FOOL 2050 Regular Season Thread!

[Alan T]

Thursday, September 1st, 2050: Best Pitcher Picked by Republic League
Whether Chua chay Chao stays in Ann Arbor beyond this season remains to be seen, but while he's here he's making the most of it. In August the 32-year-old certainly pulled out all the stops by winning the Republic League Pitcher of the Month award.

He put up some fancy numbers with a 5-0 record and and an ERA of 1.31. In 48 innings he struck out 39, surrendered 30 hits, 7 walks and proved to be a solid performer in 6 starts last month.

This season Chao has compiled a 16-9 record with a 3.46 ERA.


Thursday, September 1st, 2050: Aitken Gets August's Top Pitcher Trophy
Capping off a whirlwind month in which he went 7-0 with a 1.17 ERA, Jeremy Aitken was selected as August's Continental League Pitcher of the Month today. Reporters caught up with the elated Tokyo starter as he left the clubhouse.

"I know it's difficult for pitchers -- when you have a bad start or two, people start wondering if you've lost it. Then you ride stretches like this one for all you can. You find it easier to come to the park every day because know you're contributing to the club, not just waiting for your turn in the rotation to make up for your last start."

Jeremy Aitken definitely contributed to the club. He had 7 starts, throwing 54 innings, striking out 52, and holding the opposition to a .195 average.

In 32 starts this season, Aitken has picked up 19 wins while suffering 6 losses. He has pitched 223 innings, allowed 200 hits, struck out 233 and posted a 3.19 ERA.

[Alan T]

Thursday, September 1st, 2050: Watanabe Snags RL Batting Honor in August
On the heels of a very productive August, Eiichi Watanabe received Republic League Batter of the Month recognition today.

The battle-tested third baseman hit .402 for the Hammersmith Hooligans and racked up 8 home runs, 27 RBIs and 27 runs scored.

To date this year Watanabe is batting .349 with 29 home runs.


Thursday, September 1st, 2050: Torrid August Gets Beltrán CL #1 Batter Trophy
His solid numbers speak for themselves. That's why Luis Beltrán of the Tokyo Cyclones was named the Continental League's best batter in August.

The Tokyo left fielder starred with a .358 batting average, 8 home runs and 25 RBIs.

For 2050 Beltrán is hitting .305 with 28 home runs. His stats include 100 RBIs and 93 runs scored.

[Alan T]

Thursday, September 1st, 2050: RL Names Martínez Best Rookie
None of the pitchers could figure him out last month. António Martínez was pure poison to them, lashing out hits with in such abundance he was voted the latest Republic League Rookie of the Month.

In August he hit the ball at a .350 clip, popping off 35 hits and 1 home run with 12 RBIs and scoring 19 runs.

Hyannis opponents have to be thinking about pitching around this guy until he cools off a bit.

This year Martínez is batting .320 with 7 home runs.


Thursday, September 1st, 2050: August's #1 Rookie Named by CL
Rob Wharton let his numbers do the talking in August. The Apex Assassins left fielder logged a .265 average as he laid claim to the Continental League Rookie of the Month Award.

He tallied 26 hits, 7 home runs, drove in 14 runs and scored 13 runs during his remarkable stretch.

In 125 games this season Wharton has compiled a .274 batting average with 120 hits and 19 home runs. He has also scored 60 times and knocked in 73 runs.

[Alan T]

Front Office Offseason League 09-01-2050 Standings Report

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Tokyo Cyclones 76 51 .598 - 77-50 -1 34-30 42-21 7-4 17-11 37 W1 8-2 Napa Valley Winemakers 73 50 .593 1.0 75-48 -2 36-26 37-24 7-5 16-15 W1 7-3 Newark Terriers 64 60 .516 10.5 67-57 -3 30-32 34-28 3-6 11-13 W1 4-6 Edmonton Edge 62 62 .500 12.5 64-60 -2 29-31 33-31 6-7 19-14 W1 3-7 Apex Assassins 56 69 .448 19.0 58-67 -2 28-33 28-36 6-6 13-19 L4 2-8 Boston Settlers 54 72 .429 21.5 49-77 5 30-34 24-38 3-5 15-15 L1 5-5 Baltimore Charm 51 72 .415 23.0 49-74 2 26-37 25-35 7-6 11-15 L1 3-7

