Alternate History Baseball RPG

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I run likely one prospect at a time starting in high school at 14. The league starts in 1871 and proceeds forwards year-by-year. It will be historical prospects + feeder leagues.

Currently a Junior in High School

Prospects have 1200 points to spend on personality.
They have 50 in each injury rating.
35 in each batting rating.
35 in 6 pitches.
83-85 MPH starting speed.
They get a choice of:
100 in a specific fielding group (infield, outfield or catcher)
75 in two groups
50 in all three groups

They start 50 rated at 3 fielding positions which must include on per group taken above.

In addition, prospects get 50 points to spend anywhere they like. They'll get 5 less each year until this goes to 0.

After each game played prospects can gain or lose points according to the following:

Batting
Hits: -1 points for 0, 1 point per hit
Runs: -1 points for 0, 1 point per run
RBIs: -1 points for 0, 1 point per run
HRs: 1 point per HR
BB: 1 point per
PA: -1 point for 5 PA, -1 point for 9PA
Ks: -1 each
Hit a DP: -1 each
Hit a TP: -3 each

Fielding
3 fielding plays: 1 point
2 additional plays: 1 point each group
Double Play: 1 point each
Triple Play: 3 points each
Error: -1 point each

Pitching as Starter
ER: 3 points for 0, -1 point each
Hits: 5 points for 0, -1 point each (Changed to 4 points for 0, Changed back to 5 points for 0, Changed to 4 points for 0)
BB: 5 points for 0, -1 point each (Changed to 4 points for 0, Changed back to 5 points for 0, Changed to 4 points for 0)
Hit By Pitch: 0 points for 0, -1 point each (Added with changes)
Ks: -2 for 0-2, -1 for 3-5, 0 for 6-8, etc. (Changed to lower all categories by 1 point)
Win: 1 point
No Decision: 0 points
Loss: -1 point
7th or later: 1 point (Changed to 0 points, Changed back to 1 point)
8th or later: 2 points (Changed to 1 point, Changed back to 2 points)
Complete Game: 3 point (Changed to 2 points, Changed back to 3 points)
Complete Game Shutout: Add 3 points
No Hitter: Add 5 points
Perfect Game: Add 10 points
Extra Innings(10th or later): 1 point each
Quality Start: 1 point
Bad Start: -1 point
Less than 5 innings: -3 points
Less than 4 innings: -5 points
Less than 3 innings: -10 points
Less than 2 innings: -15 points
Less than 1 inning: -20 points

Pitching as Reliever
BB/inning: 1 point for 0, -1 point each
ER/inning: 1 point for 0, -1 point each
Hits/inning: 1 point for 0, -1 point each
K/inning: 1 point each
Win: 1 point
No Decision: 0 points
Loss: -1 point
Blown Save: -1 point
Hold: 1 point
Save: 1 point

For all categories, tying a positive record is worth 3 points, and setting a positive record is worth 5 points. Tying a negative record is worth -3 points and setting a negative record is worth -5 points.

I know this system isn't really fair to relievers but it's the best I can do to prevent exploits. The low inning starts system ensures that you can't get a good performance by facing 1 batter then lifting. (0ER, 0BB, 0Hits,1K for instance is a +13 day, but has a -20 penalty attached). The abilities that seem to stack are exclusive so you only get one of complete game, 8th or later, 7th or later, etc.

I like to create multi-position prospects for instance a pitcher who hits and plays SS on days when they don't pitch. Because the stamina system punishes this too heavily, it will be turned off. This means pitchers still get tired, but position players do not.

Injuries go up when a player gets injured. Ratings can be lowered by spending points. Injuries will be set to low initially due to the limited supply of players in the early years. This may increase as the league goes on.

I'll follow the leagues I'm in as well as the major league each year. I'll also follow my alma matter in the HS league. All prospects will play for the same high school team, so we'll have a bit of lineage there.

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Not many are nicknamed for where they are from, but Harlem Donahue wears his upbringing with a badge of pride. He carried a weak kids team to victory in their league finals before throwing out his left shoulder. He wasn't done with the game and switched to throwing right-handed for high school.

Personality:
Leadership: 147
Desire for Winner: 1
Loyalty: 125
Greed: 1
Work Ethic: 200
Intelligence: 200
Adaptability: 125
Controversy: 1
Handle Success: 133
Handle Failure: 134
Handle Critics: 133

Injury
Overall Proneness: 50
Back Proneness: 50
Legs Proneness: 50
Arm Proneness: 50

Batting
BABIP 35/35/35
Avoid K 35/35/35
Gap 35/35/35
Power 35/35/35
Eye 35/35/35
HBP 4
Triple Ratio 0
Extreme Pull Groundballer
Pull Flyballer
Running Speed 100
Stealing Ability 100
Baserunning 100
Sac Bunt 35
Bunt for Hit 35

Pitching
Stamina 100
Hold Runners 100
Speed: 100 MPH (17 points)
Style: Over the Top
Fastball: 35/35
Curveball: 35/35
Slider: 35/35
Change-up: 35/35
Knuckle Curve: 35/35
Knuckleball: 35/35

Movement: 35/35/35
Control: 51/52/52 (33 points)
Hit Batsman: 4
Wild Pitches: 1
Balks: 1
Groundout: 64

Fielding
Infield Range: 100
Infield Error: 100
Infield Arm: 100
Turn Double Plays: 100
Pitcher: 50
Second Base: 50
Shortstop: 50

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CF Rick Mitchell Age: 16 Potential: 59
SS Adam Meiman Age: 16 Potential: 51
C John Roback Age: 17 Potential: 51
2B Rene Hernandez Age: 17 Potential: 50
LF Alex Jaime Age: 17 Potential: 50
3B Ryan Peloquin Age: 15 Potential: 49
RF Josh Weston Age: 15 Potential: 48
1B Bryan Canby Age: 16 Potential: 47

SP Armen 'Harlem' Donahue Age: 14 Potential: '20'
RP Miguel Barela Age: 15 Potential: 39
CL Terry LaComb Age: 15 Potential: 20

Backups:
C Danny Hernandez Age: 15 Potential: 42
RF Andy Kraft Age: 17 Potential: 42
1B Chris Kline Age: 17 Potential: 41
1B Ernie Flaherty Age:17 Potential: 39

