Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Cano and Ervin lead Vermont




Robinson Cano awoke from a season-long power slump, hitting his first 2 HRs of the year and Ervin Santana went the distance pushing his mark to 6-1, 2.31 in a 9-4 win over Miami.


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BOXSCORE: 2009 Miami Surf At 2009 Vermont Fighting Sioux 6/13/2009

Surf AB R H RBI AVG Fighting Sioux AB R H RBI AVG
D.Jeter SS 5 0 1 0 .265 C.Crisp RF 4 1 1 0 .321
B.Abreu RF 3 2 0 0 .252 R.Ibanez DH 5 0 0 0 .291
D.Wright 3B 3 0 0 0 .201 A.Pujols 1B 3 1 2 1 .365
C.Delgado DH 4 0 1 2 .206 D-L.Overbay PH,1B 1 0 0 0 .240
R.Braun LF 4 1 3 1 .239 C.Quentin LF 2 0 0 0 .284
D.Mientkiewicz 1B 4 0 0 0 .316 A-M.Joyce PR,LF 0 1 0 0 .175
C.Gonzalez CF 4 0 1 0 .222 C.Snyder C 4 1 1 2 .217
M.Olivo C 3 0 0 0 .240 R.Zimmerman 3B 4 1 1 1 .278
E.Burriss 2B 4 1 2 0 .324 A.Jones CF 2 2 1 0 .258
R.Cano 2B 3 2 2 3 .222
B-C.Blake PH 0 0 0 0 .209
C-A.Iwamura 2B 0 0 0 0 .214
J.Wilson SS 4 0 1 2 .328
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 34 4 8 3 Totals 32 9 9 9

A-Pinch Ran For Quentin In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Cano In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Blake In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Pujols In 8th Inning

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

Surf (32-22) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
J.Lannan LOSS(4-4) 7 9 9 8 4 3 2 6.95
J.Putz 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.72
Totals 8 9 9 8 4 5 2

Fighting Sioux (30-19) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
E.Santana WIN(6-1) 9 8 4 3 3 7 1 2.31
Totals 9 8 4 3 3 7 1

ATTENDANCE- 47,120 DATE- Saturday, June 13th 2009 TIME- Night
T- 3:05
LEFT ON BASE- Surf: 7 Fighting Sioux: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Surf: 1 Fighting Sioux: 3
ERRORS- D.Wright, M.Olivo, A.Jones, R.Cano
DOUBLES- C.Delgado(8th), R.Braun(13th), C.Gonzalez(2nd), A.Pujols(19th),
C.Snyder(4th), R.Zimmerman(7th)
TRIPLES- D.Jeter(5th)
HOME RUNS- R.Braun(12th), R.Cano-2(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- B.Abreu(5th), C.Crisp(6th)
WALKS- B.Abreu-2, D.Wright, C.Crisp, C.Quentin, A.Jones, C.Blake
HIT BY PITCH- M.Olivo, A.Pujols, C.Quentin, A.Jones
STRIKE OUTS- C.Delgado, D.Mientkiewicz-3, C.Gonzalez, M.Olivo, E.Burriss,
C.Crisp-3, R.Ibanez, C.Snyder
GIDP- D.Jeter-2, C.Delgado, C.Quentin
WILD PITCHES- J.Lannan

Robinson Cano blasted 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI and Ervin Santana was able to
finish what he started and was credited with a complete game as the Vermont
Fighting Sioux defeated the Miami Surf by a score of 9 to 4 at Fighting Sioux
Field.

The Vermont fans enjoyed the offense provided by Cano. He lifted one out of
the park for a two run home run in the 2nd inning and smashed a solo-shot out
of the park (his 2nd of the season) in the 4th inning. Vermont totaled 9
hits on the night.

Santana(6-1) lasted until the end allowing 4 runs for the win. John
Lannan(4-4) ended up with the loss. He was not very effective, surrendering
9 runs in 7 innings.









Jake Peavy + timely hitting = Outlaw win




Peavy allowed 1 run and Outlaw's hitters came through in the clutch pulling away for a 7-1 victory over Vermont.


