Saturday, May 31, 2008

Indians Eliminate Giants

Cleveland (AP) - The Cleveland Indians advanced to the Semi-Finals with a convincing 4 games to 1 win in their playoff series. In the series opener, Mark Prior outdueled Livan Hernandez as the Indians won 4-2. Manny Ramirez had three hits which included a homer and a double to account for most of the Cleveland offense. In Game 2, Esteban Loaiza fired a complete game and Jim Thome picked up where Ramirez left off with his first homer of the series as he drove home three runs in a 10-4 Cleveland win. Barry Bonds hit his first homer of the series for San Fran.

The series moved to San Francisco for game three and the Giants rewarded their faithful with a 8-3 win behind the strong pitching of Russ Ortiz. Ortiz also contributed with his bat by driving in three runs. Cleveland took a commanding 3-1 series lead by winning game 4 by a whopping 16-5 score. Ramirez and Thome, who carried Cleveland all season offensively, drove in six runs between them. In the final game of the series, Jim Thome (who else?!) singled home Kenny Lofton in the top of the 10th inning to give the Indians a 4-3 victory.

Cleveland advances and will play the winner of the Florida-Arizona playoff series.

Friday, May 23, 2008

2003 First Round Draft Picks - Final Stats

CLASS OF 2003:
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NAME BAVG GM AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HB SH DP SB CS E
1-M.Cabrera,TOA .273 90 311 56 85 28 5 13 47 32 83 2 0 12 0 0 8
2-J.Reyes,CHA .321 49 215 33 69 4 4 2 19 13 25 0 1 3 18 3 5
4-C.Figgins,MON .277 62 242 30 67 4 4 0 13 13 50 0 11 0 20 7 1
5-C.Utley,LAN ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6-M.Teixeira,HON .302 32 86 14 26 5 1 5 13 4 15 2 0 0 0 0 8
M.Teixeira,BOA .233 81 313 47 73 17 1 10 45 24 66 8 0 9 0 0 5
7-V.Martinez,FLN .294 28 102 6 30 2 0 0 5 3 15 0 0 4 0 1 1
9-J.Bay,CLA .400 47 45 10 18 7 2 3 21 8 9 1 0 2 2 0 0
10-H.Matsui,MNA .266 162 638 81 170 42 2 15 78 69 116 3 0 19 3 2 3
13-J.Morneau,SFN ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15-S.Podsednik,SEA .282 137 511 84 144 27 11 8 51 70 76 2 8 5 37 4 2
19-G.Atkins,BOA ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G.Atkins,HON ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20-F.Sanchez,ARN ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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NAME ERA W L PCT G GS CG SH SV IP H R ER HR BB SO
3-B.Webb,OAA 4.93 8 9 .471 26 25 2 1 1 157.0 146 91 86 22 77 152
8-D.Haren,KCA 6.20 2 6 .250 21 5 2 0 1 61.0 71 47 42 9 27 38
11-D.Willis,SLN 4.56 11 5 .688 25 25 2 0 0 158.0 163 84 80 22 58 161
12-J.Nathan,ANA 3.74 6 1 .857 65 0 0 0 3 84.1 64 36 35 6 42 79
14-J.Bonderman,CHA 6.32 5 13 .278 22 22 3 0 0 132.1 149 99 93 22 60 70
16-R.Harden,ATN 6.49 1 2 .333 25 0 0 0 0 69.1 79 60 50 8 43 52
17-S.Trachsel,MON 3.58 8 10 .444 25 25 3 0 0 158.1 135 65 63 20 61 70
18-B.Lidge,PIN 6.05 5 10 .333 56 0 0 0 3 80.1 77 54 54 9 56 95




Thursday, May 22, 2008

Cardinals Advance



St. Louis (AP) - The St. Louis Cardinals jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead in the first inning of the first game and never looked back as the Redbirds defeated the Houston Astros 4 games to 1 in their Quarter Final Playoff Series. St. Louis won the first three games behind strong pitching by scores of 7-3 (Nomo complete game three-hitter), 2-0 (5 hit shutout by Woody Williams) and 5-2 (Matt Morris pitched strong into the 8th inning).

