Monday, October 31, 2011

Outlaw All-Time Saves Leaders


Twenty-one years of Outlaw All-Time saves leaders, from 1991 to 2011 including the predecessor NASBL Cleveland Indians and San Diego Padres:
  1. 128, Keith Foulke, 1999-2005
  2. 117, Trevor Hoffman, 1994-1999
  3. 104, Joakim Soria, 2008-2011
  4. 74, Armando Benitez, 1998-2005
  5. 71, Jeff Russell, 1993-1996

Sunday, October 30, 2011

Less Filling Championship Series- Game 5

Grundy County, IL: Game 5 was a matchup of game 2 starter Chris Carpenter (21-7 3.38 ERA) and Trever Cahill (10-8 4.20 ERA). Carpenter, who pitched 7 and two thirds of shutout ball in the second game, did not disappoint in game 5; going the distance while only giving up 4 hits and 2 walks with 8 strikeouts in the complete game win. Cahill pitched valiantly in the loss, giving up 5 runs on 6 hits in 7 innings. He really only made on bad pitch, but it ended up being a 3-run homerun to Jim Edmonds in the 1st inning. That homerun proved to be the difference, and the Haymakers move past the Grizzlies onto the NASBL championship.

Josh Hamilton and Jose Bautista are neutralized in the series, going a combined 6 for 32 with 1 homerun and 2 RBI's. It was Corey Hart who was the hitting champ, hitting 3 homeruns with 7 RBI's in the series. Series MVP was Chris Carpenter who went 2-0 in two starts with a 0.54 ERA. In almost 17 innings, Carpenter only gave up 8 hits and 2 walks while striking out 14.

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Less Filling Championship Series- Game 4

Grundy County, Il: A rematch of game 1 starters Brett Myers (16-10, 3.35ERA) and David Price (17-8, 3.65ERA). The Haymaker bats jump all over Price by scoring 7 runs in the first three innings capped off by a 3-run blast by Corey Hart. The final score of 13-9 made is seem closer than it was as the Grizzlies scored 7 runs in the last two innings. Brett Myers gives up 8 runs again, but this time in 8 innings and is able to pick up the win. Troy takes a 3-1 series lead, with more games to be played tomorrow.

Less Filling Championship Series- Game 3

Grundy County, Il: The Less Filling pennant series moves to Grundy County for game three, and the matchup of Garland (13-10, 3.85 ERA) versus Matusz (13-14, 3.83 ERA) was balanced off the bat. The Grizzlies scored first in the bottom of the second, but a big pinch-hit 2 run homerun by Billy Butler in the 7th proved to be the difference maker for Garland and the bullpen. Garland worked out of trouble all night, going 7 innings while only giving up 2 hits and allowing 6 walks. The Haymakers win the game 6-2 and take the series lead 2 games to 1.

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Less Filling Championship Series- Game 2

Troy, NY: Game two was a different story as just the thought of having to face Josh Hamilton and Jose Bautista was enough to chase Grundy County starter Zach Greinke from the game after just 1 and two thirds of an inning. Haymakers starter Chris Carpenter mows'em down for 7 plus, and although the Grizzlies make it interesting in the ninth by bringing the tying run to the plate; Huston Street is able to get the strikeout and the save to tie the series.
Game 3 to begin in Grundy County Thursday night. Rumor is Tim McCarver and Joe Buck will be working the game...

Editor's Note: Same issue with posting the boxscore. Not sure how to do it so it looks right.

Less Filling Championship Series- Game 1

Troy, NY: The fans were excited to watch the first playoff game in Haymaker history at "the Gounds" and Brett Myers made it unforgettable by spotting the potent Grundy County offense to an eight run lead right off the bat. Troy's offense did their best to battle back against ace David Price, even getting 6 runs back off of him; but the Grizzlies bullpen of Badenhop, Duensing and Puts shut the door to give them a 1-0 lead in the series.

Editor's Note: I want to post the boxscore, but I'm not smart enough to figure out how to do it so the layout looks right. Pfft....

Roadkill release former ace due to "Lackey" of focus


Today the Roadkill front office released former ace John Lackey who is scheduled for TJS in the off-season. Dr Lewis Yocum would not comment on what might have contributed to Lackey's horrific slide including 4-17 5.77 this past season. The highlight of Lackey's career with the club was the '08 season going 18-12 3.62.

