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DawnBTVS · 03-12-2008, 11:33 PM

We're hitting May and I'm pleased to see that this has topped 300 views. Thanks

although replies would be sweet too, heh.

Some around the league notes: Allen Watson threw a no-hitter on May 26th against the Detroit Tigers. He had 7 strikeouts and 2 walks.

On that same day, Mark McGwire hit his 400th career home run against Kansas City in a 7-4 victory.

As for the Chicago Cubs, we continue to kinda be in the race as evidenced by the standings.

Cincinnati: 30-25
Pittsburgh: 27-27, 2.5 GB
Chicago: 25-29, 4.5 GB. Pyth of 22-32.
Houston: 25-29, 4.5 GB
St. Louis: 24-29, 5.0 GB

We did play better overall in May, going 14-14 on the month. Our team still sucks according to the statistics though. In some cases, we managed to move backwards in terms of where we placed team stat wise.

Mark Grace continues to be our best hitter by a mile, now sporting a .913 OPS with 37 BB/19 K in 208 AB.

Our best pitcher is surprisingly, Kent Bottenfield with a 1.17 ERA in 23.0 IP. He has 17 K/3 BB with 0 HRA and only 9 HA. Opponents are hitting a woeful 0.117.

On the farm, we have a rash of injuries including Miguel Cairo (7 weeks), Rey Sanchez (6 months), and Brooks Kieschnick (2 months).

Third baseman Kevin Orie is really tearing things up in AAA with a line of .290/.411/.542 in 131 AB. He has 7 HR but the more promising stat is his 26 BB/18 K.

Amaury Telemaco playing relief at AAA has also had a sterling start. In 24.2 IP he has a 1.90 ERA with opponents hitting .198. He has 0 HRA, 18 HA, and 22 K/8 BB.

For those curious, recent waiver wire pickup Alex Diaz is currently hitting .333/.381/.449 in 78 AB at AAA. He has 5 BB/5 K to his credit.

Since I'm never short of making moves for my squad, I spy Gene Kingsale on the waiver wire being dangled by Baltimore. He's all of 20 years old and while he'll earn $247K this year, I can't help but see his stat line in 213 AB at AAA: .338/.401/.606 with 13 HR and 21 BB/45 K.

Prorated to 500 AB that would be 31 HR and 49 BB/106 K. That at the age of 20 is very, very impressive so I quickly put in a claim. Unfortunately, the evil Texas Rangers beat my claim and get his services. Damn Texans.

AL Batter of the Month: Frank Thomas
AL Pitcher of the Month: Roger Clemens
AL Rookie of the Month: Ben Grieve
NL Batter of the Month: John Olerud
NL Pitcher of the Month: Dustin Hermanson
NL Rookie of the Month: Todd Helton

03-12-2008, 11:33 PM	#30 (permalink)
DawnBTVS Minors (Double A) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Sudbury, MA Posts: 145	Skating through May at .500 We're hitting May and I'm pleased to see that this has topped 300 views. Thanks although replies would be sweet too, heh. Some around the league notes: Allen Watson threw a no-hitter on May 26th against the Detroit Tigers. He had 7 strikeouts and 2 walks. On that same day, Mark McGwire hit his 400th career home run against Kansas City in a 7-4 victory. As for the Chicago Cubs, we continue to kinda be in the race as evidenced by the standings. Cincinnati: 30-25 Pittsburgh: 27-27, 2.5 GB Chicago: 25-29, 4.5 GB. Pyth of 22-32. Houston: 25-29, 4.5 GB St. Louis: 24-29, 5.0 GB We did play better overall in May, going 14-14 on the month. Our team still sucks according to the statistics though. In some cases, we managed to move backwards in terms of where we placed team stat wise. Mark Grace continues to be our best hitter by a mile, now sporting a .913 OPS with 37 BB/19 K in 208 AB. Our best pitcher is surprisingly, Kent Bottenfield with a 1.17 ERA in 23.0 IP. He has 17 K/3 BB with 0 HRA and only 9 HA. Opponents are hitting a woeful 0.117. On the farm, we have a rash of injuries including Miguel Cairo (7 weeks), Rey Sanchez (6 months), and Brooks Kieschnick (2 months). Third baseman Kevin Orie is really tearing things up in AAA with a line of .290/.411/.542 in 131 AB. He has 7 HR but the more promising stat is his 26 BB/18 K. Amaury Telemaco playing relief at AAA has also had a sterling start. In 24.2 IP he has a 1.90 ERA with opponents hitting .198. He has 0 HRA, 18 HA, and 22 K/8 BB. For those curious, recent waiver wire pickup Alex Diaz is currently hitting .333/.381/.449 in 78 AB at AAA. He has 5 BB/5 K to his credit. Since I'm never short of making moves for my squad, I spy Gene Kingsale on the waiver wire being dangled by Baltimore. He's all of 20 years old and while he'll earn $247K this year, I can't help but see his stat line in 213 AB at AAA: .338/.401/.606 with 13 HR and 21 BB/45 K. Prorated to 500 AB that would be 31 HR and 49 BB/106 K. That at the age of 20 is very, very impressive so I quickly put in a claim. Unfortunately, the evil Texas Rangers beat my claim and get his services. Damn Texans. AL Batter of the Month: Frank Thomas AL Pitcher of the Month: Roger Clemens AL Rookie of the Month: Ben Grieve NL Batter of the Month: John Olerud NL Pitcher of the Month: Dustin Hermanson NL Rookie of the Month: Todd Helton Last edited by DawnBTVS : 03-12-2008 at 11:35 PM.