Marc Wasserman
1998 Press Archive
The CBA roots can be traced back to 1990. That year two Canadian guys from
Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada, land of the Loonie, Snow, Seals, Hosers,
Inuit, Mountains, Draft Dodgers, CBC, Expos, Boots Day, glaciers, forests, fish,
moss, loggers, cows, mounties, well you get the picture had an idea.
Claude Lamarre a research assistant for the government and Gerald Benoit
programmer for small business company, became friends through another hobby.
Later that summer they discovered they had both a passion for baseball and
played their first Strat-o-matic board game together in a small apartment of
Gamelin street in Montreal.
That year they made a mockup league of twelve teams from the MLB. They also
noticed a little flyer advertising the computer version of the board games which
Claude immediately ordered. When the game came in the mail they we're both
fascinated with it and the small mockup league of twelve teams became a league
of 20 teams with exotic name like Flin-Flon, Chuane Cheu, Wabush,
Fartintinkles, Zabadou, Thunder Bay and other strange locations in Canada.
With a BTRIEVE database and an application developed in Turbo C by Gerald they
continue to play with the software and played numerous incarnation of the
mockup-league. Sometime they would scrap the whole thing just to have the
pleasure of doing a draft again. In 1992 they added salaries and contract to the
league format and the home made database. With a really long formula that has
since been lost, Claude had calculated realistic salaries for all players based
on the performance and ability of players.
In 1994 all this thing changed. Claude find other people playing Strat baseball
on the internet and he joins his first league on the internet, the North
American Strat Baseball League ( NASBL) that Gerald would join a year later. The
NASBL experienced was instrumental in the process of developing the CBA. One of
the features of the NASBL was the very extensive minor league system in which
you could own players from the double AA. An idea that would follow Claude and
Gerald in the next few year. In 1995 they both join another startup league named
the Virtual Baseball Association (VBA). It was very closed to what they have
done in the past before getting on the internet in the sense that it had
salaries and contract derived from a formula. Unfortunately in 1996 the
commissioner of the VBA vanish from the internet leaving 23 owners with half a
season played. Gerald took over the role of the commissioner, renamed the league
Virtual Baseball League (VBL) but with not real experience and no preparation at
all, is attempt was unsuccessful and finally decide to quit to role of
commissioner and the league.
It's at this time that the project of forming their own internet league was
first talked about. From planning to action it didn't take long before a first
draft of the constitution was made. The frist draft was based on the
constitution of the VBA but ultimately evolve to something completly new. Trying
to come up with a minor league system that did'nt demand too much knowledge,
like the NASBL had, they came up with the minimum rules and thus creating the
now famous POPNOMER (Pick Of Players Not Meeting the Minimum Requirement). At
the last moment the salary and contract system was put on the shelf, deemed to
complicate to apply in the first year of the CBA (It never been added and likely
never will).
The Association was made of 24 teams separate in two league of 3 divisions each.
Names were given to those leagues and divisions. These were named after Gerald
and Claude's favorite and most respected players. If you noticed they have a
truly Montreal Expo flavor. Messages and contacts we're sent to find solid
ownership. Weary from his experience with the VBL it was decided that Claude
would be the commissioner and Gerald would be the co-commissioner. A friend that
they both knew from another league they had get in in the mean time (CSBL) Lou
Bloss became the other co-commissioner . Lou was a major contributor to the old
Strat-Digest publication and Strat website. Marc Wasserman, Another friend and
veteran StratFanatic {who once ran the very popular "StratAlliance" News site
and Strat gaming lists} was asked to join from the once popular and respected
NASBL league and help organize the CBA structure and league as an original
committee member. There were many more competent and terrific gamers to come.
2003 was a year of reorganization. With 2002 done, CBA was at an all time low point. Apathy and indifference plagued the CBA. An influx of new GM's from the 2000-2001 season seemed to make the loyalty and comraderie of 1997-1999 a thing of the past. New franchises appeared with some named to reflect the region or preferences of the new GM's. Several were French Canadians with little to no Strat experience brought in by Claude in 2001 to replace departing GM's. Things seemed bleak as GM's left.
By 2002 with no one stepping to the helm to take control of a fading league, Chris Boutet attempted to keep CBA alive, bringing several GM's from his QSBL league. He also attempted to complete the season, however several times during the season council member and one of CBA's early founders Marc Wasserman helped to run games and keep things organized.
To stimulate interest in the league Boutet took several controversial votes which changed existing usage and rotational requirements. Usage maximums were set at 115%, Starters who were asterisked or 200+ inn, could start every three days with no maximums for usage. Batters with 450 AB unlimited, etc. The result was a statistical nightmare which CBA's statistical database still hasn't recovered from. Many 400+ inn pitchers , and unlimited hitters, exorbitant team stat totals offensive records and pitching records were skewed. Addtionally there were several long breaks between blocks, and several file mishaps which caused extensive delays and much frustration with the veteran GM's.
At the end of 2002, going into 2003, Boutet resigned from the temporary post. Marc Wasserman organized a committee and asked co-founder Gerald Benoit to re-enter CBA and assume responsibilties as commisioner, and team ownerwith Wasserman as co-commisioner. Benoit accepted and took the Acadie Stars and renamed them the Montreal Royals (Skokie) and soon found the task monumental. Apathy being the major problem in 2002, Both decided to take a different and radical direction for CBA to restore staistical integrity, enthusiasm, and schedule consistancy to CBA. Resolved that to creat a stronger league there must be a bit of a redistribution of talent. New GM's would be brought in to replace leaving ones and non-performing GM's. A massive recruitment drive was spearheaded by Wasserman to retool the GM lineup for the 2003 season.
In 2003, Usage was reset to 100% strictly, and a set of infractions drafted. Council members Jeff Boutet was appointed, and input was solicited from several vet GM's. Pitchers rules were set to eliminate unlimited starters, and batters the same. Injuries were disallowed for continuity. A new improved interactive SQL databased website was set up by Gerald. The logos were recreated for some teams. Gerald replaced team names of departed GM's with monikers and team names from MLB in a 1 year failed experiment. The season progressed quite well until the last two months when Benoit ran into a family tragedy that occupied most of his team. He stepped down to attend business and nominated Marc Wasserman commisioner to finish the season. Wasserman completed the season with a consistant week to week set of games as had been done years before by first commisioner Claude LeMarre. Gerald retained his team Bodega Bay into his final year 2004.
By 2004, 4 teams were banished to cyberspace from the CBA with the
departure of their GM's. Tennessee, Hartford, Detroit, and Quebec.
Their players were rentered into the draft and new GM's brought on board for an
expansion draft. Other teams trimmed to 20 men to contribute to the mix.
