Time Warp Baseball - Page 136

Vris · 11-05-2004, 08:05 PM

Murphy would have to be the Ace, with Dodge and Smith #2A and #2B. Presto and Gindler round it out.

Not a bad rotation of sorts though, don't you think?

And creed, if you don't want Flamingo, I wouldn't mind having grandpa on my team!

Matt from TN · 11-08-2004, 01:02 PM

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May 1948

Detroit went 6-7 to finish the month of May. Meanwhile, the Browns went 11-4 and have moved into 2nd place, just 3.5 games back. The Red Sox are 5 games back, and the surprising Yankees, led by Chief Harrington, are 5.5 games back and above .500 for the first time in possibly over a decade.

The Cardinals seem more and more like the team to beat in the NL. Their offense continues its incredible play, and they have surpassed Detroit as the top offense in the majors. Their pitching staff still has some question marks, but young Rock Charnley certainly is not one of them. He is currently 10-1 with a 3.13 ERA. This after winning 20 games as a rookie last season.

A's outfielder Peaches Badeau "cooled off" to a .420 average after hitting .200 over his past 4 games. However, he hit .520 last week and shows no real signs of slowing down. He is undoubtedly one of the best pure hitters in the game. He won a batting title last season with a .397 average and a .382 average in 1945 won him his first batting title. Tigers pitcher Billy Crowell continues his outstanding play and is the overwhelming leader in the early season POY race. He went 6-1 and won POTM in May to improve his record to 12-2 on the season. Plus he is the only pitcher with a sub-2.00 ERA in eaither league. Also, Phillies third baseman Maurice Misisca is on an early pace to hit 51 homeruns. Boston's Ken Chaucer is on pace to hit 49 despite hitting in cavernous Braves Field.

In The News

May 27: Recently retired slugger Oscar Vancini bought an interest in the Cleveland club, becoming the Indians 2nd-largest stockholder.

May 31: Cubs outfielder Cliff Wynne hit 2 home runs in a 6-5 win over the Giants. His first shot off Tom Zonneveld came in the 2nd inning. The ball was hit to the right of the Wrigley Field scoreboard, landed on Sheffield Avenue, bounced off a building and allegedly landed on the hood of a southbound car.

American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Billy Crowell (DET)!
He had a record of 6-1 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 2.03.

American League-Batter of the Month:
Matt "The Whale" Perly (DET)!
He batted .402 in 102 AB, with 4 homers and 31 RBI.

National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Henry Cavalluzzo (BSN)!
He had a record of 5-1 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 2.16 and 2 shutouts.

National League-Batter of the Month:
Ike Walker (PIT)!
He batted .347 in 98 AB, with 6 homers and 33 RBI.

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American League Standings 
  
Detroit          33 19 .635 -
St. Louis (A)    30 23 .566 3.5
Boston (A)       28 24 .538 5.0
New York (A)     28 25 .528 5.5
Philadelphia (A) 24 29 .453 9.5
Chicago (A)      23 30 .434 10.5 
Cleveland        23 30 .434 10.5 
Washington       22 31 .415 11.5
 
National League Standings 
 
St. Louis (N)    36 17 .679 - 
Brooklyn         28 24 .538 7.5
Cincinnati       28 26 .519 8.5 
Philadelphia (N) 28 26 .519 8.5 
Pittsburgh       26 28 .481 10.5 
Chicago (N)      25 28 .472 11.0
Boston (N)       23 30 .434 13.0
New York (N)     19 34 .358 17.0

AL AVG
.420 Peaches Badeau, PHA
.375 Luther Ormiston, DET
.355 Matt Perly, DET

NL AVG
.363 Tom Howard, NYG
.362 Maurice Misisca, PHI
.350 Ogden Wing, STL

AL HOMERUNS
14 Luther Ormiston, DET
13 Al Arsenault, BOS
12 Jimmy Ditty, NYA
12 Jim Dunkel, WSH

NL HOMERUNS
18 Maurice Misisca, PHI
17 Ken Chaucer, BSN
14 Jonathan Wright, BKN

AL RBI
56 Al Arsenault, BOS
55 Luther Ormiston, DET
50 Matt Perly, DET

NL RBI
53 Maurice Misisca, PHI
51 Jonathan Wright, BKN
49 Morton Chamblee, STL

AL STEALS
28 Ping Hung, NYA
22 Hershel Cooley, PHA
14 Tony Monachino, SLA
14 Hans Habermehl, PHA

NL STEALS
19 Jonny Perly, BKN
15 Leroy Daurio, BKN
13 Ogden Wing, STL
13 Pokey Dorsey, PHI

