FOOL-X 2040 Regular Season

[Alan T]

FOOLX News: The All-Star Game Rosters Have Been Announced
Sunday, July 8th, 2040: The Continental League All-Stars versus the Republic League All-Stars. It happens every year halfway through the season. It's a baseball spectacle for the fans and the players alike. It's the 2040 FOOL-X All-Star Game. The fans get to see all their favorite stars perform in the same game, and the outstanding players get to play against each other. The players are out to prove that their league is the best. Players are chosen by a vote of the fans.

Representing the Continental League All-Stars this year will be:

SP José Estrada (STC) - 7-5, 3.82 ERA
SP Luis Gómez (PLN) - 10-5, 2.99 ERA
SP Terry Johnston (STA) - 7-5, 2.87 ERA
SP Juan Molina (STC) - 5-3, 2.80 ERA
SP Héctor Sánchez (HBS) - 7-3, 3.29 ERA
SP Quinn Strapoudopolos (STC) - 8-5, 3.90 ERA
SP Garrett Sweeney (WAS) - 9-4, 2.96 ERA
SP Tsuruki Yamaguchi (HBS) - 9-4, 4.20 ERA
MR Jake Johns (STA) - 2-2, 18 SV, 1.55 ERA
MR Alfredo Velásquez (HBS) - 6-3, 1.78 ERA
CL Eng-hee Kan (HBS) - 5-2, 19 SV, 2.15 ERA
CL Alberto Quintana (WAS) - 2-1, 19 SV, 2.78 ERA
C Román Albareda (STC) - .295/.421/.463, 8 HR, 51 RBI
C Anastasio Sánchez (STL) - .294/.429/.472, 9 HR, 37 RBI
1B Salla Ruhiu (STA) - .313/.388/.472, 10 HR, 46 RBI
1B Arion Trampakoulos (WAS) - .309/.402/.471, 12 HR, 59 RBI
1B Carlos Montaño (CHI) - .290/.358/.569, 20 HR, 54 RBI
1B Freddy Ramírez (PLN) - .268/.395/.453, 10 HR, 43 RBI
2B Michael Peppers (HBS) - .275/.403/.440, 11 HR, 53 RBI
3B Arturo Caro (HBS) - .307/.381/.549, 21 HR, 82 RBI
3B Iván Canseco (PLN) - .252/.324/.487, 20 HR, 70 RBI
SS Edgar Ruíz (PLN) - .314/.374/.435, 8 HR, 34 RBI
LF Christophe Pruvost (STC) - .284/.357/.523, 20 HR, 62 RBI
LF Giacomino Taschini (STA) - .311/.392/.494, 9 HR, 46 RBI
LF Paul Jones (STC) - .261/.363/.503, 19 HR, 61 RBI
CF Oliver Robertson (STL) - .297/.351/.478, 10 HR, 46 RBI
RF Félix Medina (HBS) - .291/.386/.549, 20 HR, 78 RBI
RF Alfredo Palma (OSH) - .287/.398/.486, 11 HR, 44 RBI


The Republic League roster includes the following players:

SP Alonso Hernández (WAI) - 5-5, 3.01 ERA
SP Neal Long (SPG) - 6-3, 3.83 ERA
SP Romão Quifel (ANN) - 8-3, 4.33 ERA
SP Sam Vernon (NY) - 10-3, 4.10 ERA
SP John Wilson (NY) - 7-4, 3.05 ERA
MR Bobby Baxter (ANN) - 5-4, 10 SV, 2.15 ERA
MR Freddy Espinoza (CLE) - 2-2, 1 SV, 1.66 ERA
MR Kazuma Sakurai (LVS) - 7-2, 20 SV, 2.22 ERA
MR Martin Thomas (CLE) - 9-5, 3.91 ERA
MR Shunsen Uchida (NY) - 6-0, 2 SV, 2.13 ERA
CL John Ballard (POR) - 2-3, 15 SV, 1.62 ERA
CL Michel Roy (NY) - 4-1, 19 SV, 1.11 ERA
C Bartolo Cortéz (SPG) - .312/.400/.443, 3 HR, 53 RBI
C Johnny Hatfield (MAR) - .270/.349/.500, 19 HR, 74 RBI
1B Curt Hunt (ANN) - .282/.404/.507, 14 HR, 62 RBI
1B Phil Harrington (SPG) - .293/.400/.512, 15 HR, 55 RBI
2B Luca Arfè (LVS) - .346/.399/.469, 6 HR, 48 RBI
3B Sergio Hernández (CLE) - .297/.414/.461, 10 HR, 50 RBI
3B Ron Spencer (POR) - .314/.408/.464, 4 HR, 56 RBI
3B Ángel Castillo (ANN) - .244/.374/.450, 15 HR, 60 RBI
SS Tyan-yu Zhang (POR) - .334/.376/.402, 0 HR, 46 RBI
LF Dale Donlon (LVS) - .297/.405/.562, 23 HR, 69 RBI
LF Brett Edgar (SPG) - .350/.409/.519, 16 HR, 78 RBI
LF Wes Robertson (MAR) - .323/.404/.500, 12 HR, 75 RBI
CF Rex Yarrow (NY) - .306/.393/.472, 11 HR, 55 RBI
RF Júlio Castro (CLE) - .343/.423/.584, 17 HR, 86 RBI
RF Pedro Medina (CLE) - .305/.382/.665, 26 HR, 79 RBI
DH Mike Hayes (NY) - .308/.406/.605, 26 HR, 84 RBI

