8/8 - 8/15 ... Next Sim FRI PM

[CSCommish]

File and pages are up. Next sim is FRIDAY evening, an 8-day sim to get us to 8/24/1998; get your exports in by 7:30 PM Eastern.

Waiver Trade Deadline prior to the last regular season sim.

MAX 35 GS.



Breaking News

Monday 8/15/1998: Hyzdu (TOR) and Guerrero (MON) win P.O.W. award
The American League Player of the Week award goes to Adam Hyzdu, Toronto's starting rightfielder. Hyzdu helped his team with an average of .600 and 9 RBI in 25 at bats. The Player of the Week award in the National League goes to Montreal's Vladimir Guerrero this time, as the rightfielder displayed the best offensive perfomance in his league. Vladimir went 16 for 38 (.421), while hitting 6 HR and collecting 16 RBI.

Sunday 8/14/1998: Atlanta's Fred McGriff gets milestone hit
PITTSBURGH - Atlanta's players had every reason to congratulate Fred McGriff, who reached a milestone today, collecting his 2000th career hit! His hit in the 7th inning was a two run homerun off Paul Wagner. Along with his 2000 hits, Fred collected 316 homeruns and 1291 RBI in 14 seasons. 'Wow. That is all I can say now. I'm thrilled.'

Saturday 8/13/1998: Ichiro Suzuki drills 6 hits
BOSTON - On Saturday, New York (A)'s rightfielder Ichiro Suzuki displayed his sensational ability to handle the bat against Boston, punishing their pitchers with six hits. Number 4 in the 7th inning, a shot estimated at 319 feet, cleared the wall in left field. A pitch from Mark Grant in the 8th inning left his bat for a RBI triple. He collected singles in the 1st inning , in the 2nd (one RBI) , in the 6th (one RBI) and in the 8th inning (one RBI). Ichiro scored 4 runs, and he collected 5 RBI as well! This season has been a good one for him so far, as he has 175 hits in 472 at bats, resulting in a .371 batting average. The final score of the game was 33-2.

Friday 8/12/1998: Hideo Nomo turns in great performance against Chicago (N)
LOS ANGELES (N) - Los Angeles (N)'s right-hander Hideo Nomo is a great pitcher. And he once again showed his stuff, blanking Chicago (N) on just 2 hits. It's his 2nd shutout this season, and the 9th time he has done it in his career. Nomo (13-7) was overpowering, fanning 10 while walking 1, throwing 120 pitches. 'They took some ugly cuts at my breaking stuff, so I kept throwing it. Fortunately they were not able to adjust in time.' Los Angeles (N)'s second baseman Luis Alicea went 2 for 4, homering once, with 2 RBI. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Nomo. Los Angeles (N) improved its record to 81-35, scoring 7 runs on 12 hits.

Friday 8/12/1998: Greg Maddux NO-HITS Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH - Atlanta's right-hander Greg Maddux made some history today, firing a no-hitter against Pittsburgh. Their hitters found out the hard way that he is among the leagues top pitchers, never having a chance against his overpowering stuff. Ray Lankford spoiled the bid for a perfect game when he walked with no outs in the 7th inning. 'Giving my team a chance to win is the most important thing for me. I was able to do it today, and it's especially nice to do it in such fashion.' Maddux (17-7) fanned 5 and walked 2, throwing 114 pitches. Mike Stanley provided Atlanta with the offense Maddux needed as he finished 2 for 4. Atlanta improved its record to 71-45, scoring 4 runs on 7 hits.

Thursday 8/11/1998: Mike Moore out for 4-5 weeks
ST. LOUIS - St. Louis is without its right-hander Mike Moore for at least 4-5 weeks. He injured himself while throwing a pitch to Al Chambers in a game against New York (N). His face showed signs of pain immediately after the ball left his hand. After x-rays were taken the diagnosis did not surprise many: Torn Bicep Muscle. Surgery will be performed next week. Mike has a record of 1-6 this season, with an ERA of 5.05. In 62.1 Innings he was able to strike out 58 batters.

