Oak @ Minny Game 3 Info.........

[ddubs]

BARRY ZITO CAREER VS. TWINS
Pitcher G GS CG ShO IP H R ER HR BB K W L Hd S BS ERA
Barry Zito 5 5 0 0 28.2 30 19 19 1 12 28 1 2 0 0 0 5.97

TWINS BATTERS CAREER VS. BARRY ZITO
Batter PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB K TB DP SLG OBP OPS AVG
Jacque Jones 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .667 .667 1.333 .667
David Ortiz 8 8 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 .625 .500 1.125 .500
Matthew LeCroy 4 4 2 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 6 0 1.500 .500 2.000 .500
Corey Koskie 15 11 5 3 0 0 2 1 0 3 2 8 1 .727 .600 1.327 .455
Dustan Mohr 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 .333 .600 .933 .333
Doug Mientkiewicz 9 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 .500 .667 1.167 .250
Denny Hocking 10 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 .250 .400 .650 .250
Torii Hunter 14 14 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 5 0 .357 .214 .571 .214
Luis Rivas 11 10 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 .200 .200 .400 .200
Tom Prince 7 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .167 .143 .310 .167
Cristian Guzman 8 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 .143 .250 .393 .143
Javier Valentin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Todd Sears 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Michael Ryan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Michael Restovich 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
A.J. Pierzynski 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .250 .250 .000
David Lamb 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bobby Kielty 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Michael Cuddyer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000

RICK REED CAREER VS. ATHLETICS
Pitcher G GS CG ShO IP H R ER HR BB K W L Hd S BS ERA
Rick Reed 2 2 0 0 12.0 11 5 4 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.00

ATHLETICS BATTERS CAREER VS. RICK REED
Batter PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB K TB DP SLG OBP OPS AVG
Ray Durham 12 12 7 3 0 3 10 0 0 0 2 19 0 1.583 .583 2.167 .583
Miguel Tejada 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .333 .333 .667 .333
Greg Myers 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .333 .333 .667 .333
Terrence Long 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .333 .667 .333
Scott Hatteberg 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .333 .667 .333
Jermaine Dye 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .333 .667 .333
Eric Chavez 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 .333 .333 .667 .333
John Mabry 13 13 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 0 .308 .231 .538 .231
Randy Velarde 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .200 .200 .000
Olmedo Saenz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Adam Piatt 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Frank Menechino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Cody McKay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
David Justice 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .200 .200 .000
Ramon Hernandez 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .500 .500 .000
Jason Grabowski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Jose Flores 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Mark Ellis 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Eric Byrnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000

 

[ddubs]

Alfonzo Marquez will be behind HP.

BEWARE THIS IS THE REGULAR SEASON

22-12 for homies (including last 4), 12-20 O/U

On a torrid run of 9 Under in last 13 games, 5-0-1 last 6.

 

[pt1gard]

thanx Ddubs

thanx Ddubs

according to the #s they should go under, AL that is ...

I bet one over so far, yep Todays Card game, hehe

whatya guess the angels score will be?

good work,
pt1gard

 

[Mr.]

And damn is that a tough place to play in the post!!!!

 

[ddubs]

Man, if I knew I'd be rich. Really have no idea, but I think the Angels will be able to take 1 game at least, preferably tomorrow, to put more pressure on NYY.


Zito breakdown this yr. ......

By Breakdown ERA W L SV SVO G GS CG IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG
Day 3.03 9 1 0 0 12 12 0 74.1 66 29 25 11 23 62 .240

Night 2.61 14 4 0 0 23 23 1 155.0 116 50 45 13 55 120 .207

Home 2.56 11 1 0 0 17 17 0 112.1 90 40 32 13 38 88 .221

Away 2.92 12 4 0 0 18 18 1 117.0 92 39 38 11 40 94 .215

Grass 2.90 21 5 0 0 33 33 1 214.1 172 78 69 23 74 164 .220

Turf 0.60 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 15.0 10 1 1 1 4 18 .189

Dome 4.00 2 1 0 0 3 3 0 18.0 19 8 8 2 6 22 .268

Open 2.64 21 4 0 0 32 32 1 211.1 163 71 62 22 72 160 .213

 

[ddubs]

Twins are 11-1 in the postseason in the Metrodome.

 

[Mr.]

hey dubs....do you have Reed's breakdown? Thanks bro!

