TWIB NOTES
THIS WEEK IN BASEBALLA Inside Look at Major League Baseball
From the Minors to the Big Leagues
The Pittsburgh Pirates are disappointment with the performance of pitchers Curt Small (2-3, 1.96 Whip, 5.09 ERA) and Cleatus Musick (2-6, 1.45 Whip, 5.45 ERA). Both are available for prospects
The Red Sox’s 32 losses so far this season, 12 have been by
1 run, and 6 by 2 runs. Boston has a 1 game lead over 2nd place
Baltimore Orioles in the division, and here is the AL East standings in 1-run
games:
ML AL East
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Rank
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Team
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Owner
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1-Run
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PCT
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W-L
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X-Inning
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1
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Boston Red Sox
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pat007ohmss
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15-12
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0.556
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37-34
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4-5
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2
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Baltimore Orioles
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kingkai53
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12-11
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0.522
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36-35
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4-3
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3
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New York Yankees
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staeben
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11-13
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0.458
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29-42
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3-2
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4
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Washington D.C. Nationals
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Saffron
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7-14
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0.333
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33-38
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1-3
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We found this “stat of the day” in the San Diego Padres
media guide; little know tidbit, the NL West has represented the National
League in the World Series in 17 out of 37 seasons. With that said we decided
go back twenty (20) years and rank the divisions on Pennant and World Series
winners. Here’s our divisional rankings.
McCabe Divisional Rankings
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Rank
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League
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Pennant
Winners
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World
Series Champs
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1
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National League West
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11
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8
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2
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American League East
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8
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4
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3
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American League South
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6
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2
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4
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American League North
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3
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2
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National League East
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5
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1
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6
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American League West
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3
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1
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National League South
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3
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1
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8
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National League North
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1
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1
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Red Sox are shopping AAA first-basemen Freddy Lee (21 HR, 56
RBI, 328 BA, 985 OPS). They’re looking for ML pitching in return.
Dodgers sixteen (16) round selection in season 35 Archie
Simmons (C) made his ML debut to try to turn around the pathetically
under performing Dodgers. In his first major league game against the Rochester Broncos
he hit a 2-run homer in the top of the 8th to tie the game at 3. The
Dodgers would go on to lose 4-3 but the call-up seem like the right move and
the city of angels was going bonkers over the 24 year-old catcher. However,
since that stunning debut he’s played in 10 games, 34 AB, batting .147 with 1
HR, 6 RBI.
The Mets are
involved in a little league
program operating in the New
York/New Jersey area. The youth program “Strawberry-Gooden Little League" is fairly
new operating in its 4th season. This program gives kids ages 6
through 16 an opportunity to play our great game. There are 2 or 3 teams in
need of coaches and financial sponsorship. Any Owners interested should contact
the Mets for more information on how you can help.
Last week Atlanta Braves owner franknterry appeared on Fox
Sports South and made the following comments regarding the state of the Braves “I was basking in glory, and feeling
pretty smug a week ago, and now I'm sliding down the drain, and my minor league
teams are tripping over their own feet and landing on the DL....if this keeps
happening I'll be in need of a 40 round draft! I am humbled!!!” Note; Since
making that comment the Braves are 9-2 and on a 5 game winning streak.
Chicago White Sox pitching staff has given up 49 runs in a 5
game stretch resulting in a 1-4 record and are 2-10 in the last 12 games. They
have gone from having the best record in the AL and 1st place in the
division to 5 games out.
The Rochester Broncos are having trouble signing top overall
pick Andy Weaver (2B). The 6 foot 173 lbs out of Chenoa, Illinois is undecided
on playing pro baseball because he has
scholarships on the table to play college football at Wisconsin, Northern
Illinois, Notre Dame, and Northwestern. Besides being a top baseball prospect Weaver
played quarterback on the Normal Community West HS team that went 39-4 during
his 4 years as the starting QB, which includes 1 state title and 2 runner ups. However
the only school willing to give Weaver a scholarship to play quarterback is Saint
Xavier University a NAIA program in Chicago. All of the D1 scholarships see him
as a wide receiver.
Prior to this year’s amateur draft San Francisco Giants owner wylie715 tweeted
this comment from an unverified account “I’m not all that impressed by the
draft class, but since I have the 9th pick and my next pick is something like
#168, it probably doesn't matter much.” With the 9th pick in the
first round the Giants selected Florida’s “Mr Baseball’ Mike Baker (RF) and
assigned him to the Augusta GreenJackets (Low A) of the South Atlantic league.
The scouts we spoke to say Baker has a major league bat and 4.3 speed. With
that combination this bona fide slugger will move quickly through the minors. Defensively
he has limited range and will never play outfield past High A, and will be a
risk and first base. Look for a position change to 1B/DH in the next two week.
Anaheim Angels season 37 Gold-Glove winner Pedro Ynoa, LF (7
HR, 27 RBI, 252 BA) has requested a change of scenery due to his lack of
playing time. The organization will honor his request and are willing to move him for starting pitching.
The Pirates are in need of some serious help in their starting
rotation and willing to move Josmil Benavente (SS). He has 7 HR, 31 RBI, 284 BA
and a .938 fielding percentage.
White Sox are looking for a righty reliever and will trade
lefty Esteban Wilfredo (2-3, 1.23 Whip, 4.66 ERA) for similar righty
A trade was vetoed involving Red Sox and Mariners due to
Boston GM pat007ohmss mistakenly faxing his lunch order to the league office.
