1998 PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #9
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| DELGADO,Carlos | CHI AL | .455 | 1.000 | 5 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
| BROWN,Kevin | FWP AL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.06 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| CASTILLA,Vinny | MIC NL | .375 | 1.000 | 6 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
| BATISTA,Miguel | DAN NL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
California Quakes @ Chicago Demolition |
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| Series Preview: | The 32-14 Chicago Demolition play host to the 22-24 Quakes from California. |
| Game #1: | Chicago scores big runs, putting up crooked numbers in 3 Innings. Tony Womack (5 for 5) & Carlos Delgado both have 3 RBI’s, Roger Clemens goes the distance for Chicago.
Final Score: Chicago 9 – California 1 Win: Roger Clemens 5-3 (2.70) |
| Game #2: | Matt D. Williams has 5 RBI’s, Nomar Garciaparra has 3 RBI’s, but it’s not enough for the Quakes as Carlos Delgado has 4 RBI’s & Eric Davis comes up with 5 RBI’s. This one was a football score.
Final Score: Chicago 13 – California 9 Win: Arthur Rhodes 2-1 (2.45) |
| Game #3: | Chicago ties it in the 9th but loses it in the 10th to the Quakes.
Final Score: California 3 – Chicago 2 (10 Innings) Win: Trevor Hoffman 0-1 (1.27) |
| Game #4: | Damian Miller has a Home Run & 3 RBI’s for the Quakes, which helps put a “W” on the board for California.
Final Score: California 6 – Chicago 5 Win: Alan Watson 5-2 (4.97) |
| Game #5: | Tony Clark Homers, Pedro Martinez goes 7 strong & Chicago wins it in a rout.
Final Score: Chicago 7 – California 1 Win: Pedro Martinez 8-2 (3.00) |
| Game #6: | A big 6 spot in the 4th helps the Demolition take the series final. Willie Greene has a 3-Run Home Run for Chicago
Final Score: Chicago 9 – California 4 Win: Roger Clemens 6-3 (2.67) |
| Series Summary: | Chicago gets the bookends of the series-winning games 1/2 & 5/6. California takes the middle games 3/4. Chicago wins the series 4 games to 2. |
New Hampshire Nighthawks @ Castle Rock Hounds |
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| Series Preview: | Both teams sit at 24-22 heading into this series. I don’t know about New Hampshire, but Castle Rock was definitely hoping to fare better heading into the year. The Hounds sit 5 back from Fort Worth in the West, while New Hampshire is already 13 games behind Corktown in the East. Castle Rock looking for a decisive series win. |
| Game #1: | Carpenter vs. Helling in a matchup of 10 vs. 11. Carpenter gets the better of this one, going 8.2 IP, allowing only two hits, combining with Mulholland for a shutout. The Hounds score all of their runs in the 4th inning, with Luis Gonzalez delivering two RBI after a Bonds triple. The final is 4-0, Caste Rock.
WP: Carpenter (5-2) |
| Game #2: | Rueter vs. Hermanson in Game 2. Bragg opens up the scoring for Castle Rock with a solo HR in the 3rd, and Tatis follows with a bases loaded 2-out 2-RBI single to make it 3-0, Hounds. Widger adds a 2-run shot (after a Bragg double) to extend to 5-0 in the 4th. Tejada hits a homer for New Hampshire to give them their first run of the series and break up the shutout. Segui and Kotsay add solo HRs in the 6th and 7th, but that appears to be the only way New Hampshire can score. Castle Rock adds a couple more and the final is 8-3, Hounds, as they take the 2-0 series lead.
WP: Hermanson (6-1) |
| Game #3: | Sele vs. Pettitte in this one. Castle Rock strikes first, with back-to-back-to-back doubles from Polanco, Tatis and Clayton to take a 2-0 lead. Bonds adds some insurance in the bottom of the 8th with a two-run homer. Meanwhile, Pettitte is cruising, allowing just two hits through 8 innings. Simas comes on to close it out for Castle Rock and the final is 4-0. Castle Rock takes the 3-0 series lead and has held New Hampshire to just three runs through three games.
WP: Pettitte (4-2) |
| Game #4: | Bohanon vs. Saunders in a lefty battle. Nighthawks explode for 6 runs in the second inning, doubling their production from the first three games in that one inning. New Hampshire added three more off of a Segui HR (3-5, 4 RBI) and Eusebio went 2/4 with a double and triple. The final is 9-3, New Hampshire.
