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below you will find McCabe Magazines Power Rankings, This Week In Baseball
(TWIB notes), and McCabe Magazine's Stat of the Day. The Power Rankings are a
statistical combination of the following Team Stats; Wins, Runs Scored, OPS,
WHIP, ERA, and Fielding Percentage.
| TOP 10 | |||||
| Rank | Last Ranking |
Franchise
|
Owner | W | L |
| 1 | 1 | Toronto Blue Jays | dimestoregin | 101 | 42 |
| 2 | 17 | Cleveland Indians | CollegeBoy33 | 92 | 51 |
| 3 | 3 | Milwaukee Brewers | cpintens | 87 | 56 |
| 4 | 4 | Pittsburgh Pirates | sportbanker | 87 | 55 |
| 5 | 10 | Oakland Athletics | ojinga | 83 | 59 |
| 6 | 6 | Chicago Cubs | rod33 | 79 | 63 |
| 7 | 16 | Philadelphia Phillies | sbank65 | 90 | 52 |
| 8 | 25 | Minnesota Twins | optistrat | 76 | 66 |
| 9 | 2 | Seattle Mariners | mark3313 | 71 | 71 |
| 10 | 18 | San Diego Padres | jgarron | 80 | 62 |
| THE NEXT 5 | |||||
| Rank | Last Ranking |
Franchise
|
Owner | W | L |
| 11 | NR | New York Mets | larryscubs | 78 | 65 |
| 12 | 7 | St. Louis Cardinals | slurie2001 | 67 | 76 |
| 13 | 11 | Texas Rangers | goldenbaer88 | 77 | 66 |
| 14 | 9 | Anaheim Angels | captain10a | 76 | 66 |
| 15 | 14 | Colorado Rockies | axtell | 77 | 65 |
| THE BEST OF THE REST | |||||
| Rank | Last Ranking |
Franchise
|
Owner | W | L |
| 16 | 8 | Chicago White Sox | kgrffth | 78 | 65 |
| 17 | 22 | Richmond Virginians | spintens | 72 | 70 |
| 18 | NR | Rochester Broncos | dmann2158 | 70 | 73 |
| 19 | 5 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Frozenherd | 71 | 71 |
| 20 | NR | San Francisco Giants | wylie715 | 69 | 73 |
| DROPPING OUT THE TOP 20 | |||||
| Rank | Last Ranking |
Franchise
|
Owner | W | L |
| 21 | 13 | Baltimore Orioles | kingkai53 | 67 | 75 |
| 23 | 20 | Atlanta Braves | franknterry | 65 | 78 |
| 24 | 12 | Boston Red Sox | pat007ohmss | 58 | 85 |
| 28 | 15 | Kansas City Royals | TenaciousTYT | 53 | 90 |
| 29 | 19 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Arte | 49 | 93 |
THIS WEEK IN BASEBALL (TWIB NOTES)
Chicago Cubs
26 year-old pitcher Geovany Tabata (12-13, 3.47 ERA) tosses a
complete game 7-hit shutout, a 4-0 win over the visiting Colorado Rookies. The
Complete Game was his 4th of the season which puts him in a
three-way tie for 3rd and only 2 CGs behind league leader Bill Garcia (CLE).
League Leaders Complete Games
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Rank
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Player
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CG
|
W
|
L
|
WHIP
|
ERA
|
SHO
|
1
|
6
|
21
|
3
|
0.99
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2.08
|
3
|
|
2
|
5
|
20
|
6
|
1.14
|
3.18
|
4
|
|
2
|
5
|
13
|
7
|
1.36
|
3.44
|
1
|
|
4
|
4
|
14
|
9
|
1.25
|
4.08
|
0
|
|
4
|
4
|
12
|
13
|
1.3
|
3.47
|
1
|
|
4
|
4
|
13
|
13
|
1.37
|
4.44
|
1
|
|
Mariner's Ryan Donaldson (P) , Glenn Vaughn (P) and Chris Little (P) combine
to toss a one hit shutout of the Cubs at Safeco Field last Saturday before a
sellout crowd of 47,943 on Cedrick Hollins,
P Bobble Head Day, the Mariners longtime reliever and season 27 Hall
Fame inductee.
