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willie mcgee is available!

 

Willie Wilson! Willie Upshaw! Willie Davis! Wee Willie Keeler!

Let's goooooooooooooooooo!

Amazing.

 

Fresh out of Willies, but can I interest you in some... nah....

 

Everyone got lineups in? Should be able to sim then all tomorrow

 

I think me and @LloydChristmas still owe.

 

HOME: Hilltop Park

Lineup:

1 Pete Browning CF
2 King Kelly C
3 Cesar Cedeno 1B
4 Shane Spencer 3B
5 Manny Ramirez LF
6 Walt Bond RF
7 Marlon Anderson 2B
8 Troy Tulowitzki SS

Rotation:

Game 1: Silver King (1888 St. Louis Browns)
Game 2: Walter Johnson (1913 Washington Senators)
Game 3: Christy Mathewson (1908 New York Giants)
Game 4: Clayton Kershaw (2016 Los Angeles Dodgers)
Game 5: Silver King (1888 St. Louis Browns)
Game 6: Walter Johnson (1913 Washington Senators)

@LloydChristmas

 

When I was a kid I had MLBPA Baseball for Super Nintendo. I was playing as the '93 Mets and was in first place sometime in May. Since it was the mid 90s, the game used passwords. After another win, the next time I tried playing with my latest password, the game glitched out and I was suddenly in last place like 30 games under .500. I used an older password, replayed and won a gain, and again the same thing happened with the new password. I never played again.

There is no reason I am telling this story.

But I certainly wouldn't object if the next time I checked this thread my record was like 48-24 or something.

Amazing.

 

Stay at Petco, and for Games 1-3, same lineup with Pudge at C for all (you can choose to read this as "Center" which is great btw)

Game 4, go to NY and put in Jeter wearing a Red Sox hat and an Apple Watch:

1 Wee Willie CF
2 Shoeless Joe RF
3 Floating Head Ted LF
4 Sizzler 1B
5 Arky SS
6 Speaker 3B
7 Jeter 2B
8 Pudge Center

Games 5-6, Jack Clements gets unsuspended and celebrates by playing with a cigar in his mouth and wearing only loose cotton underwear for his butt raisins:

1 Wee Willie CF
2 Shoeless Joe RF
3 Floating Head Ted LF
4 Sizzler 1B
5 Arky SS
6 Speaker 3B
7 Clements C
8 Jeter 2B

Rotation:
Game 1: Addie
Game 2: Eddie
Game 3: Arrie
Game 4: Doc
Game 5: Add-Star Game
Game 6: Edd

 

By cigar I of course mean Old Judge Cigarettes, which allow him to use the Force

 

Announcement

Your All-Star Rosters: (Juliet picks in bold)

Team DP:

Mike Piazza (1997, Free Fallers)
Lou Gehrig (1927, pilots)
Rogers Hornsby (1924, Cornballers)
John McGraw (1899, Shaq)
Cal Ripken, Jr. 1991, Amazings)
Manny Ramirez (2008, ASSES)
Mickey Mantle (1957, Bandwagoners)
Carl Yazphalbetsoup (1967, Throws)
Addie Joss (1908, Shaq)
Mike Maddux (1986, UFA)
Pedro (2000, pilots)
Ice Box Chamberlain (1888, Cornballers)
Sean Doolittle (2018, Slingers)
Hugh Duffy(1894, pilots)
Joe Morgan (1976, Free Fallers)
Ty Cobb (1911, pilots)
Jim Thome (2002, Free Fallers)
Andrew Miller (2016, Slingers)
Jimmie Foxx (1932, Slingers)
Brian McCann (2008, Matata)
Al Rosen (1953, Enhancers)
Alex Rodriguez (1996, Enhancers)
Barry Bonds (2001, Enhancers)
Mike Trout (2018, Enhancers)
Zach Britton (2016, Enhancers)

Team Pointy:

Buster Posey (2012, Bandwagoners)
George Sisler (1920, Shaq)
Jackie Robinson 1949, Amazings)
Adrian Beltre (2004, Slingers)
Arky Vaughan (1935, Shaq)
Babe Ruth 1920, Cornballers)
Willie Mays (1954, Free Fallers)
Ken Griffey Jr (1997, Doubleheaders)
Walter Johnson (1913, ASSES)
Max Scherzer (2018, Throws)
Jack Taylor (1902, Slingers)
Roger Clemens (1997, Bandwagoners)
Eric Gagne (2003, pilots)
Jocko Milligan 1889, pilots)
Hank Aaron (1959, Matata)
Jeff Bagwell (1994, Cornballers)
George Brett (1980, pilots)
Silver King (1888, ASSES)
Fernando Rodney (2012, Cornballers)
Nap Lajoie (1901, pilots)
Dennis Eckersly (1990, ASSES)
Kenny Lofton (1994, Slingers)
Ed Walsh (1910, Shaq)
Honus Wagner (1908, Bandwagoners)
Ichiro (2004, Bandwagoners)



All-Stars by Team

pilots (8) - Gagne, Milligan, Brett, Lajoie, Gehrig, Martinez, Duffy, Cobb
Incheon Hash Slingers (6) - Beltre, Taylor, Lofton, Doolittle, Miller, Foxx
Every City Bandwagoners (5) - Posey, Clemens, Wagner, Ichiro, Mantle
A Shaq of Their Own (5) - Sisler, Vaughan, Walsh, McGraw, Joss
Sudden Valley Cornballers (5) - Ruth, Bagwell, Rodney, Hornsby, Chamberlain
Enhancers (5) - Rosen, Rodriguez, Bonds, Trout, Britton
Free Fallers (4) - Mays, Piazza, Morgan, Thome
ASSES (4) - Johnson, Eckersly, King, Ramirez
Let's Play Two (2) - Greg Maddux (sitting out due to concerns over DAVID-19), Griffey Jr.
Game of Throws (2) - Scherzer, Yaz
Acuña Matata (2) - Aaron, McCann
Amazings (2) - Robinson, Ripken

 

Six Slingers and not a one named Joseph Kelley

 

Tuesday, June-Lie 18th
ASSES (45 - 27) at A Shaq of Their Own (50 - 22)

Addie Joss and Silver King would give us a wild, back-and-forth affair, though neither would get a decision in this one.

A Shaq of their own would take an early 1-0 lead in the second inning, thanks to an Arky Vaughan RBI single to score George Sisler.

ASSES would get a pair of runs in the top of the fourth to briefly take the lead, thanks to a two-run double from Troy Tulowitzki, but a Pudge Rodriguez RBI double in the bottom of the inning plated two unearned runs, and put the Big Dieselers back on top of the ASSES.

In the sixth, it was Rodriguez again, this time with a two-our, RBI single to make it 4-2. And, we'd stay there until the ninth, when Hong-Chi Kuo would come on, after Joss was unsucessfully pinch hit for in the eighth, ending his night at eight innings pitched, with just two runs allowed on eleven hits.

Kuo would give up a double to the first batter he faced - the pinch hitting Bill Joyce - and then walk Pete Browning, Before a King Kelly RBI double scored them both and tied the game at four. Kuo would retire Cesar Cedeno and Shane Spencer, before walking Manny Ramirez. Walt Bond then singled to score Kelly, before Shaq as Barnes as Dugan called on Ed Walsh (yes, tomorrow's starter) to relieve Kuo, and he struck out Marlon Anderson - or possibly Marlon from Finding Nemo, who knows with dp's team - to end the inning.

That allowed Lin-Manuel Miranda to call upon his right hand man, Dennis Eckersly, to try to close it out, with the ASSES on top 5-4. John McGraw drew a leadoff walk, and stole second, then moved to third on a fly out from Shoeless Joe Jackson. A Ted Williams double scored McGraw, and with that Eckersly had thrown away his shot at the save. As history had its eyes on him, he got Sisler to fly out, only Walt Bond was helpless, and misplayed it, allowing Sisler to go to second, and putting Williams on third. That would be enough, as a Wee Willie Keeler single scored Williams to walk it off, allowing the fans of a Shaq of Their Own listening on the radio to be satisfied.

Player of the Game, Brought to you by JR Smith laying pipe in the NBA Bubble: Pudge Rodriguez
Final: Blue Chips 6, ASSES 5
Win: Walsh (9-8)
Loss: Eckersly (1-2)

Wednesday, June-Lie 19th
ASSES (45 - 28) at A Shaq of Their Own (51 - 22)

The ASSES built a big lead early, but would it be enough for their suddenly shaky bullpen?

Shane Spencer got the ASSES going with a sac fly in the first, and the lead was 2-0 when Marlin from Finding Nemo homered in the second.

A Shaq of Their Own pulled one back in the bottom of the second, with Ed Walsh getting a two-out RBI single.

But, the top of the third brought about some more runs for the ASSES. King Kelly and Cesar Cedeno singled to open the inning and put runners on the corners, and Shane Spencer hit into a fielder's choice to score Kelly and retire Cedeno. Walks to Manny Ramirez and Walt Bond loaded the bases, and Marlin from Finding Nemo singled to score two. Troy Tulowitzki added a sac fly for another run, and it 6-1 when Walter Johnson flew out to end the inning.

Arky Vaughan got an RBI double in the fourth, but Johnson and Pete Browning had RBI singles in the fifth to push the lead to 8-2.

That's where we would be heading into the bottom of the ninth, with Johnson trying to get the complete game.

He retired Wee Willie Keeler to open the inning, but singles from Vaughan and Tris Speaker put runners on the corners, and Pudge Rodriguez singled to score Vaughan. Shaq as Barnes as Dugan sent up Lefty O'Doul as a pinch hitter, and he singled, scoring Speaker. That prompted Lin-Manuel Miranda to call upon Dennis Eckersly, trying to shake off the ghosts of his previous night. The first batter he faced was John McGraw, who hit a groundball that Cesar Cedeno booted, loading the bases. Shoeless Joe Jackson hit into a fielder's choice for the second out of the inning, but it scored Rodriguez, making it 8-5. Ted Williams then doubled, scoring O'Doul, and putting the tying run in scoring position, with George Sisler at the plate.

Alas, there was no joy in Mudville, as Eckersly struck out Sisler to end the game and get the save.

Player of the Game, Brought to you by JR Smith laying pipe in the NBA Bubble: Marlon from Finding Nemo
Final: ASSES 8, Blue Chips 6
Win: Johnson (13-5)
Loss: Walsh (9-9)
Save: Eckersly (14)

Thursday, June-Lie 20th
ASSES (46 - 28) at A Shaq of Their Own (51 - 23)

Jake Arrieta ... did not suck in this one.

Arrieta went eight dominant innings, giving up just one run on three hits, striking out two and walking six.

his one blemish was a solo homer by Troy Tulowitzki in the third inning that clanged off the foul poul and briefly gave the ASSES a 1-0 lead.

In the bottom of the third, his team had his back and put A Shaq of Their Own on top, where they'd stay the rest of the game. John McGraw singled and stole second, then scored on a double from Ted Williams, with Williams scoring on a triple from Wee Willie Keeler.

McGraw added an RBI single in the fourth, and the Big Dieselers scored two more in the fifth, thanks to a triple from Arky Vaughan and an error by Marlin from Finding Nemo.

Vaughan and Tris Speaker would add RBI singles in the eight to give us the final margin, with Hong-Chih Kuo working the ninth.

Player of the Game, Brought to you by JR Smith laying pipe in the NBA Bubble: Jake Arrieta
Final: Blue Chips 7, ASSES 1
Win: Arrieta (7-5)
Loss: Mathewson (6-7)

Friday, June-Lie 21st
A Shaq of Their Own (52 - 23) at ASSES (46 - 29)

Would a return to the Big Apple help right the ship for the ASSES?

Manny Ramirez got an RBI single in the bottom of the first to give them an early 1-0 lead, and Regular Season Clayton Kershaw pitched the first four innings, taking a three-hit shutout into the fifth.

But, with two outs and Pudge Rodriguez on second in the fifth, Playoff Kershaw showed up. Shoeless Joe Jackson singled to score Rodriguez, and after he stole second, Ted Williams was intentionally walked. George Sisler singled to score Jackson, and Arky Vaughan singled to score Williams, meaning it was 3-1 in favor of A Shaq of Their Own when Tris Speaker grounded out to end the inning.

Jackson added a two-out, two-run single in the sixth off of reliever Koji Uehara, making it 5-1. And, it was Jackson again in the eighth, singling with two outs to score Rodriguez, before a Ted Williams RBI single made it 7-1.

Those insurance runs were important, because the ASSES would make a run in the bottom of the eighth.

Pete Browning got a leadoff single, and after a King Kelly fly out, Cesar Cedeno reached on an error by Tris Speaker. Shane Spencer flew out for what should have been the third out, but in reality moved Browning to third. Manny Ramirez and Walt Bond would then both provide RBI singles, and it was 7-3 entering the ninth.

Shaq as Barnes as Dugan went with Hong-Chih kuo in the ninth, and he gave up a leadoff double to Troy Tulowitzki. Lin-Manuel Miranda sent up Mark Loretta as a pinch hitter, but he was retired easily, as Mark Loretta should always be. But, Pete Browning hit a two-run homer to pull the ASSES to within 7-5, with one out. Kelly lined out for the second out, but Cedeno singled to put the tying run at the plate. But, Kuo froze Shane Spencer, striking him out looking to end the game.

Player of the Game, Brought to you by a season that is aging as well as Albert Belle's hip: Shoeless Joe Jackson
Final: Blue Chips 7, ASSES 5
Win: White (13-3)
Loss: Kershaw (4-5)

Saturday, June-Lie 22nd
A Shaq of Their Own (53 - 23) at ASSES (46 - 30)

The good news for the ASSES?

They scored 12 runs in a game started by Addie Joss.

In defense of Joss, only four of those runs were earned, as he allowed 8 unearned runs, and seventeen hits on his way to the complete game.

The bad news for the ASSES?

They allowed twenty runs in a game started by Addie Joss.

Silver King was chased in the fourth inning, giving up 10 runs (6 earned) on 12 hits.

And that was the story of this game.

Jack Clements - using the Force, perhaps - had three hits and four RBI in his first game back from suspension.

Player of the Game, Brought to you by a season that is aging as well as Albert Belle's hip: Jack Clementss comfy underwear
Final: Blue Chips 20, ASSES 12
Win: Joss (18-2)
Loss: King (10-4)

Sunday, June-Lie 23rd
A Shaq of Their Own (54 - 23) at ASSES (46 - 31)

In another slugfest, the teams combined for thirty runs and forty hits in the series finale, sending both teams to the All-Star Break with a bang.

George Sisler had three hits and three RBI for A Shaq of Their Own, and Jack Clements added two hits and three RBI.

But, the day belonged to Troy Tulowitzki, who had five hits - two of them homers, and was just a triple shy of the cycle - as he drove in eight runs.

There was some late drama, as a four-run eighth took A Shaq of Their Own from being down 14-8 to being down 14-12, but the ASSES answered with four of their own, putting the game out of reach in the ninth.

Player of the Game, Brought to you by a season that is aging as well as Albert Belle's hip: Troy Tulowitzki
Final: ASSES 18, Blue Chips 12
Win: Johnson (14-5)
Loss: Walsh (9-10)


Records heading into the All-Star Break:

A Shaq of Their Own: 54 - 24
ASSES 47 - 31

 

'cause I'm freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee... free fallin'...

 

Greatest sentence in the draft, nay, in any draft.

Also suspend my players more often, apparently it makes them Jedi (well that or the Old Judge Cigarettes™)

 

I can't help but notice that all the teams with more than 20 wins seem to get full recaps.

I hate this game.

Amazing.

 

Monday, June-Lie 17th
Amazings (17 -55) at stone temple seattle pilots (50 - 22)

Wearing a buzzer, Jose Altuve got a leadoff single. It was all for naught, though, as he was caught stealing. However, with two outs, Minnie Minoso walked, and then the reigning league MVP (from when Amazings were good) Mel Ott hit a two-run homer, to give Amazings an early 2-0 lead.

Alas, this being the Amazings current season, that two-run homer would be the only runs they would manage in the game, as Steve Carlton was locked and loaded from that point forward. Carlton tossed the complete game, giving up those two runs on just five hits, striking out eight and walking one.

On the other side ... Doc Gooden ... was also pitching a fantastic game. After a one-out solo homer by Lou Gehrig ended his no-hitter bid in the fourth inning, Gooden took a slim 2-1 lead into the ninth inning, up against the heart of the order for the pilots.

He'd have to do it with questionable defense behind him, with Stan Musial playing third base after Mel Ott was ejected in the top of the inning. Why Mr. Met didn't play Wade Boggs at third, we'll never know.

In any case, Gooden got Lou Gehrig to ground out to first to start the inning, and then Jocko Milligan hit a ground ball to third, but Musial fielded it just fine, and threw to first to retire Milligan. With two outs, George Brett laced a double to center, putting the tying run in scoring position. But, Gooden got Nap Lajoie to ground out to end the inning and complete his gem.

Gooden's final line: nine innings pitched, one run allowed on four hits, one walk issued, and two strikeouts.

Player of the Game, Brought to you by pitching duels that break your heart: Doc Gooden
Final: Amazings 2, pilots 1
Win: Gooden (4-8)
Loss: Carlton (6-5)

Tuesday, June-Lie 18th
Amazings (18 - 55) at stone temple seattle pilots (50 - 23)

In the second game of this series, Jacob deGrom and Pedro Martinez would give us another thrilling duel from the mound.

Amazings would get a run off of Martinez in the first, with Jose Altuve singling to leadoff again, and this time successfully stealing second. He'd stay there as Tony Gwynn and Minnie Minoso struck out, but after Martinez decided to issue an intentional walk to Mel Ott, cal Ripken Jr. got the two-out RBI single to score Altuve, with Martinez getting Johnny Bench to fly out and end the inning.

stone temple seattle pilots would respond quickly, though, in the bottom of the inning. Hugh Duffy doubled with one out, and moved to third on a ground out by Lou Gehrig. Jocko Milligan would then bring Duffy home with an infield single, and we were tied at one.

Ott - recovering his MVP form or perhaps just trying to get traded - hit a leadoff homer in the third to make it 2-1 to Amazings, and Carlos Beltran would hit a one-out solo homer in the sixth to make it 3-1.

In the eighth, though,the pilots would get their chance. Tom Hanks as Jimmy Dugan sent up Edgar Martinez to pinch hit to lead off the inning, and he doubled. Ty Cobb then notched a ground rule double to score Martinez, and put the tying run in scoring position. deGrom then struck out Duffy for the first out, and a Gehrig ground out was the second out, though it did move Cobb to third. Cobb would stay there, though, as deGrom got Milligan to ground out to short.

stone temple seattle pilots wouldn't get a baserunning in the ninth, as deGrom retird the side in order to get the complete game, and give Amazings two wins in a row against the league leaders.

deGrom's final line was nine innings pitched, two runs allowed on seven hits, one walk issued, seven strikeouts, and one thankful deGrom that the manager didn't let the bullpen blow his win.

Player of the Game, Brought to you by pitching duels that break your heart: Jacob deGrom
Final: Amazings 3, pilots 2
Win: deGrom (6-7)
Loss: Martinez (13-4)

Wednesday, June-Lie 19th
Amazings (19 - 55) at stone temple seattle pilots (50 - 24)

For the third game in this series, stone temple seattle pilots got a really good performance from their pitchers.

Charlie Bender tossed a complete game, giving up one run on three hits, walking nobody and striking out three.

Could the pilots finally enough runs to support such an effort?

This time, yes, they would.

Hanley Ramirez had a two-run double in the second that would prove to be all the support Bender would need.

