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Monday, May 20, 2013
NBA Update
November 18th
Milwaukee Bucks (83) @ Atlanta Hawks (91)
The Bucks got great performances from their starting five, but Hull proved to be too much to handle for the Bucks. Milwaukee is still winless on the season.
Brooklyn Nets (104) @ San Antonio Spurs (83)
The Nets got back to their winning ways as they dominated the Spurs thanks to Boxell's 21 points and Perry Jones' 20 points. The Nets look like a top team in the Eastern Conference. The Spurs are still looking for the guy to step up and replace Fincher's production.
November 19th
Indiana Pacers (108) @ Utah Jazz (118)
The Jazz are looking like an improved team compared to last season while the Pacers look as if they have gotten worse. The Jazz hope to make the playoffs this season led by Hill and Taylor. The Pacers will need Fredette and Vaszuaskas to both step up their games.
Minnesota Timberwolves (70) @ Toronto Raptors (95)
The T-Wolves struggle on the offensive end, because they lack the go-to scorer they are looking for. Hudson is a great defender and rebounder, but he is a number two guy. Look for the T-Wolves to make a deal for someone to improve their need on the offensive end. The Raptors continue to get production from a different guy every single night.
Brooklyn Nets (77) @ Houston Rockets (106)
The Rockets proved that they can matchup with any team on a given night as they blew out the Nets at home by 29. Bayless led the way with 29 and Makeever added 20. The Nets struggled on the offensive end all night long only shooting 38% from the field.
Oklahoma City Thunder (93) @ Miami Heat (96)
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The Miami Heat continued their dominance with a win over the much improved Thunder. Shawn Wyatt and Jordan Arnold combined for 44 points in the win. Petermeier had a great game, but couldn't hit the shots late to give his team the win.
| Miami Heat November 2013-14 Schedule | ||||
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | ||
| Nov 11 | vs Houston Rockets | Won, 104-94 | ||
| Nov 17 | at Indiana Pacers | Won, 108-82 | ||
| Nov 19 | vs Oklahoma City Thunder | Won, 96-93 | ||
| Nov 26 | at Cleveland Cavaliers | |||
| Nov 28 | vs Boston Celtics | |||
| NBA Standings - Updated: Nov 17, 2013 | |||
| EAST PLAYOFF RACE | W | L | GB |
| Miami Heat | 3 | 0 | -- |
| Toronto Raptors | 3 | 0 | -- |
| New York Knicks | 2 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Charlotte Bobcats | 2 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Brooklyn Nets | 3 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 1 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 1 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Orlando Magic | 2 | 2 | 1.5 |
| Atlanta Hawks | 2 | 2 | 1.5 |
| Chicago Bulls | 1 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Indiana Pacers | 1 | 2 | 2.0 |
| Washington Wizards | 2 | 4 | 2.5 |
| Detroit Pistons | 0 | 2 | 2.5 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 0 | 2 | 2.5 |
| Boston Celtics | 0 | 2 | 2.5 |
| WEST PLAYOFF RACE | W | L | GB |
| Sacramento Kings | 3 | 1 | -- |
| Dallas Mavericks | 1 | 0 | 0.5 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 2 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Phoenix Suns | 2 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Golden State Warriors | 2 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Houston Rockets | 3 | 2 | 0.5 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 2 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Utah Jazz | 2 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 2 | 3 | 1.5 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 2 | 3 | 1.5 |
| Denver Nuggets | 1 | 2 | 1.5 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 1 | 3 | 2.0 |
| Portland TrailBlazers | 0 | 3 | 2.5 |
| New Orleans Pelicans | 0 | 3 | 2.5 |

by Tom Singer / MLB.com / May 25, 2013
With Neil Walker's injury, the Pirates turned to veterans Brandon Inge and John McDonald. But age and stamina has started playing a factor into the amount of time the two can play, putting pressure on Josh Harrison to fill the void. Harrison's performance has been less then stellar, forcing the Pirates hand to make the following move:

Recalled from AAA - Indianapolois

Jordy Mercer - With 148 at bats in AAA, Jordy Mercer has hit 4 home runs and knocked in 15 RBI's, also carrying an impressive, .964 fielding %, something Harrison has been struggling with recently.

