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jksander · 02-29-2024, 01:01 AM

MAY 10, 1963 . . . Our game tonight was cancelled due to bad weather conditions, so we’ll play a doubleheader tomorrow!

MAY 11, 1963 . . . Jose Guzman (6-3, 4.19 ERA, 96.2 IP, 33 K’s, 1.62 WHIP) got the start in game one, facing Manzanillo’s Ramon Hernandez (3-4, 4.84 ERA, 74.1 IP, 35 K’s, 1.71 WHIP). Juan Flores hit a double in the bottom of the first that drove in two runs, giving us a quick lead, They got an RBI single in the top of the second to get back within a run, and they batted in the tying run in the top of the fourth with a double by their first baseman Willie Rojas. We got men on the corners in the bottom of the inning but Botello hit into a double play to keep it knotted 2-2 heading into the top of the fifth. They took the lead quickly, an RBI double with one out putting them up 3-2, and another double with two outs made it a two-run lead, and in the top of the sixth they hit a two-run homer to break the game open. Samuel Brisset came in to pinch-hit for Guzman with men on second and third and two outs, hitting a two-run double to get us back into the mix! Cantimori then hit a shot up the middle, loading the bases, but Victor Diaz batted himself out with a shot to the right fielder to end the frame with their lead now 6-4 heading into the seventh. Juan Ortiz came in to pitch, and he got two quick outs, then gave up an RBI single that extended their lead to three runs. Fernandez hit an RBI single to get us back within two in the bottom of the inning, and their reliever in the bottom of the eighth loaded the bases with a walk and two beaned batters, giving us a real shot! But they twice got batters out on throws to home, the second of which became a double play out at first as well, and we got nothing. Ortiz was exellent, getting us through the top of the ninth quickly, and Fernandez got on base with a hit immediately in the bottom of the frame. Colon batted out to right field, but Logan Holmes got a single to put Fernandez in scoring position. It just wasn’t enough -- we couldn’t get them around to score, and we lost this one 7-5.

Guzman fell to 6-4 on the season with six innings pitched, eight hits, two walks, six strikeouts ... and six earned runs, expanding his ERA to 4.47 through 102.2 innings. Ortiz was solid, giving three innings with two hits and the one earned run, and it is to his credit that we kept the game close. We outhit them 13-10, but their pitchers were masterful in keeping us from getting runners through. Holmes led the way for us with four hits, scoring just one run on the ground and batting in no one. He continues to hit savagely, batting .486 through his first 22 games, but despite having 72 at-bats during that period, he’s still not yet eligible for the league’s batting lead.

To keep our rotation on schedule despite the doubleheader, I decided to start Manny Hernandez (4-2, 1 SV, 5.08 ERA, 44.1 IP, 24 K’s, 1.83 WHIP) in game two, facing Luis Ayala (2-6, 7.67 ERA, 63.1 IP, 21 K’s, 2.21 WHIP). He gave up a single run in the top of the first, but handled the pressure well and got us into the bottom half without a ton of damage. But the weather’s not great for baseball -- low, dark clouds coupled with a 14 mile per hour wind blowing right to left, which kept making the ball do crazy things and we struggled to get hits out deep enough to make a difference. They did us a favor in the bottom of the third, walking three batters to load the bases with one out. And then, with Diaz at the plate, they walked in the run rather than give him anything to hit -- tie game! Victor Santos got a shot to bounce into left field, driving in the go-ahead run while keeping the bases loaded, and Fernandez grounded out to first but drove in our third run, giving us a 3-1 lead heading into the fourth inning. Antonio Freeman got a hit deep into left in the bottom of the fifth, driving in a run with a single, and Colon hit one into center to add another. With the bases loaded, Manny Hernandez hit one into center for another run batted in, and Jonathan Gonzalez brought us two more runs with a hit that rolled to the wall, sending us into the top of the sixth leading by a much more comfortable seven run margin. We had a 15 minute rain delay in the seventh inning, but Hernandez got to stay out there and finish what he started as we held tough to beat the Cattlemen 8-1.

In his debut with our Havana Hunters, Hernandez was exceptional, going nine innings with four hits, two walks, a strikeout and one earned run, giving him a 1.00 ERA as a Hunter. We outhit the Cattlemen 13-4, led by Victor Santos with three hits and an RBI. Fernandez added two hits, a run and two batted in, and Gonzalez led off with two hits and two RBIs.

