With Atlantic City's 11-inning loss to the Grays last night, the Spirit have clinched the best record in the league for the second consecutive year. (Hooray regular season titles!) This guarantees 'home field advantage' (3,4,5) in the championship series, should we get that far.
With 4 games to go, the magic # sits at 2 to clinch the 2nd half title, which would give us the #1 wild-card team in the playoffs - currently Atlantic City. If Atlantic City comes back to win the 2nd half crown, they would still play us, as we would be the #1 Wildcard - but we'd have to start here and finish in New Jersey.
Playoff matchups right now:
1st Half Champ: New Jersey (hosts 1,2)
#2 WildCard: Nashua (hosts 3,4,5)
2nd Half Leader: North Shore (hosts 3,4,5)
#1 Wild Card: Atlantic City (hosts 1,2)
Relevant races:
2nd half title
Spirit
ATC -2.5
Wildcards
1 ATC
2 Nashua -1.5
X Quebec -4.0
Showing posts with label playoff chase 2007. Show all posts
Showing posts with label playoff chase 2007. Show all posts
Friday, August 31, 2007
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
1 down...
I told you that this team was unstoppable with Vic..... and they just completed the first step of my undefeated prediction with a walkoff, 7-5 win tonight as Vic Davilla smashed a homer to end the game.
The Spirit were down 5-4 going into the home half of the 9th after more heroics by Sandy Madera - but Weed and Roche reached to set up Davilla's game winner.
There are now 5 games to go in the regular season and the magic # to finish ahead of NJ is 1.
The Spirit were down 5-4 going into the home half of the 9th after more heroics by Sandy Madera - but Weed and Roche reached to set up Davilla's game winner.
There are now 5 games to go in the regular season and the magic # to finish ahead of NJ is 1.
Sunday, August 26, 2007
JOSUE LOPEZ
...just hit a walkoff home run to give the Spirit a 4-3 win in the bottom of the 13th!!!!
Newcomer Carl Schaeffer pitched a scoreless 13th to get the win. Where'd we get this guy and who did we cut?
Oh yeah -- WOO!
Newcomer Carl Schaeffer pitched a scoreless 13th to get the win. Where'd we get this guy and who did we cut?
Oh yeah -- WOO!
Saturday, August 25, 2007
The Spirit lose a thriller
The celebrations will have to wait for at least one more day.
The Spirit lost to Worcester tonight, 7-6, in what turned out to be a thrilling game in front of an involved crowd at Fraser Field.
Worcester controlled the game early on by putting up 6 runs against Matt Bishop and chasing him after just 3.1 innings.
Bishop wasn't too pleased with his own performance:
Brandon Martin came in and pitched very well from there, getting the Spirit through the 7th inning with some quality relief work. Jamie Baker yielded a run in the 8th to give Worcester a 7-5 advantage going into the bottom of the 9th.
Then, all heck broke loose. With 1 out, Josue Lopez hit an absolute bomb over the rightfield wall to cut the lead to 1. Joe Hough walked to put a man on. Then, BJ Weed legged out an infield hit to put two runners on for Gary Roche.
Roche blooped a single into shallow left just out of the reach of a diving Alex Pena, who recovered in time to gun down Hough, who broke for home on the play.
A big topic of conversation after the game was whether or not Tommy should have sent Hough, but I think that's too easy of an excuse. It was a really nice recovery and throw by Pena and the play wound up being really close. It was simply well-executed by Pena.
That put the tying run on 3rd and the winning run on 2nd for Mike Torres, who hit a hard line drive that Pena snagged at short to end the game. The Spirit were literally inches away from at least tying the game twice, but Worcester escaped.
From a selfish standpoint, I was sad that the Spirit didn't clinch it tonight because I won't be there tomorrow - but all in all, you have to be pretty pleased with the game, it just didn't turn out our way.
Also, I got myself a white #16 Jon de Vries jersey with his name on the back at the Spirit pro shop, so I am VERY HAPPY.
I actually caught Worcester scoring a run on tape, but needless to say I have crappy filming skills:
Question: can we play all of our playoff games on the road? :)
Also, don't despair - The next phase of "WHO'S NOW" is coming tomorrow morning. Well, it's coming when I wake up, so realistically, tomorrow afternoon. ;)
The Spirit lost to Worcester tonight, 7-6, in what turned out to be a thrilling game in front of an involved crowd at Fraser Field.
