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June 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


30th June 2012


Game # 77 – Winnipeg [47-29] (B. Morris 7-6, 2.42 ERA, 23 BB, 99 K, 1.04 WHIP) at Chicago [31-45] (A. Guzman 3-8, 4.61 ERA, 27 BB, 92 K, 1.32 WHIP)


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


Winnipeg at Chicago: 4-2

W: B. Morris (8-6); L: A. Guzman (3-9)
SV: Z. Braddock (1)
HR: C. Davis (14) / T. Colvin (10)
SB: J. Werth (8) / -
E: - / S. Moore (6)
PoG: T. Colvin - 2/4, 1 R, HR, 2 RBI
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 30850

Bryan Morris continues his crazy season:
115.0 IP, 96 H, 23 BB, 109 K, 1.03 WHIP


Elsewhere:

Nationals C John Jaso (.278, 8 HR, 44 RBI) had a 5-hit game in a 3-5 loss against Minnesota.

The White Sox gave their closer Bobby Jenks (4-1-18, 2.10 ERA) a new 2-year deal worth $8,520,000.

Boise signed starting pitcher Cesar Jimenez (5-9, 5.93 ERA) for two more years on a $3,620,000 deal.

The Reds gave their star catcher Billy Killian (.306, 2 HR, 24 RBI) a new 2-year deal worth $4,940,000.


SP B. Morris, CL S. Shelton and SS J. Harrington will represent us at the All-Star-Game.

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July 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche

June Review:

Bisons record at 48-29 [18-9 for the month] (6.0 games infront of the Brewers. The rest of the division sucked badly and might be out of the race already.

Other division leaders:
New York (49-29)
Kansas City (49-28)
Texas (44-33)
Florida (45-32)
Los Angeles (45-32)


Who was hot?

MR Corey Madden (0-0-0, 4 HLD, 10.1 IP, 2 H, 5 BB, 9 K, 0.87 ERA, 0.68 WHIP)
SP Bryan Morris (3-1, 42.0 IP, 33 H, 9 BB, 48 K, 1.71 ERA, 1.00 WHIP)
MR Christopher Armstrong (0-0-0, 5 HLD, 7.1 IP, 5 H, 4 BB, 10 K, 2.45 ERA, 1.23 WHIP)
RF Jayson Werth (.326, 7 HR, 19 RBI, 20 R, 7 BB, 28 K, 6 SB, .983 OPS)
3B Chris Davis (.303, 8 HR, 22 RBI, 20 R, 8 BB, 21 K, 0 SB, 1.016 OPS)
LF John Rodriguez (.301, 5 HR, 17 RBI, 12 R, 10 BB, 16 K, 0 SB, .947 OPS)

And who was not?

MR Michael Mehlich (2-2-0, 1 HLD, 9.2 IP, 11 H, 2 BB, 10 K, 6.52 ERA, 1.34 WHIP)
MR Zach Braddock (0-0-1, 2 HLD, 11.1 IP, 15 H, 4 BB, 10 K, 4.76 ERA, 1.68 WHIP)
1B Eric Duncan (.211, 4 HR, 9 RBI, 10 R, 8 BB, 15 K, 0 SB, .781 OPS)
RF Hiram Bocachica (.229, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 6 R, 5 BB, 13 K, 0 SB, .677 OPS)
CF Nate McLouth (.217, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 6 R, 1 BB, 10 K, 0 SB, .509 OPS)

10 of 14 position players hit .300 or better.


American League Player of the Month:
1B Chris Duncan - Kansas City: .324, 10 HR, 25 RBI, 21 R (.297, 17 HR, 53 RBI)

National League Player of the Month:
2B Rickie Weeks - Arizona: .381, 9 HR, 29 RBI, 22 R (.316, 16 HR, 58 RBI)

American League Pitcher of the Month:
SP Johan Santana - Minnesota: 4-1, 1.75 ERA, 46.1 IP, 30 H, 9 BB, 44 K, 0.84 WHIP (7-6, 2.50 ERA)

National League Pitcher of the Month:
SP Josh Ravin - Boise: 4-0, 1.50 ERA, 36.0 IP, 26 H, 8 BB, 30 K, 0.94 WHIP (6-7, 4.06 ERA)

American League Rookie of the Month:
1B Truman Sanchexz - Texas: .365, 2 HR, 13 RBI, 16 R (.322, 3 HR, 24 RBI)

National League Rookie of the Month:
SS Jose Santos - Milwaukee: .347, 5 HR, 17 RBI, 18 R (.367, 7 HR, 26 RBI)


Sadly the history file got lost on the way to the new laptop, but of course it was me who brought Santos to the big leagues last season.

