BayDog Fans Suffer Through Another Losing Season

The Baltimore BayDogs once again stumbled to a last place finish in the NL Eastern Division, losing 103 games. The team signed veteran free agent starters Benji McGee and Jose Vallarta at the beginning of the season, in hopes of stablilizing a shaky rotation. However, McGee went a disappointing 4-16 with an ERA that exceeded 5 runs per game. Vallarta fared slightly better, going 11-13, but could not turn around the BayDogs starting 5. Fortunately, there were a few bright spots for the Dogs which give their faithful fans hope for the future. Perennial team MVP Rich Peters made the transition to 1st Base and put up another excellent season at the bat, hitting .303 with 56 homers and 117 RBIs. Alexander Cox avoided the sophmore jinx by playing a solid second base and hitting .284 with 82 RBIs. Finally, rookie closer Ugueth Espada was brought up from AAA when veteran Paul Brinkley went down with an injury and collected 10 saves in 19 appearances while posting an ERA of 4.15.