Giving Thanks

Looking back...

Fleetwood's 2006 season came to a heart-breaking conclusion with its loss to Metropolis in the 2006 NLCS. In retrospect, though, there is still much to be thankful for.

First, Fleetwood ended its rebuilding phase and established itself as a legitimate contender in BRASSball's National League going forward.

Second, the team saw two of its young players (Miguel Cabrera, David Wright) establish themselves as up-and-coming BRASSball stars...stars to build around long-term.

Third, the team's thrilling 21-game winning streak to end the regular season.

And finally, the team also has a brighter future in store...complete with another wave of promising prospects (Ryan Zimmerman, Conor Jackson, Kenji Johjima, Jason Kubel, Chad Billingsley, Daisuke Matsuzaka), a robust bank account (the highest in BRASSball), and more than its fair share of picks in the upcoming annual draft.

Add it all up, and Fleetwood's legion of fans has every reason to view 2006 as not a disappointing ending, but rather a prelude to even better times to come.

Turning the page...

The first step in moving ahead will be assessing the team's strengths and weaknesses, and begin planning and acting accordingly. Fleetwood's depth in young talent, cash, and draft picks should provide ample "hot stove" ammunition to reload for another pennant run in 2007.

Coming soon...

Fleetwood Hot Stove Report, including trade updates, free agency results, and draft picks!

October 28, 2006: NLCS Game 7

Pedro Martinez dominated in Game 7, striking out 11 Fleetwood batters as the Metropolis Avengers toppled the Fleetwood Walkers by a score of 3 to 2 at John Locke Field. With the win, Metropolis completed its comeback from a 3-1 series deficit and advanced to the BRASSball World Series.

Metropolis won the game with a run in the 9th inning. Rafael Furcal drew a lead-off walk versus Fleetwood's Arthur Rhodes. After an out was recorded, Fleetwood brought in Scott Downs to face Bobby Abreu. Abreu promptly lashed a single into right field, advancing Furcal to third base.

Needing a strikeout or (even better) a double play, Fleetwood called on relief ace Derrick Turnbow. Turnbow did his job, getting Richie Sexon to hit an easy groundball to Fleetwood shortstop Bobby Crosby. Alas, Crosby could not field the ball cleanly. His error allowed Furcal to score the go-ahead run which eventually gave Metropolis the win.

The victory was credited to Martinez (1-3) who went 8 and 2/3 innings, allowing 2 runs. Chris Hammond recorded the save, his 1st of the post-season. Arthur Rhodes (0-1) ended up with the loss in relief.

Martinez didn't realize how many strikeouts he was racking up. When told he had 11 he was obviously surprised, 'No kidding? Man, I knew that I had a decent total, but I didn't think I had K'd that many. Say, that's pretty good, isn't it?'

Not only was it pretty good, it was good enough for the National League Championship.

The NLCS MVP award went to Martinez's teammate Roger Clemens. Clemens was 2-0 in his 2 starts, posting a 0.00 ERA in 17.2 innings. He allowed just 9 hits and 6 walks while racking up 18 strikeouts.

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BOXSCORE: 2006 Metropolis Avengers At 2006 Fleetwood Walkers       10/28/2006
 
  Avengers           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Roberts 2B        4  0  0  0 .345     D.Dejesus LF        3  0  0  0 .302  
  R.Furcal SS         3  1  0  0 .170     D.Wright DH         4  0  0  0 .189  
  V.Guerrero RF       4  0  2  0 .210     D.Lee 1B            4  0  1  0 .260  
  B.Abreu LF          4  0  1  0 .298     M.Cabrera 3B        3  0  0  0 .314  
  R.Sexson 1B         4  0  0  1 .173     J.Valentin C        4  0  0  0 .229  
  E.Chavez 3B         4  0  0  0 .315     J.Edmonds CF        4  1  2  1 .238  
  M.Mora DH           3  1  0  0 .324   A-L.Matos PR          0  0  0  0 .273  
  J.Posada C          3  1  1  2 .167     J.Guillen RF        4  1  1  1 .226  
  V.Wells CF          3  0  0  0 .204     B.Crosby SS         3  0  0  0 .103  
                                        B-B.Bonds PH          0  0  0  0 .000  
                                        C-R.Castro PH         1  0  0  0 .278  
                                          M.Giles 2B          3  0  2  0 .340  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  3  4  3                 Totals      33  2  6  2
 
A-Pinch Ran For Edmonds In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Crosby In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Bonds In 9th Inning
 
Avengers........ 0 0 2  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  3  4  0
Walkers......... 0 0 0  0 1 0  1 0 0  -  2  6  1
 
Avengers (8-6)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
P.Martinez WIN(1-3)       8 2/3   6   2   2   2  11   2   3.27  A1 D7
C.Hammond SAVE(1st)       0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00  D8
Totals                    9       6   2   2   2  11   2
 
Walkers (7-6)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
A.Burnett                 7 2/3   3   2   2   1   9   1   2.91  A1 C9
A.Rhodes LOSS(0-1)        0 2/3   0   1   0   1   0   0   3.38  D1 D3
S.Downs                   0       1   0   0   0   0   0   1.80  D4 D4
D.Turnbow                 0 2/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0.57  D5
Totals                    9       4   3   2   2  10   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 38,896 DATE- Saturday, October 28th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:25
LEFT ON BASE- Avengers: 4  Walkers: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Avengers: 0  Walkers: 0
ERRORS- B.Crosby
DOUBLES- J.Edmonds(7th)
HOME RUNS- J.Posada(2nd), J.Edmonds(2nd), J.Guillen(1st)
STOLEN BASES- M.Giles(1st)
WALKS- R.Furcal, M.Mora, D.Dejesus, M.Cabrera
STRIKE OUTS- R.Furcal, V.Guerrero, B.Abreu-2, R.Sexson-2, E.Chavez, M.Mora-3,
             D.Dejesus, D.Wright-2, D.Lee-2, M.Cabrera-2, J.Edmonds, J.Guillen,
             B.Crosby, M.Giles

October 27, 2006: NLCS Game 6

Eric Chavez connected with a 'big fly' at John Locke Field where the Metropolis Avengers beat the Fleetwood Walkers by the score of 6 to 5. In doing so, the Avengers tied the National League Championship series at 3 games apiece.

Jason Isringhausen (1-0) won the game with in relief. He performed flawlessly in 2/3 of an inning. Metropolis banged out 11 hits on the night.

Mike Wuertz earned his 1st save. The losing pitcher was Derrick Turnbow (2-1) in relief. He pitched 3 innings and surrendered just 1 hit and no walks.

A sure-to-be-thrilling Game 7 will feature Pedro Martinez for Metropolis and A.J. Burnett for Fleetwood. This will be the third matchup of these two pitchers during the series, with Burnett's Fleetwood Walkers narrowly winning both previous matchups in Game 1 and Game 4.

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BOXSCORE: 2006 Metropolis Avengers At 2006 Fleetwood Walkers       10/27/2006
 
  Avengers           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Michaels DH       4  2  3  0 .316     B.Crosby SS         3  0  0  0 .111  
  B.Roberts 2B        5  1  1  1 .373   A-B.Bonds PH          1  0  0  0 .000  
  R.Sexson 1B         4  1  1  2 .188   C-C.Counsell SS       1  0  0  0 .000  
  B.Abreu LF          5  0  2  1 .302     D.Wright DH         4  0  0  0 .204  
  V.Guerrero RF       4  0  1  0 .190     D.Lee 1B            3  1  1  1 .261  
  J.Posada C          4  0  0  0 .154     M.Cabrera 3B        4  0  1  1 .333  
  V.Wells CF          4  0  0  0 .217     J.Edmonds CF        3  1  1  0 .211  
  E.Chavez 3B         4  2  3  1 .340   B-J.Guillen PH,RF     1  0  0  0 .222  
  R.Furcal SS         3  0  0  1 .180     M.Giles 2B          4  1  2  0 .318  
                                          R.Castro C          3  0  1  1 .294  
                                        D-J.Valentin PH,C     1  0  0  0 .258  
                                          D.Dejesus LF,CF     4  1  2  1 .325  
                                          L.Matos RF,LF       2  1  1  1 .273  
                                        E-J.Phelps PH         1  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  6 11  6                 Totals      35  5  9  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Crosby In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Edmonds In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Bonds In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Castro In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Matos In 9th Inning
 
Avengers........ 2 3 0  0 0 0  0 1 0  -  6 11  0
Walkers......... 0 1 0  2 0 0  2 0 0  -  5  9  0
 
Avengers (7-6)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
A.Pettitte                6       8   5   5   1   4   1   5.70  A1 C9
C.Politte BS(2nd)         0 1/3   1   0   0   2   0   0   2.45  D1 D4
J.Isringhaus WIN(1-0)     0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00  D5 D5
J.Benoit HOLD(1st)        0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   6.75  D6 D6
C.Hammond HOLD(1st)       0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00  D7 D8
M.Wuertz SAVE(1st)        1       0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00  D9
Totals                    9       9   5   5   3   5   1
 
Walkers (7-5)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
M.Buehrle                 3       8   5   5   3   0   2   3.68  A1 C2
K.Escobar                 1 1/3   1   0   0   0   3   0   2.70  C3 C7
F.Cabrera                 0 2/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   3.60  C8 D1
A.Rhodes                  0 2/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   3.68  D2 D3
S.Downs                   0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   1.80  D4 D4
D.Turnbow LOSS(2-1)       3       1   1   1   0   3   0   0.60  D5
Totals                    9      11   6   6   3   8   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 38,638 DATE- Friday, October 27th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 3:25
LEFT ON BASE- Avengers: 8  Walkers: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Avengers: 1  Walkers: 0
DOUBLES- J.Michaels(1st), B.Abreu-2(4th), E.Chavez-2(7th), R.Castro(1st),
         D.Dejesus(3rd)
TRIPLES- B.Roberts(1st), M.Giles(1st)
HOME RUNS- R.Sexson(3rd), E.Chavez(2nd), D.Lee(5th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- R.Furcal
WALKS- J.Michaels, R.Sexson, V.Guerrero, D.Wright, D.Lee, L.Matos
STRIKE OUTS- R.Sexson-3, B.Abreu-2, V.Guerrero, V.Wells-2, D.Wright, D.Lee,
             M.Cabrera, R.Castro, L.Matos
GIDP- J.Guillen
WILD PITCHES- D.Turnbow

October 25, 2006: NLCS Game 5

Roger Clemens whitewashed Fleetwood as the Metropolis Avengers defeated the Fleetwood Walkers by the score of 8 to 0 at Hall of Justice. With the win, Metropolis cut Fleetwood's series lead to 3 games to 2.

