2004 PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #2
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| BONDS,Barry | CRH AL | .522 | 1.522 | 6 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
| MUSSINA,Mike | YUC AL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| VIZQUEL,Omar | FNA NL | .407 | .778 | 6 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 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 | 0.00 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hampton Huskies @ Manhattan Gas Hornets |
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| Series Preview: | Well, the only problem with going 0-162 is you’re still not guaranteed the 1st pick in the draft, so I guess we’d better try to get off the schnide! Problem is, we’ve got offense, but our Pitching is threadbare. Just ask Flora-Bama; they scored a LOT, so did we, BUT not as much as they did….Hampton comes to town after a 3-2 week hosting Baltimore. |
| Game #1: | Well, we give up 12 hits, including 3 to Newhan (he misses the cycle by failing to homer). He does drive in 2 and scores twice. J.D. Drew homers (1), Podsednik hits 2 doubles, and the Huskies plate runs: 2 in the 1st, 2 in the 2nd, 2 in the 5th! The Gas Hornets have some bite, too: they score 2 in the 1st, another in the 2nd, and then 4 big ones in the 4th! Jeter is 3 for 4 with 3 RBIs; Graffanino homers (1) and singles driving in 2. Manhattan hammers out 15 hits. Up 7-4 in the 5th, Ginter struggles and is pulled; Hampton still got those 2 runs to draw to 7-6. Bullpen somehow holds through 8, then we get an insurance run, and Flash Gordon closes it out in the 9th to foil his former team. HAM 6-12-0 LP Webb (0-2) MGH 8-15-0 WP Carter (1-0) S Gordon (1) |
| Game #2: | Hampton plates 1 in the 1st and 2 more in the 3rd – Tino homers for 3 runs to tie it in the 3rd. Hampton scores another in the 5th – Tino homers to tie it in the 6th (his 3rd on the year). Derrick Lee has 3 hits, an RBI, and Ramirez has 2 RBIs. Then Tino doubles in the 8th and scores his 3rd run on a Durham double, and the Gas Hornets finally take the lead, with Tino factoring in all 5 runs. Flash Gordon again closes it out in the 9th! HAM 4-7-1 LP Suppan (0-1) MGH 5-8-1 WP Brocail (1-0) S Gordon (2) |
| Game #3: | I was hoping to say it was all Manhattan this week (one can dream), but Ricardo Rodriguez had other ideas. He pitched 7 strong innings, 5 hits, NO runs, and his teammates again scored in the 1st (1 run) and then 2 in the 4th and 5th innings. Ramirez (3) hit a 2-run homer; Lee had 3 singles and an RBI; Newhan and Podsednik each had 2 hits. And watch out against Hampton, if they have a lead after 7 (or probably 6) it’s almost always going to be curtains, lights out, fat lady sings, whatever. And this game was no exception. And they didn’t even use the big guns. We did get a walk in the 9th—big whup. HAM 5-9-1 WP Rodriguez (1-0) MGH 0-5-2 LP Wakefield (0-2) |
| Game #4: | My goodness – 1st inning runs from Hampton again, 2 of them. Newhan and Podnesdik set the table, and Ramirez doubles them home (1 of 3 hits, 2 of them doubles for Ramirez). Manhattan, however, answers in the 2nd with 3 of their own and adds a 4th run in the 3rd. Lee knocks in another in the 5th to cut it to 4-3, but Manhattan counters with 1 in the 6th. Then J.D. Drew drives in 1 in the 7th, but Manhattan answers with 1 in their half for a 6-4 lead. Meadows, Carter, and Gordon keep the Huskies scoreless down the stretch, giving Manhattan a 3rd win. HAM 4-13-0 LP Marquis (1-1) MGH 6-10-1 WP Bell (1-1) S Gordon (3) |
| Game #5: | Game 1 of the twin bill, and it’s a doozy. Scoreless through 6, but the Gas Hornets manufacture a run in the 7th, scoring on a Bautista RBI double. Jimmy Gobble (anticipation Thanksgiving) was pitching way over his head and into the 8th, tossing a neat shutout. Hatteberg singles, but all is well until 2 batters later Rod Barajas unloads a bomb (1) to flip the score to 2-1 Hampton. And that sets up the bullpen. Lidge comes in, tosses a perfect 8th, and he’s set to close it out in the 9th – even with a stacked pen behind the Grade 22*. He opens the 9th walking Durham, but then Tino connects with the towering 2-run walk-off homer (4) and gets the Gas Hornets their 4th win of the series! HAM 2-6-0 LP Lidge (1-1) BS (1) MGH 3-7-0 WP Gobble (1-1); he ended up going the whole way |
| Game #6: | I’d like to say the nightcap was just as dramatic, but this time the Huskies bullpen did what they were supposed to. Hampton draws 1st blood on a Ramirez RBI single in the 1st. Manhattan responds with 2 in the 3rd, but then Hampton gets a 2-run Lee homer (2) in the 4th and a Hatteberg homer (1) in the 5th. We get 1 in the 6th to narrow it to 4-3, but then Linebrink, Lidge, and Nathan shut the door for the Hampton 4-3 win. The worst part was that we couldn’t take advantage of Webb’s 8 walks in his 6 innings! EIGHT! HAM 4-9-0 WP Webb (1-2) S Nathan (2) MGH 3-6-1 LP Reyes (0-1) |
| Series Summary: | Well, 4- 2 this week is better than 0-5 last week. Next week, Baltimore comes to town. |
Flora-Bama Mullets @ Baltimore Blue Crabs |
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| Series Preview: | Flora-Bama makes the trip north to Baltimore riding a 5-game win streak to start the season. Baltimore opened the season with a 2-3 road trip to Hampton. |
| Game #1: | Chipper Jones homered in the bottom of the 9th to tie the game but couldn’t seal the deal as the Mullets scored 3 in the 10th to win the opener.
