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ayaghmour2 · 08-19-2020, 01:07 AM

August 1st, 1932
Chicago Cougars (61-42): 3
Brooklyn Kings (48-58): 14

W: Tom Barrell (2-0)
L: Tommy Wilcox (1-1)

Should I ask for a refund? The Kings absolutely shelled former King Tommy Wilcox and Tom Barrell looked really good against us. Wilcox went 6.2 innings and allowed 10 with 13 hits, 10 runs (7 earned), and just one strikeout. Gus Cain had a rough outing (likely last), 3 hits and 4 runs with a walk and 2 strikeouts in 1.1 innings pitched. Cy Bryant was 2-for-2 with a walk, sac-fly, and run scored. Arnold Bower was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Harry Simmons was 1-for-3 with a run, double, and RBI. Mike Taylor was 2-for-3 with a walk.

August 2nd, 1932
Chicago Cougars (61-43): 3
Brooklyn Kings (49-58): 4

W: Mike Murphy (1-0)
L: Len Moore (1-2)

This does not bode well for the Stars series... Tied at four, rookie Elmer Nolde homered off Len Moore and the Kings walked off and took three of four in a series we really needed to win. Best part? Errors killed us in this one. Max Wilder did look shaky, 11 hits and 4 runs (1 earned...) with 2 walks and 4 strikeouts in 8 innings. Moore only threw one pitch, only the homer to Nolde. Cy Bryant was 3-for-4 with 2 triples and 3 RBI's. Russ Combs was 3-for-5. Bill Ashbaugh was 2-for-3 with a walk, RBI, and three runs scored. Mike Taylor was 1-for-4 with a triple and run scored. Arnold Bower and Vince York were both 2-for-5.

August 2nd, 1932
Chicago Cougars (62-43): 4
New York Stars (68-39): 3

W: Dick Lyons (13-5)
L: Lour Martino (10-4)
SV: Steve Castellini (1)

We entered the series with the Stars six (!) games out of first place and we really needed to win this game. We tried so hard to blow this one, but held on to win 4-3. We have to keep playing against Lou Martino, who's now 0-3 against us and 10-1 against the rest of the league. Dick Lyons was excellent, 8 innings with 6 hits, 2 runs, and 3 strikeouts. Castellini allowed a hit, run, and walk, but picked up the save. Vince York was 1-for-3 with a double, walk, and two runs driven in. Bill Ashbaugh was 1-for-3 with a triple and walk. John Kincaid was 1-for-4 with a run scored. Mike Smith had a huge pinch hit solo homer in the 9th, giving us at the time a 4-2 lead.

August 3rd, 1932
Chicago Cougars (62-44): 3
New York Stars (69-39): 4

W: Boyd Harper (11-7)
L: Steve Castellini (6-4)

The Stars flipped the script, and this time topped us 4-3. To make things worse, we were up 3-1 heading to the ninth and Castellini imploded. He allowed 3 hits, a walk, and 3 runs, including a walk-off base clearing triple from Gordie Loftus. It ruined a dazzling Dick Leudtke start, 8 strong innings with 5 hits, a run, 5 walks, and 2 strikeouts. He was also 1-for-3 with an RBI. John Kincaid was 3-for-4 with a run scored and a homer away from the cycle. Bill Ashbaugh was 1-for-4 with a solo homer. Cy Bryant was 1-for-3 with a sac-fly and run scored.

August 4th, 1932
Chicago Cougars (63-44): 4
New York Stars (69-40): 2

W: Jim Crawford (12-8)
L: Gene Stevens (9-5)
SV: Steve Castellini (2)

Four seems to be the magic number, and we at least won't lose another series as we secured a split with a 4-2 win. Jim Crawford looked good, going 6.2 innings with 6 hits, 2 runs, 3 walks, and 3 strikeouts. Steve Castellini picked up the save, 2.2 innings with 2 hits and a walk. Arnold Bower was 2-for-4 with a triple, walk, run, and 2 RBI's. Mike Taylor was 2-for-5 with a double and run scored. Vince York was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Tom Taylor was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Bill Ashbaugh was 1-for-3 with 2 walks.

