Re: Red Sox Memoirs - Spiderman and The Rocket (1996 - )
June 15
Red Sox (44-23) @ Rockies (30-36)
Red Sox 5 - Rockies 4
Jamie Moyer gave us a fantastic start in his first game back from injury. Moyer went eight innings, allowed only three runs on five hits, walked none, and struck out four. Not a whole lot of offense in the game, but the hit that ended up making the difference was Olerud's fourth inning three run homer.
NOMAR/CLEMENS - 2-5, 2 R, HR, RBI
WP - Jamie Moyer (7-5)
LP - Roger Bailey (3-3)
SV - Rich Garces (19)
HR - John Olerud (10), Nomar Garciaparra (11)
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June 16
Red Sox (45-23) @ Rockies (30-37)
Red Sox 8 - Rockies 7 (10 innings)
Olerud's starting to go on a tear. He homered and doubled in this game, as well as driving in half of our runs. Larkin had the biggest hit of the game, however, hitting a two-run homer in the top of the tenth to win the game for us. Overall, Larkin was 4-6 with a homer and three RBI's on the day.
NOMAR/CLEMENS - 2-5, BB, R, K
WP - Heathcliff Slocumb (3-0)
LP - Lance Painter (1-4)
SV - Rich Garces (20)
HR - John Olerud (11), Barry Larkin (9)
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June 17
Red Sox (46-23) @ Rockies (30-38)
Red Sox 2 - Rockies 6
Mark Gubicza and Vinny Castilla combine to end our winning streak at six games. Gubicza allowed just two runs to us over 6 1/3 innings, while Castilla homered and drove in three runs. We had plenty of opportunities to score (I can think of two or three times when we put Larkin and White on base in an inning, but Nomar, Bonds, and Olerud all made outs and stranded them), but could do nothing with them.
NOMAR/CLEMENS - 1-3, RBI
WP - Mark Gubicza (9-4)
LP - Butch Henry (4-1)
SV - N/A
HR - Trot Nixon (7)
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Thoughts: The Rockies bring our winning streak to an end at six games, and help the Indians pick up a game on us and go to 4 1/2 back. Those Indians are really, really hot right now. They're going stride-for-stride with us. I mean, we're 14-3 this month and we haven't gone up more than another game and a half on them compared to where we started the month. If we weren't playing so well right now, we'd probably be looking at a steep hill to climb.
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AROUND THE LEAGUE
Otis Nixon stole his 500th career base on June 17th, and Mike Henneman logged save #200 on the 10th. Otherwise, nothing interesting going on lately.
Re: Red Sox Memoirs - Spiderman and The Rocket (1996 - )
June 18
Angels (28-43) @ Red Sox (46-24)
Angels 2 - Red Sox 7
Clemens is really starting to look like the Clemens we're used to seeing. This time out he allowed just one earned run over seven innings on five hits and four walks. He struck out only three, but with all the offense we got we didn't need him to register 20 punchouts. Although most of the runs came from the top of the lineup, everyone who played got a hit, except Nixon. Nomar and Larkin were the biggest guns at the plate, combining to drive in five runs and score three.
NOMAR/CLEMENS - 3-5, R, HR, 3 RBI, 2B/7 IP, 5 H, 4 BB, ER, 3 K
WP - Roger Clemens (11-3)
LP - Jason Dickson (2-7)
SV - N/A
HR - John Olerud (12), Barry Larkin (10), Barry Bonds (23), Nomar Garciaparra (12)
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BOSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
B. Larkin (SS) 4 3 0 2 1 2 0 0 .318
R. White (CF) 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
N. Garciaparra (DH) 5 3 0 1 1 3 0 0 .375
B. Bonds (LF) 4 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 .306
J. Olerud (1B) 4 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .323
B. Boone (2B) 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .239
T. Nixon (RF) 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .244
J. Cirillo (3B) 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .292
B. Ausmus (C) 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231
TOTALS 37 15 3 7 4 7 4 0
2B: J. Olerud (20), J. Cirillo (13), N. Garciaparra (12)
HR: J. Olerud (12), B. Larkin (10), B. Bonds (23), N. Garciaparra (12)
HBP: B. Bonds
GIDP: B. Larkin
BOSTON ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
R. Clemens 7.0 5 4 0 1 1 3 105 3.59
B. Shouse 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 2 32 3.16
TOTALS 9.0 7 4 0 2 2 5 137
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June 19
Angels (28-44) @ Red Sox (47-24)
Angels 3 - Red Sox 5
Radke gave us a good start, allowing just three runs over seven innings without walking a batter, and that basically made the difference, as offense was somewhat sparse in this game. Rondell and Boone drove in a couple runs each, but we only managed seven hits. If they hadn't walked eight of our batters this probably would have been a loss.
NOMAR/CLEMENS - 1-3, BB
WP - Brad Radke (12-2)
LP - Mark Langston (2-10)
SV - Rich Garces (21)
HR - N/A
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June 20
Angels (28-45) @ Red Sox (48-25)
Angels 0 - Red Sox 2
So not too long after pulling Suppan from the rotation I have to call on him to make a spot start, and what does he do? He goes 8 1/3 shut out innings, allows only five hits, walks two, and strikes out seven before getting pulled for El Guapo. How we managed to win with Nomar, Bonds, and Olerud combining to go 2-9 with a walk, and Larkin and White starting the game on the bench I'll never know, but we did it somehow.
