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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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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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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

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?

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.