American Baseball Association.

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SCHEDULE:
2 @ Minnesota
3 vs Las Vegas
OFF DAY
1 @ Ohio

RESULTS

• 4/12: FLA 17 MIN 5 POTG Funicello 4-5 2 2B (6) HR (2) 3 R 3 RBI (8) Cortezo 3-3 3 BB RBI (4) Christman 4-6 2B (4) 3B (1) 3 RBI (9) Saldana 3-6 2 HR (3) 5 RBI (15) Mendoza & Hayashi 3 hits each
• The Jets signed closer Al Albuquerque to a 1 year 1.7m dollar deal.
• 2008 1st rounder (15th overall) Andy Elizondo and Clovis are off to a hot start. The Kangaroos are 5-0 and Elizonda is hitting .591-2-14
• 4/13: MIN 3 FLA 2 POTG Juan Tejada W (2-0 2.65) 8 IP 6 H 2 ER 3 BB 8 K Danes SV (2)
• Juan Ramos (POR) shut out Oklahoma scattering 7 hits in a 4-0 win. He's 1-0 2.81.
• Pittsburgh announced the signing of star 3B Jarod Bodkin today to a 7 year 46.9 million dollar extension. The 4-time all-star is a career .319/.367/.492 hitter with 222 2B 91 3B and 85 HR with 206 SB in 921 ABA games, all with the Miners. He paced the NL with 224 hits last year and 14 triples.
• 4/14: LV 3 FLA 1 (10) POTG Luis Izaquirre ND 8 IP 5 H 1 ER 0 BB 5 K
• Mendoza ND 7 IP 5 H 1 ER 2 BB 7 K Funicello 3-4 now hitting .531
• 4/15: FLA 8 LV 6 (12) POTG Bursey 2-5 2 HR (3) 4 RBI (9) 2 out game-tying homer in the 9th Funicello 2 R walk-off HR (3) Galindo 3 IP 0 BR 5 K W (1-1)
• Sean Riggs (PIT) threw a 2-hitter to beat San Diego 3-0. He's 2-0 1.14
• Ruggero Sgattoni (MIN) went 3-4 hitting 3 homers and driving in 6 in their 6-4 win over Chicago.2 of the 3 came off Hitmen Ace RJ Stanton
• Ted Barlow (AUS) struck out 3 and scattered 8 hits in the Colts 9-0 win over Buffalo.
• 4/16: LV 5 FLA 1 POTG Sato W (2-0 3.13) CG 3 H 1 ER 1 BB 3 K Samvdio L (1-1 4.67) 5 IP 5 H 5 ER 5 BB 4 K
• 4/17: OFF DAY
• Kymani Hillmon (AA) went 5-7 with a 2B 3B and 4 RBI in their 17-14 win. Hillmon was acquired in the trade that sent Harland Daig and Pat Peterson to Pittsburgh this winter.
• 4/18: OH 2 FLA 0 POTG Sergio Osario CG 4 H 0 BB 2 K Vertz HR (3)
• Willoughby L (1-2 3.72) 7.1 IP 4 H 2 ER 3 BB 8 K
• Jonathon Troyer (POR) was 5-5 in the Lancers 16-8 win over KC.
• Vegas ace Jin-Hyun Noh tossed the seasons 1st no-hitter, striking out 10 in a 13-0 win over Minnesota. It was the leagues 1st no-hitter since his teammate Sato no-hit us last year.

• AL POTW- Giobbe Funicello (FLA) 9-19 2 HR 5 RBI (.452-3-10)
• NL POTW- Jonathan Troyer (POR) 15-27 4 RBI (.434-0-7)

RECORD: 2-4 (7-6)
STANDINGS: 1st +2
RUNS SCORED:79 3rd
RUNS AGAINST: 52 2nd
DEFENSIVE EFF: .663 11th
POWER RANKINGS:

1. Ohio
2. Alaska
3. Kansas City
4. Las Vegas
5. Los Angeles

…..
11. Florida

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SCHEDULE:
2 @ Ohio
3 vs Alaska
2 @ Milwaukee

RESULTS

• 4/19: OH 12 FLA 7 POTG Danny Schroeder 2-3 2 HR (7) 5 RBI (17) Rose W (2-1 5.74) 6.1 IP 0 R
• 4/20: FLA 7 OH 3 (10) POTG Cortezo 3-5 2B (6) HR (1) 2 RBI (6) Mendoza ND 7 IP 3 ER 8 K
• 4/21: FLA 6 ALK 1 POTG Christman 3-4 2B (6) HR (2) 2 R 3 RBI (14) Pollock W (3-0 4.56) 6 IP 1 ER
• At Clovis SP Masuo Okimoto threw a CG to beat Barre Sharks 10-3 and struck out 16 setting a Clovis and AA record. He's 3-0 4.00
• Meanwhile, 2 levels up RJ Stanton bounced back from his 1st loss of the year by striking out 16 himself in Chicago's 13-3 pasting of St Louis.
• Austin 1B Chris Wright will retire at years end. His 406 career homers have him tied with Steve Richardson for 27th all-time.
• 4/22: FLA 3 ALK 0 POTG Samvdio W (2-1 3.38) 6.2 IP 7 H 2 BB 7 K Galindo SV (2) Hecht 3-4
• Mike Carpenter, our 2005 3rd round draft choice out of Kansas was released from AA Clovis today. His control never improved enough and he was 0-2 14.46 in 2 starts this year. He spent the past 2 seasons at Farmington going 24-15 with a 3.33 ERA in 49 starts. But this winter and then spring training and the beginning of the season were a nightmare.
• 4/23: FLA 5 ALK 3 POTG Willoughby W (2-2 3.81) SV Turner (1) 2.1 IP 2 K
• 4/24: FLA 11 MIL 3 POTG Mendoza 3-4 2 HR (3) 4 R 2 RBI (5) Alatorre W (2-2 4.32) 7 IP 1 ER 7 K Hallamore 3-4 2B (4) HR (5) 3 R RBI (15) 2 BB 2 Error (9) Funicello 3-5 HR (4) 3 RBI (14)
• Talbot Peternek (BRK) struck out 6 in a 5 hitter to beat Detroit 1-0. He's 2-0 3.08. The 24-year-old was Brooklyn's 1st selection (16th overall) in the 2007 draft.
• 2009 NL Gossage Award winner Luis Alfaro (12-2 2.33 49 games) signed a 1 year 720K deal with Memphis today.
• 4/25: FLA 19 MIL 5 POTG Bursey 2-5 2 BB 2B (7) HR (4) 2 RBI (15) 17 hits 11 walks every player had at least 1 hit Mendoza W (1-0 4.76) 6 IP 4 H 3 ER 3 BB 5 K
• Rodolfo del Carmen (WAS) moved to 4-0 1.95 striking out 5 in a 6-0 win over Texas
• In his last 8 games at Alamogordo, Jerry Fine is 10-24 with 7 HR and 9 RBI

• AL POTW- Joe Cummings (CHI) 12-28 3 HR 9 RBI (.299-6-18) former Tarpon
• NL POTW- Dave Grohs (OK) 13-25 4 HR 12 RBI (.400-7-17)

