(AP/BPI-Roland-Garros, Paris, France)
Biff Barnes TML Highlight Reel - May 2011
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Glenmont Makes Hay!

The Glenmont Haymakers (20-10 for the month)
took over first place in the Robinson Division,
as the April leaders, Madison (12-18) and
Duluth (13-17) stumbled. Rensselaer (18-12)
got back into the race. The Haymakers, now
with a 3-game lead, were led by the superb
pitching of Clay Buchholz (6-0, 0.92) and the
potent bats of Justin Morneau (.327, 12 HR,
24 RBI) and Curtis Granderson (.299, 10 HR,
20 RBI). Lorenzo Cain (.468, 4 HR, 19 RBI)
was a terror in a part-time role.

In the Gehrig, Traffic (17-13) took advantage
of weak divisional play and took over first
place. They now lead Chesapeake (14-16) and
Toxic Waste (16-14) by 5 games. Valparaiso
(18-12) has opened up a solid 7-game lead over
Marco Island (17-13) in the Gatto, as Beverly
(14-16) and Carolina (14-16) both stalled.

In the Oceanic Conference, Danny Way (22-8)
continues to put up "softball" numbers and
now has a commanding 13-game lead over
Amsterdam (17-13) in the Ruth. In the
Steinmetz, Walla Walla (20-10) played solid
ball and has a 5-game lead over 'Skayuna
(15-15). In the Williams, Rocky Mountain
(16-14), despite a "rocky" homestand, still
has a 4-game lead over Brandon (17-13).

In the 1st inning of Game 5 in the Albany-
Lake Wobegone series, with runners on 1st &
3rd, Albany pulled off a triple play (L1-5-3).

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Danny Way's Josh Hamilton (.447) still leads
the league in batting, with teammate Nelson
Cruz (.380) far behind. Another teammate,
Robinson Cano (.350) slipped to 4th. Hamilton
leads the TML in SLG (.855), OBP (.522) and
RC (70). Cruz and Cano lead the TML in hits
(82) and Cruz leads in RBI (66). The HR
leader is Jose Bautista (21). (The most HR
that Bautista has hit in a TML season is only
18 back in 2006!) Rocky Mountain's Juan
Pierre is now the SB leader (22), one ahead
of Amsterdam's Johnny Damon and two ahead of
Walla Walla's Michael Bourn.

Danny Way's Adam Wainwright is now the leader
in wins at 9-2. Teammates Scott Baker and
Luis Atilano(?) are both among the 8-game
winners. Rensselaer's Chris Carpenter now
leads the TML in ERA at 1.54, followed by a
pair of Walla Walla hurlers, Carl Pavano
(1.73) and Cliff Lee (1.88). Rocky Mountain's
Tim Lincecum leads in whiffs (95), four ahead
of Valparaiso's Felix Hernandez. Duluth's
Neftali Feliz, Rensselaer's Mariano Rivera
and Rocky Mountain's John Axford are all tied
with 14 saves.

Below are some awards and tid-bits from May
2011 in the TML American.

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** Player of the Month **

(AY) Jose Bautista
.313, 36-115, 5-2-17, 96 TB
29 R, 35 RBI, 16 W, 40 RC







Honorable Mention (again!):
Josh Hamilton (DW) .457, 7 HR, 30 RBI, 36 RC
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** Pitcher of the Month **

(GL) Clay Buchholz
6-0, 0.92, 6 GS, 6 QS, 3 CG
49 IP, 25 H, 15 W, 39 K, .154 OAVG








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** Best Pitching Performance of the Month **

On the final day of the May period games,
Amsterdam's Jair Jurrjens tossed the season's
first no-hitter against 'Skayuna. Jurrjens
pitched in and out of trouble (he walked 6),
but the Squires could not manage a base hit.
Jurrjens fanned 7.

6/1/2011, AY10-SS10, Busch Stadium
cccccccc1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 vvR H E
Yankees 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 0
Squires 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 3

Yankees ffffffffffffffbIP H R ER BB K ERA
J.Jurrjens (W 3-4) 9.0 0 0 g0 g6 g7 5.33

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** Best Offensive Performance of the Month **

In the series opener, Valparaiso's Chase Utley
single handily destroyed Toxic Waste, going 4
for 5, with three homers (a solo shot, and a
pair of 3-run homers)! Utley drove in 7,
leading his team to a 17-5 blowout.

