It's too bad that Coach gets to be the inverted version of Andres Galarraga.Originally Posted by PotatoOfCouch13
Coach: I figured you might say that, so I took the liberty and did this...
I'm watching you.
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Coach: It's good to be back in your good graces.
Jeffy: Don't rush me! I'm going at my own pace. You'll just have to learn to be patient...
RSR: Yeah, and (I've simmed through April) he's turned out to be a pretty decent player. Lots of speed and solid glovework, but he's also hit the ball pretty well.
BINGLE: Sh! I gave you Taubensee, that should be enough to keep you quiet!
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BIG MOMENTS IN APRIL
APRIL 2, 2000
REDS OPEN SEASON WITH 6-1 WIN
In what was supposed to be a glorious homecoming for Ken Griffey, Jr., Dmitri Young stole the show.
Young came to bat with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 1st inning, driving a Jason Schmidt fastball into the right-centerfield bleachers for a grand slam home run. Young became the 25th player to accomplish this feat on Opening Day, and the first since Mark McGwire in 1998.
The 4 runs were more than enough for Pete Harnisch, who kept the Pirates at bay (pun intended) for 8 innings. Scott Sullivan pitched a perfect 9th inning to start the season on a high note.
Griffey went 1-2 with 2 walks. He scored 2 runs, including one on Young’s grand slam.
APRIL 3, 2000
400!
In his 2nd game as a Red, Ken Griffey, Jr. gave the Riverfront fans history. Junior hit two 2-run home runs, providing all the offense in a 4-1 Reds win over Pittsburgh.
After grounding out in his first at-bat, Junior stepped in with the Reds trailing 1-0. Barry Larkin had walked to lead off the 4th, and was still there one out later. Pirates starter Kris Benson hung a 3-2 slider, and Griffey mashed it into the left-field bleachers for career home run #399, tying him with Al Kaline for 30th all-time.
2 innings later, the pattern repeated itself: Larkin walked to lead off the inning (one of 3 walks for Barry on the day), Casey grounded out, and Junior stepped in. This time, Benson hung a 2-1 slider, which Griffey deposited into the upper deck, passing Kaline, taking sole possession of 30th all-time, and becoming the youngest player in Major League history to hit 400 home runs.
The game was stopped for 10 minutes, as the fans and players on both teams saluted Griffey for his accomplishment. The ball was retrieved by a 13-year-old boy, who got to meet the superstar, and left with an autographed bat for his trouble.
In other game news, Denny Neagle kept the Pirates off the basepaths for 8 innings, and Scott Sullivan nailed the door to record his first save of the season.
For the record, Junior has a little under 2 ½ years to hit another 100 home runs to become the fastest to 500. Next in Griffey’s sights? Baltimore 3B Cal Ripken, Jr., who has compiled 402 (and counting) in his career.
APRIL 14, 2000
COMEBACK KIDS! REDS RALLY TO BEAT CUBS
After Denny Neagle surrendered 6 runs to begin the game, things looked bleak for Cincinnati. However, they were just getting started. The Reds peeled off 10 unanswered runs to storm back and take victory.
While the bullpen provided 6 shutout innings of relief, the offense quickly went to work. However, the momentum-shifting blow occurred when Ken Griffey, Jr. blasted his 6th home run of the year, turning a 6-3 Cubs lead into a tie ballgame in the 7th inning.
The home run was Junior’s 404th of his career, moving him past Cal Ripken, Jr. of Baltimore. He turns his attention now to Duke Snider (407).
The Reds record now stands at 7-5. They sit 1 game behind the NL Central-leading Cardinals, but lead the Wild Card standings by mere percentage points.
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ON DECK: The end of April Review, entitled 'What happened to the winning?'
