Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Fingers All-Second Decade Team -- 3B

From Seasons 11 to 20:

21 All-Stars
10 players went to multiple All-Star games @ 3B.
Russ Bale and Gary Buckley were selected 5 times. Rafael Silva went 4 times.

14 Silver Sluggers
4 players won multiple Silver Sluggers @ 3B.
Santiago Pichardo and Jeffrey Freeman won 3 times. Buckley and Silva won twice each.

15 Gold Glovers
5 players won multiple Gold Gloves @ 3B.
Pascual Mesa, Cristobal Gabrial, Benny Villalona, Joe Morgan and Kyle Goldberg won two Gold Gloves each.

Russ Bale was the decade's only 3B to be an All-Star, win a Silver Slugger and a Gold Glove.

No MVP or ROY Awards @ 3B.

The Players:


5x All-Star, 2x Silver Slugger, 4x World Series Champion

1351G (953G @3B), 5198AB, 853R, 1535H, .295, 334HR, 1066RBI, 447BB, 860K, 120SB
decade @3B: 89E, 54+, 4-
career @3B: .970, 3.10RF


5x All-Star, 1x Silver Slugger, 1x Gold Glove, 1x World Series Champion

1393G (628G @3B), 5486AB, 1020R, 1661H, .303, 217HR, 875RBI, 533BB, 534K, 283SB
decade @3B: 38E, 57+, 1-
career @3B: .982, 3.33RF


4x All-Star, 2x Silver Slugger, 2x World Series Champion, Hit for Cycle

1461G, (764G @3B), 5975AB, 1049R, 1676H, .281, 292HR, 1035RBI, 494BB, 908K, 222SB
decade @3B: 55E, 61+, 2-
career @3B: .977, 3.19RF


2x All-Star, 3x Silver Slugger, 2x World Series Champion, Hit for Cycle

1408G (695G @3B), 5602AB, 1018R, 1627H, .290, 288HR, 911RBI, 620BB, 674K, 175SB
decade @3B: 66E, 43+, 2-
career @3B: .972, 3.29RF


1x All-Star, 3x Silver Slugger
1304G (871G @3B), 4855AB, 841R, 1377H, .284, 369HR, 928RBI, 458BB, 972K, 105SB
decade @3B: 152E, 3+, 29-
career @3B: .937, 2.75RF


3x All-Star, 2x Gold Glove
1264G, (454G @3B), 4832AB, 877R, 1338H, .277, 170HR, 662RBI, 433BB, 964K, 455SB
decade @3B: 38E, 42+, 3-
career @3B: .967, 2.80RF


2x All-Star, 1x All-Star MVP

1368G (583G @3B), 5139AB, 811R, 1446H, .281, 366HR, 959RBI, 461BB, 622K, 1SB
decade @3B: 42E, 30+, 1-
career @3B: .976, 2.76RF

Friday, July 27, 2012

Fingers All-Second Decade Team -- SS

I believe shortstop, like catcher, will be a close vote.

From Seasons 11 to 20:

21 All-Stars
9 players went to multiple All-Star Games @ SS
Hugh McNeil led the way with 6 selections. Jay Worrell went to 5 ASGs. Pablo Delgado, Carlos Sanchez and Kennie Duncan went to 3.

9 Silver Sluggers
4 players won multple Silver Sluggers @ SS
H. McNeil won 6 times. Duncan won 4. Worrell won 3 and Kevin Pong won 2.

14 Gold Glovers
3 players won multiple Gold Gloves @ SS.
Jose Javier earned 5 Gold Gloves. Zoltan McNeil and Marino Martinez won 2 each.

No SS during the decade went to an All-Star Game, won a Silver Slugger and a Gold Glove.

No SS won an MVP Award or Rookie of the Year Award.

