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August 17, 2002

CORRESPONDENT REPORT

Game Date    Team  Decision Record Win    Loss  Save 

97 07/19 @ANA L 3-15 60-37 Ortiz Garcia
98 07/20 @ANA L 6-7 60-38 Shields Rhodes Weber
99 07/21 @ANA L 5-7 60-39 Washburn Nelson Weber
100 07/23 TEX W 4-1 61-39 Rhodes Powell Sasaki
101 07/24 TEX L 3-4 61-40 Rogers Garcia Kolb
102 07/25 TEX W 7-2 62-40 Halama Myettei

LATEST TEAM INFO

For the Latest Team Statistics, Go to the Seattle Mariner Team Roster Page and Click Through for your Favorite Player Updates. Game Log is the Link to Click for all the Seasonal Statistical Information, and News & Notes is the Place to Find Recent Injury, Trade, and LineUp Shuffling Inforation. All Starts, Games Played, and Relief Appearances are Found in the Game Log Section.

Ryan Franklin Has been Placed in the Starting Rotation Replacing the Struggling James Baldwin. Franklin Compares Well With Baldwin, with the Main Difference being Franklin’s Superior FastBall which Can Reach 94 On Occasion with Franklin Residing in the 89-92 MPH Range the Majority of the Game. Franklin’s CurveBall Is a Cros Between a Pure 9 to 5 Off the Table Hammer and a New Wave 90’s Slider Curve {Slurve} Veriety. Franklin Has Been Much More Effective In the BullPen with a Career 3.91 ERA, Compared to a 5.91 ERA In the Starting Rotation with some of his Worst Outings Occuring July 15 at Baltimore and August 17 Against N.Y. at the Safe. Start Franklin With Caution with Regard his Past Success Against a Particular Opponent, with the Knowledge that His Home ERA is Nearly 3/4 of a Point Better at 3.72.

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Freddy Garcia Has Accumulated a 3.69 ERA at SafeCo Field In His Major League Career – 3.67 ERA On The Road -- in 111 Career Major League Starts. July Has Historically Been Garcia’s Worst Month, and 2002 Was No Exception, As the Chief Went Winless In July -- 34 Days In Total -- Before Recording a 121 Pitch Victory Against Cleveland August 3rd at the Safe. Freddy Finished the Month of July With a 5.87 ERA Covering 5 Starts and 30.2 Innings Pitched. Garcia Has Given Up 4 Or More Runs 7 Times in 2002, With a Difficult 10 Run Outing June 24 Against Oakland Setting a Career High for Runs Allowed, As Garcia Was Sacrificed to Save an OverUsed BullPen. Do Not Lose Hope, However, As August and September are Historically Garcia’s Best Months with a 3.28 & 2.90 ERA Respectively to go with a Career Total of 19 Wins Equaling His April/May Best. Garcia Has Been Monitored Well to Date, With a 124 Pitch Effort May 19 at Boston as His Season High. Garcia Touched 121 Pitches In His Last Start August 3rd Against Cleveland at the Safe. That 121 Pitch Effort Ranks 2nd On Garcia’s Season Pitch Count, with Garcia Hitting 107 In 4 of his last 9 Starts { Looks Like Garcia’s Ideal Limit }.

• The Rankings Have Been Broken into three groups: hitters parks, pitchers parks and neutral parks Also, if you'd like to see how three superstars might fare in all 30 major league parks, check out "What they might have hit in . . ." by Fantasy Source Expert David Srinivasan. Also Check The Dave Darling Archive For Other Fantasy Information and an Insider Edge. David Srinivasan The Sporting News Archive Listing

PITCHERS PARKS

1. San Francisco, Pacific Bell Park
2. San Diego, Qualcomm Stadium
3. Los Angeles, Dodger Stadium
4. Seattle, Safeco Field
5. Oakland, Network Associates Coliseum
6. Detroit, Comerica Park
7. Florida, Pro Player Stadium
8. New York, Shea Stadium
9. Baltimore, Camden Yards

NEUTRAL PARKS

• Toronto, SkyDome (For Artificial Turf Divers AKA Sinker-Ballers)
• Atlanta, Turner Field (Start Your 1-3 Starters)
• Chicago Wrigley Field (When The Wind Is Blowing In)

FIREMEN

Kazuhiro Sasaki Pitched the first 2 Months of the Season Without Surrendering an Earned Run, Allowing Only 2 Unearned Runs Through May 30th. In June, Sasaki Gave Up 5 Total Runs, 2 Earned, with Back to Back Games Allowing 2 Earned June 30th and July 2nd Against Colorado and Kansas City Respectively. Sasaki Was Almost UnhHittable For the First 2 Months of the Season, So Some Deterioration in Performance is to be Expected. Again, Keep in Mind Kazuhiro’s Best Months Will Be Behind Him As July Commences, With August Being His Worst Career Month with 11 Saves and a 5.59 ERA Compared to 21 Saves and a 2.22 ERA for the Month of July.

