This is another fine Sim you’ve gotten me into!
Pittsburgh and Sylva continue their heated battle for the wildcard in the Platonic League. Now they’re all knotted up at 10 ½ games behind Seattle!
Jersey City stakes out a 3 game lead over Helena who is closely chased by Brooklyn for the wildcard! We’ve got some fine chasing going on here!
Standout performers:
Seattle’s Bobby Lowry tossed a 3 hitter against Winnipeg! His game score of 91 matches the top score of the year!
Maryland’s Jackie Chadwick receives a game score of 80 against Cairo throwing 6.2 innings of 1 hit 1 walk baseball!
Joseph Watson of Helena went 3 for 6 with 4 runs scored and 4 RBI on July 2nd! That’s good for 12th best offensive performance of the season! Well done!
Next sim is Friday, by me.
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Fire Sale
The once-vaunted NY Knights, decimated by injuries, distracted by clubhouse rancour and media scrutiny, and just plain not-being-good-at-baseball this year, are having a fire sale! (note the Arrested Development reference).\
We've got free-agent-to-be infielders (1B, 2B, 3B), pitchers, outfielders, and other stalwart veterns looking for a good home. If you're interested in any of them, let me know.
1B Pineda
2B Dediego
3B Collado
OF Galgano
C. L. Ice (with a name like that, it'll be a steep asking price)
SP Sirmans (not free agent)
SP Pacheco (arbitration eligible)
CL Kagan
Eric
We've got free-agent-to-be infielders (1B, 2B, 3B), pitchers, outfielders, and other stalwart veterns looking for a good home. If you're interested in any of them, let me know.
1B Pineda
2B Dediego
3B Collado
OF Galgano
C. L. Ice (with a name like that, it'll be a steep asking price)
SP Sirmans (not free agent)
SP Pacheco (arbitration eligible)
CL Kagan
Eric
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Pittsburgh Pisces Welcome Addition
The Pittsburgh Pisces announce that they have added a bonus baby to their pool of talented minor leaguers. William Shultz, despite being born just six days ago, was signed to a multi-year contract by team owner (and father) Mack Shultz.
"We're not sure what position he is going to play for us, or even what hand he throws with. In fact, we don't think he can even throw yet. But, he's clearly going to be a hell of a player," said Mack Shultz. "William is still on the Disabled List (i.e., in the hospital), and will remain there for another four weeks or so, but we think he's got a world of potential."
When asked to explain the signing of William, who clearly is not a Pisces, the elder Shultz said, "I'll talk to his mother about that. It was her job to time the birth."
"We're not sure what position he is going to play for us, or even what hand he throws with. In fact, we don't think he can even throw yet. But, he's clearly going to be a hell of a player," said Mack Shultz. "William is still on the Disabled List (i.e., in the hospital), and will remain there for another four weeks or so, but we think he's got a world of potential."
When asked to explain the signing of William, who clearly is not a Pisces, the elder Shultz said, "I'll talk to his mother about that. It was her job to time the birth."
Monday, October 29, 2007
Sim #16 Complete
Yes, Sim #16 is now complete. We’re halfway through the season and heading into July and the trading deadline!
A fairly non-descript sim this time as no player produced an effort worthy of climbing into the top 100 performances this time.
The oddest thing I’m seeing in the Platonic League is that even though their Pythagorean record is only 1 run apart Seattle and Pittsburgh are separated by 10.5 games in the actual standings. The real race in the PL is for the wildcard slot. Pittsburgh and Sylva appear ready to fight that one out until the end!
In the Socratic League things remain tight between Jersey City and Helena with still only 1.5 games between the two. Of course, with Jersey City 8-2 in their last team and Helena 4-6 that’s provided some real fireworks for the tabloids!
Next sim in Wednesday by me! Be there!
A fairly non-descript sim this time as no player produced an effort worthy of climbing into the top 100 performances this time.
The oddest thing I’m seeing in the Platonic League is that even though their Pythagorean record is only 1 run apart Seattle and Pittsburgh are separated by 10.5 games in the actual standings. The real race in the PL is for the wildcard slot. Pittsburgh and Sylva appear ready to fight that one out until the end!
