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bigdawg2003 · 06-30-2002, 03:06 AM

END OF JUNE:
Record: 54-27, .667 winning %
Standing: 1st place N.L. West, 10 games over Los Angeles
Best in MLB: Houston
Worst in MLB: Minnesota & Chicago Cubs, 31-50, .383 winning %, Minnesota 16 games behind California & Kansas City, Cubs 17 games behind St. Louis
Other Division Leaders (NEW FEATURE ALERT!):

-St. Louis (N.L. East), 48-33, .593 winning %, seven games ahead of Montreal and Philadelphia
-Baltimore (A.L. East), 53-28, .654 winning %, three games ahead of Detroit, four ahead of New York
-California/Kansas City (A.L. West), 47-34, .580 winning %, five ahead of Oakland

Well, I couldn’t be expected to keep up that kind of performance all season, but no complaints here. J.R. Richard continues to lead MLB in ERA and strikeouts, with Nolan Ryan right behind him in the ERA race. I decided to make a two year commitment to Craig Reynolds since if I were to find a starting quality SS in the draft, he would need some time to develop. No decision on trading Sambito, though I’m leaning towards keeping him and going for the crown, as he still leads MLB with 27 saves. All-Star selections should be made soon and I expect my team to be well represented. Vern Ruhle suffered the same injury as Ryan did in late April and will miss the same amount of time. My hitting continues to be abysmal in terms of batting average, with the exception of Terry Puhl, who looks to be my CF for the future, as he’s only 23 years old and performing like an All-Star with a .314 average and 22 steals, and Jose Cruz, who is hitting .270 with 11 homers and 22 steals. I think Houston would be leading MLB in team steals, but I can’t check since I can’t find a team stats feature (if it’s not there, please add it ASAP Markus J.) I look forward to seeing how the A.L. West develops. Looks like we have the potential for a heated pennant race come September.

MIDSEASON MLB LEADERS (Only top 5 shown to avoid boredom)

Average
1. R. Carew, CAL .371
2. C. Lemon, CHW .360
3. A. Oliver, TEX .352
4. M. Venable, SF .346
5. J. Thompson, CHW .345

Homeruns
1. O. Gamble, NYY 31
2. R. Jackson, NYY 31
3. J. Mayberry, TOR 21
4. E. Murray, BAL 21
5. C. Summers, DET 20

RBIs
1. O. Gamble, NYY 89
2. R. Jackson, NYY 73
3. E. Murray, BAL 66
4. L. Parrish, DET 65
5. W. Nordhagen, CHW 63

Runs
1. O. Gamble, NYY 74
2. E. Soderholm, NYY 74
3. R. Jackson, NYY 69
4. E. Murray, BAL 64
5. G. Brett, KC 59

ERA
1. J. Richard, HOU 1.06
2. N. Ryan, HOU 1.57
3. S. Martinez, STL 2.01
4. J. Fulgham, STL 2.06
5. V. Ruhle, HOU 2.10

Wins
1. J. Palmer, BAL 12
2. A. Martinez, CAL 11
3. S. Stone, BAL 10
4. V. Ruhle, HOU 10
5. N. Ryan, HOU 9

Strikeouts
1. J. Richard, HOU 128
2. S. Carlton, PHI 113
3. V. Blue, SF 76
4. L. Barker, CLE 75
5. B. Blyleven, PIT 72

Saves
1. J. Sambito, HOU 27
2. D. Quisenberry, KC 24
3. A. Lopez, DET 24
4. S. Howe, LA 22
5. R. Fingers, SD 21

I never thought I would say this, but I want the Yankees to go to the World Series. Why? Simple, play us and settle once and for all the pitching versus hitting debate. Oscar Gamble is making American League pitching look silly, and J.R. Richard is making National League hitting look likewise. I hope they face off at the All-Star game.

NEXT: All-Star Game report. Will J.R. and Oscar clash?

