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ayaghmour2 · 05-15-2018, 10:02 PM

June 6th, 2022: Nolan Gorman won Florida State Player of the League after hitting an impressive .455 with 2 solo homers and 5 runs scored.

Power rankings came out and we're up to 8th, but chances are we'll fall after 4 on the road against the always unbeatable Dodgers.

A.J. Puckett (4-3, 4.53 ERA, 1.31 WHIP) took on Danny Salazar (2-3, 4.68 ERA, 1.21 WHIP) to open this grueling four game set. We shocked the home fans and edged the Dodgers 2-1.

Puckett bounced back with a great start despite only recording strikeouts. Just 4 hits and a run were charged to him and he walked none. Tanner Rainey and Tyler Jay got holds and Koda Glover got the final out of the game to record the save.

We had just 4 hits, like the Dodgers, and Keston Hiura had half of them. He doubled, singled, and scored in four at bats. Lewis Brinson tripled him home and scored after Victor Caratini hit a sac fly.

June 7th, 2022: Walker Buehler (5-4, 3.13 ERA, 1.06 WHIP) faced his former team against Garrett Cole (5-2, 4.79 ERA, 1.28 WHIP) in the second game of the season. Dustin Fowler loves facing Cole, and is 6-for-13 with a homer against him. We stole another game, and will come away with at least a split after winning 7-3.

Buehler pitched fine, 2 runs in 5 innings off 4 hits and a walk, while recording 4 punch outs. Brett Conine pitched 1.2 innings and struck out 3, while Edward Cabrera allowed the final run in 1.1 innings, but struck out 3 as well.

Backup catcher Christian Bethancourt had an exteremely unexpected offensive explosion, giong 3-for-3 with 2 homers, a double, 2 runs scored, 3 driven in, and a walk. Carlos Soler had a pair of solo homers in 5 at bats. Keston Hiura had the 5th homer of the game and was 1-for-4 with 2 runs.

June 8th, 2022: Whip Mifflen, my 4th rounder signed for a $2.4 million dollar bonus, far above slot, and reported to the GCL. I'm working him as a two way player, and he's rated as a 4* for LF and 3* as SP. He might be the best steal I got.

Jordan Montgomery (5-3, 3.34 ERA, 1.13 WHIP) took on Song-shil Su (3-3, 5.12 ERA, 1.21 WHIP) as we tried to win our 3rd straight against Los Angeles. Man, I need to give the guys more credit, and we kept the pounding with a 7-1 win.

Montgomery allowed just 1 unearned run in 6 innings with 5 hits, a walk, and 6 strikeouts. The rest of the pen allowed just 2 hits with 4 strikeouts, but Corbin Clouse walked 3.

Lewis Brinson was a one man wrekcng crew, hitting a two run homer and a 3-run homer before they eventually walked him the next two at bats to finish a dominant 2-for-3 game. Keston Hiura was 2-for-5 and scored a run. Carlos Soler drove in two with a double. Soctt Kingery doubled, singled, and scored in 5 at bats.

June 8th, 2022: All Star Voting update: Tyler Mahle is up to 5th now for starting pitchers, and Shoitani is back down in 2nd for relievers.

We looked to pull of the improbable sweep with the red-hot Jameson Taillon (5-4, 1.98 ERA, 1.21 WHIP) facing Justin Dunn (4-0, 2.81 ERA, 1.23 WHIP). Dodger Stadium was bustling in a sell out, and all 46,000+ left speechless as we left Dodger stadium with four more wins then when we arrived, winning the finale 5-3. A familiar face, John Curtiss, got the loss, with 3 runs and just a single out in the 7th.

Taillon had a weird game, with 2 walks and just 1 strike out in 5 innings. He pitched 5 in the no decision with 7 hits and 3 runs as well. Koda Glover got the win after a scorless 6th. Jay and Joe Jimenez pitched perfect innings with a strike out for the holds, while Shiotani struck out two in his perfect 9th and earned his 15th save.

Rule-5 pick Carlos Soler was 2-for-5 with his 10th homer of the year, a solo shot off Dunn in the 3rd. It looks like I've struck gold with my last two Rule-5 picks, as Soler has filled in quite well for the injured Cole Brannen. Victor Caratini hit a 2-run homer in the 7th.

I'm just going to be totally honest, I can't even begin to believe that we just swept the Dodgers on the road. Especially considering we're still 4.5 games out of first despite being 37-27.

