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4-21-08

Sacramento Slayers 5 - Phoenix Cobras 3

SUMMARY: The Slayers keep rolling along, winning a 16-inning thriller against the Cobras. The scoring started in the top of the 5th, with a solo homer by Kurt Suzuki. In the same inning, Jose Bautista singled home 2 runs to make it 3-0 Slayers. The Cobras would fight back, though, with a 2-run shot by shortstop Morris Stevens in the bottom of the 5th and a RBI double by centerfielder Alex White. The double tied the game up at 3-3. No team would then score for 10 innings, and we saw some crazy things on the way. The Cobras had to put lefty Scott O'Neal, normally a first baseman, at shortstop. A Slayers hitter actually drew a walk. So, in the top of the 16th, after Adam Lind drew a walk, Jeff Francoeur hit a liner over the left-center field wall to give the Slayers a 5-3 lead. Brian Wilson came into the bottom of the 16th and got a 1-2-3 inning for his 7th save of the season.

SLAYERS' LINEUP
M. Prado - 3-7, 2B, R, .281
B. Zobrist - 2-7, 2B, R, .333
J. Bautista - 2-7, 2 RBI, K, .337
A. Lind - 1-6, R, BB, .244
M. Morse - 0-3, .329
Double Switch - J. Frasor - 0-0, .000
PH - K. Millar - 0-1, .444
J.P. Howell - 0-0, .000
PH - S. Rodriguez - 0-1, K, .167
J. Carlson - 0-0, .000
PH - R. Barajas - 0-1, .500
D. Aardsma - 0-0, SH, - - -
B. Wilson - 0-0, - - -
J. Francoeur - 3-7, HR (6), 2 RBI, R, .398 (Player of the Game)
K. Suzuki - 3-6, 2B, HR (5), RBI, R, SH, .284
F. Gutierrez - 0-7, .225
B. Morrow - 0-2, .333
B. League - 0-0, 1.000
PH - E. Aybar - 0-4, .167

COBRAS' LINEUP
K. McBride - 5-7, 2B, R, .506
A. White - 1-7, 2B, RBI, K, .288
L. Patterson - 1-5, .320
PR - G. Damon - 1-2, .167
H. Bell - 0-7, K, .257
E. Tomlinson - 1-4, 3B, K, .347
PR - R. Ojeda - 0-0, .000
PH - S. O'Neal - 1-2, .556
V. Griffin - 1-6, R, K, .169
B. Johnson - 1-4, K, .313
PR - M. Lewis - 0-2
M. Stevens - 1-3, HR (4), 2 RBI, R, K, .222
PH - C. Cardenal - 1-3, .143
A. Stanridge - 0-3, K, .000
PH - N. Ishikawa - 0-1, K, .300
V. Davidson - 0-1, .000
R. Brown - 0-1, .222
R. Osuna - 0-0, .222

SLAYERS' PITCHING
B. Morrow - 5 IP, 7 H, 3 K, 0 BB, 3 ER, 7.11
B. League - 1 IP, 0 H, 1 K, 0 BB, 0 ER, 5.14
J. Frasor - 1 IP, 0 H, 1 K, 0 BB, 0 ER, 3.46
J.P. Howell - 3 IP, 2 H, 3 K, 0 BB, 0 ER, 1.15
J. Carlson - 3 IP, 5 H, 0 K, 0 BB, 0 ER, 0.63
D. Aardsma - 2 IP, 0 H, 0 K, 0 BB, 0 ER, 9.00 (W, 1-0)
B. Wilson - 1 IP, 0 H, 0 K, 0 BB, 0 ER, 5.19 (SV, 7)

COBRAS' PITCHING
A. Stanridge - 10 IP, 9 H, 0 K, 0 BB, 3 ER, 3.73
V. Davidson - 3.2 IP, 2 H, 2 K, 0 BB, 0 ER, 1.50
R. Brown - 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 K, 1 BB, 1 ER, 3.14 (L, 0-1)
R. Osuna - 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 K, 0 BB, 1 ER, 3.65

The Slayers have a great chance of sweeping the 2-game series, as they face one of the worst starters in the league in Harry Thomas tomorrow.

4-22-08 - We're Back!!!

Sacramento Slayers 3 - Phoenix Cobras 2

SUMMARY: It was a low scoring game for the Slayers today, but in the end, they got the win. In the first inning, the Slayers scored the first run on an Adam Lind single that drove in Ben Zobrist. In the top of the 3rd, Jose Bautista hit a hanging palmball over Panpaka's "Lucky Pocket" wall to give the Slayers a 3-0 lead. The homer was Bautista's 12th of the season. Jair Jurrjens pitched great, going 8 innings and only giving up 2 runs in the 7th. In the bottom of the 9th, the Slayers handed the ball over to Brian Wilson. With 2 outs and runners on 1st and 2nd, he got shortstop Morris Stevens to pop out to catcher Kurt Suzuki, thus earning his 8th save of the year.

