SIM COMPLETE - 1985 - Regular Season 6

[Andrew]

Next sim: Thursday

[rubisco43]

omg. i swept Maine. I don't think I've ever done that. too bad I got swept by Syracuse.

[Pat]

1-2 @ Chicago, 2-1 @ Batavia
I really have no idea what to think about this team. It looks like I'm headed towards another year of .500. The good news is, or maybe its bad news, the entire division appears headed to about .500 as well.

The Good
-Joe Rodriguez is the only pitcher in the BLB with six wins. He is actually having a down year in terms of ERA and WHIP, but he just keeps winning.
-Joe Sierra is back (for the 2nd time this season) from the DL. Lets hope he starts hitting.

The Bad
-My team has no pop. I'm 2nd in the IL in AVG and 2nd in OBP, but 8th in slugging and 10th in extra base hits. I hope Joe Sierra helps in this category, but he isn't known for hitting too many HRs. I could really use CF Dan Hogan, who had a SEI earlier this year.
-Can't win close games. Just like last year, this team sucks in one-run games. 2-5 so far this season. I upgraded the bullpen big time, but still, I can't close out the close ones.

The Ugly
-Ace Joe Chavarraga went down for 1-2 weeks with an oblique strain. That is his first career injury. He will only miss one start, but still.

[Spectre]

Phew, I knew my team wasn't that bad. We took a series from Pittsburgh and were it not for a meltdown by my pen, would have taken the series from Syracuse. Overall, 3-3 sim with 2-1 against Pitt and 1-2 against Syracuse.

Also, if my calculations are correct, we're going to get our draft picks on the Sunday sim. There are going to be some very tough (and some easy) minor league moves that I will make.

[Carlos]

My team playing .500 ball has actually gotten us closer to the top of the Pilsner. Now 2 games back.

[Spectre]

Also, I just noticed that my team is 3-10 in one-run ballgames. If (a HUGE IF) my bullpen ever gets good, this team will be respectable. In 1982, the pen was actually pretty solid but a lot of guys like Bronson Johnson had career years.

I also just noticed my whole starting staff except my #5 is pissed off right now LOL

[Matt]

What is up with the injuries. Half of them don't show the injury or is that just me.

Another 3-3 sim...19-19 on the year. Could have been 4-2 but lost a potential sweep game vs. Morgantown on a HR in the 10th.

[Z]

And there goes our setup man. Ugh.

[Lintyfresh85]

Second straight 4-2 sim... unfortunately we lost promising 1st baseman Robby Shannon to a fractured finger for three months.

[mahoney2]

Another 4-2 sim here as well.

The Good:

As stated, went 4-2 and have gone 11-3 in the last 14 games. Hopefully this can continue.

After a very slow start, I re-signed Pedro Eires for 3 years at $2.99mm a year. I think he's going to decline over the next few years, but at that price its well worth the gamble. He was asking for $14mm a year a few weeks ago. After signing Xi to a $1mm extension a few sims ago, I'm hoping to lock up some guys long term with the extra cash.

SP Eric Cafferty is currently anchoring down my pitchings staff with a 2.77 ERA. He only has one win to show for it though.

The Bad & The Ugly:
Malachi Stiver apparently went sky diving. We're currently looking at re-couping his pay while he's hurt due to it violating his contract. He looks to be going through a midlife crisis since his playing career is almost over.

[Clay]

Second straight 4-2 sim... unfortunately we lost promising 1st baseman Robby Shannon to a fractured finger for three months.

Hmmmmm...

California Kodiaks: R. Shannon was injured on a defensive play. The Diagnosis: fractured finger test. He's expected to miss about 3 months.

Must be a long test.

[Andrew]

Hmmmmm...



Must be a long test.

Lol, i put in the "test" to see if our injury file is actually working. Glad to see it is.

[Clay]

Lol, i put in the "test" to see if our injury file is actually working. Glad to see it is.

Sweet... testing on Linty's prospects... great idea.

[Riverman]

Does anybody have any thoughts on what is going on with this guy? My scout sees him as an average reliever at best and based upon his career through around his 35th birthday that is probably a bit optimistic. Since the beginning of last season though, he has been at least arguably, the most effective reliever in the BLB, yet according to my scout, his ratings haven't changed much if at all. 58 hits over 102 innings can't just be good luck can it? It seems as though something goes on in OOTP that is not explained by ratings but I have no idea what it is.

http://www.simgamingnetwork.com/blb/...layer_197.html

[Clay]

Virginia Colonials (20-18) - Week 5

3-3
1-2 vs Baltimore
2-1 @ Carolina

THE GOOD
- Won one more game than I expected and stay competitive in the three losses. Lost two one run games with Baltimore bookending an 8-run win. And lost my one at Carolina with errors. Yes, that's part of the game, but as a perenial loser... being in positions to win... even if the groundballs get muffed... is a step.

- After 6 years, I feel like I'm starting to get better at playing match-ups and the ability to assign SP's in the 7-day lineups is a great tool for that. I played the odds that Carolina would struggle if I could throw two lefties at them and, sure enough, we won both starts by our Southpaws.

- Nate "The Skull" Magness still looks like a total stud by ratings.... my scout still hates him... but I can't argue with the success he's had so far this year. Another two solid outings this week. He allowed 3 runs over 14.2 (still on a pitch count limit) going 1-0 with a no decision in Game 1 with B'more. He stuck out 19 and walked only 2 with a 0.75 WHIP. He's already matched his win total of last year at 5.

THE BAD
- It's hard to complain about a 3-3 sim when you expected to be lucky to get 2... but hitting .228 is not going to cut it in the Stout. 6 of my 8 everyday position players hit .240 or less for the week.

- Frank Dallyn continues to struggle. He's still better than 9 out of 10 guys who have toed the rubber for Virginia in the last 5 years, but he's not the anchor I was hoping for.

- Still can't seem to the find the right balance in the bullpen. At least three guys could be going down to AAA by June.

THE UGLY
- I think I missed the boat on Joe Arrendondo. I love this guy and had a chance to lock him up at less that $3.0 million per in Week 2. Since then, his demands have grown to over $7.2 million per. I should have trusted my instincts and locked him up, but I've been burned by so many bad contracts that I scared myself away.