Philadelphia at Denver Game 6

Oswalt vs. Howe: Leopold "Butters" Stotch becomes the latest player to suffer the injury bug this series, suffering a concussion on a hit by pitch in the 2nd inning. Derek Howe hits a double in the 3rd to tie the game at 1. In the 4th, he hits a 2-run single to give Denver a 4-1 lead. To the 9th, the score is 4-2, and Paul Williamson comes in looking for the save. Ruiz grounds out. PH Jake Riggs launches a ball to right but its goes foul. His next swing puts the ball over the right center fence for a solo HR. Jimmy Taylor then singles. He contemplates the steal, but would hate to be caught and never give Paul White a chance to swing the bat. Instead, Bulger pops up to the catcher for out #2. Paul white steps to the plate, and with 2 strikes, takes a close one on the corner. The umpire flails his arms in the air to indicate strike three, and the season is over for Philadelphia. Denver wins the series 4 games to 2 and will host Portland in the LCS. However, they will do so without Butters, and with Favre only available for game 7. Howe W 6.2-6-2-2-3-3, Williamson S 1-2-1-1-0-1, Oswalt L 6-7-4-4-3-4.

New York at Portland Games 3 & 4

Game 3: Roscoe Savage vs. Roger Lewis. Portland scores 3 runs in the bottom of the first, and those were the only runs scored in the game. Roger Lewis follows up his clinching shutout in Game 162 with 8 shutout innings 8-6-0-0-4-6, while Jake Richardson saves it for Portland 1-0-0-0-1-2. Savage takes the loss 6-7-3-3-3-4. New York is now down 3 games to 0, and will still be without Chad White for games 4 and 5.

Game 4: Pedro Lewis vs. Joel Camels. In a desparation move, New York goes with ace Pedro Lewis on 3 days rest in lieu of usual #3 starter Steven Hyde. Lewis and Camels don't disappoint, delivering a pitching duel for the ages. Lewis is mowing everyone down, and not letting Portland even sniff a rally. Meanwhile, Camels is somewhat wild, but does not allow a base hit until he had one out in the 8th inning. However, New York is not able to score. In the 9th, Camels strikes out 2 batters in a 1-2-3 inning. He finishes 9-1-0-0-6-7. In the bottom of the 9th, Pedro Lewis is still in the game. Not surprising, given he has only faced 26 batters and the New York bullpen has been shaky in the series.

Joel Camels is pinch hit for with lefty specialist Chris Burton. Pedro promptly strikes him out for his 12th strikeout of the game.
Hansel Wilson then works a walk.
With Paul Hagan doing the catching, there is no way Portland is going to try for the steal here. Instead, Steve Werden gets the hit and run sign.
Werden grounds one into the 2nd base hole, Buckley dives and the ball boots off his glove. Wilson gets to 3B and Werden stays at first on the error.
With 1 out and runners at 1st and 2nd, New York has to play the infield in. Zandar Dukakis hits the ball deep to LF, Gehrig Bear makes the catch, but his momentum takes him towards the wall. Wilson scores easily from third on the sacrifice fly, and New York is swept out of the playoffs.

The final score is 1-0. Pedro goes 8.2.-1-1-0-2-12. Chad White never gets to make an appearance in the series. New York fails to make the LCS for the first time since 2004, when another Portland team was able to pull off the miracle. New York finishes the season with back to back shutouts, and overall, 20 consecutive scoreless innings.

Denver at Philadelphia, Games 3-5

Game 3: Kei Ijawa vs. Kyle Bonderman. Denver gets a 1-0 lead in the 1st on an Alex Maldonado sac fly. The sac fly was setup by a Stan Marsh double off the leg of 3B Domingo Chavez. The leg isn't broke, but Chavez may miss the remainder of the series. Meanwhile Kei Ijawa has a no-hitter going into the 8th until it is broken up. Maldonado adds an insurance run in the 9th with a solo HR, and Ijawa finishes off the 2-0 shutout. Ijawa W 9-2-0-0-1-7, Bonderman L 7.2-4-1-1-1-4/

Game 4: Clint Meyers vs. Casey Henderson. This one was close all the way. Early on, Denver suffers a big blow, when Geoff Favre is hit by a pitch, and will be out the rest of the series. X-Rays were inconclusive, and he may even miss time in the LCS, if Denver gets there. This game is tied 4-4 going into the bottom of the 9th. Jimmy Taylor gets a leadoff walk, moves to 2nd on a groundout, and scores the winning run on a Paul White single to CF. Philly wins 5-4, and the series is tied at 2 games apiece.

