LARRY WALKER (HON) -- AL Batter of the Block
Houston's Larry Walker led the AL with his .423 batting average this block. He batted in 16 and reached base at a .492 clip.
ALBERT PUJOLS (PHN) -- NL Batter of the Block
Albert Pujols continues to impress. This block he batted .436 with an OBP of .523. In addition, he slugged 7 homers and batted in 16.
KIP WELLS (FLN) -- AL Pitcher of the Block
Florida's Kip Wells was 3-0 with an ERA of 0.82 this block. He allowed a mere 2 earned runs in his 22 innings of work.
MARK MULDER (OAA) -- NL Pitcher of the Block
Oakland starter Mark Mulder pitched a strong block. He was 3-0 including a complete game shutout. His ERA was 1.55.
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Players of the Block - Block 3
MANNY RAMIREZ (CLA) -- AL Batter of the Block
Cleveland slugger Manny Ramirez smashed 10 doubles in the block, enroute to a .417 BA. He also hit 5 home runs and batted in 17.
BRIAN GILES (PIN) -- NL Batter of the Block
Pittsburgh's Brian Giles led the majors with his 12 home runs this block. 21 of his 29 hits were for extra bases, leading to an impressive SLG percentage of 1.104! His BA of .433 also led the league.
TOMO OHKA (LAN) -- AL Pitcher of the Block
Los Angeles starting pitcher Tomo Ohka was 2-0 with an ERA of 2.11. One of his starts was a complete game shutout.
CURT SCHILLING (ARN) -- NL Pitcher of the Block
Arizona co-ace Curt Schilling was the only 4 game winner this block. His 4-0 record along with an ERA of 2.70 earns him the NL award. He struckout an impressive 52 batters in his 40 innings of work.
Cleveland slugger Manny Ramirez smashed 10 doubles in the block, enroute to a .417 BA. He also hit 5 home runs and batted in 17.
BRIAN GILES (PIN) -- NL Batter of the Block
Pittsburgh's Brian Giles led the majors with his 12 home runs this block. 21 of his 29 hits were for extra bases, leading to an impressive SLG percentage of 1.104! His BA of .433 also led the league.
TOMO OHKA (LAN) -- AL Pitcher of the Block
Los Angeles starting pitcher Tomo Ohka was 2-0 with an ERA of 2.11. One of his starts was a complete game shutout.
CURT SCHILLING (ARN) -- NL Pitcher of the Block
Arizona co-ace Curt Schilling was the only 4 game winner this block. His 4-0 record along with an ERA of 2.70 earns him the NL award. He struckout an impressive 52 batters in his 40 innings of work.
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Cards Win Wild Game Vs. D-Backs as Payton Drives in 7 Runs
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 2002 St. Louis Cardinals At 2002 Arizona Diamond-Backs 7/10/2002
Cardinals AB R H RBI AVG Diamond-Backs AB R H RBI AVG
E.Renteria SS 6 1 1 0 .310 J.Hairston Jr. 2B 6 0 1 1 .242
M.Mora RF 6 1 0 0 .219 L.Gonzalez LF 4 2 2 1 .247
P.Konerko 1B 5 4 3 0 .257 M.Ordonez RF 5 0 0 0 .239
J.Edmonds CF 5 2 1 1 .279 J.Hernandez SS 5 3 2 1 .292
J.Payton LF 5 2 4 7 .304 S.Finley CF 5 1 1 0 .271
P.Polanco 3B 5 0 1 2 .310 K.Young 1B 5 1 2 4 .176
F.Vina 2B 6 1 1 0 .268 D.Miller C 4 1 0 0 .210
T.Hall C 6 0 1 1 .229 M.Williams 3B 3 0 2 2 .281
H.Nomo P 1 0 0 0 .160 B-D.Mientkiewicz PH 1 0 0 0 .289
S.Mullen P 1 0 0 0 .000 C-B.Mueller 3B 2 0 0 0 .252
A-O.Infante PH 1 0 0 0 .389 D.Wright P 3 0 0 0 .094
T.Percival P 1 0 0 0 .000 G.White P 0 0 0 0 .000
D.Marte P 0 0 0 0 .500 J.Borowski P 0 0 0 0 .000
E-A.Echevarria PH 0 0 0 0 .261 D-R.Furcal PH 1 1 1 0 .306
F-T.Shinjo PR 0 0 0 0 .337 J.Brower P 0 0 0 0 .000
M.Koplove P 0 0 0 0 .000 G-C.Miller PH 1 0 0 0 .341
B.Weber P 0 0 0 0 .000
J.Mesa P 0 0 0 0 .000
