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ayaghmour2 · 02-08-2021, 01:11 PM

Weekly Record: 3-3
Seasonal Record: 3-3 (t-3rd, 3 GB)
Stars of the Week
Lou Kelly : 26 AB, 11 H, 1 HR, 6 RBI, .423 AVG, .984 OPS
Doc Love : 25 AB, 9 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI, .360 AVG, .970 OPS
Tom Taylor : 28 AB, 7 H, 3 HR, 11 RBI, .250 AVG, .883 OPS

Weekly Schedule
4-16: Win vs Wolves (5-6)
4-17: Loss vs Wolves (9-3)
4-18: Win vs Wolves (1-5)
4-19: Loss vs Foresters (13-3)
4-20: Loss vs Foresters (11-4)
4-21: Win vs Foresters (7-8)

Summary
We got to start the season with six games at home, and we split them evenly. Our opener was an exciting one, as despite being down 5-2 at the end of the fifth, we scored two in the seventh and one more in the eighth to tie it before a Mike Taylor walk-off single gave put us on a 162-0 track. We then dropped the second game 9-3 before winning the finale 5-1. We then had to welcome the defending champion Foresters to town. I thought we could steal a game with the 4 and 5 for them on the mound to start the series, but we didn't do much scoring and allowed double digit runs in the first two games. We decide to hit Dean Astle in the finale, putting up three spots in the 3rd and 6th. The Foresters got their pair in the 4th and 5th, but a huge Tom Taylor two-run single in the 8th game us an 8-6 lead we'd try to squander, but held on to.

Looking ahead we get a day off to start the week. It's a repeat of this week, but this time the location is flipped. We'll be in Toronto (3-3) for three and then Cleveland (3-3) for three. It's really early in the season, but we'll likely have to deal with their ace and budding star pitcher Bill Anderson and former 4th Overall Pick Chuck Cole and avoid former 3rd Overall Pick Bernie Johnson who just tossed a 3-hit, 2 strikeout shutout against the Sailors. Toronto's park is impossible for righties to hit any homers so I'm expecting to see a very low scoring series. Pitching is the strength of their team, and they usually don't offer to much offense. It's a far cry from Cleveland, who boasts sluggers T.R. Goins, Max Morris, Leon Drake, and Dan Fowler. The lineup is filled with other strong players including a personal favorite George Dawson, former Minutemen third basemen Charlie Berry, and rookie leadoff hitter Fred Quinn. The pitching is really good too, despite the tough start to the season for Dean Astle. He's likely set to pitch against us again, as we beat him in the finale. It's looking likely we may get stuck facing co-ace Eddie Quinn too.

Looking back to our first week, Russ Combs is back to his old self, suffering a mild hip strain on the 18th. Worst part is he was 3-for-3 with a double and RBI in that one. It only influences running and he still finished the week 5-for-10 with a double, walk, steal, and RBI. Since he's already alternating with Bill Ashbaugh, I'm not going to put him on the DL and hope that it will heal on it's own. He spends most of his time injured, so whether he was healthy or not, it would only be a matter of time before he got hurt again. And speaking of Ashbaugh, he was 6-for-13 with a triple and RBI in a strong opening week. Tom Taylor continues his power explosion, a league best 3 homers and 11 RBI's despite nine strikeouts and just a .250 batting average. Both second year Cougars Lou Kelly and Doc Love hit homers and combined to hit 20-for-31 with 11 RBI's while first year Cougar Pete Asher went 9-for-23 with 3 RBI's in his debut week.

We didn't pitch too well, as both two start pitchers Dick Lyons and Dave Rankin showed more bad then good while Hank Spencer's big league debut did not go as planned. Starting with Spencer, he got the unfortunate task of the defending champs, and allowed 12 hits, 9 runs, and 3 walks with 4 strikeouts in 8.1 innings. At least there is nowhere to go but up, and he'll get another go around against the Wolves. Dick Leudtke, however, was excellent in his start and tossed a complete game with 6 hits, a run, 2 walks, and 2 strikeouts in the win. He'll make a start against both teams this week and is scheduled to duel top 25-year-olds Chuck Cole and Dean Astle. Stopper Don Grossman had a rough week, 8 hits and 6 runs in 1.2 innings in a loss to the Wolves and 4 hits and 4 runs in a third of an inning in a loss to the Foresters. It's been a nightmare week for our stopper coming off a dominant rookie season.

The minor league season starts tomorrow and I'll probably get a minor league report in on Wednesday after we get a handful of games in. In transactional news we're set to lose at least Chick Meehan (Chiefs) and Phil Vaughan (Kings) on waivers. Should be nice for these guys to get a better shot at playing time. I made a claim of my own on a former Cougar prospect that I'm hoping to get as minor league depth.