The Players:


6x All-Star, 6x Silver Slugger, 1x World Series Champ

Hitting
1330G (1253 G@SS), 5002AB, 946R, 1468H, .293, 344HR, 944RBI, 210SB, 569BB, 781K

Fielding
decade @ SS: 294E, 7+, 75-
career @ SS: .953F%, 5.35FR



3x All-Star, 4x Silver Slugger, 1x ASG MVP

Hitting
1209G (699 G @ SS), 5120AB, 921R, .297, 213HR, 768RBI, 284SB, 402BB, 569K

Fielding
decade @ SS: 181E, 6+, 30-
career @ SS: .953F%, 5.13FR


5x All-Star, 3x Silver Slugger, Hit for Cycle

Hitting
1469G (1342G @ SS), 5467AB, 798R, 1513H, .277, 245HR, 746RBI, 108SB, 462BB, 877K

Fielding
decade @ SS: 192E, 85+, 14-
career @ SS: .970F%, 5.46


1x All-Star, 5x Gold Glove, Hit for Cycle

Hitting
1460G (1395G @ SS), 4717AB, 524R, 1156H, .245, 177HR, 581RBI, 6SB, 236BB, 1213K

Fielding
decade @ SS: 154E, 176+, 6-
career @ SS: .970F%, 5.40RF


2x All-Star, 2x Silver Slugger, 1x World Series Champ

Hitting
906G (543G @ SS), 4045AB, 719R, 1174, .290, 198HR, 692RBI, 179SB, 410BB, 410K

Fielding
decade @ SS: 112E, 5+, 30-
career @ SS: .961F%, 5.08RF


3x All-Star, 1x Silver Slugger, 1x ASG MVP, 1x Home Run Derby Champ

Hitting
1143G (681G@SS), 4175AB, 704R, 1168H, .280, 284HR, 822RBI, 3SB, 579BB, 748K

Fielding
decade @ SS: 120E, 7+, 31-
career @ SS: .966F%, 5.90FR

Thursday, July 26, 2012

Fingers All-Second Decade Team -- 2B

Do you want to know who the greatest 2B of the second decade was? Just ask bunting.

From Seasons 11 to 20:

24 players made the All-Star game @ 2B.
9 went to multiple All-Star games.
Louie Ma went to seven. Horacio Martin and Archie Miller went to three each.

9 players won Silver Sluggers @ 2B.
4 won multiple times.
Ma again trounced the competition. He won 8 times during the decade. Buzz Stewart is next with three awards.

17 players won Gold Gloves @ 2B.
3 won multiple times.
Bruce Davis, Slick Pierre and Ben James won two times each.

No second basemen went to an All-Star Game, won a Silver Slugger and a Gold Glove during the decade.

MVP:
Louie Ma won three AL MVP Awards - S11, S14, S17
Cam Long won one NL MVP Award - S18

ROY:
Cam Long - NL S18
Archie Miller - AL S18

Shout out to Cam Long for being the first player in Fingers history to win ROY and MVP in the same season.

The selection:


3x AL MVP
7x All-Star
8x Silver Slugger
1501G (1486 G@2B), 5872AB, 1222R, 1936H, .330, 404HR, 1271RBI, 384 doubles, 57 triples, 862BB, 586K, 88SB
19+, 32-, 146 errors
career @ 2B: .980 F%, 5.05FR

Won three AL batting titles during the decade.

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Fingers All-Second Decade Team -- 1B

First Base isn't tough. The selection is obvious. There's some good players listed below but Chuck Moore is far and away the best 1B of the decade.

Between Seasons 11 to 20:

21 All-Stars
8 went to multiple All-Star Games
Chuck Moore played eight All-Star Games @1B. Juan Henriquez played in five. Cristobal Johnson and J.D. Aspromonte were three-time All-Stars @1B.

10 players won Silver Sluggers @ 1B
Moore won six times. Henriquez won five. Neifi Martin won twice.

17 players won Gold Gloves @ 1B
Randy Walker, Ivan Campos and Rich McFarland won twice each.

