FOOL 2116 Regular Season

[Alan T]

I'll start up the regular season in 14 minutes!

[Alan T]

Sim time, getting exports now

[Alan T]

Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: Signed free agent 3B A. Castro to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,007,500.

Colorado Rancheros: Signed C M. Clark to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $2,272,500.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed SP D. Jacobs to a minor league contract extension.

Brooklyn Brownstones: Signed free agent SP Y. Wang to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,500,000.

Brooklyn Brownstones: Signed free agent SP W. Bentley to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,500,000.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed free agent C D. O'Day to a 2-year contract worth a total of $10,750,000.

[Alan T]

Ok here we go. Good luck to everyone this season

[Alan T]

Red-Hot Acosta Cools off Chico
Tuesday, April 7th, 2116: "That's one thing that has never changed in this game -- pitching can control hitting," the Rancheros manager told reporters after today's game.

The Rebels ran into a buzzsaw as Jorge Acosta cut them down to size 4-0 with a 2-hit shutout.

His skipper added, "He knows exactly what he's doing. He's not going to throw you a good pitch until you make him throw one."

In the complete game whitewash the Colorado hurler doled out no walks and registered 3 strikeouts.

In the postgame press conference his catcher said, "Jorge goes out there and just goes about his business. I don't think he gets too concerned about what's going on. You can call any pitch and you know where he's going to be."

Acosta also got some praise from the Chico manager.

"He really kept us in check today. Everything looked to be moving. Seemed like the pitch was right down the middle and it went over down and away... we took some pathetic swings."

[Alan T]

Urbina Tosses Shutout
Saturday, April 11th, 2116: Pedro Urbina humbled the Halifax Winter Wolves today at Ballpark of Napa Valley. In the 4-0 shutout win, he yielded 2 hits, fanned 7 and walked 0 to pace the Napa Valley Winemakers to victory.

[TeachEnEspanol]

This is very weird.

[Alan T]

Relief Star Wins RL Top Pitcher Honors
Friday, May 1st, 2116: Manny Vázquez has been around the league long enough to know that relievers are often overlooked. That has never stopped him from doing what he does best -- and he did it extremely well in April and stole away with the Republic League Pitcher of the Month award.

The Rebels bullpen ace collected 7 saves and 11 strikeouts in 13.1 innings, holding the opposition to a .250 average and posting a 2.03 ERA and a 4-0 record.


Urbina Nabs CL #1 Pitcher Award
Friday, May 1st, 2116: Despite the number of years he's been in the league, Pedro Urbina still gets excited when he puts together a quality stretch like he had in April. The 25-year-old starter for Napa Valley was named Continental League Pitcher of the Month earlier today.

He collected 4 wins and no losses with 36 strikeouts in his 6 starts, putting up a fine 3.35 ERA in 43 innings of work.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

This is very weird.

Your pitcher throwing a shutout or morning FOOL live sim?

[Alan T]

Mendoza Wins Best Bat Trophy in April
Friday, May 1st, 2116: Hot-hitting right fielder Roberto Mendoza of the Marlboros really pounded Republic League pitchers in April, winning the Batter of the Month award.

He hit .370 with 4 home runs, 33 RBIs, 16 runs scored and 20 walks to finish with a .472 on-base percentage.


CL's Best Batter Picked
Friday, May 1st, 2116: When Troy Williams stepped up to the plate in April, he did it with confidence and today he was honored with the Continental League Batter of the Month award.

The young Napa Valley center fielder posted a .289 batting average with 6 home runs, 21 RBIs and scored 24 runs. Williams also worked pitchers for 12 walks to post a .425 on-base percentage.

[Chief Rum]

D'oh! Chief plus allergy drugs plus not much sleep two nights ago == falls asleep before exports are done.

Sorry for the extra work, Alan.

[Alan T]

RL Selects Rookie Star of the Month
Friday, May 1st, 2116: Youngster Juan Suárez emerged as the latest Republic League Rookie of the Month today. The young man from Toronto deserved the honor, batting .255 with no home runs and 5 RBI. Is the month of April a harbinger of things to come or just a fluke? We'll find out someday, but for now, we'll just let Suárez enjoy the limelight.


Rookie Reaps Reward This Month
Friday, May 1st, 2116: Almost everyone agreed -- fans, teammates, peers -- and BNN sportwriters, too -- that Chee-hwa Foong was worthy of the Continental League Rookie of the Month award.

In the month of April the Noblesville second baseman was a bigtime threat. The 26-year-old Noblesville second baseman played in 27 games and hit .301 with 7 doubles, no triples and no home runs. Foong also scored 19 times and drove in 6 runs.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

D'oh! Chief plus allergy drugs plus not much sleep two nights ago == falls asleep before exports are done.

Sorry for the extra work, Alan.

Wasn't too bad. I did most of it on Saturday's sim

Allergies stink though, I hate that about this time of year, I get hit hard with them too.

