Rhino Games

Inmates 3, Rhinos 2
Buckeyes 5, Rhinos 5

Rhinos 2-3 vs Inmates

4/22 - Inmates 5 – Rhinos 3 (Baptist Bowl) - Inmates explode for 5 runs off the in the bottom of the 8th to take the lead for good, ruining a 10 k performance for CC.

4/23 - Inmates 5 – Rhinos 4 (Baptist Bowl) - Rhinos explode for 4 runs in the 1st inning and then go cold as the Inmates chip away and eventually take the lead for the win with a 2 run homer in the bottom of the eigth.

4/24 - Inmates 10 – Rhinos 7 (Baptist Bowl) - Rhinos offense explodes again for 6 in the second only to watch the Inmates explode for 6 runs of their own in the bottom of the 5th. The Inmates take the lead for good on a Tulo error in the bottom of the 7th.

7/18 - Rhinos 2 – Inmates 1 (Baptist Bowl) - CC ptiches a 4 hit masterpiece, barely getting by 2 to 1.

7/19 - Rhinos 6 – Inmates 2 (Baptist Bowl) - Rhinos in a close one with the Inmates until Scutaro boot leads to 4 runs for the Rhinos in the bottom of the 9th.

Rhinos 5-5 vs Buckeyes

4/19 at Rhinos - Rhinos 5 Buckeyes 7

4/20 at Rhinos - Rhinos 7 Buckeyes 5

4/21 at Rhinos - Rhinos 1 Buckeyes 8

7/16 at Rhinos - Rhinos 5 Buckeyes 7

7/17 at Rhinos - Rhinos 2 Buckeyes 0

6/1 at Buckeyes - Buckeyes 5 Rhinos 4

6/2 at Buckeyes - Buckeyes 0 Rhinos 10

6/3 at Buckeyes - Buckeyes 6 Rhinos 4

8/29 at Buckeyes -Buckeyes 1 Rhinos 8

8/30 at Buckeyes - Buckeyes 3 Rhinos 7

Post Draft

Despite not hearing results yet from the Wahoos or the Rhinos, I think the standings are now updated to include all games played at the Draft. (Dear Chief and Colonel Rhino: You have until midnight tomorrow to send me results from Draft weekend.)

Many (but not all) of you responded to the latest request for detailed results with exactly what I wanted. Thanks for that.

And most (but not all) of us have already reached the April 1 deadline of 20 games played.

I suggest this: If any of you are going to be playing the DVs via mail games or netplay, drop him an email asap. He has no games played, of course, and is probably itchin' to get a few in.

And remember, when sending CMs for mail games, you should send them based on your team's HOME games.

Driller Games

In order played. I didn't write down scores due to being lazy and in a
hurry to get this season done and forgotten...

Overall we're 19 - 30

Vs FFTs (1 - 6 at home --- 4 - 3 away)
5/12 at FFTs: Drillers WIN
5/13 at FFTs: Drillers WIN
5/14 at FFTs: Drillers lose
6/21 home: Drillers lose
6/22 home: Drillers lose
6/23 home: Drillers lose
6/24 home: Drillers lose
8/3 at FFTs: Drillers WIN
8/4 at FFTs: Drillers lose
8/5 at FFTs: Drillers lose
8/6 at FFTs: Drillers WIN
9/17 home: Drillers WIN
9/18 home: Drillers lose
9/19 home: Drillers lose

Vs Pigs (0 - 2 at home --- 1 - 2 away)
5/1 home: Drillers lose
5/2 home: Drillers lose
6/12 at Piglets: Drillers lose
6/13 at Piglets: Drillers lose
6/14 at Piglets: Drillers WIN

Vs Goofs (2 - 3 at home --- 3 - 2 away)
4/26 home: Drillers lose
4/27 home: Drillers lose
6/7 at Goofs: Drillers lose
6/8 at Goofs: Drillers WIN
6/9 at Goofs: Drillers WIN
7/20 home: Drillers WIN
7/21 home: Drillers WIN
7/21 home: Drillers lose
9/3 at Goofs: Drillers lose
9/4 at Goofs: Drillers WIN


Vs Nads (4 - 1 at home --- 3 - 2 away)
4/13 home: Drillers WIN
4/14 home: Drillers WIN
5/26 at Nads: Drillers WIN
5/27 at Nads: Drillers WIN
5/27 at Nads: Drillers lose
7/7 home: Drillers WIN
7/8 home: Drillers WIN
7/9 home: Drillers lose
8/20 at Nads: Drillers lose
8/21 at Nads: Drillers WIN

Vs Bees (1 - 4 at home --- 0 - 5 away)
4/17 at Bees: Drillers lose
4/18 at bees: Drillers lose
5/30 home: Drillers lose
5/31 home: Drillers lose
7/13 at Bees: Drillers lose
7/14 at Bees: Drillers lose
7/15 at Bees: Drillers lose
8/26 home: Drillers WIN!!!!!
8/27 home: Drillers lose
8/28 home: Drillers lose

Dd

Sidewinder Games

Snakes at the draft went 1-1 at wahoos,2-1 at home vs wahoos. We went 2-0 at inmates and 1-2 at home vs inmates. We won 2 of 3 at Zaps and lost 2 of 3 at home vs zaps.

