Red Sox Memoirs - Spiderman and The Rocket (1996 - )

[ewing6]

This. He is just going to cost more money. He is not that good at getting on base, so I wouldn't resign him. Just hope he hits well for the duration of his stay.. Dude, they need to make it so you get compensation picks in Mogul, so it is easier to let such players go. But of course, then they would probably also have to add more rounds to the draft..

the supplement round between the first and 2nd has to be added that is us 6-7 picks maybe more. Trying it for my league seeing if we can pull it off and also great dynasty and go bosox!!!

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

I probably wouldn't re-sign him, personally. I think he's playing way over his head right now and will probably come back to earth before the season is over.

I probably still won't. I need to find a place for Wil Cordero to play on a semi-permanent basis, and 1B may be the best option for that once Vaughn leaves.

This. He is just going to cost more money. He is not that good at getting on base, so I wouldn't resign him. Just hope he hits well for the duration of his stay.. Dude, they need to make it so you get compensation picks in Mogul, so it is easier to let such players go. But of course, then they would probably also have to add more rounds to the draft..

This is the trouble I'm having with letting him go. He's having a monster season and I really don't want to get NOTHING if I let him go. I might see if I can resign him just so I can trade him before the start of the season and get something out of it, lol.

the supplement round between the first and 2nd has to be added that is us 6-7 picks maybe more. Trying it for my league seeing if we can pull it off and also great dynasty and go bosox!!!

Thanks!

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

June 22
Red Sox (42-30) @ Brewers (33-41)
Red Sox 10 - Brewers 6

Quite a game offensively. Nomar got two hits in six at bats and drove in a run, Bret Boone had four RBI's, and Mike Stanley was 2-3 with two doubles, two walks, and two runs. The most damage, however, came from Rondell White and Barry Larkin. White went 4-5 with a homer, two runs, two RBI's, and a steal, while Larkin went 3-5 with a walk, two runs, a triple, an RBI, and a steal. Henry had another solid start, going seven innings and allowing three earned runs on seven hits, one walk, and striking out seven batters.

BOSTON               ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
B. Larkin (SS)        5  3  1  2  0  1  0  1    .307
R. White (CF)         5  4  0  2  1  2  1  1    .288
N. Garciaparra (DH)   6  2  0  2  0  1  2  0    .341
M. Vaughn (1B)        5  1  1  1  0  0  1  0    .327
M. Greenwell (LF)     5  1  0  0  0  1  1  0    .298
M. Stanley (C)        3  2  2  2  0  0  0  0    .287
B. Boone (3B)         4  2  0  0  0  4  0  0    .304
T. Nixon (RF)         4  1  0  1  0  1  0  0    .226
J. Frye (2B)          5  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .296
TOTALS               42 17  4 10  1 10  6  2

   2B:  M. Stanley 2 (20), B. Boone (14), T. Nixon (10)
   3B:  B. Larkin (4)
   HR:  R. White (17)
   HBP:  R. White, T. Nixon
   GIDP:  M. Vaughn

          BOSTON   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
        B. Henry  7.0  7  1  1  4  3  7  95   4.59
       T. Gordon  2.0  3  1  0  2  2  0  36   5.73
          TOTALS  9.0 10  2  1  6  5  7 131

WP - Butch Henry (5-4)
LP - Cal Eldred (5-3)
SV - N/A
HR - Rondell White (13)

June 23
Red Sox (43-30) @ Brewers (33-42)
Red Sox 5 - Brewers 6

This game was quite frustrating. Clemens started the game out by shutting them out for the first six innings, but then allowed four runs to them in the seventh, before Mike Maddux came in and allowed a fifth. Slocumb allowed what proved to be the game-winning run an inning later. On the plus side Nomar got his second consecutive multi-hit game, which hopefully means he's breaking out of his slump.

WP - Mark Kiefer (2-0)
LP - Heathcliff Slocumb (0-4)
SV - Graeme Lloyd (5)
HR - N/A

June 24
Red Sox (43-31) @ Brewers (34-42)
Red Sox 7 - Brewers 4

Arguably the best game of the young Jeff Suppan's career. He went seven innings and allowed three runs on six hits and two walks, while striking out what is easily a career high eight batters. Nomar had another multi-hit game and hit his first home run since returning from injury, whilst Mo Vaughn had another two homer game and drove in three runs.

