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 

Sim 12 Done

Game Date:  Jun 27 2033

Who uploaded:

Antelope Valley
Appalachian
Atlanta
Brick
Houston
Maui
Mepkin Abbey
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
Wilmington

Standings:

Adams:  Brooklyn leads Brick by two games.
Zotti:  Milwaukee is still half a game ahead of Chicago
Signorino: Philadelphia is now nineteen ahead of Maui

Awards & Accomplishments:

Philadelphia's Tom Taylor named Player of the Week for the second consecutive week! (2nd career award)

Significant Injuries:

Mepkin Abbey RP Drew Ingram, elbow inflammation, 3 weeks
Atlanta SP Paul Reed, strained triceps, 4-5 weeks

Milestones:

None

Batting Line of the Sim: 

Mepkin Abbey's Esteban Ordonez went 4-5, 2 HR, 8 RBI (2 GRAND SLAMS!!) vs. Appalachian 6/22

Pitching Line of the Sim:

Maui's John Knight pitched nine innings of three hit, one run ball with 8 K vs Antelope Valley, 6/23

Last Sim's Trivia Question:

Of all the players who have played both MLB baseball and NFL football, who are the top three players in terms of MLB  baseball games played?

Luke came up with the #3 person (Bo Jackson, 694 games) and Alex came up wtih Brian Jordan, whose 1456 games is by far more than anyone else.  Michael guessed that the number 2 person was someone from the past, and he was correct.  The person is Charlie Berry,

Berry, a catcher, played MLB for the Philadelphia A's, Red Sox and White Sox from 1925 to 1938, getting into 709 games over the years.  He also played for Pottsville Maroons in 1925 and 1926.

In addition to playing, he was also an American League umpire for 21 years, officiating five World Series and five All Star Games. He eventually became an league umpiring supervisor.  In addition to that, he *also* was a head linesman in the NFL for 24 seasons, officiating at 12 championship games (in the pre-Super Bowl era).

This Sim's Trivia Question:

This one's a bit easier:  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?  150 Commissioner points to the first correct answer in the #random channel on Slack.

Next sim:  Wednesday night.

Sim 12: The Really Quick Edition

I'm sorry, everyone... I'm a bit short on time tonight (going to out photograph the eclipse soon), so this version of the write up will be short.   I'll post the rest tomorrow.

Who Uploaded:

Antelope Valley
Appalachian
Atlanta
Brick
Houston
Maui
Mepkin Abbey
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
Wilmington

Sim 11 Done

Game Date:  Jun 20 2033

Who Uploaded:

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

Standings:

Adams: Brooklyn is two ahead of Brick
Zotti: Chicago is half a game ahead of Milwaukee
Signorino: Philadelphia's lead over Maui is now 18 games

Awards & Accomplishments:
Philadelphia's Tom Taylor named Player of the Week

Significant Injuries:
Brooklyn CF Edgardo Collazo, bone chips in elbow, 5-6 weeks
Wilmington RP Jim "Dracula" Knowles, drank poisoned blood torn laburm, done for the year
Appalachian 2B Art Whitaker, torn labrum, 4-5 months
Atlanta SP Burt Dyer, back spasms, 4 weeks

Milestones:

None

Batting Line of the Sim:
Wilmington's John Dodds went 2-2, 2HR, 3 BB, 4 RBI, 3 runs scored vs. Atlanta 6/16

Pitching Line of the Sim:
Chicago's newly acquired Jake Glenn pitched a three hit shutout vs. Antelope Valley 6/16

This Sim's Trivia Question:

Of all the players who have played both MLB baseball and NFL football, who are the top three players in terms of MLB  baseball games played?  Answer in the #random channel on Slack.

Next sim:  Sunday night.

Sim 10 Done

Game Date: June 13th, 2033

Who Uploaded? Everyone!

Standings:

• Adams: Brooklyn and Brick are tied
• Zotti: Milwaukee leads Chicago by a half-game
• Signorino: Philadelphia leads Maui by 16

News:

• Brick starter Ron Hill had a 6-hit shutout of Chicago.
• Antelope Valley SS Millard Peterson won the Player of the Week award (6/13/2022; first time)

Injuries:

• Maui catcher Aaron Hampton broke a bone in his elbow - 5 months
• Atlanta starter Lorenzo Fernandez has elbow tendinitis - 2-3 weeks

Administrative:

• The low A season starts with the next sim. Please get your minor league rosters down to 35 players each! Most teams are already compliant: thank you!

Next Sim: Wednesday night, January 16th.