Piazza hits 350; Mets injuries; Sosa's in the lineup; Lawrence ties a record

nyy26wc · 04-23-2003, 01:17 PM

1) Yesterday's scores--

AL
Whitesox 3, Orioles 1
Devil Rays 4, BlueJays 2
Royals 4, Twins 3
Redsox 5, Rangers 4
Yankees 8, Angels 3
A's 6, Tigers 5
Mariners 8, Indians 5

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

2) Standings--

Code:

AL EAST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Yankees          17    3  .850   -      7-2   10-1   09-03 07-00 01-00 WON  6
Redsox           14    6  .700   3      7-2    7-4   13-06 00-00 01-00 WON  1
Orioles           9   10  .474   7 1/2  5-6    4-4   06-06 03-04 00-00 LOST 1
Devil Rays        7   13  .350  10      5-6    2-7   07-13 00-00 00-00 WON  1
BlueJays          7   14  .333  10 1/2  2-7    5-7   04-11 03-03 00-00 LOST 1

AL CENTRAL      WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Royals           15    3  .833   -      9-0    6-3   00-00 15-03 00-00 WON  4
Whitesox         12    8  .600   4      7-3    5-5   01-00 11-08 00-00 WON  1
Twins             9   11  .450   7      3-7    6-4   03-10 06-01 00-00 LOST 5
Indians           7   13  .350   9      3-7    4-6   03-03 04-09 00-01 LOST 1
Tigers            1   17  .056  14      1-7    0-10  00-00 01-16 00-01 LOST 8

AL WEST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Mariners         12    8  .600   -      7-4    5-4   00-00 01-00 11-08 WON  2
A's              11    9  .550   1      8-2    3-7   00-00 01-00 10-09 WON  1
Angels            9   11  .450   3      6-4    3-7   00-01 00-00 09-10 LOST 2
Rangers           8   12  .400   4      5-6    3-6   00-01 00-00 08-11 LOST 1

NL EAST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Expos            12    8  .600   -      7-4    5-4   08-05 03-03 01-00 WON  1
Braves           11    9  .550   1      6-5    5-4   10-09 01-00 00-00 WON  2
Phillies         11    9  .550   1      6-5    5-4   07-06 03-03 01-00 WON  1
Marlins          10   11  .476   2 1/2  6-4    4-7   09-11 01-00 00-00 WON  1
Mets              8   12  .400   4      5-5    3-7   05-08 03-04 00-00 LOST 1

NL CENTRAL      WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Cubs             13    7  .650   -      8-3    5-4   04-02 08-05 01-00 WON  1
Astros           10    9  .526   2 1/2  5-4    5-5   01-00 06-06 03-03 WON  1
Pirates          10    9  .526   2 1/2  4-6    6-3   03-03 06-06 01-00 WON  2
Cardinals         9    9  .500   3      4-4    5-5   00-01 07-04 02-04 LOST 3
Brewers           8   12  .400   5      4-6    4-6   00-01 06-07 02-04 LOST 1
Reds              6   14  .300   7      3-7    3-7   02-04 04-09 00-01 LOST 1

NL WEST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Giants           15    4  .789   -      7-2    8-2   00-00 05-02 10-02 LOST 2
Rockies          12    8  .600   3 1/2  8-1    4-7   00-01 03-03 09-04 LOST 1
Dodgers           9   11  .450   6 1/2  5-4    4-7   00-00 01-00 08-11 WON  2
Diamondbacks      7   13  .350   8 1/2  4-6    3-7   00-01 03-03 04-09 LOST 1
Padres            7   13  .350   8 1/2  5-5    2-8   00-00 00-01 07-12 LOST 6

3) Today's schedule--

AL
Whitesox (Bartolo Colon) at Orioles (Jason Johnson), 7:05
BlueJays (Mark Hendrickson) at Devil Rays (Joe Kennedy), 7:15
Redsox (Tim Wakefield) at Rangers (John Thomson), 8:05
Twins (Brad Radke) at Royals (Chris George), 8:05
Indians (Ricardo Rodriguez) at Mariners (Gil Meche), 10:05
Tigers (Jeremy Bonderman) at A's (Barry Zito), 10:05
Yankees (Roger Clemens) at Angels (Mickey Callaway), 10:05

