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ayaghmour2 · 01-17-2024, 12:31 AM

Weekly Record: 5-1
Seasonal Record: 80-70 (2nd, 12 GB)
Stars of the Week
Harry MacRae : 2 Wins, 7.0 IP, 7 BB, 1 K, 1.29 ERA
Sal Pestilli : 27 AB, 8 H, 2 HR, 5 RBI, .296 AVG, .959 OPS
Skipper Schneider : 23 AB, 8 H, 0 HR, 4 RBI, .348 AVG, .966 OPS

Schedule
9-19: Win at Cannons (3-2)
9-20: Loss at Cannons (0-7)
9-21: Win at Wolves (11-9)
9-22: Win at Wolves (6-1)
9-24: Win at Stars (3-2)
9-25: Win at Stars (5-4)

Recap
Yay! When the games don't matter, we win! Up to 80-70 and 2nd place, the Cougs are now in position for another top three finish, and we've won 80 or more games in ten of the last eleven seasons. The Saints are half a game behind us and the Stars a game and a half, so it's far from a sure thing, but with four games left, including two with the Stars, its up to us if we finish top three. It would be slight consolation if we can hold on to the second spot, but we'll lose at least one more game then last season, so even our lottery position isn't going to be great.

Plenty of highlights this week, but the most important came in the 5-4 walk-off win over the Stars. No, I'm not talking about Sal Pestilli ambushing a 2-0 Richie Hughes fastball for a walk-off three-run homer, but I'm talking Doc Love's 4th inning double! The 43-year-old veteran is the oldest person to take an FABL plate appearance this season, and I'm psyched that he went 1-for-3 and we got the win. He also made all four of the plays hit to him, with the only ball he didn't field an impossible hit. This will officially wrap up the career of the veteran, who will finish his FABL career with 1,133 hits, 162 doubles, 104 homers, 569 RBIs, and a .305/.352/.470 (123 OPS+) batting line in 1,301 games with the Dynamos, Cougars, and Cannons. The former 6th Rounder was worth 18.5 wins above replacement, and is expected to retire at the conclusion of the season.

Most surprising may be Charlie Woodbury, who up until last week was ice cold. This week he got more playing time, 4-for-12 with a double, 3 walks, and a pair of solo homers. At one point in serious danger of losing his roster spot, the 31-year-old now has 6 homers as a Cougar and 10 overall, hitting .239/.322/.466 (106 OPS+) between us and Brooklyn. His 126 WRC+ as a Cougar is quite impressive, and he's slashed a powerful .323/.400/.774 (208 OPS+) in September. Otto Christian has been hot too, going 5-for-18 with 3 walks. All five of his hits went for extra bases, with a triple and two doubles and homers. Otto is up to .308/.379/.692 (181 OPS+) on the month, with 10 doubles, 14 homers, 19 walks, and 43 RBIs on the season. Eddie Howard, who will finish the year as the starting catcher, was 7-for-13 with 2 doubles and 4 runs, and he's positioned himself well for the starting job in 1950. Sure, it's an even season, and Harry Mead has had a WRC+ above 100 in all five even year seasons this decade, but his .233/.301/.316 (65 OPS+) line is the worst he's posted since his 67 game sample back in 1938 where he had just a 50 WRC+ with 10 doubles, 20 RBIs, and 20 walks.

In what will be his 29th and final start of the season, Duke Bybee was a Skipper Schneider error from a complete game shutout. It was a great way to end a down season for the 27-year-old, allowing 7 hits, 2 walks, and the unearned run with 4 strikeouts. This improved the southpaw to 14-12 on the season, and he lowered his ERA to a now above average 3.99 (101 ERA+) in 219 innings. He walked 67 and struck out 96, but for full seasons, set personal worsts in losses, ERA, FIP (3.95), FIP- (98), innings, hits (232), homers (23), HR/9 (0.9), WHIP (1.37), and WAR (3.1). Still, most teams would be comfortable from merely average performance from their 3rd starter, despite his status among our five qualified starters as the one with the highest ERA. George Oddo came close, as his spiked to 3.97 (101 ERA+) with a brutal start, his 24th and final of the season. That's three fewer then last year, because we had Zane Kelley take some away from everyone the last month. He earned his first career win, allowing 5 hits, 2 runs (1 earned), and 3 walks with 2 strikeouts. I'm hoping in start four, he'll finally have more strikeouts then walk, but it's hard to be mad about three complete games with 3 or fewer runs. With a lot of off days, we don't need a full rotation, and we'll finish the season with Pap and Kelley in Brooklyn before Donnie and Johnnie in New York.