AL ERA
1.99 Billy Crowell, DET
2.44 Chief Harrington, NYA
2.87 Bob Finley, WSH

NL ERA
2.15 Ace Shipley, CIN
2.27 Randall Bray, NYG
2.43 Schoolboy Emberling, CIN

AL WINS
12 Billy Crowell, DET
8 Bob Bussmann, CHA
8 Paul Rivest, SLA
8 Sonny Faulkner, BOS

NL WINS
10 John Nolting, PHI
10 Rock Charnley, STL
9 Frank Smith, BKN

AL STRIKEOUTS
69 Cotton Simson, SLA
65 Chubby Allen, PHA
61 Chief Harrington, NYA
61 Bob Finley, WSH

NL STRIKEOUTS
68 Scottie Allen, BSN
61 Wally Saeger, STL
58 Ron Fleischmann, PIT

AL SAVES
8 Rudolph Crago, BOS
7 Herman Curoe, SLA
6 Willard Carte, CHA

NL SAVES
11 Doyle Weaver, PHI
9 Ben Jaroslawski, STL
6 Orval Keefover Jr, PIT

ifspuds · 11-08-2004, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Matt from TN

National League-Batter of the Month:
Ike Walker (PIT)!
He batted .347 in 98 AB, with 6 homers and 33 RBI.

I humbly submit Ike as one of the major surprises of the 1948 season. As I've talked about a little bit in my Pirates thread, if anyone had said Ike Walker would come through with the kind of season he's had since the 3rd week of April, they'd have been laughed out of the league.

Here's a kid who was thrown to the wolves during World War II, kicked around AAA for a couple of years after the war, and then suddenly broke out with numbers like this after doing nothing to suggest they were a possibility, much less a likelihood. And he's still only 23...

scprideandms · 11-08-2004, 01:22 PM

Cognac still a disgrace to the Allen clan hitting .235 in A ball!!

Tequila raised his avg to .295 by htting .322 in May

Jr has made it to the BIG SHOW. 5 games in MAy 7.1 IP 0-1 but a very respectable 2.31 ERA after being over 7 in AAA

Elendil · 11-08-2004, 02:57 PM

Walter Davis got called up! Let's see whether this gets his development going in the right direction for a change...

Theowannabe · 11-08-2004, 03:14 PM

yay, chip got moved up to AA, come on X i'm rooting for ya

haggis007 · 11-08-2004, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Matt from TN

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May 1948

Detroit went 6-7 to finish the month of May. Meanwhile, the Browns went 11-4 and have moved into 2nd place, just 3.5 games back. The Red Sox are 5 games back, and the surprising Yankees, led by Chief Harrington, are 5.5 games back and above .500 for the first time in possibly over a decade.

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"the surprising Yankees"--

--where's my bump in attendance for being so surprising & having the Chief out there every 5 days? OF course, I would settle for a bump in someone's ratings instead . . .

BTW, we were playing .500 ball through mid-May of last year. Went downhill fast after that, but . . .

gambler · 11-09-2004, 08:45 AM

Hey all. Dropping a line as the new Cubs owner. Take a look at the web page and a news story under 'League Banter' regarding waves I tried to create... There're definitely another couple of potential surprises in the works. Walter Davis definitely intrigues me but OF is just too congested at the moment for him to be much more than a very spot starter, still trying to decide what to do with him. jdw suggested dropping him back to AAA and teaching him 1B.. I thought about SS..

canadiancreed · 11-09-2004, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by gambler

Hey all. Dropping a line as the new Cubs owner. Take a look at the web page and a news story under 'League Banter' regarding waves I tried to create... There're definitely another couple of potential surprises in the works. Walter Davis definitely intrigues me but OF is just too congested at the moment for him to be much more than a very spot starter, still trying to decide what to do with him. jdw suggested dropping him back to AAA and teaching him 1B.. I thought about SS..

I'd recomened 1b. SS will be a lot harder for an outfielder to learn than first base,

gambler · 11-09-2004, 09:59 AM

Whups, shoulda guessed that Chip Sinton was an 'ancestor'.. somehow missed him in my first runthrough of the last couple of seasons. Anyhow, I'd like to apologize if my characterization of him in a 'radio interview' on the TWB site wasn't enjoyed by his 'descendant'.

Matt from TN · 11-09-2004, 11:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gambler

Whups, shoulda guessed that Chip Sinton was an 'ancestor'.. somehow missed him in my first runthrough of the last couple of seasons. Anyhow, I'd like to apologize if my characterization of him in a 'radio interview' on the TWB site wasn't enjoyed by his 'descendant'.

