FOOL-X 1999 Regular Season

[Alan T]

Ann Arbor's Danton Chosen RL Batter of the Month
Wednesday, September 1st, 1999: Though his face is weathered and his hands are calloused, Ed Danton can still get it done in FOOL-X. In fact, the 38-year-old catcher for Ann Arbor was named the Republic League Batter of the Month today after putting up an impressive performance at the plate.

In August he batted .291 with 11 home runs, 30 RBIs and 24 runs scored.

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Moore Named CL Batter of the Month
Wednesday, September 1st, 1999: On the heels of a very productive August, Bernard Moore received Continental League Batter of the Month recognition today.

The battle-tested left fielder hit .411 for the Boston Resettlers and racked up 3 home runs, 20 RBIs and 24 runs scored.

For the season Moore has hit .369 with 16 home runs and 80 RBIs. He has played in 132 games and scored 119 times.

[Alan T]

Johnson Voted August's Rookie Trophy
Wednesday, September 1st, 1999: May was an exceptional month, especially for rookie Chet Johnson. The first baseman for the Spring Lions performed like a veteran and was named the best newcomer in the Republic League.

He captured the honor by hitting .298 in 27 games with 31 hits, 3 home runs and 23 RBIs.

So far this season Johnson has put up a .249 batting average with 126 hits, 12 home runs and 85 RBIs.


August's Outstanding CL Rookie Announced
Wednesday, September 1st, 1999: The Continental League Rookie of the Month trophy has been awarded to Fernando Moreno of the Mexico City Aztecs.

In August he played in 29 games, recording a .276 batting average with 9 home runs, 26 RBIs and 21 runs scored.

This year Moreno has hit at a .242 pace and produced 97 RBIs, 28 home runs and scored 87 runs.

[Alan T]

September 1st, 1999:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Boston Resettlers 93 39 .705 - 89-43 4 46-20 47-19 4-5 23-13 21 W4 8-2 Washington Freedom 83 49 .629 10.0 88-44 -5 43-19 40-30 11-5 22-12 L2 5-5 Mexico City Aztecs 76 57 .571 17.5 76-57 0 43-25 33-32 8-4 20-13 L4 3-7 Indianapolis Clowns 72 60 .545 21.0 84-48 -12 34-28 38-32 6-6 14-16 W6 8-2 Stafford Terriers 69 62 .527 23.5 67-64 2 35-31 34-31 9-1 14-12 W1 6-4 Havana Banana Sluggers 56 76 .424 37.0 71-61 -15 24-46 32-30 3-6 12-21 L2 3-7 Balzac Ticklers 40 92 .303 53.0 31-101 9 20-46 20-46 2-4 10-17 L4 4-6 Chicago Cardinals 39 93 .295 54.0 40-92 -1 20-48 19-45 2-14 9-20 W2 3-7

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Spring Lions 83 49 .629 - 84-48 -1 39-27 44-22 8-7 23-14 26 W13 10-0 New York Legends 78 54 .591 5.0 79-53 -1 39-23 39-31 6-2 18-22 L2 5-5 Virginia Beach Surf 74 58 .561 9.0 72-60 2 41-25 33-33 5-4 19-14 W4 7-3 Cleveland Naps 66 67 .496 17.5 65-68 1 36-32 30-35 5-3 15-18 L1 5-5 Maricopa Rattlers 64 68 .485 19.0 69-63 -5 35-33 29-35 4-8 20-28 W1 3-7 Portland Axemen 63 69 .477 20.0 61-71 2 32-30 31-39 4-7 19-18 W2 3-7 Ann Arbor Wolverines 59 73 .447 24.0 60-72 -1 30-40 29-33 9-8 17-15 L2 3-7 Cumberland Defenders 41 90 .313 41.5 38-93 3 20-46 21-44 4-6 14-16 L2 3-7

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG B. Jenkins - WAS .383 2 B. Moore BOS .369 3 D. Jackson CLE .337 4 G. Mercado POR .329 5 J. Torres HBS .326	League Leaders HR E. Danton - ANN 45 2 V. Rodríguez WAS 42 3 P. Ramos SPG 38 4 F. Chartrand WAS 37 5 B. Caldwell NY 34	League Leaders RBI V. Rodríguez - WAS 144 2 F. Chartrand WAS 122 3 E. Danton ANN 121 4 B. Caldwell NY 119 5 E. Puente IND 117
League Leaders W G. Wilson - SPG 18 2 B. Agámez BOS 17 2 P. Sánchez CLE 17 4 I. Estrada WAS 15 4 Á. Vallés MEX 15	League Leaders ERA G. Johnston - BOS 1.72 2 G. Wilson SPG 2.38 3 S. Clark IND 2.60 4 B. Agámez BOS 2.67 5 J. Martínez MAR 2.99	League Leaders K 2 tied with 196 1 L. Campbell POR 196 1 G. Wilson SPG 196 3 P. Sánchez CLE 178 4 B. Ijzendoorn BOS 172

[gstelmack]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Moore Named CL Batter of the Month
Wednesday, September 1st, 1999: On the heels of a very productive August, Bernard Moore received Continental League Batter of the Month recognition today.

