Milestones for Palmeiro & Bagwell; Bye bye Burnett?; Abuse of a rule and maybe Pujols

nyy26wc · 04-27-2003, 02:00 PM

1) Yesterday's scores--

AL
Royals 9, BlueJays 6
A's 6, Indians 3
Devil Rays 10, Orioles 7
Whitesox 7, Twins 4
Yankees 7, Rangers 5 (10)
Angels 3, Redsox 1
Tigers 6, Mariners 4

NL
Diamondbacks at Mets--PPD
Expos 3, Astros 2 (10)
Reds 7, Padres 6 (10)
Rockies 8, Cubs 5
Marlins 5, Cardinals 3
Dodgers 4, Pirates 3
Braves 3, Brewers 2
Phillies 10, Giants 2

2) Standings--

AL EAST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
Yankees 20 4 .833 - 7-2 13-2 09-03 07-00 04-01 WON 2
Redsox 15 9 .625 5 7-2 8-7 13-06 00-00 02-03 LOST 1
Orioles 11 12 .478 8 1/2 7-6 4-6 06-08 05-04 00-00 LOST 2
Devil Rays 10 14 .417 10 8-7 2-7 10-14 00-00 00-00 WON 2
BlueJays 9 16 .360 11 1/2 3-8 6-8 05-12 04-04 00-00 LOST 1

AL CENTRAL WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
Royals 17 4 .810 - 10-0 7-4 01-01 16-03 00-00 WON 1
Whitesox 13 11 .542 5 1/2 8-4 5-7 01-02 12-09 00-00 WON 1
Twins 10 13 .435 8 3-7 7-6 03-10 07-03 00-00 LOST 1
Indians 7 17 .292 11 1/2 3-7 4-10 03-03 04-09 00-05 LOST 5
Tigers 3 19 .136 14 1/2 1-7 2-12 00-00 01-16 02-03 WON 1

AL WEST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
Mariners 15 9 .625 - 10-5 5-4 00-00 04-01 11-08 LOST 1
A's 14 10 .583 1 11-3 3-7 00-00 04-01 10-09 WON 3
Angels 11 13 .458 4 8-6 3-7 02-03 00-00 09-10 WON 1
Rangers 10 14 .417 5 7-8 3-6 02-03 00-00 08-11 LOST 2

NL EAST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
Expos 15 9 .625 - 10-5 5-4 08-05 05-03 02-01 WON 3
Braves 14 10 .583 1 9-6 5-4 10-09 04-01 00-00 WON 1
Phillies 14 10 .583 1 9-6 5-4 07-06 03-03 04-01 WON 1
Marlins 13 12 .520 2 1/2 9-5 4-7 09-11 04-01 00-00 WON 1
Mets 11 12 .478 3 1/2 8-5 3-7 05-08 05-04 01-00 WON 3

NL CENTRAL WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
Cubs 14 10 .583 - 8-5 6-5 04-02 08-05 02-03 LOST 1
Cardinals 10 12 .455 3 4-4 6-8 01-04 07-04 02-04 LOST 1
Astros 10 13 .435 3 1/2 5-4 5-9 01-04 06-06 03-03 LOST 4
Pirates 10 13 .435 3 1/2 4-10 6-3 03-03 06-06 01-04 LOST 4
Reds 9 15 .375 5 6-8 3-7 02-04 04-09 03-02 WON 1
Brewers 9 15 .375 5 4-6 5-9 01-04 06-07 02-04 LOST 1

NL WEST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
Giants 18 5 .783 - 7-2 11-3 01-01 07-02 10-02 LOST 1
Rockies 13 11 .542 5 1/2 9-2 4-9 00-03 04-04 09-04 WON 1
Dodgers 11 13 .458 7 1/2 5-4 6-9 00-00 03-02 08-11 WON 2
Padres 10 14 .417 8 1/2 5-5 5-9 00-00 03-02 07-12 LOST 1
Diamondbacks 8 15 .348 10 4-6 4-9 01-03 03-03 04-09 LOST 2

3) Today's schedule--

AL
Royals (Runelvys Hernandez) at BlueJays (Pete Walker), 1:05
Orioles (Sidney Ponson) at Devil Rays (Joe Kennedy), 1:15
Twins (Rick Reed) at Whitesox (Esteban Loaiza), 2:05
Yankees (Jeff Weaver) at Rangers (Chan Ho Park), 3:05
Indians (C.C. Sabathia) at A's (Tim Hudson), 4:05
Tigers (Adam Bernero) at Mariners (Freddy Garcia), 4:05
Redsox (Pedro Martinez) at Angels (John Lackey), 8:05

