Sim 23 In The Books!

Game Date:  Sep 1 2034

Who uploaded?

Antelope Valley
Brick
Chicago
Houston
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Wilmington

Standings:

Adams:  Brick leads Brooklyn by fifteen.

Zotti:  Appalachian over Maui by four.

Signorino:  Philadelphia has clinched the division

Wild Card:  Brooklyn is five ahead of Milwaukee.

Significant Injuries:

Wilmington starter Harmon Rollin has a torn rotator cuff and will miss seven months.

Trivia Question:

Who are the only catchers to ever lead the league in triples.  15 Commissioner Points to whomever supplies the right answer in the #random channel on Slack.

Next Sim:  Sunday night.  Don't forget to expand those rosters!

Sim 22 Done!

Game Date: August 28, 2034

Who Uploaded?

• Antelope Valley
• Brick
• Houston
• Philadelphia
• Wilmington

Standings:

• Adams: Brick is 17 up on Brooklyn (Magic number of 10)
• Zotti: Signorino: Appalachian is 3 up on Milwaukee (Magic number of 24)
• Signorino: Philadelphia has clinched the division
• Wild Card: Brooklyn is 3 up on Milwaukee (Magic number of 24)

Injuries:

• Brick RF Ken Reed diagnosed with elbow tendinitis, will miss 3 weeks.
• Milwaukee 1B Hector Valera diagnosed with a sports hernia, will miss 3 months.

Next Sim: Zev will sim the 4 days it will take to get to September 1st and roster expansion on Wednesday night.

Sim 21 Done

Game Date:  Aug 21 2034

Who Uploaded:

Antelope Valley
Appalachian
Brick
Chicago
Houston
Milwaukee
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Wilmington

Standings:

Adams:  Brick leads Brooklyn by a mere eighteen games

Zotti: Appalachian is four ahead of Brooklyn

Signorino:  Philadelphia's lead over New Orleans is a paltry twenty six games.

Wild Card:  Brooklyn leads Milwaukee by three

Awards & Accomplishments:

Appalachian's Victor Gonzales named Player of the Week (2nd career award)

Significant Injuries:

Appalachian SP Roman Guerrero, chronic back soreness, four weeks

Last Sim's Trivia Question:

Besides Bob Feller, who were the other two Hall of Famers in the starting lineup for the Indians when Bob Feller no-hit the Yankees in 1946?
Fred correctly came up with both answers -- Lou Boudreau at SS and Bob Lemon (who went on to a Hall of Fame pitching career), who was the starting CF that day.

This sim's trivia question:

Who are the only two players who have both 300 home runs and 10 steals of home over their careers?
25 points to the person who comes up with the correct answers in the #random channel on Slack.

Next sim:  Sunday night

Sim 20 done!

Game Date: August 14th, 2034

Who Uploaded?

• Antelope Valley
• Brick
• Chicago
• Milwaukee
• New Orleans
• Philadelphia
• Wilmington

Standings:

• Adams: Brick leads Brooklyn by 16 games
• Zotti: Appalachian leads Milwaukee by 4 games
• Signorino: Philadelphia leads New Orleans by 26 games
• Wild Card: Brooklyn leads Milwaukee by 3 games

Administrivia:

• When Zev processed all of the trades at the deadline last sim, he accidentally traded the wrong player in a deal between Brick and Antelope Valley. I corrected that by trading the wrong player back to Antelope Valley in exchange for the player who should have originally been traded to Brick in the first place.
• Note that I processed that as a normal trade. OOTP allows trades of non-40-man roster players after the 7/31 deadline (and waiver trades of players on the 40-man rosters) but we in our league do not normally allow that. So, even though this "trade" was done after the deadline, no other deals will be accepted until the offseason begins.

Trivia Question Answer:

Fred correctly guessed that Bert Campaneris holds the record for most consecutive games with a stolen base. Campaneris stole a base in twelve straight games in June 1969, just over 50 years ago.

New trivia question in the #random channel.

Next Sim: Wednesday July 24th by Zev. 

Sim 19 Done

Game Date:  Aug 7 2034

Who Uploaded:

Antelope Valley
Appalachian
Brick
Chicago
Mepkin Abbey
Milwaukee
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Wilmington

Standings:

Adams:  Brick over Brooklyn by fourteen

Zotti:  Appalachian leads Milwaukee by four.

Signorino:  Philadelphia is ahead of New Orleans by twenty two.