RECORD: 6-1 (13-7)
STANDINGS: 1st +3
RUNS SCORED: 137 1st
RUNS AGAINST: 79 2nd
DEFENSIVE EFF: .665 13th (I am unsure how to address this right now with Hayashi hitting)
POWER RANKINGS:

1. Los Angeles
2. Pittsburgh
3. Kansas City
4. Florida
5. Ohio

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SCHEDULE:
1 @ Milwaukee
3 vs Detroit
OFF DAY
2 @ Phoenix

RESULTS

• 4/26: FLA 4 MIL 1 POTG Pollock W (4-0 3.62) 8.2 IP 5 H 1 ER 2 BB 4 K Galindo SV (3) Saldana HR (6) 2 RBI (25)
• Pittsburgh's Sean Riggs has struck out 11, 11, 12, 13, 12 in his first 5 starts.
• 4/27: FLA 12 DET 6 POTG Funicello 2-3 2 BB HR (6) 4 RBI (21) Samvdio W (3-1 3.19) 7 IP 6 H 2 ER 1 BB 7 K
• Chris Kantor (NY) got his 1st win of the season by shutting out Chicago 2-0. He's 1-4 3.59
• 4/28: FLA 6 DET 3 POTG Hallamore 4-4 walk-off 3 R HR (7) 3 RBI (22) Willoughby ND 6.1 IP 3 H 3 ER 1 BB 5 K
• Sugihara is coming off the DL and will make 1-2 rehab starts before we move back to the 6 man rotation

GM'S OFFICE
Ernesto Cortezo stopped in for a visit. It was short and sweet. He would like to play out his career here. He's 29, and off to a great start, and making 3.88 million in the final year of his deal. He's likely to get upwards of 5-6 million annually on the market and if that's the asking price I am likely going to take the compensation pick. I am going to see if I can get this done though. He's a big part of this franchise on and off the field.

• 4/29: FLA 7 DET 2 POTG Bursey 2-4 2B (6) HR (5) 2 RBI (23) SB (1) Cooke comes in the 6th strikes out the side with the bases loaded in a 2-2 game. 2 IP 5 K W (1-0) Turner SV (2)
• That's 10 in a row.

• 4/30: OFF DAY

Right now the AL Batting race looks like this
1) Giobbe Funicello .389
2) Kennan Hallamore .384
3) Guiomar Cortezo .374

• 5/1: FLA 7 PHX 4 POTG Flores 2-3 2 BB HR (2) 2 SB (12) 2 RBI (10) Mendoza W (2-0 4.60) 6.2 IP 3 ER 9 K Galindo SV (4)
• 5/2: FLA 8 PHX 0 POTG Pollock CG W (5-0 2.83) 5 H 0 BB 4 K 99 pitches Hallamore 2-3 2 HR (9) 3 RBI (26) SB (9)

AL POTW- Sergio Robles (OH) 12-23 3 HR 9 RBI (.330-10-24)
NL POTW- Chris Grider (BUF) 11-21 2 HR 8 RBI (.341-4-15)

RECORD: 6-0 (19-7)
STANDINGS: 1st +7
RUNS SCORED: 181 1st
RUNS AGAINST: 95 1st
DEFENSIVE EFF: .680 10th
POWER RANKINGS:

1. Florida
2. Los Angeles
3. Kansas City
4. Ohio
5. Pittsburgh

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TARPONS, CORTEZO AGREE ON EXTENSION
The Florida Tarpons have come to terms with 1B Guiomar Cortezo on a 6 year 25.02 Million dollar contract extension that will keep the slugger in Miami through 2016. The former NL MVP will make 4.170 annually for the next 6 seasons.
Since coming from LA Cortezo has hit .293/.374/.475 in 329 games with 39 HR and 179 RBI's. He's off to a torrid start leading the American League with a .384 batting average through today.
Over his 6+ year career, the righty is a .302 hitter with 144 HRs and 592 RBI's.

GM'S OFFICE
Given he's making 3.88 this year this is a fantastic contract for a great player. He hasn't hit nearly as much as I thought he might but he's still been an anchor and a horse. He'll play every day if I let him and he's getting better defensively. In 25 games this year he's struck out just 6 times to 19 bases on balls for a .487 OBP. That's a 37 K 118 BB pace.

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• AL PLAYER OF THE MONTH- Kennan Hallamore (FLA) .384-7-23
• NL PLAYER OF THE MONTH- Dave Manzer (KC) .374-7-28
• AL PITCHER OF THE MONTH- Bobby Rone (OH) 5-0 1.74
• NL PITCHER OF THE MONTH- Rob Gourley (KC) 4-1 1.34
• AL ROOKIE OF THE MONTH- Juan Morales (DEN) .288-3-15
• NL ROOKIE OF THE MONTH- Harland Bolduc (SD) .341-2-10

Finish the month on a 10-0 run to move 6 up on Minnesota. The offense is tearing it up. That's with a slumping Flores (.215-1-8) and Bursey just starting to heat up. Our defense is a concern ranking near the bottom of the AL all month long. Sugihara is due back shortly.

TARPONS MONTH

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SCHEDULE:
1 @ Phoenix
3 @ Chicago
3 vs Denver

RESULTS

• 5/3: FLA 8 PHX 1 POTG Samvdio W (4-1 2.61) 7 IP 4 H 0 R 3 BB 4 K Flores 3-4 BB 2 R 2 2B (7) RBI (12)
• 13 straight wins.
• 5/4: FLA 9 CHI 1 POTG Willoughby W (3-2 3.27) CG 5 H 1 ER 0 BB 7 K 98 pitches Cortezo 3-5 HR (3) RBI (13) Legion 3-4 HR (2) 2 RBI (7) SB (2)
• 14 straight...
• Shamar Scippio (SAN) struck out 3 and scattered 4 hits in a 7-0 win over Portland to move to 3-1 3.00 on the year
• 5/5: CHI 8 FLA 4 POTG Cortezo 3-4 HR (4) 2 R 2 RBI (15) SB (3) Alatorre L (2-3 4.89) 5 IP 7 H 4 BB 8 K 5 ER 105 pitches
• Andrus 3-4 2B (5) SB (13) 2 RBI (20)

GM's OFFICE
2 things happened today. First, the player pool report was sent in by our scouts for next months draft and we have begun scouting our potential list. Second, Ernesto Galindo has asked, personally, to work on a contract extension. It has nothing to do with 'want' I don't think, and everything to do with 'can'.
Right now our 2011 payroll is 37.1 million and that is without Hayashi, Sugihara, Galindo, Turner and Grab signed. That's pretty much the entire back end of our pen, a young starter I desperately want to retain and an LF who, if I can get a club-friendly deal I have interest in bringing back.
Hayashi is making 3.5 and looking for 4-5 years at 4-4.5. If I can swing a multi-year deal under 4 AAV I think it's doable.,
Sugihara is making 2.415 and looking for 2-3 years at 3m. I've actually moved it along at around 3.0 AAV for 6 years. He's 25 and he is going to be a stud. That is a fantastic price. I would love to work on that 6th as a club option too.
Turner is an issue. He's making 1m this year and wants 4-5 years at an AAV around 3. I think the only way I can do this is if he's closing, which he could do. If I can manage an AAV closer to 2.5 it's possible.
Grab has declined enough that I am going to let him walk. I have more than enough arms to fill that spot and at 29 I am not paying big dollars to a middleman.
Having said all that, if I can manage ALL of those deals close to my desired numbers it would still leave me far north of where I want this payroll. But I think every one of those contracts is imminently trade-able if it comes to that.