Nick Quintana of the Cardinals was 5-for-5 in a 15-3 win over the Cubs. The former 16th Rounder back in 2018 has came a long way with the Cards, and while he's no star, he's a nice steal for them.

Also in that game, Anthony Rizzo launched his 300th homer. The 32-year-old is a career .262/.368/.485 with 916 RBI's to go with the 300 homers.

I'm still in shock, but we had to keep this road trip going, and couldn't underestimate the upcoming Padres. They may be just 28-35 and in last place, 11.5 games behind the Dodgers, but we have to play them like we did LA. We'll see Bobby Stiles (1-2, 7.08 ERA), Tyler Beede (3-4, 5.37 ERA), and Sam Keating (2-5, 5.98 ERA).

June 10th, 2022: 36th Overall Pick Joe Kramer agreed to a below-slot $480,000 contract and will report to the GCL. He's basically who we got for Zack Davies, a trade as of sort, due to the compensation rule that grants us a sandwich pick. Davies is having a rough season with the Reds, 4-5 with a 5.24 ERA and 1.51 WHIP in 13 starts.

We opened up the series in Petco Park with former Red Tyler Mahle (3-3, 2.95 ERA, 0.91 WHIP) facing Bobby Stiles (1-2, 7.08 ERA, 1.52 WHIP). Remember, don't underestimate...

We scored 2 quick runs in the 1st on a Ryan Mountcastle homer, but then took those 2 runs to the 9th with a 2-1 lead. Shiotani struggled, allowing Michael Brantley to tie up the game with an RBI single, and then a 3-run walkoff homer to Allen Cordoba as we dropped the opener 5-2. Baseball is a crazy game isn't it...

Can't fault Mahle, 7.1 innings with just 4 hits, 2 walks, 4 strikeouts, and a run. Joe Jimenez finished the 8th and earned a hold, but Shiotani just fot one out via strikeout, walked 1, and allowed 3 hits in the loss and his first blown save.

Mountcastle was the only guy with a memorable day, a double to go with the 1st inning homer in four trips. Carlos Soler was 1-for-3 with a walk and double, and scored on Mountcastle's homer after drawing the leadoff walk.

June 11th, 2022: A.J. Puckett (5-3, 4.18 ERA, 1.23 WHIP) took on Tyler Beede (3-4, 5.37 ERA, 1.44 WHIP) as we looked to bounce back and stay hot. It took 10, but we scored 2 in the top to win 3-1. Two really good pitching efforts by the starters.

Puckett almost finished the 9th, recording 8.1 innings with 8 hits, a run, and 5 strikeouts. Tanner Rainey finished the 9th to get the win, and Joe Jimenez shut the door in the 10th to earn his first save of the year.

Carlos Soler was 3-for-5 and scored a run. Victor Caratini had a punch hit RUBI single in the 10th. Brian Anderson was 2-for-3 and scored a run with a double and walk while playing left. He also stole his 1st base of the year.

June 12th, 2022: 3rd Rounder Jeff Hamrick agreed to an affordable $290,000 bonus. The 19-year-old SS is headed to the GCL.

We looked to take the series and finish the road trip with a win. Walker Buehler (6-4, 3.16 ERA, 1.05 WHIP) dueled Sam Keating (2-5, 5.98 ERA, 1.52 WHIP) in the finale. I had to adjust the lineup a bit to give the tired Simmons a day off. I inserted Anderson in the lineup at third, moved Mountcastle to 2B, and shifted Marwin Gonzalez to SS. The Padres took advantage of our fatigue, and won 6-1.

Buehler didn't have his best stuff, but still struck out 4 in 2.2 innings. The problem, however, was that he allowed 4 runs and 6 hits. Edward Cabrera pitched 2.1 mop up innings with 3 hits, a walk, and 2 runs to go with 2 strikeouts. Clouse and Glover had 2 K's as well.

We didn't hit much, just 5 hits. D.J. Wilson drove in the only run with a pinch hit single in the 8th, scoring Dustin Fowler. Wilson is hitting .393 with a homer and 7 RBI's since his callup.

Tomorrow we got to rest before returning home to face the currently 33-31 Giants. We hold the 2nd Wild Card spot with a half game lead on Philly. We're 2.5 back of New York, and 5 back of the Mets. The East is a crazy competitive division, although all 6 division leaders are withing 5 wins (39-44).