In the Socratic League things remain tight between Jersey City and Helena with still only 1.5 games between the two. Of course, with Jersey City 8-2 in their last team and Helena 4-6 that’s provided some real fireworks for the tabloids!
Next sim in Wednesday by me! Be there!
Get your MR help here!
Anybody looking for some middle relief help? Well, I've got a couple of names to dangle out there, as I've got someone I'd like to move up from AAA.
Andreas Anderson, 2.5 stars, 37 years old, FA after this year. 3.66 ERA / 1.27 WHIP this year.
Augusto Pesante, 2.5 stars, 33 yrs old, signed through 2003 at the bargain price of $410,000! Putting up a respectable 3.79 ERA with a 1.26 WHIP.
George Echevarria, 2.5 stars, 33 yrs old, signed through 2003 at the admittedly high salary of $3,160,000 per. Can start if needed, and has put up a 2.28 ERA with a WHIP of 1.23!
And finally, all-star Cedric "Practice?" Iverson, who's been closing for me so far this year, has 15 saves, an ERA of 4.01 and a WHIP of 1.26. FA after this year, will resign for 3.2M/yr.
Looking for: middling prospects, a ML ready 4th OF, or a MR stud.
Andreas Anderson, 2.5 stars, 37 years old, FA after this year. 3.66 ERA / 1.27 WHIP this year.
Augusto Pesante, 2.5 stars, 33 yrs old, signed through 2003 at the bargain price of $410,000! Putting up a respectable 3.79 ERA with a 1.26 WHIP.
George Echevarria, 2.5 stars, 33 yrs old, signed through 2003 at the admittedly high salary of $3,160,000 per. Can start if needed, and has put up a 2.28 ERA with a WHIP of 1.23!
And finally, all-star Cedric "Practice?" Iverson, who's been closing for me so far this year, has 15 saves, an ERA of 4.01 and a WHIP of 1.26. FA after this year, will resign for 3.2M/yr.
Looking for: middling prospects, a ML ready 4th OF, or a MR stud.
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Brooklyn poised to make second half run!!
BROOKLYN – After an excellent start to the season the Bombers are ready to take the second half of the season by storm. “We have the talent to win this thing outright,” said Bomber Manager George Welsh. “Our offense is the best in the league, everyone is hitting very well and there is no reason to think that will change.”
It is hard to ignore the staggering offense that Brooklyn has amassed in the first half of the season. They are leading the entire league in batting average with an even .300 average as a team and in runs scored with a mind-blowing 405, 16 more than Helena who is in second in the category.
“We are very proud of our entire team,” commented General Manager and Team President Jeremy Goldman, “they have worked really hard to get to this point, and they are not giving up until we win the World Series.” He went on to thank the fans for their support mentioning that none of this would be possible without their support.
One of the noticeable weaknesses of the team is their bullpen, which has blown many leads this year and has been bailed out by the offense many times over. “We are looking to upgrade the bullpen,” stated Mr. Goldman, “Our second half run will be futile if we cannot keep the leads our offense stakes us.”
They have just called up stud Forrest Stiff a 4 star prospect who spent time with the AA Charlottesville Hoos and AAA Atlanta Aardvarks amassing a 3-0 record and an ERA around 2.00 combined. “We still need more help,” Manager George Welsh added, “my options out of the pen are thin and getting thinner with Lucero tearing his bicep muscle and being out for the rest of the season.”
GM Goldman is talking to owners from other teams, which have included offers for All-Star 3B Steven Hyer, and is looking for something a little more substantial to help the team right now.
If they are able to get help or not Jersey City and Helena had better watch out because the Bombers are not going to give up this season or next.
It is hard to ignore the staggering offense that Brooklyn has amassed in the first half of the season. They are leading the entire league in batting average with an even .300 average as a team and in runs scored with a mind-blowing 405, 16 more than Helena who is in second in the category.
“We are very proud of our entire team,” commented General Manager and Team President Jeremy Goldman, “they have worked really hard to get to this point, and they are not giving up until we win the World Series.” He went on to thank the fans for their support mentioning that none of this would be possible without their support.