Optioned to AAA - Indianapolis

04:27 PM - May 20, 2013. Written by Reiny09
| Minnesota Twins at Washington Nationals | ||||||||||||
| Jun 8, 2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Minnesota (28-34) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| Washington (28-34) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| W: Franklin Morales (3-5) L: Gio Gonzalez (3-3) | ||||||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| SCORING DETAILS | MIN | WAS | ||
| MIN | 2 | Bradley Jr. homered to center. Morneau scores. | 2 | 0 |
| MIN | 3 | Plouffe singled to right. Carroll scores. | 3 | 0 |
| MIN | 5 | Sano doubled to left. Carroll scores. Mauer scores. | 5 | 0 |
| MIN | 5 | Doumit singled to center. Sano scores. | 6 | 0 |
| WAS | 7 | Espinosa singled to left. Desmond scores. | 6 | 1 |
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR | AVG |
| Carroll, SS | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .289 |
| Mauer, C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .232 |
| Sano, 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .444 |
| Willingham, LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .299 |
| Plouffe, 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .216 |
| Morneau, 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .279 |
| Doumit, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .298 |
| Bradley Jr., CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .305 |
| Morales, P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Burton, P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 35 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 1 | |
| BATTING: 2B: M. Sano (1) HR: J. Bradley Jr. (5) RBI: R. Doumit (33), T. Plouffe (30), M. Sano 2 (2), J. Bradley Jr. 2 (20) GIDP: T. Plouffe | ||||||||
| Washington Nationals | ||||||||
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR | AVG |
| Bernadina, CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .261 |
| Lombardozzi, 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .245 |
| Zimmerman, 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 |
| Harper, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .244 |
| LaRoche, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .292 |
| Desmond, SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .254 |
| Werth, RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .248 |
| Suzuki, C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .237 |
| Gonzalez, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 |
| Span, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .252 |
| Espinosa, PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .221 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 30 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | |
| BATTING: 2B: J. Werth (6) RBI: D. Espinosa (15) SAC: G. Gonzalez | ||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
| F. Morales (W, 3-5) | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5.74 |
| J. Burton | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.63 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | |
| Washington Nationals | ||||||||
| PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
| G. Gonzalez (L, 3-3) | 4.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3.12 |
| R. Perry | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.70 |
| H. Rodriguez | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.83 |
| Z. Duke | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.88 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 9.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 1 | |
| Minnesota Twins at Washington Nationals | ||||||||||||
| Jun 7, 2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Minnesota (27-34) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Washington (28-33) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| W: Stephen Strasburg (5-4) L: Vance Worley (4-5) S: Rafael Soriano (17) | ||||||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| SCORING DETAILS | MIN | WAS | ||
| WAS | 1 | Lombardozzi singled to right. Bernadina scores. | 0 | 1 |
| MIN | 4 | Morneau homered to right. | 1 | 1 |
| WAS | 5 | Zimmerman doubled to center. Ramos scores. | 1 | 2 |
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR | AVG |
| Carroll, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .293 |
| Hicks, CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 |
| Mauer, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .228 |
| Morneau, 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .274 |
| Willingham, LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .298 |
| Arcia, RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .310 |
| Plouffe, 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .215 |
| Sanchez, 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .197 |
| Worley, P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Doumit, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .299 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 33 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| BATTING: HR: J. Morneau (14) RBI: J. Morneau (42) HBP: J. Mauer GIDP: F. Sanchez | ||||||||
| Washington Nationals | ||||||||
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR | AVG |
| Bernadina, CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .259 |
| Lombardozzi, 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 |
| Zimmerman, 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .280 |
| Harper, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .249 |
| LaRoche, 1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .298 |
| Desmond, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .249 |
| Werth, RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .247 |
| Ramos, C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .217 |
| Strasburg, P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 |
| Espinosa, SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .215 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 27 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | |
| BATTING: 2B: R. Zimmerman (13), R. Bernadina (12) RBI: R. Zimmerman (31), S. Lombardozzi (21) HBP: R. Bernadina GIDP: S. Lombardozzi | ||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
| V. Worley (L, 4-5) | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3.29 |
| C. Thielbar | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 8.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | |
| Washington Nationals | ||||||||
| PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
| S. Strasburg (W, 5-4) | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.43 |
| T. Clippard (H, 9) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.01 |
| D. Storen (H, 6) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.70 |
| R. Soriano (S, 17) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.68 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
I have posted this on two other message boards. Looking for additional readers...so here we go.
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Mathias Krause sat begrudgingly in his rocking chair. He took a sip from a bottle. The bottle had a clear black label that said "XXXXX." He knew what he was about to get himself into....a whole world of ****ing trouble, despair and hopelessness.
He was about to take the managerial position of the newly formed Tijuana Red Devils.
Baseball in Mexico has had its share of ups and downs. Hell, they gave the mighty United States all it wanted and then some - damn, we beat those Americans! And that brew-ha against the Canucks, well we knew we were in for something. But when the Houston Astros franchise imploded and left town in a semi-truck, then only to set up shop again across the border...well, as they say, mierda consiguió real. **** got real.
But how real is it going to get? Krause needed players. Many just won't come to him and say, Hey I want to play down in a ****hole for 500 peso and expect to win. He knew he was to build this team from the ground up. The deep ground up. So far down that his coaching legend friend Patti Hemmen only knew the depth. If you all remember, Patti coached football at Trinity Bible State College, and resurrected that program. So Krause did what Krause did best:
Drank the remaining XXXXXX and passed out in a stupor.
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The Red Devil Roster Starts to Come Together...
Mathias Krause continued to sit in his wooden chair. Fortunately, the Tijuana Red Devil Baseball Club was able to afford chairs. They were going to use yoga balls but Mathias found those to be a bit too difficult for him to sit on.
Krause took another swig from his bottle of XXXXX and uttered under his breath, "another rotten *** day in the land that really is down under."
"Under what," a voice cracked in the background.
"Who the damn tarnation are you?" Krause asked.
"I've come to play for the mighty Red Devils, I'm Hank "The Hurricane" Cabrera. You might remember my old man, Francisco Cabrera," said the voice.
Krause had to think for a moment. Francisco Cabrera? THE Francisco Cabrera? The one who had the cup of coffee in the 1992 NLCS. The game winning hit that drove in that slow **** Sid Bream.
"Oh, yeah," Krause said, "1992. Stan Belinda was the pitcher. He roped a single that drove in the game winning run, and sent the Braves to the playoffs."
Krause then paused for a moment.
"Your dad ripped my heart out of my and the city of Pittsburgh that night. I bawled like a baby for the next three days. Never did I think for a second we were going to be denied a World Series berth that year. Then your dad scorched that ball into left field, and that was it."
Another pause, another moment of reflection.
"So CAN you play? Where can you play? If I let you play?" Krause snapped. There definitely was some deep anger behind the voice.
"Anywhere. I've played every position three times in the minors. My coaches play me just to get me in the lineup. Apparently I have ADHD of baseball, really streaky. Kinda goes with my streaky hair. No less than 12 ounces of Brylcream goes into this do very day."
"Well can you play a slick infield? Or be a slick pitcher. And be effective? And maybe help this team win a game?"
"I will do my absolute best, sir."
"Good, I'm glad. Congrats, you're the first ****hook on the team. You'll be my #1. Literally, wearing #1."
A few minutes later, as Cabrera and Krause engage in contract talks (Krause is CEO, GM, manager and president), another voice rang out. "Tijuana Red Devils. I'm home."
Krause and Cabrera stood up and turned towards the voice. The voice came from a beanpole of a man. Maybe 150 pounds at best, 145 of it in what had to be the shaggiest beard this side of the Rio Grande.
"Me Hiram Higgenbotham. Peeltown, Texas native. I lived off of Starbucks, Moon Pies and baseball. And I want to play for the Tijuana Red Devils."
"Can you play?" Krause snapped.
"Play? PLAY," Higgenbotham ripped back, "I live, breath and sleep baseball. Stitches come from my ***. I piss pinetar. I live for this."
"Well," Krause said, "you're my #2. And pissing pinetar? May want to get that checked out. And another thing...we wear shoes around here. Your feet look the part of necrofacillitis all over them."