WP - Jeff Suppan (6-0)
LP - Ricky Bones (6-5)
SV - Rich Garces (8)
HR - Mo Vaughn 2 (21), Nomar Garciaparra (11)

Thoughts: Nomar seems to be busting out of his mini-slump. He was 7-15 in the seriest against the Brewers with five runs, a homer and five RBI's, which is great news for us especially because we're playing the Yankees at the end of the week and we need his bat to be going if we're gonna pick up some ground on them. This series against the Tigers is Nixon's last chance to convince me that he belongs on the major league roster, too, and if not we're turning right field over to Wil Cordero.

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

June 26
Tigers (24-52) @ Red Sox (44-31)
Tigers 3 - Red Sox 14

SMOOOOOOKESHOW! A whole lotta offense from our line-up in this win over the Tigers. Trot Nixon must know I'm planning on pulling him out of the lineup if he keeps sucking because he went 2-4 with a home run and a double in this game to raise his average to .228. Mike Greenwell also drove in three runs for us. Moyer pitched another good game, going seven innings and allowing three runs on seven hits and two walks.

BOSTON               ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
B. Larkin (SS)        4  1  1  1  0  1  1  0    .304
R. White (CF)         5  1  0  1  0  0  1  0    .287
N. Garciaparra (DH)   5  1  0  1  0  0  1  0    .342
M. Vaughn (1B)        5  3  0  3  0  1  0  0    .340
M. Greenwell (LF)     5  2  0  2  1  3  0  0    .303
M. Stanley (C)        3  1  1  2  1  2  0  0    .281
B. Boone (3B)         4  2  1  1  0  2  2  0    .301
T. Nixon (RF)         4  2  1  2  1  2  0  0    .228
J. Frye (2B)          4  3  0  1  0  2  0  0    .303
TOTALS               39 16  4 14  3 13  5  0

   2B:  B. Larkin (17), J. Frye (14)
   HR:  M. Stanley (10), M. Greenwell (13), T. Nixon (3)
   HBP:  M. Stanley, J. Frye
   GIDP:  R. White

          BOSTON   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
        J. Moyer  7.0  7  2  1  3  3  3 115   4.60
       T. Gordon  2.0  1  1  0  0  0  1  36   5.45
          TOTALS  9.0  8  3  1  3  3  4 151

WP - Jamie Moyer (7-2)
LP - Brian Moehler (4-6)
SV - N/A
HR - Mike Stanley (10), Mike Greenwell (13), Trot Nixon (3)

June 27
Tigers (24-53) @ Red Sox (45-31)
Tigers 5 - Red Sox 8

Wake actually didn't pitch too badly in the game, given it was against the Tigers. He went 5 2/3 innings and allowed four runs on eight hits and two walks with four K's. Barry Larkin had a great game, going 2-5 with a run, two runs batted in, and three steals. Vaughn had another good game, going 3-4 with a walk, a run, and an RBI, too.

WP - Tim Wakefield (5-4)
LP - Jeff Weaver (2-8)
SV - Rich Garces (9)
HR - N/A

June 28
Tigers (24-54) @ Red Sox (46-31)
Tigers 4 - Red Sox 6

Down 4-3 in the eighth inning and Bret Boone rips a three run homer for the game-winning hit to help us complete the sweep! Butch Henry pitched a good game going seven innings and giving up three runs with four strikeouts. Mike Greenwell also played another good game, going 2-3 with a walk and scoring three times.

WP - Mike Maddux (6-1)
LP - Jose Lima (4-8)
SV - Rich Garces (10)
HR - Bret Boone (12)

Thoughts: We're gonna go into the Yankees series coming off a sweep, which I personally think is a huge boost to us. We're also gonna have our top three of Clemens, Suppan, and Moyer going against them, and all have pitched well as of late, so I'm confident we'll be able to pick up a game or two on them in this series. We're currently sitting five back of them for the division, and only one back of the ChiSox for the Wild Card. Trot Nixon will also be staying in the line-up for the time being, as he's hitting very well of late with a line of .333/.415/.500 in his last ten games. I am going to insert Wil Cordero in his place against lefties, however. Wish me luck against the Yankees!