Monday 8/8/1998: Sid Fernandez blanks Tampa Bay with a 2-hitter
TAMPA BAY - Sid Fernandez had some fun again. Tampa Bay hitters did not. Detroit's southpaw gave up just 2 hits in his 2nd shutout of the season. He now has 19 career shutouts in 403 games started. 'They took some ugly cuts at my breaking stuff, so I kept throwing it. Fortunately they were not able to adjust in time.' Fernandez (15-5) struck out 7 and walked 2, throwing 69 of 103 pitches for strikes. Eddie Zambrano helped Fernandez at the plate, he went 1 for 3, doubling once. Detroit scored 1 run on 5 hits.

General News

Monday 8/8/1998 :
DET: Sid Fernandez pitches a 2-hit shutout against Tampa Bay!!
KCR: Chris Hammond sets a new single game Kansas City-Record for Strikeouts with 15!
KCR: Chris Hammond fans 15 batters against Oakland.

Wednesday 8/10/1998 :
TBR: Ivan Rodriguez sets a new season Tampa Bay-Record for Stolen Bases with 38!
TBR: Mickey Morandini sets a new season Tampa Bay-Record for Stolen Bases with 38!
FLA: David Ortiz sets a new season Florida-Record for Homeruns with 24!

Friday 8/12/1998 :
ATL: Greg Maddux pitches a NO-HITTER against Pittsburgh!!
LAN: Hideo Nomo pitches a 2-hit shutout against Chicago (N)!!

Saturday 8/13/1998 :
NYA: Ichiro Suzuki has 6 hits against Boston.
FLA: Gregg Jefferies sets a new season Florida-Record for Triples with 10!

Monday 8/15/1998 :
American League-Player of the Week:
RF Adam Hyzdu (TOR)!
He batted .600 in 25 AB, with 6 HR and 9 RBI.

National League-Player of the Week:
RF Vladimir Guerrero (MON)!
He batted .421 in 38 AB, with 6 HR and 16 RBI.

TBR: Ivan Rodriguez sets a new season Tampa Bay-Record for Stolen Bases with 39!

Transactions

Monday 8/8/1998 :
Florida : Scott Garrelts has been signed to a contract extension, $3,650,000 per year, for 3 years.
Tampa Bay : Steve Parris has been signed to a contract extension, $480,000 per year, for 2 years.

Injuries

Tuesday 8/9/1998 :
KCR: Chris Carpenter was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Inflamed Tricep Muscle.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 3 weeks.

LAN: Lenny Dykstra was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Sprained Ankle.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.

Wednesday 8/10/1998 :
MIL: Bryce Florie was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Blister On Finger.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 6 days.

Thursday 8/11/1998 :
CLE: Darrel Akerfelds was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Tight Elbow.
He is out for about one week.

STL: Mike Moore was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Torn Bicep Muscle.
He will be OK in about 4-5 weeks.

Friday 8/12/1998 :
DET: Livan Hernandez was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Strained Back Muscle.
He will be OK in about one week.

Saturday 8/13/1998 :
BAL: Rod Nichols was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Inflamed Elbow Ligament.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 1-2 weeks.

MON: Allan Anderson was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Strained Bicep Tendon.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 4 weeks.

STL: Eddie Zosky was injured being hit by a pitch.
Diagnosis: Scratched Cornea Eye.
He is out for about 1-2 weeks.

LAN: Joel Adamson was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Sore Shoulder.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 6 days.

Sunday 8/14/1998 :
CHA: Ed Taubensee was injured being hit by a pitch.
Diagnosis: Concussion.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 6 days.

FLA: Mark Hutton was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Hyper Extended Elbow.
He will be OK in about one week.

NYM: Nelson Liriano was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Pulled Elbow Ligament.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 1-2 weeks.

Monday 8/15/1998 :
NYA: John Hope was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Strained Bicep Tendon.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 3-4 weeks.

CAL: Lance Blankenship was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Torn Back Muscle.
He is definitely out for the season!

BOS: Brian Holman was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Sore Back.
He is out for about one week.

FLA: Randy Winn was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Strained Hamstring Muscle.
He is out for about 4 weeks.

[Boston Red Sox]

Why is Pete Harnisch in the bullpen. Looks like a blatant tank move to me.

[Boston Red Sox]

I had my pick dropped for less

[marlinsgm]

Mar 24, 2022 2:19:10 GMT -5 Boston Red Sox said:

Why is Pete Harnisch in the bullpen. Looks like a blatant tank move to me.

