(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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Staff Columnist - Biff Barnes