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pauwoo · 05-24-2022, 09:56 AM

Denver Miners (55-50, .524, 2nd AL West) @ Los Angeles Leopards (65-39, .625, 1st NL West)
After coming off the line gangbusters to start the 2079 campaign and making their living at the top of the pops in the American League for the first two months of the season, Denver ran on their soft tires for a bit too long, had a poor stop in the pit, and now find themselves lacking the pace necessary to lead the pack. July’s been a struggle – they’ve gone 11-14 so far, with only our game today left to close it out – as offensive leaders Remildo Puente and Shaughan Hayes have each had an off month, delivering -1.4 WAR between them, while mid-rotation guys, Taylor Pushkin & Misael Enriquez, are on pace to finish the month at 1-7, with an identical 5.83 ERA, and a FIP- in the ~73-88 range. Look, Denver is a good club, capable of kicking up dust and doing damage – they’re in a bit of a bad way, sure, but lets just hope we’re not the anecdote to all that ails them.

105 of 162: Paul Wilson (6-8, 4.08) @ Merl Crawford (11-5, 4.10)
Win, 7-1. An Ian Hanan double to lead off the bottom of the 4th would prove to be the beginning of Denver’s demise as we’d pour on 4 runs during the frame, with Pepper, Isaac (2), and Dom driving them in, to push our total up to 6 runs on the day… and, while we’d put one more on (PEPPER with a solo shot, his 9th long ball on the year), the story here was our pitching as Merl & Nakagawa combined to hurl a 3-hit, 1-run, 14 K masterpiece, with Masaya being particularly nasty today in picking up his 7 K’s on 41 total pitches.

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Of Note: Our own Merl Crawford took home the Hurler of the Month Award… finishing July with an impressive 5-0 won-lost mark, 0.51 ERA, and 43 K’s in 6 total starts. I’m attaching the standings as of August 1st (the AL wildcard race is in shambles, you ask me), the league leaders, and our clubhouse for your perusal.

106 of 162: Al Bundy (10-4, 2.51) @ Jan Hernandez (4-4, 2.30)
Win, 5-3. Our good fortune continues… 5th straight win, this time with the scoring spread evenly throughout the first 7 frames of the contest, and a fun moment at the end where Haag was brought in to pitch to the last batter of the game, earning his 41st save of 2079, after Turnbull flirted with disaster in allowing two runs to plate during the top of the 9th. Haag, it should be noted is trending towards 63 saves on the year which would be the best total this league has ever seen by 5 saves… we’ll have to keep our eyes on that.

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Of Note: Heart Surgeon #1, Hidetoshi Hasegawa, blew up my phone during the game to let me know that Ethan has experienced a severe setback in his recovery and will now miss an additional 3-weeks of time… not what I wanted to hear… also, it’s not lost on us that the unsolicited offer we accepted from Mexico City is looking better by the minute.

107 of 162: Misael Enriquez (4-9, 5.24) @ Stephen Estevez (11-3, 1.76)
Loss, 4-6. Denver, on a mission to salvage some pride here, managed to get it done as Stephen allowed 5 earned in just 4 innings of work – easily one of his worst starts of the season – while our offense could only strike in fits and starts, scoring single runs in the 1st, 4th, 6th and 9th. Two of those came on solo shots – Otto & Cox, STAND UP – with the others coming courtesy of SAC FLIES… this was just one of those tilts where the bad guys found a way to get out ahead of us and we just couldn’t be bothered to turn on the jets to make up for lost ground. All of which is whatever… the real issue here is that utilityman Demetri Rodriguez injured himself while running the bases… more on that below.

Of Note: SS Demetri Rodriguez, utilityman extraordinaire, whose made 51 starts and 60 appearances for the club this season, will shut it down for the remainder of 2079 after being diagnosed with a torn posterior cruciate ligament… such a bummer. Simon Paulino, who has the defensive acumen to slot in all over the field, will return to the fold as a stop gap of sorts… this sort of underscores the lack of true depth in my system… I’ll need to remedy that in the offseason, for sure.

Record: 67-40, .626, 1st NL West
Up Next: Back at it against a divisional foe as we make the trek to San Jose to get after it against the Seals.