05-15-2018, 10:02 PM	#155
ayaghmour2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,133	June 6th-June 12th June 6th, 2022: Nolan Gorman won Florida State Player of the League after hitting an impressive .455 with 2 solo homers and 5 runs scored. Power rankings came out and we're up to 8th, but chances are we'll fall after 4 on the road against the always unbeatable Dodgers. A.J. Puckett (4-3, 4.53 ERA, 1.31 WHIP) took on Danny Salazar (2-3, 4.68 ERA, 1.21 WHIP) to open this grueling four game set. We shocked the home fans and edged the Dodgers 2-1. Puckett bounced back with a great start despite only recording strikeouts. Just 4 hits and a run were charged to him and he walked none. Tanner Rainey and Tyler Jay got holds and Koda Glover got the final out of the game to record the save. We had just 4 hits, like the Dodgers, and Keston Hiura had half of them. He doubled, singled, and scored in four at bats. Lewis Brinson tripled him home and scored after Victor Caratini hit a sac fly. June 7th, 2022: Walker Buehler (5-4, 3.13 ERA, 1.06 WHIP) faced his former team against Garrett Cole (5-2, 4.79 ERA, 1.28 WHIP) in the second game of the season. Dustin Fowler loves facing Cole, and is 6-for-13 with a homer against him. We stole another game, and will come away with at least a split after winning 7-3. Buehler pitched fine, 2 runs in 5 innings off 4 hits and a walk, while recording 4 punch outs. Brett Conine pitched 1.2 innings and struck out 3, while Edward Cabrera allowed the final run in 1.1 innings, but struck out 3 as well. Backup catcher Christian Bethancourt had an exteremely unexpected offensive explosion, giong 3-for-3 with 2 homers, a double, 2 runs scored, 3 driven in, and a walk. Carlos Soler had a pair of solo homers in 5 at bats. Keston Hiura had the 5th homer of the game and was 1-for-4 with 2 runs. June 8th, 2022: Whip Mifflen, my 4th rounder signed for a $2.4 million dollar bonus, far above slot, and reported to the GCL. I'm working him as a two way player, and he's rated as a 4* for LF and 3* as SP. He might be the best steal I got. Jordan Montgomery (5-3, 3.34 ERA, 1.13 WHIP) took on Song-shil Su (3-3, 5.12 ERA, 1.21 WHIP) as we tried to win our 3rd straight against Los Angeles. Man, I need to give the guys more credit, and we kept the pounding with a 7-1 win. Montgomery allowed just 1 unearned run in 6 innings with 5 hits, a walk, and 6 strikeouts. The rest of the pen allowed just 2 hits with 4 strikeouts, but Corbin Clouse walked 3. Lewis Brinson was a one man wrekcng crew, hitting a two run homer and a 3-run homer before they eventually walked him the next two at bats to finish a dominant 2-for-3 game. Keston Hiura was 2-for-5 and scored a run. Carlos Soler drove in two with a double. Soctt Kingery doubled, singled, and scored in 5 at bats. June 8th, 2022: All Star Voting update: Tyler Mahle is up to 5th now for starting pitchers, and Shoitani is back down in 2nd for relievers. We looked to pull of the improbable sweep with the red-hot Jameson Taillon (5-4, 1.98 ERA, 1.21 WHIP) facing Justin Dunn (4-0, 2.81 ERA, 1.23 WHIP). Dodger Stadium was bustling in a sell out, and all 46,000+ left speechless as we left Dodger stadium with four more wins then when we arrived, winning the finale 5-3. A familiar face, John Curtiss, got the loss, with 3 runs and just a single out in the 7th. Taillon had a weird game, with 2 walks and just 1 strike out in 5 innings. He pitched 5 in the no decision with 7 hits and 3 runs as well. Koda Glover got the win after a scorless 6th. Jay and Joe Jimenez pitched perfect innings with a strike out for the holds, while Shiotani struck out two in his perfect 9th and earned his 15th save. Rule-5 pick Carlos Soler was 2-for-5 with his 10th homer of the year, a solo shot off Dunn in the 3rd. It looks like I've struck gold with my last two Rule-5 picks, as Soler has filled in quite well for the injured Cole Brannen. Victor Caratini hit a 2-run homer in the 7th. I'm just going to be totally honest, I can't even begin to believe that we