Warpigs 6, Wahoos 1

NetPlay

Gm1 - Warpigs win 2-0. Odorizzi and some relievers with the shutout. Judge homered.

Gm2 - Warpigs win 5-1. Severino and some relievers get the win. Pham 3-3.

Gm3 - Warpigs win 6-2. deGrom had a 1-hit shutout through 6 when he departed. Beltre homered. Lots of NetPlay glitches in this one.

Gm4 - Wahoos win 5-1. First of four at The Reservation. K.Davis homered, but Arrieta was the star.

Gm5 - Warpigs win 11-3. Corey Seager went 4-6 with 3 homers and 5 RBI.

Gm6 - Warpigs win 17-10. David Freese makes a rare start vs a RHP and goes 4-4 with 2 homers and 6 RBI. K.Davis hit a grand slam for the Hoos.

Gm7 - Warpigs win 10-3. Wainwright with a complete game. Pham hit 2 homers and drove in 4.

Weevils 3, Wahoos 2

Big news is the complete game shutout that Jake Arrieta threw. In a home game. Yeah, imagine that. Wahoos also won in a walkoff in game 5. 

The Weevils are now only 1 game in back of the Buckeyes in the MFD.

Layla and the Wahoos

No food for you!

Warpigs 3, Wahoos 0

Nashville weekend games...

At The Reservation

Gm1 - Warpigs win 10-8. The Wahoos' Nick Williams hit a grand slam in the 1st inning, and the Pigs' Greg Bird answered with a granny in the 2nd inning. Both teams were off to the races, with no one wanting to take the bump. The hitting star was the little-used Greg Bird, who took advantage of the Wahoo ballpark (and the Wahoo pitching) to go 3-4 with 2 homers and a double. He drove in 7.

Gm2 - Warpigs win 11-0. Due to all the extra innings, Adam Wainwright was told he might have to go 9 innings regardless of the situation. He responded with a complete game, 2-hit shutout. AT THE RESERVATION! Adrian Beltre went 3-4 with a HR. Seager and Realmuto both stayed hot with two hits each, and the amazing Greg Bird hit another homer into the short porch in right.

Gm3 - Warpigs win 16-5. The hitting stars for the Pigs were many, as the Pigs scored 16 runs on 20 hits. Judge hit four consecutive RBI doubles, getting 7 RBI. Tim Beckham, making a rare start at SS, had 4 hits (including a homer) and scored 4 runs. Jose Pirela went 3-3, and Beltre went 3-4 with RBI singles in this first three at bats. Oh, and Greg Bird, who went 2-5, hit his 4th homer in 3 games (his only 3 games of the weekend).

FFTs 10, Wahoos 4

I know nothing.

Buckeyes vs Mavs, Wahoos, and Snakes

Buckeyes 11 Mavs 3

Buckeyes 6 Wahoos 4

Buckeyes 2 Snakes 4

Nads 6, Wahoos 4

WAHOOS 4 – NADS 6
  
NADS 3 at WAHOOS 2

May 11th - Castro was a thorn in the side of the hometown fans as he enjoyed a fine day

at their team's expense.  He ripped a solo home run in the 1st inning, laced

a single in the 3rd inning, blasted a solo shot in the 7th inning and slapped

a base-hit in the 9th inning.  Chicago had 18 hits for the afternoon while

SGP had 7. 

May 12th – Game 1 – Wahoos crushed the Chicago Nads 16 to 5. Gallo was in a groove all day.  He lofted a three-run 'big-fly' in the 1st

inning, cleared the fences for a two-run home run in the 6th inning and

slapped a base-hit scoring a run in the 7th inning.  SGP bats were very

productive in the 1st inning which saw them score 11 runs on 11 hits.

Chicago was out-hit by SGP, 22 hits to 11. 

May 12th – Game 2 - Logan Morrison knocked 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI at The Reservation where the Chicago Nads beat the SGP Wahoos by the score of 9 to 6. Morrison had a big evening at the plate.  He smacked a single in the 2nd

inning, popped a two-run clout over the fence in the 3rd inning and smashed a

bases-empty 'big-fly' in the 6th inning.  Even though they scored in 5

different innings, SGP was not able to pull off the win. 

August 7th - Left fielder Marcell Ozuna collected 2 extra-base hits and had 3 RBI at The

Reservation where the SGP Wahoos beat the Chicago Nads 7 to 2.

August 8th - Second baseman Brian Dozier launched 2 homeruns at The Reservation as the

Chicago Nads beat the SGP Wahoos in 10 innings 6 to 5.