SuperGoof Games

Super Goofs record 17-16

SuperGoofs home versus Zaps go 1-2

Game 1 at Goofs Zaps 7 Goofs 6

Game 2 at Goofs Zaps 5 Goofs 6

Game 3 at Goofs Zaps 5 Goofs 3

Goofs 5 Drillers 5

Goofs go 3-2 at Drillers and 2-3 at home

Game 1 at Drillers Goofs 3 Drillers 2

Game 2 at Drillers Goofs 5 Drillers 4

Game 3 at Drillers Goofs 1 Drillers 3

Game 4 at Drillers Goofs 0 Drillers 4

Game 5 at Drillers Goofs 4 Drillers 2

Game 1 at Goofs Drillers 4 Goofs 5

Game 2 at Goofs Drillers 6 Goofs 3

Game 3 at Goofs Drillers 5 Goofs 1

Game 4 at Goofs Drillers 3 Goofs 4

Game 5 at Goofs Drillers 10 Goofs 4

Goofs 7 FFTs 3

Goofs go 4-1 at Goofs and 3-2 at FFT

Game 1 at Goofs FFT 4 Goofs 2

Game 2 at Goofs FFT 4 Goofs 5

Game 3 at Goofs FFT 4 Goofs 5

Game 4 at Goofs FFT 3 Goofs 4

Game 5 at Goofs FFT 2 Goofs 4

Game 1 at FFT Goofs 3 FFT 7

Game 2 at FFT Goofs 6 FFT 4

Game 3 at FFT Goofs 4 FFT 1

Game 4 at FFT Goofs 5 FFT 4

Game 5 at FFT Goofs 3 FFT 12

Goofs go 4-6 versus Fungoes

Goofs go 3-2 at home and 1-4 at Fungoes

Game 1 at Goofs Fungoes 6 Goofs 3

Game 2 at Goofs Fungoes 2 Goofs 3

Game 3 at Goofs Fungoes 10 Goofs 2

Game 4 at Goofs Fungoes 3 Goofs 4

Game 5 at Goofs Fungoes 1 Goofs 4

Game 1 at Fungoes Goofs 4 Fungoes 2

Game 2 at Fungoes Goofs 0 Fungoes 5

Game 3 at Fungoes Goofs 2 Fungoes 3

Game 4 at Fungoes Goofs 0 mFungoes 3

Game 5 at Fungoes Goofs 4 Fungoes 6

Buckeye Games

Buckeyes 17-17 record

Buckeyes 5 FFT 5 - Buckeyes 4-1 at FFTs and 1-4 at home

Game 1 at FFT - Buckeyes 5 FFT 2

Game 2 at FFT Buckeyes 6 FFT 0

Game 3 at FFT Buckeyes 0 FFT 1

Game 4 at FFT Buckeyes 6 FFT 2

Game 5 at FFT Buckeyes 4 FFT 1

Game 1 at Buckeyes FFT 1 Buckeyes 0

Game 2 at Buckeyes FFT 10 Buckeyes 5

Game 3 at Buckeyes FFT 8 Buckeyes 1

Game 4 at Buckeyes FFT 0 Buckeyes 4

Game 5 at Buckeyes FFT 6 Buckeyes 1

Buckeyes 7 Nads 7

Buckeyes 4-3 at Nads 3-4 at Buckeyes

Game 1 at Nads Buckeyes 4 Nads 5

Game 2 at Nads Buckeyes 4 Nads 6

Game 3 at Nads Buckeyes 8 Nads 6

Game 4 at Nads Buckeyes 7 Nads 3

Game 5 at Nads Buckeyes 4 Nads 1

Game 6 at Nads Buckeyes 5 Nads 7

Game 7 at Nads Buckeyes 8 Nads 3

Buckeyes 3-4 at Bauckeyes

Game 1 at Buckeyes Nads 3 Buckeyes 2

Game 2 at Buckeyes Nads 1 Buckeyes 0

Game 3 at Buckeyes Nads 2 Buckeyes 1

Game 4 at Buckeyes Nads 0 Buckeyes 4

Game 5 at Buckeyes Nads 2 Buckeyes 1

Game 6 at Buckeyes Nads 0 Buckeyes 1

Game 7 at Buckeyes Nads 2 Buckeyes 5

Buckeyes 5 Rhinos 5

Buckeyes 3-2 at Rhinos 2-3 at Buckeyes

Game 1 at Rhinos Buckeyes 7 Rhinos 5

Game 2 at Rhinos Buckeyes 5 Rhinos 7

Game 3 at Rhinos Buckeyes 8 Rhinos 1

Game 4 at Rhinos Buckeyes 7 Rhinos 5

Game 5 at Rhinos Buckeyes 0 Rhinos 2

Game 1 at Buckeyes Rhinos 4 Buckeyes 5

Game 2 at Buckeyes Rhinos 10 Buckeyes 0

Game 3 at Buckeyes Rhinos 4 Buckeyes 6

Game 4 at Buckeyes Rhinos 8 Buckeyes 1

Game 5 at Buckeyes Rhinos 7 Buckeyes 3

Killer Bee Games

Wahoos 7, Bees 3
Bees 9, Drillers 1
Bees 7, Mavs 3

Tweener Games

Tweeners 3, Wahoos 3
Tweeners 7, Mavs 3
Inmates 3, Tweeners 2

Tweeners draft weekend results:
The Friday night series vs. Wahoos is a bit of a blur (as documented by the scoresheets); but I feel certain it was 3 home games for us, and Wahoos won 2. Game 1 Felix lost 3-2. Game 2 Wahoos had 16 runs on 20 hits (Tweeners had less). There is evidence that game 3 went 12 innings, Wahoos scored 2 in the top of the 12th, and Mark Reynolds hit a 3-run walk-off homer in the bottom half. I bet that was fun.
Under more favorable conditions Saturday, we rolled 10 vs. Mavs, with Tweeners going 3-2 at home and 4-1 on the road. In 4 starts Gio Gonzalez picked up 3 wins and a no-decision.
We next lost 3 straight to the Inmates at the Baptist Bowl, then took 2 straight from him in the Hooverdome. Inmates scored 9 runs in each of the 1st 3 games, which was more than enough. In game 4 Corey Hart hit a walk-off solo shot in the 11th. Mad Bum tossed 7 strong innings to win game 5.
Saturday night, er, Sunday morning, required computer assistance, but we got some revenge vs. Wahoos, taking 2 of 3 at The Reservation. I’m sure it was just coincidence that, compared to Friday night, the Chief had a bit more to drink, and the Tweeners substantially less.
Tweeners stand at 12-9.

Second Request

This is more of a plea, really. When you send me an email with your game results, I need more than just your record.

I need...

1. Who you played.
2. How many you won and how many you lost. (A list of the games in the order you played them along with the scores would be perfect.)
3. Where the games were played. (Home games or road games?)

Example:
Wahoos vs Rhinos
Gm 1 at Rhinos - Wahoos win 4-3
Gm 2 at Rhinos - Rhinos win 5-3
Gm 3 at Wahoos - Wahoos win 9-6
Gm 4 at Wahoos - Wahoos win 7-2
Gm 5 at Wahoos - Rhinos win 8-4

The Expanded Standings page will have not only your W/L record, but also your Home and Road records, your W/L vs each division, your current W/L streak, and your W/L record for your last 10 games. It's impossible to do that without the details.

Write-ups for each game to put on Big Innings would be nice, too.

What NOT to do:

Here's how we did:
Buckeyes 3-7
Bees 5-5
Dvs 1-2

or...

We went 17-15 this weekend. Game files are attached.

or...

Here's an attachment with my stats. You can get my W/L record from that.


Please and Thank you,
Pigman

P.S. Thank you to the Fungoes for being the ONLY team so far to send in results correctly.

FFT games

FFTs 5, Buckeyes 5

Both teams went 1-4 in their home parks.


FFTs 9, Nads 1

Nads go 0-5 at home. FFTs go 4-1 at home.


SuperGoofs 7, FFTs 3

FFTs go 2-3 at home. Goofs go 4-1 at home.

Fungoes vs Inmates

Fungoes 4, Inmates 1

Fungoes and Inmates played five to round out the draft games.........here are the results:

Game 1 at Inmates: Fungoes win it 2-1 with a Coco Crisp HR in the top of the ninth. Jon Garland picks up the win while Derek Holland gets the save.

Game 2 at Inmates: Fungoes squeak out a 1-0 win while the combined shutout goes to Porcello, Takahashi, Zumaya, Holland, and Frieri........WTF? Inmates couldn't buy a clutch hit and Porcello picks up the win while Frieri gets the save. Fungoes score the only run of the game on a ground out doubleplay by Coco Crisp...

Game 3 at Fungoes: Inmates finally score some runs as they win it 6-4. Porcello takes the loss for the Fungoes.

Game 4 at Fungoes: Game 1 of the Ewing Oiler Double Header goes to the Fungoes behind Clayton Kershaw's complete game, six-hitter, as the Fungoes win 6-3

Game 5 at Fungoes: Game 2 of the Ewing Oiler Double Header also goes to the Fungoes. David Price throws a complete game shutout as the Fungoes win it 6-0.

Fungoes record now stands at 12-8

Warpigs vs Nads

Warpigs 6, Nads 4

Game 1 @ The Ball Pork - Trevor Cahill tosses a 6-hit shutout. Pigs win 6-0.

Game 2 @ The Ball Pork - Felix Pie of the Nads hit a 15th inning homer for the win. Adrian Gonzalez and Albert Pujols had both hit solo shots in the 10th inning. Nads win 7-6.

Game 3 @ The Nad Sack - Bronson Arroyo dominates the Pigs. Nads win 3-1.

Game 4 @ The Nad Sack - Adrian Gonzalez broke a 2-2 tie with a solo, walk-off homer in the 9th. Nads win 3-2.

Game 5 @ The Nad Sack - The Pigs dump on Dempster. Cliff Lee goes the distance. Pigs win 7-1.

Game 6 @ The Ball Pork - Adrian Gonzalez homers twice, including AGAIN in the 9th inning to tie the game. (He's REALLY starting to piss me off!) The game goes 14 innings. Pigs win 5-4.

Game 7 @ The Ball Pork - Nads win 9-5.

Game 8 @ The Nad Sack - Angel Pagan homers twice, and Trevor Cahill holds down the Nad bats. Pigs win 3-1.

Game 9 @ The Nad Sack - Clayton Richard tosses a shutout. Pigs win 7-0.

Game 10 @ The Nad Sack - Cliff Lee took a 1-hit shutout into the 9th before surrendering a solo shot to Dan Uggla. Pigs win 2-1.

Rosters and Draft Results

Updated rosters for the 2011 season and the results of the 2011 NASOMA Draft are now posted on the website.

I'm working on the standings.

Trade

The Rhinos traded a 2012 10th round pick to the Inmates for Nate Schierholtz.

Fungoes vs SuperGoofs

Fungoes 6, SuperGoofs 4

Fungoes win two of five at Goofville, while winning four of the five played at WTF!!

The highlights include: Zimmerman hitting .342 with 2 HR and 7 RBI. Figgins stole 5 basses. Kershaw went 3-0 while throwing two complete game shutouts! Kershaw's ERA for the three starts was 0.69.

Price went 0-2 with a 5.06 ERA while Papelbon got tagged with a loss and a 7.71 ERA!

Fungoes vs Zaps

Zaps 3, Fungoes 2

Fungoes ran into a ZAP buzz saw at Zapper field losing three games and losing them badly. Scores for the three games were 14-4, 10-0, and 7-6. In those three games we gave up a four run inning, a five run inning, a six run inning and a seven run inning. We were outscored 31-10 in the three games......OUCH! Fungoes made significant inprovement when we played two games at WTF, winning both games. Scores at WTF were 5-2 and 3-2.

Warpigs vs Drillers

Warpigs 4, Drillers 1

Game 1 @Driller Park - Ross Ohlendorf outduels Tim Lincecum, and Omar Infante has two RBI singles. Pigs win 3-2.

Game 2 @Driller Park - Anibal Sanchez took a 1-hit shutout into the8th inning. Pigs win 6-2.

Game 3 @The Ball Pork - Both teams hit 4 homers each, and an 8-run 8th inning seals the deal. Pigs win 14-7.

Game 4 @The Ball Pork - Donnie Murphy makes his first appearance, hitting a game-tying triple in the bottom of the 9th. He then scored the winning run on a hit by Angel Pagan. The Warpigs had 9 hits, and none of them were singles. Pigs win 5-4.

Game 5 @The Ball Pork - Four homers by the Pigs were not enough. Drillers win 7-6.

Trades

The Drillers trade Ryan Hanigan to the Tweeners for Rajai Davis.

The Tweeners trade Alex Sanabia to the FFTs for Paul Janish.

The Warpigs trade pick 131 and a 2012 6th to the FFTs for pick 114.

In a 3-way trade, the DVs get Aramis Ramirez and a 2012 Warpig 5th round pick; the Rhinos get Alex Gordon and a 2012 Warpig reserve pick; the Warpigs get Leo Nunez and Heath Bell.

TheFFTs trade Ryan Spilborghs and Chris Narveson to the DVs for Phil Coke and Wilton Lopez.