The team will certainly miss the clubhouse leader but new Mgr Freddi Gonzalez felt the IR was getting crowded with ace Adam Wainwright on the shelf for the '12 season. Now the scouts will focus on replacing Lackey with what looks to be a deep class of young arms in the upcoming draft.

Friday, October 21, 2011

Outlaw Powers By Springfield


Adrian Beltre's 4 homeruns and 9 RBI led the Outlaw Josey Wales past the Springfield Isotopes in round one of the Tastes Great playoffs. The long ball was the difference in this series. Springfield hit only .232 and Outlaw only .228, but the Wales blasted 8 long balls in the five games.

In game two, Outlaw came out firing against CC Sabathia, scoring 5 runs in the first 3 innings and tagging the big man for a total of eight runs, prevailing 8-5. Jake Peavy picked up the win despite surrendering 5 runs on 11 hits. Beltre went deep twice and Crisp once for the Wales.

The series moved to Wreckin' So Field for game 3 but the Outlaw fans weren't happy when Franscisco Carmona baffled Outlaw all day for a decisive 4-0 Springfield win. Infante drove in 2 and Ethier and Cargo also contributed RBI hits.

Hudson, Venters, and Soria returned the favor in game 4, blanking Springfield 5-0 as Ortiz and Beltre went deep.

Game 5 was a 1-1 pitcher's duel until the bottom of the 7th when Outlaw erupted for 8 runs, aided by 8 straight batter's card dice throws. Beltre capped off the inning with a 3-run blast for a 9-1 Outlaw lead. Springfield made it interesting by scoring 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th and putting 2 more men on base, but the Mexicutioner Joakim Soria put out the fire by coaxing pinch hitter Ramon Santiago to fly out, nailing down the game and the series for Outlaw.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Outlaw All-Time Stolen Base Leaders


Twenty-one years of Outlaw All-Time stolen base leaders, from 1991 to 2011 including the predecessor NASBL Cleveland Indians and San Diego Padres:
  1. 613, Kenny Lofton, 1993-2001
  2. 395, Omar Vizquel, 1996-2011
  3. 115, Willy Taveras, 2006-2008
  4. 111, Alfonso Soriano, 2004-2008
  5. 110, Alex Cole, 1991-1992

Monday, October 17, 2011

Outlaw takes 1-0 Lead in TGLCS!

Nelson Cruz connected with a 'big fly' and had 3 RBI at M.Burns Mem. Field asthe Outlaw Josey Wales beat the Springfield Isotopes in 10 innings 6 to4.
Both teams were tied at 4 runs apiece after nine innings. Outlaw came out thevictor in the 10th inning. Coco Crisp kicked off the action when he lined asingle. Elvis Andrus was next and he reached on an error. Dustin Pedroiathen was walked intentionally to load the bases. Cruz was up next and he hita sacrifice fly. Omar Vizquel came up to bat and was walked intentionally toload the bases. Adrian Beltre kept things alive and hit a sacrifice fly.Matt Kemp followed, but he was set down on strikes. Springfield went downwithout a fight in the bottom of the 10th.
Joakim Soria(1-0) went 2 innings allowing no runs for the victory. DarrenO'Day(0-1) was the loser in relief. He was a hard-luck loser, pitching 2innings and not allowing an earned run.

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

GCG Sweeps Vermont, wins game 4, 4-2




Strat-O-Matic Report






BOXSCORE: 2011 Grundy County Grizzlies At 2011 Vermont Fighting Sio 10/6/2011

Grizzlies AB R H RBI AVG Fighting Sioux AB R H RBI AVG
M.Holliday LF 5 0 2 0 .235 A.Pagan CF 4 0 0 0 .357
D.Uggla 2B 3 1 1 1 .286 C.Utley 2B 4 0 2 0 .267
D-M.Ordonez RF 1 0 0 0 .000 C.Crawford LF 3 0 1 0 .214
K.Youkilis 3B 5 1 1 0 .294 G-C.Quentin PH 1 0 0 0 .000
M.Cabrera DH 4 1 1 0 .267 R.Branyan DH 3 0 0 0 .000
J.Morneau 1B 4 0 2 2 .308 H-G.Sanchez PH 1 0 0 0 .167
C.Ruiz C 3 0 1 0 .154 J.Posada C 2 0 0 0 .100
D.Stubbs RF 4 0 0 0 .143 A-C.Figgins PR 0 0 0 0 .000
E-M.Ellis 2B 0 0 0 0 .500 B-C.Snyder C 0 0 0 0 .000
S.Drew SS 3 1 1 0 .231 I-R.Ibanez PH 1 0 1 0 .500
B.Upton CF 3 0 0 0 .286 A.Jones RF 4 1 1 0 .133
L.Overbay 1B 3 1 2 1 .444
C.McGehee 3B 3 0 1 1 .214
C.Pennington SS 1 0 0 0 .286
C-J.Buck PH 1 0 0 0 .000
F-J.Uribe SS 0 0 0 0 .000
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 35 4 9 3 Totals 31 2 8 2

