There's something brewing - A Badenian going America

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May 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


1st May 2012


Game # 22 – Winnipeg [12-9] (B. Morris 2-2, 2.17 ERA, 7 BB, 28 K, 0.90 WHIP) at Florida [15-6] (A. Thompson 2-2, 6.52 ERA, 10 BB, 12 K, 1.76 WHIP)

2B B.J. Upton - 3B Sharlon Schoop - 1B Kendry Morales - RF Jayson Werth - LF Hiram Bocachica - CF Nate McLouth - SS Rey Gonzalez - C Rey Gonzalez

Winnipeg at Florida: 2-5

W: A. Thompson (3-2); L: B. Morris (2-3)
H: C. Martinez (5), T. Tankersley (5), M. Lindstrom (2)
SV: J. Rincon (8)
HR: - / L. Overbay (5), J. Gathright (1), J. Hermida (2)
E: - / J. Hermida (4)
PoG: A. Thompson - 7.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 5 K
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 40601


Elsewhere:

The Tigers Andrew Miller (1-3, 3.86 ERA) threw a 2-hit shutout against Vancouver.

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May 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


2nd May 2012

Even if the Marlins were clearly superior we managed to gain a series split down there. Up next the Diamondbacks who have the worst rotation, but the best bullpen of the league. Their offense is average, but I look forward to see good old Rickie Weeks again.


Injury Report:

Winnipeg:
n/a

Florida:
MR C. Robertson (2 days)
SS S. Drew (6-7 months)
CF C. Young (6 months)


Game # 23 – Arizona [10-12] (C. Young 0-3, 6.98 ERA, 3 BB, 16 K, 1.66 WHIP) at Winnipeg [12-10] (R. Wells 2-1, 3.96 ERA, 14 BB, 21 K, 1.44 WHIP)

Winnipeg:

CF J. Reed (.207, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 4 SB)
2B S. Schoop (.283, 1 HR, 5 RBI)
LF J. Rodriguez (.328, 4 HR, 10 RBI, 1 SB)
RF J. Werth (.247, 4 HR, 11 RBI, 1 SB)
1B E. Duncan (.306, 5 HR, 8 RBI)
SS J. Harrington (.190, 4 HR, 14 RBI)
3B C. Davis (.196, 4 HR, 14 RBI)
C J. Bard (.159, 1 HR, 3 RBI)

Arizona:

2B R. Weeks (.229, 2 HR, 12 RBI, 2 SB)
SS R. Furcal (.283, 0 HR, 7 RBI, 3 SB)
C M. Montero (.273, 3 HR, 9 RBI)
RF C. Gonzalez (.266, 5 HR, 15 RBI, 1 SB)
1B J. D'Antona (.257, 6 HR, 12 RBI, 1 SB)
3B F. Sanchez (.293, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 2 SB)
LF J. Slayden (.250, 2 HR, 6 RBI)
CF F. Gutierrez (.143, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 1 SB)


Arizona at Winnipeg: 5-6

W: M. Mehlich (2-0); L: R. Speier (0-1)
BS: C. Armstrong (1)
SV: S. Shelton (8)
HR: C. Gonzalez (6) / E. Duncan (6)
SB: J. D'Antona (2), R. Weeks (3) / J. Rodriguez (2)
CS: R. Weeks (2) / -
PoG: E. Duncan - 3/4, 2 R, HR, 1 RBI
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 37053

A nice comeback win in which our closer as usually added some spice, but he's still 100 % in save opportunities.


Elsewhere:

Boston's Juan Cruz (2-0, 3.27 ERA) pitched a 4-hit shutout against Washington.

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May 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


3rd May 2012

Game # 24 – Arizona [10-13] (J. Castellanos 1-3, 4.60 ERA, 8 BB, 5 K, 1.53 WHIP) at Winnipeg [13-10] (J. Marceaux 3-1, 3.76 ERA, 10 BB, 19 K, 1.14 WHIP)

CF Jeremy Reed - 1B Eric Duncan - RF Jayson Werth - LF John Rodriguez - SS Joe Harrington - 3B Chris Davis - 2B Alberto Gonzalez - C Josh Bard

Arizona at Harrington: 2-7

W: J. Marceaux (4-1); L: J. Castellanos (1-1)
HR: - / J. Harrington 2 (6)
E: J. Castellanos (2) / J. Rodriguez (1)
PoG: J. Harrington - 4/4, 2 R, 2 HR, 7 RBI
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 38222

"I did it my way", said rookie Joe Harrington after driving in all of our seven runs. He really looks THE steal of the expansion draft so far.