NOMAR/CLEMENS - 1-3, BB, SB
WP - Jeff Suppan (5-8)
LP - Jim Abbott (6-7)
SV - Rich Garces (22)
HR - N/A
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Thoughts: We finally get an off-day for the first time in roughly a month! We have another one after our next series against the Mets, and it's perfect timing for us to have two off-days because we play the Indians in a week. That's sure to be a huge series, as we're currently six games up and a sweep by us would probably put the division out of reach for them, while a sweep by them would make things very interesting. We're also sporting the best record in the AL by a few games over the Mariners, and we've improved our away record to 19-17.
A quick update on our #1 pick of this season. Dunn has played in only four games in rookie-ball so far, but in those five games he has five hits in 11 at-bats and two RBI's. He has an astounding line of .455/.647/.727/1.374 in rookie-ball.
Will Clark collected his 1000th RBI earlier this season, and he's now scored his 1000th career run. Clark is having an excellent season with a nice line of .301/.395/.606/1.001, and is a good bet to make the AL All-Star team.
Not to be outdone, David Cone got his 2000th career strikeout on June 20th. And he did it in spectacular fashion, throwing a complete-game, five hit, shutout with 10K's in the start.
Re: Red Sox Memoirs - Spiderman and The Rocket (1996 - )
June 22
Mets (37-36) @ Red Sox (49-24)
Mets 7 - Red Sox 4
Rose had his first bad start since being called up, allowing five runs over five innings on seven hits. We got some runs near the end, but all they served to do was make the loss less embarassing. Interesting stat-line for Bonds, though, as he went 0-1 with FOUR walks.
WP: P. Byrd (6-4, 3.74)
LP: B. Rose (4-1, 4.08)
SV: J. Franco (16)
HR: E. Alfonzo (11), B. Gilkey (10), M. Stairs (14)
Following: N. Garciaparra (2-5)
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June 23
Mets (38-36) @ Red Sox (49-25)
Mets 0 - Red Sox 8
Clemens is absolutely ON FIRE right now. This game ends up as another complete game shutout in the books for him, allowing just three hits, walking none, and striking out seven. Pretty good game offensively too, with Nomar homering, andNixon homering and driving in two runs and scoring four, as well.
WP: R. Clemens (12-3, 3.32)
LP: R. Person (2-2, 6.66)
HR: T. Nixon (8), N. Garciaparra (13)
Following: N. Garciaparra (1-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K), R. Clemens (9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 122 pitches)
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BOSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
B. Larkin (SS) 5 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .319
R. White (CF) 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .292
N. Garciaparra (DH) 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 .375
B. Bonds (LF) 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .298
J. Olerud (1B) 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .314
B. Boone (2B) 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .231
T. Nixon (RF) 3 3 1 4 1 2 0 0 .257
J. Cirillo (3B) 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .283
B. Ausmus (C) 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .234
TOTALS 30 8 6 8 2 7 6 0
2B: J. Olerud (21), B. Larkin (21), T. Nixon (11)
3B: B. Larkin (6)
HR: T. Nixon (8), N. Garciaparra (13)
HBP: B. Boone
BOSTON ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
R. Clemens 9.0 3 0 0 0 0 7 122 3.32
TOTALS 9.0 3 0 0 0 0 7 122
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June 24
Mets (38-27) @ Red Sox (50-25)
Mets 6 - Red Sox 7 (10 innings)
Not the greatest performance by the pitching staff, as Radke allows five runs in 6 1/3 innings, and Garces blows the save in the ninth. Fortunately we still managed to win it, however, as Jeff Cirillo singled home the game-winning run from second in the bottom of the tenth inning with the game still tied, for his second RBI of the game. Larkin and Olerud also had good games at the plate, as they both drove in a pair of runs, with Larkin's coming on a two-run homer in the third.
WP: R. Garces (2-1, 1.07)
LP: J. Isringhausen (1-2, 2.81)
HR: J. Kent (14), E. Alfonzo (12), J. Cirillo (6), B. Larkin (11)
Following: N. Garciaparra (1-5, 2 R, 2 K)
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Thoughts: We've got the Blue Jays for three on the road before we had back to Fenway for our big series against the Indians. Right now we're six games up, and a good six game stretch could prove devastating for the Indians hopes up catching us. We also luck out because Clemens, Radke, and Moyer are already slated to pitch the series without me having to pitch anyone on short rest or stretch out the bullpen.
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AROUND THE LEAGUE
BIG news in Seattle. Star Mariners shortstop Alex Rodriguez has agreed to a five-year contract extension that will keep him in Seattle through the 2001 season. A-Rod is widely regarded as the best young player in the game today, and at 21 years old he already has a 40 homer season to his name.
Re: Red Sox Memoirs - Spiderman and The Rocket (1996 - )
June 26
Red Sox (51-25) @ Blue Jays (35-40)
Red Sox 5 - Blue Jays 0
Jamie Moyer's turn to turn in a dazzling pitching performance! Like Clemens a few starts before him, he also pitches a complete game shutout, allowing four hits, walking one, and striking out five. Not a whole lot of offense, but Rondell, Olerud, Nixon, and Cirillo each drove in one run.
