MINORS THREAD 7/8: How bad is Rome, really?
The Rome Braves have a ways to go before they become a historically bad baseball team. Well past the halfway mark for 2014, they are 28-61, a mere .315 winning percentage.
Their futility breaks down thusly: 14-28 home, 14-33 road; 24-46 first half; 4-15 second half.
Rome has three six-game losing streaks and three five-game skids.
The team has a 5.25 ERA, only two shutouts, leads SAL in walks allowed.
According to the Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, published by Baseball America, these are the all-time worst minor league teams:
1951 Granite Falls (WCL): 14-96 (.127)
1926 Reading (IL): 31-129 (.194)
1980 Rocky Mount (CL) 24-114 (.174)
1954 Jackson (Kitty) 1-44 (.023), includes 18 forfeits
1926 Columbus (AA) 39-125 (.238)
1975 Bellingham Dodgers (NW) 17-61 (.218)
1952 Waco (Big State) 29-118 (.197)
1949 Leavenworth Braves (WL) 25-112 (.182)
1988 Medicine Hat (Pioneer) 12-58 (.171) managed by GCL Braves skipper Rocket Wheeler
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CLASS AAA
Gwinnett 6, Syracuse 3
SP: Beato 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K.
WP: Schlosser (5-4) 6 IP, 8 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K.
Severino (Save, 2) 1 IP, 0 H,
Gosselin 3-4, 2B, 3B, 2 R, 2 RBIs. (.328)
Pastornicky 2-3, 2 R, HR (1st), 3 RBIs, 2 SB.
Terdoslavich 2-4, RBI.
Kazmar 1-1, R. (PH) (.324)
CLASS AA
Mississippi 7, Montgomery 4
WP: Atkins (4-0) 7 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 6 K.
Peraza 4-5, 2 2B, RBI, SB. (.342)
Castro 5-5, 2B, HR (1st), 2 R, 2 RBI. (.355)
Kubita 1-5, 2B, R, RBI.
Hunter 2-5, HR (9th), RBI.
Kleinknecht 3-5, R.
ADVANCED CLASS A
Carolina 3, Lynchburg 3 (6th, suspended)
SP: Watts 5.1 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 K.
Skinner 1-2, R, RBI.
Hyams 1-2, RBI.
CLASS A
Asheville 6, Rome 3
LP: Barker (0-1) 1.2 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 1 .
V. Reyes 2-4. 2 RBI.
Caratini 2-4. 2B, R, RBI.
SHORT-SEASON
Danville 1, Princeton 0 (4th, delayed)
SP: Povse 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K.
Sanchez 1-1, 2B, R.
Kreietmeier 1-1.
GCL Braves 5, GCL Astros 3 (10)
SP: Caicedo 5 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K.
WP: Zavala (3-0) 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K.
Daris 1-3, R, RBI, SB (4).\
Azuaje 3-5, R.
Davidson 2-4, 2B, RBI, BB.
Mendez 2-5, 2 RBIs.
DSL Braves 14, Mets 9
WP: Mejia (3-0) 7 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K.
Castro 2-4, R, 2B, 3B, 6 RBIs.
R. Perez 2-5, R, 2 RBIs.
T. Josephina 2-5, 3 R.
Willems 2-4, R, 2 RBIs.
MOVES: Yunesky Maya, who started for Gwinnett Monday, sent to Miss. on Tuesday.
Seth Loman, Miss. top RBI man, to DL with fractured thumb.
Keith Curcio, OF, moved back to Danville from Rome.
