The offseason in Reno has been a lot slower than last years offseason. The Aces did move David Wright for Carlos Santana as we have an abundance of thirdbasemen. Now with the trade for Geovany Soto we have an abundance of catchers. The one thing we don't have is an abundance of draft picks as we now only have our 3rd and 5th round picks remaining early in the draft.
Based on what we are seeing going into 2012, we do still have some capable role players that can be had for draft picks.
Our 2012 lineup versus lefties is looking pretty nice as usual with Youkilis, Santana, Swisher, and Soto all holding over .950 OPS.
Our 2012 lineup versus righties is not looking as great; however, we still have Bruce and Cabrera with .800 plus and Hamilton just over .900 OPS.
We have some interesting availables still including Chris Heisey who had an .865 OPS against righties and Jon Jay who will bat .300 in a 3rd or 4th outfielder role and only in his second full season has shown consistency at the plate. Scott Sizemore is another that found a new home in Oakland and started putting up some decent numbers. He is a career .300 hitter in the minor leagues and should increase his batting average in 2012. He has an excellent eye at the plate, walking 53 times in 368 at bats in his first regular playing time in the bigs. And we have Melky Cabrera who once again gets the 2 in left and can help cover center as well. He had an outstanding season with the aforementioned .818 OPS versus righties and just under 700 plate appearances. He's in San Fran now in case you are a fan and need him more than I.
We also have some guys that could have bounce back years. We have Rod Barajas and John Buck who couldn't duplicate previous great seasons that they had, but are still capable of putting together something similar. Buck to his credit increased his walk total in 2012 from 16 to 54. He also now gets to hit in a lineup including Jose Reyes and whatever stud first basemen the Marlins decide to sign. Orlando Hudson and his now 2 at second base may be useful as well. He still managed a .719 OPS versus righties. Jayson Werth is another player who currently doesn't have a role on the 2012 Aces. Though he struggled with his average in 2011, he still managed to post 74 walks and with the possible emergence of Bryce Harper in 2012, may move to centerfield. This can also be said about Adam Dunn who couldn't hit American League pitching like many stars when they change leagues. He did still manage to walk 75 times. And finally, we have a flurry of pitching prospects that either didn't do it 2011 or were injured. Brian Matusz just didn't have it last year, but posted impressive numbers in 2010 for a second year player. He can't have lost it overnight, could he? Also, Jennry Mejia had Tommy John surgery, but is it worth waiting on a potential number 1 starter. Mike Pelfrey once again put up the innings, but not the stats that go with a number 1. In Strat he's more of a 3 or 4 guy and if the Mets could some pitching and put him in that role, his stats might start to reflect that. Brad Lincoln finally got some innings and looked good at times. And my last two starters that don't really have roles in 2012 are Chris Capuano and Jon Garland. Capuano put together 186 innings and a not wholly terrible 1.35 WHIP. Garland posted under 190 innings for the first time since 2002.
Needless to say, like everyone else we are hurting in the middle infield. We have decent glove and on base guy Jamey Carroll, who unfortunately can't play second base and shortstop at the same time.
We definitely won't win as many games as we did last year, but with stud starters Tim Lincecum and Mat Latos as well as a strong season from Matt Harrison and a bunch more innings from Jeremy Guthrie we should be alright.
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Boston Americans
New Name.
New Strategy.
New League.
New Name: Boston Americans Previous Name: Aberdeen Ironbirds
After a failed playoff attempt missing out by only one game, management decided to move the franchise the historically winning city of Boston. There is no secret behind the reason for the name change. The team owned by Jeremy Byrd has never won a championship. Of course, the Boston American’s won the first world series and we hope to bring back that success.
The American’s will stay in pitcher friendly Petco Park.
New Strategy:
Of course, we cannot comment on this.
New League:
Moving into the American League was not a difficult decision. Being an American League type manager and the opportunity arising, the newly named American’s felt that they had no other option but to accept the move. The American’s submitted their request midway through the season and were very excited when notified by the commissioner’s office that the move was approved. This has left the team with a need at designated hitter but the team is actively looking to acquire that through trade and preparing to draft through the draft if needed.
Team Info:
The American’s have a bit of a hole in CF, long term hole at first base and are looking for someone to fill the designated hitter position. Catcher will not be a good spot for the American’s this season, but that is expected to be filled through trade when the draft begins.
Pitching is for the most part in decent shape, and the American’s are expected to keep 10 pitchers.
Aside from catcher, management feels comfortable with the infield positions.
In the corners, the American’s are in good shape with Pence and Stanton. Centerfield is an issue right now and Pence may be forced to take most of the innings in the middle of the outfield.
The expectations are high and remain the same even with the move to the Molitor division.
On the block: Grady Sizemore.
New Strategy.
New League.
New Name: Boston Americans Previous Name: Aberdeen Ironbirds
After a failed playoff attempt missing out by only one game, management decided to move the franchise the historically winning city of Boston. There is no secret behind the reason for the name change. The team owned by Jeremy Byrd has never won a championship. Of course, the Boston American’s won the first world series and we hope to bring back that success.
The American’s will stay in pitcher friendly Petco Park.
New Strategy:
Of course, we cannot comment on this.
New League:
Moving into the American League was not a difficult decision. Being an American League type manager and the opportunity arising, the newly named American’s felt that they had no other option but to accept the move. The American’s submitted their request midway through the season and were very excited when notified by the commissioner’s office that the move was approved. This has left the team with a need at designated hitter but the team is actively looking to acquire that through trade and preparing to draft through the draft if needed.
Team Info:
The American’s have a bit of a hole in CF, long term hole at first base and are looking for someone to fill the designated hitter position. Catcher will not be a good spot for the American’s this season, but that is expected to be filled through trade when the draft begins.
Pitching is for the most part in decent shape, and the American’s are expected to keep 10 pitchers.
Aside from catcher, management feels comfortable with the infield positions.
In the corners, the American’s are in good shape with Pence and Stanton. Centerfield is an issue right now and Pence may be forced to take most of the innings in the middle of the outfield.
The expectations are high and remain the same even with the move to the Molitor division.
On the block: Grady Sizemore.
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Bowlers Pre-Draft Summary
With 2011 being considered the first (of several) rebuilding years, I was secretly hoping to guide the Bowlers to a .500 season. After being 12 games under .500 through June, my hopes were fading. But, with a lot of teams having already burned-up their star player’s PAs and IPs, the Bowlers started to look respectable in August and September. The Bowlers were 40 – 30 versus the Baines Division, but a 6 – 17 record against the eventual league-winning COL Marines offset the 34 – 35 record against the other teams in the Molitor division. A 42 – 39 record on the road was also somewhat surprising. Final tally = 80 – 82
The biggest individual disappointments for 2011 have to be the performances of Jeter and Sabathia. Jeter only managed .234 / 9 / 67, but did add to his streak of having played in every TBA game to-date. While his 1 error at SS has to be a TBA record, his .744 X-play percentage leaves a lot to be desired. CC was snake-bitten all season….he got very few breaks and any lefty-killer in the opposing line-up was stepping-up to take their shots. After winning 19 games each of the previous two seasons, CC staggered to a 12 – 16 record with an ERA of 6.03. Ryan Ludwick (.207 / 13 / 75) and Cameron Maybin (.191 / 1 / 19) both received (dis)honorable mentions in this category.
The biggest individual surprises for 2011 were probably Phil Hughes and Brandon Inge. Hughes led the team with a 13 – 8 record with a 4.07 ERA, although he did benefit from the highest run support on the team. After a .201 AVG in 2010, Inge started the year in the 9th hole, but was batting .272 in early August and was moved-up to bat 6th or 7th. He eventually slipped to finish at .256 / 13 / 44. Honorable mention goes to Jim Thome (.280 / 33 / 63 in only 264 ABs = an amazing 1.191 OBS!!). Ol’ Jim may have done even better if he didn’t get so many IBBs! With little protection behind him in the line-up, I can’t blame the opposing managers. If there was “Herb Washington Award” for this league, it would have to go pinch-runner Jarrod Dyson, who managed 76 SB with a couple steals of home.
Bowling Green bids a fond farewell to Scott Podsednik. In late March 2009, after inheriting a computer-drafted team who took washed-up players like Damian Easley, Frank Thomas, and Jose Vidro, I quickly looked for someone who could give me some speed off the bench. Podsednik was about the only player left in the free agent pool who fit the bill, so I scarfed him up. As a pinch runner, pinch hitter, and occasional outfielder (98 ABs), Scott batted .306, scored 42 runs, and stole 31 bases. In 2010, with the loss of X. Nady, Scott became our full-time leftfielder, batting .315 with 97 runs scored and stealing 42 bases. He slipped a bit in 2011, batting only .263, but scoring 83 runs with 28 SB. Throughout this MLB season, I watched his progress in the minor leagues with Philadelphia and Toronto, but he never cracked any Major League rosters. At age 35, I guess no one needed a weak-armed outfielder with diminishing speed.