5/6/2011, VD10-TX10, Yankee Stadium
gggggggggg1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 fffR H E
Drench gge1 0 7 0 0 8 0 1 0 - 17 17 2
River Rats 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 - 5 11 0

Drench AB R H HR BI AVG
C.Utley 2b 5 4 4 3 7 .258

1:solo HR; 2:K; 3:3-run HR; 6:1B & 3-run HR
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** Most Unusual Performance of the Month **

Albany's Josh Donaldson (batting .167 on the
year) hit for the cycle!! He completed the
feat by blasting a 3-run HR in the 9th, capping
a 19-6 blowout of the BigWeezMachine!

5/9/2011, AV10-BZ10, Rangers Ballpark
gggggggggg1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 hhR H E
Avalanche g4 0 2 1 0 0 0 8 4 - 19 20 0
Big'Weez hh2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 - 6 g14 3

Avalanche AB R H HR BI AVG
J.Donaldson c 6 3 4 1 5 .167

1:RBI-2B; 3:4-3; 5:K; 8:3B & RBI-1B; 9:3-run HR
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** Overtime Game of the Month **

The longest game of the season (21 innings) saw
Amsterdam outlast 'Skayuna, winning 3-2. The
two teams were deadlocked at 2-2 after 6 innings.
The game-winning blow was a lead-off HR by Jose
Bautista. The bottom of the 21st was not without
excitement, as the Squires did load the bases
before rookie Arencibia grounded out to the
pitcher.

5/30/2011, AY10-SS10, Busch Stadium
hhhhhhh123 456 789 h012 345 678 901 hhR H E
Yankees 000 110 000 000 000 000 001 - 3 17 0
Squires 100 001 000 000 000 000 000 - 2 15 0

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Up next ... June highlights!

Staff Columnist - Biff Barnes

(AP/BPI-Palm Springs, California)
Biff Barnes TML Highlight Reel - April 2011
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April is for Diamonds!

The Danny Way Diamonds (23-3) put up the most
impressive start of any TML team. They already
have an 8-game lead in the Ruth Division over 2nd
place Amsterdam (who would be in 1st place in 3
of the remaining 5 divisions! The Diamonds were
led by "Player of the Month" Robinson Cano (.407,
11 HR, 36 RBI, 40 RC) and teammate runner-up Josh
Hamilton (.437, 7 HR, 24 RBI, 34 RC). The
Diamonds hit an improbable .321 as a team, scoring
209 runs and blasting 47 HRs in the 26 games.
Their team ERA of 2.85 enhanced the fast start,
led by "Pitcher of the Month" Luis Atilano (5-0,
3.13). Atilano received an average run
support of nearly 12 runs per game!! (At this
rate, Atilano could become the first *unlimited*
pitcher to win 32 games!)


Elsewhere in the Oceanic Conference, Walla Walla
and 'Skayuna are tied atop the Steinmetz Division
at 15-11. Rocky Mountain, despite Tim Lincecum's
0-5 start, are in 1st place at 15-11 in the
Williams.

Over in the Atmospheric Conference, Valparaiso
got out of the gate fast at 19-7, leaving
Beverly and Carolina at 4 and 5 games behind,
respectively. Marco Island is in last place,
but is playing .500 ball. The early leaders
in the Gehrig are Traffic (16-10) and Chesapeake
(14-12). In the Robinson, Madison (15-11) has
an early 2-game lead over Duluth.

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Danny Way teammates Hamilton (.437) and Cano
(.407) are leading the TML in batting. Cano
also leads in hits (44), RBI (36), EXBH (22)
and is tied for the lead in HRs (11), with
Amsterdam's Carlos Quentin and Walla Walla's
Paul Konerko. Valparaiso's Dexter Fowler
already has 7 triples (*half* his real-life
total)! Walla Walla's Michael Bourn is the
early SB leader with 13 SBs. Rocky Mountain's
Juan Pierre is 2nd, with 11.

In pitching, Danny Way's Atilano leads in wins
with 5. No less than 10 other pitchers won 4
games during the month, including Atilano's
teammates Wandy Rodriguez and Adam Wainwright.
The early ERA leader is Duluth's R.A. Dickey at
a "Bob Gibson-ish" 1.04. Valparaiso's Felix
Hernandez leads in Ks (52). The early saves
leader is Carolina's Joaquin Benoit, with 8 SVs.


