HBP>12 D4:G/63 E4:Si>12


R.Gload-A1 A5:Si>2# *4*:Si C5:Do>2# *7*:Si E5:G-DP/1
12 1o 63>23 1o

O.Cabrer-A1 A6:F B6:L/4 *6*:Do D6:K E6:W>b1


M.Lamb-A1 *2*:W>b1 B7:P/6 C7:G/63 D7:K E7:F/8


K.Johjim-A1 A8:G-DP/5 B8:G/31 C8:Si>23 D8:G/63
43>1o

G.Matthe-A1 A9:Do *5*:Si C9:Si>3# *8*:G/43
13


W.Tavera-A1 A1:Si *3*:Si C1:Si D1:Si>2# E1:Force/
13 46>1o b1

D.Pedroi-A1 A2:K B2:F/7 C2:Si>13 D2:L/6 E2:P/6


A.Ramire-A1 A3:G-DP>1 B3:Do>1# C3:SF/9>3 D3:G-DP/6
o # 43>1o

S.Sosa-A1 *2*:Si B4:F/7 C4:WP>12 *7*:K
W>b1

J.Bard-A1 A5:G/43>1 B5:G/13 C5:F/7 D5:G/63
2

M.Ramire-A1 A6:W>b1 *4*:K *6*:W>b1 D6:HR>b#


A.Sorian-A1 A7:Si>2# B7:K C7:HR>1# D7:F/9
R.Ludwic-E3 13 b#

A.Gonzal-A1 A8:SF+E/9 B8:K C8:Si *8*:F/9
>3# 2# bo

O.Vizque-A1 A9:FO/5 *5*:F/7 C9:W>12 b D9:Si
1



*** TOP OF INNING 1 ***
0 T.Buck 0 Walk b-1
0 1 K.Matsui 0 Fly Out b-0
1 1 P.Fielder 0 Walk 1-2 b-1
1 12 T.Hunter 0 Strike Out b-0
2 12 R.Gload 0 Single 2-H 1-2 b-1
2 12 O.Cabrera 0 Fly Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 1 ***
0 W.Taveras 0 Single b-1
0 1 D.Pedroia 0 Strike Out b-0
1 1 A.Ramirez 0 Ground Out Double Play 1-o b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 2 ***
0 M.Lamb 2- 4 0 Walk b-1
0 1 K.Johjima 1- 8 0 Ground Out Double Play 1-o b-0
2 G.Matthews 6- 6 1 0 Double b-2
2 2 T.Buck 4- 6 0 Fly Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 2 ***
0 S.Sosa 3- 7 0 Single b-1
0 1 J.Bard 1-11 0 Ground Out 1-2 b-0
1 2 M.Ramirez 3- 7 0 Walk b-1
1 12 A.Soriano 4- 9 7 0 Single 2-H 1-3 b-2
1 23 A.Gonzalez 1- 9 0 Sac Fly & Error - RF 3-H 2-H b-0
2 O.Vizquel 3-11 0 Foul Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 3 ***
0 K.Matsui 4-10 0 Ground Out b-0
1 P.Fielder 5- 6 0 Strike Out b-0
2 T.Hunter 3-12 18 0 Fly Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 3 ***
0 W.Taveras 3-11 5 0 Single b-1
0 1 D.Pedroia 1-10 9 0 Fly Out b-0
1 1 A.Ramirez 2- 5 8 0 Double 1-H b-2
1 2 S.Sosa 1- 3 0 Fly Out b-0
2 2 J.Bard 4-12 0 Ground Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 4 ***
0 R.Gload 2- 8 0 Single b-1
0 1 O.Cabrera 5- 7 11 0 Line Out b-0
1 1 M.Lamb 1- 8 0 Pop Out b-0
2 1 K.Johjima 5-11 0 Ground Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 4 ***
0 M.Ramirez 6- 9 0 Strike Out b-0
1 A.Soriano 2- 6 0 Strike Out b-0
2 A.Gonzalez 5- 6 0 Strike Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 5 ***
0 G.Matthews 6-12 0 Single b-1
0 1 0 Stolen Base 1-2
0 2 T.Buck 4- 5 0 Strike Out b-0
1 2 K.Matsui 5- 7 8 0 Single 2-H b-1
1 1 P.Fielder 1- 9 0 Strike Out b-0
2 1 T.Hunter 2- 2 0 HBP 1-2 b-1
2 12 R.Gload 6- 6 6 0 Double 2-H 1-o b-3
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 5 ***
0 O.Vizquel 3-10 0 Fly Out b-0
1 W.Taveras 5- 9 6 0 Single b-1
1 1 D.Pedroia 3- 6 0 Single 1-3 b-1
1 1 3 A.Ramirez 6- 6 0 Sac Fly 3-H b-0
2 1 S.Sosa 0 Wild Pitch 1-2
2 2 S.Sosa 1- 6 0 Walk b-1
2 12 J.Bard 6- 3 0 Fly Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 6 ***
0 O.Cabrera 6-10 0 Double b-2
0 2 M.Lamb 4-10 0 Ground Out b-0
1 2 K.Johjima 2- 4 7 0 Single 2-3 b-1
1 1 3 G.Matthews 6-12 0 Single 3-H 1-3 b-1
SUBSTITUTE P - Scott Downs
1 1 3 T.Buck 2- 5 3 0 Home Run 3-H 1-H b-H
1 K.Matsui 2- 6 6 0 Home Run b-H
1 P.Fielder 6- 9 0 Strike Out b-0
2 T.Hunter 2- 9 0 Ground Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 6 ***
0 M.Ramirez 1- 4 0 Walk b-1
0 1 A.Soriano 5-10 9 0 Home Run 1-H b-H
0 A.Gonzalez 5- 3 0 Single b-1
0 1 O.Vizquel 3- 4 0 Walk 1-2 b-1
0 12 W.Taveras 5- 9 7 0 Single 2-H 1-3 b-1
0 1 3 D.Pedroia 4- 9 18 0 Line Out b-0
1 1 3 A.Ramirez 5- 6 0 Ground Out Double Play 1-o b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 7 ***
0 R.Gload 2- 8 0 Single b-1
SUBSTITUTE P - Jonathan Broxton
0 1 O.Cabrera 4- 5 0 Strike Out b-0
1 1 M.Lamb 5- 6 0 Strike Out b-0
2 1 K.Johjima 4- 9 0 Ground Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 7 ***
0 S.Sosa 6- 2 0 Strike Out b-0
1 J.Bard 6- 5 0 Ground Out b-0
2 M.Ramirez 5-10 9 0 Home Run b-H
2 A.Soriano 6-11 0 Fly Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 8 ***
0 G.Matthews 2- 6 0 Ground Out b-0
1 T.Buck 5- 5 0 Strike Out b-0
2 K.Matsui 4-11 0 Strike Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 8 ***
0 A.Gonzalez 5-11 0 Fly Out b-0
1 O.Vizquel 2- 4 0 Single b-1
1 1 W.Taveras 1-10 0 Force Play 1-o b-1
2 1 D.Pedroia 2- 8 0 Pop Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 9 ***
SUBSTITUTE RF- Ryan Ludwick
SUBSTITUTE P - Joakim Soria
0 P.Fielder 3-12 0 Single b-1
0 1 T.Hunter 3- 8 0 Single 1-2 b-1
0 12 R.Gload 1- 6 0 Ground Out Double Play 2-3 1-o b-0
2 3 O.Cabrera 6- 7 0 Walk b-1
2 1 3 M.Lamb 2- 6 0 Fly Out b-0








