FOOL-X 2044 Regular Season Thread

[Alan T]

Sweet Swing, Sweet Month for Rookie Tolento
Monday, August 1st, 2044: Youngster Bernardo Tolento emerged as the latest Republic League Rookie of the Month today. The young man from Waikiki deserved the honor, batting .333 with 1 home run and 13 RBI. Is the month of July a harbinger of things to come or just a fluke? We'll find out someday, but for now, we'll just let Tolento enjoy the limelight.

Tolento's current batting average stands at .292 and he has chalked up 4 home runs and 45 RBIs.


Washington Second Baseman Best CL Rookie
Monday, August 1st, 2044: Henry Gill was toddling around on his tricycle when some of the guys he's playing against were in their prime, but the 25-year-old second baseman definitely knows how to get to first, second or beyond. Today he was chosen July's Continental League Rookie of the Month for his remarkable month of hitting.

In 25 games Gill batted .378 for Washington, slapping 34 hits in 90 at-bats with 1 home run, drove in 10 runs and scored 12 times.

In 104 games Gill is hitting .270 this season with 99 hits, 2 home runs, 39 RBIs, 40 walks, .345 OBP and has scored 41 runs.

[Alan T]

August 1st, 2044:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Havana Banana Sluggers 76 29 .724 - 71-34 5 36-16 40-13 7-4 21-8 38 W3 8-2 Plantana Pirates 56 49 .533 20 52-53 4 31-25 25-24 6-3 21-10 W1 5-5 Washington Freedom 55 49 .529 20½ 55-49 0 25-29 30-20 5-3 14-13 W1 5-5 St Cloud Raindrops 52 53 .495 24 50-55 2 25-26 27-27 8-6 12-15 L3 4-6 Chicago Southpaws 51 54 .486 25 57-48 -6 27-26 24-28 3-7 9-19 L1 5-5 Oshawa Mullets 48 57 .457 28 52-53 -4 28-27 20-30 3-6 13-17 L1 4-6 Stafford Terriers 44 62 .415 32½ 50-56 -6 21-31 23-31 5-6 15-19 L1 5-5 St Louis Hops 38 67 .362 38 38-67 0 20-27 18-40 1-3 10-14 W1 5-5

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York Legends 69 36 .657 - 72-33 -3 34-13 35-23 6-3 12-14 49 W1 8-2 Waikiki Beach Boys 59 45 .567 9½ 56-48 3 35-19 24-26 8-5 18-9 W1 7-3 Spring Lions 56 49 .533 13 54-51 2 32-19 24-30 0-4 13-17 L2 4-6 Cleveland Naps 54 51 .514 15 51-54 3 22-31 32-20 7-6 17-14 L1 7-3 Ann Arbor Wolverines 49 57 .462 20½ 51-55 -2 23-29 26-28 5-6 18-18 L1 4-6 Portland Axemen 48 57 .457 21 49-56 -1 31-21 17-36 2-4 18-14 W2 4-6 Las Vegas Wildcats 48 57 .457 21 50-55 -2 26-29 22-28 7-6 15-17 L1 4-6 Maricopa Rattlers 37 68 .352 32 40-65 -3 24-32 13-36 1-2 8-16 W1 2-8

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG G. Tobias - OSH .342 2 S. Beltrán MAR .341 3 T. Kobayashi SPG .339 3 A. Beya WAI .339 5 3 tied with .337	League Leaders HR H. Palmeiro - ANN 44 2 D. Donlon LVS 32 3 A. Caro HBS 29 3 R. Moore CHI 29 5 3 tied with 28	League Leaders RBI H. Palmeiro - ANN 127 2 D. Donlon LVS 111 3 M. Humphrey NY 101 4 D. Hamilton WAI 100 5 2 tied with 92
League Leaders W 2 tied with 13 1 R. Frank CHI 13 1 J. Molina WAS 13 3 G. Bookelman OSH 12 3 2 more tied with 12	League Leaders ERA J. Molina - WAS 1.95 2 A. Hernández NY 2.49 3 C. Galindo HBS 2.57 4 R. Sánchez WAS 3.02 5 S. Fournier STL 3.03	League Leaders K J. Thompson - MAR 162 2 S. Fournier STL 146 3 T. Johnston STA 134 4 J. Molina WAS 130 4 R. Theunen OSH 130

[Alan T]

Looks like Palmeiro didn't handle the pressure added from the press too well. After I mentioned his great season, he hit only .209 with 4 HR and 15 RBI last month.

