18 Sep 2062
Boise, Idaho
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by Les McBurney
Boise had what's become their typical offensive pop in Sim #24 (recap) but mixed in some solid starts from some middling pitchers.
SPUDS OF THE SIM - SIM #24
Pitcher
P Felipe Ledesma
5 G, 3 GS, 4-1, 3.70 ERA, 24.1 IP, 0.86 WHIP, -0.2 WAR
Future setup/CL Alfredo Morán got action in his first ML game in Sim #24 registering blanks across the sheet in 1.2 innings. Tariku Jabiri had a sizzling start in San Antonio that almost wiped out the huge egg he laid in Mexico City in Sim #23. His role in the future is up in the air, but 7.0 IP allowing only 1 run on 4 hits with 4 strikeouts stands out. But Ledesma. Who? He is seizing his first ML rounds by the throat. He had two starts in Sim #24 allowing 8 hits and 4 runs in 14.1 innings while fanning 7.
Batter
LF Cosmo Pan
120 G, 29 2B, 4 3B, 16 HR, 63 RBI, .295/.360/.535, 3 SB, +3.3 WAR
Light-hitting CF Bob Hills is not going to get his name mentioned in this feature very often if at all but he collected 5 RBI in Sim #24. DH Perry Taylor delivered 5 RBI of his own on a pair of doubles and 2 homeruns. 3B Bill Kuhn, after recording one hit - a homerun - in Sim #23, put up 5 more HRs tallying 7 RBI while slashing .296/.406/.852. Wait, how is the guy with 7 RBI not the SotS? How about Cosmo Pan delivering 10. Yeah, that'll do it. He booked 3 doubles, a triple, and 2 homeruns while slashing .320/.367/.760. Pan has had an excellent season earning a starting role at the corner OF spots.
Sim #24: P Felipe Ledesma, LF Cosmo Pan
Sim #23: P Gerald Rogers, LF Tsutomu Yamauchi
Sim #22: SP Mahad 'Furball' Einan, DH Perry Taylor
Sim #21: P Muneer bin Khairy, DH Perry Taylor
Sim #20: P Brian Groves, DH Perry Taylor
Sim #19: P Muneer bin Khairy, LF Cosmo Pan
Sim #18: P Muneer bin Khairy, LF Tsutomu Yamauchi
Sim #17: P Buddhapalita Kankipati, 1B Tracy 'Jigga' Allison
Sim #16: P Juan Guzmán, 1B Tracy 'Jigga' Allison