2017 random rumblings

[Providence A's]

yes, your team is winning and mine isn't. I thought we established that already? also, AL pitching on a whole has been terrible this year with the league ERA 4.97.

[Porter]

My team is the world tallest midget right now.

[HollywoodLeo]

I'm going to need a pitching staff full of 10-10-10 pitchers if I hope to get any sort of good pitching in Chicago.

[nick]

i wouldn't say your m's aren't good, porter... you've built a nice core and they should improve if Bowden can make an impact at all and viciedo continues his good play next season. couple that with a few smart signings, and you could win the division next year too should prov go into rebuild mode. laa is probably going to lose darvish as well

[nick]

yes, your team is winning and mine isn't. I thought we established that already? also, AL pitching on a whole has been terrible this year with the league ERA 4.97.

Pretty nuts, truthfully. I didn't realize it was that poor. NL isn't much better. But the bottomfeeder teams have horrible, horrible rotations/pens for the most part. And while there's a few teams getting really really stellar years out of their pitchers, the bad outweighs the good.. and there are a lot of teams sitting 15+ games out of 1st.

I could assemble a better team ERA for some of the bottom few teams if I dug through FA with 5-10mil. Seriously.

[Shadow29]

I sure wish my offense didnt suck. The pitchings been pretty solid with Wheeler and Volquez putting up some good numbers.

I've almost scored 100 less runs than anyone else in the division, lowest for the AL too.

[Kingdom]

After next sim, Inoa should be a 20 game winner.

[Doppelgänger]

laa is probably going to lose darvish as well

I sure hope not. I would prob do some rebuilding of my own. If he doesn't sign and next sim sucks I might try to move him at the deadline. It still blows my mind how no one can keep an ERA below 5. I'm pretty sure outside of Cashner this is everyone of my pitchers worst years ever. (excluding rook years)

[Porter]

i wouldn't say your m's aren't good, porter... you've built a nice core and they should improve if Bowden can make an impact at all and viciedo continues his good play next season. couple that with a few smart signings, and you could win the division next year too should prov go into rebuild mode. laa is probably going to lose darvish as well

Ive been pleased with Cunningham, Crawford, LaRoche, and Maldonado.

All have had great seasons for their value (all make a mill or less). I'm still not sure how to handle Crawford (his arby value is good enough to keep), The returning Viciedo, Rhodes, Mattingly and Crawford in 2017.

[Kingdom]

I sure hope not. I would prob do some rebuilding of my own. If he doesn't sign and next sim sucks I might try to move him at the deadline. It still blows my mind how no one can keep an ERA below 5. I'm pretty sure outside of Cashner this is everyone of my pitchers worst years ever. (excluding rook years)

Loan me Yu, I won't resign him and then you can just sign him in the offseason, and everyone is happy. Yay.

[Porter]

Dave, I think if Cameron does it this season (which is looks like he will, barring this jinx), he will become the first 40-40 player since TPSL began...

I think Beltran missed 40-40 by 1 SB or 1 HR during his run with Colorado... one of his really good years, anyway. Wright came close with Florida.

Galloway (CHN) has a chance at 40-40 this year too, but Maybin should do it with ease at this rate.

Adam Jones has a slight chance as well. On pace for 41 HRs and maybe 40 SBs.

[Providence A's]

good lord we suck. and another injury lol.

[nick]

porter went 9-1 too (dunno what he did the rest of the sim). RIP prov a's' a's =(

- la gm

[Kingdom]

rip his ass? you sick maniacal and very ugly bastard

[Porter]

Up to a plus 7 but now would still be a game up on Oakland.

Batting AVG: .295 (2nd)
Homeruns: 108 (14th)
Walks: 252 (30th)
Stolen Bases: 234 (1st)
Runs Scored: 580 (7th)

Pitching ERA: 4.88 (19th)
Opponents AVG: .268 (10th)
HRs Allowed: 130 (T-23rd)
Walks Allowed: 291 (14th)
Runs Allowed: 557 (19th)

The Opp Avg and Walks shows that the pitching could improve a little more but those HR's allowed has to come down. Albert Pujols or Carlos Triunfel for MVP? Has a Closer ever won a Cy Young? Marmol has a 0.22 ERA, 0.49 WHIP, 74 Ks, 20 combined hits and walks in 40.2 IP.