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ayaghmour2 · 05-31-2023, 02:55 PM

Weekly Record: 1-5
Overall Record: 12-14 (t-5th, 4 GB)

Notable Stories
Three is Not Such a Lucky Number: Going 1-5 on the week wasn't the worst thing that happened. Instead, it was a quartet of "three" related injuries. Duke Bybee and Carlos Montes will each miss 3 days, Clark Car will miss 3 weeks, and Harry Parker will miss 3 months. I'd love for Bybee to stop with these mild abdominal strains, something he's done three times since last September. Luckily, he's been pretty great otherwise, allowing just one run in each of his last three starts, and just two in the first. Just to be safe, he'll have his start skipped this week, and we'll give Carlos Montes a week off as well, just to make sure they're ready for Opening Day. Clark Car may not be ready for April 15th, but we can stomach his loss. Billy Hunter can shift over to second easily, and George Sutterfield will get some time there as well if Car isn't ready.

Losing Harry Parker hurts, but it's a loss we can stomach, and it opens up an extra spot in the bullpen as we can stick with a five man rotation as our first double header doesn't come until May 11th. A partially torn labrum is what will keep Parker on the IL, his second major injury since the 1943 season. This may end Parker's career as a starter, as it was going to be hard for him to hold down a rotation spot with Duke Bybee entering the rotation. If this is it for Parker, it's a tough way for things to end, as the former 7th Rounder has produced eight consecutive seasons of above average production, and his 99 ERA+ as a rookie was just barely below. With Parker and Bybee both on the mend, we'll need to cover two starts. One will go to George Oddo, went 4 innings in his first start with 2 hits, a run, a walk, and 2 strikeouts. The second will go to Mel Haynes, who's chance to make the Opening Day roster just grew exponentially. He hasn't been great, allowing a run in each of his three appearances, but only Charlie Kelsey (7 IP, 5 H, R, 3 BB, 6 K) and Jimmy Ballard (8.1 IP, SV, 2 H, 2 ER, 11 B, 3 K) have ERAs below 3.50, and Bob Hobbs (7 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 7 K) is the only other one below 4. The pen won't be used too much, and now with four members, we could hide someone like Haynes or Rule-5 Pick Red Hampton.

Pen Let's Down the Rotation: Joe Brown finally had his meltdown (4 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 3 K), but the rest of the rotation was dominant. Donnie Jones got the only win of the week, going 5 innings with 2 hits, 2 walks, and 3 strikeouts. Peter the Heater had the heater working good, finally looking like the Allen Winner he is. He allowed just 2 hits and a run with 5 strikeouts in 5 elite innings. Johnnie Jones allowed a single earned run in 4 innings with just one hit, three walks, and a strikeout. Finally, Duke Bybee was effective before leaving with injury, going 4 strong frames with 3 hits, a run, walk, and strikeout. The rotation has been as advertised, with the Jones brother's sporting ERAs of 1.57 and 1.12, Duke Bybee at 2.76, and Joe Brown is at 2.81. Pap's 4.09 will definitely come down once the season start, but this group of five is leaps and bounds better then rest of the league. And when they're pitching all nine, there won't be a chance for anyone to blow the games for them!

Veteran Bats Looking Sharp: Spring stats don't matter too much, but it's always good seeing the older guys looking as good as they did in their 20s. Hal Sharp is looking to take a batting title, slashing .371/.389/.457 with 3 doubles and 6 RBIs. Harry Mead didn't get the memo yet that it's an odd year season, as he's drove in 13 and hit .324/.390/.378. Leo Mitchell is actually having "down" production by his lofty standards, as .312/.343/.438 won't win you a Whitney, although it's not like 333/.366/.498 did either... Carlos Montes has struck out ten times in 47 trips to the plate, but he's drawn 6 walks and swiped two bags with his .293/.383/.439 line. Dick Walker has drawn 11 walks and stole 3 bases, batting .259/.474/.407 with a double and homer. This group of five will be crucial if we want to win the pennant, but I may have something up my sleeve to make the lineup a little bit scarier...

I want to finish off by giving a shoutout to the Chicago Packers of the NAHC for making the finals. They will take on the Boston Bees, who narrowly edged them for first place in the regular season. Both teams are really good, but the Packers star studded front line is down two. Can the best player in the world Tommy Burns do what he does with brother Wes and Marty Mahoney with David Rankin and Bernie Ferrar? Or will the Bees be the first team to contain the all-world center? And will the Packers win their first ever title before the Cougars snap their historic drought?

