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[Cuzittt]

That would be Regular Season Finales...

Today's Games:

IL: Pawtucket (Tim Kester) vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Martire Franco) [1:05pm]
EL: Portland (TBD) @ Akron (Jake Ditter) [2:05pm]
CL: Wilmington (Jose Vaquedano) vs. Frederick (TBD) [1:05pm]
SAL: Greenville (Jarrett Gardner) vs. Rome (Matt Harrison) [1:05pm]
NYPL: Lowell (Adam Blackley) @ Oneonta (TBD) [7:05pm]

Portland's pitcher has not been announced according to the game story on Seadogs.com. IF they go by the rotation of the past couple of weeks (and they have no real reason to do so)... it would be Kason Gabbard.

Only Lowell has regular season games remaining after today. Portland starts the playoffs against Trenton on Wednesday.

-Brandon

[Cuzittt]

Pawtucket ends their season on a down note, losing to Scranton 6-0.

Tim Kester went the first 6 innings, giving up 7 hits, a walk, a WP and a HBP. allowing 5 runs (3 earned) while striking out 5. Cla Meredith pitched the next 2 innings, giving up 3 hits and a run. Manny Delcarmen pitched the 9th inning, walking 2.

George Lombard led the offense, going 2/3 with a walk and 2 SBs. Shawn Wooten went 2/4. Tony Schrager went 1/2 with a walk. Dustin Pedroia went 1/4. Kelly Shoppach and Chuck Jeroloman each went 0/1 with a walk. Dave Berg, Adam Hyzdu, Jeff Bailey and Mike Lockwood all went 0/4.

Boxscore

-Brandon

[Cuzittt]

Portland loses it's final regular season game, losing 8-1 to Akron.

Chris Smith went the first 3 innings, giving up 4 hits and a walk, allowing 4 runs (2 earned). Randy Beam went 1 inning, giving up a hit and a walk, striking out one. Edgar Martinez went 1 perfect inning, striking out one. Conor Brooks pitched an inning, giving up 2 hits and a walk. Kyle Jackson pitched the final 2 innings, giving up 4 hits (2 HRs) and 2 WPs, allowing 3 runs while striking out 3.

Brandon Moss led the offense, going 2/3 with a double and a walk. Jeremy West went 2/4. Alberto Concepcion went 1/4. Matt Van der Bosch went 1/4 with a SB. Hanley Ramirez went 1/4 with a walk and a CS. Scott Youngbauer went 0/3 with a walk. Dave Murphy, Jared Sandberg, and Chad Spann each went 0/3. Zach Borowiak went 0/1.

Boxscore

-Brandon

[DieHard3]

Disappointing that Hanley and Murphy finished the final week on a down note.

[Cuzittt]

In the only way Wilmington season could end... Wilmington loses a one-run game (#32... I think) to Frederick, final 6-5.

Jose Vaquedano went the first 3 2/3 innings, giving up 4 hits and 2 walks, allowing 4 runs while striking out 6. Ryan Schroyer went the next 2 2/3 innings, giving up 5 hits, a walk and a HBP, allowing 2 runs while striking out 3. Matt Goodson went a perfect 1 2/3 innings, striking out one. Mike James pitched a perfect final inning, striking out one.

Bryan Pritz, Claudio Arias and Jeff Ontiveros each went 2/4, Pritz with HR #2 and a walk, Arias with a CS. Iggy Suarez went 1/3 with a walk. Ian Bladergroen went 1/4. Mickey Hall went 1/5 with HR #6. Dusty Brown went 0/2 with 2 walks. Ian Cronkhite walked in his only Plate Appearance. Scott White went 0/4. Luis Segovia went 0/3.

Boxscore

-Brandon

Edited by Cuzittt, 05 September 2005 - 09:35 PM.

[Cuzittt]

Greenville loses its final game, defeated by Rome 6-5.

Jarrett Gardner went the first 7 innings, giving up 10 hits and 4 runs, striking out 7. Harvey Garcia went the next inning, giving up 2 hits and striking out one. Brantley Jordan pitched the final inning, giving up 2 hits, a walk, a HBP and a WP, allowing 2 runs while striking out one.

