Friday, August 31, 2007

Red Sox Upset Braves in 6 Games


For the first time in Millennium League history, a #8 seeded team has knocked off the #1 seed. Boston, in the playoffs for the first time, defeated Atlanta 4 games to 2. The Red Sox strong starting pitching (Martinez, Glavine and Lowe) shut down Atlanta by allowing only 13 runs in 6 games. Click here for the boxscores. A summary of the series:
Boston travels to Atlanta for games 1 and 2.

Game 1: Glavine vs Millwood.... The Red Sox strike in the 1st inning thanks to Johnny Damon and Nomar. That 1-0 lead holds up until the 5th inning as Jeter, Chipper and A Jones all drive in runs to take a 3-1 lead and it would hold up. Atlanta takes game 1 3-1.

Game 2: Pedro v Maddux... a nice pitching matchup but Maddux doesn't hold up his end of the bargain and Boston hits 4 HR's to win 7-2.

The series is tied at 1-1 and goes to Boston.

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The series shifted to Boston, tied at 1-1.
Game 3: Derek Lowe pitched 7 innings giving up only 2 runs, and Nomar Garciaparra, up 1-0, hit a 2 run single in the 5th that gave Boston enough for the victory, as they won 3-2. John Smoltz pitched a perfect ninth for the save.
Game 4: Damian Moss and Tim Wakefield squared off for 8 innings in a pitchers duel that Atlanta came out on top, as they tied the series at 2, with a 3-0 win. Andruw Jones hit his 1st homerun of the series, against Wakefield. Juan Acevedo pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for the save.
Game 5: In a rematch of Game 1, Millwood and Glavine faced each other again. Boston scored 1 run in each of the first 2 innings, and the score remained the same until the 5th. In that inning the Red Sox had 1st and 3rd with 2 outs when Jason Varitek hit a 3-run homerun to make it 5-0. Atlanta couldn't muster much against Glavine, until the 8th, when Rafeal Palmiero walked to load the bases. Esteban Yan came in to face Adruw Jones, and got him to pop out to end the inning. Timlin came in to pitch the 9th and got the Braves 1-2-3 to give Boston a 6-0 win, and a 3-2 series lead going back to Atlanta.

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Boston travels to Atlanta hoping to clinch the series...

Pedro v Maddux.... Boston strikes in the 2nd inning for a 2-0 lead and extends the lead off Maddux to 3-0 after 4 innings of play. Pedro is taking a no-hitter into the 5th before giving up a solo HR to Palmeiro. Atlanta ties the game in the next inning at 3 as Chipper knocks in a couple. The game will stay tied after regulation. Boston takes a 4-3 lead in the 11th on David Bells SF. Boston turns it over to Smoltz who puts the nail in the coffin for Atlanta's season. Boston wins 4-3 and knocks off the top-seeded Atlanta Braves.

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

1st Round Playoff Preview & Predictions

OK, I know ----- prognosticating is not my strength, but I'll give it a try!

#1 Atlanta vs. #8 Boston (season series: Atlanta 4-2) - The Braves led wire-to-wire in the weak Killebrew division and sport a balanced attack by finishing fourth in the league in runs scored and fourth in runs allowed. Atlanta has an abundance of homerun power with A. Jones (41HR's), Palmeiro (32), C. Jones (23), Jeter (21) and Posada (19). Pitching is equally balanced with Millwood (15-6 3.92), #1 draft pick Lackey (9-3 3.70), Maddux (10-11 4.00) and Moss (12-4 2.96). Atlanta finished 46-26 against teams within their division, but just 23-19 vs. the other playoff teams.

Boston made a late season push to make the playoffs finishing 44-35 the last three months of the season. One of the reasons for the late season turn around was a trade that acquired Damon and Sweeney. Pitching is the Red Sox' strength: Martinez (12-6 2.60), Lowe (19-4 2.76), Wakefield (12-7 3.06) and Glavine (14-12 3.53) and #1 Pick Smoltz (35 Saves).

Prediction: Red Sox Pitching gives Braves all that they can handle in tough series ATLANTA WINS IN 7 GAMES

#2 Arizona vs. #7 San Francisco (season series: Arizona 5-1) - Having Randy Johnson (23-8 2.15) and Curt Schilling (22-11 3.11) on the league's best pitching staff is certainly the D-Backs strength. Arizona finished with a league leading 3.42 ERA with a league record 17 shutouts. Paul Shuey supports the back end with 33 saves. Magglio Ordonex lez Arizona with 32 HR's and 93 RBI's

San Francisco is counting on Bonds to carry them through the playoffs. Barry set league records in batting average (.368) and slugging percentage. Overlooked player Ellis Burks hit .310 with 25 HR's and Jeff Kent had a monster year: .278, 44HR's and 140 RBI's. Livan Hernandez (18-12 3.70), Joel Pineiro (16-9 4.13), and Rob Nenn (36 Saves) led the pitching.