The game was deadlocked at 4 after nine full innings.  Chicago ended up

winning it in the 10th inning.

WAHOOS 2 at NADS 3

June 29th - R.A. Dickey(2-3) and Kyle Gibson(0-2) locked horns in

 a pitcher's duel with Dickey and the Chicago Nads coming out on 

top of the SGP Wahoos 2 to 0. Chicago jumped out to the early lead

 in the first inning as they scored 2 runs on 4 base hits.  That 

was all the runs Dickey needed.  Neither team managed to score after 

the 1st inning.

June 30th - Jaime Garcia blanked SGP allowing just 3 hits at The Ball Sack as the Chicago Nads beat the SGP Wahoos 8 to 0.

July 1st - One run was the difference at The Ball Sack as the Chicago Nads defeated the SGP Wahoos 3 to 2.

August 18th - Third baseman Kyle Seager rocketed 2 homeruns and 

had 4 RBI as the SGP Wahoos defeated the Chicago Nads 7 to 6 at

 The Ball Sack. Seager was unconscious all day.  The Chicago fans 

hated to see him approaching the batter's box as he just kept 

delivering base hits! He launched a three-run homer in the 3rd 

inning, delivered a base-hit in the 5th inning,ripped a solo 

home run in the 7th inning and ripped a single in the 9th

inning.

August 19th - The SGP Wahoos edged the Chicago Nads in 10 innings

 at The Ball Sack by the score of 4 to 3.The score was tied at 3

 after nine.  SGP won the hard fought contest in the 10th inning.

Weevils 5, Wahoos 0

Spread over a couple nights. 4 of the 5 were whippings. The other game the Wahoos lost in extra innings.

Wahoos 2, Warpigs 2

Via Netplay...

All games at The BallPork.

Game 1 - Wahoos win 8-2. Severino gets blasted for 7 runs in 3 innings. Homers by K.Seager, Gallo, Wieters, and Pedroia for the Hoos. Judge hits one for the Warpigs. Mengden gets the win.

Game 2 - Warpigs win 7-4. Four more homers by the Hoos (all solo shots) by N.Williams, K.Davis, Ozuna, and K.Seager (again). Judge hits another for the Pigs. But the star of the game was little used David Freese. Making a rare start vs a RHP, Freese went 3-3 with 2 homers and a walk. Jacob deGrom went a quick 7 for the win, with the bullpen just barely avoiding implosion for the last two.

Game 3 - Wahoos win 8-6. The Wahoos hit ANOTHER four homers (Rupp, K.Seager (fuck him) and N.Williams, who hit 2). The 8-1 early lead resulted in the Warpigs pulling some guys for rest. And, of course, THEN we have a 5-run inning to make it interesting. Jacob deGrom, who entered as an AB-saving DH, led the way, going 2-2 with an RBI. But thanks to some crappy hitting with runners on, the rally fell short.

Game 4 - Warpigs win 4-3. Let me just tell you, Kyle Seager is a bitch. He homered for the 4th straight game, going 3-5 off of Danny Duffy, who (supposedly) allows NOTHING to left-handed batters. Tell that to Seager, though, who was just showing little brother how it's done. Little brother did nothing except striking out three times, grounding into a double play, and continuously letting ground balls roll past him untouched. Somehow, though, the Warpigs, thanks to a 2-run shot from Yelich, evened up the series. Duffy got the win; Doolittle the save.

Fungoes 4, Wahoos 1

Fungoes and Wahoos finished up their season series today.  Fungoes win 4 out of 5, all netplay all at Wahoos.  The wind was definitely blowing out!

July 9:

Fungoes collect 23 hits and overcome 7 Wahoo HRs winning it 17-12.  Trout, Sal Perez and Hosmer all homer for the Fungoes, while Davis, Crawford and Seager homer for the Wahoos.  Gallo and Cain "go yard" twice each for the Hoos.  Sal Perez collects 5 hits including 4 doubles!  Trout and Perez each drive in 4.  Ian Kennedy got the win allowing 7 runs in 7 innings. Marco Estrada suffered the loss. He was unable to control the Waxahachie offense and allowed 17 hits and 2 walks in 3 innings. 'Perez led the way - we just jumped on his back and let him take us,' Kennedy said. 'I'm glad I don't have to face him. I'm glad he's on my team.'

