FOOL 2056 Regular Season

[Alan T]

Thursday, August 24th, 2056: Hit #2500 for Cyclones Kobayashi
What a day for Akinori Kobayashi. The 34-year-old Tokyo second baseman reached the 2500-hit mark today and the Cyclones whipped the Apex Assassins 3-2.

Kobayashi told reporters, "It's good to finally get it. The closer you get to 2500, the harder it is to get there. Now the pressure is off and I can go back to just playing ball."

He went 1 for 3 in the game to reach the milestone.

Taking a look at his lifetime stats, Kobayashi is hitting .311 with a total of 182 home runs.

[Alan T]

Friday, August 25th, 2056: Bice Dominates Settlers in Shutout
Colin Bice of the Napa Valley Winemakers was in command from start to finish in his 7-0 shutout win over the Boston Settlers. He struck out 7, walked 0 and allowed 2 hits.

"I felt strong the entire game," Bice said. "I felt like I had my good stuff. It was just one of those games when everything was working."

This season Bice has compiled a 8-11 mark with a 4.62 ERA.

[Alan T]

Wednesday, August 30th, 2056: O'Rorke Reaches 2500
Tokyo's Jesse O'Rorke entered the record books today as he collected hit number 2500 at Sony Park.

"I am proud of this. Not too many player reach this level. You have to be around quite a few years and you have to get a lot of hits," O'Rorke said after the game.

On his milestone day he went 3 for 5 as the Cyclones won 11-3 over the St. Petersburg Pelicans.

O'Rorke is hitting the ball at a .301 clip over his career. In 2287 games he has delivered 2502 hits, 125 home runs with 983 RBIs and scored 1067 times.

[Alan T]

Friday, September 1st, 2056: Jiménez Premier Pitcher in August
Capping off a whirlwind month in which he went 5-0 with a 3.89 ERA, Jesús Jiménez was selected as August's Republic League Pitcher of the Month today. Reporters caught up with the elated Chico 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."

Jesús Jiménez definitely contributed to the club. He had 6 starts, throwing 39.1 innings, striking out 30, and holding the opposition to a .261 average.

In 2056 Jiménez has worked 149.2 innings with 104 strikeouts en route to a 10-7 record and 4.81 ERA.


Friday, September 1st, 2056: Velásquez CL Winner, Top Hurler in August
It was a very good month for José Velásquez in August. The 39-year-old veteran starter for the Baltimore Charm outpitched everybody -- young and old -- to claim the Continental League Pitcher of the Month award earlier today.

Velásquez ran up a 5-1 record in his 7 starts during the month. In 41.1 innings he fanned 25 and recorded a 2.18 ERA.

Thus far this season, Velásquez has worked 170 innings with 108 strikeouts en route to a 15-6 record and a 4.02 ERA.

[Alan T]

Friday, September 1st, 2056: RL's Best Batter Announced
Félix Cantú of the Rebels hit .430 in August with 10 home runs, 29 RBIs and 34 runs scored to capture a majority of votes for the Republic League Batter of the Month trophy.

The 35-year-old is in the last year of his contract and will undoubtedly use these numbers to try and bring in a huge pay raise.

So far this season, Cantú has recorded a .346 batting average with 169 hits, 33 home runs, 115 RBIs, 111 runs scored and a .459 OBP.


Friday, September 1st, 2056: August's Premier Batter Announced
Leroy Winter, the Baltimore Charm second baseman, certainly made his name known to Continental League hurlers over the last month. He consistently introduced himself with hit after hit and came away with August's Continental League Batter of the Month award.

He slashed and bashed his way to a .369 batting average while tallying up 10 home runs, 30 RBIs and 28 runs scored. He also worked CL pitchers for 13 walks and a .458 on-base percentage.

So far this year Winter is hitting .346 with 36 home runs.

[Alan T]

Friday, September 1st, 2056:New York Rookie Star Sparkles
The Republic League Rookie of the Month trophy has been awarded to Martin Florey of the New York Heroes.

In August he played in 28 games, recording a .369 batting average with 6 home runs, 23 RBIs and 14 runs scored.