Prediction: Arizona combo of Johnson and Schilling just too tough ARIZONA WINS IN 5 GAMES

#3 Seattle vs. #6 Philadelphia (season series: Philadelphia 4-2) - Although his average was down, A-Rod had an incredible season: 59 HR's and 160 RBI's. A-Rod's 160 RBI's placed second in league history. But Seattle's offense is not just limited to A-Rod as Olerud (.316 30 HR's 107 RBI's) and Marinez (.304 22 HR's 79 RBI's) can also do some damage. Seattle placed fourth in team ERA and are led by O. Hernandez (15-5), C. Lidle (14-8), Moyer (18-12) and Garcia (11-12). Sasaki chipped in again with 30+ saves.

The Phillies, playing in Coors Field, have an offensive minded team: Guerrero (.352 44 HR's 147 RBI's), Pujols (.337 36 HR's 124 RBI's), Tejada (.305 29 HR's 104 RBI's), Chavez (.302 31 HR's 102 RBI's) and the list goes on.....But this season, Philly has good starting pitching with Lopez (17-4), Jennings (16-5) and Redman (16-10). Vizcaino got 32 saves, but also lost 10 ballgames.

Prediction: Philly batters wear down Seattle's starters PHILADELPHIA WINS IN 6 GAMES

#4 New York vs. #5 Pittsburgh (season series: Pittsburgh 4-2) - The Yankees have had a remarkable run this season - Paul Byrd's 24 wins, a 53-28 home record, and second in the league in runs scored (908). New York has three players with 30+ homers: Soriano (35), Klesko (33) and Ventura (39). However, besides Byrd, only Valdes has double digit wins. New York has one of the strongest bullpens in the league with Rivera and Foulke. The Yankees made several trades during the season picking up D.Wells, Foulke, Valdes and Klesko. New York only finished 27-27 against playoff teams.

Pittsburgh has five starters with 10 wins or more: Oswalt (15), Wood (15), Zito (13), Clement (13), and Baez (11). Despite an 0-6 record, B. Kim notched 37 saves. On offense, Brian Giles led the Buccos with a .291 average, 41 HR's, 124 RBI's and 124 Walks.

Prediction: Two evenly matched teams in an exciting series; I'll go with PITTSBURGH TO WIN IN 7 GAMES

New Players Coming Into the League for 2003 Season

The coming 2003 Draft promises to be one of the strongest drafts in the Millennium League's History. Players that will be available to be drafted include: Dontrelle Willis, Mark Teixeria, Jose Reyes, Brandon Webb, Miguel Cabrera, Brad Lidge, Hideki Matsui, Jason Bay, Chris Capuano, Khalil Greene, Danny Haren, Rich Harden, Justin Morneau, Chase Utley, Freddie Sanchez, Lyle Overbay, Victor Martinez, Jeremy Bonderman, Garrett Atkins, Chone Figgins, Ryan Freel, Brandon Phillips, Jose Valverde, Rocco Baldelli, Reed Johnson, and Casey Blake and Joe Nathan.....Whew!