The Rhinos trade Lastings Milledge to the DVs for the 2012 DV 7th round pick.

The FFTs trade a roster spot (2011 reserve) to the Rhinos for the 2012 DV 7th round pick.

Reporting Results

Remember to report all of your results. I don't need (or want) any game files or box scores - unless you want me to post a significant box score, like from a no-hitter. If you send me game files, fine, but I don't need them.

But here's what I DO need...

1. Who you played
2. How many you won and lost
3. Who was the home team

I know you played a lot of games at the Draft, but please take the time to send me this information for each series you played.

Remember to CC the email to your opponent as a way of confirming the results.

If you want to send the scores and/or a short write-up for each game or series, that's excellent. I will probably just copy and paste what you send me onto Big Innings, but it makes it more fun and interesting, so please consider doing this.

New Draft Rules

(I stole some of these from a post on SomWorld)

First person to pick out of order - buys the next case of beer
First person to pick someone on another team already - buys the next case of beer
First person to ask "Is he available?" - buys the next case of beer
First person to ask for a break - buys the next case of beer
Anybody who starts the draft with all their original picks - buys the next case of beer
Anybody named Philip Mullen - buys the next case of beer
Last person to congratulate the 2010 Champion Zaps - buys the next case of beer
First person to say "Nice pick" - buys the next case of beer
First person to pronounce a player completely wrong- buys the next case of beer

Depth Charts

Click on the team icons on the website to see depth charts heading into the draft. The players aren't listed in any certain order (Far be it from ME to decide who the 7th best first baseman is on the Tweeners!), but you can see what options each team has at each position.

Rosters and Draft Grid

The links on the website are updated to reflect the final rosters and draft picks heading into the 2011 Draft. I have put links to both html and excel versions of both.

As usual, the picks at the end of the draft have been consolidated. All of your picks from 150 on up are now lower numbers.

Email me or call if there is a problem or a mistake.

Late Cuts

The Mavs cut...

Blanks, K.

Davis, C.

Trade

The Wahoos traded Aramis Ramirez and a 2012 11th round pick to the Warpigs for a 2012 9th round pick.

Even More Cuts...

DVs...
Jenks, B.
(also add Alex Gordon back to the roster)

Wahoos...
Baker, S.
Gregg, K.
Ramirez, Ar.
Saltalamacchia, J.

Inmates...
Pena, B. Vazquez, J.

SuperGoofs...
Affeldt, J.

Killer Bees...
(add Trever Miller back to the roster)

Warpigs...
Pie, F.

Drillers...

LaRoche, Adam

Nathan, J.

Rzepczynski, M.

Smith, S.

Trade

The Warpigs traded Fernando Martinez and a 2012 8th to the Wahoos for picks 134 and 135.

Still More Cuts...

The Rhinos cut M.Taylor.

Trade

The Inmates traded Fernando Martinez to the Warpigs for pick 195.

Cuts...

The Sidewinders cut...
Wuertz, M.

Trades

The Drillers traded pick 45 to the Tweeners for Brian Roberts.

The Warpigs traded picks 142 and 179 to the Wahoos for Jason Kubel and pick 151.

Still More Cuts...

Tweeners cut:

Blanco, H.

Blanton, J.

Lannan, J.

Trade

The Warpigs traded a 2012 10th round pick to the Nads for Felix Pie.

Final Cuts Due

Final cuts are due by midnight this Thursday (3/3/11).

Strat in S.I.

In case you haven't already seen it, please read this really nice story from Sports Illustrated about Strat-O-Matic baseball. You'll enjoy it.

Still More Cuts...

By the FFTs:

Buehrle, M.

Correia, K. By the Buckeyes: Morgan, N. By the Wahoos: Coke, P. Hawksworth, B. Parra, G.

Trades

The Wahoos traded Jason Frasor, pick 35, and pick 119 to the SuperGoofs for Kyle McClellan and pick 134.

The Buckeyes traded Lyle Overbay and a 2012 7th round pick to the SuperGoofs for Hunter Pence.

More Cuts

By the Rhinos: C.Dickerson

By the SuperGoofs: T.Sipp, N.Punto, G.Jones

Trade

The Buckeyes traded Mark Buehrle and pick 158 to the FFTs for picks 162, 178, 194.

More Cuts

The DVs cut...

Coffey, T.

Doumit, R.

Gordon, A.

Jackson, C.

Kazmir, S.

O'Flaherty, E.

Wallace, B.

More Cuts

Fungoes cut...

Byrdak, T.

Cabrera, E.

Teahen, M.

The Zap Way

Miguel Cabrera - 1B, DET Feb 17 Cabrera has been charged with DUI in Florida, along with two counts of resisting an officer, ESPN reports.

When an officer told Cabrera to get into his patrol vehicle, the five-time All-Star said "(Expletive) you." He also told the officer "do you know who I am?" and made reference to someone who wasn't at the scene, saying, "I’m going (expletive) kill him." Officers had to deliver "3-4 knee spikes" into Cabrera’s left thigh to get him to cooperate. Cabrera also "kept running out in the road with his hands up" and was described as "belligerent, cocky, combative and argumentative" in the police report. It's a really ugly situation. The Tigers have yet to officially comment on the matter.

It didn't take him long to start living "The Zap Way".

At the Pigsty

There be cards!

Trades

The FFTs traded Chipper Jones to the Buckeyes for Hidecki Matsui, pick 103, and a 2012 reserve pick.

The Inmates traded Brian Fuentes and pick 84 to the Wahoos for Clayton Richard and pick 39.

The Warpigs traded Lastings Milledge, pick 19, pick 37, and a reserve pick to the Rhinos for Omar Infante and Joakim Soria.

The Warpigs traded Jorge de la Rosa to the Inmates for Clayton Richard.

Trade

The Warpigs traded Jack Cust, Peter Moylan, a reserve spot, pick 47, and a 2012 4th round pick to the SuperGoofs for Jim Thome.

Watching for the Brown Truck

Today is opening day for Strat. Being as it's the big 50th anniversary, opening day is being held in Manhattan this year. Yes, there are people out there who already have their cards.

And, according to the tracking data, my cards left Uniondale, NY, last night at 11:14, arrived in Secaucus, NJ, this morning at 1:14 AM. They then departed NJ for Dallas this morning at 4:49 AM.

The watch is on.

Trade

The Nads traded Andy Pettitte to the Warpigs for pick 147.

Nad Cuts

The Nads cut...

Bannister, B.

Barmes, C.

Callaspo, A.

Fulchino, J.

Glaus, T.

Gomez, Carlos

Lopez, Jose

Nippert, D.

Palmer, M.

Park, C.

Pettitte, A.

Pie, F.

Rodney, F.

Trade

The DVs traded Derek Lowe to the Buckeyes for pick 106.

SuperGoof Cuts

Goofs cut...

Blackburn, N.

Church, R.

Garko, R.

Kennedy, A.

Mathis, D.

Morales, J.

Saunders, J.

Spring Training Time

Organization	Pitchers & Catchers	First Workout	Position Players	First full workout
Arizona D-Backs	Feb. 13	Feb. 14	Feb. 18	Feb. 19
Atlanta Braves	Feb. 14	Feb. 15	Feb. 18	Feb. 19
Baltimore Orioles	Feb. 13	Feb. 14	Feb. 20	Feb. 21
Boston Red Sox	Feb. 14	Feb. 15	Feb. 18	Feb. 19
Chicago Cubs	Feb. 14	Feb. 15	Feb. 18	Feb. 19
Chicago White Sox	Feb. 17	Feb. 18	Feb. 21	Feb. 22
Cincinnati Reds	Feb. 16	Feb. 17	Feb. 19	Feb. 20
Cleveland Indians	Feb. 16	Feb. 17	Feb. 19	Feb. 20
Colorado Rockies	Feb. 14	Feb. 15	Feb. 21	Feb. 22
Detroit Tigers	Feb. 13	Feb. 14	Feb. 18	Feb. 19
Florida Marlins	Feb. 18	Feb. 19	Feb. 21	Feb. 22
Houston Astros	Feb. 15	Feb. 16	Feb. 19	Feb. 20
Kansas City Royals	Feb. 14	Feb. 15	Feb. 18	Feb. 19
Los Angeles Angels	Feb. 14	Feb. 15	Feb. 18	Feb. 19
Los Angeles Dodgers	Feb. 16	Feb. 17	Feb. 21	Feb. 22
Milwaukee Brewers	Feb. 16	Feb. 17	Feb. 21	Feb. 22
Minnesota Twins	Feb. 16	Feb. 17	Feb. 22	Feb. 23
New York Mets	Feb. 16	Feb. 17	Feb. 20	Feb. 21
New York Yankees	Feb. 14	Feb. 15	Feb. 19	Feb. 20
Oakland Athletics	Feb. 15	Feb. 16	Feb. 20	Feb. 21
Philadelphia Phillies	Feb. 13	Feb. 14	Feb. 18	Feb. 19
Pittsburgh Pirates	Feb. 13	Feb. 14	Feb. 18	Feb. 19
St. Louis Cardinals	Feb. 13	Feb. 14	Feb. 18	Feb. 19
San Diego Padres	Feb. 13	Feb. 14	Feb. 18	Feb. 19
San Francisco Giants	Feb. 14	Feb. 15	Feb. 18	Feb. 19
Seattle Mariners	Feb. 13	Feb. 14	Feb. 18	Feb. 19
Tampa Bay Rays	Feb. 15	Feb. 16	Feb. 20	Feb. 21
Texas Rangers	Feb. 16	Feb. 17	Feb. 19	Feb. 20
Toronto Blue Jays	Feb. 13	Feb. 14	Feb. 18	Feb. 19
Washington Nationals	Feb. 16	Feb. 17	Feb. 21	Feb. 22

NASOMA Post Seasons

This is a little odd.

