(AP-Cathedral City, California)
TML Biff Barnes Highlight Reel - April 2010
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What's in that Hillbilly "moonshine?"

Despite all the bickering in the front office,
the Beverly Hillbillies (21-5) put together
the best start of any TML team. GM Mike
Dickinson held a mandatory team meeting to find
out WHY they lost those 5 games! Their pitching
was oustanding, with a league-leading 2.91 ERA.
"Pitcher of the Month" Roy Halladay leads the
TML with a 1.30 ERA and a 5-1 record. He also
had 4 CG and all six of his starts were QS.
Teammates Justin Verlander and Dan Haren were
also 5-1. "Ace" closer Huston Street (0.75)
was 8-8 in Save opportunities. Travis Hafner
sparked the offense (.369, 7 HR, 22 RBI, 21 RC).
Beverly already leads the Gatto Division by
6 games over Valparaiso.

Traffic (15-11) is the early leader in the
Gehrig, 2 games over Toxic Waste. In the
Robinson, the Duluth Thundercats have clawed
their way to a stunning 4-game lead over
Rensselaer!

Over in the Oceanic Conference, Danny Way and
a re-built Arkansas squad both rolled to a 20-6
record and lead the Ruth by 10. Defending TML
Champ Walla Walla is in front of their new
Steinmetz Division, leading 'Skayuna by 3 games.
And, in the Williams, Rocky Mountain and Oklahoma
are only 1 game apart.

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Brandon's Ryan Braun leads the TML in batting with
a lofty .412, followed by Albany's Hanley Ramirez
(.409) and Walla Walla's Michael Bourn (.404).
Bourn also swiped 21 bases during the month, but
was also CS 8 times. 'Skayuna's Albert Pujols,
"Co-Player of the Month." leads in HR (17), RBI
(34) and SLG (.903)! The other "Co-Player of the
Month," Valparaiso's Adrian Gonzalez also put up
big numbers, including .396, 13 HR, 33 RBI and a
league-leading .496 OBP.

In other pitching categories, Perth's Tom Greinke
leads in K with 65. The early Saves leaders at
9 SV are Arkansas' Angel Guzman and Duluth's David
Aardsma. Amsterdam's Jorge de la Rosa had a
tough start, going 0-5, 11.20 (.363 OAVG).

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

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** Co-Players of the Month **

(SS) Albert Pujols
.350, 36-103, 6-0-17, 93 TB
28 R, 34 RBI, 11 W, 39 RC

(VD) Adrian Gonzalez
.396, 38-96, 5-0-13, 82 TB
26 R, 33 RBI, 17 W, 39 RC

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** Pitcher of the Month **

(BV) Roy Halladay
5-1, 1.30, 6 GS, 6 QS, 4 CG, 1 Sho
48.1 IP, 39 H, 8 W, 50 K, .218 OAVG


Honorable Mention: Halladay's teammates
Justin Verlander (5-1, 2.45) and
Dan Haren (5-1, 2.60)
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** Best Offensive Performance of the Month **

"Player of the Month" Albert Pujols led his
Squires to a 15-4 rout of the Staring Rabbits.
He sparked each big inning in the 2nd, 5th and
9th, with RBI-hits. Rabbit starter Purcey was
tagged for 11 runs. He only allowed 8 hits in
6.2 IP, but it was the 12 walks (and Pujols)
that "killed" him!

4/6/2010, SS09-LW09, Metrodome
_____________1_2_3__4_5_6__7_8_9______R__H_E
Squires_____ 0_6_1__0_3_0__1_0_4__-__15_14_0
Strg Rabbits_0_1_0__0_0_0__3_0_0__-___4__9_0

Squires___________AB__R__H__BI___AVG
Pujols________1b___5__3__4___6__.429

1st: BB; 2nd: 3-RBI-HR; 3rd: F7; 5th: 2-RBI-HR;
7th: 1B; 9th: RBI-2B,
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** Best Pitching Performance of the Month **

Four days later in the same series, the 2-man
Squires due of Yovani Gallardo and Manny
Delcarman No-Hit the Staring Rabbits. Even
though he had thrown 135 pitches and with a
10-0 lead, Gallardo was visibly upset with his
MP for taking him out of the game to start the
9th. (Could this be the same "No-Hitter Glitch"
that struck Maine's Danks last season?)

4/10/2010, SS09-LW09, Metrodome
______________1_2_3__4_5_6__7_8_9______R__H_E
Squires_______7_0_0__0_2_1__0_0_0__-__10_14_0
Strg Rabbits__0_0_0__0_0_0__0_0_0__-___0__0_2

Squires_____________IP__H__R_ER_BB__K___ERA
Gallardo__W_1-0____8.0__0__0__0__4_12__0.00
Delcarman__________1.0__0__0__0__1__0__0.00

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** The Dogfight Game of the Month **

After being down 7-0, the Glenmont Haymakers
took a 10-7 lead after 6.5 innings. The
Rensselaer Strikers regained the lead 11-10
in the home 8th. The Haymakers tied the
game at 11 in the 9th, only to see Gerardo
Parra hit a Walf-Off-HR in the bottom of the
9th on the first pitch by Chris Perez.

4/16/2010. GL09-RS09, Fenway Park
______________1_2_3__4_5_6__7_8_9______R__H_E
Haymakers_____0_0_0__0_3_3__4_0_1__-__11_18_1
Strikers______3_1_1__2_0_0__2_2_1__-__12_14_1

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** Opening Day Overtime Game of the Month **

4/1/2010, MN09-CA09, PETCO Park
_____________123_456_789_012_345_678_9___R__H_E
Danes________000_000_000_000_000_000_0_-_0_11_1
Crawfish_____000_000_000_000_000_000_1_-_1__9_0

Game winner: Yunieski Betancourt's 1-out, bases
loaded single ended the longest opening day game

in TML history!

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