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Yes, I'm now well enough to play some #NABA games - damn, that sounds really sad, but at least it's going in the right direction. I do wonder who the hell went out there for Belanger in this game, because he hit a home run AND made an error. #WhatTheHellDidYouJustSay But the Birds prevail over a free-swinging Whalers team featuring the EL's home run leader Rip Kirby, who did get a homer in the game. Josh Gibson for Baltimore is second, and also got a HR - inside-the-park, in fact!
O's pick up a game on Pittsburgh for the top spot. Meanwhile, the Expos continue their tear, leaving New York alone in the EL basement winning their sixth straight. The Western League now has Sacramento making a run of it, climbing into a three-way tie for first with San Diego and Hollywood. The A's got blanked at home and continue to sink like a stone...
Eastern League scores:
Baltimore 10, Hartford 9 (10)
- Josh Gibson walk-off double
Philadelphia 2, Toronto 0
- Carey Lincoln & Co. silence Blue Jay bats
Brooklyn 9, Pittsburgh 6
- Late Pirate rally falls short at home
Montreal 10, New York 3
- two home runs from Henry Blanco??
Ottawa 7, Boston 5
- Altamirano's WP plates Keilani with the go-ahead
Western League scores:
San Francisco 6, Hollywood 1
- Kellum holds Stars to 4 hits
Vancouver 3, Oakland 0
- Lorenzo Ordonez goes to 3-0
Seattle 4, Portland 1
- SEA RF Axel Haughton 4-4, 2B
Sacramento 6, San Diego 5 (10)
- Will Middlebrooks singles in Rizzo with GW
Honolulu 10, Los Angeles 4
- Rare start at 3B for McElroy: 3-4, 4 RBI
#BaseballSim #FakeBaseball #IDon'tCareHowColdItIsOutside
Yes, I'm now well enough to play some #NABA games - damn, that sounds really sad, but at least it's going in the right direction. I do wonder who the hell went out there for Belanger in this game, because he hit a home run AND made an error. #WhatTheHellDidYouJustSay But the Birds prevail over a free-swinging Whalers team featuring the EL's home run leader Rip Kirby, who did get a homer in the game. Josh Gibson for Baltimore is second, and also got a HR - inside-the-park, in fact!
O's pick up a game on Pittsburgh for the top spot. Meanwhile, the Expos continue their tear, leaving New York alone in the EL basement winning their sixth straight. The Western League now has Sacramento making a run of it, climbing into a three-way tie for first with San Diego and Hollywood. The A's got blanked at home and continue to sink like a stone...
Eastern League scores:
Baltimore 10, Hartford 9 (10)
- Josh Gibson walk-off double
Philadelphia 2, Toronto 0
- Carey Lincoln & Co. silence Blue Jay bats
Brooklyn 9, Pittsburgh 6
- Late Pirate rally falls short at home
Montreal 10, New York 3
- two home runs from Henry Blanco??
Ottawa 7, Boston 5
- Altamirano's WP plates Keilani with the go-ahead
Western League scores:
San Francisco 6, Hollywood 1
- Kellum holds Stars to 4 hits
Vancouver 3, Oakland 0
- Lorenzo Ordonez goes to 3-0
Seattle 4, Portland 1
- SEA RF Axel Haughton 4-4, 2B
Sacramento 6, San Diego 5 (10)
- Will Middlebrooks singles in Rizzo with GW
Honolulu 10, Los Angeles 4
- Rare start at 3B for McElroy: 3-4, 4 RBI
#BaseballSim #FakeBaseball #IDon'tCareHowColdItIsOutside
@RuthODay @olliethewobbly @AlexanderRaine7 @APBAreplay @tabletopmania @cwgrody @YakyuNightOwl @oldladyplays @Eilistraee @WolfofWords
Okay, after a period of seven shows in nine days, we got a nice bit of down time enforced by a bunch of snow and ice, so I'm back to the league. (And need to get going with this thing, since in game time, we're on May 16 of last year.)