Here's the full story. And don't worry about Sinton. I already characterized him as an arrogant, cocky player due to his nickname and huge signing bonus.

Matt from TN · 11-09-2004, 12:26 PM

June 15, 1948

The Tigers went 11-3 to open up the month of June, increasing their lead to 7.5 over the Red Sox. The Browns struggled and dipped to 3rd place, 9.5 games back. The Yankees fell back below .500, but they are still playing hard and in 4th place. The White Sox have dipped all the way down to last place.

The Cardinals went 9-5, maintaining their NL lead, but the Phillies gained a game by going 10-4. With the Dodgers struggling, the Phils moved into 2nd place. Meanwhile, the Reds fell to .500.

This season's non-waiver trading deadline saw a lot of deals. One of the biggest trades saw the A's ship three pitchers, Chubby Allen, Jeronimo Arsenault and Rod Chiswick, to the Cubs for top notch outfield prospect Chip "Mr. One Million" Sinton. The move was chastised in the Philadelphia press, but the team is standing by the move citing the fabulous reports turned in on Sinton by their minor league scouts.

In another big move, long time Cub Dewey Mickelsen was traded to the Reds for young third baseman Buck "Go Go" Tomlinson. The Cubs believe they got a great pickup in Tomlinson, who is expected to develop into a power hitter as he matures. The Reds get a talented, but aging Mickelsen, who is 5th all-time with 334 career homeruns.

In The News

June 2: The Indians retired an ailing Whiskey Allen's No. 9 jersey. After the ceremonies the Indians beat the Red Sox 5-2.

June 12: The Detroit Tigers beat the St. Louis Browns 13-5 before a crowd of 54,480 in the first night game at Briggs Stadium. The Tigers were the last AL team to install lights.

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American League Standings 
  
Detroit          44 22 .667 -
Boston (A)       36 29 .554 7.5
St. Louis (A)    35 32 .522 9.5
New York (A)     33 34 .493 11.5
Cleveland        32 36 .471 13.0 
Philadelphia (A) 30 36 .455 14.0
Washington       29 38 .433 15.5
Chicago (A)      28 40 .412 17.0 
 
National League Standings 
 
St. Louis (N)    45 22 .672 - 
Philadelphia (N) 38 30 .559 7.5 
Brooklyn         34 32 .515 10.5
Cincinnati       34 34 .500 11.5 
Pittsburgh       32 36 .471 13.5 
Boston (N)       30 36 .455 14.5
Chicago (N)      29 39 .426 16.5
New York (N)     27 40 .403 18.0

AL AVG
.422 Peaches Badeau, PHA
.360 Morris Lutske, BOS
.351 Luther Ormiston, DET

NL AVG
.380 Tom Howard, NYG
.359 Ogden Wing, STL
.348 Skeeter Schaldemose, CIN

AL HOMERUNS
19 Luther Ormiston, DET
18 Ray Kress, DET
17 Jim Dunkel, WSH

NL HOMERUNS
21 Ken Chaucer, BSN
19 Maurice Misisca, PHI
18 Jonathan Wright, BKN

AL RBI
69 Luther Ormiston, DET
63 Jim Dunkel, WSH
61 Ray Kress, DET
61 Matt Perly, DET

NL RBI
64 Jonathan Wright, BKN
62 Morton Chamblee, STL
59 Ken Chaucer, BSN
59 Maurice Misisca, PHI

AL STEALS
37 Ping Hung, NYA
29 Hershel Cooley, PHA
18 Hans Habermehl, PHA

NL STEALS
20 Jonny Perly, BKN
16 Ogden Wing, STL
15 Leroy Daurio, BKN

AL ERA
2.45 Billy Crowell, DET
2.52 Chief Harrington, NYA
3.13 Ken Malia, PHA

NL ERA
2.35 Ace Shipley, CIN
2.67 Schoolboy Emberling, CIN
2.96 Randall Bray, NYG

AL WINS
14 Billy Crowell, DET
10 Bob Bussmann, CHA
10 Hal Andrew, DET
10 Sonny Faulkner, BOS

NL WINS
13 John Nolting, PHI
13 Rock Charnley, STL
10 Mickey Lonergan, PHI
10 Frank Smith, BKN

AL STRIKEOUTS
84 Bob Finley, WSH
82 Cotton Simson, SLA
75 Carpenter Erickson, NYA

NL STRIKEOUTS
88 Scottie Allen, BSN
77 Chubby Allen, CHN
73 Wally Saeger, STL
73 Ron Fleischmann, PIT

AL SAVES
8 Rudolph Crago, BOS
8 Lloyd Wyman, DET
7 Five Players Tied

NL SAVES
12 Doyle Weaver, PHI
9 Ben Jaroslawski, STL
9 John Quinney, STL

BPS · 11-09-2004, 02:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt from TN

I already characterized [Sinton] as an arrogant, cocky player due to his nickname and huge signing bonus.