Chuck Moore was the only 1B in the decade to be selected to an All-Star team, win a Silver Slugger, win a Golden Glove and win a World Series.

MVP
Chuck Moore 4x AL MVP -- S12,S13,S15,S16
J.D. Aspromonte 1x NL MVP -- S17
Everth Furcal 2x NL MVP -- S19,S20

ROY
Neifi Martin NL ROY -- S13

The Selection:

4x AL MVP (S12,S13,S15,S16)
9x All-Star (8 @ 1B, 1 @ LF)
7x Silver Slugger (6 @ 1B, 1@ LF)
1x Gold Glover
1x All-Star Game MVP
2x Home Run Derby Champion

1620 G (1458 @ 1B), 6589 AB, 1257 R, 1995 H, .303, 632 HR, 1528 RBI, 679 BB

His Season 16 may be the greatest season ever:
160 R, 225 H, 29 doubles, 6 triples, 74 HR, 185 RBI, 71 BB, 69K, .334/.403/.725/1.128

Thursday, July 19, 2012

All-Second Decade Team - C

Plenty of good catchers played between seasons 11 and 20. Few were outstanding. Some info:
17 All-Stars
13 went to multiple All-Star games
Rick Wakeland went six times. Darrell Rivera and Damon Washington each went to four ASG.

10 Silver Slugger Award winners
5 won multiple times
Wakeland won five times. Darrell Rivera won four.

14 Gold Glovers
4 won multiple times
John Kobayahshi took home four awards. Three others won two times each.

Darryl Woodson and Erubiel Duran were the only catchers during the decade to be selected to an All-Star Game, win a Silver Slugger, win a Gold Glove and win a World Series.

3 Rookie of the Year Winners
- Damon Washington (Season 12)
- Darryl Woodson (Season 16)
- Darrell Rivera (Season 17)

1 MVP
- Darrell Rivera won AL MVP Awards in Seasons 19 & 20.
.322/.441/.642 in Season 19. .326/.441/.661 in S20. Hit 53 HR each season.

The Players:


2x AL MVP, 1x AL ROY, 4x All-Star, 4x Silver Sluggers, Hit for Cycle, 1x HR Derby Champ

631 G (602 as C)
Offense: 2194 AB, 447 R, 699 H, .319, 179 HR, 503 RBI, 427 BB
Defense: 18 E, 1 minus play, 46 PB, 484 SB/161 CS 25.0%


1x AL ROY, 4x All-Star, 1x Golden Glover

1087 G (843 as C)
Offense: 3918 AB, 694 R, 1153 H, .294, 306 HR, 784 RBI, 480 BB
Defense:  40 E, 0 minus play, 84 PB, 553 SB/189 CS 25.5%



1x AL ROY, 3x All-Star, 1x Silver Slugger, 1x Gold Glover, 1x World Series Champ

776 G (754 as C)
Offense: 2951 AB, 406 R, 799 H, .271, 144 HR, 485 RBI, 261 BB
Defense: 26 E, 0 minus plays, 35 PB, 566 SB/225 CS 28.4%



6x All-Star, 5x Silver Slugger

1110 G (817 as C)
Offense: 4181 AB, 647 R, 1264 H, .302, 211 HR, 718 RBI, 390 BB
Defense: 49 E, 1 minus play, 76 PB, 586 SB/170 CS 22.5%



2x All-Star, 1x World Series Champ

1198 G (1015 as C)
Offense: 3747 AB, 604 R, 1159 H, .309, 229 HR, 659 RBI, 503 BB
Defense: 45 E, 2 minus plays, 77 PB, 648 SB/153 CS 19.1%


2x All-Star

788 G (634 as C)
Offense: 2584 AB, 415 R, 879 H, .340, 54 HR, 314 RBI, 313 BB
Defense: 29 E, 2 plus plays, 0 minus plays, 32 PB, 354 SB/139 CS 28.2%