In the first 13 years of NASOMA (1980-1992), the World Series was a 4-game sweep 4 times and a 7-game battle 7 times. That's 11 times in 13 years that the World Series went either 4 or 7 games.

In the 18 years since (1993-2010), there has been ONE year where the series went 7 games (2003) and ZERO sweeps. That's 17 times in the last 18 years that the World Series went either 5 or 6 games.

More Zap Cuts

The Zaps cut...

Lee, Carlos

Maholm, P.

2011 NASOMA Mock Draft - Pre-Card Edition

No school today because of the ice... I am really tired of hearing about the Super Bowl... And there are still no cards. So here's something...

1. Mavs - Bryce Harper (uncarded) - Assuming the Mavs are rebuilding, this pick is a can of corn. Harper is probably the most hyped prospect to come along. Apparently for good reason.

2. Zaps - Joaquin Benoit - The league's best team adds the draft's best reliever.

3. Warpigs - Shawn Marcum - Arguably the best starting pitcher in the draft. Would make a good companion to Cliff Lee and Trevor Cahill.

4. Inmates - Brett Myers - The other guy who may be the best starting pitcher in the draft. Sadly for Myers, becoming an Inmate shortens his shelf life.

5. Fungoes - Ike Davis - Berkman is moving to the St. Louis outfield and is getting old anyway. Davis could man 1b for the Fungoes for a long, long time.

6. SuperGoofs - Jaime Garcia - A lefty starter, but a good one.

7. SuperGoofs - Jhoulys Chacin - Another young pitcher, and this one is right-handed and can start or relieve.

8. Nads - Aubrey Huff - The best full-time hitter in the draft. Would play LF for the Nads and bat right in the middle of the order.

9. Killer Bees - Domonick Brown - The highest ranked prospect of those with cards. The Bees need outfield help, and Brown will take Werth's place in RF for the Phillies.

10. Tweeners - Jose Tabata - I don't know if this is a fitting pick or not - at 22 he is already a good glove in LF... He has speed and a little power... What I DO know is that I can HEAR the Tweeners calling out his name. Shhh! Listen! Can you hear it??? I can.

11. Fungoes - Danny Espinosa - Only 100 AB, and not a great card for right now, but probably the next big thing at shortstop.

12. Buckeyes - Billy Wagner - The best lefty reliever by far. He could save 60 games for the Buckeyes.

13. Drillers - Evan Meek - Meek is a steal here. Good thing, too. The Drillers biggest worry in this draft is getting the option of taking Wagner, who he drafted last year as an uncarded player and then cut.

14. Buckeyes - John Buck - Good enough to bat clean up vs LHP; enough AB to play almost every day at catcher. He's got tons of power and is only 30.

15. Rhinos - Tim Stauffer - The Rhinos need pitching, and Stauffer gives them 83 innings of quality start/relief.

16. Zaps - Mike Trout (uncarded) - Disappointed that Harper went so quickly, the Zaps grab Trout, who is also uncarded and actually ranked ahead of Harper in most prospect ratings.

Trades

The FFTs traded Skip Schumaker and Ryan Theriot to the Buckeyes for Kurt Suzuki.

The FFTs traded Clayton Richard to the Wahoos for Reid Brignac.

The FFTs then traded Kurt Suzuki to the Inmates for Derrek Lee.

More Bee Cuts

Bees cut...

Belisario, R.

Mota, G. Difelice, M. Navarro, D.

New Features on Version 16

1) SUPPORT FOR DOUBLE-DUTY PLAYERS HAS BEEN ADDED - On rare occasion a player will receive two cards for one team in Strat-O-Matic, a batting card and a pitching card. We call these players "Double-Duty" players in honor of Negro League legend Double Duty Radcliffe. Supporting a player who has two cards was a significant challenge to program. Adding this support affected code throughout the entire program including the Eligible Players Screen, the Pre-game Setup Window, the Lineup Screen, Extensive Game Play changes, Team and Player Stats packages, etc. As an example of the types of changes that were made, all batting stats for a double-duty player will now appear in their batting totals in the stats package. Previously his batting stats would have been split between his batting totals (when using his hitting card) and the generic “ALL PITCHERS” category in the batting statistics reports (when using his Pitcher’s Hitting card).

2) SOCIAL MEDIA - TWITTER AND FACEBOOK SUPPORT HAVE BEEN ADDED - Share your Strat-O-Matic Exploits with the world! You can post a Social Media message directly from the League Manager using the "File / Post to Twitter-Facebook" command. In addition, if you select the appropriate Miscellaneous Options the game will automatically generate a message at the start and/or end of each manual game that you can post.

3) UPnP SUPPORT - An option has been added to use Universal Plug and Play (UPnP), if it is available with your router. If your hardware supports UPnP it will make Netplay easier to setup.

4) SUPPORT HAS BEEN ADDED FOR A NEW SADV RELIEF PITCHER FATIGUE RULE - This rule prevents relievers from returning too soon after pitching a large number of innings. Here is the text of the rule (which is rule 27.65 in the board game)- If a reliever pitches 2 or more innings above his relief fatigue rating then he must rest one day before his next appearance. If he pitches 3 or more innings above his relief fatigue rating then he must rest two days before his next appearance. If a relief pitcher is used without this proper amount of rest, consider him fatigued for the entire relief outing.

5) BOX SCORES - Now list 2-out RBIs.

6) CHECK LEAGUE DATABASE - This new function on the League menu checks and optionally rebuilds the league database should it ever get corrupted.

7) LEAGUE LEADERS - The League Leaders report now shows traded player's current team codes instead of asterisks. For example, a traded player who is currently on Cincinnati will have "CIN" and the team code instead of "***".

8) AUTOPLAY NOW FASTER - Autoplay speed has been improved since V15.

9) CUT-OFF RULE PLAY-BY-PLAY - Improved play-by-play on the cut-off play as it relates to throwing errors when the ball was cut off.

10) COMPUTER MANAGER - The Computer Manager has been changed so that it now recalculates whether or not to hold the runners and how to position the infield defense whenever a substitution is made. This will make for more realistic strategy when the offensive manager pinch-hits or pinch runs.

11) IMPROVED GAME STORIES – The game stories on the box score have been improved -- many new phrases have been added. This will make the game stories more unique and varied.

12) SAC BUNT DESCRIPTIONS IMPROVED - Improved dialog and play-by-play text for sacrifice bunts. The text "lead runner" has been replaced with "runner trying for 2nd base" (for example) which helps avoid confusion when there is also a runner on third base.

13) MVP AWARD - The MVP Award voting has been adjusted so that it more realistically reflected the chance for a Starting Pitcher to win the award.

14) SQUEEZE PLAY IMPROVEMENTS - Reworked the Squeeze Play strategy chart when the winning run is on third base so that all plays now occur at home plate. In these situations readings of SPEED, SAC, and BAD always result in plays at the plate.

15) BOX SCORE IMPROVEMENT - The "scoresheet" heading and data is now only shown when an associated scoresheet is going to be displayed.

16) END OF GAME PLAY-BY-PLAY - Added code and play-by-play text to improve the end-of-game play-by-play presentation.

17) RARE PLAYS - Improved the play-by-play for certain rare plays to make it more situation-aware.

18) CD-ROM NO LONGER NEEDED! - The CD-ROM no longer needs to be inserted in order to Install Rosters.

19) BUGS FIXED
· If a number of manual games were played consecutively without shutting down the program there was a bug that could result in the disappearance of games off the schedule.
· Use of Auto Batch Report Creation was also resulting in the loss of games from the schedule under certain circumstances.
· Use of Auto Batch Reports was preventing more than one game from running in autoplay for some leagues.
· On occasion the eligible list of players was being overwritten before Netplay games.
· For playoff games, starting pitchers were not being selected according to the computer manager rotations.
· When restoring saved games or using the delete last play the pitcher's allowable pitch count was sometimes incorrect.
· When attempting to get a lead and a pickoff attempt was the result the play by play didn't mention that a pickoff had been attempted.
· The Export Statistics function was not exporting stats for all players.
· The Encyclopedia's Pitcher Register was only showing the data for one pitcher.
· Web Builder was not working properly for players whose name is hyphenated (the team would not display).
· The Game Story would sometimes say that a runner on 3rd stole home when in fact he scored on an error by the catcher when trying to throw out the runner on 1st stealing 2nd.
· Fixed crash that occurred when restoring saved game files.
· Fixed a problem with the cut-off rule where an error could occur after the winning run had already scored.
· Added code to prevent Game Files and Subset Files from being exported to invalid directories (they cannot be exported to the Export, Exported, or Subsets folders).
· Fixed a problem in the All Star Game creation that was leaving the top vote-getting pitcher off of the team.
· If a team played less than 162 games in real-life their actual to-date record was showing more games then they played in the League Standings report at year's end.
· If the first batter a reliever faced reached base on a Strikeout plus Wild Pitch (or Passed Ball) then you could not remove the reliever until that reliever faced another batter.
· On base runner interference (G1-RP on Super-Advanced fielding chart) the base runners on 2nd and 3rd were moving up but this was incorrect - they should stay on their base.
· Changed the Save Chat Dialog in Netplay to say "Save" instead of "Open".
· The Update Player dialog has been improved so that it doesn't exit if a player update is invalid. Instead the dialog stays open allowing you to fix the problem.
· Long install pathnames were causing crashes when restoring a league.

