2000 PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #23
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| FABREGAS,Jorge | SCO AL | .600 | 1.100 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
| STEPHENSON,Garrett | SCO AL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| RIOS,Armando | SRB NL | .500 | 1.250 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
| WELLS,David | BDB NL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.12 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Fort Worth Panthers @ California Quakes |
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| Series Summary: | Quakes drop the home opener but take the rest for a 5-1 series win. |
Winnipeg Goldeyes @ Long Beach Titans |
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| Series Summary: | Winnipeg comes south and takes 4 of 6 from Long Beach. |
Danbury Mad Hatters @ Michigan Mauraders |
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| Series Preview: | Danbury and Michigan are no 2 and no 3 in their division. |
| Game #1: | Michigan 5 Danbury 4 Danbury hits 4 solo bombs, but Michigan wins. Bernie Williams with 3 hits and 3 RBIs. |
| Game #2: | Michigan 5 Danbury 4 Orlando Hernandez wins his 14th game. Edmonds and Widger hit homers. |
| Game #3: | Danbury 5 Michigan 3 Cedeno and Thome hit homers. Jim Thome with 3 hits. |
| Game #4: | Michigan 10 Danbury 3 Matt Clement finally gets a win. Palmeiro and Guzman with 3 hits. Guzman also has 4 RBIs. |
| Game #5: | Danbury 2 Michigan 1 Griffey hits a homer. Griffey, Bell, and Delgado each have 2 hits. |
| Game #6: | Danbury 2 Michigan 1 Tomko gets the win. Thome and Bell with 2 hits. |
| Series Summary: | Danbury and Michigan split their series. |
Castle Rock Hounds @ Portland Mavericks |
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| Series Preview: | Division battle as Castle Rock heads to Portland for 6. |
| Game #1: | Castle Rock 3 Portland 0 W: S. Elarton 7-10 L: J. Santana 1-5 S: A. Benitez 19Combined 3 hitter for Castle Rock as Elarton goes 7.2 strong. Mike Sweeney with 3 hits including a home run. 3 Portland doubles spread out over 9 innings. |
| Game #2: | Castle Rock 8 Portland 2 W: A. Pettitte 14-6 L: D. Kile 9-12Bonds hits number 50 with 3 RBI. Royce Clayton provides another home run. Pettitte goes 6 innings of 1 run ball and Portland never had a shot. |
| Game #3: | Portland 7 Castle Rock 2 W: R. Person 8-7 L: J. Burkett 4-3Bonds gets a double and 2 RBI as Castle Rock led 2-0 until the 5th. Eric Owens goes 4-5 and Raul Ibanez hits a 2 run shot. Person goes 7 innings with 2 unearned runs. Portland had 3 errors, 2 on Blanco alone. |
| Game #4: | Castle Rock 6 Portland 5 W: D. Dreifort 14-7 L: M. Sirotka 8-7 S: A. Benitez 20Castle Rock led most of the way but got a huge HR in the top of the 8th to go up 6-2 thanks to Luis Gonzalez. He had 3 RBI on the day. If it was not for the home run the 3 spot by Portland would’ve done the trick in the bottom half. Dreifort got tossed in the 6th for hitting Blum. Jose Valentin had a 1st inning HR for Portland but then had 2 errors later in the game. Portland had 3 total errors again. |
| Game #5: | Castle Rock 8 Portland 1 W: K. Rogers 7-11 L: J. Santana 1-6Bonds hits 51. Then 52. And 53. 3 HR and 5 RBI on the day and all that was needed was his 1st inning home run to win. Kenny Rogers throws a complete game giving up a solo shot to Blum in the 4th and only 4 total hits. |
| Game #6: | Portland 6 Castle Rock 5 W: L. Pote 1-3 L: A. Benitez 3-9 BS: A. Benitez 7Castle Rock was up 2-1 in the 6th when Luis Gonzalez hits a huge 3 run home run to break the game open 5-1. Kile finished the inning but was toast at that point. Portland gets 1 back in the bottom half on a ground out by Zeile. Benitez comes in the 8th and gets out without issue. 5-2 heading to the bottom of the 9th. Blum singles, Hunter strikes out, Kennedy walks, and this brings up Blanco. He ripped a 3 run bomb to tie the game 5-5. Benitez stays in with the game tied and gives up a base knock to Owens. Buford moves Owens to 2nd on a grounder. Castle Rock intentionally walks Will Clark. Wunsch comes in to replace Benitez and face Valentin. He walks him to load the bases up. Zeile hits a line drive single to win the game 6-5.The only game with any real excitement as Castle Rock controlled the series well. |
| Series Summary: | Castle Rock comes into Portland and takes 4. The Kenny Rogers complete game is a huge highlight and Barry Bonds doing Barry Bonds things. 9/23 (.391) with 2 2B, 4 HR, 10 RBI, 5 R, 6 BB. |