Clemens (4-0) was virtually untouchable. He didn't give up much, just 4 hits and 3 walks in 9 innings seeing his ERA drop from 2.05 to 1.59. The Metropolis offense was great, scoring in 7 of the 9 innings.

Esteban Loaiza (0-3) absorbed the loss. He struggled with his control issuing 7 walks in 3 and 1/3 innings.

Both teams will now travel to Fleetwood for Game 6. The pitching matchup will be a rematch of Game 3 in which Fleetwood's Mark Buehrle outdueled Metropolis' Andy Pettitte for the win.

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BOXSCORE: 2006 Fleetwood Walkers At 2006 Metropolis Avengers       10/25/2006
 
  Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Avengers           AB  R  H RBI AVG
  M.Giles 2B          3  0  1  0 .300     B.Roberts 2B        4  2  2  2 .391  
  B.Bonds DH          4  0  0  0 .000     R.Furcal SS         4  2  1  0 .191  
  D.Lee 1B            4  0  0  0 .256     V.Guerrero RF       5  0  1  0 .185  
  M.Cabrera LF        3  0  0  0 .341     B.Abreu LF          4  0  2  3 .292  
  D.Wright 3B         4  0  0  0 .222     R.Sexson 1B         2  1  0  0 .182  
  J.Valentin C        4  0  0  0 .267     E.Chavez 3B         4  1  2  1 .304  
  J.Edmonds CF        2  0  1  0 .200     M.Mora DH           2  1  0  0 .355  
  J.Guillen RF        3  0  1  0 .231     J.Posada C          2  0  0  1 .171  
  B.Crosby SS         2  0  1  0 .121     V.Wells CF          4  1  1  1 .238  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      29  0  4  0                 Totals      31  8  9  8
 
 
Walkers......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  4  0
Avengers........ 2 1 1  1 1 0  1 1    -  8  9  1
 
Walkers (7-4)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
E.Loaiza LOSS(0-3)        3 1/3   5   5   5   7   2   0   5.85  A1 C3
S.Downs                   2 1/3   2   1   1   1   2   1   1.93  C4 D4
K.Escobar                 1 1/3   1   1   1   0   0   1   3.37  D5 D9
A.Rhodes                  1       1   1   1   0   3   1   4.05  E1
Totals                    8       9   8   8   8   7   3
 
Avengers (6-6)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
R.Clemens WIN(4-0)        9       4   0   0   3   9   0   1.59  A1
Totals                    9       4   0   0   3   9   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 38,740 DATE- Wednesday, October 25th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:41
LEFT ON BASE- Walkers: 6  Avengers: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Walkers: 2  Avengers: 2
ERRORS- J.Posada
DOUBLES- J.Edmonds(6th), V.Guerrero(3rd), B.Abreu(2nd)
HOME RUNS- B.Roberts(3rd), E.Chavez(1st), V.Wells(1st)
STOLEN BASES- B.Roberts(5th)
WALKS- M.Cabrera, J.Edmonds, B.Crosby, B.Roberts, R.Furcal, B.Abreu, R.Sexson-2,
       M.Mora, J.Posada-2
HIT BY PITCH- M.Giles, M.Mora
STRIKE OUTS- M.Giles, B.Bonds-2, D.Lee, M.Cabrera-2, D.Wright, J.Valentin,
             J.Guillen, R.Furcal, V.Guerrero-3, B.Abreu-2, E.Chavez
GIDP- D.Lee, B.Crosby, E.Chavez, V.Wells
WILD PITCHES- R.Clemens

October 24, 2006: NLCS Game 4

Derrick Turnbow delivered 4 solid innings and Derrek Lee blasted a homerun at the Hall of Justice where the Fleetwood Walkers beat the Metropolis Avengers in 12 innings by the score of 4 to 3.

The score was knotted at 3 after nine innings. Fleetwood won it in the 12th inning. After an out was recorded, David Wright ripped a solo home run (his 2nd of the season). Fleetwood ended up with 9 hits for the game while Metropolis had 5.

The win went to Turnbow (2-0) who allowed no runs in 4 innings. Joaquin Benoit (0-1) was tagged with the loss in relief. He pitched 2/3 of an inning allowing 2 hits and 1 walk.

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BOXSCORE: 2006 Fleetwood Walkers At 2006 Metropolis Avengers       10/24/2006
 
  Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Avengers           AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Dejesus LF        5  0  1  0 .306     B.Roberts 2B        4  0  0  0 .381  
  D.Wright DH         6  1  2  1 .244     R.Furcal SS         5  0  1  0 .186  
  D.Lee 1B            5  2  2  1 .282     V.Guerrero RF       5  0  0  0 .184  
  M.Cabrera 3B        6  1  3  1 .366     B.Abreu LF          5  0  0  0 .273  
  J.Valentin C        5  0  1  0 .308     R.Sexson 1B         4  1  0  0 .190  
D-R.Castro PH,C       1  0  0  0 .286     E.Chavez 3B         4  1  0  0 .286  
  J.Edmonds CF        4  0  0  0 .182     M.Mora DH           5  1  3  2 .379  
  J.Guillen RF        3  0  0  0 .217     J.Posada C          4  0  1  1 .182  
B-B.Bonds PH          0  0  0  0 .000     V.Wells CF          4  0  0  0 .237  
C-L.Matos RF          1  0  0  0 .222                                          
  B.Crosby SS         0  0  0  0 .097                                          
A-C.Counsell PH,SS    3  0  0  0 .000                                          
  M.Giles 2B          4  0  0  0 .297                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      43  4  9  3                 Totals      40  3  5  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Crosby In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Guillen In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Bonds In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Valentin In 12th Inning
 
Walkers......... 0 0 0  1 0 1  0 1 0  0 0 1  -  4  9  1
Avengers........ 0 2 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  3  5  0
 
Walkers (7-3)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
A.Burnett                 6       4   3   3   3   3   1   3.08  A1 C6
E.Gagne                   0 2/3   1   0   0   0   2   0   2.25  C7 C9
A.Rhodes                  1       0   0   0   0   0   0   3.18  D1 D3
S.Downs                   0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00  D4 D4
D.Turnbow WIN(2-0)        4       0   0   0   0   5   0   0.00  D5
Totals                   12       5   3   3   3  10   1
 
Avengers (5-6)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
P.Martinez                7 2/3   6   3   3   6   8   1   3.58  A1 D6
C.Politte                 3       1   0   0   1   3   0   2.57  D7 E8
J.Benoit LOSS(0-1)        0 2/3   2   1   1   1   1   1   9.00  E9 F4
J.Isringhaus              0 2/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00  F5
Totals                   12       9   4   4   8  13   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 38,243 DATE- Tuesday, October 24th 2006 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
T- 4:04
LEFT ON BASE- Walkers:11  Avengers: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Walkers: 0  Avengers: 2
ERRORS- J.Valentin
DOUBLES- M.Cabrera(2nd)
TRIPLES- R.Furcal(1st)
HOME RUNS- D.Wright(2nd), D.Lee(4th), M.Mora(1st)
STOLEN BASES- D.Lee(1st), J.Edmonds(1st), B.Roberts(4th)
WALKS- D.Dejesus, D.Lee, J.Edmonds-2, B.Bonds, B.Crosby, C.Counsell, M.Giles,
       B.Roberts, R.Sexson, E.Chavez
STRIKE OUTS- D.Dejesus, D.Wright-2, D.Lee, M.Cabrera, R.Castro, J.Edmonds-2,
             J.Guillen, L.Matos, C.Counsell, M.Giles-2, R.Furcal, V.Guerrero-2,
             B.Abreu, R.Sexson, E.Chavez, J.Posada-2, V.Wells-2
GIDP- D.Wright, J.Edmonds
WILD PITCHES- A.Burnett
WEB GEMS- Bot 12th: Craig Counsell robbed Eric Chavez of a base hit.

October 23, 2006: NLCS Game 3

Second baseman Marcus Giles had 3 base hits and 2 RBI at the Hall of Justice as the Fleetwood Walkers beat the Metropolis Avengers 8 to 4. With the victory, the Walkers took the series lead 2 games to 1.

Fleetwood wasted no time, grabbing the lead in the first inning with 2 runs on 1 hit. The key offensive moment was provided by Jim Edmonds. He disappointed the partisan crowd when he doubled, bringing in two baserunners. Fleetwood managed 9 hits in their victory.

Mark Buehrle (2-0) got the win, allowing 4 runs in 5 and 1/3 innings. Buehrle was helped out by Derrick Turnbow who recorded his 3rd save. Andy Pettitte (1-1) was the loser.

