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Curveball · 04-07-2015, 03:17 PM

01/31/2020

The Pre-Season begins today. Two more month until Spring training and I think I got my team together.
Christmas vacation was quite nice, my parents came over and we had a lot of fun. I had to explain the MLB-system once more to my dad, and he asked me about this expansion stuff.

Yeah, expansion. That hit me in AAA already, when new farm teams appeared and rocked the league. I think they are the main reason why we just got 3rd place last year with Gwinnett. So the two new expansion teams were the
- Austin Retrievers, playing in the NL Central Division, just as the Reds,

- and the Indianapolis Seals, playing in the AL Central Division

Both teams had a negative record last year, which was their first season, and I am curious what they will show this year.

When checking my strength' and weaknesses again, I found out that we have improved, at least according to our scouting team.
We are now "green" at First and Second Base, the Left Field, and our Starting rotation as well as our Closer seem to be competitive now. And not to forget our Catcher, who dropped in some ratings, but still seems to be one of the best in the league.
What we definitely need to work on seems our Bullpen. I am on it.

I will create some short overview of my final staff and give it to my family, so they can check who is on field, when they watch the games at home.

02/20/2020
Today I called Jeff Bridich of the Colorado Rockies and asked if we could trade for 24 y/o RP Grant Dyer, I think this guy has a nice career ahead of him and we need improvement in our Bullpen. Jeff agreed and we exchanged RP Evan Mitchell for Grant Dyer. I think that is a great trade. I sent him down Florida State League, though.

03/01/2020
Spring Training begins and I face the Phillies today.
Lineups and rotations are all set, so let the party begin.

03/02/2020
The game yesterday was a 9-6 win.
The game was tied 3-3 when we went into the 8th inning, then both teams scored 3 runs, making it 6-6 at the end of the 8th.
We had the top of the ninth and were facing pitcher Joely Rodriguez. Joe Hudson hit a double, Quinton Rolle hits a double, and while doing so, Hudson goes for home and makes the run. My catcher Gomez hits for a Home Run and we lead 9-6.
My Closer Moises Gomez strikes out the first, sends the second to base on balls. #3 Flies out, #4 singles and #5 flies out again and retires the side (and ends the game).

The next game will be against Colorado.

03/03/2020
Yesterdays Game: A 4-7 loss to Colorado. Kendry Flores is the starting pitcher and produces a Grand Slam in the 2nd Inning, causing the manager to replace him

San Diego is up next.

03/04/2020
A 3-8 loss yesterday. After a 2-run Home Run in 4th we lead 3-1, but in the sixth our Pitcher Nick Christiani (came in for Nola in the 5th already) produces 2 Home Runs, is replaced by Michael Lorenzen and Lorenzen first makes the count full and then gives up 2 runs. Score is 3-5.
3 batters later the next pitcher comes in, Julio Mateo, with all bases loaded. His results: a Strike, then a double from the next pitcher and all three bases run home. 3-8 now. I can't believe it. Looks like my Pitching staff isn't as good as expected.

Arizona comes up next.

03/05/2020
Arizona beats us 2-3, but it takes 13 ininngs to do so. Homer Bailey was the starter and went into 8 innings. throwing 120 pitches.

We take on Washington today.

03/06/2020
We won against Washington 8-2, but lost RP Lorenzen for a week and I placed him on the DL (for 2 weeks). Stupid thing I guess.
The game itself was nice. We took the earl lead in the first and extended it to 4-0 in the 5th. Washington scores once in the the 7th and 8th, but we scored 4 runs in the 8th and Christiani striked out one in the 9th and 2 flew out, so the 2nd win of Spring Training is ours.
That brings us to 2-3.

The Cubs are next.

03/07/2020
We came home from Chicago with a win, 5-2.
Shipley struck out 9 and all 5 Runs of the Reds came in inning 7. One Home Run from Paolini and a Grand Slam by Blandino. Nice work.

3-3 now and St. Louis will be up next.

The Yankees are looking for a new GM & Manager... Since 2 or 3 month already... Should I?
Nah! I just started here and formed the Reds, I won't leave until they kick me. Or the Braves call.

03/08/2020
We won 4-3 against the Cards yesterday. While we scored 4 runs out of 5 hits, the Cards hat 9 hits and produced just 3 points. Our defence seems to find together. Flores pitches all 9 ininngs and strikes out 12.

4-3 now and the Braves will face us next. Can't wait.

