Aug I Sim Done

Game Date:  Aug 16 2032

Standings:  
Adams:  Brick is twelve games ahead of Brooklyn
Zotti: Seattle is thirty games in front of Antelope Valley
Signorino: Philadelphia's lead over Maui is eight games
Wild Card:  Maui is two games ahead of Brookyn

Awards & Accomplishments:
Philadelphia's Jorge Benevides named Rookie of the Month (2nd award)
Seattle's Ernest Metcalf named Pitcher of the Month (3rd career award)
Seattle's Hector Valera named Batter of the Month (3rd career award)
Seattle's Steve Jones named Player of the Week (8/4, 7th career award, 2nd this season)
Brick LF Salvador Velasquez named Player of the Week (8/11, 7th career award, 4th (!) this season)

Significant Injuries:
Mepkin Abbey CF Joe Randall, concussion, 6-7 weeks.
Philadelphia:  2B Norman Kuhn, oblique strain, 4 weeks
Mepkin Abbey: RP Jesus Garcia, unspecified injury, done for the season
Brooklyn RF Lou Sharp, hamstring sprain, 3-4 weeks
Atlanta 2B Rodrigo Negron, fractured hand, 6 weeks

Batting Line of the Sim:
Seattle's Mike Minty went 3-5, 2 HR, 4 runs scored, 2 BB and 7 RBI vs. Atlanta (8/15)

Pitching Line of the Sim (three way tie):
Seattle's Chris Williams pitched a complete game, 4 hitter vs. Atlanta, allowing one run, no walks and striking out 12 (8/15)
Brooklyn's Brendan Divine pitched eight shout-out, two hit innings with 10K vs. Highland (8/1)
Brooklyn's Kieran Rose pitched a complete game, five-hit shutout with 10K and no walks vs. Antelope Valley (8/9)

Last Week's Trivia Question:
There are two players who have played at least one major league game after 1980, despite having received Hall of Fame votes in the past.  Who are those two players?

The first player, as was guessed correctly by Michael and Mack, is Minnie Minoso, who made a few post-career token appearances, the last being in 1980.  The other player is Jose Rijo.  Rijo pitched from 1984 to 1995, when injuries derailed his career.  Due to the injuries, he did not pitch at all in the major leagues between 1996 and 2000 and therefore became eligible for the Hall of Fame in 2001 and managed to snag one vote in that year's election. 

However, he managed to overcome his injuries and return to the diamond in 2001 with the Reds.  He appeared in 13 games in 2001 and 31 games in 2002 before hanging up the glove for good.  He once again became eligible for the Hall of Fame in 2008, but did not receive any votes that time around and was dropped from the ballot.

This Week's Question:
There are four ways in which a batter can be awarded first base and cannot be put out.  What are they?

Next sim: Next Wednesday.