Fleetwood Walkers

Tuesday, October 17, 2006

NL Divisional Series Preview: Glen Allen vs. Fleetwood

Glen Allen Mets - NL East Champion
77-85 (.475)

Offense: 4.77 runs per game (6th of 14)
Defense: 4.49 runs per game (5th of 14)
Pythagorean Record: 86-76 (.530)

Team Summary:
Glen Allen had an up-and-down season, seeing some dominant efforts from its starting pitchers but also some inconsistent results from its relievers. The bullpen's struggles contributed to Glen Allen's 16-30 (.348) record in one-run games.

Glen Allen's offense has a mixture of power and speed, led by stud first baseman Albert Pujols (.288, 44 HR, 103 RBI). The legs of table-setters like Juan Pierre and Robinson Cano are an equally important part of the team's game plan.

To advance past the favored Fleetwood Walkers, the Mets will need its starters to go deep into each game, particularly staff aces Chris Carpenter (19-9, 3.25 ERA) and John Smoltz (17-8, 3.64 ERA). Doing so will minimize the team's reliance on its bullpen for long stretches, allowing it instead to play matchups in the late innings.

Glen Allen Lineup:
1-Juan Pierre (CF) .243/.300/.330, 88 steals
2-Robinson Cano (2B) .314/.342/.517, 16 HR, 71 RBI
3-Albert Pujols (1B) .288/.377/.570, 44 HR, 103 RBI
4-Jason Lane (RF) .264/.302/.472, 18 HR, 61 RBI
5-Damian Miller (C) .292/.340/.442, 11 HR, 60 RBI
6-Morgan Ensberg (3B) .256/.355/.472, 27 HR, 74 RBI
7-Sean Casey (DH) .271/.348/.349, 5 HR, 46 RBI
8-Troy Nixon (RF) .249/.347/.430, 13 HR, 55 RBI
9-Royce Clayton (SS) .235/.271/.326, 2 HR, 60 RBI

Glen Allen Bench:
David Bell (3B) .298/.357/.416, 2 HR, 25 RBI
Jose Castillo (2B) .275/.338/.460, 8 HR, 27 RBI
Jason Ellison (OF) .287/.333/.425, 13 SB
Damian Jackson (IF/OF) .270/.349/.383, 9 SB
Jose Molina (C) .268/.323/.426, 7 HR, 25 RBI

Glen Allen Rotation:
RHP Chris Carpenter (19-9, 3.25 ERA, 255 IP, 211 K)
RHP John Smoltz (17-8, 3.64 ERA, 237 IP, 180 K)
LHP Barry Zito (12-15, 3.88 ERA, 234 IP, 195 K)

Glen Allen Bullpen:
RHP Roberto Hernandez (4-2, 3.30 ERA, 44 IP, 13 SV)
RHP Brendan Donnelly (0-0, 4.33 ERA, 52 IP, 4 SV)
LHP Mike Gonzalez (1-9, 5.55 ERA, 36 IP, 8 SV)
RHP Mik MacDougal (0-7, 4.29 ERA, 63 IP, 2 SV)
LHP Will Ohman (3-2, 3.79 ERA, 36 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). Unlike Glen Allen, 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 first baseman Derrek Lee (.298, 48 HR, 124 RBI). Other offensive stars are designated hitter David Wright (.298, 38 HR, 122 RBI), 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). Its best 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 jump on the scoreboard early against Glen Allen's tough starting pitchers. By doing so, it can then use its powerful bullpen to hold the lead, or count on its potent lineup to score against Glen Allen's sometimes vulnerable bullpen.

May the best team win!

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 Glen Allen Mets Totals After 162 Games
 
 
NAME              BAVG  GM  AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO HB SH DP  SB CS  E
R.Cano            .314 120 443  60 139 36  3 16  71  21  41  2 13  5   1  3  9
D.Bell            .298  79 238  30  71 22  0  2  25  22  25  1  0  7   0  0  5
D.Miller          .292 128 373  55 109 23  0 11  60  25  96  5  1  9   0  1  3
A.Pujols          .288 158 600 117 173 35  1 44 103  74  59 11  0 19   4  2 15
J.Ellison         .287  85 254  31  73 14  3  5  21  16  17  2  5  7  13  8  6
J.Castillo        .275  91 211  24  58 13  1  8  27  20  43  0  1  8   2  0 13
S.Casey           .271 127 436  51 118 19  0  5  46  51  35  3  0 11   3  0  0
D.Jackson         .270  87 222  35  60 11  1  4  30  24  34  5  3  2   9  1  2
J.Molina          .268  89 183  21  49  6  1  7  25  12  43  3  5  6   3  1  1
J.Lane            .264 129 451  69 119 34  3 18  61  22  85  6  0  6   4  0  3
M.Ensberg         .256 151 536  84 137 31  2 27  74  74 132 10  2 18   4  1 18
T.Nixon           .249 126 370  54  92 26  1 13  55  52  50  4  0 10   2  0  1
J.Pierre          .243 158 633  83 154 17 16  2  56  45  55  8  9 11  88 17  2
D.Young           .235  45  85   9  20  1  1  2   9   7  18  2  0  0   0  0  0
R.Clayton         .235 156 540  48 127 35  4  2  60  28 124  0 22 22   4  2 14
Y.Betancourt      .200  11  20   1   4  1  0  0   2   0   2  0  0  1   0  0  0
R.Quinlan         .000   2   5   1   0  0  0  0   0   1   4  0  0  0   0  0  0
J.Gall            ----   0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0
D.Krynzel         ----   0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0
R.Andino          ----   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 10
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TEAM TOTALS       .268    5600    1503    37    725     863    61    137   102
                       162     773    324   166     494     62   142     36
 