[Alan T]

May 1st, 2116:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Napa Valley Winemakers 20 6 .769 - 19-7 1 12-3 8-3 1-4 6-4 134 W8 9-1 Halifax Winter Wolves 16 9 .640 3.5 15-10 1 6-4 10-5 3-0 7-3 L1 7-3 Noblesville Millers 16 11 .593 4.5 18-9 -2 8-8 8-3 2-2 2-7 W2 6-4 Brooklyn Brownstones 11 12 .478 7.5 10-13 1 4-2 7-10 2-3 4-3 W1 4-6 Tokyo Cyclones 10 17 .370 10.5 12-15 -2 6-9 4-8 1-1 4-3 L2 4-6 Apex Assassins 7 16 .304 11.5 7-16 0 3-8 4-8 2-1 4-5 L2 3-7 Baltimore Gothams 7 16 .304 11.5 7-16 0 5-9 2-7 2-2 4-6 L1 3-7

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Hartford Harpooners 18 9 .667 - 17-10 1 11-5 7-4 1-0 6-0 137 L2 4-6 Colorado Rancheros 15 8 .652 1.0 16-7 -1 4-2 11-6 0-0 2-3 W1 7-3 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 16 10 .615 1.5 17-9 -1 9-6 7-4 3-1 6-4 L1 4-6 Chico Rebels 13 12 .520 4.0 10-15 3 6-4 7-8 4-1 6-3 W1 4-6 Toronto Marlboros 12 15 .444 6.0 14-13 -2 8-7 4-8 1-3 2-7 W2 7-3 Los Angeles Bruins 7 16 .304 9.0 11-12 -4 3-8 4-8 0-3 2-4 W1 5-5 Hammersmith Hooligans 6 17 .261 10.0 7-16 -1 4-10 2-7 1-2 3-6 L1 4-6

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG A. Ocampo - CHI .397 2 A. Kishita TOR .389 3 M. Mizuno NOB .376 4 R. Mendoza TOR .370 5 K. Nolan HAR .359	League Leaders HR 2 tied with 9 1 K. Nolan HAR 9 1 E. Zambrano ANN 9 3 H. Evans HAM 8 4 6 tied with 7	League Leaders RBI R. Mendoza - TOR 33 2 E. Zambrano ANN 30 3 S. LaCombe ANN 25 3 C. Molina NOB 25 5 5 tied with 22
League Leaders W 5 tied with 4 1 D. Briggs HAM 4 1 B. Jordan COL 4 1 C. Rangel COL 4 1 2 more tied with 4	League Leaders ERA P. Navarro - NVY 0.60 2 M. Accornero NOB 0.84 3 B. Hood TOR 1.77 4 C. Rangel COL 1.85 5 E. Achbar NVY 2.02	League Leaders K P. Urbina - NVY 36 2 L. Beacher TOR 32 3 M. Gómez LAN 31 3 Q. Gou TOK 31 3 3 more tied with 31

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Your pitcher throwing a shutout or morning FOOL live sim?

I'm gonna say...both!

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Allergies stink though, I hate that about this time of year, I get hit hard with them too.

Me too! I don't think there is a day over the past week that I didn't wake up with a sinus headache.

[Alan T]

Hartford Defeats Ann Arbor 5-4, Molina Nabs 500th Save
Tuesday, May 12th, 2116: Harpooners closer Carlos Molina has faced many pressure situations, but rarely does the pressure affect him. Today was no different in a 5-4 Hartford victory as the 36-year-old pitcher registered a historic milestone - his 500th save of his career. "We feel that a lead is in good hands whenever Carlos gets the ball," one of his teammates said after the game. Molina reached the 500-save plateau by holding the Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines to 1 run and 1 hit in 1 innings of work.

So far in his career Molina has appeared in 930 games and saved 500 games. His lifetime record is 67-60 with 902 strikeouts and 255 walks in 990.1 innings and his ERA stands at 2.42.

[Alan T]

Molina is only the 12th pitcher in FOOL history with 500 saves!

[Alan T]

Reddy Tosses Shutout Against Hartford
Tuesday, May 19th, 2116: Los Angeles pitcher Herman Reddy put on a show today and walked away with a 1-0 shutout victory over the Hartford Harpooners, throttling them on 2 hits. He just cruised through their lineup, fanning 4 and walking 0 in a strong outing.

"He was very efficient and he hit his spots," his manager said. "He stayed down in the zone and stayed away from the middle of the plate."

On the season Reddy has a 3-4 record with a 6.36 ERA.

[hyde4us11]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Hartford Defeats Ann Arbor 5-4, Molina Nabs 500th Save
Tuesday, May 12th, 2116: Harpooners closer Carlos Molina has faced many pressure situations, but rarely does the pressure affect him. Today was no different in a 5-4 Hartford victory as the 36-year-old pitcher registered a historic milestone - his 500th save of his career. "We feel that a lead is in good hands whenever Carlos gets the ball," one of his teammates said after the game. Molina reached the 500-save plateau by holding the Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines to 1 run and 1 hit in 1 innings of work.