The
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is reporting the Pirates are looking at signing serval
arbitrational eligible players to long-term extensions. According to team
sources pitchers Cedrick Glass (20-6, 3.18 ERA) and Jair Polanco (3-6, 35/40 Saves, 2.87 ERA) are
team priorities. Both players have been to one arbitration hearing and should
be easy signs however; both are looking for 5-year deals worth $10M and
up.
Marlins R.A. Krause (2B) was 37-39 this year on SB's when
Arizona catcher Sun Kang throws him out on both attempts in the
1-0 Marlins win.
The Royals
have informed clubs any and everybody on the Major League roster is available.
These are some of the players we think should draw considerable interest;
Player
|
Pos
|
B
|
T
|
Age
|
ML Years
|
Pro Years
|
Options
|
Salary
|
2B
|
R
|
R
|
29
|
2
|
7
|
2
|
$378K
|
|
1B
|
R
|
R
|
32
|
9
|
12
|
2
|
$7.3M
|
|
RF
|
R
|
R
|
33
|
10
|
15
|
2
|
$5.0M
|
|
P
|
R
|
R
|
31
|
7
|
11
|
1
|
$8.5M
|
|
P
|
L
|
L
|
32
|
6
|
10
|
2
|
$5.6M
|
|
CF
|
L
|
L
|
23
|
0
|
5
|
2
|
$327K
|
|
P
|
S
|
R
|
24
|
0
|
6
|
1
|
$327K
|
Cubs starter Edwar Piedra (S) tosses a 4-hit complete game shutout
in Great American Ball Park against the Reds for the 12-0 win.
Player
|
IP
|
H
|
R
|
ER
|
BB
|
SO
|
PC
|
ERA
|
E. Piedra, W (10-5)
|
9
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
10
|
114
|
2.40
|
Boston Red
Sox are looking to start a rebuilding project following another disappointing
season in Beantown. The only player listed as an untouchable is switch hitting
first baseman Billy Ray Colbert (S) 40 HR 111 RBI 285 BA
Following a
4-game losing streak, wylie715 owner and general manager of the San Francisco Giants made the following comments to a group of
reports outside the Giants locker room “We need to blow this team up...anyone
on my ML roster is available for prospects.”
The Highest
Paid Players on the Roster;
Player
|
Pos
|
Age
|
ML Years
|
Pro Years
|
Salary
|
|
CF
|
30
|
6
|
9
|
$6.5M
|
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HR
|
RBI
|
SB
|
CS
|
AVG
|
OPS
|
|
21
|
82
|
16
|
13
|
0.263
|
0.767
|
|
Pos
|
Age
|
ML Years
|
Pro Years
|
Salary
|
||
P
|
32
|
10
|
14
|
$6.3M
|
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W
|
L
|
BB
|
SO
|
WHIP
|
ERA
|
|
11
|
7
|
64
|
138
|
1.29
|
3.35
|
The Cardinals waived 37 year-old Eugenio Jose (RF) to free up some cash to so sign
prospects. The fan favorite was claimed by the Minnesota Twins and then traded to
the Twins for a bag of rocks. The bag of rocks has a name, 20 year-old Rookie Leaguer
Pascual Liz picked in the 23 round of the
season 41 draft. Jose an IFA in season 23 played his entire career in the
Cardinal organization, finishing his career in St. Louis with 2331 Hits 413 HR
1379 RBI 279 BA and a 845 OPS. If he continues his career next year it will be
in the Twins minor league system.
