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Week 22 Recap

    
Rank   Team  Win Loss Tie Win %   GB  Streak Adj-W Adj L HR-F HR-A A-HRF A-HRA
'1'  Raging Trout 285 181 62 .598 -- W2 316.0 212.0 149 159 6.8 7.2
'2'  PowerWave 259 204 65 .552 24.5 W5 291.5 236.5 175 187 8.0 8.5
'3'  Ball Whackers 250 210 68 .538 32.0 L4 284.0 244.0 202 195 9.2 8.9
'4'  Ruby's Raiders 237 227 64 .509 47.0 W1 269.0 259.0 149 182 6.8 8.3
'5'  Ludville 9 229 224 75 .505 49.5 L3 266.5 261.5 173 173 7.9 7.9
'6'  Gladiators* 230 231 67 .499 52.5 L1 263.5 264.5 165 190 7.5 8.6
   GotBoost? 236 237 55 .499 52.5 L1 263.5 264.5 136 176 6.2 8.0
8  BigV 232 238 58 .494 55.0 W2 261.0 267.0 221 166 10.0 7.5
9  Da Bums 219 243 66 .477 64.0 L2 252.0 276.0 187 170 8.5 7.7
10  Purple Pecans 196 243 89 .455 75.5 W1 240.5 287.5 169 160 7.7 7.3
11  Beachtown Bobos 200 264 64 .439 84.0 W2 232.0 296.0 182 151 8.3 6.9
12  Bedford Beerswillers 189 260 79 .433 87.5 L2 228.5 299.5 164 163 7.5 7.4

*Gladiators qualify over GotBoost? for final playoff spot based on tie breaker (Week 22 Winning %)
W22 Win %,     Glads: .458%,     GB . 271%.

League Average, HR's:  

 7.8   ( -0.1 )

 

SOW:   PowerWave

Player(s) of the Week*:           
3B   Joe Crede - Free Agent (9-22, .409, 5R, 3 2B, 4 HR, 11 RBI)
OF  Barry Bonds - BigV (11-21, .571 BA, 5 HR, 10 RBI, 11 BB)

 *As determined by MLB 

 

2002 Championship Playoff Field
#1 Seed:    Raging Trout
#2 Seed:    PowerWave
#3 Seed:    Ball Whackers
#4 Seed:    Ruby's Raiders
#5 Seed:    Ludville 9
#6 Seed:    Gladiators		 New to the Big Dance
#4:    Ruby's Raiders
#6:    Gladiators

In the Last Year, Not This Year
# 8:  BigV
#11: Beachtown Bobos		 2002 Junior League Field
#7 Seed:      GotBoost?
#8 Seed:      BigV
#9 Seed:      Da Bums
#10 Seed:    Purple Pecans
#11 Seed:    Beachtown Bobos
#12 Seed:    Bedford Beerswillers



Quarter-Finals

  Gladiators (11-11,  #6) vs. Ball Whackers (14-8,  #3)
Skinny:    The Ball Whackers, who  were having a fantastic season until they dropped their last four, slipped to 3rd place, and lost their cushy first-round bye.  The reward is facing a G-Man team with little to lose and one that has  posed problems from them in the regular season.    The Gladiators make their inaugural post-season appearance with a strong batting order featuring Vlad Guerrero, Manny Ramirez, Jeff Bagwell and a short but solid pitching staff. The 'Whackers will counter will a solid line-up (Sosa, Eric Chavez, Cliff Floyd) that features little depth on the hitting side but a deep pitching staff.   Key players to watch:   Ball Whackers... Sosa, neck and Morris, DL.   Glads:  Mussina, which one will show up?


Season Series:   Split.    Week  4:  Gladiators 16,  Ball Whackers 8              Week 15:    Ball Whackers 10*, Gladiators 10

vs Top-6:                 
 Ball Whackers:     6-4,  .600         111-103-26  .517      
 Gladiators:             4-6,  .400         101-113-26  .475

Last Ten:            Ball Whackers:   6-4         Gladiators:   4-6



Quarter-Finals

 Ludville 9 (10-12,  #5) vs. Ruby's Raiders (15-7,  #4)
Skinny:  Ludville Nine makes their second consecutive appearance in the big dance but things have not been well of late. The team dropped three of their last four in a big way. L9 features a terrific O-lineup that just hasn't been hitting lately.  They remain the league leaders in hitting but, after spending most of the season with a .300+ Team BA, the team hasn't hit .300 in a week for the last six weeks.   If L9 hits they are very tough.  If they don't, they can be had.

The Raider's on the other hand are a pleasant surprise in their rookie season.  Randy Johnson was nabbed with the No. 2 pick and and hasn't disappointed.  The Raiders feature a balanced team with a quality in in both pitching and hitting but the depth would have to be considered suspect.  Still, this team has put together a 15-7 season, finished with 8-1 record down the stretch.   Do they have the horses to 'win it all in their first year in the league?"

