2000 PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #24
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| JOHNSON,Charles | CHI AL | .400 | 1.200 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
| KILE,Darryl | POR AL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| RAMIREZ,Manny | VAL NL | .450 | 1.150 | 5 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
| BENSON,Kris | CON NL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Valdosta Bombers @ Danbury Mad Hatters |
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| Series Preview: | Danbury hopes to make up ground to the 1st place team. |
| Game #1: | Bombers 15-9 |
| Game #2: | Bombers 6-2 |
| Game #3: | Bombers 15-2 |
| Game #4: | Bombers 7-6 |
| Game #5: | Mad Hatters 12-3 |
| Game #6: | Bombers 5-4(10) |
| Series Summary: | Bombers bomb the Mad hatters 5-1. |
California Quakes @ Castle Rock Hounds |
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| Series Preview: | The 1st place juggernaut Quakes head to the 2nd place Hounds, who are just looking to ease into a wildcard spot as the season winds down. There are always offensive fireworks when these two clubs meet up. |
| Game #1: | The game doesn’t disappoint. California holds a 5-3 lead going into the bottom of the eighth inning. Bonds delivers a two-out pinch hit RBI double to tie it up at 5-5. Benitez comes on for the Hounds in the top of the 9th and proceeds to give up four runs, highlighted by a bases loaded double from Olerud. Benitez, a 22XYW, now has a 5.64 ERA on the season, more than three full points higher than his 2.61 in the actual 2000 season (he has given up 15 more runs in 17 fewer innings). Myers stays on to close it down for California and the final is 9-5.
WP: Myers (6-2) |
| Game #2: | Castle Rock again ties it up in the bottom of the 8th, this time thanks to a Polanco 2-run homer to tie it at 3-3. Both teams have squandered several opportunities, leaving lots of runners on base. It goes to extra innings and Salmon delivers a clutch two-out two-RBI double in the top of the 10th to give California the 5-3 lead. Graves stays on to finish it, and the final is 5-3. The Hounds bullpen lets them down again, with Wunsch taking the loss this time. Drew and Garciaparra have three hits apiece for the Quakes. The teams combined to leave 26 men on base.
WP: Graves (10-4) |
| Game #3: | The Quakes erupt for four runs in the 7th to pull away in this one. Although Castle Rock outhits California by a 11-9 margin, the final is 8-4 Quakes. California walks 9 times against Dreifort and Brewington, and that proves to be the key. Bonds does deliver his 54th homer in a losing cause.
WP: Wolf (14-8) |
| Game #4: | The Hounds are licking their wounds as they hope to grab their first victory of the series. Instead, it is a vintage California Quakes beatdown, as they take it by a final score of 20-0! The Quakes explode for 26 hits, including 5 from David Segui, 4 from Olerud and 3 each from Alfonzo, Salmon, Fryman, Garciaparra and Erstad. Only one homer (Salmon). Let’s not forget that Burba, Maurer and Sparks combine on the shutout either. Joel Pineiro made his Hounds debut in relief, giving up 13 earned runs in 4 IP to save the bullpen.
WP: Burba (14-3) |
| Game #5: | Can the Hounds salvage some dignity after that shellacking? The short answer is no. Castle Rock does cut it to 4-3 heading into the 7th inning, but a 3-run homer from Segui gives California a 7-3 cushion. The final ends up being 8-4 as California takes the sweep against their division rivals.
WP: Chen (12-1) |
| Series Summary: | California is clearly the superior team in the Division, as they take the sweep and certainly put Castle Rock in their place. |
Monroeville Maulers @ Chicago Demolition |
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| Series Preview: | Two American League Central Division foes square off in what will become a great rivalry over the next 20 years. Lets see what happens in this 5 game set. |
| Game #1: | Troy Glaus has Roger Clemens number with 2 Home Runs, & 3 Hits as the Maulers scoot by the Demolition in this one.
Final Score: Monroeville 6 – Chicago 4 Win: Scott Schoeneweis 13-9 (5.93) |
| Game #2: | A solid battle has Chicago down 1 in the 9th. The plate 2, and walk it off on the Maulers. Bobby Higginson with a Home Run & 3 RBIs, Charles Johnson 2 for 5 with 2 RBIs.
