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jksander · 05-26-2024, 02:14 AM

July 11, 2024: The East All Stars were expected to manhandle us, but in the end they only managed to win 12-11, led by Edwin Diaz who hit three times with four RBIs. Yanqui got a hit and batted in a pair for the West to get us some notice, but neither of our pitchers got playing time, while Arias and Brown were hitless. To be honest, it’s fine by me. It means we’ll have our pitchers all rested when we get back into action with three home games hosting New York starting Sunday.

August 1, 2024: Hector Perez has been named Frontier League Pitcher of the Month, going 3-0 in six starts with a 1.35 ERA and 48 K’s through 33.1 innings pitched. He heads into the final month of league action with a 5-3 record, a 3.19 ERA and 117 K’s through 84.2 innings. He’s had such a great month that I’m hearing buzz that he’s now starting to draw interest from major league franchises interested in giving him a shot at the AAA level, though we have him on contract this year and would love to be able to keep him ... but I can’t imagine he’ll want to stick around if he has a shot to break into the big leagues. He’s not the only one ... the real challenge at this level is having to rebuild your entire roster year after year, and being okay with the idea that, by doing well, you allow the players to have their chance to do well and move on.

We’re right in the thick of the playoff race, however, so the focus is on making sure this group finds as much success as we can -- we start the month of August with a 44-30 record, tied for first in the West with Gateway, with the Washington Wild Things (41-33) sitting just three games back. With the Tri-City Valley Cats in the lead in the East with a 46-28 record, we, the Grizzlies and the Quebec Capitales, all at 44-30, are knotted up for potential wild-card spots. It’s a hot mess, and it’s sure to get crazier ... our magic number to clinch a wildcard spot is 20, and to win the division outright it’s 23, with just 22 games remaining.

Some interesting notes:

- Zac Cook currently has 53 doubles, putitng him in fourth place in the entire league, but Dillon Paulson of the New England Knockouts leads the league with 63 of them, to go with 101 hits, three triples and 11 homers.

- Yoel Yanqui is sitting at 99 hits, currently fifth in the league, but he’s unlikely to catch the leader, Andrew Moritz, who has hit 121 times for the Gateway Grizzlies, batting .419 so far this year.

- Washington’s Chase Calabuig leads the league with a .445 average, his 45 doubles, 12 triples and two homers giving him 80 RBIs and 4.4 WAR on the season. He’s one of many with most of his slug coming from doubles ... the league is not known for homers, with J.J. Matijevic of the Gateway Grizzlies leading the league with 15 dingers.

- We’ve clearly climbed our way back into the playoff discussion thanks to pitching. Braden Scott (2.83 ERA), Hector Perez (3.19 ERA) and Adam Smith (3.57 ERA) have the three best ERAs in the league! Perez is now ranked third overall in pitching WAR (2.6) and leads the league in strikeouts (117) and strikeouts per nine innings (12.4). And Kyle Zurak leads the league in saves (17) and shutdowns (16). And though Parker Brahms, our long reliever, isn’t setting any records, he’s played in 32 games this year and amassed 50.2 innings pitched, with a 6-0 record, a 4.97 ERA and 37 K’s.

05-26-2024, 02:14 AM	#5
jksander All Star Starter Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Indianapolis IN Posts: 1,859	July 11, 2024: The East All Stars were expected to manhandle us, but in the end they only managed to win 12-11, led by Edwin Diaz who hit three times with four RBIs. Yanqui got a hit and batted in a pair for the West to get us some notice, but neither of our pitchers got playing time, while Arias and Brown were hitless. To be honest, it’s fine by me. It means we’ll have our pitchers all rested when we get back into action with three home games hosting New York starting Sunday. August 1, 2024: Hector Perez has been named Frontier League Pitcher of the Month, going 3-0 in six starts with a 1.35 ERA and 48 K’s through 33.1 innings pitched. He heads into the final month of league action with a 5-3 record, a 3.19 ERA and 117 K’s through 84.2 innings. He’s had such a great month that I’m hearing buzz that he’s now starting to draw interest from major league franchises interested in giving him a shot at the AAA level, though we have him on contract this year and would love to be able to keep him ... but I can’t imagine he’ll want to stick around if he has a shot to break into the big leagues. He’s not the only one ... the real challenge at this level is having to rebuild your entire roster year after year, and being okay with the idea that, by doing well, you allow the players to have their chance to do well and move on. We’re right in the thick of the playoff race, however, so the focus is on making sure this group finds as much success as we can -- we start the month of August with a 44-30 record, tied for first in the West with Gateway, with the Washington Wild Things (41-33) sitting just three games back. With the Tri-City Valley Cats in the lead in the East with a 46-28 record, we, the Grizzlies and the Quebec Capitales, all at 44-30, are knotted up for potential wild-card spots. It’s a hot mess, and it’s sure to get crazier ... our magic number to clinch a wildcard spot is 20, and to win the division outright it’s 23, with just 22 games remaining. Some interesting notes: - Zac Cook currently has 53 doubles, putitng him in fourth place in the entire league, but Dillon Paulson of the New England Knockouts leads the league with 63 of them, to go with 101 hits, three triples and 11 homers. - Yoel Yanqui is sitting at 99 hits, currently fifth in the league, but he’s unlikely to catch the leader, Andrew Moritz, who has hit 121 times for the Gateway Grizzlies, batting .419 so far this year. - Washington’s Chase Calabuig leads the league with a .445 average, his 45 doubles, 12 triples and two homers giving him 80 RBIs and 4.4 WAR on the season. He’s one of many with most of his slug coming from doubles ... the league is not known for homers, with J.J. Matijevic of the Gateway Grizzlies leading the league with 15 dingers. - We’ve clearly climbed our way back into the playoff discussion thanks to pitching. Braden Scott (2.83 ERA), Hector Perez (3.19 ERA) and Adam Smith (3.57 ERA) have the three best ERAs in the league! Perez is now ranked third overall in pitching WAR (2.6) and leads the league in strikeouts (117) and strikeouts per nine innings (12.4). And Kyle Zurak leads the league in saves (17) and shutdowns (16). And though Parker Brahms, our long reliever, isn’t setting any records, he’s played in 32 games this year and amassed 50.2 innings pitched, with a 6-0 record, a 4.97 ERA and 37 K’s. Attached Images __________________ "Goodbye To 'The Mack'": The 1916 A's In Peril -- An OOTP 27 Dynasty Online Leagues Modern Baseball (Chicago White Sox) Championship Baseball League (Winnipeg Goldeye) WPORBL 55 (Chicago Cubs) WPORBL 74 (Oakland A's) WPORBL 94 (Montreal Expos) WPOBL (Cincinnati Reds)