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pauwoo · 09-14-2023, 08:54 AM

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Portland Pioneers (10-8, .555, 4th AL West) @ New York Sluggers (10-8, .556, 3rd AL West)
New York is like us – picked to finish at or near the bottom of their division yet swimming with the sharks during the early part of the 2085 campaign, buoyed by hope that will soon dissipate once rising fan expectations begin to weigh them down. What’s interesting is that they’re off to a start like this at all, what with the 6th ranked offense and 8th ranked staff in the AL… throw in their -8 RDiff and the fact that the Pyt would have their record reversed and what you have here is a club that has front-loaded their good luck so far this year and if they’re not careful they won’t have any left for the dog days of summer when clubs start dragging, beat down from this long slog of a baseball season.

Perhaps we can help them with that.

Here are the projected pitching matchups, our pitchers listed first:
RHP K. Voll (1-0, 0.98 ERA) vs RHP S. Mabry (1-0, 4.05 ERA)
RHP B. Sánchez (2-1, 2.49 ERA) vs RHP N. Holmberg (1-3, 8.50 ERA)
RHP W. Macomber (2-1, 2.66 ERA) vs RHP V. Uhlman (0-1, 4.50 ERA)

#19: Win, 4-0… from the game generated box score: “Pioneers Squelch Sluggers Offense in Shutout Win”. Couldn’t have said it better myself… 2B Wyatt Raphael finished 3-for-5 with a 2-run HR, we hit three doubles as a club, Mike Duncan swiped a bag, we got an OF Assist from CF Micky Austin, and sat back and watched SP Kade Voll win his 2nd game of the year after tossing 6-innings of 4-hit baseball. Listen – nothing too fancy here, just good old-fashioned, blue-collar baseball.

Sidenote: I noticed that my old club, the Los Angeles Leopards, have 28yo SP Orlando Arce (57/58) plying his trade in AAA after turning in a 15-4, 2.64, 3.0 WAR season last year… I also was able to work a deal with them where I’d get him and 23yo 3B Sandro Brincat (50/55) for 29yo SP Dominic Hornbrook (54/55) and 30yo 3B Ron Henry (55/55)… I kind of like it, but, I don’t know – feels cheap grabbing players off my old club. Decisions, decisions… I did grab Leo in free agency, so…

#20: Loss, 5-7… CF Franklin Boudreaux’s 2-run single during the bottom of the 1st put New York up 4-0 and they’d not relinquish the lead from there continuing to pour it on to always stay a step or two ahead of us. SP Bernal Sanchez was destroyed, managing a scant 2.2 IP after allowing 5 runners to plate, and falling to 2-2 on the year as a result.

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Elsewhere: SP Walt Allen, currently putting in work in Salt Lake City as the Alpines’ Ace, and the proud owner of a 5-0 record & 0.99 ERA so far this year, turned in a performance for the ages in a tilt against Detroit, twirling a NO HITTER with 9 K’s as his club bested the Motors by a score of 1-0. This is our 2nd no-no this year with the other one being a PERFECT GAME.

#21: Win, 6-2… SP William Macomber gave us 6.1 hard-scrabble innings of work, allowing just 5 hits and 2 earned while fanning 9 to improve to 3-1 on the year and the offense came up smelling roses with 11 hits and 6 runs led by DH Frodo Gonzales who finished 3-for-4 with a 2-run double and 4 total RBI. Nice little road trip here, actually… for now a 3-3 east coast swing, for a club still trying to figure out who it is, is a solid start you ask me.

Trade Alert: Welp… I won’t be getting Orlando Arce as I traded an integral piece of that deal. 3B Ron Henry (54/54) and prospect 1B Dean Nagel (20/44) are headed to Las Vegas for 3B Shane Fukumoto (59/59) and RP Tyler Gilman (44/44). They’ll both join us on the big club.

Record: 12-9, .571, 3rd AL West
Up Next: We’ll head home where the recently no-hit Detroit Motors will meet us for a 3-game parlay.

