Here Comes The Paragon Baseball League!

[Brad K]

Well gee, sign old men and what do you expect?!?!?!?

In my game he did 27.2 WAR, 113 OPS+, 115 wRC+

Also #3 on team career home runs (1951 - 2001) with 269, behind Bonds 398 and Stargell 467.

[luckymann]

Originally Posted by Brad K

Well gee, sign old men and what do you expect?!?!?!?

In my game he did 27.2 WAR, 113 OPS+, 115 wRC+

Also #3 on team career home runs (1951 - 2001) with 269, behind Bonds 398 and Stargell 467.

The joyful vagaries of the Random Debut Gods.

Poor bloke, he'll always be the "other" Frank Thomas, regardless of success...

[Brad K]

Originally Posted by Brad K

I have historical rookies on and tend to have a lot of real Pirates. It might be thought that in more recent times with more teams it would be harder to get real Pirates. Maybe. However a difference is that after FA came in players move around more.

On several occasions I've had players who were only briefly Pirates. They won't be wearing a Pirate uniform on BR but its usually possible to find pics on the internet in the right uniform. Examples:

Bert Blyleven, Vic Davalillo, Aramis Ramirez

To clarify, in my current game of those three I've only had Ramirez.

[Brad K]

Originally Posted by luckymann

The joyful vagaries of the Random Debut Gods.

Poor bloke, he'll always be the "other" Frank Thomas, regardless of success...

Naw, he was first so he's THE Frank Thomas!!!

[Beirnej1]

Really nice league you have created. Love the teams, stadiums, logos!

[luckymann]

Originally Posted by Beirnej1

Really nice league you have created. Love the teams, stadiums, logos!

Thank you, I really appreciate you saying that. Many hours of love poured into it, as with all my saves, and really enjoying how it is panning out. Hopefully the on-field action lives up to its promise. Can't wait to see guys like Dihigo and Torriente mixing it up with the guys they should have been allowed to play with and against in real life!

Credit again to the mods who make all these fantastic add-ons and just make it so immersive.

[luckymann]

Boston 4 @ Seattle 0
WP: Felix Hernandez (1-0) 9 IP / 6 H / 0 ER / 12 K.
LP: Frank Dwyer (0-2)


Las Vegas 2 @ New York 0
WP: Dizzy Trout (1-1) 9 IP / 6 H / 0 ER / 8 K.
LP: Kid Gleason (1-1)


New Jersey 3 v Portland 2 (10 innings)
WP: Jerry Koosman (1-0)
LP: Eddie Plank (0-1)

• NJER: Ed Walsh 6.1 IP / 3 H / 0 ER / 1 K; Dustin Pedroia 2-4 / 2-run HR [1].
• PORT: Roger Connor solo HR [1].

Los Angeles 7 v Connecticut 6 (12 innings)
WP: Zack Greinke (3-0)
LP: Eddie Cicotte (0-1)

• LOSA: Ken Griffey jr 3-run HR [4]; Francisco Lindor 3-6 / 2B / 2 RBI including walkoff.
• CONN: Sam Crawford 4-6 / 2B / 2 RBI.

Carolina 4 v Atlanta 3
WP: Sadie McMahon (1-1)
LP: Tim Hudson (0-2)
SV: Tommy Bond (2)

• CARO: Al Simmons 4-4 / 2 2B / RBI; Frank Thomas 2 RBI.

Washington 7 v Kansas City 4
WP: Catfish Hunter (2-0)
LP: Bret Saberhagen (1-1)

• WASH: Tony Gwynn 3-3 / 2 2B; Zack Wheat 2-run HR [1]; Will Clark 2-run HR [1]; Josh Gibson solo HR [2].