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1st Overall: Al Spalding, RHP to Philadelphia
2nd Overall: Cherokee Fisher, RHP to Rockford
3rd Overall: Dick McBride, RHP, to Fort Wayne
4th Overall: Ross Barnes, SS, to Cleveland
5th Overall: Rynie Wolters, RHP, to New York
6th Overall: George Zettlein, RHP, to Chicago
7th Overall: Al Pratt, RHP, to Boston
8th Overall: John McMullin, LHP, to Troy
9th Overall: Jimmy Wood, 2B, to Washington
10th Overall: Davy Force, SS, to Washington
11th Overall: Cap Anson, 3B, to Troy
12th Overall: George Wright, SS, to Boston
13th Overall: George Hall, CF, to Chicago
14th Overall: Levi Meyerle, 3B, to New York
15th Overall: Dave Eggler, CF, to Cleveland
16th Overall: Asa Brainard, RHP, to Fort Wayne
17th Overall: Cal McVey, C, to Rockford
18th Overall: Frank Fleet, RHP, to Philadelphia
19th Overall: Fred Waterman, 3B to Philadelphia
20th Overall: Ezra Sutton, 3B, to Rockford
21st Overall: Deacon White, C, to Fort Wayne
22nd Overall: Lip Pike, LF, to Cleveland
23rd Overall: Wes Fisler, 2B, to New York
24th Overall: Mike McGeary, C, to Chicago
25th Overall: Andy Leonard, 2B, to Boston
26th Overall: Scott Hastings, C, to Troy
27th Overall: Bill Stearns, RHP, to Washington

Cleveland gets punished for getting greedy on Pike. They really needed a pitcher to back up their great hitting talent. Stearns was available but fell to Washington at 27. The remaining pitching option is Mathews who scouts at 20/71.

28th Overall: George Bechtel, RF, to Washington
29th Overall: John Hatfield, RHRP, to Troy

Scary moment for Cleveland as someone takes another pitcher.

30th Overall: Joe Start, 1B to Boston
31st Overall: Dick Higham, C, to Chicago
32nd Overall: Chipper Flynn RF, to New York
33rd Overall: Bobby Mathews, RHP, to Cleveland
34th Overall: John Radcliff, SS, to Fort Wayne
35th Overall: Ed Pinkham, RF, to Rockford
36th Overall: Everett Mills, 1B, to Philadelphia
37th Overall: Steve King, LF, to Philadelphia
38th Overall: Joe McDermott, RHRP, to Rockford
39th Overall: Harry Schafer, 3B, to Fort Wayne
40th Overall: Bill Craver, C, to Cleveland
41st Overall: Fergy Malone, C, to New York
42nd Overall: Chick Fulmer, SS, to Chicago

The young shortstop was still on the board. I would have taken him as Cleveland since Barnes can play 2nd base as his natural position. Still Chicago gets a talented young player.

43rd Overall: Doug Allison, C, to Boston
44th Overall: Gat Stires, RF, to Troy
45th Overall: Bob Ferguson, 2B, to Washington
46th Overall: Fred Treacey, CF, to Washington

Great wheel for Washington as they pick up a power hitting CF and a versatile infielder. Both are relatively young at 23 and 25.

47th Overall: Count Sensenderfer, CF, to Troy
48th Overall: John Bass, SS, to Boston

Questionable pick as Flowers is 2 years younger and nearly as good.

49th Overall: Ned Cuthbert, LF, to Chicago
50th Overall: Tom York, LF, to New York

A steal for new york as York is a young talent.

51st Overall: Denny Mack, SS, to Cleveland

Denny Mack is more naturally a 1st-baseman so this pick makes some sense with Barnes at short. He's a huge liability as a defender, so I really hope this isn't a shortstop pick with Barnes moving to 2B.

52nd Overall: Dickie Flowers, SS, to Fort Wayne

It's a steal for him to go this late.

53rd Overall: Tom J Carey, 2B, to Rockford
54th Overall: Charlie Hodes, C, to Philadelphia
55th Overall: Art Allison, CF, to Philadelphia

Philly picks up a talented young CF on the wheel.

56th Overall: Steve Bellan, CF, to Rockford

We might see a bit of a run on young talented CF's here. Bellan is another player in that mould.

57th Overall: Charlie Gould, RF, to Fort Wayne
58th Overall: Jim Foran, LF, to Cleveland

Cleveland is starting to raise questions about who goes where. If Denny Mack is on 1st base, then Foran is in LF. That means Pike can play RF, they should want to keep his left handed throwing out of the infield.

59th Overall: John Glenn, RF, to New York
60th Overall: Frank Sellman, C, to Chicago
61st Overall: Al Reach, RF, to Boston

Al Reach is talented but in the 30 and over club. The more talented player falls as youth means shoring up a position for 10+ years to come.

62nd Overall: Charlie Pabor, LF, to Troy
63rd Overall: Dave Birdsall, C, to Washington
64th Overall: Tom J Foley, C, to Washington

Foley plays all the outfield positions as well so these picks aren't wasted.

65th Overall: George Bird, CF, to Troy
66th Overall: Tommy Beals, 2B, to Boston

Beals another talented youngster, slips to Boston.

67th Overall: Charlie Mills, C, to Chicago
68th Overall: Jim Carleton, 1B, to New York
69th Overall: Bob Addy, 2B, to Cleveland

We'll end our coverage there as no yellow-rated players under 30 remain.

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Armen Donahue gets the start against Josh Kallas. He'll bat ninth. Harlem is away in Charlotte for the first game of the season.

1-3 goes Jaime. Meiman singles to RF. Mitchell is out 1-4. The pitcher getting a defensive workout today. Meiman seems hurt on the play but he shakes it off. Hernandez has an RBI-double to the right field wall. Peloquin, full count, struck out on a fastball.

Donahue will pitch. Full count, lost Coonrod. Single past the 2nd baseman for Dodge. Big Strikeout, McCall down swinging. He hits Becker. Land pops flies 3. They may get out of this jam yet. Wild pitch. The tying run scores. He walks Hilsabek on 5. Fans Cunningham. It's a 1-1 game as they leave the bases loaded.

Kraft is out 6-3. Roback, full count, single to RF. Flaherty right at the shortstop, 6-4-3.

Alosi, pop fly 6. Kallas pop fly 8. Coonrod downed 6-3.

Donahue Ks on a fastball. Jaime pop flies 5. Meiman pop flies 7.

We've got a really pitchers contest so far as both get 3-up 3-down.

Donahue gets Dodge 6-3. McCall hits a nice liner to CF, but a diving catch robs him. Becker pop flies, 8.

