First place Cardinals; Hoffman returns; Ramirez benched; Greene, Klesko injuries

nyy26wc · 09-03-2003, 01:10 PM

1) Yesterday's scores--

AL
Tigers 8, Indians 6
Redsox 2, Whitesox 1
Twins 12, Angels 6
Rangers 8, Royals 7
A's 2, Orioles 0 (12)
Mariners 10, Devil Rays 8 (11)

NL
Cubs 4, Cardinals 2 (15) (1st)
Cardinals 2, Cubs 0 (2nd)
Pirates 3, Marlins 2
Mets 3, Braves 1
Phillies 5, Expos 3
Brewers 4, Reds 3
Padres 6, Diamondbacks 3
Dodgers 4, Astros 1
Giants 2, Rockies 1

2) Standings--

Code:

AL EAST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Yankees          83   53  .610   -     39-28  44-25  33-23 19-07 18-18 LOST 1
Redsox           80   58  .580   4     46-24  34-34  30-29 20-09 19-13 WON  2
BlueJays         68   69  .496  15 1/2 30-36  38-33  27-33 14-13 17-15 WON  1
Orioles          61   76  .445  22 1/2 33-33  28-43  25-31 14-18 17-14 LOST 9
e--Devil Rays    53   83  .390  30     29-38  24-45  28-27 12-20 10-21 LOST 4

AL CENTRAL      WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Whitesox         73   65  .529   -     43-24  30-41  17-12 33-26 13-19 LOST 1
Twins            72   66  .522   1     36-33  36-33  17-15 29-27 16-16 WON  1
Royals           70   66  .515   2     37-32  33-34  12-20 36-20 13-18 LOST 4
Indians          62   77  .446  11 1/2 35-36  27-41  12-14 31-28 13-23 LOST 1
e--Tigers        35  102  .255  37 1/2 17-51  18-51  09-18 16-44 06-26 WON  1

AL WEST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
A's              83   55  .601   -     50-21  33-34  27-09 25-20 22-17 WON  10
Mariners         81   57  .587   2     43-29  38-28  17-19 32-13 22-17 WON  4
Angels           67   71  .486  16     38-31  29-40  15-30 24-12 17-22 LOST 1
Rangers          64   75  .460  19 1/2 38-32  26-43  22-23 21-16 17-22 WON  3

NL EAST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Braves           87   51  .630   -     46-21  41-30  30-26 24-11 23-09 LOST 2
Marlins          74   64  .536  13     44-26  30-38  33-21 17-20 15-17 LOST 1
Phillies         74   64  .536  13     40-27  34-37  29-29 19-14 18-14 WON  1
Expos            71   69  .507  17     46-23  25-46  27-33 16-14 19-13 LOST 5
d--Mets          61   76  .445  25 1/2 31-38  30-38  24-34 15-18 17-14 WON  2

NL CENTRAL      WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Cardinals        73   66  .525   -     40-28  33-38  17-13 37-30 09-15 WON  1
Astros           72   66  .522     1/2 42-29  30-37  13-17 40-30 08-12 LOST 1
Cubs             71   67  .514   1 1/2 35-35  36-32  11-13 34-32 17-13 WON  1
Pirates          63   72  .467   8     32-38  31-34  11-10 31-38 16-17 WON  1
Brewers          61   77  .442  11 1/2 28-40  33-37  14-22 32-34 10-14 WON  1
Reds             60   78  .435  12 1/2 31-40  29-38  11-16 28-38 14-19 LOST 1

NL WEST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Giants           84   53  .613   -     47-19  37-34  14-17 19-11 41-17 WON  4
Dodgers          72   65  .526  12     41-30  31-35  16-16 23-12 22-30 WON  1
Diamondbacks     70   68  .507  14 1/2 40-31  30-37  16-16 20-13 24-35 LOST 4
Rockies          65   75  .464  20 1/2 45-24  20-51  11-21 16-17 29-31 LOST 4
d--Padres        56   82  .406  28 1/2 29-38  27-44  10-22 12-21 26-29 WON  2

d--mathematically eliminated from winning the division title
e--mathematically eliminated from winning the division title and from the postseason

3) Wild card standings--

Code:

AL              WON  LOST  PCT  GB
Mariners         81   57  .587   -    
Redsox           80   58  .580   1    
Twins            72   66  .522   9    
Royals           70   66  .515  10    

NL              WON  LOST  PCT  GB
Marlins          74   64  .536   -    
Phillies         74   64  .536   -    
Dodgers          72   65  .526   1 1/2
Astros           72   66  .522   2    
Cubs             71   67  .514   3    
Expos            71   69  .507   4    
Diamondbacks     70   68  .507   4    
Pirates          63   72  .467   9 1/2
Rockies          65   75  .464  10

4) The Devil Rays were mathematically eliminated from the postseason.

5) The Cardinals passed the Astros into sole possession of 1st place in the NL Central.

6) The Twins passed the Royals into sole possession of 2nd place in the AL Central.

7) The Phillies tied the Marlins for 2nd place in the NL East.

8) The Brewers passed the Reds into sole possession of 5th place in the NL Central.

9) The A's winning streak reached 10 games.

10) Magic numbers--

AL East--Yankees, 22
AL Central--Whitesox, 24
AL West--A's, 23
AL wild card--Mariners, 24

NL East--Braves, 12
NL Central--Cardinals, 24
NL West--Giants, 14
NL wild card--Marlins/Phillies, 25

11) The race for the postseason seeds--

AL--The Yankees have a 1 game lead over the A's for the #1 seed. The A's have a 10 game lead over the Whitesox for the #2 seed.

NL--The Braves have a 3 1/2 game lead over the Giants for the #1 seed. The Giants have a 12 game lead over the Cardinals for the #2 seed.

