Sim #34: Two games to go.

Yes, since the last race was so hot, we decided to break it into two sims.  Two games tonight and two on Monday leading to the playoffs starting on Wednesday next week.

In the playoffs:

Brooklyn, Miami, Brattleboro, Tupper Street

Charleston, Chicago, DC

That leaves Rochester, New York, North Jersey fighting it out for the last playoff slot.

Sadly, chaser Maui was eliminated in this two-game sim.  The team from the Rainbow State lost games to rivals New York and North Jersey to drop out of contention.

Rochester: 1-1 this sim

New York: 1-1 this sim

North Jersey 2-0 this sim

North Jersey and Rochester are now TIED for the final playoff spot while New York is 1 game back.

Rochester faces: Cleveland for 2 games

New York: Chicago for 2 games

North Jersey: Maui for 2 games

It’s anyone’s wildcare slot.  Go get ’em guys.

On the Disabled List:

Miami loses Jim Lyon for 3 weeks with a fractured thumb

Maui loses Marcos DeJesus for 6 weeks with a fractured rib

DC loses Ernest Townsley for 5 weeks with a fractured thumb

Jeremy will have the final two games – maybe – of the regular season on Monday.  Be there!

Sim #31: Filling Playoff Slots

Dateline: September 14, 2023

Another sim in the books, my fellow babies.  And with this one playoff slots are beginning to fill in.

Right now, these teams are in:

• Brooklyn (playoff slot – current divisional leader)
• Brattleboro (divisional winner)
• Charleston (playoff slot – current divisional leader)
• Chicago (playoff slot – current wildcard)
• DC (divisional winner)

Also in the running:

• Miami (PL wildcard leader)
• Tupper Street (PL 2nd wildcard)
• Pittsburgh, San Diego (9 games out of wildcard)
• Rochester (SL 2nd wildcard)
• Maui, North Jersey, New York (3 games out of wildcard)

In the Headlines:

• PL Player of the Week: Wen Won of New England
• SL Player of the Week: Antonio Martinez of Chicago
• Miami’s Jason Palmer threw a 1 hit shutout of San Diego

On the Disabled List:

• Petersburg’s Nate Buchanan is out for 5 weeks with a fractured hand
• DC’s Tomokazu Sato is out for 13 months with a damaged elbow ligament
• Chicago’s Jason Helms is out for 6-7 months with a torn flexor tendon

 

Sim #28: The Rosters, they Expand

Yes, my friends, the rosters have expanded.  Bring up those rookies and get them some time in the sun without getting exposed to playoff baseball.  I’m sure they’ll enjoy their cups of coffee.

Dateline: August 30, 2023

Standings:

• Brooklyn up by 7.5 over Miami
• Brattleboro up by 24.5 over Pittsburgh
• Charleston up by 8 over Chicago
• DC up by 14.5 over New York

Wildcards:

• Miami and Tupper Street (Pittsburgh 6.5 out)
• Chicago and New York (Rochester 2.5 out, Maui 3 out)

In the headlines:

• Charleston is the first team to clinch a playoff berth
• Brattleboro’s Mark Rice is the PL Player of the Week
• Maui’s Marcos De Jesus is the SL Player of the Week
• Brattleboro’s Manuel Marquez throws a 5-hit, 9-K shutout against Cleveland

On the Disabled List:

• DC will be without Wan-hua Ran for 1-2 weeks after he was injured by his cat
• New England’s Edge Collins will miss 3 weeks with a torn hamstring
• Miami will be without Jean-Francois Langlois for 5 weeks with a bone spur
• Tupper Street’s Miguel Orozco is out for 2 weeks with a herniated disc
• Tupper Street’s Esteban Soriano will miss another 7-8 weeks after a setback
• San Diego’s Aubrey Schaal will be out 2 weeks with an oblique strain
• Charleston will be without Terumoto Sekine for 7 weeks with a strained tricep
• Chicago’s Conry Kift will miss 5-6 weeks with a strained abdominal muscle

See you next time, people.  Jeremy’s up on Monday as we head to the playoffs.

Sim #25: Cause I been waiting such a long time.

Dateline: 8/15/23

Six weeks of regular season baseball to go.  Can you dig it?  Yes, I can.

Standings:

• Brooklyn up by 8.5 over Miami
• Brattleboro up by 19.5 over Pittsburgh
• Charleston up by 5.5 over Chicago
• DC up by 14 over New York
• PL Wildcards: Miami and Tupper Street (San Diego 3.5 back)
• SL Wildcards: Chicago and New York (Rochester 0.5 games back)

In the Headlines:

• Miami’s Scott Tiley is the PL Player of the Week
• New York’s Eduardo Barron is the SL Player of the Week
• New England’s Wen Won ends his hitting streak at 20 against DC

On the Disabled List:

• Cleveland’s Conry O’Tumulty will miss 3-4 months with a concussion
• Miami will be without Mal Murray for 4 weeks with an ankle sprain

In roughly two weeks – one week IRL – we’ll see rosters expand.  Get ready for it!

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!

Sim #20: Pinch Hitting

I’m running the sim due to Jeremy’s computer issues.  No time for a write up.

Next sim’s Friday!

Sim #19: The Fourth of July

Dateline: July 6, 2023

It’s me, your humble commish, pinch hitting for Jeremy.  He’ll be back later in the week.