WP: J. Moyer (8-5, 4.65) - 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 116 pitches
LP: R. Halladay (4-7, 5.48) - 3.1 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 63 pitches
HR: None
Following: N. Garciaparra (1-4, 1 BB)
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June 27
Red Sox (52-25) @ Blue Jays (35-41)
Red Sox 7 - Blue Jays 8
A rough start by Brian Rose gives us a loss and might mark the end of the Brian Rose experiment in Boston. This time out he allowed seven earned runs in 3 1/3 innings before the bullpen went to work. The difference making run came in the bottom of the 8th, however, when Carlos Delgado hit a solo homer to lead off the inning and break the 7-7 tie permanently. Nomar had a good game, at least, going 4-5 with a double, a run, and two RBI's.
WP: J. Frasor (3-1, 3.48) - 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 22 pitches
LP: S. Belinda (0-1, 4.15) - 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 16 pitches
SV: B. Koch (13) - 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 14 pitches
HR: S. Martinez (3), C. Delgado (17)
Stars: N. Garciaparra (4-5, 1 R, 2 RBI), S. Martinez (2-3, 2 R, 4 RBI)
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June 28
Red Sox (52-26) @ Blue Jays (36-41)
Red Sox 16 - Blue Jays 5
Yeah, we scored a few runs in this game. I sat Bret Boone in this game due to his OPS dipping below .700, and what does his replacement Jeff Frye do but go 4-5 and drive in five runs! Everyone in the lineup got a hit, and everyone got multiple hits except for Nomar, everyone scored, and everyone but Nomar and Cirillo drove in runs.
WP: B. Henry (5-1, 3.33) - 8.0 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 108 pitches
LP: P. Hentgen (6-4, 4.87) - 2.0 IP, 7 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 64 pitches
HR: B. Bonds (24), T. Nixon (9), J. Frye (1)
Stars: B. Larkin (4-6, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB), J. Frye (4-5, 2 R, 5 RBI, 1 BB)
Following: N. Garciaparra (1-6, 1 R)
HTML Code:
BOSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
B. Larkin (SS) 6 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .321
R. White (CF) 6 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .298
N. Garciaparra (DH) 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .373
B. Bonds (LF) 6 2 0 2 1 2 2 0 .301
J. Olerud (1B) 4 2 2 2 0 1 2 0 .323
T. Nixon (RF) 6 2 0 1 1 3 1 0 .253
J. Cirillo (3B) 5 2 1 3 0 0 2 0 .287
B. Ausmus (C) 4 3 1 3 0 2 0 0 .248
J. Frye (2B) 5 4 1 2 1 5 0 0 .368
TOTALS 48 23 6 16 3 15 7 0
2B: B. Ausmus (11), B. Larkin (22), B. Bonds (16)
3B: J. Olerud (2)
HR: B. Bonds (24), T. Nixon (9), J. Frye (1)
HBP: B. Ausmus
GIDP: J. Cirillo, N. Garciaparra 2
BOSTON ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
B. Henry 8.0 7 1 0 4 4 6 108 3.33
S. Belinda 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 1 14 4.02
TOTALS 9.0 7 1 0 5 4 7 122
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Thoughts: Six games up, offense on fire, and our top three starters going against the team that's chasing us for the division? It's safe to say I like the opportunity we have here. I'm really, really hoping we sweep here, obviously. There would be nothing more satisfying then going 23-5 in June and going into the All-Star Break up nine or ten games.
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Re: Red Sox Memoirs - Spiderman and The Rocket (1996 - )
June 29
Indians (46-32) @ Red Sox (53-26)
Indians 4 - Red Sox 6
This game wasn't nearly as close as the scoreboard would indicate. Clemens pitched shutout ball until giving up a grand slam to Jeromy Burnitz with two outs in the ninth, and we loaded the bases in our first three batters, and then Barry Bonds brought 'em around with one swing of the bat with a grand-slam.
WP: R. Clemens (13-3, 3.37)
LP: O. Hershiser (4-7, 5.25) - 1.1 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 0 K, 53 pitches
HR: J. Burnitz (3), B. Bonds (25)
Stars: J. Burnitz (1-1, 1 R, 4 RBI), B. Bonds (2-3, 1 R, 5 RBI, 1 BB)
Following: N. Garciaparra (1-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB), R. Clemens (9.0 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 152 pitches)
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June 30
Indians (46-33) @ Red Sox (54-26)
Indians 2 - Red Sox 10
This series could not be going any better for me! We got McDowell out of the game before the end of the second inning by putting five runs on the board against him, Radke went seven and only allowed two, and we actually got a four-hit game from our offensively woeful catcher! Larkin kept tearing the cover off the ball, too, going 2-5 with a homer and three runs batted in.
WP: B. Radke (13-2, 3.29) - 7.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 112 pitches
LP: J. McDowell (7-5, 4.50) - 1.1 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 45 pitches
HR: J. Thome (25), B. Larkin (12)
Stars: B. Ausmus (4-4, 1 R)
Following: N. Garciaparra (2-4, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB)
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July 1
Indians (46-34) @ Red Sox (55-26)
Indians 9 - Red Sox 3
We couldn't quite complete the sweep, but I still can't complain. Moyer was epically ineffective, allowing seven runs in just four innings, and those seven runs really made the difference. I can't say the offense wasn't at fault though, we had opportunities to score (we got seven hits and four walks), we just couldn't push 'em across.