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BOXSCORE: 2009 Outlaw Josey Wales At 2009 Vermont Fighting Sioux 6/6/2009

Josey Wales AB R H RBI AVG Fighting Sioux AB R H RBI AVG
R.Theriot SS 4 2 2 0 .241 A.Iwamura 2B 3 0 0 0 .214
J.Bay RF 4 3 2 2 .232 L.Overbay 1B 4 0 0 0 .242
D.Pedroia 2B 5 0 3 0 .295 C.Floyd DH 4 0 1 0 .227
M.Ramirez LF 3 1 1 0 .296 R.Ibanez LF 4 0 0 0 .309
R.Ludwick CF 4 0 0 0 .257 R.Zimmerman 3B 4 1 2 1 .280
A.Gonzalez 1B 3 1 1 2 .270 C.Snyder C 3 0 0 0 .215
M.Mora 3B 5 0 3 0 .330 A.Jones CF 1 0 0 0 .253
A.Soriano DH 5 0 0 0 .237 A-C.Quentin PH,RF 1 0 0 0 .288
R.Barajas C 3 0 0 1 .235 B-R.Cano PH 1 0 0 0 .200
J.Gerut RF,CF 3 0 1 0 .339
J.Wilson SS 2 0 1 0 .333
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 36 7 12 5 Totals 30 1 5 1

A-Pinch Hit For Jones In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Quentin In 9th Inning

Josey Wales..... 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 - 7 12 0
Fighting Sioux.. 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 1

Josey Wales (26-28) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
J.Peavy WIN(4-3) 5 1/3 5 1 1 4 3 1 4.02
J.Chamberlai SAVE(1st) 3 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.00
Totals 9 5 1 1 4 5 1

Fighting Sioux (29-19) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
J.Suppan LOSS(3-1) 6 1/3 8 5 5 5 6 1 5.79
R.Ramirez 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.53
J.Romero 0 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.19
J.Grilli 2 3 2 1 1 3 0 2.30
Totals 9 12 7 6 6 9 1

ATTENDANCE- 48,529 DATE- Saturday, June 6th 2009 TIME- Day
T- 2:52
LEFT ON BASE- Josey Wales:10 Fighting Sioux: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Josey Wales: 2 Fighting Sioux: 2
ERRORS- C.Quentin
DOUBLES- R.Theriot(7th), D.Pedroia(12th), R.Zimmerman(6th), J.Gerut(14th)
TRIPLES- J.Bay(1st)
HOME RUNS- J.Bay(7th), R.Zimmerman(4th)
STOLEN BASES- R.Theriot(7th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- R.Barajas
WALKS- R.Theriot, M.Ramirez-2, R.Ludwick, A.Gonzalez-2, A.Iwamura, C.Snyder,
A.Jones, J.Wilson
HIT BY PITCH- J.Bay
STRIKE OUTS- J.Bay-2, R.Ludwick-2, A.Soriano-3, R.Barajas-2, A.Iwamura,
L.Overbay-2, C.Floyd, A.Jones
GIDP- A.Gonzalez, A.Soriano, R.Ibanez, C.Quentin
BALKS- R.Ramirez

Jason Bay went yard and had 2 RBI and Joba Chamberlain delivered 3 and two
third solid innings as the Outlaw Josey Wales beat the Vermont Fighting Sioux
by a score of 7 to 1.

In the top of the 4th inning Outlaw went on top for good scoring one runner.
Adrian Gonzalez drew a walk. Melvin Mora stepped up next and he slapped a
one-base hit. Alfonso Soriano got his chance to keep things going, but he
went down on strikes. Rod Barajas stepped in and he hit a deep fly. Ryan
Theriot came to the plate and drew a walk. Bay struck out, unable to help
the rally. Chamberlain was great in relief and recorded his 1st save.

Jake Peavy(4-3) went 5 and 1/3 innings allowing 1 run for the victory. Jeff
Suppan(3-1) was hit with the loss. He allowed 8 hits and 5 walks in 6 and
1/3 innings.