NL
Astros (Tim Redding) at Expos (Tomo Ohka), 1:05
Brewers (Glendon Rusch) at Braves (Russ Ortiz), 1:05
Diamondbacks (Brandon Webb and Randy Johnson) at Mets (Tom Glavine and Jae Weong Seo), DH, 1:10
Padres (Brian Lawrence) at Reds (Paul Wilson), 1:15
Dodgers (Kazuhisa Ishii) at Pirates (Jeff Suppan), 1:35
Giants (Jesse Foppert) at Phillies (Kevin Millwood), 1:35
Cardinals (Garrett Stephenson) at Marlins (Brad Penny), 1:35
Cubs (Carlos Zambrano) at Rockies (Darren Oliver), 3:05

4) Yesterday's HRs--

Jeff Bagwell--#9
Alfonso Soriano--#9
Alex Rodriguez--#8
Adam Dunn--#8
Rafael Palmeiro--#7
Carlos Lee--#6
Rondell White--#6
Magglio Ordonez--#4 & #5
Frank Thomas--#5
Jason Giambi--#5
Tony Batista--#5
Corey Patterson--#5
Hee Seop Choi--#5
Mike Lowell--#5
Melvin Mora--#4
Josh Phelps--#4
Marcus Giles--#4
Ryan Klesko--#4
Jim Thome--#3
Shawn Green--#3
Bobby Abreu--#3
Aubrey Huff--#3
Ken Harvey--#3
A.J. Pierzynski--#2
Corey Koskie--#2
Michael Cuddyer--#2
Shane Halter--#2
Ben Davis--#2
Ruben Sierra--#2
Jose Macias--#1

5) HR leaders--

AL
1) Alfonso Soriano--9*
2) Alex Rodriguez--8*
T3) Rafael Palmeiro--7*
T3) Carl Everett--7
T3) Jorge Posada--7
T6) Juan Gonzalez--6
T6) Carlos Delgado--6
T6) Raul Mondesi--6
T6) Bernie Williams--6
T6) Tim Salmon--6
T6) Carlos Lee--6*

NL
T1) Jeff Bagwell--9*
T1) Austin Kearns--9
T3) Richie Sexson--8
T3) Adam Dunn--8*
T5) Luis Gonzalez--7
T5) Jose Cruz Jr.--7
T7) Barry Bonds--6
T7) Gary Sheffield--6
T7) Craig Biggio--6
T7) Todd Helton--6
T7) Rondell White--6*

*--hit 1 yesterday

6) Rafael Palmeiro--hit #497, is 3 away from 500.

Palmeiro passed Joe DiMaggio and moved into the top 10 in AL history for HR above the league average--

Code:

HOMERUNS                        DIFF   PLAYER   LEAGUE   
1    Babe Ruth                   617      708       91   
2    Jimmie Foxx                 399      524      125   
3    Lou Gehrig                  377      493      116   
4    Ted Williams                376      521      145   
5    Harmon Killebrew            362      573      211   
6    Mickey Mantle               346      536      190   
7    Reggie Jackson              327      563      236   
8    Jose Canseco                254      462      208   
9    Mark McGwire                242      363      121   
10   Rafael Palmeiro             241      472      231   
11   Joe DiMaggio                240      361      121

7) Jeff Bagwell tied Johnny Bench for 39th place on the all time HR list, with 389. The HR put him 200 above his league average.

Bagwell reached 2000 career hits, on an infield single. His OBA vs. the league average is the modern NL record for 1B (min: 5000)--

Code:

OBA                             DIFF   PLAYER   LEAGUE   
1    Jeff Bagwell               .075     .414     .339   
2    Johnny Mize                .065     .405     .341   
3    Keith Hernandez            .056     .386     .331   
4    Dolph Camilli              .052     .390     .339   
5    Willie McCovey             .050     .379     .329   
6    Mark Grace                 .048     .385     .336   
7    Will Clark                 .046     .375     .329   
8    Elbie Fletcher             .045     .384     .338   
9    Bill Terry                 .044     .393     .349   
10   Fred Tenney                .038     .363     .326

The HR put Bagwell 200 above his league average, which is more than the next 2 Astros combined--

Code:

HOMERUNS                        DIFF   PLAYER   LEAGUE   
1    Jeff Bagwell                200      389      189   
2    Jimmy Wynn                  104      223      119   
3    Glenn Davis                  95      166       71   
4    Lance Berkman                50      103       53   
5    Moises Alou                  47       95       48   
6    Lee May                      44       81       37   
7    Cesar Cedeno                 40      163      123   
8    Bob Watson                   37      139      102   
9    Cliff Johnson                32       52       20   
T10  Richard Hidalgo              31      105       74   
T10  Doug Rader                   31      128       97

8) Frank Thomas tied Albert Belle for 46th place on the all time HR list, with 381.

