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GrimmyDee · 09-05-2007, 06:29 AM

Due to a car accident involving a deer playing chicken with my car and the fact that April produced ALOT of newsworthy stories - there was a delay in my posting. My apologies. I have also broken April into 2 parts, and will have a seperate post for the April standings and league leaders. What would be better, a screen shot of the leaders and standings or the coded box version?

April

Apr 1 - A little over a week since ripping the cartilage in his left knee, Tigers pitcher Mark Fidrych puts off season ending surgery and will instead will wear an oversized brace to add support to the knee. Fidrych stated he felt no simulated pain after throwing a 5-inning simulated game one day ago.

Apr 3 - Lake City manager Monty Harris suffers cardiac arrest while arguing balls and strikes in a game against East Los Angeles and is transported to Lake City General Hospital in critical condition but is expected to recover. Hitting coach Ty St. John will serve as interim manager until a replacement can be named.

Apr 5 - The White Sox trade SS Bucky Dent (.246, 2 HR, 52 RBI) to the Yankees for OF Oscar Gamble (.232, 17 HR, 57 RBI), pitchers LaMarr Hoyt and Bob Polinsky and an estimated $200,000. Somewhere in Beantown, a psychic wakes up screaming in a cold sweat.

Director of Minor League Operations for the Philadelphia Phillies, Douglas Baker, names unknown Dave Grimm to take over the thier Single-A affiliate in Lake City. It is later learned that Grimm and Baker are related.

Apr 6 - The Seattle Mariners make thier debut, losing 3-2 to the Angels on a Tony Solaita RBI single and a Ken Landreaux sacrifice fly off of reliever Mike Kekich. Seattle starter Gary Wheelock pitches 8 2/3 innings giving up 3 hits and an unearned run before giving way to Kekich, while California's Frank Tanana gives up just 5 hits and one run in 8 innings before being relieved by eventual winner Dick Drago.

Apr 7 - The White Sox ruin the American League baseball debut in bitter cold Toronto (46 degrees) where 25,428 watched Chicago defeat the Blue Jays 4-3 when Jorge Orta singles home Richie Zisk in the top of the 9th off of Jays closer Dennis DeBarr. DeBarr would give up 4 hits and 2 runs in the inning.

Dodger RF Reggie Smith hits 2 home runs, the second being a walk-off blast in the bottom of the 11th inning off of RP Dave Heaverlo to beat the Giants 3-2. Smith would end up with 3 of the LA's 5 hits and drive in all of thier runs. Elias Sosa would get the win after Burt Hooton would go 10 innings for Los Angeles.

Before 47,269 in the Opener at Yankee Stadium, Ron Guidry pitches 12 innings, giving up just 6 hits and 2 runs before finally giving way to Sparky Lyle in the 13th. Yankee LF Lou Pinella would then double home Mickey Rivers in the bottom of the frame for the victory. Reggie Jackson, in his first start as a Yankee, would go 1-for-5 with an RBI.

New manager Dave Grimm arrives in Lake City, Georgia to take over the team from hitting coach Ty St. John. However, nobody informed him that the Moths were en route to Arizona to start a 3-game series with the Glendale Locusts. Grimm makes the 1800 mile trip and arrives just before gametime and watches the Moths score 6 in the 9th to win 6-3.

Apr 9 - The Angels send 2B Bobby Grich (.266, 13 HR, 54 RBI in '76) to Cleveland in exchange for SP Don Hood (3-5, 1 Sv, 4.87 ERA). Hood would go on to pitch 7 shutout innings tonight for the win against Seattle while Grich is stuck behind Buddy Bell n Cleveland and only playing against LH pitching.

The Mets commit 4 errors in thier loss to the Cubs 5-4, the last coming in the bottom of the 15th inning when CF Lee Mazzilli muffs a Willie Hernandez ground ball while playing out of position at 3B. Hernandez would later score on a Larry Biittner sacrifice fly which would have made the third out.