TROT NIXON'S LAST TEN GAMES

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

June 29
Yankees (53-26) @ Red Sox (47-31)
Yankees 5 - Red Sox 4

This game was absolutely infuriating. We are one spotty Heathcliff Slocumb appearance from winning this game. It didn't help that we really got shut down by Kamieniecki again, and I don't get how a guy with an ERA near 5.00 keeps killing us this season! This time he went eight innings and allowed only three runs on six hits and three walks. Nixon helped out the offense by going 2-4 with two RBI's, but it didn't matter. We really need to win these next two games against the Yankees.

WP - Scott Kamieniecki (7-3)
LP - Heathcliff Slocumb (0-5)
SV - John Wetteland (19)
HR - N/A

June 30
Yankees (54-26) @ Red Sox (47-32)
Yankees 10 - Red Sox 6

This series is not going at all how I hoped it would. Suppan pitched his first poor game since being called up, allowing five runs (though only two were earned) on nine hits and one walk in 3 2/3 innings without striking anyone out. Larkin had himself a game going 4-4 with three doubles and a triple, but it was for naught. Hopefully with Moyer going in the next game we can at least win one of these games.

WP - Jimmy Key (5-2)
LP - Jeff Suppan (6-1)
SV - Willie Banks (1)
HR - Mike Greenwell (14)

May 1
Yankees (55-26) @ Red Sox (47-33)
Yankees 12 - Red Sox 9

I can't believe I just got swept. Moyer got throttled, giving up five runs in 4+ innings. The offense played pretty well, but the entire pitching staff got roughed up so badly that it didn't matter.

WP - Willie Banks (5-0)
LP - Mike Stanton (2-4)
SV - N/A
HR - Mike Stanley (11), Rondell White (14), Nomar Garciaparra (12)

Thoughts: That series against the Yankees did not go nearly as well as I was hoping it would. I figured with Clemens, Suppan, and Moyer going we'd have been able to win at least one of the three games, but we didn't even manage that. The sweep leaves us eight back in the division, all but killing any hopes of a division title for us, and three back for the Wild Card. We're on the road against the Blue Jays and Orioles, and then we've got the All-Star break. Which I am greatly looking forward to, so some of our guys like Mike Greenwell and Rondell White can get some rest, and hopefully we can get the ball rolling again.

Also I'm gonna hold off on the normal monthly update until after the Homerun Derby and All-Star game.

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

July 3
Red Sox (47-34) @ Blue Jays (35-47)
Red Sox 15 - Blue Jays 6

BIG game from the offense. Jeff Frye and Barry Larkin scored four runs each, while Nomar and Rondell White drove in four runs each. Mike Stanley only had one hit, but he drew four walks in six total plate appearancesn. And wakefield even pitched a decent game, going 7 1/3 innings and allowing five runs on seven hits and four walks.

MY OFFENSIVE BOX SCORE:

BOSTON               ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
B. Larkin (SS)        5  4  1  4  1  2  0  0    .322
R. White (CF)         6  3  0  0  0  4  0  0    .289
N. Garciaparra (DH)   6  3  0  1  0  4  1  0    .340
M. Vaughn (1B)        6  2  0  1  0  1  1  0    .334
M. Greenwell (LF)     5  2  1  2  1  1  0  1    .309
M. Stanley (C)        2  1  4  1  0  0  1  0    .281
B. Boone (3B)         6  1  0  1  0  2  3  0    .292
T. Nixon (RF)         4  1  1  1  0  0  2  0    .244
J. Frye (2B)          5  3  0  4  0  1  0  0    .311
TOTALS               45 20  7 15  2 15  8  1

   2B:  B. Boone (17), M. Greenwell (17), R. White (14), J. Frye (16)
   3B:  N. Garciaparra (5)
   HR:  B. Larkin (4), M. Greenwell (15)

THEIR PITCHING BOX SCORE:

         TORONTO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
       J. Guzman  4.0  9  2  1  6  6  2  90   5.12
        F. Viola  1.1  7  2  0  7  7  1  48   6.67
    P. Spoljaric  0.1  2  1  0  1  1  0  20   8.14
       J. Frasor  1.1  1  1  0  0  0  3  27   4.15
       B. Risley  1.0  1  0  1  1  1  1  19   6.67
       M. Timlin  1.0  0  1  0  0  0  1  16   4.97
          TOTALS  9.0 20  7  2 15 15  8 220

WP - Tim Wakefield (6-4)
LP - Juan Guzman (6-5)
SV - N/A
HR - Barry Larkin (4), Mike Greenwell (15)

BREAKING NEWS

Following this rout against the Blue Jays our star shortstop Barry Larkin was diagnosed with a broken finger that will sideline him for approximately a month. This injury is really bad for us, especially because Barry was crushing the ball at the time he was injured. Here's his line from his last ten games:


In his place I've decided to call up top prospect Freddy Sanchez. I decided not to turn shortstop over to Wil Cordero because Cordero is an absolute butcher with the glove, and between starting against lefties in the outfield and filling in at first and left and third occasionally he gets plenty of at bats. Sanchez's minor league stats from this season and vitals:

July 4
Red Sox (48-34) @ Blue Jays (35-48)
Red Sox 5 - Blue Jays 2

Great game from Clemens tonight. He pitched seven innings, allowed one earned run on five hits and two walks, and K'ed six. We got some good offense too. Mike Greenwell went 1-4 with a two run homer, Nomar was 2-4 with an RBI and a double, and Vaughn was 2-4 with an RBI triple.

WP - Roger Clemens (14-2)
LP - Woody Williams (3-8)
SV - N/A
HR - Mike Greenwell (16)

July 5
Red Sox (49-34) @ Blue Jays (35-49)
Red Sox 4 - Blue Jays 6

Jeff Suppan got a little roughed up again, enough for his ERA to go up by almost a full run. He allowed six runs on ten hits in 4 1/3 innings. The offense was decent, with Jeff Frye going 2-4 with two runs driven in, and both Nixon and Mike Greenwell hitting triples. Nixon also went 2-4 to raise his batting average to .250. Pat Hentgen did do a solid job of shutting us down, though, holding us to three runs on eight hits over eight innings.

WP - Pat Hentgen (5-8)
LP - Jeff Suppan (6-2)
SV - Mike Timlin (11)
HR - N/A

Thoughts: We had a pretty good series against the Jays that leaves us eight back of the division and 4.5 back of Chicago for the Wild Card. Next up we've got the Orioles as our last series before the All-Star Break. I'm really looking forward to the All-Star Break, especially in light of Barry's injury. It's a few less meaningful games Barry will have to miss with the injury. Hopefully Freddy Sanchez plays well in his stead.

And also, since I haven't posted these all season, some relief pitcher stats:

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

July 6
Red Sox (49-35) @ Orioles (42-43)
Red Sox 3 - Orioles 4

I might have to start playing these games in manager mode instead of GM mode, because I think my manager wears a helmet and tries to eat his own tongue judging by some of the calls he makes. Like trying to sacrifice bunt the game tying run to second in the ninth inning with a .300 hitter at the plate, for example. Anyways, this was a tough loss mostly because Moyer gave us a really solid outing, giving up four runs in 6 2/3 innings while striking out six. Offensively Freddy Sanchez got his first major league hit, a single to center in the top of the third inning off Sidney Ponson.

WP - Sidney Ponson (5-4)
LP - Jamie Moyer (7-3)
SV - Randy Myers (11)
HR - Mike Stanley (12)

July 7
Red Sox (49-36) @ Orioles (43-43)
Red Sox 4 - Orioles 3 (12 innings)

Only two games into his major league career and Freddy Sanchez is already making headlines. Sanchez had two huge hits in this game. The first one started an eighth inning rally with us down by a run that helped us take the lead a few batters later, and the second of his two big hits was what proved to be the game-winning hit in the 12th inning, an RBI single to right-center field. In even more shocking news, Tim Wakefield went seven innings and allowed just two runs on six hits and two walks :O!

