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The New Orleans Gazelle
April 21st, 2008

Hornets lose in heartbreaker.

The Hornets were beaten in a very close match, losing to the mets 2-1. As SP File was in purple condition, Lundberg was called up, he pitched very well in 7 innings but gave up 2 runs and was credited with the loss.

Hornets: 0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0
Mets: 0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-X

Win: Santana
Save: X
Loss: Lundberg
HR: X

Final Score:

Hornets: 1
Mets: 2

Record: 14-8
1st in NL Central
Lost the series 1-3.

The New Orleans Gazelle
April 28th, 2008

Caceres out, Votto in.

The Hornets have traded recently injured swingman Caceres, SP Chan Ho Park and 1 million dollars in funds to the Reds for SP Cueto and 1B Votto, this gives us room to move Abraham or Duran says the GM of the Hornets. Many predict a trade involving Duran as Abraham is putting up near MVP numbers with a .360 batting average, 3 homeruns and 21 RBI, the two will be called up from AAA. Cueto will join the rotation.

The New Orleans Gazelle
May 1st, 2008.

Hornets not done dealing, trade with Angels.

The Hornets have traded RP Moran and 3B Duran for Darren O'Day and outfielder Willits. Darren will be called up from AAA to fill the empty roster spot and Willits will be called up in place of Lombard, who has a .167 AVG this year. We reached GM Clyde McFloyd on this deal.

"It's sad to see Duran go, he had B power man! But with the recent acquisition of Joey Votto, we had to let someone go, we wish him luck with the Angels. Also, another thing, due to Suarez developing B stamina, he has been chosen to fill in the gap in our rotation! Darren O'Day will be our new closer and F. Hernandez will still setup for him."

The New Orleans Gazelle
May 2nd, 2008.

Hornets beat Rockies in Cueto's starting debut.


Win: O'Day (1-0)
Save: Suarez (5)
Loss: T. Buchholz (0-1)
HR: X

Hornets: 1-0-0-2-0-2-0-1-1
Rockies: 0-0-0-0-0-1-5-0-0

Final Score:

Hornets: 7
Rockies: 6

The Hornets are now on a 3 game winning streak after beating the Rockies 7-6, it looked like an easy game until the 7th when the Rockies got 5 runs when Lozano blew it on 2 outs, Cueto had to leave in the second and will be reduced to relief work due to his lack of stamina. Suarez made an emergency appearance even though he was pitching the next game as the bases were loaded in the bottom of the ninth but was his dominant self and threw a perfect inning.

(Sorry for putting the story at the bottom, I upload most of the box scores from my iPad and that's how I write the score and news in my Notes app.)

(Also, I feel like playing all of this series but I wanted to get the trade out there, so I'll upload the other 2 games in a different post, like the trades?)

I like the trades!

I also do my log updates on the Notes app on my iPhone. It's far more convenient than hauling my laptop back and forth or constantly shuttling info by hand to put into my computer downstairs (my Wii is upstairs).

The New Orleans Gazelle
May 3rd, 2008.

Hornets win in blowout

Win: Suarez (6-0)
Save: X
Loss: Cook (1-4)
HR: Junge (3)

Hornets: 2-0-0-2-0-4-4-0-2
Rockies: 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1

Final Score:

Hornets: 14
Rockies: 2

The Hornets have won their fourth consecutive game and have guaranteed a series win against the Rockies, Suarez had a dominating performance even though he pitched the other day, he had 11 strikeouts and only 1 hit given up in 6 and 1/3 shutout innings. The bats were also on fire this game, mentionables being Joey Votto, Junge, Reggie Willits and Abraham who respectively had 4 hits in 6 at bats, 5 hits in 6 at bats, 6 hits in 6 at bats and 3 hits in in 6 at bats. Reggie Willits also had 4 stolen bases.

Catch the Hornets tomorrow as they go for the series sweep!

Jeroloman, F. Hernandez and Bannister have been sent down to AAA for Villacis, Campbell and Roney, respectively.

The New Orleans Gazelle
May 4th, 2008.