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APRIL IN REVIEW
Cincinnati Reds: 11-15, 7 GB in Central, 5 ½ GB in WC
AVG: Pokey Reese - .313
HR: Ken Griffey, Jr. - 7
RBI: Dmitri Young - 21
SB: Pokey Reese - 9
W: Pete Harnisch, Jose Rijo, Danny Graves - 2
ERA: Steve Parris – 2.81
K: Steve Parris - 25
SV: Scott Williamson – 3
Anytime Steve Parris is your best pitcher, you know you’re screwed. After going 7-5 through the first half of the month, the Reds stumbled, going 4-10 to close April on a sour note.
STANDINGS (brought to you by CliffNotes: like chocolate-covered midgets – short and sweet)
ALE: Toronto (16-10), Boston (1 ½ GB), Tampa Bay (2 GB), Baltimore & New York (3 GB)
ALC: Cleveland & Minnesota (16-11), Kansas City (3 GB), Detroit (4 GB)
ALW: Oakland (15-13), Seattle (½ GB), Anaheim (3 ½ GB)
ALWC: Cleveland & Minnesota (16-10), Boston (1 GB), Tampa Bay (1 ½ GB), Seattle (2 GB), Baltimore & New York (2 ½ GB), Kansas City (3 GB), Detroit (4 GB), Anaheim (5 GB)
NLE: New York (18-11), Atlanta (½ GB), Philadelphia (1 ½ GB), Florida (2 GB), Montreal (2 ½ GB)
NLC: St. Louis (18-8), Chicago (1 ½ GB)
NLW: San Francisco (13-15), Colorado & Los Angeles (½ GB), Arizona (1 GB), San Diego (2 ½ GB)
NLWC: Chicago (16-9), Atlanta (½ GB), Philadelphia (1 ½ GB), Florida (2 GB), Montreal (2 ½ GB), Colorado & Los Angeles (5 GB)
LEAGUE NOTES
The 2-time defending champion New York Yankees have stumbled out of the gate (14-14)
St. Louis (18-8) has the best record in the league, while Texas (10-18) has the worst.
Chris Carpenter becomes the 27th pitcher to start a season with at least 6 consecutive starts with a win. He is the first to accomplish this since Rick Helling won 6 straight in 1998. The record is 10, set in 1985 by Andy Hawkins.
The White Sox are rebuilding their farm system:
Jose Valentin is traded to Atlanta for 3 prospects.
Greg Norton traded to the Yankees for 2 prospects.
Ken Griffey, Jr. hit his 400th Home Run.
Cal Ripken, Jr. recorded his 3000th Hit.
Eric Young stole his 300th base.
Roger Clemens won his 250th game.
Mark Grace scored his 1000th Run.
Rickey Henderson passed 10000 At Bats.
Kenny Lofton hit for the cycle.
Marvin Benard and Jason Kendall had matching 23-game hitting streaks snapped on the same day.
Deion Sanders, Jim Morris, and Julio Franco (among others) retired.
BATTING STATS
PITCHING STATSCode:2000 Batting G AVG AB H 2B 3B HR BB K SB CS R RBI SLG OBP Reese, Pokey 26 .313 112 35 5 2 0 6 28 9 1 13 10 .393 .347 Casey, Sean 26 .282 110 31 7 0 3 5 12 0 0 10 16 .427 .310 Young, Dmitri 26 .250 104 26 6 0 3 7 18 0 0 14 21 .394 .310 Tucker, Michael 26 .286 98 28 4 1 4 10 26 4 1 15 9 .469 .352 Griffey, Ken 26 .278 97 27 4 0 7 16 22 0 0 21 20 .536 .386 Larkin, Barry 24 .264 91 24 6 1 0 17 11 3 0 17 7 .352 .373 Santiago, Benito 24 .310 87 27 0 0 3 9 12 2 0 15 10 .414 .375 Boone, Aaron 22 .226 84 19 3 0 2 5 24 0 0 6 9 .333 .270 Morris, Hal 21 .176 17 3 