(AP-Van Schaick Island, New York)
TML Biff Barnes Highlight Reel - April 2009
=================================================
After a full year holdout, Biff Barnes' agent
Scrod Bored-Us and the TML came to an agreement
on a 5-year reporting contract, with performance
bonuses and "A-Rod-type" perks.
=================================================
It's a Wombatty Month!
The Walla Walla Wombats (27-7) put up the TML's
best record in opening the 2009 season. They
played .882 ball on the road! They did it with
both pitching (league-leading 2.26 ERA) and
offense (league-leading 197 runs scored). David
Wright (.321, 11-0-4, 28 RBI) and Alex Rodriguez
(.333, 12-0-4, 21 RBI) led the attack. Cole
Hamels (5-2. 2.78, *two* 1-hitters), A.J. Burnett
(5-1, 2.17), Ryan Dempster (4-1, 2.31), Jeremy
Guthrie (4-0, 3.04) and Cliff Lee (3-2, 1.66)
formed a *deep* starting staff. Closer Jonathan
Papelbon (1 RW, 9 SV, 0.53) remained their "Ace"
closer.
The Wombats had to hold off the Danny Way Diamonds,
who reeled off 17 straight home victories, setting
an all-time TML "Home Cooking" perfect April record!
A rougher road campaign (6-11) left the Diamonds 4
GB. The Madison Danes (22-12) remain in contention
at only 5 GB. The defending TML Champs and "new
look" Arkansas Travelers (11-23) sunk to the Ruth
basement.
In the Steinmetz, the Valparaiso Drench (25-9) ran
out to an unexpected early 8-game lead, playing .700+
ball both home and road! The Drench were led by
"Pitcher of the Month" Cory Wade (see below) and
runner-up Felix Hernandez (5-0, 2.85). The Drench
went 9-0 in 1-run games!
Over in the Atmospheric Conf. in the Gatto, the
Rensselaer Strikers (21-13) emerged with a slim
lead over the well-rested Maine Liners (20-14)
and the Beverly Hillbillies (19-15). In the Gehrig,
the Rocky Mountain Chinooks (23-11) bolted out of
the gate (playing .765 ball on the road), building
an early 5-game lead over the Toxins (18-16).
Chinook Tim Lincecum tossed the season's first no-
hitter (see below) at Carolina! Toxin Greg Maddux
(4-1, 2.81) continues to work his "magic."
Oklahoma's Magglio Ordonez leads the TML in batting
at a lofty .401. Duluth's Brad Hawpe ("Player of
the Month"; see below) leads the league in Runs(34)
and RBI(37). Teammate Miguel Cabrera leads in HR(13).
Rensselaer's Brian McCann is on a 13-game hitting
streak.
In pitching, Walla Walla's Cliff Lee leads the TML
in ERA at 1.66. Maine's John Danks leads in wins
(6-1). Rocky Mountain's C.C. Sabathia leads in
whiffs (60). The early saves leader is Valparaiso's
Cory Wade ("Pitcher of the Month"; see below), with
13 SV and a RW.
Below are some awards and tid-bits from April
2009 in the TML American.
================================================
** Player of the Month **
(DT) Brad Hawpe
.374, 49-131, 8-2-11, 94 TB
34 R, 37 RBI, 18 W, 41 RC
------------------------------------------------
** Pitcher of the Month **
(VD) Cory Wade
13/13 Saves, 1,88, 14 GR, 14.1 IP,
7 H, 3 R, 3 W, 11 K, .156 OAVG
Honorable Mention: Wade's teammate Felix
Hernandez (5-0, 2.85, 52 K/47 IP)
-----------------------------------------------
** Best Pitching Performance of the Month **
Rocky Mountain's Tim Lincecum spoiled the Carolina
Crawfish's home opener by tossing the season's
first NO-HITTER! Lincecum walked 5 and fanned
13. The deciding blow was a 1-out, 2-run HR by
Ryan Howard in the Rocky Mountain 6th inning.
4/6/2009, RM08-CA08, PETCO Park
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chinooks 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 7 1
Crawfish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0
Chinooks IP H R ER BB K ERA
Lincecum W 1-0 9 0 0 0 5 13 0.00
Honorable Mention: Walla Walla's Cole Hamels
who tossed *two* CG 1-hitters! He carried
no-hitters into the 7th inning in both starts.
------------------------------------------------
** Best Offensive Performance of the Month **
Supercell David "Big Papi" Ortiz had a big day,
leading his team to a 10-5 victory over Duluth.
Oritz was 5-5, with 2 doubles and 2 HRs, good
for 7 RBI. Willie Harris and Magglio Ordonez,
batting in front of Ortiz scored 7 runs.
