From the desk of: GROWLINGS FROM BROOKLYN
NEWARK BEARS: Lose Fourth in A Row; Losing Fans At The Gate.
Theoretically speaking, there shouldn't be anything terribly pressing about the thirty-first game of the season. That's unless you're the Newark Bears and the CanAm League's first half leaders are roughly two weeks away from being decided; and you're just coming off getting swept by the League's top team. Well then, in that case, this game against Pittsfield was crucial. And if you factor in the diminishing fan presence at the park, this came was critical.
The Bears and Pittsfield Colonials started a three game series Tuesday, and entered tonight's action tied for third place with identical 16-14 records. With the conclusion of tonight's game, the Bears now find themselves in fourth place; a full game behind Pittsfield; and eight games behind Quebec as of this posting; with less and less people showing up to the park.
Tuesday's 5-3 final was Newark's fourth loss in a row. Newark led 2-0 after the first inning with help from two Pittsfield errors, and led 3-0 after the third inning. But that's all they'd get for the rest of the night. Pittsfield game back with 2 runs each in the fifth and sixth innings. The Colonials added an insurance run in the top of the ninth for good measure.
Pittsfield's bullpen closed the lights out on Riverfront Stadium this evening. Colonials' starter; Chad Paronto; struck out stuck out seven Bears in six innings. The bullpen matched him. Three different relievers combined to pitch an inning each and strike out another seven Bears. Starter Chad Paronto gave up six hits and 2 earned runs (three total). The bullpen allowed only one hit.
Newark starter; Jesse Estrada; pitched six pedestrian innings. Five hits; four walks; and four strikeouts would have been OK until the Bears allowed two unearned runs to score in the fifth inning. His records drops to 1-4. This was his third straight defeat. His last win came on June 6th against the New York Federals.
The only Newark Bear with any sharpened claws tonight was Tim Raines Jr.; 2 for 5; run scored. Danny Santiesteban and Billy Alvino had an RBI apiece.
Otherwise, it was a very quiet night in The Den....; quite literally. There were only 208 fans in attendance tonight.
Mike.BTB
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Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Newark Bears ~ Bears Take Back Second Place
From the desk of: GROWLINGS FROM BROOKLYN
NEWAR BEARS: Split Four Game Series With Worcester.
See Game One and Game Two; HERE
GAME THREE FINAL: Worcester 4; Newark 2.
After a rain delay and getting shut-out for eight innings, the Bears finally mustered some offense against Worcester in the ninth inning. But they fell half-way short of a comeback last night losing 4-2 in game three of the four game series against the Tornadoes. The loss dipped the Bears percentage points behind Brockton for second place overall in the League.
Newark starter; Jesse Estrada; took another tough loss. He falls to 1-3 on the season as he lasted 4.2 innings and gave up three of Worcester's runs. TJ Hose and Kyle Morrison pitched 4.2 innings in relief and allowed one more run to the Tornadoes.
TJ Hose actually had himself a rather stellar appearance. He pitched 2.2 innings; gave up no hits and struck out five.
Tim Raines Jr. has seen his batting average rise from .348 to .371 recently. He went 2 for 3 in this game with a run scored. Danny Santiesteban carried a big stick with a 3 for 4 night and 2 RBI.
GAME FOUR; SERIES FINAL: Newark 8; Worcester 7.
The Bears grabbed the last game of this four game series to earn a split with the Worcester Tornadoes.
Each team took turns pelting each other with four runs in the first inning. Worcester picked up three more runs in the second inning to make it a 7-4 game. The Bears clawed their way back with a run in the third and fourth innings. Then in the fifth, they scored two more to take an 8-7 lead.
That's when Coach Tim Raines Sr.'s bullpen, the backbone of this team, stepped up yet again in support of the starting pitching; which frankly, wasn't very good on either team's part late this afternoon.
Newark's starter; Casey Gaynor; picked up his first win, in his first start, in his first game of 2011 in spite of giving up 8 hits and 7 runs (all earned) over his 5 innings pitched.
In relief, the bullpen shined again while protecting the Bears' lead. Matt Fitton was first. He pitched two innings; allowed one walk; a hit; and struck out one. Chris Rollins and his season 0.84 ERA were called upon to pitch the eighth inning. He struck out two batters for his part with no hits or walks allowed. Mikey Mehlich was then summoned to close out the game for Newark. After plunking the lead-off batter, Mikey retired the next three in order to earn his 5th Save of the season. His ERA is a microscopic 0.75 now.
