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gehrig38 · 05-20-2018, 10:27 PM

WEEK 6
1 @ Phoenix 3 vs Minnesota 3 @ Memphis

GM MEETING: Had a pre-game meeting with Mr. Medina. I wasn't really sure what to expect but I absolutely did NOT expect him to be as happy as he is. He's simply ecstatic at what's happening. Our budget is tied for 25th lowest our payroll is dead last and our record is 10-18. Our gate revenue is lagging just a tad behind the projected preseason number (7.7m to 7.9m) but apparently, Tarpon merchandise is all the rage as we are exceeding our pre-season predictions. Also, our marketing department has told Mr. Medina that fan interest cannot be any higher than it is right now. All that and we've won just 10 of 28 games!

I should also mention we just signed two veteran players who both have fascinating histories and great personal stories to go along with them. Both were signed to help at AAA and should the deal we're talking about come to fruition. 36-year-old slugger Pat Stevenson, a career .254 hitter and the ABA's all-time leader with 597 career home runs (closest active player is a former teammate in LA Chris Frederick at 554) was signed and reported to Alamogordo. Now he's from Nurillo, Texas where he is a local legend. Needless to say, there's some buzz down there and that can't be a bad thing. Pat has written a HOF resume since being drafted in the ABA's inaugural draft by the Texas Cowboys (3rd round 55th overall). He's won a silver slugger at 1B (2000 .275-47-128) he's had 4 50 HR seasons he's a 6 time all-star and a 2-time “world champion”. I say it like that because he went to Korea in 1995 where he hit .329-25-80 for the LG Twins winning their World Series MVP along with the title. He signed a 5 year 15 million dollar deal that winter with the New York Punishers. Was dealt to the LA Storm in 1997 where he would hit his 300th, 400th and 500th career home runs as well as help LA to it's World Series win in 1999. He's hit 11 career grand slams and had 2 3 HR games in his illustrious 15-year career. He signed a 3-year deal in 2000 with LA and then another 2 year deal after the 2002 season. He suffered what was thought to be a career-ending back injury that kept him down for 5 months in late 2004, causing him to fail in meeting his vesting criteria. Was let go that winter and has been 'hanging out' ever since. He's a great find and will bring an enormous presence to the clubhouse in Alamogordo. I honest to God never expected him to accept a minor league deal! But it never hurts to ask. We've made it very clear to him that he can write his own schedule down there knowing full well he will set a pace few of the young players will be able to match.

34-year-old Demario Lorenzana has spent the bulk of his career toiling in the Mexican league with the Leon Bravos. Another really good story simply because he was born and raised there. He's a 5 time all-star and won the “Cy Young” in 1997 while finishing 3rd in their MVP voting. (He went 15-3 2.02 in 23 starts and followed that with a 15-5 1998 season. He then ventured overseas and spent the next 3 years in the Japanese league.

Both of them reported today and Demario is actually starting tomorrow for Alamogordo.

5/2 PHX 3 FLA 2 Pen blows 2-0 lead after 6. Cardenas 1 IP 4 H 2 ER BS (2) (0-3 7.01)
Roadrunner Knuckleballer Steven Wright 6.2 IP 4 H 3 BB 5 K 2 ER Andy Burgett 3-4 (.327-1-11)

LEAGUE NEWS: Jarod Gaynon (WSH) 6-9 2 2B 2 HR 4 R 5 RBI in a double header 4-4 2 HR 4 RBI Whitney Beal (AK) 3-4 2B 2 HR 5 RBI Chris Kellermann (MEM) 4-4 2 HR 3 RBI Alaska beat Memphis in this game 9-6.

ORGANIZATION NEWS: And why not? Pat Stevenson stepped up to the plate and received a 3 minute standing ovation ON THE ROAD at the Camden Wyoming Kings ballpark. He promptly deposited the 1st pitch he's seen in 2 years over the batters eye in dead center field with the longest HR in the parks 77-year history. Lorenzana starts for the Rivermen tomorrow night at home vs Ft Lauderdale.

GM NEWS: Scouring the FA market again. Some injuries and a few guys who opted out of their split contracts make it necessary.

5/3 MIN 10 FLA 1 Mik Keller (MIN) 2-4 2 HR 6 RBI 9th inning GS Tanner Roark 7 IP 4 H 7 K 0 BB (3-3 4.24)
Barranco 2-4 (.420-5-23) Pedemonte .2 IP 1 H 3 BB 4 ER (think he may have heard about the deal on the table?) Baldwin 6 IP 4 ER 3 HR (0-3 6.11)

GM NEWS: Got a call about 10 minutes after the game (and I will assume BEFORE he saw ESPN and the highlights tonight) from Paul Hermann.