1x All-Star, 1x Silver Slugger, 1x Gold Glover, 1x World Series Champ

1079 G (1045 as C)
Offense: 3808 AB, 435  R, 1065 H, .280, 121 HR, 559 RBI, 492 BB
Defense: 39 E, 2 plus plays, 0 minus plays, 43 PB, 461 SB/208 CS 31.1%


4x Gold Glover

1320 G (1159 as C)
Offense: 3775 AB, 340 R, 1049 H, .278, 43 HR, 355 RBI, 307 BB
Defense: 33 E, 3 plus plays, 0 minus plays, 3 PB, 435 SB/203 CS 46.3%

WS 22 Champs


WORLD SERIES MVP
2-0
15IP
8H
3ER
16K/7BB

Saturday, July 14, 2012

World Series XXII

NL Pennant Winner:
Monterrey
Monterrey Gringos (NL)
taz21
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109-53
4th NL Pennant.  World Series Champion in Season 19.
Hitting Reg. Season (ML Rank) - .276 (2) / .343 (3) / .443 (T8)/ .786 (4)
Pitching Reg. Season (ML Rank) - .227 (2) /.286 (T1) / .345(2) / 1.13 (T1) /3.05 (2)
Defense Reg. Season (ML Rank) - .988 F% (T2) / 71 E (T2) / 70 + (T13) / 4 - (1) / .216 CS% (T24)
Superstar - Leonardo Walker
Stud Under 25 yo  - Everth Furcal

AL Pennant Winner:
Chicago
Chicago American Giants (AL)
rbedwell
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100-62
3rd AL Pennant. World Seires Champion in Season 8.
Hitting Reg. Season (ML Rank) - .275 (3) / .356 (T1) / .454 (3) / .810 (2)
Pitching Reg. Season (ML Rank) - .248 (7) / .312 (5) / .402 (14) / 1.27 (5) / 3.94 (12)
Defense Reg. Season (ML Rank) - .988 F%(T2) / 74 E (5) / 83 + (6) / 27 - (T13) / .336 CS% (T1)
Superstar - Ralph Forrest
Stud Under 25 yo - Billy Ball

Friday, July 6, 2012

Regular Season 22 Wrap Up

Pitching Triple Crowns

Perez (AL) 22 W / 2.06 ERA / 208 K
Walker (NL) 21 W / 2.23 ERA / 231 K

Walker has overtaken Frank Chong for best NL pitcher ever.

Race to 3000 Hits
Louie Ma - 2702
Chuck Moore - 2687

Batting Titles
Neifi Martin wins 4th NL Batting Title.
Ray Bunch - 1st Batting Title, only 23yo

HR Kings
Archie Miller and Bill Perry - * 55 HR * 5th straight 50-HR season for Miller. Perry's first time hitting 50, only 22yo

Hit Streak
Fred Baker - 25 game hit streak, Fingers League leader - 41 for 116 (.353 BA), two doubles, one triple during streak.

Saves Record
Richard Walters - 53 Saves * New Fingers League Record *

Best Pinch Hitter
Enrique Galvez - 24 for 71 (.338) as pinch hitter.

Noteworthy Games
12 players drove in seven runs. Four players drove in eight runs. Three players hit for the cycle. One perfect game.

No Errors
Al Cook - the only qualified player to make zero errors all season.

Killers
Highest OPS vs. LHP - Ozzie Johnstone - 1.206 OPS - 56 for 151, .371/.424/.781 - 18 HR
Highest OPS vs. RHP - Everth Furcal - 1.065 OPS - 126 for 357, .353/.409/.655 - 26 HR
Lowest OAV vs. LHB - Mariano Perez - .159 OAV - 24 hits allowed in 174 plate appearances, 0 HR allowed
Lowest OAV vs. RHB - Miguel Valbuena - .175 OAB - 31 hits allowed in 196 plate appearances, 2 HR allowed

Monday, July 2, 2012

Perfect Game!




Rookie pitcher Henry Cook throws a perfect game!