Game 5: Ruben Ramirez vs. Rudy Baker. Denver turns this one into a laugher, exploding for 11 runs, 10 hits, and 8 walks. Alex Maldonando hits a big 3-run HR in the 3rd, to give Denver a 4-0 lead. Ozzie Gaedel hits a 3 run HR later to put the game well out of reach. Denver wins 11-1, and takes a 3-2 series lead as the series shifts back to Denver. Ramirez W 6-4-0-0-0-6, Baker L 4.1-5-6-6-4-2.

Superior League Division Series

Miami Vs. Charlotte

Game 1 CHA 12 MIA 11

Jacen Solo started the scoring with a solo homer off Tom Vercetti. Joe Young put Miami back on top with a 2 run homer in the bottom half of the inning. The scoring didn't end there, as both Charlie Zito and Tom Vercetti failed to go past 4 innings. Miami trailed by 3 in the bottom 8th and tied the game with 3 runs on hits by Rich Almanzar, Joe Young, and Bud McNamara. Sergio Perez connected for a homer off Bob Belardi in the 9th, and Rob Porter shut down the Stars to take game 1.

Game 2 MIA 6 CHA 1

Tim Sullivan gave up a run in the first but dominated the rest of the game, pitching 9 innings, allowing 4 hits, 2 walks, and striking out 10. Young and McNamara both homered for the Stars as they evened up the series. Jojo Lewis failed to complete the 4th inning for Charlotte.

Game 3 MIA 7 CHA 3

Bryan Brooks pitched a strong 7 innings and Andy Moore connected for a 3 run homer as the Stars took the lead. Brandon Cohen also had a pair of RBI doubles.

Texas vs. New York

Game 1 NYK 5 TEX 4

Manny Ortez had two homers, and Texas took a 2 run lead to the 9th, but closer Matt King couldn't hold it. In the 9th, Dirk Lindros started things with a walk. Keith Johnson followed with a double to make it a one run game.After an Ernie Escobar infield single, light hitting catcher Jim Gwosdz hit a flyball over Mark Crawford's head to give New York the lead. Joe Dirte pitched a scoreless 9th for the save.

Game 2 TEX 11 NYC 5

Texas batted around for 7 runs in the 8th to even up the series. Manny Ortez had 4 RBI as Bjorn Frostad pitched a strong 8 innings for the win.

Game 3 TEX 3 NYC 2

Texas got 3 runs in the first 5 innnings off a wild Mike Carpenter, who walked 8 in 4 2/3 innings. Johnny Jackson pitched a strong game, with his only mistake a 2 run homer in the 5th by Mike Perry. Both bullpens were strong this time. Charles Morrow pitched the 7th and 8th, striking out 4 and allowing one hit and no runs while showing 100 MPH several times on the radar gun. Matt King recovered from his disastrous game one performance with a 3 up, 3 down 9th.

Superior League Division Series

Miami Vs. Charlotte

2011 MVP

Superior League

Joe Young wins his 5th MVP award and 3rd in a row. After signing a megadeal in Miami, Joe won the batting title at .365, hit 35 homers and drove in 103 runs. His OBP of .462 was second in the league, and he led with a .657 slugging percentage while leading his team to 100 wins.

Mark Crawford is used to finishing runner up to Young, and did so again. Crawford hit .323, hit 39 homers, stole 37 bases, scored 136 runs and knocked in 137. A fine lefty hitter, center fielder, and Texas fan favorite, his career might be what Josh Hamilton's would look like if he were a bit more durable and stayed away from drugs at the start of his career.

Frank Lewis (.496 OBP) finished 3rd, followed by Sam Robinson and Jacen Solo.