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July 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


1st July 2012


Game # 78 – Winnipeg [48-29] (R. Wells 6-4, 3.79 ERA, 37 BB, 86 K, 1.25 WHIP) at Chicago [31-46] (L. Gibbons 4-6, 5.07 ERA, 39 BB, 89 K, 1.41 WHIP)


CF Jeremy Reed - LF John Rodriguez - 3B Chris Davis - SS Joe Harrington - 1B Eric Duncan - RF Hiram Bocachica - C Michael Yates - 2B Billy Grant


Winnipeg at Chicago: 5-2

W: R. Wells (7-4); L: L. Gibbons (4-7)
H: Z. Braddock (7)
SV: S. Shelton (20)
HR: J. Harrington (16), B. Grant* (1) / F. Pie (10)
PoG: B. Grant - 3/4, 1 R, HR, 2 RBI
Time: 2:42
Attendance: 30605

* 1st big league homerun and only his 4th since becoming a pro in 2010.


Elsewhere:

Texas 3B Joaquin Arias (.349, 6 HR, 30 RBI) had 5 hits in 9-7 victory over Oakland.

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July 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche

2nd July 2012

All-Star Game Rosters

American League:

SP Jon Lester - BOS (9-3, 2.00 ERA) - 1st time ML All-Star
SP Philip Hughes - NYA (9-2, 2.28 ERA) - 3rd time
SP Howard Howell - KCA (10-3, 3.06 ERA) - 1st time - rookie, drafted in 2009
SP Johan Santana - MIN (7-6, 2.50 ERA) - 2nd time
SP Adam Loewen - BAL (7-7, 2.36 ERA) - 2nd time
SP Glenn Gibson - WAS (9-4, 3.23 ERA) - 2nd time
CL Jonathan Papelbon - KCA (6-4-19, 2.90 ERA) - 4th time
CL Bobby Jenks - CHA (4-1-18, 2.10 ERA) - 2nd time
CL Taiyo Fujita - HOU (1-3-19, 1.82 ERA) - 1st time - rookie, 2012 free agent from Japan
CL Jeremy Accardo - TEX (2-1-21, 3.68 ERA) - 1st time. Really thought he has no future when I traded him to Texas back in 2010
CL Dan Wheeler - VAN (0-1-19, 2.28 ERA) - 1st time
CL Francisco 'K-Rod' Rodriguez - CHAR (3-2-18, 2.84 ERA) - 3rd time

RF Andy Frost - NYA (.357, 15 HR, 48 RBI, 1 SB) - 1st time
2B Robinson Cano - NYA (.344, 14 HR, 72 RBI) - 4th time
LF Jason Kubel - MIN (.357, 12 HR, 45 RBI, 1 SB) - 1st time
3B Ryan Zimmerman - WAS (.346, 10 HR, 46 RBI, 5 SB) - 3rd time
C Michael Collins - LAA (.362, 10 HR, 38 RBI) - 4th time
SS Sean Rodriguez - LAA (.298, 20 HR, 53 RBI, 5 SB) - 3rd time
1B Conor Jackson - VAN (.295, 16 HR, 48 RBI) - 1st time
C Joe Mauer - CHA (.314, 7 HR, 36 RBI, 9 SB) - 5th time
CF Jacoby Ellsbury - BOS (.330, 6 HR, 45 RBI, 14 SB) - 1st time
3B Evan Longoria - TBA (.280, 26 HR, 60 RBI, 1 SB) - 4th time
RF Anthony Raglani - CHAR (.287, 15 HR, 38 RBI, 21 SB) - 1st time
LF Lance Berkman - SEA (.289, 11 HR, 44 RBI) - 4th time
1B Chris Duncan - KCA (.298, 17 HR, 53 RBI, 3 SB) - 1st time
2B Ian Kinsler - TEX (.284, 16 HR, 67 RBI, 10 SB) - 2nd time
LF Nick Johnson - WAS (.292, 13 HR, 42 RBI, 3 SB) - 1st time
2B Tim Hulett - SEA (.304, 5 HR, 34 RBI, 9 SB) - 1st time


National League:

SP Naoyuki Shimizu - BOI (8-4, 2.29 ERA) - 2nd time
SP Bryan Morris - WIN (8-6, 2.43 ERA) - 1st time
SP Sean Gallagher - CHN (5-5, 2.10 ERA) - 2nd time
SP Jake Peavy - SDN (7-4, 2.91 ERA) - 3rd time
SP Ben Sheets - ARI (10-3, 3.41 ERA) - 1st time
SP Josh Rupe - CIN (6-6, 2.46 ERA) - 1st time
CL Kyuji Fujikawa - LAN (3-1-21, 1.64 ERA) - 1st time - rookie, 2011 free agent from Japan
CL Tom Mastny - SDN (1-0-21, 1.26 ERA) - 1st time
CL Iván González - MIL (2-0-18, 1.47 ERA)- 2nd time - drafted in 2009
CL Damaso Marte - SFN (1-2-18, 1.34 ERA) - 2nd time
CL Chase Christianson - ARI (3-2-18, 3.27 ERA) - 1st time
CL Stephen Shelton - WIN (1-1-20, 2.96 ERA) - 1st time - rookie, drafted in 2009

CF Matt Kemp - LAN (.379, 17 HR, 49 RBI, 9 SB) - 2nd time
C Gaby Sanchez - FLO (.337, 19 HR, 48 RBI, 1 SB) - 3rd time
3B Miguel Cabrera - FLO (.329, 18 HR, 67 RBI, 1 SB) - 6th time*
2B Rickie Weeks - ARI (.312, 16 HR, 58 RBI, 14 SB) - 2nd time
LF Carlos Quentin - ARI (.317, 16 HR, 43 RBI, 6 SB) - 2nd time
RF Jeff Francoeur - ATL (.302, 22 HR, 55 RBI, 2 SB) - 1st time
C Miguel Montero - ARI (.315, 19 HR, 57 RBI) - 2nd time
1B Lars Anderson - CIN (.314, 16 HR, 44 RBI, 2 SB) - 1st time
SS Joe Harrington - WIN (.292, 16 HR, 60 RBI) - 1st time - rookie, drafted in 2008
CF Jason Bay - PIT (.307, 24 HR, 46 RBI, 5 SB) - 3rd time
3B Ryan Braun - MIL (.308, 19 HR, 45 RBI, 14 SB) - 4th time
RF Colby Rasmus - SLN (.324, 15 HR, 45 RBI, 8 SB) - 4th time
LF Adam Lind - TOR (.306, 17 HR, 41 RBI, 1 SB) - 3rd time
RF Carlos Gonzalez - ARI (.307, 15 HR, 56 RBI, 6 SB) - 1st time
1B Ryan Howard - PHI (.279, 18 HR, 61 RBI, 2 SB) - 4th time
SS Alex Anderson - SDN (.322, 4 HR, 36 RBI, 38 SB) - 2nd time


* Miguel Cabrera is the only player who was voted into all five All-Star games so far.

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July 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche

2nd July 2012


American League Player of the Week:
SS Leivi Ventura - Charlotte: .533, 3 HR, 9 RBI (.313, 6 HR, 25 RBI)

National League Player of the Week:
CF Cedric Hunter - San Diego: .556, 1 HR, 5 RBI (.303, 3 HR, 42 RBI)


We extended the contract of IF Tripper Johnson (.423, 1 HR, 3 RBI) for 2 years. He is guaranteed $850,000 in that span.


IF Justin Upton (.235, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 4 SB) is activated from the DL. For the moment we sent clutch hitting prospect IF Billy Grant (.375, 1 HR, 10 RBI) back to Regina to get regular playing time. Trading Upton for bullpen help might be an option.

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July 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche

3rd July 2012


All-Star-Game @ Yankee Stadium – National League (J. Peavy) at American League (D. Wheeler)

American: CF J. Ellsbury - C J. Mauer - RF A. Frost - SS S. Rodriguez - 3B E. Longoria - LF L. Berkman - 1B N. Johnson - 2B T. Hulett

National: 2B R. Weeks - CF M. Kemp - 3B M. Cabrera - LF A. Lind - RF J. Francoeur - 1B R. Howard - C M. Montero - SS R. Braun

National at American: 4-6

W: F. Rodriguez; L: J. Peavy
H: J. Santana, T. Fujita, B. Jenks
SV: J. Papelbon
HR: J. Francoeur, M. Montero 2 / A. Frost, S. Rodriguez
SB: - / J. Mauer, J. Ellsbury
CS: - / C. Duncan
E: J. Peavy, C. Christianson, R. Braun / -
MVP: A. Frost - 3/4, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI

Time: 2:57
Attendance: 51781


Joe Harrington - defensive replacement, playing 2B (!)
Sidney Shelton - 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Bryan Morris - DNP


The Cubs (31-47) fired manager Francisco Ruíz, who are on the way to lose 100 games.