In 2056 Florey is hitting .265 with 127 hits, 21 home runs, 69 RBIs, .310 OBP and has scored 63 runs.


Friday, September 1st, 2056: Red-Hot Baltimore Rookie Rated CL's Best
The standout Continental League rookie in August was Baltimore's shortstop Murray Cook.

Last month he played in 28 games and hit .368 with 10 doubles, 1 triple, and 2 home runs. Cook also scored 15 times and drove in 17 runs.

This year Cook is hitting .300 with 107 hits, 6 home runs, 60 RBIs and has scored 54 runs.

[Alan T]

Front Office Offseason League 09-01-2056 Standings Report

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 St. Petersburg Pelicans 76 48 .613 - 77-47 -1 39-23 37-25 6-8 18-14 37 L1 6-4 Tokyo Cyclones 77 50 .606 .5 76-51 1 37-27 40-23 5-7 20-20 L1 7-3 Baltimore Charm 73 52 .584 3.5 72-53 1 36-25 37-27 5-6 14-15 W5 7-3 Apex Assassins 59 64 .480 16.5 61-62 -2 34-29 25-35 4-1 20-21 W5 6-4 Napa Valley Winemakers 55 71 .437 22.0 56-70 -1 29-35 26-36 8-6 20-20 W3 6-4 Edmonton Edge 49 75 .395 27.0 47-77 2 27-33 22-42 8-7 18-18 L7 1-9 Boston Settlers 47 76 .382 28.5 46-77 1 30-32 17-44 5-6 18-20 L7 2-8

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Hammersmith Hooligans 75 51 .595 - 73-53 2 36-24 39-27 5-5 20-12 35 W2 5-5 Colorado Rancheros 72 53 .576 2.5 71-54 1 38-24 34-29 6-4 14-14 L1 5-5 Chico Rebels 65 62 .512 10.5 70-57 -5 33-28 32-34 6-7 17-16 W1 7-3 Hartford Harpooners 65 64 .504 11.5 67-62 -2 31-33 34-31 2-2 13-13 L2 5-5 Hyannis Patriots 61 66 .480 14.5 62-65 -1 27-38 34-28 5-5 13-17 W2 5-5 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 60 66 .476 15.0 58-68 2 29-37 31-29 9-7 13-13 L6 2-8 New York Heroes 47 83 .362 30.0 46-84 1 23-44 24-39 4-7 15-20 W1 6-4

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG J. Brown - TOK .374 2 M. Martínez HAR .360 3 C. Rippin HAR .348 4 F. Cantú CHI .346 4 L. Winter BAL .346	League Leaders HR L. Winter - BAL 36 2 O. Buitrago ANN 34 2 E. López TOK 34 2 L. Marés CHI 34 5 F. Cantú CHI 33	League Leaders RBI J. Locke - APX 145 2 J. Brown TOK 125 3 W. Hawkins COL 119 3 E. López TOK 119 5 F. Cantú CHI 115
League Leaders W B. Anderson - TOK 19 2 C. Jordan STP 18 2 C. Pérez STP 18 4 J. Holmes HAM 16 5 J. Velásquez BAL 15	League Leaders ERA J. Holmes - HAM 2.05 2 C. Pérez STP 2.42 3 C. Jordan STP 2.51 4 A. Medina APX 3.01 5 W. Conrad STP 3.26	League Leaders K G. Mota - HYN 168 2 V. Woods COL 157 3 J. Pengilly HAM 147 4 A. Gutiérrez BAL 145 5 2 tied with 144

[Tasan]

Howdy folks. Wasn't sure what I had in Colorado this year. I know our pen should be real good, but other than that I just wasn't sure.

[Alan T]

Tuesday, September 5th, 2056: Hawkins Pops 3 Out of the Park Against Hooligans
Fans from Colorado are still buzzing after Colorado whipped the Hooligans 6-4 today at Ballpark of Colorado. Will Hawkins smashed three home runs in the game. This is a feat that few players ever achieve and few fans ever see.

In a tremendous performance the center fielder bashed out 3 hits in 3 at-bats, had 4 RBIs and scored 4 times.

