SIM COMPLETE - 1999 - SIM 2

[Carlos]

Nah, this has been happening since we went to 12. I have NO idea how we snuck into the playoffs two years ago. Last year it was Mississippi, Indy, Syracuse and Pitt that burned me. Not to mention going up against the bottom half of someone's rotation and not getting it done. Do you think it was a coincidence that Kel smashed a HR off of my "elite" closer and then goes on a tear?

I don't understand this. You beat Denver 2 of 3. You won that series against my bottom half of the rotation. Zack Mueller is just talented and I think he's better than a sixth starter. But you beat Clark and Jones to a bloody pulp.

[funclown]

I don't understand this. You beat Denver 2 of 3. You won that series against my bottom half of the rotation. Zack Mueller is just talented and I think he's better than a sixth starter. But you beat Clark and Jones to a bloody pulp.

Isn't anyone going to enjoy the fact that Pawtucket leads the DL in stolen bases?????

EDIT: I MEAN THE ENTIRE BLB!!!!!

[Z]

I wanted McQueen. I think he's the best free agent signing of this past off season. I don't ever say things like that, but I truly feel he makes a bullpen that much better.

I'm of the belief that a solid pen is very important along with that starting rotation. It's kind of chicken and egg. You want good starters so your bullpen isn't taxed, but you also need that pen to hold onto leads.

You're doing it right in that aspect.


re Olivo. He never seems to be a big strikeout guy as a starter. He's 9k/9 as a reliever, but seems to fall around 6k/9 as a starter. I think that weak third pitch is what does it.

I wanted McQueen badly. I'm glad to have gotten him.

[Jimmy]

I don't understand this. You beat Denver 2 of 3. You won that series against my bottom half of the rotation. Zack Mueller is just talented and I think he's better than a sixth starter. But you beat Clark and Jones to a bloody pulp.

We all hate when things don't go the way we think they should. Olivo' outing really pissed me off. Getting swept by the 1-6 Guides was icing on the cake. I'm not afraid to do something about it though. Is it early? Yes. Better early than late.

The Shavermetrics podcast told me a lot about my team. There is a reason nobody talks about us. We only play well against the bottom feeders. This year the Pilsner is not so bad so who am I going to beat? My own division? I'll be lucky to be .500 against them and I doubt our record is even close to that good. We have the PERFECT rotation of bad starts, followed by bad BP performances, followed by poor hitting, to make our stats look good but ultimately win nothing. I love to see games where we score 10+ runs. But doing it twice in a week and NOT hitting in the rest of the games is what gets my goat. I know it is only week 2 but how many years do I have to see the same end results?

I also never mentioned Denver because we pretty much have torched your guys over the last few years. But I remember going up against against the bottom of Mississippi's pitching with the TOP of my pitching order and getting swept last year. I remember getting swept by Indy last year in a series that would have put me in first place in the division. Losing 2 out of 3 to the really bad Pitt team. The triple play that destroyed my playoff hopes. The perfectly timed Torres injury that kept him from pitching in the last week. What I am saying is this organization is a loser. In spite of the players on it, or because of them makes no difference to me. So, cue up the Scorpions "Winds of Change", gentlemen....

[Carlos]

We all hate when things don't go the way we think they should.

I agree. It can get frustrating.

But once you accept your team sucks, you move on.




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[Jimmy]

I agree. It can get frustrating.

But once you accept your team sucks, you move on.




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I agree. But accepting that your team sucks is not enough. You have to do something about it. I have an all or nothing, A type personality, something ingrained into me from the USMC. I will continue to try new things until something works. It's all I can do. Sean Connery put it best in "the Rock". He said "Losers whine about trying their best, Winners go home and f*** the Prom Queen". I want a Prom Queen.

[Clay]

Sean Connery put it best in "the Rock". He said "Losers whine about trying their best, Winners go home and f*** the Prom Queen". I want a Prom Queen.

[Jistic]

I hate when the Clown doesn't shave for pictures.

[Jimmy]

Dammit Clay! Prom Queens don't smoke.

[Ryan]

Dammit Clay! Prom Queens don't smoke.

The ones with ball sacks do.

[tomr1962]

We are the real pretenders so far. Keifer not even in the mix yet.

[Jistic]

We are the real pretenders so far. Keifer not even in the mix yet.

Don't worry, the Playboys will lead you.

[funclown]

Keifer not even in the mix yet.

Maybe he's the reason why your team fails. Maybe we should talk?

[Ryan]

3-3 sim, going 1-3 against Mississippi and 2-1 against the Pigs.

Doug Rich had a rough week, taking a thrashing against the Storm to start the sim, and giving up 6 runs, 4 earned against the Piglets to cap the week.

In between, Pat "Wildfire" Bryant had his first dominant start in the BLB, going 7 innings, giving up 2 unearned runs, 4 hits and 2 walks, while striking out 11 batters. This was nice to see after he only lasted into the third inning his first outing of the season.

J.P. Johnston also delivered his first solid big league outing, going 7 innings, allowing 5 hits, 1 run, and a walk while striking out 4.

Jerry Morgan had another great outing, but didn't pick up the win. I have a feeling he's going to see a lot of this until we get some offense, as Clay suggested in the official BLB Radio Podcast.

The pitching on this team has the potential to be lights out in a couple years. Good things...

[Carlos]

Maybe he's the reason why your team fails. Maybe we should talk?

No!


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