Indianapolis 3 v Virginia 2
WP: Virgil Trucks (1-1)
LP: Jack Morris (0-2)


New Orleans 19 v Florida 10
WP: Dave Stieb (2-0)
LP: Frank Viola (1-1)
SV: Tony Mullane (2)

• NORL: Corey Seager 3-5 / 2B / HR [1]; 5 RBI; Ichiro Suzuki 4-6 / 2 2B / HR [2] / 2 RBI; Ron Santo 2 2B / 3 RBI; Joe DiMaggio 3-4 / 2 RBI; Ken Boyer 2-4 / 2 RBI.
• FLOR: Evan Longoria 4-6 / solo HR [1]; Jeff Kent 3-6 / 2-run HR [1]; Jorge Posada 3-4 / RBI; Willie Davis 3 RBI.

[luckymann]

Los Angeles 5 @ New Jersey 3
WP: Dennis Martinez (1-0)
LP: Jim McCormick (1-1)
SV: John Candelaria (2)

• LOSA: Bobby Bonds 2-run HR [2]; Ken Griffey jr solo HR [5].

Las Vegas 7 @ Connecticut 5
WP: Harry Brecheen (1-0)
LP: Hooks Dauss (0-2)
SV: Ron Guidry (1)

• LASV: Dan Brouthers 3-5 / 2 2B / 2 RBI; Willie Keeler 4-5 / 2B / RBI; Sammy Sosa 2-3 / 2 RBI.

Portland 6 v Boston 5 (11 innings)
WP: Red Faber (2-0) 11 IP / 12 H / 3 ER / 3 K.
LP: Bob Friend (0-1)

• PORT: Bert Campaneris 3-5 / 3 RBI; Roger Connor 2-5 / 2B / 2 RBI including walkoff.

Seattle 8 v New York 2
WP: Kid Nichols (1-1)
LP: David Wells (1-1)

• SEAT: Joe Gordon 3-4 / 2B / HR [2] / 4 RBI;
• NYOR: Roberto Alomar 3-4 / solo HR [1].

New Orleans 3 @ Virginia 1
WP: Jon Lester (1-1) 7.2 IP / 6 H / 1 ER / 6 K.
LP: Bob Caruthers (0-2)
SV: Tony Mullane (3)


Indianapolis 10 v Washington 4
WP: Jim Kaat (2-0)
LP: Camilo Pascual (1-1)

• INDI: Goose Goslin 2-3 / 2B / 4 RBI; Adrian Beltre 3-5 / 2B / 2 RBI.

Florida 8 v Carolina 3
WP: Larry Jackson (1-1)
LP: Mel Stottlemyre (1-1)

• FLOR: Evan Longoria 3-5 / 3-run HR [2].

Kansas City 8 v Atlanta 3
WP: Bob Welch (2-0)
LP: Lefty Grove (0-2)

• KANC: Bucky Walters 2-4 / 3-run HR [1].
• ATLA: Cliff Lee 6.1 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 6 K.

[luckymann]

Los Angeles 3 @ New Jersey 2 (11 innings)
WP: Roger Clemens (1-1) 10.1 IP / 11 H / 2 ER / 7 K.
LP: Jerry Koosman (1-1)
SV: Andy Messersmith (1)

• NJER: Cristobal Torriente 3-4 / 2B / RBI; George Sisler 3-5 / 2B / 3B / RBI.

Connecticut 3 v Las Vegas 1
WP: CC Sabathia (1-0)
LP: Don Sutton (1-1)
SV: Charlie Buffinton (1)

• CONN: Bob Johnson 3-4 / 2B / RBI; Wally Schang 2B / 3B / 2 RBI.

Boston 6 @ Portland 1
WP: Doc White (2-1) 9 IP / 4 H / 1 ER / 4 K.
LP: Cole Hamels (0-2)

• BOST: Ed Delahanty 4-5 / 2B / 2 RBI.

Seattle 5 v New York 3
WP: Herb Pennock (1-0)
LP: Dwight Gooden (0-2)


Virginia 18 v New Orleans 2
WP: Mike Mussina (1-1) 9 IP / 7 H / 2 ER / 6 K.
LP: Cy Young (1-2)

• VIRG: Roberto Clemente 5-5 / 2B / RBI / 6 R; Eddie Murray 2B / HR [2] / 4 RBI; Buddy Myer 4-6 / 2 RBI; Brooks Robinson 3 RBI; Lou Boudreau 2-4 / 2B / 2 RBI.
• NORL: Corey Seager solo HR [2].