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BOXSCORE: 2006 Fleetwood Walkers At 2006 Metropolis Avengers       10/23/2006
 
  Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Avengers           AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Crosby SS         4  0  0  0 .097     J.Michaels DH       4  0  1  0 .200  
  D.Wright DH         4  2  1  0 .229     B.Roberts 2B        4  0  0  0 .421  
  D.Lee 1B            2  3  1  0 .265     R.Sexson 1B         4  1  0  0 .211  
  M.Cabrera 3B        4  1  0  0 .343     V.Guerrero RF       4  2  2  0 .205  
  J.Edmonds CF        3  0  1  4 .207     B.Abreu LF,CF       4  1  1  1 .308  
  M.Giles 2B          4  1  3  2 .333     V.Wells CF          3  0  2  2 .265  
A-C.Counsell PR,2B    1  0  0  0 .000   D-M.Mora PH           0  0  0  0 .333  
  R.Castro C          3  0  2  1 .308   F-T.Pratt C           0  0  0  0 .286  
B-B.Bonds PH          0  0  0  0 .000     E.Chavez 3B         4  0  2  1 .316  
C-J.Valentin C        0  0  0  0 .333     J.Posada C          3  0  0  0 .172  
  D.Dejesus LF        3  0  0  0 .323   E-R.Branyan PH,LF     1  0  0  0 .500  
  L.Matos RF          3  0  0  0 .250     R.Furcal SS         4  0  0  0 .184  
G-J.Guillen PH,RF     1  1  1  0 .250                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  8  9  7                 Totals      35  4  8  4
 
A-Pinch Ran For Giles In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Castro In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Bonds In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Wells In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Posada In 8th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Mora In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Matos In 9th Inning
 
Walkers......... 2 0 3  0 0 0  0 1 2  -  8  9  0
Avengers........ 0 0 0  3 0 1  0 0 0  -  4  8  0
 
Walkers (6-3)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
M.Buehrle WIN(2-0)        5 1/3   6   4   4   1   6   0   1.89  A1 C5
K.Escobar                 0       1   0   0   0   0   0   2.25  C6 C6
F.Cabrera HOLD(1st)       1       0   0   0   0   1   0   4.15  C7 C9
D.Turnbow SAVE(3rd)       2 2/3   1   0   0   2   3   0   0.00  D1
Totals                    9       8   4   4   3  10   0
 
Avengers (5-5)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
A.Pettitte LOSS(1-1)      7 2/3   8   6   6   2   6   0   5.25  A1 D6
C.Politte                 1       1   2   1   3   1   0   4.50  D7 E5
T.Mulholland              0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3.00  E6
Totals                    9       9   8   7   5   7   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 37,931 DATE- Monday, October 23rd 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
T- 3:23
LEFT ON BASE- Walkers: 7  Avengers: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Walkers: 0  Avengers: 0
DOUBLES- D.Lee(2nd), J.Edmonds(5th), M.Giles(2nd), V.Guerrero(2nd),
         V.Wells(3rd)
CAUGHT STEALING- M.Giles
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Crosby, D.Dejesus
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Edmonds
WALKS- D.Wright, D.Lee-2, J.Edmonds, B.Bonds, J.Michaels, B.Roberts, R.Sexson
HIT BY PITCH- D.Lee, M.Cabrera, M.Mora
STRIKE OUTS- B.Crosby, D.Wright, M.Cabrera-2, J.Edmonds-2, L.Matos,
             J.Michaels-2, B.Roberts-2, R.Sexson-3, J.Posada, R.Branyan,
             R.Furcal
PASSED BALLS- T.Pratt
WEB GEMS- Top 3rd: Andy Pettitte robbed Miguel Cabrera of a base hit.
          Top 4th: Rafael Furcal robbed David Wright of a base hit.

October 21, 2006: NLCS Game 2

Roger Clemens turned in a dominant post-season performance for Metropolis, and the Avengers defeated the Fleetwood Walkers by a score of 5 to 1 at John Locke Field.

Fleetwood fell behind quickly as the Metropolis offense came through with 3 runs on 3 hits in the first inning. That early run support was more than enough for Roger Clemens (3-0), as he held Fleetwood to zero earned runs in 8 and 2/3 innings while striking out 9. Metropolis rapped out 7 hits for the afternoon versus 5 hits for Fleetwood.

Esteban Loaiza (0-2) took the loss for Fleetwood. He surrendered 5 hits and 2 walks in 6 and 2/3 innings.

Both teams will travel to Metropolis for Game 3. Mark Buehrle will pitch for Fleetwood, while Andy Pettitte will take the mound for Metropolis.

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BOXSCORE: 2006 Metropolis Avengers At 2006 Fleetwood Walkers       10/21/2006
 
  Avengers           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Roberts 2B        2  1  0  0 .471     M.Giles 2B          3  0  1  0 .276  
  R.Furcal SS         4  0  1  0 .206     D.Wright DH         4  0  0  0 .226  
  V.Guerrero RF       5  2  1  0 .175     D.Lee 1B            3  0  1  0 .250  
  B.Abreu LF          4  1  1  1 .314     M.Cabrera 3B        3  1  1  0 .387  
  R.Sexson 1B         3  1  1  1 .235     J.Valentin C        4  0  2  0 .333  
  E.Chavez 3B         4  0  2  2 .294     J.Edmonds CF        4  0  0  0 .192  
  M.Mora DH           4  0  0  0 .333     J.Guillen RF        3  0  0  1 .211  
  J.Posada C          3  0  1  0 .192     B.Crosby SS         3  0  0  0 .111  
A-J.Michaels PH       1  0  0  0 .182   C-B.Bonds PH          0  0  0  0 .000  
B-T.Pratt C           0  0  0  0 .286   D-R.Castro PH         1  0  0  0 .200  
  V.Wells CF          4  0  0  0 .226     D.Dejesus LF        1  0  0  0 .357  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  5  7  4                 Totals      29  1  5  1
 
A-Pinch Hit For Posada In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Michaels In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Crosby In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Bonds In 9th Inning
 
Avengers........ 3 0 1  0 0 0  0 1 0  -  5  7  0
Walkers......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  1  5  0
 
Avengers (5-4)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
R.Clemens WIN(3-0)        8 2/3   5   1   0   3   9   0   2.05  A1 D7
C.Hammond                 0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00  D8
Totals                    9       5   1   0   3   9   0
 
Walkers (5-3)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
E.Loaiza LOSS(0-2)        6 2/3   5   4   4   2   6   1   4.32  A1 C9
F.Cabrera                 1       2   1   1   2   0   0   5.40  D1 D7
A.Rhodes                  1       0   0   0   0   0   0   3.86  D8 E1
C.Eldred                  0       0   0   0   1   0   0   ----  E2 E2
K.Escobar                 0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   2.25  E3
Totals                    9       7   5   5   5   6   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 39,098 DATE- Saturday, October 21st 2006 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:58
LEFT ON BASE- Avengers: 7  Walkers: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Avengers: 2  Walkers: 0
DOUBLES- B.Abreu(1st), E.Chavez-2(5th), J.Posada(1st)
HOME RUNS- R.Sexson(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- B.Roberts(3rd)
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Guillen
WALKS- B.Roberts-3, R.Furcal, R.Sexson, D.Lee, M.Cabrera, D.Dejesus
HIT BY PITCH- M.Giles, D.Dejesus
STRIKE OUTS- B.Abreu-2, R.Sexson, M.Mora, V.Wells-2, M.Giles, D.Wright, D.Lee-2,
             M.Cabrera, J.Valentin, J.Edmonds-2, B.Crosby
GIDP- D.Wright, J.Valentin
BALKS- F.Cabrera
WILD PITCHES- F.Cabrera-2
PASSED BALLS- T.Pratt

October 20, 2006: NLCS Game 1

Derrek Lee jacked one out of the ballyard and had 2 RBI as the Fleetwood Walkers defeated the Metropolis Avengers by a score of 3 to 2 at John Locke Field.

A.J. Burnett (2-0) pitched a fine game for Fleetwood. He went 6 and 2/3 innings, surrendering 9 hits and 4 walks while recording 9 strikeouts. Fleetwood won despite being out-hit by Metropolis 10 hits to 4.

Derrick Turnbow earned his 2nd save of the post-season. The losing pitcher was Pedro Martinez (0-3). He pitched 8 innings and surrendered just 4 hits and 2 walks.

"I had a little blister on my index finger before the game, but I thought it was nothing," Burnett said. "I was lucky I got a win because I couldn't put the ball where I wanted it."

Game 2 of the NLCS will feature starting pitchers Roger Clemens for Metropolis and Esteban Loaiza for Fleetwood.

