Thursday, March 11, 2010

APBA BATS 2

Folks, I have been waiting on the Baseball All-Times Season 2 to come from APBA. I have heard that this season will be shipping by the end of this week. I am looking to start a season with BATS2 using the spring training schedule from this year, with some minor adjustments. I just do not know how to have my divisions, leagues or teams divided so I can have a post season. I have come up with a few of ideals.

Five Divisions - Eastcoast, MidEast, Great Lakes, Central and West Coast. Four of the five divisions will have 5 teams and the West Coast will have six teams, LA/Brk Dodgers, SF/NY Giants, Oak/Phi/KC A's, LA/Cal Angels, SD Padres, and SEA Mariners.

Four Divisions - AL/NL with corresponding East/West divisions.

Six Divisions - Flordia and Arizona leagues, with three division in each league.

ARIZONA FLORIDA
CSW SF TEX TOR PIT ATL
CLE CUB KC PHI BOS HOU
CIN OAK SD NYY BAL WAS
LAD LAA SEA DET MIN STL
MIL NYM

I am moving towards the ARI/FLA, grapefruit and cactus leagues, with each division set up due to the games played in spring training.

Other rules and ideas include, split squad games which will allow more games played by players that would not usually play due to bias or ability. After a player would go 0-3 in batting, he will be replaced by substitute. Pitchers will be replaced after three earned runs given up. The staff will include a five man rotation and 6 relievers (CL, SU, SU, LH, RH, MOP). This will allow each starter to get a minimum of 5 starts.

I am looking forward to starting this league as soon as I can.

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

7 - Games of the Day

MIN (8-5) 000 000 100 1 5 0 4
STL(5-11) 000 000 000 0 4 0 7

WP - Santana, MIN (3-1)
LP - Reyes, STL (0-2)

HR - None

In a pitchers duel, J Santana shut down the Cardinals on only four hits while striking out eight. Reyes tried to keep up but gave up a RBI ground out in the top of the seventh to pick up the loss in a great pitchers' game.

CIN (10-7) 020 001 000 3 7 0 8
CLE (10-5) 000 010 001 2 5 0 8

WP - Arroyo, CIN (3-1)
LP - Sabathia, CLE (2-2)
Hold - Coffey, CIN (4)
Save - Weathers, CIN (3)

R Aurilla hits a 2 run HR in the second and B Arroyo shuts down the Indians on 2 hits over seven innings as the Reds win their 10th game of the season and are % points behind the Pirates for the NL Central lead.

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

2006 CENTRAL STANDINGS

AL W L PCT
INDIANS 10 5 0.667
ROYALS 4 11 0.267
TIGERS 10 3 0.769
TWINS 7 5 0.583
WHITE SOX 7 8 0.467

NL W L PCT
ASTROS 9 7 0.563
BREWERS 6 10 0.375
CARDINALS 5 10 0.333
CUBS 6 10 0.375
PIRATES 9 6 0.600
REDS 9 7 0.563

Hobby - Referee

I referee for the Ohio High School Athletic Assocaition. I was at camp yesterday and learn that I still am not the best referee that I can be. There are some areas of improvement in the three man game that I need to make this week.

6 - Game of the Day - CUB @ DET - 2006

CUB 010 000 000 1 5 1 5
DET 000 307 00x 10 10 0 4

WP - Bonderman, DET (4-0)
LP - Mateo, CUB (0-1)

HR - Jones, CUB (2), Thames, DET (1)

Bonderman wins his fourth giving up only five hits, one being a solo HR in the second. Monroe 3R 2B in the fourth inning starting the 10 run outburst by the Tigers.

5 - Game of the Day - CIN @ CWS - 2006

CIN 000 000 000 0 5 0 9
CWS 211 000 000 4 11 0 9

WP - Buehrle, CWS (2-2)
LP - Lohse, CIN (1-2)

HR - None

Buerhle was in command from the top of the second inning thoughout the game. The Reds left nine men on base with three in the top of the first inning. Konerko was 3-4 a run and rbi for the White Sox.

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

4 - GAME OF THE DAY - CLE @ PIT/KC @ HOU - 2006

CLE 030 000 100 4 4 1 8
PIT 001 000 04x 5 10 1 8

WP - Gonzalez, PIT (1-1)
LP - Carmona, CLE (0-2)

HR - Hafner, CLE (4)

Pittsburgh wins the game on the strength of 4 runs in the bottom of the eighth to defeat the Indians. Carmona blows the save after been given a given performance by P Byrd for seven innings.

KC 301 000 001 5 7 0 5
HOU 010 122 00x 6 12 1 11

WP - Clemens, HOU (3-0)
LP - Perez, KC (0-2)

HR - Brown, KC 2 (7)

Houston won the came after Clemens settled down after giving up a 3 run HR to Brown in the first inning. Brown hit another off Clemens in the 3rd and the Royals could not keep the Astros from scoring in the middle three innings.