FOOL-X 1970 Regular Season

[Alan T]

Time to start the 10th season of FOOL-X baseball. Getting exports now!

[Alan T]

Wednesday, April 1st, 1970

London Bishops: Signed free agent SS C. Liu to a minor league contract.

London Bishops: Signed free agent MR T. McFarland to a minor league contract.

Virginia Beach Surf: Signed free agent SS D. Lowe to a minor league contract.

Virginia Beach Surf: Signed free agent SP F. Matthews to a minor league contract.

London Bishops: Signed free agent MR T. Davis to a minor league contract.

London Bishops: Signed free agent SP S. Austin to a minor league contract.

London Bishops: Signed free agent MR J. Pérez to a minor league contract.

London Bishops: Signed free agent MR F. Padilla to a minor league contract.

London Bishops: Signed free agent MR N. Yamaguchi to a minor league contract.

[CleBrownsfan]

I'm not expecting anything exciting from my Naps this year. So watch - this will be the year I win the division

[Alan T]

Ok, we're ready to go. Had one salary cap violation and 1 roster size violation. Here we go with the 1970 season!

[Alan T]

Aranda Shackles Cleveland
Monday, April 6th, 1970: It was a dazzling performance by Salvador Aranda of the Spring Lions. He shut out the Cleveland Naps 4-0 on a well-pitched 1-hitter, ringing up no strikeouts and issuing 2 walks.

[Alan T]

That was one of the shortest OOTP news stories I've seen. Whoever the editor of that newspaper is should be fired!

[Alan T]

300 Home Runs for Estrada
Tuesday, April 28th, 1970: Cleveland left fielder Claudio Estrada blasted himself into an elite group of baseball players. Today he joined the exclusive 300 home run club in the Naps 3-1 loss to the Ann Arbor Wolverines.

"As soon as I hit it, I knew it was gone. I was happy to move on. Now I can go and have some fun. It is a weight lifted off my shoulders," Estrada told the press. He admitted just how much pressure he had been feeling. "Especially every time you'd get out of the hotel, everybody would say, 'Hey, when are you going to hit it?'"

In his milestone game, Estrada went 2 for 4 with 1 run batted in and 1 run scored.

Lifetime Estrada has played in 1314 games, batted .267 with 300 home runs and 1353 base hits.

[Alan T]

Virginia Beach Starter Named RL's #1 Pitcher
Friday, May 1st, 1970: Scott Knowles's been around the league long enough to appreciate the honor he received today. After going 4-0 in April, the 27-year-old Virginia Beach hurler has been named Republic League Pitcher of the Month.

He fanned 30 in 44 innings, logged an ERA of 2.05 and allowed opponents to hit .222 against him.

[Alan T]

Hmm, I like Scott Knowles nickname quite a bit too! "Massacre"

[Alan T]

Contreras Snags CL Top Hurler Trophy
Friday, May 1st, 1970: There's something about a young rookie winning the Continental League Pitcher of the Month trophy that sends shock waves through the league. Such is the case with Pedro Contreras, a 25-year-old starter for the London Bishops.

In April, he topped off the month with a 5-1 mark and 2.01 ERA in 7 starts, tossed 44.2 innings, fanned 22 and held opposing teams to a .244 average.

[Alan T]

Red-Hot April Lands James Batting Prize in RL
Friday, May 1st, 1970: Snap, crackle and pop!
In April, Tom James snapped up the Republic League Batter of the Month trophy by cracking 42 hits and popping 12 home runs.

For the month he hit a solid .404 with 30 RBIs and 25 runs scored. The Ann Arbor third baseman also picked up 9 walks to compile a .466 on-base percentage.

[Montreal_GM]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Hmm, I like Scott Knowles nickname quite a bit too! "Massacre"

He looks like he could Massacre a buffet line. Kind of a puffy neck area.

[Alan T]

Continental League Picks April's Best Batter
Friday, May 1st, 1970: When guys like Mexico City's Wayne Dondale win Batter of the Month awards, it just makes you feel good. In a productive April, the longtime Continental League veteran toyed with opposing pitchers all month long, collecting 35 hits in 99 at-bats.

The veteran right fielder hit for a .354 batting average and collected 6 home runs, 29 RBIs and 21 runs scored.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Montreal_GM

He looks like he could Massacre a buffet line. Kind of a puffy neck area.

He is 5'7" 210 pounds, so I guess that is a little pudgy perhaps!