Close game for the hornets, 5th win in a row.
Win: Villacis (2-0)
Save: X
Loss: Francis (4-1)
HR: Abraham (3) Votto (1)
Hawpe (5)

Hornets: 3-0-0-3-1-0-3-0-0
Rockies: 0-1-0-0-0-4-0-0-4

Final Score:

Hornets: 10
Rockies: 9

The Hornets have swept the Rockies and scored in double digits for the second game in a row, just like the last game it looked like a blow out until some pitching ruined it, the Rockies were down 10-5 in the ninth and looked like they were going to lose but scored a mammoth 4 runs against closer Darren O'Day, but he hung on and got the Hornets their 5th win in a row, Reggie Willits again displayed that his trade to New Orleans was well placed, hitting a perfect 5-5 again, with his last 11 at bats all having hits.

Record: 20-12
Tied for 1st in NL Central
Won series 3-0

The Marlins, next!

PLAYERS OF THE MONTH: APRIL

PITCHER OF THE MONTH
AL: Pettitte (4 WINS, 0 SAVES, 2.75 ERA, 27 K'S)
NL: Harang (5 WINS, 0 SAVES, 1.67 ERA, 41 K'S)

PLAYER OF THE MONTH
AL: Granderson (.389, 10 HR, 26 RBI)
NL: Pujols (.394, 11 HR, 26 RBI)

ROOKIE OF THE MONTH
AL: Meek (1 WIN, 1 SAVE, 0.71 ERA, 10 K'S)
NL: Marmol (.370, 3 HR, 17 RBI)

RELIEF PITCHER OF THE MONTH
AL: F. Rodriguez (3 WINS, 6 SAVES, 0.53 ERA, 16 K'S)
NL: NOT AWARDED

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

AL:
Blake ( .435, 3 HR, 15 RBI)
Parra (2 WINS, 0 SAVES, 0.59 ERA, 12 K'S)

NL:
Uggla (.548, 7 HR, 22 RBI)
Suarez (1 WIN, 2 SAVES, 0.00 ERA, 12 K'S)

(Woo, we had a player selected for player of the week,expected Suarez to be pitcher of the month and rookie of the month as he went 5-0 with a bunch of saves too, but whatever.)

(Conti was in purple condition so he was sent down to AAA and we called up Lockwood.)

The New Orleans Gazelle
May 5th, 2008

Hornets win on walkoff by Basner.

Win: O'Day (2-0)
Save: X
Loss: Vanden Hurk (2-3)

Hornets: 0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-1
Marlins: 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1

Final Score:

Hornets: 2
Marlins: 1

In an entirely different outing, the Hornets have gotten their 6th consecutive win in a row in a pitchers duel, the Marlins didn't score until the top of the 9th when Darren O'Day blew another save, however the offence redeemed him as Basner hit a walkoff double to finish off the game and get Darren his 2nd win of the year.

Improvement Notice:

Rolls: Contact F-E


(Again I feel like playing more games as it is a long weekend so ill be uploading the other two games in a different post, or edit this one, one of the two.)

(Due to Abraham being in purple condition, he will be sent down to AAA, Medrano will replace him.)

(I'll edit the next game into the post.)

The New Orleans Gazelle
May 6th, 2008

Hornets win 7th consecutive without Abraham.

Win: Villacis (3-0)
Save: Suarez (6)
Loss: Waechter (0-1)
HR: X

Hornets: 2-0-2-0-0-0-0-2-0
Marlins: 0-2-0-0-1-0-0-0-1

Final Score:

Hornets: 6
Marlins: 4

The New Orleans Hornets have won their 7th consecutive game in a row, downing the Marlins 6-4, in this game, Marlins pitcher Waechter had his debut , we reached him in the clubhouse.

"Good, to get debut of out way, I think good start, hornets very good team, hopefully I win next time."

We also had Asian reporter Tricia Takanawa talk to Suarez about his use in and out of the bullpen.

"I feel as if the team doesn't know exactly where I should be, we got CP Darren O'Day but he has been struggling, I'd prefer the rotation but if closing is where I should be, so be it."