After using high draft picks in 2010 and 2011 to draft Kyle Blanks and Domonic Brown, I am still waiting to see some dividends. After the trade of Ludwick to the Pirates, Blanks did reappear from Tommy John surgery to play some LF for the Padres. He didn’t do real well (.229 / 7 / 26 in 190 ABs), but hopefully will be ready for a full season in 2012. Although, the Padres' acquistion of C. Quentin isn't going to help Kyle's playing time! The powerful and speedy Domonic Brown was looking to take over in RF for Jayson Werth, but a Spring Training injury put his season in jeopardy. He never seemed to recover and only hit .245 / 5 / 19 in 210 ABs. His 4 errors in less than 50 games is also a concern. With the acquisition of H. Pence and improvement from John Mayberry Jr., Brown’s fate was sealed and he got sent back to the minors to get more playing time.
What does 2012 look like for the Bowlers?
C = K. Suzuki .237 / 14 / 44….steady, but not real good
1B = M. Moreland .259 / 16 / 51….he’s young , still room to improve
2B = K. Johnson .222 / 21 / 58 / 16 SB…..UGH! But after trade to TOR = .270 AVG / .364 OBP
Another year with a “4” at 2B might be unbearable.
3B = ??? Despite late-season surge, Inge’s .197 / 3 / 23 will probably get him released
SS = D. Jeter .297 / 6 / 61….second half improvement helped save his position
LF = N. McLouth .228 / 4 / 16…what happened to his 46 doubles and near .500 SLG from ’08? & K. Blanks
CF = C. Maybin .264 / 9 / 40 / 40 SB….our new S. Podsednik?
RF = R. Ludwick .237 / 13 / 75……what happened to the .299 AVG/ .591 SLG from ’08?
& D. Brown
UTIL = J. Lowrie .252 / 6 / 36…..his fielding was HORRIBLE in 2011 / lots of errors…still INJ –prone
DH = J. Thome .256 / 15 / 50…..361 OBP and .477 SLG might make him stick one more season
SP =
CC Sabathia 19 – 8 / 3.00 / 237 IP….still anchoring the rotation
B. Arroyo 9 – 12 / 5.07 / 199 IP, but 46 HRs!!....can you say “bullpen taxer”?
G. Floyd 12 – 13 / 4.37 / 194 IP…tends to perform better than expected in Strat for me
T. Hunter 4 – 4 / 4.68 / 85 IP…another INJ –marred season / trade to BAL won’t help stats
P. Hughes 5 – 5 / 5.75 / 75 IP…was hoping for a big 2011 campaign / INJ issues here too
D. Gee 13 – 6 / 4.43 / 161 IP….whim pick / flying high at mid-season, faded at the end
B. Duensing 9 – 14 / 5.23 / 162 IP…..can he rebound to 2010 form?
RP =
N. Feliz 2 – 3 / 2.74 / 62 IP / 32 SV…had INJ / was hoping for more IP…or move to SP
E. Frieri 1 – 2 / 2.71 / 63 IP….SD bullpen pitchers are a hot commodity
R. Perry 2 – 0 / 5.35 / 37 IP….was supposed to be DET’s “future closer”……now in WAS
This was the guy I got in a trade for Jamie Carroll….I had my pick of Perry, D. Robertson and one other….I figured I had enough Yankees on my team and went with this guy…..can I have a “do-over”?
Again, the 2012 will probably mirror 2011…flirting with .500, but probably somewhat worse.
When does the draft start??/ Let's go!
The biggest individual disappointments for 2011 have to be the performances of Jeter and Sabathia. Jeter only managed .234 / 9 / 67, but did add to his streak of having played in every TBA game to-date. While his 1 error at SS has to be a TBA record, his .744 X-play percentage leaves a lot to be desired. CC was snake-bitten all season….he got very few breaks and any lefty-killer in the opposing line-up was stepping-up to take their shots. After winning 19 games each of the previous two seasons, CC staggered to a 12 – 16 record with an ERA of 6.03. Ryan Ludwick (.207 / 13 / 75) and Cameron Maybin (.191 / 1 / 19) both received (dis)honorable mentions in this category.
The biggest individual surprises for 2011 were probably Phil Hughes and Brandon Inge. Hughes led the team with a 13 – 8 record with a 4.07 ERA, although he did benefit from the highest run support on the team. After a .201 AVG in 2010, Inge started the year in the 9th hole, but was batting .272 in early August and was moved-up to bat 6th or 7th. He eventually slipped to finish at .256 / 13 / 44. Honorable mention goes to Jim Thome (.280 / 33 / 63 in only 264 ABs = an amazing 1.191 OBS!!). Ol’ Jim may have done even better if he didn’t get so many IBBs! With little protection behind him in the line-up, I can’t blame the opposing managers. If there was “Herb Washington Award” for this league, it would have to go pinch-runner Jarrod Dyson, who managed 76 SB with a couple steals of home.
Bowling Green bids a fond farewell to Scott Podsednik. In late March 2009, after inheriting a computer-drafted team who took washed-up players like Damian Easley, Frank Thomas, and Jose Vidro, I quickly looked for someone who could give me some speed off the bench. Podsednik was about the only player left in the free agent pool who fit the bill, so I scarfed him up. As a pinch runner, pinch hitter, and occasional outfielder (98 ABs), Scott batted .306, scored 42 runs, and stole 31 bases. In 2010, with the loss of X. Nady, Scott became our full-time leftfielder, batting .315 with 97 runs scored and stealing 42 bases. He slipped a bit in 2011, batting only .263, but scoring 83 runs with 28 SB. Throughout this MLB season, I watched his progress in the minor leagues with Philadelphia and Toronto, but he never cracked any Major League rosters. At age 35, I guess no one needed a weak-armed outfielder with diminishing speed.
After using high draft picks in 2010 and 2011 to draft Kyle Blanks and Domonic Brown, I am still waiting to see some dividends. After the trade of Ludwick to the Pirates, Blanks did reappear from Tommy John surgery to play some LF for the Padres. He didn’t do real well (.229 / 7 / 26 in 190 ABs), but hopefully will be ready for a full season in 2012. Although, the Padres' acquistion of C. Quentin isn't going to help Kyle's playing time! The powerful and speedy Domonic Brown was looking to take over in RF for Jayson Werth, but a Spring Training injury put his season in jeopardy. He never seemed to recover and only hit .245 / 5 / 19 in 210 ABs. His 4 errors in less than 50 games is also a concern. With the acquisition of H. Pence and improvement from John Mayberry Jr., Brown’s fate was sealed and he got sent back to the minors to get more playing time.
What does 2012 look like for the Bowlers?
C = K. Suzuki .237 / 14 / 44….steady, but not real good
1B = M. Moreland .259 / 16 / 51….he’s young , still room to improve
2B = K. Johnson .222 / 21 / 58 / 16 SB…..UGH! But after trade to TOR = .270 AVG / .364 OBP
Another year with a “4” at 2B might be unbearable.
3B = ??? Despite late-season surge, Inge’s .197 / 3 / 23 will probably get him released
SS = D. Jeter .297 / 6 / 61….second half improvement helped save his position
LF = N. McLouth .228 / 4 / 16…what happened to his 46 doubles and near .500 SLG from ’08? & K. Blanks
CF = C. Maybin .264 / 9 / 40 / 40 SB….our new S. Podsednik?
RF = R. Ludwick .237 / 13 / 75……what happened to the .299 AVG/ .591 SLG from ’08?
& D. Brown
UTIL = J. Lowrie .252 / 6 / 36…..his fielding was HORRIBLE in 2011 / lots of errors…still INJ –prone
DH = J. Thome .256 / 15 / 50…..361 OBP and .477 SLG might make him stick one more season
SP =
CC Sabathia 19 – 8 / 3.00 / 237 IP….still anchoring the rotation
B. Arroyo 9 – 12 / 5.07 / 199 IP, but 46 HRs!!....can you say “bullpen taxer”?
G. Floyd 12 – 13 / 4.37 / 194 IP…tends to perform better than expected in Strat for me
T. Hunter 4 – 4 / 4.68 / 85 IP…another INJ –marred season / trade to BAL won’t help stats
P. Hughes 5 – 5 / 5.75 / 75 IP…was hoping for a big 2011 campaign / INJ issues here too
D. Gee 13 – 6 / 4.43 / 161 IP….whim pick / flying high at mid-season, faded at the end
B. Duensing 9 – 14 / 5.23 / 162 IP…..can he rebound to 2010 form?
RP =
N. Feliz 2 – 3 / 2.74 / 62 IP / 32 SV…had INJ / was hoping for more IP…or move to SP
E. Frieri 1 – 2 / 2.71 / 63 IP….SD bullpen pitchers are a hot commodity
R. Perry 2 – 0 / 5.35 / 37 IP….was supposed to be DET’s “future closer”……now in WAS
This was the guy I got in a trade for Jamie Carroll….I had my pick of Perry, D. Robertson and one other….I figured I had enough Yankees on my team and went with this guy…..can I have a “do-over”?