12) Tigers watch--

To lose 110 games (to set a team record): 17-8
To lose 118 games (to set an AL record): 9-16
To lose 121 games (to set a modern major league record): 6-19

Current pace: 121 losses

13) Today's schedule--

AL
Angels (Ramon Ortiz) at Twins (Grant Balfour), 1:05
Redsox (Derek Lowe) at Whitesox (Mark Buehrle), 7:05
Indians (C.C. Sabathia) at Tigers (Nate Robertson), 7:05
Yankees (Mike Mussina) at BlueJays (Kelvim Escobar), 7:05
A's (Tim Hudson) at Orioles (Rodrigo Lopez), 7:05
Mariners (Freddy Garcia) at Devil Rays (Doug Waechter), 7:15
Royals (Jimmy Gobble) at Rangers (John Thomson), 8:05

NL
Braves (Russ Ortiz) at Mets (Steve Trachsel), 1:10
Cardinals (Dan Haren) at Cubs (Matt Clement), 2:20
Expos (T.J. Tucker) at Phillies (Kevin Millwood), 3:05
Rockies (Jason Jennings) at Giants (Kirk Rueter), 3:35
Diamondbacks (Miguel Batista) at Padres (Brian Lawrence), 5:05
Pirates (Josh Fogg) at Marlins (Josh Beckett), 7:05
Reds (John Bale) at Brewers (Luis Martinez), 8:05
Astros (Jeriome Robertson) at Dodgers (Kevin Brown), 10:10

13) Yesterday's HRs--

Jim Thome--#38
Jim Edmonds--#35 & #36
Sammy Sosa--#32
Dmitri Young--#28
Aubrey Huff--#27
Trot Nixon--#26
Jody Gerut--#19
Carlos Pena--#17
Shea Hillenbrand--#15
Mike Sweeney--#14
Fred McGriff--#12 & #13
Ben Broussard--#13
Larry Walker--#13
Pedro Feliz--#13
Keith Ginter--#11
Mark Loretta--#10
Phil Nevin--#7
Ben Davis--#6
Layne Nix--#6
Brandon Phillips--#5
Carl Crawford--#4
Gabe Kapler--#3
Wily Mo Pena--#2
Mike Ryan--#2
Cody Ross--#1
Felix Jose--#1

14) HR leaders--

AL
1) Alex Rodriguez--40
2) Frank Thomas--38
3) Jason Giambi--35
4) Carlos Delgado--34
T5) Rafael Palmeiro--32
T5) Bret Boone--32
7) Manny Ramirez--31
8) Vernon Wells--30
9) Garret Anderson--29
T10) Alfonso Soriano--28
T10) Dmitri Young--28*

NL
1) Barry Bonds--40
2) Jim Thome--38*
3) Albert Pujols--37
T4) Jim Edmonds--36**
T4) Richie Sexson--36
6) Javier Lopez--35
7) Gary Sheffield--34
8) Andruw Jones--33
T9) Sammy Sosa--32*
T9) Mike Lowell--32
T9) Preston Wilson--32

**--hit 2 yesterday
*--hit 1 yesterday

15) Sammy Sosa watch--hit #531, is 3 behind Jimmie Foxx for 11th place.

16) Larry Walker tied George Forster for 68th place on the all time HR list, with 348.

nyy26wc · 09-03-2003, 01:11 PM

1) The Padres activated P Trevor Hoffman from the DL and called up SS Khalil Greene, OF Xavier Nady, C Humberto Quintero and Ps Mike Bynum and Brandon Villafuerte.

After 3.43 ERA/4 RSAA and 2.73 ERA/7 RSAA seasons, Hoffman made his 2003 debut yesterday. He has a 2.78 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.28, and 96 RSAA in 633 games.

Greene, who turns 24 in October, could be the Padres starting SS in 2004. He was their first round pick in 2002 and, after playing in A and Hi-A last year, he had a .733 OPS (.327 OBA, .406 SLG) in 59 games in AA and a .788 OPS (.346 OBA, .442 SLG) in 76 games in AAA in 2003.

After playing 1 game in 2000, Nady is hitting .370 SLG, .304 OBA, .675 OPS, -11 RCAA in his first 93 games.

Bynum has a 6.75 ERA/-16 RSAA in 21 career games, including a 8.84 ERA/-11 RSAA in 7 games (2 starts) in 2003.

Villafuerte has a 4.29 ERA/-4 RSAA in 62 career games, including a 4.60 ERA/-3 RSAA in 22 games in 2003.

2) Dodgers RF Shawn Green has played the whole season with a sore shoulder, with the team's knowledge. He could have had surgery in spring training, which would have sidelined him for around the whole first half. He may be headed for offseason surgery, but BP's Will Carroll is reporting that's not a definite.

After 60 RCAA/.970 OPS and 42 RCAA/.944 OPS seasons, Green is hitting .435 SLG, .348 OBA, .783 OPS, 6 RCAA in his first 135 games. He has a .868 career OPS, compared to his league average of .779, and 206 RCAA in 135 games.

Green ranks 7th in the Dodgers RCAA list, since the team moved to LA--

Code:

RCAA 
1    Pedro Guerrero              284   
2    Mike Piazza                 263   
3    Gary Sheffield              218   
4    Ron Cey                     192   
5    Steve Garvey                188   
6    Reggie Smith                153   
7    Shawn Green                 127   
8    Raul Mondesi                123   
9    Davey Lopes                 110   
10   Dusty Baker                 107

3) A MRI on Padres 1B Ryan Klesko's shoulder showed damage to the AC joint and he could have season ending surgery by the end of the week.

After 42 RCAA/.923 OPS and 49 RCAA/.925 OPS seasons, Klesko has a .456 SLG, .354 OBA, .810 OPS, 9 RCAA in 121 games. He has a .891 career OPS, compared to his league average of .773, and 243 RCAA in 1350 games.

