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Friday, October 01, 2010

Nats Advance Behind Clemens

The Washington Nationals defeated the Chicago White Sox 4-1 in the first round of the 2006 Millennium playoffs.

The story of the series was Washington's pitching, which completely neutralized Chicago's potent bats. Coming in with the second-ranked offense in the league, the White Sox hit just .200 (they hit .285 during the regular season), and were stymied at every turn by a Nationals staff that was led by starter Roger Clemens.

Clemens didn't allow an earned run in 11 innings of work, and won the decisive fifth game. Closer Trevor Hoffman was just as dominant, picking up three saves.

Overall, the Nationals posted a 1.84 ERA against the hard-luck Sox.

Sunday, September 05, 2010

Braves Shatter Regular Season Win Record with 110-52 Mark

See the Braves final team stats below:

Strat-O-Matic Report


Primary Player Statistics For 2006 Atlanta Braves Totals After 162 Games
 
 
NAME              BAVG  GM  AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO HB SH DP  SB CS  E
C.Coste           .339  55 168  29  57  9  0  5  24  15  37  5  0  8   0  0  4
R.Johnson         .326 117 420  64 137 33  1 11  64  27  73 13  1  9   2  1  0
D.Jeter           .326 160 663 112 216 36  4 16  85  55 120  9 18 14  31  8 21
R.Quinlan         .317  48 167  30  53  9  2  9  38   8  22  2  0  8   0  0  2
T.Nixon           .300  19  60  11  18  4  0  4  13   9  10  0  0  3   0  0  0
C.Jones           .299 119 421  67 126 32  1 25  92  71  94  0  1  8   2  1 20
G.Sizemore        .279 162 638 119 178 52 10 34 107  83 163 17  1  4  18 13  2
J.Davanon         .276  47 134  21  37  9  1  1  17  13  23  0  0  3   4  3  1
N.Swisher         .270 131 482  82 130 30  2 17  68  65 135  8  1 12   0  0  5
J.Posada          .268 127 426  67 114 22  3 14  65  46  93 15  0 13   4  1  6
R.Durham          .266 119 418  77 111 31  1 22  70  41  55  5  0 16   3  1 11
H.Luna            .261  34  88   7  23  7  0  1   9   2  16  1  0  3   2  2  5
I.Kinsler         .252  77 234  36  59 13  1  7  22  17  49  1  0  9   2  1  8
J.Gomes           .250   9  28   2   7  3  0  0   6   5  10  0  0  0   0  0  0
J.Smith           .250   6   8   0   2  0  0  0   1   3   3  0  0  0   1  0  0
K.Youkilis        .250 159 581  92 145 42  0 12  69 106 127 12  0 18   5  4  6
R.Church          .243  57 148  24  36 12  3  6  28  26  42  1  1  3   2  0  2
F.Thomas          .213 135 456  71  97 16  1 34  82  74  97  7  0 10   1  0  0
ALL PITCHERS      .064 162  94   6   6  0  0  0   2   2  34  0 17  0   0  0  8
----------------- ---- --- --- --- --- -- -- -- --- --- --- -- -- -- --- -- --
TEAM TOTALS       .275    5634    1552    30    862    1203    40     77   101
                       162     917    360   218     668     96   141     35
 
 
NAME               ERA  W  L   PCT   G GS CG SH SV    IP   H   R  ER HR  BB  SO
J.Zumaya          2.37  5  3  .625  41  0  0  0  2  68.1  47  23  18  6  37  81
B.Howry           2.68  2  2  .500  37  0  0  0  7  43.2  39  15  13  2   9  39
K.Millwood        2.77 15  7  .682  31 31  2  1  0 198.1 189  69  61 17  46 133
J.Borowski        2.79  0  2  .000  11  0  0  0  9   9.2  10   6   3  2   5  12
D.Marte           2.92  1  1  .500  36  0  0  0  0  24.2  19  11   8  1   8  27
A.Sanchez         3.07  4  4  .500  13 13  3  0  0  88.0  71  35  30  8  45  50
B.Fuentes         3.40  4  5  .444  53  0  0  0 35  53.0  35  24  20  9  17  60
M.Mussina         3.40 14  5  .737  28 28  5  1  0 190.2 182  77  72 22  38 150
J.Johnson         3.48 14  4  .778  61  0  0  0  2 147.1 115  62  57 15  65 122
J.Smoltz          3.61 15  8  .652  32 32  5  0  0 219.1 234 102  88 23  65 195
J.Lackey          4.12 13  3  .813  31 31  1  0  0 207.2 196 101  95 27  67 169
J.Blanton         4.94 13  5  .722  27 27  1  0  0 151.1 217  90  83 12  39  79
R.Lugo            4.97  6  1  .857  35  0  0  0  1  50.2  54  31  28  3  29  29
B.Medders         5.71  3  1  .750  13  0  0  0  0  17.1  24  12  11  1   7  13
J.Adkins          6.75  1  0 1.000   2  0  0  0  0   2.2   5   2   2  1   0   2
E.Jackson         9.00  0  0  ----   1  0  0  0  0   2.0   3   2   2  0   1   1
T.Martin         13.50  0  1  .000   3  0  0  0  0   1.1   4   2   2  0   1   0
ALL NON-PITCHERS  ----  0  0  ----   0  0  0  0  0   0.0   0   0   0  0   0   0
Team                                          5                   -1
----------------- ---- -- -- ----- --- -- -- -- -- ----- --- --- --- -- --- ---
TEAM TOTALS       3.61    52       162    17    56      1444     592    479
                      110     .679    162     7   1476.0     664    149    1162

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Saturday, August 28, 2010

Playoff Races

With just 12 games remaining........