Facing elimination, Houston rallied from an early 2-0 deficit to win game 4 by a score of 7-2 as the 'Stros banged out 13 hits. In Game 5, Melvin Mora hit a two-run homer and Hideo Nomo and the St. Louis bullpen made the lead stand up for a 3-2 win. Houston, unable to get the clutch hits throughout the series, left 12 runners on base in the finale. Amazingly, Houston star closer Billy Wagner did not see action in the series. St. Louis will now face the winner of the Philly-Anaheim series.

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

1st Round Playoff Preview & Predictions

Continuing a tradition from last year! My humble predictions........

#1 Philadelphia vs. #8 Anaheim (season series: Anaheim 4-2)
After just a 14-14 record in April, the Phillies posted a 89-45 mark the final five months of the season – that’s a .664 winning percentage folks. The Phillies trailed St. Louis by 8 ½ games on April 30th, but roared back to take the Division title. Philadelphia always has had powerful hitting. This time, they are led by: Pujols (.387, 56 HR’s, 159 RBI’s), Loretta (.330), Chavez (.321, 37 HR’s) and Hunter (34 HR’s). But what makes this team formidable, is the improved pitching staff built by manager Rick Cornell: Maddux (16-3, acquired in mid-season trade), Vazquez (16-7, acquired in trade at beginning of season) and Suppan (12-9). The Phillies are 12-11 in postseason play and lost to champ Arizona in the Semi-Finals last season.

It took Anaheim the final inning of the 163rd game to qualify for the playoffs as they rallied in their elimination game vs. the Pirates. Manager Blaise Castren’s squad has two big offensive guns: Anderson (.311, 36 HR’s, 128 RBI’s) and Delgado (.296, 39 HR’s, 111 RBI’s). Sporting a balanced attack, the Angels finished 7th in team batting average and 8th in team ERA. Pitching is led by Contreras (2.20 9-2) who pitched a no-hitter this season, Washburn (17-8), and Hampton (14-9). The Angels have never won a postseason playoff series going 3-8 in two series. Anaheim’s last series was a 4-0 series loss to St. Louis in 2001. Prediction: Phillies just too tough for the Angels PHILADELPHIA WINS IN 5 GAMES

#2 Cleveland vs. #7 San Francisco (season series: Cleveland 12-6)
The Indians finished 30-15 the last two months of the season. Thome (.316, 61 HR’s, 162 RBI’s) and Ramirez (.315, 54 HR’s, 131 RBI’s) had amazing seasons and the Giants will need to shut down this duo. Cleveland finished 6th in team ERA and sports six pitchers with double digit wins: Loaiza & Padilla (17), Colon (15), Prior (14), Cormier (12) and Rogers (10). Cleveland has only made the playoffs in 2000 when they went all the way to the Finals before losing to Arizona; Cleveland is 8-8 in the postseason.

San Francisco again will be counting on Barry Bonds to carry them through the playoffs. Barry had another strong season: .319, 46 HR’s, 116 RBI’s and tied for the league lead in walks with 109. It went mostly unnoticed, but the Giants led the league in team ERA (3.84) – a huge improvement from finishing 11th in 2002. Ortiz (11-11, 3.38) and Hernandez (14-10, 3.65) lead the starting corps. Like several teams in this year’s playoffs, San Francisco has never won a playoff series going 4-8 in post season. San Fran’s last appearance was a 4-2 series loss in the Quarter Finals last year to Arizona.
Prediction: Indian offense outplays Giants pitching CLEVELAND WINS IN 6 GAMES

#3 Arizona vs. #6 Florida (season series: Florida 5-1)
Two-time and defending champ Arizona has an illustrious post season record of 29-16. The D-Backs beat Boston in last year's World Series. Although Randy Johnson only went 8-7 this season, Curt Schilling picked up the slack by going 14-6 with a league leading ERA of 2.84. Mantei contributed with a 1.93 ERA, 7-2 record and 22 saves. Offense was up this year as L. Gonzalez (.343, 27 HR's, 122 RBI's), Mueller (.309) and Ordonez (.303, 23 HR's, 105 RBI's) led the team.