A-Pinch Ran For Posada In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Figgins In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Pennington In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Uggla In 8th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Stubbs In 8th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Buck In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Crawford In 9th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Branyan In 9th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Snyder In 9th Inning

Grizzlies....... 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 9 0
Fighting Sioux.. 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 1

Grizzlies (4-0) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Z.Greinke WIN(2-0) 7 7 2 2 2 4 0 1.93
J.Lopez HOLD(2nd) 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
J.Putz SAVE(2nd) 0 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Totals 9 8 2 2 2 6 0

Fighting Sioux (0-4) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
U.Jimenez LOSS(0-2) 8 1/3 8 4 4 4 7 0 4.41
K.Uehara 0 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.70
Totals 9 9 4 4 4 8 0

ATTENDANCE- 48,524 DATE- Thursday, October 6th 2011 TIME- Night
T- 3:00
LEFT ON BASE- Grizzlies: 8 Fighting Sioux: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Grizzlies: 4 Fighting Sioux: 1
ERRORS- C.Crawford
DOUBLES- C.Ruiz(1st), R.Ibanez(1st), A.Jones(1st), L.Overbay(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- B.Upton(2nd)
WALKS- D.Uggla, C.Ruiz, S.Drew, B.Upton, J.Posada, C.Pennington
STRIKE OUTS- M.Holliday, M.Ordonez, M.Cabrera, J.Morneau-2, D.Stubbs-3, C.Utley,
R.Branyan, G.Sanchez, J.Posada, A.Jones-2
GIDP- D.Uggla, A.Pagan, C.McGehee, C.Pennington
WILD PITCHES- U.Jimenez-3
2-out RBI- J.Morneau-2, D.Uggla

In a two run game the Grundy County Grizzlies got by the Vermont Fighting
Sioux by the score of 4 to 2.

Grundy County jumped out to the early lead in the first inning as they scored
2 runs on 3 base hits. The key at-bat was by Justin Morneau who deflated the
spirits of the home town crowd when he ripped a base-hit scoring two
baserunners. Grundy County rapped out 9 hits for the night.

The win went to Zack Greinke(2-0) who allowed 2 runs in 7 innings. J.J. Putz
earned his 2nd save. Ubaldo Jimenez(0-2) was given the loss.









Griz double up Sioux 8-4, push series to brink




Strat-O-Matic Report






BOXSCORE: 2011 Grundy County Grizzlies At 2011 Vermont Fighting Sio 10/5/2011

Grizzlies AB R H RBI AVG Fighting Sioux AB R H RBI AVG
K.Youkilis 3B 4 1 2 2 .333 A.Pagan CF 4 1 3 2 .500
S.Drew SS 4 1 1 1 .200 C.Utley 2B 3 0 0 0 .182
J.Morneau 1B 3 0 0 0 .222 C.Crawford LF 4 0 1 0 .182
M.Cabrera DH 4 1 2 1 .273 R.Branyan DH 2 0 0 0 .000
D.Uggla 2B 4 1 1 1 .250 A-G.Sanchez PH 1 1 0 0 .200
B-M.Ellis 2B 0 0 0 0 .500 J.Posada C 4 0 0 0 .125
M.Holliday LF 4 0 0 0 .167 A.Jones RF 4 0 0 0 .091
C-M.Ordonez LF 0 0 0 0 .000 L.Overbay 1B 3 1 2 2 .333
C.Ruiz C 3 1 0 0 .100 D-J.Buck PH 1 0 0 0 .000
D.Stubbs RF 4 1 1 0 .200 C.McGehee 3B 4 1 1 0 .182
B.Upton CF 4 2 2 1 .500 C.Pennington SS 3 0 1 0 .333
E-C.Quentin PH 1 0 0 0 .000
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 34 8 9 6 Totals 34 4 8 4