July 10:

Matt Harvey vs Jake Arrieta! Not the pitcher's duel we might have witnessed a few years back as these two both get shelled! Marcell Ozuna smashed 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI as the SGP Wahoos won a heart-stopping victory over the Waxahachie Fungoes, 15 to 14. The game was won by SGP with a run in the bottom of the 9th inning. After two were out Ozuna clubbed a solo home run making SGP the winners and sending the 19,548 fans home happy. SGP bats exploded in the 5th inning with 6 runs on 5 hits. It was roller coaster of a game as the lead changed hands 6 times. The victory went to Zach Britton who went 1 inning, allowing no runs. Will Harris was tagged with the loss in relief.

August 24:

What an evening for the Waxahachie Fungoes! They shellacked the SGP Wahoos pitching for 16 runs while Lance McCullers, with relief help surrendered 2 runs to SGP. Mike Trout enjoyed a big evening at the plate. He doubled bringing home two baserunners in the 2nd inning and hit a bases-empty home run in the 6th inning. Waxahachie bats were hot in the 2nd inning when they had 8 runs on 7 hits. For the game Waxahachie out-hit SGP 19 to 9. Mike Foltynewicz absorbed the loss. He surrended 4 homeruns in his 6 innings.

August 25:

Daniel Murphy blasted a home run and had 3 RBI at The Reservation as the Waxahachie Fungoes topped the SGP Wahoos by the lopsided score of 13 to 3.The SGP fans didn't appreciate the big day Murphy had. He lined a base-hit in the 1st inning, doubled bringing in a run in the 3rd inning and smashed a two-run homer in the 7th inning. Brett Gardner banged out 5 hits for the Fungoes on the night. Waxahachie kept the scorekeepers busy in the 3rd inning which saw them plate 5 runs on 5 hits. Waxahachie had 21 hits for the night while SGP had 6. The win was credited to Ian Kennedy who went 7 innings allowing 3 runs. Kyle Gibson was given the loss. He allowed 4 homeruns in 7 innings of work. Gardner, Perez, Murphy and Betts all Homered for the Fungi.

August 26:

Fungoes erased a 5-3 deficit with an 8 run 5th inning and never looked back winning it 12-5.

In the 5 game series the Fungoes scored 72 runs while collecting 96 hits. 19 of those hits were HRs. Fungo team batting average went from .247 to .273 on the season while hitting the Wahoo pitching at a .384 clip. Fungoes are now 24-21 on the season.

Fungoes 4, Wahoos 1

Fungoes and Wahoos played 5 netplay games this evening.

Here are the results:

April 25 at WTF

Fungoes jump on Arrieta with 4 in the first and cruise to a 7-0 win.  Dan Straily and Trevor Hildenberger combine on the shutout.  Arrieta takes the loss.  Fungoes collected 10 hits while the Wahoos were held to 4.

April 26 at WTF:

Fungoes win this one 4-0 as Lance McCullers and the Fungo pen shut out the Wahoos for the second consecutive day.  Foltynewicz (who would spell their name like this??  Inmates, how the hell do you say Zciwenytlof???) takes the loss for the SGP-ers while David Robertson collects the save for the Fungoes.  Brett Gardner hit one deep for the Fungoes.

April 27 at WTF:

Wahoos finally break in that new scoreboard with a single run in the first inning.  This one turns into a battle with the Fungoes winning it 6-4.  Kershaw collects the win for the Fungi while Kyle Gibson takes the loss.  Another save for David Robertson as he collects number 12 on the season.  Kyle Seager homers for the Wahoos while Sal Perez goes deep for the Fungoes.

July 24 at WTF:

Wahoos again score first with one run in the first inning.  This back and forth game goes the Fungoes way when they plate 5 in the 7th inning to win it 6-3.  Foltynitzicxsz takes another loss for the Wahoos while Hildenberger (yep Hulkaburger) picks up a win in relief of Ian Kennedy for the Fungoes.  David Robertson picks up save number 13.  Trout goes "yard" for the Fungoes.

July 25 at WTF:

Wahoos take an early 4-0 lead.  Fungoes score 4 in the 3rd inning to tie it up.  Wahoos score 2 in the 5th and then hold on for the win, winning it 6-5.  Kyle Gibson gets the win for the Wahoos while German Marquez gets the loss.  Mark Melancon picks up the save for the Wahoos.  Seager and Fisher both homer for the Hoos while Trout and Daniel Murphy homer for the Fungoes.  

Fungoes hitters battered the Wahoo pitching at a .329 clip while Fungo pitching had a 2.20 ERA during the 5 game series.  Fungoes have evened their record up at 20-20 on the season.

DVs 5, Wahoos 2

Via NetPlay. The DVs stay red hot. Details coming.

Pigs and Hoos Swap Picks

The Warpigs traded picks 97, 98, and 100 to the Wahoos for picks 30, 160, and 180.