Final Stats For 1st Round Picks

CLASS OF 2002:
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NAME BAVG GM AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HB SH DP SB CS E
3-T.Hafner,TOA .228 48 57 7 13 1 1 1 5 8 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
4-C.Crawford,BOA .311 61 196 33 61 8 2 1 15 7 25 3 1 4 15 3 1
C.Crawford,KCA .320 9 25 5 8 1 1 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 5 0 0
8-M.Ensberg,PHN .258 35 97 13 25 4 0 4 14 12 16 2 0 2 0 0 5
10-A.Kearns,NYA .295 124 387 65 114 24 1 14 66 57 81 4 0 19 4 0 0
11-H.Blalock,KCA .143 6 21 1 3 1 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 2 0 0 1
12-C.Crisp,SFN .221 40 122 17 27 9 3 1 11 11 24 0 2 2 5 0 3
13-B.Hall,LAN .217 6 23 4 5 0 1 2 5 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 1
19-O.Hudson,OAA .269 41 78 10 21 3 2 0 5 7 14 0 0 1 0 0 0
20-D.Roberts,SEA .251 120 379 59 95 12 4 4 40 50 41 1 6 3 42 10 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 5.34 5 11 .313 20 20 1 0 0 111.1 115 81 66 13 90 94
2-M.Prior,CLA 4.23 8 4 .667 15 15 5 0 0 104.1 100 53 49 11 57 130
5-J.Peavy,FLN 5.29 4 2 .667 13 13 1 0 0 80.0 95 49 47 11 29 70
6-J.Beckett,MNA 4.05 6 8 .429 17 17 0 0 0 102.1 104 54 46 8 44 101
7-F.Rodriguez,PIN ---- 0 0 ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9-J.Lackey,ATN 3.70 9 3 .750 16 16 3 0 0 107.0 98 45 44 6 37 71
14-K.Lohse,MON 6.27 5 9 .357 18 16 0 0 0 99.0 116 70 69 17 62 75
15-B.Myers,ANA 5.30 4 6 .400 15 14 1 1 0 74.2 65 46 44 13 39 18
16-A.Harang,HON 3.54 2 1 .667 3 3 0 0 0 20.1 14 10 8 4 11 23
A.Harang,CHA 6.52 1 3 .250 5 5 0 0 0 19.1 25 14 14 6 10 13
17-O.Perez,TOA 4.54 4 7 .364 12 12 2 2 0 73.1 72 39 37 12 35 76
18-B.Arroyo,TOA 9.39 0 2 .000 2 2 0 0 0 7.2 11 8 8 0 5 5
C.Crawford originally drafted by Boston
A.Harang originally drafted by Houston
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CLASS OF 2001:
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NAME BAVG GM AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HB SH DP SB CS E
1-A.Pujols,PHN .337 156 623 126 210 28 3 36 124 64 90 9 0 29 0 1 10
2-I.Suzuki,MNA .294 154 653 86 192 29 13 6 70 42 84 10 5 12 33 12 3
4-A.Dunn,FLN .238 132 403 57 96 28 3 17 59 78 117 12 1 7 7 2 3
5-V.Wells,TOA .290 145 606 84 176 24 5 20 70 23 100 2 1 10 5 4 1
6-M.Young,KCA .240 126 458 57 110 32 9 6 51 36 68 0 5 12 7 1 26
10-S.Hillenbrand,SEA .264 160 621 73 164 28 2 22 98 25 99 11 0 24 1 0 26
12-M.Giles,OAA .167 54 186 25 31 7 0 9 16 12 33 1 0 1 1 1 4
15-D.Eckstein,HON .271 154 598 84 162 12 11 6 35 48 55 34 5 6 26 3 11
16-J.Guillen,ANA ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17-B.Wilkerson,PHN .224 130 526 107 118 19 8 26 64 66 178 2 1 9 11 5 9
19-J.Randa,CLA .293 84 181 26 53 14 1 1 15 10 19 3 0 2 1 0 6
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NAME ERA W L PCT G GS CG SH SV IP H R ER HR BB SO
3-R.Oswalt,PIN 3.65 15 8 .652 35 35 1 0 0 234.1 224 111 95 27 74 184
7-J.Smoltz,BOA 2.70 1 6 .143 58 0 0 0 35 66.2 55 22 20 5 19 62
8-P.Byrd,NYA 3.78 24 10 .706 39 39 2 1 0 245.0 215 109 103 34 60 131
9-C.Sabathia,TOA 6.68 5 23 .179 31 31 3 0 0 184.2 222 146 137 31 98 127
11-B.Sheets,LAN 6.86 5 19 .208 32 32 2 1 0 189.0 236 152 144 28 78 125
13-J.Pineiro,SFN 4.13 16 9 .640 32 32 2 0 0 200.2 196 98 92 27 66 143
14-O.Perez,SLN 3.24 18 4 .818 29 29 11 3 0 233.1 197 88 84 34 43 159
18-T.Gordon,ATN 9.39 0 2 .000 18 0 0 0 0 30.2 45 32 32 3 16 33
20-B.Lawrence,ARN 4.72 11 13 .458 35 35 0 0 0 204.0 239 114 107 24 60 147
A.Pujols originally drafted by Montreal
V.Wells originally drafted by Kansas City
M.Young originally drafted by Toronto
C.Sabathia originally drafted by Chicago



Many New League Records Set

Quite a few league records were broken or tied in the Millennium League this season. You can see the full updated record book by clicking here.

Batting Average - .368, Barry Bonds (SFN)
Slugging Average - .788, Barry Bonds (SFN)
Wins - 24, Paul Byrd (NYA)
Losses - 23, C. C. Sabathia (TOA)
Winning Pct - .826, Derek Lowe (BOA)
Fewest Hits Per 9 Innings - 5.49, Randy Johnson (AZN)
Shutouts - 4, Randy Johnson (AZN) & Tomo Ohka (LAN)
Team Losses - 122, Toronto
Team Shutouts - 17, Arizona
Most Hits - Both Teams in a Game - 50, San Francisco vs. Kansas City

RECORDS TIED:
Most At Bats In A Game - 9, Trott Nixon (BOA) & Carlos Beltran (KCA)
Most Hits In A Game - 6, Ellis Burks (SFN) & Terrence Long (SFN)
Most Runs In A Game - 5, G. Lombard (KCA)
Least Hits Allowed In A Game - 0, Randy Johnson (AZN)
Walks Allowed In A Game - 11, Chuick Finley (CLA)

Sunday, August 26, 2007

Eight Teams Advance Into Playoffs

The 2002 regular season has completed and eight teams have advanced into the Millennium Playoffs:

Atlanta is the #1 Seed by winning 103 games this season and their division by a whopping 28 games. Atlanta last made the playoffs in 2000 when the Braves won a league record 105 games. The Braves are 7-6 in playoff games with a series win over the Giants and a loss to Arizona.