Again, the 2012 will probably mirror 2011…flirting with .500, but probably somewhat worse.
When does the draft start??/ Let's go!
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Series MVP Buster Posey Goes 4-4 as Brighton Wins the TBA Championship
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 2011 Colorado Spring Marines At 2011 Brighton Bearcats 10/22/2010
Marines AB R H RBI AVG Bearcats AB R H RBI AVG
N.Markakis LF 3 0 0 0 .254 C.Crawford LF 4 2 3 4 .224
R.Weeks 2B 4 0 0 0 .231 S.Drew SS 5 0 0 0 .298
A.Pujols 1B 4 2 4 2 .379 M.Cabrera 1B 3 1 1 0 .200
E.Longoria 3B 4 0 0 0 .193 S.Choo RF 4 1 1 0 .208
A.Jones RF 4 1 1 0 .150 E-D.Fowler CF 0 0 0 0 .333
C.Ruiz C 4 0 2 0 .309 A.Rodriguez 3B 4 1 1 1 .132
R.Davis CF 3 0 0 0 .167 C.Rasmus CF,RF 1 1 0 1 .225
F-J.Edmonds PH 1 0 1 1 .324 B.Posey C 4 2 4 3 .389
E.Aybar SS 4 0 1 0 .309 I.Kinsler 2B 4 0 0 0 .200
R.Oswalt P 1 0 0 0 .000 C.Hamels P 2 0 0 0 .200
B.Fuentes P 0 0 0 0 ---- A-E.Hinske PH 0 0 0 0 .500
S.Casilla P 0 0 0 0 ---- J.Benoit P 0 0 0 0 ----
B-J.Upton PH 1 0 0 0 .273 C-D.Johnson PH 0 0 0 0 .000
L.Gregerson P 0 0 0 0 ---- D-E.Bonifacio PR 0 1 0 0 ----
G-J.Votto PH 1 0 0 0 .283 J.Soria P 0 0 0 0 ----
H.Kuo P 0 0 0 0 ----
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 34 3 9 3 Totals 31 9 10 9
A-Pinch Hit For Hamels In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Casilla In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Benoit In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Ran For Johnson In 8th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Choo In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Davis In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Gregerson In 9th Inning
Marines......... 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 - 3 9 1
Bearcats........ 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 2 - 9 10 0
Marines (9-6) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
R.Oswalt LOSS(0-2) 5 2/3 6 4 3 4 4 0 122 2.57 A1 C9
B.Fuentes 1 1 2 2 2 2 0 22 6.23 D1 D6
S.Casilla 0 1/3 1 1 1 0 0 1 10 6.00 D7 D8
L.Gregerson 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 24 6.43 D9
Totals 8 10 9 8 8 7 2
Bearcats (11-3) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
C.Hamels WIN(4-0) 6 5 1 1 0 1 1 72 1.69 A1 C4
J.Benoit HOLD(5th) 2 0 0 0 1 4 0 26 0.84 C5 D2
J.Soria 0 1/3 4 2 2 0 1 1 16 6.35 D3 D7
H.Kuo 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0.00 D8
Totals 9 9 3 3 1 7 2
ATTENDANCE- 45,912 DATE- Friday, October 22nd 2010 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Fieldin Culbreth, Jim Reynolds, Tim Timmons, Gary Cederstrom
T- 3:13
LEFT ON BASE- Marines: 6 Bearcats: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Marines: 2 Bearcats: 1
ERRORS- A.Jones
DOUBLES- A.Jones(3rd), J.Edmonds(5th), C.Crawford(3rd), A.Rodriguez(3rd)
HOME RUNS- A.Pujols-2(7th), C.Crawford(2nd), B.Posey(4th)
STOLEN BASES- E.Bonifacio(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- R.Oswalt
SACRIFICE FLIES- C.Rasmus
WALKS- N.Markakis, C.Crawford, M.Cabrera-2, S.Choo, A.Rodriguez, C.Rasmus-2,
D.Johnson
HIT BY PITCH- E.Hinske
STRIKE OUTS- R.Weeks, E.Longoria, A.Jones, R.Davis, E.Aybar, J.Upton, J.Votto,
S.Drew-2, M.Cabrera, S.Choo-2, C.Rasmus, C.Hamels
GIDP- E.Longoria, A.Rodriguez, I.Kinsler
BALKS- R.Oswalt
WILD PITCHES- B.Fuentes
2-out RBI- A.Rodriguez, C.Crawford-2, A.Pujols, B.Posey-2
The Brighton Bearcats had an easy time of it at Miller Park defeating the
Colorado Spring Marines by a score of 9 to 3.
The home town fans were very appreciative of the fine hitting performance
provided by Carl Crawford. He doubled plating a run in the 4th inning,
banged out a single which plated a run in the 6th inning and lifted one out
of the park for a two run home run in the 8th inning. Brighton dominated
offensively as they scored in 6 different innings.
Cole Hamels(4-0) went 6 innings allowing 1 run for the win. Roy Oswalt(0-2)
suffered the loss. He pitched 5 and 2/3 innings allowing 6 hits and 4
walks.
SCORESHEET: 2011 Colorado Spring Marines at 2011 Brighton Bearcats
N.Markak-A1 A1:L/4 B1:G/43>2 *6*:F/7 D1:W>b1
3
R.Weeks-A1 A2:G/43 B2:G/43 C2:G/63 D2:K
A.Pujols-A1 A3:Si *4*:Si C3:HR>b# *9*:HR>b#
E.Longor-A1 A4:F/7 B4:G-DP/4 C4:G/43 D4:K
63>1o
A.Jones-A1 *2*:G/53 B5:K *7*:F/9 D5:Do
C.Ruiz-A1 A6:F/9 *5*:Si C6:G/43 D6:Si>23
R.Davis-A1 A7:L/6 B7:L/6 C7:K D7:Do>3#
J.Edmond-D7 13
E.Aybar-A1 *3*:Si B8:G/43>1 *8*:K D8:P/6
2
R.Oswalt-A1 A9:Sac/34 B9:G/63 C9:K D9:K
B.Fuente-C5 >12
S.Casill-C8+
C.Crawfo-A1 A1:G/63 *3*:W>b1 C1:Do>3# D1:Si>3# E1:SB>12
13 HR>2# b#
S.Drew-A1 A2:G/43 B2:F/9 C2:F/8 D2:K E2:K
M.Cabrer-A1 A3:K B3:W>12 b *5*:G/53 *7*:W>b1 E3:Si
1
S.Choo-A1 *2*:Si B4:F/9>23 C4:K D4:K E4:W>12 b
D.Fowler-E6 1
A.Rodrig-A1 A5:Bk>12 B5:Do>3# C5:G/43 D5:W>12 b E5:G-DP/4
G/43>23 13 1 63>1o
C.Rasmus-A1 A6:W>b1 B6:K *6*:W>b1 D6:WP>23
12 SF/9>3
# 23
B.Posey-A1 A7:Si>3# *4*:Si+E/ C7:Si>12 D7:HR>3#
12 9 b#
I.Kinsle-A1 A8:Force/ B8:L/6 C8:G-DP/6 D8:G/63
5>2o 12 b 43>23 1o
1
C.Hamels-A1 A9:F/8 B9:K C9:HBP *8*:W>b1
E.Hinske-C9
J.Benoit-D3+
It's Not Over Yet! Marines Score 12 Runs To Send Series Back to Brighton
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 2011 Brighton Bearcats At 2011 Colorado Spring Marines 10/20/2010
Bearcats AB R H RBI AVG Marines AB R H RBI AVG
C.Crawford LF 4 1 0 0 .185 J.Upton RF 5 2 2 2 .279
S.Drew SS 4 0 0 0 .327 E.Longoria 3B 4 1 1 0 .208
M.Cabrera 1B 4 1 1 0 .191 J.Votto DH 4 1 1 2 .289
S.Choo DH 4 1 1 2 .204 A.Pujols 1B 3 2 2 1 .333
A.Rodriguez 3B 3 0 0 0 .122 J.Edmonds CF 3 1 1 2 .306
C.Rasmus RF 4 1 1 0 .231 A-R.Davis PH,CF 1 1 1 2 .190
B.Posey C 4 0 1 1 .340 C.Ruiz C 4 1 2 3 .294
I.Kinsler 2B 4 0 2 1 .217 N.Markakis LF 3 1 0 0 .267
D.Fowler CF 4 0 1 0 .333 H.Kendrick 2B 4 1 1 0 .273
E.Aybar SS 3 1 0 0 .314
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 35 4 7 4 Totals 34 12 11 12
A-Pinch Hit For Edmonds In 7th Inning
Bearcats........ 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 7 0
Marines......... 0 0 0 5 0 0 7 0 - 12 11 2
Bearcats (10-3) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
M.Scherzer LOSS(2-1) 6 6 6 6 2 7 3 95 5.00 A1 C7
H.Bell 0 2/3 3 4 4 1 1 0 26 8.64 C8 D4
H.Takahashi 1 1/3 2 2 2 0 0 1 15 4.91 D5
Totals 8 11 12 12 3 8 4
Marines (9-5) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
F.Hernandez WIN(5-0) 7 5 4 3 3 8 0 123 2.63 A1 D3
B.Fuentes 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 2.70 D4 D6
T.Wood 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 17 0.00 D7
Totals 9 7 4 3 3 12 0
ATTENDANCE- 45,376 DATE- Wednesday, October 20th 2010 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Brian Gorman, Bruce Dreckman, Sam Holbrook, Gerry Davis
T- 3:00
LEFT ON BASE- Bearcats: 7 Marines: 1
DOUBLE PLAYS- Bearcats: 1 Marines: 1
ERRORS- E.Aybar, F.Hernandez
DOUBLES- M.Cabrera(3rd), I.Kinsler(3rd), A.Pujols(5th)
HOME RUNS- J.Upton(1st), J.Votto(3rd), J.Edmonds(3rd), C.Ruiz(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- E.Longoria(2nd), H.Kendrick(4th)
WALKS- C.Crawford, S.Drew, A.Rodriguez, A.Pujols, N.Markakis, E.Aybar
STRIKE OUTS- C.Crawford-2, S.Drew-2, S.Choo-2, A.Rodriguez-2, C.Rasmus-2,
I.Kinsler, D.Fowler, J.Upton-2, E.Longoria, J.Votto, C.Ruiz-2,
H.Kendrick, E.Aybar
GIDP- A.Rodriguez, J.Edmonds
2-out RBI- A.Pujols, R.Davis-2, C.Ruiz-3
They almost ran out of baseballs at Yankee Stadium as Colorado Spring Marines
clobbered the Brighton Bearcats pitching staff, scoring 12 runs while Felix
Hernandez(5-0)with support from the bullpen allowed Brighton 4
runs.