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 2 1 .176 .333 Stynes, Chris 9 .357 14 5 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 0 .429 .400 Lewis, Mark 6 .429 14 6 0 0 0 6 4 0 0 1 5 .429 .571 Harnisch, Pete 6 .071 14 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .071 .071 Ochoa, Alex 13 .455 11 5 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 3 .727 .538 Villone, Ron 6 .000 11 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 LaRue, Jason 2 .000 9 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .100 Parris, Steve 5 .250 8 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 .375 .250 Neagle, Denny 5 .000 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 Rijo, Jose 5 .200 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .200 .200 Wohlers, Mark 7 .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Clark, Brady 2 .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Riedling, John 6 .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Reyes, Dennys 10 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
FIELDING STATSCode:2000 Pitching IP ERA G GS W L SV K BB R/9 Villone, Ron 36.0 3.00 6 5 2 2 0 25 16 11.75 Harnisch, Pete 35.1 6.37 6 6 2 1 0 20 16 16.05 Parris, Steve 32.0 2.81 5 5 1 2 0 25 14 12.09 Rijo, Jose 23.2 6.08 5 5 2 2 0 17 15 19.39 Neagle, Denny 23.1 8.49 5 5 1 2 0 22 5 15.04 Graves, Danny 15.0 4.20 13 0 2 2 1 10 7 13.80 Sullivan, Scott 13.1 7.43 15 0 0 2 1 19 12 16.20 Reyes, Dennys 12.1 4.38 10 0 1 0 0 8 6 13.86 Charlton, Norm 11.1 3.97 10 0 0 0 0 12 4 12.71 Wohlers, Mark 10.1 3.48 7 0 0 0 0 12 6 10.45 Williamson, Scott 9.0 2.00 8 0 0 0 3 13 2 9.00 Riedling, John 7.2 8.22 6 0 0 2 0 4 8 23.48
LEAGUE LEADERSCode:2000 Fielding G PCT A PO DP E RF A/G InnOuts PB SBA RTO Casey, Sean 26 1.000 14 227 25 0 9.46 0.54 688 0 0 0 Reese, Pokey 26 .978 81 52 19 3 5.38 3.12 682 0 0 0 Griffey, Ken 26 .979 2 44 1 1 1.84 0.08 688 0 0 0 Young, Dmitri 26 1.000 0 62 0 0 2.43 0.00 688 0 0 0 Tucker, Michael 26 .933 1 41 0 3 1.77 0.00 688 0 0 0 Santiago, Benito 24 .983 5 172 0 3 7.81 0.21 622 1 17 3 Larkin, Barry 24 .975 82 36 23 3 5.15 3.42 634 0 0 0 Boone, Aaron 22 1.000 37 15 4 0 2.47 1.68 568 0 0 0 Sullivan, Scott 15 1.000 2 0 0 0 1.35 0.13 40 0 0 0 Graves, Danny 13 1.000 2 1 0 0 1.80 0.15 45 0 0 0 Reyes, Dennys 10 1.000 1 0 0 0 0.73 0.10 37 0 0 0 Charlton, Norm 10 1.000 2 0 0 0 1.59 0.20 34 0 0 0 Williamson, Scott 8 1.000 1 0 0 0 1.00 0.13 27 0 0 0 Wohlers, Mark 7 .000 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 31 0 0 0 Harnisch, Pete 6 1.000 4 4 2 0 2.04 0.67 106 0 0 0 Riedling, John 6 1.000 4 2 1 0 7.04 0.67 23 0 0 0 Villone, Ron 6 .875 6 1 2 1 2.00 1.00 108 0 0 0 Neagle, Denny 5 1.000 4 2 0 0 2.31 0.80 70 0 0 0 Rijo, Jose 5 1.000 4 3 1 0 2.66 0.80 71 0 0 0 Parris, Steve 5 1.000 4 1 0 0 1.41 0.80 96 0 0 0 Lewis, Mark 4 .857 3 3 0 1 1.58 0.75 120 0 0 0 Stynes, Chris 3 .857 4 2 2 1 3.15 1.00 60 0 0 0 LaRue, Jason 2 1.000 1 20 0 0 8.59 0.50 66 0 2 1
