At one point this season, Stephen Strasburg was 2-0 and fell to 2-1 after his fifth start, when he was ripped for 7 runs in 6+ innings by El Paso way back in April. He's now 18-1.
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Thursday, August 23, 2018
Friday, August 10, 2018
Ramirez ties record with 4 HRs
Jose Ramirez became the sixth player to club four home runs and Philly blasted 10 homers in all, tying a league record, in a 17-2 thrashing at Livingston Stadium (Citi Field 2016) on Thursday night.
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Now updated: 2012 Team Records!
One league record fell this year, and another was tied! Plus there were several new additions to the leaderboard. Check out all the single-season team records here.
Here's an in-depth look:
New League Records
Pythagoras believed that the best way to determine a team's true level of ability is not won-lost record, but rather the number of runs scored and runs allowed. By this standard, Livingston Last Place may be the worst team of all time. They scored 600 runs and allowed 982 runs for a -382 run differential -- good enough, or rather bad enough, to set a new league record. The previous record of -323 was set in 2007 by the Las Vegas Rat Pack. (Interestingly, the 2008 Rat Pack won 106 games, so maybe there's hope for Livingston after all.) Note that team runs scored/runs allowed data is not available before the 1997 season, so it's quite likely that the 1993 Waikiki Keys, who went 33-129, or even the 1993 Charleston Chiefs, who went 46-116, may have had even worse run differentials. But those stats are lost to history, so the league record now belongs to Livingston.
The Amityville Ant Slayers tied the league record for the best fielding percentage at .990. The Ant Slayers tied the record set in 2002 by the Wanaque Wolverines. Two other teams, the Newark Sugar Bears and Matthew's Mighty Men of Marietta, joined a log jam of 10 teams tied for the 5th-best fielding percentage of all time at .988.
New DMB Era Records
The worst road record was set by Livingston Last Place, who went 17-64 (.210), setting a new DMB Era (1997-present) record! The previous modern record was set in 2006 by D.C. Bushslappers, who went 19-62 in 2006. The all-time record is still held by the Waikiki Keys, who won just 15 road games (.188 W%) in 1993.
New In The Top 5
The 600 runs scored by Livingston Last Place was the second-fewest runs scored in league history, behind only the 572 runs scored by the Hawaii Volcanoes in 1999. The previous second place mark was held by the 2003 Columbia Rattlesnakes, who scored 617 runs.
The 623 runs allowed by the Newark Sugar Bears was the third fewest of all time, just eclipsing last year's Vancouver Iron Fist, who allowed 624 runs. The all-time record is 587 runs allowed by the Iron Fist in 1998.
The 47-115 performance by Livingston Last Place tied with the 1999 Norfolk Ewes for the fourth-worst record in league history. The worst record in history was set by the 1993 Waikiki Keys, at 33-129; the modern record was the 44-118 record of the Phoenix Dragons in 1997.
Joining the leaderboard in best team quality start percentage were the Newark Sugar Bears, with a .617 QS% for fourth-best all-time. The Hopatcong Floating Fish had a .605 QS%, which ranks 6th all-time, just behind the 2004 Carolina Mudcats (.611).
The Bridgewater Mallers led the league in pitchers' strikeouts with 1,467, good enough for 5th all-time. Bridgewater knocked the 2009 Las Vegas Rat Pack and their 1,448 Ks out of the top 5. The 2008 Rat Pack still hold the all-time record with 1,549 Ks.
Records That Didn't Fall
Matthew's Mighty Men of Marietta's league-best 107-55 record didn't make the leaderboard; it tied the 1994 Vancouver Iron Fist for the 13th best record of all time. The 2002 Arkansas Golden Falcons still have the best all-time record at 120-42.
The longest winning streak of the year was 10 straight wins, posted by Matthew's Mighty Men of Marietta, but it didn't crack the top 5. The 2006 Newark Sugar Bears and 2011 Las Vegas Rat Pack each won 13 straight games to tie for 4th place. The longest streak of all time is 17 games set by the 2009 Sugar Bears.
The Arkansas Golden Falcons lost 10 straight games, and Livingston Last Place ended the season with 10 straight losses. It would take 13 straight losses to reach the leaderboard, set in 1998 by the Columbia Crusaders and tied in 2006 by the Honolulu Sharks. The all-time record was set in 1999 by the Crusaders.
The best home record this year was set by Matthew's Mighty Men of Marietta at 57-24 (.704). A team would have to win 62 games at home to reach the leaderboard by tying the Newark Sugar Bears' home record in 2006; the all-time record of 65 home wins was set in 2008 by those same Sugar Bears.
This year's worst home record of 30-51 (.370) was set by Livingston Last Place. To crack the top five a team would have to win just 25 games at home to crack the top 5; the worst home record of all time was set in 1993 by the Waikiki Keys, who won just 18 games at home. The modern record was set in 1997 by the Phoenix Dragons, who went 22-59 at home.