 
NAME               ERA  W  L   PCT   G GS CG SH SV    IP   H   R  ER HR  BB  SO
K.Gregg           0.00  0  0  ----   2  0  0  0  0   3.2   5   0   0  0   2   2
S.Proctor         2.25  0  0  ----   2  0  0  0  0   4.0   4   1   1  0   2   3
M.Hampton         3.20  6  4  .600  12 12  0  0  0  70.1  78  28  25  4  20  33
C.Carpenter       3.25 19  9  .679  35 35 12  4  0 255.0 217 102  92 31  73 211
R.Hernandez       3.30  4  2  .667  40  0  0  0 13  43.2  46  16  16  2  16  43
J.Smoltz          3.64 17  8  .680  34 34  5  0  0 237.1 226  99  96 23  62 180
W.Ohman           3.79  3  2  .600  23  0  0  0  1  35.2  26  15  15  7  17  23
B.Zito            3.88 12 15  .444  34 34  7  2  0 234.1 209 118 101 33  93 195
M.Macdougal       4.29  0  7  .000  42  0  0  0  2  63.0  61  33  30  8  24  69
B.Donnelly        4.33  0  0  ----  29  0  0  0  4  52.0  49  28  25  9  15  41
T.Miller          4.55  1  0 1.000  17  0  0  0  1  27.2  30  15  14  1  18  23
J.Towers          5.31  8 15  .348  27 27 10  0  0 196.2 242 119 116 25  43  94
B.Shouse          5.33  2  2  .500  21  0  0  0  1  25.1  36  17  15  3   7  12
R.Hernandez       5.34  1  6  .143  10 10  2  1  0  60.2  68  40  36  3  31  38
E.Milton          5.37  3  4  .429  10 10  1  1  0  62.0  78  40  37  8  22  36
M.Gonzalez        5.55  1  9  .100  32  0  0  0  8  35.2  40  25  22  3  25  41
T.Sturtze         6.91  0  2  .000  21  0  0  0  2  41.2  43  32  32  7  27  28
H.Kuo             ----  0  0  ----   0  0  0  0  0   0.0   0   0   0  0   0   0
T.Johnson         ----  0  0  ----   0  0  0  0  0   0.0   0   0   0  0   0   0
J.De La Rosa      ----  0  0  ----   0  0  0  0  0   0.0   0   0   0  0   0   0
T.Stauffer        ----  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                                          6                   +0
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TEAM TOTALS       4.18    85       162    37    32      1458     673    497
                       77     .475    162    14   1448.2     728    167    1072

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
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TEAM TOTALS       3.41    45       162    15    46      1340     550    450
                      117     .722    162    14   1452.1     593    143    1017

Monday, October 16, 2006

Miguel Cabrera for NL MVP

It's never easy to determine a league's "most valuable player." At the end of the day, though, it usually comes down to a combination of: 1) who posted the best statistics; and 2) who most pushed his team to a championship.

To that end, here is a short list of the National League's leading MVP candidates:

Name________ _AVG _OBP _SLG __R 2B 3B HR RBI BB _SO SB CS _RC RC/27
Cabrera, M._ .326 .397 .573 123 52 _1 34 113 75 128 _3 _0 146 8.7
Lee, D._____ .298 .374 .603 124 38 _6 48 124 74 134 10 _2 141 8.0
Roberts, B._ .332 .407 .525 109 47 _3 19 _88 72 _82 17 _3 129 8.6
Suzuki, I.__ .338 .366 .497 118 22 14 21 _83 31 _63 50 14 130 6.9
Teixeira, M. .304 .383 .562 _97 53 _4 33 104 74 133 _2 _0 132 7.8

In terms of traditional Triple Crown Statistics, teammate Derrek Lee would seem to have the advantage. However, Cabrera's season was also great (6th in the NL in batting average, T-6th in home runs, and 6th in runs batted in).

Digging deeper, one can see Cabrera's season get even better. He was 2nd in the NL in doubles, 2nd in runs scored, 2nd in hits, and 8th in walks.

And finally, in terms of sabermetric stats, Cabrera truly stands apart from the crowd. He was 2nd in the NL in slugging percentage, 6th in on-base percentage, 1st in runs created, and 1st in runs created per 27 outs.

Those last few stats are key. Note that no player in the NL contributed more total runs than Cabrera, and (just as impressive) no player was more efficient in runs created per out.

Oh, and for good measure Cabrera also started every game of the season for Fleetwood (119 at 3B, 43 in LF) and tied for the league-lead with 20 game-winning RBI.

Add it all up, and the facts are clear: Miguel Cabrera was the National League's Most Valuable Player in 2006.

Miguel Cabrera - Player Detail Report

Batter            Avg  AB   H  2B  3B  HR RBI  BB IBB   K    OBP  Slug OB+Sl
M.Cabrera        .326 634 207  52   1  34 113  75   7 128   .397  .573  .970
vs. Left         .287 167  48  11   1  10  30  30   1  34   .396  .545  .941
vs. Right        .340 467 159  41   0  24  83  45   6  94   .398  .582  .981
Batting 1        ----   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   ----  ----  ----
Batting 2        ----   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   ----  ----  ----
Batting 3        ----   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   ----  ----  ----
Batting 4        .328 613 201  51   1  33 109  73   6 125   .399  .576  .975
Batting 5        .286  21   6   1   0   1   4   2   1   3   .348  .476  .824
Batting 6        ----   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   ----  ----  ----
Batting 7        ----   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   ----  ----  ----
Batting 8        ----   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   ----  ----  ----
Batting 9        ----   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   ----  ----  ----
Clutch           .231  91  21   5   1   3  23   0   7  19   .231  .407  .637
Loaded           .333  15   5   1   0   0  14   0   0   3   .333  .400  .733
in September     .345  87  30   5   0   9  21  12   0  15   .424  .713 1.137
 
          G  PA SH SF HBP CI GDP  PAvg PAB  PH PHR LOB GWRBI GS   TB Streak
Misc.   162 721  1  7   4  0  15  ----   0   0   0 155  20    0  363   0- 0
 
          GB  FB  G/F  Pitch P/PA    RC  RC/27 TotAvg  Prod IsoPw  AB/HR
Averages 283 231 1.23      0  .00 145.6   8.74  1.007  .970  .246  18.65
 
                  Run  SB  CS  SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH BRC BRA BRO
Baserunning       123   3   0 1.00   3   0   0   0   0   0  14   5   2
 
Fielding            G  GS    Inn   PO    A   E  DP TP  Pct.
3rd Baseman       137 119 1084.1   49  191  12  15  0  .952
Left Fielder       45  43  344.0   60    2   1   1  0  .984

Saturday, September 30, 2006

Fleetwood Stats through September (162 games)

With an amazing 21-game winning streak to end the season, the Fleetwood Walkers finish September with a dominating 21-1 record (10-1 at home, 11-0 on road) and the season with a league-best 117-45 record. This incredible finish not only led the Walkers to their first-ever NL Central championship, but also home-field advantage in the 2006 BRASSball playoffs.