The Hornets go for the series sweep tomorrow at 7PM EST. Catch it on tv network NST.

Improvement Notice:

Cueto: Stamina 44-45

NST
May 6th, 2008

Hornets still wheeling and dealing, trade Swann to O's.

Breaking news, the New Orleans Hornets have traded RP Swann for top notch prospect Adam Jones, we have Clyde McFloyd on Skype right now.

"Maaannn, the orioles got jacked! Jones is the best prospect in baseball and everyone knows it! He'll be called up with F. Hernandez, and Abraham. Lozano and Cannon have been sent down to AAA, them birds don't know nothing! Also, Jones will be joining the lineup in place of Basner and Lockwood will stay in the lineup in place of Denham and Conti."


We have new reports that Clyde McFloyd is a jerk.

The New Orleans Gazelle
May 7th, 2008

Hornets win again, boasting results similar to 70-71 Lakers.

Win: Truby (4-0)
Save: Suarez (7)
Loss: Mitre (0-1)
HR: X

Hornets: 1-2-0-0-0-1-0-0-0
Marlins: 0-0-0-0-0-1-0-1-0

Final Score:

Hornets: 4
Marlins: 2

The Hornets just can't seem to lose as they're now at 8 consecutive, they swept the marlins on a great outing by Truby, whom gave up no runs. Although Suarez was scheduled to pitch the game of their next series he was put into the game to save, many think manager Clyde McFloyd did this as he was at less than 1/2 green bars. Spot starter File will more than likely pitch that game, you can catch that on TV Network NST, the official broadcaster of the New Orleans Hornets.

Quick, quick, answer the poll!

Should I slow down on the trades or just keep up with what I'm currently doing.

The New Orleans Gazelle
May 9th, 2008.

Hornets keep win streak alive in extra innings.

Win: Cueto (3-1)
Save: X
Loss: Fuentes (0-2)
HR: X

Hornets: 0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-3
Rockies: 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-2

Final Score:

Hornets: 4
Rockies: 3

The Hornets are on fire and can't be put out, they won their ninth game in a row in an extra innings match, Darren O'Day blew his 3rd save opportunity in 4 tries and thus, went into extra innings, it was tied until the 12th when the Rockies scored two runs. The Hornets matched that and then won on a walkoff double by Abraham, the Hornets 3rd walkoff of the year.

(Suarez was sent down to AAA in place of Grimm as he was in purple condition.)

The New Orleans Gazelle
May 10th, 2008.

Rockies end Hornets losing streak due to worst outing by Lundberg in MLB history.

(That's a joke obviously, but you know that.)

Win: T. Buchholz (1-1)
Save: Fuentes (8)
Loss: Villacis (3-1)
HR: Attkins (2)

Hornets: 0-3-1-1-0-1-0-0-1
Rockies: 0-2-0-0-4-0-0-3

Final Score:

Rockies: 9
Hornets: 7

The Hornets have lost and ended their winning streak due to what we deem "the worst outing in MLB history." Lundberg gave up 6 runs in the first 5 innings and all of the runs in the 5th were on two outs, we reached GM Clyde McFloyd on this.

"Well, after seeing the worst outing in MLB history, we've decided to part ways with Lundberg, we don't even care if he has a 3 Slider and a 3 forkball, once you have the worst outing in MLB history you're out. Also it turns out he will be out for 17 days, so that gives us even more of a reason to release him, see ya, Loseberg. His brother Sandberg will stay on the team. One last note, to take his spot in the rotation, we've signed Chuck James to a one year $390,000 contract."

Most analysts on the NST Network would've fired Lundberg too.

(Turns out I can't release injured players, I will once he's back.)

Record: 24-13
1st in NL Central
Series tied at 1-1

The New Orleans Gazelle
May 11th, 2008.

Hornets win in blow out vs. Rockies.