And so it begins. Krause found an ultimate utility man that could pass as a slick car salesman and another that makes a third world country look clean. But these guys have potential. Or, do they...time will tell.
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The Roster Continues to Come Together...
Spring Training was only a few days away, and Mathias Krause had a piece of paper in his hand. It was his potential lineup for Opening Day. So many horrible baseball players. I've never heard of 99 percent of these ****hooks, Krause thought. Here is what that piece of paper said:
C Armando Santa Rosa
1B Kasey Karsten
2B Mathias Krause
SS Hiram Higgenbotham
3B Hank Cabrera
LF Jimmy Partee
CF Zech Renert
RF Rab Kloog
DH Desmond Peffer
B
B
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SP Collin Jay
SP Nikoli Krause
SP Rog Patrick
SP Jeremy Padis
SP Liberto Christopher
RP
RP
RP
RP
RP
RP
CL Moriano Ravira
Definitely some weird names on there. The Kloog character was researched. Apparently he is the long lost cousin of Wilbert Kloog, who shined for the Franklin, Tennessee State Championship Legion baseball team. So I guess there's some lineage there. Then Krause's name came to the starting pitching line:
Nikoli Krause.
The somewhat well-not-so-much liked cousin. He always was better than I was at everything, from academics to girlfriends. I had a 4.0 GPA, he had a 4.1. I had a 4-star girlfriend, he had a 5. Made me sick. But I should not let that eat at me, he has to answer to me. You see, I am a manager/player now...I can make that call. Someone had to play second base.
While Krause continued to digest his roster, a knock came to his managerial door. "Come in," Krause said.
Entered a massive man. 6-2 at least, Bulging biceps. Large Adam's Apple. Only thing standing out was the markerboard in his hand. Seemed odd to Krause, so he asked, "What are you here for. Who or what are you?"
The giant man pulled out a black marker and began to write on the board: "My name is Armando Santa Rosa. I cannot speak the English. I catch ball, block ball but cannot hit ball. I come from Cuba where my father made $4 a year. I swam entire sea to get here."
And with that, Krause found his catcher. He gleamed at the massive Cuban, nodded and smiled. Inside, Krause thought, "Here is the heart, soul and life of this team. Has to be if we think of winning any games this year."
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The 2013 Preseason Pep Rally
The inaugural season for the Tijuana Red Devils was moments away from starting. The spring training period in nearby Mexico City was a grueling test of intestinal fortitude for the entire roster. Temperatures were near 90 degrees everyday. Many players had to take in IVs for fluids to acclimate to the heat and dry air. Nikoli Krause collapsed after a start and was rushed to the hospital because apparently he was bit by a rattlesnake. But that was the least of manager player Mathias Krause's problems.
His biggest problem was installing a will to win. Hell, a matter of scoring a run would be great. In the 32 Spring Training games, the Red Devils hit an immaculate .207 and scored 23 runs. Yeah, less than one run a game. Going 0-32 also did not help matters much because the pitching staff gave up 12 runs per contest. Teams hit .350 and smacked 55 home runs in the thin Mexico City air.
Before the season opener against the proclaimed Rio Grande rival Texas, Krause gathered his team together for a "Coming to Jesus" meeting. Players filed into the cramped Jose deLeon Baseball Facility, fearing the worst.
"Christ, we are all cut," uttered one player.
"My bags are packed and I'm ready to get the hell out of here," said another. Krause, however, was nearby to hear that comment.
"Really. Your bags are already packed. Then take yourself out of this room. Your services are no longer needed."
And with that, a roster of 26 was down to 25. The final cut was made before the teams eyes, a rarity in baseball, especially at the major league level.
Krause cleared his throat, then belted off the speech of a lifetime. One that an afficiando of the movie Major League would be proud of. "Gentlemen, we have been picked to finish dead last in not just the MLB rankings, but statistically we are projected to be the worst in MLB history. The 1963 Mets, the 1929 St Louis Browns apparently are better teams than us. None of our players are draft able for fantasy leagues. As a matter of fact, one so called expert said to avoid us like the plague."
A deep silence crept into the room. A few players began to sob. One player, however, that didn't was Hiram Higgenbotham. Higgenbotham stood up, veins throbbing in anger and intensity.
"Well, there's only one thing for us to do then," he said. Again, silence surrounded the room.
"Win a freaking game. Plain and simple. Find a way to amuse and appease the baseball gods and shut these so called experts up. I didn't come down here to just enjoy life, get a paycheck and bang hot women. I came down here to play the game I love. And by God if I die down here, I'd be in heaven. It'd be worth it to me. That's the kind of attitude we need to have. Kick *** and take names."
Krause agreed. "Hiram is so right. We need to just take it as we versus the world down here. Bad News Bear style. Mean, aggressive baseball. We may not be successful in the beginning, but we can at least instill an attitude that we will not die, we will play to the final out. And hope it carries to future teams."
Opening Day Roster
C Armando Santa Rosa - Speaks zero English. Blocks everything but cant hit dick.
1B Kasey Karsten - Detroit, MI product. Massive power, zero contact. Decent with glove.
2B Mathias Krause - Manager/player. Needs to be manager only but stepping up for team.
SS Hiram Higgenbotham - Heart and soul of team. Will bleed for this team.
3B Hank Cabrera - Still lives in shawow of Dad's 1992 NLCS game winning hit.
LF Jimmy Partee - El Paso, TX native who won State track title in 100, 200.
CF Zech Renert - Former Austrian powerlifter turned baseball player after near death squatting.
RF Rab Kloog - German baseball all star. Dont know if thats saying much.
DH Desmond Peffer - Another massive power hitter that cannot make contact. Plays hitter only.
B Roberto Almedo (C - 1B) - Mexican All Star who led 2012 MexLeague in pass balls.
B Cesar Hurtado (2B - SS) - Slick infielder that will see playing time.
B Jesus Cerrano (CF - RF) - Just a fourth outfielder at best.
SP Collin Jay - Streaky Omaha, NE native with 5 mid quality pitches.
SP Nikoli Krause - Cousin of manager/player Mathias. Fastballs is all he has.
SP Rog Patrick - Lefty with garbage pitches. Fastball is Nixon-era 72.
SP Jeremy Padis - Denison, TX native with three basic pitches.
SP Liberto Christopher - Wild righty that is more interested in trading Pokemon trading cards.
RP Jorge Gallego - Former soccer player with high leg kick.
RP Daniel Veda - Features the infamous V hairdo.
RP Osvaldo Guarado - Older brother Eddie played his best baseball for Minnesota.
RP Francisco Montoya - From the glory of Ingio Montoya of the Princess Bride.
RP Enrique Veras - Electric fast ball but not much else.
RP Antonio Dolores - Often is nicknamed the Girl for his last name.
CL Moriano Ravira - Pitches more like his first name...moronio.
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Mathias Krause sat begrudgingly in his rocking chair. He took a sip from a bottle. The bottle had a clear black label that said "XXXXX." He knew what he was about to get himself into....a whole world of ****ing trouble, despair and hopelessness.
He was about to take the managerial position of the newly formed Tijuana Red Devils.
Baseball in Mexico has had its share of ups and downs. Hell, they gave the mighty United States all it wanted and then some - damn, we beat those Americans! And that brew-ha against the Canucks, well we knew we were in for something. But when the Houston Astros franchise imploded and left town in a semi-truck, then only to set up shop again across the border...well, as they say, mierda consiguió real. **** got real.
But how real is it going to get? Krause needed players. Many just won't come to him and say, Hey I want to play down in a ****hole for 500 peso and expect to win. He knew he was to build this team from the ground up. The deep ground up. So far down that his coaching legend friend Patti Hemmen only knew the depth. If you all remember, Patti coached football at Trinity Bible State College, and resurrected that program. So Krause did what Krause did best:
Drank the remaining XXXXXX and passed out in a stupor.
---------------
The Red Devil Roster Starts to Come Together...
Mathias Krause continued to sit in his wooden chair. Fortunately, the Tijuana Red Devil Baseball Club was able to afford chairs. They were going to use yoga balls but Mathias found those to be a bit too difficult for him to sit on.
Krause took another swig from his bottle of XXXXX and uttered under his breath, "another rotten *** day in the land that really is down under."
"Under what," a voice cracked in the background.
"Who the damn tarnation are you?" Krause asked.
"I've come to play for the mighty Red Devils, I'm Hank "The Hurricane" Cabrera. You might remember my old man, Francisco Cabrera," said the voice.
Krause had to think for a moment. Francisco Cabrera? THE Francisco Cabrera? The one who had the cup of coffee in the 1992 NLCS. The game winning hit that drove in that slow **** Sid Bream.
"Oh, yeah," Krause said, "1992. Stan Belinda was the pitcher. He roped a single that drove in the game winning run, and sent the Braves to the playoffs."
Krause then paused for a moment.
"Your dad ripped my heart out of my and the city of Pittsburgh that night. I bawled like a baby for the next three days. Never did I think for a second we were going to be denied a World Series berth that year. Then your dad scorched that ball into left field, and that was it."
Another pause, another moment of reflection.
"So CAN you play? Where can you play? If I let you play?" Krause snapped. There definitely was some deep anger behind the voice.
"Anywhere. I've played every position three times in the minors. My coaches play me just to get me in the lineup. Apparently I have ADHD of baseball, really streaky. Kinda goes with my streaky hair. No less than 12 ounces of Brylcream goes into this do very day."
"Well can you play a slick infield? Or be a slick pitcher. And be effective? And maybe help this team win a game?"
"I will do my absolute best, sir."
"Good, I'm glad. Congrats, you're the first ****hook on the team. You'll be my #1. Literally, wearing #1."
A few minutes later, as Cabrera and Krause engage in contract talks (Krause is CEO, GM, manager and president), another voice rang out. "Tijuana Red Devils. I'm home."
Krause and Cabrera stood up and turned towards the voice. The voice came from a beanpole of a man. Maybe 150 pounds at best, 145 of it in what had to be the shaggiest beard this side of the Rio Grande.
"Me Hiram Higgenbotham. Peeltown, Texas native. I lived off of Starbucks, Moon Pies and baseball. And I want to play for the Tijuana Red Devils."
"Can you play?" Krause snapped.
"Play? PLAY," Higgenbotham ripped back, "I live, breath and sleep baseball. Stitches come from my ***. I piss pinetar. I live for this."
"Well," Krause said, "you're my #2. And pissing pinetar? May want to get that checked out. And another thing...we wear shoes around here. Your feet look the part of necrofacillitis all over them."
