2006 Season Thread

[Young Drachma]

STANDINGS AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 2006

Continental League Standings
			W	L	PCT	GB
Valdosta Peanuts	88	51	.633	-
Brooklyn Brownstones	80	59	.576	8.0
Montreal Majestics	75	65	.536	13.5
Atlanta Firecrackers	67	72	.482	21.0
Baltimore Gothams	54	85	.388	34.0
Napa Valley Winemakers	54	86	.386	34.5

Republic League Standings
			W	L	PCT	GB
Boston Settlers		86	54	.614	-
Compton Brothers	82	58	.586	4.0
Colorado Rancheros	81	58	.583	4.5
New York Heroes		59	80	.424	26.5
Detroit Wolverines	55	84	.396	30.5
Hartford Harpooners	55	84	.396	30.5

[Young Drachma]

Originally Posted by Tasan

There's nothing like 3 year olds projectile vomiting to put a bad spin on season sim night.

E3

[Chief Rum]

Looks like mediocrity is the order of the day for us this season. Can't seem to make the jump to the top half, although getting six All Stars clearly says we have some players.

[Young Drachma]

Boston is 15-14 against Colorado and 17-10 against Compton as of September 1st

Compton is 18-11 against Colorado

Valdosta is 14-12 against Montreal and Brooklyn

Brooklyn is 11-18 against Montreal this year

[Young Drachma]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

Looks like mediocrity is the order of the day for us this season. Can't seem to make the jump to the top half, although getting six All Stars clearly says we have some players.

That and a 7-22 record against Valdosta, you have a winning record against everyone else.

[Young Drachma]

STANDINGS AS OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2006

Continental League Standings
			W	L	PCT	GB
Valdosta Peanuts	94	54	.635	-
Brooklyn Brownstones	82	65	.558	11.5
Montreal Majestics	79	69	.534	15.0
Atlanta Firecrackers	73	75	.493	21.0
Baltimore Gothams	58	90	.392	36.0
Napa Valley Winemakers	58	91	.389	36.5

Republic League Standings
			W	L	PCT	GB
Boston Settlers		91	58	.611	-
Colorado Rancheros	87	61	.588	3.5
Compton Brothers	87	61	.588	3.5
New York Heroes		61	87	.412	29.5
Hartford Harpooners	60	88	.405	30.5
Detroit Wolverines	58	89	.395	32.0

[Young Drachma]

Colorado and Compton are deadlocked in the RL race, with Boston holding on to a lead that's not all that strong down the stretch.

In the CL, Montreal is within 3.5 games of the Continental Cup lead and Atlanta is out 9.5 games with the season winding down.

[Young Drachma]

9/11
Colorado 5, New York 4
Compton 5, Boston 1
Montreal 9, Napa Valley 1
Valdosta 10, Brooklyn 5
Atlanta 6, Baltimore 1
Hartford 3, Detroit 2

[Young Drachma]

9/12
Boston 10, Colorado 5
Compton 7, Detroit 5
Montreal 3, Brooklyn 0
Napa Valley 6, Baltimore 4

[Young Drachma]

9/13
New York 8, Hartford 7 (14 innings)
Boston 5, Colorado 0
Compton 6, Detroit 2
Baltimore 6, Napa Valley 1
Brooklyn 5, Montreal 1
Valdosta 6, Atlanta 4

[Young Drachma]

Valdosta has clinched at least a playoff spot for the '06 playoffs.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

That and a 7-22 record against Valdosta, you have a winning record against everyone else.

lol...what a shock. Alan's no longer waiting for the playoffs to put it to me.

[Young Drachma]

9/14
New York 7, Hartford 6 (14 innings)
Colorado 7, Boston 6
Compton 7, Detroit 4
Baltimore 7, Napa Valley 5 (10 innings)
Brooklyn 10, Montreal 9 (11 innings)
Valdosta 5, Atlanta 2

[Young Drachma]

9/15
Hartford 6, New York 5 (12 innings)
Compton 8, Detroit 4
Montreal 9, Brooklyn 1
Valdosta 3, Atlanta 2

[Young Drachma]

