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ayaghmour2 · 12-23-2020, 03:43 PM

Weekly Record: 4-3
Seasonal Record: 47-51 (8th, 18.5 GB)
Stars of the Week
Doc Love : 29 AB, 12 H, 2 HR, 9 RBI, .414 AVG, 1.158 OPS
Lou Kelly : 29 AB, 10 H, 2 HR, 8 RBI, .345 AVG, .973 OPS
John Kincaid : 26 AB, 10 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI, .385 AVG, 1.064 OPS

Weekly Schedule
7-23: Loss vs Saints (11-9)
7-24: Win vs Kings (5-6)
7-25: Loss vs Kings (7-4)
7-26: Win vs Kings (5-6)
7-27: Loss vs Kings (8-5)
7-28: Win vs Foresters (0-6)
7-29: Win vs Foresters (1-5)

Summary
We continue to look mediocre, but somehow beat the Foresters twice after just two wins the rest of the season. We also split with the second place Kings, and now we're 8-6 against them. They have a winning record against everyone but us and Cleveland while the only other two teams we can beat are Toronto and Baltimore.

Let's start out by examining the amazing month from Doc Love. While everything else has gone wrong, Love has really turned things around. He's riding a 12 game hit streak and is hitting .398/.456/.673 with 9 homers, 25 RBI's, and 12 walks. He's brought his season statline to .339/.386/.541 (130 OPS+) with 16 homers and 59 RBI's. He's walked (32) more then twice as much as he's struck out (15) with nine of those strikeouts coming this month. As I thought, he loves hitting at home! He's slashing .382/.431/.660 with 13 homers and 43 RBI's in 211 of his 412 trips to the plate. It was another strong week for Love (who deserved another Player of the Week), going 12-for-29 with 2 homers and 9 RBI's.

Lou Kelly finally had a strong week, going 10-for-29 with 2 homers and 8 runs scored and driven in. The 1932 MVP and 1933 All Star really has struggled since joining the Cougars, batting just .293/.349/.451 (99 OPS+) with 10 homers and 70 RBI's. Last year was his worst, hitting .258/.327/.431 (119 OPS+) with 20 homers and 85 RBI's. I thought he'd be bound for a bounce back playing for his hometown team, but maybe age is starting to kick in. His 49 strikeouts is approaching his career high of 65 while he probably won't reach his 20 home run career low this season as well. He's still on pace to reach 100 RBI's and runs scored, but that's more a testament to our offensive firepower, not Kelly's individual talent. John Kincaid had another strong week, 10-for-26 with a homer and four RBI's. Kincaid now has four homers on the year, but this is just one away from his career best of five as a rookie. He's started to turn things back around, slashing .339/.383/.463 (111 OPS+) in 457 trips to the plate. Kincaid is as consistent as it gets, providing above average defense at third with an OPS+ between 110 to 124 each year, with most in the 116-124 range.

Dick Leudtke finally started to look like himself again as well! His win against the Foresters reminded me of the Leudtke I grew accustomed too, 7 hits, a run, a walk, and 4 strikeouts in a complete game victory. He's almost brought his ERA+ back to 100, siting at 95 with his 4.82 ERA. He's 9-10 with a 1.58 WHIP and has evened his walks and strikeouts at 59. He looked really good in July, going 2-2 with a 3.29 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 14 walks, and 18 strikeouts and he might be starting to get back on track. He didn't have the best start of the week, however, that would be Dave Rankin's start the day before. He tossed a 6-hit shutout with 2 walks and 4 strikeouts in a 6-0 win over Cleveland. Rankin has looked good since coming over, going 2-3 with a 4.10 ERA (112 ERA+), 1.49 WHIP, 11 walks, and 21 strikeouts. We also got to see Art Black's debut in a 6-5 win over Brooklyn. He went 7 with 9 hits, 4 runs, 6 walks, and a strikeout. Not great, but he'll get at least three starts.

