(2006) Sept. 24-28 (REGULAR SEASON FINALE)

[bbednarko]

In what turned out to be a true exciting finish for the National League Wild Card, New York (N) and Houston were forced to play a 1-game playoff to determine who would advance into the postseason.

New York (N) 7, Houston 4.

And, with that, the playoff field is set.........

Kansas City vs. New York (A)
Seattle vs. Los Angeles (A)

New York (N) vs. Washington
St. Louis vs. San Francisco

First playoff sim will be Thursday night! Get your exports in! Or, if every playoff team gets their exports in, and are ready to go, I will be available to sim tomorrow evening.
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***A HUGE blow to the NL East Champion Washington Nationals, as they lose leadoff man Endy Chavez for the remainder of the season with a torn back muscle.

***Toronto's Johan Santana sets a new season Toronto-Record for Wins with 22.

***San Francisco's Rafael Furcal sets a new season San Francisco-Record for Stolen Bases with 62.

***Another playoff team, the New York Mets, will be without starter James Blade for the better part of 6 weeks, as he suffered a pulled bicep muscle.

Other news of note to playoff teams.........

***LAA: Pedro Martinez was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Stiff Shoulder.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 5 days.

***WAS: Randy Winn is sick.
Diagnosis: Viral Infection.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 1-2 weeks.

A.L. Player of the Week:

C Justin Huber (KC)
He batted .471 in 17 AB, with 2 HR and 7 RBI

N.L. Player of the Week:

LF Austin Kearns (Cin)
He batted .579 in 19 AB, with 3 HR and 8 RBI.

AL-Pitcher of the Month:

Kyle Sleeth (Min)
He had a record of 3-0 in 6 games started, with an ERA of 1.29 and 1 shutouts.

AL-Batter of the Month:

Chris Singleton (LAA)
He batted .360 in 100 AB, with 8 homers and 31 RBI.

NL-Pitcher of the Month:

Josh Stewart (WAS)
He had a record of 5-0 in 5 games started, with an ERA of 1.14.

NL-Batter of the Month:

Jim Edmonds (Phi)
He batted .443 in 79 AB, with 8 homers and 24 RBI.

[PB]

bullshit

[steve]

Oh well, just missed the playoffs but I can't complain. I didn't really expect to contend at the beginning of the season and yet I made a nice little run. A few guys really stepped up this season and I'm feeling really good about where this team should be next season, especially with Fischer looking good in the majors and Murphy coming up to start the season. Things are looking up in Oakland.

And that really sucks for Houston, they almost won 100 games and didn't make the playoffs.

[PB]

Steve, what was my record, how did I do in the sim, what was St. Louis' and what happened in my game with the mets?

[steve]

and i don't know how you can put together a team like the diamondbacks and not make the playoffs.

[steve]

Apr 15, 2008 10:52:54 GMT -5 PB said:

Steve, what was my record, how did I do in the sim, what was St. Louis' and what happened in my game with the mets?

I have no idea, the file's still not posted.

[PB]

fuck money, fuck -30M of debt and fuck rebuilding, i'm keeping the same team

[steve]

Looks like Endy Chavez will be a FA, you could sign him for the 10 mil he wants. You'd make the playoffs for sure then. And you're already in debt, who cares about money?

[steve]

Apr 15, 2008 10:52:54 GMT -5 PB said:

Steve, what was my record, how did I do in the sim, what was St. Louis' and what happened in my game with the mets?

You went 2-2. 0-1 vs. ATL, 2-1 vs. CHC. Finished 98-65. (I assume 98-64 if you don't include the Mets game)

STL finished 99-63.

Against the Mets, Santiago Ramirez started, went 4.1, 11 H, 7 R, 6 ER. Tommy Whiteman hit 2 HR. You were up 4-3 in the 5th and Ramirez gave up 4 runs. No more scoring for the rest of the game.

[PB]

oh and fuck salt

[bbednarko]

There is one thing I have learned through all of this, don't talk shit about Total.

[manasrai]

claim NL-Batter of the Month: Jim Edmonds

[Nanz]

Apr 15, 2008 10:53:28 GMT -5 steve said:

and i don't know how you can put together a team like the diamondbacks and not make the playoffs.

Yup. It makes me scratch my head and ripp my ballz off. YEE

[PB]

Great to know Lance Berkman was benched at CF so my backup with 4 hitting ratings and 3% playing time could play in the most important game of the season.

[Dan]

Chris Singleton (LAA)
He batted .360 in 100 AB, with 8 homers and 31 RBI.---- CLAIM

[Dan]

Won the division more later tonight, but now i got class! FUCKING PEDRO IS OUT FOR 5 DAYS, GOLLY JEE

[CardinalsGM]

Apr 15, 2008 12:13:54 GMT -5 PB said:

Great to know Lance Berkman was benched at CF so my backup with 4 hitting ratings and 3% playing time could play in the most important game of the season.

The joys of a depth chart. Got hit by those in game 7 of an NLCS in a different league. I wasn't a happy camper at all.

[Mark]

YEEEEEE

[Mark]

Blade out, whatever, as long as he doesn't have a ratings hit then we're fine. Penny-Suppan-Middlebrook-Seo would be the four starters I'd use anyway.

No Endy for Washington is pretty sick for me too.

[Lumley316]

Damnit Play stop tanking so I can get the top pick.

[Bluedevils]

fuck... so close to a winning record. We also lost 2 million despite a 37 million dollar payroll.

[PB]

Apr 15, 2008 15:00:39 GMT -5 Bluedevils said:

fuck... so close to a winning record. We also lost 2 million despite a 37 million dollar payroll.

We won nearly 100 games and lost 31M

[ngilman]

$14M profit + 77 wins + Elias, Weeks developing = successful first season with detroit.

[Dan]

3-1. Good sim to end the year. Beat the Mariners, but Pedro got hurt pitching will be out 5 more days, going to have to push him off from a start I guess. Sucks. We got 2/3 from the As. Solid series won. We got hot there in the last game so this will be good going into the mariners series.

Mauer had a great year 330 BA, 12 HR 79 RBIS. Nice stuff.

Guzman was a beast all year. 342 avg, 19 hrs 88 rbis, 225 hits.
Soriano looks like a great addition to the infield, Youk had a much improved year, lane was solid. Sanchez looks to be a good OF, 45 SB.Owens looks to be the future for our OF. Matsui and Harvey had solid years as well.

Pitching was shaky, Pedro had a sick season of couse, should get cy young. Morris had a respectable record, otherwise guys were mediocre. Pen was not bad, Krod got 45 Saves, career high, good shit right there.

Lets do this boys! Should be a good series.

[Dan]

BTW PB that is tough shit right there.