[Alan T]

Brandon Murphy Hits #300
Sunday, July 8th, 2040: Axemen left fielder Brandon Murphy 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," Murphy told reporters in the postgame interview.

He went 2-2 during the Portland 8-7 triumph over the Waikiki Beach Boys and scored 3 runs with 2 runs batted in.

In 1642 career games Murphy is hitting at a .300 pace with 1911 hits with 370 doubles, 53 triples and 300 homers while scoring 1167 runs and racking up 1389 RBIs. He logged 978 walks and owns a .391 on-base percentage.

[Alan T]

Martínez Hurls Spring to Shutout Win
Monday, July 30th, 2040: Carlos Martínez made quick work of Ann Arbor, blanking the Wolverines 15-0 at Ann Arbor Grounds today. The Spring pitcher limited them to 1 hit to earn the victory. Martínez fanned 3 and walked 2.

In season stats Martínez shows a 5-5 record in 22 games, 137.1 innings, 80 strikeouts and a 3.54 ERA.

[Alan T]

RL Selects Hidalgo July's Best Pitcher
Wednesday, August 1st, 2040: The spotlight today is on Gabriel Hidalgo of the Spring Lions. The relief ace was chosen as the #1 pitcher in the Republic League for July.

He compiled a 2-0 record and an ERA of 2.81 in 16 innings with 26 strikeouts. Hidalgo nailed down 8 saves in 8 save opportunities.

This year his stats show Hidalgo has 27 saves in 47 relief appearances with a 5-7 mark and 2.18 ERA. He has struck out 66 batters and issued 24 walks in 53.2 innings. Opposing clubs have a .194 against him.



Continental League Premier Pitcher is Arai
Wednesday, August 1st, 2040: Following one of the brightest stretches in his career, the Continental League awarded Plantana reliever Naohiro Arai July's Pitcher of the Month trophy.

He was mesmerizing as he held opponents to a .244 batting average and put together a 3-1 mark, 5 saves, 13 strikeouts and a 1.46 ERA during his 12.1 innings of work.

This season Arai has made 44 relief appearances, pitched 46.1 innings and struck out 50 with a record of 5 wins and 4 losses. He has compiled a 1.36 ERA and saved 25 games.

[Alan T]

RL Best Hitter Trophy Goes to Castro
Wednesday, August 1st, 2040: When it came to hitting the baseball, Júlio Castro had few Republic League peers in July. The right fielder for Cleveland mauled opposing pitchers for a .349 batting average and was voted the league's best batter for the month.

He finished with some strong stats: 9 home runs, 37 RBIs, 24 runs scored, 14 walks and a .409 on-base percentage.

Castro is batting .346 this season in 107 games with 24 home runs, 117 RBIs and 103 runs scored. He has 151 hits in 436 at-bats.



Barry of St Louis CL Batter of the Month
Wednesday, August 1st, 2040: The most recent Continental League Batter of the Month trophy was awarded to right fielder Tanner Barry of the St Louis Hops.

In July he stood head and shoulders above all other batters by hitting .333 with 10 home runs, 33 RBIs and 24 runs scored.

For the year Barry is batting .276 with 21 home runs.

[Tasan]

That's a rather frustrating record for Martinez, considering that ERA and our offense.

[Alan T]

July's Premier Rookie Named by RL
Wednesday, August 1st, 2040: The batter wants to "hit 'em where they ain't." And that is just what Clay Steele did all month long to net the Republic League Rookie of the Month Award.

In July he slapped 31 hits in 86 at-bats for a .360 batting average. Steele also racked up no home runs, 14 RBIs, and 17 runs scored.

In 90 games this season Steele has compiled a .324 batting average with 122 hits and 2 home runs. He has also scored 58 times and knocked in 35 runs.


St Louis Right Fielder July's Premier Rookie
Wednesday, August 1st, 2040: A veritable toddler to the Continental League, Tanner Barry just sewed up the Rookie of the Month trophy for July.

Over the past month the 24-year-old right fielder for St Louis hit .333 with 29 hits, 10 home runs and 33 runs batted in. He also logged 18 walks and compiled a .454 on-base percentage.

This season Barry is batting .276 with 102 hits, 21 home runs, 91 RBIs, 51 walks, .366 OBP and has scored 71 runs. He has played in 102 games.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Tasan

That's a rather frustrating record for Martinez, considering that ERA and our offense.