And so it begins. Krause found an ultimate utility man that could pass as a slick car salesman and another that makes a third world country look clean. But these guys have potential. Or, do they...time will tell.
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The Roster Continues to Come Together...
Spring Training was only a few days away, and Mathias Krause had a piece of paper in his hand. It was his potential lineup for Opening Day. So many horrible baseball players. I've never heard of 99 percent of these ****hooks, Krause thought. Here is what that piece of paper said:
C Armando Santa Rosa
1B Kasey Karsten
2B Mathias Krause
SS Hiram Higgenbotham
3B Hank Cabrera
LF Jimmy Partee
CF Zech Renert
RF Rab Kloog
DH Desmond Peffer
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SP Collin Jay
SP Nikoli Krause
SP Rog Patrick
SP Jeremy Padis
SP Liberto Christopher
RP
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CL Moriano Ravira
Definitely some weird names on there. The Kloog character was researched. Apparently he is the long lost cousin of Wilbert Kloog, who shined for the Franklin, Tennessee State Championship Legion baseball team. So I guess there's some lineage there. Then Krause's name came to the starting pitching line:
Nikoli Krause.
The somewhat well-not-so-much liked cousin. He always was better than I was at everything, from academics to girlfriends. I had a 4.0 GPA, he had a 4.1. I had a 4-star girlfriend, he had a 5. Made me sick. But I should not let that eat at me, he has to answer to me. You see, I am a manager/player now...I can make that call. Someone had to play second base.
While Krause continued to digest his roster, a knock came to his managerial door. "Come in," Krause said.
Entered a massive man. 6-2 at least, Bulging biceps. Large Adam's Apple. Only thing standing out was the markerboard in his hand. Seemed odd to Krause, so he asked, "What are you here for. Who or what are you?"
The giant man pulled out a black marker and began to write on the board: "My name is Armando Santa Rosa. I cannot speak the English. I catch ball, block ball but cannot hit ball. I come from Cuba where my father made $4 a year. I swam entire sea to get here."
And with that, Krause found his catcher. He gleamed at the massive Cuban, nodded and smiled. Inside, Krause thought, "Here is the heart, soul and life of this team. Has to be if we think of winning any games this year."
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The 2013 Preseason Pep Rally
The inaugural season for the Tijuana Red Devils was moments away from starting. The spring training period in nearby Mexico City was a grueling test of intestinal fortitude for the entire roster. Temperatures were near 90 degrees everyday. Many players had to take in IVs for fluids to acclimate to the heat and dry air. Nikoli Krause collapsed after a start and was rushed to the hospital because apparently he was bit by a rattlesnake. But that was the least of manager player Mathias Krause's problems.
His biggest problem was installing a will to win. Hell, a matter of scoring a run would be great. In the 32 Spring Training games, the Red Devils hit an immaculate .207 and scored 23 runs. Yeah, less than one run a game. Going 0-32 also did not help matters much because the pitching staff gave up 12 runs per contest. Teams hit .350 and smacked 55 home runs in the thin Mexico City air.
Before the season opener against the proclaimed Rio Grande rival Texas, Krause gathered his team together for a "Coming to Jesus" meeting. Players filed into the cramped Jose deLeon Baseball Facility, fearing the worst.
"Christ, we are all cut," uttered one player.
"My bags are packed and I'm ready to get the hell out of here," said another. Krause, however, was nearby to hear that comment.
"Really. Your bags are already packed. Then take yourself out of this room. Your services are no longer needed."
And with that, a roster of 26 was down to 25. The final cut was made before the teams eyes, a rarity in baseball, especially at the major league level.
Krause cleared his throat, then belted off the speech of a lifetime. One that an afficiando of the movie Major League would be proud of. "Gentlemen, we have been picked to finish dead last in not just the MLB rankings, but statistically we are projected to be the worst in MLB history. The 1963 Mets, the 1929 St Louis Browns apparently are better teams than us. None of our players are draft able for fantasy leagues. As a matter of fact, one so called expert said to avoid us like the plague."
A deep silence crept into the room. A few players began to sob. One player, however, that didn't was Hiram Higgenbotham. Higgenbotham stood up, veins throbbing in anger and intensity.
"Well, there's only one thing for us to do then," he said. Again, silence surrounded the room.
"Win a freaking game. Plain and simple. Find a way to amuse and appease the baseball gods and shut these so called experts up. I didn't come down here to just enjoy life, get a paycheck and bang hot women. I came down here to play the game I love. And by God if I die down here, I'd be in heaven. It'd be worth it to me. That's the kind of attitude we need to have. Kick *** and take names."
Krause agreed. "Hiram is so right. We need to just take it as we versus the world down here. Bad News Bear style. Mean, aggressive baseball. We may not be successful in the beginning, but we can at least instill an attitude that we will not die, we will play to the final out. And hope it carries to future teams."
Opening Day Roster
C Armando Santa Rosa - Speaks zero English. Blocks everything but cant hit dick.
1B Kasey Karsten - Detroit, MI product. Massive power, zero contact. Decent with glove.
2B Mathias Krause - Manager/player. Needs to be manager only but stepping up for team.
SS Hiram Higgenbotham - Heart and soul of team. Will bleed for this team.
3B Hank Cabrera - Still lives in shawow of Dad's 1992 NLCS game winning hit.
LF Jimmy Partee - El Paso, TX native who won State track title in 100, 200.
CF Zech Renert - Former Austrian powerlifter turned baseball player after near death squatting.
RF Rab Kloog - German baseball all star. Dont know if thats saying much.
DH Desmond Peffer - Another massive power hitter that cannot make contact. Plays hitter only.
B Roberto Almedo (C - 1B) - Mexican All Star who led 2012 MexLeague in pass balls.
B Cesar Hurtado (2B - SS) - Slick infielder that will see playing time.
B Jesus Cerrano (CF - RF) - Just a fourth outfielder at best.
SP Collin Jay - Streaky Omaha, NE native with 5 mid quality pitches.
SP Nikoli Krause - Cousin of manager/player Mathias. Fastballs is all he has.
SP Rog Patrick - Lefty with garbage pitches. Fastball is Nixon-era 72.
SP Jeremy Padis - Denison, TX native with three basic pitches.
SP Liberto Christopher - Wild righty that is more interested in trading Pokemon trading cards.
RP Jorge Gallego - Former soccer player with high leg kick.
RP Daniel Veda - Features the infamous V hairdo.
RP Osvaldo Guarado - Older brother Eddie played his best baseball for Minnesota.
RP Francisco Montoya - From the glory of Ingio Montoya of the Princess Bride.
RP Enrique Veras - Electric fast ball but not much else.
RP Antonio Dolores - Often is nicknamed the Girl for his last name.
CL Moriano Ravira - Pitches more like his first name...moronio.
Sunday, May 19, 2013
09:53 PM - May 19, 2013. Written by Reiny09
| Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals | ||||||||||||
| Jun 6, 2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Minnesota (27-33) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 1 |
| Kansas City (36-22) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| W: Cole De Vries (3-5) L: Wade Davis (1-4) | ||||||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| SCORING DETAILS | MIN | KAN | ||
| MIN | 1 | Mauer singled to left. Carroll scores. | 1 | 0 |
| MIN | 1 | Morneau singled to right. Hicks scores. | 2 | 0 |
| MIN | 1 | Willingham sac fly to left. Mauer scores. | 3 | 0 |
| KAN | 1 | Gordon sac fly to left. Escobar scores. | 3 | 1 |
| KAN | 1 | Perez singled to center. Cain scores. | 3 | 2 |
| MIN | 5 | Doumit singled to center. Mauer scores. | 4 | 2 |
| KAN | 5 | Butler homered to right. | 4 | 3 |
| MIN | 6 | Hicks tripled to left. Sano scores. Carroll scores. | 6 | 3 |
| MIN | 8 | Carroll doubled to left. Sano scores. Sanchez scores. | 8 | 3 |
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR | AVG |
| Carroll, SS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .298 |
| Hicks, CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .272 |
| Mauer, C | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 |
| Morneau, 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .270 |
| Willingham, LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .299 |
| Doumit, DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 |
| Parmelee, RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .242 |
| Sano, 3B | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .600 |
| Sanchez, 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .202 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 36 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| BATTING: 2B: J. Carroll (15) 3B: A. Hicks (4) RBI: J. Carroll 2 (19), J. Mauer (26), J. Willingham (37), J. Morneau (41), R. Doumit (32), A. Hicks 2 (28) HBP: M. Sano SF: J. Willingham GIDP: J. Morneau, F. Sanchez | ||||||||
| FIELDING: E: F. Sanchez (8) | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR | AVG |
| Escobar, SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 |
| Cain, CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .316 |
| Butler, 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .330 |
| Gordon, LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .260 |
| Hosmer, DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .270 |
| Perez, C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .322 |
| Moustakas, 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .245 |
| Francoeur, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .284 |
| Johnson, 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .192 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 35 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | |
| BATTING: 2B: J. Francoeur (12), L. Cain (17) HR: B. Butler (17) RBI: A. Gordon (34), B. Butler (48), S. Perez (36) SF: A. Gordon | ||||||||
| FIELDING: E: A. Escobar (2) | ||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
| C. De Vries (W, 3-5) | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2.57 |
| J. Burton | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.78 |
| C. Fien | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.90 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | |
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
| W. Davis (L, 1-4) | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5.17 |
| A. Crow | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.70 |
| T. Collins | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.73 |
| B. Chen | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.91 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 9.0 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
09:42 PM - May 19, 2013. Written by KHarmo88