Sam Ewing hits a pinch hit 2-RBI home run in the 8th inning in Toronto's 5-4 loss to the White Sox to become the first Blue Jay to homer in a game. Pitcher Jeff Byrd will get the historical first win for the Blue Jays in tomorrow's game, defeating Chicago, 6-3. Three days later against Detroit, fan Wilbur Alias would be the first to pound 8 hot dogs in a game at Exhibition Stadium.

Wearing a huge brace that makes his left leg look twice as big as his right, Tiger pitcher Mark Fidrych pitches 8 innings, scattering 8 hits and 1 run while making 135 pitches - all without pain. Fidrych would be quoted as saying, "...there isn't much pretty about me, why would my leg be any different?"

With a 10-4 victory over Glendale, Lake City sweeps the Locusts and runs new manager Dave Grimm's record to 3-0. DH/C Eugene Thompson and SS Ben Ball each have 3 hits in the game. Grimm's use of the bench for pinch-hitting duties has been criticized as "pure luck" by the local media.

Apr 11 - San Diego and Texas swap 33-year olds as the Rangers send 2B Sandy Alomar (.239, 1 HR, 10 RBI in '76) in exchange for OF Merv Rettenmund (.229, 2 HR, 11 RBI). Rettenmund would go 0-for-6 with 2 strikeouts in his first game with his new team. Nice first impression Merv.

Yankees LF Roy White (.636, 1 HR, 2 RBI) collects 5 hits, including a 2-run home run in the 9th inning off of Kansas City reliever Steve Mingori (1-0, 1 BS, 27.00 ERA) to tie the game at 6. However it would be for not, as the Royals would score a run in the bottom of the frame on a Freddie Patek (.250, 2 RBI) sacrifice fly against Sparky Lyle (1-1, 6.75 ERA) to win the game.

Apr 12 - Quickly adapting to the rules of the game, the Blue Jays send 38-year old RF Ron Fairly to Kansas City for reliever Steve Mingori (1-0, 27.00 ERA). While not confirmed, some reports state the trade came as a result of Mingori's tirade during last night's game after giving up a game tying home run to Roy White. Others say he is just VERY moody.

Philip K. Wrigley, owner of the Chicago Cubs, dies at the age of 82. He had just started his 42nd season with the Cubs. William Wrigley succeeds his father as chairman of the executive committee of the team.

Apr 13 - 3B Phil Mankowski (.750, 2 HR, 5 RBI) has 5 hits and 4 RBI as the Tigers destroy the Blue Jays 12-1. Everyone except rookie SS Alan Trammell (.111, 2 RBI) has at least one hit and Detroit starter Dave Roberts (1-0, 1.00 ERA) cruised to victory scattering 8 hits. Toronto starter Jesse Jefferson (0-1, 3.18 ERA) contributed to his own woes as his error in the 5th inning turned into 5 unearned runs.

Texas pitcher Gaylord Perry (1-1, 1.59 ERA) gets his first win of the year against the Indians as he blanks his former team, allowing just 2 hits in a 3-0 win. Cleveland starter Dennis Eckersley (1-1, 2.70 ERA) goes the distance as well, giving up all 3 earned runs on just 6 hits. In his first start as an Indian, Bobby Grich (.000) goes hitless in 3 at bats.

Apr 14 - Philadelphia promotes Single-A catcher Pedro Manuel to Double-A Lincoln, however nobody tells Lake City manager Dave Grimm until the lineup cards are exchanged and Grimm has a hole in the cleanup spot. The Moths still win 9-4 when they score 5 runs in the top of the 13th inning.

Apr 15 - Cubs starter Bill Bonham (1-0, 1.06 ERA) 4-hits New York, getting 3 hits apiece from 2B Manny Trillo (.407) and newly acquired 1B Bill Buckner (.400) - both of whom are hitting at the.400 mark in the young season. RF Mike Vail had 2 of the hits for the Mets, lifting his team-leading average up to .429.

The Expos play thier first game in Montreal's Olympic Stadium before a crowd of 33,543. Steve Rogers (1-1, 3.18 ERA) outduels Steve Carlton (0-1, 3.52 ERA) to give Montreal a 2-1 victory. After Carlton walked Sam Meijas with the bases loaded to tie it up, pinch hitter Del Unser hit a walkoff 2-out RBI single for the win.