Major
injuries have crippled the Red Sox with three key players suffering season
ending injuries;
Disabled List
|
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Player
|
Position
|
Expected
|
Injury
|
Awards
|
SS
|
OFS
|
Shoulder, sore
|
4 World Series Rings 5 All-Stars
|
|
CF
|
OFS
|
Knee, ACL Tear
|
1 World Series Rings 4 All-Stars
|
|
P
|
OFS
|
Elbow, surgery
|
None
|
Mariner’s
owner mark3313 made these comments during his weekly radio show “I'm ready to
break this team up and begin a rebuild.” The Mariners are currently in 3rd
place in their division and on the verge of missing the playoffs for the first
time in 13 years. When radio host Bob Costas grilled him on some of the
questionable trades the past three years, Mr. mark3313 simply replied “I'm
around if anyone wants to talk trade.”
The
Washington D.C. Nationals signed IFA Sammy Henriquez (SS) a can’t
miss talent and furfure All-Star to a $21,000,000.00 contract, of which many
scouts say the 18 year-old from Distrito Nacional, DO was under paid. The 5’6’’
Henriquez nickname “Raton poderoso” translation Mighty Mouse can hit both
righties and lefties for average and power, with above average speed. He is
presently playing shortstop at Rookie Ball but should be best suited at third
base or centerfield in the majors, with secondary positions listed as ALL OF
THE ABOVE.
59 Games
Played at Rookie Ball;
R
|
H
|
2B
|
3B
|
HR
|
RBI
|
AVG
|
OPS
|
84
|
92
|
30
|
0
|
19
|
82
|
0.361
|
1.181
|
John Ma (1B) is upset
with the Mariners front office after learning he was on the trading block
earlier this season. To add to his frustration, Ma was also placed on the waiver
wire late last year by Seattle. He
joined the Mariners in season 40 via a trade with the Milwaukee Brewers. Oddly, Ma started his professional career with
the Mariners in season 34 as an IFA. That same season he was placed on waivers
and then resigned. The next season (35) he was traded to the Anaheim Angels.
Twenty-four hours after landing in Anaheim he was told he had been traded to
Milwaukee where he played 4 seasons. During those 4 seasons he was placed on waivers
5 times before being traded back to Seattle.
John Ma (1B)
Career Stats
Regular Season Batting Stats
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G
|
R
|
H
|
2B
|
3B
|
HR
|
RBI
|
AVG
|
OPS
|
1157
|
689
|
1178
|
191
|
18
|
256
|
795
|
0.276
|
0.873
|
Post-Season Batting Stats
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G
|
R
|
H
|
2B
|
3B
|
HR
|
RBI
|
AVG
|
OPS
|
40
|
32
|
45
|
8
|
0
|
16
|
43
|
0.285
|
0.990
|
After losing their
12th game in a row the Red Sox announce that it was willing to trade starting
pitching for relief pitching.
Oakland is taking
offers on either pitchers William
Durham (P) or John
Maeda (P), two excellent middle relievers who can eat up a ton of innings.
Unfortunately, they're stepping on each other's toes, so the Athletics want to
move one. They prefer prospects but, will consider anything.
Player Stats
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Player
|
G
|
W
|
L
|
SV
|
SVO
|
BB
|
SO
|
OAV
|
WHIP
|
ERA
|
William Durham
|
46
|
9
|
6
|
3
|
3
|
22
|
80
|
0.206
|
1.03
|
2.57
|
John Maeda
|
73
|
7
|
3
|
5
|
11
|
70
|
111
|
0.206
|
1.28
|
4.21
|
New York Mets
Frankie Brooks No Hit the Atlanta Braves in a
1-0 win. He threw 102 pitches, committed 2 walks while striking out 10, while
only facing 28 batters. At the plate Mr. Brooks had 3 at bats, 1 hit, and
scored the only run of the game when Junior Meng hit into a 6-4 fielder's choice.