At the postgame press conference, he was asked what it felt like to hit three home runs in one game. Hawkins answered, "To get one homer is special... two is great... three is just unbelievable!"

W. Hawkins hit a solo-shot off J. Pengilly in the 1st, hit a solo-shot off J. Pengilly in the 4th, walked in the 6th and hit a two-run home run off J. Pengilly in the 8th.

Posting a .331 batting average to date, Hawkins has 36 home runs and 126 RBIs.

[Alan T]

Front Office Offseason League 09-11-2056 Standings Report

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 St. Petersburg Pelicans 79 53 .598 - 81-51 -2 42-26 37-27 6-8 18-15 29 L2 4-6 Baltimore Charm 77 55 .583 2.0 75-57 2 36-25 41-30 5-6 15-16 L2 7-3 Tokyo Cyclones 78 57 .578 2.5 79-56 -1 38-31 40-26 5-7 20-21 L5 2-8 Apex Assassins 65 68 .489 14.5 66-67 -1 38-32 27-36 4-1 22-22 W2 6-4 Napa Valley Winemakers 60 75 .444 20.5 61-74 -1 33-37 27-38 8-6 21-21 L1 6-4 Edmonton Edge 55 77 .417 24.0 52-80 3 29-33 26-44 8-7 19-19 W2 6-4 Boston Settlers 51 80 .389 27.5 50-81 1 31-34 20-46 5-6 19-20 W2 4-6

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Hammersmith Hooligans 80 55 .593 - 78-57 2 37-26 43-29 6-5 22-12 27 W2 6-4 Colorado Rancheros 78 56 .582 1.5 78-56 0 40-26 38-30 7-5 14-15 L2 6-4 Hartford Harpooners 69 68 .504 12.0 72-65 -3 35-37 34-31 2-3 13-13 W1 4-6 Chico Rebels 67 67 .500 12.5 72-62 -5 33-30 34-37 6-7 17-16 L5 4-6 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 66 70 .485 14.5 64-72 2 32-38 34-32 9-8 14-16 W1 6-4 Hyannis Patriots 65 69 .485 14.5 66-68 -1 28-40 37-29 7-6 15-18 W2 6-4 New York Heroes 49 89 .355 32.5 48-90 1 25-47 24-42 4-7 16-21 L1 3-7

St. Pete has a magic number of 27
Baltimore has a magic number of 29


Hammersmith has a magic number of 15
Colorado has a magic number of 17

[Alan T]

Tuesday, September 12th, 2056: Luis Beltrán Gets Hit Number 2000
Luis Beltrán of the Hyannis Patriots collected career hit number 2000 against the Colorado Rancheros today. The 35-year-old right fielder went 1 for 4 in a 10-3 Hyannis victory at Patriots Place.

Lifetime Beltrán is hitting .261 with 2000 hits, 401 doubles, 57 triples and 473 home runs. He has scored 1358 runs and driven in 1497.

[Alan T]

Front Office Offseason League 09-18-2056 Standings Report

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Baltimore Charm 82 55 .599 - 80-57 2 41-25 41-30 5-6 15-16 24 W5 7-3 St. Petersburg Pelicans 81 57 .587 1.5 84-54 -3 42-26 39-31 6-9 19-16 L3 3-7 Tokyo Cyclones 81 60 .574 3.0 82-59 -1 40-32 41-28 6-7 21-21 L2 3-7 Apex Assassins 68 71 .489 15.0 69-70 -1 39-33 29-38 4-1 22-22 W1 5-5 Napa Valley Winemakers 63 76 .453 20.0 64-75 -1 35-37 28-39 8-6 21-21 W1 7-3 Edmonton Edge 58 81 .417 25.0 55-84 3 32-34 26-47 9-8 20-20 W2 5-5 Boston Settlers 52 85 .380 30.0 51-86 1 32-37 20-48 5-6 19-21 L1 3-7

