Saturday, May 31, 1997

MANAGER GOES APESHIT!

SEATTLE -- Tigers Manager Mat McNeil went fuckin' ape in a post-game interview over his team's horrendous 16-1 loss to the Mariners.  In a profanity-laced tired, he threatened to "crack skulls", watch below.

DETROIT AT SEATTLE
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  2  1

Mariners........ 2 4 3  5 0 1  1 0    - 16 21  0
Win:Wolcott(2-3) Loss:Blair(3-3)
Homeruns- D.Easley(12th), J.Cora(4th)




TIGERS START JUNE UP SHIT'S CREEK

SEATTLE -- The Tigers will begin the month of June during the upcoming series against Seattle and if they cannot make a strong +.500 push, their season is effectively over. 

It was the manager's stated goal last month to finish May five games above .500.  That didn't happen.  Instead, the Tigers find themselves 14.5 back in the toughest division in baseball.  They cannot remain 14.5 back heading into July.  At worst, they need to be 10 back or less. 

The Tigers' schedule for June is difficult.  Interleague play will begin mid-month with easy games against the Expos, but they'll also play the Mets and Marlins.  The Tigers host a grueling homestand against the Yankees and Red Sox, June 20-24.  They'll start July with a 5-game series against the murderous Orioles. 

GAME 1:
DET-Blair(3-2, 3.82) at SEA-Fassero(5-5, 3.69)

NOTABLE SEATTLE STATS
NAME              BAVG  GM  AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO HB SH DP  SB CS  E
K.Griffey Jr.     .347  50 199  44  69 11  1 21  45  18  44  5  0  4   3  1  2
E.Martinez        .352  49 179  46  63 11  0 13  39  33  28  5  0  5   0  2  0
A.Rodriguez       .272  50 206  34  56 11  0 10  23  12  36  3  8  5   8  0  4
J.Buhner          .271  46 166  31  45  4  0 14  34  28  42  1  0  9   0  0  1

NAME               ERA  W  L   PCT   G GS CG SH SV    IP   H   R  ER HR  BB  SO
R.Johnson         3.49  8  2  .800  10 10  3  0  0  80.0  56  32  31 12  29 112
J.Fassero         3.69  5  5  .500  13 13  2  0  0  83.0  77  38  34  6  42  59
J.Moyer           4.13  7  1  .875  11 11  1  0  0  69.2  67  33  32  5  22  46



Primary Player Statistics For 1997 Detroit Tigers Totals After 52 Games
 
NAME              BAVG  GM  AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO HB SH DP  SB CS  E
M.Walbeck         .333  20  57  11  19  6  0  2  12   6  10  0  0  0   3  1  2
B.Hamelin         .299  36 117  16  35  6  0  4  18  12  24  0  0  2   0  2  0
T.Fryman          .289  51 194  19  56 11  2  2  16  18  41  1  0 10   4  4  1
B.Higginson       .282  51 177  25  50 10  0  6  26  28  30  1  0  5   8  4  2
T.Clark           .250  50 184  21  46  6  0  9  28  24  49  0  0  6   1  1  3
M.Nieves          .248  35 121  17  30 10  0 10  24  10  49  0  0  0   0  2  1
B.Hunter          .248  52 210  29  52 12  3  0  12  21  32  0 11  2  20 12  2
D.Easley          .247  46 174  31  43 12  0 11  25  17  35  3  1  5   7  2  8
O.Miller          .244  15  45   5  11  5  0  1   3   0  15  1  0  0   0  0  0
J.Reed            .238  15  42   6  10  1  0  0   6   3   7  0  0  0   0  1  2
R.Casanova        .237  34 118   7  28  3  0  2   9   8  23  2  0  4   0  0  1
P.Nevin           .230  31  87  14  20  6  0  4   7   8  21  1  0  3   0  0  1
D.Cruz            .223  43 148  12  33  6  0  0  11   3  22  0  4  5   0  1  3
B.Trammell        .211  21  57   2  12  5  0  0   5   6  16  0  0  0   1  1  2
J.Encarnacion     .167  14  24   4   4  3  0  0   5   3   5  5  0  0   2  2  1
ALL PITCHERS      ----  52   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0  0  4
----------------- ---- --- --- --- --- -- -- -- --- --- --- -- -- -- --- -- --
TEAM TOTALS       .256    1755     449     5    207     379    16     46    33
                        52     219    102    51     167     14    42     33
 
 
NAME               ERA  W  L   PCT   G GS CG SH SV    IP   H   R  ER HR  BB  SO
T.Jones           0.81  1  0 1.000  21  0  0  0 14  22.1  22   4   2  1  17  16
G.Dishman         1.08  1  0 1.000   3  1  0  0  0   8.1   7   1   1  0   5   3
D.Miceli          2.05  5  1  .833  20  0  0  0  0  26.1  13   7   6  2  10  19
M.Myers           2.65  2  0 1.000  25  0  0  0  1  17.0  13   8   5  2   6  15
J.Bautista        3.20  0  0  ----  15  0  0  0  0  19.2  22   8   7  2   5  12
D.Brocail         3.25  3  2  .600  13  2  0  0  1  27.2  22  10  10  3   9  22
A.Sager           3.54  1  4  .200  15  0  0  0  0  28.0  20  11  11  2   4  19
W.Blair           3.82  3  2  .600  10 10  0  0  0  63.2  57  27  27  9  12  33
O.Olivares        4.17  3  3  .500   6  6  1  0  0  41.0  44  23  19  7  12  21
S.Sanders         4.50  1  1  .500   3  3  0  0  0  18.0  21  10   9  2   6  15
J.Thompson        5.22  1  5  .167  11 11  0  0  0  79.1  76  50  46 12  15  55
F.Lira            5.33  1  2  .333   5  5  0  0  0  27.0  32  17  16  3  20  10
B.Moehler         6.53  1  7  .125  11 11  0  0  0  60.2  71  45  44 11  23  32
G.Keagle          8.47  1  1  .500   6  2  0  0  0  17.0  25  18  16  5   4  11
K.Jarvis         17.74  0  0  ----   7  1  0  0  0  11.2  27  24  23  3   5   7
ALL NON-PITCHERS  ----  0  0  ----   0  0  0  0  0   0.0   0   0   0  0   0   0
Team                                          2                   +0
----------------- ---- -- -- ----- --- -- -- -- -- ----- --- --- --- -- --- ---
TEAM TOTALS       4.66    28        52     1    16       472     242    153
                       24     .462     52     2    467.2     263     64     290

