The battle for the best franchise ever

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This is the third time that we have a Subway Series: The Yankees won in 2112 and 2115. The Yankees are 5-0 in the World Series, and the Mets are 0-5, so we know what is at stake here. Also, the American League's 15-year winning streak is on the line.

New York Mets	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	5	9	1
New York Yankees	0	0	0	4	3	2	0	0	X	9	13	1

New York Mets	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	3	7	0
New York Yankees	2	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	X	10	12	0

16 innings

New York Yankees	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	16	1
New York Mets	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	12	0

New York Yankees	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	6	10	0
New York Mets	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	4	0

New York Yankees	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	5	7	0
New York Mets	0	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	1	6	9	1

10 innings

New York Mets	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	7	8	0
New York Yankees	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	3	0	6	8	0

New York Mets	0	0	2	2	2	0	1	0	0	7	12	5
New York Yankees	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	5	1

After all of these years, the Mets are finally World Series Champions! They came back from a 3-1 series deficit to shock the Yankees, and they clinched in their enemy's backyard. The Mets also won two incredible extra inning games to keep give them a chance in this series. If not for that 16-inning victory in Game 3, the Yankees probably would have swept the Mets. It took the Mets 17 playoff appearances and 6 World Series appearances, but they are finally the #1 baseball team in the world. Also, the American League's streak of 15 World Series wins in a row has come to an end.

2121 World Series Champions: New York Mets

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Points after 21 seasons:

Anaheim Angels 50
Arizona Diamondbacks 425
Atlanta Braves 180
Baltimore Orioles 90
Boston Red Sox 450
Carolina Storm 50
Chicago Cubs 155
Chicago White Sox 150
Cincinnati Reds 100
Cleveland Indians 940
Colorado Rockies 115
Detroit Tigers 465
Florida Marlins 0
Hartford Whalers 605
Houston Astros 470
Kansas City Royals 160
Las Vegas Aces 335
Los Angeles Dodgers 275
Milwaukee Brewers 205
Minnesota Twins 160
Montreal Expos 0
New Orleans Jazz 0
New York Mets 1085
New York Yankees 830
Oakland Athletics 90
Philadelphia Phillies 155
Pittsburgh Pirates 440
Portland Pilots 0
San Antonio Roadrunners 55
San Diego Padres 50
San Francisco Giants 230
Seattle Mariners 320
St. Louis Cardinals 150
Tampa Bay Rays 295
Texas Rangers 150
Toronto Blue Jays 170
Washington Nationals 325

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There are two Hall-of-Fame inductees this year:

Mike Keller:CF. Played 20 seasons for the Tampa Bay Rays, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, and New York Mets. Played in 2856 games, batted .326 with 89 home runs, 3533 base hits, 1058 RBI's, and 2344 runs scored. The most telling stat, though, is that he stole an incredible 2035 bases. Keller was a key member of the New York Yankees teams that won 5 World Series in a row from 2111-2115.

Guillermo Jimenez: SP. Played 17 seasons for the Kansas City Royals, Toronto Blue Jays, and New York Yankees. 244-131 won-loss record, 3533 strikeouts, in 3275.1 innings and a 3.15 ERA. He won the 2106 World Series with the Kansas City Royals and 3 World Series between 2113-2115 with the New York Yankees. He won the 2107 Outstanding Pitcher award, and was also pitcher of the month 3 times.

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Wednesday, October 29th, 2121: National League Top Rookie Announced
The regular season is now history and it's awards time in the National League. This year's winner of the Bubba Crosby Award is 24-year-old Vasco Agulheiro of the Houston Astros.

The talented catcher batted .274, played in 148 games and delivered 144 hits in 525 at-bats. His totals also included 34 home runs, 110 RBIs, 77 runs scored, 24 walks and a .310 OPB.


Wednesday, October 29th, 2121: Pittsburgh's Schultz Takes Best Pitcher Prize
The Roger Clemens Award for 2121 has been presented and the National League winner is David Schultz of Pittsburgh.

"It's always nice to receive an award like this," said Schultz. "I just hope I can improve on my performance next year and be in the running again," the Pirates star told reporters.

Schultz excelled with an impressive 20-7 record in 35 starts. In 258.2 innings he yielded 189 hits and 61 walks, while striking out 269 and compiling a fine 2.12 ERA.


Wednesday, October 29th, 2121: Wooten Tops Best Hitter List
Mike Wooten has plenty of options after winning the National League Barry Bonds Award for 2121 today.

The soon-to-be free agent compiled a .474 batting average and a .663 on-base percentage this year while pummeling the opposition with 213 hits, 36 doubles, 4 triples, 53 home runs and 137 RBIs.