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Chico Rebels 75 52 .591 - 78-49 -3 41-20 34-32 2-7 12-13 30 W1 6-4 Hammersmith Hooligans 71 58 .550 5.0 71-58 0 32-32 39-26 5-3 11-9 W1 5-5 Colorado Rancheros 68 58 .540 6.5 59-67 9 35-25 33-33 7-2 21-13 L2 5-5 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 64 62 .508 10.5 65-61 -1 37-29 27-33 4-3 11-16 W2 4-6 Hartford Harpooners 62 68 .477 14.5 63-67 -1 34-33 28-35 5-4 20-11 W1 6-4 New York Heroes 59 68 .465 16.0 56-71 3 31-34 28-34 8-4 15-13 L1 5-5 Hyannis Patriots 46 79 .368 28.0 53-72 -7 22-40 24-39 1-9 11-26 L1 3-7

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG R. Chávez - HAM .357 2 G. Pratt CHI .356 3 G. Brown BOS .353 4 E. Watanabe HAM .349 5 2 tied with .337	League Leaders HR J. García - CHI 40 2 O. Buitrago CHI 38 3 K. Gallagher COL 34 3 A. Medina NVY 34 5 A. Caster CHI 32	League Leaders RBI O. Buitrago - CHI 121 2 E. Watanabe HAM 120 3 G. Brown BOS 118 4 J. García CHI 116 5 R. Chávez HAM 112
League Leaders W W. Conrad - CHI 21 2 J. Aitken TOK 19 3 C. Chao ANN 16 3 J. Holmes HAM 16 3 2 more tied with 16	League Leaders ERA W. Conrad - CHI 2.56 2 S. Soethout NWK 3.00 3 C. Joo EDM 3.06 4 J. Holmes HAM 3.08 5 T. Noguchi NVY 3.13	League Leaders K J. Aitken - TOK 233 2 J. Patterson NWK 198 3 C. Chao ANN 188 4 J. Holmes HAM 178 5 A. Caulfield APX 173

[Alan T]

Sunday, September 4th, 2050: Chávez Hits for the Cycle
Roberto Chávez had a banner day at the plate today, stringing together all four legs of the cycle as the Hooligans beat the Harpooners 9-7. Chávez drilled 4 hits in 5 trips to the plate, collecting 2 runs batted in and scoring 3 runs to capture the win for Hammersmith.

R. Chávez flied out in the 1st, singled in the 4th, tripled in the 6th, doubled in the 8th and hit a two-run home run off V. Chavarría in the 9th.

For the season, Chávez is hitting at a .361 clip with 29 home runs, 115 RBIs and has scored 96 runs. He has 166 hits, 44 walks and a .414 on-base percentage.

[Alan T]

Front Office Offseason League 09-12-2050 Standings Report

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Napa Valley Winemakers 79 53 .598 - 81-51 -2 38-27 41-26 7-6 17-18 28 L1 7-3 Tokyo Cyclones 80 56 .588 1.0 81-55 -1 36-34 44-22 8-4 18-11 L1 5-5 Newark Terriers 71 62 .534 8.5 72-61 -1 36-32 35-30 4-6 12-13 W1 8-2 Edmonton Edge 68 65 .511 11.5 71-62 -3 31-32 37-33 6-7 20-15 L1 7-3 Apex Assassins 60 72 .455 19.0 63-69 -3 28-33 32-39 6-6 13-20 L1 4-6 Boston Settlers 57 79 .419 24.0 53-83 4 33-38 24-41 3-6 17-16 W1 3-7 Baltimore Charm 53 81 .396 27.0 52-82 1 27-43 26-38 7-6 11-15 W2 2-8