4/13/2009, DT08-OS08, AT&T Park
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Thunder Cats 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 - 5 11 1
Supercells ---3 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 x - 10 14 0
Supercells AB R H BI AVG
Ortiz dh 5 2 5 7 .591
1st: HR; 2nd: 2 RBI-2B; 4th: 1B; 6th: 2 RBI-2B;
8th: 2 RBI-HR
------------------------------------------------
** The Dogfight Game of the Month **
The Glenmont Haymakers held off the Lake
Wobegone Staring Rabbits, blowing an 8-4
lead, when the S-Rabbits took a 10-8 lead
in the 7th. The game ended when Kerry Wood
struck out Matt Joyce with the tying runs
on 1st & 2nd!
4/9/2009. LW08-GL08, Camden Yard
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
S-Rabbits 3 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 2 - 12 16 0
Haymakers 5 2 0 1 0 0 5 1 x - 14 15 1
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** Overtime Games of the Month **
4/2/2009, CH08-PC08, Fenway Park
123 456 789 012 345 67 R H E
Micmacs 000 010 000 000 000 00 - 1 12 0
D-Cats --000 001 000 000 000 01 - 2 18 1
Game winner: Jose Castillo's 1-out, bases
loaded single!
4/28/2009, DW08-WW08, Wrigley Field
123 456 789 012 345 67 R H E
Diamonds 011 000 100 000 010 00 - 4 7 0
Wombats '101 000 001 000 010 02 - 6 11 1
Game winner: Cody Ross' 1-out, 2-run HR!
------------------------------------------------
** The Butterfingers Game of the Month **
The Perth Diamond Cats made 7 fielding errors
in stumbling to an 8-2 loss at Danny Way.
4/18/2009, PC08-DW08, Rogers Centre
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Diamond Cats 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 7
Diamonds ----1 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 x - 8 9 0
E-Castillo,J., Richard 2, Andino 3, Jackson,Z.
================================================
TML Trivia: The Maine Liners set a new all-time
TML record for going the latest into the start
of a new season with a 0-0 record ---> 24 days,
20 hours, 19 minutes.
There was apparently an extended Spring Training,
along with some "glitches" in Greyhound Bus
scheduling, lost equipment, misspellings of a
number of players' names on their new uniforms,
along with some home stadium snafus.
Previous 0-0 record: 23 days, 12 hours, 10 min.
by Maine(2007), Susquehanna(2006), Mansion Hill
(2004,2000,1997,1996).
================================================
Up next ... May highlights!
Staff Columnist - Biff Barnes
TML Biff Barnes Highlight Reel - April 2009
=================================================
After a full year holdout, Biff Barnes' agent
Scrod Bored-Us and the TML came to an agreement
on a 5-year reporting contract, with performance
bonuses and "A-Rod-type" perks.
=================================================
It's a Wombatty Month!
The Walla Walla Wombats (27-7) put up the TML's
best record in opening the 2009 season. They
played .882 ball on the road! They did it with
both pitching (league-leading 2.26 ERA) and
offense (league-leading 197 runs scored). David
Wright (.321, 11-0-4, 28 RBI) and Alex Rodriguez
(.333, 12-0-4, 21 RBI) led the attack. Cole
Hamels (5-2. 2.78, *two* 1-hitters), A.J. Burnett
(5-1, 2.17), Ryan Dempster (4-1, 2.31), Jeremy
Guthrie (4-0, 3.04) and Cliff Lee (3-2, 1.66)
formed a *deep* starting staff. Closer Jonathan
Papelbon (1 RW, 9 SV, 0.53) remained their "Ace"
closer.
The Wombats had to hold off the Danny Way Diamonds,
who reeled off 17 straight home victories, setting
an all-time TML "Home Cooking" perfect April record!
A rougher road campaign (6-11) left the Diamonds 4
GB. The Madison Danes (22-12) remain in contention
at only 5 GB. The defending TML Champs and "new
look" Arkansas Travelers (11-23) sunk to the Ruth
basement.
In the Steinmetz, the Valparaiso Drench (25-9) ran
out to an unexpected early 8-game lead, playing .700+
ball both home and road! The Drench were led by
"Pitcher of the Month" Cory Wade (see below) and
runner-up Felix Hernandez (5-0, 2.85). The Drench
went 9-0 in 1-run games!
Over in the Atmospheric Conf. in the Gatto, the
Rensselaer Strikers (21-13) emerged with a slim
lead over the well-rested Maine Liners (20-14)
and the Beverly Hillbillies (19-15). In the Gehrig,
the Rocky Mountain Chinooks (23-11) bolted out of
the gate (playing .765 ball on the road), building
an early 5-game lead over the Toxins (18-16).
Chinook Tim Lincecum tossed the season's first no-
hitter (see below) at Carolina! Toxin Greg Maddux
(4-1, 2.81) continues to work his "magic."