THE JOLLY FARM REVUECode:BATTING AVERAGE Jeff Kent (SFG) .458 Kenny Lofton (CLE) .444 Brad Ausmus (DET) .435 Derek Jeter (NYY) .415 Wally Joyner (ATL) .398 HOME RUNS Vladimir Guerrero (MON) 13 Travis Lee (ARZ) 10 Albert Belle (BAL) 10 Mike Sweeney (KCR) 10 Carlos Beltran (KCR) 10 Jeromy Burnitz (MIL) 10 RUNS BATTED IN Jeff Kent (SFG) 38 Mike Sweeney (KCR) 36 Fred McGriff (TBD) 35 Manny Ramirez (CLE) 33 Magglio Ordonez (CHW) 31 Juan Gonzalez (DET) 31 STOLEN BASES Luis Castillo (FLA) 17 Eric Young (CHC) 15 Tom Goodwin (COL) 14 Rickey Henderson (NYM) 12 Glen Barker (HOU) 11 WINS Chris Carptenter (TOR) 6 Curt Schilling (PHI) 5 6 players tied with 4 EARNED RUN AVERAGE Chris Holt (HOU) 1.61 Al Leiter (NYM) 2.01 David Cone (NYY) 2.05 John Burkett (ATL) 2.10 Darryl Kile (STL) 2.25 STRIKEOUTS Randy Johnson (ARZ) 50 Javier Vazquez (MON) 50 Pedro Martinez (BOS) 40 Bartolo Colon (CLE) 40 Curt Schilling (PHI) 40 SAVES Mike Timlin (BAL) 9 Todd Jones (DET) 7 Mariano Rivera (NYY) 7 Billy Koch (TOR) 7 Rick Aguilera (CHC) 6 Robb Nen (SFG) 6
A 3-headed monster has been sighted in Louisville: Adam Dunn, Calvin Pickering, and Josh Hamilton. The 3 are easily the best trio in all of AAA, hitting a combined .342, with 18 HR and 69 RBI. Hamilton also has 7 steals.
In Chattanooga, Chris Denorfia is hitting .400, with 21 runs scored. I would call him up to AAA, but we kinda have a logjam of talented outfielders. Hector Mercado, Lance Davis, and Luke Hudson all put up solid numbers on the mound.
In Clinton, Norris Hopper and Stephen Smitherman are both hitting over .400, with Travis Dawkins not far off at .388. Unfortunately, only Jared Burton has stood out on the mound.
In Billings, Ray Olmedo is showing promise, hitting .325 with 3 steals, while he is yet to make an error in the field. On the mound, Phil Dumatrait and Sean Henn have made themselves into a formidable 1-2 punch, each striking out 19 batters.
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BIG MOMENTS IN MAY
MAY 15, 2000
REDS SURVIVE LATE CUBS SCARE, WIN 6-4
MOVE OVER DUKE: HERE COMES JUNIOR
Despite nearly throwing the game away, the Reds managed to hang on to beat Chicago, 6-4. Ken Griffey, Jr. hit his 10th home run of the season to spark the decisive 4-run 3rd inning. The win gives the Reds a 3-game winning streak, their 2nd streak of that length this month (they had a 5-game run to begin May).
After hitting home runs in back-to-back games, Ken Griffey, Jr. has moved past Duke Snider on the all-time home run list. Junior now looks to pass Darrell Evans at 414 home runs.
MAY 28, 2000
REDS OPEN INTERLEAGUE PLAY WITH WIN OVER ROYALS
Ken Griffey, Jr. went 3-for-3, hitting his 12th home run in the process, sparking the Reds to a 9-4 victory over the Royals in the start of interleague play.
Griffey has been ridiculously in the zone as of late, hitting .524 over his last 10 games, and is currently riding an 18-game hit streak.
