NASBL News

FAREWELL VICTOR!

2012-01-28T17:53:00.006-05:00

DFW-- The Spurs fans have been waiting since the end of last season for the team to make a move and get involved in the trade market. Well the fans got what they wanted as DFW traded former 1st round pick Victor Martinez to ILL. The former 1st Rd pick has played all 7 years in DFW and was a big part of the 2007 World Series team! He led the Spurs in hitting that year with a .361ba & .413oba.

'We want to Thank Victor for his loyalty and leadership the last 7 years, and he will be missed' stated the skipper of the Spurs Red Robbins.

The Spurs got some much needed Draft picks in hopes to build the team into a play-off contender. DFW traded Martinez and DFW 1st (pick 9) to ILL for ILL 1st (pick 4), ILL 2nd, GRK 5th & ILL 6th.

Attention V-Mart Shoppers

2012-01-26T07:30:00.007-05:00

Illinois Times -

Chows make Another Deal

Illinois added C/1B Victor Martinez to their already solid line-up. GM Brad Sherlag and his scouts decided the draft was very thin on bats and made several line-up solidifying moves this offseason. "Once we made the Hafner and Morse deals we could no longer straddle the fence. This is our year and getting an everyday catcher with V-Mart's bat was something we could not pass up. We were very aggressive on the V-Mart front and wanted to make sure we got a deal done before any other NASBL teams had a chance to."

In the rather complicated deal, Illinois moves down from #4 to #9 in the first round and gives up a 2nd, a 5th and a 6th. The upside of this trade is the switch-hitting V-Mart. the downside is that the lower picks would have proven valuable for building the bullpen and bench.

Two for the Title

With Reyes and Martinez in the fold,Illinois has two legitimate contenders to win the TG batting title. Currently Brian Giles holds the Chows All-Time mark for a season at .312. Both V-Mart and Reyes figure to best that mark and either could win the crown. A race for the title between teammates is an exciting thing for fans to watch. One such race was commemorated by this 1985 baseball card.

END OF AN ERA

2012-01-25T22:11:00.015-05:00

Thirty-three years.

Fifteen thousand, four hundred and eighty at-bats.

Four thousand, three hundred and fifty-three hits.

Two thousand, four hundred and forty runs scored.

Two thousand, two hundred and forty-five runs batted in.

Six hundred and fifteen home runs.

Four hundred and ten stolen bases.

One NASBL championship.

One team.

Manny Ramirez, 1995 - 2011
Omar Vizquel, 1996 - 2011

Building the Wales

2012-01-25T20:48:00.007-05:00

Every year I like to look at how my players got here. This year, twelve of our seventeen keepers were acquired by draft, including six 1st rounders and two 2nd rounders. If you haven't noticed, Outlaw has a strategy of building from the draft. Only five of this year's players were acquired by trade. Here are Outlaw's keepers listed by seniority, with their years of service and how they were acquired:

Tim Hudson, 12, 2000 1st round
Jake Peavy, 8, 2004 2nd round
Jason Bay, 7, 2005 1st round
Adrian Gonzalez, 5, 2007 1st round
Mike Napoli, 4, 2008 supp 1st round
Dustin Pedroia, 4, 2008 1st round
Scott Baker, 3, 2009 trade for a 3rd round
Elvis Andrus, 2, 2010 1st round
Nelson Cruz, 2, 2010 1st round
Adrian Beltre, 2, 2010 trade for a 4th round
David Ortiz, 2, 2010 7th round
Matt Kemp, 1, 2010 postseason trade for 2011 1st round
Jonny Venters, 1, 2011 2nd round
Justin Masterson, 1, 2011 6th round
Rafael Betancourt, 1, 2011 9th round
Chris Heisey, 0, 2011 postseason trade for Joakim Soria
Chris Narveson, 0, 2012 trade for Brennan Boesch

Sherlag accused in NASBL scandal

2012-01-21T22:25:00.006-05:00

Tonight all of Springfield waits with baited breath to see the outcome of the hottest scandal to rock Springfield since "lefty gate". The controversy surrounds accusations that GM Doug Sherlag used falsified birth certificates to bring in a veteran retired pitcher under an assumed name. Embattled GM Doug Sherlag insists that Fausto Carmona in really not 46 year old pitcher Roberto Hernandez. This despite Carmona/Hernandez' recent arrest in the Dominican Republic. A visibly shaken Sherlag stated "there must be some mistake" when confronted with the phony birth certificate. The future of his recycled pitcher, who was released on $13,000 bail, is unclear though some General Managers report that Springfield was shopping the hurler as of two weeks ago. One must question if they were trying to move the old vet before his true age came out. The perennial contender Isotopes were stunned by Outlaw and GM Sherlag has been on the hot seat after the surprising early exit in the 2011 playoffs.

Chows add Draft Pick - Lose Some Youth

2012-01-15T10:28:00.002-05:00

Illinois Times - The Chows traded young starter Homer Bailey for a 5th Round Draft pick today. This deal now gives Illinois 3 picks in the 5th round. "Our goal is to make the play-offs this season. While we like Homer, we think he needs a little more seasoning. We value the flexibility more than we valued his production."

It is widely believed that this deal allows the Chows to cut to below 17 players, maybe even to the minimum. In past years, the Chows have been attached to their guys and have not participated in the supplemental since 2009 when they took Richie Sexson with their lone supplemental pick.

Topes Make Two Big Offseason Deals - More to Follow?

2012-01-04T12:30:00.004-05:00

Springfield (AP) - The Topes have won at least 92 games in each of the last seven NASBL seasons and have only finished below .500 in one of the last ten NASBL seasons. It's not very often that GM Doug Sherlag comes out and issues a statement like he did last month. "I'm not sure we have the horses to compete next year," said Sherlag.

Sherlag issued that statement in a press conference in which the Topes announced that the Topes had traded Andre Ethier to the Grizz for Melvin Upton and Ricky Romero. Ethier was one of the key components of the controversial Josh Hamilton trade of last offseason and had a very solid season in his first year with the Topes, serving as a table-setter for Carlos Gonzalez and Adam Dunn in the Topes lineup. Romero has had limited success for the Grizz in parts of two seasons since being drafted in the 11th round of the 2010 NASBL draft. After a Rookie of the Year season in 2008, Upton hit .198 in 405 at bats for the Grizz last season and has failed to live up to his pedigree as the 3rd overall pick in the 2008 NASBL draft. Both players are younger than Ethier and this appeared to be a classic example of a rebuilding move.

Not so fast...it appears that Sherlag is sending a mixed message. Upton was not long for the Topes as Sherlag shipped Upton and set-up man Tyler Clippard to the Shawnee Crows for David Wright and Ryan Doumit. Wright and Doumit are both older than Upton AND Clippard. Wright should replace Ethier's production in the middle of the Topes lineup and Doumit has had success in NASBL as a primarily offense minded catcher.

So, are the Topes sending a mixed message? Not according to Sherlag. "Guys like David Wright do not become available all the time. He is a premium player at a premium position." said Sherlag. "David is only 29 years old and will be a big part of the Topes for years to come. I stand by my statement that it will be difficult to put a winner out on the field next year, even after this trade. However, it won't be long before the Topes are back to where we expect to be and David will be a big part of that."

Asked if he anticipates that there will be more deals this offseason, Sherlag responded with a resounding yes. "We have some nice pieces that can help contenders. I would anticipate at least one or two more trades before roster cutdown day," said Sherlag.

The Minor Deal Mambo

2011-12-20T17:24:00.007-05:00

Troy, NY: The Haymakers made their fourth trade of the off-season; picking up two time top 20 prospect Alcides Escobar from the Pilots for a round 3 pick. Escobar has a great glove and above average speed, but time will tell if he can turn his minor league success into positive results in the majors.
"We are excited to have a talented player like Escobar on our roster," said GM Ken Anderson, "we love his glove and expect that he can turn into a top of the order type hitter as well. We feel that he's closer to Ozzie Smith than Royce Clayton and we will be working hard to turn him into that."
The pickup of Escobar comes a couple weeks after the pickup of another young infielder Ruben Tejada, who looks to be coming off the bench after the pickup of Escobar.
"Tejada will be great for us off the bench next season," said the GM, "we jumped the gun a bit, hoping he would be better defensively. Now Tejada will fit nicely into a role he is more designed for. Our lineup is strong enough that it can handle Escobar play everyday and bat ninth next season."
The pickup of James Loney and Escobar will improve an infield defense already anchored by team veteran Brandon Phillips and a surprising Pablo Sandoval. The team will boast a lineup with three players with a "1" range (LF,SS,2B), three players with a "2" range(CF,3B,1B), and one player with a "3" range (RF).
"I'm excited," tweeted the slick fielding secondbaseman Phillips, "nothing gonna get by us next season!" Escobar's twitter following jumped from 12k to 25k just a few hours after the trade.

My 2 Cents

2011-12-11T18:29:00.000-05:00

The NASBL celebrated it's 25 Birthday this season. HBTY HBTY HB 'NASBL' HBTY! Red Robbins would like to say 'THANK YOU' again to everyone on honoring him with the Lifetime Achievement Award that Commissioner Steve Beard sent him before the season. I can honestly say it was a very pleasant surprise. Yes Red was a member in the NASBL from the beginning. For you youngsters the NASBL is about 3 years younger than MTV, and are in much better shape! Like anything the NASBL has had it's ups/downs. I am pleased we are on a up swing with the current set of managers and the leadership of Steve Beard as the Commish! A league needs all of it's managers on the same page (or very close to the same page; some managers are a few pages ahead and some a couple of pages behind :) ) and a commissioner that knows when to crack the whip, when to loosen the reins, when to be a 'baby sister' and when to step in for his judgement/ruling on a matter which has to be for the betterment of the league, not just a team or two. The NASBL web site is one of the BEST around and when it comes to Drafting the 'Automated Start Draft' makes it simple.

In upcoming My 2 cents we will go around the league going over last season, plus a little History back in the Stone Age when the NASBL started!

Movers and Shakers??

2011-12-09T09:00:00.004-05:00

Troy, NY: Right off the team's first playoff and championship appearance; the Haymakers have made a few small moves to try to improve the team's chances of repeating as Less Filling Champs. The team's first move was shipping team look alike champ for a round 2 pick.

Next, Troy moved their last remaining player from their inaugural season, by shipping Huston Street to Lehigh Valley for Hiroki Kuroda. Street, the reigning two time Fireman of the Year award winner, had a total of 115 saves for the Haymakers and was shipped to fill one of the many rotation slots for next season. As of right now Kuroda will serve as Troy's thrid starter behind ace Carpenter and young phenom Bumgarner. Kuroda has had a rather pedestrian career in the NASBL, but is coming off a successful season (14-7 with a 3.31ERA) with World Series Champ Iron Pigs, and the Troy front office is hoping that will continue with the Haymakers.

Most recently, the Haymakers moved young firstbaseman Billy Butler for James Loney and Ruben Tejada. Troy faithful will remember Butler was picked up with a round 3 pick from Illinois after the 2008 season for Aubrey Huff. After a couple of successful seasons with the team, Butler never seemed to live up to his full potential and the front office grew weary of his ability to play defense. Loney is a much better defender, but has had problems with consistency in the past and is coming off a dismal season at the plate. In 402 at bats, Loney only hit .229 and while he should fair better at Haymaker Grounds, he still will have to sit against lefties. The third player in the deal, 21 year old Ruben Tejada, will take over time at SS for the struggling Jason Bartlett. Tejada should be successful in limited action next season, but the jury is out on his long term ability. Troy's front office believe's he's best suited as a utility player long term, but time will tell if he can handle a full time role. His fielding should be above average, and there is a rumor going around that he may actually lead-off against lefties next season.

Stay tuned to find out if the Haymakers can prove that last season's success was not just a flash in the pan!

That and a Bag of Chips

2011-12-07T09:05:00.002-05:00

The 2012 season is right around the corner and the Spurs know they have a lot of work on their hands. One final look back at 2011 season. Rookie Jason Heyward was voted Team MVP. The 1st Overall pick in the Draft did everything the Spurs asked him to do and more. Heyward played in 155 games- .286ba, 95r, 302b, 3 3b, 16hr, 93bb, 129so and was 20 for 24 in stolen bases. He batted anywhere from lead-off to 7th in the lineup. "He lived up to all the hype", skipper Red Robbins said. He went on to add, "With the retirement of Ken Griffey Jr. and a few years ago of Bonds (Barry not 007), Heyward has been tagged the next Junior or the next Bonds. To come in and be expected to live up to all that was a lot of pressure on the kid. He's only 21 years old. Half the things I own are that old! We are very pleased with his performance this year. We give our Top rating of- All that and a Bag of Chips"!

Winter update- Heyward was spotted at a Winter Carnival and has gained 20lbs since the end of the season. D'OH

Outlaw All-Time Home Run Leaders

2011-12-03T10:19:00.018-05:00

Chicks dig the long ball! Twenty-one years of Outlaw All-Time big-fly leaders, from 1991 to 2011 including the predecessor NASBL Cleveland Indians and San Diego Padres:

564, Manny Ramirez, 1995-2011
380, Albert "don't call me Joey" Belle, 1992-2001
171, Jason Bay, 2005-2011
158, Alfonso "we don't need no steenkin' defense" Soriano, 2004-2008
tie - 157, Mark McGwire, 1999-2002
tie - 157, Aramis Ramirez, 1999-2008

And we would be negligent if we didn't give credit to NASBL's all-time homerun leader at his position,
2, Tim Hudson, 2000-2011

Chows Add Big Bat Lose 1st Round Pick

2011-12-03T07:35:00.002-05:00

Illinois Times -- Chows GM Brad Sherlag stopped straddling the fence this week and declared the Chows all in for this season. Today the Chows got either their LF or their everyday 1B in the body of Michale Morse. The price was high, but Morse is expected to be a huge bat next season in the NASBL. In Major League Baseball (NASBL's prime developmental league) last season, Morse put up a great season batting over .300, hitting 31 dingers and posting a .910 OPS.

The price was Illinois fan favorite Josh"The Hammer" Willingham, a fan favorite since Illinois drafted him. The Hammer is third all time for the offensively challenged Chows in both HR and RBIs. Illinois also gave up one of their three 1st Round Draft picks - the last pick in Round #1.

"We see this as a pitching heavy, hitter light draft. It is obvious the Chows offense needed a major upgrade. We started that upgrade when we traded for Hafner and it continues with the deal for Morse. I believe 1-6, we are as good as we have ever been offensively. The Chows are still open to trading for a 1B or OF and a top-flite SP. However, our sense of urgency is reduced since we think we can fill our remaining holes in the draft. We still have two 1sts, a 2nd and a 3rd - so we can still improve the club."

The 1-6 Sherlag was referring to are:

Bourn

Reyes

Beltran

Morse

Ramirez

Hafner

Seven through Nine will be the still to be acquired 1B/OF, their 2B and Suzuki. High placed sources in the Chows organization believe Beckham will field well enough for Illinois to give him one more chance.