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Hammersmith Hooligans 83 59 .585 - 81-61 2 40-29 43-30 6-6 24-12 19 L1 5-5 Colorado Rancheros 79 61 .564 3.0 79-61 0 41-30 38-31 7-6 14-15 L3 3-7 Chico Rebels 70 69 .504 11.5 76-63 -6 36-32 34-37 7-7 17-18 W1 3-7 Hartford Harpooners 71 71 .500 12.0 74-68 -3 35-37 36-34 2-4 13-14 W1 5-5 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 70 71 .496 12.5 67-74 3 34-38 36-33 11-8 15-16 W2 7-3 Hyannis Patriots 70 71 .496 12.5 69-72 1 29-41 41-30 7-6 17-18 W1 7-3 New York Heroes 51 92 .357 32.5 50-93 1 25-47 26-45 4-7 16-23 L1 4-6

Baltimore has a magic number of 21
St. Pete has a magic number of 22


Hammersmith has a magic number of 10
Colorado has a magic number of 15

[Alan T]

Friday, September 22nd, 2056: Caster Rips HR Number 300
Chico's outstanding left fielder Aaron Caster joined the 300 home run club today at Rebels Ballpark with a booming blast in the Rebels win over the Heroes. They topped New York 8-1.

On his milestone day Caster had 1 hit in 5 at-bats with 1 RBI and 1 run scored.

Tongue-in-cheek he told the press, "Don't tell me when I get close to the next milestone. Just tell me after I reach it. It will be easier to hit that way."

Caster has compiled a career batting average of .336 with 1822 hits, 300 homers and 1014 RBIs.

[Alan T]

Front Office Offseason League 09-25-2056 Standings Report

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Baltimore Charm 84 59 .587 - 83-60 1 43-27 41-32 5-6 16-17 18 L2 6-4 St. Petersburg Pelicans 84 61 .579 1.0 87-58 -3 45-29 39-32 7-9 21-19 L1 3-7 Tokyo Cyclones 84 62 .575 1.5 85-61 -1 42-32 42-30 6-7 23-22 W3 5-5 Apex Assassins 71 73 .493 13.5 71-73 0 39-33 32-40 4-1 24-22 W2 6-4 Napa Valley Winemakers 66 79 .455 19.0 67-78 -1 35-37 31-42 8-7 22-22 W1 6-4 Edmonton Edge 62 84 .425 23.5 58-88 4 36-37 26-47 10-8 21-21 W1 6-4 Boston Settlers 55 88 .385 29.0 55-88 0 33-38 22-50 5-7 19-23 L2 4-6

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Hammersmith Hooligans 87 61 .588 - 84-64 3 44-31 43-30 7-7 27-13 9 W3 5-5 Colorado Rancheros 79 67 .541 7.0 81-65 -2 41-31 38-36 7-6 14-17 L9 1-9 Chico Rebels 75 71 .514 11.0 81-65 -6 39-32 36-39 7-7 17-19 L1 7-3 Hyannis Patriots 75 72 .510 11.5 74-73 1 34-42 41-30 7-6 17-18 W3 7-3 Hartford Harpooners 73 74 .497 13.5 77-70 -4 36-37 37-37 2-4 13-14 W1 4-6 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 72 74 .493 14.0 68-78 4 34-38 38-36 12-9 16-17 L2 6-4 New York Heroes 53 95 .358 34.0 52-96 1 26-49 27-46 4-7 17-23 W1 4-6

Baltimore has a magic number of 17
St. Pete has a magic number of 17

Hammersmith has a magic number of 5
Colorado has a magic number of 13

[Alan T]

Monday, September 25th, 2056: Sandoval Booms 3 out of the Park
Regardless of where you stand on the "hardest thing to do in sports" argument, one thing everyone can agree on, is that hitting three home runs in one game is quite an amazing feat. That's exactly what Víctor Sandoval did today at Ballpark of Colorado. He went deep three times and carried his team to victory in the Colorado Rancheros 10-7 win over New York.

"It all came together. I was seeing the ball well and I got some good pitches to hit," Sandoval said. "Good things happen, when that happens."

He blistered the Heroes for 4 hits, batted in 8 runs and scored 3 times.