Below are some awards and tid-bits from April
2011 in the TML American.

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** Player of the Month **

(DW) Robinson Cano
.407, 44-108, 10-1-11, 89 TB
25 R, 36 RBI, 11 W, 40 RC






Honorable Mention:
(DW) Josh Hamilton .437, 7 HR, 24 RBI, 34 RC
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** Pitcher of the Month **

(DW) Luis Atilano

5-0, 3.13, 5 GS, 4 QS, 1 CG
37.1 IP, 35 H, 10 W, 16 K, .240 OAVG

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** Best Offensive Performance of the Month **

Beverly's Andre Ethier led his team to a blowout
at Madison. When the dust settled at the end of
the top of the 2nd inning, Ethier had driven in
6 runs, giving his team an 11-2 lead. Ethier
added a solo-HR in the 6th, as his team went on
to win 13-5. Roy Halladay benefited from this
offensive outburst.

4/7/2011, BV10-MN10, PNC Park
_____________1_2_3__4_5_6__7_8_9_____R__H_E
Hillbillies__6_5_0__0_1_1__0_0_0__-_13_16_1
Danes________2_1_0__0_1_1__0_0_0__-__5__9_0


Hillbillies__________AB__R__H_HR_BI___AVG
A.Ethier______rf______5__3__4__2__7__.414

1:2-RBI-2B; 2:Grand Slam; 3:K; 6:solo-HR; 8:1B
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** Best Pitching Performance of the Month **

Marco Island's Anibal Sanchez took a no-hitter
into the 7th inning. After fanning the first
two batters in the 7th, he gave up a line drive
single to center by Brooks Conrad. Sanchez then
retired 7 of the final 8 batters to complete his
1-hit gem. The Gators had 3 solo-HRs (2 by
Daric Barton) in their 4-0 road win.

4/9/2011, MG10-BB10, PNC Park
_____________1_2_3__4_5_6__7_8_9_____R__H_E
Gators_______0_2_0__0_0_0__0_2_0__-__4__7_0
Blue Jays____0_0_0__0_0_0__0_0_0__-__0__1_0

Gators____________IP__H__R_ER_BB__K____ERA
A.Sanchez(W 1-1)_9.0__1__0__0__3__5___5.29
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** The Dogfight Game of the Month **

Chesapeake completed their comeback against
Burleigh in the 10th when Willie Bloomquist
singled, stole 2nd and score on John Jaso's
GW-RBI-single! Andrew McCutchen had homered in
the home 9th to tie the game at 7-7. Hidden
amongst the stats were Aubrey Huff's three HRs
for the Crabs. Jason Motte pitched 4 solid
innings in relief to earn the win.


4/25/2011, BB10-CH10, Nationals Park
______________1_2_3__4_5_6__7_8_9_10____R__H_E
Blue Jays_____0_0_0__2_4_1__0_0_0__0_-__7_12_1
Stmg Crabs____1_0_0__2_0_0__0_3_1__1_-__8_16_0


Steaming Crabs________AB__R__H_HR_BI____AVG
A.Huff_________rf______4__3__3__3__5___.297
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** Overtime Game of the Month **

The longest game of the month (19 innings) saw
Burleigh score twice in the 19th on an RBI-
double by Jon Jay, followed by an RBI-triple by
Gaby Sanchez. However, Duluth scratched back
for a run in the bottom of the 19th, but a game-
ending GIDP sealed the marathon victory for the
road team Dodgers.

4/7/2011, TR10-DT10, PETCO Park
_____________123 456 789 012 345 678 9___R__H_E
Dodgers______000 010 000 000 000 000 2 - 3 12 0
T-Cats_______000 000 100 000 000 000 1 - 2 15 0


Note: there were 35 extra-inning games this month,
involving every team except Toxic Waste (who
managed to lose in regulation); Rensselaer played
in the most, going 3-3.
=================================================

Up next ... May highlights!

