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ayaghmour2 · 03-10-2022, 01:42 PM

Weekly Record: 4-2
Seasonal Record: 65-32 (1st, 3.5 GA)
Stars of the Week
None generated this week

Schedule
7-21: Win vs Sailors (0-1): 10 innings
7-22: Loss at Foresters (6-7): 15 innings
7-23: Win at Foresters (4-2)
7-25: Win at Sailors (4-0)
7-26: Win at Sailors (6-2)
7-27: Loss at Sailors (3-4)

Recap
Another productive 4-2 week, but since the Stars played (and won) an extra game, they made up half a game on us. They also played the Sailors and Foresters, but swept a double header in Cleveland to finish their week. Both our runs were of the one loss variety, but the one that strung was the 15 inning loss to the Foresters. Jim Lonardo wasn't great, but 5 of his 6 runs allowed came in the 3rd, and we tried to come back and win that game. Ben Curtin matched Lonardo's 6 innings, pitching from the 9th to the end before Dan Fowler's solo homer started and ended the 15th. Cliff Moss is healthy, just as Carlos Montes gets hurt. Montes just has a dead arm which will cost him 5 days, so he won't head to the DL, and poor Fred Vargas is headed back to Milwaukee. The now 23-year-old has been better then Bill Barrett, slashing .526/.640/1.053 (353 OPS+) with 4 doubles, 2 homers, 6 walks, and 5 RBIs in 25 trips to the plate. If he could play center he would've stayed up, but I need Aart MacDonald in Chicago as he's a great center fielder, and I can't rely on Cliff Moss very frequently out there. Rich Langton has hit well, but Moss' .282/.354/.464 (121 OPS+) line is a bit better, and the slugger also has 12 doubles, 5 triples, 8 homers, and 39 RBIs.

Our 1-2 of Pete Papenfus and Harry Parker continues to dominate hitters, with both youngsters throwing complete game shutouts. They each now have three on the season, although Harry Parker deserved a fourth. Parker made two starts, starting with a 4-hit, 3-strikeout shutout that lasted 10 innings because we just could not score. In his second, he allowed a pair of unearned runs due to John Lawson errors in the 3rd and 8th, finishing with 12 hits, 3 walks, and 6 strikeouts. This improved Parker to 14-6 on the season, and he now owns a 2.87 ERA (138 ERA+), 1.18 WHIP, 48 walks, and 74 strikeouts in 172.2 excellent innings pitched. Papenfus' dominance has been well documented, and this time he allowed 8 hits and 2 walks with 7 strikeouts in his 16th complete game in 22 starts. Peter the Heater is now 15-4 with a 2.74 ERA (144 ERA+), 1.26 WHIP, 88 walks, and 153 strikeouts. Our star also now ranks as the #1 pitcher in the FABL, surpassing George Garrison who has held it for most of the past few seasons. He's still leading the league in wins, one above Parker, with a nice cushion in strikeouts. His ERA is second, with Vern Hubbard (2.86) and Parker a close third and fourth. These two have been crucial in our pennant push, and it's nice to see them both hitting their stride at the same time.

The vets didn't let themselves get outdone, however, as even with Lonardo's rough start, Dick Lyons and Milt Fritz were excellent. Lyons bounced back from a rough start last week, and allowed 12 hits, 2 runs, and 2 walks with a strikeout in a complete game win. Fritz got the loss, but when 8 decent innings with 11 hits, 4 runs (3 earned), 5 walks, and 2 strikeouts. Lonardo's six were worse then Curtin's, but Curtin got the loss. He allowed 6 hits, a run, a walk, and struck out 2 while Lonardo was charged with 9 hits and 6 runs with a single walk and strikeout.