A-Pinch Hit For Branyan In 6th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Uggla In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Holliday In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Overbay In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Pennington In 9th Inning

Grizzlies....... 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 8 9 0
Fighting Sioux.. 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 - 4 8 1

Grizzlies (3-0) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
M.Garza 4 5 3 3 1 5 2 6.75
B.Duensing 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
J.Rauch 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 9.00
T.Stauffer WIN(1-0) 2 1 0 0 0 4 0 0.00
J.Putz 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Totals 9 8 4 4 2 11 2

Fighting Sioux (0-3) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
E.Santana LOSS(0-1) 2 2/3 8 7 6 1 4 1 20.25
J.Happ 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
K.Farnsworth 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
K.Uehara 2 1/3 1 1 1 0 1 0 3.38
H.Kuo 0 2/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Totals 9 9 8 7 3 7 1

ATTENDANCE- 48,057 DATE- Wednesday, October 5th 2011 TIME- Night
T- 3:08
LEFT ON BASE- Grizzlies: 4 Fighting Sioux: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Grizzlies: 1 Fighting Sioux: 2
ERRORS- C.Pennington
DOUBLES- D.Uggla(1st), C.Crawford(2nd), L.Overbay(1st)
TRIPLES- K.Youkilis(1st), S.Drew(1st), B.Upton(1st)
HOME RUNS- K.Youkilis(1st), A.Pagan(1st), L.Overbay(1st)
STOLEN BASES- B.Upton(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- K.Youkilis
WALKS- S.Drew, J.Morneau-2, C.Utley, G.Sanchez
HIT BY PITCH- C.Ruiz
STRIKE OUTS- S.Drew-2, M.Cabrera-2, D.Uggla, M.Holliday, D.Stubbs, C.Utley,
C.Crawford, R.Branyan-2, J.Posada-2, A.Jones-2, L.Overbay, J.Buck,
C.Pennington
GIDP- J.Morneau, D.Uggla, C.Utley
BALKS- E.Santana
WILD PITCHES- E.Santana
2-out RBI- D.Uggla, S.Drew, M.Cabrera, L.Overbay-2

Kevin Youkilis went yard and had 2 RBI at Fighting Sioux Field where the
Grundy County Grizzlies beat the Vermont Fighting Sioux by the score of 8 to
4.

Vermont found themselves trailing quickly as the Grundy County bats came
through in the first inning scoring 3 runners on 3 hits. Grundy County
finished with 9 hits in the victory.

Tim Stauffer(1-0) went 2 innings allowing no runs for the victory. Ervin
Santana(0-1) was hit with the loss. He was knocked around pretty good,
giving up 7 runs in 2 and 2/3 innings.









Griz 2 Hits. 1 Run. 1 Victory. Take 2-0 series lead over Vermont




Strat-O-Matic Report






BOXSCORE: 2011 Vermont Fighting Sioux At 2011 Grundy County Grizzli 10/3/2011

Fighting Sioux AB R H RBI AVG Grizzlies AB R H RBI AVG
C.McGehee 3B 4 0 1 0 .143 M.Holliday LF 4 0 0 0 .250
C.Utley 2B 4 0 1 0 .250 M.Ellis 2B 2 0 0 0 .500
G.Sanchez 1B 3 0 1 0 .250 K.Youkilis 3B 4 0 1 1 .250
C-J.Posada PH,1B 0 0 0 0 .250 M.Cabrera DH 3 0 0 0 .143
J.Buck DH 1 0 0 0 .000 J.Morneau 1B 2 0 1 0 .333
A-R.Branyan PH 1 0 0 0 .000 C.Ruiz C 3 0 0 0 .143
D-C.Figgins PH 1 0 0 0 .000 M.Ordonez RF 2 0 0 0 .000
J.Uribe SS 3 0 0 0 .000 B-B.Upton PR,RF 0 0 0 0 ----
C.Crawford LF 4 0 1 0 .143 S.Drew SS 3 0 0 0 .167
C.Snyder C 2 0 0 0 .000 D.Stubbs CF 2 1 0 0 .167
E-C.Quentin PH 1 0 0 0 .000
A.Pagan CF 3 0 0 0 .333
A.Jones RF 4 0 1 0 .143
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 31 0 5 0 Totals 25 1 2 1

