Sim 25 Done! Playoffs Start on Monday

Game Date:  Oct 1 2036

Who Uploaded:

Antelope Valley
Brick
Chicago
Milwaukee
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Toronto
Wilmington

Playoff Setup:

The first round of the playoffs will feature:

Wilmington vs. Philadelphia
Appalachian vs. Brick

Playoff Schedule:

We'll be doing one game sims on the following nights throughout the playoffs:

Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday.

There will NOT be a sim tomorrow.  The first game will be simmed on Monday night.   Please make sure that your playoff rosters are set by then.

Trivia Question: 

Last trivia question of the sim:  Which player had the longest gap between All Star appearances?  20 Commissioner Points for the correct answer in the #random channel.

Next sim:  Monday night

Sim 24 Done!

Game Date: September 22, 2036

Who Uploaded?

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

* Antelope Valley, Appalachian, and Brooklyn did not upload after installing the new Accounts GM file.

Standings:

• Adams: Brick had already clinched
• Zotti: Appalachian is up 4 on Milwaukee and has a magic number of 3
• Signorino: Philadelphia and Wilmington are tied, one game up on Atlanta
• Wild Card: Philadelphia and Wilmington are tied, one game up on Atlanta

News:

• The StatsPlus live sim failed, again. I'll troubleshoot it with the developer.
• Philadelphia SS Ramon Nieto won the Player of the Week

Injuries:

• Chicago CF Marcos Rodriguez will miss 5 months with a broken kneecap
• Appalachian SP Jeff Manning will be DTD for 1-2 with a finger blister
• Atlanta SP Miguel De la Torre will be DTD for 5 days with a mild abdominal strain
• Houston 1B Luis Lozano will miss 5 weeks with a torn abdominal muscle
• Appalachian SP Leonardo Velazquez will be out for 3 days with an allergic reaction

Next Sim: Our 35th season and the thrilling Signorino Division chase will both end on Saturday night.

Sim 23 Done!

Game Date:  Sep 15 2036

Who Uploaded:

Antelope Valley
Atlanta
Brick
Chicago
Milwaukee
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Toronto
Wilmington

Standings:

Adams:  Brick has the division wrapped up.

Zotti:  Appalachian is one game ahead of Milwaukee

Signorino:  Atlanta and Wilmington are tied for the lead, two games ahead of Philadelphia
Wild Card:  Same as Signorino.

Awards and Accomplishments:

Wilmington C Fred Kennedy named Player of the Week 

Significant Injuries:

New Orleans:  CF Jose Gonzales, hamstring sprain, 5 weeks

Philadelphia: CF Ernesto Gallegos, concussion, 2-3 weeks

Toronto:  SP Xian-gan Yang, gluteus strain, 2 weeks. 

Chicago: CF Marcos Rodriguez, broken kneecap, 5 months.

Trivia Question:

Whom did Lou Gehrig replace at the start of his famous 2130 consecutive game streak?

Next sim:  Wednesday night.

Sim 22 Done!

Game Date: September 8, 2036

Who Uploaded?

• Antelope Valley
• Atlanta
• Brick
• Chicago
• Milwaukee (commissioner's discretion)
• New Orleans
• Philadelphia
• Toronto
• Wilmington

Standings:

• Adams: Brick has clinched the division
• Zotti: Appalachian leads Milwaukee by 1 game 
• Signorino: Atlanta and Wilmington are tied, two games ahead of Philadelphia
• Wild Card: Atlanta and Wilmington are tied, two games ahead of Philadelphia

Injuries:

• Antelope Valley SP Josh Dunlap will miss 5 weeks with an elbow sprain
• Wilmington 3B Carter Bailey will miss a week with forearm stiffness
• Appalachian RP Julio Lopez will be DTD for a week with a mild oblique strain

News:

• Toronto C Guillermo Medina was the Player of the Week

Next Sim: Saturday night. Just three more weeks to go in the season and there are five teams competing for three spots in the playoffs.

Sim 21 Done

Game Date:  Sep 1 2036  (Time to expand those rosters!)

Who Uploaded:

Antelope Valley
Atlanta
Brick
Chicago
Houston
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Toronto
Wilmington

Standings:

Adams:  Brick leads Brooklyn by 25 games.
Zotti:  Milwaukee is one game up on Appalachian
Signorino:  Wilmngton is one game ahead of Atlanta
Wild Card:  Atlanta is four games ahead of Philadelphia

Awards & Accomplishments:

Philadelphia's Antonio Venet named Player of the Week (5th career award, 2nd this season)
Houston's Andrew Boulter named Batter of the Month
Wilmington's Chris Williams named Pitcher of the Month
Philadelphia's Koshiro Fujita named Rookie of the Month

Significant Injuries:

None

Next sim:  Wednesday night.

Sim 20 Done!

Game Date: April 25, 2036

Who Uploaded?

• Everyone!

Standings:

• Adams: Brick leads Houston by 25
• Zotti:Milwaukee leads Appalachian by 4
• Signorino: Atlanta leads Wilmington by 1
• Wild Card:Wilmington leads Philadelphia by 4

News:

• The next sim will take us to the September 1st roster expansion.
• Brick 2B Sergio Suarez was the Player of the Week.
• Injuries:
• Philadelphia C Aaron Hampton will miss three weeks with back tightness
• Milwaukee 3B Sung-heun Hwa will miss four weeks with a strained hamstring 
• Houston RP Javier Lugo will be DTD for a week with back spasms

Next Sim: Saturday night.

Sim 19 Done!

Game Date: August 18, 2036

Who Uploaded?

• Antelope Valley
• Atlanta
• Brick
• Chicago
• Houston (vacation)
• Milwaukee
• New Orleans
• Philadelphia
• Toronto
• Wilmington

Standings:

• Adams: Brick leads Houston by 22 games
• Zotti: Milwaukee leads Appalachian by 4 games
• Signorino: Atlanta leads Wilmington by 1 game
• Wild Card: Wilmington leads Philadelphia by 3 games

News:

• Philadelphia 1B Dave O'Brien was named Player of the Week
• Only one significant injury this sim: Appalachian C Juan Davila will miss 3-4 weeks with a hip strain

Next Sim: Wednesday night.