1998 PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #18

NAME	TEAM	AVG	SLG	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	RBI	K	W	IW	SB	CS	HBP
SOSA,Sammy	DEW AL	.292	.917	6	24	7	0	0	5	5	10	7	2	0	0	0	0

NAME	CLUB	G	W	L	S	ERA	IP	R	ER	H	K	BB	IBB	WP	BK	HB	HR
BERGMAN,Sean	FWP AL	2	2	0	0	0.00	12.2	2	0	8	6	5	0	0	0	1	0

NAME	TEAM	AVG	SLG	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	RBI	K	W	IW	SB	CS	HBP
ANDERSON,Garret	MGH NL	.565	.913	6	23	13	5	0	1	6	10	1	1	0	0	0	0

NAME	CLUB	G	W	L	S	ERA	IP	R	ER	H	K	BB	IBB	WP	BK	HB	HR
SABERHAGEN,Bret	DAN NL	2	2	0	0	0.56	16	1	1	12	12	4	1	0	0	1	0

Michigan Mauraders @ Winnipeg Goldeyes
Series Preview:	Too equal teams play in Winnipeg. Michigan in sewcond place was looking to show why they should be in the playoffs.
Game #1:	Michigan hammers the Winnipeg ace for 7 runs. Hernadez and the pen held on to a 7-0 Michigan win.
Game #2:	Castilla hits a run shot of SAchilling as Nagey goes 8.1 shutout inning. Michigan 4 Winnipeg 0.
Game #3:	Ripken homers and Gardner gets the win 6-2 Michigan.
Game #4:	Benes solid and Lofton homers 5-4 Winnipeg Palmerio and Castilla homers wasted.
Game #5:	Ventura and Lopez homer Thompson shutout 3 hitter. 3-0 Michigan 0 Winnipeg 3.
Game #6:	Glavine hit hard again, homers by Lofton and McGuire. Winnipeg 10 Michigan 6.
Series Summary:	Series split as Michigan bats on had trouble with thompson. Thompson 9 innings 3 hits no runs.

Newark Bears @ Hampton Huskies
Series Summary:	The series proved to be a reminder of how little I liked Mike Piazza and Al Leiter.

Stockton Wings @ Santa Rosa Beach Bums
Series Preview:	The Stockton Wings come to the friendly confines of Santa Rosa Beach for a six game series.
Series Summary:	The Wings take the first three and the Bums the last three. Lots of last inning hitting heroics.

Harper Woods Expos @ DeWitt Tigers
Series Summary:	DeWitt and Harper Woods battle to a split. Ponson went 2-0 with both complete games.

Hollywood Vampires @ Corktown Bootleggers
Series Summary:	Corktown wins the series 4-2. After getting shut out in games 4 and 5, Hollywood decided for the bats to wake up and score 15 runs in game 6. The rebuilding Vampires head south to Fort Worth next week.

Danbury Mad Hatters @ Long Beach Titans
Series Summary:	In a series between last place teams, Danbury takes 5 of 6 from Long Beach.

Valdosta Bombers @ Manhattan Gas Hornets
Series Preview:	Bombers come to Big Apple for a 6 pack as Gas Hornets look to home cooking for a break…
Game #1:	Sterling Hitchcock (7 ip) and 4 relievers hold Bombers to 4 hits and no runs as Hornets open up for 15 hits and 7 runs. Jason Kendall the biggest bat, 2 for 4, 3 rbis, homer (10). VAL 0- 4-0 LP Shane Reynolds (8-6) MGH 7-15-0 WP Hitchcock (5-4)
Game #2:	Gas Hornets, behind Brian Moehler run the Bombers scoreless streak to 16 innings before Valdosta breaks through for 3 runs in the 8th. Eric Karros hits his 2nd double of the game driving in 2. Those runs cut the Manhattan lead to 4-3 as Garrett Anderson had another 3 hit game, 2 double and 4 rbis. Bottom of the 8th Gas Hornets add 2 more to make it a 6-3 win. Toughest blow was Moyer walking off the mound in the 4th (out for 2 weeks!). And that threw off the rotation for the rest of the week as Tom Candiotti and John Thomson pitch a lot to get the game finished. VAL 3- 6-1 LP Tom Candiotti (12-9) MGH 6-12-1 WP Moehler (11-2) S John Wetteland (15)
Game #3:	Gas Hornets continue to have hot hitting as they score 3 runs an inning 3 times in the one (1st, 2nd and 6th). Garrett Anderson must be going for POW – 2 hits, homer (6) and 5 more rbis! Matt Stairs also homers (15). Bombers get 3 in the 7th – Manny Ramirez drives in 2 with a double. But Bob Tewksbury got the start and lasted 2 – 7 hits, 6 runs. VAL 4- 5-0 LP Tewksbury (4-1) MGH 10-14-4 WP Tim Wakefield (12-2) 4 runs, only 1 earned as those errors were messy.
Game #4:	4th straight double digit hitting game for Manhattan – Garret Anderson 2 more! Derek Jeter (15), Jason Kendall (11), Tino Martinez (23) and Lenny Harris (7) homers – Harris for 3 runs as Gas Hornets win 8-4. Valdosta took the early lead with 2 in the 1st on a Manny Ramirez homer (34). John Thomson got the start – left in the 2nd inning giving up 5 hits, a walk and 5 runs. His replacement, Danny Patterson, homers (1) in the 3rd and pitches 5 innings. Not bad for a guy who had no at-bats in real life (and the generic card)! VAL 4- 9-0 LP Thomson (4-5) MGH 8-10-0 WP Rick Reed (8-5)
Game #5:	Well the series was not all Manhattan. Team “ace” Matt Morris did not have much today as he gives up 5 runs in the 7 innings, but then Ricky Bones gives up 5 more in a 7 run 8th. Shane Reynolds got revenge for game 1 tossing a 2 run 6 hitter for 6.1 innings and the bullpen (including Tom Candiotti gave only 1 hit the rest of the way. Bobby Higginson homers (12) hits 2 doubles and drives in 4. Manny Ramirez clobbers another one (35), double and drives in 3 and Joe Randa drives in 2, scores 2 with 2 hits! OH – Garrett Anderson gets 2 more hits. VAL 12-13-0 WP Reynolds (9-6) MGH 2-7-0 LP Morris (6-5)
Game #6:	Tightest game of the series but Sterling Hitchcock able to hang on after giving up 4 runs in the 1st 4 innings (2 unearned). Garrett Anderson only goes 1 for 3 (2 runs, rbi, double). Richie Sexson and Dave Berg get 2 hits for the Bombers and a rbi each. Gas Hornets plated 2 in the 4th to make it 5-4 and that was the end of the scoring. Dave Martinez drove in 3 for Manhattan with 2 hits. VAL 4-8-0 LP John Thomson (4-8) MGH 5-9-1 WP Hitchcock (6-4) S John Wetteland (16)
Series Summary:	Gas Hornets enjoy a nice week at home winning 5 before heading out to face the tough Newark Bears.

