Reliving the Curse

[metsguy234]

seriously how does Papelbon have 55 saves in July?

He has 30 SV.

[rockiesfan4ever]

seriously how does Papelbon have 55 saves in July?

I don't think it's correct because if you look at league leaders the AL league leader in Saves is B.J. Ryan at 35

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

I always thought Hanley'd make a better left fielder than shortstop...

P.S. I really like your monthly format.

I'm thinking between second base, right field, and center field for where I'm gonna play him next season. I'd like to put him in left, but Manny's got the fort held down there until '05 or so.

Thanks .

seriously how does Papelbon have 55 saves in July?

He doesn't. The columns aren't lined up right because of how long his name is, he actually has 30.

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

I always thought Hanley'd make a better left fielder than shortstop...

P.S. I really like your monthly format.

Oh, I've also been thinking about the possibility of trading Nomar for a first baseman, second baseman, third baseman or right fielder. But then I also think "Nomar's hitting the hell out of the ball this season, and why trade him for one when I could potentially have one sitting in AAA in Ramirez?"

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Just so you guys know, starting Tuesday, updates will probably be somewhat infrequent, if not nonexistent, for about 2 weeks while my parents are on vacation in California visiting my sister and the kids.

I'm not going because I don't want to make up the tests and homework, plus its my senior year and there's not a chance in hell I'm going away for two weeks in my senior year .

Anyways, while they're gone I'm staying at my brother's because we're getting work done to our bathroom, and my brother doesn't have internet. Someone on his street might have internet that I can, ahem, borrow (), but I'm not counting on it.

I should still have internet a couple times a week when I bring my laptop in for Computer Science, so I should be able to get a couple posts in during that time.

This is going to be starting, more or less, tomorrow. I'll be posting roughly once or twice every other day, most likely, when I have to bring my laptop in for my Computer Science/Java Programming. I'm almost going to try to have AT LEAST one post ready to copy and paste every time I go that class, and I should be able to since I won't have much else to do.

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Sheets keeps it Clean

--August 19th, 2003

Ben Sheets pitched a phenomenal game last night, keeping the board clean of White Sox runs. He pitched the full nine innings without allowing a run. He only allowed three hits and a walk, and he struck out eight batters on top of that. The complete game was Sheets' second in six starts with the Red Sox, but the first of the shutout variety.

The Sheets investment has proven to be a wise one, at this early stage of the deal. Since coming to the Sox he is 3-2 with a 4.25 ERA, 34 K's compared to nine walks, and .239 batting average against in 42 1/3 innings. He has been very up and down, however. In his first start with the Sox he allowed only two runs and struck out ten in a complete game effort, but the very next start he failed to make it out of the fifth inning before allowing eight runs. Then the next start he allowe two runs in eight innings, and then allowed six runs (five earned) in five innings his next time out. For the first time since being traded to the Red Sox he has put together back-to-back quality outings, prior to this complete game, shut out effort he allowed only three runs in seven innings against the New York Yankees.

Offensively the big guys were Manny Ramirez and Shea Hillenbrand on this night, as they both went 1-4 with 2 RBI's.

Chicago White Sox at Boston Red Sox
August 18, 2003

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
     White Sox (CHW) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0    0  3  1
       Red Sox (BOS) 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 x    6 10  0

CHICAGO              ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
A. Rowand (CF)        4  1  0  0  0  0  2  0    .299
C. Lee (LF)           4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .291
M. Ordonez (RF)       3  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .276
P. Konerko (1B)       3  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .289
F. Thomas (DH)        2  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .294
M. Anderson (2B)      3  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .295
J. Fields (3B)        3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .280
R. Casanova (C)       3  0  0  0  0  0  3  0    .255
K. Dransfeldt (SS)    3  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .235
TOTALS               28  3  1  0  0  0  8  0

   2B:  M. Ordonez (24)
   GIDP:  M. Anderson, J. Fields

         CHICAGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
        B. Colon  3.0  6  1  0  5  4  1  56   5.22
      M. Jackson  2.0  3  0  0  1  1  0  35   3.72
        B. Jenks  3.0  1  0  0  0  0  3  41   4.05
          TOTALS  8.0 10  1  0  6  5  4 132

