An owner asked for some additional time to get ready for Opening Day, so I'm delaying the sim until Saturday night.
The second sim, however, will still be the following Wednesday night.
Zev
Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Tuesday, December 5, 2017
Atlanta has a new GM
Coming back to the league to take over Atlanta is an old face to the league. Thomas Carrano who was GM of Norfolk and had to leave do to health reason is back.... " I wanted a second chance to prove I'm better then what I left in Norfolk". So with that I look forward to helping Atlanta make playoffs and hopefully a championship.
Monday, December 4, 2017
Opening Day!!
Game Date: Apr 1 2031
Welcome to Opening Day!
The first sim of the new season (our 30th!) will be done on Wednesday night.
Please, please, please, please make sure that your active roster is down to 25 players before the sim is run. Please don't put me in the position of having to send down/release your players to make sure the sim is run. If you do not have access to the game, please feel free to send an email to Michael and myself with instructions and we will execute them for you.
With that, there is only one thing left to say -- PLAY BALL!
Next sim: Wednesday night.
Welcome to Opening Day!
The first sim of the new season (our 30th!) will be done on Wednesday night.
Please, please, please, please make sure that your active roster is down to 25 players before the sim is run. Please don't put me in the position of having to send down/release your players to make sure the sim is run. If you do not have access to the game, please feel free to send an email to Michael and myself with instructions and we will execute them for you.
With that, there is only one thing left to say -- PLAY BALL!
Next sim: Wednesday night.
Sunday, December 3, 2017
Sim's Done! Opening Day is Next!
Game Date: Mar 31 2031
Signings:
Significant Injuries:
Answer to Trivia Question:
There is only one player who has exactly the same number of hits for a franchise as the number of games he played for that franchise (with a minimum of 1000 games for that franchise). Who is the player and which team?
The answer is Hall of Fame second baseman Joe Gordon. Gordon played exactly 1000 games for the Yankees and had exactly 1000 hits for the franchise.
There are several players who are close, but just miss the 1000 game/hit requirement:
George Stovall (Cleveland) 955 games/hits
Pete Runnels (Washington Senators) 921
Bill Sweeney (Boston Braves) 902
Other Hall of Famers who did this (again without the 1000 game minimum) are:
Andre Dawson (Red Sox) 196 games/196 hits
Hughie Jennings (Brooklyn) 188
Al Simmons (Boston Braves) 93
Tony Lazzeri (New York Giants) 13
Flick Elmer (Philadelphia A's) 11
Roger Bresnehan (Washington Senators) 6
Mike Piazza (Florida) 5 (remember that week?)
King Kelly (Boston Reds -- American Association) 4
Dizzy Dean (St. Louis Browns) 1*
Jack Chesbro (Boston Red Sox) 1
Jesse Haines (Cincinnati) 1
* Dean was retired and a broadcaster for the Browns in 1947. The Browns were awful (as they usually were) and Dean had commented on the air that he could pitch better than the current staff. Management took him up on his offer and allowed him to pitch the final game of the season. Dean proved his point by throwing four scoreless innings and rapped a double in his only time at bat.
(Just to be clear -- I did know about Gordon, but not all the others. I certainly don't know everyone's stats off the top of my head. It helps to download a database and know how to write a SQL query.)
Next sim: Monday night -- a one-day sim to take us to Opening Day. I expect Opening Day to be simmed on Wednesday (with the regular sims being on Wednesdays throughout the season). I will confirm with tomorrow's post when the actual Opening Day sim will be.
Signings:
- Appalachian signed P Chad Harrison to a 1 year extension for $500k
- Mepkin Abbey signed RP Ray Lewis (Atlanta), 1 yr/$690k
- Appalachian signed SP Dale Long to a one year, $610k extension.
Significant Injuries:
- Philadelphia C Jesus Duran has a fractured thumb which will cost him five weeks.
- Brick 1B Martin Cox inflamed his elbow while trying to win a prize by knocking down all the bottles at the county fair. He may have won a prize, but he (and Brick) have lost two weeks.
Answer to Trivia Question:
There is only one player who has exactly the same number of hits for a franchise as the number of games he played for that franchise (with a minimum of 1000 games for that franchise). Who is the player and which team?
The answer is Hall of Fame second baseman Joe Gordon. Gordon played exactly 1000 games for the Yankees and had exactly 1000 hits for the franchise.
