Arena The Baseball Draft Seven - Say Hey From Baseball Heaven

Ugh, dp is coming back next season isn't he?

Amazing.

 

No, fortunately for you the Guardians did not win the World Series.

 

But he is willing to be your drunken bullpen chicken for hire!

 

No, but I briefly gave consideration to doing this.

 

Best of luck in Seattle, George.
Welcome aboard, George.

For some reason, I though tom had picked him in one of his seasons where he was primarily at third, but nope. Looks like the year I was needing. No phone booth necessary.

And even though we're heavy on infielders needing playing time, we're definitely going to be bringing up Tulo from Honk anyways. He's been playing out of his mind down there and deserves a shot. Just means we'll have get creative on those infield depth charts, but I'll get all that posted tomorrow.

One last thing: To any GM out there that might be struggling at the DH spot, Deacon White is on the trading block. It's not like he's been completely out of this world or anything, but solid all around at the plate, with some very good speed and baserunning (13 of 15 on stolen base attempts). He's just not good defensively at any position. I can see a few of you that need another baserunning threat (or even a single baserunning threat at all). Hit me up if interested.

 

Couldn't get anything rare on the Cy Young winner category, so just a rarity of 22 today

Spoiler

 

BREAKING NEWS:

Tim McCarver with the unexpected 5-5 Cycle during the broadcast. I did not think he'd be my first-ever cycle.

 

INTYCENTER LIVE:



Standings:




Power Rankings:



note: I'll get the injury report, next games, and boxes/logs posted a bit later.

 

Bah! Was about to get my lineup changes in earlier, but something unexpected came up and I had to miss the broadcast as well. Ah well. Looks like we did okay anyways. I'll get those changes in tonight then.

EDIT: Ugh. That 1-hit shutout, though. Thankfully not as common of an outcome this year so far, but always a bummer.

 

well george brett didn't get a single hit and apparently can't play defense at first, but we won all three games so it's hard to complain too much. hopefully he will figure it out. sorry i didn't make it to the broadcast, i was thinking noon my time for some reason.

 

July the Fourth, in the Year of Our Lord 1990
To the Esteemed Generals of FODEUSS,

I take pen in hand this day to bring forth grave news from the battlefield, as our noble warriors have suffered greatly in their ongoing campaign. The rigors of war have spared no man, and thus I am compelled to report on those who have fallen wounded in service to their regiments.

From the encampment of the stone temple seattle pilots, our brave pitcher, Charles Bender, has been struck down by a grievous wound to his throwing arm, the dreaded tearing of the rotator cuff, which shall see him laid low for no fewer than eight to nine months. His absence shall be sorely felt, yet we pray for his fortitude. Catcher Jack Clements, while suffering a sprained wrist in the fray, is expected to rejoin the ranks within the week, a small mercy amidst the carnage. Meanwhile, Atlanta Autumn mourns the loss of left fielder Bob Fothergill, who has been hobbled by a cruelly torn calf muscle, removing him from action for the span of two months.

The Birmingham Shaq Barons report a similar tale of hardship, as Second Baseman Ross Barnes has suffered a torn ligament in his thumb, condemning him to convalescence for five weeks. Their noble catcher, King Kelly, while suffering from a strained shoulder, continues to soldier on, though he shall be watched with great care over the next seven days. Yet the most dire misfortune has befallen their pitcher, Roy Partlow, who has undergone the surgeon’s cruel blade to remove bone chips from his elbow. The healers estimate his recovery shall last no less than five to six months, and he remains bedridden for the foreseeable future.

From the halls of Every City Bandwagoners, tragedy strikes yet again, as their great warriors Gerrit Cole and Curt Schilling both find themselves maimed by vicious injuries to their arms. Cole, victim of a torn UCL, shall not see action again for a year or more, while Schilling, suffering a torn elbow ligament, will require no fewer than eight months of recovery. Likewise, the forces of the Reseda Free Fallers lament the fate of pitchers Jesse Orosco, who suffers from the scourge of shoulder inflammation, and Tim Belcher, whose own torn rotator cuff shall leave him absent from battle for a full year.

