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pauwoo · 12-30-2021, 09:59 PM

San Jose Seals (1-2, .333, t-3rd NL West) @ Los Angeles Leopards (2-1, .666, t-1st NL West)
After making a low-key splash by signing RF Andrew Beck to a 2-year, $26.2mm contract early in the free agency period, the San Jose Seals went dormant, and all but extinguished whatever hope their fanbase had by going through the motions the rest of the way. They’re 1-2 so far, the forecast calls for cloudy skies, and their ever-dwindling fanbase can be expected to abandon them with pace as this season progresses… what I’m saying is that this is a ho-hum club, with ho-hum ownership that prioritizes profits over winning, with no prospect of success in the near future. I guess that it is good for us to have a patsy in the division, an also ran with no designs on steadily improving their lot in life, to beat up on & prop ourselves up against, but, as ever, the opposite is sometimes also true as the San Jose Seals represent the exact kind of club my guys have a tendency to stumble against… our complacency and cocksureness undoing what should be a rip-roaring romp through the heart of a glorified AAAA squad.

4 of 162: Knox Hussman (0-0, 0.00) @ Peter Garcia (0-0, 0.00)
Win, 4-1. Garcia’s Leopard debut was a success – he’d give us 7 innings of work, allowing 6 hits and a run while fanning 4 – and Otto drove two in during the home opener to remind the L.A. faithful that this is still his club… OH HONG sent his fist ball out of the park, a 2-run moonshot, Shepard hit a double, his third so far, we’d turn two spectacular double plays, and Donovan Turnbull registered his first Save as a desert cat. A good, solid home win for the club to kick things off in our home park where ~55k turned up to show the guys that they’re still interested in what we have to offer.

Elsewhere: The debut of our shiny new Class A ballclub, the Watts Warriors, was spoiled by the Boise Cutthroats (a Philadelphia affiliate (for now)), as they rode a 3-run top of the 3rd all the way home, defeating our youngsters by a score of 7-4 when all was said and done. Cristobal Ruiz went 5.2 innings for Watts, allowed 6 hits and 4 runs while retiring 8 batsmen by strikeout and reliever T-Rex Stiles allowed another run to get across in 2.1 innings of work before the last guy we sent out there let two more get by us. Our expectation is that, within the next few years, both of these guys are putting in work on the big club. Time will tell…

5 of 162: Brody John (0-0, 0.00) @ Steven Estevez (0-0, 3.60)
Win, 1-0. Setting aside the fact that our offense was a complete mess in this one, unable to string together even the most pedestrian of successful at bats – there are two things you should know about it… 1st – STEVEN ESTEVEZ HURLED HIS FIRST CAREER NO-NO, GOING 9 AMAZING INNINGS, ALLOWING NO HITS, NO RUNS, WHILE DOLING OUT 1 FREE PASS, and FANNING 12 during the legendary performance – and, 2nd – OH HONG, local favorite on the fast track to super stardom, making sure that Estevez got to keep it, electrified the hometown faithful with a solo-homer during the bottom of the 9th for the walk-off win. That was a fun one… it stands among the top 2 or 3 games I’ve watched in all my years playing this game. Craziness.

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Elsewhere: The Mexico City Jaguars defeated the Austin Grackles, at home, by a score of 22-3… of course, I’m not inclined to highlight anything about it because, one, I hate them, and two, my guy hurled a no-no, so no other highlights need apply.

6 of 162: Bentley Hunt (0-0, 10.38) @ Merl Crawford (0-0, 0.00)
Loss, 2-0. It sure would have been sweet to secure the sweep after getting that no-no our last time out – but, baseball, as ever, is anything but nice… and our offense looked toothless and hobbled for the 2nd game in a row. Merl was good, only gave up two runs in seven innings of work, but took the L anyways, while San Jose’s Bentley Hunt was putting in work, managing to stick it out for 8.2 innings of 5-hit shutout ball in our park, in front of our people, much to the chagrin of anyone foolish enough to associate themselves with our ineffectual ballclub. Ethan managed to get a hit, but is still only batting .111 so far, we committed two more errors (we have five of those already), and we left 11 runners stranded over the course of the game with every batsman blowing a chance to bring at least one of those guys in. That’s embarrassing if I’m honest.

Week one is in the books… none of our guys won a weekly award and the club finds itself ranked 9th on the 1st weekly power ranking. Meh.

Record: 4-2, .666, t-1st NL West
Up Next: More home cookin’ as we welcome the Las Vegas Outlaws to town next for a 3-game set.