Friday, April 25, 2008

Kendrick Spoils Wakefield's No-Hit Bid




Rick Wakefield's fluttering knuckleball had New Jersey's sluggers frustrated all night long until Howie Kendrick slammed a hard grounder through the middle in the top of the eighth inning at Wreckin' So Field. Unlikely no-hit candidate Wakefield finished with a three-hit shutout that gave Outlaw their third straight home victory against the arch-rival Trash Heap.


Strat-O-Matic Report






BOXSCORE: 2008 New Jersey Trash Heap At 2008 Outlaw Josey Wales 5/28/2008
Kendrick Spoils Wakefield's No-Hit Bid in 8th

Trash Heap AB R H RBI AVG Josey Wales AB R H RBI AVG
J.Hermida DH 4 0 0 0 .364 W.Taveras CF 3 1 2 0 .406
G.Sheffield LF 4 0 0 0 .100 D.Pedroia 2B 4 0 1 1 .269
B.Hawpe RF 3 0 0 0 .182 A.Ramirez 3B 4 2 1 1 .289
A.Rodriguez 3B 3 0 1 0 .455 S.Sosa DH 2 1 1 1 .333
D.Young CF 4 0 0 0 .333 J.Bard C 2 0 0 0 .238
H.Kendrick 2B 3 0 1 0 .300 M.Ramirez LF 2 0 1 1 .300
N.Swisher 1B 3 0 0 0 .100 A-R.Ludwick RF 0 0 0 0 .333
J.Hardy SS 3 0 0 0 .091 A.Soriano RF 3 0 0 0 .298
Y.Torrealba C 3 0 1 0 .125 B-G.Anderson LF 1 0 0 0 .286
A.Gonzalez 1B 3 0 0 0 .286
O.Vizquel SS 3 1 1 0 .289
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 30 0 3 0 Totals 27 5 7 4

A-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Ramirez In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Soriano In 7th Inning

Trash Heap...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 1
Josey Wales..... 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 5 7 0

Trash Heap (0-3) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
O.Perez LOSS(0-1) 7 2/3 7 5 4 8 5 1 4.70 A1 E2
J.Affeldt 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 E3
Totals 8 7 5 4 8 6 1

Josey Wales (9-5) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
T.Wakefield WIN(2-1) 9 3 0 0 2 8 0 2.03 A1
Totals 9 3 0 0 2 8 0

ATTENDANCE- 49,989 DATE- Saturday, May 28th 2008 TIME- Day
T- 3:05
LEFT ON BASE- Trash Heap: 5 Josey Wales:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Trash Heap: 2 Josey Wales: 0
ERRORS- J.Hardy
DOUBLES- A.Rodriguez(2nd), Y.Torrealba(1st), W.Taveras(5th), S.Sosa(4th),
O.Vizquel(1st)
HOME RUNS- A.Ramirez(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- W.Taveras, D.Pedroia, O.Vizquel
WALKS- B.Hawpe, A.Rodriguez, W.Taveras, A.Ramirez, S.Sosa-2, J.Bard-2,
M.Ramirez, A.Gonzalez
HIT BY PITCH- R.Ludwick
STRIKE OUTS- B.Hawpe-3, H.Kendrick, N.Swisher-2, J.Hardy, Y.Torrealba,
W.Taveras, A.Ramirez, A.Soriano, A.Gonzalez, O.Vizquel-2
GIDP- G.Anderson

Willy Taveras had 2 base hits and Tim Wakefield carried a no-hitter into the
8th inning as the Outlaw Josey Wales topped the New Jersey Trash Heap by a
score of 5 to 0 at Wreckin' So Field.

Wakefield(2-1) escaped virtually unscathed against the New Jersey hitters. He
surrendered only 3 hits and 2 walks in 9 innings lowering his ERA from 3.06
to 2.03. The right-handed Wakefield lost his chance for a no-hitter when
Howie Kendrick singled with nobody out in the 8th inning. Outlaw finished
with 7 hits in the victory.

Oliver Perez(0-1) was the loser. He gave up 5 runs and 7 hits in 7 and 2/3
innings. 'He was moving it around and spotting it very well.' John
Moscariello said. Wakefield pitched a great game. He deserves all the
credit.'