The founding members of the CBA were:
For the Roberto Clemente conference
Jack Jung, Ottawa Otters* {2000 CBA Champ}
Keith B. Jones, Sunville Sun Jewels {1 of 2 CBA members to be relieved of duties
due to diciplinary procedure)
Dan Noonan, Louisville Mob Squad {A Main character in the movie "Caddyshack"}
Eric Lindner, Southwest Lizard King {Nationally respected News reporter}
Lou Bloss (originator of CBA uniform), Parmas Flamingos {Strat-Digest staff}
Shaun Jones (A friend of Rob Hite) , Memphis Mafia
Jon Calder, Alexandria Assault {Video gaming Executive and long time CBA GM}
Greg Mason (From the backroads of America), Hicksville Raging Red Necks
Cory Light, Kilgore Bashers* {Current CBA Senior Executive consultant}
Wayne McGee, Stirling Red Sox* {CBA's Most prolific trader and goodwill
ambassador}
Randall Flowers, Vancouver Storm {Well known Strat GM in prominent
leagues}
Rob Hite, Philly Phantastics* { 2002 CBA champion, several time platyoff
contender) ,and CBA's semi-finalist in Worldwide ESSOM Friendship Cup tournament
Look at our history...The Contenders: The year 2000 was the CBA
revolution January the month that made history.
2000 was a year of controversy. Rules changes skewed our precious
stats with rediculous usage rules and overusage abound. Records could be
asterisked from that year. However 8 years later our playoff teams remind
of us of our CBA roots. Some of our teams in the playoffs are fighting to
exorcise the ghosts of the past. Doom and failure that gripped some long
forgotten franchises have gone away, or have they? Perhaps some of our
playoff contenders have the answer. As most of us know of the playoff
teams, Brooklyn Superbas (Marc Wass), Philly Phantastics (Rob Hite) are
the lone original owners in the dance. Lets look around.
The month that shook history, January 2000 perhaps put CBA into it's
dark years of 2001 and 2002. The CBA archives have been cracked open and
the in the historic vaults we saw a transition from the old founding
members to a new set of GM's who mostly hailed from the home region of
Quebec. We see on our time line that original Louisville Mob Squad, a
team who was quite popular moved to the north as the Jonquiere Lifesavers.
Perhaps CBA's worst team of all time. But that franchise is a laughing
sack no more in 2008.
Louisville Mob Squad:
BallPark: (Minnesota Twins)
Owned By: Dan Noonan (Member since foundation (97))
Residence: Louisville, Kentucky
Strat-o-Matic Experience: 6 years.
Thu, 06 Jan 2000 20:28:04 -0500
Thu, 06 Jan 2000 18:26:05 -0500
A GM was taken without checking credentials or reference.
Tue, 04 Jan 2000 00:05:41 -0500
Tue, 04 Jan 2000 00:06:52 -0500
Mon, 03 Jan 2000 15:48:35 -0500
The woeful Lifesavers made a series of deals at the onset, moving away
players and getting some poor return. A case could be made for bad luck,
they needed a lifesaver. The original GM was Dom Tremblay. He started a
mess of epic proportions and quickly left behind his mess to Pierre "Pete"
Janneau. Janneau was a knowledgeable strat player, and set out to correct
the roster issues left by Tremblay. The effects were devastating for the
franchise as they posted two of the worst seasons in CBA history. They
were followed by a succession of forgettable teams. They became the Green
bay Roches in 2002, then the Portland Sea Dogs. This team became the
Carolina Copperheads in 2006
On the other hand there was the Wilmington Blue Rocks.. Their profile
looks like this...
March 1997: Franchise foundation under the name Flamingos Parma owned
by Lou Bloss
October 1997: The Parmas finis second with a 91-71 season.
March 1998: Serge Robitaille acquire the franchise and renamed it
Darknight after a move to Kirkland.
October 1998: Kirkland Dark Knights finish with a second place finish had
a 92-70 season.
January 1999: Acquired by John MacDonald the franchise is renamed
Bluerocks and moved to Wilmington. 'Mack' had to give up his team after 1
season due to some personal issues, but when Sebastien Roberge took over,
he lost interest very quickly and was replaced after the council pushed
for his immediate removal due to non participation.
Of note a little known GM whose role in CBA remains a mystery is one GM
Dany LaPointe. Rumor had it that he was an office worker friend of
someone. It is the LaPointe mystery as to who the heck he was that
spurred a more discriminating selection process when the new regime change
came in late 2002 season. Just a side note:
In 2002 Marc Wass, Gerald Benoit took the reigns from
Claude LaMarre whose spirit was broken by Jeff Loria and his beloved Expos
MLB catastrophe. It was a sad time for CBA as baseballs greed affected
our league to the core. When baseball was left for dead in Quebec and our
Quebec colleagues followed suit, CBA went through it's transition. In
2002 Chris "Bouts" Boutin ran the games and brought in some more Strat
friends. As the original teams switched ownership so did the loyalty to
their home town fans.
Wilmington started as as the Parma Flamingoes by famed
Strat review columnist Lou Bloss. Lou left CBA and Strat after 1997 and
that team became the Kirkland Dark knights for a year in 98. John
MacDonald took em in 99, and his replacement Dany LaPointe proved unable
to assume duties after a very brief stay. Mac returned and moved his
stadium, but Mac would not put the same heart into his team he had before.
In 2002, Mac left and Clyde Elkins came in with the City Heights
Clydesdales. One of the wackiest logos I ever saw. You must check it
out. That franchise folded and is now going to be assigned to a new
franchise.
Manager of the Beauport Gamblers Martin Boulet brought on assistant GM
in Sebastien Roberge who in 2001 took over and renamed The once Grambling
Gamblers (1998 Jay Shapiro), the Westmount Gamblers. Sebas left as
baseball left Quebec, and Doug Vandermark changed the name to the Farnham
Chiefs. In 2003 Chris Thomas took over and named them the Houston Aeros.
Thomas had a turbulent history in CBA, and the Aeros franchises was
awarded to current GM Bob Fidler. Fidler rebuilt much of the team and
developed the Aeros in the Indiana Redbirds, already a Parker division
legend. They won the 2006 WS championship and want it back in the worst
way. They are proud Indiana Redbirds.
Washington was a new franchise in 2000 as Jon Calder's Alexandria Assault, stepped aside for Strat Vet Dan DiVirgilio. He lasted 3 years finishing the 2000 season 55-107 and finishing worse in 2001 at 45-117. Nick Yurchuk came aboard in 2002 and brought home a 17 game improvement to 62-100 . He was quite overwhelmed by the dizzying possibilties of rebuilding, and left after the season. In 2003 That franchise later became the present Dawson champion Joliet Jackhammers under the initials JJS in the Schmidt division. In 2004 they moved to Dawson. It's now 4 years later and Jack Frost is in the hunt. He joins the big boys and the possibilities of making CBA history in his tenure are in his control.
