Post by CSCommish on Jul 16, 2024 21:35:34 GMT -5
File and pages up. Next sim is WEDNESDAY EVENING, an 8-day sim to get us to 8/16/2014. Get your exports in by 6 PM.
Waiver trades are good through the end of the regular season. However, if you want to trade for a player and have them play in the playoffs, they must be on your roster before the 9/1 sim is run. Once the 9/1 sim is run, players can continue to be traded, but they CANNOT be on your playoff roster.
Max 37 GS (due to Opening Day checks not made).
Breaking News
Wednesday 8/6/2014: Matt Cain dominates Kansas City, gives up just one hit
SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco's right-hander Matt Cain is clearly one of the best pitchers in the game. Kansas City found out the hard way, getting just one hit. Cain 5th shutout this season was a masterpiece, as he was almost untouchable. He has now hurled 15th shutouts in his career. Cain (16-4) was really unbelievable, striking out 20 and walking 2, throwing 83 of 132 pitches for strikes. 'I didn't feel that I had good stuff while warming up. But it got better the more I threw the ball. I guess I was lucky.' San Francisco's centerfielder Angel Pagan got 3 hits in 5 AB, homering twice, scoring three times and driving in 4 runs. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Cain. The final score of the game was 10-0.
Wednesday 8/6/2014: Brad Hawpe collects five hits against St. Louis
ST. LOUIS - Brad Hawpe led Houston to a 21-3 win over St. Louis by squeezing five hits out of his bat. Number 1 in the 1st inning, a shot estimated at 355 feet, cleared the wall in right field. In the 5th inning he unloaded a two-run homerun off Anthony Vasquez. He collected singles in the 2nd inning , in the 4th and in the 6th (one RBI). Brad did drive in 5 while scoring 4 runs on his own. He now has a total of 102 hits this season, accounting for a .269 batting average.
Monday 8/4/2014: Player of the Week honors go to Hernandez and James
Oakland's pitcher Felix Hernandez had some reason to celebrate, as the league named him the American League Player of the Week. Felix went 2-0 with an ERA of 0.00, while fanning 20 in 18 innings of work. He pitched two shutouts! Chicago (N)'s pitcher Chuck James had some reason to celebrate as well, as the league named him the National League Player of the Week. Chuck went 2-0 with an ERA of 0.00, while fanning 16 in 18 innings of work. He pitched two shutouts! Chuck has a record of 9-6 this season, with an ERA of 1.72. In 151.1 Innings he was able to strike out 99 batters. Chuck has pitched 6 shutouts and 11 complete games.
Sunday 8/3/2014: Franklin Gutierrez (TOR) will miss 5 weeks
TORONTO - Toronto's Franklin Gutierrez suffered a serious injury Sunday in a game against St. Louis. Gutierrez fell down while running the bases and couldn't get up without help. He will miss probably 5 weeks. Toronto wasted no time and rushed him to an hospital. Team officials were informed later that Gutierrez had suffered a Pulled Calf Muscle. This year Gutierrez drove in 29 and scored 62 runs while batting .265 with 5 taters.
Friday 8/1/2014: Toronto's Johnson earns Pitcher of the Month award
Josh Johnson couldn't have pitched much better than he did in July, and the American League thought so as well, naming the lefty Pitcher of the Month. He struck out 44 hitters in his 7 starts, putting together a record of 5-1 while pitching 44 innings. His ERA in July was 0.49. Josh got two complete game shutouts as well! Opposing players hit .171 against Josh this season. While posting an ERA of 0.99 he went 17-3 in 23 starts, fanning 140 and walking 21 hitters. Josh has pitched 5 shutouts and 10 complete games. He's 1st in the American League in ERA and 3rd in wins! Johan Santana pitched like a legend in July, and the National League named him Pitcher of the Month for his extraordinary performance. He had an ERA of just 0.63 in 43 innings of work in which he struck out 41 hitters. His record in July is 4-1. Johan fired THREE shutouts! This season Santana compiled an ERA of 2.20, going 13-3 in 20 starts. He fanned 149 while giving up 109 hits in 167.2 innings. He has 6 complete games and 5 shutouts.
Friday 8/1/2014: Red hot Lowrie and Freeman win Batter of the Month award
Jed Lowrie of Baltimore wins his 1st Batter of the Month award for putting up the best numbers in the American League. Jed was on fire, hitting .429 with 8 homeruns and 24 RBI. While compiling an on base percentage of .327, Jed hit .288 and slugged .490. He has collected 61 runs batted in this year. It's the 1st time that the National League Batter of the Month award goes to Miami's first baseman Freddie Freeman. He hit .373 with 26 RBI and slugged .716 in 102 at bats. Freddie is hitting .295 this year, with 116 hits in 393 at bats. He has driven in 68 runs, slugging .524. He's 9th in the National League in RBIs and 7th in homeruns!