So far in his career Molina has appeared in 930 games and saved 500 games. His lifetime record is 67-60 with 902 strikeouts and 255 walks in 990.1 innings and his ERA stands at 2.42.

What a nice career Molina has had. He just got the job done year after year.

[Alan T]

Bush Touches All the Bases, Hits for Cycle
Friday, May 22nd, 2116: Despite his best efforts, Tom Bush and Los Angeles came out on the short end of the score today, dropping the game to Toronto 7-6. The 26-year-old shortstop piled up 4 hits in 4 at-bats and hit for the cycle, but still failed to top the Marlboros.

T. Bush doubled in the 2nd, singled in the 4th, hit a solo-shot off A. Pantoja in the 6th and tripled in the 8th.

This season Bush has hit 5 home runs and posted a .248 batting average.

[Alan T]

RL Pitcher of the Month Goes to Pérez
Monday, June 1st, 2116: José Pérez's been around the league long enough to appreciate the honor he received today. After going 3-0 in May, the 27-year-old Los Angeles hurler has been named Republic League Pitcher of the Month.

He fanned 30 in 40.2 innings, logged an ERA of 1.11 and allowed opponents to hit .227 against him.

Over the season Pérez has thrown 75 innings and dished out 56 strikeouts with a 5-2 mark and a 2.64 ERA.


Missaghi Grabs CL Top Pitcher Trophy
Monday, June 1st, 2116: It was a prolific month of May for Tokyo reliever Diego Missaghi. He put his best foot forward with 9 saves in 9 save opportunities. Numbers so good that the Cyclones Continental League voted him the Pitcher of the Month.

During the month, the Cyclones bullpen specialist bagged 1 win and no losses while compiling a 0.00 ERA. In 14.1 innings Diego Missaghi gave up 10 base hits, fanned 0, and walked 1. The hitters he faced batted .196 against him.

This year Missaghi has 11 saves in 25 relief appearances with a 1-0 record and 3.03 ERA.

[Alan T]

RL Honors Zambrano, #1 Batter in May
Monday, June 1st, 2116: Fans, friends and family were cheering today when Eduardo Zambrano received May's Republic League Batter of the Month Award.

Zambrano stung the ball all month, posting a .345 batting average with 9 home runs, 24 RBIs and 21 runs scored.

This year Zambrano is hitting .338, produced 54 RBIs and 18 home runs, scored 45 times and gotten on base at a .391 rate.


CL Announces Best Batter Award
Monday, June 1st, 2116: Seasoned by several years of professional experience, 30-year-old Martín Martínez put together a solid offensive month for Tokyo and was crowned May's top batter in the Continental League.

He batted .363 with 10 home runs, 30 RBIs and 20 runs scored.



This year Martínez is hitting .309 with 12 home runs and 46 RBIs in 51 games played. He also boasts an OBP of .338 with 7 walks and 29 runs scored.

[Alan T]

Republic League Names Rookie of Month
Monday, June 1st, 2116: Denny Harding is still a bit shy, but then, who could blame the newest Republic League Rookie of the Month honoree? He hasn't been around the league long enough to fully know the ropes yet, despite the fact that he's putting up veteran-like numbers.

In May the Toronto hitter tagged opposing pitching for a .256 average with 21 hits, 2 home runs and 10 RBIs.

For the year Harding has hit at a .205 clip with 16 RBIs, 2 home runs and 13 runs scored.


May's Best Rookie In a Class by Himself
Monday, June 1st, 2116: The top-rated Continental League rookie in May was Halifax's second baseman Ralph Thompson.

Last month he played in 29 games and hit .307 with 6 doubles, no triples, and 2 home runs. Thompson also scored 11 times and drove in 14 runs.

This season Thompson has hit at a .293 clip with 29 RBIs, 2 home runs and 22 runs scored.

[Alan T]

June 1st, 2116:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Napa Valley Winemakers 34 18 .654 - 32-20 2 17-10 17-8 3-4 11-8 107 W2 7-3 Tokyo Cyclones 29 22 .569 4.5 29-22 0 15-12 14-10 3-2 11-4 W1 8-2 Noblesville Millers 26 26 .500 8.0 29-23 -3 12-14 14-12 2-4 5-12 L1 3-7 Halifax Winter Wolves 26 28 .481 9.0 25-29 1 11-15 15-13 4-0 10-10 L1 5-5 Brooklyn Brownstones 23 27 .460 10.0 24-26 -1 10-13 13-14 3-4 8-8 W1 5-5 Baltimore Gothams 21 29 .420 12.0 21-29 0 9-17 12-12 4-7 9-11 L2 3-7 Apex Assassins 21 30 .412 12.5 20-31 1 10-15 11-15 7-5 8-9 L1 5-5