Dempster dominant against Vermont




Ryan Dempster took a no-hitter into the 7th inning and ended up hurling 8 1/3 innings of great ball. OJW scored the game's only runs with 3 in the opening frame as VFS starter Braden Looper shut them down the rest of the way. Joakim Soria slammed the door, getting the final 2 outs for his 10th save and pushing his ERA under a c-hair.


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BOXSCORE: 2009 Outlaw Josey Wales At 2009 Vermont Fighting Sioux 6/5/2009

Josey Wales AB R H RBI AVG Fighting Sioux AB R H RBI AVG
R.Theriot SS 4 0 1 0 .235 A.Iwamura 2B 3 0 0 0 .219
A-O.Vizquel SS 0 0 0 0 .150 E-J.Gerut PH 1 0 1 0 .339
J.Bay RF 3 1 2 0 .225 L.Overbay DH 4 0 0 0 .250
D.Pedroia 2B 4 0 1 0 .288 A.Pujols 1B 4 0 0 0 .360
M.Ramirez LF 4 1 1 1 .296 C.Quentin LF 1 0 1 0 .290
A.Gonzalez 1B 4 1 1 2 .269 M.Joyce RF 3 0 0 0 .175
R.Ludwick CF 4 0 1 0 .263 K.Shoppach C 3 0 0 0 .243
B.Zobrist DH 3 0 0 0 .167 C.Blake 3B 2 0 0 0 .209
R.Barajas C 3 0 0 0 .241 A.Jones CF 2 0 0 0 .255
N.Punto 3B 3 0 0 0 .174 B-C.Floyd PH 1 0 0 0 .222
C-C.Crisp CF 0 0 0 0 .323
J.Wilson SS 2 0 0 0 .327
D-M.Aviles PH 1 0 0 0 .323
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 32 3 7 3 Totals 27 0 2 0

A-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Theriot In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Jones In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Floyd In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Wilson In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Iwamura In 9th Inning

Josey Wales..... 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 0
Fighting Sioux.. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 1

Josey Wales (25-28) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
R.Dempster WIN(9-3) 8 1/3 2 0 0 3 7 0 3.77
J.Soria SAVE(10th) 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.73
Totals 9 2 0 0 3 8 0

Fighting Sioux (29-18) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
B.Looper LOSS(2-2) 9 7 3 3 1 4 1 4.54
Totals 9 7 3 3 1 4 1

ATTENDANCE- 40,932 DATE- Friday, June 5th 2009 TIME- Night
T- 2:25
LEFT ON BASE- Josey Wales: 3 Fighting Sioux: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Josey Wales: 2 Fighting Sioux: 1
ERRORS- K.Shoppach
DOUBLES- M.Ramirez(14th), R.Ludwick(13th)
HOME RUNS- A.Gonzalez(9th)
STOLEN BASES- J.Bay(2nd), D.Pedroia(5th)
WALKS- J.Bay, C.Quentin-2, C.Blake
STRIKE OUTS- J.Bay, M.Ramirez, R.Ludwick, B.Zobrist, A.Iwamura-2, L.Overbay,
A.Pujols, M.Joyce, K.Shoppach, C.Blake-2
GIDP- D.Pedroia, M.Joyce, A.Jones
WEB GEMS- Top 2nd: Jack Wilson robbed Nick Punto of a base hit.

Ryan Dempster took a no-hitter into the 7th inning at Fighting Sioux Field as
the Outlaw Josey Wales beat the Vermont Fighting Sioux by the count of 3 to
0.

Dempster(9-3) simply dominated Vermont. He didn't give up much, just 2 hits
and 3 walks in 8 and 1/3 innings lowering his ERA from 4.15 to 3.77. The
right-handed Dempster lost his no-hit bid when Carlos Quentin singled with
one out in the 7th inning. Neither team managed to score after the 1st
inning.

