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timmyw3 · 10-04-2005, 03:02 PM

Sim #5 – 5/6/04 – 5/12/04

Game 28 – 5/6/04 – vs. Birmingham – Birmingham 5 SLC 3
The visiting Bees scored 4 runs in the top of the 9th off of Speed closer David Guynn to rally for a 5-3 win. Jesus Espinel drove home Casimiro Rovira with a 2-out single with the winning run. The blown save overshadowed a strong starting performance from Joe McNabb who pitched 7 innings and allowed 4 hits and 1 earned run. Paul King had 3 hits for the Speed and Mark Pendleton and Michael Prowell each hit solo homers.
LP – Guynn (0-2) HR – Pendleton (3), Prowell (4)

Game 29 – 5/7/04 – vs. Birmingham – SLC 5 Birmingham 4
Michael Prowell drove home David Gates with a bases loaded single in the bottom of the 9th to give the Speed a 5-4 win over the Bees to salvage the final game of the 3-game series. With the game tied at 4, Joshua Travis led off the 9th with a single then Bee reliever Bill Burson walked Robert Cowen. After a wild pitch moved the runners up a base, Earl Dement was put on intentionally. With Gates pinch running, Prowell laced a single to right for the game winner. Donald West picked up the win in relief.
WP – West (1-1) HR – Dement (7)

Game 30 – 5/8/04 – vs. San Antonio – San Antonio 8 SLC 5
The Cocks’ Marvin Bernardo hit a 3-run homer in the first inning off of Bryan Madison to help lead San Antonio to a series-opening win over the Speed. The Cocks would add 3 more homers on the night amongst their 13 hits, 2 by 2B T.R. Bean. Valentin Grimshaw picked up his 4th win of the year, allowing 2 earned runs in 8 innings. Mark Pendleton was 3 for 4 with a homer for the Speed.
LP – Madison (2-1) HR – Pendleton (4), Gates (4)

Game 31 – 5/9/04 – vs. San Antonio – San Antonio 7 SLC 2
Gaston Thompson pitched a complete game and the Cocks battered SLC starter James Lamay for 6 runs and 10 hits in 4 2/3 innings as San Antonio took game 2 of the series 7-2 in Salt Lake. Aquila Poderoso and Matthew Fouts each hit homers off of Lamay who now sports an ugly 1-5 record and 7.22 ERA. Michael Prowell drove in both Speed runs with a pair of RBI singles.
LP – Lamay (1-5)

Game 32 – 5/10/05 – vs. San Antonio – SLC 7 San Antonio 6
The Speed salvaged the third game of the series with a 7-6 win over the Cocks. Soon-to-be former closer David Guynn gave up 3 runs in the top of the 9th to allow San Anotnio to tie the game at 6. However, Robert Cowen drove home Jose Magana with a 1-out RBI double down the right field line to give the Speed the victory. Kyle McCalla made his first start of the year and pitched very well, allowing just 1 run in 5 innings against a potent Cock offense, striking out 6 along the way.
WP – Cunningham (1-1) HR – Pendleton (5)

Game 33 – 5/11/05 – vs. Vancouver – Vancouver 7 SLC 1
John Hicks silenced the SLC bats, shutting them out over 7 innings as the Mounties cruised to a 7-1 win in the series opener at Tribune Field. Vancouver hit 3 homers off of losing pitcher Joe McNabb which included a 2-run homer from rookie 1B Harold Issa in a 3-run 1st inning. The Speed avoided the shutout when SLC’s rookie Jose Magana hit a solo homer off of Vancouver reliever Leonard Vercher with 2 outs in the 8th.
LP – McNabb (2-2) HR – Magana (5)

Game 34 – 5/12/05 – vs. Vancouver – SLC 7 Vancouver 0
Alton Colligan pitched the first complete game shutout by a Speed starter this season as Salt Lake posted an easy 7-0 win over the Mounties. Colligan allowed 3 harmless singles and walked 2 batters while striking out 5 in pitching his 7th career shutout. One of the hits and the 2 walks occurred in the 9th inning but Colligan got Clark Buitron to ground out to first to preserve the whitewashing. Arch Stanton, Earl Dement, and Joshua Travis each had a homer and 2 RBI to provide the offense.
WP – Colligan (5-1) HR – Stanton (6), Dement (8 ), Travis (2)

Player of Game Standings

1(tie). Dement & Madison 3
3(tie). King & Prowell 2
5(tie). 8 tied with 1

News & Notes

For the 2nd year in a row, the closer role has been a complete disaster. Last year it was Eric Mattie who generally poured fuel on the fire in blowing 11 saves. This season David Guynn has been downright awful in that role, going 4 of 9 in save opportunites while pitching to a 12.27 ERA. He will be moved into middle relief.

I’m hesitant to move Mattie back into that role considering he’s been pretty good in his normal set-up role this year. For now we are going to move Neil Heston into the closer’s role. Heston began the season in the rotation and has been a starter for his whole career. This season he’s got a 5.66 ERA but a low 1.11 WHIP so we’re hoping he can adapt. If he fails then we may have no chance but to put Mattie back in that role. Kyle McCalla has taken Heston’s spot in the rotation.

