ATM report--Furcal ties the 3B record, Pettitte goes on the DL

[nyy26wc]

1) Yesterday's scores--

AL
Yankees 9, BlueJays 2
Redsox 12, Royals 2 (1st)
Redsox 8, Royals 7 (2nd)
Devil Rays 2, Orioles 1
Twins 4, Indians 2
Whitesox 11, Tigers 8
Mariners 5, Rangers 3
A's 6, Angels 5

NL
Braves 4, Marlins 2
Expos 6, Mets 3
Pirates 9, Phillies 3
Brewers 5, Cardinals 3
Reds 5, Cubs 3
Astros 4, Giants 0
Padres 5, Dodgers 0
Diamondbacks 7, Rockies 1

2) Standings--

AL EAST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Redsox           12    4  .750   -      4-4    8-0   08-02 04-02 00-00 WON  6
Yankees          12    8  .600   2      7-2    5-6   12-08 00-00 00-00 WON  1
BlueJays          7   10  .412   5 1/2  3-7    4-3   06-07 01-03 00-00 LOST 1
Devil Rays        7   10  .412   5 1/2  5-4    2-6   03-08 04-02 00-00 WON  1
Orioles           6   12  .333   7      2-6    4-6   05-09 01-03 00-00 LOST 1

AL CENTRAL      WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Twins            13    6  .684   -      8-1    5-5   03-01 10-05 00-00 WON  4
Whitesox         12    6  .667     1/2  8-2    4-4   03-01 08-03 01-02 WON  2
Indians          11    7  .611   1 1/2  6-0    5-7   00-00 09-06 02-01 LOST 6
Royals            5   11  .312   6 1/2  2-6    3-5   02-04 03-07 00-00 LOST 4
Tigers            3   14  .176   9      2-6    1-8   02-04 01-10 00-00 LOST 2

AL WEST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Mariners         15    4  .789   -      5-4   10-0   00-00 02-01 13-03 WON  2
A's              11    8  .579   4      6-4    5-4   00-00 00-00 11-08 WON  2
Angels            6   12  .333   8 1/2  3-9    3-3   00-00 01-02 05-10 LOST 2
Rangers           5   13  .278   9 1/2  2-7    3-6   00-00 00-00 05-13 LOST 2

NL EAST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Expos            11    8  .579   -      6-4    5-4   07-06 04-02 00-00 WON  3
Braves           10    9  .526   1      6-3    4-6   10-09 00-00 00-00 WON  4
Mets             10    9  .526   1      5-4    5-5   07-06 03-03 00-00 LOST 3
Marlins           8   10  .444   2 1/2  5-4    3-6   08-10 00-00 00-00 LOST 3
Phillies          7   12  .368   4      5-5    2-7   06-07 01-05 00-00 LOST 4

NL CENTRAL      WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Pirates          12    5  .706   -      5-4    7-1   05-01 07-04 00-00 WON  6
Reds             10    8  .556   2 1/2  4-5    6-3   03-03 07-05 00-00 WON  2
Cardinals         9   10  .474   4      6-3    3-7   00-00 07-06 02-04 LOST 4
Astros            8   10  .444   4 1/2  4-5    4-5   00-00 06-06 02-04 WON  1
Brewers           7   12  .368   6      5-5    2-7   00-00 05-08 02-04 WON  4
Cubs              6   11  .353   6      2-6    4-5   02-04 04-07 00-00 LOST 2

NL WEST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Giants           12    6  .667   -      6-3    6-3   00-00 04-02 08-04 LOST 1
Diamondbacks     12    7  .632     1/2  6-3    6-4   00-00 04-02 08-05 WON  2
Dodgers          11    8  .579   1 1/2  6-4    5-4   00-00 00-00 11-08 LOST 1
Padres            9   10  .474   3 1/2  7-2    2-8   00-00 00-00 09-10 WON  1
Rockies           6   13  .316   6 1/2  3-7    3-6   00-00 04-02 02-11 LOST 2

3) Today's schedule--

AL
Whitesox (Mark Buehrle) at Indians (Danys Baez), 7:05
Tigers (Mark Redman) at Royals (Paul Byrd), 8:05
Angels (Scott Schoeneweis) at Mariners (Jamie Moyer), 10:05