#2 Seed Arizona has made the playoffs in all three Millennium seasons, winning the league championship in 2000. The D-Backs beat out a strong Pirate ballclub by three games for the division crown. Arizona is 17-9 in total playoff games.

2001 Championship winner Seattle is the #3 Seed. The Mariners, who took over the lead in their division on August 3rd, finished strong by winning their division by 10 games. Seattle is 12-1 in playoff games in their only playoff appearance in 2001.

The final division winner, #4 Seed New York, is making their first playoff appearance. The Yankees, engaged a battle for the division crown with the Phillies all season. New York's Paul Byrd broke a league record this season by winning 24 games.

Sporting an identical record as the Yankees, #5 Seed Pittsburgh is a team to be reckoned with. The Buccos starting staff of Zito, Oswalt, Wood and Clement is formidable. Pittsburgh is also making their first playoff appearance.

High powered offense #6 Seed Philadelphia is back in the playoffs. With an offense of Pujols, Guerrero, Tejada and company, the Phillies are a unique team. Philadelphia is 5-4 (series win over St. Louis and series loss vs. Cleveland) in their 2000 playoff games.

#7 Seed San Francisco and Barry Bonds is making their second playoff appearance. The Giants are 2-4 in the playoffs based on their 2000 series loss to the Braves.

Finally, #8 Seed Boston is no pushover. Making their first playoff apearance, the Red S0x placed three starters in the top 10 in ERA this season: Martinez, Lowe and Glavine.

Friday, August 17, 2007

Standings Midway Through Block 9

Strat-O-Matic Report








LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 2002 Millennium League

Brock WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC#
2002 Seattle SEA 96 66 .593 ---- *WON*
2002 San Francisco SFN 81 75 .519 12.0
2002 Anaheim ANA 82 77 .516 12.5
2002 Cleveland CLA 76 80 .487 17.0
2002 Florida FLN 75 87 .463 21.0

Killebrew WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC#
2002 Atlanta ATN 100 56 .641 ---- *WON*
2002 Kansas City KCA 70 83 .458 28.5
2002 Houston HON 68 82 .453 29.0
2002 Los Angeles LAN 71 88 .447 30.5
2002 Toronto TOA 40 116 .256 60.0

Koufax WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC#
2002 Arizona ARN 97 62 .610 ---- *WON*
2002 Pittsburgh PIN 95 67 .586 3.5
2002 Boston BOA 85 77 .525 13.5
2002 Montreal MON 68 85 .444 26.0
2002 Oakland OAA 65 94 .409 32.0

Aaron WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC#
2002 New York NYA 94 65 .591 ---- *WON*
2002 Philadelphia PHN 93 69 .574 2.5
2002 St. Louis SLN 82 80 .506 13.5
2002 Minnesota MNA 72 78 .480 17.5
2002 Chicago CHA 68 91 .428 26.0



OVERALL RECORD
Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK
ANA 82 77 .516 35-43 47-34 23-17 59-60 11- 8 29-26 5-5 Won 1
ARN 97 62 .610 49-29 48-33 30-17 67-45 12- 5 31-19 8-2 Won 8
ATN 100 56 .641 44-31 56-25 30-11 70-45 12- 5 26-19 7-3 Lost 1
BOA 85 77 .525 44-37 41-40 18-23 67-54 9-12 22-28 5-5 Won 1
CHA 68 91 .428 40-38 28-53 14-26 54-65 10-11 34-27 6-4 Won 1
CLA 76 80 .487 42-33 34-47 20-17 56-63 3-11 22-26 3-7 Lost 2
FLN 75 87 .463 38-43 37-44 19-21 56-66 7- 9 26-27 5-5 Won 1
HON 68 82 .453 36-45 32-37 17-24 51-58 9-10 24-21 5-5 Won 2
KCA 70 83 .458 36-42 34-41 14-19 56-64 4- 8 18-19 5-5 Won 1
LAN 71 88 .447 32-49 39-39 19-25 52-63 10- 5 24-24 4-6 Lost 2
MNA 72 78 .480 44-37 28-41 18-23 54-55 10- 8 24-22 6-4 Won 2
MON 68 85 .444 42-33 26-52 22-22 46-63 6-10 16-30 5-5 Won 2
NYA 94 65 .591 52-26 42-39 24-16 70-49 7-14 21-20 7-3 Lost 1
OAA 65 94 .409 34-44 31-50 15-24 50-70 10-10 29-28 5-5 Won 3
PHN 93 69 .574 53-28 40-41 22-20 71-49 7-10 23-28 2-8 Won 1
PIN 95 67 .586 48-33 47-34 31-19 64-48 13- 8 31-25 5-5 Lost 2
SEA 96 66 .593 50-31 46-35 23-16 73-50 8- 4 24-18 9-1 Won 8
SFN 81 75 .519 40-41 41-34 22-23 59-52 10- 8 23-24 5-5 Lost 1
SLN 82 80 .506 45-36 37-44 31-23 51-57 12- 8 23-26 6-4 Lost 2
TOA 40 116 .256 18-57 22-59 10-32 30-84 5-11 15-28 3-7 Won 2
TOTAL 1578 1578 .500

TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ InDiv OutDiv InterLg
ANA 15-13 16-15 15-12 17-11 14-17 5- 9 35-37 17-13 30-27
ARN 16-12 23- 8 15-12 18-13 17-11 8- 6 48-24 18-12 31-26
ATN 13-15 23- 8 17-10 22- 9 18-10 7- 4 45-24 17-13 38-19
BOA 13-12 12-16 16-14 18-13 17-14 9- 8 38-34 14-16 33-27
CHA 12-16 13-15 11-16 11-20 15-16 6- 8 32-40 9-18 27-33
CLA 16-12 18-10 13-14 13-18 10-21 6- 5 30-39 18- 9 28-32
FLN 8-20 14-17 14-13 12-16 19-12 8- 9 28-44 20-10 27-33
HON 14-11 14-17 8-19 16-15 13-18 3- 2 31-35 12-15 25-32
KCA 12-16 16-15 11-16 12-16 16-15 3- 5 34-32 13-17 23-34
LAN 17-11 11-17 11-16 11-20 17-14 4-10 39-33 9-21 23-34
MNA 10-18 12-16 16-14 18-13 14-16 2- 1 30-39 15-15 27-24
MON 13-15 13-18 13-14 14-17 10-18 5- 3 29-43 15-12 24-30
NYA 19- 9 11-17 19- 8 20-11 16-15 9- 5 40-29 17-13 37-23
OAA 14-14 12-16 15-15 7-24 9-21 8- 4 28-44 11-19 26-31
PHN 14-14 17-14 21- 6 17-11 18-13 6-11 41-31 13-17 39-21
PIN 17-11 20-11 17-13 16-12 17-11 8- 9 37-35 18-12 40-20
SEA 16-12 17-11 13-14 16-15 24- 7 10- 7 44-28 19-11 33-27
SFN 14-11 14-17 12-15 20-11 17-14 4- 7 40-29 20-10 21-36
SLN 16-12 14-17 16-14 12-13 13-18 11- 6 34-38 17-13 31-29
TOA 5-20 8-23 6-24 8-20 9-22 4- 7 22-47 2-28 16-41


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 - 3 1 4 4 10 9 2 3 5 2 3 4 2 4 1 8 8
ARN 3 - 3 12 4 3 3 3 3 1 4 12 2 14 5 10 4 5
ATN 5 3 - 4 4 3 3 12 11 8 1 6 5 5 3 2 2 4
BOA 2 6 2 - 2 3 4 2 5 5 3 9 2 14 5 9 4 3
CHA 2 2 2 4 - 2 4 6 4 2 8 0 7 1 9 2 0 1
CLA 8 3 3 3 4 - 9 2 3 4 4 3 0 4 2 3 8 5
FLN 9 3 3 2 2 9 - 4 4 4 2 4 3 3 1 2 4 6
HON 4 3 6 4 0 1 2 - 5 9 3 4 3 1 1 4 2 3
KCA 3 3 4 1 2 3 2 10 - 10 2 1 1 5 2 3 4 1
LAN 1 2 10 1 4 2 2 9 8 - 4 3 1 3 2 1 2 2
MNA 1 2 2 3 10 2 4 3 4 2 - 4 5 3 6 3 3 5
MON 3 6 0 9 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 - 5 7 3 7 3 2
NYA 2 4 1 4 11 6 3 3 5 5 10 1 - 6 9 2 3 4
OAA 4 4 1 4 5 2 3 2 1 3 3 11 0 - 1 9 1 3
PHN 2 1 3 1 9 4 5 5 4 4 12 3 9 5 - 3 4 4
PIN 5 8 4 9 4 3 4 2 3 5 3 11 4 9 3 - 3 5
SEA 10 2 4 2 6 10 14 4 2 4 3 3 3 5 2 3 - 10
SFN 10 1 2 3 5 10 12 3 5 4 1 1 2 3 2 1 8 -
SLN 3 3 1 4 10 4 1 4 3 4 9 4 8 4 7 2 2 4
TOA 0 3 4 3 2 0 1 4 8 6 2 2 1 0 2 0 1 0