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Chico Rebels 78 57 .578 - 82-53 -4 43-21 35-36 2-7 12-16 26 W2 4-6 Hammersmith Hooligans 78 59 .569 1.0 77-60 1 39-33 39-26 5-3 14-9 W7 8-2 Colorado Rancheros 73 63 .537 5.5 64-72 9 36-27 37-36 7-4 21-14 L2 5-5 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 71 65 .522 7.5 71-65 0 40-30 31-35 5-3 15-16 L2 7-3 Hartford Harpooners 65 73 .471 14.5 66-72 -1 37-35 28-38 5-4 20-12 W2 4-6 New York Heroes 62 73 .459 16.0 59-76 3 31-37 31-36 10-5 16-15 L1 4-6 Hyannis Patriots 49 86 .363 29.0 56-79 -7 24-43 25-43 1-9 12-28 W1 3-7

Napa Valley has a magic number of 22
Tokyo has a magic number of 21


Chico has a magic number of 22
Hammersmith has a magic number of 22

[Alan T]

In a game against Ann Arbor, in the bottom of the 8th inning, Okamoto becomes the all time FOOL home run king with a home run off of Xavier Manzanar, which some day will be a trivia question!

Bottom of the 8th - New York Heroes batting - Pitching for Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines : RHP X. Manzanar
Batting: RHB J. Withers	0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Ball 1-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7S)
Batting: RHB D. Rodríguez	0-0: Ball 1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M)
Batting: LHB H. Okamoto	0-0: Ball 1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: Ball 2-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D), Distance : 378 ft
Batting: SHB J. Sánchez	0-0: Swinging Strike 0-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6MD)

[Alan T]

Tuesday, September 13th, 2050: Okamoto Goes Cycling
Chico knew that Hitomaro Okamoto of the New York Heroes was a great player, but they still couldn't stop him today. Okamoto had 4 hits with 4 runs batted in and 3 runs scored in the 13-9 New York win and thrilled the fans by hitting for the cycle.

"Great players do great things," the right fielder said after the game, "I just did what I'm expected to do. Still, it's a nice accomplishment to add to the list."

H. Okamoto hit an RBI double in the 1st, grounded out in the 2nd, hit an RBI single in the 4th, tripled in the 7th, hit a two-run home run off J. Flores in the 8th and flied out in the 9th.

Thus far this season in 137 games Okamoto is batting .301 with 34 home runs, 116 RBIs and 104 runs scored. He has 170 hits in 564 at-bats.

[Alan T]

Front Office Offseason League 09-19-2050 Standings Report

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Napa Valley Winemakers 85 53 .616 - 85-53 0 43-27 42-26 7-6 20-18 21 W6 9-1 Tokyo Cyclones 84 57 .596 2.5 85-56 -1 38-34 46-23 8-5 18-12 W2 6-4 Newark Terriers 73 66 .525 12.5 74-65 -1 36-32 37-34 5-6 13-15 L1 4-6 Edmonton Edge 70 70 .500 16.0 72-68 -2 32-35 38-35 7-7 21-15 L3 4-6 Apex Assassins 63 75 .457 22.0 67-71 -4 31-36 32-39 6-7 13-21 W1 5-5 Boston Settlers 59 81 .421 27.0 55-85 4 33-39 26-42 4-6 18-16 W2 5-5 Baltimore Charm 54 86 .386 32.0 53-87 1 28-44 26-42 7-7 11-17 L3 3-7

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Chico Rebels 81 59 .579 - 84-56 -3 46-23 35-36 3-7 14-16 20 W2 5-5 Hammersmith Hooligans 80 62 .563 2.0 78-64 2 39-33 41-29 5-3 15-9 W1 7-3 Colorado Rancheros 76 67 .531 6.5 67-76 9 39-31 37-36 7-6 22-15 W1 4-6 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 74 68 .521 8.0 75-67 -1 41-31 33-37 5-3 15-17 L1 5-5 Hartford Harpooners 70 74 .486 13.0 72-72 -2 37-35 33-39 7-4 20-12 L1 7-3 New York Heroes 65 77 .458 17.0 62-80 3 32-39 33-38 10-5 16-17 W1 5-5 Hyannis Patriots 51 90 .362 30.5 58-83 -7 26-45 25-45 1-10 13-29 L3 3-7

Napa Valley has a magic number of 12
Tokyo has a magic number of 13


Chico has a magic number of 15
Hammersmith has a magic number of 16

[Alan T]

Friday, September 23rd, 2050: Cyclones Hurler Reaches Milestone
Tokyo's Jeremy Aitken took the hill at Sony Park today in search of his 250th career win.
The 33-year-old ace found it against the Apex Assassins.