SD has been in CBA since 2002, and 2007 was their first ever playoff appearance as Wallace built this team from scratch out of the lowest winning team in CBA. Originally owned by Don Jensen and known as the Hamilton Harbors. Hamilton was best known for their dogfight in 1998 with then Dawson title winner Brooklyn Superbas (Moved to Parker in 99) Hamilton fought with Longue Pointe, Quebec, and Limoilou in 1999 and 2000, but were just shy. They'd not return anywhere closew again until 2007's Wallace led San Diego team. A team on the decline when Jensen retired. Wallace began to build with key trades and mostly draft picks and swaps. A true worst to first case, Wallace's plan was to take years to develop a bit at a time until he built what should be a strong contender for years to come. His attitude and dedication to CBA were evident in his very strong playoff effort and management in 2007. Joe Wallace is a class act, and quality GM whose time has arrived in the CBA. SD is an elite CBA team. Here is Hamilton/ San Diego's overall record 1997-2001 as Hamilton 2002-2007 as San Diego. Wallace's team has shown a win increase in 4 consecutive years. Although their regular season record is not as strong in 2008, they too are in the dance. Who knows where they'll go in 2008.
|
WON |
LOST |
|
|
1997 |
74 |
88 |
|
1998 |
98 |
64 |
|
1999 |
88 |
74 |
|
2000 |
89 |
73 |
|
2001 |
75 |
87 |
|
2002* |
61 |
101 |
|
2003 |
62 |
100 |
|
2004 |
52 |
110 |
|
2005 |
65 |
97 |
|
2006 |
82 |
80 |
|
2007 |
92 |
70 |
2008 |
93 |
69 |
Skokie was the Montreal Royals before Wolfman took them over. They
were original founder Gerlad Benoit's team. Looking how Shapiro improved
his team to that of a perrenial winner was quite accomplishment. Here is
with CBA's runaway Carter div champions again. 93 wins in 2008 was quite
a job, but he wants the World Series after going to the finals last year
to lose to Rob Hite and Philly.
| 1997 Bodega Bay - Gerald Benoit | 75 | 87 |
| 1998 Bodega Bay - Gerald Benoit | 75 | 87 |
| 1999 Bodega Bay - Gerald Benoit | 77 | 85 |
| 2000 Bodega Bay - Gerald Benoit | 85 | 77 |
| 2001 Bodega Bay - Gerald Benoit | 65 | 97 |
| 2002 Vermont Expos - Mario Fleming | 85 | 77 |
| 2003 Montreal Royals - Gerald Benoit | 80 | 82 |
| 2004 Montreal Royals - Gerald Benoit | 78 | 84 |
| 2005 Montreal Royals - Wolfman Shapiro Wild card | 95 | 67 |
| 2006 Skokie Wolfmen - Wolfman Shapiro Wildcard | 97 | 65 |
| 2007 Skokie Wolfmen - Wolfman Shapiro Staub Champion | 87 | 75 |
Click
http://www.cba-bb.net/logos_page.htm
To see the old logos, a real treat.
Well the replay was unfortunate but necessary. We avoided any crashes or any CM's
that couldn't import. Next block is the one to decide the wildcards and two titles.
Carolina overtook Philly who sits atop wildcard 2. Carolina has 2 games which means
Philly must sweep to win it and Carolina must lose all three or two losses to tie.
Brooklyn if they don't win Parker, will take the number 1 wildcard. Lake County is 1
game behind Philly for the wildcard Ottawa is 2 games back. Whoever sweeps will be
in good position. Philly controls their own destiny. Brooklyn must win to have a Parker
title and they play Carolina in a key series. Should Brooklyn sweep it could pave the way
for Lake or Ottawa to sneak into the playoffs. Simply put, CCS must win to avoid elimination.
In Staub LP has a 2 game edge over SD and 3 over both Limoilou and
Allentown. LP controls their
destiny as does Carolina with a win.Skokie takes Carter and Maine will hold 1 wildcard. Philly
plays a key series vs Longue Pointe. Its must win for both and it will determine the playoff seeds
and teams. It is the key series of the season, interleague. Indy plays Allentown who must sweep to
make the show. Allentown can tie if LP gets Philly pharted. Limoilou faces SD in another huge
series with ramifications for both teams. Limmer needs to sweep. SD needs to win at least 2 while LP losses.
LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 2008 C.B.A.
