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End Of Month Recap.[Standings and Stats as of 5/2/08]

AL East GB
1.Blue Jays 18-11
2.Yankees 18-12 .5
3.Red Sox 12-18 6.5
3.Orioles 12-18 6.5
5.Rays 11-18 7

The Blue Jays are the surprising leaders while the Yankees are close.The Red Sox have been very disappointing so far with the Rays and Orioles filling predictions.

AL Central GB
1.Indians 16-13
1.Tigers 16-13
3.Twins 15-13 .5
4.White Sox 12-16 3.5
5.Royals 11-17

This division has been real close so far with the disappointment of the White Sox still within striking distance,even the Royals have a shot.

AL West
1.Athletics 24-6
2.Mariners 15-14
3.Rangers 13-16
4.Angels 11-19

The A's are the best team in the Majors [the Blue Jays are 2nd ]and they should run away with this division,while there shoould be a good battle for 2nd.

AL Leaders
ERA:Chad Gaudin 2.36
IP:C.C Sabthia 43.2 [Josh Beckett is 2nd and has 0 Wins]
Wins:Joe Blanton 4 [tied with 6 others]
Saves:Houston Street 9
Strikeouts:C.C Sabathia 52
Batting
Average: Jermaine Dye .388
Hits:Alex Rodriguez,Melvin Mora,David Eckstein,and Jacoby Ellsbury 38
Homeruns:B.J Upton 10
Stolen Bases:Curtis Granderson 7

NL East GB
1.Mets 17-11
2.Marlins 16-12 1
3.Phillies 14-15 3.5
4.Braves 13-16 4.5
5.Nationals 9-20 8.5
The Mets have a slim lead and will compete all season for 1st,while the Nationals are getting ready for the 2009 1st Overall Pick.

NL Central
1.Cubs 16-12
2,Astros 16-13 .5
3.Brewers 15-13 1
4.Cardinals 15-14 1.5
5.Reds 14-15 2.5
6.Pirates 13-16 3.5

THE CUBS,lead the division here early on with the Astros close behind,The Brewers in 3rd being only 1 game back makes this one of the closest divisions in baseball.

NL West
1.Diamondbacks 17-11
1.Dodgers 17-11
3.Rockies 16-13 1.5
4.Padres 12-17 5.5
5.Giants 8.5ti

Theres a big pile up at the top with the D-Backs,Dodgers,and Rockies for 1st while the bottom half is looking uncompetitive.

NL Leaders
ERA:Jason Marquis 0.48 [Ted Lilly and Rich Hill are 2nd and 3rd.]
IP:Carlos Zambrano 42.2
Wins:Kyle Lohse and Yovani Gallardo 5
Saves:Eric Gagne 8
Strikeouts:Carlos Zambrano 49
Batting
Average:Ryan Theriot .445
Hits:Ryan Theriot 53 [11 ahead of 2nd place David Wright.]
Homeruns:Orlando Hudson and Chris Young 11
Stolen Bases:Omar Vizquel 9

Chicago Cubs @ St.Louis Cardinals
Lineups
1.Alfonso Soriano LF
2.Ryan Theriot SS
3.Derek Lee 1B
4.Aramis Ramirez 3B
5.Ryan Doumit C
6.Mark DeRosa 2B
7.Reed Johnson RF
8.Felix Pie CF
9.Rich Hill P

Cardinals
1.Adam Kennedy 2B
2.Skip Schumaker CF
3.Albert Pujols 1B [This should be fun considering how Prince destroyed our pitching]
4.Chris Duncan LF
5.Troy Glaus 3B
6.Rick Ankiel RF
7.Yadier Molina C
8.Cesar Izturis SS
9.Brad Thompson P

"Rich Hill No-Hits Cards!"
He was gasping for breathe going into the 9th and walked a batter with 2 outs to break up the perfect game.
Cesar Izturis in the 9th tried to bunt to break up the perfecto but did not reach.
The Cubs scored first on an Aramis Ramirez RBI single in the 1st.
Rich Hill would pad the lead with a RBI single in the 7th.
Hill got another RBI in the 9th with a groundout to 1st.

Hill on Izturis Bunting
"If the game was 1-0,maybe he could do that but not when your down 3 and the pitchers got a perfect game going."

3-0 Cubs WIN

Win:Rich Hill [2]
Loss:Brad Thompson [3]


1.Alfonso Soriano LF 1-5 R
2.Ryan Theriot SS 2-4
3.Derek Lee 1B 1-4
4.Aramis Ramirez 3B 2-4 2B RBI
5.Ryan Doumit C 0-4
6.Mark DeRosa 2B 1-4 R
7.Reed Johnson RF 2-4 2B R
8.Felix Pie CF 1-4
9.Rich Hill P 1-4 2RBI K

Cardinals
1.Adam Kennedy 2B 0-4 K
2.Skip Schumaker CF 0-3 3K
3.Albert Pujols 1B 0-3 3K
4.Chris Duncan LF 0-3
5.Troy Glaus 3B 0-3
6.Rick Ankiel RF 0-3
7.Yadier Molina C 0-3 K
8.Cesar Izturis SS 0-3 K
9.Brad Thompson P 0-1 K
Aaron Miles 0-1

Pitching
Cardinals
Brad Thompson 6IP 7H K 1R
Russ Springer 2 2/3 IP 4H 2R
Joel Pineiro 1/3IP

Cubs
Rich Hill 9IP 11K 1BB 0R 92 Pitches.

Cool! Did you throw it, or was it a simulated game?

I threw it,I've played every game so far in the season and hope to continue doing that.

SWEET!

"Cubs,Pads Strike Deal."
The Cubs have acquired Mark Prior from the Padres for Geovany Soto and Kevin Hart.

