Sim 6 Done

Game Date:  May 16 2033

Who Uploaded:

Antelope Valley
Appalachian
Brick
Chicago
Houston
Maui
Mepkin Abbey
Philadelphia
Wilmington

Standings:

Adams:  Brooklyn leads Brick by three games
Zotti:  Chicago leads Milwaukee by half a game
Signorino:  Philadelphia's lead over Maui is seven games

Awards & Accomplishments:

Atlanta 1B Roy Herbert named Player of the Week (2nd career award)

Significant Injuries:

Mepkin Abbey SP Jack Knapp, gluteus strain, 2 weeks
Wilmington 1B Jose Gonzalez, lacerated finger, 2 weeks.

Milestones:

Brick's Yvon Settignino reached 1000 RBI (5/13)

Batting Line of the Sim:

Atlanta's Roy Herbert went 3-4, 2 HR, 6 RBI, and 3 runs scored vs. Mepkin Abbey, 5/14

Pitching Line of the Sim:

Philadelphia's Tian-bai Chen pitched a three hit shutout with 6 K vs. Mepkin Abbey, 5/11

Last Sim's Trivia Question:

Who was the only member of a losing team to win the World Series MVP Award?

Fred provided the correct answer - Bobby Richardson of the 1960 New York Yankees.  This was the series when the Yankees blew out the Pirates in three games (16-3, 10-0 and 12-0), but lost four close matches to them (6-4, 3-2, 5-2 and 10-9). 

This Sim's Trivia Question:

OK, this one's going to be a bit tougher...

Since 1970, there have been three players who have stolen 15 or more bases in a season and yet, were caught more often they were successful.  Who are these three players?   Feel free to answer in the #random channel.

Administrative Note:

We have new owners for the Chicago and Maui franchises.  Welcome aboard Luke and Alex!

Next sim:  Wednesday night.

Sim 5 Done

Game Date:  May 9 2033

Who Uploaded:

Antelope Valley
Appalachian
Atlanta
Brick
Houston
Mepkin Abbey
Philadelphia
Wilmington
Milwaukee (vacation)

Standings:

Adams: Brooklyn leads Brick by four games
Zotti: Chicago is two ahead of Milwaukee
Signorino: Philadelphia has a five game lead on Maui

Awards & Accomplishments:

Brooklyn SS Ramon Nieto named Player of the Week (4th career award)

Significant Injuries:

Maui 2B Carlos Madrigal, torn quadriceps, 4 weeks
Appalachian SP Miguel Archuleta, bone chips in elbow, done for the season

Milestones:

None

Batting Line of the Sim:

Philadelphia's Javier Ortiz went 3-3, 2 HR, 5 RBI and 3 runs scored vs. Antelope Valley, 5/2

Pitching Line of the Sim:

Houston's David Chapa pitched 8 2/3 innings of one hit ball with 11K vs. Mepkin Abbey 5/7

Last Sim's Trivia Question

Who was the first person to pitch a major league no hitter in Los Angeles?  

As correctly answered by Fred, the answer is Bo Belinsky of the Los Angeles Angels.

This Sim's Trivia Question:

Who was the only member of a losing team to win the World Series MVP Award?  Answer the question in the #random channel on Slack.

Next sim:  Sunday night

Sim 4 Done

Game Date:  May 2 2033

Who Uploaded:

Antelope Valley
Appalachian
Brick
Houston
Mepkin Abbey
Philadelphia
Wilmington

Standings:

Adams: Brooklyn is three games ahead of Houston

Zotti: Milwaukee has a one game lead on Chicago

Signorino:Philadelphia is four ahead of Maui

Awards & Accomplishments:

A bunch of first-timers for the awards this week:

Houston RF Benjamin Anderson named Player of the Week 

Maui 2B Thomas "Nitro" Lyons named Batter of the Month

Maui P Juan "Dud" Ramirez named Pitcher of the Month 

Mepkin Abbey LF Sergio Solis named Rookie of the Month 

Significant Injuries:

Maui C Britt Couch, another 3 months

Mepkin Abbey CF Jim Barnes, oblique strain, 4 weeks

Milwaukee SS Ernesto Gallego, hernia, 7 weeks

Wilmington 2B  Fred Martin, sprained ankle, 5-6 weeks

Milestones:

None

Batting Line of the Sim:

Houston's Joe Haith went 5-5, HR, 3 RBI, 3 runs scored vs Wilmington, 5/1

Pitching Line of the Sim:

Philadelphia's Michael Leach threw nine innings of four hit, one (unearned) run ball with 7K vs. Brick 4/27

Last Sim's Trivia Question:

The Cy Young Award was first awarded in 1956.  Since then, who is the only pitcher to win 25 (or more) games in three different seasons and yet never win the Cy Young Award?  

