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ayaghmour2 · 03-09-2021, 08:51 PM

Weekly Record: 3-4
Seasonal Record: 64-78 (6th, 24 GB)
Stars of the Week
Doc Love : 31 AB, 13 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI, .419 AVG, 1.083 OPS
Rich Langton : 33 AB, 12 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI, .364 AVG, 1.091 OPS
Ollie Page : 31 AB, 10 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI, .323 AVG, .924 OPS

Weekly Schedule
9-9: Win vs Cannons (0-6)
9-10: Win vs Cannons (6-8)
9-11: Loss vs Cannons (7-6): 13 innings
9-12: Win vs Kings (1-3)
9-13: Loss vs Kings (5-4)
8-14: Loss vs Kings (14-3)
8-15: Loss vs Kings (4-3)

Summary
A mediocre 3-4 week moves us up to 6th, half a game above the Stars (64-79) and then 3.5 ahead of the Cannons (61-82). Of course, none of us are near Cleveland (88-54) or Brooklyn (86-55) who hopefully will fight it out until the end. Lots of good though, starting with Tommy Wilcox who can throw again. AA Mobile plays six games this week, and he'll get to start two of them before returning for a start or two in Chicago.

Looking Ahead
We start the week hosting the Saints (70-71), who like the Sailors (72-72) were eliminated this sim. Montreal has matched their win total from last year, in big part to George Thomas and Earle Whitten. Thomas is 17-9 with a 3.63 ERA (120 ERA+), 1.35 WHIP, 80 walks, and 77 strikeouts in 248 innings. Whitten is 13-12 with a 3.73 ERA (117 ERA+), 1.38 WHIP, 87 walks, and 74 strikeouts. Vic Crawford has continued his surge, batting .339/.395/.525 (143 OPS+) with 14 homers and 95 RBI's as he's getting ready to wind down a successful third season as an everyday starter. Pablo Reyes is healthy again, and along with Jim Watson, Tom Bird, Hank Barnett, and John Collins Montreal actually has a really strong and relatively young (oldest Watson at 28) offensive core.

Off on Friday and Monday, but the weekend will be us hosting the previously mentioned Sailors. I'm hoping we get Oscar Morse and Russ Reel, but that seems unlikely. Dick Walker has continued his strong season, batting .297/.414/.474 (137 OPS+) with 10 homers, 15 steals, and 76 RBI's in 620 trips to the plate. He's walked 104 times so far, the second time he's surpassed 100 in his career.

Lastly, all minor league regular seasons end this week. I plan on bringing up five guys next week (including Wilcox) to fill up the roster. Another will likely be Russ Combs, who will also be join Wilcox in Mobile for rehab this week. And as much as I love how good Milt Fritz has done in AAA (he's got a 3.27 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 16 BB, 22 K, and a 162 ERA+), he will not be in Chicago until next season.

Batters
I guess 2 homers and 4 RBI's is cool now? Rich Langton, Doc Love, and Ollie Page all thought so! But one of the stronger weeks was courtesy of Mike Taylor who hit was 6-for-20 with 2 homers, 3 RBI's, 6 runs, and 5 walks. Still, it's hard to do much better then Langton or Love. Love was 13-for-31 with a double and for runs scored while Langton was 13-for-33 with 2 doubles, 2 triples, and 7 runs scored. I can't rave enough about Langton, who's had a hot 50 game start to his Cougar career. He's batting .341/.384/.551 (131 OPS+) with 7 homers, 3 steals, and 31 RBI's. He's an extra base machine, adding 12 doubles and 6 triples in as well. His efficiency in right is .957, not too far from Lou Kelly's .980. I can't forget about Page either, who was 10-for-31 with 2 doubles and 4 runs. He's continued his strong season, improving his line to .306/.382/.455 (108 OPS+) with 6 homers and 35 RBI's.

Pitchers
This might have been the weirdest week of all, as our pitching was excellent. It started with Johnny Walker, who tossed a 5-hit, 3 walk, and 8 strikeout shutout against the Cannons on Monday. I was a little upset when he pitched two days later considering we have a ton of rested pen arms, and he allowed 2 hits, a run, and a walk in the 13th of the 7-6 loss to the Cannons. Still, Walker is pitching how I've expected, 3-4 with a 3.61 ERA (128 ERA+), 1.48 WHIP, 21 walks, and 31 strikeouts in 47.1 innings in the majors so far. He'll keep getting starts, and will start the week. Other then Wally Larkin, who was dominated in his first start as a Cougar, all other starts this week were really good. Dave Rankin tossed two complete games, winning one and losing one while allowing 21 hits, 7 runs (4 earned), and 7 walks with 8 strikeouts. He's back above 100 with a 103 ERA+ and his walks and strikeouts are evened back at 93. Allen Purvis allowed 5 unearned runs in the 5-4 loss to the Kings, as Ollie Page made a pair of errors. He also had a 3 inning relief appearance, going 11.2 innings in total with 12 hits, 3 walks, and 3 strikeouts. He's done well in his 27 innings, working to a 2.67 ERA (174 ERA+), 1.48 WHIP, 6 walks, and 11 strikeouts. Dick Lyons picked up a win against the Kings, 7.2 innings with 7 hits, a run, and 2 strikeouts. Hank Spencer had the last start, 7 innings with 6 hits, 3 runs, 4 walks, and 3 strikeouts.

