By Hamish Campbell
Claymores Beat Writer
The Edinburgh News
Edinburgh, Scotland – This was the week of the big trade: OF Pat Barry to Bakersfield for SP Neil Maes and OF Dave Yarbrough.
A labor dispute involving air traffic controllers grounded international flights, though, so neither player could make it to Havana last week for the series against the Leones, meaning the Scottish played short-handed.
Was it catastrophic? Did it urge them to greater efforts, not unlike the charge of the light brigade?
Well, no. It was more of the same old, same old: a dispiriting 3-4 week in which the Claymores dropped the deciding game of their home series with Havana, split a series with Arlington, and then split 4 games at San Antonio.
So, they ended the week 7 games under .500 and 16.5 games behind Trans Atlantic leader Havana.
The Week’s Scores
At Scotland
05/20: Havana 7, Scotland 5
At Scotland
05/21: Arlington 4, Scotland 3
05/22: Scotland 6, Arlington 2
At San Antonio
05/23: Scotland 5, San Antonio 1
05/24: San Antonio 5, Scotland 1
05/25: San Antonio 2, Scotland 1
05/26: Scotland 5, San Antonio 2
The Record
This week’s W-L Record: 3-4
Overall Record: 21-28, .429
Position in Standings: Tied for last with London in the Trans Atlantic Division, 16.5 games behind Havana.
Who’s Hot This Week …
Tomás Flores, CF: .360/.407/.480; 1 HR; 2 RBIs; 2 Runs in 25 AB
Naomi Honma, SS: .292/.320/.500; 1 Triple; 1 HR; 4 Runs; 3 RBIs in 24 AB
Carlos Pérez, SP: 3.60 ERA; 2-0; 5 walks; 8 Ks in 10.0 IP.
… And Who’s Not
Yasunari Fujihara, C: .150/.190/.300; 1 HR; 1 Run; 2 RBIs in 20 AB
Eric Jacobs, 3B: .179/.179/.250; 1 Triple; 1 Run; 4 RBIs in 28 AB
Ken Fisher, CL: 10.80 ERA; 0-1-1; 1 walk; 2 Ks in 1.2 IP.