The answer, correctly given by Fred, is Juan Marichal, who won 25 games in 1963 and 1966, and won 26 in 1968, but never got a single Cy Young vote in any season except 1971 when he won 18.  He finished 8th in the Cy Young voting that year. 

(Oddly enough, he got MVP votes in those years, but no Cy Young votes.).  

This Sim's Trivia Question:

Who was the first person to pitch a major league no hitter in Los Angeles?  Put  your answer in the #random channel on Slack.

Next Sim:  Wednesday night

Sim 3 Done

Game Date:  Apr 25 2033

Who Uploaded:

Antelope Valley
Appalachian
Brick
Houston
Philadelphia
Wilmington

Standings:

Adams:  Brooklyn leads Houston by two.
Zotti: Milwaukee is one game up on Chicago
Signorino: Philadelphia is three games up on Maui


Significant Injuries:

Houston SP Lou Shaw, torn rotator cuff, 5-6 months
Mepkin Abbey 3B Esteban Ordonez, oblique strain, 6-7 weeks
Mepkin Abbey RP Daniel Spooner, bone chips, 7 weeks
Atlanta C Petero Hokualohi, sprained ankle, 3 weeks

Awards & Accomplishments:

Brick RF Ken Reed named Player of the Week (4th career award)

Batting Line of the Sim:

Brick's Alejandro Garcia went 4-5, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 4 runs scored vs. Mepkin Abbey 4/23

Pitching Line of the Sim:

Houston's David Chappa pitched a one-hit shutout with 8K vs. Appalachian 4/21.

Milestones:

Milwaukee C Steve Jones hit his 400th home run

Last Sim's Trivia Question:

Who holds the record for the most career home runs while never winning a home run title?  

Fred correctly answered that Rafael Palmiero has more home runs than anyone else who never won a home run titile with 569 lifetime homers.

Trivia Question of the Sim:

The Cy Young Award was first awarded in 1956.  Since then, who is the only pitcher to win 25 (or more) games in three different seasons and yet never win the Cy Young Award?  Post the answer in the #random channel on Slack.

Next sim:  Sunday night.

Sim 2 Done!

Game Date:  Apr 18 2033

Who Uploaded:
Antelope Valley (vacation)
Appalachian
Brick
Houston
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
Wilmington

Standings:

Adams:  Brooklyn leads Brick and Mepkin Abbey by three games.
Zotti: Chicago is a game  up on Milwaukee
Signorino: Philadelphia has a one game lead on Maui


Significant Injuries:

Milwaukee SP Jorge Reyes, bicep tendinitis, 3 months.
Chicago C Steven Broadbent, hamstring strain, 2 weeks
Houston SP Lou Shaw , torn rotator cuff, 5-6 months.

Awards & Accomplishments:

Milwaukee LF Salvador Vasquez named Player of the Week (11th career award)

Batting Line of the Sim:

Antelope Valley's Tzu-Hsia Wang went 3-3, 2 HR, 5 RBI and 3 runs scored vs. Brick 4/13

Pitching Line of the Sim:

Brooklyn's Kieran Rose pitched a four hit shutout with 10 K vs Wilmington 4/14


Milestones:

None

Last Week's Trivia Question:

What do the following pitchers (and *only* the following pitchers) have in common?

Johnny Vandermeer
Allie Reynolds
Virgil Trucks
Nolan Ryan
Jim Abbott
Max Scherzer

This one was a bit tricky.  As the Sesame Street song goes, one of these things is not like the others.  The key to getting the answer was knowing which one was the odd man out and why he was the odd man out. 