Final Score: Chicago 8 – Monroeville 7 Win: Onan Masaoka 3-0 (1.08) |
| Game #3: | Chicago’s offense wakes up big time. 12 Runs scored. The top two in the Demolition line up produce big numbers. Denny Hocking is 2 for 4 with 3 RBIs. Bobby Higginson is 2 for 5 with a Grand Slam in the 7th to put this one out of reach.
Final Score: Chicago 12 – Monroeville 4 Win: Tony McKnight 2-1 (5.50) |
| Game #4: | The onslaught of offense from the Chicago squad this time produces 15 Runs. Bobby Higginson 4 for 5 with a Home Run & 3 RBIs was solid. But the big man on campus today is Charles Johnson who is 3 for 4 with 3 Runs Scored, 2 Home Runs & 6 RBIs. Pedro Martinez goes deep in this one, pitching 8.1 Innings & improving his record.
Final Score: Chicago 15 – Monroeville 4 Win: Pedro Martinez 23-2 (1.73) |
| Game #5: | Same score as game #1, a 6-4 Final, this time with Chicago with the “W”. Todd Pratt is a spot start & batting in the 8-hole & has 2 Singles, but produces 3 RBIs. Big win for the Demolition who are fighting off the Maulers for the Division.
Final Score: Chicago 6 – Monroeville 4 Win: Kevin Millwood 12-10 (5.30) |
| Series Summary: | Chicago wins the series & increases their lead in the American League Central Division over the Maulers to 8 Games. Chicago’s pen is starting to show signs of getting tired. Could that be their downfall? Only September is left to play, but it could be a deciding factor in the American League Central. |
Hollywood Vampires @ Winnipeg Goldeyes |
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| Series Preview: | Winnipeg continues to play crazy good since giving up on the year. So with last Hollywood visiting the Goldeyes had the stands full. |
| Game #1: | Ex Winnipegger Quinn homered for Hollywood but Isringhausen blows the save as Winnipeg comes back to win 8-7 as Lofton has 4 hits and a homer. |
| Game #2: | Barcelo blows the save in his final regular season game and bats come back to win 5-4. |
| Game #3: | Winnipeg hit homers Lofton Everett and Ventura 14-7 Winnipeg Floyd and Quinn for Hollywood. |
| Game #4: | Glavine wins 11-4 as Perry homers. |
| Game #5: | More homers Lofton, Vizquel, Everett,O’Neil and 2 by Greene, 13-4 Winnipeg. |
| Series Summary: | Winnipeg bats go crazy and they sweep last place Hollywood. No pitching of note lots of batters. But Lofton was POW type: 8 for 15 5 runs 7 rbis, 3 homers in 4 games. |
Southlake Scorpions @ Harper Woods Expos |
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| Series Summary: | Southlake wins the series 3-2. |
Michigan Mauraders @ Connecticut Jays |
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| Series Preview: | Michigan faces off against Connecticut for five games. |
| Game #1: | Jays 8 Mauraders 7 WP A Leiter 12-13 LP C Nitkowski 3-5 Jays are down 7—2 going into the bottom of the 4th when they make a comeback. And score lead run win on a Meares solo homer in the 8th. They also get homers from Piazza, Gonzalez and three homers and 5 RBIs from Vaughn. Boone, Edmonds and Widger homer for the Marauders. |
| Game #2: | Mauraders 6 Jays 5 WP B Wickman 4-5 LP M Venafro Starter Penny throws an effective 8 innings fanning 9 and giving up just 1 run, The Mauraders take a 5-1 lead into the 9th when the bullpen gives up two walks, a single and a pinch-hit grand slam homer to Stanley. Marauders win game on a Morandini single in the 10th. |
| Game #3: | Jays 6 Marauders 0 WP K Benson 14-7 LP M Clement 5-14 Starter Benson throws a complete game shutout fanning 8. He is helped by 2RBIs from Grieve and Wilkins. |
| Game #4: | Mauraders 13 Jays 2 WP B Radke 9-10 LP K Jarvis v4-3 Starter Radke goes 8 innings yielding 6 hits for the win. He gets big games form Palmeiro, homer and two RBIs, Anderson 3 RBIs, Guzman 2 RBIs, and Widger 2 RBIs. |
| Game #5: | Mauraders 4 Jays 0 WP L Hernandez 10-14 LP C Park 9-14 Hernandez goes the distance on a 4hit shutout fanning 4. Edmonds belts two run homer. |
| Series Summary: | Interesting series featuring good pitching and many big blasts. |
Montreal Canadiens @ DeWitt Tigers |
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| Series Summary: | Montreal travels to Dewitt and wins the series 4-1. A disappointing home series for the Tigers. |
Portland Mavericks @ Fort Worth Panthers |
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| Series Summary: | Portland wins 3 of 5 in Ft. Worth. |
Santa Rosa Beach Bums @ Hampton Huskies |
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| Series Summary: | The Beach Bums bark up the wrong tree, and the Huskies rain down upon them, taking the series 4 games to 1. |
Manhattan Gas Hornets @ Baltimore Blue Crabs |
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| Series Preview: | Baltimore hosts Manhattan, trailing the Gas Hornets by 9 games as we head into the season’s final month. |
| Game #1: | Jorge Posada has 3 hits, including a pair of homeruns, and 4 RBIs, to lead the Crabs in the opener.