4) Twins 1B Doug Mientkiewicz has been out of the lineup for the past couple of games, due to his sore wrist, and might not return until the weekend.

After 23 RCAA/.851 OPS and 5 RCAA/.756 OPS seasons, Mientkiewicz is hitting .457 SLG, .390 OBA, .847 OPS, 18 RCAA in his first 122 games. He has a .785 career OPS, compared to his league average of .768, and 20 RCAA in 545 games.

5) The Redsox called up 1B-OF Andy Abad and designated P Ryan Cameron for assignment.

Abad was 0 for 1 in 1 game with the 2001 A's. He's first in alphabetical order in A's history. But, while a single game would make him #1 in Redsox history among position players, Don Aase beats him on the overall list.

6) The BlueJays called up P Vinnie Chulk.

7) The Orioles activated LF Melvin Mora from the DL.

After -6 RCAA/.692 OPS and -1 RCAA/.742 OPS seasons, Mora is having a career year, hitting .518 SLG, .417 OBA, .934 OPS, 31 RCAA in his first 86 games. He has a .760 career OPS, compared to his league average of .770, and 13 RCAA in 561 games.

8) The Whitesox activated P Billy Koch from the DL, called up INF Aaron Miles, OF Armando Rios and Ps Jon Adkins and Jose Paniagua and designated P Mike Porzio for assignment.

After 4.80 ERA/0 RSAA and 3.27 ERA/14 RSAA seasons, Koch is off to a 5.55 ERA/-6 RSAA start in his first 51 games. He has a 3.76 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.66, and 40 RSAA in 328 games.

After 6 RCAA/.796 OPS and -12 RCAA/.650 OPS seasons, Rios is hitting .310 SLG, .255 OBA, .565 OPS, -10 RCAA in his first 43 games. He has a .789 career OPS, compared to his league average of .781, and 8 RCAA in 413 games.

Adkins has a 15.43 ERA/-3 RSAA in 2 career games.

Paniagua has a 4.39 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.63, and 4 RSAA in 269 games.

Porzio has a 5.90 ERA/-8 RSAA in 51 career games, including a 6.43 ERA/-3 RSAA in 3 starts in 2003.

9) The Indians activated C Victor Martinez from the DL and called up INF Zach Sorenson.

Martinez has -8 RCAA/.623 OPS in 43 career games, including a .283 SLG, .302 OBA, .585 OPS, -7 RCAA in 31 games in 2003.

Sorenson has a .257 SLG, .268 OBA, .525 OPS, -4 RCAA in his first 28 career games (41 PA).

10) Tigers RF Bobby Higginson dropped his appeal of a 2 game suspension and started serving it yesterday.

Of course, the fact that Higginson has a sore hamstring helped lead to this decision. After 14 RCAA/.813 OPS and 9 RCAA/.762 OPS seasons, Higginson is hitting .377 SLG, .320 OBA, .697 OPS, -11 RCAA in his first 109 games. He has a .826 career OPS, compared to his league average of .775, and 120 RCAA in 1200 games.

11) The Twins traded minor league P Juan Padilla to the Yankees as the player to be named later in the Jesse Orosco trade.

12) The Rangers called up C Gerald Laird and P Rosman Garcia and moved P Chan Ho Park from the 15 to the 60 day DL.

Laird is 3 for 6, with a double, in his first 6 career games.

13) Cardinals OF Eduardo Perez had an emergency appendectomy and is expected to miss at least the next couple of weeks.

After 0 RCAA/.790 and -4 RCAA/.744 OPS seasons, Perez is hitting .452 SLG, .356 OBA, .808 OPS, 5 RCAA in his first 94 games. He has a .738 career OPS, compared to his league average of .767, and -27 RCAA in 573 games.

14) Diamondbacks RF Raul Mondesi had to leave yesterday's game, due to a strained groin, and is day to day.

After -2 RCAA/.794 OPS and -6 RCAA/.740 OPS seasons, Mondesi is hitting .468 SLG, .343 OBA, .811 OPS, 9 RCAA in his first 129 games. He has a .822 career OPS, compared to his league average of .769, and 128 RCAA in 1436 games.

15) The Angels called up C Tom Gregorio and Ps Derrick Turnbow and Kevin Gregg.

Turnbow has a 4.57 ERA/2 RSAA in 27 career games, including a 2.70 ERA/1 RSAA in 3 games in 2003.

16) Expos RF Vladimir Guerrero had to leave yesterday's game, due to a hyperextended knee, and could be out until Friday.

After 22 RCAA/.943 OPS and 61 RCAA/1.010 OPS seasons, Guerrero is hitting .606 SLG, .426 OBA, 1.031 OPS, 26 RCAA in his first 90 games. He has a .979 career OPS, compared to his league average of .777, and 259 RCAA in 982 games.

17) Brewers RF John Vander Wal had to leave yesterday's game, due to a strained left groin, and is day to day.

After 5 RCAA/.806 OPS and -2 RCAA/.756 OPS seasons, Vander Wal is hitting .473 SLG, .355 OBA, .829 OPS, 5 RCAA in his first 109 games. He has a .799 career OPS, compared to his league average of .767, and 23 RCAA in 1322 games.

18) The Dodgers designated P Scott Mullen for assignment.

Mullen has a 4.66 ERA/2 RSAA in 75 career games, including a 13.50 ERA/-8 RSAA in 3 games (1 start) in 2003.

19) The Twins activated OF Lew Ford from the DL and called up 1B Justin Morneau, INF Alex Prieto, OF Michael Restovich and P Brad Thomas.

Ford has a .519 SLG, .397 OBA, .916 OPS, 4 RCAA in his first 21 career games.