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bingle, too much time on your hands.It's too bad that Coach gets to be the inverted version of Andres Galarraga.
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belliard, Duck, Jeffy, Red Sox Fan: Thanks guys! Hope you keep reading!
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MAY IN REVIEW
Cincinnati Reds: 28-25 (17-10 in May); 9 GB in Central, 4 ½ GB in Wild Card
AVG: Ken Griffey, Jr. - .335
HR: Ken Griffey, Jr. - 14
RBI: Ken Griffey, Jr. - 46
SB: Pokey Reese - 17
W: Pete Harnisch, Jose Rijo - 5
ERA: Steve Parris – 2.88
K: Denny Neagle, Steve Parris - 52
SV: Scott Williamson – 11
This is why we spent nearly $85 million dollars on him this offseason: an absolutely torrid May (.386, 7 HR, 26 RBI, 18-game hitting streak) puts Griffey among the league leaders in all of the Triple Crown categories.
STANDINGS (brought to you by Enron: of course our books balance! Just don’t check them…please…)
ALE: New York (32-23), Toronto (½ GB), Baltimore (1 GB)
ALC: Minnesota (31-24), Cleveland (2 ½ GB)
ALW: Oakland (31-25), Seattle (3 GB), Anaheim (5 GB)
ALWC: Toronto (31-23), Baltimore (½ GB), Cleveland (3 GB), Seattle (4 GB), Tampa Bay (5 GB)
NLE: Florida (34-21), Atlanta (½ GB), New York (2 ½ GB)
NLC: St. Louis (37-16)
NLW: San Francisco (29-25), Colorado & Los Angeles (2 GB), San Diego (4 ½ GB)
NLWC: Atlanta (33-21), New York (2 GB), Cincinnati (4 ½ GB), Chicago (5 GB)
LEAGUE NOTES
St. Louis still holds the best record in baseball (37-16), while Texas (21-35) still has the worst.
The Orioles bolstered their bullpen, acquiring Billy Wagner from the Astros for Tim Worrell and 3 prospects.
Luis Castillo’s 23-game hit streak was ended.
Wally Joyner recorded his 2000th Hit.
John Wetteland slammed the door on his 300th Save.
Delino DeShields stole his 400th base.
Greg Vaughn hit his 300th Home Run
Placido Polanco’s 35-game hitting streak was snapped.
Jeff Bagwell knocked in his 1000th RBI
Miguel Tejada had a 22-game hit streak
Rick Aguliera (300) and Robb Nen (200) both reached save milestones on the same day.
Ozzie Guillen is the most notable of the retirees.
BATTING STATS
PITCHING STATSCode:2000 Batting Team G AVG AB H 2B 3B HR BB K SB CS R RBI SLG OBP Reese, Pokey CIN 53 .328 232 76 11 2 0 15 55 17 3 31 15 .392 .368 Griffey, Ken CIN 53 .335 203 68 13 0 14 32 44 3 0 43 46 .606 .424 Young, Dmitri CIN 51 .300 203 61 16 0 4 20 35 0 0 25 34 .438 .369 Casey, Sean CIN 47 .296 199 59 15 0 6 13 21 0 0 26 36 .462 .338 Tucker, Michael CIN 52 .251 199 50 6 1 5 18 49 6 2 24 20 .367 .315 Santiago, Benito CIN 51 .289 197 57 9 0 5 14 32 4 0 28 25 .411 .346 Larkin, Barry CIN 51 .294 194 57 11 3 5 34 32 7 1 44 21 .459 .398 Boone, Aaron CIN 49 .264 182 48 8 1 7 18 46 0 0 23 25 .434 .337 Morris, Hal CIN 40 .356 45 16 3 0 2 9 7 0 0 7 7 .556 .463 Ochoa, Alex CIN 31 .364 33 12 3 1 2 8 3 0 0 7 12 .697 .488 Stynes, Chris CIN 15 .357 28 10 1 0 0 2 4 0 0 5 1 .393 .400 Harnisch, Pete CIN 11 .040 25 1 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 .040 .040 Neagle, Denny CIN 11 .158 19 3 0 0 0 1 9 0 0 1 2 .158 .200 Lewis, Mark CIN 9 .333 18 6 0 0 0 6 5 0 0 1 5 .333 .480 Rijo, Jose CIN 10 .222 18 4 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 2 1 .222 .222 Parris, Steve CIN 10 .167 18 3 2 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 3 .278 .167 Clark, Brady CIN 6 .167 12 2 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 0 .167 .231 LaRue, Jason CIN 5 .091 11 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 .091 .154 Villone, Ron CIN 6 .000 11 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Fernandez, Osvaldo CIN 5 .250 8 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 2 .250 .250 Riedling, John CIN 14 .250 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 Reyes, Dennys CIN 21 .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Wohlers, Mark CIN 7 .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
FIELDING STATSCode:2000 Pitching Team IP ERA G GS W L SV K BB R/9 Harnisch, Pete CIN 68.1 5.00 11 11 5 3 0 44 28 13.70 Parris, Steve CIN 65.2 2.88 10 10 4 2 0 52 32 11.51 Neagle, Denny CIN 62.0 5.52 11 11 4 3 0 52 22 13.94 Rijo, Jose CIN 60.1 5.07 11 11 5 2 0 44 35 16.26 Villone, Ron CIN 36.0 3.00 6 5 2 2 0 25 16 11.75 Fernandez, Osvaldo CIN 32.0 3.94 5 5 1 1 0 19 8 12.94 Sullivan, Scott CIN 27.2 6.83 29 0 0 2 1 27 17 15.61 Reyes, Dennys CIN 26.1 4.44 21 0 3 1 0 20 12 13.67 Charlton, Norm CIN 23.0 6.26 22 0 0 1 0 19 15 16.43 Williamson, Scott CIN 21.2 3.74 21 0 0 2 11 27 8 12.46 Riedling, John CIN 20.2 6.97 14 0 2 3 0 12 16 18.29 Graves, Danny CIN 19.1 5.59 17 0 2 3 1 13 8 15.83 Wohlers, Mark CIN 10.1 3.48 7 0 0 0 0 12 6 10.45
LEAGUE LEADERSCode:2000 Fielding Team G PCT A PO DP E RF A/G InnOuts PB SBA RTO Reese, Pokey CIN 53 .984 174 127 41 5 5.96 3.29 1387 0 0 0 Griffey, Ken CIN 53 .980 2 96 1 2 1.90 0.04 1420 0 0 0 Tucker, Michael CIN 52 .971 3 97 0 3 2.00 0.00 1393 0 0 0 Santiago, Benito CIN 51 .984 16 355 1 6 7.52 0.31 1354 2 43 12 Young, Dmitri CIN 51 1.000 1 118 2 0 2.38 0.00 1350 0 0 0 Larkin, Barry CIN 50 .973 142 78 39 6 4.63 2.84 1317 0 0 0 Boone, Aaron CIN 49 .993 102 35 14 1 2.87 2.08 1300 0 0 0 Casey, Sean CIN 47 1.000 30 406 45 0 9.33 0.64 1262 0 0 0 Sullivan, Scott CIN 29 1.000 3 0 0 0 0.98 0.10 83 0 0 0 Charlton, Norm CIN 22 .833 4 1 2 1 2.35 0.18 69 0 0 0 Williamson, Scott CIN 21 1.000 1 0 0 0 0.42 0.05 65 0 0 0 Reyes, Dennys CIN 21 .600 2 1 0 2 1.71 0.10 79 0 0 0 Graves, Danny CIN 17 1.000 3 1 0 0 1.86 0.18 58 0 0 0 Riedling, John CIN 