Matthew's Mighty Men of Marietta had the league's best road record this year at 50-31 (.617). To break into the top 5, a team would have to win at least 55 games to tie the 5th-best record, set in three different seasons by the Newark Sugar Bears. The all-time best road record was set in 1997 by the Vancouver Iron Fist, who went 60-21.
The most runs scored this year was 883 by Rowdy Roddy's Pipers. A team would have to score 1,123 runs to tie the 1997 Arkansas Golden Falcons for 5th place; the all-time record belongs to the Newark Sugar Bears, who scored 1,383 runs in 2007.
The most runs allowed was by Livingston Last Place, who gave up a whopping 982 runs -- more than a hundred runs more than the next worst team. But that wasn't good enough for even 5th place all-time, currently held by the 2001 Honolulu Sharks (1,021 runs allowed). The all-time record is 1,111 rusn allowed by the Phoenix Dragons in 2000.
The best run differential was set by Matthew's Mighty Men of Marietta, with a +171 run margin. Fifth place is currently held by the Arkansas Golden Falcons, who posted a +332 run differential in 2002; the record of +549 runs was set by the 2007 Newark Sugar Bears.
The most home runs hit this year were by the Hoboken Cutters with 231. To reach the top 5, a team would have to hit 288, set by the Jerusalem Rabbis in 1996. The all-time record is 330 by the Newark Sugar Bears in 2007.
The Sardine City Straphangers led the league this year with 101 stolen bases. To make the leaderboard, a team would have to steal 192 bases; the record was set in 1998 by the Phoenix Dragons with 228.
Hopatcong Floating Fish led the league with 353 doubles, but that's a long way from the 393 doubles hit by the Louisiana Lightning in 1997 for 5th place, or the league record 426 doubles hit by the Newark Sugar Bears in 2008.
The 47 triples hit by Sardine City Straphangers led the league, but it would take 57 triples to tie the Toledo Mutthens (1997) for 5th most all time. The record of 80 triples in a season was set by Cheyenne Warhawks in 1993 (thanks to Deion Sanders and his 62 triples that year).
The highest OPS this year was set by Rowdy Roddy's Pipers at .804; it would take a .902 OPS to reach the top 5, and a .995 OPS to set the all-time record, set by the Newark Sugar Bears in 2007.
Rowdy Roddy's Pipers also led the league with 851 RBIs, but it would take 1,121 to reach the leaderboard by tying the 1994 Arkansas Golden Falcons. The all-time record of 1,335 RBIs was set by the Newark Sugar Bears in 2007.
The lowest team ERA was set by the Newark Sugar Bears at 3.54; fifth-place still belongs to the Vancouver Iron Fist at 3.32. The all-time record is 3.08 set by the Arkansas Golden Falcons in 1992, and the DMB Era record is 3.10 set last year by the Philadelphia Endzone Animals.
Hopatcong Floating Fish just missed making the leaderboard with a 1.22 WHIP; to make the leaderboard, they needed a 1.21. The all-time record is 1.16, set last year by the Philadelphia Endzone Animals.
Another near-miss: the Vancouver Iron Fist had a league-best .685 OPS. A .684 OPS would have tied for 5th place and put them on the leaderboard. The lowest OPS allowed of all time (.653) was set in 2011 by the Philadelphia Endzone Animals.
Sardine City Straphangers posted a league-best .780 save percentage, which almost cracked the top 5. The Hillsborough Hired Hitmen in 2011 and the Honolulu Sharks in 2004 tied for a .784 SV%, tied for 4th place. The all-time record of an .836 SV% was set by the Straphangers in 2010.
This year's worst fielding percentage of .981, turned in by Livingston Last Place, was nowhere near the leaderboard. Six teams are tied at .975 for fourth-worst; the worst fielding percentage of all time, .973, was set by the Phoenix Dragons in 1998 and tied by those same Dragons in 2003.
Here's an in-depth look:
New League Records
The Amityville Ant Slayers tied the league record for the best fielding percentage at .990. The Ant Slayers tied the record set in 2002 by the Wanaque Wolverines. Two other teams, the Newark Sugar Bears and Matthew's Mighty Men of Marietta, joined a log jam of 10 teams tied for the 5th-best fielding percentage of all time at .988.
New DMB Era Records
The worst road record was set by Livingston Last Place, who went 17-64 (.210), setting a new DMB Era (1997-present) record! The previous modern record was set in 2006 by D.C. Bushslappers, who went 19-62 in 2006. The all-time record is still held by the Waikiki Keys, who won just 15 road games (.188 W%) in 1993.
New In The Top 5
The 600 runs scored by Livingston Last Place was the second-fewest runs scored in league history, behind only the 572 runs scored by the Hawaii Volcanoes in 1999. The previous second place mark was held by the 2003 Columbia Rattlesnakes, who scored 617 runs.
The 47-115 performance by Livingston Last Place tied with the 1999 Norfolk Ewes for the fourth-worst record in league history. The worst record in history was set by the 1993 Waikiki Keys, at 33-129; the modern record was the 44-118 record of the Phoenix Dragons in 1997.
