Post by CSCommish on May 23, 2022 19:14:08 GMT -5
File and pages are up. Next sim is WEDNESDAY evening, a 7-day sim to get us to 9/8/1999; get your exports in by 7:30 PM Eastern.
The next export (for either of the next 2 sims) is worth 10 pts!
Waiver Trade Deadline is prior to the start of playoffs.
MAX 35 GS.
Breaking News
Thursday 9/1/1999: Toronto's Brown earns Pitcher of the Month award
It's the 8th time that the American League Pitcher of the Month award goes to Toronto's pitcher Kevin Brown. He had an ERA of just 0.79 in 34 innings of work in which he struck out 20 hitters. His record in August is 5-0. His ERA of 1.79 helped him to a 23-2 record this year. He struck out 124 and walked 43 in 201 innings. He has 5 complete games and one shutout. He's 1st in the American League in ERA and 1st in wins! Pittsburgh's pitcher Dwight Gooden is the National League winner of the Pitcher of the Month award in August. His ERA of just 1.26 helped him to a 5-0 record in August. He worked 50 innings, striking out 60 hitters while walking 5. In 26 starts this year Dwight struck out 214 batters in 172.2 innings of work. His ERA is 2.35, his record 18-2. He's 6th in the National League in ERA and 5th in wins!
Thursday 9/1/1999: Colorado's Vidro named Batter of the Month
The Batter of the Month award in the American League goes to Boston's Manny Ramirez this time, as the leftfielder displayed the best offensive perfomance in his league. Ramirez helped his team with an average of .473 and 20 RBI in 93 at bats. His season numbers are: .367 AVG, 169 hits, 40 doubles, one triple and 39 homeruns, along with 112 RBI and 96 runs scored. He's 1st in the American League in batting, 5th in homeruns and 10th in RBI! The Batter of the Month award in the National League goes to Colorado's Jose Vidro this time, as the second baseman displayed the best offensive perfomance in his league. Jose was on fire, hitting .427 with 9 homeruns and 32 RBI. Vidro has walked 64 times this year and posts a .357 OBP. While batting .272, 136 for 500, he has driven in 81 runs.
Wednesday 8/31/1999: New York (A)'s Melvin Nieves ropes five hits
BOSTON - 'Wow, five hits in one game is something special, isn't it?' said New York (A)'s designated hitter Melvin Nieves after the 13-4 win over Boston. A 387 foot drive to left-center marked his 1st hit, a three-run homerun off Jason Beverlin in the 1st inning. Number 3 in the 3rd inning, a shot estimated at 426 feet, cleared the wall in right field. In the 9th inning he belted a double off Pep Harris. He had singles in the 2nd inning and in the 5th . Melvin did drive in 5 while scoring 2 runs on his own. He now has a total of 127 hits this season, accounting for a .269 batting average.
Tuesday 8/30/1999: Carlos Beltran homers three times against San Diego
CINCINNATI - Carlos Beltran was in a groove, and the results spoke for themselves. He powered Cincinnati to a 8-3 win over San Diego by homering three times. In the 2nd inning he unloaded a two-run homerun off James Baldwin. His 2nd shot, off James Baldwin in the 4th inning, was a three-run homerun and cleared the fence in center field. A 461 foot drive to left-center marked his 3rd bomb, a solo homerun off Cris Carpenter in the 6th inning. Carlos went 3 for 4, scoring three runs and driving in 6 runs.
Monday 8/29/1999: California's Griffey Jr. wins Player of the Week award
California's leftfielder Ken Griffey Jr. had some reason to celebrate, as the league named him the American League Player of the Week. Ken went 12 for 24 (.500), while hitting 4 HR and collecting 6 RBI. Ken has gone 131 for 441 (.297) this season, hitting 35 taters and driving in 96 runs. He has scored 102 runs on his own. Chicago (N)'s catcher B.J. Surhoff had some reason to celebrate as well, as the league named him the National League Player of the Week. B.J. pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .542 with 1 HR and 7 RBI while slugging .875. He hit in every game this week and extended his hitting streak to 7 games. B.J. is hitting .294 this year, with 118 hits in 401 at bats. He has driven in 61 runs, slugging .439.
