FOOL-X 2063 Regular Season

[ekcut]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Nunez is only the 13th pitcher in league history with 250 wins

Nunez will be the 2nd player to have his number retired by the Bishops.

After 100yrs of one hit wonders, and teams built with FA signings and borderline draft picks, I figure we'll have 4 players from the last run worthy of Jersey retirement!

I was so disapointed with the jersey retirement discusion we had a month or so ago, and I looked through team history and could find NO ONE I deamed spent enought quality time as a Bishop to determine the honor. I'm all giddy now!

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

Wow, it's not like you to take sides! Did someone kill your dog or something?

Nah, I just am not a huge fan of the wild card, and have always hypothesized in a wild card setup, if you have a very even division (parity) other than one overly dominant team, that some day we will have someone in the playoffs with a losing record.

I just enjoy watching every season for that one time it occurs to actually come true!

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Nah, I just am not a huge fan of the wild card, and have always hypothesized in a wild card setup, if you have a very even division (parity) other than one overly dominant team, that some day we will have someone in the playoffs with a losing record.

I just enjoy watching every season for that one time it occurs to actually come true!

So it's situational, not personal. I gotcha!

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by ekcut

Nunez will be the 2nd player to have his number retired by the Bishops.

After 100yrs of one hit wonders, and teams built with FA signings and borderline draft picks, I figure we'll have 4 players from the last run worthy of Jersey retirement!

I was so disapointed with the jersey retirement discusion we had a month or so ago, and I looked through team history and could find NO ONE I deamed spent enought quality time as a Bishop to determine the honor. I'm all giddy now!

What about Jose Salas or Bailey Marks? Two of the all time greats that I associate with your franchise.

[Alan T]

Quick 5 minute break away from my desk and then we will sim the final weekend of the season (and I will cross my fingers that we don't end up in some 4-way tie or something rediculous)

[ekcut]

Originally Posted by Alan T

What about Jose Salas or Bailey Marks? Two of the all time greats that I associate with your franchise.

I thought about Salas, but to be honest he was a big disapointment for me.
He had great ratings, but he never really put up the numbers to match the ratings.

[hyde4us11]

The great part of Hunt, not only has he topped 700 HR but he is also the all-time leader in doubles.

[Alan T]

9/28:


Plantana 8, St. Cloud 1
Havana 11, Washington 7
Stafford 3, London 2

St. Cloud is eliminated from the postseason.

Stafford has a magic number of 2



New York 14, Portland 0
Maricopa 7, Waikiki 3
Las Vegas 5, Ann Arbor 3
Cleveland 5, Spring 3

Portland is eliminated from the postseason

Cleveland has a magic number of 1

[Alan T]

9/29:

Washington 4, Havana 3
Stafford 9, London 3


Ann Arbor 5, Las Vegas 3
Maricopa 10, Waikiki 2
Cleveland 7, Spring 4


Stafford and Cleveland clinch the final two playoff spots!

[TeachEnEspanol]

Nice job playoff teams!!!

Some day my pitching won't suck and I'll be back...someday.

[Alan T]

Final 2063 Standings:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 St Louis Hops 96 66 .593 - 98-64 -2 49-32 47-34 11-14 27-29 Clinched W7 7-3 Stafford Terriers 87 75 .537 9 84-78 3 44-37 43-38 9-11 18-25 W4 7-3 Havana Banana Sluggers 84 78 .519 12 83-79 1 43-38 41-40 10-9 25-25 L2 3-7 St Cloud Raindrops 83 79 .512 13 82-80 1 43-38 40-41 10-8 25-22 L1 4-6 London Bishops 83 79 .512 13 85-77 -2 41-40 42-39 9-10 30-24 L3 5-5 Washington Freedom 81 81 .500 15 79-83 2 41-40 40-41 5-7 32-24 W2 5-5 Plantana Pirates 69 93 .426 27 73-89 -4 39-42 30-51 8-4 21-21 W1 5-5 Oshawa Mullets 65 97 .401 31 65-97 0 29-52 36-45 9-8 21-29 L5 3-7

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York Legends 106 56 .654 - 110-52 -4 54-27 52-29 5-6 18-24 Clinched L2 4-6 Cleveland Naps 84 78 .519 22 88-74 -4 41-40 43-38 3-6 15-20 W3 6-4 Ann Arbor Wolverines 82 80 .506 24 79-83 3 42-39 40-41 9-7 27-18 W2 6-4 Waikiki Beach Boys 80 82 .494 26 71-91 9 36-45 44-37 4-6 19-18 L4 5-5 Portland Axemen 80 82 .494 26 82-80 -2 41-40 39-42 6-6 17-20 W2 5-5 Maricopa Rattlers 74 88 .457 32 79-83 -5 37-44 37-44 6-6 22-20 W6 6-4 Las Vegas Wildcats 72 90 .444 34 68-94 4 39-42 33-48 8-4 25-19 L2 3-7 Spring Lions 70 92 .432 36 74-88 -4 32-49 38-43 3-3 14-18 L3 4-6