Elsewhere:

Royals RF John William (.333, 1 HR, 6 RBI) went 5 from 6 in a 9-6 loss against the White Sox.

The Royals extended the contract of 3B Mark Teahen (.274, 5 HR, 14 RBI) for four years during he will make $8,440,000.

The Athletics gave closer Ramon Ramirez (0-1-4, 3.52 ERA) a new 2-year contract worth $3,780,000.

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May 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


4rd May 2012

Game # 25– Arizona [10-14] (K. Slowey 0-2, 12.60 ERA, 2 BB, 14 K, 2.33 WHIP) at Winnipeg [14-10] (J. Stinson 2-2, 3.46 ERA, 9 BB, 18 K, 1.23 WHIP)

2B B.J. Upton - 1B Eric Duncan - SS Joe Harrington - LF John Rodriguez - RF Nate Mc Louth - SS Sharlon Schoop - CF Jeremy Reed - C Josh Bard

Arizona at Winnipeg: 11-3

W: K. Slowey (1-2); L: J. Stinson (2-3)
HR: M. Montero 2 (5), C. Gonzalez (7) / J. Harrington (7)
SB: R. Weeks (4), C. Gonzalez (2) / B. Upton (4)
CS: F. Gutierrez (1) / -
E: R. Furcal (3) / -
PoG: M. Montero - 2/4, 2 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI, BB
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 31723

Stinson and Rleal got ripped and three scoreless innings by reliever Braddock were wasted.


Elsewhere:

The Marmots gave veteran RF Geoff Jenkins (.314, 1 HR, 8 RBI) a new 1-year contract worth $1,350,000.

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May 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


5th May 2012

Game # 26 – Arizona [11-14] (M. Owings 2-3, 4.45 ERA, 3 BB, 23 K, 1.31 WHIP) at Winnipeg [14-11] (T. Gorzelanny 1-3, 4.93 ERA, 14 BB, 28 K, 1.30 WHIP)

2B B.J. Upton - LF John Rodriguez - 1B Eric Duncan - SS Joe Harrington - 3B Chris Davis - RF Hiram Bocachica - CF Jeremy Reed - C Rey Gonzalez

Arizona at Winnipeg: 3-6

W: T. Gorzelanny (2-3); L: M. Owings (2-4)
SV: S. Shelton (9)
HR: R. Weeks (3) / J. Harrington (8)
E: F. Sanchez (1) / -
PoG: J. Harrington - 3/4, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 39597

Harrington gets scary. He homered for the third game in a row. His line for the Arizona series .667, 5 2B, 4 HR, 15 RBI.

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May 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


7th May 2012 (Off-day)


American League Player of the Week:
RF Joseph Vaughn - Boston: .464, 1 HR, 3 RBI (.371, 3 HR, 12 RBI)

National League Player of the Week:
SS Joe Harrington - Winnipeg: .550, 5 HR, 17 RBI, 8 R (.288, 8 HR, 29 RBI) - look at these numbers. If he continues his career this way, this won't be his last award for sure!


Elsewhere:

Reds LF Josh Hamilton (.301, 5 HR, 18 RBI) signed a new 3-year contract worth $9,540,000.

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May 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


7th May 2012

After Mr. Harrington won the Diamondback series on his own, we face a nice flight over the Rocky Mountains to play the 17-9 Giants. They looked like as they improoved a lot compared to last year, and battle to achieve their first winning season since 2007. One reason for their early success might be that Barry Zito is not a regular starter anymore.


