Monday, October 30, 2006

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)


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


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
----------------- ---- --- --- --- --- -- -- -- --- --- --- -- -- -- --- -- --
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

Sunday, October 29, 2006

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?)


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

Wednesday, October 18, 2006

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.

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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.

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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.'

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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.


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


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


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



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



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


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