Dude has a lifetime era of 5.26 and has never been under 4 and this is a huge concern? Fuck, I’d probably send him to AAA

[jmich24]

Mar 24, 2022 2:19:10 GMT -5 Boston Red Sox said:

Why is Pete Harnisch in the bullpen. Looks like a blatant tank move to me.

He recently took good PD. I tried to trade for him. I agree, he should be a starter now.

[stooolfan]

Mar 24, 2022 6:34:36 GMT -5 marlinsgm said:

Mar 24, 2022 2:19:10 GMT -5 Boston Red Sox said:

Why is Pete Harnisch in the bullpen. Looks like a blatant tank move to me.

Dude has a lifetime era of 5.26 and has never been under 4 and this is a huge concern? Fuck, I’d probably send him to AAA

Dude got a pd, so his stats before now mean nothing. Dan prob hasn’t had a chance to swap him

[Deleted]

Bobby Abreu increases his talent in hitting homers!

Let’s gooooooo

[bigmark]

Mar 24, 2022 6:34:36 GMT -5 marlinsgm said:

Mar 24, 2022 2:19:10 GMT -5 Boston Red Sox said:

Why is Pete Harnisch in the bullpen. Looks like a blatant tank move to me.

Dude has a lifetime era of 5.26 and has never been under 4 and this is a huge concern? Fuck, I’d probably send him to AAA

Yep sometimes these guys have late rate ups and still shit the bed as starters. Like phoenix and Jones for me this season both excellent ratings but awful starts

[Danchevy]

Mar 24, 2022 11:47:59 GMT -5 bigmark said:

Mar 24, 2022 6:34:36 GMT -5 marlinsgm said:

Dude has a lifetime era of 5.26 and has never been under 4 and this is a huge concern? Fuck, I’d probably send him to AAA

Yep sometimes these guys have late rate ups and still shit the bed as starters. Like phoenix and Jones for me this season both excellent ratings but awful starts

Saw the PD and was so excited didn't realize he wasn't in my rotation until seeing this. He's labeled as a starter so just didn't didn't think to check. 

PM sent for changes for next sim.

[Danchevy]

Also I believe it took Harnisch atleast a few sims after the PD for his ratings to rise above Colon. So maybe 2 sims of him not being where he should have been as I overlooked it. My bad.

Like I said PM sent to correct it.

[Boston Red Sox]

Mar 24, 2022 14:23:43 GMT -5 Danchevy said:

Also I believe it took Harnisch atleast a few sims after the PD for his ratings to rise above Colon. So maybe 2 sims of him not being where he should have been as I overlooked it. My bad.

Like I said PM sent to correct it.

At least you're fixing it, better than others here in the past. I have been autoing my team all year to make sure I'm playing the best I have.

[Boston Red Sox]

Mar 24, 2022 6:34:36 GMT -5 marlinsgm said:

Mar 24, 2022 2:19:10 GMT -5 Boston Red Sox said:

Why is Pete Harnisch in the bullpen. Looks like a blatant tank move to me.

Dude has a lifetime era of 5.26 and has never been under 4 and this is a huge concern? Fuck, I’d probably send him to AAA

what is this is even

he clearly took a PD, and his ratings have shot up, and Seattle even mentioned how great a PD it was the thread it happened, so he couldn't claim he didn't know.

do the minimum research beyond looking at his stats.

[Danchevy]

Mar 24, 2022 15:43:51 GMT -5 Boston Red Sox said:

Mar 24, 2022 14:23:43 GMT -5 Danchevy said:

Also I believe it took Harnisch atleast a few sims after the PD for his ratings to rise above Colon. So maybe 2 sims of him not being where he should have been as I overlooked it. My bad.

Like I said PM sent to correct it.

At least you're fixing it, better than others here in the past. I have been autoing my team all year to make sure I'm playing the best I have.

Ya don't have a ton of time to get on the computer at the moment but just figured Harnisch was starting but looking back I guess he wasn't as good as Colon or was somewhat comparable. Should have checked it. Might have put him as a starter from day one of his PD and lost a few more games while he was getting his number ratings up haha.