August 5th, 1932
Chicago Cougars (64-44): 11
New York Stars (69-41): 5

W: Tommy Wilcox (2-1)
L: Randy Johnson (3-3)

So we can't beat the Kings, but we take three of four from the Stars? We won the finale in commanding fashion, 11-5 and we finally looked like a real team again. Mike Taylor was 2-for-4 with a homer, walk, 3 runs, and 3 RBI's. Bill Ashbaugh was 2-for-5 with a solo homer and two runs scored. Tom Taylor was 1-for-5 with a two run homer. John Kincaid was 1-for-4 with a double, walk, and two runs scored. Tom Taylor was 1-for-5 with a two run homer. Cy Bryant was 1-for-4 with a double, walk, and 3 runs driven in. Starter Tommy Wilcox was 2-for-4 with a run and 2 RBI's. He still didn't look good on the mound, going nine with 12 hits, 5 runs (3 earned), 2 walks, and 4 strikeouts.

August 6th, 1932
Chicago Cougars (65-44): 2
Montreal Saints (49-62): 1

W: Max Wilder (9-6)
L: Dave Paynter (11-10)

The offense disappeared in the opener against the Saints, but we broke a 1-1 tie in the 9th to take the opener 2-1. It's not all good, as the fragile Russ Combs is hurt again, this time for two weeks with a Latissimus dorsi strain. Before getting hurt, he was 2-for-5 with a double, run, and RBI. Max Wilder was dominant, going all nine with 6 hits, a run, 3 walks, and 3 strikeouts. He was also 1-for-4 with a run and walk. Arnold Bower was 3-for-5 with a double. Cy Bryant was 2-for-4.

Stars of the Week
Bill Ashbaugh : 22 AB, 8 H, 3 HR, 3 RBI, .364 AVG, 1.416 OPS
Cy Bryant : 24 AB, 9 H, 0 HR, 8 RBI, .375 AVG, .997 OPS
Arnold Bower : 33 AB, 11 H, 0 HR, 4 RBI, .333 AVG, .777 OPS

Weekly Summary
A winning week! I forgot what this feels like! It's just 4-3, but we made up half a game on the Stars (69-41). We have three more with the Saints before one in Philly (57-53) and three in Toronto (34-76) before an off day. We need a huge week as we cannot afford to drop more then two games this week.

We'll have to do it without Russ Combs, however, and while he's really struggled lately, it's still a big loss. He's hitting .344/.389/.479 (118 OPS+) with 3 homers, 11 steals, and 30 RBI's in 285 trips to the plate. July was rough for him like it was for most of our guys, as he hit just .237/.290/.278 with just 1 steal and 11 RBI's. The acquisition of Arnold Bower is huge right now, as him and Harry Simmons will handle middle infield duties. The 28-year-old Bower is hitting .367/.407/.512 (131 OPS+) with 2 homers, 3 steals, and 32 RBI's since the trade. Simmons isn't nearly as good this year as he has been in the past three seasons, hitting .273/.342/.325 (70 OPS+) with 2 homers, 4 steals, and 33 RBI's in 350 trips to the plate.

In other news, Dick Kadlec will begin a rehab assignment. He hasn't pitched since August 22nd when he partially tore his UCL in an outing in AAA. The 28-year-old will return to Milwaukee as he looks to regain strength. He's out of options, but the mix of not pitching for almost a year, a negative clubhouse personality, and an awful showing in the majors last year, Kadlec will likely end up DFA'd.

Lastly, Gus Cain will head to Milwaukee and Ace McSherry will be on his way back up to the majors. In 21 starts with the Blues, he was 10-2 with a 2.33 ERA (196 ERA+), 1.00 WHIP, and 113 strikeouts across 119.2 innings pitched. McSherry will enter the pen and if Castellini continues to struggle, he'll get a chance to pitch the ninth again.

Transactions
Optioned RP Gus Cain to AAA Milwaukee and recalled SP Ace McSherry and 2B John Banks.

Injury Report
2B Russ Combs (FABL Chicago Cougars): Latissimus dorsi strain (two weeks)
SP Dick Kadlec (FABL Chicago Cougars): Began a rehab assignment at AAA Milwaukee

Minor League Report

CF Joe Johnson (AAA Milwaukee Blues): I'm not covering him because he's doing any good, but I really considered calling up our top prospect and the #23 prospect in baseball with Combs going out. Johnson is hitting just .278/.362/.426 (103 OPS+), but with 10 homers, 24 steals, and 42 RBI's. He's also got an impressive +10 zone rating out in center and a 1.082 efficiency. Johnson is an extremely talented switch hitter with elite speed, an elite hit tool, and plus power. He's an above average defender and he's got the potential to be one of the best center fielders in the game. Current center fielder Cy Bryant ranks 3rd in the league at the position, and Johnson has higher upside then Bryant. I'm almost 100% going to bring him up in September as being a switch hitter can make him extremely valuable. Vince York has had some troubles this season so Johnson or Bryant may get a few reps in left to give York a few days off down the stretch.