The Marlins improved from a 5th place 75-87 record last season to a wild card birth this year. Vlad Guerrero, acquired in a mid season trade with the Phillies, hit .315 with 17 HR's and 68 RBI's in 96 games. Although Peavy led the staff with 13 wins, the bullpen is Florida's strength: Quantrill (1.52, 5-1, 32 saves), Burba (1.66), Gryboski (2.48) and Fransworth (2.67). This is Florida's first appearance in post season play.

Prediction: Upstart Marlins shock defending champs FLORIDA WINS IN 7 GAMES

#4 Houston vs. #5 St. Louis (season series tied 3-3) -
The Astros nosed out Los Angeles by two games in the league’s weakest division. Houston finished 5th in the league in runs scored and certainly has some offensive firepower: Berkman (.316, 23 HR’s, 104 RBI’s), Alou (.313), and Bagwell (46 HR’s, 134 RBI’s). Although their primary starters (Wells, Miller, Seo, and Anderson) all had ERA’s above 5.00, Houston has depended on bullpen ace Billy Wagner (6-1, 33 Saves) all season. Houston has never won a postseason series going 4-8. Their last playoff appearance was in 2001 when they lost to Oakland 4 games to 3.

St. Louis roared out of the gate in 2003 with a sizzling 21-4 mark in April, but the team lost some of their momentum throughout the season as the Phillies overtook them to take the division crown. Regardless, the Redbirds had a fine season and were led by Renteria (.321, 52 doubles) and Edmonds (.312, 51 HR’s, 129 RBI’s). Super sub Baerga chipped in with a .367 mark that included many clutch hits. St. Louis finished second in team batting and homeruns. Pitching was led by Nomo (3.92, 16-8), but their bullpen was only average as Troy Percival compiled a disappointing 2-7 mark with just 28 saves. Number 1 draft pick Dontrelle Willis chipped in with a 11-5 mark. St. Louis is 4-8 in the post season with all series resulting in 4-0 sweeps. St. Louis last appearance was in 2001 as they lost 4-0 to eventual league champion Seattle in the Semi-Finals.
Prediction: Might be a tougher series than it looks on paper; I'll go with ST. LOUIS TO WIN IN 7 GAMES

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Angels Knock Out Buccos


The Anaheim Angels scored four runs in the top of the ninth inning off closer Francisco Rodriguez as they went on to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-7 in the one-game playoff game. The Angels will now be the #8 seed and will meet #1 seed Philadelphia in the first round of the playoffs.


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BOXSCORE: 2003 Anaheim Angels At 2003 Pittsburgh Pirates 9/18/2003



Angels AB R H RBI AVG Pirates AB R H RBI AVG

A.Kennedy 2B 5 0 2 2 .282 J.Vidro 2B 4 0 1 0 .276

G.Anderson LF 5 0 1 1 .311 R.Winn CF 4 1 2 1 .299

J.Julio P 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Wilson 1B 5 1 0 1 .254

