The 2052 Daily Keg - Week 12

[Matt]

7/01/2052

The Cyclones went 6-1 two weeks ago, and now 5-1 this past week, as they move all the way up to second place in the Power Rankings. Some other 5-1 weeks were had by Dallas and Pawtucket. The Drillers are now 37-39 and only 3.5 games out of first in the Lager, while Pawtucket is 50-28 and has built a 5.5 game lead over Maine in the Ale. On the flip side Maine went 1-6, while Wilmington and Denver went 1-5. Mama always said there would be days (weeks) like this.

Power Rankings

1) Pawtucket Patriots (122.4, o)
2) New York Cyclones (112.8, ++)
3) Washington Bats (110.5, -)
4) Philadelphia Freedom (104.2, +)
5) Batavia Muckdogs (102.2, +)
6) Pittsburgh Millers (101.8, -)
7) New Orleans Voodoo (99.7, ++)
8) Seattle Pilots (98.1, +)
9) Hartford Whalers (96.3, +)
10) California Kodiaks (94.6, -)
11) Syracuse Snappers (94.5, --)
12) Maine Guides (92.9, --)
13) Santo Domingo Rum Runners (91.7, +)
14) Baltimore Bulldogs (89.5, ++)
15) Indianapolis Clowns (88.0, +)
16) Dallas Drillers (86.6, ++)
17) Denver Bulls (82.0, --)
18) Windy City Blues (80.5, -)
19) Montreal Exports (79.0, --)
20) Phoenix Roadrunners (77.5, o)
21) Toronto Canadians (77.5, -)
22) Los Angeles Dinos (68.2, +)
23) Wilmington Wildcats (63.5, -)
24) Carolina Tobs (46.4, o)

Performance of the Week

P Kelani Encinia - Making his second appearance on the top game performances list, but this time it's first place. On June 27th against Carolina he shut down the Tobs with a complete game shut-out that featured one hit, one walk, and 11 K's. On the season the ageless 36 year old is now 9-2 with a 2.60 ERA and 154 ERA+. He's also just two wins away from reaching 200 career wins, which would place him tied for 35th all-time.

Prospect of the Week

P Noel Fetter - The 9th overall pick out of Oregon has gone from a Duck to a Mallard as he now plays for Hartford's RL team. So far in two appearances he's thrown 3.2 innings, allowed three hits, no runs, walked none and stuck out seven. After pitching 54 innings for the Ducks this season it appears the Whalers are making the smart move and keeping him in the bullpen the rest of the year. Coaches love his work ethic, he can hit 97 mph on the gun, and he throws four pitches. Scouts believe he has the stuff and talent to be a true #1.

Five Things We Think We Think

1. Who dominated the month of June, well none other than the Cylcones who went 21-7. They went from two games under .500 to now 45-33, and their playoff odds went from 40% to over 95%. Not a bad month indeed. Other top months were Pawtucket who went 19-9, and Hartford who went 17-10. Poor Carolina fans continue to suffer as they went 8-19, while LAD went a surprising 9-18. The Dinos are in last place in the Bock as they currently sit 13 games under .500 and 9.5 games out of first. Some team leaders: Pittsburgh scored 153 runs (MON 91), Baltimore hit 39 home runs (MON 16), LAD swiped 57 bases (HAR 8), Pawtucket allowed 80 runs (WIL 149), opponents hit .224 against Cali and Pawtucket (DAL .290).

2. California appears to have found a gem when they drafted Collin Jackson in the 8th round of the 2047 draft. He was never once listed on the Top 100 prospects list, but Jackson was called up this season to the majors, and just won the Import Rookie of the Month. In June, Jackson chalked up a 2.37 ERA in 30.1 innings with 32 strikeouts and 3 walks. On the season he's now 2-2 with a 2.02 ERA, 0.75 WHIP, 196 ERA+, and an amazing 43 K's to only four walks. Not bad for pick number 191.

3. As we start off July two single season records are still in the hot zone for being broken. The first is the steals record of 96 set by Elias 'Clapper' Owen just last season. Once again Owen is just blazing away on the base paths as he's still on pace to swipe an amazing 108 stolen bases. The second is the triples record held by Ricky 'Heartthrob' Figueroa who racked up 22 in 2029. There were two players who were on pace to hit 23 triples, but due to Bats shortstop Julian 'Skeeter' Ludin getting injured, we are just down to New York center fielder Walter Worsham who currently has 11 triples. The 22 year old is in his first full season in the BLB where he is hitting .309/.354/.496 with 1 HR, 24 RBI, and 22 SB. He's still learning to play the outfield but his speed and ability to swipe bases is top flight.

4. The Patriots lead the league with a RD of +81, while the Bats are second at +80. On the other end of the spectrum is Carolina at -169 and Wilmington at -118. Some other interesting tidbits (at least to us). Maine is 44-33 with a RD of +5, Santo Domingo is 38-40 with a RD of +26, LAD is 33-46 with a RD of -10, and Baltimore is 38-42 and is dead even at 0. PYT wise Pittsburgh and LAD are -5, Santo Domingo is -4, while Maine is +5 and Philly is +4.

5. What's on tap? This week we get a 1v1 match-up as Washington travels to Seattle. In the first meeting the Bats swept the Pilots and outscored them 17-5. Another good series is New York at Philadelphia. The Cyclones are in third place in the Stout but just trail the Freedom by half a game, and Washington by two games. Streak wise California catcher Tyson Buoni has a 17 game hitting streak, pitcher Jeremy Thrasher hasn't lost in 11 straight starts, and New York's Kyle 'Salesman' Olmsted has scored in seven straight games.


Stat of the Week
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More Home Runs than Strikeouts
(Minimum 100 PAs)

Player Ricky Murillo	Team CAR	Year 2012	Age 27	PA 506	HR 47	K 19	Diff 28
Cesaro Campoveroe	WIL	1985	30	721	43	19	24
Rex Knight	IND	1990	25	662	34	15	19
Rex Knight	IND	1993	28	694	39	22	17
Don Castor	HAR,BAL	1996	26	686	46	32	14
Carmem Chamissa	PAW	1995	31	682	41	28	13
Don Castor	BAL	1992	22	688	40	27	13
Rex Knight	IND	1991	26	719	37	25	12
Ricky Murillo	BAL	2016	31	570	42	31	11
Tom Wright	DEN	2011	26	625	32	23	9
Archie Thorington	WIL	2039	29	684	44	35	9
Cesaro Campoveroe	WIL	1982	27	547	23	15	8
Cesaro Campoveroe	WIL	1984	29	685	25	17	8
Carmem Chamissa	PAW	1993	29	734	43	36	7
Harry Keppel	HYU	1982	24	623	28	22	6
Rex Knight	BAL	1997	32	729	36	30	6
Tom Pollitt	SEA	2008	26	502	20	14	6
Don Castor	BAL	1991	21	460	27	21	6
Harry Keppel	HYU	1983	25	722	33	28	5
Tom Wright	DEN	2012	27	458	22	17	5

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[Z]

Some old familiar names on that list!

[funclown]

As the years go on, I appreciate Charmen a bit more. I was new to Pawtucket, didn't draft the guy and also had Rex Morgan who ended up being traded so I think I had the bar set to high.