The battle-tested left fielder hit .411 for the Boston Resettlers and racked up 3 home runs, 20 RBIs and 24 runs scored.

For the season Moore has hit .369 with 16 home runs and 80 RBIs. He has played in 132 games and scored 119 times.

As he approaches his 43rd birthday noless! I think he may be the Energizer Bunny...

[Alan T]

September 13th, 1999:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Boston Resettlers 101 41 .711 - 96-46 5 46-21 55-20 4-5 24-13 10 W6 8-2 Washington Freedom 90 52 .634 11.0 96-46 -6 47-21 43-31 13-5 24-14 W3 7-3 Mexico City Aztecs 82 61 .573 19.5 82-61 0 49-26 33-35 9-5 21-14 L3 6-4 Stafford Terriers 76 67 .531 25.5 76-67 0 36-33 40-34 9-1 14-14 L2 5-5 Indianapolis Clowns 75 67 .528 26.0 88-54 -13 37-34 38-33 6-6 14-17 W2 3-7 Havana Banana Sluggers 61 81 .430 40.0 76-66 -15 26-48 35-33 4-7 14-23 L2 5-5 Balzac Ticklers 43 100 .301 58.5 33-110 10 21-50 22-50 2-5 12-18 W2 3-7 Chicago Cardinals 42 101 .294 59.5 42-101 0 21-54 21-47 2-15 11-21 L5 3-7

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Spring Lions 90 53 .629 - 90-53 0 42-29 48-24 8-7 25-15 15 W3 7-3 New York Legends 84 58 .592 5.5 84-58 0 44-24 40-34 6-2 21-23 W5 6-4 Virginia Beach Surf 79 63 .556 10.5 78-64 1 42-25 37-38 5-5 19-17 W1 5-5 Cleveland Naps 71 72 .497 19.0 70-73 1 41-34 30-38 5-3 16-19 L3 5-5 Portland Axemen 70 72 .493 19.5 66-76 4 39-32 31-40 4-7 23-19 W5 7-3 Maricopa Rattlers 70 73 .490 20.0 74-69 -4 40-35 30-38 5-8 23-29 L1 6-4 Ann Arbor Wolverines 62 80 .437 27.5 64-78 -2 31-43 31-37 9-8 18-18 L5 3-7 Cumberland Defenders 44 99 .308 46.0 42-101 2 22-47 22-52 4-6 15-20 L7 2-8

[Montreal_GM]

Originally Posted by gstelmack

As he approaches his 43rd birthday noless! I think he may be the Energizer Bunny...

I was just sitting here trying to think of another player that lasted that long at such a high level. I can't.

I know there have been some that made it into their 40's at an all-star level, but this guy is vying for MVP's.

[Alan T]

September 20th, 1999:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Boston Resettlers 105 44 .705 - 102-47 3 48-23 57-21 4-5 24-13 4 W1 7-3 Washington Freedom 95 54 .638 10.0 100-49 -5 52-23 43-31 14-6 26-14 W2 8-2 Mexico City Aztecs 84 65 .564 21.0 84-65 0 51-30 33-35 9-5 22-14 L3 3-7 Indianapolis Clowns 79 69 .534 25.5 91-57 -12 37-34 42-35 6-6 14-17 W3 6-4 Stafford Terriers 78 72 .520 27.5 79-71 -1 36-33 42-39 10-2 14-17 L2 3-7 Havana Banana Sluggers 65 84 .436 40.0 79-70 -14 28-49 37-35 5-7 15-23 W1 5-5 Chicago Cardinals 47 103 .313 58.5 48-102 -1 21-54 26-49 2-16 12-22 L1 5-5 Balzac Ticklers 44 106 .293 61.5 35-115 9 22-56 22-50 2-5 12-19 L1 3-7

