Post by CSCommish on Nov 19, 2023 20:19:44 GMT -5
File and pages are up. Next sim is tomorrow, MONDAY, evening, a 7-day sim to get us to 5/10/2008. Get your exports in by 8 PM EST
Max of 35 GS
Export or no changes for points.
Breaking News
Monday 5/2/2008: Chicago (N)'s Glaus out for full season
CHICAGO (N) - Chicago (N)'s third baseman Troy Glaus will miss the rest of the season. He injured himself running the bases in the game between Chicago (N) and Arizona. The injury didn't seem to be serious the moment it happened. But suddenly Glaus collapsed in pain and had to be carried off the field. Torn Abdominal Muscle was the diagnosis after x-rays were taken in a nearby hospital. The message shocked teammates and team officials. While compiling an on base percentage of .333, Troy hit .291 and slugged .524. He has collected 16 runs batted in this year.
Monday 5/2/2008: Zambrano (BOS) and Webb (MIL) win P.O.W. award
Boston's pitcher Carlos Zambrano had some reason to celebrate, as the league named him the American League Player of the Week. He was in a zone all week, compiling an ERA of 0.50 while going 2-0. He hurled a shutout as well. The National League's best player of the week was Milwaukee's Brandon Webb, who wins the award for the 2nd time in his career. He was in a zone all week, compiling an ERA of 0.00 while going 2-0. He hurled a shutout as well. In 7 starts this year Brandon struck out 55 batters in 54.2 innings of work. His ERA is 1.32, his record 6-0. He has 2 complete games and one shutout. He's 4th in the National League in ERA and 1st in wins!
Sunday 5/1/2008: New York (N)'s Cornejo named Pitcher of the Month
The best month of April in the American League certainly had Seattle's right-hander Jeff Weaver, earning him the Pitcher of the Month award. He struck out 33 hitters in his 6 starts, putting together a record of 5-1 while pitching 33 innings. His ERA in April was 1.57. Jeff got two complete game shutouts as well! Winner of this months National League Pitcher of the Month award is New York (N)'s Nate Cornejo. He started 6 games in April, going 4-0 and compiling an ERA of 0.00 in 52.2 innings. Nate fanned 49 hitters. Nate fired two shutouts!
Sunday 5/1/2008: Detroit's Jones earns Batter of the Month award
The Batter of the Month award in the American League goes to Detroit's Chipper Jones this time, as the third baseman displayed the best offensive perfomance in his league. Chipper pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .386 with 8 and 31 RBI while slugging .644. It's the 1st time that the National League Batter of the Month award goes to Colorado's first baseman Todd Helton. He had an on base percentage of .569 and hit .495, while driving in 24 runs.
Saturday 4/30/2008: Bobby Madritsch pitches his 1st shutout of the season
NEW YORK (N) - Bobby Madritsch took the mound and never left. And San Diego hitters couldn't touch him at all. New York (N)'s southpaw gave up just 2 hits in his 1st shutout of the season. He now has 9 career shutouts in 153 games started. Madritsch (3-0) fanned 7 and walked 4, throwing 116 pitches. 'Well, the ball went where I wanted it. I was able to hit the corners with all of my pitches.' New York (N)'s second baseman Kelly Johnson got 2 hits in 3 AB, blasting a homerun. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Madritsch. The final score of the game was 2-0.
Friday 4/29/2008: Esteban German on fire, hits for cycle
LOS ANGELES (A) - Esteban German is a pretty good hitter, but his 4 hit performance seemed to surprise even himself considering that the hits added up to the cycle, one of the most difficult things to accomplish in baseball. In the 2nd inning he belted a double off Jeff Francis. A single in the 4th off Jeff Francis accounted for his 2nd hit. Number 3 in the 5th inning, a shot estimated at 380 feet, cleared the wall in left field. A pitch from Jeff Farnsworth in the 6th inning left his bat for a RBI triple. It tied the ballgame at 11. That drive completed the cycle, causing a smile on his face! Esteban scored 3 runs, and he collected 4 RBI as well! He is hitting .250 this season, with 3 HR and 15 RBI. He's now the 130th player in league history to hit for the cycle! On 4/24/2008, Melvin Nieves was the last player to hit for the cycle.
Friday 4/29/2008: Jeff Weaver turns in great performance against Chicago (A)
CHICAGO (A) - Seattle's right-hander Jeff Weaver is a great pitcher. And he once again showed his stuff, blanking Chicago (A) on just one hit. It's his 2nd shutout this season, and the 24th time he has done it in his career. Weaver (5-1) fanned 5 and walked none, throwing 101 pitches. 'That was one of the best games of my career. I had my stuff working very well today.' Seattle's shortstop Mike B. Young collected 2 hits in 3 trips to the plate. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Weaver. Seattle improved its record to 19-5, scoring 2 runs on 10 hits.