Brighton was unable to recover after Colorado Spring went ahead in the 4th
inning when they tallied 5 runs on 6 hits. The key at-bat was by Joey Votto
who made the home-town crowd a happy bunch when he popped a two-run clout
over the fence. Colorado Spring finished with 11 hits while Brighton ended
up with 7.
The loss was charged to Max Scherzer(2-1). He surrended 3 homeruns in his 6
innings.
SCORESHEET: 2011 Brighton Bearcats at 2011 Colorado Spring Marines
C.Crawfo-A1 A1:W>b1 *3*:G/43 C1:F/7 *7*:K E1:K
S.Drew-A1 A2:K B2:L/3 *5*:W>b1 D2:G/13 E2:K
M.Cabrer-A1 A3:Do>13 B3:F/8 C3:Force/ D3:G/23
54>1o b1
S.Choo-A1 A4:Si>3# *4*:E/6 C4:K *8*:K
2#
A.Rodrig-A1 A5:G-DP/6 B5:K C5:W>12 b D5:K
43>1o 1
C.Rasmus-A1 *2*:K B6:Si>12 C6:K D6:G/13
B.Posey-A1 A7:E/1 B7:Si>2# *6*:F/7 *9*:G/53
13
I.Kinsle-A1 A8:K B8:Si>3# C8:F/8 D8:Do
23
D.Fowler-A1 A9:K B9:G/31>1 C9:G/43 D9:Si>23
2
J.Upton-A1 A1:K *4*:HR>b# *5*:K D1:Si>3# E1:G/43
23 12
E.Longor-A1 A2:G/63 B2:Si C2:K D2:F/8
J.Votto-A1 A3:G/63 B3:SB>12 C3:F/8 D3:K
HR>2# b#
A.Pujols-A1 *2*:G/31 B4:Do *6*:W>b1 D4:Si>3#
23 12
J.Edmond-A1 A5:G/31 B5:HR>2# C5:G-DP/3 D5:Si>3#
R.Davis-D5 b# 63>1o 2# 12
C.Ruiz-A1 A6:K B6:Si C6:K D6:HR>2#
1# b#
N.Markak-A1 *3*:G/63 B7:F/9 *7*:W>b1 D7:G/43
H.Kendri-A1 A8:K B8:F/7 C8:Si>13 *8*:L/6
E.Aybar-A1 A9:K B9:G/3 C9:SB>12 D9:G/43
W>b1
Brighton Claws Back From 3-0 Defecit to Win in 12; Lead Series 3-1
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 2011 Brighton Bearcats At 2011 Colorado Spring Marines 10/19/2010
Bearcats AB R H RBI AVG Marines AB R H RBI AVG
D.Fowler CF 6 0 1 1 .357 N.Markakis LF 6 0 1 0 .281
I.Kinsler 2B 6 0 1 1 .190 R.Weeks 2B 5 1 1 0 .273
B.Posey C 5 0 1 0 .348 A.Pujols 1B 5 2 2 3 .314
M.Cabrera 1B 2 0 0 0 .186 J.Votto DH 4 0 1 0 .293
S.Choo DH 5 0 1 0 .200 E.Longoria 3B 4 0 1 0 .204
A.Rodriguez 3B 5 0 0 0 .130 A.Jones RF 4 0 0 0 .125
C.Rasmus RF 5 1 1 1 .229 C.Ruiz C 5 0 1 0 .277
S.Drew SS 5 2 2 0 .354 R.Davis CF 2 0 0 0 .150
C.Crawford LF 5 1 1 1 .200 A-J.Edmonds PH,CF 3 0 0 0 .303
E.Aybar SS 4 0 0 0 .333
B-J.Upton PH 0 0 0 0 .263
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 44 4 8 4 Totals 42 3 7 3
A-Pinch Hit For Davis In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Aybar In 12th Inning
Bearcats........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 - 4 8 0
Marines......... 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 0
Bearcats (10-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
J.Lester 5 2/3 7 3 3 2 7 2 99 5.26 A1 C7
H.Bell 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 32 4.70 C8 D6
J.Soria 3 0 0 0 1 4 0 40 3.38 D7 E7
H.Takahashi WIN(2-0) 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.00 E8 E8
J.Benoit HOLD(4th) 0 2/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 1.04 E9 F2
H.Kuo SAVE(4th) 0 1/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 10 0.00 F3
Totals 12 7 3 3 7 16 2
Marines (8-5) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
F.Liriano 7 4 2 2 2 8 0 102 3.26 A1 C9
L.Gregerson HOLD(1st) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 4.50 D1 D4
M.Thornton BS(1st) 3 1 1 1 1 4 1 39 2.08 D5 E6
B.Fuentes LOSS(0-1) 0 2/3 2 1 1 0 0 0 18 3.86 E7 F1
S.Casilla 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.38 F2
Totals 12 8 4 4 3 13 1
ATTENDANCE- 45,974 DATE- Tuesday, October 19th 2010 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Derryl Cousins, Angel Hernandez, Eric Cooper, Marty Foster
T- 3:50
LEFT ON BASE- Bearcats: 7 Marines:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Bearcats: 1 Marines: 0
DOUBLES- I.Kinsler(2nd), R.Weeks(2nd)
TRIPLES- C.Crawford(1st)
HOME RUNS- C.Rasmus(3rd), A.Pujols-2(5th)
WALKS- M.Cabrera-3, R.Weeks, A.Pujols, J.Votto-2, E.Longoria, A.Jones, J.Upton
STRIKE OUTS- D.Fowler-2, I.Kinsler-2, B.Posey-2, S.Choo, A.Rodriguez-2,
S.Drew-2, C.Crawford-2, N.Markakis-2, R.Weeks-2, J.Votto-3,
E.Longoria-2, A.Jones-2, C.Ruiz-2, J.Edmonds, E.Aybar-2
GIDP- A.Jones
2-out RBI- C.Rasmus, D.Fowler
WEB GEMS- Bot 8th: Stephen Drew robbed Albert Pujols of a base hit.
45,974 fans watched an exciting game at Yankee Stadium. The Brighton Bearcats
topped the Colorado Spring Marines by the slimmest of margins, 4 to 3.
The score was knotted at 3 after nine innings. Brighton won the hard fought
contest in the 12th inning. After an out was recorded, Stephen Drew slapped
a single. After another out, Dexter Fowler came to bat and ripped a single.
Brighton rapped out 8 hits for the night.
Hisanori Takahashi(2-0) allowed no runs in 1/3 of an inning, and picked up the
victory. Hong-Chih Kuo earned the save, his 4th. Brian Fuentes(0-1) was the
loser in relief. He surrendered 2 hits and no walks in 2/3 of an inning.
