Week 21 Notes
Record: 33-97
Position: 5th 46 GB
Runs Scored: 490 14th
Runs Allowed: 853 14th
Defense: 683 12th
Power Ranking: 26th
Owner Mood: Happy
Fan Interest: 98/100 (first week all year it has dropped below 100)
- 8/15: FLA 4 BRK 1 Martignoni 6 IP 4 H 1 ER 5 K van Gaalen SV (15) Nabbe HR (14)
- 8/16: BRK 11 FLA 7 (11) Duenas 4.2 IP 9 H 4 BB 6 ER (5.72 ERA) van Gaalen BS (6) Turner 0.2 IP 5 H 4 ER L (1-3 6.26)
- 8/18: FLA 6 BRK 3 Chase CG!!!! 6 H 4 K 3 ER Nabbe 3-4 3 RBI (.246-14-50) Nishida HR (4) 2 RBI
- Just the 2nd CG in 126 games.
- Pittsburgh announced a 3 year contract extension for 33 year old bullpen anchor Marc Mundschenk. The contract will be at an AAV of 3.16 mil. A monster deal for a guy not closing anymore. The only reliever in ABA history to take home a Koufax, doing it in consecutive seasons (2002 6-1 46 Saves 1.63 and 2003 5-4 41 Saves 1.46). Also taken home 2 Rivera awards (and a 2nd and 3rd) as well as a 2nd place in the Gossage voting in 1997 he's a 6 time all star.
- 8/18: FLA 10 AK 9 Tovar 3-5 2B HR 4 RBI Wimer 3-5 2B 2 HR 2 RBI hit 5 HR's off Tanaka (7-7 4.20)
- Farmington left field Kiwamu Nishimura went 4-5 2B 3B 4 RBI (.298-6-36) C Adir Ferran went 2-3 3 R 2 BB 2 2B (.334-18-69)
- 8/19: AK 10 FLA 4 Medina 3.2 IP 11 H 3 BB 9 ER (3-8 7.56) Barranco 2-4 HR 3 RBI (.308-21-88)
- Neil Walker 5.1 IP 4 H 3 BB 6 K 0 R (16-3 4.25) Chris Leotta 2-4 grand slam 5 RBI
- 8/20: AK 8 FLA 1 Greinke CG 2 H 13 K (14-6 3.72)
- Mike Eddins (Farmington) went 3-3 2 HR 5 RBI and is hitting .291-12-43 since his demotion
- 8/21: MIL 17 FLA 1 Yulieski Gurriel 3 HR 4-6 7 RBI Dan Harrison 4-5 2B 2 HR 3 R 4 RBI
- Adir Ferran (Farmington) 3-4 2B HR 2 RBI (.336-19-71)
- Knuckleballer Robbie Givens went 6.1 yesterday to move to 5-3 5.58 in 12 starts. He's thrown 71 IP 72 H 68 K and 47 BB. If the walks can come down he could end up a huge steal in the 18th round
- KC 2B Mike Klessig went 5-5 in a 9-7 win over Portland
AL POTW- Eric Hecht (MEM) 15-30 4 HR 8 RBI (.266-37-97)
NL POTW- Alpha Malveaux (OK) 15-29 5 HR 9 RBI (.313-43-89)
This Week: vs Milwaukee 2 3 @ Denver OFF DAY 1 @ Las Vegas
Milwaukee in for 3 and then we head west to meet up with the cream of the crop in the AL West in Denver and Vegas. Doeminic Loetzsch is now pulling ahead in all three triple crown categories at .336 (up .008) 50 HR (up 6) and 141 RBI (up 24). He's making a run at the single season RBI record but would need a pretty big run here to get there. Also possible we see the AL leader in strikeouts in Winton Alward.