Brandon Watson, now batting .336 this season, had an outstanding day at the plate batting lead-off, -going 5 for 5 with 2 runs scored.
Daryle Ward; 2 for 3; with two RBI, climbed to a .378 batting average.
Todd Gossage hit a solo home run in the third inning. Burt Reynolds homered in the fifth inning.
Billy Alvino; Daryle Ward; and Burt Reynolds all had 2 RBI each.
SEASON RECORD/ OVERALL LEAGUE STANDINGS:
Entering Thursday's Games:
1st - 20-6 - Quebec Capitales
2nd - 15-10 - Brockton Rox
3rd - 16-11 - NEWARK BEARS
4th - 16-11 - New Jersey Jackals
After Thursday Finals:
1st - 21-6 - Quebec Capitales
2nd - 17-11- NEWARK BEARS - 4.5 games back
3rd - 17-11 - New Jersey Jackals
4th - 15-11 - Brockton Rox - After two and one half hour rain delay, Rox lose 1st game of DH. 2nd game to start by 11pm Thursday. League Rules prohibit an inning starting past midnight. Brockton and the Rockland Boulders will have roughly one hour to play game two.
***Game Two; Brockton/Rockland - Cancelled curfew.
Quebec; Newark; and New jersey all won tonight. And you can see, a little pack has formed for second place overall. Brockton and Newark have been battling for position all season. Now New Jersey; winners of their last four in a row; have joined the party after getting off to a slow start this season.
NEWS: In the Rockland Boulder's home park, Brockton Rox manager; Bill Buckner; and a few Brockton players got into a heated exchange with the game's umpiring crew as they were all leaving the field after the game. The incident occurred in full view of a number of remaining fans on Rockland's park concourse (designed to be fan/player interactive). Cooler heads prevailed and the night ended without further incident, although the League announced they will look into the matter.
Mike.BTB
NEWAR BEARS: Split Four Game Series With Worcester.
See Game One and Game Two; HERE
GAME THREE FINAL: Worcester 4; Newark 2.
After a rain delay and getting shut-out for eight innings, the Bears finally mustered some offense against Worcester in the ninth inning. But they fell half-way short of a comeback last night losing 4-2 in game three of the four game series against the Tornadoes. The loss dipped the Bears percentage points behind Brockton for second place overall in the League.
Newark starter; Jesse Estrada; took another tough loss. He falls to 1-3 on the season as he lasted 4.2 innings and gave up three of Worcester's runs. TJ Hose and Kyle Morrison pitched 4.2 innings in relief and allowed one more run to the Tornadoes.
TJ Hose actually had himself a rather stellar appearance. He pitched 2.2 innings; gave up no hits and struck out five.
Tim Raines Jr. has seen his batting average rise from .348 to .371 recently. He went 2 for 3 in this game with a run scored. Danny Santiesteban carried a big stick with a 3 for 4 night and 2 RBI.
GAME FOUR; SERIES FINAL: Newark 8; Worcester 7.
The Bears grabbed the last game of this four game series to earn a split with the Worcester Tornadoes.
Each team took turns pelting each other with four runs in the first inning. Worcester picked up three more runs in the second inning to make it a 7-4 game. The Bears clawed their way back with a run in the third and fourth innings. Then in the fifth, they scored two more to take an 8-7 lead.
That's when Coach Tim Raines Sr.'s bullpen, the backbone of this team, stepped up yet again in support of the starting pitching; which frankly, wasn't very good on either team's part late this afternoon.
Newark's starter; Casey Gaynor; picked up his first win, in his first start, in his first game of 2011 in spite of giving up 8 hits and 7 runs (all earned) over his 5 innings pitched.
In relief, the bullpen shined again while protecting the Bears' lead. Matt Fitton was first. He pitched two innings; allowed one walk; a hit; and struck out one. Chris Rollins and his season 0.84 ERA were called upon to pitch the eighth inning. He struck out two batters for his part with no hits or walks allowed. Mikey Mehlich was then summoned to close out the game for Newark. After plunking the lead-off batter, Mikey retired the next three in order to earn his 5th Save of the season. His ERA is a microscopic 0.75 now.
Brandon Watson, now batting .336 this season, had an outstanding day at the plate batting lead-off, -going 5 for 5 with 2 runs scored.
Daryle Ward; 2 for 3; with two RBI, climbed to a .378 batting average.
Todd Gossage hit a solo home run in the third inning. Burt Reynolds homered in the fifth inning.
