Game recaps from the Strat box scores. In the World Series, the No. 3 Spokane Hooded Crows (99-63) met the No. 8 Lake County Nighthawks (x).
Game One
Crows 4, Nighthawks 3
Starters: Mark Buehrle @ Clayton Kershaw
49,923 fans watched an exciting game at The Crows Nest. The Spokane Hooded Crows ended a long winless drought and topped the Lake County Nighthawks by the slimmest of margins, 4 to 3.
The game was won by Spokane with a run in the bottom of the 8th inning. Chris Colabello was hit by a pitch. Juan Uribe stepped up to the plate and he was hit by a pitch. After an out was recorded, Joc Pederson then slapped a single to load the bases. D.J. Lemahieu followed next and he hit a sacrifice fly scoring the run. Lake County threatened in the 9th but their rally came up short.
Carson Smith (1-0) got the win allowing no runs in 2/3 of an inning. Smith was helped out by Roberto Osuna who recorded his 4th save. Kevin Siegrist (0-1) was the loser in relief.
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Saturday, November 12, 2016
Friday, October 28, 2016
Round Two: Lake County 4, Mohawk Valley 1
Game recaps from the Strat box scores. In this round two
matchup, the No. 5 Mohawk Valley Lions (93-69) met the No. 8 Lake County Nighthawks (88-74).
Game One
Nighthawks 4, Lions1
Starters: Sonny Gray @ Stephen Strasburg
Sonny Gray delivered 8 solid innings at The Lion's Den where the Lake County Nighthawks beat the Mohawk Valley Lions by the score of 4 to 1.
Lake County scored 2 runs in the 5th inning with the help of 3 hits. It was enough to earn the victory. Wade Davis pitched a perfect ninth to earn his 1st save.
Gray (1-0) got the win allowing 1 run in 8 innings. Joe Smith (0-1) was given the loss in relief. He gave up 1 run and 1 hit in 1 2/3 innings.
Game One
Nighthawks 4, Lions1
Starters: Sonny Gray @ Stephen Strasburg
Sonny Gray delivered 8 solid innings at The Lion's Den where the Lake County Nighthawks beat the Mohawk Valley Lions by the score of 4 to 1.
Lake County scored 2 runs in the 5th inning with the help of 3 hits. It was enough to earn the victory. Wade Davis pitched a perfect ninth to earn his 1st save.
Gray (1-0) got the win allowing 1 run in 8 innings. Joe Smith (0-1) was given the loss in relief. He gave up 1 run and 1 hit in 1 2/3 innings.
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
Round One: Lake County 4, Goldenrod 1
Game recaps from the Strat box scores. In this round one
matchup, the No. 1 Goldenrod Gators (108-54) met the No. 8 Lake County Nighthawks (88-74).
Game One
Nighthawks 3, Gators 1
Starters: Sonny Gray @ Dallas Keuchel
Second baseman Jose Altuve had 2 base hits and Sonny Gray went the distance as the Lake County Nighthawks defeated the Goldenrod Gators by a score of 3 to 1 at Gator Grounds.
Lake County delivered all the runs required in the 5th inning when they scored 3 runs on 3 hits. The key at-bat was by Adonis Garcia who silenced the stadium when he ripped a one-base hit scoring two baserunners. The Goldenrod batters didn't put up a fight in the bottom of the 9th.
The winning pitcher was Gray (1-0), who allowed 1 run for the game. Dallas Keuchel (0-1) was the losing pitcher. He gave up 3 runs and 6 hits in 6 2/3 innings.
Game One
Nighthawks 3, Gators 1
Starters: Sonny Gray @ Dallas Keuchel
Second baseman Jose Altuve had 2 base hits and Sonny Gray went the distance as the Lake County Nighthawks defeated the Goldenrod Gators by a score of 3 to 1 at Gator Grounds.
Lake County delivered all the runs required in the 5th inning when they scored 3 runs on 3 hits. The key at-bat was by Adonis Garcia who silenced the stadium when he ripped a one-base hit scoring two baserunners. The Goldenrod batters didn't put up a fight in the bottom of the 9th.
The winning pitcher was Gray (1-0), who allowed 1 run for the game. Dallas Keuchel (0-1) was the losing pitcher. He gave up 3 runs and 6 hits in 6 2/3 innings.
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Top Eight Rotations You Want To Avoid In The Playoffs
By Matt Eddy
How strong is the link between rotation quality and team success in a 20-team Strat league? In the case of the MMDA: pretty strong.
Prior to the 2015 season, I ranked the top eight MMDA rotations in terms of the quality of each club's top four starters—the quartet most likely to appear in a playoff series. As it turned out, four of the top six teams on that ranking advanced to the league semifinals in 2015. The No. 2 Miami Manatees met the No. 3 Northwest Stars in one bracket, while in the other, the No. 4 Mohawk Valley Lions combated the No. 6 Spokane Hooded Crows.
So let's give it another go. Just like last year, I will rank in this space the eight most fearsome rotations in
the MMDA, at least according to the on-base and total-base units for the top
four starter cards on each team.
The methodology is slightly changed this year. I used the SOM World starting pitcher rankings to remove my subjectivity and personal bias from the exercise. I also weighted the starter cards on a simple 4-3-2-1 scale to reward clubs with top-heavy rotations. After all, a club's top two starters likely will compile the most playoff innings.