Staff Columnist - Biff Barnes

(AP-Van Schaick Island, NY)
TML Biff Barnes Highlight Reel - December 2010
=============================================

** 2010 TML PLAYER OF THE YEAR **

'Skyuna's Albert Pujols was the unanimous choice
for "Player of the Year" garnering all 24 first
place votes! Valparaiso's Adrian Gonzalez
finished a solid second in the voting. Pujols
missed winning the Triple Crown by only 2 points
of batting average to Ichiro Suzuki. Pujols led
the league in HR and RBI. His 214 RC is the 4th
highest of all time and his 66 HR ranks 7th on
the all time list. This was Pujols' 3rd "Player
of the Year" award, the others coming in 2003 and
2005. He now joins Barry Bonds and Albert Belle
as the only three-time winners of the award.


Albert Pujols (SS)
.357, .436, *.761, 229 H, 61-0-*66
*141 R, *162 RBI, 81 BB, *214 RC

*led TML
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** 2010 TML PITCHER OF THE YEAR **

Perth's Zack Greinke was voted "Pitcher of the
Year", with 9 first place votes and 60 total
points. Beverly's Dan Haren finished second,
with 34 points and Danny Way's Scott Baker
third, with 28 points. Greinke led the TML
in Ks and was second in ERA. The voters
respected the fact that his 15-11 record came
on a team that lost 101 games!


Zack Greinke (PC)
15-11, 2.69, 33 GS, 6 CG, 1 Sho, *26 QS
247.1 IP, 206 H, *283 K, .226 OAVG

*led TML
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** 2010 TML FIREMAN OF THE YEAR **

Toxic Waste's C.J. Wilson won "Fireman of the Year"
notching 50 saves. His 0-6 record, 6 BS and rather
high ERA of 3.36 indicates how dominant he was in
his 50 converted save appearances. He is now the
5th Toxin to win this award.


C.J. Wilson (TX)
3.36, 50 SV, 50 RP, 66 GR,
72.1 IP, 60 H, 89 K, .222 OAVG



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Up next ... southern California sunshine!

Staff Columnist - Biff Barnes

(AP-Van Schaick Island, NY)
TML Biff Barnes Highlight Reel - December 2010
=============================================
Carolina Completes Dream Season!

In what was a "Cinderella" TML World Series, Carl
Schreck's Carolina Crawfish won their franchise's
first TML Championship, taking out Jeff Chapman's
Rocky Mountain Chinooks in 5 games!

Both franchises were expansion franchises back
in 1993. It was only 2 years ago that the
Crawfish had lost 118 games!

Complete stats and linescores can be found on
the TML web page.
-------------------------------------------------

TML WORLD SERIES:

The Chinooks, behind C.C. Sabathia took a 1-0
series lead, winning G-1 by 5-3 score. The
turning point in the series may have been as
early as G-2, when the Crawfish rallied from a
4-0 deficit in the 7th, to tie the game and
send it to extra innings. They won it in the
bottom of the 12th, 5-4. The Crawfish took G-3
by a 7-1 score, behind John Lackey. The final
two games were 1-run Crawfish victories, both
decided in the 8th inning.

For Carolina, Joe Mauer (.368, 3 HR) and

Justin Upton (.350, 2 HR) came up big.

Mauer held the Chinooks to 1 SB. However,

the difference was the solid Crawfish

pitching (2.81 team ERA)! Rocky Mountain

hit only .208 as a team. Sabathia and Tim

Lincecum pitched great in each of their
two starts, but did not get much support.

Where was Brett Cecil?

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Up next ... post season awards!

Staff Columnist - Biff Barnes

(AP-Three Mile Island, PA)
TML Biff Barnes Highlight Reel - November 2010
=================================================

A "Cinderella" World Series!

The recent trend of upsets continued into the
Conference Finals as both Carolina and Rocky
Mountain took care of business, both prevailing
in exciting series that went the full 7 games!

The two teams with the lowest regular season
win totals will now decide the TML Championship!
One thing is for sure, we will have a new TML
Champion!

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Complete linescores and stats on the TML web page
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OCEANIC CONFERENCE FINAL:

The Rocky Mountain Chinooks and the Walla Walla
Wombats split the first two games. The Chinooks
won an extra-inning thriller in G-3, but the
Wombats regrouped and rode strong pitching
performances by Cliff Lee and Ryan Dempster to
take a 3-2 advantage back home. In G-6, the
Chinooks opened up an early 7-0 lead and hung on
to win the slug-fest 11-7 and force a G-7. Scott
Kazmir (20-4 on the regular season) rose to the
occasion and led the Chinooks to a commanding
7-1 victory and their second consecutive trip to
the TML World Series!

