Welcome to Cincinnati: THE GRIFFEY YEARS

**Jeffy25** · 02-12-2009, 09:44 AM

Redman

**RedsoxRockies** · 02-12-2009, 09:53 AM

How is Scott Hatteberg doing? I have always liked him

**Red Sox Fan 734** · 02-12-2009, 01:51 PM

I'll guess Jim Edmonds

**Steve13** · 02-12-2009, 02:38 PM

Andy Pettite

**PotatoOfCouch13** · 02-12-2009, 09:42 PM

RSF, Steve: Thanks for your picks guys! With 5 of 6 selected, I can tell you that someone has picked the correct award, and that lucky person will be sent a PM informing them of their win.

RSR: With Varitek and Taubensee ahead of him, Hatteberg has barely gotten any playing time. He's really been used as a pinch hitter, which is a rarity in the AL. He's only gotten 21 AB, but he does have 10 hits and 6 RBI, so he's productive off the bench. He's just not seeing playing time...

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BIG MOMENTS IN AUGUST

AUGUST 13, 2000
REDS LOSE TO GIANTS, LOSE CASEY UNTIL SEPTEMBER

Starting off a stretch of 48 straight days with games, the Cincinnati Reds knew they had to get off on the right foot. Unfortunately, the right foot of their first basemen will cost him the month of August.

The Giants won 6-3, to extend their lead in the Wild Card chase. In the loss, the Reds 1Bman had a cleat rupture his Achilles tendon; he will be out until the beginning of September. Calvin Pickering (.315, 19 HR, 103 RBI at AAA Louisville) will be called up to replace Casey.

AUGUST 14, 2000
LARKIN COLLECTS HIT #2000 IN REDS LOSS

AUGUST 31, 2000
JUNIOR HELPS REDS WALK OFF; MAKES HISTORY IN PROCESS

Ken Griffey, Jr. went 4 for 4, including a walk-off home run, his 2nd of the game, lifting the Reds to a 9-8 victory over the Phillies.

Junior hit his 40th home run of the season in the 5th inning, tying the game at 4. His 7th inning double gave the Reds a 2-run lead, but the bullpen was unable to hold it. Griffey lead off the 9th inning, hitting a 3-0 pitch into the bleachers for the walk-off win.

Junior’s home runs were the 438th and 439th of his career, passing Andre Dawson for 25th all-time. He also hit the 40 home run plateau for the 5th straight season, and the 7th time in his career.

**RedsoxRockies** · 02-12-2009, 09:52 PM

so your going to acquire Hatty next season, right?

**PotatoOfCouch13** · 02-13-2009, 01:06 PM

RSR: Well, i have Santiago under contract through 2001, so after that it's a possibility. I don't really have an outstanding prospect in the minors, so I'll definitely need a backup C/1B behind LaRue

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AUGUST IN REVIEW

Cincinnati Reds: 64-69 (13-16 in August); 20 GB in Central, 9 ½ GB in Wild Card
AVG: Ken Griffey, Jr. - .322
HR: Ken Griffey, Jr. - 41
RBI: Ken Griffey, Jr. – 122
SB: Pokey Reese – 40
W: Pete Harnisch - 14
ERA: Pete Harnisch – 3.81
K: Pete Harnisch - 124
SV: Scott Williamson – 28

We’ve turned into a 2-man team: Griffey and Harnisch are far and away the best on the team. Aaron Boone (.277, 23 HR, 78 RBI) has really put forth a surprising season. We should probably turn to next season, with 15 players with contracts due (Casey, Boone, Pokey, and Dmitri included).