NL
Marlins (Brad Penny) at Braves (Kevin Millwood), 7:35

4) Yesterday's HRs--

Alex Rodriguez--#7 & #8
Eric Chavez--#7
Manny Ramirez--#5 & #6
Jim Thome--#5
Steve Finley--#5
Damian Miller--#5
Jason Giambi--#4
Alfonso Soriano--#4
Phil Nevin--#4
Jose Valentin--#4
Johnny Damon--#2 & #3
Jeff Bagwell--#3
Lee Stevens--#3
Jose Hernandez--#3
Bobby Higginson--#3
Brian Daubach--#3
Brian Buchanan--#2
Jose Offerman--#2
Scott Hatteberg--#2
Carlos Beltran--#2
Austin Kearns--#1
Jason Michaels--#1
Trenidad Hubbard--#1
Joe Randa--#1
Dan Wilson--#1
Greg Myers--#1

5) HR leaders--

AL
1) Alex Rodriguez--8**
T2) Jay Gibbons--7
T2) Eric Chavez--7*
T4) Manny Ramirez--6**
T4) Robin Ventura--6
T4) Torii Hunter--6
T4) Carlos Pena--6
T8) Jim Thome--5*
T8) Carlos Delgado--5
T8) Mike Cameron--5
T8) Ben Grieve--5
T8) Shea Hillenbrand--5
T8) Matt Lawton--5
T8) Raul Mondesi--5

NL
1) Lance Berkman--9
2) Barry Bonds--8
T3) Sammy Sosa--6
T3) Jim Edmonds--6
T3) Richie Sexson--6
T3) Cliff Floyd--6
T7) Mike Piazza--5
T7) Andruw Jones--5
T7) Richard Hidalgo--5
T7) Luis Gonzalez--5
T7) Scott Rolen--5
T7) Steve Finley--5*
T7) Damian Miller--5*

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

6) Jeff Bagwell passed Dick Allen and tied Frank Thomas for 59th place on the all time HR list, with 352.

7) Phil Nevin hit his 100th HR with the Padres.

Nevin was the 5th player to do it--

1    Nate Colbert                163   
2    Dave Winfield               154   
3    Tony Gwynn                  135   
4    Ken Caminiti                121   
5    Phil Nevin                  100   

8) Braves SS Rafael Furcal tied the modern major league record with 3 triples in a game.

After a .776 OPS/8 RCAA rookie season, Furcal fell to .691 OPS/-9 RCAA in 2001. He's off to a .360 SLG, .293 OBA, .653 OPS, -2 RCAA start in 2002.

[nyy26wc]

1) The Yankees placed P Andy Pettitte on the 15 day DL, retroactive to April 16, and called up P Randy Choate.

While he's usually effective (-6 RSAA in 1999, notwithstanding), the next time Pettitte's as good as his W-L record would imply, it will be the first such season since his rookie year in 1995. Pettitte is working on a streak of 6 consecutive years in which his W-L record was better than it should have been.

Here are the longest streaks, among starting pitchers--

1    Andy Pettitte             6
T2   Chan Ho Park              5   
T2   Aaron Sele                5   
T2   Dave Burba                5   
T6   Russ Ortiz                4   
T6   Tom Glavine               4   
T8   Shawn Estes               3   
T8   Denny Neagle              3   
T8   Freddy Garcia             3   
T8   Tim Hudson                3   
T8   Andy Benes                3   

(Method--The pitcher's W-L record is compared to his neutral W-L record, which is determined by using the Pythagorean formula to determine what a pitcher with his ERA would have with an average amount of run support (adjusted to his park)).

While he's not as good as his hype, Pettitte's still an effective pitcher and his 31 RSAA are tied for 10th in the majors, among LHPs, since 2000--

1    Randy Johnson               129   
2    Tom Glavine                  65   
3    Al Leiter                    52   
4    Mark Buehrle                 50   
5    Barry Zito                   41   
T6   Gabe White                   34   
T6   Jarrod Washburn              34   
T8   Steve Kline                  32   
T8   Mike Myers                   32   
T10  Mike Sirotka                 31   
T10  Andy Pettitte                31   

2) The Mets activated 1B Mo Vaughn from the DL and designated OF Tony Tarasco for assignment.

3) The Astros sent SS Adam Everett to the minors and called up P Brad Lidge.

Everett's hitting just .216 SLG, .318 OBA, .534 OPS, -3 RCAA in 14 games and has a recent minor league track record that showed he's not going to be able to hit at the major league level.