Mitchell singles on an infield hit to the 3rd baseman. Hernandez goes after a bad pitch and Ks. Peloquin, full count, drilled to right for a single. Kraft, 1-pitch 5-4-3. Still knotted at 1.

They get Land 5-3. Hilsabeck pop flies 9. Cunningham pop flies 8. 3-up 3-down. Where is Armen's famous stuff? Only 2 strikeouts.

Roback leadoff single to RF. Flaherty full count, singles past short. Donahue full count, strike 3 swinging. Jaime pop fly 8, not deep enough for a sac. Meiman pop fly 6. They start the inning with 2 aboard at 0 outs but can't convert.

Alosi swings on the first strike he sees and pop flies 3. Donahue fans Kallas. He gets Conrood 4-3.

Mitchell pop fly 8. Hernandez full count, single to RF. Peloquin pop fly 4. Kraft singles past the 2nd baseman. Runners at the corners, 2 outs for Roback. He's out 5-3. We're still tied.

Line out to CF for Dodge. Strike three swinging for McCall. Strike three taken for Becker. He gets him with a knuckleball on the outside corner.

Flaherty pop fly 7. Full count for Donahue again. Pop fly 8. Decent at bat for a pitcher. Jaime 0 for 3. Not anymore, he singles up the middle. Meiman breaks the deadlock with an RBI-double to center right. Mitchell wants a run. But he lines out 7 to end the top of the 7th.

Donahue has excellent pitch count and should go the whole game. Leadoff single to Land. It drops in front of Mitchell in CF. Hilsabeck lines out 7. Cunningham pop flies 9, but that wasn't too far from gone. He gets Alosi swinging. 2-1 Bengals. Two more innings to change that.

Hernandez, the clean-up, downed 3-U. Peloquin 6-3. Kraft hits the wall in CF for a triple. Roback will attempt to bring him home with 2-outs. Full count, 4-3.

Kallas watches strike 3 go by. 3-pitch out. Coonrod, down swinging, also 3 pitches. Dodge is out 6-3.

Flaherty is downed 6-3. Donahue wearing the collar is out 3-1. Jaime downed 5-3.

Can the White Sox rally? Or will Donahue hold. McCall hitless, the 2-2 pitch. Toe slider. He's aboard. Becker swing and a miss at 2-2. Land, full count, pop fly 8. Hill 3-1 hard hit ball. To the wall in left field. It's an RBI-double. Good pitch, grounded to short 6-3.

We're going to extra innings.

BIG error. Meiman is on 2nd base with a dropped fly ball. Mitchell singles to the hole in the right infield and we have runners on the corners. Hernadez RBI groundout 3-4. The go ahead run. Cunningham advances the runner grounding out 4-3. Nice defensive play to get that one. Kraft singles to CF, not deep enough for the RBI. Roback, full count, pop fly 8. The error costs them.

Alosi doubles down the 1st base line. Kallas punched out. Donahue has 10 strikeouts. Coonrod, number 11. He gets the hell out of Dodge with a great pitch. Strikeout #12. That ties the record.

Pitching
4 hits: 1 point
2 BB: 3 points
2 ER: 1 point
12 Ks: 3 points
Tie Record: 2 points
Complete Game: 3 points
Extra Inning: 1 point
Quality Start: 1 point
Win: 1 point
A 16-point pitching performance from Donahue. That was something special.
Batting
0 for 3: -1 point
0 Run: -1 point
0 RBI: -1 point
2 K's: -2 points

Donahue finishes with 11-points on the day.
Control vs RHB: 52->57
Control vs LHB: 51->57

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Welcome to 1871 where pitchers don't get tired. I'm good to go after throwing a bunch yesterday. It's a rematch of Donahue vs Kallas.

Full count, Jaime singles to LF. Full count, Meiman pops out 4 in RF. Mitchell finds the hole in the right infield for a base hit. Hernandez hits a 6-4-3 to end the half inning.

Donahue opens with a 3-pitch strikeout of Coonrod. He means business today. Gets Dodge on 3-pitches as well. McCall singles to center-right. Meiman had no play. He gets the next ball as Land pop flies 6.

Peloquin singles to CF. Kraft hits a 3-4 ball but no relay. Roback, full count, hard hit ball, pop fly 7. Flaherty singles past the third baseman. Donahue, pop fly 8. Another 2-runner inning without scoring.

Becker 1-pitch 6-3. Mankin, we didn't see him yesterday. Single to LF. Alosi 3-U. Full count to Cunningham, lost him. Kallas, swing and a miss. Still 0-0.

Pop fly 7 for Jaime. Meiman doubles to right field from a full count. Mitchell pop fly 8, not good enough for a sac. Hernandez 2-outs reaches on a fielding error by the SS. Peloquin is out 4-3 so it doesn't cost them. The Bengals have stranded 6 so far. Still scoreless.

Coonrod, early on a changeup for strike 3. Dodge lines out 1. Donahue unphased. 6-3 for McCall.

Kraft pop fly 9. Roback pop fly 8. Flaherty down swinging. Less offense his time as they go 1-2-3.

Land the cleanup hits a high fly ball to deep center. Warning track. Caught. Is Donahue shaken by that? He walks Becker on 4-pitches. Gets Mankin to fly out 8. Alosi hits a 5-4 ball to end the inning.

Donahue bats 3-U. Jaime singles to LF. Meiman full count, takes one to deep center, warning track, caught. Wild pitch. Full count to Mitchell 5-3. Another untaken opportunity.

Cunningham out 5-3. He fans Kallas again. This time with a knuckleball. Coonrod walks on 5 pitches. Dodge full count, strike 3 taken. That call could have gone either way, what a difference it makes.

Top of the 6th still scoreless. Pop fly 7 for Hernandez. Pop fly 9 for Peloquin. Kraft finds the hole in the left infield. Roback, full count, single to CF. Runners on the corners to Flaherty who is not having a good day so far. SINGLE TO CF. They break the deadlock with an RBI. Donahue adds insurance with a full count RBI-single. Jaime is out from a full count, 3-1.

McCall out 6-3. Strikeout on Land, got him to chase one. Becker pop fly 9.

Single past Coonrod for Meiman. Looped to short center, caught. Mitchell is out. Hernandez singles to LF. Peloquin 1 for 3, single to CF. Bases loaded for Kraft. Big strikeout. Roback singles for 1-RBI. Flaherty singles to RF for 2 more. Donahue will fly out 9 to end the inning. But it's 5-0 Harlem.

