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fuzzy_patters · 03-07-2020, 12:56 PM

6/23-6/25/70 (DH on 6/24 @ California

The diagnosis came back for Ken Frailing's injury. It was minor, and he should be able to play immediately.

AL player of the week- Our own C Ed Herrmann- .429-6 HR-10 RBI
NL player of the week- Cubs LF Billy Williams- .333-5HR-10 RBI

Power Rankings top 5
1. Baltimore Orioles
2. Minnesota Twins
3. California Angels
4. Philadelphia Phillies
5. Los Angeles Dodgers

We moved up to 21st.

Cesar Cedeno has a 20-game hitting streak for the Astros.

The Twins have offered me an absolutely bonkers trade offer. They want to trade me their superstar RF, Tony Oliva, who is only hitting .271 with 9 home runs but hit .309 with 24 in 1969 and has a scary good scouting report, for SS Luis Aparicio, RP Floyd Weaver, 27-year old minor leaguer LF Ken Hottman, and our top prospect, SP Rich "Goose" Gossage. This year's team isn't going anywhere, so I have to consider the future. Trading Gossage for a 31-year old doesn't make much sense when our team isn't very good. I passed on this one, but it was tempting.

There were also two trades that did happen on 6/22.

To the Dodgers
RF Joe Hague- .286-6-20-0 -26 years old -$26,000 salary -mediocre defensively at 1B and RF

To the Cardinals
2B Jim Lefebvre- .308-0-9-0 -Age 28- $39,100 salary -Plus defender at 2B and average at 3B

This seems like a good trade for both teams. The Dodgers are in first place with Ted Sizemore as their starting 2B. They weren't using Lefebvre much, and they get a good pinch-hitter back in return. The Cardinals are in fourth place, but are only 4 games back. They get back an upgrade at 2B over Cookie Rojas who is great defensively but very weak offensively.

To the Expos
RHP Bobby Bolin- Age 31- $18,720- 0-0 5.28 ERA 32 K 28 BB 40.1 IP

The the Brewers
Two low-rated prospects

This trade is pretty meaningless. I guess the Brewers won because they cleared a bad player off of their 40-man roster.

6/23 White Sox 4 Angels 3
What a wild game! I don't know where to even begin with this one. Was the story Gerry Janeski, Joseph Talley, or Buddy Bradford? I guess I'll start with Janeski. He has really struggled lately, and he gave up a homer to lead-off man Mickey Rivers. Then, just when I thought he was going to be as bad as always he ended up only allowing 1 earned run in 7 innings. Talley earned his first major league hit with a triple in the second. In the bottom of the same inning, he dropped a fly ball that led to two unearned runs against Janeski. Then Talley tied the game up with a run-scoring triple in the sixth. Bradford hit a pinch-hit homer in the ninth to win it. Buddy has one hit all season, and it was a big one.

The Brewers have dumped a another player off of their 40-man with a trade.

To Detroit
2B John E Kennedy- (29, $29,000)- .264-6-26-1- Above average defense at 2B and plus at 3B

To Milwaukee
Two more very low-rated prospects.

I don't like this trade as much for Milwaukee. They gave up a good player for a 2-star prospect and a 1 1/2- star prospect. They gave up a good player and received nothing in return. With free agency not existing yet, the Tigers will have a good 2B for the next few years. I think they won this one.

6/24 Game 1- Angels 6 White Sox 1
Mickey Rivers led off the game with a homer for the Angels for the second game in a row. Joe Horlen struggled early but held the Angels scoreless after a 4-run first. The other two runs were allowed by the bullpen. Rich McKinney homered for us.

Cesar Cedeno's hitting streak ended at 21 for the Astros.

6/24 Game 2- Angels 5 White Sox 4
This one hurt. Dick Lange walked 8 including 7 in the first 3 innings for the Angels. We had a 4-1 lead in the 8th. I brought in Wilbur Wood, and he just didn't have it.

6/25 Angels 11 White Sox 0
Andy Messersmith pitched a 1-hitter. Ken Frailing gave up 12 hits and 10 runs in 5 innings. That pretty much sums it up. At least Luis Aparicio kept us from being no-hit.

