FOOL 2044 Regular Season

[Alan T]

Sunday, July 10th, 2044: FOOL News: The All-Star Game Rosters Have Been Announced
It's time once again for the Front Office Offseason League All Star game!
The game features the top players from the Continental League and the Republic League slugging it out in a baseball extravaganza.

This year's Continental League standouts are:


SP J. Aitken (TOK)
SP A. Hobbs (TOK)
SP A. Moya (EDM)
SP J. Patterson (NWK)
SP J. Rodgers (EDM)
SP B. Keir (TOK)
MR D. Copeland (BAL)
CL I. Gil (NVY)
SP C. Joo (EDM)
CL R. McDonald (EDM)
CL A. Barbosa (BAL)
MR J. Merry (APX)
SS G. Brown (BOS)
2B J. Villa (BOS)
CF J. Cannon (APX)
1B G. Taylor (BAL)
LF G. Burrow (NWK)
3B C. Murphy (BAL)
C R. Pavlov (TOK)
RF A. Tomlinson (NWK)
C S. Barnard (BAL)
2B R. England (NWK)
3B Á. Quiñones (APX)
3B P. Alomar (BOS)
CF R. Hankins (TOK)
CF F. García (BAL)
RF C. Wydeville (NWK)
2B K. Hashimoto (APX)


The Republic League stars will represented by:


SP J. Zúñiga (NYH)
SP J. Holmes (HAM)
SP J. Gilbert (COL)
SP T. Corcoran (COL)
SP R. Wichers (ANN)
SP P. Amstadter (NYH)
CL R. Polanco (HAR)
CL R. Rosa (COL)
MR J. Velásquez (COL)
MR J. Price (CHI)
MR C. Bygrove (HAR)
MR U. Bushiri (HAM)
1B G. Pichette (NYH)
2B P. Blowey (ANN)
RF R. Chávez (HAM)
LF G. Sicco (ANN)
3B K. Gallagher (COL)
SS T. Sanu (COL)
C E. Ramsey (HYN)
C E. Vélez (HAR)
CF B. Ritter (CHI)
2B E. Watanabe (HAM)
1B A. Martínez (HAR)
RF P. Garza (ANN)
RF H. Okamoto (NYH)
RF C. MacIan (HYN)
2B D. Lara (NYH)
1B J. Ledrew (COL)

[Alan T]

All star break time! if you have anyone that you want the stats on at the break, post them in this thread now.

[Montreal_GM]

That'll teach me to question the VI. My 1 Run Game record is awful.

[allpro10050]

team era

[Montreal_GM]

Pagan please. Big 3 as well if you don't mind.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by allpro10050

team era

5.01 (5th in RL) Starters: 4.87 / Relievers 5.35

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Montreal_GM

Pagan please. Big 3 as well if you don't mind.

.293, 4 HR, 40 RBI

80/50/54 for big 3

[Alan T]

Quick water break for me and giving people a chance in case there are any more mid-season checks from anyone

[Alan T]

Ok, time for the second half of the season. Still 13 of the 14 teams realistically in contention.

[Alan T]

No-Hitter!!

Sunday, July 24th, 2044: Correa Brilliant -- Fires No-Hitter
Carlos Correa was untouchable today at Charm Ballpark, displaying a good fastball, a wicked curve and an unhittable change in his 10-0 win against the Apex Assassins. The Baltimore hurler did not allow a single hit, fanning 4 while walking 3 and entering the record books.

"Hey, this is great," Correa told reporters after the game. "Every pitcher wants a no-hitter. This is nice, but I just want to win. The no-hitter is just a little extra icing on the victory cake."

This season Correa has a 6-4 record with a 3.97 ERA in 24 starts.

[Alan T]

Sunday, July 31st, 2044: Razor-Sharp Rodgers Blanks Baltimore
Everything clicked on the hill today for John Rodgers of the Edmonton Edge as he hurled his club to a 11-0 shutout win over the Baltimore Charm, limiting them to 4 hits while recording 11 strikeouts and yielding 2 walks. He overpowered some batters with his fastball and buckled knees with his sharp breaking pitches.