He is getting 4.09 Runs scored per game in run support this season.


Edit: Spring is averaging 5.8 runs scored per game normally.

[Alan T]

August 1st, 2040:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Havana Banana Sluggers 58 49 .542 - 62-45 -4 31-22 27-27 6-7 16-18 54 L1 5-5 Stafford Terriers 56 51 .523 2 57-50 -1 31-25 25-26 5-12 15-21 W1 4-6 St Cloud Raindrops 56 51 .523 2 57-50 -1 30-19 26-32 6-6 13-13 W3 7-3 St Louis Hops 55 53 .509 3½ 56-52 -1 29-25 26-28 3-4 15-14 W4 8-2 Washington Freedom 54 53 .505 4 54-53 0 28-25 26-28 6-6 16-13 L2 4-6 Plantana Pirates 53 53 .500 4½ 52-54 1 27-29 26-24 7-2 24-20 W2 7-3 Oshawa Mullets 52 55 .486 6 46-61 6 31-21 21-34 6-4 19-14 L3 3-7 Chicago Southpaws 44 63 .411 14 44-63 0 25-30 19-33 6-4 15-20 L3 3-7

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York Legends 65 42 .607 - 63-44 2 34-18 31-24 4-4 15-9 55 W2 7-3 Spring Lions 64 43 .598 1 65-42 -1 36-19 28-24 7-5 23-15 W2 7-3 Ann Arbor Wolverines 60 46 .566 4½ 56-50 4 30-26 30-20 5-5 12-12 L2 7-3 Las Vegas Wildcats 58 49 .542 7 59-48 -1 30-23 28-26 6-8 21-11 L1 4-6 Cleveland Naps 52 55 .486 13 51-56 1 23-26 29-29 5-6 9-19 L1 4-6 Maricopa Rattlers 45 63 .417 20½ 44-64 1 22-32 23-31 6-1 17-13 L2 4-6 Portland Axemen 43 64 .402 22 44-63 -1 21-35 22-29 4-3 13-16 W1 1-9 Waikiki Beach Boys 41 66 .383 24 48-59 -7 27-26 14-40 3-8 11-26 W1 5-5

[Tasan]

Originally Posted by Alan T

He is getting 4.09 Runs scored per game in run support this season.


Edit: Spring is averaging 5.8 runs scored per game normally.

Yeah, almost 2 runs under average. He's gotta be hating life.

[Chief Rum]

My Hibbies are overachieving, I think. I'll certainly take it for as long as it lasts.

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG G. Verhoeve - SPG .352 2 J. Castro CLE .346 3 B. Edgar SPG .339 4 L. Arfè LVS .338 5 T. Zhang POR .331	League Leaders HR P. Medina - CLE 32 2 M. Hayes NY 31 3 D. Donlon LVS 27 4 J. Olson CLE 25 5 5 tied with 24	League Leaders RBI J. Castro - CLE 117 2 M. Hayes NY 110 3 P. Medina CLE 97 4 A. Caro HBS 94 4 2 more tied with 94
League Leaders W 2 tied with 12 1 L. Gómez PLN 12 1 S. Vernon NY 12 3 M. Thomas CLE 11 4 8 tied with 10	League Leaders ERA L. Gómez - PLN 2.88 2 A. Hernández WAI 2.97 3 J. Wilson NY 3.09 4 T. Johnston STA 3.10 5 G. Sweeney WAS 3.16	League Leaders K L. Gómez - PLN 160 2 G. Sweeney WAS 128 3 J. Wilson NY 127 4 R. Quifel ANN 126 5 L. Benavides CLE 125

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

My Hibbies are overachieving, I think. I'll certainly take it for as long as it lasts.

I had Havana as the top rated team in the CL in my personal spring notes. So I'm not sure I agree with you here

[Alan T]

Hunt Reaches 2500
Tuesday, August 14th, 2040: What a day for Curt Hunt. The 39-year-old Ann Arbor first baseman reached the 2500-hit mark today and the Wolverines whipped the Maricopa Rattlers 5-4.

Hunt 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 6 in the game to reach the milestone.

Hunt has a career .283 average with 2500 hits, including 463 doubles, 59 triples and 393 homers, collected 1575 RBIs, scored 1448 runs and compiled a .366 OBP.

[Alan T]

Pruvost Smashes 300th Homer
Sunday, August 19th, 2040: Swinging his way into the record books, Christophe Pruvost reached the 300 homer mark today at Fog Bowl against the Stafford Terriers. He went 2-4 with 2 runs batted in and 1 run on the day, although St Cloud would go down to defeat 5-2.

"It was a distraction," Pruvost said of his 300th home run, "I'm happy it's over. I just wish I'd been able to make a difference in the outcome today."