S.Reed P 0 0 0 0 .500 B.Giles LF 5 2 3 1 .322

J.Guillen CF 5 0 2 1 .268 J.Kendall C 4 0 0 1 .309

C.Delgado 1B 5 0 1 0 .296 R.Sanders RF 5 2 2 2 .222

R.Hidalgo RF 4 1 0 0 .261 E.Alfonzo 3B 4 0 0 0 .261

B.Molina C 3 3 2 1 .295 M.Derosa SS 2 1 1 0 .252

D-R.Mackowiak PH 0 0 0 0 .292 B.Zito P 3 0 1 0 .119

E-T.Redman PR 0 1 0 0 .320 D.Baez P 0 0 0 0 .143

F-I.Rodriguez C 0 0 0 0 .253 F.Rodriguez P 1 0 0 0 .000

T.Glaus 3B 3 2 2 0 .273

C.Izturis SS 4 1 0 1 .244

M.Hampton P 1 0 0 0 .125

A-M.Ryan PH 1 0 0 0 .286

K.Mercker P 0 0 0 0 ----

C.Fox P 0 0 0 0 .000

B-D.McCarty PH 1 1 1 0 .333

R.Stone P 0 0 0 0 ----

C-J.Davanon PH,LF 1 0 1 3 .227

-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---

Totals 38 9 12 9 Totals 37 7 10 6



A-Pinch Hit For Hampton In 5th Inning

B-Pinch Hit For Fox In 7th Inning

C-Pinch Hit For Stone In 8th Inning

D-Pinch Hit For Molina In 9th Inning

E-Pinch Ran For Mackowiak In 9th Inning

F-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Redman In 9th Inning



Angels.......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 - 9 12 2

Pirates......... 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 - 7 10 0



Angels (85-78) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA

M.Hampton 4 6 3 3 2 5 1 4.09

K.Mercker 0 1/3 0 2 0 0 0 0 3.81

C.Fox 1 2/3 1 0 0 1 3 0 3.30

R.Stone 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 2.44

J.Julio 0 1/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.02

S.Reed WIN(2-6) 1 2/3 1 1 1 0 0 1 5.99

Totals 9 10 7 5 4 9 3



Pirates (84-79) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA

B.Zito 6 2/3 8 4 4 1 6 1 3.37

D.Baez HOLD(7th) 0 2/3 1 1 1 2 1 0 4.44

F.Rodriguez L(2-7)B(4th) 1 2/3 3 4 4 4 4 0 4.84

Totals 9 12 9 9 7 11 1



ATTENDANCE- 10,471 DATE- Wednesday, September 18th 2003 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good

UMPIRES- Dana Demuth, Doug Eddings, Charlie Reliford, Mark Carlson

T- 3:22

LEFT ON BASE- Angels:10 Pirates: 8

DOUBLE PLAYS- Angels: 2 Pirates: 0

ERRORS- A.Kennedy, R.Hidalgo

DOUBLES- C.Delgado(35th), J.Davanon(6th), R.Winn(45th), B.Zito

HOME RUNS- B.Molina(13th), B.Giles(41st), R.Sanders-2(20th)

SACRIFICE FLIES- A.Kennedy

WALKS- R.Hidalgo, B.Molina, R.Mackowiak, T.Glaus-2, C.Izturis, J.Davanon,

R.Winn, J.Kendall, M.Derosa-2

HIT BY PITCH- J.Vidro

STRIKE OUTS- A.Kennedy, G.Anderson-2, J.Guillen-2, C.Delgado, R.Hidalgo-2,

T.Glaus, C.Izturis-2, J.Vidro-2, R.Winn, R.Sanders, E.Alfonzo-2,

M.Derosa, B.Zito, F.Rodriguez

GIDP- R.Winn, J.Kendall

BALKS- M.Hampton



Bengie Molina went deep and scored 3 times as the Anaheim Angels staged a

dramatic comeback over the Pittsburgh Pirates by a score of 9 to 7 at Miller

Park.



Anaheim won the game with a rally in the top of the 9th inning scoring 4

runners on 2 hits. The critical plate appearance was by Jeff Davanon who

silenced the crowd when he doubled plating three runs. Due to a poorly

pitched ballgame, scoring in 6 different innings was still not enough for

Pittsburgh to come away with the victory.



Steve Reed(2-6) allowed 1 run in 1 and 2/3 innings, and picked up the victory.