2011 Iron Pigs Team Grades

2011-11-21T19:54:00.005-05:00

Starting Pitching:
The starting pitchers included two individual performances that are in the top 6 all time ERA's. New IronPig Josh Johnson had the 6th best individual performance at 2.51 and rookie Clay Buchholtz secured the lowest individual season ERA at 1.77. These two backstopped the IronPig starting pitchers which had a season ERA of 2.95 and a record of 80-39.
Grade: A+

Relief Pitching:
Not to be outdone by their stamina endowed brethren, the relief pitchers did an even better job of shutting down the opposition and held opponents to an ERA of 2.08 and had 43 saves to go along with a 27-14 record. Leading the way were Joakim Benoit (5-1, 4 sv, 0.94 ERA), Billy Wagner (1-0, 8 sv, 0.41 ERA) and rookie closer Neftali Feliz (4-4, 26 sv, 2.03 ERA).
Grade: A+

Team Defense:
The pitchers benefited from very good team defense. Groundball specialist Clay Buchholtz in particular was happy with the infield defense. Only Hanley Ramirez (natural position is DH) was a liability. All other infield positions were manned by 1e somethings. The outfield featured a 1 in CF and 2's (with - arms) at the corner spots. Combine that defense with the pitchers ballpark and you have a recipe for success.
Grade B+

Offense:
The offense performed well despite playing half of their games in the pitcher friendly PigPen. The offense was good enough for 5th in NASBL in 2011. The team was loaded with doubles hitters (2nd only to powerhouse TRY) and had good team speed (144 sb, 3rd in NASBL). Surprisingly, HR's were not a weakness as the team hit 179 which was good for 6th place in NASBL. The offense played well enough to win and carried the pitchers in a couple of playoff games against very strong offenses (OJW and TRY).
Grade: B-

General Manager:
As mentioned in a previous article, the front office sold out for success this season at the expense of future seasons. Time will tell how much damage was done to the upcoming seasons, but with the playoff success realized this year, the GM is not taking the heat that he probably should be.
Grade: C

2011 Iron Pigs Notables

2011-11-21T19:26:00.003-05:00

2011 was a memorable season for the Lehigh Valley IronPigs. It marked several team firsts or records.

Highest regular season win total (109)
Lowest NASBL individual ERA (Buchholtz 1.77)
First playoff game victory (4-1 vs. OJW)
First playoff series victory (4-3 vs. OJW)
First World Series appearance
First World Series game victory (9-7 vs. TRY)
First World Series victory (4-2 vs. TRY)
Lowest team ERA in NASBL history (2.79)

How did the magic happen? Cynics would say that it happened because GM Burns sold out the future and went "all-in" for this playoff run. The team had been successful, but mid season trades to bolster the offense and bullpen proved to be key in making the playoffs and enjoying success in the playoffs.

The trade ledger sheet shows that LVI gave up Papelbon, Reyes, Jay, Storen, Hafner, 1st round, 2nd round and 4th round in exchange for Hanley Ramirez, Jason Werth, Michael Morse, Brett Anderson, Rafael Soriano, and Billy Wagner.

The price was steep in future value, but in the end, it was worth it. At present, due to injuries and lack of high picks, 2012 looks to be a mediocre season at best , but as Outlaw proved this season, having low expectations can cause your players to overperform. Hopefully the IronPigs will have the same results that Mark's team had in 2011. Stay tuned!

Outlaw 2011 Report Card

2011-11-17T02:06:00.034-05:00

How did the Outlaw Josey Wales fare in 2011?

Overall: Not much was expected this year with only one quality starting pitcher (Hudson), several average-challenged batters (Kemp, Napoli, Barajas, Bay), and big injuries to key players (Pedroia, Ramirez, Cruz, Bay, Peavy). But a funny thing happened on the team's trip to mediocracy. Cranking 247 HR (2nd to LCC) and running up a .593 winning percentage on the road, Outlaw won a team record 102 games, beat the 100+ win Isotopes in the playoffs, and came within two outs of winning the Tastes great pennant against the eventual World Series champion Iron Pigs. Grade: A-

HAL: Winning half of your games on the road in NASBL is really tough. Team road manager HAL won 48 games on the NASBL road trail. Managing a .593 winning percentage on the road despite being saddled with injury-depleted starting lineups gets you a Grade: A

Draft & Pre-Season Trades: Matt Kemp (trade for 1st rounder), Jonny Venters (2nd) round), Justin Masterson (6th round), Grade: A

Adrian Gonzalez: .290 BA, 29 HR and 111 RBI playing on a home field that is more than hostile to left-handed batters. Grade: A

Tim Hudson: First the bad news. He didn't hit any homeruns this year. But putting up a 17-13 record with a 3.02 ERA when you are deliberately scheduled to pitch against the cream of the Tastes Great League as often as possible earns you a Grade: A

Omar Vizquel: .298 BA, 39 runs and 17 SB in 255 AB from a 43 year-old with a glove that puts the kids to shame! Grade: A

Jake Peavy: 12-3 with a 3.14 ERA and 126 K in 120 IP. Serious injuries prevented what could have been a great season. Grade: A-

David "Big Papi" Ortiz: 35 HR and 93 RBI in 436 AB, but batted only .261 and limited to platoon duty against righties. Grade: A-

Dustin Pedroia: 18 HR and 71 RBI in only 293 AB plus a world-class glove at second. Too bad he got hurt. Grade: B

Jake Westbrook and Ryan Dempster: 34-14, 442 IP, and a 4.13 ERA between them. Life is tough for starting pitchers on a team with an all-1 infield that hits 247 HR and plays in a cavernous ballpark. Grade: B

Mike Napoli: 22 HR and 60 RBI in only 329 AB. Pedroiaesque stats minus the defense and batting average. Grade: B-

Matt Kemp: 25 HR, 86 runs and 73 RBI from the bottom of the lineup but with a sub-par .253 BA and average defense. We're waiting for next year. Grade: C+

Adrian Beltre: .281, 27 HR and a stellar glove, but 75 RBI from the middle of this lineup is not enough. Grade: C

Manny Ramirez: He hit .302, but age and injuries caught up with Mannywood. Only 10 HR, and 29 RBI in 252 AB, but his high OBA had him leading off later in the season and scoring 40 runs. Is this the end of an era? Grade: C

Jonny Venters: 2.76 ERA amd 14 saves is good for a rookie season, but 10 losses is too many for a short reliever. More was expected. Grade: C

Elvis Andrus: A .246 BA limited our leadoff batter to 95 runs scored from the leadoff spot which isn't really that great on a team with Outlaw's offense. Grade: C

Nellie Cruz: Injuries limited him to 395 AB, 13 HR, 59 runs scored and 58 RBI. Grade: C

Jutin Masterson: 8-5, 3.95. Better than expected in limited duty in his rookie campaign. Grade: C-

Joakim Soria: 31 saves, but a 3.62 ERA and a .795 save % are sub-par for the Mexicutioner and blowing a save in the potentially decisive game 6 of the LCS doesn't help. Grade: C-

Jason Bay: Age, injuries, and a cavernous ballpark are not a good combination for an ex-slugger. Will he be back? Grade:D

2011-11-15T16:01:00.002-05:00

DFW--Texas
One year removed from only being able to muster 61 victories, the 2011 report card is out on DFW season. Good news- DFW won 17 more games and went from 61 wins to 78 wins Bad news- DFW only won 78 games. Good news- DFW finished 2nd in the West. Bad news- They finished 32 behind. Good news- DFW took a full run off its team era. Bad news- DFW still gave up 182 dingers. Good news- DFW raised its road record to 39-42. Bad news news- DFW home record was 39-42. Question- What is the definition of home field advantage? Good news- DFW will protect 4 of the 5 rookies they drafted in 2011 Bad news- Will the rookies suffer a sophomore slump? The answer is not 'maybe' it will be a definite 'yes & when'!

I want to say 'Congrats' to the NASBL Champ LVI who defeated TRY. Thanks to manager Ken Anderson Jr. who is building TRY into a winner like his Uncle Bill did when he took over PCM. Now the NASBL has another Mr. Anderson to worry about. Now I hear "'Mr. Anderson'....'Mr. Anderson' in my head and I wake up saying, 'my name isn't 'Neo'." Thanks guys I appreciate that!

One last thing- it looks like 'My 2 Cents' will be back in print after Thanksgiving!

Chows trade 2 for 1 and bolster Rotation

2011-11-15T00:26:00.002-05:00

Illinois Times -- In another signal the Chows are going for it this season, Illinois made a trade for Jason Vargas. Illinois dealt Max Scherzer and Jonathan Lucroy in the deal.

"Jason is a solid SP that can eat some innings for us. He has good splits vs. both sides which make him a better option next year than Scherzer. With Suzuki and Lucroy we had extra depth behind the plate. We still like Suzuki and it might not have made sense to keep both guys. This gives us a little more flexibility in the draft needing one less SP. We really didn't think Scherzer was ready to pitch for a contender, but could not see giving up on him without getting a return."

In 2011 Scherzer set the Chows franchise record for strikeouts with 240 but also tied the team record loss total with 18.

Outlaw All-Time RBI Leaders

2011-11-12T02:29:00.005-05:00

Twenty-one years of Outlaw All-Time RBI leaders, from 1991 to 2011 including the predecessor NASBL Cleveland Indians and San Diego Padres:

1604, Manny Ramirez, 1995-2011
1156, Albert Belle, 1992-2001
634, Omar Vizquel, 1996-2011
553, Kenny Lofton, 1993-2001
526, Tony Gwynn, 1994-2000

A New NASBL World Champion is Crowned!!!

2011-11-11T18:52:00.005-05:00

Troy, NY: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..." Charles Dickens couldn't have said it any better. After a trilling and exciting 110 win season, the Troy Haymakers could not stop the powerful Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs, who win the NASBL World Series in 6 games. It was a great series, set up by an epic game 1 that set the tone for the rest of the games.

Game 1: Josh Johnson vs Brett Myers. Troy started the series off with Joey Bats belting a 3-run homer in the bottom of the first. The Iron Pigs hit 3 solo shots off Myers to tie the game by the third inning and jumped ahead by the 6th by a score of 7-5. Troy valiantly battled back in the 7th and 8th to tie the game at 7. In the 10th inning, Jason Werth hit a 2-run blast off Huston Street to take the lead and Wagner held on in the bottom of the 10th to pick up the victory. Werth, who hit .230 with 6 homeruns for Lehigh Valley as a mid season pickup, shows his worth by belting 2 homeruns in the game.

Game 2: Clay Buchholz vs Francisco Liriano. The Iron Pigs jump to an early 4-0 lead, but the Haymakers battle back and take the lead thanks to some well placed hits by David Murphy. Troy takes the lead in the 5th and holds on for a 6-4 victory.

Game 3: Chris Carpenter vs John Lester. The series moves to Lehigh Valley where the Iron Pigs jump out again to an early 3-0 lead. They would add another run in the 4th off Carpenter, and it was enough to hold on to the victory. Lester scatters 4 hits and 5 walks over 6 and a third and the bullpen closed the door on Troy. David Murphy came up big with a pinch hit 2 RBI single in the seventh, but it wasn't enough as Lehigh Valley wins 4-3 and takes a 2-1 series lead.

Game 4: John Garland vs Hiroki Kuroda. Kuroda and the Iron Pigs bullpen throw a gem of a game, scattering 6 hits and only giving up 1 run as Lehigh Valley coasts to a 4-1 victory. Jason Werth hits a big 2-run homer early in the game to set the pace.

Game 5: Madison Bumgarner vs Josh Johnson. The Iron Pigs fans smell blood as they hope their team can win on their home turf, but young phenom and emergency starter Madison Bumgarner baffle the Lehigh Valley bats. Bumgarner and Guerrier combine for a 9 hit shutout as the Haymaker bats score 4 in the 5th and 5 in the 8th to force the series back to Troy.

Game 6: Clay Buchholz vs Francisco Liriano. The excited Haymaker fans were quickly quieted in the second inning when the Iron Pigs plated 4 runs. It proved to be all Buchholz would need as he and Soriano combine for a 6 hit shutout; and send over 50,000 fans to their local watering holes to cry in their beers and exclaim, "Wait 'til next year!"

Congrats to Kevin and his great team on winning the NASBL World Series!!

TG Division Series Game 7

2011-11-05T18:23:00.003-05:00

The network sponsors were thrilled that this series went 7 games. Oh the drama, the building excitement, the marketing possibilities....

All of their hopes were dashed with a game 7 blowout. Outlaw could not muster any offense against IronPig starter Clay Buchholtz who pitched a complete game 4 hit shutout in the deciding game of the series.

Evan Longoria collected 2 extra-base hits and had 3 RBI as the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs, running on all cylinders, ripped the Outlaw Josey Wales by a large 10 to 0 margin.

After the game, Outlaw manager Mark Hildebrant was proud of the accomplishments of his team in 2011. They exceeded expectations and were 2 outs away from a World Series appearance. They set team records for wins and were a joy to manage. They are looking forward to next season and will continue to be a force to be reckoned with.

Best wishes to the IronPigs in the NASBL World Series against the powerful Troy Haymakers. Las Vegas oddsmakers have Troy listed as prohibitive favorites in the series. Stay tuned (or the network execs will send telemarketers after you).

TG Division Series Game 6

2011-11-05T18:14:00.004-05:00

The IronPigs salvaged their season with a 9th inning rally against Outlaw closer Joakim Soria. The IronPigs entered the 9th trailing by a score of 4-3.

Robinson Cano lead off the 9th with a single and Chris Heisey singled him to third. 3b Evan Longoria (no relation to Eva) grounded out and advanced Heisey to second. The situation was 1 out, man on 2nd and 3rd trailing by one run in the elimination game (the network sponsors were pleased). Pinch hitter Jonathan Herrera stepped to the plate and delivered the hit that sent the PigPen into a frenzy.

Rafael Soriano picked up the victory, allowing no runs in 2 innings. Joakim Soria was the losing pitcher in relief.

The IronPigs manager was asked after the game, why he picked Herrera, a benchwarmer, to bat in that situation. He shrugged his shoulders and said, "it was just a hunch".

A dejected Mark Hildebrant was heard to say after the game, "I have a bad feeling about game 7. Their bats are due to come alive".

TG Division Series Game 5

2011-11-05T18:09:00.003-05:00

Outlaw Josey Wales took a 3-2 series lead behind a strong relief effort by Jonny Venters. The lefthander pitched a strong 4-1/3 innings giving up a single, unearned run and gathered the win.

Third baseman Adrian Beltre blasted a homerun and had 3 RBI at Wreckin' So Field as the Outlaw Josey Wales beat the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs by the count of 4 to 3.

Outlaw drew first blood jumping out to an early lead in the first inning when they tallied 2 runs on 2 hits. The key at-bat was by Beltre who made the crowd happy when he lifted one out of the park for a two run home run.

Network executives were satisfied that the underdog was now leading the series which should lead to better viewing in game 6.

TG Division Series Game 4

2011-11-05T18:05:00.003-05:00

Outlaw bats came alive in game 4 and scored enough runs to support started Tim Hudson to even the series at 2 games apiece.

Elvis Andrus had 2 base hits as the Outlaw Josey Wales defeated the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs by the score of 4 to 2 at Wreckin' So Field.

Tim Hudson atoned for game 1 and gave Outlaw a solid outing. He went 8 and 2/3 innings surrendering 5 hits and 2 walks. Lehigh Valley had a chance to come back in the 9th but they came up short. 2b Robinson Cano went deep in the 9th to make the game cosmetically close, but the network executives were still not satisfied.

TG Division Series Game 3

2011-11-05T18:02:00.003-05:00

In a lop-sided win the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs ripped the Outlaw Josey Wales by a 7 to 2 count to take a 2-1 series lead. IronPig rookie starter Clay Buchholtz was dominant giving up a single run in 6-2/3 innings of work.

Outfielder Chris Heisey had a big evening at the plate. He lofted a three-run bomb in the 1st inning, doubled in the 3rd inning and laced a base-hit in the 5th inning. Both teams ended up with 9 hits on the night.

Network executives were disappointed with the lopsided victory. They requested that the series become more compelling. Stay tuned....

TG Division Series Game 2

2011-11-05T17:57:00.004-05:00

Game 2 of the TG Division Series was a much closer, hard fought game that saw Outlaw Josey Wales hang on to beat the IronPigs by a score of 6 to 4.

