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ayaghmour2 · 04-30-2021, 11:46 PM

Weekly Record: 3-3
Seasonal Record: 51-70 (6th, 30.5 GB)
Stars of the Week
Hardin Bates : 2 Wins, 18.0 IP, 7 BB, 6 K, 0.50 ERA
Doc Love : 23 AB, 8 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI, .348 AVG, 1.009 OPS
Ray Ford : 25 AB, 10 H, 0 HR, 3 RBI, .400 AVG, .863 OPS

Schedule
8-18: Win at Sailors (10-8): 10 innings
8-19: Win at Sailors (7-1)
8-20: Loss at Sailors (2-6)
8-21: Loss vs Foresters (2-10)
8-22: Loss vs Foresters (2-5)
8-23: Win vs Foresters (9-0)

Recap
This is the Hardin Bates I was looking for! What. A. Week! Two complete game victories against two really good teams. In total 6 hits, a run, 7 walks, and 6 strikeouts. That's three consecutive starts with two or less run allowed so his Cougars stats are pretty. He's now 2-2 with a 3.78 ERA (122 ERA+), 1.50 WHIP, 19 walks, and 14 strikeouts in 33.1 innings pitched. Not much else good, but Tommy Wilcox tossed 5.1 semi-vintageish innings of relief. He allowed 3 hits, 2 runs, and 3 walks with 5 strikeouts. I won't scare you with his stats, but if you sum up his BB/9 in his first three seasons with us it still falls short of his tally this year.

We didn't hit much either, but another good week for Doc Love. I think I'm going to be forced to roster Love for a while, but I can get used to 8-for-23 weeks with a homer, 3 doubles, 3 runs, 4 RBI's, and a pair of walks. Ray Ford had a decent week, 10-for-25 with a double, 3 RBI's, and 5 runs scored. Rich Langton added another homer, drove in 7, and scored 5 in a 6-for-21 week.

Looking Ahead
Home for the week, wrapping up the four game set with the Foresters to start the week. We can split if we can put runs up against the CA's ERA leader Lyman Weigel. The 32-year-old is 13-4 with a 2.75 ERA (174 ERA+), 1.21 WHIP, 57 walks, and 77 RBI's in 170 truly elite innings. Against us? 2-1 with a 2.60 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 11 walks, and 12 strikeouts in 34.2 innings pitched.

After that it's the 48-74 Stars who are already eliminated from the playoffs. That means we're not too far away as they are three and a half behind us. Injuries have plagued the starts this season, now taking out the 38-year-old Dave Trowbridge. He's had an up and down season, but August was an excellent month pre-injury. He hit .361/.400/.574 with 2 homers and 7 RBI's in 65 trips to the plate. They're going to drop down a bit more with him leaving the bat as the lineup really thins out without him. On the pitching side Les Zoller continues his strong season. In 16 starts and 18 relief outings he is 7-9 with a 3.87 ERA (121 ERA+), 1.39 WHIP, 63 walks, and 89 strikeouts in 151.1 innings pitched. I'd love to add him to our rotation and will probably make future attempts to bring him to his hometown.

We get a quick two with the cannons on Friday and Saturday and I'm hoping we miss Gus Goulding. Currently ranked 23rd in the FABL, the 23-year-old tossed a 7-hit, 2 walk, 5 strikeout shutout of the Stars which started a four game win streak. I'm fine with drawing any of the other arms in the rotation, but one thing we can't avoid is another hotshot top prospect. Car is 18th in the league and the 22nd Rounder is off to a hot start in his first 19 games. He's slashing .403/.449/.528 (149 OPS+) with 5 doubles, walks, and RBI's. He's a lefty hitter with the potential to hit for an extremely high average and he's consistently cut down his strikeouts as he's matured. Not too much power, but he's got a decent glove and a lot of speed. The Cannons have been playing Oscar King at third for now, but I think King is the stronger defender. He's one of the most exciting youngsters and the game and while he's no Billy Hunter, he's still got a tremendous ceiling. We start three with Montreal on Sunday, but I'll potentially cover them in our next report. I have a really busy Monday, but I still think I'll end up writing a report. It just might be really late like this one.