And yet, noble Generals, these wounds are not confined to our own ranks. Reports from the distant lands of HONKBAL tell of similar suffering. The Adequates have been struck by grievous wounds to their pitchers, Jamie Reuter and Chris Smith, the latter undergoing the dire surgery of radial nerve decompression, which shall leave him incapacitated for many months. Meanwhile, the Sherman Marchers must contend with the loss of pitcher Leon Orive to a herniated disc, though his expected return within five days provides a sliver of hope.

This war upon the diamond is not for the faint of heart, nor the weak of spirit. We shall persevere, as we always have, through grit and resolve. Let us bow our heads in prayer for the swift recovery of these fine men and steel ourselves for the battles yet to come.

Yours in unwavering devotion to the cause,
A Most Humble and Loyal Servant of FODEUSS

And if you don't want to read the injury report as if it were a Civil War correspondence ...

Spoiler: Injury Report by Team

FODEUSS Injury Report (Updated 07/04/1990)

stone temple seattle pilots

• P Charles Bender - Torn rotator cuff - 8-9 months - On IL, eligible for return (60-day IL).
• C Jack Clements - Sprained wrist - 4 weeks - 5 days left.

Atlanta Autumn

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

Birmingham Shaq Barons

• 2B Ross Barnes - Torn thumb ligament - 5 weeks - On IL, eligible for return.
• C King Kelly - Mild shoulder strain - Day-to-day, 1 week - Not on IL.
• P Roy Partlow - Surgery to remove bone chips (elbow) - 5-6 months - 55 days left (60-day IL).

Brand New Ballplayers

• P Chris Ray - Torn rotator cuff - 5-6 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 - 19 days left (60-day IL).
• P Curt Schilling - Torn elbow ligament - 8 months - On IL, eligible for return (60-day IL).

Game of Throws

• 2B Charlie Smith - Hamstring strain - 1 week - On IL, eligible for return.

Performance Enhancers

• DH Shohei Ohtani - Bone chips (elbow) - 5 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 - 3 days left (60-day IL).

San Diego Surfers

• P Mike Adams - Wrist soreness - Day-to-day, 3 days - Not on IL.

San Francisco Six Demonbags of Phoenix

• P Satchel Paige - Dead arm - 2 days - 5 days left.

HONKBAL Injury Report (Updated 07/04/1990)

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 Frank Tanana - Flu-like symptoms - Day-to-day, 2 days - Not on IL.
• P Dick Bates - Surgery to remove bone chips (elbow) - 6-7 months - Not on IL.

Coos Bay Swells

• C Brian McCann - Virus - Day-to-day, 3 days - Not on IL.

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

• P Verdell Mathis - Pulled abdominal muscle - Day-to-day, 2 days - 3 days left.

Des Moines Moose

• P Greg Brittain - Back tightness - Day-to-day, 4 days - Not on IL.
• 3B Rich Silla - Plantar fasciitis - 2-3 weeks - Not on IL.

Mitchell Report

• P R.A. Dickey - Torn rotator cuff - 3 months - Not on IL.
• P Roki Sasaki - Torn flexor tendon (elbow) - 11-12 months - Not on IL.
• P Bill Brown - Shoulder inflammation - 7 weeks - Not on IL.
• P Barry Davis - Calf strain - 3 weeks - Not on IL.
• P John Meehan - Strained back - 2 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) - 1 day - Not on IL.
• P Chris Rapaport - Strained triceps - Day-to-day, 1 week - Not on IL.

Sherman Marchers

• P Leon Orive - Herniated disc (back) - 5 days - Not on IL.
• P Chris Ramage - Elbow inflammation - 3 weeks - Not on IL.
• P Mike Williams - Strained forearm - 2-3 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.
• P David Hernandez - Pulled abdominal muscle - Day-to-day, 4 days - Not on IL.

Wrecks of the Edmund Fitzgerald

• P Leroy Matlock - Arthritic elbow - 7-8 weeks - Not on IL.