WP - Mike Stanton (3-4)
LP - Roger McDowell (4-3)
SV - N/A
HR - N/A

July 8
Red Sox (50-36) @ Orioles (43-44)
Red Sox 8 - Orioles 11

The Orioles went up ten to nothing on us early, and we managed to mount a late rally by putting up seven of our eight runs in the last two innings, but unfortunately it wasn't quite enough. Freddy Sanchez had a good game in the loss, going 3-5 with three runs. Mo Vaughn, Mike Greenwell, and Mike Stanley drove in all our runs.

WP - Mike Mussina (8-4)
LP - Butch Henry (5-5)
SV - Randy Myers (12)
HR - Mike Stanley (13)

Thoughts: I'm not liking where we're sitting go into the All-Star Break. We're down ten games to the Yankees for the division and six and a half to the White Sox in the Wild Card. Hopefully we can come out of the gate hot in the second half.

[PotatoOfCouch13]

Sorry I'm a little late to the party, but I believe that you have to re-sign the Hit Dog.

Yes, he's going to ask for money. However, you are Boston: YOU HAVE THE MONEY!!! He's a very good middle of the order hitter, has a swing built for Fenway, and might not end up having all the injuries that plagued his later career (that health rating looks pretty good to me!). Plus, you think the fanbase is going to let you off easy if you let the '95 AL MVP walk? Heck, he might even snag back-to-back trophies! How can you live with yourself if you do that?

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Sorry I'm a little late to the party, but I believe that you have to re-sign the Hit Dog.

Yes, he's going to ask for money. However, you are Boston: YOU HAVE THE MONEY!!! He's a very good middle of the order hitter, has a swing built for Fenway, and might not end up having all the injuries that plagued his later career (that health rating looks pretty good to me!). Plus, you think the fanbase is going to let you off easy if you let the '95 AL MVP walk? Heck, he might even snag back-to-back trophies! How can you live with yourself if you do that?

We're actually seven million dollars over budget right now. We do have some heftyish contracts coming off the books this season (notably Gordon and Slocumb), but we also have some guys in arbitration that are gonna ask for a big, big raise (Rondell White). If I do resign him it'll be out of the free agent pool so I can see how much money I have to play with.

As of now I'm planning on letting go of (salary amount in parentheses):

RP Tom Gordon (2,000,000)
RP Heathcliff Slocumb (1,550,000)
3B Tim Naehring (1,850,000)
SP Tim Wakefield (1,200,000)

And depending on what they ask for I want to bring back (same deal as before):

INF Bret Boone (920,000)
SP Butch Henry (1,050,000)
C Joe Oliver (1,100,000)

And I'm definitely bringing back these guys, but some of them are gonna get some fat raises (same as before, *=will probably be demanding a big raise):

UTIL Wil Cordero (1,250,000) *
CF Rondell White (1,100,000) *
2B Jeff Frye (222,000) *
OF Troy O'Leary (310,000)
RP Rich Garces (146,000) *

I may actually not bring Jeff Frye back. I'm planning on handing second base to Freddy Sanchez next season, but Frye has played really well this season and I want to bring him back as a back-up middle infielder. But at the same time I'm not gonna pay him a ton of money to sit on the bench and play 2B or SS once or twice a week. Most of the other guys, especially White, are gonna get paid big. If I can afford Vaughn after that then I'll probably go for it. But he's very much in limbo at this point.

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

1996 HOMERUN DERBY

1996 Home Run Showdown

FIRST ROUND (10 Outs)

PLAYER                          HOMERS
Jose Canseco (MON)                  12
Manny Ramirez (CLE)                 10
Sammy Sosa (CHC)                     9
Alex Rodriguez (SEA)                 8
Fred McGriff (ATL)                   7
Larry Walker (COL)                   6
Greg Vaughn (MIL)                    5
Carlos Delgado (TOR)                 5
Barry Bonds (SFG)                    5
Albert Belle (CLE)                   5

SECOND ROUND (5 Outs)

PLAYER                          HOMERS
Manny Ramirez (CLE)                  4
Alex Rodriguez (SEA)                 4
Sammy Sosa (CHC)                     3
Jose Canseco (MON)                   3

FINAL ROUND (5 Outs)

PLAYER                          HOMERS
MANNY RAMIREZ (CLE)                  3
Alex Rodriguez (SEA)                 1

     WINNER: Manny Ramirez

Mo Vaughn missed out on participating in this by just a homer or two, unfortunately. But regardless Manny really put on a show, hitting the second most homers in the first round, tying for the most in the second, and obviously winning in the final round.