[Montreal_GM]

Originally Posted by CleBrownsfan

I'm not expecting anything exciting from my Naps this year. So watch - this will be the year I win the division

Same goes for the Aztecs. I've got a young pitcher, Arai, which should help my always poor rotation, but other than that there isn't much to be excited about.

[Alan T]

RL Selects Rookie Star of the Month
Friday, May 1st, 1970: Armando Durán was toddling around on his tricycle when some of the guys he's playing against were in their prime, but the 23-year-old first baseman definitely knows how to get to first, second or beyond. Today he was chosen April's Republic League Rookie of the Month for his remarkable month of hitting.

In 27 games Durán batted .330 for Portland, slapping 31 hits in 94 at-bats with 7 home runs, drove in 20 runs and scored 18 times.



April's Top Rookie Announced, Contreras CL Winner
Friday, May 1st, 1970: Pedro Contreras has become a big London fan favorite, especially during the last month when the pitching phenom racked up a 5-1 record, making him the easy choice for April's Continental League Rookie of the Month Award.

He notched 22 strikeouts in 44.2 innings as he compiled a 2.01 ERA and held opponents to a .244 batting average.

[Alan T]

London's Pedro Contreras wins the CL rookie and pitcher of the month awards!

[Montreal_GM]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Continental League Picks April's Best Batter
Friday, May 1st, 1970: When guys like Mexico City's Wayne Dondale win Batter of the Month awards, it just makes you feel good. In a productive April, the longtime Continental League veteran toyed with opposing pitchers all month long, collecting 35 hits in 99 at-bats.

The veteran right fielder hit for a .354 batting average and collected 6 home runs, 29 RBIs and 21 runs scored.

We must have faced a lot of righties in April because this guy has nothing on lefties.

[Alan T]

May 1st, 1970:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Mexico City Aztecs 19 9 .679 - 17-11 2 10-5 9-4 4-0 4-0 132 W7 7-3 Boston Resettlers 16 12 .571 3.0 14-14 2 5-8 11-4 3-2 8-3 W1 6-4 London Bishops 16 12 .571 3.0 16-12 0 7-6 9-6 2-1 5-4 L2 7-3 Balzac Ticklers 14 14 .500 5.0 16-12 -2 8-4 6-10 0-2 3-9 W1 3-7 Washington Freedom 12 16 .429 7.0 12-16 0 8-10 4-6 1-3 5-6 L1 2-8 Indianapolis Clowns 7 21 .250 12.0 9-19 -2 4-9 3-12 2-4 2-5 L1 5-5

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Virginia Beach Surf 19 9 .679 - 16-12 3 11-7 8-2 2-2 7-1 131 W2 6-4 Portland Grocers 15 13 .536 4.0 13-15 2 8-5 7-8 1-3 6-3 W1 6-4 Ann Arbor Wolverines 13 15 .464 6.0 13-15 0 7-6 6-9 1-0 3-3 L2 4-6 Spring Lions 13 15 .464 6.0 15-13 -2 7-8 6-7 1-0 1-3 L2 5-5 Cleveland Naps 12 16 .429 7.0 13-15 -1 7-6 5-10 0-1 2-6 L1 4-6 New York Legends 12 16 .429 7.0 15-13 -3 7-5 5-11 1-0 1-4 W2 5-5

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Montreal_GM

We must have faced a lot of righties in April because this guy has nothing on lefties.

24 games vs Righties, 4 games vs lefties thus far.

[Alan T]

May 1st stats leaders:

League Leaders AVG T. James - ANN .404 2 T. Aoshima WAS .400 3 O. García MEX .381 4 J. Sosa WAS .360 4 D. Barry VIR .360	League Leaders HR T. James - ANN 12 2 E. Franco NY 9 3 R. Demers POR 8 3 J. Pegán ANN 8 5 4 tied with 7	League Leaders RBI T. James - ANN 30 2 W. Dondale MEX 29 2 G. Wiegel MEX 29 4 B. Clark VIR 26 5 2 tied with 25
League Leaders W P. Contreras - LON 5 2 K. Bergeron MEX 4 2 S. Knowles VIR 4 2 M. Morales SPG 4 2 2 more tied with 4	League Leaders ERA G. Torres - SPG 1.31 2 C. Gómez IND 1.82 3 A. Hansen VIR 2.00 4 P. Contreras LON 2.01 5 M. Morales SPG 2.04	League Leaders K 2 tied with 52 1 I. Ordóñez NY 52 1 J. Ríos ANN 52 3 M. Morales SPG 48 4 2 tied with 44

[Montreal_GM]

Originally Posted by Alan T

London's Pedro Contreras wins the CL rookie and pitcher of the month awards!

