2008 Random Rumblings

[Providence A's]

Wednesday 6/7/2008 :
Yadier Molina increased his bat control, resulting in more contact!
Yadier Molina has gained more power!

8 contact and 8 power now...7 gap, 5 eye, 9 avoid k's. 10,10 defense...when he fills out he'll be even higher than the 3.0 rating he has now.

Batting AVG: .258 (17th)
Homeruns: 70 (12th)
Walks: 192 (22nd)
Stolen Bases: 92 (7th)
Runs Scored: 318 (17th)

Pitching ERA: 3.93 (8th)
Opponents AVG: .247 (6th)
HRs Allowed: 39 (2nd)
Walks Allowed: 178 (5th)
Runs Allowed: 290 (7th)

hanging around at 6 games back in the division and the Wild Card...

[Halladay_is_God]

8-6 sim, 1st place in the AL East, with 41-26 record, still not happy with the results, damn I need that trade to get going.

1-2 vs TOR
1-2 @ TB
4-0 vs NYY - saved my whole sim from being horrible
1-2 @ KC
1-0 vs TB

Batting AVG: .273 (4th)
Homeruns: 69 (T-13th)
Walks: 229 (6th)
Stolen Bases: 34 (30th)
Runs Scored: 368 (1st)

Pitching ERA: 3.71 (4th)
Opponents AVG: .247 (5th)
HRs Allowed: 44 (4th)
Walks Allowed: 192 (10th)
Runs Allowed: 279 (T-5th)

yikes those walks allowed jumped right up

Vernon Wells is finally picking up his play, he's having his best month so far.

rookies SP Andrew Dobies and 1B Ian Bladergroen had a good debut.
Dobies - 2-0, 4.76 ERA, 7 BB, 13 K's, 1.59 WHIP
Bladergroen - .342 avg, 1 HR, 11 RBI, .966 OPS


Tony Deguzman seems to have improved his pure stuff!
Tony Deguzman's pitches have more bite now, the movement has improved!

Tony Deguzman increased his talent to 7-5-8 to be a 3.0 star prospect, he was recently drafted in 8th round with the 238th overall pick.
Pretty good for a 8th round pick.

[Kingdom]

I have good news, Halladay...

I'm handing you the keys to a title run.

[Halladay_is_God]

sweet......

[Providence A's]

Only 4 games back...should be tied for 1st (-4 record). Only 2 games out of the Wild Card. No real injuries and I'll be getting Farnsworth back off the DL.

Batting AVG: .260 (14th)
Homeruns: 82 (11th)
Walks: 242 (18th)
Stolen Bases: 119 (5th)
Runs Scored: 386 (10th)

Pitching ERA: 3.80 (6th)
Opponents AVG: .246 (4th)
HRs Allowed: 48 (2nd)
Walks Allowed: 210 (3rd)
Runs Allowed: 338 (6th)

Monday 6/19/2008 :

Dan Haren seems to have improved his pure stuff!
Dan Haren's pitches have more bite now, the movement has improved!
Dan Haren is hitting his spots better, his command improved!

He's 9,9,10 talent now...7,7,8 currently...hopefully, he'll fill out.

[OrioleMagic]

Good News in Baltimore: McGowan explodes!
Bad news in Baltimore: Pettitte is rapidly declining and Boston has a 6 game lead.

[Hammer]

naturally vazquez got hurt and is gonna miss the next 3 weeks... but i gained a game back on chicago, so with the bad comes the good i suppose. maybe ill try basil gonsalves as a starter for the weeks that vazquez will be gone.

[DMBZeppelin]

With the 2nd Pick and the 31st Pick Overall in the Draft... the Chicago Cubs selected Gary Spruell:

Gary Spruell has gained more power!
Gary Spruell has improved his plate disclipine!

7-8-4-10-8 Talent, Lefty with Speed, 9 Range in LF and 8 Range RF and a 4.5 Prospect. Overall I'm pretty happy.

[Shadow29]

If I was Mission, I be getting nervous. Both Atlanta and myself have been gaining ground. I Personally have been on a tear since a miserable April. Weaver has been unstoppable, winning 7 straight decisions. Morrow has accelled in the Closers role since his promotion. With another solid sim or two, we expect to be within a game of Mission.

[BrianDawkins]

my team was still within yao ming's reach of making a division run, until we completely screwed the goose this sim... they suck completely, i give up for the year. lets go 09!

[Reds_fan_4_life]

is it sad when a relief pitcher with 4 wins has the most wins in the AL?
Well the injury bug has caught my team so i've fallen back from Boston but still plenty of time left.

[bjd2933]

I feel pretty confident that the west is mine... the A-Rod trade is looking horrible for Seattle... the guy has a 700 ops... Of course he could carry that team for the remainder of the season, but not if Ben Sheets has any say in it.

[Hammer]

assuming the next sim is the all star sim...

jason bay, aaron harang and aaron villegas should go with maybes for huber, rivera and sisco

[Porter]

I feel pretty confident that the west is mine... the A-Rod trade is looking horrible for Seattle... the guy has a 700 ops... Of course he could carry that team for the remainder of the season, but not if Ben Sheets has any say in it.

The AROD deal is looking pretty bad for me. But so is the 11-16 in one run games too. My team cant win at home either. My team is still much improved from last year. They are going to win which is what i asked for, I figured i could make the run next year with this squad but AROD does need to wake the hell up. I might have to finally start Brandon Inge in the OF.


Batting AVG: .262 (11th)
Homeruns: 75 (18th)
Walks: 270 (5th)
Stolen Bases: 98 (12th)
Runs Scored: 377 (14th)

Pitching ERA: 4.09 (9th)
Opponents AVG: .256 (14th)
HRs Allowed: 72 (T-15th)
Walks Allowed: 235 (12th)
Runs Allowed: 363 (10th)

[Kingdom]

=)


I'm pretty happy with this team now, still would like to move a few more veteran parts and maybe see what I could get out of KRod or Kotchman/Blake, but alls is good. It was rough seeing Vlad go, but I really liked what a I got out of him.. three starters and a guy who's just about ready to play. I think I might try and find Gall some playing time, what steal out of the free agent pool.


Ped thanks you Halladay:

Wednesday 6/28/2008 :
Dustin Pedroia has 4 hits against Boston.