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With my defense, I wouldn't be shocked...

 

FODEUSS GAME OF THE WEEK
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Thursday, June 28th, 1990
Amazings at San Francisco Six Demonbags of Phoenix
Chase Field; Phoenix, AZ
7:35 PM Local Time
28,948 in attendance

If you are a fan of classic pitching duels that end up 1-0 or 2-1 ... this game is not for you. Avert thine eyes. Stop reading now and go marvel at the trio of 1-0 games that happened a few days ago.

This one was a hoss-fight, slug-it-out, slobberknocker. So much so, that we're going to have Good Ole JR guest write the write-up here:

Ladies and gentlemen, what we just witnessed at the ol’ ballpark tonight wasn’t just a baseball game—it was an all-out war, a heavyweight bout between two titans of the game! From the opening bell, Deacon Phillippe came out swinging, throwing haymakers and setting down Amazings in order like a true technician in the squared circle. But Jose Fernandez? My God, he got rocked early, like a poor soul walking straight into a Lou Thesz Press from Stone Cold Steve Austin! A pair of costly errors by Cronin and Ways were like missing a reversal on a piledriver—before you knew it, San Francisco had a commanding 4-0 lead, and the home crowd was going absolutely bananas!

But don’t you dare count out Amazings! Like a champion on the ropes, they roared back in the second inning with an offensive flurry that would make Jim Cornette drop his tennis racket in disbelief! Frank Thomas, Biz Mackey, and the legendary Babe Ruth teamed up like the damn Shield, and just when you thought San Francisco had this one under control, JOE MORGAN WENT FOR THE KILL! A GRAND SLAM, BY GAWD! That man stepped to the plate and sent that ball into the cheap seats like he was throwing a steel chair straight at Vince McMahon’s skull! Seven runs in the second! What a comeback! Amazings had taken the lead, 7-4!

And then, like any great back-and-forth classic, the Demonbags weren’t about to stay down for the three count. They answered back, slugging it out in the trenches, clawing and scratching their way back into it. Jocko Milligan—a man built like a damn freight train—unleashed a two-run bomb that sent Fernandez packing, and before you knew it, the Demonbags had the bases loaded again. Dean Chance stepped in out of the bullpen, but he had no chance—walking in runs, giving up clutch singles, and seeing his team get thrown out on the bases in a wild melee of a fourth inning. When the dust settled? San Francisco had taken the lead back, 11-10! What in the hell were we watching? This wasn’t baseball—this was a damn street fight!

And then, folks… THE DRAMA! The Amazings found another gear in the eighth, pummeling the Demonbags with three more runs, flipping the damn script again to make it 13-12 in their favor! But San Francisco, those resilient sons of guns, had one last ace up their sleeve! A sac fly in the eighth tied it, and then… oh, you better believe it… the NINTH INNING had one of the most INSANE finishes I have EVER seen! Babe Ruth, the Sultan of Swat, tried to score the go-ahead run, but Ed Delahanty THREW A STRAIGHT-UP ROCKET to the plate to cut him down! And then, with the bases loaded, in the bottom of the ninth, it wasn’t a home run, it wasn’t a hit—IT WAS A WALK-OFF PASSED BALL! OYSTER BURNS JUST STOLE THE SHOW, BABY! The Demonbags WIN ON A PASSED BALL, and the Amazings go down in absolute heartbreak!

BY GAWD, WHAT A MATCH! These two teams left it all in the ring—err, the diamond! And if you didn’t like that… YOU JUST DON’T LIKE BASEBALL, FOLKS!

Final: San Francisco Six Demonbags of Phoenix 14, Amazings 13
Win: Valenzuela (4-4)
Loss: Rodriguez (2-2)
Player of the Game: "The Heartbreak Kid" Jack Glasscock

 

Ah, I see we are relying on the famously fleet of foot Babe Ruth. Good job everyone.

Amazing.

 

Spoiler: 14 rarity

 

Ichiro is always the guarentee lol....

 

Atta boys!

And man, ALoaSD must be a wasteland at the 3B position if George Brett is somehow the leading vote getter despite having been largely riding the pine for the last month. Phoenix voters are kinda ****ting their pants on that one. Oyster's been better, people!

 

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Grid for Team vs. Team Results:



Power Rankings:



Injuries

FODEUSS Injury Report (Updated 07/01/1990)

stone temple seattle pilots

• P Charles Bender - Torn rotator cuff - 9 months - On IL, eligible for return (60-day IL).
• C Jack Clements - Sprained wrist - 4-5 weeks - Not on IL.

