Sim 21 Done!

Game Date: August 27, 2035

Who Uploaded?

• Antelope Valley
• Brick
• Chicago
• Houston
• Milwaukee
• Philadelphia

Standings:

• Adams: Brick leads Brooklyn by 22 (Magic number: 5)
• Zotti: Milwaukee leads Chicago by 23.5 (Magic number: 4)
• Signorino: Philadelphia leads New Orleans by 20.5 (Magic number: 7)
• Wild Card: New Orleans leads Chicago by 6 (Magic number: 22)

News:

• Wilmington 2B Fred Martin won the Player of the Week award. 
• Wilmington OF Luis Serrano will miss the rest of the season (8-9 weeks) with a sprained ankle
• Atlanta 2B Enrique Gonzalez will miss 4 weeks with a strained hamstring

Next Sim: Zev will sim the five days to get to September 1st (Roster expansion day) on Wednesday night. 

Sim 20 Done!

Game Date:  Aug 20 2035

Who Uploaded:

Antelope Valley
Appalachian
Brick
Houston
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
Wilmington
Chicago (vacation)

Standings:

Adams:  Brick is 22 ahead of Brooklyn
Zotti:  Milwaukee is 22.5 in front of Chicago
Signorino:  Philadelphia has a 20.5 game lead over New Orleans
Wild Card:  New Orleans is five ahead of Chicago.

Awards & Accomplishments:

Milwaukee's Salvador Velasquez named Player of the Week (2nd award this season, 14th career award)

Significant Injuries:

New Orleans CF Don Jones, fractured rib, 4 weeks.

Last Sim's Trivia Question:

What are the only two major league teams to have played home games in New Jersey?

Fred came up with the correct answers -- The Newark Peppers of the Federal League in 1915 and the Brooklyn Dodgers, who played 15 games in Roosevelt Stadium over 1956-57.

This Sim's Trivia Question:

Since 1970, who are the only three players to have more than fifteen wins and fifteen saves in the same season?  (Hint:  Two of the three did it for the same team (albeit in different years).

Next sim:  Back to Michael on Sunday night.

Sim 19 Done!

Game Date: August 13, 2035

Who Uploaded?

• Antelope Valley
• Appalachian
• Brick
• Chicago
• Houston
• Philadelphia 
• Wilmington

Standings:

• Adams: Brick leads Brooklyn by 20 games
• Zotti: Milwaukee leads Chicago by 19.5 games
• Signorino: Philadelphia leads New Orleans by 18.5 games
• Wild Card: New Orleans leads Chicago by 5 games

News/Injuries:

• Milwaukee 1B Hector Valera was the Player of the Week
• We have opening. Mepkin Abbey is available if someone knows a potential owner who would like a team with a great farm system and the #1 pick next season.
• Chicago OF George White will miss the rest of the season with a torn groin muscle
• Mepkin Abbey OF Juan Arroyo will miss 2 weeks with a hamstring strain
• Milwaukee 3B Seun-huen Hwa will be day-to-day for 3 weeks with a strained hamstring
• Appalachian SP Don Clancey will be day-to-day for 1-2 weeks with shoulder tendinitis

Next Sim: Wednesday night. Ho ho ho.

Sim 18 Complete!

Game Date:  Aug 6 2035

Who Uploaded:

Antelope Valley
Appalachian
Brick
Chicago
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Wilmington

Standings:

Adams:  Brick leads Houston by 17 games

Zotti:  Milwaukee over Chicago by 18.5

Signorino:  Philadelphia is 18.5 up on New Orleans

Wild Card:  New Orleans is 2.5 games ahead of Houston

Awards & Accomplishments:

Brooklyn's John Hunter wins Batter of the Month 

Philadelphia's Anthony White named Pitcher of the Month

Mepkin Abbey's Sam Williams named Rookie of the Month

Appalachian's new acquired Dewey Wilson named Player of the Week (2nd career award)

Significant Injuries:

Milwaukee, Johnathan Pitts, fractured foot, 3 weeks

Milwaukee, Julio Quintana, sprained ankle, 4 weeks

Last Sim's Trivia Question:

Who was the second person (after Sandy Koufax) to win consecutive Cy Young awards?

Fred came up with the correct answer of Denny McLain, who won the awards in 1968 and 1969.

This Sim's Trivia Question:

What are the only two major league teams to have played home games in New Jersey?

Next sim:  Sunday evening.

Sim 17 Done!

Game Date: July 31, 2035 -- The trade deadline!

Who Uploaded?

• Antelope Valley
• Appalachian
• Atlanta
• Brick
• Chicago
• Houston
• Milwaukee
• Philadelphia
• Wilmington

Standings:

• Adams: Brick leads Brooklyn by 13 games
• Zotti: Milwaukee leads Appalachian 17 games
• Signorino: Philadelphia leads New Orleans by 18.5 games
• Wild Card: New Orleans leads Brooklyn by 1.5 games

News/Injuries:

• It's the trade deadline! Get your trades in by (subject to change) 9pm EST on Wednesday night!
• Houston SP Robinson Garcia won player of the week.
• Chicago C Steve Jones is out for about 2 months with a strained hamstring
• Brick RP Shawn Sparks's season is over and will miss three months with acute elbow soreness
• Brooklyn 3B Larry McCormick will miss -34 weeks with forearm tendinitis

Next Sim: Wednesday night. Get those trades in!

Sim 16 Done!

Game Date:  Jul 23 2035

Who Uploaded:

Antelope Valley
Appalachian
Brick
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Wilmington

Standings:

Adams:  Brick is thirteen games ahead of Brooklyn

Zotti:  Milwaukee is fourteen games up on Appalachian

Signorino:  Philadelphia leads New Orleans by 16.5 games

Wild Card:  New Orleans is 1.5 games ahead of Appalachian

Awards & Accomplishments:

Brick's Tomas Fernandez named Player of the Week (4th career award)

Significant Injuries:

Milwaukee, Jorge Aguilar, strained triceps, five weeks.

Atlanta, John Young, torn labrum, done for the year

Mepkin Abbey, Josh Robertson, torn labrum, 3-4 months

Houston, Antonio Salinas, torn UCL, 12 months

Appalachian, Nelson Roe, elbow strain, six weeks

Last Week's Trivia Question:

Who is the only pitcher whose last win was a no-hitter?

On Sep 19 1986, Chicago White Sox pitcher Joe Cowley threw a no-hitter against the California Angels, striking out eight and walking seven and giving up one run (he walked the bases loaded and Reggie Jackson brought in the run on a sac fly).   It would turn out to be the last win of his career.  He had three further starts that year, going 0-2.   During the off season, the White Sox traded Cowley to the Phillies for Gary Redus.  Cowley pitched five games for the Phillies, going 0-4 with a 15.43 ERA.  He was sent to the minors and never pitched in the major leagues again.

This Week's Question:

Sandy Koufax was the first pitcher to win consecutive Cy Young Awards.  Who was the second?

Next sim:  Sunday night.

Sim 15 Done!

Game Date: July 16, 2035

Who Uploaded?

• Antelope Valley
• Appalachian
• Brick
• Chicago
• Houston
• Milwaukee
• New Orleans
• Philadelphia
• Wilmington

Standings:

• Adams: Brick leads Brooklyn by 14 games
• Zotti: Milwaukee leads Appalachian by 13 games
• Signorino: Philadelphia leads New Orleans by 16.5 games
• Wild Card: Appalachian leads New Orleans by .5 games

News:

• Philadelphia OF Sergio Solis was the Player of the Week.
• Brooklyn 3B Larry McCormick is day-to-day for a week with an elbow contusion.
• Brick OF Logan Francis is day-to-day for a week with knee tendinitis.
• Atlanta OF Petero Hokualohi suffered a setback in his recovery and is out another two weeks.
• Philadelphia 3B Carter Bailey also suffered a setback in his recovery and is out another 5 days.

Next Sim: Wednesday night. The trade deadline is approaching!

Sim 14 In the Books...

Game Date:  Jul 9 2035

Who Uploaded?

Antelope Valley
Appalachian
Brick
Chicago
Philadelphia
Wilmington

Standings:

Adams:  Brick leads Houston by eleven.

Zotti:  Milwaukee is thirteen over Appalachian

Signorino:  Philadelphia is 14.5 ahead of New Orleans

Wild Card:  New Orleans is a half game ahead of Appalachian

Awards & Accomplishments:

Philadelphia's Ramon Nieto is named Player of the Week (10th award of his career)

Antelope Valley's Tzu-hsia Wang went 6-6 vs Atlanta 7/2

Three pitchers reached 2000 strikeouts this sim:

• Brooklyn's Kieran Rose (7/2)
• Houston's Yorikane Kichikawa (7/6)
• New Orleans's Qing-hua Tso (7/8)

Major Injuries:

Atlanta, RP Peter Payton, strained hamstring, 2-3 months

New Orleans, CF Jorge Flores, fractured foot, 3 weeks

Philadelphia, OF Wayne Dwyer, sprained ankle, 8 weeks

Wilmington, RF Armando Sosa, strained calf muscle, 3 weeks

Milwaukee, LF George Hendricks, fractured wrist, 5 weeks

Appalachian, SP Dave Klien, 2-3 months

Trivia Question:

Who is the only pitcher whose last major league win was a no-hitter?  25 Commissioner Points for the first correct answer in the #random channel on Slack.