WP: B. Colon (9-4, 5.77) - 6.1 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, 122 pitches
LP: J. Moyer (8-6, 5.18) - 4.0 IP, 5 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 75 pitches
HR: G. Pena (6), A. Belle (26), K. Lofton (6), B. Bonds (26), R. White (14)
Stars: A. Belle (2-4, 1 R, 4 RBI, 1 BB)
Following: N. Garciaparra (1-3, 1 BB)
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Thoughts: By taking two of three we keep our lead at seven games. We've got just six games to go before we hit the All-Star Break and finally get some good, extended rest. I'm sure we'll have plenty of people on the squad (Bonds, Nomar, Garces, Radke, and Clemens all seem likely to make it), but the guys who need the rest will get it, like Larkin and White and Ausmus. And depending on how these next six games go, we'll also have Bonds representing us in the Home-Run Derby!
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AROUND THE LEAGUE
Nothing interesting going on. Just like last season I'll be waiting to do the normal monthly update until the ASB in six games.
Re: Red Sox Memoirs - Spiderman and The Rocket (1996 - )
July 2
Red Sox (55-27) @ Orioles (31-51)
Red Sox 8 - Orioles 4
A solid start by Rose and some sloppy play in the field by the Orioles was the difference in this one. The Orioles made three errors in the game that led to four unearned runs. If they don't make those errors, theoretically this is a tied ball game. But fortunately for us they did, and fortunately for us we were able to capitalize with Rondell White ripping a three-run double in the fourth inning.
WP: B. Rose (5-1, 5.32) - 7.0 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 105 pitches
LP: S. Erickson (3-8, 6.85) - 4.2 IP, 3 H, 6 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 86 pitches
HR: R. Palmeiro (18), B. Bonilla (15)
Following: N. Garciaparra (2-5, 1 RBI)
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July 3
Red Sox (56-27) @ Orioles (32-51)
Red Sox 11 - Orioles 4
Pretty sloppy game here. The teams combined for five errors and four unearned runs. Anyways, Nomar went 1-6 and extended his hitting streak to sixteen games, while White, Boone, and Cirillo homered and drove in two runs. Suppan gave us a solid start on short notice, going six innings and allowing just one earned run and striking out six.
WP: J. Suppan (6-8, 5.27) - 6.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 110 pitches
LP: G. Stephenson (4-4, 4.60) - 5.1 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 96 pitches
SV: S. Belinda (2) - 3.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 49 pitches
HR: B. Boone (10), J. Cirillo (7), R. White (15)
Following: N. Garciaparra (1-6, 1 R)
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BOSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
B. Larkin (SS) 6 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .320
R. White (CF) 6 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 .306
N. Garciaparra (DH) 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .371
B. Bonds (LF) 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 .302
J. Olerud (1B) 5 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .319
T. Nixon (RF) 4 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 .255
B. Boone (2B) 5 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 .235
J. Cirillo (3B) 5 3 0 2 1 2 1 0 .282
J. Oliver (C) 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
TOTALS 46 17 2 11 3 10 5 0
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July 4
Red Sox (57-27) @ Orioles (32-52)
Red Sox 8 - Orioles 1
Another game, another sweep. This one saw a lot of offense as well, with both Bonds and Nomar homering and driving in multiple runs. Nomar also raised his season batting average to an MLB-best .374, and extended his hitting streak to 18 games. Clemens gave us another excellent start, going 7+ innings and allowing just one run while K'ing five.
WP: R. Clemens (14-3, 3.25)
LP: D. Wells (7-9, 3.53) - 3.0 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 61 pitches
HR: B. Boone (11), B. Bonds (27), N. Garciaparra (14), R. Palmeiro (19)
Following: N. Garciaparra (3-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 SB, 2 K), R. Clemens (7.1 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 115 pitches)
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BOSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
B. Larkin (SS) 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .319
R. White (CF) 5 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .307
N. Garciaparra (DH) 5 3 0 2 1 2 2 1 .374
B. Bonds (LF) 4 2 1 1 1 3 1 0 .304
J. Olerud (1B) 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .314
T. Nixon (RF) 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254
B. Boone (2B) 5 3 0 2 1 2 1 0 .241
J. Cirillo (3B) 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .279
J. Oliver (C) 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244
TOTALS 40 13 3 8 3 8 6 1
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Thoughts: Just four more games until the All-Star Break! Best of all they're home, and it's not exactly stiff competition in the Brewers. We really need those off-days, we've already had Ausmus go down until the end of the All-Star Break with a collarbone injury, and I'm hoping more guys don't get hurt in the next four games.
Just something interesting I noticed, in that if Nixon hits one more home run before the All-Star Break we'll go into the All-Star Break with seven of our nine regular hitters in double-digit home runs. The only two that won't have double digits will be Cirillo (he has seven, so it's possible but unlikely), and Ausmus (he has four and he's out till the end of the All-Star Break, so that one's not possible). I think that's pretty impressive and says a lot about our offense. That will give us the fourth highest homer total in baseball (behind the Indians, Rangers, and Braves), and the second highest slugging average and OPS (to the Rangers).
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Re: Red Sox Memoirs - Spiderman and The Rocket (1996 - )
July 5
Brewers (36-50) @ Red Sox (58-27)
Brewers 4 - Red Sox 2
Brewers rookie Ryan Shealy fell just a double short of hitting for the cycle against us in this win by the Brewers, as well as driving in three runs. The computer manager continues to bewilder me, as it pulled Radke after 4 2/3 innings even though he had only given up three runs. Nomar's hitting streak also came to an end at 18 games.