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Spring Lions 95 55 .633 - 96-54 -1 47-31 48-24 8-7 26-16 7 W4 8-2 New York Legends 88 61 .591 6.5 89-60 -1 48-27 40-34 6-3 21-24 L1 7-3 Virginia Beach Surf 82 67 .550 12.5 81-68 1 45-26 37-41 6-5 21-18 L3 4-6 Cleveland Naps 75 74 .503 19.5 75-74 0 45-36 30-38 5-3 16-20 W1 5-5 Portland Axemen 73 75 .493 21.0 68-80 5 39-32 34-43 5-7 25-19 L1 7-3 Maricopa Rattlers 73 77 .487 22.0 75-75 -2 40-35 33-42 5-8 24-29 L1 5-5 Ann Arbor Wolverines 65 84 .436 29.5 68-81 -3 33-44 32-40 9-9 18-20 W1 3-7 Cumberland Defenders 46 104 .307 49.0 43-107 3 22-47 24-57 4-6 15-20 W1 2-8

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Montreal_GM

I was just sitting here trying to think of another player that lasted that long at such a high level. I can't.

I know there have been some that made it into their 40's at an all-star level, but this guy is vying for MVP's.

I can think of a few from FOOL, but not FOOL-X from the top of my head.

[Montreal_GM]

Originally Posted by Alan T

I can think of a few from FOOL, but not FOOL-X from the top of my head.

I can think of a couple from my franchise alone in FOOL, but not in FOOLX.

[Montreal_GM]

By the way, my farm system could use one more big stud before I start winning again and this ain't helping!

[Alan T]

September 27th, 1999:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Boston Resettlers 109 47 .699 - 106-50 3 52-26 57-21 4-5 26-15 Clinched L2 6-4 Washington Freedom 98 58 .628 11.0 103-53 -5 55-23 43-35 14-7 27-16 W3 5-5 Mexico City Aztecs 88 67 .568 20.5 89-66 -1 51-30 37-37 10-5 24-15 W2 5-5 Indianapolis Clowns 83 72 .535 25.5 96-59 -13 40-34 43-38 6-6 14-18 W4 7-3 Stafford Terriers 81 75 .519 28.0 83-73 -2 39-36 42-39 10-2 14-17 L2 4-6 Havana Banana Sluggers 71 85 .455 38.0 85-71 -14 32-49 39-36 6-7 17-23 W2 8-2 Chicago Cardinals 48 108 .308 61.0 49-107 -1 21-54 27-54 2-16 12-23 L5 3-7 Balzac Ticklers 45 111 .288 64.0 36-120 9 23-58 22-53 2-6 12-19 L3 2-8

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Spring Lions 99 57 .635 - 102-54 -3 50-31 49-26 8-7 26-17 Clinched W1 8-2 New York Legends 92 64 .590 7.0 93-63 -1 50-28 42-36 6-3 23-24 L1 6-4 Virginia Beach Surf 88 68 .564 11.0 87-69 1 51-27 37-41 6-5 23-19 W1 6-4 Cleveland Naps 76 79 .490 22.5 77-78 -1 45-36 31-43 5-3 17-20 L1 3-7 Maricopa Rattlers 76 80 .487 23.0 79-77 -3 40-35 36-45 6-8 25-32 W1 4-6 Portland Axemen 75 80 .484 23.5 69-86 6 41-33 34-47 5-7 26-21 L1 3-7 Ann Arbor Wolverines 70 86 .449 29.0 73-83 -3 35-46 35-40 9-9 19-20 W4 7-3 Cumberland Defenders 47 109 .301 52.0 45-111 2 23-52 24-57 4-7 16-22 L3 2-8

Boston and Spring have both clinched homefield advantage in the league championship series!


Washington has also clinched a playoff spot.

New York has a magic number of 3

[Alan T]

9/28:


New York 6, Virginia Beach 2


New York's magic number is 1

[Alan T]

9/29:

Virginia beach 4, New York 3

New York's magic number is still 1

[Alan T]

9/30:


Virginia beach 7, New York 3


New York still has a magic number of 1

[Alan T]

10/1:

Cumberland 8, New York 6
Virginia beach 7, Spring 4


Virginia Beach still holds on to a slim hope of reaching the playoffs.

[Alan T]

10/2:


Cumberland 7, New York 5
Spring 6, Virginia beach 3


Despite a 4 game losing streak, New York backs into the playoffs as Virginia beach loses to eliminate them.