Morneau's hitting .352 SLG, .284 OBA, .636 OPS, -6 RCAA in his first 31 games.

Prieto's 0 for 3 in 3 career games.

Restovich has 3 RCAA/.915 OPS in 25 career games, including a .476 SLG, .442 OBA, .918 OPS, 3 RCAA in 17 games in 2003.

Thomas has a 9.87 ERA/-10 RSAA in 6 career games, including a 18.00 ERA/-1 RSAA in 1 game in 2003.

20) The Phillies moved P David Coggin from the 15 to the 60 day DL.

nyy26wc · 09-03-2003, 01:12 PM

1) The Redsox have benched Manny Ramirez. The team is upset that he skipped Sundays game and missed a doctor's appointment. But, he shouldn't be expected to be out for long.

2) The Brewers traded P Valerio de los Santos to the Phillies for a player to be named later or cash.

After having a 3.12 ERA/5 RSAA in 2002, de los Santos has a 4.13 ERA/2 RSAA in his first 45 games. He has a 4.19 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.36, and 2 RSAA in 183 games.

3) Brewers P Matt Ford will have Tommy John surgery tomorrow.

Ford has been on the DL since July 21. He had a 4.33 ERA/1 RSAA in his first 25 career games (4 starts).

4) The A's activated RF Jermaine Dye from the DL and called up P Steve Sparks.

Dye isn't assured of being an everyday player for the rest of the season. After 13 RCAA/.813 OPS and 0 RCAA/.792 OPS seasons, he's off to a terrible .224 SLG, .233 OBA, .456 OPS, -18 RCAA start in his first 43 games. Dye has a .801 career OPS, compared to his league average of .773, and 9 RCAA in 880 games.

After 3.65 ERA/20 RSAA and 5.52 ERA/-29 RSAA seasons as a starter, Sparks had a 4.72 ERA/-4 RSAA in 42 relief appearances before being released recently by the Tigers. He has a 4.75 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.67, and -12 RSAA in 232 games.

5) The Royals called up INF Jarrod Patterson, OF David DeJesus, C Tom Prince and Ps Jimmy Gobble and Brad Voyles and moved Ps Kyle Snyder and Kevin Appier from the 15 to the 60 day DL.

Patterson has -2 RCAA/.735 OPS in 19 career games, including a .214 SLG, .353 OBA, .567 OPS, -1 RCAA in 6 games in 2003.

Prince has -65 RCAA/.618 OPS in 511 games, including a .400 SLG, .319 OBA, .719 OPS, -1 RCAA in 24 games in 2003.

Both Snyder and Appier had arm surgery yesterday.

6) The Phillies traded minor league OF Eric Valent to the Reds as the player to be named later in the Kelly Stinnett trade. The Reds called him up.

Valent had -8 RCAA/.353 OPS in 29 games in 2001-02.

7) The Devil Rays activated INF Terry Shumpert from the DL.

After -7 RCAA/.775 OPS and -19 RCAA/.676 OPS seasons with the Rockies, Shumpert is hitting .388 SLG, .286 OBA, .673 OPS, -3 RCAA in his first 52 games. He has a .725 career OPS, compared to his league average of .762, and -73 RCAA in 847 games.

8) The Cubs called up 1B Hee Seop Choi and P Todd Wellemeyer and activated 2B Mark Grudzielanek from the DL.

Choi has -3 RCAA/.746 OPS in 100 career games, including a .427 SLG, .354 OBA, .781 OPS, 1 RCAA in 76 games in 2003.

9) The Cardinals called up P Josh Pearce.

Pearce has a 7.20 ERA/-5 RSAA in 5 career games, including a 4.50 ERA/0 RSAA in 2 games in 2003.

10) The Angels called up OF Barry Wesson.

Wesson has -2 RCAA/.490 OPS in 16 career games, including 0 for 2 in 1 game in 2003.

11) The Mariners called up INF-OF Chad Meyers, OF Jamal Strong and Ps Gil Meche, Aaron Looper, J.J. Putz and Brian Sweeney.

Meyers has -21 RCAA/.543 OPS in 103 career games and has appeared in 6 games in 2003, without getting a PA.

Looper has a 8.10 ERA/-1 RSAA in 2 career games.

Putz pitched 1 2/3 shutout innings in his only career appearance so far.

Sweeney pitched 3 1/3 shutout innings in his only career appearance so far.

12) The Giants called up INFs Lance Niekro and Cody Ransom, OF Tony Torcato and P Kevin Correia.

Niekro is Joe's son.

Ransom has 0 RCAA/.649 OPS in 26 career games, including a .435 SLG, .292 OBA, .726 OPS, 0 RCAA in 10 games in 2003.

Torcato has 0 RCAA/.600 OPS in 12 career games, including 2 for 9, with a double, in 7 games in 2003.

13) According to the Palm Beach Post, when the Marlins acquired Jeff Conine, they gave him a contract extension through 2005, which will pay him $3 million in each of the next couple of seasons, so they will trade either Mike Lowell or Derrek Lee to afford Conine.

That would be a stupidity award level move. They would be keeping not the least productive of the 3, but also the guy who will be 38 & 39 over the next couple of years.

14) The Mets called up INF Jorge Velandia, designated P Jason Middlebrook for assignment, moved LF Cliff Floyd from the 15 to the 60 day DL.

Velandia has -15 RCAA/.358 OPS in 127 career games.

Middlebrook has a 5.33 ERA/-12 RSAA in 24 career games, including a 10.29 ERA/-5 RSAA in 5 games in 2003.

15) The Expos signed P Jose Mercedes and designated P Scott Downs for assignment.

Mercedes has a 4.82 ERA/-20 RSAA in 140 career games.

Downs has a 5.58 ERA/-14 RSAA in 20 career games, including a 15.00 ERA/-3 RSAA in 1 game in 2003.