BOSTON               ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
J. Damon (CF)         4  2  0  1  0  0  0  0    .283
T. Nixon (RF)         4  3  0  1  0  1  0  0    .275
D. Ortiz (DH)         3  0  1  2  0  0  0  0    .302
M. Ramirez (LF)       4  1  0  0  0  2  0  0    .267
N. Garciaparra (SS)   4  1  0  1  0  1  0  0    .329
S. Hillenbrand (3B)   4  1  0  0  0  2  1  0    .288
J. Varitek (C)        4  1  0  0  0  0  2  0    .263
K. Millar (1B)        3  1  0  1  0  0  0  0    .261
F. Sanchez (2B)       3  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .265
TOTALS               33 10  1  6  0  6  4  0

   2B:  S. Hillenbrand (26)
   GIDP:  D. Ortiz, K. Millar

          BOSTON   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
       B. Sheets  9.0  3  1  0  0  0  8 102   4.28
          TOTALS  9.0  3  1  0  0  0  8 102

     WP: B. Sheets (10-8)
     LP: B. Colon (7-9)

     Temperature: 80F
     Wind: 6 MPH (in from center)
     Attendance: 35,800
     Time: 2:17

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

This should be returning this weekend. My parents get back on Saturday or Sunday and I should have an update ready for then.

Sorry I didn't update when I've been in Computer Science like I intended to, we started a class project recently and that took up all my class time.

[filihok]

Sorry I didn't update when I've been in Computer Science like I intended to, we started a class project recently and that took up all my class time.

Not acceptable. You need to get your priorities straight young man.

I can't believe your so selfish. All you think about is ME ME ME. MY computer class. MY project. Sometimes you need to think about your fans. Those who sit staring blurry eyed 22 hours a day at their lap top screen waiting for an update...

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Red Sox limp into September

August was the team's worth month of the season, but it still wasn't too shabby. The team went 16-14 and now holds a commanding 15.5 game lead over the rival New York Yankees. With only a month left to play, the division is all but sewn up. (I actually finished this month up a while ago, so I don't really remember what happened, so I'm just gonna leave at that for this month.

Month Record (Overall Record and Standing): 16-14 (87-50, 1st place 15.5 GA)
Team Batting: .283
Team ERA: 3.87
RS: 759
RA: 574
Pythagorean W-L: 87-50

The Good:
Johnny Damon is looking like one of the best leadoff men in the game this season. He's hitting .287/.347/.462 with 20 homers, 59 RBI's, and 28 steals this season.
David Ortiz - .305, 34 homers, 112 RBI's. 'Nuff said.
Pedro is still his dominant self. He's sporting a record of 17-5 with 184 strikeouts, 42 walks, a batting average against of .239, and an ERA of just 3.14.
Rookie closer Jonathan Papelbon has now saved 36 games in 42 chances, with 74 K's and 13 walks in 60 1/3 innings, while also holding opposing batters to a .181 clip and keeping his ERA at a miniscule 1.94.
The bullpen has the second best collective ERA in the American League, at 3.34.


The Bad:
In spite of hitting 32 balls into the stands, Manny Ramirez is hitting just .269.
Jason Varitek's batting average has slipped from the .300's all the way down to .260.
I still can't get any production out of second base, as Freddy Sanchez has an OPS of only .667.

Red Sox MVP so far: DH David Ortiz - He just won't let go. He's now sporting a line of .305/.392/.575 with 34 homers and 112 RBI's.
Red Sox Cy Young so far: SP Pedro Martinez - He's currently 17-5 with an ERA of 3.14 and 184 K's in 172 innings.
Minor League to keep an eye on: SS Hanley Ramirez - If Nomar wasn't on the team this kid would already be starting. He's hitting .307/.362/.536 with 24 homers, 97 RBI's, 43 steals, and 180 hits in 136 games at Pawtucket.