I have finally figured out how to adjust the expected stats, and now have a better idea of how to tune the league. This is dangerous, of course, because you can be damn sure I will keep twiddling until it's just right. The idea was to crank the hits way down - the league was hitting .283 - and the triples and home runs up a little, as I'm not a fan of the swing-from-the-heels-at-every-damn-thing approach that is common today...but 1.63 HR/game is probably too low. (I think current day is something like 2.2 HR/G.)
This fine tuning did cause us to drop two in a row to gaddamned Ottawa of all teams, so I was somewhat chagrined at getting it right. The Orioles are still coming back to Earth after a torrid hitting spree in the first 20 games or so, so things are still going to take a while overall to balance out. And we're still in second place. So it'll mean that I will need to actually manage games a bit rather than sit back in the dugout and occasionally shout out "Attaway to hit, boys," and walk away with a win.
#NABA #NorthAmericanBaseballAssociation #BaseballSim #BaseballIsBetterThanSnow
Okay, after a period of seven shows in nine days, we got a nice bit of down time enforced by a bunch of snow and ice, so I'm back to the league. (And need to get going with this thing, since in game time, we're on May 16 of last year.)
I have finally figured out how to adjust the expected stats, and now have a better idea of how to tune the league. This is dangerous, of course, because you can be damn sure I will keep twiddling until it's just right. The idea was to crank the hits way down - the league was hitting .283 - and the triples and home runs up a little, as I'm not a fan of the swing-from-the-heels-at-every-damn-thing approach that is common today...but 1.63 HR/game is probably too low. (I think current day is something like 2.2 HR/G.)
This fine tuning did cause us to drop two in a row to gaddamned Ottawa of all teams, so I was somewhat chagrined at getting it right. The Orioles are still coming back to Earth after a torrid hitting spree in the first 20 games or so, so things are still going to take a while overall to balance out. And we're still in second place. So it'll mean that I will need to actually manage games a bit rather than sit back in the dugout and occasionally shout out "Attaway to hit, boys," and walk away with a win.
#NABA #NorthAmericanBaseballAssociation #BaseballSim #BaseballIsBetterThanSnow
@RuthODay @olliethewobbly @AlexanderRaine7 @APBAreplay @tabletopmania @cwgrody @YakyuNightOwl @oldladyplays @Eilistraee @WolfofWords
#NABA
Finally was able to take advantage of the downtime in the new year and play a bit more NABA baseball. I'm trying to pick up the pace of the games and zip through the season faster, but it's still really tempting to see what happens in real time.
There's still a rather embarrassing number of hits happening out there, and I'm not sure enough of how to adjust it properly; it may be staying that way because of something I set earlier, before the season, that may just be baked in for now. Or I may just need better pitchers out there. Dunno. It isn't absolutely, egregiously broken, but more experimentation and/or support and guidance is needed with #OOTP . So if you know anybody, point them my way.
The O's did pick up a needed win against the Expos, but overall, their early success is catching up to them, as the amazingly hot bats from April have quieted down.
#FakeBaseball #BaseballSim #GettingMeThroughTheWinter
#NABA
Finally was able to take advantage of the downtime in the new year and play a bit more NABA baseball. I'm trying to pick up the pace of the games and zip through the season faster, but it's still really tempting to see what happens in real time.
There's still a rather embarrassing number of hits happening out there, and I'm not sure enough of how to adjust it properly; it may be staying that way because of something I set earlier, before the season, that may just be baked in for now. Or I may just need better pitchers out there. Dunno. It isn't absolutely, egregiously broken, but more experimentation and/or support and guidance is needed with #OOTP . So if you know anybody, point them my way.
The O's did pick up a needed win against the Expos, but overall, their early success is catching up to them, as the amazingly hot bats from April have quieted down.
#FakeBaseball #BaseballSim #GettingMeThroughTheWinter
@RuthODay @olliethewobbly @AlexanderRaine7 @APBAreplay @tabletopmania @cwgrody @YakyuNightOwl @oldladyplays @Eilistraee @WolfofWords
#NABA
Haven't posted scores for a bit, thanks to #HolidayMadness , increased demand at work (which is a good thing, 'cause I own the company), family drama, and health matters that I'm dealing with. I could post more about all of this, but hey, we all gots problems, and no one needs to hear about mine. (Might not stop me from bitching, but there you go.)