Major League

Wellington Gehrig Bear wins the award in his first season as a NY Cobra. The Bear hit .325 with 31 homers and 105 RBI. Finishing a close second, Miguel Cruz and his Bay Area Bandits fell just short of the playoffs. Cruz won the batting title (.330) and also hit 33 homers and drove in 115. Yoda Skywalker (.315, 27 HR, 31 SB) finished 3rd, followed by Chad White (36 HR, 121 RBI) and Hank Crowell (31 HR, 112 RBI).

Bear wins his second MVP award, and has now won the award in both leagues. He joins Conan, Jose Rubiera, and Rod Jackson as the only players to do so.

Portland at New York Game 2

Rene St. Claire vs. Jaret Benser: Portland scores 3 in the 1st, on a 2 run 2B from Jason Durazo, and lead 4-0 after 2 innings. In the bottom of the 2nd, Benser helps his own cause with a bases loaded 2-out 2B to cut the lead in half. Each starter fails to go 5 innings, and by the bottom of the 7th, a W. Gehrig Bear HR ties the game at 5. In the 8th, Dante Henderson hits a solo HR off Doug Freeman to give Portland a 6-5 lead. Fernando Gonzalez gets a key double play to end the 8th for Portland. In the 9th, Papelbrad is trying to hold the 1 run lead, one day after his meltdown and subsequent temper tantrum. Hansel Wilson leads off with a 2 base error through the legs of 1B Eric "Buckner" Hollins. After Werden and Dukakis make outs, 8th inning hero Dante Henderson steps to the plate. Henderson connects for a 2 run HR to give Portland a 8-5 lead. Jake Richardson shuts down New York in the 9th as Portland takes a 2-0 series lead.

New York wii welcome Manfred Mueller back into the starting lineup for game 3. Henderson goes 3-5 with 3 runs, 4 RBI, and 2 HR. St. Claire 4-4-4-4-3-3, Drummond W 3-4-1-1-1-4 (in the Ogando role), Richardson S 1-0-0-0-0-1, Benser 3.2-8-5-5-2-2, Rocker 3.1-0-0-0-1-5 (also went 2-2 at the plate).

Major League Playoffs Portland at New York

Game 1: Duane Garcia vs. Pedro Lewis. New York has their ace on the mound, but due to injuries, Manfred Mueller and Chad White will be out for the first 2 and 5 games respectively. Both teams score 1 run in the first, courtesy of RBI doubles from Dante Henderson and W. Gehrig Bear. By the 6th, New York leads 3-1. In the top of the 7th, Portland rallies for 2 runs to tie the game, and in the process, chases Pedro Lewis from the game. In the bottom of the 7th, Brett Solo gets a 2 run 2B from off Fernando Hernandez to go up 5-3. In the 9th, New York turns to Papelbrad, the games most dominant reliever to close out the game. Jason Durazo leads off with a single. Luciano Cedeno follows with a walk. Jarrett then grounds a ball of 1B Eric Hollins' glove for an error to load the bases. Dallas Knight Jr. Unloads the bases with a mammoth grand slam to right. Papelbrad is disgusted, as Portland takes a 7-5 lead. Back to back doubles and an error from Kal Chiilingworth later, Portland leads 9-5. Jetstorm finishes off New York in the 9th 1-2-3, and Portland steals game one 9-5. Pedro 6.2-7-3-3-2-4 (we may see him in game 4), Papelbrad L 0-3-5-4-1-0 (the worst game of his career).

Major League Playoffs PHI @ DEN Games 1 & 2

Game 1: Rudy Baker vs. Ruben Ramirez. In the top of the first, Philadelphia RF Willie Rivera is injured on a hit by pitch, and will miss the rest of the series. In the 2nd, Denver's CF George Rivera hits a 2 run HR. Ron Foreman and Stan Marsh trade homers in the 4th, and Denver's bullpen seals it for a 4-2 win. Ramirez W 6-7-2-2-2-5, Baker L 7-7-4-4-2-8, Williamson S 1-1-0-0-0-1.