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

League Summary

Division Leaders:

AL East: Boston Red Sox, 87-50 (New York Yankees, 71-65, 15.5 GB)
AL Central: Minnesota Twins, 70-67 (Chicago White Sox, 68-68, 1.5 GB)
AL West: Texas Rangers, 81-55 (Anaheim Angels, 74-63, 7.5 GB)
AL Wild Card: Anaheim Angels, 74-63 (Oakland A's, 73-64, 1.0 GB)

NL East: Atlanta Braves, 85-49 (Philadelphia Phillies, 79-56, 6.5 GB)
NL Central: St. Louis Cardinals, 76-57 (Houston Astros, 74-60, 2.5 GB)
NL West: San Francisco Giants, 78-56 (Colorado Rockies, 65-69, 13.0 GB)
NL Wild Card: Philadelphia Phillies, 79-56 (Houston Astros, 74-60, 4.5 GB)

League Leaders:

	AL					NL
BA: Ichiro Suzuki (SEA) - .361		Lance Berkman (HOU) - .338
HR: Juan Gonzalez (TEX) - 41		Sammy Sosa (CHC) + Adam Dunn (CIN) + Albert Pujols (STL) - 38
RBI: Carlos Beltran (KCR) - 116		Albert Pujols (STL) - 118
SB: Carl Crawford (TBD) - 58		Juan Pierre (FLA) - 66

W: Kevin Appier (ANA) - 20		Roy Oswalt (HOU) - 17
ERA: Pedro Martinez (BOS) - 3.14	Kevin Millwood (PHI) - 2.50
K: Johan Santana (MIN) - 202		A.J. Burnett (FLA) - 198
SV: B.J. Ryan (BAL) - 40		Roberto Hernandez (ATL) + Dave Veres (CHC) - 33

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

BATTING STATS:

Player Name	P	H	AB	Avg	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	HR	R	RBI	SB	SB%
Damon, Johnny	CF	170	593	.287	.347	.462	32	6	20	113	59	28	82.4
Garciaparra, Nomar	SS	175	548	.319	.363	.547	35	12	22	92	91	5	62.5
Ortiz, David	1B	165	541	.305	.392	.575	38	3	34	91	112	0	0.0
Hillenbrand, Shea	3B	156	524	.298	.339	.527	33	6	25	82	88	1	33.3
Ramirez, Manny	LF	135	502	.269	.377	.510	25	0	32	87	103	1	50.0
Varitek, Jason	C	126	484	.260	.347	.455	28	3	20	78	80	3	75.0
Sanchez, Freddy	2B	121	461	.262	.305	.362	31	6	1	55	43	0	0.0
Nixon, Trot	RF	127	449	.283	.373	.443	28	4	12	70	59	7	77.8
Millar, Kevin	LF	110	403	.273	.362	.424	29	4	8	48	53	2	50.0
Walker, Todd	2B	27	111	.243	.315	.360	6	2	1	15	13	1	100.0
Giambi, Jeremy	LF	27	105	.257	.313	.371	6	0	2	14	13	0	0.0
Sheets, Ben	SP	3	36	.083	.132	.083	0	0	0	0	4	0	0.0
Mueller, Bill	3B	9	27	.333	.406	.704	1	0	3	5	7	0	0.0
Youkilis, Kevin	1B	6	16	.375	.444	.500	2	0	0	1	2	0	0.0

PITCHING STATS:

Player Name	Team	Starts	W	L	ERA	IP	K	SV	CG	OBA
Sheets, Ben	BOS	28	11	8	4.41	187.2	170	1	2	.255
Lowe, Derek	BOS	25	17	5	3.90	173.0	134	0	0	.264
Martinez, Pedro	BOS	25	17	5	3.14	172.0	184	0	1	.239
Castillo, Frank	BOS	23	8	11	4.21	160.1	92	0	0	.252
Arroyo, Bronson	BOS	20	9	9	4.96	134.1	98	0	0	.300
Howry, Bobby	BOS	1	4	0	2.57	63.0	47	1	0	.227
Papelbon, Jonathan	BOS	0	3	2	1.94	60.1	74	36	0	.181
Timlin, Mike	BOS	1	2	2	3.16	51.1	35	1	0	.297
Meredith, Cla	BOS	1	5	0	3.25	44.1	31	1	0	.222
Okajima, Hideki	BOS	1	3	2	4.30	37.2	19	1	0	.262
Lyon, Brandon	BOS	3	3	2	5.51	32.2	20	0	0	.275