The 1B situation has been decided with Joshua Travis playing against righties and Eloy Medina playing against lefties. Both are left handed hitters but Medina has proven to hit lefties well so far while Travis has not, at least over the past 2 seasons. Overall, Medina has struggled, hitting .208 but with 6 homers in 97 plate appearances. Meanwhile, Travis is hitting .328, .341 against right handed pitching.

The Speed made their first roster move of the year, designating OF George Swatzell for assignment and recalling switch hitting OF Demetrio Sarvis from AAA Cheyenne. Swatzell, while a good defensive outfielder and pinch runner, is lacking in ability at the plate. With Jose Magana playing well and Earl Dement and Michael Prowell as virtual fixtures in the lineup we felt we needed a better hitter for pinch hitting reasons. Sarvis was a Rule V pick of Lima in 2001 and played OK for a Rule V pick, hitting .243 with 4 homers and 25 RBI. He spent some time in the bigs in 2002 but was sent back to the minors and didn’t fare real well at either level. He turned it around a bit last season at AAA and hit 24 homers. This season he was hitting .333 with 8 homers and 18 RBI. He’s an above average fielder and baserunner so we don’t lose much there. Of course this past week he was 1 for 12 at the dish.

NA West Standings

CGY 22-11
LVA 20-13 2.0gb
SLC 17-17 5.5gb
POR 15-19 7.5gb
CJC 15-20 8.0gb
VAN 13-20 9.0gb

Minor League Update

AAA Cheyenne – 14-20
Career minor leaguer Ernesto Marquez has proven to be the most effective pitcher at Cheyenne in this his 5th season at the AAA level. He’s 3-2 with a 2.58 ERA in 7 starts but at 31, he’s not much of a prospect. Still, if we need to dip into the minor league pool for another pitcher, he may be the guy to get the call.

AA Billings – 14-20
The organization’s top prospect, 20 year old LHP William Blake, fared well in his first start after being demoted from AAA where he clearly wasn’t ready. Blake picked up the win, going 6 2/3 innings, allowing 1 run on 7 hits while striking out 8. We may keep him at the AA level for the rest of the season to build his confidence.

A Provo – 11-23
While the offense has been anemic, the pitchers (especially the starters) have done a very good job in Provo. 2nd Round pick Tommy Alford got off to a rough start but has righted the ship and now sports a 4-3 record with a 3.26 ERA and 33 Ks in 47 IP.