02-08-2021, 01:11 PM	#348
ayaghmour2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,010	Week 1: April 15th-April 21st Weekly Record: 3-3 Seasonal Record: 3-3 (t-3rd, 3 GB) Stars of the Week Lou Kelly : 26 AB, 11 H, 1 HR, 6 RBI, .423 AVG, .984 OPS Doc Love : 25 AB, 9 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI, .360 AVG, .970 OPS Tom Taylor : 28 AB, 7 H, 3 HR, 11 RBI, .250 AVG, .883 OPS Weekly Schedule 4-16: Win vs Wolves (5-6) 4-17: Loss vs Wolves (9-3) 4-18: Win vs Wolves (1-5) 4-19: Loss vs Foresters (13-3) 4-20: Loss vs Foresters (11-4) 4-21: Win vs Foresters (7-8) Summary We got to start the season with six games at home, and we split them evenly. Our opener was an exciting one, as despite being down 5-2 at the end of the fifth, we scored two in the seventh and one more in the eighth to tie it before a Mike Taylor walk-off single gave put us on a 162-0 track. We then dropped the second game 9-3 before winning the finale 5-1. We then had to welcome the defending champion Foresters to town. I thought we could steal a game with the 4 and 5 for them on the mound to start the series, but we didn't do much scoring and allowed double digit runs in the first two games. We decide to hit Dean Astle in the finale, putting up three spots in the 3rd and 6th. The Foresters got their pair in the 4th and 5th, but a huge Tom Taylor two-run single in the 8th game us an 8-6 lead we'd try to squander, but held on to. Looking ahead we get a day off to start the week. It's a repeat of this week, but this time the location is flipped. We'll be in Toronto (3-3) for three and then Cleveland (3-3) for three. It's really early in the season, but we'll likely have to deal with their ace and budding star pitcher Bill Anderson and former 4th Overall Pick Chuck Cole and avoid former 3rd Overall Pick Bernie Johnson who just tossed a 3-hit, 2 strikeout shutout against the Sailors. Toronto's park is impossible for righties to hit any homers so I'm expecting to see a very low scoring series. Pitching is the strength of their team, and they usually don't offer to much offense. It's a far cry from Cleveland, who boasts sluggers T.R. Goins, Max Morris, Leon Drake, and Dan Fowler. The lineup is filled with other strong players including a personal favorite George Dawson, former Minutemen third basemen Charlie Berry, and rookie leadoff hitter Fred Quinn. The pitching is really good too, despite the tough start to the season for Dean Astle. He's likely set to pitch against us again, as we beat him in the finale. It's looking likely we may get stuck facing co-ace Eddie Quinn too. Looking back to our first week, Russ Combs is back to his old self, suffering a mild hip strain on the 18th. Worst part is he was 3-for-3 with a double and RBI in that one. It only influences running and he still finished the week 5-for-10 with a double, walk, steal, and RBI. Since he's already alternating with Bill Ashbaugh, I'm not going to put him on the DL and hope that it will heal on it's own. He spends most of his time injured, so whether he was healthy or not, it would only be a matter of time before he got hurt again. And speaking of Ashbaugh, he was 6-for-13 with a triple and RBI in a strong opening week. Tom Taylor continues his power explosion, a league best 3 homers and 11 RBI's despite nine strikeouts and just a .250 batting average. Both second year Cougars Lou Kelly and Doc Love hit homers and combined to hit 20-for-31 with 11 RBI's while first year Cougar Pete Asher went 9-for-23 with 3 RBI's in his debut week. We didn't pitch too well, as both two start pitchers Dick Lyons and Dave Rankin showed more bad then good while Hank Spencer's big league debut did not go as planned. Starting with Spencer, he got the unfortunate task of the defending champs, and allowed 12 hits, 9 runs, and 3 walks with 4 strikeouts in 8.1 innings. At least there is nowhere to go but up, and he'll get another go around against the Wolves. Dick Leudtke, however, was excellent in his start and tossed a complete game with 6 hits, a run, 2 walks, and 2 strikeouts in the win. He'll make a start against both teams this week and is scheduled to duel top 25-year-olds Chuck Cole and Dean Astle. Stopper Don Grossman had a rough week, 8 hits and 6 runs in 1.2 innings in a loss to the Wolves and 4 hits and 4 runs in a third of an inning in a loss to the Foresters. It's been a nightmare week for our stopper coming off a dominant rookie season. The minor league season starts tomorrow and I'll probably get a minor league report in on Wednesday after we get a handful of games in. In transactional news we're set to lose at least Chick Meehan (Chiefs) and Phil Vaughan (Kings) on waivers. Should be nice for these guys to get a better shot at playing time. I made a claim of my own on a former Cougar prospect that I'm hoping to get as minor league depth.