06-30-2002, 03:06 AM	#5 (permalink)
bigdawg2003 Bat Boy Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Austin, Texas, USA, Earth Posts: 19 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	END OF JUNE, MIDSEASON REPORT END OF JUNE: Record: 54-27, .667 winning % Standing: 1st place N.L. West, 10 games over Los Angeles Best in MLB: Houston Worst in MLB: Minnesota & Chicago Cubs, 31-50, .383 winning %, Minnesota 16 games behind California & Kansas City, Cubs 17 games behind St. Louis Other Division Leaders (NEW FEATURE ALERT!): -St. Louis (N.L. East), 48-33, .593 winning %, seven games ahead of Montreal and Philadelphia -Baltimore (A.L. East), 53-28, .654 winning %, three games ahead of Detroit, four ahead of New York -California/Kansas City (A.L. West), 47-34, .580 winning %, five ahead of Oakland Well, I couldn’t be expected to keep up that kind of performance all season, but no complaints here. J.R. Richard continues to lead MLB in ERA and strikeouts, with Nolan Ryan right behind him in the ERA race. I decided to make a two year commitment to Craig Reynolds since if I were to find a starting quality SS in the draft, he would need some time to develop. No decision on trading Sambito, though I’m leaning towards keeping him and going for the crown, as he still leads MLB with 27 saves. All-Star selections should be made soon and I expect my team to be well represented. Vern Ruhle suffered the same injury as Ryan did in late April and will miss the same amount of time. My hitting continues to be abysmal in terms of batting average, with the exception of Terry Puhl, who looks to be my CF for the future, as he’s only 23 years old and performing like an All-Star with a .314 average and 22 steals, and Jose Cruz, who is hitting .270 with 11 homers and 22 steals. I think Houston would be leading MLB in team steals, but I can’t check since I can’t find a team stats feature (if it’s not there, please add it ASAP Markus J.) I look forward to seeing how the A.L. West develops. Looks like we have the potential for a heated pennant race come September. MIDSEASON MLB LEADERS (Only top 5 shown to avoid boredom) Average 1. R. Carew, CAL .371 2. C. Lemon, CHW .360 3. A. Oliver, TEX .352 4. M. Venable, SF .346 5. J. Thompson, CHW .345 Homeruns 1. O. Gamble, NYY 31 2. R. Jackson, NYY 31 3. J. Mayberry, TOR 21 4. E. Murray, BAL 21 5. C. Summers, DET 20 RBIs 1. O. Gamble, NYY 89 2. R. Jackson, NYY 73 3. E. Murray, BAL 66 4. L. Parrish, DET 65 5. W. Nordhagen, CHW 63 Runs 1. O. Gamble, NYY 74 2. E. Soderholm, NYY 74 3. R. Jackson, NYY 69 4. E. Murray, BAL 64 5. G. Brett, KC 59 ERA 1. J. Richard, HOU 1.06 2. N. Ryan, HOU 1.57 3. S. Martinez, STL 2.01 4. J. Fulgham, STL 2.06 5. V. Ruhle, HOU 2.10 Wins 1. J. Palmer, BAL 12 2. A. Martinez, CAL 11 3. S. Stone, BAL 10 4. V. Ruhle, HOU 10 5. N. Ryan, HOU 9 Strikeouts 1. J. Richard, HOU 128 2. S. Carlton, PHI 113 3. V. Blue, SF 76 4. L. Barker, CLE 75 5. B. Blyleven, PIT 72 Saves 1. J. Sambito, HOU 27 2. D. Quisenberry, KC 24 3. A. Lopez, DET 24 4. S. Howe, LA 22 5. R. Fingers, SD 21 I never thought I would say this, but I want the Yankees to go to the World Series. Why? Simple, play us and settle once and for all the pitching versus hitting debate. Oscar Gamble is making American League pitching look silly, and J.R. Richard is making National League hitting look likewise. I hope they face off at the All-Star game. NEXT: All-Star Game report. Will J.R. and Oscar clash?