We claimed Chilean 2B Carlos Olvera (.205, 1 HR, 10 RBI, 2 SB - AAA) off waivers from Indianapolis.

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July 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


5th July 2012

Somehow we built a 10 game winning steak without realizing it. But honestly the Cubs are in a quite sad condition. The Phillies, who are up next, are also far away from the 102 game winning season (2010). We used the break to re-model our rotation and line-ups. Brany Morris is our new ace, Tom Gorzelanny got the Nr 5 spot.


Injury Report:

Winnipeg:
MR H. Martínez (6 months)
3B S. Schoop (4-5 weeks)

Philadelphia:
2B C. Utley (1 week)


Game # 79 – Philadelphia [35-43] (C. Hamels 5-9, 5.06 ERA, 35 BB, 97 K, 1.41 WHIP) at Winnipeg [49-29] (B. Morris 8-6, 2.43 ERA, 23 BB, 109 K, 1.03 WHIP)


Winnipeg:

CF Nate McLouth (.273, 3 HR, 14 RBI, 3 SB)
RF Jayson Werth (.263, 11 HR, 36 RBI, 8 SB)
1B Kendry Morales (.281, 9 HR, 26 RBI)
SS Joe Harrington (.292, 16 HR, 60 RBI)
C Josh Bard (.271, 8 HR, 25 RBI)
3B Tripper Johnson (.423, 1 HR, 3 RBI)
LF Jeremy Reed (.257, 5 HR, 19 RBI, 9 SB)
2B B.J. Upton (.235, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 4 SB)


Philadelphia:

RF Larry Williams (.223, 1 HR, 15 RBI, 15 SB)
CF Antoan Richardson (.315, 3 HR, 31 RBI, 22 SB)
3B Anthony Hatch (.286, 13 HR, 43 RBI, 3 SB)
1B Ryan Howard (.279, 18 HR, 61 RBI, 2 SB)
LF Seth Smith (.254, 4 HR, 19 RBI, 2 SB)
SS Jimmy Rollins (.242, 3 HR, 22 RBI, 6 SB)
C Ed Bryant (.291, 9 HR, 46 RBI, 2 SB) - rookie drafted in 2009
2B Welinson Baez (.224, 7 HR, 28 RBI, 2 SB)


Philadelphia at Winnipeg: 6-1

W: C. Hamels (6-9); L: B. Morris (8-7)
HR: E. Bryant (10) / -
PoG: C. Hamels - 8.2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 40715

The "old" Cold Hamels was back, and our strike out machine Bryan Morris had to leave the game after three innings with a strained back-muscle. He is placed on the DL, while Clayton Richard (7-8, 3.46 ERA - AAA) is set for his big league debut.


Trade:

Cleveland traded 2B Robinson Ramírez (.313, 2 HR, 10 RBI) to Houston in exchange for minor leaguers SP José Pérez (5-6, 4.31 ERA - A) and 3B Walt Blanco (.231, 7 HR, 32 RBI, 1 SB - AA).

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July 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


6th July 2012


Game # 80 – Philadelphia [36-43] (C. Carasco 5-6, 4.28 ERA, 31 BB, 103 K, 1.36 WHIP) at Winnipeg [49-30] (J. Marceaux 10-4, 3.47 ERA, 32 BB, 80 K, 1.26 WHIP)


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


Philadelphia at Winnipeg: 11-5

W: F. Cordero (7-1); L: J. Marceaux (10-5)
HR: R. Howard (19) / J. Bard (9), J. Reed (6)
SB: - / J. Reed (10)
E: - / J. Marceaux 2 (3)
PoG: R. Howard - 3/4, 3 R, HR, 2 RBI
Time: 3:41
Attendance: 42013


Elsewhere:

Indians reliever Makoto Sato (0-5-2, 4.32 ERA) is out for 2-3 months with a torn back muscle.

Cubs starter Angel Guzman threw a 4-hit shutout against the Reds.

Twins co-ace Francisco Liriano (9-5, 3.92 ERA) had 15 strikeouts in a 2-1 win over Kansas City.

