Sim 15 Done!

Game Date:  Jul 21 2036

Who Uploaded:

Antelope Valley
Brick
Chicago
Houston
Milwaukee
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Toronto
Wilmington

Standings:

Adams:  Brick leads Brooklyn by fifteen games.

Zotti:  Milwaukee has a two game lead over Appalachian
Signorino:  Atlanta and Wilmington are tied for the lead
Wild Card:  Atlanta/Wilmington and Applachian are tied for the wild card position.

Awards & Accomplishments:

Appalachian's Victor Gonzales named Player of the Week (4th career award)

Next sim:  Wednesday night.

Sim 14 Done!

Game Date: July 14th, 2036

Who Uploaded?

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

Standings:

• Adams: Brick leads Houston and Brooklyn by 14 games
• Zotti: Milwaukee leads Appalachian by 4 games
• Signorino: Atlanta leads Wilmington by a game

News:

• The trade deadline is coming up. The last (real-world) date to complete a trade will be a week from Saturday night, June 6th.
• Appalachian 1B Basz Marievska was the player of the week.
• Injuries:
• Houston SP Kevin Gordon will miss 4 months with radial nerve compression.
• Milwaukee 1B Hector Valera will miss 2 weeks with a lacerated hand.
• Milwaukee SP Jorge Reyes will miss 11 months with a torn labrum.
• Brooklyn RF Alejandro Aurillo will be DTD for 2 weeks with a knee inflammation.
• Houston RP Tatsuya Kan will be DTD for 6 days with mild shoulder strain.
• Wilmington SP Alejandro Baez will miss 6 weeks with a hamstring strain.
• Brick RP Ernest Metcalf will be DTD for 3 days with a sore thumb.

Next Sim: Saturday night.

Sim 13 Done

Game Date:  Jul 7 2036

Who Uploaded?:

Antelope Valley
Brick
Chicago
Houston
Milwaukee
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Wilmington
Toronto

Standings:

Adams:  Brick is thirteen games ahead of Houston
Zotti:  Milwaukee leads Appalachian by six games
Signorino:  Wilmington and Atlanta are tied.

Awards & Accomplishments:

Philadelphia's Mike Maldonado named Batter of the Month
Milwaukee's Jose Aquino named Pitcher of the Month (2nd career award)
Appalachian's Chuck Davis named Rookie of the Month
Brick's Narahiko Nakamura named Player of the Week
Chuck Davis also hit three home runs in a game (7/2)

Significant Injuries:

Brick's Erik Moore has a ruptured UCL.  He's out for the next 13-14 months. 

Trivia Question:

Who is the only pitcher with more than 50 career wins and a third or more of his wins are shutouts?   This one's a tough one... 200 Commissioner Points for the correct answer on Slack.

Next sim:  Wednesday night

Sim 12 Done!

Game Date: June 30, 2030

Who Uploaded?

• Everyone!

Standings:

• Adams: Brick leads Houston by 11
• Zotti: Milwaukee leads Appalachian by 8
• Signorino: Wilmington leads Atlanta by 2

News:

• Milwaukee 2B Guillermo Palacios won the Player of the Week award.
• Brooklyn SP Sherman Powers pitched a no-hitter (walking just one batter) against New Orleans on 627!
• Atlanta 1B Javier Ortiz went 5-for-5 against Antelope Valley on 6/26.
• Injuries:
• Antelope Valley SP Josh Dunlap is DTD with a finger blister.
• Houston 2B Pedro Salazar is DTD with a strained abdominal muscle.
• Milwaukee 3B Sung-heun Hwa is DTD with a strained oblique for 3 weeks.

Next Sim: Saturday night.

Sim 11 Done

Game Date:  Jun 23 2036

Who Uploaded:
Antelope Valley
Brick
Chicago
Houston
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
Toronto
Wilmington

Standings:

Adams:  Brick has an eleven game lead over Houston

Zotti:  Milwaukee is six up on Appalachian

Signorino:  Atlanta is one game ahead of Wilmington

Awards & Accomplishments:

Atlanta's Javier Ortiz named Player of the Week (5th career award)

Significant Injuries:

Brick, LF Logan Francis, intercostal strain, five weeks.

Brick, SS Rodrigo Padilla, forearm strain, 2-3 months

New Orleans, RP Peter Payton, partially torn labrum, 3-4 months.