May 25, 2013
4:10PM

Miller Park - Milwaukee, WI
Weather: 74ş, Overcast
Attendance: 11,632

| Pittsburgh Pirates at Milwaukee Brewers | ||||||||||||
| May 25, 2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Pittsburgh (29-21) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 |
| Milwaukee (16-32) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 11 | 1 |
| W: Marco Estrada (4-4) L: Jonathan Sanchez (3-4) S: John Axford (9) | ||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | AVG |
| BATTING HR: A. McCutchen (13) RBI: A. McCutchen (22), T. Snider (19) SAC: C. Barmes | |||||||
| FIELDING E: J. Sanchez (1), C. Barmes (6), B. Inge 2 (4) | |||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||
| PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
| J. Sanchez (L, 3-4) | 5.0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3.62 |
| D. Welker | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| J. Hughes | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.75 |
| PITCHING WP: J. Sanchez (1) | |||||||
| Milwaukee Brewers | |||||||
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | AVG |
| BATTING 2B: R. Braun (10) HR: C. Hart (6) RBI: M. Estrada (1), R. Weeks (13), N. Aoki (1), C. Hart 2 (28) | |||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: N. Aoki (1) | |||||||
| FIELDING E: C. Hart (4) | |||||||
| Milwaukee Brewers | |||||||
| PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
| M. Estrada (W, 4-4) | 8.0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4.14 |
| J. Axford (S, 9) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 |
| PITCHING WP: M. Estrada (3) | |||||||
Brewers Smack Around Sanchez, Pirates in 5-2 Win
MILWAUKEE - After a 5-2 win in game one, the Pirates and Brewers were at it again in game two. Marco Estrada took the mound for the Brewers, opposing Jonathan Sanchez for the Pirates.
After a scoreless first inning, the Brewers got to Sanchez right away in the 2nd, getting singles from Betancourt and Gomez to start off the inning. Pitcher Marco Estrada would then single, scoring Betancourt to give the Brewers a 1-0 lead.

Aoki followed Estrada with a single, scoring Gomez to give the Brewers a 2-0. Rickie Weeks would ground out to end the inning. But the Pirates would cut the lead in half in the top of the 3rd, as Brandon Inge led off reaching first on a wild pitch, followed by a single from Jonathan Sanchez who would score in a single by Travis Snider.

In the top of the 4th, Garrett Jones grounded a pitch that deflected off Estrada for single, followed by a single from Brandon Inge. But the offense went cold as Clint Barmes struck out to end the inning. In the bottom of the 4th, Gomez led off with a walk, followed by Aoki reaching on a fielding error. Rickie Weeks would then single, scoring Gomez to put the Brewers up 3-1.

With two on and two out, Ryan Braun would fly out at the warning track to end the inning. In the top of the 5th, trailing by 2, Travis Snider singled with 2 outs, later being called out at 3rd on a McCutchen single to end the inning.
In the bottom of the 6th, the Brewers extended their lead, as Aoki led off the inning on a fielding error and then scored on a 2-run home run from Corey Hart to put the Brewers ahead 5-1.

The Pirates would get to within three in the top of the 8th, as Andrew McCutchen hit a solo home run to straight away center field.

The Brewers bullpen was locked in, as John Axford came in for the 9th to shut the door on the Pirates and collect his 9th save on the season.
Player of the Game:

The Pirates and Brewers face off in the series finale tomorrow afternoon, as Francisco Liriano looks to keep the Pirates from losing their third straight series. First pitch, 2:10PM.