Not surprisingly both Fleetwood's offense and its pitching & defense dominated in September. On offense, Fleetwood scored 167 runs (7.6 per game; Fleetwood's season average = 6.2 per game). On defense, its pitching and defense allowed only 63 runs (2.9 per game; Fleetwood's season average = 3.7 per game).

Given Fleetwood's total runs scored (1000 even) and total runs allowed (593) on the season, its Pythagorean Record would be 120-42 (.740 x 162 games). As such, it appears the Walkers' record remains slightly below what might be expected (-3 wins versus expected record). As was true throughout the season, this is likely due to some large blow-out victories by Fleetwood over the course of the summer.

Fleetwood's season-long dominance versus right-handed starters continued (81-27, .750), while it also continued its month-to-month improvement versus left-handed pitchers (5-9 through May; 13-12 through June; 24-17 through July; 26-18 through August; 36-18 through September).

Fleetwood's most exceptional players on the season were Miguel Cabrera, Derrek Lee, A.J. Burnett and Esteban Loaiza. In the month of September only, Derrek Lee (.380/.448/.837), Miguel Cabrera (.345/.424/.713), Ryan Zimmerman (.491/.547/.860), David Wright (.333/.412/.750), Esteban Loaiza (4-0, 1.93 ERA), Greg Maddux (4-0, 2.32 ERA), Mark Buehrle (4-0, , 3.09 ERA), and Kelvim Escobar (1-0, 11.2 IP, 0.00 ERA, 14 K) all excelled.

In a testament to Fleetwood's excellent season, very few of its players had disappointing seasons. Marcus Giles (.274/.342/.447) rebounded after a slow start. Ryan Doumit had a strong September, but struggled in a part-time roll (.217/.275/.326). Jose Guillen provided strong defense after his mid-season arrival, but struggled at the plate (.204/.263/.296). In September only, Ramon Castro (.200/.364/.240), A.J. Burnett (3-0, 5.24 ERA), and David Bush (2-0, 6.75 ERA) all had difficult months.

All in all, the 2006 regular season was an amazing success for Fleetwood. After multiple rebuilding seasons, the team earned its first divisional crown and earned home-field advantage during the playoffs.

Looking ahead to October, Fleetwood will host the NL East champion Glen Allen Mets (77-85) in a National League Divisional Series matchup. In the regular season, Fleetwood won 5 of 7 games versus the Mets.

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

Misc/Sabermetric Statistics For 2006 Fleetwood Walkers Totals After 162 Games
 
 
NAME               OB%  SLUG   SB%    RC  RC/27 TOTAVG  PROD ISOPW   TB  AB/HR
B.Bonds           .358  .512  ----   8.0   5.98   .886  .870  .279   22  10.75
M.Cabrera         .397  .573 1.000 145.6   8.74  1.007  .970  .246  363  18.65
M.Cabrera         ----  ----  ----    --    ---   ----  .000  ----    0   ----
R.Castro          .384  .498 1.000  38.0   6.34   .879  .882  .217  101  20.30
J.Closser         .264  .319 1.000   3.9   2.55   .537  .583  .149   15  23.50
C.Counsell        .316  .333 1.000  10.5   4.22   .597  .650  .078   30   ----
B.Crosby          .386  .552  ----  71.7   7.63   .936  .938  .241  190  21.50
D.Dejesus         .359  .445  .750  75.7   5.78   .784  .803  .174  205  38.42
R.Doumit          .275  .326  ----  12.2   2.97   .505  .601  .109   45  69.00
J.Dye             .367  .491  .571  62.0   6.51   .826  .858  .180  172  31.82
J.Edmonds         .376  .566  .667 107.2   7.50   .997  .942  .313  275  13.14
M.Giles           .342  .447  .750  93.5   5.39   .758  .789  .173  269  33.44
J.Guillen         .263  .296  ----  10.6   2.18   .450  .560  .092   45  50.67
C.Jackson         ----  ----  ----    --    ---   ----  .000  ----    0   ----
D.Lee             .374  .603  .833 141.2   8.02  1.009  .977  .305  384  13.27
L.Matos           .373  .393  .929  40.4   6.16   .814  .766  .100   94  59.75
L.Nix             ----  ----  ----    --    ---   ----  .000  ----    0   ----
N.Perez           .303  .377  .750  22.7   3.72   .581  .680  .103   77 102.00
J.Phelps          .393  .405  ----  21.1   6.34   .778  .798  .103   51  63.00
J.Valentin        .437  .630  ----  60.1  10.34  1.160 1.067  .301  138  12.88
D.Wright          .379  .552 1.000 126.6   7.60   .951  .931  .254  335  15.97
R.Zimmerman       .547  .860  ----  25.9  22.59  1.806 1.407  .368   49   ----
ALL PITCHERS      ----  ----  ----    --    ---   ----  .000  ----    0   ----
---------------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ------ ------ ----- ----- ---- ------
TEAM TOTALS       .369        .831         6.72         .876       2860
                        .507      1061.1          .875        .218       21.69
 