Friday, May 30, 1997

PALMEIRO SLAM BURIES TIGERS

DETROIT -- Rafael Palmeiro smacked an upper-deck grand slam and Brady Anderson homered and had 3 RBI as the Baltimore Orioles crushed the Detroit Tigers 13 to 2.

Brady Anderson smashed a lead-off home run to start the game, propelling his average to .340.  Tigers right fielder Melvin Nieves snapped an ankle on a strikeout, injuring him for the next six games. Bobby Higginson was a lone bright spot for the Tigers, he was 2-for-3.

The winning pitcher was Mike Mussina(6-4) who allowed 2 runs in 7 innings.  Brian Moehler(1-7) was given the loss.  He pitched 5 innings giving up 7 hits and 2 walks.  The Tigers are now 14.5 games back in the East.



BOXSCORE: 1997 Baltimore Orioles At 1997 Detroit Tigers             5/29/1997

  Orioles            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Anderson CF       3  3  2  3 .340     B.Hunter CF         4  0  1  0 .248 
  R.Alomar 2B         5  2  3  2 .287     D.Easley 2B         3  1  1  0 .247 
  G.Berroa RF         4  1  3  3 .239     B.Higginson LF      3  1  2  1 .282 
  R.Palmeiro 1B       5  1  2  4 .311     T.Clark 1B          4  0  1  0 .250 
  C.Ripken 3B         5  0  0  0 .219     B.Hamelin DH        4  0  0  0 .299 
  B.Surhoff LF        5  2  2  1 .306     T.Fryman 3B         3  0  1  0 .289 
  H.Baines DH         4  1  1  0 .314     M.Nieves RF         1  0  0  0 .248 
  L.Webster C         4  2  2  0 .228   A-B.Trammell RF       3  0  0  0 .211 
  M.Bordick SS        4  1  0  0 .236     D.Cruz SS           4  0  1  0 .223 
                                          P.Nevin C           3  0  0  0 .230 
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---     
         Totals      39 13 15 13                 Totals      32  2  7  1

A-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Nieves In 3rd Inning

INJURY: Melvin Nieves INJURED (for 6 more games) in 2nd inning

Orioles......... 1 0 0  0 4 1  5 2 0  - 13 15  1
Tigers.......... 2 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  7  0

Orioles (38-16)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
M.Mussina WIN(6-4)        7       7   2   1   2   4   0 105   4.32  A1 D2
A.Benitez                 2       0   0   0   1   0   0  23   2.27  D3
Totals                    9       7   2   1   3   4   0

Tigers (24-28)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
B.Moehler LOSS(1-7)       5       7   5   5   2   1   1  86   6.53  A1 C3
J.Bautista                0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.20  C4 C4
D.Miceli                  0 2/3   1   1   1   0   1   1  15   2.05  C5 C7
K.Jarvis                  0       1   2   2   1   0   0  10  17.74  C8 C9
G.Keagle                  1 2/3   3   5   5   1   1   1  43   8.47  D1 E1
T.Jones                   1 1/3   3   0   0   1   0   0  25   0.81  E2
Totals                    9      15  13  13   5   3   3

ATTENDANCE- 12,845 DATE- Thursday, May 29th 1997 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:56
LEFT ON BASE- Orioles: 5  Tigers: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Orioles: 2  Tigers: 2
ERRORS- C.Ripken
DOUBLES- B.Anderson(15th), D.Easley(12th), B.Higginson(10th), T.Clark(6th)
HOME RUNS- B.Anderson(9th), R.Palmeiro(21st), B.Surhoff(6th)
STOLEN BASES- R.Alomar(2nd), B.Higginson(8th)
CAUGHT STEALING- B.Hunter
WALKS- B.Anderson-2, H.Baines, L.Webster, M.Bordick, D.Easley, B.Higginson,
       T.Fryman
HIT BY PITCH- G.Berroa
STRIKE OUTS- B.Anderson, C.Ripken, M.Bordick, T.Clark, T.Fryman, M.Nieves,
             B.Trammell
GIDP- R.Alomar, C.Ripken, P.Nevin

Wednesday, May 21, 1997

AROUND THE HORN - 5/21/97

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1997 American League                 Date: 5/21/1997
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1997 BAL  34  12    B.Roberts CLE .359  K.Griffey SEA   20  M.McGwire OAK   50
1997 NYY  31  13    M.Loretta MIL .355  R.Palmeir BAL   17  R.Palmeir BAL   43
1997 TOR  21  23    J.Offerma KCR .350  M.McGwire OAK   17  T.Martine NYY   41
1997 DET  21  23    K.Griffey SEA .347  M.William CLE   14  K.Griffey SEA   41
1997 BOS  17  27    T.O'Leary BOS .345  J.Giambi  OAK   13  M.William CLE   40
 