Chicago Demolition @ Southlake Scorpions |
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| Series Preview: | Demolition holding a 6 game lead in the AL Central travel to the cellar dwelling Southlake Scorpions looking to expand their lead. |
| Game #1: | Jerry Reed said it best on the Theme Song to Smokey and The Bandit… East bound and down, loaded up and truckin’, We’re gonna do what they say can’t be donePedro on cruise control headed toward the Cy Young faces the Scorpions in Southlake. In the bottom of the 1st Bichette lands a single and O’Leary a double to put two on with 2 outs. Defensive specialist Fabregas followed up with a double of his own to plate both runners. Young added a single to score Fabregas and just the first inning Pedro had been tagged for 3 runs.In the bottom of the third, Bagwell Walked, Bichette was hit by a pitch, and O’Leary welcomed Pedro to Southlake with a shot down the right field line that hugged the pole for a 6 to zip lead after 3.The demolition wouldnt stand by watching Pedro possibly lose only his second game of the year. They got to Holt with one in the 4th and 3 more in the 5th to cut the lead to 6-4. The damage in the 5th was limited thanks to Augilera coming out of the pen having been called up from the farm earlier in the week.Pedro was pulled after giving up a lead off walk in the bottom of the 7th. With Guerrero pinch running, he would eventually score on another O’Leary hit for his 4th RBI of the day. But it wouldnt end for the Scorpion bats that inning. Fabregas would add a Grand Slam in the inning to put the game away and ensure that Pedro would take his second loss of the season.Final: Scorpions 11 – Demolition 4 |
| Game #2: | The Demolition can always count on Clemens to stop any potential losing streak. He takes the mound in game 2 of the series against the Scorps.
The Demolition jumps to a 1-0 lead in the second on Renteria RBI hit. Scorpions tie it in the bottom of the third on a Wilton Guerrero Homer to Right Center Field. While the damage was limited in the third Clemens wouldnt be so fortunate in the 4th. He was pulled with two outs in the inning having given up 5 runs for a 6-1 Scorpions lead. That was all the Scorpion starter Parque needed as he went 9 full innings giving up only 1 run on 4 hits. He gave up 6 freebies, but also shut the door with 7 strikeouts. The Demolition have now lost two in a row to the Scorpions. |
| Game #3: | Pedro Astocio gets lit up early in game three of the series. Giving up 7 innings while getting pulled in the 2nd inning having not gotten even an out yet in that inning. Van Poppel gave up two more over the next three innings making it 9-3 Demolition going into the bottom of the 4th.
Trailing 10-5 going into the bottom of the 8th, the Scorps added 2 to make the game a reasonable effort 10-7. Entering the bottom of the 9th down 3 the Scorps were down to their last breath. A couple of singles sandwich between an out brought up Young, who singled home two runs making it a one run game. With two outs Guerrero stole second and went to third on an infield single by Cairo. Sarge went to the bench pinch running Hunter for Cairo. With Mike Lansing at the plate, the double steal was put on. In a bang bang play at the plate, Guerrero got in safely knotting the game at 10 each. The bullpens then went to work, each tossing shutout innings in the 10th and 11th. The Demo finally got to Shuey in the 12th with solo bombs by Renteria and Higginson. In the bottom of the 12th the Scorps loaded the bases with 1 out, only to see Martin picked off first base. What the hell was he thinking??? The Demolition escaped what could have been a season changing loss in their 12-10 victory. The two go at it again tomorrow. |
| Game #4: | Garrett Stephenson shows why he is the ace of the staff. He goes 9 innings of scoreless baseball in a 8-0 Scorpion win over the Demolition.
Dante Bichette went 4-4 with 3 runs scored in the Dominating Victory. Demolition called a players only meeting after the game and closed the clubhouse to the press. |
| Game #5: | Demolition’s Millwood and Scorps Bottenfield went pitch for pitch through 6 before the Demolition got things rolling in the 7th. Having taken a 2-1 lead with 1 outs, the Demolition plated 4 more runs without the ball leaving the infield on a series of fielders choices, infield singles and swinging bunts.
