ELLIS BURKS (SFN) -- AL Batter of the Block
San Francisco outfielder Ellis Burks earns the AL honors for the first block of 2002. He led the league in RBIs (25), Runs Scored (25) as well as batting average (.455). In addition to that, he belted 6 home runs and recorded a SLG percentage of .727.
RYAN KLESKO (NYA) -- NL Batter of the Block
New York slugger Ryan Klesko was an easy choice for the NL award this block. His incredible 32 RBIs in 21 games help lead NY to their early season dominance in the NL. In addition to his RBIs, he batted .429 with 11 doubles and 6 home runs.
ORLANDO HERNANDEZ (SEA) -- AL Pitcher of the Block
Seattle starter Orlando Hernandez became the first 4 game winner of the season in the AL, winning all 4 of his starts. His ERA for the block was 2.20 and he struckout 19.
PAUL BYRD (NYA) -- NL Pitcher of the Block
Another New Yorker joins Klesko in the NL with an award of his own. Paul Byrd was 6-0 in the first block of the season. In his 42 innings of work he allowed only 28 hits and recorded an ERA of 2.79.
Congrats to the winners...
Friday, March 30, 2007
Seattle Scores 3 TD's (21 runs) in Victory
| It was a crazy night for the Seattle offense. Every starter had at least 1 hit, while 6 batters had a multi-hit game. Along with 22 hits, Seattle reached base another 13 times with Florida's pitching allowing 13 walks. |
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 2002 Seattle Mariners At 2002 Florida Marlins 5/2/2002
Mariners AB R H RBI AVG Marlins AB R H RBI AVG
D.Roberts CF 4 0 2 4 .247 L.Castillo 2B 5 1 1 1 .145
A-B.Jordan PH,RF 2 1 1 2 .240 M.Kotsay RF 5 1 3 2 .255
R.Alomar 2B 6 3 1 2 .247 M.Piazza C 4 0 1 0 .327
J.Olerud 1B 5 3 3 1 .345 C.Floyd LF 5 0 2 0 .244
A.Rodriguez SS 4 3 3 3 .225 D.Lee 1B 4 0 0 0 .253
B-C.Counsell SS 1 2 1 2 .188 M.Lowell 3B 5 1 1 0 .258
J.Cruz LF 5 1 4 4 .667 J.Mabry DH 4 1 1 0 .264
E.Martinez DH 6 1 1 0 .275 P.Wilson CF 2 2 0 0 .231
S.Hillenbrand 3B 6 1 3 3 .240 J.Vizcaino SS 4 1 1 1 .250
D.Wilson C 6 2 2 0 .267
C-G.Bennett PH,C 1 0 0 0 .226
M.McLemore RF,CF 3 4 1 0 .324
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 49 21 22 21 Totals 38 7 10 4
A-Pinch Hit For Roberts In 6th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Rodriguez In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Wilson In 9th Inning
Mariners........ 1 3 0 5 2 2 2 2 4 - 21 22 3
Marlins......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 1 - 7 10 2
Mariners (14-10) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
R.Franklin WIN(2-2) 6 5 4 3 2 8 0 6.52
J.Eischen 2 3 2 1 1 1 0 1.35
D.Riske 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 0.00
Totals 9 10 7 4 4 10 0
Marlins (5-19) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
B.Penny LOSS(1-2) 4 11 9 9 5 3 0 9.28
J.Benoit 3 6 8 8 6 4 1 8.38
M.Fetters 2 5 4 4 2 2 0 13.50
Totals 9 22 21 21 13 9 1
ATTENDANCE- 15,518 DATE- Thursday, May 2nd 2002 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Rob Drake, Bill Miller, Jerry Meals, Larry Young
T- 3:59
LEFT ON BASE- Mariners:14 Marlins: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Mariners: 1 Marlins: 0
ERRORS- J.Olerud, M.McLemore, J.Eischen, D.Lee, J.Vizcaino
DOUBLES- D.Roberts(3rd), R.Alomar(5th), J.Olerud-2(12th), A.Rodriguez(4th),
C.Counsell(1st), J.Cruz-2(2nd), S.Hillenbrand(5th), L.Castillo(2nd),
M.Kotsay(4th), M.Lowell(6th)
TRIPLES- B.Jordan(1st), J.Vizcaino(1st)
HOME RUNS- A.Rodriguez(4th)
STOLEN BASES- R.Alomar(5th)
WALKS- B.Jordan, R.Alomar, J.Olerud-2, A.Rodriguez, C.Counsell, J.Cruz-2,
E.Martinez, S.Hillenbrand, M.McLemore-3, M.Piazza, D.Lee, P.Wilson-2
STRIKE OUTS- D.Roberts, A.Rodriguez, J.Cruz, E.Martinez-2, S.Hillenbrand,
D.Wilson-3, L.Castillo-3, M.Piazza, C.Floyd, D.Lee, M.Lowell-2,
J.Mabry-2
GIDP- D.Lee
WILD PITCHES- J.Eischen
In an embarrassing outing for the reeling Florida Marlins pitching staff,
seemingly unstoppable Seattle Mariners flexed their collective muscle
amassing 21 runs as Ryan Franklin(2-2)with bullpen support allowed Florida 7
runs.