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BOXSCORE: 2006 Metropolis Avengers At 2006 Fleetwood Walkers       10/20/2006
 
  Avengers           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Roberts 2B        4  0  1  0 .500     D.Dejesus LF        4  1  1  0 .370  
  R.Furcal SS         3  0  1  0 .200     D.Wright DH         4  0  0  0 .259  
A-J.Michaels PH       1  0  0  0 .200     D.Lee 1B            3  2  2  2 .241  
  V.Guerrero RF       5  0  1  0 .171     M.Cabrera 3B        3  0  1  0 .393  
  B.Abreu LF          5  1  1  0 .323     J.Valentin C        3  0  0  0 .294  
  R.Sexson 1B         4  1  1  0 .226     J.Edmonds CF        1  0  0  1 .227  
  E.Chavez 3B         4  0  2  1 .267     J.Guillen RF        2  0  0  0 .250  
  M.Mora DH           3  0  1  0 .400     B.Crosby SS         3  0  0  0 .125  
  J.Posada C          4  0  0  0 .174     M.Giles 2B          3  0  0  0 .269  
  V.Wells CF          4  0  2  0 .259                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  2 10  1                 Totals      26  3  4  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Furcal In 9th Inning
 
Avengers........ 0 0 0  0 2 0  0 0 0  -  2 10  0
Walkers......... 2 0 0  1 0 0  0 0    -  3  4  2
 
Avengers (4-4)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
P.Martinez LOSS(0-3)      8       4   3   3   2   6   1   3.60  A1
Totals                    8       4   3   3   2   6   1
 
Walkers (5-2)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
A.Burnett WIN(2-0)        6 2/3   9   2   2   4   9   0   2.66  A1 D6
E.Gagne HOLD(1st)         0 2/3   1   0   0   0   1   0   2.70  D7 D9
A.Rhodes HOLD(1st)        1       0   0   0   0   0   0   4.91  E1 E2
D.Turnbow SAVE(2nd)       0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00  E3
Totals                    9      10   2   2   4  10   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 39,298 DATE- Friday, October 20th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:55
LEFT ON BASE- Avengers:12  Walkers: 2
DOUBLE PLAYS- Avengers: 1  Walkers: 2
ERRORS- D.Lee, M.Giles
DOUBLES- D.Dejesus(2nd), M.Cabrera(1st)
HOME RUNS- D.Lee(3rd)
STOLEN BASES- B.Roberts(2nd), V.Guerrero(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Edmonds
WALKS- B.Roberts, R.Furcal, R.Sexson, M.Mora, J.Edmonds, J.Guillen
STRIKE OUTS- B.Roberts, V.Guerrero, B.Abreu, R.Sexson-2, E.Chavez, M.Mora-2,
             J.Posada, V.Wells, D.Wright, M.Cabrera-2, J.Edmonds, B.Crosby,
             M.Giles
GIDP- B.Roberts, J.Posada, J.Guillen
WEB GEMS- Top 8th: Miguel Cabrera robbed Brian Roberts of a base hit.

NL Championship Series Preview: Metropolis vs. Fleetwood

Metropolis Avengers - NL West Champion
114-48 (.704)

Offense: 5.96 runs per game (2nd of 14)
Defense: 3.14 runs per game (1st of 14)
Pythagorean Record: 127-35 (.782)

Team Summary:
Metropolis put together another amazing season in 2006, and was arguably the most dominant team in all of BRASSball. In fact, in terms of runs scored (965) and runs allowed (509), no team could compete with Metropolis' run differential (+456) and Pythagorean record (127-35).

Despite its intimidating lineup, Metropolis was actually led by its defense. First, its pitching staff sported a sparkling 2.93 ERA, the best in all of BRASSball. Even more impressive was the team's defense. The Avengers committed only 66 errors during the season, and (speaking in purely Strat-O-Matic terms) blew away the rest of BRASSball by converting 83.2 percent of its "x-chart" chances into outs (the next best team, Ocala, converted 78.8 percent of its x-chart rolls, while the BRASSball average was 70.9 percent).

But don't underestimate the team's offense either. Despite playing in perhaps the most pitching-friendly stadium in the league, the Avengers were outscored by only one team (Fleetwood). All-star second baseman Brian Roberts (.332, 19 HR, 17 SB), arguably the best all-around player in the National League, led the team's offense. Other stars include first baseman Richie Sexson (.267, 40 HR, 127 RBI), right fielder Vladimir Guerrero (.313, 24 HR, 112 RBI), and third baseman Eric Chavez (.285, 30 HR, 115 RBI).

To advance to the World Series, Metropolis will rely on its three aces (Pedro Martinez, Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte) to keep Fleetwood's offense at bay. At the same time, the Avengers' offense will look to score against Fleetwood starting pitching and avoid having to mount late-inning rallies against the Walkers' formidable bullpen.

Metropolis Lineup:
1-Rafael Furcal (SS) .308/.368/.440, 40 steals
2-Brian Roberts (2B) .332/.407/.525, 19 HR, 88 RBI
3-Bobby Abreu (LF) .255/.383/.402, 18 HR, 89 RBI
4-Vladimir Guerrero (RF) .313/.369/.516, 24 HR, 112 RBI
5-Richie Sexson (1B) .267/.372/.570, 40 HR, 127 RBI
6-Eric Chavez (3B) .285/.347/.503, 30 HR, 115 RBI
7-Melvin Mora (DH) .269/.345/.407, 12 HR, 50 RBI
8-Jorge Posada (C) .229/.310/.383, 14 HR, 64 RBI
9-Vernon Wells (CF) .256/.320/.419, 20 HR, 88 RBI

Metropolis Bench:
Russell Branyan (1B) .232/.320/.437, 7 HR, 30 RBI
Jason Michaels (OF) .321/.431/.492, 3 HR, 30 RBI
Todd Pratt (C) .263/.333/.475, 11 HR, 43 RBI
Jose Vizcaino (IF) .207/.229/.261, 0 HR, 8 RBI

Metropolis Rotation:
RHP Pedro Martinez (17-6, 3.05 ERA, 222 IP, 205 K)
RHP Roger Clemens (18-6, 1.91 ERA, 217 IP, 163 K)
LHP Andy Pettitte (15-10, 3.19 ERA, 215 IP, 156 K)

Metropolis Bullpen:
RHP Jason Isringhausen (4-6, 3.51 ERA, 51 IP, 24 SV)
RHP Cliff Politte (6-1, 3.10 ERA, 61 IP, 0 SV)
RHP Mike Wuertz (3-1, 1.94 ERA, 65 IP, 4 SV)
LHP Chris Hammond (1-1, 1.32 ERA, 55 IP, 6 SV)
RHP Joaquin Benoit (2-4, 3.64 ERA, 72 IP, 10 SV)
LHP Terry Mulholland (2-0, 3.31 ERA, 54 IP, 6 SV)
RHP Akinori Otsuka (4-1, 4.01 ERA, 52 IP, 1 SV)

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Fleetwood Walkers - NL Central Champion
117-45 (.722)

Offense: 6.17 runs per game (1st of 14)
Defense: 3.66 runs per game (2nd of 14)
Pythagorean Record: 120-42 (.740)

Team Summary:
Fleetwood roster is deep and potent. The team's offense led the NL in scoring with 1000 runs, while its pitching staff was 2nd in ERA (trailing only Metropolis). The team's bullpen was a definite strength. It posted a sparkling 2.55 ERA in 426 innings, and in doing so led the team to a 23-16 (.590) record in one-run games.

At the plate, the team is powered by third baseman Miguel Cabrera (.326, 34 HR, 113 RBI) and NL MVP Derrek Lee (.298, 48 HR, 124 RBI). Other offensive stars include designated hitter David Wright (.298, 38 HR, 122 RBI), center fielder Jim Edmonds (.253, 37 HR, 103), and a powerful catching platoon of Javier Valentin (.329, 17 HR, 43 RBI) and Ramon Castro (.281, 10 HR, 47 RBI). The team's best starting pitchers are A.J. Burnett (24-6, 3.42 ERA) and Esteban Loaiza (20-5, 3.46 ERA).

For Fleetwood to win, it will need to find a way to score versus Metropolis' league-leading starting pitching. By scoring early, the Walkers can then play matchups with its deep bullpen in the later innings.

Fleetwood Lineup:
1-David DeJesus (LF) .271/.359/.445, 12 HR, 70 RBI
2-David Wright (DH) .298/.379/.552, 38 HR, 122 RBI
3-Derrek Lee (1B) .298/.374/.603, 48 HR, 124 RBI
4-Miguel Cabrera (3B) .326/.397/.573, 34 HR, 113 RBI
5-Javier Valentin (C) .329/.437/.630, 17 HR, 43 RBI
6-Jim Edmonds (CF) .253/.376/.566, 37 HR, 103 RBI
7-Jose Guillen (RF) .282/.342/.471, 23 HR, 68 RBI
8-Bobby Crosby (SS) .311/.386/.552, 16 HR, 64 RBI
9-Marcus Giles (2B) .274/.342/.447, 18 HR, 91 RBI

Fleetwood Bench:
Barry Bonds (OF) .233/.358/.512, 4 HR, 8 RBI
Ramon Castro (C) .281/.384/.498, 10 HR, 47 RBI
J.D. Closser (C) .170/.264/.319, 2 HR, 4 RBI
Craig Counsell (IF) .233/.336/.336, 28 SB
Luis Matos (OF) .293/.373/.393, 13 SB
Josh Phelps (1B) .302/.393/.405, 2 HR, 16 RBI

Fleetwood Rotation:
RHP A.J. Burnett (24-6, 3.42 ERA, 218 IP, 196 K)
RHP Esteban Loaiza (20-5, 3.46 ERA, 221 IP, 172 K)
LHP Mark Buehrle (18-8, 3.91 ERA, 242 IP, 144 K)

Fleetwood Bullpen:
RHP Derrick Turnbow (6-6, 2.70 ERA, 67 IP, 27 SV)
LHP Arthur Rhodes (5-1, 0.21 ERA, 42 IP, 4 SV)
RHP Fernando Cabrera (3-2, 1.74 ERA, 31 IP, 5 SV)
LHP Scott Downs (2-1, 1.88 ERA, 96 IP, 3 SV)
RHP Kelvim Escobar (4-0, 2.81 ERA, 58 IP, 1 SV)

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Primary Player Statistics For 2006 Metropolis Avengers Totals After 162 Games
 
