SIM COMPLETE - 1993 - SIM 23

[Carlos]

Screw all of you pennant chasing fools. Time to gloat in what I have.

Pancho Alvarez is batting .416 over his last 120 at-bats (50 hits).

He started August 1st batting .291 and has raised his average to .321 as of today.

Since July 1, 1993 Pancho Alvarez has the highest average (.371) of any player in the BLB.

(Though, I want to give credit to Pancho Perez who has been even more stellar overall. That man is hitting .367 with 19 HR, 51 RBI and a 1.101 OPS since July 1 compared to Alvarez .374, 13 HR, 39 RBI, 1.053 OPS).

[Lintyfresh85]

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Only bright spot. Keppel now only 3 hits away from 3000.

Congrats, I can't wait for him to hit the mark!

[Carlos]

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Since July 1st his OPS is .846.

He's hit a load of bombs (17) but Perez and Helmrich have hit more.

[Delandis]

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Congrats, I can't wait for him to hit the mark!

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I think Alverez still holds that title. Especially after all the frequent flyer miles he accumulated last year.

[Carlos]

It'll be interesting with Dani Alvarez. Assuming he sticks in Dallas, he will have played there at least 6.5 years against 7.5 years in Wilmington.

Will you remember him as a Wildcat or a Snapper? His numbers aren't too much dissimilar. Right now, his OPS is higher with Dallas (.933) than it was in Wilmington (.899) but I think we can safely assume it'll go down as he declines in his mid-to-late 30s. Hopefully, not much as I'd like this to be a real argument some day and I very much like Dani Alvarez.

[Lintyfresh85]

Wildcat. I always forget he's even in Dallas.

[Carlos]

Wildcat. I always forget he's even in Dallas.

I do too, but he's only been there for a year and a half. It may be different in six seasons when he's closing in on records.

[Clay]

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I think you could make a very good case for it. Is there an MLB counterpart?

Congrats, I can't wait for him to hit the mark!

He has had a really slow season by Keppel standards. Can't help but think he could use a change of scenery. I know... Sac-relig.

[Carlos]

I think you could make a very good case for it. Is there an MLB counterpart?.

Meh, I think he gets as much credit as he deserves. He's basically a poor man's Jay Buhner. Slightly better than Greg Vaughn.

[Lintyfresh85]

Meh, I think he gets as much credit as he deserves. He's basically a poor man's Jay Buhner. Slightly better than Greg Vaughn.

Is someone jealous?

[Carlos]

Is someone jealous?

Haha, not at all. My organization has had one player that deserves and has received, through numerous All-Star votes and MVP votes, admiration from the league.

Pancho Alvarez is but a second year player that could fall off a cliff with a random talent drop in the off-season.

I honestly just don't see what's so special about McGuire but that he hits a lot of home runs. That's nice and everything but there are enough outfielders in our league that can hit for a better average, take a walk and provide just as much power (even if it isn't with 40 home runs, it's at least with 25+ and a bunch more doubles).

Since 1988:

1	Mel Woodbury*	VIR	RF	1988-1992	1.024	3351
2	Finley Kinsey*	HYU	LF	1988-1992	.968	3401
3	Loren Wallace*	BAL	LF	1989-1992	.934	2283
4	Pancho Prez*	NO	LF	1988-1992	.913	2654
5	Jos Guzman*	PIT	RF	1988-1992	.900	3447
6	Rex Knight*	IND	CF	1988-1992	.889	3492
7	Don McGuire*	MAI	LF	1988-1992	.882	2949
8	Ken Cahill*	HAR	LF	1988-1992	.875	2970
9	Vittorio Samarano*	PHI	LF	1988-1992	.870	2610
10	Ivn Garca*	IND	LF	1988-1992	.863	2856
11	Britt Bovey*	LAM	LF	1988-1992	.856	2692
12	Cesaro Campoveroe*	WIL	LF	1988-1992	.833	2295
13	Jos Llombart*	SYR	LF	1988-1992	.833	2359
14	Joe Nazaire*	MAI	LF	1988-1992	.829	3246
15	Miguel Angel Padilla*	FA	LF	1988-1992	.819	2453
16	Owen Gilbertson*	CAL	LF	1988-1992	.819	2731
17	Takanibu Sato*	BAL	CF	1988-1992	.816	3005
17	Larry Headington*	WAS	LF	1988-1992	.816	2432
19	Don Alexander*	BAT	LF	1988-1992	.810	3397
20	Michio Nago*	WAS	CF	1988-1992	.809	3326
21	Dane Browning*	DEN	LF	1988-1992	.809	2911
22	ngelo Opio*	PIT	RF	1988-1992	.803	2797
23	Brad Carter*	SYR	RF	1988-1992	.801	2468

I see McGuire mentioned more times than anybody below him on this list and less times than the ones above. The only exceptions being maybe MAP (for obvious reasons) and Campo (because of his ballpark).

edit: Campo is mentioned a lot but not because of his ballpark. Guess I was thinking of his Baltimore days.

[Delandis]

Of anyone, I'd say either Guzman or Cahill is the most underrated DL OF hitter of all-time.

[Lintyfresh85]

Ok, I could believe Jose Guzman being the most underrated.

[Carlos]

Ok, I could believe Jose Guzman being the most underrated.

I'm really just being a dick on purpose. I love the Utility and these discussions. I miss them. Let's have more.

And I actually was gonna say something about Cahill being overlooked. Severely overlooked. Guzman is someone I've always followed so maybe I'm biased to think he isn't underrated.


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[Clay]

What have we learned today?

- The DL sucks
- Carlos is bored
- Woodbury is the best

Good meeting, Boys.