The Cubanos sent us a message asking to send us a couple middling reserve players for Brisset, who is hitting .304 and has 10 doubles and a homer. If that’s the best they can offer, They lead us by one game in the standings, and if they think I’m going to agree to that, they’re absolutely insane. I know their town’s name means “Hundred Fires” when translated from the spanish, but if I took a deal like that, I’d be getting fired a hundred times.

MAY 12, 1963 . . . It’s a hot one in Havana this evening, cloudy and with a brutal hot wind blowing across the field as the temperatures hover in the low 90s. Roberto Diaz (4-5, 4.52 ERA, 63.2 IP, 34 K’s, 1.70 WHIP) got an extra day of rest, so he’s ready to go tonight against Manzanillo’s Luis Gomez (1-4, 6.95 ERA, 33.2 IP, 11 K’s, 2.05 WHIP). Manzanillo got a run through in the top of the first, same as yesterday, but we hit back to back doubles to tie it up without an out in the bottom of the first and their pitcher didn’t handle it well, walking two batters in a row to load the bases! Antonio Fernandez hit a deep shot into left with one out, driving in another run with a single, and our pitcher got a hit into left to make it a 4-1 lead as we batted around. Gonzalez hit an infield single that drove in another run, and we went into the top of the second up 5-1. They got a pair of runs back in the top of the second, and an RBI double in the top of the third pulled them within a run, with two outs and runners in scoring position. Diaz fumbled the pitch, and a single batted them into the lead 6-5 -- this hard-hitting league can be ruthless for a struggling pitcher. Our bats stayed hot, however. Flores got a hit into right to bat in the tying run with a single in the bottom of the third, They got the run back in the top of the fourth, and then Colon batted in one with a double in the bottom of the inning to tie it up! With two outs in the top of the fifth, Diaz gave up an RBI double and the lead yet again, and he melted the hell down for good in the sixth, loading the bases and giving up a run before I could barely get Ortiz warmed up in the bullpen.

Ortiz came in with the score 9-7, three men on, no outs. Pop-out to left field, a run scores. A base hit, another scores. Pop-out to center field, another run scores, and then finally, mercifully, we got an out and escaped the hellish inning trailing now 12-7. But we kept fighting -- we loaded the bases in the bottom of the sixth, Gonzalez hitting a single that batted in a run, then Cantimori hit a sac-fly that drove in another. Fernandez hit an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh to cut their lead to two, and Colon then nailed one deep into center, batting in another with a double that put two in scoring position. Bases loaded, two outs, Cantimori comes back up to bat, and incredibly he walked in a run to tie it up 12-12, setting up Flores perfectly to get his RBI single that drove in two more and put us into the lead! The hits kept coming like a volcanic eruption, and by the time they came up to at in the top of the eighth we’d scored 11 runs in the inning, had 15 batters hit, and we led this one 20-12! They scored one run in the top of the ninth but Ortiz wasn’t letting them back in this one. We won it 20-13, in a performance that proves in this league you’re not done until you’re done.

Roberto Diaz only lasted five innings and gave up 15 hits, four walks, struck out a pair and allowed 12 earned runs, blowing his ERA up to 5.77. But he was saved by Juan Ortiz who got through the last four innings on four hits, a walk, three strikeouts and an earned run, giving him a 2-1 record and a 6.94 ERA. We outhit them 21-19, and everyone hit but Ortiz. Jose Colon hit four times, walked once and scored three times with three RBIs, setting a team record with three doubles in the game! Antonio Fernandez, not to be outdone, hit four times, walked once and scored four times while driving in four more. Gonzalez and Flores each hit three times, combining for three walks, five runs and five RBIs between them as well. Midway through the sixth they had a more than 90% chance of winning this one, and then we had a game’s worth of action in that bottom of the seventh. What ... a ... game.

Heading into our three-game series against the Guantanamo Gators, the race for best in our division is a tight one:

1. Cienfuegos Cubanos (20-15)
2. Santa Clara Saints (21-16)
3. Havana Hunters (20-16, 0.5 GB)
4. Pinar del Rio Roosters (17-19, 3.5 GB)

In two days the trade deadline will pass and all we’ll left before the playoffs will be the amateur draft on June 1, and then everything will be set until the race to the postseason ends!