Wednesday, October 29th, 2121: American League #1 Rookie Announced
The top-ranked rookie performer in the American League was Cleveland center fielder Tony Vega. It was announced today by league officials that he had been named the winner of the 2121 Bubba Crosby Award.

Vega chalked up some good season stats, including a .301 batting average and .384 on-base percentage, while racking up 31 home runs, 88 RBIs and 104 runs scored.

Wednesday, October 29th, 2121: AL Presents Top Pitcher Trophy Brennan Lane of the Hartford Whalers might be an old man, but he can still pitch with the best of them. Today the 38-year-old hurler snagged the American League Roger Clemens Award honors for his outstanding 2121 performance. He posted a 1.02 ERA with 26 wins, 3 losses, 346 strikeouts and 9 walks in 265 innings. Wednesday, October 29th, 2121: Lewis Wins AL 2121 Barry Bonds Award Phil Lewis got just what he wanted after deciding to enter the free-agent market: a strong offensive performance in 2121, highlighted by his selection as the American League Barry Bonds Award. The 25-year-old shortstop for Cleveland churned out a .309 batting average while amassing 183 hits, 40 doubles, 10 triples, 41 home runs, 133 runs and 117 RBIs. His performance virtually guarantees him a lucrative payday from whichever team he signs with during the offseason.

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Saturday, December 13th, 2121: New York Yankees Win 1B Wooten Sweepstakes
The Yankees and Mike Wooten appeared before the New York media today as the two sides emerged from marathon contract talks.

Wooten, a first baseman, is poised to make $25,480,000 over 1 year.

In his career Wooten is hitting .349 with 4392 hits, 1054 home runs, 2626 runs scored and 2900 RBIs.


Tuesday, January 6th, 2122: New York Fired up over Signing of SP Pennyroyal
The New York Yankees have called a press conference later today to announce the signing of starting pitcher Michael Pennyroyal to a 2-year, $33,980,000 contract.

Both Pennyroyal and the Yankees are said to be very pleased to come to this agreement.

Pennyroyal has a career won-loss record of 221 wins and 171 losses with 3990 strikeouts in 3753.1 innings and a 3.12 ERA.

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Sunday, April 12th, 2122: Milligan in Command, No-Hits Jazz
The Boston Red Sox were only hoping for a solid outing from Harry Milligan, instead the 26-year-old pitcher tossed a no-hitter against the New Orleans Jazz. Using a brilliant mix of offspeed pitches and fastballs, Milligan kept the New Orleans hitters off balance all game long in the 7-0 victory at Jazz Park. The Boston hurler fanned 9 and walked 1 in his record-making performance.

"I felt pretty good throughout the game," he said after his spectacular outing for the Red Sox. "As I was going into the ninth inning, I was not nervous. I knew I had a chance to do something special."

That something special got his name in the league record books.

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Tuesday, April 21st, 2122: Duncan Gets Number 2500
It was one of David Duncan's better days at the ballpark. The St. Louis Cardinals toppled the San Francisco Giants 7-4 and the catcher recorded his 2500th career hit.

Duncan has 2502 career hits with a .302 batting average and 412 home runs.

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Wednesday, April 22nd, 2122: Lane Spins 18-K Game
The Hartford Whalers were victorious over the Minnesota Twins today 2-1 at XL Field after getting an outstanding performance from starting pitcher Brennan Lane. The 39-year-old Lane brought his top game to the mound, striking out 18 batters while allowing 1 hit and no walks.

"He made a lot of good pitches out there," the Minnesota manager said. "He made some of our guys look bad. We didn't help matters by swinging at everything, but we really have to give him credit -- he didn't make many mistakes."

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Sunday, May 17th, 2122: Rivas King of Fling with No-Hitter
Martín Rivas was pretty calm about his no-hitter -- until the last three outs. "You really become conscious of every pitch then. The adrenaline level kicks up even higher. And everybody in the ballpark knows a no-hitter is on the line. The crowd is on its feet. One mistake and it's all over."

But on this day at Fenway Park, Rivas of the Boston Red Sox was in complete command, not allowing the Hartford Whalers a single base hit in the 8-0 victory.

"Obviously, you never think this will happen," he said. "I don't know if it's really sunk in yet." Rivas faced 28 batters, had 12 strikeouts and 1 walk in a dominating effort. "To do this you have to have a good defense behind you, too."

"He was on from the get-go," one of the Whalers said. "He throws quite a few pitches. He was hitting his spots and keeping us off balance. It was a great game by him."