A-Pinch Hit For Buck In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Ordonez In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Sanchez In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Branyan In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Snyder In 9th Inning

Fighting Sioux.. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 1
Grizzlies....... 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 2 0

Fighting Sioux (0-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
M.Latos LOSS(0-1) 7 2/3 2 1 1 3 7 0 1.17
K.Uehara 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Totals 8 2 1 1 3 8 0

Grizzlies (2-0) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
D.Price 5 3 0 0 3 6 0 0.00
J.Motte WIN(1-0) 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
J.Rauch 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 ----
B.Matusz HOLD(1st) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
B.Wilson SAVE(1st) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Totals 9 5 0 0 4 11 0

ATTENDANCE- 49,555 DATE- Monday, October 3rd 2011 TIME- Night
T- 2:58
LEFT ON BASE- Fighting Sioux: 9 Grizzlies: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Fighting Sioux: 0 Grizzlies: 0
ERRORS- C.Utley
DOUBLES- C.McGehee(1st), C.Crawford(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- A.Pagan, M.Ellis-2
WALKS- J.Posada, J.Buck, J.Uribe, C.Snyder, J.Morneau, M.Ordonez, D.Stubbs
STRIKE OUTS- C.McGehee, J.Buck, J.Uribe-2, C.Crawford, C.Snyder-2, C.Quentin,
A.Pagan, A.Jones-2, M.Holliday-2, M.Ellis, K.Youkilis, M.Cabrera,
M.Ordonez-2, D.Stubbs
2-out RBI- K.Youkilis

Jason Motte(1-0) blanked the Vermont Fighting Sioux at Grand Canyon Natural.
The Grundy County Grizzlies scored managed just one run for the victory.

Mat Latos(0-1) gave up the game's only run when Grundy County scored in the
6th inning. Drew Stubbs drew a walk. Matt Holliday struck out, unable to
help the rally. Mark Ellis then laid down a sacrifice bunt. Kevin Youkilis
followed next and he laced a single. Vermont could do no damage in the 9th.

Brian Wilson earned his 1st save.








GCG Takes Game 1 vs. Sioux behind Greinke




Strat-O-Matic Report






BOXSCORE: 2011 Vermont Fighting Sioux At 2011 Grundy County Grizzli 10/2/2011

Fighting Sioux AB R H RBI AVG Grizzlies AB R H RBI AVG
A.Pagan CF 3 0 2 1 .667 M.Holliday LF 4 1 2 2 .500
C.Utley 2B 4 0 1 0 .250 M.Ellis 2B 4 0 3 1 .750
C.Crawford LF 3 0 0 0 .000 K.Youkilis 3B 4 0 1 0 .250
A-C.Quentin PH,RF 1 0 0 0 .000 M.Cabrera DH 4 0 1 0 .250
R.Branyan DH 3 0 0 0 .000 J.Morneau 1B 4 1 1 0 .250
C-G.Sanchez PH 1 0 0 0 .000 C.Ruiz C 4 0 1 0 .250
J.Posada C 4 0 1 0 .250 M.Ordonez RF 3 0 0 0 .000
A.Jones RF,LF 3 0 0 0 .000 B-B.Upton RF 0 0 0 0 ----
D-R.Ibanez PH 1 0 0 0 .000 S.Drew SS 3 1 1 1 .333
L.Overbay 1B 3 0 0 0 .000 D.Stubbs CF 4 1 1 0 .250
C.McGehee 3B 3 0 0 0 .000
C.Pennington SS 3 1 1 0 .333
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 32 1 5 1 Totals 34 4 11 4

A-Pinch Hit For Crawford In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Ordonez In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Branyan In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Jones In 9th Inning

Fighting Sioux.. 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 0
Grizzlies....... 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 - 4 11 0

Fighting Sioux (0-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
U.Jimenez LOSS(0-1) 8 11 4 4 2 8 0 4.50
Totals 8 11 4 4 2 8 0

Grizzlies (1-0) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Z.Greinke WIN(1-0) 7 5 1 1 1 8 0 1.29
J.Lopez HOLD(1st) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
J.Putz SAVE(1st) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Totals 9 5 1 1 1 11 0