STANDINGS (brought to you by Steroids: c’mon, what are you waiting for? Everyone else is doing them…)
ALE: Toronto (72-65), Baltimore (1 ½ GB), Boston & New York (3 ½ GB), Tampa Bay (10 GB)
ALC: Cleveland (81-56), Minnesota (10 GB)
ALW: Oakland (81-56), Seattle (7 ½ GB)
ALWC: Seattle (73-63), Minnesota (2 ½ GB), Baltimore (3 GB), Anaheim (4 GB), Boston & New York (5 GB), Kansas City (9 ½ GB)
NLE: Florida (78-57), Atlanta (3 ½ GB), New York & Philadelphia (9 ½ GB)
NLC: St. Louis (84-49)
NLW: Los Angeles (76-59), San Francisco (4 ½ GB), San Diego (9 ½ GB)
NLWC: Atlanta (75-61), San Francisco (3 GB), New York & Philadelphia (6 GB), Montreal & San Diego (8 GB), Chicago (8 ½ GB), Cincinnati (9 ½ GB), Arizona (10 GB)

LEAGUE NOTES
The Cardinals (84-49) have the best record in baseball, and have a 19-game lead over the Cubs in the NL Central. The White Sox (49-87) have the worst record, and currently sit 31 ½ games behind Cleveland in the AL Central, and 24 games behind Seattle in the Wild Card.

1992 World Series MVP Pat Borders retired in August.

Hitting streaks ended in August
Ellis Burks – 22
Craig Biggio – 20
Jose Offerman – 25

Jay Bell, Jeff Bagwell, and Brady Anderson scored their 1000th career runs.
Barry Larkin got his 2000th hit.
Marquis Grissom stole his 400th base.

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**PotatoOfCouch13** · 02-13-2009, 01:09 PM

...from above

BATTING STATS

Code:

2000 Batting             Team    G   AVG    AB    H  2B  3B  HR   BB    K   SB  CS    R  RBI   SLG   OBP
Reese, Pokey              CIN  129  .293   529  155  24   4   5   38  114   40   3   76   43  .382  .340
Griffey, Ken              CIN  131  .322   484  156  28   2  41   85   90    7   1  113  122  .643  .426
Larkin, Barry             CIN  128  .282   478  135  20   4  12   74   68   11   4   86   54  .416  .379
Young, Dmitri             CIN  126  .293   478  140  34   1  11   43   90    0   0   61   73  .437  .353
Casey, Sean               CIN  109  .289   447  129  29   0  12   50   47    0   0   73   64  .434  .360
Santiago, Benito          CIN  121  .261   445  116  13   2   8   40   96    6   1   50   48  .353  .329
Boone, Aaron              CIN  118  .277   437  121  20   2  23   38   99    8   3   61   78  .490  .336
Tucker, Michael           CIN  112  .262   404  106  18   3  16   49  101   13   3   53   58  .441  .346
Stynes, Chris             CIN   59  .311   177   55   7   0   0   21   29    2   2   20   12  .350  .387
Morris, Hal               CIN  100  .267   161   43   6   0   3   18   30    1   1   20   16  .360  .341
Ochoa, Alex               CIN   82  .286   147   42  11   1   3   17   23    1   0   24   30  .435  .355
Harnisch, Pete            CIN   28  .095    63    6   0   0   0    0   25    0   0    0    2  .095  .095
LaRue, Jason              CIN   23  .255    55   14   4   0   1    4   19    0   0   10    9  .382  .323
Neagle, Denny             CIN   27  .216    51   11   1   0   0    4   18    1   0    5    4  .235  .273
Lewis, Mark               CIN   19  .245    49   12   0   0   1    8    8    0   0    5    7  .306  .339
Clark, Brady              CIN   30  .229    48   11   0   0   1    4    9    1   0    6    5  .292  .283
Rijo, Jose                CIN   24  .214    42    9   0   0   0    0   13    0   1    2    2  .214  .214
Parris, Steve             CIN   22  .256    39   10   2   0   0    0   12    0   0    2    7  .308  .250
Villone, Ron              CIN   16  .038    26    1   0   0   0    1   10    0   0    0    0  .038  .074
Dunn, Adam                CIN    8  .130    23    3   0   0   0    2    9    0   0    1    2  .130  .200
Fernandez, Osvaldo        CIN   12  .167    18    3   0   0   0    1   11    0   0    1    2  .167  .211
Pickering, Calvin         CIN   15  .400    10    4   0   0   1    3    2    0   0    1    6  .700  .467
Castro, Juan              CIN    3  .000     6    0   0   0   0    2    2    0   0    0    0  .000  .250
Reyes, Dennys             CIN   55  .167     6    1   0   0   0    0    1    0   0    0    0  .167  .167
Riedling, John            CIN   24  .167     6    1   0   0   0    0    1    0   0    0    0  .167  .167
Graves, Danny             CIN   47  .000     3    0   0   0   0    0    2    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
Wohlers, Mark             CIN   43  .000     3    0   0   0   0    0    2    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
Williamson, Scott         CIN   57  .000     2    0   0   0   0    0    0    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
White, Gabe               CIN   13  .000     2    0   0   0   0    0    1    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
Sullivan, Scott           CIN   59  .000     1    0   0   0   0    1    0    0   0    1    0  .000  .500
Hudson, Luke              CIN    1  .000     1    0   0   0   0    0    0    0   0    0    0  .000  .000

