WORLD SERIES GAME ONE


SLC 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 9 0
TEX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0

WP - Patrick Jaouen (1-1)
Save - Brandon Christopher (4)
LP - Dan Lewis (0-1)

HR - none

Cardinals lead 1-0

WORLD SERIES GAME TWO


SLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 - 5 10 0
TEX 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 4 5 1

WP - Dan Ross (2-0)
Save - Brandon Christopher (5)
LP - Tucker Garland (0-2)

HR - TEX: Dave Martinez (3), Mark McGwire (2)

Cardinals lead 2-0

TRADE

To PADRES

Doug Snell
Mark Carreon
Tracy Boyd
Gonzalo Rodriguez
Emmett Barnes

To BLUE JAYS

Randy S. Johnson (The OF, not the SP) San Diego retains full contract
Craig Dewar
Cliff Avery
Ken Butler
Matt Black

Johnson is disgruntled, but if we can keep him happy, this is a steal.

Markus Ryan is placed on waivers.

WORLD SERIES GAME THREE


TEX 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 - 4 5 1
SLC 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 X - 6 8 1

WP - Craig Walters (1-0)
Save - Brandon Christoper (6)
LP - Werner Walsh (0-1)

HR - TEX: Ken Metcalf (1), Mark McGwire (3)

Cardinals lead 3-0

WORLD SERIES GAME FOUR


TEX 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 0
SLC 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 X - 5 13 1

WP - Mark Moore (2-0)
Save - Paco Nunez (1)
LP - Danny Jackson (1-1)

HR - SLC: Terry Pendleton (2)

CARDINALS WIN WORLD SERIES, 4-0!

World Series MVP - Terry Pendleton

Orel Hershiser executed his option year and will e staying with the team. We expected that but certainly hope he bounces back next year.

Minor league players retiring:

Jesus Cordova
Rafael Ortega
Alejandro Morales
Terry Maxwell
Ed Morgan
Alexis White

None had ever reached the Majors.



We have six players eligible for Arbitration right now.

We have decided to not offer Arb to Ernie Riles, Dave Leiper, or Tom Foley.

That leaves Ron Gravel, Michael Klinger, and Ed Vande Berg.

We are going to see if we can sign them before the Arb hearings.

Terry McGriff was placed on waivers.

When I said we were drafting 24th, I was mistaken. The Draft Order had not been updated.

It seems we are drafting 7th. At that point, we have a strong chance of getting John Olerud. Could we even dream... of Robbie Alomar? The Draft is VERY deep.

I checked the OSA Mock Draft and they have Alomar going at #4 and Olerud going at #6. The Jays get Travis Fryman.

I really hope Olerud slips to us.

Ron Gravel signed a two year contract extension for $2.7m

Michael Klinger signed a one year extension for $370,000

Ed Vande Berg signed a one year extension for $156,000

All three came in at least that what we projected them to get in arbitration, and Gravel is tied up for an extra year.

GOLD GLOVE AWARD WINNERS

AL

P - Kevin Ritz, Red Sox
C - Sandy Alomar Jr., Twins
1B - Julio Ramirez, Mariners
2B - Ronnie Ross, Orioles
3B - Jason Allen, Rangers
SS - Phil Robinson, Mariners
LF - Devon White, Indians
CF - Juan Cano, Brewers
RF - JUNIOR FELIX, BLUE JAYS

NL

P - Vernon King, Expos
C - Phil Ferguson, Giants
1B - Wade Boggs, Phillies
2B - Jason Holt, Astros
3B - Doug Hernan, Giants
SS - William Walsh, Astros
LF - Roberto Kelly, Mets
CF - Rob Rasmussen, Giants
RF - Jorge Clemente, Cardinals

RELIEVER OF THE YEAR

AL - Tucker Garland, Rangers

NL - Daniel Peters, Mets

(Both former Jays)

Michael Klinger came 3rd.

SILVER SLUGGER AWARDS

AL

C - Ken Metcalf, Rangers
1B - Cecil Fielder, Indians
2B - Ryne Sandberg, Royals
3B - Tony Fernandez, Mariners
SS - Barry Larkin, Twins
LF - Kevin Mitchell, Yankees
CF - Ellis Burks, Angels
RF - Jose Canseco, Angels
DH - Kirby Puckett, Angels

NL

P - Don Robinson, Braves
C - Craig Biggio, Cardinals
1B - Fred McGriff, Astros
2B - Gregg Jeffries, Cardinals
3B - Chris Clark, Expos
SS - Cal Ripken, Braves
LF - Barry Bonds, Cardinals
CF - Eric Davis, Mets
RF - Theodosio Chiappe, Mets

Rookies of the Year

AL - Brian Holman, Mariners

NL - Larry Higgins, Padres

Junior Felix came 3rd

Managers of the Year

AL - Carlos Duarte, Rangers

NL - Mike Coffey, Cardinals

Cy Young Awards

AL - Roger Clemens, White Sox (his 2nd)

NL - Frank Viola, Giants

Michael Klinger got a single vote.

DRAFT!

Big day!

1st Round

1. Braves - Frank Thomas

2. Phillies - Ray Lankford (1st surprise. Not Griffey Jr.?)

3. Royals - Roberto Alomar (still no Griffey Jr.?)

4. Yankees - Ken Griffey Jr. (a Yankee? Yuck.)

5. Reds - Moises Alou (holding our breath... one spot left...)

6. Orioles - John Olerud (DAMN IT!)


Oh well.

So, now who are WE going to take? The mock draft has Fryman dropping all the one to the end and has Delino DeShields the best pick for us. Admittedly, we need middle infield.
My scouting Director recommends Ramon Martinez instead. (Ramon Martinez happens to be the only Major Leaguer born the same day that I was.) Immediate rotation anchor according to our scouts.

Our picks by Round.

1. We went with our staff... Ramon Martinez, SP from Pacific College.

1 (suppl). Phil Planter - Power hitting OF out of College in New Hampshire

2. Jim Abbott - LHSP with #2 upside

2. (we had back to back picks) Hector Villanueva - C out of Puerto Rico.

3. Shawn Boskie - SP projects to be #5 guy or swingman. Good command.

4. Steve Chitren - RP from Japan. Bullpen filler

5. Paul Abbot - RP projects as solid bullpen contributor

6. Clint Zavaras - RP

Zavala's signed immediately. We are negotiating with the rest but feel good about all of them.

MVP AWARDS

AL - Cecil Fielder, Indians

NL - Barry Bonds, Cardinals

It is the first time winning for both of them.

George Brett came 3rd in voting.

Ramon Martinez and Phil Plantier both signed.

Jack Morris suffered a career-ending injury.

The only unsigned draftee we have is Shawn Boskie, and we expect him to sign.

Chance Sanders was placed on waivers.