2023 Season
Team Record: 4-1
Sim Record: 4-1
Games
4/6 - 9-2 loss @ California - Carlos Contoeras had a single and a 2-run homerun, but Salvatore Perez and Ryan Dyer let up 8 runs in 6.1 innings. Perez
did have 7 K's though. Not the best way to start the season off for the Rams.
4/7 - 4-1 WIN @ California - Chris Baker had 2 hits and 2 RBIs and also scored a run while Paul Long allowed just 1 run in 6 innings to win Player of the Game.
4/8 - 10-8 WIN @ California - Panic's first game of the yera didn't go so well (4.2 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 6 BB). Stier picked up the win. Grimes (HR) and Massengill each had 3 hits. Jerkins also chipped in with a homerun. Hennen had 3 RBIs.
4/9 - 2-0 WIN @ Nevada - This game was all Chip Herold. He allowed 1 hit in 8.1 innings and Takanobu Shimizu came in to get the save. Hennen hit his first homerun of the year.
4/10 - 2-0 WIN @ Nevada - Chet McKie still has some magic left (9 IP, CG, 7 H, 5 Ks) as he throws a shutout. Grimes has three hits, including a double, and an RBI.
Standings
Code:
Great Explorers Standings
East
Team W L PCT GB Stk L10
Texas 4 1 .800 - L1 4-1
Wisconsin 4 1 .800 - W2 4-1
New Mexico 3 2 .600 1.0 W3 3-2
Illinois 2 3 .400 2.0 L2 2-3
Kansas 2 3 .400 2.0 W1 2-3
Minnesota 0 5 .000 4.0 L5 0-5
West
Team W L PCT GB Stk L10
Colorado 4 1 .800 - W4 4-1
California 3 2 .600 1.0 W2 3-2
Washington 3 2 .600 1.0 L1 3-2
Idaho 2 3 .400 2.0 W1 2-3
Nevada 2 3 .400 2.0 L2 2-3
Utah 1 4 .200 3.0 L4 1-4
Our magic number is 157. I think we have a shot.
As expected Tyson Bacon, Rafael Souza, and Hal Rehm have retired. A few spots to fill. I'm glad to see that they went out as Rams.
Also, for those that think we are going to stay in first place... you are in a dream world, my friend.
Pitching
Code:
Name G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K
s1 S. Perez 1 1 0 1 0 6.00 6.0 8 4 4 2 7
s2 P. Long 1 1 1 0 0 1.50 6.0 6 1 1 0 4
s3 P. Mesick 1 1 0 0 0 9.64 4.2 7 5 5 6 3
s4 C. Herold 1 1 1 0 0 0.00 8.1 1 0 0 2 3
s5 C. McKie 1 1 1 0 0 0.00 9.0 7 0 0 2 5
mr A. Stier 2 0 1 0 0 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
mr R. Dyer 2 0 0 0 0 15.43 2.1 4 4 4 3 0
mr Yoshikawa ---No Stats---
su A. Jacobs 2 0 0 0 0 18.00 1.0 1 2 2 1 0
su J. Montana 2 0 0 0 0 6.75 2.2 3 2 2 3 0
cl T. Shimizu 3 0 0 0 3 0.00 2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Sample size, but still we have some problems in our bullpen. Just to give you some idea of how much trouble we will have with them, our
closer is a 1.5 blue star guy. Although, he certainly held his own this sim, picking up 3 saves in 2 innings.
I was very impressed with Long, Herold, and McKie. Not so much with Perez and Mesick. It's only the first week of the season though. I don't expect the first three to be THAT good all season, and I don't expect Perez and Mesick to be that BAD all season.
Lineup
Code:
Name G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG
1 RF E. Grimes 5 21 8 1 0 1 4 4 0 2 .381 .381 .571
2 CF C. Contoeras 5 19 6 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 .316 .333 .526
3 1B N. Massengill 5 18 8 1 0 0 0 2 3 3 .444 .524 .500
4 LF J. Hennen 5 20 4 0 0 1 4 2 1 1 .200 .227 .350
5 2B V. Koenig 5 18 5 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 .278 .278 .278
6 3B R. Jerkins 5 21 3 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 .143 .143 .286
7 SS K. Warner 5 14 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 .214 .214 .214
8 C C. Baker 5 18 7 4 0 0 4 2 0 3 .389 .389 .611
LF L. Mingo 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000
1B J. Tolerton 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
LF E. Schuh 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000 .250 .000
3B B. Ramos 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
SS R. Arais 3 7 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 .000 .125 .000
C R. Long ----- No Stats -----
We really need some help on offense. Massengill should NOT be a #3 guy. The good news, Vizcaino (.522), Schatz (.263), Couch (.467), and Ramirez (.611) are all hitting well down in the minors. The bad news: only Schatz has a realistic shot of making the big leagues this year (although Vizcaino could make the jump as well).
Team Rankings
Batting AVG: .277 (7th)
Homeruns: 4 (T-6th)
Walks: 7 (T-20th)
Stolen Bases: 10 (1st)
Runs Scored: 20 (12th)
Pitching ERA: 3.68 (13th)
Opponents AVG: .247 (13th)
HRs Allowed: 0 (T-1st)
Walks Allowed: 19 (21st)
Runs Allowed: 18 (T-10th)