Dawson WON LOST PCT GB Skinny
2008 Joliet JJD 86 73 .541 ---- 1st ever playoff appearance
2008 Longue Pointe LLD 81 78 .509 5.0 Wildcard 2
2008 San Diego SSD 79 80 .497 7.0 2 games behind LP
2008 Limoilou LWD 78 81 .491 8.0 3 games behind LP
2008 Belfast BBD 77 82 .484 9.0 Just fell shy
Carter WON LOST PCT GB Skinny
2008 Skokie SWC 94 65 .591 ---- Never in Doubt
2008 Maine MEC 86 73 .541 8.0 Great season WC 1
2008 Allentown ANC 78 81 .491 16.0 3 games behind LP
2008 Ohio OTC
63 96 .396 31.0 Avoids 100 losses
2008 Kennesaw Mtn KWC 58 101 .365 36.0 cellar dwellar
Schmidt WON LOST PCT GB Skinny
2008 Carolina CCS 85 74 .535 ---- Look whose number 1
2008 Philly PPS 83 76 .522 2.0 Wildcard 2?
2008 Lake County LLS 82 77 .516 3.0 1 game behind Philly
2008 Stirling SRS 79 80 .497 6.0 Just missed playoff picture
2008 Southwest SLS 56 103 .352 29.0 Looking for number 1
Parker WON LOST PCT GB Skinny
2008 Indiana IRP 96 63 .604 ---- Can win Parker with another win
2008 Brooklyn BSP 93 66 .585 3.0 Wildcard 1 but could tie Indy
2008 Ottawa OOP 81 78 .509 15.0 2 games behind Philly
2008 Cooperstown CIP 79 80 .497 17.0 Fell just shy
2008 Bryan KBP 76 83 .478 20.0 Was in the picture later than expected
BOXSCORE: 2008 Belfast Brawlers At 2008
Kennesaw Mtn Woodsmen 8/29/2008
Brawlers
AB R H RBI AVG Woodsmen
AB R H RBI AVG
J.Carroll LF
6 0 0 0 .238 M.Teahen CF
10 2 4 2 .288
C.Paronto P
0 0 0 0 .500 Y.Escobar SS
9 0 3 0 .282
L.Dinardo P
0 0 0 0 .286 E.Encarnacion
3B 11 1 4 2 .334
M-A.Sonnanstine PH,P 3 0 0
0 .167 J.Francoeur RF
5 1 2 1 .292
A.Miles 2B
8 0 1 0 .293 M.Chico P
1 0 0 0 .167
M.Kotsay CF
11 0 5 2 .237
C.Billingsley P 0 0 0 0
.222
A.Rios RF
10 1 2 0 .278 F-R.Braun PH
1 0 1 0 .315
M.Napoli C
11 1 2 2 .225 E.Gonzalez P
0 0 0 0 .000
A.Huff 1B
11 0 1 0 .266 H-A.Cabrera PH
1 0 0 0 .241
A.Amezaga 3B
9 2 2 0 .309 S.Olsen P
0 0 0 0 .087
J.Lugo SS
11 0 1 1 .190 L-M.Olivo PH
1 0 0 0 .218
J.Jennings P
2 0 0 0 .000 J.Danks P
0 0 0 0 .121
A-C.Figgins PH
1 1 1 1 .328 N-M.Owings PH,P
2 0 0 0 .043
T.Pena P
0 0 0 0 .667 R.Garko 1B
12 0 3 0 .286
V.Chulk P
0 0 0 0 .500 J.Bay LF
6 0 0 0 .227
C-B.Schneider PH
0 1 0 0 .233 I-M.Cameron PR
0 0 0 0 .229
M.Corpas P
0 0 0 0 .000 J-T.Pena Jr LF
4 0 0 0 .196
E-F.Sanchez PH
1 0 0 0 .259 I.Kinsler 2B
11 0 2 0 .263
C.Sampson P
0 0 0 0 .310 K.Suzuki C
12 0 3 0 .203
C.Baek P
0 0 0 0 .222 C.Silva P
2 1 1 0 .128
G-R.Davis PH
1 0 0 0 .257 B-D.Mientkiewicz PH
1 0 0 0 .200
M.Bacsik P
0 0 0 0 .167 B.Hennessey P
0 0 0 0 .000
K-K.Mench PH,LF
4 0 0 0 .216 D-T.Buck PH,RF
8 0 0 0 .272
-- -- -- ---
-- -- -- ---
Totals 89 6 15 6
Totals 97 5 23 5
A-Pinch Hit For Jennings In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Silva In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Chulk In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Hennessey In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Corpas In 11th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Billingsley In 12th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Baek In 14th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Gonzalez In 14th Inning
I-Pinch Ran For Bay In 15th Inning
J-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Cameron In 16th
Inning
K-Pinch Hit For Bacsik In 16th Inning
L-Pinch Hit For Olsen In 16th Inning
M-Pinch Hit For Dinardo In 19th Inning
N-Pinch Hit For Danks In 19th Inning
Brawlers........ 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -
6 15 2
Woodsmen........ 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
5 23 1
Brawlers (68-73)
IP H R ER
BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
J.Jennings
6 8 4 4
0 2 2 9.00 A1 C8
T.Pena
0 1/3 0 0 0 0
1 0 3.48 C9 C9
V.Chulk
1 2/3 0 0 0 2
2 0 4.00 D1 D8
M.Corpas BS(5th)
2 2 1 1
0 3 1 2.82 D9 E7
C.Sampson
2 2 0 0
1 1 0 6.20 E8 F7
C.Baek
1 0 0 0
0 2 0 4.01 F8 G1
M.Bacsik
2 2 0 0
1 1 0 4.71 G2 H1
C.Paronto
2 0 0 0
0 1 0 7.52 H2 H8
L.Dinardo
1 0 0 0
0 0 0 5.10 H9 I2
A.Sonnanstin WIN(9-8)
8 9 0 0
1 11 0 3.72 I3
Totals
26 23 5 5
5 24 3
Woodsmen (49-92)
IP H R ER
BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
C.Silva
7 8 4 3
2 2 1 5.40 A1 D3
B.Hennessey
2 2 1 1
1 3 0 5.77 D4 E4
C.Billingsle
3 0 0 0
0 5 0 4.12 E5 F4
E.Gonzalez
2 0 0 0
1 2 0 6.05 F5 G2
S.Olsen
2 1 0 0
2 0 0 4.53 G3 H1
J.Danks
3 0 0 0
2 2 0 4.28 H2 I2
M.Owings
3 2 0 0
0 2 0 4.71 I3 J4
M.Chico LOSS(5-7)
4 2 1 1
3 0 0 6.25 J5
Totals
26 15 6 5
11 16 1
ATTENDANCE- 9,442 DATE- Wednesday, August 29th
2008 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Doug Eddings, Ed Montague, Basil
Fomine, Tony Randazzo
T- 9:06
LEFT ON BASE- Brawlers:18 Woodsmen:25
DOUBLE PLAYS- Brawlers: 2 Woodsmen: 3
ERRORS- A.Amezaga, J.Lugo, R.Garko
DOUBLES- M.Kotsay-2(9th), R.Garko(22nd),
K.Suzuki(9th), C.Silva
HOME RUNS- M.Napoli(12th), M.Teahen(12th),
E.Encarnacion(14th),
J.Francoeur(18th)
STOLEN BASES- Y.Escobar(4th)
SACRIFICE HITS- M.Chico
SACRIFICE FLIES- M.Teahen
WALKS- J.Carroll, A.Sonnanstine, A.Miles-4,
M.Kotsay, A.Rios, A.Amezaga-2,
B.Schneider, Y.Escobar-2, T.Pena Jr, I.Kinsler, T.Buck
HIT BY PITCH- J.Carroll, K.Mench, M.Teahen,
Y.Escobar, E.Encarnacion, J.Bay
STRIKE OUTS- A.Sonnanstine, A.Miles, A.Rios-2,
M.Napoli-2, A.Huff-4, A.Amezaga,
J.Lugo-2, J.Jennings, R.Davis, K.Mench, M.Teahen-2,
E.Encarnacion-3, J.Francoeur, M.Chico, M.Olivo, M.Owings,
R.Garko-4, J.Bay-2, T.Pena Jr, I.Kinsler-2, K.Suzuki-2, C.Silva,
D.Mientkiewicz, T.Buck-2
GIDP- M.Napoli, A.Huff, K.Suzuki, T.Buck
WILD PITCHES- A.Sonnanstine, J.Jennings-2,
M.Chico
PASSED BALLS- K.Suzuki
Mark Kotsay had 5 hits and 2 RBI and Andy
Sonnanstine dominated striking out
11 Kennesaw Mtn batters as the Belfast
Brawlers defeated the dreadful
Kennesaw Mtn Woodsmen in 26 innings by a score
of 6 to 5 at Miller
Park.