WP: Saunders (5-3) |
| Game #5: | Kerry Wood and Kenny Rogers battle in Game 5, as Castle Rock looks to clinch the series while New Hampshire looks to make it 3-2. Bonds leads off the bottom of the 1st with a solo HR off of Wood. It stays 1-0 until the bottom of the 7th, when Joe Carter hits a 2-out grand salami to give Castle Rock the 5-0 lead. Meanwhile, Kenny Rogers is cruising along, facing only 29 batters in a CG shutout. The final is 5-0 Castle Rock.
WP: Rogers (5-3) |
| Game #6: | Rematch of Game 1, Helling vs. Carpenter. It starts very poorly for Castle Rock, as Carpenter walks the first three batters of the game. Hounds almost get out of it, but Kotsay delivers a 3-run shot with two outs and New Hampshire takes a 4-0 lead. But, Castle Rock starts chipping away, scoring 1 in the 1st, 1 in the 3rd, and then 4 in the 6th, capped by an Easley 3-run homer to make it 6-4. The final ends up being 7-4, Castle Rock.
WP: Benitez (2-3) |
| Series Summary: | Castle Rock takes the series 5-1 behind very good starting pitching (aside from our highest rated starter), and decent hitting. New Hampshire could only get the offense going in a couple of innings throughout the series. |
DeWitt Tigers @ Harper Woods Expos |
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| Series Preview: | Dewitt visits Harper Woods. |
| Game #1: | 4-2 Expos W Washburn 3-6 8.58 era L Loiza 2-4 5.78 era S Orosco 6 1.27 era |
| Game #2: | 6-5 Expos W Hudek 1-1 4.85 era L Perez 0-1 3.97 era S Orosco 7 1.21 era |
| Game #3: | 11-3 Expos W Wright 2-6 6.28 era L Burkett 1-7 7.90 era |
| Game #4: | Expos 7-3 W Green 2-3 7.07 era L Milton 0-8 9.95 era |
| Game #5: | 7-5 Tigers W Colon 3-5 5.37 era L Mussina 5-5 4.06 era S Leiter 2 7.24 era |
| Game #6: | 5-4 Expos W Washburn 4-6 8.27 era L Loiza 2-5 5.93 era S Orosco 8 1.07 era |
| Series Summary: | Harper Woods takes 5 of 6 from Dewitt. |
Flossmoor Flying Squirrels @ Portland Mavericks |
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| Series Preview: | The 24-22 Flossmoor Flying Squirrels visit the 16-30 Portland mavericks. |
| Game #1: | FFS 6 POR 3 |
| Game #2: | FFS 5 POR 4 |
| Game #3: | FFS 5 POR 4 |
| Game #4: | POR 3 FFS 1 |
| Game #5: | FFS 8 POR 4 |
| Game #6: | FFS 12 POR 0 |
| Series Summary: | The Squirrels win 5 of 6. |
Long Beach Titans @ Danbury Mad Hatters |
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| Series Preview: | Bottom dwellers meet for a game series. |
| Game #1: | LBT – 6 DMH – 7Mad Hatters score 2 in 9th for walkoff win. |
| Game #2: | LBT – 1 DMH – 2Mad Hatters score in Bottom of 9th for second walkoff in a row. |
| Game #3: | LBT – 3 DMH – 5Mosies Alou hits 3 run HR |
| Game #4: | LBT – 0 DMH – 6Biggio goes 3 for 4 with 2 2b |
| Game #5: | LBT – 4 DMH – 2LBT pitchers combine for a 5 hitter to tame the Hatters.Justice, Fullmer and Defelice all go 2 for 4 |
| Game #6: | LBT – 2 DMH – 8DMH bang out 14 hits.Disarcina 3 for 5, Griffey 2 for 4 (HR), m Alou 2 for 5 (2 2B), Blowers 2 for 5 |
| Series Summary: | Danbury wakes up at home, waiting to see if it continues next week. |
Baltimore Blue Crabs @ Blarney Drive Bandits |
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| Series Preview: | Baltimore gives Blarney the Crabs for 6 games. |
| Game #1: | Williams and Yoshii both go 7 full AND allow just 1 run. The pens will decide the opener. Johnstone serves up a homer to Posada then itchy Rodriguez does the same for pinch-hitter Batista an inning later. Crabs take game 1.
BCC 3 BDB 1 W – Williams (2-5) |
| Game #2: | Avery struggled early and could only record 7 outs before hitting the showers. Veras 4-4, Ordonez 2-4 and Wood 2-4 powered the Bandit attack while Hampton twirled a 7 inning shutout.