Worcester controlled the game early on by putting up 6 runs against Matt Bishop and chasing him after just 3.1 innings.
Bishop wasn't too pleased with his own performance:
Brandon Martin came in and pitched very well from there, getting the Spirit through the 7th inning with some quality relief work. Jamie Baker yielded a run in the 8th to give Worcester a 7-5 advantage going into the bottom of the 9th.
Then, all heck broke loose. With 1 out, Josue Lopez hit an absolute bomb over the rightfield wall to cut the lead to 1. Joe Hough walked to put a man on. Then, BJ Weed legged out an infield hit to put two runners on for Gary Roche.
Roche blooped a single into shallow left just out of the reach of a diving Alex Pena, who recovered in time to gun down Hough, who broke for home on the play.
A big topic of conversation after the game was whether or not Tommy should have sent Hough, but I think that's too easy of an excuse. It was a really nice recovery and throw by Pena and the play wound up being really close. It was simply well-executed by Pena.
That put the tying run on 3rd and the winning run on 2nd for Mike Torres, who hit a hard line drive that Pena snagged at short to end the game. The Spirit were literally inches away from at least tying the game twice, but Worcester escaped.
From a selfish standpoint, I was sad that the Spirit didn't clinch it tonight because I won't be there tomorrow - but all in all, you have to be pretty pleased with the game, it just didn't turn out our way.
Also, I got myself a white #16 Jon de Vries jersey with his name on the back at the Spirit pro shop, so I am VERY HAPPY.
I actually caught Worcester scoring a run on tape, but needless to say I have crappy filming skills:
Question: can we play all of our playoff games on the road? :)
Also, don't despair - The next phase of "WHO'S NOW" is coming tomorrow morning. Well, it's coming when I wake up, so realistically, tomorrow afternoon. ;)
Friday, August 24, 2007
It's clinching time....
With a win tonight over Worcester, the Spirit would clinch a berth in the 2007 playoffs. They would also win the Commonwealth Cup [whoopee]. Thus, I am coming to the ballpark fully prepared to celebrate for what I hope will be the first of five raucous celebrations at Fraser this year [playoff berth, 2nd half title, regular season title, semifinal victory, championship].
It could be a fun couple of weeks. :)
Matt Bishop is on the hill for the Spirit, squaring off against Alex Pena - so it ought to be a good pitcher's duel.
It could be a fun couple of weeks. :)
Matt Bishop is on the hill for the Spirit, squaring off against Alex Pena - so it ought to be a good pitcher's duel.
Thursday, August 23, 2007
All streaks come to an end
The Jackals downed the Spirit 6-2 tonight to salvage game 4 in Little Falls.
Gary Galvez actually did pretty well overall - he got roughed up for 3 in the 2nd and 3 in the 3rd, but he settled down after that to get through seven innings.
Wilton Veras had the key blow, a 3-run homer in the 3rd to really put it out of reach.
Jackals' starter Kevin Ool was a tough nut to crack tonight, giving up 2 runs on 8 innings. The Spirit didn't get to him until the 7th, when they put up 2 runs -- but a GIDP by Joe Hough with the bases loaded ended the rally.
Old friend Kevin Fitzgerald pitched a scoreless 9th to hold down the lead.
The Spirit end their road slate with a 28-13 record away from Fraser Field. They also wound up splitting the season series with New Jersey, 4-4.
Back to Fraser tomorrow to start the regular season-ending homestand.
Out of Town:
New Haven lost - meaning the magic # to finish ahead of them is 1.
Brockton and Quebec are locked up in an 8-8 tie in the top of the 7th - LET'S GO ROX!
If Brockton gets the victory, the Spirit can clinch a playoff spot with a win at home tomorrow.
UPDATE: BROCKTON TAKES THE LEAD!!! 11-8, a 3 run double for McGee. Brockton has 17 hits in the game.
UPDATE 2: Brockton wins! Magic# 1
Gary Galvez actually did pretty well overall - he got roughed up for 3 in the 2nd and 3 in the 3rd, but he settled down after that to get through seven innings.