Joining the leaderboard in best team quality start percentage were the Newark Sugar Bears, with a .617 QS% for fourth-best all-time. The Hopatcong Floating Fish had a .605 QS%, which ranks 6th all-time, just behind the 2004 Carolina Mudcats (.611).
The Bridgewater Mallers led the league in pitchers' strikeouts with 1,467, good enough for 5th all-time. Bridgewater knocked the 2009 Las Vegas Rat Pack and their 1,448 Ks out of the top 5. The 2008 Rat Pack still hold the all-time record with 1,549 Ks.
Records That Didn't Fall
The longest winning streak of the year was 10 straight wins, posted by Matthew's Mighty Men of Marietta, but it didn't crack the top 5. The 2006 Newark Sugar Bears and 2011 Las Vegas Rat Pack each won 13 straight games to tie for 4th place. The longest streak of all time is 17 games set by the 2009 Sugar Bears.
The Arkansas Golden Falcons lost 10 straight games, and Livingston Last Place ended the season with 10 straight losses. It would take 13 straight losses to reach the leaderboard, set in 1998 by the Columbia Crusaders and tied in 2006 by the Honolulu Sharks. The all-time record was set in 1999 by the Crusaders.
The best home record this year was set by Matthew's Mighty Men of Marietta at 57-24 (.704). A team would have to win 62 games at home to reach the leaderboard by tying the Newark Sugar Bears' home record in 2006; the all-time record of 65 home wins was set in 2008 by those same Sugar Bears.
This year's worst home record of 30-51 (.370) was set by Livingston Last Place. To crack the top five a team would have to win just 25 games at home to crack the top 5; the worst home record of all time was set in 1993 by the Waikiki Keys, who won just 18 games at home. The modern record was set in 1997 by the Phoenix Dragons, who went 22-59 at home.
Matthew's Mighty Men of Marietta had the league's best road record this year at 50-31 (.617). To break into the top 5, a team would have to win at least 55 games to tie the 5th-best record, set in three different seasons by the Newark Sugar Bears. The all-time best road record was set in 1997 by the Vancouver Iron Fist, who went 60-21.
The most runs scored this year was 883 by Rowdy Roddy's Pipers. A team would have to score 1,123 runs to tie the 1997 Arkansas Golden Falcons for 5th place; the all-time record belongs to the Newark Sugar Bears, who scored 1,383 runs in 2007.
The most runs allowed was by Livingston Last Place, who gave up a whopping 982 runs -- more than a hundred runs more than the next worst team. But that wasn't good enough for even 5th place all-time, currently held by the 2001 Honolulu Sharks (1,021 runs allowed). The all-time record is 1,111 rusn allowed by the Phoenix Dragons in 2000.
The best run differential was set by Matthew's Mighty Men of Marietta, with a +171 run margin. Fifth place is currently held by the Arkansas Golden Falcons, who posted a +332 run differential in 2002; the record of +549 runs was set by the 2007 Newark Sugar Bears.
The Sardine City Straphangers led the league this year with 101 stolen bases. To make the leaderboard, a team would have to steal 192 bases; the record was set in 1998 by the Phoenix Dragons with 228.
Hopatcong Floating Fish led the league with 353 doubles, but that's a long way from the 393 doubles hit by the Louisiana Lightning in 1997 for 5th place, or the league record 426 doubles hit by the Newark Sugar Bears in 2008.
The 47 triples hit by Sardine City Straphangers led the league, but it would take 57 triples to tie the Toledo Mutthens (1997) for 5th most all time. The record of 80 triples in a season was set by Cheyenne Warhawks in 1993 (thanks to Deion Sanders and his 62 triples that year).
The highest OPS this year was set by Rowdy Roddy's Pipers at .804; it would take a .902 OPS to reach the top 5, and a .995 OPS to set the all-time record, set by the Newark Sugar Bears in 2007.
Rowdy Roddy's Pipers also led the league with 851 RBIs, but it would take 1,121 to reach the leaderboard by tying the 1994 Arkansas Golden Falcons. The all-time record of 1,335 RBIs was set by the Newark Sugar Bears in 2007.
The lowest team ERA was set by the Newark Sugar Bears at 3.54; fifth-place still belongs to the Vancouver Iron Fist at 3.32. The all-time record is 3.08 set by the Arkansas Golden Falcons in 1992, and the DMB Era record is 3.10 set last year by the Philadelphia Endzone Animals.
Another near-miss: the Vancouver Iron Fist had a league-best .685 OPS. A .684 OPS would have tied for 5th place and put them on the leaderboard. The lowest OPS allowed of all time (.653) was set in 2011 by the Philadelphia Endzone Animals.
Sardine City Straphangers posted a league-best .780 save percentage, which almost cracked the top 5. The Hillsborough Hired Hitmen in 2011 and the Honolulu Sharks in 2004 tied for a .784 SV%, tied for 4th place. The all-time record of an .836 SV% was set by the Straphangers in 2010.
