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ayaghmour2 · 03-03-2021, 02:50 PM

Weekly Record: 2-3
Seasonal Record: 53-63 (6th, 20 GB)
Stars of the Week
Leo Mitchell : 22 AB, 9 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI, .409 AVG, 1.162 OPS
Doc Love : 22 AB, 9 H, 0 HR, 4 RBI, .409 AVG, .980 OPS
Bill Ashbaugh : 22 AB, 6 H, 1 HR, 6 RBI, .273 AVG, .879 OPS

Weekly Schedule
8-14: Loss at Kings (2-6)
8-15: Win at Kings (5-2)
8-16: Loss at Kings (5-4)
8-17: Win at Kings (11-12): 10 innings
8-18: Loss at Stars (3-7)

Summary
So, we didn't get swept by the Kings? Huh... A split is nice for us, but not them, as their lead is down to one due to the Foresters five game win streak. Up 10-6 after six, the Kings rallied back to force extras. In the 12th, Bill Ashbaugh gave us a one run lead with a solo shot. It makes up for a pair of his errors (Rich Langton made three too...). The real stars of that one, however, were Ollie Page and Leo Mitchell. Both had four hit games, Page doubled twice, and Mitchell homered and tripled. We then decided to lose the opener in New York, so there is that, but a 23 hit outing against Brooklyn does feel pretty good.

Big shoutout to Doc Newell, the guy I wish I tried much harder to trade for in the offseason. He tossed a no-hitter last season, and then outdid himself with a perfect game to end the week! 4 strikeouts, 17 ground outs, and 6 flyballs is all the Kings could muster against Newell. He's really broken out this season, going 16-8 with a 3.19 ERA (138 ERA+), 1.22 WHIP, 41 walks, and 96 strikeouts in 214.2 innings pitched. The only two teams that have been able to hit Newell this year? Just the Foresters and yours truly! His worst team ERA is the 4.54 against us and in Chicago he looks like Dick Lyons (5+ ERA)!

Looking Ahead
We get three more in New York with the Stars who jumped over the Canons for seventh. They're 51-66, two and a half behind us and two ahead of Baltimore. At the moment, the pitcher with the bester ERA In their rotation is Harry Carter, who's 8-7 with a 5.00 ERA (91 ERA+), 1.51 WHIP, 41 walks, and 88 strikeouts. I do kind of like the 24-year-old though, he's got six pitches and remains comfortably in the mid to upper 90s. Despite the sinker, he's a flyballer, so that's a little strange, (potentially the sinker really sucks; a 2/2 pitch or one with a lot of potential that never moved), but he looked really good last season and could have a lot of upside for a team in need of arms. On the offensive side, they've enjoyed the breakout of Larry Colaianni, a consistent top 25 prospect in his earlier days. The 26-year-old is in his first full season and is hitting .366/.425/.458 (128 OPS+) with 4 homers and 60 RBI's. They've used him in the corner outfield spots, but he's a natural shortstop.

After that, we get four games in Montreal with the fourth place Saints. They sit at 53-60 which is good for 18.5 games out of first. What's impressive with Montreal right now is they actually have a trio of double digit home run hitters in Jim Watson, Vic Crawford, and Hank Barnett. All three are having strong seasons, especially Crawford, who is hitting .336/.395/.528 (144 OPS+) with 12 homers and 78 RBI's. The 27-year-old was the 3rd Overall Pick in 1929 after being one of the best college feeder prospects we've seen. His 1929 was miraculous, 31 homers and 85 RBI's in 200 at bats. The Saints have also seen Earl Whitten get back on track, and he's back to 10-11 with a 4.15 ERA (107 ERA+), 1.44 WHIP, 67 walks, and 60 strikeouts. He's on pace for his third consecutive above average season. He's not as good as George Thomas, still one of my favorite pitchers, but Whitten has been more reliable.

Batters
Another good week for Leo Mitchell! The rookie was 9-for-22 with a homer, 3 runs, RBI's, and walks. Doc Love matched the hits and at bats, but drove in four and scored five times. It's funny, with all the hits I thought we'd have more guys with strong weeks, but other then those two it was just Ashbaugh and Page. They combined to go 13-for-33 with 3 doubles, a triple, homer, 7 RBI's, and 6 runs scored. On the bad side, a lot of players with less hits or the same as games played. Mike Smith, Jake Moore, Pete Asher, Mike Taylor, and Bert Wilson combined to go 14-for-69 with just 3 RBI's. Jake Moore did double twice, but that's really all the interesting information from those five.

