 | April 27: Randy Johnson became the first pitcher to win 100 Millennium League games by defeating the Washington Nationals 9-6 at PNC Park. Johnson struck out 11 in his complete game effort. The Big Unit has a career 100-43 mark over five seasons with the D-Backs: 21-12 (2000), 23-10 (2001), 23-8 (2002), 8-7 (2003), 23-5 (2004) and 2-1 (2005). |
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Randy Johnson's 100th Millennium League Win
Tony Clark Leading League in Homers
Cleveland (AP) - Journeyman first baseman Tony Clark is having an incredible start for the Indians. In 32 games, Tony is batting .403 with 21 homers and 36 runs batted in. He leads the league in homers and is 2nd in batting average and RBI's. This is quite a turnaround for Clark. Tony has a career .238 batting average with just 24 total homers in his five previous seasons with Seattle, Montreal, Pittsburgh and Cleveland. Tony has certainly helped the Indians get off to a fast start (25-14) this season. . . .Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Sox' Smoltz Off to Fast Start
Boston (AP) - One of the main reasons for the Red Sox' resurgence this season is starter John Smoltz. The "reliever turned starter" is off to a great start: 5-2 with a 2.88 ERA in 8 games. Smoltz, a #1 round draft pick for the Red Sox in 2001, had saved 107 games the prior three seasons. He was turned into a starter for the 2005 seasons and is anchoring a formidable stable of starters: P. Martinez (6-2 2.90), J. Contreras (2-1 3.03), T. Wakefield (3-1 3.77) and D. Lowe (3-2 4.80). Boston has jumped out to a strong 24-15 mark this season and looks to be a playoff contender. . . . .
Around the League - Walk Off Homers
Four walk off homers occurred in the second block of games:
 | April 25: Javy Lopez bombed a two-run dinger (his 4th of the season) to give the Yankees an exciting come from behind win over Philly. |
 | May 5: Toronto pulled the game out in the 12th inning as catcher Mike Matheny ripped a solo home run (his 1st of the season) giving Toronto the win much to the delight of the home town crowd. |
 | May 10: Boston won the hard fought contest in the 10th inning as Jason Varitek hit a bases-empty home run (his 5th of the season) resulting in an exciting win for Boston and a raucous post-game celebration by the home town fans. |
 | May 11: Tony Clark launched 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI at The Ballpark as the Cleveland Indians won a thriller over the San Francisco Giants 5 to 4. Cleveland won the game with a run in the bottom of the 9th inning as Clark delivered a solo blast (his 11th of the season) making Cleveland the victors to the delight of the home town faithful. Giants.......... 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 - 4 10 0 Indians......... 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 5 11 0 T.Worrell LOSS(0-2), S.Hasegawa WIN(4-1) HOME RUNS- J.Kent(5th), J.Morneau(3rd), T.Clark-2(11th) |
Monday, June 22, 2009
Indians Acquire John Patterson
Cleveland (AP) - The Indians recently acquired righty starter John Patterson from the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for relief pitcher Kevin Gregg and a 2006 6th round draft pick. Patterson, in three previous seasons with the Dodgers, was just 3-6 with a 4.56 ERA. He is 1-4 with a 4.29 ERA in 50 innings this year.Gregg, a 7th round pick by Cleveland in the 2004 Draft, was 4-3 with a 5.88 ERA in 90 innings last season.
