1999 PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #2
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| McGRIFF,Fred | FWP AL | .545 | .909 | 5 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
| MARTINEZ,Pedro | CHI AL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| FINLEY,Steve | VAL NL | .429 | .964 | 6 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
| JOHNSON,Randy | BDB NL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.38 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
STRAYS
Castle Rock Hounds @ Fort Worth Panthers |
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| Series Preview: | The smell of hot dogs is in the air as the Hounds welcome the Panthers into town for the home opening series. The Hounds are cautiously optimistic about this season, as they have a great set of bats, pretty good relief pitching and a mediocre starting staff. It is 1999, so offense is going to be in abundance. Play ball! |
| Game #1: | Welp, this was a crazy one to start the season. The Panthers jump out to an early 10-2 lead and things are looking bleak for the Hounds. Fort Worth put up 9 runs in the 4th, and chase Kenny Rogers, even though five were unearned. But, this Hounds team is never out of it completely. They start chipping away, and then have a ridiculous 9th inning, putting up 9 runs to tie it at 15-15! The Fort Worth manager, meanwhile, is keeping Grahe in the game the whole time. It goes to the bottom of the 10th, and Royce Clayton walks off with a two-out, 3-run homer to win Game 1, 18-15. The Hounds hit five home runs (Snow, Tatis, Bonds, Clayton, Easley) and the teams combine for 39 hits and 33 runs.
WP: Carlos Reyes (1-0) |
| Game #2: | This one looks to be a lower-scoring affair as Kevin Brown takes the mound for Fort Worth. The Hounds jump out to a quick 3-0 lead by scoring one run in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th innings, with some clutch singles from Snow, Sweeney and Cordero. Fort Worth plates two runs in the 6th thanks to a Homer Bush two-RBI double. But, that is all the scoring we would see, as the Castle Rock bullpen gets the job done. Fort Worth grounded into 3 double plays in the game, which really hurt their scoring chances.
WP: Hermanson (2-0) |
| Game #3: | Lima vs. Dreifort in this one, and Lima has a tremendous start. He goes the full nine innings, only allowing one run in the ninth. He spreads out five hits and walks nobody. Meanwhile, the Panthers’ bats do enough, getting four runs off of Dreifort, including a solo shot from Barker.
WP: Lima (2-0) |
| Game #4: | Ritchie vs. Carpenter in Game 4. The Hounds jump out to an early 3-0 lead and bodies start to drop. Gilkey is injured for 12 days and Kelly and Glanville collide in the Panthers outfield and are both lost, Kelly for 12 days and Glanville for 5. Mieske takes advantage and hits a 3-run shot to make it 7-0 for Castle Rock in just the second inning. Pudge and McGriff get two back with back-to-back solo shots in the 3rd. We finally see a reliever from the Fort Worth pen, as Ritchie is pulled after 3+ IP. The bullpen does not fare much better as Castle Rock jumps out to a 12-4 lead. Fort Worth makes it interesting, getting within three runs after a five-run 8th inning, but Benitez closes it down. Fort Worth hits into another 3 double plays to bail out the Hounds pitching staff. Four guys end up injured.
WP: Carpenter (2-0) |
| Game #5: | This was a low-scoring one as Pettitte and Nomo battle. It is 1-0, Fort Worth until Michael Barrett delivers a two-out RBI single in the bottom of the 7th to tie it at 1-1. McGriff hits a solo shot in the top of the 9th off of Elarton to give Fort Worth the 2-1 lead and Nomo holds on for the victory.
WP: Nomo (1-1) |
| Game #6: | Fort Worth can salvage a split while Castle Rock looks to win the series 4-2. Mulholland takes the hill for Castle Rock while it is a bullpen game for Castle Rock, with Reyes starting. The second game of a double-header did not provide enough rest for Rogers to take the hill on short rest. Clayton, Sweeney and Huskey hit solo shots in the first and second to stake Castle Rock out to an early 3-0 lead. But, Fort Worth ties it up 3-3 after the top of the 5th. The teams are knotted at 4-4 going into the bottom of the 8th after Fort Worth scores on the third Castle Rock error. In the bottom of the 10th, Luis Gonzalez leads off with a double, Dye is walked intentionally. Mieske delivers a sac fly to get pinch-runner Bonds to third with one out. Sweeney delivers a walk-off single and Castle Rock takes the game 5-4, and the series 4 games to 2.
