We're up to April 28, almost a month into the season.
In the Platonic League, Seattle still rules the roost. Stockholm has moved into second place, passing Pittsburgh as the Pisces have realized that they suck after all.
In the Socratic League, they're apparently looking for the first six-way tie in the middle of the season. The top teams struggled, as Winnipeg, Jersey City, and Marietta are all tied for first place with records just two games over .500. Meanwhile, Brooklyn and New York lurk exactly one-half game back. Formerly struggling Helena has ripped off five straight wins and now is almost back to .500 and, while still in last place, is only 1.5 games out of first.
Stockholm's David Solar and Brooklyn's Antonio Alicea took home Player of the Week honors. Congrats to them and their families.
Injuries finally struck this sim and struck with a vengeance. Helena lost starting catcher John Nieman for the season. Sylva lost starting rightfielder John Douglass for eight weeks. Brooklyn lost starting pitcher Thomas Fleenor and third baseman Stephen Hyer for three weeks and 10 days, respectively. Jersey City reliever Freddie Mendes is day-to-day for 3-4 weeks. Bad sim for injuries.
Winnipeg's Jerry Brasher set a Socratic League record on April 23, drawing four walks in a game. Apparently, the computer grasps the importance of on base percentage, something that has eluded Seattle Mariners management for years now. (Er. Sorry. Wrong league.)
On April 23, Helena and New York put on a thriller. Tied at two going into the ninth, Helena scored two in the top of the inning only to see New York tie the game. So, Helena came back and scored three in the tenth, only to see New York tie it yet again. Helena then scored two more in the 11th inning and finally managed to close out the game with a 9-7 victory. New York's hitters shouldn't feel bad, as there were two outs both times they tied the game. The Knights relievers though ...
On April 24, Helena, Seattle, and Marietta all won in their final at bat with Helena scoring four in the bottom of the ninth to defeat Sylva 6-5.
On April 25, Baltasar Acevedo threw eight shutout innings for Cairo in a 6-0 victory over Marietta.
April 26 saw three one-run victories by Maryland, Stockholm, and Helena over Jersey City, Winnipeg, and Cairo, respectively.
On April 27, Marietta scored two in the ninth and two in the tenth in defeating Seattle 10-9. Seattle had victory in its grasp, but shortstop John Covas's error with two outs in the tenth opened the door to Marietta's comeback.
In other miscellaneous notes, the injured John Douglass is the last OEL hitter over .400 with enough at bats to qualify for the batting title, but will drop out of the rankings before his injury heals.
Seattle's George Pullum is back on an MVP pace, leading the Platonic League in runs scored, RBI, and runs created while tied for the lead in home runs.
Maryland's Lewis McGurk has an ERA of 0.96.
Brooklyn's Pio Pastrama leads the OEL with 7 home runs
Opposing batters are hitting just .143 against Winnipeg's Lenard Ramirez.
Anyway, the league file is posted and web pages are on the way. Nate has the next sim on Friday. Good luck all.
P.S. Seattle's owner has chosen to give his top prospect the nickname William "The Tool" Broussard. Why? Only Matt knows. He's an odd duck. In any case, congrats to Matt "The Tool" Macario on his selection.
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Former presidential scholar Mack Shultz somehow managed to screw up my requested nickname, "The Toolman," but I actually like his version better. This way, the embarrassment of picking a stupid nickname is shared.
Yes, I "accidentally" put in the wrong nickname. In exactly the same accidental way that the Russian troops mistakenly wandered into Georgian territory recently.
Would you expect anything less from an owner whose team name is the Ministry of Silly Walks?
Well, that's a good point.
This was just a banner sim for you as commissioner, Mack, wasn't it?
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