[Ben E Lou]

AUGUST 2005

THIS MONTH’S RECORD: 16-12. That runs our record to 54-26 over the last three months.
OVERALL RECORD AT MONTH-END: 81-52
CURRENT STANDING: First place. 9 games ahead of the Mets. Best record in baseball.

MAJOR INJURIES:
None this month.

TEAM NEWS FROM THIS MONTH

Tuesday 8/2/2005:
Steve Adams fans 11 batters against New York (N).

Sunday 8/7/2005:
Jose Camacho slams 2 homers against St. Louis.

Thursday 8/25/2005:
Jose Camacho has 4 hits against Chicago (N).
Harry Reid has 5 RBI against Chicago (N).

Monday 8/29/2005:
Matthew Erwin hits a 464-foot homerun!!

Wednesday 8/31/2005:
Steve Adams pitches a NO-HITTER against San Francisco!!

MAJOR LEAGUE PERFORMANCES OF NOTE/LINEUP CHANGES/ROTATION CHANGES:
The pitching staff lowered its ERA even more, by 12 points, to 3.60 (6th). Of course, Adams’ no-no leads the way. He only allowed one baserunner, a walk. For the month, Adams was 4-2, 1.92. Lopez was solid in the #5 slot: 3-1,2.91. The ‘pen remains stellar overall. The HIGHEST bullpen ERA we have at the moment is Brandl’s 3.65. Castonguay is now 4th in ERA (2.30), 2nd in wins (17), and 6th in K’s (173). Tito Galarza of SF (3rd ERA, 1st W’s and K’s) stands in his way for the Cy Young Award though.

The offense continues to be strong as well. We’re 3rd in runs scored. Wuest continues his very strong season, putting up a .946 OPS. Mangan also has a star-caliber month, with a .902 OPS.

SEASON-TO-DATE TEAM STATISTICAL LEADERS
AVG: CF Wuest--.290
HR: CF Wuest and RF Feely--26
RBI: CF Wuest--83
SB: 2B Sweeney--42
SP ERA: Castonguay—2.30
RP ERA: Martinez—2.93
SAVES: Marmolejo--30
SP K’s: Adams--177

PLAYER DEVELOPMENT:

Monday 8/15/2005:
Benjamin Lopez seems to have improved his pure stuff!

Monday 8/22/2005:
James Wuest has lost some power...
Raphael Perez has worked out more, his duration raises to B ...

Lopez is now Good/Good/Good,6/6/7, vying for a more permanent rotation spot….Wuest drops to Good/Good/Brl….Perez is a AA pitcher who appears to have very little hope…

AAA NOTES
SP Gregorio Cruz—5-5,2.66, (8/7/6),4.5 stars
SP Hikoshirou Haruhiko—8-8,3.38,(7/7/6), 5 stars
MR Antonio Latta—7-0,4.19,(6/5/7), 4 stars
CL James Barta—5-7,5.25,31SV,(6/5/6),4 stars
1B Franklyn Armstrong--.790OPS (6/3/4),3.5 stars

AA NOTES:
SP Gregory Alkire—11-7,2.75, (3/5/4), 3.5 stars
2B Timothy Cadiz—.818OPS,(2/5/5),3 stars
SS Arthur Owens--.890OPS,(3/2/7),3.5 stars—Good first month in AA

A NOTES:
SP Max Conde—14-5,3.41,(1/3/4),3.5 stars

PERSONAL DIARY ENTRIES:
None.

TRADES
None.

MONTHLY AWARDS
American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Luther Windle (NYY)!
He had a record of 5-0 in 6 games started, with an ERA of 0.86 and 1 shutouts.
American League-Batter of the Month:
Laurence Tobar (NYY)!
He batted .346 in 107 AB, with 6 homers and 21 RBI.
National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Chad Alejo (ATL)!
He had a record of 5-0 in 3 games started, with an ERA of 1.35.
National League-Batter of the Month:
Richard Reel (PIT)!
He batted .347 in 95 AB, with 4 homers and 24 RBI.

OTHER IMPORTANT LEAGUE NEWS
None.