Washington 4 @ Indianapolis 2
WP: Don Drysdale (1-0)
LP: Bill Donovan (0-1)
SV: Johan Santana (1)


Carolina 7 @ Florida 1
WP: Nap Rucker (2-0) 9 IP / 5 H / 1 ER / 9K.
LP: Tom Seaver (1-2)


Atlanta 16 @ Kansas City 8
WP: Luis Tiant (2-0)
LP: Pete Alexander (1-1)

• ATLA: Heinie Groh 5-6 / 2B / 4 RBI; Robin Yount 3-5 / 3 RBI; Tony Perez 4-5 / 2B / RBI; Cap Anson 3-run HR [1]; Joe Mauer 2-4 / 2-run HR [1].
• KANC: Bill Dahlen 3-6 / 3B / 2-run HR [2]; Bill Freehan 3-5 / 2-run HR [1]; Hank Greenburg 3-5 / 2B / 3B.

[luckymann]

Los Angeles 4 @ New Jersey 3
WP: Clayton Kershaw (1-1)
LP: Roy Oswalt (2-1)
SV: John Candelaria (3)

• LOSA: Larry Gardner 2-3 / 3B / 2 RBI.
• NJER: Ivan Rodriguez solo HR [1].

Connecticut 4 v Las Vegas 2
WP: Urban Shocker (2-1) 9 IP / 9 H / 2 ER / 4 K
LP: Mark Langston (2-1)


Portland 9 v Boston 6
WP: Silver King (1-0)
LP: Greg Maddux (0-1)
SV: Fernando Valenzuela (1)

• PORT: Roger Connor 4-4 / 2B / 2 HR [3] / 3 RBI; Thurman Munson 3-4 / 2 solo HR [2]; Paul Molitor 3-run HR [1].
• BOST: Ed Delahanty 2-run HR [1]; Ty Cobb 4-4 / 2B.

Seattle 8 v New York 3
WP: Pink Hawley (1-0)
LP: Walter Johnson (1-2)

• SEAT: Mike Trout 2-4 / 3-run HR [3]; Alex Bregman 2-4 / 3B / 2 RBI.

New Orleans 9 @ Virginia 4
WP: Jim Perry (1-2)
LP: Al Spalding (0-3)
SV: Tony Mullane (4)

• NORL: Ichiro Suzuki 4-4 / 2 RBI; Ken Boyer 3-5 / 2-run HR [1]; Johnny Mize 2-4 / 2B / 2 RBI; Ron Santo 2-5 / 2B / 2 RBI.

Washington 5 @ Indianapolis 2
WP: Joe McGinnity (3-0) 9 IP / 5 H / 2 ER / 1 K.
LP: Bob Shawkey (2-1)


Florida 5 v Carolina 3
WP: Charles Bender (2-0)
LP: Old Hoss Radbourn (0-2)
SV: Pud Galvin (3)

• FLOR: Evan Longoria 3-4 / 2B / HR [3] / 3 RBI.
• CARO: Brian Downing solo HR [1]; Jackie Robinson 3-5 / 2B.

Kansas City 9 v Atlanta 5
WP: Robin Roberts (1-1)
LP: Addie Joss (1-1)

• KANC: Lou Gehrig 2-2 / 2B / 2 BB / 2 RBI; Lou Whitaker 2-4 / 2B / 3 RBI; Jim O’Rourke 3-5 / 3B.
• ATLA: Robin Yount 3-4 / HR [2] / 2 RBI; Cap Anson 3-5 / 2B / 3B.

[luckymann]

No games scheduled

[luckymann]

Boston 15 v Los Angeles 7
WP: Vic Willis (1-1)
LP: Carl Hubbell (1-2)

• BOST: Doc White 3-5 / 4 RBI; Ty Cobb 3-5 / 2B / 3B / RBI.
• LOSA: Yadier Molina GRAND SLAM [1]; Bobby Bonds 4-5 / 2B / RBI.