At pick 96, the Sidewinders make their final selection. At pick 97, the Wahoos make their first.

Pick Me Up

The Warpigs traded picks 127, 143, and 164 to the Wahoos for pick 98.

Sometimes I think you guys are just messing with me...

The FFTs traded picks 180 and 184 to the Wahoos for picks 174 and 190.

Picky Picky

The Wahoos traded pick 46 to the Nads for their 2019 2nd round pick.

Checkmate

The Sidewinders clinched the 2018 NASOMA title today - a record for the earliest in the calendar year to win the Higdon.

The Snakes, who had wrapped up the 2018 AWD title about three years ago, went ahead and won the Higdon as well, with the clincher being another trade with the Wahoos.

Edwin Encarnacion

Roberto Osuna

David Dahl (on ground)

The Sidewinders sent reserve picks in 2018, 2019, and 2020, a 2nd round pick in 2019, a 1st round pick in 2020, and the rights to injured, uncarded minor leaguer David Dahl to the Wahoos. In return, the Sidewinders received reliever Roberto Osuna, Edwin Encarnacion, and pick 78.

"If I've learned anything," commented the Snakeman, "I've learned that there's always someone willing to give you their best players if you pile up enough shit to give in return. I mean, hell, I didn't give up a single damn thing from this year."

"To be honest," continued the Snakeman, "I was kinda irritated having only 7 of the best 8 relievers in the league. Now I have all of the top 8, which means I will not only win my third straight Higdon, but I can also get the plaque engraved for 2017 and 2018 in one trip. It's really just a time-saver for me."

Congratulations, Sidewinders, on the back-to-back-to-back titles.

Nads and Wahoos Trade

The Wahoos traded pick 94 to the Nads for a reserve pick in 2019.

2017 Playoff Preview

Well, well, well... it's that time of the year again. The MLB season is over, but neither the cards, the ratings, nor the Wahoo stats are here. So it must be NASOMA playoff time.

This year's lineup features the league's oldest and most iconic team as the #1 seed, a team who has been to 3 straight World Series as seed #2, three teams who have yet to win their first title... and the Fungoes.

The Buckeyes, looking for their 8th Higdon, dominated the field in the regular season. He will have the top seed and the home table advantage. Could this be his chance to win his first title since 2005?

The Sidewinders have been on a roll for 4 years now, and is as experienced and playoff savvy as anybody heading into this post season. Will he coast thru the playoffs like he did last year and claim back-to-back titles?

Or maybe this is the year a new team gets its name etched onto the Higdon. The Inmates have been to the Series twice before, but there was a 19-year gap between them. And since his last appearance was only 4 years ago, it seems too early for him to return. It is, however, the Year of the Inmates. Again.

Or is it the Year of the Wahoos? The Wahoos made the finals once before - in 2000, but more importantly, the Hoos join the Snakes as the only two teams to make the playoffs the last 4 years. Maybe this is the year they finally take the final step.

The Rhinos have also been to a World Series, losing to the DVs (Editor's note: how embarrassing) in 2012. Maybe 2017 is his chance at redemption - especially since before the season started, the Rhinos traded their best hitter and best reliever to the DVs, who somehow managed to miss the playoffs anyway while the Rhinos won 98 games. Is this a sign?

The Fungoes slipped into the #6 seed mainly because the Mavs made the mistake of thinking we had passed the rule that allowed the 7th best team to draft #1. The Fungoes have won the Higdon twice before, however, in both 2006 and 2014, so they are experienced at playoff Strat. And any team that gets to pitch Clayton Kershaw has a chance to win (unless that team is the Dodgers).

Without further ado, here are the much lauded, much anticipated, much re-tweeted Big Innings predictions...

First Round - #4 Wahoos vs #5 Rhinos
SP - Even. Fernandez, Verlander, Arrieta, and Estrada for the Wahoos; Syndergaard, Aaron Sanchez, Cole, and Archer for the Rhinos. Maybe a slight edge to the Hoos, but both rotations are elite.
RP - Wahoos. By a lot. Not that Devenski and company aren't good, but the Wahoos have a pen envied by every NASOMA team west of Lexington.
C/Inf - Rhinos. Barely. Votto, Lemahieu, and Bryant make up for the weak-link Story at ss. The Wahoo group is almost as good offensively, and they're better defensively. So it's close.
OF/DH - Wahoos. Not close. The Rhinos didn't win 98 games because of their outfield of Duvall, Buxton, Myers, Kemp, and Marisnick. They won because of their pitching, their infield, and the attention to detail that becomes necessary when you only draft 289 catcher ABs.

