Friday, January 8, 2016

SIM #1 HIGHLIGHTS - 2026 SEASON - YEAR XV

To write about my team all the time I'm sure is boring for others to read, so I'm looking to resurrect a feature that Martin Abresch (original Seattle Sasquatch GM) and that was where he went through the scores and stuff for the SIM and put out little tidbits that he stumbled over.  This will all be time dependent and if I can't get one out, that episode will be missed.

I will say I'm open to suggestions, tips, heads-up, about stuff I might miss.  I will have an addendum section for stuff missed in a previous SIM, but I retain all editorial and content that appears.

So, before I start, to keep things coordinated, I'm going to need Jason to rename his SIM's that he puts out to just the Regular Season, and not include the ST games. 

Without any further ado, here we go

SIM #1 HIGHLIGHTS

HOUSTON, WE HAVE LIFT OFF
The expansion Houston Apollo's have done something that longstanding Jersey has not done, and that's hold sole possession of 1st place after Opening Day.  Latiluppe pitched a complete game shutout over SF - including a 26 minute rain delay.  All 6 other Billy Martin Division teams lost on Opening Day except for Houston.

BABY IT'S COLD OUTSIDE
Expansion team Washington Wildcats had the rare Opening Day versus Havana (THEIR home opener) postponed due to bad weather (April 12th). 

Maple at San Francisco was also  cancelled due to bad weather (April 10th) with a double header scheduled for the next day.

Mile High had their game in Quebec postponed as well.  They'll be playing a twin bill on July 5th.

LIGHTS OUT
Staying with the expansion & opening day theme, Oakland Storm Chasers grabbed their first win and first TEAM shutout in franchise history on Opening Day, blanking Georgia Gray's 2-0 in Oakland.

LIGHTS OUT #2
SoCal unfurled thier 2025 Championship Flag, handed out their Championship Rings, and welcomed some new faces to the squad this year.  They also had the ball to Jose Gallegos who capped off the fans treat with a complete game 1 hitter vs Minnesota.  The no hitter and shutout were lost in the 8th inning when William Cunningham launched a 410' HR.

STRETCH, STRETCH, STRETCH
Second games of the season saw Luis Vega, in his first start for South Carolina, go 10 innings and get the win over Mile High,, 5-0.  Vega gave up 2 hits, 1 BB and struck out 6.

STORM CHARGERS?
Oakland makes the list again for the comeback win on the game of the season.  Trailing 4-2 in the 8th, they put up a run in the 8th, 9th to tie it, and 10th to win over Georgia.

LEEDER THE LEADER
Gerard Leeder, San Diego was on fire going 3 for 3 with a HR, 4 RBI a BB and 2 RS, but it still wasn't to get the win over Dallas.  After San Diego gets 3 in the 9th to make it 5-3 the Hops get 2 in the 9th and walk off in the 11th.

KICKING SAND
Kiyonobu Yamasaki leads Duke City to a 14-3 thrashing of Manhattan Beach.  Yama only went 4 for 4, a double, HR, 5 RBI's, 4 RS and just 2 BB's.

KEEP 'EM COMING
Chicago might not have won their opener, like their counterparts had, but they become the first team to score in every inning of a game.

Tony Ward was also the runner up for the Player of the Day going 3 for 3, 2 HR, a double, 3 RBI's, 4 RS and 3 BB's.

BOUNCE BACK
Manuel Fernandez leads San Diego after their trouncing the previous day to a 9-4 win over Chicago.  Fernandez goes 3 for 4, a double, HR and 5 RBI and a RS

PASS OUT SOME CIGARS
Havana walks off vs SoCal 5-4 on this day.   Anytime we can get cover a walk off win and a SoCal faux pas, we're gonna cover it.

CAN I GET A HIT?
Yes, but just 1.  The second 1 hitter of the season also has a SoCal connection.  This time Anthony Atkinson of Jacksonville records the gem, but also gets the shutout - and he needed to, as the final score was 1-0.  Atkinson gave up 1 H, and 6 K's in the win.

HOW ABOUT 5?
Todd McCarthy rips Maple like a hot knife thru syrup, going 5 for 5 with a HR, 4 RBI's, 2 RS and a BB for the Player of the Day Award in Kansas City's 10-9.  Kansas City won this game in the 11th inning after taking 9-8 lead in the top of the 7th, before blowing the save in the bottom half of the 7th.



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