Thursday 4/28/2008: Odalis Perez pitches 1-hit shutout against Cincinnati
CINCINNATI - Arizona's left-hander Odalis Perez is a great pitcher. And he once again showed his stuff, blanking Cincinnati on just one hit. It's his 1st shutout this season, and the 13th time he has done it in his career. 'I was able to keep´em off balance. That certainly helped.' Perez (3-1) fanned 8 and walked 1, throwing 116 pitches. The hitting star for Arizona was first baseman Carlos Pena, he went 1 for 4, blasting a homerun, with 2 RBI. Arizona improved its record to 14-9, scoring 2 runs on 2 hits.
General News
Tuesday 4/26/2008 :
BAL: Kerry Wood sets a new single game Baltimore-Record for Strikeouts with 16!
BAL: Kerry Wood fans 17 batters against Cleveland.
Matt Kemp hits a 503-foot homerun!!
PHI: Ben Sheets pitches a 3-hit shutout against Pittsburgh!!
WAS: Tim Hudson strikes out 15 against New York (N).
Wednesday 4/27/2008 :
PHI: Cole Hamels pitches a 3-hit shutout against Pittsburgh!!
Thursday 4/28/2008 :
ARZ: Odalis Perez pitches a 1-hit shutout against Cincinnati!!
Friday 4/29/2008 :
SEA: Jeff Weaver pitches a 1-hit shutout against Chicago (A)!!
LAA: Esteban German hits for the cycle against Oakland!
Saturday 4/30/2008 :
MIL: Brandon Webb pitches a 3-hit shutout against Florida!!
NYM: Bobby Madritsch pitches a 2-hit shutout against San Diego!!
Saturday 5/1/2008 :
American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Jeff Weaver (SEA)!
He had a record of 5-1 in 6 games started, with an ERA of 1.57 and 2 shutouts.
American League-Batter of the Month:
Chipper Jones (DET)!
He batted .386 in 101 AB, with 8 homers and 31 RBI.
National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Nate Cornejo (NYM)!
He had a record of 4-0 in 6 games started, with an ERA of 0.00 and 2 shutouts.
National League-Batter of the Month:
Todd Helton (COL)!
He batted .495 in 99 AB, with 4 homers and 24 RBI.
Monday 5/2/2008 :
American League-Player of the Week:
P Carlos Zambrano (BOS)!
He won 2 games, with one shutout, pitched 18 innings with an ERA of 0.50, fanning 16.
National League-Player of the Week:
P Brandon Webb (MIL)!
He won 2 games, with one shutout, pitched 16.1 innings with an ERA of 0.00, fanning 17.
Eric Chavez hits a 481-foot homerun!!
ATL: R.A. Dickey pitches a 3-hit shutout against Cincinnati!!
Transactions
Monday 4/25/2008 :
Toronto : Free agent Mauro Zarate has been signed to a contract of $0 per year, for 0 years.
Toronto : Free agent Luke French has been signed to a contract of $0 per year, for 0 years.
Toronto : Free agent Jon Edwards has been signed to a contract of $0 per year, for 0 years.
Toronto : Free agent Rocky Gale has been signed to a contract of $0 per year, for 0 years.
Toronto : Free agent Tyler Moore has been signed to a contract of $0 per year, for 0 years.
Minnesota : Free agent Tobi Stoner has been signed to a contract of $0 per year, for 0 years.
Trade between Chicago (A) and San Francisco :
San Francisco gets :
CF Magglio Ordonez
Chicago (A) gets :
SS Mark Loretta
CF Anthony Gose
Minnesota: Released P Ryan Bradley.
Minnesota: Released P Bryan Price.
Injuries
Wednesday 4/27/2008 :
CHA: Roy Halladay was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Stiff Shoulder.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 4 days.
SEA: Torii Hunter was injured while making a catch.
Diagnosis: Hyper Extended Knee.
He is out for about one week.
WAS: Jeff Cirillo was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Inflamed Back Muscle.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
Friday 4/29/2008 :
NYA: Bobby J. Jones was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Strained Back Muscle.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 4 weeks.
Saturday 4/30/2008 :
COL: Mike Napoli was injured being hit by a pitch.
Diagnosis: Broken Nose.
He is out for about one week.
Sunday 5/1/2008 :
NYA: Devern Hansack was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Pulled Tricep Tendon.
He is out for about 2-3 weeks.
CIN: Greg LaRocca was injured being hit by a pitch.
Diagnosis: Scratched Cornea Eye.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
Monday 5/2/2008 :
KCR: Shea Hillenbrand was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Hyper Extended Elbow.
He is out for about 1-2 weeks.
ARZ: Placido Polanco was injured being hit by a pitch.
Diagnosis: Concussion.