 
NAME              OPPAV  H/9 BB/9 SO/9 HR/9 RNSUP  IR ISP IRS IRSC% SO/BB
D.Bautista         ----  ---  ---  ---  ---   ---   0   0   0  ----   ---
M.Buehrle          .272  9.5  2.2  5.4  1.1  6.31   0   0   0  ----  2.48
A.Burnett          .245  8.1  3.7  8.1  0.6  6.56   0   0   0  ----  2.20
D.Bush             .262  9.1  1.9  5.2  1.4  6.54   0   0   0  ----  2.72
F.Cabrera          .191  6.1  4.4  5.8  0.6   ---  20  10   5  .250  1.33
J.Dominguez        .244  8.2  3.3  3.9  1.7   ---  22  10  11  .500  1.17
S.Downs            .222  7.2  3.4  6.3  0.5   ---  46  24  12  .261  1.86
C.Eldred           .203  6.4  3.9  6.9  0.5   ---  27  14   7  .259  1.75
K.Escobar          .133  4.0  2.9 10.9  0.7   ---  12   6   1  .083  3.75
K.Foulke           ----  ---  ---  ---  ---   ---   0   0   0  ----   ---
E.Gagne            .217  7.5  3.0 15.8  2.3   ---   7   4   4  .571  5.25
Z.Greinke          ----  ---  ---  ---  ---   ---   0   0   0  ----   ---
E.Loaiza           .255  8.6  2.4  7.0  0.9  6.49   0   0   0  ----  2.97
G.Maddux           .267  9.3  2.1  5.2  1.0  5.06   0   0   0  ----  2.50
A.Rhodes           .104  3.0  2.8  6.4  0.0   ---  33  21   7  .212  2.31
C.Schilling        ----  ---  ---  ---  ---   ---   0   0   0  ----   ---
D.Turnbow          .188  6.1  3.5  7.6  0.7   ---  40  23   8  .200  2.15
R.Vogelsong        .290 10.3  4.4  4.4  0.3   ---  28  13   7  .250  1.00
ALL NON-PITCHERS   ----  ---  ---  ---  ---   ---   0   0   0  ----   ---
----------------- ----- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----- --- --- --- ----- -----
TEAM TOTALS        .246       2.8       0.9       235      62        2.26
                         8.3       6.3       6.17     125      .264

Friday, September 29, 2006

September 24, 2006: "21"

Ryan Zimmerman hit 2 doubles and had 2 RBI as the seemingly unstoppable Fleetwood Walkers defeated the Maine Black Flies by the score of 3 to 1 at John Locke Field. With the win, Fleetwood ends the 2006 BRASSball regular season with a shocking 21-game winning streak.

Fleetwood went ahead for good in the bottom of the 5th inning by scoring one runner. First, Bobby Crosby drew a walk. Luis Matos had a chance to keep things going, but he went down on strikes. Zimmerman then doubled scoring the run. Rookie Derrick Turnbow was perfect in the ninth giving him 27 saves on the season.

Esteban Loaiza (20-5) was the winner allowing 1 run in 6 innings. C.C. Sabathia (11-8) suffered the loss. "I always am most impressed when a pitcher finds a way to win even without his best stuff," Rube Foster said after the game. "Loaiza did not have command of his pitches most of the afternoon, but he proved he really knew how to pitch!"

BOXSCORE: 2006 Maine Black Flies At 2006 Fleetwood Walkers          9/24/2006
Gm 4: FLE wins its 21st in a row; Loaiza earns 20th win in reg season finale.
 
  Black Flies        AB  R  H RBI AVG     Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Rollins SS        5  0  3  0 .300     R.Zimmerman 3B      4  0  2  2 .491  
  M.Anderson DH       5  0  1  0 .290   A-D.Dejesus PR,LF     0  0  0  0 .271  
  P.Konerko 1B        4  1  2  1 .256     D.Wright DH         4  0  1  0 .298  
  K.Griffey Jr CF     3  0  1  0 .289     D.Lee 1B            3  0  0  0 .298  
  P.Burrell LF        3  0  1  0 .277     M.Cabrera LF,3B     2  1  0  0 .326  
  A.Castillo C        4  0  1  0 .111     J.Edmonds CF        2  0  1  0 .253  
  O.Palmeiro RF       3  0  0  0 .302     M.Giles 2B          4  0  0  0 .274  
  R.Gotay 2B          4  0  0  0 .269     R.Castro C          3  0  0  1 .281  
  A.Gonzalez 3B       3  0  1  0 .231     B.Crosby SS         2  2  1  0 .311  
                                          L.Matos RF          3  0  1  0 .293  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  1 10  1                 Totals      27  3  6  3
 
A-Pinch Ran For Zimmerman In 7th Inning
 
Black Flies..... 1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1 10  0
Walkers......... 0 1 0  0 1 0  1 0    -  3  6  0
 
Black Flies (96-51)      IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
C.Sabathia LOSS(10-8)     6 1/3   5   3   3   5   8   0   5.08  A1 D1
M.Rivera                  1 2/3   1   0   0   1   2   0   0.85  D2
Totals                    8       6   3   3   6  10   0
 
Walkers (117-45)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
E.Loaiza WIN(20-5)        6       8   1   1   2   3   1   3.46  A1 C9
A.Rhodes HOLD(18th)       0 2/3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0.21  D1 D3
S.Downs                   0       0   0   0   1   0   0   1.88  D4 D4
K.Escobar HOLD(7th)       0 2/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   2.81  D5 D6
F.Cabrera HOLD(11th)      0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   1.74  D7 D8
D.Turnbow SAVE(27th)      1       0   0   0   0   1   0   2.70  D9
Totals                    9      10   1   1   3   5   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 30,174 DATE- Wednesday, September 24th 2006 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:46
LEFT ON BASE- Black Flies:10  Walkers: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Black Flies: 2  Walkers: 2
DOUBLES- R.Zimmerman-2(21st), J.Edmonds(39th)
TRIPLES- B.Crosby(6th)
HOME RUNS- P.Konerko(31st)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Rollins
SACRIFICE FLIES- R.Castro
WALKS- K.Griffey Jr, O.Palmeiro, A.Gonzalez, D.Lee, M.Cabrera-2, J.Edmonds-2,
       B.Crosby
HIT BY PITCH- P.Burrell
STRIKE OUTS- J.Rollins, M.Anderson, P.Konerko, P.Burrell, A.Gonzalez,
             D.Wright-2, D.Lee, M.Cabrera-2, M.Giles, R.Castro-2, L.Matos-2
GIDP- K.Griffey Jr, R.Gotay, D.Lee, R.Castro

September 23, 2006: Streaking!

