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Pastime Baseball League – Baseball Bi-Weekly
Vol. 3, Monday, May 4, 2009 (cont.)

Northern League Profiles
New York Heroes

Record: Last 2 Weeks (7-6), Overall 14-11

2-Week Synopsis: Won 2 of 3 vs Louisville, Won 3 of 4 vs Philadelphia, Lost all 4 at Charlotte, Swept 2 at Los Angeles

Leaders:
Avg – Ed McKean .360
HRs - Jesse Burkett, Roger Connor, David Wright 3
RBIs – Ed McKean 18

Wins - Jim McCormick 4
ERA - Jim McCormick 1.46
Ks - Harry Howell 35

Top Performance: Ed McKean went 5-for-5 with a homer, double and 3 RBI in a 12-3 win over Philadelphia on April 24.

Round Trip (Four miscallaneous points about the team):
1) Jim McCormick’s innings in each start so far: 8, 9, 8, 8 1/3, 8, 8. That’s an ace.
2) Closer Jonathan Papelbon hit his first bump. Working two innings against Louisville on April 22, he gave up two runs on four hits. But Papelbon has since responded with 4 straight saves.
3) After going 6 for his first 46 (a .130 clip), Grady Sizemore has gone 8-for-21, raising his average to .233. His 16 walks give him a respectable .371 OBP.
4) While Sizemore’s patience has been praised, David Wright’s lack thereof has been frustrating. New York is high on his tools, but the young third baseman is hitting only .213 and has drawn 1 walk, compared with 21 strikeouts. Wright says he’s not pressing, but concedes he’s “not getting it done.”


Philadelphia Ringers
Record: Last 2 Weeks (6-7), Overall 13-11

2-Week Synopsis: Lost 2 of 3 vs Charlotte, Lost 3 of 4 at New York, Won 3 of 4 at Louisville, Split 2 at San Antonio

Leaders:
Avg - Pete Gillespie .358
HRs - John O'Rourke 8
RBIs - John O'Rourke 24

Wins - Satchel Paige, Old Hoss Radbourn, Bill Duggleby 3
ERA - Satchel Paige 2.49
Ks - Satchel Paige 54

Top Performance: Red Donohue threw 8 shutout innings of 1-hit ball, striking out 8 in a 4-0 win over New York on April 25.

Round Trip (Four miscellaneous points about the team):
1) Now that the schedule achieved a more normal pace, Red Donohue and Joel Pineiro have taken regular turns in the rotation. Donohue (3.81 ERA) has done a strong job, while Pineiro (7.27 ERA) has struggled.
2) Satchel Paige has been remarkably consistent – besides one game. Louisville battered Paige for 6 runs in 2/3 of an inning on April 28. He got over it quickly, though, as Philadelphia came back to win 12-11.
3) Philadelphia has mounted an incredibly balanced attack. Each of their 8 regular starters have homered, have double digit runs scored and double-digit RBIs>>
4) The rumblings are starting for Victor Martinez to see a bit more playing time given the struggles of Jocko Milligan, who is hitting only .226. The switch-hitting Martinez, in only 15 ABs, is hitting .333.