Wilton Veras had the key blow, a 3-run homer in the 3rd to really put it out of reach.
Jackals' starter Kevin Ool was a tough nut to crack tonight, giving up 2 runs on 8 innings. The Spirit didn't get to him until the 7th, when they put up 2 runs -- but a GIDP by Joe Hough with the bases loaded ended the rally.
Old friend Kevin Fitzgerald pitched a scoreless 9th to hold down the lead.
The Spirit end their road slate with a 28-13 record away from Fraser Field. They also wound up splitting the season series with New Jersey, 4-4.
Back to Fraser tomorrow to start the regular season-ending homestand.
Out of Town:
New Haven lost - meaning the magic # to finish ahead of them is 1.
Brockton and Quebec are locked up in an 8-8 tie in the top of the 7th - LET'S GO ROX!
If Brockton gets the victory, the Spirit can clinch a playoff spot with a win at home tomorrow.
UPDATE: BROCKTON TAKES THE LEAD!!! 11-8, a 3 run double for McGee. Brockton has 17 hits in the game.
UPDATE 2: Brockton wins! Magic# 1
Time to sweep
Game 4 in New Jersey is under way.
It's Gary Galvez vs. Kevin Ool. Yes, "OOL."
It's conceivable that we clinch a playoff spot tonight: if we win, and Quebec AND New Haven both lose, then we're in.
I'll be around later in the game, but for now, follow along with all the scores here.
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Doubleheader in NJ
12:59 AM - Sorry about disappearing...sometimes life beckons. The Spirit went on to romp at the end of game 2 and win 9-2.... hooray for doubleheader sweeps.
The Spirit got a pair of complete games tonight - one from Luis Arroyo and one from Bic - and the bullpen is now well-rested going into tomorrow night's game, when the Spirit will be looking to sweep.
North Shore has won 5 in a row and is now 2 wins away from clinching a playoff berth with 11 games to go.
The Spirit have also improved their record to a RIDICULOUS 28-12 on the road.
Scoreboard
GAME 1
FINAL - 4-3 Spirit
GAME 2
Live Out of Town Scores
Game Notes
6 PM - We've been delayed for about two hours, but it appears that game 1 will be starting in about 30-45 minutes.
6:05 PM -
Game 1 Lineups:
Spirit
Weed-cf
Roche-2b
Torres-lf
LLopez-1b
Teilon-3b
Perez-ss
Trezza-c
JLopez-dh
Welch-rf
Ryan Bicondoa-sp
Jackals
Smithlin-cf
Leandro-rf
Madera-c
Veras-3b
Rodriguez-1b
Reyes-ss
Thigpen-lf
Mihalics-2b
Kuklick-dh
John Kelly-sp (we meet again)
6:10 PM - The Spirit meet John Kelly again tonight... he is making his first start back with the Jackals. In game two, Luis Arroyo will pitch for the Spirit against Josh Brey. The Jackals are out on the field warming up and we should be playing soon. It's currently 64 and cloudy in Little Falls and it looks like the rain is gone.
6:37 PM - We're underway. This could be a long night.
-Game One-
6:44 PM - With 2 outs in the top of the 1st, Luis Lopez blasts a 2-run home run, scoring Mike Torres and giving North Shore an early 2-0 lead off of John Kelly.
7:09 PM - Guillermo Reyes drills a 2RBI double to tie the score at 2 in the bottom of the 2nd.
7:17 PM - Zach Smithlin lines an RBI single off of Bicondoa's leg; Bic is OK, but Reyes scores and the Jackals have taken a 3-2 lead here in what has been a big bottom of the 2nd. NJ has runners on 1st and 2nd with 2 out.
7:39 PM - TEILON!!! Nilson Teilon hits a solo home run in the top of the 4th to tie the ballgame at 3.
7:53 PM - Allen Mottram, who, for the record, is not even playing in this game, has been ejected for arguing a call. The Spirit bench is down to 2 for the remainder of game 1.
8:10 PM - We head to the 6th: it's a two-inning game now.
8:34 PM - They've DONE IT AGAIN - TREZZA with a solo homer in the top of the 7th off of Kelly makes it 4-3 Spirit!!!!!!
8:50 PM - Bic sets 'em down 1-2-3 --- a complete game, and an exciting win.