SCORESHEET: 2008 New Jersey Trash Heap at 2008 Outlaw Josey Wales
J.Hermid-A1 A1:G/13 B1:F/8 C1:F/8 D1:L/4


G.Sheffi-A1 A2:G/43 *4*:G/63 *7*:L/6 *9*:G/31


B.Hawpe-A1 A3:W>b1 B3:K C3:K D3:K


A.Rodrig-A1 A4:F/8 B4:G/63 C4:W>b1 D4:Do


D.Young-A1 *2*:G/63 *5*:F/8 C5:F/7 D5:G/53


H.Kendri-A1 A6:F/8 B6:K *8*:Si


N.Swishe-A1 A7:K B7:F/9 C7:K


J.Hardy-A1 *3*:F/8 *6*:G/53 C8:K


Y.Torrea-A1 A9:G/63 B9:K C9:Do>13



W.Tavera-A1 A1:Do *2*:W>b1 C1:K D1:Si>23 E1:Sac/14
>23

D.Pedroi-A1 A2:L/4 B2:Sac/24 C2:G/43 D2:G/31>1 E2:Si>3#
>12 2

A.Ramire-A1 A3:W>b1 B3:L-DP/5 *5*:HR>b# D3:F/7 E3:K
4>2o

S.Sosa-A1 A4:Do>2# *3*:W>b1 C4:F/9 *7*:W>b1
13

J.Bard-A1 A5:W>b1 B5:F/8 C5:W>b1 D5:F/9


M.Ramire-A1 A6:Si>3# B6:W>12 b C6:Force/ D6:HBP>12
R.Ludwic-D4 23 12 1 64>1o b1

A.Sorian-A1 A7:L/4 B7:L/4 C7:K D7:G-DP/4
G.Anders-D4 63>1o

A.Gonzal-A1 A8:E/6>3# B8:K *6*:W>b1 *8*:L/4
23 12

O.Vizque-A1 A9:K *4*:K C9:Sac/54 D9:Do
>12



*** TOP OF INNING 1 ***
0 J.Hermida 3- 6 0 Ground Out b-0
1 G.Sheffield 5- 8 0 Ground Out b-0
2 B.Hawpe 2- 8 0 Walk b-1
2 1 A.Rodriguez 4- 5 0 Fly Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 1 ***
0 W.Taveras 4- 9 16 0 Double b-2
0 2 D.Pedroia 6- 9 7 0 Line Out b-0
1 2 A.Ramirez 6- 8 0 Walk b-1
1 12 S.Sosa 4- 8 15 0 Double 2-H 1-3 b-2
1 23 J.Bard 6- 2 0 Walk b-1
1 123 M.Ramirez 2- 8 0 Single 3-H 2-3 1-2 b-1
1 123 A.Soriano 6- 9 6 0 Line Out b-0
2 123 A.Gonzalez 5- 9 0 1 Base Error - SS 3-H 2-3 1-2 b-1
2 123 O.Vizquel 4- 6 0 Strike Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 2 ***
0 D.Young 2- 8 0 Ground Out b-0
1 H.Kendrick 2- 8 0 Fly Out b-0
2 N.Swisher 5-11 0 Strike Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 2 ***
0 W.Taveras 6- 7 0 Walk b-1
0 1 D.Pedroia 0 Sac Bunt 1-2 b-0
1 2 A.Ramirez 1-12 0 Line Out Double Play 2-o b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 3 ***
0 J.Hardy 5- 4 0 Fly Out b-0
1 Y.Torrealba 2-10 0 Ground Out b-0
2 J.Hermida 2- 7 0 Fly Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 3 ***
0 S.Sosa 5- 2 0 Walk b-1
0 1 J.Bard 3- 8 0 Fly Out b-0
1 1 M.Ramirez 1- 4 0 Walk 1-2 b-1
1 12 A.Soriano 6- 9 20 0 Line Out b-0
2 12 A.Gonzalez 5- 6 0 Strike Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 4 ***
0 G.Sheffield 6- 5 0 Ground Out b-0
1 B.Hawpe 3- 7 0 Strike Out b-0
2 A.Rodriguez 1- 5 0 Ground Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 4 ***
0 O.Vizquel 6- 6 0 Strike Out b-0
1 W.Taveras 4- 6 0 Strike Out b-0
2 D.Pedroia 1- 5 0 Ground Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 5 ***
0 D.Young 4- 5 0 Fly Out b-0
1 H.Kendrick 1- 8 0 Strike Out b-0
2 N.Swisher 1-10 0 Fly Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 5 ***
0 A.Ramirez 3- 4 0 Home Run b-H
0 S.Sosa 5- 8 0 Fly Out b-0
1 J.Bard 2- 8 0 Walk b-1
1 1 M.Ramirez 5-10 0 Force Play 1-o b-1
2 1 A.Soriano 3- 7 0 Strike Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 6 ***
0 J.Hardy 4-10 0 Ground Out b-0
1 Y.Torrealba 4- 6 0 Strike Out b-0
2 J.Hermida 6- 3 0 Fly Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 6 ***
0 A.Gonzalez 6- 8 0 Walk b-1
0 1 O.Vizquel 0 Sac Bunt 1-2 b-0
1 2 W.Taveras 3-12 15 0 Single 2-3 b-1
1 1 3 D.Pedroia 6-12 0 Ground Out 1-2 b-0
2 23 A.Ramirez 4-12 15 0 Fly Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 7 ***
SUBSTITUTE RF- Ryan Ludwick
SUBSTITUTE LF- Garret Anderson
0 G.Sheffield 2-10 20 0 Line Out b-0
1 B.Hawpe 6- 9 0 Strike Out b-0
2 A.Rodriguez 3- 8 0 Walk b-1
2 1 D.Young 6-10 15 0 Fly Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 7 ***
0 S.Sosa 1- 5 0 Walk b-1
0 1 J.Bard 5- 8 0 Fly Out b-0
1 1 R.Ludwick 1- 3 0 HBP 1-2 b-1
1 12 G.Anderson 5- 7 0 Ground Out Double Play 1-o b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 8 ***
0 H.Kendrick 3-11 3 0 Single b-1
0 1 N.Swisher 3- 9 0 Strike Out b-0
1 1 J.Hardy 3- 9 0 Strike Out b-0
2 1 Y.Torrealba 1-10 15 0 Double 1-3 b-2
2 23 J.Hermida 3- 3 16 0 Line Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 8 ***
0 A.Gonzalez 2-11 11 0 Line Out b-0
1 O.Vizquel 4- 8 1 0 Double b-2
1 2 W.Taveras 0 Sac Bunt 2-3 b-0
2 3 D.Pedroia 3- 8 0 Single 3-H b-1
SUBSTITUTE P - Jeremy Affeldt
2 1 A.Ramirez 6- 9 0 Strike Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 9 ***
0 G.Sheffield 1- 4 0 Ground Out b-0
1 B.Hawpe 1- 9 0 Strike Out b-0
2 A.Rodriguez 5- 6 0 Double b-2
2 2 D.Young 6- 9 0 Ground Out b-0