Next Sim:  Sunday night.

 

Sim 13 Done!

Game Date: July 2nd, 2035

Who Uploaded?

• Antelope Valley
• Brick
• Chicago
• Houston
• New Orleans
• Philadelphia
• Wilmington

Standings: 

• Adams Division: Brick leads Houston by 7 games
• Zotti Division: Milwaukee leads Appalachian by 13 games
• Signorino Division: Philadelphia leads New Orleans by 11.5 games
• Wild Card: New Orleans is a half-game up on Houston

News:

• Antelope Valley 1B Dave O'Brien was both the Player of the Week and the Batter of the Month for June
• Brick CL Carlos Placeres was the Pitcher of the Month for June
• Brooklyn 1B Bo Mills was the Rookie of the Month for June
• Brick RP Shawn Sparks is DTD for three weeks with a sore elbow
• Philadelphia 1B Luis Lozano is out for two weeks with a concussion
• Atlanta CF Petero Hokualohi is DTD for three weeks with shoulder tendinitis
• Philadelphia RP is out for one week with a thumb contusion
• Brick SP Gabriel Allison is DTD for one week
• Two teams had too many players in short season A, so I had the AI set their minor leagues for them

Next Sim: Wednesday night.

Sim 12 Done!

Game Date: June 25, 2035

Who Uploaded?

• Antelope Valley
• Appalachian
• Brick
• Chicago
• Houston
• Milwaukee
• New Orleans
• Philadelphia
• Wilmington

Standings:

• Adams: Brick leads Brooklyn and Houston by 7 games
• Zotti: Milwaukee leads Appalachian by 12 games
• Signorino: Philadelphia leads New Orleans by 13.5 games
• Wild Card: New Orleans is a half game up on Brooklyn, Houston, and Appalachian, and 3 up on Chicago

News/Injuries:

• Mepkin Abbey SS Javier Chalen was the Player of the Week
• New Orleans 3B Julio Quintana is out for 4-5 weeks with a fractured ulna
• Philadelphia 1B Javier Ortiz is out for 2 weeks with an intercostal strain
• Philadelphia 3B Carter Bailey will be day-to-day for 3-4 weeks with a sprained thumb
• A couple teams still haven't set their minor league rosters. I will set their minor leagues to be handled by AI on Sunday if not addressed in that sim

Next Sim: Sunday night. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Sim 11 Done!

Game Date: June 18, 2035

Who Uploaded?

• Antelope Valley
• Brick
• Brooklyn
• Houston
• New Orleans
• Philadelphia
• Wilmington

Standings:

• Adams: Brick leads Brooklyn and Houston by 8.5 games
• Zotti: Milwaukee leads Appalachian by 11.5 games
• Signorino: Philadelphia leads New Orleans by 9 games

Since the division leads are so large, I'll start listing the wild card leader:

• New Orleans is three ahead of Appalachian and five ahead of Brooklyn and Houston

News/Injuries:

• Hector Valera won the Player of the Week award
• Atlanta 3B Scott Chapman is DTD for three weeks with a strained oblique.
• Chicago CL Alejandro Cruz is out with a rotator cuff strain for 3-4 weeks.
• Appalachian OF William Gilmore is DTD for 2 weeks with a strained hip flexor.
• Mepkin Abbey SS Sam Williams is out for 1-2 weeks with an oblique strain.
• Brick CF Elwood Kerr is DTD for one week with back tightness.
• Philadelphia CF Edgardo Collazo is DTD for one week with a mild oblique strain.

Next Sim: Wednesday night.

Sim 10 Done

Game Date:  Jun 11 2035

Who Uploaded:

Antelope Valley
Appalachian
Atlanta
Brick
Chicago
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
Wilmington

Standings:

Adams:  Brick leads Houston by 2.5 games
Zotti:  Milwaukee has an 8.5 game lead over Appalachian
Signorino:  Philadelphia is nine up on New Orleans.

Awards & Accomplishments:

Brooklyn's Kieran Rose strikes out 16 vs Chicago (6/1) (6th career 15+ K game)
Antelope Valley's Dave O'Brien named Batter of the Month
Atlanta's Pablo Ramirez named Pitcher of the Month
Philadelphia's Wayne Dwyer named Rookie of the Month (second consecutive award)
Milwaukee's Hector Valera named Player of the Week (6/4, 11th career award)
Brooklyn's John Hunter named Player of the Week (6/11)

Significant Injuries:

New Orleans, Roberto Benitez, oblique strain, four weeks
Brick, Logan Francis, knee tendinitis, 2-3 weeks
Atlanta, Peter Payton, dead arm, two weeks
Brick, John Willis, dead arm, two weeks
Antelope Valley, Young-keun Chang, forearm inflammation, eight weeks.
Mepkin Abbey, Esteban Vargas, sprained ankle, 3-4 weeks

Lines of the Sim:

Batting:  Jose Vega, New Orleans, 3-4, 2HR, 6 RBI vs Antelope Valley (6/2)
Pitching:  Ron Hill, Brooklyn, 1 hit shutout, 9K, 1 BB vs Mepkin Abbey (6/7)

Trivia Question of the Sim:

Who are the only two position players to officially be All Stars (although not necessarily played in the All Star Game) despite playing less than 30 games that season?

First correct answer in the #random channel earns 100 Commissioner Points*.

Next Sim:  Sunday night.

* For the new owners, Commissioner Points are like the points on Whose Line Is It Anyway?

Sim 9 Done! Draft Day is here!

Game Date: June 1, 2035

Who Uploaded?

• Antelope Valley
• Appalachian
• Brick
• Chicago 
• Milwaukee
• New Orleans
• Philadelphia
• Wilmington

Standings:

Adams Division: Houston leads Brick by 1.5 games

Zotti Division: Milwaukee leads Appalachian by 5.5 games

Signorino Division: Philadelphia leads New Orleans by 10 games

News:

• It's draft day! Make your selections in the Transactions - Draft List - Draft Pool screen. The draft will be held on Wednesday night in the game.
• Batter of the month of May: 1B Dave O'Brien of Antelope Valley
• Pitcher of the month of May: SP Pablo Ramirez of Atlanta
• Rookie of the month of May: OF Wayne Dwyer of Philadelphia
• Atlanta RP Burt Dyer will miss three weeks with an elbow strain
• Mepkin Abbey 1B John Dodds will miss four weeks with a torn abdominal muscle

Next Sim: Wednesday night. It will feature the draft and be a nine-day sim to get us to June 11th.

Sim 8 Done!

Game Date: May 28, 2035

Who Uploaded?

• Antelope Valley
• Brick
• Chicago
• Houston
• Milwaukee
• New Orleans
• Philadelphia
• Wilmington

Standings: 

• Adams: Houston leads Brick by 1.5 games
• Zotti: Milwaukee leads Appalachian by 3.5 games
• Signorino: Philadelphia leads New Orleans by 9 games

Injuries:

• Houston SP Robinson Garcia (sprained ankle) is out for 6 weeks.
• Mepkin Abbey SP Alejandro Baez (strained abdominal muscle) is out for 4 weeks.
• Philadelphia SS Ernesto Gallegos (strained oblique) is out for 6 weeks.
• Atlanta RP Burt Dyer (elbow strain) is out for 3 weeks
• Atlanta SP Sergio Sanchez (forearm tendinitis) is out for two weeks

News:

• The next sim (Sunday night) will be a 5-day sim leading to the 2035 Amateur Draft.
• Houston 1B Luis Santiago was the Player of the Week 

Trivia Question:

(Post your answer in the #random channel on Slack)

Who are the only two pitchers to start more games in a World Series than they did in the regular season that year?

Next Sim: Sunday night. 

Sim 7 Done!

Game Date: May 21, 2035

Who Uploaded?

• Antelope Valley
• Appalachian
• Atlanta
• Brick
• Chicago
• Houston
• Milwaukee
• New Orleans (Welcome Calvin!)
• Philadelphia
• Wilmington

Standings:

• Adams: Houston leads Brick by 1.5 games
• Zotti: Milwaukee leads Appalachian by 4.5 games
• Signorino: Philadelphia leads New Orleans by 9 games

News:

• We have a full league again!
• The 2035 amateur draft is coming up in three sims (Wednesday night the 20th). Please check the Draft Order in the game to make sure your selections are listed correctly.
• Milwaukee OF Mike Minty was the Player of the Week. 
• Atlanta 3B Scott Chapman has a 21-game hitting streak. Right behind him Milwaukee OF George Hendricks and Houston OF Evan Martin are at 19 straight games with a base hit.

Next Sim: Wednesday night, November 13th. 

Sim 6 Done!

Game Date: May 14, 2035

Who Uploaded?

