End of 1977 season report:
The Pittsburgh Pirates defeat the New York Yankees to win the 1977 World Series (@nowionlywantatriumph )
Due entirely to the raw desperation of the expansion team Jays, Valerie Serac is the only player to be called up to the majors this season. (putting up 1.7 WAR w a 3.76 ERA over 131.2 IP) The rest are developing in the minors.
Ron Guidry puts up fucking 10 WAR. Joe Morgan puts up 8.9. Guidry takes the AL MVP and Cy, Morgan takes the NL MVP, Tom Seaver the Cy.
Late addition @KC drafted by Atlanta
1978 post season check In:
The Phillies beat the Angels for the WS
NL MVP: JR Richard (9.3 WAR, 1.16 WHIP, 2.31 FIP)
AL MVP: Ron Guidry, again (7.9 WAR, 1.07 WHIP, 2.46 FIP)
AL CY: Ron Guidry, again
NL CY: JR Richard ( double pitcher MVP cy young baybee)
The Shrikes are developing slowly with few exceptions (theyre only 19 after all). Only me, Triumph and Lup have stuck in the majors so far. Everyone retains their high potential so im not worried
1979 All Star Break Check In
Guiseppe Dell'abate (Kate), Eva, and KC all called up!
KC has racked up 1.9 WAR with an OPS of only .643, with THIRTY FIVE stolen bases in that time.
Giuseppe has only put up .3 WAR with a 1.69 WHIP because the computer says hes a reliever. I say differently. Eva has negative WAR. Rookie troubles
Taking some time to highlight just how bad these Jays suck right now. My poor fucking pitcher. The farm is dry and the best batter on the team is the 33 year old Bobby Bonds (yes the father of that Bonds) and they have a 20 year old sensation shouldering the entire burden of their pitching staff (theyre ranked 4th in strikouts, the only thing theyre ranked in above 15th, bc I have 205. Next best has 100) They're 55 and 80 at the beginning of September. I fucking want out of here
Alright end of 1979. Players developing well. My player is the best right now, solely and entirely because the fucking Jays are so bad that they forced him to start at age 18 and I guess he bloomed under pressure. 6.5 WAR season, best K/9 of the bigs beating out NOLAN RYAN. Other than that, Donna (BQ), Arte, and Vriska all had their first ABs of the majors in some late season callups.
1979 post season check In:
the Rangers 🤢 take the world series from the Phillies in 7 games.
AL MVP: Buddy Bell
NL MVP: Gary Carter (9.6 WAR, Catcher MVP lets fucking go)
AL CY YOUNG: Ron Guidry, again.
NL CY YOUNG: J.R Richard
Best Shrikes in each position:
Me @ pitcher. highest K/9 in the league, 3rd in AL Cy Young voting (!!!)
@KC Rookie of the year!! 3rd highest SB in the NL!! and the other first big award of Shrike Club, a Gold Glove at Short Stop. (Happy birthday)
1980 All Star Break Check In
This seems to be the big shrike breakout season!
Serac receives the first all star selection of the Shrikes with .89 WHIP.
And here are your breakout hitters, all rookies, save for KC. Specific shout outs to Seattle superstar center fielder Jacob, who has somehow put up nearly the same WAR as Julio through the AS break. It's looking like a great rookie of the year race
Forget the rookie race! this has turned into an MVP race, with the emergent rookie shrikes absolutely exploding onto the scene in 1980. KC has put up 8 WAR, Jacob 7.7, Arte 7.3, Vriska 7, and Nico 6.3. On the pitching side, Serac solidified his status as the only pitcher worth his paycheck in Toronto with a monster 8.4 WAR 2.85 ERA 11.4 K/9 .97 WHIP season. Giuseppe also established himself as a pitcher with 4.1 WAR in spite of an ERA+ of 101. Good stuff
1980 post season check In:
The Phillies beat the Yankees in the WS
AL MVP: @vriskazone (Jacob 2nd)
NL MVP: Steve Carlton (Arte 2nd)
AL CY: Ron Guidry (I GOT ROBBED AND ILL EXPLAIN WHY IN A SECOND)
NL CY: Steve Carlton
AL RoTY: Vriska
NL RoTY: Arte (Nico second, Secily third)
Gold Gloves: Vriska, Nico, KC
Silver Sluggers: Vriska, Jacob, Nico, Secily, Arte
OKAY HERES HOW I GOT ROBBED BY THE NEW YORK MEDIA.