He will be OK in about one week.
CHN: Troy Glaus was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Torn Abdominal Muscle.
He is definitely out for the season!
Max of 35 GS
Export or no changes for points.
Breaking News
Monday 5/2/2008: Chicago (N)'s Glaus out for full season
CHICAGO (N) - Chicago (N)'s third baseman Troy Glaus will miss the rest of the season. He injured himself running the bases in the game between Chicago (N) and Arizona. The injury didn't seem to be serious the moment it happened. But suddenly Glaus collapsed in pain and had to be carried off the field. Torn Abdominal Muscle was the diagnosis after x-rays were taken in a nearby hospital. The message shocked teammates and team officials. While compiling an on base percentage of .333, Troy hit .291 and slugged .524. He has collected 16 runs batted in this year.
Monday 5/2/2008: Zambrano (BOS) and Webb (MIL) win P.O.W. award
Boston's pitcher Carlos Zambrano had some reason to celebrate, as the league named him the American League Player of the Week. He was in a zone all week, compiling an ERA of 0.50 while going 2-0. He hurled a shutout as well. The National League's best player of the week was Milwaukee's Brandon Webb, who wins the award for the 2nd time in his career. He was in a zone all week, compiling an ERA of 0.00 while going 2-0. He hurled a shutout as well. In 7 starts this year Brandon struck out 55 batters in 54.2 innings of work. His ERA is 1.32, his record 6-0. He has 2 complete games and one shutout. He's 4th in the National League in ERA and 1st in wins!
Sunday 5/1/2008: New York (N)'s Cornejo named Pitcher of the Month
The best month of April in the American League certainly had Seattle's right-hander Jeff Weaver, earning him the Pitcher of the Month award. He struck out 33 hitters in his 6 starts, putting together a record of 5-1 while pitching 33 innings. His ERA in April was 1.57. Jeff got two complete game shutouts as well! Winner of this months National League Pitcher of the Month award is New York (N)'s Nate Cornejo. He started 6 games in April, going 4-0 and compiling an ERA of 0.00 in 52.2 innings. Nate fanned 49 hitters. Nate fired two shutouts!
Sunday 5/1/2008: Detroit's Jones earns Batter of the Month award
The Batter of the Month award in the American League goes to Detroit's Chipper Jones this time, as the third baseman displayed the best offensive perfomance in his league. Chipper pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .386 with 8 and 31 RBI while slugging .644. It's the 1st time that the National League Batter of the Month award goes to Colorado's first baseman Todd Helton. He had an on base percentage of .569 and hit .495, while driving in 24 runs.
Saturday 4/30/2008: Bobby Madritsch pitches his 1st shutout of the season
NEW YORK (N) - Bobby Madritsch took the mound and never left. And San Diego hitters couldn't touch him at all. New York (N)'s southpaw gave up just 2 hits in his 1st shutout of the season. He now has 9 career shutouts in 153 games started. Madritsch (3-0) fanned 7 and walked 4, throwing 116 pitches. 'Well, the ball went where I wanted it. I was able to hit the corners with all of my pitches.' New York (N)'s second baseman Kelly Johnson got 2 hits in 3 AB, blasting a homerun. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Madritsch. The final score of the game was 2-0.
Friday 4/29/2008: Esteban German on fire, hits for cycle
LOS ANGELES (A) - Esteban German is a pretty good hitter, but his 4 hit performance seemed to surprise even himself considering that the hits added up to the cycle, one of the most difficult things to accomplish in baseball. In the 2nd inning he belted a double off Jeff Francis. A single in the 4th off Jeff Francis accounted for his 2nd hit. Number 3 in the 5th inning, a shot estimated at 380 feet, cleared the wall in left field. A pitch from Jeff Farnsworth in the 6th inning left his bat for a RBI triple. It tied the ballgame at 11. That drive completed the cycle, causing a smile on his face! Esteban scored 3 runs, and he collected 4 RBI as well! He is hitting .250 this season, with 3 HR and 15 RBI. He's now the 130th player in league history to hit for the cycle! On 4/24/2008, Melvin Nieves was the last player to hit for the cycle.
Friday 4/29/2008: Jeff Weaver turns in great performance against Chicago (A)
CHICAGO (A) - Seattle's right-hander Jeff Weaver is a great pitcher. And he once again showed his stuff, blanking Chicago (A) on just one hit. It's his 2nd shutout this season, and the 24th time he has done it in his career. Weaver (5-1) fanned 5 and walked none, throwing 101 pitches. 'That was one of the best games of my career. I had my stuff working very well today.' Seattle's shortstop Mike B. Young collected 2 hits in 3 trips to the plate. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Weaver. Seattle improved its record to 19-5, scoring 2 runs on 10 hits.