After the historic victory, his manager told reporters, "I saw a tremendous sigh of relief when this thing was over. He was just looking to hug everyone in sight."

He worked 6 innings with 5 strikeouts and no walks in the 5-4 victory, checking Apex on 2 hits.

"It a big milestone in my career," admitted Aitken. "When you get close to it, you worry about it a lot. It's done now... and I can relax and enjoy it."

In his career Aitken has 250 victories and 139 defeats with a 3.20 ERA.

[Alan T]

Front Office Offseason League 09-26-2050 Standings Report

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Tokyo Cyclones 90 57 .612 - 90-57 0 41-34 49-23 8-5 21-12 17 W8 9-1 Napa Valley Winemakers 88 56 .611 .5 91-53 -3 44-27 44-29 8-6 20-20 L3 7-3 Newark Terriers 76 69 .524 13.0 76-69 0 39-35 37-34 5-6 14-16 W3 5-5 Edmonton Edge 75 72 .510 15.0 76-71 -1 37-37 38-35 7-7 24-17 W4 5-5 Apex Assassins 64 80 .444 24.5 68-76 -4 32-38 32-42 6-8 13-23 L3 2-8 Boston Settlers 60 85 .414 29.0 57-88 3 33-39 27-46 4-6 19-18 L3 4-6 Baltimore Charm 55 89 .382 33.5 54-90 1 28-44 27-45 7-7 12-17 L2 2-8

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Chico Rebels 88 59 .599 - 90-57 -2 48-23 40-36 4-7 15-16 9 W9 9-1 Hammersmith Hooligans 82 66 .554 6.5 81-67 1 39-35 43-31 5-4 15-10 L4 3-7 Colorado Rancheros 80 69 .537 9.0 71-78 9 42-33 38-36 7-6 22-15 W1 7-3 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 74 72 .507 13.5 76-70 -2 41-31 33-41 5-4 15-18 L5 3-7 Hartford Harpooners 71 78 .477 18.0 74-75 -3 37-38 34-40 7-4 20-14 W1 5-5 New York Heroes 68 80 .459 20.5 64-84 4 35-42 33-38 11-5 18-17 L1 5-5 Hyannis Patriots 54 93 .367 34.0 62-85 -8 27-46 27-47 1-10 14-29 L1 4-6

Tokyo has a magic number of 4
Napa Valley has a magic number of 6


Chico has a magic number of 6
Hammersmith has a magic number of 12

[Alan T]

Saturday, October 1st, 2050: September's #1 Starter Named in RL
Last month was a very good one for Mike Larson of Hartford. So good that he has been picked as the Pitcher of the Month in the Republic League.

Larson throttled league hitters the entire month, completing September with an impressive 4-0 mark and a 2.66 ERA in 5 starts with 17 strikeouts in 40.2 innings.

In the 2050 season Larson has recorded a 16-10 mark. In 31 starts he has fanned 101 batters in 208 innings with a 3.63 ERA.


Saturday, October 1st, 2050: Continental League Picks Best Starter in September
The Newark Terriers owe Vernon Woods a lot for his performance this past month. One of the league's most dominant starters in September, Woods tore up the opposition with a fine 5-1 mark on his way to the Continental League Pitcher of the Month award.

"When you're pitching this well," analyzed Woods, "it's a lot easier to come to the park. I don't judge my performance by the stats, I judge it -- the team judges it -- by the score of the game. I could say I'm tossing electric stuff right now and that would go over big. But if I toss that same stuff -- exact same pitch selection and location -- and they bang me around tomorrow, I was awful. That's the way baseball is."