9) Jim Thome passed Joe Adcock into 74th place on the all time HR list, with 337.

10) Alex Rodriguez passed David Justice and tied Fred Lynn for 93rd place on the all time HR list, with 306.

nyy26wc · 04-27-2003, 02:02 PM

1) Marlins P A.J. Burnett will be placed on the DL tomorrow, for the 2nd time this season, due to a sore elbow. He'll meet Dr. James Andrews and could be facing season ending surgery.

After 4.05 ERA/3 RSAA and 3.30 ERA/16 RSAA seasons in his first couple of full years in the majors, Burnett has a 4.70 ERA/-2 RSAA in 4 starts. He has a 3.86 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.32, and 18 RSAA in 82 games.

2) The A's placed RF Jermaine Dye on the 15 day DL and called up Jason Grabowski.

Dye thought he'd only miss a game or two, but those plans were scratched when he turned out have torn cartilage in his knee. He'll have surgery on Tuesday and is expected to be out for 3-5 weeks.

Grabowski's mostly an OF, but can also play both infield corners and was originally signed as a catcher. He was given a C+ grade by John Sickels and was ranked as the A's #12 prospect by Baseball America. Grabowski came into the season with a .870 career OPS (.391 OBA, .479 SLG), including a .923 OPS (.387 OBA, .536 SLG) in AAA in 2002, and is off to a .991 OPS (.558 SLG, .433 OBA) in 21 games in AAA in 2003. He also had a 1.295 OPS/3 RCAA in 4 games (11 PA) as a September callup in 2002.

3) The Indians placed CF Milton Bradley on the 15 day DL and called up OF Jody Gerut.

Bradley has a strained right hamstring.

4) The Angels placed CF Darin Erstad on the 15 day DL, retroactive to April 20, and called up OF Gary Johnson.

Erstad has tendinitis in his right knee. After -20 RCAA/.691 OPS and -5 RCAA/.702 OPS seasons, Erstad's off to a .439 SLG, .416 OBA, .855 OPS, 2 RCAA start in his first 18 games. He has a .780 career OPS, compared to his league average of .775, and 37 RCAA in 953 games.

Johnson, 27, wasn't ranked in the BA's top 30 prospect list for the Angels or included in Sickels book. He came into the year with a .821 OPS (.448 SLG, .373 OBA) in 4 minor league seasons, including a .817 OPS (.476 SLG, .341 OBA) in 40 games in AAA in an injury ruined 2002 season. He was off to a .738 OPS (.423 SLG, .315 OBA) start in 20 games in AAA in 2003 and made his major league debut yesterday.

5) The Marlins designated minor league P Wes Anderson for assignment, to make room on the 40 man roster when they called up Ps Allen Levrault and Toby Borland.

6) Braves C Javier Lopez returned to the starting lineup, after being out of it for the past 5 games because of a strained hamstring.

After 3 consecutive years with a negative RCAA, Lopez is off to a .450 SLG, .274 OBA, .724 OPS, -1 RCAA start in his first 17 games. He has a .808 career OPS, compared to his league average of .772, and -7 RCAA in 1044 games.

7) The Diamondbacks will activate P Randy Johnson from the DL before the 2nd game of their doubleheader against the Mets. Brandon Webb, who's starting the opener. could be tone who is sent down.

8) Cubs MGR Dusty Baker says Mark Bellhorn is still the starting 3B, but there's speculation that could change soon, with either prospect David Kelton being called up or a trade.

Bellhorn had 25 RCAA/.886 OPS in 2002, which his first season with more than 68 and first with more than 38 since 1997. He's off to a .290 SLG, .348 OBA, .638 OPS, -2 RCAA start in his first 23 games and has a .761 career OPS, compared to his league average of .766, and 6 RCAA in 295 games.

9) Pirates CF Kenny Lofton had to leave yesterday's game, due to tightness in his left quadriceps.

After -10 RCAA/.721 OPS and 9 RCAA/.763 OPS seasons, Lofton's off to a .284 SLG, .255 OBA, .539 OPS, -5 RCAA start in his first 22 games. He has a .795 career OPS, compared to his league average of .767, and 188 RCAA in 1527 games.

