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DawnBTVS · 04-07-2008, 09:18 PM

We had a bit of trouble when Roy Oswalt went down for a couple weeks on 4/11 with a tender shoulder, forcing me to call up Jake St. John but things worked out well enough.

NL Central Standings
Chicago: 12-10! That's right, folks. 1st place for at least 1 month... pop the champagne!
New Evil Empire: 12-11
St. Louis: 11-11
Cincinnati: 10-12
Milwaukee: 10-12
Pittsburgh: 7-15

We are largely in first not because of our 16th ranked offense in runs scored but our dominant pitching. We're first in ERA at 3.14 and bullpen ERA is sitting pretty at 2.42.

Although that isn't to say that our bats are doing poorly as that isn't the case... I'll spare the AB because they mean little for now IMO.
Mel Rosario: .261/.310/.359 with 2 HR and 11 RBI. Only has 7 BB though.
Jay Gibbons: .297/.340/.473 with 3 HR and 10 RBI. Has a disappointing 4 BB but I'm not surprised.
Dave Hansen: .230/.356/.345 with 3 HR and 9 RBI. Also has a team leading 17 BB. Maybe the power's rubbing off on him.
Carlos Pena: .291/.351/.581 with 6 HR and 16 RBI. Also has 9 BB.
Tino Martinez: .259/.368/.358 with 1 HR and 2 RBI. Has 14 BB but is struggling with power right now.
Tony Tarasco: .152/.256/.215 with 1 HR and 4 RBI. Has 11 BB but I'm hopeful that he'll get the power going.
Carl Everett: .295/.371/.397 with 0 HR and 8 RBI. Has 7 BB but is making the replacement of Pedro Valdes not as horrible.
Mike Lansing: .237/.314/.355 with 1 HR and 11 RBI. Also has 8 BB.
Colin Long: .351/.402/.432 with 1 HR and 11 RBI. Also has 7 BB. Seriously becoming a favorite of mine... my very own Dustin Pedroia. Yes, that's the Boston homer coming out.

Like I was saying earlier though... pitching is where the studs are.
Francisco Espinoza: 2-0 with a 1.23 ERA in 14.2 IP and 9 K vs. 5 BB.
Willie Blair: 2-1 with a 1.85 ERA in 24.1 IP and 12 K vs. 10 BB.
Mike Crudale: 2.08 ERA in 8.2 IP and 5 K vs. 5 BB.
Roy Oswalt: 2-1 with a 2.28 ERA in 27.2 IP and 26 K vs. 3 BB. Just nasty numbers.
Jake St. John: 0-2 with a 2.93 ERA in 15.1 IP and 6 K vs. 6 BB. Surprisingly solid replacement in the rotation in 2 spot starts.
Gio Gonzalez: 1-3 with a 3.60 ERA in 25.0 IP and 12 K vs. 8 BB.
Jose Antonio Nunez: 8 S with a 3.86 ERA in 9.1 IP and 9 K vs. 2 BB.
Scott Karl: 2-2 with a 4.35 ERA in 31.0 IP and 15 K vs. 13 BB.
Jerry Spradlin: 5.00 ERA in 9.0 IP and 6 K vs. 2 BB.
Josh Fogg: 3-0 with a 5.09 ERA in 23.0 IP and 16 K vs. 10 BB. Go figure that my worst starter ERA wise has my best record at 3-0.

At AAA Andrew Bater continues his red hot streak hitting .373/.409/.549 with 4 HR and 17 RBI along with 6 BB. Also pulling his weight is Jack Cust hitting .270/.360/.410 with 3 HR and 9 RBI along with 14 BB.

Nobody else is impressing enough to get noticed although after only a month it's a very small sample size to say the least. The good news is that I think I finally cracked the code to good pitching, at least in this incarnation of the game although the power hitting should hopefully improve the offense as the season continues. I'm not pleased that we're actually dead last in RS because I don't know if the pitching can hold up through September.