Connecticut 7 @ New York 5
WP: Eddie Cicotte (1-1)
LP: Babe Adams (2-1)

• NYOR: Dave Winfield 2-run HR [2].

Seattle 3 v Portland 2
WP: Pink Hawley (2-0)
LP: Jim Palmer (0-3)

• SEAT: Frank Dwyer 8.2 IP / 5 H / 2 ER / 6 K; Alex Bregman 2 2B / 2 RBI; Lance Parrish walkoff RBI 2B.

New Jersey 8 @ Las Vegas 4
WP: Clark Griffith (3-0)
LP: Carl Mays (1-2)
SV: Gerrit Cole (3)

• NJER: Frank Robinson 2-4 / 3-run HR [1]; Honus Wagner 2-4 / 3 RBI; George Sisler 3-5 / 2B.
• LASV: Jesse Burkett 2B / 3B / 2 RBI.

Florida 5 v Virginia 3
WP: Amos Rusie (2-1)
LP: Javier Vazquez (1-2)
SV: Pud Galvin (4)

• FLOR: Jorge Posada 2-3 / HR [2] / 3 RBI; Willie Wells 2-4 / solo HR [1]; Albert Pujols solo HR [4].
• VIRG: Willie Mays 3-4 / 3B / 2 RBI.

Atlanta 13 v Indianapolis 1
WP: Monte Ward (3-0) 9 IP / 4 H / 1 ER / 5 K.
LP: Wilbur Cooper (0-3)

• ATLA: Joe Mauer 3-4 / BB / 5 RBI; Hank Aaron 4-6 / 2B / RBI; Harry Heilmann 2-3 / 2 BB / 2 RBI; Tony Perez 3 RBI.

Washington 3 @ New Orleans 1 (10 innings)
WP: Johan Santana (1-0)
LP: Smoky Joe Wood (0-1)

• WASH: Catfish Hunter 7.2 IP / 7 H / 1 ER / 8K; Carl Yastrzemski 3-5 / 2 2B.
• NORL: Johnny Mize 2-4 / solo HR [1].

Kansas City @ Carolina
RAINOUT; RESCHEDULED FOR 16/04/61.

[luckymann]

Boston 2 v Los Angeles 1
WP: Felix Hernandez (2-0) 9 IP / 7 H / 1 ER / 10 K.
LP: Noodles Hahn (1-1)

• BOST: Fred Clarke 3-3 / 2B / RBI.

Connecticut 7 @ New York 1
WP: Kenny Rogers (2-0) 9 IP / 7 H / 1 ER / 6 K.
LP: Kid Gleason (1-2)

• CONN: Sam Crawford 2B / 3B / 2 RBI; Jason Kendall 2-4 / 2 RBI.

Las Vegas 8 v New Jersey 7
WP: Bobby Mathews (2-1)
LP: Gerrit Cole (0-1)

• LASV: Barry Bonds 3-3 / HR [1] / 3 RBI; Rod Carew 2-4 / HR [1] / 4 RBI.
• NJER: Cristobal Torriente 2-5 / HR [2] / 4 RBI; Honus Wagner 2-4 / 3 RBI; George Sisler 3-5 / 2B.

Florida 3 v Virginia 2
WP: Pud Galvin (1-0)
LP: George Cuppy (1-1)


Indianapolis 13 @ Atlanta 12 (12 innings)
WP: Justin Verlander (1-0)
LP: Eddie Rommel (0-1)

• INDI: Adrian Beltre 3-5 / 2B / 3 RBI; Nap Lajoie 4-7 / 2B / 2 3B / 2 RBI; Goose Goslin 3-run 3B.
• ATLA: Hank Aaron 2B / HR [4] / 4 RBI; Billy Hamilton 3-7 / 2B / 3B / 2 RBI; Scott Rolen 3-5 / 2B / 2 RBI; Robin Yount 2-4 / 2-run 2B.