10) Marlins C Ivan Rodriguez has been taking ground balls in the infield and says "I've been thinking about it [changing positions] and, if I can do it, I think I can play six to eight more years." But, he has no plans to give up catching at the moment and, while he only has a 1 year contract with the Marlins, he'd like to finish his career with the team.

After 18 RCAA/.888 OPS and 10 RCAA/.895 OPS seasons, Rodriguez is off to a .469 SLG, .402 OBA, .871 OPS, 6 RCAA start in his first 23 games. He has a .832 career OPS, compared to his league average of .767, and 72 RCAA in 1502 games.

nyy26wc · 04-27-2003, 02:03 PM

1) The Giants sent P Jerome Williams to the minors and called up P Jeff Urban.

Williams made his major league debut by starting yesterday. Urban will be in the bullpen until Jason Schmidt comes off the bereavement list.

So, the first National League team to use the bereavement list also becomes the team to "abuse" it. The purpose of the rule is for a team to not to have to be shorthanded due to a death in a player's family. For one day, when it was Schmidt's turn in the rotation, the Giants used the list for that purpose. For the rest of the days, they've used it for the purpose of adding another arm to the pen.

Nothing illegal about it. But, we knew it wouldn't take long for a team to exploit the list.

2) The goofyness continues over Albert Pujols. Even though he's supposed to be not able to throw, he's in the starting lineup in LF the past couple of games. According to MGR Tony LaRussa, "If it doesn't work, if something goes wrong, I'll quit."

I know a lot of people who would like to see that happen. But, at the price of a serious injury to Pujols, the pricetag has to be too high.

3) Twins 2B Luis Rivas was scratched from yesterday's lineup, due to tightness in his right hamstring.

After -20 RCAA/.682 OPS and -12 RCAA/.697 OPS seasons in his first couple of years as a starter, Rivas is off to a .297 SLG, .227 OBA, .524 OPS, -8 RCAA start in his first 19 games. He has a .680 career OPS, compared to his league average of .762, and -42 RCAA in 281 games.

4) The Rangers designated minor leaguer Jermaine Clark for assignment, to make room on the 40 man roster for Doug Davis.

5) BlueJays C Greg Myers left yesterday's game, due to a bruised right forearm, and is day to day.

Myers had a negative RCAA every season since his career started in 1987, except when he didn't appear in the majors in 1988. He's off to a .442 SLG, .380 OBA, .822 OPS, 0 RCAA start in his first 20 games and has a .692 career OPS, compared to his league average of .759, and -98 RCAA in 993 games.

6) The Cubs signed OF Trenidad Hubbard to a minor league contract.

Hubbard has a .714 career OPS, compared to his league average of .773, and -23 RCAA in 466 games, including .556 OPS/-9 RCAA in 89 games with the 2002 Padres.

7) The Tigers released minor league P Dave Borkowski.

Borkowski had a 6.93 ERA/-26 RSAA in 34 games with the 1999-2001 Tigers.

8) The Redsox released minor league P Kris Foster.

Foster had a 2.70 ERA/2 RSAA in 7 games with the 2001 Orioles.

9) P Luis De Los Santos became a free agent when he refused the Devil Rays outright assignment to the minors. He was already in the minors and had been designated for assignment.

10) Giants C Benito Santiago (sore elbow after being hit by a pitch), RF Jose Cruz Jr. (right hamstring) and 2B Ray Durham (fouled a ball of his foot) all had to leave yesterday's game.

Santiago says he might have to miss some time, but doesn't expect to go on the DL. After -22 RCAA/.664 OPS and -4 RCAA/.765 OPS seasons, he's off to a .485 SLG, .373 OBA, .859 OPS, 0 RCAA start in his first 18 games. He has a .721 career OPS, compared to his league average of .746, and -146 RCAA in 1833 games.

After 14 RCAA/.857 OPS and 0 RCAA/.754 OPS seasons, Cruz is off to a .616 SLG, .439 OBA, 1.056 OPS, 12 RCAA start in his first 23 games. He has a .806 career OPS, compared to his league average of .774, and 29 RCAA in 770 games.

After .804 OPS/5 RCAA and .825 OPS/15 RCAA seasons, Durham's off to a .492 SLG, .430 OBA, .923 OPS, 6 RCAA start in his first 17 games. He has a .784 career OPS, compared to his league average of .776, and 47 RCAA in 1217 games.