20) SUPPORT FOR NEW SEASONS - Support for the new 2010, Baseball Hall of Fame 2010, Baseball Heroes, 1876, 1880, 1885, and 1893 seasons has been added.

21) BALLPARK PHOTOS
· 4 New ballparks pictures - Minnesota (day and night), Seattle (day and night)
· 36 new ballpark entry pictures - Baltimore-7, Houston-1, Los Angeles(AL)-5, Minnesota-7, San Francisco-6, Seattle-3, Texas-2, Washington-5

22) ROSTER IMPROVEMENTS AND CORRECTIONS
An amazing effort by the ROSTER CORRECTIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS TEAM brings you these upgraded rosters. (But I am deleting all the specifics because they really don't matter to us one bit.)

23) PLAY-BY-PLAY IMPROVEMENTS
· The nickname file has been expanded yet again by our nickname guru Ren Petrie -- there are over 600 new player specific play-by-plays that mention player's nicknames, including the Negro League players' nicknames!
· All 30 teams files edited and updated for 2010 season. Note: this requires the purchase of the optional team specific play-by-play disk.

Correction on the Ratings Disk

The numbers for Dan Haren are wrong. Here is the comment from SOM...

A new card is being printed to replace the Haren card. His strikeouts breakdown is 25 combos on the left side and 30 combos on the right side.

More FFT Cuts

FFTs cut...

Kendall, J.

Schumaker, S.

Theriot, R.

More Buckeye Cuts

Buckeyes cut...

Castillo, L.

Gwynn, T.

Harris, W.

Greatest NASOMA Teams

MLBTV has these shows listing the top 10 (or 20 or 40) for different areas. One of their latest is the top 40 teams ever (although it certainly seemed like the top 40 of the last 50 years). Their top 5 were:
5. 1986 New York Mets
4. 1970 Baltimore Orioles
3. 1961 New York Yankees
2. 1975 Cincinatti Reds
1. 1998 New York Yankees

So I decided to list our own greatest teams ever, but with the difference being that I limited the list to one team from each franchise. (Also not true, as the Strangers and Drillers are technically the same franchise, so let's call it one team from each manager).

With apologies to those not listed, here they are...

10. The 2006 Fungoes (94-68) - This was probably not the greatest Fungo team, but it was the one that won it all. Hard to tell how, though, by looking at the final stats. The team hit .249 and had a 3.68 ERA. They outscored their opponents by less than 40 runs. The leading home run hitter had a .222 batting average. The second leading winner on the mound only won 12 games and had a 5.17 ERA. Somebody named Jesse Crain led the team in saves. And yet, the team won the league championship in 6 games over the FFTs.

9. The 1987 Strangers - The Strangers won two titles, and I don't know a lot about either team, but this one swept the World Series in 4 games over the #1 seeded Mavs. Some stars of the team were Ozzie Smith and Ryne Sandberg. This was also the last Stranger team. The 2-headed manager took over in 1988, the irritating Hybrids won 99 games with them in 1989, and then they became the Drillers.

8. The 1988 Bandits (98-70) - Wade Boggs, Kal Daniels, Tony Gwynn, Jose Canseco, Kirby Puckett... This was an offensive juggernaut. The team batting average was .286. The pitching staff wasn't great, but Mike Scott won 20 and had a 3.77 ERA. Bob Welch won 18. The Bandits were not able to make the trip down for the playoffs, but with the Oilers at the wheel, they defeated the Buckeyes in the second round; then with the Buckeyes taking over as proxy, the Bandits beat the FFTs in 7 games to win the Series.

7. The 2010 VivaZaPastas (97-65) - There were probably better Zap teams, but this team won their second title while winning more games than the 2004 champs. The 1-2 punch of Zach Greinke and Josh Johnson was the strength of the 2010 squad, which beat the Rhinos in 5 games to earn the title.

6. The 2008 Killer Bees (102-60) - The team hit .291 with a .365 OBP and a .502 SLG. Carlos Pena hit 66 homers with 145 runs scored and 155 RBI, but he wasn't the only great hitter in this lineup. Joining Pena were Chipper Jones, Mark Teixeira, Robinson Cano, and Brad Hawpe. The pitching staff wasn't as impressive, but a solid bullpen led by Heath Bell (16-4, 21 saves, 1.97 ERA) took the team to the NASOMA title.

5. The 1985 FFTs (104-64) - The FFTs won their third title in six years with this club. The pitching was dominant, and while Fernando Valenzuela (24-12) and Phil Niekro (20-12) gave the FFTs a terrific rotation, the key was Orel Hershiser who threw 176 relief innings, going 20-7 with 15 saves and an ERA of 2.56. Pedro Guerrero led the team in batting (.320) and RBI (91).

4. The 2001 Drillers (105-57) - The second of back to back champions, the 2001 Drillers were led by Barry Bonds (.334, 51 HR, 136 RBI), Nomar Garciaparra (.354, 70 doubles), Vladimir Guerrero (.334, 44 HR, 141 RBI, and Trevor Hoffman (46 saves, 2.14 ERA). In the finals, the Drillers beat the Sidewinders in 5 after first defeating the Zaps in 5.

3. The 1994 Buckeyes (102-62) - In 1995, 1996, and 1998, the Buckeyes had better regular season records, but failed to reach the World Series each year. The 1994 group was led by Albert Belle (.314, 54 HR, 142 RBI) on offense and starter pitchers Andy Benes (22-11) and John Burkett (19-6). The World Series was a rare chance for the Inmates to finally best the shriveled testicle gang, but they couldn't do it, losing in 5.

2. The 1998 Sidewinders (109-53) - 1998 was a weird year. There were FOUR teams winning 100+ games, but the Snakes still managed to dominate. Pedro Martinez (24-7) and Mike Mussina (22-8) led the staff. The batting order was balanced, but Frank Thomas (.310/.428/.625) was the key. The Sidewinders rolled thru the post season, beating the Inmates in 6 games and the Pastas in 5. And unless I'm mistaken, this was the year that ended with the question "How's your infield?" in the deciding game of the Series. The score at the time was something like 24-1.

1. The 2009 Warpigs (126-36) - Well, of course I'm going to pick my own team. I wanted to pick the 2002 team which won 117 games and is the only one to feature both Mark McGwire and Albert Pujols, but it's hard to argue with 126 wins. The team hit .289/.373/.513 and was led by Pujols (.351, 43 HR, 138 RBI), Chipper Jones (.363, 38 HR, 106 RBI), and Manny Ramirez (.319, 36 HR, 102 RBI). The pitching staff had an ERA of 3.32 and had 5 pitchers with 17+ wins (Cliff Lee 22-5, Justin Duchscherer 18-2, Rich Harden 17-4, Jesse Litsch 17-4, and Ervin Santana 17-8). The Pigs beat the Rhinos and the Buckeyes in the playoffs.

DV Cuts

DVs cut...

Cook, A.

LaRoche, Andy

Meyer, D.

Trade

The Wahoos traded Chris Volstad and pick 7 to the SuperGoofs for Jeremy Guthrie.

Mav Cuts

Mavs cut...

Cormier, L.

Flores, J.

Laird, G.

Lowe, M.

Marquis, J.

Mijares, J.

Towles, J.

