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ayaghmour2 · 03-03-2020, 11:57 PM

May 5th, 1930
New York Stars (10-10): 2
Chicago Cougars (9-11): 5

W: Max Wilder (2-2)
L: Del Plummer (1-2)

We managed to avoid the sweep with a nice 5-3 victory in the finale. Max Wilder had an excellent start, a complete game with 7 hits, 2 runs, 4 walks, and 6 strikeouts. Vince York was 2-for-4 with a triple, run scored, and RBI. Mack Deal was 2-for-3 with a walk and run scored. John Kincaid was 2-for-4 with a double and run scored. Bob McCarty was 2-for-3 with a sac-bunt and RBI.

May 6th, 1930
Brooklyn Kings (12-9): 2
Chicago Cougars (10-11): 13

W: Max Wilder (2-2)
L: Del Plummer (1-2)

We welcomed the visiting Kings to town with a 13-2 blowout victory. Harry Simmons went 4-for-5 with a walk, run scored, and run driven in. John Kincaid was 3-for-4 with a double, walk, run scored, and three driven in. George Jordan was 2-for-5 with a double, RBI, and 2 runs scored. Vince York was 2-for-5 with a walk and run scored. Mack Deal was 1-for-3 with a walk and 2 runs scored. Ace McSherry went 8 innings with 8 hits, 2 runs, 3 walks, and 3 strikeouts. He also went 2-for-3 with 2 runs, a sac-bunt, and RBI.

May 7th, 1930
Brooklyn Kings (13-9): 12
Chicago Cougars (10-12): 5

W: Art Carlson (1-1)
L: Dick Lyons (1-4)

The Kings didn't take yesterday so well and evened the series with a 12-5 win where they were in control the entire game. It was a rough one for Dick Lyons, 6.1 innings with 12 hits, 6 runs, 2 walks, and 2 strikeouts. Michael Ivory was teed off for 6 runs and 8 hits with 2 walks and a strikeout in 2.1 innings. John Kincaid was 3-for-4 with a double, walk, run scored, and RBI. Fred Barrell was 2-for-4 with a double and 2 RBI's. John Dibblee was 1-for-3 with a run, sac-fly, and hit by pitch.

May 8th, 1930
Brooklyn Kings (14-9): 13
Chicago Cougars (10-13): 8
12 Innings

W: Gordie Woods (2-1)
L: Michael Ivory (1-1)

The finale was a wild back-and-forth game with multiple lead changes that ended in an anti-climatic fashion with a 5 run 12th inning that sucked the life out of the crowd. This was the first game Tommy Russell couldn't complete this season, going 8 innings with 12 hits, 8 runs (7 earned), 3 walks, and 4 strikeouts. Michael Ivory allowed 5 hits and 3 runs with a walk in 1+ innings. Bill McLean had to finish the 12th, allowing 2 hits, 2 runs, and 2 walks. John Dibblee went 2-for-4 with 2 homers, 3 runs, 3 RBI's, and 3 walks. Bob McCarty was 2-for-3 with a double, triple, and run scored. Mack Deal was 2-for-4 with a bunt, steal, walk, and run scored. Fred Barrell was 2-for-5 with a walk, run scored, and RBI. John Kincaid was 2-for-4 with a double, run scored, and RBI.

May 9th, 1930
Montreal Saints (9-15): 2
Chicago Cougars (11-13): 3
10 Innings

W: Max Wilder (3-2)
L: Jack Barnet (2-2)

We welcomed the struggling Saints to town and let them take us to extra innings. Bill Ashbaugh didn't let it go as long as yesterday's loss, and sent the fans home with a walk-off single in the 10th. Max Wilder (who wasn't supposed to start, should have been Dick Kadlec) started on short rest and went all 10. He allowed 2 (1 earned) off 3 hits and 3 walks. He struck out 3. John Dibblee had another three hit performance, going 3-for-5 with a run scored. Vince York was 2-for-4 with a walk.

May 10th, 1930
Montreal Saints (9-16): 3
Chicago Cougars (12-13): 6

W: Dick Kadlec (1-3)
L: Walker Moore (3-2)

We took game two and managed to secure at least a split in the four game series. Dick Kadlec earned himself another start, allowing 9 hits, 3 runs (2 earned), and 3 walks with 5 strikeouts in a complete game. John Kincaid was 2-for-5 with a run scored and RBI. John Dibblee was 2-for-3 with a sac-bunt and run scored. Vince York was 1-for-4 with a two run homer. Harry Simmons was 1-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored.