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Current Standings Midway Thru Block 2
Strat-O-Matic Report
LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 2005 Millennium League
Brock WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC#
2005 Cleveland CLA 14 10 .583 ---- 134
2005 Florida FLN 18 15 .545 .5
2005 Anaheim ANA 20 19 .513 1.5
2005 Seattle SEA 10 20 .333 7.0
2005 San Francisco SFN 10 23 .303 8.5
Killebrew WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC#
2005 Kansas City KCA 15 9 .625 ---- 137
2005 Toronto TOA 16 11 .593 .5
2005 Houston HON 14 13 .519 2.5
2005 Atlanta ATN 16 20 .444 5.0
2005 Los Angeles LAN 11 22 .333 8.5
Koufax WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC#
2005 Oakland OAA 13 8 .619 ---- 139
2005 Boston BOA 16 11 .593 ----
2005 Arizona ARN 13 11 .542 1.5
2005 Pittsburgh PIN 10 11 .476 3.0
2005 Washington WAN 7 14 .333 6.0
Aaron WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC#
2005 Minnesota MNA 22 14 .611 ---- 125
2005 Philadelphia PHN 19 17 .528 3.0
2005 New York NYA 19 17 .528 3.0
2005 St. Louis SLN 17 16 .515 3.5
2005 Chicago CHA 20 19 .513 3.5
Phillies Acquire Andruw Jones
Philadelphia (AP) - The Phillies acquired centerfielder Andruw Jones from the Atlanta Braves in exchange for their 2006 Round 1 draft pick. Entering this season, Jones had played 772 games for the Braves and had a .266 career average with a 172 homers (15th on the all-time list). However, Jones was hitting just .189 with 6 homers through May 11th of this season.The Phillies have a history of trading their future season #1 round draft picks away to acquire players. Last season, the Fightin' Phils acquired Jim Thome from the Indians for their top pick. And, two seasons ago, Greg Maddux from the Braves was acquired for the Phils' #1 rounder.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Current Standings Midway Thru Block 1
Strat-O-Matic Report
LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 2005 Millennium League
Brock WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC#
2005 Cleveland CLA 6 3 .667 ---- 152
2005 Anaheim ANA 7 5 .583 .5
2005 Florida FLN 9 9 .500 1.5
2005 Seattle SEA 6 9 .400 3.0
2005 San Francisco SFN 5 10 .333 4.0
Killebrew WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC#
2005 Kansas City KCA 12 3 .800 ---- 149
2005 Toronto TOA 3 3 .500 4.5
2005 Atlanta ATN 5 7 .417 5.5
2005 Houston HON 1 2 .333 5.0
2005 Los Angeles LAN 0 3 .000 6.0
Koufax WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC#
2005 Boston BOA 2 1 .667 ---- 159
2005 Oakland OAA 6 6 .500 .5
2005 Pittsburgh PIN 4 5 .444 1.0
2005 Arizona ARN 4 5 .444 1.0
2005 Washington WAN 1 2 .333 1.0
Aaron WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC#
2005 Chicago CHA 9 6 .600 ---- 148
2005 Philadelphia PHN 8 7 .533 1.0
2005 Minnesota MNA 6 6 .500 1.5
2005 New York NYA 10 11 .476 2.0
2005 St. Louis SLN 7 8 .467 2.0
Saturday, May 23, 2009
White Sox Young Guns
Chicago - The White Sox have been slowly rebuilding their team and now have a strong nucleus of players, including third baseman David Wright and shortstop Jose Reyes. A recap of the White Sox recent drafts:2005
1 Hernandez,F 2 Jacobs,M 2 Maholm,P
2004
1 Wright,D 1 Rios,A 2 Gonzalez,M 3 Qualls,C 3
2003
1 Reyes,J 1 Bonderman,J 2 Phillips,B 2 Betancourt,R 2 Heilman,A
The White Sox are 5-1 in the early going.......
Monroe Hits Walk-Off Homer for Yankees
| Craig Monroe hit a 2-run walk-off homer in the bottom of the 10th to give New York an exciting 2-1 win over St. Louis. Roger Clemens was brilliant for New York - he pitched 10 innings and gave up only one unearned run. |
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 2005 St. Louis Cardinals At 2005 New York Yankees 4/7/2005
Cardinals AB R H RBI AVG Yankees AB R H RBI AVG
E.Renteria SS 4 0 2 1 .348 D.Dejesus CF 4 1 1 0 .217
P.Polanco 2B 5 0 0 0 .435 M.Teahen 3B 4 0 1 0 .091
J.Drew RF 3 0 0 0 .000 C.Monroe LF 5 1 2 2 .500
P.Konerko 1B 4 0 0 0 .316 J.Uribe SS 2 0 0 0 .170
J.Edmonds CF 4 0 0 0 .111 W.Pena RF 4 0 1 0 .209
J.Lane LF 4 1 2 0 .227 E.Alfonzo 2B 4 0 1 0 .227
M.Mora 3B 4 0 0 0 .158 D.Mientkiewicz 1B 4 0 1 0 .083
J.Estrada C 4 0 0 0 .091 C.Snyder C 4 0 0 0 .125
B.Chen P 3 0 1 0 .333 R.Clemens P 4 0 0 0 .000
A-R.Branyan PH 1 0 0 0 .143
C.Cordero P 0 0 0 0 ----
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 36 1 5 1 Totals 35 2 7 2
A-Pinch Hit For Chen In 10th Inning
Cardinals....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 5 0
Yankees......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 7 1
Cardinals (3-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
B.Chen 9 6 0 0 3 7 0 0.00
C.Cordero L(0-1) BS(1st) 0 1/3 1 2 2 1 1 1 10.80
Totals 9 1/3 7 2 2 4 8 1
Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
R.Clemens WIN(2-1) 10 5 1 0 2 8 0 2.18
Totals 10 5 1 0 2 8 0
ATTENDANCE- 56,532 DATE- Sunday, April 7th 2005 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Doug Eddings, Charlie Reliford, Mark Carlson, Dana Demuth
T- 2:49
LEFT ON BASE- Cardinals: 7 Yankees: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cardinals: 0 Yankees: 0
ERRORS- E.Alfonzo
DOUBLES- J.Lane(2nd), M.Teahen(2nd)
HOME RUNS- C.Monroe(4th)
WALKS- E.Renteria, J.Drew, D.Dejesus, M.Teahen, J.Uribe-2
STRIKE OUTS- P.Polanco-2, J.Drew, P.Konerko, M.Mora-3, B.Chen, M.Teahen-2,
C.Monroe-2, J.Uribe, W.Pena, D.Mientkiewicz, R.Clemens
Roger Clemens went 10 strong innings at Petco Park where the New York Yankees
beat the St. Louis Cardinals in 10 innings by the score of 2 to 1.