NL
Padres (Adam Eaton) at Cubs (Kerry Wood), 2:20
Diamondbacks (Elmer Dessens) at Expos (Livan Hernandez), 7:05
Rockies (Jason Jennings) at Phillies (Brett Myers), 7:05
Brewers (Glendon Rusch) at Marlins (Carl Pavano), 7:05
Giants (Kirk Rueter) at Pirates (Jeff D'Amico), 7:05
Cardinals (Matt Morris) at Braves (Greg Maddux), 7:05
Astros (Roy Oswalt) at Mets (Al Leiter), 7:10
Dodgers (Darren Dreifort) at Reds (Chris Reitsma), 7:10

4) Yesterday's HRs--

Jorge Posada--#6
Juan Gonzalez--#5
Gary Sheffield--#5
Joe Randa--#4
Miguel Tejada--#4
Ivan Rodriguez--#4
Jose Vidro--#4
Frank Thomas--#3
Manny Ramirez--#3
Mike Piazza--#3
Jay Gibbons--#3
Travis Hafner--#3
Corey Patterson--#3
Richard Hidalgo--#3
Mike Cameron--#2
Tino Martinez--#2
Edgardo Alfonzo--#2
Luis Rivas--#1
Dmitri Young--#1
Wil Cordero--#1

5) HR leaders--

AL
T1) Alex Rodriguez--7
T1) Carl Everett--7
T1) Alfonso Soriano--7
4) Jorge Posada--6*
T5) Rafael Palmeiro--5
T5) Juan Gonzalez--5*
T5) Tim Salmon--5
T5) Carlos Delgado--5
T5) Hank Blalock--5
T5) Robin Ventura--5
T5) Kevin Millar--5
T5) Terrence Long--5
T5) Raul Mondesi--5
T5) Nomar Garciaparra--5
T5) Bret Boone--5
T5) Karim Garcia--5
T5) Bernie Williams--5
T5) Carlos Lee--5

NL
1) Austin Kearns--9
2) Jeff Bagwell--8
3) Adam Dunn--7
T4) Barry Bonds--6
T4) Craig Biggio--6
T6) Sammy Sosa--5
T6) Gary Sheffield--5*
T6) Jose Cruz Jr.--5
T6) Scott Rolen--5
T6) Todd Helton--5
T6) Rondell White--5
T6) Richie Sexson--5
T6) Andruw Jones--5
T6) Reggie Sanders--5
T6) Luis Gonzalez--5
T6) Alex Gonzalez (Marlins)--5

*--hit 1 yesterday

6) Frank Thomas tied Orlando Cepeda and Tony Perez for 47th place on the all time HR list, with 379.

7) Mike Piazza tied Chili Davis for 63rd place on the all time HR list, with 350.

Piazza became the 8th active player to reach 200 HR above the league average--

Code:

HOMERUNS                        DIFF   PLAYER   LEAGUE   
1    Barry Bonds                 397      619      222   
2    Sammy Sosa                  297      504      207   
3    Ken Griffey Jr.             273      469      196   
4    Fred McGriff                248      480      232   
5    Rafael Palmeiro             245      495      250   
6    Juan Gonzalez               230      410      180   
7    Frank Thomas                204      379      175   
8    Mike Piazza                 200      350      150   
9    Jeff Bagwell                199      388      189   
10   Jim Thome                   191      336      145

Piazza is closing in on the record for catchers--

Code:

HOMERUNS                        DIFF   PLAYER   LEAGUE   
1    Johnny Bench                209      356      147   
2    Mike Piazza                 200      350      150   
3    Yogi Berra                  176      336      160   
4    Carlton Fisk                164      366      202   
5    Lance Parrish               145      324      179   
6    Gary Carter                 142      307      165   
7    Gabby Hartnett              141      236       95   
8    Roy Campanella              127      242      115   
9    Ernie Lombardi              105      190       85   
10   Bill Dickey                  98      202      104

nyy26wc · 04-23-2003, 01:19 PM

1) Mets LF Jeromy Burnitz suffered a broken left hand when he was hit by a pitch from Billy Wagner. Meanwhile, P David Cone had to leave after 2 innings, due to a hip injury.