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Hartford Harpooners 32 20 .615 - 31-21 1 17-9 15-11 2-1 13-4 110 L1 5-5 Colorado Rancheros 29 21 .580 2.0 31-19 -2 13-10 16-11 0-1 6-10 L1 7-3 Toronto Marlboros 28 23 .549 3.5 29-22 -1 15-12 13-11 1-4 7-11 W1 6-4 Chico Rebels 26 28 .481 7.0 19-35 7 14-12 12-16 6-1 13-5 L1 5-5 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 24 28 .462 8.0 29-23 -5 12-15 12-13 3-2 8-11 W1 4-6 Los Angeles Bruins 23 28 .451 8.5 24-27 -1 13-12 10-16 1-3 5-9 W1 4-6 Hammersmith Hooligans 18 32 .360 13.0 19-31 -1 10-16 8-16 1-2 8-10 L2 6-4

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG R. Francis - ANN .405 2 J. Fernández CHI .356 3 L. Lawrence HAR .351 4 M. Mizuno NOB .349 5 E. Zambrano ANN .338	League Leaders HR E. Zambrano - ANN 18 2 A. Martínez ANN 13 2 C. Molina NOB 13 2 K. Nolan HAR 13 2 P. O'Slattery CHI 13	League Leaders RBI E. Zambrano - ANN 54 2 M. Martínez TOK 46 3 C. Molina NOB 44 4 A. Martínez ANN 43 4 R. Mendoza TOR 43
League Leaders W 10 tied with 6 1 E. Alomar COL 6 1 D. Briggs HAM 6 1 J. Hathorn TOK 6 1 7 more tied with 6	League Leaders ERA M. Accornero - NOB 1.73 2 B. Hood TOR 1.83 3 E. Achbar NVY 2.33 4 J. Pérez LAN 2.64 5 J. Acosta COL 2.71	League Leaders K 2 tied with 63 1 T. Fletcher CHI 63 1 M. Gómez LAN 63 3 L. Beacher TOR 61 3 A. Thibeault ANN 61

[Alan T]

Muñóz Hot, Assassins Cold
Sunday, June 14th, 2116: Sergio Muñóz of the Baltimore Gothams fashioned a fine 4-0 victory over the Apex Assassins. He held them to 2 hits with 2 walks and 7 strikeouts in a strong outing.

Muñóz's record this season is 1-and-4 with no saves and a 5.18 ERA. He has given up 91 hits in 81.2 innings with 47 strikeouts.

[Alan T]

Harpooners McMahon Blanks Winged Lingerines
Sunday, June 21st, 2116: Will McMahon was in charge the whole game in the Harpooners victory over the Winged Lingerines today. In a superb performance he blanked Ann Arbor 6-0, yielding 2 hits while registering 8 strikeouts and 1 walk.

This year McMahon has gone 9-4 with an ERA of 3.19 and has 61 strikeouts in 98.2 innings.

[Alan T]

Pérez Sparkles in Shutout
Thursday, June 25th, 2116: José Pérez of the Los Angeles Bruins spun his magic on the Chico Rebels today. He blanked them 7-0 on 1 hit, registering 7 strikeouts and no walks.

"The bottom line was I just kept the ball down," Pérez said. "My breaking stuff was down. Everything was down."

Talking to reporters in the postgame interview, the Los Angeles skipper said, "We got solid pitching, good defense and we took great team at-bats in a lot of different situations. This was just a solid performance by everyone."

Thus far this season Pérez has posted a 8-2 record, started 15 games, struck out 81 batters in 103.1 innings and compiled a 2.61 ERA.

[Alan T]

Republic League #1 Hurler is Jordan
Wednesday, July 1st, 2116: Brit Jordan left little doubt in the minds of Republic League officials that he should be named June's Pitcher of the Month for his outstanding performance.

"I wasn't always confident at the start of a game," said Jordan. "Sometimes it's hard to get into the flow -- the calls aren't going your way or you're trying to spot your pitches too much. You just have to relax and use what you've been taught all your life -- get back to basics -- good mechanics, control, location, keep the ball down."

The 30-year-old tossed 39.1 innings of quality baseball -- going 5-1 with a 1.83 ERA and 23 strikeouts.

This season Jordan has compiled a 11-4 mark with a 2.84 ERA.


Guiney Snags CL Top Hurler Trophy
Wednesday, July 1st, 2116: In June when the Halifax manager wrote the name "Guiney" on the lineup card, he knew he had a good shot at winning. Start after start in the month, Roland Guiney took the hill, took charge and usually got the win.

He dominated with a 5-0 mark and 0.77 ERA in 5 starts. The gifted Winter Wolves star pitched 35 innings, fanned 20 and held opposing teams to a .203 average.

For his outstanding mound performance Guiney was named the CL Pitcher of the Month by the baseball writers.