04-30-2021, 11:46 PM	#440
ayaghmour2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,010	Week 19: August 17th-August 23rd Weekly Record: 3-3 Seasonal Record: 51-70 (6th, 30.5 GB) Stars of the Week Hardin Bates : 2 Wins, 18.0 IP, 7 BB, 6 K, 0.50 ERA Doc Love : 23 AB, 8 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI, .348 AVG, 1.009 OPS Ray Ford : 25 AB, 10 H, 0 HR, 3 RBI, .400 AVG, .863 OPS Schedule 8-18: Win at Sailors (10-8): 10 innings 8-19: Win at Sailors (7-1) 8-20: Loss at Sailors (2-6) 8-21: Loss vs Foresters (2-10) 8-22: Loss vs Foresters (2-5) 8-23: Win vs Foresters (9-0) Recap This is the Hardin Bates I was looking for! What. A. Week! Two complete game victories against two really good teams. In total 6 hits, a run, 7 walks, and 6 strikeouts. That's three consecutive starts with two or less run allowed so his Cougars stats are pretty. He's now 2-2 with a 3.78 ERA (122 ERA+), 1.50 WHIP, 19 walks, and 14 strikeouts in 33.1 innings pitched. Not much else good, but Tommy Wilcox tossed 5.1 semi-vintageish innings of relief. He allowed 3 hits, 2 runs, and 3 walks with 5 strikeouts. I won't scare you with his stats, but if you sum up his BB/9 in his first three seasons with us it still falls short of his tally this year. We didn't hit much either, but another good week for Doc Love. I think I'm going to be forced to roster Love for a while, but I can get used to 8-for-23 weeks with a homer, 3 doubles, 3 runs, 4 RBI's, and a pair of walks. Ray Ford had a decent week, 10-for-25 with a double, 3 RBI's, and 5 runs scored. Rich Langton added another homer, drove in 7, and scored 5 in a 6-for-21 week. Looking Ahead Home for the week, wrapping up the four game set with the Foresters to start the week. We can split if we can put runs up against the CA's ERA leader Lyman Weigel. The 32-year-old is 13-4 with a 2.75 ERA (174 ERA+), 1.21 WHIP, 57 walks, and 77 RBI's in 170 truly elite innings. Against us? 2-1 with a 2.60 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 11 walks, and 12 strikeouts in 34.2 innings pitched. After that it's the 48-74 Stars who are already eliminated from the playoffs. That means we're not too far away as they are three and a half behind us. Injuries have plagued the starts this season, now taking out the 38-year-old Dave Trowbridge. He's had an up and down season, but August was an excellent month pre-injury. He hit .361/.400/.574 with 2 homers and 7 RBI's in 65 trips to the plate. They're going to drop down a bit more with him leaving the bat as the lineup really thins out without him. On the pitching side Les Zoller continues his strong season. In 16 starts and 18 relief outings he is 7-9 with a 3.87 ERA (121 ERA+), 1.39 WHIP, 63 walks, and 89 strikeouts in 151.1 innings pitched. I'd love to add him to our rotation and will probably make future attempts to bring him to his hometown. We get a quick two with the cannons on Friday and Saturday and I'm hoping we miss Gus Goulding. Currently ranked 23rd in the FABL, the 23-year-old tossed a 7-hit, 2 walk, 5 strikeout shutout of the Stars which started a four game win streak. I'm fine with drawing any of the other arms in the rotation, but one thing we can't avoid is another hotshot top prospect. Car is 18th in the league and the 22nd Rounder is off to a hot start in his first 19 games. He's slashing .403/.449/.528 (149 OPS+) with 5 doubles, walks, and RBI's. He's a lefty hitter with the potential to hit for an extremely high average and he's consistently cut down his strikeouts as he's matured. Not too much power, but he's got a decent glove and a lot of speed. The Cannons have been playing Oscar King at third for now, but I think King is the stronger defender. He's one of the most exciting youngsters and the game and while he's no Billy Hunter, he's still got a tremendous ceiling. We start three with Montreal on Sunday, but I'll potentially cover them in our next report. I have a really busy Monday, but I still think I'll end up writing a report. It just might be really late like this one.