08-19-2020, 01:07 AM	#194
ayaghmour2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,010	Week 17: August 1st-August 7th August 1st, 1932 Chicago Cougars (61-42): 3 Brooklyn Kings (48-58): 14 W: Tom Barrell (2-0) L: Tommy Wilcox (1-1) Should I ask for a refund? The Kings absolutely shelled former King Tommy Wilcox and Tom Barrell looked really good against us. Wilcox went 6.2 innings and allowed 10 with 13 hits, 10 runs (7 earned), and just one strikeout. Gus Cain had a rough outing (likely last), 3 hits and 4 runs with a walk and 2 strikeouts in 1.1 innings pitched. Cy Bryant was 2-for-2 with a walk, sac-fly, and run scored. Arnold Bower was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Harry Simmons was 1-for-3 with a run, double, and RBI. Mike Taylor was 2-for-3 with a walk. August 2nd, 1932 Chicago Cougars (61-43): 3 Brooklyn Kings (49-58): 4 W: Mike Murphy (1-0) L: Len Moore (1-2) This does not bode well for the Stars series... Tied at four, rookie Elmer Nolde homered off Len Moore and the Kings walked off and took three of four in a series we really needed to win. Best part? Errors killed us in this one. Max Wilder did look shaky, 11 hits and 4 runs (1 earned...) with 2 walks and 4 strikeouts in 8 innings. Moore only threw one pitch, only the homer to Nolde. Cy Bryant was 3-for-4 with 2 triples and 3 RBI's. Russ Combs was 3-for-5. Bill Ashbaugh was 2-for-3 with a walk, RBI, and three runs scored. Mike Taylor was 1-for-4 with a triple and run scored. Arnold Bower and Vince York were both 2-for-5. August 2nd, 1932 Chicago Cougars (62-43): 4 New York Stars (68-39): 3 W: Dick Lyons (13-5) L: Lour Martino (10-4) SV: Steve Castellini (1) We entered the series with the Stars six (!) games out of first place and we really needed to win this game. We tried so hard to blow this one, but held on to win 4-3. We have to keep playing against Lou Martino, who's now 0-3 against us and 10-1 against the rest of the league. Dick Lyons was excellent, 8 innings with 6 hits, 2 runs, and 3 strikeouts. Castellini allowed a hit, run, and walk, but picked up the save. Vince York was 1-for-3 with a double, walk, and two runs driven in. Bill Ashbaugh was 1-for-3 with a triple and walk. John Kincaid was 1-for-4 with a run scored. Mike Smith had a huge pinch hit solo homer in the 9th, giving us at the time a 4-2 lead. August 3rd, 1932 Chicago Cougars (62-44): 3 New York Stars (69-39): 4 W: Boyd Harper (11-7) L: Steve Castellini (6-4) The Stars flipped the script, and this time topped us 4-3. To make things worse, we were up 3-1 heading to the ninth and Castellini imploded. He allowed 3 hits, a walk, and 3 runs, including a walk-off base clearing triple from Gordie Loftus. It ruined a dazzling Dick Leudtke start, 8 strong innings with 5 hits, a run, 5 walks, and 2 strikeouts. He was also 1-for-3 with an RBI. John Kincaid was 3-for-4 with a run scored and a homer away from the cycle. Bill Ashbaugh was 1-for-4 with a solo homer. Cy Bryant was 1-for-3 with a sac-fly and run scored. August 4th, 1932 Chicago Cougars (63-44): 4 New York Stars (69-40): 2 W: Jim Crawford (12-8) L: Gene Stevens (9-5) SV: Steve Castellini (2) Four seems to be the magic number, and we at least won't lose another series as we secured a split with a 4-2 win. Jim Crawford looked good, going 6.2 innings with 6 hits, 2 runs, 3 walks, and 3 strikeouts. Steve Castellini picked up the save, 2.2 innings with 2 hits and a walk. Arnold Bower was 2-for-4 with a triple, walk, run, and 2 RBI's. Mike Taylor was 2-for-5 with a double and run scored. Vince York was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Tom Taylor was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Bill Ashbaugh was 1-for-3 with 2 walks. August 5th, 1932 Chicago Cougars (64-44): 11 New York Stars (69-41): 5 W: Tommy Wilcox (2-1) L: Randy Johnson (3-3) So we can't beat the Kings, but we take three of four from the Stars? We won the finale in commanding fashion, 11-5 and we finally looked like a real team again. Mike Taylor was 2-for-4 with a homer, walk, 3 runs, and 3 RBI's. Bill Ashbaugh was 2-for-5 with a solo homer and two runs scored. Tom Taylor was 1-for-5 with a two run