In pitching stats this season Guiney has rung up 9 wins and 4 losses in 16 games. He has an ERA of 2.94 and has fanned 53 batters in 107 innings.

[Alan T]

Manselli Takes RL's Best Bat Trophy
Wednesday, July 1st, 2116: When guys like Colorado's Ermanno Manselli win Batter of the Month awards, it just makes you feel good. In a productive June, the longtime Republic League veteran toyed with opposing pitchers all month long, collecting 38 hits in 102 at-bats.

The veteran first baseman hit for a .373 batting average and collected 7 home runs, 20 RBIs and 26 runs scored.

Manselli has collected 95 hits for the Rancheros this year, 16 of them home runs. He has also netted 48 RBIs and scored 67 runs while batting .329.


Continental League Selects June's Best Batter
Wednesday, July 1st, 2116: Eduardo Armando battered Continental League pitchers all June and wound up taking home the Batter of the Month Award.

"I've been around Front Office Offseason League long enough to know you really have to work hard day in and day out to be able to put up this kind of consistency," the 28-year-old Armando told reporters. "I put in a lot of work, even on the days I may not take the field and it's always nice when everything comes together for me like it did this last month."

In 28 games, Armando hit .342 with 3 home runs, 22 RBIs and scored 14 runs.

Armando is hitting .328 this year with 5 home runs, 33 RBIs and 47 runs scored. He has 108 hits in 329 at-bats, 33 walks and a .408 on-base percentage. Armando has played in 78 games.

[Alan T]

White Selected RL's #1 Rookie
Wednesday, July 1st, 2116: Dwight White's eyes seem to light up whenever he sees the baseball. The young Hammersmith left fielder has been hitting everything in sight for the better part of a month.

In June he was voted the Rookie of the Month Award.

During the month he hit .269 with 2 doubles, no triples and 4 home runs. White also scored 19 times and drove in 15 runs.

In 78 games this season White has batted at a .229 pace with 66 hits and 10 home runs.



Thompson Nabs CL Monthly Rookie Award
Wednesday, July 1st, 2116: The Continental League Rookie of the Month has been picked for June and the honor went to the Halifax Winter Wolves hitting machine, Ralph Thompson.

During the last month he compiled a .365 batting average with 35 hits and 1 home run, along with 10 RBIs and 16 runs scored.

For the season Thompson has hit .315 with 3 home runs and 39 RBIs. He has played in 78 games and scored 38 times.

[Alan T]

July 1st, 2116:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Napa Valley Winemakers 46 33 .582 - 42-37 4 24-16 22-17 4-6 15-10 81 L1 5-5 Brooklyn Brownstones 40 36 .526 4.5 37-39 3 21-18 19-18 6-4 14-9 W1 6-4 Halifax Winter Wolves 41 37 .526 4.5 40-38 1 18-21 23-16 6-1 17-15 L2 6-4 Tokyo Cyclones 38 38 .500 6.5 39-37 -1 18-20 20-18 3-2 12-10 L11 0-10 Baltimore Gothams 37 41 .474 8.5 38-40 -1 15-24 22-17 5-7 11-13 W1 8-2 Noblesville Millers 36 42 .462 9.5 41-37 -5 16-20 20-22 3-5 10-16 W2 4-6 Apex Assassins 32 43 .427 12.0 33-42 -1 16-23 16-20 7-9 9-15 W2 5-5

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Hartford Harpooners 49 29 .628 - 48-30 1 24-12 25-17 4-1 18-7 84 L1 7-3 Colorado Rancheros 46 30 .605 2.0 45-31 1 23-16 23-14 1-2 10-11 L1 7-3 Toronto Marlboros 43 33 .566 5.0 45-31 -2 23-15 20-18 1-4 7-14 W2 7-3 Chico Rebels 36 42 .462 13.0 27-51 9 18-21 18-21 8-1 18-8 W1 4-6 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 35 44 .443 14.5 39-40 -4 16-24 19-20 4-4 11-12 W2 2-8 Hammersmith Hooligans 32 46 .410 17.0 37-41 -5 17-22 15-24 3-5 10-15 L2 6-4 Los Angeles Bruins 29 46 .387 18.5 33-42 -4 18-21 11-25 2-6 7-14 L4 1-9

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG R. Francis - ANN .359 2 K. Nolan HAR .339 3 M. Mizuno NOB .336 4 E. Zambrano ANN .332 5 2 tied with .331	League Leaders HR E. Zambrano - ANN 27 2 K. Nolan HAR 21 3 G. Guerrero HAR 20 3 A. Martínez ANN 20 5 2 tied with 19	League Leaders RBI E. Zambrano - ANN 74 2 A. Martínez ANN 65 3 C. Molina NOB 61 4 M. Martínez TOK 58 4 R. Mendoza TOR 58
League Leaders W B. Jordan - COL 11 2 D. Briggs HAM 10 2 B. Hood TOR 10 2 W. McMahon HAR 10 5 3 tied with 9	League Leaders ERA M. Accornero - NOB 1.75 2 B. Hood TOR 2.55 3 J. Pérez LAN 2.61 4 J. Acosta COL 2.63 5 E. Achbar NVY 2.64	League Leaders K T. Fletcher - CHI 104 2 M. Gómez LAN 97 3 P. Vézina BRK 85 4 A. Thibeault ANN 84 5 L. Beacher TOR 83

[Alan T]

López on Fire: 6-6 for Chico
Saturday, July 4th, 2116: "Ever since I picked up my first bat my coaches were always saying to keep your eye on the ball, don't overswing... just make contact and ya never know what'll happen," Chico's Luis López told reporters after the game. "That's all I did today. I made contact and it turned out well."