That was all Chicago’s pitching staff needed to take the game 8-1. |
| Game #6: | You probably are not going to beat Pedro Martinez in back to back games. You definitely wont if your pitching staff gives up 21 runs. With 4 bombs (Delgado,Christenson,Renteria, Martinez got his league leading 22 victory in the 21-4 route. The Scorps raised the white flag early. |
| Series Summary: | The Demolition and Scorpions split as the scorps run out of gas after taking a 3-1 series lead. The Demolition will now ride a 2 game winning streak into their important 5 game series against Monroeville who is breathing down their neck for 1st place |
DeWitt Tigers @ Corktown Bootleggers |
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| Series Preview: | Dewitt comes to Corktown for a divisional tango. |
| Series Summary: | Corktown wins the series 4-2. |
Hampton Huskies @ Manhattan Gas Hornets |
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| Series Preview: | Six pack between the Huskies and the Gas Hornets – Nik might have some choice French words when he sees the results…. |
| Game #1: | Hampton bullpen losses a 5-2 lead through 5 giving up 3 in the 6th and 4 in the 8 to drop the opener 9-5. Greg Vaughn (10) and Jeremy Burnitz (27) homer in losing cause. HAM 5-10-3 LP Manzanillo (3-7) MGH 9- 8-0 WP Mantei (7-1) |
| Game #2: | This time the Huskies get to the Gas Hornets bullpen late tying the game in the 9th and then scoring the winner in the 10th on a Gutierrez rbi single. Then Mark Guthrie holds off Manhattan to keep the victory. HAM 4-14-0 WP Guthrie (4-3) (10 innings) MGH 3- 4-1 LP Wall (4-5) |
| Game #3: | Game was close until Manhattan opens for 6 in the 6th and run away 8-3! Jeremy Burnitz homers (28) for 2 in the 7th. HAM 3- 2-0 LP Wright (6-11) MGH 8-10-1 WP Halama (6-8) |
| Game #4: | Manhattan scores in 2 through 5th to open a 6-0 lead. 3 late Hampton runs make it looks close. Gutierrez doubles in 2 runs in losing effort. Alicea doubles and homers (7) and drives in 4 for Manhattan. HAM 3-10-0 LP Eaton (8-8) MGH 6-10-1 WP Anderson (10-9) S Williams (12) |
| Game #5: | Hampton builds a 5-2 lead keyed by Daubach and his 2 hits, 3 rbis and homer (15). Zito was strong until the 8th when Manhattan gets to him for 2 homers – Kendall (13) and Cordero (3) in the 8th and they pull out a late 6-5 win. He gave up 5 hit, but also 4 walks. HAM 5-13-1 LP Zito (7-7) MGH 6- 6-0 WP Williams (3-4) S Wall (13) |
| Game #6: | Opening week in college football and this one was a tight defensive game, 19-9. Oh wait, this was baseball. It was 4-3 Huskie after 4 but then Manhattan scores 10 times in the 5th and 6 more in the 6th! Other than that it would have been good for Hampton as they smack 4 homers, 10 hits, 9 runs. Stynes (12), Burnitz (29), Daubach (16) and Gutierrez (8) are the long ball hitters. Anderson (29) and Stairs (28) homer for Gas Hornets and 4 guys have 3 rbis. HAM 9-10-1 LP Armas (1-9) MGH 19-19-1 WP Kim (5-3) S Mantei (2) |
| Series Summary: | 5 – 1 series win aided mostly by weak bullpen from Hampton. We go on the road next week for 3 weeks facing Baltimore, Hampton and Santa Rosa as the season draws near completion. Should be tough battle right to the end!!! |
Connecticut Jays @ Valdosta Bombers |
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| Series Preview: | Last place Connecticut visits first place Valdosta in the laughably weak NL Central. |
| Series Summary: | The Jays played very sloppily and still managed to take 5 of 6. Bombers bats went silent for the most part. With the lousy Bomber pitching that’s a bad combo. |
Blarney Drive Bandits @ Hollywood Vampires |
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| Series Summary: | Blarney Drive sweeps Hollywood! |
Harper Woods Expos @ Monroeville Maulers |