Burnitz is expected to miss 4-6 weeks. He missed 5 weeks in 1999, after breaking the same bone. After 12 RCAA/.851 OPS and -16 RCAA/.677 OPS seasons, Burnitz is off to a .515 SLG, .364 OBA, .878 OPS, 2 RCAA start in his first 19 games and has a .838 career OPS, compared to his league average of .777, and 88 RCAA in 1166 games.

Cone's off to a 6.75 ERA/-5 RSAA start in his first 4 starts and has only pitched a total of 16 innings.

2) Barry Bonds missed yesterday's game, due to a sore neck.

After 169 RCAA/1.379 OPS and 161 RCAA/1.381 OPS seasons, Bonds is off to a .694 SLG, .500 OBA, 1.194 OPS, 12 RCAA start in his first 16 games. He has a 1.024 career OPS, compared to his league average of .747, and 1241 RCAA in 2455 games.

3) The Royals clinched a winning April for the first time since 1989.

4) The Angels placed P Kevin Appier on the 15 day DL, retroactive to Sunday, sent INF Chone Figgins to the minors, activated 2B Adam Kennedy from the DL and called up OF Jeff DaVanon.

Appier has a strained flexor muscle in his forearm. Figgins was off to a .294 SLG, .324 OBA, .618 OPS, -2 RCAA start in his first 11 games.

After -26 RCAA/.703 OPS and -19 RCAA/.690 OPS seasons in his first 2 years as a starter, Kennedy had a 14 RCAA/.795 OPS in 2002 and is off to a .294 SLG, .300 OBA, .594 OPS, -1 RCAA start in his first 7 games. DaVanon has a .658 OPS/-10 RCAA in 64 career games.

5) A's 3B Eric Chavez was given a day off yesterday, to rest a sore shoulder.

After 28 RCAA/.878 OPS and 21 RCAA/.7860 OPS seasons, Chavez is off to a .507 SLG, .388 OBA, .895, 3 RCAA start in his first 19 games. He has a .846 career OPS, compared to his league average of .773, and 64 RCAA in 607 games.

6) The A's are expected to activate P Jim Mecir from the DL today.

7) Pirates 1B Randall Simon left yesterday's game, due to a mild concussion, after a collision with Giants 2B Ray Durham. Since the team's facing a lefty today, Simon's next extended to be in the lineup.

8) Rangers CF Doug Glanville, who is on the DL, is considering having knee surgery.

A MRI showed he has a torn tendon behind his right knee. If he has surgery, the expected recovery time is 4 weeks.

9) The Rangers sent P C.J. Nitkowski to the minors after he cleared waivers. He had been removed from the roster when he was designated for assignment on Friday.

10) Whitesox P Jon Garland is in danger of losing his spot in the rotation if he doesn't pitch well in his next start, which is Saturday against the Twins.

After 3.69 ERA/12 RSAA and 4.58 ERA/0 RSAA seasons, Garland's off to a 7.32 ERA/-6 RSAA start in his first 4 starts. He has a 4.78 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.55, and -4 RSAA in 87 games.

11) Dodgers P Odalis Perez, who hasn't pitched since April 11, due to a sprained right ankle, now expects to be able to start on Friday.

After 4.91 ERA/-5 RSAA and 3.00 ERA/18 RSAA seasons, Perez is off to a 4.19 ERA/-1 RSAA start in his first 3 starts. He has a 4.13 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.28, and -6 RSAA in 87 games.

12) Dodgers 3B Adrian Beltre had a closed door meeting with MGR Jim Tracy. Beltre's been benched 4 times in the past 7 games and says that, while he doesn't want to be traded, if the Dodgers don't want him, "There are 29 other teams out there."