New Orleans 5 v Washington 4
WP: Whitey Ford (2-1)
LP: Andy Pettite (1-2)
SV: Tony Mullane (5)

• NORL: Ken Boyer 3-4 / solo HR [2]; Corey Seager 3-5 / 2B.
• WASH: Catfish Hunter 7.2 IP / 7 H / 1 ER / 8K; Carl Yastrzemski 3-5 / 2 2B.

Kansas City 1 @ Carolina 0 (Game 1)
WP: Bob Welch (1-0) 9 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 4 K.
LP: Sadie McMahon (1-2)


Kansas City 4 @ Carolina 1 (Game 2)
WP: Bret Saberhagen (2-1) 8 IP / 6 H / 0 ER / 5 K.
LP: Jack Powell (0-3)

• KANC: Willie McCovey 2-4 / solo HR [3].

[luckymann]

Good evening and thanks for tuning in to this Game of the Week telecast. A cool and blustery night here at Pike Street Grounds, challenging conditions indeed.

Tonight the Seattle Rainiers play host to divisional rivals Portland. The two teams played out a fantastic game last night, with the home team sneaking by 4-3 thanks to a walkoff RBI double by backstop Lance Parrish, and they do match up very evenly on paper so I’m expecting another tight one this evening.

Tim Keefe on the mound for the Rainiers while the Stags are going with Jim Whitney. Neither has exactly set the league on fire so far, something I’m sure they’ll be keen to change tonight. Seattle struggled early, but are riding a 4-game win streak including a sweep of New York that has got them back to .500 ball. The Stags are at 4-9 and certainly playing better of late after losing their first four of the season.

Before we get started, our field reporter Juliana Scott is down in the Rainiers dugout with manager, Lou Piniella. Juliana, over to you.

Juliana Scott: Thanks Nik. Appreciate your time, Lou. A slow start, but 4 wins on the trot now and your squad looks to be coming together nicely. What do you think has been the difference over the past few games?

Lou Piniella: Oh, no doubt, we’ve pitched better. We’ve only given up 10 runs in those four wins and when you do that you’ll usually come out on top of more ballgames than you'll lose.

JS: Just 43 runs scored in 12 games, lowest in the league--you can’t be too happy about that.

LP: No, that’s certainly an area we have to be better in. Trout and Gordon have been good, Ashburn as well, Lloyd is really looking promising. But a few of the other lads have been slow off the mark and our hitting in the clutch has been poor so far, which means we’ve left a lot of runs on the deck and lost a couple of games we should perhaps have won. But it’s a young group all new to this level, so we always expected some teething problems such as these across the board.

JS: Last night’s game was scoreless thru 8 and then you fell behind 2-0 in the 9th. How did you get the group to regather after that and get the win in dramatic fashion?

LP: We felt we’d been unlucky not to score a couple of times and, as I said, we just weren’t delivering at key moments. But we knew we were far from out of it and I was really proud of how the guys lifted to get us home in the end. Lance’s at-bat that resulted in the walkoff run was more along the lines of what we’re looking for. He hung tough, fouled a couple off, and then got his pitch and drove it.

JS: You’ve got Tim Keefe pitching for you tonight, tell us a bit more about him.

LP: I doubt Tim will win many strikeout titles, but he has excellent control and won’t give up too many homers. He’ thrown too many straight down the pipe in his starts so far, and in this league that will get you treated the way he was. So we’ve been working on him mixing his pitches up and staying ahead in the count so he can nibble a bit more and pressure the hitters into false swings. Hopefully that’ll show tonight. If he can get his changeup working the way we know it can he’ll be a different pitcher altogether.

JS: And what do you know about his opponent, Jim Whitney?

LP: Only that I hope he pitches tonight more like he did in his first game than his last one (laughs). From what we can tell he’s not too dissimilar a pitcher to Tim in a lot of ways. Not overpowering stuff, but will wear hitters down with good control and a decent array of pitches. We’ll be looking to attack him early in the count because if he gets ahead of you then he’s tough to beat.

JS: Just before I let you go, you mentioned this is a new, young group – what have you found to be the most challenging aspect of managing them so far?