Very impressive for the 4th pitcher taken in the '63 draft. The guys taken ahead of him haven't come close to that kind of production. We'll see how the rest of the season goes.

[Alan T]

Indianapolis Dazed, Rodríguez Gets No-Hitter
Tuesday, May 12th, 1970: Juan Rodríguez relied on excellent pitch selection and pinpoint control to hold Indianapolis hitless in his 1-0 win.

"I stayed ahead of batters," he said after the game, "and was able to get a lot of quick outs. My defense deserves a lot of credit too. They had to be on their toes and they saved me several times."

The 25-year-old starter rung up 9 strikeouts and 2 walks in whipping the Clowns.

"When a guy is throwing strikes the way he was and is locating well, it is going to be a long day for any club," the Indianapolis skipper said.

On his stats sheet this season Rodríguez shows a 6-2 record, 10 starts, 64.2 innings, 54 strikeouts and a 1.81 ERA.

[Alan T]

Danny Barry Gets Hit Number 2000
Sunday, May 17th, 1970: Danny Barry started out as a baby-faced rookie many seasons ago. Yesterday at Field of the Surf the Virginia Beach veteran joined the league's 2000-hit club. Barry achieved that milestone with a 2-for-4 day in the Surf 7-5 win over the Cleveland Naps.

He spoke to reporters in the clubhouse after the game and said, "Looking at the list of all the great players who have done this is humbling. It is a great honor to be among them."

Barry has a career .333 average with 2000 hits, including 276 doubles, 30 triples and 313 homers, collected 1162 RBIs, scored 1016 runs and compiled a .384 OBP.

[Tasan]

Well CRAP. There goes my season. I f'ed up my rotation because the stupid game crashed on me while setting up everything last night. The second time through, I apparently didn't reset my rotation size.

[Alan T]

Spring Zaragoza Gets the Cycle
Tuesday, May 19th, 1970: Manuel Zaragoza hit for the cycle and paced Spring to a 12-4 victory over the Spring Lions. The Lions right fielder led the way with 4 hits in 5 at-bats with 4 RBI and 2 runs.

M. Zaragoza flied out in the 1st, hit a three-run double in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, hit a solo-shot off M. Elizondo in the 7th and tripled in the 8th.

Zaragoza is batting at a .328 pace this season, picking up 58 hits in 177 at-bats with 8 home runs, 33 RBIs and 31 runs scored.

[Alan T]

Butler at His Best, Whips Bishops
Saturday, May 30th, 1970: According to Chandler Butler of the Washington Freedom, "There are three important elements in pitching success: location, location, and location." He told his pitching philosophy to sportswriters in the postgame interview after his 10-0 victory over London.

He blanked them on a 1-hitter, allowed 2 walks and had 9 strikeouts. "I really felt comfortable the whole game," Butler said.

His manager echoed his comments, saying, "He hit his spots time and time again."

This year Butler has posted a record of 5 wins and 4 losses with a 2.85 ERA. He has appeared in 12 games and struck out 54 in 82 innings.

[Tasan]

Argh....the thing that pisses me the most off is, I distinctly remember resetting the size the first time through, but the second I was in such a rush that I completely forgot.

[Alan T]

RL Selects Morales May's Best Pitcher
Monday, June 1st, 1970: Despite the number of years he's been in the league, Mauro Morales still gets excited when he puts together a quality stretch like he had in May. The 28-year-old starter for Spring was named Republic League Pitcher of the Month earlier today.

He collected 5 wins and no losses with 30 strikeouts in his 5 starts, putting up a fine 1.34 ERA in 40.1 innings of work.

This season Morales has compiled a 9-1 mark, 1.69 ERA and made 10 starts.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Tasan

Argh....the thing that pisses me the most off is, I distinctly remember resetting the size the first time through, but the second I was in such a rush that I completely forgot.

I fixed it for you just now. I'll usually try to fix things like that if I catch them. (like once someone accidently had a 1-man rotation woops). Sometimes I just don't catch them until after the season though.

[Tasan]

Things like this are what drive me crazy about the game. If my ML rotation has 4 guys in it, then it should go with a 4 man rotation. I shouldn't have to worry about whether I set that stupid pulldown.