Billy Alvino; Daryle Ward; and Burt Reynolds all had 2 RBI each.
SEASON RECORD/ OVERALL LEAGUE STANDINGS:
Entering Thursday's Games:
1st - 20-6 - Quebec Capitales
2nd - 15-10 - Brockton Rox
3rd - 16-11 - NEWARK BEARS
4th - 16-11 - New Jersey Jackals
After Thursday Finals:
1st - 21-6 - Quebec Capitales
2nd - 17-11- NEWARK BEARS - 4.5 games back
3rd - 17-11 - New Jersey Jackals
4th - 15-11 - Brockton Rox - After two and one half hour rain delay, Rox lose 1st game of DH. 2nd game to start by 11pm Thursday. League Rules prohibit an inning starting past midnight. Brockton and the Rockland Boulders will have roughly one hour to play game two.
***Game Two; Brockton/Rockland - Cancelled curfew.
Quebec; Newark; and New jersey all won tonight. And you can see, a little pack has formed for second place overall. Brockton and Newark have been battling for position all season. Now New Jersey; winners of their last four in a row; have joined the party after getting off to a slow start this season.
NEWS: In the Rockland Boulder's home park, Brockton Rox manager; Bill Buckner; and a few Brockton players got into a heated exchange with the game's umpiring crew as they were all leaving the field after the game. The incident occurred in full view of a number of remaining fans on Rockland's park concourse (designed to be fan/player interactive). Cooler heads prevailed and the night ended without further incident, although the League announced they will look into the matter.
Mike.BTB
Friday, June 17, 2011
Newark Bears ~ Brockton Rocks In Return To The Den
From the desk of: GROWLING IN BROOKLYN
NEWARK BEARS: Brockton Provides A Rude Return To Riverfront Stadium For Bears.
After a rather successful road trip to Massachusetts and an off day Thursday, the Bears' return home to The Den wasn't quite what Newark had in mind. There were no jars of honey waiting on the dinner table; nor puppy-like creatures happy to see master again. Instead, Brockton showed up at Riverfront Stadium's door armed with bats and a complete lack of respect for being in some one's else's house. You know how Friday night party crashers can be.
The Newark fans were supposed to greet their team with cheers upon them returning from their first ever CanAm visit to Massachusetts in triumph, having been victorious in two consecutive series wins. And after a 2-1 first inning lead, they did just that; cheer. But jeers quickly found their seats and settled in to watch as Brockton pounded the Bears early; often; and late; once they began play after a two and half hour rain delay.
Brockton scored one in the first and three more in the third inning. Then, The Den's roof just caved in under the weight of eleven more Brockton runs. That seven run fifth inning seemed like too much for Newark to recover from.
With the score 15-5 by the seventh inning, hibernation would have been an acceptable option at this point. More torrential rain would have been OK too.
Now, either the Bears are starting to face better pitching with most teams having played 20 games or so, or the Newark hitters, like Raines Jr; Alvino; and even Santiesteban are starting to come down to earth a bit. Tim Raines Jr. has cooled off considerably in his last three games or so after maintaining a torrid streak that kept his batting average above .400 for a spell.
Then while I was putting this together, other Bears stepped up and started to radically change the complexion of this game. They scored six runs in the bottom of the seventh inning. Daryle Ward smashed his ninth home run of the season; a solo shot. With one out, Burt Reynolds jacked another solo home run; his seventh. Gossage was hit by a pitch and Matera singled setting up Brandon Watson's single for another Bears' run. Then, shortstop Juan Martinez tripled, scoring Watson and Matera making it a 15-11 game with two more innings to go in the game.
Continuing to claw back, the Bears gamely picked up one more run in the eighth inning making it a
15-12 game now.
But in the top of the ninth and final frame, Brockton had about a much as they cared to put up with tonight. They came to Newark intent on busting up the Bears and retaliated for Newark's little show of resiliency by scoring two more runs in their top half for good measure. And it's a good thing for them they did. Because the Bears showed still yet a little more fight in them by taking those two runs back. But they still ended up three runs short by the time this 17-14 contest was finally over.
Newark's starter; Jesse Estrada, suffered and allowed the brunt of the damage incurred by the Bears tonight. In 4.2 innings pitched, he relinquished twelve hits and eleven runs.
Tonight's result aside, so far, this is shaping up into a marvelous rivalry.
Quebec has won 9 out of their last ten games and continue to sport the Leagues best record. Newark's record after Friday night's loss drops to 13-8, which is still second best in the League, but four games behind the Capitales.