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Bret Boone Batted .287 In the Month of May Helped by 15 walks. Boone Followed that with a .191 Average in the Month of June with Only 6 Walks In 99 Official At Bats { With 16 Walks a Month the Target for a 100 Walk Season }, and a .294 Average and 17 RBI In the Month of July. Bret Boone’s Best Month Has Been July, with 38 Home Runs, 130 RBI, a .483 Slugging Percentage, and a .284 Average. Boone’s August and September Numbers are Considerably Below That Level of Production, and Even Given Boone’s Huge Second Half Last Season, I would Expect his Career Splits to Come Closer to His 2002 Finish. But If His Post All-Star Numbers are any Indication, Boone May Make up for His Disappointing Start With a Strong Finish In August and September. Boone Finished the First Half of the Season Batting .229, However, Since the Break Boone Has Hit .333 with 8 Home Runs and 27 RBI Increasing His Average to .256. It Would Not Be Surprising If Boone Finished the Season In the .290 Range as Boone Has Been Hitting the Ball to Right Field with Authority, a Good Indication that His 2001 Swing Has Resurfaced.

Mike Cameron Batted .217 in May, a .191 Average In June, and Finished July with a .255 Average In 86 Official At Bats. Cameron Increased His Stolen Base Production With 10 Swipes in July. However, Cameron Has Not Been Able to Raise his Average or Decrease His StrikeOut Frequency Leading to a Recent Temporary Benching by Lou Piniella. "We're gonna let Cammy sit for a while and see if we can get him straightened out,'' Lou Piniella Said In a Recent Media Session. Cameron is hitting .218 and leads the AL with 134 strikeouts

Jeff Cirillo Has Very Good Career August Numbers. The First 2 Months of the 2002 Campaign Were Not Quite What J.C. Or the Mariner Front Office Had in Mind When they Made him their Number One OffSeason Priority. Jeff Cirillo Had his Best Month of the Season Toward the End of the 1st Half Batting .297 in June Following a .260 Average In May. Cirillo Managed Only a .175 Average in 74 July At Bats With an Atrocious 3 Walks { A Projected 6 Month Total of 18}.

Carlos Guillén Batted .276 in the Month of May, Followed with a .265 Average in an Injury Shortened June, and an UnInspiring .241 Average In 62 July At Bats. I would Expect Guillén to Continue to Struggle Until His Ailing Finger Heals Completely and He's Finally Allowed to Revert to His Free-Swinging Ways. Guillén Hits Much Better From the Left Hand Side, So Think About Sitting Him Against Tough South Paws. Switch Hitting May Not Be In Guillén's Future, and A Platoon Role Could Emerge If Offensive Production does Not Increase At Some Point In 2003.

Édgar Martínez has One of the More Consistent Swings in the Game. Martínez Hits Left Handers, Right Handers, At Home, On the Road, OutSide, In Domes, On Turf. On Grass, During Day Games, and During Night Games. Martínez Only Accumulated 22 At Bats in June After Missing All Of May with an Injured Tendon Behind the Knee. Martínez Batted .272 for the Month of June, Followed By a .318 Average In July. Martínez Should Increase His Overall Production as He Regains Health & Conditioning and Refines a Swing that that Has Led the Full Time Designated Hitter to a Possible Hall Of Fame Career. Mr. Mariner Leads The Team In Career Hits {1944}, Games { 1731 }, Doubles { 459 }, and Average { .319 }.

Rubén Sierra Recorded 27 Hits in 106 At Bats During the Month of May for a .254 Average. Sierra Walked Only 8 times During the Month of May and Saw his Average Drop to a Season Low .308. In the Month of May, Sierra Recorded 106 Official At Bats, Walking Only 8 Times, Pushing his Monthly Average Under .300 -- .254 – Maring What was an OtherWise Productive Month with 22 RBI. Sierra Rebounded to Hit .311 In June, But Again Drew Only 4 Walks, However He Managed to Remain Productive With 17 RBI. Sierra Batted .183 In the Month of July with 4 RBI and Is In Danger of Losing Playing Time To Desi Relaford, Mark Mclemore, and Any Other Possible Offensive Additions.