just swept the Dodgers on the road. Especially considering we're still 4.5 games out of first despite being 37-27. Nick Quintana of the Cardinals was 5-for-5 in a 15-3 win over the Cubs. The former 16th Rounder back in 2018 has came a long way with the Cards, and while he's no star, he's a nice steal for them. Also in that game, Anthony Rizzo launched his 300th homer. The 32-year-old is a career .262/.368/.485 with 916 RBI's to go with the 300 homers. I'm still in shock, but we had to keep this road trip going, and couldn't underestimate the upcoming Padres. They may be just 28-35 and in last place, 11.5 games behind the Dodgers, but we have to play them like we did LA. We'll see Bobby Stiles (1-2, 7.08 ERA), Tyler Beede (3-4, 5.37 ERA), and Sam Keating (2-5, 5.98 ERA). June 10th, 2022: 36th Overall Pick Joe Kramer agreed to a below-slot $480,000 contract and will report to the GCL. He's basically who we got for Zack Davies, a trade as of sort, due to the compensation rule that grants us a sandwich pick. Davies is having a rough season with the Reds, 4-5 with a 5.24 ERA and 1.51 WHIP in 13 starts. We opened up the series in Petco Park with former Red Tyler Mahle (3-3, 2.95 ERA, 0.91 WHIP) facing Bobby Stiles (1-2, 7.08 ERA, 1.52 WHIP). Remember, don't underestimate... We scored 2 quick runs in the 1st on a Ryan Mountcastle homer, but then took those 2 runs to the 9th with a 2-1 lead. Shiotani struggled, allowing Michael Brantley to tie up the game with an RBI single, and then a 3-run walkoff homer to Allen Cordoba as we dropped the opener 5-2. Baseball is a crazy game isn't it... Can't fault Mahle, 7.1 innings with just 4 hits, 2 walks, 4 strikeouts, and a run. Joe Jimenez finished the 8th and earned a hold, but Shiotani just fot one out via strikeout, walked 1, and allowed 3 hits in the loss and his first blown save. Mountcastle was the only guy with a memorable day, a double to go with the 1st inning homer in four trips. Carlos Soler was 1-for-3 with a walk and double, and scored on Mountcastle's homer after drawing the leadoff walk. June 11th, 2022: A.J. Puckett (5-3, 4.18 ERA, 1.23 WHIP) took on Tyler Beede (3-4, 5.37 ERA, 1.44 WHIP) as we looked to bounce back and stay hot. It took 10, but we scored 2 in the top to win 3-1. Two really good pitching efforts by the starters. Puckett almost finished the 9th, recording 8.1 innings with 8 hits, a run, and 5 strikeouts. Tanner Rainey finished the 9th to get the win, and Joe Jimenez shut the door in the 10th to earn his first save of the year. Carlos Soler was 3-for-5 and scored a run. Victor Caratini had a punch hit RUBI single in the 10th. Brian Anderson was 2-for-3 and scored a run with a double and walk while playing left. He also stole his 1st base of the year. June 12th, 2022: 3rd Rounder Jeff Hamrick agreed to an affordable $290,000 bonus. The 19-year-old SS is headed to the GCL. We looked to take the series and finish the road trip with a win. Walker Buehler (6-4, 3.16 ERA, 1.05 WHIP) dueled Sam Keating (2-5, 5.98 ERA, 1.52 WHIP) in the finale. I had to adjust the lineup a bit to give the tired Simmons a day off. I inserted Anderson in the lineup at third, moved Mountcastle to 2B, and shifted Marwin Gonzalez to SS. The Padres took advantage of our fatigue, and won 6-1. Buehler didn't have his best stuff, but still struck out 4 in 2.2 innings. The problem, however, was that he allowed 4 runs and 6 hits. Edward Cabrera pitched 2.1 mop up innings with 3 hits, a walk, and 2 runs to go with 2 strikeouts. Clouse and Glover had 2 K's as well. We didn't hit much, just 5 hits. D.J. Wilson drove in the only run with a pinch hit single in the 8th, scoring Dustin Fowler. Wilson is hitting .393 with a homer and 7 RBI's since his callup. Tomorrow we got to rest before returning home to face the currently 33-31 Giants. We hold the 2nd Wild Card spot with a half game lead on Philly. We're 2.5 back of New York, and 5 back of the Mets. The East is a crazy competitive division, although all 6 division leaders are withing 5 wins (39-44).