Post by CSCommish on May 2, 2022 20:02:42 GMT -5
File and pages are up. Next sim is WEDNESDAY evening, a 7-day sim to get us to 6/9/1999; get your exports in by 7:30 PM Eastern.
Extensions and Trade Frenzy are open! Trades much include either one of the following on at least side: 3.0 gold star, 4.0 blue star or 1st Round Pick. 10 pts for first trade, 5 pts for each one thereafter, no pts for repeat trade partners.
Top Prospect Callups deadline at trade deadline.
MAX 35 GS.
Breaking News
Wednesday 6/1/1999: Toronto's Russell earns Pitcher of the Month award
The best month of May in the American League certainly had Toronto's right-hander Jeff Russell, earning him the Pitcher of the Month award. He struck out 32 hitters in his 6 starts, putting together a record of 5-0 while pitching 32 innings. His ERA in May was 0.74. His ERA of 1.85 helped him to a 7-2 record this year. He struck out 66 and walked 12 in 73 innings. He's 1st in the American League in ERA and 4th in wins! Montreal's Mike Poehl had a terrific May, and it earned him the National League Pitcher of the month award. He went 3-0 in May and finished the month with an ERA of 0.23. He struck out 43 in 39 innings. Mike has a record of 5-0 this season, with an ERA of 1.08. In 75 Innings he was able to strike out 76 batters.
Wednesday 6/1/1999: Red hot Rivera and Bonds win Batter of the Month award
The Batter of the Month award in the American League goes to Detroit's Luis A. Rivera this time, as the shortstop displayed the best offensive perfomance in his league. Luis A. was on fire, hitting .414 with 11 homeruns and 29 RBI. Rivera has hit 15 homeruns this year while batting .381. He adds 10 doubles, along with 50 runs scored. He's 2nd in the American League in batting, 7th in homeruns and 7th in RBI! The National League's best player of the month was San Francisco's Barry Bonds, who wins the award for the 6th time in his career. Barry went 46 for 99 (.465), while hitting 10 HR and collecting 34 RBI. His season features a batting average of .388 (76 hits in 196 AB), 21 doubles, 2 triples and 17 bombs. Bonds collected 53 RBI and 55 runs as well. He's 2nd in the National League in batting, 4th in homeruns and 2nd in RBI!
Monday 5/30/1999: Darren Daulton out for 8 weeks
OAKLAND - Oakland's catcher Darren Daulton will miss about 8 weeks after being knocked unconscious in a collision at home plate, in the 9th inning of the game between Oakland and Cleveland. He was helped off the field after the incident. Daulton will miss at least 8 weeks. After being examined by several specialists the diagnosis is clear: Dislocated Shoulder. Daulton has walked 26 times this year and posts a .283 OBP. While batting .186, 37 for 199, he has driven in 10 runs.
Monday 5/30/1999: Detroit's Branyan wins Player of the Week award
The American League's best player of the week was Detroit's Russell Branyan, who wins the award for the 1st time in his career. Russell pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .400 with 5 HR and 8 RBI while slugging 1.000. The Player of the Week award in the National League goes to Florida's Felix Jose this time, as the rightfielder displayed the best offensive perfomance in his league. Jose helped his team with an average of .591 and 16 RBI in 22 at bats. Felix managed to drive in at least one run in every game he played this week. Felix has gone 67 for 171 (.392) this season, hitting 19 bombs and driving in 54 runs. He has scored 43 runs on his own. He's 1st in the National League in batting, 2nd in homeruns and 1st in RBI!
Friday 5/27/1999: Houston's Springer out for 6 weeks
HOUSTON - Houston's right-hander Russ Springer suffered a severe injury on Friday and will be out for at least 6 weeks. In the 4th of the game against Chicago (N) he experienced pain in his throwing arm and had to leave the game. Spasms Back was the diagnosis after x-rays were taken in a nearby hospital. The message shocked teammates and team officials. This season Springer compiled an ERA of 5.09, going 1-0 in 0 starts. He fanned 14 while giving up 22 hits in 23 innings.