06:31 PM - May 19, 2013. Written by Reiny09
| Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals | ||||||||||||
| Jun 5, 2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Minnesota (26-33) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| Kansas City (36-22) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 | 11 | 1 |
| W: Felipe Paulino (4-2) L: Kyle Gibson (1-2) S: Greg Holland (20) | ||||||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| SCORING DETAILS | MIN | KAN | ||
| KAN | 1 | Gordon singled to left. Cain scores. | 0 | 1 |
| MIN | 4 | Hicks scored on a wild pitch. | 1 | 1 |
| MIN | 4 | Willingham sac fly to center. Mauer scores. | 2 | 1 |
| KAN | 4 | Moustakas doubled to center. Perez scores. | 2 | 2 |
| KAN | 4 | Francoeur sac fly to left. Moustakas scores. | 2 | 3 |
| KAN | 5 | Butler homered to left. Cain scores. | 2 | 5 |
| KAN | 5 | Perez doubled to right. Hosmer scores. | 2 | 6 |
| MIN | 6 | Willingham homered to center. Mauer scores. | 4 | 6 |
| MIN | 8 | Mauer sac fly to center. Carroll scores. | 5 | 6 |
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR | AVG |
| Carroll, SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .291 |
| Hicks, CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| Mauer, DH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .223 |
| Morneau, 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .272 |
| Willingham, LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .302 |
| Doumit, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .302 |
| Parmelee, RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .248 |
| Arcia, PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .192 |
| Mastroianni, PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .192 |
| Sano, 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Sanchez, 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .202 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 32 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| BATTING: 2B: J. Mauer (6) HR: J. Willingham (14) RBI: J. Mauer (25), J. Willingham 3 (36) SF: J. Mauer, J. Willingham GIDP: F. Sanchez | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING: SB: A. Hicks (11) CS: D. Mastroianni (5) | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR | AVG |
| Escobar, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .154 |
| Cain, CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .318 |
| Butler, 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .332 |
| Gordon, LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 |
| Hosmer, DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .269 |
| Perez, C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .322 |
| Moustakas, 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 |
| Francoeur, RF | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .285 |
| Giavotella, 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 33 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| BATTING: 2B: S. Perez (13), M. Moustakas (14), J. Francoeur (11), L. Cain (16) HR: B. Butler (16) RBI: A. Gordon (33), B. Butler 2 (47), S. Perez (35), M. Moustakas (32), J. Francoeur (24) SF: J. Francoeur | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING: SB: L. Cain (4) CS: J. Francoeur (3) | ||||||||
| FIELDING: E: A. Escobar (1) | ||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
| K. Gibson (L, 1-2) | 4.2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5.60 |
| B. Duensing | 3.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.90 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 8.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
| F. Paulino (W, 4-2) | 7.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.06 |
| J. Gutierrez (H, 8) | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.87 |
| K. Herrera (H, 6) | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.20 |
| G. Holland (S, 20) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.15 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 9.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| PITCHING: WP: F. Paulino (1), J. Gutierrez 2 (2) | ||||||||
| Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals | ||||||||||||
| Jun 4, 2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Minnesota (26-32) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Kansas City (35-22) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| W: Ervin Santana (4-2) L: Mike Pelfrey (2-7) S: Greg Holland (19) | ||||||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| SCORING DETAILS | MIN | KAN | ||
| KAN | 1 | Hosmer singled to center. Cain scores. Butler scores. | 0 | 2 |
| MIN | 4 | Willingham doubled to left. Carroll scores. Hicks scores. | 2 | 2 |
| KAN | 4 | Butler homered to center. | 2 | 3 |
| KAN | 8 | Giavotella homered to right. | 2 | 4 |
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR | AVG |
| Carroll, SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .292 |
| Hicks, CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .273 |
| Mauer, C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .217 |
| Morneau, 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .271 |
| Willingham, LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .302 |
| Doumit, DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .303 |
| Parmelee, RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 |
| Arcia, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .301 |
| Plouffe, 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .214 |
| Sanchez, 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .209 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 35 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| BATTING: 2B: J. Willingham (9) RBI: J. Willingham 2 (33) | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING: SB: A. Hicks (10) | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR | AVG |
| Escobar, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .171 |
| Cain, CF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .313 |
| Butler, 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .333 |
| Gordon, LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .264 |
| Hosmer, DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| Perez, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .312 |
| Moustakas, 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 |
| Francoeur, RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 |
| Giavotella, 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 29 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| BATTING: 2B: L. Cain (15) HR: B. Butler (15), J. Giavotella (1) RBI: E. Hosmer 2 (34), B. Butler (45), J. Giavotella (1) GIDP: J. Giavotella | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING: CS: E. Hosmer (2) | ||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
| M. Pelfrey (L, 2-7) | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4.40 |
| C. Thielbar | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| R. Pressly | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.25 |
| B. Duensing | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.34 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 8.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
| E. Santana (W, 4-2) | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.79 |
| A. Crow (H, 7) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.25 |
| T. Collins (H, 10) | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.26 |
| G. Holland (S, 19) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.32 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 9.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| PITCHING: WP: E. Santana (1), G. Holland (1) | ||||||||
Pg: Allen "The Answer"Iverson
Sg: Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway
Sf: Michael "His Airness" Jordan
Pf: Hakeem "The Dream" Olajuwon
C: William "Bill" Russell
Sg: Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway
Sf: Michael "His Airness" Jordan
Pf: Hakeem "The Dream" Olajuwon
C: William "Bill" Russell
Week 3: Fort Scully (A) 0-2 @ Jackson Pines (A) 0-2
Put the team on my shoulders.
In a single game, I broke multiple school records, became the conference, district, and state player of the week, and gained all but 11 of our teams offensive yards. the week three game that saw a perennial loser in Fort Scully coming to Jackson Pines to try to get their first victory of the season was squandered almost single handedly by me! (and our defense that played outstanding as well!)
Just how bad was our QB this week? Well, he was so bad, that we pulled him after missing his first 6 attempts, in comes another senior, Jonathan Huges, he didnt fare much better after going 1 for 16 for 11 yards and 3 interceptions. That was when Coach Crestwood realized it was time to start running. I was in rare form today, breaking the old school record for yards rushed for in one game, set in 1993 (I rushed for 358 today), Breaking the school record for longest run that had been set in 2006 at 76 yards (I took one 80 yards to the house) and I tied the school record for touchdowns in a single game, with 4. The best thing about the game this afternoon was getting our first win on the season in front of the home crowd! Next week, we take the short trip to the city of Port Boyerton to take on PB north Bombers. hopefully I can put up some numbers against a big name program like this!
Stat line
ATT: 22 Yds: 358 Avg: 16.2 TD:4
REC: 0 Fum: 0
Notes:
Broke school record for yards in a single game
Broke School record for longest run
Tied School record for TD in a single game
Conf POTW
District POTW
State POTW
Put the team on my shoulders.
In a single game, I broke multiple school records, became the conference, district, and state player of the week, and gained all but 11 of our teams offensive yards. the week three game that saw a perennial loser in Fort Scully coming to Jackson Pines to try to get their first victory of the season was squandered almost single handedly by me! (and our defense that played outstanding as well!)
Just how bad was our QB this week? Well, he was so bad, that we pulled him after missing his first 6 attempts, in comes another senior, Jonathan Huges, he didnt fare much better after going 1 for 16 for 11 yards and 3 interceptions. That was when Coach Crestwood realized it was time to start running. I was in rare form today, breaking the old school record for yards rushed for in one game, set in 1993 (I rushed for 358 today), Breaking the school record for longest run that had been set in 2006 at 76 yards (I took one 80 yards to the house) and I tied the school record for touchdowns in a single game, with 4. The best thing about the game this afternoon was getting our first win on the season in front of the home crowd! Next week, we take the short trip to the city of Port Boyerton to take on PB north Bombers. hopefully I can put up some numbers against a big name program like this!
Stat line
ATT: 22 Yds: 358 Avg: 16.2 TD:4
REC: 0 Fum: 0
Notes:
Broke school record for yards in a single game
Broke School record for longest run