Lifetime Pruvost is batting .310 with 1865 hits, 300 home runs, 1142 runs scored and 1116 RBIs.

[Alan T]

Steele Hitless, Streak Ends at 30
Wednesday, August 29th, 2040: The Portland Axemen got more than a 8-7 victory over Cleveland today at The Beaver Den. They put an end to Clay Steele's 30-game hitting spree by holding him without a hit in 1 at-bat. But it was no big deal to the Naps right fielder.

Steele seemed to feel more for his team than himself.

"I had some great looks at some pitches that I should have hit. I missed some that I shouldn't have swung at. All in all, I wasn't much help with the bat today."

Thus far in 2040 Steele is hitting .346 with 4 home runs, 53 RBIs, 75 runs scored and has compiled a .380 OBP.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Alan T

I had Havana as the top rated team in the CL in my personal spring notes. So I'm not sure I agree with you here

Yeah, I saw that. I wasn't sure what to make of it. Your ratings system properly gave my SPs an "F" rating, and I have never seen a season where a properly designated "F" rotation pitched well enough to get an otherwise solid team to the playoffs. Starting pitching is usually just so key.

Of course, two of my starters actually made the All Star team and neither one is my supposed ace, so that probably explains it.

[Alan T]

Sakurai Chosen August's Best RL Hurler
Saturday, September 1st, 2040: The Pitcher of the Month Award has been chosen and the Republic League winner is Las Vegas bullpen specialist, Kazuma Sakurai. For his excellent work in August he has been named the league's best pitcher.

During the month, he excelled with 8 saves in 9 save opportunities, a 3.86 ERA and 2 wins and no losses. In 14 innings Sakurai struck out 20 and gave up 15 hits and 3 walks.

He has made 60 relief appearances this year with 31 saves. Sakurai has achieved a 9-4 record while holding opposing hitters to a .244 batting average and posting a 3.21 ERA. He has tossed 67.1 innings, given up 63 base hits, fanned 78 and issued 12 walks.


Clark Earns August's Best Pitcher Honor
Saturday, September 1st, 2040: Veteran Clifton Clark put together quite a successful stretch in August for the Stafford Terriers, earning himself the Continental League Pitcher of the Month award.

Clark racked up a 5-0 record in 6 starts, posting a 2.98 ERA over 42.1 innings and striking out 20.

So far in 27 appearances this season, Clark has recorded 12 wins and sustained 8 losses. He has pitched 179 innings, yielded 168 hits, fanned 104 and has a 4.22 ERA.

[Alan T]

August's #1 Batter Announced
Saturday, September 1st, 2040: It was a good month for New York Legends left fielder Mike Humphrey, August's Republic League Batter of the Month.

Humphrey starred by hitting .359 with a .421 on-base percentage. He totaled 42 hits in 117 at-bats, 9 home runs, 35 RBIs and scored 34 runs.

So far this season Humphrey is hitting .294 with 17 home runs, 83 RBIs and 112 runs scored. He has 158 hits in 537 at-bats and a .383 OBP.


Taschini Gets CL Batter of the Month Trophy
Saturday, September 1st, 2040: Snap, crackle and pop!
In August, Giacomino Taschini snapped up the Continental League Batter of the Month trophy by cracking 43 hits and popping 10 home runs.

For the month he hit a solid .417 with 36 RBIs and 26 runs scored. The Stafford left fielder also picked up 17 walks to compile a .496 on-base percentage.

To date this season Taschini is hitting .334 with 20 home runs.

[Alan T]

Steele Voted August's Top Rookie
Saturday, September 1st, 2040: For the last thirty days he outperformed all the other newcomers in the Republic League. So it was no surprise that Cleveland's right fielder Clay Steele took the Rookie of the Month honors today.

In August he hit .430 as he ran up some impressive offensive numbers. In 23 games he collected 40 hits, 2 home runs, 18 RBIs and 17 runs scored.

So far this year, Steele is batting .345 with 4 home runs and 53 RBIs.



Rookie Wiz Gets August Award in CL
Saturday, September 1st, 2040: When you think of rookies, you think of men in their early to mid 20's. Despite the fact that Hidetsugu Fukuda is 30, he made a big splash by putting up solid numbers to win Continental League Rookie of the Month honors.

He told BNN reporters at the press conference, "I'm thrilled beyond words. All I can say is... better late than never."

In August, the Havana center fielder hit .433 while rapping out 45 hits, 1 home run, 15 RBIs and 24 runs scored.

This year Fukuda is hitting .320 with 146 hits, 1 home run, 46 RBIs and has scored 70 runs.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

Yeah, I saw that. I wasn't sure what to make of it. Your ratings system properly gave my SPs an "F" rating, and I have never seen a season where a properly designated "F" rotation pitched well enough to get an otherwise solid team to the playoffs. Starting pitching is usually just so key.

Of course, two of my starters actually made the All Star team and neither one is my supposed ace, so that probably explains it.