Francisco Rodriguez(2-7) absorbed the loss in relief. Although losing the

contest, he whiffed 4 batters in 1 and 2/3 innings.



After the game, it took a long while before Mike Rescigno emerged from his

office. In a subdued tone he answered only a couple of questions. He

concluded with, 'Fellows, sorry I'm not in a very talkative mood this

afternoon, as I think you'll understand. I'm sure you'll find the banter a

lot more light-hearted over in the Anaheim locker room.'











Saturday, May 10, 2008

2003 Playoff Qualifiers

The 2003 season has concluded and the following teams have qualified for the playoffs:

Division Winners
#1 Seed - Philadelphia (103-59)
#2 Seed - Cleveland (96-66)
#3 Seed - Arizona (87-75)
#4 Seed - Houston (82-80)

Wild Card Teams
#5 Seed - St. Louis (97-65)
#6 Seed - Florida (95-67)
#7 Seed - San Francisco (90-72)
#8 Seed - Anaheim (84-78) or Pittsburgh (84-78)

A one game playoff game will be played between Anaheim & Pittsburgh for the eighth seed. Since Pittsburgh finished with a 4-2 record vs. Anaheim this season, the Pirates will be the home team. Stats for this game will be included in the regular season stats.

Wednesday, May 07, 2008

2004 Draft Preview (Cont'd) - Scott Kazmir

Drafted as a 18 year old (see photo at left) in 2002, Scott Kazmir led all minor league starting pitchers in strikeouts per nine innings (11.94) in 2003......Had 145 strikeouts in 109.1 innings...Also was 5th in batting average against (.202)...Named the 11th best prospect in all of minor league baseball by Baseball America...Had a then career-high 11 strikeouts (in 5 innings) June 14, 2003 vs. Savannah (Expos) while pitching for Capital City...Made 2 postseason appearances in 2003...was 1-0 and didn't allow a run in 9.1 innings (SO-12) to help lead Port St. Lucie to the Florida State League championship...Was the winning pitcher in the FSL title clinching game on Sep 9 at Dunedin....Kazmir figures to be a high first round draft pick to a patient manager.

ChiSox Win 1-0 Game in 10 Innings






Not much has gone right for the White Sox this season, but for one night there was excitement in Chicago as they beat the Braves 1-0 in 10 innings.



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BOXSCORE: 2003 Atlanta Braves At 2003 Chicago White Sox 9/10/2003



Braves AB R H RBI AVG White Sox AB R H RBI AVG

J.Spivey 2B 4 0 3 0 .286 J.Wilson SS 4 0 3 0 .204

R.Johnson LF 4 0 0 0 .296 E.Hinske 3B 5 0 0 0 .182

R.Palmeiro 1B 4 0 0 0 .239 T.Martinez DH 5 0 1 1 .229

E.Perez RF 3 0 1 0 .276 S.Hatteberg 1B 4 0 1 0 .269

W.Helms 3B 4 0 0 0 .237 C-W.Bloomquist PR,1B 0 0 0 0 .233

H.Choi DH 4 0 0 0 .218 C.Monroe LF 4 0 2 0 .253

B.Davis C 4 0 1 0 .203 X.Nady RF 4 0 0 0 .272

J.Carroll SS 2 0 0 0 .255 D.Relaford CF 4 0 0 0 .223

T.Womack CF 3 0 0 0 .173 S.Wooten C 3 0 1 0 .208

A-M.McLemore PR 0 0 0 0 .234

B-T.Pratt C 0 1 0 0 .218

B.Phillips 2B 3 0 0 0 .200

-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---

Totals 32 0 5 0 Totals 36 1 8 1



A-Pinch Ran For Wooten In 8th Inning

B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For McLemore In 9th Inning

C-Pinch Ran For Hatteberg In 9th Inning



Braves.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 1

White Sox....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 8 0



Braves (66-86) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA

B.Tomko 7 4 0 0 0 4 0 7.27

G.Rusch LOSS(0-5) 2 2/3 4 1 1 2 4 0 11.18

Totals 9 2/3 8 1 1 2 8 0



White Sox (46-106) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA

D.Davis 7 3 0 0 3 3 0 4.97

T.Harper 0 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.63

J.Walker 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.82

S.Sparks 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.40

R.King 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.97

C.Silva WIN(3-2) 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.20

Totals 10 5 0 0 3 5 0



ATTENDANCE- 6,296 DATE- Tuesday, September 10th 2003 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average

