OOTP Developments Forums - View Single Post

pauwoo · 12-09-2021, 11:01 AM

Mexico City Jaguars (54-54, .500, 4th NL West) @ Los Angeles Leopards (64-43, .598, 1st NL West)
Outside of clawing their way back to .500 since we last met, not much has changed for the Mexico City Jaguars. They can still hit – 1st in runs, average, OPS, and wOBA, 2nd in OBP, bWAR, and Home Runs – and their pitching/defense is still in shambles – 12th in every category that matters, 11th in pWAR, 10th in Defensive Efficiency. They’ve brought in a few pitchers by trade to help stop the bleeding in RHP Sean Settle (50/50 with 55 stuff and only one good pitch – a 75/75 fastball) and RHP Paquito Ruiz (50/50 with 55 stuff, 45 Movement, and 4 pitches, only 2 of which are any good), but neither will bring enough to the table to help this club make a late run at securing a playoff spot. And, that is really too bad as theirs is as high octane an offense as we’ve seen in some time with a middle infield of 2B Heathcote Kinton & SS Sandber Aviles that is equally adept defensively as they are with the bat. It’s the kind of offense that, at its best, can inspire fans’ imagination, drum up some much-needed interest in our game, and drive significant playoff ratings for the league. It’s too bad, then, that their ownership and current GM lack the creativity and courage to make the moves necessary to put their supreme offense in a position to do something memorable in the postseason.

108 of 162: Lee Myers (8-3, 3.02) @ Michael Brisk (7-7, 4.71)
Loss, 4-3. Mexico City, after treading water with a 54-54 record heading into this series, and currently riding a phenomenal 15-9 record so far in July (with only one game remaining to close out the month) was good for it tonight against Brisky, batting him around to the tune of 6 hits and 4 runs as they escaped with a close win in our park. 3B JJ Barbari went 2 for 4 with a double, a 2-run dinger, and 3 total RBI for the bad guys to seal the deal and CF Aaron Capeheart managed to punch out his 5th longball on a hung curve served up on a platter by an unfocused and unprepared Brisk. Offensively we were serviceable – 8 total hits for the club, 3 doubles (PEPPER, Ono, Hamza… stand up), a 2-run TRUCK from C Dom Cooke, and 2 stolen bases (Mullens with #46, Otto with #25) were not enough to overcome Mexico City’s poor pitching in this one as their offense managed to find a way to outpace us tonight.

109 of 162: Casey Tucker (10-8, 3.70) @ Merl Crawford (9-7, 3.55)
Loss, 4-0. Held to five hits and shutout by the worst pitching team in the National League, at home, if front of our fans… not a good look. Merl was decent, 7 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, and 5 K’s, but Casey was better, way better, and the Mexico City Jaguars found a way to continue their run of good form by peeling the first 2 of 3 off us here, in our own park. Not much of note to parse out for us offensively – Otto swiped his 26th bag, we failed to secure any EBH’s, left 6 runners stranded, and 23 of our 27 outs came by putting the ball in play, weak little dribblers, one & all.

Name: player_31991.png
Views: 200
Size: 25.7 KB

Name: player_31991.png
Views: 200
Size: 25.7 KB

Elsewhere: SP Kicks Ford, putting in work for the Rochester North Stars in Brooklyn’s development system, twirled a complete-game, 5-hit shutout with 8 K’s to lead his club to a resounding, 5-0 win over the Henderson Ducks. Kicks now has a 4-2 record in 7 starts, has gone 8 or more in 4 total outings, is posting a 1.16 ERA, and has fanned 48 batters. Something tells me that the Brooklyn brass may be looking to make some room for Kicks on their AAA club in Charlotte in short order.

110 of 162: KJ Judd (4-4, 5.14) @ Keith Baeza (3-5, 5.60)
Loss, 3-1. Getting swept, at home, against a club as poorly constructed as the Jags is not how you make your owners happy, and I fully expect to get a call from mine to make that point crystal clear… Keith put us in a position to win, gave a good account of himself over 5.2 innings of work, and only allowed 1 runner to plate… but, it wouldn’t be enough as our offense continued to sputter against MC’s locked in staff while our bullpen came undone a bit during the top of the 8th, relinquishing the lead and spelling our doom. Again, our offense didn’t leave much on the table for me to parse out – 8 total hits, 8 total K’s, another swiped bag for Otto, his 27th, and, for the second contest in a row, we’d fail to secure even a single extra base hit.

Note: After dispatching us with ease and doing the same against Austin in the series before arriving in Los Angeles, Mexico City has finished off the month of July with a 16-9 record (only Brooklyn (17-8) and Virginia Beach (17-9) were better) and is currently riding a 7-game winning streak.

Record: 64-46, .581, 1st NL West
Up Next: Austin joins us on the loser’s bracket for a 4-game parlay in Los Angeles.