Norm Stewart lost his starting spot after allowing 13 hits and 8 runs including three homers in just 4.2 innings pitched. In his three starts he allowed 41 hits and 20 earned runs in just 17.2 innings pitched. This is nothing like the 2.72 ERA (136 ERA+) and 1.18 WHIP from last season or his 2.73 ERA (158 ERA+) and 1.13 WHIP in Milwaukee this season. Replacing him in the rotation is waiver claim George Johnson. He made 14 starts with the Sailors this season, including a shutout against us, going 7-7 with a 4.82 ERA (89 ERA+), 1.57 WHIP, 57 walks, and 48 strikeouts. Originally a 6th Round Pick of the Chiefs back in 1926 and he was named the 71st prospect in the league. He topped out at 29 in 1928 before being traded to the Kings for Cal Williams. Philly claimed him from Brooklyn before the season so this will be stop two for Johnson. He's a team leader, something we could really use, and he has a nice five pitch arsenal. He sits in the 89-91 mile per hour range with his fastball, but none of his pitches are all that exciting. With just a month left before rosters expand, he'll likely keep his spot at least until the season ends.

We have a chance to sweep Dean Astle and the Foresters before a much needed off day to finish the month. We have until Monday for the deadline, which means I have more then enough time to get anxious and make yet another trade. We'll start August in Philly to face the Sailors (48-49) who sit right above us in fourth. Then off to Cleveland (65-32) for another three game set prior to an off day. If we win we'll finish July 13-16 if we lose it will be 12-17. Either way, better then the awful July of 1932.

Minor League Report
One of the guys I mentioned who might get a few starts, Gordie Thompson, might have heard it and he had a strong outing in Mobile against the Knoxville Knights. He allowed just 6 hits and 2 walks with 5 strikeouts in a 2-0 shutout win. It hasn't been a great season for the former 5th Rounder, but he's been average. He's 5-4 with a 4.37 ERA (101 ERA+), 1.39 WHIP, 17 walks, and 25 strikeouts in 70 innings. Gordie never developed into the top starter I thought he had a chance to, but he's added more speed on his fastball and he might end up with a pen role.

We had a Player of the Week as well down in La Crosse. 20-year-old Gene Evans was 16-for-32 with 2 homers, 9 RBI's, and 10 runs scored. I've been trying to teach him third base, but it has not gone all that well. He has hit well and the former 10th Rounder is batting .338/.377/.492 (107 OPS+) with 7 homers, 12 steals, and 65 RBI's. He's got a lot of contact potential and solid speed and I think he can be average at second base. I'm moving him back to second and sending Freddie Bennett over to third. He's hit almost identical in June and July, with a .382/.423/.569 June line and .395/.422/.555 July line.