WP: Benitez (1-0) |
| Series Summary: | A lot of hits and a lot of runs in this one. Castle Rock takes the series 4-2, and finds themselves off to an 8-3 start to the season. |
California Quakes @ Portland Mavericks |
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| Series Summary: | California takes 4 of 6 from Portland. |
Chicago Demolition @ Harper Woods Expos |
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| Series Summary: | 3-3 split. |
Michigan Mauraders @ Valdosta Bombers |
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| Series Preview: | Valdosta travels to Michigan for six games. |
| Game #1: | Valdosta 4 Michigan 1 Shane Reynolds tosses a complete game and strikes out 10. Chavez and Abreu each had 2 hits. |
| Game #2: | Michigan 10 Valdosta 9 Michigan blows a lead, but comes back to win the game in the 9th inning. Bernie Williams with 3 hits. Brett Boone with 4 hits. |
| Game #3: | Michigan 9 Valdosta 1 Ozzie Guillen comes off the bench with 3 RBIs. Bernie Williams with 3 hits. Matt Clement earns the win. |
| Game #4: | Valdosta 12 Michigan 1 Heredia with a complete game. Valdosta with 3 homers. Morris and Chavez with 3 RBIs each. |
| Game #5: | Valdosta 14 Michigan 12 (10) 4 homers by Valdosta. Excellent relief preserves the win. |
| Game #6: | Valdosta 12 Michigan 11 Close game. Manny Ramirez with 2 homers and 5 RBIs. Flaherty with 3 RBIs. |
| Series Summary: | Valdosta wins the series 4 games to 2. |
Hollywood Vampires @ Long Beach Titans |
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| Series Summary: | Hollywood takes 5 of 6 from Long Beach. |
Southlake Scorpions @ Stockton Wings |
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| Series Preview: | Stockton Wings (5-0) travel to Southlake to take on the Scorpions (4-1). |
| Game #1: | Scorpions scratch across single runs in the 1st, 4th and 5th and hold on for the win. Ashby goes 6 for his first win and Rivera picks up his second save. Southlake 3, Stockton 1. |
| Game #2: | Blake Stein picks up his first win of the season as the Wings win it. Hamilton, Jaha and Jose Hernandez each with 2 hits. Kevin Young and Tony Eusebio had 2 hits each for the Scorpions. Stockton 5, Southlake 3. |
| Game #3: | Wings pound out 18 hits to crush the Scorpions. Jacque Jones drives in 4 .Varitek and Hernandez each with 3 hits. Stockton 14, Southlake 2. |
| Game #4: | Ramiro Mendoza and 2 relievers combine to shutout the Scorpions in game 4. Jacque Jones, Troy Glaus and Jose Hernandez each with 2 RBI. Stockton 9, Southlake 0. |
| Game #5 & #6: | Scorpions hit 3 HR in game 1 of the doubleheader to win first game. They then score 1 in the 9th to tie and walk off in the 10th to sweep doubleheader and come away with a split. Game 1: Southlake 5, Stockton 3 Game 2: Southlake 3, Stockton 2. |
| Series Summary: | Southlake very lucky (and happy) to come away with series split. |
Baltimore Blue Crabs @ Hampton Huskies |
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| Series Preview: | The 2-3 Hampton Huskies visit Baltimore to face the 1-4 Blue Crabs. |
| Game #1: | Tim Hudson tosses 5 innings of 2 run, 4 hit ball to earn his first career victory. Greg Vaughn hit his 1st homerun of the season for Hampton.
HUSKIES 2 / 6 / 1 |
| Game #2: | Baltimore bats are hot, as the Crabs score 13 times and bang out 15 hits. Preston Wilson (#3) and Rico Brogna (#1) go deep for the home team and Wilson scores 4 times.
HUSKIES 3 / 8 / 1 |
| Game #3: | Crabs jump on the Huskie starter, Juan Guzman this time, for the third straight game. Brogna has 3 hits, Tim Bogar hits his first homerun of the season for Baltimore.
HUSKIES 4 / 6 / 1 |
| Game #4: | Hampton scores three in the first, but Baltimore strikes back with 4 in the home half of the inning, going on to win their 4th straight, 6-3. Jorge Posada had 4 hits to lead a 14-hit attack, Rico Brogna had a double, triple, and knocked in 3.