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So where does that leave us? Both Turner and Allen are added to the 25 man roster. We will play today with 24 guys in hopes we get word from van Gaalens' agent before tomorrows game. If so he gets the spot and the ball. If not we will cross that bridge when we get there. Allen and Turner will both enter setup roles. Jeremy Morrison will move into the closer's role. A birdie has told me that Morrison is beyond upset. Pissed about his performance, the team's performance and I just heard he's also pissed about the trade. Going to wait a few days to see how this plays out before possibly looking deeper into this. KJ has told me that he and Jeremy have started butting heads a little bit. I don't tolerate that, not even a little. You play let us 'manage'. I do find it interesting that Dunham and Tovar are the guys running this clubhouse. Quiller is clearly a press favorite, never at a loss for words. Guys in the clubhouse say he's “Schilling'esque” whatever that means....

Was sort of odd watching 5 guys, just traded, walking across the field to each other “new clubhouse”. For what it is worth we now have the 1st, 31st, 56th, 85th and 102nd picks in the upcoming draft. 5 of the top 102 picks is where we cannot miss as we look to build this thing.

OUT OF GAME NOTE: Wanted to mention I have a feeder league which is the “NCAA” plus in settings. I got the draft list 75 days out. And I am unsure if that creates a problem because as of now I don't see any HS players in the draft pool. I am assuming that will change? Also, I have injury settings as hidden. I don't want to see them and want to try and surmise for myself what their health history 'translates' to.

5/4 MIN 3 FLA 1 Ignacio Justiniano (MIN) 6 IP 9 K 3 H 1 ER
Baeza L (2-4 4.32) but he throws our first ever CG! What a HUGE help for our pen! 9 IP 5 H 3 ER 2 BB 8 K's

GM NOTES: Got a call from Ab van Gaalen's agent just before 1st pitch tonight.

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Also managed to net a decent number of free agents with minor league offers. Luca Martignoni, a 29-year-old lefty who's been overseas most of his career will head to AAA to help out in that rotation.

LEAGUE NEWS: Kieron Love (BRK) 4-4 2B 2 HR Andy Burgett (PHX) 2-2 2 HR Ziven Eliseikin (PORT) 8.1 IP 10K's 0 BB 0 R

The San Diego Missions are in the midst of a dreadful year. Adding insult to injury they found out that Starter Luis Cora went down today and it looks serious. They're saying at least a year or more before he can throw again. That makes 5, yes 5, of the 25 man roster arms who have hit the DL in the past 3 weeks. 4 out for the year and another out for at least 5 weeks. 4 of the original 7 in their bullpen have gone down. Meanwhile their closer Andy Farrington has 12 saves and a 0 ERA...

5/5 MIN 4 FLA 1 Luis Tronsco (MIN) 3-4 2 2B 4 RBI Ryan Verdugo 7 IP 3 H 6 K 1 ER (2-1 2.63)
Dunham 5 IP 6 H 1 K 3 BB 4 ER (1-5 7.68)

LEAGUE NEWS: Los Angeles SP Toshiyoshi Nakata tossed a 4 H SHO with 10 K's to move to 6-0 1.99
Brooklyn lost SP Dave Young for 2-3 months with ulnar nerve entrapment
Texas RH Rob Gourly went 8.1 scoreless with 13 K's in a 13-0 win over San Antonio

5/6 FLA 3 MEM 0 Downs 5 IP 2 H 3 K (2-3 3.15) van Gaalen SV (1) Barranco 2-3 HR (.408-6-24)

5/7 FLA 4 MEM 1 Baldwin 5.2 IP 3 H 5 K 1 ER (1-3 5.35) McDowell HR (5)

LEAGUE NEWS: Mike Priolo (LV) 3-5 2 HR 6 RBI

5/8 FLA 14 MEM 12 Romero 4-6 3 RBI (.266-3-18) Owen 3-5 3B 2 R 3 RBI (.224-0-8)
Amari Geneus (MEM) 3-5 2B HR 4 RBI Mike Lloyd 3 IP 8 H 10 R 3 ER (3-2 3.40)

LEAGUE NEWS: NY lefty Alfredo Almagauer punched out 8 in a CG SHO 9-0 win over Brooklyn.