04-07-2015, 03:17 PM	#4
Curveball Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Stuttgart, Germany Posts: 23	01/31/2020 The Pre-Season begins today. Two more month until Spring training and I think I got my team together. Christmas vacation was quite nice, my parents came over and we had a lot of fun. I had to explain the MLB-system once more to my dad, and he asked me about this expansion stuff. Yeah, expansion. That hit me in AAA already, when new farm teams appeared and rocked the league. I think they are the main reason why we just got 3rd place last year with Gwinnett. So the two new expansion teams were the - Austin Retrievers, playing in the NL Central Division, just as the Reds, - and the Indianapolis Seals, playing in the AL Central Division Both teams had a negative record last year, which was their first season, and I am curious what they will show this year. When checking my strength' and weaknesses again, I found out that we have improved, at least according to our scouting team. We are now "green" at First and Second Base, the Left Field, and our Starting rotation as well as our Closer seem to be competitive now. And not to forget our Catcher, who dropped in some ratings, but still seems to be one of the best in the league. What we definitely need to work on seems our Bullpen. I am on it. I will create some short overview of my final staff and give it to my family, so they can check who is on field, when they watch the games at home. 02/20/2020 Today I called Jeff Bridich of the Colorado Rockies and asked if we could trade for 24 y/o RP Grant Dyer, I think this guy has a nice career ahead of him and we need improvement in our Bullpen. Jeff agreed and we exchanged RP Evan Mitchell for Grant Dyer. I think that is a great trade. I sent him down Florida State League, though. 03/01/2020 Spring Training begins and I face the Phillies today. Lineups and rotations are all set, so let the party begin. 03/02/2020 The game yesterday was a 9-6 win. The game was tied 3-3 when we went into the 8th inning, then both teams scored 3 runs, making it 6-6 at the end of the 8th. We had the top of the ninth and were facing pitcher Joely Rodriguez. Joe Hudson hit a double, Quinton Rolle hits a double, and while doing so, Hudson goes for home and makes the run. My catcher Gomez hits for a Home Run and we lead 9-6. My Closer Moises Gomez strikes out the first, sends the second to base on balls. #3 Flies out, #4 singles and #5 flies out again and retires the side (and ends the game). The next game will be against Colorado. 03/03/2020 Yesterdays Game: A 4-7 loss to Colorado. Kendry Flores is the starting pitcher and produces a Grand Slam in the 2nd Inning, causing the manager to replace him San Diego is up next. 03/04/2020 A 3-8 loss yesterday. After a 2-run Home Run in 4th we lead 3-1, but in the sixth our Pitcher Nick Christiani (came in for Nola in the 5th already) produces 2 Home Runs, is replaced by Michael Lorenzen and Lorenzen first makes the count full and then gives up 2 runs. Score is 3-5. 3 batters later the next pitcher comes in, Julio Mateo, with all bases loaded. His results: a Strike, then a double from the next pitcher and all three bases run home. 3-8 now. I can't believe it. Looks like my Pitching staff isn't as good as expected. Arizona comes up next. 03/05/2020 Arizona beats us 2-3, but it takes 13 ininngs to do so. Homer Bailey was the starter and went into 8 innings. throwing 120 pitches. We take on Washington today. 03/06/2020 We won against Washington 8-2, but lost RP Lorenzen for a week and I placed him on the DL (for 2 weeks). Stupid thing I guess. The game itself was nice. We took the earl lead in the first and extended it to 4-0 in the 5th. Washington scores once in the the 7th and 8th, but we scored 4 runs in the 8th and Christiani striked out one in the 9th and 2 flew out, so the 2nd win of Spring Training is ours. That brings us to 2-3. The Cubs are next. 03/07/2020 We came home from Chicago with a win, 5-2. Shipley struck out 9 and all 5 Runs of the Reds came in inning 7. One Home Run from Paolini and a Grand Slam by Blandino. Nice work. 3-3 now and St. Louis will be up next. The Yankees are looking for a new GM & Manager... Since 2 or 3 month already... Should I? Nah! I just started here and formed the Reds, I won't leave until they kick me. Or the Braves call. 03/08/2020 We won 4-3 against the Cards yesterday. While we scored 4 runs out of 5 hits, the Cards hat 9 hits and produced just 3 points. Our defence seems to find together. Flores pitches all 9 ininngs and strikes out 12. 4-3 now and the Braves will face us next. Can't wait.