WP: K. Mercker (2-10, 6.85) - 6.0 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 97 pitches
LP: B. Radke (13-3, 3.38) - 4.2 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 85 pitches
SV: A. Reyes (12) - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 12 pitches
HR: R. Shealy (2)
Following: N. Garciaparra (0-3, 1 RBI, 1 K)
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July 6
Brewers (37-50) @ Red Sox (58-28)
Brewers 3 - Red Sox 13
Mucho better game this time against the Brewers. One day after having his hitting streak come to an end, Nomar goes out and gets three hits in five at bats and drives in a run while scoring three times. He wasn't the only one who had a nice day at the plate offensively, though. Everyone in the lineup got one or more hits, everyone but Nixon and Joe Oliver drove in runs, and everyone but Cirillo scored a run. Moyer also pitched a solid six and two thirds innings, allowing just three runs on nine hits while striking out five.
WP: J. Moyer (9-6, 5.10) - 6.2 IP, 9 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 103 pitches
LP: S. Avery (2-6, 4.66) - 5.1 IP, 9 H, 6 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 95 pitches
HR: G. Vaughn (17), B. Larkin (13)
Following: N. Garciaparra (3-5, 3 R, 1 RBI)
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BOSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
B. Larkin (SS) 6 2 0 3 1 2 0 0 .319
R. White (CF) 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 .305
N. Garciaparra (DH) 5 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 .374
B. Bonds (LF) 5 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 .302
J. Olerud (1B) 4 3 1 2 0 2 1 0 .322
T. Nixon (RF) 5 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .257
B. Boone (2B) 4 2 0 1 0 3 1 0 .245
J. Cirillo (3B) 3 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .286
J. Oliver (C) 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .264
TOTALS 41 19 3 13 1 13 6 1
2B: B. Bonds (20), N. Garciaparra (17)
3B: B. Boone (3), R. White (3)
HR: B. Larkin (13)
BOSTON ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
J. Moyer 6.2 9 0 1 3 3 5 103 5.10
B. Shouse 1.1 2 2 0 0 0 1 30 2.68
S. Belinda 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 10 3.54
TOTALS 9.0 12 2 1 3 3 7 143
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July 7
Brewers (37-51) @ Red Sox (59-28)
Brewers 11 - Red Sox 5
A really shaky bullpen performance cost us the win. Brian Shouse and Jeff Suppan combined to give up seven runs in the top of the eighth inning, which ended up being the difference in the game. Three of our runs came off the bat of Barry Bonds and his two homers, while we got another on a solo homer from Nomar and an RBI single by Jeff Frye.
WP: R. Bones (7-2, 3.62) - 7.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 111 pitches
LP: B. Rose (5-2, 5.33) - 5.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 89 pitches
HR: M. Matheny (7), B. Bonds 2 (29), N. Garciaparra (15)
Stars: J. Cangelosi (4-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 SB)
Following: N. Garciaparra (1-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB)
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July 8
Brewers (38-51) @ Red Sox (59-29)
Brewers 6 - Red Sox 8
Nomar had a huge game, going 2-5 with a homer and driving in a team-high, game-high four runs. Things didn't look good at the start, with an error leading to a first inning grand slam by Greg Vaughn, but help from Nomar and the rest of the offense turned this into a win and a series split before we go into the All-Star Break.
WP: M. Stanton (2-1, 5.67) - 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 27 pitches
LP: C. Carpenter (0-1, 9.53) - 0.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 18 pitches
SV: R. Garces (23) - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 11 pitches
HR: G. Vaughn (18), N. Garciaparra (16)
Stars: G. Vaughn (1-4, 1 R, 4 RBI, 2 K), N. Garciaparra (2-5, 1 R, 4 RBI)
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Thoughts: We're going into the All-Star Break with an eight and a half game lead in the AL East, tied for the best record in the AL, and tied for the second best record in all of baseball. I couldn't have asked for a better start to the season. We've really got our team going great right now. Everyone's hitting, the top two of Clemens and Radke are doing very well, and even the back of the rotation is doing pretty solid.
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AROUND THE LEAGUE
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With the back end of the Red Sox rotation struggling this year, team brass decided to make a move and bring over lefty Mark Langston from the California Angels. The Angels were actually the ones to initiate talks with the Red Sox, but the Red Sox certainly weren't going to pass up an opportunity to improve their rotation.
California has gone from being a near Wild-Card winner and division contender last season, to being the worst team in the AL West this season. Langston had been struggling mightily in his first 18 starts of the season, going just 3-11 with an ERA over 5.06. That, coupled with the fact that he's 36 and in a contract year led to this trade from their side. For him they'll acquire 19 year-old Sun-Woo Kim (71/86) from the Red Sox.