Jeff Corsaletti had a perfect day to end the season, going 4/4 with a double, HR #4 and a walk. Matt Ciaramella went 3/4 with a double. Andrew Pinckney went 2/4. Chris Turner and Austin Easley each went 1/4; Turner with a double, Easley with HR #7. Jeff Natale went 1/5. John Otness went 0/3 with a walk. Tony Granadillo and Christian Lara each went 0/4. Junior Moreno went 0/1.

Boxscore

-Brandon

[Cuzittt]

And ending a perfectly horrible day... Lowell loses 6-4 to Oneonta and falls to 1 1/2 games back of Williamsport in the Wild Card Race.

Adam Blackley goes the first 5 innings, giving up 4 hits (1 HR) and a walk, allowing 2 runs (1 earned) while striking out 6. Hunter Jones went the next 2 innings, giving up 2 hits (1 HR) and 2 walks, allowing 4 runs while striking out 4. Ismael Casillas pitched a perfect 8th inning, striking out one. Adam threw a WP, Hunter threw 2.

Jay Johnson led the offense, going 3/4 with a triple and a walk (and a CS). Yahmed Yema and Dustin Kelly went 2/5 with a SB. Zak Farkes went 2/4 with a double and HR #2. Jason Twomley went 1/4 with a double. Mike Leonard went 1/5. Jacoby Ellsbury and Jed Lowrie each. went 0/4 with a walk. Matt Mercurio went 0/4 with 4 Ks.

Boxscore

-Brandon

[Eric Van]

Corsaletti finishes at .357 / .429 / .490, the first two figures good enough to lead the league had he enough PA.

[Cuzittt]

Game Stories:

Pawsox and Callups

You can't always measure the success of the season by wins and losses or where a club finishes in the standings. The goal for every minor-league system is to make the parent club better, and so, the PawSox have accomplished that feat this season.
[...]
There's been a lot of upward movement in the organization. The PawSox sent 15 players to Boston this season, and all have contributed at some point.

Pitchers Lenny DiNardo, Jonathan Papelbon, Manny Delcarmen, Abe Alvarez, Cla Meredith, Tim Bausher, Scott Cassidy, Matt Perisho and Jeremi Gonzalez have all made an impact in some way at the big-league level. Position players Kevin Youkilis, Kelly Shoppach, Shawn Wooten, Roberto Petagine, John Olerud and Alejandro Machado also have contributed.

The Red Sox have proven that they are not afraid to promote from within the organization.

Pawsox Notebook

Despite it being the last game of the season for Pawtucket, it was critical for Shoppach to prove he was healthy enough for a call-up to Boston. He caught five innings and went 0-for-1 with a walk and strikeout and showed no ill effects from the injury while running the bases. As a result, he was told after the game that he will join pitcher Manny Delcarmen as the final call-ups to Boston.

Seadogs/Scott Youngbauer

Blue Rocks

The Blue Rocks walked dejectedly off the field and into their offseason Monday after another in a long line of close losses.
[...]
[T]he Rocks [...] finished 29-41 in the second half and 60-80 overall. It was the Rocks' worst overall record in their 13 seasons.

They were 15-33 in one-run games.

Bombers

Despite the loss, the Bombers finished with a 37-33 record in the second half of the South Atlantic League season and were 72-66 overall. It was the first winning season for a minor league team in Greenville since 1997, when the Greenville Braves claimed the Southern League title.

-Brandon

[Lose Remerswaal]

Pitchers Lenny DiNardo, Jonathan Papelbon, Manny Delcarmen, Abe Alvarez, Cla Meredith, Tim Bausher, Scott Cassidy, Matt Perisho and Jeremi Gonzalez have all made an impact in some way at the big-league level. Position players Kevin Youkilis, Kelly Shoppach, Shawn Wooten, Roberto Petagine, John Olerud and Alejandro Machado also have contributed

Heh.

Tim Bausher . . . never got in a game. Cla had a 27.00 ERA, I guess that's an "impact". Scott Cassidy's ERA was 40.50. Shawn "0 for 1" Wooten? Kelly "0 for 11" Shoppach? These are contributions?