Win: F. Hernandez
Save: X
Loss: K. Wells
HR: X

Hornets: 1-0-1-0-0-0-0-8-0
Rockies: 1-0-0-0-0-1-1-0-0

Final Score:

Hornets: 10
Rockies: 3

The Hornets beat the Rockies resulting in a series win, Sandberg, the other Berg brother pitched a solid 1 run 5 innings and then handed the ball to Grimm who gave up no runs, Darren O'Day, whom is prone to blowing leads was given the ball in the ninth and pitched a perfect inning. We reached him after the game.

"Glad that I got my stuff back in order, been working on my control in practice and it seems to be working. I'm pretty bugged that Lundberg is to be released after his injury as we were really hitting it off, hopefully he'll find his stroke with another team and we can cross paths once more."

The Hornets leave Panpaka Park to play the Astros, you can catch it on NST tomorrow night at 7.

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK.

AL:
Cuddyer (.481, 1 HR, 8 RBI)
H. Kendrick (.476, 3 HR, 7 RBI)

NL:
Pujols (.550, 3 HR, 4 RBI)
R. Johnson (1 WIN, 0 SAVES, 0.00 ERA, 12 K'S)

Record: 25-13
1st in NL Central
Won series 2-1.

(Jeroloman was called up in place of Truby whom is in purple condition. Conti was called up in place of Votto whom is in purple condition.)

The New Orleans Gazelle
May 13th, 2008.

Hornets win in close game against Houston.

Win: Cueto (4-1)
Save: O'Day (1)
Loss: Geary (0-1)
HR: Wigginton (10)
Medrano (1st big league homer)

Hornets: 0-2-1-2-0-0-0-1-0
Astros: 0-0-0-0-0-2-3-0-0

Final Score:

Hornets: 6
Astros: 5

The bats were booming today in the Hornets 6-5 victory against the Astros, both teams combined for a total 29 hits. Most impressive for two teams that were projected to be last in their division. Clapinski threw a 5 inning gem but got a no-decision when Grimm gave up 5 runs to let the Astros tie it up in 2 innings.

Catch the Hornets in their next game against the Astros on the official TV Network of New Orleans, NST!

(Oh well, you won't catch it.)

Record: 27-14
1st in NL Central
Won series 2-1

NST Sportsnet

May 14th, 2008.

Breaking news, GM Clyde McFloyd has traded 2B Conti and 1 million dollars in funds to the Twins for Scott Baker and Boof Bonser, we have him on Skype as usual.

"These additions were great, Scott Baker is a bonafide ace on most teams, including ours, Bonser is just icing on the cake, both guys will join the rotation, Conti has no upside, but the teams we were shopping him with thought he did. Bonser will be called up from AAA in place of Reggie Willits who was sadly injured in the previous game. Also, Joey Votto will be called up in place of Abraham, who is in purple condition."

It is assumed Scott Baker will pitch the next game against the Astros which you can catch right here on NST.

(will continue to trade normally until the poll is done.)

(I will edit the other two games into this post.)

The New Orleans Gazelle
May 14th, 2008

Hornets win in opening game vs. Nationals.

Win: Jeroloman (1-1)
Save: O'Day (2)
Loss: Ayala (1-2)
HR: Belliard (3)

Hornets: 0-0-0-0-0-0-1-4-1
Nats: 0-0-0-2-1-0-1-0-0

Final Score:

Hornets: 6
Nats: 4

The Hornets are clearly one of the most dominant teams in the league as they put away the Nationals for a 6-4 victory, giving Jeroloman his first win of the year. Darren O'Day has gotten back on track, getting another save for the Hornets, his second of the year.


(Medrano has been sent down to AAA for Abraham as he is in purple condition.)

The New Orleans Gazelle
May 15th, 2008.

Scott Baker impressive in Hornets debut.

Win: S. Baker (4-1)
Save: O'Day (3)
Loss: Chico (0-1)
HR: A. Jones (1)

Hornets: 3-3-1-0-0-0-0-0-0
Nats: 0-0-0-0-2-1-1-0-0

Final Score:

Hornets: 7
Nats: 4

The Hornets won their first series against the nationals, Adam Jones was very impressive going 3-5 with a homer and 2 ribbies. Newly acquired Scott Baker also pitched in this game, throwing a solid 6 1/3 innings giving up 4 runs, the offence redeemed him however scoring 7 runs, all in the first 3 innings, we reached Baker after the game.