After -5 RCAA/.720 OPS and -8 RCAA/.729 OPS seasons, Beltre's off to a .362 SLG, .226 OBA, .588 OPS, -4 RCAA start in his first 18 games. He has a .752 career OPS, compared to his league average of .781, and -10 RCAA in 670 games.

13) Marlins 1B Derrek Lee was expected to end his consecutive game streak when his wife gave birth sometime around May 1. But, since she did it on Monday, which was an offday, his streak's intact.

Lee's 230 game streak is the longest current streak in the NL. After 8 RCAA/.820 OPS and 29 RCAA/.872 OPS seasons, he's off to a .479 SLG, .371 OBA, .850 OPS, 4 RCAA start in his first 21 games. Lee has a .806 career OPS, compared to his league average of .777, and 32 RCAA in 732 games.

14) The Cardinals released minor league P Dan Serafini.

Serafini hasn't pitched in the majors since 2000.

15) Yankees P Antonio Osuna had to leave yesterday's game, due to cramping in his groin.

After 20.77 ERA/-8 RSAA (just 4 games) and 3.86 ERA/6 RSAA seasons, Osuna's off to a 1.59 ERA/4 RSAA start in his first 9 games. He has a 3.51 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.34, and 25 RSAA in 337 games.

nyy26wc · 04-23-2003, 01:19 PM

1) Cubs RF Sammy Sosa was able to be in the lineup. He had a CT scan after being hit in the head by a pitch on Sunday.

2) Padres P Brian Lawrence tied the major league record by hitting 3 Cubs hitters in the 4th inning. He hit Alex Gonzalez, Sammy Sosa and Hee Seop Choi.

Lawrence became the 19th pitcher to tie the record and the first since Steve Sparks, on May 22, 1999. The 3 HBP puts Lawrence in the Padres top 10 lists for both career HBP and HBP worse than the league average--

Code:

HIT BY PITCHES 
T1   Eric Show                    46   
T1   Joey Hamilton                46   
3    Andy Ashby                   37   
4    Bill Greif                   32   
5    Andy Hawkins                 26   
6    Matt Clement                 25   
7    Sterling Hitchcock           24   
T8   Dave Freisleben              21   
T8   Brian Lawrence               21   
T8   Clay Kirby                   21   

HIT BY PITCHES                  DIFF   PLAYER   LEAGUE   
1    Bill Greif                  -19       32       13   
2    Eric Show                   -17       46       29   
3    Joey Hamilton               -13       46       33   
T4   Matt Clement                -10       25       15   
T4   Mike Corkins                -10       20       10   
6    Gary Ross                    -8       17        9   
T7   Brian Lawrence               -7       21       14   
T7   Dave Freisleben              -7       21       14   
T9   Andy Hawkins                 -6       26       20   
T9   Todd Erdos                   -6        8        2   
T9   Bryce Florie                 -6       10        4   
T9   Brian Williams               -6        8        2

3) According to the Detroit Free Press, the Lions may be interested in drafting Yankees minor league QB (3B pro tem) Drew Henson in the late rounds of the NFL draft.

4) The Royals plan on calling up P Kyle Snyder on Friday, to take Jeremy Affeldt's spot in the rotation. Albie Lopez and Kris Wilson were candidates to go into the rotation, but the team prefers to keep them in the bullpen.

5) Giants P Jason Schmidt left the team, after his mother died. She had been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor during spring training last year.

Schmidt will miss his start tomorrow, with Damian Moss expected to move up a day. Then, the Giants will probably call up another starter for Friday or Saturday.

6) The Expos played their 1st home game in Montreal, after playing 10 home games in Puerto Rico.

7) Padres CF Mark Kotsay left yesterday's game, after the top of the 1st, due to a strained lower back.

After 11 RCAA/.807 OPS and 19 RCAA/.810 OPS seasons, Kotsay is off to a .372 SLG, .364 OBA, .735 OPS, 2 RCAA start in his first 20 games. He has a .761 career OPS, compared to his league average of .779, and -2 RCAA in 760 games.