The score was a scoreless tie after nine. New York ended up winning it in the
10th inning. David Dejesus started the inning off right when he drew a walk.
Mark Teahen got his chance to keep things going, but he went down on
strikes. Craig Monroe then cleared the fences for a two-run home run (his
4th of the season) giving New York the victory and sending the 56,532
home-town fans home happy. New York managed 7 hits in their victory.
Clemens(2-1) was the winner allowing 1 run for the game. Chad Cordero(0-1) was
the losing pitcher in relief. When questioned, Ron Tidrow remarked, 'It's
been a while since a win felt this good - heck, it's been a while since we
had a win period!'
Royals Expecting Big Crowds at Kaufmann Stadium
Kansas City (AP) - The Royals are the hottest team in the league right now as they jumped fast out of the gate with a strong 12-3 mark. The Royals have never made the playoffs. Kansas City's past won-lost records:2004: 65 - 97 (5th Place)
2003: 57 - 105 (5th Place)
2002: 75 - 87 (2nd Place)
2001: 82 - 80 (3rd Place)
2000: 71 - 91 (5th Place)
Time will tell to see if the Royals are for real this season, but expect some big crowds at Kaufmann Stadium in the early going.....
Twins & Tribe Deal
Minnesota (AP) - The Twins acquired veteran reliever Todd Jones from Cleveland in exchange for Adam LaRoche and a fourth round pick in the 2006 draft. Jones has a career 13-12 record, 47 saves and a 5.55 ERA while playing for the Indians and Phillies. The right handed reliever is expected to close for the Twins. Adam LaRoche, drafted by Minnesota in the second round of the 2004 draft, hit .237 with 4 homers in limited playing time last season.
Opening Day Around the League
 | Dontrelle Willis pitched strong into the 9th inning as the defending champions St. Louis Cardinals opened the 2005 season with a win over Minnesota. |
 | Rookie Robinson Cano drove in two runs as the New York Yankees cruised to a 8 to 3 victory over Philadelphia Phillies at Petco Park in their home opener. |
 | Chris Carpenter, who the Blue Jays are counting on for a big season, shut down Atlanta in Toronto’s home opener. |
 | Carlos Zambrano out-pitched Roy Oswalt in an exciting home opener for Oakland. Pirates......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 0 A's............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X - 1 5 0 R.Oswalt LOSS(0-1), C.Zambrano WIN(1-0), J.Isringhaus SAVE(1st HOME RUNS- M.Stairs(1st) |
 | Jeff Kent hit a homer and a pair of doubles as the Giants spoiled the Mariners home Opener with a 8-5 victory. Giants.......... 0 0 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 - 8 13 0 Mariners........ 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 5 8 1 L.Hernandez WIN(1-0), J.Baldwin SAVE(1st), E.Milton LOSS(0-1) HOME RUNS- J.Cantu(1st), J.Kent(1st), O.Saenz(1st), D.Mohr(1st), A.Rodriguez(1st) |
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Papelbon Ready To Energize Blue Jays
Toronto - Jonathan Papelbon was selected by the Blue Jays as the 7th player overall in the 2005 draft. The rookie right hander will certainly bring energy to the Jays bullpen and will team up with third round draft pick Derrick Turnbow to form a brand new look for Toronto's bullpen. Last season's closer, Ryan Madson, finished with a 2-6 record, 17 saves and a 4+ ERA and was released in the off season.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
John Smoltz is ready to join Red Sox Rotation
This offseason Red Sox pitcher John Smoltz has been getting ready to go from closer to starting pitcher for the 2nd time in his Hall of Fame career. Since being selected 7th overall in the 2001 draft, all Smoltz has done is save 107 games and help anchor the bullpen as Boston went to it's only World Series in 2002. The most memorable game that postseason was when he and Pedro Martinez combined for a no-hitter in Game 7 of the Semi Final round against Pittsburgh.