News Release

The A's: Philadelphia's Team!
For Immediate Release

Savannah, GA. New A's prospect Chip Sinton spent the morning helping out in the Savannah Nursing Home where many of the residents are old and infirm.

"I've done this for a long time, at least since last week when I was traded to the A's," said Mr. Sinton. "Great employer, the A's."

"Mr. Sinton is a fine young man," stated Salvatore Rossi, the A's revered manager. "He has come under some unfair attacks just because reporters--yes, reporters--have unfairly tagged him with the nickname 'Mr. 1 Million.' I'll have you know that just last week, when Mr. Sinton visited my home, he mowed the front yard without my even asking. What a great young man. Very unselfish. Reporters! Baa! They always get it wrong."

Elendil · 11-09-2004, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gambler

Hey all. Dropping a line as the new Cubs owner. Take a look at the web page and a news story under 'League Banter' regarding waves I tried to create... There're definitely another couple of potential surprises in the works. Walter Davis definitely intrigues me but OF is just too congested at the moment for him to be much more than a very spot starter, still trying to decide what to do with him. jdw suggested dropping him back to AAA and teaching him 1B.. I thought about SS..

Very interesting! I'd echo the Reds' owner's recommendation of 1B. The outfield is definitely crowded, and he could replace your aging starter at 1B in a year or two.

Matt from TN · 11-09-2004, 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BPS

I'll have you know that just last week, when Mr. Sinton visited my home, he mowed the front yard without my even asking. What a great young man. Very unselfish.

lol... do tigers (or A's) change their stripes? I doubt it...

jdw · 11-09-2004, 03:37 PM

gambler wrote:

> Walter Davis definitely intrigues me
> but OF is just too congested at the
> moment for him to be much more
> than a very spot starter, still trying
> to decide what to do with him. jdw
> suggested dropping him back to AAA
> and teaching him 1B.. I thought
> about SS..

SS would just be "wrong". I have no idea how OOTP 6 handles "cheats" like that. In 5, I just never did it. I'd teach my so-so SS to play 3B (such as Chipper), or RF and CF to play LF, or poor young LF to play 1B to get their bat in the line-up in less stressful positions. But teaching Mac to play SS just struck me as a cheat even I wouldn't try.

I don't think Davis at 5/6/4/7 hits enough for a 1B. I think he is sadly a player who got trashed by the OOTP developmental curve. There's no way in hell a 1-1 draft pick in 1946 who is a *LF* should sink to "talent" of that level that fast. I know we like to think that 1st Round Picks have a shot of not developing, but the #1 pick overall, a season before the Real GMs take over... this is a friggin killer. Here was the blurb on him getting drafted:

Walter Davis, LF, Chicago Cubs

Walter was the most sought after prospect this offseason and he was quickly signed by the Cubs. Under baseball's new bonus player rule, Davis, who was given a bonus of over $100,000, must be added to the Cubs' 40-man roster by opening day of next season. He has the potential to be an incredible hitter, with the ability to hit for high average, draw walks and the power to hit doubles and homeruns. He is also a solid defender. He easily becomes the club's top prospect, and the Cubs hope he can help soften the eventual loss of rightfielder Dewey Mickelsen.

Hit for high average... and he's down to a 5 in potential.

Draw walks, and he's a 7.

FWIW, he wasn't on the Cubs 40 man roster for long - no games player in the Majors until June of this year. And he did hit well in A ball in 1946 - .302/.402/.490 with nice power and a nice eye. I don't know what happened to him since.

Someone with experiance with OOTP 6 can maybe say something about whether the Talent has a shot of going up "naturally" and whether someone like Davis has another layer of "hidden" potential that we're not seeing.

John

m0ng00se · 11-09-2004, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Matt from TN

The Yankees fell back below .500, but they are still playing hard and in 4th place.

They may have had a rough SIM, but they were the only team that kept us from going undefeated in the last couple of weeks. Yup, our three losses were against them. Darn Yanks!!!

DamnYankees · 11-09-2004, 04:08 PM

Morris Lutske got hurt! Oh, the humanity!