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

1996 ALL-STAR GAME
THE TEAMS, PLAYERS, AND MVP

AMERICAN LEAGUE ALL-STAR STARTERS

AMERICAN LEAGUE ALL-STAR RESERVES

NATIONAL LEAGUE ALL-STAR STARTERS

NATIONAL LEAGUE ALL-STAR RESERVES

We had a pretty exciting All-Star game this season, with the American League winning 10-7 in nine innings. Much to my surprise the only Red Sox selected to the squad were Clemens and Mike Maddux. I was extremely surprised that none of Nomar, Vaughn, Greenwell, or Stanley made it, even as reserves. I was also extremely surprised that Mike Maddux was selected since he is only a middle reliever, although his stats do look pretty.



Clemens was more of a no-brainer, as he's probably the leading candidate for the American League Cy Young award right now. He started the game and went three innings and allowed four runs while striking out three, getting a no-decision.

The All-Star Game MVP Award went to A's third baseman Jason Giambi, who pinch hit and hit two homers in his only two at-bats.

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

1996 ALL-STAR GAME
BOX SCORE AND RECAP

 National League at  American League
July 10, 1996

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
National League (NL) 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 1    7  9  1
American League (AL) 0 0 0 5 1 3 1 0 x   10 12  0

                     ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
R. Lankford (CF)      4  2  0  2  1  2  1  0    .314
 J. Canseco (P)       1  1  0  0  0  1  0  0    .289
S. Sosa (LF)          5  1  0  1  1  2  3  0    .384
L. Walker (RF)        3  0  1  0  0  0  1  0    .317
B. Bonds (DH)         4  2  0  1  1  1  1  0    .281
M. Piazza (C)         4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .312
F. McGriff (1B)       4  0  0  0  0  0  3  0    .306
E. Alfonzo (3B)       4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .343
S. Dunston (SS)       3  2  1  2  0  0  0  0    .289
R. Sandberg (2B)      3  1  0  1  0  1  1  0    .280
 J. Bagwell (P)       1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .272
TOTALS               36  9  2  7  3  7 10  0

   2B:  R. Sandberg, S. Dunston 2
   HR:  S. Sosa, R. Lankford, B. Bonds

                   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
         J. Rijo  3.1  5  2  1  4  4  6  78   3.28
        K. Brown  2.1  5  1  1  5  4  2  62   2.08
  T. Stottlemyre  2.1  2  1  1  1  1  1  45   1.81
          TOTALS  8.0 12  4  3 10  9  9 185

                     ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
C. Knoblauch (2B)     4  0  1  1  0  0  0  0    .324
B. Williams (CF)      5  1  0  0  0  1  2  0    .347
A. Rodriguez (SS)     4  1  0  0  0  0  0  1    .277
M. Ramirez (RF)       4  2  1  2  0  0  1  0    .373
A. Belle (LF)         4  1  1  1  0  1  0  0    .301
F. Thomas (1B)        3  1  1  1  0  2  2  0    .369
I. Rodriguez (C)      4  0  0  0  0  0  3  0    .317
R. Palmeiro (DH)      4  2  0  2  1  3  1  0    .358
T. Fryman (3B)        2  2  0  1  0  0  0  0    .320
 J. Giambi (P)        2  2  0  2  2  3  0  0    .282
TOTALS               36 12  4 10  3 10  9  1

   2B:  F. Thomas, M. Ramirez 2, R. Palmeiro
   HR:  R. Palmeiro, J. Giambi 2
   HBP:  A. Rodriguez
   GIDP:  A. Rodriguez