Outlaw jumped out to an early 6-0 lead behind a big game by catcher Mike Napoli. He went 1 for 3 with a 3 run homerun to support starter Jake Peavy. Nelson Cruz also had 2 base hits and 2 RBI.

Outlaw jumped out to the early lead in the first inning scoring a single run utilizing 2 base hits. Lehigh Valley had a chance to come back in the 9th but the rally came up short.

The series is now tied at 1 game apiece and will move to Wreckin' So Field for games 3 through 5.

TG Division Series Game 1

2011-11-05T17:49:00.004-05:00

The Lehigh Valley IronPigs jumped out to an early lead and never looked back against Outlaw Josey Wales stater Tim Hudson and took a 1-0 lead in the Tastes Great Division Series. IronPig starter Josh Johnson whiffed 11 batters as the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs outscored the Outlaw Josey Wales 4 to 0.

Johnson(1-0) dominated Outlaw hitters. He surrendered only 6 hits and 1 walk in 9 innings. Lehigh Valley managed 11 hits in their victory.

Offensively, the IronPigs were led by their slugging 1b Albert Pujols who wen 2-4 with 1 rbi and 1 run scored. Outlaw could not manage to get anything going against Josh Johnson, further adding proof to the adage that "the team with the biggest Johnson wins".

Outlaw All-Time Saves Leaders

2011-10-31T01:08:00.005-05:00

Twenty-one years of Outlaw All-Time saves leaders, from 1991 to 2011 including the predecessor NASBL Cleveland Indians and San Diego Padres:

128, Keith Foulke, 1999-2005
117, Trevor Hoffman, 1994-1999
104, Joakim Soria, 2008-2011
74, Armando Benitez, 1998-2005
71, Jeff Russell, 1993-1996

Less Filling Championship Series- Game 5

2011-10-30T13:26:00.002-05:00

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.

Less Filling Championship Series- Game 4

2011-10-27T20:19:00.002-05:00

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

2011-10-27T20:18:00.000-05:00

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.

Less Filling Championship Series- Game 2

2011-10-25T20:07:00.002-05:00

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

2011-10-25T19:55:00.002-05:00

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

2011-10-25T18:34:00.010-05:00

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.

Outlaw Powers By Springfield

2011-10-21T23:13:00.010-05:00

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.

Outlaw All-Time Stolen Base Leaders

2011-10-19T02:31:00.006-05:00

Twenty-one years of Outlaw All-Time stolen base leaders, from 1991 to 2011 including the predecessor NASBL Cleveland Indians and San Diego Padres:

613, Kenny Lofton, 1993-2001
395, Omar Vizquel, 1996-2011
115, Willy Taveras, 2006-2008
111, Alfonso Soriano, 2004-2008
110, Alex Cole, 1991-1992

Outlaw takes 1-0 Lead in TGLCS!

2011-10-17T20:37:00.001-05:00

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.

GCG Sweeps Vermont, wins game 4, 4-2

2011-10-12T21:20:00.001-05:00

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.

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

2011-10-12T20:51:00.001-05:00

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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.

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

2011-10-12T20:19:00.001-05:00

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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.

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GCG Takes Game 1 vs. Sioux behind Greinke

2011-10-12T19:49:00.001-05:00

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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.

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Hamil Moving to Another Galaxy

2011-10-12T16:30:00.004-05:00

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.

Chows add a DH

2011-10-10T23:13:00.002-05:00

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.

2012 NASBL Rookie / FA Draft Order!

2011-10-01T18:51:00.002-05:00

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.

Outlaw All-Time Wins Leaders

2011-09-26T02:57:00.011-05:00

Twenty-one years of Outlaw All-Time wins leaders, from 1991 to 2011 including the predecessor NASBL Cleveland Indians and San Diego Padres:

143, Tim Hudson, 2000-2011
113, Andy Ashby, 1994-2003
93, Jake Peavy, 2004-2011
87, Charles Nagy, 1992-1999
83, Mark Langston, 1991-1995

Outlaw All-Time Hits Leaders

2011-09-26T02:32:00.014-05:00

Twenty-one years of Outlaw All-Time hits leaders, from 1991 to 2011 including the predecessor NASBL Cleveland Indians and San Diego Padres:

2747, Manny Ramirez, 1995 - 2011
1879, Omar Vizquel, 1996-2011
1631, Albert Belle, 1992-2001
1625, Kenny Lofton, 1993-2001
1255, Tony Gwynn, 1994-2000

Outlaw Nails Down 102nd Win

2011-09-23T01:51:00.008-05:00

Ramirez Takes Halladay Deep Twice
Outlaw Pulls Ahead of Springfield In Wild Card Race

The Outlaw Josey Wales took Roy Halladay deep four times to unofficially pull ahead of the Springfield Isotopes in the race for the Tastes Great Wild Card playoff spot. Manny Ramirez slugged two homers, Big Papi Ortix blasted his 35th home run and Adrian Beltre added his 27th off the usually reliable Halladay. Jake Peavy pitched a solid 8 1/3 innings for his 12th win and Joakim Soria finished it off.

BOXSCORE: 2011 Illinois Chow Chows At 2011 Outlaw Josey Wales 9/28/2011

  Chow Chows         AB  R  H RBI AVG     Josey Wales        AB  R  H RBI AVG
  M.Bourn CF          4  1  1  0 .284     E.Andrus SS         4  0  0  0 .246  
A-C.Beltran PH        0  0  0  0 .307     D.Pedroia 2B        4  1  1  0 .285  
B-A.Ramirez PH        1  0  0  0 .231     D.Ortiz DH          3  1  1  2 .261  
  M.Prado 3B          4  0  2  1 .284     N.Cruz RF           4  1  1  0 .289  
  J.Reyes SS          4  0  2  1 .256     A.Beltre 3B         4  1  1  1 .281  
  I.Davis 1B          4  0  0  0 .262     A.Gonzalez 1B       4  0  0  0 .292  
  C.Lee DH            4  1  2  1 .221     M.Ramirez LF        3  2  2  3 .301  
  G.Beckham 2B        4  0  1  0 .198     R.Barajas C         3  0  0  0 .224  
  K.Fukudome RF       3  0  0  0 .276     M.Kemp CF           3  0  0  0 .256  
  J.Lucroy C          4  1  2  0 .255                                          
  T.Colvin LF         4  0  0  0 .214                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  3 10  3                 Totals      32  6  6  6

A-Pinch Hit For Bourn In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Beltran In 9th Inning

Chow Chows...... 0 0 1  0 0 0  0 1 1  -  3 10  3
Josey Wales..... 0 2 2  1 0 1  0 0    -  6  6  0

Chow Chows (57-99)       IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
R.Halladay LOSS(16-9)     5 2/3   6   6   4   1   4   4   3.28  A1 C7
C.Zambrano                2 1/3   0   0   0   0   3   0   6.66  C8
Totals                    8       6   6   4   1   7   4

Josey Wales (102-59)     IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Peavy WIN(12-3)         8 1/3  10   3   3   1   8   1   3.14  A1 D8
J.Venters HOLD(22nd)      0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   2.55  D9 D9
J.Soria SAVE(31st)        0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3.25  E1
Totals                    9      10   3   3   1   8   1

ATTENDANCE- 25,407 DATE- Monday, September 28th 2011 TIME- Night 
T- 2:27
LEFT ON BASE- Chow Chows: 7  Josey Wales: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Chow Chows: 0  Josey Wales: 1
ERRORS- M.Prado-2, J.Reyes
DOUBLES- M.Bourn(27th), J.Reyes(27th), D.Pedroia(25th), N.Cruz(34th)
HOME RUNS- C.Lee(12th), D.Ortiz(35th), A.Beltre(27th), M.Ramirez-2(10th)
WALKS- K.Fukudome, D.Ortiz
STRIKE OUTS- M.Bourn-2, G.Beckham, K.Fukudome, J.Lucroy, T.Colvin-3, E.Andrus-2,
             D.Ortiz, N.Cruz-2, M.Ramirez, M.Kemp
GIDP- K.Fukudome
2-out RBI- M.Ramirez-3, J.Reyes, D.Ortiz-2

PCM 5 SPR 4

2011-09-20T12:49:00.001-05:00

Strat-O-Matic Report


BOXSCORE: 2011 Springfield Isotopes At 2011 Pocono Chin Music       9/29/2011
 
  Isotopes           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Chin Music         AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.Santiago SS       5  1  2  0 .274     J.Jaso DH           5  0  1  1 .240  
A-C.Izturis SS        0  0  0  0 .149     B.Zobrist 2B        3  1  1  0 .237  
  R.Hanigan C         4  1  3  3 .233     P.Fielder 1B        5  0  2  0 .246  
  D.Barton 1B         5  0  2  0 .283     T.Hunter CF         5  1  1  0 .288  
  D.Valencia 3B       3  1  1  0 .294     D.Young LF          5  0  1  1 .261  
B-I.Stewart 3B        1  0  0  0 .239     A.Cabrera SS        4  1  1  1 .245  
  S.Castro DH         3  0  0  0 .325     M.Montero C         3  1  1  0 .250  
F-S.Choo PH           1  0  0  0 .317   D-J.Carroll PH        1  0  0  0 .273  
  C.Gonzalez CF       5  0  0  0 .271   E-B.Molina C          0  0  0  0 .263  
  R.Raburn RF         3  0  1  1 .253     M.Byrd RF           4  0  1  0 .232  
C-C.Gomez RF          1  0  0  0 .259     C.Blake 3B          4  1  1  1 .275  
  R.Johnson LF        4  0  0  0 .160                                          
  B.Roberts 2B        3  1  2  0 .296                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      38  4 11  4                 Totals      39  5 10  4
 
A-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Santiago In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Valencia In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Raburn In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Montero In 9th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Carroll In 10th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Castro In 10th Inning
 
Isotopes........ 2 1 1  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 -  4 11  1
Chin Music...... 0 0 1  0 1 0  0 0 2  1 -  5 10  0
 
Isotopes (90-57)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Weaver                  8 1/3   7   4   3   1   3   1   3.43
M.Thornton L(2-3) BS(5th) 1       3   1   1   1   1   0   1.70
Totals                    9 1/3  10   5   4   2   4   1
 
Chin Music (70-90)       IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Garcia                  6 1/3   9   4   4   5   3   1   3.72
W.Lopez                   1 2/3   1   0   0   0   2   0   2.90
L.Gregerson               1       1   0   0   0   0   0   2.71
J.Axford WIN(3-1)         1       0   0   0   0   1   0   1.42
Totals                   10      11   4   4   5   6   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 12,239 DATE- Tuesday, September 29th 2011 TIME- Night 
T- 3:47
LEFT ON BASE- Isotopes: 9  Chin Music: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Isotopes: 0  Chin Music: 2
ERRORS- R.Johnson
DOUBLES- R.Hanigan(3rd), D.Barton(31st), R.Raburn(11th), B.Roberts(8th),
         T.Hunter(39th), M.Montero(23rd)
HOME RUNS- R.Hanigan(7th), C.Blake(10th)
STOLEN BASES- B.Roberts(11th)
WALKS- R.Hanigan, D.Valencia, S.Castro, R.Raburn, B.Roberts, B.Zobrist-2
STRIKE OUTS- R.Santiago, D.Barton, S.Castro, C.Gonzalez, C.Gomez, B.Roberts,
             J.Jaso, P.Fielder, T.Hunter, J.Carroll
GIDP- I.Stewart, R.Johnson
2-out RBI- R.Hanigan, R.Raburn, J.Jaso
 
12,239 fans were treated to a fine game at Thunderdome as only one run
separated the combatants at game's end.  The Pocono Chin Music won by the
slimmest of margins, 5 to 4.
 
The score was knotted at 4 after nine innings. Finally, Pocono pulled the game
out in the 10th inning.  Ben Zobrist drew a walk.  Prince Fielder stepped up
next and he ripped a one-base hit.  After an out was recorded, Delmon Young
came up and he lined a base-hit giving Pocono the win much to the delight of
the home town crowd.  Pocono rapped out 10 hits for the night.  
 
John Axford(3-1) got credit for the victory, pitching 1 inning and allowing no
runs. Matt Thornton(2-3) absorbed the loss in relief.

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SPR 12 PCM 1

2011-09-19T20:19:00.001-05:00

Strat-O-Matic Report


BOXSCORE: 2011 Springfield Isotopes At 2011 Pocono Chin Music       9/28/2011
 
  Isotopes           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Chin Music         AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.Santiago SS       5  2  1  1 .271     R.Spilborghs DH     4  1  1  0 .256  
  R.Hanigan C         5  2  2  5 .222     A.Cabrera SS        4  0  0  0 .244  
  D.Barton 1B         5  1  2  0 .282     M.Byrd RF           4  0  2  1 .232  
  D.Valencia 3B       4  2  2  0 .293     C.Blake 1B          2  0  0  0 .275  
  S.Castro DH         5  0  1  0 .329     D.Young LF          4  0  0  0 .262  
  C.Gonzalez CF       3  1  1  0 .273     T.Hunter CF         3  0  0  0 .289  
  R.Raburn RF         5  1  2  2 .251   A-A.Kearns PH         0  0  0  0 .282  
  R.Johnson LF        5  1  1  1 .164     B.Zobrist 2B        3  0  1  0 .236  
  B.Roberts 2B        5  2  3  1 .290     B.Molina C          4  0  1  0 .263  
                                          B.Inge 3B           3  0  0  0 .228  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      42 12 15 10                 Totals      31  1  5  1
 
A-Pinch Hit For Hunter In 9th Inning
 
Isotopes........ 1 0 7  0 4 0  0 0 0  - 12 15  1
Chin Music...... 1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  5  2
 
Isotopes (90-56)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
C.Sabathia WIN(15-7)      9       5   1   1   4   7   0   4.29
Totals                    9       5   1   1   4   7   0
 
Chin Music (69-90)       IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Zito LOSS(11-14)        2 2/3   8   7   5   2   1   1   4.54
M.Parra                   4 1/3   6   5   4   2   6   2   5.01
D.Carrasco                2       1   0   0   0   1   0   4.66
Totals                    9      15  12   8   4   8   3
 
ATTENDANCE- 14,125 DATE- Monday, September 28th 2011 TIME- Night 
T- 3:31
LEFT ON BASE- Isotopes: 7  Chin Music: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Isotopes: 2  Chin Music: 1
ERRORS- R.Raburn, A.Cabrera, M.Parra
DOUBLES- R.Raburn(10th), R.Spilborghs(7th), M.Byrd(28th)
HOME RUNS- R.Santiago(4th), R.Hanigan-2(6th)
STOLEN BASES- B.Roberts(10th)
WALKS- R.Santiago, D.Valencia, C.Gonzalez-2, C.Blake-2, A.Kearns, B.Zobrist
STRIKE OUTS- R.Santiago, R.Hanigan, S.Castro-2, C.Gonzalez, R.Raburn,
             R.Johnson-2, R.Spilborghs-2, C.Blake, D.Young, B.Zobrist, B.Inge-2
GIDP- B.Roberts, B.Molina-2
WILD PITCHES- B.Zito, M.Parra
2-out RBI- R.Hanigan-2
WEB GEMS- Top 5th: Torii Hunter robbed Daric Barton of an extra base hit.
 
Catcher Ryan Hanigan blasted 2 homeruns and had 5 RBI and C.C. Sabathia was
able to finish what he started and was credited with a complete game as the
strong Springfield Isotopes ballclub embarrassed the Pocono Chin Music by the
count of 12 to 1.
 