Thursday 7/31/2014: Bud Smith pitches his 4th shutout of the season
ATLANTA - Great days are rare. But not for Atlanta's left-hander Bud Smith. Boston found out the hard way that he is among the leagues top pitchers, getting just 2 hits. It's his 4th shutout this season, and the 45th time he has done it in his career. Smith (18-3) struck out 2 and issued 1 BB, throwing 71 of 111 pitches for strikes. 'Things like that happen. You take the mound and everything works. My velocity was pretty good today and I guess it showed.' The hitting star for Atlanta was centerfielder Ryan Lollis, he collected 2 hits in 4 trips to the plate, with 2 RBI. The final score of the game was 6-0.
General News
Thursday 7/31/2014 :
CHA: Dustin McGowan pitches a 3-hit shutout against San Francisco!!
ATL: Bud Smith pitches a 2-hit shutout against Boston!!
Thursday 8/1/2014 :
American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Josh Johnson (TOR)!
He had a record of 5-1 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 0.49 and 2 shutouts.
American League-Batter of the Month:
Jed Lowrie (BAL)!
He batted .429 in 98 AB, with 8 homers and 24 RBI.
National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Johan Santana (SFG)!
He had a record of 4-1 in 5 games started, with an ERA of 0.63 and 3 shutouts.
National League-Batter of the Month:
Freddie Freeman (MIA)!
He batted .373 in 102 AB, with 8 homers and 26 RBI.
BOS: Carlos Zambrano pitches a 3-hit shutout against San Diego!!
Saturday 8/2/2014 :
NYA: Carlos Villanueva pitches a 3-hit shutout against Philadelphia!!
Monday 8/4/2014 :
American League-Player of the Week:
P Felix Hernandez (OAK)!
He won 2 games, with 2 shutouts, pitched 18 innings with an ERA of 0.00, fanning 20.
National League-Player of the Week:
P Chuck James (CHN)!
He won 2 games, with 2 shutouts, pitched 18 innings with an ERA of 0.00, fanning 16.
Wednesday 8/6/2014 :
TOR: Odalis Perez pitches a 3-hit shutout against Colorado!!
SFG: Matt Cain sets a new single game San Francisco-Record for Strikeouts with 17!
SFG: Matt Cain pitches a 1-hit shutout against Kansas City!!
SFG: Matt Cain strikes out 20 against Kansas City.
Thursday 8/7/2014 :
SDG: Corey Kluber pitches a 3-hit shutout against Texas!!
Transactions
Thursday 7/31/2014 :
Toronto : Odalis Perez has been signed to a contract extension, $6,880,000 per year, for 3 years.
Kansas City : Carl Pavano has been signed to a contract extension, $2,000,000 per year, for 1 years.
Trade between Texas and Atlanta :
Atlanta gets :
RF John Raynor
Texas gets :
P Travis Buck
Trade between Minnesota and Kansas City :
Kansas City gets :
1B Mark Teixeira
C Didi Gregorius
P Jarred Cosart
Minnesota gets :
3B Todd Frazier
Trade between Toronto and Chicago (A) :
Chicago (A) gets :
1B Paul Konerko
P Jason Frasor
3B Evan Longoria
Toronto gets :
RF Coco Crisp
2B Johnathan Herrea
Trade between Chicago (A) and Minnesota :
Minnesota gets :
1B Wilin Rosario
Chicago (A) gets :
3B Todd Frazier
2B Cavan Biggio
1B Greg Bird
Minnesota : Wilin Rosario has been signed to a contract extension, $5,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
Injuries
Friday 8/1/2014 :
CHA: Jimmy Rollins was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Pulled Elbow Ligament.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
PIT: Shin-Soo Choo was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Pulled Medial Collateral Ligament.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 3 weeks.
TOR: Jack Wilson was injured in a bar fight.
Diagnosis: Fractured Nose.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
Sunday 8/3/2014 :
TOR: Franklin Gutierrez was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Pulled Calf Muscle.
He will be OK in about 5 weeks.
SFG: Nate Schierholtz was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Strained Groin Muscle.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 3 weeks.
Monday 8/4/2014 :
NYA: Max Muncy was injured being hit by a pitch.
Diagnosis: Fractured Nose.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
TOR: Alex Gordon was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Tight Shoulder.
He will be OK in about 1-2 weeks.
CHA: Bo Hart was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Stiff Shoulder.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 3 days.
Wednesday 8/6/2014 :
BAL: Barry Zito was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Sore Shoulder.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 5 days.
SEA: Rocco Baldelli was injured being hit by a pitch.
Diagnosis: Bruised Finger.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 5 days.