The streaking Fleetwood Walkers had an easy time of it at John Locke Field, scoring 8 runs in the first inning and defeating the Maine Black Flies by a score of 11 to 6. The victory extended Fleetwood's winning streak to 20 games.

Fleetwood's Mark Buehrle was unable to take advantage of the run support, getting knocked from the game in just the 5th inning. Derrick Turnbow (6-6) was dominant in relief, however, allowing just 1 hit and zero walks in 2 innings.

The losing pitcher was Clay Hensley (1-1). He was unable to retire a batter, allowing 7 runs on 5 hits and 1 walk.

BOXSCORE: 2006 Maine Black Flies At 2006 Fleetwood Walkers          9/23/2006
Gm 2: FLE plates 8 in the 1st inning and never looks back; 20 wins in a row!
 
  Black Flies        AB  R  H RBI AVG     Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.Gotay 2B          4  1  1  0 .318     M.Giles 2B          5  1  1  1 .276  
  C.Beltran CF        4  1  1  0 .292     D.Dejesus LF        4  1  1  2 .271  
  B.Kielty RF         5  1  1  0 .305     D.Lee 1B            4  1  1  4 .300  
  E.Marrero DH        3  1  0  0 .229     M.Cabrera 3B        4  1  1  0 .328  
  M.Olivo C           4  1  4  3 .367   B-J.Phelps PH         1  1  1  0 .302  
  P.Konerko 1B        4  1  2  3 .254   E-R.Zimmerman 3B      0  0  0  0 .491  
  J.Crede 3B          4  0  0  0 .248     J.Edmonds CF        3  1  1  1 .252  
  P.Burrell LF        4  0  0  0 .276     J.Guillen RF        4  1  1  0 .282  
  J.Rollins SS        4  0  1  0 .297     R.Doumit C          3  2  2  2 .217  
                                        C-R.Castro PH,C       0  0  0  0 .285  
                                          C.Counsell SS       4  1  1  0 .233  
                                        A-B.Crosby SS         0  0  0  0 .310  
                                          J.Closser DH        3  1  1  0 .170  
                                        D-L.Matos PH          0  0  0  1 .292  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  6 10  6                 Totals      35 11 11 11
 
A-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Counsell In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Cabrera In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Doumit In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Closser In 8th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Phelps In 9th Inning
 
Black Flies..... 1 0 0  0 5 0  0 0 0  -  6 10  2
Walkers......... 8 0 1  0 0 1  0 1    - 11 11  0
 
Black Flies (96-50)      IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
C.Hensley LOSS(1-1)       0       5   7   7   1   0   1   4.30  A1 A7
R.Dempster                5       3   2   1   4   4   0   3.63  A8 D4
K.Farnsworth              2       3   2   2   1   3   1   1.67  D5 E5
M.Rivera                  0 2/3   0   0   0   3   0   0   0.88  E6 E9
C.Qualls                  0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   4.65  F1
Totals                    8      11  11  10   9   7   2
 
Walkers (116-45)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
M.Buehrle                 4 2/3   7   6   6   3   4   1   3.91  A1 C6
E.Gagne                   1 1/3   0   0   0   0   3   0   3.75  C7 D1
C.Eldred                  1       2   0   0   0   2   0   1.96  D2 D6
D.Turnbow WIN(6-6)        2       1   0   0   0   3   0   2.74  D7
Totals                    9      10   6   6   3  12   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 37,215 DATE- Tuesday, September 23rd 2006 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 3:26
LEFT ON BASE- Black Flies: 7  Walkers:11
DOUBLE PLAYS- Black Flies: 2  Walkers: 0
ERRORS- C.Beltran, M.Olivo
DOUBLES- R.Gotay(1st), R.Doumit(9th)
HOME RUNS- P.Konerko(30th), D.Lee(48th), R.Doumit(2nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- C.Beltran
WALKS- R.Gotay, E.Marrero-2, M.Giles, D.Lee, J.Edmonds-2, R.Doumit, R.Castro,
       B.Crosby, J.Closser, L.Matos
HIT BY PITCH- D.Dejesus, J.Guillen
STRIKE OUTS- R.Gotay-2, C.Beltran-2, B.Kielty, E.Marrero-2, J.Crede-2,
             P.Burrell-3, M.Giles-2, D.Dejesus, D.Lee, M.Cabrera, J.Guillen,
             C.Counsell
GIDP- J.Guillen, R.Doumit
PASSED BALLS- M.Olivo

September 22, 2006: The Mighty Miguel

Entering its last regular-season homestand, Fleetwood looked to extend it 19-game winning steak. Doing so would not be easy, though, as the team faced the playoff-bound Maine Black Flies. Both teams sent their aces to the mound: lefty Johan Santana for Maine and righty A.J. Burnett for Fleetwood.

Things looked good early for the Walkers. They scored two quick runs in the 1st, highlighted by a Miguel Cabrera solo home run. Maine rebounded in a big way, though, scoring once in the 2nd, twice in the 3rd, and once more in the 4th. The Black Flies now led 4-2 heading into the bottom of the 4th.

Facing a two-run deficit, Cabrera once again came though for Fleetwood. He hit his second homer of the game versus Santana -- his 34th home run of the season -- and pulled his team within one run.

In the top of the 7th, Maine's Ruben Gotay led off with a single. Alex Gonzalez followed with a double, and the Black Flies had 2 runners in scoring position with nobody out. In a bind, Fleetwood manager Rube Foster called on Arthur Rhodes. Rhodes continued his amazing season, retiring the next three batters in order without allowing an inherited runner to score.

In the bottom of the 7th, Fleetwood mounted a rally of its own. After one out, Bobby Crosby hit a double. With the tying run on second, Maine relieved Santana with stud reliever Kyle Farnsworth. Fleetwood's David DeJesus was not intimidated, though, driving a Farnsworth fastball into the outfield for an RBI single. After 7 inning, the game was tied 4-4.