This year's worst fielding percentage of .981, turned in by Livingston Last Place, was nowhere near the leaderboard. Six teams are tied at .975 for fourth-worst; the worst fielding percentage of all time, .973, was set by the Phoenix Dragons in 1998 and tied by those same Dragons in 2003.
Sunday, February 12, 2012
A great year for pitchers!
Just as MLB has seen its scoring "unexpectedly" drop since more rigorous PED testing went into effect several years ago, the DMBL also has seen a resurgence in quality pitching. This year really showed it, however, as some team pitching records fell and others were challenged for the first time in a decade. Let's take a look at the changes to the Team Season Records page.
The Philadelphia Endzone Animals set new league records in three categories in 2011 -- all marks that had been set by the 1998 Vancouver Iron Fist. The Animals set new marks in lowest team WHIP (1.16), lowest OPS allowed (.653), and highest quality start percentage (.691). The previous records were 1.20, .667, and .673, respectively.
The Endzone Animals just missed breaking an even older record -- best team ERA, set way back in 1992 by the Arkansas Golden Falcons. The Animals posted a 3.10 ERA, not quite good enough to knock out Arkansas's 3.08. But it still is good enough for 2nd all-time and the best team ERA of the DMB Era, breaking the record set by (who else) the 1998 Vancouver Iron Fist.
Not to be outdone, the 2011 edition of the Iron Fist also made a run at the record books. This year's Fisters tied their 1998 WHIP mark with a 1.20, and reached third place in lowest OPS at .671. The Sardine City Straphangers pitching staff also had a great season -- they posted a .676 OPS, now good enough for 4th all-time, and a 1.21 WHIP, now tied for 4th with the 2002 Newark Sugar Bears.
Also breaking into the top 5: The Iron Fist allowed just 624 runs, which now ranks 3rd all-time... and right behind them, at 629 runs, were the Straphangers. Previously, third place had been held by the 2003 Carolina Mudcats; their 639 runs allowed now drop to 5th. Now out of the top 5: The '04 Mudcats, at 647 runs, and the 1999 Toledo Mutthens, with 662.
One more addition to the leaderboard: The Hillsborough Hired Hitmen, behind closer Rafael Soriano, posted a .784 SV%, good enough to tie for fourth all-time.
Not surprisingly, no team came close to setting a record in any batting category.
Check out all the records on the Team Season Records page.
The Philadelphia Endzone Animals set new league records in three categories in 2011 -- all marks that had been set by the 1998 Vancouver Iron Fist. The Animals set new marks in lowest team WHIP (1.16), lowest OPS allowed (.653), and highest quality start percentage (.691). The previous records were 1.20, .667, and .673, respectively.The Endzone Animals just missed breaking an even older record -- best team ERA, set way back in 1992 by the Arkansas Golden Falcons. The Animals posted a 3.10 ERA, not quite good enough to knock out Arkansas's 3.08. But it still is good enough for 2nd all-time and the best team ERA of the DMB Era, breaking the record set by (who else) the 1998 Vancouver Iron Fist.
Not to be outdone, the 2011 edition of the Iron Fist also made a run at the record books. This year's Fisters tied their 1998 WHIP mark with a 1.20, and reached third place in lowest OPS at .671. The Sardine City Straphangers pitching staff also had a great season -- they posted a .676 OPS, now good enough for 4th all-time, and a 1.21 WHIP, now tied for 4th with the 2002 Newark Sugar Bears. Also breaking into the top 5: The Iron Fist allowed just 624 runs, which now ranks 3rd all-time... and right behind them, at 629 runs, were the Straphangers. Previously, third place had been held by the 2003 Carolina Mudcats; their 639 runs allowed now drop to 5th. Now out of the top 5: The '04 Mudcats, at 647 runs, and the 1999 Toledo Mutthens, with 662.
One more addition to the leaderboard: The Hillsborough Hired Hitmen, behind closer Rafael Soriano, posted a .784 SV%, good enough to tie for fourth all-time.
Not surprisingly, no team came close to setting a record in any batting category.
Check out all the records on the Team Season Records page.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Sugar Bears break record, win 17th straight
The Sugar Bears beat Carolina 5-4 yesterday to break the record for longest winning streak. Are they done? It's up to Carolina right now. Some interesting streak notes:
- The Sugar Bears have won their last three games all by the same 5-4 score, including a 14-inning victory against Vancouver.
- Since the streak began, the Sugar Bears have won 4 extra-inning games and 8 one-run games.
- The Sugar Bears have defeated seven teams, five of which are either playoff teams or still alive in the playoff race.
- During the streak, Newark has only had one shutout and has only scored in double digits twice.
- Only four of the 17 games were played on the road.
- The Sugar Bears played Vancouver in two series during the streak, and won 3 of the games by that magical 5-4 margin
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Newark ties streak record
Newark snuck by Vancouver 5-4 yesterday to win their 16th straight game, tying the record held by Arkansas and Vancouver. Newark will try to break the record against Morris Division-leading Carolina. The last time Newark took on the top of the Morris Division they swept Hillsborough right out of the top spot. Of course that sweep made it possible for the Cats to move into first place. This time Hillsborough will be waiting in the wings to try to make up their 1/2 game difference. It won't be easy for the Hitmen as they will face the Rat Pack.