Donahue gets his 20th strikeout of the year on Mankin. They get Alosi 5-3. Cunningham takes strike 3 looking.

Jaime works a full count but is out 4-3. Meiman with a single to LF. Mitchell full count, single over the SS. Wild pitch. Full count to Hernandez. Slow grounder, all-safe. Credit the RBI. Peloquin full count as well. That breaking ball didn't break. Peloquin goes yard. Kraft doubles to LF. Roback adds a triple to center-right. Flaherty singles up the middle for another RBI. Donahue adds to it with a single to the hole in the right infield. Jaime hits a 4-6-3 double play.

Sits Kallas down with a fastball. Coonrod, full count, check swing, no he went around. Dodge pop fly 4.

Meiman pop flies 3. Mitchell single to CF. Hernandez pop fly 6. Peloquin single to CF. Kraft RBI-single to RF. Roback line out 8.

They aren't thinking miracle, but no one wants to get shut out. McCall pop fly 9. Land strikes out. Donahue ties the record for strikeouts. Becker doubles. 3-pitch swinging strikeout on Mankin. That ends the game.

Donahue has a 3-hit 3-BB complete game shutout striking out 13. Kallas gets shelled for 12 ER.

Pitching
3 Hits: 2 points
3 BB: 2 points
0 ER: 3 points
Complete Game: 3 points
CG Shutout: 2 points
Quality Start: 1 point
Win: 1 point
Batting
2 for 5: 1 point
1 RBI: 0 points
0 Runs: -1 point

A 14-point day for Armen Donahue.

Movement vs LHB 35->42
Movement vs RHB 35->42

I scout as 37/38 at SP.

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Changed to 4 points instead of 5 for hits and BB's from this point forward. I'm used to big offense in high school games and was expecting pitchers to give up a lot. I also lowered by 1-point the bonus for going late.

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Dyals is also 2-0 but has a 4.08 ERA. I'll face him as we play Houston at home.

Fernandes is hit by a change-up. Riggs takes strike 3. 4-pitch walk to Swezey. 6-4-3, the clean-up hitter De Stantis hits into a double play.

Jaime works a full count but is an easy 6-3 out. Meiman also hits a grounder, fielded at short. Mitchell beats the 3rd baseman for a single. Hernandez pop fly 9.

Bennett swings at a knuckleball outside for strike 3. Hauck is swinging for strike 3 as well. Sloan swings at an outside pitch and grounds it to the second baseman. He's out 4-3.

Peloquin works a full count and grounds one near the mound. 1-3 in time. Kraft behind 0-2, thrown out 5-3. Roback lines out LF.

Dyals down on 3-pitches, he swings at the last one. Lillegard, full count, strike 3 swinging. Fernandes takes strike 3. Nasty knuckleball. Donahue strikes out the side.

Flaherty singles to the gap in the right infield. Donahue gets behind 0-2 but finds that same gap. Jaime pop fly 9 not deep enough. Meiman singles to RF good for the go-ahead run. Mitchell, grounder to short, he doesn't have a throw. Load the bases. Hernandez pop fly 6. Peloquin hit by pitch to score a run. Kraft out 3-U. 2 runs on 4 hits the Bengals lead 2-0.

Riggs called strike 3. Swezey 4-3. De Santis 6-3.

Roback is aboard with a liner to shallow left. Flaherty flies out to left. Donahue, full count, single to left. Jaime has an RBI-double. Meiman adds a 2-RBI single to CF. Mitchell is beaned. Fernandes gets Hernandez at first, but can't turn the double play. Score that 3-U. Full count to Peloquin, the pitch is outside, but at perfect height. He swings and lines it to center right for a 2-run double. Add a tapper near the mound for a single as Kraft beats a 1-3 throw. Roback full count pop fly 8. The Bengals bat around and score 5.

Pop fly 9 for Bennett. Off speed pitch strikes out Hauck. Full count to Sloan, pop fly 6.

Dyals is tired and lifts for Wallace. They get Flaherty 4-3. Donahue full count. He crushes a breaking ball that doesn't break. That's his first HR. Jaime lines out 7. 1-2 pitch, doubled to RF for Meiman. Single past short for Mitchell. He gets the RBI. Hernandez pop fly 2. The clean-up still hitless. They get out of the inning but it's 9-0.

Wallace 4-3. Lillegard, full count, lost him. Fernandes, 5-4-3, doubled up.

Peloquin, full count, 5-3. Kraft sits down 6-3. Roback, full count, 6-3. They get a 1-2-3 and need some offense.

5-3 goes Riggs. Swezey breaks up the no-hitter. He doubles to RF. Single to LF for DeSantis. Runners on the corners. 1-out. Big at bat for Bennett. Full count. Single to left field, with the RBI. No back-to-back shutout for Harlem. Hauck works a full count as well. He lines out 9. Sloan full count, takes strike 3.

Flaherty lines out 9. Donahue down 1-2, pop fly 9. Jaime is out 1-3.

Wallace full count, down swinging. They've made it their mission to force Donahue out of the game.. Single to LF for Lillegard. Fernandes strikes out swinging. Riggs overmatched thus far, 2 strikeouts, trailing 1-2. He lines out 9.

There will be one last inning, but first the Bengals. Meiman has an infield hit. Mitchell full count, 3-4 but no relay. Hernandez full count, 0 for 4 this game. He hits a double down the left field line. Hitless no more, and credit the RBI. Peloquin grounds out 6-3 without advancing the runner. Kraft has an infield single that pulls the third baseman off the bag and lets the runner advance. Full count to Roback, he singles through the hole in left. Credit the RBI. Add another run, Flaherty safe at 1st on error. Donahue, full count, hard hit ball. ANOTHER HR. Pitchers aren't supposed to do this. They get Jaime 5-3. But Harlem puts up 6 and it's 15-1.

Can Donahue finish the game? Swezey has a double. He gets hit by pitch. That looked like an accident. DeSantis is out 6-4. 5-pitch strikeout to Bennett. Armen can't face that many more batters. Hauck lines out 9.

That's your ballgame as the Bengals take it 15-1.

Pitching
4 hits: 0 points
2 BB: 2 points
2 hit by pitch: -2 points
12 strikeouts: 3 points
1 ER: 2 points
Complete Game: 2 points
Quality Start: 1 point
Win: 1 point
Hitting
4 for 5: 2 points
4 R: 3 points
4 RBI: 3 points

A huge 17-point day for Armen.