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 48 11 12 11 Totals 45 9 11 9
A-Pinch Hit For Mullen In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Williams In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Mientkiewicz In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Borowski In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Marte In 11th Inning
F-Pinch Ran For Echevarria In 11th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Brower In 11th Inning
Cardinals....... 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 3 - 11 12 0
Diamond-Backs... 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 - 9 11 1
Cardinals (44-46) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
H.Nomo 2 2/3 5 5 5 6 1 0 4.61
S.Mullen 3 1/3 1 1 1 0 0 1 9.19
T.Percival 2 2 2 2 0 3 1 3.67
D.Marte BS(2nd) 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.24
M.Koplove WIN(3-2) 2 2 1 1 1 2 0 4.58
Totals 12 11 9 9 8 7 2
Diamond-Backs (54-33) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
D.Wright 7 1/3 5 6 5 3 4 1 4.37
G.White BS(3rd) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.68
J.Borowski 1 2/3 2 1 1 0 1 0 0.99
J.Brower 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.11
B.Weber LOSS(3-2) 0 1/3 4 3 3 1 1 0 3.31
J.Mesa 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.00
Totals 12 12 11 9 5 6 2
ATTENDANCE- 48,544 DATE- Wednesday, July 10th 2002 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Brian O'Nora, Dan Iassogna, Mark Hirschbeck, Wally Bell
T- 3:53
LEFT ON BASE- Cardinals: 6 Diamond-Backs: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cardinals: 2 Diamond-Backs: 0
ERRORS- J.Hairston Jr.
DOUBLES- P.Konerko(11th), J.Edmonds(16th), F.Vina(13th), K.Young(9th)
TRIPLES- M.Williams(2nd), R.Furcal(8th)
HOME RUNS- J.Payton-2(15th), L.Gonzalez(16th), J.Hernandez(13th)
STOLEN BASES- J.Hairston Jr.(10th)
WALKS- P.Konerko, J.Edmonds, J.Payton, P.Polanco, A.Echevarria, L.Gonzalez-2,
M.Ordonez, J.Hernandez, S.Finley, K.Young, D.Miller-2
STRIKE OUTS- E.Renteria, M.Mora-2, J.Edmonds-2, T.Percival, M.Ordonez-3,
J.Hernandez, S.Finley, K.Young, D.Miller
GIDP- J.Hernandez, D.Wright
WILD PITCHES- D.Wright
Jay Payton blasted 2 homeruns at PNC Park where the St. Louis Cardinals beat
the Arizona ballclub in 12 innings by the score of 11 to 9.
The score was tied at 8 after nine. St. Louis came out on top in the 12th
inning. Edgar Renteria led off and started the rally when he lined a
base-hit. Melvin Mora got his turn next, but he was a strikeout victim.
Paul Konerko then banged out a single. Jim Edmonds came up and he doubled
knocking in a run. Payton stepped into the box and was walked intentionally
to load the bases. Placido Polanco kept the inning going and lashed a single
adding another two runs to their total. Polanco took second on the throw.
St. Louis finished with 12 hits in the victory.
Mike Koplove(3-2) picked up the victory, allowing 1 run in 2 innings. The
losing pitcher was Ben Weber(3-2) in relief. 'They made a couple of mistakes
and I took full advantage,' Payton said 'next time I'm sure they'll pitch me
tougher.'
Monday, May 21, 2007
Gagne Thriving As Closer
After posting a combined 13-15 record and a 4.67 ERA as a starter over the past two seasons, Dodger pitcher Eric Gagne has found a home in the bullpen as the team's closer.
So far this season, Gagne has posted a 4-1 record with 15 saves. He has struck out 52 in just 30 innings of work. Eric has contributed either a win or a save in 19 of his team's 34 wins - a 56% ratio.