• Antelope Valley
• Appalachian
• Brick
• Chicago (vacation)
• Houston
• Milwaukee (vacation)
• Philadelphia
• Wilmington

Standings:

• Adams: Houston leads Brick by 1.5 games
• Zotti: Milwaukee leads Appalachian by 2.5 games
• Signorino: Philadelphia leads New Orleans by 4 games

Awards:

• Appalachian RF Victor Gonzales won the Player of the Week award.

Next Sim: By me, on Sunday night.

Sim 5 Done!

Game Date: May 7, 2035

Who Uploaded?

• Antelope Valley
• Appalachian
• Brick
• Chicago (vacation)
• Houston
• Milwaukee (welcome Drake!)
• Philadelphia
• Wilmington

Standings:

• Adams: Houston leads Brick by a half a game
• Signorino: Milwaukee leads Appalachian by four and a half games
• Zotti:Philadelphia leads New Orleans by 5 games

Awards:

• Batter of the Month: Philadelphia 1B Javier Ortiz
• Pitcher of the Month: New Orleans starter Stanley Wolf
• Rookie of the Month: Philadelphia RF Wayne Dwyer
• Player of the Week: Milwaukee DH Salvador Velasquez

Injuries:

• Mepkin Abbey SP Adam Harrison is done for the season with a torn labrum.

Next sim: Wednesday night. Start setting your draft lists!

Sim 4 Done!

Game Date:  Apr 30 2035

Who Uploaded?:

Antelope Valley
Appalachian
Brick
Chicago
Houston
Philadelphia
Wilmington

Standings:

Adams:  Brick leads Houston by 1.5
Zotti:  Milwaukee has a half game lead on Appalachian
Signorino:  The Hornets are six up on New Orleans and Wilmington

Awards & Accomplishments:

Brick 1B Luis Rosales named Player of the Week (3rd career award)

Milestones:

Atlanta's Petero Hokualohi reaches 2000 hits!

Significant Injuries:

New Orleans, Jose Gonzales, torn PCL, done for the season
Appalachian, Mark St. John, elbow inflammation, 2 weeks
Chicago, Dewey Wilson, fractured rib, 3 weeks

Trivia Question:

Who are the only three players to accumulate 1000 hits for an American League team and 1000 hits for a National League team?  60 Commissioner points to the first correct answer in the #random channel on Slack.

Next Sim:  Sunday night!

Sim 3 Done!

Game Date: April 23, 2035

Who Uploaded:

• Antelope Valley
• Appalachian
• Atlanta
• Brick
• Chicago
• Houston
• Philadelphia
• Wilmington

Standings:

• Adams: Brick leads Houston by a half a game
• Zotti: Appalachian leads Milwaukee by half a game
• Signorino: Philadelphia leads Wilmington by four games

Administrivia:

• We still have two openings in the league (Milwaukee and New Orleans). 
• The draft pool will be available in the next sim.
• Trivia question in the #random Slack channel.

Next Sim: Wednesday night, by Zev.

Sim 2 Done!

Game Date:  Apr 16 2035

Who Uploaded:

Antelope Valley
Appalachian
Brick
Chicago
Houston
Philadelphia
Wilmington

Standings:

Adams:  Brick leads Houston by 1.5 games

Zotti:  Milwaukee is half a game ahead of Antelope Valley

Signorino:  Philadelphia is two games up on New Orleans and Wilmington

Significant Injuries:

New Orleans RF Marcos Rodriguez, broken wrist, 7 weeks

Mepkin Abbey SP Alejandro Baez, strained back muscle, 2 weeks

Awards & Accomplishments:

Chicago LF Cam Burt named Player of the Week  

Milestones:

Antelope Valley's Lloyd Rideout reaches 300 HR

Trivia Question:

Who was the first person in the National League to hit two grand slams in one game?  35 Commissioner Points to the first correct answer in the #random channel on Slack.

Next sim:  Sunday night

Sim 27 Done -- And we have a ONE GAME PLAYOFF

Game Date:  Sep 26 2034

Who Uploaded:

Antelope Valley
Brick
Chicago
Mepkin Abbey
Milwaukee
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Wilmington

Standings:

Adams:  Brick has clinched the division

Zotti:  Milwaukee and Appalachian have identical 89-73 records.

Signorino:  Philadephia locked that up a long time ago

Wild Card:  Brooklyn has won the wild card, regardless of what happens in the Zotti division.

One Game Playoff

Since Milwaukee and Applachian ended in a tie, there will be a one game playoff.  The winner advances to the playoffs, the loser goes home.  The sim will be run tomorrow night.

Trivia Question:

This sim, we'll be dealing with births and burials.  Two questions:

1.  A dozen major leaguers have been born in the Netherlands.  One of them, Bert Blyleven, made it to the Hall of Fame.  Aside from Blyleven, which of these dozen has the longest major league career?

2.  One major leaguer is buried in France.  Who is he? (Hint:  If you know how he died, you know why he's buried there...)

First correct answers in the #random channel on Slack gets 75 Commissioner Points.

Next Sim:  Thursday night, for the one game playoff.

Playoffs will begin on Sunday night.

Sim 26 Done

Game Date: September 18, 2034

Who Uploaded?

• Antelope Valley
• Atlanta
• Brick
• Houston
• Milwaukee
• New Orleans
• Philadelphia
• Wilmington

Standings:

• Adams: Brick has clinched
• Zotti:Appalachian leads Milwaukee by 1 game (Magic number: 6)
• Signorino: Philadelphia has clinched
• Wild Card: Brooklyn leads Milwaukee by 3 games (Magic number: 4) and New Orleans by 5 games

Next Sim: There are four teams in the hunt for two playoff spots. It'll all be decided on Wednesday night by Zev. 

Sim 25 Done

Game Date: September 11, 2034

Who Uploaded?

• Antelope Valley
• Chicago
• Houston
• Philadelphia
• Wilmington

Standings:

• Adams Division: Brick has clinched the division.
• Zotti Division: Appalachian leads Milwaukee by 5 games (Magic number: 9)
• Signorino Division: Philadelphia has clinched the division.
• Wild Card: Brooklyn leads both Milwaukee and New Orleans by 4 games (Magic number: 10)

Next Sim: I've got the next one, too, on Sunday night. We're just two sims away from the season ending (next Wednesday night!).

Sim 24 Done!

Game Date: September 4, 2034 (it was a short 3-day sim)

Who Uploaded?

• Antelope Valley
• Brick
• Chicago
• Houston
• Milwaukee
• New Orleans
• Philadelphia
• Wilmington

Standings:

• Adams Division: Brick leads Brooklyn by 15 (Magic number of 5)
• Zotti Division: Appalachian leads Milwaukee by 4 (Magic number of 17)
• Signorino Division: Philadelphia has clinched.
• Wild Card: Brooklyn leads Milwaukee by 4.5 games and New Orleans by 5

Next Sim: Zev takes us closer to the finish line on Wednesday night.

Sim 23 In The Books!

Game Date:  Sep 1 2034

Who uploaded?

Antelope Valley
Brick
Chicago
Houston
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Wilmington

Standings:

Adams:  Brick leads Brooklyn by fifteen.

Zotti:  Appalachian over Maui by four.

Signorino:  Philadelphia has clinched the division

Wild Card:  Brooklyn is five ahead of Milwaukee.

Significant Injuries:

Wilmington starter Harmon Rollin has a torn rotator cuff and will miss seven months.

Trivia Question:

Who are the only catchers to ever lead the league in triples.  15 Commissioner Points to whomever supplies the right answer in the #random channel on Slack.

Next Sim:  Sunday night.  Don't forget to expand those rosters!

Sim 22 Done!

Game Date: August 28, 2034

Who Uploaded?

• Antelope Valley
• Brick
• Houston
• Philadelphia
• Wilmington

Standings:

• Adams: Brick is 17 up on Brooklyn (Magic number of 10)
• Zotti: Signorino: Appalachian is 3 up on Milwaukee (Magic number of 24)
• Signorino: Philadelphia has clinched the division
• Wild Card: Brooklyn is 3 up on Milwaukee (Magic number of 24)

Injuries:

• Brick RF Ken Reed diagnosed with elbow tendinitis, will miss 3 weeks.
• Milwaukee 1B Hector Valera diagnosed with a sports hernia, will miss 3 months.

Next Sim: Zev will sim the 4 days it will take to get to September 1st and roster expansion on Wednesday night.

Sim 21 Done

Game Date:  Aug 21 2034

Who Uploaded:

Antelope Valley
Appalachian
Brick
Chicago
Houston
Milwaukee
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Wilmington

Standings:

Adams:  Brick leads Brooklyn by a mere eighteen games

Zotti: Appalachian is four ahead of Brooklyn

Signorino:  Philadelphia's lead over New Orleans is a paltry twenty six games.

Wild Card:  Brooklyn leads Milwaukee by three

Awards & Accomplishments:

Appalachian's Victor Gonzales named Player of the Week (2nd career award)

Significant Injuries:

Appalachian SP Roman Guerrero, chronic back soreness, four weeks

Last Sim's Trivia Question:

Besides Bob Feller, who were the other two Hall of Famers in the starting lineup for the Indians when Bob Feller no-hit the Yankees in 1946?
Fred correctly came up with both answers -- Lou Boudreau at SS and Bob Lemon (who went on to a Hall of Fame pitching career), who was the starting CF that day.

