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ayaghmour2 · 10-20-2020, 05:15 PM

July 24th, 1933
Chicago Cougars (65-31): 5
Cleveland Foresters (52-43): 4
10 Innings

W: Tommy Wilcox (13-8)
L: Leo Proctor (1-3)

These extra inning games are killing me... Even worse, both teams scored more of the same (3 and 2) runs in the 10th inning. Another one with the starter going too long, but With Tommy Wilcox on the mound, it's acceptable. Our ace went 10 with 8 hits, 4 runs, and a strikeout. He also did it with the bat, 3-for-5 with a pair of RBI's. Mike Taylor was 3-for-4 with a run scored. Bill Ashbaugh was 2-for-5 with 2 runs and an RBI. Cy Bryant was 2-for-5 with a double and RBI. Bobby Sprague was 1-for-3 with a walk, run, and sac-fly.

July 25th, 1933
Chicago Cougars (65-32): 1
Cleveland Foresters (53-43): 2

W: Ben Turner (10-9)
L: Dick Lyons (13-5)

We couldn't get the offense working, and we got walked off in the 9th after a George Dawson sac-fly. To make matters worse, former Cougar draftee Ben Turner was the arm that kept us in check. Dick Lyons needed just one more out, 6 hits, 2 runs, and 2 walks in a strong effort. Bobby Sprague was 1-for-4 with a double and run scored. Mike Taylor was 1-for-4 with an RBI.

July 26th, 1933
Chicago Cougars (66-32): 1
Cleveland Foresters (53-43): 0
10 Innings

W: Dick Leudtke (13-4)
L: Karl Johnson (10-8)

So I want to score runs and I want to not play extra inning games, but let's be honest, the only thing I really want is to win games. And that's what we did here. Leudtke was as good as it gets, and he outdueled Karl Johnson (who actually was traded in a blockbuster after the sim, more on this in the weekly summary) in an extra inning affair. No strikeouts for Leudtke, but he didn't allow a run and gave up 8 hits in the complete game shutout. Bobby Sprague was 2-for-3 with a double. John Kincaid and Russ Combs were both 2-for-4 with a steal (and caught stealing...).

July 27th, 1933
Toronto Wolves (33-66): 7
Chicago Cougars (66-33): 6

W: Jake Smith (2-1)
L: Chick Meehan (2-2)

So we get back home, host the worst team in baseball, and decide to give up two in the ninth to throw away the opener. To make matters worse, the two runs Meehan allowed in the 9th were unearned as were two runs earlier in the game. Max Wilder made the start, 8 innings with 9 hits, 5 runs (3 earned...), 3 walks, and 2 strikeouts. He was also 2-for-3 with a double and RBI. Bobby Sprague did his best, 3-for-5 with a homer, 2 runs, and 3 RBI's. Bill Ashbaugh was 2-for-4 with a walk, run, and RBI. Tom Taylor was 2-for-5 with a double, run, and RBI. Russ Combs was 2-for-5 with a double. John Kincaid was 1-for-4 with a walk and run scored.

July 27th, 1933
Toronto Wolves (33-67): 8
Chicago Cougars (67-33): 10

W: Bill Kline (6-1)
L: Jake Smith (2-2)

Even though the pitching struggled again, we pulled off a dramatic 10-8 victory in the ninth with a huge five run inning capped off by a Claude Ramsey (of all people) grand slam, which was the first of his young career. It was a tough start for Jim Crawford, who allowed 12 hits and 7 runs with 4 walks and a strikeout in just six innings. Bill Kline "won" the game, but he allowed a hit, run, and walk in the 9th that gave the Wolves a 8-5 lead. Bill Ashbaugh was 2-for-5 with a run scored and driven in. Slim Bloom was 2-for-5 with a run scored. Bobby Sprague was 1-for-3 with a sac-bunt, walk, 2 runs, and an RBI. Tom Taylor was 1-for-4 with a steal, walk, and run scored.

