Cleveland
Hickory
Houston
Los Angeles
Maui
New York
River Cities
Seattle
League file is updated. Reports will be available in the morning.
Scheduling note: The next sim (to the end of the regular season) will be next *Tuesday* night.
Zev
UPDATE (7/23 10:30AM Eastern): Reports are up -- and the blog got the official "okey-dokey" from Google/Blogger -- so we're not going to get shut down. :)
Zev
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Google Thinks This Blog Is Spam...
I just received a warning from Google that they think this is a spam blog. I've sent a request for them to review it. But if there are some difficulties posting until that is done, you know why.
In the meantime, if there is league news and I can't post here, I'll send out info by email.
Zev
In the meantime, if there is league news and I can't post here, I'll send out info by email.
Zev
Come see the Steamers and get a cheap show
Cleveland (AP) - In a move that is sure to create some excitement in Cleveland and the entire state of Ohio, the Steamers have announced that for the rest of the season they are dropping the ticket price for the entire stadium to only $1. This should create a run on tickets in Cleveland and the stadium should be packed for the rest of the season. "We just wanted everyone to experience the excitement that we are feeling around this team," said Owner/General Manager Jeremy Goldman. "We are financially sound, and just want to give back to the fan(s) that have been following this horrible team for years. We will even be accommodating to the Bandwagon fans that just figured out we existed."
The Steamers who have surprised everyone this season by leading the Wild Card race in the Zotti League by a game with 16 games to go in the 2014 season. With 72 wins, the Cleveland Steamers (formally the Covington Demons/Austin Pioneers/Michigan Dragons) are 7 wins away from their most wins ever (79) back in 2006, their last season in Austin. Their highest finish in the standing was 4th that season, and with their current standing they are looking to better than mark and make their first playoff appearance in franchise history.
The rumors of the financial troubles of the franchise seem to be over blown, as many people close to the team had concern when adding the $13.5M contract of 1B Ronald Aikin and during the offseason adding $100M+ worth of salary over 5 years in the form of LF Tyler Thomas. Both of these additions have produced at the plate and in the field, helping the team score the second most runs in the Zotti League this season with 704. Those numbers are expected to rise next season as Aikin will have his first full season in Cleveland. The team is on firm financial standing, and is ready for its first playoff run ever.
The Steamers who have surprised everyone this season by leading the Wild Card race in the Zotti League by a game with 16 games to go in the 2014 season. With 72 wins, the Cleveland Steamers (formally the Covington Demons/Austin Pioneers/Michigan Dragons) are 7 wins away from their most wins ever (79) back in 2006, their last season in Austin. Their highest finish in the standing was 4th that season, and with their current standing they are looking to better than mark and make their first playoff appearance in franchise history.
The rumors of the financial troubles of the franchise seem to be over blown, as many people close to the team had concern when adding the $13.5M contract of 1B Ronald Aikin and during the offseason adding $100M+ worth of salary over 5 years in the form of LF Tyler Thomas. Both of these additions have produced at the plate and in the field, helping the team score the second most runs in the Zotti League this season with 704. Those numbers are expected to rise next season as Aikin will have his first full season in Cleveland. The team is on firm financial standing, and is ready for its first playoff run ever.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Financial settings
Zev or Michael, can one of you describe the financial settings in this league? Here is a link to the relevant section of the manual. I am just interested in knowing the applicable settings in our league. My chief interest is in the settings for the media contracts. Is there a way to find out when (and how often) the media contracts are renegotiated?
Thanks for any help!
Thanks for any help!
Administrative Note -- Expanded Schedule
Tegarding the expanded minor league schedule, it seems taht we have six yes votes if I count right (Mack, Nate, Jeremy, Matt, Frank [his caveat notwithstanding] and Michael). I agree with this too, and so, we'll make it a true majority.
I'll implement this for next year.
Zev
I'll implement this for next year.
Zev
August II: Who Uploaded?
Cleveland
Hickory
Houston
Los Angeles
Maui
New York
River Cities
Seattle
Reports will be unzipped in the morning.
Next sim (to Oct 1) will be next Wednesday.
Zev
Hickory
Houston
Los Angeles
Maui
New York
River Cities
Seattle
Reports will be unzipped in the morning.
Next sim (to Oct 1) will be next Wednesday.
Zev
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
August II
Zev asked me to run tonight's sim and forwarded along an e-mail an owner had sent to him. Before I give you the shocking news as to who the AL and ZL front-runners are, I'm going to gently remind all owners to please cc: me on any roster moves, trades, league issues, or whatnot that you e-mail Zev.
There.
And, to keep everyone further in suspense, here are the teams still in contention for the Commissioner's Trophy for League Participation. Note that everyone's favorite commissioner is not on the list:
Cleveland
Hickory
Houston
Los Angeles
Maui
New York
River Cities
Seattle
Now onto the standings report...
In a result that no one could've foreseen, both River Cities and Seattle lead their leagues by a combined 48 games. The Monarchs have a 26 game on AL Wild Card leader Brooklyn, and over in the ZL, River Cities leads Walla Walla by only 22 games. Don't go start printing those playoff tickets yet, Nate...
The Wild Card races are far more interesting. As mentioned, Brooklyn and Walla Walla are pacing the rest of the also-rans, but their leads are much more tenuous. Brooklyn leads Hickory by two games, with Houston five behind the Wolves, and Maui still holding onto hope in Hawaii with eight games to make up in the final month of the season.
Walla Walla has but a game's lead on the surprising Steamers of Cleveland, while last year's ZL champ New York is five behind the Federal Duck, and this reporter's favorite franchise, the Los Angeles Scorpions are just 10 games behind the leaders in the race to decide who gets to play River Cities in the first round of the playoffs.
It's now the first of September, which means that 40 is the new 25, so go ahead and call up some prospects to see what they can do. Perhaps one will tip the balance between playing in October or not.
The league file is on its way up. Expect it by midnight EDT/9pm PDT. Zev will unzip the league reports in the morning.
Next sim? Next Wednesday!
There.
And, to keep everyone further in suspense, here are the teams still in contention for the Commissioner's Trophy for League Participation. Note that everyone's favorite commissioner is not on the list:
Cleveland
Hickory
Houston
Los Angeles
Maui
New York
River Cities
Seattle
Now onto the standings report...
In a result that no one could've foreseen, both River Cities and Seattle lead their leagues by a combined 48 games. The Monarchs have a 26 game on AL Wild Card leader Brooklyn, and over in the ZL, River Cities leads Walla Walla by only 22 games. Don't go start printing those playoff tickets yet, Nate...
The Wild Card races are far more interesting. As mentioned, Brooklyn and Walla Walla are pacing the rest of the also-rans, but their leads are much more tenuous. Brooklyn leads Hickory by two games, with Houston five behind the Wolves, and Maui still holding onto hope in Hawaii with eight games to make up in the final month of the season.
Walla Walla has but a game's lead on the surprising Steamers of Cleveland, while last year's ZL champ New York is five behind the Federal Duck, and this reporter's favorite franchise, the Los Angeles Scorpions are just 10 games behind the leaders in the race to decide who gets to play River Cities in the first round of the playoffs.
It's now the first of September, which means that 40 is the new 25, so go ahead and call up some prospects to see what they can do. Perhaps one will tip the balance between playing in October or not.
The league file is on its way up. Expect it by midnight EDT/9pm PDT. Zev will unzip the league reports in the morning.
Next sim? Next Wednesday!
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