- The Philly Fever released a statement this week essentially throwing in the towel on the 2020 season. Expect to see some Fever players on the move after the Amateur Draft.
- Savannah keeps their tenuous grip on first place despite having to put Dontrelle Willis and Boog Johnson on the DL this week. They joing C Neal Schallock and 3B Miguel Cabrera on the shelf.
- San Juan is right there in the South, but had to put Buzz Bliss on the DL with an inflamed ACL. He's out for the year.
- The Far East continues to flip-flop between Oska and Kyoto, with the Ronin on top this week. Chiang-Mai is closing the gap.
- Atlanta is still in last place, but is just 5 games out in a division full of injuries. When do they make their move?
- Cleveland rookie Mike Wolmers has finally hit the wall; He has lost 3 of his last 4 decisions, and seen his ERA balloon from 1.20 to 4.40.
- Kyoto rookie Luke Daughetry was dropped from 2nd to 7th in the batting order this week. "He's shown good power for us, but he has lost all of the patience he showed in Spring Training," said hitting coach Ichiro. "We can't have a player with a .276 OBP that high in the order." Daughetry's team-leading 11 GIDP's also contributed to the move.
- Taipei lost rookie Derek Ballinger this week, but got Chris Fetter back. Unfortunately for the last place Tai Fong, this seems to be a downgrade.
- And finally, what about the feel good story of 12 year SLB veteran Chris Lambert? The highly touted first round draft pick (2008) never panned out at the major league level; his best season was 2013, when he went 13-10, 4.21 while being traded from Cleveland to Scotland, and again to Kyoto. His career numbers in the majors: 42-70, 5.40 ERA.
But the 33 year old Lambert is having the time of his life in Ft. Wayne this year, posting a 13-1 record with a 2.23 ERA for the Harry Baals. "The pressure is totally off here," said Lambert after his last victory. "The team is loose, we're 2 games out of first, and I'm having a blast." It remains to be seen if he can help the Ronin down the stretch, but for now, he's finally enjoying baseball.
Monday, March 30, 2009
Saturday, March 28, 2009
News & Notes - June 8, 2020
- Amateur Draft should be arriving soon, probably June 17 of the schedule.
- Pythagorean records are amiss again. Bedford, who is nearly even in run differential, is 6 games under, while Kyoto, who is -18 in run diff., is .500.
- Scotland's hot/cold/hot streak is still going strong, as the Rebels have won 6 straight to pass Ireland for first place in the Euro. Ireland has lost 4 straight.
- League pitching continues to improve, as just 3 teams have team ERA's over 5.00. In April, over half of the teams were in the 5.00 range.
- Osaka's Prince Fielder has 30 home runs in 239 At-Bats (1 per 7.9 AB's). That's 30 HR in just 74 hits, meaning just 44 balls have landed safely in fair territory this year. He currently has a 9 HR lead over teammate Ben Parker, and is threatening to lap the field by season's end.
- Someone take the aluminum bat away from Len Thymne.
- 2019's #1 overall draft pick (SP Michael Casper) is just doing okay in his first season in Ft. Wayne. His control has been as good as advertised (just 13 BB's compared to 105 K's in 92 IP), but he's giving up a lot of hits, many of which are leaving the park. He'll be an interesting guy to keep an eye on.
- Quebec's Rick Clay has more triples (25) than doubles (17).
- Pythagorean records are amiss again. Bedford, who is nearly even in run differential, is 6 games under, while Kyoto, who is -18 in run diff., is .500.
- Scotland's hot/cold/hot streak is still going strong, as the Rebels have won 6 straight to pass Ireland for first place in the Euro. Ireland has lost 4 straight.
- League pitching continues to improve, as just 3 teams have team ERA's over 5.00. In April, over half of the teams were in the 5.00 range.
- Osaka's Prince Fielder has 30 home runs in 239 At-Bats (1 per 7.9 AB's). That's 30 HR in just 74 hits, meaning just 44 balls have landed safely in fair territory this year. He currently has a 9 HR lead over teammate Ben Parker, and is threatening to lap the field by season's end.
- Someone take the aluminum bat away from Len Thymne.
- 2019's #1 overall draft pick (SP Michael Casper) is just doing okay in his first season in Ft. Wayne. His control has been as good as advertised (just 13 BB's compared to 105 K's in 92 IP), but he's giving up a lot of hits, many of which are leaving the park. He'll be an interesting guy to keep an eye on.