| R | H | E | |
| New York Mets | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Atlanta Braves | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pitching | |||||||||
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC | ERA |
| F. Brooks, W (8-3) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 102 | 3.04 |
| Batting | |||||||||
| Player | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| F. Brooks | P | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.194 |
McCabe Magazine Stat of the Day
| Ranking 1-Run Wins | |||||
| Rank |
Team
|
Owner | W-L | 1-Run | 1-Run PCT |
| 1 | Philadelphia Phillies | sbank65 * | 91-55 | 26-13 | 0.667 |
| 2 | Cleveland Indians | CollegeBoy33 | 94-52 | 23-13 | 0.639 |
| 3 | Toronto Blue Jays | dimestoregin | 104-42 | 21-11 | 0.636 |
| 4 | Oakland Athletics | ojinga | 84-62 | 19-13 | 0.594 |
| 5 | New York Yankees | staeben | 72-74 | 25-18 | 0.581 |
| 6 | Washington D.C. Nationals | Saffron | 66-80 | 29-22 | 0.569 |
| 7 | Baltimore Orioles | kingkai53 | 68-78 | 23-18 | 0.561 |
| 8 | San Francisco Giants | wylie715 | 72-74 | 26-21 | 0.553 |
| 9 | Boston Red Sox | pat007ohmss * | 58-88 | 17-14 | 0.548 |
| T | Arizona Diamondbacks | Frozenherd | 74-72 | 23-19 | 0.548 |
| 11 | Richmond Virginians | spintens * | 74-72 | 22-19 | 0.537 |
| 12 | Houston Astros | bballer2117 | 66-80 | 22-18 | 0.525 |
| 13 | Colorado Rockies | axtell | 78-68 | 14-13 | 0.519 |
| 14 | Rochester Broncos | dmann2158 * | 71-75 | 23-22 | 0.511 |
| 15 | Milwaukee Brewers | cpintens | 90-56 | 26-26 | 0.500 |
| T | Chicago Cubs | rod33 * | 81-65 | 18-18 | 0.500 |
| T | Detroit Tigers | mrmich1 | 69-77 | 20-20 | 0.500 |
| T | Pittsburgh Pirates | sportbanker * | 88-58 | 19-19 | 0.500 |
| T | New York Mets | larryscubs | 80-66 | 22-22 | 0.500 |
| 20 | Anaheim Angels | captain10a | 78-68 | 23-24 | 0.489 |
| Ranking Extra Inning Wins | |||||
| Rank |
Team
|
Owner | W-L | Extra | Extra Inning PCT |
| 1 | Cleveland Indians | CollegeBoy33 | 94-52 | 6-1 | 0.857 |
| 2 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Frozenherd | 74-72 | 5-1 | 0.833 |
| 3 | Oakland Athletics | ojinga | 84-62 | 9-3 | 0.750 |
| 4 | New York Mets | larryscubs | 80-66 | 10-5 | 0.667 |
| 5 | Detroit Tigers | mrmich1 | 69-77 | 7-4 | 0.636 |
| T | Philadelphia Phillies | sbank65 * | 91-55 | 7-4 | 0.636 |
| 7 | Milwaukee Brewers | cpintens | 90-56 | 8-5 | 0.615 |
| T | San Diego Padres | jgarron | 83-63 | 8-5 | 0.615 |
| 9 | Tampa Bay Rays | rsskfs23 | 49-97 | 6-4 | 0.600 |
| 10 | Chicago Cubs | rod33 * | 81-65 | 7-5 | 0.583 |
| 11 | Minnesota Twins | optistrat | 78-68 | 8-6 |
0.571
|
| T | New York Yankees | staeben | 72-74 | 4-3 | 0.571 |
| 13 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Arte * | 51-95 | 5-4 | 0.556 |
| 14 | Kansas City Royals | TenaciousTYT | 54-92 | 8-7 |
0.533
|
| 15 | Washington D.C. Nationals | Saffron | 66-80 | 9-8 | 0.529 |
| 16 | Baltimore Orioles | kingkai53 | 68-78 | 6-6 | 0.500 |
| T | San Francisco Giants | wylie715 | 72-74 | 14-14 | 0.500 |
| T | Cincinnati Reds | fsubwj | 43-103 | 2-2 | 0.500 |
| T | Richmond Virginians | spintens * | 74-72 | 5-5 | 0.500 |
| T | Atlanta Braves | franknterry * | 67-79 | 5-5 | 0.500 |
