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Elipticon · 10-19-2025, 03:41 AM

The road trip continues against the Houston Hurricanes, a genuinely fantastic team which is sure to contend for the NL Central title. Their greatest strength is their hitting, but their bullpen is also yet to give up a run this season.

GAME 1:

Pittsburgh Starter: Lupe Enriquez (0-1, 12.71 ERA, 5.2 IP)
Houston Starter: Mike Hancock (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 9.0 IP)
(Side Note: George Armour is completely rested, why are we starting Enriquez, the worst starter we have? The AI confounds me).

Honestly, given Hancock's prior CGSO, I was just hoping we didn't get no-hit. That didn't happen, but what did was perhaps worse, as the Hurricanes found every conceivable way to score on us. They scored on walks, they scored on hit-by-pitches, they scored on balks, they probably could've even stolen home if they actually cared enough by the time the score was 10-0. If you look at the hits column (11-13), you'd think this game was fairly close, but because of how good Houston was at scoring every other way, it didn't matter. Hurricanes 10, Barons 3.

Standout Baron: Dave Schultz, who went 2-4 with a home run.

Transactions: Not really a transaction, but the player development updates have happened. They're all terrible. Danny Medina's injury seems to have taken a lot out of him, and while he's still better than anyone we have out, that's not saying much. Armour's control has declined enough he's been de facto erased from the starting lineup, as the team will try to rely on just 4 until Sal Morales is back. Speaking of Morales, he's back from injury, and he's set to do a rehab assignment before coming back. Can someone please tell the AI that the minors don't play for another 2 weeks?

The only good news is from minor leaguer Rodney Levy, who has broken out and is now projected to be a passable starter. Or, in Barons terms, our best player.

GAME 2:

Pittsburgh Starter: Felix Lechuga (0-1, 7.50 ERA, 6.0 IP)
Opponent Starter: Fernando Jimenez (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.0 IP)

Felix Lechuga managed to not be terrible! I mean, he wasn't great either, but 3 runs in 7 innings is pretty respectable, if I do say so myself. What isn't respectable is the offense of the Barons, who get nothing on 3 hits in the first 8 innings. But there's still 3 outs left, and there's magic to be made. A walk, double, and error scored Dick Aroyo, and while the excellent Rob Tkach comes in to strike out two straight batters, it's (who else) Victor Gonzales who punches in another run. It's all up to John Knippers pinch hitting, and he delivers a bomb! All the Barons need to do is get 3 quick outs, and despite reliever Bob Grosvenor loading the bases and surrendering a run, he manages to get it done! Barons 5, Hurricanes 4.

Standout Baron: John Knippers, whose 3-run heroics saved the game.

Team Debuts: Alex Velez, Ernesto Gallegos (who I previously called Gallego. Whoops).

In The News: Brian Madison of San Bernardino is now a dad! Good for him.

Overview: Well, we're no longer the worst team in our division, as the Chicago Blues have started the season 0-6. That gives me some hope we can turn it around, especially if the AI stops being stupid and we get Sal Morales back before the 12th. But part of me just wants to suck just for whatever the 1st pick in the next draft will lead to. Oh well, 10th worst will probably get its own gem.

10-19-2025, 03:41 AM	#6
Elipticon Minors (Single A) Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 62	Series 3: 3/31-4/1 at Houston The road trip continues against the Houston Hurricanes, a genuinely fantastic team which is sure to contend for the NL Central title. Their greatest strength is their hitting, but their bullpen is also yet to give up a run this season. GAME 1: Pittsburgh Starter: Lupe Enriquez (0-1, 12.71 ERA, 5.2 IP) Houston Starter: Mike Hancock (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 9.0 IP) (Side Note: George Armour is completely rested, why are we starting Enriquez, the worst starter we have? The AI confounds me). Honestly, given Hancock's prior CGSO, I was just hoping we didn't get no-hit. That didn't happen, but what did was perhaps worse, as the Hurricanes found every conceivable way to score on us. They scored on walks, they scored on hit-by-pitches, they scored on balks, they probably could've even stolen home if they actually cared enough by the time the score was 10-0. If you look at the hits column (11-13), you'd think this game was fairly close, but because of how good Houston was at scoring every other way, it didn't matter. Hurricanes 10, Barons 3. Standout Baron: Dave Schultz, who went 2-4 with a home run. Transactions: Not really a transaction, but the player development updates have happened. They're all terrible. Danny Medina's injury seems to have taken a lot out of him, and while he's still better than anyone we have out, that's not saying much. Armour's control has declined enough he's been de facto erased from the starting lineup, as the team will try to rely on just 4 until Sal Morales is back. Speaking of Morales, he's back from injury, and he's set to do a rehab assignment before coming back. Can someone please tell the AI that the minors don't play for another 2 weeks? The only good news is from minor leaguer Rodney Levy, who has broken out and is now projected to be a passable starter. Or, in Barons terms, our best player. GAME 2: Pittsburgh Starter: Felix Lechuga (0-1, 7.50 ERA, 6.0 IP) Opponent Starter: Fernando Jimenez (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.0 IP) Felix Lechuga managed to not be terrible! I mean, he wasn't great either, but 3 runs in 7 innings is pretty respectable, if I do say so myself. What isn't respectable is the offense of the Barons, who get nothing on 3 hits in the first 8 innings. But there's still 3 outs left, and there's magic to be made. A walk, double, and error scored Dick Aroyo, and while the excellent Rob Tkach comes in to strike out two straight batters, it's (who else) Victor Gonzales who punches in another run. It's all up to John Knippers pinch hitting, and he delivers a bomb! All the Barons need to do is get 3 quick outs, and despite reliever Bob Grosvenor loading the bases and surrendering a run, he manages to get it done! Barons 5, Hurricanes 4. Standout Baron: John Knippers, whose 3-run heroics saved the game. Team Debuts: Alex Velez, Ernesto Gallegos (who I previously called Gallego. Whoops). In The News: Brian Madison of San Bernardino is now a dad! Good for him. Overview: Well, we're no longer the worst team in our division, as the Chicago Blues have started the season 0-6. That gives me some hope we can turn it around, especially if the AI stops being stupid and we get Sal Morales back before the 12th. But part of me just wants to suck just for whatever the 1st pick in the next draft will lead to. Oh well, 10th worst will probably get its own gem.