UMPIRES- Mike Fichter, Ted Barrett, Ed Montague, Lance Barksdale

T- 3:20

LEFT ON BASE- Braves: 5 White Sox: 8

DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 1 White Sox: 1

ERRORS- J.Carroll

DOUBLES- B.Davis(5th)

CAUGHT STEALING- J.Spivey, J.Carroll

SACRIFICE HITS- B.Phillips

WALKS- E.Perez, J.Carroll-2, J.Wilson, T.Pratt

STRIKE OUTS- W.Helms-2, H.Choi, B.Davis, T.Womack, J.Wilson, E.Hinske-2,

T.Martinez, C.Monroe, X.Nady-2, D.Relaford

GIDP- R.Johnson, B.Phillips

WEB GEMS- Bot 5th: Tony Womack robbed Brandon Phillips of an extra base hit.



Carlos Silva(3-2) shut down the Atlanta Braves hitters at Comerica Park in 10

innings. The Chicago White Sox came away with a 1 to 0 victory.



Neither team scored in the first nine innings. Chicago was victorious in the

10th inning. Todd Pratt drew a walk. Brandon Phillips stepped up next and

he laid down a sacrifice bunt. Jack Wilson then drew a walk. After another

out, Tino Martinez stepped up to the plate and he delivered a single

resulting in an exciting win for Chicago and a raucous post-game celebration

by the home town fans. Chicago finished with 8 hits while Atlanta ended up

with 5.



Glendon Rusch(0-5) took the loss in relief. He allowed 1 run and 4 hits in 2

and 2/3 innings.









Indians Win Wild One vs. Mariners








The Cleveland Indians, en route to a playoff berth, outlasted Seattle 12-11.



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BOXSCORE: 2003 Seattle Mariners At 2003 Cleveland Indians 9/9/2003