1997 CLE  23  21    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1997 MIL  21  22    S.Erickso BAL    8  R.Myers   BAL   18  S.Erickso BAL 1.28
1997 KCR  19  24    R.Clemens TOR    8  D.Jones   MIL   16  R.Clemens TOR 1.55
1997 CWS  16  27    A.Pettitt NYY    7  M.Rivera  NYY   14  A.Pettitt NYY 2.60
1997 MIN  15  30    R.Johnson SEA    7  T.Jones   DET   13  D.Cone    NYY 2.68
                    OTHERS TIED W    6  J.Wettela TEX   10  B.Radke   MIN 2.69
1997 TEX  25  19
1997 SEA  24  21    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
1997 ANA  21  23    J.Cirillo MIL   14  B.Hunter  DET   19  R.Johnson SEA  100
1997 OAK  21  24    J.Bell    KCR   12  O.Nixon   TOR   16  R.Clemens TOR   84
                    J.Offerma KCR   11  T.Goodwin TEX   15  M.Mussina BAL   77
                    J.Valenti MIL    9  O.Vizquel CLE   13  K.Appier  KCR   64
                    J.Giambi  OAK    9  C.Knoblau MIN   13  W.Alvarez CWS   62
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
SEA  7  at  ANA  3  DET-Thompso(1-4, 4.57) at BAL-Erickso(8-0, 1.28)
DET  1  at  BAL  3  MIN-Radke(6-1, 2.69) at MIL-Eldred(4-4, 3.95)
BOS  4  at  CWS  2  SEA-Wolcott(1-3, 4.41) at ANA-Watson(4-3, 6.59)
KCR  6  at  CLE  4  BOS-Wakefie(3-5, 5.17) at CWS-Baldwin(2-4, 7.32)
MIN  9  at  MIL  6  KCR-Rosado(3-1, 3.64) at CLE-Hershis(2-4, 4.85)
TOR  6  at  NYY  4  TOR-William(3-3, 5.03) at NYY-Cone(5-0, 2.68)
OAK 12  at  TEX  1  OAK-Karsay(0-5, 9.46) at TEX-Oliver(5-3, 5.48)
 
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER         TM OPP AB  R  H RB BB Ks HR SB
R.Alomar      BAL DET  4  1  2  3  0  0  1  1
J.Valentin    MIL MIN  4  2  2  2  0  1  1  0
R.Coomer      MIN MIL  3  2  1  2  1  1  1  0
R.Davis       SEA ANA  5  1  2  3  0  0  1  0
A.Belle       CWS BOS  3  1  1  2  0  0  1  0
 
PITCHER        TM OPP  INN  H  R ER BB Ks HR WLS
D.Telgheder   OAK TEX  7.0  2  0  0  1  4  0 W  
T.Gordon      BOS CWS  7.0  3  2  2  0  8  1 W  
M.Mussina     BAL DET  8.0  6  1  1  3  8  0 W  
M.Timlin      SEA ANA  2.0  0  0  0  0  0  0 W  
R.Aguilera    MIN MIL  1.2  0  0  0  1  2  0   S
 
WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
R.Palmeiro    BAL .471 34 16 10  6  5  M.Jackson     CLE  6  2  0  0  6  0 102
M.Stairs      OAK .333 33 11 10  6  5  P.Assenmacher CLE  5  3  0  0  7  0 100
J.Thome       CLE .393 28 11  8  7  3  J.Thompson    DET  8  4  1  0  8  0 000
M.Macfarlane  KCR .348 23  8  8  2  3  M.Stanton     NYY  5  0  0  4  8  0 000
A.Belle       CWS .447 38 17 10  2  5  M.Timlin      SEA 14  8  1  1 11  1 200
 
WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
G.Disarcina   ANA .071 28  2  1  1  0  R.Robertson   MIN 11 20 19  6  6  3 020
T.O'Leary     BOS .111 27  3  0  1  0  J.Navarro     CWS 15 24 18  9 13  1 020
J.Valentin    BOS .148 27  4  0  1  0  S.Karsay      OAK  5 12  9  2  4  3 010
L.Alicea      ANA .133 30  4  1  3  0  C.Castillo    CWS  7  7  9  9  6  2 010
T.Goodwin     TEX .192 26  5  2  1  0  T.Castillo    CWS  7 12 12  7  6  4 001
 
INJURY REPORT
R.Ventura, Chicago (AL) - 3 more games
B.Giles, Cleveland - 3 more games
M.Williams, Cleveland - 1 more games
J.Dye, Kansas City - 6 more games
P.Meares, Minnesota - 6 more games
M.Cordova, Minnesota - 5 more games
T.Walker, Minnesota - 5 more games
J.Girardi, New York (AL) - 5 more games
J.Posada, New York (AL) - 4 more games
T.Martinez, New York (AL) - 3 more games
G.Williams, Oakland - 2 more games
I.Rodriguez, Texas - 3 more games
O.Merced, Toronto - 2 more games

Monday, May 19, 1997

TIGERS PREPARE FOR O'S

by Dunbar Stevens

BALTIMORE -- After splitting a four-game series in Kansas City, the Tigers are preparing for perhaps their toughest challenge yet: a short-game two game set against the division-leading Orioles (33-12).

The Orioles have heroically surpassed the Yankees in the AL East Standings.  In the past month, Baltimore is 23-6.  They've won 7 of their last 8.  In his last 10 games, Rafael Palmeiro is 21-for-42 (.500) with 7 home runs and 18 RBI's.

GAME 1: Omar Olivares (4-3, 4.41 ERA) vs. Mike Mussina (4-3, 4.76 ERA).