Game 2: Lee Harvey Oswalt vs. Derek Howe. Philly wins 4-1 on a strong performance from Oswalt W 7-3-1-1-4-6. Howe gets the loss, but pitched well 7-8-2-2-2-5. Devarez gets the 4-out save. Philadelphia elects to not replace Willie Rivera on the roster, so that he can remain eligible for the next round. Corey Sloan goes 2-3 in his place.

2011 Cy Young

Major League:

Roger Lewis wins the award over his brother Pedro. Roscoe Savage finishes third and Jon Papelbrad fourth.

Roger led the league with an 18-8 record and 255 strikeouts. He had a 2.81 ERA in 237 innings, and pitched Portland into the playoffs with a victory on the final day of the season.

Pedro was 15-8 with a league best 2.38 ERA, his teammate Savage was 17-3 with a 2.64 ERA. Papelbrad had a 1.59 ERA, struck out 78 batters in 68 innings, and saved 47 games in 49 chances.

Superior League

Paul Finch runs away with the award. He led the league in wins (20-8, only 20 game winner in APBA this year), ERA (3.15) and strikeouts (254). Tom Vercetti (18-9, 3.41) tied for second with Douglas Pearson (18-6, 3.92). Winning Ute Alex Murray (15-5, 3.89) comes in fourth.

Rookies of the Year

Major League:

Ryan Freeman of Detroit wins the award. The third baseman hit .304 in 404 at bats, and showed both power (14 homers, 36 doubles) and excellent contact skills (only 38 strikeouts, or about what Adam Dunn does in 2 weeks). While there were questions about whether he would be able to stick at third defensively, Freeman played a solid third base and looks like a future allstar.

Shane Canzler of Hawaii finished second, although he would not have been eligible to win the award anyway, since he's not a rookie. Canzler hit .256 in 414 at bats, after getting 325 AB last season. Hollywood's Willie Strickland finished third, pitching 76 innings with a 2.93 ERA.

Superior League

Charlotte first baseman Todd Lee ran away with this one, batting .328 with 19 homers, 95 RBI, 199 hits, and 35 doubles. He also played strong defense. In second place was another slick fielding first baseman, Toledo's Tino Erstad, who hit .287 with 20 homers and 70 RBI. Orlando's Stan Johnson (12-11, 3.77) finished third, and Louisville shortstop Alfredo Carillo finished 4th (.303, 13 steals).

2011 Major League West Wrap-up

Portland Decepticons 88-74: The Decepticons got hot at the end of the season, and won the division from Bay Area on the final day of the season, behind a complete game shutout from Roger Lewis. Lewis led the league in wins (18-8 2.81 ERA) and strikeouts (255), and is a strong contender for the Cy Young award. Portland made some trades to shake up the team late in the season, shipping out 3B Justin Headley and 2B Jared Randolph in exchange for 2B Steve Werden and 3B Lance Dixon. The move improved the team defense and power. At the same time, longtime RF Willie Rivera was sent to Philadelphia in a deadline deal for a pitching prospect. The move primarily freed up a starting OF position for Dante Henderson, who responded with 19 HR, and a .448 SLG.

Luciano Cedeno had a great defensive year at shortstop, and contributed 9 3B and 13 HR. George Kird was his usual productive self behind the plate, belting 17 HR and 65 RBI in only 322 at bats.

Bay Area Bandits 87-75: Bay Area lost on the final day of the season, despite spending most of the year in first place. Miguel Cruz may have been the best free agent signing last winter, producing an MVP caliber season at first base. Cruz led the league in batting at .330, and also contributed 33 HR, 115 RBI, and 40 2B. Ryan Harris had a disappointing season, not really showing he was worth the big money deal he signed, but still managed to hit .301-.346-.434.

On the mound, Larry Reynolds and Derek Seitzer proved they were both worth the money in their first seasons in Bay Area. Reynolds went 12-9 2.64 ERA, 198 IP, 163 hits, 54 BB, 155 K, and Seitzer went 10-11 2.92 ERA, 197 IP, 180 hits, 40 BB, 154 K.