The offense wasn't great, but it's hard to get mad when they do well enough for a 4-2 week. Leo Mitchell had his first below average week in what seems like months, just 5-for-20, but he did hit his 9th homer of the season. No homers for John Lawson after the three last week, but he hit a much better 10-for-27 with a double, triple, 4 runs, and 6 RBIs. Dick Walker had a nice week, 5-for-14 with a homer, 3 walks, 3 RBIs, and 5 runs scored. He's our second player to hit double digit homers, with 9 of his 10 this year coming with us. Pre-injury Carlos Montes did well, 7-for-23 with a double, triple, RBI, 3 runs scored, and 2 more steals, before Aart MacDonald filled in well. He's hitting just .175/.250/.193 (22 OPS+) on the season, but the Aruban native was an even 4-for-8 with a walk, run, and RBI. He'll get a couple of starts this week while Montes rests, and even if the bat is an icicle, the 1.087 efficiency out in center can keep runs off the board. I'm hoping for more offense next week, especially when we play the highest run producing team, the Cincinnati Canons.

Looking Ahead
Our commish is heading on vacation, so sadly no sim tomorrow, and it may be a bit before the Cougars are back on the field. When we return to action, it's actually an off day, followed by two in Toronto and another off day. This is huge for us, as it's less games without Carlos Montes healthy. It's hard to call the Wolves struggles surprising, as that's what losing Fred McCormick will do to a team, and 42-57 isn't too bad all things considered. Joe Hancock has really turned things around, and he's been one of the best pitchers in July. He's 2-2 despite a 2.06 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 19 walks, and 20 strikeouts in 43.2 innings pitched. For the season, he's now 7-7 with a 3.77 ERA (108 ERA+), 1.44 WHIP, 66 walks, and 64 strikeouts in 155 innings pitched. Now all five of their starters have ERA+ above 100, including Jim Morrison, who has been a recent add after starting the year in Buffalo. The 26-year-old has done well in 6 starts, 2-2 with a 3.69 ERA (111 ERA+), 1.64 WHIP, 18 walks, and 22 strikeouts. Despite all this good pitching, the Wolves have lost a lot of games because their offense doesn't do much scoring. A huge part of that is McCormick, but another has been Charlie Artuso's regression at the plate. After leading the CA in War and hitting .303/.364/.448 (118 OPS+), Artuso has hit just .254/.328/.335 (73 OPS+) in just over 400 plate appearances. He's still an elite defender, but the talented 25-year-old is a much better hitter then he's shown. Same goes for Mr. Versatility Tom Frederick, who is hitting .285/.354/.388 (93 OPS+) with 15 doubles, 7 triples, 3 homers, and 54 RBIs. Wolves fans can't complain too much, as they won their first pennant and world series in what probably felt like forever, but once McCormick returns from the war, the Wolves should return to the first division. There pitching is far too good, and their offense has enough weapons to supplement McCormick, even if they don't have another who can carry the load.

We spend our weekend in Cincinnati with three against the Cannons. They are back over .500, and sit at 50-46 which is a whopping 14.5 games out of first. Injuries to their young pitching have really put a damper on their season, and I think if Mullins never gets hurt, the Cannons would have at least had a shot to compete. They have a lot of talented players, such as former #1 pick Rufus Barrell II, who is having another nice season at 24. He's now 12-5 with a 3.70 ERA (109 ERA+), 1.20 WHIP, 36 walks, and 87 strikeouts. Him and Butch Smith make up a strong 1-2 with Roger Perry's late career breakout giving them a lot of reliable hurlers. Both were All Stars, and Smith is now 10-7 with a 3.29 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, 67 walks, and 82 strikeouts, while Perry has been a bit more unlucky. He's somehow just 6-7 despite a 3.10 ERA (130 ERA+), 1.12 WHIP, 33 walks, and 47 strikeouts. Glenn Payne has been a reliable four, 8-8 with a 3.57 ERA (113 ERA+), 1.34 WHIP, 52 walks, and 68 strikeouts, making up a very strong rotation. Looking to the lineup, they made an interesting change in the lineup, with former Cougar Pete Asher replacing Charlie McCullough at the keystone. Asher has hit surprisingly well, slashing .412/.423/.510 (147 OPS+) in a 53 PA sample. Moxie Pidgeon has started to turn things around, hitting .284/.337/.437 (104 OPS+) with 15 doubles, a triple, 12 homers, and 63 RBIs. This will be a tough series, and we both have a lot of talent.