TEAM SLN TOA
ANA 3 6
ARN 3 3
ATN 5 14
BOA 2 3
CHA 8 4
CLA 2 6
FLN 5 5
HON 2 11
KCA 3 10
LAN 2 12
MNA 9 1
MON 2 4
NYA 10 5
OAA 2 6
PHN 11 4
PIN 4 6
SEA 4 5
SFN 2 6
SLN - 5
TOA 1 -







Saturday, August 11, 2007

Playoff Race Coming Down to the Wire

With just a few games remaining, the 2002 Millennium Regular Season is 
nearing completion. Six teams are already assured of playoff spots: 
Seattle (87-63), Atlanta (99-54), Arizona (93-60), Pittsburgh (91-62), 
New York (92-64) and Philadelphia (92-67). This leaves two playoff spots open 
for the following teams:


W-L PCT GB
San Francisco 80-70 .533 -
Boston 81-75 .519 2
Anaheim 78-75 .510 3.5
St. Louis 81-78 .509 3.5



Woody Williams HR Lifts Redbirds


Strat-O-Matic Report






St. Louis pitcher Woody Williams hit a two run homer as St. Louis beat
Philadelphia 7-5. Playing at the Phillies' Coors Field for two 3-game
series in Block 9, the Redbirds have responded with five straight
wins against their archrivals to pull back into the playoff race.

BOXSCORE: 2002 St. Louis Cardinals At 2002 Philadelphia Phillies 9/13/2002

Cardinals AB R H RBI AVG Phillies AB R H RBI AVG
E.Renteria SS 5 0 1 0 .315 O.Palmeiro CF 5 0 1 1 .315
T.Shinjo CF 3 0 1 0 .311 S.Hatteberg 1B 4 1 1 1 .312
A-J.Drew PH,RF 2 0 2 0 .242 M.Remlinger P 0 0 0 0 .000
K.Ligtenberg P 0 0 0 0 .000 G-P.Reese PH 0 0 0 0 .289
D.Marte P 0 0 0 0 .500 H-C.Pena PH 1 0 0 0 .258
T.Percival P 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Pujols LF 3 1 2 0 .342
P.Polanco 3B 5 0 0 0 .321 V.Guerrero RF 4 1 2 0 .343
G.Colbrunn 1B 4 1 1 1 .290 E.Chavez 3B 4 1 1 0 .297
J.Payton LF 4 2 1 1 .310 M.Tejada SS 4 1 3 2 .304
M.Mora RF,CF,RF 5 2 2 2 .266 M.Bellhorn 2B 3 0 0 0 .285
F.Vina 2B 5 0 2 0 .280 M.Lieberthal C 4 0 0 0 .314
T.Hall C 4 1 2 1 .249 K.Ishii P 1 0 0 0 .120
W.Williams P 3 1 2 2 .208 D.Burba P 0 0 0 0 .091
M.Koplove P 0 0 0 0 .000 B-B.Trammell PH 0 0 0 0 .256
D-V.Castilla PH 1 0 0 0 .235 M.Dejean P 0 0 0 0 .000
E-J.Edmonds CF 0 0 0 0 .278 C-L.Harris PH,1B 0 0 0 0 .000
F-M.Ensberg PH 1 0 0 0 .236
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Totals 41 7 14 7 Totals 34 5 10 4

A-Pinch Hit For Shinjo In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Burba In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Dejean In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Koplove In 8th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Castilla In 8th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Harris In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Remlinger In 9th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Reese In 9th Inning

Cardinals....... 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 - 7 14 0
Phillies........ 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 - 5 10 1

Cardinals (79-76) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
W.Williams WIN(8-6) 6 6 3 3 2 2 1 3.42
M.Koplove 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 3.59
K.Ligtenberg 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.61
D.Marte HOLD(16th) 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 4 0 3.88
T.Percival SAVE(15th) 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.54
Totals 9 10 5 5 4 8 1

Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
K.Ishii LOSS(7-6) 4 1/3 8 6 6 1 1 4 5.21
D.Burba 1 2/3 4 1 1 0 1 0 4.97
M.Dejean 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.66
M.Remlinger 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.06
Totals 9 14 7 7 2 4 4

ATTENDANCE- 42,158 DATE- Friday, September 13th 2002 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Ron Kulpa, Mike Van Vleet, Randy Marsh, Marty Foster
T- 3:06
LEFT ON BASE- Cardinals: 9 Phillies: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cardinals: 3 Phillies: 0
ERRORS- E.Chavez
DOUBLES- J.Drew(11th), T.Hall(15th), W.Williams, V.Guerrero(43rd),
M.Tejada-2(40th)
TRIPLES- F.Vina(8th)
HOME RUNS- G.Colbrunn(8th), J.Payton(22nd), M.Mora(7th), W.Williams(1st),
S.Hatteberg(22nd)
WALKS- G.Colbrunn, J.Payton, A.Pujols, M.Bellhorn, B.Trammell, L.Harris
STRIKE OUTS- E.Renteria-2, M.Mora-2, S.Hatteberg, C.Pena, E.Chavez-2,
M.Bellhorn-2, M.Lieberthal, M.Ensberg
GIDP- A.Pujols, V.Guerrero-2
WILD PITCHES- M.Koplove, K.Ishii

In a close game the St. Louis Cardinals registered 4 runs in the 4th inning
and got by the ice-cold Philadelphia Phillies by the score of 7 to 5.