The New York skipper said, "It ain't like we weren't trying. He was hot and really torched my boys today."

V. Sandoval hit a two-run single in the 1st, hit a two-run home run off J. Aitken in the 3rd, hit a two-run home run off G. Gómez in the 4th, walked in a run in the 5th and hit a solo-shot off J. Phillips in the 8th.

This year Sandoval has hit 34 home runs and posted a .299 batting average.

[Tasan]

Good grief. L9?????

You've got to be kidding me.

[Alan T]

Sunday, October 1st, 2056: Crowder Nets RL #1 Pitcher Award
The Pitcher of the Month Award in September has been selected and the Republic League honor went to Hyannis hurler, Curtis Crowder. For his excellent performance he has been named the league's top pitcher.

During the month, Crowder was superb with a 1.78 ERA and 5 wins and no losses. In 35.1 innings he struck out 22 and gave up 28 hits and 7 walks.

So far this year Crowder has a 15-7 record with a 3.89 ERA.

Sunday, October 1st, 2056: CL Premier Pitcher is Edmonton's Flores
No doubt about it!
Edmonton starter António Flores earned his Continental League Pitcher of the Month award.
He made that very clear as he mowed his way through league hitters in September.
During the month Flores chalked up a 4-0 record with a 1.69 ERA.

The Edge star made 5 starts and surrendered 31 hits in 37.1 innings. He struck out 31 and walked 6.

This season Flores has compiled a 14-7 mark with a 3.91 ERA in 30 starts.

[Alan T]

Sunday, October 1st, 2056: RL's Top Hitter Named
Félix Cantú earned September's Batter of the Month honors in the Republic League by reeling off a .400 average, going 38 for 95 with 6 home runs, 23 RBIs and 25 runs scored.

The soon-to-be free agent was hitting with great urgency in an effort to bolster his asking price in the Chico clubhouse and around the rest of the league.

This season Cantú is batting at a .355 clip with 39 home runs and 138 RBIs.


Sunday, October 1st, 2056: CL's Best Batter Selected
In the last year of his deal with Edmonton, Raúl Núñez has created some waves by winning September's Continental League Batter of the Month title today.

He put up a solid .370 batting average with 4 home runs, 8 RBIs and 28 runs scored. He also worked CL pitchers for 14 walks and a .469 on-base percentage.

If he keeps churning out numbers like these, the 27-year-old is sure to draw some attention, when contract time rolls around.

So far this year Núñez has hit .326 with 9 home runs, 45 RBIs and 120 runs scored.

[Alan T]

Sunday, October 1st, 2056: Rookie Wiz Gets September Award in RL
Andrew Joseph had a fine September against Republic League pitchers and was acclaimed the league's Rookie of the Month today.

The Hammersmith first baseman walloped the opposition with 32 hits, 4 home runs, 23 RBIs and 15 runs scored. He compiled a .314 average and .351 on-base percentage.

This year Joseph is batting .256 with 153 hits, 23 home runs, 113 RBIs, 48 walks, .314 OBP and has scored 74 runs.


Sunday, October 1st, 2056: Best CL Rookie Named, Nod to Cook
What a month for Murray Cook! He finished it hitting .362 and took home the Continental League Rookie of the Month award.

His monthly totals included a .413 on-base percentage, 25 hits, 4 home runs, 9 RBIs and 14 runs scored.

This season Cook is hitting at a .310 pace with 10 home runs, 69 RBIs and has scored 68 times.

[Alan T]

Front Office Offseason League 10-02-2056 Standings Report

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Baltimore Charm 89 61 .593 - 88-62 1 45-28 44-33 5-8 18-18 9 W1 6-4 St. Petersburg Pelicans 86 65 .570 3.5 89-62 -3 46-31 40-34 7-9 23-20 W1 3-7 Tokyo Cyclones 86 65 .570 3.5 88-63 -2 42-33 44-32 6-7 23-24 W1 5-5 Apex Assassins 73 75 .493 15.0 73-75 0 39-33 34-42 5-1 24-24 L1 6-4 Napa Valley Winemakers 68 83 .450 21.5 69-82 -1 37-40 31-43 9-7 23-23 L1 4-6 Edmonton Edge 66 86 .434 24.0 61-91 5 39-39 27-47 10-8 22-22 L1 6-4 Boston Settlers 58 91 .389 30.5 57-92 1 35-39 23-52 5-7 21-23 L1 5-5