                   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
      R. Clemens  3.0  5  0  2  4  4  3  64   3.04
      R. Johnson  3.0  2  2  1  2  2  4  69   3.09
     M. Eichhorn  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  2  19   1.58
         D. Cook  2.0  2  0  0  1  1  1  35   2.03
          TOTALS  9.0  9  2  3  7  7 10 187

     WP: R. Johnson
     LP: K. Brown

     Temperature: 90F
     Wind: 8 MPH (out to right)
     Attendance: 50,000
     Time: 3:33

 National League at  American League
July 10, 1996

TOP OF THE FIRST
Roger Clemens takes the mound for the American League.
Ray Lankford struck out. <--->
Sammy Sosa struck out. <--->
Larry Walker lined out to center. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
In the middle of the first, the game is tied at 0.

BOTTOM OF THE FIRST
Jose Rijo takes the mound for the National League.
Chuck Knoblauch popped up to the second baseman. <--->
Bernie Williams struck out. <--->
Alex Rodriguez singled to left. <--1>
Alex Rodriguez stole second. <-2->
Manny Ramirez walked. <-21>
Albert Belle grounded to second. <-21>
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
At the end of the first, the game is tied at 0.

TOP OF THE SECOND
Barry Bonds homered to left-center. <--->
Mike Piazza popped up to second. <--->
Fred McGriff lined out to left. <--->
Edgardo Alfonzo lined out to first. <--->
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
In the middle of the second,  leads 1 to 0.

BOTTOM OF THE SECOND
Frank Thomas struck out. <--->
Ivan Rodriguez struck out. <--->
Rafael Palmeiro struck out. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
At the end of the second,  trails 1 to 0.

TOP OF THE THIRD
Shawon Dunston singled through the right side. <--1>
Shawon Dunston went for an extra base and reached second. <-2->
Ryne Sandberg doubled to right-center, scoring a run. <-2->
Ray Lankford homered over the left field fence for two RBIs. <--->
Sammy Sosa struck out. <--->
Larry Walker grounded to second. <--->
Barry Bonds hit an infield single to first base. <--1>
Mike Piazza flied out to center. <--1>
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
In the middle of the third,  leads 4 to 0.

BOTTOM OF THE THIRD
Travis Fryman singled down the first base line. <--1>
Chuck Knoblauch flied out to center field. <--1>
Bernie Williams struck out. <--1>
Alex Rodriguez lined out to left field. <--1>
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
At the end of the third,  trails 4 to 0.

TOP OF THE FOURTH
Randy Johnson came in to pitch for the American League. <--->
Fred McGriff struck out. <--->
Edgardo Alfonzo flied out to center. <--->
Shawon Dunston flied out to right. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
In the middle of the fourth,  leads 4 to 0.

BOTTOM OF THE FOURTH
Manny Ramirez doubled down the third base line. <-2->
Albert Belle walked. <-21>
Frank Thomas doubled down the right field line, scoring a run. <32->
Ivan Rodriguez struck out. <32->
Rafael Palmeiro homered to deep right-center for three RBIs. <--->
Kevin Brown came in to pitch for the National League. <--->
Travis Fryman singled to center. <--1>
Chuck Knoblauch walked. <-21>
Bernie Williams singled down the first base line, scoring a run. <3-1>
Alex Rodriguez grounded to the third baseman for a double play (5-4-3). <3-->
5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
At the end of the fourth,  leads 5 to 4.

TOP OF THE FIFTH
Ryne Sandberg struck out. <--->
Ray Lankford singled to left. <--1>
Sammy Sosa homered over the center field fence for two RBIs. <--->
Larry Walker walked. <--1>
Barry Bonds struck out. <--1>
Mike Piazza grounded to short. <--1>
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
In the middle of the fifth,  leads 6 to 5.

BOTTOM OF THE FIFTH
Manny Ramirez doubled down the left field line. <-2->
Kevin Brown threw a wild pitch. <3-->
Albert Belle grounded to the second baseman, scoring a run. <--->
Frank Thomas struck out. <--->
Ivan Rodriguez grounded to the second baseman. <--->
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
At the end of the fifth, the game is tied at 6.

