Sim 6 Done!

Game Date: May 19, 2036

Who Uploaded?

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

Standings:

• Adams: Brick leads Houston by 4
• Zotti: Milwaukee leads Appalachian by 2
• Signorino: Wilmington leads Atlanta by 1

News:

• We now have three openings: New Orleans, Houston, and Milwaukee all need new owners. Tell a friend.
• Philadelphia had back-to-back 3 HR games, by Julian Roman on May 12th and Dennis Rogers on May 13th.
• Julian Roman won Player of the Week.
• The draft is coming up. Next Wednesday's sim will be a six-day sim to get us to June 1st and the draft. 

Next Sim: Saturday night, May 2nd, by Zev.

Sim 5 Done

Game Date:  May 12 2036

Who Uploaded:

Antelope Valley
Appalachian
Brick
Chicago
Philadelphia
Toronto
Wilmington

Standings:  

Adams:  Brick leads Houston by seven.
Zotti:  Milwaukee holds a two game lead over Appalachian
Signorino:  Wilmington is a game up on Atlanta

Awards & Accomplishments:

Brick's Logan Francis named Player of the Week.

Significant Injuries:

Toronto:  Larry McCormick, torn meniscus, done for the season.

Batting Line of the Sim:  

Milwaukee's Salvador Velasquez went 3-5, HR, 7 RBI, 2 R vs Antelope Valley 5/11

Pitching Line of the Sim:

Atlanta's Lyndon Nix pitched 8 shoutout innings, allowing four hits, 1 BB and 9K vs Brooklyn 5/10

Milestones:

None 

Trivia Question of the Sim:

Who is the only player not named Nolan Ryan to strike out 200 and walk 200 in the same season in the 20th century?  10 Commissioner Points for the correct answer in the #random channel on Slack.

Next Sim:  Wednesday night

Sim 4 Done

Game Date: May 5, 2036 (see note in News, below)

Who Uploaded?

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

Standings:

• Adams: Brick leads Toronto by 7
• Zotti: Milwaukee leads Antelope Valley by 1
• Signorino: Atlanta leads Wilmington by 2

News:

• I accidentally simmed one too many days worth of games this sim. So, while the game date is 5/5/36, the games of that day have already been simmed. Sorry about that.
• Brick 1B Luis Rosales was the Player of the Month for April
• Philadelphia SP Chris Williams was the Pitcher of the Month for April
• New Orleans 1B Donald Berry was the Rookie of the Month for April
• We still have (at least one) opening. Please help us find new owners to make this a better, more active league!

Next Sim: Saturday night (4/25)

Sim 3 In The Books

Game Date:  Apr 28 2036

Who Uploaded:

Antelope Valley
Appalachian
Atlanta
Brick
Chicago
Philadelphia
Toronto
Wilmington

Standings:

Adams:  Brick is three games ahead of Toronto
Zotti:  Antelope Valley and Milwaukee are tied for the lead
Signorino:  Atlanta is two up on Wilmington

Awards and Accomplishments:

Chicago's Ben Turner named Player of the Week (3rd career award)
Atlanta's Lawrence Floyd throws a shutout one-hitter against New Orleans, the only hit being a single by Ken Reed in the seventh inning.
New Orleans Adly Sabry hits three home runs vs. Houston

Significant Injuries:
Houston SP PJ Booker has a ruptured finger tendon which will cost him four months.

Batting Line of the Sim:
Aldi Sabry:  3-4, 3 home runs, 8 RBI, 2 walks and four runs scored

Pitching Line of the Sim:
Lawrence Floyd:  9 shutout innings, one hit, two walks, 7K.

Season oddity:

So far this season, three shutout one-hitters have been pitched -- and it's still only April.
Lawrence Floyd pitched his on 4/22.  On 4/14, two pitchers did it:
Brick's Jose Aquino who allowed a single in the third
Philadelphia's Chris Williams who had a perfect game going until two out in the seventh when he gave up a double to Roy Nickerson.

Last Sim's Trivia Question:

Who are the only three players to be All Stars every season they played in MLB?

The answers are Joe Dimaggio (13 seasons), Gleyber Torres (2 seasons) and Pete Alonso (one season).  Of course, the latter two are subject to change as time goes on.

This sim's Trivia Question:

In the decade of 2000-2009, Andy Pettitte had the most wins 148.  In second place was Randy Johnson, who had 143 -- only five behind Pettitte.  Five wins, however, is hardly the highest margin for having the most wins in the decade.  There were two times in the deadball era when the margin was 57 games -- the 1870s (Al Spalding 252, Tommy Bond 195) and the 1910s (Walter Johnson 265, Grover Cleveland Alexander 208).  But the game was played much differently in the deadball era, so let's exclude those totals.

Starting with the liveball era (1920 and onward), who led the majors in wins for a decade had the biggest lead over the next pitcher?   60 Commissioner Points for the right answer in the #random channel on Slack.

Next sim:  Wednesday night

Sim 2 Done

Game Date: April 21, 2035

Who Uploaded?

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

Standings:

• Adams: Brick leads Brooklyn by 2 games
• Zotti: Antelope Valley and Milwaukee are tied
• Signorino: Atlanta leads Wilmington by 1 game

News:

• Chicago 3B Antonio Venet was the Player of the Week.
• Philadelphia starter Chris Williams pitched a 1-hitter (with 1-walk), and almost had a Maddux in shutting out the Wilmington Atlantics on 4/14.
• Brick catcher Steve Lee had five hits against Appalachian on 4/17.

Trivia Question:

Fred got last week's question correct with the answer of Eddie Matthews, who played with the Braves in Boston, Milwaukee, and Atlanta.

This week's question, courtesy of Zev:

Who are the only three players to be All-Stars every year they played in the MLB?

Answer in the #random channel on Slack for your chance to win 30 Commissioner Points.

Next Sim: Saturday night, 4/18.

Sim 1 Done!

Game Date:  Apr 14 2036

Who Uploaded:
Antelope Valley
Appalachian
Atlanta
Brick
Chicago
Philadelphia
Toronto
Wilmington

Standings:

Adams:  Brick leads Brooklyn and Toronto by one game
Zotti:   Milwaukee is ahead Antelope Valley by one
Signorino:  Wilmington and Atlanta are tied for the lead.

Awards & Accomplishments:

Houston's Benjamin Anderson named Player of the Week (2nd career award)

Significant Injuries:

None

Batting Line of the Week:  

Chicago's Carlos Madrigal went 4-4, with a HR, 3 runs scored and 3 RBI against Milwaukee 4/9

Pitching Line of the Week:

Atlanta's Harold Gregory pitched nine shutout innings vs Toronto allowing only four hits and a walk against ten strikeouts on 4/7

Trivia Question of the Sim:

Who is the only player to play for the same franchise in three different locations (and no, Anaheim, California and Los Angeles do not count as separate locations!)?  20 Commissioner Points for the correct answer in the #random channel on Slack.

Next sim:  Wednesday night.