12-30-2021, 09:59 PM	#3
pauwoo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Seattle Posts: 2,255	2078 Season (April 8th – 10th) San Jose Seals (1-2, .333, t-3rd NL West) @ Los Angeles Leopards (2-1, .666, t-1st NL West) After making a low-key splash by signing RF Andrew Beck to a 2-year, $26.2mm contract early in the free agency period, the San Jose Seals went dormant, and all but extinguished whatever hope their fanbase had by going through the motions the rest of the way. They’re 1-2 so far, the forecast calls for cloudy skies, and their ever-dwindling fanbase can be expected to abandon them with pace as this season progresses… what I’m saying is that this is a ho-hum club, with ho-hum ownership that prioritizes profits over winning, with no prospect of success in the near future. I guess that it is good for us to have a patsy in the division, an also ran with no designs on steadily improving their lot in life, to beat up on & prop ourselves up against, but, as ever, the opposite is sometimes also true as the San Jose Seals represent the exact kind of club my guys have a tendency to stumble against… our complacency and cocksureness undoing what should be a rip-roaring romp through the heart of a glorified AAAA squad. 4 of 162: Knox Hussman (0-0, 0.00) @ Peter Garcia (0-0, 0.00) Win, 4-1. Garcia’s Leopard debut was a success – he’d give us 7 innings of work, allowing 6 hits and a run while fanning 4 – and Otto drove two in during the home opener to remind the L.A. faithful that this is still his club… OH HONG sent his fist ball out of the park, a 2-run moonshot, Shepard hit a double, his third so far, we’d turn two spectacular double plays, and Donovan Turnbull registered his first Save as a desert cat. A good, solid home win for the club to kick things off in our home park where ~55k turned up to show the guys that they’re still interested in what we have to offer. Elsewhere: The debut of our shiny new Class A ballclub, the Watts Warriors, was spoiled by the Boise Cutthroats (a Philadelphia affiliate (for now)), as they rode a 3-run top of the 3rd all the way home, defeating our youngsters by a score of 7-4 when all was said and done. Cristobal Ruiz went 5.2 innings for Watts, allowed 6 hits and 4 runs while retiring 8 batsmen by strikeout and reliever T-Rex Stiles allowed another run to get across in 2.1 innings of work before the last guy we sent out there let two more get by us. Our expectation is that, within the next few years, both of these guys are putting in work on the big club. Time will tell… 5 of 162: Brody John (0-0, 0.00) @ Steven Estevez (0-0, 3.60) Win, 1-0. Setting aside the fact that our offense was a complete mess in this one, unable to string together even the most pedestrian of successful at bats – there are two things you should know about it… 1st – STEVEN ESTEVEZ HURLED HIS FIRST CAREER NO-NO, GOING 9 AMAZING INNINGS, ALLOWING NO HITS, NO RUNS, WHILE DOLING OUT 1 FREE PASS, and FANNING 12 during the legendary performance – and, 2nd – OH HONG, local favorite on the fast track to super stardom, making sure that Estevez got to keep it, electrified the hometown faithful with a solo-homer during the bottom of the 9th for the walk-off win. That was a fun one… it stands among the top 2 or 3 games I’ve watched in all my years playing this game. Craziness. Elsewhere: The Mexico City Jaguars defeated the Austin Grackles, at home, by a score of 22-3… of course, I’m not inclined to highlight anything about it because, one, I hate them, and two, my guy hurled a no-no, so no other highlights need apply. 6 of 162: Bentley Hunt (0-0, 10.38) @ Merl Crawford (0-0, 0.00) Loss, 2-0. It sure would have been sweet to secure the sweep after getting that no-no our last time out – but, baseball, as ever, is anything but nice… and our offense looked toothless and hobbled for the 2nd game in a row. Merl was good, only gave up two runs in seven innings of work, but took the L anyways, while San Jose’s Bentley Hunt was putting in work, managing to stick it out for 8.2 innings of 5-hit shutout ball in our park, in front of our people, much to the chagrin of anyone foolish enough to associate themselves with our ineffectual ballclub. Ethan managed to get a hit, but is still only batting .111 so far, we committed two more errors (we have five of those already), and we left 11 runners stranded over the course of the game with every batsman blowing a chance to bring at least one of those guys in. That’s embarrassing if I’m honest. Week one is in the books… none of our guys won a weekly award and the club finds itself ranked 9th on the 1st weekly power ranking. Meh. Record: 4-2, .666, t-1st NL West Up Next: More home cookin’ as we welcome the Las Vegas Outlaws to town next for a 3-game set. __________________ Be excellent to each other. the Portland Pioneers \| the Los Angeles Leopards Last edited by pauwoo; 12-30-2021 at 10:28 PM.