SIM COMPLETE - 1990 - Regular Season 22

[Clay]

NEXT SIM: Thursday

[Matt]

Our yearly late season explosion continues.

We've now won 12 out of 14.

[liquidcrash]

A 3-3 week for the Tobs. Raul Gonzalez's BLB debut was a success: 8IP, 6H, 0R, 7K, 0BB. He figures to be one of our key starting pitchers going forward so it's good to see him get off to a good start.

[Spear]

Spoiler

Pat, thank you for the reality check.

[Spectre]

Man, too bad Manny Puerias looks like he's washed up now. I might have to eat his contract and take the financial hit soon.

[Pat]

Spoiler

Pat, thank you for the reality check.

Spoiler

You're welcome. Enjoy the early off-season.

[Carlos]

I like September.

[Delandis]

Despite the losses, it was an entertaining series between VIR/BAL...still only 1.5 games back. So we'll need to take care of business next week and help from the Stout.

[Delandis]

Does OOTP use the same "before Sept." min requirements for Rookie of the Year consideration?

[Pat]

Spoiler

Washington Bats (89-48; 1st)
3-0 vs. Davenport: W 12-3, W 15-6, W 6-4
3-1 @ Los Alamos: W 6-4, W 6-2, W 6-2, L 1-7

You can't win 'em all! Wow. What a start to the month.

The Good
-The IL Player of the Week is Washington's Tex Briggs. The third baseman went 14-27 raising his D.C. average up to .280 since being acquired from Pittsburgh. My scout thinks he still has room to grow. I'm not sure he is the "3B of the Future" that I have been looking for since I joined the league, but he is young, can hit a little, lefty and plays good defense. Maybe a breakout '91 campaign if he reaches that potential.

-My whole team is pretty hot right now, especially in the Davenport series. 33 runs in three games isn't too shabby.

The Bad
-Tommy Lang contiues to struggle. This week he lasted just four innings, allowing six hits, two walks, three earned runs but did strikeout six. Even worse, the guy I expected to replace him down the stretch in the #6 SP spot is second-year SP Pat Daniels really struggled in his '90 debut. He had a decent rookie year for the Bats last year, was sent to Triple-A this year to work on a few things and looked like shit out of the pen this week. Four games. Six earned runs. Ten outs. Rough. I still might give him a look down the stretch...I also might try Lang out of the pen. Otherwise, he will be sitting on the bench throughout the playoffs.

The Injured
-Not too much to report here. Super-utility R.A. Grounds was hurt for a week. With the September roster expansion, this shouldn't be an issue and he will rest.

Next
-Three at Wilmington. Day off. Three versus Morgantown. I am 10-4 against Wilmington this year. I am 11-4 against Morgantown. I'm 8-1 in September. Probably means I'll go 1-5.

[Carlos]

Does OOTP use the same "before Sept." min requirements for Rookie of the Year consideration?

Assuming I understand what you mean, the answer is no.

I called up Browning for September a few years ago and because of his service time, lost ROY qualification for his first full season.

[Delandis]

Assuming I understand what you mean, the answer is no.

I called up Browning for September a few years ago and because of his service time, lost ROY qualification for his first full season.

Exactly what I was asking. Thank you, sir.

[BradZ]

From the OOTP manual:

Any player who had fewer than 130 at-bats or 25 innings pitched in his career before the start of the season is considered to be a "rookie".

From our rules page:

Rookie eligibility is: A player with less than 130 at-bats, a pitcher with less than 50 innings pitched.

So, in game and by our rules, batters are treated the same. For pitchers, in-game filtering for rookies would stop at 25 IP but according to our rules they lose eligibility at 50 IP.

[Pat]

It's strange that in both, MLB and BLB, it's at-bats. It really should be based on plate appearances.

[Jistic]

A commanding 5 game lead. We have clearly established ourselves as the team to beat in the IL.