Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Stat break: 09 Phillies

Hitters


Name                AB   R   H   RBI   2B  3B   HR   BB   SB   Avg,
Bako                     5     0     0     0        0    0      0       0      0     .000
Brantlett               6     2     3     0        1    0      0       0      0      .500
Cairo                    4     0     1     0        0     0     0       0      0      .250
Dobbs                  2     0     0     0        0     0      0       0      0      .000
Feliz                   22     2     5    5        0     0      2       0      0      .227
Francisco             1     0     0     0        0    0      0        0      0     .000
R Howard          25     4   10     3        1    1      0        2      0     .400
Ibanez                22     4     5     4        0    0      2        8      0     .227
Rollins               14     3     2     1        0    0      1        1      2     .143
Ca Ruiz             20     3     6     6        0    0       2        3      0     ,300
Stairs                   5     0     1     0        0     0      0        0      0     .200
Utley                 21     3     7     6        0     0      2        5      0     .333
Victorino           25     7     7     4        2     0      2        4      1     .280
Werth                19     3     3     2        1     0      0        6      0     .158

Pitchers

Name                G    GS   IP        H    R    ER   BB    K     Sv.     W    L   ERA
Blanton             2      2     14        14     2      2     4      10       0       2     0       1.29
Durbin               1      0       2         3     3      3      2       1        0       0    0      13.50
Hamels             2      2      12.3    16     6      6      2     17        0       1    1        4.38
Happ                 1      0       2          2     0      0      0      2        0       0     0       0.00
Lidge                4      0       3.3       4     4      3      2      1        3       0     1       8.10
Madson            2      0       2          1     0      0      0      2         0      0     0        0.00
P Martinez       1      0       5          4     0      0      1      5        0       0     0        0.00
Moyer              1      0       6          4     3      1      2      6        0       1     0       1.50
Meyers             2      0       3          0     0      0      0      5        0       0     0       0.00
Park                 2      0       2.6       5     5       5     2      5         0       0     0      16.91

Monday, March 30, 2015

Stat break: 69 Phillies

Hitters


Name                AB   R   H   RBI   2B  3B   HR   BB   SB   Avg,
D Allen             23     4     8     6        1    0      2       3      0      .348
Barry                   2     0     0    0        0    0      0        0      0     .000
Briggs                 9     0     4     1        1    0      0       1      0     .444
Callison            21     4     9     2        1    0      1       2      0      .429
Harmon              5     1     2     2        1    0      0       0      0      .400
Hisle                 22     2     5     4        2     0     1       2      0      .227
De Johnson       23     2     7     3       1    0      1        1      0      .304
Joseph                 3     0     0     0       0    0      0       0      0       .000
Money              19     1     5     0        1   0      0        1      0      .263
Rojas                15     1     3     0        0    0      0       1      0      .200
M Ryan            10     0     0     0        0    0      0       0      0      ,000
Stone                  2     2     1     2        1    0      0       1      0      .500
Taylor              24     2     3     0        0     0      0      2       1     .125
Watkins            12     3     1    1        0    0      1        1       0     .083


Pitchers

Name                G    GS   IP        H    R    ER   BB    K     Sv.     W    L   ERA
Boozer               2      0       3          6     6      6      3      2        0      0    0     18.00
Champion          1      0       2          1     1      1      1      1        0      0    0       4.50
Farrell                2      0       3          2     0      0      2      2        0      1     0      0.00
W Fryman         2      2     12        13     9      8    10      9        0      0     2      6.00
G Jackson         2      2        9        11     9      9      4      6        0      0     1      9.00
J Johnson          1      0       3          1     1      1      1      1        0      0     0       3.00
Palmer              1      0       2          3     0      0      1      3        0       0     0      0.00
Raffo                1      0       1          1     0      0      1      0        0      0     0       0.00
Wise                 2      2     17        13     4      4      7    11        0      1     1       2.12

George bracket: Phillies (09) defeat Phillies (69) in six games

Game One: 09 Phillies 6, 69 Phillies 4
WP: Hamels (1-0)
LP: G Jackson (0-1)
Save: Lidge (1)
HR: Callison (1), Utley (1), Feliz (1), Rollins (1)