One of the noticeable weaknesses of the team is their bullpen, which has blown many leads this year and has been bailed out by the offense many times over. “We are looking to upgrade the bullpen,” stated Mr. Goldman, “Our second half run will be futile if we cannot keep the leads our offense stakes us.”
They have just called up stud Forrest Stiff a 4 star prospect who spent time with the AA Charlottesville Hoos and AAA Atlanta Aardvarks amassing a 3-0 record and an ERA around 2.00 combined. “We still need more help,” Manager George Welsh added, “my options out of the pen are thin and getting thinner with Lucero tearing his bicep muscle and being out for the rest of the season.”
GM Goldman is talking to owners from other teams, which have included offers for All-Star 3B Steven Hyer, and is looking for something a little more substantial to help the team right now.
If they are able to get help or not Jersey City and Helena had better watch out because the Bombers are not going to give up this season or next.
Friday, October 26, 2007
Sim #15 Completed All Stars Announced
Yes, boys, Sim #15 is in the books! And with this sim came the naming of the All Star Team for each league. Here's the rundown:
In the Platonic League Seattle and Pittsburgh led the pack with 7 All Stars each.
P Thomas Holte from Seattle
P Gaby Duran from Pittsburgh
P Baltasar Acevedo from Cairo
P Ramiro Roxas from Pittsburgh
P Chad Gomez from Stockholm
P Oscar Leon from Pittsburgh
P Alvaro Pedro from Seattle
P Derrick Lozano from Sylva
P Wesley Savage from Seattle
P Vincent Furness from Pittsburgh
C Charles Hicklin from Stockholm
C Richard Pendelton from Pittsburgh
1B Bruce Bremer from Pittsburgh
2B Randy McGinn from Sylva
3B Darren Schmeltzer from Seattle
SS John Covas from Seattle
LF Ronald Veit from Seattle
CF Leo Villa from Maryland
RF George Pullum from Pittsburgh
1B Amador Zaragoza from Seattle
RF Silvio Ruiz from Maryland
CF Donald Mansfield from Stockholm
LF John Sasso from Maryland
2B David Austin from Maryland
2B Edward Redding from Stockholm
In the Socratic League we found that Helena had 10 All Stars, Jersey City had 8, and Brooklyn had 6. In fact, all of the SL All Stars came from those three teams except Marietta's own Wilson Abellan, our lone representative.
Next sim is Monday by me! Data is being uploaded right now. So stay frosty.
In the Platonic League Seattle and Pittsburgh led the pack with 7 All Stars each.
P Thomas Holte from Seattle
P Gaby Duran from Pittsburgh
P Baltasar Acevedo from Cairo
P Ramiro Roxas from Pittsburgh
P Chad Gomez from Stockholm
P Oscar Leon from Pittsburgh
P Alvaro Pedro from Seattle
P Derrick Lozano from Sylva
P Wesley Savage from Seattle
P Vincent Furness from Pittsburgh
C Charles Hicklin from Stockholm
C Richard Pendelton from Pittsburgh
1B Bruce Bremer from Pittsburgh
2B Randy McGinn from Sylva
3B Darren Schmeltzer from Seattle
SS John Covas from Seattle
LF Ronald Veit from Seattle
CF Leo Villa from Maryland
RF George Pullum from Pittsburgh
1B Amador Zaragoza from Seattle
RF Silvio Ruiz from Maryland
CF Donald Mansfield from Stockholm
LF John Sasso from Maryland
2B David Austin from Maryland
2B Edward Redding from Stockholm
In the Socratic League we found that Helena had 10 All Stars, Jersey City had 8, and Brooklyn had 6. In fact, all of the SL All Stars came from those three teams except Marietta's own Wilson Abellan, our lone representative.
Next sim is Monday by me! Data is being uploaded right now. So stay frosty.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Sim #14 completed
Hey all, Nate the temporary permanent sim-guy here.
The sim is completed. In it you can see the death of whatever hope I had left. Offers for MR, SP, and an all-star 3B will now be accepted.
Seattle again continues to outpace the rest of the Kant division, extending their lead to 10.5 games over second place Pittsburgh. In the wild card Sylva is one half game behind Pitt and Maryland is only three games out. Stockholm is an outside contender at six games out of the wild card.