- Quebec's Rick Clay has more triples (25) than doubles (17).
Thursday, March 26, 2009
News & Notes - June 1, 2020
- Scotland went from the hottest team in the league to the coldest. Not long after their 10 game win streak, the Rebels rattled off an 8 game losing streak. Losing Daniel Callahan for the year (PCL) won't help right the ship.
- Halifax has shaken off its slow start, and has now padded their lead over Cleveland to 4 games. The Sailors have a ton of injuries, but the pitching has really carried them through the past few weeks.
- Bedford has played much better in the past couple of weeks, thanks to a revived offense and some good starting pitching. They're making Atlanta regret releasing Al Krieger, as the former Flyer is 2-0 with the Crunch and has lowered his ERA to 4.26. Unfortunately, staff ace Ted Striker (7-3, 3.62) is out 2-3 months with a tricep tendon injury.
- Also staging a comeback of sorts is Chiang Mai, who has won 7 of their last 10 games and stands just 2.5 games out of first in the Far East. With Kyoto and Osaka treading water, now is the time for the Kwaan to make their move. Though their starting pitching has been spotty, Chiang Mai has sported one of the better bullpens in the league. Joe Belinda hitting over .400 doesn't hurt either.
- Slowest team in the league? Kyoto by a landslide. The entire team has just 2 triples and 18 stolen bases.
- Here's a stat you don't see every year: Osaka has more HR (119) than doubles (102).
- Halifax has shaken off its slow start, and has now padded their lead over Cleveland to 4 games. The Sailors have a ton of injuries, but the pitching has really carried them through the past few weeks.
- Bedford has played much better in the past couple of weeks, thanks to a revived offense and some good starting pitching. They're making Atlanta regret releasing Al Krieger, as the former Flyer is 2-0 with the Crunch and has lowered his ERA to 4.26. Unfortunately, staff ace Ted Striker (7-3, 3.62) is out 2-3 months with a tricep tendon injury.
- Also staging a comeback of sorts is Chiang Mai, who has won 7 of their last 10 games and stands just 2.5 games out of first in the Far East. With Kyoto and Osaka treading water, now is the time for the Kwaan to make their move. Though their starting pitching has been spotty, Chiang Mai has sported one of the better bullpens in the league. Joe Belinda hitting over .400 doesn't hurt either.
- Slowest team in the league? Kyoto by a landslide. The entire team has just 2 triples and 18 stolen bases.
- Here's a stat you don't see every year: Osaka has more HR (119) than doubles (102).
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
News & Notes - May 25, 2020
- Kyoto stopped it's slump with a 3 game sweep in Cleveland. The Bushido also handed rookie phenom Mike Wolmers his first loss; the Dawg hurler got thumped for 13 hits and 11 runs in 7 innings. Kyoto is back in a percentage point tie with Osaka for first in the Far East.
- Taipei, on the other hand, continues to plummet, having lost 7 in a row and 9 of their last 10 to fall 15 under .500 and 8 out of the division lead. Injuries and terrible pen work have contributed to the streak.
- Scotland and Ireland continue to duke it out in the Euro Division. The Rebels are still in first place, but by just one game over the Invaders, who have won 8 of 10. If Ireland can nail down a 5th starter, they may be the team to beat (but thus far, Escobar, Stryker and Phillips have failed to hold onto the role).
- Is this the best year ever for rookie hitters? Three rookies are in the top 10 in hitting (Bedford's Don Erickson tops the list, with Ireland's Chmolak and San Juan's Proly in the list), while Proly and Kyoto's Luke Daughetry are in the top 10 in RBI.
- Halifax has suddenly turned into an offensive juggernaut, and no pitcher on the staff has benefited from it more than lefty Michael Tentilucci. He's 6-0 despite an ERA that only just dipped below 5.00, while allowing a .315 OpAvg and a fat WHIP.
- Miguel Caberera's injury last week may have cost him some career milestones this year. The 36 year old third baseman is 104 hits shy of 3000, 14 doubles short of 900, 93 runs short of 1500, and 5 RBI shy of 1500.
- Dontrelle Willis is 2 wins shy of 200.