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04-27-2003, 02:00 PM	#1
nyy26wc NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: NJ Posts: 14,584	Milestones for Palmeiro & Bagwell; Bye bye Burnett?; Abuse of a rule and maybe Pujols 1) Yesterday's scores-- AL Royals 9, BlueJays 6 A's 6, Indians 3 Devil Rays 10, Orioles 7 Whitesox 7, Twins 4 Yankees 7, Rangers 5 (10) Angels 3, Redsox 1 Tigers 6, Mariners 4 NL Diamondbacks at Mets--PPD Expos 3, Astros 2 (10) Reds 7, Padres 6 (10) Rockies 8, Cubs 5 Marlins 5, Cardinals 3 Dodgers 4, Pirates 3 Braves 3, Brewers 2 Phillies 10, Giants 2 2) Standings-- AL EAST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Yankees 20 4 .833 - 7-2 13-2 09-03 07-00 04-01 WON 2 Redsox 15 9 .625 5 7-2 8-7 13-06 00-00 02-03 LOST 1 Orioles 11 12 .478 8 1/2 7-6 4-6 06-08 05-04 00-00 LOST 2 Devil Rays 10 14 .417 10 8-7 2-7 10-14 00-00 00-00 WON 2 BlueJays 9 16 .360 11 1/2 3-8 6-8 05-12 04-04 00-00 LOST 1 AL CENTRAL WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Royals 17 4 .810 - 10-0 7-4 01-01 16-03 00-00 WON 1 Whitesox 13 11 .542 5 1/2 8-4 5-7 01-02 12-09 00-00 WON 1 Twins 10 13 .435 8 3-7 7-6 03-10 07-03 00-00 LOST 1 Indians 7 17 .292 11 1/2 3-7 4-10 03-03 04-09 00-05 LOST 5 Tigers 3 19 .136 14 1/2 1-7 2-12 00-00 01-16 02-03 WON 1 AL WEST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Mariners 15 9 .625 - 10-5 5-4 00-00 04-01 11-08 LOST 1 A's 14 10 .583 1 11-3 3-7 00-00 04-01 10-09 WON 3 Angels 11 13 .458 4 8-6 3-7 02-03 00-00 09-10 WON 1 Rangers 10 14 .417 5 7-8 3-6 02-03 00-00 08-11 LOST 2 NL EAST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Expos 15 9 .625 - 10-5 5-4 08-05 05-03 02-01 WON 3 Braves 14 10 .583 1 9-6 5-4 10-09 04-01 00-00 WON 1 Phillies 14 10 .583 1 9-6 5-4 07-06 03-03 04-01 WON 1 Marlins 13 12 .520 2 1/2 9-5 4-7 09-11 04-01 00-00 WON 1 Mets 11 12 .478 3 1/2 8-5 3-7 05-08 05-04 01-00 WON 3 NL CENTRAL WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Cubs 14 10 .583 - 8-5 6-5 04-02 08-05 02-03 LOST 1 Cardinals 10 12 .455 3 4-4 6-8 01-04 07-04 02-04 LOST 1 Astros 10 13 .435 3 1/2 5-4 5-9 01-04 06-06 03-03 LOST 4 Pirates 10 13 .435 3 1/2 4-10 6-3 03-03 06-06 01-04 LOST 4 Reds 9 15 .375 5 6-8 3-7 02-04 04-09 03-02 WON 1 Brewers 9 15 .375 5 4-6 5-9 01-04 06-07 02-04 LOST 1 NL WEST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Giants 18 5 .783 - 7-2 11-3 01-01 07-02 10-02 LOST 1 Rockies 13 11 .542 5 1/2 9-2 4-9 00-03 04-04 09-04 WON 1 Dodgers 11 13 .458 7 1/2 5-4 6-9 00-00 03-02 08-11 WON 2 Padres 10 14 .417 8 1/2 5-5 5-9 00-00 03-02 07-12 LOST 1 Diamondbacks 8 15 .348 10 4-6 4-9 01-03 03-03 04-09 LOST 2 3) Today's schedule-- AL Royals (Runelvys Hernandez) at BlueJays (Pete Walker), 1:05 Orioles (Sidney Ponson) at Devil Rays (Joe Kennedy), 1:15 Twins (Rick Reed) at Whitesox (Esteban Loaiza), 2:05 Yankees (Jeff Weaver) at Rangers (Chan Ho Park), 3:05 Indians (C.C. Sabathia) at A's (Tim Hudson), 4:05 Tigers (Adam Bernero) at Mariners (Freddy Garcia), 4:05 Redsox (Pedro Martinez) at Angels (John Lackey), 8:05 NL Astros (Tim Redding) at Expos (Tomo Ohka), 1:05 Brewers (Glendon Rusch) at Braves (Russ Ortiz), 1:05 Diamondbacks (Brandon Webb and Randy Johnson) at Mets (Tom Glavine and Jae Weong Seo), DH, 1:10 Padres (Brian Lawrence) at Reds (Paul Wilson), 1:15 Dodgers (Kazuhisa Ishii) at Pirates (Jeff Suppan), 1:35 Giants (Jesse Foppert) at Phillies (Kevin Millwood), 1:35 Cardinals (Garrett Stephenson) at Marlins (Brad Penny), 1:35 Cubs (Carlos Zambrano) at Rockies (Darren Oliver), 3:05 4) Yesterday's HRs-- Jeff Bagwell--#9 Alfonso Soriano--#9 Alex Rodriguez--#8 Adam Dunn--#8 Rafael Palmeiro--#7 Carlos Lee--#6 Rondell White--#6 Magglio Ordonez--#4 & #5 Frank Thomas--#5 Jason Giambi--#5 Tony Batista--#5 Corey Patterson--#5 Hee Seop Choi--#5 Mike Lowell--#5 Melvin Mora--#4 Josh Phelps--#4 Marcus Giles--#4 Ryan Klesko--#4 Jim Thome--#3 Shawn Green--#3 Bobby Abreu--#3 Aubrey Huff--#3 Ken Harvey--#3 A.J. Pierzynski--#2 Corey Koskie--#2 Michael Cuddyer--#2 Shane Halter--#2 Ben Davis--#2 Ruben Sierra--#2 Jose Macias--#1 5) HR leaders-- AL 1) Alfonso Soriano--9* 2) Alex Rodriguez--8* T3) Rafael Palmeiro--7* T3) Carl Everett--7 T3) Jorge Posada--7 T6) Juan Gonzalez--6 T6) Carlos Delgado--6 T6) Raul Mondesi--6 T6) Bernie Williams--6 T6) Tim Salmon--6 T6) Carlos Lee--6* NL T1) Jeff Bagwell--9* T1) Austin Kearns--9 T3) Richie Sexson--8 T3) Adam Dunn--8* T5) Luis Gonzalez--7 T5) Jose Cruz Jr.--7 T7) Barry Bonds--6 T7) Gary Sheffield--6 T7) Craig Biggio--6 T7) Todd Helton--6 T7) Rondell White--6* *--hit 1 yesterday 6) Rafael Palmeiro--hit #497, is 3 away from 500. Palmeiro passed Joe DiMaggio and moved into the top 10 in AL history for HR above the league average-- Code: HOMERUNS DIFF PLAYER LEAGUE 1 Babe Ruth 617 708 91 2 Jimmie Foxx 399 524 125 3 Lou Gehrig 377 493 116 4 Ted Williams 376 521 145 5 Harmon Killebrew 362 573 211 6 Mickey Mantle 346 536 190 7 Reggie Jackson 327 563 236 8 Jose Canseco 254 462 208 9 Mark McGwire 242 363 121 10 Rafael Palmeiro 241 472 231 11 Joe DiMaggio 240 361 121 7) Jeff Bagwell tied Johnny Bench for 39th place on the all time HR list, with 389. The HR put him 200 above his league average. Bagwell reached 2000 career hits, on an infield single. His OBA vs. the league average is the modern NL record for 1B (min: 5000)-- Code: OBA DIFF PLAYER LEAGUE 1 Jeff Bagwell .075 .414 .339 2 Johnny Mize .065 .405 .341 3 Keith Hernandez .056 .386 .331 4 Dolph Camilli .052 .390 .339 5 Willie McCovey .050 .379 .329 6 Mark Grace .048 .385 .336 7 Will Clark .046 .375 .329 8 Elbie Fletcher .045 .384 .338 9 Bill Terry .044 .393 .349 10 Fred Tenney .038 .363 .326 The HR put Bagwell 200 above his league average, which is more than the next 2 Astros combined-- Code: HOMERUNS DIFF PLAYER LEAGUE 1 Jeff Bagwell 200 389 189 2 Jimmy Wynn 104 223 119 3 Glenn Davis 95 166 71 4 Lance Berkman 50 103 53 5 Moises Alou 47 95 48 6 Lee May 44 81 37 7 Cesar Cedeno 40 163 123 8 Bob Watson 37 139 102 9 Cliff Johnson 32 52 20 T10 Richard Hidalgo 31 105 74 T10 Doug Rader 31 128 97 8) Frank Thomas tied Albert Belle for 46th place on the all time HR list, with 381. 9) Jim Thome passed Joe Adcock into 74th place on the all time HR list, with 337. 10) Alex Rodriguez passed David Justice and tied Fred Lynn for 93rd place on the all time HR list, with 306. __________________ Lee Creator, Complete Baseball Encyclopedia. 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04-27-2003, 02:02 PM	#2
nyy26wc NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: NJ Posts: 14,584	1) Marlins P A.J. Burnett will be placed on the DL tomorrow, for the 2nd time this season, due to a sore elbow. He'll meet Dr. James Andrews and could be facing season ending surgery. After 4.05 ERA/3 RSAA and 3.30 ERA/16 RSAA seasons in his first couple of full years in the majors, Burnett has a 4.70 ERA/-2 RSAA in 4 starts. He has a 3.86 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.32, and 18 RSAA in 82 games. 2) The A's placed RF Jermaine Dye on the 15 day DL and called up Jason Grabowski. Dye thought he'd only miss a game or two, but those plans were scratched when he turned out have torn cartilage in his knee. He'll have surgery on Tuesday and is expected to be out for 3-5 weeks. Grabowski's mostly an OF, but can also play both infield corners and was originally signed as a catcher. He was given a C+ grade by John Sickels and was ranked as the A's #12 prospect by Baseball America. Grabowski came into the season with a .870 career OPS (.391 OBA, .479 SLG), including a .923 OPS (.387 OBA, .536 SLG) in AAA in 2002, and is off to a .991 OPS (.558 SLG, .433 OBA) in 21 games in AAA in 2003. He also had a 1.295 OPS/3 RCAA in 4 games (11 PA) as a September callup in 2002. 