09-14-2023, 08:54 AM	#10
pauwoo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Seattle Posts: 2,255	2085 Season (April 17th – 19th) Portland Pioneers (10-8, .555, 4th AL West) @ New York Sluggers (10-8, .556, 3rd AL West) New York is like us – picked to finish at or near the bottom of their division yet swimming with the sharks during the early part of the 2085 campaign, buoyed by hope that will soon dissipate once rising fan expectations begin to weigh them down. What’s interesting is that they’re off to a start like this at all, what with the 6th ranked offense and 8th ranked staff in the AL… throw in their -8 RDiff and the fact that the Pyt would have their record reversed and what you have here is a club that has front-loaded their good luck so far this year and if they’re not careful they won’t have any left for the dog days of summer when clubs start dragging, beat down from this long slog of a baseball season. Perhaps we can help them with that. Here are the projected pitching matchups, our pitchers listed first: RHP K. Voll (1-0, 0.98 ERA) vs RHP S. Mabry (1-0, 4.05 ERA) RHP B. Sánchez (2-1, 2.49 ERA) vs RHP N. Holmberg (1-3, 8.50 ERA) RHP W. Macomber (2-1, 2.66 ERA) vs RHP V. Uhlman (0-1, 4.50 ERA) #19: Win, 4-0… from the game generated box score: “Pioneers Squelch Sluggers Offense in Shutout Win”. Couldn’t have said it better myself… 2B Wyatt Raphael finished 3-for-5 with a 2-run HR, we hit three doubles as a club, Mike Duncan swiped a bag, we got an OF Assist from CF Micky Austin, and sat back and watched SP Kade Voll win his 2nd game of the year after tossing 6-innings of 4-hit baseball. Listen – nothing too fancy here, just good old-fashioned, blue-collar baseball. Sidenote: I noticed that my old club, the Los Angeles Leopards, have 28yo SP Orlando Arce (57/58) plying his trade in AAA after turning in a 15-4, 2.64, 3.0 WAR season last year… I also was able to work a deal with them where I’d get him and 23yo 3B Sandro Brincat (50/55) for 29yo SP Dominic Hornbrook (54/55) and 30yo 3B Ron Henry (55/55)… I kind of like it, but, I don’t know – feels cheap grabbing players off my old club. Decisions, decisions… I did grab Leo in free agency, so… #20: Loss, 5-7… CF Franklin Boudreaux’s 2-run single during the bottom of the 1st put New York up 4-0 and they’d not relinquish the lead from there continuing to pour it on to always stay a step or two ahead of us. SP Bernal Sanchez was destroyed, managing a scant 2.2 IP after allowing 5 runners to plate, and falling to 2-2 on the year as a result. Elsewhere: SP Walt Allen, currently putting in work in Salt Lake City as the Alpines’ Ace, and the proud owner of a 5-0 record & 0.99 ERA so far this year, turned in a performance for the ages in a tilt against Detroit, twirling a NO HITTER with 9 K’s as his club bested the Motors by a score of 1-0. This is our 2nd no-no this year with the other one being a PERFECT GAME. #21: Win, 6-2… SP William Macomber gave us 6.1 hard-scrabble innings of work, allowing just 5 hits and 2 earned while fanning 9 to improve to 3-1 on the year and the offense came up smelling roses with 11 hits and 6 runs led by DH Frodo Gonzales who finished 3-for-4 with a 2-run double and 4 total RBI. Nice little road trip here, actually… for now a 3-3 east coast swing, for a club still trying to figure out who it is, is a solid start you ask me. Trade Alert: Welp… I won’t be getting Orlando Arce as I traded an integral piece of that deal. 3B Ron Henry (54/54) and prospect 1B Dean Nagel (20/44) are headed to Las Vegas for 3B Shane Fukumoto (59/59) and RP Tyler Gilman (44/44). They’ll both join us on the big club. Record: 12-9, .571, 3rd AL West Up Next: We’ll head home where the recently no-hit Detroit Motors will meet us for a 3-game parlay. __________________ Be excellent to each other. the Portland Pioneers \| the Los Angeles Leopards Last edited by pauwoo; 09-14-2023 at 10:28 PM.