This season Smoltz will join Pedro, Derek Lowe, Tim Wakefield and Jose Contreras in the rotation for the 2005 season. Unfortunately the move will leave a huge void in the bullpen but the Red Sox front office believes it will be more valuable to have Smoltz pitch 7 innings in a game rather then 1 or 2. Only time will tell but the Red Sox are looking forward to a good season in 2005.
Friday, May 01, 2009
Woody Williams Back With Cards
St. Louis - Left off the Cardinals protected roster, the Redbirds re-drafted the veteran right hander in the 7th round and immediately signed him to a two-year contract. "Woody has been a key ingredient of the Redbird success these past few years and we wanted him back in St. louis", said Cardinal skipper John Helmbrecht. Williams was initially drafted in the first round in the first Millennium League draft way back in 2000. Over five seasons with St. Louis, Williams has notched 53 career wins. Woody played a huge part in last season's World Series as he fired 7 2/3 innings of 2-hit ball vs. Atlanta in Game #3.
Seattle Acquires Closer Rodriguez
Seattle is quickly improving their team - the latest evidence is with the acquisition of closer Francisco Rodriguez. The Mariners sent Shea Hillenbrand (.266 12 HR's 70 RBI's in 2004) and a #4 round draft pick to Pittsburgh in exchange for the right-handed reliever. Rodriguez, who was the setup man for Brad Lidge last season, finished 9-1 with a 2.88 ERA last season for the Buccos.Seattle also had four draft picks in the top thirty this season and selected Prince Fielder (#1), Ryan Zimmerman (#6), Kelly Johnson (#21) and Kelvim Escobar (#26). With all this new talent, the Mariners are definitely on the upswing.
Robinson Cano Selected #5 by Yankees
New York - The Yankees made second basemen Robinson Cano their first selection in the 2005 draft and immediately slotted the young infielder as a starter at second base. Splitting time last season between Trenton (AA) and Columbus (AAA), Cano batted a combined .283 with 13 HR and 74 RBI in 135 games.....Cano was born in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic.
Mariners Pick First - Select Prince Fielder
Seattle - The Mariners kicked off the 2005 Millennium League draft by selecting power hitting first baseman Prince Fielder. The 21 year old slugger hit .272 with 23 homers and had 78 runs batted in last season for the AA Huntsville Stars. The Mariners project Fielder as a 2006 starter and will play considerably in AAA for the 2005 season.Prior first round draft picks for the Mariners: 2004- Scott Kazmir, 2003-Scott Posednik, 2002-Dave Roberts, 2001-Shea Hillenbrand, 2000-Corey Lidle.
Friday, April 03, 2009
Cardinals Win World Series
St. Louis (AP) - The St. Louis Cardinals won their first Millennium League Championship last night by beating Atlanta in five games. A recap of the series:
Game 1 - STL 12, ATL 3 - Cards batted around in the third inning by scoring seven runs and knocking Rich Harden out of the game. Melvin Mora hit two homers and drove in five runs. Jake Westbrook won his third post season game by pitching a complete game. Cards hit six homers in the game.
Game 2 - STL 8, ATL 5 - Redbirds again knock out a Brave starter early (John Lackey) by taking an early 7-2 lead. Dontrelle Willis gets the win.
Game 3 - STL 5, ATL 1 - Woody Williams limited Atlanta to two hits over 7+ innings and Jim Edmonds hit his 6th homer of the post season to put Atlanta into a 3-0 series hole.
Game 4 - ATL 13, STL 8 - Braves jumped out to an early 13-1 lead in the fifth knocking out Jake Westbrook. John Thomson improved to 4-0 in the post season and leadoff hitter Ray Durham had 4 hits which included two homers in the rout.
Game 5 - STL 10, ATL 6 - Dontrelle Willis pitched strong into the eight inning and Johnny Estrada drove in four runs. Armando Benitez closed out the ninth and finished with a 0.00 ERA and four saves in the post season.
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