SCHEDULE:
2 vs Minnesota
OFF DAY
3 @ Las Vegas
1 vs Ohio
RESULTS
- 5/24: FLA 10 MIN 4 POTG Saldana 2-4 3B (1) HR (10) 3 RBI (40) Pollock W (6-2 3.18) 6 IP 7 H 4 R 1 ER 8 K 3 HR
ROADRUNNERS FIRE TANAKA, TARDE SPRUILL
47 games was all GM Darrell Woodard had to see. The 16-31 Phoenx Roadrunners fired manager Kohei Tanaka today and within an hour of that firing annoucned they'd traded 25 year old SP Zeke Spruill and a minor leaguer to San Francisco for Canadian P prospect Maddox Poliskin.
Spruill was 12-14 5.53 last season and 4-4 5.13 for a dismal Phoenix club this year.
Woodard was mum on word of a replacement for Tanaka.
- 5/25: MIN 7 FLA 5 POTG Chris Pennington 2-4 2B (9) HR (4) 3 RBI (21) Sugihara L (1-1) 5.2 IP 8 H 6 K 6 ER
- Matsui came out in the 7th with an undisclosed injury. We'll wait a day and see before making any moves if it is serious.
- The Cowboys announced young phenom Misao Yoshikawa will miss the next 12-18 months after undergoing Tommy John Surgery today. He was 6-2 2.94 in 10 starts last year and 4-3 3.93 through 10 this year. This is the 2nd straight season he's ended up on the DL after 10 starts and missed the rest of the year. Last year it was to a torn tendon in his throwing hand.
- 5/26: OFF DAY
ALL-STAR VOTE
7 Florida Tarpons are amongst the AL Leaders in fan voting as of today. Catcher Giobbe Funicello and reliever Brad Turner are leading their respective positions. Juan Flores trails Detroit's Sergio Marrero at 2B by 7K votes, Arturo Mendoza trails St Louis' Ben Chase by 4K votes at 3B while SS Kennan Hallamore trails Chicago Hitmen SS Ernesto Montiel by 6K votes. Leith Bursey trails AL-leading vote getter Sergio Robles by 105K votes in CF.
Portlands Rob Anderson leads all NL Vote getters with 392,919 votes to date.
- 5/27: LV 3 FLA 2 POTG Samvdio ND 8 IP 2 H carried 1-hitter and 2-1 lead into the 9th. 2 BB 6 K Galindo BS (1) L (2-2) 0.1 IP 2 H
- 5/28: FLA 12 LV 2 POTG Hallamore 3-4 2 HR (14) 4 RBI (41) Saldana 4-4 2B 5 RBI (45) Willoughby W (5-4 4.04) 7 IP 3 H 2 ER 5 BB 5 K 110 pitches
- Matsui has a back strain and will be out 2-4 weeks. Joe Ballard is recalled as Jake Grab has a few days left on his DL stint and will rehab when done.
- 5/29: FLA 9 LV 5 POTG Christman 3-4 HR (9) 2 RBI (35) Alatorre W (3-4 4.43) 7 IP 4 H 1 ER 2 BB 3 K
- Former Tarpon Ted Barlow (AUS) scattered 6 hits in beating Buffalo 8-0.
- 5/30: FLA 4 OH 2 POTG Mendoza W (5-0 3.98) 7.2 IP 7 H 2 ER 3 BB 4 K Galindo SV (10) Cortezo 3-4 2B (21)
- P prospect Juan Arcos has a torn flexor tendon and will miss the next 12 months.
- AL POTW- Sergio Marrero (DET) 14-25 4 HR 12 RBI (.314-8-29)
- NL POTW- Layne Linseman (JAX) 11-19 6 HR 12 RBI (.306-16-42)
RECORD: 4-2 (36-16)
STANDINGS: 1st +11
RUNS SCORED: 348 1st
RUNS AGAINST: 209 2nd
DEFENSIVE EFF: .703 1st (wow, didn't see that coming)
POWER RANKINGS:
- Florida
- Kansas City
- Los Angeles
- Ohio
- Las Vegas