In the Hegel division things continue to be tight with Jersey City closing to 1.5 games behind first place Helena. Brooklyn is six games off the pace and 4.5 games out of the wild card.
Outstanding performances this sim included:
Frederick Wickham of Marietta throwing a complete game one hitter against Brooklyn in his first start off the disabled list. His start is the second highest rated start of the year so far!
In payback Stephen Hyer of Brooklyn went four for four against Marietta the next day. He had two home runs and four RBIs!
Alvaro Pedro threw eight innings of four hit ball against Cairo on June 18th!
Curiously, there were no extra-inning games this sim!
Next sim is Friday by me! Don’t be late!
The sim is completed. In it you can see the death of whatever hope I had left. Offers for MR, SP, and an all-star 3B will now be accepted.
Seattle again continues to outpace the rest of the Kant division, extending their lead to 10.5 games over second place Pittsburgh. In the wild card Sylva is one half game behind Pitt and Maryland is only three games out. Stockholm is an outside contender at six games out of the wild card.
In the Hegel division things continue to be tight with Jersey City closing to 1.5 games behind first place Helena. Brooklyn is six games off the pace and 4.5 games out of the wild card.
Outstanding performances this sim included:
Frederick Wickham of Marietta throwing a complete game one hitter against Brooklyn in his first start off the disabled list. His start is the second highest rated start of the year so far!
In payback Stephen Hyer of Brooklyn went four for four against Marietta the next day. He had two home runs and four RBIs!
Alvaro Pedro threw eight innings of four hit ball against Cairo on June 18th!
Curiously, there were no extra-inning games this sim!
Next sim is Friday by me! Don’t be late!
Monday, October 22, 2007
Seattle-Sylva Trade
Seattle and Sylva completed the first major trade of the 2002 season today. Seattle sent CF James McKinsey and AAA 1B prospect Todd Stewart to Sylva in exchange for All Star LF Ronald Veit.
"We've been pretty happy with our results so far, but we saw an opportunity to add a big bat to our lineup and just couldn't pass it up," Seattle GM Matt Macario responded, when asked to explain the move. "Still, it's a long season. We gotta play 'em one day at a time."
"My momma always told me I kinda walk funny, so I guess getting traded to the Ministry of Silly Walks makes sense," Veit quipped as he stepped off the plane, greeted by an uncharacteristically sunny Seattle afternoon. While he's very proud of his past accomplishments with the Sylva Black Bears organization, including being selected to play in the All Star game last year, he is also excited for his future. "I'm just happy to be here and hope I can help the ballclub," Veit said. "I just wanna give it my best shot and, Good Lord willing, things'll work out."
"We've been pretty happy with our results so far, but we saw an opportunity to add a big bat to our lineup and just couldn't pass it up," Seattle GM Matt Macario responded, when asked to explain the move. "Still, it's a long season. We gotta play 'em one day at a time."
"My momma always told me I kinda walk funny, so I guess getting traded to the Ministry of Silly Walks makes sense," Veit quipped as he stepped off the plane, greeted by an uncharacteristically sunny Seattle afternoon. While he's very proud of his past accomplishments with the Sylva Black Bears organization, including being selected to play in the All Star game last year, he is also excited for his future. "I'm just happy to be here and hope I can help the ballclub," Veit said. "I just wanna give it my best shot and, Good Lord willing, things'll work out."
Sim #13 Completed
In the Kant Division of the Platonic League, Seattle extended its division lead to 7.5 games over the not-so-Mighty Pisces. Seattle also made a trade with third-place Sylva, but the two owners are apparently too lazy to post the first big trade of the season. (Ahem.)
In the Hegel Division of the Socratic League, Helena continues its worst-to-first fairy tale season, and has a 2.5 game lead over Jersey City. Brooklyn is only six games back of Helena though and defending champion Marietta lurks in fourth place.
Maryland's David Austin and Jersey City's Benito Parra took home Player of the Week honors on June 12.
Marietta's Cristian Diaz threw a two-hit shutout of Winnipeg on June 12.