New Ballpark Numbers

Ballpark effect chart for 2010 Season Major Leagues


Arizona
L Single* 1-14 Lineout(2b) 15-20 L Homerun 1-10 Flyball(rf) B 11-20
R Single* 1-14 Lineout(ss) 15-20 R Homerun 1-10 Flyball(lf) B 11-20

Atlanta
L Single* 1-4 Lineout(2b) 5-20 L Homerun 1-8 Flyball(rf) B 9-20
R Single* 1-10 Lineout(ss) 11-20 R Homerun 1-8 Flyball(lf) B 9-20

Baltimore
L Single* 1-9 Lineout(2b) 10-20 L Homerun 1-15 Flyball(rf) B 16-20
R Single* 1-12 Lineout(ss) 13-20 R Homerun 1-15 Flyball(lf) B 16-20

Boston
L Single* 1-13 Lineout(2b) 14-20 L Homerun 1-7 Flyball(rf) B 8-20
R Single* 1-13 Lineout(ss) 14-20 R Homerun 1-7 Flyball(lf) B 8-20

Chicago (AL)
L Single* 1-2 Lineout(2b) 3-20 L Homerun 1-16 Flyball(rf) B 17-20
R Single* 1-2 Lineout(ss) 3-20 R Homerun 1-19 Flyball(lf) B 20

Chicago (NL)
L Single* 1-13 Lineout(2b) 14-20 L Homerun 1-14 Flyball(rf) B 15-20
R Single* 1-13 Lineout(ss) 14-20 R Homerun 1-11 Flyball(lf) B 12-20

Cincinnati
L Single* 1-8 Lineout(2b) 9-20 L Homerun 1-12 Flyball(rf) B 13-20
R Single* 1-8 Lineout(ss) 9-20 R Homerun 1-15 Flyball(lf) B 16-20

Cleveland
L Single* 1-7 Lineout(2b) 8-20 L Homerun 1-6 Flyball(rf) B 7-20
R Single* 1-7 Lineout(ss) 8-20 R Homerun 1-3 Flyball(lf) B 4-20

Colorado
L Single* 1-19 Lineout(2b) 20 L Homerun 1-16 Flyball(rf) B 17-20
R Single* 1-19 Lineout(ss) 20 R Homerun 1-16 Flyball(lf) B 17-20

Detroit
L Single* 1-5 Lineout(2b) 6-20 L Homerun 1-10 Flyball(rf) B 11-20
R Single* 1-11 Lineout(ss) 12-20 R Homerun 1-10 Flyball(lf) B 11-20

Florida
L Single* 1-8 Lineout(2b) 9-20 L Homerun 1-7 Flyball(rf) B 8-20
R Single* 1-8 Lineout(ss) 9-20 R Homerun 1-7 Flyball(lf) B 8-20

Houston
L Single* 1-12 Lineout(2b) 13-20 L Homerun 1-10 Flyball(rf) B 11-20
R Single* 1-5 Lineout(ss) 6-20 R Homerun 1-13 Flyball(lf) B 14-20

Kansas City
L Single* 1-18 Lineout(2b) 19-20 L Homerun 1-2 Flyball(rf) B 3-20
R Single* 1-12 Lineout(ss) 13-20 R Homerun 1-5 Flyball(lf) B 6-20

Los Angeles(AL)
L Single* 1-7 Lineout(2b) 8-20 L Homerun 1-9 Flyball(rf) B 10-20
R Single* 1-7 Lineout(ss) 8-20 R Homerun 1-9 Flyball(lf) B 10-20

Los Angeles(NL)
L Single* 1-4 Lineout(2b) 5-20 L Homerun 1-9 Flyball(rf) B 10-20
R Single* 1-4 Lineout(ss) 5-20 R Homerun 1-6 Flyball(lf) B 7-20

Milwaukee
L Single* 1-6 Lineout(2b) 7-20 L Homerun 1-16 Flyball(rf) B 17-20
R Single* 1-3 Lineout(ss) 4-20 R Homerun 1-8 Flyball(lf) B 9-20

Minnesota
L Single* 1-17 Lineout(2b) 18-20 L Homerun 1-1 Flyball(rf) B 2-20
R Single* 1-11 Lineout(ss) 12-20 R Homerun 1-1 Flyball(lf) B 2-20

New York (AL)
L Single* 1-8 Lineout(2b) 9-20 L Homerun 1-18 Flyball(rf) B 19-20
R Single* 1-5 Lineout(ss) 6-20 R Homerun 1-18 Flyball(lf) B 19-20

New York (NL)
L Single* 1-4 Lineout(2b) 5-20 L Homerun 1-8 Flyball(rf) B 9-20
R Single* 1-4 Lineout(ss) 5-20 R Homerun 1-5 Flyball(lf) B 6-20

Oakland
L Single* 1-4 Lineout(2b) 5-20 L Homerun 1-5 Flyball(rf) B 6-20
R Single* 1-4 Lineout(ss) 5-20 R Homerun 1-5 Flyball(lf) B 6-20

Philadelphia
L Single* 1-9 Lineout(2b) 10-20 L Homerun 1-10 Flyball(rf) B 11-20
R Single* 1-9 Lineout(ss) 10-20 R Homerun 1-10 Flyball(lf) B 11-20

Pittsburgh
L Single* 1-10 Lineout(2b) 11-20 L Homerun 1-9 Flyball(rf) B 10-20
R Single* 1-10 Lineout(ss) 11-20 R Homerun 1-4 Flyball(lf) B 5-20

San Diego
L Single* 1-1 Lineout(2b) 2-20 L Homerun 1-1 Flyball(rf) B 2-20
R Single* 1-1 Lineout(ss) 2-20 R Homerun 1-4 Flyball(lf) B 5-20

San Francisco
L Single* 1-10 Lineout(2b) 11-20 L Homerun 1-5 Flyball(rf) B 6-20
R Single* 1-10 Lineout(ss) 11-20 R Homerun 1-10 Flyball(lf) B 11-20

Seattle
L Single* 1-5 Lineout(2b) 6-20 L Homerun 1-7 Flyball(rf) B 8-20
R Single* 1-5 Lineout(ss) 6-20 R Homerun 1-2 Flyball(lf) B 3-20

St. Louis
L Single* 1-8 Lineout(2b) 9-20 L Homerun 1-6 Flyball(rf) B 7-20
R Single* 1-8 Lineout(ss) 9-20 R Homerun 1-3 Flyball(lf) B 4-20

Tampa Bay
L Single* 1-5 Lineout(2b) 6-20 L Homerun 1-7 Flyball(rf) B 8-20
R Single* 1-5 Lineout(ss) 6-20 R Homerun 1-7 Flyball(lf) B 8-20

Texas
L Single* 1-12 Lineout(2b) 13-20 L Homerun 1-14 Flyball(rf) B 15-20
R Single* 1-12 Lineout(ss) 13-20 R Homerun 1-14 Flyball(lf) B 15-20

Toronto
L Single* 1-3 Lineout(2b) 4-20 L Homerun 1-12 Flyball(rf) B 13-20
R Single* 1-3 Lineout(ss) 4-20 R Homerun 1-12 Flyball(lf) B 13-20

Washington
L Single* 1-10 Lineout(2b) 11-20 L Homerun 1-8 Flyball(rf) B 9-20
R Single* 1-5 Lineout(ss) 6-20 R Homerun 1-8 Flyball(lf) B 9-20

More Cuts

Inmates cut...

F. Lopez
J. Outman
M. Diaz

Wahoos cut...

G.Meche
M.Bradley
K.Lohse
J.Carlson

Warpig Cuts

Pigs cut...

Justin Maxwell

Killer Bee Cuts

Bees cut...

Aceves, A.

Gonzalez, Al.

Miller, T.

Moyer, J.

Rivera, J.

Wilson, Jack

Tweener Cuts

The Tweeners cut...

Carrasco, D.

Cordero, F.

Harris, B.

Howell, J.P.

Tazawa, J.

Buckeye Cuts

The Buckeyes cut...

Baker, John

Bulger, J.

Calero, K.

Kapler, G.

Maine, J.

Martinez, P.

Roberts, R.

Ruiz, R.

Ryal, R.

White, S.

Rhino Cuts

The Rhinos cut...

Burnett, A.J.

Duke, Z.

Gonzalez, M.

Kotchman, C.

Millwood, K.

Sheets, B.

Sherrill, G.

Zap Cuts

The Zaps cut...

Bedard, E.

Flowers, T.

Fuld, S.

Howry, B.

Johnson, Jim

Qualls, C.

Fungo Cuts

The Fungoes cut...

Jared Burton
Renyel Pinto

Snake Cuts

The Sidewinders cut...

Carlos Delgado
Mark Derosa
Reed Johnson
Latroy Hawkins
Taylor Teagarden
Miguel Tejada

Trade

The Warpigs traded Colby Rasmus, Desmond Jennings, a reserve pick, pick 51, and their 2012 1st round pick to the Sidewinders for Rafael Soriano and Angel Pagan.

It's That Time...

Ratings are already out, and tomorrow morning is the first chance to order cards and disks online. You want V16 with card images plus cards. Don't forget to have your number ready from last year to get the price for the upgrade as opposed to new. Phone ordering might not happen tomorrow due to lots of snow up there. Computer orders should be fine.

Also, I have updated our rosters page by highlighting all those players who do not have cards (you might have to hit the refresh button the first time). Please, please, please, email me with the names of any players that you know are worthless pieces of shit and need to be cut. Some of you have already done so.

Can't wait for the cards!

Ordering Cards Online

This is a post from Steve Barkan, one of the main guys at SOM...

From the main page, click on the baseball player (under the countdown clock). Click on power purchasing, then on the drop box, go up to the item you need (in your case baseball card sets). Click in the box of the item you want ie 2010 cards and additional players. If you want another item, hold down the ctrl key and click the box in front of that it ie baseball heroes. When you've selected everything you want from that category , click add to cart. If you want something else ie v16 upgrade, hit power purchasing again, go to baseball>computer games. Click the box in front of the package you want then click on add to cart. When you've picked everything, scroll to the top of the page and click on cart, then checkout. From there, you will see your order and the prices. Put in your billing and shipping info then click on the click to calculate shipping button. Click on ups ground (or second day air if you want) and scroll down to payment method. You can choose either paypal or visa/master card. Click on review order, doublecheck everything, type in your cc info and your done.

Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics

The HEAD INMATE has volunteered to produce the 2010 NASOMA Yearbook. He'll have help from the DVs, who are working on creating a ballot for the All Star Team. Thanks guys!