[marlinsgm]

Mar 24, 2022 16:13:36 GMT -5 Boston Red Sox said:

Mar 24, 2022 6:34:36 GMT -5 marlinsgm said:

Dude has a lifetime era of 5.26 and has never been under 4 and this is a huge concern? Fuck, I’d probably send him to AAA

what is this is even

he clearly took a PD, and his ratings have shot up, and Seattle even mentioned how great a PD it was the thread it happened, so he couldn't claim he didn't know.

do the minimum research beyond looking at his stats.

Seriously GFY. You wonder why everyone gives you so much shit. I didn’t take the time to look at the SEATTLE FREAKING MARINERS PD bumps. I looked at the player, and this may be a surprise to you, but there are countless dudes in this league who have great ratings who suck in ootp, so wasn’t that out of the ordinary to me. Lighten up Francis. Also, quit acting like a Yankees fan and put your money where your mouth is or else just agree that they’re a 4th place team.

[Boston Red Sox]

Mar 24, 2022 17:01:55 GMT -5 marlinsgm said:

Mar 24, 2022 16:13:36 GMT -5 Boston Red Sox said:

what is this is even

he clearly took a PD, and his ratings have shot up, and Seattle even mentioned how great a PD it was the thread it happened, so he couldn't claim he didn't know.

do the minimum research beyond looking at his stats.

Seriously GFY. You wonder why everyone gives you so much shit. I didn’t take the time to look at the SEATTLE FREAKING MARINERS PD bumps. I looked at the player, and this may be a surprise to you, but there are countless dudes in this league who have great ratings who suck in ootp, so wasn’t that out of the ordinary to me. Lighten up Francis. Also, quit acting like a Yankees fan and put your money where your mouth is or else just agree that they’re a 4th place team.

Why does this make it ok to not play your best rated guys when you're not trying to win. Missing the forest for the trees much? You're being a smartass first with your basic stats so don't act like it was me.

[marlinsgm]

Mar 24, 2022 17:17:04 GMT -5 Boston Red Sox said:

Mar 24, 2022 17:01:55 GMT -5 marlinsgm said:

Seriously GFY. You wonder why everyone gives you so much shit. I didn’t take the time to look at the SEATTLE FREAKING MARINERS PD bumps. I looked at the player, and this may be a surprise to you, but there are countless dudes in this league who have great ratings who suck in ootp, so wasn’t that out of the ordinary to me. Lighten up Francis. Also, quit acting like a Yankees fan and put your money where your mouth is or else just agree that they’re a 4th place team.

Why does this make it ok to not play your best rated guys when you're not trying to win. Missing the forest for the trees much? You're being a smartass first with your basic stats so don't act like it was me.

Correct, I was being a smart ass because I was unaware that someone appointed you deputy dog to watch over everyone's team, so that part is correct. If my best rated guy continues to not perform,
I'm not playing him. I've had guys, pitchers dominate AAA with F/AVG/BR/BR/F ratings or G/G in place of the BR/BR who I've called up and they've actually outperformed guys with much better ratings.
Harnisch had never done anything worth mentioning, and his ratings were pretty solid BEFORE the bump. Why should I have to play someone who continues to suck just because they have G/G/G/G/AVG/G or whatever
ratings? Because you say so? It's tiresome. I defended you from a lot of the shit you were taking. Now I'm telling you, THIS is why people have issues with you. I'd say you have plenty to worry about with
your own team. I'm sure you'll still get Pujols or whoever it is that's so important to you.

[bigmark]

Correction only the teams battling him for pujols 😁😉

[Boston Red Sox]

Mar 24, 2022 18:39:36 GMT -5 bigmark said:

Correction only the teams battling him for pujols 😁😉

Correction only teams that have acted holier than thou all season after 2 straight years of less than 30 wins themselves.

[Boston Red Sox]

Mar 24, 2022 17:49:36 GMT -5 marlinsgm said:

Mar 24, 2022 17:17:04 GMT -5 Boston Red Sox said:

Why does this make it ok to not play your best rated guys when you're not trying to win. Missing the forest for the trees much? You're being a smartass first with your basic stats so don't act like it was me.