 
NAME              BAVG  GM  AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO HB SH DP  SB CS  E
J.Borchard       1.000   1   1   0   1  1  0  0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0
B.Roberts         .332 149 569 109 189 47  3 19  88  72  82  3 10  6  17  3 12
J.Michaels        .321  77 252  52  81 24  5  3  30  45  33  5  0  7   0  0  0
V.Guerrero        .313 136 556  96 174 37  2 24 112  47  66  6  0 18   6  1  0
R.Furcal          .308 151 623 109 192 27 11 11  83  62  80  0  4 16  40  7 10
E.Chavez          .285 162 628 104 179 47  0 30 115  60 119  3  0 18   4  0 12
M.Mora            .269 115 420  56 113 16  3 12  50  39  84 12  2 10   3  0  0
R.Sexson          .267 145 546 102 146 41  2 40 127  89 165  7  0 14   2  0  4
W.Aybar           .267  15  45   6  12  3  0  0   2  10   6  1  0  0   0  0  5
T.Pratt           .263  48 179  32  47  5  0 11  43  16  46  5  0  3   0  0  3
V.Wells           .256 162 602  93 154 32  3 20  88  54  70  4  1 26   6  0  0
B.Abreu           .255 162 605 120 154 33  1 18  89 119 135 10  0 15  24  5  1
R.Branyan         .232  53 151  21  35 10  0  7  30  20  48  0  0  1   1  0  2
J.Posada          .229 121 436  55 100 25  0 14  64  49  90  4  0  5   1  0  7
J.Vizcaino        .207  34  92  10  19  5  0  0   8   3  26  0  0  2   0  0  2
C.Pickering       ----   0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0
ALL PITCHERS      ---- 162   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0  0  8
----------------- ---- --- --- --- --- -- -- -- --- --- --- -- -- -- --- -- --
TEAM TOTALS       .280    5705    1596    30    929    1050    17    104    66
                       162     965    353   209     685     60   141     16
 
 
NAME               ERA  W  L   PCT   G GS CG SH SV    IP   H   R  ER HR  BB  SO
B.Bruney          0.00  0  0  ----   1  0  0  0  0   1.0   1   0   0  0   0   1
C.Hammond         1.32  1  1  .500  36  0  0  0  6  54.2  26   9   8  5  10  35
A.Pettitte        1.63  4  1  .800   5  5  2  1  0  38.2  24   7   7  1   8  27
R.Clemens         1.91 18  6  .750  32 32  4  2  0 216.2 155  51  46 20  51 163
M.Wuertz          1.94  3  1  .750  46  0  0  0  4  65.0  32  14  14  3  37  61
A.Small           3.00 11  1  .917  13 12  2  1  0  78.0  77  28  26  4  18  24
R.Johnson         3.03 20  6  .769  34 34  7  3  0 226.0 184  82  76 19  47 212
P.Martinez        3.05 17  6  .739  34 34  2  1  0 221.2 170  76  75 18  47 205
C.Politte         3.10  6  1  .857  37  0  0  0  0  61.0  38  22  21  7  21  47
T.Mulholland      3.31  2  0 1.000  50  0  0  0  6  54.1  49  20  20  4  16  15
J.Isringhausen    3.51  4  6  .400  52  0  0  0 24  51.1  46  21  20  6  21  36
O.Hernandez       3.51  8  4  .667  16 16  2  0  0 102.2  96  44  40 10  53  61
J.Benoit          3.64  2  4  .333  42  0  0  0 10  71.2  41  30  29  9  30  64
J.Schmidt         3.77 14 10  .583  29 29  4  0  0 179.0 139  80  75 24  86 161
A.Otsuka          4.01  4  1  .800  40  0  0  0  1  51.2  51  25  23  4  30  37
T.Gorzelanny      ----  0  0  ----   0  0  0  0  0   0.0   0   0   0  0   0   0
J.Foppert         ----  0  0  ----   0  0  0  0  0   0.0   0   0   0  0   0   0
M.Riley           ----  0  0  ----   0  0  0  0  0   0.0   0   0   0  0   0   0
ALL NON-PITCHERS  ----  0  0  ----   0  0  0  0  0   0.0   0   0   0  0   0   0
Team                                         14                   -1
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TEAM TOTALS       2.93    48       162    23    51      1129     479    475
                      114     .704    162    22   1473.1     509    134    1149

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Primary Player Statistics For 2006 Fleetwood Walkers Totals After 162 Games
 
 
NAME              BAVG  GM  AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO HB SH DP  SB CS  E
R.Zimmerman       .491  21  57  16  28 21  0  0   8   7   8  0  0  2   0  0  1
J.Valentin        .329  78 219  51  72 11  2 17  43  43  31  0  0  9   0  0  2
M.Cabrera         .326 162 634 123 207 52  1 34 113  75 128  4  1 15   3  0 13
J.Dye             .311 103 350  56 109 28  1 11  46  29  70  4  0  9   4  3  8
B.Crosby          .311 122 344  70 107 23  6 16  64  39  60  4  3 12   0  0 11
J.Phelps          .302  54 126  22  38  7  0  2  16  16  46  3  0  2   0  0  1
D.Lee             .298 162 637 124 190 38  6 48 124  74 134  6  1 21  10  2  7
D.Wright          .298 156 607 112 181 36  2 38 122  71 122 10  0 20   8  0  4
L.Matos           .293 105 239  36  70  8  2  4  28  21  39 12  1  2  13  1  3
R.Castro          .281  86 203  40  57 12  1 10  47  36  49  0  2 11   1  0  5
N.Perez           .275  75 204  20  56 15  0  2  31   9  17  1  6  6   3  1  4
M.Giles           .274 152 602  99 165 42  4 18  91  61 118  5  6 14   9  3 16
D.Dejesus         .271 142 461  78 125 26  9 12  70  49  80 15  5 10   3  1  2
C.Counsell        .256  34  90  12  23  7  0  0   6   8   8  0  0  0   2  0  0
J.Edmonds         .253 154 486  95 123 39  1 37 103  97 147  3  1 14   2  1  4
B.Bonds           .233  36  43   7  10  0  0  4   8   9   8  0  0  2   0  0  0
R.Doumit          .217  46 138  15  30  9  0  2  17   8  26  3  0  3   0  0  5
J.Guillen         .204  45 152  20  31  5  0  3  18   9  27  4  0  8   0  0  1
J.Closser         .170  20  47   4   8  1  0  2   4   6  11  0  0  2   1  0  1
C.Jackson         ----   0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0
M.Cabrera         ----   0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0
L.Nix             ----   0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0
ALL PITCHERS      ---- 162   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0  0 12
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TEAM TOTALS       .289    5639    1630    35    959    1129    26     59   100
                       162    1000    380   260     667     74   162     12
 
 
NAME               ERA  W  L   PCT   G GS CG SH SV    IP   H   R  ER HR  BB  SO
A.Rhodes          0.21  5  1  .833  42  0  0  0  4  42.0  14   2   1  0  13  30
F.Cabrera         1.74  3  2  .600  27  0  0  0  5  31.0  21   7   6  2  15  20
K.Escobar         1.82  1  0 1.000  23  0  0  0  1  24.2  11   8   5  2   8  30
S.Downs           1.88  2  1  .667  81  0  0  0  3  95.2  77  23  20  5  36  67
C.Eldred          1.96  3  1  .750  33  0  0  0  1  36.2  26  10   8  2  16  28
D.Turnbow         2.70  6  6  .500  53  0  0  0 27  66.2  45  26  20  5  26  56
A.Burnett         3.42 24  6  .800  34 34  1  0  0 218.1 197  86  83 14  89 196
E.Loaiza          3.46 20  5  .800  35 35  3  1  0 221.1 211  92  85 22  58 172
J.Dominguez       3.59  2  2  .500  52  0  0  0  2  62.2  57  26  25 12  23  27
E.Gagne           3.75  0  1  .000  11  0  0  0  2  12.0  10   5   5  3   4  21
M.Buehrle         3.91 18  8  .692  35 35  6  0  0 241.2 255 111 105 29  58 144
G.Maddux          3.94 17  7  .708  34 34  3  0  0 207.2 215  96  91 24  48 120
D.Bush            4.27 15  5  .750  24 24  2  2  0 137.0 138  66  65 21  29  79
R.Vogelsong       5.07  1  0 1.000  40  0  0  0  1  55.0  63  35  31  2  27  27
D.Bautista        ----  0  0  ----   0  0  0  0  0   0.0   0   0   0  0   0   0
K.Foulke          ----  0  0  ----   0  0  0  0  0   0.0   0   0   0  0   0   0
C.Schilling       ----  0  0  ----   0  0  0  0  0   0.0   0   0   0  0   0   0
Z.Greinke         ----  0  0  ----   0  0  0  0  0   0.0   0   0   0  0   0   0
ALL NON-PITCHERS  ----  0  0  ----   0  0  0  0  0   0.0   0   0   0  0   0   0
Team                                         11                   +0
----------------- ---- -- -- ----- --- -- -- -- -- ----- --- --- --- -- --- ---
TEAM TOTALS       3.41    45       162    15    46      1340     550    450
                      117     .722    162    14   1452.1     593    143    1017

Derrek Lee = NL MVP!

As I said back on October 16, it's never easy to determine a league's "most valuable player." In fact, you apparently sometimes can't even recognize an MVP when he is on your own team.

Despite my public stance in favor of Miguel Cabrera, the other NL owners felt otherwise. Specifically, they voted for Cabrera's Fleetwood teammate -- first baseman Derrek Lee -- as the league's MVP.

