May I Sim Done

Game Date:  May 16, 2020

Who Uploaded?
Cleveland
Hickory
Houston
Maui
Monck's Corner
New York
Ohio
Seattle
Shackamaxon

Standings:
Adams:  Brooklyn is five games ahead of Monck's Corner
Zotti:  Ohio has a two game lead over Saskatoon and Seattle
Signorino:  Maui leads Houston by one game.


Awards and Accomplishments:
Monck's Corner 1B David Seibel named Player of the Week (5/4)
Hickory's John Jacobs hits three home runs in one game (5/5)Houston 1B Nigel Bryant named Player of the Week (5/11)

Significant Injuries:Houston 1B John Leboeuf suffered a herniated back and is done for the year.
Monck's Corner MR Robert Brown strained a rotator cuff and will miss about 4 weeks.
Cleveland SP Cesar Almendarez fractured his knee and is done pitching for good.
It's not a significant injury, but it's a new one -- Cleveland's Kendrick Kaler suffered a concussion when he slammed into a car stopped at a red light.  His concussion will be cleared by the second day of the next sim.

Milestones:
After reaching 500HR in the last sim, New York's Luis Jeon notched his 2000th hit this sim, the 11th to reach that level.  Jeon, it should be pointed out, currently holds the lifetime records for games, at-bats, home runs, RBI, runs, walks, strikeouts, games started, extra base hits and being hit by a pitch.

Topics to DiscussThere are a number of topics that were brought up in recent posts.  These include:

• Possibly upgrading to OOTP 13 for the next season
• A possible change in the sim schedule during the early part of the season.

Please let me know your thoughts on these matters.



Next Sim:  Wednesday, January 25, 2012

OOTP 13

Just got an e-mail today about pre-ordering for their release in early April...Are we going to upgrade after this season?

Looking for Pitching

Offer

Jorge Clemente C (3B) $4,212,000
Dusty Huff 1B (SS) ML

Would like starting pitching and prospects and/or picks in return.

4 sims in April?

Over the past week, before last night's sim to complete April 2020, I had some problems making roster decisions with my team due to the volatile nature of early season statistics. My thought was to have four sims for April, instead of the usual two, to allow more options and flexibility for roster moves in April


I have run this past Zev and he seems to be on board, so this is my proposal:

• 1st sim: First seven days of the season (April 1-7)
• 2nd sim: Next eight days of the season (April 8-15)
• 3rd sim: Next seven days of the season  (April 16-22)
• 4th sim: Next eight days of the season (April 23-30)
• 5th sim: Next fifteen days of the season (May 1-15)
• ... and so forth

I also think that shorter sims during the playoff chase in September is a valid idea.

What do you say? Any objections or suggestions?

April II Sim Done

Game Date:  May 1, 2020

Who Uploaded?
Houston
Maui
Monck's Corner
Ohio
Seattle
Shackamaxon

Standings:
Adams:  Brooklyn leads Hickory by three.
Zotti:  Ohio has a three game lead over Saskatoon
Signorino:  Maui leads Houston by three games.


Awards and Accomplishments:
Brooklyn SS Jeff Wardlaw named Player of the Week (4/20)
Shackamaxon 3B Felipe Mendoza named Player of the Week (4/27)
Monck's Corner LF Freddie Aldape named Player of the Month
Ohio's Fernando Estrada named Pitcher of the Month
Seattle 3B Terry ("Not The Sinner") Hubbard named Rookie of the Month
Hickory's Gustavo Silva went 6-for-6 (4/17)

Significant Injuries:
Maui SP Ferdinand Pineda suffers from back spasms and will miss the next two weeks.
New York LF Lonnie Machen tore a hamstring running the bases and will miss the rest of the season.
Shackamaxon SS Ricky Peppers strained a back muscle and will miss four weeks.
Cleveland's Mark Mitchell ruptured his bicep tendon and will miss eight months.
Ohio's Jose Morales will miss 2-3 weeks with a strained tricep.
Cleveland's William Haner is done for the season after rupturing his back.



Do Sinners Prosper?
For now, it seems that they do.  Jones fared well in his debut sim at .279/.319/.465 with 1 home run  and 4 RBI.

Milestones:
New York's Luis Jeon hit his 500th home run, becoming the first player to reach that lofty goal.
Hickory's Paul Shunk (again) hit his 400th home run, becoming the tenth player to hit that many.

Next Sim:  Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Most Hyped Prospect EVER Reaches Majors

The Seattle Monarchs today announced that catcher Steve "Sinner" Jones is being promoted to the major leagues today, April 16, 2020. "This will forever be known as Sinner's Day," proclaimed Monarchs Owner/GM Mack Shultz. "Let me just say, the Sinner's Day parties are going to be legen -- wait for it -- dary! Imagine Mardi Gras mixed with Carnivale, but without the pesky moral restraints."