- How bad is London's AAA team? The Queens pitching staff has 4 of the top 10 leaders in losses, as Mewes and Boswell have 8 losses each, and Amin and Hankins have 7. The team is 10-39 on the year.
- Taipei, on the other hand, continues to plummet, having lost 7 in a row and 9 of their last 10 to fall 15 under .500 and 8 out of the division lead. Injuries and terrible pen work have contributed to the streak.
- Scotland and Ireland continue to duke it out in the Euro Division. The Rebels are still in first place, but by just one game over the Invaders, who have won 8 of 10. If Ireland can nail down a 5th starter, they may be the team to beat (but thus far, Escobar, Stryker and Phillips have failed to hold onto the role).
- Is this the best year ever for rookie hitters? Three rookies are in the top 10 in hitting (Bedford's Don Erickson tops the list, with Ireland's Chmolak and San Juan's Proly in the list), while Proly and Kyoto's Luke Daughetry are in the top 10 in RBI.
- Halifax has suddenly turned into an offensive juggernaut, and no pitcher on the staff has benefited from it more than lefty Michael Tentilucci. He's 6-0 despite an ERA that only just dipped below 5.00, while allowing a .315 OpAvg and a fat WHIP.
- Miguel Caberera's injury last week may have cost him some career milestones this year. The 36 year old third baseman is 104 hits shy of 3000, 14 doubles short of 900, 93 runs short of 1500, and 5 RBI shy of 1500.
- Dontrelle Willis is 2 wins shy of 200.
- How bad is London's AAA team? The Queens pitching staff has 4 of the top 10 leaders in losses, as Mewes and Boswell have 8 losses each, and Amin and Hankins have 7. The team is 10-39 on the year.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
News & Notes - May 18, 2020
Better late than never....
- Scotland had a 10 game winning streak snapped on Sunday when they lost to Homer Bailey and Atlanta. The Rebels' 15-4 home record is the best in the league.
- Savannah has slumped to 3rd place in the South, and will be without All-Star Miguel Cabrera for the next 3-4 months.
- It's a rough year for last season's division champs. With the exception of Halifax, all other 2019 champs are in last place.
- Kyoto has cooled off, losing 7 of its last 10 games, but remains in first thanks to all of the other Far East teams' losing records.
- Chiang Mai has just 28 HR in 41 games. Their team SLG is .404, worst in the league.
- Jake Peavy for Comeback Player of the Year? After a disastrous year in Kyoto, he was traded to Baltimore and then signed by Paris in the off-season. Peavy is 4-1 with a 2.77 ERA in a stadium notorious for high offense.
- Osaka has 5 players with 10 or more home runs. There are 7 teams that don't have any double-digit home run players.
- Rick Clay (AAA Quebec) has 39 extra-base hits compared to just 28 singles.
- Scotland had a 10 game winning streak snapped on Sunday when they lost to Homer Bailey and Atlanta. The Rebels' 15-4 home record is the best in the league.
- Savannah has slumped to 3rd place in the South, and will be without All-Star Miguel Cabrera for the next 3-4 months.
- It's a rough year for last season's division champs. With the exception of Halifax, all other 2019 champs are in last place.
- Kyoto has cooled off, losing 7 of its last 10 games, but remains in first thanks to all of the other Far East teams' losing records.
- Chiang Mai has just 28 HR in 41 games. Their team SLG is .404, worst in the league.
- Jake Peavy for Comeback Player of the Year? After a disastrous year in Kyoto, he was traded to Baltimore and then signed by Paris in the off-season. Peavy is 4-1 with a 2.77 ERA in a stadium notorious for high offense.
- Osaka has 5 players with 10 or more home runs. There are 7 teams that don't have any double-digit home run players.
- Rick Clay (AAA Quebec) has 39 extra-base hits compared to just 28 singles.
Friday, March 20, 2009
News & Notes - May 11, 2020
Off we go....
- Promising Ireland pitching prospect Armando Escobar couldn't get it going in his rookie campaign, and was sent back to Australia after a 1-2, 8.59 start. Escobar was 17-7 in two AAA seasons, and won the Top Pitching Prospect award in 2019. Escobar was replaced in the rotation by Jerry Stryker, who was 5-0 with a 1.01 ERA in 7 starts for the Beerbellies.