Both bullpens pitched scoreless innings in the 8th and 9th innings. In the top of the 10th, Fleetwood mid-season pickup Kelvim Escobar pitched a scoreless inning. In the bottom of the frame, Fleetwood rookie Ryan Zimmerman continued his sizzling September with a lead-off double. After a Luis Matos sacrifice bunt, Maine brought in Ryan Dempster to relieve Farnsworth. It did not matter to Fleetwood's Derrek Lee, who hit a walk-off single to end the game.

Fleetwood had completed the comeback win, and extended its dazzling winning streak to 20 games.

BOXSCORE: 2006 Maine Black Flies At 2006 Fleetwood Walkers          9/22/2006
Gm 1: A matchup of aces turns into a matchup of bullpens; Cabrera hits 2 HRs.
 
  Black Flies        AB  R  H RBI AVG     Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Rollins SS        5  0  1  0 .297     R.Zimmerman 3B      5  1  2  0 .491  
  M.Anderson DH       5  1  2  0 .293   D-J.Guillen PR        0  1  0  0 .282  
  P.Konerko 1B        5  0  0  0 .252     D.Wright DH         2  0  1  0 .299  
  K.Griffey Jr CF     5  2  3  2 .289   A-B.Bonds PH          0  0  0  0 .233  
  P.Burrell LF        5  0  1  0 .279   B-L.Matos PR,DH       0  0  0  0 .292  
  A.Castillo C        3  1  0  0 .071     D.Lee 1B            5  0  1  1 .300  
  O.Palmeiro RF       4  0  2  1 .308     M.Cabrera LF        4  2  3  2 .328  
  R.Gotay 2B          4  0  2  1 .333     J.Edmonds CF        4  0  0  0 .252  
  A.Gonzalez 3B       4  0  2  0 .230     M.Giles 2B          4  0  0  0 .277  
                                          R.Castro C          3  0  0  0 .285  
                                        C-J.Valentin PH,C     1  0  0  0 .329  
                                          B.Crosby SS         4  1  1  0 .310  
                                          D.Dejesus RF        4  0  2  1 .271  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      40  4 13  4                 Totals      36  5 10  4
 
A-Pinch Hit For Wright In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Bonds In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Castro In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Ran For Zimmerman In 10th Inning
 
Black Flies..... 0 1 2  1 0 0  0 0 0  0 -  4 13  0
Walkers......... 2 0 0  1 0 0  1 0 0  1 -  5 10  1
 
Black Flies (96-49)      IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Santana                 6 1/3   7   4   4   1   6   2   3.08  A1 C8
K.Farnsworth L(11-2)B(5th 3       2   1   1   1   3   0   1.46  C9 E2
R.Dempster                0       1   0   0   0   0   0   3.74  E3
Totals                    9 1/3  10   5   5   2   9   2
 
Walkers (115-45)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
A.Burnett                 6      10   4   4   2   3   1   3.42  A1 C9
A.Rhodes                  1       0   0   0   0   1   0   0.22  D1 D3
F.Cabrera                 2       2   0   0   0   2   0   1.78  D4 E2
K.Escobar WIN(4-0)        1       1   0   0   0   2   0   2.84  E3
Totals                   10      13   4   4   2   8   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 36,163 DATE- Monday, September 22nd 2006 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 3:39
LEFT ON BASE- Black Flies: 8  Walkers: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Black Flies: 1  Walkers: 2
ERRORS- R.Castro
DOUBLES- P.Burrell(9th), A.Gonzalez-2(14th), R.Zimmerman-2(19th),
         M.Cabrera(52nd), B.Crosby(23rd)
HOME RUNS- K.Griffey Jr(20th), M.Cabrera-2(34th)
STOLEN BASES- J.Rollins(45th), M.Anderson-3(9th)
CAUGHT STEALING- M.Anderson
SACRIFICE HITS- L.Matos
WALKS- A.Castillo-2, D.Wright, B.Bonds
STRIKE OUTS- M.Anderson, P.Konerko-2, P.Burrell, A.Castillo-3, A.Gonzalez,
             D.Wright, D.Lee, J.Edmonds-2, M.Giles, R.Castro, J.Valentin,
             B.Crosby, D.Dejesus
GIDP- O.Palmeiro, A.Gonzalez, D.Lee
WILD PITCHES- J.Santana-2, A.Burnett

Wednesday, September 27, 2006

September 18-21, 2006: Fleetwood at Maine

September 18: Fleetwood 13, Maine 4

Fleetwood's hitters hit 2-run homers in the 3rd (David Wright), the 4th (Jose Guillen), and the 5th (Javier Valentin), giving starter A.J. Burnett all the offensive support he would need.

Maine cuts the lead to 6-4 with four runs in the 7th inning, but the Walkers add one insurance run in the 8th and a whopping 6 more in the 9th. Highlighting the 9th inning barrage was Bobby Crosby with a 2-run triple.

Jose Guillen went 4-5 with 4 RBI, while A.J. Burnett earned his league-leading 24th win of the season. Add it all up, and Fleetwood's winning streak had now hit 15 games.

September 19: Fleetwood 8, Maine 1

The Walkers jumped on opposing pitcher C.C. Sabathia for 3 homers (Miguel Cabrera, Bobby Crosby, Luis Matos), and Fleetwood cruised to an easy win.

Ryan Zimmerman and Derrek Lee each collected 2 doubles on the day, and Mark Buehrle earned his 18th win of the season. Fleetwood's amazing winning streak was now up to 16 games.

September 20: Fleetwood 2, Maine 1

The red-hot Walkers struggled to score on this day, reaching home plate just twice against Maine starter Chien-Ming Wang. Luckily for Fleetwood and its manager Rube Foster, though, Esteban Loaiza was even better.

Loaiza hurled seven shutout innings, allowing just 4 hits and 2 walks. Rookie Fernando Cabrera pitched the final 2 frames for the save. The Walkers had earned their 17th straight win.

September 21: Fleetwood 9, Maine 2

Fleetwood fell behind 1-0 after the 1st inning, but scored twice in the 2nd on a Javier Valentin homer and a David DeJesus bases-loaded walk. The Walkers never looked back, adding 7 more runs on the way to the team's 18th straight victory.