Tied School record for TD in a single game
Conf POTW
District POTW
State POTW
| Seattle Mariners at Minnesota Twins | ||||||||||||
| Jun 2, 2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Seattle (29-28) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Minnesota (26-31) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 | 9 | 3 |
| W: Caleb Thielbar (1-0) L: Stephen Pryor (2-4) S: Glen Perkins (11) | ||||||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| SCORING DETAILS | SEA | MIN | ||
| MIN | 2 | Arcia homered to right. | 0 | 1 |
| SEA | 3 | Ackley homered to right. Saunders scores. Andino scores. | 3 | 1 |
| MIN | 4 | Arcia homered to right. Doumit scores. | 3 | 3 |
| MIN | 7 | Hicks doubled to left. Carroll scores. | 3 | 4 |
| Seattle Mariners | ||||||||
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR | AVG |
| Ackley, 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .293 |
| Gutierrez, CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 |
| Morales, DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .229 |
| Montero, C | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .316 |
| Seager, 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .274 |
| Smoak, 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .229 |
| Bay, LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| Morse, PH-LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .283 |
| Saunders, RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 |
| Chavez, PH-RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 |
| Andino, SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .264 |
| Ryan, PR-SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 37 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | |
| BATTING: 2B: K. Seager (8) HR: D. Ackley (5) RBI: D. Ackley 3 (19) HBP: R. Andino GIDP: M. Morse | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING: SB: F. Gutierrez (4) | ||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR | AVG |
| Carroll, SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .293 |
| Hicks, CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .274 |
| Mauer, C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .212 |
| Morneau, DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 |
| Willingham, LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .303 |
| Doumit, 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .299 |
| Arcia, RF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .305 |
| Plouffe, 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .219 |
| Sanchez, 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .208 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 31 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | |
| BATTING: 2B: A. Hicks (10) HR: O. Arcia 2 (4) RBI: O. Arcia 3 (11), A. Hicks (26) HBP: J. Morneau GIDP: J. Carroll | ||||||||
| FIELDING: E: J. Carroll (2), R. Doumit 2 (4) | ||||||||
| Seattle Mariners | ||||||||
| PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
| H. Iwakuma | 5.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3.03 |
| S. Pryor (L, 2-4) | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.35 |
| O. Perez | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.67 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 8.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | |
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
| S. Diamond | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3.69 |
| J. Burton | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.86 |
| C. Thielbar (W, 1-0) | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| C. Fien | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.05 |
| G. Perkins (S, 11) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.73 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 9.0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | |
NBA Update
November 12th
Washington Wizards (91) @ Memphis Grizzlies (94)
The Wizards continued to struggle against the Grizz. Memphis continued to dominated down low bwith Bannon and outside with Fincher. The Wizards have a good inside game, but not much of an outside game to work along with it.
Detroit Pistons (81) @ New York Knicks (102)
The Pistons are projected to finish dead last in the NBA and to win the draft lottery. Jonathan Forrester was their top sign in the off-season after they lost a few guys in the off-season. The Knicks continued their uptempo game and dominated the entire game.
Sacramento Kings (86) @ Orlando Magic (96)
The Kings finally lost after their 3 game winning streak. The Magic have slowly started to mesh to play even better basketball. Teddie Johnson is starting to play well with Davis and Lindsay.
Golden State Warriors (95) @ Brooklyn Nets (105)
The Nets beat the Warriors ending their two game winning streak. The Nets seem to matchup really well with the Warriors and are able to slow them down. Boxell led the Nets in scoring as he has in both their games this season.
November 13th
Charlotte Bobcats (107) @ Milwaukee Bucks (81)
The Bobcats dominated the Bucks winning by 26 points. The Bobcats play some of the best defense in the NBA and really hang their hat on that. The Bucks don't have enough offense to beat the top teams and have struggled since losing to Ochs.
LA Clippers (98) @ Atlanta Hawks (80)
The Clippers have begun to play the way they were expected to when this team was put together in the off-season. The Hawks had a hard time shooting against the Clippers tough D. If the Clippers continue to play this way they could really dominate in the Western Conference.
Memphis Grizzlies (106) @ Indiana Pacers (107)
The Pacers pulled off a close win out scoring the Grizz by 3 in the fourth quarter. The Pacers look to Jason and Jonathan too help carry the load and they really came through against the Grizzlies.
November 14th
New Orleans Pelicans (97) @ Minnesota Timberwolves (103)
The T-Wolves are just another team to dominate the Pelicans. The Pelicans may end up with the worst record in the NBA and challenge the Pistons for the top draft pick in the upcoming draft. The T-Wolves have a Hudson back healthy now and will look to him to carry them to the playoffs.
Denver Nuggets (88) @ LA Lakers (106)
Denver struggled losing their second game straight after winning their first one handily. The Lakers have found their offensive groove and need to keep that or they will go back to struggling every night.
November 16th
Chicago Bulls (83) @ LA Lakers (103)
The Lakers continued their great offensive play against the Bulls who are known for their D. Rayon Thomas shut down Clayton Brown as his team sailed to an easy win.
OKC Thunder (100) @ Atlanta Hawks (88)
The Thunder moved to 2-1 after their 12 point win against the Hawks. Tyler Petermeier and Josh Petermeier faced off against one another and Tyler had the upper hand led his team to the win.
San Antonio Spurs (85) @ Washington Wizards (82)
The Spurs moved to 2-0 with a win over the struggling Wizards. If the Wizards don't figure out how to score in crunch time they will continue to lose close games. The Spurs have continued to show their discipline in their two close wins this season.
November 17th
Washington Wizards (101) @ Detroit Pistons (87)
The Wizards were able to put up 101 points against the terrible Pistons. The Pistons don't have an offensive go-to guy and struggle to string together stops on the defensive end.
Phoenix Suns (96) @ Memphis Grizzlies (87)
The Suns have shown that they are much improved this season and Davis and Derrick Williams. The Grizz have been struggling lately and will look to improve their defense.
Portland TrailBlazers (103) @ Cleveland Cavaliers (106)
The Blazers fell to 0-3 after losing by 3 to the Cavs. The Blazers continue to search for the defensive style that they based their season on last year and had much success. The Cavs get their first win of the year thanks to a great performance from Lasley.
Milwaukee Bucks (101) @ Atlanta Hawks (97)
The Hawks fell to 1-2 after losing to the Bucks. The Bucks got a good game from Ellis and Spitzer. If they hope to build off this they need more consistency from their top two players.
Brooklyn Nets (103) @ San Antonio Spurs (92)
The Nets moved to 2-0 on the season after a big win against the Spurs. The Nets now lead the Eastern Conference playoff race thanks to their great start to the season. The Spurs just don't have enough scoring without Fincher to win a game in the 100s.
Miami Heat (108) @ Indian Pacers (82)
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The Miami Heat continued their great start to the season with another great offensive and defensive performance. The Pacers struggled to keep the game close and that shows in the final score. The Pacers got good performances from Jason and Jimmer, but Davis struggled the entire game.
| Miami Heat November 2013-14 Schedule | ||||
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | ||
| Nov 11 | vs Houston Rockets | Won, 104-94 | ||
| Nov 17 | at Indiana Pacers | Won, 108-82 | ||
| Nov 19 | vs Oklahoma City Thunder | |||
| Nov 26 | at Cleveland Cavaliers | |||
| Nov 28 | vs Boston Celtics | |||
NBA Update
November 2nd
LA Lakers (73) @ Houston Rockets (102)
The Lakers start the season off with a very dissapointing loss against the improved Houston Rockets. The loss of Josh Copeland in the off-season could really affect how the Laker's season goes.
November 3rd
Washington Wizards (71) @ Phoenix Suns (91)
The Suns took care of the Wizards with ease. The Suns are looking to make a statement and show that they are better this season than they were last season. The Wizards still need to really improve their roster if they hope to make the playoffs.
Brooklyn Nets (100) @ Portland TrailBlazers (92)
The Nets are a team to be rekoned with out of the Eastern Conference and they proved that in their first game of the season. The TrailBlazers ended last year with a dissapointing playoff series loss and are projected to finish in the top of the Western Conference playoff race.
Charlotte Bobcats (87) @ New Orleans Pelicans (82)
Charlotte is an older team that likes to slow the game down and play a grind it out style while the Pelicans are a young team looking to push the ball. The Pelicans had a name change, but they are still the same team that struggles against the top tier talent of the NBA.
New York Knicks (112) @ Boston Celtics (110)
The Knicks escaped Boston with a two point overtime win. The Celtics lost their starting Center in free agency and are projected to struggle again this season although they have improved slightly. New York is the same young running team that loves to get out and put up a lot of shots.
Sacramento Kings (100) @ OKC Thunder (77)
The Kings shocked the Thunder with a huge run in the first quarter and the Thunder never responded. The Thunder are much improved, but will need Tyler Petermeier to step his game up if they hope to take that next step as a team.
November 4th
Portland TrailBlazers (104) @ Denver Nuggets (120)
Denver fell behind after the first quarter and then took over for the last three as they won easily by 16 points. Portland continues to struggle on the defensive end which was one of the best parts of their game last season.