This sim's trivia question:

Who are the only two players who have both 300 home runs and 10 steals of home over their careers?
25 points to the person who comes up with the correct answers in the #random channel on Slack.

Next sim:  Sunday night

Sim 20 done!

Game Date: August 14th, 2034

Who Uploaded?

• Antelope Valley
• Brick
• Chicago
• Milwaukee
• New Orleans
• Philadelphia
• Wilmington

Standings:

• Adams: Brick leads Brooklyn by 16 games
• Zotti: Appalachian leads Milwaukee by 4 games
• Signorino: Philadelphia leads New Orleans by 26 games
• Wild Card: Brooklyn leads Milwaukee by 3 games

Administrivia:

• When Zev processed all of the trades at the deadline last sim, he accidentally traded the wrong player in a deal between Brick and Antelope Valley. I corrected that by trading the wrong player back to Antelope Valley in exchange for the player who should have originally been traded to Brick in the first place.
• Note that I processed that as a normal trade. OOTP allows trades of non-40-man roster players after the 7/31 deadline (and waiver trades of players on the 40-man rosters) but we in our league do not normally allow that. So, even though this "trade" was done after the deadline, no other deals will be accepted until the offseason begins.

Trivia Question Answer:

Fred correctly guessed that Bert Campaneris holds the record for most consecutive games with a stolen base. Campaneris stole a base in twelve straight games in June 1969, just over 50 years ago.

New trivia question in the #random channel.

Next Sim: Wednesday July 24th by Zev. 

Sim 19 Done

Game Date:  Aug 7 2034

Who Uploaded:

Antelope Valley
Appalachian
Brick
Chicago
Mepkin Abbey
Milwaukee
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Wilmington

Standings:

Adams:  Brick over Brooklyn by fourteen

Zotti:  Appalachian leads Milwaukee by four.

Signorino:  Philadelphia is ahead of New Orleans by twenty two.

Wild Card:  Brooklyn is three ahead of Milwaukee and New Orleans

Awards & Accomplishments;

Brooklyn SS Ramon Nieto named Batter of the Month (5th career award, 2nd this season)

Philadelphia's Harold Gregory named Pitcher of the Month 

Chicago LF Adam Thompson named Rookie of the Month

Chicago SS Ben Turner named Player of the Week (2nd career award)

Appalachian's Eric Hammond pitched a no-hitter vs. Wilmington (the first since 2030)

Significant Injuries:

Wilmington CF Brendon Austin, shoulder inflammation, five weeks

Brick SP Alajandro Baez, sore shoulder, seven weeks.

Trivia Question:

This sim's trivia question:  Who holds the record for the most consecutive games with a stolen base?  20 Commisioner Points to the person with the first answer in the #random channel on Slack.

Next sim:  Sunday night

Sim 18 Done! Welcome to the trade deadline!

Game Date: July 31, 2034 -- The Trade Deadline!

Who Uploaded?

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

Standings:

• Adams: Brick leads Brooklyn by 11 games
• Zotti: Appalachian leads Milwaukee by 4 games
• Signorino: Philadelphia leads New Orleans by 20 games
• Wild Card: Brooklyn leads New Orleans by 4 games

Next Sim: Zev has the next sim on Wednesday night (July 17th). This is your last chance to complete  trades before the offseason. Get your trades in by Wednesday night!

Sim 17 In The Books

Game Date:  Jul 24 2034

Who Uploaded:

Antelope Valley
Atlanta
Brick
Chicago
Houston
Mepkin Abbey
Milwaukee
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Wilmington

Standings:

Adams:  Brick has a thirteen game lead over Brooklyn
Zotti: Appalachian is five up on Milwaukee and Chicago
Signorino:  Philadelphia's lead over New Orleans is eighteen games.
Wild Card:  Brooklyn leads New Orleans by two games.

Awards & Accomplishments:

Brooklyn's Ramon Nieto named Player of the Week (8th career award, 3rd this season)

Significant Injuries:

Brooklyn's Edgardo Collazo decided to celebrate being reinstated from the disabled list by having a rotator cuff strain.  He's out for three weeks.
Wilmington SP Hector Valdez has a joint irritation.  He's going to miss two weeks.

Trivia Question:

Which pitcher went into his last three career starts with 999 walks and did not give any further walks in those last three starts to finish his career with 999?  15 Commissioner Points for the first correct answer in the #random channel on Slack.

Next Sim:  Sunday night

Sim 16 done!

Game Date: July 17, 2034

Who Uploaded?

• Antelope Valley (vacation)
• Appalachian
• Brick
• Chicago
• New Orleans
• Philadelphia
• Wilmington

Standings:

• Adams: Brick leads Brooklyn by 12 games
• Zotti: Appalachian leads Milwaukee by 5 games
• Signorino: Philadelphia leads New Orleans by 19 games
• Wild Card: Brooklyn leads New Orleans by 3 games

Next Sim: Wednesday, July 10th by Zev. The trade deadline is creeping closer. 

Sim 15 Done

Game Date: July 10 2034


Who Uploaded:
Appalachian
Brick
Chicago
Houston
Mepkin Abbey
Milwaukee
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Wilmington

Standings:

Adams:  Brick leads Brooklyn by eleven games
Zotti:  Appalachian is six games over Milwaukee and Antelope Valley
Signorino:  Philadelphia is up by eighteen.
Wild Card:  Brooklyn leads New Orleans by four

Awards & Accomplishments:

Philadelphia's newly acquired 2B Carter Bailey named Player of the Week (and then he injured himself...)

Significant Injuries:

Philadelphia, Carter Bailey, torn abdominal muscle, 7 weeks

Milestones:
Milwaukee's Yvon Settignano reached 1000 runs scored.

Last Sim's Trivia Question:
Who are the only multiple Cy Young Award Winners not in the Hall of Fame (excluding not yet eligible players).
Fred came up with Roger Clemens and Denny McLain.  Alex got Bret Saberhagen and Jeff came up with Johann Santana.

This Sim's Question:

Everyone remembers the Rookies of the Year who go on to long, productive careers.  But sometimes, the rookie season is just a flash in the pan.

Who, among Rookie of the Year winners, played the fewest games in their career (not counting currently active players).   I'm looking for two answers -- one for position players and one for pitchers.

25 Commissioner points for each correct answer.

Next sim:  Sunday night

Sim 14 Done!

Game Date: July 3, 2034

Who Uploaded:

• Appalachian
• Brick
• Chicago (Vacation)
• Houston
• New Orleans
• Philadelphia
• Wilmington

Standings:

• Adams Division - Brick leads Brooklyn by 7 games
• Zotti Division: Appalachian leads Milwaukee by 2 games
• Signorino Division: Philadelphia leads New Orleans by 18.5 games
• Wild Card: Brooklyn leads New Orleans by 4.5 games, and Milwaukee and Houston by 5 games

News/Administrivia:

• Batter of the Month of June: Ramon Nieto of Brooklyn
• Pitcher of the Month of June: Robinson Garcia of Houston
• Rookie of the Month of June: Jason Linfoot of New Orleans
• Player of the Week: Hector Valera of Milwaukee
• Get your low A rosters down to 35 by Wednesday night!
• The trade deadline is coming in a few sims.

Trivia Quiz Answer:

Browns pitchers who won 22+ games in a season:

• Jack Powell - 1902 - 22
• Red Donahue - 1902 - 22
• Urban Shocker - 1921 - 27
• Urban Shocker - 1922 - 24

New trivia question in #random channel on Slack.

Next Sim: Wednesday night (7/3, same as the game date!) by Zev. 

Sim 13!

Game Date:  Jun 26 2034

Who uploaded:

Brick
Chicago
Houston
Mepkin Abbey
Milwaukee
New Orleans
Philadelphia

Standings:
Adams:  Brick is ahead of Brooklyn by sevenZotti:  Appalachian leads Milwaukee by two games.Signorino:  Philadelphia's lead over New Orleans has shrunk to a paltry 19.5 games.

Awards & Accomplishments:
Brick's Antonio Venet named Player of the Week (2nd career award)Atlanta's Louis King hit 3 HR vs. Antelope Valley (6/23)

Last Sim's Trivia Question:

Who holds the record for having the longest career (in terms of seasons pitched) while never having a losing season.  Hint:  This player is NOT in the Hall of Fame. 

Jeffrey correctly came up with the correct answer -- Andy Pettitte, who played 18 seasons without having a losing record.

This Sim's Question:
OK, we're going to go back a bit for this one. 

Once upon a time, there was an American League team known as the St. Louis Browns.  Whereas most teams go through cycles of good and bad, the Browns were perennially bad.   The Browns played in the American League for 52 years, and only won one pennant (and it took World War II for that to happen!).  The unofficial motto for the Browns was "First in Shoes, First in Booze and Last in the American League."

Eventually the Browns were sold and moved to Baltimore and became the Orioles.  While most relocated teams embrace their past incarnations, the Orioles, with good reason, do all they can to forget the Browns and their losing ways.