May 11th, 1930
Montreal Saints (10-16): 12
Chicago Cougars (12-14): 6

W: Dick Kadlec (1-3)
L: Walker Moore (3-2)

Montreal ended a winless May with a 12-6 victory. Dick Lyons (on short rest when McSherry was rested...) had another bad start, 6 hits and 7 runs (6 earned) with 5 walks and 3 strikeouts in 6 innings. Michael Ivory allowed 4 runs off 3 hits and 3 walks with a single strikeout in 1.1 innings. Chick Meehan allowed 3 hits and a run in 1.2 innings. Vince York went 3-for-5 with a run scored and two driven in. Harry Simmons was 2-for-4 with a hit by pitch and two runs scored. Bob McCarty was 2-for-4 with 2 driven in.George Jordan was 1-for-4 with a solo homer. Slick Hostetter was 1-for-3 with a walk and run scored.

Stars of the Week
Here are your top three performers for the simulation:
John Dibblee : 25 AB, 10 H, 2 HR, 7 RBI, .400 AVG, 1.163 OPS
John Kincaid : 35 AB, 13 H, 0 HR, 6 RBI, .371 AVG, .920 OPS
Vince York : 31 AB, 11 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI, .355 AVG, .910 OPS

Weekly Summary

Another winning week! I'm glad we avoided the sweep against the Stars and took the first two against Montreal. We better win the finale because our homestand is ending soon.

John Dibblee's bat came alive as it was starting to look like father time was catching up to him. His OPS+ is almost back to 100 and he pushed his batting average back above .300. Of course, John Kincaid has been mashing doubles left and right as he's done all season long. He's been an excellent pickup thusfar.

I'm looking to see more from Bill Ashbaugh, who has just one homer so far. He does like starting out slow, but I'm really not loving this .264/.373/.363 (78 OPS+) batting line. I'm hoping it's just adjusting to first base (where he's done well), but 1 homer and 23 RBI's is just not acceptable for someone as good as him. Our other star Dick Lyons is also having it rough, as he allowed 6 runs in both of his starts this week and his ERA continues to rise and approach 7.

Our homestand will end with a three game set against the Baltimore Cannons (11-15) who sit right below us in 6th place. We'll then head to Toronto to face the struggling Wolves (5-21) for four. We're off for one day before a four game set with the first place Sailors (19-5) who already boast a 3.5 game lead over the Kings and Foresters.

Injury Report
SS Russ Combs (FABL Chicago Cougars): Sent to A Lincoln for rehab assignment
RF Art Panko (FABL Chicago Cougars): Sent to B San Jose for rehab assignment
C Jim Kyle (AAA Milwaukee Blues): Mild Shoulder Strain (3 weeks)
LF Tom Thomas (AA Mobile Commodores): Strained Back (unknown return)
RP Clyde Lincoln (A Lincoln Legislators): Knee Contusion (5 days)
3B Dave Wasson (B San Jose Cougars): Wrist Soreness (one week)
RP Cy Plummer (B San Jose Cougars): Activated from the DL

Transactions
Claimed RHP Len Moore off waivers from Baltimore. 34-year-old reliever who lead the league in saves in his Rookie season in 1922 and three years ago in 1927. Hasn't pitched this season, but has a career 4.11 ERA (103 ERA+), 1.52 WHIP, and 220 strikeouts in 606.2 FABL innings. A former 3rd Round Pick by the Sailors, they released him immediately. In 398 games out of the pen he's 37-54 with 104 saves. Moore will close for us.

RHP Michael Ivory was designated for assignment. He was 1-1 with a 10.90 ERA (44 ERA+), 3.06 WHIP, and 5 strikeouts in 17.1 innings. He somehow walked 22 batters and opponents had a .400 BABIP against him. He's likely to be unclaimed, but demand a release.

Minor League Report

LF Earl Johnson (AAA Milwaukee Blues): After struggling in AAA at the end of last year, he's hit everything in sight to start this season. The 22-year-old is slashing .441/.492/.898 (266 OPS+) with 5 homers and 9 RBI's while recently winning Player of the Week. The former 12th Round Pick is Rule-5 eligible in the offseason, so he will likely see a September callup. If he keeps hitting like this, however, it's going to be really hard to keep him down in the minors even if there is no room on the big league club.