It was Woods who did the banging in September as he tossed up 43 strikeouts in 45 innings, holding opponents to a .223 average and posting a 2.80 ERA.

So far in 2050 Woods has compiled a 19-12 record with a 3.63 ERA.

[Montreal_GM]

Okamoto as the HR King really snuck up on me. Had no idea he was even that close.

[Alan T]

Saturday, October 1st, 2050: RL's Best Batter Picked
Will Hawkins, the Colorado center fielder, had a productive month in September. He put up some solid numbers with a .386 batting average (44 for 114), 10 home runs, 31 RBIs and 31 runs scored.

That standout offense earned him the Republic League Batter of the Month Trophy.

Hawkins is swinging at a .342 pace on the year with 40 home runs, 139 RBIs and 134 runs scored. He has played in 152 games.


Saturday, October 1st, 2050: José Romo Winner in September
José Romo mauled enemy pitching all month long as he cruised to the Continental League Batter of the Month title.

Romo batted .349 with 9 home runs, 33 RBIs and 25 runs scored.

Napa Valley faithful hope for an encore in October!

Romo is batting .285 this season in 149 games with 34 home runs, 113 RBIs and 111 runs scored. He has 162 hits in 568 at-bats.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Montreal_GM

Okamoto as the HR King really snuck up on me. Had no idea he was even that close.

He just had a bunch of 40+ home run seasons all in a row and they eventually added up. I never really think of him much in the way of power numbers just as an all around great player. He did have the second most home runs in a season just 2 seasons ago with 57 though.

[Alan T]

Saturday, October 1st, 2050: Martínez Selected September's Top Newcomer
The Republic League's Rookie of the Month is António Martínez of Hyannis.

In September the second baseman ravaged pitchers for a .320 BA, 32 hits, 1 home run, 10 RBIs, scored 13 runs and walked 7 times for a .373 on-base percentage.

During the 2050 season Martínez has hit .320 with 8 home runs and 80 RBIs. He has played in 151 games and scored 75 times.


Saturday, October 1st, 2050: López Voted September's Best CL Rookie
Whenever Assassins third baseman Eduardo López stepped into the batter's box last month, the 25-year-old meant business. With his .266 average he virtually ran away with the Continental League Rookie of the Month Award.

He collected 25 hits in September with 4 home runs, 19 RBIs and 13 runs scored.

This season-to-date López has 26 home runs and a .276 batting average.

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG E. Watanabe - HAM .351 2 R. Chávez HAM .347 3 W. Hawkins COL .342 4 G. Fisher NWK .341 5 D. Gaona COL .340	League Leaders HR J. García - CHI 48 2 A. Medina NVY 43 3 O. Buitrago CHI 42 4 A. Caster CHI 41 4 K. Gallagher COL 41	League Leaders RBI E. Watanabe - HAM 144 2 O. Buitrago CHI 140 3 J. García CHI 139 3 W. Hawkins COL 139 5 K. Gallagher COL 135
League Leaders W J. Aitken - TOK 24 2 W. Conrad CHI 23 3 T. Noguchi NVY 20 4 C. Chao ANN 19 4 2 more tied with 19	League Leaders ERA J. Holmes - HAM 2.89 2 W. Conrad CHI 2.95 3 T. Noguchi NVY 2.99 4 C. Joo EDM 3.11 5 S. Soethout NWK 3.16	League Leaders K J. Aitken - TOK 272 2 J. Patterson NWK 238 3 C. Chao ANN 218 4 J. Holmes HAM 214 5 V. Woods NWK 210

[Alan T]

Sunday, October 2nd, 2050: Heroes Snap Caster's Streak at 30
All good things must come to an end -- and so it was today for Aaron Caster as he saw his 30-game hitting streak end. He went hitless in 4 at-bats at the hands of the Heroes. It wasn't all bad for the 27-year-old right fielder and the Chico Rebels, as they defeated New York 14-3 at Rebels Ballpark.