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG E. Rodríguez - CLE .353 2 V. Serrano LON .350 3 A. Brown WAI .347 4 W. Byers LON .345 5 J. Rivera STA .325	League Leaders HR D. Watson - NY 52 2 A. García SPG 45 3 J. Soriano CLE 44 3 J. St-Martin SPG 44 5 I. Cintrón MAR 43	League Leaders RBI D. Watson - NY 157 2 J. Santos STL 144 3 R. Díaz NY 136 4 I. Cintrón MAR 135 5 M. Caldwell ANN 132
League Leaders W K. Rich - STA 20 2 M. Jackson WAI 18 3 D. Hernández NY 17 3 P. Perrone NY 17 5 5 tied with 16	League Leaders ERA K. Rich - STA 1.71 2 B. Herrick STL 2.70 3 M. Chong WAS 2.91 4 M. Jackson WAI 2.97 5 J. Brawner NY 3.28	League Leaders K K. Rich - STA 225 2 M. Sheffield ANN 217 3 M. Chong WAS 207 4 J. Brawner NY 205 5 B. Herrick STL 202

[Alan T]

Triple Crown Award to Stafford Ace
Monday, October 1st, 2063: If Kurt Rich doesn't win the Mauro Morales Award this year, someone's going to call for a recount! Kurt wrapped up one of the rarest feats in baseball -- the pitching triple crown! He topped all pitchers in the Continental League in wins, strikeouts and ERA.

In 33 starts, Rich lead the league with 20 wins, 225 strikeouts and a 1.71 ERA. His won-loss record was 20-5 for the year.

[Alan T]

Kurt Rich had one of the best seasons in league history. he set the following single season records this year:

ERA: 1.71 (previous record of 1.82 was set by Yann Bujold in 1973)
WHIP: 0.84 (Previous record of 0.87 set by Yann Bujold in 1973)
Opponent OBP: .226 (previous record of .234 set by Greg Johnston in 1998)
Opponent OPS: .488 (previous record of .515 set by Yann Bujold in 1973)


I bet St. Louis looks forward to facing Rich in the playoffs.

[Alan T]

Allen Hunt update:

2063: .283, 34 HR 107 RBI, 35 doubles

he did not set any new career records this season, but extended the following leads:

Total Bases 7005 (2nd place Eddie Cunningham with 6276)
Doubles 883 (2nd place Salvador Garcia with 797)
RBI: 2557 (2nd place Hector Palmeiro with 2327)

He is also close to the record in other categories in case he returns next year at the age of 44 for one more season!

Hits: 2nd place with 3808 (leader: Eddie Cunningham with 3946)
Home Runs: 2nd place with 708 (leader: Hector Palmeiro with 751)

[lynchy34]

Originally Posted by Alan T

I bet St. Louis looks forward to facing Rich in the playoffs.

Not especially.

[lynchy34]

Poor Yann Bujold. Guy got all his records broken by Rich.

[ekcut]

Jose Salas...
He hit 339hrs, which is a respectable number for sure, but his average was only .277.
I do see he was an allstar 13 out of his 14 yrs....but I just don't see him being an alltime great.

As for Marks, His career is great and if was all with London/Chicago, he'd be a no-brainer. His London numbers are very good....but still not on the level with Hunt.
Pehaps if I was GM during Mark's tenure, I'd have enough sentimental love for him to include him, but from a numbers standpoint I am just "Meh"

[ekcut]

Damn...while I was looking up stats my team messed the bed!

Congrats to the playoff teams and to Kurt Rich. I remember Bujold foundly...he was my first big trade aquisition in FOOL-x way back in the early years. It's sad to see those records fall, but I tip my cap to an amazing season.

[CleBrownsfan]

Wow - this was a pretty fun season to watch play out...

Have no clue how my Naps made the playoffs after a 18 and 37 start - but we'll take it!

Grats to the fellow playoff teams - good luck tomorrow!

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by ekcut

Jose Salas...
He hit 339hrs, which is a respectable number for sure, but his average was only .277.
I do see he was an allstar 13 out of his 14 yrs....but I just don't see him being an alltime great.