SLAYERS' LINEUP
M. Prado - 1-4, .280
B. Zobrist - 2-4, 2B, 2 R, .340
J. Bautista - 2-4, HR (12), 2 RBI, R, K, .344
A. Lind - 2-4, RBI, .256 (Player of the Game)
M. Morse - 0-4, .314
J. Francoeur - 0-4, 2 K, .379
K. Suzuki - 2-4, .294
F. Gutierrez - 1-4, .226
J. Jurrjens - 0-2, K, SH, .091
PH - K. Millar - 0-1, K, .400
B. Wilson - 0-0, ---

COBRAS' LINEUP
K. McBride - 2-4, K, .506
A. White - 0-4, 2 K, .274
L. Patterson - 0-4, K, .304
H. Bell - 2-4, 2B, R, .269
E. Tomlinson - 1-4, K, .342
V. Griffin - 1-3, 3B, RBI, .176
PR - R. Ojeda - 0-0, R, .000
Def Sub - G. Damon - 1-1, .231
B. Johnson - 2-3, RBI, .279
PR - N. Ishikawa - 1-1, .364
M. Stevens - 1-4, K, .224
H. Thomas - 0-2, .429
R. Osuna - 0-0, .222
PH - C. Cardenal - 1-1, .200
V. Davidson - 0-0, .000

SLAYERS' PITCHING
J. Jurrjens - 8 IP, 9 H, 6 K, 0 BB, 2 ER, 3.09 (W, 3-1)
B. Wilson - 1 IP, 3 H, 0 K, 0 BB, 0 ER, 4.66 (S, Eight)

COBRAS' PITCHING
H. Thomas - 5.2 IP, 8 H, 3 K, 0 BB, 3 ER, 8.62 (L, 2-1)
R. Osuna - 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 K, 0 BB, 0 ER, 3.07
V. Davidson - 1 IP, 1 H, 2 K, 0 BB, 0 ER, 1.38

The Slayers' win today is their 6th in a row as they sweep the two-game set. Let's hope they can keep this up in the next series against another division rival!

Good to see this back. I'm glad I didn't miss all of this log. Could I have Kevin Millar and Brian Wilson for agents?

UPCOMING SERIES

Sacramento Slayers (14-7) vs Vancouver Whalers (11-10)

The Slayers look to keep their hot streak going and maintain first place in the NL West against division rival Vancouver Whalers. It is another 2-game series, their second one in a row. Here are the Whalers players that we need to watch out for:

Pierre Coquilette, C, #34, L/R, 23 years old
2 TRJ, E CON, B PWR, D RUN SPD, D ARM STR, B FLD, B E RES
GM REPORT: The rookie catcher has been the Whalers' best offensive threat so far this season, hitting .366, with 3 HR and 9 RBI. Coquilette has excellent gap power, which makes him a pain to defend in the spacious outfield of Panpaka. He can also run pretty well for a catcher, so expect some extra base hits out of him this series.

Chris Lynch, 3B, #32, R/R, 35 years old
3 TRJ, E CON, C PWR, E RUN SPD, D ARM STR, E FLD, C E RES
GM REPORT: The Slayers have done a pretty good job of dealing with guys like Lynch, who have lots of power but strike out a lot. Nevertheless, Lynch is still a guy to watch out for in this series, as he has managed to keep his average above .300, and he also leads the team in OBP (.415).

Jason Bonds, SP, #45, R/R, 32 years old
95 TOP SPD, C CTRL, A STAM, SLD 4, CHG 2, SNK 3
GM REPORT: Bonds has struggled so far this season, but nevertheless, he is still the most talented starter the Whalers have. The Slayers have a tough task of facing him in Game 1 of this series.

PROJECTED PITCHING MATCHUP:

Game 1: A. Sanchez (1-1, 6.19) vs. J. Bonds (1-2, 6.08)
Game 2: S. Marcum (3-1, 4.94) vs. K. Davis (0-4, 9.00)

Wait, didn't you say there was going to be one new job?

Ah, yes.

The job of Free Agency Advisor needs to be filled. Tasks include going over the eligible free agents every offseason and telling me which ones I should sign and for how much.

Inquire within.

This is my favorite log. Ever. Great job on this, PPJ.

In which case, I volunteer as tribute

Dang. I wanted to volunteer as tribute...

/hurt

But yeah, this log is pretty awesome, PPJ!

Other than yours <3

Besides yours is in like a category of its own. It's Pawapuro!

What about mines?

This log is okay too I guess. *sniff sniff*

FINE. HERE'S THE GODDAMN LEADERBOARD.

1. SLAYERS
2. KNIGHTS
3. STRANGLERS
4. EVERYTHING ELSE
5. ANTHONYP'S MYLIFE LOG

NO YELLING IN MY THREAD~!

*ahem* Anyways...

4-23-08

Sacramento Slayers 0 - Vancouver Whalers 1

SUMMARY: A heartbreaking loss to the Whalers ends the Slayers' winning streak at 6. Anibal Sanchez pitched as well as he possibly could today, going all 8 innings and striking out 13. However, Jason Bonds pitched better, shutting out the Slayers offense despite not striking out a single batter. He simply missed the sweetspot of the Slayers' bats, and got a ton of ground ball outs. The lone run was scored by a Pierre Coquilette single into left field in the top of the 4th, scoring Charlie Serrano from second base.

SLAYERS' LINEUP
M. Prado - 1-4, SB, .279
B. Zobrist - 0-4, .327
J. Bautista - 0-4, .330
A. Lind - 0-3, .247
M. Morse - 2-3, .326
J. Francoeur - 0-3, .367
K. Suzuki - 1-3, .295
F. Gutierrez - 0-3, K, .218
A. Sanchez - 0-3, .375


WHALERS' LINEUP
C. Serrano - 1-4, R, K, .282
D. Zerbe - 2-3, .287
V. Johnson - 0-3, 3 K, .264
C. Lynch - 0-3, 3 K, .301
P. Coquilette - 1-3, RBI, K, .365 (Player of the Game)
A. Byrnes - 0-3, K, .232
M. Ficak - 0-3, .254
B. Snyder - 0-3, 3 K, .292
J. Bonds - 0-3, K, .167

SLAYERS' PITCHING
A. Sanchez - 8 IP, 4 H, 13 K, 0 BB, 1 ER, 4.50 (L, 1-2)

WHALERS' PITCHING
J. Bonds - 9 IP, 4 H, 0 K, 0 BB, 0 ER, 4.41 (W, 2-2)

On the bright side, with no PHs or relievers used, this recap was a breeze to write.