Game Date: 6/16/2016
Who Uploaded:
Cleveland
Danville
Hickory
Houston
Los Angeles
Maui
Ohio
River Cities
Seattle
Standings
Adams: Cleveland takes away Hickory's lead and is now up by three games.
Zotti: Seattle's four game lead is cut in half... but now it's Saskatoon in second place.
Signorino: Maui keeps rolling along, upping their lead from twelve games to sixteen.
Wild Card: Saskatoon has a five game lead over Hickroy and Ohio
Awards:
River Cities 2B Timothy Palacio named player of the week 6/6
Maui's 3B Octavio Calabres named player of the week 6/13
News:
Maui's Kyle Fike pitches a no hitter against Hickory on 6/2, walking no one and striking out ten.
Maui's Octavio Calabres goes 5-6 on that same day
Cleveland's Nathaniel Burton goes 6-6 (in a nine inning game) with a double and a home run 6/7
New York's C Herman Gossard goes 5-6 with 2 HR 6/11
Injuries
No long term injuries this sim
Milestones Reached:
Seattle's Gregory Mudge became the first player in SDMB history to top 400 home runs this sim!
Brooklyn's Luis Jeon became the second player to reach 1000 walks and is only nine walks behind all time leader, Rafael Collazo
River Cities John Okane became the second player to reach 200 victories this sim and is only eleven wins behind struggling teammate Chad Nelligan.
Next sim, next Saturday night!
I have to admit that when the season started, I was planning to start Gregory Mudge mostly out of a sense of loyalty and a desire to see a Monarch become the first player to hit 400 home runs and be, at least for a little while, the all-time home run champ. I didn't really expect him to hit all that well. To help his chances out, I platooned him, sitting him against left-handed starters.
ReplyDeleteBut, he's had an amazing year, a throwback to days gone by. Hitting .339 with a .997 OPS has been completely unexpected. He's on pace for 32 home runs, even with limited plate appearances as a platoon starter.
I don't know if he'll keep it up, but what a great year for the 36-year-old. He's now the career leader in home runs, RBI, and total bases, as well as second in hits and fifth in runs scored. Hurray for Mudge!
As for the Monarchs, it was a solid 9-5 sim. A minor injury to Josue Folch will give Rule 5 pick Dennis Pickens a crack at a couple of starts. Tough schedule next sim though with series against Ohio, River Cities, and Cleveland. We'll know more about the Monarchs after this sim.