03-09-2021, 08:51 PM	#378
ayaghmour2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,133	Week 22: September 9th-September 15th Weekly Record: 3-4 Seasonal Record: 64-78 (6th, 24 GB) Stars of the Week Doc Love : 31 AB, 13 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI, .419 AVG, 1.083 OPS Rich Langton : 33 AB, 12 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI, .364 AVG, 1.091 OPS Ollie Page : 31 AB, 10 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI, .323 AVG, .924 OPS Weekly Schedule 9-9: Win vs Cannons (0-6) 9-10: Win vs Cannons (6-8) 9-11: Loss vs Cannons (7-6): 13 innings 9-12: Win vs Kings (1-3) 9-13: Loss vs Kings (5-4) 8-14: Loss vs Kings (14-3) 8-15: Loss vs Kings (4-3) Summary A mediocre 3-4 week moves us up to 6th, half a game above the Stars (64-79) and then 3.5 ahead of the Cannons (61-82). Of course, none of us are near Cleveland (88-54) or Brooklyn (86-55) who hopefully will fight it out until the end. Lots of good though, starting with Tommy Wilcox who can throw again. AA Mobile plays six games this week, and he'll get to start two of them before returning for a start or two in Chicago. Looking Ahead We start the week hosting the Saints (70-71), who like the Sailors (72-72) were eliminated this sim. Montreal has matched their win total from last year, in big part to George Thomas and Earle Whitten. Thomas is 17-9 with a 3.63 ERA (120 ERA+), 1.35 WHIP, 80 walks, and 77 strikeouts in 248 innings. Whitten is 13-12 with a 3.73 ERA (117 ERA+), 1.38 WHIP, 87 walks, and 74 strikeouts. Vic Crawford has continued his surge, batting .339/.395/.525 (143 OPS+) with 14 homers and 95 RBI's as he's getting ready to wind down a successful third season as an everyday starter. Pablo Reyes is healthy again, and along with Jim Watson, Tom Bird, Hank Barnett, and John Collins Montreal actually has a really strong and relatively young (oldest Watson at 28) offensive core. Off on Friday and Monday, but the weekend will be us hosting the previously mentioned Sailors. I'm hoping we get Oscar Morse and Russ Reel, but that seems unlikely. Dick Walker has continued his strong season, batting .297/.414/.474 (137 OPS+) with 10 homers, 15 steals, and 76 RBI's in 620 trips to the plate. He's walked 104 times so far, the second time he's surpassed 100 in his career. Lastly, all minor league regular seasons end this week. I plan on bringing up five guys next week (including Wilcox) to fill up the roster. Another will likely be Russ Combs, who will also be join Wilcox in Mobile for rehab this week. And as much as I love how good Milt Fritz has done in AAA (he's got a 3.27 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 16 BB, 22 K, and a 162 ERA+), he will not be in Chicago until next season. Batters I guess 2 homers and 4 RBI's is cool now? Rich Langton, Doc Love, and Ollie Page all thought so! But one of the stronger weeks was courtesy of Mike Taylor who hit was 6-for-20 with 2 homers, 3 RBI's, 6 runs, and 5 walks. Still, it's hard to do much better then Langton or Love. Love was 13-for-31 with a double and for runs scored while Langton was 13-for-33 with 2 doubles, 2 triples, and 7 runs scored. I can't rave enough about Langton, who's had a hot 50 game start to his Cougar career. He's batting .341/.384/.551 (131 OPS+) with 7 homers, 3 steals, and 31 RBI's. He's an extra base machine, adding 12 doubles and 6 triples in as well. His efficiency in right is .957, not too far from Lou Kelly's .980. I can't forget about Page either, who was 10-for-31 with 2 doubles and 4 runs. He's continued his strong season, improving his line to .306/.382/.455 (108 OPS+) with 6 homers and 35 RBI's. Pitchers This might have been the weirdest week of all, as our pitching was excellent. It started with Johnny Walker, who tossed a 5-hit, 3 walk, and 8 strikeout shutout against the Cannons on Monday. I was a little upset when he pitched two days later considering we have a ton of rested pen arms, and he allowed 2 hits, a run, and a walk in the 13th of the 7-6 loss to the Cannons. Still, Walker is pitching how I've expected, 3-4 with a 3.61 ERA (128 ERA+), 1.48 WHIP, 21 walks, and 31 strikeouts in 47.1 innings in the majors so far. He'll keep getting starts, and will start the week. Other then Wally Larkin, who was dominated in his first start as a Cougar, all other starts this week were really good. Dave Rankin tossed two complete games, winning one and losing one while allowing 21 hits, 7 runs (4 earned), and 7 walks with 8 strikeouts. He's back above 100 with a 103 ERA+ and his walks and strikeouts are evened back at 93. Allen Purvis allowed 5 unearned runs in the 5-4 loss to the Kings, as Ollie Page made a pair of errors. He also had a 3 inning relief appearance, going 11.2 innings in total with 12 hits, 3 walks, and 3 strikeouts. He's done well in his 27 innings, working to a 2.67 ERA (174 ERA+), 1.48 WHIP, 6 walks, and 11 strikeouts. Dick Lyons picked up a win against the Kings, 7.2 innings with 7 hits, a run, and 2 strikeouts. Hank Spencer had the last start, 7 innings with 6 hits, 3 runs, 4 walks, and 3 strikeouts.