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Bluellama44 · 07-24-2019, 10:22 AM

Chicago Bruins (0-0) Tied for 1st in VL West
0 Runs Scored (tied for 1st in VL)
0 Runs Against (tied for 1st in VL)
0.00 Starters ERA (tied for 1st in VL)
0.00 Bullpen ERA (tied for 1st in VL)
.000 Defensive Eff. (tied for 1st in VL)

Opening day lineup:

1. CF Steve Brockway L
2. 2B Francisco Serna R
3. RF T.J. Keough L
4. 1B Robbie Sandoval L
5. 3B Bobby Rittmeyer S
6. LF Carlos Pirelli R (Jaime Bouffard VS Lefties)
7. SS Carlos Vasquez R
8. Pitcher
9. C Ed Olloqui R

The year was started with a flyout caught by T.J. Keough.

Game 1: Juan Garcia went the distance in his first start as a Bruin, while striking out 8 and walking 0, and giving up 3 earned runs in 94 pitches. Francisco Serna went 3-4 with a 2 run homer that made the game 3-2. We took the lead when Carlos Vasquez hit a 2 run double with the bases loaded. We hit Danny Lechuga, the Seals ace pretty hard. (Bruins: 4 Seals: 3)

Game 2: Frank Santana threw 8 innings and gave up 2 runs on 6 hits, getting a big standing ovation from the Chicago crowd as he left his first start in the 9th with the game tied. Rather than having him close out the game, Manuel Castro decided to have Balderrama pitch in the 9th as the game was tied. He inherited the runner left on by Santana, but got through the inning smoothly. Alvaro Santana pinch hit for Balderrama in the 9th with a runner on 2nd, and delivered a clutch walk-off single! Carlos Pirelli went 3-4, but didn’t drive in any runs. I was impressed by the fact that our offense looked good against, Dan Tarsia, a very good pitcher. (Bruins: 3 Seals: 2)

Game 3: I’ve been proud of our first 2 wins, but not this one. This is a game that got handed to us, and we almost gave it back. Noah Hampton went 6 strong innings after giving up 2 runs in the first and left with a tie game. Castro called on Balderrama again in a non close situation, and it worked. In the 9th, that is. Balderrama looked shaky in the 10th and gave up what could’ve been the losing run if it weren’t for the offense coming through in the clutch once again. In the 12th, we had the bases loaded with Collin Coy batting as a replacement for Ed Olloqui, who hadn’t gotten a hit all series. On the first pitch of the at bat, with San Francisco catcher John Gueho on the mound (San Francisco’s starter got injured in the 2nd inning, causing the bullpen to pitch the rest of the game). Gueho fell off the mound in the middle of his motion, nearly spiking the ball. It was called a balk! We had won the game on a walk of balk! A balk off to sweep the series and win 4-3! (Bruins: 4 Seals: 3)

Series notes: Francisco Serna, Bobby Rittmeyer, Carlos Vasquez, and our starting pitchers came in big for us during the sweep. The offense scored 11 runs all series, but it was enough to beat the Seals with great performances from Frank Santana and Juan Garcia, and a pretty good game from Noah Hampton. Now, for the concern: Ed Olloqui got 0 hits all series. I knew he wouldn’t be good hitting-wise, but I expect more than this.

Alex Martinez got waived and was claimed by the Baltimore Cannons.

Next up, we travel to Miami to face the Flamingos. Who have the #1 pitching prospect in AAA, Ben Frost. We will in fact face Jayden Anderson in game 3, as he is their #2 starter. With someone like Anderson at #2 and 38 year old Gilberto Sanchez as their #1 starter, you have to assume their pitching is bad, but they lead the league in starters ERA for the past 3 games. Let’s see if we can try and cool their pitching down.

07-24-2019, 10:22 AM	#26
Bluellama44 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jun 2019 Posts: 101	Chicago Bruins (0-0) Tied for 1st in VL West 0 Runs Scored (tied for 1st in VL) 0 Runs Against (tied for 1st in VL) 0.00 Starters ERA (tied for 1st in VL) 0.00 Bullpen ERA (tied for 1st in VL) .000 Defensive Eff. (tied for 1st in VL) Opening day lineup: 1. CF Steve Brockway L 2. 2B Francisco Serna R 3. RF T.J. Keough L 4. 1B Robbie Sandoval L 5. 3B Bobby Rittmeyer S 6. LF Carlos Pirelli R (Jaime Bouffard VS Lefties) 7. SS Carlos Vasquez R 8. Pitcher 9. C Ed Olloqui R The year was started with a flyout caught by T.J. Keough. Game 1: Juan Garcia went the distance in his first start as a Bruin, while striking out 8 and walking 0, and giving up 3 earned runs in 94 pitches. Francisco Serna went 3-4 with a 2 run homer that made the game 3-2. We took the lead when Carlos Vasquez hit a 2 run double with the bases loaded. We hit Danny Lechuga, the Seals ace pretty hard. (Bruins: 4 Seals: 3) Game 2: Frank Santana threw 8 innings and gave up 2 runs on 6 hits, getting a big standing ovation from the Chicago crowd as he left his first start in the 9th with the game tied. Rather than having him close out the game, Manuel Castro decided to have Balderrama pitch in the 9th as the game was tied. He inherited the runner left on by Santana, but got through the inning smoothly. Alvaro Santana pinch hit for Balderrama in the 9th with a runner on 2nd, and delivered a clutch walk-off single! Carlos Pirelli went 3-4, but didn’t drive in any runs. I was impressed by the fact that our offense looked good against, Dan Tarsia, a very good pitcher. (Bruins: 3 Seals: 2) Game 3: I’ve been proud of our first 2 wins, but not this one. This is a game that got handed to us, and we almost gave it back. Noah Hampton went 6 strong innings after giving up 2 runs in the first and left with a tie game. Castro called on Balderrama again in a non close situation, and it worked. In the 9th, that is. Balderrama looked shaky in the 10th and gave up what could’ve been the losing run if it weren’t for the offense coming through in the clutch once again. In the 12th, we had the bases loaded with Collin Coy batting as a replacement for Ed Olloqui, who hadn’t gotten a hit all series. On the first pitch of the at bat, with San Francisco catcher John Gueho on the mound (San Francisco’s starter got injured in the 2nd inning, causing the bullpen to pitch the rest of the game). Gueho fell off the mound in the middle of his motion, nearly spiking the ball. It was called a balk! We had won the game on a walk of balk! A balk off to sweep the series and win 4-3! (Bruins: 4 Seals: 3) Series notes: Francisco Serna, Bobby Rittmeyer, Carlos Vasquez, and our starting pitchers came in big for us during the sweep. The offense scored 11 runs all series, but it was enough to beat the Seals with great performances from Frank Santana and Juan Garcia, and a pretty good game from Noah Hampton. Now, for the concern: Ed Olloqui got 0 hits all series. I knew he wouldn’t be good hitting-wise, but I expect more than this. Alex Martinez got waived and was claimed by the Baltimore Cannons. Next up, we travel to Miami to face the Flamingos. Who have the #1 pitching prospect in AAA, Ben Frost. We will in fact face Jayden Anderson in game 3, as he is their #2 starter. With someone like Anderson at #2 and 38 year old Gilberto Sanchez as their #1 starter, you have to assume their pitching is bad, but they lead the league in starters ERA for the past 3 games. Let’s see if we can try and cool their pitching down.