The O's just dropped the last game to the Expos on a boneheaded play by Don Hurst at first, allowing a run to score in the top of the 9th.
I'll post standings sometime soon. Right now, I have a show tomorrow and found out that the venue has sold A HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FIVE TICKETS meaning a panicked attempt to get enough materials together.
#BaseballSim #FakeBaseball #ShitHappens #WeOverpaidForShaneBazButIDontCare
#NABA
Haven't posted scores for a bit, thanks to #HolidayMadness , increased demand at work (which is a good thing, 'cause I own the company), family drama, and health matters that I'm dealing with. I could post more about all of this, but hey, we all gots problems, and no one needs to hear about mine. (Might not stop me from bitching, but there you go.)
The O's just dropped the last game to the Expos on a boneheaded play by Don Hurst at first, allowing a run to score in the top of the 9th.
I'll post standings sometime soon. Right now, I have a show tomorrow and found out that the venue has sold A HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FIVE TICKETS meaning a panicked attempt to get enough materials together.
#BaseballSim #FakeBaseball #ShitHappens #WeOverpaidForShaneBazButIDontCare
@APBAreplay @AlexanderRaine7 @Eilistraee @RuthODay @WolfofWords @YakyuNightOwl @cwgrody @oldladyplays @olliethewobbly @tabletopmania So I'm 500 team-games into the sim and decided (against the insistence of @EFBQ who told me to wait for the All-Star Game at least) to look into the stats...
The league as a whole is batting .281, which is higher than I'd like; I was aiming for 1995 stats, so .267. But home runs (422; 505 expected) and walks (1595; 1765 expected) are both down, such that the number of runs per game is almost exactly on target (4.89; 4.85 expected). ERA, OBP, and slugging are also very close to the targets.
Not really sure what to do here. I'll probably continue for the rest of May, then do a very slight adjustment if batting average continues to exceed projections.
#NABA #OverallStats #StatsGeek
The league as a whole is batting .281, which is higher than I'd like; I was aiming for 1995 stats, so .267. But home runs (422; 505 expected) and walks (1595; 1765 expected) are both down, such that the number of runs per game is almost exactly on target (4.89; 4.85 expected). ERA, OBP, and slugging are also very close to the targets.
Not really sure what to do here. I'll probably continue for the rest of May, then do a very slight adjustment if batting average continues to exceed projections.
#NABA #OverallStats #StatsGeek
@RuthODay @olliethewobbly @AlexanderRaine7 @APBAreplay @tabletopmania @cwgrody @YakyuNightOwl @oldladyplays @Eilistraee @WolfofWords
#NABA Sometimes it's good to be David Aardsma. For one thing, you're first alphabetically - even before Hank Aaron. Probably helps getting a good seat on the flight. Secondly, you get called up from San Rafael to the San Francisco Seals, and end up doing this...
With the visiting Padres up 7-5, B.J. Ryan comes on for the save in the bottom of the 9th and promptly gets an easy ground out and goes up 0-2 on Alex Sosa - but Sosa fouls off a bunch and then works a walk. That brought up the guy you didn't want up there: Puerto Rican sensation Dario Miranda, the #1 draft pick and highest-paid player in the league - who responds with his second dinger of the game and sends it into extras.
In the 11th, Padres defensive sub Rob Deer (I think he needs to be announced as Rrrrrob Deeeeerrrrr whenever he appears, as he is the Legend of Three True Outcomes) blasts his own 2-run shot following a walk to Clark Robshaw in the top of the frame. Game over, right? Nope - the defense fails the Friars, as Miranda's tailor-made double play is kicked by Robshaw at second base, loading the bases for LF Cipriano Bichetti, Dario's other "Bash Brother", who singles to left...Russell scores, and reserve catcher Ed Ott somehow lumbers around from second ahead of Tony Criscola's throw to tie it up again!