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July 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


7th July 2012


Game # 81 – Philadelphia [37-43] (K. Drabek 4-8, 3.80 ERA, 25 BB, 65 K, 1.30 WHIP) at Winnipeg [49-31] (R. Wells 7-4, 3.62 ERA, 38 BB, 81 K, 1.26 WHIP)


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


Philadelphia at Winnipeg: 10-3

W: K. Drabek (5-8); L: R. Wells (7-5)
HR: W. Baez (8), S. Smith (5) / -
E: - / J. Rodriguez (3), C. Davis (7)
PoG: W. Baez - 2/5, 1 R, HR, 3 RBI
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 43734

It's now L L L against the Phillies. This was most likely my last game until Christmas Eve, as I head on Saturday for my Borneo-Bintan-Singapore trip.


Elsewhere:

Mets RF Lastings Milledge (.280, 9 HR, 34 RBI) will miss up to three weeks with a damaged meniscus.

The Red Sox starting pitcher and Ex-Brewer Juan Cruz (6-5, 3.71 ERA) tossed a 6-hit shutout against the Indians.

Padres starting pitcher Michael Crotta (7-7, 3.85 ERA) signed a new 3-year deal worth $5,070,000.

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July 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


8th July 2012


Game # 82 – Philadelphia [38-43] (T. Dillard 3-6, 4.80 ERA, 18 BB, 55 K, 1.28 WHIP) at Winnipeg [49-32] (J. Stinson 5-5, 4.18 ERA, 37 BB, 85 K, 1.34 WHIP)


CF Nate McLouth - C Josh Bard - LF John Rodriguez - SS Joe Harrington - 3B Chris Davis - 1B Eric Duncan - RF Jayson Werth - 2B B.J. Upton


Philadelphia at Winnipeg: 1-5

W: M. Mehlich (6-4); L: F. Osoria (1-5)
BS: F. Osoria (5)
HR: L.Williams (2) / C. Davis (15)
E: - / J. Bard (10)
PoG: T. Dillard - 8.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 42251

Phillies closer Osoria wasted a great outing by Dillard as we rallied for 5 runs in the bottom of the 9th.


I'm back from vacation btw. And hungry for baseball


Elsewhere:

Padres starting pitcher Michael Crotta (7-7, 3.85 ERA) signed a new 3-year deal worth $5,070,000.

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July 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


9th July 2012

Expect more baseball in the weeks to come: My desktop harddrive went to heaven today - and with it my FM dynasty that took a lot of my OOTP playing time -


American League Player of the Week:
1B James Loney - Boston: .632, 2 HR, 5 RBI (.304, 13 HR, 48 RBI)

National League Player of the Week:
C Miguel Montero - Arizona: .500, 6 HR, 10 RBI (.319, 22 HR, 63 RBI)


What a rough series against the Phillies, which gave us a rather negative start after he All-Star-Break. During the trip to the 2nd placed Padres leftie Clayton Richard will very likely make his big league debut. The Padres have one of the best pitching staffs in the league and took 3 out of 4 from us earlier in the season.


Injury Report:

Winnipeg:
MR H. Martínez (6 months)
3B S. Schoop (4 weeks)
SP B. Morris (11 days)

San Diego:
SP P. Misch (6 months)
MR S. Cassidy (4-5 months)
C N. Hundley (7 months)


Game # 83 – Winnipeg [50-32] (T. Gorzelanny 7-5, 4.72 ERA, 35 BB, 76 K, 1.33 WHIP) at San Diego [47-35] (Z. Miner 3-4, 3.61 ERA, 21 BB, 31 K, 1.33 WHIP)


Winnipeg:

CF Jeremy Reed (.257, 6 HR, 20 RBI, 10 SB)
RF Jayson Werth (.254, 11 HR, 37 RBI, 8 SB)
LF John Rodriguez (.275, 12 HR, 39 RBI, 2 SB)
SS Joe Harrington (.291, 16 HR, 61 RBI)
3B Chris Davis (.281, 15 HR, 49 RBI)
C Josh Bard (.281, 9 HR, 28 RBI)
1B Kendry Morales (.276, 9 HR, 26 RBI)
2B Alberto Gonzalez (.259, 0 HR, 11 RBI, 2 SB)


San Diego:

1B Tim Brown (.234, 6 HR, 35 RBI, 2 SB)
2B Kevin Frandsen (.267, 6 HR, 28 RBI, 14 SB)
CF Cedric Hunter (.296, 3 HR, 44 RBI, 18 SB)
3B Kevin Kouzmanoff (.284, 8 HR, 54 RBI)
SS Alex Anderson (.326, 4 HR, 39 RBI, 38 SB) - 2011 Rookie of the Year
LF Elijah Dukes (.257, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 5 SB)
RF Milton Bradley (.177, 0 HR, 10 RBI, 1 SB)
C Erik Kratz (.232, 3 HR, 19 RBI) - rookie drafted in 2009


Winnipeg at San Diego: 2-1

W: T. Gorzelanny (8-5); L: Z. Miner (3-5)
H: C. Madden (7), C. Armstrong (12)
SV: S. Shelton (21)
HR: K. Morales (10) / -
SB: J. Werth (9), A. Gonzalez (3) / -
CS: - / K. Frandsen (4)
PoG: T. Gorzelanny - 7.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
Time: 2:39
Attendance: 39414


Elsewhere:

Boston LF Ryan Church (.273, 12 HR, 35 RBI) had 5 hits in a 13-1 over Detroit.