3B Frank Johnson (A Lincoln Legislators): Recently promoted to A, Johnson set fire to the Heartland league, going 14-for-26 with a homer and 4 RBI's. A 15th Round Pick in 1925, the 23-year-old has started in 17 games this season, more then every season in his minor league career since 1926. Johnson would occasionally come in as a defensive sub (he's a quality defender), but he's never seen much time in the lineup. We lack many high end 3B prospects, so Johnson may have a chance to differentiate himself from the rest of the pack.

SS Tom Spitzer (C La Crosse Lions): It only took 17 games with La Crosse for Tom Spitzer to earn a promotion to San Jose. This year's 7th Round Pick hit .338/.397/.563 (128 OPS+) with 4 homers and 12 RBI's. The powerful righty isn't the best defender, so we'll be giving him reps at second in San Jose as 1928 5th Round pick Larry Burns will be his double play partner at short. Spitzer didn't have the longest high school career, but his raw power was too good to pass up and my scout actually views him as our 3rd best SS prospect behind Clint Hinzman and Slim Bloom.

Amateur Report

CF Bill Alexander (St. Pancras Lions): He may not be one of the bigger names in this draft class, but Bill Alexander is a solid pick towards the end of the human portion of our draft. He isn't hitting all that well, just .299/.331/.389 (74 OPS+) with 2 homers, 8 steals, and 39 RBI's, but he's taken a massive step forward defensively. He's a plus defender with elite speed and average power. He has a low floor, but the peak of a 10/20 hitter who will anchor your defense in center. A fractured thumb last year could explain the decline in offense this season or could be a sign of things to come, but he's worth a shot in the lottery portion of the draft.

LHP Lefty Allen (Hartford HS Blue Sox): It was only his second high school start, but Lefty Allen might already be the best high school pitcher I've ever seen. The 16-year-old just struck out 17(!) in a 6-hit shutout. The only Cougar with more strikeouts then 17 all season is Max Wilder. And he's third in the CA. He's a groundballer with four pitches that can generate a ton of strikeouts. He just throws in the mid 80s, so I can't even begin to imagine how hard he can throw if he adds a little height or weight as he ages. I'll be following this southpaw very closely.