Game Two: 09 Phillies 3, 69 Phillies 2
WP: Blanton (1-0)
LP: Wise (0-1)
Save: Lidge (2)
HR: Hisle (1), Ibanez (1), De Johnson (1)

Game Three:  09 Phillies 10, 69 Phillies 3
WP: Moyer (1-0)
LP: Fryman (0-1)
HR: Ruiz (1), Utley (2)

Game Four: 69 Phillies 5, 09 Phillies 4
WP: Farrell (1-0)
LP: Lidge (0-1)

Game Five: 69 Phillies 8, 09 Phillies 5
WP: Wise (1-1)
LP: Hamels (1-1)
HR: Vicarino 2 (2), D Allen 2 (2), Feliz 2

Game Six: 09 Phillies 3, 69 Phillies 1
WP: Blanton (2-0)
LP: Fryman (0-2)
Save: Lidge (3)
HR: Watkins (1), Ruiz (2)

Walks and home runs were the difference in this series. The 2009 Phillies drew 29 bases on balls in the six games while issuing 15; they hit 11 homers while allowing six.

Game One set the tone. The 09 Phillies got solo homers from Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley and Pedro Feliz, and they built a three-run inning on three singles, two walks and a sac fly. Grant Jackson was chased after four innings, trailing 5-1, and the 69 Phillies couldn't make the margin up.

Game Two featured a duel between Joe Blanton and Rick Wise. Wise went the distance (eight innings) for the 69 Phillies, allowing three runs on six hits, Blanton went six innings, allowing two runs, and got three perfect innings of relief help from Brett Myers (two innings) and Brad (Lidge (one)

The series moved to 1969 and Connie Mack Stadium for Game Three. Jamie Moyer (who was actually alive in 1969) benefited from a fifth-inning bataround against Woodie Fryman. The 09 Phillies batted around again in the eighth against John Boozer to blow the game open. Utley had four RBIs in the game and Carlos Ruiz had three.

The 69 Phillies kept the series alive with a walk-off win in Game Four. Pedro Martinez got the start for the 09 Phillies and provided five shutout innings before leaving for a pinch-hitting with a 4-0 lead. Chad Durbin promptly gave up three runs in the six to get the 69 edition back into the game, In the ninth, Lidge retired the first batter, but then walked two men and committed an error to load the bases for Dick Allen, who singled home Ron Stone and Larry Hisle for the win.

Wise gave the 69 Phillies another strong start in Game Five, with eight innings of two-run ball, His teammates scored three runs off Hamels in the first two innings, then blew the game open with five runs against Chan Ho Park in the eighth. Boozer gave up three meaningless runs to make the final score look close. Hisle and Allen had three RBIs apiece for the 69 Phillies, Shane Victorino scored three runs for the 09 Phillies.

The 09 Phillies took the series back home to Citizens Bank Park for Game Six and took the series, period. Blanton threw eight shutout frames to outduel Fryman, and Lidge picked up his third save despite allowing a home run to Dave Watkins with two outs in the ninth.

Player of the series: Blanton, for his two strong starts.

Player availability: Hamels is on full rest for Game One, Blanton can pitch Game Two with penalty, Game Three without.

Projected rotation: Hamels-Moyer-Blanton-Cliff Lee or Martinez-(Hamels)-(Moyer)-(Blanton)






Saturday, March 28, 2015

Stat break: 09 Braves

Hitters


Name                AB   R   H   RBI   2B  3B   HR   BB   SB   Avg,
Anderson            11     0     3     0        0    0      0        2      0     .273
Church                13     0     5     1        1    0      0        0      0     .385
Diaz                      4     1     2     0       0     0      0        0      0     .500
Y Escobar           17     0     4     2        0    0      0       2      0      .235
Infante                15     1     2     2        0     1      0       1      0      .133
K Johnson            7     1     2     0        2    0      1        1      0      .286
C Jones               16     2     3     1       0    0      0        5      0      .188
Kotchman             3     0     1     0       0    0      0        0      0      .333
An LaRoche       18     2     6     2        0    0      0        0      0      .333
McCann              19     1     1     0        1    0      0        1      0     ,053
McLouth             17     2     4     1        0    1      1        0      1     .235
Prado                  13     1     3     2        1     0      1        3      0    .231
Ross                     2     0     0     0        0     0      0        0      0     .000
Schafer                5      0     1     0        1    0      0        2      0     .200