Oklahoma's Magglio Ordonez leads the TML in batting
at a lofty .401. Duluth's Brad Hawpe ("Player of
the Month"; see below) leads the league in Runs(34)
and RBI(37). Teammate Miguel Cabrera leads in HR(13).
Rensselaer's Brian McCann is on a 13-game hitting
streak.
In pitching, Walla Walla's Cliff Lee leads the TML
in ERA at 1.66. Maine's John Danks leads in wins
(6-1). Rocky Mountain's C.C. Sabathia leads in
whiffs (60). The early saves leader is Valparaiso's
Cory Wade ("Pitcher of the Month"; see below), with
13 SV and a RW.
Below are some awards and tid-bits from April
2009 in the TML American.
================================================
** Player of the Month **
(DT) Brad Hawpe
.374, 49-131, 8-2-11, 94 TB
34 R, 37 RBI, 18 W, 41 RC
------------------------------------------------
** Pitcher of the Month **
(VD) Cory Wade
13/13 Saves, 1,88, 14 GR, 14.1 IP,
7 H, 3 R, 3 W, 11 K, .156 OAVG
Honorable Mention: Wade's teammate Felix
Hernandez (5-0, 2.85, 52 K/47 IP)
-----------------------------------------------
** Best Pitching Performance of the Month **
Rocky Mountain's Tim Lincecum spoiled the Carolina
Crawfish's home opener by tossing the season's
first NO-HITTER! Lincecum walked 5 and fanned
13. The deciding blow was a 1-out, 2-run HR by
Ryan Howard in the Rocky Mountain 6th inning.
4/6/2009, RM08-CA08, PETCO Park
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chinooks 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 7 1
Crawfish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0
Chinooks IP H R ER BB K ERA
Lincecum W 1-0 9 0 0 0 5 13 0.00
Honorable Mention: Walla Walla's Cole Hamels
who tossed *two* CG 1-hitters! He carried
no-hitters into the 7th inning in both starts.
------------------------------------------------
** Best Offensive Performance of the Month **
Supercell David "Big Papi" Ortiz had a big day,
leading his team to a 10-5 victory over Duluth.
Oritz was 5-5, with 2 doubles and 2 HRs, good
for 7 RBI. Willie Harris and Magglio Ordonez,
batting in front of Ortiz scored 7 runs.
4/13/2009, DT08-OS08, AT&T Park
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Thunder Cats 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 - 5 11 1
Supercells ---3 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 x - 10 14 0
Supercells AB R H BI AVG
Ortiz dh 5 2 5 7 .591
1st: HR; 2nd: 2 RBI-2B; 4th: 1B; 6th: 2 RBI-2B;
8th: 2 RBI-HR
------------------------------------------------
** The Dogfight Game of the Month **
The Glenmont Haymakers held off the Lake
Wobegone Staring Rabbits, blowing an 8-4
lead, when the S-Rabbits took a 10-8 lead
in the 7th. The game ended when Kerry Wood
struck out Matt Joyce with the tying runs
on 1st & 2nd!
4/9/2009. LW08-GL08, Camden Yard
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
S-Rabbits 3 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 2 - 12 16 0
Haymakers 5 2 0 1 0 0 5 1 x - 14 15 1
------------------------------------------------
** Overtime Games of the Month **
4/2/2009, CH08-PC08, Fenway Park
123 456 789 012 345 67 R H E
Micmacs 000 010 000 000 000 00 - 1 12 0
D-Cats --000 001 000 000 000 01 - 2 18 1
Game winner: Jose Castillo's 1-out, bases
loaded single!
4/28/2009, DW08-WW08, Wrigley Field
123 456 789 012 345 67 R H E
Diamonds 011 000 100 000 010 00 - 4 7 0
Wombats '101 000 001 000 010 02 - 6 11 1
Game winner: Cody Ross' 1-out, 2-run HR!
------------------------------------------------
** The Butterfingers Game of the Month **
The Perth Diamond Cats made 7 fielding errors
in stumbling to an 8-2 loss at Danny Way.
4/18/2009, PC08-DW08, Rogers Centre
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Diamond Cats 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 7
Diamonds ----1 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 x - 8 9 0
E-Castillo,J., Richard 2, Andino 3, Jackson,Z.
================================================
TML Trivia: The Maine Liners set a new all-time
TML record for going the latest into the start
of a new season with a 0-0 record ---> 24 days,
20 hours, 19 minutes.
There was apparently an extended Spring Training,
along with some "glitches" in Greyhound Bus
scheduling, lost equipment, misspellings of a
number of players' names on their new uniforms,
along with some home stadium snafus.
Previous 0-0 record: 23 days, 12 hours, 10 min.
by Maine(2007), Susquehanna(2006), Mansion Hill
(2004,2000,1997,1996).
================================================
Up next ... May highlights!
Staff Columnist - Biff Barnes
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