Movement vs RHB 42->51
Movement vs LHB 42->50

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Donahue vs Dyals, the rematch. Donahue is tired but still going. He may have to lift this game.

Fernandes is out 6-3. Riggs is out trying to stretch a double into a triple. Big throw by Mitchell to get him. The no-hitter is gone early but the shutout still in play. Swezey singles past the third baseman. Strike 3 swinging on De Santis. Could have been 1-0 if he stayed at 2nd, instead still scoreless.

Jaime fly ball to left, easy out. Meiman hard liner right at CF. Mitchell singles to LF. Hernandez sat down with a circle change.

Bennett whiffs on a knuckle curve. Hauck walks on 5. Sloan hits a 6-4 ball. No turn is made. Swing and a miss for Dyals, again that knuckle curve. 40th strikeout of the season for Donahue.

Peloquin singles on a liner to right. Kraft hits the hole in right to single and put runners on the corners. Hernandez beats the 3rd baseman for an RBI-single. Kraft holds at 2nd. Flaherty hits a 3-4-3 double play. Donahue attempts to score craft. Pop up foul to the catcher, dropped. Second chance, strikeout swinging. But it's still 1-0 Bengals.

Lillegard, 6-3. Fernandes, 5-3. Riggs, full count, ball four. Swezey makes the SS eat the ball for a single. DeSantis swing and a miss on an outside pitch.

Jaime lines out to left. Meiman to deep right-center, caught by 9. Mitchell gets one down in left field. It rattles in the corner. That's a triple. Hernandez will score him with a single to RF. Peloquin finds a gap in left field for a single. Kraft, high fly ball, no wall as it's caught by the CF.

Single to right for Bennett. Full count, Hauck, walks him. Sloan has an RBI-single past a diving third baseman. Strikeout on Dyals. Wild pitch takes away the double play. Full count, 4-3. Tying run scores. RBI for Lillegard. Pop fly 8 for Fernandes.

Loops out to 9. Gone is Hernandez. 3-1 goes Flaherty. Donahue looks to keep the inning alive. Fly ball 9 won't do it.

Riggs singles to right exploiting Kraft. Swezey feeble swing at a knuckleball. DeSantis 6-4, no relay. Bennett sat down swinging at pitch 3. Still 2-2.

Single to RF for Jaime. Meiman lines out 7. Mitchell single past a diving SS. Hernandez reaches 2B with a run scoring on a dropped fly ball in left. Peloquin is an RBI ground out 6-3. Kraft singles past the first-baseman too shallow to score Hernandez who waits on third. The other Hernandez will bat. 2-RBI Double. Flaherty add an RBI-double to right. Donahue hacks at it and strikes out. He thinks he hits two homers last game he can do it all the time.

Hauck chases a bad pitch for strike 3. Sloan pop fly 8. Dyals swings and misses. That's 3 strikeouts for Dyals today.

Jaime hits a good one that forces a dive in center. DeSantis comes up with it. Meiman singles to left center. Mitchell pops out to 3. Hernandez singles to RF. Pop fly over the shortstop, load the bases. Nice hitting Peloquin. Kraft ends it 6-4. 3 hits but no runs for the Bengals, not that they need them.

Fly ball to deep center field, Lillegard is out. Fernandes hits one over a jumping second baseman. Riggs works a full count into a walk. Swezey lines out 4. Full count DeSantis, down swinging.

Dyals is done, Austin will pitch. Hernandez singles to right. Flaherty singles to center. Hernandez holds up at second. Donahue is 0 for 4 now that he strikes out again. Jaime hits a 3-4 ball and beats out the relay throw. That lets Meiman bat. He singles to the hole in the left infield for an RBI. Jaime on 2nd. Mitchell has a big at-bat. A 2-RBI double. Rene Hernandez pop fly 6. 10-2 Bengals.

Armen throws the slider taken for strike 3. Hauck full count, swing and a miss. That's 12 strikeouts for Donahue. Sloan singles to RF. Austin singles as well as the third baseman eats the ball. Donahue ties the record as Lillegard fans.

Pat Austin pitches an 0-2 pitch and gives a nice strike to Peloquin. He doubles that pitch every time. This time it was to left field. Kraft singles to right. Runners at the corners. Danny Hernandez pop fly 8. Not deep enough for the sac. Flaherty to center field. It gets down. Credit the RBI. Kraft takes second. Donahue swings at a slider on a 2-2 count. Comes up empty. 4 strikeouts today. Jaime full count, hits one to center right. He flies out 8.

Can Donahue finish. He looks gassed. 5-3 throw is a throwing error. Fernandes ends up at 2nd. Riggs is out 3-U. Runner to third. RBI-Double for Swezey as the CF can't get to that one. De Santis walks on 5. Bennett 4-6 but no relay. Hauck has an RBI-double. Donahue walks Sloan after a full count pitch misses. He'll pitch to Austin and give up another hit past a diving 2nd baseman. Lillegard swings at ball four and is out 6-4.

It's 11-5 Harlem.

Pitching
12 Hits: -8 points
6 BB: -2 points
2 ER: 1 point
13 K: 3 points
Tie Record: 3 points
Complete Game: 2 points
Quality Start: 1 point
Win: 1 point

A 0-point pitching effort.

Hitting
0 for 5: -2 points
4 strikeouts: -4 points

A -6 day for our hero.

Second Base 46->40

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Donahue too tired to start they let Barella pitch. He gets a 12-8 Win. LaComb comes in up too many for a save.

Donahue gets 5 points for player of the week.

Movement vs RHB 51->53
Movement vs LHB 50->53

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LaComb gets the start as Donahue still tired and Barela pretty gassed as well. Barela gets a blown save as we lose 5-4, getting pelted for 20 hits.

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We start and bat 9th facing Matt Brinson. Brinson is a solid 2-2 with a 4.55 ERA and 1.38 WHIP. We're better but it should be a good game.

Leadoff hitter Jaime, lines out to CF. Meiman singles past the third baseman. Mitchell hit a 6-4 they can't turn it. Hernandez punishes that with an RBI-triple. Peloquin is out 5-3.

Pop fly 8 for Brumbalow. Pop fly 2 foul for Luna. Ryan walks on 5 pitches. Salazar Ks looking.

Kraft 1-3. Roback down 1-2 goes 6-3. Flaherty, same count, same outcome.