[Alan T]

Trampakoulos Rips HR Number 300
Sunday, August 7th, 2044: 300 home runs is a lot of home runs to hit. It's a number that very few players reach. Today Arion Trampakoulos became a member of that exclusive club. He belted it at Constitution Plaza against the Terriers. But sometimes milestone homers don't win the game. The powerful Washington first baseman got all the headlines, but Stafford came away with the victory. They beat the Freedom 4-2.

During the postgame interview he told the press, "It's a big relief to get it over. I tried not to think about it, but it's kind of hard when you have a huge sign on the scoreboard staring at you every time you step up to the plate. The home run was nice, but I would have preferred to win the game."

His batting totals for the game showed 1 hit in 4 at-bats, 1 home run and 2 RBI.

The hardworking and dedicated Trampakoulos also said, "I'll celebrate a little with my family tonight but not too much. This is not the last home run I will hit. I think I have a lot baseball left in me and have other goals. I'll get back to work tomorrow."

In his 1466-game career Trampakoulos has hit .307 with 1682 hits, 300 home runs, and 1002 RBIs and has scored 908 runs.

[Alan T]

#500 for Harrington
Wednesday, August 31st, 2044: Spring first baseman Phil Harrington pounded a home run during the Lions 11-10 loss to Cleveland yesterday. Despite the defeat the long ball was a significant achievement and raised his career home run total to 500.

"Some hitters never live up to the hype," said his manager. "Phil has definitely lived up to his. He's hammered the heck out of the ball year after year."

The Spring star went 3 hits for 4 at-bats during the game, scoring 2 runs and had 3 runs batted in.

Over his 2219-game career Harrington has compiled a .317 batting average and collected 2648 hits, 501 home runs and 1679 RBIs.

[Alan T]

Harrington makes the 30th player in FOOL-X history with 500 HR for his career!

[hyde4us11]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Looks like Palmeiro didn't handle the pressure added from the press too well. After I mentioned his great season, he hit only .209 with 4 HR and 15 RBI last month.

Your like the SI cover jinx. Alan player acknowledge jinx rears its head again.

[Alan T]

Thomas Grabs RL Top Pitcher Trophy
Thursday, September 1st, 2044: Martin Thomas was the anchor in the Cleveland bullpen last month and snatched up the Republic League Pitcher of the Month honors for August. The 32-year-old is in the prime of his career and pitching like he intends to stay around baseball for quite some time to come.

He threw 17.2 innings over 15 relief appearances and collected a 4-0 record with 22 strikeouts and no saves while etching his 1.53 ERA.

This season Thomas has accumulated 1 save, registered a 2.93 ERA and struck out 92 in 83 innings. He also has a 11-1 record in 69 relief appearances.


Raindrops Sweeney August's Top Hurler
Thursday, September 1st, 2044: The Continental League Pitcher of the Month honor has been given to Garrett Sweeney of St Cloud for a superlative month.

"I actually never wanted to be a pitcher," Sweeney told reporters when asked who he credits for his pitching ability. "I was an outfielder until high school and on the third day of tryouts my coach came up and said, 'Son you couldn't hit a lick even if we put it on a tee for ya.' Well, that ticked me off, so I decided if I couldn't hit I wanted to make sure no one else could either and so here I am."

It all turned out for the best as the St Cloud starter notched a 5-0 record with a 2.18 ERA last month. He made 5 starts and struck out 33 in 33 innings.

To date this season, Sweeney has a record of 13 wins and 3 losses and a 3.33 ERA. He has appeared in 29 games and struck out 155 in 175.2 innings.

[Alan T]

Donlon Takes Best Bat Trophy in August
Thursday, September 1st, 2044: Las Vegas's Dale Donlon had a productive August and topped it off by winning the Batter of the Month citation from the Republic League.