WEEK 6 SUMMARY
AL POTW- Juan Maciel (BRK) 11-21 3 HR 7 RBI (.328-14-32)
NL POTW- Jarod Gaynon(WSH) 14-33 5 HR 11 RBI (.321-11-28)

POWER RANKINGS
1. LA 153
2.Brooklyn 125
3.Ohio 124.1
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21. Florida 69.9

05-20-2018, 10:27 PM	#27
gehrig38 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Medfield, Mass Posts: 5,737	WEEK 6 trades? An ABA legend 'comes home' WEEK 6 1 @ Phoenix 3 vs Minnesota 3 @ Memphis GM MEETING: Had a pre-game meeting with Mr. Medina. I wasn't really sure what to expect but I absolutely did NOT expect him to be as happy as he is. He's simply ecstatic at what's happening. Our budget is tied for 25th lowest our payroll is dead last and our record is 10-18. Our gate revenue is lagging just a tad behind the projected preseason number (7.7m to 7.9m) but apparently, Tarpon merchandise is all the rage as we are exceeding our pre-season predictions. Also, our marketing department has told Mr. Medina that fan interest cannot be any higher than it is right now. All that and we've won just 10 of 28 games! I should also mention we just signed two veteran players who both have fascinating histories and great personal stories to go along with them. Both were signed to help at AAA and should the deal we're talking about come to fruition. 36-year-old slugger Pat Stevenson, a career .254 hitter and the ABA's all-time leader with 597 career home runs (closest active player is a former teammate in LA Chris Frederick at 554) was signed and reported to Alamogordo. Now he's from Nurillo, Texas where he is a local legend. Needless to say, there's some buzz down there and that can't be a bad thing. Pat has written a HOF resume since being drafted in the ABA's inaugural draft by the Texas Cowboys (3rd round 55th overall). He's won a silver slugger at 1B (2000 .275-47-128) he's had 4 50 HR seasons he's a 6 time all-star and a 2-time “world champion”. I say it like that because he went to Korea in 1995 where he hit .329-25-80 for the LG Twins winning their World Series MVP along with the title. He signed a 5 year 15 million dollar deal that winter with the New York Punishers. Was dealt to the LA Storm in 1997 where he would hit his 300th, 400th and 500th career home runs as well as help LA to it's World Series win in 1999. He's hit 11 career grand slams and had 2 3 HR games in his illustrious 15-year career. He signed a 3-year deal in 2000 with LA and then another 2 year deal after the 2002 season. He suffered what was thought to be a career-ending back injury that kept him down for 5 months in late 2004, causing him to fail in meeting his vesting criteria. Was let go that winter and has been 'hanging out' ever since. He's a great find and will bring an enormous presence to the clubhouse in Alamogordo. I honest to God never expected him to accept a minor league deal! But it never hurts to ask. We've made it very clear to him that he can write his own schedule down there knowing full well he will set a pace few of the young players will be able to match. 34-year-old Demario Lorenzana has spent the bulk of his career toiling in the Mexican league with the Leon Bravos. Another really good story simply because he was born and raised there. He's a 5 time all-star and won the “Cy Young” in 1997 while finishing 3rd in their MVP voting. (He went 15-3 2.02 in 23 starts and followed that with a 15-5 1998 season. He then ventured overseas and spent the next 3 years in the Japanese league. Both of them reported today and Demario is actually starting tomorrow for Alamogordo. 5/2 PHX 3 FLA 2 Pen blows 2-0 lead after 6. Cardenas 1 IP 4 H 2 ER BS (2) (0-3 7.01) Roadrunner Knuckleballer Steven Wright 6.2 IP 4 H 3 BB 5 K 2 ER Andy Burgett 3-4 (.327-1-11) LEAGUE NEWS: Jarod Gaynon (WSH) 6-9 2 2B 2 HR 4 R 5 RBI in a double header 4-4 2 HR 4 RBI Whitney Beal (AK) 3-4 2B 2 HR 5 RBI Chris Kellermann (MEM) 4-4 2 HR 3 RBI Alaska beat Memphis in this game 9-6. ORGANIZATION NEWS: And why not? Pat Stevenson stepped up to the plate and received a 3 minute standing ovation ON THE ROAD at the Camden Wyoming Kings ballpark. He promptly deposited the 1st pitch he's seen in 2 years over the batters eye in dead center field with the longest HR in the parks 77-year history. Lorenzana starts for the Rivermen tomorrow night at home vs Ft Lauderdale. GM NEWS: Scouring the FA market again. Some injuries and a few guys who opted out of their split contracts make it necessary. 