Cartwright State Hardball Association: Year I

Denny Lemaster · 08-19-2016, 03:13 PM

I’ve long tried to start a season that would kind of simulate the summers spent as a batboy for my uncles’ Fast Pitch Softball teams of the late 70s-early 80s. I’m not saying this attempt will be any more successful than my prior ones, but it is worth a try.

Basics:
104 clubs across the fictional State of Cartwright. Teams are in 9 Conferences and a grouping of “unaffiliated” teams. 96 game regular season, with 32 clubs making a post season tournament. The 9 Conference winners make the tournament with 23 at large clubs.

League settings approximate mid-1950s, with early 19teens financials. Free agency after 1 year service, 25 man active rosters, 15 man reserve rosters.

I will be running/managing the Impsfolly Hill Seals of the Mid East Conference.

Denny Lemaster · 08-19-2016, 03:42 PM

Given the size of the State Hardball Association, printing full standings would be a bit overwhelming. Mostly I'll focus on just the Mid East Conference.

Spring Season:

Mid East	W	L	Pct
Pitdon Titans	14	10	0.583
Holmworth Mount Samurai	14	10	0.583
Dinaminstry Eagles	13	11	0.542
Stormbumton Cherokees	12	12	0.500
Wrongettin Temple Crusaders	10	14	0.417
Shipenden Rams	9	15	0.375
Impsfolly Hill Seals	9	15	0.375
Belmer Crusaders	9	15	0.375

Best Spring Record

Team	W	L	Pct
Lhanbride Spartans (Upeast)	17	7	0.708
Elmount Roadrunners (Independent)	17	7	0.708
Balacombe Mount Grizzles (Independent)	17	7	0.708

Worst Spring Record

Team	W	L	Pct
Filthick Enforcers (West County)	7	17	0.292
Modester Tides (Lakes)	7	17	0.292
Strathsey Jackals (Far South)	7	17	0.292
Meatford Mountain Toros (Downcounty)	7	17	0.292

Predictions

Mid East	W	L	PCT	GB	Runs	AVG	HR	SB	Runs against	ERA	K	BB
Shipenden Rams	49	47	0.510	-	487	0.272	86	10	463	4.12	493	280
Holmworth Mount Samurai	49	47	0.510	-	495	0.282	76	23	481	4.35	490	320
Pitdon Titans	49	47	0.510	-	467	0.283	103	11	434	3.92	441	282
Belmer Crusaders	48	48	0.500	1	426	0.258	81	22	437	3.92	470	336
Wrongettin Temple Crusaders	47	49	0.490	2	432	0.266	49	31	479	4.33	556	358
Stormbumton Cherokees	47	49	0.490	2	490	0.300	52	44	513	4.89	485	316
Dinaminstry Eagles	44	52	0.458	5	494	0.280	81	17	518	4.99	513	368
Impsfolly Hill Seals	36	60	0.375	13	376	0.256	48	32	511	4.84	521	419

Impsfolly Hill is projected to have the worst record in the SHA

Projected Tournament Teams

Tillydock Eagles (Far South)	60	36	0.625
Balacombe Mount Grizzles (Independent)	57	39	0.594
Minasfeld Masons (Independent)	56	40	0.583
Moshovel Gaels (Independent)	55	41	0.573
Rustdich Outlaws (Upeast)	55	41	0.573
Penghyll Timberjacks (Upeast)	55	41	0.573
Painander Pirates (Sandia Area)	55	41	0.573
Lhanbride Spartans (Upeast)	55	41	0.573
Drunkcircle Pride (Downcounty)	55	41	0.573
Fleshkne Bulls (Independent)	54	42	0.563
Shepsey Breakers (Cayce Valley)	54	42	0.563
Modester Tides (Lakes)	54	42	0.563
Bitemount Castle Griffons (West County)	54	42	0.563
Fleshdich Plains Tumbleweeds (All South)	53	43	0.552
Wealdfos Crackerjacks (West County)	53	43	0.552
Ponytupp Bobcats (Independent)	53	43	0.552
Itchytump Moon Dogs (Cayce Valley)	53	43	0.552
Killmanerscrutch Gaels (West County)	52	44	0.542
Mynyddchester Predators (Lakes)	52	44	0.542
Slobmarshe Swordsmen (Independent)	52	44	0.542
Bournebridge Badgers (All South)	52	44	0.542
Auchtercheth Vikings (Downcounty)	52	44	0.542
Pitdon Stampede (All South)	52	44	0.542
Port Dripander Wolverines (Sandia Area)	52	44	0.542
Fulbeck Jokers (Independent)	51	45	0.531
Neatbryde Manor Lancers (Upeast)	51	45	0.531
Grotgame Indians (Sandia Area)	51	45	0.531
Morthenge Village Pointers (Far South)	51	45	0.531
Dimring Blue Thunder	51	45	0.531
Pitdon Titans	49	47	0.510
Shipenden Rams (Mid East)	49	47	0.510
Holmworth Mount Samurai	49	47	0.510