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Hammersmith Hooligans 88 65 .575 - 85-68 3 44-34 44-31 7-8 28-15 5 L4 5-5 Colorado Rancheros 82 70 .539 5.5 84-68 -2 43-32 39-38 7-6 15-18 L2 3-7 Chico Rebels 79 74 .516 9.0 85-68 -6 43-33 36-41 7-8 17-20 W2 6-4 Hyannis Patriots 79 75 .513 9.5 78-76 1 34-43 45-32 8-6 18-19 L2 7-3 Hartford Harpooners 78 76 .506 10.5 81-73 -3 41-39 37-37 3-4 15-14 W2 6-4 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 74 77 .490 13.0 70-81 4 36-38 38-39 12-9 16-18 W2 4-6 New York Heroes 55 98 .359 33.0 54-99 1 26-49 29-49 4-7 18-23 L1 4-6

Baltimore has a magic number of 9



Hammersmith has a magic number of 1
Colorado has a magic number of 7

[Alan T]

Saturday, October 7th, 2056:6 Hits for Winged Lingerines Koyama
Michio Koyama of the Winged Lingerines was unstoppable in today's 19-5 victory over the New York Heroes at Ann Arbor Grounds. He battered them for 6 hits in 6 at-bats.

"Boy, I was on the mark today," said the Ann Arbor second baseman after the game. "I could see the ball real well. It's a great feeling to do this. And besides, 6-6 won't hurt your batting average like 0-5 will."

M. Koyama singled in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, hit a two-run single in the 4th, hit an RBI single in the 6th, hit a three-run home run off J. Phillips in the 6th and hit an RBI single in the 8th.

Koyama has collected 170 hits for the Winged Lingerines this year, 13 of them home runs. He has also netted 88 RBIs and scored 92 runs while batting .282.

[Alan T]

Saturday, October 7th, 2056: Hawkins Pounds HR #300
Rebels catcher Jim Hawkins reached a career milestone yesterday, blasting home run number 300.

He took the achievement in stride. "It's always good to get another home run and even better to get another win," Hawkins told reporters in the postgame interview.

He went 2-4 during the Chico 3-2 triumph over the Colorado Rancheros and scored 1 run with 1 RBI.

Hawkins is batting .274 with 1582 career base hits, including 209 doubles, 8 triples and 300 home runs with 1006 RBIs and 856 runs scored. He has played in 1784 games, stolen 4 bases and compiled a .363 OBP.

[Alan T]

Front Office Offseason League 10-09-2056 Standings Report

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Baltimore Charm 93 63 .596 - 91-65 2 48-30 45-33 5-8 20-18 4 W1 7-3 Tokyo Cyclones 89 66 .574 3.5 91-64 -2 42-34 47-32 6-7 23-24 W1 6-4 St. Petersburg Pelicans 88 70 .557 6.0 93-65 -5 47-34 41-36 7-9 23-23 W1 3-7 Apex Assassins 75 79 .487 17.0 75-79 0 39-37 36-42 5-2 24-25 L1 4-6 Napa Valley Winemakers 70 86 .449 23.0 71-85 -1 38-43 32-43 9-7 23-24 W1 4-6 Edmonton Edge 68 89 .433 25.5 63-94 5 39-40 29-49 10-8 23-22 L2 5-5 Boston Settlers 63 93 .404 30.0 61-95 2 35-40 28-53 6-7 23-23 L1 7-3