Los Angeles Shockers 84-78: LA has typical great seasons from Hank Crowell, Brent Johnson, and Yamil Maduro. Late in the year, they traded for Kobe Jones, who put aside a disappointing season in Baltimore to become the best Shocker once he was on the team. Had Kobe been around for the full season, LA would have won this division. Crowell hit 31 HR with 112 RBI, Johnson hit .319-.390-.504, and Maduro hit .268-.369-442 from behind the plate.

Once he joined the team, Kobe put up a monster stat line at shortstop, going .354-.396-.585 in 195 at bats. Kobe also managed 15 2B, 10 HR, and 40 RBI. Ismael Cruz had a great season as a utility player, going .312-.376-496 in 250 at bats. David Mulder was the ace of the staff, going 15-7 2.94 ERA, 211 IP, 208 Hits, 66 BB, and 182 K’s. Damon Collins was also solid, going 11-8 2.93 in 193 IP. Julio Rodriguez (J-ROD) had a disappointing season, and had to be removed from his role as the closer. J-ROD finished 3-9 5.16 ERA, 66 IP, 79 hits, 23 BB, 71 K, and 21 saves. In his place, Sam Parillo did a nice job as the closer, going 4-5 3.15 ERA, 80 IP, 79 hits, 28 BB, 59 K’s, and 18 saves.

Hawaii Hounddogs 81-81: All in all, there was not a more disappointing team in the Major League than the Hounddogs. The Dogs mortgaged the future for the next two years (both in payroll and trading away prospects) and only managed a 4th place finish. They were the worst pitching team in the league, and much of this blame has to be attributed to the disastrous decision to abandon defense for offense.

The Dogs did score runs though, as several players had career years. Bruce Berano is a DH trying to hang on in the Major League and catch a few games, but he can hit. Berano went .288-.357-.496 and 17 HR in 347 at bats. Wiki Diaz hit .304 in 326 at bats. Mike Solar hit .300-.373-.496 with 20 HR in 456 at bats. Yoda Skywalker had an MVP caliber season, and may have been the best fantasy player in the game. Yoda went .315-.380-.533 with 200 hits, 47 2B, 5 3B, 27 HR, 118 runs, 90 RBI, 68 BB, and 31 SB.

Shortstop Arnold Jimenez, known for his defense, had 33 2B, 10 3B, and 15 HR. Converted 1B Jack Collins, playing OF for the first time, hit .307-.382-.568. He tied for the lead with 36 HR. Jake Cisco also had an MVP caliber season, going .309-.406-.559, with 32 HR and 86 BB.

On the mound, Jared DeMario had a great season, going 13-5, 3.04 ERA, 198 IP, 187 hits, 37 BB, 156 K. Justin Zoolander, acquired in mid-season, did not adjust to the Major League until too late in the season. He finished 6-7 3.88 ERA, but did strikeout 157 in 146 IP. Combined with his numbers in Las Vegas, Zoolander had 218 K’s.

Hollywood B’s 74-88: Late in the season, the B’s were thrilled to acquire the #1 pick from the Denver Rabbits in exchange for the last month of free agent to be Geoff Favre. On offense, Elvis Dixon had a career year going .299-369-.478 with 24 HR. Miguel Tejawa had a down season, hitting only .251 with 24 HR. New 2B Josh Garfield helped to add power to the infield, hitting 21 HR himself. George Rivera, also traded to Denver in the Favre deal, had a great season, hitting close to .300 with over 40 2B. Veteran 1B/OF/Professional Hitter Ted Troskey had a 3 HR game and finished with 19 HR in only 290 at bats, for a .528 SLG.

On the mound, Jong-Soo Tso was a tremendous addition as a free agent. Tso went 8-8 2.73 ERA, 171 IP, 158 hits, 48 BB, and 175 K. Tso also took a perfect game into the 8th inning on the final day of the season. He finished with a 1-hit shutout. He had previously pitched a no-hitter for Portland a few years ago.

2011 Major League Central Wrap-up

Denver Rabbits 93-69: Denver was expected to win the central and did so in dominating fashion, winning by 11 games. Alex Maldonado hit 30 HRs, and Stan Marsh had a fine season going .300-.381-.481. Joey Renseller had a nice season in his opt-out year, going .277-.366-.478. Late in the season, Denver made some shocking moves to try to position themselves to win the title this season. They acquired RF Geoff Favre and CF George Rivera, mainly just for this postseason.