It definitely turned out well for López today as he collected 6 hits in 6 at-bats against Colorado. It turned out well for his team, too, as the Rebels knocked off the Rancheros 5-4 at Rebels Ballpark.

L. López hit an RBI double in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, singled in the 4th, doubled in the 6th, doubled in the 9th and singled in the 11th.

López is batting .304 with 8 home runs and 42 RBIs this season.

[Alan T]

FOOL News: The All-Star Game Rosters Have Been Announced
Friday, July 10th, 2116: 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 Front Office Offseason League All-Star Game have been announced.

For the Continental League, the roster includes:
SP R. Guiney (HAL)
CL S. Jones (NVY)
SP J. Hathorn (TOK)
SP E. Achbar (NVY)
SP M. Accornero (NOB)
SP T. Shepperson (BRK)
CL J. García (BAL)
MR J. Manuel (BRK)
CL G. Stewart (BRK)
MR S. Forsyth (NVY)
MR W. Vásquez (BRK)
SP V. Aragón (BAL)
CF M. Mizuno (NOB)
SS E. Armando (BAL)
LF J. Salazar (APX)
1B L. Flores (BAL)
2B C. Craig (TOK)
RF C. Wrottesley (HAL)
3B B. Durán (TOK)
C C. Garza (NVY)
C M. Kirkup (HAL)
LF J. Sánchez (NVY)
CF A. Schneider (TOK)
2B R. Sonora (BRK)
2B S. McAleer (BRK)
RF M. Cowan (BRK)
2B R. Thompson (HAL)
RF M. Martínez (TOK)
.

For the Republic League these players have been selected:
SP B. Hood (TOR)
SP J. Pérez (LAN)
SP B. Jordan (COL)
SP L. Beacher (TOR)
SP D. Briggs (HAM)
SP W. McMahon (HAR)
CL M. Vázquez (CHI)
CL G. Silva (COL)
CL C. Molina (HAR)
MR M. Acevedo (CHI)
SP P. Pérez (HAR)
SP D. Carrillo (HAM)
1B E. Zambrano (ANN)
LF A. Martínez (ANN)
CF R. Francis (ANN)
RF R. Mendoza (TOR)
C A. Otero (TOR)
C B. Rainey (CHI)
2B J. Fernández (CHI)
3B F. Cooper (COL)
SS G. Guerrero (HAR)
1B E. Manselli (COL)
1B K. Nolan (HAR)
LF K. Guao (HAR)
RF C. Gómez (HAM)
RF J. Nava (ANN)
1B C. Richardson (LAN)
2B A. Kishita (TOR)
.

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]

Rincón Raps 300th Roundtripper
Sunday, July 26th, 2116: Reynaldo Rincón hit a historic home run today -- career blast number 300. "I am happy to be in such elite company. It has been quite a ride so far," Rincón said after the game.

The Gothams right fielder went 1 for 3 with 1 home run and 1 run batted in as the Baltimore Gothams won 7-5 over the Napa Valley Winemakers.

Rincón is batting .293 lifetime with 1851 hits, 362 doubles, 46 triples, 300 home runs, 1084 RBIs to date. He has also scored 979 runs.

[Alan T]

Los Angeles Starter July's Best Pitcher
Saturday, August 1st, 2116: José Pérez really strutted his stuff in July with 4 wins and no losses and walked off with the Pitcher of the Month Award in the Republic League. The Los Angeles starter was good news for his club, but bad news for the opposition.

In 32.1 innings of work, Pérez limited opposing batters to 25 base hits and a .216 batting average. He totaled 24 strikeouts, issued 4 walks and had a 1.67 ERA.

This season Pérez has compiled a 12-2 mark with a 2.39 ERA in 20 starts.



Langdon Top CL Pitcher in July
Saturday, August 1st, 2116: Ed Langdon hated to see July turn to August.
And who could blame him?
The 30-year-old hurler piled up 4 wins and no losses for the Winter Wolves last month and won the Continental League Pitcher of the Month award for his efforts.

Langdon stymied opposing batters on 24 base hits and a .189 batting average. He rang up 30 strikeouts in 36 innings of work, surrendered 7 walks and fashioned a sparkling 0.75 ERA.