Julio Lugo takes over the fulltime SS job. Lugo had -10 and -23 RCAA over his 1st 2 years and is off to a .318 SLG, .273 OBA, .591 OPS, -1 RCAA start in 10 games this year.

Lidge, 25, was the Astros's 1st round pick in 1998, but has had consistent injury problems. His career high in games is just 8. He only has 10 games experience in AA.

4) Whitesox 2B Ray Durham was out of yesterday's game for the first consecutive day. He was given Saturday off, after having an ingrown toenail clipped on Friday and was out of yesterday's lineup, due to a respiratory illness. He was used as a pinch hitter yesterday and is expected to be in the lineup today.

Durham's off to a fast start, with a .517 SLG, .471 OBA, .989 OPS, 8 RCAA in 17 games. He's looking for his first year with a double digit RCAA since 1999.

5) Devil Rays P Delvin James had to leave yesterday's game, with a strained muscle in his right hip.

6) Twins P Jack Cressend's 3 game suspension ended.

7) Orioles OF-SS Melvin Mora missed yesterday's game, to return to Venezuela, after the death of his brother, and there is no expected return date yet.

Mora's off to a fast start, with a .407 SLG, .466 OBA, .873 OPS, 6 RCAA in 17 games. He's never had a positive RCAA in any of his 1st 4 season, or an OPS greater than .750.

8) The Royals called up P Bryan Rekar and sent OF Brandon Berger to the minors.

Rekar started yesterday's game. Minor league P Orber Moreno was removed from the 40 man roster, after he cleared waivers, to make room for Rekar.

9) Cubs C Joe Girardi missed the past couple of games, due to a sprained ankle, suffered when he stepped on a ball during batting practice on Friday. Meanwhile, with Todd Hundley unable to catch, due to a sprained thumb, Robert Machado's been in the lineup.

Girardi's 13 for 13 in having a negative RCAA and he's off to a good start in that area this season. In his 1st 11 games, he's hitting just .207 SLG, .172 OBA, .379 OPS, -4 RCAA. This year, he's moved into the top 50 on the all time worst RCAA list, with -209, and he currently ranks 49th.

10) Cardinals RF J.D. Drew was scratched from yesterday's lineup, due to soreness in his right knee. He's expected to return to the lineup tomorrow, while MGR Tony LaRussa hopes Jim Edmonds, who has a sore right groin and right hip, can also return then. The team is off today.

After a 1.027 OPS/47 RCAA season in 2001, Drew is off to a fast start, hitting .580 SLG, .413 OBA, .992 OPS, 9 RCAA in 18 games.

11) BlueJays OF Jose Cruz Jr. left yesterday's game, due to a stiff back.

After setting career highs with a .857 OPS and 14 RCAA in 2001, Cruz is off to a slow start, hitting .333 SLG, .293 OBA, .627 OPS, -4 RCAA in 17 games.

12) Devil Rays 2B Brent Abernathy was scratched from yesterday's lineup, due to discomfort behind his knee.

13) Brewers C Raul Casanova was scratched from yesterday's lineup, due to a stiff lower back, and is day to day.

14) The Giants are going to Chicago this week, and with the temperatures expected to be the 40s, Barry Bonds may be given a day or two off, to avoid having to play in cold weather.

15) The Reds gave SS Barry Larkin a routine day off yesterday. The day was chosen due to cold weather and the fact that they could combine that with today being an off day for the team.

Larkin admits he's not feeling comfortable yet at the plate. He's off to a terrible start, hitting just .270 SLG, .254 OBA, .745 OPS, -6 RCAA in 15 games.

[Slippery Pedro]

Interesting on Pettitte.

He also has been in the post season 7 years in a row, no?
Is he the first pitcher to be in the post-season, every year, for the first 7 years of his career? Anyone know?

[moose]

I have a hard time remembering how young pettite is.

[Duque]

Mark Wohlers is close - 6 straight years in the PS.

[Slippery Pedro]

Ah.....but six ain't seven.

[nyy26wc]

But, all of Wohlers's postseason appearances were legitimate.

Pettitte's had 2 bullshit, disgrace that the team is there postseason appearances.

[Slippery Pedro]

Andy has more rings 'tho. For all we know, Wohlers whammied NY last year.

[BBapplepie]

I believe Mo has the same seven.

[Slippery Pedro]

Originally posted by BBapplepie
I believe Mo has the same seven.

Come to think of it, yup. Future TQ BB! Name the two pitching teammates............