The 31-year-old left fielder stood out at the plate with a .355 batting average, 9 home runs, 33 RBIs and 17 runs scored.

So far on the season Donlon is hitting .331 with 41 home runs, 144 RBIs and 89 runs scored. He has 170 hits and played in 133 games.


Hayes Grabs CL Best Batter Award for August
Thursday, September 1st, 2044: Mike Hayes is in the final year of his contract with St Cloud and today added a timely piece of hardware to his trophy case. Playing in 28 games in August the 33-year-old right fielder ripped Continental League pitchers for a .287 batting average, nabbing him the Batter of the Month award.

He also rang up 14 home runs, 35 RBIs and 30 runs scored.

If Hayes keeps up this pace, he'll cost someone a lot of money.

This year Hayes is batting .243 with 33 home runs and 102 RBIs.

[Alan T]

Rookie Reels In Republic League Award
Thursday, September 1st, 2044: Bernardo Tolento earned August's Rookie of the Month honors in the Republic League for last month's performance. The boyish Waikiki second baseman might be wet behind the ears, but he's proving that he has what it takes to play at this level.

Tolento hit .295 with 4 home runs, 14 RBIs and 11 runs scored this past month on his way to winning the award.

So far this season Tolento is hitting .292 with 8 home runs, 59 RBIs and 53 runs scored. He has 136 hits in 465 at-bats and a .348 OBP.


Bernal Voted August's Top Rookie
Thursday, September 1st, 2044: Félix Bernal earned Rookie of the Month honors in the Continental League for his exemplary performance in August.

The Washington center fielder racked up 32 hits, clubbed 5 home runs, drove in 17 runs and tacked on 20 runs scored for good measure.

So far this season Bernal has put up a .279 batting average with 147 hits, 28 home runs and 85 RBIs.

[Alan T]

September 1st, 2044:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Havana Banana Sluggers 91 42 .684 - 87-46 4 43-19 48-23 8-5 24-12 11 L1 3-7 Plantana Pirates 72 61 .541 19 69-64 3 40-31 32-30 6-3 23-16 L1 7-3 St Cloud Raindrops 70 63 .526 21 67-66 3 36-32 34-31 9-7 15-18 W1 4-6 Washington Freedom 66 67 .496 25 66-67 0 32-35 34-32 6-4 17-16 W1 4-6 Chicago Southpaws 65 69 .485 26½ 71-63 -6 37-32 28-37 5-8 14-21 L1 5-5 Stafford Terriers 59 73 .447 31½ 64-68 -5 29-37 30-36 5-7 19-22 W1 6-4 Oshawa Mullets 59 74 .444 32 63-70 -4 32-35 27-39 4-6 15-19 L1 7-3 St Louis Hops 50 83 .376 41 49-84 1 27-35 23-48 1-4 15-18 W1 4-6

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York Legends 87 46 .654 - 89-44 -2 42-20 45-26 9-4 20-17 16 W5 8-2 Waikiki Beach Boys 73 60 .549 14 71-62 2 43-24 30-36 9-7 21-13 L4 3-7 Cleveland Naps 73 61 .545 14½ 69-65 4 31-38 42-23 7-7 26-15 W2 8-2 Spring Lions 70 63 .526 17 67-66 3 44-24 26-39 0-5 18-21 L2 7-3 Ann Arbor Wolverines 63 69 .477 23½ 64-68 -1 30-36 33-33 7-7 21-21 W5 7-3 Portland Axemen 63 70 .474 24 64-69 -1 37-25 26-45 3-5 21-20 W3 5-5 Las Vegas Wildcats 60 73 .451 27 63-70 -3 32-35 28-38 8-6 15-23 L4 2-8 Maricopa Rattlers 43 90 .323 44 49-84 -6 26-45 17-45 1-3 9-21 L7 1-9

[Alan T]

A month left in the season, it seems homefield advantage in both leagues is for the most part decided. Many teams are still in the hunt for playoff spots however!

