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End of month Standings
1. LAA 61-45
2. TEX 58-48
3. OAK 57-49
4. PHX 49-57
5. LV 46-60
6. SEA 45-61
Stats
Batters
1. Frese AVG .286 HR 6 RBI 40
2. Melo AVG .266 HR 4 RBI 37
3. Mochizuki AVG .337 HR 15 RBI 69
4. Redd AVG .279 HR 18 RBI 72
5. Gettis AVG .281 HR 8 RBI 55
6. Cornejo AVG .266 HR 5 RBI 73
7. Butron AVG .308 HR 7 RBI 36
8. Ueda AVG .231 HR 7 RBI 51
9. Dirosa AVG .262 HR 7 RBI 51
Pitchers
1. Reid 4-7 ERA 5.32
2. Swann 7-5 3.48 ERA
3. Larson 3-5 5.55 ERA
4. Dunwoody 6-8 6.12 ERA
5. Berg 7-8 6.34 ERA
CL Sessions 19/21 SV/OPP 5.40 ERA

With the trade deadline here, the Rattlers signed Rookie fielders Fernando Silva and John Bard to be trade assets. They released John Nance.
The Rattlers offered a trade to Houston:
Houston gets
Bacsik
Phoenix Gets
Backe
Declined.
The Rattlers will send down Bard and Silva. They will keep them surprisingly. Pitcher Lucas Snare and 3rd baseman Kenny Cust were called up. Snare will replace Berg in the rotation.

Aww yeah, Kenny Cust! He seems like a beast,

8/2/2008 Phoenix Beach Stadium
Rattlers 49-58 Mariners 47-60

Lucas Snare made his MLB debut. He was nervous in the first as he gave up a run. Frese tied it up with a leadoff shot in the first. Redd also homered in the first to make it 3-1. Nick Redd homered in the third to bring in three and push the score to 6-1. Seattle scored 2 in the 7th to cut the lead to 6-3. Sessions came in in the 9th and recorded a 1-2-3 inning to give Phoenix the win and Lucas Snare's first career win.

W- Snare 1-0
L- Batista 0-1
HR- Redd 19,20

8/25/2008 Phoenix Beach Stadium
Rattlers 57-70 Indians 76-51

Phil Swann and the struggling Rattlers took on the red hot Indians. Kenny Cust was in the lineup at third. Travis Hafner hit a solo shot with two outs in the 1st. It was silent until the 6th when Kenny Cust got an RBI double. Nick Redd followed with a 2 run home run. But Cleveland scored 6 in the 9th and the Rattlers scored one. Cleveland wins 7-4.

W- Julio 3-2
L- Soler 6-7
S- Betancourt 22
HR Redd 22
Michaels 12
Hafner 26

End of month Standings:
1. LAA 76-57
2. OAK 71-62
2. TEX 71-62
4. SEA 60-73
5. LV 59-74
6. PHX 59-74
Stats
Batters
1. Frese AVG .269 HR 7 RBI 49
2. Melo AVG .280 HR 4 RBI 45
3. Mochizuki AVG .323 HR 17 RBI 81
4. Redd AVG .281 HR 23 RBI 89
5. Gettis AVG .276 HR 10 RBI 69
6. Cornejo AVG .252 HR 6 RBI 81
7. Butron AVG .265 HR 8 RBI 47
8. Ueda AVG .231 HR 7 RBI 53
9. Dirosa AVG .248 HR 7 RBI 55

Pitchers
1. Reid 5-9 5.35 ERA
2. Swann 8-6 3.58 ERA
3. Larson 4-6 4.95 ERA
4. Snare 1-2 4.34 ERA
5. Dunwoody 7-10 5.93 ERA
CL Sessions 23/26 SV/OPP 4.62 ERA

September Call ups- Silva and Bard time!

9/2/2008
Rattlers 59-76 Red Sox 80-55
The Rattlers took on a powerhouse Red Sox. Reid took on Soccarras. Evan Gettis brought two runs home in the first to make the score 2-0. Nick Redd hit his 24th homer to break the silence in the 8th. John Bard was 2-2 as a pinch hitter. Silva grounded out as a pinch hitter. Sessions came in and recorded a 1-2-3 inning. Rattlers win 3-0!

W- Reid 6-9
S- Sessions 24
L- Soccarras 3-3
HR- Redd 24

Redd, Mochizuki, and Swann are doing quite well, especially for gray-bar guys.

9/30/2008 Panpaka Park
Rattlers 71-90 Powerfuls 77-84 Last game of the season
In the last game of the season between the two expansion teams the Rattlers sent Lucas Snare to the mound. Lineup:
1. Silva SS
2. Bard 1B
3. Cust 3B
4. Redd RF
5. Stults C
6. Lorraine CF
7. Schoening DH
8. Freed 2B
9. Suarez
P. Snare
Phoenix scored 2 early on an RBI double by Redd in the first. Silva drove in a run in the second. The Powerfuls answered back with a run in the 2nd. Nick Redd got his second RBI in the 7th. Schoening got another RBI in the 8th. Eduardo Suarez got an RBI triple to make it 6-1. Fernando Silva got another RBI in the 8th on a groundout. Bard followed with a homer. 8-1! Caceres recorded a 1-2-3 9th and the Rattlers won 8-1. Jacob Stylin's suspension ended and he said this lineup would be next year's lineup.
W- Snare 4-3
L- Andrews 5-14
HR- Bard 3

Final Standings
1. LAA 93-69
2. OAK 87-75
3. TEX 80-82
4. LV 77-85
5. SEA 75-87
6. PHX 72-90
Stats
Batters
1. Frese AVG .269 HR 8 RBI 59
2. Melo AVG .274 HR 5 RBI 52
3. Mochizuki AVG .315 HR 22 RBI 102
4. Redd AVG .292 HR 28 RBI 117
5. Gettis AVG .274 HR 13 RBI 85
6. Cornejo AVG .255 HR 9 RBI 94
7. Butron AVG .242 HR 10 RBI 52
8. Ueda AVG .245 HR 7 RBI 64
9. Dirosa AVG .250 HR 8 RBI 61

Great season from Redd. Too bad you couldn't get into the playoffs...or escape the cellar.

Pitchers
1. Reid 7-10 5.07 ERA
2. Swann 10-7 3.45 ERA
3. Larson 5-8 5.03 ERA
4. Dunwoody 8-11 6.00 ERA
5. Berg 8-15 6.663 ERA
6. Snare 4-3 4.44 ERA

Season Review:
The Phoenix Rattlers were predicted to go 40-122 this season. Instead, they went 72-90. Expecting a horrible year, Jacob Stylin led a team of all rookies to a successful season. Nicholas Redd won the Team MVP award batting .292 with 28 homers and 117 RBI. The team had no all stars, but had three snubs, Mochizuki, Frese, and Redd. Lucas Snare showed that he is capable of being a star player in the future, and Phil Swann had a great year. Struggling players included Denham, Reid, Hankins, and Dunwoody. In AAA draft picks Merricks and Guance struggled. Merricks batted .045 with 1 homer and 2 RBI. Guance batted .050 with 0 homers and 3 RBI. The Rattlers will get the 3rd overall pick in the 2009 MLB Draft. Stylin said he will not make a bigger draft mistake than drafting Merricks with the #1 pick.