Mariners AB R H RBI AVG Indians AB R H RBI AVG

S.Podsednik LF 4 2 1 2 .287 K.Lofton CF 6 1 2 0 .291

B.Kielty CF 4 2 0 0 .272 M.Ellis 2B 5 1 1 0 .245

E.Martinez DH 2 1 1 0 .303 M.Ramirez DH 4 2 3 1 .313

A.Rodriguez SS 5 1 2 3 .265 J.Thome 1B 3 2 2 3 .309

J.Olerud 1B 5 0 2 1 .239 G.Jenkins LF 4 1 0 0 .259

J.Gonzalez RF 5 1 2 1 .308 J.Encarnacion RF 4 2 2 0 .290

S.Hillenbrand 3B 5 1 1 1 .284 R.Martinez 3B 3 2 1 1 .330

C.Counsell 2B 3 2 1 0 .188 O.Vizquel SS 5 1 2 3 .233

B.Mayne C 4 1 2 1 .222 B.Ausmus C 3 0 2 3 .286

A-R.Alomar PH 0 0 0 0 .252

B-D.Roberts PR 0 0 0 0 .253

-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---

Totals 37 11 12 9 Totals 37 12 15 11



A-Pinch Hit For Mayne In 9th Inning

B-Pinch Ran For Alomar In 9th Inning



Mariners........ 1 0 4 0 0 5 1 0 0 - 11 12 0

Indians......... 1 2 1 0 2 4 1 1 - 12 15 0



Mariners (66-91) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA

S.Reynolds 5 2/3 10 9 9 5 3 1 7.43

W.Franklin BS(1st) 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 13.50

D.Miceli LOSS(3-4) 2 1/3 4 2 2 1 0 0 3.03

Totals 8 15 12 12 7 3 1



Indians (89-65) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA

M.Prior 5 5 7 7 5 1 2 3.57

L.Carter 1 2/3 6 4 4 3 1 0 5.43

C.Hammond 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.86

R.Cormier WIN(10-5) 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.74

A.Benitez SAVE(37th) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.20

Totals 9 12 11 11 9 3 2



ATTENDANCE- 43,655 DATE- Monday, September 9th 2003 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average

UMPIRES- Ian Lamplugh, Marvin Hudson, Gary Cederstrom, Dale Scott

T- 3:06

LEFT ON BASE- Mariners: 9 Indians:10

DOUBLE PLAYS- Mariners: 0 Indians: 1

DOUBLES- S.Podsednik(27th), C.Counsell(7th), B.Mayne(20th), M.Ellis(23rd),

M.Ramirez(30th), J.Encarnacion(36th), B.Ausmus(4th)

TRIPLES- A.Rodriguez(2nd), J.Thome(5th), J.Encarnacion(6th), O.Vizquel(2nd)

HOME RUNS- J.Gonzalez(29th), S.Hillenbrand(20th), J.Thome(57th)

STOLEN BASES- O.Vizquel-2(12th)

CAUGHT STEALING- K.Lofton

SACRIFICE HITS- S.Podsednik

SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Thome, B.Ausmus

WALKS- S.Podsednik, B.Kielty-2, E.Martinez-3, C.Counsell-2, R.Alomar, M.Ramirez,

J.Thome, G.Jenkins, J.Encarnacion, R.Martinez-2, B.Ausmus

STRIKE OUTS- B.Kielty, S.Hillenbrand, C.Counsell, M.Ellis, M.Ramirez, G.Jenkins

GIDP- B.Kielty

WILD PITCHES- S.Reynolds, M.Prior-3



In a wild and wooly game at The Ballpark, the Cleveland Indians finally topped

the Seattle Mariners by the score of 12 to 11 in.



The home town fans were very appreciative of the fine hitting performance

provided by Jim Thome. He tripled in the 5th inning and cracked a two-run

shot (his 57th of the season) in the 6th inning. The Cleveland offense

man-handled the Seattle pitching staff as they scored in 7 of the 9 innings.



The victory went to Rheal Cormier(10-5) who went 1 and 1/3 innings, allowing

no runs. Armando Benitez recorded the save, his 37th. Dan Miceli(3-4) was

the losing pitcher in relief. He pitched 2 and 1/3 innings and surrendered 4

hits and 1 walk.













Junior Has 3-Homer Game





The Boston Red Sox might be out of the playoff hunt, but Ken Griffey, Jr. had a game to remember. . . .



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BOXSCORE: 2003 Boston Red Sox At 2003 New York Yankees 9/7/2003



Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG Yankees AB R H RBI AVG

J.Damon CF 5 1 0 0 .292 R.Clayton DH 4 0 0 0 .204

C.Everett LF 6 0 1 0 .269 R.Sexson 1B 4 1 2 3 .272

N.Garciaparra SS 5 2 3 1 .286 A.Soriano 2B 4 0 0 0 .295

T.Nixon RF 5 1 3 1 .316 S.Stewart LF 4 1 1 1 .311

M.Teixeira 1B 5 0 1 1 .251 A.Berroa SS 4 0 0 0 .245

K.Griffey Jr DH 5 4 4 4 .264 A.Kearns RF,CF 3 1 1 1 .233

E.Diaz C 5 2 2 0 .256 T.Long CF,RF 4 0 2 0 .245

E.Young 2B 4 1 2 2 .245 S.Halter 3B 2 0 0 0 .108

M.Kata 3B 5 1 4 3 .245 A-B.Grieve PH 1 1 1 0 .302

B-R.Ventura 3B 1 0 0 0 .227

R.Castro C 3 1 1 0 .286

-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---

Totals 45 12 20 12 Totals 34 5 8 5



A-Pinch Hit For Halter In 8th Inning

B-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Grieve In 9th Inning



Red Sox......... 2 3 1 3 0 0 1 0 2 - 12 20 0

Yankees......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 - 5 8 1



Red Sox (72-80) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA

R.Helling WIN(7-12) 7 1/3 7 5 5 0 6 3 5.80

R.Hernandez 1 2/3 1 0 0 1 0 0 6.38

Totals 9 8 5 5 1 6 3



Yankees (78-74) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA

J.Davis LOSS(10-11) 6 15 9 9 1 3 4 6.75

S.Williamson 2 2 1 1 1 4 1 4.65

R.Reed 1 3 2 2 0 1 1 6.44

Totals 9 20 12 12 2 8 6



ATTENDANCE- 29,535 DATE- Saturday, September 7th 2003 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average

UMPIRES- Phil Cuzzi, Paul Schrieber, Tim McClelland, Terry Craft

T- 3:25

LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 8 Yankees: 3

DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 1 Yankees: 1

ERRORS- R.Ventura

DOUBLES- K.Griffey Jr(5th), R.Sexson(23rd), T.Long(10th)

HOME RUNS- N.Garciaparra(33rd), K.Griffey Jr-3(5th), E.Young(12th), M.Kata(9th),

R.Sexson(44th), S.Stewart(15th), A.Kearns(11th)

WALKS- J.Damon, E.Young, A.Kearns

STRIKE OUTS- J.Damon, C.Everett-3, N.Garciaparra, T.Nixon, M.Teixeira, M.Kata,

R.Clayton, A.Kearns, T.Long, S.Halter-2, R.Castro

GIDP- K.Griffey Jr, R.Ventura

WEB GEMS- Bot 1st: Johnny Damon robbed Richie Sexson of a Homerun!

Bot 4th: Carl Everett robbed Angel Berroa of a Homerun!



Designated hitter Ken Griffey Jr smacked 3 homeruns and had 4 RBI as the

Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Yankees by the score of 12 to 5 at

Yankee Stadium.



Griffey Jr propelled Boston to victory. He doubled in the 3rd inning, cracked

a two-run shot in the 4th inning, lofted a solo-blast 'downtown' in the 7th

inning and hit a bases-empty home run (his 5th of the season) in the 9th

inning. Boston lit up the scoreboard in the 2nd inning with 3 runs on 5 hits

and the 4th inning when they had 3 runs on 3 hits. Offensively, Boston was a

juggernaut. They scored in 6 separate innings.



The winning pitcher was Rick Helling(7-12) who allowed 5 runs in 7 and 1/3

innings. Jason Davis(10-11) took the loss. He served up 4 homeruns in his 6

innings.













Thursday, May 01, 2008

Players of the Block - Block 8

BRIAN ROBERTS (TOA) -- AL Batter of the Block
Toronto infielder Brian Roberts batted .500 in block 8 (24 for 48). He also stole 4 stolen bases.

TROT NIXON (BOA) -- NL Batter of the Block
Boston outfielder Trot Nixon led the NL with his 19 RBIs in block 8. In addition he batted .490 and slugged 7 home runs.

SIDNEY PONSON (TOA) -- AL Pitcher of the Block
Toronto pitcher Sidney "Sir Shrek" Ponson had an impressive block. He was 3-0 including 1 complete game. In 32 2/3 innings of work he allowed only 26 hits while striking out 23. His ERA for the block was 2.20.

JAVIER VAZQUEZ (PHN) -- NL Pitcher of the Block
Philadelphia starter Javier Vazquez was 3-0 in the block with complete game victories in all 3 of his starts! In 27 innings he allowed 18 hits while fanning 19. His ERA was 2.00.