Carolina and Marietta both clinched playoff spots with wins yesterday. The Cats defeated Amityville 4-3, while Marietta pounded Philadelphia 13-2. Las Vegas and Hillsborough have both clinched at least a tie for a playoff spot. One of them will clinch tonight, depending on who wins their head to head matchup, while the other can clinch with an Arkansas loss to Marietta. Meanwhile, the final wild card team, Vancouver, hasn't even clinched a winning record, as they prepare to take on Sardine City. Vancouver is only one game up on Arkansas with Philadelphia trailing by only 2 games. All other teams are mathematically eliminated, except D.C., who will be officially out with their next loss or Vancouver's next win.
Carolina and Marietta both clinched playoff spots with wins yesterday. The Cats defeated Amityville 4-3, while Marietta pounded Philadelphia 13-2. Las Vegas and Hillsborough have both clinched at least a tie for a playoff spot. One of them will clinch tonight, depending on who wins their head to head matchup, while the other can clinch with an Arkansas loss to Marietta. Meanwhile, the final wild card team, Vancouver, hasn't even clinched a winning record, as they prepare to take on Sardine City. Vancouver is only one game up on Arkansas with Philadelphia trailing by only 2 games. All other teams are mathematically eliminated, except D.C., who will be officially out with their next loss or Vancouver's next win.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Endzone Animals begin fire sale
We're almost at the halfway mark and it looks like Philadelphia seens to be packing it in for the season. The Endzone Animals announced this morning that several of their players were up on the auction block. It didn't take long for the moves to start being made. The Animals shipped off catcher John Baker and reliever Huston Street to the Las Vegas Rat Pack for their 4th round pick next year. Shortly after that, the Animals sent starter Shawn Marcum to Marietta for their 5th round pick. It doesn't seem that they're quite done either, as several other players have been rumored to be available, including star third baseman Alex Rodriguez. The Animals are 40-42 and sit in 8th place overall.
We forgot to mention that Sunday, in a 5-3 win over Las Vegas, D.C.'s Jose Reyes tied the record for career triples with 77, held by Kenny Lofton. The next active players on the triples chart are Carl Crawford (58) and Carlos Beltran (57), so Reyes has a bit of a cushion.
The All-Star voting results should be up some time tonight. We had an extremely good turnout this year in terms of votes!
We forgot to mention that Sunday, in a 5-3 win over Las Vegas, D.C.'s Jose Reyes tied the record for career triples with 77, held by Kenny Lofton. The next active players on the triples chart are Carl Crawford (58) and Carlos Beltran (57), so Reyes has a bit of a cushion.
The All-Star voting results should be up some time tonight. We had an extremely good turnout this year in terms of votes!
Monday, May 5, 2008
Bonds breaks decade-old mark
Lots of interesting things happened over the weekend.
Arkansas' Barry Bonds had a big day in Friday's 18-3 drubbing of Marietta. Bonds was 4-5 with 3 runs and 3 home runs, and - ready for this? - a new DMBL record 11 RBIs! Yeah, remember when Adam Dunn tied that record earlier this year? Well too bad, Adam, try again. The master broke the record that was held by three men, only one of which did it in the DMB Era. Rick Wilkins of Cheyenne was the first to set the record way back in 1994. The record was tied two years later by Jerusalem's Mickey Tettleton. No one else could approach the record until this year when Dunn did it in April and now when Bonds broke the mark. Bonds is already the all-time leader in career RBIs with 1967. It's looking likely that Bonds will become the first to reach the 2000 mark.
Philadelphia put the smackdown on Newark in game one of their series yesterday. It marked the first loss for the Sugar Bears at home in 20 tries. Lefthander Johan Santana pitched a brilliant six innings, holding the Crunch with Punch to two runs on eight hits and striking out 10. Jimmy Rollins hit two homers and a triple, and drove in five runs to lead the Philly offense. Newark got their revenge in game two with a 9-0 blanking. Javier Vazquez pitched 7 shutout innings and struck out 9 to earn the win.
Las Vegas is in the middle of their longest losing streak of the season - now at five games - after dropping two to Vancouver yesterday. Game two saw the Rats lose a close 4-3 game in extra innings - the first one-run game that the Rats lost all season in 10 tries. Curtis Granderson hit a 2-run single in the top of the 11th to give the Fist a 2-run lead. The Rats, perhaps not realizing their obscure record was on the line, tried to rally in the bottom of the inning, but left the bases loaded. More on the Rats interesting record and other teams' first quarter reports can be found in today's Number Crunch article.