The Brighton ballclub's record now stands at a league leading 10-2. Not able
to get much going in recent weeks, Colorado Spring is 1-9 of late and now has
an overall record of 8-5.
SCORESHEET: 2011 Brighton Bearcats at 2011 Colorado Spring Marines
D.Fowler-A1 A1:G/43 B1:G/43 C1:K D1:K E1:L/5 F1:Si>2#
I.Kinsle-A1 A2:K *4*:K C2:Do D2:G/63>3 E2:G/3 F2:F/9
#
B.Posey-A1 A3:G/63 B3:K C3:K D3:Si *11*:G/3
M.Cabrer-A1 *2*:W>b1 B4:W>b1 *7*:L/5 D4:G/63 E4:W>b1
S.Choo-A1 A5:F/8 B5:G/43 C5:Si *9*:K E5:G/43>1
2
A.Rodrig-A1 A6:K *5*:G/43 C6:P/2 D6:K E6:F/9
C.Rasmus-A1 A7:F/8 B7:G/63 C7:G/31 D7:HR>b# *12*:G/43
S.Drew-A1 *3*:K B8:F/9 *8*:Si D8:K E8:Si
C.Crawfo-A1 A9:K *6*:F/8 C9:Tr>1# *10*:K E9:G/43>1
2
N.Markak-A1 A1:K B1:Si *6*:G/53 D1:K E1:L/3 F1:G/3>12
R.Weeks-A1 A2:W>b1 B2:K C2:Do D2:F/7 *10*:G/43 F2:K
A.Pujols-A1 A3:F/9 *4*:HR>b# C3:HR>2# *8*:G/63 E3:G/13 F3:W>b1
b#
J.Votto-A1 A4:K B4:K C4:Si D4:W>b1 E4:W>b1 F4:K
E.Longor-A1 *2*:F/7 B5:Si C5:W>12 b D5:K E5:K
1
A.Jones-A1 A6:K B6:G-DP/5 C6:F/7 D6:W>12 b *11*:K
43>1o 1
C.Ruiz-A1 A7:L/5 *5*:K C7:Si>23 D7:K E7:G/63
12
R.Davis-A1 *3*:F/7 B8:G/63 C8:K *9*:G/31 E8:F/9
J.Edmond-C8
E.Aybar-A1 A9:P/6 B9:K *7*:G/13 D9:K *12*:W>b1
J.Upton-E9
Buster Posey Drives in Career High 8 Runs to Lead Bearcats to 14-8 Win
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 2011 Brighton Bearcats At 2011 Colorado Spring Marines 10/18/2010
Bearcats AB R H RBI AVG Marines AB R H RBI AVG
D.Fowler CF 3 4 2 0 .500 J.Upton RF,LF 2 2 1 2 .263
I.Kinsler 2B 3 2 1 1 .194 E.Longoria 3B 5 0 0 0 .200
B.Posey C 5 2 3 8 .366 J.Votto DH 4 1 2 3 .297
M.Cabrera 1B 4 1 3 3 .195 A.Pujols 1B 4 0 0 0 .304
S.Choo DH 5 0 0 0 .200 J.Edmonds CF 2 1 0 0 .333
A.Rodriguez 3B 5 0 1 0 .146 A-R.Davis PH,CF 1 0 0 0 .167
C.Rasmus RF 5 1 1 0 .233 C.Ruiz C 3 0 0 0 .286
S.Drew SS 4 2 1 1 .349 N.Markakis LF,RF 4 2 2 2 .294
C.Crawford LF 5 2 2 1 .200 H.Kendrick 2B 4 1 1 1 .276
E.Aybar SS 4 1 2 0 .364
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 39 14 14 14 Totals 33 8 8 8
A-Pinch Hit For Edmonds In 8th Inning
Bearcats........ 2 0 4 0 0 5 0 3 0 - 14 14 0
Marines......... 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 8 8 1
Bearcats (9-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
B.Myers WIN(1-0) 6 5 5 5 5 6 1 110 4.34 A1 D1
J.Benoit 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 20 1.13 D2 D7
M.Albers 1 3 3 3 0 0 1 20 27.00 D8
Totals 9 8 8 8 6 8 2
Marines (8-4) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
C.Lee LOSS(1-2) 5 2/3 8 10 10 5 3 2 98 8.69 A1 D1
M.Belisle 1 2/3 3 3 1 0 1 0 31 7.71 D2 E1
D.Bard 0 2/3 2 1 1 0 1 0 16 1.35 E2 E5
T.Wood 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 0.00 E6
Totals 9 14 14 11 5 5 2
ATTENDANCE- 45,655 DATE- Monday, October 18th 2010 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Larry Poncino, Tim Welke, Chuck Meriwether, Bill Welke
T- 3:16
LEFT ON BASE- Bearcats: 4 Marines: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Bearcats: 1 Marines: 1
ERRORS- M.Belisle
DOUBLES- B.Posey(2nd), M.Cabrera(2nd), C.Rasmus(3rd), C.Crawford(2nd),
J.Votto(2nd), N.Markakis(2nd), H.Kendrick(2nd)
TRIPLES- B.Posey(1st), S.Drew(1st), E.Aybar(2nd)
HOME RUNS- B.Posey(3rd), M.Cabrera(2nd), J.Votto(2nd), N.Markakis(1st)
STOLEN BASES- D.Fowler-2(2nd), I.Kinsler(2nd)
SACRIFICE FLIES- M.Cabrera, J.Upton
WALKS- D.Fowler-2, I.Kinsler-2, S.Drew, J.Upton-2, J.Votto, A.Pujols, J.Edmonds,
C.Ruiz
STRIKE OUTS- I.Kinsler, S.Choo-2, C.Rasmus, S.Drew, J.Upton, E.Longoria-2,
J.Votto, R.Davis, N.Markakis, H.Kendrick, E.Aybar
GIDP- C.Crawford, A.Pujols
2-out RBI- N.Markakis-2, S.Drew, C.Crawford, I.Kinsler, B.Posey-4, M.Cabrera,
J.Votto-2
Buster Posey jacked one out of the ballyard and had 8 RBI as the Brighton
Bearcats beat the Colorado Spring Marines by a score of 14 to 8.
Posey had a big day with his bat. He lofted a three-run bomb in the 3rd
inning, doubled plating two runs in the 6th inning and tripled bringing home
two baserunners in the 8th inning. Brighton had 14 hits overall, while
Colorado Spring had 8.
Brett Myers(1-0) picked up the victory, allowing 5 runs in 6 innings. Cliff
Lee(1-2) ended up with the loss. He got hit pretty hard, allowing 8 hits and
5 walks in 5 and 2/3 innings.
'Some days it just all comes together, and this was one of them' Posey said.
'I've been seeing the ball pretty well lately.'