July 27th, 1933
Toronto Wolves (33-68): 4
Chicago Cougars (68-33): 6

W: Tommy Wilcox (14-8)
L: Eddie Quinn (8-16)

No extra innings, but a little late game theatrics as we tried to blow our 6-2 lead. Tommy Wilcox went all nine, allowing 10 hits, 4 runs (3 earned), and no walks with 5 strikeouts. He was also 1-for-3 with a walk. Tom Taylor had a big game, 3-for-4 with 2 runs, 2 RBI's, his 10th homer, and 15th steal. Mike Taylor was 1-for-2 with a walk, sac-fly, and 3 RBI's. Bobby Sprague was 1-for-4 with a double.

July 28th, 1933
Cleveland Foresters (55-46): 3
Chicago Cougars (68-34): 2

W: Karl Johnson (11-8)
L: Dick Lyons (13-6)
SV: Leo Proctor (7)

No extra innings again, but this time a blown lead as the Foresters broke a 2-2 tie in the 9th to take the opener. It was an okay start for Lyons who went nine with 11 hits, 3 runs (2 earned...), a walk, and 3 strikeouts. Mike Taylor was 3-for-4 with a double and solo homer. Bobby Sprague was 1-for-4 with a solo homer.

Stars of the Week
Bobby Sprague : 26 AB, 10 H, 2 HR, 6 RBI, .385 AVG, 1.145 OPS
Mike Taylor : 26 AB, 10 H, 1 HR, 6 RBI, .385 AVG, 1.010 OPS
Tom Taylor : 20 AB, 7 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI, .350 AVG, .981 OPS

Awards
Player of the Week: LF Bobby Sprague

Injury Report
2B John Banks (AAA Milwaukee Blues): returned from the DL
SP Pete Carey (AA Mobile Commodores): herniated disc (one week)
SS Billy Hunter (B San Jose Cougars): returned from the DL
CF Elias Canady (C La Crosse Lions): strained oblique (6-7 weeks)

Weekly Summary
Today is the trade deadline and it may be pretty active. The Foresters (55-46) have made some moves. They just picked up Dan Fowler from the Minutemen and added one of the games best players T.R. Goins in a trade with the Washington Eagles. The Foresters are 12.5 games out of first, but this is a move for next year (he's not there yet on his dynasty report, but it's definitely going to be something worth checking out). They really think they can compete for a title next season, and I whole heartedly believe that the Foresters will be a force to be reckoned with. They want to get the most out of 38-year-old Max Morris who's starting to see the effects of age. He's hitting an impressive .297/.355/.512 (140 OPS+) with 20 homers and 64 RBI's so far, which would somehow be the significantly worst offensive season of his historic 19 year career.

But, enough about Morris. Let's talk about Goins.

The 32-year-old backstop ranks as the fourth best hitter in the league, but once you realize who he ranks behind you'll understand how good he is. First is the Keystones Rankin Kellogg, the former #1 overall pick with 312 career home runs. On top of that, the 30-year-old is hitting .400/.463/.704 (213 OPS+) with 30 homers and 105 RBI's in just 102 games. 2 and 3 are the Stars superstar duo Pete Layton and John Lawson. Cougars fans know how good those two are, as they were nearly impossible to get out and they brought home a title to New York.

Like Kellogg, Going was a former #1 overall pick. He was taken by Washington way back in 1919 out of Cincinnati HS. Like Mike Taylor, he's a lefty hitter and righty thrower and they both are catchers who rake. But let me get something straight. Taylor (3,315 PA, 89 HR, 459 RBI, 120 OPS+) rakes. Goins rakes compared to that. In 6,131 career plate appearances, the Eagles superstar hit .346/.407/.530 (146 OPS+) with 199 home runs and 1,037 runs driven in. He was an All-Star this year, MVP in 1926, and World Champion in 1923. His 1926 season is one of the best all time, as he slashed .395/.457/.578 (170 OPS+) with 24 homers and 121 RBI's in 650 trips to the plate.