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timmyw3 H.S. Freshman Team Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Baltimore, MD	Sim #5 – 5/6/04 – 5/12/04 Game 28 – 5/6/04 – vs. Birmingham – Birmingham 5 SLC 3 The visiting Bees scored 4 runs in the top of the 9th off of Speed closer David Guynn to rally for a 5-3 win. Jesus Espinel drove home Casimiro Rovira with a 2-out single with the winning run. The blown save overshadowed a strong starting performance from Joe McNabb who pitched 7 innings and allowed 4 hits and 1 earned run. Paul King had 3 hits for the Speed and Mark Pendleton and Michael Prowell each hit solo homers. LP – Guynn (0-2) HR – Pendleton (3), Prowell (4) Game 29 – 5/7/04 – vs. Birmingham – SLC 5 Birmingham 4 Michael Prowell drove home David Gates with a bases loaded single in the bottom of the 9th to give the Speed a 5-4 win over the Bees to salvage the final game of the 3-game series. With the game tied at 4, Joshua Travis led off the 9th with a single then Bee reliever Bill Burson walked Robert Cowen. After a wild pitch moved the runners up a base, Earl Dement was put on intentionally. With Gates pinch running, Prowell laced a single to right for the game winner. Donald West picked up the win in relief. WP – West (1-1) HR – Dement (7) Game 30 – 5/8/04 – vs. San Antonio – San Antonio 8 SLC 5 The Cocks’ Marvin Bernardo hit a 3-run homer in the first inning off of Bryan Madison to help lead San Antonio to a series-opening win over the Speed. The Cocks would add 3 more homers on the night amongst their 13 hits, 2 by 2B T.R. Bean. Valentin Grimshaw picked up his 4th win of the year, allowing 2 earned runs in 8 innings. Mark Pendleton was 3 for 4 with a homer for the Speed. LP – Madison (2-1) HR – Pendleton (4), Gates (4) Game 31 – 5/9/04 – vs. San Antonio – San Antonio 7 SLC 2 Gaston Thompson pitched a complete game and the Cocks battered SLC starter James Lamay for 6 runs and 10 hits in 4 2/3 innings as San Antonio took game 2 of the series 7-2 in Salt Lake. Aquila Poderoso and Matthew Fouts each hit homers off of Lamay who now sports an ugly 1-5 record and 7.22 ERA. Michael Prowell drove in both Speed runs with a pair of RBI singles. LP – Lamay (1-5) Game 32 – 5/10/05 – vs. San Antonio – SLC 7 San Antonio 6 The Speed salvaged the third game of the series with a 7-6 win over the Cocks. Soon-to-be former closer David Guynn gave up 3 runs in the top of the 9th to allow San Anotnio to tie the game at 6. However, Robert Cowen drove home Jose Magana with a 1-out RBI double down the right field line to give the Speed the victory. Kyle McCalla made his first start of the year and pitched very well, allowing just 1 run in 5 innings against a potent Cock offense, striking out 6 along the way. WP – Cunningham (1-1) HR – Pendleton (5) Game 33 – 5/11/05 – vs. Vancouver – Vancouver 7 SLC 1 John Hicks silenced the SLC bats, shutting them out over 7 innings as the Mounties cruised to a 7-1 win in the series opener at Tribune Field. Vancouver hit 3 homers off of losing pitcher Joe McNabb which included a 2-run homer from rookie 1B Harold Issa in a 3-run 1st inning. The Speed avoided the shutout when SLC’s rookie Jose Magana hit a solo homer off of Vancouver reliever Leonard Vercher with 2 outs in the 8th. LP – McNabb (2-2) HR – Magana (5) Game 34 – 5/12/05 – vs. Vancouver – SLC 7 Vancouver 0 Alton Colligan pitched the first complete game shutout by a Speed starter this season as Salt Lake posted an easy 7-0 win over the Mounties. Colligan allowed 3 harmless singles and walked 2 batters while striking out 5 in pitching his 7th career shutout. One of the hits and the 2 walks occurred in the 9th inning but Colligan got Clark Buitron to ground out to first to preserve the whitewashing. Arch Stanton, Earl Dement, and Joshua Travis each had a homer and 2 RBI to provide the offense. WP – Colligan (5-1) HR – Stanton (6), Dement (8 ), Travis (2) Player of Game Standings 1(tie). Dement & Madison 3 3(tie). King & Prowell 2 5(tie). 8 tied with 1 News & Notes For the 2nd year in a row, the closer role has been a complete disaster. Last year it was Eric Mattie who generally poured fuel on the fire in blowing 11 saves. This season David Guynn has been downright awful in that role, going 4 of 9 in save opportunites while pitching to a 12.27 ERA. He will be moved into middle relief. I’m hesitant to move Mattie back into that role considering he’s been pretty good in his normal set-up role this year. For now we are going to move Neil Heston into the closer’s role. Heston began the season in the rotation and has been a starter for his whole career. This season he’s got a 5.66 ERA but a low 1.11 WHIP so we’re hoping he can adapt. If he fails then we may have no chance but to put Mattie back in that role. Kyle McCalla has taken Heston’s spot in the rotation. The 1B situation has been decided with Joshua Travis playing against righties and Eloy Medina playing against lefties. Both are left handed hitters but Medina has proven to hit lefties well so far while Travis has not, at least over the past 2 seasons. Overall, Medina has struggled, hitting .208 but with 6 homers in 97 plate appearances. Meanwhile, Travis is hitting .328, .341 against right handed pitching. The Speed made their first roster move of the year, designating OF George Swatzell for assignment and recalling switch hitting OF Demetrio Sarvis from AAA Cheyenne. Swatzell, while a good defensive outfielder and pinch runner, is lacking in ability at the plate. With Jose Magana playing well and Earl Dement and Michael Prowell as virtual fixtures in the lineup we felt we needed a better hitter for pinch hitting reasons. Sarvis was a Rule V pick of Lima in 2001 and played OK for a Rule V pick, hitting .243 with 4 homers and 25 RBI. He spent some time in the bigs in 2002 but was sent back to the minors and didn’t fare real well at either level. He turned it around a bit last season at AAA and hit 24 homers. This season he was hitting .333 with 8 homers and 18 RBI. He’s an above average fielder and baserunner so we don’t lose much there. Of course this past week he was 1 for 12 at the dish. NA West Standings CGY 22-11 LVA 20-13 2.0gb SLC 17-17 5.5gb POR 15-19 7.5gb CJC 15-20 8.0gb VAN 13-20 9.0gb Minor League Update AAA Cheyenne – 14-20 Career minor leaguer Ernesto Marquez has proven to be the most effective pitcher at Cheyenne in this his 5th season at the AAA level. He’s 3-2 with a 2.58 ERA in 7 starts but at 31, he’s not much of a prospect. Still, if we need to dip into the minor league pool for another pitcher, he may be the guy to get the call. AA Billings – 14-20 The organization’s top prospect, 20 year old LHP William Blake, fared well in his first start after being demoted from AAA where he clearly wasn’t ready. Blake picked up the win, going 6 2/3 innings, allowing 1 run on 7 hits while striking out 8. We may keep him at the AA level for the rest of the season to build his confidence. A Provo – 11-23 While the offense has been anemic, the pitchers (especially the starters) have done a very good job in Provo. 2nd Round pick Tommy Alford got off to a rough start but has righted the ship and now sports a 4-3 record with a 3.26 ERA and 33 Ks in 47 IP.