For Rocky Mountain, five different players had
5+ RBI. Russell Martin led the attack, batting
.391 (9-23), with 6 runs and 5 BBs. In what
seems to be an odd, but effective move, the
Chinooks again gave the ball to Brett Cecil and
his 3-16, 6.67 regular season record!

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ATMOSPHERIC CONFERENCE FINAL:

The Carolina Crawfish took the first two games
on the road from the Toxic Waste River Rats, a
team that had been very tough to beat in their
home ballpark. G-2 was an 11-0 beat-down. The
Toxins rallied late to win G-3, but dropped
G-4 by a score of 3-2. In G-5, Mark Buerhle
hurled a CG 5-hitter for the Toxins to send the
series back home. G-6 was a battle of bullpens,
won by the Toxins in the home 9th, to force a
G-7. The series finale developed into a
pitching duel between Brett Anderson and Javier
Vazquez. The Carolina bullpen preserved the
3-1 led and send the Crawfish to their first
ever TML World Series!

For the Crawfish, Nelson Cruz was a terror,
batting .500 (8-16), with 7 RBI and 3 HRs.
Though only getting one win, Brett Anderson
(2.55) was their pitching star, coming
through with three solid GS! The Carolina
staff ERA was 2.59 and that includes four
games in the launching pad, known as "Yankee
Stadium!"

For the Toxins, the heart of their order
(Rolen,Teixeira,Ibanez) combined for a .197
(14-71) average and their "Ace" starter,
Vazquez (22-6 in the regular season), was
0-2 in his three GS.

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Up next ... the TML World Series!

Staff Columnist - Biff Barnes

(AP-Van Schaick Island, NY)
TML Biff Barnes Highlight Reel - October 2010
=================================================

2010 Playoff Upset Special!

In a shocking turn of events, the three teams
with the best regular season records were all
eliminated during the Divisional Playoff Round!
The only 100+ win team to advance was the Toxic
Waste River Rats.

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Complete linescores and stats on the TML web page
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OCEANIC CONFERENCE DIVISION ROUND:

The Rocky Mountain Chinooks, at .538, took the
lowest winning percentage of all playoff teams
into the post season. The Arkansas Travelers,
with a TML best 114 wins, selected the Chinooks
as their first round opponent. The Chinooks won
a 12-inning G-1 and then ripped off 2 more wins,
to lead 3 games to none! The Travs posted a
pair of wins, but the Chinooks completed the
upset with a convincing 7-5 G-6 win! Delmon
Young (11-26, .423, 5 R, 5 RBI) led the attack
for the Chinooks. The strong frontline Chinook
starters C.C. Sabathia and Tim Lincecum were a
bit shaky, but the bullpen was solid. The Travs'
powerful regular season tandem of Pablo Sandoval
and Shin-Soo Choo were held in check by the
Chinook staff.

Without checking the record books thoroughly,
it is quite possible that when Rocky Mountain
gave the ball to Brett Cecil in G-4, it marked
the worst regular season stats ever for a TML
post-season starting pitcher: 3-16, 6.67.

Meanwhile, the defending TML Champs, Walla Walla
Wombats were taking on the Wild Card Danny Way
Diamonds. The Wombats jumped out to a 3 games
to none lead in the series! The Diamonds did
manage a G-4 win, but the Wombats took the series
in G-5, winning 5-2. The Wombats took severe
advantage of the weak throwing arms of the Danny
Way catchers and stole 21 bases (CS only twice)
in the 5 games! SB Champ Michael Bourn was
10-11 in SBs. The Wombats used 22 relievers in
the series, keeping the Diamonds off balance.

Oceanic Conf. Final: Rocky Mtn. vs. Walla Walla
(A re-match of last season's TML World Series!)

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ATMOSPHERIC CONFERENCE DIVISION ROUND:

Based on a 14-2 regular season domination, the
Beverly Hillbillies selected the Wild Card Carolina
Crawfish as their first round opponent. Justin
Verlander opened the series with a combined 6-hit
shutout! The Crawfish regrouped and reeled off 3
straight victories to open up a commanding 3-1
series lead! The Hillbillies fought back to win
the next two to even the series. G-6 was a hard-
fought, 10-inning affair. With the series tied at
3 apiece, the Crawfish jumped on 20-game winner
Dan Haren to open up an early 6-1 lead after 4
innings. The Hillbillies rallied for 3 in the 6th,
but the Crawfish bullpen shut them down, for a
6-4 win and a trip to the Conference Finals! For
the Crawfish, Ben Zobrist (13-28, .464, 4 RBI),
Jeff Baker (5-12, .417, 4 RBI) and Ronny Cedeno
(9-24, .375, 6 RBI) led the attack.