Friday, April 18, 2008

The pen is mightier than the dugout canoe. SPR 4 - LCC 2 in 11




Strat-O-Matic Report






BOXSCORE: 2008 Springfield Isotopes At 2008 Lake Champlain Cannibal 5/25/2008

Isotopes AB R H RBI AVG Cannibals AB R H RBI AVG
B.Roberts 2B 6 0 1 1 .288 E.Renteria SS 6 0 1 0 .326
A.Iwamura 3B 6 0 1 1 .328 R.Weeks 2B 3 0 2 0 .271
R.Johnson LF 4 1 1 0 .304 F-A.Cora 2B 2 0 0 0 .217
C.Ross RF 4 1 1 1 .268 C.Hart RF,LF 4 0 0 0 .163
A-L.Scott RF 2 0 0 0 .228 G-K.Lofton PH 1 0 1 0 .333
S.Casey 1B 5 0 3 0 .255 W.Pena DH 3 0 1 0 .286
R.Belliard DH 5 0 0 0 .212 B-J.Thome PH 0 0 0 0 .320
R.Furcal SS 5 1 3 1 .287 C-C.Young PR,DH 1 0 0 0 .375
C.Patterson CF 4 1 1 0 .313 H-J.Drew PH 1 0 1 0 .288
B.Schneider C 3 0 0 0 .224 J.Gomes LF 3 0 0 0 .269
D-C.Jones PH,3B 3 0 0 0 .268
D.Ortiz 1B 4 2 3 2 .430
E.Encarnacion 3B 2 0 0 0 .189
E-C.Granderson PH,CF 2 0 1 0 .400
J.Francoeur CF,RF 4 0 0 0 .231
B.McCann C 5 0 1 0 .240
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 44 4 11 4 Totals 44 2 11 2

A-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Ross In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Pena In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For Thome In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Gomes In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Encarnacion In 9th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Weeks In 10th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Hart In 12th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Young In 12th Inning

Isotopes........ 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 4 11 0
Cannibals....... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 11 1

Isotopes (18-6) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
C.Sabathia 8 6 1 1 2 5 1 3.74
J.Papelbon BS(2nd) 2 3 1 1 2 2 1 1.54
M.Timlin 0 2/3 0 0 0 1 2 0 4.09
R.Harden 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.75
R.Betancourt WIN(2-0) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
S.Casilla SAVE(2nd) 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.00
Totals 12 11 2 2 6 9 2

Cannibals (16-10) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
R.Hill 8 7 2 2 3 3 0 3.02
R.Franklin LOSS(3-2) 3 1/3 3 2 1 0 2 0 4.13
B.Shouse 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
J.Cruz 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.60
R.Perez 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.40
Totals 12 11 4 3 3 7 0

ATTENDANCE- 44,703 DATE- Wednesday, May 25th 2008 TIME- Day
T- 3:58
LEFT ON BASE- Isotopes: 9 Cannibals:12
DOUBLE PLAYS- Isotopes: 3 Cannibals: 2
ERRORS- D.Ortiz
DOUBLES- R.Johnson(3rd), D.Ortiz(6th)
HOME RUNS- D.Ortiz-2(11th)
SACRIFICE HITS- C.Patterson
WALKS- R.Johnson, B.Schneider-2, R.Weeks, C.Hart, J.Thome, D.Ortiz,
E.Encarnacion, J.Francoeur
HIT BY PITCH- R.Johnson
STRIKE OUTS- B.Roberts, A.Iwamura, R.Johnson, C.Ross, L.Scott, R.Belliard,
C.Patterson, E.Renteria, C.Hart, W.Pena-2, C.Jones, C.Granderson,
J.Francoeur, B.McCann-2
GIDP- C.Ross, C.Patterson, E.Renteria, C.Jones

In a close game the Springfield Isotopes got by the Lake Champlain Cannibals
in 12 innings by the score of 4 to 2.

The game was deadlocked at 2 after nine full innings. Springfield came out
the victor in the 12th inning. Rafael Furcal led off and keyed the rally
when he singled. Corey Patterson came to the plate and reached on an error.
After an out was recorded, Brian Roberts stepped in and he stroked a base-hit
knocking in a run. Akinori Iwamura came up and he hit a single scoring the
final run of the inning. Springfield and Lake Champlain each finished the
afternoon with 11 hits.

The victory was credited to Rafael Betancourt(2-0) who went 1 inning, allowing
no runs. Betancourt got help from Santiago Casilla who earned his 2nd save.
The loss was charged to Ryan Franklin(3-2) in relief.