Both teams were tied at 5 runs apiece after
nine innings. Belfast was
victorious in the 26th inning. Alfredo
Amezaga drew a walk. Matt Chico then
let a pitch get away from him. Julio
Lugo then singled scoring the run.
Although they lost, Kennesaw Mtn did out-hit
Belfast 23 to 15.
The victory went to Sonnanstine(9-8) who went
8 innings, allowing no runs.
Chico(5-7) was given the loss in relief.
The Belfast ballclub's record now
stands at 68-73. With the loss, the
Kennesaw Mtn ballclub's record is 49-92,
worst in the division.
BOXSCORE: 2008 Joliet Jackhammers At 2008 Belfast Brawlers 8/7/2008
Joliet's John Maine throws a no hitter!
Jackhammers AB R H RBI AVG Brawlers AB R H RBI AVG
D.Eckstein SS 5 1 1 1 .347 R.Davis LF 4 0 0 0 .277
A.Hill 2B 5 1 1 0 .289 A.Miles 2B 3 0 0 0 .306
M.Ordonez RF 5 3 3 2 .359 S.Hatteberg 1B 3 0 0 0 .320
A.Soriano LF 5 1 2 0 .251 A.Rios RF 3 0 0 0 .276
M.Lowell 3B 5 2 3 2 .318 N.McLouth CF 2 0 0 0 .266
A.Pierzynski C 5 3 3 4 .256 M.Napoli C 3 0 0 0 .235
R.Gload 1B 5 1 2 3 .317 A.Amezaga SS 3 0 0 0 .332
J.Pierre CF 4 0 0 0 .268 C.Figgins 3B 3 0 0 0 .328
J.Maine P 4 0 1 0 .208 C.Sampson P 0 0 0 0 .280
C.Baek P 0 0 0 0 .222
B.Tomko P 0 0 0 0 .269
T.Pena P 1 0 0 0 .667
R.Perez P 0 0 0 0 .000
A-A.Huff PH 1 0 0 0 .260
V.Chulk P 0 0 0 0 .500
M.Corpas P 0 0 0 0 .000
B-F.Sanchez PH 1 0 0 0 .255
A.Sonnanstine P 0 0 0 0 .179
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 43 12 16 12 Totals 27 0 0 0
A-Pinch Hit For Perez In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Corpas In 8th Inning
Jackhammers..... 5 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 - 12 16 0
Brawlers........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 2
Jackhammers (66-53) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
J.Maine WIN(12-5) 9 0 0 0 3 6 0 3.65
Totals 9 0 0 0 3 6 0
Brawlers (54-65) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
C.Sampson LOSS(4-9) 0 2/3 5 5 5 0 0 1 6.34
C.Baek 1 2 2 2 0 2 2 4.11
B.Tomko 0 2/3 2 1 1 0 1 0 5.63
T.Pena 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.82
R.Perez 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.96
V.Chulk 0 1/3 3 1 1 0 0 0 4.12
M.Corpas 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 3 0 3.21
A.Sonnanstin 1 3 3 3 0 1 2 3.94
Totals 9 16 12 12 0 8 5
ATTENDANCE- 51,523 DATE- Tuesday, August 7th 2008 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Tim Timmons, Mike Dimuro, Hunter Wendlestadt, Dale Scott
T- 2:48
LEFT ON BASE- Jackhammers: 4 Brawlers: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Jackhammers: 0 Brawlers: 1
ERRORS- C.Figgins, R.Perez
DOUBLES- A.Pierzynski(12th)
HOME RUNS- D.Eckstein(3rd), M.Ordonez-2(18th), A.Pierzynski(5th), R.Gload(1st)
WALKS- A.Miles, S.Hatteberg, N.McLouth
STRIKE OUTS- D.Eckstein, A.Hill, A.Soriano, M.Lowell-2, A.Pierzynski, J.Maine-2,
R.Davis, S.Hatteberg, A.Rios, N.McLouth, M.Napoli, F.Sanchez
GIDP- J.Pierre
John Maine(12-5) thrilled the fans at PNC Park as he crafted a no-hit
masterpiece against the Belfast Brawlers. The Joliet Jackhammers won by a
final score of 12 to 0.
Maine was spectacular. He walked 3 Belfast batters. The tension was mounting
with every inning after the 6th. Maine appeared oblivious himself to the
mounting history until two were out in the 9th. Only then, did he allow
himself one deep sigh and a slow trip around the mound. Joliet rapped out 16
hits for the night.
Chris Sampson(4-9) took the loss. He pitched 2/3 of an inning allowing 5 hits
and no walks. After the game, Maine was heard to say, 'This is something I
have dreamt about since I was a little boy - to have it come true is just
amazing!'
Sept 8th 2008
Ohio: Ineligible POPNOMER Clay Bucholz used, First offense
warning.
Skokie: Infraction: overused Heilman after warning issued, First
offense warning
Stirling: Infraction: overused Okajima after warning issued. First
offense warning
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The trading deadline will be set for September 18th 7pm eastern
time. That will be when the Aug games thru 29th will be played.
Rosters will increase to max after block 25, for block 26.
Review the constitution regarding trades, and to answer a question
posed, yes RFA's may be drafted by someone else and traded to you.
They will be subject to RFA regulations however and not playoff
eligible.
Last week Wilkerson 2 grand slam game made the news, this week it's
Longue Pointe's Greg Maddux. Historic....Greg Maddux threw
yet another career shutout. Two weeks in a row now.
Carlos Silva had shutout of Kennesaw Mt Woodsmen got only his second
win against 14 losses with a 6 hit shutout against Maine who lost
their 3 this week. They fall to 8 games out as Brooklyn took
two from Skokie to help the Express out. Maine remains atop
the wildcard race for the first spot while the second wildcard spot
is up for grabs between the runner up to the division battle in
Dawson. Joliet remains only 2 up on SD. They should not
get complacent because there are a few teams who with a good block
or two can claim or move into that #2 spot. Longue Pointe pitching
and defense could make an impact during this stretch run. LP
has seen Cy Young winner Carlos Zambrano have an off year. Could he
be declining? He won this week helping LP win its two series vs SD
and red hot Cooperstown. Lincecum has been winning some for LP
in INN limited duty. September is the month that makes
champions and contenders. Who gets the recognition and glory
and who is scarcely mentioned except in some Archive statistic.
Belfast is rising with strong pitching from unlikely places.
They took two from division rivals Joliet and the mighty Wendigo in
the battle of the Quebec province. Its precidence goes back to
when games were played over IRC and ICQ by the Quebec teams.