MULLETS 5 / 10 / 0 |
| Game #2: | Well, the Mullets won’t go 162-0. Jorge Posada‘s 6th inning, 2-run home run holds up, as Barry Zito and a pair of relievers manage to hold Flora-Bama to a single run, and Baltimore wins it, 2-1.
MULLETS 1 / 9 / 1 |
| Game #3: | A.J. Burnett tosses 6 innings of 1-hit, shutout ball, and Omar Vizquel singles, homers, and knocks in 4 in a 9-2 Flora-Bama win.
MULLETS 9 / 14 / 1 |
| Game #4: | Flora-Bama scores 22 runs on 21 hits to win a 22-3 rout. The Mullets hit 7 home runs, including 2 each by Jeff Kent and Wily Mo Pena.
MULLETS 22 / 21 / 0 |
| Game #5: | In game 1 of the doubleheader, Lance Berkman and Carlos Betran each hit a pair of home runs, part of a 16-hit Mullet attack as Flora-Bama wins another one, 9-6.
MULLETS 9 / 16 / 2 |
| Game #6: | 19 more hits, 12 more runs, and the Mullets win another laugher, 12-3. Jeff Bagwell had 4 hits, and Jeff Kent, Carlos Beltran, and Tori Hunter went deep to lead the Flora-Bama attack.
MULLETS 12 / 19 / 1 |
| Series Summary: | Flora-Bama dominated, scoring 58 runs on 89 hits to Baltimore’s 19 runs on 35 hits, taking the series 5-1. |
Valdosta Bombers @ Michigan Marauders |
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| Series Preview: | Valdosta and Michigan square off, each team with a 4-1 record. |
| Game #1: | Valdosta 5 Michigan 1
Woody Williams throws a complete game for the Bombers. He gives up 1 run and strikes out 9. Manny Ramirez and Steve Finley hit homers. Michigan gets a solo homer from Castilla. |
| Game #2: | Michigan 4 Valdosta 1
Michigan evens up the series as Ben Sheets goes the distance to win his 2nd game. Bernie Williams and Brett Boone hit homers. |
| Game #3: | Valdosta 5 Michigan 4 (11)
Valdosta with 12 hits to Michigan’s 5. Bellhorn hits a homer. Chavez and Ramirez each have 2 RBI. Piazza hits a 2 run homer. |
| Game #4: | Michigan 2 Valdosta 0
Michigan evens up the series as Brad Radke tosses a complete-game shutout. Bernie Williams and Brett Boone go yard just like game 2. Both homers were in the 8th off of Bruce Chen. Radke is now 2-0 and hasn’t given up a run. |
| Game #5: | Michigan 9 Valdosta 6 (game 1)
Matt Clement struggles, and John Parrish pitches great in relief. He throws 5.1 innings and gives up 1 hit. Bellhorn hits a homer and drives in 4 runs for the Bombers. Michigan gets 4 hits from Bernie Williams. Williams hits a homer, and Edmonds adds one. |
| Game #6: | Michigan 6 Valdosta 4 (game 2)
Brad Penny goes 7 and gives up 3 runs for the win. Ledee has 4 hits and 3 RBI to lead Michigan. Bottalico earns his 3rd save. |
| Series Summary: | Michigan wins the last three games and takes the series 4 -2. Radke throws a complete-game shutout to set up Michigan with 3 straight wins. |
Chicago Demolition @ Yucaipa Badgers |
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| Series Preview: | No Expectations. |
| Game #1: | CHI 4-3 |
| Game #2: | CHI 5-2 |
| Game #3: | CHI 13-4 3 in a row, |
| Game #4: | YUC 3-0 Whew!! |
| Game #5: | YUC 8-5 |
| Game #6: | YUC 16-15 WOW YUC ties with 3 in B9, CHI goes ahead T10 YUC wins with Walker’s walk-off hit |
| Series Summary: | Surprising split |
Iowa Giants @ Houghton Penguins |
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| Series Summary: | Houghton and Iowa split the series. |
DeWitt Tigers @ Corktown Bootleggers |