Hicks pop fly 5. Lots of people wanted to catch that one, lucky it didn't get down. Whiting full count. He takes. It's a ball. Full count on Vega. He takes. Strike 3. Ying ling on a 2-2 count takes strike 3. That's the inning.

Donahue fans. Jaime Ks. Meiman single past short. Mitchell down 1-2 clobbers one. 3-0 Bengals. Rene Hernandez strikeout, passed ball, 2-3.

Brinson single to CF. Brumbalow hitless pop fly 6. Luna, full count, down swinging. Ryan caught looking.

Peloquin out 1-3. Kraft, diving stop by the 2nd baseman but an errant throw. He reaches on error. Roback 3-4-3 double play.

Salazar high fly ball 9. Hicks single to CF. Whiting takes ball four. Vega singles past 2B good for an RBI. Yingling line out 7. Wild pitch. 2-RBI single to tie it. The right fielder should have had it but played it on the hop. Donahue gets some help 6-4. But it's tied at 3.

Line out 9 for Flaherty. Full count for Donahue. Single to RF. Jaime pop fly 3, foul. Meiman pop fly 9.

Luna, full count, single to left. Ryan Ks. Salazar Ks. Full count to Hicks. Lost him. Whiting out 3-1.

Full count to Mitchell. Leadoff triple. R Hernandez 6-3 out but score one.
Peloquin single to left. Kraft, full count, pop fly 9. Roback line out 8. 5 batters but they get a run.

Donahue wanted a K on Vega but he'll have to settle for a 4-3. He loses Yingling on a full count pitch. Brinson pop fly 5. Brumbalow has an RBI-Double. He strikes out Luna. 4-4 game.

Flaherty pop fly 7. Donahue 1 for 2, goes 4-3. Jaime full count, pop fly 6.

Ryan singles up the middle. Salazar fly balls 9. Hicks pop fly 7. Full count to Whiting. Lost him. Vega pops out 6. Still 4-4.

Meiman the leadoff, singles up the middle. Mitchell hits a 4-6. R Hernandez with the single to left. Peloquin ends it with a 6-4-3 double play.

Strikeout for Donahue. Sit down Yingling. Brinson singles past short. Brumbalow 5-4 but no turn. Luna walks on 4-pitches. Full count to Ryan, down swinging.

Kraft is out 6-3. Roback has a one out single up the middle. Wild pitch. Flaherty has an RBI-single for the go-ahead. Donahue shakes off the pinch hitter he wants to finish this game. Pop fly 2, foul. Jaime was 0 for 4, but that doesn't matter as he adds a Home Run. Meiman works a full count then doubles. They bring in a tired Popa. Mitchell singles runners to the corners. R Hernandez pop fly 6.

Salazar takes strike 3. Hicks is hit by pitch. So is Whiting. What's going on here? Vega is aboard beating a 1-3 throw. Yingling pop fly 9, not good enough for the sac fly. Popa stays in they don't have another pitcher and he takes strike 3. Donahue gets out of a bases loaded jam to win 7-4.

Pitching
9 hits: -5 points
7 BB: -3 points
12 K: 3 points
4 ER: -1 point
Complete Game: 2 points
Quality Start: 1 point
Win: 1 point
Batting
1 for 4: 0 points
1 K: -1 point
0 RBI: -1 point
0 Runs: -1 point

A -5 day.

Second Base
40->35

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I make some roster changes league-wide as the 1-man rotation is not working for pitcher stamina with the daily schedule. We're now a 3-starter, 7-reliever, 23 man roster league. I've added new players automatically. This year I'm just a starting pitcher and won't get time at shortstop as my bat is nowhere near good enough. I'm also changing back the nerfs I made after the hot start. I think the original version is actually fair.

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Loss 3-6.
Win 2-0.

I had something misconfigured so I got some pitching time during the 3-6 loss. I don't have the boxscore so I unfortunately can't score that game for me. Sorry about that.

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Full count, strikeout on Williams. Strikeout swinging for Throm. Donahue brings heat and gets Uhlman on 3-pitches.

Full count, leadoff HR for Jaime. Meiman 6-3. Mitchell single to CF. R Hernandez single to LF. Peloquin full count, RBI-double to the right corner. Kraft single to CF, scores just one. Roback full count, single past short. Flaherty 6-4-3 to end the inning. Harlem scores 4 times. 4-0 Harlem.

Fly out 8 for Frazier. Pop fly 7 for Brooke. 3-pitch strikeout swinging for Jones.

3-pitch strikeout swinging for Donahue. Jaime line out 9. Meiman out 4-3.

5-3 for Loudon. Full count, swing and a miss for Breeding. 6-3 goes Castillo.

Mitchell pop fly 7. R Hernandez 4-3. Peloquin pop fly 2, foul. 1-2-3 go the Bengals.

Strike 3 swinging for Williams. Gets Throm swinging. Nubber near the mound 2-3 they get Uhlman.

Kraft 5-3. Roback 6-3. Flaherty 6-3. Another 1-2-3 inning for Harlem.

Frazier lines out 9. Strike 3 on the outside corner, taken for Brooke. Good luck hitting that pitch. 5-3 goes Jones.

Donahue strikes out again. 6-3 goes Jaime. Meiman full count, 6-3.

Donahue to Loudon, fastball special, down swinging. Nubber near the mound, Breeding out 1-3. Down the third base line fair, grounder, 5-3. The y get Castillo.

Mitchell full count, pop fly 4. R Hernandez will reach on error. Peloquin single to the hole in left. Kraft single up the middle add the RBI. Roback, full count, single to left field. Bases loaded. Wild pitch. Flaherty pop fly 6. Donahue pop fly 7. At least he didn't strike out this time.

4-3 goes Williams. 3-pitch strikeout on Throm. Weak fly ball to 4, down goes Uhlman.

Jamie full count, single to LF. Meiman singles past the shortstop. Mitchell hits a 6-4 ball but they don't turn it. Meiman shakes off an injury from the slide at 2nd base. Mitchell breaks up a double play with a good takeout slide. Because of that R Hernandez has an RBI groundout 4-6. RBI double for Peloquin but he's out at third when they cutoff the throw home.

The tension gets larger with every batter now. Strike three swinging for Frazier. Donahue has 11 strikeouts. Brooke swing and a miss on a 2-2 pitch. 12 strikeouts now. Pop fly 8 Jones. That's the top of the 8th.

They get Kraft 4-3. Roback, full count, single to left field. Flaherty no longer hitless he finds the hole in right. Donahue full count pop fly 8. Clearly his mind is not focused on hitting right now. Jaime pop fly 7.

