The 2045 Daily Keg - Week 6

[Matt]

05/22/2045

The king of interleague this week was Santo Domingo who went 6-0 with sweeps of Batavia and Philly. The Rum Runners outscored their opponents 40-20 while leading the league with 13 home runs. They now have a half game lead on the Lager and moved all the way up to second in the power rankings. Other nice weeks were New Orleans and California who each went 5-1. The Kodiaks maintain their grip on the PR as they boast the best record in the league at 28-10. On the other side of life Philly, Batavia, Maine, and Los Angeles all went 1-5.

Power Rankings

1) California Kodiaks (139.6, o)
2) Santo Domingo Rum Runners (129.0, ++)
3) New Orleans Voodoo (123.4, +)
4) Phoenix Roadrunners (121.0, -)
5) Pawtucket Patriots (118.0, -)
6) Montreal Exports (108.2, --)
7) Washington Bats (102.0, +)
8) Wilmington Clowns (98.5, o)
9) Seattle Pilots (93.3, -)
10) Dallas Drillers (90.7, ++)
11) Hartford Whalers (89.7, +)
12) Baltimore Bulldogs (89.0, -)
13) Pittsburgh Millers (89.0, -)
14) Toronto Canadians (84.5, ++)
15) Denver Bulls (80.0, ++)
16) Windy City Blues (78.5, -)
17) Carolina Tobs (77.5, -)
18) New York Knights (75.8, -)
19) Syracuse Snappers (74.8, -)
20) Indianapolis Racers (74.8, o)
21) Los Angeles Dinos (72.8, --)
22) Philadelphia Freedom (52.6, o)
23) Batavia Red Jackets (51.6, o)
24) Maine Guides (42.5, o)

Performance of the Week

P Rayburn Michel - The ace of Pawtucket turned in the #1 pitching performance of the season on May 16th against Carolina. During his complete game shutout he allowed three hits, no runs, walked one, and struck out 11 as the Patriots won 8-0. On the season he's 4-2 with a 1.97 ERA and 0.79 WHIP.

Prospect of the Week

3B Tyrek Schaaf - Signed by the then Miami Sharks back in 2039 out of the Netherlands, he was traded to New York in 2042 in the Pat Moore deal. He's now the #22 prospect in the league and currently hitting .254 with 7 HR's and 18 RBI's in 29 AA games. He finished second last year in the A Outstanding Award voting and scouts believe he could end up a starting third basemen in the BLB in a year or two.

Game of the Week

May 20, 2045: Box Score | Game Log | Season Series

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E California 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Hartford 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 2 4 0 W: J. Hunter L: B. Bush

The Whalers were able to hand the Kodiaks their only loss of the week on May 20th by the score of 2-0. The player of the game was Hartford starter Joshua Hunter who went the entire game, allowed four hits, and struck out five. Only one Kodiak got as far as second base, and that was J.P. Snyder who hit a two-out double in the second. Hunter fell behind 3-0 to the next batter, Corbyn Pi, but got him to fly out to end the inning. On the offensive side of the ball Alwan Hidalgo hit a run scoring triple in the first, and then brought home Chet Sanchez in the third with a ground out. Over 37k were in attendance at Samuel Stone Memorial Field and the game only took 2:38 to play.


Five Things We Think We Think

1. Interleague must mean extra innings as we had several long affairs this week. Washington and Pawtucket went 12 and then 14 on back to back nights, Wilmington and Baltimore went 17, Denver and Maine went 16, Denver and Syracuse went 13, and New Orleans/Windy City and Maine/California both went 11. Looks like we might have a few tired bullpens who could use a break.

2. We have our first champion of the season as the Woodstock Woodpeckers defeated the Cullman Cavaliers two games to zero to capture their first High School championship. Led by freshman pitchers Zach Ganzer and Keegan Davies, and sophomore outfielder Sean McLean they went 30-10 on the season and led the league in starters ERA, runs against, and pitching WAR. In the NCAA we are down to the final four as Oregon and Clemson currently have one game leads on Oklahoma and UCLA. Last but not least Cotuit has a 1-0 lead over Chatham in the CCBL Cape Cup.

3. Dominique Graham went back to back as the Domestic POTW after hitting .500 with 2 HR's and 4 RBI's in six games this past week. He's now hitting .313 with 11 HR's and 28 RBI's on the season and has a solid chance of capturing his second Stout Slugger in three seasons. It might be tough though with Voodoo shortstop Colby 'Mirror' Hullinger healthy and hitting .284 with 16 HR's and 36 RBI's while posting a league leading 2.3 WAR.

4. Seattle star Richie 'Powder' van Luik is projected to reach 651 stolen bases this season, 26 short of the all-time record held by Jerry Daly. 'Powder' is currently only 29 years old and won't turn 30 until August. Daly was 32 when he was suspended for life from the league after 2002 due to performance enhancing drugs, and is one of only three players to have more than 600 career steals. The other two...Geoff 'Mr. Reliable' Dail and Jaime 'Toro' Rush. You get a nickname when you are fast apparently.

5. Wilmington continues to be the pride of the fielding community as their +20.66 ZR is almost double the second place Kodiaks +10.70. On the other side Maine is -22.75 while Denver is -11.10. The Clowns and the Kodiaks are a combined 49-27 while the Bulls and Guides are a combined 29-51.


Stat of the Week
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Most Consecutive 15 SB Seasons (Top 25 Players)

Player From To Seasons Mel Woodbury+ 1984 1998 15 Jimmy Douglas+ 2013 2027 15 Dave Davis 2024 2038 15 Jaime Rush 2027 2040 14 Tom Stark 2029 2042 14 Héctor Chávez 1990 2002 13 Geoff Dail 2023 2035 13 Dale O'Hegarty 1983 1994 12 Jerry Daly 1991 2002 12 Dani Trujillo+ 1991 2002 12 Colin Day 2022 2033 12 Tom Clark 2023 2034 12 Jonathon Valenti 2024 2035 12 Tim O'Fay 1978 1988 11 Cristóbal Sandoval 1992 2002 11 Gene Dixon 1993 2003 11 Jamie Kitchen+ 2019 2029 11 Ricky Figueroa 2025 2035 11 Oscar D'Addona 2029 2039 11 Archie Thorington 2034 2044 11 Subaru Hiraki 1978 1987 10 Nick Latham+ 1978 1987 10 Frank Donegan 1979 1988 10 Robert Abbott 1987 1996 10 Jermaine Ednams 1989 1998 10

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[PaulC]

That stolen base record is going to be unbreakable once Powder is done playing.

Great DK this week Matt!