In the meantime, I have posted a few final stats on the website. You can find the top 10 in all hitting and pitching categories, the team totals for all categories, and upgraded individual team stats (click on the team names in the standings).

Some points of interest...

THE GOOD

The Killer Bees led the league in runs scored, base hits, and doubles. The Warpigs led in triples and home runs. The Zaps had the most walks and the Drillers stole the most bases. The Bees had the highest team batting average and slugging percentage, while the Zaps led in onbase. The Drillers set a league record, making only 49 errors. Robinson Cano of the Killer Bees also broke a league record with 729 at bats.

In pitching, the Buckeyes had the lowest ERA, but the Sidewinders allowed the fewest hits and struck out the most opponents. The Drillers gave up the fewest home runs. The Fungoes had the most saves.

Warpig Albert Pujols just missed winning the triple crown. He easily won the batting and the home run titles, but was 3 rbi behind Killer Bee Kendry Morales. Pujols also led the league in doubles, runs scored, OBP, SLG, and was second in walks. Jacoby Ellsbury of the Drillers and Carl Crawford of the Zaps both stole 100 bases, with Ellsbury edging Crawford 102 to 100 for the SB title.

There were four 20-game winners: Roy Halladay (23-13) of the DVs, Zach Greinke (23-8) of the Zaps, Dan Haren (23-11) of the Drillers, and Chris Carpenter (20-6) of the Buckeyes. Carpenter was also the league ERA champ. Justin Verlander of the Killer Bees won the strike out title, getting 2 more than the Inmates' Javier Vazquez and 3 more than the Drillers' Tim Lincecum. Jonathan Papelbon of the Fungoes led the league in saves.

THE BAD

The Mavs scored the fewest runs in the league, had the fewest hits, and struck out the most times. They also stole the fewest bases and, of course, had the lowest team batting average. The Inmates edged the Tweeners for the most errors, and the FFTs hit the fewest home runs.

The Warpigs had the worst ERA in the league and tied with the Wahoos for the most homers allowed. The team allowing the most hits, however, was the Nads. The SuperGoofs struck out fewer batters than anyone else, and the Warpigs managed only 26 saves, easily the fewest in the league.

A couple of third basemen led the league in dubious categories. The Mavs' Chase Headley made the most errors with 28, and the Tweeners' Mark Reynolds ran away with the strike out title. The lowest batting average in the league by batters with 100+ at bats was Geovany Soto of the Warpigs. The lowest of those who had enough at bats to qualify was Jason Bay of the FFTs.

Matt Cain of the Mavs and Joe Saunders of the Goofs each lost 22 games to lead the league. The Wahoos' Cole Hamels gave up the most home runs. The Bees' Justin Verlander allowed the most hits and runs while his teammate Chad Billingsley walked the most batters.

THE UGLY

For the zillionth year in a row, the Killer Bee pitchers did not make an error.

The DV pitchers got a base hit despite not having any at bats. I don't know how to figure a batting average for that.

The leading home run hitter for the Drillers was... Derek Jeter?!?

And from the "Things That Make You Go WHAT THE FUCK?" category, the Nad pitchers accumulated 54 at bats. Now, in the first place, that's a lot. They also managed 4 doubles and a triple. They even stole 2 bases in 3 attempts. But the most amazing part of their stat line was the HBP category. They had 2. Now, as far as I can tell, pitcher hitting cards 1-8 do not have HBPs on them anywhere. So I went through the individual hitting cards for the Nad pitchers. Still no HBP chances. And since the Nads most likely played all of their games on the computer, this seems to be a case of Hal just messing with us. Still... how does that happen?

Ordering Cards

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Date for opening day of new cards (for those going to NY): February 12th

Date they start shipping our cards to us: February 14th

Why Kids Struggle

I am sitting here watching something called the TicketCity Bowl which is being played in Dallas at the Cotton Bowl. Later there will be a game called The Cotton Bowl Classic which will NOT be played at the Cotton Bowl.

This continues the conspiracy to keep our youth uninformed.

In the NBA, Oklahoma City plays in the Northwest Division. Can't you hear some young couple saying, "Hey, we should take a trip up to see the beautiful Northwest." "That sounds great. How about Oklahoma City?" Washington plays in the Southeast (The NHL also places Washington in the Southeast).

The NFL places Dallas in the East, Indianapolis in the South, and both Kansas City and St. Louis in the West. That does show some improvement over the recent situation that had Atlanta, Carolina, and New Orleans joining St. Louis in the West for a few years.

Major League Baseball is better, but placing Texas in the West is another geographical problem.

The NHL has Dallas in a division called Pacific and Pittsburgh in the Atlantic. Pittsburgh is what, maybe 350 miles from the Atlantic Ocean. Not too bad, I guess, but it's not exactly an oceanfront city. Still, it's better than the 1,200 miles between Dallas and the Pacific.

I understand the need to keep division rivalries together (i.e. Cowboys, Redskins, Eagles, Giants), but can't they stop naming the divisions in such misleading ways?

And then there's the NCAA, which has 12 teams in the Big Ten and ten teams in the Big XII.

Our kids don't have a chance.

Happy 50th!

The Fungoman is 50 today. Happy birthday!

Hall of Fame Nonsense

On MLBTV tonight, baseball writer Ken Rosenthal (I think he was the one) said he would never give his Hall of Fame vote for a guy who was a steroid user, whether it was a positive test or just allegations. If steroid use gave a guy Hall of Fame type numbers, he'd never vote for him. Then he added that he would still vote for Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Alex Rodriguez, and Manny Rodriguez because... "they were great players before using steroids."

Trade

The Killer Bees traded Skip Schumaker and Brad Hawpe to the FFTs for Ronald Belisario and Shawn Camp.

Trades

The Wahoos traded Alfonso Soriano to the Killer Bees for Nick Masset.

The Warpigs traded John Lackey, Francisco Liriano, Brian Matusz, and pick 85 to the DVs for Trevor Cahill and Magglio Ordonez.

Trades

The Wahoos traded Cole Hamels, pick 12, and pick 103 to the Buckeyes for Jayson Werth, Darren Oliver, and pick 67.

The Buckeyes traded Kevin Correia to the FFTs for Mark Buehrle.

Trade

The Nads traded Sean Marshall to the Warpigs for Cody Ross.

Looking Ahead - The BUD 2011

Predicted Order of Finish:

1. Rhinos
2. Warpigs
3. Wahoos
4. SuperGoofs


RHINOS

Pitching: Sabathia is huge - in more ways than one. Following him are E.Jackson and Garza. Big drop off. Bullpen is Heath Bell and Soria. Both are good, but that's all there is.

Lineup: Easily the strength of the team. Where to begin... Votto, Tulo, Hanley, Braun, A-Rod. The second tier includes F.Gutierrez, Kemp, Yadier, Ethier, Polanco, and Infante. The Rhinos have an embarrassment of riches offensively. Defensively, Yadier, Tulo, and Gutierrez are 1's up the middle. Braun's 4 in LF won't hurt too much, but is necessary to get Hanley in at DH while Tulo mans SS.

Draft: The Rhinos won't be able to help themselves too much here, having only two picks in the first 50 (15, 31).

Needs: Pitching, pitching, pitching.

Best case scenario: 90-95 wins and another trip to the World Series.

Worst case scenario: 80-85 wins if they aren't able to add enough pitching, but don't bet on it.


WARPIGS

Pitching: Cliff Lee, Liriano, de la Rosa are three pretty good lefties. Lackey would be #4, and he's not as good. The bullpen is really bare, with only Thornton and Moylan.

Lineup: As usual, the offense revolves around Pujols. This year, like last year, they revolve around him from a great distance. There are a couple of interesting pieces: C.Santana, D.Young, Rasmus, Soto... but that's about it.

Draft: Four picks in the top 50 (3, 19, 37, 47) and then another at pick 51.

Needs: 3b, RF, plus lots and lots of bullpen.

Best case scenario: 85-90 wins and a chance to challenge the Rhinos for the BUD title.

Worst case scenario: 75-85 wins and a sucky draft pick in 2012.


WAHOOS

Pitching: Hamels and 3-4 other guys. Nolasco and Baker... Tommy Hunter, maybe. The pen isn't any deeper with Marmol, Mujica, and Frasor.

Lineup: The problem isn't the cards, it's the number of at bats those cards have. Youkilis, Morneau, Pedroia, Rollins... they all suffered injuries last year. Austin Jackson was a nice find in CF. Johnny Damon can still help out, but that's about it. Olivo and Aramis Ramirez won't scare anyone. Ditto Hafner and Soriano. The outfield defense has a cf-1, but the rest of them are all 4's and 5's.

Draft: Here's where the Wahoos will re-tool and possibly challenge the Rhinos. They have SEVEN picks in the first 50 (7, 12, 23, 28, 35, 39, 46).

Needs: Pitching, corner outfielders, catcher, and infield at bats.

Best case scenario: 85 wins.

Worst case scenario: 85 losses.


SUPERGOOFS

Pitching: Guthrie and Lewis are pitchable. Zito and Pineiro aren't terrible as the 3-4 guys. A deep bullpen will help. Clippard, McClellan, Adams, Franklin, and Broxton means the Goofs can take other things while everyone else is fighting over relievers.