In 8 starts this season Rivas has crafted a 4-2 record with a 3.03 ERA.

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Monday, June 1st, 2122: Torrid May Gets Wooten AL #1 Batter Trophy
Mike Wooten earned May's Batter of the Month honors in the American League by reeling off a .474 average, going 46 for 97 with 10 home runs, 29 RBIs and 38 runs scored.

The soon-to-be free agent was hitting with great urgency in an effort to bolster his asking price in the New York clubhouse and around the rest of the league.

Wooten is hitting at a .446 mark this season. His stats show 13 home runs, 40 RBIs and 60 runs scored. He has played 51 games for the Yankees.

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Tuesday, June 16th, 2122: 4500 Hits for Wooten
For Mike Wooten, it was a red-letter day. The New York Yankees first baseman slapped his 4500th career hit. That his team defeated the Oakland Athletics, 3-1, made it even sweeter.

His manager paid tribute to Wooten after the game: "I've followed Mike since he came into the league," he said. "Fine ballplayer. Fine work ethic. I'm not surprised by what he's achieved."

The 44-year-old Wooten finished the day with 2 hits in 4 at-bats.

In his career stats Wooten has compiled a .351 batting average and collected 4500 hits, 1073 home runs and 2956 RBIs.

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Wednesday, July 1st, 2122: New York's Wooten Snaps up June Batting Award
Though his face is weathered and his hands are calloused, Mike Wooten can still get it done in Major League Baseball. In fact, the 44-year-old first baseman for New York was named the American League Batter of the Month today after putting up an impressive performance at the plate.

In June he batted .442 with 8 home runs, 26 RBIs and 27 runs scored.

So far this year Wooten is hitting .445 with 21 home runs.

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Wednesday, July 8th, 2122: Orioles' McGowan No-Hits Pilots
Excitement reigned at the ballyard today as Baltimore hurler Henry McGowan tossed a baseball rarity -- a no-hitter.

After defeating the Portland Pilots at Orioles Ballpark 3-0 he was swamped by reporters in the clubhouse for postgame comments. "I'm just glad to be here. I want to help the club any way I can. Today I just went right at the Portland as hard as I could, as long as I could."

McGowan chalked up 10 strikeouts and allowed 4 walks in his superb performance.

The Baltimore manager had his own analysis of the ballgame: "I don't think we could have hit him with a howitzer today."

In 2122, McGowan has chalked up 8 wins and 6 losses in 17 starts with 71 strikeouts in 107.2 innings and a 3.68 ERA.

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Saturday, July 25th, 2122: Uribes Reaches 200 Wins
It was a great day for José Uribes today -- he picked up victory number 200 to join the great pitchers of the past in the exclusive 200 Club. The New York ace stopped the Las Vegas Aces 10-2, yielding 6 hits and recording 7 strikeouts and 1 walk in his milestone game.

"200 wins puts you in some pretty good company," Uribes told reporters. "I'm honored to be there."

In his career Uribes has totaled 200 victories and 67 defeats with a 2.79 ERA. The 32-year-old hurler also has struck out 2157 batters in 2361.2 innings and surrendered 1878 hits.


Saturday, July 25th, 2122: Wooten 5-7 Against Blue Jays
Today Mike Wooten put on a hitting clinic as the New York first baseman sprayed hits all over the ballpark by lashing Toronto pitching for 5 hits in 7 at-bats. But the Blue Jays didn't really seem to care, they won the game 11-10.

He told BNN reporters after the game that he just hit it where they pitched it. "Too often I try to pull the ball too much. Today I just went with the pitch. It's great to get 5 hits, but it would have been nicer to win the ballgame. too."

M. Wooten hit an RBI triple in the 1st, hit a solo-shot off J. Williams in the 3rd, singled in the 4th, flied out in the 6th, walked in the 9th, walked in the 10th, flied out in the 13th, hit an RBI single in the 14th, walked in the 16th and singled in the 18th.

In the 2122 season Wooten is batting .435 with 155 hits and 27 home runs. He has scored 116 times and batted in 90.

New York Yankees - 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 - 10 21 0
Toronto Blue Jays - 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 - 11 18 1

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Thursday, July 30th, 2122: It's a No-No for Bailey
The Oakland Athletics relied on no-hit stuff from David Bailey to defeat the Chicago White Sox 3-0 at US Cellular Field.

"It's quite a thrill," a candid Bailey told the media afterward, "This is a top-notch league. A no-hitter against any team in the league is something special. I can't believe I did it."

To get his name logged in the records, he stopped Chicago cold, with no hits, surrendering 2 walks and fanning 11 batters, facing only 28 batters.