Wednesday 5/25/1999: Mel Hall clubs six hits in a game
COLORADO - Mel Hall is among the best pure hitters in the game, but his 6 hit performance seemed to surprise even himself. He had singles in the 3rd inning , in the 4th (one RBI) , in the 6th inning , in the 7th , in the 9th inning and in the 10th (one RBI). Mel did drive in 2 while scoring 2 runs on his own. He now has a total of 50 hits this season, accounting for a .309 batting average. Atlanta improved its record to 29-20, scoring 17 runs on 20 hits.
General News
Wednesday 5/25/1999 :
DET: Russell Branyan slams 3 homers against Minnesota.
ATL: Mel Hall sets a new single Extra-Inning Game NL-Record for Hits with 6!
ATL: Mel Hall has 6 hits against Colorado.
Friday 5/27/1999 :
SFG: Bryan Harvey strikes out 15 against San Diego.
Saturday 5/28/1999 :
Matt D. Williams hits a 512-foot homerun!!
Monday 5/30/1999 :
American League-Player of the Week:
RF Russell Branyan (DET)!
He batted .400 in 25 AB, with 5 HR and 8 RBI.
National League-Player of the Week:
RF Felix Jose (FLA)!
He batted .591 in 22 AB, with 4 HR and 16 RBI.
Bobby Abreu hits a 504-foot homerun!!
Tuesday 6/1/1999 :
American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Jeff Russell (TOR)!
He had a record of 5-0 in 6 games started, with an ERA of 0.74.
American League-Batter of the Month:
Luis A. Rivera (DET)!
He batted .414 in 116 AB, with 11 homers and 29 RBI.
National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Mike Poehl (MON)!
He had a record of 3-0 in 6 games started, with an ERA of 0.23.
National League-Batter of the Month:
Barry Bonds (SFG)!
He batted .465 in 99 AB, with 10 homers and 34 RBI.
Jeremy Giambi hits a 499-foot homerun!!
Transactions
Wednesday 5/25/1999 :
Cleveland: Released LF Pedro Swann.
Cleveland: Released P Mark Thompson.
Cleveland: Released LF Ernie Young.
Cleveland: Released P Steve Wojciechowski.
Cleveland: Released P Jerry Dipoto.
Trade between Tampa Bay and Florida :
Florida gets :
3B Felix Jose
C Ivan Rodriguez
Tampa Bay gets :
P Mark Buehrle
P Kelvim Escobar
SS Jack Wilson
3B Eric Chavez
Trade between Toronto and St. Louis :
St. Louis gets :
P Rosario Rodriguez
Toronto gets :
RF Mike Greenwell
Thursday 6/2/1999 :
Kansas City : Kenny Lofton has been signed to a contract extension, $4,790,000 per year, for 4 years.
Pittsburgh : Hal Morris has been signed to a contract extension, $3,600,000 per year, for 2 years.
Minnesota : Paul Quantrill has been signed to a contract extension, $2,250,000 per year, for 7 years.
Minnesota : Matt D. Williams has been signed to a contract extension, $8,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Minnesota : Mike Piazza has been signed to a contract extension, $20,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Injuries
Thursday 5/26/1999 :
NYM: Rick White was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Stiff Shoulder.
He is out for about one week.
COL: Joaquin Benoit was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Inflamed Back Muscle.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 1-2 weeks.
Friday 5/27/1999 :
HOU: Russ Springer was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Spasms Back.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 6 weeks.
Saturday 5/28/1999 :
NYA: Alex Ramirez was injured being hit by a pitch.
Diagnosis: Fractured Nose.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 5 days.
CLE: Damion Easley was injured being hit by a pitch.
Diagnosis: Fractured Nose.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 5 days.
Monday 5/30/1999 :
OAK: Darren Daulton Daulton was injured in a collision at home plate.
Diagnosis: Dislocated Shoulder.
He is out for about 8 weeks.
CIN: Steve Avery was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Strained Back Muscle.
He will be OK in about one week.
Tuesday 5/31/1999 :
ARZ: Wil Cordero was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Bruised Foot.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 3 days.