Denny Lemaster · 08-19-2016, 04:18 PM

I don't manage the spring season the same way as I do during the regular season. However, the club is very slow-footed so the stolen base total may not be so far off. We did seem very good at turning double plays and throwing runners out from the outfield. I plan on carrying 15 position players and 10 pitchers.

Mayhaps a more 'realistic' lineup and bullpen usage will help with the overall results for the club. I really hope so.

	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Kraznys Saal R/OF	15	53	3	15	2	0	0	4	17	4	3	0	0	.283	.333	.321	.654
Amory Kell R/SS	15	51	4	8	3	1	0	5	13	1	11	0	0	.157	.173	.255	.428
J.J. Rainone R/INOF	12	48	6	10	1	0	0	2	11	1	9	0	0	.208	.255	.229	.484
Duwen Harel L/OF	11	43	6	10	4	0	1	4	17	4	9	1	0	.233	.298	.395	.693
Odell Mowday R/SS	15	42	5	13	3	0	0	4	16	8	5	0	0	.310	.423	.381	.804
Lew Cranick S/OF	10	41	3	8	1	0	0	2	9	2	6	0	0	.195	.233	.220	.452
Bonifacio Ayala R/C	15	40	5	7	0	0	0	2	7	2	5	0	0	.175	.209	.175	.384
Freddy Gerdau S/CF	10	37	4	8	1	0	0	4	9	5	0	0	0	.216	.302	.243	.546
Erick Goshorn R/3BC	12	35	4	14	3	1	0	6	19	0	3	0	0	.400	.400	.543	.943
Kade Uhl R/CF	11	34	4	6	0	1	0	1	8	7	5	0	0	.176	.317	.235	.552
Sebastian Arneson R/OF	13	33	1	6	2	0	0	2	8	1	1	0	0	.182	.206	.242	.448
Cristofor Moscoso R/IN	12	32	2	7	2	0	0	0	9	3	6	0	0	.219	.286	.281	.567
Dakota Causseaux L/OF	10	30	3	5	0	0	1	3	8	4	6	0	0	.167	.265	.267	.531
Ronald Sigworth R/C	9	28	2	6	0	0	0	2	6	4	5	0	0	.214	.313	.214	.527
Gross Deal S/OF	13	27	4	4	1	0	0	5	5	3	5	0	0	.148	.233	.185	.419
Cristoval Gregorio R/3B	11	27	2	5	1	0	1	2	9	1	4	0	0	.185	.214	.333	.548
Arnie Kayl L/1BOF	9	27	2	4	2	0	0	1	6	1	3	0	0	.148	.207	.222	.429
Rafael MacShannahan R/2B	9	27	2	9	2	0	0	4	11	1	2	0	0	.333	.345	.407	.752
Dennison Oleinik R/INOF	9	27	6	8	2	0	0	3	10	2	3	0	0	.296	.323	.370	.693
Jerry Yandura L/INOF	11	27	4	8	2	0	1	6	13	4	6	0	0	.296	.364	.481	.845
Furnell Zahorsky R/1BC	9	27	2	9	2	0	0	6	11	2	6	0	0	.333	.379	.407	.787
Matthis MacGill L/C	8	26	3	6	0	0	1	2	9	0	4	0	0	.231	.259	.346	.605
Monte Frison R/IN	7	24	3	7	1	0	1	6	11	2	4	0	0	.292	.346	.458	.804
Dorcas Mandelbaum L/C	14	23	3	6	1	0	0	1	7	2	3	0	0	.261	.320	.304	.624