His order; turkey on New York rye, Wisconsin cheddar, Louisiana Red Hot sauce,
bag of Idaho potato chips, and a pint of Tennessee sour mash (Jack Daniels).
Boston Globe is reporting Red Sox AAA phenom Billy Ray
Colbert (1B/DH) a future MVP is available, but only in a mega trade for
pitching. Colbert is batting .331 with 20 HR, 66 RBI and 1.045 OPS.
After signing a new 10-year radio deal with the start-up
radio company McCabe Entertainment, the Angels are letting clubs know they have
lots of cash to take on a big contract. The front office is telling the league “any
contract you would like out of we’ll take it.” And like every owner in the
league, they’re looking for pitching.
Pirates Alcides Diaz (2B) is available. He has 14 Home Runs,
57 RBI and a 309 BA (career 263 BA).
Seattle has placed 34 year-old reliever Reed Hutton (P) on
the trading block. Hutson was signed by The Cincinnati Reds as an International
Free-Agent in season 25 out of Dublin Ireland. Yes,.. I’ll say it again, out of
Dublin Ireland. He has played for five teams during his 16 year pro career which
includes two stents with the Reds. Here is his career numbers; 18-32 won/lost
record, 1.28 Whip, 4.14 ERA.
HBD 101
by rod33
PLAYER RATINGS REVIEW - Part Two
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Stamina indicates how many pitches a player can make in a ballgame.
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Control indicates how successful a pitcher is at locating his pitches.
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Effectiveness Versus Left-Handed Batters determines how the pitcher fares against left-handed hitters.
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Effectiveness Versus Right-Handed Batters determines how the pitcher fares against right-handed hitters.
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Velocity determines how fast the player can throw a pitch.
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The Groundball/Flyball rating determines a pitcher's ability to induce a groundball versus a flyball. A rating of 0 would be a pure flyball pitcher.
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The Pitch 1 rating determines the skill with which a player can throw his #1 pitch.
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The Pitch 2 rating determines the skill with which a player can throw his #2 pitch.
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The Pitch 3 rating determines the skill with which a player can throw his #3 pitch.
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The Pitch 4 rating determines the skill with which a player can throw his #4 pitch.
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The Pitch 5 rating determines the skill with which a player can throw his #5 pitch.
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STAT of the DAY
| OPS Leaders vs Left-Hand Pitching | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
League Leaders
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| Rank | Player | G | AB | H | HR | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Shawon Mathews (PHI) | 50 | 103 | 38 | 18 | 0.369 | 0.435 | 0.932 | 1.367 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Shawn Camp (LAA) | 46 | 105 | 38 | 15 | 0.362 | 0.407 | 0.857 | 1.264 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Aaron Wills (BOS) | 37 | 83 | 34 | 7 | 0.410 | 0.456 | 0.759 | 1.215 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Juan Beltre (PHI) | 43 | 88 | 36 | 6 | 0.409 | 0.500 | 0.682 | 1.182 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Kenny Chambers (TOR) | 34 | 73 | 24 | 8 | 0.329 | 0.347 | 0.740 | 1.086 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Marvin Hartley (MIL) | 39 | 83 | 29 | 6 | 0.349 | 0.407 | 0.663 | 1.069 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Damian Okajima (MIN) | 39 | 91 | 32 | 5 | 0.352 | 0.398 | 0.659 | 1.057 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Seth Stockton (TEX) | 30 | 73 | 24 | 6 | 0.329 | 0.388 | 0.658 | 1.045 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Josh Greenwood (SD) | 47 | 109 | 34 | 9 | 0.312 | 0.364 | 0.661 | 1.025 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Warren Simmons (RIC) | 44 | 102 | 32 | 6 | 0.314 | 0.397 | 0.627 | 1.024 | ||||||||||||||||
| OPS Leaders vs Right-Hand Pitching | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
League Leaders
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| Rank | Player | G | AB | H | HR | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Flash Brown (SEA) | 46 | 61 | 22 | 7 | 0.361 | 0.400 | 0.770 | 1.170 | ||||||||||||||||
| Davey Parker (PHI) | 65 | 181 | 67 | 15 | 0.370 | 0.479 | 0.691 | 1.170 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Danry Beltran (NY1) | 60 | 192 | 67 | 16 | 0.349 | 0.416 | 0.682 | 1.098 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Felipe Gomez (COL) | 60 | 179 | 63 | 16 | 0.352 | 0.411 | 0.670 | 1.082 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Bartolo Hernandez (BOS) | 67 | 195 | 74 | 12 | 0.379 | 0.442 | 0.631 | 1.073 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Alex Lopez (BAL) | 51 | 141 | 51 | 9 | 0.362 | 0.430 | 0.631 | 1.062 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Aaron Wills (BOS) | 55 | 157 | 59 | 9 | 0.376 | 0.443 | 0.618 | 1.061 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | John Ma (MIL) | 63 | 176 | 60 | 13 | 0.341 | 0.402 | 0.653 | 1.055 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Alex Javier (CH1) | 46 | 137 | 45 | 10 | 0.328 | 0.403 | 0.650 | 1.052 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Chipper Hardy (BAL) | 35 | 57 | 19 | 4 | 0.333 | 0.433 | 0.614 | 1.047 | ||||||||||||||||