First injury of his career I think, and it will keep him out of the lineup for the next sim cycle. At .360, the Sox will be missing his offense, I would think.

Sox also getting a great start from Alter Sennelnekoff. 7 IP, 1 ER, only 2 hits! Quite a ML debut! Hopefully this is a portent of things to come.

Hey Matt, Morris at #9 on the career batting average list. DO you know how many of the 8 above him are ancestors? I forget, but I think Haymaker Cohan was an ancestor...might be wrong about that.

DamnYankees · 11-09-2004, 04:13 PM

Hey, I was just looking at some career leaders. Can anyone explain what the heck happened to Ping Hung? From 1938-1941, it looks like he was injured every year, or benched or something. Que pasa? The guy should have close to 3,000 hits by now.

gambler · 11-09-2004, 04:17 PM

Yeah, I've been convinced to not push Davis to anywhere other than 1B at most.. I'm hoping not to need to since I now have Tomlinson who can fit at either 1B or 3B and probably will focus on the best available 1B/3B/SS in the next draft. Instead, I may drop Davis back down and teach him the other OF positions, making him the major backup to all three spots and playing him liberally, especially in CF next season. Thing is, making him a 1B really doesn't help much unless he does indeed gain a talent bump in the future. Definitely will have to sit down this weekend if not sooner and hammer out a long term plan for Davis and the infield. The one thing these two trades did was increase focus for me. My pitchers are probably set for a few years assuming good development by Liebermann (and he's the poster child for anyone hoping Davis blossoms.. from 3.0 to 5.0 prospect in one sim) and Caffee. Probably will need to hunt down a new closer in a year or two, but for now I'm set there. I'm happy with my OF and if Davis regains what the scouts thought he had I'll be ecstatic. So that leaves the infield to focus on now.

11-05-2004, 08:05 PM	#2701
Vris Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: somewhere where I don't know where I am Posts: 3,251	Murphy would have to be the Ace, with Dodge and Smith #2A and #2B. Presto and Gindler round it out. Not a bad rotation of sorts though, don't you think? And creed, if you don't want Flamingo, I wouldn't mind having grandpa on my team! __________________ None Blog it.