Yanks Obtain Shannon Stewart for Justice
The New York Yankees announced that they have obtained outfielder Shannon Stewart from the Chicago White Sox for outfielder David Justice and a second round draft pick. Stewart was hitting .279 with 3 homers and 14 runs batted in for the White Sox. Justice, finishing up his career in 2002, was hitting .283 with 6 dingers and 24 RBI's for New York. Chicago now owns three second round draft picks in the 2003 draft.Friday, May 18, 2007
Buccos and Red Sox Making Noise in Koufax Division
Two teams, Pittsburgh and Boston, have been drawing attention in the Koufax Division. The main reason? You guess it - starting pitching.
The Buccos (47-31) have been challenging two-time division champs Arizona all season. Nearing the halfway point, the Pirates are just 1 1/2 games behind the Diamondbacks. Pittsburgh is third in the league in team ERA (3.64) and have outscored their opponents 415-315 so far this season. The Pirates, fourth place division finishers the last two seasons, sports a strong starting staff: Kerry Wood (8-2, 3.58), Barry Zito (9-5, 3.73), Roy Oswalt (5-5, 3.88) and Matt Clement (8-5, 3.56)
Boston (37-35), with a strong recent surge, looks to improve from their 5th place finish a year ago. Although 20th in the league in team batting average and 19th in team runs scored, pitching is carrying the Sox. Boston sports three of the top places in individual ERA: 2-Tim Wakefield (2.39), 3-Pedro Martinez (2.77) and 4-Derek Lowe (3.02). Boston ranks 2nd in team ERA (3.41) just behind Arizona. The Red Sox now have an outside chance to sneak into one of the wild card playoff slots.
Friday, May 11, 2007
White Sox Send Hunter to Houston for Harang
The Chicago White Sox, in an effort to acquire a young pitching arm, sent centerfielder Torii Hunter to Houston for rookie pitcher Aaron Harang. The teams also swapped 2003 draft picks with Chicago picking up Houston's second round pick in exchange for a third rounder.
Hunter, struggling this season for Sox, is hitting only .217 with 6 HR's and 25 RBI's. Torri was acquired during the 2001 season from Minnesota in exchange for the Sox' #1 Draft Pick. Ironically, that #1 pick ended up being the Lottery Winner as the Twins selected Carlos Zambrano.
Aaron Harang had just one start this season for the 'Stros: 8 IP, 1 Hit, and 9 K's.
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Standings Midway Through Block 4
Strat-O-Matic Report
LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 2002 Millennium League
Brock WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC#
2002 Cleveland CLA 32 22 .593 ---- 108
2002 Seattle SEA 35 28 .556 1.5
2002 San Francisco SFN 28 23 .549 2.5
2002 Anaheim ANA 36 33 .522 3.5
2002 Florida FLN 23 37 .383 12.0
Killebrew WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC#
2002 Atlanta ATN 45 27 .625 ---- 89
2002 Los Angeles LAN 28 29 .491 9.5
2002 Houston HON 30 33 .476 10.5
2002 Kansas City KCA 27 33 .450 12.0
2002 Toronto TOA 13 41 .241 23.0
Koufax WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC#
2002 Arizona ARN 39 21 .650 ---- 102
2002 Pittsburgh PIN 38 22 .633 1.0
2002 Oakland OAA 33 36 .478 10.5
2002 Boston BOA 29 34 .460 11.5
2002 Montreal MON 28 35 .444 12.5
Aaron WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC#
2002 Philadelphia PHN 38 31 .551 ---- 95
2002 New York NYA 36 30 .545 .5
2002 St. Louis SLN 35 37 .486 4.5
2002 Chicago CHA 24 33 .421 8.0
2002 Minnesota MNA 30 42 .417 9.5
OVERALL RECORD
Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK
ANA 36 33 .522 15-21 21-12 9- 9 27-24 6- 3 15-11 1-9 Lost 4
ARN 39 21 .650 19-11 20-10 16- 3 23-18 6- 2 12- 7 6-4 Lost 1