05-31-2023, 02:55 PM	#1111
ayaghmour2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,141	Spring Training: Week 4 Weekly Record: 1-5 Overall Record: 12-14 (t-5th, 4 GB) Notable Stories Three is Not Such a Lucky Number: Going 1-5 on the week wasn't the worst thing that happened. Instead, it was a quartet of "three" related injuries. Duke Bybee and Carlos Montes will each miss 3 days, Clark Car will miss 3 weeks, and Harry Parker will miss 3 months. I'd love for Bybee to stop with these mild abdominal strains, something he's done three times since last September. Luckily, he's been pretty great otherwise, allowing just one run in each of his last three starts, and just two in the first. Just to be safe, he'll have his start skipped this week, and we'll give Carlos Montes a week off as well, just to make sure they're ready for Opening Day. Clark Car may not be ready for April 15th, but we can stomach his loss. Billy Hunter can shift over to second easily, and George Sutterfield will get some time there as well if Car isn't ready. Losing Harry Parker hurts, but it's a loss we can stomach, and it opens up an extra spot in the bullpen as we can stick with a five man rotation as our first double header doesn't come until May 11th. A partially torn labrum is what will keep Parker on the IL, his second major injury since the 1943 season. This may end Parker's career as a starter, as it was going to be hard for him to hold down a rotation spot with Duke Bybee entering the rotation. If this is it for Parker, it's a tough way for things to end, as the former 7th Rounder has produced eight consecutive seasons of above average production, and his 99 ERA+ as a rookie was just barely below. With Parker and Bybee both on the mend, we'll need to cover two starts. One will go to George Oddo, went 4 innings in his first start with 2 hits, a run, a walk, and 2 strikeouts. The second will go to Mel Haynes, who's chance to make the Opening Day roster just grew exponentially. He hasn't been great, allowing a run in each of his three appearances, but only Charlie Kelsey (7 IP, 5 H, R, 3 BB, 6 K) and Jimmy Ballard (8.1 IP, SV, 2 H, 2 ER, 11 B, 3 K) have ERAs below 3.50, and Bob Hobbs (7 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 7 K) is the only other one below 4. The pen won't be used too much, and now with four members, we could hide someone like Haynes or Rule-5 Pick Red Hampton. Pen Let's Down the Rotation: Joe Brown finally had his meltdown (4 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 3 K), but the rest of the rotation was dominant. Donnie Jones got the only win of the week, going 5 innings with 2 hits, 2 walks, and 3 strikeouts. Peter the Heater had the heater working good, finally looking like the Allen Winner he is. He allowed just 2 hits and a run with 5 strikeouts in 5 elite innings. Johnnie Jones allowed a single earned run in 4 innings with just one hit, three walks, and a strikeout. Finally, Duke Bybee was effective before leaving with injury, going 4 strong frames with 3 hits, a run, walk, and strikeout. The rotation has been as advertised, with the Jones brother's sporting ERAs of 1.57 and 1.12, Duke Bybee at 2.76, and Joe Brown is at 2.81. Pap's 4.09 will definitely come down once the season start, but this group of five is leaps and bounds better then rest of the league. And when they're pitching all nine, there won't be a chance for anyone to blow the games for them! Veteran Bats Looking Sharp: Spring stats don't matter too much, but it's always good seeing the older guys looking as good as they did in their 20s. Hal Sharp is looking to take a batting title, slashing .371/.389/.457 with 3 doubles and 6 RBIs. Harry Mead didn't get the memo yet that it's an odd year season, as he's drove in 13 and hit .324/.390/.378. Leo Mitchell is actually having "down" production by his lofty standards, as .312/.343/.438 won't win you a Whitney, although it's not like 333/.366/.498 did either... Carlos Montes has struck out ten times in 47 trips to the plate, but he's drawn 6 walks and swiped two bags with his .293/.383/.439 line. Dick Walker has drawn 11 walks and stole 3 bases, batting .259/.474/.407 with a double and homer. This group of five will be crucial if we want to win the pennant, but I may have something up my sleeve to make the lineup a little bit scarier... I want to finish off by giving a shoutout to the Chicago Packers of the NAHC for making the finals. They will take on the Boston Bees, who narrowly edged them for first place in the regular season. Both teams are really good, but the Packers star studded front line is down two. Can the best player in the world Tommy Burns do what he does with brother Wes and Marty Mahoney with David Rankin and Bernie Ferrar? Or will the Bees be the first team to contain the all-world center? And will the Packers win their first ever title before the Cougars snap their historic drought? Last edited by ayaghmour2; 05-31-2023 at 05:35 PM.