NEW RED SOX
NEW ANGELS
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1997 HOMERUN DERBY
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1997 Home Run Showdown
FIRST ROUND (10 Outs)
PLAYER HOMERS
Alex Rodriguez (SEA) 9
Jason Giambi (OAK) 9
Mike Piazza (LAD) 9
Albert Belle (CLE) 7
Sammy Sosa (CHC) 6
Ken Griffey Jr. (SEA) 4
Jon Nunnally (KCR) 3
Jim Thome (CLE) 3
Juan Gonzalez (TEX) 3
David Justice (ATL) 2
SECOND ROUND (5 Outs)
PLAYER HOMERS
Albert Belle (CLE) 4
Alex Rodriguez (SEA) 3
Mike Piazza (LAD) 1
Jason Giambi (OAK) 1
FINAL ROUND (5 Outs)
PLAYER HOMERS
ALEX RODRIGUEZ (SEA) 3
Albert Belle (CLE) 2
WINNER: Alex Rodriguez
I'm not entirely sure why our own Barry Bonds didn't get to participate in this, since he's #2 in all of baseball in homers, and Jon Nunnally, for example, only has 16.
Anyways, Cleveland gets another outfield slugger into the final round of the derby (last year Manny won it), but this time it's the newly-signed Alex Rodriguez bringing home the prize in representation of the Mariners.
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ALL-STAR TEAMS
1997
AMERICAN LEAGUE STARTERS
AMERICAN LEAGUE RESERVES AND PITCHERS
No surprise that we had Bonds, Clemens, Radke, and Garces all make it. I am, however, surprised that Nomar didn't make it. He leads all of baseball in batting average and hits, and ranks highly in a number of other categories, but didn't even make it as a reserve. I think it probably has something to do with the fact that he DH's and very, very rarely plays the field. I still think the offensive numbers should more than make up for that, but oh well. I'm sure he'll start making some All-Star teams sooner rather than later.
NATIONAL LEAGUE STARTERS
NATIONAL LEAGUE RESERVES AND PITCHERS
I can't believe how well O'Leary has done since I traded him over to San Fran over the off-season! 14 homers, 52 RBI's, .320/.381/.543/.924 in 83 games! He probably benefits from the relative short distance from home plate to right field, being a lefty, but still -- DAMN! I certainly don't regret the deal I made, I'm just very, very surprised to see O'Leary doing so well.
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ALL-STAR BOX SCORE, RECAP,
AND GAME MVP
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American League at National League
July 10, 1997
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E
American League (AL) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0
National League (NL) 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 x 4 6 1
ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
B. Bonds (LF) 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 .302
R. Alomar (2B) 5 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .321
A. Rodriguez (SS) 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .314
J. Thome (3B) 4 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 .324
K. Griffey Jr. (CF) 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .272
F. Thomas (1B) 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .311
J. Gonzalez (RF) 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .317
I. Rodriguez (C) 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .355
W. Clark (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .331
W. Cordero (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296
T. Helton (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .334
D. Nilsson (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
TOTALS 35 8 3 1 1 1 13 2
2B: J. Gonzalez
HR: J. Thome
GIDP: R. Alomar
ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
R. Johnson 1.0 1 1 0 1 1 1 20 2.54
B. Radke 2.0 2 0 1 1 1 1 24 3.38
R. Clemens 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 2 50 3.25
R. Garces 0.1 2 1 0 2 2 0 13 1.01
J. Putz 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 2 24 1.82
TOTALS 8.0 6 3 1 4 4 6 131
ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
D. Jeter (SS) 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .337
W. Joyner (P) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .339
M. Tejada (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
C. Jones (3B) 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 .260
B. Williams (CF) 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .343
M. Piazza (C) 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .314
S. Sosa (RF) 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .317
L. Gonzalez (LF) 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .323
T. O'Leary (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320
G. Jefferies (1B) 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 .366
C. Biggio (2B) 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .298
M. Alou (P) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324
J. Damon (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
J. Lopez (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317
TOTALS 29 6 3 4 1 4 6 0
2B: B. Williams, W. Joyner
HR: L. Gonzalez
ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
J. Rijo 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 5 39 2.98
T. Glavine 3.0 3 0 1 1 1 4 70 3.14
G. Maddux 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 2 37 2.21
K. Ligtenberg 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 2 21 1.80
T. Hoffman 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 19 1.95
TOTALS 9.0 8 3 1 1 1 13 186
WP: J. Rijo
LP: R. Johnson
SV: T. Hoffman
Temperature: 87F
Wind: 5 MPH (out to left)
Attendance: 50,000
Time: 3:10
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American League at National League
July 10, 1997
TOP OF THE FIRST
Jose Rijo takes the mound for the National League.
Barry Bonds struck out. <--->
Roberto Alomar singled back through the middle. <--1>
Alex Rodriguez struck out. <--1>
Roberto Alomar stole second. <-2->
Jim Thome struck out. <-2->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
In the middle of the first, the game is tied at 0.
BOTTOM OF THE FIRST
Randy Johnson takes the mound for the American League.
Derek Jeter flied out to left field. <--->
Chipper Jones walked. <--1>
Bernie Williams doubled down the left field line. <32->
Mike Piazza flied out to center. <32->
Chipper Jones tagged up and scored. <-2->
Sammy Sosa struck out. <-2->
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
At the end of the first, leads 1 to 0.
TOP OF THE SECOND
Ken Griffey Jr. struck out. <--->
Frank Thomas struck out. <--->
Juan Gonzalez singled through the left side. <--1>
Juan Gonzalez went for an extra base and reached second. <-2->
Ivan Rodriguez singled to left field. <3-1>
Will Clark pinch hit for Randy Johnson. <3-1>
Will Clark popped up to the first baseman in foul ground. <3-1>
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
In the middle of the second, trails 1 to 0.