	W	L	SV	ERA	G	GS	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	WHIP	OAVG	BABIP
Layton Leitzel R	1	0	0	0.90	8	0	10.0	6	1	1	0	3	2	0.90	.162	.171
Earl Kartman R	1	0	1	1.00	8	0	9.0	9	1	1	0	3	5	1.33	.273	.321
Cullie Kronholm R	2	1	0	1.08	5	5	25.0	17	4	3	1	6	12	0.92	.189	.208
Damion Cooling R	0	0	0	1.80	7	0	10.0	7	5	2	1	4	5	1.10	.184	.188
J.T. Peden R	0	1	1	2.00	7	0	9.0	8	3	2	0	4	4	1.33	.229	.258
Rupert Potrzeba R	0	0	0	2.70	7	0	10.0	4	3	3	0	7	2	1.10	.129	.138
Camren Matuszek R	1	1	0	2.70	9	0	10.0	8	3	3	0	4	1	1.20	.222	.229
Charro Melara L	0	0	0	3.60	8	0	10.0	8	5	4	0	6	5	1.40	.211	.242
Tedd Della Pietro L	1	2	0	3.93	6	4	18.1	15	8	8	2	9	7	1.31	.224	.224
Cameron Medenwaldt L	1	2	0	4.30	5	5	23.0	31	13	11	0	10	9	1.78	.333	.369
Courtney Bettermann R	0	0	1	4.50	8	0	10.0	11	5	5	0	6	7	1.70	.275	.333
Reek Bossie R	1	3	0	4.71	5	5	21.0	25	12	11	0	8	14	1.57	.298	.357
Bobby Shawn L	1	2	0	5.25	5	5	24.0	28	14	14	0	11	18	1.63	.301	.373
Spenser Edgin L	0	1	0	5.59	8	0	9.2	15	6	6	0	2	5	1.76	.375	.429
Uyan Schmanski L	0	2	0	5.73	8	0	11.0	14	7	7	3	3	5	1.55	.318	.306
Hurst Loging R	0	0	1	6.23	9	0	8.2	13	6	6	2	4	7	1.96	.371	.423

Denny Lemaster · 08-20-2016, 04:44 PM

I am expected to Win the Championship. I'm just hoping to make the tournament.

Denny Lemaster · 08-21-2016, 01:40 PM

Irvingham Fell Blitz (Independent)	April 15 to 17	0-0	0-0
Position	Top player	Irvingham Fell ranking	Impsfolly Hill ranking
Catchers	Vance Yantis	Tied for 69th	75th
First Basemen	Marlin Hotham	43rd	104th
Second Basemen	Cody Cefali	88th	66th
Third Basemen	Neil Deeny	59th	19th
Shortstops	Scottie Oberbeck	17th	37th
Left Fielders	Jojo Juris	39th	92nd
Center Fielders	Neal Popadak	100th	26th
Right Fielders	Gates Scrivner	80th	97th
Starting Pitchers	Daric Mast	23rd	72nd
Relievers	Bellamy Ammermann	53rd	57th
Closers	Marv Punto	Tied for 77th	90th
Spring: 11-13
Prediction: 45-51

at Impsfolly Hill, North Street Stadium	Distance	Wall Height
Left Field Line	325	13
Left Field	365	13
Left-Center	405	13
Center Field	425	13
Right-Center	405	13
Right Field	365	13
Right Field Line	325	13

Denny Lemaster · 08-23-2016, 11:11 AM

Frustrating or promising? Reasons for optimism or pessimism? I’m not totally sure what the take away from this first series.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
Inveringham Fell Blitz	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	11	3
Impsfolly Hill Seals	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	7	1

Cullie Kronholm was the most consistent pitcher in the spring, and he continued that work into the regular season. A solo shot and double from Inveringham Fell’s Marlin Hotham being the blackest marks in Kronholm’s ledger. Kronholm had pitched, in the old cliché, good enough to win-striking out 6, walking 2 and allowing 5 hits in 7.1 innings pitched.

The offense just wasn’t there however. Both runs we scored were the results of the Blitz’s fielding miscues rather than our offensive proficiency. Our defense saved us a couple times, turning 3 double plays and cutting down a runner at the plate.

In the 11^th, it was Marlin Hotham’s bat which doomed us. His leadoff double, followed by Vance Yantis’s double provided the winning run.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	R	H	E
Inveringham Fell Blitz	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	16	1
Impsfolly Hill Seals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	10	0

Game 2 was another tightly fought contest. Starter Tedd Della Pietro was in the strike zone in his 5+ innings of work-9 hits and 7 strike outs. I pulled him in the 6^th, after he allowed the second Blitz run. The 4 relievers used (Cooling-Leitzel-Peden-Medenwaldt) shut out Inveringham Fell down for the next 8 innings.

In the 8^th inning, we put together the first instance of sustained offense of the season. Duwen Harel doubled in a run and Odell Mowday’s sacrifice fly chased in the other.