Game two of this three game series with Brockton is tomorrow; Saturday - 6:35pm.
Mike.BTB
NEWARK BEARS: Brockton Provides A Rude Return To Riverfront Stadium For Bears.
After a rather successful road trip to Massachusetts and an off day Thursday, the Bears' return home to The Den wasn't quite what Newark had in mind. There were no jars of honey waiting on the dinner table; nor puppy-like creatures happy to see master again. Instead, Brockton showed up at Riverfront Stadium's door armed with bats and a complete lack of respect for being in some one's else's house. You know how Friday night party crashers can be.
The Newark fans were supposed to greet their team with cheers upon them returning from their first ever CanAm visit to Massachusetts in triumph, having been victorious in two consecutive series wins. And after a 2-1 first inning lead, they did just that; cheer. But jeers quickly found their seats and settled in to watch as Brockton pounded the Bears early; often; and late; once they began play after a two and half hour rain delay.
Brockton scored one in the first and three more in the third inning. Then, The Den's roof just caved in under the weight of eleven more Brockton runs. That seven run fifth inning seemed like too much for Newark to recover from.
With the score 15-5 by the seventh inning, hibernation would have been an acceptable option at this point. More torrential rain would have been OK too.
Now, either the Bears are starting to face better pitching with most teams having played 20 games or so, or the Newark hitters, like Raines Jr; Alvino; and even Santiesteban are starting to come down to earth a bit. Tim Raines Jr. has cooled off considerably in his last three games or so after maintaining a torrid streak that kept his batting average above .400 for a spell.
Then while I was putting this together, other Bears stepped up and started to radically change the complexion of this game. They scored six runs in the bottom of the seventh inning. Daryle Ward smashed his ninth home run of the season; a solo shot. With one out, Burt Reynolds jacked another solo home run; his seventh. Gossage was hit by a pitch and Matera singled setting up Brandon Watson's single for another Bears' run. Then, shortstop Juan Martinez tripled, scoring Watson and Matera making it a 15-11 game with two more innings to go in the game.
Continuing to claw back, the Bears gamely picked up one more run in the eighth inning making it a
15-12 game now.
But in the top of the ninth and final frame, Brockton had about a much as they cared to put up with tonight. They came to Newark intent on busting up the Bears and retaliated for Newark's little show of resiliency by scoring two more runs in their top half for good measure. And it's a good thing for them they did. Because the Bears showed still yet a little more fight in them by taking those two runs back. But they still ended up three runs short by the time this 17-14 contest was finally over.
Newark's starter; Jesse Estrada, suffered and allowed the brunt of the damage incurred by the Bears tonight. In 4.2 innings pitched, he relinquished twelve hits and eleven runs.
Tonight's result aside, so far, this is shaping up into a marvelous rivalry.
Quebec has won 9 out of their last ten games and continue to sport the Leagues best record. Newark's record after Friday night's loss drops to 13-8, which is still second best in the League, but four games behind the Capitales.
Game two of this three game series with Brockton is tomorrow; Saturday - 6:35pm.
Mike.BTB
Saturday, June 11, 2011
NEWARK BEARS ~ Making Most of First Trip To Brockton
From the desk of: GROWLINGS FROM BROOKLYN
NEWARK BEARS: Brick City ROX Brockton...Again!
Jesse Estrada and Brockton's Robert Bono engaged in an old fashioned pitcher's duel. Through five innings, the Brockton Rox only managed three hits off Jesse Estrada. But against Brockton's Robert Bono, the Bears mustered none.
Robert Bono retired the first fifteen Bears to take a turn at-bat before the perfect game was ruined in the sixth inning as the Rox committed a two base error. That led to Newark's first run of the evening when Paddy Matera not only broke up the no-hitter, but he singled home somebody (Watson?) to break up the scoreless deadlock. I'll be honest, I lost track of the Bears in the field also.
What happened?
Tim Raines made a multitude of changes throughout the course of this game which drove the Brockton announcer up a wall. I guess his score sheet was getting a little messy as a result. On manager Tim Raines' many moves during the game, the Brockton announcer had this to say, ".....He's trying to prove some ludicrous point that I don't even know what it is." "Very odd..(and).. More than anything, frustrating."
Admittedly, there was confusion over Todd Gossage, Raines Jr, Jeff Toth, Brandon Watson, and Burt Reynolds, as to whether they were in the game or what position they were playing. So yes, there was a small point to be made.