This one Still goes to 11... LCC notches parrallel score for 2nd consecutive day




Strat-O-Matic Report






BOXSCORE: 2008 Springfield Isotopes At 2008 Lake Champlain Cannibal 5/24/2008

Isotopes AB R H RBI AVG Cannibals AB R H RBI AVG
C.Patterson CF 4 0 0 0 .318 E.Renteria SS 4 1 4 1 .338
J.Cust DH 4 1 2 2 .278 R.Weeks 2B 4 1 2 4 .254
A.Iwamura 3B 3 2 1 0 .346 B-A.Cora 2B 0 0 0 0 .238
C.Ross RF 5 1 3 2 .270 C.Hart RF,LF 5 1 2 0 .179
S.Casey 1B 5 0 1 0 .220 W.Pena DH 4 0 1 0 .278
A.Dunn LF 5 1 2 2 .254 J.Gomes LF 3 1 1 0 .304
B.Schneider C 4 0 0 0 .236 C-C.Granderson CF 2 1 2 0 .397
B.Roberts 2B 3 0 0 0 .296 D.Ortiz 1B 4 2 1 0 .416
R.Furcal SS 4 1 2 0 .270 E.Encarnacion 3B 2 0 0 0 .200
A-C.Jones PH,3B 3 2 2 4 .278
J.Francoeur CF,RF 5 1 1 0 .257
B.McCann C 4 1 1 0 .244
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 37 6 11 6 Totals 40 11 17 9

A-Pinch Hit For Encarnacion In 5th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Weeks In 6th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Gomes In 6th Inning

Isotopes........ 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 - 6 11 2
Cannibals....... 0 5 0 0 3 0 2 1 - 11 17 1

Isotopes (17-6) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
P.Maholm LOSS(2-2) 1 2/3 5 4 4 1 2 1 4.01
D.Moseley 2 1/3 5 3 3 1 2 0 4.32
E.Gonzalez 2 1/3 6 3 2 0 1 1 5.87
M.Timlin 1 2/3 1 1 1 0 0 0 4.35
Totals 8 17 11 10 2 5 2

Cannibals (16-9) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
E.Bedard WIN(3-1) 8 1/3 10 6 6 6 10 3 5.97
T.Tankersley 0 2/3 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.45
Totals 9 11 6 6 6 12 3

ATTENDANCE- 43,934 DATE- Tuesday, May 24th 2008 TIME- Night
T- 3:46
LEFT ON BASE- Isotopes:10 Cannibals: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Isotopes: 1 Cannibals: 2
ERRORS- B.Schneider, M.Timlin, D.Ortiz
DOUBLES- C.Ross(6th), S.Casey(5th), E.Renteria-2(6th), J.Gomes(2nd),
C.Granderson(7th), C.Jones(4th), J.Francoeur(2nd)
HOME RUNS- J.Cust(4th), C.Ross(1st), A.Dunn(6th), R.Weeks(3rd), C.Jones(5th)
STOLEN BASES- C.Hart(2nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- A.Cora
WALKS- C.Patterson, J.Cust, A.Iwamura-2, B.Schneider, B.Roberts, E.Renteria,
D.Ortiz
HIT BY PITCH- W.Pena
STRIKE OUTS- C.Patterson, J.Cust-2, A.Iwamura-2, S.Casey-2, A.Dunn-2,
B.Schneider-2, R.Furcal, R.Weeks, C.Hart, W.Pena, D.Ortiz,
B.McCann
GIDP- A.Dunn, B.Roberts, J.Gomes
WILD PITCHES- D.Moseley

Erik Bedard mowed down 10 Springfield batters and Chipper Jones slammed a
homerun and had 4 RBI as the Lake Champlain Cannibals defeated the
Springfield Isotopes by the score of 11 to 6 at Creutzfeldt-Jakob's.

It was a good day for Lake Champlain thanks to Jones. He rifled a three-run
blast (his 5th of the season) in the 5th inning and doubled in the 7th
inning. Overall Lake Champlain out-hit Springfield 17 to 11.

Bedard(3-1) got credit for the victory, pitching 8 and 1/3 innings and
allowing 6 runs. Paul Maholm(2-2) was tagged with the loss. He gave up 5
hits and 1 walk in 1 and 2/3 innings.

Bedard was pleased with his performance. He noted, 'I had good zip on my
pitches. Just as important, my location was right on. The fans really got
into the game too - that always helps me. Now, if I can only do that again
in my next outing.'








This one goes to 11! LCC 11 - SPR 6




Strat-O-Matic Report






BOXSCORE: 2008 Springfield Isotopes At 2008 Lake Champlain Cannibal 5/23/2008

Isotopes AB R H RBI AVG Cannibals AB R H RBI AVG
R.Freel CF 4 1 2 0 .333 K.Lofton LF 5 2 3 2 .324
B.Roberts 2B 5 0 0 0 .305 C.Granderson CF 5 1 2 0 .382
J.Cust DH 5 1 1 2 .260 C.Jones 3B,SS 4 2 1 0 .263
A.Dunn LF 5 1 2 0 .241 D.Ortiz 1B 2 1 1 1 .424
L.Berkman 1B 4 2 4 0 .235 J.Thome DH 4 1 2 3 .320
L.Scott RF 4 1 1 1 .236 J.Drew RF 3 0 1 2 .276
C.Ruiz C 4 0 1 1 .185 E.Renteria SS 2 2 1 0 .303
E-S.Casey PH 1 0 1 1 .222 B-E.Encarnacion PH,3B 1 0 0 0 .212
E.Chavez 3B 3 0 0 0 .283 R.Weeks 2B 3 1 1 2 .238
D-A.Iwamura PH,3B 2 0 1 0 .347 C-A.Cora PH,2B 1 0 0 0 .238
R.Furcal SS 3 0 0 0 .259 R.Doumit C 2 1 1 1 .317
A-B.McCann PH,C 2 0 0 0 .244
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 40 6 13 5 Totals 34 11 13 11

A-Pinch Hit For Doumit In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Renteria In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Weeks In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Chavez In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Ruiz In 9th Inning

Isotopes........ 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 - 6 13 0
Cannibals....... 2 2 0 3 2 2 0 0 - 11 13 2

Isotopes (17-5) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
A.Burnett LOSS(1-1) 5 2/3 11 11 11 5 6 3 5.97
E.Gonzalez 2 1/3 2 0 0 0 3 0 5.06
Totals 8 13 11 11 5 9 3

Cannibals (15-9) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
B.McCarthy WIN(1-0) 7 10 5 5 3 5 1 6.75
R.Perez 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 5.59
Totals 9 13 6 6 3 6 1

ATTENDANCE- 45,255 DATE- Monday, May 23rd 2008 TIME- Day
T- 3:36
LEFT ON BASE- Isotopes:11 Cannibals: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Isotopes: 0 Cannibals: 0
ERRORS- D.Ortiz, E.Encarnacion
DOUBLES- R.Freel(3rd), L.Berkman(2nd), J.Drew(3rd), R.Doumit(3rd)
TRIPLES- R.Freel(2nd)
HOME RUNS- J.Cust(3rd), K.Lofton(1st), J.Thome(9th), R.Weeks(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- R.Freel(2nd)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Drew
WALKS- L.Berkman, L.Scott, R.Furcal, C.Jones, D.Ortiz-2, J.Drew, E.Renteria
HIT BY PITCH- R.Freel
STRIKE OUTS- R.Freel, J.Cust-3, A.Dunn, E.Chavez, K.Lofton-2, C.Jones-2,
J.Thome-2, R.Weeks, A.Cora, B.McCann
PASSED BALLS- B.McCann

The Lake Champlain Cannibals had an easy time of it at Creutzfeldt-Jakob's
defeating the Springfield Isotopes by a score of 11 to 6.