Your starting pitching has been better than I expected, but the strength of your team is easily your hitting. Your team OPS is nearly 30 points higher than the 2nd team in the CL

[Alan T]

September 1st, 2040:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Havana Banana Sluggers 77 57 .575 - 80-54 -3 40-28 37-29 6-9 19-21 25 W8 8-2 Stafford Terriers 73 61 .545 4 74-60 -1 41-30 32-31 8-14 16-24 W3 6-4 Plantana Pirates 71 63 .530 6 69-65 2 36-31 35-32 11-3 34-23 W4 6-4 St Cloud Raindrops 68 66 .507 9 70-64 -2 35-28 33-38 6-6 14-14 L3 6-4 Washington Freedom 67 68 .496 10½ 66-69 1 36-34 31-34 9-8 18-14 L4 4-6 St Louis Hops 66 68 .493 11 68-66 -2 35-32 31-36 3-5 18-19 L1 5-5 Oshawa Mullets 58 76 .433 19 54-80 4 33-29 25-47 7-5 20-20 W1 1-9 Chicago Southpaws 57 78 .422 20½ 58-77 -1 29-40 28-38 6-6 19-23 L6 3-7

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York Legends 85 49 .634 - 81-53 4 43-19 42-30 6-4 19-10 20 W1 6-4 Las Vegas Wildcats 76 58 .567 9 77-57 -1 40-28 36-30 6-9 23-13 W2 6-4 Spring Lions 76 59 .563 9½ 79-56 -3 43-26 33-33 9-7 26-22 L2 5-5 Ann Arbor Wolverines 72 62 .537 13 66-68 6 37-30 35-32 6-6 16-17 W2 4-6 Portland Axemen 60 74 .448 25 61-73 -1 32-39 28-35 5-3 16-17 L1 8-2 Cleveland Naps 60 74 .448 25 60-74 0 29-34 31-40 5-9 11-24 L3 2-8 Maricopa Rattlers 55 79 .410 30 56-78 -1 28-39 27-40 7-2 20-16 L1 5-5 Waikiki Beach Boys 53 82 .393 32½ 60-75 -7 38-32 15-50 4-8 16-28 W1 5-5

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG B. Edgar - SPG .349 2 K. Sanya HBS .346 3 C. Steele CLE .345 4 L. Arfè LVS .342 5 G. Taschini STA .334	League Leaders HR M. Hayes - NY 41 2 P. Medina CLE 35 2 J. Olson CLE 35 4 C. Pruvost STC 33 5 D. Donlon LVS 32	League Leaders RBI M. Hayes - NY 134 2 J. Castro CLE 133 3 B. Edgar SPG 118 4 T. Barry STL 117 5 2 tied with 115
League Leaders W S. Vernon - NY 16 2 L. Gómez PLN 14 3 G. Sweeney WAS 13 3 M. Thomas CLE 13 5 6 tied with 12	League Leaders ERA L. Gómez - PLN 3.07 2 J. Molina STC 3.12 3 G. Sweeney WAS 3.20 4 A. Hernández WAI 3.32 5 W. Stewart CHI 3.41	League Leaders K L. Gómez - PLN 181 2 R. Quifel ANN 161 3 J. Wilson NY 154 4 J. Molina STC 151 5 2 tied with 150

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Your starting pitching has been better than I expected, but the strength of your team is easily your hitting. Your team OPS is nearly 30 points higher than the 2nd team in the CL

Looks like the right breaks then. I knew the offense would still be good, and probably the best in the league; even as good as Castillo is, he doesn't remove that much from the lineup. But I didn't think it would be that much better than the rest of the league.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Alan T

I had Havana as the top rated team in the CL in my personal spring notes. So I'm not sure I agree with you here

SAME (not that I had notes to refer back to)

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

Yeah, I saw that. I wasn't sure what to make of it. Your ratings system properly gave my SPs an "F" rating, and I have never seen a season where a properly designated "F" rotation pitched well enough to get an otherwise solid team to the playoffs. Starting pitching is usually just so key.

Of course, two of my starters actually made the All Star team and neither one is my supposed ace, so that probably explains it.

But you have to compare it too. You might not have the best team you've ever had, but it's quite arguably the best team in our league right now. And the places where your team is strong, other contenders are weak.

[Alan T]

Edgar Reaches 2500 Milestone
Thursday, September 13th, 2040: Brett Edgar reached the 2500-hit milestone this afternoon at Morales Field. The 34-year-old Lions left fielder went 2-for-5 in a losing effort in the Spring 7-3 defeat at the hands of the Las Vegas Wildcats.

In his 1924-game career, Edgar has hit at a .316 clip and collected 2500 hits with 241 doubles, 43 triples, 426 homers, and 1406 RBIs.

[Alan T]

Okamoto Socks 400th HR
Saturday, September 15th, 2040: The St Louis Hops had something to celebrate today even though they dropped a 8-7 decision to Oshawa. The reason -- the splendid slugger Makoto Okamoto hit his 400th career homer in today's contest at Molson Stadium.

"I'm fortunate to be here," Okamoto told the media after the game. "The Hops have a classy organization and some great fans. Homer #400 was for them."

In 2087 games, Okamoto is a lifetime .276 hitter. He has knocked in 1510 runs, scored 1289 times, hit 400 home runs, walked 617 times and has an on-base percentage of .325.

[Alan T]

September 17th, 2040:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Havana Banana Sluggers 87 63 .580 - 90-60 -3 43-32 44-31 8-11 22-23 8 W2 6-4 Plantana Pirates 81 68 .544 5½ 79-70 2 39-32 42-36 14-3 36-24 L1 7-3 Stafford Terriers 79 70 .530 7½ 80-69 -1 44-33 35-37 8-14 18-27 L2 4-6 St Cloud Raindrops 75 73 .507 11 77-71 -2 38-33 37-40 7-7 16-16 W1 6-4 St Louis Hops 74 76 .493 13 76-74 -2 35-34 39-42 3-8 20-24 L3 5-5 Washington Freedom 73 76 .490 13½ 73-76 0 41-40 32-36 9-9 18-17 L1 3-7 Oshawa Mullets 65 84 .436 21½ 60-89 5 40-35 25-49 9-5 25-20 W3 6-4 Chicago Southpaws 63 87 .420 24 65-85 -2 33-45 30-42 6-7 21-25 W1 3-7

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York Legends 92 57 .617 - 89-60 3 49-26 43-31 8-5 20-12 7 W2 6-4 Spring Lions 86 64 .573 6½ 87-63 -1 48-30 38-34 10-9 29-23 W1 7-3 Las Vegas Wildcats 83 67 .553 9½ 85-65 -2 42-33 41-34 7-9 25-17 L1 4-6 Ann Arbor Wolverines 79 70 .530 13 74-75 5 38-33 41-37 6-6 16-18 L1 5-5 Cleveland Naps 68 80 .459 23½ 67-81 1 34-37 34-43 7-10 15-25 W1 6-4 Portland Axemen 67 82 .450 25 69-80 -2 33-44 34-38 5-6 16-20 W1 4-6 Maricopa Rattlers 62 88 .413 30½ 62-88 0 29-40 33-48 7-2 23-18 L2 4-6 Waikiki Beach Boys 60 89 .403 32 67-82 -7 44-37 16-52 6-9 19-30 L1 5-5

[Alan T]

Havana has a magic number of 6
Plantana has a magic number of 12


New York has a magic number of 4
Spring has a magic number of 10

[Alan T]

September 24th, 2040:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Havana Banana Sluggers 90 66 .577 - 93-63 -3 43-32 47-34 8-11 22-24 2 W2 6-4 Plantana Pirates 85 71 .545 5 82-74 3 43-35 42-36 14-3 39-25 W1 6-4 Stafford Terriers 82 74 .526 8 83-73 -1 46-35 36-39 8-15 20-27 L1 4-6 St Louis Hops 78 78 .500 12 79-77 -1 39-36 39-42 3-8 21-24 W1 5-5 Washington Freedom 77 78 .497 12½ 77-78 0 41-40 36-38 10-9 19-18 L1 5-5 St Cloud Raindrops 77 78 .497 12½ 79-76 -2 39-35 38-43 7-7 18-19 L1 4-6 Oshawa Mullets 68 88 .436 22 63-93 5 41-37 27-51 10-5 25-22 L2 6-4 Chicago Southpaws 66 90 .423 24 68-88 -2 34-47 32-43 6-8 22-27 W1 4-6

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York Legends 97 59 .622 - 94-62 3 51-27 46-32 9-5 21-13 Clinched W2 7-3 Spring Lions 90 66 .577 7 90-66 0 50-31 40-35 12-9 32-23 W2 6-4 Las Vegas Wildcats 86 70 .551 11 88-68 -2 42-33 44-37 7-9 27-17 L2 6-4 Ann Arbor Wolverines 84 72 .538 13 78-78 6 43-35 41-37 6-6 18-19 L1 6-4 Cleveland Naps 70 85 .452 26½ 70-85 0 35-39 35-46 7-11 15-29 L2 4-6 Portland Axemen 70 86 .449 27 72-84 -2 34-47 36-39 6-7 17-21 L1 4-6 Maricopa Rattlers 64 92 .410 33 64-92 0 31-44 33-48 7-3 23-20 W1 4-6 Waikiki Beach Boys 62 93 .400 34½ 69-86 -7 44-37 18-56 6-10 20-31 W1 4-6

[Alan T]

New York clinches a playoff spot and homefield advantage!

Havana also has clinched a playoff spot!

Plantana has a magic number of 4
Spring has a magic number of 3

[CleBrownsfan]

So much for that tight race in the CL....

[TeachEnEspanol]

I'm so disappointed with my team this year. It is actually depressing to have had hope for once.

[Alan T]

Hernández Hurls Shutout
Tuesday, September 25th, 2040: Alonso Hernández of the Waikiki Beach Boys really did a job on the Wildcats today at Gambler Anonymous Palace, shutting them out 7-0. Hernández frustrated Las Vegas hitters throughout the game, surrendering 1 hit. He struck out 1 and walked 3 in picking up the victory.

On the season Hernández has compiled a 7-9 mark with a 3.64 ERA in 32 starts. In pitching 188 innings he has 147 strikeouts and 123 walks while limiting the opposition to a .244 batting average.

[Alan T]

Hunt Pounds HR #400
Saturday, September 29th, 2040: It was an historic day in the life of Curt Hunt. The 39-year-old Ann Arbor first baseman recorded the 400th homer of his career in the Wolverines 4-3 triumph over the Spring Lions.

In the clubhouse after the game, Hunt told BNN, "I was just looking for a ball to drive... and I got one."

In his career Hunt has hit .283 with 2552 hits, 400 home runs, 1606 RBIs and scored 1475 runs.

[Alan T]

Final 2040 Standings:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Havana Banana Sluggers 93 69 .574 - 97-65 -4 46-35 47-34 8-11 22-25 Clinched W3 5-5 Plantana Pirates 91 71 .562 2 87-75 4 46-35 45-36 15-3 41-25 W7 7-3 Stafford Terriers 84 78 .519 9 85-77 -1 46-35 38-43 8-15 20-27 L3 4-6 Washington Freedom 82 80 .506 11 82-80 0 41-40 41-40 10-10 20-19 W1 7-3 St Louis Hops 82 80 .506 11 83-79 -1 43-38 39-42 4-8 21-24 W4 7-3 St Cloud Raindrops 80 82 .494 13 81-81 -1 42-39 38-43 8-7 19-19 L1 4-6 Oshawa Mullets 68 94 .420 25 64-98 4 41-40 27-54 10-7 25-24 L8 1-9 Chicago Southpaws 68 94 .420 25 71-91 -3 34-47 34-47 6-8 22-27 L4 4-6

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York Legends 98 64 .605 - 96-66 2 51-30 47-34 9-5 21-15 Clinched L2 4-6 Spring Lions 93 69 .574 5 94-68 -1 50-31 43-38 12-10 34-26 L3 6-4 Ann Arbor Wolverines 90 72 .556 8 82-80 8 46-35 44-37 7-6 22-19 W6 9-1 Las Vegas Wildcats 89 73 .549 9 91-71 -2 45-36 44-37 7-9 28-17 L1 5-5 Portland Axemen 74 88 .457 24 76-86 -2 34-47 40-41 6-7 18-21 W1 6-4 Cleveland Naps 72 90 .444 26 73-89 -1 37-44 35-46 7-11 15-31 L2 3-7 Waikiki Beach Boys 66 96 .407 32 73-89 -7 44-37 22-59 6-10 21-32 W2 5-5 Maricopa Rattlers 66 96 .407 32 65-97 1 33-48 33-48 7-3 24-22 W2 3-7

[Alan T]

Congrats to the playoff teams Havana, Plantana, new York and Spring!

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG K. Sanya - HBS .352 2 B. Edgar SPG .335 3 A. Díaz POR .329 4 L. Arfè LVS .328 5 T. Yokoyama HBS .327	League Leaders HR M. Hayes - NY 47 2 F. Medina HBS 40 2 P. Medina CLE 40 2 C. Pruvost STC 40 5 2 tied with 39	League Leaders RBI J. Castro - CLE 155 2 M. Hayes NY 153 3 F. Medina HBS 149 4 D. Wright POR 142 5 D. Donlon LVS 140
League Leaders W L. Gómez - PLN 19 2 S. Vernon NY 17 3 R. Quifel ANN 15 3 G. Sweeney WAS 15 3 M. Thomas CLE 15	League Leaders ERA J. Molina - STC 3.17 2 L. Gómez PLN 3.23 3 G. Sweeney WAS 3.53 3 J. Wilson NY 3.53 5 2 tied with 3.60	League Leaders K L. Gómez - PLN 226 2 R. Quifel ANN 191 3 J. Molina STC 188 4 J. Wilson NY 185 5 G. Sweeney WAS 183

[TeachEnEspanol]

Congratulations to Havana, Plantana, New York, and Spring! Good luck to you all tomorrow!

[buckinbranco]

Congratulations to the playoff participants. Definitely feeling a little disappointed with the Beach Boys' season. I didn't expect to be at the top, but I certainly didn't see us at the very bottom either. O well, there's always next week!

[Chief Rum]

Glad to be back. Not sure I'll actually go far this team--I would presume the RL is much stronger than the CL this season--but my team will be there to hopefully represent well.

Good luck to the other playoff teams.

[Tasan]

Yay playoffs. Although that beeping sound you heard? That was us backing in. 3 straight losses with Ann Arbor winning 6 straight put us dangerously close to not making it. I'm not sure our stay will be long, especially considering we're built offense first, and I'm pretty sure New York has some really good pitching.

[Alan T]

The new file is up, but the site is having some kinds of issues right now. So maybe wait a little while to try to get it. The host has sent me notice that this weekend they will be doing network upgrades to try to resolve some of the slow response we've seen lately.

I'll get the yearly FOOL awards up in a little bit.

[Alan T]

Best Bang for the Buck Award(Batters) (Hitter that did the most while being paid the least.)
Name Team VORP Salary Score Edgar Ruíz PLN 56.371 100000 56.37

Best Bang for the Buck Award(Veteran Batters) (Veteran hitter that did the most while being paid the least.)
Name Team VORP Salary Score Jiong Sima WAS 19.0978 100000 19.10

Best Bang for the Buck Award(Pitchers) (Pitcher that did the most while being paid the least.)
Name Team VORP Salary Score John Wilson NY 53.3138 100000 53.31

Best Bang for the Buck Award(Veteran Pitchers) (Veteran pitcher that did the most while being paid the least.)
Name Team VORP Salary Score Bill O'Cullenan STL 17.0856 100000 17.09

Worst Bang for the Buck Award(Batters) (For the most overpaid hitter in the league.)
Name Team VORP Salary Score Steve Robinson WAI -11.0946 8000000 -8875680000000.00

Worst Bang for the Buck Award(Pitchers) (For the most overpaid pitcher in the league.)
Name Team VORP Salary Score Walton Watts CHI -19.1833 8696000 -16681797680000.00

Home Run or Nothing Award (For the hitter that hit home runs and not much else.)
Name Team HR RC Score Jesús Olson CLE 39 81.896441 0.4244

Selfish Pitcher Award (For the pitcher that has all of the headlines but none of the wins.)
Name Team W L K BB IP Score Rupert Theunen OSH 9 14 178 142 154.0 20680.3636

Unluckiest Pitcher Award (For the pitcher that would likely win an award if on a better team.)
Name Team W L K BB IP Score Alonso Hernández WAI 7 9 151 128 192.0 1014.85714286

Running on Empty Award (For the baserunner that keeps attempting to steal and fails.)
Name Team SB CS SB % Score Freddy Torres MAR 12 19 0.3871 9.70

Can't hit his weight Award (For the hitter that can't even hit his weight.)
Name Team Weight Batting Avg. Score Oliver Gonzáles NY 195 lbs 0.172 0.88417330

Should have stayed home Award (Batters) (For the Hitter that did so poorly he should have just stayed home.)
Name Team Batting Avg. HR RBI VORP Tony Ortega OSH 0.182 3 12 -23.1263

Should have stayed home Award (Pitchers) (For the Pitcher that did so poorly he should have just stayed home.)
Name Team W L ERA VORP José Reyes POR 1 15 12.12 -62.1764

Stone Statue Award (For the Shortstop that had so little range that he resembled a statue.)
Name Team Total Chances Assists Put Outs Range Edgar Ruíz PLN 623 391 216 3.9077

Cannon-Arm Award (For the Catcher that showed off the best cannon-arm in games.)
Name Team SB attempts against Runners Thrown Out RTO% Score Rafael Fernández CLE 207 90 0.4348 86.1

Early Checkout Award (For the Starting pitcher that left games the earliest.)
Name Team W L ERA GS IP Score José Reyes POR 1 15 12.12 32 98.0 0.3265

Never met a pitch he didn't like award (For the Hitter that never liked to watch a pitch go by without hitting it.)
Name Team Batting Avg. H BB Score Tyan-yu Zhang POR 0.317 234 45 189

Take the Money and Run Award (Batters) (For the Hitter that stopped showing effort after signing a large contract.)
Name Team Contract Batting Avg. HR RBI Score Steve Robinson WAI 8000000 0.255 3 56 47.5713

Take the Money and Run Award (Pitchers) (For the Pitcher that stopped showing effort after signing a large contract.)
Name Team Contract Wins Losses ERA Score Walton Watts CHI 8696000 8 12 6.74 57.4758

Anger Management Award (For the pitcher that hit the most batters during the season.)

Name Team W L IP Hit Batters Martín Romero OSH 7 15 189.0 13

[kenjabroni]

Congrats to the playoff teams. I wasnt sure we would be able to compete with 2 young guys being back up in the SP lineup but they helped us out in the end.

I just hope Plantana can play as well in the playoffs as they did the last couple of months. I just hope we can win one more game against Havana this year than we did last year.

[CleBrownsfan]

Grats to the playoff teams!

With the young prospects Rattlers has plus another #1 pick - they could be a very exciting team to watch in the next couple years.