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Elipticon · 10-30-2025, 10:29 PM

Continuing to be sick, but I'm feeling a little bit better today than usual, so why not get a series done? The Reno Silver Sox, who we'll be playing today, outclass us in every possible way, with their weak pitching core paved over with the fact that the bad end of the rotation just won't be starting here. Let's hope we don't get swept.

As a side note, Reno coincidentally happen to have another player named Dave Schultz, which confused me the whole series.

GAME 1:

Pittsburgh Starter: George Armour (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Reno Starter: Juan Gonzales (2-0, 2.40 ERA)
Pittsburgh Lineup: Sutton - St. Amant - Aroyo - Schultz - Butler - Bartlett - Castillo - Gonzales - Armour
(Note: I've decided to stop including innings pitched in the summary, as that's not the most useful and not included in the summary screen before games. I've decided to list the batting lineup in its place, though I may tweak it).

After saying he'd be our ace, the 22 AI seemed to hate something in Armour's stats to not give him a single start before Sal Morales returned from injury. He does not impress, walking 6 and allowing 3 runs by barely getting through the fifth inning. What saved us were the bats, which lit up Juan Gonzales, stubbornly staying into the 8th despite a whopping 7 runs being scored on him. Barons 9, Silver Sox 3.

Standout Baron: Jerry Sutton, who went 3-4 with a home run and a walk.

Team Debuts: George Armour

Transactions: Did you know this thing called "The Waiver Wire" exists? Well apparently, nobody else in the league did, because we just pulled off the heist of the century and claimed 7 different players at once. Welcome to the team, Don Slate, Ricardo Morris, Ron Shemanski, Jose Aldaco, Howie Redmond, Tommy McCarthy, and Steve Jacobson. They're mostly pitchers, but Morris is a shortstop. To make room for... All of that, we demote Lupe Enriquez, George Armour, Bill Wilkins, Bobby Matthews, Bob Grosvenor, and Guy Williams to Little Rock. Yes, that is literally our entire starting lineup besides Sal Morales. This is something a human trying to rebuild a team would do, but I am serious, the AI did all of this.

In addition to this, we do our first trade of the season, trading two random minor leaguers so terrible they wouldn't even cut it here to the Norfolk Navigators for Jerry Lowell, a AAAA pitcher (as if we need more pitching). And unfortunately, that wasn't all, as unfortunately, the AI decided it was finally time to say goodbye to Victor Gonzales. This is a complete and utter disgrace, as Gonzales was the one fun part of watching this awful team, and at the same time he was our captain! Now, the newly promoted Alex Jones will have to pick up the slack, but he's a borderline bench player, and what happens when he gets demoted? In his place is the aformentioned Ricardo Morris, and I will give the AI this, he is infact just as much of a defensive wizard and speed as Gonzales, and with an actual bat to boot.

Victor Gonzales was immediately placed on waivers by the Navigators. They don't know what they're missing. I'll be following his career from here.

GAME 2:

Pittsburgh Starter: Jose Aldaco (0-0, 1.50 ERA)
Reno Starter: Bruce Judd (1-1, 3.60 ERA)
Pittsburgh Lineup: Sutton - Menzel - Aroyo - Schultz - Castillo - Bartlett - Morris - Velez - Aldaco

The first game of the new pitching experiment was a resounding success, as Aldaco proved himself a worthy ace and the rest of the team did their best to light up the Silver Sox. None of the hitters were outstanding, but everyone did their part, and that's what mattered. Barons 5, Silver Sox 2.

Standout Baron: Jose Aldaco, who pitched 6 innings of 2-run ball.

Team Debuts: Ricardo Morris, Jose Aldaco, Ron Shemanski, Don Slate

Transactions: Another trade, we managed to fleece the Brooklyn Kings and deal with our pitching logjam by trading former starting Bill Wilkins for the genuinely great center fielder Gus Guzman and backing catcher Bret Spray. Dave Bastarache and Alex Velez were sent down to Little Rock in their place. This was honestly such a fleece that I decided to move the trade frequency down a notch (I was experimenting with making it higher than usual to account for the reserve clause), so hopefully I won't be reporting on trades every other day from now on.

Overview: Somehow, we're league average? I don't expect this to hold, but our best stats, our speed and defense, are genuinely held up by scouting, so maybe there's some truth to it all. To continued mediocrity!

