by Caitlen Sullivan
Vancouver Sun Sports Reporter
September 11, 2000
Magic Number Down to Nine
Strange Wookey Woes
This past period saw the Mounties win seven of nine including two of three from possible playoff foe Baltimore. That leaves the Mounties magic number at nine to clinch the Johnson League Pacific Division. The team played four home games (sweeping Hawaii) and sold 199,396 tickets for the series at Northwoods Outpost, an average of 49,849 per game, just 151 below capacity.
Shane Wookey is in a funk. On August 7th he seemed to be coasting toward a 20 win season. But since that day he has lost four of five starts and had one no decision. In two of those outing he looked bad; in the others he just had bad luck. No one seems particularly worried. While Wookey suffers his personal losing streak, Robbie Sargent continues his torrid winning streak. He has now won eight games in a row, six of them on the road. Both still have a shot at 20 with four more possible starts, but it’s also possible they will both miss a start as the team rests them in preparation for the playoffs.
Any thoughts about Doug Newhouse not being right since returning from his stay on the DL were dismissed after he batted over .400 for the period with three dingers and five stolen bases. He remains a legitimate contender for Sawyer Silk Silver despite missing six weeks of the season.
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