The Trade Is exactly like this

Cubs Recieve:Mark Prior P

Padres Recieve:Geovany Soto C and Kevin Hart P
[Updated roster is on 1st post.]

Chicago Cubs @ St.Louis Cardinals
Lineups
1.Alfonso Soriano LF
2.Ryan Theriot SS
3.Derek Lee 1B
4.Aramis Ramirez 3B
5.Ryan Doumit C
6.Mark DeRosa 2B
7.Matt Murton RF
8.Felix Pie CF
9.Ted Lilly P

Cardinals
1.Adam Kennedy 2B
2.Skip Schumaker CF
3.Albert Pujols 1B
4.Chris Duncan LF
5.Troy Glaus 3B
6.Rick Ankiel RF
7.Yadier Molina C
8.Cesar Izturis SS
9.Matt Clement P

"Cardinals beat Cubs"
The Scoring began in the 4th,when Aramis Ramirez hit an RBI single to bring in Derrick Lee.
The Cards answered back in the bottom half on a Chris Duncan RBI single 1-1 Tie.
The Cards added 3 more in the 7th.
Win:Matt Clement
Loss:Ted Lilly
Box Score.

1.Alfonso Soriano LF 0-4
2.Ryan Theriot SS 0-4
3.Derek Lee 1B 1-2 2B [got injured making diving play.]
Mike Fontenot 2B 0-2
4.Aramis Ramirez 3B 1-3
5.Ryan Doumit C 0-3
6.Mark DeRosa 2B/1B 0-3
7.Matt Murton RF 0-3
8.Felix Pie CF 0-2
Reed Johnson CF 0-1
9.Ted Lilly P 0-1
Kosuke Fukudome 1-1

Cardinals
1.Adam Kennedy 2B 1-4 K
2.Skip Schumaker CF 2-4 RBI R
3.Albert Pujols 1B 3-4 2B RBI 2R K
4.Chris Duncan LF 2-4 2RBI K
5.Troy Glaus 3B 1-4
6.Rick Ankiel RF 0-4
7.Yadier Molina C 3-4
8.Cesar Izturis SS 0-4
9.Matt Clement P 1-3

Pitching
Cardinals
Matt Clement 9IP 2K 3H R

Cubs
Ted Lilly 5IP 3K 7H 2R
Michael Wuertz 2IP 5H 2R
Javier Lopez IP H

Ouch. Pretty rough day all around at the plate. Did you increase the difficulty at all or just had a bad game?

Chicago Cubs [18-13] VS. Cincinnati Reds [15-17]
Lineups
1.Alfonso Soriano LF
2.Ryan Theriot SS
3.Derek Lee 1B
4.Aramis Ramirez 3B
5.Ryan Doumit C
6.Mark DeRosa 2B
7.Matt Murton RF
8.Felix Pie CF
9.Carlos Zambrano P

Reds
1.Ryan Freel CF
2.Scott Hatteberg 1B
3.Adam Dunn LF
4.Ken Griffey Jr. RF
5.Brandon Phillips 2B
6.Edwin Encarnacion 3B
7.Great Kennedy SS
8.David Ross C
9.Matt Belisle
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I plan on updating this more but,who knows.Maybe I get bored and start a new log.

"Big Z Dominates Reds"
A leadoff Homer by Soriano gives Cubs early lead
Ryan Doumit padded the lead with a RBI single in the 4th 2-0
Brandon Phillips got a RBI double in the bottom of the 4th 2-1 Cubs
Carlos Zambrano would do the rest,a complete game with 12K

Pitching
W:Carlos Zambrano 9IP 5H 12K W
L: Matt Belisle 8IP 7H


1.Alfonso Soriano LF 2-4 HR RBI R SB
2.Ryan Theriot SS 1-4 SB
3.Derek Lee 1B 0-4
4.Aramis Ramirez 3B 1-4 R
5.Ryan Doumit C 1-4 RBI
6.Mark DeRosa 2B 0-4
7.Matt Murton RF 1-3 3B R
8.Felix Pie CF 0-3 RBI
9.Carlos Zambrano P 1-3

Carlos Zambrano 9IP 12K 5H

Reds
1.Ryan Freel CF 0-4 3K
2.Scott Hatteberg 1B 1-4 K
3.Adam Dunn LF 1-3 R K R
Jeff Keppinger 0-1 K
4.Ken Griffey Jr. RF 1-4 2B 2K
5.Brandon Phillips 2B 1-4 2B K RBI
6.Edwin Encarnacion 3B 0-3 K
7.Great Kennedy SS 0-3 2K
8.David Ross C 1-3
9.Matt Belisle 0-3

Matt Belisle 8IP 7H 3R
Bill Bray IP 0H 0R
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I will probably do less game updates and do 3-5 games a month,to get through the season faster.

Welcome back Red Sox.

"Mark I have something I think you will want to see." Henry Scott said
"What? Is it a scouting report?"Mark replied.
"No,it's the new flavor of ice cream at Hardees. Of course it's a scouting report!"Henry exclaimed
"Let's see it"Mark replied.
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Name:Eric Mint
Position:C
Bats:Switch
Throws:Right
Born: 5/21/87

Mint is a Powerful bat.
He is major league ready with the bat,could hit 40HRs now.
Downside,weak defense catcher,Doumit is better.
If you are more worried about the offensive capabilities,then draft Mint,his defense is passable and with work could be average.
Scout grade:
Offense:A++
Defense:D
Speed:[for catchers] A,[for other positions] C-
Specials Gifts [Abilities] B+
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"Looks great,will have to ask the draft advisor his opinion" Mark said

Thanks,been lingering around,just haven't posted anything.
Hope to be more active though.