2012 Around the League News

[Ryan]

Ma Gets Shutout: Ye-qing Ma allowed 5 hits while giving up no walks and collecting 4 strikeouts as Batavia blanked New Orleans 4-0.

In the postgame interview Ma said, "I'm trying to keep the ball down and let guys put it in play. It worked for me today."

So far this season, Ma has logged a 2-3 record with a 4.38 ERA. He has started 6 games, hurled 37 innings and registered 28 strikeouts and 14 walks.

Ah, why isn't this Mothers Day?!

[Sharkn20]

Reign Brown Dominates Snappers: The Pond played host to a command performance by Wade Brown of the Seattle Reign. In shutting out Dallas 5-0, Brown limited the Snappers to 2 hits. The 27-year-old hurler also fanned 11 and walked 1 in capturing the victory.

This season Brown has crafted a 2-3 mark with a 5.92 ERA in 38 innings. Opposing clubs are batting .297 against him and he has 37 strikeouts.

When a 6/5/6 Fly Ball pitcher with a 7.76 ERA prior that game erases you from the scoreboard, it´s obvious that we have a problem and is not with the pitching....

[Matt]

Star RF Suarez Signs for 3 years: The Maine Guides have finished a deal with All Star-caliber right fielder Steve Suarez that will extend his stay in Maine at least 3 years and will pay out $25,500,000.

In 33 games this season Suarez has compiled a .336 batting average with 45 hits and 8 home runs. He has also scored 23 times and knocked in 18 runs.


Guides Neubauer Fans 15 Knights: Maine got the best of the New York Knights today at Old Port Park. They won the game 2-1 behind the fine pitching of Adan Neubauer, who totaled 15 strikeouts in a sensational outing. Neubauer notched the victory by holding the Knights to 2 hits, while giving up 1 walk.

On the year Neubauer has worked 52.1 innings with 67 strikeouts en route to a 5-3 record and 3.10 ERA.


Number 300 for Cardenas: Antonio Cardenas circled the bases and raised his arm in triumph. He had finally hit his 300th home run. It was a homer for a lot of people: himself; his teammates past and present; his former managers and coaches; and especially his family, who sat near the plate cheering his every at-bat during the past few games.

Cardenas spoke with BNN and said, "I knew number 300 would come sooner or later. I had to keep reminding myself, 'Relax, relax, just let it happen, let it happen.' And it finally did."

His milestone homer came in the Washington Bats 7-4 win over the Los Alamos Amigos. Cardenas went 2 for 3 in the game, scored 2 runs, and batted in 5.

In his career Cardenas has accumulated a .261 batting average with 1840 hits. His totals include 446 doubles, 48 triples, 300 home runs, 1006 strikeouts, 1006 runs scored, 1182 RBIs and a lifetime .340 OBP.


Castro to Miss 8-9 Months: The injury that has kept Robby Castro out of action since 05/19/2012 will keep him out a while longer. Pittsburgh Millers officials made the announcement this afternoon. They said that Castro is expected to miss at least 8-9 months with a torn anterior cruciate ligament.

Currently Castro has 8 home runs and a .328 batting average.


BNN Stats: Career Batting Leaders: So, who is the leader in the Brewers League Baseball in career on-base percentage?

Everardo Gremades, -, .442
Héctor Chávez, -, .429
Harry Elliott, -, .424
Zak Gaston, -, .422
Al Hamilton, PRT, .417

SOTD:

Most Plate Appearances Without Hitting A Triple Or A Home Run
(Top 25 Players) <table class="sortable" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" height="651" width="379"><thead><tr class="headline"><td class="hsc2_l">Player</td><td class="hsc2_l">Team</td><td class="hsc2">Year</td><td class="hsc2">PA</td><td class="hsc2">H</td></tr></thead> <tbody><tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Jonathan Herrera</td><td class="s1_l">NYK</td><td>2007</td><td>713</td><td>171</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Yong-koo Lim</td><td class="s2_l">BAT</td><td>2003</td><td>643</td><td>162</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Dane Browning</td><td class="s1_l">HAR</td><td>2001</td><td>612</td><td>120</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Renaldo Domínguez</td><td class="s2_l">LOS</td><td>2002</td><td>504</td><td>110</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Italo Cossa</td><td class="s1_l">MIS</td><td>1987</td><td>484</td><td>111</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Cristián Rivera</td><td class="s2_l">CHI</td><td>2000</td><td>461</td><td>83</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Rafael Ramos</td><td class="s1_l">PHI</td><td>1981</td><td>399</td><td>82</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Yong-koo Lim</td><td class="s2_l">WAS</td><td>2000</td><td>387</td><td>89</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">William McGehee</td><td class="s1_l">TOR</td><td>2008</td><td>378</td><td>115</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Orlando Saucedo</td><td class="s2_l">MAI</td><td>2008</td><td>371</td><td>96</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Italo Cossa</td><td class="s1_l">CAR</td><td>1981</td><td>368</td><td>93</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Jerry Davis</td><td class="s2_l">WAS</td><td>2005</td><td>353</td><td>82</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Chet Walton</td><td class="s1_l">DEN</td><td>2003</td><td>352</td><td>66</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Don Morgan</td><td class="s2_l">DAV</td><td>1999</td><td>352</td><td>84</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Jimmy Weiss</td><td class="s1_l">PHI</td><td>2006</td><td>351</td><td>76</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Norm Dalton</td><td class="s2_l">PAW</td><td>2009</td><td>340</td><td>73</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Geoff Huff</td><td class="s1_l">LAM</td><td>2009</td><td>335</td><td>76</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Hector Barrera</td><td class="s2_l">LAM</td><td>2005</td><td>327</td><td>59</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Travis Zuk</td><td class="s1_l">PAW</td><td>2008</td><td>326</td><td>64</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Jerry Davis</td><td class="s2_l">DAL</td><td>2008</td><td>323</td><td>57</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Kip Carr</td><td class="s1_l">LOS</td><td>1993</td><td>321</td><td>66</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Iván García</td><td class="s2_l">NO</td><td>2000</td><td>304</td><td>46</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Màximo Taureda</td><td class="s1_l">DAL</td><td>1997</td><td>304</td><td>70</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Shawn Patterson</td><td class="s2_l">WIL</td><td>1996</td><td>298</td><td>67</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Ron Amundson</td><td class="s1_l">TOR</td><td>2007</td><td>292</td><td>53</td></tr></tbody></table>
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[Pat]

Love me some Yong-koo Lim.

[Sharkn20]

Snapper´s Vonada collected DL Player of the Week Honors after hitting .400 with 8 hits, 3 HR and 7 RBIs.

After Clown being interested in him, seems that Vonada is flying again playing his best games the last two weeks so far. Glad to have him back!

[Matt]

Great Stroke: Piekarski Gets 5 Hits: Pawtucket catcher Dave Piekarski had the hot hand today in the game against the Canadians at FC's Electric Circus. He scorched Toronto pitching for 5 hits and paced the Patriots to a 11-4 victory. Dave Piekarski singled in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, hit an RBI single in the 6th and hit a solo-shot off Tony Lopez in the 7th.

This season Piekarski is hitting at a .311 pace with 5 home runs, 28 RBIs and has scored 20 times.


League Punishes Pair for Fighting: "I don't think I did anything wrong. I think my actions were justified."

Those were the words of Carolina's Manny Mireles after a game between the Tobs and Brawlers, which featured a benches-clearing fight. The league did not agree, however, both Mireles and the Brawlers Dave Johnson will be suspended 8 games because of their actions.

Currently Mireles is batting .285 with 9 home runs and 21 RBIs.

In 9 starts this season Johnson has compiled a 4-3 record and a 2.85 ERA.


Brummett Gets Shutout: The Death Valley Scorpions breezed to victory today behind the shutout pitching of Gil Brummett. He surrendered no runs, gave up 6 hits and finished the game with no walks and 6 strikeouts. The Scorpions won the game 7-0.

This season Brummett has worked 55 innings with 44 strikeouts en route to a 6-1 record and a 2.45 ERA.


BNN Stats: Single-Season Records: Who holds the single season record in the Brewers League Baseball for strikeouts?

David Rumsey, -, 319, 1978
Joe Chavarraga, -, 294, 1978
David Rumsey, -, 293, 1979
Jamie Herberholz, CHI, 292, 2010
Jason Peyton, -, 289, 1978

[Carlos]

So disappointed to not see Hightower on that list. Mike lied to me.

[Matt]

Sanchez Blisters Morgantown: Who needs batting practice? Oscar Sanchez of Baltimore apparently doesn't as he battered Morgantown with a 5-hit outburst in today's game to lead his club to a 6-3 win. He told the press after the game, "And I didn't even take BP today. I think I have been taking too many swings before game and decided to take a day off. Wow, this was really something... a 5 for 5 day... will my name be in the record books now?" Oscar Sanchez singled in the 1st, doubled in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, doubled in the 7th and tripled in the 8th.