09-05-2007, 06:29 AM	#13 (permalink)
GrimmyDee Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 104	Due to a car accident involving a deer playing chicken with my car and the fact that April produced ALOT of newsworthy stories - there was a delay in my posting. My apologies. I have also broken April into 2 parts, and will have a seperate post for the April standings and league leaders. What would be better, a screen shot of the leaders and standings or the coded box version? April Apr 1 - A little over a week since ripping the cartilage in his left knee, Tigers pitcher Mark Fidrych puts off season ending surgery and will instead will wear an oversized brace to add support to the knee. Fidrych stated he felt no simulated pain after throwing a 5-inning simulated game one day ago. Apr 3 - Lake City manager Monty Harris suffers cardiac arrest while arguing balls and strikes in a game against East Los Angeles and is transported to Lake City General Hospital in critical condition but is expected to recover. Hitting coach Ty St. John will serve as interim manager until a replacement can be named. Apr 5 - The White Sox trade SS Bucky Dent (.246, 2 HR, 52 RBI) to the Yankees for OF Oscar Gamble (.232, 17 HR, 57 RBI), pitchers LaMarr Hoyt and Bob Polinsky and an estimated $200,000. Somewhere in Beantown, a psychic wakes up screaming in a cold sweat. Director of Minor League Operations for the Philadelphia Phillies, Douglas Baker, names unknown Dave Grimm to take over the thier Single-A affiliate in Lake City. It is later learned that Grimm and Baker are related. Apr 6 - The Seattle Mariners make thier debut, losing 3-2 to the Angels on a Tony Solaita RBI single and a Ken Landreaux sacrifice fly off of reliever Mike Kekich. Seattle starter Gary Wheelock pitches 8 2/3 innings giving up 3 hits and an unearned run before giving way to Kekich, while California's Frank Tanana gives up just 5 hits and one run in 8 innings before being relieved by eventual winner Dick Drago. Apr 7 - The White Sox ruin the American League baseball debut in bitter cold Toronto (46 degrees) where 25,428 watched Chicago defeat the Blue Jays 4-3 when Jorge Orta singles home Richie Zisk in the top of the 9th off of Jays closer Dennis DeBarr. DeBarr would give up 4 hits and 2 runs in the inning. Dodger RF Reggie Smith hits 2 home runs, the second being a walk-off blast in the bottom of the 11th inning off of RP Dave Heaverlo to beat the Giants 3-2. Smith would end up with 3 of the LA's 5 hits and drive in all of thier runs. Elias Sosa would get the win after Burt Hooton would go 10 innings for Los Angeles. Before 47,269 in the Opener at Yankee Stadium, Ron Guidry pitches 12 innings, giving up just 6 hits and 2 runs before finally giving way to Sparky Lyle in the 13th. Yankee LF Lou Pinella would then double home Mickey Rivers in the bottom of the frame for the victory. Reggie Jackson, in his first start as a Yankee, would go 1-for-5 with an RBI. New manager Dave Grimm arrives in Lake City, Georgia to take over the team from hitting coach Ty St. John. However, nobody informed him that the Moths were en route to Arizona to start a 3-game series with the Glendale Locusts. Grimm makes the 1800 mile trip and arrives just before gametime and watches the Moths score 6 in the 9th to win 6-3. Apr 9 - The Angels send 2B Bobby Grich (.266, 13 HR, 54 RBI in '76) to Cleveland in exchange for SP Don Hood (3-5, 1 Sv, 4.87 ERA). Hood would go on to pitch 7 shutout innings tonight for the win against Seattle while Grich is stuck behind Buddy Bell n Cleveland and only playing against LH pitching. The Mets commit 4 errors in thier loss to the Cubs 5-4, the last coming in the bottom of the 15th inning when CF Lee Mazzilli muffs a Willie Hernandez ground ball while playing out of position at 3B. Hernandez would later score on a Larry Biittner sacrifice fly which would have made the third out. Sam Ewing hits