SUBJECT: WEEK 9 NOTES
SCEHDULE:
2 vs Chicago (26-26 -)
3 @ Denver (26-26 11 GB)
2 vs Minnesota (24-27 8.5 GB)
RESULTS:
- 5/29: FLA 2 CHI 1 (10) Chase W (7-2) 10 IP CG 4 H 3 K 1 ER (2.68) Nabbe walk-off PH single in the 10th
- Andrew Mccutchen (PHX) 3-4 3 HR 4 RBI 9-6 win over Milwaukee
- 5/30: FLA 7 CHI 6 (10) Harris 4-5 BB 4 R 2 RBI 2 SB (11) HR (5) Rand 3-5 Figueroa 11th error Ramirez 1 H 6 IP 8 K ND
- Mike Chiles (AA) punched out 12 in 8 innings moving to 4-0 3.98
- Griff Honeyford (STL) moved to 6-1 2.74 with a 5 hit SHO of New York.
- Ben Austin (DEN) punched out 15 in just 6.2 IP of an 8-6 win over Memphis. He's 6-2 3,91 with 104 K's in 69 innings.
- 26-year-old Takeru Ogera (MIL) was recalled today and tossed a 6 hit SHO over Phoenix in his 1st start of the year.
- The University of Arizona Wildcats took home their 1st NCAA title by beating the Minnesota Golden Gophers 2 games to 1.
- 5/31: FLA 4 DEN 1 Agresta W 8 IP 6 H 5 K 1 ER Benoit SV (13)
- Former Tarpon Juan Baeza (PHX) tossed a 4 hit SHO to beat New York
TARPON PLAYER OF THE MONTH – Juan Barranco .301/.373/.573 6 HR 17 RBI
TARPON PITCHER OF THE MONTH – Jeff Chase 4-1 1.84 49 IP 28 H
AL PLAYER OF THE MONTH – Korey Rick (MIN) .363-12-31 (.300-16-49)
NL PLAYER OF THE MONTH – Juan Burruel (WAS) .400-9-21 (.379-17-43)
AL PITCHER OF THE MONTH – Chris Kantor (MEM) 5-1 3.00 (7-5 4.96)
NL PITCHER OF THE MONTH – Kevin Randazzo (WAS) 5-1 2.00 (5-5 3.89)
AL ROOKIE OF THE MONTH – TJ Rand (FLA) .322-3-15 (.314-3-31)
NL ROOKIE OF THE MONTH – Solange Gandarei (SAN) .272-6-23 (.247-7-25
- 6/1: DEN 10 FLA 5 Barlow 4 IP 4 HR 7 ER L (3-5 4.70)
- Juan Tovar, after a slow start, is tearing it up. He went 4-4 with a triple and 2 RBI and is hitting .296-10-34
- Chad Ragan (BRK) beat Chicago 6-0 tossing a CG SHO with 13 K's.
- 6/2: DEN 10 FLA 7 Barlow 7 ER 4 IP L (3-5 4.70)
GENERAL MANAGERS OFFICE
Tim Agresta's agent phoned today. Apparent the 31-year-old would like an extension. He's pitching better than he ever has except that his strikeout rate continues to decline. This all popped into my head as I questioned the 'ask' They wanted a 1-year 825K deal. I tried to hide the giggle. I would think about it and get back to them.
I phoned back about 2 hours later, left an offer of 625K, bonuses for 200IP (which he's never done) All-star and Koufax awards, all big dollar stuff. He's thinking about it.
- 6/2: DEN 4 FLA 2 Nate Aucoin (DEN) W (6-4) 8 IP 9 K 2 ER
- 6/3: FLA 10 MIN 3 Rand 2-4 2 HR 4 RBI Chase W (8-2 2.56) 7.1 IP 7 H 5 K 1 ER
- Korey Rick (MIN) 3-3 2B RBI Hastings 2-4 (.301-8-30)
- Pat Strickler (NE) tossed a 3-hitter to beat Jacksonville 1-0 and punched out 10. He's 4-1 3.71
- Juan Balboa (AAA) tossed 8 1-hit innings in a 2-0 win over the Anaconda Stranglers. The 28-year-old is 3-2 4.95 but cannot gain control of his fastball. He's walked 48 in 63.2 innings to just 39 strikeouts. And that's a guy who touches 99.
- 6/4: MIN 7 FLA 4 Korey Rick 3-4 Chris Hastings 2-4 HR 3 RBI
- Klatt 3-5 HR (7) 4 RBI (23) Ramirez L (4-1 4.13) 5.1 IP 6 K 2 HR 5 ER
- Ajani Foggie went 3-4 with a HR and 3 RBI's. He's hitting .286-3-13 since being sent down. Veteran C Bryan Haladay is hitting .405-5-15 in 15 games since being signed.
AL POTW - Joe Vertz (OH) 13-28 4 HR 6 RBI (.344-21-54)
NL POTW – CJ Reisner (PIT) 12-23 3 HR 14 RBI (.277-11-38)
RECORD: 4-3 (36-23)
PLACE: 2nd 1 GB
RUNS SCORED: 316 4th
RUNS GIVEN UP: 261 t-2nd
DEFENSE: .716 2nd
OWNER MOOD: Upset
POWER RANKINGS
1) Las Vegas 142.2
2) San Francisco 124.1
3) Alaska 123
4) Detroit 115.9
5) Florida 110.8
Who the heck is Eric Hecht? Player profile coming up. Jeff Chase leads the league in both ERA and Wins. Some big K totals in the AL so far.
The West is a 2 team race in June. They are both good, and healthy. I expect both to be in the playoffs. I have no clue about the central. Even though they are all under .500 I think the most amazing thing is Milwaukee is 16 games under but just 7.5 out! Are we for real? Time will tell but Detroit appears to be getting it going.
NL West title to San Francisco? Already 10 games up. The East looks to be a 1.5 team race right now and the central looks like all 4 could be in the mix at some point.