Indianapolis CF Gary Matthews (.294, 13 HR, 37 RBI) also had 5 hits in a 7-3 over Texas.

Padres reliever Mike MacDougal (2-3-2, 2.67 ERA) signed a new 1-year deal worth $3,680,000.

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July 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


10th July 2012


Game # 83 – Winnipeg [51-32] (C. Richard NR) at San Diego [47-36] (M. Crotta 7-7, 3.85 ERA, 38 BB, 86 K, 1.34 WHIP)


CF Jeremy Reed - C Michael Yates - LF John Rodriguez - SS Joe Harrington - 3B Chris Davis - 1B Eric Duncan - 2B Alberto Gonzalez - RF Hiram Bocachica


Winnipeg at San Diego: 4-2

W: C. Madden (3-0); L: A. Lopez (2-2)
BS: A. Lopez (3)
SV: S. Shelton (22)
HR: M. Yates (1*), H. Bocachica (5) / -
SB: - / C. Hunter (19)
CS: - / L. Palmisano (1)
E: A. Gonzalez (3) / A. Anderson (13), F. Montoya (2)
PoG: M. Crotta - 6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 39239

* 1st big league homerun

Richard did well in his debut, but Bocachica had to bail him out with his 9th inning homerun. Closer Shelton looking good again.

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July 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


11th July 2012


Game # 84 – Winnipeg [52-32] (J. Marceaux 10-5, 3.85 ERA, 33 BB, 83 K, 1.31 WHIP) at San Diego [47-37] (J. Niemann 9-3, 3.31 ERA, 37 BB, 84 K, 1.12 WHIP)


CF Nate McLouth - 1B Kendry Morales - SS Joe Harrington - C Josh Bard - 3B Eric Duncan - RF Jayson Werth - RF Hiram Bocachica - 2B B.J. Upton


Winnipeg at San Diego: 8-9

W: M. Adams (6-0); L: Z. Braddock (1-1)
H: M. MacDougal (15)
BS: Z. Braddock (2)
SV: T. Mastny (23)
HR: M. Yates (2) / -
SB: B. Upton (5) / F. Montoya (36), A. Anderson (39)
CS: B. Upton (6) / -
E: J. Bard (11) / A. Anderson (14)
PoG: K. Kouzmanoff - 2/4, 1 R, 3 RBI
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 39344

Both starting pitchers didn't have their stuff today, but it was Braddock's time to blow the game. Yates' pinch hit home run in the 9th was too little too late.

Our 5th outfielder Hiram Bocachica (.217, 5 HR, 15 RBI, 2 SB) will miss up to 8 weeks wih a strained back muscle. OF Felipe Javier (.266, 7 HR, 31 RBI - AAA) will take his place.


Elsewhere:

Dodgers CF Matt Kemp (.388, 20 HR, 59 RBI) has a 25 game hitting streak.

The Rangers Josh Beckett (8-6, 3.16 ERA) pitched a 3-hit shutout against Indianapolis. 1B Adrian Gonzalez (.397, 10 HR, 29 RBI) has 5 hits for Texas in the same game.

The Angels (37-48), who made the playoffs for five years in a row, sent manager Paco Benmayor packing today.

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July 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


12th July 2012


Game # 86 – Winnipeg [52-33] (R. Wells 7-5, 3.96 ERA, 40 BB, 87 K, 1.29 WHIP) at San Diego [48-37] (J-J Reyes 5-4, 4.19 ERA, 27 BB, 92 K, 1.29 WHIP)


CF Nate McLouth - 3B Tripper Johnson - RF Jayson Werth - SS Joe Harrington - 1B Kendry Morales - C Josh Bard - LF Felipe Javier - 2B B.J. Upton


Winnipeg at San Diego: 4-3 (13)

W: S. Shelton (2-1); L: E. Frieri (3-2)
H: C. Armstrong (13)
BS: S. Shelton (4)
SV: M. Mehlich (3)
HR: K. Morales (11) / -
E: T. Johnson (2) / A. Anderson (15), F. Montoya (3)
PoG: T. Johnson - 2/6, 1 R, 2 RBI
Time: 3:59
Attendance: 38855


Elsewhere:

The Brewers 2B Mark Reynolds (.291, 25 HR, 62 RBI) had a 3-homerun game against the Cardinals. He has hit more homeruns under his new manager in half a season than for me in two seasons.