PITCHING STATS

Code:

2000 Pitching            Team     IP   ERA    G  GS   W   L  SV    K   BB   R/9
Harnisch, Pete            CIN  181.2  3.81   28  28  14   7   0  124   72 12.34
Neagle, Denny             CIN  163.2  5.50   28  28   8  10   0  120   54 13.53
Parris, Steve             CIN  142.1  5.25   24  24   6   7   0  101   59 14.10
Rijo, Jose                CIN  142.0  5.13   26  26  10   5   0  106   72 14.51
Villone, Ron              CIN   93.0  3.39   16  14   4   6   0   55   48 12.68
Reyes, Dennys             CIN   71.2  5.15   55   0   5   3   1   64   33 14.32
Sullivan, Scott           CIN   68.2  5.77   59   0   0   4   1   67   35 12.84
Fernandez, Osvaldo        CIN   67.1  4.54   12  11   2   4   0   40   18 12.03
Williamson, Scott         CIN   63.0  5.00   57   0   4   9  28   85   38 14.14
Graves, Danny             CIN   58.1  5.86   47   0   5   5   1   44   31 15.74
Wohlers, Mark             CIN   47.2  4.15   43   0   0   3   1   54   30 13.59
Riedling, John            CIN   37.1  5.30   24   0   4   3   0   23   23 15.91
White, Gabe               CIN   16.1 10.47   13   0   1   1   0   12    7 19.29
Hudson, Luke              CIN   12.1  5.11    2   2   0   1   0    9    8 13.14
Mercado, Hector           CIN    2.1 19.29    3   0   1   0   0    2    2 27.00

FIELDING STATS

Code:

2000 Fielding            Team    G   PCT     A    PO   DP    E    RF  A/G InnOuts   PB  SBA  RTO
Griffey, Ken              CIN  129  .980     8   240    3    5  1.99 0.06 3434    0    0    0
Reese, Pokey              CIN  123  .986   381   246   90    9  5.43 3.20 3164    0    0    0
Young, Dmitri             CIN  121  .992     4   255    3    2  2.23 0.03 3167    0    0    0
Santiago, Benito          CIN  120  .993    43   841    4    6  7.54 0.36 3186    5  101   32
Larkin, Barry             CIN  120  .974   363   207   93   15  5.00 3.03 3162    0    0    0
Boone, Aaron              CIN  113  .963   213    73   28   11  2.65 1.88 3024    0    0    0
Tucker, Michael           CIN  112  .976     4   201    0    5  1.88 0.00 3020    0    0    0
Casey, Sean               CIN  109  .998    66   989   98    2  9.73 0.61 2933    0    0    0
Sullivan, Scott           CIN   59 1.000     4     4    1    0  1.05 0.07  206    0    0    0
Williamson, Scott         CIN   57 1.000     4     4    0    0  1.14 0.07  189    0    0    0
Reyes, Dennys             CIN   55  .800     7     1    0    2  1.26 0.13  215    0    0    0
Graves, Danny             CIN   47 1.000     8     4    2    0  1.85 0.17  175    0    0    0
Wohlers, Mark             CIN   43 1.000     1     1    0    0  0.38 0.02  143    0    0    0
Stynes, Chris             CIN   39  .985    89    46   23    2  3.72 2.44  994    0    0    0
Harnisch, Pete            CIN   28 1.000    29    14    4    0  2.13 1.04  545    0    0    0
Neagle, Denny             CIN   28  .971    29     5    2    1  1.92 1.04  491    0    0    0
Ochoa, Alex               CIN   26  .977     2    41    0    1  1.75 0.12  677    0    0    0
Rijo, Jose                CIN   26  .931    17    10    1    2  1.84 0.65  426    0    0    0
Riedling, John            CIN   24 1.000     9     6    3    0  3.62 0.38  112    0    0    0
Parris, Steve             CIN   24  .958    12    11    3    1  1.52 0.50  427    0    0    0
Morris, Hal               CIN   22  .995    14   207   25    1 10.18 0.64  589    0    0    0
Clark, Brady              CIN   22  .957     0    22    0    1  1.85 0.00  336    0    0    0
LaRue, Jason              CIN   18 1.000     4   113    2    0  8.18 0.22  386    1    8    3
Villone, Ron              CIN   16  .960    18     6    3    1  2.42 1.13  279    0    0    0
Lewis, Mark               CIN   13  .955    15     6    1    1  1.87 1.36  318    0    0    0
White, Gabe               CIN   13 1.000     2     1    0    0  1.65 0.15   49    0    0    0
Fernandez, Osvaldo        CIN   12  .941     9     7    3    1  2.27 0.75  202    0    0    0
Dunn, Adam                CIN    6 1.000     0     6    0    0  1.23 0.00  132    0    0    0
Castro, Juan              CIN    3 1.000     8     2    2    0  5.00 0.00   54    0    0    0
Mercado, Hector           CIN    3  .000     0     0    0    0  0.00 0.00    7    0    0    0
Hudson, Luke              CIN    2 1.000     2     2    2    0  2.92 1.00   37    0    0    0

LEAGUE LEADERS

Code:

BATTING AVERAGE
Luis Gonzalez (SEA)	.369
Todd Helton (COL)	.362
Jeff Kent (SFG)  	.351
Derek Jeter (NYY)	.349
Bobby Abreu (PHI)	.347

HOME RUNS
Jeromy Burnitz (TOR)	42
Ken Griffey Jr. (CIN)	41
Carlos Delgado (TOR)	41
Todd Helton (COL)	38
Brad Fullmer (TOR)	37

RUNS BATTED IN
Rich Aurilia (SFG)	126
Brad Fullmer (TOR)	124
Ken Griffey Jr. (CIN)	133
Carlos Delgado (TOR)	122
Manny Ramirez (CLE)	121
Alex Rodriguez (SEA)	121

STOLEN BASES
Rickey Henderson (NYM)	45
Luis Castillo (FLA)	41
Eric Young (CHC)	40
Pokey Reese (CIN)	40
Roger Cedeno (HOU)	31

WINS
Bartolo Colon (CLE)	16
Tom Glavine (ATL)	15
7 players tied with 	14

EARNED RUN AVERAGE
John Burkett (ATL)	2.32
Al Leiter (NYM)  	2.76
Josh Beckett (FLA)	3.31
Curt Schilling (PHI)	3.32
Matt Morris (STL)	3.38

STRIKEOUTS
Pedro Martinez (BOS)	193
Javier Vazquez (MON)	187
Josh Beckett (FLA)	164
Andy Benes (STL)	161
Kevin Brown (LAD)	158

SAVES
Billy Wagner (BAL)	32
John Rocker (ATL)	31
Robb Nen (SFG)  	30
Trevor Hoffman (SDP)	29
Billy Koch (TOR)	29

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**reflections** · 02-13-2009, 01:23 PM

I love Rickey Henderson leading in steals

**gosensgo101** · 02-13-2009, 04:28 PM

GO JAYS GO!