Listed below (in order of finish) were the National League's top MVP vote-getters for 2006:

Name _ _ _____ _ _AVG _OBP _SLG __R 2B 3B HR RBI BB _SO SB CS _RC RC/27
Lee, D. (86) ___ .298 .374 .603 124 38 _6 48 124 74 134 10 _2 141 8.0
Cabrera, M. (78)_.326 .397 .573 123 52 _1 34 113 75 128 _3 _0 146 8.7
Pujols, A. (45)_ .288 .373 .570 117 35 _1 44 103 74 _59 _4 _2 126 7.5
Roberts, B. (27) .332 .407 .525 109 47 _3 19 _88 72 _82 17 _3 129 8.6
Suzuki, I. (24)_ .338 .366 .497 118 22 14 21 _83 31 _63 50 14 130 6.9

Derrek Lee led the balloting with 86 points (including 7 first-place votes), while Miguel Cabrera collected 78 (3 first-place votes), Albert Pujols 45 (0 first-place votes) and Brian Roberts 27 (1 first-place vote). In the end, it seems the voting came down to each player's Triple Crown statistics, as Derrek Lee (.298 avg., 48 HR, 124 RBI) offered the best combination of traditional statistics among these top candidates.

Lee certainly has a strong case for this prestigious award. He led the National League in home runs (48), total bases (384), slugging percentage (.603) and runs scored (124). He also finished 2nd in RBIs (124), stole 10 bases in 12 attempts, and was among the league's best defensive first basemen. It's also worth noting that Lee rebounded from a relatively pedestrian first half-season (.254 avg., 18 HR, 49 RBI in his first 84 games) to post a remarkable second half (.346 avg., 30 HR, 75 RBI in his final 78 games).

In terms of sabermetric statistics, Lee did not quite compare to Cabrera (who finished 2nd in the NL in slugging percentage, 6th in on-base percentage, 1st in runs created, and 1st in runs created per 27 outs). Still, though, these more esoteric measures were not enough for Cabrera to overcome Lee's lead in more traditional statistics.

Regardless of your personal preference between the two, it is a testament to Fleetwood's great season that it had the National League's top two MVP finishers. (Not to mention the sixth-place finisher in David Wright as well. But who's counting?)

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Derrek Lee - Player Detail Report

Batter            Avg  AB   H  2B  3B  HR RBI  BB IBB   K    OBP  Slug OB+Sl
D.Lee            .298 637 190  38   6  48 124  74   0 134   .374  .603  .977
vs. Left         .345 171  59  12   2  18  42  33   0  34   .451  .754 1.205
vs. Right        .281 466 131  26   4  30  82  41   0 100   .339  .547  .886
Batting 1        ----   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   ----  ----  ----
Batting 2       1.000   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 3        .296 635 188  38   6  48 123  73   0 134   .369  .602  .970
Batting 4        ----   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   ----  ----  ----
Batting 5        ----   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   ----  ----  ----
Batting 6        ----   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   ----  ----  ----
Batting 7        ----   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  1.000  ---- 1.000
Batting 8       1.000   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0   0  1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 9        ----   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   ----  ----  ----
Clutch           .244  78  19   3   2   2  23   0   0  18   .244  .410  .654
Loaded           .100  10   1   0   0   0   8   0   0   4   .100  .100  .200
 
          G  PA SH SF HBP CI GDP  PAvg PAB  PH PHR LOB GWRBI GS   TB Streak
Misc.   162 722  1  4   6  0  21 1.000   1   1   0 124  18    0  384   0- 0
 
          GB  FB  G/F  Pitch P/PA    RC  RC/27 TotAvg  Prod IsoPw  AB/HR
Averages 249 259  .96      0  .00 141.2   8.02  1.009  .977  .305  13.27
 
                  Run  SB  CS  SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH BRC BRA BRO
Baserunning       124  10   2  .83  10   2   0   0   0   0  22   6   8
 
Fielding            G  GS    Inn   PO    A   E  DP TP  Pct.
1st Baseman       162 158 1409.1 1395  157   7 202  0  .996

NLDS Game Summaries: Glen Allen vs. Fleetwood

GAME 1: Glen Allen at Fleetwood
Carpenter (19-9, 3.25 ERA) vs. Burnett (24-6, 3.42 ERA)

Mets............ 0 0 0  0 1 0  4 0 0  -  5 13  0
Walkers......... 2 2 0  0 0 3  1 2    - 10 16  0 

First baseman Derrek Lee touched them all and had 4 RBI as the Fleetwood
Walkers beat the Glen Allen Mets by a score of 10 to 5.
 
The Fleetwood fans enjoyed the offense provided by Lee.  He doubled which
plated a run in the 1st inning, laced a base-hit in the 4th inning and belted
a three-run homer (his 1st of the season) in the 6th inning.  Fleetwood
out-hit Glen Allen for the game, 16 hits to 13.  
 
A.J. Burnett(1-0) went 6 and 2/3 innings allowing 2 runs for the victory.
Burnett got help from Derrick Turnbow who earned his 1st save.  Chris
Carpenter(0-1) was tagged with the loss.  He got hit pretty hard, allowing 12
hits and 3 walks in 5 and 2/3 innings.

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GAME 2: Glen Allen at Fleetwood
Smoltz (17-8, 3.64 ERA) vs. Loaiza (20-5, 3.46 ERA)

Mets............ 1 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  -  2  8  0
Walkers......... 0 0 0  0 2 0  0 0 1  -  3  5  0 

In a dramatic ending at John Locke Field the Fleetwood Walkers won in their
last at-bat beating the Glen Allen Mets by the count of 3 to 2.
 
The game was won by Fleetwood with a run in the 9th inning.  Miguel Cabrera
smashed a solo-shot out of the park (his 1st of the season) making Fleetwood
victorious to the delight of the the home town crowd.  Fleetwood won despite
being out-hit by Glen Allen 8 hits to 5.  
 
Kelvim Escobar(1-0) allowed no runs in 1 and 1/3 innings, and picked up the
victory. John Smoltz(0-1) was tagged with the loss.  He gave up 5 hits and 3
walks in 8 innings.

__________________________________________________________

GAME 3: Fleetwood at Glen Allen
Buehrle (18-8, 3.91 ERA) vs. Zito (12-15, 3.88 ERA)

Walkers......... 1 0 0  2 0 0  0 0 0  0 4 -  7  9  1
Mets............ 2 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 -  3 10  1

The Fleetwood Walkers toppled the Glen Allen Mets in 11 innings by a 7 to 3
score at Camden Yards.
 
The score was tied at 3 after nine.  Finally, Fleetwood pulled the game out in
the 11th inning.  The key at-bat was by Miguel Cabrera who deflated the mood
of the partisan fans when he laced a one-base hit scoring two baserunners.
Fleetwood finished with 9 hits in the victory.  
 
The victory went to Derrick Turnbow(1-0) who went 3 innings, allowing no runs.
Barry Zito(0-1) ended up with the loss.  He allowed 4 homeruns in 10 innings
of work.

__________________________________________________________ 

GAME 4: Fleetwood at Glen Allen
Burnett (24-6, 3.42 ERA) vs. Carpenter (19-9, 3.25 ERA)

Walkers......... 0 0 2  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 -  2  6  1
Mets............ 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 1 0  1 -  3  9  0

Chris Carpenter struck out 10 batters and first baseman Albert Pujols had 3
base hits at Camden Yards where the Glen Allen Mets beat the Fleetwood
Walkers in 10 innings by the score of 3 to 2.
 
The score was tied at 2 after nine.  Glen Allen won the hard fought contest in
the 10th inning.  Jason Lane lined a base-hit.  After an out was recorded,
Damian Miller came to the plate and was hit by a pitch.  Trot Nixon then drew
a walk to load the bases.  Royce Clayton followed and he drew a walk giving
Glen Allen the victory and sending the 40,140 home-town fans home happy.
Glen Allen rapped out 9 hits for the night.  
 
Carpenter(1-1), allowing 2 runs for the game, picked up the victory. Kelvim
Escobar(1-1) was tagged with the loss in relief.  
 
Rube Foster was upset after the game.  'I don't like to complain but did you
see that umpires strike zone?', he said.  'Maybe they ought to start calling
the strike zone the way it's printed in the rule book.'

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GAME 5: Fleetwood at Glen Allen
Loaiza (20-5, 3.46 ERA) vs. Smoltz (17-8, 3.64 ERA)

Walkers......... 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 1  -  2 10  0
Mets............ 0 0 2  0 0 0  0 2    -  4 10  0

Right fielder Jason Lane had 2 base hits and 2 RBI as the Glen Allen Mets
outscored the Fleetwood Walkers 4 to 2.
 
Glen Allen took the lead for good in the 3rd inning with 2 runs utilizing 2
base hits.  After an out was recorded, Royce Clayton got things going when he
ripped a base-knock.  Juan Pierre came next and he drew a walk.  Robinson
Cano then laid down a sacrifice bunt.  Sean Casey was up next and he
delivered a base-hit driving home two runs.  Fleetwood made it exciting in
the 9th, but they were unable to push the needed runs across.  
 
The victory was credited to John Smoltz(1-1) who went 8 innings, allowing 2
runs. Smoltz got help from Roberto Hernandez who was credited with his 1st
save.  Esteban Loaiza(0-1) was charged with the loss.  He surrendered 2 runs
and 4 hits in 4 and 2/3 innings.  
 
'I was a little good, a little bad and a little ugly.' said Smoltz, 'I was
just giving us a chance to win.' 
__________________________________________________________ 

GAME 6: Glen Allen at Fleetwood
Zito (12-15, 3.88 ERA) vs. Buehrle (18-8, 3.91 ERA)

Mets............ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  6  0
Walkers......... 3 0 0  0 3 2  2 0    - 10 13  0 

Mark Buehrle tossed a complete game shutout as the Fleetwood Walkers
man-handled the Glen Allen Mets - the final score was 10 to 0.
 
Buehrle(1-0) was in control of the game from the outset.  He allowed only 6
hits and 2 walks in 9 innings.  Fleetwood had 13 hits for the night.  
 
The losing pitcher was Barry Zito(0-2).  He was hit hard and gave up 9 hits
and 2 walks in 5 and 1/3 innings.