Team Statistics For 1997 Baltimore Orioles Totals After 45 Games


                      WON LOST  PCT                  TEAM  OPP
   OVERALL RECORD      33  12  .733     LEFT ON BASE  341  292
   HOME RECORD         17   6  .739     DP'S TURNED    46   48
   ROAD RECORD         16   6  .727     TP'S TURNED     0    0
   VS. LEFTY STARTERS  13   5  .722     MOST HITS      17   15
   VS. RIGHTY STARTERS 20   7  .741     LEAST HITS      4    1
   EXTRA INNING GAMES   2   1  .667     MOST RUNS      11   11
   ONE RUN GAMES       10   3  .769    
   LAST 10 GAMES        8   2  .800     TOTAL RUNS    206  151
                                        AVERAGE RUNS 4.58 3.36
   CURRENT 1 GAME LOSING STREAK                                TOTAL
   LONGEST WINNING STREAK: 7 GAMES      HR'S AT BAL    26   22    48
   LONGEST LOSING STREAK: 3 GAMES       HR'S AT OPP    23   12    35
                                        TOTAL          49   34


RUNS  GAMES TEAM SCORED THIS MANY       RUNS  GAMES OPPONENTS SCORED THIS MANY
0  - X (2)                             0  - XXXX (7)
1  - XXX (5)                           1  - XX (4)
2  - XX (4)                            2  - XXXXX (10)
3  - XXXX (7)                          3  - XXX (6)
4  - XXXX (7)                          4  - XXX (5)
5  - XXXX (7)                          5  - XX (3)
6  - XX (3)                            6  - XXX (5)
7  - XX (3)                            7  - X (1)
8  -                                   8  - X (1)
9  - XX (3)                            9  - X (2)
10+ - XX (4)                            10+ - X (1)



Primary Player Statistics For 1997 Baltimore Orioles Totals After 45 Games
 
 
NAME              BAVG  GM  AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO HB SH DP  SB CS  E
H.Baines          .343  32 105  16  36  5  0  3  15  18  12  0  0  3   0  0  0
B.Anderson        .339  44 171  36  58 14  1  8  24  24  29  6  1  3   3  4  1
R.Palmeiro        .313  43 176  30  55  7  1 17  43  16  37  2  0  3   0  0  3
J.Walton          .294   5  17   3   5  0  0  1   5   1   2  0  0  0   0  0  0
B.Surhoff         .288  41 156  12  45  7  0  2  13  11  24  2  0  2   0  0  0
A.Ledesma         .269  11  26   3   7  0  1  0   3   2   5  0  0  1   0  0  1
R.Alomar          .268  35 123  21  33  9  0  2  12  13  12  0  2  4   0  2  2
C.Hoiles          .253  31  91  13  23  2  0  3   9  14  29  2  0  4   0  1  1
M.Bordick         .243  45 152  16  37  4  1  1  15   9  21  1  5  5   0  0  4
G.Berroa          .242  36 128  15  31 11  0  1  19  22  32  3  0  6   1  0  1
C.Ripken          .223  45 175  17  39  8  0  4  17  18  12  2  0  9   2  0  8
L.Webster         .206  22  68   5  14  3  0  2   3   5  11  0  0  2   0  0  1
E.Davis           .196  16  51   6  10  0  0  2   9   5  18  0  0  0   2  0  1
T.Tarasco         .192  18  26   4   5  2  0  1   4   1   4  0  0  1   0  0  0
J.Reboulet        .154  16  65   3  10  2  0  0   3   1  12  0  3  2   0  0  0
J.Hammonds        .125  14  24   6   3  0  1  2   3   2   4  0  0  1   2  1  0
ALL PITCHERS      ----  45   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0  0  4
----------------- ---- --- --- --- --- -- -- -- --- --- --- -- -- -- --- -- --
TEAM TOTALS       .264    1554     411     5    197     264    11     10    27
                        45     206     74    49     162     18    46      8
 
 
NAME               ERA  W  L   PCT   G GS CG SH SV    IP   H   R  ER HR  BB  SO
A.Mills           0.00  0  0  ----   1  0  0  0  0   3.0   1   0   0  0   1   0
A.Rhodes          0.93  5  1  .833  20  0  0  0  2  38.2  16   5   4  2  10  38
S.Erickson        1.28  8  0 1.000  10 10  0  0  0  70.1  53  10  10  5   9  37
R.Myers           1.61  0  1  .000  25  0  0  0 17  22.1  16   4   4  0   9  20
R.Krivda          1.80  0  1  .000   1  1  0  0  0   5.0   2   1   1  0   4   4
A.Benitez         2.16  1  0 1.000  19  0  0  0  2  25.0  16   6   6  2  14  34
S.Boskie          2.51  6  1  .857  10  4  0  0  0  32.1  33  10   9  3   9  26
J.Key             2.70  4  3  .571  11 11  0  0  0  66.2  56  23  20  4  22  40
J.Orosco          3.24  1  0 1.000  13  0  0  0  0  16.2  13   7   6  0  14  15
T.Mathews         4.12  3  0 1.000  12  0  0  0  1  19.2  28  12   9  2  14  13
M.Mussina         4.76  4  3  .571  10 10  1  0  0  62.1  60  38  33 10  11  69
S.Kamieniecki     6.16  1  2  .333   9  9  0  0  0  49.2  53  35  34  6  17  39
ALL NON-PITCHERS  ----  0  0  ----   0  0  0  0  0   0.0   0   0   0  0   0   0
Team                                          7                   +0
----------------- ---- -- -- ----- --- -- -- -- -- ----- --- --- --- -- --- ---
TEAM TOTALS       2.97    12        45     1    22       347     136    134
                       33     .733     45     7    411.2     151     34     335

Friday, May 16, 1997

GONZALEZ PITCHES NO-NO AT WRIGLEY

SAN DIEGO AT CHICAGO (NL)
Padres.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  0  2

Cubs............ 1 0 0  0 0 2  3 0    -  6  8  0
Win:Gonzalez(2-2) Loss:Hitchcock(2-4)
Homeruns- R.Sandberg(2nd)

Chicago (NL) fans certainly got their money's worth at Wrigley Field.  Jeremi Gonzalez(2-2) pitched a rare no-hitter as the Chicago (NL) Cubs toppled the San Diego Padres 6 to 0.