Strat-O-Matic Report


DIVISION LEADERS
 
                           WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#
2006 Anaheim ANA             97  53  .647 ----     3  
2006 Atlanta ATN            107  46  .699 ----  *WON* 
2006 Washington WAN          87  63  .580 ----     9  
2006 Chicago CHA             86  64  .573 ----    12  
 
 
WILD CARD RACE - TOP FOUR QUALIFY
 
                           WON LOST  PCT   GB  
2006 Seattle SEA             87  63  .580 ----        
2006 Toronto TOA             86  64  .573  1.0      
2006 Minnesota MNA           85  65  .567  2.0        
2006 Oakland OAA             83  67  .553  4.0        
2006 Arizona ARN             82  68  .547  5.0        
2006 Philadelphia PHN        82  68  .547  5.0        
2006 Florida FLN             80  70  .533  7.0        
2006 Kansas City KCA         78  72  .520  9.0

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Thursday, August 05, 2010

Current Standings Midway thru Block 8

Strat-O-Matic Report


LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 2006 Millennium League
 
Brock                       WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#
2006 Anaheim ANA             96  51  .653 ----     4  
2006 Seattle SEA             81  63  .563 13.5        
2006 Florida FLN             77  67  .535 17.5        
2006 Cleveland CLA           62  82  .431 32.5        
2006 San Francisco SFN       56  94  .373 41.5        
 
Killebrew                   WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#
2006 Atlanta ATN             99  45  .688 ----     8  
2006 Toronto TOA             76  56  .576 17.0        
2006 Kansas City KCA         76  71  .517 24.5        
2006 Los Angeles LAN         60  81  .426 37.5        
2006 Houston HON             34 101  .252 60.5        
 
Koufax                      WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#
2006 Oakland OAA             78  57  .578 ----    22  
2006 Washington WAN          84  63  .571 ----        
2006 Arizona ARN             70  65  .519  8.0        
2006 Boston BOA              60  78  .435 19.5        
2006 Pittsburgh PIN          50  91  .355 31.0        
 
Aaron                       WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#
2006 Chicago CHA             78  60  .565 ----    24  
2006 Minnesota MNA           77  61  .558  1.0        
2006 Philadelphia PHN        78  63  .553  1.5        
2006 St. Louis SLN           69  78  .469 13.5        
2006 New York NYA            52  86  .377 26.0        
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
ANA     96   51  .653 46-29 50-22 26-14 70-37  7- 3 28-17     7-3     Won 3
ARN     70   65  .519 40-29 30-36 27-16 43-49  6- 7 21-22     5-5     Lost 1
ATN     99   45  .688 47-19 52-26 31-12 68-33 14- 6 22-17     5-5     Won 1
BOA     60   78  .435 36-42 24-36 15-25 45-53  8-10 29-19     5-5     Lost 4
CHA     78   60  .565 36-30 42-30 21- 9 57-51  5- 9 24-18     5-5     Lost 2
CLA     62   82  .431 34-41 28-41 25-24 37-58  6- 8 16-25     5-5     Won 1
FLN     77   67  .535 32-37 45-30 27-17 50-50  7- 8 20-16     5-5     Won 4
HON     34  101  .252 18-51 16-50 12-18 22-83  1-12 14-29     2-8     Won 1
KCA     76   71  .517 36-33 40-38 26-21 50-50 10- 6 26-15     4-6     Won 2
LAN     60   81  .426 28-44 32-37 16-22 44-59  8-11 15-22     3-7     Won 1
MNA     77   61  .558 37-32 40-29 16-19 61-42  5- 6 24-17     5-5     Lost 1
NYA     52   86  .377 26-43 26-43 14-21 38-65  3- 8 14-27     2-8     Lost 2
OAA     78   57  .578 38-31 40-26 27-21 51-36 14- 7 20-22     6-4     Won 2
PHN     78   63  .553 43-32 35-31 23-26 55-37 10- 4 27-17     6-4     Lost 1
PIN     50   91  .355 22-44 28-47 11-28 39-63  7-12 16-26     4-6     Lost 1
SEA     81   63  .563 38-34 43-29 20-19 61-44  6- 5 22-19     5-5     Lost 1
SFN     56   94  .373 28-44 28-50 20-27 36-67  8- 8 19-28     2-8     Lost 6
SLN     69   78  .469 32-46 37-32 19-20 50-58  6- 9 16-27     5-5     Lost 3
TOA     76   56  .576 36-30 40-26 22-12 54-44  4- 4 22-18     6-4     Lost 1
WAN     84   63  .571 36-33 48-30 18-13 66-50 14- 6 29-23     8-2     Won 3
TOTAL 1413 1413  .500
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+   InDiv OutDiv InterLg
ANA     16-12 22- 9 20-10 15-10 20- 8  3- 2   43-23  13- 8  40-20
ARN     14-14 16-15 10-17 21-10  9- 9  0- 0   29-31  10-11  31-23
ATN     18-10 22- 9 19-11 20- 8 18- 7  2- 0   48-18  19- 5  32-22
BOA     12-13 13-18 13-14 10-21 12-12  0- 0   27-33  14-13  19-32
CHA     18-10 14-17 20- 7 13-15 12- 9  1- 2   32-28  16- 8  30-24
CLA      9-19 10-18 11-19 17-14 12-12  3- 0   26-43  14-16  22-23
FLN     15-13 14-14 16-11 18-13 14-14  0- 2   34-32  14-10  29-25
HON      6-22  9-19  7-23  7-24  5-13  0- 0   13-53   6-18  15-30
KCA     15-13 15-16 14-13 20-11  9-16  3- 2   39-27  14-13  23-31
LAN     10-15 15-13 17-13  8-23  9-13  1- 4   25-38  11-10  24-33
MNA     15-13 17-11 15-12 18-13 10- 9  2- 3   34-23  14-10  29-28
NYA     13-12  9-22 11-16 15-16  3-18  1- 2   25-32   8-19  19-35
OAA     15-13 18-13 12-15 20- 8 13- 8  0- 0   32-28  15-12  31-17
PHN     13-15 19-12 16-11 15-13 12-10  3- 2   34-29  13-11  31-23
PIN      9-16 10-21  9-21 10-18 10-12  2- 3   27-36   5-19  18-36
SEA     17-11 15-13 13-14 17-14 16- 9  3- 2   37-32   8- 7  36-24
SFN     12-16 13-18 13-14 11-17  6-25  1- 4   25-35   6-24  25-35
SLN     12-16 14-14 13-14 12-19 14-14  4- 1   28-41  15- 9  26-28
TOA     17-11 17-14 16-11 18-13  8- 7  0- 0   37-26  15- 9  24-21
WAN     18-10 16-12 14-13 13-18 22- 9  1- 1   41-28  13-11  30-24
 