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BOXSCORE: 2006 Glen Allen Mets At 2006 Fleetwood Walkers            10/8/2006
Gm 1: Derrek Lee hits big HR; Glen Allen comes back in 7th, but FLE holds on.
 
  Mets               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Pierre CF         5  1  1  0 .200     D.Dejesus LF        3  1  2  2 .667  
  R.Cano 2B           5  1  3  1 .600     D.Wright DH         4  2  3  0 .750  
  A.Pujols 1B         4  1  2  2 .500     D.Lee 1B            5  2  3  4 .600  
  J.Lane RF           3  1  0  0 .000     M.Cabrera 3B        5  0  1  1 .200  
  D.Miller C          2  0  0  0 .000     J.Valentin C        4  0  2  1 .500  
A-D.Bell PH           1  1  1  21.000   C-J.Phelps PH         1  0  0  0 .000  
B-J.Molina C          0  0  0  0 ----   D-R.Castro C          0  0  0  0 ----  
  M.Ensberg 3B        4  0  3  0 .750     J.Edmonds CF        3  1  1  0 .333  
  S.Casey DH          4  0  0  0 .000     J.Guillen RF        5  2  2  1 .400  
  T.Nixon LF          4  0  1  0 .250     B.Crosby SS         4  1  1  1 .250  
  R.Clayton SS        4  0  2  0 .500     M.Giles 2B          3  1  1  0 .333  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  5 13  5                 Totals      37 10 16 10
 
A-Pinch Hit For Miller In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Bell In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Valentin In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Phelps In 9th Inning
 
Mets............ 0 0 0  0 1 0  4 0 0  -  5 13  0
Walkers......... 2 2 0  0 0 3  1 2    - 10 16  0
 
Mets (0-1)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
C.Carpenter LOSS(0-1)     5 2/3  12   7   7   3   7   1  11.12  A1 D5
T.Miller                  1       0   1   1   2   0   0   9.00  D6 E1
B.Donnelly                1       4   2   2   0   1   0  18.00  E2 E8
J.Towers                  0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00  E9
Totals                    8      16  10  10   5   8   1
 
Walkers (1-0)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
A.Burnett WIN(1-0)        6 2/3  10   2   2   3   3   0   2.70  A1 D2
A.Rhodes                  0       1   2   2   1   0   1   ----  D3 D4
E.Gagne                   1       1   1   1   0   3   1   9.00  D5 D8
D.Turnbow SAVE(1st)       1 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0.00  D9
Totals                    9      13   5   5   4   6   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 38,253 DATE- Sunday, October 8th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 3:16
LEFT ON BASE- Mets: 8  Walkers:11
DOUBLE PLAYS- Mets: 0  Walkers: 4
DOUBLES- M.Ensberg(1st), D.Dejesus(1st), D.Wright(1st), D.Lee(1st),
         J.Edmonds(1st), B.Crosby(1st)
HOME RUNS- A.Pujols(1st), D.Bell(1st), D.Lee(1st)
STOLEN BASES- J.Pierre-2(2nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- D.Dejesus, M.Giles
SACRIFICE FLIES- D.Dejesus
WALKS- A.Pujols, J.Lane-2, D.Miller, D.Wright, J.Edmonds-2, B.Crosby, M.Giles
STRIKE OUTS- J.Lane, D.Miller, M.Ensberg, S.Casey-2, T.Nixon, D.Wright, D.Lee,
             M.Cabrera, J.Phelps, J.Edmonds, J.Guillen-2, B.Crosby
GIDP- J.Pierre, D.Miller, S.Casey, T.Nixon
WILD PITCHES- T.Miller, D.Turnbow

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BOXSCORE: 2006 Glen Allen Mets At 2006 Fleetwood Walkers            10/9/2006
Gm 2: A pitchers' duel ends on a walk-off HR by Cabrera to lead off the 9th!
 
  Mets               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Pierre CF,LF      4  0  0  0 .111     D.Dejesus LF        4  0  0  0 .286  
  R.Cano 2B           4  1  1  0 .444     D.Wright DH         3  0  1  0 .571  
  S.Casey DH          3  1  2  0 .286     D.Lee 1B            3  0  0  0 .375  
  A.Pujols 1B         4  0  2  1 .500     M.Cabrera 3B        4  1  1  1 .222  
  M.Ensberg 3B        4  0  2  1 .625     J.Valentin C        3  0  0  0 .286  
  T.Nixon LF          2  0  1  0 .333     J.Edmonds CF        3  1  1  0 .333  
A-J.Ellison PH,CF     2  0  0  0 .000     J.Guillen RF        3  1  1  1 .375  
  J.Lane RF           4  0  0  0 .000     B.Crosby SS         2  0  1  1 .333  
  D.Miller C          4  0  0  0 .000     M.Giles 2B          3  0  0  0 .167  
  R.Clayton SS        3  0  0  0 .286                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  2  8  2                 Totals      28  3  5  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Nixon In 6th Inning
 
Mets............ 1 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  -  2  8  0
Walkers......... 0 0 0  0 2 0  0 0 1  -  3  5  0
 
Mets (0-2)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Smoltz LOSS(0-1)        8       5   3   3   3   5   1   3.38  A1
Totals                    8       5   3   3   3   5   1
 
Walkers (2-0)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
E.Loaiza                  5 1/3   8   2   2   0   3   0   3.37  A1 C5
S.Downs                   2       0   0   0   1   1   0   0.00  C6 D3
A.Rhodes                  0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0  54.00  D4 D4
K.Escobar WIN(1-0)        1 1/3   0   0   0   0   2   0   0.00  D5
Totals                    9       8   2   2   1   7   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 38,800 DATE- Monday, October 9th 2006 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:38
LEFT ON BASE- Mets: 6  Walkers: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Mets: 1  Walkers: 1
DOUBLES- S.Casey(1st), J.Edmonds(2nd), B.Crosby(2nd)
TRIPLES- J.Guillen(1st)
HOME RUNS- M.Cabrera(1st)
WALKS- S.Casey, D.Wright, D.Lee, B.Crosby
STRIKE OUTS- J.Pierre-2, R.Cano, A.Pujols, T.Nixon, J.Ellison, D.Miller,
             D.Dejesus, D.Lee, M.Cabrera-2, J.Valentin
GIDP- M.Ensberg
BALKS- J.Smoltz

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BOXSCORE: 2006 Fleetwood Walkers At 2006 Glen Allen Mets           10/11/2006
Gm 3: Zito crusies after 4th inning, but loses in 11th; Matos hits clutch HR.
 
  Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Mets               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Crosby SS         5  1  1  0 .273     J.Ellison RF        6  1  2  1 .250  
  D.Wright DH         5  2  2  1 .500     D.Jackson LF        4  1  1  0 .250  
  D.Lee 1B            4  1  0  0 .250     D.Bell DH           3  0  1  1 .500  
  M.Cabrera 3B        5  1  3  3 .357   C-S.Casey PH          2  0  0  0 .222  
  J.Edmonds CF        4  0  0  1 .200     M.Ensberg 3B        5  0  1  0 .462  
  M.Giles 2B          5  1  1  1 .182     A.Pujols 1B         4  0  0  0 .333  
  R.Castro C          5  0  1  0 .200     J.Molina C          1  0  0  1 .000  
  D.Dejesus LF        4  0  0  0 .182   A-T.Nixon PH          1  0  0  0 .286  
  L.Matos RF          3  1  1  1 .333   B-D.Miller C          1  0  0  0 .000  
                                          J.Castillo 2B       5  1  1  0 .200  
                                          R.Clayton SS        5  0  2  0 .333  
                                          J.Pierre CF         5  0  2  0 .214  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      40  7  9  7                 Totals      42  3 10  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Molina In 5th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Nixon In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Bell In 6th Inning
 
Walkers......... 1 0 0  2 0 0  0 0 0  0 4 -  7  9  1
Mets............ 2 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 -  3 10  1
 
Walkers (3-0)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
M.Buehrle                 4 2/3   5   2   0   2   3   0   0.00  A1 C5
F.Cabrera                 1 1/3   3   1   1   1   0   0   6.75  C6 D3
A.Rhodes                  1       0   0   0   1   0   0  13.50  D4 D7
E.Gagne                   1       0   0   0   0   0   0   4.50  D8 E1
D.Turnbow WIN(1-0)        3       2   0   0   1   4   0   0.00  E2
Totals                   11      10   3   1   5   7   0
 
Mets (0-3)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
B.Zito LOSS(0-1)         10       7   5   5   0   7   4   4.50  A1 E1
R.Hernandez               1       2   2   2   1   1   0  18.00  E2
Totals                   11       9   7   7   1   8   4
 
ATTENDANCE- 37,816 DATE- Wednesday, October 11th 2006 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 3:50
LEFT ON BASE- Walkers: 3  Mets:13
DOUBLE PLAYS- Walkers: 1  Mets: 1
ERRORS- M.Buehrle, J.Ellison
HOME RUNS- D.Wright(1st), M.Cabrera(2nd), M.Giles(1st), L.Matos(1st)
STOLEN BASES- J.Ellison(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Edmonds, J.Molina
WALKS- D.Lee, D.Jackson-2, S.Casey, M.Ensberg, D.Miller
HIT BY PITCH- L.Matos, A.Pujols
STRIKE OUTS- B.Crosby-3, D.Wright, J.Edmonds-2, R.Castro, L.Matos, S.Casey,
             M.Ensberg, D.Miller, J.Castillo-3, J.Pierre
GIDP- D.Wright  

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BOXSCORE: 2006 Fleetwood Walkers At 2006 Glen Allen Mets           10/12/2006
Gm 4: Another pitchers' duel; Mets win on bases-loaded BB by Clayton in 10th.
 
  Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Mets               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Dejesus LF        5  1  3  0 .313     J.Pierre CF         4  0  1  0 .222  
  D.Wright DH         3  1  0  0 .400     R.Cano 2B           5  1  1  0 .357  
  D.Lee 1B            5  0  0  0 .176     A.Pujols 1B         4  0  3  1 .438  
  M.Cabrera 3B        3  0  1  0 .353     M.Ensberg 3B        5  0  1  0 .389  
  J.Valentin C        3  0  1  2 .300     J.Lane RF           5  1  2  0 .167  
  J.Edmonds CF        4  0  0  0 .143     S.Casey DH          3  1  1  1 .250  
  J.Guillen RF        4  0  0  0 .250     D.Miller C          4  0  0  0 .000  
  B.Crosby SS         4  0  0  0 .200     T.Nixon LF          3  0  0  0 .200  
  M.Giles 2B          3  0  1  0 .214     R.Clayton SS        3  0  0  1 .267  
A-B.Bonds PH          1  0  0  0 .000                                          
B-C.Counsell 2B       0  0  0  0 ----                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  2  6  2                 Totals      36  3  9  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Giles In 9th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Bonds In 9th Inning
 
Walkers......... 0 0 2  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 -  2  6  1
Mets............ 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 1 0  1 -  3  9  0
 
Walkers (3-1)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
A.Burnett                 7       7   2   2   2   7   1   2.63  A1 D2
A.Rhodes BS(1st)          1       1   0   0   1   1   0   7.71  D3 D7
F.Cabrera                 0 2/3   0   0   0   1   1   0   4.50  D8 E2
K.Escobar LOSS(1-1)       0 1/3   1   1   1   1   0   0   5.40  E3 E5
D.Turnbow                 0 1/3   0   0   0   2   0   0   0.00  E6
Totals                    9 1/3   9   3   3   7   9   1
 
Mets (1-3)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
C.Carpenter WIN(1-1)     10       6   2   2   4  10   0   5.17  A1
Totals                   10       6   2   2   4  10   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 40,140 DATE- Thursday, October 12th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 3:22
LEFT ON BASE- Walkers: 7  Mets:13
DOUBLE PLAYS- Walkers: 1  Mets: 1
ERRORS- M.Cabrera
DOUBLES- J.Valentin(1st)
TRIPLES- R.Cano(1st)
HOME RUNS- S.Casey(1st)
STOLEN BASES- J.Pierre(3rd)
SACRIFICE HITS- R.Clayton
WALKS- D.Wright-2, M.Cabrera, J.Valentin, J.Pierre, A.Pujols, S.Casey-2,
       T.Nixon-2, R.Clayton
HIT BY PITCH- D.Miller
STRIKE OUTS- D.Dejesus, D.Wright-3, M.Cabrera, J.Valentin, J.Guillen-3,
             B.Crosby, J.Pierre, R.Cano-2, A.Pujols, M.Ensberg, J.Lane-2,
             S.Casey, T.Nixon
GIDP- D.Lee, M.Ensberg
WILD PITCHES- F.Cabrera

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BOXSCORE: 2006 Fleetwood Walkers At 2006 Glen Allen Mets           10/13/2006
Gm 5: The Mets win their 2nd in a row forcing a return to Fleetwood for Gm 6.
 
  Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Mets               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  M.Giles 2B          5  0  2  0 .263     J.Pierre CF         4  1  1  0 .227  
  B.Bonds DH          3  0  0  0 .000   C-J.Ellison CF        0  0  0  0 .250  
G-J.Closser PH        0  0  0  0 ----     R.Cano 2B           2  0  1  0 .375  
H-J.Phelps PH         1  0  0  0 .000     S.Casey DH          4  0  1  2 .250  
  D.Lee 1B            5  0  0  0 .136     A.Pujols 1B         4  0  0  0 .350  
  M.Cabrera LF,3B     4  1  3  1 .429     T.Nixon LF          3  1  2  0 .308  
  D.Wright 3B         4  0  0  0 .316     M.Ensberg 3B        4  1  1  0 .364  
A-L.Matos RF          0  0  0  0 .333     D.Miller C          3  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Edmonds CF        2  1  1  0 .188   B-J.Molina PH,C       0  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Valentin C        4  0  2  0 .357     J.Lane RF           4  0  2  2 .250  
D-C.Counsell PR       0  0  0  0 ----     R.Clayton SS        4  1  2  0 .316  
  B.Crosby SS         3  0  0  0 .167                                          
E-J.Guillen PH        1  0  1  1 .308                                          
  D.Dejesus RF,LF     3  0  1  0 .316                                          
F-R.Castro PH         0  0  0  0 .200                                          
I-A.Burnett PR        0  0  0  0 ----                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  2 10  2                 Totals      32  4 10  4
 
A-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Wright In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Miller In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Pierre In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Ran For Valentin In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Crosby In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Dejesus In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Bonds In 9th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Closser In 9th Inning
I-Pinch Ran For Castro In 9th Inning
 
Walkers......... 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 1  -  2 10  0
Mets............ 0 0 2  0 0 0  0 2    -  4 10  0
 
Walkers (3-2)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
E.Loaiza LOSS(0-1)        4 2/3   4   2   2   2   4   0   3.60  A1 C3
K.Escobar                 2       0   0   0   0   3   0   2.45  C4 C9
S.Downs                   0       2   0   0   0   0   0   0.00  D1 D2
E.Gagne                   0 2/3   0   0   0   0   2   0   3.37  D3 D4
C.Eldred                  0       2   2   2   0   0   0   ----  D5 D6
A.Rhodes                  0 1/3   2   0   0   0   0   0   6.75  D7 D9
F.Cabrera                 0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3.86  E1
Totals                    8      10   4   4   2   9   0
 
Mets (2-3)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Smoltz WIN(1-1)         8      10   2   2   3   4   1   2.81  A1 D8
M.Gonzalez HOLD(1st)      0 1/3   0   0   0   1   0   0   0.00  D9 E1
R.Hernandez SAVE(1st)     0 2/3   0   0   0   0   1   0  10.80  E2
Totals                    9      10   2   2   4   5   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 36,310 DATE- Friday, October 13th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 2:55
LEFT ON BASE- Walkers:10  Mets: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Walkers: 0  Mets: 2
DOUBLES- J.Edmonds(3rd), T.Nixon(1st)
HOME RUNS- M.Cabrera(3rd)
SACRIFICE HITS- R.Cano, J.Molina
WALKS- B.Bonds, J.Edmonds-2, R.Castro, J.Pierre, R.Cano
HIT BY PITCH- T.Nixon
STRIKE OUTS- J.Phelps, D.Lee, M.Cabrera, D.Wright, J.Valentin, J.Pierre,
             S.Casey, A.Pujols-2, M.Ensberg, D.Miller-3, J.Lane
GIDP- D.Wright-2
WILD PITCHES- E.Loaiza 

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BOXSCORE: 2006 Glen Allen Mets At 2006 Fleetwood Walkers           10/15/2006
Gm 6: Buehrle pitches a 6-hit shutout; Fleetwood advances to NLCS 4 gms to 2.
 
  Mets               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Ellison RF        3  0  0  0 .182     B.Crosby SS         3  1  0  0 .143  
  D.Jackson LF        4  0  0  0 .125     D.Wright DH         4  1  1  1 .304  
  D.Bell DH           4  0  0  0 .250     D.Lee 1B            4  1  2  3 .192  
  M.Ensberg 3B        4  0  3  0 .423     M.Cabrera 3B        4  1  1  0 .400  
  A.Pujols 1B         3  0  0  0 .304     J.Edmonds CF        5  2  2  3 .238  
  J.Molina C          4  0  0  0 .000     M.Giles 2B          4  1  2  1 .304  
  J.Castillo 2B       4  0  1  0 .222     R.Castro C          4  1  1  2 .222  
  R.Clayton SS        3  0  0  0 .273     D.Dejesus LF        4  1  3  0 .391  
  J.Pierre CF         3  0  2  0 .280     L.Matos RF          2  1  1  0 .400  
                                        A-J.Guillen PH,RF     1  0  0  0 .286  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  0  6  0                 Totals      35 10 13 10
 
A-Pinch Hit For Matos In 7th Inning
 
Mets............ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  6  0
Walkers......... 3 0 0  0 3 2  2 0    - 10 13  0
 
Mets (2-4)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
B.Zito LOSS(0-2)          5 1/3   9   8   8   2   3   2   7.63  A1 C9
M.Macdougal               0 2/3   0   0   0   3   0   0   0.00  D1 D4
W.Ohman                   0 1/3   3   2   2   0   0   1  54.00  D5 D8
J.Towers                  1 2/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0.00  D9
Totals                    8      13  10  10   5   3   3
 
Walkers (4-2)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
M.Buehrle WIN(1-0)        9       6   0   0   2   6   0   0.00  A1
Totals                    9       6   0   0   2   6   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 41,843 DATE- Sunday, October 15th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:45
LEFT ON BASE- Mets: 7  Walkers: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Mets: 2  Walkers: 1
DOUBLES- J.Pierre(1st), J.Edmonds(4th), M.Giles(1st)
HOME RUNS- D.Lee(2nd), J.Edmonds(1st), R.Castro(1st)
WALKS- J.Ellison, A.Pujols, B.Crosby-2, D.Wright, D.Lee, M.Cabrera
HIT BY PITCH- L.Matos
STRIKE OUTS- D.Jackson-2, J.Molina-2, J.Castillo-2, D.Wright, M.Cabrera-2
GIDP- R.Clayton, M.Cabrera, J.Edmonds