2008 Random Rumblings

[Halladay_is_God]

sweet sim for Boston

9-4 sim

1-0 vs TB
1-1 vs DET
3-1 @ SEA
2-1 vs BAL
2-1 vs ANA - Yeah take that Lester

Batting AVG: .275 (1st)
Homeruns: 82 (T-11th)
Walks: 265 (9th)
Stolen Bases: 42 (T-29th)
Runs Scored: 438 (2nd)

Pitching ERA: 3.73 (5th)
Opponents AVG: .251 (6th)
HRs Allowed: 52 (3rd)
Walks Allowed: 237 (13th)
Runs Allowed: 329 (5th)

Best record in baseball 50-30, and 6.0 game up on Baltimore and Toronto in the AL East.

Monday 6/26/2008: Crisp and Kearns win Player of the Week award
The American League's best player of the week was Boston's Coco Crisp, who wins the award for the 2nd time in his career. Crisp helped his team with an average of .483 and 6 RBI in 29 at bats. Crisp has walked 21 times this year and posts a .361 OBP. While batting .317, 99 for 312, he has driven in 47 runs. He's 6th in the American League in batting!

and thank you Zito right back at you for Guerrero, who is a monstor plain and simple.


Development News - this will be good

Walter Talamantez increased his bat control, resulting in more contact!
Walter Talamantez has improved his plate disclipine!
went from a 3.5 star prospect to a 5.0 star prospect, contact talent went from 6 to 8 and Discipline/Eye I think went from 7 to 9. My Best prospect right now and he's in AAA and finally his nickname makes sense Walter "Ace" Talamantez.

Scott Williams has learned to better avoid strikeouts!
Scott Williams increased his bat control, resulting in more contact!
Scott Williams has improved his plate disclipine!
went from a 1.5 star prospect to a 3.0 star prospect.

[OrioleMagic]

I remember ACE Talamentez in the draft.... there was comments taht he was a few talent points away from a 5.0... looks like you caught lightning in a bottle.

Ya know Boston is cursed right???

[Kingdom]

Manny being Manny... hit #500.

Check later tonight for the site to be updated, an hour or whatever.

[Shadow29]

Making a move in the East. Maybe I can unseat one of Missions Marlins Dynasties. KNowing him though, it wont happen. Still Have have such a youthful team and most positions are filled with them (Except Catcher....). Its going to be 9interesting the next few years.

[Kingdom]

Can I have Edgar Garcia?

[Kingdom]

Time to play former spec... Brian Specht!

[Slyder]

Back in first place again... One of the Best pitching staff in baseball? I like (by Runs Allowed and ERA).

Batting AVG: .254 (20th)
Homeruns: 101 (8th)
Walks: 297 (14th)
Stolen Bases: 54 (29th)
Runs Scored: 449 (13th)

Pitching ERA: 3.55 (1st)
Opponents AVG: .241 (1st)
HRs Allowed: 79 (10th)
Walks Allowed: 258 (7th)
Runs Allowed: 381 (T-2nd)

Offense still needs a kick with a top of the lineup type hitter. Wow if Santana, Bush, and Milton (yes that guy Reds Fans) pitch like they are now that alone provides me with enough pitching to raise chaos in the playoffs. But I hope to add one more bat before the deadline passes.

[Providence A's]

Every time I get a little closer, I lose a little the next sim...only 5 games out though. 4 games out in the Wild Card.

And Slyder please, your 1-2-3 is nothing compared to the 1-2-3 I had in the first season. Carpenter (20 - 6, 2.44 Cy Young), Sheets (18 - 2, 2.02 an NL season record until Harden broke it last season), and Harden (17 - 5, 2.29). We went 103 and 59. And guess what? We got swept in the 1st round. My offense was a little better than yours is so I wouldn't count on anything. OOTP is so unpredictable at times.

[Porter]

Felix Hernandez picked a good time to get hurt for a month

But they are playing better right now. But to try and sign A. Ramirez is hell

[BrianDawkins]

Sunday 7/9/2008 :
Ryan Garko has gained more power!

7-7-10-8-6 talent now, too bad he'll never reach it

Wednesday 7/19/2008 :
Andy Marte has gained more power!
Andy Marte has improved his plate disclipine!

splooge... 8-8-10-9-4 talent... 8-8-8-8-4 overall at age 24

[Providence A's]

I love when my CF and 2nd best rated hitter gets hurt for a month

on the plus side I gained 2 games in the standings...3 out in the division and Wild Card.

[Halladay_is_God]

holy ****

SP Tyrell Berta (3.0 star spect) has been injuried for 8 weeks, and will be out for 3 more weeks

yet his injury was only
"Injured on 6/8/2008 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 5 weeks..."

so this happens

Date: Monday, 7/3/2008
Subject: Tyrell Berta healing process
Tyrell Berta is not recovering as fast as I have
hoped! So expect his injury to last about 7 more days.

Regards,
Team Doctor

Date: Monday, 7/24/2008
Subject: Tyrell Berta healing process
Tyrell Berta is not recovering as fast as I have
hoped! So expect his injury to last about 14 more days.

Regards,
Team Doctor

Date: Wednesday, 7/26/2008
Subject: Tyrell Berta healing process
Tyrell Berta is not recovering as fast as I have
hoped! So expect his injury to last about 7 more days.

Regards,
Team Doctor

Just lucky he hasn't lost any talent yet

[Halladay_is_God]

5-3 sim, kept the 8.0 game lead in the AL East division

1-0 vs TOR
2-1 @ KC
2-1 vs CLE
0-1 vs CHA

Batting AVG: .270 (6th)
Homeruns: 107 (T-8th)
Walks: 330 (10th)
Stolen Bases: 52 (30th)
Runs Scored: 538 (T-2nd)

Pitching ERA: 3.60 (1st)
Opponents AVG: .244 (4th)
HRs Allowed: 72 (4th)
Walks Allowed: 284 (8th)
Runs Allowed: 399 (1st)

C Jason Varitek the man who is a former shell of himself but keeps on hitting like a machine, .311 avg, 14 HR, 61 RBI, .935 OPS, an all-star this year too.


Date: Friday, 7/21/2008
Subject: Chase Headley learns new position
Chase Headley has made noteable progress
learning his new position, Shortstop.
I would rate his skills as "2" right now.

Regards,
Your scouting director

Gives me an extra option for Headley if he doesn't work out at 3B, Headley also increased his power from 4 to 5, still needs to get his Eye up more before he can be a very good player.

[Hammer]

naturally, once i add two bats, being dunn and soriano, butler FINALLY progresses. ill give him til september to pick up his ratings further, before i give him the call up. next year my lineup has some variation of... buck-c, huber-1b, soriano-2b, villegas-ss, gordon-3b, butler-lf, matos-cf, bay-rf, dunn-dh

[OrioleMagic]

5-3 sim, kept the 8.0 game lead in the AL East division

1.

It is truly a miracle that you do not have a 12-15 game lead...