SCORESHEET: 2011 Brighton Bearcats at 2011 Colorado Spring Marines
D.Fowler-A1 A1:IW>b1 B1:W>b1 *5*:G/63 D1:Si>12 E1:Si>23
I.Kinsle-A1 A2:SB>12 B2:FO/2 C2:W>b1 D2:Si>2# E2:K
IW>b1 13
B.Posey-A1 A3:SB>23 B3:HR>2# C3:P/6 D3:Do>3# E3:Tr>3#
12 G/53>3 1# b# 2# 1#
# 23
M.Cabrer-A1 A4:SF/8>3 B4:HR>b# C4:Do>1o D4:G/63 E4:Si>3#
#
S.Choo-A1 A5:G/43 B5:G/63 *6*:K *7*:K E5:F/8
A.Rodrig-A1 *2*:F/9 B6:G/53 C6:G/63 D6:F/9 *9*:Si
C.Rasmus-A1 A7:P/4 *4*:K C7:Do D7:G/23 E7:F/9
S.Drew-A1 A8:K B8:W>b1 C8:Tr>2# *8*:E/1>b E8:G/43>1
2 2
C.Crawfo-A1 *3*:Do B9:G-DP/4 C9:Si>3# D9:P/4 E9:F/8
63>1o
J.Upton-A1 A1:W>b1 B1:SF/8>3 C1:K *7*:W>b1 E1:Si>3#
#
E.Longor-A1 A2:K B2:G/43>1 C2:K D2:F/7 E2:F/7
2
J.Votto-A1 A3:Do>1# B3:P/4 *5*:K D3:W>12 b E3:HR>1#
1 b#
A.Pujols-A1 A4:IW>b1 *3*:G/43 C4:G/63 D4:G-DP/5 E4:L/5
43>1o
J.Edmond-A1 A5:Force/ B5:W>b1 C5:F/9 *8*:K
R.Davis-D5 46>23 1o
b1
C.Ruiz-A1 A6:G/3 B6:L/6 *6*:W>b1 D6:G/63
N.Markak-A1 *2*:Do B7:HR>1# C7:Force/ D7:K
b# 46>1o b1
H.Kendri-A1 A8:Do>2# B8:G/13 C8:K *9*:G/53
E.Aybar-A1 A9:Si>23 *4*:K C9:F/9 D9:Tr
An A-Bomb from A-Rod! Solo Shot the Game's Only Run; Series Tied 1-1
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 2011 Colorado Spring Marines At 2011 Brighton Bearcats 10/16/2010
Marines AB R H RBI AVG Bearcats AB R H RBI AVG
N.Markakis LF 4 0 1 0 .277 C.Crawford LF 4 0 0 0 .175
R.Weeks 2B 4 0 0 0 .294 S.Drew SS 3 0 1 0 .359
A.Pujols 1B 3 0 0 0 .333 M.Cabrera 1B 3 0 0 0 .135
E.Longoria 3B 3 0 2 0 .225 S.Choo RF 3 0 0 0 .229
J.Upton RF 3 0 1 0 .250 B-D.Fowler CF 0 0 0 0 .400
C.Ruiz C 3 0 0 0 .308 A.Rodriguez 3B 3 1 1 1 .139
R.Davis CF 3 0 0 0 .176 C.Rasmus CF,RF 3 0 1 0 .240
D-J.Votto PH 1 0 0 0 .273 B.Posey C 3 0 0 0 .333
E.Aybar SS 3 0 0 0 .350 I.Kinsler 2B 3 0 0 0 .182
E-A.Jones PH 1 0 0 0 .167 C.Hamels P 1 0 0 0 .250
R.Oswalt P 3 0 0 0 .000 A-D.Johnson PH 0 0 0 0 .000
J.Benoit P 0 0 0 0 ----
C-E.Hinske PH 1 0 1 0 .500
J.Soria P 0 0 0 0 ----
H.Kuo P 0 0 0 0 ----
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 31 0 4 0 Totals 27 1 4 1
A-Pinch Hit For Hamels In 6th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Choo In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Benoit In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Davis In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Aybar In 9th Inning
Marines......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0
Bearcats........ 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 0
Marines (8-3) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
R.Oswalt LOSS(0-1) 8 4 1 1 1 5 1 110 2.01 A1
Totals 8 4 1 1 1 5 1
Bearcats (8-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
C.Hamels WIN(3-0) 6 3 0 0 3 7 0 84 1.74 A1 C6
J.Benoit HOLD(3rd) 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 17 1.50 C7 D3
J.Soria HOLD(1st) 0 1/3 1 0 0 1 1 0 14 7.71 D4 D6
H.Kuo SAVE(3rd) 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0.00 D7
Totals 9 4 0 0 4 13 0
ATTENDANCE- 49,289 DATE- Saturday, October 16th 2010 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Jerry Meals, Bill Miller, Paul Emmel, Gary Darling
T- 2:38
LEFT ON BASE- Marines: 8 Bearcats: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Marines: 1 Bearcats: 0
DOUBLES- E.Longoria(2nd), C.Rasmus(2nd)
HOME RUNS- A.Rodriguez(1st)
WALKS- A.Pujols, E.Longoria, J.Upton, C.Ruiz, D.Johnson
STRIKE OUTS- N.Markakis-2, R.Weeks, A.Pujols, E.Longoria, C.Ruiz-2, R.Davis-2,
J.Votto, E.Aybar-2, R.Oswalt, C.Crawford, S.Drew, C.Rasmus-2,
B.Posey
GIDP- C.Crawford
Cole Hamels(3-0) and Roy Oswalt(0-1) dueled it out with Hamels and the
Brighton Bearcats coming out on top of the Colorado Spring Marines by the
score of 1 to 0.
Hamels pitched a solid game. He surrendered 3 hits and 3 walks in 6 innings.
Hamels mowed down 7 Colorado Spring batters improving his ERA from 2.45 to
1.74. Colorado Spring threatened in the 9th but Brighton was able to put
down the rally.
Hong-Chih Kuo recorded the save, his 3rd. 'Ahhh, that victory was surely
needed. Man alive, things were getting awfully grim,' noted Mark Moilanen.
'Now, we need to string a bunch of wins together and turn things around!'
SCORESHEET: 2011 Colorado Spring Marines at 2011 Brighton Bearcats
N.Markak-A1 A1:K B1:Si C1:G/13 *8*:K
R.Weeks-A1 A2:K B2:F/8>12 *6*:F/8 D2:F/8
A.Pujols-A1 A3:G/63 B3:W>b1 C3:K D3:F/8
E.Longor-A1 *2*:Si B4:K C4:Do *9*:W>b1
J.Upton-A1 A5:P/6 *4*:G/43 C5:W>b1 D5:Si>13
C.Ruiz-A1 A6:W>12 b B6:F/8 C6:K D6:K
1
R.Davis-A1 A7:K B7:F/8 *7*:K D7:K
J.Votto-D7
E.Aybar-A1 A8:F/7 *5*:K C8:K D8:G/31
A.Jones-D8
R.Oswalt-A1 *3*:F/9 B9:G/53 C9:K
C.Crawfo-A1 A1:G/43 B1:P/4 C1:G-DP/4 D1:K
63>1o
S.Drew-A1 A2:F/8 B2:K C2:Si
M.Cabrer-A1 A3:F/9 *4*:F/7 C3:G/43
S.Choo-A1 *2*:G/3 B4:G/3 *7*:F/8
D.Fowler-C7
A.Rodrig-A1 A5:HR>b# B5:G/63 C5:G/63
C.Rasmus-A1 A6:Do *5*:K C6:K
B.Posey-A1 A7:G/63>2 B7:F/8 *8*:K
3
I.Kinsle-A1 A8:F/8 B8:G/43 C8:G/53
C.Hamels-A1 *3*:F/9 *6*:W>b1 C9:Si
D.Johnso-B9
J.Benoit-C4+
Five Run First Enough For Felix; Marines Take Game 1 6-3
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 2011 Colorado Spring Marines At 2011 Brighton Bearcats 10/15/2010
Marines AB R H RBI AVG Bearcats AB R H RBI AVG
N.Markakis LF 4 2 1 0 .279 C.Crawford LF 5 0 1 2 .194
R.Weeks 2B 4 1 1 0 .385 S.Drew SS 5 0 1 0 .361
A.Pujols 1B 5 1 3 1 .359 M.Cabrera 1B 4 0 0 0 .147
E.Longoria 3B 4 0 0 0 .189 S.Choo RF 2 0 1 0 .250
J.Upton RF 4 1 2 1 .242 A.Rodriguez 3B 4 0 0 0 .121
C.Ruiz C 4 1 0 1 .333 C.Rasmus CF 2 1 1 0 .227
R.Davis CF 4 0 2 3 .214 B.Posey C 4 0 0 0 .364
E.Aybar SS 4 0 0 0 .378 I.Kinsler 2B 4 2 2 0 .200
F.Hernandez P 3 0 0 0 .000 J.Lester P 1 0 0 0 .000
C-J.Edmonds PH 1 0 0 0 .357 A-E.Hinske PH 1 0 1 1 .400
M.Belisle P 0 0 0 0 ---- F.Carmona P 0 0 0 0 ----
B.Fuentes P 0 0 0 0 ---- B-D.Johnson PH 1 0 0 0 .000
H.Bell P 0 0 0 0 ----
D-D.Fowler PH 1 0 1 0 .400
E-E.Bonifacio PR 0 0 0 0 ----
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 37 6 9 6 Totals 34 3 8 3
A-Pinch Hit For Lester In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Carmona In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Hernandez In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Bell In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Ran For Fowler In 9th Inning
Marines......... 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 6 9 0
Bearcats........ 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 - 3 8 1
Marines (8-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
F.Hernandez WIN(4-0) 7 7 3 3 4 7 0 117 2.35 A1 D5
M.Belisle HOLD(1st) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 8.44 D6 D9
B.Fuentes SAVE(2nd) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.00 E1
Totals 9 8 3 3 4 8 0
Bearcats (7-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
J.Lester LOSS(1-1) 5 6 6 6 5 8 0 110 5.40 A1 C8
F.Carmona 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 30 0.00 C9 D8
H.Bell 2 1 0 0 0 4 0 31 6.35 D9
Totals 9 9 6 6 5 15 0
ATTENDANCE- 48,103 DATE- Friday, October 15th 2010 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Tim Tschida, Jim Joyce, Jeff Nelson, Mark Carlson
T- 3:36
LEFT ON BASE- Marines: 9 Bearcats: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Marines: 1 Bearcats: 0
ERRORS- F.Carmona
DOUBLES- A.Pujols-2(4th), I.Kinsler(1st)
TRIPLES- R.Davis(1st)
STOLEN BASES- R.Davis(1st)
WALKS- N.Markakis, R.Weeks, E.Longoria, J.Upton, C.Ruiz, S.Choo-2, C.Rasmus-2
STRIKE OUTS- N.Markakis, R.Weeks-2, A.Pujols-2, E.Longoria-2, J.Upton-2,
C.Ruiz-2, E.Aybar-2, F.Hernandez-2, C.Crawford, M.Cabrera, S.Choo,
A.Rodriguez, C.Rasmus, B.Posey-2, J.Lester
GIDP- S.Drew
WILD PITCHES- F.Hernandez
2-out RBI- J.Upton
Center fielder Rajai Davis had 2 base hits and 3 RBI at Miller Park where the
Colorado Spring Marines beat the Brighton Bearcats by the score of 6 to
3.