Injury Report:

Winnipeg:
n/a

San Francisco:
n/a


Game # 27 – Winnipeg [15-11] (B. Morris 2-3, 3.09 ERA, 7 BB, 31 K, 0.97 WHIP) at San Francisco [17-9] (J. Sanchez 1-1, 6.84 ERA, 16 BB, 25 K, 1.86 WHIP)

Winnipeg:

2B B.J. Upton (.230, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 4 SB)
3B Sharlon Schoop (.327, 1 HR, 6 RBI)
1B Kendry Morales (.250, 2 HR, 12 RBI
SS Joe Harrington (.288, 8 HR, 29 RBI)
RF Jayson Werth (.221, 4 HR, 11 RBI, 1 SB)
CF Nate McLouth (.262, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 SB)
LF Hiram Bocachica (.100, 0 HR, 3 RBI, 1 SB)
C Rey Gonzalez (.125, 0 HR, 1 RBI)

San Francisco:

2B Marcus Sanders (.254, 0 HR, 4 RBI, 3 SB)
C Robinzon Diaz (.276, 1 HR, 7 RBI)
1B James Loney (.272, 6 HR, 16 RBI)
CF Ryan Patterson (.252, 6 HR, 22 RBI)
RF Gabe Gross (.305, 5 HR, 13 RBI)
3B Justin Leone (.286, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 1 SB)
LF Endy Chavez (.207, 0 HR, 3 RBI, 4 SB)
SS Hernan Iribarren (.384, 0 HR, 12 RBI, 4 SB)


Winnipeg at San Francisco: 0-4

W: J. Sanchez (2-1); L: B. Morris (2-3)
H: B. Wilson (6)
SB: - / M. Sanders (4), H. Iribarren 2 (6) / -
CS: B. Upton (5) / C. Pignatiello (1)
E: B. Morris (1), Z. Braddock (1) / C. Pignatiello (1)
PoG: J. Sanchez - 7.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 8 K
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 32525

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May 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


8th May 2012


Game # 28 – Winnipeg [15-12] (R. Wells 2-1, 4.35 ERA, 18 BB, 23 K, 1.52 WHIP) at San Francisco [18-9] (R. Rodriguez 1-1, 4.43 ERA, 9 BB, 11 K, 1.52 WHIP)

CF Jeremy Reed - 1B Eric Duncan - LF John Rodriguez - SS Joe Harrington - RF Jayson Werth - 3B Chris Davis - 2B Alberto Gonzalez - C Josh Bard


Winnipeg at San Francisco: 7-3

W: R. Wells (3-1); L: R. Rodriguez (1-2)
H: C. Armstrong (3)
HR: J. Bard (2), C. Davis (1) / H. Iribarren (1)
CS: - / M. Sanders (3)
E: - / R. Rodriguez (2), E. Martinez-Esteve (2)
PoG: C. Davis - 3/5, 1 R, HR, 4 RBI
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 33245

Davis hit a decisive grandslam in the 6th, but hot hitting Eric Duncan (.313, 6 HR, 9 RBI) will miss three weeks with a strained posterior cruciate ligament. Canadian rookie John Cromsie (.340, 5 HR, 17 RBI - AAA) will get a chance to shine in the big leagues.


Elsewhere:

Reds 2B Mike Morse (.262, 1 HR, 5 RBI) suffered a ruptured disc. An injury which ended his career.

Indians LF Matt Diaz (.393, 2 HR, 15 RBI) signed a new 3-year deal worth $21,630,000.

The Red Sox starting pitcher Jon Lester (3-1, 2.25 ERA) received a 3-year contract extension worth $15,660,000.

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May 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


9th May 2012


Game # 29 – Winnipeg [16-12] (J. Marceaux 4-1, 3.62 ERA, 17 BB, 21 K, 1.24 WHIP) at San Francisco [18-10] (M. Cain 4-2, 3.46 ERA, 10 BB, 32 K, 1.06 WHIP)

CF Jeremy Reed - 2B Scharlon Schoop - LF John Rodriguez - 1B Kendry Morales - 3B Chris Davis - RF Jayson Werth - C Josh Bard - SS Alberto Gonzalez


Winnipeg at San Francisco: 11-3

W: J. Marceaux (5-1); L: L. Cain (4-3)
HR: J. Rodriguez (5), J. Bard (3), J. Reed (3), N. McLouth (2) / G. Gross (6)
E: - / M. Sanders (1)
PoG: J. Bard - 2/4, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 33806

Marceaux went the distance and became the National League's first 5-game winner! Hard to believe, but true.


Elsewhere:

Pittsburgh's Aaron Cook (4-2, 3.94 ERA) pitched a 5-hit shutout against the Phillies.

Marlins reliever Koji Onuma (0-2, 7.00 ERA) will miss up to five months with bone chips in the elbow.