Aardsma comes in for his Seals debut at the top of the 12th - and finishes the 14th with no runs on 2 hits (both to Brooks Robinson), no walks and 2 K's. Impressive enough, but then with Bautista Galan cruising for the Pads in the bottom of the 14th, Bichetti and Costa down on two quick outs, and literally no one left on the bench, the Seals have no choice but to send Aardsma to the plate. (Ratings: 1 for contact and 1 for power. Both out of 100.)
Ball low. Then a called strike. A swing and - wait, is that fair? Down the line! Criscola looking up - it's GONE!
EL Scores
Baltimore 7, Toronto 2
Boston 6, Pittsburgh 4 (10)
Montreal 13, Hartford 3
Ottawa 7, Brooklyn 4
Philadelphia 4, New York 2
WL Scores
Oakland 5, Honolulu 4
Sacramento 9, Hollywood 7
Portland 9, Vancouver 2
San Francisco 10, San Diego 9 (14)
Seattle 4, Los Angeles 1
#BaseballSim #FakeBaseball #WTH #BetterThanRealBaseball #ExceptWeNowHaveAlonso
#NABA Sometimes it's good to be David Aardsma. For one thing, you're first alphabetically - even before Hank Aaron. Probably helps getting a good seat on the flight. Secondly, you get called up from San Rafael to the San Francisco Seals, and end up doing this...
With the visiting Padres up 7-5, B.J. Ryan comes on for the save in the bottom of the 9th and promptly gets an easy ground out and goes up 0-2 on Alex Sosa - but Sosa fouls off a bunch and then works a walk. That brought up the guy you didn't want up there: Puerto Rican sensation Dario Miranda, the #1 draft pick and highest-paid player in the league - who responds with his second dinger of the game and sends it into extras.
In the 11th, Padres defensive sub Rob Deer (I think he needs to be announced as Rrrrrob Deeeeerrrrr whenever he appears, as he is the Legend of Three True Outcomes) blasts his own 2-run shot following a walk to Clark Robshaw in the top of the frame. Game over, right? Nope - the defense fails the Friars, as Miranda's tailor-made double play is kicked by Robshaw at second base, loading the bases for LF Cipriano Bichetti, Dario's other "Bash Brother", who singles to left...Russell scores, and reserve catcher Ed Ott somehow lumbers around from second ahead of Tony Criscola's throw to tie it up again!
Aardsma comes in for his Seals debut at the top of the 12th - and finishes the 14th with no runs on 2 hits (both to Brooks Robinson), no walks and 2 K's. Impressive enough, but then with Bautista Galan cruising for the Pads in the bottom of the 14th, Bichetti and Costa down on two quick outs, and literally no one left on the bench, the Seals have no choice but to send Aardsma to the plate. (Ratings: 1 for contact and 1 for power. Both out of 100.)
Ball low. Then a called strike. A swing and - wait, is that fair? Down the line! Criscola looking up - it's GONE!
EL Scores
Baltimore 7, Toronto 2
Boston 6, Pittsburgh 4 (10)
Montreal 13, Hartford 3
Ottawa 7, Brooklyn 4
Philadelphia 4, New York 2
WL Scores
Oakland 5, Honolulu 4
Sacramento 9, Hollywood 7
Portland 9, Vancouver 2
San Francisco 10, San Diego 9 (14)
Seattle 4, Los Angeles 1
#BaseballSim #FakeBaseball #WTH #BetterThanRealBaseball #ExceptWeNowHaveAlonso
@RuthODay @olliethewobbly @AlexanderRaine7 @APBAreplay @tabletopmania @cwgrody @YakyuNightOwl @oldladyplays @Eilistraee @WolfofWords
#NABA
Hokey smoke, Captain Chaos! We were cruising along just fine then suddenly we meet the buzzsaw that is...the Pittsburgh Pirates? Yes, Joe Charboneau grounds out with two on in the ninth and the Orioles drop their fourth in a row - the last three to the Pirates, who've won six in a row. Both teams are now tied atop the East. In the West, Hollywood hangs onto first despite dropping a decision to the A's in Oakland, while San Diego nips the Sharks at home to take second.