The Pocono fans didn't appreciate the big day Hanigan had.  He lifted one out
of the park for a two run home run in the 3rd inning and clubbed a three-run
home run in the 5th inning.  Springfield rapped out 15 hits for the night.
 
Sabathia(15-7), allowing 1 run for the game, picked up the victory. Barry
Zito(11-14) took the loss.  He was touched for 8 hits and 2 walks in 2 and
2/3 innings.

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HHA 5 PCM 3

2011-09-19T20:05:00.001-05:00

Strat-O-Matic Report


BOXSCORE: 2011 Honolulu Hawaiians At 2011 Pocono Chin Music         9/27/2011
 
  Hawaiians          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Chin Music         AB  R  H RBI AVG
  A.Jackson CF        4  0  1  0 .261     A.Kearns DH         4  2  1  1 .282  
  A.McCutchen LF      5  1  3  1 .299     B.Zobrist 2B        5  0  1  0 .235  
  I.Desmond DH        5  0  1  0 .227     P.Fielder 1B        5  1  3  0 .245  
  N.Walker 3B         4  0  0  0 .263     T.Hunter CF         3  0  1  1 .291  
  J.Borbon RF         4  1  3  0 .239     D.Young LF          3  0  0  0 .264  
  O.Hudson 2B         4  1  1  1 .277     A.Cabrera SS        4  0  1  1 .247  
  Y.Escobar SS        3  0  0  0 .252     M.Byrd RF           4  0  0  0 .230  
  Y.Molina C          4  1  2  1 .212     M.Montero C         4  0  1  0 .249  
  A.Laroche 1B        4  1  1  0 .252     B.Inge 3B           3  0  0  0 .230  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  5 12  3                 Totals      35  3  8  3
 
 
Hawaiians....... 0 0 1  3 0 0  1 0 0  -  5 12  0
Chin Music...... 2 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  3  8  0
 
Hawaiians (59-84)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Verlander WIN(6-10)     6       8   3   3   1   9   1   4.53
D.Bard HOLD(6th)          2       0   0   0   0   2   0   2.83
M.Rivera SAVE(31st)       1       0   0   0   1   1   0   2.13
Totals                    9       8   3   3   2  12   1
 
Chin Music (69-89)       IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.Haren LOSS(10-18)       9      12   5   5   1   8   1   5.25
Totals                    9      12   5   5   1   8   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 19,055 DATE- Sunday, September 27th 2011 TIME- Day 
T- 2:59
LEFT ON BASE- Hawaiians: 7  Chin Music: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Hawaiians: 0  Chin Music: 1
DOUBLES- I.Desmond(16th), Y.Molina(15th), A.Laroche(24th), P.Fielder-2(13th)
HOME RUNS- A.McCutchen(11th), A.Kearns(13th)
STOLEN BASES- J.Borbon(8th)
SACRIFICE HITS- Y.Escobar
WALKS- A.Jackson, D.Young, B.Inge
HIT BY PITCH- A.Kearns, T.Hunter
STRIKE OUTS- A.Jackson-2, A.McCutchen, I.Desmond, N.Walker, O.Hudson-2,
             A.Laroche, A.Kearns-2, B.Zobrist-3, T.Hunter, A.Cabrera,
             M.Montero-2, B.Inge-3
GIDP- I.Desmond
WILD PITCHES- J.Verlander, D.Haren
2-out RBI- A.Cabrera
 
In a two run game the Honolulu Hawaiians got by the Pocono Chin Music by the
score of 5 to 3.
 
Justin Verlander(6-10) pitched a solid game.  He was reached for 8 hits and 1
walk in 6 innings.  Verlander struckout 9 Pocono batters.  Honolulu finished
with 12 hits while Pocono ended up with 8.  
 
Mariano Rivera earned his 31st save.  Dan Haren(10-18) took the loss.  'I just
wanted to give my team a chance to win.' said Verlander, 'I got burned on a
couple of pitches. But we won the game, and that's all that matters.'
 
*** TOP OF INNING 1 ***
0     A.Jackson   5- 8     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     A.McCutchen 6- 7     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     I.Desmond   6-11     0 Double                         b-2 
2  2  N.Walker    5- 7     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 1 ***
0     A.Kearns    2- 6  3  0 Home Run                       b-H 
0     B.Zobrist   1- 9     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     P.Fielder   5- 6 13  0 Single                         b-1 
1 1   T.Hunter    4- 4     0 Wild Pitch                     1-2 
1  2  T.Hunter    2-11     0 HBP                            b-1 
1 12  D.Young     2-11  8  0 Line Out                       b-0 
2 12  A.Cabrera   1- 3     0 Single                         2-H 1-3 b-1 
2 1 3 M.Byrd      2- 3     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 2 ***
0     J.Borbon    2-10 16  0 Single                         b-1 
0 1   O.Hudson    6- 6     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
1 1   Y.Escobar   6- 5     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
2 1   Y.Molina    6- 8     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 2 ***
0     M.Montero   4-12     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     B.Inge      1- 8     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     A.Kearns    3- 9     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 3 ***
0     A.Laroche   4- 6 15  0 Double                         b-2 
0  2  A.Jackson   2- 6     0 Walk                           b-1 
0 12  A.McCutchen 2- 6 10  0 Single                         2-3 1-2 b-1 
0 123 I.Desmond   1- 7     0 Ground Out Double Play         3-H 2-3 1-o b-0 
2   3 N.Walker    6- 5     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 3 ***
0     B.Zobrist   1- 8     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     P.Fielder   1- 7  1  0 Double                         b-2 
1  2  T.Hunter    6- 9     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2  2  D.Young              0 Int Walk                       b-1 
2 12  A.Cabrera   1- 8     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 4 ***
0     J.Borbon    5-11 14  0 Single                         b-1 
0 1                        0 Stolen Base                    1-2 
0  2  O.Hudson    3- 5     0 Single                         2-H b-1 
0 1   Y.Escobar            0 Sac Bunt                       1-2 b-0 
1  2  Y.Molina    2-10  1  0 Double                         2-H b-2 
1  2  A.Laroche   3-11     0 Ground Out                     2-3 b-0 
2   3 A.Jackson            0 Wild Pitch                     3-H 
2     A.Jackson   5- 8     0 Single                         b-1 
2 1   A.McCutchen 2- 3     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 4 ***
0     M.Byrd      1- 8 12  0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     M.Montero   4- 5     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     B.Inge      1- 5     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 5 ***
0     I.Desmond   1- 6     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     N.Walker    4- 7 17  0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     J.Borbon    2- 3     0 Single                         b-1 
2 1   O.Hudson    5- 5     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 5 ***
0     A.Kearns    6- 3     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     B.Zobrist   2- 8     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     P.Fielder   1- 7  2  0 Double                         b-2 
2  2  T.Hunter    3- 4  4  0 Single                         2-3 b-1 
2 1 3 D.Young     6- 6 15  0 Line Out                       b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 6 ***
0     Y.Escobar   2-10     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     Y.Molina    3-10     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     A.Laroche   2-11 15  0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 6 ***
0     A.Cabrera   4- 4     0 Pop Out                        b-0 
1     M.Byrd      4-12     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
2     M.Montero   6- 6 20  0 Single                         b-1 
2 1   B.Inge      1- 9     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 7 ***
0     A.Jackson   3- 6     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     A.McCutchen 3- 4  9  0 Home Run                       b-H 
1     I.Desmond   5- 7     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     N.Walker    6- 5     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 7 ***
0     A.Kearns    1-10     0 HBP                            b-1 
0 1   B.Zobrist   6- 6  9  0 Single                         1-3 b-2 
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Daniel Bard
0  23 P.Fielder   2-11 11  0 Line Out                       b-0 
1  23 T.Hunter    4-12     0 Ground Out                     3-H 2-3 b-0 
2   3 D.Young     1- 7     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 8 ***
0     J.Borbon    1- 9     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     O.Hudson    1- 9     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     Y.Escobar   3-12     0 Line Out                       b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 8 ***
0     A.Cabrera   2- 6     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     M.Byrd      6-10     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     M.Montero   4- 8     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 9 ***
0     Y.Molina    1- 6     0 Single                         b-1 
0 1   A.Laroche   5- 6     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1 1   A.Jackson   3- 7     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2 1   A.McCutchen 5- 6  9  0 Single                         1-2 b-1 
2 12  I.Desmond   2- 4     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 9 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Mariano Rivera
0     B.Inge      1- 4     0 Walk                           b-1 
0 1   A.Kearns    6- 9     0 Force Play                     1-o b-1 
1 1   B.Zobrist   1- 8     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2 1   P.Fielder   5- 7     0 Fly Out                        b-0

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BOXSCORE: 2011 Honolulu Hawaiians At 2011 Pocono Chin Music         9/26/2011
 
  Hawaiians          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Chin Music         AB  R  H RBI AVG
  A.Jackson CF        4  1  1  0 .261     A.Kearns DH         4  0  0  0 .282  
  A.McCutchen LF      5  3  3  3 .296     B.Zobrist 2B        4  0  2  0 .236  
  I.Desmond DH        5  0  0  0 .227     P.Fielder 1B        3  0  0  0 .241  
  N.Walker 3B         5  1  1  0 .266     T.Hunter CF         4  0  1  0 .290  
  J.Borbon RF         3  2  3  0 .232     D.Young LF          4  1  2  1 .266  
  O.Hudson 2B         5  0  3  2 .278     A.Cabrera SS        4  0  1  0 .247  
  Y.Escobar SS        2  0  1  2 .254     M.Byrd RF           4  0  1  0 .232  
  Y.Molina C          5  0  0  0 .209     C.Blake 3B          4  0  2  0 .277  
  A.Laroche 1B        4  0  1  0 .252     B.Molina C          3  0  1  0 .263  
                                        A-J.Jaso PH           1  0  0  0 .241  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      38  7 13  7                 Totals      35  1 10  1
 
A-Pinch Hit For Molina In 9th Inning
 
Hawaiians....... 2 0 2  0 1 0  1 1 0  -  7 13  0
Chin Music...... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  1 10  0
 
Hawaiians (58-84)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
M.Pelfrey WIN(6-9)        8 2/3  10   1   1   1   4   1   5.65
M.Leake                   0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7.40
Totals                    9      10   1   1   1   4   1
 
Chin Music (69-88)       IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
T.Hunter LOSS(7-5)        6      12   6   6   3   7   1   4.49
B.Jenks                   2       1   1   1   0   2   1   3.91
D.Carrasco                1       0   0   0   2   0   0   4.86
Totals                    9      13   7   7   5   9   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 16,406 DATE- Saturday, September 26th 2011 TIME- Night 
T- 3:20
LEFT ON BASE- Hawaiians:10  Chin Music: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Hawaiians: 2  Chin Music: 1
DOUBLES- A.Jackson(16th), J.Borbon(5th), Y.Escobar(15th), B.Molina(2nd)
HOME RUNS- A.McCutchen-2(10th), D.Young(19th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- Y.Escobar
WALKS- A.Jackson, J.Borbon-2, Y.Escobar-2, P.Fielder
STRIKE OUTS- A.Jackson-3, I.Desmond-2, N.Walker, O.Hudson, A.Laroche-2,
             A.Kearns-2, T.Hunter, A.Cabrera
GIDP- O.Hudson, P.Fielder, D.Young
PASSED BALLS- B.Molina
2-out RBI- O.Hudson-2, Y.Escobar
WEB GEMS- Top 9th: Ben Zobrist robbed Orlando Hudson of a base hit.
 
Andrew McCutchen launched 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI as the Honolulu Hawaiians
beat the Pocono Chin Music by a score of 7 to 1.
 
McCutchen was a seemingly constant irritant to the hometown fans as he
provided much of the offense for the visitors.  He lifted one out of the park
for a two run home run in the 1st inning, slapped a one-base hit in the 3rd
inning and hit a bases-empty home run in the 8th inning.  For the game
Honolulu out-hit Pocono 13 to 10.  
 
Mike Pelfrey(6-9) went 8 and 2/3 innings allowing 1 run for the victory. Tommy
Hunter(7-5) was hit with the loss.  He was touched for 12 hits and 3 walks in
6 innings.  
 
 
*** TOP OF INNING 1 ***
0     A.Jackson   5- 3     0 Double                         b-2 
0  2  A.McCutchen 6- 5     0 Home Run                       2-H b-H 
0     I.Desmond   6- 2     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     N.Walker    5-10     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     J.Borbon    1- 6     0 Single                         b-1 
2 1   O.Hudson    1- 7     0 Single                         1-3 b-1 
2 1 3 Y.Escobar   4- 6 15  0 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 1 ***
0     A.Kearns    1- 9     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     B.Zobrist   4- 8     0 Single                         b-1 
1 1   P.Fielder   6-12     0 Ground Out Double Play         1-o b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 2 ***
0     Y.Molina    1- 8     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     A.Laroche   6- 7     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     A.Jackson   3- 7     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 2 ***
0     T.Hunter    4- 5     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     D.Young     3- 4  5  0 Single                         b-1 
1 1   A.Cabrera   3- 9     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2 1   M.Byrd      5-10     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 3 ***
0     A.McCutchen 2- 6  7  0 Single                         b-1 
0 1   I.Desmond   6- 7 10  0 Line Out                       b-0 
1 1   N.Walker    6- 8     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2 1   J.Borbon    4- 3     0 Double                         1-3 b-2 
2  23 O.Hudson    6- 6  6  0 Single                         3-H 2-H b-1 
2 1   Y.Escobar   1-10     0 Walk                           1-2 b-1 
2 12  Y.Molina    2- 9     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 3 ***
0     C.Blake     4- 8     0 Single                         b-1 
0 1   B.Molina    1- 2     0 Foul Out                       b-0 
1 1   A.Kearns    6- 2     0 Force Play                     1-o b-1 
2 1   B.Zobrist   3- 4  2  0 Single                         1-2 b-1 
2 12  P.Fielder   6- 5     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 4 ***
0     A.Laroche   3- 8     0 Single                         b-1 
0 1   A.Jackson   3- 8     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1 1   A.McCutchen 5- 7     0 Force Play                     1-o b-1 
2 1   I.Desmond   4-11     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 4 ***
0     T.Hunter    3- 7     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     D.Young     1- 4     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     A.Cabrera   1- 8     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 5 ***
0     N.Walker    5- 7     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     J.Borbon    4- 8     0 Walk                           b-1 
1 1   O.Hudson    2- 8     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2 1   Y.Escobar   4- 7  6  0 Double                         1-H b-2 
2  2  Y.Molina    2- 5     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 5 ***
0     M.Byrd      6- 2     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     C.Blake     5-10     0 Pop Out                        b-0 
2     B.Molina    5- 9 20  0 Double                         b-2 
2  2  A.Kearns    2- 4     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 6 ***
0     A.Laroche   3- 7     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     A.Jackson   2- 6     0 Walk                           b-1 
1 1   A.McCutchen 1- 2 20  0 Fly Out                        b-0 
2 1   I.Desmond   1- 5     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 6 ***
0     B.Zobrist   4- 5     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     P.Fielder   2- 7     0 Walk                           b-1 
1 1   T.Hunter    3- 4  9  0 Single                         1-2 b-1 
1 12  D.Young     1- 7     0 Ground Out Double Play         1-o b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 7 ***
0     N.Walker    1- 8     0 Single                         b-1 
0 1   J.Borbon    4- 6 13  0 Single                         1-2 b-1 
0 12  O.Hudson    1- 7     0 Single                         2-3 1-2 b-1 
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Bobby Jenks
0 123 Y.Escobar   6- 9     0 Sac Fly                        3-H b-0 
1 12  Y.Molina    4- 5     0 Ground Out                     2-3 1-2 b-0 
2  23 A.Laroche   1- 8     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 7 ***
0     A.Cabrera   3- 6     0 Single                         b-1 
0 1   M.Byrd      5- 3     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
1 1   C.Blake     2-11 18  0 Fly Out                        b-0 
2 1   B.Molina    2- 9     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 8 ***
0     A.Jackson   4-12     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     A.McCutchen 3- 4  1  0 Home Run                       b-H 
1     I.Desmond   3- 7     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
2     N.Walker    4-11 12  0 Pop Out                        b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 8 ***
0     A.Kearns    3- 8     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     B.Zobrist   6- 8     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
2     P.Fielder   2-12     0 Line Out                       b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 9 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE P - D.J. Carrasco
0     J.Borbon    6- 8     0 Walk                           b-1 
0 1   O.Hudson    5-12     0 Ground Out Double Play         1-o b-0 
2     Y.Escobar   3- 5     0 Walk                           b-1 
2 1   Y.Molina             0 Passed Ball                    1-2 
2  2  Y.Molina    6- 6 13  0 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 9 ***
0     T.Hunter    5- 7     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     D.Young     1-11 10  0 Home Run                       b-H 
1     A.Cabrera   6-11     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
2     M.Byrd      4- 3     0 Single                         b-1 
2 1   C.Blake     1- 3  9  0 Single                         1-2 b-1 
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- John Jaso
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Mike Leake
2 12  J.Jaso      3- 9     0 Fly Out                        b-0