Gonzalez was spectacular. He walked 2 San Diego batters. The tension started to build around the 6th inning.  By the 9th inning the crowd was electrified.  Several hot Cubbie girls showed titties before the start of the ninth.  Chicago (NL) rapped out 8 hits for the afternoon. 

Sterling Hitchcock(2-4) was the loser.  He gave up 2 runs and 4 hits in 5 innings.  After the game, Gonzalez was heard to say, 'This is something I have dreamt about since I was a little boy - to have it come true is just amazing!'


Gonzalez's final line: (W) 9.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8K.


Jeremi Gonzalez was killed May, 25 2008 in a lightning strike.  What are the odds of pitching a no hitter and getting hit by lighting? 

POWER RANKINGS













Power Rankings after 40 games

1.) New York Yankees. Just rattled off 18 wins out of their last 21.  On fire.
2.) Baltimore Orioles. League's best pitching, constant winning streaks.
3.) Atlanta Braves. Majors' best pitching.  Glavine and Neagle - unstoppable. 

4.) Colorado Rockies. Castilla and Galarraga both hitting .400, incredible. 
5.) Texas Rangers. .296 team average.
6.) Seattle Mariners. Griffey showing no signs of let-up.

7.) New York Mets. Alfonzo destroying right-handers.  Rock-solid pitching.
8.) Cleveland Indians. Only three home runs for Manny.
9.) Houston Astros. .239 team batting average, only 22 HR, but bullpen off charts.

10.) Montreal Expos.  Pedro - (5-2, 1.83 ERA).  Everyone contributing offensively.
11.) Florida Marlins. Sheffield off to abominable start (.165).
12.) Chicago Cubs. Sosa - .299 16/47.  The reason this team is +.500
13.) St. Louis Cardinals. Begging for home run power, but starters among top.

14.) Anaheim Angels. Pitching has issued just 136 BB, but 248 K.
15.) Cincinnati Reds. Deion Sanders - 19 SB, .290 avg.

16.) Milwaukee Brewers. +.500 fluke.  Team home run drought.
17.) Los Angeles Dodgers. Piazza wondering where his help is.  Park & Valdes, great 1-2.

18.) Pittsburgh Pirates. Starters killing this team.  3-4-5 in lineup all +.300.
19.) San Diego Padres.  Gwynn at .418, only 8 strikeouts on year.
20.) Toronto Blue Jays. Clemens - 7-1, 1.32 ERA, a single HR allowed.
21.) Oakland Athletics. Smashing hella' homers, but opp batting average is +.300.

22.) Detroit Tigers. Hunter, Easley, Clark all under-performing.  Lowest team avg. in AL
23.) Boston Red Sox. Majors' biggest dissapointment.  Wakefield's knuckler a joke.
24.) Chicago White Sox.  Lefty batters laughing at Sox starters.
25.) Kansas City Royals. Glendon Rusch has allowed 12 HR in 42 IP, typifies KC troubles.
26.) Philadelphia Phillies. Bullpen is clownish.  2nd to last in HR's hit in ML.
27.) Minnesota Twins. Hitting and pitching both terrible.  Get a grip.
28.) San Francisco Giants. .226 team batting average?  Fags in San Fran are pouting.

Thursday, May 15, 1997

RAPTUROUS VICTORY!

TORONTO AT DETROIT
Blue Jays....... 0 0 0  1 2 0  0 0 1  -  4  7  4
Tigers.......... 1 2 0  0 1 0  0 0 1  -  5  9  2
Win:Jones(1-0) Loss:Quantrill(1-3)
Homeruns- M.Nieves(9th)

DETROIT -- It was a game Mat McNeil called "the most exciting of the season."  The Tigers pulled off an incredible walk-off win in the 9th after Bobby Higginson dropped a fly ball in the top half of the 9th to push it to extras.

The scoring started early.  The Tigers pushed across two runs in the bottom of the 2nd.  Melvin Nieves homered, Brian Hunter and Jody Reed both reached on fumbled groundballs and errant throws by pitcher Pat Hentgen.  But Detroit made a crucial miscue of their own in the bottom of the 5th.  After a double and single produced one run, Tigers' starter Lira, threw a ball into the stands to allow another run to score. 

In the bottom of the ninth, after dodging numerous threats in the 7th and 8th, it looked like the game was in the bag.  The Tigers were leading 4-3 with Jones on the mound.  After a runner reached, a routine fly was smacked to Bobby Higginson who dropped the ball.  "I lost it in the lights," he said later.  That tied the game 4-4.  The Blue Jays left the bases loaded in the 9th.  A big hit would've capped the game.

Pinch-hitter Easley reached to start the 9th, Hunter successfully bunted him to second, and then Fryman singled.  Easley had a 75% chance of scoring on the play.  The third base coach waved him home, and the Tigers won!  Incredible


Notes:
  • The Yankees have won 18 of their last 21.  They are giving the Tigers no opening to move up in the standings.
  • Tony Clark is now batting just .201 (.617 OPS).  He is 7-for-his-last-44 (.160) with 0 home runs and 3 RBI.