11-08-2004, 01:02 PM	#2702
Matt from TN Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In a funk.... Posts: 3,413	WEB PAGES UPDATED... May 1948 Detroit went 6-7 to finish the month of May. Meanwhile, the Browns went 11-4 and have moved into 2nd place, just 3.5 games back. The Red Sox are 5 games back, and the surprising Yankees, led by Chief Harrington, are 5.5 games back and above .500 for the first time in possibly over a decade. The Cardinals seem more and more like the team to beat in the NL. Their offense continues its incredible play, and they have surpassed Detroit as the top offense in the majors. Their pitching staff still has some question marks, but young Rock Charnley certainly is not one of them. He is currently 10-1 with a 3.13 ERA. This after winning 20 games as a rookie last season. A's outfielder Peaches Badeau "cooled off" to a .420 average after hitting .200 over his past 4 games. However, he hit .520 last week and shows no real signs of slowing down. He is undoubtedly one of the best pure hitters in the game. He won a batting title last season with a .397 average and a .382 average in 1945 won him his first batting title. Tigers pitcher Billy Crowell continues his outstanding play and is the overwhelming leader in the early season POY race. He went 6-1 and won POTM in May to improve his record to 12-2 on the season. Plus he is the only pitcher with a sub-2.00 ERA in eaither league. Also, Phillies third baseman Maurice Misisca is on an early pace to hit 51 homeruns. Boston's Ken Chaucer is on pace to hit 49 despite hitting in cavernous Braves Field. In The News May 27: Recently retired slugger Oscar Vancini bought an interest in the Cleveland club, becoming the Indians 2nd-largest stockholder. May 31: Cubs outfielder Cliff Wynne hit 2 home runs in a 6-5 win over the Giants. His first shot off Tom Zonneveld came in the 2nd inning. The ball was hit to the right of the Wrigley Field scoreboard, landed on Sheffield Avenue, bounced off a building and allegedly landed on the hood of a southbound car. American League-Pitcher of the Month: Billy Crowell (DET)! He had a record of 6-1 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 2.03. American League-Batter of the Month: Matt "The Whale" Perly (DET)! He batted .402 in 102 AB, with 4 homers and 31 RBI. National League-Pitcher of the Month: Henry Cavalluzzo (BSN)! He had a record of 5-1 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 2.16 and 2 shutouts. National League-Batter of the Month: Ike Walker (PIT)! He batted .347 in 98 AB, with 6 homers and 33 RBI. Code: American League Standings Detroit 33 19 .635 - St. Louis (A) 30 23 .566 3.5 Boston (A) 28 24 .538 5.0 New York (A) 28 25 .528 5.5 Philadelphia (A) 24 29 .453 9.5 Chicago (A) 23 30 .434 10.5 Cleveland 23 30 .434 10.5 Washington 22 31 .415 11.5 National League Standings St. Louis (N) 36 17 .679 - Brooklyn 28 24 .538 7.5 Cincinnati 28 26 .519 8.5 Philadelphia (N) 28 26 .519 8.5 Pittsburgh 26 28 .481 10.5 Chicago (N) 25 28 .472 11.0 Boston (N) 23 30 .434 13.0 New York (N) 19 34 .358 17.0 AL AVG .420 Peaches Badeau, PHA .375 Luther Ormiston, DET .355 Matt Perly, DET NL AVG .363 Tom Howard, NYG .362 Maurice Misisca, PHI .350 Ogden Wing, STL AL HOMERUNS 14 Luther Ormiston, DET 13 Al Arsenault, BOS 12 Jimmy Ditty, NYA 12 Jim Dunkel, WSH NL HOMERUNS 18 Maurice Misisca, PHI 17 Ken Chaucer, BSN 14 Jonathan Wright, BKN AL RBI 56 Al Arsenault, BOS 55 Luther Ormiston, DET 50 Matt Perly, DET NL RBI 53 Maurice Misisca, PHI 51 Jonathan Wright, BKN 49 Morton Chamblee, STL AL STEALS 28 Ping Hung, NYA 22 Hershel Cooley, PHA 14 Tony Monachino, SLA 14 Hans Habermehl, PHA NL STEALS 19 Jonny Perly, BKN 15 Leroy Daurio, BKN 13 Ogden Wing, STL 13 Pokey Dorsey, PHI AL ERA 1.99 Billy Crowell, DET 2.44 Chief Harrington, NYA 2.87 Bob Finley, WSH NL ERA 2.15 Ace Shipley, CIN 2.27 Randall Bray, NYG 2.43 Schoolboy Emberling, CIN AL WINS 12 Billy Crowell, DET 8 Bob Bussmann, CHA 8 Paul Rivest, SLA 8 Sonny Faulkner, BOS NL WINS 10 John Nolting, PHI 10 Rock Charnley, STL 9 Frank Smith, BKN AL STRIKEOUTS 69 Cotton Simson, SLA 65 Chubby Allen, PHA 61 Chief Harrington, NYA 61 Bob Finley, WSH NL STRIKEOUTS 68 Scottie Allen, BSN 61 Wally Saeger, STL 58 Ron Fleischmann, PIT AL SAVES 8 Rudolph Crago, BOS 7 Herman Curoe, SLA 6 Willard Carte, CHA NL SAVES 11 Doyle Weaver, PHI 9 Ben Jaroslawski, STL 6 Orval Keefover Jr, PIT Last edited by Matt from TN; 11-08-2004 at 01:32 PM.

11-08-2004, 01:22 PM	#2704
scprideandms All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: N KY, 25 miles from Cincy Posts: 1,314	Cognac still a disgrace to the Allen clan hitting .235 in A ball!! Tequila raised his avg to .295 by htting .322 in May Jr has made it to the BIG SHOW. 5 games in MAy 7.1 IP 0-1 but a very respectable 2.31 ERA after being over 7 in AAA __________________ Change your playground + change your playfriends + change your playtoys + change your playtime = Change your life. If you keep on doing what you've always done you'll keep on gitting what you've always gotten.

11-08-2004, 02:57 PM	#2705
Elendil Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the dynasty forum Posts: 2,318	Walter Davis got called up! Let's see whether this gets his development going in the right direction for a change... __________________ Heaven is kicking back with a double Talisker and a churchwarden stuffed with latakia.