 
WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN:
 
TEAM ANA ARN ATN BOA CHA CLA FLN HON KCA LAN MNA NYA OAA PHN PIN SEA SFN SLN
ANA    -   2   1   5   3  15   9   3   4   1   4   5   4   4   6  10   9   5
ARN    4   -   2   7   0   0   3   6   4   5   3   4   5   2  11   3   2   1
ATN    2   4   -   4   4   5   5  15   9  13   4   5   1   3   3   1   6   1
BOA    1   8   2   -   3   2   0   1   3   3   1   5   8   2   5   1   5   3
CHA    3   3   2   3   -   4   3   2   5   1   5   7   2  10   4   1   4  10
CLA    3   0   1   4   2   -   3   5   3   4   1   4   2   0   2  10  10   4
FLN    9   3   1   3   3  12   -   6   4   2   4   3   1   1   4   6   7   3
HON    0   0   3   2   1   1   0   -   3   5   2   4   0   3   2   1   4   0
KCA    2   2   6   3   1   3   2  15   -  12   2   2   1   3   4   1   6   3
LAN    2   1   2   3   2   2   1  10   6   -   2   4   2   0   4   2   4   3
MNA    2   3   2   2  10   2   2   4   4   4   -   8   4   6   4   2   4  10
NYA    1   2   1   1   5   2   3   2   1   2   4   -   1   6   2   4   3  10
OAA    2   4   2   7   1   4   2   6   2   4   2   5   -   3  10   3   5   4
PHN    2   1   3   4   8   3   5   3   3   6   6   9   3   -   3   2   2  11
PIN    0   7   3   7   2   1   2   1   2   2   2   1   8   0   -   1   4   0
SEA    8   3   2   5   5   8  12   2   2   1   4   2   3   4   5   -   9   3
SFN    3   4   0   1   2   8   8   2   0   2   2   3   1   4   2   6   -   4
SLN    1   2   2   3   5   2   3   3   3   3   8   8   2   7   6   3   2   -
TOA    2   4   7   2   1   5   2  13   9   8   3   3   2   1   4   2   4   2
WAN    4  12   3  12   2   3   2   2   4   3   2   4   7   4  10   4   4   1
 
TEAM TOA WAN
ANA    4   2
ARN    2   6
ATN   11   3
BOA    1   6
CHA    5   4
CLA    1   3
FLN    1   4
HON    2   1
KCA    6   2
LAN    7   3
MNA    3   1
NYA    0   2
OAA    1  11
PHN    2   2
PIN    2   5
SEA    1   2
SFN    2   2
SLN    4   2
TOA    -   2
WAN    1   -
 
 
RUNS SCORED ARE ACROSS, RUNS ALLOWED ARE DOWN:
 