[Alan T]

Butler Best CL Starter in May
Monday, June 1st, 1970: Veteran Chandler Butler put together quite a successful stretch in May for the Washington Freedom, earning himself the Continental League Pitcher of the Month award.

Butler racked up a 4-0 record in 6 starts, posting a 1.12 ERA over 48.1 innings and striking out 35.

In pitching stats this season Butler has rung up 5 wins and 4 losses in 12 games. He has an ERA of 2.85 and has fanned 54 batters in 82 innings.

[Tasan]

Originally Posted by Alan T

I fixed it for you just now. I'll usually try to fix things like that if I catch them. (like once someone accidently had a 1-man rotation woops). Sometimes I just don't catch them until after the season though.

Thanks a bunch man. No rant on you, thats for sure. Mainly my own frustration with what is almost an awesome game.

[Alan T]

Cleveland's Estrada Chosen RL Batter of the Month
Monday, June 1st, 1970: Seasoned by several years of professional experience, 29-year-old Claudio Estrada put together a solid offensive month for Cleveland and was crowned May's top batter in the Republic League.

He batted .345 with 11 home runs, 31 RBIs and 24 runs scored.



In 57 games this season Estrada is batting .324 with 70 hits and 16 home runs. He has scored 40 runs and driven in 49.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Tasan

Thanks a bunch man. No rant on you, thats for sure. Mainly my own frustration with what is almost an awesome game.

Baseball Stars. Now that was an awesome game.

[Alan T]

CL's #1 Batter Chosen
Monday, June 1st, 1970: May's Batter of the Month has been chosen by the Continental League. This month's trophy was awarded to the Indianapolis center fielder, Armondo Alicata.

He starred by hitting .317 with a .441 on-base percentage, totaled 33 hits in 104 at-bats, 5 home runs, 23 RBIs and 23 runs scored.

This season Alicata is batting .293 with 60 hits, 8 home runs, 39 RBIs, 41 walks, .427 OBP and has scored 40 runs. He has played in 57 games.

[Alan T]

May's Top Rookie Named by RL
Monday, June 1st, 1970: Youngster Armando Durán emerged as the latest Republic League Rookie of the Month today. The young man from Portland deserved the honor, batting .301 with 5 home runs and 12 runs batted in. Is the month of May a harbinger of things to come or just a fluke? We'll find out someday, but for now, we'll just let Durán enjoy the limelight.

Durán is hitting .315 this year with 12 home runs, 32 RBIs and 32 runs scored. He has 62 hits in 197 at-bats, 19 walks and a .383 on-base percentage. Durán has played in 54 games.


Continental League Names Rookie of Month
Monday, June 1st, 1970: Austin Veeck earned May's Rookie of the Month honors in the Continental League for last month's performance. The boyish Boston left fielder might be wet behind the ears, but he's proving that he has what it takes to play at this level.

Veeck hit .253 with 1 home run, 7 RBIs and 7 runs scored this past month on his way to winning the award.

This season in 51 games, Veeck has hit at a .239 clip with 38 hits, 1 home run, 16 RBIs and 17 runs scored.

[CleBrownsfan]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Baseball Stars. Now that was an awesome game.

Yes it was!!!

[Alan T]

June 1st, 1970:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Boston Resettlers 36 21 .632 - 30-27 6 16-11 20-10 4-2 16-4 104 W3 5-5 Mexico City Aztecs 34 23 .596 2.0 34-23 0 19-11 15-12 6-0 7-3 W1 5-5 London Bishops 30 27 .526 6.0 31-26 -1 15-12 15-15 2-3 9-11 L3 4-6 Washington Freedom 26 31 .456 10.0 27-30 -1 18-15 8-16 2-4 8-11 W5 7-3 Balzac Ticklers 25 32 .439 11.0 28-29 -3 16-11 9-21 1-5 7-13 L1 5-5 Indianapolis Clowns 20 37 .351 16.0 21-36 -1 11-16 9-21 4-5 6-11 L4 4-6

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Virginia Beach Surf 36 21 .632 - 34-23 2 19-14 17-7 2-4 13-6 104 W1 6-4 Portland Grocers 34 23 .596 2.0 30-27 4 17-10 17-13 3-4 11-6 L1 7-3 Spring Lions 31 26 .544 5.0 31-26 0 17-13 14-13 3-0 8-3 W5 8-2 Cleveland Naps 27 30 .474 9.0 30-27 -3 15-12 12-18 0-2 6-14 W5 6-4 New York Legends 22 35 .386 14.0 25-32 -3 14-13 8-22 2-0 5-6 L5 2-8 Ann Arbor Wolverines 21 36 .368 15.0 23-34 -2 12-15 9-21 2-2 3-11 L5 1-9

