Ottawa played the remaining three games of their four game series with Columbus and took on the Toledo Mud Hens, again a four game series, to finish off week eleven of the 2007 season. The Lynx took two of the remaining three games with Columbus and began to show definite signs of life, definite signs that the team was beginning to come around and start running on all cylinders. This was especially true of the offense who, up until now, were not showing much power or clutch hitting. It was also a week of several roster moves for Ottawa as the team continued to get players healthy and make adjustments, especially to the pitching staff which had been struggling with the many injuries and poor performances.
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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
VSL Phillies No-Hitter
Quick update this morning from the VSL. The Phillies threw a combined no-hitter, mainly behind Juan Colmanarez. They defeated a good team in second place Seattle, winning 2-1
Colmenarez threw 8 perfect innings, striking out 12. In the 9th, Victor Diaz came on and loaded the bases with 2 BB and an error. Howard Cedeno then relieved to retire the side and get the save. Colmenarez is a 20-year-old LHP. Along with Freddy Ballesta he is anchoring the staff (45 IP, 34 H, 3 BB, 49 K). At age 20 one could argue that he should be in GCL now, especially given the K/BB ratio which suggests a very polished pitcher.
Later this week we will be back with an initial DSL update. The team is 4-6 in the early going. Catcher Sebastien Valle looks like a potential star, going 11-23 with 6 BB, 4 2B, and 1 HR in the first few weeks. He is only 16 years old.
Ottawa Lynx Report Week Ten
The Lynx began week ten of the 2007 season by doing something which had eluded them for three games-they defeated the Durham Bulls. The first three games of this series had resulted in losses to the Bulls as Ottawa couldn’t get much going, couldn’t get or prevent the big play, (see Lynx report week nine). The final game of this home stand saw the Lynx finally put one in the win column, this time in a rain shortened six innings, 3-2. Jason Jaramillo continued to slowly drag himself out of his long hitting slump, driving in two runs in the fifth inning with a triple and giving Ottawa the lead for good. Charles Weatherby III, (1-0), and just transferred from Single A, allowed four hits and two runs in five innings in his Triple A debut. Joe Ennis , although allowing a hit and a walk, picked up his first save of the season in support of Weatherby, shutting out Durham in the sixth. Ottawa finished up the home stand 2-5, their home record dropping to 15-14.
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.
Ottawa Lynx Week Nine
Weather shortened the opening series of the Ottawa Lynx home stand from four to three games against the Southern Division leading Richmond Braves and that was probably a good thing considering how the Lynx played. Ottawa continued their trend of when they lost it was a blow out and when they won, it was a tight dramatic victory. The pitching staff continued to be beaten up and this time the defence which had been solid all season couldn’t get the job done. The frustration was beginning to show on the face of manager John Russell and if Ottawa are going anywhere this season, the team is going to have to start playing much better.
The Ottawa Lynx: Some Observations For The Month of June
Manager John Russell is steady, calm and deliberate and keeps his responses short and to the point.
“That’s Triple A baseball.” “It’s too early in the season to start checking the standings.” “We just didn’t get it done today.” “He played a good game today.” “We’ll get it going.”
You can not expect long, excited answers from the man who guided this team to first place in the Northern Division of the IL last season and won Manager of the Year honours. He sits at his desk at the end of each game, working on his computer, and with a nod of his head invites the media in for the daily question and answer session. Although his answers often seem to be standard fare, this ten year veteran, (1984-1993), major league catcher and minor league manager knows what it takes to win ball games and understands the ups and downs of a long season.
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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)
Lynx Month Of May, (Pitching).
Brian Mazone went to South Korea. Matt Childers and J.A. Happ went to the DL. Zach Segovia, despite generally pitching consistently,(one bad outing), could manage only one win in May. The bullpen were up and down as Manager John Russell scrambled to find replacement starters. Rick Bauer continued to get hit hard almost every time out. Brian Sanches picked up three more saves. Happ was largely ineffective in May and his elbow injury was the likely cause of his struggles. J. D. Durbin was lights out or lit up. The staff either gave up lots of runs or hardly any, no happy medium which, of course, showed a glaring lack of consistency.
Clearwater Threshers Report
It’s been two plus weeks since our last Clearwater Threshers Report with the team going 9-9 over that period. The team is now three games out of first place with thirteen games remaining in the season’s first half. (For those unfmiliar with the FSL playoff format, the season is split into two halves with the winner of the first half making the playoffs to face the winner of the season’s second half.) The Sarasota Reds currently lead the Threshers’ division, but they will have a critical three game set versus the Threshers to end the first-half of the year.
Since the last report the FSL has named the All-Star team which will include five Threshers players. The Threshers on the All-Star team will include: Pitchers Carlos Carrasco , Andrew Carpenter and Pat Overholt as well as catcher Lou Marson, and OF/DH Jeremy Slayden. Continue reading Clearwater Threshers Report
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