Sim 19 Done!

Game Date:  Aug 15 2033

Who Uploaded:
Antelope Valley
Appalachian
Brick
Chicago
Maui
Mepkin Abbey
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
Wilmington

Standings:

Adams: Brooklyn leads Brick by four
Zotti:  Milwaukee is six ahead of Chicago
Signorino: Philadelphia's lead is now 25 games.
Wild Card:  Brick is two ahead of Maui

Awards & Accomplishments:

Brooklyn's Ramon Nieto hit for the cycle (8/13) and was named Player of the Week (5th career award, second this season).

Significant Injuries:

Atlanta SP Ismael Martinez, strained tricpes, 4-5 weeks
Wilmington SP Harmon Rollin, elbow inflammation, 1-2 weeks
Houston CF William Gillmore, strained hip muscle, 2-3 weeks

Milestones:

None

Batting & Pitching Lines of the Sim:

None

Last Sim's Trivia Question:

What do the following three players (and ONLY those players) have in common?

Alex Rodriguez
Derek Jeter
Wade Boggs

Fred came up with the correct answer that they are the only players to hit a home run for their 3000th major league hit.  Michael also came up with the correct Cliff Clavin answer.

This Sim's Trivia Question:

This one is kind of tough:   Who are the only three people still alive who have played for both the St. Louis Browns and the Kansas City A's?   100... nah, make it 400 commissioner points for the first right answer in the #random channel on Slack.

Next sim:  Sunday night.

Sim 18 Done!

Game Date:  Aug 8 2033

Who Uploaded:

Antelope Valley
Appalachian
Atlanta
Brick
Chicago (trade)
Houston
Maui
Mepkin Abbey
Milwaukee (trade)
Philadelphia
Wilmington

Standings:

Adams:  Brooklyn and Brick are tied!

Zotti:  Milwaukee leads Chicago by six games.

Signorino: Philadelphia is 24 games up on Maui.

Wild Card:  Brooklyn and Brick are tied.

Awards & Accomplishments:

Mepkin Abbey's Sergio Solis named Rookie of the Month (2nd award)

Philadelphia's Michael Leach named Pitcher of the Month 

Brick's Tomas Fernandez named Batter of the Month 

Brooklyn's Alejandro Aurillo named Player of the Week (8/1, 3rd career award)

Milwaukee's Hector Valera named Player of the Week (8/8, 8th career award)

Milestones:

Chicago's Yvon Settignino hit his 300th home run.

Significant Injuries:

Maui RF Jose Gonzalez, shoulder inflammation, 2-3 weeks

Atlanta 1B Roy Herbert, sprained ankle, 3 weeks

Antelope Valley SP Juan Rodriguez, torn rotator cuff, 10 months.

Batting Line of the Sim: 

None

Pitching Line of the Sim:

Maui's Yorikane Kichikawa threw a five-hit shutout with 9 K vs Mepkin Abbey (8/5)

This Sim's Trivia Question:

This one might be a bit easier than normal:  What do the following three players (and ONLY the following three players) have in common:

Alex Rodriguez

Derek Jeter

Wade Boggs

First right answer in the #random channel on Slack earns 100 commissioner points.

Next sim:  Sunday night.

Sim 17 Done!

Game Date: July 30, 2033

Who Uploaded?

• Antelope Valley
• Appalachian
• Brick
• Chicago
• Maui
• Mepkin Abbey
• Milwaukee
• Philadelphia
• Wilmington

Standings:

• Adams: Brooklyn and Brick are tied
• Zotti: Milwaukee leads Chicago by 7 games
• Signorino: Philadelphia leads Maui by 24 games
• Wild Card: Brick and Brooklyn are both ahead of Maui by 4 games, and Chicago by 6

Injuries:

• Philadelphia CF Albert Ramirez, hurt in the last sim, will be out for 4 weeks with a strained PCL
• Maui: SP John Knight will miss 4 weeks with an oblique strain
• Atlanta: RP Peter Payton will miss 5 weeks with elbow tendinitis

News:

• Brick closer Carlos Placeres earned his 300th career save. He's now 5th all time, barely halfway to Junior Cuomo's record of 585 saves in his Hall of Fame career.
• The trade deadline is here!

Next Sim: Sunday night, February 10th. This is your last chance to make a trade this season!

Sim 16 Done!

Game Date: July 25, 2033

Who Uploaded?

• Antelope Valley
• Appalachian
• Brick
• Chicago
• Maui
• Mepkin Abbey
• Philadelphia
• Wilmington

Standings:

• Adams: Brick leads Brooklyn by 1 games
• Zotti: Milwaukee leads Chicago by 7 games
• Signorino: Philadelphia leads Maui by 22 games
• Wild Card: Brooklyn leads Maui by 3, and Chicago by 4 games

News:

• Brick LF Tomas Fernandez wins Player of the Week for the second week in a row

Injuries:

• Milwaukee 2B Carter Bailey is out for 3 weeks (intercostal strain)
• Milwaukee SP Yoshifumi Tanaka had a set back in his recovery and will be out another 15 months
• Philadelphia CF Albert Ramirez has yet to be diagnosed while injured on the base paths.
• Milwaukee SS Ernesto Gallegos will miss 6 dates with an intercostal strain

Next Sim: I've got the next sim, too, on Wednesday night. It will take us to the trade deadline.

