Arena The Baseball Draft Four - (Literally) Out of the Park

So... he wasn't injured on the play?

 

No, no Tannehill coming in and totally blowing it after Spud already totally blew it is just...making us more powerful than you can imagine?



Yeah that's it

(gg tom)

 

I'm simply saying that he could have been injured and it simply didn't happen on the play called out in the recap.

This was backwards in the sim, but i got it fixed along with your other changes. I assume no change to bullpen roles?

Gonna try to sim tomorrow night, so get any changes done ASAP. Someone really should go update the wiki with new Home Run Derby, Celebrity Game, and All-Star info ...

Hoping to get the rosters spreadsheet updated sometime ... soon ... ish.

 

Well now I don't know if I need to make any changes because you are trying to be Karl...

 

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No and I think no strategy changes either.

Amazing.

 

Gonna have to add a controversy section to the all-star game article.

“Those in attendance claim they witnessed Mathewson taking a laser off his right knee, ending his season. However, game footage shows no such event occurring, leading to what could possibly be the league’s first instance of the Mandela effect.”

 

Sucks I had to miss the ASG. Looks like it was a fun one. But I don't think it was even Lloyd's guys that were responsible for the loss. LVP really should be going to Richie Ashburn. Not only goes 0-3, but allows Billy Hamilton (who is NURSING AN INJURED HIP) to tag up from first base and advance on a fly ball in the 10th. Granted, it was a deep fly, but not even in triples alley. You've gotta make that play!

 

Okay, looking over things again, I'm going to leave my sliders be for this part of the season.

The only change I'm making (at the risk of screwing with chemistry and the rhythm we finally seem to have going) is to take Big Ed Delahanty out of the penalty box and send Tim Raines back down. Ed wasn't exactly in the Gold Glove conversation, but he was at least a net positive out there, and about the same at the dish, so...

Let's actually just do a full swap and slide Big Ed into the leadoff role, and leave the standard lineup the same otherwise.

 

OK, It's time for some inevitably futile midseason adjustments.

Sending Down

P: Johan Santana
P: Frank Viola
1B: Rod Carew

Sending Up

SP: Francisco Liriano
P/CF: Bob Caruthers
1B: Justin Morneau

Depth Chart vs RHP

C: Josh Gibson, Wally Schang (tired)
1B: Justin Morneau, Harmon Killebrew (tired)
2B: Ozzie Smith, Roy Smalley III (every 4th game)
3B: Brooks Robinson, Ben Zobrist (tired)
RF: Tony Oliva, Al Kaline (tired), Ben Zobrist (Never)
CF: Richie Ashburn, Bob Caruthers (tired)
LF: Jim Rice, Bob Caruthers (tired)
PH: Bob Caruthers, Ben Zobrist, Al Kaline

Depth Chart vs LHP
C: Josh Gibson, Wally Schang (tired)
1B: Harmon Killebrew, Justin Morneau (tired)
2B: Ozzie Smith, Roy Smalley III (every 4th game)
3B: Brooks Robinson, Ben Zobrist (tired)
RF: Al Kaline, Tony Oliva (tired), Ben Zobrist (Never)
CF: Richie Ashburn, Bob Caruthers (tired)
LF: Jim Rice, Bob Caruthers (tired)
PH: Bob Caruthers, Ben Zobrist, Tony Oliva

I'll leave the lineups to Mr. Kelly

 

Halfway through roster reconciliation with OOTP and the Spreadsheet. A Shaq of Their Own, Planescape Tormentors, stone temple seattle pilots, Amazings, Performance Enhancers, and Reseda Free Fallers all match on the Spreadsheet with what OOTP shows.

 

The rest of the rosters are reconciled now, too. @mnjedi - I'm assuming that's a typo at second base, and you aren't benching MVP candidate Jeff Kent? That should say SS not 2B, and 2B should be Kent with Zobrist still backing him up, if tired?

 

Correct that was a mistake, I am not moving Ozzie Smith to second base and playing without a shortstop. That would be a bit suboptimal I believe.

 

The latest on the FODEUSS Blog:

One Trade Target Each Team Should Consider

 

Just coming in here to say that you guys know it should be pronounced "fetus." You know what I mean.

 

And your signature should be spelled "Narc List" so we're even

 

If we had gone with SANDLOT we wouldn't have these pointless interruptions.

Amazing.

 

Both are given equal weight in the wiki, FWIW

Also it's been updated to reflect the All-Star Game, the Home Run Derby, and any other pages the results affected.

 

It's time to pray to your virtual gods ... sims are happening

 

BREAKING NEWS

Frank Thomas of Lets Play Two has been suspended for two games after getting "aggressive and physical" with the home plate umpire after a called third strike. Thomas had to be restrained by teammates after getting very heated with the umpire. Expert lip readers report that Thomas called the umpire a "rock lucker" before the incident devolved into near violence.

BREAKING NEWS

Craig Biggio of San Francisco Six Demon Bags of China Town is OUT for the remainder of the season. Biggio was hit by a pitch during a game against Newport Beach Motherboys, and it turns out the pitch actually broke his elbow. Medical staff expects Biggio to need at least 4-5 months to recover.

 

Who did this? What is his name I want it.

 

smart money is on Aroldis