-Game Two-
9:26 PM - Luis Arroyo is taking his warmup tosses - it's just about time for game two.
9:47 PM - Another dinger for Teilon! One-nil in the top of the 2nd.
9:59 PM - Rodriguez doubles home Veras in the bottom of the 2nd to tie the ballgame at 1.
10:03 PM - Mihalics with a 'Baltimore chop' RBI single to make it 2-1, in what has been a long bottom of the 2nd.
12:59 AM - Sorry about disappearing...sometimes life beckons. The Spirit went on to romp at the end of game 2 and win 9-2.... hooray for doubleheader sweeps.
The Spirit got a pair of complete games tonight - one from Luis Arroyo and one from Bic - and the bullpen is now well-rested going into tomorrow night's game, when the Spirit will be looking to sweep.
North Shore has won 5 in a row and is now 2 wins away from clinching a playoff berth with 11 games to go.
The Spirit are also a RIDICULOUS 28-12 on the road.
The Spirit got a pair of complete games tonight - one from Luis Arroyo and one from Bic - and the bullpen is now well-rested going into tomorrow night's game, when the Spirit will be looking to sweep.
North Shore has won 5 in a row and is now 2 wins away from clinching a playoff berth with 11 games to go.
The Spirit have also improved their record to a RIDICULOUS 28-12 on the road.
Scoreboard
GAME 1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | ||
 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | ||
| NJJ | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
GAME 2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | ||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 0 | ||
| NJJ | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
Live Out of Town Scores
Game Notes
6 PM - We've been delayed for about two hours, but it appears that game 1 will be starting in about 30-45 minutes.
6:05 PM -
Game 1 Lineups:
Spirit
Weed-cf
Roche-2b
Torres-lf
LLopez-1b
Teilon-3b
Perez-ss
Trezza-c
JLopez-dh
Welch-rf
Ryan Bicondoa-sp
Jackals
Smithlin-cf
Leandro-rf
Madera-c
Veras-3b
Rodriguez-1b
Reyes-ss
Thigpen-lf
Mihalics-2b
Kuklick-dh
John Kelly-sp (we meet again)
6:10 PM - The Spirit meet John Kelly again tonight... he is making his first start back with the Jackals. In game two, Luis Arroyo will pitch for the Spirit against Josh Brey. The Jackals are out on the field warming up and we should be playing soon. It's currently 64 and cloudy in Little Falls and it looks like the rain is gone.
6:37 PM - We're underway. This could be a long night.
-Game One-
6:44 PM - With 2 outs in the top of the 1st, Luis Lopez blasts a 2-run home run, scoring Mike Torres and giving North Shore an early 2-0 lead off of John Kelly.
7:09 PM - Guillermo Reyes drills a 2RBI double to tie the score at 2 in the bottom of the 2nd.
7:17 PM - Zach Smithlin lines an RBI single off of Bicondoa's leg; Bic is OK, but Reyes scores and the Jackals have taken a 3-2 lead here in what has been a big bottom of the 2nd. NJ has runners on 1st and 2nd with 2 out.
7:39 PM - TEILON!!! Nilson Teilon hits a solo home run in the top of the 4th to tie the ballgame at 3.
7:53 PM - Allen Mottram, who, for the record, is not even playing in this game, has been ejected for arguing a call. The Spirit bench is down to 2 for the remainder of game 1.
8:10 PM - We head to the 6th: it's a two-inning game now.
8:34 PM - They've DONE IT AGAIN - TREZZA with a solo homer in the top of the 7th off of Kelly makes it 4-3 Spirit!!!!!!
8:50 PM - Bic sets 'em down 1-2-3 --- a complete game, and an exciting win.
-Game Two-
9:26 PM - Luis Arroyo is taking his warmup tosses - it's just about time for game two.
9:47 PM - Another dinger for Teilon! One-nil in the top of the 2nd.
9:59 PM - Rodriguez doubles home Veras in the bottom of the 2nd to tie the ballgame at 1.
10:03 PM - Mihalics with a 'Baltimore chop' RBI single to make it 2-1, in what has been a long bottom of the 2nd.
12:59 AM - Sorry about disappearing...sometimes life beckons. The Spirit went on to romp at the end of game 2 and win 9-2.... hooray for doubleheader sweeps.