On the injury front, Pittsburgh's thin bullpen got even thinner with a season-ending injury to Jesse Daigneault. Helena's star second sacker Juan Favela suffered a pulled elbow ligament, but should only miss a week of action.
I would post about the games, but the fact that I lost three more one-run games, including two in extra innings, is just too depressing. Everyone can look for themselves.
The league files should already be up. Due to some family issues that need tending to, Nate will be running the sims until further notice. (Thanks Nate!)
In the Hegel Division of the Socratic League, Helena continues its worst-to-first fairy tale season, and has a 2.5 game lead over Jersey City. Brooklyn is only six games back of Helena though and defending champion Marietta lurks in fourth place.
Maryland's David Austin and Jersey City's Benito Parra took home Player of the Week honors on June 12.
Marietta's Cristian Diaz threw a two-hit shutout of Winnipeg on June 12.
On the injury front, Pittsburgh's thin bullpen got even thinner with a season-ending injury to Jesse Daigneault. Helena's star second sacker Juan Favela suffered a pulled elbow ligament, but should only miss a week of action.
I would post about the games, but the fact that I lost three more one-run games, including two in extra innings, is just too depressing. Everyone can look for themselves.
The league files should already be up. Due to some family issues that need tending to, Nate will be running the sims until further notice. (Thanks Nate!)
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Sim #12 Completed
Sim #12 was run tonight. No changes at the tops of the divisions, but Sylva has pulled itself above .500 with a four-game winning streak, challenging Pittsburgh for the wild card spot.
Nothing else jumped out at me as particularly remarkable, but I am am little cramped for time, so search to your heart's content.
Changes being uploaded now. Next sim will be MONDAY (not Friday), by me.
Nothing else jumped out at me as particularly remarkable, but I am am little cramped for time, so search to your heart's content.
Changes being uploaded now. Next sim will be MONDAY (not Friday), by me.
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Sim #12 Delayed
Sorry, but work is crushing me right now and I won't be able to run the sim tonight. I'll try to get it done tomorrow (Thursday) evening.
Monday, October 15, 2007
Saturday, October 13, 2007
Graphs catching up.
Huge thanks to Mack for updating the Google Spreadsheet for me...it was a big help.
On a more personal note, sorry for my unavailability over the past week. My grandfather had a stroke last Thursday and went into the hospital. I drove from school to home (~3-4 hours) Friday, to see him, then back early Sunday morning for work Sunday night. My family called at about 4 Monday morning to tell me he'd died, so I made the arrangements with my job and professors, drove back Monday night, had the services Tuesday and Wednesday, drove back early Thursday morning, and have kind of been playing catchup since. I'm doing better than I thought I would be, but it's the first close family member I've had who's died, so it's a new experience for me. Thanks for understanding.
Pittsburgh and Duran Break Off Talks
May 31, 2002, Pittsburgh, by correspondent Max Mercy:
Insides sources have revealed that the Pittsburgh Pisces front office and reigning Cy Young Award winner Gaby Duran have broken off talks on a contract extension. Duran is in his last year of arbitration and is expected to hit free agency this offseason. Duran went 20-6 last year with a 2.91 ERA, picking up the inaugural Platonic League Cy Young Award. He's on pace this year to win 20 games again and has lowered his ERA to 2.54. However, according to team sources, Pittsburgh and Duran were unable to reach agreement on a long-term extension and Duran has broken off talks. It is unknown whether the fact that Duran is not a Pisces affected the negotiations.
"We have lots of options," said the anonymous member of the front office. "We know our window for a title is running out. We may just hold on to him, play out the year, and see if we can win it all. We also have some other contingency plans for keeping him for another year, depending on what happens the next few months. Obviously though, we're open to offers for him."
Superstar first baseman Bruce Bremer is also in the final year of his contract, making the next few months of the season leading up to the trade deadline very interesting in the Steel City.
Insides sources have revealed that the Pittsburgh Pisces front office and reigning Cy Young Award winner Gaby Duran have broken off talks on a contract extension. Duran is in his last year of arbitration and is expected to hit free agency this offseason. Duran went 20-6 last year with a 2.91 ERA, picking up the inaugural Platonic League Cy Young Award. He's on pace this year to win 20 games again and has lowered his ERA to 2.54. However, according to team sources, Pittsburgh and Duran were unable to reach agreement on a long-term extension and Duran has broken off talks. It is unknown whether the fact that Duran is not a Pisces affected the negotiations.