 

[ddubs]

Here ya go...........hitting the hay or the Mrs is gonna make me sleep on the couch , put up more tomorrow if I find some more interesting stuff. Good luck tomorrow.:toast:

By Breakdown ERA W L SV SVO G GS CG IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG
Day 4.79 2 5 0 0 8 7 0 41.1 52 23 22 11 8 32 .306

Night 3.50 13 2 0 0 25 25 2 146.2 140 66 57 21 18 89 .246

Home 3.90 8 4 0 0 16 15 1 90.0 99 40 39 17 17 67 .277

Away 3.67 7 3 0 0 17 17 1 98.0 93 49 40 15 9 54 .243

Grass 3.98 6 3 0 0 15 15 1 86.0 88 47 38 13 7 46 .257

Turf 3.62 9 4 0 0 18 17 1 102.0 104 42 41 19 19 75 .262

Dome 4.04 10 5 0 0 20 19 1 113.2 123 52 51 21 20 80 .274

Open 3.39 5 2 0 0 13 13 1 74.1 69 37 28 11 6 41 .237

 

[Aces High]

isnt that 11 - 1 in post season from before 1991 ???

does this matter ???? is it the team or the park ???

good nite all

 

[ddubs]

Aces High.....that's 11-1 ALL-TIME, POST-SEASON, IN THE METRoDOME!!!

good luck

 

[ddubs]

Recent Trends
OAK is 9-1 in Zito's last 10 starts.
OAK is 5-1 in its last six overall.
OAK is 6-2 in the last eight meetings.
MINN is 7-2 in Reed's last nine starts.
MINN is 6-2 in its last eight overall.
The under is 25-9 when Joyce is behind HP.

Recent Meetings
Date Home-Away H Starter A Starter Line O/U
10/2/2002 Oak. 9 - Min. 1 M.Mulder J.Mays -280/8.5 O
10/1/2002 Oak. 5 - Min. 7 T.Hudson B.Radke -220/8 O
9/8/2002 Min. 0 - Oak. 6 E.Milton B.Zito 140/8.5 U
9/7/2002 Min. 0 - Oak. 2 J.Mays M.Mulder 140/8.5 U
9/6/2002 Min. 6 - Oak. 0 B.Radke C.Lidle 115/8.5 U
9/1/2002 Oak. 7 - Min. 5 M.Mulder J.Mays -220/8.5 O
8/31/2002 Oak. 6 - Min. 3 C.Lidle K.Lohse -180/8.5 O
8/30/2002 Oak. 4 - Min. 2 T.Hudson B.Radke -185/8.5 U
7/3/2002 Oak. 1 - Min. 2 M.Mulder Jo.Santana -165/8 U
7/2/2002 Oak. 4 - Min. 3 B.Zito R.Reed -200/8 U
7/1/2002 Oak. 4 - Min. 5 A.Harang K.Lohse -165/8.5 O
Last Season
7/26/2001 Oak. 4 - Min. 7 G.Heredia A.Johnson -160/10 O
7/25/2001 Oak. 1 - Min. 3 C.Lidle J.Mays -140/9.5 U
7/24/2001 Oak. 7 - Min. 6 B.Zito E.Milton -140/9 O
7/19/2001 Min. 12 - Oak. 10 E.Milton B.Zito 100/8.5 O
7/18/2001 Min. 2 - Oak. 7 B.Radke T.Hudson 110/8.5 O
5/27/2001 Min. 9 - Oak. 3 B.Radke B.Zito -110/8.5 O
5/26/2001 Min. 7 - Oak. 6 B.Thomas G.Heredia -105/10 O
5/26/2001 Min. 4 - Oak. 5 J.Romero T.Hudson 140/9.5 U
5/25/2001 Min. 2 - Oak. 4 J.Mays M.Mulder 100/9 U

 

[ddubs]

MLBeat: Twins don't fear Zito

MINNEAPOLIS -- It was pretty obvious that the Twins were overmatched, as most teams are, by Oakland's Mark Mulder in Wednesday's 9-1, Game 2 loss. They managed just one run and five hits over six innings against the Oakland southpaw, and many don't think they'll fare much better against lefty 23-game-winner Barry Zito in Game 3 at the Metrodome.


But the Twins aren't buying into that theory.

"I think he has a pretty good curveball," Torii Hunter said. "A lot of guys go up there looking for that, and he ends up throwing an 88-mph fastball by you. Zito can pitch, but I don't think he's better than Mulder.

"Mulder is a pretty nasty lefty. I think we have a better chance [against Zito]. I'm not trying to take the credit away from Zito -- he's a great pitcher, trust me; that's why he has 23 wins -- but I think it will be a better matchup for us against Zito."


Stat geeks would beg to differ. Mulder posted a 19-7 record and a 3.47 ERA, which is an incredible season by any standard -- except Zito's. His 23-5 mark was the best in the American League, and his 2.75 ERA was good enough for third in the AL behind Boston's Pedro Martinez (2.26) and Derek Lowe (2.58).