ATTENDANCE- 45,753 DATE- Sunday, October 2nd 2011 TIME- Night
T- 2:32
LEFT ON BASE- Fighting Sioux: 5 Grizzlies: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Fighting Sioux: 1 Grizzlies: 0
DOUBLES- C.Pennington(1st), M.Holliday-2(2nd), S.Drew(1st)
STOLEN BASES- D.Stubbs(1st)
WALKS- A.Pagan, M.Ordonez, S.Drew
STRIKE OUTS- C.Utley, C.Quentin, R.Branyan, G.Sanchez, J.Posada-2, A.Jones-3,
L.Overbay-2, M.Holliday, K.Youkilis-2, J.Morneau-2, M.Ordonez-2,
D.Stubbs
GIDP- M.Holliday
2-out RBI- M.Holliday, M.Ellis

Matt Holliday hit 2 doubles and had 2 RBI as the Grundy County Grizzlies
topped the Vermont Fighting Sioux by a score of 4 to 1 at Grand Canyon
Natural.

Zack Greinke(1-0) pitched well for Grundy County in their victory. He
surrendered 5 hits and 1 walk in 7 innings. Greinke chalked up 8 strikeouts.
For the game Grundy County out-hit Vermont 11 to 5.

J.J. Putz earned the save, his 1st. Ubaldo Jimenez(0-1) was the losing
pitcher. He allowed 11 hits and 2 walks in 8 innings.








Hamil Moving to Another Galaxy

Troy, NY: The Haymakers have given up their plans to take on the Death Star yesterday by moving Mark "Hamil" Reynolds to the Pocono Chin Music for a second round pick. After a promising start back in 2009 where he hit .277 with a .940 OPS; it's been downhill for Mark with the Troy club. He lost his position in 2010 when Pablo Sandoval arrived and although he played almost everyday as a DH that year he struggled to perform; hitting .207 with a .700 OPS. It was even worse in 2011, when Mark was relegated to the bench again with the emergence of Jose Bautista. He did even worse in the limited role, hitting .133 in 158 at bats.
"Mark is a great bat," said GM Ken Anderson, "But with Pablo, Joey Bats, Corey Hart and Billy (Butler); there was just no where to play him. So we had to make a move. We could also not get him to turn it around after his great start a few years ago."
Reynolds right handed power bat should succeed in Pocono, especially hitting behind Prince Fielder. The 6th pick in the second round will be the earliest pick in the draft for Troy at this point. The Troy faithful may have a chance to see him a few more times during the playoffs.

Monday, October 10, 2011

Chows add a DH

Illinois Times - In management's first signal that they will be "going for it" this season, the Chows acquired DH Travis Hafner for their 4th pick.

We have a lot of holes and this draft is pitching rich and hitting poor. We really do not see a DH solution vs. RHP still available in Round 4 this season. We have 5 picks in the first three rounds and this deal allows us not to have to stretch for someone to play DH. We will now have Willingham playing LF and are only left with a couple of holes in our line-up. Having two 5th round picks makes us feel a little more comfortable giving up a 4.

Hafner posted an .886 OPS vs. RHP in 2011. This puts him 31st overall among hitters with 200 or more PA vs. righties.

Saturday, October 1, 2011

2012 NASBL Rookie / FA Draft Order!

The base 2012 NASBL Rookie / FA Draft order (all rounds except rounds 3 and 4, which are controlled by FA Money) will be:

1. Slatington
2. Shawnee (formerly Freedonia)
3. Honolulu
4. Illinois
5. Georgia
6. Pocono
7. Seattle
8. New Jersey
9. Dallas Fort Worth
10. Lake Champlain

Picks 11-12 will be the earliest playoff exits among Outlaw, Springfield, Vermont, and Grundy County.

Picks 13-16 will be the earliest playoff exits among the above teams, plus Lehigh Valley and Troy.


Overusage points:
Slatington (29), Shawnee (only 18, as the 13 points for Brian Fuentes all took place before Mike Johnson took over managing the team), Georgia (34), Seattle (23), Lake Champlain (20).

Teams that moved in the draft due to overusage:
-Georgia dropped one slot
-Lake Champlain gained anywhere from 1 to 6 slots, by virtue of being eliminated from the playoffs.