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Hammersmith Hooligans 90 69 .566 - 89-70 1 44-37 46-32 8-8 28-17 Clinched L3 2-8 Colorado Rancheros 85 74 .535 5.0 88-71 -3 44-34 41-40 9-7 18-21 W1 4-6 Chico Rebels 83 76 .522 7.0 89-70 -6 44-34 39-42 8-10 19-21 L1 7-3 Hyannis Patriots 83 78 .516 8.0 81-80 2 35-46 48-32 8-8 21-22 W3 5-5 Hartford Harpooners 80 77 .510 9.0 81-76 -1 41-40 39-37 3-4 16-14 W2 7-3 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 77 80 .490 12.0 74-83 3 38-41 39-39 13-9 17-18 L1 5-5 New York Heroes 57 101 .361 32.5 55-103 2 26-51 31-50 4-7 18-24 L2 4-6

Baltimore has clinched a playoff spot

Tokyo has a magic number of 4


Hammersmith has clinched both a playoff spot and homefield advantage in the RLCS!

Colorado has a magic number of 2




St. Pete and Chico are both still alive for playoff consideration.

[Alan T]

10/9:


Edmonton 4, St.Pete 3
Apex 4, Tokyo 3



Baltimore 93-64 (m# 3 for homefield)
Tokyo 89-67 (3.5 GB / m# 3)
St. Pete 88-71 (6 GB)


No RL game of note today.

[Alan T]

10/10:


Tokyo 4, Apex 3
St. Pete 7, Edmonton 6


Baltimore 94-64 (m# 2 for homefield)
Tokyo 90-67 (3.5 GB / m# 2)
St. Pete 89-71 (6 GB)



No RL game of importance today.

[Alan T]

10/11:

Boston 4, Baltimore 3
St. Pete 3, Tokyo 1

Baltimore 94-65 (m# 1 for homefield)
Tokyo 90-68 (3.5 GB / m# 2)
St. Pete 90-71 (5 GB)



Chico 4, Ann Arbor 3 (13 innings)
Colorado 4, Hartford 3


Hammersmith 90-71 (clinched)
Colorado 86-74 (m# 1)
Chico 84-76 (2 GB)

[Alan T]

10/12:


St. Pete 3, Tokyo 2 (10 innings)


Baltimore clinches homefield advantage in the CLCS!

Baltimore 94-65 (clinched)
Tokyo 90-69 (m# 2)
St. Pete 91-71 (1/2 GB)




Colorado 4, Hartford 3
Chico 8, Ann arbor 6


Colorado clinches a playoff spot!

[Alan T]

10/13:


Edmonton 3, Tokyo 2 (10 innings)


Baltimore 94-65 (clinched)
Tokyo 90-70 (m# 2)
St. Pete 91-71 (0 GB)



The Pelicans are done with their season and currently are tied in the standings with Tokyo. The Cyclones have two games left in the season and must win both games to clinch a playoff spot. If they split the last two games 1-1, it will force a best of 3 playoff with St. Pete to determine which team makes the playoffs. St. pete will clinch if Tokyo loses both games.

[Alan T]

10/14:


Tokyo 9, Edmonton 3


Baltimore 94-66 (clinched)
Tokyo 91-70 (m# 1)
St. Pete 91-71 (1/2 GB)


Tokyo win clinches the spot for the Cyclones. A Tokyo loss forces a best of 3 matchup with the Pelicans.

[Alan T]

10/15:


Edmonton @ Tokyo:

Edmonton enters the 9th, leading 6-5......

Spoiler

Akinori Kobayashi hits a 2-RBI single in the bottom of the 9th with 2 outs to win the game for Tokyo.

Tokyo 7, Edmonton 6


Tokyo clinches the final playoff spot for 2056!

[Alan T]

Final 2056 Regular Season Standings:

Spoiler

Front Office Offseason League 10-17-2056 Standings Report

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Baltimore Charm 95 67 .586 - 94-68 1 49-32 46-35 5-8 21-19 Clinched L1 5-5 Tokyo Cyclones 92 70 .568 3.0 95-67 -3 44-37 48-33 6-9 25-27 W2 5-5 St. Petersburg Pelicans 91 71 .562 4.0 95-67 -4 47-34 44-37 8-9 25-24 W3 5-5 Apex Assassins 79 83 .488 16.0 80-82 -1 41-40 38-43 5-2 25-28 W1 5-5 Napa Valley Winemakers 74 88 .457 21.0 75-87 -1 38-43 36-45 9-7 25-25 W2 6-4 Edmonton Edge 70 92 .432 25.0 65-97 5 40-41 30-51 11-8 25-24 L2 4-6 Boston Settlers 66 96 .407 29.0 64-98 2 38-43 28-53 6-7 25-24 L2 6-4

