Fernandomania,Harvey's Wallbanger's and Whiteyball:MLB In 82

[PhillieFever]

Originally Posted by GrimmyDee

Go Tribe! Joooooooolio Franco baby.

(And yes I am fully aware that Julio is spelled with a u. But when you say it with FEELING, you have to go with the oo sound. Or it my case, the octo-oo sound.)

HaHa,I really wanted to get Denny and Hayes on the Phils,while also getting Franco on the Tribe.All and all,I think the trade was pretty fair.

[PhillieFever]

AT
The Kingdome,Seattle,Wa.
May 10th-12th,1982

May 10th- Mariners-2 Indians-0
Starting pitcher Mike Moore twirled 7 and a third shutout innings,allowing 3 hits and 3 walks while striking out 5,as the Seattle Mariners blanked the Cleveland Indians 2-0.Following Moore,relievers Ed Vande Berg,Mike Stanton and finally Bill Caudill all did their part to preserve the shutout,combining to allow just 2 hits and 0 walks while striking out 2.Offensively,SS Domingo Ramos starred,going 3 for 4 with a double and an RBI.First sacker Gary Gray also chipped in with an RBI single.
WP-Mike Moore(2-1) LP-Rick Waits(1-3) S-Bill Caudill(11) HR-None

May 11th- Indians-10 Mariners-4
After being shutout yesterday,the Indians roared back to life today,cranking out 19 hits on their way to an easy 10-4 victory over the Mariners here in The Kingdome.Leading the charge for Cleveland was CF Rick Manning,who went 4 for 6 with a double,a homer,5 RBI and 2 runs scored.Andre Thornton also had a nice day,going 3 for 5 with a homer 2 RBI and 2 runs scored.Tribe Starting pitcher Bert Blyleven went the distance for his first victory of the season.
WP-Bert Blyleven(1-1) LP-Bob Stoddard(3-3) HR-CLE,Rick Manning(2),Andre Thornton(6),SEA,Paul Serna(2)

May 12th- Mariners-2 Indians-0
A Dave Henderson sac fly in the 1st,followed by a Richie Zisk solo homer in the 3rd,was all of the offense that Seattle could muster off of Tribe starter Len Barker,but it proved to be enough thanks to the wonderful performance turned in by Mariner starter Floyd Bannister,who pitched 8 and a third shutout innings,allowing 3 hits and a walk while striking out 6,as Seattle,for the second time in three days,blanked Cleveland by the score of 2-0.
WP-Floyd Bannister(5-3) LP-Len Barker(4-2) S-Bill Caudill(12) HR-SEA,Richie Zisk(7)

MLB News And Notes

The Chicago White Sox have come to terms on contract extensions with starting pitcher La Marr Hoyt and LF Jerry Hairston.Hoyt,signed a 3 year deal at a rate of $1,055,000 per season while Hairston agreed to a 3 year deal worth a total of $2,205,000

MLB Standings

[EMSoccerCoach]

Wow, Mets leading the division in '82. Go figure.

[Syd Thrift]

I like how the Mariners don't totally suck in your sims. I still can't explain the Mets though.

[GrimmyDee]

Originally Posted by EMSoccerCoach

Wow, Mets leading the division in '82. Go figure.

They'll still blow it in the last series. Deja vu all over again...

[PhillieFever]

Originally Posted by Syd Thrift

I like how the Mariners don't totally suck in your sims. I still can't explain the Mets though.

The Mets right now are doing it with mirrors,although they're first in the league in hitting,they are last in the league in pitching.They will cool off eventually(John Stearns-.330 ,Bob Bailor-.318 will not keep hitting like that) and when they do,they will begin their descent.As for Seattle,they have a pretty good rotation(Bannister,G Perry,M. Moore,and J Beattie) which has pretty much carried them.That said,they are 10th in team batting average(.248) and 9th in ERA(3.48) which tells me,that this won't last as well.

[PhillieFever]

Dotson No-Hits Milwaukee!