• 5/6: FLA 12 CHI 6 POTG Bursey 2-4 1st inning grand slam (7) 4 RBI (28) Saldana 4-5 3 R Mendoza W (3-0 4.84) 6 IP 8 H 4 ER
• Jorge Hurtado (NE) struck out a career-high 13 in a 2-hit shutout of Pittsburgh 7-0. He's 2-3 3.31
• 5/7: DEN 4 FLA 1 POTG Ben Austin W (4-2 5.85) 7 IP 5 H 1 ER 3 BB 7 K Reese SV (11)
• Cortezo 3-4 (.398) Pollock L (5-1 2.79) 7 IP 6 H 2 ER 1 BB 8 K
• Gene Keller (SAN) went 5-5 3 RBI in the Bronco's 10-1 beatdown of the Jets
• 5/8: DEN 9 FLA 7 POTG Christman 3-4 2B (9) HR (4) 4 RBI (26) Samvdio L (4-2 4.14) 3.1 IP 8 H 5 BB 8 ER
• Tousei Sato (LV) tossed his 2nd no-hitter in the past 11 months beating Chicago 6-0 and striking out 8. He is the 1st pitcher in ABA history to throw 2 no-hitters. He's 6-0 1.67 on the year.
• The last 3 no-hitters in the ABA have been thrown by, rather appropriately, the Aces....
• 5/9: DEN 9 FLA 5 POTG Jahiem Kouassi 3-5 2B (4) HR (5) 2 RBI (11)
• Willoughby L (3-3 4.23) 3.1 IP 8 H 9 R 6 ER Error Hallamore (12) Hayashi 4-5 2B (8) HR (4) RBI (14)

TARPONS EXTEND HAYASHI
The Florida Tarpons today announced the signing of 25 year old outfielder Makata Hayashi to a 5 year 19 million dollar contract extension. Hayashi celebrated by going 4-5 in their 9-5 loss to Denver. The slugger has been a Tarpon since he entered the ABA as a free agent from Japan in 2006. He's hit just 59 home runs the past 4 seasons after a 2006 Rookie of the Year Campaign in which he hit 45 HR and drove in 132 runs.

GM'S OFFICE
I got the AAV of under 4 I was looking for. He needs to improve defensively but it feels like the bat may be coming around. He's still a liability in left but the combination of offensive upside and age (25) make this a pretty easy deal to accept.

• AL POTW- Eric Hecht 11-30 5 HR 7 RBI (.326-8-29)
• NL POTW- Luis Camacho 20-32 3 RBI (.407-0-13)

RECORD: 3-4 (22-11)
STANDINGS: 1st +7
RUNS SCORED: 227 1st
RUNS AGAINST: 133 3rd
DEFENSIVE EFF: .678 11th
POWER RANKINGS:

1. Los Angeles
2. Kansas City
3. Alaska
4. Ohio
5. Florida

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SCHEDULE:
3 @ St Louis
OFF DAY
3 vs Memphis

RESULTS

• 5/10: FLA 4 STL 2 POTG Alatorre ND 6.2 IP 6 H 2 ER 3 BB 8 K Galindo SV (5)
• 5/11: FLA 7 STL 5 POTG Ben Chase 2-4 HR (13) 2 RBI (17)
• Cortezo (5) Flores (4) Christman (5) Montalbetti (1) all homer 'Pen goes 4.2 IP 1 H 4 K Turner W (2-0) Galindo SV (6)
• 5/12: STL 5 FLA 0 POTG Jeff Pehrizian W (1-0 4.82) 5.1 IP 2 H 5 K Pat Kennedy SV (1) 3.2 IP 2 K
• Makowski both FLA hits. Pollock gives up 3 in the 8th L (5-2 3.21) 7.2 IP 7 H 5 ER

TARPONS EXTEND SUGIHARA, 6 YEARS 18 MILLION
25 year old Yasushi Sugihara has agreed to terms on a 6 year 18 million dollar extension with the Florida Tarpons. The 3 million dollar 6th year is a club option. Both parties wanted to make this happen as many in the Florida camp believe the youngster is on the verge of becoming one of the game's elite.

GM'S OFFICE
This is most certainly a contract paying out for what he WILL do and not really what he HAS done. He's just turned 25 and if our scouts are right he's a soon to be ace. He makes his final AAA rehab start tomorrow.

• 5/13: OFF DAY

STAR RELIEVER SIGNS EXTENSION WITH FLORIDA
28-year-old 2 time Gossage Award winner Brad Turner has agreed to terms on a 5 year 12.34 million dollar contract extension with the Florida Tarpons. Tarpons GM Gehrig Schilling said “This was something we felt very strongly about since the day Brad let it be known he wanted to stay. These 2.5 years he's become what we believe is the games most dominant reliever and we look forward to many more years of that type of performance”

GM'S OFFICE
The contract calls for base salaries of 1.9, 2.2, 2.5, 2.8 and 3 million annually. He'll be 33 when the deal comes up and we felt it was a deal worth 'risking' for a guy who is likely to be our closer if we do not manage to get Galindo under any sort of extension.

• 5/14: FLA 11 MEM 1 POTG Samvdio W (5-2 3.54) 7 IP 3 H 0 R 3 BB 9 K 123 pitches Bursey 3-3 2 2B (10) Hayashi HR (5) 4 RBI (18)
• 5/14: MEM 8 FLA 7 POTG Cortezo 3-4 HR (6) RBI (22) Willoughby L (3-4 4.68) 5.1 IP 7 H 5 ER 1 BB 2 K
• 5/15: FLA 7 MEM 6 POTG Legion 2-3 HR (4) 3 RBI (14) SB (3) Alatorre ND 7.1 IP 5 H 3 ER 3 BB 6 K Cooke 0.1 IP 3 ER Galindo SV (7)
• Mike Rose (OH) gave up just 3 hits in the Generals 13-0 win over Denver. He's 5-3 4.93

• AL POTW- Sam Deaton (MIL) 11-21 HR 7 RBI (.331-1-20)
• NL POTW- Luis Santillian (SF) 8-17 5 HR 10 RBI (.291-9-24)

RECORD: 4-2 (26-13)
STANDINGS: 1st +7
RUNS SCORED: 263 1st
RUNS AGAINST: 160 2nd
DEFENSIVE EFF: .688 8th
POWER RANKINGS:

1. Alaska
2. Ohio
3. Florida
4. Los Angeles
5. Kansas City

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SCHEDULE:
3 @ New York
3 vs Brooklyn
1 vs Minnesota

