SIM COMPLETE - 2001 - SIM 26

[Clay]

NEXT SIM: Thursday*

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Spoiler

* No "Lonnie Coleman Games" so the playoffs will go off as usual. I'll get a schedule up later today.

Good luck to all!

[BradZ]

Goei lost for 14 months with an elbow injury. Great way to close out the season.

[funclown]

Pawtucket 3-4 (74-88) Thought we'd be around 77+ wins (The PYT says we should of been there)



Season good news: Well we improved 9 games with all the injuries we had yet we still draft #6! Goes to show you can still improve without screwing your future (Glass half full) Quinn started coming on there from his Mid August call up with 11 homeruns the final 7 weeks. Finally, we now have a TOP PLAYER and its actually a pitcher. Been awhile since we said that.


Season Bad news: We still sucked overall, our outfield was musical chairs virtually all season, despite solid starting pitching our bullpen was a joke, the rookies took it in the chin early this season and Orlando Saucedo took a step back with his bat.


Overall going forward: Have a few other pieces coming up very soon and overall still a decent pipeline of solid players in the farm. Perhaps the late season trade of RP Nestor Aguilar coming back from injury will help bolster the pen some? The outfield I expect to be a bit more stable next season (no way that repeats)


Good luck to the playoff teams and FINALLY the certain "curse " has been broken!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[fsquid]

not good losing one of your few weapons before you start a series with a team 23 games better than you. Oh well, bring me the 2 games of home playoff revenue!

[Delandis]

not good losing one of your few weapons before you start a series with a team 23 games better than you. Oh well, bring me the 2 games of home playoff revenue!

I'm guessing you haven't seen our record in the playoffs.

[spot]

not good losing one of your few weapons before you start a series with a team 23 games better than you. Oh well, bring me the 2 games of home playoff revenue!

Congrats! Turns out you were right, that series last sim decided it. If I win that series against you I'm in.

Good luck!

[Delandis]

That Cali/D.C. matchup should be interesting. Offense vs. Pitching.

[Clay]

Good luck to the playoff teams and FINALLY the certain "curse " has been broken!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, isn't this a fine Happy Birthday...

We will be back... and soon. I'll win 7 more before Pawtucket wins their 1st.

[fsquid]

I'm guessing you haven't seen our record in the playoffs.

It was Memorial Day weekend, my vision is just now returning.

[BradZ]

Well, isn't this a fine Happy Birthday...

We will be back... and soon. I'll win 7 more before Pawtucket wins their 1st.

That's probably true, but I don't think he was firing any shots across your bow. Curse = The Morgan Curse.

[BradZ]

It was Memorial Day weekend, my vision is just now returning.

I knew we would eventually find something we had in common.

[Carlos]

We were better than last year!

We get another 2nd overall pick to send to Davenport. For those keeping score, that means I'm now 0/3 in actually picking my second overall pick. The only thing sadder are the fans in Pawtucket.

But some investments worked while others were bombs.

Boehmer was a nice get for us. He finished with an ERA under 4. Picked up double digit wins (double digit losses are a gimme on a 100-loss team). He also threw 200 innings and ended up being the most reliable arm for us all season with 2 shutouts and 3 complete games.

Rex Knight can't hit for average (which we knew) but he still hit 20+ home runs and played very good defense in LF.

Loren Wallace was a bust and is likely done. I don't advise picking him up unless it's for super bargain prices.

Geoff Scott was picked up to add some help and get on-base. He didn't do any of that.

Kifle Al-Sadat did well in the first half and then crumbled.

So Boehmer and Knight will be back.

And so will Hack Wells.

The best pick up of the off-season for us. Only can hope he continues to play this well into his contract especially now that he's going to be 34.

Hit a career-high 30 home runs while playing half his games in a non-HR park. Very close splits. Decent defense. Hack even stole his first career base. Definitely the Denver MVP and one that actually deserves that recognition unlike previous years in Denver.

As a team, we couldn't really do much of anything right. Gave up the most runs in the DL, and scored the least. The only thing this team did right was steal a bunch of bags.

Oh, and we drafted some pitchers I think have a chance to help this ballclub in a couple seasons.

[BradZ]

Tex Watts returns from injury just in time for the playoffs . . . oh wait.

Well, at least he's back with no setbacks. He missed half the season and still posted the 3rd highest WAR amongst position players on our roster. Once he went out our offense was never the same.

Also, Wessin Ramirez goes on a HR tear the last week (5) and breaks his own single season club record for HR's (set last year) by reaching the 40 plateau. He ended up as the IL leader in the category for the second straight year. Also, he led the IL in SLG% and ISO.

[Z]

I have a special article coming. Stay tuned.

[BradZ]

Curt Knight struck out 202 times this season. 202.

10 players struck out 150+ times this season.