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BOXSCORE: 2011 New Jersey Trash Heap At 2011 Pocono Chin Music      9/11/2011
 
  Trash Heap         AB  R  H RBI AVG     Chin Music         AB  R  H RBI AVG
  I.Kinsler 2B        3  0  1  0 .299     A.Kearns DH         3  0  2  1 .285  
  A.Huff LF           4  0  1  0 .274     J.Carroll 2B        2  0  0  0 .269  
  D.Freese 3B         4  0  1  0 .339   A-B.Zobrist 2B        0  0  0  0 .235  
  J.Bruce CF          3  0  1  0 .258     P.Fielder 1B        4  0  0  0 .239  
  J.Votto 1B          4  0  0  0 .323     R.Spilborghs CF     3  0  1  0 .265  
  Y.Betancourt SS     4  0  1  0 .190   B-T.Hunter CF         0  0  0  0 .293  
  P.Burrell DH        3  0  2  0 .204     D.Young LF          4  0  0  0 .259  
  C.Iannetta C        3  0  0  0 .174     A.Cabrera SS        4  1  2  0 .241  
  N.Swisher RF        3  0  0  0 .300   C-P.Janish SS         0  0  0  0 .259  
                                          M.Byrd RF           3  0  0  0 .229  
                                          B.Molina C          3  0  1  0 .266  
                                          B.Inge 3B           1  0  0  0 .230  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  0  7  0                 Totals      27  1  6  1
 
A-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Carroll In 9th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Spilborghs In 9th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Cabrera In 9th Inning
 
Trash Heap...... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  7  0
Chin Music...... 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0    -  1  6  0
 
Trash Heap (71-72)       IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Hammel LOSS(8-15)       6 2/3   5   1   1   4   2   0   6.04
J.Chacin                  1 1/3   1   0   0   0   1   0   5.97
Totals                    8       6   1   1   4   3   0
 
Chin Music (68-85)       IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Garcia                  6 1/3   6   0   0   2   2   0   3.65
W.Lopez WIN(2-3)          0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3.02
L.Gregerson HOLD(19th)    1       0   0   0   0   2   0   2.79
J.Axford SAVE(31st)       1       1   0   0   0   0   0   1.30
Totals                    9       7   0   0   2   4   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 7,739 DATE- Friday, September 11th 2011 TIME- Day 
T- 2:58
LEFT ON BASE- Trash Heap: 6  Chin Music: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Trash Heap: 1  Chin Music: 2
DOUBLES- A.Huff(30th), A.Kearns(22nd)
STOLEN BASES- R.Spilborghs(3rd)
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Carroll-2
WALKS- I.Kinsler, J.Bruce, A.Kearns, R.Spilborghs, B.Inge-2
STRIKE OUTS- I.Kinsler, A.Huff, D.Freese, J.Votto, J.Carroll, P.Fielder,
             R.Spilborghs
GIDP- A.Huff, C.Iannetta, M.Byrd
2-out RBI- A.Kearns
 
Wilton Lopez(2-3) blanked the floundering New Jersey Trash Heap at
Thunderdome.  The Pocono Chin Music scored managed just one run for the
victory.
 
Jason Hammel(8-15) gave up the game's only run when Pocono scored in the
bottom of the 7th inning.  New Jersey had a chance in the 9th but they came
up short.  
 
Lopez got help from John Axford who earned his 31st save.

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BOXSCORE: 2011 New Jersey Trash Heap At 2011 Pocono Chin Music      9/10/2011
 
  Trash Heap         AB  R  H RBI AVG     Chin Music         AB  R  H RBI AVG
  I.Kinsler 2B        4  0  1  0 .298     J.Jaso DH           5  0  1  0 .239  
  A.Huff LF           4  0  2  1 .274     J.Carroll 2B        3  1  0  0 .271  
  D.Freese 3B         3  0  0  0 .341   A-B.Zobrist 2B        1  0  1  0 .235  
  J.Bruce CF          4  0  0  0 .258     P.Fielder 1B        2  1  1  0 .241  
  J.Votto 1B          4  1  1  1 .326     A.Kearns RF         3  1  1  0 .282  
  Y.Betancourt SS     4  0  1  0 .188   C-T.Hunter CF         0  0  0  0 .293  
  P.Burrell DH        3  0  0  0 .200     D.Young LF          5  0  2  2 .261  
  C.Iannetta C        4  0  0  0 .178     A.Cabrera SS        2  0  0  0 .238  
  N.Swisher RF        2  1  2  0 .302   B-P.Janish SS         0  0  0  0 .259  
                                          M.Montero C         3  1  1  0 .249  
                                          M.Byrd CF,RF        4  0  1  1 .230  
                                          B.Inge 3B           4  1  1  1 .231  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  2  7  2                 Totals      32  5  9  4
 
A-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Carroll In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Cabrera In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Kearns In 9th Inning
 
Trash Heap...... 0 0 0  1 0 0  0 1 0  -  2  7  1
Chin Music...... 2 1 0  0 0 0  1 1    -  5  9  1
 
Trash Heap (71-71)       IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Morrow LOSS(6-11)       7 1/3   8   5   4   5   7   1   3.31
J.Chacin                  0 2/3   1   0   0   0   1   0   6.09
Totals                    8       9   5   4   5   8   1
 
Chin Music (67-85)       IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Zito WIN(11-13)         7 2/3   6   2   2   2   8   1   4.35
D.Carrasco HOLD(3rd)      0 1/3   0   0   0   1   1   0   4.96
J.Axford SAVE(30th)       1       1   0   0   0   1   0   1.33
Totals                    9       7   2   2   3  10   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 12,220 DATE- Thursday, September 10th 2011 TIME- Night 
T- 3:18
LEFT ON BASE- Trash Heap: 6  Chin Music:12
DOUBLE PLAYS- Trash Heap: 0  Chin Music: 2
ERRORS- A.Huff, D.Carrasco
DOUBLES- N.Swisher(31st), B.Zobrist(28th), D.Young(36th), M.Montero(21st),
         M.Byrd(27th)
HOME RUNS- J.Votto(29th), B.Inge(6th)
WALKS- D.Freese, P.Burrell, N.Swisher, J.Carroll, P.Fielder-2, A.Cabrera,
       M.Montero
HIT BY PITCH- P.Fielder, A.Kearns-2, A.Cabrera
STRIKE OUTS- A.Huff, D.Freese, J.Bruce-3, J.Votto-2, P.Burrell-2, C.Iannetta,
             J.Jaso-2, J.Carroll, D.Young, M.Montero-2, M.Byrd, B.Inge
GIDP- I.Kinsler, C.Iannetta
2-out RBI- D.Young, J.Votto, A.Huff
WEB GEMS- Top 8th: Austin Kearns robbed Ian Kinsler of an extra base hit.
          Bot 8th: Chris Iannetta blocked the plate, saving a run!
 
Delmon Young had 2 base hits and 2 RBI as the Pocono Chin Music outscored the
New Jersey Trash Heap 5 to 2.
 
Pocono promptly took the lead in their half of the first when they tallied 2
runs on 2 hits.  Pocono banged out 9 hits on the night.  
 
Barry Zito(11-13) went 7 and 2/3 innings allowing 2 runs for the win. John
Axford earned his 30th save.  Brandon Morrow(6-11) was the loser.  He
surrendered 8 hits and 5 walks in 7 and 1/3 innings.

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BOXSCORE: 2011 New Jersey Trash Heap At 2011 Pocono Chin Music       9/9/2011
 
  Trash Heap         AB  R  H RBI AVG     Chin Music         AB  R  H RBI AVG
  A.Huff LF           3  1  1  2 .273     A.Cabrera SS        4  0  1  0 .239  
  J.Votto 1B          4  0  1  0 .327     J.Carroll 2B        3  1  0  0 .274  
  J.Cust DH           3  0  0  0 .297     P.Fielder 1B        3  1  2  1 .240  
  N.Swisher CF        4  0  0  0 .299     C.Blake DH          4  0  1  2 .275  
  A.Rodriguez 3B      4  0  0  0 .275     D.Young LF          4  0  1  0 .259  
  S.Smith RF          4  0  1  0 .189     M.Byrd CF           3  1  0  0 .230  
  B.Hall 2B           3  0  0  0 .226     R.Spilborghs RF     4  0  2  0 .264  
  J.Hardy SS          3  0  0  0 .282     B.Inge 3B           3  0  0  0 .231  
  Y.Torrealba C       3  1  1  0 .244     B.Molina C          4  1  3  1 .264  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  2  4  2                 Totals      32  4 10  4
 
 
Trash Heap...... 0 0 2  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  4  0
Chin Music...... 0 0 2  0 0 0  1 1    -  4 10  0
 
Trash Heap (71-70)       IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
C.Billingsle LOSS(15-8)   7 2/3  10   4   4   4   5   0   3.90
S.Romo                    0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   2.96
Totals                    8      10   4   4   4   5   0
 
Chin Music (66-85)       IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
T.Hunter WIN(7-4)         7       4   2   2   1   6   1   4.39
Z.Braddock HOLD(12th)     1       0   0   0   0   2   0   4.15
D.Carrasco SAVE(1st)      1       0   0   0   0   0   0   5.00
Totals                    9       4   2   2   1   8   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 11,977 DATE- Wednesday, September 9th 2011 TIME- Night 
T- 2:41
LEFT ON BASE- Trash Heap: 4  Chin Music: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Trash Heap: 1  Chin Music: 0
DOUBLES- S.Smith(11th), Y.Torrealba(16th), P.Fielder(10th), C.Blake(20th)
TRIPLES- P.Fielder(1st)
HOME RUNS- A.Huff(22nd)
STOLEN BASES- M.Byrd(2nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- A.Cabrera
WALKS- J.Cust, J.Carroll, P.Fielder, M.Byrd, B.Inge
HIT BY PITCH- A.Huff
STRIKE OUTS- A.Huff, J.Votto-2, J.Cust-2, N.Swisher-2, B.Hall, C.Blake, D.Young,
             M.Byrd, B.Inge-2
GIDP- B.Inge
2-out RBI- P.Fielder, B.Molina
WEB GEMS- Bot 5th: J.J. Hardy robbed Prince Fielder of a base hit.
          Bot 8th: Bill Hall robbed Asdrubal Cabrera of a base hit.
 
In a close game it was the Pocono Chin Music 4, the New Jersey Trash Heap 2 at
Thunderdome.
 
Pocono took the lead for good in the bottom of the 7th inning scoring a single
run on 2 base hits.  Tommy Hunter(7-4) was helped out by D.J. Carrasco who
pitched a perfect ninth and recorded his 1st save.  
 
Chad Billingsley(15-8) took the loss.  He was hit hard and gave up 10 hits and
4 walks in 7 and 2/3 innings.  'Wow.  That's about all I can think to say.'
said Bill Anderson, Jr. following the victory.  'If ever a team needed a win,
it was us.'

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OJW 7 PCM 3

2011-09-18T20:06:00.001-05:00

Strat-O-Matic Report


BOXSCORE: 2011 Outlaw Josey Wales At 2011 Pocono Chin Music          9/8/2011
 
  Josey Wales        AB  R  H RBI AVG     Chin Music         AB  R  H RBI AVG
  O.Vizquel SS        4  1  1  0 .295     R.Spilborghs RF     4  0  2  0 .258  
  A.Rosales 2B        3  0  2  2 .280     J.Carroll 2B        4  0  1  1 .276  
  D.Ortiz DH          4  1  1  0 .271     P.Fielder 1B        3  1  0  0 .237  
  A.Gonzalez 1B       5  0  1  1 .295     C.Blake DH          4  1  1  0 .275  
  J.Bay LF            4  0  2  1 .210     D.Young LF          4  0  1  1 .259  
  M.Kemp CF           5  0  1  0 .260     A.Cabrera SS        4  0  2  1 .239  
  D.McDonald RF       3  1  1  0 .182     M.Montero C         3  0  0  0 .248  
B-N.Cruz RF           2  1  1  0 .292     M.Byrd CF           3  1  0  0 .231  
  A.Beltre 3B         5  2  3  0 .277     B.Inge 3B           4  0  0  0 .233  
  M.Napoli C          2  0  0  0 .244                                          
A-R.Barajas C         1  1  1  3 .224                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      38  7 14  7                 Totals      33  3  7  3
 
A-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Napoli In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (RF) For McDonald In 7th Inning
 
Josey Wales..... 1 0 0  0 2 1  0 3 0  -  7 14  0
Chin Music...... 0 0 0  0 0 2  1 0 0  -  3  7  1
 
Josey Wales (92-53)      IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Westbrook WIN(14-8)     5 1/3   4   2   2   4   5   0   3.93
J.Frasor HOLD(5th)        1       2   1   1   0   1   0   4.78
J.Broxton HOLD(2nd)       0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   2.43
K.Jepsen SAVE(1st)        2 1/3   1   0   0   0   4   0   5.54
Totals                    9       7   3   3   4  11   0
 
Chin Music (65-85)       IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.Haren LOSS(10-16)       7      12   7   6   1  10   1   5.31
M.Parra                   2       2   0   0   1   1   0   4.87
Totals                    9      14   7   6   2  11   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 12,083 DATE- Tuesday, September 8th 2011 TIME- Night 
T- 3:00
LEFT ON BASE- Josey Wales:10  Chin Music: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Josey Wales: 1  Chin Music: 1
ERRORS- A.Cabrera
DOUBLES- D.Ortiz(23rd), A.Gonzalez(28th), J.Carroll(12th), C.Blake(19th),
         D.Young(35th)
HOME RUNS- R.Barajas(17th)
STOLEN BASES- R.Spilborghs(2nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- O.Vizquel
SACRIFICE FLIES- A.Rosales
WALKS- A.Rosales, D.Ortiz, R.Spilborghs, J.Carroll, P.Fielder, M.Montero
HIT BY PITCH- J.Bay, M.Napoli, M.Byrd
STRIKE OUTS- A.Rosales, D.Ortiz, J.Bay, M.Kemp-3, D.McDonald-2, A.Beltre,
             M.Napoli-2, R.Spilborghs, J.Carroll, P.Fielder-2, C.Blake, D.Young,
             M.Montero-2, M.Byrd, B.Inge-2
GIDP- N.Cruz, M.Montero
WILD PITCHES- D.Haren
2-out RBI- A.Gonzalez, J.Bay, A.Rosales
WEB GEMS- Top 5th: Delmon Young robbed Adam Rosales of a Homerun!
 