 
NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1997 Major Leagues                   Date: 5/15/1997
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1997 NYY  30   9    T.Gwynn   SDP .419  K.Griffey SEA   19  S.Sosa    CHC   47
1997 BAL  30  11    A.Galarra COL .400  S.Sosa    CHC   16  M.McGwire OAK   43
1997 DET  19  20    V.Castill COL .394  R.Palmeir BAL   15  V.Castill COL   40
1997 TOR  19  21    T.O'Leary BOS .379  M.McGwire OAK   14  K.Griffey SEA   39
1997 BOS  15  25    B.Roberts CLE .366  V.Castill COL   14  T.Martine NYY   37
 
1997 MIL  20  18    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1997 CLE  21  19    S.Erickso BAL    7  D.Jones   MIL   16  R.Clemens TOR 1.32
1997 KCR  16  22    R.Clemens TOR    7  R.Myers   BAL   15  S.Erickso BAL 1.42
1997 CWS  15  23    OTHERS TIED W    6  M.Rivera  NYY   13  T.Glavine ATL 1.79
1997 MIN  12  29                        J.Shaw    CIN   13  P.Martine MTL 1.83
                                        T.Jones   DET   11  C.Park    LAD 1.84
1997 TEX  22  17
1997 SEA  20  19    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
1997 ANA  19  19    M.William CLE   18  D.Deshiel STL   19  C.Schilli PHI   95
1997 OAK  17  23    A.Galarra COL   17  D.Sanders CIN   17  R.Johnson SEA   89
                    N.Garciap BOS   15  B.Hunter  DET   15  P.Martine MTL   84
1997 ATL  24  16    R.White   MTL   15  O.Nixon   TOR   15  R.Clemens TOR   75
1997 NYM  23  16    D.Glanvil CHC   13  T.Goodwin TEX   14  OTHERS TIED W   64
1997 MTL  20  17
1997 FLA  21  18
1997 PHI  17  23
 
1997 HOU  22  18
1997 CHC  19  19
1997 STL  19  20
1997 CIN  18  21
1997 PIT  16  23
 
1997 COL  20  18
1997 LAD  18  19
1997 SDP  17  20
1997 SFG  15  21
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
TOR  4  at  DET  5  CWS-Baldwin(2-3, 6.80) at SEA-Fassero(4-5, 4.26)
NYY 11  at  MIN  7  SDP-Hamilto(2-3, 5.21) at CHC-Foster(3-2, 4.91)
FLA  3  at  ATL  0  BAL-Mussina(3-3, 4.95) at ANA-Dickson(2-0, 3.23)
LAD  6  at  CHC  8  DET-Thompso(1-4, 5.03) at KCR-Rosado(2-1, 3.38)
SDP  3  at  MTL 12  MIL-Mercede(4-1, 2.97) at OAK-Karsay(0-4, 8.47)
BAL  5  at  ANA  0  NYY-Cone(5-0, 2.31) at TEX-Oliver(4-3, 5.85)
BOS  8  at  KCR  9  LAD-Park(3-0, 1.84) at CIN-Morgan(2-2, 4.66)
MIL  3  at  OAK  6  SFG-Gardner(2-3, 4.10) at MTL-Hermans(1-1, 5.20)
CWS  1  at  SEA 11  COL-Castill(2-2, 5.40) at PIT-Loaiza(3-5, 5.44)
CLE  7  at  TEX  1
SFG  7  at  CIN  3
HOU  7  at  NYM  5
STL  8  at  PHI  6
COL  4  at  PIT  1
 
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER         TM OPP AB  R  H RB BB Ks HR SB
M.Cordova     MIN NYY  4  2  3  4  1  0  2  0
B.Bonds       SFG CIN  5  2  3  3  0  1  2  0
D.Fletcher    MTL SDP  5  2  2  3  0  2  2  0
P.Sorrento    SEA CWS  4  2  2  4  0  1  1  0
S.Andrews     MTL SDP  5  2  2  4  0  1  1  0
 
PITCHER        TM OPP  INN  H  R ER BB Ks HR WLS
R.Johnson     SEA CWS  7.1  3  1  1  4 14  1 W  
J.Key         BAL ANA  7.2  2  0  0  2  4  0 W  
A.Fernandez   FLA ATL  8.0  5  0  0  2  6  0 W  
J.Wright      CLE TEX  9.0  2  1  1  4  3  1 W  
P.Martinez    MTL SDP  9.0  9  3  2  0 11  0 W  
 
WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
C.Delgado     TOR .500 26 13  8  2  4  R.Clemens     TOR 18  8  0  3 28  0 200
R.Palmeiro    BAL .390 41 16 13  4  7  K.Bottenfield CHC  6  2  0  1  9  0 000
R.White       MTL .500 36 18 14  1  5  P.Martinez    MTL 18 11  2  4 24  0 200
J.Thome       CLE .400 35 14 12  3  5  K.Mercker     CIN  7  2  0  1  3  0 100
A.Galarraga   COL .459 37 17 10  1  5  A.Telford     MTL  6  3  0  0  4  0 200
 
WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
S.Javier      SFG .120 25  3  2  0  0  R.Robertson   MIN  8 20 18 11  0  1 030
D.Hamilton    SFG .130 23  3  0  2  0  C.Holt        HOU  8 18 11  3  0  2 020
B.Santiago    TOR .148 27  4  0  2  0  G.Rusch       KCR  7 15 10  0  5  4 010
G.Disarcina   ANA .154 26  4  2  0  0  F.Heredia     FLA 11 13 14 12 11  0 010
T.Fernandez   CLE .231 26  6  0  0  0  J.Baldwin     CWS  6  8  8  7  3  1 010
 
INJURY REPORT
R.Ventura, Chicago (AL) - 9 more games
D.Darwin, Chicago (AL) - 1 more games
J.Dye, Kansas City - 12 more games
R.Becker, Minnesota - 3 more games
J.Girardi, New York (AL) - 11 more games
J.Posada, New York (AL) - 10 more games
P.O'Neill, New York (AL) - 3 more games
J.Buhner, Seattle - 3 more games
M.Blowers, Seattle - 1 more games
L.Stevens, Texas - 6 more games
D.Cedeno, Texas - 1 more games
O.Merced, Toronto - 8 more games
C.Delgado, Toronto - 1 more games
J.Lopez, Atlanta - 3 more games
M.Lemke, Atlanta - 3 more games
B.Spiers, Houston - 10 more games
T.Cromer, Los Angeles - 2 more games
V.Guerrero, Montreal - 1 more games

Sunday, May 11, 1997

TIGERS DROP FINALE, TAKE SERIES

DETROIT -- In a good matchup it was the Cleveland Indians 3, the Detroit Tigers 1 in 11 innings at Tiger Stadium.
 