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Hammersmith Hooligans 90 72 .556 - 90-72 0 44-37 46-35 8-8 28-18 Clinched L6 2-8 Colorado Rancheros 87 75 .537 3.0 89-73 -2 46-35 41-40 9-7 20-21 L1 5-5 Chico Rebels 86 76 .531 4.0 90-72 -4 47-34 39-42 9-10 21-21 W3 8-2 Hyannis Patriots 84 78 .519 6.0 82-80 2 35-46 49-32 8-8 21-22 W4 5-5 Hartford Harpooners 81 81 .500 9.0 83-79 -2 41-40 40-41 3-4 16-16 W1 5-5 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 79 83 .488 11.0 78-84 1 40-41 39-42 13-10 17-20 L3 4-6 New York Heroes 60 102 .370 30.0 57-105 3 29-52 31-50 4-7 19-24 W3 5-5

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG J. Brown - TOK .359 2 M. Martínez HAR .356 3 F. Cantú CHI .348 3 L. Winter BAL .348 5 L. Melanson ANN .340	League Leaders HR L. Winter - BAL 45 2 O. Buitrago ANN 43 3 F. Cantú CHI 40 3 L. Marés CHI 40 5 2 tied with 38	League Leaders RBI J. Locke - APX 185 2 J. Brown TOK 144 3 F. Cantú CHI 142 4 L. Marés CHI 141 5 W. Hawkins COL 139
League Leaders W 2 tied with 21 1 B. Anderson TOK 21 1 C. Pérez STP 21 3 J. Holmes HAM 19 3 2 more tied with 19	League Leaders ERA J. Holmes - HAM 2.35 2 C. Pérez STP 2.48 3 C. Jordan STP 2.98 4 A. Medina APX 3.09 5 C. Ward NYH 3.30	League Leaders K G. Mota - HYN 210 2 V. Woods COL 206 3 A. Gutiérrez BAL 199 4 J. Pengilly HAM 188 5 W. Conrad STP 186

[Alan T]

Ann Arbor's Larry Melanson sets a new single season record for At Bats with 747 this season.

[Montreal_GM]

Whew!

That was going to be a huge disappointment to be in 1st most of the season only to lose out in a 3 game playoff. Either way, after the Aitken era has passed it's just nice to be back in the playoff hunt so quickly.

Congratulations to the other playoff teams.

[Montreal_GM]

Ann Arbor is wasting their golden age of hitters.

[Alan T]

Okamoto hits .251 with 15 Home Runs, ending with 830 for his career. I am sad to say, but as he turns 42 later this year I think he likely will retire after the playoffs.

[Alan T]

Aitken on the other hand gets 1 win and 23 Losses to end an otherwise great career most likely. With 357 wins, he will likely end his career 2nd all time in wins.

[Tasan]

Woohoo!

Congrats fellow playoff teams. That was a fun season, I'm just happy to get a shot at things. No idea what we will be able to do.

[Alan T]

New file is up! Playoffs are tomorrow evening.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Okamoto hits .251 with 15 Home Runs, ending with 830 for his career. I am sad to say, but as he turns 42 later this year I think he likely will retire after the playoffs.

I think it's conceivable that after the playoffs, Okamoto, Watanabe and Chavez will all retire. That would be 1900 HRs between the three of them. I have to think no threesome has ever retired at the same time with so much power, should it happen.

[Chief Rum]

Congrats to the playoff teams. Some fun races in both leagues. Have to admit, in a sort of evil way, it would have been fun to see a playoff series between Tokyo and St. Pete, or perhaps an end of season series, but a good pennant run is fine, too.

And it's down to me and Tasan once more. I think I finally managed to beat him the last time, but the playoff victories have been far and few between when I have come up against the Rancheros.