The Toxic Waste River Rats edged the Rensselaer
Strikers in the first 2 games, by identical
scores of 5-4. The Strikers came back to win
2 of 3 in their home park, the only loss to
22-game winner Javier Vazquez. With a 3-2
series lead, Toxin Vincente Padilla took his
undefeated record to the mound and tossed a
CG, 5-hit shutout to close out the series!
The Toxins used a combination of a balanced
offense and fine pitching to advance.

Atmos. Conf. Final: Carolina vs. Toxic Waste

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Up next ... the Conference Finals!

Staff Columnist - Biff Barnes

(AP-Van Schaick Island, NY)
TML Biff Barnes Highlight Reel - October 2010
=============================================

Carolina and Valparaiso in Show-down!
Suzuki spoils Pujols' bid for Triple Crown!

The Carolina Crawfish stumbled at Beverly once
again, and the Valparaiso Drench caught them to
tie for the Atmospheric Conference Wild Card.
Carolina won the exciting tie-breaker playoff,
3-2. Without hesitation, Beverly (best record
in the Conference) selected Carolina as their
first round opponent. That leaves Toxic Waste
hosting Rensselaer.

In the Oceanic Conference, the Arkansas Travs
rode out the string to a TML best 114 wins.
Arkansas selected the Rocky Mountain Chinooks
as their first round opponent. Walla Walla
will host Danny Way in the other playoff.

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Madison's Ichiro Suzuki denied 'Skayuna's Albert
Pujols the Triple Crown, by hitting .439 in the
final month, taking the batting crown at .359.
Pujols finished 2nd at .357. Pujols did run away
with 162 RBI and 66 HRs, not to mention leading
the TML in SLG (.761), Runs (141), EXBH (127)
and RC (214)! Suzuki led the TML in Hits (231)
and has now had 200+ hits in every one of this
nine seasons in the TML and now has 2093 Hits for
his career! Valparaiso's Adrian Gonzalez blasted
58 HRs. Walla Walla's Michael Bourn "ran away"
with the SB crown, with 85 SBs. Albany's Hanley
Ramirez was 2nd with 81 SBs.

In pitching, there were three 22-game winners,
Toxin Javier Vazquez (22-6), Danny Way's Scott
Baker (22-7) and Beverly's Justin Verlander
(22-8). Carolina's Brett Anderson won the ERA
title at 2.67, with Perth's Zack Greinke at 2.69.
Also joining the "20-win Club" were Arkansas'
Josh Johnson (20-4), Rocky Mountain's Scott
Kazmir (20-4), Beverly's Dan Haren (20-5), Danny
Way's Wandy Rodriguez (20-5) and Rocky Mountain's
Tim Lincecum (20-7). Greinke took the Strikeout
Crown with 283 Ks, 5 more than Verlander. The
"Fireman of the Year" award goes to Toxin C.J.
Wilson with 50 SVs.

Below are some awards and tid-bits from the
October 2010 in the TML American.

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** Player of the Month **

(AR) Shin-Soo Choo
.449, 31-69, 14-1-4, 59 TB
16 R, 10 RBI, 9 W, 32 RC



Honorable Mention:
Pablo Sandoval (AR) .508, 30-59, 4-1-5, 51 TB
10 R, 13 RBI, 10 W, 30 RC

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** Pitcher of the Month **

(RM) Tim Lincecum
3-0, 0.75, 3 GS, 3 QS, 1 CG
24 IP, 14 H, 5 W, 30 K, .163 OAVG



Honorable Mentions:
Kevin Millwood (RS) 4-0, 2.30
Brad Bergesen (SS) 3-0, 2.20
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** Best Offensive Performance of the Month **

The Squires Albert Pujols blasted 3 HRs in three
consecutive ABs (4th,5th,6th innings), driving
in 7 runs, leading his team to an 11-6 victory
over the Wombats.