So, how can the Twins like their chances better against Zito?

According to Doug Mientkiewicz, Mulder does a better job of keeping hitters off balance, because of his velocity and variety of pitches.

"Mulder, I would say, is more of a power guy, which you don't see very often from a left-handed pitcher," he said. "Mulder's got the ability to throw three different types of fastballs, two or three different types of split-fingers, two changeups, a slider and a curveball. So you've really got nothing to go by.

"Zito -- I won't say he's predictable, by any means, but he's more of a fastball/curveball guy with an occasional changeup."

Even though the Twins prefer facing Zito's style over Mulder's, they know it's not going to be a cakewalk -- that their best bet might be some bad airplane food.

"Hopefully, they'll get the flu or food poisoning tonight, and they'll all be off tomorrow," Mientkiewicz joked.

 

[ddubs]

MLBeat: A's downplay dome

"We know this is a tough place to play," said shortstop Miguel Tejada, "but we've been here lots of times and we've won here, so we'll be OK."

What the A's have not had to deal with is a playoff game here. Nor have these Twins. Minnesota is in the postseason for the first time in 11 years, and everyone involved expects the noise levels to be off the charts.

"The crowd noise will definitely have some effect," Howe said, "and we have to be aware that communication is going to be a problem there."

"There is no simulating how loud that place is," said Twins manager Ron Gardenhire. "I mean, [A's outfielder] David Justice knows; he was there. It's unbelievable."

Said Justice, who played here in the 1991 World Series as a member of the Atlanta Braves: "I just remember it being packed ... and being very loud. It was definitely a playoff atmosphere."

When the A's played here during the regular season, a massive curtain was hiding an expanse of empty seats. Those seats will be filled this weekend, and the vibe will be a first for the Twins, too.

"When they move those curtain up and you fill that up and get the atmosphere of a playoff and it's buzzing, when people start roaring in there, it is unbelievably loud," said Gardenhire, who was Minnesota's third-base coach in 1991. "You really can't hear much out there at all, and it's something that we are going to have to deal with, our young baseball team. But there is some kind of excitement in there, and it is very, very loud."

But Justice also has played in World Series games at Yankee Stadium. "If you could put a lid on Yankee Stadium, I think it'd be even louder than here," he said.

As for the other so-called advantages the Twins have here, mainly their familiarity with the artificial turf and the Teflon roof, the A's were in downplay mode.


"I've been coming to play here for six years," said right fielder Jermaine Dye. "I don't think it'll be that big of a deal."

Dye didn't seem a bit bothered by the artificial turf, saying all of the A's outfielders have dealt with it enough to have a good feel. In fact, he said, the ball probably will skid less here than it did in Oakland, where the field was all but bare in some spots as the result of the previous Sunday's Raiders game.

Center fielder Terrence Long laughed when it was brought up.

"You saw the field at home," Long said. "Ain't no way this is any worse."

Dye said the roof can be a problem at times, but he couldn't recall any personal nightmares.

"Sometimes you can lose fly balls because the roof is dirty and the ball is dirty," Dye explained. "But I've never really had any major problems. Either you pick the ball up or you don't, and I've been able to -- so far."

 

[ddubs]

OAKLAND MINNESOTA
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Ray Durham DH .375 0 0 Jacque Jones LF .250 0 1
Scott Hatteberg 1B .500 0 2 Cristian Guzman SS .429 1 1
Miguel Tejada SS .222 0 1 Corey Koskie 3B .125 1 3
Eric Chavez 3B .444 1 5 David Ortiz DH .000 0 0
Jermaine Dye RF .333 0 0 Torii Hunter CF .143 0 0
David Justice LF .400 0 4 Doug Mientkiewicz 1B .111 1 1
Mark Ellis 2B .500 0 1 Mike Cuddyer RF .500 0 1
Terrence Long CF .250 0 0 A.J. Pierzynski C .667 0 1
Ramon Hernandez C .000 0 0 Luis Rivas 2B .400 0 0

Barry Zito LHP (NO RECORD) Rick Reed RHP (NO RECORD)

 

[ddubs]

JIM JOYCE, whose crew worked the NYY/Ana series in NY, switched over to Minn and will be behind HP.

GL!!

 

[ddubs]

Oh yeah, btw, Jim Joyce ==> 21-11 for homies, how about 9-23 O/U IN THE REGULAR SEASON

 

[ddubs]

Really stretching it, but gonna go with Over

Over8 +115
Twinkies+150
Twinkies+1.5 -110

BOL today everyone