At Thunderdome the Outlaw Josey Wales easily handled the floundering Pocono
Chin Music by the score of 7 to 3.
 
Jake Westbrook(14-8) pitched well for Outlaw in their victory.  He surrendered
4 hits and 4 walks in 5 and 1/3 innings.  Outlaw out-hit Pocono for the game,
14 hits to 7.  
 
Westbrook got relief help from Kevin Jepsen who gained credit for his 1st
save.  Dan Haren(10-16) suffered the loss.  While he was the losing pitcher,
he still struck out 10 batters in 7 innings.  
 
With this win, Outlaw has a 92-53 record.  They have been 3-7 lately.  Pocono
can't seem to snap out of their recent 'funk'.  Now they have a miserable
0-10 record over the last couple weeks.

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OJW 5 PCM 2

2011-09-18T19:47:00.001-05:00

Strat-O-Matic Report


BOXSCORE: 2011 Outlaw Josey Wales At 2011 Pocono Chin Music          9/7/2011
 
  Josey Wales        AB  R  H RBI AVG     Chin Music         AB  R  H RBI AVG
  O.Vizquel SS        3  0  0  0 .296     R.Spilborghs RF     5  1  2  1 .253  
B-E.Andrus SS         1  0  0  0 .246     J.Carroll 2B        5  0  2  0 .277  
  A.Rosales 2B        4  1  1  0 .273     P.Fielder 1B        5  1  2  0 .238  
C-D.Pedroia 2B        1  0  0  0 .273     C.Blake DH          4  0  0  0 .275  
  D.Ortiz DH          4  1  2  2 .271     D.Young LF          4  0  2  1 .259  
  A.Gonzalez 1B       4  1  1  1 .296     A.Cabrera SS        4  0  0  0 .236  
  J.Bay LF            2  0  0  0 .203     M.Byrd CF           4  0  1  0 .233  
  M.Kemp CF           4  2  3  0 .260     B.Molina C          4  0  2  0 .248  
  D.McDonald RF       3  0  0  0 .179     B.Inge 3B           4  0  1  0 .236  
A-N.Cruz RF           0  0  0  0 .291                                          
  A.Beltre 3B         4  0  1  1 .274                                          
  M.Napoli C          3  0  1  1 .246                                          
D-R.Barajas C         1  0  0  0 .221                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  5  9  5                 Totals      39  2 12  2
 
A-Subbed Defensively (RF) For McDonald In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Vizquel In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Rosales In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Napoli In 8th Inning
 
Josey Wales..... 0 1 3  0 0 1  0 0 0  -  5  9  0
Chin Music...... 0 0 0  0 0 1  1 0 0  -  2 12  1
 
Josey Wales (91-53)      IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
S.Baker WIN(10-4)         6 2/3   9   2   2   0   4   1   4.79
J.Frasor HOLD(4th)        1 1/3   2   0   0   0   0   0   4.69
J.Soria SAVE(27th)        1       1   0   0   0   2   0   2.33
Totals                    9      12   2   2   0   6   1
 
Chin Music (65-84)       IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Arroyo LOSS(10-18)      9       9   5   5   4  10   2   5.88
Totals                    9       9   5   5   4  10   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 7,787 DATE- Monday, September 7th 2011 TIME- Day 
T- 2:57
LEFT ON BASE- Josey Wales: 6  Chin Music:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Josey Wales: 0  Chin Music: 1
ERRORS- D.Young
DOUBLES- A.Rosales(2nd), M.Kemp(27th), P.Fielder(9th), D.Young(34th)
HOME RUNS- D.Ortiz(31st), A.Gonzalez(27th), R.Spilborghs(4th)
WALKS- O.Vizquel, J.Bay-2, D.McDonald
STRIKE OUTS- D.Pedroia, A.Gonzalez, J.Bay, M.Kemp, D.McDonald-2, A.Beltre,
             M.Napoli-2, R.Barajas, R.Spilborghs-2, J.Carroll, C.Blake, M.Byrd,
             B.Inge
GIDP- A.Beltre
2-out RBI- A.Beltre, M.Napoli, R.Spilborghs
 
The very potent Outlaw Josey Wales bested the ice-cold Pocono Chin Music by a
5 to 2 score at Thunderdome.
 
Scott Baker(10-4) gave Outlaw a solid outing. He went 6 and 2/3 innings
surrendering 9 hits and no walks.  Pocono out-hit Outlaw 12 to 9, but Outlaw
ended up with more runs.  
 
Baker got relief help from Joakim Soria who gained credit for his 27th save.
Bronson Arroyo(10-18) was the loser.  He surrendered 9 hits and 4 walks in 9
innings.

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Chows at a CrossRoads After a Down Year

2011-09-16T18:57:00.002-05:00

Illinois Times -- Every move made, both draft and trade, were done to set Illinois up for a successful 2012. However, Illinois will have some tough decisions to make going into the new year.

Figuring to have a strong season next year are Aramis Ramirez, Jose Reyes, Carlos Beltran, Michael Bourn, Roy Halladay and Dave Robertson and very limited use of Ike Davis.

Figuring to be serviceable are Jonathon Lucroy, Kosuke Fukudome, Josh Willingham and Francisco Cordero.

Question marks include Max Scherzer, Homer Bailey and Rich Harden.

So the Chows are left with several holes - but a lot of picks including 3 in the first round. In what figures to be a pitching rich draft - do the Chows fill in their rotation with aces early on and hope to scrounge up enough offense? Do they take some of the limited good hitters early and figure they can fill in the pitching later. Do they trade some picks to those not going for 2012? Or do the Chows decide they don't have the horses and go young?

It will be interesting to see what direction Illinois heads. No matter what choices are made it will be difficult for the team to lose as many games as they did in 2011.

Honest Mistake by Heap?

2011-09-15T19:16:00.018-05:00

With Bobby Cox in his final season as the Roadkill Skip he has been showered with gifts & accolades on the road. While leading the 'Kill to a lone NASBL championship during his 15 yr span with the club, nevertheless he has earned great respect in the league. That respect was tested during his final road trip against his long-time nemesis the NJ Trash Heap. Prior to the final game of the series he was presented with a cake by Heap Nation that obviously did not pass quality control. Roadkill Ace Adam Wainwright was not amused & battled NJT's Tim Lincecum to send Cox out on a winning note 4-3.

Rumors persist that Fredi Gonzalez will take the reins in '12 in what most likely will be a continuation of a long-term rebuilding process. 1B coach Glenn Hubbard & Cox' trusted pitching coach Leo Mizzone contracts will not be extended following another dreadful season. With what projects to be a top 5 pick in the Rookie Draft, GRK will try to continue their recent success of #1 picks Matt Wieters & Mike Stanton.

Griz Fans Happy - Could be Happier

2011-08-30T14:01:00.002-05:00

Grundy County is heading to the postseason for the second straight year and things couldn't be better, right? The Griz have an 8 1/2 game lead on Vermont and a Magic Number of 16 with 23 games to play.

Not so fast says Griz owner - Jack Howard - Justin Rabidoux's Fighting Souix are not out of it. Howard points out that the Sioux put together a good Block 3; winning 22 of 35 games and pushing their team win total to 73. The Griz on the other hand have been slipping and only won 13 of 36 in Block 3 and ending the Block with 82 wins. If those two teams repeat those block percentages in Block 4 Vermont would pull within 3 games of the division title. If the Griz continue their downhill spiral at the rate they have been falling the momentum going downhill is like a fatman (Jack resembles that remark) walking downhill toward a cliff. The Fiighting Sioux seem to have fresh horse for their drive up the very same hill.

Griz fans looked at the team's Block 1 results and thought a 100 win season was in sight for the first time. With 23 games to play and 82 wins - and most games on the road - it appears GCG will be happy to win 90. Jack points out we went from best league record to mediocre in Block 3. The Troy Haymakers are the team to beat (if you can) sitting with a 95 - 44 record. They could fall over and still pull out 100+ wins. Leigh Valley Iron Pigs are also looking to collect 100 wins, needing only 8 in the last Block to surpass that. Even Lake Champlain and Springfield have accumulated 4 more wins than the Griz.

Griz fans are hoping the downhill spiral ends soons and that Jack Howard can right the ship - even if the league has passd the trade deadline. Griz will have to overcome the losses of Rookie Sensation - RHP Tim Stauffer and Relief Pitcher Extrodinaire - Jason Motte who will sit out Block 4 to rest their arms and avoid overusage. Howard said we will miss them as their records demonstrate. Motte has 0.82 ERA in 44 IP and Stauffer's ERA is 1.98 over 77 innings. They are our 2 best pitchers this year. Griz activated Justin Morneau for Block 4 after resting him in Block 3. He will play regularily the rest of the way out which should help our offense. Howard said he hopes the cold streak is over and that the Griz warm up to defend their division title. We hope to make the playoffs and see what will happen from there.

Why Did Outlaw Stand Pat?

2011-08-28T17:13:00.012-05:00

Outlaw Josey Wales ended block II with a decent lead over division rival Lehigh Valley and a solid lead in the Tastes Great wild card race. The team got some good trade offers that would have improved our chances of making and succeeding in the playoffs.

So why, oh why, did the Wales stand pat while contenders Lehigh Valley and Springfield were making aggressive moves to close the gap? Why are the Wales now 5 games behind the Iron Pigs and fighting neck-and-neck with Springfield and Lake Champlain for the wild card after block III?

What was management thinking?

The answer is .983 .976 .970 .965 .872 .852 .823

Those numbers are the current 2011 MLB OPS for Big Papi Ortiz, Mike Napoli, Matt Kemp, Adrian Gonzalez, Dustin Pedroia, Nelson Cruz, and Adrian Beltre. Manager Hildebrant is salivating at the thought of putting together lineup cards with those guys names next year. The pitching staff might not be spectacular next year, but with Justin Masterson, Tim Hudson, and Scott Baker all having good MLB campaigns it should be solid enough to give the lineup a chance to outslug the opposition and overcome all of Elvis Andrus's errors.

And never forget our most potent weapon, the ageless legend Omar Vizquel! About the only 2011 MLB disappointment is Joakim Soria who is struggling this year, maybe leading to a Venters vs. Soria closer controversy next year.

Outlaw officials looked at this year's pitching staff vs the oppositions' and made the tough decision to stand pat. Rumor has it that management actually considered being the first team in NASBL history to be sellers in the trade market while leading their division after 2 blocks! The 2011 Wales players will just have to keep overachieving if they want to go anywhere. Their record this year shows evidence that they can do just that.

So while Outlaw fans may not be happy with this year's lack of moves, management says the team still has a great chance to make the playoffs this year and expects even better things to come next year.

Sabathia Passes Pedro for 3rd on Wins List

2011-08-22T09:33:00.003-05:00

Springfield (AP) – Entering the 2002 NASBL free agent draft, the Springfield Isotopes were two years removed from NASBL’s first expansion draft, had yet to post a winning record in NASBL and had two picks in the 1st round. In this draft the Topes selected a pitcher who in Block 3 passed Pedro Martinez for third place on the all time wins list.

Holding the 2nd pick in the draft, Topes GM Doug Sherlag hoped that he was drafting his future ace in when he selected Barry Zito. It looked like this was the case, as Zito went an astounding 59-24 in his first three years with the Topes.

Little did Sherlag know that the Topes’ next first round selection would prove to be the long-term ace that the Topes were looking for. After the Springfield Isotopes selected C.C. Sabathia with its 2nd first round pick in the 2002 NASBL draft, Sabathia started his NASBL career rather inauspiciously posting a 10-7 record with a 4.95 ERA in his rookie campaign for the Topes. During his 2nd season for the Topes, Sabathia seemed on the verge of stardom, posting a strong 15-9 record with a 4.28 ERA. However, Sabathia took a significant step back during the 2004 campaign, posting a 9-11 record with a 6.04 ERA.

After the 2004 season, GM Doug Sherlag decided to deal one of his first round pitchers from the 2002 draft and anoint an ace. In a shocking move at the time, during the off-season the Topes dealt Barry Zito and handed the ball to Sabathia on Opening Day of the 2005 NASBL season. “People thought we were crazy, but our scouts thought that C.C. was special and that Zito was over performing. I put my faith in our scouts and made what ended up being a great deal for the Topes,” opines Sherlag.

Things looked dicey when C.C. went 10-10 with a 5.10 ERA in 2005, but after that season, Sabathia hasn’t looked back. Since 2005, Sabathia has gone 115-50 with a 3.88 ERA in 1421.7 innings for Springfield and won the 2007 Cy Young Award. If C.C. can keep up his recent pace, he projects to pass up Randy Johnson for the all time leader in career wins in three-four more years, which should guarantee C.C. a plaque in the NASBL Hall of Fame.

“I couldn’t be prouder of C.C. and I can tell you this…he’s not going anywhere. It is our goal to have C.C. retire as a Tope” said Sherlag.

What was the biggest lead??

2011-08-20T12:46:00.007-05:00

Troy, NY: The Haymakers have embarked on what seems to be a historic season. Since the team has already mathematically won the Less Filling West, the sports department wondered if there was a record of how early a team has won a division. With that data not readily available, we thought we would take a look at the top 5 division wins in the history of the league. Here they are in reverse order:

5. 2008 Pocono Chin Music (87-75): Don't let the record fool you; the Chin Music who were lead by Prince Fielder and John Smoltz, coasted to a 23 game division win in the Less Filling central. Fielder carried the lineup with 57 homeruns and had 140 RBI's. John Smoltz was 18-7 with a 3.31 ERA.

4. 2004 Canyon Country Cannons (101-61): The Cannons powerhouse offense won the division by 25 games. With powerhouses like Jeff Kent (.332/37/112), Jason Giambi (.285/40/100), Vernon Wells (.306/23/92) and speedsters Kenny Lofton and Ichiro at the top of the lineup it's easy to see how this team could win 100 games. It also didn't hurt that Kerry Wood went 20-4 with a 2.81 ERA.

3. 2003 New Jersey Trash Heap (111-51): The '03 Trash Heap repeated as division winners, leading by a whopping 25.5 games. The team's 111 wins was also good for the third most in league history. There were very little weaknesses on this team who boasted an all-star lineup from top to bottom; with players like Roberto Alomar, Gary Sheffield, Luis Gonzalez and Fred McGriff. It was A-Rod though who was the star of the show; hitting .302 with 58 homers and an amazing 150 RBI's. With a lineup like that it's easy to see why Randy Johnson went an incredible 27-7 that season with 21 complete games. Even Jeff Weaver went 16-3, with a tepid 4.94 ERA.

2. 2002 New Jersey Trash Heap (114-48): The Trash Heap held a mini-dynasty back in 2002 and 2003 with two record seasons. Their 114 wins in '02 were good enough for the most in league history. With basically the same lineup in 2003, it was Luis Gonzalez's turn to be the star with 61 home runs and 173 runs batted in; although teammate A-Rod didn't disappoint by hitting 58 home runs and driving in 161. The Trash Heap also boasted three 20 game winners while every starting pitcher had at least 15 wins. Even though the team looked to have the best offense in the history of the league and ended up with the best regular season record in the history of the league, they didn't finish with the biggest division lead. That record went to:

1. 2006 Springfield Isotopes (112-50): The '06 Isotopes finished with the second best regular season record in league history and finished a whopping 37 games ahead of second place Lake Champlain. The team was a great mix of power, speed, pitching and defense with players like Rafael Furcal, Kenny Lofton, Brian Roberts, Eric Chavez and Lance Berkman it was a tough out up and down the lineup. Part-time player Tony Clark ripped 42 homeruns and drive in 105 in only 344 at bats! The pitching staff was great too as every starter pulled down 14 wins; AJ Burnett went 21-5 with a solid 3.43 ERA, while stud closer Joe Nathan saved 40 games while boasting an ERA under 2.00.

