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.