It is a CBA tradition when two Quebec teams play. In 1997 there were no less than 8 Canadian teams. 1 from British Columbia Randall Flowers Vancouver Storm who later moved to Quebec and won the 1998 championship as the St Foy Frenchies. 3 more teams came from Ontario. Don Jensen's Hamilton Harbors who lasted 5 years. Stirling and our own Wayne McGee, the 2001 World Champion Ottawa Otters and Jack Jung. Not coincidently, many of the Quebec teams were grouped in the legendary Dawson division. Limoilou, Quebec & Chris Boutin, Bodega Bay and former commisioner Gerald Benoit, Longue Pernt's original owner and commisioner Claude LaMarre, Jeff Boutet's Limoilou Wendigo. Serge Robitaille came in 1998 and took over Lou Bloss' Parma Flamingoes and relocated it to Quebec as the Kirkland Dark Knights. They finished 2nd place with 92 wins in '98. He left after 1 year and John MacDonald moved them back to the Starts and Wilmington Delaware.
In 1998 Maxim Daigle took over for Eric Lindner on his Southwest Lizard King franchise. Maxim we thought was new to Strat and it showed. He bumbled his way to 78-84 record after allowing the Lizards to fall apart. Daigle then proceeded to be relieved by the now legendary GM Nick Yurchuk who in 2001 renamed them the Jonquiere Lifesavers. They need artificial support finishing a humiliating 45-117. Yurchuk upchucked the team, by destroying its future, prompting enactment of a trade council. Maxim Cote took Donald "Duck" Davis Jr's Harlem Knights and in 1998 moved it to Quebec renaming it the Tennessee Warriors. He was replaced when he couldn't grasp the concept of section 15. They were taken over by a long term CBA owner and possible hall of fame candidate Stephane Bouchard. Bouchard lasted all the way through 2003 when he retired from Strat-o-matic baseball leagues. Tennessee played in the Parker. He won the Parker crown in 2000, 2001, and 2002. Martin Boulet took Jay Shapiro's Chicago based Grambling Gamblers in 1999 and led them to the World Series in 1999 against Jeff's Limoilou team. Beauport was most definitely a Quebec team. The Quebec teams have always been quite strong and Belfast for several years was no exception. Belfast plays their games in Quebec and JD Adams is again showing why he is a well respected GM.
This Quebec team Belfast has come alive at the right time and is making its rush to the wildcard along with Limoilou. With LP struggling, and the three battlingManaging teams that usually have very little slugging ability, JD mixes speed and batting average each year.
The Playoff picture looks like this in Staub...
Joliet has a 2 game on SD. Skokie has 7 on Maine in Carter. Two
wild cards only for now look like Maine then SD. But the
Dawson teams all have a shot maybe of winning the title.
Whoever can not may secure a wildcard with a hot month.
Wildcard Staub
1. Maine 77 wins
2. SD 72
after 135games
2008 Staub
Russell Martin Allentown
Jason Varitek LP
Prince Fielder Limoilou
Adrian Gonzalez San Diego
Jeff Kent Allentown
Dan Uggla Maine
Chipper Jones Joliet
David Wright San Diego
Hanley Ramirez Allentown
Edgar Renteria San Diego
Hideki Matsui LP
Alfonso Soriano Joliet
Carlos Beltran Limoilou
Torii Hunter LP
Corey Hart Allentown
Magglio Ordonez Joliet
Batting Key Performers
Carter Division
NAME TM BA GM AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HB SH DP SB CS E The Skinny
J.Gathrt MEC.356 78 188 47 67 5 0 0 14 27 24 2 7 3 18 11 2 platooner who performs
A.GonzalezMEC.281 110 441 68 124 34 1 23 77 39108 3 0 5 0 0 1 SD cleanup hitter
H.Ramirez MEC.331 108 444 76 147 35 4 15 67 40 63 3 0 9 61 16 13offense yes!defense no!
J.Kent MEC.320 97 341 55 109 27 1 17 72 45 55 2 0 9 3 4 9 Been terrific at 2nd
B.Upton MEC.317 95 328 69 104 19 2 21 58 45 95 6 0 6 6 3 1 One of CBA's best CF
E.Encncn KWC.325 68 203 25 66 5 0 9 37 10 32 6 0 4 0 0 1 Lots of production platoon
J.Loney KWC.308 64 221 32 68 9 1 13 36 19 32 2 0 6 0 0 6 Part time pop
J.Kubel OTC.330 65 212 30 70 23 2 8 41 20 29 0 0 7 5 0 3 Lots of RBIs as platoon
M.Diaz OTC.326 82 215 35 70 14 0 10 32 9 44 5 0 7 2 0 2 platoon force
J.Jones OTC.321 68 218 23 70 16 0 2 25 23 30 0 1 8 4 0 2 platoon big time
M.TeixeiraOTC.268 103 340 55 91 18 1 22 65 45 87 6 0 4 0 0 3 Ohio's cleanup man
C.Jones SWC.355 105 397 82 141 35 2 35 90 56 54 0 0 13 4 2 8 Jones having career year
M.Bradley SWC.339 70 183 37 62 7 0 14 32 26 37 3 0 5 1 3 1 Awesome 10th man
D.Young SWC.325 99 357 58 116 29 0 17 60 35 60 0 0 12 0 0 3 Skokie's consistent offense
B.Bonds SWC.278 94 284 63 79 16 0 26 70 57 44 4 0 13 0 0 2 Big bat and OBA
M.Hollday SLS.329 111 441 82 145 38 2 29 87 46 89 9 0 18 6 0 5 Awesome numbers
Dawson Division
NAME TM BA GM AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HB SH DP SB CS E The Skinny
A.Amezaga BBD.353 66 167 28 59 11 8 1 21 13 23 4 3 3 11 3 3 Belfast surprise
C.Figgins BBD.340 99 321 57 109 24 6 1 33 49 63 0 0 2 39 14 9 Figgins is whole offense
BBD PITCHERS .247 105 178 18 44 3 1 0 18 5 66 0 23 3 0 0 15The pitchers can hit!
S.HattbergBBD.332 96 310 45 103 25 3 5 45 38 44 1 0 8 0 0 9 Hatteberg is on base
M.Ordonez JJD.357 101 353 63 126 35 0 15 60 49 60 2 0 15 1 0 1 MVP candidate, #'s lie
D.EcksteinJJD.351 72 242 35 85 13 1 2 34 8 22 8 0 4 3 1 8 Eckstein career year
M.Lowell JJD.310 103 339 51 105 12 2 12 50 31 39 6 0 18 1 2 12More valuable than #'s
JJD PTCHERS .186 108 188 22 35 7 0 2 17 8 73 0 26 0 0 0 5 More hitting hurlers
C.Grndrsn LWD.319 88 348 63 111 23 17 12 67 33 68 4 0 7 9 1 3 Grand isn't he?
