Underperforming Draft Picks

Just a few I spotted.  Bonds is probably the most grievous.

PITCHERS
Rd 4 - 1-2, 10.6 ERA, 15.1 IP, 7.84 RCERA - Bob Gibson (BRO)
Rd 3 - 1-4, 5.77 ERA, 34.1 IP, 5.11 RCERA - Sandy Koufax (HOB)
Rd 1 - 0-6, 5.84 ERA, 44.2 IP, 6.08 RCERA - Lefty Grove (SEA)

BATTERS
Rd 1 - .834 OPS, .230 / .323 / .511 - Oscar Charleston (SHA)
Rd 1 - .653 OPS, .245 / .287 / .367 - Honus Wagner (JFC)
RD 1 - .687 OPS, .209 / .234 / .453 - Turkey Stearnes (GAL)
RD 1 - .693 OPS, .248 / .331 / .362 - Barry Bonds (NOR)
RD 1 - .727 OPS, .165 / .341 / .386 - Norm Cash (DHA)

Power Alley

Week 3

+5 Jeff City
+3 Willets Point
+3 Seattle

-3 Hoboken
-6 Galaxy
-7 Helena

Week 3 Standings Summary

AL East

Willets Point took advantage of a down week from Spanish Harlem, and claimed first place in the AL East. Center fielder Pete Hill led the charge with a .347 / .431 / .612 slash line and adding 3 triples and 2 home runs.  Willie Wells added 4 home runs while Frank Baker and Chris Hoiles each batted over .400 in limited duty.  The staff was led by Brett Saberhagen who has every right to be upset and losing Pitcher of the Week honors.  The righty won all three of his starts with a 1.17 ERA and 13K in 23 innings.

AL Central

All teams hovered around the .500 mark in a status quo week.  Player of the Week George Brett was the best in the business.

AL West

Denver continues their torrid start, winning 8 of 13 and opening up a 7 game lead on Dharma.  Jeff Bagwell was the offensive star batting .393 / .433 / .696 with 4 HR and 14 RBI.  Al Simmons hit 4 out of the park as well while Paul Molitor hit .412 and scored 14 times.  Three stars in the pen - Don Sutton, Kent Tekulve, and Ted Abernathy - combined for 29 innings of 3 run ball.

NL East
With a 9-4 week, the Grumman Hellcats took advantage of poor play from the rest of the division and secured possession of first place.  The Hellcats now have a +45 run differential, best in the National League.

NL Central
After a slow start, the Sparta Hoplites, winners of 18 of 29, have tied the Flin Flon Foxes for frst place in the division.  Their pitching staff combined for a 2.66 team ERA while their offense took the week off (.212 / .287 / .324).  JJ  Putz was great out of the pen, entering 8 games and not giving up a run.

NL West
Newcomer Thomas R continues to impress, putting up fine numbers again and extending his Jeff City lead to 3 games over Lakeview.  The Blausers used all 13 of their pitchers and had a team ERA of 3.10.  At the plate, Earl Combs ripped the ball (1.058 OPS) and John McGraw did his thing (.459 OBP and 8 SB.)

Other Tidbits

• Roger Connor (ROC) went 5-5 with 3 R and 5 RBI on Cinco de Mayo
• Reggie Jackson (SEA) and Johnny Bench (GRU) each had 3-hr games
• Pete Alexander (DOW) had the best start of the week on May 14.  Tossed a 5-hit shutout, striking out 12 and walking none.

Finally, below are the year to date Starting and Relief pitcher ERA's by team.

Players of the Week

George Brett (NOR): .473 / .525 / .709, 1.234 OPS, 4 2B, 3 3B, 1 HR, 14 R, 12 RBI

Pete Alexander (DOW): 3-0, 1.57 ERA, 23 IP, 19 H, 3 BB, 19 K

Javy Lopez just didn' have enough at bats, but the Brooklyn Cyclone batted .516 with a 1.194 slugging in 31 AB.

