2004 Playoff Central
1st Season in the books
Division Series League Championship Series World Series
    10/23/2004 9:15 PM

Richmond Rockers defeat Moon Raiders; Gain 1st Championship

The Richmond Rockers, led by manager Chris Tomlinson, defeated the Moon Raiders four games to one in the first Thunder Bay Baseball League World Series.  The 2004 Rockers were built mainly on starting pitching, but mixed in a few great hitters and a top of the line closer acquired at the trade deadline to become champions.  An early season trade for Roy Halladay paid dividends throughout the postseason, as Halladay won 2 games in his 3 postseason series'.  Pedro Martinez, the Rockers 1st round selection in the 2004 Draft, went 4-1 with a 1.51 ERA during the playoffs as well.  3B Bill Mueller had a great postseason also, smacking 3 homers, driving in 16 runs in 16 games, while batting .317.  Congratulations to the 2004 Thunder Bay Champion Richmond Rockers.  
WS Results
Moon Raiders Boxes Richmond Rockers
2 Game 1 1
1 Game 2 5
1 Game 3 11
3 Game 4 4
3 Game 5 7
 

Playoff Hierarchy

 

10/10/2004 9:15 PM

Thunder Bay World Series:  David vs. Goliath?

The Richmond Rockers are coming off of an emotional seven game series with their rivals from Kentucky, the Wildcats.  Manager Chris Tomlinson reached into his bag of tricks, which included starting Scott Shields and Oscar Villarreal in the ALCS, to pull out a victory over the TBBL's best regular season team.  We all know, regular season wins mean very little in October.  Pedro Martinez, the Rockers ACE and ALCS MVP (1-0 3 GS 3.18 ERA) will get the ball in the series opener against the Moon Raiders. The Rockers held the Kentucky batters in check, allowing a team batting average of .258, only giving up 7 HR in 7 games.  The Rockers were 23-15 in one run games during the season, but have improved since acquiring John Smoltz at the trade deadline.  The Moon Raiders made short work of the Chemung Crawdads in the NLCS, winning easily in five games.  Raiders ACE and unanimous NL Cy Young Award Winner, Javier Vasquez (1-1 6.75 LCS ERA) will start game one of the series.  

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World Series Matchup
Moon Raiders Offense Richmond Rockers
269 Batting AVG 291
334 On Base Pct 354
426 Slugging 527
800 Runs 1022
1540 Hits 1698
281 Doubles 322
41 Triples 38
180 Home Runs 325
525 Walks 540
1079 Strike Outs 1166
81 Steals 21
42 Sac Hits 18
52 Sac Fly 49
118 GIDP 152
5.0 RC/27 6.6
Vs LHP
276 Batting AVG 292
344 On Base Pct 341
427 Slugging 532
Vs RHP
266 Batting AVG 291
331 On Base Pct 359
426 Slugging 525
World Series Matchup
Moon Raiders Pitching Richmond Rockers
94 Wins 110
68 Losses 52
3.91 ERA 4.15
13 CG 14
13 Sho 11
1473.6 IP 1469.3
1441 H 1449
714 R 728
640 ER 677
530 BB 451
1161 K 1091
49 HBP 62
59 WP 35
16 BK 3
71 SBA 51
.707 OPS .720
105 QS 89
45 Saves 44
21 Blown Saves 15
41 Holds 33
Vs LHP
246 Batting AVG 265
322 On Base Pct 332
368 Slugging 446
Vs RHP
263 Batting AVG 250
322 On Base Pct 306
400 Slugging 380