SIM COMPLETE - 1986 - Regular Season 6

[Sully]

We're just flat out on fire. Don't know how long it can last. The thing is, we haven't played any home games. We got some long home stands coming up.

This sim, Geake's a gimp. But why isn't anybody talking about Luis Antonio Ramirez? This guy is filthy right now. Have you seen his ERA? And he's just a baby. We've brought him along slowly though and have managed his pitch counts since he was 17. Not time to take the training wheels off yet, but he's really maturing this year.

Bullpen was better, should have the other Alvarez back in a few weeks which will help.

I know we'll cool off eventually, so it's nice to stack some wins now.

Your rotation is disgusting.

[Clay]

Windy City's starters are just mowin' people down. Crazy. Thank goodness their 'pen is at least somewhat pedestrian or they'd be untouchable (not far from it now). Get 'em into x-tra innings or in a 1-run game and they're somewhat human.... but otherwise... you're sunk.

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Yeah, and Dani Alvarez is stupid... How good would that guy look on Dallas OR Davenport right now??? Lot of talent changed hands in both of the deals he was in... but I think when the dust settles... he's still the best piece.

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I targeted one guy in FA this off-season. A wishlist of 1. Frank Esser. Damn, that guy is pitching really, really well. The one that got away.

[Clay]

Virginia Colonials (20-18)

3-0 vs Baltimore
1-2 @ Carolina

Move to 10-4 at HOME on the season with the Sweep of Baltimore. That's 6-0 on the season against the Bulldogs. Two one run games and one SHOCKINGLY solid outing from Mike Hinchy seal the sweep. Being able to roll out two left-handed starters against that nearly all RH B'more lineup in our park that punishes righthanded power really helped.

My favorite part of this series was that my reasoning behind bringing up former high pick turn bust-o Yan van den Adel up for Jose Llombart actually bore fruit. Yan the Man SUCKS!!! Total bust! But dude can RUN! So, I thought it was worth the two week gamble for D and pinch running. So... in one of the two tight ones with Baltimore... it plays out like this:

5-5 game in the 8th against B'more:

LHB C. Martínez -- Strikes out looking

RHB F. Hamlet -- SINGLE (Groundball, 56D)

Pinch Runner at 1st Y. van den Adel

Batting: RHB J. Poling 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike

Y. van den Adel steals 2nd base

1-1: Intentional Walk

RHB D. Nelson 0-0: Ball

Y. van den Adel steals 3rd base
J. Poling to second

1-0: Intentional Walk

RHB T. von Wenckstern 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6)
Y. van den Adel scores
J. Poling to third

We end up winning 6-5. So van den Adel steals two bags... each swipe forces an IBB... he then scores the winner. Can't complain!

In Carolina, Parongao and Ponte take me to the woodshead in Games 1 and 2. I scatter 8 hits in two games and get easily handled.... Game 3 I finally break the seal on a 1st inning HR from Frank Hamlet... kicking off a battle that saw them score 2 in the Bottom of the 9th to tie it... before Hamlet scored the winning run in the 10th on an Alberto Hernando single.

4-2 and a tie atop the Stout with Washington. Crazy ass division!!

[Delandis]

You guys had to steal at least 9 bags in the series. We couldn't catch anyone that series.

[Clay]

You guys had to steal at least 9 bags in the series. We couldn't catch anyone that series.

Yeah... stole 8 on 10 attempts. We have a pretty fast team. Even some of our bombers can run a little.

[Ryan]

Ehh, 2-4 sim this time around. Our pitching was awful, and our hitting wasnt much better, though McGee got player of the week.

[Lintyfresh85]

Acosta is sick. Sure he's actually a bug in the player creation, but damn dude can hit!

[Ryan]

Acosta is sick. Sure he's actually a bug in the player creation, but damn dude can hit!

Yeah, he can hit. But I was wrong, it was McGee that got the POTW.

Though Acosta does have a 25 game hitting streak.

[Sully]

Acosta's a cheat. We should put an asterisk next to all of his numbers.

[Ryan]

Acosta's a cheat. We should put an asterisk next to all of his numbers.

Nah, he's not a cheat, he's a product of his environment.