Thursday 8/7/2014 :
KCR: Kevin Cash was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Strained Hamstring Muscle.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
SFG: Pablo Sandoval was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Tight Shoulder.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 3 days.
Waiver trades are good through the end of the regular season. However, if you want to trade for a player and have them play in the playoffs, they must be on your roster before the 9/1 sim is run. Once the 9/1 sim is run, players can continue to be traded, but they CANNOT be on your playoff roster.
Max 37 GS (due to Opening Day checks not made).
Breaking News
Wednesday 8/6/2014: Matt Cain dominates Kansas City, gives up just one hit
SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco's right-hander Matt Cain is clearly one of the best pitchers in the game. Kansas City found out the hard way, getting just one hit. Cain 5th shutout this season was a masterpiece, as he was almost untouchable. He has now hurled 15th shutouts in his career. Cain (16-4) was really unbelievable, striking out 20 and walking 2, throwing 83 of 132 pitches for strikes. 'I didn't feel that I had good stuff while warming up. But it got better the more I threw the ball. I guess I was lucky.' San Francisco's centerfielder Angel Pagan got 3 hits in 5 AB, homering twice, scoring three times and driving in 4 runs. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Cain. The final score of the game was 10-0.
Wednesday 8/6/2014: Brad Hawpe collects five hits against St. Louis
ST. LOUIS - Brad Hawpe led Houston to a 21-3 win over St. Louis by squeezing five hits out of his bat. Number 1 in the 1st inning, a shot estimated at 355 feet, cleared the wall in right field. In the 5th inning he unloaded a two-run homerun off Anthony Vasquez. He collected singles in the 2nd inning , in the 4th and in the 6th (one RBI). Brad did drive in 5 while scoring 4 runs on his own. He now has a total of 102 hits this season, accounting for a .269 batting average.
Monday 8/4/2014: Player of the Week honors go to Hernandez and James
Oakland's pitcher Felix Hernandez had some reason to celebrate, as the league named him the American League Player of the Week. Felix went 2-0 with an ERA of 0.00, while fanning 20 in 18 innings of work. He pitched two shutouts! Chicago (N)'s pitcher Chuck James had some reason to celebrate as well, as the league named him the National League Player of the Week. Chuck went 2-0 with an ERA of 0.00, while fanning 16 in 18 innings of work. He pitched two shutouts! Chuck has a record of 9-6 this season, with an ERA of 1.72. In 151.1 Innings he was able to strike out 99 batters. Chuck has pitched 6 shutouts and 11 complete games.
Sunday 8/3/2014: Franklin Gutierrez (TOR) will miss 5 weeks
TORONTO - Toronto's Franklin Gutierrez suffered a serious injury Sunday in a game against St. Louis. Gutierrez fell down while running the bases and couldn't get up without help. He will miss probably 5 weeks. Toronto wasted no time and rushed him to an hospital. Team officials were informed later that Gutierrez had suffered a Pulled Calf Muscle. This year Gutierrez drove in 29 and scored 62 runs while batting .265 with 5 taters.
Friday 8/1/2014: Toronto's Johnson earns Pitcher of the Month award
Josh Johnson couldn't have pitched much better than he did in July, and the American League thought so as well, naming the lefty Pitcher of the Month. He struck out 44 hitters in his 7 starts, putting together a record of 5-1 while pitching 44 innings. His ERA in July was 0.49. Josh got two complete game shutouts as well! Opposing players hit .171 against Josh this season. While posting an ERA of 0.99 he went 17-3 in 23 starts, fanning 140 and walking 21 hitters. Josh has pitched 5 shutouts and 10 complete games. He's 1st in the American League in ERA and 3rd in wins! Johan Santana pitched like a legend in July, and the National League named him Pitcher of the Month for his extraordinary performance. He had an ERA of just 0.63 in 43 innings of work in which he struck out 41 hitters. His record in July is 4-1. Johan fired THREE shutouts! This season Santana compiled an ERA of 2.20, going 13-3 in 20 starts. He fanned 149 while giving up 109 hits in 167.2 innings. He has 6 complete games and 5 shutouts.
Friday 8/1/2014: Red hot Lowrie and Freeman win Batter of the Month award
Jed Lowrie of Baltimore wins his 1st Batter of the Month award for putting up the best numbers in the American League. Jed was on fire, hitting .429 with 8 homeruns and 24 RBI. While compiling an on base percentage of .327, Jed hit .288 and slugged .490. He has collected 61 runs batted in this year. It's the 1st time that the National League Batter of the Month award goes to Miami's first baseman Freddie Freeman. He hit .373 with 26 RBI and slugged .716 in 102 at bats. Freddie is hitting .295 this year, with 116 hits in 393 at bats. He has driven in 68 runs, slugging .524. He's 9th in the National League in RBIs and 7th in homeruns!