I'm not dropping names. That's not what I want to do. But I'm sorry, this man still needs to get over himself. This is the third time I've had the privilege of listening to this announcer call a game; twice during this series, and initially when he wasn't even calling a game between Brockton and Newark. But in the case I mentioned above, he had nary a good word to say while killing time between games of a double header between Brockton and Quebec. And over all three occasions, he's done nothing but criticize the Bears in my limited samplings of his work.
In the home seventh, Brockton's Ryan Royster homered off Jesse Estrada to tie the score at one apiece. Brockton's Robert Bono's day was finished after pitching seven innings. Bono only gave up two hits and one unearned run. He walked one and struck out six. The Rox brought in Jake Hale to relieve Bono.
Newark's Jesse Estrada's day was also done after pitching seven full innings.
Jesse Estrada's Line:
7 ~ innings pitched.
6 ~ hits.
1 ~ runs/earned.
2 ~ walks.
5 ~ strikeouts.
1 ~ home run allowed.
no decision tonight.
TJ Hose came on in relief for Newark.
Both teams traded zeroes in the eighth inning with their respective bullpens. For the ninth inning, Brockton summoned Travis Hughes in to pitch. Raines singled; Ward drew a walk. Raines advanced to third base when Santiesteban bounced into a FC. Then Ward advanced to second base on a passed ball. Alvino was intentionally walked to load the bases. But the threat went for not. Brockton escaped without Newark scoring.
In the home ninth inning, Brockton faced TJ Hose in his second inning in relief. With one out, The Rox' Ryan Royster launched a ball deep to left center...that was caught short of the wall for long out number two. After surrendering a walk, TJ Hose got the next batter to pop up to send the game into extra innings.
With Brockton summoning their fourth pitcher, the Bears got the lead-off batter on base in the tenth. A Sac/FC advanced Paddy Matera to second. With two outs now, the Rox intentionally walked the switch-hitting Raines Jr. to face Daryle Ward. But Ward never had a chance to swing. Raines got picked off first base to end the inning. Their second consecutive chance with a runner in scoring position had past.
Coach Raines took out TJ Hose after two innings and inserted Chris Rollins for the bottom of the tenth. He took care of Brockton's first two batters before Chris Valencia doubled. The Bears elected to intentionally walk the next batter. With two outs and runners on first and second, Chris Grossman was hit by a pitch on a 3-0 pitch to load the bases. Shawn Williams came up for Brockton after a Tim Raines visit to the mound. Williams grounded to Raines Jr. at second who stepped on the bag for the force play.
Brockton manager Bill Buckner called upon his fifth pitcher for the eleventh. Tim Raines stuck with Rollins to finish the Brockton half of the inning. They traded another pair of zeroes and on to the twelfth frame we'd go.
Todd Gossage; the still struggling Todd Gossage; son of Rich "Goose" Gossage, with one out in the twelfth frame launched a home run off Brockton's Colin Lynch to put the Bears ahead.
(What? What? Did I hear my favorite announcer complimenting the Bears bullpen tonight? Yes I did! How about that.)
The top of Brockton's batting order was due up in the bottom of the twelfth inning. They'd take their last licks against Newark's Mikey Mehlich. Brockton's Mike Torres hit a one out triple. With the infield in, Tim Raines Jr. fielded a grounder, held the runner at third and threw to first for the out. The Bears elected to intentionally walk the next batter. And up came Chris Grossman who made the final out of the game.
Tonight's Bears winning pitcher is Chris Rollins. Mikey Mehlich is credited with his fourth save of the season. The Bears bullpen was indeed stellar tonight.
Newark Bullpen Line:
5 ~ innings pitched.
2 ~ hits.
0 ~ runs.
2 ~ walks.
3 ~ strikeouts.
And so, the Bears ensured themselves they'd win this series against the Brockton Rox. Tomorrow will be the third and final game of the series before the Bears move on to Worcester.
And to my new favorite Brockton Rox web caster, keep it up! I never realized how much fun beating up on the rest of you rambunctious CanAm Leaguers can be until listening to you. How ya like the Bears now?
NEWARK BEARS: Brick City ROX Brockton...Again!
Jesse Estrada and Brockton's Robert Bono engaged in an old fashioned pitcher's duel. Through five innings, the Brockton Rox only managed three hits off Jesse Estrada. But against Brockton's Robert Bono, the Bears mustered none.