Dan Wilson Batted .229 in May, .350 In June, and Finished the Month of July With a .230 Average With Only 2 walks and 15 Hits In 65 July At Bats. Wilson did Manage to Drive In 11 Runs While Sharing Time With Ben Davis. Wilson Has Not Played More than 123 Games Since 1997, And Now at age 33 Should See at Least 2 Days Off Every Week Through October. So Look For Ben Davis to receive Additional Playing Time In August and September.

QUICK VIEW

VISA BIRTHDAY UPDATE

Player BirthDay Old Date Result
Shin-Soo Choo 7-13-82 7-30-82 Aged 17 Days
Freddy Garcia 6-10-76 10-6-76 Aged 3 Months 26 Days
Antonio Perez 1-26-80 7-26-81 Aged 1 Year and 6 Months
Aquilino Lopez 7-30-80 4-21-75 Aged 5 Years 3 Months 9 Days
Gustavo Martinez 11-9-80 11-9-75 Aged 5 Years
Eduardo Figueroa 6-4-82 1-3-78 Aged 4 Years 5 Months 1 Day

For a Quick Look at the Seattle Roster and All Related Statistics, Yahoo Sports and Big Leaguers Are Definitely the Place to Get an Edge on the Competition.

• Keep Your Eye on August Trades, as Any Deal Can Affect Player Value. Kelvim Escobar is Rumored to Be On the Block, And Kenny Rogers Could Land In Pennant Fever. Relievers Usually Find a Diminished Role When Changing Uniforms, So Keep Abreast of All Possible Movement. Starters Can Falter with a Change of Scenery – Jeff Weaver – So Add With Caution and Hope for Woody Williams and the Magic Cardinal Slipper.

Édgar Martínez Should Increase His Production as He Regains Health, Conditioning, and is Able to Refine the Swing that Has Allowed him to Hit for Power to All Parts of the Ball Park. SafeCo Field is the Ideal Playing Field for Mr. Mariner, and One of the Most Beautiful Parks in the World. Definitely Think About Adding Édgar Martínez for a Reasonable Ransom, and Remember That in most Leagues He Will Only Qualify at Utility; Unless of course your League Has a Roster Spot for the Designated Hitter. In Head to Head Leagues, This can be a Huge Disadvantage, So Keep Overall Versatility In Mind When Dealing for One Position Wonders Like David Ortiz, Brad Fullmer, Frank Thomas, and Édgar Martínez.

• Alfonso Soriano Became the First Second BaseMan In Major League BaseBall History to Record 30+ Home Runs & 30+ Stolen Bases In the Same Season. Soriano Stole his 34th Base off Franklin and Ben Davis and Then Pulled a James Baldwin OffSpeed Pitch over the Left Field Fence for His 30th Home Run of the Season. Soriano Has a Chance to Become the first Second BaseMan In Major League History to Record 40+ Stolen Bases and 40+ Home Runs as the Yankees Conclude the 2002 Season with one of the More Favorable Schedules in all of Major League BaseBall. The Yankees Lead the American League with 185 Home Runs { 2- Texas 166 HR – 3- San Frasisco – 156 HR 4- White Sox - 154 HR } and 690 RBI, 81 More than the Red Sox, Making the Yankees One of Only Three American League Teams – N.Y., Boston, & Chicago - and 1 of Only 4 Major League Teams with 600 or More Runs, with Arizona the Only National League Representative.

• The Oakland A’s Finish the Season with an Opponent Winning Percentage Of .545. Anaheim Closing the Regular Season with a .513 Opponent Win Percentage, with the Seattle Mariners Finishing the Season with an Opponent Win Percentage Around .500. The American League Regular Season Record Looks to Be the Yankees to Lose. The Yankees Only Remaining Opponent with a Winning Percentage Above .500 is Boston, with the Remaining Teams On New York’s Schedule a Combined Average of 18 Games Under .500. New York Should Eclipse Minnesota for Home Field In the American League, and with a Healthy Rotation of Post-Season Veterans { Wells, Clemens, Mussina } Should Be Ready To Challenge for Another American League Title. The Sporting News Reports That N.Y. Has Seen a Dramatic Improvement In Offensive Production to SomeWhat OffSet a Weakened Starting Rotation. However, with a Healthy Wells { Career 3.35 ERA In October }, Clemens, and Orlando Hernandez, the Yankees have Three Quality Post-Sason Performers. The Yankee BullPen Should Also Be Much Improved with with Stanton, Karsay { A Closer Making Closer $ }, and Former Starters Weaver, Mendoza, & Hernandez Available for 3 Inning Stints. The Yankees Appear to be Worthy of Favorite Status Going into September and October. New York & Anaheim have Been the Hottest Teams in the American League Winning 6 Straight, With Arizona the Only Team with a Longer Current Winning Streak at 7. Minnesota has the best Home Field Advantage with a 42-22 Record at the MetroDome, while only Managing a .Near 500 Record On the Road at 30-29. New York has a Very Good Balance of Home and Road Dominance, with Minnesota right Behind the Yankees at 22 Home Losses, Followed by Anaheim at 23 Home Losses. Seattle and New York Would Appear to Be the Most Balanced Teams in the American Legue, with Both Teams Able to Win at Home, on the Road, with Starting Pitching, With Relief, With Speed, and With Old Fashion National League Style Small Ball.