Pitchers

Name                G    GS   IP        H    R    ER   BB    K     Sv.     W    L   ERA
M Gonzalez       2      0       4          3     1      1      0      4        0      0    0       2.25
T Hanson           1      1       5          9     7      7      6      5        0      0     1    12.60
Jurrjens              1      1       6         5      5      3      3      2        0      0     1      4.50
Kawakama        1      0       2          3     3      3      0       1        0      0     0    13.50
Lowe                 1      1       7          7     3      2      3      2        0      0     1       2.71
Medlen              1      0       2          3     0      0      0      2        0      0     0       0.00
Moylan             1      0       2          0     0      0      1      0        0      0     0        0,00
O'Flaherty        1      0        2         6      5      5      2      2        0      0     0     22.50
R Soriano         2      0       2          2      0      0      0      3        1      0     0       0.00
Vazquez           2      2      12         9      6      5      2     15       0      1     1       3/75

Friday, March 27, 2015

Stat break: 69 Braves

Hitters


Name                AB   R   H   RBI   2B  3B   HR   BB   SB   Avg,
H Aaron              16     1     3     2        0    0      0       6      0     .188
T Aaron                1     0     1     0        1    0      0       0      0    1.000
F Alou                  5     2     3     0        0     0     0       1      0      .600
C Boyer              18     5     6     3        1    2      0       1      0      .333
Carty                  11     3     3     1        0     0      1       1      0      .273
Cepeda               22     2     4     4        1    0      2        0      0      .182
Didier                 16     1     2     1        0    0      0        0      0      .125
Garrido                4     0     1     1        1    0      0        0      0      .250
T Gonzalez        19     3     5     3        1    0      2        0      0      .263
S Jackson           15     2     4     2        0    0      0        2      0     ,267
Lum                   11     3     4     0        3    0      0        1      0     .364
Millan                22     3     8     4        1     0      0       0      1     .364
Tillman                3     0     0     1        0     0      0        0     0     .000

Pitchers

Name                G    GS   IP        H    R    ER   BB    K     Sv.     W    L   ERA
Britton               1      0       2.3       0     0      0      0      2        0      0    0        0.00
Doyle                2      0       2          0     0      0      2      2        0       0     0       0.00
Jarvis                1      1       7          7     2      2       1      2        0      1     0       2.57
P Niekro           2      2     10          4     2      1      2     10        0      1     0       0.90
Pappas              2      0       4.6       7     3      3      1      3         0      0     1       5.79
Reed                 1      1       8          8     2      2      0      4        0       1     0       2.25
Stone                1      1       8          9     2      2      6      6        0       1     0       2.25


Upshaw            3      0       3         4     0       0      1      0        3       0     0       0.00

Paul bracket: Braves (69) defeat Braves (09) in five games

Game One: 09 Braves 3, 69 Braves 1
WP: Vazquez (1-0)
LP: Pappas (0-1)
Save: Soriano (1)
HR: T Gonzalez (1)

Game Two: 69 Braves 5, 09 Braves 2
WP: Reed (1-0)
LP: Jurrjens (0-1)
Save: Upshaw (1)
HR: McLouth (1), Cepeda (1)

Game Three: 69 Braves 4, 09 Braves 2
WP: Jarvis (1-0)
LP: Lowe (0-1)
Save: Upshaw (2)
HR: Prado (1)

Game Four: 69 Braves 15, 09 Braves 2
WP: P Niekro (1-0)
LP: Hanson (0-1)
HR: Cepeda (2), T. Gonzalez (2), Carty (1)

Game Five: 69 Braves 5, 09 Braves 2
WP: Stone (1-0)
LP: Vazquez (0-1)
Save: Upshaw (3)
HR: Stone (1)

The 1969 Atlanta Braves didn't get a lot from its handful of Hall of Famers, but they still had too much for the 2009 edition.