The Phillies gave LF Seth Smith (.314, 3 HR, 12 RBI) a new 2-year contract worth $7,035,000.

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May 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


10th May 2012


Game # 30 – Winnipeg [17-12] (J. Stinson 2-3, 4.65 ERA, 11 BB, 25 K, 1.35 WHIP) at San Francisco [18-11] (C. Tanner 3-1, 2.21 ERA, 14 BB, 39 K, 1.08 WHIP)

2B B.J. Upton - 3B Scharlon Schoop - 1B Kendry Morales - SS Joe Harrington - RF Jayson Werth - CF Nate McLouth - LF Hiram Bocachica - C Rey Gonzalez


Winnipeg at San Francisco: 6-5

W: J. Stinson (3-3); L: K. Farnsworth (2-3)
H: M. Mehlich (3), C. Armstrong (4)
SV. S. Shelton (10)
HR: R. Gonzalez (1) / E. Martinez-Esteve (4), R. Patterson (7)
SB: - / M. Sanders (5)
E: J. Harrington (4) / -
PoG: S. Schoop - 5/5, 2 R, 1 RBI
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 33107

Crazy game by Schoop and rookie closer Shelton is 10 from 10 in save opportunities.


Elsewhere:

Marlins 3B Miguel Cabrera (.327, 7 HR, 26 RBI) collected his 300th career home run in 8-7 victory over the Dodgers.

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May 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


11th May 2012

Very nice series win against the Giants. Even if we are nowhere near the league leaders in any category as a team, we do very well as a 1st year franchise. Can we hold on?
Up next a very emotional home series against our fellow Canadians from Toronto, who do surprisingly bad after their move from the AL Central. The 2012 version is still led by the likes of Adam Lind, B.J. Ryan and Vernon Wells.


Injury Report:

Winnipeg:
1B E. Duncan (3 weeks)

Toronto:
n/a


Game # 21 – Toronto [12-18] (K. Uehara 2-2, 3.77 ERA, 4 BB, 8 K, 0.94 WHIP) at Winnipeg [18-12] (T. Gorzelanny 2-3, 4.64 ERA, 16 BB, 32 K, 1.29 WHIP)

Winnipeg:

CF Jeremy Reed (.210, 3 HR, 4 RBI, 4 SB)
2B Sharlon Schoop (.373, 1 HR, 9 RBI)
LF John Rodriguez (.318, 5 HR, 14 RBI, 2 SB)
SS Joe Harrington (.282, 8 HR, 232 RBI)
1B Kendry Morales (.241, 2 HR, 12 RBI
3B Chris Davis (.254, 1 HR, 11 RBI)
RF Jayson Werth (.200, 4 HR, 11 RBI, 1 SB)
C Josh Bard (.217, 3 HR, 7 RBI)

Toronto:

RF Paul McAnulty (.333, 10 HR, 24 RBI)
1B Jeff Larish (.202, 3 HR, 8 RBI)
LF Adam Lind (.314, 9 HR, 25 RBI, 1 SB)
CF Vernon Wells (.224, 4 HR, 19 RBI, 1 SB)
3B Jeff Baker (.287, 7 HR, 19 RBI, 3 SB)
2B Michael Hollimon (.223, 3 HR, 12 RBI, 4 SB)
C Humberto Cota (.048, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
SS Alexi Casilla (.296, 2 HR, 11 RBI, 6 SB)


Toronto at Winnipeg: 6-7 (12)

W: C. Armstrong (1-0); L: B. Kemp (1-1)
BS: S. Casilla (2)
HR: A. Lind (10), M. Hollimon (4) / J. Rodriguez (6), J. Bard (4), B. Upton (1)
CS: - / J. Rodriguez (1), S. Schoop (1)
E: - / S. Schoop (3)
PoG: A. Lind - 4/5, 1 R, HR, 3 RBI, BB
Time: 4:05
Attendance: 38972

The Blue Jays batted around in the 1st, but we somehow managed to tie the game. Anyway the victory came with two sour notes: Héctor Martinez (0-0, 1.93 ERA) is out for the season with a torn back muscle and 2B B.J. Upton (.235, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 4 SB) will miss up to nine weeks with a herniated disk in the back.