10-30-2025, 10:29 PM	#10
Elipticon Minors (Single A) Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 62	Series 6: 4/6-7 vs Reno Continuing to be sick, but I'm feeling a little bit better today than usual, so why not get a series done? The Reno Silver Sox, who we'll be playing today, outclass us in every possible way, with their weak pitching core paved over with the fact that the bad end of the rotation just won't be starting here. Let's hope we don't get swept. As a side note, Reno coincidentally happen to have another player named Dave Schultz, which confused me the whole series. GAME 1: Pittsburgh Starter: George Armour (0-0, 0.00 ERA) Reno Starter: Juan Gonzales (2-0, 2.40 ERA) Pittsburgh Lineup: Sutton - St. Amant - Aroyo - Schultz - Butler - Bartlett - Castillo - Gonzales - Armour (Note: I've decided to stop including innings pitched in the summary, as that's not the most useful and not included in the summary screen before games. I've decided to list the batting lineup in its place, though I may tweak it). After saying he'd be our ace, the 22 AI seemed to hate something in Armour's stats to not give him a single start before Sal Morales returned from injury. He does not impress, walking 6 and allowing 3 runs by barely getting through the fifth inning. What saved us were the bats, which lit up Juan Gonzales, stubbornly staying into the 8th despite a whopping 7 runs being scored on him. Barons 9, Silver Sox 3. Standout Baron: Jerry Sutton, who went 3-4 with a home run and a walk. Team Debuts: George Armour Transactions: Did you know this thing called "The Waiver Wire" exists? Well apparently, nobody else in the league did, because we just pulled off the heist of the century and claimed 7 different players at once. Welcome to the team, Don Slate, Ricardo Morris, Ron Shemanski, Jose Aldaco, Howie Redmond, Tommy McCarthy, and Steve Jacobson. They're mostly pitchers, but Morris is a shortstop. To make room for... All of that, we demote Lupe Enriquez, George Armour, Bill Wilkins, Bobby Matthews, Bob Grosvenor, and Guy Williams to Little Rock. Yes, that is literally our entire starting lineup besides Sal Morales. This is something a human trying to rebuild a team would do, but I am serious, the AI did all of this. In addition to this, we do our first trade of the season, trading two random minor leaguers so terrible they wouldn't even cut it here to the Norfolk Navigators for Jerry Lowell, a AAAA pitcher (as if we need more pitching). And unfortunately, that wasn't all, as unfortunately, the AI decided it was finally time to say goodbye to Victor Gonzales. This is a complete and utter disgrace, as Gonzales was the one fun part of watching this awful team, and at the same time he was our captain! Now, the newly promoted Alex Jones will have to pick up the slack, but he's a borderline bench player, and what happens when he gets demoted? In his place is the aformentioned Ricardo Morris, and I will give the AI this, he is infact just as much of a defensive wizard and speed as Gonzales, and with an actual bat to boot. Victor Gonzales was immediately placed on waivers by the Navigators. They don't know what they're missing. I'll be following his career from here. GAME 2: Pittsburgh Starter: Jose Aldaco (0-0, 1.50 ERA) Reno Starter: Bruce Judd (1-1, 3.60 ERA) Pittsburgh Lineup: Sutton - Menzel - Aroyo - Schultz - Castillo - Bartlett - Morris - Velez - Aldaco The first game of the new pitching experiment was a resounding success, as Aldaco proved himself a worthy ace and the rest of the team did their best to light up the Silver Sox. None of the hitters were outstanding, but everyone did their part, and that's what mattered. Barons 5, Silver Sox 2. Standout Baron: Jose Aldaco, who pitched 6 innings of 2-run ball. Team Debuts: Ricardo Morris, Jose Aldaco, Ron Shemanski, Don Slate Transactions: Another trade, we managed to fleece the Brooklyn Kings and deal with our pitching logjam by trading former starting Bill Wilkins for the genuinely great center fielder Gus Guzman and backing catcher Bret Spray. Dave Bastarache and Alex Velez were sent down to Little Rock in their place. This was honestly such a fleece that I decided to move the trade frequency down a notch (I was experimenting with making it higher than usual to account for the reserve clause), so hopefully I won't be reporting on trades every other day from now on. Overview: Somehow, we're league average? I don't expect this to hold, but our best stats, our speed and defense, are genuinely held up by scouting, so maybe there's some truth to it all. To continued mediocrity!