2008 OFFSEASON SIM 1 Complete - Next SIM Sat 11/1

[Z]

Man, Joe Aurillo was special. 22-1 with a 1.50 ERA as a 23 year old. 19-7 with a 1.73 ERA and 280 K the next year.

Ridiculous pitcher.

Then he blew out his arm the next year and was good but not as good.

Then I left, and Brad traded him. After a couple good years in Syracuse, he was basically done at age 31.

Too bad.

[umd]

Rex Morgan (2) and Jimmy Jones (3) are the only 2 players to win Stout Slugger in both leagues.

Has anyone done it for other awards?

[Matt]

Also Brad and I talked and we have edited the contract for English to $6.785m.

I should have done a better job monitoring, that's my fault. As far as UMD doing anything malicious we all know that wasn't the case. Same with Jistic. He played within the rules of the time and did as many of us did.

Let's move on to the next controversy! The Rule 5 draft! I do think that has been tamed as well though since we allow an export now.

So I guess the next issue will be who signs the prized FA to a 3rd year Team Option that's double the first 2 years.

[Matt]

And hail to the champs.

[Matt]

There were so many players on my arbitration list. Probably the longest I have had up to this point.

Us too. And we got nailed. We're poor!

[Pat]

Should we give a few of them steroids every year?

Also I updated the Pale Ale and Slugger Award history in the Award forum. Looking at the IL kinda cracks me up. The FBI would call that a clue.

1978 - Larry LaRochelle - Davenport Brawlers
1979 - Russ McEvoy - Windy City Playboys
1980 - Joe Ponte - Carolina Tobs
1981 - Joe Ponte - Carolina Tobs
1982 - Jeff Franklin - Baltimore Bulldogs
1983 - Joe Aurillo - Philadelphia Freedom
1984 - (Tie) Joe Aurillo (PHI) & Joe Chavarraga (WAS)
1985 - Joe Soto - Wilmington Wildcats
1986 - Raul Carillo - Windy City Playboys
1987 - Conan Wilkerson - California Kodiaks
1988 - Martin Carlton - Washington Bats
1989 - Pancho Herrera - Virginia Colonials
1990 - Martin Carlton - Washington Bats
1991 - Pancho Herrera - Virginia Colonials
1992 - Pancho Herrera - Virginia Colonials
1993 - Pancho Herrera - Virginia Colonials
1994 - Pancho Herrera - Virginia Colonials
1995 - Pancho Herrera - Virginia Colonials
1996 - Pancho Herrera - Virginia Colonials
1997 - Pancho Herrera - Virginia Colonials
1998 - Pancho Herrera - Virginia Colonials
1999 - Pancho Herrera - Virginia Colonials
2000 - Pancho Herrera - Virginia Colonials
2001 - Erik Keifer - Wilmington Blue Wave
2002 - Fernando Hernandez - Los Alamos Bandits
2003 - Travis DuFour - Washington Bats
2004 - Edgar Mejia - Windy City Playboys
2005 - Jamie Herberholz - Windy City Playboys
2006 - Tom Schuh - Davenport Brawlers
2007 - Danny Gonzalez - Batavia Muckdogs
2008 - Edgar Mejia - Windy City Playboys

I think when I turned his former RP into a two-time Pale Ale in Carlton, it pushed him over the edge.

[funclown]

Geez. Well that was a clue to go along with his 2 velocity decreases followed by 2 curious bounce backs. Lol, don't get me started. He was always my lightning rod.

[Spear]

And hail to the champs.

Dinomania

[Jistic]

Man, Joe Aurillo was special. 22-1 with a 1.50 ERA as a 23 year old. 19-7 with a 1.73 ERA and 280 K the next year.

Ridiculous pitcher.

Then he blew out his arm the next year and was good but not as good.

Then I left, and Brad traded him. After a couple good years in Syracuse, he was basically done at age 31.

Too bad.

Funny I was just talking about Aurillo with FC last week. He's the pitching coach on my A team right now.

And hail to the champs.

My eyes are burning!

[funclown]

And hail to the champs.

I can't stand that smiling reptile. Gonna piss me off all season looking at this banner.

[Spear]

I can't stand that smiling reptile. Gonna piss me off all season looking at this banner.

It's actually the old University of Calgary Dinos logo. They have since updated their logo (maybe LA should too?)

[Matt]

I prefer to think of it as the Jurassic Park Velociraptor!

[Carlos]

It's actually the old University of Calgary Dinos logo. They have since updated their logo (maybe LA should too?)

Let's get this straight. Calgary updated it because they couldn't compete with the Dinos fanbase.

[funclown]

Submit rule V list to Matt? (Don't worry my list a way smaller this season)

[Sully]

I can't offer anything to FAs. Says my owner doesn't approve but I'm showing projected budget room of about 7 million. Any ideas?