Thursday 4/28/2008: Odalis Perez pitches 1-hit shutout against Cincinnati
CINCINNATI - Arizona's left-hander Odalis Perez is a great pitcher. And he once again showed his stuff, blanking Cincinnati on just one hit. It's his 1st shutout this season, and the 13th time he has done it in his career. 'I was able to keep´em off balance. That certainly helped.' Perez (3-1) fanned 8 and walked 1, throwing 116 pitches. The hitting star for Arizona was first baseman Carlos Pena, he went 1 for 4, blasting a homerun, with 2 RBI. Arizona improved its record to 14-9, scoring 2 runs on 2 hits.
General News
Tuesday 4/26/2008 :
BAL: Kerry Wood sets a new single game Baltimore-Record for Strikeouts with 16!
BAL: Kerry Wood fans 17 batters against Cleveland.
Matt Kemp hits a 503-foot homerun!!
PHI: Ben Sheets pitches a 3-hit shutout against Pittsburgh!!
WAS: Tim Hudson strikes out 15 against New York (N).
Wednesday 4/27/2008 :
PHI: Cole Hamels pitches a 3-hit shutout against Pittsburgh!!
Thursday 4/28/2008 :
ARZ: Odalis Perez pitches a 1-hit shutout against Cincinnati!!
Friday 4/29/2008 :
SEA: Jeff Weaver pitches a 1-hit shutout against Chicago (A)!!
LAA: Esteban German hits for the cycle against Oakland!
Saturday 4/30/2008 :
MIL: Brandon Webb pitches a 3-hit shutout against Florida!!
NYM: Bobby Madritsch pitches a 2-hit shutout against San Diego!!
Saturday 5/1/2008 :
American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Jeff Weaver (SEA)!
He had a record of 5-1 in 6 games started, with an ERA of 1.57 and 2 shutouts.
American League-Batter of the Month:
Chipper Jones (DET)!
He batted .386 in 101 AB, with 8 homers and 31 RBI.
National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Nate Cornejo (NYM)!
He had a record of 4-0 in 6 games started, with an ERA of 0.00 and 2 shutouts.
National League-Batter of the Month:
Todd Helton (COL)!
He batted .495 in 99 AB, with 4 homers and 24 RBI.
Monday 5/2/2008 :
American League-Player of the Week:
P Carlos Zambrano (BOS)!
He won 2 games, with one shutout, pitched 18 innings with an ERA of 0.50, fanning 16.
National League-Player of the Week:
P Brandon Webb (MIL)!
He won 2 games, with one shutout, pitched 16.1 innings with an ERA of 0.00, fanning 17.
Eric Chavez hits a 481-foot homerun!!
ATL: R.A. Dickey pitches a 3-hit shutout against Cincinnati!!
Transactions
Monday 4/25/2008 :
Toronto : Free agent Mauro Zarate has been signed to a contract of $0 per year, for 0 years.
Toronto : Free agent Luke French has been signed to a contract of $0 per year, for 0 years.
Toronto : Free agent Jon Edwards has been signed to a contract of $0 per year, for 0 years.
Toronto : Free agent Rocky Gale has been signed to a contract of $0 per year, for 0 years.
Toronto : Free agent Tyler Moore has been signed to a contract of $0 per year, for 0 years.
Minnesota : Free agent Tobi Stoner has been signed to a contract of $0 per year, for 0 years.
Trade between Chicago (A) and San Francisco :
San Francisco gets :
CF Magglio Ordonez
Chicago (A) gets :
SS Mark Loretta
CF Anthony Gose
Minnesota: Released P Ryan Bradley.
Minnesota: Released P Bryan Price.
Injuries
Wednesday 4/27/2008 :
CHA: Roy Halladay was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Stiff Shoulder.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 4 days.
SEA: Torii Hunter was injured while making a catch.
Diagnosis: Hyper Extended Knee.
He is out for about one week.
WAS: Jeff Cirillo was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Inflamed Back Muscle.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
Friday 4/29/2008 :
NYA: Bobby J. Jones was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Strained Back Muscle.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 4 weeks.
Saturday 4/30/2008 :
COL: Mike Napoli was injured being hit by a pitch.
Diagnosis: Broken Nose.
He is out for about one week.
Sunday 5/1/2008 :
NYA: Devern Hansack was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Pulled Tricep Tendon.
He is out for about 2-3 weeks.
CIN: Greg LaRocca was injured being hit by a pitch.
Diagnosis: Scratched Cornea Eye.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
Monday 5/2/2008 :
KCR: Shea Hillenbrand was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Hyper Extended Elbow.
He is out for about 1-2 weeks.
ARZ: Placido Polanco was injured being hit by a pitch.
Diagnosis: Concussion.
He will be OK in about one week.
CHN: Troy Glaus was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Torn Abdominal Muscle.
He is definitely out for the season!
