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pauwoo · 06-25-2020, 09:44 PM

4/27 – 4/29: Los Angeles Leopards (11-14, .440, 4th NL West) @ Phoenix Coyotes (13-12, .520, 3rd NL West)
First off, let’s get one thing straight, in the wild, a coyote is no match for a leopard. Even one as hobbled and malnourished as us… but, we’re not in the wild and, let’s be honest, we’re not just hobbled, we’ve lost a leg. Phoenix has put something snappy together so far in 2076 – they’re right where I’d have expected them to be… treading water and doing just enough to meet the 10-minute PADI certification requirement. So far, that’s enough to be considered a much, much better club than ours and it is more than enough to give me pause. Three days in Phoenix, three days to right the ship – or, if it all comes tumbling down like a house of cards, my last three days on the job. We have a lot riding on this – my stress level is in the red, I’ve started to day drink prior to heading to the ballpark, and I haven’t made a frivolous purchase since this campaign began. We’ll have our chances here – Phoenix has a subpar bullpen, so if we can get past their starters early enough in each of these games, we should be able to put some runs on the board. Will it be enough to get the sweep? Probably not. But, unless the club wants to see some major changes, we’ll need to find a way to get it done.

26 of 162: Loss, 5-0.
Well, that’s that, I suppose… we won’t get the sweep, we won’t work our way back to .500 to close out the month, and we won’t be keeping a sizable chunk of our bullpen much longer… SP Newton Weiser gave up four runs in his first professional start (14th total appearance), Zippo committed his 4th error, and Webster, in a rare off day, fanned three times in the game. We played terribly here, and, though they got the win, the Phoenix fans were treated to a pretty boring contest. How boring? Well, Phoenix 2B Scott Kaszuba nabbed the third star of the game on a 0 for 1 performance where he added a SAC FLY RBI and a run. The good times were rolling in Phoenix, folks… word is that all unsold tickets for tomorrow’s game have been marked down by 50%.

27 of 162: Win, 4-3.
OK, yeah… I remember these guys. Brisky gave us 7.1 innings of work, allowed three to make it home, and fanned 7, and Pepper Grant went 2 for 5 with a double, a homer, 2 RBIs, and a run. Team cycle for the La La’s… doubles from Webster, Weaver, and Grant, a triple from Zippo, and a homer from Pepper. All four of our runs came with 2 outs on the board – which is interesting because we scored each run in a different inning… also, it was Weaver’s run-scoring double in the top of the 11th that closed the show for us here… some late heroics from the injury replacement.

Elsewhere: SS Oliver Vallee, of the Wyoming Cowboys, went 5 for 6 with two, two-baggers, a homer, 7 RBIs, and 3 runs in his clubs 17-2 win over Texas Tech. His game score of 111 was only good enough to place him at 6th best of the year… the Cowboys managed to charge 7 runs to two of Texas Tech’s pitchers – it took 5 innings to put that many on the starter and only 1.2 more innings to do the same to the first reliever to get the ball.

28 of 162: Win, 5-2.
Hey! We won a series – weird. Trev was solid, 2 earned and 6 Ks, DH Jarel White hit a 2-run bomb, Zippo hit his 4th double of the season, and Pepper got hit by a pitch. Trev left early with an undisclosed injury – diagnosis is pending… It’s nice to get a series win, especially after such a tough road in the early going of the tricentennial campaign – and hopefully, we can carry this small bit of good fortune forward into May and turn this thing around before it gets away from us.

Elsewhere: CF Roy Schoenherr, of the Seattle Metros, went 5 for 5 with a double, 3 RBIs, and 4 runs, and teammate, LF Aitor Cubas, went 3 for 3 with two, two-baggers, a homer, and 4 RBIs in an 18-8 win over their nemesis, the Portland Lagers. Of note… Schoenherr was only in the game because every day CF Lonzo Gonzo was injured early in the game.

Monthly Awards:
AL BotM: LF Aitor Cubas, SEA - .351, 11 HR, 26 RBIs, 27 runs
NL BotM: 1B Arnold Webster, LAL - .364, 12 HR, 23 RBIs, 23 runs, .422 OBP
AL PotM: Ash Newman, VAN – 5-1, 2.53 ERA with 35 Ks
NL PotM: CL Don Haag, NO – 13 for 13 in Saves with 23 Ks in 16.1 innings of work

A 12-14 April… SMH – let’s hope we have a better go of it in May.

