Reading continues its climb up the Southern division standings, now with a record of 50-47, in third place, just 5.5 games out of first, within striking distance. By way of league leaders, Matt Maloney is 2nd in Innings (110), 5th in homers allowed (12) and 4th in strikouts (98). Chris Key is 7th in saves (12). Greg Jacobs is 10th in runs (54), 3rd in hits (102), 3rd in doubles (26), 3rd in homers (16), and 2nd in RBI’s (64). Mike Costanzo is 2nd in homers (17), 4th in runs (64), and 2nd in strikouts (114). Jason Hill leads the league with 29 doubles. Javon Moran is 3rd in stolen bases (23), and Jesus Merchan continues to lead the league in hitting at .345.
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Reading Report
Reading goes into the All Star break at .500 (45-45), 8 games back and in 4th place in the Southern division, although beginning to show some life. My quest for MVP consideration for Greg Jacobs is as simple as looking at his stats. He is currently 10th in the league in runs (49), 4th in hits (97), 5th in doubles (24), 4th in homers (14), 2nd in RBI’s (59), 2nd in slugging %(.566), 4th in average (.329) and second in OPS (.953). Mike Costanzo is 4th in runs (58), leads the league in homers (17) and is 2nd in strikeouts (112). Jason Hill is leading the league with 27 doubles and Javon Moran is 4th is stolen bases (21). Matt Maloney continues to get noticed in the pitching categories as he is 8th in wins (7), 2nd in innings pitched (104.1) and 4th in strikeouts(93). Chris Key has been coming on strong and now is 8th in the league with 9 saves. Continue reading Reading Report
Reading Report
Reading, continues their inconistent season mired in 4th place in the Southern division 10.5 games out of first with a record of 42-43. Greg Jacobs is putting MVP numbers up with 44 runs(10th in league), 86 hits (4th), 21 doubles (8th), 13 homers (4th), 52 RBI’s (3rd), and a .316 batting average(9th). Jesus Merchan continues to lead the league with a .357 batting average. Mike Costanzo is 6th in the league in runs(53), first in homers(15), and 2nd in strikouts(103). Jason Hill is 2nd in the league with 24 doubles, and Javon Moran 4th in stolen bases with 18. Matt Maloney continues his solid season leading the league in innings (100.1), 6th in wins (7), and 4th in strikeouts (88). Continue reading Reading Report
Reading Report
Reading ended this week at 38-40, still mired in 5th place and now 8.5 games out of first. Looking at the league leaders in hitting, Jesus Merchan remains the leader in batting average (.342) and is fourth in on base %(.409). Mike Costanzo leads the league in homers(15) and strikeouts(100), and is 8th in runs (44). Greg Jacobs is 5th in homers (12), and 5th in RBI’s(48). Javon Moran is 3rd in Stolen bases (18), and Jason Hill is 8th in the league in doubles(22). Pitching leaders include Matt Maloney, 2nd in innings (93.1), 9th in wins(6), 5th in strikeouts(78), and 3rd in homers allowed (10). Landon Jacobsen is 10th in wins(6), and first in innings pitched (93.2).
Reading Report
Reading closed this week with a record of 33-37, still 7.5 games out of first place in the Southern division as we approach the seasons, mid way point. Statistically, in the hitting categories Jesus Merchan continues to lead the league in hitting at .347. Greg Jacobs is 9th in average (.315), 5th in hits (73), 5th in doubles (19), 6th in homers (10), and 2nd in RBI’s (46). Mike Costanzo is 5th in runs (42), 2nd in homers (13), and 2nd in strikeouts (91); Randy Ruiz is 9th in hits. Jason Hill is 7th in the league with 19 doubles and Javon Moran is 6th in the league with 16 stolen bases. On the hill, Landon Jacobsen is 2nd in the league with 6 wins and leads the league with 87.2 innings pitched. Matt Maloney, is starting to come on strong and is 2nd in the league with 85.1 innings and 4th in the league with 71 stikeouts. Continue reading Reading Report
Reading Report
The Phils end this week on the heels of a 2 game winning streak, at 30-34, in 5th place in the Southern division, and 7.5 games out of first. Hitting leaders include Javon Moran who is 8th in runs (36) and 3rd in stolen bases (16); Mike Costanzo 7th in runs (37), 1st in homers (13); Greg Jacobs 3rd in hits (66), 5th in homers (10), 2nd in RBI’s (42) and 5th in average (.317); Jason Hill leads the league in doubles (19); Randy Ruiz 6th in homers (9), 4th in RBI’s (36), 6th in average (.317) and Jesus Merchan who is leading the lead in average (.364) and 2nd in on base %(.424). In the pitching categories, Matt Maloney continues to lead in homers allowed (9) and is 6th in the league in strikouts (61). Landon Jacobsen is now tied for 3rd in the league with 6 wins, and has taken over the league lead in innings pitched with 82.2, with Kyle Kendrick’s permanent? departure to the bigs.
