Week Two Recap

Taking a look at the season schedule GM Chris Renner knew that one of the toughest stretches of the Miracles schedule was at the very beginning of the season.  The first six weeks looked very difficult with the Miracles facing Gaylord, Flying Squirrels, Hackensack and South Texas.  That is a big hill to climb early in the season, Renner was quoted back in March.  Now the two easier weeks have turned into very tough matches as well.  Atlantic and Charlotte are off to outstanding starts to the season and the Miracles find themselves with an even tougher row to hoe.  Currently ranked #5 in eMLB the Atlantic Surge come to town in what should be a very entertaining match.  Best of luck to both teams.

Pitchfork of the week goes to Matt Joyce.  An .077 average and 0's across the board forced manager Renner to put Joyce on the bench.  He will be replaced by another slow starter in David Murphy.  As the Texas weather heats up so will Murphy.  Todd Frazier had as poor a week in week 2 as he had a good one in week one.  Frazier will be give a bit more rope and will find himself in the Miracle OF starting in week four as Chase Headley looks to come off the DL and man 3B once again.

Halo of the week goes to Paul Maholm who posted 2 wins, 14 strikeouts an ERA of 0.00 and a WHIP of 0.61.  The Atlanta Braves starter has had a spectacular beginning to 2013 and while he isn't the biggest name out there the Miracles always seem to find their fair share of quality pitchers and 2013 looks to be no different.

After Week Two

Miracles     10-14     4.5 GB

Next Up...Atlantic Surge who are off to an excellent start to the 2013 season.  This will be a difficult task for the Miracles but GM/Manager Chris Renner likes the matchup and predicts that after three weeks the Miracles will find themselves back at the .500 mark.  Note to GM Sankey...that mean we will have the same number of wins as losses. 

Prediction  Miracles 8-4

Week One Recap

After Cabrera "Stood there like a house by the side of the road and watched that one go by" it seemed like forever before the start of the new season.  Defending my championship will be a battle all year long and week one was a tough one for the Miracle faithful.  With high hopes going in, the offense performed well and the pitching laid a huge egg, especially our "ace" RA Dickey.  We expected a regression for Dickey in 2013 but didn't expect a regression to 2009.  It's only one week but it was enough to give him a week off.  The week off was because I felt we had better match ups elsewhere.  I'm sure he will be right back in the mix in week 3. 

Pitchfork of the week goes to Dickey.  He had a bad start and followed it up with a horrible one.  Boston had plated 5 runs before he even recorded an out.  Enough said.  Honorable mention here goes to Neil Walker.  3 walks and an average of .100 will have to improve in order to stay in the Miracle lineup.  Walker is a manager favorite so he will be given a pretty long leash...stay tuned.

Halo of the week goes to Todd Frazier.  Excellent week with 3 HR's, 9 RBI, 5 Runs, 2 Walks and he chipped in the only Miracle SB of the week.  He will continue to be in the lineup throughout the season even after Headly comes off the DL.  He is also 1B/OF eligible so he is a very valuable chip.  Honorable mention goes to Goldschmidt, CarGo and Cuddyer along with Pettitte, Griffin, and Detwiler who all had excellent outings.

After Week One

Miracles   4-8   5.5 GB

Next up...Flying Squirrels who also had a rough week one and lost Freeman to injury.  Freeman killed the Miracles in 2012 so no tears being shed here.  Should be a good match up of two strong preseason teams.   Go Miracles