The Minor Deal Mambo

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

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??

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

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

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:

1. 564, Manny Ramirez, 1995-2011
   
2. 380, Albert "don't call me Joey" Belle, 1992-2001
3. 171, Jason Bay, 2005-2011
4. 158, Alfonso "we don't need no steenkin' defense" Soriano, 2004-2008
5. tie - 157, Mark McGwire, 1999-2002
6. 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

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.

Outlaw 2011 Report Card

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

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

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

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

1. 1604, Manny Ramirez, 1995-2011
   
2. 1156, Albert Belle, 1992-2001
3. 634, Omar Vizquel, 1996-2011
   
4. 553, Kenny Lofton, 1993-2001
5. 526, Tony Gwynn, 1994-2000

A New NASBL World Champion is Crowned!!!

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!!

Outlaw All-Time Saves Leaders

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

1. 128, Keith Foulke, 1999-2005
   
2. 117, Trevor Hoffman, 1994-1999
   
3. 104, Joakim Soria, 2008-2011
4. 74, Armando Benitez, 1998-2005
5. 71, Jeff Russell, 1993-1996

Less Filling Championship Series- Game 5

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

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

Less Filling Championship Series- Game 4

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

Less Filling Championship Series- Game 3

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

Less Filling Championship Series- Game 2

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

Game 3 to begin in Grundy County Thursday night. Rumor is Tim McCarver and Joe Buck will be working the game...

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

Less Filling Championship Series- Game 1

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

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

Roadkill release former ace due to "Lackey" of focus

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

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

Outlaw Powers By Springfield

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

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

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

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

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

Outlaw All-Time Stolen Base Leaders

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

1. 613, Kenny Lofton, 1993-2001
2. 395, Omar Vizquel, 1996-2011
3. 115, Willy Taveras, 2006-2008
   
4. 111, Alfonso Soriano, 2004-2008
   
5. 110, Alex Cole, 1991-1992

Outlaw takes 1-0 Lead in TGLCS!

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

GCG Sweeps Vermont, wins game 4, 4-2

Strat-O-Matic Report

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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

Strat-O-Matic Report

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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

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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

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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

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

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!

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

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

1. 143, Tim Hudson, 2000-2011
2. 113, Andy Ashby, 1994-2003
3. 93, Jake Peavy, 2004-2011
4. 87, Charles Nagy, 1992-1999
5. 83, Mark Langston, 1991-1995
   

Outlaw All-Time Hits Leaders

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

1. 2747, Manny Ramirez, 1995 - 2011
   
2. 1879, Omar Vizquel, 1996-2011
   
3. 1631, Albert Belle, 1992-2001
4. 1625, Kenny Lofton, 1993-2001
5. 1255, Tony Gwynn, 1994-2000

Outlaw Nails Down 102nd Win

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

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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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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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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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