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| Series Preview: | The Harper Woods Expos travel to Hammer & Steel Stadium 3rd place in the AL East. The Monroeville Maulers hope to stay the course riding 2nd place for a playoff birth. |
| Game #1: | HWE 2-5-0 / MVM 4-9-1 L- MLICKI 0-2 vs W- Reid Cornelius 2-3A 2-2 tie early then the Maulers plate 2 runs one each in the 5th and 6th innings. That was all Reid Cornelius needed as he pitched a CG 5 hitter for the MVM win. Todd Hollandsworth & Rey Sanchez 2-4, Pokey Reese collected SB(36) although his league lead is being closed in on fast by Johnny Damon of Montreal with 32. Only 1 EBH in this game.Monroeville 4-2 |
| Game #2: | HWE 12-18-2 / MVM 11-13-2 W- OSUNA 6-1 vs L- John Wasdin 0-2Both teams make efficient use of the lumber plating 12 and 11 runs respectively as the Expos come out on top with a 4-run 9th inning. The Maulers make it interesting in the bottom half of the 9th plating 2 runs but fall short by 1.HWE – Barry Larkin 5-6, 2B(24), HR(9), RBI 2(35), Todd Helton 3-5 HR(40), RBI3(115), MVM – Troy Glaus 3-5, HR(31)Harper Woods 12-11 |
| Game #3: | HWE 8-12-0 / MVM 3-7-0 W- GAGNE 4-6 vs L- Francisco Cordova 2-27-3 HWE after 3 as Eric Gagne cruises along with 8 solid IP after the rough start for the Expo victory. HWE Greg Colbrunn 3-5, 2B 2(20), RBI(41), Delino Deshields 2-3, RBI 2(74). MVM Troy Glaus HR (32) back-to-back games, RBI(82).Harper Woods 8-3 |
| Game #4: | HWE 3-8-0 / MVM 12-16-1 L- DOTEL 4-11 vs W- FLORIE 2-0The Maulers bounce back from a two-game losing streak pounding 16 hits and hammering out an efficient 12 runs for the win as Jon Lieber had excellent command while scattering 8 hits for a CG victory improving to 16-8.HWE Marquiss Grissom 1-4 HR(14), RBI(53). MVM Troy Glaus 2-4, HR(33) 3rd game in a row RBI 5(87), Ramon Martinez, 4-5, 2B 2(10), RBI 5(37).Monroeville 12-3 |
| Game #5: | HWE 4-9-0 / MVM 10-13-0 L- MULHOLLAND 5-14, vs W- CORDOVA 2-1Back-to-back “double-double” for MVM hits and runs, as this time Andy Ashby joins the CG club with a 9-hit effort and good command only allowing 2 BBs.MVM- Vladimir Guerrero 3-4, 2B(31), 3B(16), RS, Todd Hollandsworth 2-4, 2B(14), HR(17), RBI 2(61). HWE- Barry Larkin 2-4, Greg Colbrunn 2-4, RBI(42), Todd Helton RBI(116).Monroeville 10-4 |
| Game #6: | HWE 6-12-1 / MVM 7-13-1 L- WEBER 0-2 vs W- LEIBER 15-84-1 MVM after 5 as HWE starts to chip away in the 6th, and in the 7th scoring 4 runs to steal the lead at that point. The Maulers didn’t wait long and plated 3 runs in the bottom of the 8th to answer the Expos effort and hold on for the win. John Wasdin gains redemption in relief of Bryce Florie and the victory after he allowed the go-ahead run in the 7th thanks to the Mauler bats with a never-say-die effort as they’ve been doing so most of this season. HWE Barry Larkin 2-4, RBI(37), Delino DeShields 3-5, RBI 2(76), SB(16), Bill Mueller 3-4, 3B(5), RS.Monroeville 7-6 |
| Series Summary: | HWE 36/64/3 – MVM 48/70/5
Maulers gain steam by winning the last 3 games after losing 2 of the first 3 and take the series 4-2 keeping the heat on CHI in a hot kitchen. Vladimir Guerrero requiring much-needed rest had a quiet series and as of this writing has conceded the league HR lead (for now) to Barry Bonds (53) having a 4-HR week, along with a 3-HR game effort. Troy Glaus homers in 3 consecutive games (#s 31, 32 & 33) having a fine series picking up the slack for a tired Vladimir Guerrero. Monroeville ends the series on a 3 game winning streak. Highlights: MVM- Troy Glaus 7-24 .292 HR-3, RBI-7 |
Houghton Penguins @ Montreal Canadiens |
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| Series Summary: | Penguins take the series 4 games to 2. |
Baltimore Blue Crabs @ Santa Rosa Beach Bums |
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| Series Summary: | Beach Bums take the series 5 games to 1. |