Pitcher Who Rakes Alert: Vic Willis of the Mariners started the 3rd inning with a solo shot to deep left, then as the M's batted around, Willis fouled off nine - count 'em, nine - pitches before drawing a walk with the bases loaded for his second RBI of the inning...he also singles and scores a run in the 5th.
Eastern League scores
Pittsburgh 4, Baltimore 3
Toronto 4, Hartford 3
Brooklyn 11, New York 4
Boston 5, Philadelphia 4
Ottawa 7, Montreal 1
Western League scores
San Diego 2, Honolulu 1
Oakland 10, Hollywood 2
Vancouver 5, Sacramento 3
Los Angeles 8, Portland 3
San Francisco 9, Seattle 8
#BaseballSim #OOTP #WhatAmIDoingAwake
#NABA
Hokey smoke, Captain Chaos! We were cruising along just fine then suddenly we meet the buzzsaw that is...the Pittsburgh Pirates? Yes, Joe Charboneau grounds out with two on in the ninth and the Orioles drop their fourth in a row - the last three to the Pirates, who've won six in a row. Both teams are now tied atop the East. In the West, Hollywood hangs onto first despite dropping a decision to the A's in Oakland, while San Diego nips the Sharks at home to take second.
Pitcher Who Rakes Alert: Vic Willis of the Mariners started the 3rd inning with a solo shot to deep left, then as the M's batted around, Willis fouled off nine - count 'em, nine - pitches before drawing a walk with the bases loaded for his second RBI of the inning...he also singles and scores a run in the 5th.
Eastern League scores
Pittsburgh 4, Baltimore 3
Toronto 4, Hartford 3
Brooklyn 11, New York 4
Boston 5, Philadelphia 4
Ottawa 7, Montreal 1
Western League scores
San Diego 2, Honolulu 1
Oakland 10, Hollywood 2
Vancouver 5, Sacramento 3
Los Angeles 8, Portland 3
San Francisco 9, Seattle 8
#BaseballSim #OOTP #WhatAmIDoingAwake
@RuthODay @olliethewobbly @AlexanderRaine7 @APBAreplay @tabletopmania @cwgrody @YakyuNightOwl @oldladyplays @Eilistraee @WolfofWords
#ThisIsABaseballSim
And now the latest in #NABA highlights...
- The Pirates scored 13 against Hartford - all in the bottom of the 6th. Of the 16 men sent to the plate, Jett Indigo smacked a grand slam, and a few batters later, Chip Hinton, Denys Galvez, and Mark Reynolds went back-to-back-to-back!
- Keenan Markley pitches into the 8th and gives up only two hits as the Phillies shut out the O's...
- A host of pinch hitters enter for Ottawa in the 8th, breaking the tie against Blue Jays reliever Al "The Mad Hungarian" Hrabosky...
- Down 7-2 in Oakland, the Padres come back to tie in the 8th and win in the 11th: Clark Robshaw with a sac fly following a Valentino Campos triple, and consecutive doubles from Andino and Criscola...
- The Stars walk it off in the bottom of the 9th! Gary Gaetti with a one-out bases-loaded single against Vancouver's Chad Bradford brings in Bassis Ariaty with the third run of the inning
- Not to be outdone, the Beavers enter the bottom of the 9th down 5-4 to the Seals, but two-out singles from Juan Pablo Morillo and Zeke Bonura bat in two for the win!
Eastern League scores:
Philadelphia 6, Baltimore 0
Boston 2, New York 1
Pittsburgh 13, Hartford 5
Brooklyn 3, Montreal 0
Ottawa 6, Toronto 1
Western League scores:
Honolulu 4, Seattle 3
Hollywood 7, Vancouver 6
San Diego 9, Oakland 7 (11)
Los Angeles 4, Sacramento 3
Portland 6, San Francisco 5
#BaseballSim #FakeBaseball #ThingsIDoInsteadOfWhatImSupposedToBeDoing
#ThisIsABaseballSim
And now the latest in #NABA highlights...