"I'm really glad to be in New Orleans, my family lives in a town around 45 minutes from here so it's really nice to be around my dad and mom, I'm actually going there after I shower and what-all, anyways, my performance was pretty solid, glad I have this great offence behind me. Hey, did you guys see Adam's dinger? I hear it went 500 feet!"

The New Orleans Gazelle
May 16th, 2008.

Adam Jones hits two homers on route to Hornets sweep.

Win: Grimm (1-0)
Save: O'Day (4)
Loss: O'Connor
HR: Lo Duca (5)
A. Jones (2)
A. Jones (3)
Basner (1)

Hornets: 0-1-0-3-3-0-0-0-1
Nats: 0-0-3-0-0-1-1-0-0

Final Score:

Hornets: 8
Nats: 5

Adam Jones was the key to victory as the Hornets down the Nationals for the sweep, Adam went 3-4 with two homeruns to pave the way for a win. RP Jeroloman made an emergency start as everyone else was tired and only lasted 3 innings before handing the ball to Grimm. We reached A. Jones after the game to talk about his performance in the series.

"Thought I did good, hit 3 homers in the series, hope I can build upon that and make more waves."

Improvement Notice:

Junge: Contact E-D

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

AL:

Blake: (.474, 3 HR, 9 RBI)
Hill: (.520, 2 HR, 7 RBI)

NL:

C. Young: (.565, 3 HR, 5 RBI)
A. Jones (.562, 3 HR, 7 RBI)

(woooo, Adam was picked.)

Record: 30-14
1st in NL Central
Won series 3-0

The New Orleans Gazelle
May 19th, 2008.

Hornets sign (register) SP James Panther.

The New Orleans hornets have registered rookie James Panther, he played for the golden apples last year but recieved no major league contracts, he will join the rotation. He will be called up in place of Clapinski, who is in purple condition. Cueto will also be sent down to AAA in place of Lozano.

(Panther is ma homeboy success guy, signed him for 3 million, we'll see what he wants in the offseason.)

NST Sportsnet
May 20th, 2008.

Hornets win in dominant debut by Panther.

Win: Panther (1-0)
Save: X
Loss: W. Rodriguez (2-4)
HR: Abraham (4)

Hornets: 0-1-7-1-0-0-0-0-0
Astros: 0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-2

Final Score:

Hornets: 9
Astros: 3

New Orleans wins again due to an incredible 3rd inning from the bats, and an incredible 8 innings from James Panther, who only gave up 5 hits and fanned 8. An excellent outing from someone who wasn't even getting minor league contracts, we skyped him after his game.

Translater: "James says that he did really good and is glad to play for a contender like the Hornets, he likes offence and likes pitching, he says he wants to be ace."

Well after that outing, it's hard to say no!

(Laughing ensues in the NST Sportnet building.)

Catchahahaha, the ....hahaha hornetshahaha athahaha 7 pmahaha tomarahhhahaha.

(Truby was called up for Abraham who is in purple condition and will stay in AAA until he is at yellow condition.)

NST Sportsnet
May 20th, 2008.

Hornets win 6th consecutive in blowout.

Win: Bonser (5-1)
Save: X
Loss: Oswalt (6-2)
HR: McMillon (1)

Hornets: 4-0-0-0-5-0-0-2-0
Astros: 0-0-0-1-0-0-1-1-0

Final Score:

Hornets: 11
Astros: 3

New Orleans is on fire, again....winning their 6th consecutive, Boof Bonser pitched a solid 7 innings giving up 3 runs on route to his 5th victory. Joey Votto was amongst the most dominant today, one homerun away from the cycle, while belting out 3 RBIS.

Catch the Hornets got for their 7th consecutive win right here on NST.

Improvement Notice:

Willits: Contact D-C