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• 08/18/2002: Ismael Valdés Cleared Waivers and Was Claimed From Texas In Return for 2 Minor League Prospects { Jermaine Clark and Left-Hander Derrick Van Dusen } Both Of Whom Could Contribute at the Major League Level At Some Point in time.

Ismael Valdés Turns 29 on Wednesday, and Could Not Be Happier to Be Playing Meaningful Games In August and September. Valdés Was a Top Of the Rotation Starter at One Point in His Dodger Career, and Much Like Chan Ho Park, Regressed and Left L.A. as the ScapeGoat For all Dodger Dissatisfaction. Valdés was 6-9 with a 3.93 ERA in 23 starts for the Rangers, And Although He Surrendered 3 or More Runs 11 times In His 23 Starts, Pitched Quite Well Against Oakland and Anaheim, Seattles Main Opposition For The American League West Divisional Title. Valdés is 2-1 with a 2.55 ERA in five starts this season against The Mighty California Teams But Has Not Fared as Well Against Minnesota - Another Possible Post-Season Opponent - Allowing 8 Runs In 11 1/3 Innings of Work. Manager Lou Piniella said, "He knows how to pitch and compete well. He'll give us some depth and some experience and hopefully will come here and throw the ball well. According to reports that we have, he's been throwing the ball well over there in Texas. He should help us.'' Valdes can become a free agent after this season and would consider returning to the Rangers. "I'd love to Go Back. You never know. This is close to home But I hear that they're going Young Next season So I don't know. There's always a chance,'' he said. Valdes will go right into the Mariners' rotation as their No. 4 starter, pitching Wednesday night at Detroit in place of John Halama Who Has Been Sent to AAA Tacoma for the Immediate Future. Ryan Franklin Will Start In the 5 Hole and James Baldwin Will Work In Long Relief Until Further Notice.

Jermaine Marcel Clark Attended William C Wood High School In California and Was the Mariners' Fifth-Round Selection From the University of San Francisco where he Was an All-American three times During His Collegiate Career. Clark Led the WCC In Hitting During the 1996 Season and Ended His USF Career with 86 Steals -- Which Stands as a School Record -- and Stormed Out of College with a Career .366 Average. Clark was a Rule V Selection By the Tigers In 2001 Before Being Returned to the Mariners for Cash as Prescribed in the Rule V Protocol. Clark Had a .266 Average, 4 Triples, Six Home Runs, and 29 Stolen Bases for the Mariner AAA Affilite in Tacoma. Clark Has Tremendous Speed and Hammers Right-Handed Pitching, but has Serious Trouble Making Contact against Left-Handers Making Him a Potential Candidate for Major League Bench Platoon Work Much Like Desi Relaford & Mark Mclemore. The career second baseman even played six games at shortstop over the last two weeks. Clark, a Career Second Baseman, Has Recently Started Getting Game Action at SS. Clark Knows Speed, Defense, and Versatility Could Be his Ticket to the Next Level. "It's something I need to do to help my chances of getting to the next level," Clark said. "People always say they can play AnyWhere, but you never really know until you do it. I think I've Done Fairly Well." When Asked About The Seattle Middle-Infield Situation, Clark Ponders his Eventual Major League Debut, and Replies, "I can't worry about that. I've just got to play. As long as I keep playing well, Something Will Happen, Either with Seattle or Some Other Team."