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09-03-2003, 01:10 PM	#1
nyy26wc NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: NJ Posts: 14,584	First place Cardinals; Hoffman returns; Ramirez benched; Greene, Klesko injuries 1) Yesterday's scores-- AL Tigers 8, Indians 6 Redsox 2, Whitesox 1 Twins 12, Angels 6 Rangers 8, Royals 7 A's 2, Orioles 0 (12) Mariners 10, Devil Rays 8 (11) NL Cubs 4, Cardinals 2 (15) (1st) Cardinals 2, Cubs 0 (2nd) Pirates 3, Marlins 2 Mets 3, Braves 1 Phillies 5, Expos 3 Brewers 4, Reds 3 Padres 6, Diamondbacks 3 Dodgers 4, Astros 1 Giants 2, Rockies 1 2) Standings-- Code: AL EAST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Yankees 83 53 .610 - 39-28 44-25 33-23 19-07 18-18 LOST 1 Redsox 80 58 .580 4 46-24 34-34 30-29 20-09 19-13 WON 2 BlueJays 68 69 .496 15 1/2 30-36 38-33 27-33 14-13 17-15 WON 1 Orioles 61 76 .445 22 1/2 33-33 28-43 25-31 14-18 17-14 LOST 9 e--Devil Rays 53 83 .390 30 29-38 24-45 28-27 12-20 10-21 LOST 4 AL CENTRAL WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Whitesox 73 65 .529 - 43-24 30-41 17-12 33-26 13-19 LOST 1 Twins 72 66 .522 1 36-33 36-33 17-15 29-27 16-16 WON 1 Royals 70 66 .515 2 37-32 33-34 12-20 36-20 13-18 LOST 4 Indians 62 77 .446 11 1/2 35-36 27-41 12-14 31-28 13-23 LOST 1 e--Tigers 35 102 .255 37 1/2 17-51 18-51 09-18 16-44 06-26 WON 1 AL WEST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK A's 83 55 .601 - 50-21 33-34 27-09 25-20 22-17 WON 10 Mariners 81 57 .587 2 43-29 38-28 17-19 32-13 22-17 WON 4 Angels 67 71 .486 16 38-31 29-40 15-30 24-12 17-22 LOST 1 Rangers 64 75 .460 19 1/2 38-32 26-43 22-23 21-16 17-22 WON 3 NL EAST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Braves 87 51 .630 - 46-21 41-30 30-26 24-11 23-09 LOST 2 Marlins 74 64 .536 13 44-26 30-38 33-21 17-20 15-17 LOST 1 Phillies 74 64 .536 13 40-27 34-37 29-29 19-14 18-14 WON 1 Expos 71 69 .507 17 46-23 25-46 27-33 16-14 19-13 LOST 5 d--Mets 61 76 .445 25 1/2 31-38 30-38 24-34 15-18 17-14 WON 2 NL CENTRAL WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Cardinals 73 66 .525 - 40-28 33-38 17-13 37-30 09-15 WON 1 Astros 72 66 .522 1/2 42-29 30-37 13-17 40-30 08-12 LOST 1 Cubs 71 67 .514 1 1/2 35-35 36-32 11-13 34-32 17-13 WON 1 Pirates 63 72 .467 8 32-38 31-34 11-10 31-38 16-17 WON 1 Brewers 61 77 .442 11 1/2 28-40 33-37 14-22 32-34 10-14 WON 1 Reds 60 78 .435 12 1/2 31-40 29-38 11-16 28-38 14-19 LOST 1 NL WEST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Giants 84 53 .613 - 47-19 37-34 14-17 19-11 41-17 WON 4 Dodgers 72 65 .526 12 41-30 31-35 16-16 23-12 22-30 WON 1 Diamondbacks 70 68 .507 14 1/2 40-31 30-37 16-16 20-13 24-35 LOST 4 Rockies 65 75 .464 20 1/2 45-24 20-51 11-21 16-17 29-31 LOST 4 d--Padres 56 82 .406 28 1/2 29-38 27-44 10-22 12-21 26-29 WON 2 d--mathematically eliminated from winning the division title e--mathematically eliminated from winning the division title and from the postseason 3) Wild card standings-- Code: AL WON LOST PCT GB Mariners 81 57 .587 - Redsox 80 58 .580 1 Twins 72 66 .522 9 Royals 70 66 .515 10 NL WON LOST PCT GB Marlins 74 64 .536 - Phillies 74 64 .536 - Dodgers 72 65 .526 1 1/2 Astros 72 66 .522 2 Cubs 71 67 .514 3 Expos 71 69 .507 4 Diamondbacks 70 68 .507 4 Pirates 63 72 .467 9 1/2 Rockies 65 75 .464 10 4) The Devil Rays were mathematically eliminated from the postseason. 5) The Cardinals passed the Astros into sole possession of 1st place in the NL Central. 6) The Twins passed the Royals into sole possession of 2nd place in the AL Central. 7) The Phillies tied the Marlins for 2nd place in the NL East. 8) The Brewers passed the Reds into sole possession of 5th place in the NL Central. 9) The A's winning streak reached 10 games. 10) Magic numbers-- AL East--Yankees, 22 AL Central--Whitesox, 24 AL West--A's, 23 AL wild card--Mariners, 24 NL East--Braves, 12 NL Central--Cardinals, 24 NL West--Giants, 14 NL wild card--Marlins/Phillies, 25 11) The race for the postseason seeds-- AL--The Yankees have a 1 game lead over the A's for the #1 seed. The A's have a 10 game lead over the Whitesox for the #2 seed. NL--The Braves have a 3 1/2 game lead over the Giants for the #1 seed. The Giants have a 12 game lead over the Cardinals for the #2 seed. 12) Tigers watch-- To lose 110 games (to set a team record): 17-8 To lose 118 games (to set an AL record): 9-16 To lose 121 games (to set a modern major league record): 6-19 Current pace: 121 losses 13) Today's schedule-- AL Angels (Ramon Ortiz) at Twins (Grant Balfour), 1:05 Redsox (Derek Lowe) at Whitesox (Mark Buehrle), 7:05 Indians (C.C. Sabathia) at Tigers (Nate Robertson), 7:05 Yankees (Mike Mussina) at BlueJays (Kelvim Escobar), 7:05 A's (Tim Hudson) at