RESULTS

• 5/17: FLA 6 NY 2 POTG DJ Adams 2-4 2 HR (3) 3 RBI (9) Mendoza CG W (4-0 4.81) 6 H 2 ER 0 BB 7 K 104 pitches
• 5/18: FLA 6 NY 5 (12) POTG Bursey 4-4 2B (12) 2 R 2 BB Galindo SV (8)
• Sugihara, fresh off his contract extension, will be recalled, Montalbetti will be optioned out.
• 5/19: FLA 6 NY 2 POTG Sugihara W 6 IP 8 H 2 ER 1 BB 7 K Funicello 3-4 2B (12) HR (8) RBI (30)
• Jeremy Pannebaker (DET) went 5-5 in the Phantoms 9-1 win over Phoenix
• CJ Reisner (SAN) also had a 5 hit day going 5-6 driving in 5 in their 16-6 win over Oklahoma
• Andy Luman (AUS) scattered 4 hits and struck out just 1 in the Colts 3-0 win over KC
• 5/20: FLA 11 BRK 9 POTG Christman 2-4 2 HR (7) 2 RBI (31) Hayashi HR (8) 3 RBI (25) Samvdio W (6-2 3.76) 6.2 IP 8 H 7 R 4 ER 2 BB 3 K Galindo SV (9)
• Shamar Scippio (SAN) allowed just 1 hit and struck out 7 in the Broncos 1-0 win over Jacksonville.
• 5/21: FLA 9 BRK 1 POTG Hallamore 4-5 HR (11) 5 RBI (36) Cortezo 4-5 2B (17) RBI (27) Willoughby W (4-4) 7.2 IP 4 H 1 ER 0 BB 7 K
• Reliever Jake Grab has been hospitalized with some sort of infection. No word yet but it appears he will need at least a 10 day DL stint. Mike Allen will be recalled.
• Josh Gilliand (PIT) went 5-5 2 HR (11) and 2 RBI (29) in their 10-8 loss to Portland
• 5/22: BRK 7 FLA 2 POTG BJ Janzen W (5-3 3.71) CG 8 H 2 0 ER 1 BB 5 K Alatorre L (2-4 4.83) 5 IP 6 H 5 ER
• 5/23: FLA 4 MIN 0 POTG Funicello 3-4 2B (15) 2 out walk-off grand slam (9) 4 RBI (34) Mendoza 7 IP 3 H 3 BB 7 K Turner W (4-0)

• AL POTW- Domenic Loetzsch (LV) 12-23 3 HR 12 RBI (.278-13-37)
• NL POTW- Dave Grohs (OK) 14-31 3 HR 7 RBI (.394-11-32)

RECORD: 6-1 (32-14)
STANDINGS: 1st +11
RUNS SCORED:307 1st
RUNS AGAINST: 186 2nd
DEFENSIVE EFF: .695 4th
POWER RANKINGS:

1. Florida
2. Kansas City
3. Washington
4. Alaska
5. Ohio

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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:

1. Florida
2. Kansas City
3. Los Angeles
4. Ohio
5. Las Vegas

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SCHEDULE:
2 vs Ohio
3 @ Alaska
2 vs Milwaukee

RESULTS

• 5/31: FLA 5 OH 4 POTG Hallamore 3-4 2B (14) 2 HR (16) 4 RBI (46) SB (11) Pollock W (7-2 3.32) 8 IP 6 H 4 ER 0 BB 5 K Galindo SV (11)
• Robles 2-4 2B (8) HR (14) 2 RBI (38)
• 6/1: OH 3 FLA 2 POTG Mike Rose W (7-3 4.71) 8 IP 5 H 2 ER 3 BB 5 K Ginn SV (16)
• Juan Tejada (MIN) shut out Las Vegas 9-0 on a 6-hitter. He's 8-1 3.52
• 6/2: FLA 12 ALK 2 POTG Samvdio W (7-2 3.26) 6 IP 4 H 0 R 1 BB 6 K Adams 2-4 HR (6) 3 RBI (15) Saldana 2-4 HR (12) 3 RBI (50) Hallamore 2-6 3B (5) 3 RBI (49)
• 6/3: ALK 4 FLA 0 POTG Dave Young W (5-6 3.52) CG SHO 4 H 1 BB 4 K 105 Pitches Letts 3 R HR (8)
• OF prospect Jake Inks (AA) broke his wrist today and will be sidelined 3-4 months. He was hitting .306/.326/.494 in 28 AA games.
• Joel Aris (WAS) struck out 6 and beat Kansas City 2-0 to win his 7th (7-2 4.65)
• 6/4: FLA 6 ALK 3 (13) POTG Makowski 4-6 HR (2) RBI (7) Turner 3 IP 0 BR 4 K W (5-0 0.83)
• Maxence Brun 0-6 5 K Tarpon staff K's 14 (7 IP 2 H 0 BB 9 K)
• Juan Alatorre came out of the game after 6 with some shoulder irritation. Turns out its tendonitis and he will be shut down for a minimum of 3 weeks. We will revert back to a 5 man rotation and call up extra IF Winton Montalbetti.
• 6/5: MIL 5 FLA 4 POTG Jon Laster W (5-3 5.25) 6.1 IP 4 H 2 ER 2 BB 4 K Provost SV (12)
• Mendoza L (5-1 4.39) 4.1 IP 5 H 6 BB 5 ER Balderas came up lame with a tight back.
• Shamar Scippio (SAN) tossed his 5th CG and 3rd SHO of the season in a 12-0 win over LA to move to 6-3 3.43.
• Zach Hogue (SF) went 5-5 and drove in 3 in the Bears 15-1 win over Austin.

GM's OFFICE
I am going to 10 Day DL Balderas and then get him 20 days of rehab in AAA allowing him to start and get some innings. He's throwing well but with no options, this opens the door to get him into a rotation and stretch it out. I'll recall Jake Grab off his rehab to fill the bullpen opening.

• 6/6: FLA 7 MIL 5 POTG DJ Adams 2-5 2B (4) HR (7) 2 RBI (17) Pollock W (8-2 3.67) 5 IP 8 H 5 ER Galindo SV (12)
• 2nd round HS pitcher Bobby Hill signed today and will report to Rio Rancho. At 6'7” we are going to get him started out of the bullpen to fix and tweak the mechanics. The most complicated aspect of grooming a young BIG pitcher is eliminating all the extra 'stuff' they do in their delivery.

• AL POTW- Eric Barrios (MIL) 14-29 HR 11 RBI (.286-11-52)
• NL POTW- Zach Hogue (SF) 13-30 4 HR 11 RBI (.313-12-34)

RECORD: 4-3 (40-19)
STANDINGS: 1st +13
RUNS SCORED: 384 1st
RUNS AGAINST: 235 1st
DEFENSIVE EFF: .708 1st
POWER RANKINGS:

1. Florida
2. Ohio
3. Washington
4. Los Angeles
5. Jacksonville

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• AL PLAYER OF THE MONTH- Eric Hecht (ALK) .413-12-32 (.369-15-47)
• NL PLAYER OF THE MONTH- Jim Bivens (WAS) .419-7-27 (.384-9-38)
• AL PITCHER OF THE MONTH- Tousei Sato (LV) 5-0 1.43 (9-0 1.77) + a No-hitter
• NL PITCHER OF THE MONTH- Sergio Guerrero (BUF) 5-0 1.95 (6-2 4.01)
• AL ROOKIE OF THE MONTH- Jimmy Burmeister (DET) 313-1-13 (.265-1-23)
• NL ROOKIE OF THE MONTH- Hyuuga Izumi .430-2-16 (.357-3-29) 38-year-old “rookie” from Japan

• All over the AL leaderboards. Kennan Hallamore is coming into his own. Ben Chase is going to be exactly as good as I thought he was on draft day.
• Take a look at the standings. 13 of 30 teams in the ABA are at or above .500. That seems extremely low though I am unsure I've ever paid that much attention. Our division and the NL West appear to be runaways today, with both central on the verge though with Chicago's pitching and their financial freedom I never discount them.
• The NL West looks like it might be fun the 2nd half.
• Did anyone Tell Camacho and Grohs it's now June? That's pretty late in the year to be .400, much less 2 guys.
• In Arizona, the Roadrunners have signed former SF Bears bench coach Clint Hurdle to a 3-year 1.3m dollar contract. The 52-year-old managed 1 season in Milwaukee (1998 80-82) before signing on with the Bears and being their bench coach from 2002 until today. That team made the postseason from 2002-07 winning it all in 2006.
• Hurdle is known to be a very offensively driven skipper.