14 1.000 6 3 1 0 3.92 0.43 62 0 0 0 Harnisch, Pete CIN 11 1.000 8 4 2 0 1.58 0.73 205 0 0 0 Neagle, Denny CIN 11 1.000 7 2 0 0 1.31 0.64 186 0 0 0 Rijo, Jose CIN 11 .944 7 10 1 1 2.69 0.64 181 0 0 0 Parris, Steve CIN 10 1.000 5 3 2 0 1.10 0.50 197 0 0 0 Wohlers, Mark CIN 7 .000 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 31 0 0 0 Stynes, Chris CIN 6 .882 9 6 5 2 3.53 1.33 130 0 0 0 Lewis, Mark CIN 6 .857 3 3 0 1 1.50 0.75 126 0 0 0 Villone, Ron CIN 6 .875 6 1 2 1 2.00 1.00 108 0 0 0 Fernandez, Osvaldo CIN 5 1.000 3 3 2 0 1.69 0.60 96 0 0 0 Morris, Hal CIN 4 1.000 1 43 5 0 11.00 0.25 108 0 0 0 Clark, Brady CIN 4 1.000 0 3 0 0 1.16 0.00 70 0 0 0 Ochoa, Alex CIN 3 .800 0 4 0 1 1.75 0.00 77 0 0 0 LaRue, Jason CIN 2 1.000 1 20 0 0 8.59 0.50 66 0 2 1
to be continued... (f***in' 10000 character limit...)Code:BATTING AVERAGE Jeff Kent (SFG) .404 Derek Jeter (NYY) .388 Brian Giles (PIT) .382 Todd Helton (COL) .374 Manny Ramirez (CLE) .371 HOME RUNS Juan Gonzalez (DET) 21 Albert Belle (BAL) 19 Todd Helton (COL) 19 Vladimir Guerrero (MON) 19 Travis Lee (ARZ) 18 Jeromy Burnitz (MIL) 18 RUNS BATTED IN Juan Gonzalez (DET) 64 Manny Ramirez (CLE) 59 Jim Thome (CLE) 58 Alex Rodriguez (SEA) 58 Albert Belle (BAL) 57 STOLEN BASES Rickey Henderson (NYM) 23 Eric Young (CHC) 20 Tom Goodwin (COL) 18 Luis Castillo (FLA) 18 Pokey Reese (CIN) 17 WINS Curt Schilling (PHI) 8 9 players tied with 7 EARNED RUN AVERAGE Chris Holt (HOU) 1.87 Brett Tomko (SEA) 2.31 Al Leiter (NYM) 2.37 A.J. Burnett (FLA) 2.40 John Burkett (ATL) 2.43 STRIKEOUTS Javier Vazquez (MON) 92 Pedro Martinez (BOS) 81 Randy Johnson (ARZ) 80 Kevin Brown (LAD) 80 Curt Schilling (PHI) 74 SAVES Robb Nen (SFG) 16 Mike Timlin (BAL) 15 Billy Koch (TOR) 15 Troy Percival (ANA) 13 John Rocker (ATL) 13 Trevor Hoffman (SDP) 13
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JOLLY FARM REVUE
The ‘Batsmen’ (Dunn, Hamilton, and Pickering) cooled off a little for Louisville, but the numbers are still great. Dunn: .325, 17 HR, 57 RBI. Pickering: .343, 11 HR, 55 RBI. Hamilton: .358, 11 HR, 50 RBI, 9 SB.
Chattanooga’s star CF Chris Denorfia cooled a little, and his average is down to .374. However, Austin Kearns has found his power stroke, and now has 11 home runs. Luke Hudson (3-3, 3.02 ERA, 46 K) continues to perform at a high level.
Clinton had to deal with the loss of Stephen Smitherman for most of the month. But Hopper, Dawkins, and Brandon Larson managed to pick up the load. Marcus McBeth (3-1, 2.86 ERA, 2 SV) was the unquestioned star on the mound.
Billings’ Big Two (Dumatrait and Henn) continued to perform well for their level. Olmedo was injured for the back half of the month, but Dernell Stenson is hitting .380 with 3 HR, well enough for a promotion to AA Chattanooga.
