New Jersey stunned Las Vegas in a 5-1 victory, taking 2 of 3 from the Rat Pack. Although the Rats are almost a lock to make the playoffs, dropping a series to last place New Jersey can't help when it comes to positioning. With the loss, the Rats fell into 5th place overall, 1/2 game behind the Mudcats and 3 1/2 ahead of 6th place Vancouver. They're still not in any real danger of falling out of a playoff berth - they are currently 9 1/2 games ahead of 7th place Philadelphia.
Carolina inched one game closer to first place with an 8-4 victory over Arkansas. Carlos Zambrano allowed 2 unearned runs and 7 hits in 7 innings of work to improve to 13-8 on the season. Grady Sizemore, subbing for the injured Vernon Wells, was 2-5 with 3 RBIs.
The Hired Hitmen fell to D.C. 7-3. Another injury replacement, this time Howie Kendrick playing for Felipe Lopez, was 3-4 with a double in leading the O-Bomber offense. David Bush continues his resurgence for D.C. Before joining the O-Bombers, Bush was 6-8 with a 6.17 ERA for Philly and Sardine City. He's been 2-2 with a respectable 4.61 ERA since D.C. signed him, including 3 straight quality starts.
Vancouver's Ben Sheets pitched a 9-hit shutout against former teammate Hiroki Kuroda and the Endzone Animals. Sheets struck out 8 and walked 1, improving his record to 11-8. Meanwhile, Kuroda has struggled since being acquired by Philly, but facing Newark twice in 4 starts will do that to you. Yesterday's outing against the Fist was his best yet since changing uniforms - 7 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 7 K.
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Monday, July 21, 2008
Trade deadline recap
It's all done. The Trading Deadline has passed and we can now focus on the playoff race. But first, let's take a look at how the rosters shook up over the past week.
Newark was pretty quiet, opting to stay the course. Only prospect Daric Barton was sent packing to make room for James Shields' return from the DL.
Atop the other division, Vancouver didn't do much more. The Fist only acquired reliever Akinori Otsuka from Sardine City to bolster the bullpen. The Fist were in the market for some starter help too, but none of their deals materialed.
The two second-place teams were probably the biggest upgraders. Las Vegas added All-Star slugger Vlad Guerrero and failed DMBL "ace" Josh Beckett. The Rats certainly have positioned themselves well to make a huge run for it this year, but they have also sacrificed a lot of thier future. The Rat Pack owes 9 draft picks to other teams, while only having one back. The Endzone Animals also added a little bit of punch by grabbing Adam Dunn from Arkansas and bolstering their staff with Blue Ridge's Aaron Harang. The Animals have also sacrificed 9 picks for this playoff run, but they at least have three coming back to them.
Stuck somewhere in between contention and the basement, some teams opted for different strategies. It was difficult to determine what D.C. was planning, as they chose to part with Carl Crawford and Francisco Rodriguez. Yet they acquired some pieces for next year in Dan Uggla and a couple of quality draft picks. D.C. still seems to be going for it as they turned down a rumored deal for Kelvim Escobar in order to stay in contention. Meanwhile Sardine City has been quietly making a creeping toward the playoffs, but they didn't make any huge moves one way or another. Acquiring starter Dustin McGowan will help with their pitching staff, but mostly the moves were made with the future in mind.
Three other teams in limbo decided that a playoff run wasn't in the cards though. Arkansas sold off Adam Dunn for promising pitcher Jonathan Sanchez and a pick. Carolina didn't make any deals but cut lots of players, including Marlon Byrd and Brian Bannister to bolster their keeper list for next year. But it was Blue Ridge who was making headlines all week, completely gutting their team. Altogether, the Bombers added 13 players or picks via trade and 1 via waiver wire.
The cellar dwellers were also busy...well some of them anyway. Marietta made two separate deals, acquiring players to bolster their keeper list. Hoboken sold off a couple of their players for draft picks, including Brian Giles. As many recall, Hoboken cried himself to sleep many a night recalling the first time he dealt Giles to the Mighty Men. Will this trade cut (pun intended) as deeply?
And I have to note that the Sugar Bears happily indulged DMBL fans everywhere in sending David Bush to face the Bushslappers. We can now gleefully report that "Bush was slapped by D.C." to the tune of 6 ER in 3 IP. Note: I'm not saying I am gleeful that the Sugar Bears were pounded, but that I am gleeful that I could finally use that long-awaited pun.
Newark was pretty quiet, opting to stay the course. Only prospect Daric Barton was sent packing to make room for James Shields' return from the DL.
Atop the other division, Vancouver didn't do much more. The Fist only acquired reliever Akinori Otsuka from Sardine City to bolster the bullpen. The Fist were in the market for some starter help too, but none of their deals materialed.
The two second-place teams were probably the biggest upgraders. Las Vegas added All-Star slugger Vlad Guerrero and failed DMBL "ace" Josh Beckett. The Rats certainly have positioned themselves well to make a huge run for it this year, but they have also sacrificed a lot of thier future. The Rat Pack owes 9 draft picks to other teams, while only having one back. The Endzone Animals also added a little bit of punch by grabbing Adam Dunn from Arkansas and bolstering their staff with Blue Ridge's Aaron Harang. The Animals have also sacrificed 9 picks for this playoff run, but they at least have three coming back to them.