LP: We know we have a good bunch of ballplayers, but we also know they are raw and will take time to come on as we expect, to gel as a unit. But really for mine, the toughest thing is getting them all enough game time while still using each player in the right situation so that we have the best chance of winning games. That will become easier as we all get to know one another better, but until then it’s something we’ll have to keep close tabs on.

JS: Great, Lou, thanks again for your time and all the best for tonight’s game and the season ahead.

LP: No problems Juliana, any time at all.

Thanks Juliana, and of course thanks to Lou. OK, after this quick word from our sponsors we’ll be back with the first pitch.


TOP 1ST
A messy start for the home side as Portland scores an unearned run after Gordon makes a two-out error and Mantle singles it in.
Portland 1, Seattle 0

BOTTOM 1ST
The Stags return the favour when, after Ashburn leads off with a double, an error by the 3B Molitor puts men at the corners with none out. Lloyd fails to bring in the run, hitting into a fielder’s choice, and then Magee ends the threat by taking a flyout from Trout and turning it into a double play at home. Lou Piniella won’t be impressed with that missed opportunity.

TOP 2ND
No dramas for Keefe in a 1-2-3 inning.

BOTTOM 2ND
Whitney retires them in order.

TOP 3RD
Nothing doing for the Stags.

BOTTOM 3RD
Parrish leads off with a hit and scores on a two-out double by Jim “The Toy Cannon” Wynn.
Portland 1, Seattle 1

TOP 4TH
A red-hot Roger Connor starts the inning off with a single, and another one by Mantle moves him to second. Keefe strikes out Campaneris for the first out of the inning, but then Connor swipes third to put him right under the pump. A popout by Molitor eases the pressure somewhat and he gets out of the jam when Parrish grounds out.

BOTTOM 4TH
Whitney with a three-up, three-down inning.

TOP 5TH
More struggles for Keefe. Rajah Hornsby leads off with a single and ends up at third when a caught stealing attempt by Parrish ends up in the outfield. This time, he can’t escape unhurt as Magee singles the runner in. Waner bunts him over to second and then Bell doubles to extend the visitors’ lead. A Mantle single leaves men at the corners with two outs, but Keefe ends the inning with a flyout.
Portland 3, Seattle 1

BOTTOM 5TH
Whitney is locked-in now and retires them in order.

TOP 6TH
An up-and-down inning for Keefe.

BOTTOM 6TH
Nothing doing for Seattle, who have been limited to just 3 hits so far.

TOP 7TH
A one-out double by Waner chases Keefe, who is replaced by Hawley. A groundout by Bell moves the runner to third and Connor lines out to Gordon to end the threat.

BOTTOM 7TH
Now it’s Portland forced to make a pitching change when Trout gets aboard with a leadoff double and Stags skipper Walter Alston decided to play it safe and go to the bullpen. Despite matching lefty against lefty by bringing in Plank to face Utley, the Seattle DH slaps a single to left, moving Trout to third with still no outs made. But the home team has to trade two outs for a run when Gordon grounds into a double play. Bregman walks and advances to second on a wild pitch, but Parrish can’t repeat his previous night’s heroics this time around, ending the inning with a harmless flyout to Waner in right field.
Portland 3, Seattle 2

TOP 8TH
Hawley retires them 1-2-3.

BOTTOM 8TH
The Rainiers mount a two-out rally with singles to Wynn and John Henry Lloyd, which brings Valenzuela into the game in relief of Plank. But Trout just misses the big blast when his deep flyball comes a foot or so shy of being a 3-run homer and instead brings the inning to a close.

TOP 9TH
Hawley gets into strife when he walks Hornsby and then gives up a double to Magee, putting both in scoring position with one out. Piniella’s gutsy call to pitch to Waner rather than give him a free pass pays off when he pops one up, and then Hawley fans Bell to end the inning.