Bailey said in a postgame interview, "Games like this are something special. They don't come around very often, if ever. I knew from the fifth inning that I had a no-hitter working. I just tried to get it out of my mind, but you just can't. They have too many scoreboards in the park. They are everywhere you look."

In a jovial mood, his manager kiddingly told the reporters, "He definitely made it easy for me today. I didn't have any great decisions to make like I usually have to do. Didn't even have to come up with a pinch hitter. I love it when my pitchers pitch a no-hitter."

This season in 23 starts David Bailey has a record of 12-5 with 199 strikeouts in 167.1 innings and a 1.72 ERA.

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Chicago White Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

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Saturday, August 1st, 2122: Lane Wins AL Top Pitcher Award
It was a very good month for Brennan Lane in July. The 39-year-old veteran starter for the Hartford Whalers outpitched everybody -- young and old -- to claim the American League Pitcher of the Month award earlier today.

Lane ran up a 7-0 record in his 7 starts during the month. In 51.1 innings he fanned 71 and recorded a 2.10 ERA.

This season to date Lane has a record of 18 wins and 3 losses with a 1.80 ERA, has appeared in 24 games and struck out 242 in 175 innings.

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American League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York Yankees 76 32 .704 - 74-34 2 40-14 36-18 5-3 13-8 51 W3 4-6 Hartford Whalers 72 36 .667 4.0 73-35 -1 34-23 38-13 2-2 16-13 W1 8-2 Kansas City Royals 70 38 .648 6.0 70-38 0 32-19 38-19 8-6 15-12 W2 6-4 Seattle Mariners 63 45 .583 13.0 71-37 -8 30-24 33-21 3-5 14-17 W2 5-5 Tampa Bay Rays 59 49 .546 17.0 57-51 2 32-22 27-27 8-2 13-15 L1 6-4 Cleveland Indians 58 50 .537 18.0 54-54 4 33-18 25-32 4-2 14-17 W1 5-5 Toronto Blue Jays 58 50 .537 18.0 58-50 0 33-24 25-26 5-4 19-11 W1 7-3 Baltimore Orioles 56 52 .519 20.0 58-50 -2 29-28 27-24 2-5 12-15 W1 5-5 Boston Red Sox 55 53 .509 21.0 56-52 -1 27-27 28-26 2-11 22-18 L1 6-4 Detroit Tigers 52 56 .481 24.0 52-56 0 31-23 21-33 7-4 18-13 L1 3-7 Anaheim Angels 51 57 .472 25.0 51-57 0 26-28 25-29 3-7 15-16 L2 5-5 New Orleans Jazz 50 58 .463 26.0 46-62 4 27-27 23-31 5-5 17-13 L1 5-5 Buffalo Wings 49 59 .454 27.0 52-56 -3 23-28 26-31 2-4 10-19 W2 9-1 Portland Pilots 49 59 .454 27.0 47-61 2 28-26 21-33 3-2 16-13 L2 3-7 Texas Rangers 49 59 .454 27.0 49-59 0 32-22 17-37 10-6 18-19 L3 3-7 Jacksonville Suns 46 62 .426 30.0 44-64 2 23-28 23-34 4-2 16-13 L2 3-7 Minnesota Twins 45 63 .417 31.0 48-60 -3 22-29 23-34 5-4 16-19 W3 7-3 Chicago White Sox 44 64 .407 32.0 44-64 0 24-33 20-31 2-6 9-16 W1 3-7 Oakland Athletics 43 65 .398 33.0 37-71 6 30-24 13-41 5-6 21-20 L1 7-3 San Antonio Roadrunners 35 73 .324 41.0 37-71 -2 18-39 17-34 5-4 11-18 L10 0-10