TEAM ANA ARN ATN BOA CHA CLA FLN HON KCA LAN MNA NYA OAA PHN PIN SEA SFN SLN
ANA    -  22  14  39  37 140  81  27  36  13  29  37  29  35  44  87  74  27
ARN   30   -  23  53  15   0  27  41  25  49  22  20  30   9  93  25  32  11
ATN   26  26   -  44  33  28  34 132  96  85  30  19  12  35  31  20  36   9
BOA   25  48  28   -  23  21   4  10  39  25  13  24  62  27  38  15  21  27
CHA   39  20  24  27   -  34  36  22  26  13  61  49  16  97  36  23  45  79
CLA   86   0  18  42  30   -  71  31  46  47  17  40  36  14  21  88  93  39
FLN   84  25  16  12  37  95   -  48  40  15  30  35  21  22  38  99  91  30
HON   12  18  62  16  20  23  21   -  87  65  35  42  28  24   8  17  26   9
KCA   29  17  64  31  23  36  22 119   -  89  20  10   4  31  41  10  37  29
LAN   18  18  47  28  22  30  15  90  77   -  24  38  29  22  23  17  37  18
MNA   18  24  27  15  85  20  19  37  37  34   -  54  29  83  29  26  34 100
NYA   20  24  14  23  37  27  29  33   8  20  45   -  17  60  12  32  23  82
OAA   22  40  17  73  14  43  25  48  10  26  24  29   -  32  88  23  39  33
PHN   26   6  25  31  87  24  30  37  31  41  81  63  29   -  24  29  18  87
PIN   23  94  33  40  36  21  19   6  25  23  23  10  63  10   -  24  27  10
SEA   87  26  23  34  35 108 105  25  17  26  28  22  24  35  35   -  97  33
SFN   50  27  16  18  40  82  89  21  18  24  20  25  21  29  17  61   -  33
SLN   23  13  10  24  69  31  33  22  36  32  85  74  24  59  40  36  28   -
TOA   25  28  79  13  24  36  16 121  80  71  36  10  21  14  31  20  44  35
WAN   34  93  24 106  21  39  30  10  26  17  11  19  88  34  77  31  23  14
 
TEAM TOA WAN
ANA   32  27
ARN   29  84
ATN   92  27
BOA   11  71
CHA   33  24
CLA   25  26
FLN   11  30
HON   54   7
KCA   62  22
LAN   66  25
MNA   24   7
NYA    6  18
OAA   17  86
PHN   14  26
PIN   21  66
SEA   10  19
SFN   35  27
SLN   39  17
TOA    -  14
WAN   16   -

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Sunday, June 20, 2010

Teajada's Walk-Off in 13th Sinks Redbirds



BOXSCORE: 2006 St. Louis Cardinals At 2006 Philadelphia Phillies    7/11/2006

 

  Cardinals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Phillies           AB  R  H RBI AVG

  M.Mora 3B           6  1  1  0 .288     N.Punto 3B          4  1  0  0 .266  

  P.Polanco 2B        6  1  1  0 .270     M.Loretta 2B        6  0  1  0 .256  

  J.Drew RF           5  0  2  1 .316   G-W.Bloomquist PR,2B  0  0  0  0 .266  

  P.Konerko 1B        6  0  3  1 .293     M.Tejada SS         6  2  3  3 .321  

  J.Edmonds CF        4  0  1  0 .303     A.Pujols 1B         4  0  1  0 .336  

C-D.Young PH,LF       2  0  0  0 .313     T.Hunter CF         3  0  0  0 .260  

  E.Renteria SS       6  0  0  0 .240     A.Jones RF          4  0  0  0 .237  

  J.Payton LF,CF      6  0  2  0 .298     S.Spiezio LF        5  0  0  0 .272  

  J.Estrada C         3  0  0  0 .262     G.Zaun C            5  0  2  0 .260  

  K.Lohse P           2  0  1  0 .500     J.Suppan P          3  0  0  0 .120  

A-M.Anderson PH       0  0  0  0 .295     W.Rodriguez P       0  0  0  0 .000  

B-B.Williams PH       1  0  0  0 .266   D-J.Thome PH          1  0  0  0 .246  

  J.Broxton P         0  0  0  0 .000     J.Grabow P          0  0  0  0 ----  

  J.Rincon P          0  0  0  0 .250     J.Accardo P         0  0  0  0 ----  

E-J.Francoeur PH      1  0  1  0 .220   F-A.Rowand PH         1  0  0  0 .238  

  C.Baek P            0  0  0  0 .000     S.Schoeneweis P     0  0  0  0 .000  

  C.Cordero P         0  0  0  0 ----                                          

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

         Totals      48  2 12  2                 Totals      42  3  7  3

 

A-Pinch Hit For Lohse In 9th Inning

B-Pinch Hit For Anderson In 9th Inning

C-Pinch Hit For Edmonds In 10th Inning

D-Pinch Hit For Rodriguez In 10th Inning

E-Pinch Hit For Rincon In 11th Inning

F-Pinch Hit For Accardo In 12th Inning

G-Pinch Ran For Loretta In 12th Inning

 

Cardinals....... 2 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 -  2 12  0

Phillies........ 2 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  1 -  3  7  0

 

Cardinals (43-51)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET

K.Lohse                   8       4   2   2   2   5   1   3.19  A1 D3

J.Broxton                 1       0   0   0   1   2   0   7.53  D4 D7

J.Rincon                  1       0   0   0   1   0   0   3.66  D8 E2

C.Baek                    0 1/3   1   0   0   2   0   0   3.00  E3 E6

C.Cordero LOSS(0-5)       1 2/3   2   1   1   0   1   1   4.66  E7

Totals                   12       7   3   3   6   8   2

 