Thursday 7/31/2014: Bud Smith pitches his 4th shutout of the season
ATLANTA - Great days are rare. But not for Atlanta's left-hander Bud Smith. Boston found out the hard way that he is among the leagues top pitchers, getting just 2 hits. It's his 4th shutout this season, and the 45th time he has done it in his career. Smith (18-3) struck out 2 and issued 1 BB, throwing 71 of 111 pitches for strikes. 'Things like that happen. You take the mound and everything works. My velocity was pretty good today and I guess it showed.' The hitting star for Atlanta was centerfielder Ryan Lollis, he collected 2 hits in 4 trips to the plate, with 2 RBI. The final score of the game was 6-0.
General News
Thursday 7/31/2014 :
CHA: Dustin McGowan pitches a 3-hit shutout against San Francisco!!
ATL: Bud Smith pitches a 2-hit shutout against Boston!!
Thursday 8/1/2014 :
American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Josh Johnson (TOR)!
He had a record of 5-1 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 0.49 and 2 shutouts.
American League-Batter of the Month:
Jed Lowrie (BAL)!
He batted .429 in 98 AB, with 8 homers and 24 RBI.
National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Johan Santana (SFG)!
He had a record of 4-1 in 5 games started, with an ERA of 0.63 and 3 shutouts.
National League-Batter of the Month:
Freddie Freeman (MIA)!
He batted .373 in 102 AB, with 8 homers and 26 RBI.
BOS: Carlos Zambrano pitches a 3-hit shutout against San Diego!!
Saturday 8/2/2014 :
NYA: Carlos Villanueva pitches a 3-hit shutout against Philadelphia!!
Monday 8/4/2014 :
American League-Player of the Week:
P Felix Hernandez (OAK)!
He won 2 games, with 2 shutouts, pitched 18 innings with an ERA of 0.00, fanning 20.
National League-Player of the Week:
P Chuck James (CHN)!
He won 2 games, with 2 shutouts, pitched 18 innings with an ERA of 0.00, fanning 16.
Wednesday 8/6/2014 :
TOR: Odalis Perez pitches a 3-hit shutout against Colorado!!
SFG: Matt Cain sets a new single game San Francisco-Record for Strikeouts with 17!
SFG: Matt Cain pitches a 1-hit shutout against Kansas City!!
SFG: Matt Cain strikes out 20 against Kansas City.
Thursday 8/7/2014 :
SDG: Corey Kluber pitches a 3-hit shutout against Texas!!
Transactions
Thursday 7/31/2014 :
Toronto : Odalis Perez has been signed to a contract extension, $6,880,000 per year, for 3 years.
Kansas City : Carl Pavano has been signed to a contract extension, $2,000,000 per year, for 1 years.
Trade between Texas and Atlanta :
Atlanta gets :
RF John Raynor
Texas gets :
P Travis Buck
Trade between Minnesota and Kansas City :
Kansas City gets :
1B Mark Teixeira
C Didi Gregorius
P Jarred Cosart
Minnesota gets :
3B Todd Frazier
Trade between Toronto and Chicago (A) :
Chicago (A) gets :
1B Paul Konerko
P Jason Frasor
3B Evan Longoria
Toronto gets :
RF Coco Crisp
2B Johnathan Herrea
Trade between Chicago (A) and Minnesota :
Minnesota gets :
1B Wilin Rosario
Chicago (A) gets :
3B Todd Frazier
2B Cavan Biggio
1B Greg Bird
Minnesota : Wilin Rosario has been signed to a contract extension, $5,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
Injuries
Friday 8/1/2014 :
CHA: Jimmy Rollins was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Pulled Elbow Ligament.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
PIT: Shin-Soo Choo was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Pulled Medial Collateral Ligament.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 3 weeks.
TOR: Jack Wilson was injured in a bar fight.
Diagnosis: Fractured Nose.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
Sunday 8/3/2014 :
TOR: Franklin Gutierrez was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Pulled Calf Muscle.
He will be OK in about 5 weeks.
SFG: Nate Schierholtz was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Strained Groin Muscle.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 3 weeks.
Monday 8/4/2014 :
NYA: Max Muncy was injured being hit by a pitch.
Diagnosis: Fractured Nose.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
TOR: Alex Gordon was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Tight Shoulder.
He will be OK in about 1-2 weeks.
CHA: Bo Hart was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Stiff Shoulder.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 3 days.
Wednesday 8/6/2014 :
BAL: Barry Zito was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Sore Shoulder.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 5 days.
SEA: Rocco Baldelli was injured being hit by a pitch.
Diagnosis: Bruised Finger.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 5 days.
Thursday 8/7/2014 :
KCR: Kevin Cash was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Strained Hamstring Muscle.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
SFG: Pablo Sandoval was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Tight Shoulder.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 3 days.