As for Marks, His career is great and if was all with London/Chicago, he'd be a no-brainer. His London numbers are very good....but still not on the level with Hunt.
Pehaps if I was GM during Mark's tenure, I'd have enough sentimental love for him to include him, but from a numbers standpoint I am just "Meh"

Regarding Salas, don't just look at his batting average... He had a career OBP of almost .400, and led the league in Walks many times. He was a leading plate setter for many great London teams.

Also consider Salas was one of the 5 best Shortstops in league history. His OPS+ of 142 blows away any other Shortstop in league history. (next highest is Juan Ortiz with 124.


As for Bailey Marks, he was a great player. You missed out on not seeing him play. If he didn't play in the same league at the same time as Luis Huerta in his prime, Marks easily would have had several more Hitter of the year awards.

[Alan T]

The new file is up! Playoffs run tomorrow.

Exports due at 11am ET!

[Alan T]

Best Bang for the Buck Award(Batters) (Hitter that did the most while being paid the least.)
Name Team VORP Salary Score Alberto Valentín NY 43.4651 100000 43.47

Best Bang for the Buck Award(Veteran Batters) (Veteran hitter that did the most while being paid the least.)
Name Team VORP Salary Score Ángel López LON 11.6613 100000 11.66

Best Bang for the Buck Award(Pitchers) (Pitcher that did the most while being paid the least.)
Name Team VORP Salary Score Mike Jackson WAI 55.4811 100000 55.48

Best Bang for the Buck Award(Veteran Pitchers) (Veteran pitcher that did the most while being paid the least.)
Name Team VORP Salary Score Norberto Vargas OSH 25.0522 100000 25.05

Worst Bang for the Buck Award(Batters) (For the most overpaid hitter in the league.)
Name Team VORP Salary Score Tim Hillin PLN -30.856 9857000 -30414759200000.00

Worst Bang for the Buck Award(Pitchers) (For the most overpaid pitcher in the league.)
Name Team VORP Salary Score Robinson Díaz LVS -36.3852 8601000 -31294910520000.00

Home Run or Nothing Award (For the hitter that hit home runs and not much else.)
Name Team HR RC Score Mike Moore WAI 29 60.501389 0.4113

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 Martín Salinas CLE 13 14 151 127 179.0 19498.4022

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 Kurt Rich STA 20 5 225 33 226.0 877.04545481

Running on Empty Award (For the baserunner that keeps attempting to steal and fails.)
Name Team SB CS SB % Score Brad Brett WAS 6 19 0.2400 11.50

Can't hit his weight Award (For the hitter that can't even hit his weight.)
Name Team Weight Batting Avg. Score Charlie Washington LVS 205 lbs 0.153 0.74687828

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 Juan Maese LVS 0.214 11 52 -32.8657

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 Edwin Bailey MAR 5 20 8.36 -48.0534

Stone Statue Award (For the Shortstop that had so little range that he resembled a statue.)
Name Team Total Chances Assists Put Outs Range Chia-liang Ya PLN 592 357 221 3.6920

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 Carlos García STC 162 68 0.4198 67.6

Early Checkout Award (For the Starting pitcher that left games the earliest.)
Name Team W L ERA GS IP Score Sean Andersen SPG 7 11 6.29 40 166.0 0.2410

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 Vicente Serrano LON 0.350 236 35 201

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 José Vidal HBS 11843000 0.250 4 23 48.6809

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 Carlos Torres OSH 6094000 8 13 5.12 32.7695

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

Name Team W L IP Hit Batters Jon Scarlett HBS 11 13 185.0 15

[Alan T]

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
	Kurt Rich	STA	20	5	225	33	226.0	877.04545481

heh, this one makes me chuckle...

I know people are going to ask how a 20-5 pitcher is considered unlucky.. but I guess the point is he should have even won more!

[Afino]

Oh man....not only did we finish 2 games out, but we finished in that dreaded 8th place in the FOOL....meaning that I'm in Type A land

D'oh!!

[Afino]

Elvis Reese stole 103 bases - the 3rd highest total in FOOL-X history! Also led the league in OBP

346 SB in his first 4 seasons. No one has more SB through the age of 24.

Can we be witnessing the new King of Steal?

[spot]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Unluckiest Pitcher Award
(For the pitcher that would likely win an award if on a better team.)

heh, this one makes me chuckle...

I know people are going to ask how a 20-5 pitcher is considered unlucky.. but I guess the point is he should have even won more!

Can I add a nickname to Mr. Rich? Let's call him "Unlucky".

[hyde4us11]

Originally Posted by spot

Can I add a nickname to Mr. Rich? Let's call him "Unlucky".

I was thinking "Filthy"