Season Series:  Split.    Week  3:  Ludville Nine  16,  Ruby's Raiders 5              Week 14:    Ruby's Raiders 13, Ludville Nine 9

vs Top-6:                         
Ruby's Raiders:     3-7,  .300           81-130-29  .398      
Ludville 9:              2-8,  .200           96-111-33  .469   

Last Ten:          Ruby's Raiders:   8-2         Ludville 9:   4-6
   

 

Game of the Week
  Team Score Recap

 Gladiators
 (11-11)		 10 Skinny: Close game undone by icy Sat night bats. Top-6 finish via the back-door.  
Stars:  H: Eric Hinske, Manny Ramirez, Vlad Guerrero  P: Mike Mussina, Jose Mesa
Championship Round: vs.  Ball Whackers (14-8, #3)

 Ruby's Raiders
  (15-7)		 12 Skinny: Raider's post very nice 15-7, 4th place overall in rookie campaign. On to the playoffs....... 
Stars:  H: Pudge Rodriquez, Ryan Klesko, Mark Bellhorn  P: Randy Johnson, John Smoltz
Championship Round: vs.  Ludville 9 (10-12, #5)
 

 Raging Trout
  (18-4)		 17 Skinny: RT needed a tie-break to post W11 win.  This time the Regular Season champs coasts. 
Stars:  H: Derek Jeter, Jeff Conine, Darrin Erstad  P: Ramon Ortiz, Rob Nenn
Championship Round: vs.  Bye

 Got Boost?
 (8-14) 		 6 Skinny: Collapse complete. GB drops out of Top-6 with anemic 1-6 finish over the last 7 weeks. 
Stars:  H: Lance Berkman, Ray Durham  P: Cory Lidle, Kirk Reuter, Omar Daal
Junior League Round:  vs.  Bye

 Ball Whackers
 (14-8)  		 7 Skinny: Ball Whackers drop 4th straight, fall into 3rd place overall, despite very nice .309 BA. 
Stars:  H: Eric Chavez, Richie Sexson, Jay Payton  P: Jason Schmidt, Eddie Guardado
Championship Round: vs.  Gladiators (11-11, #6)

 Beachtown Bobos
 (8-14)		 15 Skinny: P looks great the last 2 weeks (5-2, CG/SHO, 2.38 ERA).  Where was it the prev 20 weeks? 
Stars:  H: Raul Modesi, Phil Nevin, Bret Boone  P: Chuck Finley, Billy Koch
Junior League Round:  vs.  Purple Pecans (7-15, #10)
  

 Bedford 
 Beerswillers
  (6-16) 		 4 Skinny: Beerswillers drop into regular season basement with DOW .216 BA performance. 
Stars:  H: Magglio Ordonez, Eli Marrero, John Olerud  P: Joe Mays, The Bullpen (2-0, 1 SV)
Junior League Round: vs.  Da Bums (11-11, #9)

 PowerWave
 (16-6) 		 17 Skinny: Studly .321 BA/ 6-1, 2.57 ERA notches 5th straight W and a No.2 regular season finish! 
Stars:  H: Aubrey Huff, Jim Thome, Luis Gonzales  P: Tim Hudson, El Duque
Championship Round: vs.  Bye
 

 Ludville 9
  (10-12)		 5 Skinny: L9 finishes with a thud, nearly falls out of the top-6.  L3 & had dropped 4 of last 5. 
Stars:  H: Alfonso Soriano, Shea Hillenbrand, Pat Burrell  P: Russ Ortiz, Jamie Moyer
Championship Round: vs.  Ruby's Raiders (15-7, #4)

 BigV
 (8-14) 		 16 Skinny: .318, 17HR, 52 RBI week behind Bonds/Pujo/Kent.  Strong finish but still 2.5 games short. 
Stars:  H: Jeff Kent, Barry Bonds, Alberto Pujols  P: Mark Mulder, Roberto Hernandez
Junior League Round:  vs.  Bye
  
 Purple Pecans
  (7-15)		 10 Skinny: Pecans rally to nip Da Bums and split season series.  RWolf en fuego!
Stars:  H: Raul Ibanez, Josh Phelps, Troy Glaus  P: Randy Wolf, Odaliz Perez, Braden Looper
Junior League Round: Beachtown Bobos (8-14, #11)
 Da Bums
 (11-11) 		 9 Skinny: Bums involved in yet another close game. This time a CG/SHO on Sat turns a W into an L. 
Stars:  H: A-Rod, David Eckstein, Raphael Palmiero, Moises Alou  P: Wade Miller, Trevor Hoffman
Junior League Round: vs.  Bedford Beerswillers (6-16, #12)

Last updated:  September 3,  2002