- The Pirates scored 13 against Hartford - all in the bottom of the 6th. Of the 16 men sent to the plate, Jett Indigo smacked a grand slam, and a few batters later, Chip Hinton, Denys Galvez, and Mark Reynolds went back-to-back-to-back!
- Keenan Markley pitches into the 8th and gives up only two hits as the Phillies shut out the O's...
- A host of pinch hitters enter for Ottawa in the 8th, breaking the tie against Blue Jays reliever Al "The Mad Hungarian" Hrabosky...
- Down 7-2 in Oakland, the Padres come back to tie in the 8th and win in the 11th: Clark Robshaw with a sac fly following a Valentino Campos triple, and consecutive doubles from Andino and Criscola...
- The Stars walk it off in the bottom of the 9th! Gary Gaetti with a one-out bases-loaded single against Vancouver's Chad Bradford brings in Bassis Ariaty with the third run of the inning
- Not to be outdone, the Beavers enter the bottom of the 9th down 5-4 to the Seals, but two-out singles from Juan Pablo Morillo and Zeke Bonura bat in two for the win!
Eastern League scores:
Philadelphia 6, Baltimore 0
Boston 2, New York 1
Pittsburgh 13, Hartford 5
Brooklyn 3, Montreal 0
Ottawa 6, Toronto 1
Western League scores:
Honolulu 4, Seattle 3
Hollywood 7, Vancouver 6
San Diego 9, Oakland 7 (11)
Los Angeles 4, Sacramento 3
Portland 6, San Francisco 5
#BaseballSim #FakeBaseball #ThingsIDoInsteadOfWhatImSupposedToBeDoing
@RuthODay @olliethewobbly @AlexanderRaine7 @APBAreplay @tabletopmania @cwgrody @YakyuNightOwl @oldladyplays @Eilistraee @WolfofWords
#NABA #NorthAmericanBaseballAssociation
Today's Match of the Day takes us to Three Rivers Park in Pittsburgh (corporate naming deals are banned in the NABA) with Sidney Zweibel pitching for the Pirates and Dantavius Bishop taking the mound for the visiting Hartford Whalers.
The Pirates opened by plating two in the 1st: Rocky Colavito's wild throw from right brought in Ron Hunt on a Chip Hinton single, followed by Roberto Clemente batting in Nick Markakis with a single past Lenn Sakata - but Roger Repoz guns down Hinton from center to stop the bleeding there. The Whales' Tails claw one back in the 2nd as Bishop helps his own cause, bringing in Colavito with a two-out single.
Zweibel runs out of gas in the 5th, but Kaneda Sato provides a lack of relief, walking Rip Kirby with the bases loaded before striking out catcher Sterling Scargill. In the bottom of the inning, Jett Indigo greets Bishop with a solo shot to break the tie, but at the top of the 6th, Casey Candaele triples with Colavito aboard to re-tie. Somehow Sato gets out of it with no further damage, enticing Sakata and Serafin Moya into pop-up outs.
Sato gets chased in the top of the 7th with two more runs from the Whalers, but Markakis blasts a two-run dinger in the bottom of that frame to knot it again at 5. No scoring in the 8th or 9th, and that means some free baseball for the fans.
Rikelven Meadows comes in and gets two quick outs in the 10th. The 1-2 pitch to Kirby, and - "My God, that ball had a family!!" Rip Kirby puts it out of reach on a rope, 431 to dead center!
Pablo Cerezo, the Venezuelan marvel leading the league with 8 saves thus far, comes in to attempt to notch a ninth for the Whalers. But Markakis greets him with his fifth hit of the day, a double down the left field line. No matter: Hinton is retired on a routine fly and Clemente strikes out, bringing up Panamanian lefty Denys Galvez. And it's a line drive into the right-center gap and we're off to the races! Markakis scores and the not-too-speedy Galvez nonetheless beats Colavito's throw to third! Bringing up...Sicnarf Loopstok? Yes, the backup catcher who entered in the 9th on a double substitution. (NOTE: I swear on all that is holy that I did not make up that name - nor did I tinker with his stats...he's a rank scrub.)