There are several players who are close, but just miss the 1000 game/hit requirement:
George Stovall (Cleveland) 955 games/hits
Pete Runnels (Washington Senators) 921
Bill Sweeney (Boston Braves) 902
Other Hall of Famers who did this (again without the 1000 game minimum) are:
Andre Dawson (Red Sox) 196 games/196 hits
Hughie Jennings (Brooklyn) 188
Al Simmons (Boston Braves) 93
Tony Lazzeri (New York Giants) 13
Flick Elmer (Philadelphia A's) 11
Roger Bresnehan (Washington Senators) 6
Mike Piazza (Florida) 5 (remember that week?)
King Kelly (Boston Reds -- American Association) 4
Dizzy Dean (St. Louis Browns) 1*
Jack Chesbro (Boston Red Sox) 1
Jesse Haines (Cincinnati) 1
* Dean was retired and a broadcaster for the Browns in 1947. The Browns were awful (as they usually were) and Dean had commented on the air that he could pitch better than the current staff. Management took him up on his offer and allowed him to pitch the final game of the season. Dean proved his point by throwing four scoreless innings and rapped a double in his only time at bat.
(Just to be clear -- I did know about Gordon, but not all the others. I certainly don't know everyone's stats off the top of my head. It helps to download a database and know how to write a SQL query.)
Next sim: Monday night -- a one-day sim to take us to Opening Day. I expect Opening Day to be simmed on Wednesday (with the regular sims being on Wednesdays throughout the season). I will confirm with tomorrow's post when the actual Opening Day sim will be.
trade between Brick and Antelope Valley
Brick needing to upgrade the shortstop position dealt the following players Derek Hanson SP Miguel Hernandez 2B and Wang 3B to Antelope Valley for Rich Chase 2B/SS ....this move improves both are defense ans offense at the shortstop position all three players became expendable with the recent free agent signings....Chase only 27 cements the infield quite awhile ...youth is now served at second and shortstop plus with Santiago coming back in 3 weeks he well slot right in to rotation
Raptors Announce 4 Player Trade with Brick
The AV Raptors pulled the trigger on a 4 player trade with the Brick Barracudas. Heading out of the AV is long time infielder Rick Chase for 3 prospects:
SP Derek Hanson (27 years old)
2B Miguel Hernandez (23) and
3B Tzu-hsia Wang (24)
"We hated to part ways with Rick", said Raptors GM Bill Sauerwald. "But Brick came in with really good offer at a time we were looking to get younger. In addition to adding some much needed pitching depth, we really like the potential of Hernandez and Wang - especially Hernandez's speed and defense. They will probably slot into AAA, at least when we break camp. But I think both can be contributors by the end of this year or early next."
"Rick's been a solid contributor since we drafted him in 2025", continued Sauerwald, "batting .280 for us over the past 5 years. But with our team in a slight rebuilding mode, we felt it best for the fans to bring in some youngsters who may be ready in a year or two."
SP Derek Hanson (27 years old)
2B Miguel Hernandez (23) and
3B Tzu-hsia Wang (24)
"We hated to part ways with Rick", said Raptors GM Bill Sauerwald. "But Brick came in with really good offer at a time we were looking to get younger. In addition to adding some much needed pitching depth, we really like the potential of Hernandez and Wang - especially Hernandez's speed and defense. They will probably slot into AAA, at least when we break camp. But I think both can be contributors by the end of this year or early next."
"Rick's been a solid contributor since we drafted him in 2025", continued Sauerwald, "batting .280 for us over the past 5 years. But with our team in a slight rebuilding mode, we felt it best for the fans to bring in some youngsters who may be ready in a year or two."
Friday, December 1, 2017
(Nearly) Free Players!
I have quite a few players who are out of options and probably not going to make my team. I will end up waiving and designating them for assignment, so if you want, they'll be free to claim soon.
But, if you aren't high on the waiver list, and don't want to risk having them claimed by someone else, I'm offering them for trade now. They are:
But, if you aren't high on the waiver list, and don't want to risk having them claimed by someone else, I'm offering them for trade now. They are:
- C: Jesus Flores
- IFs: Adrian Sanchez, Garry Nicholson
- Ps: Paul Reed, Kwang-Sub Kim, Jim Knowles, Sergio Lujan
I'm not looking for much in return for the above: a mid-round draft pick or a 1-2 star prospect that catches my eye, maybe.
Additionally, I'm shopping the following players who are going to otherwise make my team, or still have options to go to AAA:
- C: Steven Broadbent
- IFs: Tokuma Kanno, Javier Cisneros, Javier Ortiz, Ieyasu Suzuki, Jonathan Locker, Jesus Mejia
- OFs: Ramon Gonzalez, Alejandro Garcia, Julio Quintana, George Candler, Jose Molina
- Ps: John Ryan, Steve McClain, Ben Cloherty, Julio Lopez
I'm also open to trading prospects like Juan Velez and Elwood Bolden. Let's make a trade this weekend.
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