Atlanta Autumn

• LF Bob Fothergill - Torn calf muscle - 2-3 months - On IL, eligible for return.

Birmingham Shaq Barons

• 2B Ross Barnes - Torn thumb ligament - 5 weeks - On IL, eligible for return.

Brand New Ballplayers

• CF Cristobal Torriente - Hamstring tightness - Day-to-day, 1 day - Not on IL.
• P Chris Ray - Torn rotator cuff - 6 months - On IL, eligible for return (60-day IL).

Burning Strangers of Bleach?!

• RF Ronald Acuña Jr. - Torn back muscle - 2 months - On IL, eligible for return.

Every City Bandwagoners

• P Gerrit Cole - Torn UCL - 12-13 months - 22 days left (60-day IL).
• P Curt Schilling - Torn elbow ligament - 8-9 months - On IL, eligible for return (60-day IL).

Game of Throws

• 2B Charlie Smith - Hamstring strain - 2 weeks - 1 day left.

Performance Enhancers

• DH Shohei Ohtani - Bone chips (elbow) - 6 weeks - On IL, eligible for return (60-day IL).

Reseda Free Fallers

• P Jesse Orosco - Shoulder inflammation - 5 months - On IL, eligible for return.
• P Tim Belcher - Torn rotator cuff - 12 months - 6 days left (60-day IL).

San Francisco Six Demonbags of Phoenix

• P Satchel Paige - Dead arm - 5 days - 8 days left.

Sithi of Osten Ard

• LF Billy Hamilton - Fractured hand - 2 days - On IL, eligible for return.

HONKBAL Injury Report (Updated 07/01/1990)

Adequates

• P Jamie Reuter - Partially torn labrum - 3 months - Not on IL.
• P Chris Smith - Radial nerve (elbow) decompression surgery - 6-7 months - Not on IL.

stone temple milwaukee brewers

• P Dick Bates - Surgery to remove bone chips (elbow) - 6-7 months - Not on IL.

Death Valley Aren't You a Little Short for a Shaqtrooper?

• P Roy Partlow - Surgery to remove bone chips (elbow) - 6 months - Not on IL.
• P Verdell Mathis - Pulled abdominal muscle - Day-to-day, 5 days - Not on IL.

Kansas City Swifties

• RF Luis Perez - Back tightness - Day-to-day, 3 days - Not on IL.

Mitchell Report

• P R.A. Dickey - Torn rotator cuff - 3 months - Not on IL.
• P Roki Sasaki - Torn flexor tendon (elbow) - 12 months - Not on IL.
• P Bill Brown - Shoulder inflammation - 7-8 weeks - Not on IL.
• P John Meehan - Strained back - 2-3 weeks - Not on IL.
• P Kyle Taylor - Torn rotator cuff - 12 months - Not on IL.
• P Jose Vazquez - Chronic back soreness - 2 weeks - Not on IL.

Old School Playas

• P Brian Congdon - Shoulder inflammation - 2-3 months - Not on IL.

Riverside Refugees

• 3B Tim Hill - Bone chips (elbow) - 4 days - Not on IL.
• P Chris Rapaport - Strained triceps - Day-to-day, 1-2 weeks - Not on IL.

Sherman Marchers

• 3B Toby Harrah - Elbow contusion - Day-to-day, 2 days - Not on IL.
• P Leon Orive - Herniated disc (back) - 1 week - Not on IL.
• P Mike Williams - Strained forearm - 3 months - Not on IL.

Sudden Valley Cornballers

• P Adam O'Keefe - Strained triceps - 2 weeks - Not on IL.

Vancouver Ice Spiders

• P Andy Eddy - Partially torn UCL - 10-11 months - Not on IL.

Wrecks of the Edmund Fitzgerald

• P Leroy Matlock - Arthritic elbow - 8 weeks - Not on IL.

Upcoming Games and Probable Starters

July 1st - 3rd

San Francisco Six Demonbags of Phoenix at Game of Throws
Leonard vs. Harvey
Koufax vs. Hecker
Phillippe vs. Bieber

Northern Shores Gales of November at Let's Play Two
Mathewson vs. Jenkins
Liriano vs. Scherzer
Blyleven vs. Plank

Sithi of Osten Ard at Atlanta Autumn
Ford vs. Niekro
Sabathia vs. Kluber (!!!!!)
Padron vs. Guidry

Performance Enhancers at stone temple seattle pilots
deGrom vs. Ramsey (!!)
Hubbell vs. Vance
Glavine vs. Tannehill

Birmingham Shaq Barons at San Diego Surfers
Streeter vs. Arrieta
Salmon vs. Greinke
McDaniel vs. Walsh

Brand New Ballplayers at Amazings
Roberts vs. Clemens
Galvin vs. Foster
Strasburg vs. Fernandez

Every City Bandwagoners at Burning Strangers of Bleach?!
Driscoll vs. Kershaw
Shocker vs. Blue
Feller vs. Young

Reseda Free Fallers at Albuquerque All-Seeing Angels of Hernandez
Dean vs. Halladay
Spahn vs. Alexander (!!)
R Johnson vs. Millwood

Note: only gonna do one set of games for two reasons. First, this sets us up so that we do the next full set of six games and we arrive at the All-Star Break. Second, because it was specifically requested that I do some counter programming to something happening on Monday the 20th. So Imma just plan to live stream these games at noon eastern on Monday.

Note: I am also going to manually adjust the schedule and give every team a traditional doubleheader on either July 30th or July 31st. This will allow us to bring a set of games to close on the 31st (the trade deadline) and give everyone an off day on August 1 (right after the trade deadline) which just feels right.

Note: Spreadsheets for stats are all updated.

 

So I can win a game...

 

The Stats said to start 3 lefties v PE. He was 10-15 against them all season. Proceed to get swept and have my defense implode yet again. Cool.

The Sithi of Osten Ard options Whitey Ford to AAA Vancouver and recalls David Price.

Give Spencer Strider the spot start v Atlanta in Game 1 of the set. Remove Mark Prior from the closer's role. Eric Gagne is the new closer. Mark Prior will go to middle relief, normal. Kevin Appier to set up, 8th. David Price to Middle relief, normal, emergency

 

At the risk of giving myself a bunch of work, I do want to remind everyone that you each have a first-half chemistry report that expires when we get to the All-Star Game

Edit:

Also,

Shoeless Joe Jackson of Birmingham Shaq Barons was named the FODEUSS Player of the Month for the month of June. Over the month, Jackson hit .373 with 5 homers, 22 RBI, and 25 runs scored. He had a 209 OPS+ for the month, and half of his hits (19) were extra base hits. Jackson helped Birmingham achieve a record of 14-13 in the month of June.

Urban Shocker of Every City Bandwagoners was named the FODEUSS Pitcher of the Month for the month of June. In June, Shocker was a perfect 5-0 in 5 starts, with a 1.85 ERA, a WHIP of 0.91, and 217 ERA+, and a whole lot of questions about why he was in Boise for so long to start the season. Behind Shocker's incredible pitching, the Bandwagoners went 17-10 in June.

Down in the minors, the HONKBAL Pitcher of the Month was William Bell of Des Moines Moose, who went 7-2 with a 1.60 ERA across 67.2 innings in the month of June as Des Moines apparently gives zero ****s about arm longevity and pitcher health. Augie Galan of stone temple milwaukee brewers was the HONKBAL Player of the Month, because tom really needs more good options for his team. In the month, Galan hit .443 with 8 homers, 22 RBI, and 30 runs scored.

 

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Finally, the good kind of counterprogramming!

 

Maybe I should just swap rosters and bring the KC Swifties up for a series or two.

 

full disclosure, i definitely cheated to get this 3 rarity score. i just don't know the draft that well.

Spoiler

 

Spoiler

I saw Terry Mulholland pitch.

Can't remember if he got the win, but he was definitely part of my 0-10 personal viewing nightmare.

 

Spoiler: Oh come on, Tom

Dick Cox, though? And Anthony Davis is jealous of Wally Moon's brow. Sheesh! That almost feels like it's AI generated.

 

Transactions

Roy Partlow to the 60-day IL
Verdell Mathis to the 10-day IL

Bill Byrd to AAA Death Valley

Recall Jack Matchett to active roster


A few tweaks to...

Depth Chart:

SS: Dunlap | Nomah (Every 2nd Game) | Roger Peckinpaugh (If Starter Tired) DEF: Peckinpaugh


Rotation for 7/1-7/3:

1. Sam Streeter
2. Harry Salmon
3. Willie Powell

4. Booker T McDaniel
5. Slim Jones
6. Hilton Smith

Size: 6

Bullpen:

Steel Arm Tyler-- CL (8+ or later), MR

Jack Matchett-- MR, LR
Gus Weyhing-- MR, LR
Bill Holland-- MR (Avoid High Leverage), Mop-up


@DarthIntegral

 

i'm going to have a few changes before tomorrow's games, jut waiting to see if i hear back on a possible trade.

Spoiler: 3 rarity

 

BREAKING NEWS

By George, they've done it!

stone temple seattle pilots and San Francisco Six Demonbags of Phoenix are welcoming in the month of July with a blockbuster trade.

Heading to the Pacific Northwest is Third Baseman George Brett. Brett has had a bit of a down season so far, slashing .227/.281/.407. He's been below league average at creating runs, with a wRC+ of 87. He does have 17 extra base hits, and showed promise with a May that included a .279 batting average, .508 slugging, and an OPS+ of 134. But, he fell hard in June, batting just .190 with as many strikeouts (4) as hits (4), and all one but one of those hits was a single.

In return for Brett, the Demonbags are receiving infielder George Davis. Davis is batting .260 on the season, with an OPS+ of 94. He's been worth 1.1 WAR so far this season, with 62 total bases in 52 games (44 starts). He has shown improvement throughout the season, batting .229 in April, .231 in May, and .326 in June, and he also added 4 stolen bases (one five attempts) in June.

Initial reaction in both fan bases has been positive.

Asked about the trade, stone temple seattle pilots manager Tom Selleck as Magnum PI quipped "I told Higgins about the trade, and he started lecturing me about the importance of historical perspective and the value of defense. I tuned him out and ordered another drink because, at the end of the day, I just added George freaking Brett to my lineup." He later added, "George Brett is the kind of player who makes your team better the second he walks into the clubhouse. Clutch bat, leadership, and the kind of guy who just doesn’t back down from a challenge. That’s my kind of player."

At his press conference discussing the trade, Manager Wang Chi commented "Look, I love George Brett. The guy's a legend, a competitor, and he’s been a huge part of our success. But sometimes, you have to make a move that helps the whole team, and we think George Wright does that for us. We’re in a playoff spot, but we’re not settling. Wright gives us elite defense, speed, and versatility, and that’s going to matter down the stretch. And hey, if you told me I could trade one George for another George and not upset the balance of the universe, I’d call that a win. I know some folks might question trading a bat like Brett’s, but we’ve got confidence in our offense, and Wright gives us a different kind of weapon. And honestly? If you think we made this trade without flipping a few coins and consulting Egg Shen, you don’t know us very well."

After being informed that it was George Davis, and not George Wright, Wang Chi stated once again he was "elated to trade one George for another and not upset the balance of the universe"

 

just glad i was able to maintain my quota of bills and georges.

 

Honestly, I was just too excited about the Higgins quote to check for facts before publishing.

 

i really don't want to send heavy down again, but he has 8 extra base hits in 215 at bats this year. i have a feeling he could be back in more of a utility role later. i also wanted to call up john montgomery ward to replace davis, but frank fennelly has a honkball ops+ that is literally double his (ward's is 74, yikes). anyway....

@DarthIntegral inty please...

add george brett to the active roster in george davis's place.

send jack clements to the dl
send heavy johnson and dave orr to milwaukee
call up jim o'rourke, augie galan and frank fennelly

sign kevin mitchell, 1989 and assign him to honkball - mitchke01

new lineup/depth chart against both rhp and lhp

1. collins, 2b (fennelly if tired)
2. hines, lf (julio if tired, galan if tired)
3. brett, 1b (galan if tired)
4. mays, cf (snodgrass if tired, julio if tired)
5. holmes, rf (snodgrass if tired)
6. mcvey, dh (galan if tired)
7. dickey, c (o'rourke if tired)
8. wright, ss (fennelly if tired)
9. dahlen, 3b (fennelly if tired)

ph order: galan, snodgrass, o'rourke
pr order: fennelly, julio

no changes to the pitching staff for now.

 

I'm going to pick up Carlos Delgado, 1B, 2000 delgaca01

Immediately putting Delgado at starting 1B and demoting Fred McGriff.

Also we can demote Hideo Nomo. Do we have to replace him/have middle relief?

 

My brother in Bill James, you could literally have a roster of 26 catchers and let a drunk chicken in the bullpen decide who gets to pitch that day