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July 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


13th July 2012


A really thrilling series against the Padres with four very tight games. Maybe this series was a preview of the playoffs, if we can continue our hot streak? We have a 5 game lead over the Brewers, but there is still much baseball left to play. The next test are the Marlins, who lead the Eastern Division. They scored the most runs in the league and own two of the best starters with Johnson and Saunders.


Injury Report:

Winnipeg:
MR H. Martínez (6 months)
3B S. Schoop (3 weeks)
SP B. Morris (7 days)
RF H. Bocachica (7 weeks)

Florida:
MR K. Onuma (2 months)
3B Y. Escobar (5-6 months)
CF B. Barton (3 weeks)


Game # 87 – Florida [49-37] (A. Thompson 9-5, 4.22 ERA, 43 BB, 63 K, 1.31 WHIP) at Winnipeg [53-33] (T. Gorzelanny 8-5, 4.51 ERA, 38 BB, 80 K, 1.31 WHIP)


Winnipeg:

CF Nate McLouth (.277, 3 HR, 14 RBI, 3 SB)
RF Jayson Werth (.261, 11 HR, 39 RBI, 9 SB)
1B Kendry Morales (.277, 11 HR, 29 RBI)
SS Joe Harrington (.288, 16 HR, 63 RBI)
C Josh Bard (.279, 9 HR, 29 RBI)
3B Chris Davis (.270, 15 HR, 49 RBI)
LF Felipe Javier (.250, 1 HR, 6 RBI)
2B B.J. Upton (.215, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 5 SB)


Florida:

SS Hanley Ramirez (.258, 7 HR, 35 RBI, 26 SB)
RF Jeremy Hermida (.290, 12 HR, 46 RBI, 3 SB)
3B Miguel Cabrera (.312, 19 HR, 71 RBI, 1 SB)
2B Kazuhide McDonald (.322, 16 HR, 46 RBI, 5 SB)
C Gaby Sanchez (.331, 22 HR, 55 RBI, 1 SB)
1B Brian Dopirak (.269, 5 HR, 26 RBI)
CF Tom Adams (.200, 3 HR, 12 RBI, 3 SB)
LF Joshua Short (.281, 2 HR, 12 RBI, 1 SB)


Florida at Winnipeg: 6-0

W: A. Thompson (10-5); L: T. Gorzelanny (8-6)
HR: B. Dopirak (6) / -
SB: H. Ramirez 2 (28), T. Adams (4), J. Short (2) / -
CS: - / J. Werth (2)
E: - / B. Upton (1)
PoG: A. Thompson - 7.1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 41811

Gorzelanny walked in a run in the first, while Thompson was very sharp.


Elsewhere:

Brewers star 1B Prince Fielder (.240, 14 HR, 44 RBI) is out for up to five weeks with a inguinal hernia.

Oakland C Chris Snyder (.267, 6 HR, 27 RBI) received a 4-game suspension for arguing balls and strikes.

Astros rookie Joe Lee (4-3, 4.40 ERA) pitched a 5-hit shutout against the Angels.

The Mets Justin Verlander (5-7, 3.83 ERA) pitched a 2-hitter against the Giants.

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July 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


14th July 2012


Trades:

Milwaukee sent LF Armando Velásquez (.272, 5 HR, 25 RBI) and minor league SS Victor Hunter (.248, 3 HR, 17 RBI - AA) in exchange for Indianapolis ace and former Brewer Charles Hill (1-5, 2.90 ERA). News reports say that Indianapolis fans went amok after hearing about this ill-fated trade.

Texas traded starting pitcher Kameron Loe (7-6, 4.32 ERA) and minor league 3B Burton Morris (.299, 12 HR, 51 RBI, 29 SB - AA) to the White Sox for CF Chris Duffy (.276, 4 HR, 37 RBI9 and minor league LF Carlos Rosas (.284, 0 HR, 26 RBI, 1 SB - AAA).