Sunday 8/28/1999: Toronto's Sanders severely injured
TORONTO - Toronto's leftfielder Reggie L. Sanders will miss about 6 weeks after he hurt himself badly in the 5th inning of the game between Toronto and Chicago (A). He dove for a drive off the bat of Milt Cuyler, and immediately signaled that he's not OK after hitting the ground. After being taken to a local hospital, Sanders was examined by specialists. The diagnosis revealed the sad truth, a Broken Ribs. Sanders has walked 49 times this year and posts a .368 OBP. While batting .285, 107 for 376, he has driven in 61 runs.
General News
Wednesday 8/24/1999 :
TOR: Gary Sheffield sets a new season Toronto-Record for Stolen Bases with 70!
Thursday 8/25/1999 :
TEX: John Olerud sets a new season Texas-Record for RBI with 117!
HOU: Justin Thompson pitches a 3-hit shutout against Arizona!!
ATL: Greg Maddux pitches a 3-hit shutout against Cincinnati!!
Friday 8/26/1999 :
ARZ: Steve R. Dunn sets a new season Arizona-Record for Doubles with 34!
Saturday 8/27/1999 :
COL: Jose Vidro sets a new season Colorado-Record for Homeruns with 26!
Sunday 8/28/1999 :
BOS: Pedro Martinez pitches a 3-hit shutout against Texas!!
MIL: Arthur Rhodes pitches a 3-hit shutout against Florida!!
Monday 8/29/1999 :
American League-Player of the Week:
LF Ken Griffey Jr. (CAL)!
He batted .500 in 24 AB, with 4 HR and 6 RBI.
National League-Player of the Week:
C B.J. Surhoff (CHN)!
He batted .542 in 24 AB, with 1 HR and 7 RBI.
Tuesday 8/30/1999 :
TOR: Gary Sheffield sets a new season Toronto-Record for Doubles with 41!
CIN: Carlos Beltran slams 3 homers against San Diego.
Wednesday 9/1/1999 :
American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Kevin Brown (TOR)!
He had a record of 5-0 in 5 games started, with an ERA of 0.79.
American League-Batter of the Month:
Manny Ramirez (BOS)!
He batted .473 in 93 AB, with 10 homers and 20 RBI.
National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Dwight Gooden (PIT)!
He had a record of 5-0 in 8 games started, with an ERA of 1.26.
National League-Batter of the Month:
Jose Vidro (COL)!
He batted .427 in 96 AB, with 9 homers and 32 RBI.
Transactions
Wednesday 8/24/1999 :
Pittsburgh : Hector Villanueva has been signed to a contract extension, $1,130,000 per year, for 2 years.
Tampa Bay: Released P Kevin Hagen.
Tampa Bay: Released P Todd Stottlemyre.
Injuries
Wednesday 8/24/1999 :
TBR: Neifi Perez was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Ruptured Bicep Tendon.
He is out for about 6 weeks.
Thursday 8/25/1999 :
KCR: Chris Carpenter was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Tight Shoulder.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 4 days.
Friday 8/26/1999 :
OAK: Corey Koskie was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Sore Back.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
HOU: Ed Taubensee Taubensee was injured in a collision at home plate.
Diagnosis: Sprained Wrist.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
HOU: Mike Simms was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Sprained Ankle.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 4 days.
LAN: Jeromy Burnitz was injured being hit by a pitch.
Diagnosis: Bruised Jaw.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 1-2 weeks.
NYM: Orlando Miller was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Hyper Extended Elbow.
He is out for about 1-2 weeks.
NYM: Hideki Matsui is sick.
Diagnosis: Cold.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 3 days.
Saturday 8/27/1999 :
CHN: Scott Spiezio was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Blister On Finger.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 5 days.
STL: Lyle Mouton was injured while making a catch.
Diagnosis: Herniated Disc Back.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 9 weeks.
Sunday 8/28/1999 :
CLE: Travis Fryman was injured being hit by a pitch.
Diagnosis: Fractured Wrist.
He will be OK in about 3 weeks.
TOR: Reggie L. Sanders was injured while making a catch.
Diagnosis: Broken Ribs.
He will be OK in about 6 weeks.
SFG: Wally Joyner was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Inflamed Back Muscle.
He is out for about one week.
Monday 8/29/1999 :
TEX: Chris Nabholz was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Blister On Finger.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
Tuesday 8/30/1999 :
ATL: Mike Stanley was injured in a bar fight.
Diagnosis: Fractured Nose.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
Wednesday 8/31/1999 :
BAL: Mark Grace was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Strained Abdominal Muscle.
He will be OK in about one week.
PHI: Roger Pavlik was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Stiff Elbow.