HORNETS 4 / 5 / 0 |
| Game #2: | Behind a 7-run 5th innings, the Gas Hornets even the series. It was Garrett Anderson this time with the 3 hits, including 2 homeruns, and 4 RBIs. Jason Kendall had 2 hits and 3 RBIs.
HORNETS 9 / 12 / 0 |
| Game #3: | Manhattan’s bats stay hot, as they score 10 in a 10-4 victory. Ray Durham had 3 hits and scored twice to lead the attack.
HORNETS 10 / 13 / 0 |
| Game #4: | And the Gas Hornet offensive onslaught continues, as Manhattan puts up 13 runs. Baltimore actually outhit Manhattan 13-12, but fell short where it counts. Tony Graffanino had 3 hits and 5 RBIs and Tim Wakefield went 7, giving up 8 runs, 7 earned, on 11 hits, but still earned the Win.
HORNETS 13 / 12 / 1 |
| Game #5: | Seth Etherton tosses 8 innings, holding Baltimore to 3 runs, while his offense scored 7, Garret Anderson had 3 more hits, including another homerun, to pace the Manhattan offense.
HORNETS 7 / 12 / 0 |
| Series Summary: | Baltimore can’t keep up with the Manhattan scoring machine! The Crabs fall 2 games under .500 and 12 games behind the first place Gas Hornets. |
Long Beach Titans @ Blarney Drive Bandits |
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| Game #1: | Titans score 3 in the 2nd but Blarney matches that in the 5th. Bandits would tack on 3 more to Long Beach’s 1 to take the opener. Burrell 2-4 w/ 4 RBI (double and HR) and Durazo 2-4 w/ 3 RBI led each teams attack. D’Amico was cruising until Durazo tagged him in the 5th then he seemed to be gassed.LBT 4 BDB 6W: Pokopec (101) L: D’Amico (10-9) S: Davey (7) |
| Game #2: | Blarney mugged Rusch for 6 runs in the 1st and never looked back. Harnish allowed no runs over 6 full and the bullpen preserved the shutout. Bandits racked up 8 extra base hits in the blowout.
LBT 0 BDB 12 W: Harnish (11-3) |
| Game #3: | Blarney bats stay hot tallying 20 hits; 11 of them for extras. Titans came alive late but the deficit was too much.
LBT 6 BDB 19 W: Johnson (21-3) |
| Game #4: | Titans hang 4-spots in the 5th and 6th while Ankiel was effectively wild over 7+ innings. Burrell again with the big damage – 2-5 w/ 5 RBI.
LBT 9 BDB 4 W: Ankiel (10-8) |
| Game #5: | Gardner and Wells both were dealing but 3 Titan double plays helped Blarney squeak it out.
LBT 1 BDB 3 W: Wells (17-6) |
| Series Summary: | Blarney takes 4 of 5. |
Corktown Bootleggers @ Houghton Penguins |
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| Series Summary: | The Bootleggers take the series 3 games to 2. |