Standings:

• Brooklyn by 12 over Miami
• Brattleboro by 14 over Pittsburgh
• Charleston by 6 over Chicago
• DC by 14 over New York

Wildcard:

• Miami and San Diego (Tupper Street back by 1, Pittsburgh by 2)
• Chicago and Rochester (Maui back by 1.5, New York by 3.5)

Headlines:

• Charleston deals its 3rd round pick to SD for AA Catcher Mateo
• Cleveland deals SP Mu and CL Mercado to SD for AAA 1V Matsuo, AAA OF Martinez and AA RP Duran
• Brooklyn’s Jacob Allen is the PL Player of the Week
• Maui’s Goto is the SL Player of the Week

On the Disabled List:

• Rochester’s Bob Miller will be out 3-4 months with forearm inflammation
• North Jersey’s Steve Holt is awaiting diagnosis after a collision on the basepaths
• Charleston will be without SP Corey Lee for 6 months with a torn labrum

The next sim will feature the All Star Game!  I know you’re waiting for it!

Sim #18: Halfway Mark

Dateline: July 1, 2023

We’re officially done with three months of the 2023 season.  That’s the halfway point.  Let’s find out where we are, shall we?

Standings:

• Brooklyn up by 13 over Miami
• Brattleboro up by 13.5 over Pittsburgh
• Charleston up by 5.5 over Chicago
• DC up by 10.5 over Cleveland

Wildcards:

• Miami and San Diego (Tupper Street 1 back, Pittsburgh 2.5)
• Chicago and Rochester (Maui 2.5 back, Cleveland 4)

Hitting Leaders:

• AVG: Emery Dyer (BRK): .385
• OPS: Jacob Allen (BRK): 1.073
• HR: Dae-Ho Park (BRK): 25
• WAR: Jacob Allen (BRK): 4.2

Pitching Leaders:

• ERA: Jorge Rangel (CHA): 1.76
• H/9IP: Jorge Rangel (CHA): 6.60
• K/9IP: Eugene Beck (NYK): 11.33
• WHIP: Jorge Rangel (CHA): 0.95
• WAR: Jorge Rangel (CHA): 4.6

Awards:

• PL Batter of the Month: Jacob Allen (BRK)
• SL Batter of the Month: Trevor Klein (CHA)
• PL Pitcher fo the Month: Weston O’Keefe (BRA)
• SL Pitcher of the Month: Alonso Hernandez (CHI)
• PL Rookie of the Month: Scott Montgomery (BRA)
• SL Rookie of the Month: Vernon Peters (DC)

Injuries:

• Cleveland’s Miguel Angel Morato has a ruptured medial collateral ligament and will miss 9 months
• Maui will be without Jim Fontenot for 5-6 months with a fractured knee
• New England’s Ken Ayers will miss 6 weeks with a herniated disk
• New England will also miss William Corless for 4 weeks with a intercostal strain caused by his dog
• Miami will be without Armando Hernandez for 4-5 months with a broken bone in his elbow

Jeremy’s up on Monday!

 

 

Sim #15: Hie thee Draftward

Yes, it’s me, your humble commissioner.  I’m taking Wednesday’s sim so the ever vigilant Brian can handle this year’s amateur draft on Friday.

Of course, that means the draft is on Friday.  So finish up those draft lists and get things going!  Troy, tell them all about it, will you?

Dateline: June 15, 2023

Standings:

• Brooklyn up by 10 over Miami
• Brattleboro up by 9.5 over Pittsburgh
• Charleston up by 4.5 over Chicago
• DC up by 7.5 over Cleveland

Wildcards:

• Miami and San Diego (Tupper Street 2 back)
• Chicago and Cleveland (Rochester 3 back)

In the Headlines:

• Brooklyn’s Jacob Allen is the PL Player of the Week
• Rochester’s Antonio Ortiz is the SL Player of the Week
• Charleston’s Jorge Rangel throws a 4-hit, 12-K shutout of Cleveland

In the Box Scores:

• Nico Fernhout’s 9th inning double gets Tupper Street 9-8 win over New England
• North Jersey slams Rochester, 14-5
• Rochester beats North Jersey with a run-scoring single in the bottom of the ninth by Alejandro Gonzales
• Pitt scores 1 in the bottom of the ninth only to still lose 13-1
• A tight one as Maui squeaks over DC 1-0.  Maui’s run was unearned

On the Disabled List:

• Rochester will be without Jim Riggs for 2 months with elbow soreness
• Cleveland has lost Hitoshi Sekine for the season (5 months) with radial nerve compression

OEL Sim #12: Moon, Soon, Almost June

Dateline: May 31, 2023

Yes, my friends, we are officially two months – one third – of the way through the 2023 season.  We’re ready to start making plans for the trading deadline in less than two months!  Who’s acquiring, who dumping and who’s delusional?  Only each of us knows the answer to that!

Standings:

• Brooklyn leads Miami by 8 games
• Brattleboro leads Pittsburgh by 11 games
• Charleston leads Chicago by 5.5 games
• DC leads Cleveland by 3.5 games

Wildcards:

• Miami and San Diego (Tupper Street 0.5 back)
• Chicago and Cleveland (Rochester 2 back)

In the Headlines:

• New York’s Jose Antonio Torres sees his hitting streak reach 20 until it’s broken by Petersburg
• PL Player of the Week: Brooklyn’s Dae-ho Park
• SL Player of the Week: Chicago’s Gareth Cassidy
• Pittsburgh’s Noah Fields has his 23-game hitting streak ended by Chicago
• A brawl between New England and North Jersey sees Wen Won and Phil Caldwell suspended for 3 games
• San Diego’s Pedro Reyes hits for the cycle against Maui

On  the Disabled List:

• Tupper Street’s Miguel Orozco is awaiting diagnosis
• Pittsburgh’s Aaron Moore is awaiting diagnosis
• Maui will be without reliever Roberto Ramos for 2-3 months with a torn bicep
• DC’s Cisco Colon will be out for 4 weeks with forearm tendinitis

Next sim is Friday by Brian!  Don’t forget to vote for the All-Star teams!