Robert Bono retired the first fifteen Bears to take a turn at-bat before the perfect game was ruined in the sixth inning as the Rox committed a two base error. That led to Newark's first run of the evening when Paddy Matera not only broke up the no-hitter, but he singled home somebody (Watson?) to break up the scoreless deadlock. I'll be honest, I lost track of the Bears in the field also.
What happened?
Tim Raines made a multitude of changes throughout the course of this game which drove the Brockton announcer up a wall. I guess his score sheet was getting a little messy as a result. On manager Tim Raines' many moves during the game, the Brockton announcer had this to say, ".....He's trying to prove some ludicrous point that I don't even know what it is." "Very odd..(and).. More than anything, frustrating."
Admittedly, there was confusion over Todd Gossage, Raines Jr, Jeff Toth, Brandon Watson, and Burt Reynolds, as to whether they were in the game or what position they were playing. So yes, there was a small point to be made.
I'm not dropping names. That's not what I want to do. But I'm sorry, this man still needs to get over himself. This is the third time I've had the privilege of listening to this announcer call a game; twice during this series, and initially when he wasn't even calling a game between Brockton and Newark. But in the case I mentioned above, he had nary a good word to say while killing time between games of a double header between Brockton and Quebec. And over all three occasions, he's done nothing but criticize the Bears in my limited samplings of his work.
In the home seventh, Brockton's Ryan Royster homered off Jesse Estrada to tie the score at one apiece. Brockton's Robert Bono's day was finished after pitching seven innings. Bono only gave up two hits and one unearned run. He walked one and struck out six. The Rox brought in Jake Hale to relieve Bono.
Newark's Jesse Estrada's day was also done after pitching seven full innings.
Jesse Estrada's Line:
7 ~ innings pitched.
6 ~ hits.
1 ~ runs/earned.
2 ~ walks.
5 ~ strikeouts.
1 ~ home run allowed.
no decision tonight.
TJ Hose came on in relief for Newark.
Both teams traded zeroes in the eighth inning with their respective bullpens. For the ninth inning, Brockton summoned Travis Hughes in to pitch. Raines singled; Ward drew a walk. Raines advanced to third base when Santiesteban bounced into a FC. Then Ward advanced to second base on a passed ball. Alvino was intentionally walked to load the bases. But the threat went for not. Brockton escaped without Newark scoring.
In the home ninth inning, Brockton faced TJ Hose in his second inning in relief. With one out, The Rox' Ryan Royster launched a ball deep to left center...that was caught short of the wall for long out number two. After surrendering a walk, TJ Hose got the next batter to pop up to send the game into extra innings.
With Brockton summoning their fourth pitcher, the Bears got the lead-off batter on base in the tenth. A Sac/FC advanced Paddy Matera to second. With two outs now, the Rox intentionally walked the switch-hitting Raines Jr. to face Daryle Ward. But Ward never had a chance to swing. Raines got picked off first base to end the inning. Their second consecutive chance with a runner in scoring position had past.
Coach Raines took out TJ Hose after two innings and inserted Chris Rollins for the bottom of the tenth. He took care of Brockton's first two batters before Chris Valencia doubled. The Bears elected to intentionally walk the next batter. With two outs and runners on first and second, Chris Grossman was hit by a pitch on a 3-0 pitch to load the bases. Shawn Williams came up for Brockton after a Tim Raines visit to the mound. Williams grounded to Raines Jr. at second who stepped on the bag for the force play.
Brockton manager Bill Buckner called upon his fifth pitcher for the eleventh. Tim Raines stuck with Rollins to finish the Brockton half of the inning. They traded another pair of zeroes and on to the twelfth frame we'd go.
Todd Gossage; the still struggling Todd Gossage; son of Rich "Goose" Gossage, with one out in the twelfth frame launched a home run off Brockton's Colin Lynch to put the Bears ahead.
(What? What? Did I hear my favorite announcer complimenting the Bears bullpen tonight? Yes I did! How about that.)
The top of Brockton's batting order was due up in the bottom of the twelfth inning. They'd take their last licks against Newark's Mikey Mehlich. Brockton's Mike Torres hit a one out triple. With the infield in, Tim Raines Jr. fielded a grounder, held the runner at third and threw to first for the out. The Bears elected to intentionally walk the next batter. And up came Chris Grossman who made the final out of the game.
Tonight's Bears winning pitcher is Chris Rollins. Mikey Mehlich is credited with his fourth save of the season. The Bears bullpen was indeed stellar tonight.
Newark Bullpen Line:
5 ~ innings pitched.
