August II Sim Run - Welcome to September!

League Date: September 1, 2028

Standings:

• Adams Division: London leads Atlanta by 19 games and has a magic number of 2
• Signorino Division: Maui leads Antelope Valley by 1 game (magic number of 20)
• Zotti Division: Seattle clinched the division back in May
• Wild Card: Antelope Valley leads Brick by 3 games, with Appalachian 9 games back. AV's magic number to clinch the spot is 18

News:

• Shackamaxon DH Tomas Kalakay won Player of the Week (8/21)
• Maui SS Pedro Rivera won Player of the Week (8/21)
• Brick RF Salvador Velasquez had his second 5-hit game of the season (8/29)
• Houston RF John Hicks won Batter of the Month award
• Seattle SP Toyoshige Takahashi won Pitcher of the Month award
• Brooklyn RF Alejandro Aurillo won Rookie of the Month award
• Injuries:
• Shackamaxon reliever Leonard Christopher strained his hamstring, ending his rookie season
• London 1B/DH Nigel Bryant tore his ankle and will miss the rest of the season and postseason
• Brick starter Kevin Lambert tore his labrum and will be out 5-6 months
• Norfolk OF Luis Santiago will miss the rest of the season with a concussion
• Atlanta starter Takeo Hagi strained his hamstring and will miss two months
• Norfolk reliever Gregg Fiala has shoulder tendinitis and will miss four weeks
• Brick reliever Al Dougan got the unfortunate "will be diagnosed in the next sim" injury
• The odd injury of the sim belongs to Brick SS Bob Rushton, who bruised his elbow during a burglary at his home. I hope he bruised his elbow breaking the nose of the burglar

Minor Leagues:

With the minor league seasons all but finished (the Rookie League teams each have two games left), let's look at how the junior teams did this season:

• AAA: Dayton (LON) won the AAA title over Pukalani (MAU)
• AA: Hoh River (APP) won the AA title over Anchorage (HOU)
• A: Wailuku (MAU) won the A title over Buffalo (HOU)

Next sim: Next Thursday (7/28/2016). Good luck to the teams fighting for those last playoff spots! For the rest of us, the roster limit is now at 40, so give your kids some playing time.