9/24/2010, SS09-WW09, Wrigley Field
______________1 2 3__4 5 6__7 8 9_____R__H E
Squires_______0 0 0__2 5 4__0 0 0__-_11 11 1
Wombats_______0 0 0__0 2 0__1 3 0__-__6__9 0

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** Best Pitching Performance of the Month **

In the same series, 4 days later, Squire Brad
Bergesen tossed a 2-hit CG shutout at the
Wombats, leading his team to a 3-0 win! He
walked only 1 and fanned 7. The hits were a
lead-off 1B by David Wright in the 3rd and
a 1-out 2B by Brendan Ryan in the 6th. Albert
Pujols drove in the only run Bergesen needed
in the 1st, with an RBI-2B.

9/28/2010, SS09-WW09, Wrigley Field
______________1 2 3__4 5 6__7 8 9_____R__H E
Squires_______1 2 0__0 0 0__0 0 0__-__3__6 1
Wombats_______0 0 0__0 0 0__0 0 0__-__0__2 0

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** The Blowout Game of the Month **

The Diamonds pounded the Diamond Cats 22-0,
including a big 10-run 6th inning! Every
starting player for the Diamonds had at least
1 hit. Nick Johnson was 4-7, 5 RBI and Randy
Ruiz was 5-5, 4 RBI. Scott Baker was the
beneficiary of the outburst and was pulled
after 6 shutout innings. Guillermo Mota
finsihed the shutout, with 3 solid innings in
relief.

9/20/2010, DW09-PC09, Fenway Park
______________1 2 3__4 5__6__7 8 9____R__H E
Diamonds______0 2 0__1 5(10)_4 0 0 - 22 27 0
Diamond Cats__0 0 0__0 0__0__0 0 0 -__0__8 1

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** Overtime Game of the Month **

There were two 15 inning games this month, but
the most exciting of the two was between the
Avalanche and the Squires. After each team
had scratched out a run in the 12th, David
DeJesus legged out a 1-out triple. Jimmy
Rollins drew an IW and then Alexi Casilla
delivered the GW-RBI 1B for the Squires!

9/16/2010, AV09-SS09, Busch Stadium
______________123 456 789 012 345____R__H E
Avalanche_____000 010 200 001 000 -__4 11 1
Squires_______020 000 100 001 001 -__5 17 1

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From the Onion

A-Rod Finally Leads Rangers To World Series
October 24, 2010

ARLINGTON, TX—Ten years after signing a record $252 million contract to play baseball in Texas, third baseman Alex Rodriguez finally delivered for the Rangers by leading the franchise to its first-ever World Series. "A-Rod came up big for us this entire series, all the way up until the last out," Rangers manager Ron Washington told reporters during a postgame press conference, saying that the Rangers would have had no chance of beating the New York Yankees without Rodriguez's remarkable performance at the plate. "It was a long time coming, but you have to give the guy credit. He was the Rangers' MVP, no question." Washington added that seeing Rodriguez take Texas to the World Series was one thing, but A-Rod almost single-handedly beating the Yankees was "extra sweet

(AP-Munich, Germany)
TML Biff Barnes Highlight Reel - September 2010
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Crawfish and Squires Make Their Move!

The Carolina Crawfish (18-8 in September) took
advantage of a Valparaiso (11-15) stumble to
take over the Atmospheric Wild Card by 3 games!
Beverly (15-11) slowed down a bit, but still
clinched the Gatto Division. The other two
division leaders, Rensselaer in the Robinson and
Toxic Waste in the Gehrig, both went 20-6 and
have opened up big leads. Toxic Waste started
their season 19-19 at home and have since gone
30-4. (What are they putting in the water coolers
in the visiting clubhouse?!)

In the Oceanic Conference, the 'Skayuna Squires
(18-8) have closed to within 3 games of Steinmetz
Division leading Walla Walla Wombats (12-14), who
had a tough month. Albany (17-9) closed to 5
games behind. Elsewhere, Rocky Mountain (13-13)
played .500 ball and nearly clinched the Williams,
as second place Brandon (4-22) completely imploded!
The "Ruth Showdown" between Arkansas (19-7) and
Danny Way (12-14) went to Arkansas, who now has a
solid 6-game lead. Danny Way has clinched at
least a tie for the Oceanic Wild Card, with 16
games to go.