BBC 2 BDB 6 W – Hampton (5-2) |
| Game #3: | Blarney kept their hitting shoes on and tally 5 extra base knocks and 17 total safeties. Dempster was a Dumpster fire as he allowed 10 hits over 3+ innings. Wells for Blarney had a solid outing but Chipper Jones had his number with a 4-4 2 HR day. Wilson for Blarney also has a 4-4 day with 3 RBI.
BBC 4 BDB 9 W – Wells (6-2) |
| Game #4: | Cue the game 1 film. Game tied 0-0 through 5 until Batista jacks a 20ruin shot out in the 6th. Blarney adds 1 in the bottom half. The Crabs add one more in the 8th. The Big Unit continues to be plagued by the lack of offense the days he takes the hill.
BBC 3 BDB 1 W – Hershiser (4-2) |
| Game #5: | Dave Weathers channels Bob Gibson and goes the distance for a 2-hit 9 strikeout performance. Who saw that coming!
BBC 0 BDB 4 W – Weathers (3-4) |
| Game #6: | Each team scored ion their respective halves of the first 3 innings and the score stood 3-10 in favor of Blarney. Holy-Hits-Batman. After the dust cleared, teams combined for 29 hits and 19 runs.
BBC 7 BDB 12 W – Rodriguez (1-1) |
| Series Summary: | Bandits take the series 4-2. |
Winnipeg Goldeyes @ Michigan Mauraders |
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| Series Preview: | NL West First place Winnipeg travels to NL Central first place Michigan. |
| Game #1: | Michigan 7 Winnipeg 6
Michigan scores 2 runs in the 9th to come from behind. Castilla hits 2 homers and 3 RBIs. Bernie Williams with a homer and 3 hits. Winnipeg with 3 homers. |
| Game #2: | Michigan 4 Winnipeg 3
Tapani wins his first game. Anderson, Palmeiro and Castilla hit homers. O’Neill with 3 hits for Winnipeg. |
| Game #3: | Michigan 10 Winnipeg 9 (10)
Michigan scores in the 9th and 10th to win it. Castilla with 3 hits and 5 RBIs. Palmeiro and Lieberthal hit homers. Lieberthal hit his homer in the 9th to tie it. Everett with 4 hits for Winnipeg. |
| Game #4: | Michigan 4 Winnipeg 2
Nagy goes to 3-0. Bernie Williams hits another homer. |
| Game #5: | Winnipeg 1 Michigan 0
Winnipeg breaks the losing streak as Schilling throws a one-hitter. Ventura with the lone RBI. |
| Game #6: | Winnipeg 6 Michigan 5 (10)
Vizquel with 3 hits and 3 RBIs. |
| Series Summary: | Michigan takes 4 of 6 from Winnipeg. All games were decided by one except game 4, which was decided by 2 runs. |
Manhattan Gas Hornets @ Valdosta Bombers |
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| Series Preview: | Valdosta hosts Manhattan (games played by MGH per VAL request) |
| Game #1: | Gas Hornets get single runs in the 2nd thru 5th innings, then Valdosta plates 4 in 5th off Tim Wakefield, 2 of the runs on a Manny Ramirez homer (17). But the Gas Hornets score 3 in the 7th to win the game 7-4. WP Wakefield (6-2) S John Wetteland (10) LP Shane Reynolds (5-2) |
| Game #2: | Bombers score 3 in the 1st and 2 in the 3rd and never look back or trail. Bobby Higginson drives in 2 as does John Flaherty. Final 5-3 Valdosta. WP Tom Candiotti (5-5) S Mike Timlin (8) LP Sterling Hitchcock (1-1) |
| Game #3: | Manhattan gets 1 in first, Derek Jeter homer (9), Bombers get it back in the 2nd on a Terry Steinbach homer (3). Tino Martinez cracks a 2 run shot (14 in the 4th and Manhattan gets a 4th run in the 5th. Steinbach hits his 2nd homer (4) of the game in the 6th and Eric Karros knocks one out of the park in the 9th (9) off John Wetteland, but was 1 run too little as Manhattan wins 4-3. WP Rick Reed (4-1) S Wetteland (11) LP John Thompson (4-4) |
| Game #4: | Key play in the one was the Terry Steinbach homer (5) off John Wetteland in the 9th to tie the game at 3-3 and send it to free baseball land. Then in the 11th they got to Ricky Bones to win the game 4-3. WP Mike Timlin (1-2) LP Bones (2-1) BS Wetteland (2) |
| Game #5: | Gas Hornets down 2-1 after 1, 4-3 after 2 get a couple of 3 run innings mid to late game and win going away 9-5. Rough outings for both starters – Matt Morris 7 innings, 7 hits 5 runs. Shane Reynolds goes 4, 10 hits, 6 run. Joe Randa homers (3) and Bobby Higginson drives in 2. Ray Durham and Jason Kendall both get 4 hits and between then the score 4 runs and drive in 4 runs. WP Morris (5-1) LP Reynolds (5-3) |