"We have lots of options," said the anonymous member of the front office. "We know our window for a title is running out. We may just hold on to him, play out the year, and see if we can win it all. We also have some other contingency plans for keeping him for another year, depending on what happens the next few months. Obviously though, we're open to offers for him."
Superstar first baseman Bruce Bremer is also in the final year of his contract, making the next few months of the season leading up to the trade deadline very interesting in the Steel City.
Sim #10 Completed
Chnages are afoot in the OEL League as the calendar nears the end of May. Hegel leader Jersey City went 1-3 and second-place Helena used a five-game winning streak to reclaim the division lead. Defending champion Marietta has established sole possession of third place, looking to chase down the Jersey City/Helena combination for a playoff berth.
Meanwhile, Kant leader Seattle dropped four games in a row and saw the Ministry's lead slashed in half, to 2.5 games, over the Mighty Mighty Pisces. The rest of the division continues to toil in below-.500 obscurity, although the Silva Black Bears' four-game winning streak has narrowed the gap.
A few players were injured, but are day-to-day. Aren't we all?
Silva's Pedro Diaz threw a two-hit, complete game shutout of Marietta on May 30. Diaz walked only two while striking out ten in a dominating performance.
Brooklyn's Tyler Conn (this correspondent's pick for the top prospect in the game), made his major league debut on May 27 in impressive fashion. He went eight innings, giving up five hits, two walks and only two wins while striking out six. Brooklyn
held on for a 4-3 victory over Maryland.
Meanwhile, in other prospect news, Baseball America's top rated prospect, Cairo's James Pilla, is 7-0 with an ERA under two in AA. Will he see AAA soon?
Donald Mansfield of Stockholm and Albert Ramer of Marietta picked up Player of the Week honors for the week ending May 28.
Helena's Tomas Folch became the OEL's first eight-game winner, in a 4-0 victory over Cairo.
In other notable games:
Brooklyn and Maryland went 12 innings on May 26. Brooklyn scored two in the top of the 12th, but Maryland came back with three in the bottom of the frame to win 8-7.
Helena and Marietta also posted 10-inning wins that day on the road over Cairo and Seattle, respectively. The extra-inning loss to Marietta stopped Seattle's eight-game winning streak. The Ministry was apparently demoralized as they got blown out the next day 10-1 by Marietta.
Brooklyn and Pittsburgh each claimed 11-inning victories on May 28.
On May 29, Pittsburgh thumped Winnipeg 12-3 while Sylva scored one in the 11th and one in the 12th to top Jersey City. Both Marietta and New York spun shutouts of Seattle and Stockholm, extending the Hegel's dominance over Kant.
On May 30, Cairo took a 1-0 pitcher's duel over Winnipeg and Helena came back from a 6-2 deficit with five runs in the last three innings to beat Pittsburgh 7-6.
Next sim is Monday by Nate.
Meanwhile, Kant leader Seattle dropped four games in a row and saw the Ministry's lead slashed in half, to 2.5 games, over the Mighty Mighty Pisces. The rest of the division continues to toil in below-.500 obscurity, although the Silva Black Bears' four-game winning streak has narrowed the gap.
A few players were injured, but are day-to-day. Aren't we all?
Silva's Pedro Diaz threw a two-hit, complete game shutout of Marietta on May 30. Diaz walked only two while striking out ten in a dominating performance.
Brooklyn's Tyler Conn (this correspondent's pick for the top prospect in the game), made his major league debut on May 27 in impressive fashion. He went eight innings, giving up five hits, two walks and only two wins while striking out six. Brooklyn
held on for a 4-3 victory over Maryland.
Meanwhile, in other prospect news, Baseball America's top rated prospect, Cairo's James Pilla, is 7-0 with an ERA under two in AA. Will he see AAA soon?
Donald Mansfield of Stockholm and Albert Ramer of Marietta picked up Player of the Week honors for the week ending May 28.