So far this year Sanchez is batting .368 with 9 home runs.


Veteran CF Shiraishi Stays in California: Kodiaks fans were divided today as California confirmed that the front office has signed Heishu Shiraishi to a 1-year extension at a rate of $2,800,000 per year.

While many were enthusiastically behind the signing, others worried about Shiraishi's age.

Thus far this season in 20 games Shiraishi is batting .361 with 5 home runs, 13 RBIs and 14 runs scored. He has 26 hits in 72 at-bats.


BNN Stats: Single-Season Records: Who holds the single season record in the Brewers League Baseball for walks?

Glen Jones, -, 149, 1997
Pat Brown, -, 149, 2000
Glen Jones, -, 143, 1998
Eric Cafferty, -, 140, 1984
Eric Cafferty, -, 136, 1981

[Matt]

Rosales and Baisden Fight, Get Suspended: There was a mass free-for-all yesterday at The Pond. Both dugouts emptied when Seattle's Willie Rosales and Morgantown's Regin Baisden scuffled with one another after some heated words.

In an official statement today, the league commissioner suspended both parties for 5 games.

During the current season Rosales is batting at a .260 clip with 10 home runs and 29 RBIs. He has played in 53 games and scored 26 times.

Presently Baisden has a 2-0 mark in 3 starts with a 3.27 ERA. He has given up 20 hits in 22 innings, struck out 15 and issued 6 walks. Opposing clubs have compiled a .238 batting average against him.


Perez Receives Injury Update: The injury that has kept Tony Perez out of action since 06/05/2012 will keep him out a while longer. Maine Guides officials made the announcement this afternoon. They said that Perez is expected to miss at least 2 months with acute elbow soreness.

This season Perez has claimed 8 saves and registered a 2-2 record with a 3.21 ERA. He has 26 relief appearances spanning 28 innings and has struck out 26.


Latest Injury News for Bafford: Ethan Bafford could soon be placed on the disabled list. The Pittsburgh left fielder told reporters that he expects to be "out of commission" for 4 weeks because of an oblique strain. He hasn't played since 06/06/2012 and, he said, he's "itchin' to get back out there."

This year Bafford is hitting .338 with 13 home runs and 26 RBIs in 51 games played. He also boasts an OBP of .403 with 19 walks and 43 runs scored.


Murillo Slams 3 Homers for Tobs: Ricky Murillo must believe in the Big Bang theory. He proved it today by going deep three times against the Baltimore Bulldogs. The heavy-hitting Carolina left fielder added a lot of firepower and excitement to today's 12-9 win over the Bulldogs.

Fans and foes alike are still buzzing about his standout performance at Phillips Field.
He told reporters, "I've been working on my swing ... trying to keep it short, compact and simple. It worked today."

For the game he had 3 hits in 5 at-bats, drove in 6, and scored 4 runs.

Ricky Murillo grounded out in the 1st, hit a three-run home run off Laurent Boutin in the 2nd, hit a solo-shot off Dave Lockhart in the 4th, walked in the 6th, hit a two-run home run off D.J. Palmer in the 8th and flied out in the 9th.

This year Murillo is hitting .324 with 24 home runs.


Suarez Bangs Out 5 Base Hits: Steve Suarez did more than his part as Maine trimmed Hartford today at Old Port Park. The Guides right fielder pounded out 5 hits to pace his team to a 16-1 thumping of the Whalers. Steve Suarez grounded out in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, hit a solo-shot off Harry Benavides in the 5th, hit a two-run double in the 6th, hit an RBI single in the 7th and singled in the 8th.

So far this season Suarez has 14 home runs and a .335 batting average.


BNN Stats: It's All About Experience: Who has the most major league service time in the BLB?

Ángelo Gonzáles, MAI,22 years, 1 days
Edgar Salazar, DVS,19 years, 95 days
Tex Watts, NYK,19 years, 16 days
Armando Ureste, NYK,18 years, 156 days
Álex Gómez, PHI,17 years, 128 days

[Matt]

Oldham on Fire: 5-5 for Syracuse: All game long Syracuse's Zachary Oldham was rattling the walls at Babylon and banging out base hits against the Los Alamos Amigos and when the dust finally settled on the diamond, he had a career day, a 5-hit day, but no victory. The Amigos defeated the Slammers 3-2 to take a little of the glitter of the occasion away. Speaking with reporters after his standout performance, the 27-year-old right fielder said, "To get 5 hits and win a ballgame, that would have been a very special day. But we didn't win today. It's not easy to be happy when you lose. Only losers do that." In all, Oldham collected 5 hits in 5 at-bats and a spot in the record book. Zachary Oldham singled in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, singled in the 7th and hit an RBI single in the 9th.