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG 4 tied with .340 1 E. Santellano WAI .340 1 H. García POR .340 1 T. Kobayashi SPG .340 1 G. Tobias OSH .340	League Leaders HR H. Palmeiro - ANN 48 2 D. Donlon LVS 41 3 R. Moore CHI 38 4 A. Caro HBS 37 5 2 tied with 35	League Leaders RBI H. Palmeiro - ANN 149 2 D. Donlon LVS 144 3 D. Hamilton WAI 125 4 M. Humphrey NY 119 5 K. Watanabe MAR 115
League Leaders W A. Hernández - NY 16 2 R. Frank CHI 15 2 J. Molina WAS 15 4 C. Galindo HBS 14 5 4 tied with 13	League Leaders ERA J. Molina - WAS 2.27 2 C. Galindo HBS 2.47 3 A. Hernández NY 2.73 4 S. Fournier STL 3.18 4 R. Frank CHI 3.18	League Leaders K J. Thompson - MAR 197 2 S. Fournier STL 173 2 R. Theunen OSH 173 4 R. Quifel STC 169 5 T. Johnston STA 160

[Alan T]

John Ballard Records 300th Save, Tames Cleveland 4-3
Friday, September 9th, 2044: Once again John Ballard took the mound for Portland with the game on the line, a scenario that has played out hundreds of times for the Axemen and their top reliever. And like he has several hundred times before, Ballard closed out the victory over the Cleveland Naps. This save, however, was a bit more special than most -- it was his 300th career save. The 36-year-old bullpen specialist shut down Cleveland on no runs and no hits, while working 1 innings in the 4-3 win at The Beaver Den.

"Early in my career, 300 saves was the only goal I had - if I could be around long enough to get it," Ballard said. "I thought to myself, if I could get 300, I'd feel like I'd accomplished something."

Ballard has a career ERA of 2.85 in 1163 games. In 1279 innings he has allowed opposing hitters a .227 batting average and chalked up a 108-65 won-lost mark with 1556 strikeouts.

[Alan T]

September 12th, 2044:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Havana Banana Sluggers 96 46 .676 - 91-51 5 48-20 48-26 9-6 27-14 Clinched W4 5-5 St Cloud Raindrops 76 67 .531 20½ 72-71 4 40-35 36-32 9-8 18-20 L1 6-4 Plantana Pirates 74 68 .521 22 72-70 2 40-34 34-34 6-3 24-17 L4 2-8 Washington Freedom 73 69 .514 23 73-69 0 32-35 41-34 7-4 20-18 W1 8-2 Oshawa Mullets 68 75 .476 28½ 71-72 -3 36-35 32-40 5-6 16-19 W3 9-1 Chicago Southpaws 68 75 .476 28½ 75-68 -7 40-35 28-40 5-9 14-23 L3 3-7 Stafford Terriers 63 80 .441 33½ 68-75 -5 30-39 33-41 5-7 20-24 L1 4-6 St Louis Hops 52 90 .366 44 52-90 0 29-42 23-48 1-4 15-19 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 50 .648 - 94-48 -2 47-24 45-26 9-4 22-20 6 L3 6-4 Cleveland Naps 78 65 .545 14½ 73-70 5 36-39 42-26 8-7 28-17 L3 6-4 Waikiki Beach Boys 77 65 .542 15 76-66 1 43-24 34-41 9-7 21-14 W1 4-6 Spring Lions 73 70 .510 19½ 71-72 2 46-29 27-41 0-7 18-21 L1 3-7 Portland Axemen 70 72 .493 22 71-71 -1 43-25 27-47 3-5 23-20 W6 8-2 Ann Arbor Wolverines 70 73 .490 22½ 69-74 1 31-38 39-35 9-7 24-22 W3 7-3 Las Vegas Wildcats 66 77 .462 26½ 68-75 -2 35-36 31-41 9-7 17-24 W1 6-4 Maricopa Rattlers 44 98 .310 48 51-91 -7 27-47 17-51 1-4 9-24 L1 1-9

[Alan T]

Havana has clinched homefield advantage in the CLCS!