8) The Yankees 17-3 record is a team record for the first 20 games of a season.

9) The Pirates will move P Salomon Torres into the rotation, while Josh Fogg is on the DL.

In his first appearances in the majors since 1997,
Torres had a 2.70 ERA/6 RSAA in 5 starts with the 2002 Pirates and is off to a 1.93 ERA/4 RSAA start in 7 relief appearances in 2003. He has a 5.27 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.42, and -33 RSAA in 80 games.

10) The Reds outrighted minor league P Chris Booker to the minors. Booker's recovering from shoulder surgery and this move takes him off the 40 man roster.

11) Devil Rays RF Damian Rolls suffered a nondisplaced fracture of his thumb and is expected to miss 3-4 weeks.

Rolls is off to a .219 SLG, .306 0BA, .524 OPS, -2 RCAA start in his first 15 games and has a .643 OPS/-17 RCAA in 121 career games.

12) The Devil Rays decided not to call up P prospect Dewon Brazelton to take Nick Bierbrodt's spot in the rotation on Friday. Instead, Seth McClung will be moved from the bullpen to the rotation.

McClung's a 22 year old rookie who never pitched above AA before 2003, was ranked as the Devil Rays #5 prospect by Baseball America and was given a C+ grade by John Sickels. He has a 4.30 ERA/0 RSAA in 7 relief appearances.

13) In their first 20 games, the Yankees have hit 40 HR. By comparison, in their first 18 games, the Tigers have scored a total of 39 runs.

Meanwhile, the Yankees pitching staff has allowed just 5 HR.

gyb13 · 04-23-2003, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by nyy26wc
2) Barry Bonds missed yesterday's game, due to a sore neck.

i thought we determined he no longer had a neck

Skip · 04-23-2003, 05:01 PM

Maybe it's not 'longer', maybe he has lo'u'nger neck?