HUSKIES 3 / 5 / 1 |
| Game #5: | Scoring 2 in the first and 2 in the second, the Huskies jump out to an early lead and hold on the get in the win column. Greg Vaugn hits his 3rd homerun of the season and added a pair of RBI. Joe Nathan pitched 8 1/3 strong innings to win his first game of the season.
HUSKIES 6 / 12 / 0 |
| Game #6: | It’s the Crabs this time who jump out to an early 4-0 lead, but Hampton strikes for 5 in the 5th and go on to a 9-6 victory and double header sweep. Redmond and Surhoff each had 3 hits for the Huskies. Chipper Jones hit a pair of homeruns, knocked in 4, and walked 3 times, in the losing effort.
HUSKIES 9 / 13 / 0 |
| Series Summary: | Baltimore takes the series 4-2. |
Manhattan Gas Hornets @ Santa Rosa Beach Bums |
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| Series Preview: | NL East – could be a war of attrition and seeing which team is the one with the best losing record? Or will the Beach Bums come alive, or is it Hampton this year. Someone will probably say, “if the Gas Hornets got a little pitching, they could take it” – not that again??? Oh well, 6 pack with the Bums |
| Game #1: | Things were going well for the Gas Hornets until the 8th when Ken Caminiti hits a 3 run homer (1) off Donne Wall to turn a 3-1 win into a 4-3 loss, ouch! SRB 4-4-0 WP Travis Miller (1-0) S Steve Karsay (1) MGH 3-8-1 LP Wall (0-1) BS (1) |
| Game #2: | Ah – but when Brian Moehler comes out and tosses a 6 hit CG shutout, you have to be happey! Ray Durham (2) and Dave Martinez (1) go yard for the good guys. SRB 0- 6-1 LP Russ Ortiz (1-1) MGH 7-10-0 WP Moehler (1-1) |
| Game #3: | 4 runs in the 2nd for Manhattan sets the stage for another win. Until that is, the Bums plate 7 runs in innings 3 through 7! Juan Encarnacion (1) homers, Neifi Perez homers (2) and Corey Koskie drives in 2 with 3 hits, and Rob Ducey drives in 3 with 3 hits! Pat Rapp hung around long enough for the win (barely). Tino Martinez (2) homers as part of the Hornets 6 runs, but it wasn’t enough. SRB 8-14-0 WP Rapp (1-1) S Steve Karsay (2) MGH 6-11-2 LP Rick Reed (0-1) |
| Game #4: | Tim Wakefield does Moehler one better with a CG 3 hit shutout in this one – and 7 Ks (on floating “fastballs). Ray Durham (3) and Tino Martinez (3) go deep including a 3 run blast by Tino in the 1st. SRB 0-3-0 LP Javier Vazquez (0-1) MGH 4-8-0 WP Wakefield (1-1) |
| Game #5: | Double Header Wednesday – Game 1 and the Bums start with a 3 spot in the 1st as Nelson D. Cruz has a terrible day! But then Reggie Sanders has a great day – 3 for 4, walk, double, homer (2) and 5 rbis! He alone would have been enough for the win. However Ken Caminiti (2) and Neifi Perez (3) homer as well – Caminiti’s is for 3 runs. Former Hornet Jeff Reed cranks out 3 singles. John Smotlz does enough for the win, 7 ip, 9 hits, 3 runs. SRB 10-12-1 WP Smoltz (2-0) MGH 4-10-1 LP Cruz (1-1) |
| Game #6: | Game 2 – in an Ernie specialty, we are playing two and it becomes a pitchers’ duel. All blank through 6 then Juan Encarnacion doubles in the 7th and Richard Hidalgo singles him home. Then the Gas Hornets start a rally in the bottom half and tie the score when Todd Pratt grounds into a DP. Then in the 8th, Andy Fox doubles and Derek Jeter is given the IW. Durham then grounds into FC moving Fox to 3rd. Garrett Anderson follows with big single with the runners moving and both Fox and Durham score for a 3-1 lead. Matt Mantei pitches a 3 up/down 9th with 2 ks to preserve the win. SRB 1-8-1 LP Jose Rosado (0-1) MGH 3-5-0 WP Sterling Hitchcock (2-0) S Mantei (2) |
| Series Summary: | So an entertaining split of 6 games, alternating from beginning to end. Hmmm, just need some pitching….. |
Blarney Drive Bandits @ Winnipeg Goldeyes |
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| Series Summary: | Bandits take the series 4-2. |
Corktown Bootleggers @ Montreal Canadiens |
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| Game #1: | Corktown was down 4 two different times and had a big rally in the 9th to tie the game and win in the 11th. Jose Offerman had 2 Home Runs for the Canadiens.Corktown 10-9 (11) W. Mike Magnate 1-0 L. Eddie Guardado 0-1 |
| Game #2: | Corktown 7-1 W. Jeff Baldwin 1-0 L. Ryan Rupe 0-2 |
| Game #3: | Corktown 4-2 W. Steve Trashsel 2-0 L. Arron Sele 1-1 S. Troy Percival (1) |
| Game #4: | Orel Hershiser goes another 6.1 without allowing a run keeping his ERA at 0.0.