Fred was very close when he guessed that they all threw two no-hitters in a season.  All of the above pitchers *did* throw two no-hitters in a season -- except Jim Abbott.  He only threw one in his career. He is, also, the only pitcher on the list with one hand and, the only pitcher with one hand to ever throw a no-hitter.

The correct answer is that each of the above pitchers threw a number of no hitters in a season equal to the number of hands that they have.  No pitchers other than the ones on that list have done so.


Trivia Question of the Sim:

This one should be simpler.   Who holds the record for the most career home runs while never winning a home run title? 

Answer in the #random channel of the Slack thread.  First one with the correct answer gets 100 Commissioner points. 

(Note:  Commissioner points are like points in Whose Line Is It Anyway...)

Next sim:  Wednesday night.

Sim 1 Done!

Game Date:  Apr 11 2033

Who Uploaded?

Antelope Valley (vacation)
Applachian
Atlanta
Brick
Houston
Mepkin Abbey
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
Wilmington

Standings:

Adams:  Brooklyn leads Mepkin Abbey by two games.
Zotti:  Seattle (sorry, force of habit) Chicago leads Appalachian by one game
Signorino:  Philadelphia and Maui are one game ahead of Wilmington

Significant Injuries:
Mepkin Abbey:  SS Sixto Ruiz, fractured thumb, 6 weeks
Atlanta SP Ismael Martinez, oblique strain, 5-6 weeks

Awards & Accomplishments:
Mepkin Abbey LF Sergio Solis named Player of the Week

Batting Line of the Sim:
Maui's Thomas Lyons went 3-5, 2 HR, 3 R and 5 RBI vs Houston 4/6

Pitching Line of the Sim:
Milwaukee's Ernest Metcalf pitched a four hit shutout vs Appalachian 4/6

Milestones:
None

Trivia Question of the Week:

What do the following pitchers (and *only* the following pitchers) have in common?

Johnny Vandermeer
Allie Reynolds
Virgil Trucks
Nolan Ryan
Jim Abbott
Max Scherzer

Answer in the #random channel on the Slack channel.
Next sim:  Sunday Evening

Opening Day Is Here! Please read!

Game Date:  Apr 4 2033

Significant Injuries:
Milwaukee:  2B Carter Bailey, torn abdominal muscle, 6 weeks.

Notes:

The media revenue for the coming year has been adjusted.  To see the results, go to the Media Revenue link on the blog home page and go to the "2032" tab.  For an understanding of how it works, please take a look at the post where it was first discussed.

We have arrived at Opening Day.  The first sim of the season will be run on Wednesday.  Please make sure to have your rosters in compliance with the rules (25 man limit at the major league level, 35 in the minors).  The game will not allow me to proceed with the sim if rosters are not in compliance.  Please don't put me in the position of having to make roster choices for you in order to not hold up the sim. 

Please keep in mind that, starting with this season, we will be simming twice a week during the season, with each sim lasting one week. 

Next sim:  Wednesday night.

Sim's Done... Opening Day Is On the Horizon

Game Date:  Mar 28 2033

Significant Injuries:
Maui C Britt Couch, fractured finger, 6 weeks
Chicago 2B Angel Rodriguez, fractured thumb, 4 weeks.

Sunday night's sim will be the final week of Spring Training. 

Next Sim:  Sunday night.

Sim's Done

Game Date:  Mar 21 2033

Significant Injuries:
Atlanta SP Steve McLain, partially torn laburm, 3 months.
Appalachian SP Jorge Gomez, torn UCL, 11-12 months
Houston SP Alajandro Lopez, shoulder inflammation, 4-5 months
Milwaukee: RP Juan Garcia, ruptured disc, 8 months
Wilmington: RP Sergio Nartatez, strained oblique, 4-5 weeks

Next sim:  Thursday night.  We're getting close to Opening Day, start getting those rosters in order.

Sim's Done

Game Date:  Mar 14 2033

Significant Injuries:
Brooklyn:  Fernando Mendoza, torn UCL, 12-13 months
Brick: SP Juan Santiago, rotator cuff strain, 5-6 weeks.

Next sim:  Tuesday night.