STANDINGS AS OF SEPTEMBER 16, 2006

Continental League Standings
			W	L	PCT	GB
Valdosta Peanuts	98	54	.645	-
Brooklyn Brownstones	84	68	.553	14.0
Montreal Majestics	82	71	.536	16.5
Atlanta Firecrackers	74	78	.487	24.0
Baltimore Gothams	60	92	.395	38.0
Napa Valley Winemakers	59	94	.386	39.5

Republic League Standings
			W	L	PCT	GB
Boston Settlers		93	60	.608	-
Compton Brothers	92	61	.601	1.0
Colorado Rancheros	89	63	.586	3.5
New York Heroes		63	89	.414	29.5
Hartford Harpooners	62	90	.408	30.5
Detroit Wolverines	58	94	.382	34.5

[Commo_Soldier]

Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

9/14
Brooklyn 10, Montreal 9 (11 innings)

Huge win for us!

[Young Drachma]

New York and Hartford played THREE extra inning games in a row. That's nuts.

[Young Drachma]

9/16
Valdosta 4, Montreal 2
Brooklyn 6, Baltimore 1
Atlanta 10, Napa Valley 2
Boston 11, New York 7
Compton 7, Hartford 5
Detroit 13, Colorado 2

[Young Drachma]

Valdosta has an 8-game win streak. Compton is on a 7-game cruise.

[Chief Rum]

Gawd, even now I get to see how Alan's squad kicks my team's butt. What sorta voodoo crap does he have on me anyway?

[Young Drachma]

9/17
Montreal 6, Valdosta 1
Brooklyn 4, Baltimore 3
Atlanta 7, Napa Valley 3
New York 6, Boston 4 (10 innings)
Compton 11, Hartford 10 (15 innings)
Colorado 4, Detroit 1

[Young Drachma]

Brooklyn has a magic number of 5. The RL race is too close to call.

[Young Drachma]

As of 9/17
CL RACE
-----
Brooklyn 86-68
Montreal 83-72 (3.5 GB)

RL RACE
----
Boston 94-61
Compton 94-61
Colorado 90-64 (3.5 GB)

[Young Drachma]

9/18
New York 4, Boston 3
Hartford 3, Compton 2
Detroit 8, Colorado 4
Montreal 4, Valdosta 3
Brooklyn 8, Baltimore 6 (12 innings)
Napa Valley 5, Atlanta 2

[Young Drachma]

9/19
Detroit 10, Boston 2
Compton 3, New York 1
Hartford 7, Colorado 5
Montreal 6, Atlanta 3
Brooklyn 7, Napa Valley 6
Baltimore 4, Valdosta 2

Boston has a magic of 3 for the RL Shield, Brooklyn has a magic # of 3 for the CL Cup.

[Chief Rum]

Three at MTL, followed by four at home vs BKN. I guess I will have an impact on the playoff chase after all.

[Young Drachma]

9/20
Hartford 6, Colorado 2
Compton 5, New York 2
Boston 4, Detroit 1
Napa Valley 6, Brooklyn 3 (10 innings)
Montreal 11, Atlanta 5
Valdosta 10, Baltimore 4

Boston clinched a tie a playoff spot.

[Young Drachma]

9/21
Montreal 2, Atlanta 0
Napa Valley 9, Brooklyn 6

CL RACE
----
Brooklyn 88-70
Montreal 87-72 (1.5 GB)

Brooklyn has 4 games left, Montreal has 3

Boston clinched a playoff spot, so it'll be Compton and Boston in some form or fashion for the RL pennant.

[Young Drachma]

9/22
Montreal was off today

Brooklyn 5, Atlanta 1

Brooklyn's magic number is 2 with 3 games to play.

[Chief Rum]

Well, with me doing my usual September swoon, at least I should get a better draft pick.

[Young Drachma]

FINAL 2006 REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS

Continental League Standings
			W	L	PCT	GB
Valdosta Peanuts	102	60	.630	-
Brooklyn Brownstones	92	70	.568	10.0
Montreal Majestics	89	73	.549	13.0
Atlanta Firecrackers	76	86	.469	26.0
Baltimore Gothams	64	98	.395	38.0
Napa Valley Winemakers	63	99	.389	39.0

Republic League Standings
			W	L	PCT	GB
Compton Brothers	98	64	.605	-
Boston Settlers		96	66	.593	2.0
Colorado Rancheros	93	69	.574	5.0
Hartford Harpooners	68	94	.420	30.0
Detroit Wolverines	66	96	.407	32.0
New York Heroes		65	97	.401	33.0

[Young Drachma]

Congrats to the playoff teams!!!!