Phillies (54-43)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET

J.Suppan                  8 2/3   9   2   2   1   8   0   3.69  A1 D8

W.Rodriguez               1 1/3   1   0   0   1   0   0   4.09  D9 E5

J.Grabow                  0 2/3   0   0   0   1   2   0   5.40  E6 E8

J.Accardo                 1 1/3   2   0   0   0   3   0   1.60  E9 F5

S.Schoenewei WIN(2-3)     1       0   0   0   0   0   0   7.61  F6

Totals                   13      12   2   2   3  13   0

 

ATTENDANCE- 27,413 DATE- Thursday, July 11th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average

UMPIRES- Angel Hernandez, Andrew Fletcher, Scott Higgins, Kerwin Danley

T- 4:02

LEFT ON BASE- Cardinals:12  Phillies: 9

DOUBLE PLAYS- Cardinals: 0  Phillies: 0

DOUBLES- M.Mora(13th), J.Drew(19th), P.Konerko(27th), K.Lohse, A.Pujols(21st)

HOME RUNS- M.Tejada-2(13th)

CAUGHT STEALING- J.Drew

SACRIFICE HITS- K.Lohse

WALKS- J.Drew, J.Estrada-2, N.Punto-2, A.Pujols, T.Hunter-2, A.Jones

HIT BY PITCH- J.Estrada

STRIKE OUTS- M.Mora-3, J.Drew, P.Konerko, J.Edmonds-3, D.Young, E.Renteria,

             J.Payton, J.Estrada, K.Lohse, M.Loretta, T.Hunter, A.Jones-2,

             S.Spiezio-3, J.Suppan

 

Shortstop Miguel Tejada rocketed 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI as the Philadelphia

Phillies defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in 13 innings 3 to 2 at Wrigley

Field.

 

Both teams were tied at 2 runs apiece after nine innings. Philadelphia won the

hard fought contest in the 13th inning.  Tejada hit a bases-empty home run

resulting in an exciting win for Philadelphia and a wild post-game

celebration by the home town fans.  Although they lost, St. Louis did out-hit

Philadelphia 12 to 7.  

 

Scott Schoeneweis(2-3) was the winner allowing no runs in 1 inning. The losing

pitcher was Chad Cordero(0-5) in relief.  He pitched 1 and 2/3 innings

allowing 2 hits and no walks.

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Saturday, June 19, 2010

Reyes and Oswalt Dealt to Seattle

Chicago (AP) - The White Sox, sporting a division leading 58-38 mark so far this season, surprised their fans by dealing both Jose Reyes and Roy Oswalt to the Seatle Mariners. Reyes was batting .291 with 29 stolen bases and 69 runs scored. Oswalt is 10-4 with a 3.60 ERA. In exchange for these players, Chicago receives Seattle's #1, #2 and #3 2007 draft picks along with Matt Capps and Alex Gonzalez.

2007 Draft Watch: Joakim Soria

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right, Throws: Right

Height: 6' 3", Weight: 200 lb.
Born: May 18, 1984 in Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico

Signed as an amateur free agent in 2001.

Had a 3.89 ERA with 15 Saves with the Mexico City Reds in 2006.

2007 Draft Watch: Josh Hamilton

2006 Minor League Highlights:

appeared in 15g for the Devil Rays' short-season Class A affiliate at Hudson Valley in the New York-Penn League...were his first professional apps since 7/10/02 for Class A Bakersfield vs Modesto...spent most of the summer working out at The Winning Inning, a baseball academy in Clearwater run by former minor league manager Roy Silver...was rehabbing an injury to his left knee that had required arthroscopic surgery in March.

2007 Draft Watch: John Danks

2006 Minor League Highlights:

Is ranked by Baseball America as the No. 1 Prospect and having the Best Curveball in the Texas organization entering the 2007 season ... also was tabbed by the same publication as the No. 7 Prospect in the Texas League and the No. 14 Prospect in the Pacific Coast League following the season ... split the season between Class AA Frisco and Class AAA Oklahoma, combining to go 9-9 with a 4.24 ERA (66 ER/140.0 IP) and 154 strikeouts in 27 games (26 starts) ... led all Rangers minor leaguers in strikeouts and tied for eighth in ERA ... averaged 9.9 strikeouts per 9.0 IP ... made 11 quality starts ... lasted at least 6.0 IP on 11 occasions ... began the season with the Rough Riders, going 5-4 with a 4.15 ERA (32 ER/69.1 IP) and 82 strikeouts in 13 starts ... was named to the TL midseason All-Star Team ... opponents hit .273 (74-271), including a .300 (24-80) mark by left-handers ... went 1-4 with a 7.15 ERA (18 ER/22.2 IP) in his first five starts, but 4-0 with a 2.70 ERA (14 ER/46.2 IP) and 54 strikeouts in his final eight ... struck out a season-high 12 batters on 5/15 at San Antonio (6.0 IP) ... was promoted to Oklahoma on 6/22 and went 4-5 with a 4.33 ERA (34 ER/70.2 IP) and 72 strikeouts in 14 games (13 starts) ... limited the opposition to a .248 (67-270) average, while lefties batted just .177 (14-79)

Sunday, June 13, 2010

2007 Draft Watch - Dice-K

2006 Japan Pacific League Highlights:

SUMMARY: Led all NPB teams with 13 complete games, ranked second in the Pacific League with 17 wins, a 2.13 earned run average, and 200 strikeouts...placed third in the PL with 186.1 innings, and tied for fifth with two shutouts...established a lifetime best for victories, posted the lowest ERA of his pro career and finished third in the Pacific League's Most Valuable Player Award voting.