When asked about his hitting streak, a smiling Caster laughed and said, "I guess my luck ran out today."

Caster is batting at a .321 pace in 2050, picking up 221 hits in 689 at-bats with 42 home runs, 135 RBIs and 133 runs scored.

[Alan T]

Front Office Offseason League 10-03-2050 Standings Report

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Napa Valley Winemakers 92 58 .613 - 95-55 -3 47-28 45-30 9-6 20-21 10 L1 5-5 Tokyo Cyclones 91 61 .599 2.0 91-61 0 41-34 50-27 9-6 21-13 W1 6-4 Newark Terriers 81 71 .533 12.0 81-71 0 42-35 39-36 5-6 14-17 L1 8-2 Edmonton Edge 77 75 .507 16.0 78-74 -1 39-39 38-36 7-7 25-17 L1 6-4 Apex Assassins 70 81 .464 22.5 73-78 -3 36-38 34-43 6-8 15-24 W5 6-4 Boston Settlers 62 90 .408 31.0 59-93 3 35-43 27-47 4-7 21-19 L1 2-8 Baltimore Charm 56 93 .376 35.5 55-94 1 28-44 28-49 7-7 12-17 W1 2-8

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Chico Rebels 92 62 .597 - 95-59 -3 51-25 41-37 4-8 16-17 2 W3 7-3 Hammersmith Hooligans 86 69 .555 6.5 85-70 1 43-38 43-31 6-4 15-11 W2 4-6 Colorado Rancheros 81 73 .526 11.0 72-82 9 43-35 38-38 7-6 23-16 L4 4-6 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 78 74 .513 13.0 80-72 -2 43-32 35-42 5-5 16-19 L1 4-6 Hartford Harpooners 74 79 .484 17.5 76-77 -2 37-38 37-41 7-4 21-14 W2 4-6 New York Heroes 71 84 .458 21.5 66-89 5 35-43 36-41 11-5 20-18 L3 5-5 Hyannis Patriots 56 97 .366 35.5 64-89 -8 27-48 29-49 2-10 14-30 W1 4-6

Napa Valley has clinched a playoff spot!!

Tokyo has a magic number of 1



Chico has clinched a playoff spot!

Hammersmith has a magic number of 4

[Alan T]

Front Office Offseason League 10-10-2050 Standings Report

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Tokyo Cyclones 95 61 .609 - 96-60 -1 42-34 53-27 9-6 22-13 5 W5 6-4 Napa Valley Winemakers 94 63 .599 1.5 98-59 -4 48-28 46-35 10-6 21-23 W2 4-6 Newark Terriers 86 73 .541 10.5 86-73 0 45-36 41-37 5-6 15-17 W1 6-4 Edmonton Edge 81 77 .513 15.0 80-78 1 40-40 41-37 7-7 26-17 L1 5-5 Apex Assassins 72 85 .459 23.5 76-81 -4 38-40 34-45 6-9 15-25 L2 6-4 Boston Settlers 62 94 .397 33.0 59-97 3 35-46 27-48 4-7 21-20 L5 2-8 Baltimore Charm 59 96 .381 35.5 58-97 1 31-46 28-50 7-7 13-18 L3 4-6

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Chico Rebels 95 64 .597 - 99-60 -4 52-26 43-38 4-8 16-17 Clinched W1 7-3 Hammersmith Hooligans 88 70 .557 6.5 87-71 1 43-38 45-32 6-4 15-12 W2 6-4 Colorado Rancheros 85 74 .535 10.0 76-83 9 46-35 39-39 7-6 25-16 W3 5-5 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 81 77 .513 13.5 82-76 -1 45-35 36-42 6-6 17-20 L3 6-4 Hartford Harpooners 75 84 .472 20.0 78-81 -3 37-41 38-43 8-5 22-15 L2 4-6 New York Heroes 74 88 .457 22.5 69-93 5 36-45 38-43 12-5 21-20 W2 3-7 Hyannis Patriots 59 100 .371 36.0 65-94 -6 28-50 31-50 2-11 15-31 L1 4-6

Tokyo has clinched a playoff spot and has a magic number of 5 for homefield advantage in the CLCS

Chico has clinched homefield advantage in the RLCS!