All that being said, the Browns did, indeed, win some games.  So, the question is this:  Who are the only three pitchers to ever win 22 or more games in a season in a Browns uniform?

200 Commissioner points to the person who comes up with the correct answers in the #random channel on Slack.

Next Sim:  Sunday night.

Sim 12 Done!

Game Date:  Jun 19 2034

Who Uploaded:

Antelope Valley
Appalachian
Chicago
Houston
New Orleans
Philadelphia

Standings:

Adams:  Brick leads Brooklyn by eight.

Zotti:  Appalachian is four ahead of Milwaukee

Signorino: Philadelphia has a whopping 20.5 game lead over New Orleans

Awards & Accomplishments:

Houston's Andrew Boulter named Player of the Week 

Significant Injuries:

Houston C Joe Haith, fractured cheekbone, 6-7 weeks

Chicago P Joe Younger, torn labrum, done for the year

Milwaukee P Luis Quinones, damaged elbow ligament, out for 11 months.

Answer to Last Sim's Trivia Question:

Who are the only Hall of Famers to have pitched in 10 or more seasons and never had a losing season? 

Jeff, Alex and Fred all contributed to find the three correct answers -- Babe Ruth, Dizzy Dean and "Iron" Joe McGinnity.

This Sim's Question:

Since we're talking about pitchers that never had a losing season, let's continue on that subject.  Who holds the record for having the longest career (in terms of seasons pitched) while never having a losing season.  Hint:  This player is NOT in the Hall of Fame. 

40 Commissioner Points for the correct answer.

Next Sim:  Wednesday night.

Sim 11 Done!

Game Date: Jun 12, 2034

Who Uploaded:

Appalachian
Brick
Houston
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Wilmington

Standings:

Adams:  Brick leads Brooklyn by six
Zotti:  Appalachian is two up on Milwaukee
Signorino:  Philadelphia has a 14.5 game lead on New Orleans

Awards & Accomplishments:

Brooklyn's Ramon Nieto named Player of the Week (2nd consecutive award, 7th career award)

Significant Injuries:

None

Trivia Question:

Who are the only Hall of Famers to have pitched in 10 or more seasons and never had a losing season?  First correct answer in the #random channel gets you 50 Commissioner Points

Next Sim:  Sunday night

Sim 10 and Draft sim done!

Game Date: June 5, 2034

Who Uploaded?

• Antelope Valley
• Atlanta
• Brick
• Chicago
• Houston
• New Orleans
• Philadelphia
• Wilmington

Standings:

• Adams - Brick leads Brooklyn by 5 games
• Zotti - Milwaukee and Appalachian are tied, with Chicago and Antelope Valley both 4 games back
• Signorino - Philadelphia leads New Orleans by 13.5 games

First Round Draft Results:

1. Appalachian Black Bears select 3B Mack Baker.
2. Mepkin Abbey - SP Stan Wynn
3. Antelope Valley - SP Paul Harris
4. Chicago - SP Jim Hahn
5. Houston - SS Edgardo Hernandez
6. Wilmington - CL Robby Gonzalez
7. New Orleans - SS Alfonso Uribe
8. Chicago - 2B Brandon Chestney
9. Brooklyn - 1B Justin Lawson
10. Atlanta - 2B Jose Calderon
11. Mepkin Abbey - SP Vincent Brooks
12. Milwaukee - SP Jason Collier

Next Sim: Wednesday June 19th. We are back to week-long sims now that the draft is finished. Start setting up your Short-Season A rosters!

Sim 9 Done! Draft Day is Here

Game Date:  Jun 1 2034

Who Uploaded:

Antelope Valley
Atlanta
Brick
Chicago
Houston
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Wilmington

Next Sim:  Sunday night.

Trivia Question in the slack channel -- It's a double question this time!

Sim 8 Done!

Game Date: May 29, 2034

Who Uploaded?

• Antelope Valley
• Appalachian
• Atlanta
• Brick
• Chicago
• Houston
• Mepkin Abbey
• New Orleans
• Philadelphia
• Wilmington

Standings:

• Adams: Brick leads Brooklyn by 4 games
• Zotti: Milwaukee leads Appalachian by 1 game
• Signorino: Philadelphia leads New Orleans by 8.5 games

Next Sim: Zev has the next sim on Wednesday night 6/12, it will be a short three-day sim leading to the amateur draft. I will run the amateur draft a week from tonight, June 16th.

Sim 7 Done!

Game Date:  May 22 2034

Who Uploaded:

Antelope Valley
Appalachian
Atlanta
Brick
Chicago
Houston
Milwaukee
New Orleans
Philadelphia

Standings:

Adams: Brick leads Brooklyn by two.
Zotti: Appalachian leads Milwaukee by two
Signorino: Philadelphia's lead over New Orleans is six and a half games.


Awards &Accomplishments:

Philadelphia 3B Tom Taylor named Player of the Week (3rd career award)


Significant Injuries:

Milwaukee 2B Carter Bailey, fractured finger, 4-5 weeks
New Orleans LF Jose Gonzales, partially torn labrum, 6 weeks
Appalachian 1B Dewey Wilkerson, hamstring tendinitis, 2 weeks
Antelope Valley SP Josh Dunlap, forearm strain, 5 weeks
Appalachian RF Victor Gonzales, fractured foot, 2-3 weeks

Batting Line of the Sim:

(Tie)
Appalachian's Martin Costa went 3-4, 1 HR, 3 R, 6 RBI vs Houston 5/19
Chicago's Jorge Benavides went 3-3, 2 HR, 4 R, 3 RBI vs Brooklyn 5/20


Pitching Line of the Sim:

Philadelphia's Victor Rivera threw a three hit, one run complete game with 12K vs Applachian 5/17

Trivia Question for this sim:

What was the only time that four Hall of Famers changed teams in a single trade/purchase/transaction/etc.?  50 Commissioner points to the person who gives the first correct answer in the #random channel.

Next Sim:  Sunday night

Sim 6 Complete!

Game Date: 5/15/2034

Who Uploaded?

• Antelope Valley
• Appalachian
• Brick
• Brooklyn
• Chicago
• Houston
• Mepkin Abbey
• Milwaukee
• Philadelphia
• Wilmington

Standings:

• Adams: Brick leads Brooklyn by 4 games
• Zotti: Appalachian leads Milwaukee by 2 games
• Signorino: Philadelphia leads New Orleans by 5.5 games

Next Sim: Wednesday night, June 5th. The draft is coming up soon!

Sim 5 Done!

Game Date:  May 8 2034

Who Uploaded:

Antelope Valley
Appalachian
Atlanta
Brick
Chicago
Houston
Mepkin Abbey
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
Wilmington
New Orleans (vacation)

 

(or, in other words, everyone!)

Standings:

Adams:  Brick leads Brooklyn by one.

Zotti:  Appalachian leads Antelope Valley and Milwaukee by two

Signorino:  Philadelphia has a 7.5 game lead over New Orleans

Awards & Accomplishments:

Appalachian's Victor Gonzales named Player of the Week (2nd career award)

Significant Injuries:

Appalachian, SP Tommy Cantwell, ruptured disc, season over

Houston SP Angel Solis, torn UCL, 14 months

Brooklyn CF George White, torn ACL, season over

Batting Line of the Sim:

Houston's Andrew Boulter went 3-3, 2 HR, 5 RBI vs Mepkin Abbey 5/7

Pitching Line of the Sim:

(Tie) 

Brooklyn's Kieran Rose pitched a four hit shutout with 7K vs Milwaukee 5/4

Brooklyn's Brendan Divine pitched a four hit shutout with 6K vs Appalachian 5/5

Last Sim's Trivia Question

Who is the only person to play in both Major League Baseball and the National Basketball Association AND have the lead in a scripted network television series for five years? 

This question lasted less than one minute before Fred correctly answered Chuck Connors who starred as The Rifleman on ABC from 1958 to 1963, in addition to playing for Brooklyn Dodgers and Chicago Cubs in 1949 and 1951, as well as the Boston Celtics in 1947-48.

This Sim's Trivia Question

As long as we're dealing with multi-sport players, here's another question:

Who is the only person to win a World Series, as well as a championship in another major North American team sport (football, basketball, hockey)? 15 Commissioner points for the right answer.

Next Sim:  Sunday night

Sim 4 Complete!

Game Date: May 1st, 2034

Who Uploaded:

• Antelope Valley
• Appalachian
• Atlanta
• Brick
• Chicago
• Houston
• Mepkin Abbey
• Milwaukee
• New Orleans
• Philadelphia

Standings:

• Adams: Brooklyn leads Brick by 1 game
• Zotti: Chicago leads Milwaukee by a half game
• Signorino: Philadelphia leads New Orleans by 5 1/2 games

Note: The draft list is now available in the game.

Awards:

• April's best batter: Hector Valera of Milwaukee
• April's best starter: Michael Leach of Philadelphia
• April's best rookie: Jose Martinez of Atlanta
• Player of the Week (5/1): Salvador Velasquez of Milwaukee

Next Sim: Wednesday night, May 29th. 