Punchout of Loudon. 13 Strikeouts. That ties the record. Two batters left. Hard shot to left caught. Breeding is out. Pinch hitter. Evan Whitaker will bat. 2-2 pitch cut on and missed. The strikeout record, but more importantly: Harlem has pitched a PERFECT GAME.

Pitching
0 hits: 5 points
0 walks: 5 points
0 ER: 3 points
14 K: 3 points
Tie Record: 3 points
Set Record: 5 points
Complete Game: 3 points
Quality Start: 1 point
Perfect Game: 10 points
Win: 1 point
Batting
0 for 4: -1 point
2 K's: -2 points
0 RBI: -1 point
0 Runs: -1 point

A 34-point day for Donahue.

Control vs RHB: 57->64
Control vs LHB: 57->64
Movement vs RHB: 53->63
Movement vs LHB: 53->63

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R Hernandez hits for the cycle and Roche has a 7-hit 0-BB 3-K shutout as we win 18-0.

Unfortunately we lose the 2nd game, 7-8 in 10 innings. Barela has an awful start giving up 7 runs and Jemison gets tagged for the walkoff run.

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I'm 7-0 with a 1.31 ERA and a 0.94 WHIP. Aaron Koeneman is 3-4 with a 4.22 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP. We take on San Jose in San Jose.

Jaime sits down 3-U. Meiman Ks. Mitchell pop flies to 3. 1-2-3 go the Bengals.

Full count, down swinging. MacIntosh fooled by that knuckle curve. After a perfect game it's always interesting how long it keeps going. In this case only 1 batter as Gibbs singles to CF. Batista down swinging. Fisher doubles, but is out trying to get to 3rd, the run scores at the plate. 1-0 San Jose.

Rene Hernandez down 0-2. He singles up the middle. 13 game hit streak for him. Peloquin full count, league leader in RBI. He has a double to right center, but the runner stops at 3rd. Kraft has an RBI-groundout 6-3 to tie the game. Roback full count, E-6. Flaherty full count, sac fly to 8. Donahue sends a 2-2 pitch down the 3rd baseline he's out 5-3. But Harlem leads 2-1.

3-U for Barrett. Pop fly 7 for Luke. 4-3 for Guerber, bobbled and recovered by 2B.

Jaime out 6-3. Meiman single to the hole in left. Mitchell line out 7. R Hernandez 4-3.

Linton is a 3-pitch strikeout. He really swung at that last one. Pitcher vs Pitcher. Koeneman pop fly 9. MacIntosh is out 1-3. The Paladins go 1-2-3.

Peloquin is safe, E-6. Kraft pop fly 8. Roback has an RBI-double to left. Flaherty full count 4-3, advances the runner. Donahue to the plate. 2 outs. Almost any hit will score a run. 3-U. 3-1 Bengals.

Gibbs lines out 7. Gets Batista on pitch 5. Fisher hits a slow ball towards the gap but the 3rd baseman gets there, throw to third is a bang-bang play but they get him 5-3. Another 1-2-3 for the Paladins.

Jaime has a leadoff double to the left corner. 13 game hit streak for him. Meiman 5-3 doesn't advance the runner. Mitchell is 0-2. He hits a 3-U advancing the runner from a full count pitch. R Hernandez wants an RBI-hit. He makes contact but it's right to the shortstop, 6-3.

Strike 3 looking on Barrett. Luke dives out of the way of a curveball but still gets nicked. Big double for Guerber. No run as they stop Luke at 3rd. Linton chases for strike 3. The pitcher tries to help his cause, and sort of does. He'll reach on a 2-base throwing error by 3rd baseman. Both runners score. Macintosh forces 2B to eat one. A tapper means Gibbs is out 2-3. We're knotted at 3.

Peloquin singles to left. It falls in for Kraft, runners on 1st and 2nd. Roback looks to improve on his RBI-double last at bat. Instead he hits a 6-4-3 double play. Flaherty has the leading run on 3rd. It's an RBI-single to right. 13 game hit streak for him too. Donahue hits one hard, it's back to deep center, caught.

Batista gets hit by an 0-2 pitch. Fisher gets hit by a 1-2 pitch. Barett takes strike 3. Luke swings and misses on a knuckleball. Donahue strikes out Guerber as well.

Jaime beats out a 4-3 throw for a single. Meiman, full count, pop fly 9. Mitchell, full count, single to CF. Half step out, they get Rene Hernandez 6-3. Peloquin, down 0-2, chases and misses. They strand 2 runners in scoring position but Harlem still leads 4-3.

5-pitch walk for Linton. Knuckle curve for strike 3 on Koeneman. Pop fly 7 goes MacIntosh. Gibbs will line out 9.

Kraft singles past short. Roback is out 5-3. Flaherty out 4-3 advancing the runner. Donahue gets the ball down in CF, credit the RBI. Full count for Jaime, infield single to third base. Donahue scores on an RBI-Double to left for Meiman. Mitchell adds a 2-RBI single. Rene Hernandez singles and Mitchell takes 3rd. Peloquin has a full count, but hits it right at the 2nd baseman, 4-3. BIG INNING. It's now 8-3 Harlem.

Batista is out 4-3. Fisher is a strikeout victim. Barrett full count. Takes. It's a strike.

Kraft pop fly foul 2. Roback infield single to short. Flaherty gets one past the CF for a double. Credit the RBI. Donahue full count, pop fly 5. Jaime pop fly 8. 9-3 Harlem.

Donahue hits Luke his control hasn't been great this game. Guerber full count, pop fly 9. Linton chases inside for strike 3. Donahue is one off tying the record. He has 13 strikeouts. Pop fly 8 for Koeneman as they don't bother pinch hitting.

Harlem takes it 9-3.

Donahue has a 1 ER, 13 K, 4-hit, 1-BB complete game. A solid 83 performance. But he beaned 4 batters this game. I'm surprised they didn't think it was intentional.

Pitching
4 Hits: 1 point
1 BB: 4 points
4 hit by pitch: -4 points
1 ER: 2 points
13 K: 3 points
Complete Game: 3 points
Quality Start: 1 point
Win: 1 point

Batting
1 for 5: -1 point
1 Run: 0 points
1 RBI: 0 points
0 K: 0 points

A 10-point day for Donahue.
Hit Batsmen 4->0
Wild Pitches 1->0
Balk 1->0
Movement vs RHB 63->65
Movement vs LHB 63->65

Armen Donahue gets an all-star nod for an additional 5 points.