11-09-2004, 12:26 PM	#2712
Matt from TN Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In a funk.... Posts: 3,413	June 15, 1948 The Tigers went 11-3 to open up the month of June, increasing their lead to 7.5 over the Red Sox. The Browns struggled and dipped to 3rd place, 9.5 games back. The Yankees fell back below .500, but they are still playing hard and in 4th place. The White Sox have dipped all the way down to last place. The Cardinals went 9-5, maintaining their NL lead, but the Phillies gained a game by going 10-4. With the Dodgers struggling, the Phils moved into 2nd place. Meanwhile, the Reds fell to .500. This season's non-waiver trading deadline saw a lot of deals. One of the biggest trades saw the A's ship three pitchers, Chubby Allen, Jeronimo Arsenault and Rod Chiswick, to the Cubs for top notch outfield prospect Chip "Mr. One Million" Sinton. The move was chastised in the Philadelphia press, but the team is standing by the move citing the fabulous reports turned in on Sinton by their minor league scouts. In another big move, long time Cub Dewey Mickelsen was traded to the Reds for young third baseman Buck "Go Go" Tomlinson. The Cubs believe they got a great pickup in Tomlinson, who is expected to develop into a power hitter as he matures. The Reds get a talented, but aging Mickelsen, who is 5th all-time with 334 career homeruns. In The News June 2: The Indians retired an ailing Whiskey Allen's No. 9 jersey. After the ceremonies the Indians beat the Red Sox 5-2. June 12: The Detroit Tigers beat the St. Louis Browns 13-5 before a crowd of 54,480 in the first night game at Briggs Stadium. The Tigers were the last AL team to install lights. Code: American League Standings Detroit 44 22 .667 - Boston (A) 36 29 .554 7.5 St. Louis (A) 35 32 .522 9.5 New York (A) 33 34 .493 11.5 Cleveland 32 36 .471 13.0 Philadelphia (A) 30 36 .455 14.0 Washington 29 38 .433 15.5 Chicago (A) 28 40 .412 17.0 National League Standings St. Louis (N) 45 22 .672 - Philadelphia (N) 38 30 .559 7.5 Brooklyn 34 32 .515 10.5 Cincinnati 34 34 .500 11.5 Pittsburgh 32 36 .471 13.5 Boston (N) 30 36 .455 14.5 Chicago (N) 29 39 .426 16.5 New York (N) 27 40 .403 18.0 AL AVG .422 Peaches Badeau, PHA .360 Morris Lutske, BOS .351 Luther Ormiston, DET NL AVG .380 Tom Howard, NYG .359 Ogden Wing, STL .348 Skeeter Schaldemose, CIN AL HOMERUNS 19 Luther Ormiston, DET 18 Ray Kress, DET 17 Jim Dunkel, WSH NL HOMERUNS 21 Ken Chaucer, BSN 19 Maurice Misisca, PHI 18 Jonathan Wright, BKN AL RBI 69 Luther Ormiston, DET 63 Jim Dunkel, WSH 61 Ray Kress, DET 61 Matt Perly, DET NL RBI 64 Jonathan Wright, BKN 62 Morton Chamblee, STL 59 Ken Chaucer, BSN 59 Maurice Misisca, PHI AL STEALS 37 Ping Hung, NYA 29 Hershel Cooley, PHA 18 Hans Habermehl, PHA NL STEALS 20 Jonny Perly, BKN 16 Ogden Wing, STL 15 Leroy Daurio, BKN AL ERA 2.45 Billy Crowell, DET 2.52 Chief Harrington, NYA 3.13 Ken Malia, PHA NL ERA 2.35 Ace Shipley, CIN 2.67 Schoolboy Emberling, CIN 2.96 Randall Bray, NYG AL WINS 14 Billy Crowell, DET 10 Bob Bussmann, CHA 10 Hal Andrew, DET 10 Sonny Faulkner, BOS NL WINS 13 John Nolting, PHI 13 Rock Charnley, STL 10 Mickey Lonergan, PHI 10 Frank Smith, BKN AL STRIKEOUTS 84 Bob Finley, WSH 82 Cotton Simson, SLA 75 Carpenter Erickson, NYA NL STRIKEOUTS 88 Scottie Allen, BSN 77 Chubby Allen, CHN 73 Wally Saeger, STL 73 Ron Fleischmann, PIT AL SAVES 8 Rudolph Crago, BOS 8 Lloyd Wyman, DET 7 Five Players Tied NL SAVES 12 Doyle Weaver, PHI 9 Ben Jaroslawski, STL 9 John Quinney, STL Last edited by Matt from TN; 11-10-2004 at 10:52 AM.

11-08-2004, 03:14 PM	#2706
Theowannabe Bat Boy Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 14	yay, chip got moved up to AA, come on X i'm rooting for ya

11-09-2004, 08:45 AM	#2708
gambler Minors (Single A) Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 71	Hey all. Dropping a line as the new Cubs owner. Take a look at the web page and a news story under 'League Banter' regarding waves I tried to create... There're definitely another couple of potential surprises in the works. Walter Davis definitely intrigues me but OF is just too congested at the moment for him to be much more than a very spot starter, still trying to decide what to do with him. jdw suggested dropping him back to AAA and teaching him 1B.. I thought about SS..