St. Cloud has a magic number of 19

New York has a magic number of 6
Cleveland has a magic number of 20

[Alan T]

September 19th, 2044:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Havana Banana Sluggers 102 47 .685 - 96-53 6 54-21 48-26 11-7 29-14 Clinched W5 9-1 St Cloud Raindrops 82 68 .547 20½ 77-73 5 40-35 42-33 10-8 19-20 W5 7-3 Washington Freedom 79 70 .530 23 79-70 0 35-36 44-34 7-5 21-18 W4 8-2 Plantana Pirates 75 74 .503 27 73-76 2 40-37 35-37 7-3 24-19 L4 1-9 Chicago Southpaws 70 79 .470 32 77-72 -7 42-39 28-40 5-10 14-24 W1 3-7 Oshawa Mullets 69 81 .460 33½ 72-78 -3 37-41 32-40 5-7 16-19 L5 4-6 Stafford Terriers 65 85 .433 37½ 71-79 -6 30-39 35-46 6-8 20-26 L4 4-6 St Louis Hops 55 93 .372 46½ 54-94 1 29-42 26-51 2-5 16-19 L1 4-6

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York Legends 96 52 .649 - 98-50 -2 47-24 49-28 10-4 24-22 Clinched L2 5-5 Waikiki Beach Boys 82 67 .550 14½ 83-66 -1 46-25 36-42 9-7 21-14 W1 6-4 Cleveland Naps 82 67 .550 14½ 77-72 5 40-41 42-26 9-8 31-18 W2 5-5 Spring Lions 76 74 .507 21 74-76 2 46-29 30-45 0-7 20-21 W1 5-5 Portland Axemen 73 76 .490 23½ 74-75 -1 46-29 27-47 4-5 24-22 W2 6-4 Ann Arbor Wolverines 72 78 .480 25 72-78 0 31-38 41-40 9-9 25-24 L2 5-5 Las Vegas Wildcats 70 80 .467 27 72-78 -2 39-39 31-41 9-7 17-24 L1 6-4 Maricopa Rattlers 46 103 .309 50½ 53-96 -7 28-49 18-54 1-4 9-26 L1 3-7

[Alan T]

New York has clinched a playoff spot and homefield advantage in the RLCS

St. Cloud has a magic number of 11

Waikiki and Cleveland both have a magic number of 14

[kenjabroni]

Great time to start playing even more terrible.....

[Alan T]

September 26, 2044:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Havana Banana Sluggers 104 52 .667 - 99-57 5 55-23 49-29 11-7 29-15 Clinched L2 5-5 St Cloud Raindrops 86 70 .551 18 81-75 5 40-35 46-35 10-8 19-21 W2 8-2 Washington Freedom 83 73 .532 21 82-74 1 39-39 44-34 7-5 22-19 W2 7-3 Plantana Pirates 79 77 .506 25 76-80 3 43-38 36-39 7-3 26-19 W1 4-6 Oshawa Mullets 73 83 .468 31 76-80 -3 39-42 34-41 5-7 17-19 W1 4-6 Chicago Southpaws 72 83 .465 31½ 81-74 -9 42-39 30-44 5-10 14-26 L2 3-7 Stafford Terriers 68 88 .436 36 74-82 -6 33-42 35-46 6-8 21-27 L1 3-7 St Louis Hops 58 97 .374 45½ 57-98 1 30-44 28-53 2-5 17-19 L1 5-5

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York Legends 98 57 .632 - 101-54 -3 47-27 51-30 10-5 25-23 Clinched L4 3-7 Waikiki Beach Boys 86 70 .551 12½ 86-70 0 50-28 36-42 10-7 24-16 W1 6-4 Cleveland Naps 84 71 .542 14 80-75 4 40-41 44-30 9-8 32-22 L1 5-5 Spring Lions 80 76 .513 18½ 78-78 2 46-29 34-47 0-8 21-23 L2 7-3 Portland Axemen 78 78 .500 20½ 78-78 0 48-30 30-48 6-6 27-23 W2 7-3 Las Vegas Wildcats 75 81 .481 23½ 75-81 0 41-40 34-41 9-7 19-24 W4 6-4 Ann Arbor Wolverines 73 83 .468 25½ 74-82 -1 32-43 41-40 10-10 26-26 W1 2-8 Maricopa Rattlers 49 107 .314 49½ 56-100 -7 29-52 20-55 3-6 11-28 L1 4-6

[Alan T]

St. Cloud has a magic number of 4

Waikiki has a magic number of 6

Washington, Cleveland and Spring are all still mathematically alive.