gyb13 · 04-23-2003, 05:08 PM

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04-23-2003, 01:17 PM	#1
nyy26wc NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: NJ Posts: 14,584	Piazza hits 350; Mets injuries; Sosa's in the lineup; Lawrence ties a record 1) Yesterday's scores-- AL Whitesox 3, Orioles 1 Devil Rays 4, BlueJays 2 Royals 4, Twins 3 Redsox 5, Rangers 4 Yankees 8, Angels 3 A's 6, Tigers 5 Mariners 8, Indians 5 NL Pirates 5, Giants 2 Expos 4, Diamondbacks 0 Marlins 4, Brewers 2 Phillies 5, Rockies 2 Dodgers 2, Reds 1 Astros 6, Mets 2 Braves 5, Cardinals 3 Cubs 7, Padres 2 2) Standings-- Code: AL EAST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Yankees 17 3 .850 - 7-2 10-1 09-03 07-00 01-00 WON 6 Redsox 14 6 .700 3 7-2 7-4 13-06 00-00 01-00 WON 1 Orioles 9 10 .474 7 1/2 5-6 4-4 06-06 03-04 00-00 LOST 1 Devil Rays 7 13 .350 10 5-6 2-7 07-13 00-00 00-00 WON 1 BlueJays 7 14 .333 10 1/2 2-7 5-7 04-11 03-03 00-00 LOST 1 AL CENTRAL WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Royals 15 3 .833 - 9-0 6-3 00-00 15-03 00-00 WON 4 Whitesox 12 8 .600 4 7-3 5-5 01-00 11-08 00-00 WON 1 Twins 9 11 .450 7 3-7 6-4 03-10 06-01 00-00 LOST 5 Indians 7 13 .350 9 3-7 4-6 03-03 04-09 00-01 LOST 1 Tigers 1 17 .056 14 1-7 0-10 00-00 01-16 00-01 LOST 8 AL WEST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Mariners 12 8 .600 - 7-4 5-4 00-00 01-00 11-08 WON 2 A's 11 9 .550 1 8-2 3-7 00-00 01-00 10-09 WON 1 Angels 9 11 .450 3 6-4 3-7 00-01 00-00 09-10 LOST 2 Rangers 8 12 .400 4 5-6 3-6 00-01 00-00 08-11 LOST 1 NL EAST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Expos 12 8 .600 - 7-4 5-4 08-05 03-03 01-00 WON 1 Braves 11 9 .550 1 6-5 5-4 10-09 01-00 00-00 WON 2 Phillies 11 9 .550 1 6-5 5-4 07-06 03-03 01-00 WON 1 Marlins 10 11 .476 2 1/2 6-4 4-7 09-11 01-00 00-00 WON 1 Mets 8 12 .400 4 5-5 3-7 05-08 03-04 00-00 LOST 1 NL CENTRAL WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Cubs 13 7 .650 - 8-3 5-4 04-02 08-05 01-00 WON 1 Astros 10 9 .526 2 1/2 5-4 5-5 01-00 06-06 03-03 WON 1 Pirates 10 9 .526 2 1/2 4-6 6-3 03-03 06-06 01-00 WON 2 Cardinals 9 9 .500 3 4-4 5-5 00-01 07-04 02-04 LOST 3 Brewers 8 12 .400 5 4-6 4-6 00-01 06-07 02-04 LOST 1 Reds 6 14 .300 7 3-7 3-7 02-04 04-09 00-01 LOST 1 NL WEST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Giants 15 4 .789 - 7-2 8-2 00-00 05-02 10-02 LOST 2 Rockies 12 8 .600 3 1/2 8-1 4-7 00-01 03-03 09-04 LOST 1 Dodgers 9 11 .450 6 1/2 5-4 4-7 00-00 01-00 08-11 WON 2 Diamondbacks 7 13 .350 8 1/2 4-6 3-7 00-01 03-03 04-09 LOST 1 Padres 7 13 .350 8 1/2 5-5 2-8 00-00 00-01 07-12 LOST 6 3) Today's schedule-- AL Whitesox (Bartolo Colon) at Orioles (Jason Johnson), 7:05 BlueJays (Mark Hendrickson) at Devil Rays (Joe Kennedy), 7:15 Redsox (Tim Wakefield) at Rangers (John Thomson), 8:05 Twins (Brad Radke) at Royals (Chris George), 8:05 Indians (Ricardo Rodriguez) at Mariners (Gil Meche), 10:05 Tigers (Jeremy Bonderman) at A's (Barry Zito), 10:05 Yankees (Roger Clemens) at Angels (Mickey Callaway), 10:05 NL Padres (Adam Eaton) at Cubs (Kerry Wood), 2:20 Diamondbacks (Elmer Dessens) at Expos (Livan Hernandez), 7:05 Rockies (Jason Jennings) at Phillies (Brett Myers), 7:05 Brewers (Glendon Rusch) at Marlins (Carl Pavano), 7:05 Giants (Kirk Rueter) at Pirates (Jeff D'Amico), 7:05 Cardinals (Matt Morris) at Braves (Greg Maddux), 7:05 Astros (Roy Oswalt) at Mets (Al Leiter), 7:10 Dodgers (Darren Dreifort) at Reds (Chris Reitsma), 7:10 4) Yesterday's HRs-- Jorge Posada--#6 Juan Gonzalez--#5 Gary Sheffield--#5 Joe Randa--#4 Miguel Tejada--#4 Ivan Rodriguez--#4 Jose Vidro--#4 Frank Thomas--#3 Manny