I know our pitching staff is as good as it gets, but this Cleveland lineup is going to be scary. So not only have they added Morris, Dan Fowler, and Goins recently, but they have a pair of excellent offensive corner outfielders in Bobby Allen and Moxie Pidgeon. They now have moved a lot of top prospects (with others graduating), but they still have Chicago native and last year's first round selection Levi Redding who ranks in the top 50. They also have a strong young pitching staff with former Cougar prospects Dean Astle and Ben Turner, former minor league Rule-5 pick Roger Perry, and sophomore Carl Bragg who was taken two picks before Ben Turner in 1926 with the Foresters pick which was two spots higher. They also had the young Karl Johnson, but he was moved in the Goins trade. Cleveland is certainly an interesting team to watch, especially because another Cougar arm Heinie Bretz will be healthy for next season.

One small thing before I finish this section. I was really hoping Russ Combs would be able to pick shortstop back up. So far, in just 6 games he's already made 4 errors and he has an impressive -4.2 zone rating and .717 efficiency. These are really alarming numbers, but it is such a small sample size. I blame Harry Barrell for this one, as his +28.6 zone rating and 1.215 efficiency are too much for anyone to keep up with. Well, other then George Dawson (20.4 ZR, 1.187 efficiency). Obviously, he'll play no matter what position it is, as you can't keep a .352/.387/.490 (135 OPS+) line with 3 homers, 6 steals, and 24 RBI's (224 PA) on the bench.

And I guess I also forgot that Bobby Sprague was named Player of the Week. We keep getting these and Sprague really needed one. He was 10-for-26 with 2 homers and 6 RBI's. It's been an adjustment year for the 26-year-old Sprague who's hitting just .288/.343/.369 (91 OPS+) with 4 homers, 7 steals, and 43 RBI's in 445 plate appearances. Regardless of his offense, our park is so hard to play defense in, and having three center fielders now makes it way easier on our pitcher's. I think that's one of the biggest reasons we've pitched well as the outfield is so huge and weirdly shaped. Left and Right center are 400, but center cuts in at 388. He has adjusted well to left though, recording a +12.2 zone rating and 1.076 efficiency in 911.2 innings.