To date this season Oldham is hitting .335 with 6 home runs.

Gibson Learns More about Injury: The medical report is in: the injury that has kept Philadelphia right fielder Tom Gibson out of action since 06/13/2012 will sideline him for another 4 weeks. The 31-year-old Gibson, who has chronic back soreness, said he heals quickly. "I'll be back soon," he said, "and I'll pick up where I left off. "

In his season totals, Gibson has 9 home runs, .276 BA, .365 OBP, 26 RBIs and 28 runs scored. He has played in 54 games.


Trade Mill: Tanaka Unhappy: Toronto's Hisashi Tanaka has mixed feelings about a possible trade. The 36-year-old closer, when reached for comment on recent trade rumors, replied, "I've made some good friends here. I'm not sure I'm ready to leave."


BNN Stats: Single-Season Records: Who holds the single season record in the Brewers League Baseball for ERA?

Pancho Herrera, -, 1.101, 1994
Martin Carlton, -, 1.489, 1988
Joe Aurillo, -, 1.500, 1983
Gil O'Moore, -, 1.543, 1984
Pat Dimmick, -, 1.563, 1997

[Pat]

BNN Stats: Single-Season Records: Who holds the single season record in the Brewers League Baseball for ERA?

Pancho Herrera, -, 1.101, 1994
Martin Carlton, -, 1.489, 1988
Joe Aurillo, -, 1.500, 1983
Gil O'Moore, -, 1.543, 1984
Pat Dimmick, -, 1.563, 1997

IMO, that '88 Carlton season is the best in BLB history. He started the year as a RP where he went 1-1 in 13 appearances and then moved to the rotation where he went 20-0!

[Carlos]

IMO, that '88 Carlton season is the best in BLB history. He started the year as a RP where he went 1-1 in 13 appearances and then moved to the rotation where he went 20-0!

I wonder how many re-sims it took for Pancho to have that ERA just to beat out Carlton.

[funclown]

I wonder how many re-sims it took for Pancho to have that ERA just to beat out Carlton.

Probably 6 to along with two "rating bumps"

[Matt]

Ricky Murillo Hurt, Out 5 Weeks: The Tobs received bad news this morning. Ricky Murillo will miss 5 weeks due to an oblique strain. He sustained the injury in the Carolina-Denver game while running the bases. "I'm disappointed more than anything," he told reporters later in the day. "You can't help your team on the bench," Murillo sighed. "I'll do the rehab work and hope for a quick recovery."

This year Murillo is batting .333 with 28 home runs and 61 RBIs.


Nishimura Holds Windy City Scoreless: "He was kind of teasing them with his off-speed stuff, and his fastball was moving everywhere," the Syracuse skipper said after Tadaomi Nishimura shut out the Windy City Playboys 1-0 on a 3-hit masterpiece.

Nishimura registered 6 strikeouts and issued 1 walk in a gem of a performance.

"We just didn't swing the bats very well...or he just pitched good, whichever way you want to look at it," said the Windy City manager after the defeat.

Nishimura has made 13 starts, tossed 90 innings, struck out 66 batters and walked 19. His record is 4-5 with a 3.50 ERA and he has limited other teams to a .218 batting average.


Great Stroke: Suarez Gets 5 Hits: Steve Suarez socked it to the Freedom today at Old Port Park. The 33-year-old Guides right fielder rapped 5 hits in 6 at-bats to lead his club to a 15-3 win over Philadelphia. Steve Suarez doubled in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, singled in the 4th, flied out in the 6th, hit a two-run home run off Marty Vizcaino in the 7th and singled in the 8th.

So far on the season Suarez is hitting .341 with 17 home runs, 40 RBIs and 44 runs scored. He has 90 hits and played in 64 games.


Juenger Bewilders Scorpions in Shutout: In an impressive outing William Juenger hurled nothing but zeros at the Scorpions today at The Sandbox. The Los Angeles pitcher allowed 6 hits, fanned 3 and walked 2 in blanking Death Valley 4-0.

Juenger has made 9 starts so far this year and put up a 3-2 won-lost record with a 3.95 ERA. In 70.2 innings he has allowed 78 hits, walked 23 and struck out 50.