The game was deadlocked at 1 after nine full innings.  Cleveland won the game in the 11th inning.  David Justice led off and started the rally when he doubled.  After an out was recorded, Sandy Alomar came to the plate and laced a one-base hit.  One out later, Marquis Grissom stepped in and he tripled.  The Detroit bats were silent in the bottom of the 11th. 

Paul Assenmacher(2-0) was the winner allowing no runs in 2 innings. Mike Jackson recorded his 5th save.  A.J. Sager(0-3) suffered the loss in relief.


Bobby Higginson and Damion Easley both went 1-for-5, ruining many Detroit rallies.
 

Cleveland now has a record of 19-18.  With the loss, the Detroit ballclub's record is 17-20.  They are 4-2 against the Indians this year. 





BOXSCORE: 1997 Cleveland Indians At 1997 Detroit Tigers             5/11/1997

  Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Roberts 2B        6  0  1  0 .374     B.Hunter CF         5  0  2  0 .253 
  O.Vizquel SS        5  0  1  0 .273     D.Easley 2B         5  0  0  0 .238 
  J.Thome 1B          5  1  2  1 .305     B.Higginson LF      5  0  0  0 .286 
  M.Williams 3B       5  0  1  0 .268     T.Clark 1B          5  1  2  0 .213 
  D.Justice DH        5  1  1  0 .321     M.Nieves RF         4  0  0  0 .275 
  M.Ramirez RF        4  0  2  0 .283     T.Fryman 3B         4  0  1  0 .269 
A-T.Fernandez PR      0  0  0  0 .232     R.Casanova C        4  0  1  0 .280 
B-P.Borders RF        1  0  0  0 .275     D.Cruz SS           4  0  1  0 .194 
  S.Alomar C          5  1  2  0 .345     O.Miller DH         4  0  0  0 .226 
  B.Giles LF          3  0  0  0 .259                                         
  M.Grissom CF        5  0  2  2 .215                                         
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---     
         Totals      44  3 12  3                 Totals      40  1  7  0

A-Pinch Ran For Ramirez In 9th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Fernandez In 9th Inning

Indians......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 0  0 2 -  3 12  1
Tigers.......... 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 -  1  7  0

Indians (19-18)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
C.Nagy                    6       6   1   0   0   6   0  86   4.45  A1 C6
P.Shuey                   2       1   0   0   0   4   0  28   1.86  C7 D4
P.Assenmache WIN(2-0)     2       0   0   0   0   4   0  27   5.17  D5 E1
M.Jackson SAVE(5th)       1       0   0   0   0   0   0  10   3.09  E2
Totals                   11       7   1   0   0  14   0

Tigers (17-20)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
W.Blair                   5       5   0   0   1   2   0  83   2.83  A1 C2
J.Bautista HOLD(1st)      0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.80  C3 C3
D.Miceli HOLD(1st)        1 2/3   1   0   0   0   3   0  23   2.08  C4 C9
D.Brocail BS(1st)         1       1   1   1   0   0   1  12   3.74  D1 D4
M.Myers                   1       1   0   0   1   1   0  19   3.46  D5 D9
A.Sager LOSS(0-3)         2       4   2   2   0   1   0  33   3.60  E1
Totals                   11      12   3   3   2   7   1

ATTENDANCE- 20,138 DATE- Sunday, May 11th 1997 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 3:09
LEFT ON BASE- Indians:10  Tigers: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 1  Tigers: 1
ERRORS- M.Williams
DOUBLES- D.Justice(6th), S.Alomar(12th), M.Grissom(8th)
TRIPLES- M.Grissom(1st)
HOME RUNS- J.Thome(9th)
STOLEN BASES- T.Fryman(3rd)
WALKS- B.Giles-2
STRIKE OUTS- B.Roberts, O.Vizquel, J.Thome, M.Williams, D.Justice, M.Ramirez,
             B.Giles, B.Hunter-3, B.Higginson-3, M.Nieves-3, T.Fryman,
             R.Casanova, D.Cruz, O.Miller-2
GIDP- S.Alomar, D.Easley
WILD PITCHES- P.Shuey

Tuesday, May 6, 1997

MANAGER CALLS OUT CLARK

TORONTO -- After tonight's 1-0 loss to the Blue Jays, a game in which Roger Clemens took a no hitter into the 7th inning due in large part to Tony Clark's batting foibles, Manager Mat McNeil ripped the slugging first baseman in a post-game interivew.  He destroyed Clark in no polite terms.

"This is fucking bullshit.  Attention Fans!  Tony Clark is 6-for-his-last-34 (.176) with zero home runs and has bombed in so many clutch situations.  First base is a position you expect massive offensive contribution from.  Tell me fans, are you okay with a first sacker who's hitting .214 on the season and second in the league in strikeouts?  It's fucking bullshit, its called having a slow bat.  It's called missing pitches.  It means a lack of work ethic.  It's lazy ██████ bullshit.  It's okay to bat .214 if you're hitting 10th in the lineup, but when you're our offensive force, .214 ain't fucking cutting it.  Period.  Buck for the cameras, Tony, you're being a bitch.  I want you to buck and explain yourself.  Come on, nigga, buck down.  You are benched next game, got it pal?  You are the reason we are still under .500, you are the biggest dissapointment.  I'll have you doing sprints for hours before tomorrow's game and then I'll send your ass out on the back forty to do some heavy liftingWake up, ██████."