2 ~ hits.
0 ~ runs.
2 ~ walks.
3 ~ strikeouts.
And so, the Bears ensured themselves they'd win this series against the Brockton Rox. Tomorrow will be the third and final game of the series before the Bears move on to Worcester.
And to my new favorite Brockton Rox web caster, keep it up! I never realized how much fun beating up on the rest of you rambunctious CanAm Leaguers can be until listening to you. How ya like the Bears now?
Newark Bears lead series 2-1
GAME THREE vs. BROCKTON ROX
TOMORROW
Sunday, June 12, 2011
From Brockton
Mike.BTB
Tuesday, June 07, 2011
NEWARK BEARS ~ Win Fifth Straight Versus N.Y. Federals
From the desk of: GROWLINGS FROM BROOKLYN
NEWARK BEARS: Complete Five Game Sweep Over New York Federals In Monday Matinee.
Newark used four pitchers Monday against the New York Federals. Bears' starter Jesse Estrada allowed the only three hits New York would get all day.
In the top of the third inning, an error by Jeff Toth and a wild pitch by Estrada led to the Feds scoring two unearned runs for an early 2-0 lead. But that was all they'd get. The Bears used the long ball and shut down pitching Monday afternoon to complete a five game sweep over the N.Y. Federals.
#51 - Jesse Estrada's Line:6 ~ innings.
86 pitches; 57 strikes.
3 ~ hits.
2 ~ runs.
0 ~ earned runs.
1 ~ walk.
6 ~ strikeouts.
Kyle Morrison; TJ Hose; and Mikey Mehlich all threw an inning each in relief of Estrada. They combined to allow no runs; no hits; one walk and two strikeouts.
The Bears decided to address New York's 2-0 lead in the home fifth. With one out, Paddy Matera reached on an error by the first baseman. Brandon Watson singled Matera to third base. Number two batter, Kyle LaMotta singled, scoring Matera and advancing Watson to second. Tim Raines singled. Brandon Watson scored when Daryle Ward lofted a sac-fly to left tying the game at two.
After a double steal executed by Kyle LaMotta to third and Raines Jr. following to second base, Danny Santiesteban was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Danny was not at all please with the pitch and expressed his displeasure with the Fed's hurler; even pointing at him at one point. The situation quickly diffused until the next batter, Jeff Toth, was also plunked with a pitch. This one however forced in LaMotta from third and gave the Bears a 3-2 lead they would not relinquish.
Brandon Watson had an RBI in the sixth inning. But the Bears broke out for another four runs in the eighth frame. Tim Raines Jr. crushed a three run home run, and two batters later, Danny Santiesteban delivered another four-bagger to give the Bears an 8-2 lead.
Up Next for Newark:
The New Jersey Jackals come to Newark Tuesday as they resume their Essex County Executive Challenge Series.
Mike.BTB
The Trolley Went To Newark For Today's Game.
NEWARK BEARS: Complete Five Game Sweep Over New York Federals In Monday Matinee.
FINAL:
New York Federals....2
Newark Bears.............8
Newark used four pitchers Monday against the New York Federals. Bears' starter Jesse Estrada allowed the only three hits New York would get all day.
In the top of the third inning, an error by Jeff Toth and a wild pitch by Estrada led to the Feds scoring two unearned runs for an early 2-0 lead. But that was all they'd get. The Bears used the long ball and shut down pitching Monday afternoon to complete a five game sweep over the N.Y. Federals.
#51 - Jesse Estrada's Line:86 pitches; 57 strikes.
3 ~ hits.
2 ~ runs.
0 ~ earned runs.
1 ~ walk.
6 ~ strikeouts.
Kyle Morrison; TJ Hose; and Mikey Mehlich all threw an inning each in relief of Estrada. They combined to allow no runs; no hits; one walk and two strikeouts.
The Bears decided to address New York's 2-0 lead in the home fifth. With one out, Paddy Matera reached on an error by the first baseman. Brandon Watson singled Matera to third base. Number two batter, Kyle LaMotta singled, scoring Matera and advancing Watson to second. Tim Raines singled. Brandon Watson scored when Daryle Ward lofted a sac-fly to left tying the game at two.
After a double steal executed by Kyle LaMotta to third and Raines Jr. following to second base, Danny Santiesteban was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Danny was not at all please with the pitch and expressed his displeasure with the Fed's hurler; even pointing at him at one point. The situation quickly diffused until the next batter, Jeff Toth, was also plunked with a pitch. This one however forced in LaMotta from third and gave the Bears a 3-2 lead they would not relinquish.