Alex Rodriguez enjoyed a fine evening at the plate. He smacked a single in
the 4th inning, doubled bringing in a run in the 5th inning and blasted a
two-run home run (his 4th of the season) in the 6th inning. Seattle bats
were very productive in the 4th inning when they had 5 runs on 5 hits and the
9th inning which saw them plate 4 runs on 4 hits. The Seattle offense poured
it on, scoring in 8 of the 9 innings.
The losing pitcher was Brad Penny(1-2). He got hit hard, allowing 11 hits and
5 walks in 4 innings. Seattle won for the 7th straight time. Mike Petersen
was in a talkative mood after the ballgame. 'Fellows, I don't know what to
tell you. our guys are just playing lights out lately. Everything and
everybody is just really hitting on all cylinders. I know it can't last
forever - but that isn't going to stop us from trying!'
Saturday, March 24, 2007
STRUGGLING TWINS SHAKE UP STAFF
twins manager bob petersen after a heated meeting with team owner jesse the "the body" makes a change in his staff and fires hitting coach tony oliva and promotes kent hrbek to staff.after hitting near .200 in 1st month and losing 7 straight on the road team owner and former governor ventura said things had to change and promised more changes if thing s don't improve.twins pitching coach bert byleven should be looking over his shoulder as well as his promising staff that has santana,halladay,zambrano and beckett is plus 5.00 era.stay tuned in the twin city.
Saturday, March 17, 2007
Royals Send Ismael Valdes to Yankees
The Kansas City Royals sent starting pitcher Ismael Valdes to the New York Yankees in exchange for a 2003 3rd round draft pick. Last season, Valdes made 23 starts for the Royals while posting a 9-6 record with a 4.38 ERA. The Yankees have been recently fortifying their starting staff - picking up Andy Ashby as an early round 2002 draft pick and now Valdes to bolster the back end of their rotation.
A's Aramis Ramirez Hits Walk-Off Homer in 15th Inning
In a marathon game between St. Louis and Oakland, the Athletics came out on top as Aramis Ramirez hit a two-out two-run homer in the bottom of the 15th to give Oakland a 7-5 win. Oakland used seven pitchers, including Jason Schmidt for the final two innings to get the victory. Although the Cards outhit Oakland 20-13, they left 16 batters on base. |
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 2002 St. Louis Cardinals At 2002 Oakland A's 4/16/2002
Cardinals AB R H RBI AVG A's AB R H RBI AVG
F.Vina 2B 7 0 0 0 .226 B.Grieve DH 5 0 0 0 .200
O.Infante DH 3 2 3 0 .385 M.Giles 2B 3 1 1 0 .192
A-M.Franco PH 2 0 0 0 .480 G-O.Hudson PH,2B 3 0 1 0 .333
F-A.Echevarria PH 2 0 0 0 .000 R.Ibanez RF 7 1 2 0 .190
H-B.Mayne PH 1 0 0 0 .303 J.Giambi 1B 5 0 0 1 .345
E.Renteria SS 7 1 3 0 .328 C.Lee LF 6 1 2 0 .300
J.Edmonds CF 5 1 2 1 .345 A.Ramirez 3B 6 1 2 2 .188
P.Konerko 1B 7 0 3 1 .365 R.Hernandez C 4 2 3 2 .444
P.Polanco 3B 5 1 1 1 .226 D-F.Lopez PR 0 0 0 0 .000
T.Shinjo LF 3 0 3 1 .571 E-D.Mirabelli C 2 0 0 0 .000
B-J.Drew PH,RF 3 0 1 1 .211 C.Patterson CF 4 1 0 0 .241
M.Mora RF,LF 4 0 2 0 .308 J.Rollins SS 6 0 2 2 .156
C-J.Payton PH,LF 3 0 1 0 .244
T.Hall C 7 0 1 0 .200
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 59 5 20 5 Totals 51 7 13 7
A-Pinch Hit For Infante In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Shinjo In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Mora In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Ran For Hernandez In 9th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Lopez In 10th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Franco In 10th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Giles In 10th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Echevarria In 15th Inning
Cardinals....... 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 20 0
A's............. 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 7 13 0
Cardinals (8-6) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
R.Hernandez* 6 6 4 3 3 1 1 6.91
S.Mullen HOLD(1st) 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 9.00
D.Marte BS(1st) 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 1.35
T.Percival 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 0.00
K.Ligtenberg LOSS(0-1) 3 2/3 3 2 2 1 3 1 4.50
Totals 14 2/3 13 7 6 6 8 2
A's (5-3) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
R.Wolf 4 2/3 12 4 4 1 1 0 6.00
R.Mendoza 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 2.57
S.Karsay 1 2/3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
C.Fossum 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.25
J.Isringhaus 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.29
B.Groom 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 6.00
J.Schmidt WIN(3-0) 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.79
Totals 15 20 5 5 3 2 0
ATTENDANCE- 28,713 DATE- Tuesday, April 16th 2002 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Kerwin Danley, Angel Hernandez, Andrew Fletcher, Scott Higgins
T- 4:37
LEFT ON BASE- Cardinals:16 A's: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cardinals: 2 A's: 2
DOUBLES- O.Infante(3rd), P.Polanco(2nd), T.Shinjo(1st), R.Ibanez(2nd),
C.Lee(3rd), J.Rollins(1st)
HOME RUNS- A.Ramirez(1st), R.Hernandez(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- F.Vina(1st), M.Giles(1st), C.Patterson(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- F.Lopez
SACRIFICE HITS- P.Polanco-2, C.Patterson
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Edmonds, J.Giambi
WALKS- F.Vina, E.Renteria, J.Edmonds, B.Grieve-2, J.Giambi, C.Lee, A.Ramirez,
C.Patterson
HIT BY PITCH- J.Drew, M.Giles
STRIKE OUTS- J.Edmonds, P.Konerko, O.Hudson, R.Ibanez, J.Giambi-2, C.Lee-2,
C.Patterson-2
GIDP- B.Mayne, P.Polanco, B.Grieve, R.Ibanez
PASSED BALLS- T.Hall-2
WEB GEMS- Bot 4th: Fernando Vina robbed Ben Grieve of a base hit.
Ramon Hernandez blasted a homerun and had 2 RBI as the Oakland A's topped the
St. Louis Cardinals in 15 innings by a score of 7 to 5 at SAFECO Field.
The score was tied at 5 after nine. Finally, Oakland pulled the game out in
the 15th inning. Raul Ibanez led off the inning for Oakland when he slapped
a single. After another out, Carlos Lee dug into the batters box next, but
he struck out. Aramis Ramirez then cleared the fences for a two-run home run
(his 1st of the season) making Oakland victorious to the delight of the the
home town crowd. This was the kind of game that many fans love as the lead
changed hands 5 times.
The win was credited to Jason Schmidt(3-0) who went 2 innings allowing no
runs. Kerry Ligtenberg(0-1) ended up with the loss in relief.