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ayaghmour2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,033	Week 4: May 5th-May 11th May 5th, 1930 New York Stars (10-10): 2 Chicago Cougars (9-11): 5 W: Max Wilder (2-2) L: Del Plummer (1-2) We managed to avoid the sweep with a nice 5-3 victory in the finale. Max Wilder had an excellent start, a complete game with 7 hits, 2 runs, 4 walks, and 6 strikeouts. Vince York was 2-for-4 with a triple, run scored, and RBI. Mack Deal was 2-for-3 with a walk and run scored. John Kincaid was 2-for-4 with a double and run scored. Bob McCarty was 2-for-3 with a sac-bunt and RBI. May 6th, 1930 Brooklyn Kings (12-9): 2 Chicago Cougars (10-11): 13 W: Max Wilder (2-2) L: Del Plummer (1-2) We welcomed the visiting Kings to town with a 13-2 blowout victory. Harry Simmons went 4-for-5 with a walk, run scored, and run driven in. John Kincaid was 3-for-4 with a double, walk, run scored, and three driven in. George Jordan was 2-for-5 with a double, RBI, and 2 runs scored. Vince York was 2-for-5 with a walk and run scored. Mack Deal was 1-for-3 with a walk and 2 runs scored. Ace McSherry went 8 innings with 8 hits, 2 runs, 3 walks, and 3 strikeouts. He also went 2-for-3 with 2 runs, a sac-bunt, and RBI. May 7th, 1930 Brooklyn Kings (13-9): 12 Chicago Cougars (10-12): 5 W: Art Carlson (1-1) L: Dick Lyons (1-4) The Kings didn't take yesterday so well and evened the series with a 12-5 win where they were in control the entire game. It was a rough one for Dick Lyons, 6.1 innings with 12 hits, 6 runs, 2 walks, and 2 strikeouts. Michael Ivory was teed off for 6 runs and 8 hits with 2 walks and a strikeout in 2.1 innings. John Kincaid was 3-for-4 with a double, walk, run scored, and RBI. Fred Barrell was 2-for-4 with a double and 2 RBI's. John Dibblee was 1-for-3 with a run, sac-fly, and hit by pitch. May 8th, 1930 Brooklyn Kings (14-9): 13 Chicago Cougars (10-13): 8 12 Innings W: Gordie Woods (2-1) L: Michael Ivory (1-1) The finale was a wild back-and-forth game with multiple lead changes that ended in an anti-climatic fashion with a 5 run 12th inning that sucked the life out of the crowd. This was the first game Tommy Russell couldn't complete this season, going 8 innings with 12 hits, 8 runs (7 earned), 3 walks, and 4 strikeouts. Michael Ivory allowed 5 hits and 3 runs with a walk in 1+ innings. Bill McLean had to finish the 12th, allowing 2 hits, 2 runs, and 2 walks. John Dibblee went 2-for-4 with 2 homers, 3 runs, 3 RBI's, and 3 walks. Bob McCarty was 2-for-3 with a double, triple, and run scored. Mack Deal was 2-for-4 with a bunt, steal, walk, and run scored. Fred Barrell was 2-for-5 with a walk, run scored, and RBI. John Kincaid was 2-for-4 with a double, run scored, and RBI. May 9th, 1930 Montreal Saints (9-15): 2 Chicago Cougars (11-13): 3 10 Innings W: Max Wilder (3-2) L: Jack Barnet (2-2) We welcomed the struggling Saints to town and let them take us to extra innings. Bill Ashbaugh didn't let it go as long as yesterday's loss, and sent the fans home with a walk-off single in the 10th. Max Wilder (who wasn't supposed to start, should have been Dick Kadlec) started on short rest and went all 10. He allowed 2 (1 earned) off 3 hits and 3 walks. He struck out 3. John Dibblee had another three hit performance, going 3-for-5 with a run scored. Vince York was 2-for-4 with a walk. May 10th, 1930 Montreal Saints (9-16): 3 Chicago Cougars (12-13): 6 W: Dick Kadlec (1-3) L: Walker Moore (3-2) We took game two and managed to secure at least a split in the four game series. Dick Kadlec earned himself another start, allowing 9 hits, 3 runs (2 earned), and 3 walks with 5 strikeouts in a complete game. John Kincaid was 2-for-5 with a run scored and RBI. John Dibblee was 2-for-3 with a sac-bunt and run scored. Vince York was 1-for-4 with a two run homer. Harry Simmons was 1-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored. May 11th, 1930 Montreal Saints (10-16): 12 Chicago Cougars (12-14): 6 W: Dick Kadlec (1-3) L: Walker Moore (3-2) Montreal ended a winless May with a 12-6 victory. Dick Lyons (on short rest when McSherry was rested...) had another bad start, 6 hits and 7 runs (6 earned) with 5 walks and 3 strikeouts in 6 innings. Michael Ivory allowed 4 runs off 3 hits and 3 walks with a single strikeout in 1.1 innings. Chick Meehan allowed 3 hits and a run in 1.2 innings. Vince York went 3-for-5 with a run scored and two driven in. Harry Simmons was 2-for-4 with a hit by pitch and two runs scored. Bob McCarty was 2-for-4 with 2 driven in.George Jordan was 1-for-4 with a solo homer. Slick Hostetter was 1-for-3 with a walk and run scored. Stars of the Week Here are your top three performers for the simulation: John Dibblee : 25 AB, 10 H, 2 HR, 7 RBI, .400 AVG, 1.163 OPS John Kincaid : 35 AB, 13 H, 0 HR, 6 RBI, .371 AVG, .920 OPS Vince York : 31 AB, 11 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI, .355 AVG, .910 OPS Weekly Summary Another winning week! I'm glad we avoided the sweep against the Stars and took the first two against Montreal. We better win the finale because our homestand is ending soon. John Dibblee's bat came alive