The next few innings were a mix of close calls and 1-2-3. Inveringham Fell left the bases loaded in the 10^th and 13^th, while we left them loaded in the 9^th. Finally, in the bottom of the 13^th we loaded them again with only 1 out. Rafael MacShannahan was able to loft a fly ball long enough to score the winning run.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Inveringham Fell Blitz	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	11	0
Impsfolly Hill Seals	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	1

The final game was a mix for us. Starter Reek Bossie allowed 4 hits to start the game and we never really could get back into the game. With our bullpen exhausted, I brought in Bobby Shawn, who is slated to be our 4^th starter. I could afford to do so with the next day being an off day. Shawn gave us 5 shutout innings with 7 strike outs (and 3 walks) to keep us close. But the offense was still stuck in the mud.

Mid East	W	L	PCT	GB	Batting Average	.224 - 90th	Earned Run Average	2.73 - 26th
Wrongettin Temple Crusaders	3	0	1.000	-	On-Base Percentage	.273 - 95th	Starters' ERA	4.70 - 62nd
Dinaminstry Eagles	3	0	1.000	-	Slugging Percentage	.259 - 100th	Bullpen ERA	1.02 - 31st
Belmer Crusaders	3	0	1.000	-	On-Base + Slugging	.532 - 101st	Runs allowed	11 - tied for 33rd
Stormbumton Cherokees	2	1	0.667	1	Runs Scored	8 - tied for 84th	Hits allowed	38 - tied for 94th
Shipenden Rams	2	1	0.667	1	Hits	26 - tied for 64th	Opponents AVG	.295 - 73rd
Pitdon Titans	2	1	0.667	1	Extra-Base Hits	4 - tied for 94th	BABIP	.374 - 96th
Impsfolly Hill Seals	1	2	0.333	2	Home Runs	0 - tied for 85th	Home Runs allowed	1 - tied for 21st
Holmworth Mount Samurai	0	3	0.000	3	Bases-On-Balls	8 - tied for 71st	Bases-On-Balls	13 - tied for 82nd
					Strikeouts	13 - tied for 30th	Strikeouts	29 - 1st
					Stolen Bases	1 - tied for 33rd

Denny Lemaster · 08-23-2016, 05:03 PM

Port Dripander (Sandia Area)	April 19 to 21	2-1	1-2
Position	Top player	Port Dripander ranking	Impsfolly Hill ranking
Catchers	Tracey Wroth	90th	64th
First Basemen	Brock Rasdall	81st	104th
Second Basemen	Winthrop Leisher	97th	31st
Third Basemen	Delroy Secora	103rd	104th
Shortstops	Diego Trachy	24th	10th
Left Fielders	John-Paul Mudgett	3rd	70th
Center Fielders	Orlan Amela	50th	92nd
Right Fielders	Mike Shawver	15th	104th
Starting Pitchers	Lubos Villoa	82nd	63rd
Relievers	Jocelin Enge	39th	34th
Closers	Joey Arasmith	72nd	100th
Spring: 14-10
Prediction: 52-44

at Port Dripander, Port and Side Ballpark	Distance	Wall Height
Left Field Line	380	8
Left Field	380	8
Left-Center	380	8
Center Field	380	8
Right-Center	380	8
Right Field	380	8
Right Field Line	380	8

Denny Lemaster · 08-25-2016, 09:22 AM

A step forward and then a slide back.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Impsfolly Hill Seals	0	0	3	0	1	0	1	2	0	7	15	1
Port Dripander Wolverines	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	10	0

After getting 4 extra base hits in our first three games, our hitters found the range against Port Dripander. Odell Mowday had 3 doubles by himself. Cullie Kronholm again had a strong outing. I think we have a good chance to win every time he takes the mound. I was hoping this was the beginning of the end of our offensive doldrums.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Impsfolly Hill Seals	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	8	0
Port Dripander Wolverines	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	3	7	1

Game two was reminiscent of how the season began, very tightly played. Della Pietro was able to go a bit longer than his prior start, giving me hope he can be a solid 2/3 starter over the course of the season.

I was feeling ok with turning the game over the bullpen, they had been fairly solid so far. Layton Leitzel got his 4 players with no issues. J. T. Peden wasn’t as effective. A leadoff double to Mike Shawver proved too tricky to overcome. I was disappointed, but not surprised, when Shawver eventually scored on a sac fly. But Peden followed with a wild pitch and a line drive single to drop the game. Our margin for error seems to be very narrow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Impsfolly Hill Seals	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	10	1
Port Dripander Wolverines	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	X	5	8	0

The rubber game was another mix of frustrating and encouraging. Reek Bossie was supposed to start, but wasn’t rested enough to go. Cameron Mendenwaldt was dropped in and did a serviceable job, but wildness and defensive let downs put us behind the 8-ball.