The Reds sent closer Michael Wuertz (2-5-1, 6.18 ERA) and $3,000,000 in cash to Colorado for 2B Len Boyer (.287, 9 HR, 35 RBI) and minor league SS Mark Shields (.357, 2 HR, 13 RBI, 2 SB - A).

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July 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


14th July 2012


Game # 88 – Florida [50-37] (G. Hernandez 2-4, 5.54 ERA, 34 BB, 44 K, 1.41 WHIP) at Winnipeg [53-34] (J. Stinson 5-5, 3.98 ERA, 41 BB, 97 K, 1.34 WHIP)


CF Jeremy Reed - C Michael Yates - LF John Rodriguez - SS Joe Harrington - 3B Chris Davis - 2B Tripper Johnson - 1B Eric Duncan - RF Felipe Javier


Florida at Winnipeg: 2-0

W: G. Hernandez (3-4); L: J. Stinson (5-6)
H: M. Lindstrom (11)
SV: J. Rincon (21)
HR: J. Gathright (3) / -
SB: T. Oeltjen (5) / -
CS: H. Ramirez (12), J. Hermida (4), T. Oeltjen (5)
PoG: J. Stinson - 9.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 9 K
Time: 2:13
Attendance: 42696

All the Marlins allowed was a triple by Reed and Johnson walked.

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July 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


15th July 2012


Game # 89 – Florida [51-37] (P. Saunders 7-5, 2.97 ERA, 23 BB, 110 K, 0.96 WHIP) at Winnipeg [53-35] (C. Richard 0-0, 2.57 ERA, 2 BB, 3 K, 1.43 WHIP)


CF Nate McLouth - LF John Rodriguez - 1B Kendry Morales - SS Joe Harrington - C Josh Bard - RF Jayson Werth - 3B Chris Davis - 2B Tripper Johnson


Florida at Winnipeg: 9-2

W: P. Saunders (8-5); L: C. Richard (0-1)
HR: G. Sanchez (23), K. McDonald (17) / J. Harrington (17)
CS: T. Oeltjen (6) / -
E: - / J. Rodriguez (4), T. Johnson (3), C. Davis (8)
PoG: K. McDonald - 2/4, 2 R, HR, 4 RBI
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 42371

Saunders had a perfect game through five innings, and the Marlins offense was totally dominant.


Elsewhere:

Vancouver ace Kenta Asakura (10-5, 2.68 ERA) pitched a 3-hit shutout against Detroit.

Diamondbacks CF Franklin Gutierrez (.226, 9 HR, 34 RBI) is out for the season with a fractured ankle.

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July 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


16th July 2012



American League Player of the Week:
3B Evan Longoria - Tampa Bay: .448, 5 HR, 10 RBI (.295, 32 HR, 74 RBI) - Longoria will be a big fish in the upcoming free agent market for sure.

National League Player of the Week:
2B Mark Reynolds - Milwaukee: .444, 6 HR, 8 RBI (.293, 26 HR, 63 RBI)


Game # 90 – Florida [52-37] (G. Perkins 9-4, 3.92 ERA, 44 BB, 82 K, 1.27 WHIP) at Winnipeg [53-36] (J. Marceaux 10-5, 4.03 ERA, 37 BB, 87 K, 1.34 WHIP)


LF Jeremy Reed - 3B Tripper Johnson - 1B Kendry Morales - SS Joe Harrington - C Josh Bard - RF Jayson Werth - CF Nate McLouth - 2B B.J. Upton


Florida at Winnipeg: 4-10

W: J. Marceaux (11-5); L: T. Tankersley (1-3)
H: Z. Braddock (8), C. Madden (8)
HR: M. Cabrera (20) / -
SB: - / J. Werth (10), B. Upton (6)
E: M. Cabrera (14) / B. Upton (2)
PoG: J. Harrington - 2/5, 1 R, 4 RBI
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 41932


Elsewhere:

Angels starting pitcher Sean O'Sullivan (5-8, 4.78 ERA) is out for the season with a torn tricep muscle.

The Blue Jays Willie Collazo threw a no-hitter against Arizona.

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Previes for the Diamondbacks series was lost after I wrote it.

So in short:


Winnipeg at Arizona: 4-2


W: R. Wells (8-5); L: J. Coutlangus (6-6)
H: C. Armstrong (14) / B. Medders (10)
BS: R. Speier (2)
SV: S. Shelton (23)
HR: M. Yates (3) / M. Montero (23)
SB: J. Rodriguez (3), J. Werth (11), A. Gonzalez (4) / -
E: M. Yates (4) / -
PoG: B. Wells - 8.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 45790