Each club's top four starters—again, according to SOM World—are included here, along with their overall rank among starters. An asterisk (*) denotes that a pitcher may come back on short rest in the playoffs.
1. Spokane Hooded Crows (Pacific)
RHP Zack Greinke (2*), LHP Clayton Kershaw (3*), RHP Jesse Hahn (15), LHP Cole Hamels (16*)
Four of the top 20 starters in the 2016 set can be found in the Crows' rotation, so this is the matchup that opposing teams will want to put off as long as possible in the playoffs. Greinke (1.66 ERA) and Kershaw (301 strikeouts) form the best righty-lefty one-two punch in the game, and both of them can pitch on short rest in the playoffs. Gulp.
How strong is the link between rotation quality and team success in a 20-team Strat league? In the case of the MMDA: pretty strong.
Prior to the 2015 season, I ranked the top eight MMDA rotations in terms of the quality of each club's top four starters—the quartet most likely to appear in a playoff series. As it turned out, four of the top six teams on that ranking advanced to the league semifinals in 2015. The No. 2 Miami Manatees met the No. 3 Northwest Stars in one bracket, while in the other, the No. 4 Mohawk Valley Lions combated the No. 6 Spokane Hooded Crows.
The methodology is slightly changed this year. I used the SOM World starting pitcher rankings to remove my subjectivity and personal bias from the exercise. I also weighted the starter cards on a simple 4-3-2-1 scale to reward clubs with top-heavy rotations. After all, a club's top two starters likely will compile the most playoff innings.
Each club's top four starters—again, according to SOM World—are included here, along with their overall rank among starters. An asterisk (*) denotes that a pitcher may come back on short rest in the playoffs.
1. Spokane Hooded Crows (Pacific)
RHP Zack Greinke (2*), LHP Clayton Kershaw (3*), RHP Jesse Hahn (15), LHP Cole Hamels (16*)
Four of the top 20 starters in the 2016 set can be found in the Crows' rotation, so this is the matchup that opposing teams will want to put off as long as possible in the playoffs. Greinke (1.66 ERA) and Kershaw (301 strikeouts) form the best righty-lefty one-two punch in the game, and both of them can pitch on short rest in the playoffs. Gulp.
Saturday, February 14, 2015
Top Eight Rotations You Want To Avoid In The Playoffs
By Matt Eddy
Nothing makes a manager's heart sink quite like the prospect of facing an opponent's stacked rotation in a short playoff series. The defense controls the ball in baseball, and the starter is the defense's most vital component.
What follows are the eight most fearsome rotations in the MMDA, at least according to the on-base and total-base units on top four starter cards for each team. To arrive at this ranking, I took all starters with at least 125 innings (a group that numbered 120 pitchers), because 125 innings distills down to 13 innings in a playoff series, which is more than enough to cover two starts in seven games. Using my valuation formula, I then determined which teams could throw the four most-effective starters out there in a short series.
Drawbacks to this method: (1) strikeout chances are not considered, which is too bad because the strikeout is the ultimate neutralizing weapon; (2) some teams will rely on just three starters with an asterisk rating to see them through a seven-game series; and (3) a poor offense and/or low innings totals and/or poor No. 5 starters will almost certainly prevent some of the following teams from actually qualifying for the playoffs. Each pitcher's overall rank (by my formula) is listed in parentheses; an asterisk denotes a starter who can go on short rest in the playoffs.
Note that the Pilots (RHP Drew Hutchison), Stars (RHP Rick Porcello) and Lions (LHP Drew Smyly) had a fifth starter rank in the upper half of qualified starters, but those pitchers are not considered in the following exercise.
1. Rochester Pilots (Atlantic)
RHP Carlos Carrasco (2), RHP Jake Arrieta (4), LHP Jon Lester (12*), RHP Matt Garza (33)
The Pilots selected Carrasco 13th overall in this year's draft, about a year after they struck gold with a late-2013 trade with the Irish in which they dealt a fifth-round pick for Arrieta. Now, Rochester can turn to two of the top four starter cards up to four times in a playoff series.
Nothing makes a manager's heart sink quite like the prospect of facing an opponent's stacked rotation in a short playoff series. The defense controls the ball in baseball, and the starter is the defense's most vital component.
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| The addition of Carlos Carrasco put the Pilots rotation over the top |
Drawbacks to this method: (1) strikeout chances are not considered, which is too bad because the strikeout is the ultimate neutralizing weapon; (2) some teams will rely on just three starters with an asterisk rating to see them through a seven-game series; and (3) a poor offense and/or low innings totals and/or poor No. 5 starters will almost certainly prevent some of the following teams from actually qualifying for the playoffs. Each pitcher's overall rank (by my formula) is listed in parentheses; an asterisk denotes a starter who can go on short rest in the playoffs.
Note that the Pilots (RHP Drew Hutchison), Stars (RHP Rick Porcello) and Lions (LHP Drew Smyly) had a fifth starter rank in the upper half of qualified starters, but those pitchers are not considered in the following exercise.
1. Rochester Pilots (Atlantic)
RHP Carlos Carrasco (2), RHP Jake Arrieta (4), LHP Jon Lester (12*), RHP Matt Garza (33)
The Pilots selected Carrasco 13th overall in this year's draft, about a year after they struck gold with a late-2013 trade with the Irish in which they dealt a fifth-round pick for Arrieta. Now, Rochester can turn to two of the top four starter cards up to four times in a playoff series.
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