The pilots, though, would add on some insurance runs, all in the eighth. Jocko Miligan had an RBI single, as did Nap Lajoie, with Tip O'Neill adding an RBI ground out.

Jose Altuve got a leadoff single for the third game in a row.

Player of the Game, Brought to you by giving up five runs in three games and losing two of them: Charlie Bender
Final: pilots 5, Amazings 1
Win: Bender (11-5)
Loss: Grove (2-8)

Friday, June-Lie 20th
stone temple seattle pilots (51 - 24) at Amazings (19 - 56)

After a day off to travel from Seattle to New York, stone temple seattle pilots would be looking for another great pitching performance.

And, they would get it, this time from Zack Greinke.

Greinke went seven innings, allowing no runs and just five hits, while striking out three and walking a pair.

Craig Kimbrell pitched two innings of scoreless relief, allowing three hits, to keep Amazings off the board.

Lou Gehrig had a two-run double in the third, then scored on a single by Jocko Miligan,giving the pilots a 3-0 lead through three innings. George Brett added an RBI ground out in the fifth. Gehrig hit a solo homer in the seventh, and that inning also saw Tip O'Neill get a two-run single to give us the final score of 7-0.

Player of the Game, Brought to you by getting full recaps even though you haven't quite hit twenty wins yet: Zack Greinke
Final: pilots 7, Amazings 0
Win: Greinke (6-3)
Loss: Gomez (0-2)

Saturday, June-Lie 20th
stone temple seattle pilots (52 - 24) at Amazings (19 - 57)

stone temple seattle pilots would not get another stellar pitching performance in this one.

Pedro Martinez went six innings, giving up six runs on seven hits, walking three and striking out five.

All that damage came in the first inning.

Jose Altuve drew a leadoff walk - easy to do when your buzzers tell you what pitch is coming, TBH - and stole second. Tony Gwynn singled to score him, and a Minnie Minoso single put runners on the corners. Mel Ott singled to score Gwynn, Cal Ripken, Jr. singled to score Minoso, and then Johnny Bench hit a three-run homer to make it 6-0.

Amazings would only get two hits the rest of the game, but that didn't matter, because Robin Roberts only allowed two hits all game.

Jocko Milligan got a leadoff double in the second, and Ty Cobb a two-out single in sixth, and that was it for offense for the pilots.

Roberts final line was nine innings pitched, no runs allowed, just two hits surrendered, a pair of walks and three strikeouts.

Player of the Game, Brought to you by getting full recaps and finally hitting the twenty win mark: Robin Roberts
Final: Amazings 6, pilots 0
Win: Roberts (1-0)
Loss: Martinez (13-5)

Sunday, June-Lie 20th
stone temple seattle pilots (52 - 25) at Amazings (20 - 57)

Charlie Bender was back on the bump for stone temple seattle pilots, and every bit as dominant as his first start in the series.

Bender tossed a complete game, giving up one run on six hits, walking none and striking out five.

Babe Ruth would probably have been rather eating hot dogs and drinking beer than getting shelled the way he did this game.

Ruth lasted just six innings, giving up nine runs on seventeen hits, walking one and striking out two.

Six different batters for the pilots had a multi-hit game, lead by four hits from Tip O'Neill. Jocko Miligan and Nap Lajoie each homered, and Bender had two hits - including a triple - an an RBI.

Player of the Game, Brought to you by finally getting your twentieth win and then ****ing the bed in the next game: Charlie Bender
Final: pilots 9, Amazings 1
Win: Bender (12-5)
Loss: Ruth (1-4)

Records heading into the All-Star Break:

stone temple seattle pilots 53 - 25
Amazings 20 - 58

 

what's weird isn't that amazing does well against me, it's that he does so bad against everyone else. one of the most baffling mysteries of the sim.

 

Suggestions for the Home Run Derby?

I figure ... Jocko, Gehrig, Griffey, Ruth, and Hoiles are all in. Who else?

 

*reports post*

 

i'd put foxx and bonds in there.

 

Sizzler

 

Gehrig has a total of 14 dingers this season! The man is coasting on his star power!