Greg Maddux excelled on the mound, throwing 7 innings and allowing only 1 run. Valentin ended the day 3 for 4 with a 2B and a HR. Jim Edmonds also hit a homer, his 37th of the season.

BOXSCORE: 2006 Fleetwood Walkers At 2006 Maine Black Flies          9/18/2006
 
  Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Black Flies        AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.Zimmerman 3B      5  1  3  1 .600     J.Rollins SS        4  0  0  1 .303  
  D.Wright DH         6  1  3  3 .295     M.Anderson DH       4  0  0  0 .290  
  D.Lee 1B            6  1  3  0 .287     P.Konerko 1B        2  0  1  0 .259  
  M.Cabrera LF        3  2  0  0 .322   A-E.Marrero PH,1B     0  0  0  0 .224  
  J.Valentin C        5  1  1  2 .323     K.Griffey Jr CF     3  0  0  0 .292  
  M.Giles 2B          3  2  1  0 .268     P.Burrell LF        3  1  1  0 .284  
  J.Guillen RF        5  2  4  4 .292     A.Castillo C        4  1  1  0 .125  
  B.Crosby SS         5  2  2  2 .320     O.Palmeiro RF       4  0  1  0 .305  
  D.Dejesus CF        5  1  1  1 .267     R.Gotay 2B          3  1  0  0 .188  
                                          A.Gonzalez 3B       3  1  1  2 .250  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      43 13 18 13                 Totals      30  4  5  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Konerko In 7th Inning
 
Walkers......... 0 0 2  2 2 0  0 1 6  - 13 18  1
Black Flies..... 0 0 0  0 0 0  4 0 0  -  4  5  0
 
Walkers (97-44)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
A.Burnett WIN(22-6)       6       4   2   2   4   4   0   3.21  A1 C6
S.Downs                   0 1/3   1   2   1   1   1   0   2.10  C7 C9
J.Dominguez HOLD(5th)     0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   4.05  D1 D2
A.Rhodes                  0       0   0   0   1   0   0   0.27  D3 D3
F.Cabrera HOLD(9th)       1 1/3   0   0   0   1   1   0   1.57  D4 D8
K.Escobar                 1       0   0   0   0   2   0   3.45  D9
Totals                    9       5   4   3   7   8   0
 
Black Flies (100-48)     IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Blanton LOSS(14-10)     5 1/3  11   6   6   3   1   3   4.19  A1 D2
T.Williams                2 2/3   2   1   1   0   1   0   3.19  D3 E2
B.Shackelfor              1       5   6   6   2   0   0   3.92  E3
Totals                    9      18  13  13   5   2   3
 
ATTENDANCE- 41,230 DATE- Thursday, September 18th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:52
LEFT ON BASE- Walkers: 8  Black Flies: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Walkers: 2  Black Flies: 2
ERRORS- B.Crosby
DOUBLES- R.Zimmerman-2(2nd), B.Crosby(18th), P.Konerko(19th)
TRIPLES- B.Crosby(5th)
HOME RUNS- D.Wright(31st), J.Valentin(14th), J.Guillen(21st)
STOLEN BASES- M.Anderson(6th), A.Gonzalez(5th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Rollins
WALKS- R.Zimmerman, M.Cabrera-2, M.Giles-2, M.Anderson, P.Konerko, E.Marrero,
       K.Griffey Jr, P.Burrell, R.Gotay, A.Gonzalez
STRIKE OUTS- D.Wright, M.Cabrera, M.Anderson, P.Konerko, K.Griffey Jr-2,
             P.Burrell, O.Palmeiro, R.Gotay, A.Gonzalez
GIDP- D.Lee, M.Cabrera, J.Rollins, A.Castillo
WILD PITCHES- J.Blanton

BOXSCORE: 2006 Fleetwood Walkers At 2006 Maine Black Flies          9/19/2006
 
  Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Black Flies        AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.Zimmerman 3B      5  1  3  1 .600     R.Gotay 2B          5  0  0  0 .162  
  D.Wright DH         5  0  0  0 .292     C.Beltran CF        4  0  4  0 .288  
  D.Lee 1B            5  2  2  0 .288     B.Kielty RF         4  0  1  0 .302  
  M.Cabrera LF        5  1  2  4 .323     E.Marrero DH        4  0  2  0 .235  
  J.Edmonds CF        5  1  1  0 .261     M.Olivo C           4  0  2  0 .355  
  M.Giles 2B          4  0  1  0 .268     P.Konerko 1B        4  1  1  1 .259  
  R.Castro C          3  0  1  0 .293     J.Crede 3B          3  0  0  0 .245  
  B.Crosby SS         4  1  1  2 .319     P.Burrell LF        3  0  0  0 .283  
  L.Matos RF          3  2  2  1 .292     J.Rollins SS        4  0  1  0 .303  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      39  8 13  8                 Totals      35  1 11  1
 
 
Walkers......... 0 2 0  0 3 0  2 1 0  -  8 13  0
Black Flies..... 0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  1 11  0
 
Walkers (98-44)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
M.Buehrle WIN(15-8)       7 2/3  11   1   1   0   5   1   3.95  A1 D5
K.Escobar                 1 1/3   0   0   0   1   1   0   3.35  D6
Totals                    9      11   1   1   1   6   1
 
Black Flies (100-49)     IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
C.Sabathia LOSS(11-7)     6 1/3  10   7   7   2   6   3   4.99  A1 D3
C.Hensley                 2 2/3   3   1   1   1   3   0   1.90  D4
Totals                    9      13   8   8   3   9   3
 
ATTENDANCE- 42,096 DATE- Friday, September 19th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 3:25
LEFT ON BASE- Walkers: 7  Black Flies: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Walkers: 2  Black Flies: 1
DOUBLES- R.Zimmerman-2(4th), D.Lee-2(31st), E.Marrero(5th)
HOME RUNS- M.Cabrera(26th), B.Crosby(14th), L.Matos(4th), P.Konerko(30th)
WALKS- M.Giles, R.Castro, L.Matos, P.Burrell
HIT BY PITCH- J.Crede
STRIKE OUTS- R.Zimmerman, D.Wright, M.Cabrera-2, J.Edmonds-3, M.Giles, R.Castro,
             R.Gotay, B.Kielty-2, M.Olivo, P.Konerko, P.Burrell
GIDP- B.Crosby, R.Gotay, B.Kielty
WILD PITCHES- K.Escobar, C.Sabathia, C.Hensley
WEB GEMS- Bot 3rd: Ramon Castro blocked the plate, saving a run!