Elsewhere:

The Tigers pitcher Roman Colon (2-2, 3.91 ERA) pitched a 5-hit shutout against Cleveland.

The Marlins 3B Yunel Escobar (.389, 0 HR, 2 RBI) is out for the season with a ruptured disc.


Trade:

The White Sox traded benched star C Shinnosuke Abe (.294, 1 HR, 10 RBI) and $3,000,000 in cash to the Yankees for minor league LF Melquisedec Mesa (.283, 4 HR, 16 RBI - AAA). I won't deny that we also had Abe on our shortlist.

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May 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


12th May 2012


Game # 32 – Toronto [12-19] (J. Kennedy 1-3, 6.25 ERA, 6 BB, 31 K, 1.39 WHIP) at Winnipeg [19-12] (B. Morris 2-4, 3.48 ERA, 7 BB, 39 K, 1.06 WHIP)

CF Nate McLouth - 2B Alberto Gonzalez - 3B Sharlon Schoop - SS Joe Harrington - 1B Kendry Morales - C Josh Bard - RF Jayson Werth - LF Hiram Bocachica


Toronto at Winnipeg: 4-6

W: B. Morris (3-4); L: J. Kennedy (1-4)
HR: P. McAnulty (11) / K. Morales (3), J. Harrington (9), H. Bocachica 2 (2)
CS: J. Baker (1) / -
E: J. Baker (9) / J. Bard (3), K. Morales (1)
PoG: H. Bocachica - 3/3, 2 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 41014


Elsewhere:

The White Sox CF Chris Duffy (.246, 3 HR, 17 RBI) had 5 hits in 13-1 vitory over Texas.

Boise 1B Mark Teixeira (.276, 7 HR, 16 RBI) signed a new 3-year contract worth $23,160,000.

The Giants gave RF Gabe Gross (.293, 6 HR, 16 RBI) a new 2-year contract worth $14,460,000.

The Athletics SS Tony Giarratano (.346, 0 HR, 3 RBI) signed a new 2-year contract worth $4,480,000.

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May 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


13th May 2012


Game # 33 – Toronto [12-20] (J. Maine 1-1, 3.29 ERA, 14 BB, 33 K, 1.38 WHIP) at Winnipeg [20-12] (R. Wells 3-1, 4.14 ERA, 22 BB, 27 K, 1.46 WHIP)

CF Jeremy Reed - 2B Sharlon Schoop - LF John Rodriguez - SS Joe Harrington - 3B Chris Davis - C Josh Bard - RF Hiram Bocachica - 1B John Cromsie


Toronto at Winnipeg: 3-2 (12)

W: Y. Yabuta (2-2); L: S. Shelton (0-2)
H: C. Armstrong (5)
BS: S. Rleal (1)
SB: M. Hollimon (5) / -
E: - / J. Rodriguez (2), J. Bard (4)
PoG: R. Wells - 7.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
Time: 4:00
Attendance: 40114


Elsewhere:

San Diego CF Cedric Hunter (.317, 2 HR, 18 RBI) signed a 2-year contract extension worth $6,520,000.

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May 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


14th May 2012


American League Player of the Week:
SS Derek Jeter - New York: .565, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 4 R (.376, 2 HR, 20 RBI)

National League Player of the Week:
RF Jeff Francoeur - Atlanta: .444, 5 HR, 10 RBI (.363, 14 HR, 30 RBI)


Game # 34 – Toronto [13-20] (C-H Cheng 0-3, 5.30 ERA, 10 BB, 21 K, 1.32 WHIP) at Winnipeg [20-13] (J. Marceaux 5-1, 3.48 ERA, 17 BB, 29 K, 1.19 WHIP)

SS Alberto Gonzalez - CF Nate McLouth - 2B Sharlon Schoop - 3B Chris Davis - C Josh Bard - 1B John Cromsie - RF Jayson Werth - LF Hiram Bocachica


Toronto at Winnipeg: 3-2

W: C. Cheng (1-3); L: J. Marceaux (3-2)
SV: B . Ryan (4)
HR: V. Wells (5) / -
SB: J. Fiorentino (1) / -
E: J. Baker (10) / J. Marceaux (1), J. Bard (5)
PoG: C. Cheng - 8.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Time: 2:16
Attendance: 38612

Marceaux pitched another complete game but gave up the decisive homerun against Wells in the top of the ninth.