Colorado Spring jumped out to the early lead in the first inning when they
tallied 5 runs on 3 hits. That early run support was all that Felix
Hernandez(4-0) required. Colorado Spring rapped out 9 hits for the night.
Hernandez got relief help from Brian Fuentes who gained credit for his 2nd
save. The losing pitcher was Jon Lester(1-1). He was knocked around,
surrendering 6 runs in 5 innings.
Eric Posch was just happy to get a win, 'We've had such a bad streak of games
-- boy, it's great to get the monkey off our back. Now maybe we can relax a
little and play the kind of baseball of which we are capable.'
SCORESHEET: 2011 Colorado Spring Marines at 2011 Brighton Bearcats
N.Markak-A1 A1:W>b1 *2*:Si *4*:G/13 D1:G/23 E1:K
R.Weeks-A1 A2:Si>12 B2:W>12 b C2:K D2:E/1 E2:K
1
A.Pujols-A1 A3:Si>2# B3:K C3:Do D3:K *9*:Do
12
E.Longor-A1 A4:K B4:F/9 C4:IW>b1 *7*:G/53 E4:K
J.Upton-A1 A5:W>23 1 B5:Si>2# C5:K D5:Si E5:K
2 b1 12
C.Ruiz-A1 A6:W>3# 2 B6:F/8 *5*:K D6:K E6:P/6
3 12 b1
R.Davis-A1 A7:Tr>3# *3*:F/7 C7:F/9 D7:Si>13
2# 1#
E.Aybar-A1 A8:F/7 B8:K C8:G/63 D8:SB>12
K
F.Hernan-A1 A9:K B9:K *6*:G/53 *8*:G/3
J.Edmond-D9
M.Belisl-E3+
C.Crawfo-A1 A1:G/31 B1:K C1:G/43>3 D1:Si>3# E1:F/8
# 12
S.Drew-A1 A2:G/43 *4*:G/43 C2:G/43 D2:Si>13 E2:G-DP/5
43>1o
M.Cabrer-A1 A3:F/9 B3:G/63 *6*:L/6 D3:K
S.Choo-A1 *2*:K B4:Si C4:W>b1 D4:W>12 b
1
A.Rodrig-A1 A5:F/8 B5:G/63 C5:G/3>12 D5:K
C.Rasmus-A1 A6:W>b1 *5*:Si C6:W>b1 *8*:K
B.Posey-A1 A7:K B7:WP>12 C7:K D7:F/7
P/6
I.Kinsle-A1 *3*:P/6 B8:Si>23 *7*:Do D8:G/13
J.Lester-A1 A9:K B9:Si>3# C9:G/3>23 *9*:Si
E.Hinske-B9 13
F.Carmon-C3+
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Brighton Bearcats season in review
I have held off on writing this until the final chapter was written for the season. As it is now known, the Bearcats completed an improbable turnaround from league doormat to league champions. Brighton managed to defeat NL powerhouse Reno, overachieving Edgewater, and finally AL champion Colorado Springs. The season went as well as Brighton manager Mark Moilanen could have hoped. Now that the champagne has been consumed (call a cab Cabrera and Choo), the graffiti has fallen, and the stadium has emptied, it's time to look back at how and who is responsible for the rise to the top.
TEAM MVP: Shin Soo Choo. He got out of the gate clobbering 20 HR in the first month. The power tailed off, but Choo turned in a final line of .315/37/100 with a OBP of .410.
TEAM CY YOUNG: Tough call here. Is it Joakim Soria with his league record 52 saves? The 16-6 Fausto Carmona who suprised with an ERA amongst the league leaders. The vote goes to Jon Lester. He had a good ERA, won 16 games and rung up 230 batters.
BIGGEST SURPRISE: The aforementioned Fausto Carmona. 16-6 with 2.40 ERA
BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Nobody drmatically disappointed. I suppose I expected more from Buster Posey who hit a pedestrain .262 with an OBP under .300. However, all is forgiven as he garnered MVP honors in the World Series and provided solid defense behind the plate.
Brighton tried to field a defensively sound team while also taking advantage of their homefield design that favors left handed power. Management is pleased with this decision.
With all of this said, Brighton had a sense of urgency to win now. The reason for this is that after injury plagued and/or off seasons by Choo, Crawford, Rasmus, Posey, Drew, A-Rod, Carmona, Myers, Soria, Kuo, and Scherzer point towards a backslide in 2012. Management does not expect sympathy and will have to wield some magic to wheel and deal itself back into the playoffs next year. Brighton will not rebuild. More of a retool. Brighton has ammassed extra early-mid round picks and will try to parley some of those picks into some useful talent.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Bearcats Sweep Series From Edgewater; Meet Marines in Championship Series
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 2011 Brighton Bearcats At 2011 Edgewater Giants 10/8/2010
Bearcats AB R H RBI AVG Giants AB R H RBI AVG
C.Crawford LF 3 1 1 1 .194 M.Bourn CF 4 0 1 0 .414
S.Drew SS 4 0 0 1 .387 O.Vizquel 3B,2B 4 1 1 0 .176
A.Rodriguez 3B 4 0 1 0 .138 B.Abreu LF 3 1 1 2 .375
S.Choo RF 5 0 0 0 .233 R.Howard 1B 4 0 0 0 .200
D-D.Fowler CF 0 0 0 0 .250 J.Hardy SS 4 0 1 0 .346
M.Cabrera 1B 4 0 1 0 .167 K.Fukudome RF 3 0 1 0 .115
C.Rasmus CF,RF 3 0 0 0 .200 R.Hernandez C 3 0 1 0 .053
B.Posey C 4 2 3 0 .414 B.Roberts 2B 3 0 0 0 .250
I.Kinsler 2B 4 2 2 0 .154 V.Padilla P 0 0 0 0 ----
M.Scherzer P 2 0 0 0 .000 E-G.Zaun PH 1 0 0 0 .200
A-R.Santiago PH 1 0 1 11.000 S.Baker P 2 0 0 0 .250
H.Bell P 0 0 0 0 ---- B-M.Izturis 3B 1 0 0 0 .154
C-E.Hinske PH 1 1 1 3 .250 F-B.Conrad PH 1 0 0 0 .273
J.Benoit P 0 0 0 0 ----
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 35 6 10 6 Totals 33 2 6 2
A-Pinch Hit For Scherzer In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Baker In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Bell In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Choo In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Padilla In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Izturis In 9th Inning
Bearcats........ 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 - 6 10 1
Giants.......... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 0
Bearcats (7-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
M.Scherzer WIN(2-0) 6 6 2 2 2 7 1 91 3.00 A1 C8
H.Bell HOLD(2nd) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 9.82 C9 D2
J.Benoit 2 0 0 0 1 4 0 24 2.25 D3
Totals 9 6 2 2 3 13 1
Giants (3-5) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
S.Baker LOSS(1-1) 6 6 3 3 3 7 1 89 2.57 A1 C8
V.Padilla BS(1st) 3 4 3 3 2 0 1 47 12.46 C9
Totals 9 10 6 6 5 7 2
ATTENDANCE- 49,031 DATE- Friday, October 8th 2010 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Marty Foster, Derryl Cousins, Angel Hernandez, Eric Cooper
T- 2:57
LEFT ON BASE- Bearcats: 8 Giants: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Bearcats: 1 Giants: 1
ERRORS- M.Scherzer
DOUBLES- M.Bourn(2nd), J.Hardy(3rd), R.Hernandez(1st)
HOME RUNS- C.Crawford(1st), E.Hinske(1st), B.Abreu(2nd)
SACRIFICE FLIES- S.Drew
WALKS- C.Crawford-2, A.Rodriguez, M.Cabrera, C.Rasmus, B.Abreu, K.Fukudome,
R.Hernandez
STRIKE OUTS- C.Crawford, S.Drew, S.Choo, C.Rasmus-2, M.Scherzer-2, O.Vizquel-3,
B.Abreu-2, R.Howard-2, B.Roberts-2, G.Zaun, S.Baker, M.Izturis,
B.Conrad
GIDP- I.Kinsler, R.Howard
WILD PITCHES- M.Scherzer
2-out RBI- E.Hinske-3
The Brighton Bearcats bested the Edgewater Giants by a 6 to 2 score at McAfee
Coliseum.
Edgewater was unable to recover after Brighton went ahead in the top of the
7th inning when they scored 2 runs on 3 hits. Brighton had 10 hits for the
game and Edgewater had 6.