• Derrick Van Dusen, Seattle's fifth-round pick in the 2000 June draft, was a Local Fontana city, California Resident More Than Happy to Be Playing his Minor League BaseBall Close to Home. Van Dusen Was Pitching Well With the San Bernardino Stampede Accumulating a 7-6 Record with a 3.10 ERA - Fourth-Best in the California League - in 20 starts at Class the Mariner Class A Affiliate. Van Dusen Was Promoted to AA San Antonio Where He Struggled Compiling a 1-2 Record with a 7.20 ERA and 17 strikeouts in 25 innings. Van Dusen's Stay lasted a month at AA as he Logged 5 Appearances, 4 in the Missions Starting Rotation. When Informed of the News of His Change of Organization, Van Dusen Pondered the Entire Impact of Not Only Changing Teams, Losing Friends, TeamMates, and Moving to a New Far Away Destination. "I felt like I have made a lot of friends and established myself in this organization and now I have to prove myself all over again. I have mixed feelings Right Now." Van Dusen Grew Up 20 Minutes From His Home Stadium - ArrowHead Park - and Undoubtedly Enjoyed the Support He Recieved From Friends and Family with the Stampede. "When I have time to really think about it, I will probably look More Positive." BaseBall America Listed Van Dusen as Seattle's 14th Best Prospect. Van Dusen will Again Try his Talents at the AA Level When He Joins the Rangers' AA Team in Tulsa of the Texas League. "I really don't know what to say. I'm still sort of stunned,'' Van Dusen Offered Prior to the Sunday Game with Modesto. "It will probably be an opportunity to get to the big leagues Sooner, But the Whole Starting Over Thing is a Little Scary.''

HOLD

• If Your Team Is Floundering In 5th Place These Players Could Give Your LineUp a Needed Infusion of Offensive Production: Trot Nixon, Josh Phelps { DH for Toronto Listed as C }, Mark Kotsay, Paul Lo Duca, Chris Richard, Richie Sexson, & Alex Sánchez { Sanchez May Receive Additional Playing Time with the Trade of Ochoa } and Carlton Crawford for Those Teams in Desperate Need of Speed. If Your Completely Desperate for Stolen Bases, and the Aforementioned Players are off the Board, A Deal For Roger Cedeno Could Prove Valuable. Cedeno Has Made his Money With Slow Starts and Big Finishes, and With his Change of Leagues and Minor Injury Troubles Hampering his On Base Percentage and Stolen Base Production, He Should Come Cheap.

Freddy Garcia Has Has Some Trouble with Texas, Boston, and Kansas city Throughout his Career, But the Remaining Teams on the Mariner Schedule Should Provide The Seattle Ace with an Opportunity to Close the Season With 20+ Victories. Many Major League Aces Have Displayed an Inconsistent Streak of Late -- Ishii, Garcia, Oswalt, Morris, Milton, Burnett, Buehrle, Mussina, Clemens, Johnson, Vázquez, Lawrence -- Have All Struggled to Dominate on a Consistent Basis. Any Of the Aforementioned Are Worth The Wait, as a Nice 5 Game Winning Streak With a Sub 2.00 ERA Always Help Those September Blues. Garcia Is Still Young, and With the Help of Mariner Coaches, Should Correct Any Errors in Approach. In Keeper Leagues, Garcia Is a Top Twenty Pitcher, and Should Be In the LineUp Almost Every Week. Mark Prior, Brett Myers, Kirk Saarloos, & Tony Armas Jr. Have all Struggled with Youth and Inexperiance To Date In 2002. Often Times It's Difficult to Reamain Confident When a Pitcher Loses an Edge, Especially When Performance Expectations Do Not Live Up to Real Life Numbers. Keep the Faith, Occasionally Sit A Young Ace Against Teams They Have Historically Had Difficulty Against, and Remember That Fantasy is not an Exact Science. At Some Point During a 162 Game Season, Any given Move(s) Will Not Only Not Work, The Moves Will Cost Points and H2H Series. Stay Calm, Confident, and Continue to Trust the Law of Averages, and Faith will Be Restored.

TRADE

Mike Cameron Batted .217 in May, .191 In June, and a Finished July with a .255 Average. Cameron Increased His Stolen Base Production With 10 Swipes in July. Deal Him Now and Avoid any Possible Loss to Playing Time That Could Occur Due to Injury Or September Rest. "We're gonna let Cammy sit for a while and see if we can get him straightened out,'' Lou Piniella Said In a Recent Media Session. Cameron is hitting .218 and leads the AL with 134 strikeouts.

Kazuhiro Sasaki Appears to Be in The Best Shape of His Mariner Career, However, The Team Does have Some Additional Weakness with the Struggle of Boone, Cirillo, and Cameron So a Trade May Be the Best Course of Action. The Mariner Organization May Not Be Able to Overcome Their Struggle to Fill the Void In the Rotation and In the EveryDay LineUp As A Number of Minor League Prospects are Ailing and PayRoll Is Near Maximum of Allowable Expenditure. Most Medium Size Market Teams Seem to Be Unwilling to Add PayRoll In an Uncertain Season When a Labor Strike May Not Only Waste Moneys, But also Burn Prospects that Could Help those Organizations that Need them the Most.