Correct, I was being a smart ass because I was unaware that someone appointed you deputy dog to watch over everyone's team, so that part is correct. If my best rated guy continues to not perform,
I'm not playing him. I've had guys, pitchers dominate AAA with F/AVG/BR/BR/F ratings or G/G in place of the BR/BR who I've called up and they've actually outperformed guys with much better ratings.
Harnisch had never done anything worth mentioning, and his ratings were pretty solid BEFORE the bump. Why should I have to play someone who continues to suck just because they have G/G/G/G/AVG/G or whatever
ratings? Because you say so? It's tiresome. I defended you from a lot of the shit you were taking. Now I'm telling you, THIS is why people have issues with you. I'd say you have plenty to worry about with
your own team. I'm sure you'll still get Pujols or whoever it is that's so important to you.

I've literally been auto running the team with the cpu to make sure I run the best guys of the shitheap I have. Please tell me how I can improve without adding a single dollar and I'll gladly listen. I've been doing everything exactly how I should at the start of a horrible rebuild.

[Danchevy]

Mar 24, 2022 18:50:58 GMT -5 Boston Red Sox said:

Mar 24, 2022 17:49:36 GMT -5 marlinsgm said:

Correct, I was being a smart ass because I was unaware that someone appointed you deputy dog to watch over everyone's team, so that part is correct. If my best rated guy continues to not perform,
I'm not playing him. I've had guys, pitchers dominate AAA with F/AVG/BR/BR/F ratings or G/G in place of the BR/BR who I've called up and they've actually outperformed guys with much better ratings.
Harnisch had never done anything worth mentioning, and his ratings were pretty solid BEFORE the bump. Why should I have to play someone who continues to suck just because they have G/G/G/G/AVG/G or whatever
ratings? Because you say so? It's tiresome. I defended you from a lot of the shit you were taking. Now I'm telling you, THIS is why people have issues with you. I'd say you have plenty to worry about with
your own team. I'm sure you'll still get Pujols or whoever it is that's so important to you.

I've literally been auto running the team with the cpu to make sure I run the best guys of the shitheap I have. Please tell me how I can improve without adding a single dollar and I'll gladly listen. I've been doing everything exactly how I should at the start of a horrible rebuild.

Only question I have about autoing your lineup every sim is regarding starting rotation. If the auto moves around your rotation, I know it won't take into account tired pitchers. So by autoing the lineup are you somewhat starting tired pitchers thus aiding you inksing games?

Just food for thought.

[Boston Red Sox]

Mar 24, 2022 20:17:55 GMT -5 Danchevy said:

Mar 24, 2022 18:50:58 GMT -5 Boston Red Sox said:

I've literally been auto running the team with the cpu to make sure I run the best guys of the shitheap I have. Please tell me how I can improve without adding a single dollar and I'll gladly listen. I've been doing everything exactly how I should at the start of a horrible rebuild.

Only question I have about autoing your lineup every sim is regarding starting rotation. If the auto moves around your rotation, I know it won't take into account tired pitchers. So by autoing the lineup are you somewhat starting tired pitchers thus aiding you inksing games?

Just food for thought.

no?

I don't auto rotation unless there is a new guy that needs to move in or an injury happens. the lineup has been getting auto'd at least once a month.

[Boston Red Sox]

only a cheater would even consider that lol

[Boston Red Sox]

Mar 24, 2022 21:14:41 GMT -5 Boston Red Sox said:

only a cheater would even consider that lol

and i mean this as in you and i think different

this idea wouldn't even cross my mind.

the fact it does yours shows a willingness to go there imo lol

i keep it on highest rested regardless

[Danchevy]

I think my mind understand that loopholes of the game and how other would try to abuse them. That being said I've never done what I suggested above, fully knowing that it would more then likely cause more loses and in turn be a way to "intentionally" tank that would be incredibly hard to track.

[Boston Red Sox]

Mar 25, 2022 7:53:52 GMT -5 Danchevy said:

I think my mind understand that loopholes of the game and how other would try to abuse them. That being said I've never done what I suggested above, fully knowing that it would more then likely cause more loses and in turn be a way to "intentionally" tank that would be incredibly hard to track.

the only time you should be using strict order is the playoffs really

it makes sense to always start highest rested