BY THE NUMBERS: Allowed one earned run in eight-inning complete game loss to Fukuoka in season's first start on March 30, then was 7-0, 2.12 (14 ER/59.1 IP) in his next eight starts through May 26...went 4-3, 2.14 (15 ER/63 IP in his next nine outings before winning six consecutive starts from Aug. 16-Sept. 19 with a 1.41 ERA (8 ER/51 IP)...allowed season high six earned runs in five innings in season-ending defeat to Chiba on Sept. 26...issued three runs or less 21 times, permitting one or fewer earned runs in 15 starts...allowed just 34 walks in 186.1 innings, an average of 1.64 every nine innings...permitted just 20 walks in final 128 innings beginning May 26...limited opponents to a .206 batting average.

COMPLETE WHAT YOU START: His 13 complete games were two shy of career high set in 2005...went the route in consecutive starts on three occasions...worked seven or more innings in 19 of 25 starts with high of 10 innings in CG win on July 8 versus Hokkaido...had a pair of CG shutouts, a three-hitter on May 26 versus Hanshin and a five-hitter on Sept. 13 against Hokkaido...worked less than six innings just four times, lasting just 0.2 innings on June 24 against Chiba.

PLAYOFFS: In final appearance with Seibu, defeated Fukuoka, 1-0 in opening game of Pacific League playoffs on Oct. 7...issued six hits with no walks, 13 strikeouts, and four hit batters in the complete game, nine-inning performance...threw 137 pitches...Lions dropped the next two games of the best of three series to the Hawks.

2007 Draft Watch: Phil Hughes

Phil Hughes
Philip Joseph Hughes
Position: Pitcher Bats: Right, Throws: Right Height: 6' 5", Weight: 240 lb.

Born: June 24, 1986 in Mission Viejo, CA
High School: Foothill (Santa Ana, CA)

Drafted in the 1st round (23rd pick) of the 2004 amateur draft. Signed June 16, 2004.

2007 Draft Watch: Hunter Pence

2006 Minor League Highlights:

Hit .283 with 28 home runs and 17 stolen bases in his first full season at Double A Corpus Christi...led the Hooks in home runs, RBI (95) and runs (97)...finished second on the team with 17 stolen bases (21 attempts)...represented the Hooks at the Futures Game in Pittsburgh and the TL All-Star Game...ranked among the TL leaders in several offensive categories, including triples (8-2nd), total bases (2nd-279), slugging (4th-.533), runs (3rd-97), RBI (5th-95), and extra-base hits (3rd-67)...batted .354 in April (35x99)...named TL Player of the Week for the week of May 8-14...hit safely in five of six games during the week, while smashing five home runs with 11 RBI...hit two home runs on May 10 at Arkansas...led the TL with 10 home runs in May...ranked seventh among all TL players with a .387 average (12x31) in the playoffs...was the TL postseason leader in RBI with nine...rated as the No. 6 prospect in the Houston organization by Baseball America heading into the season.

Saturday, June 12, 2010

2007 Draft Watch: Ryan Braun

2006 Minor League Highlights:

Following the 2005 season was rated by Baseball America as Brewers Best Minor League Hitter for Average and the fifth-best prospect in the South Atlantic League...Entered the 2006 season as the third-best prospect in the Brewers organization according to Baseball America...Was named 2006 Brewers Minor League Player of the Year as he batted .289 with 22 HR, 77 RBI and 26 stolen bases in 118 games between Class-A Brevard County and Double-A Huntsville...Was a 2006 Florida State League All-Star and participated in the All-Star Futures Game in Pittsburgh.....following the season was named the sixth-best prospect in the Southern League according to Baseball America...Following the 2006 season played for the Scottsdale Scorpions of the Arizona Fall League, where he was named to the All-Prospect Team, batting .326 with 6 HR, 25 RBI and 4 stolen bases in 25 games.....ranked among the AFL leaders in doubles (T1st, 9), extra-base hits (T1st, 16), slugging percentage (2nd, .641), home runs (T2nd) and RBI (T3rd).

2007 Draft Watch: Lincecum Ready to Join League

2006 Minor League Highlights:

Kicked off professional career in impressive fashion, combining to go 2- 0 with 1.71 ERA (6er, 31.2ip) in 8 starts between short-season Salem-Keizer and single-A San Jose...struck out 58 batters, against 12 walks...made 2 starts for Salem-Keizer, tossing 4.0-shutout innings...was elevated to San Jose Aug. 5 and went 2-0 with 1.95 mark (6er, 27.2ip) in 6 starts...won lone California League post season start, allowing 1 run over 7.0 innings...did not pitch in Instructional League after making equivalent of 35 starts between collegiate and professional seasons.