- Three different teams attempted to sign Al Krieger, who was released by Atlanta last week. Bedford succeeded, and Krieger has appeared twice out of the pen for AAA Detroit.
- Despite a slew of injuries, Halifax has worked their way into a first place tie with Cleveland in the North. The Sailors are hitting like crazy, leading the league with a .301 team average and 214 runs.
- Speaking of Halifax, did you know that 2B Josh Barfield has 409 career HR and nearly 600 career doubles?
- The pitching has improved as the weather has warmed, with 11 of the 16 teams in the league now sporting a team ERA under 5.00.
- But whose team is worst in the league in pitching? Atlanta.
- Why did no one want Dennis Dennis Jr. last year? He's been resurgent in Cleveland, with a 1.077 OPS and team leading 12 homers.
- Paris' Stu Watwood is batting over .400 after 33 games.
- San Juan has shot past Savannah to take first place in the South. Rookie Charlie Proly is still raking, which is good news for Senadores fans, but bad news for.....
-.....prospect Len Thymne, who, despite hitting .383/.491/.850 for AAA Caracas, is stuck behind Proly on the depth chart. Thymne is averaging a home run every 7.8 at-bats, and an extra base hit every 4.75 at-bats.
- NCAA stats and rosters will be posted this weekend. Stay tuned.
- Promising Ireland pitching prospect Armando Escobar couldn't get it going in his rookie campaign, and was sent back to Australia after a 1-2, 8.59 start. Escobar was 17-7 in two AAA seasons, and won the Top Pitching Prospect award in 2019. Escobar was replaced in the rotation by Jerry Stryker, who was 5-0 with a 1.01 ERA in 7 starts for the Beerbellies.
- Three different teams attempted to sign Al Krieger, who was released by Atlanta last week. Bedford succeeded, and Krieger has appeared twice out of the pen for AAA Detroit.
- Despite a slew of injuries, Halifax has worked their way into a first place tie with Cleveland in the North. The Sailors are hitting like crazy, leading the league with a .301 team average and 214 runs.
- Speaking of Halifax, did you know that 2B Josh Barfield has 409 career HR and nearly 600 career doubles?
- The pitching has improved as the weather has warmed, with 11 of the 16 teams in the league now sporting a team ERA under 5.00.
- But whose team is worst in the league in pitching? Atlanta.
- Why did no one want Dennis Dennis Jr. last year? He's been resurgent in Cleveland, with a 1.077 OPS and team leading 12 homers.
- Paris' Stu Watwood is batting over .400 after 33 games.
- San Juan has shot past Savannah to take first place in the South. Rookie Charlie Proly is still raking, which is good news for Senadores fans, but bad news for.....
-.....prospect Len Thymne, who, despite hitting .383/.491/.850 for AAA Caracas, is stuck behind Proly on the depth chart. Thymne is averaging a home run every 7.8 at-bats, and an extra base hit every 4.75 at-bats.
- NCAA stats and rosters will be posted this weekend. Stay tuned.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
News & Notes - May 3, 2020
Around the league....
- Panic in Atlanta? After a 9-15 start, the Flyers front office made an unusually large number of roster moves in hopes of shaking the team out of its funk. Rookie starter Al Krieger (1-3) was released, with Fred Bordick getting the call up to fill his rotation spot. Con Brack, who was lost in the Rule 5 draft a few seasons back, was resigned to Charleston, as were longtime Bedford farmhands Bill Claire and Frank Dean. Bordick won his major league debut, allowing 3 ER in 7 1/3 IP despite walking 5.
- Chiang Mai got some much needed help on offense this week, as Trevor Bayne and Joe Belinda rejoined the lineup. Belinda went 5 for 11 with a HR and Bayne went 2 for 12 with a stolen base in the weekend series against Halifax. The Kwaan won 1 of the 3 contests.
- Cleveland and Scotland completed the first trade of the 2020 regular season, swapping a total of 6 pitchers in the deal. Scotland acquired starter Mike Miller, who is 0-2, 5.23 after signing a 3 year, $18 million deal with the Dawgs this winter, as well as relievers Mark Romanczuk and Brandon Durden. In exchange, Cleveland landed starter Ron Mexico, reliever Rudolph Quinonez, and prospect Hank Cole.