12-09-2021, 11:01 AM	#68
pauwoo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Seattle Posts: 2,257	2077 Season (July 30th – August 1st) Mexico City Jaguars (54-54, .500, 4th NL West) @ Los Angeles Leopards (64-43, .598, 1st NL West) Outside of clawing their way back to .500 since we last met, not much has changed for the Mexico City Jaguars. They can still hit – 1st in runs, average, OPS, and wOBA, 2nd in OBP, bWAR, and Home Runs – and their pitching/defense is still in shambles – 12th in every category that matters, 11th in pWAR, 10th in Defensive Efficiency. They’ve brought in a few pitchers by trade to help stop the bleeding in RHP Sean Settle (50/50 with 55 stuff and only one good pitch – a 75/75 fastball) and RHP Paquito Ruiz (50/50 with 55 stuff, 45 Movement, and 4 pitches, only 2 of which are any good), but neither will bring enough to the table to help this club make a late run at securing a playoff spot. And, that is really too bad as theirs is as high octane an offense as we’ve seen in some time with a middle infield of 2B Heathcote Kinton & SS Sandber Aviles that is equally adept defensively as they are with the bat. It’s the kind of offense that, at its best, can inspire fans’ imagination, drum up some much-needed interest in our game, and drive significant playoff ratings for the league. It’s too bad, then, that their ownership and current GM lack the creativity and courage to make the moves necessary to put their supreme offense in a position to do something memorable in the postseason. 108 of 162: Lee Myers (8-3, 3.02) @ Michael Brisk (7-7, 4.71) Loss, 4-3. Mexico City, after treading water with a 54-54 record heading into this series, and currently riding a phenomenal 15-9 record so far in July (with only one game remaining to close out the month) was good for it tonight against Brisky, batting him around to the tune of 6 hits and 4 runs as they escaped with a close win in our park. 3B JJ Barbari went 2 for 4 with a double, a 2-run dinger, and 3 total RBI for the bad guys to seal the deal and CF Aaron Capeheart managed to punch out his 5th longball on a hung curve served up on a platter by an unfocused and unprepared Brisk. Offensively we were serviceable – 8 total hits for the club, 3 doubles (PEPPER, Ono, Hamza… stand up), a 2-run TRUCK from C Dom Cooke, and 2 stolen bases (Mullens with #46, Otto with #25) were not enough to overcome Mexico City’s poor pitching in this one as their offense managed to find a way to outpace us tonight. 109 of 162: Casey Tucker (10-8, 3.70) @ Merl Crawford (9-7, 3.55) Loss, 4-0. Held to five hits and shutout by the worst pitching team in the National League, at home, if front of our fans… not a good look. Merl was decent, 7 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, and 5 K’s, but Casey was better, way better, and the Mexico City Jaguars found a way to continue their run of good form by peeling the first 2 of 3 off us here, in our own park. Not much of note to parse out for us offensively – Otto swiped his 26th bag, we failed to secure any EBH’s, left 6 runners stranded, and 23 of our 27 outs came by putting the ball in play, weak little dribblers, one & all. Elsewhere: SP Kicks Ford, putting in work for the Rochester North Stars in Brooklyn’s development system, twirled a complete-game, 5-hit shutout with 8 K’s to lead his club to a resounding, 5-0 win over the Henderson Ducks. Kicks now has a 4-2 record in 7 starts, has gone 8 or more in 4 total outings, is posting a 1.16 ERA, and has fanned 48 batters. Something tells me that the Brooklyn brass may be looking to make some room for Kicks on their AAA club in Charlotte in short order. 110 of 162: KJ Judd (4-4, 5.14) @ Keith Baeza (3-5, 5.60) Loss, 3-1. Getting swept, at home, against a club as poorly constructed as the Jags is not how you make your owners happy, and I fully expect to get a call from mine to make that point crystal clear… Keith put us in a position to win, gave a good account of himself over 5.2 innings of work, and only allowed 1 runner to plate… but, it wouldn’t be enough as our offense continued to sputter against MC’s locked in staff while our bullpen came undone a bit during the top of the 8th, relinquishing the lead and spelling our doom. Again, our offense didn’t leave much on the table for me to parse out – 8 total hits, 8 total K’s, another swiped bag for Otto, his 27th, and, for the second contest in a row, we’d fail to secure even a single extra base hit. Note: After dispatching us with ease and doing the same against Austin in the series before arriving in Los Angeles, Mexico City has finished off the month of July with a 16-9 record (only Brooklyn (17-8) and Virginia Beach (17-9) were better) and is currently riding a 7-game winning streak. Record: 64-46, .581, 1st NL West Up Next: Austin joins us on the loser’s bracket for a 4-game parlay in Los Angeles. __________________ Be excellent to each other. the Portland Pioneers \| the Los Angeles Leopards Last edited by pauwoo; 12-10-2021 at 12:53 AM.