The Spirit got a pair of complete games tonight - one from Luis Arroyo and one from Bic - and the bullpen is now well-rested going into tomorrow night's game, when the Spirit will be looking to sweep.
North Shore has won 5 in a row and is now 2 wins away from clinching a playoff berth with 11 games to go.
The Spirit are also a RIDICULOUS 28-12 on the road.
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Scores
Red Sox win 8-6 :)
Yankees trail 7-1 in the 2nd :)
Quebec 6, Brockton 3...le boo
Worcester 5, Atlantic City 1...WOO! Magic #=10
Sussex 8, New Haven 5.... again, some unexpected help. Playoff magic # = 4
Nashua 4, Grays 3... buh bye Grays.
Yankees trail 7-1 in the 2nd :)
Quebec 6, Brockton 3...le boo
Worcester 5, Atlantic City 1...WOO! Magic #=10
Sussex 8, New Haven 5.... again, some unexpected help. Playoff magic # = 4
Nashua 4, Grays 3... buh bye Grays.
13 to go: Spirit @ Jackals, 8/21
Game 2!
Alert: GAME CALLED - RAIN. DOUBLEHEADER, 4:05 PM TOMORROW.
Scoreboard
OUT OF TOWN LIVE CAN-AM SCORES
Tonight's Pitching Matchups
Alert: GAME CALLED - RAIN. DOUBLEHEADER, 4:05 PM TOMORROW.
Scoreboard
| GAME POSTPONED DUE TO RAIN | ||||||||||||
| DOUBLEHEADER | 0 | |||||||||||
| 4:05 PM TOMORROW | 0 |
OUT OF TOWN LIVE CAN-AM SCORES
Tonight's Pitching Matchups
| TODAY'S GAMES | ||
|---|---|---|
| ATC @ WOR | MONTE MANSFIELD (6-7) VS JUNIOR GUERRERO (6-4) | |
| NHC @ SUS | ROLANDO VALLES (4-5) VS MATTHEW HIRSH (0-4) | |
| ROX @ QUE | CHRIS MARTIN (0-1) VS TJ STANTON (3-7) | |
| NSS @ NJJ | RYAN BICONDOA (9-2) VS TBA | |
| NSH @ GRY | AKIRA OKAMOTO (7-2) VS FONTELLA JONES (4-3) | |
| Standings - 2nd Half | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
| Full SeasonN | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Shore Spirit | 49 | 31 | .613 | -- |
| *New Jersey Jackals | 46 | 34 | .575 | 3.0 |
| Nashua Pride | 44 | 36 | .550 | 5.0 |
| Atlantic City Surf | 43 | 36 | .544 | 5.5 |
| New Haven County Cutters | 40 | 40 | .500 | 9.0 |
| Quebec Capitales | 40 | 41 | .494 | 9.5 |
| Worcester Tornadoes | 38 | 43 | .469 | 11.5 |
| Brockton Rox | 37 | 43 | .463 | 12.0 |
| Grays | 37 | 44 | .457 | 12.5 |
| Sussex Skyhawks | 27 | 53 | .338 | 22.0 |
Monday, August 20, 2007
"Get this man his postgame spread!"
On a night when the man who hit the biggest home run in Spirit history returned to the fold, Josue Lopez picked up a big, clutch homer of his own, sending a two-run blast deep into the night in the 9th to give the Spirit a 6-4 victory over the New Jersey Jackals.
Derek Drage picked up another heart-attack save, putting on the first two men before escaping the jam with the help of a huge strike 'em out, throw 'em out double play when Dustin Yount whiffed. He got Joe Mihalics to pop out to (who else?) Nilson Teilon to end game 1 of a 4-game set that could very well be a preview of the championship series in a few weeks.
Joey Siak got the start for the Spirit. He pitched five decent innings, giving up three runs, and earned a no-decision.
The Spirit gave Joey an early lead off of Isaak Pavlik, putting up a 3-spot in the 2nd inning. Teilon (woo!) walked and came around to score on an RBI groundout by Josue Lopez. After Jerson Perez reached, John Welch hit his 3rd home run in the last 5 games, increasing the lead to 3-0.
With the score 3-1 in the 4th, Josue Lopez got another RBI on a fielder's choice - his 2nd RBI of the night.