Pitchers
This is a first: the pen was excellent! Wayne Robinson (since we only needed five starters) allowed 3 hits with a strikeout in four scoreless. Ace McSherry allowed a hit, walk, and strikeout in 2.1 shutout innings in the extra inning win. Dick Sexton went 6.2 innings with 2 hits, 2 runs, and a strikeout. Sure, 7 walks, but easy to ignore that... Just like how Bill Kline allowed four runs, but only one was earned. Most of the 8 hits were because of the errors, so yeah, pretty good week for the pen! The rotation struggled, but Dave Rankin looked good in the 5-2 win over the team that drafted him. He went all nine, allowing 5 hits, 2 runs, and four walks with a strikeout. When he's on he's really good, but he has not been on very much this year. George Johnson left another start with some random DTD injury, but as usual, he won't really miss any time. Make that five injuries this season, just one more then 5 days (one week).

Minor League Report
SP Joe Cotton (A Scranton Silver Stars): No, we didn't just add a random A ball team. But, I had to give a shoutout to our former prospect. The 1931 6th Rounder was sent to the Stars for Dick Reid earlier in the season, and while the season hasn't been too great, he did something special on the 12th: he tossed a no-hitter. It was a 4-0 win over the Camden Rockets where Cotton walked three and struck out two in the magical night. In 18 starts this year, he's 6-5 with a 4.37 ERA (97 ERA+), 1.43 WHIP, 51 walks, and 56 strikeouts in 90.2 innings pitched. Cotton throws one of the hardest fastballs in the game, sitting 96-98 comfortably, so I will continue to watch how he develops.

SP Rusty Watts (B San Jose Cougars); A 13th Rounder last year, Rusty Watts started the season in La Crosse and quickly proved it was too easy. He was 9-1 with a 2.50 ERA (216 ERA+), 1.11 WHIP, 19 walks, and 46 strikeouts in 82.2 innings pitched before earning a promotion to San Jose. He's made six starts so far, and the middle four were forgettable. The first one was good, but the sixth one, pretty excellent. We won the game 14-0, but we only really needed one run as Watts allowed just 2 hits and a walk with 7 strikeouts. Even in the bad starts, he got three or more strikeouts and is up to 22 in 43 innings. Watts is a really hard thrower, but as a flyball pitcher, Chicago may be tough for him. Th lefty does have more upside then you would expect from an auto pick, but he's still got a tough upward climb.

C John McLemore (C La Cross Lions): He hasn't done much catching this season, but that's probably his home. He's been awful at first, but you can't keep the .369/.441/.590 (141 OPS+) batting line out of the lineup. McLemore has added 11 homers and 80 RBI's in 395 trips to the plate and he just took home a Player of the Week award. He went 16-for-31 with a homer and 6 RBI's. August has actually been his worst month of the year, hitting just .329/.422/.539 with a homer and 10 driven in.

