2013 Random Rumblings (With a side of KOZ's Dumplings)

[theo]

BAL in a state of depression. Burch blows two critical games late, possibly costing the WC spot.

I contemplate the future.

[Kingdom]

Hoey came back to haunt you.

[theo]

I still like Burch. He's my boy. but DAMN!

[DiamondDave]

1st round match up against the hot BoSux... especially after finishing up the season losing 3 of 4 to them.. I have the talent to win this, but that still has to draw concern for me

[NYgiantsfan5689]

Ruben Tejeda sets a new season NL-Record for Doubles with 66!
Woo!! The offense was pretty good this year. I REALLY need to pump up the pitching in the offseason. Here's where I finished:

Batting AVG: .267 (13th)
Homeruns: 278 (1st)
Walks: 446 (22nd)
Stolen Bases: 173 (6th)
Runs Scored: 891 (6th)

Pitching ERA: 5.10 (25th)
Opponents AVG: .267 (14th)
HRs Allowed: 201 (21st)
Walks Allowed: 511 (22nd)
Runs Allowed: 881 (24th)

I'm happy with the offense, and everyone's coming back. I need to get a better pen and add a better starter or 2.

One other side note: Carlos Pena is signed until he's 41. Great. And he lost power this year. Hopefully his actuals don't fall down to the talent in the offseason, but that's probably wishful thinking.

[Providence A's]

it's going to be tough to bolster your pitching given your financial situation.

[Providence A's]

hopefully, we can carry some of this offensive momentum into our series with the Yankees. I'm expecting to lose, but we'll see.

Monday 9/25/2013 :
Kellen Kulbacki was named Player of the Week!
He batted .545 in 22 AB, with 5 HR and 11 RBI.

Monday 10/2/2013 :
Chris Snelling was named Player of the Week!
He batted .550 in 20 AB, with 3 HR and 7 RBI.

a nice game against Texas (thanks Buck!)
Wednesday 9/27/2013 :
Kellen Kulbacki hits a 468-foot homerun!!
Jon Asahina pitches a 2-hit shutout against Texas!!
Jermaine Mitchell has 4 hits against Texas.
Jermaine Mitchell has 5 RBI against Texas.
Chris Snelling has 4 hits against Texas.
Daric Barton scores 4 runs against Texas.

And I hope Asahina stays hot for his 1 start of the series:

Sunday 10/1/2013 :
Jon Asahina was named American League-Pitcher of the Month !
He had a record of 4-2 in 6 games started, with an ERA of 1.89 and 1 shutouts.

[Kingdom]

What did you expect when you gave a guy on the wrong side of 30 a seven year contract, Bonn Bonn?

[Slyder]

Back tomorrow and just stopped in to see my team continue to be pretty bleh. May still try and rebuild it on more my terms. Teams getting expensive and not done anything. No help in the immediate future in the farm may just be better to nuke it now and try again. Moustakas would be the cornerstone on offense unless I get an absolute cannot refuse deal.

Welp I'm off. Not going to stick around and let my melancoly get the best of me and end up shorting me on anything.

[Porter]

Wednesday 10/18/2013 : Justin Blood has lost some movement on his pitches...
Wilton Lira seems to have lost some of his feel for his stuff...
Phillipe Aumont is hitting his spots better, his command improved!
Phillipe Aumont's pitches have more bite now, the movement has improved!
Phillipe Aumont seems to have taken his game to the next level!
Friday 10/20/2013 : Phillipe Aumont is hitting his spots better, his command improved!
Michael Ciccotelli has increased his lower body strength, his duration raises!
Brent Johnson has lost some momentum, his stealing ability drops to 8 ...
Brent Johnson increased his bat control, resulting in more contact!

Aumont gained all of his talent back and could actually be useful for my medicore team.

[Halladay_is_God]

Kyle Gibson is hitting his spots better, his command improved!

9-9-9 talent now, 9-7-8, hopefully he can continue what he did last season

[NYgiantsfan5689]

David Sala has lost some movement on his pitches...
David Sala's control seems to have taken a bump...
George Marquez seems to have lost some bat speed, resulting in less contact...
George Marquez develops a habit for striking out more...

son of a *****!!!

at least there's this:
Tim Melville is hitting his spots better, his command improved!
Tim Melville's pitches have more bite now, the movement has improved!

but that marquez stuff REALLY hurts.....

[NYgiantsfan5689]

did you say you were gonna add $20 mil in cash?

[Providence A's]

did you say you were gonna add $20 mil in cash?

he did, but you lost so much money that you have none left.

and he wasn't adding $20 mil...he changed the max cash that one could have to $20 mil. But you were already in the negative. Teams the turned a profit, have the positive cash.

[bjd2933]

Despite being decent in SF, I'm glad Torii Hunter finally retired...