This season Langdon has worked 133.2 innings with 70 strikeouts en route to a 11-5 record and a 3.10 ERA.

[hyde4us11]

Rincon was another nice player I had but he got to expensive and OF was a strength at the time. He was expandable and it hurt a little bit letting him go.

[Alan T]

Hammersmith's Gómez Snaps up July Batting Award
Saturday, August 1st, 2116: Carlos Gómez used that sweet swing with great success for Hammersmith last month, garnering him the Republic League Batter of the Month award.

The 27-year-old right fielder put up a .402 batting average and collected 7 home runs, 22 RBIs and 25 runs scored.

So far this season, Gómez has recorded a .289 batting average with 110 hits, 26 home runs, 68 RBIs, 79 runs scored and a .394 OBP.



CL Best Hitter Award to Tokyo's Kosami Nakamura
Saturday, August 1st, 2116: It's official. BNN writers have voted Kosami Nakamura of the Tokyo Cyclones the Continental League Batter of the Month award for July.

During the month he recorded a .330 average with 7 home runs, 19 RBIs and 24 runs scored.

So far this year Nakamura has 17 home runs and a .260 batting average.

[Alan T]

First Baseman Honored by RL
Saturday, August 1st, 2116: Denny Harding earned July's Rookie of the Month honors in the Republic League for last month's performance. The boyish Toronto first baseman might be wet behind the ears, but he's proving that he has what it takes to play at this level.

Harding hit .311 with 3 home runs, 18 RBIs and 16 runs scored this past month on his way to winning the award.

Harding is batting at a .241 pace this season, picking up 84 hits in 349 at-bats with 8 home runs, 48 RBIs and 38 runs scored.



July's Premier Rookie Named by CL
Saturday, August 1st, 2116: The premier Continental League rookie in July was Noblesville's second baseman Chee-hwa Foong.

Last month he played in 23 games and hit .296 with 9 doubles, no triples, and 2 home runs. Foong also scored 15 times and drove in 11 runs.

In 101 games this year Foong has posted a .299 average and put up these numbers: 2 home runs, 23 RBIs and 62 runs scored.

[Alan T]

August 1st, 2116:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Halifax Winter Wolves 57 42 .576 - 55-44 2 26-23 31-19 8-3 22-17 62 W2 8-2 Napa Valley Winemakers 56 44 .560 1.5 52-48 4 26-21 30-23 5-8 18-14 L3 4-6 Brooklyn Brownstones 54 46 .540 3.5 52-48 2 24-21 30-25 8-4 16-14 W5 7-3 Tokyo Cyclones 52 50 .510 6.5 51-51 1 27-28 25-22 5-3 16-11 W3 7-3 Baltimore Gothams 49 53 .480 9.5 50-52 -1 23-30 26-23 7-8 14-17 L3 2-8 Noblesville Millers 47 54 .465 11.0 53-48 -6 22-27 25-27 4-8 12-20 L3 5-5 Apex Assassins 37 63 .370 20.5 41-59 -4 19-35 18-28 8-11 11-16 W1 2-8

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Hartford Harpooners 62 39 .614 - 60-41 2 31-18 31-21 4-1 20-10 60 W2 7-3 Colorado Rancheros 59 41 .590 2.5 57-43 2 25-20 34-21 3-3 15-13 W2 4-6 Toronto Marlboros 58 44 .569 4.5 61-41 -3 33-22 25-22 2-4 12-19 W5 6-4 Chico Rebels 46 53 .465 15.0 37-62 9 23-26 23-27 11-3 22-11 L2 6-4 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 46 54 .460 15.5 50-50 -4 20-27 26-27 4-4 12-15 L2 5-5 Los Angeles Bruins 43 57 .430 18.5 45-55 -2 27-27 16-30 2-7 12-16 W3 5-5 Hammersmith Hooligans 38 64 .373 24.5 46-56 -8 21-32 17-32 3-7 11-20 L5 2-8

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG R. Francis - ANN .378 2 E. Zambrano ANN .343 3 M. Mizuno NOB .338 4 L. Flores BAL .332 5 E. Armando BAL .330	League Leaders HR E. Zambrano - ANN 32 2 K. Nolan HAR 27 3 C. Gómez HAM 26 4 M. Martínez TOK 25 5 G. Guerrero HAR 24	League Leaders RBI E. Zambrano - ANN 90 2 A. Martínez ANN 89 3 M. Martínez TOK 82 4 C. Molina NOB 74 5 J. Barrón HAL 72
League Leaders W J. Hathorn - TOK 14 2 B. Jordan COL 13 2 W. McMahon HAR 13 4 L. Beacher TOR 12 4 2 more tied with 12	League Leaders ERA M. Accornero - NOB 2.30 2 J. Pérez LAN 2.39 3 B. Hood TOR 2.53 4 T. Shepperson BRK 2.59 5 R. Guiney HAL 2.69	League Leaders K M. Gómez - LAN 126 2 T. Fletcher CHI 123 3 L. Beacher TOR 118 4 D. Sentner NOB 110 4 T. Shepperson BRK 110

[Alan T]

Sentner Dominates Napa Valley
Thursday, August 6th, 2116: In a very sharp performance at Ballpark of Napa Valley Don Sentner of the Noblesville Millers blanked the Napa Valley Winemakers 4-0. He permitted 2 hits and finished with 8 strikeouts and 2 walks in the Millers victory.