Orioles (Rodrigo Lopez), 7:05 Mariners (Freddy Garcia) at Devil Rays (Doug Waechter), 7:15 Royals (Jimmy Gobble) at Rangers (John Thomson), 8:05 NL Braves (Russ Ortiz) at Mets (Steve Trachsel), 1:10 Cardinals (Dan Haren) at Cubs (Matt Clement), 2:20 Expos (T.J. Tucker) at Phillies (Kevin Millwood), 3:05 Rockies (Jason Jennings) at Giants (Kirk Rueter), 3:35 Diamondbacks (Miguel Batista) at Padres (Brian Lawrence), 5:05 Pirates (Josh Fogg) at Marlins (Josh Beckett), 7:05 Reds (John Bale) at Brewers (Luis Martinez), 8:05 Astros (Jeriome Robertson) at Dodgers (Kevin Brown), 10:10 13) Yesterday's HRs-- Jim Thome--#38 Jim Edmonds--#35 & #36 Sammy Sosa--#32 Dmitri Young--#28 Aubrey Huff--#27 Trot Nixon--#26 Jody Gerut--#19 Carlos Pena--#17 Shea Hillenbrand--#15 Mike Sweeney--#14 Fred McGriff--#12 & #13 Ben Broussard--#13 Larry Walker--#13 Pedro Feliz--#13 Keith Ginter--#11 Mark Loretta--#10 Phil Nevin--#7 Ben Davis--#6 Layne Nix--#6 Brandon Phillips--#5 Carl Crawford--#4 Gabe Kapler--#3 Wily Mo Pena--#2 Mike Ryan--#2 Cody Ross--#1 Felix Jose--#1 14) HR leaders-- AL 1) Alex Rodriguez--40 2) Frank Thomas--38 3) Jason Giambi--35 4) Carlos Delgado--34 T5) Rafael Palmeiro--32 T5) Bret Boone--32 7) Manny Ramirez--31 8) Vernon Wells--30 9) Garret Anderson--29 T10) Alfonso Soriano--28 T10) Dmitri Young--28* NL 1) Barry Bonds--40 2) Jim Thome--38* 3) Albert Pujols--37 T4) Jim Edmonds--36** T4) Richie Sexson--36 6) Javier Lopez--35 7) Gary Sheffield--34 8) Andruw Jones--33 T9) Sammy Sosa--32* T9) Mike Lowell--32 T9) Preston Wilson--32 *--hit 2 yesterday --hit 1 yesterday 15) Sammy Sosa watch--hit #531, is 3 behind Jimmie Foxx for 11th place. 16) Larry Walker tied George Forster for 68th place on the all time HR list, with 348. __________________ Lee Creator, Complete Baseball Encyclopedia. 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09-03-2003, 01:11 PM	#2
nyy26wc NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: NJ Posts: 14,584	1) The Padres activated P Trevor Hoffman from the DL and called up SS Khalil Greene, OF Xavier Nady, C Humberto Quintero and Ps Mike Bynum and Brandon Villafuerte. After 3.43 ERA/4 RSAA and 2.73 ERA/7 RSAA seasons, Hoffman made his 2003 debut yesterday. He has a 2.78 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.28, and 96 RSAA in 633 games. Greene, who turns 24 in October, could be the Padres starting SS in 2004. He was their first round pick in 2002 and, after playing in A and Hi-A last year, he had a .733 OPS (.327 OBA, .406 SLG) in 59 games in AA and a .788 OPS (.346 OBA, .442 SLG) in 76 games in AAA in 2003. After playing 1 game in 2000, Nady is hitting .370 SLG, .304 OBA, .675 OPS, -11 RCAA in his first 93 games. Bynum has a 6.75 ERA/-16 RSAA in 21 career games, including a 8.84 ERA/-11 RSAA in 7 games (2 starts) in 2003. Villafuerte has a 4.29 ERA/-4 RSAA in 62 career games, including a 4.60 ERA/-3 RSAA in 22 games in 2003. 2) Dodgers RF Shawn Green has played the whole season with a sore shoulder, with the team's knowledge. He could have had surgery in spring training, which would have sidelined him for around the whole first half. He may be headed for offseason surgery, but BP's Will Carroll is reporting that's not a definite. After 60 RCAA/.970 OPS and 42 RCAA/.944 OPS seasons, Green is hitting .435 SLG, .348 OBA, .783 OPS, 6 RCAA in his first 135 games. He has a .868 career OPS, compared to his league average of .779, and 206 RCAA in 135 games. Green ranks 7th in the Dodgers RCAA list, since the team moved to LA-- Code: RCAA 1 Pedro Guerrero 284 2 Mike Piazza 263 3 Gary Sheffield 218 4 Ron Cey 192 5 Steve Garvey 188 6 Reggie Smith 153 7 Shawn Green 127 8 Raul Mondesi 123 9 Davey Lopes 110 10 Dusty Baker 107 3) A MRI on Padres 1B Ryan Klesko's shoulder showed damage to the AC joint and he could have season ending surgery by the end of the week. After 42 RCAA/.923 OPS and 49 RCAA/.925 OPS seasons, Klesko has a .456 SLG, .354 OBA, .810 OPS, 9 RCAA in 121 games. He has a .891 career OPS, compared to his league average of .773, and 243 RCAA in 1350 games. 4) Twins 1B Doug Mientkiewicz has been out of the lineup for the past couple of games, due to his sore wrist, and might not return until the weekend. After 23 RCAA/.851 OPS and 5 RCAA/.756 OPS seasons, Mientkiewicz is hitting .457 SLG, .390 OBA, .847 OPS, 18 RCAA in his first 122 games. He has a .785 career OPS, compared to his league average of .768, and 20 RCAA in 545 games. 5) The Redsox called up 1B-OF Andy Abad and designated P Ryan Cameron for assignment. Abad was 0 for 1 in 1 game with the 2001 A's. He's first in alphabetical order in A's history. But, while a single game would make him #1 in Redsox history among position players, Don Aase beats him on the overall list. 6) The BlueJays called up P Vinnie Chulk. 