7/8/08

Jay Payton
for

Geovany Soto
The Baltimore Orioles today traded outfielder Jay Payton to the Chicago Cubs for catcher Geovany Soto.
Hey everyone, just wanted to let you all know OS now has an official Discord that you can join right now. We’ve kicked around Discords for individual games in the past, but it felt like the right time to make it more of an official thing.
Steve and I have wanted to get this going for a bit because we obviously still hear from y’all who are unhappy with some stuff on the forums, plus when there are forum outages we still want to have a place for everyone to hang. My overarching goal for the longer term is to have both Discord and the forums ultimately work together. There are some logistical issues with the vBulletin forums that don’t allow things to sync right with Discord so there will be a little maneuvering as we try to get mods and forum members any proper roles/tags they need on the Discord, but we can work through that stuff easily enough as people join.
Our general goal is to give people more options to interact with OS community members, whether that’s Discord, the forums, this newsletter, or improved apps. If people want to stick more to the forums, that’s cool. If people want to stick more to the Discord, that’s also cool. In my perfect world, we do a lot of BSing and day-to-day chatting on the Discord about games and sports, and then more of the “in-depth” discussions or hefty things like long slider breakdowns or analysis of gameplay end up on the forums so that can act as a sort of “best of” area for anything OS community related. That said, you all will ultimately shape how the ecosystem shakes out, I just want to give you spaces you like so you can have a good time with other folks in the community.
The same general rules will apply on the Discord as they do on the forums, and we’ve brought most of the forum categories to the Discord as well so there should not be too much confusion as you navigate around.
With the Operation Sports and Discord announcement now out there, it’s also worth mentioning our OS premium newsletter, which quietly launched a couple of weeks ago. Built off the Not Just Another Roster Update newsletter, it offers a mix of retrospectives, guides, interviews and deeper dives into the sports gaming world—covering both current and classic titles.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E San Antonio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 5 0 Frisco 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 6 13 0 my line: W/L IP H R ER BB K L 4.0 8 6 6 0 0 my 2008 totals: W L SV G GS IP H R ER BB K ERA WHIP OAVG 4 11 0 23 16 110.0 165 73 73 2 48 5.97 1.52 .350
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Midland 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 11 0 San Antonio 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 - 3 7 0 my line: W/L IP H R ER BB K L 6.0 9 4 4 0 3 my 2008 totals: W L SV G GS IP H R ER BB K ERA WHIP OAVG 4 12 0 24 17 116.0 174 77 77 2 51 5.97 1.52 .351
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R H E Corpus Cristi 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 - 9 18 0 San Antonio 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 7 10 0 my line: W/L IP H R ER BB K ND 5.2 9 6 6 0 7 my 2008 totals: W L SV G GS IP H R ER BB K ERA WHIP OAVG 4 12 0 25 18 121.2 183 83 83 2 58 6.14 1.52 .351
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E San Antonio 1 0 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 - 9 13 0 Corpus Cristi 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 1 my line: W/L IP H R ER BB K W 7.1 7 3 3 0 2 my 2008 totals: W L SV G GS IP H R ER BB K ERA WHIP OAVG 5 12 0 26 19 129.0 190 86 86 2 60 6.00 1.49 .346
[b]Texas League Standings North Division W L PCT GB South Division W L PCT GB[/b] Y-Naturals 21 19 .525 -- Missions 24 16 .600 -- Cardinals 19 21 .475 2 Hooks 23 17 .575 1 Drillers 18 22 .450 3 Y-RockHounds 22 18 .550 2 Travelers 17 23 .425 4 RoughRiders 16 24 .400 8
[b]Major League Standings American League National League East Division W L PCT GB East Division W L PCT GB[/b] Red Sox 66 43 .606 -- Braves 61 47 .565 -- Blue Jays 63 45 .583 2.5 Phillies 60 48 .556 1 Yankees 62 47 .569 4 Marlins 56 54 .509 6 Orioles 51 58 .468 15 Mets 53 56 .486 8.5 Rays 41 67 .380 24.5 Nationals 44 64 .407 17 [B]Central Division W L PCT GB Central Division W L PCT GB[/b] Tigers 62 47 .569 -- Astros 60 47 .561 -- Indians 58 50 .537 3.5 Cardinals 56 55 .505 6 White Sox 56 52 .519 5.5 Brewers 55 54 .505 6 Twins 49 59 .454 12.5 Cubs 55 54 .505 6 Royals 43 67 .391 19.5 Pirates 52 57 .477 9 Reds 50 60 .455 11.5 [b]West Division W L PCT GB West Division W L PCT GB[/b] Athletics 58 49 .542 -- Rockies 63 47 .573 -- Angels 55 53 .509 3.5 Dodgers 57 51 .528 5 Mariners 49 59 .454 9.5 Diamondbacks 55 53 .509 7 Rangers 43 66 .395 16 Padres 52 57 .477 10.5 Giants 44 63 .411 17.5
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Frisco 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 - 3 12 0 San Antonio 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 x - 6 9 0 my line: W/L IP H R ER BB K W 6.1 10 2 2 0 4 my 2008 totals: W L SV G GS IP H R ER BB K ERA WHIP OAVG 6 12 0 27 20 135.1 200 88 88 2 64 5.85 1.49 .347
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