Lake Champlain jumped on top of Springfield in the 2nd inning when they
tallied 2 runs on 3 hits. Lake Champlain and Springfield each finished the
afternoon with 13 hits.

Brandon McCarthy(1-0) got credit for the victory, pitching 7 innings and
allowing 5 runs. A.J. Burnett(1-1) was charged with the loss. He allowed 3
homeruns in 5 and 2/3 innings of work.









Lilly tops Lake Champlain, SPR 5 - LCC 3




Strat-O-Matic Report






BOXSCORE: 2008 Springfield Isotopes At 2008 Lake Champlain Cannibal 5/22/2008

Isotopes AB R H RBI AVG Cannibals AB R H RBI AVG
B.Roberts 2B 4 0 0 1 .322 E.Renteria SS 4 0 1 1 .297
A.Iwamura 3B 5 1 2 1 .340 F-R.Doumit PH 1 0 0 0 .308
R.Johnson LF 5 0 0 1 .310 R.Weeks 2B 3 0 1 1 .233
C.Ross RF 3 0 1 0 .219 C.Hart RF,LF 3 0 0 0 .147
A-L.Scott RF 0 0 0 0 .235 W.Pena DH 4 0 0 0 .286
S.Casey 1B 4 0 0 0 .205 J.Gomes LF 4 1 2 0 .300
R.Belliard DH 3 0 1 0 .250 B-C.Young CF 0 0 0 0 .429
R.Furcal SS 4 2 2 0 .268 D.Ortiz 1B 3 0 2 1 .422
C.Patterson CF 4 1 2 1 .350 E.Encarnacion 3B 3 0 0 0 .219
B.Schneider C 3 1 1 1 .255 C-C.Jones PH 1 0 1 0 .264
J.Francoeur CF,RF 3 1 1 0 .267
D-J.Thome PH 1 0 0 0 .310
B.McCann C 3 1 1 0 .256
E-C.Granderson PH 1 0 0 0 .380
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 35 5 9 5 Totals 34 3 9 3

A-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Ross In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Gomes In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Encarnacion In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Francoeur In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For McCann In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Renteria In 9th Inning

Isotopes........ 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 - 5 9 0
Cannibals....... 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 9 0

Isotopes (17-4) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
T.Lilly WIN(1-1) 8 8 3 3 2 8 0 4.18
J.Papelbon SAVE(8th) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.93
Totals 9 9 3 3 2 9 0

Cannibals (14-9) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
R.Wolf LOSS(1-2) 4 1/3 5 4 4 2 6 1 8.71
R.Franklin 3 2/3 3 1 1 0 0 0 4.35
B.Shouse 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0.00
R.Perez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.87
Totals 9 9 5 5 4 6 1

ATTENDANCE- 43,694 DATE- Sunday, May 22nd 2008 TIME- Night
T- 3:02
LEFT ON BASE- Isotopes: 7 Cannibals: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Isotopes: 2 Cannibals: 1
DOUBLES- C.Patterson(3rd), B.Schneider(8th), R.Weeks(5th), J.Gomes(1st),
D.Ortiz(5th), B.McCann(6th)
HOME RUNS- A.Iwamura(3rd)
STOLEN BASES- R.Belliard(1st), C.Patterson(2nd)
WALKS- B.Roberts, C.Ross, R.Belliard, B.Schneider, R.Weeks, D.Ortiz
HIT BY PITCH- C.Hart
STRIKE OUTS- B.Roberts-2, S.Casey, R.Furcal, C.Patterson, B.Schneider, R.Weeks,
C.Hart, W.Pena-2, J.Gomes, J.Francoeur-2, J.Thome, B.McCann
GIDP- R.Johnson, W.Pena, E.Encarnacion

In a two run game the Springfield Isotopes got by the Lake Champlain Cannibals
by the score of 5 to 3.

Ted Lilly(1-1) had a solid outing for Springfield. He was reached for 8 hits
and 2 walks in 8 innings improving his ERA from 4.50 to 4.18. Springfield
and Lake Champlain each finished the night with 9 hits.

Jonathan Papelbon recorded his 8th save. Randy Wolf(1-2) was the losing
pitcher. He gave up 4 runs and 5 hits in 4 and 1/3 innings.








Cruz Control - Juan gets save in 7-6 LCC win vs NJT




Strat-O-Matic Report






BOXSCORE: 2008 New Jersey Trash Heap At 2008 Lake Champlain Canniba 5/15/2008

Trash Heap AB R H RBI AVG Cannibals AB R H RBI AVG
J.Bartlett SS 5 2 1 0 .067 C.Hart LF 5 0 1 0 .161
N.Swisher 1B 4 1 2 2 .163 C.Granderson CF 3 2 1 0 .386
I.Kinsler 2B 4 0 1 1 .188 A-J.Francoeur PH,CF 1 0 0 0 .259
A.Rodriguez 3B 5 0 0 1 .133 C.Jones SS 3 0 0 0 .254
D.Young RF 4 0 0 0 .255 B-E.Renteria PH,SS 1 0 0 0 .300
M.Murton LF 4 1 1 0 .286 D.Ortiz 1B 3 2 1 2 .413
J.Hermida DH 2 1 1 1 .302 J.Thome DH 3 1 1 0 .314
J.Damon CF 4 0 0 0 .316 J.Drew RF 3 2 1 0 .273
Y.Torrealba C 3 1 2 1 .256 R.Weeks 2B 4 0 1 3 .228
C-A.Cora 2B 0 0 0 0 .250
E.Encarnacion 3B 3 0 1 1 .241
B.McCann C 3 0 1 0 .250
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 35 6 8 6 Totals 32 7 8 6