On the mound, the aces were lefties Kei Ijawa and Ruben Ramirez. Ijawa went 14-8 2.88 ERA, with 171 IP, 153 hits, 45 BB, and 142 K’s, while Ramirez went 14-4 3.00 ERA, with 204 IP, 163 hits, 76 BB, and 143 K’s. Paul Williamson had an excellent season as the closer, finishing with 49 saves and a 3.05 ERA in 56 IP.

St. Louis Robins 82-80: All in all, St. Louis has to be happy by finishing over .500. They do have some solid young players, with more talent in the farm system. The top players were Robert The Bruce (.263 with 28 HR), Cody Fett (.304 Avg and great defense at Catcher), and Derek Tufnel (.297-.394-.399 but only 283 at bats). Fidel Duenas had a nice renaissance season, hitting .258 with 22 HR and a .472 SLG, while playing good defense at shortstop.

On the mound, Brian Hastings had a nice season, going 12-3 3.12 in 213 IP. Brad Pearce was also solid, going 9-13 3.14 ERA in 194 IP. Mark Pressley had a great year in his first season as a closer, going 1-2 2,94 ERA, 43 saves in 52 IP.

Alaska Snow Sox 76-86: Much more was expected from Alaska this season. Kana Wake was acquired to be the missing part of this team, and he did not deliver in the final year of his contract, struggling to a stat line of .240-.312-.428 and 21 HR in 538 at bats. Reggie Stocker completely regressed this year and barely slugged .400 (.235-.309-.409). George Herman Frog had a great year behind the plate, hitting .260 with 20 HR, and 68 BB. That was good for a line of .260-.375-.457.

The team MVP was without a doubt Andy Roughton. Roughton was the best pitcher on the staff, going 15-7 3.35 ERA, 193 IP, 162 Hits, 57 BB, 185 K’s. To top it off, Roughton hit 5 HR and slugged .453 in 64 at bats.

Detroit Devils 66-96: Jason Gonzalez was a find at 2B, going .292-.359-.468 with 22 HR and 37 2B. Jermaine Moore was hoping for a midseason trade to a contender that never happened, and sulked to a .225-.313-.435 season. Marcel Johnson had a terrible season at first, hitting only .258. He’s more of a single-hitting first baseman, so when he doesn’t hit for average, he isn’t helping the team. Geezer Jimmy McGuiness must have found the fountain of youth, going .302-.354-.459 in 222 at bats backing up Marcel Johnson at first base.

Rookie of the year candidate Ryan Freeman turned in the best season on the team. The 2010 draftee hit .304-.363-.507 in 404 at bats at 3B. He also had 36 2B and 14 homers. The Devils are hoping some of those doubles turn into HR’s in a few years and that he can anchor the middle of the order for some time.

Green Day Dukes 66-96: Jek Lewis was an absolute monster this season, producing a fairly unique and productive season. Jek hit .290-.368-.479, and had 47 2B, 11 3B, 14 HR, 108 runs scored, and 120 SB. BJ Lewis was awful, hitting .221 but stealing 50 bases. Ezekiel Duke had a solid season, hitting .272-.348-.455 with 15 HR and 39 SB in 393 at bats.

2011 Major League East Wrap-up

New York Cobra 102-60: New York won the division with ease, thanks to offseason acquisitions W. Gehrig Bear and Roscoe Savage. Pedro Lewis had his usual dominant season (15-8 2.38 ERA, 230 IP, 236 K’s), and Papelbrad was awesome in his first full season in New York as the closer (1.59 ERA, 78 K’s in 68 IP, 47 saves). Roscoe Savage was a tremendous free agent signee, going 17-3, 2.64 ERA in 160 IP. Doug Freeman was a nice add for the post-season, going 5-0 1.64 ERA, with 22 IP, 11 H, 2 BB, 17 K.