02-29-2024, 01:01 AM	#19
jksander All Star Starter Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Indianapolis IN Posts: 1,747	MAY 10, 1963 . . . Our game tonight was cancelled due to bad weather conditions, so we’ll play a doubleheader tomorrow! MAY 11, 1963 . . . Jose Guzman (6-3, 4.19 ERA, 96.2 IP, 33 K’s, 1.62 WHIP) got the start in game one, facing Manzanillo’s Ramon Hernandez (3-4, 4.84 ERA, 74.1 IP, 35 K’s, 1.71 WHIP). Juan Flores hit a double in the bottom of the first that drove in two runs, giving us a quick lead, They got an RBI single in the top of the second to get back within a run, and they batted in the tying run in the top of the fourth with a double by their first baseman Willie Rojas. We got men on the corners in the bottom of the inning but Botello hit into a double play to keep it knotted 2-2 heading into the top of the fifth. They took the lead quickly, an RBI double with one out putting them up 3-2, and another double with two outs made it a two-run lead, and in the top of the sixth they hit a two-run homer to break the game open. Samuel Brisset came in to pinch-hit for Guzman with men on second and third and two outs, hitting a two-run double to get us back into the mix! Cantimori then hit a shot up the middle, loading the bases, but Victor Diaz batted himself out with a shot to the right fielder to end the frame with their lead now 6-4 heading into the seventh. Juan Ortiz came in to pitch, and he got two quick outs, then gave up an RBI single that extended their lead to three runs. Fernandez hit an RBI single to get us back within two in the bottom of the inning, and their reliever in the bottom of the eighth loaded the bases with a walk and two beaned batters, giving us a real shot! But they twice got batters out on throws to home, the second of which became a double play out at first as well, and we got nothing. Ortiz was exellent, getting us through the top of the ninth quickly, and Fernandez got on base with a hit immediately in the bottom of the frame. Colon batted out to right field, but Logan Holmes got a single to put Fernandez in scoring position. It just wasn’t enough -- we couldn’t get them around to score, and we lost this one 7-5. Guzman fell to 6-4 on the season with six innings pitched, eight hits, two walks, six strikeouts ... and six earned runs, expanding his ERA to 4.47 through 102.2 innings. Ortiz was solid, giving three innings with two hits and the one earned run, and it is to his credit that we kept the game close. We outhit them 13-10, but their pitchers were masterful in keeping us from getting runners through. Holmes led the way for us with four hits, scoring just one run on the ground and batting in no one. He continues to hit savagely, batting .486 through his first 22 games, but despite having 72 at-bats during that period, he’s still not yet eligible for the league’s batting lead. To keep our rotation on schedule despite the doubleheader, I decided to start Manny Hernandez (4-2, 1 SV, 5.08 ERA, 44.1 IP, 24 K’s, 1.83 WHIP) in game two, facing Luis Ayala (2-6, 7.67 ERA, 63.1 IP, 21 K’s, 2.21 WHIP). He gave up a single run in the top of the first, but handled the pressure well and got us into the bottom half without a ton of damage. But the weather’s not great for baseball -- low, dark clouds coupled with a 14 mile per hour wind blowing right to left, which kept making the ball do crazy things and we struggled to get hits out deep enough to make a difference. They did us a favor in the bottom of the third, walking three batters to load the bases with one out. And then, with Diaz at the plate, they walked in the run rather than give him anything to hit -- tie game! Victor Santos got a shot to bounce into left field, driving in the go-ahead run while keeping the bases loaded, and Fernandez grounded out to first but drove in our third run, giving us a 3-1 lead heading into the fourth inning. Antonio Freeman got a hit deep into left in the bottom of the fifth, driving in a run with a single, and Colon hit one into center to add another. With the bases loaded, Manny Hernandez hit one into center for another run batted in, and Jonathan Gonzalez brought us two more runs with a hit that rolled to the wall, sending us into the top of the sixth leading by a much more comfortable seven run margin. We had a 15 minute rain delay in the seventh inning, but Hernandez got to stay out there and finish what he started as we held tough to beat the Cattlemen 8-1. In his debut with our Havana Hunters, Hernandez was exceptional, going nine innings with four hits, two walks, a strikeout and one earned run, giving him a 1.00 ERA as a Hunter. We outhit the