Corktown 2-0 |
| Game #5: | Corktown bats go crazy in the double header.
Corktown 14-2 |
| Game #6: | All 9 Bootleggers record at least 1 hit in the contest.
Corktown 12-4 |
| Series Summary: | Corktown wins the series 6-0. The comeback in game 1 really changed the momentum. A very tough series for Montreal, who was impressive in the first week. |
DeWitt Tigers @ Houghton Penguins |
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| Series Preview: | Houghton coming in 2-3 and Dewitt 1-4, but Dewitt has momentum coming of their first win of the season. |
| Game #1: | Game tied 4-4 going into the top of the 10th. No runs had been scored in the previous 6 innings, however, Dewitt scored 9 runs in the top of the 10th with Sosa and Bell hitting grand slams in the inning. Rodriguez makes his first relief appearance for Houghton by giving up 2 grand slams in 1/3 of an inning for a final ERA of 162.00 for the season so far. Final Score: DEW 13 – HOU 4 (10) |
| Game #2: | Pitchers’ battle between Rueter and Milton. Sosa provided the offense for Dewitt with a 2-run home run, his second of the series, but Houghton holds on for the 4-2 victory. Final Score: DEW 2 – HOU 4 |
| Game #3: | Vina starts of the game with a home run and adds another one in the 3rd. However, Houghton scores 8 runs on 14 hits to win the game. Final Score: DEW 3 – HOU 8 |
| Game #4: | Dewitt turns the tables on Houghton by scoring 8 runs themselves. Dewitt had 4 homeruns in the game, with 2 more by Bell and one each for Sosa and Cameron. Final Score: DEW 8 – HOU 2 |
| Game #5: | LoDuca drove in all the runs for Dewitt, and Houghton’s Jenkins kept it close with 2 homeruns. Ponson goes 2-0 on the year, while Sanchez goes 0-2. Final Score: DEW 5 – HOU 4 |
| Game #6: | Sosa and Bell go deep again for Dewitt, but Houghton’s Kent drives in 4 runs leading Houghton to a 6-4 victory. Final Score: DEW 4 – HOU 6 |
| Series Summary: | Houghton and Dewitt split the series 3-3. Sosa and Bell had a great series with 4 homeruns apiece in the 6 game series with each having a grand slam in the 10th inning of the same game. |
Danbury Mad Hatters @ Newark Bears |
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| Series Preview: | The 2-3 Bears host the 3-2 Mad Hatters. Newark is trying to find out if they will be contenders or pretenders. |
| Game #1: | The Bears open the series on fire, blasting 7 home runs! All the runs were scored in the first 5 innings! Final score 19-8 (Bears) |
| Game #2: | Two more home runs and a complete game from Omar Olivares lead to a game 2 victory for the Bears Final score 9-4 (Bears) |
| Game #3: | Mo Vaughn hits a 3-run homer in the bottom of the eight to lead the Bears to victory. Final Score 6-5 (Bears) |
| Game #4: | The Bears win game #4 on a Juan Gonzalez walk off HR in the bottom of the 10th Final Score 5-4 (Bears) |
| Game #5: | The Mad Hatters win the first game of a double header behind a complete game by Wilson Alvarez. Ken Griffey hits his 4th HR. Final Score 13-4 (Mad Hatters) |
| Game #6: | Chuck Finley pitches a complete game 4 hit shut out. Mo Vaughn hits his 4th HR. Final Score 9-0 (Bears) |
| Series Summary: | Behind great hitting and good enough pitching, the Bears take 5 of 6 games. |