Game Date: May 1 2017
Standings:
Adams: Brick leads Brooklyn by four games
Zotti: Seattle is four games ahead of Appalachian
Signorino: Philadelphia has a five game lead over Maui
Awards & Accomplishments:
Brick's Martin Cox named Player of the Week (4/22)
Brooklyn OF Alejandro Aurillo named Player of the Week (4/29, 2nd career award)
Wilmington RF Matt Young named Rookie of the Month
Appalachian LHP Joong-guen Yi named Pitcher of the Month
Seattle C Steve Jones named Batter of the Month (3rd career award)
Significant Injuries:
Wilimington 2B Bill O'Neil has a strained groin and is out for about three weeks.
Highland 2B Mark Cannon strained a hamstring and will miss three weeks
Wilmington's Jose Vega will be out for 2-3 months with a strained hamstring.
Antelope Valley's Angel Banuelos will be riding the pine for six weeks recovering from a strained oblique.
Philadelphia will be without Ieyasu Suzuki for 8-9 weeks with a torn meniscus.
Wilmington's Li Matthews is done for the year with a torn UCL. He'll miss 11 months.
Batting Line of the Sim
Seattle's Steve Jones went 4-5 with a home run, 4 runs scored and 5 RBI vs. Brooklyn, 4/23
Pitching Line of the Sim:
Appalachian's Joong-guen Yi pitched seven innings of three-hit, shutout ball, striking out eleven and walking one vs. Mepkin Abbey, 4/27
Milestones: None
Answer to Last Week's Trivia Question:
When Babe Ruth was caught stealing to end the 1926 World Series, Lou Gehrig was not the batter at the plate. He did not take over the #4 spot in the lineup until the next season. Bob Meusel was the batter at the plate. Fred correctly answered that Lou Gehrig was in the on-deck circle.
This Week's Trivia Question:
When is the only time that a team is allowed to (and, in fact, required to) skip a player's turn in the batting order (and how does such a situation come about)?
For example, suppose Ruth is the scheduled hitter and Meusel is next in the batting order. When Ruth's turn comes up, the manager is required to send up Meusel instead.
Next sim: Next Wednesday.
I don't know where you come up with the trivia questions, Zev, but they're great. Speaking obliquely so as not to give the answer away ...
ReplyDeleteOn this one, I had an idea and turned to Google to see if I was right. I think I was on the right track, but I definitely did not have enough of the specifics to give myself credit for getting it right. I'm going to categorize this question as Zev stumping me yet again.
As for this question, Mack, it's simple. I got it from reading the rule book. :)
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