Carlos Zambrano makes his MSL debut against the Red Sox
| Zambrano impressed in his debut giving up only 4 hits, striking out 5 in 6 2/3 innings. He was charged with the loss though as his Twins fell 2-1 to Boston. Jose Cruz, Jr. hit a 7th inning solo homerun against Zambrano, which ended up to be the difference. |
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 2002 Boston Red Sox At 2002 Minnesota Twins 4/7/2002
Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG Twins AB R H RBI AVG
E.Young 2B 4 0 0 0 .111 I.Suzuki CF 5 0 2 0 .222
D.Bell 3B 4 0 2 0 .375 J.Spivey 2B 3 0 0 0 .143
N.Garciaparra SS 3 0 0 0 .429 P.Lo Duca C 5 0 1 0 .200
T.Nixon RF 3 0 0 0 .143 A.Huff DH 4 0 1 0 .250
M.Vaughn DH 4 0 0 0 .333 R.Fick RF 4 0 1 0 .143
J.Varitek C 4 1 1 0 .333 G.Colbrunn 1B,3B 4 1 1 1 .250
J.Gibbons LF 4 0 0 0 .000 Q.McCracken LF 4 0 2 0 .500
S.Spiezio 1B 2 0 0 0 .167 D.Berg 3B 3 0 0 0 .000
J.Cruz Jr. CF 3 1 2 2 .500 B-A.Cora PR,SS 0 0 0 0 .000
M.Bordick SS 2 0 1 0 .500
A-D.Ortiz PH,1B 1 0 0 0 .000
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 31 2 5 2 Totals 35 1 9 1
A-Pinch Hit For Bordick In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Berg In 8th Inning
Red Sox......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 2 5 0
Twins........... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 9 0
Red Sox (2-0) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
M.Maroth WIN(1-0) 6 8 1 1 3 0 1 1.50
S.Reed HOLD(1st) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
M.Timlin HOLD(1st) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
J.Smoltz SAVE(1st) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Totals 9 9 1 1 3 2 1
Twins (0-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
C.Zambrano LOSS(0-1) 6 2/3 4 2 2 3 5 1 2.70
J.Witasick 2 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Totals 9 5 2 2 3 5 1
ATTENDANCE- 18,298 DATE- Sunday, April 7th 2002 TIME- Night
UMPIRES- Tim McClelland, Terry Craft, Phil Cuzzi, Paul Schrieber
T- 3:10
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 5 Twins:11
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 0 Twins: 1
HOME RUNS- J.Cruz Jr.(1st), G.Colbrunn(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- M.Bordick
WALKS- N.Garciaparra, T.Nixon, S.Spiezio, J.Spivey-2, D.Berg
STRIKE OUTS- N.Garciaparra, T.Nixon, J.Varitek, S.Spiezio, J.Cruz Jr., I.Suzuki,
G.Colbrunn
GIDP- N.Garciaparra
In a game for the baseball purist, Mike Maroth(1-0) and Carlos Zambrano(0-1)
squared off in a tense pitching duel, Boston Red Sox finally emerged
victorious over Minnesota Twins, 2 to 1.
Maroth pitched well enough to earn the win. He went 6 innings surrendering 8
hits and 3 walks. Maroth got help from John Smoltz who pitched great and
earned his 1st save.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Phils Storm Back to Beat Yankees 10-9
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 2002 Philadelphia Phillies At 2002 New York Yankees 4/22/2002
Phillies AB R H RBI AVG Yankees AB R H RBI AVG
B.Wilkerson CF 6 2 3 2 .200 B.Williams LF 4 4 4 3 .524
O.Palmeiro DH 4 0 1 0 .385 A.Kearns CF 5 1 3 0 .462
A.Pujols LF 5 2 2 2 .279 D.Justice DH 4 1 1 2 .250
V.Guerrero RF 5 2 3 0 .321 R.Klesko RF 3 0 2 1 .412
E.Chavez 3B 4 0 2 4 .250 R.Sexson 1B 5 0 0 0 .235
M.Tejada SS 5 1 1 0 .288 R.Ventura 3B 5 0 1 1 .316
S.Hatteberg 1B 3 1 1 1 .308 M.Redmond C 4 1 1 0 .286
M.Bellhorn 2B 3 1 0 0 .280 A-B.Daubach PH 1 0 0 0 .182
M.Lieberthal C 5 1 1 0 .327 A.Soriano 2B 5 1 2 0 .200
R.Clayton SS 4 1 1 1 .182
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 40 10 14 9 Totals 40 9 15 8
A-Pinch Hit For Redmond In 9th Inning
Phillies........ 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 4 0 - 10 14 3
Yankees......... 1 0 2 0 2 4 0 0 0 - 9 15 1
Phillies (6-8) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
T.Adams 6 13 9 9 3 3 3 6.06
M.Dejean WIN(1-1) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.15
A.Embree HOLD(1st) 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.68
L.Vizcaino SAVE(4th) 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.32
Totals 9 15 9 9 3 5 3
Yankees (3-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
R.Clemens 5 1/3 6 4 4 3 6 1 5.56
M.Crudale HOLD(3rd) 1 1/3 5 2 2 0 0 0 2.89
S.Williamson L(0-1)B(1st) 2 1/3 3 4 4 3 2 0 10.80
Totals 9 14 10 10 6 8 1
ATTENDANCE- 35,458 DATE- Monday, April 22nd 2002 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Mark Hirschbeck, Wally Bell, Brian O'Nora, Dan Iassogna
T- 3:36
LEFT ON BASE- Phillies: 9 Yankees: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Phillies: 3 Yankees: 1
ERRORS- M.Tejada, T.Adams-2, R.Sexson
DOUBLES- B.Wilkerson(2nd), E.Chavez(3rd), M.Tejada(5th), A.Kearns(2nd),
R.Klesko(2nd)
HOME RUNS- A.Pujols(2nd), B.Williams-2(2nd), D.Justice(1st)
STOLEN BASES- B.Wilkerson(5th), V.Guerrero-4(8th), A.Soriano(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- D.Justice
WALKS- O.Palmeiro, E.Chavez, S.Hatteberg-2, M.Bellhorn-2, B.Williams,
R.Klesko-2
STRIKE OUTS- B.Wilkerson, O.Palmeiro, A.Pujols, M.Tejada-2, S.Hatteberg,
M.Bellhorn, M.Lieberthal, D.Justice-2, R.Klesko, R.Sexson,
R.Clayton
GIDP- V.Guerrero, R.Ventura-2, R.Clayton
WILD PITCHES- T.Adams-2, S.Williamson
WEB GEMS- Bot 1st: Mike Lieberthal blocked the plate, saving a run!