Phil Niekro left Game One after three perfect innings because of injury. Hank Aaron had just three singles in 16 official at-bats (with six walks). Orlando Cepeda was  just 4-for-22. But the 09 Braves mustered just 11 runs over the three games; the 69 Braves scored 15 in Game Four alone.

Javier Vazquez was quite effective in the opener. He gave up a homer to the first man he faced, Tony Gonzalez, but just four hits after that. Omar Infante tripled home two men in the fifth off Milt Pappas, who had relieved Niekro, and scored himself on a sac fly in the biggest inning the 09 Braves would have all series.

The 69 Braves evened the series in Game Two behind Ron Reed's eight innings of two-run ball. Nat McLouth gave the 09 Braves a quick lead with a leadoff homer of his own, but Cepeda tied it with a second-inning solo shot, and the 69 Braves added a run in the third, two in the fourth and another in the fifth. Reed and Cecil Upshaw combined to shut out the 09 Braves over the final five innings.

The series then moved to Turner Stadium, never to return to Fulton County Stadium. Pat Jarvis scattered five hits in seven innings to hold the 09 Braves scoreless in Game Three before he gave up a two-run homer to Martin Prado in the eighth. By then the 69 lineup had nibbled away for four runs off Derek Lowe and Mike Gonzalez, with Aaron collecting a pair of RBIs on outs in the process.

Game Four was a rout. Phil Niekro doubled home the first two runs and tossed four perfect innings. Tommy Hanson yielded seven runs in five innings, and relievers Kenshin Kawakami and Eric O'Flaherty gave up eight more in four innings of labor.

The 69 Braves, with a chance to put the series away, blasted Vazquez for three runs in the first inning of Game Five. Starter George Stone hit a two-run homer in the fourth for a 5-0 lead. Stone had bases-loaded jams in both the fourth and fifth innings but allowed just one run in each frame, and he and Upshaw combined to shut out the 09 Braves over the final four frames.

Player of the series: No real standouts for the '69 Braves, but we'll go with Clete Boyer, who was 6-for-18 with a pair of triples, scored five runs and played his usual stellar third base.

Pitcher availability: All will be rested for the second round.

Projected rotation: P Niekro-Reed-Jarvis-P. Niekro-(Stone or Pappas)-(Reed)-(P Niekro)


Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Stat break: 69 Angels

Hitters


Name                AB   R   H   RBI   2B  3B   HR   BB   SB   Avg,
Alomar               28     4     5     0        2    0      0        1      0     .179
Amoro                  1     0     0     0        0    0      0        0      0     .000
Azcue                 16     0     2     0       0     0      0        0      0     .125
Cowan                13     1     5     1        0    0      0       0      0      .385
Davalillo              4     0     1     3        0     1      0       0      0      .250
Egan                     7     1     1     1        0    0      1        0      0     .148
Fregosi               25     3     5     1        3    0      0        1      0      .200
Johnstone           27     4     9     5        1    1     2         1      0      .333
Morton               12     0     4     2        0    0      0        0      0      .333
Reichardt            25     2     6     3        0    0      1        2      0     ,240
Au Rodriguez     22     1     5     2        1    0      0        1      0     .227
Spencer              20     2     6     2        0     0      0        3      0    .300
Voss                   16     3     5     1        0     0      0        0     0     .313

Pitchers

Name                G    GS   IP        H    R    ER   BB    K     Sv.     W    L   ERA
Fisher                2      0        2          1     0      0      0      1        0      1    0        0.00
May                   1      1       8          7     2      2      6      5        0      0     0       2.25
McGlothlin       2      2     13.6     12     7      6      3      4         0      0     1       3.95
Messersmith     2      2     19          6     2      2      8     13        0      1     0       0.95
Murphy             1      1       8          7     5      5      5      5        0      0     1       5.63
Tatum               2      0       5          9     5      5      2      7        0      0     1        9.00
Wilhelm            2      0       2.3       2     2      2      1      3        0      0     0       7.73
Wright              1      0        0.6      2     1      1      0      0        0      0     1      13.43