7) The Orioles activated LF Melvin Mora from the DL. After -6 RCAA/.692 OPS and -1 RCAA/.742 OPS seasons, Mora is having a career year, hitting .518 SLG, .417 OBA, .934 OPS, 31 RCAA in his first 86 games. He has a .760 career OPS, compared to his league average of .770, and 13 RCAA in 561 games. 8) The Whitesox activated P Billy Koch from the DL, called up INF Aaron Miles, OF Armando Rios and Ps Jon Adkins and Jose Paniagua and designated P Mike Porzio for assignment. After 4.80 ERA/0 RSAA and 3.27 ERA/14 RSAA seasons, Koch is off to a 5.55 ERA/-6 RSAA start in his first 51 games. He has a 3.76 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.66, and 40 RSAA in 328 games. After 6 RCAA/.796 OPS and -12 RCAA/.650 OPS seasons, Rios is hitting .310 SLG, .255 OBA, .565 OPS, -10 RCAA in his first 43 games. He has a .789 career OPS, compared to his league average of .781, and 8 RCAA in 413 games. Adkins has a 15.43 ERA/-3 RSAA in 2 career games. Paniagua has a 4.39 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.63, and 4 RSAA in 269 games. Porzio has a 5.90 ERA/-8 RSAA in 51 career games, including a 6.43 ERA/-3 RSAA in 3 starts in 2003. 9) The Indians activated C Victor Martinez from the DL and called up INF Zach Sorenson. Martinez has -8 RCAA/.623 OPS in 43 career games, including a .283 SLG, .302 OBA, .585 OPS, -7 RCAA in 31 games in 2003. Sorenson has a .257 SLG, .268 OBA, .525 OPS, -4 RCAA in his first 28 career games (41 PA). 10) Tigers RF Bobby Higginson dropped his appeal of a 2 game suspension and started serving it yesterday. Of course, the fact that Higginson has a sore hamstring helped lead to this decision. After 14 RCAA/.813 OPS and 9 RCAA/.762 OPS seasons, Higginson is hitting .377 SLG, .320 OBA, .697 OPS, -11 RCAA in his first 109 games. He has a .826 career OPS, compared to his league average of .775, and 120 RCAA in 1200 games. 11) The Twins traded minor league P Juan Padilla to the Yankees as the player to be named later in the Jesse Orosco trade. 12) The Rangers called up C Gerald Laird and P Rosman Garcia and moved P Chan Ho Park from the 15 to the 60 day DL. Laird is 3 for 6, with a double, in his first 6 career games. 13) Cardinals OF Eduardo Perez had an emergency appendectomy and is expected to miss at least the next couple of weeks. After 0 RCAA/.790 and -4 RCAA/.744 OPS seasons, Perez is hitting .452 SLG, .356 OBA, .808 OPS, 5 RCAA in his first 94 games. He has a .738 career OPS, compared to his league average of .767, and -27 RCAA in 573 games. 14) Diamondbacks RF Raul Mondesi had to leave yesterday's game, due to a strained groin, and is day to day. After -2 RCAA/.794 OPS and -6 RCAA/.740 OPS seasons, Mondesi is hitting .468 SLG, .343 OBA, .811 OPS, 9 RCAA in his first 129 games. He has a .822 career OPS, compared to his league average of .769, and 128 RCAA in 1436 games. 15) The Angels called up C Tom Gregorio and Ps Derrick Turnbow and Kevin Gregg. Turnbow has a 4.57 ERA/2 RSAA in 27 career games, including a 2.70 ERA/1 RSAA in 3 games in 2003. 16) Expos RF Vladimir Guerrero had to leave yesterday's game, due to a hyperextended knee, and could be out until Friday. After 22 RCAA/.943 OPS and 61 RCAA/1.010 OPS seasons, Guerrero is hitting .606 SLG, .426 OBA, 1.031 OPS, 26 RCAA in his first 90 games. He has a .979 career OPS, compared to his league average of .777, and 259 RCAA in 982 games. 17) Brewers RF John Vander Wal had to leave yesterday's game, due to a strained left groin, and is day to day. After 5 RCAA/.806 OPS and -2 RCAA/.756 OPS seasons, Vander Wal is hitting .473 SLG, .355 OBA, .829 OPS, 5 RCAA in his first 109 games. He has a .799 career OPS, compared to his league average of .767, and 23 RCAA in 1322 games. 18) The Dodgers designated P Scott Mullen for assignment. Mullen has a 4.66 ERA/2 RSAA in 75 career games, including a 13.50 ERA/-8 RSAA in 3 games (1 start) in 2003. 19) The Twins activated OF Lew Ford from the DL and called up 1B Justin Morneau, INF Alex Prieto, OF Michael Restovich and P Brad Thomas. Ford has a .519 SLG, .397 OBA, .916 OPS, 4 RCAA in his first 21 career games. Morneau's hitting .352 SLG, .284 OBA, .636 OPS, -6 RCAA in his first 31 games. Prieto's 0 for 3 in 3 career games. Restovich has 3 RCAA/.915 OPS in 25 career games, including a .476 SLG, .442 OBA, .918 OPS, 3 RCAA in 17 games in 2003. Thomas has a 9.87 ERA/-10 RSAA in 6 career games, including a 18.00 ERA/-1 RSAA in 1 game in 2003. 20) The Phillies moved P David Coggin from the 15 to the 60 day DL. __________________ 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.