Cattlemen 13-4, led by Victor Santos with three hits and an RBI. Fernandez added two hits, a run and two batted in, and Gonzalez led off with two hits and two RBIs. The Cubanos sent us a message asking to send us a couple middling reserve players for Brisset, who is hitting .304 and has 10 doubles and a homer. If that’s the best they can offer, They lead us by one game in the standings, and if they think I’m going to agree to that, they’re absolutely insane. I know their town’s name means “Hundred Fires” when translated from the spanish, but if I took a deal like that, I’d be getting fired a hundred times. MAY 12, 1963 . . . It’s a hot one in Havana this evening, cloudy and with a brutal hot wind blowing across the field as the temperatures hover in the low 90s. Roberto Diaz (4-5, 4.52 ERA, 63.2 IP, 34 K’s, 1.70 WHIP) got an extra day of rest, so he’s ready to go tonight against Manzanillo’s Luis Gomez (1-4, 6.95 ERA, 33.2 IP, 11 K’s, 2.05 WHIP). Manzanillo got a run through in the top of the first, same as yesterday, but we hit back to back doubles to tie it up without an out in the bottom of the first and their pitcher didn’t handle it well, walking two batters in a row to load the bases! Antonio Fernandez hit a deep shot into left with one out, driving in another run with a single, and our pitcher got a hit into left to make it a 4-1 lead as we batted around. Gonzalez hit an infield single that drove in another run, and we went into the top of the second up 5-1. They got a pair of runs back in the top of the second, and an RBI double in the top of the third pulled them within a run, with two outs and runners in scoring position. Diaz fumbled the pitch, and a single batted them into the lead 6-5 -- this hard-hitting league can be ruthless for a struggling pitcher. Our bats stayed hot, however. Flores got a hit into right to bat in the tying run with a single in the bottom of the third, They got the run back in the top of the fourth, and then Colon batted in one with a double in the bottom of the inning to tie it up! With two outs in the top of the fifth, Diaz gave up an RBI double and the lead yet again, and he melted the hell down for good in the sixth, loading the bases and giving up a run before I could barely get Ortiz warmed up in the bullpen. Ortiz came in with the score 9-7, three men on, no outs. Pop-out to left field, a run scores. A base hit, another scores. Pop-out to center field, another run scores, and then finally, mercifully, we got an out and escaped the hellish inning trailing now 12-7. But we kept fighting -- we loaded the bases in the bottom of the sixth, Gonzalez hitting a single that batted in a run, then Cantimori hit a sac-fly that drove in another. Fernandez hit an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh to cut their lead to two, and Colon then nailed one deep into center, batting in another with a double that put two in scoring position. Bases loaded, two outs, Cantimori comes back up to bat, and incredibly he walked in a run to tie it up 12-12, setting up Flores perfectly to get his RBI single that drove in two more and put us into the lead! The hits kept coming like a volcanic eruption, and by the time they came up to at in the top of the eighth we’d scored 11 runs in the inning, had 15 batters hit, and we led this one 20-12! They scored one run in the top of the ninth but Ortiz wasn’t letting them back in this one. We won it 20-13, in a performance that proves in this league you’re not done until you’re done. Roberto Diaz only lasted five innings and gave up 15 hits, four walks, struck out a pair and allowed 12 earned runs, blowing his ERA up to 5.77. But he was saved by Juan Ortiz who got through the last four innings on four hits, a walk, three strikeouts and an earned run, giving him a 2-1 record and a 6.94 ERA. We outhit them 21-19, and everyone hit but Ortiz. Jose Colon hit four times, walked once and scored three times with three RBIs, setting a team record with three doubles in the game! Antonio Fernandez, not to be outdone, hit four times, walked once and scored four times while driving in four more. Gonzalez and Flores each hit three times, combining for three walks, five runs and five RBIs between them as well. Midway through the sixth they had a more than 90% chance of winning this one, and then we had a game’s worth of action in that bottom of the seventh. What ... a ... game. Heading into our three-game series against the Guantanamo Gators, the race for best in our division is a tight one: 1. Cienfuegos Cubanos (20-15) 2. Santa Clara Saints (21-16) 3. Havana Hunters (20-16, 0.5 GB) 4. 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