SIM COMPLETE - 1986 - Regular Season 10

[Jistic]

Was the new graphics pack available?

Time for Barrows to go back down, and we'll bring up the next guy. Also decided to make a move at closer and put in Alverez...no the other Alverez.

He's young, but when I made the trade with Maine I envisioned him as a closer...in a few years. But the kids on a tear. Gonna give him a shot to see if he can handle it.

We really miss Ramirez! Still out 4-5 weeks. We're cooling off a little, just don't wanna collapse. This week we gained a game though.

[Clay]

Obviously, that's what I meant to say.

Yeah, I don't like to say it outloud either.

[liquidcrash]

You're actually a game behind Morgantown for the WC.

Obviously, that's what I meant to say.

[Clay]

Virginia Colonials (33-31) - 5.0 gb in Stout - 2.0 gb in Wildcard

2-1 vs Los Lunas
1-2 vs Hyundai

I'll be perfectly honest... I'm SHOCKED to come out of this week 3-3 with the way my team hit.

As a team we hit .201/.305/.293/.598! That's disgusting!! We had 10 XBH. Took only 26 BBs (K'd 26)! Pitiful! Only one player who appeared in every game hir over .250.

Thank goodness our Starters were pretty good this week or we could have easily gone 0-6.

Magness and Oyos (it's about time Delmar!) pitch back to back gems to open the series with Los Lunas with 7-0 & 3-0 wins. We actually held Los Lunas scoreless for 22 innings. Game 3 we got handled by Guardamagni. Made it look respectable with a couple 9th inning homeruns, but it wasn't that close.

Hyundai came to town and capitalized on a big inning to take us down in Game 1. Jeremiah Wallace out classed us in Game 2... however... Jeff Franklin did pitch well again. I think this kid is going to be OK. Still has #3/#4 type stuff. Just a lot of bad beats. Rubancava and Magness both threw really well in Game 3. Both teams struggled to push runners around. We ended up stealing in in extra innings on a couple key hits and a big outfield assit to gun down a game tieing run.

O'Hegarty moves up the Top Players. Magness makes his debut. Danny Nelson, despite still having another year on his contract, signs an extension and a rock bottom price. I think Nelson's skills are fading, but even if he's the #4 OF from '88-'90, his pop, Extreme Popularity and Defense are worth the 2.3 million.

BA still has us as the #1 Prospects. I think Maeda and Rhodes are definately playing in the BLB next season. Pancho Herrerra is ready for a bump to AA.

We're building something here. Not sure what... but something.

[Clay]

2-4. I guess last sim's hitting was just a fluke as we returned to our usual terrible form this sim. Combine that with awful bullpen work and we let some games slip away. Still first in the wildcard race, but I can't imagine we'll stay that way unless something turns around.

We lost another pitcher for a few weeks. He's nothing special but every sim someone new goes down and we don't have any depth.

You're actually a game behind Morgantown for the WC.

[liquidcrash]

2-4. I guess last sim's hitting was just a fluke as we returned to our usual terrible form this sim. Combine that with awful bullpen work and we let some games slip away. Still first in the wildcard race, but I can't imagine we'll stay that way unless something turns around.

We lost another pitcher for a few weeks. He's nothing special but every sim someone new goes down and we don't have any depth.

[Delandis]

This is going to be a VERY long year.

[Matt]

Stephens wins, Sasaki wins...there is hope in Batavia down the road!

[Pat]

6-0 sim including four 1-run games.

Interesting.

[Lintyfresh85]

Another winning sim for the Kodiaks as we go 4-2 against the DL. Very happy with the four wins, could have had more if we didn't implode... but with Pittsburgh being down due to the injuries... I'll gladly take the wins anyway I can get them.

[Gyrodork]

Around The Horn
The Stout Division had its way with the Lager Division this sim; going 17 - 7 (.708). It was just plain fugly. As for my team...Well, you know what they say...You can't spell "Javelinas" without "JV".

The Millers now have $26M tied up in just two injured players. JJ, you'd better write your Congressman and see if you can get some of that bailout money the Feds are throwing around.

It says here that Windy City had a 3 - 3 sim...That can't be right.

Big League Banter
The bad news: The Furry Pigs go 2 - 4 against the mighty Stout Division (1 - 2 Vs Virginny, and 1 - 2 Vs Morgantown).
The good news: We managed to increase our lead in the Lager Division by one game.

I've decided to make a radical change in our team strategy going forward. From now on, I want every batter to try to HIT the ball, preferably between the infielders and the outfielders. We've tried NOT HITTING the ball for 2 1/2 months now, and it just doesn't seem to be working. Pitchers...Keep doing what you're doing. Although I would like to ask my Setup Reliever and Closer to stop giving away the lead. It turns out, we only get credit for the win if we're leading after the NINTH inning.

The Farm Report
AAA - Boulder City Big Horns are mimicking the parent club. Decent pitching and sporadic hitting have put us one game out of 1st. At least a few guys on this club can put the ball over the fence when they do make contact. But if you think the Lager Division stinks in the BLB; check out the Lager Division standings in AAA!

AA - Mohave Valley Dust Devils, on the other hand, are having an excellent season so far (40 - 17, tied for 1st with Frisco). With only one player going to the all-star game (CL Xavier Bouchard); this has truly been a team effort.

A - Socorro Stampede are likewise having an excellent season so far (41 - 16, in 1st by 6 games over Peoria). With 6 players headed to the all-star game, we're hoping that's a sign our Scout is closer to a genius than a moron.

[Whale]

Lots of extra inning and one run losses this season....in addition to a few injuries. Still in all the races, but the next 3 games against the 'Cuse should clear up the picture a bit.

[Spectre]

Also, some of the minor league All-Stars have been announced:

AA
3B Curt Dodson (.338/.389/.860)- former #1 overall pick is having a formidable season
CF Cisco Garcia (.354/.390/.902)- acquired in a trade from Syracuse, could project as a good reserve or even a starter, only 21 years old
SP Jerry Ferrell (7-1, 3.83 ERA, 1.18 WHIP)- 2nd round pick last year, he's more of a control expert but has been the best pitcher on the Lexington staff so far this year, only 21 and projects as a middle of the rotation pitcher
CL Jerry Gaston (10 SV, 1.18 ERA)- my scout doesn't like him but he's done nothing but perform, strikes out more than a batter an inning and is 22 years old

A
2B Julian Chavez (.352/.384/.802)- he's a 6th rounder from last year, is hitting real well this year but not for a ton of power yet, he's more of a developmental project and is still a ways off, 2B is wide open for him at the big league level though

If it makes you feel better, don't forget that even Windy City took a year off.

Truth.

Speaking of Windy City...can someone explain this whole Vernon Simmonds thing?

[Jake]

Not this season.

My lineup is so barren right now, it's crazy. We have EG, Bill Fallon's shell of his former self, and 7 other randoms.

Let the rebuild begin (again)!

If it makes you feel better, don't forget that even Windy City took a year off.