BOTTOM OF THE SECOND
Brad Radke came in to pitch for the American League. <--->
Luis Gonzalez homered to left-center. <--->
Gregg Jefferies grounded to the pitcher. <--->
Craig Biggio struck out. <--->
Moises Alou pinch hit for Jose Rijo. <--->
Moises Alou singled to left. <--1>
Derek Jeter popped up to the second baseman. <--1>
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
At the end of the second, leads 2 to 0.
TOP OF THE THIRD
Tom Glavine came in to pitch for the National League. <--->
Barry Bonds grounded to short. <--->
Roberto Alomar struck out. <--->
Alex Rodriguez struck out. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
In the middle of the third, trails 2 to 0.
BOTTOM OF THE THIRD
Chipper Jones grounded to short. <--->
Bernie Williams lined out to short. <--->
Mike Piazza lined out to right field. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
At the end of the third, leads 2 to 0.
TOP OF THE FOURTH
Jim Thome homered over the center field fence. <--->
Ken Griffey Jr. popped up to second. <--->
Frank Thomas singled to center. <--1>
Juan Gonzalez reached first on a throwing error by the third baseman. <-21>
Ivan Rodriguez lined out to center. <-21>
Wil Cordero pinch hit for Brad Radke. <-21>
Wil Cordero struck out. <-21>
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, and 2 left on base.
In the middle of the fourth, trails 2 to 1.
BOTTOM OF THE FOURTH
Roger Clemens came in to pitch for the American League. <--->
Sammy Sosa grounded to the shortstop. <--->
Luis Gonzalez lined out to third. <--->
Gregg Jefferies struck out. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
At the end of the fourth, leads 2 to 1.
TOP OF THE FIFTH
Barry Bonds grounded to second. <--->
Roberto Alomar hit an infield single to first base. <--1>
Alex Rodriguez grounded to the second baseman. <-2->
Jim Thome struck out. <-2->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
In the middle of the fifth, trails 2 to 1.
BOTTOM OF THE FIFTH
Craig Biggio popped up to the third baseman in foul ground. <--->
Johnny Damon pinch hit for Tom Glavine. <--->
Johnny Damon lined out to left. <--->
Derek Jeter struck out. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
At the end of the fifth, leads 2 to 1.
TOP OF THE SIXTH
Greg Maddux came in to pitch for the National League. <--->
Ken Griffey Jr. grounded to third. <--->
Frank Thomas flied out to left. <--->
Juan Gonzalez struck out. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
In the middle of the sixth, trails 2 to 1.
BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH
Chipper Jones singled to left. <--1>
Bernie Williams walked. <-21>
Mike Piazza popped up to the first baseman in foul ground. <-21>
Sammy Sosa grounded to first base, forcing the runner at second. <3-1>
Luis Gonzalez flied out to right. <3-1>
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
At the end of the sixth, leads 2 to 1.
TOP OF THE SEVENTH
Troy O'Leary came in to play Left Field. <--->
Ivan Rodriguez grounded to third. <--->
Todd Helton pinch hit for Roger Clemens. <--->
Todd Helton struck out. <--->
Barry Bonds walked. <--1>
Barry Bonds stole second. <-2->
Roberto Alomar singled to left. <3-1>
Alex Rodriguez grounded to third. <3-->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
In the middle of the seventh, trails 2 to 1.
BOTTOM OF THE SEVENTH
Rich Garces came in to pitch for the American League. <--->
Gregg Jefferies walked. <--1>
Craig Biggio hit an infield single to first base. <-21>
Javy Lopez pinch hit for Greg Maddux. <-21>
Javy Lopez grounded to third. <32->
Wally Joyner pinch hit for Derek Jeter. <32->
Wally Joyner doubled to right-center for two RBIs. <-2->
J.J. Putz came in to pitch for the American League. <-2->
Chipper Jones struck out. <-2->
Bernie Williams flied out to left. <-2->
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
At the end of the seventh, leads 4 to 1.
TOP OF THE EIGHTH
Kerry Ligtenberg came in to pitch for the National League. <--->
Miguel Tejada came in to play Shortstop. <--->
Jim Thome struck out. <--->
Ken Griffey Jr. walked. <--1>
Frank Thomas struck out. <--1>
Juan Gonzalez grounded to third. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
In the middle of the eighth, trails 4 to 1.
BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH
Mike Piazza lined out to the shortstop. <--->
Sammy Sosa struck out. <--->
Troy O'Leary flied out to left. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
At the end of the eighth, leads 4 to 1.
TOP OF THE NINTH
Trevor Hoffman came in to pitch for the National League. <--->
Ivan Rodriguez singled to left field. <--1>
Dave Nilsson pinch hit for J.J. Putz. <--1>
Dave Nilsson popped up to second. <--1>
Barry Bonds walked. <-21>
Roberto Alomar grounded to short for a double play (6-4-3). <-2->
NATIONAL LEAGUE WIN: 4-1
Cincinnati Reds SP Jose Rijo wins MVP, going two innings and giving up just three hits, while striking out five of the six batters he got out.
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A good time to take a look at the standings, perhaps?
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OldYankFan
A good time to take a look at the standings, perhaps?
Patience my friend ;). Been busy lately with school so I've been doing what I can when I can. Standings are coming right up though.