Our offensive frustrations continue: 10 hits and only 2 runs. I was buoyed by Kade Uhl getting 3 hits, pulling his average from .111 to .227.

Mid East	W	L	PCT	GB	Batting Average	.261 - 65th	Earned Run Average	2.91 - 20th
Belmer Crusaders	5	1	0.833	-	On-Base Percentage	.302 - tied for 89th	Starters' ERA	3.67 - 43rd
Wrongettin Temple Crusaders	4	2	0.667	1	Slugging Percentage	.336 - 83rd	Bullpen ERA	1.85 - 32nd
Pitdon Titans	4	2	0.667	1	On-Base + Slugging	.638 - 88th	Runs allowed	21 - tied for 21st
Dinaminstry Eagles	4	2	0.667	1	Runs Scored	19 - tied for 88th	Hits allowed	63 - 81st
Stormbumton Cherokees	3	3	0.500	2	Hits	59 - tied for 40th	Opponents AVG	.280 - 64th
Shipenden Rams	3	3	0.500	2	Extra-Base Hits	16 - tied for 50th	BABIP	.343 - 87th
Impsfolly Hill Seals	2	4	0.333	3	Home Runs	0 - tied for 98th	Home Runs allowed	1 - tied for 7th
Holmworth Mount Samurai	2	4	0.333	3	Bases-On-Balls	12 - tied for 99th	Bases-On-Balls	26 - tied for 83rd
					Strikeouts	27 - tied for 34th	Strikeouts	43 - tied for 4th
					Stolen Bases	1 - tied for 61st

Denny Lemaster · 08-25-2016, 10:07 AM

With no trades in the SHA, unsigned players and the reserve roster are the only ways to improve the club.

Probably the least effective thing I did was make offers to two FA pitchers. Our staff does not have healthy amount of stamina, even our starters are on the low end of stamina. Right hander Burton DeTerra isn't a top of the line reliever, but could be middle innings eater.

Lefty Kent Huepenbecker is, well, starting depth. If I lose one of the 5 guys with (borderline) starter stamina I'll need an arm to take a turn. Huepenbeck will sit on the reserve roster until needed. DeTerra might be slotted onto the active roster.

J. T. Peden is sent to the reserve roster. His 3.00 WHIP in two outings might be jumping the gun, but I don't have a lot of room for error with my offense. I considered putting Rupert Potrzeba on reserve too, but didn't have two clear reservist to bring up. Hurst Loging gets the call, he had a rough start to the spring season, but looked good over his last 5 appearances.

Infielder Rafael MacShannahan and Erick Goshorn are taken off the active roster. Goshorn probably is being scapegoated--heaven knows he isn't the only one struggling. MacShannahan is one second basemen too many. I think Cristoval Gregorio can give us the power we lack, but his 0-12 to end the spring kept him off the opening day roster. J. J. Rainone is almost a dart board selection.

Denny Lemaster · 08-25-2016, 10:27 AM

Dimring (Lakes)	April 22 to 24	1-5	2-4
Position	Top player	Dimring ranking	Impsfolly Hill ranking
Catchers	Aladale Vendetta	99th	65th
First Basemen	David Soehl	6th	104th
Second Basemen	Karl Kanis	74th	31st
Third Basemen	Kellen DeHahn	53rd	5th
Shortstops	Floyd Lysdahl	14th	8th
Left Fielders	Flinn Abercrombie	Tied for 57th	70th
Center Fielders	Rich Umscheid	14th	93rd
Right Fielders	Amado Castillo	63rd	104th
Starting Pitchers	Foxx Lohmeyer	35th	64th
Relievers	Len Hamburger	83rd	28th
Closers	Tony Linnane	90th	99th
Spring: 14-10
Prediction: 51-45

at Impsfolly Hill, North Street Stadium	Distance	Wall Height
Left Field Line	325	13
Left Field	365	13
Left-Center	405	13
Center Field	425	13
Right-Center	405	13
Right Field	365	13
Right Field Line	325	13