[Alan T]

Branco Gijsberts Hurls No-No Against Havana
Wednesday, September 28th, 2044: "Branco Gijsberts was just plain nasty on the mound today," according to his batterymate and quite a few of the Havana Banana Sluggers after the Washington hurler fired a 4-0 no-hitter.

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

In an overpowering performance Gijsberts faced 29 batters in all and finish the game with 7 strikeouts and 3 walks.

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

This year Gijsberts has fashioned a 9-16 mark, 4.98 ERA and pitched 189.2 innings. Opposing clubs are batting .247 against him and he has logged 127 strikeouts.

[CleBrownsfan]

Doesn't look like I'm getting in to the post season but the Naps have exceeded my expectations...

[Alan T]

Even though Havana has had a great season, Washington's Gijsberts gives them something to think about right before the start of the postseason!

Gijsberts' no-hitter is the first ever pitched against Havana in their franchise's history.

[Alan T]

Entering the final day of the regular season, St. Cloud clinches a playoff spot was Washington is eliminated from the postseason.

In the Republic League, Waikiki and Cleveland are deadlocked entering the final game:

Waikiki 87-74
Cleveland 87-74

Waikiki plays at home vs Las Vegas
Cleveland has a tough road trip against New York

[Alan T]

Because FOOL-X can ignore pesky things such as time zones, we'll pretend both games are occurring at the exact same time!


Entering the 9th inning, Waikiki leads 6-1 over Las Vegas until Las Vegas scores 5 runs on 5 hits, thanks in part to a Dale Donlon 3-run HR to tie things up 6-6!

Over in the other game, entering the 9th inning, Cleveland and New York are all tied up 4-4!

[CleBrownsfan]

Exciting!!!

[Alan T]

Waikiki vs Las Vegas heads to the 10th, where in the bottom of the 10th, Waikiki's Emilio Santellano hits an RBI single to win the game for Waikiki!

Meanwhile, over in the Cleveland vs New York game, still in the bottom of the 9th, New York has pinch runner Dong-hyun Pak at second base with two outs. Julio Lopez hits an easy ground ball to Shortstop, where Cleveland's poor fielding Alfredo Morales doesn't cleanly field it! The ball rolls through his legs and into Left-center field. Pak is around third and scores to win the game for New York!

Waikiki clinches the final playoff spot as Cleveland now has a new goat to blame!

[CleBrownsfan]

**refresh refresh refresh**

[Alan T]

Final 2044 Standings:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Havana Banana Sluggers 107 55 .660 - 102-60 5 56-25 51-30 12-7 30-15 Clinched L1 4-6 St Cloud Raindrops 89 73 .549 18 84-78 5 43-38 46-35 10-8 20-21 W2 6-4 Washington Freedom 87 75 .537 20 86-76 1 41-40 46-35 7-6 22-20 W2 6-4 Plantana Pirates 81 81 .500 26 79-83 2 43-38 38-43 7-3 26-19 L2 4-6 Chicago Southpaws 77 85 .475 30 86-76 -9 42-39 35-46 5-10 14-28 W3 6-4 Oshawa Mullets 76 86 .469 31 80-82 -4 39-42 37-44 5-8 17-20 L2 5-5 Stafford Terriers 70 92 .432 37 76-86 -6 35-46 35-46 7-8 22-27 W1 4-6 St Louis Hops 61 101 .377 46 61-101 0 33-48 28-53 2-5 18-19 L3 4-6