A-Pinch Hit For Granderson In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Jones In 6th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Weeks In 8th Inning

Trash Heap...... 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 - 6 8 1
Cannibals....... 0 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 - 7 8 1

Trash Heap (4-9) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
J.Bonderman LOSS(1-2) 3 2/3 4 4 4 2 1 0 3.52
S.Rivera 1 2/3 3 2 1 2 1 0 3.06
J.Affeldt 2 2/3 1 1 1 2 5 0 1.93
Totals 8 8 7 6 6 7 0

Cannibals (14-8) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
R.Hill WIN(4-2) 8 1/3 7 6 4 3 5 1 3.14
R.Franklin 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.76
J.Cruz SAVE(1st) 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.71
Totals 9 8 6 4 3 6 1

ATTENDANCE- 44,418 DATE- Sunday, May 15th 2008 TIME- Day
T- 3:15
LEFT ON BASE- Trash Heap: 7 Cannibals: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Trash Heap: 0 Cannibals: 1
ERRORS- M.Murton, R.Hill
DOUBLES- J.Bartlett(1st), N.Swisher(4th), C.Granderson(6th), J.Thome(3rd),
J.Drew(2nd), R.Weeks(4th)
HOME RUNS- J.Hermida(3rd)
CAUGHT STEALING- C.Hart
WALKS- I.Kinsler, J.Hermida-2, J.Francoeur, D.Ortiz, J.Thome, J.Drew,
E.Encarnacion, B.McCann
HIT BY PITCH- N.Swisher, Y.Torrealba
STRIKE OUTS- J.Bartlett, N.Swisher, I.Kinsler-3, J.Damon, C.Hart, E.Renteria,
J.Thome, J.Drew, E.Encarnacion, B.McCann-2
WILD PITCHES- J.Bonderman, J.Affeldt, R.Hill
WEB GEMS- Top 3rd: Curtis Granderson robbed Nick Swisher of a Homerun!

44,418 fans were treated to a fine game at Creutzfeldt-Jakob's as only one run
separated the combatants at game's end. The Lake Champlain Cannibals won by
the slimmest of margins, 7 to 6.

Lake Champlain tallied 4 runs in the 4th inning when they had 3 base hits.
The critical plate appearance was by Rickie Weeks who made the home-town
crowd a happy bunch when he doubled which was good for two runs. New Jersey
had a chance to come back in the 9th but they came up short.

The winning pitcher was Rich Hill(4-2) who allowed 6 runs in 8 and 1/3
innings. Juan Cruz was credited with his 1st save. Jeremy Bonderman(1-2) was
hit with the loss. He allowed Lake Champlain 4 runs in 3 and 2/3 innings of
work.









Torii Da Man!




It's unlikely that any right-handed hitter could bang up NL Cy Young winner and hard-righty Jake Peavy for three round trippers and 8 RBIs in cavernous Wreckin' So Field in an entire season. To do it in one game is unimaginable. Hats off to Torii!!!


Strat-O-Matic Report






BOXSCORE: 2008 Pocono Chin Music At 2008 Outlaw Josey Wales 5/5/2008
Hunter's 3 Dingers Rip Peavy

Chin Music AB R H RBI AVG Josey Wales AB R H RBI AVG
T.Buck LF 6 0 0 0 .000 W.Taveras CF 3 1 1 0 .625
K.Matsui 2B 5 2 2 2 .400 C-G.Anderson PH,RF 2 0 0 0 .143
P.Fielder 1B 2 3 0 0 .091 D.Pedroia 2B 3 0 3 1 .417
T.Hunter CF 6 4 5 8 .533 D-B.Harris PH,2B 2 0 0 0 .000
R.Gload DH 4 0 1 2 .250 A.Ramirez 3B 3 0 1 0 .182
O.Cabrera SS 5 0 3 0 .400 E-M.Mora PH,3B 1 0 0 0 .000
M.Lamb 3B 4 1 1 0 .250 S.Sosa DH 4 1 2 0 .500
K.Johjima C 4 2 2 0 .286 J.Bard C 3 0 1 0 .250
G.Matthews Jr RF 5 1 1 1 .200 M.Ramirez LF 2 0 0 1 .222
F-J.Bay PH,LF 1 0 1 0 .200
A.Soriano RF,CF 4 0 0 0 .091
A.Gonzalez 1B 2 0 0 0 .400
A-R.Hernandez PH,1B 2 0 0 0 .333
O.Vizquel SS 2 0 0 0 .400
B-R.Theriot PH,SS 2 0 1 0 .500
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 41 13 15 13 Totals 36 2 10 2

A-Pinch Hit For Gonzalez In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Vizquel In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Taveras In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Pedroia In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Ramirez In 8th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Ramirez In 8th Inning

Chin Music...... 2 0 2 5 0 0 2 1 1 - 13 15 0
Josey Wales..... 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 10 0

Chin Music (2-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
J.Santana WIN(1-0) 7 2/3 9 2 2 1 8 0 2.35
J.Beimel 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
J.Benoit 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Totals 9 10 2 2 1 8 0

Josey Wales (1-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
J.Peavy LOSS(0-1) 3 2/3 8 9 9 2 3 2 22.09
S.Downs 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
C.Meredith 1 2/3 2 2 2 1 0 1 10.80
R.Dempster 1 1/3 3 1 1 1 1 0 6.75
J.Broxton 1 1/3 2 1 1 2 1 0 4.50
Totals 9 15 13 13 6 6 3