Reading Report
Reading lost 4 of 7 games this week, and are at 28-30 on the season, in 5th place in the Southern Division, 6 games out of first place. Hitting leaders for the Phils include Javon Moran 4th in runs (36) and 2nd in stolen bases(16); Greg Jacobs who is 6th in hits (57), 2nd in RBI’s (36), and 9th in battering average (.310); Randy Ruiz who is 7th in hits (57), 5th in homers (8), 6th in RBI’s (34) and 6th in batting average (.317); Mike Costanzo who is 7th in runs (34); 3rd in homers(10), and 2nd in strikeouts (75); Jason Hill is leading the league in doubles (19); and Jesus Merchan continues to lead the league in hitting (.374). In the pitching categories, Matt Maloney is 3rd in the league in innings (67), 6th in the league in strikouts(55) and leading the league in homers allowed (9); Landon Jacobsen is 2nd in the league in innings pitched (70.2) and 5th in wins (5); and Kyle Kendrick continues to lead the league in innings pitched (72.1)
Reading–Week 8
The Phils went 2-5 since we last spoke and are now 25-26, in 4th place and 5 games behind leading Akron in the Southern division. Reading still has numerous players among the league leaders in categories both good and bad. Landon Jacobsen is 4th in the league with 5 wins and 2nd in the league with 64.2 innings pitched. Kyle Kendrick is the league leader with 66 innings pitched. Matt Maloney is 10th in the league with 44 strikeouts, however has yielded 7 homers which ranks 3rd in the league, behind Tim McClaskey who is the league leader in homers allowed with 8. In the hitting categories, Javon Moran, despite his injury still ranks among the leaders in runs (2nd, 36), hits (3rd, 53), and stolen bases (2nd, 16). Greg Jacobs has been climbing the ranks and now ranks 8th in hits (50) and 3rd in RBI’s (32). The Phils have two league leaders in hitting categories. Jesus Merchan in average (.371) and Jason Hill with 18 doubles. Mike Costanzo ranks 2nd in homers with 10, and continues to lead the league in strikeouts with 67.
Reading–Week Seven
The Phils end Week Seven having won 2 consecutive games againt New Hampshire, leaving Reading at 23-21 on the year, in 4th place in the Southern division, 2.5 games behind front running Trenton. After one more game against New Hampshire, Reading travels to Portland for a four game series before returning home to face Bowie. In the batting leaders category, Javon Moran continues to lead the league in runs (36), hits (52), is second in the league with 16 Stolen bases, and eighth in league in average at .310. Jesus Merchan is 6th in the league with 44 hits, and continues to lead the league with a .383 batting average. Mike Costanzo is third in the league with 8 homers and leads the league with 60 strikeouts. The Phils have 2 players in the top 10 in RBI’s as Greg Jacobs is 3rd with 27 and Juan Tejada is 7th with 25. In the pitching categories, Landon Jacobsen is tied for second in the league with five wins, Kyle Kendrick continues to lead the league in innings pitched with 60 and Matt Maloney ranks 10th with 40 strikeouts.
Reading—Week 6
The Phils ended the week far better than they began, on a 5 game winning streak, bringing their record to 20-17, 1.5 games behind front running Akron in the Southern division. Javon Moran is 2nd in the league in runs (31), leading the league in hits (44) and stolen bases (16), and 6th in the league in average (.319). Jesus Merchan continues to lead the league in average at .381, is second in on base percentage (.440) and 10th in the league in hits (27). Mike Costanzo is second in the league in homers (8) and leads in the league in strikeouts (49). Kyle Kendrick leads the league with 53 innings pitched and Landon Jacobsen is 5th in the league with 4 wins.
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