| Game #6: | Series standing at 3-2 Gas Hornets it takes 14 innings to come up with a winner. Valdosta gets 2 in the 2nd and then sees Tim Wakefield ejected (mostly because the Bombers John Synder has already beaned a couple of guys). The Gas Hornets relief core then this great keeping the Bombers at 2 runs. Luis Alicea hits a solo homer (2) of Synder in the 5th and Matt Stairs double in the tying run in the 7th and then the Bombers relief core does the same number on the Gas Hornets blanking them for what seemed like eternity. Then John Wettleland for Manhattan and Stan Belinda for Valdosta took the hill in the 12th and both pitch 3 innings (on borrowed time). Wetteland had been shaky earlier in the series – but in this one he goes 3 perfect innings. Belinda gives up an rbi double to Jason Kendall in the 14th which proves to be the game winner in the 3-2 Manhattan win. WP Wetteland (2-2) LP Belinda (2-4) |
| Series Summary: | In a very close series the Gas Hornets come out on top 4-2, but it could have gone the other way just as easily. |
Hollywood Vampires @ Corktown Bootleggers |
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| Series Summary: | Hollywood drops of 6. |
Hampton Huskies @ Newark Bears |
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| Series Preview: | A showdown of two 28-18 teams. |
| Game #1: | The first game of the series is close until the bottom of the 7th when Huskies reliever Scott Aldred walks in three consecutive runners with the bases loaded, then Darryl Strawberry delivers the coupe de grace with a grand slam…game over!
Final score 12-2 (Bears) |
| Game #2: | In the second game of the series Huskies starter Brett Tomko is injured for 5 days after throwing just one pitch, this will have repercussions the rest of the series as it will inevitably wear out the Huskies bullpen. Chan Ho Park pitches well for the Bears (2 runs in 6 1/3 innings) – Rob Nen pick up a 2 inning save.
Final score 4-3 (Bears) |
| Game #3: | Mike Piazza and Freddy Garcia homer for the Bears as they pound out 11 hits on their way to a 3rd series victory. The Huskies make it close with 3 runs in the top pf the 9th, but Rob Nen again saves the day.
Final Score – 6-5 (Bears) |
| Game #4: | The Huskies lead game 4 going to the bottom of the 8th, but the Bears score 3 runs against a tired Huskies bullpen to secure a 4th consecutive victory. Travis Lee homers twice for the Huskies, Piazza homers again for Newark
Final Score – 7-4 (Bears) |
| Game #5: | Game #5 was a wild one. The Bears led 6-3 going to the top of the 9th, so in comes the ever reliable Rob Nen…well, not this time. Mr.Nen gives up 4 hits and 4 runs including a pinch hit 3 run homer off the bat of Henry Rodriguez. Huskies take the lead 7-6. The Bears come back and tie the game in the bottom of the 9th, only to see the Huskies regain the lead in the top of the 10th. The Bears finally put it away in the bottom of the 10th capped by a Jose Canseco 3 run homer.
Final Score – 11-8 (Bears) |
| Game #6: | Th final game was tied after 7 ½ innings, in the bottom of the 8th Piazza singles, Juan Gonzalez doubles and both runners score on outs (sac fly & infield out) – Rob Nen recovers from the debacle of the prior game to secure the last out and collect his third save of the series.
Final Score – 4-2 (Bears) |
| Series Summary: | The Bears sweep the series from the Huskies to keep pace with the Michigan Marauders in the NL Central. |
Fort Worth Panthers @ Detroit Stars |
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| Series Summary: | Fort Worth Panthers win the series 4 games to 2 over the Detroit Stars |
Santa Rosa Beach Bums @ Stockton Wings |
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| Series Preview: | Santa Rosa @ Stockton for 6 games. |
| Series Summary: | Santa Rosa takes the series 4 games to 2. |