Arkansas' Barry Bonds had a big day in Friday's 18-3 drubbing of Marietta. Bonds was 4-5 with 3 runs and 3 home runs, and - ready for this? - a new DMBL record 11 RBIs! Yeah, remember when Adam Dunn tied that record earlier this year? Well too bad, Adam, try again. The master broke the record that was held by three men, only one of which did it in the DMB Era. Rick Wilkins of Cheyenne was the first to set the record way back in 1994. The record was tied two years later by Jerusalem's Mickey Tettleton. No one else could approach the record until this year when Dunn did it in April and now when Bonds broke the mark. Bonds is already the all-time leader in career RBIs with 1967. It's looking likely that Bonds will become the first to reach the 2000 mark.
Philadelphia put the smackdown on Newark in game one of their series yesterday. It marked the first loss for the Sugar Bears at home in 20 tries. Lefthander Johan Santana pitched a brilliant six innings, holding the Crunch with Punch to two runs on eight hits and striking out 10. Jimmy Rollins hit two homers and a triple, and drove in five runs to lead the Philly offense. Newark got their revenge in game two with a 9-0 blanking. Javier Vazquez pitched 7 shutout innings and struck out 9 to earn the win.
Las Vegas is in the middle of their longest losing streak of the season - now at five games - after dropping two to Vancouver yesterday. Game two saw the Rats lose a close 4-3 game in extra innings - the first one-run game that the Rats lost all season in 10 tries. Curtis Granderson hit a 2-run single in the top of the 11th to give the Fist a 2-run lead. The Rats, perhaps not realizing their obscure record was on the line, tried to rally in the bottom of the inning, but left the bases loaded. More on the Rats interesting record and other teams' first quarter reports can be found in today's Number Crunch article.
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Black Monday for Pitchers
Barry Bonds moved one closer to home run #600 yesterday in helping Arkansas slide by South Boston 7-5. The homer was Bonds' 11th of the season.
Monday was a bad day for pitchers. Hillsborough lost lefty C.C. Sabathia for the next month in their loss to Vancouver. Sabathia was 3-1 with a 3.98 ERA so far this season. Hillsborough has Ian Snell on the farm, but they may choose to go with a veteran off the waiver wire. Sabathia only lasted into the third inning before being pulled.
Rookie phenom Jered Weaver also got dinged yesterday. Weaver pitched 5.2 innings yesterday, but did not factor into the decision. Weaver, who had a mishap with some snack foods during the break between innings, may miss up to two weeks. Cliff Lee, who was with Hillsborough last year, will fill in until Weaver is healthy again.
Not all injuries were pitching-related though. Newark will lose slugger Manny Ramirez for the better part of this week. "It's not really an injury" said Newark manager Don Mattingly. "It's just Manny being Manny." Ramirez said he is taking his annual vacation and will relax on the beaches in St. Thomas. "This weather just plain sucks" said Ramirez. "I need to get away for a bit." Owner Butch Garretson grumbled "Damn... bad week for that to happen!"
Monday was a bad day for pitchers. Hillsborough lost lefty C.C. Sabathia for the next month in their loss to Vancouver. Sabathia was 3-1 with a 3.98 ERA so far this season. Hillsborough has Ian Snell on the farm, but they may choose to go with a veteran off the waiver wire. Sabathia only lasted into the third inning before being pulled.
Rookie phenom Jered Weaver also got dinged yesterday. Weaver pitched 5.2 innings yesterday, but did not factor into the decision. Weaver, who had a mishap with some snack foods during the break between innings, may miss up to two weeks. Cliff Lee, who was with Hillsborough last year, will fill in until Weaver is healthy again.
Not all injuries were pitching-related though. Newark will lose slugger Manny Ramirez for the better part of this week. "It's not really an injury" said Newark manager Don Mattingly. "It's just Manny being Manny." Ramirez said he is taking his annual vacation and will relax on the beaches in St. Thomas. "This weather just plain sucks" said Ramirez. "I need to get away for a bit." Owner Butch Garretson grumbled "Damn... bad week for that to happen!"
Monday, April 16, 2007
Bonds closing in on milestone
Well the Sharks' streak is now over after losing a heartbreaker to Carolina 1-0 on Friday. Clay Hensley outdueled Kenny Rogers and Juan Rivera's solo home run in the fourth was the only run of the game.
Arkansas' Barry Bonds hit his 10th homer of the year in the 9-2 rout of Hoboken Saturday. It was Bonds' 598th homer of his career. Bonds will be the first player to hit 600 in his career. If you're wondering if anyone will catch him anytime soon...well that depends on your definition of "soon". Bonds has a more than 150 homer lead on second place Sammy Sosa - stuck at 436 and not even playing this year.
Newark's Jim Edmonds hit his 300th career homer Sunday. Honolulu's Jason Giambi is closing in on the mark as well, with 298. Bonds is not worried about either one.
Look for a new Zane Smith column later today.
Arkansas' Barry Bonds hit his 10th homer of the year in the 9-2 rout of Hoboken Saturday. It was Bonds' 598th homer of his career. Bonds will be the first player to hit 600 in his career. If you're wondering if anyone will catch him anytime soon...well that depends on your definition of "soon". Bonds has a more than 150 homer lead on second place Sammy Sosa - stuck at 436 and not even playing this year.