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Kenny Kelly , a Babe Ruth Type Castoff For Cash By the Tampa Ray Devil Rays, Now a Top Prospect With Eventual Starting Possibilities at the Major League Level. At the Very Least Kelly Will Be Able to Utilize His Size, Speed, Power, and Defensive Versatility to Help in a Number of Different Areas in some kind of Role. Kelly, a 23 Year Old OutFielder, Has Transformed His Game and Prospects Since Being Acquired for 1 Million In Cash During the 2001 Season. Kelley Could Break With the big Club in 2003 if Some of the Higher Priced Veterans - Sierra, Relaford, Mclemore - Move Due to Salary Constraint. Kelley Attended the University of Miami where, after Redshirting his freshman season in 1997, became starting quarterback for the Hurricanes in 1999. Kelley Led All Big East quarterbacks in passing yards with a 212.6 Per Game Average. Kelley Was Timed at 4.43 In the 40 Yard Dash, and Will Hopefully use That Speed on the Major League BasePaths. Lou Piniella, a Tampa Native, is Excited to Have the Former Miami Hurricane QuarterBack in the Seattle Organization. "I like what I see," Piniella said. "I knew of him back home in Tampa and knew we were getting an athlete." With Recent Injury to Chris Snelling, Kelley is One of Only a HandFull of Healthy OutField Prospects in the Entire System, and Although May Not Project as an EveryDay Major League Impact Player, Could Develop into a Quality 4th OutFielder with Late Game Defensive Ability, an Important Asset at SafeCo Field, One of the Premier Pitchers Parks In all Of BaseBall. Kelley is Currently Playing at AAA Tacoma in The Pacific Coast League And is Currently Struggling with Average While Providing Quality Production with 9 HR and 47 RBI. For a Complete Listing of Tacoma Rainier Games and Promotional GiveAways, Visit the Team Site.

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Roy Acuff, San Antonio Missions Radio Voice for 15 Seasons Was Recently Put Out of Comision After a Hotel Lobby Fall that Caused a Fractured Right-Hip. Stu Paul will Assist Brian Anderson until Acuff Recovers Sufficiently to Resume his Duties. Acuff has Called 2100 Games in His San Antonio BroadCast Career. To Lisen to Santanio Missions Games in Spanish Follow the Appropriate Links. To Listen to San Antonio Missions Games in Streaming Audio, Check Local BroadCast Times.

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how many baseball teams are in the american legue?

Posted by: .:'`':._.:'`':. on May 27, 2003 10:23 AM

¤ The American League Has 14 Teams with the AL East and Centeral Each With 5 Teams Per League and the AL West With 4. The National League East and West Both Have 5 Teams Each with the Centeral Hosting 6 Teams:

Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
Houston Astros
Milwaukee Brewers
Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals

¤ For a Total of 30 Teams. The Logical Move Would Be to Banish the Brewers to the AL But they Don't Really Belong in the West. If the Expos Move to Say Portland, They Could Move to the AL West and One of the NL Centeral Teams Could Move into the NL East. Of Course if Tampa and/or Florida Are Contracted Balance Would Again Be at Issue. ¶€ÅC€

Posted by: k€nn€th¤ßЯUC€ on May 28, 2003 12:38 PM

WHow many players are permitted on a major legue team? What is an earned run?

Posted by: on August 3, 2003 05:03 PM

¤ In the early years of Major League Baseball, economic concerns were the only limit on the number of players a team could carry. No one could afford to carry more than the minimum number of players needed to get through a season. Since the first few seasons were Heavily Populated with Off Days and The Majority of Teams Used One or Two Pitchers, a Roster Size of 11 or 12 players was Ussually Sufficed. Teams could be sure of keeping a player only for the term of his contract. Soon the National League decided that a greater measure of control over players was needed, so it instituted a reserve rule in 1879. This allowed teams to designate five players that other NL teams could not sign. Within a few years, the size of the reserve list was increased to 11, enough to cover all or nearly all of a team's players. The size of the list was gradually increased over the next decade, but except for a 25 man limit included in the 1884 National Agreement between the NL, American Association, and the minor leagues, no rule actually limited the number of players a team could have during the season. Once again economics came into play, though, following the merger of the two major leagues in 1892. Initially, each team was allowed fifteen players. Despite the new monopoly, attendance was falling, and many of the 12 teams were losing money. In June of that year, a roster limit of 13, one below the reserve limit, was instituted. This had the side effect of allowing the weaker teams to acquire the players cut loose from the stronger teams. As the sport's economic picture improved, reserve limits were increased, with a new roster limit of 18 being set in 1899. With renewed competition from the American League, a lower limit was made in 1901, but after the two leagues made peace, a new prosperity allowed larger rosters. In 1909, a new scheme was devised, with teams being allowed to keep as many as 35 players under control during the offseason and the early and late parts of the season. Prior to 1921, this total did not include players on optional assignments. During the heart of the season, though, teams had to reduce their active rosters to 25 players. Adjustments were made from time to time in these limits, depending on competition from the Federal League and economic conditions. Beginning in 1957, teams were required to reduce their active rosters to 28 players by opening day, with the final reduction to 25 players coming 30 days later. Starting 1968, the 25 man limit was in effect from opening day, although teams were allowed to carry 40 players after August 31. September Call-Ups are Now a Time When Teams Coast Into the Post Season With Extra Players Ussually Populated with Prospects and Quality Veteran Utility Role Players Trying to Forge Some Kind of Major League Future.
The other significant changes in roster limits came in response to special circumstances. During and following World War II, in order to accomodate players returning from military service, rosters were expanded by 20% for two years. This allowed teams to obey the law requiring them to give servicemen their pre-war jobs back. A similar rule was passed for Korean War veterans. The other major change came following the failure of the bonus rule to limit large expenditures. A first year player draft was instituted, and to allow teams to take advantage of it, an additional reserve list spot was created just for drafted first year players. This rule was in effect from 1962 to 1966. In 1977, for the first time, a minimum limit was established as part of the collective bargaining agreement between the players and owners. All Major League teams had to maintain at least 24 players on their active rosters. This persisted until 1991, when the minimum became 25, and was reinstituted in 1993.

Sources-Baseball Blue Book, 1910-1986; The Sporting News, The Sporting Life, New York Times, Reach
Guide, Spalding Guide, 1900 National League Constitution, 1990 Basic Agreement

¤ E.R.A. is a BaseBall Term Used to Specify Runs Which Are Earned the Old Fashioned Way Through Hard Work and Fair Effort on Both the Offensive and Defensive Side of Play. Technically E.R.A. [Earned Run Average] is Defined as The total number of earned runs allowed by a pitcher, divided by his total innings pitched, multiplied by nine. For example, if Tom Glavine allows 91 earned runs in 241 innings, his earned run average is 3.40 ((91/241)*9).

¤ One Note on E.R.A. and Modern Day Drug Use By Many of the Games Most Prominent Players [Bonds, Giles, Sosa, McGwire, ETC]: Runs Scored Continues to Rise With Some of the Blame On Expansion and the Watering of the Talent Pool. However, Even with a Divison or More of Minor League Talent Now Playing Major League BaseBall, With the Emphasis on the Home Run, With the Prevalence of the Offensive BaseBall Park, with the Lowering and Subsequent Raising of the Mound, One Has To Wonder [When a Popeye-Like Aaron Guile Starts Making Home Run Noise for K.C. Around the Time Most Minor League Players Are Considering Retirement] How Much Drug Use Has Affected E.R.A.? Even though Andro is Allowed in major league baseball, Andro has become the poster child of banned substances. It has been banned by the NFL, Olympic Games, NCAA and both men’s and women’s tennis. Al Thurston and his NABF was the first natural bodybuilding sanction to ban the precursors and the NGA, according to a statement from President Andrew Bostinto, will ban Andro and other precursors that convert to steroid hormone in the liver, on January 1, 2000.

"I discourage young people from taking it. If you’re old enough and you have your own mind, you can do whatever you want." Mark McGwire

¤ For Other Definitions of Terms Used to Define the Game of BaseBall go To this Web Address: http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/baseball_basics/mlb_basics_abbreviations.jsp