Sim 15 Done!

Game Date:  Jul 18 2033

Who Uploaded?

Appalachian
Brick
Chicago
Houston
Maui
Mepkin Abbey
Philadelphia
Wilmington

Standings:

Adams:  Brick still leads Brooklyn by one game.
Zotti: Milwaukee is now 7.5 games ahead of Chicago
Signorino: Philadelphia is twenty ahead of Maui
Wild Card:  Brooklyn is two ahead of Maui

Awards & Accomplishments:

Brick's Tomas Fernandez named Player of the Week (2nd award this season, 2nd career award)

Significant Injuries:

Mepkin Abbey C Albert Soto, fractured hand, six weeks
Wilmington SP PJ Booker, ruptured tendon, done for the year

Milestones:

None

Batting Line of the Sim:

Chicago's Jose Molina went 3-4, 2 HR, 6 RBI and 3 runs scored vs Brooklyn (7/12)

Pitching Line of the Sim:

Milwaukee's Chris Williams pitched a five hit shutout with 9 K vs. Philadelphia (7/15)

Last Sim's Trivia Question:

Who was the first person not named Mickey Mantle to win the AL MVP.

That question didn't last too long as Luke came up with the correct answer after only four minutes.

This Sim's Trivia Question:

Third basemen are the least-represented position in the Hall of Fame (excepting, of course, the newer positions of relief pitcher and designated hitter).  However, despite the dearth of third sackers in the Hall, there are two teams that are represented by two third basemen.  What are the teams and (of course) who are the players?

Post your answers in the #random channel on Slack.  100 shiny new Commissioner points to the first with the correct answer.


Next sim:  Sunday night.

Sim 14 Done!

Game Date: July 11, 2033

Who Uploaded?

• Antelope Valley
• Appalachian
• Brick
• Chicago
• Houston
• Maui
• Mepkin Abbey
• Milwaukee (vacation)
• Philadelphia
• Wilmington

Standings:

• Adams Division: Brick leads Brooklyn by one game
• Zotti Division: Milwaukee leads Chicago by 3.5 games
• Signorino Division: Philadelphia leads Maui by 24 games
• Wild Card: Brooklyn is 4.5 up on Chicago, and 5 up on Maui

News:

• A bunch of five-hit games by batters this sim: George Hendricks of Milwaukee against Houston, Guillermo Medina of Appalachian against Antelope Valley, and Jose Vega of Wilmington against Milwaukee.
• Milwaukee signed OF Salvador Velasquez to a 5 year, $158,000,000 contract extension.
• Houston C Joe Haith won the Player of the Week award for the second time
• I renamed all of the "Jim Unknowns" in the game, using the random name generator for each player:
• Chicago's is now Warren Tremblay
• Appalachian's is now Ashton Peckford
• Mepkin Abbey's is now Matt Moors
• Milwaukee's is now Bob Luckwell

Trivia: Maury Wills (born in Washington, DC) is the answer to last week's trivia question about the first player to win an MVP award who wasn't born in the 50 states. Good job Alex! #DCStatehood

Check the #random channel on Slack for this week's trivia question!

Next sim: Wednesday night. The trade deadline is approaching!

Sim 13 Done!

Game Date:  Jul 4 2033

Who Uploaded:

Antelope Valley
Appalachian
Brick
Chicago (trade)
Houston
Maui
Mepkin Abbey
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
Wilmington

Standings:

Adams:  Brick has taken a one game lead over Brooklyn

Zotti:  Milwaukee's lead over Chicago is two and a half games

Signorino: Philadelphia is twenty ahead of Maui

Wild Card: Brooklyn is three ahead of Chicago and Maui

Awards & Accomplishments:

Philadelphia's Tom Taylor named Batter of the Month

Philadelphia's Victor Rivera named Pitcher of the Month 

Houston's Andrew Boulter named Rookie of the Month (2nd consecutive award)

Appalachian's Junior Bowden named Player of the Week 

Significant Injuries:

Atlanta 2B Ramon Macias, torn ankle ligaments, 6 weeks

Houston SP Mike Russell, torn labrum, done for the year

Milestones:

Mepkin Abbey's Esteban Ordonez reached his 2000th hit (7/1)

Batting Line of the Sim:

None

Pitching Line of the Sim:

Milwaukee's Toyoshige Takahashi threw 8.2 innings of one hit ball with 7K vs Antelope Valley 7/1

Last Sim's Trivia Question

Who was the first (and, I think only, but I'm not 100% certain on that) major leaguer to get a hit in two different cities on the same day?

This one must have been too easy, because it was answered correctly (by Michael) within minutes of it being posted.  The answer is Joel Youngblood.

This Sim's Trivia Question:

Who was the first person to win an MVP who was not born in one of the fifty United States?  117.385 Commissioner points to the first person who gets the correct answer in the #random channel on Slack.

Next sim:  Sunday night