#2 - Tim Raines Jr.
Brandon Watson had an RBI in the sixth inning. But the Bears broke out for another four runs in the eighth frame. Tim Raines Jr. crushed a three run home run, and two batters later, Danny Santiesteban delivered another four-bagger to give the Bears an 8-2 lead.
#28 - Danny Santiesteban
GALLERY
First Pitch; Lead-off batter ~ #1 - Brandon Watson
(Left) #5 - Kyle LaMotta ~ (Right) #33 - Daryle Ward
#44 - Jeff Toth
3B - Todd Gossage
(Left) #31 - Billy Alvino ~ (Right) #10 - Paddy Matera
Tim Raines Jr. is on deck as Tim Raines Sr. looks on.
Ron Karkovice and Tim Raines.
Victory.
EXTRA INNINGS:
The New Jersey Jackals come to Newark Tuesday as they resume their Essex County Executive Challenge Series.
Mike.BTB
Thursday, June 02, 2011
NEWARK BEARS ~ Jackals Win First Executive Challenge Series
From the desk of: GROWLINGS FROM BROOKLYN
NEWARK BEARS: New Jersey Jackals Take Batting Practice Against Bears' Pitching.
Based on his torrid hitting of late, Tim Raines Jr. was dropped down in the line-up to the clean-up spot for the rubber game of the Essex County Challenge Series against the Jackals. Meanwhile, while struggling at the plate, Todd Gossage has also been moved down to eighth in the order by Bears' skipper Tim Raines. Both players went 1 for 3 earlier this afternoon with each scoring a run and collecting an RBI.
But the changes to Coach Tim Raines' line up did little to keep up with the New Jersey Jackals' assault on Bears' pitching today. They pounded out 18 hits against the Brick City Bruins and scored ten runs to Newark's five.
Newark's starting pitcher; Jesse Estrada, got hammered, only lasting 3.2 innings and getting tagged with his first loss. In those 3.2 innings pitched, Jesse allowed 8 hits; 6 runs - 5 earned; three walks; and five strikeouts. The bullpen managed no better against New Jersey. In their 4.1 innings, they allowed another ten hits; another four runs; no walks and 3 strikeouts.
Newark was down 6-1 after a five run fourth inning by New Jersey. Newark chipped away with runs in the fifth and seventh frames. The Bears got back to within a run of the Jackals after scoring one more time in the top of the eighth.
But the Jackals stepped it again in the bottom of the eighth and put this game out of Newark's reach once and for all with another big four run inning. And in doing so, they take the first ever Executive's Challenge Series two games to one.
The Newark Bears record now drops to 2-4 on the season.
Next up; the New York Federals come to Bears and Eagles Riverfront Stadium; Newark, for a four game series.
Mike.BTB
NEWARK BEARS: New Jersey Jackals Take Batting Practice Against Bears' Pitching.
Based on his torrid hitting of late, Tim Raines Jr. was dropped down in the line-up to the clean-up spot for the rubber game of the Essex County Challenge Series against the Jackals. Meanwhile, while struggling at the plate, Todd Gossage has also been moved down to eighth in the order by Bears' skipper Tim Raines. Both players went 1 for 3 earlier this afternoon with each scoring a run and collecting an RBI.
But the changes to Coach Tim Raines' line up did little to keep up with the New Jersey Jackals' assault on Bears' pitching today. They pounded out 18 hits against the Brick City Bruins and scored ten runs to Newark's five.
Newark's starting pitcher; Jesse Estrada, got hammered, only lasting 3.2 innings and getting tagged with his first loss. In those 3.2 innings pitched, Jesse allowed 8 hits; 6 runs - 5 earned; three walks; and five strikeouts. The bullpen managed no better against New Jersey. In their 4.1 innings, they allowed another ten hits; another four runs; no walks and 3 strikeouts.
Newark was down 6-1 after a five run fourth inning by New Jersey. Newark chipped away with runs in the fifth and seventh frames. The Bears got back to within a run of the Jackals after scoring one more time in the top of the eighth.
But the Jackals stepped it again in the bottom of the eighth and put this game out of Newark's reach once and for all with another big four run inning. And in doing so, they take the first ever Executive's Challenge Series two games to one.
The Newark Bears record now drops to 2-4 on the season.
Next up; the New York Federals come to Bears and Eagles Riverfront Stadium; Newark, for a four game series.
Mike.BTB
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