The Tigers are now 11 games back and have dropped to 4th place.  Statisically, Tony Clark ranks among the worst first baseman in the league. 

Manager McNeil is at the edge of popping a cork.

Saturday, May 3, 1997

YANKS WIN 11TH STRAIGHT!

Update: Yanks have just won 12th straight.


NEW YORK (AL) AT KANSAS CITY
Yankees......... 0 3 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  4  7  1

Royals.......... 0 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 0  -  1  4  0
Win:Pettitte(5-1) Loss:Rusch(2-3) Save:Rivera(10th)
Homeruns- C.Curtis(4th)


The streaking New York (AL) Yankees defeated the Kansas City Royals by a score of 4 to 1 at Kaufmann Stadium, marking their 11th consecutive victory.  The Yanks have outscored their opponents 57-28 during that stretch.

Andy Pettitte(5-1) earned his pay with a solid performance for New York (AL).  He allowed 4 hits and 2 walks in 7 innings.  Kansas City went down quietly in the bottom of the 9th. 

Pettitte was helped out by Mariano Rivera who recorded his 10th save.  The loss was charged to Glendon Rusch(2-3).  He pitched 1 and 1/3 innings and surrendered 3 hits and no walks.



Primary Player Statistics For 1997 New York (AL) Yankees Totals After 29 Games
 
 
NAME              BAVG  GM  AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO HB SH DP  SB CS  E
T.Raines          .350  10  20   4   7  1  0  0   6   2   2  0  0  0   0  0  0
T.Martinez        .347  24  95  26  33  4  2 10  29   9   8  0  0  4   0  0  4
B.Williams        .343  26  99  23  34 11  1  0  15  14  12  0  0  1   2  1  1
M.Whiten          .333   9  27   4   9  1  0  0   1   2   7  1  0  0   0  1  0
P.O'Neill         .327  26  98  21  32  7  0  5  22  13  10  0  0  4   2  0  1
W.Boggs           .325  20  83  13  27  5  0  0   5   7   8  0  0  0   0  0  0
L.Sojo            .309  19  68   8  21  2  1  1   9   8   5  0  1  2   1  1  2
S.Pose            .300   4  10   0   3  0  0  0   0   1   2  0  0  0   2  0  0
M.Stanley         .265  16  49   1  13  4  0  0   5   9  13  1  0  2   0  0  0
D.Jeter           .261  29 115  18  30  6  1  1   8  21  25  2  3  1   5  4  1
C.Hayes           .253  21  75   7  19  5  0  2   9   5  18  0  0  3   0  0  2
C.Curtis          .246  21  69  12  17  5  0  4  22   7   9  1  0  0   0  1  2
C.Fielder         .246  18  65  10  16  6  1  3  12   9  13  3  0  1   0  0  0
P.Incaviglia      .214   9  28   2   6  0  0  0   1   0   9  2  0  0   0  0  0
J.Girardi         .198  24  81   7  16  3  0  0   5   9  10  1  1  3   0  1  1
P.Kelly           .182   9  22   5   4  0  1  1   2   2   8  0  3  0   1  0  0
J.Posada          .143   5  14   0   2  1  0  0   1   2   3  0  0  0   0  1  0
ALL PITCHERS      ----  29   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0  0  2
----------------- ---- --- --- --- --- -- -- -- --- --- --- -- -- -- --- -- --
TEAM TOTALS       .284    1018     289     7    152     162     8     13    16
                        29     161     61    27     120     11    21     10
 
 
NAME               ERA  W  L   PCT   G GS CG SH SV    IP   H   R  ER HR  BB  SO
A.Pettitte        1.48  5  1  .833   7  7  0  0  0  48.2  30   8   8  0  16  35
J.Nelson          1.59  5  0 1.000  11  0  0  0  0  22.2  16   5   4  4  13  23
D.Wells           1.88  2  0 1.000   6  6  0  0  0  38.1  27   9   8  4   9  29
D.Cone            2.09  4  0 1.000   5  5  1  0  0  38.2  23  12   9  1  20  47
M.Stanton         2.21  2  1  .667  12  0  0  0  1  20.1  11   5   5  1  11  15
R.Mendoza         3.91  1  0 1.000  13  1  0  0  0  25.1  37  13  11  3   7  16
M.Rivera          4.41  0  1  .000  15  0  0  0 10  16.1  15   8   8  1   7  22
B.Boehringer      5.40  0  1  .000   1  0  0  0  0   1.2   2   1   1  0   0   2
K.Rogers          5.84  3  1  .750   7  5  0  0  0  24.2  27  16  16  3  15  15
J.Mecir           6.75  0  0  ----   1  0  0  0  0   1.1   1   1   1  0   0   2
G.Lloyd           6.75  0  0  ----   4  0  0  0  0   2.2   7   2   2  1   3   0
H.Irabu           9.64  0  0  ----   1  1  0  0  0   4.2   5   5   5  2   0   9
D.Gooden          9.72  1  1  .500   4  4  0  0  0  16.2  29  19  18  5   7  13
ALL NON-PITCHERS  ----  0  0  ----   0  0  0  0  0   0.0   0   0   0  0   0   0
Team                                          1                   +0
----------------- ---- -- -- ----- --- -- -- -- -- ----- --- --- --- -- --- ---
TEAM TOTALS       3.30     6        29     1    11       230      96    108
                       23     .793     29     1    262.0     104     25     228