3) The Indians placed CF Milton Bradley on the 15 day DL and called up OF Jody Gerut. Bradley has a strained right hamstring. 4) The Angels placed CF Darin Erstad on the 15 day DL, retroactive to April 20, and called up OF Gary Johnson. Erstad has tendinitis in his right knee. After -20 RCAA/.691 OPS and -5 RCAA/.702 OPS seasons, Erstad's off to a .439 SLG, .416 OBA, .855 OPS, 2 RCAA start in his first 18 games. He has a .780 career OPS, compared to his league average of .775, and 37 RCAA in 953 games. Johnson, 27, wasn't ranked in the BA's top 30 prospect list for the Angels or included in Sickels book. He came into the year with a .821 OPS (.448 SLG, .373 OBA) in 4 minor league seasons, including a .817 OPS (.476 SLG, .341 OBA) in 40 games in AAA in an injury ruined 2002 season. He was off to a .738 OPS (.423 SLG, .315 OBA) start in 20 games in AAA in 2003 and made his major league debut yesterday. 5) The Marlins designated minor league P Wes Anderson for assignment, to make room on the 40 man roster when they called up Ps Allen Levrault and Toby Borland. 6) Braves C Javier Lopez returned to the starting lineup, after being out of it for the past 5 games because of a strained hamstring. After 3 consecutive years with a negative RCAA, Lopez is off to a .450 SLG, .274 OBA, .724 OPS, -1 RCAA start in his first 17 games. He has a .808 career OPS, compared to his league average of .772, and -7 RCAA in 1044 games. 7) The Diamondbacks will activate P Randy Johnson from the DL before the 2nd game of their doubleheader against the Mets. Brandon Webb, who's starting the opener. could be tone who is sent down. 8) Cubs MGR Dusty Baker says Mark Bellhorn is still the starting 3B, but there's speculation that could change soon, with either prospect David Kelton being called up or a trade. Bellhorn had 25 RCAA/.886 OPS in 2002, which his first season with more than 68 and first with more than 38 since 1997. He's off to a .290 SLG, .348 OBA, .638 OPS, -2 RCAA start in his first 23 games and has a .761 career OPS, compared to his league average of .766, and 6 RCAA in 295 games. 9) Pirates CF Kenny Lofton had to leave yesterday's game, due to tightness in his left quadriceps. After -10 RCAA/.721 OPS and 9 RCAA/.763 OPS seasons, Lofton's off to a .284 SLG, .255 OBA, .539 OPS, -5 RCAA start in his first 22 games. He has a .795 career OPS, compared to his league average of .767, and 188 RCAA in 1527 games. 10) Marlins C Ivan Rodriguez has been taking ground balls in the infield and says "I've been thinking about it [changing positions] and, if I can do it, I think I can play six to eight more years." But, he has no plans to give up catching at the moment and, while he only has a 1 year contract with the Marlins, he'd like to finish his career with the team. After 18 RCAA/.888 OPS and 10 RCAA/.895 OPS seasons, Rodriguez is off to a .469 SLG, .402 OBA, .871 OPS, 6 RCAA start in his first 23 games. He has a .832 career OPS, compared to his league average of .767, and 72 RCAA in 1502 games. __________________ Lee Creator, Complete Baseball Encyclopedia. It's powerful, yet extremely easy to use. Features extensive sorting and stat display options. The CBE has many features that are not available in online and printed sources. Has 2006 stats and daily update service for 2007.

