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.