11-09-2004, 09:59 AM	#2710
gambler Minors (Single A) Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 71	Whups, shoulda guessed that Chip Sinton was an 'ancestor'.. somehow missed him in my first runthrough of the last couple of seasons. Anyhow, I'd like to apologize if my characterization of him in a 'radio interview' on the TWB site wasn't enjoyed by his 'descendant'.

11-09-2004, 03:37 PM	#2716
jdw All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,161	gambler wrote: > Walter Davis definitely intrigues me > but OF is just too congested at the > moment for him to be much more > than a very spot starter, still trying > to decide what to do with him. jdw > suggested dropping him back to AAA > and teaching him 1B.. I thought > about SS.. SS would just be "wrong". I have no idea how OOTP 6 handles "cheats" like that. In 5, I just never did it. I'd teach my so-so SS to play 3B (such as Chipper), or RF and CF to play LF, or poor young LF to play 1B to get their bat in the line-up in less stressful positions. But teaching Mac to play SS just struck me as a cheat even I wouldn't try. I don't think Davis at 5/6/4/7 hits enough for a 1B. I think he is sadly a player who got trashed by the OOTP developmental curve. There's no way in hell a 1-1 draft pick in 1946 who is a LF should sink to "talent" of that level that fast. I know we like to think that 1st Round Picks have a shot of not developing, but the #1 pick overall, a season before the Real GMs take over... this is a friggin killer. Here was the blurb on him getting drafted: Walter Davis, LF, Chicago Cubs Walter was the most sought after prospect this offseason and he was quickly signed by the Cubs. Under baseball's new bonus player rule, Davis, who was given a bonus of over $100,000, must be added to the Cubs' 40-man roster by opening day of next season. He has the potential to be an incredible hitter, with the ability to hit for high average, draw walks and the power to hit doubles and homeruns. He is also a solid defender. He easily becomes the club's top prospect, and the Cubs hope he can help soften the eventual loss of rightfielder Dewey Mickelsen. Hit for high average... and he's down to a 5 in potential. Draw walks, and he's a 7. FWIW, he wasn't on the Cubs 40 man roster for long - no games player in the Majors until June of this year. And he did hit well in A ball in 1946 - .302/.402/.490 with nice power and a nice eye. I don't know what happened to him since. Someone with experiance with OOTP 6 can maybe say something about whether the Talent has a shot of going up "naturally" and whether someone like Davis has another layer of "hidden" potential that we're not seeing. John

11-09-2004, 04:08 PM	#2718
DamnYankees All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,644	Morris Lutske got hurt! Oh, the humanity! First injury of his career I think, and it will keep him out of the lineup for the next sim cycle. At .360, the Sox will be missing his offense, I would think. Sox also getting a great start from Alter Sennelnekoff. 7 IP, 1 ER, only 2 hits! Quite a ML debut! Hopefully this is a portent of things to come. Hey Matt, Morris at #9 on the career batting average list. DO you know how many of the 8 above him are ancestors? I forget, but I think Haymaker Cohan was an ancestor...might be wrong about that. Last edited by DamnYankees; 11-09-2004 at 04:10 PM.

11-09-2004, 04:13 PM	#2719
DamnYankees All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,644	Hey, I was just looking at some career leaders. Can anyone explain what the heck happened to Ping Hung? From 1938-1941, it looks like he was injured every year, or benched or something. Que pasa? The guy should have close to 3,000 hits by now.

11-09-2004, 04:17 PM	#2720
gambler Minors (Single A) Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 71	Yeah, I've been convinced to not push Davis to anywhere other than 1B at most.. I'm hoping not to need to since I now have Tomlinson who can fit at either 1B or 3B and probably will focus on the best available 1B/3B/SS in the next draft. Instead, I may drop Davis back down and teach him the other OF positions, making him the major backup to all three spots and playing him liberally, especially in CF next season. Thing is, making him a 1B really doesn't help much unless he does indeed gain a talent bump in the future. Definitely will have to sit down this weekend if not sooner and hammer out a long term plan for Davis and the infield. The one thing these two trades did was increase focus for me. My pitchers are probably set for a few years assuming good development by Liebermann (and he's the poster child for anyone hoping Davis blossoms.. from 3.0 to 5.0 prospect in one sim) and Caffee. Probably will need to hunt down a new closer in a year or two, but for now I'm set there. I'm happy with my OF and if Davis regains what the scouts thought he had I'll be ecstatic. So that leaves the infield to focus on now.