- Taipei holds onto 2nd place in the Far East, despite a lineup that won't hit and three rookies in the starting rotation. The Tai Fong are hitting just .240 as a team, with Hickey and Hildenbrand unable to find their groove. Derek Ballinger, the rookie filling in for the injured Chris Fetter, was blasted in his major league debut, but had a nice outing his 2nd time out.
- What happened to Scott Davis? The Baltimore hurler had a great minor league career, and put up a solid rookie season in 2019. Now he's 0-3 with an 11.72 ERA, giving up 40 hits and 9 walks in 25 IP. EDIT: Apparently the Panthers are fed up with Davis, and he has been moved to long relief. Jacob Voorhees was called up to take his rotation spot.
- The success of rookie Don Erickson (1B, BED) has spelled the end for Basil Elton-John, who was demoted to Detroit on Sunday. Basil never lived up to the hype (or the legacy of his father, Nigel, who hit 497 HR for the now defunct Simulated Baseball Association [SimBA]).
- London's Diego Clemente hasn't shown much power this season, but he has 20 walks (compared to 18 strikeouts), for a .397 OBP.
- Early front runners for ROY awards look to be RF Charlie Proly (SJ), who is hitting .358/.419/.600 with 5 HR and 25 RBI, and SP Mike Wolmers (CLE), who is 4-0, 1.24 with 27 K's and a sub-1.00 WHIP.
- Panic in Atlanta? After a 9-15 start, the Flyers front office made an unusually large number of roster moves in hopes of shaking the team out of its funk. Rookie starter Al Krieger (1-3) was released, with Fred Bordick getting the call up to fill his rotation spot. Con Brack, who was lost in the Rule 5 draft a few seasons back, was resigned to Charleston, as were longtime Bedford farmhands Bill Claire and Frank Dean. Bordick won his major league debut, allowing 3 ER in 7 1/3 IP despite walking 5.
- Chiang Mai got some much needed help on offense this week, as Trevor Bayne and Joe Belinda rejoined the lineup. Belinda went 5 for 11 with a HR and Bayne went 2 for 12 with a stolen base in the weekend series against Halifax. The Kwaan won 1 of the 3 contests.
- Cleveland and Scotland completed the first trade of the 2020 regular season, swapping a total of 6 pitchers in the deal. Scotland acquired starter Mike Miller, who is 0-2, 5.23 after signing a 3 year, $18 million deal with the Dawgs this winter, as well as relievers Mark Romanczuk and Brandon Durden. In exchange, Cleveland landed starter Ron Mexico, reliever Rudolph Quinonez, and prospect Hank Cole.
- Taipei holds onto 2nd place in the Far East, despite a lineup that won't hit and three rookies in the starting rotation. The Tai Fong are hitting just .240 as a team, with Hickey and Hildenbrand unable to find their groove. Derek Ballinger, the rookie filling in for the injured Chris Fetter, was blasted in his major league debut, but had a nice outing his 2nd time out.
- What happened to Scott Davis? The Baltimore hurler had a great minor league career, and put up a solid rookie season in 2019. Now he's 0-3 with an 11.72 ERA, giving up 40 hits and 9 walks in 25 IP. EDIT: Apparently the Panthers are fed up with Davis, and he has been moved to long relief. Jacob Voorhees was called up to take his rotation spot.
- The success of rookie Don Erickson (1B, BED) has spelled the end for Basil Elton-John, who was demoted to Detroit on Sunday. Basil never lived up to the hype (or the legacy of his father, Nigel, who hit 497 HR for the now defunct Simulated Baseball Association [SimBA]).
- London's Diego Clemente hasn't shown much power this season, but he has 20 walks (compared to 18 strikeouts), for a .397 OBP.
- Early front runners for ROY awards look to be RF Charlie Proly (SJ), who is hitting .358/.419/.600 with 5 HR and 25 RBI, and SP Mike Wolmers (CLE), who is 4-0, 1.24 with 27 K's and a sub-1.00 WHIP.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
News & Notes - April 27, 2020
Around the league this week...
- Darren Lemming finally hit a homer this week....
- ...but Atlanta is in last place in the South (and is tied for worst record in the league) due mostly to the failures of the starting rotation. Bailey has been his usually dominant self, but Krieger, Plantier and Delmas have been beaten around early on.