homer. John Kincaid was 1-for-4 with a double, walk, and two runs scored. Tom Taylor was 1-for-5 with a two run homer. Cy Bryant was 1-for-4 with a double, walk, and 3 runs driven in. Starter Tommy Wilcox was 2-for-4 with a run and 2 RBI's. He still didn't look good on the mound, going nine with 12 hits, 5 runs (3 earned), 2 walks, and 4 strikeouts. August 6th, 1932 Chicago Cougars (65-44): 2 Montreal Saints (49-62): 1 W: Max Wilder (9-6) L: Dave Paynter (11-10) The offense disappeared in the opener against the Saints, but we broke a 1-1 tie in the 9th to take the opener 2-1. It's not all good, as the fragile Russ Combs is hurt again, this time for two weeks with a Latissimus dorsi strain. Before getting hurt, he was 2-for-5 with a double, run, and RBI. Max Wilder was dominant, going all nine with 6 hits, a run, 3 walks, and 3 strikeouts. He was also 1-for-4 with a run and walk. Arnold Bower was 3-for-5 with a double. Cy Bryant was 2-for-4. Stars of the Week Bill Ashbaugh : 22 AB, 8 H, 3 HR, 3 RBI, .364 AVG, 1.416 OPS Cy Bryant : 24 AB, 9 H, 0 HR, 8 RBI, .375 AVG, .997 OPS Arnold Bower : 33 AB, 11 H, 0 HR, 4 RBI, .333 AVG, .777 OPS Weekly Summary A winning week! I forgot what this feels like! It's just 4-3, but we made up half a game on the Stars (69-41). We have three more with the Saints before one in Philly (57-53) and three in Toronto (34-76) before an off day. We need a huge week as we cannot afford to drop more then two games this week. We'll have to do it without Russ Combs, however, and while he's really struggled lately, it's still a big loss. He's hitting .344/.389/.479 (118 OPS+) with 3 homers, 11 steals, and 30 RBI's in 285 trips to the plate. July was rough for him like it was for most of our guys, as he hit just .237/.290/.278 with just 1 steal and 11 RBI's. The acquisition of Arnold Bower is huge right now, as him and Harry Simmons will handle middle infield duties. The 28-year-old Bower is hitting .367/.407/.512 (131 OPS+) with 2 homers, 3 steals, and 32 RBI's since the trade. Simmons isn't nearly as good this year as he has been in the past three seasons, hitting .273/.342/.325 (70 OPS+) with 2 homers, 4 steals, and 33 RBI's in 350 trips to the plate. In other news, Dick Kadlec will begin a rehab assignment. He hasn't pitched since August 22nd when he partially tore his UCL in an outing in AAA. The 28-year-old will return to Milwaukee as he looks to regain strength. He's out of options, but the mix of not pitching for almost a year, a negative clubhouse personality, and an awful showing in the majors last year, Kadlec will likely end up DFA'd. Lastly, Gus Cain will head to Milwaukee and Ace McSherry will be on his way back up to the majors. In 21 starts with the Blues, he was 10-2 with a 2.33 ERA (196 ERA+), 1.00 WHIP, and 113 strikeouts across 119.2 innings pitched. McSherry will enter the pen and if Castellini continues to struggle, he'll get a chance to pitch the ninth again. Transactions Optioned RP Gus Cain to AAA Milwaukee and recalled SP Ace McSherry and 2B John Banks. Injury Report 2B Russ Combs (FABL Chicago Cougars): Latissimus dorsi strain (two weeks) SP Dick Kadlec (FABL Chicago Cougars): Began a rehab assignment at AAA Milwaukee Minor League Report CF Joe Johnson (AAA Milwaukee Blues): I'm not covering him because he's doing any good, but I really considered calling up our top prospect and the #23 prospect in baseball with Combs going out. Johnson is hitting just .278/.362/.426 (103 OPS+), but with 10 homers, 24 steals, and 42 RBI's. He's also got an impressive +10 zone rating out in center and a 1.082 efficiency. Johnson is an extremely talented switch hitter with elite speed, an elite hit tool, and plus power. He's an above average defender and he's got the potential to be one of the best center fielders in the game. Current center fielder Cy Bryant ranks 3rd in the league at the position, and Johnson has higher upside then Bryant. I'm almost 100% going to bring him up in September as being a switch hitter can make him extremely valuable. Vince York has had some troubles this season so Johnson or Bryant may get a few reps in left to give York a few days off down the stretch.