Sim 3 done!

Game Date: April 24, 2034

Who Uploaded?

• Antelope Valley
• Appalachian
• Brick
• Chicago
• Houston
• Mepkin Abbey (Welcome Joshua!)
• New Orleans
• Philadelphia
• Wilmington

Standings:

• Adams Division: Brooklyn leads Mepkin Abbey by 1 game
• Zotti Division: Chicago leads Appalachian and Milwaukee each by 1 game
• Signorino Division: Philadelphia leads New Orleans by 3 games

Trivia Question Answer:

Fred got two of the five correct. The correct answers are:

• Jose Lima 21W 1989, 89-102
• Mark Gubicza 20W 1988, 132-136
• Danny Jackson 23W 1988, 112-131
• Richard Dotson 22W 1983, 111-113
• Mike Norris 22W 1980, 58-59

Next Sim: I've got the next one on Sunday night, May 26th.

Sim 2 Complete!

Game Date:  Apr 17 2034

Who Uploaded:
Antelope Valley
Atlanta
Brick
Chicago
Houston
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Wilmington

Standings:

Adams:  Brooklyn leads the remaining teams by four games.

Zotti:  Milwaukee is a game up on Chicago and Antelope Valley

Signorino:  Philadelphia holds a one game lead over New Orleans

Awards & Accomplishments:

Milwaukee's George Hendricks named Player of the Week (7th award)

Milestones:

None

Significant Injuries:

None  (it's been quite a while since that's happened!)

Batting Line of the Sim:

Philadelphia's Javier Ortiz went 4-4, 3 R, 3 RBI, 1 HR vs Brick 4/12

Pitching Line of the Sim:

Houston's David Chapa pitched 8 innings of 2 hit, 1 run ball with 6K vs Appalachian 4/14

Last Sim's Trivia Question:

Since we just finished Spring Training and had Opening Day, this question seemed appropriate:  When was the last time that a team was in Spring Training representing one city but started the season with a different home city and new name?

The answer, correctly supplied by Fred was the 1970 Seattle Pilots/Milwaukee Brewers.

This Sim's Trivia Question

Since 1980, there have been five pitchers who have won 20 games in a season, yet finished their careers with losing records.  Who are they?  Twenty Commissioner points to the first person to post the correct answers in the #random channel on Slack.

Next sim:  Wednesday night.

Sim 1 Completed

Game Date:  Apr 10 2034

Who Uploaded:

Antelope Valley
Atlanta
Brick
Chicago
Houston
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Wilmington

Standings:

Adams:  Brooklyn leads Mepkin Abbey by one game

Zotti:  There is a three way tie for first.

Signorino:  Philadelphia is two games ahead of all the other teams

Awards & Accomplishments:

Antelope Valley's Lloyd Rideout named Player of the Week (2nd career award)

Significant Injuries:

Brooklyn's Edgardo Collazo, foot contusion, two weeks

Milwaukee's Tony Cannon, torn back muscle, four months.

Milestones:

None

Batting Line of the Sim:
Appalachian's Victor Gonzales went 2-3, 2 HR, 4 R and 4 RBI vs Antelope Valley, 4/8

Pitching Line of the Sim:

Appalachian's Dane Long pitched a four hit shutout, 7K 1 BB vs, Philadelphia, 4/9

This Sim's Trivia Question:

Since we just finished Spring Training and had Opening Day, this question seemed appropriate:  When was the last time that a team was in Spring Training representing one city but started the season with a different home city and new name?

First correct response in the #random chat earns 100 Commission points.  (For the new owners, Commissioner Points are just like the points on Whose Line Is It Anyway.)

Next Sim:  Sunday night

Sim's Done! Rule V Draft is Here!

Game Date:  Dec 2 2033

Signings:

Appalachian:  3B Larry McCormick (Maui) 1 yr/$3.2m
Antelope Valley:  2B Norman Kuhn (Philadelphia) 4 yr/$90m

Next sim (with Rule 5 Draft):  Saturday night

Sim's Done!

Game Date:  Nov 28 2033

Signings:

Houston:  SS David Chenoweth (Appalachian), minor league contract
Mepkin Abbey:  P Paul Reed (Houston), minor league contract
Mepkin Abbey:  P Wesley Dutton (re-signed) 1 yr/$464k
Mepkin Abbey:  3B Andreas Velasco (Chicago)  1 yr/$700k
Mepkin Abbey:  P Jack Kaiser (re-signed) 1 yr/$540k
Mepkin Abbey:  SS Javier Chalen (Philadelpia) 3 yr/$13.4m
Wilmington: CF Ernesto Salcido (Houston), minor league contact
Mepkin Abbey: P Jerry Brennan (Philadelphia), minor league contract
Brick:  P Juan Garcia (Seattle) 2yr/$18.9m

Next sim:  Wednesday night

Sim's Done! Arbitration Deadline is Here, And More Awards!

Game Date:  Nov 3 2033

Awards:

Outstanding Pitcher:  Milwaukee's Chris Williams (3rd consecutive award!)

Outstanding Batter:  Tomas Fernandez of Brick

Arbitration:

Salary arbitration will occur with the next sim, so time to get those offers in.

Free Agency:

Also, you are running out of time to re-sign your impending free agents.  Make those final offers!

Next sim:  Wednesday night, which will take us to the free agency period.

Time To Give Out Some Hardware!!

The 2033 awards started rolling in this week.  Here are the winners:

Slick Fielder

P  - David Chapa, Houston
C  - Fred Kennedy, Brooklyn (3rd award, 2nd consecutive)
1B - Esteban Vargas, Mepkin Abbey
2B - Brad Bowman, Brooklyn (2nd award)
3B - Garry Nicholson, Brooklyn (2nd award)
SS - Ramon Nieto, Brooklyn (3rd consecutive award)
LF - George Hendricks, Milwaukee (2nd award)
CF - Chris Pace, Brick (3rd award, 2nd consecutive)
RF - Victor Gonzales, Appalachian

Reliever of the Year -- Antonio Marquis, Brooklyn

Platinum Stick

C - Tony Cannon, Philadelphia
1B-- Hector Valera, Milwaukee (5th consecutive award)
2B - Thomas Lyons, Philadelphia (2nd consecutive awrad)
3B - Tom Taylor, Philadelphia (2nd award)
SS - Ramon Nieto, Brooklyn (3rd consecutive award)
LF - Tomas Fernandez, Brick (2nd consecutive award)
CF - Don Jones, Maui (3rd award, 2nd consecutive)
RF - Ken Reed, Brick (2nd award)
DH - Salvador Velasquez, Milwaukee (5th consecutive award)

Outstanding Newcomer - Sergio Solis, Milwaukee.

Next sim we'll find out who won Outstanding Batter and Pitcher.

Mountain Lions Roar!

The Milwaukee Mountain Lions have captured the Cecil Cup with a 5-2 victory over the Brick Barracudas, winning the series 4 games to 1.

Congrats to Aaron and Fred on a great series!  We'll take a few days to let Aaron bask in the glory of his win and pick up the off-season on Monday night.

Bonus Draft Picks!

Now that the regular season is over, we are ready to hand out our first-ever bonus draft picks for participation.

As per the rules change we made before the start of the season, an owner can earn a bonus draft pick depending on how often they upload (or otherwise participate such as by making a trade, etc.) or post in the #vacation channel if they are going to be unable to upload for travel (or other) reasons.

Just to review, the timing of the pick is as follows:

Owners will be given supplemental draft picks based on how often they upload:

1. 100% of the time (with one allowance):  1st round
2. Between 66% and 100%:  2nd round
3. Between 50% and 66%:  3rd round

Bonus picks will be tacked on to the end of the round and distributed in random order. I generated a random number between 1 and 1000 for each team.

The bonus picks are as follows:

First Round:

1. Philadelphia Hornets (25/25), random number 995

2. Brick Barracudas (25/25), random number 956

3. Appalachian Black Bears (24/25) , random number 57

4. Maui Mongooses (20/20), random number 1

Second Round:

1. Wilmington Atlantics (23/25, 92%), random number 978

2. Antelope Valley Raptors (23/25, 92%), random number 340

3. Mepkin Abbey Monks (22/25, 88%), random number 318

4. Chicago Reapers (18/20, 90%), random number 289

5. Houston Armadillos (22/25, 88%), random number 89

Third Round:

1. Milwaukee Mountain Lions (13/25, 52%)

These picks are tradeable once the season is concluded.

Sim 25 Done! On to the playoffs!!

Game Date:  Sep 28 2033

Who uploaded:

Antelope Valley
Appalachian
Atlanta
Brick
Chicago
Houston
Maui
Mepkin Abbey
Philadelphia
Wilmington

Final Division Champions:

Adams:  Brooklyn by two games.

Zotti: Milwaukee by ten games.

Signorino: Philadelphia by a bazillion thirty five.

Wild Card:  Brick by five games.

Playoff Matches:

Brooklyn vs. Milwaukee

Philadelphia vs Brick

Significant Injuries:

Mepkin Abbey's Phil Wheelton, torn rotator cuff, 6-7 months

Last Sim's Trivia Question:

Who is the only pitcher to lead both leagues in shutouts in the same season?