November 5th
Orland Magic (72) @ Memphis Grizzlies (97)
Teddie Johnson left Miami in hopes of becoming the go-to guy on another team. He has that oppurtunity in Orlando, but hasn't taken advantage of it yet. Memphis really improved their team with the addition of Hunter Fincher and Cole Beauchamp. Those two added with starting center Sam Bannon makes this a contending team in the West.
Washington Wizards (102) @ Minnesota TImberwolves (86)
Washington stepped up their game and destoryed the T-Wolves with a dominating performance. Derek Hudson is struggling through an injured ankle and that has really affected his game. They need him healthy if they hope to hang around in games.
November 6th
Orlando Magic (85) @ Atlanta Hawks (110)
The Magic struggle again with their new core against an established Hawks team. The Hawks are young and led by ferocious big man Tyler Hull and sharp shooter Josh Petermeier. The Magic need to figure things out before it's too late.
OKC Thunder 85 @ Denver Nuggets (82)
The Thunder were able to play good defense and slow down the Nuggets just enough to edge out a win in a tough environment. Denver is one of the best home court advantages in the NBA and the Thunder proved they can win on the road in a hostile environment.
Golden State Warriors (99) @ LA Clippers (89)
The Warriors were able to lure Josh Copeland to join them in the off-season and he has really made an impact already this season. The Clippers really loaded up in the off-season signing two centers to go along with Blake Hannah and signing shooting guard Tre Ewell. After a few games this could be a scary lineup.
New Orleans Pelicans (83) @ Houston Rockets (103)
The Rockets continued their winning ways with a 20 point win and did it in exciting fashion. Back up shooting guard Robby Loving should be in the running for 6th man of the year. The Pelicans continue to get dominated on both sides of the floor and need a star if they want to be competitive at all.
LA Lakers (94) @ San Antonio Spurs (95)
The Spurs lost Hunter Fincher in the off-season, but that hasn't stopped them from starting 2-0 on the season. Rayon Thomas and emerging shooting guard Randy Keller look to start getting some wins for the struggling Lakers.
November 7th
Utah Jazz (96) @ Toronto Raptors (98)
The Jazz are another young team that have some growing to do, but are on the right track to be very competitive. The Raptors have started out good this season after losing to the Heat in last years NBA Finals. White continues to be their top player with his great all-around game.
Dallas Mavericks (82) @ Minnesota TImberwolves (77)
The Mavericks lost their star Ewell this past off-season, but still have Spitzer who looks to be the guy they plan to build around. If he is able to hold up from injury they could build a really good team in Dallas and we all know Mark Cuban isn't afraid to spend that money. The T-Wolves continue to struggle and Hudson is still playing hobbled. They will look to win their first game of the season in their next game.
Washington Wizards (83) @ Sacramento Kings (87)
The Kings are led by TIm Barton who has this team playing some really good basketball with his leadership. They are a team that could make a run in the West this season. Washington continues to show their youth in these tight games as they struggle to pull out wins.
November 8th
Cleveland Cavaliers (94) @ Golden State Warriors (123)
This Golden State squad is putting up points and playing at a high level right now. They have one of the leagues best PG-SG-SF combos in the NBA. They should be in the race for the top spot in the West. The Cavs have started the rebuilding phase and the only question is will their star point guard John Lasley stay around or leave when he is a free-agent.
November 9th
Houston Rockets (99) @ Orlando Magic (114)
The Rockets finally fell to a team with being defeated by the Magic who got their first win of the season. The Magic are starting to get their groove and players are now starting to mess together. The Rockets will look to rebound against the Miami Heat.
Sacramento Kings (113) @ Memphis Grizzlies (90)
The Kings continued their winning ways against the Grizz. The Kings are on a hot streak right now and are playing some great basketball to start this season.
Toronto Raptors (97) @ LA Lakers (74)
The Lakers have been struggling and that continued at home against the Raptors. White continues to play great and lead his team to wins. The Lakers need to make a move for another scorer if they want to get back to their competitive ways.
Phoenix Suns (111) @ Chicago Bulls (116)
The Suns got outscored in the overtime after playing a great game. The Bulls moved to 1-1 with their win. They should be the top competition for the Heat this season in the East.
Utah Jazz (88) @ Philadelphia 76ers (112)
The 76ers dominated the young Jazz outscoring them easily. If the Jazz could get some consistent scoring from one of their younger players they could become a good team. The 76ers have a good guard combo and have started to build around them.
November 10th
Utah Jazz (96) @ Boston Celtics (90)
The Jazz got their first win of the season thanks to a great team performance. The Celtics are a struggling team that need a player to step up as a leader and scorer. The Jazz will look to build on this win.
November 11th
Houston Rockets (94) @ Miami Heat (104)
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The Heat led by as many as 18 points in this game and will look like a championship team on a mission to repeat. Shawn Wyatt and Jordan Arnold had their way against the Rockets D and the addition of center David Mauldin has been great. He adds the element of a center stepping out and shooting which opens up the floor even more than when Andersen is on the floor.
The Rockets struggled to keep the Heat from scoring and fell behind by to much. Robby Loving played great off the bench and showed that he is good enough to be starter on a team. If the Rockets are smart they will look to trade him for a guy to fill a whole in their team.
| Miami Heat 2013-14 Schedule | ||||
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | ||
| Nov 11 | vs Houston Rockets | Won, 104-94 | ||
| Nov 17 | at Indiana Pacers | |||
| Nov 19 | vs Oklahoma City Thunder | |||
| Nov 26 | at Cleveland Cavaliers | |||
| Nov 28 | vs Boston Celtics | |||
| Dec 4 | at Denver Nuggets | |||
| Dec 10 | vs New Orleans Pelicans | |||
| Dec 12 | at Toronto Raptors | |||
| Dec 15 | at Charlotte Bobcats | |||
| Dec 23 | at Los Angeles Lakers | |||
| Jan 3 | at Minnesota Timberwolves | |||
| Jan 7 | at Utah Jazz | |||
| Jan 14 | at Golden State Warriors | |||
| Jan 19 | vs Washington Wizards | |||
| Jan 24 | vs Memphis Grizzlies | |||
| Jan 30 | vs San Antonio Spurs | |||
| Feb 3 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | |||
| Feb 7 | vs Los Angeles Clippers | |||
| Feb 11 | at Atlanta Hawks | |||
| Feb 13 | vs Dallas Mavericks | |||
| Feb 20 | at All Star Game | |||
| Feb 22 | at Chicago Bulls | |||
| Feb 26 | vs Orlando Magic | |||
| Mar 3 | at Philadelphia 76ers | |||
| Mar 10 | vs Portland Trailblazers | |||
| Mar 15 | at Brooklyn Nets | |||
| Mar 17 | vs Sacramento Kings | |||
| Mar 25 | vs Phoenix Suns | |||
| Apr 12 | at New York Knicks | |||
01:50 AM - May 19, 2013. Written by Reiny09
| Seattle Mariners at Minnesota Twins | ||||||||||||
| Jun 1, 2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Seattle (29-27) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Minnesota (25-31) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| W: Felix Hernandez (10-2) L: Vance Worley (4-4) S: Tom Wilhelmsen (17) | ||||||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| SCORING DETAILS | SEA | MIN | ||
| SEA | 1 | Gutierrez singled to left. Ackley scores. | 1 | 0 |
| SEA | 1 | Morales tripled to left. Gutierrez scores. | 2 | 0 |
| SEA | 3 | Smoak singled to center. Morales scores. | 3 | 0 |
| MIN | 4 | Morneau sac fly to center. Hicks scores. | 3 | 1 |
| MIN | 7 | Doumit homered to right. | 3 | 2 |
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| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR | AVG |
| Ackley, 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .295 |
| Gutierrez, LF | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 |
| Morse, RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .280 |
| Morales, DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .233 |
| Montero, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .313 |
| Seager, 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .275 |
| Smoak, 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .227 |
| Saunders, CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .269 |
| Ryan, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .211 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 38 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| BATTING: 3B: D. Ackley (1), F. Gutierrez (1), K. Morales (1) RBI: F. Gutierrez (17), K. Morales (28), J. Smoak (15) HBP: K. Seager | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING: SB: F. Gutierrez (3), M. Saunders (7) | ||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR | AVG |
| Carroll, SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .294 |
| Hicks, CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 |
| Mauer, DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .216 |
| Morneau, 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .274 |
| Willingham, LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .307 |
| Doumit, C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .295 |
| Arcia, RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .282 |
| Plouffe, 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .221 |
| Dozier, 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .171 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 31 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | |
| BATTING: HR: R. Doumit (8) RBI: J. Morneau (40), R. Doumit (31) SF: J. Morneau | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING: SB: A. Hicks (9) | ||||||||
| FIELDING: E: B. Dozier (4), A. Hicks (6) | ||||||||
| Seattle Mariners | ||||||||
| PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
| F. Hernandez (W, 10-2) | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2.04 |
| K. Loe (H, 11) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.42 |
| C. Capps (H, 3) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.19 |
| T. Wilhelmsen (S, 17) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.96 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | |
| PITCHING: WP: F. Hernandez (1), K. Loe (1) | ||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
| V. Worley (L, 4-4) | 5.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3.32 |
| C. Thielbar | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| B. Duensing | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.40 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 9.0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |