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EARNED RUNS
10.18
An earned run is a run for which the pitcher is held accountable. In determining earned runs, the inning should be reconstructed without the errors (which include catcher's interference) and passed balls, and the benefit of the doubt should always be given to the pitcher in determining which bases would have been reached by errorless play. For the purpose of determining earned runs, an intentional base on balls, regardless of the circumstances, shall be construed in exactly the same manner as any other base on balls. (a) An earned run shall be charged every time a runner reaches home base by the aid of safe hits, sacrifice bunts, a sacrifice fly, stolen bases, putouts, fielder's choices, bases on balls, hit batters, balks or wild pitches (including a wild pitch on third strike which permits a batter to reach first base) before fielding chances have been offered to put out the offensive team. For the purpose of this rule, a defensive interference penalty shall be construed as a fielding chance. (1) A wild pitch is solely the pitcher's fault, and contributes to an earned run just as a base on balls or a balk. (b) No run shall be earned when scored by a runner who reaches first base (1) on a hit or otherwise after his time at bat is prolonged by a muffed foul fly; (2) because of interference or obstruction or (3) because of any fielding error. (c) No run shall be earned when scored by a runner whose life is prolonged by an error, if such runner would have been put out by errorless play. (d) No run shall be earned when the runner's advance is aided by an error, a passed ball, or defensive interference or obstruction, if the scorer judges that the run would not have scored without the aid of such misplay. (e) An error by a pitcher is treated exactly the same as an error by any other fielder in computing earned runs. (f) Whenever a fielding error occurs, the pitcher shall be given the benefit of the doubt in determining to which bases any runners would have advanced had the fielding of the defensive team been errorless. (g) When pitchers are changed during an inning, the relief pitcher shall not be charged with any run (earned or unearned) scored by a runner who was on base at the time he entered the game, nor for runs scored by any runner who reaches base on a fielder's choice which puts out a runner left on base by the preceding pitcher. br /> NOTE: It is the intent of this rule to charge each pitcher with the number of runners he put on base, rather than with the individual runners. When a pitcher puts runners on base, and is relieved, he shall be charged with all runs subsequently scored up to and including the number of runners he left on base when he left the game, unless such runners are put out without action by the batter, i.e., caught stealing, picked off base, or called out for interference when a batter runner does not reach first base on the play. EXCEPTION: see example 7. EXAMPLES: (1) P1 walks A and is relieved by P2. B grounds out, sending A to second. C flies out. D singles, scoring A. Charge run to P1. (2) P1 walks A and is relieved by P2. B forces A at second. C grounds out, sending B to second. D singles, scoring B. Charge run to P1. (3) P1 walks A and is relieved by P2. B singles, sending A to third. C grounds to short, and A is out at home, B going to second. D flies out. E singles, scoring B. Charge run to P1. (4) P1 walks A and is relieved by P2. B walks. C flies out. A is picked off second. D doubles, scoring B from first. Charge run to P2. (5) P1 walks A and is relieved by P2. P2 walks B and is relieved by P3. C forces A at third. D forces B at third. E hits home run, scoring three runs. Charge one run to P1; one run to P2, one run to P3. (6) P1 walks A, and is relieved by P2, P2 walks B. C singles, filling the bases. D forces A at home. E singles, scoring B and C. Charge one run to P1 and one run to P2. (7) P1 walks A, and is relieved by P2. P2 allows B to single, but A is out trying for third. B takes second on the throw. C singles, scoring B. Charge run to P2. (h) A relief pitcher shall not be held accountable when the first batter to whom he pitches reaches first base on four called balls if such batter has a decided advantage in the ball and strike count when pitchers are changed. (1) If, when pitchers are changed, the count is 2 balls, no strike, 2 balls, 1 strike, 3 balls, no strike, 3 balls, 1 strike, 3 balls, 2 strikes, and the batter gets a base on balls, charge that batter and the base on balls to the preceding pitcher, not to the relief pitcher. (2) Any other action by such batter, such as reaching base on a hit, an error, a fielder's choice, a force out, or being touched by a pitched ball, shall cause such a batter to be charged to the relief pitcher. NOTE: The provisions of 10.18 (h) (2) shall not be construed as affecting or conflicting with the provisions of 10.18 (g). (3) If, when pitchers are changed, the count is 2 balls, 2 strikes, 1 ball, 2 strikes, 1 ball, 1 strike, 1 ball, no strike, no ball, 2 strikes, no ball, 1 strike, charge that batter and his actions to the relief pitcher. (i) When pitchers are changed during an inning, the relief pitcher shall not have the benefit of previous chances for outs not accepted in determining earned runs. NOTE: It is the intent of this rule to charge relief pitchers with earned runs for which they are solely responsible. In some instances, runs charged as earned against the relief pitcher can be charged as unearned against the team. EXAMPLES: (1) With two out, P1 walks A. B reaches base on an error. P2 relieves P1. C hits home run, scoring three runs. Charge two unearned runs to P1, one earned run to P2. (2) With two out, P1 walks A and B and is relieved by P2. C reaches base on an error. D hits home run, scoring four runs. Charge two unearned runs to P1, two unearned runs to P2. (3) With none out, P1 walks A. B reaches base on an error. P2 relieves P1. C hits home run, scoring three runs. D and E strike out. F reaches base on an error. G hits home run, scoring two runs. Charge two runs, one earned, to P1. Charge three runs, one earned, to P2.

Posted by: k€nn€th¤ßЯUC€ on August 4, 2003 11:03 PM


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