Comiskey Park,Chicago Ill.-At the ripe old age of 23,Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Rich Dotson has made MLB history,throwing the first complete game no hitter by a White Sox pitcher since Joe Horlen no-hit the Tigers back in September of 1967! In the 2-1 Chicago victory,Dotson allowed just 1 walk while striking out 7,but his one walk(in the 4th inning to Paul Molitor) did cost him the shutout,as Molitor stole 2nd and eventually scored on a Ben Ogilvie RBI sac fly.Beyond that,Dotson was flawless,allowing no Milwaukee base runners over the final 5 innings.

[EMSoccerCoach]

Originally Posted by PhillieFever

The Mets right now are doing it with mirrors,although they're first in the league in hitting,they are last in the league in pitching.They will cool off eventually(John Stearns-.330 ,Bob Bailor-.318 will not keep hitting like that) and when they do,they will begin their descent.As for Seattle,they have a pretty good rotation(Bannister,G Perry,M. Moore,and J Beattie) which has pretty much carried them.That said,they are 10th in team batting average(.248) and 9th in ERA(3.48) which tells me,that this won't last as well.

That's amazing about the Mets. Because those teams had some pitching, it was the hitting they lacked. Of course, they ruined John Stearns by trying to play him at third base...idiots.

[PhillieFever]

Originally Posted by EMSoccerCoach

That's amazing about the Mets. Because those teams had some pitching, it was the hitting they lacked. Of course, they ruined John Stearns by trying to play him at third base...idiots.

One thing about this game,you just never know.To some people that's a big turnoff,that a team like the 82' Mets,who won just 65 games in real life turns around and wins a division in the sim.They want a sim in the strictest sense,with no variation from real life.I don't want that,I like the fact that anything can happen,and guess what.If the games were played again in real life the results would be different as well..Teams catch fire,they slump,injuries happen,guys have career years,guys have awful years.You just never know....

[EMSoccerCoach]

Originally Posted by PhillieFever

One thing about this game,you just never know.To some people that's a big turnoff,that a team like the 82' Mets,who won just 65 games in real life turns around and wins a division in the sim.They want a sim in the strictest sense,with no variation from real life.I don't want that,I like the fact that anything can happen,and guess what.If the games were played again in real life the results would be different as well..Teams catch fire,they slump,injuries happen,guys have career years,guys have awful years.You just never know....

I think it's great. I'm watching Stan Musial crash after a great rookie year while watching Ty Wigginton become a dominant force...you want some changes as long as they aren't TOO prominent. I know what happened in real life. I want an alternate reality based on real life but not to the letter.

[PhillieFever]

MLB Weekend Series Spotlight
AT
The Astrodome,Houston,Tx.
May 13th-16th,1982

May 13th- Cubs-6 Astros-2
Cubs starting pitcher Doug Bird was simply too much for the Astros to handle,Bird,dominated the Astros for 8 and two thirds innings,allowing 2 runs(0 earned) on 8 hits,while walking 1 and striking out 5,as the Cubs defeated the Astros 6-2 here in Houston.Offensively,the Cubs were led by Leon Durham,who went 4 for 4 with a triple,an RBI and a run scored,boosting Durham's average to an eye popping .358
WP-Doug Bird(8-0) LP-Nolan Ryan(2-3) HR-None

May 14th- Cubs-6 Astros-2
Leon Durham,Mel Hall,and Bill Buckner,the Cubs 3-4 and 5 hitters,feasted on Astros pitching today,combining to go 6 for 12 with 5 RBI and 4 runs scored,as Chicago,for the second straight day,defeated the Astros by the score of 6-2.Starting pitcher Allen Ripley pitched 7 solid innings for Chicago,allowing 2 runs on 8 hits,improving his record to 3-2.
WP-Allen Ripley(3-2) LP-Don Sutton(4-4) HR-None

May 15th- Astros-2 Cubs-0
After losing two straight to Chicago,the Astros sent their ace to the mound today,and he did not disappoint,as Joe Niekro fell one out shy of a complete game shutout,holding the Cubs to just 5 hits and 2 walks while striking out 4 in Houston's 2-0 shutout victory.Jose Cruz and Danny Heep provided the offense for Houston today,connecting on RBI singles in the 1st and 8th innings respectively.
WP-Joe Niekro(7-1) LP-Randy Martz(1-3) S-Dave Smith(11) HR-None