BOTTOM 9TH
Valenzuela retires the first two men to bring Seattle down to their final out, but then walks Bregman on four pitches to open the door ever so slightly. Of course it has to be Parrish due up, doesn’t it? But Fernando slips a screwball by him for strike three and the Stags take a nailbiter.

Portland 3, Seattle 2 (final).

WP: Jim Whitney (1-1)
LP: Tim Keefe (1-2)
SV: Fernando Valenzuela (2)
POTG: Jim Whitney

Well we sure have been blessed with some fantastic contests so far in our Game of the Week coverage, and this was no exception. Seattle gave it their all, but the 18-odd thousand home fans go home disappointed. They didn’t do much wrong in this one, they just didn’t do enough right, and Portland took their chances and got the result.

Thanks for tuning in again, and we’ve got another beauty next week as the Boston Beacons duke it out with their North Division rival Connecticut Colonials at Community Stadium in Hartford.

Until then, good night.

[luckymann]

Players of the Week

Northwest League
Roger Connor (Portland): .500 / 3 HR / 6 RBI

Southeast League
Ken Boyer (New Orleans): .571 / 2 HR / 5 RBI

[luckymann]

Boston 5 v Los Angeles 0
WP: Doc White (3-1) 9 IP / 4 H / 0 ER / 10 K.
LP: Roger Clemens (1-2)

• BOST: Joe Tinker 2-3 / HR [1] / 3 RBI.

Connecticut 2 @ New York 0
WP: CC Sabathia (3-0) 9 IP / 3 H / 0 ER / 10 K.
LP: Dwight Gooden (0-3)

• CONN: Barry Larkin 2-4 / solo HR [2].

Seattle 15 v Portland 5
WP: Kid Nichols (2-1)
LP: Cole Hamels (0-3)

• SEAT: Mike Trout 2-4 / GRAND SLAM [4]; Joe Gordon 3-5 / 2B / 3B / 3 RBI; Richie Ashburn 3-4 / 2B / HR [1] / 2 RBI; Alex Bregman 2-run HR [1]; Chase Utley 2 2B / 2 RBI.
• PORT: Bert Campaneris 3-run HR [1].

Las Vegas 3 v New Jersey 2
WP: Don Sutton (2-1)
LP: Jim McCormick (1-2)

• NJER: Darrell Porter 2-run HR [2].

Florida 2 v Virginia 1
WP: Tom Seaver (2-2) 9 IP / 5 H / 1 ER / 9 K.
LP: Mike Mussina (1-2)

• FLOR: Luis Aparicio 3-3 / RBI.

Atlanta 4 v Indianapolis 2
WP: Luis Tiant (3-0)
LP: Schoolboy Rowe (0-3)
SV: Al Orth (1)

• ATLA: Hank Aaron 2 HR [6] / 3 RBI.

Washington 8 @ New Orleans 6
WP: Curt Schilling (1-0)
LP: Cy Young (1-3)

• WASH: Wade Boggs 4-5 / 2 2B / 3 RBI.

Carolina 9 v Kansas City 4
WP: Nap Rucker (3-0)
LP: Pete Alexander (1-2)

• CARO: Juan Soto 2 2B / 4 RBI.

[Brad K]

RE post 54 great write up. Super.

I was in a league once where the commissioner would post stories like that. His took the format of a news article rather than a live interview. Anyway, when the story was about one of our teams, we'd write an amplifying or rebuttal story.

I had taken over a team where Casey Stengel was the manager and he wrote a story about Stengel's job being on the line. I wrote a rebuttal that Stengel said he wasn't worried about his job because he hadn't yet made the mistake of being 70.

My current GM (Anne Bonny) is the result of a ruling by that commissioner. The manager was just for show, a name for his articles, and I wanted Jose Gasper to manage the Treasure Island Pirates. He said no, had to be a real manager from the era being played.

So with the idea the Pirates should be run by a real pirate I have Anne Bonny now.

[luckymann]

Originally Posted by Brad K

RE post 54 great write up. Super.

I was in a league once where the commissioner would post stories like that. His took the format of a news article rather than a live interview. Anyway, when the story was about one of our teams, we'd write an amplifying or rebuttal story.