P.Fielder LWD.245 105 424 68 104 21 0 45 93 42 87 10 0 10 0 2 18Tons of HR,needs guys on
T.Perez LLD.419 47 74 8 31 7 1 0 8 5 8 0 0 0 1 0 1 Super PH
I.Suzuki LLD.331 111 478 65 158 15 3 4 49 29 48 2 8 4 33 14 0 Creates runs for LP
J.Vidro LLD.310 101 377 48 117 18 0 6 40 35 36 0 5 11 0 0 16 Key cog in LP offense
D.Wright SSD.357 94 311 62 111 35 1 14 64 52 55 4 0 9 18 2 7 Wright stuff
E.Rentria SSD.332 87 334 72 111 29 0 8 32 46 45 0 3 9 3 1 7 Having career year
Parker Division
NAME TM BA GM AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HB SH DP SB CS E The Skinny
M.Young KBP.311 93 396 59 123 18 1 3 29 35 64 3 1 15 6 0 11 Key Bryan all around guy
J.Gomes KBP.291 87 354 57 103 23 2 31 82 30 133 4 0 3 9 2 2 unbelievable season
R.Ibanez CIP.328 109 418 61 137 31 3 25 64 35 68 1 0 12 0 0 7 Big time for Raul
B.Harris CIP.313 94 336 46 105 26 4 9 53 30 70 3 6 4 2 1 11 Harris with solid #s
J.Morneau CIP.311 110 425 68 132 28 3 28 82 36 55 0 0 14 0 4 7 Morneau having big yr
J.Posada IRP.366 101 369 69 135 39 0 21 82 59 67 4 0 13 2 0 2 Career year, Gaudy stats
A.Pujols IRP.310 105 422 86 131 28 0 33 85 63 57 7 0 18 1 3 4 Pujols power
J.Reyes IRP.302 105 427 60 129 23 8 6 62 31 59 0 11 4 31 13 9 Reyes runs Redbirds
A.RodrguezIRP.302 103 414 94 125 21 1 31 72 55 95 19 0 14 6 1 10 No problems in clutch here
J.Thome IRP.297 78 306 54 91 20 0 28 68 39 93 7 0 5 0 0 0 Thome thumps HRs
H.Pence IRP.312 61 221 44 69 12 5 6 41 21 52 0 0 9 3 1 2 Pence platoon RBI
P.Polanco IRP.330 104 437 75 144 35 1 11 60 31 49 12 6 11 7 1 0 Career year
M.Cabrera BSP.367 101 390 91 143 25 1 32 93 49 85 5 0 12 5 0 14 MVP candidate carries BSP
E.Byrnes BSP.288 101 410 78 118 18 5 14 58 41 78 10 0 10 44 18 5 Lots of steals leading off
R.Howard BSP.265 97 351 70 93 27 0 27 79 40 140 2 0 2 2 0 0 Homers
M.Stairs BSP.314 61 191 33 60 16 0 10 42 36 43 0 0 8 2 1 1 Stairs platoon power
T.Helton BSP.326 101 380 76 124 24 3 14 55 59 71 1 0 5 0 0 1 Helton still produces
V.GuerreroOOP.351 108 442 86 155 33 0 39 120 41 42 5 0 14 0 1 7 MVP candidate career year
D.Ortiz OOP.281 108 420 89 118 20 2 26 59 83 105 2 0 26 4 2 16 Papi pops
J.Mauer OOP.317 92 344 51 109 22 3 6 45 48 40 4 0 8 0 0 4 Mauer under rated receiver
Schmidt Division
NAME TM BA GM AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HB SH DP SB CS E
J.Werth CCS.347 61 150 39 52 8 0 9 28 25 29 0 0 1 4 0 3 Carolina super sub
M.Tejada CCS.326 108 426 68 139 18 2 23 63 27 43 7 3 15 2 0 14 Having great year
B.Roberts CCS.301 108 462 88 139 37 3 5 37 56 75 0 1 2 34 13 5 Premiere leadoff man
W.Taveras LLS.328 80 296 51 97 15 5 0 12 17 41 7 7 5 32 10 5 Taveras great leadoff guy
J.Rollins LLS.278 111 479 70 133 28 12 17 83 21 52 7 0 16 19 4 12 Rollins does it all
R.Raburn LLS.330 31 100 17 33 6 0 5 20 11 23 0 0 2 2 0 2 Super sub
R.Ankiel PPS.352 39 122 25 43 14 0 14 45 9 24 0 0 4 0 1 0 Ankiel unbelievable power
J.Keppngr PPS.335 53 185 36 62 14 1 4 19 14 19 4 6 6 3 1 4 Kep keeps producing
B.Hawpe PPS.326 85 316 61 103 28 2 16 59 40 84 0 0 8 0 0 3 Hawpe is hot
C.Utley PPS.316 87 335 70 106 26 4 12 42 32 49 12 0 11 4 0 9 Utley hits
C.Lee PPS.275 98 375 54 103 19 0 23 69 29 40 1 0 24 5 1 0 Lee a key performer
R.BelliardSRS.359 72 273 33 98 27 2 3 22 16 41 0 2 4 1 0 3 How is this happening?
D.Pedroia SRS.350 84 371 58 130 25 1 6 33 25 34 3 3 9 5 0 9 Rookie of the year?
C.CrawfordSRS.350 108 452 72 158 29 5 19 63 24 73 9 2 8 34 6 4 Sensational MVP candidate
M.Ramirez SRS.324 108 423 53 137 33 0 19 73 45 95 7 0 9 0 0 0 Manny mauls
C.Pena SRS.259 108 397 76 103 20 0 34 97 78 130 5 0 6 1 0 7 Pena HRs
Pitching Key Performers
Parker Division
NAME TM ERA W L PCT G GS CG SH SV IP H R ER HR BB SO HLD
P.Feliciano BSP 1.60 2 1 .667 47 0 0 0 0 39.1 31 12 7 3 23 33 13 Good lefty set up man
R.Mahay BSP 2.11 5 2 .714 42 0 0 0 1 38.1 36 9 9 2 19 31 Another BSP lefty
E.Bedard BSP 3.08 14 0 1.00 17 17 3 0 0 114 104 41 39 17 36 140 Undefeated. K ratio superior
F.Cordero CIP 1.38 4 1 .800 32 0 0 0 20 32.2 15 8 5 2 15 40 Best player on C Town
R.Oswalt IRP 3.84 15 1 .938 21 21 6 0 0 152 134 69 65 16 62 108 Oswalt CY Young candidate
L.Hawkins KBP 2.60 3 1 .750 40 0 0 0 0 52 40 15 15 8 20 20 11 Good set up man
J.Borowski OOP 3.86 1 4 .200 30 0 0 0 21 32.2 36 17 14 1 8 30 Saves em for Ottawa
B.Webb OOP 4.19 12 6 .667 21 21 4 2 0 139 144 80 65 12 43 120 Webb wins. Staff Ace
L.Hawkins KBP 2.60 3 1 .750 40 0 0 0 0 52.0 40 15 15 8 20 20 11 Efficient set up
Dawson Division
NAME TM ERA W L PCT G GS CG SH SV IP H R ER HR BB SO HLD The Skinny
J.Shields MEC 2.45 14 3 .824 23 23 6 1 0 180 151 51 49 16 29 147 Best in Carter?
