Sim #22: The Deadline Approacheth

Yes, fellow babies, it’s the trading deadline.  The very next sim, Friday’s sim, takes us there.  If you’re gonna make those changes, the time is here, the time is now.  Be one of the cool kids and make your dealios, wheelios, cool cats.  Be hep to the craziness.

Don’t miss out.

Standings:

  • Brooklyn up by 9.5 over Miami
  • Brattleboro up by 16 over Pittsburgh
  • Charleston up by 2.5 over Chicago
  • DC up by 9 over New York

Wildcards (where the real action is):

  • PL, Miami and San Diego – Tupper Street 1 back, Pittsburgh 2.5 back
  • SL, Chicago and Rochester – New York 1 back, Cleveland 4 back, Maui 4.5 back, North Jersey 6 back

In the Headlines:

  • Brattleboro’s Albert Aguirre hit his 300th home run against Petersburg.  Aguirre is currently 19th all time and 13th among active players on the homer list
  • Miami’s Scott Tiley is the PL Player of the Week
  • New York’s Bob Chase is the SL Player of the Week
  • Charleston signs CF George Jones – He Stopped Loving Her Today – to a 3 year contract at $960K per year

In the Box Scores:

  • Anthony Hansen of New England four-hits Maui in an 8-1 win
  • Angel Fernandez of Pittsburgh four-hits DC in a 2-0 win
  • A slugfest in Jersey as North Jersey beats Cleveland 14-10
  • Jesse Holmes of Cleveland swats 2 doubles and 2 homers in beating North Jersey 12-7
  • Pittsburgh dominates New England in a 20-1 rout
  • Jorge Rangel goes 8.2 innings of six hit, no ER pitching with 9 strikeouts to get no decision in Charleston 3-1 win over DC

On the Disabled List:

  • Charleston will be without Ken Miller for 2 weeks with an oblique strain
  • Chicago will miss RF Nakamaro Watanabe for 6 weeks with a fractured rib
  • San Diego’s Darwin Briggs with be out 2 weeks with a herniated disc

The next sim is Friday!  Don’t miss out!

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