From there, the Jackals began to claw back. They chased Joey Siak by putting a pair of runs up in the bottom of the 5th when Clay Kuklick got an RBI triple and Joe Mihalics brought him home with a single to center.
Brandon Martin came in to pitch the 6th and didn't get off to the best start, giving up an RBI double to Wilton Veras to tie the game. He was aided by some poor baserunning, though, as Veras ran into the second out of the inning trying to stretch his hit into a triple. The next man popped up to end the inning.
Martin settled down after that, keeping the Jackals quiet through the 7th and 8th and setting the stage for Josue Lopez's blast off of losing pitcher (and former Elmira legend) Kyle George in the 9th.
W) Martin
L) George
SV) Drage
...........
The Spirit have signed pitcher Luis Arroyo, who made the All-Star team in the United League this year pitching for the Laredo Broncos.
18 starts
8-4
3.55 ERA
4 CG
124.1 IP
126 H
58 R/49 ER
128 K/63 BB
.259 avg against
Not bad at all, but who knows how these numbers translate.
He has 3 years of experience in the Atlantic League from 2002-2004.
.........................
I'll be tracking the big 'magic numbers' on the left-hand side of the blog.
Derek Drage picked up another heart-attack save, putting on the first two men before escaping the jam with the help of a huge strike 'em out, throw 'em out double play when Dustin Yount whiffed. He got Joe Mihalics to pop out to (who else?) Nilson Teilon to end game 1 of a 4-game set that could very well be a preview of the championship series in a few weeks.
Joey Siak got the start for the Spirit. He pitched five decent innings, giving up three runs, and earned a no-decision.
The Spirit gave Joey an early lead off of Isaak Pavlik, putting up a 3-spot in the 2nd inning. Teilon (woo!) walked and came around to score on an RBI groundout by Josue Lopez. After Jerson Perez reached, John Welch hit his 3rd home run in the last 5 games, increasing the lead to 3-0.
With the score 3-1 in the 4th, Josue Lopez got another RBI on a fielder's choice - his 2nd RBI of the night.
From there, the Jackals began to claw back. They chased Joey Siak by putting a pair of runs up in the bottom of the 5th when Clay Kuklick got an RBI triple and Joe Mihalics brought him home with a single to center.
Brandon Martin came in to pitch the 6th and didn't get off to the best start, giving up an RBI double to Wilton Veras to tie the game. He was aided by some poor baserunning, though, as Veras ran into the second out of the inning trying to stretch his hit into a triple. The next man popped up to end the inning.
Martin settled down after that, keeping the Jackals quiet through the 7th and 8th and setting the stage for Josue Lopez's blast off of losing pitcher (and former Elmira legend) Kyle George in the 9th.
W) Martin
L) George
SV) Drage
...........
The Spirit have signed pitcher Luis Arroyo, who made the All-Star team in the United League this year pitching for the Laredo Broncos.
18 starts
8-4
3.55 ERA
4 CG
124.1 IP
126 H
58 R/49 ER
128 K/63 BB
.259 avg against
Not bad at all, but who knows how these numbers translate.
He has 3 years of experience in the Atlantic League from 2002-2004.
.........................
I'll be tracking the big 'magic numbers' on the left-hand side of the blog.
14 to go: Spirit @ Jackals, 8/20
For old time's sake, let's do a game thread, with all postings here in comments instead of going to the chat room.
Scoreboard
FINAL - Spirit 6, Jackals 4
Other games impacting the playoff race:
Brockton Rox 6 @ Quebec Capitales 3, 8th
Atlantic City Surf 6 @ Worcester Tornadoes 6, 8th
New Haven County Cutters 1 @ Sussex Skyhawks 2, 8th
Boston Red Sox 6 @ Tampa Bay Devil Rays 0, FINAL
New York Yankees @ Anaheim Angels, 10:05 PM
Game Notes:
6:30 PM>
According to the league site, the starters are: DENNIS ROBINSON (4-4) VS ISAAC PAVLIK (7-5).
But if D-Rob really is gone, someone else will be starting. Stay tuned.
OK, let's go.
7 PM>
AHH Nilson Teilon is in the lineup!!! And the Spirit have added a pitcher, Luis Arroyo, who has 3 years of Atlantic League experience and was a United League all star this year. He'll be pitching Wednesday.
