Sim 25 Done! Playoffs Start on Monday

Game Date:  Oct 1 2036

Who Uploaded:

Antelope Valley
Brick
Chicago
Milwaukee
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Toronto
Wilmington

Playoff Setup:

The first round of the playoffs will feature:

Wilmington vs. Philadelphia
Appalachian vs. Brick

Playoff Schedule:

We'll be doing one game sims on the following nights throughout the playoffs:

Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday.

There will NOT be a sim tomorrow.  The first game will be simmed on Monday night.   Please make sure that your playoff rosters are set by then.

Trivia Question: 

Last trivia question of the sim:  Which player had the longest gap between All Star appearances?  20 Commissioner Points for the correct answer in the #random channel.

Next sim:  Monday night

Sim 24 Done!

Game Date: September 22, 2036

Who Uploaded?

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

* Antelope Valley, Appalachian, and Brooklyn did not upload after installing the new Accounts GM file.

Standings:

• Adams: Brick had already clinched
• Zotti: Appalachian is up 4 on Milwaukee and has a magic number of 3
• Signorino: Philadelphia and Wilmington are tied, one game up on Atlanta
• Wild Card: Philadelphia and Wilmington are tied, one game up on Atlanta

News:

• The StatsPlus live sim failed, again. I'll troubleshoot it with the developer.
• Philadelphia SS Ramon Nieto won the Player of the Week

Injuries:

• Chicago CF Marcos Rodriguez will miss 5 months with a broken kneecap
• Appalachian SP Jeff Manning will be DTD for 1-2 with a finger blister
• Atlanta SP Miguel De la Torre will be DTD for 5 days with a mild abdominal strain
• Houston 1B Luis Lozano will miss 5 weeks with a torn abdominal muscle
• Appalachian SP Leonardo Velazquez will be out for 3 days with an allergic reaction

Next Sim: Our 35th season and the thrilling Signorino Division chase will both end on Saturday night.

Sim 23 Done!

Game Date:  Sep 15 2036

Who Uploaded:

Antelope Valley
Atlanta
Brick
Chicago
Milwaukee
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Toronto
Wilmington

Standings:

Adams:  Brick has the division wrapped up.

Zotti:  Appalachian is one game ahead of Milwaukee

Signorino:  Atlanta and Wilmington are tied for the lead, two games ahead of Philadelphia
Wild Card:  Same as Signorino.

Awards and Accomplishments:

Wilmington C Fred Kennedy named Player of the Week 

Significant Injuries:

New Orleans:  CF Jose Gonzales, hamstring sprain, 5 weeks

Philadelphia: CF Ernesto Gallegos, concussion, 2-3 weeks

Toronto:  SP Xian-gan Yang, gluteus strain, 2 weeks. 

Chicago: CF Marcos Rodriguez, broken kneecap, 5 months.

Trivia Question:

Whom did Lou Gehrig replace at the start of his famous 2130 consecutive game streak?

Next sim:  Wednesday night.

Sim 22 Done!

Game Date: September 8, 2036

Who Uploaded?

• Antelope Valley
• Atlanta
• Brick
• Chicago
• Milwaukee (commissioner's discretion)
• New Orleans
• Philadelphia
• Toronto
• Wilmington

Standings:

• Adams: Brick has clinched the division
• Zotti: Appalachian leads Milwaukee by 1 game 
• Signorino: Atlanta and Wilmington are tied, two games ahead of Philadelphia
• Wild Card: Atlanta and Wilmington are tied, two games ahead of Philadelphia

Injuries:

• Antelope Valley SP Josh Dunlap will miss 5 weeks with an elbow sprain
• Wilmington 3B Carter Bailey will miss a week with forearm stiffness
• Appalachian RP Julio Lopez will be DTD for a week with a mild oblique strain

News:

• Toronto C Guillermo Medina was the Player of the Week

Next Sim: Saturday night. Just three more weeks to go in the season and there are five teams competing for three spots in the playoffs.

Sim 21 Done

Game Date:  Sep 1 2036  (Time to expand those rosters!)

Who Uploaded:

Antelope Valley
Atlanta
Brick
Chicago
Houston
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Toronto
Wilmington

Standings:

Adams:  Brick leads Brooklyn by 25 games.
Zotti:  Milwaukee is one game up on Appalachian
Signorino:  Wilmngton is one game ahead of Atlanta
Wild Card:  Atlanta is four games ahead of Philadelphia

Awards & Accomplishments:

Philadelphia's Antonio Venet named Player of the Week (5th career award, 2nd this season)
Houston's Andrew Boulter named Batter of the Month
Wilmington's Chris Williams named Pitcher of the Month
Philadelphia's Koshiro Fujita named Rookie of the Month

Significant Injuries:

None

Next sim:  Wednesday night.