BOXSCORE: 2006 Fleetwood Walkers At 2006 Maine Black Flies          9/20/2006
 
  Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Black Flies        AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Dejesus LF        4  0  2  0 .269     J.Rollins SS        4  0  1  0 .302  
  D.Wright DH         4  0  0  0 .290     M.Anderson DH       3  0  1  1 .291  
  D.Lee 1B            3  0  2  1 .290     P.Konerko 1B        4  0  1  0 .259  
  M.Cabrera 3B        3  0  2  0 .324     K.Griffey Jr CF     4  0  1  0 .291  
B-R.Zimmerman 3B      0  0  0  0 .600     P.Burrell LF        4  0  0  0 .280  
  J.Valentin C        3  1  1  1 .323     A.Castillo C        4  0  0  0 .107  
  J.Edmonds CF        4  0  0  0 .259     O.Palmeiro RF       3  0  1  0 .306  
  J.Guillen RF        4  0  1  0 .291     R.Gotay 2B          3  1  2  0 .200  
  C.Counsell SS       3  0  0  0 .229     A.Gonzalez 3B       2  0  1  0 .252  
A-B.Crosby SS         1  0  0  0 .318                                          
  M.Giles 2B          4  1  1  0 .268                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  2  9  2                 Totals      31  1  8  1
 
A-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Counsell In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Cabrera In 8th Inning
 
Walkers......... 0 0 0  0 1 0  0 1 0  -  2  9  0
Black Flies..... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 0  -  1  8  1
 
Walkers (99-44)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
E.Loaiza WIN(17-5)        7       4   0   0   2   6   0   3.59  A1 C6
F.Cabrera SAVE(4th)       2       4   1   1   0   2   0   1.80  C7
Totals                    9       8   1   1   2   8   0
 
Black Flies (100-50)     IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
C.Wang LOSS(3-2)          7 2/3   9   2   2   3   4   1   3.40  A1 D4
B.Shackelfor              1 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   3.68  D5
Totals                    9       9   2   2   3   5   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 42,971 DATE- Saturday, September 20th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 3:06
LEFT ON BASE- Walkers: 7  Black Flies: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Walkers: 1  Black Flies: 2
ERRORS- A.Gonzalez
DOUBLES- D.Lee(32nd), M.Giles(32nd), M.Anderson(10th), K.Griffey Jr(26th)
HOME RUNS- J.Valentin(15th)
CAUGHT STEALING- D.Lee, J.Rollins
WALKS- D.Lee, M.Cabrera, J.Valentin, M.Anderson, A.Gonzalez
STRIKE OUTS- D.Dejesus, D.Wright, J.Valentin, J.Edmonds, M.Giles, J.Rollins,
             P.Konerko-2, K.Griffey Jr, P.Burrell, A.Castillo-2, R.Gotay
GIDP- D.Wright, J.Guillen, P.Konerko

BOXSCORE: 2006 Fleetwood Walkers At 2006 Maine Black Flies          9/21/2006
 
  Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Black Flies        AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Dejesus LF        4  0  0  1 .266     J.Rollins SS        4  0  0  0 .300  
  D.Wright DH         5  0  0  0 .287     M.Anderson DH       4  0  0  0 .284  
  D.Lee 1B            5  0  1  0 .289     P.Konerko 1B        4  1  1  1 .259  
  M.Cabrera 3B        4  1  1  0 .324     K.Griffey Jr CF     4  1  1  1 .291  
  J.Valentin C        4  3  3  1 .332     P.Burrell LF        3  0  1  0 .280  
  J.Edmonds CF        4  1  1  3 .259     A.Castillo C        3  0  0  0 .097  
  J.Guillen RF        3  2  1  0 .292     O.Palmeiro RF       4  0  0  0 .299  
  C.Counsell SS       4  2  3  2 .233     R.Gotay 2B          3  0  2  0 .233  
  M.Giles 2B          5  0  1  2 .267     A.Gonzalez 3B       3  0  1  0 .253  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      38  9 11  9                 Totals      32  2  6  2
 
 
Walkers......... 0 2 0  1 3 0  1 0 2  -  9 11  0
Black Flies..... 1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  2  6  0
 
Walkers (100-44)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
G.Maddux WIN(14-7)        7       3   1   1   2   7   1   4.12  A1 C8
J.Dominguez               2       3   1   1   0   0   1   4.07  C9
Totals                    9       6   2   2   2   7   2
 
Black Flies (100-51)     IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
R.Dempster LOSS(4-5)      9      11   9   9   7  12   2   4.03  A1
Totals                    9      11   9   9   7  12   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 42,625 DATE- Sunday, September 21st 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
T- 3:06
LEFT ON BASE- Walkers:11  Black Flies: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Walkers: 0  Black Flies: 0
DOUBLES- J.Valentin(9th), C.Counsell-2(28th)
HOME RUNS- J.Valentin(16th), J.Edmonds(36th), P.Konerko(31st),
           K.Griffey Jr(21st)
STOLEN BASES- A.Castillo(1st), R.Gotay-2(3rd)
WALKS- D.Dejesus-2, M.Cabrera, J.Valentin, J.Edmonds, J.Guillen, C.Counsell,
       P.Burrell, A.Castillo
HIT BY PITCH- D.Wright, J.Guillen
STRIKE OUTS- D.Dejesus-3, D.Wright-3, D.Lee-2, M.Cabrera, J.Valentin, J.Edmonds,
             C.Counsell, M.Anderson, P.Konerko, K.Griffey Jr-2, A.Castillo,
             O.Palmeiro, A.Gonzalez