He will be OK in about 2 weeks.
CHN: Billy Masse was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Pulled Calf Muscle.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 4 weeks.
The next export (for either of the next 2 sims) is worth 10 pts!
Waiver Trade Deadline is prior to the start of playoffs.
MAX 35 GS.
Breaking News
Thursday 9/1/1999: Toronto's Brown earns Pitcher of the Month award
It's the 8th time that the American League Pitcher of the Month award goes to Toronto's pitcher Kevin Brown. He had an ERA of just 0.79 in 34 innings of work in which he struck out 20 hitters. His record in August is 5-0. His ERA of 1.79 helped him to a 23-2 record this year. He struck out 124 and walked 43 in 201 innings. He has 5 complete games and one shutout. He's 1st in the American League in ERA and 1st in wins! Pittsburgh's pitcher Dwight Gooden is the National League winner of the Pitcher of the Month award in August. His ERA of just 1.26 helped him to a 5-0 record in August. He worked 50 innings, striking out 60 hitters while walking 5. In 26 starts this year Dwight struck out 214 batters in 172.2 innings of work. His ERA is 2.35, his record 18-2. He's 6th in the National League in ERA and 5th in wins!
Thursday 9/1/1999: Colorado's Vidro named Batter of the Month
The Batter of the Month award in the American League goes to Boston's Manny Ramirez this time, as the leftfielder displayed the best offensive perfomance in his league. Ramirez helped his team with an average of .473 and 20 RBI in 93 at bats. His season numbers are: .367 AVG, 169 hits, 40 doubles, one triple and 39 homeruns, along with 112 RBI and 96 runs scored. He's 1st in the American League in batting, 5th in homeruns and 10th in RBI! The Batter of the Month award in the National League goes to Colorado's Jose Vidro this time, as the second baseman displayed the best offensive perfomance in his league. Jose was on fire, hitting .427 with 9 homeruns and 32 RBI. Vidro has walked 64 times this year and posts a .357 OBP. While batting .272, 136 for 500, he has driven in 81 runs.
Wednesday 8/31/1999: New York (A)'s Melvin Nieves ropes five hits
BOSTON - 'Wow, five hits in one game is something special, isn't it?' said New York (A)'s designated hitter Melvin Nieves after the 13-4 win over Boston. A 387 foot drive to left-center marked his 1st hit, a three-run homerun off Jason Beverlin in the 1st inning. Number 3 in the 3rd inning, a shot estimated at 426 feet, cleared the wall in right field. In the 9th inning he belted a double off Pep Harris. He had singles in the 2nd inning and in the 5th . Melvin did drive in 5 while scoring 2 runs on his own. He now has a total of 127 hits this season, accounting for a .269 batting average.
Tuesday 8/30/1999: Carlos Beltran homers three times against San Diego
CINCINNATI - Carlos Beltran was in a groove, and the results spoke for themselves. He powered Cincinnati to a 8-3 win over San Diego by homering three times. In the 2nd inning he unloaded a two-run homerun off James Baldwin. His 2nd shot, off James Baldwin in the 4th inning, was a three-run homerun and cleared the fence in center field. A 461 foot drive to left-center marked his 3rd bomb, a solo homerun off Cris Carpenter in the 6th inning. Carlos went 3 for 4, scoring three runs and driving in 6 runs.
Monday 8/29/1999: California's Griffey Jr. wins Player of the Week award
California's leftfielder Ken Griffey Jr. had some reason to celebrate, as the league named him the American League Player of the Week. Ken went 12 for 24 (.500), while hitting 4 HR and collecting 6 RBI. Ken has gone 131 for 441 (.297) this season, hitting 35 taters and driving in 96 runs. He has scored 102 runs on his own. Chicago (N)'s catcher B.J. Surhoff had some reason to celebrate as well, as the league named him the National League Player of the Week. B.J. pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .542 with 1 HR and 7 RBI while slugging .875. He hit in every game this week and extended his hitting streak to 7 games. B.J. is hitting .294 this year, with 118 hits in 401 at bats. He has driven in 61 runs, slugging .439.
Sunday 8/28/1999: Toronto's Sanders severely injured
TORONTO - Toronto's leftfielder Reggie L. Sanders will miss about 6 weeks after he hurt himself badly in the 5th inning of the game between Toronto and Chicago (A). He dove for a drive off the bat of Milt Cuyler, and immediately signaled that he's not OK after hitting the ground. After being taken to a local hospital, Sanders was examined by specialists. The diagnosis revealed the sad truth, a Broken Ribs. Sanders has walked 49 times this year and posts a .368 OBP. While batting .285, 107 for 376, he has driven in 61 runs.
