Week two had all the promises of a good week after coming off a terrific week one blowout (albeit a short week). However even with Pujols and Greinke having off weeks the rest of the Dinger crew stepped up and the Miracles stumbled to a 6-6 tie, but is sure felt like a loss to most of the Miracle players. Leading the entire week the weekend belonged to Gaylord who got production in exactly the places he needed in order to upset the Miracles. There were some bright spots for the Miracles in week two....
Hitter Halo goes to....Josh Willingham----Great week overall, 3 HR, 4 RBI, 6 R, 3 BB and throw in a stolen base. What more could you ask for? GM Renner doesn't expect this kind of production week after week but is looking forward to an outstanding year for Josh after rescuing him from the hell that is Oakland.
Pitcher Halo goes to....Matt Cain----is there any other choice. He wins his game and comes one single away from pitching a perfect game. The dude was on. On top of that, throw in 11 K's to boot. He is really enjoying his new contract and Renner expects him to pay big dividends throughout the lifetime of his contract.
Hitter Pitchfork goes to....Ryan Roberts----the "tat man" is off to a slow start this season and if he doesn't pick things up soon may find he has a spot on the bench. 211 average just won't cut it. 0 HR and 1 RBI. He did chip in 2 SB and 5 BB. That may not be enough to keep him in the starting lineup.
Pitcher Pitchfork goes to....Heath Bell----Still looking to find his way in South Florida. 10.80 ERA and a WHIP of 4.20. The only good news is it was a very limited amount of innings. Look for bigger things ahead as he rights the ship in Miami.
This week the Miracles face off with the Flying Squirrels of Springfield. GM and Manager Chris Renner expect his players to step it up after a disappointing week 2. Anything less than a convincing win will have Renner looking for the key to the liquor cabinet. Stay tuned...
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Week One Re-Cap
The 2012 version of the Michigan Miracles did what no other Miracle team has ever been able to do. That is put up a +9 in the win column in a week. Having it done in week one and against what is one of the most powerful teams makes it that much more satisfying. Also putting up a +9 in our division is the much maligned San Antonio Fire Ants. After week one the Miracles share the best record in the league with a 10-1-1 mark after kicking the teeth in of the Rochester Red Sox. Each week the Miracle Management will give out some new awards. The top hitter and pitcher will receive the inaugural HALO of the week and the bottom hitter and pitcher will receive the PITCHFORK of the week....and the winners are...
Hitter Halo goes to....Ian Desmond----the easy choice would have been Prince Fielder with his two HR. in short week one but the nod goes to Ian who batted a solid 385 to go along with 2 runs scored 1 walk and a stolen base. An all around solid start for the Miracle SS.
Pitcher Halo goes to....RA Dickey----in what was a miserable week for Miracle pitching Dickey posted a solid start, garnering the only win of the week while striking out 3.
Hitter Pitchfork goes to....Ryan Doumit----although not a lot will be expected out of Doumit in the catcher slot a 0-7 week is not going to be put up with for too long. Renner believes he may have been putting a bit too much pressure on himself now that he is with a new team in a new league. He will have a pretty long leash from Miracle management to begin the season.
Pitcher Pitchfork goes to....Mariano Rivera----in what can only be described as a shock Mo took a giant BERG in his initial save opportunity. Management expects Mo to be perfect the rest of the year otherwise he will be asked to retire.
Week Two has the Miracles traveling to the Great Lakes division to face the always tough Gaylord Dingers led my Albert Pujols and Zack Greinke. Week one had the Texas Division totally dismantling the East Division by a total combined record of 35-8-5. This will be a tougher week since it contains a full slate of games. The short weeks, like week one, can always go either way but the Miracles were very happy to come out on the winning end.
Hitter Halo goes to....Ian Desmond----the easy choice would have been Prince Fielder with his two HR. in short week one but the nod goes to Ian who batted a solid 385 to go along with 2 runs scored 1 walk and a stolen base. An all around solid start for the Miracle SS.
Pitcher Halo goes to....RA Dickey----in what was a miserable week for Miracle pitching Dickey posted a solid start, garnering the only win of the week while striking out 3.
Hitter Pitchfork goes to....Ryan Doumit----although not a lot will be expected out of Doumit in the catcher slot a 0-7 week is not going to be put up with for too long. Renner believes he may have been putting a bit too much pressure on himself now that he is with a new team in a new league. He will have a pretty long leash from Miracle management to begin the season.
Pitcher Pitchfork goes to....Mariano Rivera----in what can only be described as a shock Mo took a giant BERG in his initial save opportunity. Management expects Mo to be perfect the rest of the year otherwise he will be asked to retire.
Week Two has the Miracles traveling to the Great Lakes division to face the always tough Gaylord Dingers led my Albert Pujols and Zack Greinke. Week one had the Texas Division totally dismantling the East Division by a total combined record of 35-8-5. This will be a tougher week since it contains a full slate of games. The short weeks, like week one, can always go either way but the Miracles were very happy to come out on the winning end.
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