Sim 20 Done!

Game Date: April 25, 2036

Who Uploaded?

• Everyone!

Standings:

• Adams: Brick leads Houston by 25
• Zotti:Milwaukee leads Appalachian by 4
• Signorino: Atlanta leads Wilmington by 1
• Wild Card:Wilmington leads Philadelphia by 4

News:

• The next sim will take us to the September 1st roster expansion.
• Brick 2B Sergio Suarez was the Player of the Week.
• Injuries:
• Philadelphia C Aaron Hampton will miss three weeks with back tightness
• Milwaukee 3B Sung-heun Hwa will miss four weeks with a strained hamstring 
• Houston RP Javier Lugo will be DTD for a week with back spasms

Next Sim: Saturday night.

Sim 19 Done!

Game Date: August 18, 2036

Who Uploaded?

• Antelope Valley
• Atlanta
• Brick
• Chicago
• Houston (vacation)
• Milwaukee
• New Orleans
• Philadelphia
• Toronto
• Wilmington

Standings:

• Adams: Brick leads Houston by 22 games
• Zotti: Milwaukee leads Appalachian by 4 games
• Signorino: Atlanta leads Wilmington by 1 game
• Wild Card: Wilmington leads Philadelphia by 3 games

News:

• Philadelphia 1B Dave O'Brien was named Player of the Week
• Only one significant injury this sim: Appalachian C Juan Davila will miss 3-4 weeks with a hip strain

Next Sim: Wednesday night.

Sim 18 Done!

Game Date: August 11, 2036

Who Uploaded? Everyone!

Standings:

• Adams: Brick leads Houston by 21
• Zotti: Milwaukee leads Appalachian by 2
• Signorino: Atlanta leads Wilmington by 2
• Wild Card: Wilmington leads Philadelphia by 6

News:

• Houston LF Andrew Boulter won Player of the Week
• Only one major injury this week: Brick 3B Juan Torres will miss two weeks with a sprained finger.

Next Sim: Saturday night!

Sim 17 Done!

Game Date:  Aug 4 2036

Who uploaded:

Brick
Chicago
Houston (vacation)
Milwaukee
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Toronto
Wilmington

Standings:

Adams:  Brick has a commanding 20 game lead on Brooklyn

Zotti:  Milwaukee is two up on Appalachian

Signorino:  Atlanta is a game ahead of Wilmington

Awards & Accomplishments:

Chicago C Rinato Kosaka named Batter of the Month
Philadelphia starter Koshiro Fujita named both Pitcher and Rookie of the Month 

Brick LF Tomas Fernandez named Player of the Week (6/4, 6th career award, second this season)

Significant Injuries:

New Orleans CF Jose Gonzales has plantar fascitis.  He'll miss five weeks. 

Next Sim:  Wednesday night.

Sim 16 Done!

Game Date: July 31, 2036 (THE TRADE DEADLINE!)

Who Uploaded?

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

Standings:

• Adams: Brick leads Brooklyn by 17
• Zotti: Milwaukee leads Appalachian by 2
• Signorino: Wilmington leads Atlanta by 1
• Wild Card: Atlanta leads Appalachian by 5

News:

• We are at the trade deadline for the 2036 season. After Zev starts Saturday night's sim, there will be no more trades allowed until the offseason starts after the Cecil Cup concludes.
• Brick 2B Sergio Suarez was the Player of the Week.
• Injuries:
• Milwaukee 2B Guillermo Palacios will miss 3 weeks with a torn thumb ligament.
• Toronto C Guillermo Medina will be DTD for 1-2 weeks with knee soreness
• Atlanta SP Pablo Ramirez will miss 5 weeks with a hamstring strain
• Houston 2B Pedro Salazar will miss the rest of the season and most of the offseason (8-9 months) with a ruptured disc
• Chicago SP Pedro Campos will miss the rest of this season and most of next season (14 months) with a torn flexor tendon in his elbow
• Brick RP Andy Mann will miss one week with a intercostal strain (suffered while sky diving)

Next Sim: Saturday night. Get those trades in!

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.

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.