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'Skayuna's Albert Pujols strengthened his bid to
become only the second Triple Crown winner in TML
history. Pujols (.359) regained the batting lead
from Madison's Ichiro Suzuki, who slumped (.241)
during the month. Pujols has a comfortable lead
in RBI (141), but only leads Valparaiso's Adrian
Gonzalez by 2 HRs, 56 to 54. Ichiro did reach
200 hits once again, now with 213. Albany's Hanley
Ramirez stole 19 bases and is now only 2 SBs

behind Walla Walla's Michael Bourn (81 SBs). Toxin
DeWayne Wise was beaned 9 times, raising his TML
lead to an incredible 31 HBP (and he only has 149
ABs). Ouch!

In pitching, Toxin Javier Vazquez won another five
games, raising his record to 22-5. Danny Way's
Scott Baker (21-7) and Beverly's Justin Verlander
(21-7) also joined the "20-win Club." Verlander
took over the strikeout lead from Perth's Zack
Greinke, 257 to 251. The battle for "Fireman of
the Year" will likely come down to Arkansas'
Angel Guzman and Toxin C.J. Wilson, tied with 43
SVs, though Beverly's Huston Street is not far

behind in RPs.

Featured series in October, 'Skayuna goes to Walla
Walla and Albany goes to 'Skayuna. Carolina and
Valparaiso both play Beverly and Marco Island.

Below are some awards and tid-bits from the
September 2010 in the TML American.

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** Player of the Month **

(AV) Matt Kemp
.424, 36-85, 3-3-6, 63 TB
25 R, 16 RBI, 12 W, 34 RC



Honorable Mention:
Jason Kubel (GL) .414, 41-99, 9-0-6, 68 TB
19 R, 22 RBI, 12 W, 32 RC
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** Pitcher of the Month **

(RS) Chris Carpenter
4-0, 1.68, 6 GS, 5 QS, 3 CG, 3 Sho
48 IP, 34 H, 7 W, 34 K, .197 OAVG



Honorable Mention:
Phil Hughes (TR) 6-0, 2.02
Javier Vazquez (TX) 5-0, 2.15
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** Best Offensive Performance of the Month **

The Strikers Andres Torres led his team to a big
18-9 win over the division rival Thundercats.
Torres went 4 for 6, with 7 RBI. He had a pair
of 2-run homers, an RBI-triple, an RBI-single and
drew a bases loaded walk.

9/9/2010, RS09-DT09, Angel Stadium
_______________1 2 3__4 5 6__7 8 9_____R__H_E
Strikers_______2 1 0__7 4 0__0 2 2__-_18 21 1
Thundercats____1 0 4__0 0 4__0 0 0__-__9 13 2

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** Best Pitching Performance of the Month **

Toxin Javier Vazquez won his league-leading
21st game, by tossing a 4-hit CG at the Blue
Jays. Vazquez walked only 2 and fanned 7.
He was trailing 2-1 into the 8th, when the
River Rats put up a 5-spot, the blow a Grand
Slam by Brandon Phillips.

9/3/2010, TX09-BB09, PNC Park
_______________1 2 3__4 5 6__7 8 9_____R__H_E
River Rats_____1 0 0__0 0 0__0 5 0__-__6 14 0
Blue Jays______1 0 0__1 0 0__0 0 0__-__2__4 0

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** The Dogfight Game of the Month **

The Avalanche built up a big 12-3 lead after 4
innings, only to see the Wombats nick away at the
lead, scoring in each of the final 4 innings.
The Avalanche finally put out the fire, when
recent call-up Esmerling Vazquez fanned pinch-
hitter Michael Bourn, with runners on 1st & 2nd,
to preserve a hard fought 12-11 win.

8/26/2010, AV09-WW09, Wrigley Field
________________1 2 3__4 5 6__7 8 9_____R__H_E
Avalanche_______0 1 6__5 0 0__0 0 0__-_12 15 1
Wombats_________1 0 2__0 0 4__1 2 1__-_11 18 1

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** Overtime Game of the Month **

The longest game of the month (19 innings)
was finally won by the Mudville Nine over
the hot Squires. Coco Crisp lined a GW-double,
after Jeff Keppinger had by hit by the pitch.
Mudville was involved in the longest game of
the Summer Stretch (18-innings), also won by
the Nine.

9/2/2010, SS09-M909, Progressive Field
__________123 456 789 012 345 678 9_____R__H_E
Squires___010 000 000 000 000 000 0__-__1 11 0
Nine______000 001 000 000 000 000 1__-__2__6 0

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