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York Legends 101 61 .623 - 105-57 -4 50-31 51-30 10-7 27-26 Clinched W2 3-7 Waikiki Beach Boys 88 74 .543 13 87-75 1 51-30 37-44 11-7 25-16 W1 5-5 Cleveland Naps 87 75 .537 14 82-80 5 40-41 47-34 11-8 34-23 L2 4-6 Spring Lions 84 78 .519 17 82-80 2 50-31 34-47 0-8 21-23 W1 6-4 Portland Axemen 81 81 .500 20 81-81 0 50-31 31-50 6-6 27-24 W1 6-4 Las Vegas Wildcats 78 84 .481 23 79-83 -1 41-40 37-44 9-8 19-25 L1 7-3 Ann Arbor Wolverines 77 85 .475 24 77-85 0 36-45 41-40 10-10 27-26 L1 5-5 Maricopa Rattlers 52 110 .321 49 58-104 -6 29-52 23-58 3-6 12-29 L1 5-5

[kenjabroni]

was that shortstop related to Bill Buckner by chance?

[CleBrownsfan]

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! What a bum! He's cut...

Good Job Waikik - and good luck to the playoff teams.

Looking forward to see how my two rookie SP's did. I'm starting to get that feeling that my rebuilding stage is over - and that is a good feeling to have

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG H. García - POR .347 2 E. Santellano WAI .343 3 T. Kobayashi SPG .340 4 A. Beya WAI .336 5 2 tied with .332	League Leaders HR H. Palmeiro - ANN 52 2 A. Caro HBS 44 2 D. Donlon LVS 44 2 R. Moore CHI 44 5 K. Watanabe MAR 41	League Leaders RBI H. Palmeiro - ANN 165 2 D. Donlon LVS 164 3 D. Hamilton WAI 145 4 F. Castillo WAI 138 4 M. Humphrey NY 138
League Leaders W A. Hernández - NY 18 2 R. Frank CHI 17 2 J. Molina WAS 17 4 A. Orr SPG 16 4 G. Sweeney STC 16	League Leaders ERA J. Molina - WAS 2.30 2 A. Hernández NY 2.90 2 C. Galindo HBS 2.90 4 S. Fournier STL 3.00 5 T. Yamaguchi HBS 3.38	League Leaders K J. Thompson - MAR 237 2 R. Theunen OSH 209 3 T. Johnston STA 206 3 J. Molina WAS 206 3 R. Quifel STC 206

[Alan T]

Even though Palmeiro fizzled in the second half of the season with only 11 HR after the all star break, he still records the most Home runs in a single season since the great Kien-lung Teng hit 65 HR back in 2008 (36 seasons ago)!

[TeachEnEspanol]

Chief: Tomorrow, we fight to the death!
After that, I'll miss you all...

Congrats to Chief, Matt, and Buck!!! Good luck to all three of you tomorrow!

[TeachEnEspanol]

New Question (which I have no time to follow up with at all): How many C-grade teams have made it into the Playoffs? How many of them have won it all?

[Alan T]

The new file is up! Playoffs run tomorrow morning.

Just a warning, I have an appointment in the morning at sim time, so the playoffs will run a little later in the morning. (maybe delayed an hour or 90 minutes or so). Try to get your exports in on time though in case I get home early!

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

New Question (which I have no time to follow up with at all): How many C-grade teams have made it into the Playoffs? How many of them have won it all?

There have been a few that have done both. (They always make sure to let me know how bad my prediction was afterwards too!)

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Alan T

playoffs will run a little later in the morning. (maybe delayed an hour or 90 minutes or so).

But by that time the children will be back from Gym and I will be stuck doing my job!

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Alan T

There have been a few that have done both. (They always make sure to let me know how bad my prediction was afterwards too!)

That's what I'm wondering. How "accurate" has the rating scale been so far?

But I'm totally realistic enough to know that it depends on the quality of all the teams in any given year. (For example, it's not impressive that a C-grade team would beat out the only B-grade team, but it's pretty crazy if they take on an A+ team and win.)