5/3 MIN 10 FLA 1 Mik Keller (MIN) 2-4 2 HR 6 RBI 9th inning GS Tanner Roark 7 IP 4 H 7 K 0 BB (3-3 4.24) Barranco 2-4 (.420-5-23) Pedemonte .2 IP 1 H 3 BB 4 ER (think he may have heard about the deal on the table?) Baldwin 6 IP 4 ER 3 HR (0-3 6.11) GM NEWS: Got a call about 10 minutes after the game (and I will assume BEFORE he saw ESPN and the highlights tonight) from Paul Hermann. So where does that leave us? Both Turner and Allen are added to the 25 man roster. We will play today with 24 guys in hopes we get word from van Gaalens' agent before tomorrows game. If so he gets the spot and the ball. If not we will cross that bridge when we get there. Allen and Turner will both enter setup roles. Jeremy Morrison will move into the closer's role. A birdie has told me that Morrison is beyond upset. Pissed about his performance, the team's performance and I just heard he's also pissed about the trade. Going to wait a few days to see how this plays out before possibly looking deeper into this. KJ has told me that he and Jeremy have started butting heads a little bit. I don't tolerate that, not even a little. You play let us 'manage'. I do find it interesting that Dunham and Tovar are the guys running this clubhouse. Quiller is clearly a press favorite, never at a loss for words. Guys in the clubhouse say he's “Schilling'esque” whatever that means.... Was sort of odd watching 5 guys, just traded, walking across the field to each other “new clubhouse”. For what it is worth we now have the 1st, 31st, 56th, 85th and 102nd picks in the upcoming draft. 5 of the top 102 picks is where we cannot miss as we look to build this thing. OUT OF GAME NOTE: Wanted to mention I have a feeder league which is the “NCAA” plus in settings. I got the draft list 75 days out. And I am unsure if that creates a problem because as of now I don't see any HS players in the draft pool. I am assuming that will change? Also, I have injury settings as hidden. I don't want to see them and want to try and surmise for myself what their health history 'translates' to. 5/4 MIN 3 FLA 1 Ignacio Justiniano (MIN) 6 IP 9 K 3 H 1 ER Baeza L (2-4 4.32) but he throws our first ever CG! What a HUGE help for our pen! 9 IP 5 H 3 ER 2 BB 8 K's GM NOTES: Got a call from Ab van Gaalen's agent just before 1st pitch tonight. Also managed to net a decent number of free agents with minor league offers. Luca Martignoni, a 29-year-old lefty who's been overseas most of his career will head to AAA to help out in that rotation. LEAGUE NEWS: Kieron Love (BRK) 4-4 2B 2 HR Andy Burgett (PHX) 2-2 2 HR Ziven Eliseikin (PORT) 8.1 IP 10K's 0 BB 0 R The San Diego Missions are in the midst of a dreadful year. Adding insult to injury they found out that Starter Luis Cora went down today and it looks serious. They're saying at least a year or more before he can throw again. That makes 5, yes 5, of the 25 man roster arms who have hit the DL in the past 3 weeks. 4 out for the year and another out for at least 5 weeks. 4 of the original 7 in their bullpen have gone down. Meanwhile their closer Andy Farrington has 12 saves and a 0 ERA... 5/5 MIN 4 FLA 1 Luis Tronsco (MIN) 3-4 2 2B 4 RBI Ryan Verdugo 7 IP 3 H 6 K 1 ER (2-1 2.63) Dunham 5 IP 6 H 1 K 3 BB 4 ER (1-5 7.68) LEAGUE NEWS: Los Angeles SP Toshiyoshi Nakata tossed a 4 H SHO with 10 K's to move to 6-0 1.99 Brooklyn lost SP Dave Young for 2-3 months with ulnar nerve entrapment Texas RH Rob Gourly went 8.1 scoreless with 13 K's in a 13-0 win over San Antonio 5/6 FLA 3 MEM 0 Downs 5 IP 2 H 3 K (2-3 3.15) van Gaalen SV (1) Barranco 2-3 HR (.408-6-24) 5/7 FLA 4 MEM 1 Baldwin 5.2 IP 3 H 5 K 1 ER (1-3 5.35) McDowell HR (5) LEAGUE NEWS: Mike Priolo (LV) 3-5 2 HR 6 RBI 5/8 FLA 14 MEM 12 Romero 4-6 3 RBI (.266-3-18) Owen 3-5 3B 2 R 3 RBI (.224-0-8) Amari Geneus (MEM) 3-5 2B HR 4 RBI Mike Lloyd 3 IP 8 H 10 R 3 ER (3-2 3.40) LEAGUE NEWS: NY lefty Alfredo Almagauer punched out 8 in a CG SHO 9-0 win over Brooklyn. WEEK 6 SUMMARY AL POTW- Juan Maciel (BRK) 11-21 3 HR 7 RBI (.328-14-32) NL POTW- Jarod Gaynon(WSH) 14-33 5 HR 11 RBI (.321-11-28) POWER RANKINGS 1. LA 153 2.Brooklyn 125 3.Ohio 124.1 ….. 21. Florida 69.9 Attached Images __________________ The Chicago Iron Pigs 2012-2024 The IBL's first 13 years The Alaska Avalanche 2024-2030 Moving on to my birthplace The San Antonio Silver Stars 2030-2034 From one big state, Alaska, to another, Texas!