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG T. Aoshima - WAS .376 2 J. Reyes BAL .355 3 H. Sánchez BOS .352 4 W. Dondale MEX .340 5 T. James ANN .335	League Leaders HR J. Pegán - ANN 20 2 R. Demers POR 19 3 R. Campbell NY 16 3 C. Estrada CLE 16 3 2 more tied with 16	League Leaders RBI R. Demers - POR 55 2 B. Clark VIR 53 3 C. Estrada CLE 49 4 J. Hill BOS 47 5 T. James ANN 46
League Leaders W 4 tied with 9 1 P. Contreras LON 9 1 S. Knowles VIR 9 1 M. Morales SPG 9 1 T. O'Reilly CLE 9	League Leaders ERA M. Morales - SPG 1.69 2 J. Rodríguez LON 2.36 3 S. Knowles VIR 2.38 4 A. Hansen VIR 2.44 5 P. Contreras LON 2.55	League Leaders K J. Ríos - ANN 117 2 I. Ordóñez NY 94 3 A. Hansen VIR 93 3 T. O'Reilly CLE 93 5 Y. Bujold LON 84

[Montreal_GM]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Baseball Stars. Now that was an awesome game.

They have an iphone version out now. I looked at it but couldn't get myself to shell out the dough.

[Alan T]

Pérez on a Rampage, Hits for Cycle
Monday, June 1st, 1970: At Bishops Ballpark today Pedro Pérez led London to a 9-5 victory over the Aztecs by hitting for the cycle, one of baseball's most difficult feats.

The Bishops left fielder told reporters after the game, "Most people think the triple is the hardest one to get, but today, it was the homer... because the ball wasn't carrying. When I took it deep, I expected the ball to die on the warning track. Seeing the umpire give me the signal to circle the bases was sweet."

In addition to going 4-4, Pérez chalked up 4 runs batted in and scored 2 runs in an exceptional performance.

P. Pérez singled in the 1st, hit a two-run triple in the 2nd, hit a two-run home run off A. Bleasdale in the 4th and doubled in the 7th.

This season Pérez is swinging the bat at a .258 rate with 41 hits in 159 at-bats. To date he has hit 7 home runs, scored 23 runs and driven in 23.

[Alan T]

Wolverines Chill Zaragoza's Hot Streak
Friday, June 5th, 1970: It was the best of both worlds for the Ann Arbor Wolverines today at Lions Ballpark as they defeated the Spring Lions 4-2 and also ended Manuel Zaragoza's 22-game hitting streak. The 27-year-old Spring right fielder failed to get a hit in 3 at-bats.

"Nothing personal against Manuel, we just wanted to win the game," said the victorious Wolverines skipper. "We did a great job keeping him off-balance and guessing."

When asked by reporters about his streak coming to an end, Zaragoza frowned and said, "I won't lie and say that I'm not disappointed about my streak ending, but I would feel much better about things if we had won the game."

Batting .333 to date, Zaragoza has 10 home runs and 43 RBIs.

[Alan T]

Cook Pops 3 Out of the Park Against Wolverines
Monday, June 15th, 1970: Ryan Cook was in a home run mode today at Ann Arbor Grounds. The Cleveland second baseman massacred Wolverines pitching, cracking out three home runs and going 4-4 with 4 RBIs and scoring 4 runs. But this sensational performance didn't really matter. Ann Arbor won the ballgame 13-12 despite the three homers.

"I wish a big 'W' had come with this," he said. "It's great to hit three homers, but the bottom line is whether you win or lose."

Nonetheless, Cook will now have a place in the league record book.

"I guess when you're hot, you're hot," he said. "I'm not going up there trying to hit home runs. I put the good part of the bat on it and luckily three of them went out today."

R. Cook hit a solo-shot off F. Castro in the 1st, hit a solo-shot off F. Castro in the 3rd, hit a solo-shot off F. Castro in the 4th, walked in a run in the 5th, walked in the 7th and doubled in the 8th.

In 71 games this season Cook has batted at a .338 pace with 99 hits and 12 home runs.

[Montreal_GM]

Originally Posted by Montreal_GM

They have an iphone version out now. I looked at it but couldn't get myself to shell out the dough.