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

9/22
Montreal was off today

Brooklyn 5, Atlanta 1

Brooklyn's magic number is 2 with 3 games to play.

I am hoping to win at least one more game to end the season. That makes five in a row, with three to go. I would apologize to MTL for sucking, but they just swept me.

[Young Drachma]

Packing

[Tasan]

Dang we've sucked the last 3 seasons down the stretch.

[Chief Rum]

Congrats to all the playoff teams! Good luck.

BTW, DC didn't help me out here by not showing the final games, but if my math is right, I did indeed get swept by Brooklyn as well and finished the season on eight game losing streak.

I hate this thing sometimes. Ugh. Back to the drawing board.

[Commo_Soldier]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

I am hoping to win at least one more game to end the season. That makes five in a row, with three to go. I would apologize to MTL for sucking, but they just swept me.

Sorry Chief, looks like we put you on an 8 game skid to end the season, but your team probably would be good enough for top two in the RL

[Young Drachma]

I thought dragging it out anymore was painful.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Tasan

Dang we've sucked the last 3 seasons down the stretch.

At least you have only sucked down the stretch three years. It has become a bit of a tradition for me.

[Young Drachma]

Originally Posted by Commo_Soldier

Sorry Chief, looks like we put you on an 8 game skid to end the season, but your team probably would be good enough for top two in the RL

Bulletin Board material for the RL champ?

[Young Drachma]

Will Compton make the Classic for the first time since the original Brothers back in 1970?

Will the Boston Settlers make the Classic for the first time ever?

Maybe we'll get a rematch of the 1969 Classic, one of the greatest of all-time Compton v. Brooklyn.

Or perhaps Valdosta will head to the Classic for the 17th time, for a shot at the franchise's 8th championship in FOOL history

[Commo_Soldier]

GL to the RL playoff teams (You'll need it); to Alan, we will put up a fight for the title. Overall, it was good to have a full slate of owners for the season again.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Commo_Soldier

Sorry Chief, looks like we put you on an 8 game skid to end the season, but your team probably would be good enough for top two in the RL

True enough. Although I know there's enough talent on the team to win the CL. So to do so poorly and not even compete is annoying. I see this a lot with my teams. I have no doubt that when I take a look at my team, I will see across the board underachieving, except from perhaps two or three players. I have seen this happen as much as 6 or 7 times since joining FOOL. I have not yet figured out why it happens. That's what makes it extremely frustrating--not knowing why means I don't know how to fix it.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

I thought dragging it out anymore was painful.

Well, yeah, it is painful, but it was a tight race, and my games mattered to Montreal and Commo. I would have not liked it, but I would recognize it needs to be shown, at the very least for the drama of it all.

[Young Drachma]

File is up.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Commo_Soldier

GL to the RL playoff teams (You'll need it); to Alan, we will put up a fight for the title. Overall, it was good to have a full slate of owners for the season again.

I am sure you will. Should be a good series and I am looking forward to it!

Good luck to Boston over in the RL, rooting for you to break the curse. Also congrats to Compton for their first playoffs under new management.

[gstelmack]

I see Boston got an early jump on the playoffs by dropping some games to New York and Detroit to take the wildcard rather than the Division.

Nice to see Rodriguez, Bonilla, and Parker take a step up and grab All-Star bids as some of my veterans are starting the downslopes of their career.

[TimGuru]

Wolverines closed strong, 8-2. Improved 12 wins over whatever was going on last year (AI?). Not bad, for one night's work. The Moran signing was pretty effective, as he hit .352.

Congrats to the playoff teams. The ones in the RL, don't get comfy.

[TimGuru]

LOL. My A level team won it all with 100% ghost players. WOOT!

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by TimGuru

LOL. My A level team won it all with 100% ghost players. WOOT!

Heh, that is kind of funny. It helps tell us that our level of entry talent for the league is not good enough on average to play at A-ball and should be at a lower level (which doesn't exist for us).

I guess that is good information to have when trying to predict the future growth of very raw young prospects.