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| Series Summary: | The Tigers came into Corktown and beat up on their AL East rivals’ pitching. DeWitt took the first 3 games and won the series 4-2. Both teams stay in division play next week as DeWitt takes on Iowa, while Corktown gets a crack at Houghton. |
Castle Rock Hounds @ California Quakes |
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| Series Summary: | Castle Rock wins 4 of 6 from California, outscoring the bottom dweller 50-35 in 6 games. Lots of runs in this one. |
Blarney Drive Bandits @ Brooklyn Cyclones |
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| Series Preview: | Brooklyn plays their first home series, but it will be tough, especially facing Randy Johnson twice. |
| Game #1: | Blarney 8, Brooklyn 1. Johnson throws 7 shutout innings in the Cyclones’ home opener. |
| Game #2: | Bandits 3, Cyclones 2 in 10; Green wins it with a 10th-inning HR. |
| Game #3: | Blarney 7, Brooklyn 3. Easley broke a 3-3 tie with an 8th-inning 2-run homer. |
| Game #4: | Brooklyn 3, Bandits 1. Harden threw 8 strong, and Cordero nailed it down. |
| Game #5: | Blarney 4, Brooklyn 2. Durazo broke a 2-2 tie with a 2-run homer. |
| Game #6: | Blarney 2, Brooklyn 0. Johnson outduels Glavine with 7 shutout innings. |
| Series Summary: | Bandits pitching dominated the series to take 5 of 6. Brooklyn appears to be in for a long season in its first outing. |
Fort Worth Panthers @ Dondero Oaks |
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| Series Preview: | Fort Worth comes to Dondero for an early 6-game set. Both teams played well in their first series, with Fort Worth being 5-0 and Dondero 3-2. |
| Game #1: | Fort Worth 2 Dondero 0W: J. Westbrook (2-0) CG 6H 6K L: J. Santana (1-1) CG 5H 2R 2K |
| Game #2: | Fort Worth 7 Dondero 5W: L. Hawkins (1-0) L: M. Rivera (0-1)starters: FWP R. Lopez 5IP 6H 4R 4K DDO B. Tomko 5.1IP 7H 4R 1K |
| Game #3: | Fort Worth 3 Dondero 2W: L. Ayala (1-0) L: K. Ishii (0-2) 6.2IP 8H 3R 3K S: S. Takatsu (3)FWP starter B. Arroyo 1IP was injured at the start |
| Game #4: | Dondero 9 Fort Worth 6W: J. Weaver (1-0) 6IP 7H 4R 7K L: K. Brown (1-1) 5IP 7H 7R 6ER 5K S: M. Rivera (3) |
| Game #5: | Fort Worth 9 Dondero 2W: C. Sabathia (2-0) CG 3H 2R 5K L: J. Williams (0-2) 4.2IP 6H 5R 5K |
| Game #6: | Fort Worth 8 Dondero 4W: H. Nomo (1-0) 7IP 5H 3R 4K L: J. Santana (1-2) 7IP 9H 6R 6K S: L. Ayala (1) |
| Series Summary: | Fort Worth takes 5 of 6. Most of the games were close, but Fort Worth is just better. |
Hollywood Vampires @ Long Beach Titans |
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| Series Summary: | Long Beach and Hollywood split 6 games. |
Gladstone Gladiators @ Danbury Mad Hatters |
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| Series Preview: | 2 NLC teams meet to see who can escape the basement. |
| Game #1: | GG 5-4 |
| Game #2: | DMH 3-2 |
| Game #3: | DMH walk-off 6-5 |
| Game #4: | DMH 13 -11 |
| Game #5: | GLG 8-4 |
| Game #6: | GLG 5-2 – GG sweep DH |
| Series Summary: | The series split; both teams remain in the basement. |
Southlake Stealers @ Monroeville Maulers |
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| Game #1: | SSS 6 vs MVM 4 |
| Game #2: | SSS 2 vs MVM 3 |
| Game #3: | SSS 7 vs MVM 12 |
| Game #4: | SSS 0 vs MVM 8 |
| Game #5: | SSS 6 vs MVM 7 |
| Game #6: | SSS 2 vs MVM 3 |
| Series Summary: | Maulers take 5 of 6 with 3 1-run victories. Overall, either this team is playing far above its level, or I greatly underestimated its offensive potential. |