Dempster got help from Joakim Soria who earned his 10th save. Braden
Looper(2-2) ended up with the loss. He gave up 3 runs and 7 hits in 9
innings.









Zimmerman's 1st inning slam propels Sioux to win in B2 opener, 6-5 over OJW




Ryan Zimmerman went yard, continuing his season of big at bats in the 1st inning. The 4-0 lead only lasted for 3 innings, OJW tied it in the 4th and the teams traded single runs the rest of the way with Vermont prevailing 6-5.


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BOXSCORE: 2009 Outlaw Josey Wales At 2009 Vermont Fighting Sioux 6/4/2009

Josey Wales AB R H RBI AVG Fighting Sioux AB R H RBI AVG
R.Theriot SS 4 0 0 0 .235 C.Crisp RF,CF 3 0 1 0 .323
J.Bay RF 5 1 1 1 .216 R.Ibanez DH 4 0 1 1 .325
D.Pedroia 2B 5 0 0 0 .289 A.Pujols 1B 4 1 1 0 .368
M.Ramirez LF 4 1 1 0 .297 C.Snyder C 2 1 0 0 .226
R.Ludwick CF 4 1 3 0 .263 M.Joyce LF 3 1 0 0 .183
A.Gonzalez 1B 3 1 1 0 .269 R.Zimmerman 3B 2 1 1 4 .268
M.Mora 3B 3 1 1 1 .317 A.Jones CF 3 0 0 0 .261
C-B.Zobrist PH,3B 1 0 0 0 .190 D-C.Quentin PH 1 0 0 0 .285
A.Soriano DH 3 0 1 1 .244 E-J.Gerut RF 0 0 0 0 .333
R.Barajas C 4 0 1 1 .248 R.Cano 2B 3 1 1 0 .203
F-R.Davis PR 0 0 0 0 .278 A-A.Iwamura 2B 1 0 0 0 .225
M.Aviles SS 3 1 2 1 .325
B-J.Wilson SS 1 0 0 0 .340
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 36 5 9 4 Totals 30 6 7 6

A-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Cano In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Aviles In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Mora In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Jones In 8th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Quentin In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Ran For Barajas In 9th Inning

Josey Wales..... 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 - 5 9 0
Fighting Sioux.. 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 6 7 1

Josey Wales (24-28) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
G.Smith LOSS(2-6) 5 1/3 6 6 6 5 5 2 7.15
S.Downs 2 2/3 1 0 0 1 2 0 2.04
Totals 8 7 6 6 6 7 2

Fighting Sioux (29-17) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
B.Myers WIN(5-2) 7 7 5 3 1 1 1 4.68
R.Ramirez HOLD(4th) 0 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.56
J.Romero HOLD(5th) 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.25
J.Grilli HOLD(3rd) 0 2/3 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.98
B.Ryan SAVE(6th) 0 2/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.66
Totals 9 9 5 3 2 5 1

ATTENDANCE- 40,134 DATE- Thursday, June 4th 2009 TIME- Night
T- 2:45
LEFT ON BASE- Josey Wales: 7 Fighting Sioux: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Josey Wales: 1 Fighting Sioux: 0
ERRORS- M.Joyce
DOUBLES- R.Ludwick(12th), A.Soriano(13th), A.Pujols(18th), M.Aviles(9th)
HOME RUNS- J.Bay(6th), R.Zimmerman(3rd), M.Aviles(4th)
STOLEN BASES- R.Davis(6th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- A.Soriano
WALKS- R.Theriot, A.Gonzalez, C.Crisp, C.Snyder-2, M.Joyce, R.Zimmerman-2
STRIKE OUTS- M.Ramirez, A.Gonzalez-2, B.Zobrist, A.Soriano, C.Snyder, M.Joyce,
R.Zimmerman, A.Jones-2, C.Quentin, M.Aviles
GIDP- R.Ibanez
WEB GEMS- Bot 2nd: Ryan Ludwick robbed Robinson Cano of an extra base hit.
Top 4th: Mike Aviles robbed Ryan Theriot of a base hit.