ATN 45 27 .625 17-13 28-14 12- 4 33-23 6- 2 12- 8 7-3 Won 2
BOA 29 34 .460 11-16 18-18 5- 9 24-25 6- 5 9-12 2-8 Lost 2
CHA 24 33 .421 15-15 9-18 6-11 18-22 5- 5 15-11 4-6 Lost 2
CLA 32 22 .593 18-12 14-10 9- 7 23-15 2- 4 9- 5 0-10 Lost 0
FLN 23 37 .383 10-20 13-17 5- 6 18-31 2- 4 9-10 4-6 Won 2
HON 30 33 .476 15-24 15- 9 9- 9 21-24 5- 5 11- 9 3-7 Won 1
KCA 27 33 .450 8-16 19-17 5- 6 22-27 2- 4 6-11 2-8 Won 2
LAN 28 29 .491 15-18 13-11 8-10 20-19 5- 3 12- 8 5-5 Won 1
MNA 30 42 .417 13-20 17-22 8-13 22-29 4- 5 11- 9 5-5 Won 4
MON 28 35 .444 19-14 9-21 4-11 24-24 5- 6 8-16 3-7 Lost 2
NYA 36 30 .545 23-13 13-17 7- 8 29-22 3- 8 6-12 4-6 Lost 1
OAA 33 36 .478 17-16 16-20 7- 9 26-27 5- 6 15-14 3-7 Lost 1
PHN 38 31 .551 22-11 16-20 10- 8 28-23 3- 4 9-12 6-4 Won 1
PIN 38 22 .633 16-14 22- 8 10- 8 28-14 5- 1 12- 9 7-3 Won 2
SEA 35 28 .556 20-16 15-12 10- 7 25-21 0- 0 8- 4 6-4 Won 2
SFN 28 23 .549 8-16 20- 7 10-10 18-13 3- 1 6- 5 3-7 Won 3
SLN 35 37 .486 16-17 19-20 11-11 24-26 4- 5 9-12 4-6 Won 2
TOA 13 41 .241 5-22 8-19 1-10 12-31 0- 4 4-13 4-6 Lost 2
TOTAL 627 627 .500
TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ InDiv OutDiv InterLg
ANA 15-13 15-14 6- 6 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 17-16 3- 3 16-14
ARN 16-12 23- 8 0- 1 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 22-11 10- 5 7- 5
ATN 13-15 23- 8 9- 4 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 18-12 8- 7 19- 8
BOA 13-12 11-15 5- 7 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 13-14 5- 7 11-13
CHA 12-16 11-15 1- 2 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 15-18 1- 5 8-10
CLA 16-12 16-10 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 16-14 4- 2 12- 6
FLN 8-20 14-15 1- 2 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 7-20 7- 5 9-12
HON 14-11 14-17 2- 5 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 15-15 5- 7 10-11
KCA 12-16 15-14 0- 3 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 20-19 0- 0 7-14
LAN 17-11 10-16 1- 2 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 21-18 2- 4 5- 7
MNA 10-18 12-16 8- 8 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 18-24 8-13 4- 5
MON 13-15 12-17 3- 3 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 6-18 10- 5 12-12
NYA 19- 9 11-17 6- 4 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 24-15 4- 5 8-10
OAA 14-14 11-15 8- 7 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 16-20 5- 4 12-12
PHN 14-14 15-14 9- 3 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 19-14 3- 9 16- 8
PIN 17-11 19-10 2- 1 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 18-12 7- 2 13- 8
SEA 16-12 15- 8 4- 8 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 21-12 7- 2 7-14
SFN 14-11 12-11 2- 1 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 11-10 10- 5 7- 8
SLN 16-12 11-17 8- 8 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 14-19 7- 5 14-13
TOA 5-20 8-21 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 7-17 2-13 4-11
WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN:
TEAM ANA ARN ATN BOA CHA CLA FLN HON KCA LAN MNA MON NYA OAA PHN PIN SEA SFN
ANA - 0 1 4 0 5 3 2 0 0 0 3 3 1 2 0 4 5
ARN 0 - 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 1 5 5 4 3 0
ATN 2 2 - 2 2 2 2 3 6 4 0 0 3 2 2 1 1 1
BOA 2 4 1 - 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 6 0 3 2 2
CHA 0 0 1 0 - 2 0 3 2 0 4 0 4 0 4 1 0 0
CLA 4 0 1 0 4 - 5 0 0 0 3 1 0 4 0 0 3 4
FLN 3 0 1 1 0 1 - 2 0 2 0 4 2 0 0 2 3 0
HON 1 0 3 3 0 0 1 - 5 5 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 3
KCA 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 7 - 6 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0