Even though the Rhinos won 7 more games than the Wahoos, they are the lower seed because the Wahoos won their division. Head to head, the Rhinos won 7 of 10. But none of that matters. Last year, the Warpigs were clobbered during the regular season by both the Wahoos and Fungoes, but then beat them in the playoffs. Conversely, the Pigs went 9-1 vs the Sidewinders only to get rung up in 5 games against them in the Series.

The Rhinos will get confused when, for the first time this year, they will not be forced to pinch hit for the catcher every time he comes up. That confusion - along with the Wahoo relievers and the frustration that comes with NEVER getting a break on an x-chance against the All-One Wahoos - will lead to a Wahoo victory.

First Round - #3 Inmates vs #6 Fungoes
SP - Even. Except when Kershaw is pitching. Really, neither team has a SP (other than Kershaw) who would even make the playoff rosters of the Wahoos or Rhinos.
RP - Even. In an unimaginative, tedious manner. Neither team has an impressive bullpen - or even a shut down stopper. On the other hand, both have useful hurlers who can probably get some outs.
C/Inf - Inmates. Slightly. Rizzo and Altuve win out over Lindor and Murphy, but not by much. Offensively, the Fungoes have a slight edge because of Murphy, but playing Murphy and Carpenter in the field will hurt them at some point. Both teams have great arms behind the plate.
OF/DH - Fungoes. Slightly. Trout and Betts tilt this area to the Fungoes, but the Inmates have CarGo, JD, Cespedes, and Adam Jones. Not too shabby.

Another interesting first round match-up, this one between HWD division rivals. The Inmates went 8-6 against the Fungoes and finished 8 games ahead in the standings. The Fungoes lean heavily on Kershaw and Price, but the Inmates hit LHP well. The Inmates have so-so pitching, but the Fungoes have so-so hitting. Defensively, any ball hit on the ground causes Fungo fans to hold their collective breath while praying that Lindor dashes in front of the other guys to take it. The Fungo scorecard lists Lindor as "Infield Rover."

If this were a 2nd round series complete with days off after games 2 & 5, I'd give the nod to the team that would get to start Kershaw 3 times. But with no off days, the tall Texan can only start twice. Now, the Fungoes could use him out of the pen so he could pitch every game. This might be the only hope the Fungoes have, but one that is destined to backfire. Limited to 3 innings in each game leaves the Fungoes relying on the rest of a lackluster staff for two thirds of every game. Neither of these teams is better than the two teams in the other first round series, but the Inmates will be running the prison and will be victorious in round one.

Second Round - #1 Buckeyes vs #4 Wahoos
The Buckeyes vs the Wahoos lacks the glamour and tension that a Buckeye/Inmate series would offer. And for the Buckeyes, a series vs the Inmates would be preferable. The Buckeyes have been and always will be in the Head Inmate's head. And the Buckeye bats would devour the Inmate pitching staff. BUT... the series is between the Buckeyes and the Wahoos, and while homers will definitely be flying out of both parks, the Buckeyes can't match the Wahoo pitching. Every game will end 14-12, but the Wahoos will come out on top, advancing to only their 2nd World Series ever.

Second Round - #2 Sidewinders vs #3 Inmates
The Snakes vs the Inmates will have a similar result for a similar reason. The Snake pitching is light years ahead of the Inmate pitching, and the Impotentmates, who can and will score in bunches, won't do it often enough to overcome the mighty Sidewinder machine. The Snakes will join the Buckeyes and Warpigs as the only NASOMA teams to make it 4 straight World Series.

World Series - #2 Sidewinders vs #4 Wahoos
I'd really like to pick the Wahoos, and thereby put extra pressure on him... and the Sidewinders will be fresher, having played fewer games going in. (Editor's note: Scratch that. The Wahoos are young and spry; the Sidewinders are old and fat. The extra games theory is compromised. Looking back, I can't believe I typed the words "the Sidewinders will be fresher.' The Sidewinders are never fresher.) Both teams have the best bullpens in NASOMA by a wide margin. And, along with the Rhinos and Skyscrapers, the best rotations. When you consider the damn Wahoo defense, it's hard not to pick the Wahoos. But the difference... the deciding factor... the key to the series will be a player no longer active in the game. No, I'm not talking about Weekend at Bernie's... I'm referring to Big Papi. Write this down: In his last ever Strat appearance, Ortiz with a game 7 walk-off homer. Sidewinders repeat.

Sidewinders and Wahoos Trade

The Wahoos traded Kendrys Morales to the Sidewinders for the Snakes' 3rd round pick in 2019.