- Baltimore has roared to an 11-8 record despite it's three young starters having rough starts. Cepeda (5.96), Putnam (8.44) and Davis (11.74) are 3-6 combined, but the team has been bailed out by Romero and DeVries (plus some lights out bullpen work).
- The surprise team of the season so far remains Cleveland, who has cut their team ERA nearly in half from a year ago. Rookie Mark Wolmers continues to dazzle, starting his career 3-0 with a 1.23 ERA. Wolmers has a first round pick of Baltimore in 2019, but traded to Cleveland for Ricardo Romero. Free Agent Mark McCormick has also dominated (2-0, 1.13)
- We knew losing Prior, Verlander and Santana would hurt, but who expected Halifax's team ERA to bloom to 5.21? 2019 holdovers Kazmir, Miller and Graves have been rocked.
- Yes, Ireland has had as many as 6 rookies in their starting lineup, and they've taken the good (Chmolak, Cartee) with the bad (Miskik, Izumigawa) so far. Still, the team is over .500, thanks to Verlander picking up the pace and a revived bullpen (lead by rookie starter-turned-closer Yoshi Sasaki).
- Someone test Augustine Ortiz's urine, STAT.
- Osaka continues to be Bizarro World for pitchers; Sabathia's ERA is 6.00, while Greinke's is 1.93.
- Paris' William Bray (0-3, 10.65) is the early favorite for Goat of the Year.
- Ireland isn't the only team with a lot of rookie hitters; Savannah holds first place in the South thanks to the early contributions of guys like Giggie, Szucs and Hudnal.
- It's been a very different start for Taipei's two rookie starters; Mark Myers has hit the ground running, going 2-1, 2.86 early, while Rudy Ruettiger is getting destroyed (1-2, 12.00).
- Can we just give the Hitting Prospect of the Year award to San Juan's Len Thymne now? All he's done so far is hit .432/.563/.919 with 9 doubles, 9 HR, 29 RBI, and 21 walks in his first 85 PA's. That's Barry Bonds type numbers.
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- Darren Lemming finally hit a homer this week....
- ...but Atlanta is in last place in the South (and is tied for worst record in the league) due mostly to the failures of the starting rotation. Bailey has been his usually dominant self, but Krieger, Plantier and Delmas have been beaten around early on.
- Baltimore has roared to an 11-8 record despite it's three young starters having rough starts. Cepeda (5.96), Putnam (8.44) and Davis (11.74) are 3-6 combined, but the team has been bailed out by Romero and DeVries (plus some lights out bullpen work).
- The surprise team of the season so far remains Cleveland, who has cut their team ERA nearly in half from a year ago. Rookie Mark Wolmers continues to dazzle, starting his career 3-0 with a 1.23 ERA. Wolmers has a first round pick of Baltimore in 2019, but traded to Cleveland for Ricardo Romero. Free Agent Mark McCormick has also dominated (2-0, 1.13)
- We knew losing Prior, Verlander and Santana would hurt, but who expected Halifax's team ERA to bloom to 5.21? 2019 holdovers Kazmir, Miller and Graves have been rocked.
- Yes, Ireland has had as many as 6 rookies in their starting lineup, and they've taken the good (Chmolak, Cartee) with the bad (Miskik, Izumigawa) so far. Still, the team is over .500, thanks to Verlander picking up the pace and a revived bullpen (lead by rookie starter-turned-closer Yoshi Sasaki).
- Someone test Augustine Ortiz's urine, STAT.
- Osaka continues to be Bizarro World for pitchers; Sabathia's ERA is 6.00, while Greinke's is 1.93.
- Paris' William Bray (0-3, 10.65) is the early favorite for Goat of the Year.
- Ireland isn't the only team with a lot of rookie hitters; Savannah holds first place in the South thanks to the early contributions of guys like Giggie, Szucs and Hudnal.
- It's been a very different start for Taipei's two rookie starters; Mark Myers has hit the ground running, going 2-1, 2.86 early, while Rudy Ruettiger is getting destroyed (1-2, 12.00).
- Can we just give the Hitting Prospect of the Year award to San Juan's Len Thymne now? All he's done so far is hit .432/.563/.919 with 9 doubles, 9 HR, 29 RBI, and 21 walks in his first 85 PA's. That's Barry Bonds type numbers.
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Friday, March 13, 2009
News & Notes - April 20, 2020
Around the league....
