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Time to Go: Fassero to Retire in Norfolk
Friday, July 29th , 2005
Jeff Fassero of the Norfolk Tides announced his retirement from International League today. The 42-year-old veteran told reporters that he has enjoyed his time playing ball, but that it is time for someone else to have a shot.

"It's a young man's game," Fassero said, "and I'm not a young man anymore."

Over his career Fassero has put up a 4.33 ERA and fanned 415 hitters in 665 innings. His record stands at 37-40 with no saves.
Weekly Team Power Rankings
Monday, July 25th , 2005
Here are the current team power rankings for International League:

Teams (Total Points, Tendency):
1) Norfolk Tides (135.5, o)
2) Syracuse SkyChiefs (127.7, o)
3) Indianapolis Indians (107.6, +)
4) Toledo Mud Hens (106.8, -)
5) Charlotte Knights (95.5, ++)
6) Durham Bulls (93.3, +)
7) Richmond Braves (93.3, -)
8) Buffalo Bisons (85.7, --)
9) Rochester Red Wings (83.8, +)
10) Louisville RiverBats (78.3, -)
11) Columbus Clippers (77.6, +)
12) Ottawa Lynx (76.0, -)
13) Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons (63.6, -)
14) Pawtucket Red Sox (30.3, o)
BNN Stats: Active Career Batting Leaders
Monday, July 25th , 2005
So, who is the active leader in the International League in career bases on balls?

Scott McClain, -, 287
Peter Bergeron, NoTi, 276
Brady Clark, LoRi, 226
Jason Bay, OtLy, 207
Roberto Petagine, -, 206
LEAGUE LEADERS AVG
Stephen Drew - ToMu
.354
2 Jeffrey Hammonds NoTi .342
3 Russ Davis RiBr .327
4 Scott Hairston DET .324
5 2 tied with   .318
LEAGUE LEADERS HR
Jeffrey Hammonds - NoTi
35
2 Jose Ortiz NoTi 32
3 Scott Hairston DET 31
4 George Kottaras ChKn 30
5 2 tied with   29
LEAGUE LEADERS RBI
Jeffrey Hammonds - NoTi
94
2 Brad Correll BuBi 89
3 Scott Hairston DET 84
3 Jose Ortiz NoTi 84
5 2 tied with   76
LEAGUE LEADERS W
Joe Mays - InIn
14
2 Francisco Cordova ToMu 13
2 Steve Obenchain NoTi 13
2 Matt Yeatman SySk 13
5 2 tied with   12
LEAGUE LEADERS ERA
Matt Garza - ChKn
1.81
2 Zack Greinke TB 2.01
3 Jamey Wright InIn 2.23
4 Danny Vaca BuBi 2.54
5 Jered Liebeck MON 2.79
LEAGUE LEADERS K
Abel Moreno - SySk
163
2 Jason Vargas ScRe 135
3 Chuck James ScRe 134
4 Edinson Volquez ToMu 132
5 Ben Thurmond RiBr 127
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STANDINGS
W L PCT GB
Norfolk Tides 79 31 .718 -
Syracuse SkyChiefs 73 37 .664 6.0
Indianapolis Indians 64 46 .582 15.0
Toledo Mud Hens 64 46 .582 15.0
Buffalo Bisons 61 49 .555 18.0
Durham Bulls 59 51 .536 20.0
Richmond Braves 58 52 .527 21.0
Charlotte Knights 57 53 .518 22.0
Louisville RiverBats 51 59 .464 28.0
Rochester Red Wings 50 60 .455 29.0
Ottawa Lynx 44 66 .400 35.0
Columbus Clippers 41 69 .373 38.0
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons 41 69 .373 38.0
Pawtucket Red Sox 28 82 .255 51.0
YESTERDAY'S GAMES -
Away Team Home Team Result Time Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher
Durham Ottawa 9-4 8:35 PM ET N.Portillo (2-0, 2.81 ERA) T.Fairchild (4-13, 7.28 ERA)
Columbus Indianapolis 7-1 10:05 PM ET N.Cabrera (5-3, 2.02 ERA) B.Webb (3-8, 4.38 ERA)
Syracuse Louisville 3-1 9:35 PM ET A.Moreno (12-4, 2.88 ERA) C.Griffin (2-9, 6.66 ERA)
Norfolk Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 6-5 7:35 PM ET J.Trevino (1-0, 3.92 ERA) M.Wuertz (3-5, 3.25 ERA)
Rochester Toledo 6-3 10:05 PM ET J.Tiller (4-11, 4.80 ERA) R.Rodriguez (7-5, 4.10 ERA)
Charlotte Richmond 6-7 9:35 PM ET B.Sullivan (3-4, 3.95 ERA) R.Hummel (1-1, 4.98 ERA)
Pawtucket Buffalo 5-2 10:35 PM ET N.Slack (5-3, 3.22 ERA) T.Foley (4-4, 3.72 ERA)
TODAY'S GAMES -
Away Team Home Team Time Starting Pitcher Away Team Starting Pitcher Home Team
Buffalo (61-49, Road: 29-25) Charlotte (57-53, Home: 31-27) 9:05 PM ET RHP D.Lantz (9-6, 3.18 ERA) RHP M.Garza (9-3, 1.81 ERA)
Richmond (58-52, Road: 27-27) Louisville (51-59, Home: 28-29) 8:05 PM ET LHP T.Moore (3-7, 5.08 ERA) LHP J.Koronka (6-8, 5.05 ERA)
Ottawa (44-66, Road: 16-38) Rochester (50-60, Home: 29-22) 10:35 PM ET RHP N.Pereira (6-10, 5.22 ERA) RHP B.Knapp (5-5, 3.86 ERA)
Columbus (41-69, Road: 22-32) Norfolk (79-31, Home: 37-19) 10:35 PM ET RHP T.Engles (4-13, 6.41 ERA) RHP T.Wellemeyer (12-3, 3.55 ERA)
Toledo (64-46, Road: 30-24) Syracuse (73-37, Home: 42-11) 8:05 PM ET RHP D.Walling (7-2, 2.98 ERA) LHP L.Lockwood (10-4, 2.91 ERA)
Indianapolis (64-46, Road: 28-26) Pawtucket (28-82, Home: 18-38) 9:35 PM ET RHP J.Mays (14-3, 2.98 ERA) RHP L.Gonzalez (3-15, 5.19 ERA)
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (41-69, Road: 20-37) Durham (59-51, Home: 31-19) 8:35 PM ET LHP J.Vargas (5-9, 3.78 ERA) LHP C.Stewart (7-9, 4.98 ERA)
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