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ayaghmour2 · 08-15-2023, 07:58 PM

Weekly Record: 7-0
Overall Record: 7-0 (3 GA)

Notable Stories
Perfection!: Well here's something you don't see very often. Or at least not for a very long time. Zero losses! We won all seven of our games, including 4 shutouts and 2 one-run games. I love our pitching! Peter the Heater (4 IP, 3 H, BB, 5 K) was brilliant, Johnnie Jones (5 IP, 3 H, 8 K) was insane, and Harry Parker (4 IP, H, 3 K) was almost perfect. Duke Bybee (3.2 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K) was the only member of the rotation to struggle, as George Oddo (4 IP, 3 H, ER, 2 BB, 5 K) and Donnie Jones (9 IP, 9 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 12 K) were outstanding. All of our guys were striking out plenty, and Ed Fisler (4 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K) was the only reliever to allow a run. All 24 of our pitchers (that includes Eddie Howard) threw at least one inning. Not all of those were good innings, but about half of them had WHIPs below 1. The pitching was never a worry, but it's nice knowing that we can win games when we scored just one or two runs.

Leo Mitchell: Is our star done for? Sure it's just the Spring, but Mitchell went 0-for-12 and struck out six times in the opening week. He wasn't completely useless, as he drew a pair of walks, but this is a very concerning performance for the 34-year-old. If we want to win, we need him hitting. Interesting enough, the yearly WRC+ re-calculation brought last season's up to 100, so technically he wasn't a below average hitter last year! Sure, it's nothing like the 130+ he posted in the previous nine seasons, but we need more from someone who would be perfect for the deplorable position known as the designated hitter. There's no pressure on our captain, but it's tough seeing him struggle like this. We have plenty of options for left field, from Carlos Montes to Don Lee to Johnny Peters, but I'm not ready to move on from our former 2nd Rounder. I'm hoping he can rebound quickly and is getting the bad at bats out early, but we're at our best when Mitchell is piling on hits in the middle of the order.

Veteran Thump: We hit almost a homer a game, with all six of them coming from players above 33. It was surprising that Reginald Westfall (3-10, HR, RBI) got into the fun, and you could make the case for Ray Ford (5-8, 2 2B, HR, 4 RBI) as well, but the other four homers came from what I expect to be our main providers of home runs. At least against righties. Walt Pack and Red Bond both sent two out, with Bond's most impressively coming in just 9 trips to the plate. The former Saint's only had two hits in seven at bats, but he made them count. He drove in three and drew a pair of walks as well, and I'm very excited to see how many he can hit out playing half his games in a homer friendly park. Pack played a bit more, and "The Wolf" was 6-for-14 with a double, walk, 3 runs, and 3 RBIs. He's coming off a rebound season, as the veteran third basemen hit .273/.346/.507 (139 OPS+) with 24 homers and 82 RBIs in his first season as a Cougar. This came after a rough 1946 where he hit just .239/.297/.358 (89 OPS+) with just 12 homers and 69 RBIs in almost 100 more PAs. As of now, rookie Manager Max Wilder has this duo batting 3-4 against righties, and they can be crucial for our offensive output. Both are among the top sluggers in the game, and the early returns show that the veterans should top 20 homers once again in 1948.

08-15-2023, 07:58 PM	#1181
ayaghmour2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,020	Spring Training: Week 1 Weekly Record: 7-0 Overall Record: 7-0 (3 GA) Notable Stories Perfection!: Well here's something you don't see very often. Or at least not for a very long time. Zero losses! We won all seven of our games, including 4 shutouts and 2 one-run games. I love our pitching! Peter the Heater (4 IP, 3 H, BB, 5 K) was brilliant, Johnnie Jones (5 IP, 3 H, 8 K) was insane, and Harry Parker (4 IP, H, 3 K) was almost perfect. Duke Bybee (3.2 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K) was the only member of the rotation to struggle, as George Oddo (4 IP, 3 H, ER, 2 BB, 5 K) and Donnie Jones (9 IP, 9 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 12 K) were outstanding. All of our guys were striking out plenty, and Ed Fisler (4 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K) was the only reliever to allow a run. All 24 of our pitchers (that includes Eddie Howard) threw at least one inning. Not all of those were good innings, but about half of them had WHIPs below 1. The pitching was never a worry, but it's nice knowing that we can win games when we scored just one or two runs. Leo Mitchell: Is our star done for? Sure it's just the Spring, but Mitchell went 0-for-12 and struck out six times in the opening week. He wasn't completely useless, as he drew a pair of walks, but this is a very concerning performance for the 34-year-old. If we want to win, we need him hitting. Interesting enough, the yearly WRC+ re-calculation brought last season's up to 100, so technically he wasn't a below average hitter last year! Sure, it's nothing like the 130+ he posted in the previous nine seasons, but we need more from someone who would be perfect for the deplorable position known as the designated hitter. There's no pressure on our captain, but it's tough seeing him struggle like this. We have plenty of options for left field, from Carlos Montes to Don Lee to Johnny Peters, but I'm not ready to move on from our former 2nd Rounder. I'm hoping he can rebound quickly and is getting the bad at bats out early, but we're at our best when Mitchell is piling on hits in the middle of the order. Veteran Thump: We hit almost a homer a game, with all six of them coming from players above 33. It was surprising that Reginald Westfall (3-10, HR, RBI) got into the fun, and you could make the case for Ray Ford (5-8, 2 2B, HR, 4 RBI) as well, but the other four homers came from what I expect to be our main providers of home runs. At least against righties. Walt Pack and Red Bond both sent two out, with Bond's most impressively coming in just 9 trips to the plate. The former Saint's only had two hits in seven at bats, but he made them count. He drove in three and drew a pair of walks as well, and I'm very excited to see how many he can hit out playing half his games in a homer friendly park. Pack played a bit more, and "The Wolf" was 6-for-14 with a double, walk, 3 runs, and 3 RBIs. He's coming off a rebound season, as the veteran third basemen hit .273/.346/.507 (139 OPS+) with 24 homers and 82 RBIs in his first season as a Cougar. This came after a rough 1946 where he hit just .239/.297/.358 (89 OPS+) with just 12 homers and 69 RBIs in almost 100 more PAs. As of now, rookie Manager Max Wilder has this duo batting 3-4 against righties, and they can be crucial for our offensive output. Both are among the top sluggers in the game, and the early returns show that the veterans should top 20 homers once again in 1948.