- Atlanta superstar Darren Lemming has been held without a home run for the first 2 weeks of the season. Is he hiding an injury? Lemming also has 15 K's compared to just 1 walk.
- Cleveland's SP Mark McCormick has helped the Dawgs surprising start. He's 2-0, 1.06 in his first 3 starts (after going 11-9, 3.44 in Savannah last season).
- The Bedford Crunch have not recorded a single save so far this season.
- There's a power outage in Bedford, Chiang-Mai and London. The teams have hit 9, 8, and 7 home runs respectively. By comparison, Osaka has hit 34.
- On the other hand, there has been some early pitching misery for 50% of the league. 8 of the 16 teams in SLB have a team ERA above 5.00.
- Osaka's Jack Schalk has 9 HR, but only 11 RBI.
- Miguel Cabrera (SAV), Prince Fielder (OSKA), and Hank Blalock (BAL) have joined the 500 HR club.
- CC Sabathia (OSKA) is now the all time leader in K's (3252).
- Atlanta superstar Darren Lemming has been held without a home run for the first 2 weeks of the season. Is he hiding an injury? Lemming also has 15 K's compared to just 1 walk.
- Cleveland's SP Mark McCormick has helped the Dawgs surprising start. He's 2-0, 1.06 in his first 3 starts (after going 11-9, 3.44 in Savannah last season).
- The Bedford Crunch have not recorded a single save so far this season.
- There's a power outage in Bedford, Chiang-Mai and London. The teams have hit 9, 8, and 7 home runs respectively. By comparison, Osaka has hit 34.
- On the other hand, there has been some early pitching misery for 50% of the league. 8 of the 16 teams in SLB have a team ERA above 5.00.
- Osaka's Jack Schalk has 9 HR, but only 11 RBI.
- Miguel Cabrera (SAV), Prince Fielder (OSKA), and Hank Blalock (BAL) have joined the 500 HR club.
- CC Sabathia (OSKA) is now the all time leader in K's (3252).
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
News & Notes - April 13, 2020
Let's see what's happening in the first week of the 2020 season:
- Kyoto has brought the bats AND the pitching, scoring 42 runs in the first 7 games while the starting rotation has posted 7 quality starts. Les Beltre is 0-1 despite a 0.00 ERA (think unearned runs).
- The London vs. Chiang-Mai series was an injury fest, with five players knocked out between the two teams.
- Speaking of injuries, Halifax center fielder Gary Hamm fractured a bone in his neck sliding head first into 2nd base and is effectively out for the year.
- Have we ever seen a worse start for a pitching staff than this season's Osaka staff? They've given up 26 long balls in 66 IP, and the staff WHIP is nearly 2.00. Unbelievable.
- Halifax ace Scott Kazmir has been rocked in his first 2 outings, putting up a 9.00 ERA while surrendering 18 hits (3 HR) in 10 IP.
- After a promising September (and Spring Training), Ireland's rookie hitters are off to a slow start. The team is 4-3, but could be the break out team of the year if the hitting gets going.
- Rough week for Taipei newcomer Alex Hildenbrand. The former Dawg is just 2 for 25, both singles, for an 0.80/.148/.080 line in the first week.
- Kyoto has brought the bats AND the pitching, scoring 42 runs in the first 7 games while the starting rotation has posted 7 quality starts. Les Beltre is 0-1 despite a 0.00 ERA (think unearned runs).
- The London vs. Chiang-Mai series was an injury fest, with five players knocked out between the two teams.
- Speaking of injuries, Halifax center fielder Gary Hamm fractured a bone in his neck sliding head first into 2nd base and is effectively out for the year.
- Have we ever seen a worse start for a pitching staff than this season's Osaka staff? They've given up 26 long balls in 66 IP, and the staff WHIP is nearly 2.00. Unbelievable.
- Halifax ace Scott Kazmir has been rocked in his first 2 outings, putting up a 9.00 ERA while surrendering 18 hits (3 HR) in 10 IP.
- After a promising September (and Spring Training), Ireland's rookie hitters are off to a slow start. The team is 4-3, but could be the break out team of the year if the hitting gets going.
- Rough week for Taipei newcomer Alex Hildenbrand. The former Dawg is just 2 for 25, both singles, for an 0.80/.148/.080 line in the first week.
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