Your 2004 Atlanta Stoncutters so far..12 games in.

Okay, okay I know it's only 12 games, but I'm bored so I thought I would take a look at what the Stonecutters have done so far in 12 games. As of this writing we are 6-6, and I can say a little dissapointed in the team so far.  I do not see my team as a bunch of All-Stars but I thought we would be quite a bit over the .500 mark by now. So, lets take a look at the slow starters or "Rolenites" as I like to call them.

 1. Jason Kendall C. I have/had high hopes for Jason this year, as he is a good hitter and his defense is better than his 2003 campaign. Jason hit .319/.399/.390 in 2003, and as you can see below the first 11 games were not even close to those numbers. Jason has started slow for me last year as well, and I pretty sure he'll come around.  I'm just looking for high AVG, and OBP out of him.

Name	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG

Kendall, Jason

11

41

4

9

2

0

0

3

3

4

0

1

.220

.289

.268

2. Lew Ford OF. I was SO excited to get the season started just to get to play with Fords card.  High AVG, High OBP, and fast. leadoff guy all day long. 1st AB of the season he drew a walk. I was like "alright, here we go!" As everyone knows the dice gods don't like certain players. Ford might be one of those guys, or the computer just has it out for me. 2004 real life Ford slash line was, .299/.381/.446 with 20 steals, B power facing LH's. Well so far 12 games in we are looking at a very pathetic .219 with a SLG % of .281 and has been caught stealing twice already where he was only caught twice all year round in real life. 

Name	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG

Ford, Lew

12

32

6

7

0

1

0

4

6

5

2

2

.219

.333

.281

3. Chipper Jones 3B. Last in year in 2003 Chipper wasn't all that after I acquired him, however he totally redeemed himself by hitting a walk off home run against Detroit in the playoffs. Chipper has an off year for real in 2004 so I wasn't expecting a lot of offensive production from him this year. Slash line of .248/.362/.485. As we see below Chipper is getting on base with walks, but he can not hit the ball to save his life. his AVG and SLG is a killer.

Name	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG

Jones, Chipper

12

39

6

7

2

0

0

2

10

7

0

0

.179

.347

.231

It is a long season, but I just wanted to get this down somewhere so I can go back and see how/if these player are true "Rolenites" or they just started off really slow. My next blog I will talk about the HOT players on my team, hopefully have some time here soon to get that done. What players on your team let us know in the comments or via email.

A quick look at the 2004 Atlanta Stonecutters

Well here we are just a few hours away from the Stonecutters 1st series of the the season against the Washington Senators. Ownership is looking forward to another great season in Cutter country. Gone are the likes of first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz, Ellis Burks, Marlon Byrd, and Mark Prior. Added are the talents of Lew Ford, the Alomar Brothers (Roberto and Sandy), Mike Sweeney, John Olerud, and Pitcher Russ Ortiz. The team will be anchored by last years reigning MVP Barry Bonds who promises to put up even better numbers than last year (famous last words).

With the change of the roster also come change in a new ballpark. Stonecutter Park (Miller Park) looks to be a hitters paradise, which could be bad news for the pitching staff, but good for guys like Barry Bonds, Torii Hunter, Mike Sweeney, and Chipper Jones.

Here's to a great 2004 season and lets bring home a World Series title!