J.Putz JJD 1.83 2 4 .333 47 0 0 0 27 44.1 30 9 9 2 11 46 Premier closer
B.Wolfe JJD 1.83 3 1 .750 30 0 0 0 0 34.1 34 8 7 3 6 17 7 Awesome set up
A.Burnett JJD 3.03 10 4 .714 21 21 2 1 0 136 107 48 46 16 59 147 Big year JJD ace
J.Maine JJD 4.02 9 5 .643 23 21 0 0 0 132 122 64 59 15 51 113 A Key down the stretch
T.Saito LWD 1.64 0 4 .000 37 0 0 0 23 38.1 20 7 7 3 4 63 Phenom closer
R.Betanct LWD 1.71 2 2 .500 45 0 0 0 8 58.0 41 13 11 3 9 54 5 solid middle /long man
E.Gagne LWD 2.21 2 0 1.000 24 0 0 0 1 36.2 26 13 9 2 26 40 5 Hold 'em
T.Jones LLD 1.56 3 4 .429 42 0 0 0 17 40.1 25 7 7 2 11 18 Having big season
J.Gobble LLD 2.93 0 2 .000 32 0 0 0 0 30.2 26 13 10 3 10 17 7 Set up lefty
R.Seanez LLD 3.61 4 1 .800 48 0 0 0 3 52.1 55 24 21 5 22 47 17 Most effective set up
F.Rodrigz SSD 2.55 2 4 .333 35 0 0 0 18 35.1 19 11 10 2 28 44 Closer
J.Peavy SSD 3.25 10 10.500 23 23 2 1 0 149.1 129 61 54 11 44 158 More offense would help
F.Herndez SSD 3.62 9 4 .692 19 19 0 0 0 112.0 107 51 45 11 39 93 King conquering
Schmidt Division
NAME TM ERA W L PCT G GS CG SH SV IP H R ER HR BB SO HLD The Skinny
L.Hawkins KBP 2.60 3 1 .750 40 0 0 0 0 52.0 40 15 15 8 20 20 11 Efficient set up
J.Marquis CCS 4.30 13 4 .765 23 22 1 0 0 138.0 157 79 66 21 53 68 Marquis a staff ace?
J.ValverdeCCS 1.89 4 4 .500 52 0 0 0 16 52.1 38 14 11 7 20 57 Having career year
H.Street CCS 2.38 2 0 1.000 40 0 0 0 2 34.0 23 10 9 3 12 38 13 Great set up man
K.Gregg CCS 3.03 2 4 .333 59 0 0 0 1 65.1 40 28 22 9 27 67 17 Awesome hold artist
M.Herges LLS 1.98 1 2 .333 24 0 0 0 1 41.0 31 9 9 6 20 28 7 Team would be nowhere w/o
J.Vazquez LLS 2.80 9 7 .563 21 21 5 2 0 151.0 118 54 47 22 40 156 Ace
J.Beckett LLS 3.66 9 7 .563 22 22 10 3 0 157.1 139 76 64 15 42 150 Great K ratio
H.Bell PPS 1.76 5 2 .714 33 0 0 0 8 66.2 37 16 13 3 35 76 4 Does it all in pen
J.VerlnderPPS 3.99 12 6 .667 23 23 2 0 0 140.0 141 71 62 23 43 133 Philly ace in '08
A.Brown SLS 2.58 3 1 .750 18 0 0 0 0 45.1 31 13 13 1 22 45 Brown set up for Wags
J.Miller SLS 3.09 3 0 1.000 47 0 0 0 3 64.0 66 24 22 8 25 64 SW set up men are good
M.Cain SLS 3.53 9 8 .529 25 24 0 0 1 155.2 129 64 61 21 62 148 Staff ace
B.Arroyo SRS 4.18 10 3 .769 22 22 3 1 0 137.2 136 68 64 18 39 92 Stirling ace
H.Okajima SRS 2.73 5 3 .625 44 0 0 0 0 66.0 49 20 20 7 23 59 Mid specialist
Carter Division
NAME TM ERA W L PCT G GS CG SH SV IP H R ER HR BB SO HLD The Skinny
J.Shields MEC 2.45 14 3 .824 23 23 6 1 0 180 151 51 49 16 29 147 An ace for Maine
B.Jenks MEC 2.30 2 1 .667 48 0 0 0 22 47.0 31 12 12 3 10 45 Maine closer excellence
J.Bergmnn MEC 2.98 8 5 .615 16 16 0 0 0 90.2 61 35 30 5 30 63 Having good year
B.Myers OTC 4.97 3 1 .750 47 0 0 0 5 38.0 39 22 21 8 19 40 14 Myers good set up and mid
A.Heilman SWC 1.83 4 1 .800 42 0 0 0 2 73.2 58 18 15 3 16 49 Awesome set and mid man
C.Schrodr SWC 2.01 2 1 .667 33 1 0 0 2 49.1 36 12 11 2 19 39 Excellent set up
T.Hudson SWC 3.11 14 5 .737 25 24 4 1 0 173 149 62 60 17 32 107 Skokie ace
G.Sherrll SWC 3.14 2 2 .500 33 0 0 0 3 43.0 27 16 15 3 20 42 Another SWC pen man
K.Wells SWC 3.40 1 1 .500 29 1 0 0 2 50.1 47 21 19 5 24 35 SWC middle guy
C.Wang SWC 3.79 9 4 .692 21 21 3 1 0 130 123 56 55 12 37 58 Wang solid
Below are our 2008 All stars.....
2008 Clemente Black=In Majors Blue=In Minors
Jorge Posada Indiana
Joe Mauer Ottawa
Alberl Pujols Indiana
Justin Morneau Cooperstown
Placido Polanco Indiana
Brian