Batting Line of the Sim:

Milwaukee's Dmitr Radzilowski went 3-4, 2 HR, 5 RBI, and 3 R vs New Orleans 6/22

Pitching Line of the Sim:

Milwaukee's Jorge Reyes pitched a three hit shutout vs Milwaukee with 12K 6/22

Trivia Question of the Sim:

Who is the only player to play for five major league teams in one season?  10 Commissioner Points for the correct answer on Slack.

Next Sim:  Wednesday night

Sim 10 Done!

Game Date: June 16, 2036

Who Uploaded?

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

Standings:

• Adams: Brick leads Houston by 11
• Zotti: Milwaukee leads Appalachian by 4
• Signorino: Wilmington leads Atlanta by 1

News:

• We are at opening day for the short-season league, so please get those rosters down to 35 players by Saturday night.
• Philadelphia 3B Mike Maldonado was the Player of the Week.
• Antelope Valley 1B Dave O'Brien went 5-for-5 on 6/15.
• Injuries:
• Toronto RF Kevin Harrison is DTD with a sprained knee for 5 days
• Appalachian RP Dave Klein is out with a sprained back for 2 weeks
• Toronto SP Josh Robertson is out with a herniated disc in his neck for 1-2 weeks
• Brooklyn RP Ron Grimes is out with forearm stiffness for 5 days

Next Sim: Saturday night.

Sim 9 Done!

Game Date:  Jun 9 2036

Who uploaded:

Everyone!  :) 

Standings:

Adams:  Brick is up by a commanding nine games over Houston
Zotti:  Milwaukee is four up on Appalachian
Signorino:  Atlanta is two ahead of Wilmington

Awards & Accomplishments:

Brick's Logan Francis named Batter of the Month (2nd career award)
Wilmington's Tian-bai Chen named Pitcher of the Month (2nd career award)
Wilmington's Jose Rivera named Rookie of the Month
Milwaukee's Armando Burgess named Player of the Week (6/2)
Atlanta's Fred Martin named Player of the Week (6/9, 2nd career award)

Significant Injuries:

Milwaukee, Enrique Santos, elbow inflammation, two months.

Batting Line of the Sim:

Atlanta's Fred Martin went 3-5, 2 HR, 3 R, 5 RBI vs Milwaukee 6/8

Pitching Line of the Sim:

Milwaukee's Jose Oquino pitched 8 two-hit shutout innings with 11 K vs Appalachian 6/2

This Sim's Trivia Question:

There are three players who have played in two major league games where the starting pitcher struck out 20 or more batters.  I'll spot you the easy one -- Roger Clemens.  Who are the other two players?
75 Commissioner Points for the first correct answer in the #random channel on Slack.

Next Sim:  Wednesday night

Sim 8 Done!

Game Date: June 1st, 2036 (DRAFT DAY!)

Who Uploaded?

• Everyone!

Standings:

• Adams: Brick leads Houston by 5 games
• Zotti: Milwaukee leads Appalachian by 3 games
• Signorino: Wilmington and Atlanta are tied

News:

• We still have at least one (Milwaukee) opening. Please help us fill this league.
• We are at the draft. Please use the SDMB menu to access the First Year Player Draft. Please check the Draft Order to see what picks you have, and set your picks in the Draft List screen.
• Wilmington SP Tian-bai Chen was the Pitcher of the Month for May.
• Brick LF Logan Francis was the Batter of the Month for May.
• Wilmington SP Jose Rivera was the Rookie of the Month for May.

Next Sim: The next sim, covering 8 days, including the 2036 Amateur Draft, will be on Saturday night.

Sim 7 In the Books

Game Date:  May 26 2036

Who Uploaded:

Antelope Valley
Appalachian
Brick
Chicago
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Toronto
Wilmington

Standings:

Adams:  Brick leads Houston by three games.

Zotti:  Milwaukee is two games up on Appalachian

Signorino:  Wilmington and Atlanta are tied

Awards & Accomplishments:

Brick's Tomas Fernandez named Player of the Week (5th career award)

Significant Injuries:

None

Batting Line of the Sim:

Appalachian's Tabito Hayashi went 3-3, 2 HR, 2 R, 5 RBI, and a walk vs. Brick 5/22

Pitching Line of the Sim:

Appalachian's Don Clancey pitched a five hit shutout with one walk and 10 K vs New Orleans 5/20

Milestones:

None

Trivia Question of the Sim:

Who is the last person born in the 19th century to play in a major league game?  15 Commissioner Points for the correct answer in the #random channel on Slack.

Next sim:  Wednesday night.