Mejia Shuts out Hartford: Alex Mejia dominated Hartford with a brilliant 3-hit shutout in the Kodiaks 2-0 triumph at In-N-Out Field. The California hurler fanned 9 and walked 0 in the game.

This season Mejia has a 8-4 record with a 2.89 ERA.


BNN Stats: Career Batting Leaders: So, who is the leader in the Brewers League Baseball in career OPS?

Héctor Chávez, -, .978
Mel Woodbury, -, .964
Everardo Gremades, -, .941
Jamie McPherson, DEN, .926
Kokoro Fujii, CAL, .914


Most All-Star Appearances Without Appearing in the Postseason
(Top 25 Players)
+ indicates Hall of Famer
<table class="sortable" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="507" height="637"><thead><tr class="headline"><td class="hsc2_l">Player</td><td class="hsc2 sorttable_sorted">All-Star Appearances ▾</td></tr></thead> <tbody> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Wilton Harcourt</td><td>9</td></tr><tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Sergio Lumar+</td><td>9</td></tr><tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Hector Feliciano</td><td>7</td></tr><tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Jon Cleary+</td><td>7</td></tr><tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Joe Ponte</td><td>6</td></tr><tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Katsunori Oto</td><td>5</td></tr><tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Malachi Stiver+</td><td>5</td></tr><tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Zack Reeves</td><td>4</td></tr><tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Merlin Thompson</td><td>4</td></tr><tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Toby Rochester</td><td>4</td></tr><tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Jerry Dean</td><td>4</td></tr><tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">T.J. Dunn</td><td>3</td></tr><tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Ming Er</td><td>3</td></tr><tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Frank Esser</td><td>3</td></tr><tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Tejano Egbuhuzo</td><td>3</td></tr><tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Tsunayoshi Sato</td><td>3</td></tr><tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Raimundo Carrazana</td><td>3</td></tr><tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">David Rumsey</td><td>3</td></tr><tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Bill Johnson</td><td>3</td></tr><tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Dan Hogan</td><td>3</td></tr><tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Nicolás Arce</td><td>3</td></tr><tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Willie Rosales</td><td>2</td></tr><tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Joe Soto</td><td>2</td></tr><tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Joe Reyes</td><td>2</td></tr><tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Clint Lance</td><td>2</td></tr></tbody></table>

[Matt]

Guides Chill Dunn's Hot Streak: T.J. Dunn's hit streak ended at 21 games today as the Canadians first baseman went 0-for-4 in a 5-0 loss to the Guides.

"It's one of those things," Dunn said. "It just didn't happen. I guess it was my day not to get a hit."

This year Dunn is batting .329 with 16 home runs and 55 RBIs. In 65 games he has scored 45 times.


Latest Injury Report on Omura: The injury that has kept Yutaka Omura out of action since 06/27/2012 will keep him out a while longer. Batavia Muckdogs officials made the announcement this afternoon. They said that Omura is expected to miss at least 5-6 months with a fractured elbow.

This year Omura has fashioned a 2-2 mark, 2.29 ERA and pitched 35.1 innings. Opposing clubs are batting .220 against him and he has logged 23 strikeouts.


Bats 2B, Danny Romero, Trying To Build Team Chemistry: Bats local beat writer, Leonard Simons, interviewed 27 year old, Danny Romero about his team's recent struggles. "Obviously, the team is slumping right now, we're pressing, pointing fingers at everyone else. We individually have to take responsibility for how we're performing and just be supportive of our teammates. I invited all the guys over to my house for a BBQ to talk about team goals and just be able to ease some of the tension that's been in the clubhouse as of late due to our recent slump."

Romero's veteran leadership should help bring some team camaraderie to a club that desperately needs it to get back on track.


Star SP Signs Extension with Toronto: The Toronto Canadians have finished a deal with All Star-caliber starting pitcher Ruben Mendoza that will extend his stay in Toronto at least 2 years and will pay out $26,000,000.

In 14 starts this season Mendoza has gathered 1 win while suffering 6 losses. He has pitched 77.2 innings, allowed 73 hits, struck out 82 and has a 3.71 ERA.


Eddy Shackles Seattle: William Eddy of the Carolina Tobs was on fire against Seattle. He shut them down 9-0 on 2 hits and no runs with 10 strikeouts and 1 walk.

"The first two pitches I'm looking for an out, a ground ball or a fly ball," Eddy said. "I'm trying to get quick outs. I've never been a big believer in trying to strike a guy out from the very first pitch. It's too easy to end up behind in the count doing that."

This season Eddy has registered 7 wins and 4 losses in 15 starts with a 3.06 ERA.