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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1999
Page
9
Roberto Rivera has emerged as a top hitter for the Frederick Keys, batting 291 with a peak 317 on June 26. After a 0-for-21 slump, his strong early season form has driven him into leading status in the Carolina League.
Stan Goldberg chronicles Riveras breakout season with 16 game and 14 game hitting streaks, a .256 career prior average, and a shift in mindset. Manager Andy Etchebarren notes improved patience, confidence, and consistency as Rivera adapts to daily play, travel history, and longer at bats to prove his potential.
Toronto uses a late uprising to beat Baltimore 4-3 in 10 innings as Rob Butler delivers the tiebreaking run after leadoff hitter Homer Bush steals second. Shawn Green and Tony Batista homer for Toronto. Graeme Lloyd earned the win. Timlin suffers eighth blown save.
Ripken division spans Bambino to Cal Ripken for ages 5-12 with about 471400 players across 50 states Canada Guam and US Virgin Islands. Orioles likely exercise a 6.3 million option to retain Ripken through next season while a 2.5 million buyout lingers amid a strong batting line for Ripken and ongoing game updates.
The Orioles signed draft pick Josh Cenate, a left handed pitcher from Jefferson High School Shenandoah Junction West Virginia. Cenate was the Orioles' fifth pick and 34th overall, posting 179 strikeouts and 21 walks in 89 innings this season. He is slated to report to Bluefield in the Appalachian League today.
Frederick Keys erased a 6-0 deficit to tie the game at 9 in the eighth, but Potomac Cannons answered with a run in the bottom of the eighth for a 10-9 Carolina League win before 1,024 at Pfitzner Stadium. Ivanon Coffie paced Frederick with four hits including three doubles, while Brian Hughes Eddy Martinez and Mike Lapez-Cao added multi hit games. Potomac benefited from three hits by TJ Maier and two by Willie Ortega Jack Wilson Bryan Rupert and Brad Freeman.
Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa will start for the National League in the 1999 All-Star Game at Fenway Park. Sosa led NL voting with 2.315 million. McGwire had 1.659 million. Also headed to Boston are Piazza Bell Larkin Walker Williams and Gwynn. Gwynn will travel but is DL.
Red Star Rose, a Maryland-Bred Champion Two-Year-Old Colt for 1998, died May 2 at a South Carolina training center from antenor enteritis. The chestnut colt, raised at Hickory Plains Farm in Jamaville, earned $140,000 in nine starts and won the December Maryland Juvenile Championship at Laurel. Trainer Hamilton Smith and farm owner Randy Cohen reflect on his power and legacy rather than the loss.
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