2022 Regular Season SIM 20 Complete - Next SIM Wednesday 8/09

[mike]

The Villain's stolen base rate this year is very bad.

Never gonna tell him to take the foot off the gas.

[Z]

Never gonna tell him to take the foot off the gas.

It's hard to know what you'll get in any given year from your speedster.

Motor Sliney swiped 48 two years ago and is only 18 for 27 this year.

[Guest]

Mike tailors his lineup to his ballpark as well as anyone.

In hindsight I'm surprised that my original dimensions were approved. I remember when the league first started, Andrew made graphics of each team's stadium dimensions, and Kennywood was hilarious to look at.

[BDub]

I resent Hartford, my chief competitor for the final wild card spot.

They've had zero games missed due to injury this year.

http://www.simgamingnetwork.com/blb/..._injuries.html

Shhhhhh. Move along........ nothing to see here.

[PaulC]

In hindsight I'm surprised that my original dimensions were approved. I remember when the league first started, Andrew made graphics of each team's stadium dimensions, and Kennywood was hilarious to look at.

It's a little league park down the lines...

[PaulC]

I resent Hartford, my chief competitor for the final wild card spot.

They've had zero games missed due to injury this year.

http://www.simgamingnetwork.com/blb/..._injuries.html

Compared to...

CF J.R. Daniels was injured on a defensive play. The Diagnosis: strained rib cage muscle. He's expected to miss about 2-3 weeks.

LF Dave Wood was injured on a defensive play. The Diagnosis: bruised knee. He's expected to miss about one week.

Sonny Mason has suffered a setback in his recovery. He is not expected to recover for another one week.

CF Erik Hudson was injured on a defensive play. The Diagnosis: post-concussion syndrome. He's expected to miss about 6-7 weeks.

3B Ron DeCicco was injured while throwing the ball. The Diagnosis: sore shoulder. He's expected to miss about 6 days.

LF Sonny Mason was injured while running the bases. The Diagnosis: strained abdominal muscle. He's expected to miss about 6 weeks.

SP T.J. Broughton was injured while pitching. The Diagnosis: elbow strain. He's expected to miss about 2-3 months.

DH Norm Deiwert was injured . The Diagnosis: sinus infection. He's expected to miss about 3 days.

CF Erik Hudson was injured while running the bases. The Diagnosis: sprained thumb. He's expected to miss about 4-5 weeks.

SP Jamie Mullins was injured while pitching. The Diagnosis: dead arm. He's expected to miss about 5 days.

SP Jamie Mullins was injured while pitching. The Diagnosis: forearm soreness. This is a day-to-day injury expected to last 5 days.

SP Silvian Brouwer was injured while pitching. The Diagnosis: forearm stiffness. He's expected to miss about 4 days.

RF Tom McGee was injured on a defensive play. The Diagnosis: fractured ankle. He's expected to miss about 4-5 months.

RP Rod Grear was injured while pitching. The Diagnosis: torn UCL (Tommy John surgery). He's expected to miss about 13 months.

CF Erik Hudson was injured while throwing the ball. The Diagnosis: tender shoulder. This is a day-to-day injury expected to last 1-2 weeks.

[Z]

Sometimes I think about proposing that we increase the injury frequency setting from low to normal.

Then I question whether anyone else would support it and don't bother.

[Pat]

I'm game.

[Delandis]

Sometimes I think about proposing that we increase the injury frequency setting from low to normal.

Then I question whether anyone else would support it and don't bother.

You know how I feel about it.

[PaulC]

Sometimes I think about proposing that we increase the injury frequency setting from low to normal.

Then I question whether anyone else would support it and don't bother.

This could have been worse... I vote no!

[mike]

Do we have to pay to change the dimensions of the park or can we just do it? Because I'm so ready to make major changes.

[Delandis]

6-1 and we gain a 1/2 game up on Washington. It's not a safe lead, but it's the best we've had and probably about as good as it is going to get. I expected us to be a better team this year, but nothing like this.

Fajardo had been amazing during the first half of the season but since the end of July, he's been nearly unhittable. He has only allowed 1 run in his last 37 innings pitched with no walks and 52 K's over that same stretch. Those are MVP numbers when Dropkick doesn't exist.

Probably the most encouraging thing for us so far is that we maintained a high level of performance through the first hold of the season even as DJ Gosser was having a slow start to the season (by his standards). That seems to no longer be the case though as he only trails Yonke in OPS (among starters) since the All-Star break.

What does worry me is how well we are playing in August. Playing this well, this early, probably only sets us up for an epic 1st round loss in the playoffs.

[Z]

I was trying to figure out how long it's been —in real life time —since I drafted Steve Suarez in 1997.

May 14, 2012.

I dug up the draft thread. Kind of funny.

I spent the better part of that day trying to move up. I finally got spot in Los Alamos to send me the 13th pick.

YES.

I have been trying to get Suarez ALL FUCKING DAY.

WOOOOOOOOOOO!

Wow. He's #62 on my scout's board.

#54. Its been a really screwed up draft so far.

My scout thought he was the 6th best player in the draft.




Oh, I'm sorry. 6th best CF.

I miss Dave.

[BDub]

Are we voting on the scouting this offseason?

[Z]

As soon as we figure out what to vote on.