Albert Pujols slammed a homerun and had 2 RBI at Yankee Stadium where the
Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Yankees 10 to 9.
Philadelphia scored the decisive runs in a big top of the 8th inning when they
scored 4 runs on 3 hits. The big moment was provided by Brad Wilkerson who
helped quiet the crowd when he doubled which was good for two runs.
Philadelphia had 14 hits for the afternoon.
The win went to Mike Dejean(1-1) who allowed no runs in 1 inning. Luis
Vizcaino earned the save, his 4th. Scott Williamson(0-1) was hit with the
loss in relief. He was knocked around, surrendering 4 runs in 2 and 1/3
innings.
The Philadelphia ballclub's record now stands at 6-8. With this loss, New
York has a 3-2 record of late, 3-2 overall.
Sammy Sosa Dealt to White Sox
For the second time in two seasons, Sammy Sosa has been traded. This time, Arizona has sent the right-hand hitting slugger to Chicago along with a third round draft pick in 2003 for Magglio Ordonez. (Trade will be effective for Block 2).
Sammy, in two seasons, has compiled these numbers:
YR TEAM BA HR RBI
2000 TOR .283 43 131
2001 TOR-ARZ .320 66 140
Sunday, March 11, 2007
Schilling Gets Nod Over Johnson in Arizona Opener
Curt Schilling has been named the Arizona opening game starter for the second straight season. Schilling won a tightly contested spring training battle with fellow ace Randy Johnson for the honor. Johnson, the 2 time Cy Young award winner, seemed okay when asked about the decision, and said "The competition between Curt and I makes us both better pitchers and helps the team."
Cards 2001 #1 Pick Gets Nod in Opener
The St. Louis Cardinals announced that Odalis Perez will be their starting pitcher for their season opener in Montreal. Perez, the #14th pick in the 2001 draft, is being counted on to provide a boost to the Cards rotation over the next couple of years. "We've lost a lost of offense for the 2002 season" stated skipper John Helmbrecht. "So, we are going to need to depend on our pitching to help get us through this season." Last season St. Louis, playing in a NL-Park, finished third in team batting average and seventh in runs scored. "I do not expect we will come anywhere near these rankings this year", said John.
Saturday, March 10, 2007
Seattle Announces Opening Day Starter
Defending Champion Seattle Mariners have announced Jamie Moyer as their opening day starter against Florida. Moyer, in his third season with Seattle, compiled a 12-10 mark with a 4.22 ERA in 2001. Last year in the post season, Jamie posted a 2-1 mark which included a 6-2 win over Oakland in the third game of the championship series.
Other Top Draft Picks. . . .
Front line starting pitchers are always tough to come by, and that is what the Cleveland Indians did by taking Mark Prior with the second pick in the draft. Toronto, picking third, wasted little time in selecting Travis Hafner. Toronto manager Robert Emrich remarked that he was surprised that Travis was available at #3. Boston, solid with starting pitching already (Pedro Martinez, Wakefield, Glavine and Derek Lowe), decided to go with speed and defense by selecting left fielder Carl Crawford. Florida might have been the biggest winner in the early draft selections by picking Jake Peavy at #5.
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