Shawn Green shows up in the 'Who's Hot' listings more often than Brad Pitt. The Fremont star makes what I think is his fourth straight appearance in this listing, hitting .452 with 6 HRs and 17 RBIs, and putting together a 14 game hitting streak. However, his contributions were not enough to knock the coveted Player of the Block award from PED-Co's Sammy Sosa. Sammy got off to a slow start this season despite his team's overall fine play, but he blistered pitching for a .400 average and slugged 8 homers over the last 10 days (along with three more in the games played live in Fort Wayne). Shawn Green may have slightly better numbers, but Sammy has better pictures and videos for me to use, so he gets the belt...
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| Nice work, PED-Co training staff! |
Day 71 Slammin' Sammy Sosa wakes up and belts two home runs as the Juicers drub the Dubs, Moises Alou collects 2 homers and 5 RBIs for Brooklyn, Mark Gardner tosses a complete game, allowing only 1 run despite giving up 10 hits, Verona Ridge's Neifi Perez goes 4 for 4!
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| Kerry Wood with a win for PED-Co! |
Day 72 Greg Swindell moves to 3-0 for the Midland Goomies, and new reliever Stan Belinda (Carlisle) records his second save, so a couple of roster moves by Bill Vanaman look to be working out. Jimmy beats Verona Ridge 10-9 as Chuck Knoblauch and B.J. (and the Bear) Surhoff each hit two-run HRs. Edgardo Alfonzo gets two homers for PED-CO as they smash the Dubliners 12-0. Kerry Wood and Trevor Hoffman combine for the shutout. Monterrey gets a 2-Run walkoff homer from Jeromy "Spoke in class today" Burnitz. Verona's Javy Lopez smacks 2 HRs.
Day 73 Henderson starting pitcher and Nintendo character Yoshii holds the Goombies to 1 run, Brooklyn gets 12 K's from Kevin Brown to top the Aztecs, Juicers Todd Stottlemyre limits the Dubliners to 1 run, Jose Lima goes to 7-4 for the year as Getting Jimmy With It sends the Las Vegas Fremonts to their 6th straight loss. Greg Maddux ties Pedro Martinez with his 10th win of the season, and Fort Wayne edges Verona Ridge 4-3. Tim Salmon with two home runs and Sterling "Heights" Hitchcock whiffs 10 batters and is now 5-1 on the season.
Day 74 Mike Mussina goes the distance in the Goombies win, Rocco's Replicas beat Fort Wayne when Ray Durham homered and hit a game-winning double in the 9th. Brooklyn's Carlos Perez 4 throws a four-hit shutout, and Monterrey takes down Jimmy 6-3. The Fremonts break their losing streak in a big way, with a 14-1 rout of Dublin. Sammy Sosa hits two more taters and the Juicers barely hold on for a win against the Bastards. PED-Co was up 6-0 in the top of the 9th but the Backwoods Bastards rallied for 5 runs and had the potential tying run on second when Barry Bonds strode to the plate. Bonds lined out, however, to end the game.
Day 75 Midland romps 11-4 over Verona Ridge, John Smoltz gets a CG and a win for Jimmy against Monterrey, Ken Caminiti has 2 HRs and 4 RBIs for the Rickeys, Vinny Castilla's 19th HR propels Dublin past Vegas, and the Bastards beat the Juicers (only in this league can you get team names like that!) 6-4. Fort Wayne's offense came alive in a 17-7 win over the Replicas. Mike Piazza went nuts, going 3-4 with a homer, 4 runs, and 5 RBIs! Mike Hampton struck out 12 for the Frosted Tips, while Rocco's Joey Hamilton drops to 1-11 for the season.
Day 76 Verona drops Midland 4-2, the Replicas exact revenge on the Frosted Tips 5-3, the Buttheads beat the Rickeys 4-3 as Paul Shuey pitches 4 innings of shutout ball with just 1 hit and 6 K's. Kenny Rogers blanks Dublin as the Fremonts win 13-0, Tony Gwynn had a HR and 5 RBIs. Roger Clemens and Robb Nen combine to blank the Aztecs, only allowing 2 hits. Sammy Sosa continued his hot pace with 2 more homers and 4 RBIs.
Day 77 Brooklyn thumps Henderson 15-3. Jeff Kent had 5 RBIs and a home run. Mo Vaughn hit three homers in a losing effort for Midland. PED-Co clouted 5 homers in a 5-1 win over Backwoods. Dublin's Greg Vaughn hit #22 and #23 for the year in a win over Las Vegas. Fort Wayne ekes out a win over Rocco in the 10th inning when Robin Ventura reached base on an error, pitch runner Orlando Cabrera stole second, then Mickey Morandini singled him home!
Day 78 Henderson's outlast the Aztecs 5-4 in a 15 inning affair. Sterling "Alfred" Hitchcock uncorks a two-hit shutout of Dublin, and the Frosted Tips collect 17 hits and 9 runs. Vladimir Guerrero's two run homer was the difference in a game with Verona, Goombie's Tom Candiotti gets the win against Brooklyn, and Tony Womack has 2 doubles and 2 RBIs. And, finally, another big day from Vegas slugger Shawn Green - 2 HR's, 3 RBIs.
Day 79 Bastards crawl to within a half-game of the Fremonts when they beat Jimmy 7-6. Jose Canseco's two run HR in the 9th was the difference in that contest. The Fremonts dropped a game to Rocco's, who racked up 10 runs and 16 hits. Mike Mussina goes all nine in a win for Midland. Kerry Wood K's 11 and gets the win for PED-Co, Monterrey's Jeromy Burnitz gets 4 RBIs, and Dublin beats Randy Johnson and his band of frosted tipped teammates, 6-3.
Day 80 Backwoods Bastards take over first place in the East! Rafael Palmeiro hit two homers and Scott Brosius' 9th inning dinger won it for those Bastards. Rocco dropped the Fremonts 7-4, Edgar Martinez leading the way with 2 HR's, including a grand slam. Fort Wayne scored 3 in the bottom of the 8th to get by Dublin, and Chan Ho Park moved to 9-1 for the Juicers.
Michael Walter visited PJ in Fort Wayne this weekend, and the two played seven games head to head! Michael and his PED-CO Juicers won 4 of the 7, and surprisingly in such a close series, every game was a blowout. One of the players photos caught their eye, it was two-sport star Brian Jordan, whose card I include below.....
Sports: Baseball & Football
Career Years: Football (1989-1991) Baseball (1992-2006)
Though Brian Jordan only spent three full seasons in the NFL, he earned a rare distinction being named to an All-Star team in two professional sports. He earned a Pro-Bowl selection as an alternate in 1992 for his play as a safety with the Atlanta Falcons and was voted to the 1999 National League All-Star game while playing as an outfielder on the Braves
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