Newark's Jim Edmonds hit his 300th career homer Sunday. Honolulu's Jason Giambi is closing in on the mark as well, with 298. Bonds is not worried about either one.
Look for a new Zane Smith column later today.
Friday, April 13, 2007
Down and Out in D.C.
It was a light day in the DMBL yesterday, but Honolulu kept on truckin'. The Sharks have now won ten in a row. They are now tied for the third best record in the league and only one game back of the first place Sugar Bears! Consider that when they started the streak they were a mere 8-10 and somewhere in the middle of the pack and now they are in the elite. After Weaver's brilliant start and Jason Schmidt's excellent outing yesterday, you'd think they did it all with pitching, but look further and you'll see that their offense is gelling right now. In fact, the Sharks have scored 45 runs in their last five games - a Sugar Bears-like 9 runs per game. In case you were wondering, the current record is 16 set by Arkansas in 1993 and tied by Vancouver in 1996.
And our other featured streak continued yesterday as Hoboken's Miguel Cabrera extended his hitting streak to 19. He's almost halfway to the record now, we'll check in on him if he gets a little closer.
D.C. just can't seem to break out of their funk. It looked like it might happen after they won back to back games against Arkansas earlier in the week, but they fell right back down after that. Carlos Beltran (.190/.301/.343) has been taking a lot of the blame - he was benched in the vs. right handers lineup - but it's not just him. Matt Holliday (.177) and Jose Reyes (.226) have struggled and Kelvim Escobar (0-3, 5.51) and Bronson Arroyo (0-3, 9.10) have been brutal. They have several games scheduled with fellow slumpee South Boston next week, so this could be their chance to turn things around.
And our other featured streak continued yesterday as Hoboken's Miguel Cabrera extended his hitting streak to 19. He's almost halfway to the record now, we'll check in on him if he gets a little closer.
D.C. just can't seem to break out of their funk. It looked like it might happen after they won back to back games against Arkansas earlier in the week, but they fell right back down after that. Carlos Beltran (.190/.301/.343) has been taking a lot of the blame - he was benched in the vs. right handers lineup - but it's not just him. Matt Holliday (.177) and Jose Reyes (.226) have struggled and Kelvim Escobar (0-3, 5.51) and Bronson Arroyo (0-3, 9.10) have been brutal. They have several games scheduled with fellow slumpee South Boston next week, so this could be their chance to turn things around.
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
No More Nomar
New Jersey's Nomar Garciaparra suffered the biggest injury so far this season. Nomar will be out for 36 days. In the meanwhile, Team Buddah will have Shea Hillenbrand, Troy Glaus and Preston Wilson cover the hole in the lineup. Garciaparra was batting .292 on the season with 4 homers and 18 RBIs.
Hoboken's Miguel Cabrera went 3-4 in yesterday's game against Marietta and extended his hitting streak to a season-high 17 games. Right on his toes is Vancouver's Chase Utley who has an active 16-game hitting streak. The record is 38 set last year by Marietta's Morgan Ensberg.
The Honolulu Sharks extended their winning streak to seven straight yesterday, defeating the Hired Hitmen 11-6 in Hillsborough. Miguel Tejada was 4-5 and Jermaine Dye was 3-5 with 3 RBIs while Jeff Francis improved to 3-1 on the year for the Sharks. The Sharks are now sitting in second place in the Hanover Division and fifth place overall.
Hoboken's Miguel Cabrera went 3-4 in yesterday's game against Marietta and extended his hitting streak to a season-high 17 games. Right on his toes is Vancouver's Chase Utley who has an active 16-game hitting streak. The record is 38 set last year by Marietta's Morgan Ensberg.
The Honolulu Sharks extended their winning streak to seven straight yesterday, defeating the Hired Hitmen 11-6 in Hillsborough. Miguel Tejada was 4-5 and Jermaine Dye was 3-5 with 3 RBIs while Jeff Francis improved to 3-1 on the year for the Sharks. The Sharks are now sitting in second place in the Hanover Division and fifth place overall.
Monday, April 9, 2007
Golden Falcon golden achievements
Arkansas' Barry Bonds became the all-time leader in career at-bats Sunday. Bonds passed Roberto Alomar on the all-time list and is now sitting comfortably in first. Since Alomar and Bagwell - the two closest behind him - are retired and Pudge Rodriguez is more than 400 ABs behind Bonds and also an oldster, he may be there for a while. If he wasn't the all-time walks leader, he might be at a 1000 by now (hmmm not to self, who are the top plate appearance leaders?). Bonds also holds the career records for home runs, hits, RBIs, and on base percentage.
Congratulations to Pedro Martinez on his 200th career win against South Boston Saturday. Martinez pitched eight innings surrendering three runs on eight hits and striking out 10 Gangsters.
Greg Maddux had a great pitching line in Sunday's game: eight innings, two hits, one unearned run allowed, no walks, seven strikeouts. Good enough for a win, right? wrong! Carolina's Clay Hensley outdueled the veteran, allowing only two hits and four walks in six innings. Two costly errors in the second inning did Vancouver in and the offense couldn't hit its way out of a wet paper bag.