Elsewhere:

Marmots RF Geoff Jenkins (.340, 3 HR, 12 RBI) is out for a year with a ruptured achilles tendon.

Padres starting pitcher Patrick Misch (0-3, 5.04 ERA) suffered the same fate as he went down with bone chips in the elbow.

Phillies C Ed Bryant (.333, 6 HR, 29 RBI) had five hits in 9-8 loss against St. Louis.

The Bluebirds Naoyuki Shimizu (3-3, 2.76 ERA) pitched a two-hit shutout against Florida.

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May 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


15th May 2012

The last two games against Toronto were lost unluckily, but the fans really like this Canadian matchup. We still rank in the lower part of most stats offensively and are about average in pitch, but somehow still win enough games to have the wildcard lead. Of course we won't be able to keep this hot streak, but we want to enjoy as much as possible. We now travel to New York, where the Mets had a very disappointing start to the season. Of course I have something open with them after they kicked me and the Brewers out of the playoffs last year. They still have a very potent lineup, while their pitching more or less sucks.


Injury Report:

Winnipeg:
1B E. Duncan (2 weeks)
MR H. Martínez (8 months)
2B B. Upton (8 weeks)

New York:
CL B. Wagner (5 days)
2B J. Reyes (9 months)


Game # 35 – Winnipeg [20-14] (J. Stinson 3-3, 4.86 ERA, 13 BB, 31 K, 1.38 WHIP) at New York [14-20] (P. Humber 2-4, 4.76 ERA, 4 BB, 29 K, 1.19 WHIP)

Winnipeg:

CF Jeremy Reed (.217, 3 HR, 5 RBI, 4 SB)
2B Sharlon Schoop (.321, 1 HR, 9 RBI)
LF John Rodriguez (.309, 6 HR, 15 RBI, 2 SB)
SS Joe Harrington (.287, 9 HR, 35 RBI)
3B Chris Davis (.282, 1 HR, 12 RBI)
1B Kendry Morales (.231, 3 HR, 13 RBI)
RF Jayson Werth (.182, 4 HR, 11 RBI, 1 SB)
C Rey Gonzalez (.150, 1 HR, 2 RBI)

New York:

RF Lastings Milledge (.338, 2 HR, 12 RBI, 2 SB)
2B Chris Coghlan (.219, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 SB)
1B Travis Hafner (.284, 5 HR, 20 RBI)
3B David Wright (.282, 8 HR, 17 RBI, 2 SB)
LF Cody Haerther (.269, 8 HR, 22 RBI, 3 SB)
C Michael Barrett (.224, 7 HR, 25 RBI)
SS Keith Ginter (.164, 0 HR, 3 RBI)
CF Skip Schumaker (.259, 1 HR, 3 RBI)


Winnipeg at New York: 6-4

W: C. Madden (2-0); L: A. Burgos (1-2)
H: J. Marshall (8)
BS: A. Burgos (1)
SV: M. Mehlich (2)
HR: J. Bard (5) / M. Barrett (8)
SB: J. Werth (2) / S. Schumaker (1)
E: J. Stinson (1), C. Davis (2) / -
PoG: J. Bard - 1/1, 1 R, HR, 4 RBI
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 45870

Gonzalez got ejected in the 7th, but his replacement Bard hit a grandslam with two outs in the 9th to give us a very lucky win.


Elsewhere:

The Marlins injuryprone 2B Kazuhide McDonald (.370, 8 HR, 23 RBI) will miss another three weeks with a hyperextended knee.

Charlotte 1B Matt Matulia (.245, 1 HR, 5 RBI) and Indianapolis pitcher Rick Vanden Hurk (2-3, 5.84 ERA) were suspended for five games for violent behaviour.

The Twins LF Jason Kubel (.430, 8 HR, 30 RBI) signed a new 3-year contract worth $20,460,000.