LAN 0 2 5 0 0 0 1 4 6 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
MNA 0 2 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 3 2 0 0 3
MON 3 1 0 0 3 2 2 0 2 0 0 - 3 4 2 1 3 0
NYA 0 2 0 2 5 0 1 0 3 2 8 0 - 0 7 0 2 0
OAA 2 1 1 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 3 8 0 - 0 4 0 2
PHN 1 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 3 0 7 1 5 0 - 1 4 1
PIN 3 5 2 3 2 0 4 2 2 0 3 5 0 5 2 - 0 0
SEA 5 0 2 1 0 6 9 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 - 1
SFN 4 0 2 1 3 2 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 -
SLN 3 0 1 2 6 0 0 4 2 4 5 4 2 1 1 0 0 0
TOA 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TEAM SLN TOA
ANA 3 0
ARN 0 2
ATN 5 5
BOA 1 2
CHA 3 0
CLA 0 3
FLN 0 2
HON 2 2
KCA 1 4
LAN 2 6
MNA 7 1
MON 2 0
NYA 4 0
OAA 2 3
PHN 5 3
PIN 0 0
SEA 0 5
SFN 0 3
SLN - 0
TOA 0 -
Friday, May 04, 2007
Early Stats From 1st Round Draft Picks
NAME BAVG GM AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HB SH DP SB CS E
3-T.Hafner,TOA .167 13 12 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
4-C.Crawford,BOA .307 27 75 13 23 5 0 0 7 2 8 1 0 1 7 0 0
8-M.Ensberg,PHN .200 7 10 1 2 0 0 1 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
10-A.Kearns,NYA .363 37 113 21 41 5 0 6 20 16 20 1 0 5 1 0 0
11-H.Blalock,KCA ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12-C.Crisp,SFN .053 6 19 1 1 0 0 1 5 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0
13-B.Hall,LAN ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19-O.Hudson,OAA .313 12 32 4 10 0 0 0 3 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
20-D.Roberts,SEA .227 45 154 16 35 6 3 2 17 20 17 0 1 2 10 3 0
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NAME ERA W L PCT G GS CG SH SV IP H R ER HR BB SO
1-C.Zambrano,MNA 6.00 1 6 .143 7 7 1 0 0 39.0 41 33 26 4 31 29
2-M.Prior,CLA 4.82 5 2 .714 10 10 3 0 0 65.1 66 36 35 8 33 77
5-J.Peavy,FLN ---- 0 0 ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6-J.Beckett,MNA 5.72 1 6 .143 9 9 0 0 0 50.1 56 38 32 5 25 51
7-F.Rodriguez,PIN ---- 0 0 ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9-J.Lackey,ATN 4.63 5 1 .833 7 7 2 0 0 46.2 44 24 24 1 16 27
14-K.Lohse,MON 6.26 1 5 .167 7 7 0 0 0 41.2 46 29 29 6 32 29
15-B.Myers,ANA 3.42 2 2 .500 5 5 0 0 0 23.2 21 10 9 2 12 5
16-A.Harang,HON ---- 0 0 ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17-O.Perez,TOA ---- 0 0 ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18-B.Arroyo,TOA ---- 0 0 ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thursday, May 03, 2007
D-Back's Big Unit Pitching Strong
One of the main reasons that Arizona is off to a league leading 38-19 mark has got to be Randy Johnson. The Big Unit is having another stellar season: 8-1, 1.81 ERA, 84 IP, 47 Hits Allowed, and 98 Strikeouts.
Johnson's prior 2 seasons were equally impressive:
2000: 21-12 3.08 ERA 344 K
2001: 23-10 2.79 ERA 335 K
Randy currently is the career leader in numerous Millennium League Pitching Categories which includes: innings pitched (637), strikeouts (777), and wins (52).
Vlad Still Hitting Above .400
With a third of the season now in the books, Phillies' right fielder Vladimir Guerrero is still hitting above .400. Playing in the cozy confines of Coors Field, Vlad leads the league in hitting with a .403 batting average which includes 18 HR's and 56 RBI's. Not your typical slugger, Guerrero has also swiped 25 bases this season.Guerrero came to Philly during the middle of last season in a blockbuster trade with Montreal. Last season in 76 games with the Phils, Vlad hit .275 with 24 HR's and 67 RBI's.
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