04-07-2008, 09:18 PM	#71 (permalink)
DawnBTVS Minors (Double A) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Sudbury, MA Posts: 145	Smoothly starting off the year... We had a bit of trouble when Roy Oswalt went down for a couple weeks on 4/11 with a tender shoulder, forcing me to call up Jake St. John but things worked out well enough. NL Central Standings Chicago: 12-10! That's right, folks. 1st place for at least 1 month... pop the champagne! New Evil Empire: 12-11 St. Louis: 11-11 Cincinnati: 10-12 Milwaukee: 10-12 Pittsburgh: 7-15 We are largely in first not because of our 16th ranked offense in runs scored but our dominant pitching. We're first in ERA at 3.14 and bullpen ERA is sitting pretty at 2.42. Although that isn't to say that our bats are doing poorly as that isn't the case... I'll spare the AB because they mean little for now IMO. Mel Rosario: .261/.310/.359 with 2 HR and 11 RBI. Only has 7 BB though. Jay Gibbons: .297/.340/.473 with 3 HR and 10 RBI. Has a disappointing 4 BB but I'm not surprised. Dave Hansen: .230/.356/.345 with 3 HR and 9 RBI. Also has a team leading 17 BB. Maybe the power's rubbing off on him. Carlos Pena: .291/.351/.581 with 6 HR and 16 RBI. Also has 9 BB. Tino Martinez: .259/.368/.358 with 1 HR and 2 RBI. Has 14 BB but is struggling with power right now. Tony Tarasco: .152/.256/.215 with 1 HR and 4 RBI. Has 11 BB but I'm hopeful that he'll get the power going. Carl Everett: .295/.371/.397 with 0 HR and 8 RBI. Has 7 BB but is making the replacement of Pedro Valdes not as horrible. Mike Lansing: .237/.314/.355 with 1 HR and 11 RBI. Also has 8 BB. Colin Long: .351/.402/.432 with 1 HR and 11 RBI. Also has 7 BB. Seriously becoming a favorite of mine... my very own Dustin Pedroia. Yes, that's the Boston homer coming out. Like I was saying earlier though... pitching is where the studs are. Francisco Espinoza: 2-0 with a 1.23 ERA in 14.2 IP and 9 K vs. 5 BB. Willie Blair: 2-1 with a 1.85 ERA in 24.1 IP and 12 K vs. 10 BB. Mike Crudale: 2.08 ERA in 8.2 IP and 5 K vs. 5 BB. Roy Oswalt: 2-1 with a 2.28 ERA in 27.2 IP and 26 K vs. 3 BB. Just nasty numbers. Jake St. John: 0-2 with a 2.93 ERA in 15.1 IP and 6 K vs. 6 BB. Surprisingly solid replacement in the rotation in 2 spot starts. Gio Gonzalez: 1-3 with a 3.60 ERA in 25.0 IP and 12 K vs. 8 BB. Jose Antonio Nunez: 8 S with a 3.86 ERA in 9.1 IP and 9 K vs. 2 BB. Scott Karl: 2-2 with a 4.35 ERA in 31.0 IP and 15 K vs. 13 BB. Jerry Spradlin: 5.00 ERA in 9.0 IP and 6 K vs. 2 BB. Josh Fogg: 3-0 with a 5.09 ERA in 23.0 IP and 16 K vs. 10 BB. Go figure that my worst starter ERA wise has my best record at 3-0. At AAA Andrew Bater continues his red hot streak hitting .373/.409/.549 with 4 HR and 17 RBI along with 6 BB. Also pulling his weight is Jack Cust hitting .270/.360/.410 with 3 HR and 9 RBI along with 14 BB. Nobody else is impressing enough to get noticed although after only a month it's a very small sample size to say the least. The good news is that I think I finally cracked the code to good pitching, at least in this incarnation of the game although the power hitting should hopefully improve the offense as the season continues. I'm not pleased that we're actually dead last in RS because I don't know if the pitching can hold up through September.