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May 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


16th May 2012


Game # 36 – Winnipeg [21-14] (T. Gorzelanny 2-3, 4.72 ERA, 19 BB, 36 K, 1.36 WHIP) at New York [14-21] (K. Sleeth 0-1, 5.64 ERA, 13 BB, 20 K, 1.48 WHIP)

CF Jeremy Reed - 2B Sharlon Schoop - LF John Rodriguez - SS Joe Harrington - 3B Chris Davis - 1B John Cromsie - C Josh Bard - RF Nate McLouth

Winnipeg at New York: 15-5

W: T. Gorzelanny (3-3); L: K. Sleeth (0-2)
HR: J. Rodriguez (7), J. Cromsie 2 (2)*, J. Harrington (10), C. Davis (2) / T. Hafner (6), D. Wright (9), C. Coghlan (2), S. Schumaker (2)
SB: J. Reed (5) / -
CS: J. Cromsie (1) / -
PoG: J. Cromsie - 3/4, 3 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI, BB
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 45573

* first big league home run


Elsewhere:

Oakland 2B Esteban German (.285, 1 HR, 4 RBI) is out for the season with a torn hamstring muscle.

The Phillies will miss their RF Larry Williams (.203, 1 HR, 8 RBI) for at least three weeks with back spasms.

The Mariners RF Wladimir Balentien (.228, 4 HR, 13 RBI) went 5 from 5 in 9-0 win over Cleveland.

The Yankees RF Andy Frost (.371, 7 HR, 22 RBI) hit three homeruns in a 4-12 loss against the Royals.

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May 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


17th May 2012


Game # 37 – Winnipeg [22-14] (B. Morris 3-4, 3.10 ERA, 8 BB, 45 K, 0.95 WHIP) at New York [14-22] (J. Verlander 0-3, 4.46 ERA, 4 BB, 30 K, 1.51 WHIP)

CF Jeremy Reed - 2B Sharlon Schoop - LF John Rodriguez - SS Joe Harrington - 3B Chris Davis - 1B John Cromsie - C Josh Bard - RF Nate McLouth

Winnipeg at New York: 4-1

W: B. Morris (4-4); L: J. Verlander (0-4)
H: M. Mehlich (4)
SV: S. Shelton (11)
HR: J. Harrington (11) / -
E: - / L. Milledge (2), T. Hafner (1), C. Marrero (14)
PoG: B. Morris - 7.1 IP, 9 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K[SIZE=2]
Time: 2:42
Attendance: 45760

The Mets looked like sure winners until Harrington hit a three run home run in the 8th. He looks like a sure bet for the rookie of the year, leading the league in RBI's by a mile.

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May 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


18th May 2012


Game # 38 – Winnipeg [24-14] (R. Wells 3-1, 3.48 ERA, 25 BB, 32 K, 1.34 WHIP) at New York [14-23] (S. Hill 2-1, 4.15 ERA, 6 BB, 30 K, 1.32 WHIP)

CF Jeremy Reed - 2B Sharlon Schoop - 3B Chris Davis - SS Joe Harrington - 1B Kendry Morales - LF Hiram Bocachica - RF Jayson Werth - C Rey Gonzalez

Winnipeg at New York: 7-2

W: R. Wells (4-1); L: S. Hill (2-2)
HR: C. Davis (3) / -
E: R. Wells (1) / S. Hill (1), D. Wright (4)
PoG: R. Wells - 8.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 33899


Elsewhere:

Marlins starting pitcher Aaron Thompson (5-3, 4.15 ERA) signed a new 3-year contract worth $4,170,000.

Rockies starter Kasey Kiker (1-5, 3.06 ERA) got a 3-year contract extension worth $10,732,800.

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May 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


19th May 2012 (Off-day)


Charlotte closer Francisco "K-Rod" Rodriguez (2-1-8, 3.77 ERA) signed a 1-year contract extension worth $3,230,000.

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May 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


20th May 2012


The report Game 1 of a series at Cincinnati crashed. Therefore we only have the box score:

Winnipeg at Cincinnati: 7-2

W: L. Hochevar (3-2); L: J. Marceaux (5-3)
H: E. Gagne (3), D. Turnbow (1)
SV: S. Feldman (7)
HR: - / L. Anderson (7), J. Hamilton (9)
PoG: L. Anderson - 2/4, 1 R, HR, 2 RBI
Time: 2:39
Attendance: 38829


American League Player of the Week:
RF Andy Frost - New York: .500, 4 HR, 4 RBI (.363, 7 HR, 22 RBI)

National League Player of the Week:
RF Carlos Gonzalez - Arizona: .455, 3 HR, 9 RBI (.319, 11 HR, 30 RBI)