Wednesday 6/1/1999 :
PIT: Nomar Garciaparra was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Bruised Heel.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 3 days.
Extensions and Trade Frenzy are open! Trades much include either one of the following on at least side: 3.0 gold star, 4.0 blue star or 1st Round Pick. 10 pts for first trade, 5 pts for each one thereafter, no pts for repeat trade partners.
Top Prospect Callups deadline at trade deadline.
MAX 35 GS.
Breaking News
Wednesday 6/1/1999: Toronto's Russell earns Pitcher of the Month award
The best month of May in the American League certainly had Toronto's right-hander Jeff Russell, earning him the Pitcher of the Month award. He struck out 32 hitters in his 6 starts, putting together a record of 5-0 while pitching 32 innings. His ERA in May was 0.74. His ERA of 1.85 helped him to a 7-2 record this year. He struck out 66 and walked 12 in 73 innings. He's 1st in the American League in ERA and 4th in wins! Montreal's Mike Poehl had a terrific May, and it earned him the National League Pitcher of the month award. He went 3-0 in May and finished the month with an ERA of 0.23. He struck out 43 in 39 innings. Mike has a record of 5-0 this season, with an ERA of 1.08. In 75 Innings he was able to strike out 76 batters.
Wednesday 6/1/1999: Red hot Rivera and Bonds win Batter of the Month award
The Batter of the Month award in the American League goes to Detroit's Luis A. Rivera this time, as the shortstop displayed the best offensive perfomance in his league. Luis A. was on fire, hitting .414 with 11 homeruns and 29 RBI. Rivera has hit 15 homeruns this year while batting .381. He adds 10 doubles, along with 50 runs scored. He's 2nd in the American League in batting, 7th in homeruns and 7th in RBI! The National League's best player of the month was San Francisco's Barry Bonds, who wins the award for the 6th time in his career. Barry went 46 for 99 (.465), while hitting 10 HR and collecting 34 RBI. His season features a batting average of .388 (76 hits in 196 AB), 21 doubles, 2 triples and 17 bombs. Bonds collected 53 RBI and 55 runs as well. He's 2nd in the National League in batting, 4th in homeruns and 2nd in RBI!
Monday 5/30/1999: Darren Daulton out for 8 weeks
OAKLAND - Oakland's catcher Darren Daulton will miss about 8 weeks after being knocked unconscious in a collision at home plate, in the 9th inning of the game between Oakland and Cleveland. He was helped off the field after the incident. Daulton will miss at least 8 weeks. After being examined by several specialists the diagnosis is clear: Dislocated Shoulder. Daulton has walked 26 times this year and posts a .283 OBP. While batting .186, 37 for 199, he has driven in 10 runs.
Monday 5/30/1999: Detroit's Branyan wins Player of the Week award
The American League's best player of the week was Detroit's Russell Branyan, who wins the award for the 1st time in his career. Russell pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .400 with 5 HR and 8 RBI while slugging 1.000. The Player of the Week award in the National League goes to Florida's Felix Jose this time, as the rightfielder displayed the best offensive perfomance in his league. Jose helped his team with an average of .591 and 16 RBI in 22 at bats. Felix managed to drive in at least one run in every game he played this week. Felix has gone 67 for 171 (.392) this season, hitting 19 bombs and driving in 54 runs. He has scored 43 runs on his own. He's 1st in the National League in batting, 2nd in homeruns and 1st in RBI!
Friday 5/27/1999: Houston's Springer out for 6 weeks
HOUSTON - Houston's right-hander Russ Springer suffered a severe injury on Friday and will be out for at least 6 weeks. In the 4th of the game against Chicago (N) he experienced pain in his throwing arm and had to leave the game. Spasms Back was the diagnosis after x-rays were taken in a nearby hospital. The message shocked teammates and team officials. This season Springer compiled an ERA of 5.09, going 1-0 in 0 starts. He fanned 14 while giving up 22 hits in 23 innings.