Woody Williams(8-6) pitched well enough to earn the win. He surrendered 6
hits and 2 walks in 6 innings. The Philadelphia bats were silent in the
bottom of the 9th.

Williams got relief help from Troy Percival who gained credit for his 15th
save. Kazuhisa Ishii(7-6) suffered the loss. He served up 4 homeruns in his
4 and 1/3 innings.







Big Unit's No Hitter


For the third straight season, a no-hitter has been pitched in the month of September - this time, by the D'Backs' Randy Johnson. The Big Unit is having one of the best pitching seasons ever in the Millennium League: 21-8, 2.07 ERA, 256IP, 151 Hits Allowed, 308 K's.

In the 5-0 win over the White Sox, Johnson struck out 12 while walking just one. See below link for box score of game: http://home.comcast.net/~helmbrej/msl/no_hitter20020917.htm

Friday, August 03, 2007

Standings Midway Through Block 8

Strat-O-Matic Report








LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 2002 Millennium League

Brock WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC#
2002 Seattle SEA 86 61 .585 ---- 10
2002 San Francisco SFN 77 67 .535 7.5
2002 Anaheim ANA 70 68 .507 11.5
2002 Cleveland CLA 72 75 .490 14.0
2002 Florida FLN 68 79 .463 18.0

Killebrew WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC#
2002 Atlanta ATN 93 51 .646 ---- *WON*
2002 Kansas City KCA 63 75 .457 27.0
2002 Los Angeles LAN 61 74 .452 27.5
2002 Houston HON 66 81 .449 28.5
2002 Toronto TOA 35 103 .254 55.0

Koufax WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC#
2002 Arizona ARN 91 59 .607 ---- 17
2002 Pittsburgh PIN 80 55 .593 3.5
2002 Boston BOA 77 70 .524 12.5
2002 Montreal MON 60 75 .444 23.5
2002 Oakland OAA 60 90 .400 31.0

Aaron WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC#
2002 Philadelphia PHN 79 53 .598 1.0 26
2002 New York NYA 86 58 .597 ----
2002 St. Louis SLN 74 73 .503 13.5
2002 Minnesota MNA 66 75 .468 18.5
2002 Chicago CHA 61 83 .424 25.0



OVERALL RECORD
Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK
ANA 70 68 .507 33-39 37-29 19-14 51-54 8- 7 25-21 3-7 Lost 2
ARN 91 59 .607 46-26 45-33 30-15 61-44 12- 4 29-19 8-2 Won 8
ATN 93 51 .646 40-26 53-25 28-10 65-41 12- 5 25-18 8-2 Won 5
BOA 77 70 .524 37-32 40-38 17-20 60-50 9-12 20-28 2-8 Lost 2
CHA 61 83 .424 36-36 25-47 12-23 49-60 9-10 32-25 5-5 Lost 1
CLA 72 75 .490 40-29 32-46 19-16 53-59 3-10 20-23 3-7 Lost 2
FLN 68 79 .463 36-39 32-40 18-18 50-61 7- 7 23-25 5-5 Lost 4
HON 66 81 .449 34-44 32-37 17-24 49-57 9- 9 24-21 5-5 Won 2
KCA 63 75 .457 33-39 30-36 12-17 51-58 4- 8 16-18 5-5 Won 1
LAN 61 74 .452 26-40 35-34 16-22 45-52 8- 4 21-20 5-5 Won 1
MNA 66 75 .468 38-34 28-41 16-21 50-54 9- 8 22-22 6-4 Won 2
MON 60 75 .444 40-32 20-43 18-18 42-57 6-10 15-29 4-6 Won 1
NYA 86 58 .597 48-21 38-37 21-14 65-44 7-13 19-17 7-3 Lost 2
OAA 60 90 .400 30-42 30-48 15-22 45-68 10-10 26-27 3-7 Lost 2
PHN 79 53 .598 50-22 29-31 19-15 60-38 6- 7 20-21 6-4 Lost 1
PIN 80 55 .593 38-25 42-30 25-18 55-37 11- 7 25-21 6-4 Won 2
SEA 86 61 .585 49-29 37-32 21-16 65-45 6- 4 21-15 9-1 Won 8
SFN 77 67 .535 36-33 41-34 21-21 56-46 8- 8 21-20 7-3 Won 2
SLN 74 73 .503 43-32 31-41 26-21 48-52 11- 8 22-24 5-5 Won 2
TOA 35 103 .254 18-54 17-49 10-29 25-74 5- 9 13-25 1-9 Lost 2
TOTAL 1425 1425 .500

TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ InDiv OutDiv InterLg
ANA 15-13 16-15 15-12 17-11 7-14 0- 3 30-33 14-10 26-25
ARN 16-12 23- 8 15-12 18-13 17-11 2- 3 48-24 16-11 27-24
ATN 13-15 23- 8 17-10 22- 9 15- 7 3- 2 42-21 13-11 38-19
BOA 13-12 12-16 16-14 18-13 16-14 2- 1 34-32 12-12 31-26
CHA 12-16 13-15 11-16 11-20 13-15 1- 1 29-37 7-14 25-32
CLA 16-12 18-10 13-14 13-18 9-19 3- 2 28-35 16- 8 28-32
FLN 8-20 14-17 14-13 12-16 17-11 3- 2 26-40 16- 8 26-31
HON 14-11 14-17 8-19 16-15 11-17 3- 2 29-34 12-15 25-32
KCA 12-16 16-15 11-16 12-16 12-10 0- 2 31-29 12-15 20-31
LAN 17-11 11-17 11-16 11-20 11- 7 0- 3 33-27 7-17 21-30
MNA 10-18 12-16 16-14 18-13 10-14 0- 0 27-36 12-15 27-24
MON 13-15 13-18 13-14 14-17 7-11 0- 0 25-38 13- 8 22-29
NYA 19- 9 11-17 19- 8 20-11 15-12 2- 1 38-28 13- 8 35-22
OAA 14-14 12-16 15-15 7-24 9-21 3- 0 27-42 11-19 22-29
PHN 14-14 17-14 21- 6 17-11 10- 8 0- 0 30-18 13-17 36-18
PIN 17-11 20-11 17-13 16-12 10- 8 0- 0 34-32 12- 9 34-14
SEA 16-12 17-11 13-14 16-15 23- 5 1- 4 41-28 17-10 28-23
SFN 14-11 14-17 12-15 20-11 15-13 2- 0 37-26 20-10 20-31
SLN 16-12 14-17 16-14 12-13 13-15 3- 2 29-34 14-10 31-29
TOA 5-20 8-23 6-24 8-20 8-16 0- 0 18-42 2-25 15-36


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 - 1 1 4 4 6 9 2 3 5 2 3 4 2 2 1 8 7
ARN 2 - 3 12 2 3 3 3 3 1 4 12 2 14 5 10 4 2
ATN 2 3 - 4 4 3 2 12 9 7 1 6 5 5 3 2 2 4
BOA 2 6 2 - 2 3 2 2 5 5 3 7 1 12 5 9 4 3
CHA 2 1 2 4 - 2 4 6 4 2 8 0 7 1 6 1 0 1
CLA 6 3 3 3 4 - 9 2 3 2 4 3 0 4 2 3 8 5
FLN 9 3 1 1 2 9 - 4 2 4 2 4 3 3 1 2 4 4
HON 4 3 6 4 0 1 2 - 5 7 3 4 3 1 1 4 2 3
KCA 3 3 3 1 2 3 1 10 - 10 2 1 0 5 2 1 4 1
LAN 1 2 8 1 4 1 2 8 8 - 4 3 1 3 1 0 1 2
MNA 1 2 2 3 10 2 4 3 4 2 - 1 5 3 3 3 3 5
MON 3 6 0 8 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 - 3 7 3 4 3 0
NYA 2 4 1 2 11 6 3 3 3 5 10 0 - 6 7 1 3 4
OAA 4 4 1 3 5 2 3 2 1 3 3 11 0 - 1 9 0 3
PHN 1 1 3 1 6 4 5 5 4 2 9 3 8 5 - 3 4 4
PIN 5 8 4 9 2 3 4 2 2 3 3 8 2 9 3 - 0 5
SEA 10 2 4 2 6 10 11 4 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 0 - 10
SFN 8 1 2 3 5 10 11 3 5 4 1 0 2 3 2 1 8 -
SLN 3 3 1 2 10 4 1 4 3 4 9 4 8 4 2 1 2 4
TOA 0 3 4 3 1 0 1 4 7 3 2 2 1 0 2 0 1 0

TEAM SLN TOA
ANA 3 3
ARN 3 3
ATN 5 14
BOA 1 3
CHA 8 2
CLA 2 6
FLN 5 5
HON 2 11
KCA 3 8
LAN 2 9
MNA 9 1
MON 2 4
NYA 10 5
OAA 2 3
PHN 7 4
PIN 2 6
SEA 4 5
SFN 2 6
SLN - 5
TOA 1 -