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SCHEDULE:
1 vs Milwaukee
OFF DAY
3 @ Detroit
2 vs Phoenix

RESULTS

• 6/7: FLA 6 MIL 1 POTG Sugihara W (2-2 3.55) 7.2 IP 5 H 1 ER 3 BB 5 K Christman 1st inning GS (12) 4 RBI (43)
• 6/8: OFF DAY
• 6/9: DET 8 FLA 5 POTG Hayashi 3-4 HR (10) 2 RBI (37) Samvdio L (7-3 3.53) 5 IP 6 H 4 ER 4 BB 1 K
• 2nd rounder (60th overall) Juan Salazar has signed. He'll start at Rio Rancho and they'll go 6 deep in their rotation to start the year.
• 6/10: DET 4 FLA 3 POTG Bursey 2-3 HR (12) 2 RBI (39) Willoughby L (5-6 4.29) 6 IP 7 H 4 ER 3 BB 6 K
• Ezequiel Cordero (CHI) threw a 2-hitter and struck out 7 to beat New York 4-0. He's 6-4 2.94
• Former Tarpon Jon Naclerio beat San Antonio 1-0 on a 6-hitter to move to 5-6 3.74
• 1st Rounder (25th overall) Jeremy Clark and 3rd rounder (94th overall) Josh Drake both signed and reported today.
• 6/11: DET 12 FLA 4 POTG Pannebaker 3-5 2B (18) 3B (3) 3 R
• Mendoza L (5-2 5.10) 4.2 IP 8 H 8 ER Cortezo 2-5 2 HR (9) 3 RBI (36)
• Another reliever down. Jake Grab will miss the next 3-4 weeks with an elbow issue. Nate Bosse is going to be recalled to get an RH bat off the bench and in the OF to spell Saldana/Hayashi vs LHP.
• Oregon State Beat Cal for their 2nd NCAA Title. They won it back in 2000 as well. Cal was shooting for their 1st ever.
• Donte Johnican (Georgia Tech) took home the 2010 Golden Spikes award (.352/.516/.714 with 15 HR) and 19-year-old Freshman Tu-fu Tan of Oregon State took home the NCAA Pitcher of the Year award (8-0 1.39). Johnican was the 9th overall pick this year by the Memphis Blue Sox.
• In high school news, Bob Jones HS played in their 2nd straight HS National Title game and this time came away winners over the Paradise Valley Trojans of Phoenix, Arizona.
• 6/12: FLA 6 PHX 3 POTG Pollock W (9-2 3.58) 7 IP 7 H 2 ER 0 BB 4 K
• 6/13: FLA 4 PHX 2 POTG Sugihara W (3-2 3.24) 8 IP 5 H 2 ER 2 BB 4 K Galindo SV (13)
• Luis Paredes (OH) went 5-5 in the Generals 13-10 loss to Milwaukee. He drove in 2.
• 2B Juan Galindo took home AA POTW honors after being called up on Monday. He went 11-21 hitting 2 HR and driving in 11. He was a comp pick in 2009 (32nd overall) for losing Mike Haupt.

• AL POTW- Luis Paredes (OH) 12-26 3 HR 7 RBI (.285-10-41)
• NL POTW- CJ Resiner (SAN) 10-17 3 HR 7 RBI (.343-8-37)

• RECORD: 3-3 (43-22)
• STANDINGS: 1st +11
• RUNS SCORED: 412 1st
• RUNS AGAINST: 265 1st
• DEFENSIVE EFF: .707 1st
• POWER RANKINGS:

1. Florida
2. Los Angeles
3. Ohio
4. Chicago
5. Washington

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SCHEDULE:
1 vs Phoenix
3 vs Chicago
3 @ Denver

RESULTS

• 6/14: PHX 7 FLA 5 POTG Ernesto Ahumada 3-3 3 RBI (35) Saldana 3-4 HR (13) 4 RBI (55)
• Kennan Hallamore was pulled after hitting a single in the 1st. He's suffering from a groin strain. He's DtD.
• Our top pick, Randy Metcalf, signed today and will report to short-season, Hobbs. Both rookie teams kick off their seasons on Friday. All our picks are now signed.
• 6/15: FLA 4 CHI 0 POTG Willoughby (6-6 3.84) CG SHO 4 H 2 BB 8 K Flores 3-4 2 R 2B (21) SB (21) Adams 2-4 2 2B (6) 3 RBI (20)
• 6/16: CHI 6 FLA 2 POTG Yamada W (6-5 3.97) Balderas Start 6 IP 9 H 6 ER
• Juan Ramos (POR) scattered 7 hits to go 4-6 5.23 in a 3-0 win over San Antonio
• 6/17: FLA 4 CHI 3 POTG Jon Crowley 3-3 2B (4) 3B (1) RBI (6) Turner, Yamada, Galindo 3 IP 1 H 7 K SV (14) Cooke W (3-0)

MINOR LEAGUE ALL STARS
AAA - Arturo Flores SP 6-2 2.84 , Eddie Ellerbee C .286/.346/.453 6 HR , Jerry Fine 1B .314/.412/.701 14 HR , Dave Weller OF .353./394/.679 14 HR
AA – Satoyuki Ouchi SP 7-4 4.83 , Zion Nanton C .333/.420/.504 5 HR , Joey Scalzi C .301/.359/.619 9 HR , Andy Elizondo OF .360/.443/.616 13 HR , Kymani Hillmon OF .421/.461/.721 8 HR
A – Hiroya Ono SP 5-4 4.33 , Ben Phillips SP 5-6 2.89 , Shojiro Sato SP 5-4 3.86 , Jeremy Pope C .252/.333/.471 10 HR

• 6/18: FLA 5 DEN 2 POTG Sugihara W (4-2 3.20) 6 IP 2 H 2 ER 3 BB 6 K Turner 2.1 IP 1 H 6 K
• 6/19: FLA 7 DEN 0 POTG Samvdio CG (8-4 3.52) 2 H 3 BB 9 K Legion 3-4 2 2B (7) RBI (23)
• Toshiyoshi Nakata (ALK) scattered 7 hits and struck out 7 in a 3-0 win over Detroit. He's 5-5 3.90
• 6/20: FLA 5 DEN 3 POT Willoughby W (7-6 3.75) 7 IP 5 H 2 ER 3 BB 5 K Galindo SV (15) Hallamore 2-4 2B (15) HR (18) SB (13) 2 RBI (53)
• Rio Rancho opened the season with 6th rounder Jonathan Saxon firing a 1-hitter striking out 9 in a 2-0 win over