as it was starting to look like father time was catching up to him. His OPS+ is almost back to 100 and he pushed his batting average back above .300. Of course, John Kincaid has been mashing doubles left and right as he's done all season long. He's been an excellent pickup thusfar. I'm looking to see more from Bill Ashbaugh, who has just one homer so far. He does like starting out slow, but I'm really not loving this .264/.373/.363 (78 OPS+) batting line. I'm hoping it's just adjusting to first base (where he's done well), but 1 homer and 23 RBI's is just not acceptable for someone as good as him. Our other star Dick Lyons is also having it rough, as he allowed 6 runs in both of his starts this week and his ERA continues to rise and approach 7. Our homestand will end with a three game set against the Baltimore Cannons (11-15) who sit right below us in 6th place. We'll then head to Toronto to face the struggling Wolves (5-21) for four. We're off for one day before a four game set with the first place Sailors (19-5) who already boast a 3.5 game lead over the Kings and Foresters. Injury Report SS Russ Combs (FABL Chicago Cougars): Sent to A Lincoln for rehab assignment RF Art Panko (FABL Chicago Cougars): Sent to B San Jose for rehab assignment C Jim Kyle (AAA Milwaukee Blues): Mild Shoulder Strain (3 weeks) LF Tom Thomas (AA Mobile Commodores): Strained Back (unknown return) RP Clyde Lincoln (A Lincoln Legislators): Knee Contusion (5 days) 3B Dave Wasson (B San Jose Cougars): Wrist Soreness (one week) RP Cy Plummer (B San Jose Cougars): Activated from the DL Transactions Claimed RHP Len Moore off waivers from Baltimore. 34-year-old reliever who lead the league in saves in his Rookie season in 1922 and three years ago in 1927. Hasn't pitched this season, but has a career 4.11 ERA (103 ERA+), 1.52 WHIP, and 220 strikeouts in 606.2 FABL innings. A former 3rd Round Pick by the Sailors, they released him immediately. In 398 games out of the pen he's 37-54 with 104 saves. Moore will close for us. RHP Michael Ivory was designated for assignment. He was 1-1 with a 10.90 ERA (44 ERA+), 3.06 WHIP, and 5 strikeouts in 17.1 innings. He somehow walked 22 batters and opponents had a .400 BABIP against him. He's likely to be unclaimed, but demand a release. Minor League Report LF Earl Johnson (AAA Milwaukee Blues): After struggling in AAA at the end of last year, he's hit everything in sight to start this season. The 22-year-old is slashing .441/.492/.898 (266 OPS+) with 5 homers and 9 RBI's while recently winning Player of the Week. The former 12th Round Pick is Rule-5 eligible in the offseason, so he will likely see a September callup. If he keeps hitting like this, however, it's going to be really hard to keep him down in the minors even if there is no room on the big league club. 3B Frank Johnson (A Lincoln Legislators): Recently promoted to A, Johnson set fire to the Heartland league, going 14-for-26 with a homer and 4 RBI's. A 15th Round Pick in 1925, the 23-year-old has started in 17 games this season, more then every season in his minor league career since 1926. Johnson would occasionally come in as a defensive sub (he's a quality defender), but he's never seen much time in the lineup. We lack many high end 3B prospects, so Johnson may have a chance to differentiate himself from the rest of the pack. SS Tom Spitzer (C La Crosse Lions): It only took 17 games with La Crosse for Tom Spitzer to earn a promotion to San Jose. This year's 7th Round Pick hit .338/.397/.563 (128 OPS+) with 4 homers and 12 RBI's. The powerful righty isn't the best defender, so we'll be giving him reps at second in San Jose as 1928 5th Round pick Larry Burns will be his double play partner at short. Spitzer didn't have the longest high school career, but his raw power was too good to pass up and my scout actually views him as our 3rd best SS prospect behind Clint Hinzman and Slim Bloom. Amateur Report CF Bill Alexander (St. Pancras Lions): He may not be one of the bigger names in this draft class, but Bill Alexander is a solid pick towards the end of the human portion of our draft. He isn't hitting all that well, just .299/.331/.389 (74 OPS+) with 2 homers, 8 steals, and 39 RBI's, but he's taken a massive step forward defensively. He's a plus defender with elite speed and average power. He has a low floor, but the peak of a 10/20 hitter who will anchor your defense in center. A fractured thumb last year could explain the decline in offense this season or could be a sign of things to come, but he's worth a shot in the lottery portion of the draft. LHP Lefty Allen (Hartford HS Blue Sox): It was only his second high school start, but Lefty Allen might already be the best high school pitcher I've ever seen. The 16-year-old just struck out 17(!) in a 6-hit shutout. The only Cougar with more strikeouts then 17 all season is Max Wilder. And he's third in the CA. He's a groundballer with four pitches that can generate a ton of strikeouts. He just throws in the mid 80s, so I can't even begin to imagine how hard he can throw if he adds a little height or weight as he ages. I'll be following this southpaw very closely.