Week 3 Transactions

• Sparta drops Booby Veach and picks up Magglio Ordonez (2007)
• Denver drops Arthur Henderson and picks up Tanner Roark (2013)
• Helena drops Riggs Stephenson and picks up Bob Gibson (1968)
• Galaxy drops Amos Rusie, Sparky Lyle and Derek Liliquist, picks up Jimmy Rollins (2007), Darren Holmes (2002), Kevin Saucier (1981)
• Ankhana drops Satchel Page, picks up Dean Chance (1968)

Website Updated

My ftp failed earlier today, preventing the box scores and stats from updating properly. All fixed.

Thanks Joe V for spotting it!

Sim 3E Complete

RSAA Update

Week 3

The AL continues to infuriate owners.  Average ERAs:

AL
4.52 - SP
3.89 - RP

NL
3.65 - SP
3.23 - RP

ATB Value Update

Week 3

Sim 3D Complete

Two Trades Today

To Denver: Omar Vizquel (11 AB, Vg/70 defense)
To Galaxy: Tommy Tucker (10 AB)

To Galaxy: Steve Mingori (18.2 IP, 1.45 ERA)
To Lakeview: Boog Powell (21 AB, 2 2B, 2 HR, 1.220 OPS)

I am running late tonight

Those that submitted injury lineups, I have not forgotten.  Just running behind schedule.

The Great, The Good, and the Ugly

Early Season Oddities

1. The top 3 teams by way of Run Differential are not leading their divisions.  Incredibly, the team with the best RD, the Oasis Gunters at +57, are sitting in last place as play began today.  Granted, last place in AL East is still pretty good - 2 games out of first place with a winning record.
2. I am somewhat regretting my preference for a DH league.  Stat of the day: In the AL, only three teams have an ERA below 4.00.  In the NL, only two teams have an ERA above 4.00.
3. The Gunters have lost a grand total of 0 days due to injury, while Flin Flon has lost 38.
4. On pace fun. 74 HR - Reggie Jackson (DEN), 162 R - Mel Ott (OAS), 216 RBI - Jeff Bagwell (DEN), 117 SB - Pete Hill (WPO), and finally, Eddie Mathews (SEA) is on pace for 39 errors

And finally, here are the batting averages by park so far

0.297 -114 BPF,  Fenway Park (1977), Denver RoidBoyz

0.292 -104 BPF,  Forbes Field (1956), Oasis Gunters

0.282 -104 BPF,  Crosley Field (1963), Guardians of the Galaxy

0.273 -101 BPF,  Exhibition Stadium (1981), Flin Flon  Foxes

0.267 - 97 BPF,  Ebbets Fields (1915), Brooklyn Cyclones

0.264 -106 BPF,  Busch Stadium (1972), Lakeview Zeros

0.264 -106 BPF,  Bennett Park (1906), Helena Handbasket

0.261 - 95 BPF,  Kingdome (1985), Ankhana Adventurers

0.257 -103 BPF,  Dunn Field (1918), Jeff City Blausers

0.256 - 97 BPF,  PNC Park (2011), Hudson MadBum

0.256 -102 BPF,  Navin Field (1916), Dharma Islanders

0.255 - 92 BPF,  RFK Stadium ( 1969 ), Downsouth Brews

0.253 - 99 BPF,  Oriole Park (2012), Chatanooga Lookouts

0.252 - 96 BPF,  Roosevelt Stadium (1956), Rochester Red Wings

0.247 - 89 BPF,  Yankee Stadium (1952), New Orleans Punchers

0.245 - 93 BPF,  Olympic Stadium (1993), Shamokin Miners

0.242 - 94 BPF,  Shea Stadium (1968), Willets Point "Mechanics"

0.236 - 96 BPF,  Polo Grounds (1911), Planet 10

0.230 -100 BPF,  Palace of the Fans (1905), Spanish Harlem 

0.228 - 93 BPF,  Dodger Stadium (1987), Albequerque Heisenbergs

0.228 - 86 BPF,  South Side Park (1908), Hoboken Zephyrs

0.224 - 99 BPF,  KC Municipal (1965), Sparta Hoplites

0.211 - 94 BPF,  Sicks Stadium (1969), Seattle Pilots

0.195 - 97 BPF,  Wrigley Field (1944), Grumman Hellcats

Sim 3C Complete

Sabermetrics Says the Break Even Point for SB% is 80-83%

Only three teams have exceed an 80% success rate this year.  A poor Stolen Base % can easily be rectified by Managerial or Player Tendencies.  Use them!