• AL POTW- Tyshawn Ogarro (MIL) 10-28 6 HR 14 RBI (.313-24-61)
• NL POTW- Dwien Gimena (POR) 12-30 3 HR 9 RBI (.256-9-41)

• RECORD: 5-2 (48-24)
• STANDINGS: 1st +12
• RUNS SCORED: 444 1st
• RUNS AGAINST: 286 1st
• DEFENSIVE EFF: .709 1st
• POWER RANKINGS:

1. Florida
2. Las Vegas
3. Washington
4. Ohio
5. Los Angeles

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SCHEDULE:
OFF DAY
3 vs St Louis
ALL-STAR BREAK

RESULTS

• 6/21: OFF DAY
• Word out of Milwaukee is that star 1B Braedon Newbury will be lost for at least the next 6 weeks after a 'freak accident' at home. Apparently, the slugger was washing his truck and fell of the massive F650 breaking the wrist on his throwing hand. He was hitting .296-16-50 through today. The Hawks rank 3rd in the AL in Runs, AVG and OBP and 4th in HR as of today. 3B Jamie DeLong (.330-4-15) will take over DH duties. Milwaukee is currently 37-35 and trail the 1st place Generals by 9 games but are just 1 game behind Alaska for the 2nd wild-card spot.
• Texas starter Sean Cockley will miss the next 3-4 months after undergoing exploratory elbow surgery today. The 35-year-old is coming off a 14-9 3.50 2009 and was 2-2 3.34 in 10 starts this year.
• And finally, Kansas City GM Tsutomu Kameyama announced the defending AL champs will have to go the rest of the way without closer Steve Bauer. The 34-year-old Bauer will undergo ligament reconstruction and be lost for at least the next 10 months. Bauer was 2-1 with 11 saves for the 1st place Spartans who are trying to get to their 3rd straight ABA world series. Manager Ned Yost has stated the right Mike Lenzini will take over the closer's role for the foreseeable future.
• 6/22: FLA 7 STL 3 POTG Juan Garnica 3-3 2B (7) 2 R BB CS (3) Mendoza W (6-2 4.94) 6 IP 7 H 2 ER 3 BB 4 K Allen SV (1) 3 IP 2 K Christman 2B (17) 3 RBI (49) Hallamore 17th error
• 6/23: STL 4 FLA 2 POTG Chris Smith ND 8 IP 6 H 1 R 3 BB 3 K Pollock 8 IP 6 H 2 ER 3 BB 7 K Mendoza 3-4 RBI (23) Galindo L (2-3 2.89) 1 IP 3 H 2 ER
• Buffalo SS Johnny Zambito went 5-5 3 2B RBI in the Nickels 11-3 win over Portland
• 6/24: FLA 11 STL 3 POTG Bursey 4-4 2B (19) HR (14) 3 R 4 RBI (46) Hallamore 4-4 3 R BB SB (14) CS (12)
• Cortezo 2-3 2 BB 2 HR (12) 4 R 2 RBI (41) Sugihara W (5-2 3.30) 7 IP 7 H 3 ER 1 BB 8 K
• Rob Anderson (WAS) went 5-6 4 RBI in the Jets 15-6 win over San Francisco

ALL-STAR BREAK
Giobbe Funicello led all AL vote-getters in the fan portion of All-Star Voting with 1.696 million votes. Juan Flores (2nd 1.15M) Arturo Mendoza (2nd 1.23M) Kennan Hallamore (2nd 1.423M, lost by 23K votes) Leith Bursey (2nd 1.29M) Kody Pollock (5th 975K) Brad Turner (1st 903K) and Ernesto Galindo (3rd 779K) were all in the top of the voting results.
Kansas City's Kennan Blashill took home the gold ballot for the NL with 1.671M votes.

Here are the final rosters for 2010 All-Star Game.

• AL POTW- Jahiem Kouassi (DEN) 6-14 4 HR 8 RBI (.285-20-43)
• NL POTW- Rob Anderson (WAS) 10-15 8 RBI (.324-14-50)

• RECORD: 2-1 (50-25)
• STANDINGS: 1st +12
• RUNS SCORED: 464 1st
• RUNS AGAINST: 296 1st
• DEFENSIVE EFF: .708 1st
• POWER RANKINGS:

1. Florida
2. Ohio
3. Las Vegas
4. Los Angeles
5. Kansas City

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SCHEDULE:
3 @ Memphis
3 vs New York
1 @ Brooklyn

RESULTS

• 6/28: FLA 7 MEM 5 POTG Legion 3-4 2B (9) R 3 RBI (27) SB (5) Pollock W (10-2 3.74) 5 IP 10 H 5 ER Galindo SV (16)
• 6/29: FLA 3 MEM 1 POTG Sugihara W (6-2 2.87) 7 IP 4 H 0 ER 5 BB 8 K Turner H (8) 0.58 ERA Galindo SV (17)
• Tim Bournes (JAX) struck out 4 and shutout Austin 5-0 on a 3-hitter to even his record at 5-5 5.33
• Jeff Boles (OK) went 5-5 doubling 3 times despite being beaten 8-6 by LA.
• 6/30: FLA 8 MEM 1 POTG Samvdio W (9-4 3.35) 7 IP 6 H 1 ER 2 BB 8 K Yamada SV (1) Flores 3-5 2 R 2 RBI (31) SB (24) CS (5)
• 7/1: FLA 3 NY 2 POTG Willoughby W (8-6 3.58) 7 IP 4 H 1 ER 4 BB 7 K Turner 2nd 3rd 0 outs, gets out of it H (9) 0.56 ERA Galindo SV (18)
• 7/2: FLA 5 NY 4 (10) POTG Legion 2-3 2B (10) SB (7) 2 RBI (30)
• Brad Turner gave up an HR to Mike Meinenger. Why is that a thing? Mike Meininger is a left-handed hitter and it was the 1st HR he had given up to an LHH in almost 2 years. His ERA “rose” to 0.77. His line this year 5-0 2 SV 0.77 ERA in 35 IP. 18 H 43 K 4 BB.
• 7/3: NY 4 FLA 3 POTG Dave Haynes W (6-6 3.73) 8 IP 6 H 3 ER 3 BB 3 K Genus SV (17)
• Pollock L (10-3 3.74) 7 IP 6 H 3 ER 2 BB 3 K 3 R HR in the 1st after Hallamore Error (18)
• Washington's Joel Aris recorded his 200th career win in an 8-3 victory over Buffalo. He's 200-130 4.11 lifetime.
• 7/4: FLA 3 BRK 2 POTG Sugihara W (7-2 2.64) 8 IP 6 H 1 ER 1 BB 8 K Cortezo 3-4 2B (29) leadoff HR (13) RBI (45) Galindo SV (19)
• Chad Coyle (PHX) went 5-5 and hit for the cycle in the Roadrunners 13-1 victory over Detroit.