Helena's Tomas Folch became the OEL's first eight-game winner, in a 4-0 victory over Cairo.
In other notable games:
Brooklyn and Maryland went 12 innings on May 26. Brooklyn scored two in the top of the 12th, but Maryland came back with three in the bottom of the frame to win 8-7.
Helena and Marietta also posted 10-inning wins that day on the road over Cairo and Seattle, respectively. The extra-inning loss to Marietta stopped Seattle's eight-game winning streak. The Ministry was apparently demoralized as they got blown out the next day 10-1 by Marietta.
Brooklyn and Pittsburgh each claimed 11-inning victories on May 28.
On May 29, Pittsburgh thumped Winnipeg 12-3 while Sylva scored one in the 11th and one in the 12th to top Jersey City. Both Marietta and New York spun shutouts of Seattle and Stockholm, extending the Hegel's dominance over Kant.
On May 30, Cairo took a 1-0 pitcher's duel over Winnipeg and Helena came back from a 6-2 deficit with five runs in the last three innings to beat Pittsburgh 7-6.
Next sim is Monday by Nate.
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Sim #9 Complete!
I feel this strange temptation to just shout ‘NumBER Nine’ over and over somehow.
First off, for the important stuff, I remain mired in the hinterlands of competitiveness while dreaming of the languid Yucatan of the leaderboard. Le sigh.
Jersey City remains up by two in the Socratic League while Seattle extends their lead to five games thus gaining half a game in breathing room. But it’s still May, folks, a lot can happen.
And speaking of things happening…
Several minor injuries this sim but Winnipeg lost starting RF Bryan Blackstock for 9 weeks or more to a torn groin. Ow.
5/21 – Seattle beats Helena by putting up 4 in the 11th!
5/22 – Seattle beats Helena by putting up 3 in the 10th!
It’s not nice to play with your victims, Seattle.
Next sim is Friday by Mack!
First off, for the important stuff, I remain mired in the hinterlands of competitiveness while dreaming of the languid Yucatan of the leaderboard. Le sigh.
Jersey City remains up by two in the Socratic League while Seattle extends their lead to five games thus gaining half a game in breathing room. But it’s still May, folks, a lot can happen.
And speaking of things happening…
Several minor injuries this sim but Winnipeg lost starting RF Bryan Blackstock for 9 weeks or more to a torn groin. Ow.
5/21 – Seattle beats Helena by putting up 4 in the 11th!
5/22 – Seattle beats Helena by putting up 3 in the 10th!
It’s not nice to play with your victims, Seattle.
Next sim is Friday by Mack!
Monday, October 8, 2007
Sim #8 Complete
Seattle continues to pull away in the Kant division, opening a 4.5 game lead. Their wins included a 12-inning shutout of Stockholm on May 17. Pittsburgh holds on to second place with a paltry 19-18 record, as only two Kant squads are posting records above .500.
Helena maintained its two-game cushion over Jersey City in the Hegel division, despite actually losing a couple of games to Seattle in a match-up of division leaders. New York pulled into a tie for third place with Marietta seven games back.
A number of pitchers suffered minor injuries, including New York ace Charlie Hults.
Next sim is Wednesday by Nate.
Helena maintained its two-game cushion over Jersey City in the Hegel division, despite actually losing a couple of games to Seattle in a match-up of division leaders. New York pulled into a tie for third place with Marietta seven games back.
A number of pitchers suffered minor injuries, including New York ace Charlie Hults.
Next sim is Wednesday by Nate.
Friday, October 5, 2007
Sim #7 Complete!
The Sim is complete. It’s frustrating to see that my team is doing very well but I’m still seven games back. It’s a long season, guys, you can lose once in a while.
In injury news Sylva lost their starter Crackpot Gaertner for 5-6 weeks to an inflamed rotator cuff. Good luck with that, Crackpot! Stockholm lost reliever Joshua Enders for four weeks with a back injury, Marietta lost two starters, Scoles and Wickham, to assorted injuries. So that ends that run.
In terms of movement Seattle extends its lead over Pittsburgh to 3 games while Helena runs off a 9-1 in their last 10 to maintain a 2 game lead over Jersey City!