So where will the Haymakers fall on this list? Barring a monumental collapse, it seems somewhere in the top three.

More importantly, how do these big division leads translate into the playoffs? Without the information readily available, it's hard to tell...hopefully some of these record setting managers will share their stories of triumph or heartache.

Godzilla Breaks Up Hudson No-No

2011-08-06T04:19:00.016-05:00

Tim "chicks dig the longball"
Hudson, career NASBL homerun
record holder for pitchers,
narrowly missed his first NASBL
no-hitter when Lake Champlain's
Godzilla laced a ringing double in
the seventh inning. Hudson must
have LCC's number as Lake
Champlain was the team that
Hudson cranked his record breaking
long ball against last August. Matsui's
double was the only blemish in
Hudson's complete game shutout.
Outlaw GM Hildebrant quickly proclaimed
every remaining Hudson start at Wreckin'
So Field this year to be a nickel whiskey
night in recognition of Hudson's accomplishments
and contributions to the franchise.

BOXSCORE: 2011 Lake Champlain Cannibals At 2011 Outlaw Josey Wales 8/12/2011

 Cannibals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Josey Wales        AB  R  H RBI AVG
H.Matsui DH         3  0  1  0 .333     C.Crisp CF          4  1  2  0 .267
K.Johnson 2B        4  0  0  0 .243     E.Andrus SS         4  0  1  0 .245
P.Konerko 1B        4  0  0  0 .295     A.Gonzalez 1B       4  0  0  0 .300
R.Zimmerman 3B      3  0  0  0 .261     A.Beltre 3B         4  1  1  2 .273
B.McCann C          3  0  0  0 .237     M.Napoli C          3  1  2  0 .286
T.Tulowitzki SS     2  0  0  0 .263     D.McDonald LF       3  1  1  2 .158
J.Drew RF           3  0  0  0 .273   B-N.Cruz RF           1  0  0  0 .281
C.Granderson LF     3  0  0  0 .250     A.Rosales 2B        2  0  0  0 .266
C.Young CF          3  0  0  0 .268   A-D.Pedroia PR,2B     0  0  0  0 .272
                                M.Kemp RF,LF        3  0  1  0 .256
                                B.Boesch DH         3  0  0  0 .259
           -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---
Totals      28  0  1  0                 Totals      31  4  8  4

A-Pinch Ran For Rosales In 6th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (RF) For McDonald In 7th Inning

Cannibals....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  1  0
Josey Wales..... 1 0 0  2 0 1  0 0    -  4  8  0

Cannibals (61-44)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Sanchez LOSS(16-4)      6       7   4   4   1   8   2   3.08  A1 C8
J.Crain                   2       1   0   0   1   1   0   3.68  C9
[1]Totals                    8       8   4   4   2   9   2

Josey Wales (73-42)      IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
T.Hudson WIN(12-11)       9       1   0   0   3   6   0   3.29  A1
Totals                    9       1   0   0   3   6   0

ATTENDANCE- 40,893 DATE- Wednesday, August 12th 2011 TIME- Day
T- 2:40
LEFT ON BASE- Cannibals: 4  Josey Wales: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cannibals: 1  Josey Wales: 0
DOUBLES- H.Matsui(18th), C.Crisp(12th), M.Kemp(20th)
HOME RUNS- A.Beltre(17th), D.McDonald(1st)
WALKS- H.Matsui, R.Zimmerman, T.Tulowitzki, M.Napoli, A.Rosales
STRIKE OUTS- H.Matsui, K.Johnson-2, T.Tulowitzki, C.Young-2, C.Crisp, E.Andrus,
   A.Gonzalez, A.Beltre, M.Napoli, A.Rosales-2, M.Kemp, B.Boesch
GIDP- N.Cruz
2-out RBI- D.McDonald-2

Tim Hudson didn't allow a hit until the 7th inning at Wreckin' So Field as the
Outlaw Josey Wales beat the Lake Champlain Cannibals 4 to 0.

Hudson(12-11) was tremendous on the mound for Outlaw.  He gave up just 1 hit
and 3 walks in 9 innings.  The right-handed Hudson had his no-hit bid broken
up by Hideki Matsui who doubled with nobody out in the 7th inning.  Outlaw
finished with 8 hits in the victory.

PCM 4 FRE 3

2011-08-05T15:41:00.001-05:00

Strat-O-Matic Report


BOXSCORE: 2011 Freedonia Fireflies At 2011 Pocono Chin Music        8/27/2011
 
  Fireflies          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Chin Music         AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Jeter SS          4  0  0  0 .241     B.Zobrist 2B        3  0  1  1 .223  
  T.Hafner DH         3  1  1  0 .238     A.Cabrera SS        4  0  1  0 .246  
  C.Denorfia CF       3  1  1  0 .221     P.Fielder 1B        3  0  1  0 .239  
  D.Wright 3B         4  0  1  0 .263     T.Hunter CF         4  0  0  0 .291  
  J.Francoeur RF      3  1  2  2 .252     D.Young LF          3  0  1  0 .245  
  L.Marson C          3  0  0  0 .250     M.Montero C         3  2  1  0 .225  
C-B.Abreu PH          1  0  1  1 .238     C.Blake DH          4  2  2  2 .262  
  R.Braun LF          3  0  1  0 .262     M.Byrd RF           4  0  0  0 .227  
  H.Kendrick 2B       4  0  0  0 .265     B.Inge 3B           4  0  1  1 .250  
  B.Wood 1B           2  0  1  0 .037                                          
A-B.Ryan PH           1  0  0  0 .275                                          
B-R.Doumit 1B         0  0  0  0 .217                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  3  8  3                 Totals      32  4  8  4
 
A-Pinch Hit For Wood In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Ryan In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Marson In 9th Inning
 
Fireflies....... 1 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  3  8  0
Chin Music...... 0 2 0  2 0 0  0 0    -  4  8  0
 
Fireflies (37-72)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
I.Kennedy LOSS(5-11)      7       8   4   4   4   7   1   4.57
D.Aardsma                 1       0   0   0   0   1   0   5.79
Totals                    8       8   4   4   4   8   1
 
Chin Music (49-73)       IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Garcia WIN(11-5)        8 1/3   7   3   3   3   6   0   3.63
J.Axford SAVE(24th)       0 2/3   1   0   0   0   1   0   1.45
Totals                    9       8   3   3   3   7   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 19,471 DATE- Thursday, August 27th 2011 TIME- Day 
T- 2:29
LEFT ON BASE- Fireflies: 5  Chin Music: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Fireflies: 0  Chin Music: 3
DOUBLES- J.Francoeur-2(8th), B.Abreu(22nd), A.Cabrera(11th), M.Montero(14th),
         B.Inge(16th)
HOME RUNS- C.Blake(7th)
STOLEN BASES- C.Denorfia(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Francoeur
WALKS- T.Hafner, C.Denorfia, R.Braun, B.Zobrist, P.Fielder, D.Young, M.Montero
STRIKE OUTS- D.Jeter, D.Wright, J.Francoeur, L.Marson-2, H.Kendrick, B.Ryan,
             B.Zobrist, P.Fielder, T.Hunter-2, D.Young-2, C.Blake, B.Inge
GIDP- C.Denorfia, H.Kendrick-2
2-out RBI- J.Francoeur, B.Inge, B.Zobrist
WEB GEMS- Bot 1st: Ian Kennedy robbed Torii Hunter of a base hit.
 
19,471 fans watched an exciting game at Thunderdome.  The Pocono Chin Music
topped the Freedonia Fireflies by the slimmest of margins, 4 to 3.
 
Pocono brought 2 runs across the plate in the bottom of the 4th inning when
they had 3 base hits.  After an out was recorded, Miguel Montero began the
rally when he drew a walk.  Casey Blake next to the plate and he ripped a
single.  After another out, Brandon Inge came to bat and doubled.  Ben
Zobrist was up next and he lashed a single.  Freedonia threatened in the 9th
but their rally came up short.  
 
The winning pitcher was Jaime Garcia(11-5) who allowed 3 runs in 8 and 1/3
innings. John Axford recorded the save, his 24th.  Ian Kennedy(5-11) was
charged with the loss.

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PCM 8 FRE 4

2011-08-05T15:30:00.001-05:00

Strat-O-Matic Report


BOXSCORE: 2011 Freedonia Fireflies At 2011 Pocono Chin Music        8/26/2011
 
  Fireflies          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Chin Music         AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Francoeur RF      5  2  2  1 .247     P.Janish SS         4  0  0  0 .257  
  H.Kendrick 2B       4  1  3  1 .269     J.Carroll DH        4  2  2  0 .246  
  T.Hafner DH         3  0  0  0 .234     M.Byrd RF           2  2  0  0 .230  
  R.Braun LF          4  0  2  1 .261     C.Blake 1B          3  1  2  4 .259  
  D.Wright 3B         4  0  2  0 .263   A-P.Fielder 1B        1  0  0  0 .238  
  M.Olivo C           4  0  0  0 .233     D.Young LF          3  1  0  0 .244  
  C.Denorfia CF       4  1  2  1 .219     T.Hunter CF         4  1  1  3 .294  
  B.Ryan SS           3  0  0  0 .276     B.Zobrist 2B        4  0  0  0 .222  
B-B.Abreu PH          1  0  1  0 .236     M.Montero C         3  0  0  0 .223  
  B.Wood 1B           3  0  0  0 .000     B.Inge 3B           2  1  0  0 .250  
C-D.Jeter PH          1  0  0  0 .248                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  4 12  4                 Totals      30  8  5  7
 
A-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Blake In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Ryan In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Wood In 9th Inning
 
Fireflies....... 1 1 2  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  4 12  2
Chin Music...... 2 0 3  0 0 0  0 3    -  8  5  0
 
Fireflies (37-71)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
C.Hamels LOSS(5-11)       2 1/3   4   5   3   1   1   1   5.15
J.Chamberlai              1 2/3   0   0   0   0   3   0   3.12
N.Masset                  3       0   0   0   0   3   0   4.56
D.Aardsma                 1       1   3   3   2   2   1   6.23
Totals                    8       5   8   6   3   9   2
 
Chin Music (48-73)       IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Arroyo WIN(8-13)        7      11   4   4   0   6   2   6.03
L.Gregerson HOLD(14th)    1       0   0   0   0   3   0   2.87
D.Carrasco                1       1   0   0   0   2   0   5.40
Totals                    9      12   4   4   0  11   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 30,643 DATE- Wednesday, August 26th 2011 TIME- Night 
T- 2:36
LEFT ON BASE- Fireflies: 6  Chin Music: 2
DOUBLE PLAYS- Fireflies: 0  Chin Music: 3
ERRORS- D.Wright, C.Denorfia
DOUBLES- H.Kendrick-2(16th), B.Abreu(21st), J.Carroll(7th)
HOME RUNS- J.Francoeur(12th), C.Denorfia(4th), C.Blake(6th), T.Hunter(18th)
STOLEN BASES- J.Francoeur(3rd)
WALKS- M.Byrd, D.Young, B.Inge
HIT BY PITCH- T.Hafner, M.Byrd
STRIKE OUTS- J.Francoeur, R.Braun, D.Wright, M.Olivo-3, B.Ryan-2, B.Wood-2,
             D.Jeter, P.Janish, J.Carroll-2, C.Blake, P.Fielder, D.Young-2,
             T.Hunter, B.Zobrist
GIDP- T.Hafner, R.Braun, M.Olivo
2-out RBI- C.Blake-2, T.Hunter-3
 
First baseman Casey Blake left the yard and had 4 RBI at Thunderdome where the
Pocono Chin Music beat the Freedonia Fireflies by the score of 8 to
4.
 
Pocono took the lead for good in the 3rd inning when they scored 3 runs on 2
hits.  That early run support was enough for Bronson Arroyo(8-13) and Pocono.
Freedonia out-hit Pocono 12 to 5, but Pocono ended up with more runs.
 
Cole Hamels(5-11) was the loser.  He allowed Pocono 5 runs in 2 and 1/3
innings of work.

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FRE 6 PCM 3

2011-08-03T19:27:00.001-05:00

Strat-O-Matic Report


BOXSCORE: 2011 Freedonia Fireflies At 2011 Pocono Chin Music        8/25/2011
 
  Fireflies          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Chin Music         AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Francoeur RF      3  1  0  0 .243     A.Kearns RF         4  1  3  1 .268  
  H.Kendrick 2B       5  0  0  0 .262     A.Cabrera SS        5  0  1  0 .246  
  T.Hafner DH         4  2  2  2 .243     P.Fielder 1B        2  0  0  1 .238  
  R.Braun LF          4  2  2  0 .259     T.Hunter CF         3  0  1  1 .295  
  D.Wright 3B         4  1  1  3 .260     D.Young LF          4  0  1  0 .246  
  M.Olivo C           4  0  2  1 .239     M.Montero C         3  0  0  0 .227  
  C.Denorfia CF       4  0  0  0 .211     B.Zobrist 2B        3  0  1  0 .224  
  B.Ryan SS           4  0  1  0 .280     B.Inge 3B           4  1  2  0 .252  
  B.Wood 1B           4  0  0  0 .000     J.Carroll DH        4  1  1  0 .241  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  6  8  6                 Totals      32  3 10  3
 
 
Fireflies....... 3 0 0  0 0 1  2 0 0  -  6  8  0
Chin Music...... 0 0 1  0 2 0  0 0 0  -  3 10  1
 
Fireflies (37-70)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Cueto WIN(4-15)         5 1/3   8   3   3   4   0   0   5.08
J.Chamberlai HOLD(1st)    1 2/3   1   0   0   1   1   0   3.33
N.Masset HOLD(2nd)        1       1   0   0   0   2   0   5.23
D.Storen SAVE(2nd)        1       0   0   0   0   2   0   1.42
Totals                    9      10   3   3   5   5   0
 
Chin Music (47-73)       IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
T.Hunter LOSS(4-4)        6 2/3   7   6   6   2   2   2   4.79
D.Carrasco                1 1/3   1   0   0   1   2   0   5.54
J.Veras                   1       0   0   0   0   1   0   2.66
Totals                    9       8   6   6   3   5   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 29,556 DATE- Tuesday, August 25th 2011 TIME- Night 
T- 3:15
LEFT ON BASE- Fireflies: 7  Chin Music: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Fireflies: 3  Chin Music: 0
ERRORS- A.Cabrera
DOUBLES- R.Braun(34th), D.Young(27th), B.Inge-2(15th), J.Carroll(6th)
TRIPLES- B.Ryan(3rd), B.Zobrist(1st)
HOME RUNS- T.Hafner(2nd), D.Wright(14th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- T.Hunter
WALKS- J.Francoeur, T.Hafner, R.Braun, A.Kearns, P.Fielder-2, M.Montero,
       B.Zobrist
HIT BY PITCH- J.Francoeur
STRIKE OUTS- J.Francoeur, R.Braun, D.Wright, M.Olivo, B.Wood, A.Cabrera,
             B.Zobrist, B.Inge-2, J.Carroll
GIDP- A.Cabrera-2, B.Zobrist
2-out RBI- D.Wright-3, T.Hafner-2
 
Drew Storen was great in relief as the Freedonia Fireflies defeated the Pocono
Chin Music 6 to 3 at Thunderdome.
 
Freedonia jumped on top to stay in the top of the 6th inning plating one
baserunner on 2 base hits.  The Pocono offense proved no trouble in the
bottom of the 9th.  
 