• AL POTW- Tyshawn Ogarro (MIL) 12-29 3 HR 6 RBI (.327-27-69)
• NL POTW- Luis Camacho (SAN) 18-33 3 RBI (.393-0-26)

• RECORD: 5-1 (56-26)
• STANDINGS: 1st +12
• RUNS SCORED: 496 1st
• RUNS AGAINST: 315 1st
• DEFENSIVE EFF: .707 1st
• POWER RANKINGS:

1. Ohio
2. Florida
3. Los Angeles
4. Kansas City
5. San Antonio

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• AL PLAYER OF THE MONTH- Tyshawn Ogarro (MIL) .376-14-29 (.322-26-67)
• NL PLAYER OF THE MONTH- Mike Topolski (SD) .434-6-23 (.336-18-64)
• AL PITCHER OF THE MONTH- Dave Young (ALK) 5-0 0.78 (9-6 2.76)
• NL PITCHER OF THE MONTH- Jorge Santander (WAS) 6-0 2.16 (8-0 2.97)
• AL ROOKIE OF THE MONTH- Chris Russell (PHX) .467-1-4 (.360-2-7)
• NL ROOKIE OF THE MONTH- Dwien Gimena (POR) .337-6-25 (.256-9-43)

TARPONS MONTH

• Overall our offense is still leading the league in a bunch of categories but some folks have fallen way off their early pace. Just one player in any category and that's SB, but overall the team top to bottom is coming together.
• Check out the swing in the central with Ohio picking up 7 games in just the past 10 days. Barring extreme circumstances, the only race left in the AL appears to be the Wild Card.
• In the NL with the exception of the Jets and Panthers, it's all about the Wild Card as well.
• There's going to be a major shakeup in Frisco. They don't have a patient owner nor fan base and expectations are the same there as in LA and Detroit. Win it all, anything else is an epic failure.

ST LOUIS PUTS UP “YARD SALE” SIGN
The St Louis Surge have made it known that their ABA worst 23-59 record has put them in “Fire Sale” mode. Owner Luis Crespin has “demanded” a change and 'fix' by Surge GM Brett Creamer.
Sources around the league point to a decent pool of young talent that has been developing around their only true star in 3B Ben Chase. Chase has become the 'face of the franchise' for whatever that may be worth, while he is hitting a career-low .248 he still leads the ABA in home runs with 26. The Surge has also been hard hit by injuries. They rank dead last in runs scored, Avg, OBP, runs against and 13th in Starters ERA and defensive efficiency.
Most speculate the Surge will move any and every prospect they have for the right deal which is said to be "prospects and picks". They are apparently 'starting over' and looking to re-stock a system. Chase is one of the few names overheard to be 'untouchable' but some scouts have said Chase is the one player that could get them a return that would jump-start the rebuild stating "if they can be dead last WITH him what's the harm in being dead last without him, and a bunch of young talent coming back their way?".
It is also no secret that a few GM's around the ABA have coveted Chase since draft day and may actually be willing to part with the 'package' that could get it done.

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SURGE STUN ABA, TRADE CHASE TO FLORIDA
Florida Tarpon GM Gehrig Schilling today announced his club had acquired the rights to star 3B Ben Chase from the St Louis Surge. Florida sent two-way star 3B/SP Arturo Mendoza, their top-ranked prospect in 3B Theo Lemaire, minor league P prospect Jimmy Hall and their 2nd round pick in the 2011 draft to St Louis in exchange for the 26-year-old Chase. Many were shocked to see Florida dealing Mendoza who most feel is maturing into what may end up the best 2-way talent in ABA history and their top prospect. St Louis will also pay the remainder of Chase's 2010 salary.

GM'S OFFICE
Ben Chase is going to be a Hall of Famer. He's also about 270 days younger than Arturo Mendoza. He's 26, just turned, a gold glove silver slugger candidate every year. He's insanely popular league-wide and a hard worker and great teammate. The two players I dealt are both pure 3B when Mendoza is not pitching. It was a price I could “afford” as Alatorre comes off his rehab to take the rotation spot and Chase becomes the teams every day third basemen. The P “prospect” was a 25-year-old minor league FA who we may have 'hit on' but given our top 3 prospects are SP and at AAA we can manage.
The only hiccup? I will not be able to re-sign Galindo, Allen or Grab. This is going to force some moves this winter from a payroll perspective but I think we have enough young talent to do that and not miss a beat. I also think this move puts the Florida Tarpons in full-blown dynasty mode.

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SCHEDULE:
2 @ Brooklyn
3 @ Minnesota
OFF DAY
Las Vegas

RESULTS

• 7/5: FLA 5 BRK 4 POTG Tatsui Sakai ND 8 IP 5 H 4 ER 2 BB 11 K Galindo BS (2) W (4-3 2.86) Yamada SV (2) Bursey 3-4 2B (21) Chase 0-5 4 K
• Dusty Caspary (SF) went 5-5 in the Bears 14-3 pounding of Oklahoma.
• 7/6: FLA 10 BRK 2 POTG Willoughby lost a no-hitter with 2 outs in the 8th. 8 IP 2 H 2 ER 4 BB 4 K (9-6 3.48) Funicello 4-6 2 2B (20) Chase 2-3 3B RBI Flores 4-4 2B (27) 2 R CS (6)
• Mendoza wins POTG in 10-4 St Louis win. 2-5 HR
• 7/7: FLA 3 MIN 2 POTG Balderas spot start W (1-1 2.96) 6 IP 7 H 1 R 0 BB 5 K Galindo SV (20) Chase 1-4 3 K
• Luis Camacho (SAN) went 5-6 in the Broncos 7-5 win over Kansas City.
• San Francisco announced 2 time Koufax Winner Chris Edge will retire at the end of the 2010 season. Edge is 177-135 3.91 with 2889 strikeouts. He's a 9-time all-star, author of a no-hitter (2000 vs Alaska with 14 K's) and a World Series Champion (2006 with Frisco). He was the 1st overall selection in the 1993 draft by Minnesota.
• 7/8: FLA 6 MIN 2 POTG Pollock W (11-3 3.66) 7.1 IP 7 H 2 ER 2 BB 5 K Hallamore 3-5 2 2B (18) R Chase 2-4 BB 3B RBI (.313-0-2) Error (1)
• Dwaine Milazzo (LA) struck out 8 in a 3-hitter to down Texas 3-0. He's 6-6 4.88
• 7/9: MIN 7 FLA 4 POTG Juan Garza 4-5 2B (16) 2 HR (11) 2 R 2 RBI (28) Joe Linn W (9-4 4.03) 7.1 IP 7 H 4 ER 12 K
• Hallamore 3-5 Error (19) Chase 1-4 HR RBI
• 7/10: OFF DAY
• 7/11: FLA 5 LV 4 POTG Luis Izaguirre ND 6 IP 4 H 0 ER 2 BB 8 K Helmrich BS (3) L (4-5 2.72) 0.1 IP 4 H 2 ER
• Turner W (6-0 0.73) 1 IP 1 K Hayashi 3-4 2B (15) game-tying 1B
• Ernesto Medina (DEN) threw his 1st career 2-hitter striking out 6 in a 2-0 win over Phoenix. He's 6-6 3.92

• AL POTW- Joe Vertz (OH) 11-26 3 HR 13 RBI (.328-24-93)
• NL POTW- Mike Topolski (SD) 11-26 5 HR 9 RBI (.345-25-77)

• RECORD: 5-1 (61-27)
• STANDINGS: 1st +15
• RUNS SCORED: 529 1st
• RUNS AGAINST: 336 1st
• DEFENSIVE EFF: .708 1st
• POWER RANKINGS:

1. Florida
2. Ohio
3. San Diego
4. Kansas City
5. Los Angeles

Alamogordo is the ranked #1 in the AAA Power Rankings.