[Alan T]

Best Bang for the Buck Award(Batters) (Hitter that did the most while being paid the least.)
Name Team VORP Salary Score Dan Harris STC 34.0928 100000 34.09

Best Bang for the Buck Award(Veteran Batters) (Veteran hitter that did the most while being paid the least.)
Name Team VORP Salary Score Azar Beya WAI 38.7291 450000 8.61

Best Bang for the Buck Award(Pitchers) (Pitcher that did the most while being paid the least.)
Name Team VORP Salary Score Andrés Pérez NY 46.7885 100000 46.79

Best Bang for the Buck Award(Veteran Pitchers) (Veteran pitcher that did the most while being paid the least.)
Name Team VORP Salary Score Simon Rose POR 33.6727 100000 33.67

Worst Bang for the Buck Award(Batters) (For the most overpaid hitter in the league.)
Name Team VORP Salary Score Ray Spears WAI -22.8032 4850000 -11059552000000.00

Worst Bang for the Buck Award(Pitchers) (For the most overpaid pitcher in the league.)
Name Team VORP Salary Score Toshiharu Ohayashi MAR -61.7217 2234000 -13788627780000.00

Home Run or Nothing Award (For the hitter that hit home runs and not much else.)
Name Team HR RC Score Jorge Rivera PLN 28 59.126907 0.4051

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 8 15 209 115 173.0 16671.6763

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 Juan Molina WAS 17 7 206 45 191.0 872.72727340

Running on Empty Award (For the baserunner that keeps attempting to steal and fails.)
Name Team SB CS SB % Score Mike Humphrey NY 20 22 0.4762 9.40

Can't hit his weight Award (For the hitter that can't even hit his weight.)
Name Team Weight Batting Avg. Score Félix Romero OSH 195 lbs 0.176 0.90374107

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 Miguel González POR 0.215 12 73 -33.3887

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 Toshiharu Ohayashi MAR 5 19 9.40 -61.7217

Stone Statue Award (For the Shortstop that had so little range that he resembled a statue.)
Name Team Total Chances Assists Put Outs Range Jacob Williamson POR 226 149 68 3.8827

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 Bob Allen OSH 139 56 0.4029 69.7

Early Checkout Award (For the Starting pitcher that left games the earliest.)
Name Team W L ERA GS IP Score David Wills POR 5 12 7.27 32 130.0 0.2462

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 Tomokazu Kobayashi SPG 0.340 242 31 211

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 Javier Fernández STL 7500000 0.252 12 66 44.0122

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 Tzu-yu Jin PLN 6925000 10 11 5.01 49.68

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

Name Team W L IP Hit Batters Jesús Piñeiro ANN 9 9 183.0 21

[Wolverines]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

After that, I'll miss you all...

You're not leaving are you?

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

That's what I'm wondering. How "accurate" has the rating scale been so far?

But I'm totally realistic enough to know that it depends on the quality of all the teams in any given year. (For example, it's not impressive that a C-grade team would beat out the only B-grade team, but it's pretty crazy if they take on an A+ team and win.)

My experience with the OOTP game engine is once you are in the playoffs, anyone can beat anyone. Obviously a team with a very strong top of the pitching rotation gets that much tougher in the playoffs, but we've seen all kinds of upsets there.

As for the accuracy of my preseason ratings? I'd like to think it has been fairly close on the mark since I've started doing it, but maybe I'm fooling myself Obviously I can't factor in opening day signings since they hadn't happened yet. And it is only a guess on my part of how I think a team will do or a team -should- do. I find usually my predictions end up closer to team's pyth records than their actual records.. but Sometimes I swing and miss big too (perhaps due to a GM trying something new, or forgetting to export or whatever)

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Wolverines

You're not leaving are you?

I think she means because it will be a battle to the death

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Wolverines

You're not leaving are you?

In this battle to the death, Chief will surely win.

[buckinbranco]

Wow, this totally made my Thursday. Playoffs!

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Even though Havana has had a great season, Washington's Gijsberts gives them something to think about right before the start of the postseason!

Gijsberts' no-hitter is the first ever pitched against Havana in their franchise's history.

Boo!

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

In this battle to the death, Chief will surely win.

I'm with Alan. There's no telling, just on record. Should I win? Probably. But consider that I se tthe CL record for wins, I think, last year, or close to it, but I didn't take home the hardware.

Playoffs are a different sort of beast.

Good luck tomorrow, Teach, and to the rest of the playoff squads.

[Tasan]

Wow...talk about free falling...did we have Tom Petty sing at our mid-season start, or what?