This season Sentner has registered 10 wins and 4 losses in 22 starts with a 3.00 ERA.

[Alan T]

Beacher Twirls No-Hitter Against Chico
Friday, August 28th, 2116: "Lyndon Beacher was just plain nasty on the mound today," according to his batterymate and quite a few of the Chico Rebels after the Toronto hurler fired a 2-0 no-hitter.

The Rebels were powerless against him. "It is what we call in baseball 'filthy'... his stuff was just too much for us today," the losing manager told reporters after the game."

In an overpowering performance Beacher faced 28 batters in all and finish the game with 7 strikeouts and 1 walk.

"After the first couple of innings, I knew I had some good stuff going," Beacher said. "In the bullpen, it really wasn't that good, to be honest. But when I got out on the mound and flipped the switch, I had some pretty good stuff. I had a good fastball with control and I was able to throw my breaking ball and changeup for strikes."

This year Beacher has 15 wins and 3 losses and a 2.86 ERA.

[Alan T]

Beacher's no-hitter was the first for Toronto in 19 seasons. Ironically enough, Toronto's last no-hitter was also against Chico.

[Alan T]

Reliever Snags RL Top Hurler Trophy
Tuesday, September 1st, 2116: The Pitcher of the Month Award has been picked and the Republic League victor is Colorado relief ace, Gilberto Silva. For his solid outings in August he has been named the league's premier pitcher.

During the month, the Rancheros star had 7 saves in 7 save opportunities, a 0.66 ERA and 2 wins and no losses. In 13.2 innings Silva struck out 9 and gave up 8 hits and 1 walks.

This season Silva has 34 saves. In 56 relief appearances he has tossed 63.1 innings, struck out 61 and issued 23 walks with a 8-3 record. The Colorado reliever has recorded a 2.70 ERA and allowed the opposition to hit .214 when he is in the game.


Clerke Takes CL Top Starter Trophy
Tuesday, September 1st, 2116: Buck Clerke of Tokyo had a tremendous August with a 4-0 mark and was chosen the Pitcher of the Month in the Continental League.

Clerke restricted opposing hitters to 39 base hits and a .235 batting average. He rang up 33 strikeouts in 44.1 innings of work, surrendered 9 walks, and crafted a 1.62 ERA.

In the current season in 28 starts, Buck Clerke has a record of 6-11 with 118 strikeouts in 143.2 innings and a 6.14 ERA.

[Alan T]

Phillips Crowned Top RL Hitter in August
Tuesday, September 1st, 2116: Jerry Phillips feasted on Republic League pitching in August and today he walked off with the Batter of the Month award.

The Los Angeles left fielder rapped out a .330 batting average while collecting 32 hits, 13 home runs, 35 RBIs and 22 runs scored.

Thus far in 2116 Phillips is hitting .292 with 30 home runs, 96 RBIs, 79 runs scored and has compiled a .347 OBP.


McAleer Wins CL Prize, Named Best Hitter in August
Tuesday, September 1st, 2116: On the heels of a very productive August, Steve McAleer received Continental League Batter of the Month recognition today.

The battle-tested second baseman hit .375 for the Brooklyn Brownstones and racked up 4 home runs, 18 RBIs and 18 runs scored.

This season-to-date McAleer has 10 home runs and a .295 batting average.

[Alan T]

White Snags Rookie of Month Trophy
Tuesday, September 1st, 2116: In August, Dwight White put up award-winning numbers and came away with the Rookie of the Month award in the Republic League.

Last month the 26-year-old Hammersmith left fielder played in 24 games and hit .270 with 9 doubles, 2 triples and 4 home runs. White also scored 15 times and drove in 23 runs.

This season White has delivered 110 hits in 471 at-bats for a .234 average with 18 home runs. He is getting on base at a .315 clip and his totals also include 77 RBIs and 68 runs scored. This year White has played in 126 games.


Simai Wins CL Rookie Award
Tuesday, September 1st, 2116: Taye Simai was toddling around on his tricycle when some of the guys he's playing against were in their prime, but the 22-year-old right fielder definitely knows how to get to first, second or beyond. Today he was chosen August's Continental League Rookie of the Month for his remarkable month of hitting.

In 29 games Simai batted .292 for Noblesville, slapping 31 hits in 106 at-bats with 5 home runs, drove in 21 runs and scored 14 times.

This year Simai is batting .255 with 19 home runs and 76 RBIs.