83% (40 Attempts) - Shamokin Miners
80% (40 Attempts) - New Orleans Clown Punchers
80% (30 Attempts) - Chatanooga Lookouts
76% (17 Attempts) - Dharma Islanders
76% (54 Attempts) - Planet 10 Red Lectroids
74% (57 Attempts) - Denver RoidBoyz
72% (89 Attempts) - Willets Point "Mechanics"
71% (35 Attempts) - Hudson MadBum
70% (92 Attempts) - Jeff City Blausers
69% (26 Attempts) - Lakeview Zeros
69% (42 Attempts) - Oasis Gunters
69% (29 Attempts) - Helena Handbasket
66% (38 Attempts) - Spanish Harlem Pinata Beaters
64% (14 Attempts) - Hoboken Zephyrs
64% (55 Attempts) - Galaxy Guardians
64% (11 Attempts) - Ankhana Adventurers
62% (60 Attempts) - Sparta Hoplites
61% (18 Attempts) - Rochester Red Wings
59% (17 Attempts) - Albequerque Heisenbergs
58% (24 Attempts) - Grumman Hellcats
57% (28 Attempts) - Downsouth Brews
56% ( 9 Attempts) - Brooklyn Cyclones
55% (20 Attempts) - Flin Flon Arctic Foxes
52% (21 Attempts) - Seattle Pilots

Standings Charts

Week 3

These are a real pain to compile, but I think a picture tells a thousand words in these cases.  For instance, the AL East is crazy tight while the AL West has some indications of a runaway division.

Heavy Johnson Hurting the Baseball

Denver's Heavy Johnson is doing his Roy Hobbs imitation, batting .397 / .441 / .710 with 27 R and 35 RBI.  Here is his hit chart.

HR: Purple
3B: Orange
2B: Blue
1B: Black

Sim 3B Complete

Grumman Impressing This Week

Grumman has won 7 in a row, quite a feat.  Even more impressive is the fact they've given up only 7 runs during the streak.  More remarkable than that are the 4 shutouts their starting pitchers have tossed.  Lets top it one more time - the last three victories have all been of the shutout variety.

Grumman has shutout Shamokin on three consecutive days giving up just 12 hits in 27 innings.  Joe Wood has two shutouts in the overall 7 game streak.

They're now a game out of first in the NL East, barely making up ground as the division leading Guardians of the Galaxy have won 8 of 10 themselves.

Leaderboards

Week 3

Sim 3A Complete

That's 7 in a row for Grumman.

Power Alley

Week 2

Standings Summary

Week 2.  Sorry, no writeup this week, haven't been around much last few days.

Players of the Week

Sim 2

Josh Hamilton (SPH): .469 / .481 / .776, 1.256 OPS, 9 2B, 9 R, 13 RBI

Pedro Martinez (SPA): 3-0, 2 CG, 0.69 ERA, 26 IP, 14 H, 3 BB, 26 K

Week 3 Transactions

• Albequerque picks up Ray Dandridge 1941, drops Evan Longoria
• Shamokin picks up Brady Anderson 1996, drops Fernando Abad
• Flin Flon picks up Kevin Siegrest 2013, DL's Joel Pineiro
• Flin Flon picks up Pythias Russ 1927, drops Roger Bresnahan
• Brooklyn picks up Gavvy Cravath 1913, drops Bob Gibson
• Brooklyn picks up Russ Springer 2007, drops Joe Thatcher
• Jeff City picks up Carlos Marmol 2010, DL's Wade Davis
• Denver picks up Gary Maddox 1976, drops Tanner Roark

Sim 2E Complete

RSAA Update

Full report here.

Average ERA - NL
SP - 3.55
RP - 3.30

Average ERA - AL
SP - 4.37
RP - 3.91

ATB Value Report

Full file here