Wild Card:  Brooklyn is three ahead of Milwaukee and New Orleans

Awards & Accomplishments;

Brooklyn SS Ramon Nieto named Batter of the Month (5th career award, 2nd this season)

Philadelphia's Harold Gregory named Pitcher of the Month 

Chicago LF Adam Thompson named Rookie of the Month

Chicago SS Ben Turner named Player of the Week (2nd career award)

Appalachian's Eric Hammond pitched a no-hitter vs. Wilmington (the first since 2030)

Significant Injuries:

Wilmington CF Brendon Austin, shoulder inflammation, five weeks

Brick SP Alajandro Baez, sore shoulder, seven weeks.

Trivia Question:

This sim's trivia question:  Who holds the record for the most consecutive games with a stolen base?  20 Commisioner Points to the person with the first answer in the #random channel on Slack.

Next sim:  Sunday night

Sim 18 Done! Welcome to the trade deadline!

Game Date: July 31, 2034 -- The Trade Deadline!

Who Uploaded?

• Antelope Valley
• Appalachian
• Atlanta
• Brick
• Brooklyn
• Chicago
• Houston
• Milwaukee
• New Orleans
• Philadelphia
• Wilmington

Standings:

• Adams: Brick leads Brooklyn by 11 games
• Zotti: Appalachian leads Milwaukee by 4 games
• Signorino: Philadelphia leads New Orleans by 20 games
• Wild Card: Brooklyn leads New Orleans by 4 games

Next Sim: Zev has the next sim on Wednesday night (July 17th). This is your last chance to complete  trades before the offseason. Get your trades in by Wednesday night!

Sim 17 In The Books

Game Date:  Jul 24 2034

Who Uploaded:

Antelope Valley
Atlanta
Brick
Chicago
Houston
Mepkin Abbey
Milwaukee
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Wilmington

Standings:

Adams:  Brick has a thirteen game lead over Brooklyn
Zotti: Appalachian is five up on Milwaukee and Chicago
Signorino:  Philadelphia's lead over New Orleans is eighteen games.
Wild Card:  Brooklyn leads New Orleans by two games.

Awards & Accomplishments:

Brooklyn's Ramon Nieto named Player of the Week (8th career award, 3rd this season)

Significant Injuries:

Brooklyn's Edgardo Collazo decided to celebrate being reinstated from the disabled list by having a rotator cuff strain.  He's out for three weeks.
Wilmington SP Hector Valdez has a joint irritation.  He's going to miss two weeks.

Trivia Question:

Which pitcher went into his last three career starts with 999 walks and did not give any further walks in those last three starts to finish his career with 999?  15 Commissioner Points for the first correct answer in the #random channel on Slack.

Next Sim:  Sunday night

Sim 16 done!

Game Date: July 17, 2034

Who Uploaded?

• Antelope Valley (vacation)
• Appalachian
• Brick
• Chicago
• New Orleans
• Philadelphia
• Wilmington

Standings:

• Adams: Brick leads Brooklyn by 12 games
• Zotti: Appalachian leads Milwaukee by 5 games
• Signorino: Philadelphia leads New Orleans by 19 games
• Wild Card: Brooklyn leads New Orleans by 3 games

Next Sim: Wednesday, July 10th by Zev. The trade deadline is creeping closer. 

Sim 15 Done

Game Date: July 10 2034


Who Uploaded:
Appalachian
Brick
Chicago
Houston
Mepkin Abbey
Milwaukee
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Wilmington

Standings:

Adams:  Brick leads Brooklyn by eleven games
Zotti:  Appalachian is six games over Milwaukee and Antelope Valley
Signorino:  Philadelphia is up by eighteen.
Wild Card:  Brooklyn leads New Orleans by four

Awards & Accomplishments:

Philadelphia's newly acquired 2B Carter Bailey named Player of the Week (and then he injured himself...)

Significant Injuries:

Philadelphia, Carter Bailey, torn abdominal muscle, 7 weeks

Milestones:
Milwaukee's Yvon Settignano reached 1000 runs scored.

Last Sim's Trivia Question:
Who are the only multiple Cy Young Award Winners not in the Hall of Fame (excluding not yet eligible players).
Fred came up with Roger Clemens and Denny McLain.  Alex got Bret Saberhagen and Jeff came up with Johann Santana.

This Sim's Question:

Everyone remembers the Rookies of the Year who go on to long, productive careers.  But sometimes, the rookie season is just a flash in the pan.

Who, among Rookie of the Year winners, played the fewest games in their career (not counting currently active players).   I'm looking for two answers -- one for position players and one for pitchers.

25 Commissioner points for each correct answer.

Next sim:  Sunday night