National League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Houston Astros 65 43 .602 - 63-45 2 37-20 28-23 9-6 20-16 55 L2 4-6 New York Mets 65 43 .602 - 68-40 -3 34-17 31-26 5-4 14-22 55 W3 7-3 St. Louis Cardinals 65 43 .602 - 59-49 6 34-20 31-23 5-4 22-15 55 W2 5-5 Atlanta Braves 63 45 .583 2.0 63-45 0 35-22 28-23 2-3 16-14 W2 6-4 Chicago Cubs 63 45 .583 2.0 64-44 -1 32-22 31-23 7-10 18-19 W2 6-4 Montreal Expos 61 47 .565 4.0 55-53 6 34-20 27-27 11-4 28-9 L1 5-5 Florida Marlins 60 48 .556 5.0 63-45 -3 33-18 27-30 7-5 14-22 W3 7-3 Los Angeles Dodgers 59 49 .546 6.0 65-43 -6 28-23 31-26 4-7 15-24 W1 5-5 Utah Grizzlies 58 50 .537 7.0 56-52 2 31-23 27-27 5-7 19-14 L4 6-4 Las Vegas Aces 56 52 .519 9.0 61-47 -5 35-19 21-33 8-4 20-15 W1 7-3 Milwaukee Brewers 51 57 .472 14.0 52-56 -1 30-27 21-30 4-6 17-15 W1 6-4 Philadelphia Phillies 50 58 .463 15.0 50-58 0 26-28 24-30 6-6 20-17 L2 4-6 Pittsburgh Pirates 50 58 .463 15.0 50-58 0 26-31 24-27 5-5 11-16 L2 4-6 Carolina Storm 48 60 .444 17.0 48-60 0 24-30 24-30 6-6 22-19 W1 6-4 San Francisco Giants 48 60 .444 17.0 44-64 4 24-27 24-33 5-2 18-12 W2 5-5 Cincinnati Reds 47 61 .435 18.0 48-60 -1 19-32 28-29 4-4 15-20 L1 5-5 Washington Nationals 46 62 .426 19.0 49-59 -3 21-33 25-29 5-7 15-20 L2 4-6 San Diego Padres 45 63 .417 20.0 42-66 3 26-28 19-35 4-8 13-20 L1 3-7 Colorado Rockies 42 66 .389 23.0 45-63 -3 24-33 18-33 6-4 15-21 L1 3-7 Arizona Diamondbacks 38 70 .352 27.0 37-71 1 18-36 20-34 1-7 19-21 L4 2-8

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Monday, August 17th, 2122: Wooten Picked AL Player of the Week
In the twilight of his career, 44-year-old Mike Wooten of New York recaptured some of the old magic last week and came away with the American League Player of the Week Award.

"I've been playing since I was a kid," Wooten told reporters, "but you're never too old to feel the thrill of success."

Wooten outpaced the rest of the league's hitters last week, reeling off 10 hits in 19 at-bats, 3 home runs and 5 RBIs to stake his claim to the award.

This season Wooten is batting at a .427 clip with 31 home runs and 102 RBIs.

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Sunday, August 23rd, 2122: Montgomery Joins Kings of Clout with #400
Jack Montgomery smashed his 400th career home run in a game against Carolina today. The 33-year-old third baseman had a hand in the New York Mets 5-4 victory with 1 home run and 2 RBI. For the day he went 1 hit-3 at-bats.

At the press conference after the game, Montgomery downplayed his achievement.

"Obviously, I've hit 400 home runs so I belong in that 400 club. But when you talk about the other guys that have done it, I'm not as good as they were. Those guys were the greatest of all time. I've just been able to scrape together some good years and stayed healthy and gotten there."

His career numbers show Montgomery has batted .292 and collected 2072 hits, 400 home runs and 1417 RBIs.


Monday, August 24th, 2122: Ellis Wins NL Best Player Award
When Shawn Ellis stepped into the batter's box, he meant business. His outstanding play this week has netted the Montreal center fielder the well-deserved National League Player of the Week Award.

Playing in 7 games he lashed out a .536 average with 15 hits, 2 home runs, 7 RBIs and 11 runs scored.

Thus far in 2122 Ellis has hit .347 with 53 home runs, 121 RBIs and scored 100 runs.


Monday, August 24th, 2122: American League Awards Best Batter Prize
Few players his age are still in the league, but Mike Wooten of the New York Yankees clearly loves the game and clearly he can still get the job done. Last week the 44-year-old first baseman hit the ball with the consistency of someone ten years younger, which made Wooten a popular and well-deserved selection as American League Player of the Week.

He paced the Yankees attack by putting up a .450 batting average, 9 hits in 20 at-bats, 12 RBIs and 4 home runs. Wooten also scored 12 runs.

This season Wooten is batting .434 with 116 RBIs, 146 runs scored and 35 home runs.

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Wednesday, August 26th, 2122: Whalers Shut out Rangers, Shimizu Winner
A masterful pitching performance carried the Hartford Whalers to a 3-0 victory over Texas. Sadao Shimizu held them scoreless in a complete-game effort. He permitted 2 hits, had 11 strikeouts and allowed 1 walk.

The skipper of the Rangers said, "Shimizu was sharp. We never did figure him out."

In 2122 Shimizu has posted a record of 15 wins and 8 losses with a 2.63 ERA. He has appeared in 28 games and struck out 242 in 188.1 innings.