Jones was the second pick overall in the 2016 draft and was promptly named the #1 prospect in the league by the OSA scouting service. He was the #1 prospect in 2017. He was briefly the #2 prospect at the start of the 2018 season, but quickly was re-established as the #1 prospect by mid-season. He was the #1 prospect at the start of the 2019 season. He was the #1 prospect at the start of this season. This degree of hype is completely unprecedented.

"His tools are so far off the chart that we had to create new charts," said prospect maven John Sickels. "He's not only the greatest thing since sliced bread, but he invented a completely new and better way of slicing bread. There's a little shrine to him in the Baseball America offices. He's bigger than big and huger than huge. He's the baseball version of Tim Tebow. Except, you know, he can actually throw."

More rational people have examined Jones' minor league numbers and wondered what all the fuss is about. A career OPS of .658 in A-ball, .801 in AA, and .811 in AAA doesn't exactly scream, "Messiah!" But, the suddenly struggling Monarchs may need just that, as they have stumbled out of the gate and find themselves in the unfamiliar position of third place in their division. And so, the good people of Seattle will turn to a Sinner to save them.

April I Sim Done (alternate reality version)

Game Date:  April 16, 2020

Who Uploaded?
Cleveland
Hickory
Houston
Maui
Monck's Corner
New York
Saskatoon
Seattle
Shackamaxon

Standings:
Adams:  Brooklyn leads Hickory by one.
Zotti:  Ohio has a one game lead over Saskatoon
Signorino:  Houston has a one game lead over Maui


Awards and Accomplishments:
Brooklyn SS Jeff Wardlaw named Player of the Week (4/6)
Monck's Corner LF Freddy Aldape named Player of the Week (4/13)

Significant Injuries:
Danville C Fernando Robles will miss about six weeks with back spasms


Milestones:
None

Next Sim:  Wednesday, January 18, 2012

It Never Happened

I'm sorry, folks, but I'm going to have to re-do last night's sim.

I made a dumb mistake when I ran the sim, which significantly impacted a team for the worse.  As a result, I'm making the call to redo the sim. 

The rerun will be done tonight.  Please do not send any updates, as they will not be downloaded.  Furthermore, if you uploaded changes since last night's sim, you will need to resend them after I run the "corrected" sim.

My apologies to all for the mistake. It was a stupid accident on my part.

Zev

April I Sim Done

Game Date:  April 16, 2020

Who Uploaded?
Cleveland
Hickory
Houston
Maui
Monck's Corner
New York
Saskatoon
Seattle
Shackamaxon

Standings:
Adams:  Brooklyn leads Cleveland and Hickory by five.
Zotti:  Saskatoon holds a one game lead over Seattle
Signorino:  Maui's is three games ahead of New York


Awards and Accomplishments:
Houston 1B Nigel Bryant named Player of the Week (4/6)
Maui C Barney Maxon named Player of the Week (4/13)

Significant Injuries:
Cleveland SS William Midkiff saw his season end after three games with a herniated disc
Danville 3B Jorge Velazquez is out 7-8 weeks with a torn back muscle

Milestones:
Paul Shunk (Hickory) hit his 400th home run (10th player)

Next Sim:  Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Not quite free to good home

It's one of those years where you know it's not going to happen going in. To that end I have some (expensive) spare parts that I'd send your way cheaply.

Both David Kerry and Patrick Valdes have some use left in them. They're not all-world but they can provide some power in the OF if you're short of that. Prospects and such would be appreciated and I'd be willing to work with you to make the numbers balance out.

One Day More...

We still have one owner with a roster size over 25.  We'll put it off one more day.  After that, I'll proceed, making the best choice I can with regard to the roster.

Zev

Opening Day Delayed

I decided to push it off until Tuesday night to make sure that all owners have the opportunity to get their rosters in order.

Zev

A Cy Young Winner Comes to Cleveland

No, not Ronald Placencia, but 2017 and 2018 AAA Cy Young winner William Haner. He has been traded from Seattle to Cleveland for a 6th round pick. Why did Monarch's GM Mack Shultz make this deal? Well in his own words he said, "What can I say? My team is loaded, there is just no room for Bill on my active roster. He deserves a shot, and I can't think of a better place for him to get that shot that the train-wreck that is Cleveland. He should flourish there."

Steamer's GM Jeremy Goldman could not be reached for comment, but reports are that he is in Washington applying for TARP money to help with the economics of his tortured team. He should also be looking for a new trainer for his team as all his players continue to go down with injuries.

Haner is expected to be inserted directly in the starting rotation for the Steamers and might even become their #1 starter by the end of the year.

Welcome to Opening Day 2020

Game Date:  4/1/2020

Files uploaded and league site updated.

First sim will be on Sunday, Jan 8
Second sim will be on Wednesday, Jan 11