Hammersmith has a magic number of 1 for the final playoff spot.

[Alan T]

10/10:

Tokyo 9, Baltimore 0
Napa Valley 3, Apex 2


Colorado 9, Hartford 7
Hammersmith 5, Ann Arbor 2




Tokyo has a magic number of 4 for homefield advantage in the CLCS

Hammersmith clinches the final playoff spot!

[Alan T]

10/11:

Napa Valley 8, Apex 3
Tokyo 3, Newark 1


Tokyo has a magic number of 3 for homefield advantage

Tokyo 97-61
Napa Valley 96-63

[TeachEnEspanol]

Tokyo is a big fat liar about his mediocrity this season and I'm not sure we can be friends this season...

[Alan T]

10/12:

Tokyo 5, Newark 4 (10 innings)

Tokyo 98-61 (M# 2)
Napa Valley 96-63 (2 GB)

[Alan T]

10/13:

Tokyo 2, Edmonton 0

Tokyo 99-61 (M# 1)
Napa Valley 96-63 (2.5 GB)

[Alan T]

10/14:

Napa Valley 11, Boston 1
Tokyo 5, Edmonton 2

Despite Napa Valley's victory, Tokyo wraps up the 2050 CL regular season title and homefield advantage in the CLCS with a win over the Edge!

[TeachEnEspanol]

Wooo, I will send Hammersmith some love though...in hopes that we ultimately meet up and crush them tomorrow!

[Alan T]

Final 2050 League Standings:

Front Office Offseason League 10-17-2050 Standings Report

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Tokyo Cyclones 101 61 .623 - 101-61 0 47-34 54-27 11-6 24-13 Clinched W11 10-0 Napa Valley Winemakers 97 65 .599 4.0 102-60 -5 51-30 46-35 10-6 22-25 L2 5-5 Newark Terriers 86 76 .531 15.0 86-76 0 45-36 41-40 5-7 15-18 L3 5-5 Edmonton Edge 82 80 .506 19.0 82-80 0 41-40 41-40 7-8 26-18 L3 5-5 Apex Assassins 74 88 .457 27.0 79-83 -5 40-41 34-47 6-9 15-26 L1 4-6 Boston Settlers 66 96 .407 35.0 62-100 4 35-46 31-50 4-7 23-20 W2 4-6 Baltimore Charm 61 101 .377 40.0 60-102 1 32-49 29-52 7-7 13-18 W1 2-8

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Chico Rebels 97 65 .599 - 101-61 -4 54-27 43-38 4-8 17-17 Clinched W2 7-3 Hammersmith Hooligans 92 70 .568 5.0 90-72 2 43-38 49-32 6-4 16-12 W6 8-2 Colorado Rancheros 87 75 .537 10.0 78-84 9 46-35 41-40 7-6 25-16 W1 6-4 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 82 80 .506 15.0 83-79 -1 45-36 37-44 6-6 17-21 L2 4-6 Hartford Harpooners 76 86 .469 21.0 79-83 -3 38-43 38-43 8-5 22-15 L1 3-7 New York Heroes 74 88 .457 23.0 69-93 5 36-45 38-43 12-5 21-20 W2 3-7 Hyannis Patriots 59 103 .364 38.0 66-96 -7 28-53 31-50 2-11 15-32 L4 4-6