Fred correctly answered that it was CC Sabathia in 2008

This Sim's Trivia Question:

For the final trivia question of the season, please let me know who is the only player to have won at least one MVP during his career, yet never appeared in an All-Star Game?  Please only consider MVPs from 1933 onward (as that was the first year an All-Star Game was played).

28 Commission points to the person who posts the answer in the #random channel on Slack.

Playoff Schedule:

Game 1:  Saturday night

Game 2:  Monday night

Game 3:  Tuesday night

Game 4:  Wednesday night

Game 5:  Thursday night

Game 6:  Saturday or Sunday night (TBA)

Game 7:  Monday night.

Sim 24 Done

Game Date:  Sep 19 2033

Who Uploaded:

Brick
Chicago
Houston
Maui
Mepkin Abbey
Philadelphia
Wilmington

Standings:

Adams: Brooklyn leads Brick by three games.

Zotti: Milwaukee has clinched the division

Signorino: Philadelphia locked this one up long ago.

Wild Card: Brick leads Chicago by three games.

Awards & Accomplishments:

Appalachian 1B Junior Bowden named Player of the Week (2nd award this season)

Philadelphia's Julian Roman hits 3 HR vs Highland, 9/17

Significant Injuries:

Atlanta, Petero Hokualohi, fractured foot, done for the year

Philadelphia, Manuel Silva, shoulder inflammation, done for the year.

Milestones:

None

Line of the Sim:

Antelope Valley's Lloyd Rideout went 4-4 with 2 HR, 4 RBI and 4 runs vs. Mepkin Abbey 9/17

This Sim's Trivia Question:

Who is the only pitcher to lead both leagues in shutouts in the same season?

Next sim:  Wednesday night

Sim 22 Done

Game Date:  Sep 5, 2033.  Time to expand those rosters!

Who Uploaded:

Antelope Valley
Applachian
Brick
Chicago
Houston
Maui
Mepkin Abbey
Philadelphia
Wilmington

Standings:

Adams: Brooklyn's lead over Brick stands at three games.

Zotti: Milwaukee is nine ahead of Chicago
Signorino: Philadelphia has clinched the division

Wild Card: Brick is one game ahead of Maui

Awards & Accomplishments:

Milwaukee's Hector Valera named Batter of the Month (5th career award)

Maui's  Juan Ramirez named Pitcher of the Month (2nd award this season)

Atlanta LF Louis King named Rookie of the Month 

Brick's Julio Quintana named Player of the Week

Significant Injuries:

Wilmongton's Marcos Rodriguez, sprained ankle, 4 weeks

Houston's Alajandro Lopez, sprained ankle, 6 weeks

Chicago's Miguel Hernandez, strained calf muscle, 3 weeks

Milwaukee's Steve Jones, back strain, 3-4 weeks

Milestones:

None

Last Sim's Trivia Question:

This week, the baseball world lost Don Newcombe, one of the few pitchers to win the Cy Young and MVP awards in the same season.  That season, 1956, he won 27 games. 

Due to changes in the way the game is played, it is very rare for pitchers to win more than 25 games in a season.  In fact, the last to do so was Bob Welch, almost thirty years ago.  Who knows when we'll see another 25 game winner?  This, quite literally, makes 25 game winners a dying breed.

Which leads to the question: with the passing of Don Newcombe, how many living 25+ game winners are left?  And, of course, who are they?

There are 11 living 25 game winners.  Seven of them were identified in the #random channel on Slack.  They were:

Steve Carlton

Ron Guidry

Sandy Koufax

Denny McLain

Mickey Lolich

Whitey Ford

Steve Stone

The four that were not guessed are:

Fergie Jenkins (25 wins in 1974)

Jim Kaat (25 in 1966)

Juan Marichal (25 in 1963 and 1966 and 26 in 1968)

Tom Seaver (25 in 1969)

This Sim's Trivia Question:

There are a number of people whose uniform number is retired on two teams.  However, there are two people who have their number retired by three teams (not counting Jackie Robinson, of course, whose number is retired league wide).  Who are these two people and what are the teams/numbers?

First correct answer in the #random channel on Slack gets 83 Commissioner Points.

Next sim:  Wednesday night.  

Sim 21 Done

Game Date:  Aug 29 2033

Who Uploaded?:

Antelope Valley
Appalachian
Brick
Houston
Maui
Mepkin Abbey
Philadelphia
Wilmington

Standings:

Adams: Brooklyn leads Brick by six.
Zotti: Milwaukee is eleven games ahead of Chicago
Signorino: Philadelphia by 28
Wild Card: Brick is a single game ahead of Maui

Awards & Accomplishments:

Philadelphia's Thomas Lyons named Player of the Week


Significant Injuries: 

Chicago RP Jorge Gonzales, elbow tendinitis, 4 weeks
Antelope Valley RF George Candler, fractured rib, 3 weeks
Wilmington RF Marcos Rodriguez sprained ankle, 4 weeks


Milestones:

None

Batting Line of the Sim:

Milwaukee's Mike Minty went 3-4, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 3 runs scored vs. Atlanta 8/22

Pitching Line of the Sim:

None


Last Sim's Trivia Question:

While it is true that no pitcher has pitched more than one perfect game, there are position players who have played in more than one perfect game.  In fact, there are six players who have played in three perfect games.  Who are they, and which perfect games did they participate in?

Fred correctly came up with Paul O'Neill, who was in the Browning, Wells and Cone games.
Michael correctly came up with the quartet of Rays who were on the losing side of three perfect games:  Evan Longoria, Ben Zobrist, Carlos Pena and Melvin Upton, who were in the Buerhle, Braden and Fernandez games.

The unguessed person (who was the first person to participate in three perfect games) was Alfredo Griffin, who like the Rays quartet, was on the losing side of all three games he participated in:  Barker, Browning and Martinez.

This Sim's Trivia Question:

This week, the baseball world lost Don Newcombe, one of the few pitchers to win the Cy Young and MVP awards in the same season.  That season, 1956, he won 27 games. 

Due to changes in the way the game is played, it is very rare for pitchers to win more than 25 games in a season.  In fact, the last to do so was Bob Welch, almost thirty years ago.  Who knows when we'll see another 25 game winner?  This, quite literally, makes 25 game winners a dying breed.

Which leads to the question: with the passing of Don Newcombe, how many living 25+ game winners are left?  And, of course, who are they?

First correct answer in the #random channel on Slack earns 25 Commissioner points.

Next sim:  Sunday night.

Sim 20 Done!

Game Date:   Aug 22 2033

Who Uploaded:

Antelope Valley
Appalachian
Brick
Chicago
Houston
Maui
Mepkin Abbey
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
Wilmington

Standings:

Adams:  Brooklyn leads Brick by six

Zotti:  Milwaukee is ten ahead of Chicago

Signorino: Philadelphia has a 26 game lead over Maui

Wild Card:  Brick is two games ahead of Maui

Awards & Accomplishments:

Philadelphia's Norman Kuhn wins Player of the Week (9th career award)

Significant Injuries:

Milwaukee 3B Sung-heun Hwa, torn hamstring, 3 weeks

Wilmington RP Dylan Robinson, sprained ankle, 2 weeks

Milestones:

None

Last Sim's Trivia Question:

Who are the only three living people to have played for both the St. Louis Browns and the Kansas City A's?
This was a bit tough, as two of the three players are obscure.

Fred correctly came up with Don Larsen, now 89 years old, who played on the Browns in 1953 (their last year in St. Louis) and Kansas City in 1960-61

The other two players were CF Johnny Groth (92 years old), Browns 1953 and KC 1956-57 and INF Billy Hunter (90 years old), Browns 1953 and KC 1958.

This Sim's Trivia Question:

While it is true that no pitcher has pitched more than one perfect game, there are position players who have played in more than one perfect game.  In fact, there are six players who have played in three perfect games.  Who are they, and which perfect games did they participate in?

Each correct answer in the #random Slack channel earns 45.5 Commissioner Points.

Next sim:  Wednesday night

Sim 19 Done!

Game Date:  Aug 15 2033

Who Uploaded:
Antelope Valley
Appalachian
Brick
Chicago
Maui
Mepkin Abbey
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
Wilmington

Standings:

Adams: Brooklyn leads Brick by four
Zotti:  Milwaukee is six ahead of Chicago
Signorino: Philadelphia's lead is now 25 games.
Wild Card:  Brick is two ahead of Maui

Awards & Accomplishments:

Brooklyn's Ramon Nieto hit for the cycle (8/13) and was named Player of the Week (5th career award, second this season).

Significant Injuries:

Atlanta SP Ismael Martinez, strained tricpes, 4-5 weeks
Wilmington SP Harmon Rollin, elbow inflammation, 1-2 weeks
Houston CF William Gillmore, strained hip muscle, 2-3 weeks

Milestones:

None

Batting & Pitching Lines of the Sim:

None

Last Sim's Trivia Question:

What do the following three players (and ONLY those players) have in common?