Record: 28-44

03-07-2020, 12:56 PM	#47
fuzzy_patters All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 1,806	6/23-6/25/70 (DH on 6/24 @ California The diagnosis came back for Ken Frailing's injury. It was minor, and he should be able to play immediately. AL player of the week- Our own C Ed Herrmann- .429-6 HR-10 RBI NL player of the week- Cubs LF Billy Williams- .333-5HR-10 RBI Power Rankings top 5 1. Baltimore Orioles 2. Minnesota Twins 3. California Angels 4. Philadelphia Phillies 5. Los Angeles Dodgers We moved up to 21st. Cesar Cedeno has a 20-game hitting streak for the Astros. The Twins have offered me an absolutely bonkers trade offer. They want to trade me their superstar RF, Tony Oliva, who is only hitting .271 with 9 home runs but hit .309 with 24 in 1969 and has a scary good scouting report, for SS Luis Aparicio, RP Floyd Weaver, 27-year old minor leaguer LF Ken Hottman, and our top prospect, SP Rich "Goose" Gossage. This year's team isn't going anywhere, so I have to consider the future. Trading Gossage for a 31-year old doesn't make much sense when our team isn't very good. I passed on this one, but it was tempting. There were also two trades that did happen on 6/22. To the Dodgers RF Joe Hague- .286-6-20-0 -26 years old -$26,000 salary -mediocre defensively at 1B and RF To the Cardinals 2B Jim Lefebvre- .308-0-9-0 -Age 28- $39,100 salary -Plus defender at 2B and average at 3B This seems like a good trade for both teams. The Dodgers are in first place with Ted Sizemore as their starting 2B. They weren't using Lefebvre much, and they get a good pinch-hitter back in return. The Cardinals are in fourth place, but are only 4 games back. They get back an upgrade at 2B over Cookie Rojas who is great defensively but very weak offensively. To the Expos RHP Bobby Bolin- Age 31- $18,720- 0-0 5.28 ERA 32 K 28 BB 40.1 IP The the Brewers Two low-rated prospects This trade is pretty meaningless. I guess the Brewers won because they cleared a bad player off of their 40-man roster. 6/23 White Sox 4 Angels 3 What a wild game! I don't know where to even begin with this one. Was the story Gerry Janeski, Joseph Talley, or Buddy Bradford? I guess I'll start with Janeski. He has really struggled lately, and he gave up a homer to lead-off man Mickey Rivers. Then, just when I thought he was going to be as bad as always he ended up only allowing 1 earned run in 7 innings. Talley earned his first major league hit with a triple in the second. In the bottom of the same inning, he dropped a fly ball that led to two unearned runs against Janeski. Then Talley tied the game up with a run-scoring triple in the sixth. Bradford hit a pinch-hit homer in the ninth to win it. Buddy has one hit all season, and it was a big one. The Brewers have dumped a another player off of their 40-man with a trade. To Detroit 2B John E Kennedy- (29, $29,000)- .264-6-26-1- Above average defense at 2B and plus at 3B To Milwaukee Two more very low-rated prospects. I don't like this trade as much for Milwaukee. They gave up a good player for a 2-star prospect and a 1 1/2- star prospect. They gave up a good player and received nothing in return. With free agency not existing yet, the Tigers will have a good 2B for the next few years. I think they won this one. 6/24 Game 1- Angels 6 White Sox 1 Mickey Rivers led off the game with a homer for the Angels for the second game in a row. Joe Horlen struggled early but held the Angels scoreless after a 4-run first. The other two runs were allowed by the bullpen. Rich McKinney homered for us. Cesar Cedeno's hitting streak ended at 21 for the Astros. 6/24 Game 2- Angels 5 White Sox 4 This one hurt. Dick Lange walked 8 including 7 in the first 3 innings for the Angels. We had a 4-1 lead in the 8th. I brought in Wilbur Wood, and he just didn't have it. 6/25 Angels 11 White Sox 0 Andy Messersmith pitched a 1-hitter. Ken Frailing gave up 12 hits and 10 runs in 5 innings. That pretty much sums it up. At least Luis Aparicio kept us from being no-hit. Record: 28-44 Last edited by fuzzy_patters; 03-07-2020 at 01:01 PM.