ATTENDANCE- 37,702 DATE- Thursday, May 5th 2008 TIME- Night
T- 3:20
LEFT ON BASE- Chin Music: 9 Josey Wales: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Chin Music: 0 Josey Wales: 0
DOUBLES- T.Hunter-2(3rd), W.Taveras(4th), S.Sosa-2(2nd), R.Theriot(1st)
HOME RUNS- T.Hunter-3(4th)
STOLEN BASES- K.Matsui-2(2nd)
SACRIFICE FLIES- R.Gload, M.Ramirez
WALKS- K.Matsui, P.Fielder-4, M.Lamb, J.Bard
HIT BY PITCH- K.Johjima
STRIKE OUTS- T.Buck-2, K.Matsui, P.Fielder-2, O.Cabrera, W.Taveras-2, S.Sosa-2,
A.Soriano-2, R.Hernandez, O.Vizquel
WILD PITCHES- J.Santana, J.Broxton-2

Torii Hunter rocketed 3 homeruns and had 8 RBI as the Pocono Chin Music
ballclub embarrassed the Outlaw Josey Wales by the count of 13 to 2.

Hunter was unconscious all evening. The Outlaw fans hated to see him
approaching the batter's box as he just kept delivering base hits! He popped
a two-run clout over the fence in the 1st inning, doubled which plated a run
in the 3rd inning, smacked a three-run homer in the 4th inning, cleared the
fences for a two-run home run (his 4th of the season) in the 7th inning and
doubled in the 8th inning. Pocono had many opportunities throughout the game
and scored in 6 separate innings.

Johan Santana(1-0) went 7 and 2/3 innings allowing 2 runs for the victory.
Jake Peavy(0-1) absorbed the loss. He got hit pretty hard, allowing 8 hits
and 2 walks in 3 and 2/3 innings.

'The ball was jumping off my bat' Hunter said. 'I didn't do anything
differently, it's the same way I always approach the game.'








Thursday, April 17, 2008

Ouch, that Hirsh! LCC 14 - NJT 5




Strat-O-Matic Report






BOXSCORE: 2008 New Jersey Trash Heap At 2008 Lake Champlain Canniba 5/14/2008

Trash Heap AB R H RBI AVG Cannibals AB R H RBI AVG
J.Bartlett SS 4 0 0 0 .000 K.Lofton LF 5 1 1 0 .304
N.Swisher 1B 2 2 0 0 .128 C.Granderson CF 3 3 2 0 .388
I.Kinsler 2B 3 1 1 1 .167 C.Jones 3B,SS 4 2 1 0 .265
A.Rodriguez 3B 2 0 0 0 .150 D.Ortiz 1B 2 3 1 3 .416
D.Young RF 4 1 2 3 .277 J.Thome DH 3 2 0 2 .313
M.Murton LF 3 0 0 0 .300 J.Drew RF 4 0 2 3 .269
J.Hermida DH 4 1 2 1 .294 E.Renteria SS 3 2 2 2 .304
J.Damon CF 4 0 1 0 .400 C-E.Encarnacion PH,3B 1 0 0 0 .231
Y.Torrealba C 4 0 0 0 .225 R.Weeks 2B 3 1 1 0 .226
B-A.Cora PH,2B 2 0 2 1 .250
R.Doumit C 1 0 0 0 .316
A-B.McCann C 2 0 1 2 .242
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 30 5 6 5 Totals 33 14 13 13

A-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Doumit In 4th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Weeks In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Renteria In 8th Inning

Trash Heap...... 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 5 6 0
Cannibals....... 2 1 4 0 2 0 0 5 - 14 13 0

Trash Heap (4-8) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
J.Hirsh LOSS(0-1) 2 4 7 7 5 2 2 31.50
S.Rivera 2 2/3 4 2 2 0 1 0 2.81
B.Morrow 2 1/3 3 2 2 1 2 0 5.06
F.Cordero 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 4.91
J.Isringhaus 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 2.45
Totals 8 13 14 14 9 5 2

Cannibals (13-8) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
E.Bedard WIN(2-1) 5 1/3 4 4 4 3 5 2 5.81
T.Tankersley HOLD(1st) 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.70
J.Cruz 1 2/3 1 1 1 1 1 0 5.94
B.Shouse 0 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
R.Franklin 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.76
Totals 9 6 5 5 4 7 2

ATTENDANCE- 43,076 DATE- Saturday, May 14th 2008 TIME- Night
T- 2:42
LEFT ON BASE- Trash Heap: 5 Cannibals: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Trash Heap: 2 Cannibals: 3
DOUBLES- I.Kinsler(1st), C.Granderson(5th), J.Drew(1st), B.McCann(5th)
HOME RUNS- D.Young(2nd), J.Hermida(2nd), D.Ortiz(9th), E.Renteria(1st)
STOLEN BASES- A.Rodriguez(3rd), K.Lofton(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- E.Renteria
WALKS- J.Bartlett, N.Swisher, A.Rodriguez, M.Murton, C.Granderson-2, C.Jones,
D.Ortiz-2, J.Thome-2, J.Drew, R.Doumit
HIT BY PITCH- N.Swisher, I.Kinsler, A.Rodriguez, D.Ortiz
STRIKE OUTS- J.Bartlett, N.Swisher, I.Kinsler, A.Rodriguez, D.Young, M.Murton,
Y.Torrealba, C.Granderson, C.Jones, J.Drew-2, R.Weeks
GIDP- N.Swisher, J.Damon, Y.Torrealba, E.Renteria, E.Encarnacion
PASSED BALLS- R.Doumit
WEB GEMS- Top 9th: Alex Cora robbed Yorvit Torrealba of a base hit.

Edgar Renteria left the yard and had 2 RBI at Creutzfeldt-Jakob's where the
Lake Champlain Cannibals beat the New Jersey Trash Heap by the score of 14 to
5.

Erik Bedard(2-1) pitched well enough to earn the win. He was reached for 4
hits and 3 walks in 5 and 1/3 innings and surrendered 2 homeruns. Overall
Lake Champlain out-hit New Jersey 13 to 6.

Jason Hirsh(0-1) suffered the loss. His biggest problem was control as he
allowed 5 walks in 2 innings.