General News
Wednesday 8/24/1999 :
TOR: Gary Sheffield sets a new season Toronto-Record for Stolen Bases with 70!
Thursday 8/25/1999 :
TEX: John Olerud sets a new season Texas-Record for RBI with 117!
HOU: Justin Thompson pitches a 3-hit shutout against Arizona!!
ATL: Greg Maddux pitches a 3-hit shutout against Cincinnati!!
Friday 8/26/1999 :
ARZ: Steve R. Dunn sets a new season Arizona-Record for Doubles with 34!
Saturday 8/27/1999 :
COL: Jose Vidro sets a new season Colorado-Record for Homeruns with 26!
Sunday 8/28/1999 :
BOS: Pedro Martinez pitches a 3-hit shutout against Texas!!
MIL: Arthur Rhodes pitches a 3-hit shutout against Florida!!
Monday 8/29/1999 :
American League-Player of the Week:
LF Ken Griffey Jr. (CAL)!
He batted .500 in 24 AB, with 4 HR and 6 RBI.
National League-Player of the Week:
C B.J. Surhoff (CHN)!
He batted .542 in 24 AB, with 1 HR and 7 RBI.
Tuesday 8/30/1999 :
TOR: Gary Sheffield sets a new season Toronto-Record for Doubles with 41!
CIN: Carlos Beltran slams 3 homers against San Diego.
Wednesday 9/1/1999 :
American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Kevin Brown (TOR)!
He had a record of 5-0 in 5 games started, with an ERA of 0.79.
American League-Batter of the Month:
Manny Ramirez (BOS)!
He batted .473 in 93 AB, with 10 homers and 20 RBI.
National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Dwight Gooden (PIT)!
He had a record of 5-0 in 8 games started, with an ERA of 1.26.
National League-Batter of the Month:
Jose Vidro (COL)!
He batted .427 in 96 AB, with 9 homers and 32 RBI.
Transactions
Wednesday 8/24/1999 :
Pittsburgh : Hector Villanueva has been signed to a contract extension, $1,130,000 per year, for 2 years.
Tampa Bay: Released P Kevin Hagen.
Tampa Bay: Released P Todd Stottlemyre.
Injuries
Wednesday 8/24/1999 :
TBR: Neifi Perez was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Ruptured Bicep Tendon.
He is out for about 6 weeks.
Thursday 8/25/1999 :
KCR: Chris Carpenter was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Tight Shoulder.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 4 days.
Friday 8/26/1999 :
OAK: Corey Koskie was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Sore Back.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
HOU: Ed Taubensee Taubensee was injured in a collision at home plate.
Diagnosis: Sprained Wrist.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
HOU: Mike Simms was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Sprained Ankle.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 4 days.
LAN: Jeromy Burnitz was injured being hit by a pitch.
Diagnosis: Bruised Jaw.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 1-2 weeks.
NYM: Orlando Miller was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Hyper Extended Elbow.
He is out for about 1-2 weeks.
NYM: Hideki Matsui is sick.
Diagnosis: Cold.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 3 days.
Saturday 8/27/1999 :
CHN: Scott Spiezio was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Blister On Finger.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 5 days.
STL: Lyle Mouton was injured while making a catch.
Diagnosis: Herniated Disc Back.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 9 weeks.
Sunday 8/28/1999 :
CLE: Travis Fryman was injured being hit by a pitch.
Diagnosis: Fractured Wrist.
He will be OK in about 3 weeks.
TOR: Reggie L. Sanders was injured while making a catch.
Diagnosis: Broken Ribs.
He will be OK in about 6 weeks.
SFG: Wally Joyner was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Inflamed Back Muscle.
He is out for about one week.
Monday 8/29/1999 :
TEX: Chris Nabholz was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Blister On Finger.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
Tuesday 8/30/1999 :
ATL: Mike Stanley was injured in a bar fight.
Diagnosis: Fractured Nose.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
Wednesday 8/31/1999 :
BAL: Mark Grace was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Strained Abdominal Muscle.
He will be OK in about one week.
PHI: Roger Pavlik was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Stiff Elbow.
He will be OK in about 2 weeks.
CHN: Billy Masse was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Pulled Calf Muscle.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 4 weeks.