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STANDINGS AND LEADERS
ALL-STAR BREAK
AMERICAN LEAGUE
DIVISIONAL
WILD CARD
BATTING LEADERS
PITCHING LEADERS
NATIONAL LEAGUE
DIVISIONAL
WILD CARD
BATTING LEADERS
PITCHING LEADERS
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TEAM UPDATE
ALL-STAR BREAK
HITTING
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Batting Stats AVG/OBP/SLG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS wOBA GIDP RC/27 HBP
B. Larkin .327/.378/.541 85 84 370 74 121 28 6 13 56 30 42 14 7 .394 5 2.77 0
N. Garciaparra .374/.421/.577 89 89 369 67 138 17 5 16 59 25 29 7 1 .431 13 3.26 5
R. White .299/.339/.475 85 82 364 67 109 13 3 15 58 19 66 8 0 .353 10 2.18 3
J. Olerud .327/.420/.523 89 89 333 56 109 25 2 12 74 48 50 0 1 .411 11 2.60 5
B. Boone .242/.312/.408 87 87 331 45 80 16 3 11 55 27 74 1 1 .317 11 1.46 7
B. Bonds .302/.432/.666 86 86 305 86 92 20 2 29 78 67 44 7 4 .458 11 3.17 3
J. Cirillo .286/.360/.407 82 82 297 37 85 15 0 7 39 32 40 2 2 .343 10 1.57 2
T. Nixon .258/.338/.403 81 81 295 48 76 12 2 9 37 35 42 3 0 .330 11 1.50 1
B. Ausmus .260/.314/.370 73 73 262 36 68 11 3 4 30 18 44 0 1 .305 7 1.08 3
J. Oliver .250/.274/.300 16 16 60 5 15 1 1 0 3 2 14 1 0 .257 1 0.19 0
J. Frye .370/.420/.500 12 12 46 5 17 3 0 1 12 3 6 2 0 .406 2 0.36 1
P. Clark .111/.111/.111 11 11 45 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 1 .100 3 0.02 0
D. Hosey .214/.267/.250 8 8 28 3 6 1 0 0 0 2 7 0 1 .239 0 0.06 0
T. Rodriguez .333/.500/.333 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .405 0 0.01 0
Batting Totals: .297/.366/.479 89 89 3108 529 922 162 27 117 502 309 465 45 20 .369 95 30
The offense has been amazing this season, one of the best in baseball. We've had some guys that struggled at the start of the season really turn it on since the beginning of June. Barry Larkin, for example, is hitting .397/.428/.689 with eight homers and 28 RBI's from June first to July 11th (the current date). Ausmus is another good example, as he's hit .333/.380/.430 in that time frame. I doubt if anyone has been as good as Nomar in that time, however, putting up a line of .407/.461/.653 with eight homers and 27 RBI's.
That being said, Bonds has been our most valuable hitter by far this season. He leads our team in on-base percentage, slugging percentage, OPS, home runs, runs, RBI's, and walks, and in most of those categories it's not even remotely close.
PITCHING
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Pitching Stats GP GS REC SV ERA IP H R ER HR BB K DICE WHIP PIT RUNSUP QUAL
B. Radke 20 20 13-3 0 3.38 144.0 149 57 54 18 15 99 3.56 1.14 1981 5.8 11
R. Clemens 20 20 14-3 0 3.25 135.2 121 51 49 13 29 95 3.49 1.11 2212 5.7 14
J. Suppan 18 17 6-8 0 5.47 97.0 114 69 59 10 30 62 3.99 1.48 1563 5.2 5
J. Moyer 15 15 9-6 0 5.10 90.0 92 51 51 12 27 63 4.23 1.32 1430 5.7 8
B. Henry 8 8 5-1 0 3.14 51.2 55 23 18 5 11 28 3.81 1.28 775 6.8 3
B. Rose 9 9 5-2 0 5.33 50.2 59 30 30 10 15 28 5.35 1.46 827 8.2 4
B. Shouse 31 0 0-1 2 3.45 44.1 49 17 17 5 18 25 4.56 1.51 726
S. Belinda 28 0 0-1 2 3.43 42.0 34 19 16 3 17 36 3.43 1.21 730
H. Slocumb 35 0 3-0 0 4.08 39.2 41 20 18 2 24 30 3.96 1.64 748
R. Garces 32 0 2-1 23 1.01 35.2 27 5 4 0 10 43 1.43 1.04 583
M. Stanton 29 0 2-1 1 5.67 33.1 40 21 21 5 10 22 4.53 1.50 565
M. Maddux 18 0 1-2 0 7.20 25.0 36 25 20 5 8 15 5.36 1.76 465
Pitching Totals: 89 89 60-29 28 4.07 789.0 817 388 357 88 214 546 3.88 1.31 12605 6.0 45
A slightly different story with the pitching, however. Although our top two of Clemens and Radke have been very good, and Garces has been dominant in the closers role, the rest of the pitching staff has struggled badly, to the point where we acquired Langston to help stabilize the starting five. Suppan has been pulled from the rotation, Moyer has an ERA over 5.00 (in spite of winning nine games), and although Butch Henry has been a solid #5, there's a reason he's #5 and he's only made eight starts this season.
One thing I'd just like to point out, though, is how completely dominant Clemens has been since the beginning of June. In seven starts from June 1st he's 6-0 with an ERA of just 1.79, while getting six runs of support per game in those seven starts.