10-20-2020, 05:15 PM	#244
ayaghmour2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,010	Week 16: July 24th-July 30th July 24th, 1933 Chicago Cougars (65-31): 5 Cleveland Foresters (52-43): 4 10 Innings W: Tommy Wilcox (13-8) L: Leo Proctor (1-3) These extra inning games are killing me... Even worse, both teams scored more of the same (3 and 2) runs in the 10th inning. Another one with the starter going too long, but With Tommy Wilcox on the mound, it's acceptable. Our ace went 10 with 8 hits, 4 runs, and a strikeout. He also did it with the bat, 3-for-5 with a pair of RBI's. Mike Taylor was 3-for-4 with a run scored. Bill Ashbaugh was 2-for-5 with 2 runs and an RBI. Cy Bryant was 2-for-5 with a double and RBI. Bobby Sprague was 1-for-3 with a walk, run, and sac-fly. July 25th, 1933 Chicago Cougars (65-32): 1 Cleveland Foresters (53-43): 2 W: Ben Turner (10-9) L: Dick Lyons (13-5) We couldn't get the offense working, and we got walked off in the 9th after a George Dawson sac-fly. To make matters worse, former Cougar draftee Ben Turner was the arm that kept us in check. Dick Lyons needed just one more out, 6 hits, 2 runs, and 2 walks in a strong effort. Bobby Sprague was 1-for-4 with a double and run scored. Mike Taylor was 1-for-4 with an RBI. July 26th, 1933 Chicago Cougars (66-32): 1 Cleveland Foresters (53-43): 0 10 Innings W: Dick Leudtke (13-4) L: Karl Johnson (10-8) So I want to score runs and I want to not play extra inning games, but let's be honest, the only thing I really want is to win games. And that's what we did here. Leudtke was as good as it gets, and he outdueled Karl Johnson (who actually was traded in a blockbuster after the sim, more on this in the weekly summary) in an extra inning affair. No strikeouts for Leudtke, but he didn't allow a run and gave up 8 hits in the complete game shutout. Bobby Sprague was 2-for-3 with a double. John Kincaid and Russ Combs were both 2-for-4 with a steal (and caught stealing...). July 27th, 1933 Toronto Wolves (33-66): 7 Chicago Cougars (66-33): 6 W: Jake Smith (2-1) L: Chick Meehan (2-2) So we get back home, host the worst team in baseball, and decide to give up two in the ninth to throw away the opener. To make matters worse, the two runs Meehan allowed in the 9th were unearned as were two runs earlier in the game. Max Wilder made the start, 8 innings with 9 hits, 5 runs (3 earned...), 3 walks, and 2 strikeouts. He was also 2-for-3 with a double and RBI. Bobby Sprague did his best, 3-for-5 with a homer, 2 runs, and 3 RBI's. Bill Ashbaugh was 2-for-4 with a walk, run, and RBI. Tom Taylor was 2-for-5 with a double, run, and RBI. Russ Combs was 2-for-5 with a double. John Kincaid was 1-for-4 with a walk and run scored. July 27th, 1933 Toronto Wolves (33-67): 8 Chicago Cougars (67-33): 10 W: Bill Kline (6-1) L: Jake Smith (2-2) Even though the pitching struggled again, we pulled off a dramatic 10-8 victory in the ninth with a huge five run inning capped off by a Claude Ramsey (of all people) grand slam, which was the first of his young career. It was a tough start for Jim Crawford, who allowed 12 hits and 7 runs with 4 walks and a strikeout in just six innings. Bill Kline "won" the game, but he allowed a hit, run, and walk in the 9th that gave the Wolves a 8-5 lead. Bill Ashbaugh was 2-for-5 with a run scored and driven in. Slim Bloom was 2-for-5 with a run scored. Bobby Sprague was 1-for-3 with a sac-bunt, walk, 2 runs, and an RBI. Tom Taylor was 1-for-4 with a steal, walk, and run scored. July 27th, 1933 Toronto Wolves (33-68): 4 Chicago Cougars (68-33): 6 W: Tommy Wilcox (14-8) L: Eddie Quinn (8-16) No extra innings, but a little late game theatrics as we tried to blow our 6-2 lead. Tommy Wilcox went all nine, allowing 10 hits, 4 runs (3 earned), and no walks with 5 strikeouts. He was also 1-for-3 with a walk. Tom Taylor had a big game, 3-for-4 with 2 runs, 2 RBI's, his 10th homer, and 15th steal. Mike Taylor was 1-for-2 with a walk, sac-fly, and 3 RBI's. Bobby Sprague was 1-for-4 with a double. July 28th, 1933 Cleveland Foresters (55-46): 3 Chicago Cougars (68-34): 2 W: Karl Johnson (11-8) L: Dick Lyons (13-6) SV: Leo Proctor (7) No extra innings again, but this time a blown lead as the Foresters broke a 2-2 tie in the 9th to take the opener. It was an okay start for Lyons who went nine with 11 hits, 3 runs (2 earned...), a walk, and 3 strikeouts. Mike Taylor was 3-for-4 with a double and solo homer. Bobby Sprague was 1-for-4 with a solo homer. Stars of the Week Bobby Sprague : 26 AB, 10 H, 2 HR, 6 RBI, .385 AVG, 1.145 OPS Mike Taylor : 26 AB, 10 H, 1 HR, 6 RBI, .385 AVG, 1.010 OPS Tom Taylor : 20 AB, 7 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI, .350 AVG, .981 OPS Awards Player of the