[Rudy Pemberton]

A bit of a stretch to say that Alvarez, Meredith, Bausher, Cassidy, Perisho, Wooten, and Machado contributed. Or to say that the Sox sent Olerud to Boston; but whatever.

[Cuzittt]

A bit of a stretch to say that Alvarez, Meredith, Bausher, Cassidy, Perisho, Wooten, and Machado contributed. Or to say that the Sox sent Olerud to Boston; but whatever.

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With all due respect to both of you, anyone on the roster for the Boston Red Sox contributes to the cause. Even if only for one day, even if they don't get into a game. One can make an argument about how large their contributions were... or indeed, if the contributions were positive. But, contribute they did. [Tim Bausher contributed by being available to suck up innings if need be on the one day he was on the roster. This is not something to underestimate simply because it was unnecessary for him to be used.]

And, John Olerud was purchased from the Pawsox... so they did indeed send him to Boston. John Olerud was not on rehab... otherwise Curt Schilling and Trot Nixon would be on the list.

-Brandon

[The Gray Eagle]

So we're not bringing up any more OFs? Sure would be nice to have someone else who can play CF with Damon's health issues.

I suppose Stern is the #3 CF, but isn't he still on the DL? I've been away for a few days, so I don't know.

[Cuzittt]

So we're not bringing up any more OFs? Sure would be nice to have someone else who can play CF with Damon's health issues.

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At this point according to one source, we aren't. However, callups are based on needs of the major league club and therefore callups are never really "done."

IF Damon continues to be unavailable and Stern continues to not get better (he only played part of one rehab in Pawtucket... so apparently he is still injured), I would not be surprised to see someone DFAed to bring Adam Hyzdu or George Lombard up.

-Brandon

[Rudy Pemberton]

With all due respect to both of you, anyone on the roster for the Boston Red Sox contributes to the cause. Even if only for one day, even if they don't get into a game. One can make an argument about how large their contributions were... or indeed, if the contributions were positive. But, contribute they did. [Tim Bausher contributed by being available to suck up innings if need be on the one day he was on the roster. This is not something to underestimate simply because it was unnecessary for him to be used.]

The article indicated that the PawSox season was a smashing success in large part because they helped make the big club better by providing players like Bausher, etc. I would also say that the "impact" made by players such as Alvarez, Wooten, and Cassidy was not exactly positive, but whatever. Not a big deal, but I don't think the players that shuttled from Pawtucket to Boston really helped all that much; or provided any more than most AAA clubs.

And, John Olerud was purchased from the Pawsox... so they did indeed send him to Boston. John Olerud was not on rehab... otherwise Curt Schilling and Trot Nixon would be on the list.

Sure, technically it's correct.

[smastroyin]

I guess we don't really have much to talk about when we are picking on the details of an end-of-season puff piece.

But really, thanks for another great season, Brandon. The beginning of autumn and the shrinking of the minor league threads is one of the sadder moments of the year for me.

[Lose Remerswaal]

I guess we don't really have much to talk about when we are picking on the details of an end-of-season puff piece.

But really, thanks for another great season, Brandon.  The beginning of autumn and the shrinking of the minor league threads is one of the sadder moments of the year for me.

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What he said. You and amfox provide more useful info than anyone else I can think of on a day in - day out basis.

[ShaneTrot]

But really, thanks for another great season, Brandon.  The beginning of autumn and the shrinking of the minor league threads is one of the sadder moments of the year for me.

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Brandon,
I want to add my thanks for all your efforts in compiling all the ml game results and wrap ups. You are a SOSH All Star.

Pawtucket should have a prospect-laden team next year. It will be like the heady days of Rose and Pavano having Lester, Sanchez and maybe Hansen, Pap, and Manny depending upon their spring training results. Plus Murphy, and maybe Moss, West, and Hanley.

[Rudy Pemberton]

Yep, these threads are the best and the first thing I check each morning. Thanks guys.

[DieHard3]

Yep, these threads are the best and the first thing I check each morning. Thanks guys.

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Ditto. Thanks for all the work guys, I slacked off totally in my contributions over the past few years. These threads are the highlight of the day, and sometimes the easiest way to get over a tough loss for the big club before turning in at night.