Friday, June 11, 2010

Rookie Josh Johnson Now 11-2

Atlanta (AP) - The Braves found a gem with the 15th pick of this past season's draft. Rookie right hander Josh Johnson is one of the big reasons for the Braves success this season. Johnson has posted a sizzling 11-2 mark with a 3.42 ERA in 41 games this season. Originally selected to be a starter, Johnson has won a whopping 11 games out of the pen this season.

Starting Pitching Stat

Least Hits Allowed This Season by a Starter

4/30 2 M Morris of TOA vs. SFN in 9 innings
5/ 7 2 J Verlander of LAN vs. NYA in 9 innings
5/ 9 2 E Santana of CLA vs. SFN in 9 innings
6/21 2 T Lilly of TOA vs. NYA in 9 innings
7/ 3 2 J Peavy of FLN vs. ANA in 9 innings

Sizemore's Double Key to Braves' 3-Run Rally in 9th

Strat-O-Matic Report



BOXSCORE: 2006 Minnesota Twins At 2006 Atlanta Braves               6/29/2006

 

  Twins              AB  R  H RBI AVG     Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG

  I.Suzuki CF         4  1  1  0 .341     G.Sizemore CF       3  1  3  2 .284  

  T.Graffanino 2B     5  1  2  2 .285     D.Jeter SS          4  0  2  1 .309  

  D.Ortiz DH          3  1  1  0 .265     C.Jones 3B          3  0  1  0 .288  

  C.Lee LF            4  1  1  0 .280     F.Thomas DH         4  0  0  0 .177  

  A.Huff 1B           4  0  0  0 .258     K.Youkilis 1B       4  1  2  1 .268  

  H.Matsui RF         4  0  1  2 .441     N.Swisher LF        3  1  1  0 .252  

  P.Lo Duca C         4  0  0  0 .318     J.Posada C          3  0  0  0 .290  

  C.Koskie 3B         2  0  0  0 .292     R.Durham 2B         4  1  1  1 .239  

  J.Wilson SS         4  0  0  0 .253     J.Davanon RF        3  1  0  0 .000  

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

         Totals      34  4  6  4                 Totals      31  5 10  5

 

 

Twins........... 1 0 2  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  4  6  1

Braves.......... 1 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 3  -  5 10  1

 

Twins (47-35)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET

R.Halladay                7       6   2   1   3   7   0   3.05  A1 D1

C.Britton HOLD(5th)       1       1   0   0   1   0   0   3.04  D2 D4

T.Jones LOSS(1-3) BS(2nd) 0 1/3   2   3   3   1   0   1   4.12  D5 D8

A.Embree                  0 1/3   1   0   0   0   1   0   2.08  D9

Totals                    8 2/3  10   5   4   5   8   1

 

Braves (50-29)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET

J.Lackey                  8       6   4   4   5   4   1   4.06  A1 E2

J.Johnson WIN(9-2)        1       0   0   0   0   1   0   2.71  E3

Totals                    9       6   4   4   5   5   1

 

ATTENDANCE- 48,987 DATE- Saturday, June 29th 2006 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good

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

T- 3:15

LEFT ON BASE- Twins:10  Braves: 5

DOUBLE PLAYS- Twins: 4  Braves: 0

ERRORS- P.Lo Duca, R.Durham

DOUBLES- H.Matsui(4th), G.Sizemore(30th), R.Durham(17th)

TRIPLES- T.Graffanino(2nd)

HOME RUNS- T.Graffanino(5th), K.Youkilis(6th)

STOLEN BASES- I.Suzuki(20th), G.Sizemore(12th), D.Jeter-2(14th), J.Davanon(1st)

CAUGHT STEALING- G.Sizemore

WALKS- I.Suzuki, D.Ortiz-2, C.Lee, C.Koskie, G.Sizemore, C.Jones, N.Swisher,

       J.Posada, J.Davanon

HIT BY PITCH- A.Huff, C.Koskie, G.Sizemore

STRIKE OUTS- I.Suzuki, D.Ortiz, C.Lee, H.Matsui, P.Lo Duca, C.Jones, F.Thomas-2,

             K.Youkilis-2, J.Posada, R.Durham, J.Davanon

GIDP- D.Jeter, F.Thomas, N.Swisher, J.Posada

PASSED BALLS- P.Lo Duca

 

With the hometown crowd on the edge of their seats, Atlanta Braves came from

behind to top Minnesota Twins, 5 to 4.

 

Atlanta erupted with the game winning runs in the 9th inning with 3 runs

utilizing 3 base hits.  Kevin Youkilis opened up the scoring as he lofted a

solo-blast 'downtown'.  Nick Swisher came next and he drew a walk.  After an

out was recorded, Ray Durham stepped in and he doubled.  Jeff Davanon

followed, but he was set down on strikes.  Grady Sizemore stepped into the

box and doubled.  Atlanta had 10 hits for the afternoon while Minnesota had

6.  

 

Josh Johnson(9-2) got the win allowing no runs in 1 inning. Todd Jones(1-3)

suffered the loss in relief.  He surrendered 3 runs and 2 hits in 1/3 of an

inning.  

 

Todd Melton was all smiles after the ballgame, 'It sure was looking pretty dim

there for a while, but our guys never gave up - and neither did our fans -

they kept cheering us on.  What a sweet win!'