The victory went to Max Scherzer(2-0) who went 6 innings, allowing 2 runs.
Scott Baker(1-1) was given the loss. He pitched 6 innings giving up 6 hits
and 3 walks.
SCORESHEET: 2011 Brighton Bearcats at 2011 Edgewater Giants
C.Crawfo-A1 A1:W>b1 *3*:HR>b# C1:K D1:F/7 E1:W>b1
S.Drew-A1 A2:F/8 B2:K C2:L/4 D2:SF/7>3 E2:Force/
# 64>1o b1
A.Rodrig-A1 A3:Si>12 B3:FO/5 *6*:F/9 D3:W>12 b *9*:F/8
1
S.Choo-A1 A4:G/63>2 B4:F/9 C4:K D4:F/9 E4:G/3
D.Fowler-E6 3 12
M.Cabrer-A1 A5:IW>b1 *4*:P/2 C5:Si *8*:F/9 E5:F/7
C.Rasmus-A1 A6:K B6:W>b1 C6:K D6:F/8
B.Posey-A1 *2*:Si B7:G/43>1 *7*:Si D7:Si
2
I.Kinsle-A1 A8:G-DP/5 B8:L/6 C8:Si>13 D8:Si>12
43>1o
M.Scherz-A1 A9:K *5*:K C9:Si>3# D9:HR>2#
R.Santia-C9 13 1# b#
H.Bell-D5+
M.Bourn-A1 A1:F/9 B1:G/13 *5*:Do D1:G/63
O.Vizque-A1 A2:Si *3*:K C2:K D2:K
B.Abreu-A1 A3:HR>1# B3:K C3:IW>b1 *8*:K
b#
R.Howard-A1 A4:G/63 B4:K C4:G-DP/3 D4:K
63>1o
J.Hardy-A1 A5:Do *4*:E/1 *6*:L/5 D5:P/6
K.Fukudo-A1 A6:Si>23 B6:WP>12 C6:F/8 *9*:G/13
W>b1
R.Hernan-A1 A7:L/5 B7:Force/ C7:Do D7:W>b1
14>23 1o
b1
B.Robert-A1 *2*:P/6 B8:K C8:K D8:K
V.Padill-C9
G.Zaun-D8
S.Baker-A1 A9:K B9:G/63 *7*:K D9:K
M.Izturi-C9
B.Conrad-D9
Choo Goes Deep Twice as Bearcats Dominate; Take 3-0 Lead in Series
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 2011 Brighton Bearcats At 2011 Edgewater Giants 10/7/2010
Bearcats AB R H RBI AVG Giants AB R H RBI AVG
C.Crawford LF 3 2 0 0 .179 M.Bourn CF 3 0 1 0 .440
S.Drew SS 4 3 2 0 .444 B.Roberts 2B 2 0 0 0 .294
M.Cabrera 1B 4 2 1 4 .154 B-O.Vizquel 2B 2 0 0 0 .154
S.Choo RF 4 2 3 5 .280 C.Ross LF 4 0 1 0 .143
A.Rodriguez 3B 5 0 0 0 .120 R.Howard 1B 4 0 0 0 .238
C.Rasmus CF 3 0 1 0 .235 R.Hernandez C 3 0 0 0 .000
B.Posey C 5 0 2 0 .360 K.Fukudome RF 4 0 0 0 .087
I.Kinsler 2B 4 0 0 0 .091 M.Izturis 3B 3 1 1 0 .167
C.Hamels P 4 2 2 0 .286 J.Hardy SS 3 1 2 1 .364
H.Kuo P 0 0 0 0 ---- R.Wells P 1 0 0 0 .000
D-E.Hinske PH 1 0 0 0 .000 A-A.Pierzynski PH 1 0 0 0 .100
H.Bell P 0 0 0 0 ---- B.Badenhop P 0 0 0 0 ----
C-B.Conrad PH 1 0 1 1 .300
V.Padilla P 0 0 0 0 ----
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 37 11 11 9 Totals 31 2 6 2
A-Pinch Hit For Wells In 5th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Roberts In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Badenhop In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Kuo In 9th Inning
Bearcats........ 2 0 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 - 11 11 1
Giants.......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 2 6 1
Bearcats (6-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
C.Hamels WIN(2-0) 7 5 2 2 1 7 1 107 2.45 A1 C9
H.Kuo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.00 D1 D2
H.Bell 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 15 13.50 D3
Totals 9 6 2 2 2 7 1
Giants (3-4) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
R.Wells LOSS(1-1) 5 9 11 10 7 2 3 125 9.75 A1 D5
B.Badenhop 3 2 0 0 2 3 0 35 0.00 D6 E7
V.Padilla 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 9 20.25 E8
Totals 9 11 11 10 9 8 3
ATTENDANCE- 49,349 DATE- Thursday, October 7th 2010 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Bill Welke, Larry Poncino, Tim Welke, Chuck Meriwether
T- 3:02
LEFT ON BASE- Bearcats: 8 Giants: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Bearcats: 2 Giants: 2
ERRORS- M.Cabrera, R.Wells
DOUBLES- S.Drew(2nd), S.Choo(1st), C.Hamels-2, M.Izturis(1st)
HOME RUNS- M.Cabrera(1st), S.Choo-2(3rd), J.Hardy(3rd)
WALKS- C.Crawford-3, S.Drew, M.Cabrera, S.Choo, C.Rasmus-2, I.Kinsler, M.Bourn,
R.Hernandez
STRIKE OUTS- C.Crawford, M.Cabrera, S.Choo, C.Rasmus, I.Kinsler-2, C.Hamels,
E.Hinske, M.Bourn, B.Roberts, C.Ross-2, R.Howard, M.Izturis,
R.Wells
GIDP- I.Kinsler, O.Vizquel, K.Fukudome
WILD PITCHES- R.Wells
2-out RBI- S.Choo-2, J.Hardy
Shin-Soo Choo launched 2 homeruns and had 5 RBI at McAfee Coliseum as the
Brighton Bearcats beat the Edgewater Giants by the count of 11 to 2.
Choo was unconscious all evening. The Edgewater fans hated to see him
approaching the batter's box as he just kept delivering base hits! He clubbed
a two-run home run in the 1st inning, launched a three-run homer in the 4th
inning and doubled in the 8th inning. Brighton had 11 hits for the night
while Edgewater had 6.
Cole Hamels(2-0) went 7 innings allowing 2 runs for the victory. Randy
Wells(1-1) was given the loss. He served up 3 gopher balls in 5 innings.
'I didn't feel that good when I came to the park tonight,' Choo said. 'I'm
glad I decided to play!'
SCORESHEET: 2011 Brighton Bearcats at 2011 Edgewater Giants
C.Crawfo-A1 A1:G/43 B1:W>b1 *4*:W>b1 D1:G/43>2 E1:W>b1 F1:K
3
S.Drew-A1 A2:Si B2:W>23 1 C2:Do>13 D2:WP>3# E2:Force/
2 b1 FO/4 46>1o b1
M.Cabrer-A1 A3:F/8 B3:HR>3# C3:E/1>3# D3:W>b1 E3:K
2# 1# b# 23
S.Choo-A1 A4:HR>1# B4:K C4:HR>3# D4:W>12 b *8*:Do
b# 1# b# 1
A.Rodrig-A1 A5:G/43 B5:G/63 C5:G/53 D5:FO/6 E5:L-DP/4
>2o
C.Rasmus-A1 *2*:G/13 B6:Si C6:W>b1 *6*:K E6:W>b1
B.Posey-A1 A7:F/8 B7:Si>12 C7:Force/ D7:Si E7:F/7
54>1o b1
I.Kinsle-A1 A8:K B8:W>23 1 C8:G/43 D8:G-DP/6 *9*:K
2 b1 43>1o
C.Hamels-A1 *3*:Do B9:F/7 *5*:Do *7*:K E9:K
H.Kuo-E8
E.Hinske-E9+
M.Bourn-A1 A1:Si+E/3 B1:W>b1 *6*:K D1:F/7
B.Robert-A1 A2:K B2:G/63 C2:G/53 D2:G-DP/5
O.Vizque-C1 4>2o 1o
C.Ross-A1 A3:K *4*:K C3:G/13 *9*:Si
R.Howard-A1 A4:K B4:G/31 *7*:G/53 D4:G/3>12
R.Hernan-A1 *2*:G/53 B5:G/63 C5:G/43 D5:W>b1
K.Fukudo-A1 A6:F/8 *5*:F/9 C6:F/9 D6:G-DP/4
63>1o
M.Izturi-A1 A7:K B7:F/7 *8*:Do
J.Hardy-A1 *3*:G/43 B8:HR>b# C8:Si>23
R.Wells-A1 A9:K B9:F/8 C9:Si>3#
A.Pierzy-B9 12
B.Badenh-C1+
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