06-25-2020, 09:44 PM	#10
pauwoo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Seattle Posts: 2,255	2076 Season (4/27 – 4/29) 4/27 – 4/29: Los Angeles Leopards (11-14, .440, 4th NL West) @ Phoenix Coyotes (13-12, .520, 3rd NL West) First off, let’s get one thing straight, in the wild, a coyote is no match for a leopard. Even one as hobbled and malnourished as us… but, we’re not in the wild and, let’s be honest, we’re not just hobbled, we’ve lost a leg. Phoenix has put something snappy together so far in 2076 – they’re right where I’d have expected them to be… treading water and doing just enough to meet the 10-minute PADI certification requirement. So far, that’s enough to be considered a much, much better club than ours and it is more than enough to give me pause. Three days in Phoenix, three days to right the ship – or, if it all comes tumbling down like a house of cards, my last three days on the job. We have a lot riding on this – my stress level is in the red, I’ve started to day drink prior to heading to the ballpark, and I haven’t made a frivolous purchase since this campaign began. We’ll have our chances here – Phoenix has a subpar bullpen, so if we can get past their starters early enough in each of these games, we should be able to put some runs on the board. Will it be enough to get the sweep? Probably not. But, unless the club wants to see some major changes, we’ll need to find a way to get it done. 26 of 162: Loss, 5-0. Well, that’s that, I suppose… we won’t get the sweep, we won’t work our way back to .500 to close out the month, and we won’t be keeping a sizable chunk of our bullpen much longer… SP Newton Weiser gave up four runs in his first professional start (14th total appearance), Zippo committed his 4th error, and Webster, in a rare off day, fanned three times in the game. We played terribly here, and, though they got the win, the Phoenix fans were treated to a pretty boring contest. How boring? Well, Phoenix 2B Scott Kaszuba nabbed the third star of the game on a 0 for 1 performance where he added a SAC FLY RBI and a run. The good times were rolling in Phoenix, folks… word is that all unsold tickets for tomorrow’s game have been marked down by 50%. 27 of 162: Win, 4-3. OK, yeah… I remember these guys. Brisky gave us 7.1 innings of work, allowed three to make it home, and fanned 7, and Pepper Grant went 2 for 5 with a double, a homer, 2 RBIs, and a run. Team cycle for the La La’s… doubles from Webster, Weaver, and Grant, a triple from Zippo, and a homer from Pepper. All four of our runs came with 2 outs on the board – which is interesting because we scored each run in a different inning… also, it was Weaver’s run-scoring double in the top of the 11th that closed the show for us here… some late heroics from the injury replacement. Elsewhere: SS Oliver Vallee, of the Wyoming Cowboys, went 5 for 6 with two, two-baggers, a homer, 7 RBIs, and 3 runs in his clubs 17-2 win over Texas Tech. His game score of 111 was only good enough to place him at 6th best of the year… the Cowboys managed to charge 7 runs to two of Texas Tech’s pitchers – it took 5 innings to put that many on the starter and only 1.2 more innings to do the same to the first reliever to get the ball. 28 of 162: Win, 5-2. Hey! We won a series – weird. Trev was solid, 2 earned and 6 Ks, DH Jarel White hit a 2-run bomb, Zippo hit his 4th double of the season, and Pepper got hit by a pitch. Trev left early with an undisclosed injury – diagnosis is pending… It’s nice to get a series win, especially after such a tough road in the early going of the tricentennial campaign – and hopefully, we can carry this small bit of good fortune forward into May and turn this thing around before it gets away from us. Elsewhere: CF Roy Schoenherr, of the Seattle Metros, went 5 for 5 with a double, 3 RBIs, and 4 runs, and teammate, LF Aitor Cubas, went 3 for 3 with two, two-baggers, a homer, and 4 RBIs in an 18-8 win over their nemesis, the Portland Lagers. Of note… Schoenherr was only in the game because every day CF Lonzo Gonzo was injured early in the game. Monthly Awards: AL BotM: LF Aitor Cubas, SEA - .351, 11 HR, 26 RBIs, 27 runs NL BotM: 1B Arnold Webster, LAL - .364, 12 HR, 23 RBIs, 23 runs, .422 OBP AL PotM: Ash Newman, VAN – 5-1, 2.53 ERA with 35 Ks NL PotM: CL Don Haag, NO – 13 for 13 in Saves with 23 Ks in 16.1 innings of work A 12-14 April… SMH – let’s hope we have a better go of it in May. __________________ Be excellent to each other. the Portland Pioneers \| the Los Angeles Leopards Last edited by pauwoo; 06-26-2020 at 12:08 PM.