03-10-2022, 01:42 PM	#753
ayaghmour2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,010	Week 15: July 21st-July 27th Weekly Record: 4-2 Seasonal Record: 65-32 (1st, 3.5 GA) Stars of the Week None generated this week Schedule 7-21: Win vs Sailors (0-1): 10 innings 7-22: Loss at Foresters (6-7): 15 innings 7-23: Win at Foresters (4-2) 7-25: Win at Sailors (4-0) 7-26: Win at Sailors (6-2) 7-27: Loss at Sailors (3-4) Recap Another productive 4-2 week, but since the Stars played (and won) an extra game, they made up half a game on us. They also played the Sailors and Foresters, but swept a double header in Cleveland to finish their week. Both our runs were of the one loss variety, but the one that strung was the 15 inning loss to the Foresters. Jim Lonardo wasn't great, but 5 of his 6 runs allowed came in the 3rd, and we tried to come back and win that game. Ben Curtin matched Lonardo's 6 innings, pitching from the 9th to the end before Dan Fowler's solo homer started and ended the 15th. Cliff Moss is healthy, just as Carlos Montes gets hurt. Montes just has a dead arm which will cost him 5 days, so he won't head to the DL, and poor Fred Vargas is headed back to Milwaukee. The now 23-year-old has been better then Bill Barrett, slashing .526/.640/1.053 (353 OPS+) with 4 doubles, 2 homers, 6 walks, and 5 RBIs in 25 trips to the plate. If he could play center he would've stayed up, but I need Aart MacDonald in Chicago as he's a great center fielder, and I can't rely on Cliff Moss very frequently out there. Rich Langton has hit well, but Moss' .282/.354/.464 (121 OPS+) line is a bit better, and the slugger also has 12 doubles, 5 triples, 8 homers, and 39 RBIs. Our 1-2 of Pete Papenfus and Harry Parker continues to dominate hitters, with both youngsters throwing complete game shutouts. They each now have three on the season, although Harry Parker deserved a fourth. Parker made two starts, starting with a 4-hit, 3-strikeout shutout that lasted 10 innings because we just could not score. In his second, he allowed a pair of unearned runs due to John Lawson errors in the 3rd and 8th, finishing with 12 hits, 3 walks, and 6 strikeouts. This improved Parker to 14-6 on the season, and he now owns a 2.87 ERA (138 ERA+), 1.18 WHIP, 48 walks, and 74 strikeouts in 172.2 excellent innings pitched. Papenfus' dominance has been well documented, and this time he allowed 8 hits and 2 walks with 7 strikeouts in his 16th complete game in 22 starts. Peter the Heater is now 15-4 with a 2.74 ERA (144 ERA+), 1.26 WHIP, 88 walks, and 153 strikeouts. Our star also now ranks as the #1 pitcher in the FABL, surpassing George Garrison who has held it for most of the past few seasons. He's still leading the league in wins, one above Parker, with a nice cushion in strikeouts. His ERA is second, with Vern Hubbard (2.86) and Parker a close third and fourth. These two have been crucial in our pennant push, and it's nice to see them both hitting their stride at the same time. The vets didn't let themselves get outdone, however, as even with Lonardo's rough start, Dick Lyons and Milt Fritz were excellent. Lyons bounced back from a rough start last week, and allowed 12 hits, 2 runs, and 2 walks with a strikeout in a complete game win. Fritz got the loss, but when 8 decent innings with 11 hits, 4 runs (3 earned), 5 walks, and 2 strikeouts. Lonardo's six were worse then Curtin's, but Curtin got the loss. He allowed 6 hits, a run, a walk, and struck out 2 while Lonardo was charged with 9 hits and 6 runs with a single walk and strikeout. The offense wasn't great, but it's hard to get mad when they do well enough for a 4-2 week. Leo Mitchell had his first below average week in what seems like months, just 5-for-20, but he did hit his 9th homer of the season. No homers for John Lawson after the three last week, but he hit a much better 10-for-27 with a double, triple, 4 runs, and 6 RBIs. Dick Walker had a nice week, 5-for-14 with a homer, 3 walks, 3 RBIs, and 5 runs scored. He's our second player to hit double digit homers, with 9 of his 10 this