Stuck somewhere in between contention and the basement, some teams opted for different strategies. It was difficult to determine what D.C. was planning, as they chose to part with Carl Crawford and Francisco Rodriguez. Yet they acquired some pieces for next year in Dan Uggla and a couple of quality draft picks. D.C. still seems to be going for it as they turned down a rumored deal for Kelvim Escobar in order to stay in contention. Meanwhile Sardine City has been quietly making a creeping toward the playoffs, but they didn't make any huge moves one way or another. Acquiring starter Dustin McGowan will help with their pitching staff, but mostly the moves were made with the future in mind.
Three other teams in limbo decided that a playoff run wasn't in the cards though. Arkansas sold off Adam Dunn for promising pitcher Jonathan Sanchez and a pick. Carolina didn't make any deals but cut lots of players, including Marlon Byrd and Brian Bannister to bolster their keeper list for next year. But it was Blue Ridge who was making headlines all week, completely gutting their team. Altogether, the Bombers added 13 players or picks via trade and 1 via waiver wire.
The cellar dwellers were also busy...well some of them anyway. Marietta made two separate deals, acquiring players to bolster their keeper list. Hoboken sold off a couple of their players for draft picks, including Brian Giles. As many recall, Hoboken cried himself to sleep many a night recalling the first time he dealt Giles to the Mighty Men. Will this trade cut (pun intended) as deeply?
And I have to note that the Sugar Bears happily indulged DMBL fans everywhere in sending David Bush to face the Bushslappers. We can now gleefully report that "Bush was slapped by D.C." to the tune of 6 ER in 3 IP. Note: I'm not saying I am gleeful that the Sugar Bears were pounded, but that I am gleeful that I could finally use that long-awaited pun.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Vegas makes power play
Wow, after a nice 11-game winning streak, Vancouver dropped two of three to 13th place New Jersey. Both losses were extra-inning affairs. Yesterday the Fist sent Jake Peavy out to try to expand on his DMBL wins lead, but he ended up with a no-decision despite only giving up 2 runs. Once again, Fist manager Darren Daulton left a reliever in too long, this time Hideki Okajima was in his fourth(!) inning of relief and gave up a solo home run to Josh Fields. Vancouver heads over to Newark today to start a three-game set with the Hanover Division leaders.
It looked like Newark suffered a big hit after they lost two of their rotation members - first James Shields, and now Randy Johnson. Joe Saunders has done an admirable job so far (2-1, 2.91 in 3 starts), but no one expected much out of Johnson's replacement, David Bush. Bush had been a full-time member of the Sugar Bears before last year where he only made one disastrous start. But the Sugar Bears are nothing if not loyal, even to their scrubs. And Bush repaid that loyalty in spades with a complete-game, 4-hit shutout of the Hitmen. Bush struck out 10 batters in only his second career complete game (and first since 2005). Bush's next turn in the rotation would be Sunday against D.C., however Shields is expected to return from the disabled list that day. Will Butch Garretson tempt fate and start Bush against the Bushslappers?
Vegas pulled off the blockbuster trade of the season so far, acquiring slugger Vladimir Guerrero from Blue Ridge for Hunter Pence, Jeremy Hermida, Gavin Floyd and a draft pick. Guerrero had spent his entire 10-year career for the same franchise, through 3 different owners and 5 different name changes. Guerrero has continued to put up big numbers this season (.329/.371/.534, 19 HR, 71 RBI) and was a backup on this year's All-Star team. Hunter Pence was only briefly a member of the Rat Pack - he was acquired June 23 from the Hoboken Cutters, but was useless for the Rat Pack (.208/.240/.333). Hermida was a solid player for the Rats and Floyd was in AAA.
It looked like Newark suffered a big hit after they lost two of their rotation members - first James Shields, and now Randy Johnson. Joe Saunders has done an admirable job so far (2-1, 2.91 in 3 starts), but no one expected much out of Johnson's replacement, David Bush. Bush had been a full-time member of the Sugar Bears before last year where he only made one disastrous start. But the Sugar Bears are nothing if not loyal, even to their scrubs. And Bush repaid that loyalty in spades with a complete-game, 4-hit shutout of the Hitmen. Bush struck out 10 batters in only his second career complete game (and first since 2005). Bush's next turn in the rotation would be Sunday against D.C., however Shields is expected to return from the disabled list that day. Will Butch Garretson tempt fate and start Bush against the Bushslappers?
Vegas pulled off the blockbuster trade of the season so far, acquiring slugger Vladimir Guerrero from Blue Ridge for Hunter Pence, Jeremy Hermida, Gavin Floyd and a draft pick. Guerrero had spent his entire 10-year career for the same franchise, through 3 different owners and 5 different name changes. Guerrero has continued to put up big numbers this season (.329/.371/.534, 19 HR, 71 RBI) and was a backup on this year's All-Star team. Hunter Pence was only briefly a member of the Rat Pack - he was acquired June 23 from the Hoboken Cutters, but was useless for the Rat Pack (.208/.240/.333). Hermida was a solid player for the Rats and Floyd was in AAA.
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