TOP OF THE SIXTH
Fred McGriff struck out. <--->
Edgardo Alfonzo flied out to center. <--->
Shawon Dunston walked. <--1>
Ryne Sandberg popped up to the third baseman in foul ground. <--1>
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
In the middle of the sixth, the game is tied at 6.

BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH
Rafael Palmeiro doubled to the wall in left. <-2->
Jason Giambi pinch hit for Travis Fryman. <-2->
Jason Giambi homered over the left field fence for two RBIs. <--->
Chuck Knoblauch reached first on a fielding error by the shortstop. <--1>
Bernie Williams grounded to third. <-2->
Alex Rodriguez was hit by a pitch. <-21>
Manny Ramirez struck out. <-21>
Todd Stottlemyre came in to pitch for the National League. <-21>
Albert Belle singled to right. <321>
Frank Thomas walked, scoring a run. <321>
Ivan Rodriguez struck out. <321>
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, and 3 left on base.
At the end of the sixth,  leads 9 to 6.

TOP OF THE SEVENTH
Mark Eichhorn came in to pitch for the American League. <--->
Ray Lankford flied out to right. <--->
Sammy Sosa struck out. <--->
Larry Walker struck out. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
In the middle of the seventh,  trails 9 to 6.

BOTTOM OF THE SEVENTH
Rafael Palmeiro flied out to right field. <--->
Jason Giambi homered over the right field fence. <--->
Chuck Knoblauch flied out to left field. <--->
Bernie Williams flied out to left. <--->
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
At the end of the seventh,  leads 10 to 6.

TOP OF THE EIGHTH
Dennis Cook came in to pitch for the American League. <--->
Barry Bonds popped up to the second baseman. <--->
Mike Piazza lined out to the third baseman. <--->
Fred McGriff struck out. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
In the middle of the eighth,  trails 10 to 6.

BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH
Alex Rodriguez flied out to left. <--->
Manny Ramirez lined out to second. <--->
Albert Belle grounded back to the pitcher. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
At the end of the eighth,  leads 10 to 6.

TOP OF THE NINTH
Edgardo Alfonzo grounded to first. <--->
Shawon Dunston doubled into the right field corner. <-2->
Jeff Bagwell pinch hit for Ryne Sandberg. <-2->
Jeff Bagwell grounded to first. <3-->
Jose Canseco pinch hit for Ray Lankford. <3-->
Jose Canseco singled to center, scoring a run. <--1>
Sammy Sosa grounded to first. <--1>

AMERICAN LEAGUE WIN: 10-7

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Did you guys like the way I presented the All-Star game/teams? I wasn't really sure how to do it so I just started taking screenshots and playing with things, and that's kinda just what I ended up with, haha.

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LEAGUE UPDATE - ALL-STAR BREAK

AMERICAN LEAGUE

STANDINGS - DIVISIONAL

STANDINGS - WILD CARD

OFFENSIVE LEADERS

PITCHING LEADERS

NATIONAL LEAGUE

STANDINGS - DIVISIONAL

STANDINGS - WILD CARD

OFFENSIVE LEADERS

PITCHING LEADERS

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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS - ALL-STAR BREAK

NOTABLE SIGNINGS/RE-SIGNINGS

MILESTONES

TRADES

Dykstra's at-bats in his cycle game:

TOP OF THE FIRST
Lenny Dykstra doubled down the third base line. <-2->

TOP OF THE THIRD
Lenny Dykstra tripled to left-center, scoring a run. <3-->

TOP OF THE SIXTH
Lenny Dykstra walked. <--1>

TOP OF THE SEVENTH
Lenny Dykstra singled to center for two RBIs. <-21>

TOP OF THE EIGHTH
Lenny Dykstra singled to left field, advancing the runner to third. <3-1>

TOP OF THE TENTH
Lenny Dykstra grounded to the second baseman. <--->

TOP OF THE THIRTEENTH
Lenny Dykstra grounded to second. <--->

TOP OF THE FIFTEENTH
Lenny Dykstra popped up to first base. <--1>

TOP OF THE SEVENTEENTH
Lenny Dykstra homered over the right field fence for two RBIs. <--->

And his final line from the game:

PHILADELPHIA         ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
L. Dykstra (CF)       8  5  1  4  1  5  0  1    .300