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG E. Watanabe - HAM .353 2 R. Chávez HAM .349 3 G. Pratt CHI .344 4 W. Hawkins COL .339 5 G. Brown BOS .338	League Leaders HR J. García - CHI 49 2 O. Buitrago CHI 44 2 A. Caster CHI 44 2 H. Okamoto NYH 44 5 A. Medina NVY 43	League Leaders RBI E. Watanabe - HAM 155 2 O. Buitrago CHI 153 3 J. García CHI 145 4 K. Gallagher COL 144 5 3 tied with 143
League Leaders W J. Aitken - TOK 26 2 W. Conrad CHI 25 3 V. Woods NWK 21 4 B. Keir TOK 20 4 T. Noguchi NVY 20	League Leaders ERA J. Holmes - HAM 2.90 2 W. Conrad CHI 2.93 3 T. Noguchi NVY 3.11 4 J. Aitken TOK 3.14 5 C. Joo EDM 3.20	League Leaders K J. Aitken - TOK 291 2 J. Patterson NWK 257 3 C. Chao ANN 228 3 J. Holmes HAM 228 5 T. Noguchi NVY 227

[TeachEnEspanol]

Nice work to Chief, Kevin, and...nobody? Alan, is Chico on AI?

[Alan T]

Walt 'Groundhog' Conrad of the Chico Rebels ties the great Ryuichi Hasegawa's 39 year old record for shutouts pitched in a season with 7!!

The FOOL Home Run King finishes the season with 44 Home Runs, the fourth straight season with 40+ Homers. He finishes with the all time record of 622 Home Runs in a career! He still obviously has quite alot of pop in his bat, at the age of 35, can he make it to 700?? He currently is not signed to a contract extension, will he even be playing in New York next season?

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

Nice work to Chief, Kevin, and...nobody? Alan, is Chico on AI?

Yep, the AI is running Chico

[Montreal_GM]

Congratulations to my fellow playoff participants.

I really didn't think Tokyo had enough, but I guess I'm sort of clueless after the break as to where everyone stands in the league mix.

[Alan T]

The new file is up! Playoffs run tomorrow night.

[Chief Rum]

I had a good feeling about this season, getting back to the playoffs after taking last season off. Glad to see it worked out. I had noticed during the offseason how many top players Chico signed. It looks like it really worked out for them. They will be a tough matchup for me.

Of course, it's the playoffs, so everyone's a tough matchup for me.

Still, Chico looks good.

Good luck to all the playoff participants tomorrow.

P.S. Damn, ditto on Okamoto, that's nuts, how did we not notice his approach to this hallowed record?

[Tasan]

If we could have just had some starting pitching worth a darn, we'd have made some real noise. I didn't think we had anything, but as I was putting things together Monday, I saw that we had the bats, but just not the starters. Gotta love the false early hope there.

[CrimsonFox]

The Edge had a great season (well, a GOOD season at least) and this is going to be a fun ride. My first season wasn't as good as I'd hoped but it was better for the Edge.

From last season, the Edge gained two places in the league(4th place), 9 victories (82-80 finish), and gained 7 games on the first place team.

Pitching was a problem but had some highlights. 39 year old Chun-mei Joo went 17-6 for 3.20 ERA and passed both the 200 Win and 3000 K marks.
New closer Yeijiro Murakami got 31 saves. Only two other good pitchers on the staff Colon and Baena who led a good bullpen. Need...um....*cough* STARTERS!

Outfield was newly bought and outstanding although the expectations were higher. Joe Cannon led the dings with 33HR and 115 RBI but had a mere .264 avg and only 6 SB. Why are my fast players not stealing bases? He's stolen lots before but this year 10. The team strategy is set correctly too. Ah well. Four solid oufielders continue into the next season in Cannon, Barrow (21 HR 104RBI), Richmond (16/80) and RIchards. With four OF that work will one of them be traded? Does ANYONE need a good OF?

A tremendous infield also prevailed, but the Edge will lose 1b Boucher and 2b Martinez to free agency.

Recognition for the year goes to those selected for this year's All-Star Game: SP Joo, RF Burrow, 2B Martinez, and SS Nunez. Cnnon tried to break into the locker room before the game hoping no one would notice but was later escorted out by security.
SP Guo-dong Ge pitched a shutout. LF Jow "Wall" Cannon DID take home 2 player of the month trophies for May and July (HOw did he not make the All-Star game again?) Raul Nunez got the Rookie of the month award in May.


Good luck to Tokyo and Napa Valley in the Playoffs!