Denny Lemaster · 08-25-2016, 11:26 AM

1) Rustdich Outlaws
2) Kildon Hill Heat
3) Blazewood Barrow Vikings
4) Belmer Crusaders
5) Witchllyn Tigers
6) Killmanerscrutch Gaels
7) Mynyddchester Predators
8) Balacombe Mount Grizzles
9) Drunkcircle Pride
10) Pitdon Stampede
11) Stowadale Generals
12) Hoghold Temple Turtles
13) Lhanbride Spartans
14) Fleshkne Turkeys
15) Bitemount Castle Griffons
16) Fleshkne Coyotes
17) Inveringham Fell Blitz
18) Grotgame Indians
19) Fleshdich Plains Tumbleweeds
20) Minasfeld Masons
21) Bournebridge Badgers
22) Worthlock Falcons
23) Worthshen Hornets
24) Pitshaw Wolf Pack
25) Shipenden Rams

63) Impsfolly Hill Seals

Denny Lemaster · 08-28-2016, 01:03 PM

Wow. That was the quickest I've been fired. I suck at drafting and running a bullpen. Three straight late blown leads and I'm history.

08-19-2016, 03:13 PM	#1
Denny Lemaster Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 4,837	Cartwright State Hardball Association: Year I I’ve long tried to start a season that would kind of simulate the summers spent as a batboy for my uncles’ Fast Pitch Softball teams of the late 70s-early 80s. I’m not saying this attempt will be any more successful than my prior ones, but it is worth a try. Basics: 104 clubs across the fictional State of Cartwright. Teams are in 9 Conferences and a grouping of “unaffiliated” teams. 96 game regular season, with 32 clubs making a post season tournament. The 9 Conference winners make the tournament with 23 at large clubs. League settings approximate mid-1950s, with early 19teens financials. Free agency after 1 year service, 25 man active rosters, 15 man reserve rosters. I will be running/managing the Impsfolly Hill Seals of the Mid East Conference.

08-25-2016, 10:07 AM	#9
Denny Lemaster Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 4,837	Transactions With no trades in the SHA, unsigned players and the reserve roster are the only ways to improve the club. Probably the least effective thing I did was make offers to two FA pitchers. Our staff does not have healthy amount of stamina, even our starters are on the low end of stamina. Right hander Burton DeTerra isn't a top of the line reliever, but could be middle innings eater. Lefty Kent Huepenbecker is, well, starting depth. If I lose one of the 5 guys with (borderline) starter stamina I'll need an arm to take a turn. Huepenbeck will sit on the reserve roster until needed. DeTerra might be slotted onto the active roster. J. T. Peden is sent to the reserve roster. His 3.00 WHIP in two outings might be jumping the gun, but I don't have a lot of room for error with my offense. I considered putting Rupert Potrzeba on reserve too, but didn't have two clear reservist to bring up. Hurst Loging gets the call, he had a rough start to the spring season, but looked good over his last 5 appearances. Infielder Rafael MacShannahan and Erick Goshorn are taken off the active roster. Goshorn probably is being scapegoated--heaven knows he isn't the only one struggling. MacShannahan is one second basemen too many. I think Cristoval Gregorio can give us the power we lack, but his 0-12 to end the spring kept him off the opening day roster. J. J. Rainone is almost a dart board selection.

08-25-2016, 11:26 AM	#11
Denny Lemaster Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 4,837	State Hardball Association Top 25 1) Rustdich Outlaws 2) Kildon Hill Heat 3) Blazewood Barrow Vikings 4) Belmer Crusaders 5) Witchllyn Tigers 6) Killmanerscrutch Gaels 7) Mynyddchester Predators 8) Balacombe Mount Grizzles 9) Drunkcircle Pride 10) Pitdon Stampede 11) Stowadale Generals 12) Hoghold Temple Turtles 13) Lhanbride Spartans 14) Fleshkne Turkeys 15) Bitemount Castle Griffons 16) Fleshkne Coyotes 17) Inveringham Fell Blitz 18) Grotgame Indians 19) Fleshdich Plains Tumbleweeds 20) Minasfeld Masons 21) Bournebridge Badgers 22) Worthlock Falcons 23) Worthshen Hornets 24) Pitshaw Wolf Pack 25) Shipenden Rams 63) Impsfolly Hill Seals

08-20-2016, 04:44 PM	#4
Denny Lemaster Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 4,837	I am expected to Win the Championship. I'm just hoping to make the tournament.

08-28-2016, 01:03 PM	#12
Denny Lemaster Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 4,837	Wow. That was the quickest I've been fired. I suck at drafting and running a bullpen. Three straight late blown leads and I'm history.