12-23-2020, 03:43 PM	#315
ayaghmour2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,012	Week 15: July 23rd-July 29th Weekly Record: 4-3 Seasonal Record: 47-51 (8th, 18.5 GB) Stars of the Week Doc Love : 29 AB, 12 H, 2 HR, 9 RBI, .414 AVG, 1.158 OPS Lou Kelly : 29 AB, 10 H, 2 HR, 8 RBI, .345 AVG, .973 OPS John Kincaid : 26 AB, 10 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI, .385 AVG, 1.064 OPS Weekly Schedule 7-23: Loss vs Saints (11-9) 7-24: Win vs Kings (5-6) 7-25: Loss vs Kings (7-4) 7-26: Win vs Kings (5-6) 7-27: Loss vs Kings (8-5) 7-28: Win vs Foresters (0-6) 7-29: Win vs Foresters (1-5) Summary We continue to look mediocre, but somehow beat the Foresters twice after just two wins the rest of the season. We also split with the second place Kings, and now we're 8-6 against them. They have a winning record against everyone but us and Cleveland while the only other two teams we can beat are Toronto and Baltimore. Let's start out by examining the amazing month from Doc Love. While everything else has gone wrong, Love has really turned things around. He's riding a 12 game hit streak and is hitting .398/.456/.673 with 9 homers, 25 RBI's, and 12 walks. He's brought his season statline to .339/.386/.541 (130 OPS+) with 16 homers and 59 RBI's. He's walked (32) more then twice as much as he's struck out (15) with nine of those strikeouts coming this month. As I thought, he loves hitting at home! He's slashing .382/.431/.660 with 13 homers and 43 RBI's in 211 of his 412 trips to the plate. It was another strong week for Love (who deserved another Player of the Week), going 12-for-29 with 2 homers and 9 RBI's. Lou Kelly finally had a strong week, going 10-for-29 with 2 homers and 8 runs scored and driven in. The 1932 MVP and 1933 All Star really has struggled since joining the Cougars, batting just .293/.349/.451 (99 OPS+) with 10 homers and 70 RBI's. Last year was his worst, hitting .258/.327/.431 (119 OPS+) with 20 homers and 85 RBI's. I thought he'd be bound for a bounce back playing for his hometown team, but maybe age is starting to kick in. His 49 strikeouts is approaching his career high of 65 while he probably won't reach his 20 home run career low this season as well. He's still on pace to reach 100 RBI's and runs scored, but that's more a testament to our offensive firepower, not Kelly's individual talent. John Kincaid had another strong week, 10-for-26 with a homer and four RBI's. Kincaid now has four homers on the year, but this is just one away from his career best of five as a rookie. He's started to turn things back around, slashing .339/.383/.463 (111 OPS+) in 457 trips to the plate. Kincaid is as consistent as it gets, providing above average defense at third with an OPS+ between 110 to 124 each year, with most in the 116-124 range. Dick Leudtke finally started to look like himself again as well! His win against the Foresters reminded me of the Leudtke I grew accustomed too, 7 hits, a run, a walk, and 4 strikeouts in a complete game victory. He's almost brought his ERA+ back to 100, siting at 95 with his 4.82 ERA. He's 9-10 with a 1.58 WHIP and has evened his walks and strikeouts at 59. He looked really good in July, going 2-2 with a 3.29 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 14 walks, and 18 strikeouts and he might be starting to get back on track. He didn't have the best start of the week, however, that would be Dave Rankin's start the day before. He tossed a 6-hit shutout with 2 walks and 4 strikeouts in a 6-0 win over Cleveland. Rankin has looked good since coming over, going 2-3 with a 4.10 ERA (112 ERA+), 1.49 WHIP, 11 walks, and 21 strikeouts. We also got to see Art Black's debut in a 6-5 win over Brooklyn. He went 7 with 9 hits, 4 runs, 6 walks, and a strikeout. Not great, but he'll get at least three starts. Norm Stewart lost his starting spot after allowing 13 hits and 8 runs including three homers in just 4.2 innings pitched. In his three starts he allowed 41 hits and 20 earned runs in just 17.2 innings pitched. This is nothing like the 2.72 ERA (136 ERA+) and 1.18 WHIP from last season or his 2.73 ERA (158 ERA+) and 1.13 WHIP in Milwaukee this season. Replacing him in the rotation is waiver claim George Johnson. He made 14 starts with the Sailors this season, including a shutout against us, going 7-7 with a 4.82 ERA (89 ERA+), 1.57 WHIP, 57 walks, and 48 strikeouts. Originally a 6th Round Pick of the Chiefs back in 1926 and he was named the 71st prospect in the league. He topped out at 29 in 1928 before being traded to the Kings for Cal Williams. Philly claimed him from Brooklyn before the season so this will be stop two for Johnson. He's a team leader, something we could really use, and he has a nice five pitch arsenal. He sits in the 89-91 mile per hour range with his fastball, but none of his pitches are all that exciting. With just a month left before rosters expand, he'll likely keep his spot at least until the season ends. We have a chance to sweep Dean Astle and the Foresters before a much needed off day to finish the month. We have until Monday for the deadline, which means I have more then enough time to get anxious and make yet another trade. We'll start August in Philly to face the Sailors (48-49) who sit right above us in fourth. Then off to Cleveland (65-32) for another three game set prior to an off day. If we win we'll finish July 13-16 if we lose it will be 12-17. Either way, better then the awful July of 1932. Minor League Report One of the guys I mentioned who might get a few starts, Gordie Thompson, might have heard it and he had a strong outing in Mobile against the Knoxville Knights. He allowed just 6 hits and 2 walks with 5 strikeouts in a 2-0 shutout win. It hasn't been a great season for the former 5th Rounder, but he's been average. He's 5-4 with a 4.37 ERA (101 ERA+), 1.39 WHIP, 17 walks, and 25 strikeouts in 70 innings. Gordie never developed into the top starter I thought he had a chance to, but he's added more speed on his fastball and he might end up with a pen role. We had a Player of the Week as well down in La Crosse. 20-year-old Gene Evans was 16-for-32 with 2 homers, 9 RBI's, and 10 runs scored. I've been trying to teach him third base, but it has not gone all that well. He has hit well and the former 10th Rounder is batting .338/.377/.492 (107 OPS+) with 7 homers, 12 steals, and 65 RBI's. He's got a lot of contact potential and solid speed and I think he can be average at second base. I'm moving him back to second and sending Freddie Bennett over to third. He's hit almost identical in June and July, with a .382/.423/.569 June line and .395/.422/.555 July line.