Mike Aviles blasted a homerun at Fighting Sioux Field where the Vermont
Fighting Sioux beat the Outlaw Josey Wales by the score of 6 to 5.

Brett Myers(5-2) had a solid outing for Vermont. He went 7 innings allowing 7
hits and 1 walk. Outlaw threatened in the 9th but their rally came up short.

B.J. Ryan gained credit for his 6th save. Greg Smith(2-6) took the loss. He
gave up 6 runs in 5 and 1/3 innings of work. 'This was a tough loss,' said
Mark Hildebrant, 'the kind that sticks with you for awhile.'








Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Blue Skies in DFW


Some things in life you question and don't expect an answer. Like 'Why is the sky blue', 'Why is the grass green', 'How high is up, and 'How is DFW 30-16'?????? Let's face it gone are the days that the Spurs had an intimating lineup with the likes of Bonds, Martinez & Griffey. They still have Griffey but the lion he once was doesn't roar like he use to!! KGJ has struggled this year batting under the (Mendoza line) at .198 with 2 dingers and 9 ribbies. DFW has a team BA of .275 and have hit only 33 home runs, tied for last in the NASBL. D. Lee (.308ba, 4hr, 20rbi) and M. Bradley (.308ba 6hr 29rbi) lead the offense. The Jr. leading the team this year is Jerry Hairston Jr (.384ba, 82b, 4hr, 19rbi). Unfortunately Jerry has a bad hamstring and has to be careful. If the Spurs can get a half of season they will be happy. Certain days Jerry can't play and grabs his hammy and winches in pain (the pain is called Usage)!

The pitching staff has the biggest and nicest surprised with a team ERA of 4.05. Dave Bush has regained his winning form of a couple years ago going 5-1, with a 3.70era. Reliever turned starter Justin Duchscherer is 4-2, with a 3.14era. Bush has given up 14hr in 65ip. When Dave pitches you don't know if you going to get the good one who in 3 starts has 3 CG, 2 SH and given up only 1 homer, or the bad one in 3 starts has thrown 18.2 ip and given up 12 homers! Let's face it, nobody likes a bad Bush!! Along with Bush, Duchscherer has thrown 3 CG and 2 SO this season. It prompted a move for fans to look up what CG & SH were abbreviate for, because that doesn't come up much in DFW pitching stats! K-Rod leads the team with 8 saves in 10 tries.

Roadkill move another "Lifer"

After trading Todd Helton in the off-season to LVI the Roadkill send Magglio Ordonez to the division-leading NJ Trash Heap in a multi-player deal.

Selected by GRK in the '99 draft (5th rd) Ordonez compiled a career .293/.348/.502 including a personal best .358 BA in '08. Lidge has a career 16-22 3.83 and 78 SV's. His best season was the '06 championship season (4-7 4.15 40 SV's) when the Georgia Closer was virtually unhittable during the playoffs.

Mags was emotional about his move to the Roadkill's TGS rivals but said "It's obvious they pulled the trigger too soon with Todd and loyalty means nothing to this club". Lidge is looking forward to his move as well since the Roadkill front office have shown no urgency to discuss a contract extension.

Former NJT 2nd round pick Delmon Young moves to Mags DH slot & Matt Lindstrom assumes the Closer role in what looks to be a long season for "Roadkill Nation".

Friday, May 22, 2009

Manny: I Did Not Take PEZ


"I have never taken PEZ. Period!" exclaimed an indignant Manny Ramirez at a news conference in Outlaw Pond. Rumors that a leaked banned substance test result implicated a prominent Outlaw slugger facing a long suspension continue to swirl viciously around Outlaw Pond and NASBL. And after Omar the Great emphatically announced his PEDs innocence, the rumor mills started targeting Manny.

"I really don't understand these accusations," continued a baffled-looking Manny. "The candy in those PEZ are so full of sugar and artificial ingredients that no sane athlete would put that stuff in his body. And there's hardly any candy in those big plastic monstrosities. It's a real rip-off! I would never buy these things. These accusations just doesn't make sense."