May 16th- Cubs-3 Astros-2 (10 Innings)
Despite blowing a 2-0 lead late,the Cubs battled back to defeat the Astros 3-2 in 10 innings,thanks to Ryne Sandberg scoring the game winning run on a Dave Smith wild pitch in the top of the 10th inning,it was a stunning end to a game in which the Astros seemed to have all of the momentum going into the extra frames.
WP-Willie Hernandez(4-0) LP-Dave Smith(2-1) S-Lee Smith(11) HR-None

MLB News And Notes

Stunning news out of Kansas City,where the struggling Royals have fired GM John Schuerholz and manager Dick Howser following a languid 12-23 start in which the Royals found themselves in last place in the AL West,8 games behind first place Seattle.No immediate replacements were named.

In Philadelphia,things are a bit more cheerful,as the Phillies have come to terms with 3B Mike Schmidt on a huge 5 year deal worth a total of $18,000,000.The deal makes Schmidt the 2nd highest paid player in the game,behind Boston's Dwight Evans.

The Phillies have also re-signed 1B Pete Rose and SS Ivan Dejesus to contract extensions,with Rose getting a 1 year $675,000 dollar deal and DeJesus getting 2 years at $150,000 per season.

Red Sox starter Bruce Hurst had it all working on Thursday,as he blanked the Royals on 3 hits,while walking 2 and striking out 3 in the 7-0 Boston victory.

Indians pitcher Rick Sutcliffe and Angels 1B Don Baylor have both been suspended for 6 games each for their parts in an ugly brawl between the teams on Friday.Neither player could be reached for comment.

In other suspension news,American League president Lee McPhail has suspended White Sox CF Rudy Law for two games following his bumping of umpire Joe Brinkman on Friday.

White Sox slugger Greg Luzinski was on fire on Sunday,going 4 for 5 with 2 doubles,3 RBI and 2 runs scored in Chicago's 14-2 drubbing of the Brewers

The Chicago White Sox and LF Steve Kemp have come to terms on a 3 year contract extension worth $1,600,000 per season.

MLB Standings

[PhillieFever]

MLB Players Of The Week For Week Ending May 16th 1982

[PhillieFever]

As of now,this is on an indefinite hiatus.I have another project that I want to get started,so this is going on hold while I ramp the next one up.

[captaincarl]

Believe it or not, at this same time in real life, the New York Mets were 19-16, 3rd in the NLE and 2.5 games behind.

[captaincarl]

Originally Posted by PhillieFever

As of now,this is on an indefinite hiatus.I have another project that I want to get started,so this is going on hold while I ramp the next one up.

Grrrrr.

[PhillieFever]

Originally Posted by captaincarl

Grrrrr.

I know,I know.Truthfully though,this just wasn't up to snuff.What I'm planning now is going to be my magnum opus so to speak.It's going to be daily,and I'm not going to skimp on it.It will also be done in an era that has pretty much been ignored on these boards.

[captaincarl]

Originally Posted by PhillieFever

I know,I know.Truthfully though,this just wasn't up to snuff.What I'm planning now is going to be my magnum opus so to speak.It's going to be daily,and I'm not going to skimp on it.It will also be done in an era that has pretty much been ignored on these boards.

Would that be the "golden age" of baseball (1921-1939)?

[PhillieFever]

Originally Posted by captaincarl

Would that be the "golden age" of baseball (1921-1939)?

You're pretty insightful pal.I'm going to start in 1924(chosen by ESPN's Page 2 as one of the 10 best seasons in baseball history) You had a tremendous World Series with Walter Johnson getting his only WS title,defeating the Giants in an extra innings 7th game thriller.You had Rogers Hornsby hitting a mid boggling .424,Babe Ruth continuing his assault on the American League,batting a league leading .378 with 46 homers, and best of all you had two great pennant races between NY,Brooklyn and Pittsburgh in the NL and Washington,New York and Detroit in the AL.This should be a blast!