On the hitting side, Bear had an MVP campaign, playing all 162 games (of course), signing a huge contract, and being named the team captain (the first since Joe Thomas retired). Bear hit .325 with 31 HR, 105 RBI, 119 runs, and 45 doubles. Chad White tied for the league lead with 36 HR, and led the league with 121 RBI. He also had 32 SB to again cross the 30-30 threshold. New York may have a future star at 3B in Roger Chillingworth’s son Kal. Kal hit .288 with 16 HR in 257 at bats, with a .370 OBA and .518 SLG.

Philadelphia Grays 92-70: The defending champs made the playoffs again for the 5th straight season. Rudy Baker was the ace, with 209 K’s and a 2.91 ERA. Scott Bedard pulled a Vance Worley impression going 7-1 2.31 ERA and 85 IP, 79 Hits, 23 BB, and 76 K’s. On offense, the best player was catcher Matt Bulger. He hit .314-.368-.517 with 7.4 RC/G with 41 2B. Paul White battled through some injuries but still hit .280-.366-.531. Jimmy Taylor hit 51 2B, 8 3B, and 13 HR in the leadoff spot. Late in the season, they acquired Willie Rivera to help shore up the outfield. Although he had a disappointing season, he is a real power threat from the right-hand side (which they needed), plays a great defensive RF, and is not prone to strike out as much as you would think.

Florida Penguins 72-90: This was another lost season for the flightless birds, as their payroll doesn’t quite give them the flexibility to add to their core. But a good young core is there. On the mound, ace George White had a solid season, going 14-13, 3.24 ERA, 214 IP, 186 H, 53 BB, 177 K. Doug Guzman threw a no-hitter and went 15-11 2.79 ERA, 216 IP, 187 H, 90 BB, 169 K. Bart Riley went 9-11 2.78 ERA, 188 IP, 147 H, 76 BB, 162 K.

On offense, Kenny Jr. struggled to a .270 season and only stole 66 bases. Gerald White Jr. had a great season, going .308-.366 -.500, with 48 2B and 18 HR. Conn the Barbarian hit 47 2B, 7 3B, 24 HR, and 32 SB. The biggest surprise was the play of 24 year old dwarf Mitch Oakenshield. Oaks was on the verge of being trade bait but responded to regular playing time in a big way. He hit .284-.328-.492 with 33 2B, 21 HR, in 461 at bats.

Toronto Seagulls 71-91: Toronto fans didn’t expect too much from the Seagulls this year, and they were not disappointed. John Hafner had the best season amongst the hitters, going .317-.392-424, but hit only 7 HR all year. Drew Ward was acquired for the rights to Gromit Peveto in the offseason (a top lottery pick) and managed to hit only .214 in 383 at bats. On the mound, Stephen Hamburg had a much better 2nd year than his rookie year. Due to poor run support, he finished with a record of 8-12, but did manage a 2.80 ERA, 186 IP, 139 Hits, 47 BB, and 178 K’s.

2011 Major League Season in Review

No-Hitters:
• New York’s Jaret Benser threw a no-hitter 9-0-0-0-4-10 against Denver on May 11th, in a 1-0 victory.
• Florida’s Doug Guzman threw a no-hitter 9-0-0-0-4-9 against St. Louis on August 12th, in a 5-0 victory.

3 HR Games:
• Detroit’s Jermaine Moore 5-3-4-7 vs. St. Louis on June 5th.
• St. Louis’ Fidel Duenas (The Hero of Little Havana) 4-3-4-9 on June 13th vs. Toronto.
• Hollywood’s Ted Troskey 5-3-3-6 on September 24th vs. New York.

Other Freak Stuff:
• Green Day beat Hollywood 7-5 in a 21 inning game played on May 4th. In that game, Ramon Torrealba went 7-5-1-1-1-10 (all innings thrown in extra frames).
• Portland’s Hansel Wilson went 6 for 6 with 4 runs scored on June 26th (all hits were singles).
• Portland’s Roger Lewis had the season high with 16 K’s vs. St. Louis on July 7th.
• New York’s Ricky Buckley stole 5 bases off Hawaii’s Bruce Berano on August 3rd.