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jaysdailydose · 10-05-2013, 08:15 PM

July 1, 1902

Subject: June Wrap-Up

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A 15-11 month, bringing us within 2 games of first place, was marred in the first week by a devastating injury to one of our best young pitchers.

Bert Blyleven will miss the next nine months or so after tearing the rotator cuff in his pitching shoulder. This injury led to a huge trade just four days later in an attempt to keep us in the race. It worked out well so far, as you will see shortly:

Subject: Browns Send Osborn, Two Others to Baltimore for Leever

The St. Louis Browns swapped 24-year-old right fielder John F Coleman, 21-year-old reliever Eddie Hogan and 24-year-old center fielder Fred Osborn for 28-year-old starting pitcher Sam Leever of the Orioles after what Baltimore officials would only characterize as "difficult" negotiations.

For the year Osborn had hit at a .000 clip with 0 RBIs, no home runs and 1 runs scored.

Season-to-date Leever had rung up 5 wins and 7 losses in 13 appearances. He had an ERA of 3.53 and had fanned 50 batters in 102 innings.

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Just thinking out loud here, but I wonder why they mentioned Osborn in the headline. He's barely played, and was at best the third-best player in a four-man deal. I added the "for Leever" on to the headline, OOTP doesn't even mention him. Eddie Hogan is also not mentioned in the headline, and he was the centerpiece of my side of the deal. Both my scouting department and OSA have him at 80/80 -- so he was unquestionably the highest rated player of the quartet. Regardless, I felt very good about trading three young players for one veteran, and thought the AI negotiated well.

The trade led to this, and then I'll wrap things up with the awards for the month:

Subject: Leever Nabs AL #1 Pitcher Award for June

St. Louis Browns starter Sam Leever has collected the American League Pitcher of the Month award for a run of lights-out performances.

"This town really appreciates it when you're going well," said Leever. "They might boo you when you're getting knocked around, but they love you when you're mowin' them down."

In June the 28-year-old compiled a 6-1 record in 7 starts with a 1.27 ERA. He threw 71 innings, fanning 44 while walking 13.

Since his June 11th trade to St. Louis, Leever has put together a record of 4-1 in five starts, posting a 0.52 ERA for the Browns. He has thrown 52 innings, striking out 35 against only 8 base on balls.

This season Leever has compiled a 9-8 mark with a 2.51 ERA.

June Awards (AL/NL)

Player of the Month: Zack Wheat/Mike Donlin
Pitcher of the Month: Sam Leever/Joe Bowman
Rookie of the Month: Fred Nicholson/Neal Ball

Fred Nicholson had a 25-game hitting streak on the way to his ROTM honor. Browns pitcher Tom Glavine won an AL Player of the Week Award this month as well.

Finally, the focus of the St. Louis Browns has changed from "Neutral" to "Win Now!" with us only 2 games back for the AL lead. Lets hope we do exactly that!

10-05-2013, 08:15 PM	#13
jaysdailydose Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 2,325	July 1, 1902 Subject: June Wrap-Up A 15-11 month, bringing us within 2 games of first place, was marred in the first week by a devastating injury to one of our best young pitchers. Bert Blyleven will miss the next nine months or so after tearing the rotator cuff in his pitching shoulder. This injury led to a huge trade just four days later in an attempt to keep us in the race. It worked out well so far, as you will see shortly: Subject: Browns Send Osborn, Two Others to Baltimore for Leever The St. Louis Browns swapped 24-year-old right fielder John F Coleman, 21-year-old reliever Eddie Hogan and 24-year-old center fielder Fred Osborn for 28-year-old starting pitcher Sam Leever of the Orioles after what Baltimore officials would only characterize as "difficult" negotiations. For the year Osborn had hit at a .000 clip with 0 RBIs, no home runs and 1 runs scored. Season-to-date Leever had rung up 5 wins and 7 losses in 13 appearances. He had an ERA of 3.53 and had fanned 50 batters in 102 innings. ---------- Just thinking out loud here, but I wonder why they mentioned Osborn in the headline. He's barely played, and was at best the third-best player in a four-man deal. I added the "for Leever" on to the headline, OOTP doesn't even mention him. Eddie Hogan is also not mentioned in the headline, and he was the centerpiece of my side of the deal. Both my scouting department and OSA have him at 80/80 -- so he was unquestionably the highest rated player of the quartet. Regardless, I felt very good about trading three young players for one veteran, and thought the AI negotiated well. The trade led to this, and then I'll wrap things up with the awards for the month: Subject: Leever Nabs AL #1 Pitcher Award for June St. Louis Browns starter Sam Leever has collected the American League Pitcher of the Month award for a run of lights-out performances. "This town really appreciates it when you're going well," said Leever. "They might boo you when you're getting knocked around, but they love you when you're mowin' them down." In June the 28-year-old compiled a 6-1 record in 7 starts with a 1.27 ERA. He threw 71 innings, fanning 44 while walking 13. Since his June 11th trade to St. Louis, Leever has put together a record of 4-1 in five starts, posting a 0.52 ERA for the Browns. He has thrown 52 innings, striking out 35 against only 8 base on balls. This season Leever has compiled a 9-8 mark with a 2.51 ERA. June Awards (AL/NL) Player of the Month: Zack Wheat/Mike Donlin Pitcher of the Month: Sam Leever/Joe Bowman Rookie of the Month: Fred Nicholson/Neal Ball Fred Nicholson had a 25-game hitting streak on the way to his ROTM honor. Browns pitcher Tom Glavine won an AL Player of the Week Award this month as well. Finally, the focus of the St. Louis Browns has changed from "Neutral" to "Win Now!" with us only 2 games back for the AL lead. Lets hope we do exactly that! __________________ Manager - Motor City Marshals Perfect Manager/Discord Name: jaysdailydose Last edited by jaysdailydose; 10-05-2013 at 08:18 PM.