a pinch hit 2-RBI home run in the 8th inning in Toronto's 5-4 loss to the White Sox to become the first Blue Jay to homer in a game. Pitcher Jeff Byrd will get the historical first win for the Blue Jays in tomorrow's game, defeating Chicago, 6-3. Three days later against Detroit, fan Wilbur Alias would be the first to pound 8 hot dogs in a game at Exhibition Stadium. Wearing a huge brace that makes his left leg look twice as big as his right, Tiger pitcher Mark Fidrych pitches 8 innings, scattering 8 hits and 1 run while making 135 pitches - all without pain. Fidrych would be quoted as saying, "...there isn't much pretty about me, why would my leg be any different?" With a 10-4 victory over Glendale, Lake City sweeps the Locusts and runs new manager Dave Grimm's record to 3-0. DH/C Eugene Thompson and SS Ben Ball each have 3 hits in the game. Grimm's use of the bench for pinch-hitting duties has been criticized as "pure luck" by the local media. Apr 11 - San Diego and Texas swap 33-year olds as the Rangers send 2B Sandy Alomar (.239, 1 HR, 10 RBI in '76) in exchange for OF Merv Rettenmund (.229, 2 HR, 11 RBI). Rettenmund would go 0-for-6 with 2 strikeouts in his first game with his new team. Nice first impression Merv. Yankees LF Roy White (.636, 1 HR, 2 RBI) collects 5 hits, including a 2-run home run in the 9th inning off of Kansas City reliever Steve Mingori (1-0, 1 BS, 27.00 ERA) to tie the game at 6. However it would be for not, as the Royals would score a run in the bottom of the frame on a Freddie Patek (.250, 2 RBI) sacrifice fly against Sparky Lyle (1-1, 6.75 ERA) to win the game. Apr 12 - Quickly adapting to the rules of the game, the Blue Jays send 38-year old RF Ron Fairly to Kansas City for reliever Steve Mingori (1-0, 27.00 ERA). While not confirmed, some reports state the trade came as a result of Mingori's tirade during last night's game after giving up a game tying home run to Roy White. Others say he is just VERY moody. Philip K. Wrigley, owner of the Chicago Cubs, dies at the age of 82. He had just started his 42nd season with the Cubs. William Wrigley succeeds his father as chairman of the executive committee of the team. Apr 13 - 3B Phil Mankowski (.750, 2 HR, 5 RBI) has 5 hits and 4 RBI as the Tigers destroy the Blue Jays 12-1. Everyone except rookie SS Alan Trammell (.111, 2 RBI) has at least one hit and Detroit starter Dave Roberts (1-0, 1.00 ERA) cruised to victory scattering 8 hits. Toronto starter Jesse Jefferson (0-1, 3.18 ERA) contributed to his own woes as his error in the 5th inning turned into 5 unearned runs. Texas pitcher Gaylord Perry (1-1, 1.59 ERA) gets his first win of the year against the Indians as he blanks his former team, allowing just 2 hits in a 3-0 win. Cleveland starter Dennis Eckersley (1-1, 2.70 ERA) goes the distance as well, giving up all 3 earned runs on just 6 hits. In his first start as an Indian, Bobby Grich (.000) goes hitless in 3 at bats. Apr 14 - Philadelphia promotes Single-A catcher Pedro Manuel to Double-A Lincoln, however nobody tells Lake City manager Dave Grimm until the lineup cards are exchanged and Grimm has a hole in the cleanup spot. The Moths still win 9-4 when they score 5 runs in the top of the 13th inning. Apr 15 - Cubs starter Bill Bonham (1-0, 1.06 ERA) 4-hits New York, getting 3 hits apiece from 2B Manny Trillo (.407) and newly acquired 1B Bill Buckner (.400) - both of whom are hitting at the.400 mark in the young season. RF Mike Vail had 2 of the hits for the Mets, lifting his team-leading average up to .429. The Expos play thier first game in Montreal's Olympic Stadium before a crowd of 33,543. Steve Rogers (1-1, 3.18 ERA) outduels Steve Carlton (0-1, 3.52 ERA) to give Montreal a 2-1 victory. After Carlton walked Sam Meijas with the bases loaded to tie it up, pinch hitter Del Unser hit a walkoff 2-out RBI single for the win. Last edited by GrimmyDee : 09-06-2007 at 05:33 AM.