The victory went to Johnny Cueto(4-15) who went 5 and 1/3 innings, allowing 3
runs. Cueto was helped out by Storen who recorded his 2nd save.  Tommy
Hunter(4-4) was hit with the loss.  
 
The win by Freedonia is a very welcome one as they have been struggling in
recent days.  Their record now stands at 37-70 - only 2-8 in their last ten
games.  Not able to get much going in recent weeks, Pocono is 2-8 of late and
now has an overall record of 47-73.

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TRY 4 PCM 3

2011-08-03T19:14:00.001-05:00

Strat-O-Matic Report


BOXSCORE: 2011 Troy Haymakers At 2011 Pocono Chin Music             8/18/2011
 
  Haymakers          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Chin Music         AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Milledge DH       3  0  1  0 .259     A.Kearns RF         4  0  2  0 .261  
  J.Bartlett SS       2  1  2  1 .264     A.Cabrera SS        3  0  0  0 .247  
  G.Soto C            4  0  0  0 .198     P.Fielder 1B        4  0  0  0 .240  
A-H.Quintero C        0  0  0  0 .265     R.Spilborghs LF     3  0  0  0 .248  
  C.Hart RF           4  2  2  2 .250     M.Montero C         3  0  0  0 .231  
  J.Bautista LF       4  0  2  1 .271     M.Byrd CF           3  0  0  0 .231  
  M.Cairo 1B          4  0  1  0 .235     B.Zobrist 2B        3  0  0  0 .223  
  M.Reynolds 3B       3  0  0  0 .138     B.Inge 3B           3  0  1  0 .248  
B-W.Valdez 3B         1  0  0  0 .227     J.Carroll DH        2  0  0  0 .241  
  B.Phillips 2B       4  0  0  0 .265                                          
  J.Edmonds CF        2  1  1  0 .263                                          
C-B.Gardner CF        0  0  0  0 .280                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  4  9  4                 Totals      28  0  3  0
 
A-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Soto In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Reynolds In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Edmonds In 8th Inning
 
Haymakers....... 0 0 0  0 0 3  0 0 1  -  4  9  0
Chin Music...... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  3  0
 
Haymakers (74-33)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Myers WIN(9-6)          9       3   0   0   1   9   0   3.73
Totals                    9       3   0   0   1   9   0
 
Chin Music (47-72)       IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Zito LOSS(7-13)         5 2/3   5   3   3   1   9   1   4.87
G.Balfour                 1 2/3   1   0   0   0   2   0   4.91
M.Parra                   1 2/3   3   1   1   1   1   0   4.52
Totals                    9       9   4   4   2  12   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 30,655 DATE- Tuesday, August 18th 2011 TIME- Night 
T- 2:36
LEFT ON BASE- Haymakers: 4  Chin Music: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Haymakers: 1  Chin Music: 1
DOUBLES- J.Bartlett(15th), C.Hart(13th), J.Bautista(26th), A.Kearns(16th)
HOME RUNS- C.Hart(27th)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Bartlett-2
SACRIFICE HITS- L.Milledge, J.Bartlett, A.Cabrera
WALKS- J.Bartlett, J.Edmonds, J.Carroll
STRIKE OUTS- L.Milledge, G.Soto, J.Bautista-2, M.Cairo, M.Reynolds-3,
             B.Phillips-3, J.Edmonds, A.Kearns, A.Cabrera, P.Fielder, M.Montero,
             M.Byrd-2, B.Inge, J.Carroll-2
GIDP- W.Valdez, A.Kearns
2-out RBI- C.Hart-2
 
Corey Hart went deep and had 2 RBI and Brett Myers whitewashed Pocono on 3
hits at Thunderdome where the Troy Haymakers beat the Pocono Chin Music 4 to
0.
 
Myers(9-6) came through with a virtuoso performance against the Pocono
hitters.  He didn't give up much, just 3 hits and 1 walk in 9 innings
improving his ERA from 3.97 to 3.73.  Troy finished with 9 hits in the
victory.  
 
Barry Zito(7-13) was charged with the loss.  Despite the loss, he struckout 9
Troy batters in 5 and 2/3 innings.  'We didn't have a whole lot of chances
tonight,' Bill Anderson, Jr. said.  'Myers just was too much for our guys.'
 
*** TOP OF INNING 1 ***
0     L.Milledge  5- 7 15  0 Single                         b-1 
0 1   J.Bartlett           0 Sac Bunt                       1-2 b-0 
1  2  G.Soto      5- 5     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2  2  C.Hart      5- 4     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 1 ***
0     A.Kearns    6- 6  8  0 Single                         b-1 
0 1   A.Cabrera            0 Sac Bunt                       1-2 b-0 
1  2  P.Fielder   4- 8     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2  2  R.Spilborgh 2- 8     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 2 ***
0     J.Bautista  1- 8     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     M.Cairo     3- 7     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     M.Reynolds  6- 7     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 2 ***
0     M.Montero   5- 7     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     M.Byrd      3- 4     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     B.Zobrist   1- 4     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 3 ***
0     B.Phillips  4- 5     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     J.Edmonds   2- 5     0 Single                         b-1 
1 1   L.Milledge  5-11     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2 1   J.Bartlett  2-12     0 Single                         1-3 b-1 
2 1 3                      0 Caught Stealing                1-o 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 3 ***
0     B.Inge      4- 7 15  0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     J.Carroll   2-10     0 Walk                           b-1 
1 1   A.Kearns    6- 8     0 Ground Out Double Play         1-o b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 4 ***
0     G.Soto      5- 5     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     C.Hart      5- 6     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
2     J.Bautista  4- 9     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 4 ***
0     A.Cabrera   3-11 20  0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     P.Fielder   4- 9  8  0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     R.Spilborgh 1- 2 19  0 Line Out                       b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 5 ***
0     M.Cairo     4- 9     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     M.Reynolds  1-11     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     B.Phillips  2- 6     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 5 ***
0     M.Montero   1-12 12  0 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     M.Byrd      6- 9     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
2     B.Zobrist   5-10     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 6 ***
0     J.Edmonds   4- 7     0 Walk                           b-1 
0 1   L.Milledge           0 Sac Bunt                       1-2 b-0 
1  2  J.Bartlett  5- 4     0 Double                         2-H b-2 
1  2  G.Soto      4- 5     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2  2  C.Hart      1- 9  5  0 Home Run                       2-H b-H 
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Grant Balfour
2     J.Bautista  2- 5 13  0 Double                         b-2 
2  2  M.Cairo     1- 4     0 Foul Out                       b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 6 ***
0     B.Inge      2- 7     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     J.Carroll   4- 6     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     A.Kearns    6- 6  3  0 Double                         b-2 
2  2  A.Cabrera   3- 3     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 7 ***
0     M.Reynolds  1- 9     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     B.Phillips  6- 7     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     J.Edmonds   3- 5     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 7 ***
0     P.Fielder   6-10     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     R.Spilborgh 4- 5     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
2     M.Montero   4- 4     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 8 ***
0     L.Milledge  2- 7     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Manny Parra
1     J.Bartlett  3- 5     0 Walk                           b-1 
1 1                        0 Caught Stealing                1-o 
2     G.Soto      4- 4     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 8 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE C - Humberto Quintero
                             SUBSTITUTE 3B- Wilson Valdez
                             SUBSTITUTE CF- Brett Gardner
0     M.Byrd      2- 8     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     B.Zobrist   6- 7     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     B.Inge      2-11  3  0 Single                         b-1 
2 1   J.Carroll   1- 6     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 9 ***
0     C.Hart      1- 6 17  0 Double                         b-2 
0  2  J.Bautista  6- 7 17  0 Single                         2-H b-1 
0 1   M.Cairo     2-11 11  0 Single                         1-2 b-1 
0 12  W.Valdez    6- 3     0 Ground Out Double Play         2-3 1-o b-0 
2   3 B.Phillips  5- 9     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 9 ***
0     A.Kearns    1- 9     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     A.Cabrera   1- 9     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
2     P.Fielder   2-12     0 Line Out                       b-0

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PCM 4 TRY 2

2011-08-03T19:04:00.001-05:00

Strat-O-Matic Report


BOXSCORE: 2011 Troy Haymakers At 2011 Pocono Chin Music             8/17/2011
 
  Haymakers          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Chin Music         AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Milledge DH       4  1  2  0 .257     A.Kearns RF         3  1  1  0 .258  
  J.Bartlett SS       4  0  2  0 .258     A.Cabrera SS        2  0  1  0 .250  
  G.Soto C            2  1  1  1 .202     P.Fielder 1B        4  2  2  3 .243  
A-B.Gardner PR        0  0  0  0 .280     R.Spilborghs LF     4  0  1  0 .255  
B-N.Hundley C         0  0  0  0 .301   C-T.Hunter CF         0  0  0  0 .294  
  C.Hart RF           4  0  1  0 .247     M.Montero C         4  0  0  0 .236  
  J.Bautista LF       4  0  0  0 .268   D-B.Molina C          0  0  0  0 .248  
  M.Cairo 1B          3  0  1  0 .234     M.Byrd CF,LF        3  1  1  0 .232  
F-J.Hamilton PH       1  0  0  0 .389     C.Blake DH          4  0  1  0 .255  
  M.Reynolds 3B       4  0  1  0 .142     B.Inge 3B           4  0  1  1 .247  
  B.Phillips 2B       3  0  1  0 .268     J.Carroll 2B        2  0  1  0 .244  
  J.Edmonds CF        3  0  0  0 .260   E-B.Zobrist 2B        0  0  0  0 .225  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  2  9  1                 Totals      30  4  9  4
 
A-Pinch Ran For Soto In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Gardner In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Spilborghs In 9th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Montero In 9th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Carroll In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Cairo In 9th Inning
 
Haymakers....... 1 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 0  -  2  9  0
Chin Music...... 2 1 1  0 0 0  0 0    -  4  9  0
 
Haymakers (73-33)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Garland LOSS(8-6)       8       9   4   4   2   7   2   3.66
Totals                    8       9   4   4   2   7   2
 
Chin Music (47-71)       IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Garcia WIN(10-5)        7       9   2   2   2   6   1   3.66
W.Lopez HOLD(7th)         1       0   0   0   0   0   0   3.63
J.Axford SAVE(23rd)       1       0   0   0   0   2   0   1.48
Totals                    9       9   2   2   2   8   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 30,153 DATE- Monday, August 17th 2011 TIME- Night 
T- 2:48
LEFT ON BASE- Haymakers: 6  Chin Music: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Haymakers: 1  Chin Music: 2
DOUBLES- J.Bartlett(14th), C.Hart(12th)
HOME RUNS- G.Soto(7th), P.Fielder-2(19th)
STOLEN BASES- B.Phillips(20th)
CAUGHT STEALING- L.Milledge
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Phillips, A.Cabrera, J.Carroll
WALKS- G.Soto-2, A.Kearns, M.Byrd
HIT BY PITCH- A.Cabrera
STRIKE OUTS- L.Milledge, C.Hart, J.Bautista, J.Hamilton, M.Reynolds-2,
             J.Edmonds-2, A.Kearns, P.Fielder, R.Spilborghs-2, C.Blake,
             B.Inge-2
GIDP- C.Hart-2, P.Fielder
2-out RBI- G.Soto
 
Prince Fielder blasted 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI as the Pocono Chin Music
bested the Troy Haymakers 4 to 2 at Thunderdome.
 
The home town fans were very appreciative of the fine hitting performance
provided by Fielder.  He smashed a two-run homer in the 1st inning and
smashed a solo-shot out of the park in the 3rd inning.  John Axford came
throught with a perfect ninth inning to earn his 23rd save.  
 
The victory was credited to Jaime Garcia(10-5) who went 7 innings, allowing 2
runs. Jon Garland(8-6) absorbed the loss.  He pitched 8 innings giving up 9
hits and 2 walks.

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NJT 4 PCM 3

2011-08-03T10:41:00.001-05:00

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BOXSCORE: 2011 New Jersey Trash Heap At 2011 Pocono Chin Music      8/12/2011
 
  Trash Heap         AB  R  H RBI AVG     Chin Music         AB  R  H RBI AVG
  I.Kinsler 2B        4  0  2  0 .311     A.Kearns RF         5  1  2  0 .258  
  A.Huff LF           4  0  0  0 .275     A.Cabrera SS        4  0  1  2 .248  
  D.Freese 3B         4  0  1  0 .346     P.Fielder 1B        4  1  1  1 .239  
  J.Bruce CF          5  1  1  1 .269     R.Spilborghs LF     3  0  1  0 .255  
  J.Votto 1B          3  1  1  0 .339     M.Montero C         4  0  1  0 .234  
  Y.Betancourt SS     4  0  0  0 .198     T.Hunter CF         4  0  1  0 .298  
A-J.Hardy SS          0  0  0  0 .290     B.Zobrist 2B        4  0  1  0 .222  
  P.Burrell DH        2  1  1  1 .214     C.Blake DH          4  0  0  0 .250  
  C.Iannetta C        3  1  1  2 .156     B.Inge 3B           3  1  1  0 .240  
  N.Swisher RF        3  0  0  0 .303                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  4  7  4                 Totals      35  3  9  3
 
A-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Betancourt In 8th Inning
 
Trash Heap...... 0 2 0  0 0 1  0 1 0  -  4  7  2
Chin Music...... 0 0 0  1 2 0  0 0 0  -  3  9  0
 
Trash Heap (59-48)       IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
T.Lincecum WIN(11-13)     9       9   3   1   1  10   1   3.55
Totals                    9       9   3   1   1  10   1
 
Chin Music (45-69)       IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Garcia                  5 1/3   5   3   3   6   5   2   3.45
G.Balfour LOSS(1-2)       2 1/3   1   1   1   2   1   0   4.81
J.Veras                   1 1/3   1   0   0   1   4   0   2.79
Totals                    9       7   4   4   9  10   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 19,135 DATE- Wednesday, August 12th 2011 TIME- Day 
T- 3:23
LEFT ON BASE- Trash Heap:10  Chin Music: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Trash Heap: 3  Chin Music: 2
ERRORS- J.Hardy, T.Lincecum
DOUBLES- A.Cabrera(10th), M.Montero(10th)
HOME RUNS- J.Bruce(22nd), C.Iannetta(5th), P.Fielder(16th)
WALKS- I.Kinsler, A.Huff, D.Freese, J.Votto-2, P.Burrell-2, C.Iannetta,
       N.Swisher, B.Inge
HIT BY PITCH- R.Spilborghs
STRIKE OUTS- A.Huff, D.Freese-3, J.Bruce-2, J.Votto, Y.Betancourt, C.Iannetta,
             N.Swisher, A.Kearns, A.Cabrera, T.Hunter-2, B.Zobrist-3, C.Blake-3
GIDP- A.Huff, Y.Betancourt, P.Fielder, R.Spilborghs, T.Hunter
WILD PITCHES- G.Balfour
2-out RBI- C.Iannetta-2, A.Cabrera-2, P.Burrell
 
Tim Lincecum racked up an impressive total of 10 strikeouts as the New Jersey
Trash Heap defeated the Pocono Chin Music by the score of 4 to 3 at
Thunderdome.
 
Lincecum(11-13) pitched a solid game.  He didn't give up much, just 9 hits and
1 walk in 9 innings.  New Jersey had 7 hits for the afternoon.  
 
Grant Balfour(1-2) suffered the loss in relief.  He gave up 1 run and 1 hit in
2 and 1/3 innings.  Lincecum didn't realize how many strikeouts he was
racking up.  When told he had 10 he was obviously surprised, 'No kidding?
Man, I knew that I had a decent total, but I didn't think I had K'd that
many.  Say, that's pretty good, isn't it?'

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