Philadelphia has officially put Magglio Ordonez on the trading block. Ordonez has lost playing time to younger outfielders Reed Johnson, Vernon Wells, and Michael Cuddyer. The oft-injured star has only hit .163 in 43 at bats this season.
Congratulations to Pedro Martinez on his 200th career win against South Boston Saturday. Martinez pitched eight innings surrendering three runs on eight hits and striking out 10 Gangsters.
Greg Maddux had a great pitching line in Sunday's game: eight innings, two hits, one unearned run allowed, no walks, seven strikeouts. Good enough for a win, right? wrong! Carolina's Clay Hensley outdueled the veteran, allowing only two hits and four walks in six innings. Two costly errors in the second inning did Vancouver in and the offense couldn't hit its way out of a wet paper bag.
Philadelphia has officially put Magglio Ordonez on the trading block. Ordonez has lost playing time to younger outfielders Reed Johnson, Vernon Wells, and Michael Cuddyer. The oft-injured star has only hit .163 in 43 at bats this season.
Friday, April 6, 2007
Pedro goes for 200
As mentioned in yesterday's entry, Arkansas' Pedro Martinez will try for his 200th career victory Saturday against South Boston. He'll be facing Dontrelle Willis. Martinez will be only the second in DMBL history to achieve 200, Greg Maddux being the first.
Philly's Brandon Webb pitched a gem against Vancouver last night. Webb limited the Iron Fist to one run on four hits over 8.1 innings. Philly is now a half a game out of first with Arkansas idle yesterday.
Marietta's Francisco Liriano is continuing where he left off in spring. Liriano is now 3-0 on the season and held the potent Sugar Bears offense to only three hits in seven innings at Newark. Liriano has a 1.71 ERA on the year.
Philly cut Marco Scutaro, who had been taking David Eckstein's place in the lineup. The Animals decided to go with Khalil Greene who had recently been signed. Journeyman infielder Todd Walker was signed to provide some help at second base.
Philly's Brandon Webb pitched a gem against Vancouver last night. Webb limited the Iron Fist to one run on four hits over 8.1 innings. Philly is now a half a game out of first with Arkansas idle yesterday.
Marietta's Francisco Liriano is continuing where he left off in spring. Liriano is now 3-0 on the season and held the potent Sugar Bears offense to only three hits in seven innings at Newark. Liriano has a 1.71 ERA on the year.
Philly cut Marco Scutaro, who had been taking David Eckstein's place in the lineup. The Animals decided to go with Khalil Greene who had recently been signed. Journeyman infielder Todd Walker was signed to provide some help at second base.
Tuesday, April 3, 2007
Crunch with Punch KOs Jennings
Wow, anyone catch that football game in Newark last night? The Sugar Bears pounded the crap out of Carolina, especially starter Jason Jennings. Jennings got into trouble right off the bat and in fact, the Sugar Bears batted around once before Jennings retired a batter. Jennings walked leadoff hitter Bobby Abreu, in a sign of things to come, and proceeded to walk 11 more batters in the inning! Wow. Jennings also gave up 10 hits in the first. The Sugar Bears were already up 8-0 when Jim Edmonds smashed a grand slam over the head of Rocco Baldelli. Later in the inning, Nick Johnson hit a triple to run the score to 19-0, setting a new record for most runs in an inning. The Sugar Bears batted around twice in the inning. In the second, Jennings only surrendered a solo homer to Gregg Zaun, setting a new record for most earned runs allowed by one pitcher in a game with 20. Jennings ended up with the following atrocious stat line: 2 IP, 12 hits, 20 earned runs, 11 walks and 3 strikeouts. I bet those three feel like chumps.
And on the complete opposite end of the spectrum... D.C.'s Kelvim Escobar and Philly's Erik Bedard and their bullpens battled through a 0-0 game into extra innings until Reed Johnson finally broke the tie in the bottom of the tenth with a walk-off double that scored Scott Rolen. Escobar pitched six innings and allowed only two hits and four walks, while Bedard pitched seven and allowed only five hits and one walk. Both struck out five hitters each.
Vancouver's David Ortiz continues his home run tear, swatting two off Hillsborough starter Jeremy Bonderman. Ortiz now has 11 on the year to lead the league.
If you didn't catch it, there's a new Zane Smith article up on the site.
And on the complete opposite end of the spectrum... D.C.'s Kelvim Escobar and Philly's Erik Bedard and their bullpens battled through a 0-0 game into extra innings until Reed Johnson finally broke the tie in the bottom of the tenth with a walk-off double that scored Scott Rolen. Escobar pitched six innings and allowed only two hits and four walks, while Bedard pitched seven and allowed only five hits and one walk. Both struck out five hitters each.
Vancouver's David Ortiz continues his home run tear, swatting two off Hillsborough starter Jeremy Bonderman. Ortiz now has 11 on the year to lead the league.
If you didn't catch it, there's a new Zane Smith article up on the site.
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