Alex Rodriguez
Derek Jeter
Wade Boggs

Fred came up with the correct answer that they are the only players to hit a home run for their 3000th major league hit.  Michael also came up with the correct Cliff Clavin answer.

This Sim's Trivia Question:

This one is kind of tough:   Who are the only three people still alive who have played for both the St. Louis Browns and the Kansas City A's?   100... nah, make it 400 commissioner points for the first right answer in the #random channel on Slack.

Next sim:  Sunday night.

Sim 18 Done!

Game Date:  Aug 8 2033

Who Uploaded:

Antelope Valley
Appalachian
Atlanta
Brick
Chicago (trade)
Houston
Maui
Mepkin Abbey
Milwaukee (trade)
Philadelphia
Wilmington

Standings:

Adams:  Brooklyn and Brick are tied!

Zotti:  Milwaukee leads Chicago by six games.

Signorino: Philadelphia is 24 games up on Maui.

Wild Card:  Brooklyn and Brick are tied.

Awards & Accomplishments:

Mepkin Abbey's Sergio Solis named Rookie of the Month (2nd award)

Philadelphia's Michael Leach named Pitcher of the Month 

Brick's Tomas Fernandez named Batter of the Month 

Brooklyn's Alejandro Aurillo named Player of the Week (8/1, 3rd career award)

Milwaukee's Hector Valera named Player of the Week (8/8, 8th career award)

Milestones:

Chicago's Yvon Settignino hit his 300th home run.

Significant Injuries:

Maui RF Jose Gonzalez, shoulder inflammation, 2-3 weeks

Atlanta 1B Roy Herbert, sprained ankle, 3 weeks

Antelope Valley SP Juan Rodriguez, torn rotator cuff, 10 months.

Batting Line of the Sim: 

None

Pitching Line of the Sim:

Maui's Yorikane Kichikawa threw a five-hit shutout with 9 K vs Mepkin Abbey (8/5)

This Sim's Trivia Question:

This one might be a bit easier than normal:  What do the following three players (and ONLY the following three players) have in common:

Alex Rodriguez

Derek Jeter

Wade Boggs

First right answer in the #random channel on Slack earns 100 commissioner points.

Next sim:  Sunday night.

Sim 17 Done!

Game Date: July 30, 2033

Who Uploaded?

• Antelope Valley
• Appalachian
• Brick
• Chicago
• Maui
• Mepkin Abbey
• Milwaukee
• Philadelphia
• Wilmington

Standings:

• Adams: Brooklyn and Brick are tied
• Zotti: Milwaukee leads Chicago by 7 games
• Signorino: Philadelphia leads Maui by 24 games
• Wild Card: Brick and Brooklyn are both ahead of Maui by 4 games, and Chicago by 6

Injuries:

• Philadelphia CF Albert Ramirez, hurt in the last sim, will be out for 4 weeks with a strained PCL
• Maui: SP John Knight will miss 4 weeks with an oblique strain
• Atlanta: RP Peter Payton will miss 5 weeks with elbow tendinitis

News:

• Brick closer Carlos Placeres earned his 300th career save. He's now 5th all time, barely halfway to Junior Cuomo's record of 585 saves in his Hall of Fame career.
• The trade deadline is here!

Next Sim: Sunday night, February 10th. This is your last chance to make a trade this season!

Sim 16 Done!

Game Date: July 25, 2033

Who Uploaded?

• Antelope Valley
• Appalachian
• Brick
• Chicago
• Maui
• Mepkin Abbey
• Philadelphia
• Wilmington

Standings:

• Adams: Brick leads Brooklyn by 1 games
• Zotti: Milwaukee leads Chicago by 7 games
• Signorino: Philadelphia leads Maui by 22 games
• Wild Card: Brooklyn leads Maui by 3, and Chicago by 4 games

News:

• Brick LF Tomas Fernandez wins Player of the Week for the second week in a row

Injuries:

• Milwaukee 2B Carter Bailey is out for 3 weeks (intercostal strain)
• Milwaukee SP Yoshifumi Tanaka had a set back in his recovery and will be out another 15 months
• Philadelphia CF Albert Ramirez has yet to be diagnosed while injured on the base paths.
• Milwaukee SS Ernesto Gallegos will miss 6 dates with an intercostal strain

Next Sim: I've got the next sim, too, on Wednesday night. It will take us to the trade deadline.

Sim 15 Done!

Game Date:  Jul 18 2033

Who Uploaded?

Appalachian
Brick
Chicago
Houston
Maui
Mepkin Abbey
Philadelphia
Wilmington

Standings:

Adams:  Brick still leads Brooklyn by one game.
Zotti: Milwaukee is now 7.5 games ahead of Chicago
Signorino: Philadelphia is twenty ahead of Maui
Wild Card:  Brooklyn is two ahead of Maui

Awards & Accomplishments:

Brick's Tomas Fernandez named Player of the Week (2nd award this season, 2nd career award)

Significant Injuries:

Mepkin Abbey C Albert Soto, fractured hand, six weeks
Wilmington SP PJ Booker, ruptured tendon, done for the year

Milestones:

None

Batting Line of the Sim:

Chicago's Jose Molina went 3-4, 2 HR, 6 RBI and 3 runs scored vs Brooklyn (7/12)

Pitching Line of the Sim:

Milwaukee's Chris Williams pitched a five hit shutout with 9 K vs. Philadelphia (7/15)

Last Sim's Trivia Question:

Who was the first person not named Mickey Mantle to win the AL MVP.

That question didn't last too long as Luke came up with the correct answer after only four minutes.

This Sim's Trivia Question:

Third basemen are the least-represented position in the Hall of Fame (excepting, of course, the newer positions of relief pitcher and designated hitter).  However, despite the dearth of third sackers in the Hall, there are two teams that are represented by two third basemen.  What are the teams and (of course) who are the players?

Post your answers in the #random channel on Slack.  100 shiny new Commissioner points to the first with the correct answer.


Next sim:  Sunday night.

Sim 14 Done!

Game Date: July 11, 2033

Who Uploaded?

• Antelope Valley
• Appalachian
• Brick
• Chicago
• Houston
• Maui
• Mepkin Abbey
• Milwaukee (vacation)
• Philadelphia
• Wilmington

Standings:

• Adams Division: Brick leads Brooklyn by one game
• Zotti Division: Milwaukee leads Chicago by 3.5 games
• Signorino Division: Philadelphia leads Maui by 24 games
• Wild Card: Brooklyn is 4.5 up on Chicago, and 5 up on Maui

News:

• A bunch of five-hit games by batters this sim: George Hendricks of Milwaukee against Houston, Guillermo Medina of Appalachian against Antelope Valley, and Jose Vega of Wilmington against Milwaukee.
• Milwaukee signed OF Salvador Velasquez to a 5 year, $158,000,000 contract extension.
• Houston C Joe Haith won the Player of the Week award for the second time
• I renamed all of the "Jim Unknowns" in the game, using the random name generator for each player:
• Chicago's is now Warren Tremblay
• Appalachian's is now Ashton Peckford
• Mepkin Abbey's is now Matt Moors
• Milwaukee's is now Bob Luckwell

Trivia: Maury Wills (born in Washington, DC) is the answer to last week's trivia question about the first player to win an MVP award who wasn't born in the 50 states. Good job Alex! #DCStatehood

Check the #random channel on Slack for this week's trivia question!

Next sim: Wednesday night. The trade deadline is approaching!

Sim 13 Done!

Game Date:  Jul 4 2033

Who Uploaded:

Antelope Valley
Appalachian
Brick
Chicago (trade)
Houston
Maui
Mepkin Abbey
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
Wilmington

Standings:

Adams:  Brick has taken a one game lead over Brooklyn

Zotti:  Milwaukee's lead over Chicago is two and a half games

Signorino: Philadelphia is twenty ahead of Maui

Wild Card: Brooklyn is three ahead of Chicago and Maui

Awards & Accomplishments:

Philadelphia's Tom Taylor named Batter of the Month

Philadelphia's Victor Rivera named Pitcher of the Month 

Houston's Andrew Boulter named Rookie of the Month (2nd consecutive award)

Appalachian's Junior Bowden named Player of the Week 

Significant Injuries:

Atlanta 2B Ramon Macias, torn ankle ligaments, 6 weeks

Houston SP Mike Russell, torn labrum, done for the year

Milestones:

Mepkin Abbey's Esteban Ordonez reached his 2000th hit (7/1)

Batting Line of the Sim:

None

Pitching Line of the Sim:

Milwaukee's Toyoshige Takahashi threw 8.2 innings of one hit ball with 7K vs Antelope Valley 7/1

Last Sim's Trivia Question

Who was the first (and, I think only, but I'm not 100% certain on that) major leaguer to get a hit in two different cities on the same day?

This one must have been too easy, because it was answered correctly (by Michael) within minutes of it being posted.  The answer is Joel Youngblood.

This Sim's Trivia Question:

Who was the first person to win an MVP who was not born in one of the fifty United States?  117.385 Commissioner points to the first person who gets the correct answer in the #random channel on Slack.

Next sim:  Sunday night