Loopstok works it to 3-1 on Cerezo, and line drive base hit to left! Galvez trots home, and that's the game! Pirates 7, Whalers 6 in 10!
Eastern League scores:
Baltimore 6, Philadelphia 3
Montreal 5, Brooklyn 3
Toronto 6, Ottawa 3
Boston 8, New York 7 (11)
Western League scores:
Hollywood 12, Vancouver 8
Portland 8, San Francisco 3
San Diego 5, Oakland 3
Los Angeles 8, Sacramento 6
Seattle 9, Honolulu 3
In other news, I was intrigued enough by something @oldladyplays said that I'm now looking into the possibility of streaming a game or two on YouTube. This will of course reveal my secret identity, but in the words of William Shatner, "I'm willing!To...take! That! Risk!"
#BaseballSim #OOTP #IfTheNHLIsntUsingTheWhalersICan
#NABA #NorthAmericanBaseballAssociation
Today's Match of the Day takes us to Three Rivers Park in Pittsburgh (corporate naming deals are banned in the NABA) with Sidney Zweibel pitching for the Pirates and Dantavius Bishop taking the mound for the visiting Hartford Whalers.
The Pirates opened by plating two in the 1st: Rocky Colavito's wild throw from right brought in Ron Hunt on a Chip Hinton single, followed by Roberto Clemente batting in Nick Markakis with a single past Lenn Sakata - but Roger Repoz guns down Hinton from center to stop the bleeding there. The Whales' Tails claw one back in the 2nd as Bishop helps his own cause, bringing in Colavito with a two-out single.
Zweibel runs out of gas in the 5th, but Kaneda Sato provides a lack of relief, walking Rip Kirby with the bases loaded before striking out catcher Sterling Scargill. In the bottom of the inning, Jett Indigo greets Bishop with a solo shot to break the tie, but at the top of the 6th, Casey Candaele triples with Colavito aboard to re-tie. Somehow Sato gets out of it with no further damage, enticing Sakata and Serafin Moya into pop-up outs.
Sato gets chased in the top of the 7th with two more runs from the Whalers, but Markakis blasts a two-run dinger in the bottom of that frame to knot it again at 5. No scoring in the 8th or 9th, and that means some free baseball for the fans.
Rikelven Meadows comes in and gets two quick outs in the 10th. The 1-2 pitch to Kirby, and - "My God, that ball had a family!!" Rip Kirby puts it out of reach on a rope, 431 to dead center!
Pablo Cerezo, the Venezuelan marvel leading the league with 8 saves thus far, comes in to attempt to notch a ninth for the Whalers. But Markakis greets him with his fifth hit of the day, a double down the left field line. No matter: Hinton is retired on a routine fly and Clemente strikes out, bringing up Panamanian lefty Denys Galvez. And it's a line drive into the right-center gap and we're off to the races! Markakis scores and the not-too-speedy Galvez nonetheless beats Colavito's throw to third! Bringing up...Sicnarf Loopstok? Yes, the backup catcher who entered in the 9th on a double substitution. (NOTE: I swear on all that is holy that I did not make up that name - nor did I tinker with his stats...he's a rank scrub.)
Loopstok works it to 3-1 on Cerezo, and line drive base hit to left! Galvez trots home, and that's the game! Pirates 7, Whalers 6 in 10!
Eastern League scores:
Baltimore 6, Philadelphia 3
Montreal 5, Brooklyn 3
Toronto 6, Ottawa 3
Boston 8, New York 7 (11)
Western League scores:
Hollywood 12, Vancouver 8
Portland 8, San Francisco 3
San Diego 5, Oakland 3
Los Angeles 8, Sacramento 6
Seattle 9, Honolulu 3
In other news, I was intrigued enough by something @oldladyplays said that I'm now looking into the possibility of streaming a game or two on YouTube. This will of course reveal my secret identity, but in the words of William Shatner, "I'm willing!To...take! That! Risk!"
#BaseballSim #OOTP #IfTheNHLIsntUsingTheWhalersICan