I haven't been able to say that in a dynasty in a while, they're usually not in contention.

2000 is an interesting year. The stars of today are starting to break in. Plus there are many old stars winding down their career. Seeing how well the Jays are doing, I might have to start a 2000 dynasty myself. (Not on the forums, just for my own enjoymeny

)

**OregonDuck1989** · 02-14-2009, 03:19 AM

Sens get Les Expos going again I liked that one.

**lilbman07** · 02-14-2009, 09:31 AM

Beckett?

**200tang** · 02-14-2009, 09:47 AM

My guess would be Redman judging by the honorable mention

**boomboom** · 02-14-2009, 02:06 PM

I wonder if Griffey will hit 50 homers this year...

**PotatoOfCouch13** · 02-14-2009, 09:17 PM

reflections: Is there anything better than a 41-year-old leading the National League in steals? I think not.

gosensgo: Well, they've been a surprise in the AL East. Riding the power of Burnitz (acquired in a midseason trade), Delgado, and Brad Fullmer (who will all finish with over 40 home runs). Plus they've gotten huge lifts from Chris Carpenter, David Wells, and Kelvim Escobar. (BTW, just wait until you see who they get this offseason!

)

OregonDuck: Agreed. Sens, get back to work!

lilbman: Ah, the last one left. Unfortunately, I've already told you that someone's already got it, and they've already PM'ed me their players info.

200tang: Again, thanks for the participation, but you snoozed, and therefore losed (lost? lose-ed?) It's a very good guess though, as you'll soon see...

boomboom: With 29 games in September, its a distinct possibility. 9 HR in a month? No sweat for Junior Griffey.

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BIG MOMENTS IN SEPTEMBER

SEPTEMBER 10, 2000
CARDINALS CLINCH NL CENTRAL

A 4-3 victory over the Florida Marlins punched the Cardinals ticket to October today. This comes as no surprise to baseball fans, as the Cardinals have had the best record in baseball since April. It appears a foregone conclusion that the Cardinals will clinch homefield advantage throughout, as they hold an 9-game lead over the 2nd-best NL record (belonging to the Marlins).

SEPTEMBER 14, 2000
REDS BEAT PADRES 4-3; JUNIOR PASSES KONG

The Reds managed another victory in their desperate (read: futile) chase for the Wild Card, beating the Padres 4-3 in San Diego.

In the victory, Ken Griffey, Jr. hit his 45th home run of the season, and 443rd of his career. This moves him ahead of Dave Kingman on the all-time list. Junior now looks to 452 home runs, the number held by Carl Yastrzemski.

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OOC: Poor Lance Davis. He gets to make his Major League debut against…Randy Johnson. He held his own, but the Reds still lost 6-3. Scott Randall had it a little easier, with his ML debut coming against Brandon Webb the next day. He also got a lot of offense, winning 9-4.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2000
REDS ELIMINATED BY MARLINS, 6-1

The Cincinnati Reds can now only hope to reach .500, as their playoff dreams were ended by the NL East leading Marlins, 6-1. Alex Fernandez tossed 8 innings of 1-run ball to give the Marlins the win. Aaron Boone hit his 24th home run in the loss.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2000
HARNISCH SHUTS OUT METS ON FINAL DAY OF SEASON
GRIFFEY HITS 50TH HOME RUN

Pete Harnisch’s 5-hit shutout capped a tumultuous season for the Reds. The Cincinnati ace’s win gave him a tie for the National League lead with 16.

Ken Griffey, Jr. hit his 50th home run, tops in the Majors this year. He also drove in 141 runs, good for 4th in baseball.

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