[Alan T]

Final 1999 Standings:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Boston Resettlers 112 50 .691 - 110-52 2 54-27 58-23 4-5 26-15 Clinched L1 4-6 Washington Freedom 102 60 .630 10.0 107-55 -5 57-24 45-36 15-7 27-16 L1 7-3 Mexico City Aztecs 91 71 .562 21.0 91-71 0 51-30 40-41 10-5 25-15 L1 5-5 Indianapolis Clowns 89 73 .549 23.0 101-61 -12 46-35 43-38 6-6 15-18 W1 9-1 Stafford Terriers 85 77 .525 27.0 85-77 0 43-38 42-39 10-3 15-17 W1 6-4 Havana Banana Sluggers 72 90 .444 40.0 87-75 -15 32-49 40-41 6-7 17-25 L1 4-6 Chicago Cardinals 51 111 .315 61.0 52-110 -1 24-57 27-54 2-16 13-24 W1 3-7 Balzac Ticklers 46 116 .284 66.0 38-124 8 23-58 23-58 2-6 12-20 W1 2-8

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Spring Lions 103 59 .636 - 107-55 -4 50-31 53-28 9-8 26-18 Clinched W2 6-4 New York Legends 94 68 .580 9.0 96-66 -2 51-30 43-38 6-3 23-25 W1 4-6 Virginia Beach Surf 91 71 .562 12.0 89-73 2 52-29 39-42 6-6 24-19 L2 6-4 Cleveland Naps 80 82 .494 23.0 83-79 -3 45-36 35-46 5-4 17-22 L1 5-5 Maricopa Rattlers 79 83 .488 24.0 82-80 -3 43-38 36-45 6-8 26-33 W2 4-6 Portland Axemen 78 84 .481 25.0 69-93 9 44-37 34-47 6-8 28-22 W1 5-5 Ann Arbor Wolverines 73 89 .451 30.0 76-86 -3 35-46 38-43 10-9 21-21 L2 7-3 Cumberland Defenders 50 112 .309 53.0 46-116 4 26-55 24-57 5-7 17-22 L1 4-6

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG B. Jenkins - WAS .378 2 B. Moore BOS .357 3 V. Rodríguez WAS .331 3 V. Reed BOS .331 3 M. Price STA .331	League Leaders HR E. Danton - ANN 49 2 V. Rodríguez WAS 46 3 B. Caldwell NY 44 4 P. Ramos SPG 43 5 F. Chartrand WAS 42	League Leaders RBI V. Rodríguez - WAS 178 2 E. Danton ANN 148 2 S. Hodge STA 148 4 B. Caldwell NY 145 5 J. Landry HBS 139
League Leaders W G. Wilson - SPG 22 2 B. Agámez BOS 20 2 P. Sánchez CLE 20 4 I. Estrada WAS 18 5 2 tied with 17	League Leaders ERA G. Johnston - BOS 2.09 2 G. Wilson SPG 2.48 3 S. Clark IND 2.65 4 P. Sánchez MAR 3.01 5 M. Barbeau VIR 3.03	League Leaders K L. Campbell - POR 249 2 G. Wilson SPG 240 3 B. Ijzendoorn BOS 211 4 P. Sánchez CLE 210 5 2 tied with 195

[Alan T]

Washington's Britt Jenkins breaks Kevin Belcham's 36 year old record for hits with 274 this season!

[hyde4us11]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Washington's Britt Jenkins breaks Kevin Belcham's 36 year old record for hits with 274 this season!

nice

[Montreal_GM]

Looking forward to seeing the development on Wacky Huerta.

Congratulations to Greg, Dan, Dave, and Jets.

Spring with George Wilson have to be the heavy favorites in the RL. Top 4 league batting averages squaring off in the CL.

Thanks Alan!

[Alan T]

The new file is up. Playoffs are tomorrow morning

[TeachEnEspanol]

Phew, that was an awesome showing from Boston and Washington. There's no way we could have caught up! Congrats to Tasan and Jets as well. Good luck to all tomorrow!

[Chief Rum]

I suppose this is the best way to do it if you're not going to make the playoffs. End up the "worst" of the mediocre teams to get the #4 draft pick, but post a Pyth record 15 wins higher than your win total, which shows you're actually a pretty good team.

What's really funny is that if I were to say I had a strength, it would probably be my pen, as it is filled with guys who failed to become starters but have excellent talent levels. When you have a very poor differential between the Pyth and the actual, the pen is usually involved. Of course, I stopped trying to figure out why my teams regularly play under their Pyth record a long time ago.

Congrats to the playoff teams, and good luck tomorrow.

[ShoelessJ03]

Sorry fellas!

I got caught up with some outside the OOTP realm stuff and hadn't been around the last 2 weeks.

I meant to export for this season when I got home from work late last night, but was dead tired and couldn't make it up the stairs to do so.

My apologies.

Hoping to get back in the saddle and figure this thing out, or continue our dismal existence in the cellar.

[Tasan]

The Wilson and Ramos signings from two offseasons ago are really paying dividends now in Spring. Congrats fellow playoff teams. This should be good.

[TheMeat]

I win!