04-27-2003, 02:03 PM	#3
nyy26wc NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: NJ Posts: 14,584	1) The Giants sent P Jerome Williams to the minors and called up P Jeff Urban. Williams made his major league debut by starting yesterday. Urban will be in the bullpen until Jason Schmidt comes off the bereavement list. So, the first National League team to use the bereavement list also becomes the team to "abuse" it. The purpose of the rule is for a team to not to have to be shorthanded due to a death in a player's family. For one day, when it was Schmidt's turn in the rotation, the Giants used the list for that purpose. For the rest of the days, they've used it for the purpose of adding another arm to the pen. Nothing illegal about it. But, we knew it wouldn't take long for a team to exploit the list. 2) The goofyness continues over Albert Pujols. Even though he's supposed to be not able to throw, he's in the starting lineup in LF the past couple of games. According to MGR Tony LaRussa, "If it doesn't work, if something goes wrong, I'll quit." I know a lot of people who would like to see that happen. But, at the price of a serious injury to Pujols, the pricetag has to be too high. 3) Twins 2B Luis Rivas was scratched from yesterday's lineup, due to tightness in his right hamstring. After -20 RCAA/.682 OPS and -12 RCAA/.697 OPS seasons in his first couple of years as a starter, Rivas is off to a .297 SLG, .227 OBA, .524 OPS, -8 RCAA start in his first 19 games. He has a .680 career OPS, compared to his league average of .762, and -42 RCAA in 281 games. 4) The Rangers designated minor leaguer Jermaine Clark for assignment, to make room on the 40 man roster for Doug Davis. 5) BlueJays C Greg Myers left yesterday's game, due to a bruised right forearm, and is day to day. Myers had a negative RCAA every season since his career started in 1987, except when he didn't appear in the majors in 1988. He's off to a .442 SLG, .380 OBA, .822 OPS, 0 RCAA start in his first 20 games and has a .692 career OPS, compared to his league average of .759, and -98 RCAA in 993 games. 6) The Cubs signed OF Trenidad Hubbard to a minor league contract. Hubbard has a .714 career OPS, compared to his league average of .773, and -23 RCAA in 466 games, including .556 OPS/-9 RCAA in 89 games with the 2002 Padres. 7) The Tigers released minor league P Dave Borkowski. Borkowski had a 6.93 ERA/-26 RSAA in 34 games with the 1999-2001 Tigers. 8) The Redsox released minor league P Kris Foster. Foster had a 2.70 ERA/2 RSAA in 7 games with the 2001 Orioles. 9) P Luis De Los Santos became a free agent when he refused the Devil Rays outright assignment to the minors. He was already in the minors and had been designated for assignment. 10) Giants C Benito Santiago (sore elbow after being hit by a pitch), RF Jose Cruz Jr. (right hamstring) and 2B Ray Durham (fouled a ball of his foot) all had to leave yesterday's game. Santiago says he might have to miss some time, but doesn't expect to go on the DL. After -22 RCAA/.664 OPS and -4 RCAA/.765 OPS seasons, he's off to a .485 SLG, .373 OBA, .859 OPS, 0 RCAA start in his first 18 games. He has a .721 career OPS, compared to his league average of .746, and -146 RCAA in 1833 games. After 14 RCAA/.857 OPS and 0 RCAA/.754 OPS seasons, Cruz is off to a .616 SLG, .439 OBA, 1.056 OPS, 12 RCAA start in his first 23 games. He has a .806 career OPS, compared to his league average of .774, and 29 RCAA in 770 games. After .804 OPS/5 RCAA and .825 OPS/15 RCAA seasons, Durham's off to a .492 SLG, .430 OBA, .923 OPS, 6 RCAA start in his first 17 games. He has a .784 career OPS, compared to his league average of .776, and 47 RCAA in 1217 games. __________________ Lee Creator, Complete Baseball Encyclopedia. It's powerful, yet extremely easy to use. Features extensive sorting and stat display options. The CBE has many features that are not available in online and printed sources. Has 2006 stats and daily update service for 2007.

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