05-24-2022, 09:56 AM	#106
pauwoo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Seattle Posts: 2,255	2079 Season (July 31st – August 2nd) Denver Miners (55-50, .524, 2nd AL West) @ Los Angeles Leopards (65-39, .625, 1st NL West) After coming off the line gangbusters to start the 2079 campaign and making their living at the top of the pops in the American League for the first two months of the season, Denver ran on their soft tires for a bit too long, had a poor stop in the pit, and now find themselves lacking the pace necessary to lead the pack. July’s been a struggle – they’ve gone 11-14 so far, with only our game today left to close it out – as offensive leaders Remildo Puente and Shaughan Hayes have each had an off month, delivering -1.4 WAR between them, while mid-rotation guys, Taylor Pushkin & Misael Enriquez, are on pace to finish the month at 1-7, with an identical 5.83 ERA, and a FIP- in the ~73-88 range. Look, Denver is a good club, capable of kicking up dust and doing damage – they’re in a bit of a bad way, sure, but lets just hope we’re not the anecdote to all that ails them. 105 of 162: Paul Wilson (6-8, 4.08) @ Merl Crawford (11-5, 4.10) Win, 7-1. An Ian Hanan double to lead off the bottom of the 4th would prove to be the beginning of Denver’s demise as we’d pour on 4 runs during the frame, with Pepper, Isaac (2), and Dom driving them in, to push our total up to 6 runs on the day… and, while we’d put one more on (PEPPER with a solo shot, his 9th long ball on the year), the story here was our pitching as Merl & Nakagawa combined to hurl a 3-hit, 1-run, 14 K masterpiece, with Masaya being particularly nasty today in picking up his 7 K’s on 41 total pitches. Of Note: Our own Merl Crawford took home the Hurler of the Month Award… finishing July with an impressive 5-0 won-lost mark, 0.51 ERA, and 43 K’s in 6 total starts. I’m attaching the standings as of August 1st (the AL wildcard race is in shambles, you ask me), the league leaders, and our clubhouse for your perusal. 106 of 162: Al Bundy (10-4, 2.51) @ Jan Hernandez (4-4, 2.30) Win, 5-3. Our good fortune continues… 5th straight win, this time with the scoring spread evenly throughout the first 7 frames of the contest, and a fun moment at the end where Haag was brought in to pitch to the last batter of the game, earning his 41st save of 2079, after Turnbull flirted with disaster in allowing two runs to plate during the top of the 9th. Haag, it should be noted is trending towards 63 saves on the year which would be the best total this league has ever seen by 5 saves… we’ll have to keep our eyes on that. Of Note: Heart Surgeon #1, Hidetoshi Hasegawa, blew up my phone during the game to let me know that Ethan has experienced a severe setback in his recovery and will now miss an additional 3-weeks of time… not what I wanted to hear… also, it’s not lost on us that the unsolicited offer we accepted from Mexico City is looking better by the minute. 107 of 162: Misael Enriquez (4-9, 5.24) @ Stephen Estevez (11-3, 1.76) Loss, 4-6. Denver, on a mission to salvage some pride here, managed to get it done as Stephen allowed 5 earned in just 4 innings of work – easily one of his worst starts of the season – while our offense could only strike in fits and starts, scoring single runs in the 1st, 4th, 6th and 9th. Two of those came on solo shots – Otto & Cox, STAND UP – with the others coming courtesy of SAC FLIES… this was just one of those tilts where the bad guys found a way to get out ahead of us and we just couldn’t be bothered to turn on the jets to make up for lost ground. All of which is whatever… the real issue here is that utilityman Demetri Rodriguez injured himself while running the bases… more on that below. Of Note: SS Demetri Rodriguez, utilityman extraordinaire, whose made 51 starts and 60 appearances for the club this season, will shut it down for the remainder of 2079 after being diagnosed with a torn posterior cruciate ligament… such a bummer. Simon Paulino, who has the defensive acumen to slot in all over the field, will return to the fold as a stop gap of sorts… this sort of underscores the lack of true depth in my system… I’ll need to remedy that in the offseason, for sure. Record: 67-40, .626, 1st NL West Up Next: Back at it against a divisional foe as we make the trek to San Jose to get after it against the Seals. Attached Images __________________ Be excellent to each other. the Portland Pioneers \| the Los Angeles Leopards Last edited by pauwoo; 06-15-2022 at 10:17 AM.