Upcoming Games and Probable Starters

July 4th through 6th

Birmingham Shaq Barons at Every City Bandwagoners
McDaniel vs. Perry
Jones vs. Rusie
Smith vs. Driscoll

Albuquerque All-Seeing Angels of Hernandez at Performance Enhancers
Verlander vs. Radbourn
E Morris vs. Waddell
Halladay vs. deGrom

San Diego Surfers at Northern Shores Gales of November
Brown vs. Rogan
Tudor vs. Grove
Arrieta vs. Mathewson

Burning Strangers of Bleach?! at Reseda Free Fallers
Clarkson vs. Hershiser
Darvish vs. Lincecum
Hamels vs. Dean

stone temple seattle pilots at Atlanta Autumn
Blanton vs. Crandall
Brown vs. Cooper
Martinez vs. Niekro

Game of Throws at Brand New Ballplayers
Newhouser vs. Ford
Whitney vs. Day
Harvey vs. Roberts

Let's Play Two at San Francisco Six Demonbags of Phoenix
Maddux vs. Burnes
Carlton vs. Brown
Jenkins vs. Leonard

Amazings at Sithi of Osten Ard
Gooden vs. Richard
Seaver vs. Gibson (!!!)
Clemens vs. Wood

July 7th through 9th

Northern Shores Gales of November at Every City Bandwagoners
Liriano vs. Shocker
Blyleven vs. Feller
TBD vs. TBD

Amazings at Game of Throws
Foster vs. Hecker
Fernandez vs. Bieber
TBD vs. TBD

Performance Enhancers at Burning Strangers of Bleach?!
Hubbell vs. Kershaw
Glavine vs. Blue
TBD vs. TBD

Sithi of Osten Ard at stone temple seattle pilots
Strider vs. Ramsey
Sabathia vs. Vance
TBD vs. TBD

Reseda Free Fallers at Birmingham Shaq Barons
Spahn vs. Streeter
Johnson vs. Salmon
TBD vs. TBD

Brand New Ballplayers at Let's Play Two
Galvin vs. Scherzer
Strasburg vs. Plank
TBD vs. TBD

Atlanta Autumn at Albuquerque All-Seeing Angels of Hernandez
Kluber vs. Alexander
Guidry vs. Millwood
TBD vs. TBD

San Francisco Six Demonbags of Phoenix at San Diego Surfers
Koufax vs. Greinke
Phillippe vs. Walsh
TBD vs. TBD

Tuesday, July 10th

The 1990 FODEUSS Home Run Derby - at Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL, home of Let's Play Two

Wednesday, July 11th

The 1990 FODEUSS All-Star Game - at Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL, home of Let's Play Two
The 1990 FODEUSS Celebrity Softball Game

Thursday, July 12th

Off Day, no games scheduled.

Friday, July 13th

Off Day, no games scheduled.

Note: Box scores and logs have been updated

 

Although he isn't listed, Billy Hamilton is on the IL. As much as I would love to activate him for these next two important series, if there isn't a setback in his recovery, please send him on a rehab assignment in Honkbal. The only change is to put Juan Padron back in the bullpen, long relief, normal.

@DarthIntegral

 

On one hand I could do nothing and lose badly, but on other hand I can get super involved in changing everything

And lose badly

 

What am I gonna do with Yu...

 

@DarthIntegral

Making the following changes to my lineup:

Activate Charlie Smith from IL. Sending down Mule Suttles, Mark McGwire, Craig Biggio, Lip Pike, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Dupee Shaw, and Willie Hernandez. Calling up Trevor Bauer, John Olerud, Vladimir Guerrero, Red Faber, Richard Hidalgo, Bill Terry.

Lineup vs RHP

Home Run Baker 3B
Arky Vaughan SS
Cap Anson 1B
Juan Soto CF
Harry Heilmann RF/1B
Edgar Martinez 2B/3B/1B/DH
Jesse Burkett LF
Yogi Berra C
John Olerud DH/1B

Lineup vs, LHP:

Home Run Baker 3B
Arky Vaughan SS
Matt Holliday LF
Vladamir Guerrero RF
Willie McCovey 1B
Edgar Martinez 2B/3B/1B/DH (Put in Charlie Smith when he is available)
Richard Hidalgo CF
Chris Hoiles C
Bill Terry DH/1B

Starting Pitchers

Hal Newhouser
Matt Harvey
Shane Bieber
Jim Whitney
Trevor Bauer

Relief Pitchers

Walter Johnson - Long Relief
Guy Hecker - Middle Relief
Red Faber - Setup
Emmanuel Clase - Closer