2017 random rumblings

[HafDawg2003]

I'm (not) coming for you, Mission!

[DiamondDave]

84-63 10.5 game lead, magic # of 6

Batting AVG: .280 (6th)
Homeruns: 152 (12th)
Walks: 425 (19th)
Stolen Bases: 242 (3rd)
Runs Scored: 825 (5th)

Pitching ERA: 4.41 (13th)
Opponents AVG: .263 (8th)
HRs Allowed: 112 (6th)
Walks Allowed: 411 (13th)
Runs Allowed: 695 (12th)

Era and Runs allowed no longer in the top 10... got to get ready for the playoffs, most probably... which will be a series against one of the AL East teams... I think with the way my rotation is, I will have a good shot of either Jurrjens or Porcello starting off any playoff series, and depending on the rested status, each should pitch 2 games in the first round (if needed)... will probably tweak the lineup a bit for the playoffs

Maybin 1 HR away from the magic 40/40, and will probably be 40/50... though his BA is still on the decline, probably taking him out of the MVP race

Bullpen still the weak part of this team, in spite of the talent that is in there... not really happy with that situation for the playoffs

Must focus on 2 more crucial contract extensions

[nick]

Basil Polanco positions himself better now, his range at 1B increases to 6 ...
Basil Polanco positions himself better now, his range at 2B increases to 4 ...
Basil Polanco positions himself better now, his range at 3B increases to 3 ...
Basil Polanco positions himself better now, his range at SS increases to 2 ...



Perhaps the best thing to happen this sim... gives him a legit chance of being an offensive-minded UTL man now. His defense is still bad, but it was nonexistant before... and if he can hit, I can handle that... my team's offense has been nonexistant in all areas these past 2 or 3 seasons, including UTL spots.

[nick]

#21 Josh Beckett, Starting Pitcher, 37 yrs, Los Angeles (N) Dodgers - Out of the Park Baseball Report

Takes until the last two starts of the year, but hey.. (he was pitching such short outings before those two because I realized after the last sim that I had his pitch count on a max of 35, from when he was a MR...)

[nick]

one more rumble for this sim:
#10 Jay Bergmann, Starting Pitcher, 36 yrs, Philadelphia Phillies - Out of the Park Baseball Report

We lost a fine man. He even went out a winner.

Same injury two years in a row, ouch

[General]

Saturday 9/30/2017 :
Hanley Ramirez sets a new season Team-Record for Runs with 128!
David Price sets a new season Team-Record for Wins with 25!


Sunday 10/1/2017 :
David Price was named American League-Pitcher of the Month !
He had a record of 6-0 in 6 games started, with an ERA of 2.83.

Sunday 10/1/2017 :
Kyle Skipworth was named American League-Batter of the Month!
He batted .333 in 96 AB, with 12 homers and 26 RBI.

Monday 10/2/2017 :
Luke Bailey was named Player of the Week!
He batted .440 in 25 AB, with 2 HR and 10 RBI.



Not a bad last sim.

[OrioleMagic]

How the hell did the Mets go 8-2 to close out the season? At least they didn't win their way out of the 2nd overall draft pick!

[General]

Batting AVG: .283 (3rd)
Homeruns: 237 (1st)
Walks: 569 (3rd)
Stolen Bases: 246 (4th)
Runs Scored: 995 (T-1st)

Pitching ERA: 3.84 (2nd)
Opponents AVG: .244 (1st)
HRs Allowed: 177 (21st)
Walks Allowed: 354 (1st)
Runs Allowed: 658 (1st)

[nick]

Hey, General beat KOZ in runs despite KOZ's cheese game...

That's pretty rad.

(beat, tied, whateva)

[General]

Holy shit. Look at Seattle's bullpen in this league and then look at the San Francisco Giants bullpen in TBSL. When you see it, you'll shit brix.

[nick]

LMAO that's ****in' spooky. O_O


...Chad Cordero was with SEA in TPSL for the longest time, too

[nick]

FYI- I wish the real Carlos Marmol would be good again, like all of his sim counterparts.

[DiamondDave]

95 win season

Batting AVG: .281 (5th)
Homeruns: 168 (11th)
Walks: 481 (14th)
Stolen Bases: 269 (3rd)
Runs Scored: 914 (4th)

Pitching ERA: 4.30 (12th)
Opponents AVG: .259 (8th)
HRs Allowed: 123 (6th)
Walks Allowed: 455 (14th)
Runs Allowed: 752 (10th)

Prior with his first 20 win season at age 37
Maybin gets his 40/50 season
Granderson back on top of the leagues in doubles, again
Leday with his 2nd straight 52 steal season
Porcello with a career high 21 wins

On to a difficult matchup in the playoffs

[Halladay_is_God]

Tuesday 9/26/2017 :
Cruz Neyra sets a new season Team Rookie-Record for Homeruns with 31!

I was fearing going into the season that he would end up being a big bust