It's called Baseball Superstars. It looks different but similar if that makes any sense.

[Alan T]

FOOLX News: The All-Star Game Rosters Have Been Announced
Saturday, June 20th, 1970: It is not an easy task to pick the best players for the annual baseball classic -- the All-Star Game. It is not possible to please everybody. Whether we agree or not, they have been chosen... and here they are. The rosters for this year's FOOL-X All-Star Game have been announced.

For the Continental League, the roster includes:
SP P. Contreras (LON)
SP E. Alonso (BOS)
SP R. Gabriel (BOS)
SP Y. Bujold (LON)
SP H. Arai (MEX)
SP C. Butler (WAS)
CL F. Miranda (BOS)
CL W. Hall (WAS)
MR B. Tso (BAL)
CL D. Casey (LON)
MR C. Garza (BAL)
MR J. Cameron (WAS)
CF J. Hill (BOS)
2B J. Reyes (BAL)
RF W. Dondale (MEX)
SS H. Sánchez (BOS)
LF J. Sosa (WAS)
1B C. Ríos (WAS)
C B. Sykes (MEX)
3B V. Barber (LON)
C G. Hernández (IND)
RF T. Aoshima (WAS)
CF A. Alicata (IND)
CF D. Denis (MEX)
1B R. Miller (MEX)
LF G. Wiegel (MEX)
SS J. Salas (LON)
3B O. García (MEX)
.

For the Republic League these players have been selected:
SP T. O'Reilly (CLE)
SP S. Knowles (VIR)
SP M. Morales (SPG)
SP A. Hansen (VIR)
CL B. Barber (ANN)
SP J. Pérez (SPG)
MR C. Carey (VIR)
CL S. Nichols (NY)
MR P. Montoya (CLE)
CL L. Sánchez (VIR)
SP J. Webster (POR)
MR C. García (POR)
1B J. Pegán (ANN)
CF R. Demers (POR)
3B T. James (ANN)
LF C. Estrada (CLE)
2B R. Cook (CLE)
RF M. Zaragoza (SPG)
C D. Barry (VIR)
C I. Pérez (NY)
SS B. Carney (VIR)
LF J. Forbes (POR)
RF E. Franco (NY)
1B A. Durán (POR)
1B Y. Ohayashi (NY)
LF R. Campbell (NY)
RF G. Patterson (CLE)
3B R. Plourde (SPG)
.

The manager conceded that not every deserving player is rewarded with a spot on the roster. "Every year," he said, "someone is disappointed to be left out. This year's no different -- too many good players, not enough roster spots."

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Montreal_GM

It's called Baseball Superstars. It looks different but similar if that makes any sense.

Maybe I should buy my wife the iphone she's been wanting and then constantly borrow it

[Tasan]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Maybe I should buy my wife the iphone she's been wanting and then constantly borrow it

Sounds like a plan!

Alan, you're going to hate me too. I forgot to upload that zip last night. I'm not sure what my up speed is on my connection, but I'm fairly sure its less than 1mb. I'll try to remember again tonight.

[hyde4us11]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Maybe I should buy my wife the iphone she's been wanting and then constantly borrow it

The kids wanted a xbox360 pretty bad so we got THEM the 360. I just had to let them hook it up to the nice HDTV in the living room so that could play it at its best. Yea thats it lol.

[Alan T]

Lions Morales No-Hits Grocers
Saturday, June 20th, 1970: It's a rare thing to pitch a no-hitter in baseball. It's done by the great and the not-so-great. There are times when an average pitcher will briefly be glorified by this achievement. It is not an honor reserved totally for the great pitchers. Today at Lions Ballpark, Mauro Morales of the Lions reveled in the glory of a no-hitter. Today he was the best he could be. He held Portland hitless and beat them 4-0.

One of the Grocers told reporters after the game, "Everything was working for him. When that happens, everything is going your way. He was in command."

Morales rung up 8 strikeouts, issued no walks and faced only 28 hitters in his historic outing.

After the game in the Spring locker room, he spoke to reporters. "I really got nervous in the last inning. I knew I had a chance at a no-hitter. It was hard to stay calm and concentrate. Thank goodness for my catcher. He told me to just concentrate on hitting his glove. He would do all of the thinking."

In 15 starts this year Morales has posted 10 wins while suffering 5 losses. He has pitched 116.2 innings, allowed 76 hits, struck out 113 and has a 2.47 ERA.