Control vs RHB 63->66
Control vs LHB 63->65

Other all stars on the Bengals are:
Dane Roche (SP)
John Roback (C)
Ernie Flaherty (1B)
Ryan Peloquin (3B)
Adam Meiman (SS)
Rick Mitchell (CF)

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Donahue works 1.0 inning of relief. He gives up 0 walks, 0 hits, 0 hit by pitch and gets 2 K's.

Relief Pitching
0 hits/inning: 1 point
0 BB/inning: 1 point
2 K/inning: 2 points
0 ER/inning: 1 point

A 5-point performance for him.

Movement vs RHB 65->68
Movement vs LHB 65->67

Adam Meiman gets the player of the game nod.

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It's a cold Josh Kallas vs a hot Armen Donahue. Kallas has an interesting 6.66 ERA and 1.78 WHIP. Donahue now at 1.27 ERA with 0.89 WHIP.

Donahue is leading the triple crown amongst eligible pitchers. He strikes out Coonrod. Dodge cut on and missed, strike 3. Mankin pop fly 8. 1-2-3 with 2 Ks.

Jaime is out 4-3. Meiman grounds out 6-3. Mitchell trails 0-2, and singles to the hole in right. 15 game hit streak for him. Rene Hernandez full count, single past short. 15 game hit streak for him too. Single to RF. Hernandez takes third base, credit the RBI. Kraft flares out to left. 1-0 Bengals.

Land, down swinging. Becker swing and a miss on a knuckleball. Alosi struck out on a nasty slider.

Roback out 5-3. Flaherty singles past the first baseman. 15 game hit streak for him. Donahue single to CF. Pop fly 6 for Jaime. Meiman adds an RBI-single. Donahue holds at 2nd base. Mitchell infield single, bases loaded. Rene Hernandez adds a GRAND SLAM to left. 4-3 for Peloquin.

Pop fly 9 for Cunningham. Pop fly 9 for Prewitt, too. Strikeout on a knuckleball for Kallas. 1-2-3 for the White Sox.

Kraft flies out 7. Roback lines out 8. Flaherty single to RF. Donahue takes strike 3.

Coonrood thought that pitch was outside, but it's strike 3. Dodge singles to right. Gone is the no-hitter. Mankin gets clipped on a 0-2 pitch. Land strikes out on 3 pitches. Becker down swinging on pitch 5.

Jaime full count, pop fly 8. Meiman 6-3 but close. Mitchell single to CF. Rene Hernandez is out 6-4, but that runner looked safe, maybe he overslid the bag?

Alosi, tapper, out 2-3. Cunningham down on strikes. Prewitt, 3-pitch strikeout.

Peloquin, E-5 he reaches. Kraft 6-4, no relay. Single to CF for Roback. Kraft takes third. Flaherty has an RBI-single as Roback takes third. Donahue lines out 4. Jaime full count, infield single to the SS, credit the RBI. 15 game hit streak for him. Single to CF with an RBI for Meiman. Jaime on 2nd base. Mitchell lines out 8. Big inning for Harlem 9-0 now.

Strike 3 looking on a full count pitch for Kallas. Fastball outside, Coonrod down swinging. He gets the hell out of Dodge with a 3-pitch strikeout. Dodge down swinging. That ties the record with 14 strikeouts and it's only the 6th.

Rene Hernandez flies out to left. Peloquin flies out to center. Kraft lines out to right. A bit of an air show but 1-2-3 go the Bengals.

Mankin takes revenge for being hit with a nice double to right center. Land out 4-3 advancing the runner. Big strikeout to keep the shutout. That's also the conference record with 15. Now they need a hit to score. Alosi walks on 4 pitches. Cunningham walks on 5. Suddenly a bases loaded jam. Prewitt puts the ball in play. He singles past a diving shortstop. Just 1 scores but the shutout is gone. Kallas is out 4-3. They break the shutout. It's 9-1 Bengals.

Roback downed 1-3. Flaherty a very close double to RF. Donahue has a sac fly to center. Jaime, full count, down swinging. A hit but nothing else for the Bengals.

Full count Coonrod, he swings at a slider that misses the plate. 16 fanned this game for Donahue. A real special performance. 1-3 throw on Dodge, he's safe. Mankin walks on 5. Land takes strike 3 on pitch 3. 5-3 for Becker. Still 9-1.

Meiman leadoff double to left. 10th double of the season for him. Mitchell, full count, batting 3 for 4 today. He pop flies to 6. Rene Hernandez single to CF, not deep enough to score Meiman. Peloquin gets the ball down in right field, that does the job. Rene on 2nd. Kraft, hitless, RBI single to CF. Roback loades the bases with a full count single to CF. Flaherty is 4 for 4 today, he wants to keep the drive going. 4-6-3 double play. They stop the bleeding. 11-1 Bengals.

The White Sox need a miracle. It won't start with Alosi who is out 6-3. Cunningham keeps their hopes alive with a nice double to left. Prewitt out 2-3 on a squibbed ball. Cunningham takes third. Hensley the pinch hitter. Down swinging. The new record is 18 strikeouts! That's 2 out of 3 outs.

Harlem Donahue is your player of the game. He has another complete game, this time a 5-hit 1-ER 3-BB, and 18-K performance. He also hit Mankin.

Pitching
5-hit: 0 points
3-BB: 2 points
1 hit by pitch: -1 point
1 ER: 2 points
18 K: 5 points
Complete Game: 3 points
Quality Start: 1 point
Win: 1 point

Hitting
1 for 4: 0 points
1 R: 0 points
0 RBI: -1 points
1 K: -1 points

11-point day for Donahue.

Movement LHB 67->73
Movement RHB 68->73

The scouting report thus far on Harlem is that he shows potential. He has world-beating stuff with some of the fastest pitches ever seen and a nice diverse arsenal. Unfortunately, he lacks movement and control to play in the majors. This is the movement era, almost every pitcher has 255 movement in the majors. Control numbers are as high as 180. There is a big gap from high school to the pros. If only someone had invented some sort of minor league system so that players had a place to play before the bigs. Lacking that Armen will have to improve a lot in high school even though he's already good.

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We lose 2-5 to Charlotte. And 4-5 to Houston in 11. It's not much consolation that Meiman is player of the week. At 12-7 we have a 2-game lead in the conference over Columbus. But games feel like inches when we're on a losing streak.