01-17-2024, 12:31 AM	#1299
ayaghmour2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,017	Week 22: September 19th-September 25th Weekly Record: 5-1 Seasonal Record: 80-70 (2nd, 12 GB) Stars of the Week Harry MacRae : 2 Wins, 7.0 IP, 7 BB, 1 K, 1.29 ERA Sal Pestilli : 27 AB, 8 H, 2 HR, 5 RBI, .296 AVG, .959 OPS Skipper Schneider : 23 AB, 8 H, 0 HR, 4 RBI, .348 AVG, .966 OPS Schedule 9-19: Win at Cannons (3-2) 9-20: Loss at Cannons (0-7) 9-21: Win at Wolves (11-9) 9-22: Win at Wolves (6-1) 9-24: Win at Stars (3-2) 9-25: Win at Stars (5-4) Recap Yay! When the games don't matter, we win! Up to 80-70 and 2nd place, the Cougs are now in position for another top three finish, and we've won 80 or more games in ten of the last eleven seasons. The Saints are half a game behind us and the Stars a game and a half, so it's far from a sure thing, but with four games left, including two with the Stars, its up to us if we finish top three. It would be slight consolation if we can hold on to the second spot, but we'll lose at least one more game then last season, so even our lottery position isn't going to be great. Plenty of highlights this week, but the most important came in the 5-4 walk-off win over the Stars. No, I'm not talking about Sal Pestilli ambushing a 2-0 Richie Hughes fastball for a walk-off three-run homer, but I'm talking Doc Love's 4th inning double! The 43-year-old veteran is the oldest person to take an FABL plate appearance this season, and I'm psyched that he went 1-for-3 and we got the win. He also made all four of the plays hit to him, with the only ball he didn't field an impossible hit. This will officially wrap up the career of the veteran, who will finish his FABL career with 1,133 hits, 162 doubles, 104 homers, 569 RBIs, and a .305/.352/.470 (123 OPS+) batting line in 1,301 games with the Dynamos, Cougars, and Cannons. The former 6th Rounder was worth 18.5 wins above replacement, and is expected to retire at the conclusion of the season. Most surprising may be Charlie Woodbury, who up until last week was ice cold. This week he got more playing time, 4-for-12 with a double, 3 walks, and a pair of solo homers. At one point in serious danger of losing his roster spot, the 31-year-old now has 6 homers as a Cougar and 10 overall, hitting .239/.322/.466 (106 OPS+) between us and Brooklyn. His 126 WRC+ as a Cougar is quite impressive, and he's slashed a powerful .323/.400/.774 (208 OPS+) in September. Otto Christian has been hot too, going 5-for-18 with 3 walks. All five of his hits went for extra bases, with a triple and two doubles and homers. Otto is up to .308/.379/.692 (181 OPS+) on the month, with 10 doubles, 14 homers, 19 walks, and 43 RBIs on the season. Eddie Howard, who will finish the year as the starting catcher, was 7-for-13 with 2 doubles and 4 runs, and he's positioned himself well for the starting job in 1950. Sure, it's an even season, and Harry Mead has had a WRC+ above 100 in all five even year seasons this decade, but his .233/.301/.316 (65 OPS+) line is the worst he's posted since his 67 game sample back in 1938 where he had just a 50 WRC+ with 10 doubles, 20 RBIs, and 20 walks. In what will be his 29th and final start of the season, Duke Bybee was a Skipper Schneider error from a complete game shutout. It was a great way to end a down season for the 27-year-old, allowing 7 hits, 2 walks, and the unearned run with 4 strikeouts. This improved the southpaw to 14-12 on the season, and he lowered his ERA to a now above average 3.99 (101 ERA+) in 219 innings. He walked 67 and struck out 96, but for full seasons, set personal worsts in losses, ERA, FIP (3.95), FIP- (98), innings, hits (232), homers (23), HR/9 (0.9), WHIP (1.37), and WAR (3.1). Still, most teams would be comfortable from merely average performance from their 3rd starter, despite his status among our five qualified starters as the one with the highest ERA. George Oddo came close, as his spiked to 3.97 (101 ERA+) with a brutal start, his 24th and final of the season. That's three fewer then last year, because we had Zane Kelley take some away from everyone the last month. He earned his first career win, allowing 5 hits, 2 runs (1 earned), and 3 walks with 2 strikeouts. I'm hoping in start four, he'll finally have more strikeouts then walk, but it's hard to be mad about three complete games with 3 or fewer runs. With a lot of off days, we don't need a full rotation, and we'll finish the season with Pap and Kelley in Brooklyn before Donnie and Johnnie in New York.