Scoreboard
FINAL - Spirit 6, Jackals 4
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| NJJ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
Other games impacting the playoff race:
Brockton Rox 6 @ Quebec Capitales 3, 8th
Atlantic City Surf 6 @ Worcester Tornadoes 6, 8th
New Haven County Cutters 1 @ Sussex Skyhawks 2, 8th
Boston Red Sox 6 @ Tampa Bay Devil Rays 0, FINAL
New York Yankees @ Anaheim Angels, 10:05 PM
Game Notes:
6:30 PM>
According to the league site, the starters are: DENNIS ROBINSON (4-4) VS ISAAC PAVLIK (7-5).
But if D-Rob really is gone, someone else will be starting. Stay tuned.
| Tonight's Pitching Matchups | ||
|---|---|---|
| ATLANTIC CITY AT WORCESTER | J.C. HUGUET (6-5) VS ALEX PENA (4-5) | |
| NEW HAVEN COUNTY AT SUSSEX | ROLANDO VALLES (4-5) VS JAMIE MERCHANT (2-1) | |
| BROCKTON AT QUEBEC | BRYAN MORSE (2-3) VS MICHEL SIMARD (8-7) | |
| NORTH SHORE AT NEW JERSEY | DENNIS ROBINSON (4-4) VS ISAAC PAVLIK (7-5) | |
| NASHUA AT GRAYS | HIDEKI NAGASAKA (8-1) VS ELLIOTT SHAW (6-7) | |
OK, let's go.
7 PM>
AHH Nilson Teilon is in the lineup!!! And the Spirit have added a pitcher, Luis Arroyo, who has 3 years of Atlantic League experience and was a United League all star this year. He'll be pitching Wednesday.
And so it goes...
It's crunch time. Two big ballgames tonight, one for the Spirit in Little Falls and another for that Boston team down in Tampa Bay.
I'm feeling pretty confident about both teams' chances to make the playoffs, but even the most optimistic fan has to at least have some doubt and fear at this point.
The Spirit have an easier road than the Red Sox do: a record of 7-7 in these last 14 games gets us in to the playoffs, regardless of what mayhem unfolds behind us. But the real prize here is the 2nd half title and getting those last 3 games at home, and the lead there is a tenuous 2.5 over Atlantic City. Also in play is the #1 overall record, for which the Spirit have a 2 game lead on the Jackals.
The Jackals are a sleeping giant, struggling in the 2nd half since dominating the first half, but I fully expect them to wake up before the postseason starts. That wakeup call seems to have already started, as the Jackals are 4-1 in their last 5 games. And with their acquisition of ace pitcher John Kelly, don't be surprised to see NJ in the championship series.
Not-so-breaking news:
from northshorespirit.com----
Saturday, August 18, 2007
I'm feeling pretty confident about both teams' chances to make the playoffs, but even the most optimistic fan has to at least have some doubt and fear at this point.
The Spirit have an easier road than the Red Sox do: a record of 7-7 in these last 14 games gets us in to the playoffs, regardless of what mayhem unfolds behind us. But the real prize here is the 2nd half title and getting those last 3 games at home, and the lead there is a tenuous 2.5 over Atlantic City. Also in play is the #1 overall record, for which the Spirit have a 2 game lead on the Jackals.
The Jackals are a sleeping giant, struggling in the 2nd half since dominating the first half, but I fully expect them to wake up before the postseason starts. That wakeup call seems to have already started, as the Jackals are 4-1 in their last 5 games. And with their acquisition of ace pitcher John Kelly, don't be surprised to see NJ in the championship series.
Not-so-breaking news:
from northshorespirit.com----
Saturday, August 18, 2007
Teilon has just finished an MVP season for
In his lone season with the Spirit in 2004, Teilon saw the majority of his playing time at third base, while hitting a very respectable .305 with 11 home runs and 55 RBI’s. His 111 hits that season ranked fifth on the Spirit’s all-time single season record list.
Teilon was signed by the Chicago White Sox as an undrafted free agent in 1998. He has also spent time in the Arizona Diamondbacks farm system.
I AM PUMPED!!!!!!!!! now we just need another pitcher.
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