Wednesday 5/25/1999: Mel Hall clubs six hits in a game
COLORADO - Mel Hall is among the best pure hitters in the game, but his 6 hit performance seemed to surprise even himself. He had singles in the 3rd inning , in the 4th (one RBI) , in the 6th inning , in the 7th , in the 9th inning and in the 10th (one RBI). Mel did drive in 2 while scoring 2 runs on his own. He now has a total of 50 hits this season, accounting for a .309 batting average. Atlanta improved its record to 29-20, scoring 17 runs on 20 hits.
General News
Wednesday 5/25/1999 :
DET: Russell Branyan slams 3 homers against Minnesota.
ATL: Mel Hall sets a new single Extra-Inning Game NL-Record for Hits with 6!
ATL: Mel Hall has 6 hits against Colorado.
Friday 5/27/1999 :
SFG: Bryan Harvey strikes out 15 against San Diego.
Saturday 5/28/1999 :
Matt D. Williams hits a 512-foot homerun!!
Monday 5/30/1999 :
American League-Player of the Week:
RF Russell Branyan (DET)!
He batted .400 in 25 AB, with 5 HR and 8 RBI.
National League-Player of the Week:
RF Felix Jose (FLA)!
He batted .591 in 22 AB, with 4 HR and 16 RBI.
Bobby Abreu hits a 504-foot homerun!!
Tuesday 6/1/1999 :
American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Jeff Russell (TOR)!
He had a record of 5-0 in 6 games started, with an ERA of 0.74.
American League-Batter of the Month:
Luis A. Rivera (DET)!
He batted .414 in 116 AB, with 11 homers and 29 RBI.
National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Mike Poehl (MON)!
He had a record of 3-0 in 6 games started, with an ERA of 0.23.
National League-Batter of the Month:
Barry Bonds (SFG)!
He batted .465 in 99 AB, with 10 homers and 34 RBI.
Jeremy Giambi hits a 499-foot homerun!!
Transactions
Wednesday 5/25/1999 :
Cleveland: Released LF Pedro Swann.
Cleveland: Released P Mark Thompson.
Cleveland: Released LF Ernie Young.
Cleveland: Released P Steve Wojciechowski.
Cleveland: Released P Jerry Dipoto.
Trade between Tampa Bay and Florida :
Florida gets :
3B Felix Jose
C Ivan Rodriguez
Tampa Bay gets :
P Mark Buehrle
P Kelvim Escobar
SS Jack Wilson
3B Eric Chavez
Trade between Toronto and St. Louis :
St. Louis gets :
P Rosario Rodriguez
Toronto gets :
RF Mike Greenwell
Thursday 6/2/1999 :
Kansas City : Kenny Lofton has been signed to a contract extension, $4,790,000 per year, for 4 years.
Pittsburgh : Hal Morris has been signed to a contract extension, $3,600,000 per year, for 2 years.
Minnesota : Paul Quantrill has been signed to a contract extension, $2,250,000 per year, for 7 years.
Minnesota : Matt D. Williams has been signed to a contract extension, $8,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Minnesota : Mike Piazza has been signed to a contract extension, $20,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Injuries
Thursday 5/26/1999 :
NYM: Rick White was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Stiff Shoulder.
He is out for about one week.
COL: Joaquin Benoit was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Inflamed Back Muscle.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 1-2 weeks.
Friday 5/27/1999 :
HOU: Russ Springer was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Spasms Back.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 6 weeks.
Saturday 5/28/1999 :
NYA: Alex Ramirez was injured being hit by a pitch.
Diagnosis: Fractured Nose.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 5 days.
CLE: Damion Easley was injured being hit by a pitch.
Diagnosis: Fractured Nose.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 5 days.
Monday 5/30/1999 :
OAK: Darren Daulton Daulton was injured in a collision at home plate.
Diagnosis: Dislocated Shoulder.
He is out for about 8 weeks.
CIN: Steve Avery was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Strained Back Muscle.
He will be OK in about one week.
Tuesday 5/31/1999 :
ARZ: Wil Cordero was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Bruised Foot.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 3 days.
Wednesday 6/1/1999 :
PIT: Nomar Garciaparra was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Bruised Heel.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 3 days.