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BIG MOMENTS IN JUNE
JUNE 2, 2000
HUDSON PITCHES WELL IN DEBUT, REDS WIN IN 10 INNINGS
In need of a spot starter, the Cincinnati Reds called on AA Chattanooga’s ace; 23-year-old Luke Hudson delivered. Hudson allowed only 2 runs in 7 innings, but left with the game tied. The Reds would win in extra innings thanks to a 2-run home run by Michael Tucker in the 10th inning. Ken Griffey, Jr. helped the rookie starter out with a 1st-inning home run, his 15th on the season.
Hudson was called upon to start due to injuries to Ron Villone and Osvaldo Fernandez, the two pitchers that have occupied the #5 spot in the rotation this season. Villone is set to return from his month-long injury before the next turn in the rotation. Hudson will be optioned back to the minor leagues, but will be promoted to AAA Louisville to further his development.
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OOC: I was offered this trade on June 3: 1B Frank Thomas for C Jason LaRue and OF Josh Hamilton. It took some serious thought before I had to decline it. If this were reality, I would’ve laughed all the way to the bank…
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JUNE 5, 2000
REDS HOLD OFF ASTROS IN EXTRAS; SHAPE FUTURE OF FRANCHISE IN DRAFT
The Reds managed to score 6 runs after the 8th inning to force extras and win in the bonus frames. Michael Tucker had 5 RBI on the day, spearheading the Redlegs’ attack.
In other news, the First Year Player Draft was held today, with the teams selecting 6 of baseball’s brightest young prospects. Relief pitcher Francisco Rodriguez went first overall to the Minnesota Twins.
NOTABLES
1. RP Francisco Rodriguez – MIN
2. RP Owen Dutton – FLA
3. 2B Robinson Cano – KCR
4. C Yadier Molina – CHC
5. RP Manny Delcarmen – MON
6. 1B Will Thompson – DET
7. RP Dan Sharp – TBD
8. 3B David Wright – ANA
9. 2B Jorge Cantu – COL
10. CF Grady Sizemore – MIL
REDS DRAFT PICKS (all will begin play at R-Billings)
24. SP Jason Hammel (48/93) 17 YO
54. RP Andy Wereley (47/83) 19 YO
84. 3B Melvin Dorta (50/81) 18 YO
114. SS J.J. Hardy (50/78) 17 YO
144. RP Jonathan Albaladejo (47/83) 17 YO
174. RP Ross Wolf (47/80) 17 YO
JUNE 19, 2000
REDS WIN 7-2; DUNN 0-3 IN DEBUT
With the loss of outfielder Michael Tucker for 2 weeks, the Reds called up prospect Adam Dunn to play in the outfield. Fortunately, the Reds didn’t need him, as Ken Griffey, Jr. hit his 16th home run of the year in a Reds win.
Dunn went 0-3, with 2 strikeouts in what could best be described as a frustrating debut for the 20-year-old.
JUNE 20, 2000
EARLY FIREWORKS DISPLAY ENDS IN CUBS’ FAVOR
SOSA & GRIFFEY PUT ON A SHOW; JUNIOR MAKES HISTORY
Ken Griffey, Jr. hit 2 home runs in today’s ballgame. Unfortunately for him and the Reds, Sammy Sosa hit 3, including the eventual game winner, and the Cubs won 8-7.
Junior’s 2 homers gave him 416 on his career, breaking a tie with Darrell Evans for 27th place. Griffey now sets his sights on Hall-of-Famer Billy Williams (426).
JUNE 30, 2000
REDS RELEASE 6 TO CUT PAYROLL
Norm Charlton was one of 6 players to be released by the Reds today. Pitchers Scott Winchester and Scott MacRae, 3Bmen Mike Bell and Brandon Larson, and once-promising shortstop Travis Dawkins were the other casualties by this effort to increase flexibility with the trade deadline approaching.
^Returned 4um Genius^
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