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Jays Lilly Outduels Yanks' Pettitte in 1-0 Thriller

Strat-O-Matic Report



BOXSCORE: 2006 New York Yankees At 2006 Toronto Blue-Jays           6/21/2006

 

  Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Blue-Jays          AB  R  H RBI AVG

  M.Teahen 3B         3  0  0  0 .235     B.Roberts 2B        3  1  2  0 .276  

  C.Monroe LF         4  0  0  0 .224     K.Greene SS         4  0  0  0 .278  

  R.Cano 2B           3  0  1  0 .300     M.Cabrera 3B        3  0  2  0 .375  

  J.Uribe SS          3  0  1  0 .217   A-J.Crede 3B          1  0  0  0 .192  

  D.Dejesus CF        3  0  0  0 .291     R.Howard 1B         3  0  1  1 .304  

  R.Sexson 1B         3  0  0  0 .244     V.Wells CF          4  0  2  0 .252  

  A.Kearns RF         2  0  0  0 .273     B.Kielty LF         4  0  0  0 .230  

  G.Laird C           3  0  0  0 .308     K.Mench RF          3  0  2  0 .202  

  A.Pettitte P        2  0  0  0 .308     D.Navarro C         2  0  1  0 .277  

B-C.Snyder PH         1  0  0  0 .311     T.Lilly P           3  0  0  0 .154  

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

         Totals      27  0  2  0                 Totals      30  1 10  1

 

A-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Cabrera In 8th Inning

B-Pinch Hit For Pettitte In 9th Inning

 

Yankees......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  2  0

Blue-Jays....... 1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0    -  1 10  0

 

Yankees (30-44)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET

A.Pettitte LOSS(9-4)      8      10   1   1   3   8   0   3.83  A1

Totals                    8      10   1   1   3   8   0

 

Blue-Jays (44-33)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET

T.Lilly WIN(3-7)          9       2   0   0   2   3   0   3.94  A1

Totals                    9       2   0   0   2   3   0

 

ATTENDANCE- 41,930 DATE- Friday, June 21st 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good

UMPIRES- Tim Timmons, Tim Tschida, Greg Gibson, Chuck Meriwether

T- 2:35

LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 2  Blue-Jays: 8

DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 4  Blue-Jays: 1

DOUBLES- K.Mench-2(5th)

WALKS- M.Teahen, A.Kearns, B.Roberts, R.Howard, D.Navarro

STRIKE OUTS- C.Monroe, R.Sexson-2, B.Roberts, K.Greene, M.Cabrera, R.Howard,

             V.Wells, B.Kielty, T.Lilly-2

GIDP- G.Laird, K.Greene-2, B.Kielty

WEB GEMS- Bot 1st: Mark Teahen robbed Ryan Howard of a base hit.

 

Ted Lilly allowed 2 hits while blanking New York and Brian Roberts had 2 base

hits as the Toronto ballclub beat the New York Yankees by a score of 1 to

0.

 

Lilly(3-7) was simply too much for the New York batters.  He didn't allow

much, just 2 hits and 2 walks in 9 innings improving his ERA from 4.39 to

3.94.  Toronto managed 10 hits in their victory.  

 

Andy Pettitte(9-4) was hit with the loss.  Toronto now has a record of 44-33.

With this loss, New York has a 4-6 record of late, 30-44, worst in the

division overall.

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Team Clutch Hitting Stats

Strat-O-Matic Report


Team Clutch Hitting
Team                          AB    H   HR   RBI   Avg
---------------------------  ---- --- ---- ----- -----
Minnesota Twins (MNA)         393 113   13   142  .288
Cleveland Indians (CLA)       440 125   23   166  .284
Washington Nationals (WAN)    403 110   14   150  .273
Florida Marlins (FLN)         390 104   21   147  .267
Los Angeles Dodgers (LAN)     433 115   17   142  .266
Arizona Diamond-Backs (ARN)   408 106    2   122  .260
Chicago White Sox (CHA)       384  99   15   127  .258
Kansas City Royals (KCA)      437 110   10   150  .252
Oakland A's (OAA)             377  94   15   133  .249
St. Louis Cardinals (SLN)     365  91   10   112  .249
Houston Astros (HON)          362  90   12   101  .249
New York Yankees (NYA)        346  85   13   113  .246
Seattle Mariners (SEA)        395  97   14   128  .246
Anaheim Angels (ANA)          431 105   14   138  .244
Atlanta Braves (ATN)          409  97   13   134  .237
Philadelphia Phillies (PHN)   372  86   17   129  .231
Toronto Blue-Jays (TOA)       360  82   14   109  .228
San Francisco Giants (SFN)    381  85   10   118  .223
Boston Red Sox (BOA)          364  81    9   105  .223
Pittsburgh Pirates (PIN)      395  84    9   111  .213

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Halos Flying High

Anaheim (AP) - The Angels are having a fine season so far sporting a 65-34 won-loss record this year. Three big reasons for their success is their starting pitching. Brett Myers is 12-3, Noah Lowry is 11-4 and Jarod Washburn is 10-4. Throw in a highly successful closer in Joe Nathan (0.91 ERA wih 16 saves) and one can see why the Angels are flying high this season.