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SCHEDULE:
2 vs Las Vegas
OFF DAY
3 @ Ohio (DH)
2 vs Alaska

RESULTS

• 7/12: FLA 8 LV 2 POTG Hallamore 2-4 3B (6) HR (20) 2 RBI (59) Willoughby W (10-6 3.42) 7 IP 5 H 2 ER 3 BB 4 K Chase 2-4 2 2B (8) 2 RBI (56)
• 7/13: LV 8 FLA 4 POTG Sato W (14-1 2.49) 7.2 IP 6 H 4 ER 3 BB 7 K
• Hallamore Error blows game in the 8th Alatorre L (3-5 4.44) 8 IP 9 H 6 R 4 ER 2 K
• 7/14: OFF DAY
• 7/15: G1: FLA 8 OH 2 POTG Cortezo 2-3 2 HR (15) 4 RBI (52) 3 R Pollock W (12-3 3.53) 7 IP 4 H 1 ER 1 BB 1 K Chase 3-4 2 R RBI (57) CS (1) Flores 3-4 HR (7) 2 RBI (39)
• 7/15: G2:OH 6 FLA 3 POTG Banderas W (9-4 3.66) 8 IP 5 H 3 ER 5 K Ginn SV (30) DeSpain 3-4 2 R RBI (13) Hallamore 21st error
• 7/16: FLA 3 OH 2 POTG Sugihara W (8-3 3.13) 7.1 IP 5 H 2 ER 3 K Galindo SV (21) Cortezo 3-5 2N (31) Funicello 3-5 RBI (49)
• Arturo Mendoza 1-1 1.69 2 starts and .231/.355/.423 in 6 starts at 3B since the trade. Chase is .310/.362/.548 in 11 games.
• 7/17: FLA 4 ALK 2 POTG Samvdio W (10-4 3.54) 5 IP 2 H 2 ER 6 BB 7 K Turner SV (3) 1 IP 2 K (0.69) Chase HR (28) 3 RBI (60)
• 7/18: FLA 6 ALK 5 POTG DJ Adams HR (9) 3 RBI (25) Galindo SV (22)
• Chris Kantor (NY) beat Detroit 1-0 striking out 5 on just 3 hits. He's 7-8 3.23

1. AL POTW – Ernesto Montiel (CHI) 12-29 6 HR 14 RBI (.301-24-79)
2. NL POTW – Ernie Taub (SAN) 14-32 3 HR 11 RBI (.302-10-46)

• RECORD: 5-2 (66-29)
• STANDINGS: 1st +19
• RUNS SCORED: 565 2nd
• RUNS AGAINST: 363 1st
• DEFENSIVE EFF: .710 1st
• POWER RANKINGS:

1. Florida
2. Kansas City
3. Las Vegas
4. San Antonio
5. Ohio

NOTES

• As of today here are some numbers for the club thus far.
• 31-16 at home .660 35-13 on the road .729.
• 9-2 in extra inning games
• 14-7 in 1 run games
• 20-5 vs LHP .800
• 46-24 vs RHP .657
• 13-4 this month 49-22 since May 1st.
• 1st in the following offensive categories
• Avg .288, OBP .360., Slugging .489., OPS .849., hits 970., XBH 370, HR 144, K's 610 and 2nd in runs 565, SB's 71, and 5th in walks at 364.
• Pitching and defense
• 1st in ERA 3.47, Bullpen ERA 2.59, runs allowed 363, hits 744, opp Avg .232, BABIP .278, HR Allowed 81, Def Eff .710 and 2nd in Starters ERA 3.82, 3rd in BB 285 and 4th in K's 762.
• Brad Turner and Ernesto Galindo combined 10-3 25 SV 78 IP 48 H 97 K 11 BB 5 HR 1.96 ERA 0.76 WHIP
• Our catching duo is 33-71 in CS 46.5%

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SCHEDULE:
1 vs Alaska
3 @ Milwaukee
OFF DAY
2 vs Detroit

RESULTS

• 7/19: FLA 12 ALK 4 POTG Hayashi 3-4 2B (17) 2 HR (15) 5 RBI (56) down 4-0 after 3.5. Alatorre W (4-5 4.56) 6 IP 9 H 4 ER 1 BB 6 K Allen SV (2) 3 IP 1 H 2 K
• Curt Hanning (SAN) tossed a 4-hit shutout striking out 11 to beat Austin 5-0. He's 8-6 4.25. Hanning set the leagues single-season record for shutouts last year with 7.
• 7/20: FLA 12 MIL 6 POTG Hallamore 3-5 2B (19) HR (21) 3 R 4 RBI (65) Chase 2-5 Grand Slam (29) 6 RBI (66) Pollock W (13-3 3.71) 6 IP 9 H 5 ER 6 K
• 7/21: FLA 3 MIL 2 POTG Flores 3-3 2B (29) HR (8) RBI (41) Sugihara W (9-3 3.09) 7 IP 7 H 2 ER 6 K Galindo SV (23)
• 7/22: FLA 14 MIL 4 POTG Hayashi 2-4 HR (16) 5 RBI (62) Flores ties FLA record with 4 BB. Cortezo 3-5 3 R 2 RBI (57)
• 2010 1st rounder (25th overall) Jeremy Clark was mashing at Short Season Hobbs so was recalled to Farmington this week. In his 4th game today he went 3-3 homering 3 times and driving in 4.
• 7/23: OFF DAY
• 7/24: DET 9 FLA 5 POTG Fuchigami 3-4 2B (19) HR (9) 4 RBI (30) Ortga W (10-7 3.02) 8.1 IP 7 H 2 ER
• Willoughby L (11-7 4.10) 2.1 IP 8 H 4 BB 8 ER Chase 3-4 2 HR (31) 3 RBI (69)
• 7/25: DET 3 FLA 2 POTG Southorn W (11-2 2.97) 7.2 IP 6 H 2 ER 9 K Berg SV (25) Orrego 3-4 2 R
• Alatorre L (4-6 4.48) 7.1 IP 6 H 3 ER 3 K
• This is the first series we will have lost since Detroit swept us back on June 9th to the 11th.
• Toshiyoshi Nakata gave up 6 hits in a 10-0 pasting of Ohio to move to 7-7 3.73
• Juan Trinidad (AUS) went 5-6 in the Colts 12-5 win over Portland.
• Nikki Kimura (BRK) struck out 5 and scattered 7 hits in an 8-0 win over Phoenix. It was just his 5th win to 12 defeats this year.

• AL POTW- Tyshawn Ogarro (MIL) 14-24 3 HR 8 RBI (.341-35-88) It was his 3rd POTW this MONTH
• NL POTW- Zach Hogue (SF) 11-18 3 HR 8 RBI (.320-24-70)
  
  
• Camden Mouland (AA) went 13-26 with 3 HR and 11 RBI's to take home POTW honors for Clovis

• RECORD: 4-2 (70-31)
• STANDINGS: 1st +18
• RUNS SCORED: 613 1st
• RUNS AGAINST: 391 1st
• DEFENSIVE EFF: .708 1st
• POWER RANKINGS:

1. Florida
2. Chicago
3. Ohio
4. Kansas City
5. San Antonio