Castle Rock Hounds @ New Hampshire Nighthawks
Series Summary:	Castle Rock and New Hampshire split a 6 game series. Neither team won 2 games in a row.

Detroit Stars @ Fort Worth Panthers
Series Summary:	Panther’s came from behind in the first four games en route to a series sweep of Detroit.

Blarney Drive Bandits @ Baltimore Blue Crabs
Game #1:	Crabs take the series opener 3-2 behind Chipper Jones‘ 13th homerun of the season. Mike Bordick had 2 hits for the Bandits, Lance Johnson and Chipper Jones each ad 2 hits, a run scored and an RBI for Baltimore. BANDITS 2/5/1 CRABS 3/10/1 WP – Stanton (2-3) LP – Rodriguez (1-2) S – Yan (24)
Game #2:	Woody Williams pitches his best game of the season, tossing a 7 hit complete game shutout. Chipper Jones had 2 hits, including a double for Baltimore. Dean Palmer and Shawn Green had 2 hits each for Blarney Drive. BANDITS 0/7/0 CRABS 2/5/1 WP – Williams (5-9) LP – Yoshii (3-8)
Game #3:	Bandits get in the win column, banging out 10 hits and scoring 7 runs. Ricky Henderson reached base 4 times, scoring twice for Blarney Drive. BANDITS 7/10/0 CRABS 3/7/1 WP – Woodard (3-6) LP – Hamilton (5-10)
Game #4:	David Wells pitches 7 2/3 innings, allowing only 2 runs, to win his 12th game of the season. Enrique Wilson has 2 hits and 3 RBIs to lead the Bandits offense, but he gets injured late in the game, and he’s out for a month. Chipper hits his 14th homerun for Baltimore. BANDITS 5/9/3 CRABS 2/8/0 WP – Wells (12-5) LP – Dempster (1-6) S – Howry (17)
Game #5:	Back and forth affair that sees the Crabs emerge on top with a 7-6. 10 inning victory. Shawn Green goes 4 for 4, with 3 runs scored and homerun #17. On the Baltimore side, it’s Chipper Jones, again, with 2 homeruns, including the walk-off, game winner, and 3 RBIs. BANDITS 6/11/1 CRABS 7/9/0 10 innings WP – Yan (2-2) LP – Howry (3-3)
Game #6:	Blarney Drive jumps on Orel Hershiser for 8 runs and 10 hits in 3 and a third innings and fend off a furious Blue Crab rally to hold on for an 8-7 victory and the series split. Shawn Green had another big game, hitting his 18th home run and knocking in 4. Chipper was not to be outdone, homering 3 times, plating 5. BANDITS 8/12/3 CRABS 7/10/0 WP – Weathers (5-5) LP – Hershiser (8-5) S – Howry (18)
Series Summary:	Shawn Green and Chipper Jones had BIG series. Green went 10 for 25, with 9 runs scored, 8 RBIs, a double, 2 homeruns and 3 walks. Chipper Jones was 12 for 24, with 10 runs scored, 10 RBIs, 2 doubles, 7 homeruns and 3 walks.

Chicago Demolition @ California Quakes
Series Summary:	Chicago drops Game 1, but takes the rest. Not surprising.

Portland Mavericks @ Flossmoor flying Squirres.
Series Summary:	The Squirrels take 4 of 6 from the Mavericks.