Next sim is Monday by Mack!
In injury news Sylva lost their starter Crackpot Gaertner for 5-6 weeks to an inflamed rotator cuff. Good luck with that, Crackpot! Stockholm lost reliever Joshua Enders for four weeks with a back injury, Marietta lost two starters, Scoles and Wickham, to assorted injuries. So that ends that run.
In terms of movement Seattle extends its lead over Pittsburgh to 3 games while Helena runs off a 9-1 in their last 10 to maintain a 2 game lead over Jersey City!
Next sim is Monday by Mack!
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Sim #6
Sim #6 has been run and there's mighty changes afoot.
Seattle, on the strength of a long winning streak combined with a Pittsburgh swoon, has seized first place in the Kant Division.
Helena, which had the first pick in the draft sewn up last year until they mistakenly won too many games down the stretch, has run off an astonishing 12 straight wins, has a 21-7 record and is a remarkable 15-3 mark on the road.
Jersey City is 19-8 and has almost matched Helena win for win.
Edward Kopecky of Maryland threw a two-hit complete game shutout against Winnipeg on 5/7.
The next day, Maryland topped Winnipeg 6-5, which doesn't sound very interesting. The fact that they won in the bottom of the 18th is though.
On a personal note, those Marietta jerks beat my beloved Pisces three times, all three by one run. Jerks.
Again, as I post this, I'm uploading the various league files. The next sim is scheduled for Friday by Nate.
Seattle, on the strength of a long winning streak combined with a Pittsburgh swoon, has seized first place in the Kant Division.
Helena, which had the first pick in the draft sewn up last year until they mistakenly won too many games down the stretch, has run off an astonishing 12 straight wins, has a 21-7 record and is a remarkable 15-3 mark on the road.
Jersey City is 19-8 and has almost matched Helena win for win.
Edward Kopecky of Maryland threw a two-hit complete game shutout against Winnipeg on 5/7.
The next day, Maryland topped Winnipeg 6-5, which doesn't sound very interesting. The fact that they won in the bottom of the 18th is though.
On a personal note, those Marietta jerks beat my beloved Pisces three times, all three by one run. Jerks.
Again, as I post this, I'm uploading the various league files. The next sim is scheduled for Friday by Nate.
Monday, October 1, 2007
Sim #5 completed
Sim #5 is complete! Boy, you guys up in Kant-land enjoy getting spanked. You’ve even lost to me a number of times!
In fact, four of the six Hegel teams went 7-3 or better this sim and the two who didn’t only went 4-6. In short, in the last ten games the Kant Division is a combined fourteen games under .500 and the best of the lot is AT .500. Spankage!
Standout games this sim:
5/4/02 New York’s Charles Hults throwing 8 innings of 5 hit, 0 run ball while walking none and racking up 7 Ks!
5/3/02 Jersey City putting up one in the bottom of the 12th to beat Marietta 9-8, cuss the luck.
On the injury front Maryland loses Starting Pitcher Robert Newland for the season to a torn bicep! Ouch! Helena lost relief pitcher Samuel Gimenez for the season to a ruptured disc. In addition, Jersey City lost center fielder Benito Parra for a week and New York lost First Baseman Benicio Pineda for seven weeks. That smarts!
The next sim is Wednesday by Mack! Be there!
In fact, four of the six Hegel teams went 7-3 or better this sim and the two who didn’t only went 4-6. In short, in the last ten games the Kant Division is a combined fourteen games under .500 and the best of the lot is AT .500. Spankage!
Standout games this sim:
5/4/02 New York’s Charles Hults throwing 8 innings of 5 hit, 0 run ball while walking none and racking up 7 Ks!
5/3/02 Jersey City putting up one in the bottom of the 12th to beat Marietta 9-8, cuss the luck.
On the injury front Maryland loses Starting Pitcher Robert Newland for the season to a torn bicep! Ouch! Helena lost relief pitcher Samuel Gimenez for the season to a ruptured disc. In addition, Jersey City lost center fielder Benito Parra for a week and New York lost First Baseman Benicio Pineda for seven weeks. That smarts!
The next sim is Wednesday by Mack! Be there!
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