Ramirez--#3 Mike Piazza--#3 Jay Gibbons--#3 Travis Hafner--#3 Corey Patterson--#3 Richard Hidalgo--#3 Mike Cameron--#2 Tino Martinez--#2 Edgardo Alfonzo--#2 Luis Rivas--#1 Dmitri Young--#1 Wil Cordero--#1 5) HR leaders-- AL T1) Alex Rodriguez--7 T1) Carl Everett--7 T1) Alfonso Soriano--7 4) Jorge Posada--6* T5) Rafael Palmeiro--5 T5) Juan Gonzalez--5* T5) Tim Salmon--5 T5) Carlos Delgado--5 T5) Hank Blalock--5 T5) Robin Ventura--5 T5) Kevin Millar--5 T5) Terrence Long--5 T5) Raul Mondesi--5 T5) Nomar Garciaparra--5 T5) Bret Boone--5 T5) Karim Garcia--5 T5) Bernie Williams--5 T5) Carlos Lee--5 NL 1) Austin Kearns--9 2) Jeff Bagwell--8 3) Adam Dunn--7 T4) Barry Bonds--6 T4) Craig Biggio--6 T6) Sammy Sosa--5 T6) Gary Sheffield--5* T6) Jose Cruz Jr.--5 T6) Scott Rolen--5 T6) Todd Helton--5 T6) Rondell White--5 T6) Richie Sexson--5 T6) Andruw Jones--5 T6) Reggie Sanders--5 T6) Luis Gonzalez--5 T6) Alex Gonzalez (Marlins)--5 *--hit 1 yesterday 6) Frank Thomas tied Orlando Cepeda and Tony Perez for 47th place on the all time HR list, with 379. 7) Mike Piazza tied Chili Davis for 63rd place on the all time HR list, with 350. Piazza became the 8th active player to reach 200 HR above the league average-- Code: HOMERUNS DIFF PLAYER LEAGUE 1 Barry Bonds 397 619 222 2 Sammy Sosa 297 504 207 3 Ken Griffey Jr. 273 469 196 4 Fred McGriff 248 480 232 5 Rafael Palmeiro 245 495 250 6 Juan Gonzalez 230 410 180 7 Frank Thomas 204 379 175 8 Mike Piazza 200 350 150 9 Jeff Bagwell 199 388 189 10 Jim Thome 191 336 145 Piazza is closing in on the record for catchers-- Code: HOMERUNS DIFF PLAYER LEAGUE 1 Johnny Bench 209 356 147 2 Mike Piazza 200 350 150 3 Yogi Berra 176 336 160 4 Carlton Fisk 164 366 202 5 Lance Parrish 145 324 179 6 Gary Carter 142 307 165 7 Gabby Hartnett 141 236 95 8 Roy Campanella 127 242 115 9 Ernie Lombardi 105 190 85 10 Bill Dickey 98 202 104 __________________ 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. 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04-23-2003, 01:19 PM	#2
nyy26wc NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: NJ Posts: 14,584	1) Mets LF Jeromy Burnitz suffered a broken left hand when he was hit by a pitch from Billy Wagner. Meanwhile, P David Cone had to leave after 2 innings, due to a hip injury. Burnitz is expected to miss 4-6 weeks. He missed 5 weeks in 1999, after breaking the same bone. After 12 RCAA/.851 OPS and -16 RCAA/.677 OPS seasons, Burnitz is off to a .515 SLG, .364 OBA, .878 OPS, 2 RCAA start in his first 19 games and has a .838 career OPS, compared to his league average of .777, and 88 RCAA in 1166 games. Cone's off to a 6.75 ERA/-5 RSAA start in his first 4 starts and has only pitched a total of 16 innings. 2) Barry Bonds missed yesterday's game, due to a sore neck. After 169 RCAA/1.379 OPS and 161 RCAA/1.381 OPS seasons, Bonds is off to a .694 SLG, .500 OBA, 1.194 OPS, 12 RCAA start in his first 16 games. He has a 1.024 career OPS, compared to his league average of .747, and 1241 RCAA in 2455 games. 3) The Royals clinched a winning April for the first time since 1989. 4) The Angels placed P Kevin Appier on the 15 day DL, retroactive to Sunday, sent INF Chone Figgins to the minors, activated 2B Adam Kennedy from the DL and called up OF Jeff DaVanon. Appier has a strained flexor muscle in his forearm. Figgins was off to a .294 SLG, .324 OBA, .618 OPS, -2 RCAA start in his first 11 games. After -26 RCAA/.703 OPS and -19 RCAA/.690 OPS seasons in his first 2 years as a starter, Kennedy had a 14 RCAA/.795 OPS in 2002 and is off to a .294 SLG, .300 OBA, .594 OPS, -1 RCAA start in his first 7 games. DaVanon has a .658 OPS/-10 RCAA in 64 career games. 