A pair of AL stars have bested Double Mendoza single-season records in major stat categories.
Helena's slugging first baseman, Pascual Ordonez, has set new single-season records for both home runs and runs batted in. Ordonez smacked 78 homers and knocked in 192 runs this season.
The previous record for homers was 75, set by Syracuse's Ivan DeSoto in Season 5 (the last "steroid-era" season). Chad Bieser (then with the Biscuits) set the old RBI mark of 179 way back in Season 1.
Ordonez was a highly sought-after ($25.7MM bonus) IFA in Season 4. He debuted in Season 6 with a sold .281/30/80 season, and foreshadowed this year's monster performance with 51 and 57 homers in Season 7 and 8. He made the All-Star Team in Season 7 and picked up 2 Player Of The Week Awards this year.
On the pitching side, Honolulu's Bret Young topped the old wins record (25 by Memphis' Robert Knight in Season 6) with 27. Young was an original minor-leaguer of the Honolulu franchise, and won a Cy Young award in Season 5.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Welcome To Season 9
Welcome back to all our owners, and a special shout out to our new Double Mendoza owners:
sneekes (new Britain)
amerith (Texas)
indiansrck27 (Albuquerque)
bret2775 (Helena)
moy23 (Chicago NL)
mnnorthstars (Charleston)
antonsirius (Tacoma)
With free agency about to begin, questions abound. Will KC become the 3rd repeat WS winner? What teams will surprise? Which new owners will shine? Stay tuned for another scintillating season of Double Mendoza action!
Welcome back to all our owners, and a special shout out to our new Double Mendoza owners:
sneekes (new Britain)
amerith (Texas)
indiansrck27 (Albuquerque)
bret2775 (Helena)
moy23 (Chicago NL)
mnnorthstars (Charleston)
antonsirius (Tacoma)
With free agency about to begin, questions abound. Will KC become the 3rd repeat WS winner? What teams will surprise? Which new owners will shine? Stay tuned for another scintillating season of Double Mendoza action!
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
ML Debut
Due to injuries, the Memphis Maulers were forced to call up and start Juan Belliard in the middle of a penant chase. Belliard responded with a 4 hit complete game shutout in his major league debut. He walked two and struck out four.
AL Playoff Race
With 4 games remaining there are some tight playoff races going on. In the American League, the Chicago Gansta' Chimps have clinched the North Division title as well as the #2 seed and bye for the playoffs. The AL East is still up for grabs as the Durham Blue Devils lead Pittsburgh by 2 games. The AL South is also up for grabs as the Maulers lead the Tides by one game. In the AL West, the Brawling Kahunas have clinched the division and the #1 seed. The Oakland Oaks have clinched a wild card berth. The Richmond Tides lead the race for the second wild card spot by 2 games.
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Power Rankings at Game 50
Almost a third into the season, so trends have been taking shape for awhile. Here are the top teams ranked by W-L first, and run differential second (in parens):
1. Honolulu Brawling Kahunas 41-9: getting crazy-good pitching and remarkable seasons from oldies Sammy Sierra (.403 BA) and Butch Collins (.363).
2. Kansas City Masterpiece 35-15: Neil Parker and Felipe Espinoza both over 1.000 OPS; Art Drew off to a 7-0 start.
3. Chicago Gangsta' Chimps 34-16 (+140): on pace to score nearly 1300 runs; 3rd straight MVP for James Martin (.335/21/75)?
4. Richmond Tides 36-14 (+63): Balance - 5th in runs scored, 4th in Team ERA. Gerald Kirby (5-1, 1.91 ERA) and Thomas Moya (.298/17/34) leading the way.
5. Durham Blue Devils 33-17: Almost as prolific as the Chimps. Tyrone Dawkins' (.388/16/55) FA contract looks like a bargain now, and Tripp Snow (.341/16/57) is having his usual great season.
6. Oakland Oaks 30-20 (+69): Just keep adding good young players. Pascual Ordonez (.280/24/53) is on a 78-HR pace; Tony Tarasco is 8-2, 2.39.
7. Philadelphia Clarkerrs 30-20 (+60): Surprise contender is getting great pitching (3.47 ERA) and a power attack (71 homers). Armando Romo (.347/19/50) is making an MVP bid; Cecil Flores (4-2, 2.51 ERA) leads the staff.
8. Toronto Tornfingers 28-22 (+42): Best NL team OPS. Gary Munson (.272/9/26), Danny Brunette (.324/10/33), Matthew Payton (.321/9/24) and Steve Wilson (.279/17/54) lead the balanced attack.
9. Arizona Flip-Floppers 28-22 (-22) Somehow playing .560 ball while socring 22 fewer runs than they've allowed (.455 expected %). It helps when your closer is 20-for-20 with a 0.46 ERA (Hooks Perisho). Also helps to have Joe Thompson (.372/19/52).
10. Memphis Maulers 27-23 (+56): Pitching rules in the big ballpark: Robert Knight (5-2, 2.70 ERA) and Coco Casey 4-1, 3.19 ERA) have Maulers runnign second in NL South.
1. Honolulu Brawling Kahunas 41-9: getting crazy-good pitching and remarkable seasons from oldies Sammy Sierra (.403 BA) and Butch Collins (.363).
2. Kansas City Masterpiece 35-15: Neil Parker and Felipe Espinoza both over 1.000 OPS; Art Drew off to a 7-0 start.
3. Chicago Gangsta' Chimps 34-16 (+140): on pace to score nearly 1300 runs; 3rd straight MVP for James Martin (.335/21/75)?
4. Richmond Tides 36-14 (+63): Balance - 5th in runs scored, 4th in Team ERA. Gerald Kirby (5-1, 1.91 ERA) and Thomas Moya (.298/17/34) leading the way.
5. Durham Blue Devils 33-17: Almost as prolific as the Chimps. Tyrone Dawkins' (.388/16/55) FA contract looks like a bargain now, and Tripp Snow (.341/16/57) is having his usual great season.
6. Oakland Oaks 30-20 (+69): Just keep adding good young players. Pascual Ordonez (.280/24/53) is on a 78-HR pace; Tony Tarasco is 8-2, 2.39.
7. Philadelphia Clarkerrs 30-20 (+60): Surprise contender is getting great pitching (3.47 ERA) and a power attack (71 homers). Armando Romo (.347/19/50) is making an MVP bid; Cecil Flores (4-2, 2.51 ERA) leads the staff.
8. Toronto Tornfingers 28-22 (+42): Best NL team OPS. Gary Munson (.272/9/26), Danny Brunette (.324/10/33), Matthew Payton (.321/9/24) and Steve Wilson (.279/17/54) lead the balanced attack.
9. Arizona Flip-Floppers 28-22 (-22) Somehow playing .560 ball while socring 22 fewer runs than they've allowed (.455 expected %). It helps when your closer is 20-for-20 with a 0.46 ERA (Hooks Perisho). Also helps to have Joe Thompson (.372/19/52).
10. Memphis Maulers 27-23 (+56): Pitching rules in the big ballpark: Robert Knight (5-2, 2.70 ERA) and Coco Casey 4-1, 3.19 ERA) have Maulers runnign second in NL South.
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