09-03-2003, 01:12 PM	#3
nyy26wc NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: NJ Posts: 14,584	1) The Redsox have benched Manny Ramirez. The team is upset that he skipped Sundays game and missed a doctor's appointment. But, he shouldn't be expected to be out for long. 2) The Brewers traded P Valerio de los Santos to the Phillies for a player to be named later or cash. After having a 3.12 ERA/5 RSAA in 2002, de los Santos has a 4.13 ERA/2 RSAA in his first 45 games. He has a 4.19 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.36, and 2 RSAA in 183 games. 3) Brewers P Matt Ford will have Tommy John surgery tomorrow. Ford has been on the DL since July 21. He had a 4.33 ERA/1 RSAA in his first 25 career games (4 starts). 4) The A's activated RF Jermaine Dye from the DL and called up P Steve Sparks. Dye isn't assured of being an everyday player for the rest of the season. After 13 RCAA/.813 OPS and 0 RCAA/.792 OPS seasons, he's off to a terrible .224 SLG, .233 OBA, .456 OPS, -18 RCAA start in his first 43 games. Dye has a .801 career OPS, compared to his league average of .773, and 9 RCAA in 880 games. After 3.65 ERA/20 RSAA and 5.52 ERA/-29 RSAA seasons as a starter, Sparks had a 4.72 ERA/-4 RSAA in 42 relief appearances before being released recently by the Tigers. He has a 4.75 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.67, and -12 RSAA in 232 games. 5) The Royals called up INF Jarrod Patterson, OF David DeJesus, C Tom Prince and Ps Jimmy Gobble and Brad Voyles and moved Ps Kyle Snyder and Kevin Appier from the 15 to the 60 day DL. Patterson has -2 RCAA/.735 OPS in 19 career games, including a .214 SLG, .353 OBA, .567 OPS, -1 RCAA in 6 games in 2003. Prince has -65 RCAA/.618 OPS in 511 games, including a .400 SLG, .319 OBA, .719 OPS, -1 RCAA in 24 games in 2003. Both Snyder and Appier had arm surgery yesterday. 6) The Phillies traded minor league OF Eric Valent to the Reds as the player to be named later in the Kelly Stinnett trade. The Reds called him up. Valent had -8 RCAA/.353 OPS in 29 games in 2001-02. 7) The Devil Rays activated INF Terry Shumpert from the DL. After -7 RCAA/.775 OPS and -19 RCAA/.676 OPS seasons with the Rockies, Shumpert is hitting .388 SLG, .286 OBA, .673 OPS, -3 RCAA in his first 52 games. He has a .725 career OPS, compared to his league average of .762, and -73 RCAA in 847 games. 8) The Cubs called up 1B Hee Seop Choi and P Todd Wellemeyer and activated 2B Mark Grudzielanek from the DL. Choi has -3 RCAA/.746 OPS in 100 career games, including a .427 SLG, .354 OBA, .781 OPS, 1 RCAA in 76 games in 2003. 9) The Cardinals called up P Josh Pearce. Pearce has a 7.20 ERA/-5 RSAA in 5 career games, including a 4.50 ERA/0 RSAA in 2 games in 2003. 10) The Angels called up OF Barry Wesson. Wesson has -2 RCAA/.490 OPS in 16 career games, including 0 for 2 in 1 game in 2003. 11) The Mariners called up INF-OF Chad Meyers, OF Jamal Strong and Ps Gil Meche, Aaron Looper, J.J. Putz and Brian Sweeney. Meyers has -21 RCAA/.543 OPS in 103 career games and has appeared in 6 games in 2003, without getting a PA. Looper has a 8.10 ERA/-1 RSAA in 2 career games. Putz pitched 1 2/3 shutout innings in his only career appearance so far. Sweeney pitched 3 1/3 shutout innings in his only career appearance so far. 12) The Giants called up INFs Lance Niekro and Cody Ransom, OF Tony Torcato and P Kevin Correia. Niekro is Joe's son. Ransom has 0 RCAA/.649 OPS in 26 career games, including a .435 SLG, .292 OBA, .726 OPS, 0 RCAA in 10 games in 2003. Torcato has 0 RCAA/.600 OPS in 12 career games, including 2 for 9, with a double, in 7 games in 2003. 13) According to the Palm Beach Post, when the Marlins acquired Jeff Conine, they gave him a contract extension through 2005, which will pay him $3 million in each of the next couple of seasons, so they will trade either Mike Lowell or Derrek Lee to afford Conine. That would be a stupidity award level move. They would be keeping not the least productive of the 3, but also the guy who will be 38 & 39 over the next couple of years. 14) The Mets called up INF Jorge Velandia, designated P Jason Middlebrook for assignment, moved LF Cliff Floyd from the 15 to the 60 day DL. Velandia has -15 RCAA/.358 OPS in 127 career games. Middlebrook has a 5.33 ERA/-12 RSAA in 24 career games, including a 10.29 ERA/-5 RSAA in 5 games in 2003. 15) The Expos signed P Jose Mercedes and designated P Scott Downs for assignment. Mercedes has a 4.82 ERA/-20 RSAA in 140 career games. Downs has a 5.58 ERA/-14 RSAA in 20 career games, including a 15.00 ERA/-3 RSAA in 1 game in 2003. __________________ 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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