year coming with us. Pre-injury Carlos Montes did well, 7-for-23 with a double, triple, RBI, 3 runs scored, and 2 more steals, before Aart MacDonald filled in well. He's hitting just .175/.250/.193 (22 OPS+) on the season, but the Aruban native was an even 4-for-8 with a walk, run, and RBI. He'll get a couple of starts this week while Montes rests, and even if the bat is an icicle, the 1.087 efficiency out in center can keep runs off the board. I'm hoping for more offense next week, especially when we play the highest run producing team, the Cincinnati Canons. Looking Ahead Our commish is heading on vacation, so sadly no sim tomorrow, and it may be a bit before the Cougars are back on the field. When we return to action, it's actually an off day, followed by two in Toronto and another off day. This is huge for us, as it's less games without Carlos Montes healthy. It's hard to call the Wolves struggles surprising, as that's what losing Fred McCormick will do to a team, and 42-57 isn't too bad all things considered. Joe Hancock has really turned things around, and he's been one of the best pitchers in July. He's 2-2 despite a 2.06 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 19 walks, and 20 strikeouts in 43.2 innings pitched. For the season, he's now 7-7 with a 3.77 ERA (108 ERA+), 1.44 WHIP, 66 walks, and 64 strikeouts in 155 innings pitched. Now all five of their starters have ERA+ above 100, including Jim Morrison, who has been a recent add after starting the year in Buffalo. The 26-year-old has done well in 6 starts, 2-2 with a 3.69 ERA (111 ERA+), 1.64 WHIP, 18 walks, and 22 strikeouts. Despite all this good pitching, the Wolves have lost a lot of games because their offense doesn't do much scoring. A huge part of that is McCormick, but another has been Charlie Artuso's regression at the plate. After leading the CA in War and hitting .303/.364/.448 (118 OPS+), Artuso has hit just .254/.328/.335 (73 OPS+) in just over 400 plate appearances. He's still an elite defender, but the talented 25-year-old is a much better hitter then he's shown. Same goes for Mr. Versatility Tom Frederick, who is hitting .285/.354/.388 (93 OPS+) with 15 doubles, 7 triples, 3 homers, and 54 RBIs. Wolves fans can't complain too much, as they won their first pennant and world series in what probably felt like forever, but once McCormick returns from the war, the Wolves should return to the first division. There pitching is far too good, and their offense has enough weapons to supplement McCormick, even if they don't have another who can carry the load. We spend our weekend in Cincinnati with three against the Cannons. They are back over .500, and sit at 50-46 which is a whopping 14.5 games out of first. Injuries to their young pitching have really put a damper on their season, and I think if Mullins never gets hurt, the Cannons would have at least had a shot to compete. They have a lot of talented players, such as former #1 pick Rufus Barrell II, who is having another nice season at 24. He's now 12-5 with a 3.70 ERA (109 ERA+), 1.20 WHIP, 36 walks, and 87 strikeouts. Him and Butch Smith make up a strong 1-2 with Roger Perry's late career breakout giving them a lot of reliable hurlers. Both were All Stars, and Smith is now 10-7 with a 3.29 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, 67 walks, and 82 strikeouts, while Perry has been a bit more unlucky. He's somehow just 6-7 despite a 3.10 ERA (130 ERA+), 1.12 WHIP, 33 walks, and 47 strikeouts. Glenn Payne has been a reliable four, 8-8 with a 3.57 ERA (113 ERA+), 1.34 WHIP, 52 walks, and 68 strikeouts, making up a very strong rotation. Looking to the lineup, they made an interesting change in the lineup, with former Cougar Pete Asher replacing Charlie McCullough at the keystone. Asher has hit surprisingly well, slashing .412/.423/.510 (147 OPS+) in a 53 PA sample. Moxie Pidgeon has started to turn things around, hitting .284/.337/.437 (104 OPS+) with 15 doubles, a triple, 12 homers, and 63 RBIs. This will be a tough series, and we both have a lot of talent.