Ron Guidry: 3.12 FIP, 6.9 K/9, 2.88 ERA, 7 WAR, 152 ERA+. Leads in no stats, but is a Yankee and got the award the last 3 times. 18 Wins
Me: 2.49 FIP, 11.4 K/9, 2.85 ERA, 8.4 WAR, 155 ERA+, leads in all stats, but im on a losing team and im a Jay. 17 wins though.
Serac leads in ALL RELEVANT PITCHING STATS, and is only ONE BEHIND in pitcher wins, so literally the only possible reason I can believe for me getting robbed is lol Yankees
1981 end of season check in
The Red Sox take the WS from the Expos
AL MVP: @lucretia
NL MVP: @flutteringEpaulette (Quiet 2nd, Nico 3rd)
AL Cy: Me :)
NL Cy: Doc Medich
AL RoTY: Chili Davis
NL RoTY: Jeffrey Leonard
AL reliever of the year: @worstGirlEva
NL reliever of the year: @callista
Gold Gloves: Lucretia, Vriska, Jett, Nico, KC
Silver Sluggers: Ash, Lucretia, Quiet, Arte
Top 5 shrikes by WAR
1: Valerie Serac: 12.3 WAR. 291 IP, 341 Ks, 10.5 K/9, 2.01 ERA .89 WHIP
2: @lucretia : 11.2 WAR (HOW) .386/.483/.503 185 OPS+
3: @KC 10 WAR .282/.330/.391 105 OPS+
4: @quiet 9.4 WAR .310/.353/.497 143 OPS+
5: @Saint_Dionysus 8.5 WAR .274/.368/.496 144 OPS+
1982 All Star Break Check In
Your 1982 all star shrikes are:
(Starters) Lucretia, Jacob, Vriska, Valerie, Quiet
(Secondary) Guiseppe, Eva, Donna, Nico, KC, Callista
Guiseppe Dell'Abate is having a remarkable breakout season, accumulating **6.1** pitcher WAR by the all star break with an ERA of 2.19, FIP of 2.33, and WHIP of 1.19. Not far behind is Fred Robman, with 5.3 WAR, 2.43 ERA, 1.95 FIP, and a WHIP of 1.10.
In other news, Twins starter Fred Robman @nowionlywantatriumph has been moved at the deadline to the LA Dodgers in exchange for Tim Burke
Top 5 shrikes by WAR in 1982:
1: @nowionlywantatriumph 10.8 WAR, 239 IP, 313 Ks, 11.8 K/9, 2.11 ERA, 1.84 FIP
2: @quiet 9.6 WAR .328/.384/.582 162 OPS+
3: @ArtemisRubey 9.2 war .338/.455/.472 154 OPS+
4: @kate 9.2 WAR, 285 IP, 342 Ks, 10.8 K/9, 2.78 ERA, 2.61 FIP
5: @vriskazone .327/.390/.595 170 OPS+
The rest are pre-arb or in arbitration with no contract. Most notable of these is my player, with 2 million in arbitration salary, and absolutely no contract. The Jays have fucked this guy, and he hates them for it. Hes going to free agency
1983 end of season check in
AL MVP: Wade Boggs (RIP x2) (Jacob 3rd)
NL MVP: @Saint_Dionysus (Quiet 2nd)
AL Cy: @kate (Valerie 2nd) (again!)
NL Cy: Mario Soto (Robman 2nd)
AL RoTY: Kevin McReynolds
NL RoTY: Cal Ripken Jr. (A Dodger!)
Gold Gloves: Kate, Bumblebee Barrios, Jacob, Jett, Quiet, Nico, Donna
Silver Sluggers: Dia, Quiet, Nico
@abraxas oh???? I'm good? I'm real? :D
IM ON THE TRADING BLOCK?