I had taken over a team where Casey Stengel was the manager and he wrote a story about Stengel's job being on the line. I wrote a rebuttal that Stengel said he wasn't worried about his job because he hadn't yet made the mistake of being 70.

My current GM (Anne Bonny) is the result of a ruling by that commissioner. The manager was just for show, a name for his articles, and I wanted Jose Gasper to manage the Treasure Island Pirates. He said no, had to be a real manager from the era being played.

So with the idea the Pirates should be run by a real pirate I have Anne Bonny now.

Hahahaha - is Edward Teach your Bench Coach?

Those interviews will be a regular GotW feature, either with managers or players. I was going to do a magazine feature but in the end my lack of skills in that department made it too time-consuming what with all of my various leagues on the go (there's another one in the works - I'm a glutton for punishment!)

Glad you're enjoying it bud, thanks for the feedback.

G

[luckymann]

New Jersey 4 v Connecticut 1
WP: Roy Oswalt (3-1)
LP: Urban Shocker (2-2)
SV: Jim McCormick (1)

• NJER: Cristobal Torriente 2-4 / solo HR [3]; Robinson Cano 2-run HR [3]; Kenny Lofton solo HR [1].
• CONN: Freddie Freeman 2-4 / solo HR [2].

Las Vegas 10 @ Boston 2
WP: Mark Langston (3-1) 9 IP / 7 H / 2 ER / 7 K.
LP: Bert Blyleven (1-2)

• LASV: Dan Brouthers 3-5 / 2 HR [5] / 3 RBI; Barry Bonds 3-5 / 3B / HR [2] / 3 RBI; Martin Dihigo 3-5 / 2 RBI; Cal Ripken jr 2-5 / 2-run 2B.

New York 5 @ Portland 4 (10 innings)
WP: Babe Adams (3-1)
LP: Fernando Valenzuela (1-1)
SV: Bartolo Colon (2)

• PORT: Mickey Mantle 2-run HR [1]; Jim Whitney 3-5 / 2B / RBI.

Los Angeles 4 v Seattle 3
WP: Clayton Kershaw (2-1)
LP: Rick Reuschel (0-3)
SV: Zack Greinke (1)

• LOSA: Bobby Bonds 2-4 / solo HR [3].
• SEAT: Joe Gordon 2-4 / 2-run HR [3].

Kansas City 3 @ Indianapolis 1
WP: Dennis Eckersley (1-0)
LP: Bob Shawkey (2-2)

• KANC: Cody Bellinger 2-run HR [2].

Virginia 8 v Carolina 2
WP: Al Spalding (1-3) 9 IP / 8 H / 1 ER / 5 K.
LP: Old Hoss Radbourn (0-3)

• VIRG: Eddie Murray 3-4 / HR [3] / 2 RBI; Christian Yelich 2 3B / RBI.

Washington 5 v Florida 3
WP: Joe McGinnity (4-0)
LP: Charles Bender (2-1)
SV: Johan Santana (2)

• WASH: Will Clark 2-3 / 2 RBI; Frankie Frisch 3-5 / RBI.

New Orleans 6 v Atlanta 2
WP: Jim Perry (2-2)
LP: Addie Joss (1-2)

• NORL: Joe DiMaggio 3-4 / HR [3] / 3 RBI; Ken Boyer 2-3 / 3 RBI; Ichiro Suzuki 3-4 / 2B.
• ATLA: Fernando Tatis jr 2-4 / 2-run HR [3]; Scott Rolen 3-4 / 2B.

[Brad K]

Originally Posted by luckymann

Hahahaha - is Edward Teach your Bench Coach?

Those interviews will be a regular GotW feature, either with managers or players. I was going to do a magazine feature but in the end my lack of skills in that department made it too time-consuming what with all of my various leagues on the go (there's another one in the works - I'm a glutton for punishment!)

Glad you're enjoying it bud, thanks for the feedback.

G

Yea, I liked the interview. Really nice.

(Teach isn't my bench coach. Just someone in the game.)