Week: LF Bobby Sprague Injury Report 2B John Banks (AAA Milwaukee Blues): returned from the DL SP Pete Carey (AA Mobile Commodores): herniated disc (one week) SS Billy Hunter (B San Jose Cougars): returned from the DL CF Elias Canady (C La Crosse Lions): strained oblique (6-7 weeks) Weekly Summary Today is the trade deadline and it may be pretty active. The Foresters (55-46) have made some moves. They just picked up Dan Fowler from the Minutemen and added one of the games best players T.R. Goins in a trade with the Washington Eagles. The Foresters are 12.5 games out of first, but this is a move for next year (he's not there yet on his dynasty report, but it's definitely going to be something worth checking out). They really think they can compete for a title next season, and I whole heartedly believe that the Foresters will be a force to be reckoned with. They want to get the most out of 38-year-old Max Morris who's starting to see the effects of age. He's hitting an impressive .297/.355/.512 (140 OPS+) with 20 homers and 64 RBI's so far, which would somehow be the significantly worst offensive season of his historic 19 year career. But, enough about Morris. Let's talk about Goins. The 32-year-old backstop ranks as the fourth best hitter in the league, but once you realize who he ranks behind you'll understand how good he is. First is the Keystones Rankin Kellogg, the former #1 overall pick with 312 career home runs. On top of that, the 30-year-old is hitting .400/.463/.704 (213 OPS+) with 30 homers and 105 RBI's in just 102 games. 2 and 3 are the Stars superstar duo Pete Layton and John Lawson. Cougars fans know how good those two are, as they were nearly impossible to get out and they brought home a title to New York. Like Kellogg, Going was a former #1 overall pick. He was taken by Washington way back in 1919 out of Cincinnati HS. Like Mike Taylor, he's a lefty hitter and righty thrower and they both are catchers who rake. But let me get something straight. Taylor (3,315 PA, 89 HR, 459 RBI, 120 OPS+) rakes. Goins rakes compared to that. In 6,131 career plate appearances, the Eagles superstar hit .346/.407/.530 (146 OPS+) with 199 home runs and 1,037 runs driven in. He was an All-Star this year, MVP in 1926, and World Champion in 1923. His 1926 season is one of the best all time, as he slashed .395/.457/.578 (170 OPS+) with 24 homers and 121 RBI's in 650 trips to the plate. I know our pitching staff is as good as it gets, but this Cleveland lineup is going to be scary. So not only have they added Morris, Dan Fowler, and Goins recently, but they have a pair of excellent offensive corner outfielders in Bobby Allen and Moxie Pidgeon. They now have moved a lot of top prospects (with others graduating), but they still have Chicago native and last year's first round selection Levi Redding who ranks in the top 50. They also have a strong young pitching staff with former Cougar prospects Dean Astle and Ben Turner, former minor league Rule-5 pick Roger Perry, and sophomore Carl Bragg who was taken two picks before Ben Turner in 1926 with the Foresters pick which was two spots higher. They also had the young Karl Johnson, but he was moved in the Goins trade. Cleveland is certainly an interesting team to watch, especially because another Cougar arm Heinie Bretz will be healthy for next season. One small thing before I finish this section. I was really hoping Russ Combs would be able to pick shortstop back up. So far, in just 6 games he's already made 4 errors and he has an impressive -4.2 zone rating and .717 efficiency. These are really alarming numbers, but it is such a small sample size. I blame Harry Barrell for this one, as his +28.6 zone rating and 1.215 efficiency are too much for anyone to keep up with. Well, other then George Dawson (20.4 ZR, 1.187 efficiency). Obviously, he'll play no matter what position it is, as you can't keep a .352/.387/.490 (135 OPS+) line with 3 homers, 6 steals, and 24 RBI's (224 PA) on the bench. And I guess I also forgot that Bobby Sprague was named Player of the Week. We keep getting these and Sprague really needed one. He was 10-for-26 with 2 homers and 6 RBI's. It's been an adjustment year for the 26-year-old Sprague who's hitting just .288/.343/.369 (91 OPS+) with 4 homers, 7 steals, and 43 RBI's in 445 plate appearances. Regardless of his offense, our park is so hard to play defense in, and having three center fielders now makes it way easier on our pitcher's. I think that's one of the biggest reasons we've pitched well as the outfield is so huge and weirdly shaped. Left and Right center are 400, but center cuts in at 388. He has adjusted well to left though, recording a +12.2 zone rating and 1.076 efficiency in 911.2 innings.