03-03-2021, 02:50 PM	#374
ayaghmour2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,010	Week 18: August 12th-August 18th Weekly Record: 2-3 Seasonal Record: 53-63 (6th, 20 GB) Stars of the Week Leo Mitchell : 22 AB, 9 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI, .409 AVG, 1.162 OPS Doc Love : 22 AB, 9 H, 0 HR, 4 RBI, .409 AVG, .980 OPS Bill Ashbaugh : 22 AB, 6 H, 1 HR, 6 RBI, .273 AVG, .879 OPS Weekly Schedule 8-14: Loss at Kings (2-6) 8-15: Win at Kings (5-2) 8-16: Loss at Kings (5-4) 8-17: Win at Kings (11-12): 10 innings 8-18: Loss at Stars (3-7) Summary So, we didn't get swept by the Kings? Huh... A split is nice for us, but not them, as their lead is down to one due to the Foresters five game win streak. Up 10-6 after six, the Kings rallied back to force extras. In the 12th, Bill Ashbaugh gave us a one run lead with a solo shot. It makes up for a pair of his errors (Rich Langton made three too...). The real stars of that one, however, were Ollie Page and Leo Mitchell. Both had four hit games, Page doubled twice, and Mitchell homered and tripled. We then decided to lose the opener in New York, so there is that, but a 23 hit outing against Brooklyn does feel pretty good. Big shoutout to Doc Newell, the guy I wish I tried much harder to trade for in the offseason. He tossed a no-hitter last season, and then outdid himself with a perfect game to end the week! 4 strikeouts, 17 ground outs, and 6 flyballs is all the Kings could muster against Newell. He's really broken out this season, going 16-8 with a 3.19 ERA (138 ERA+), 1.22 WHIP, 41 walks, and 96 strikeouts in 214.2 innings pitched. The only two teams that have been able to hit Newell this year? Just the Foresters and yours truly! His worst team ERA is the 4.54 against us and in Chicago he looks like Dick Lyons (5+ ERA)! Looking Ahead We get three more in New York with the Stars who jumped over the Canons for seventh. They're 51-66, two and a half behind us and two ahead of Baltimore. At the moment, the pitcher with the bester ERA In their rotation is Harry Carter, who's 8-7 with a 5.00 ERA (91 ERA+), 1.51 WHIP, 41 walks, and 88 strikeouts. I do kind of like the 24-year-old though, he's got six pitches and remains comfortably in the mid to upper 90s. Despite the sinker, he's a flyballer, so that's a little strange, (potentially the sinker really sucks; a 2/2 pitch or one with a lot of potential that never moved), but he looked really good last season and could have a lot of upside for a team in need of arms. On the offensive side, they've enjoyed the breakout of Larry Colaianni, a consistent top 25 prospect in his earlier days. The 26-year-old is in his first full season and is hitting .366/.425/.458 (128 OPS+) with 4 homers and 60 RBI's. They've used him in the corner outfield spots, but he's a natural shortstop. After that, we get four games in Montreal with the fourth place Saints. They sit at 53-60 which is good for 18.5 games out of first. What's impressive with Montreal right now is they actually have a trio of double digit home run hitters in Jim Watson, Vic Crawford, and Hank Barnett. All three are having strong seasons, especially Crawford, who is hitting .336/.395/.528 (144 OPS+) with 12 homers and 78 RBI's. The 27-year-old was the 3rd Overall Pick in 1929 after being one of the best college feeder prospects we've seen. His 1929 was miraculous, 31 homers and 85 RBI's in 200 at bats. The Saints have also seen Earl Whitten get back on track, and he's back to 10-11 with a 4.15 ERA (107 ERA+), 1.44 WHIP, 67 walks, and 60 strikeouts. He's on pace for his third consecutive above average season. He's not as good as George Thomas, still one of my favorite pitchers, but Whitten has been more reliable. Batters Another good week for Leo Mitchell! The rookie was 9-for-22 with a homer, 3 runs, RBI's, and walks. Doc Love matched the hits and at bats, but drove in four and scored five times. It's funny, with all the hits I thought we'd have more guys with strong weeks, but other then those two it was just Ashbaugh and Page. They combined to go 13-for-33 with 3 doubles, a triple, homer, 7 RBI's, and 6 runs scored. On the bad side, a lot of players with less hits or the same as games played. Mike Smith, Jake Moore, Pete Asher, Mike Taylor, and Bert Wilson combined to go 14-for-69 with just 3 RBI's. Jake Moore did double twice, but that's really all the interesting information from those five. Pitchers This is a first: the pen was excellent! Wayne Robinson (since we only needed five starters) allowed 3 hits with a strikeout in four scoreless. Ace McSherry allowed a hit, walk, and strikeout in 2.1 shutout innings in the extra inning win. Dick Sexton went 6.2 innings with 2 hits, 2 runs, and a strikeout. Sure, 7 walks, but easy to ignore that... Just like how Bill Kline allowed four runs, but only one was earned. Most of the 8 hits were because of the errors, so yeah, pretty good week for the pen! The rotation struggled, but Dave Rankin looked good in the 5-2 win over the team that drafted him. He went all nine, allowing 5 hits, 2 runs, and four walks with a strikeout. When he's on he's really good, but he has not been on very much this year. George Johnson left another start with some random DTD injury, but as usual, he won't really miss any time. Make that five injuries this season, just one more then 5 days (one week). Minor League Report SP Joe Cotton (A Scranton Silver Stars): No, we didn't just add a random A ball team. But, I had to give a shoutout to our former prospect. The 1931 6th Rounder was sent to the Stars for Dick Reid earlier in the season, and while the season hasn't been too great, he did something special on the 12th: he tossed a no-hitter. It was a 4-0 win over the Camden Rockets where Cotton walked three and struck out two in the magical night. In 18 starts this year, he's 6-5 with a 4.37 ERA (97 ERA+), 1.43 WHIP, 51 walks, and 56 strikeouts in 90.2 innings pitched. Cotton throws one of the hardest fastballs in the game, sitting 96-98 comfortably, so I will continue to watch how he develops. SP Rusty Watts (B San Jose Cougars); A 13th Rounder last year, Rusty Watts started the season in La Crosse and quickly proved it was too easy. He was 9-1 with a 2.50 ERA (216 ERA+), 1.11 WHIP, 19 walks, and 46 strikeouts in 82.2 innings pitched before earning a promotion to San Jose. He's made six starts so far, and the middle four were forgettable. The first one was good, but the sixth one, pretty excellent. We won the game 14-0, but we only really needed one run as Watts allowed just 2 hits and a walk with 7 strikeouts. Even in the bad starts, he got three or more strikeouts and is up to 22 in 43 innings. Watts is a really hard thrower, but as a flyball pitcher, Chicago may be tough for him. Th lefty does have more upside then you would expect from an auto pick, but he's still got a tough upward climb. C John McLemore (C La Cross Lions): He hasn't done much catching this season, but that's probably his home. He's been awful at first, but you can't keep the .369/.441/.590 (141 OPS+) batting line out of the lineup. McLemore has added 11 homers and 80 RBI's in 395 trips to the plate and he just took home a Player of the Week award. He went 16-for-31 with a homer and 6 RBI's. August has actually been his worst month of the year, hitting just .329/.422/.539 with a homer and 10 driven in.