Lineup: Shin-Soo Choo has become an elite player. Unfortunately for the Goofs, he's about it. Thome is gonna be scary at DH, but for a limited number of at bats. Phillips and A.Ramirez give the Goofs 1's at 2b/ss. Torii Hunter is still above average in cf. Hunter Pence isn't bad, but if Thome is the DH, there's no place for him to play.

Draft: Three picks in the top 50 (6, 22, 38).

Needs: LF, C, starting pitching.

Best case scenario: 80-85 wins.

Worst case scenario: 85-90 losses.

Looking Ahead - The MFD 2011

Predicted Order of Finish:

1. Buckeyes
2. Inmates
3. Mavs
4. Nads


BUCKEYES

Pitching: Carpenter and Lilly are an excellent 1-2. Dice-K and Pelfrey are a big drop off after that. The bullpen consists of Gurrier, Oliver, and Wheeler.

Lineup: The core of the offense is Barton (1b), Werth (rf), and Prado (2b/3b). After that... yikes! Alex Rios... Jorge Posada... Yunel Escobar... Hidecki Matsui... It's not great. But there are three reasons why it doesn't matter: The park makes most games end up 1-0 anyway, the Buckeyes are artful drafters, and there's a league rule that says the Buckeyes must win the MFD.

Draft: The Buckeye draft genius will have to come through again, but it doesn't help that they only have 2 picks in the first 50 (14, 30).

Needs: C, 2b/3b, cf, starting pitching, bullpen.

Best case scenario: No one makes better use of the draft than the Buckeyes. Even when the prospects for the upcoming season look dour (which is every year lately), the Buckeyes win 90-100 games and get a first round bye. Same thing this year.

Worst case scenario: Umm... worst case? Winning the MFD and not getting a first round bye? With this staff, this lineup, and no early picks... how are they picked to win the division? Keep reading.


INMATES

Pitching: J.Santana, Billingsley, Floyd, and B.Anderson are the options for the rotation. Won't be good enough to match the Buckeyes. The bullpen is a little better with C.Perez, Joba, Fuentes, Francisco, and Perry.

Lineup: There's some good stuff here. CarGo (LF), Beltre (3b), K.Johnson (2b), and Ryan Howard will occupy the middle of the order, and they'll produce. In a rush to corner the market on Ryan Howard backups, the Inmates traded for both Derek Lee and Carlos Pena. With Dunn gone, one of them may end up at DH. Pennington at SS and Adam Jones in cf are not much more than warm bodies. Jones even lost his cf-1 and dropped to cf-3. The good news is we all get to hear FUCK-U-DOME over and over this year. The FFTs should be fined for trading that guy to the Inmates.

Draft: Three picks in the top 50 (4, 20, 36).

Needs: C, starting pitching, RF, DH.

Best case scenario: 81-81, but they will outscore and outhomer their opponents.

Worst case scenario: 90-95 losses and a top 5 pick in 2012.


MAVS

Pitching: Pretty decent rotation: Cain, Gallardo, Hughes, and C.Buchholz. The pen, however, is pretty much just Street.

Lineup: The outfield is DeJesus (LF), C.Young (CF), and Heyward/J.Upton (RF). That's a good, young, group. The DH is Billy Butler, who is probably the best hitter on the team. The infield is suspect, though. Kendrick, Hardy, Headley, and Uribe make up this group. None had especially good years in 2010. And as far as I can tell, there is no one to catch.

Draft: Four picks in the first 50 including #1 overall (1, 17, 33, 49).

Needs: C, 1b, bullpen.

Best case scenario: 80-90 losses.

Worst case scenario: 90-100 losses.


NADS

Pitching: Arroyo, Dempster, CJ Wilson, R.Wells, Pettitte are the rotation hopefuls. Saito, B.Lyon, Marshall, and R.Ramirez will make up the bullpen.

Lineup: The top hitters are Adrian Gonzalez, Uggla, JD Drew, and Willingham. Aybar is the ss, Montero/Pierzynski are behind the plate, McGeehee/Mora/J.Lopez will battle for the 3b position. Defensively, other than 1b and rf, there isn't much.

Draft: Three picks in the top 50 (8, 24, 40).

Needs: Pretty much everything. CF, LF (so Willingham can DH), 2b (so that Uggla can DH), starting pitching, bullpen.

Best case scenario: 90-100 losses.

Worst case scenario: 90-100 losses.

Looking Ahead - The AWD 2011

Predicted Order of Finish:

1. Zaps
2. Sidewinders
3. Tweeners
4. Killer Bees


ZAPS

Pitching: Greinke and Josh Johnson give the Zaps two #1 starters. Scherzer and W.Rodriguez fill out an excellent rotation. The pen is already deep with O'Day, Downs, Kuo, League, and Aardsma.

Lineup: In the biggest trade of the offseason, the Zaps sent AL MVP Josh Hamilton to the FFTs for AL MVP runner up Miguel Cabrera. I think AL MVP 4th place finisher Jose Bautista might have been the main reason for this deal. Having Bautista and Hamilton as your two biggest bats would have caused headaches for RHP, but vs LHP would have caused headaches for the Zapper. Cabrera gives them more balance. Surrounding Bautista and Cabrera will be the likes of Crawford, Fielder, McCutchen, and Utley. Ryan Raburn will help somewhere (RF?). Utley and Crawford are the only 1's, but there are no defensive problems anywhere.

Draft: The Zaps are loaded here, too, with two first rounders and 4 picks in the top 50 (2, 16, 32, 48).

Needs: Catcher, maybe RF.

Best case scenario: 110 wins and back to back titles.

Worst case scenario: Hard to imagine this team not doing well. I guess worst case is losing in the playoffs.


SIDEWINDERS

Pitching: A rotation of Ubaldo, Danks, Lester, and Sanchez, despite leaning slightly to the left, will cause opponents plenty of problems. But the more impressive part of this staff is the bullpen. Breslow, Feliz, Betancourt, and Soriano are outstanding.

Lineup: For all the moaning and complaining the Snakeman does, you'd think the cupboard here was bare. I guess that's what continually getting thumped in the post season will do to an already fragile psyche. But the truth is, this team is still one of the best in the league. Mauer is still the best catcher in baseball, and David Wright is one of the top guys at 3b. Markakis and Bruce have only one problem: they both play only RF, meaning one will have to take his RF-1 to DH. The Snakes can have an all-1 outfield - and still have another OF-1 sitting on the bench! They have FOUR guys who are RF-1! Seems excessive to me. The legitimate problem, of course, is the infield. Bartlett wasn't great, but at least he didn't suck as bad as Aaron Hill. And NOBODY on this team plays 1b. Really, there is nothing there but a little Smoak.

Draft: Only 1 pick in the top 50 (44). Okay, so maybe the whining has some merit.

Needs: 2b, 1b.

Best case scenario: 90-95 wins and a first round exit - again.

Worst case scenario: The Snakes don't usually take a year off to rebuild, and the pitching staff alone will keep them in the hunt. Worst case... 81-81 and no post season, meaning he stays home and flicks his bean there.


TWEENERS

Pitching: Stocked. Felix, Wainwright, Braden, Bumgarner, D.Hudson. Wow. The pen is good, too, with Gregerson, Romo, F.Rodriguez, and the ancient Arthur Rhodes.

Lineup: Well... maybe pitching will be enough to win. Swisher at 1b, Hart in RF, and VMart at C isn't a bad nucleus. The acquisition of Vernon Wells helps vs RHP, but it means sitting down Victorino's cf-1 unless Wells is the DH. Loney hits RHP a little, but he only plays 1b. Zobrist, who plays almost everywhere, will probably spend most of his time at 2b. B.Roberts is not bad, but he's limited on at bats. Reynolds hit a ton of homers at 3b, but was under the Mendoza line. Brendan Ryan is interesting. He got the surprising ss-1, but 223/279/294 will be hard to play. I guess Rajai Davis(?) is the left fielder. Even the ubiquitous Zobrist doesn't play LF.

Draft: Three picks in the top 50 (10, 26, 42).

Needs: Offense. LF, SS, 3b. A catcher who can throw.

Best case scenario: The 10th pick in the 2012 Draft.

Worst case scenario: The 10th pick in the 2012 Draft.


KILLER BEES

Pitching: Already has a 5-man rotation in place (T.Hudson, Verlander, Hanson, Kennedy, and Cueto). The pen isn't as good as the other teams in the AWD, but it isn't bad (Duensing, Valverde, A.Bailey).

Lineup: Cano is one of the best players in baseball. The rest of the Bee infield (Teixeira, Castro, Rolen) is pretty good too. And the DH spot, which will probably be some combination of Dunn, Morales, and Weeks is fine. Ramon Hernandez can't catch every day, but his card will be adequate. The problem is in the outfield. Here are the options: Podsednik, Juan Rivera, Cameron, Schumaker, Francoeur, Hawpe. Like the picture of the BeeBoy walking up the stairs in his thong, it ain't a pretty sight.

Draft: Three picks in the first 50 (9, 25, 41).

Needs: Outfield, outfield, a backup catcher, and outfield. A new laptop to replace the Pig one he destroyed last summer. And some bullpen, of course.

Best case scenario: 80-85 wins.

Worst case scenario: 70-75 wins.