5) A's 3B Eric Chavez was given a day off yesterday, to rest a sore shoulder. After 28 RCAA/.878 OPS and 21 RCAA/.7860 OPS seasons, Chavez is off to a .507 SLG, .388 OBA, .895, 3 RCAA start in his first 19 games. He has a .846 career OPS, compared to his league average of .773, and 64 RCAA in 607 games. 6) The A's are expected to activate P Jim Mecir from the DL today. 7) Pirates 1B Randall Simon left yesterday's game, due to a mild concussion, after a collision with Giants 2B Ray Durham. Since the team's facing a lefty today, Simon's next extended to be in the lineup. 8) Rangers CF Doug Glanville, who is on the DL, is considering having knee surgery. A MRI showed he has a torn tendon behind his right knee. If he has surgery, the expected recovery time is 4 weeks. 9) The Rangers sent P C.J. Nitkowski to the minors after he cleared waivers. He had been removed from the roster when he was designated for assignment on Friday. 10) Whitesox P Jon Garland is in danger of losing his spot in the rotation if he doesn't pitch well in his next start, which is Saturday against the Twins. After 3.69 ERA/12 RSAA and 4.58 ERA/0 RSAA seasons, Garland's off to a 7.32 ERA/-6 RSAA start in his first 4 starts. He has a 4.78 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.55, and -4 RSAA in 87 games. 11) Dodgers P Odalis Perez, who hasn't pitched since April 11, due to a sprained right ankle, now expects to be able to start on Friday. After 4.91 ERA/-5 RSAA and 3.00 ERA/18 RSAA seasons, Perez is off to a 4.19 ERA/-1 RSAA start in his first 3 starts. He has a 4.13 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.28, and -6 RSAA in 87 games. 12) Dodgers 3B Adrian Beltre had a closed door meeting with MGR Jim Tracy. Beltre's been benched 4 times in the past 7 games and says that, while he doesn't want to be traded, if the Dodgers don't want him, "There are 29 other teams out there." After -5 RCAA/.720 OPS and -8 RCAA/.729 OPS seasons, Beltre's off to a .362 SLG, .226 OBA, .588 OPS, -4 RCAA start in his first 18 games. He has a .752 career OPS, compared to his league average of .781, and -10 RCAA in 670 games. 13) Marlins 1B Derrek Lee was expected to end his consecutive game streak when his wife gave birth sometime around May 1. But, since she did it on Monday, which was an offday, his streak's intact. Lee's 230 game streak is the longest current streak in the NL. After 8 RCAA/.820 OPS and 29 RCAA/.872 OPS seasons, he's off to a .479 SLG, .371 OBA, .850 OPS, 4 RCAA start in his first 21 games. Lee has a .806 career OPS, compared to his league average of .777, and 32 RCAA in 732 games. 14) The Cardinals released minor league P Dan Serafini. Serafini hasn't pitched in the majors since 2000. 15) Yankees P Antonio Osuna had to leave yesterday's game, due to cramping in his groin. After 20.77 ERA/-8 RSAA (just 4 games) and 3.86 ERA/6 RSAA seasons, Osuna's off to a 1.59 ERA/4 RSAA start in his first 9 games. He has a 3.51 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.34, and 25 RSAA in 337 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.

04-23-2003, 05:01 PM	#5
Skip NetShrine Vagabond Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Louisville Posts: 7,866	Maybe it's not 'longer', maybe he has lo'u'nger neck?

04-23-2003, 05:08 PM	#6
gyb13 NS Omnipresent Brasilian Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Crazy George's playground Posts: 10,903	__________________ Gustavo NDF Moderator Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin

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