"We had our shot at him a couple of different times," the Charm manager said, "but we weren't able to get to him."

His record in 2044 is 14-7 in 26 starts and Rodgers has a 3.27 ERA.

[Alan T]

Monday, August 1st, 2044: Republic League Names #1 Pitcher in July
Alastair Coggins nailed down July's Republic League Pitcher of the Month award today, adding pressure on New York to get a deal done before the 28-year-old becomes a free agent.

Coggins seems unfazed by the talk. "We get a deal done or we don't," he told reporters, "I'm not worrying about next year. Worrying about next year isn't what wins awards, you know?"

He fashioned a 5-0 record, reeled off 23 strikeouts, worked 39.2 innings and held batters to a .252 average for the month as he posted a 2.50 ERA.

In 21 starts this year Coggins has posted 8 wins while suffering 8 losses. He has pitched 143 innings, allowed 153 hits, struck out 83 and has a 4.03 ERA.

[Alan T]

Monday, August 1st, 2044: CL Top Pitcher in July - Moya
The Continental League Pitcher of the Month honor has been given to Albert Moya of Edmonton for a superlative month.

"I actually never wanted to be a pitcher," Moya 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 Edmonton starter notched a 4-1 record with a 1.42 ERA last month. He made 7 starts and struck out 36 in 50.2 innings.

This year Moya has a 14-5 record and a 2.72 ERA.

[Alan T]

Monday, August 1st, 2044: Okamoto Claims RL Batter of the Month Award
Only one person can take home the Republic League Batter of the Month trophy for July and that person is Hitomaro Okamoto. During the month the New York right fielder collected 40 hits in 88 at-bats.

Okamoto put up a .455 average, hit 8 home runs, drove in 26 and scored 19 runs.

So far this season Okamoto is hitting .339 with 25 home runs, 88 RBIs and 63 runs scored. He has 133 hits in 392 at-bats and a .410 OBP.

[Alan T]

Monday, August 1st, 2044: Tokyo's Hankins Bags CL Batting Award
Richie Hankins feasted on Continental League pitching in July and today he walked off with the Batter of the Month award.

The Tokyo center fielder rapped out a .415 batting average while collecting 39 hits, 5 home runs, 27 RBIs and 20 runs scored.

Hankins is currently hitting at a .331 pace with 9 home runs and 61 RBIs.

[Alan T]

Monday, August 1st, 2044: Hammersmith's Brown RL Rookie of Month
Buddy Brown had a fine July against Republic League pitchers and was acclaimed the league's Rookie of the Month today.

The Hammersmith left fielder walloped the opposition with 44 hits, 2 home runs, 14 RBIs and 24 runs scored. He compiled a .389 average and .430 on-base percentage.

In the 2044 campaign Brown has hit at a .316 clip with 47 RBIs, 6 home runs and 65 runs scored.


Monday, August 1st, 2044: July's Best Rookie Honored by CL
Ramón Balderas's eyes seem to light up whenever he sees the baseball. The young Tokyo second baseman has been hitting everything in sight for the better part of a month.

In July he was voted the Rookie of the Month Award.

During the month he hit .338 with 7 doubles, 2 triples and 2 home runs. Balderas also scored 11 times and drove in 15 runs.

Currently Balderas is batting .258 with 74 hits and 3 home runs. He has knocked in 32 runs and scored 30 times.

[Alan T]

Front Office Offseason League 08-01-2044 Standings Report

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Tokyo Cyclones 61 39 .610 - 65-35 -4 38-16 23-23 5-4 9-16 55 W4 9-1 Edmonton Edge 55 47 .539 7.0 57-45 -2 30-25 25-22 6-5 19-12 W4 6-4 Baltimore Charm 54 48 .529 8.0 52-50 2 33-20 21-28 7-6 21-18 L4 5-5 Newark Terriers 52 48 .520 9.0 50-50 2 27-18 25-30 4-4 16-17 L2 5-5 Boston Settlers 45 55 .450 16.0 48-52 -3 26-21 19-34 5-6 13-16 W2 3-7 Napa Valley Winemakers 45 56 .446 16.5 39-62 6 22-27 23-29 7-6 19-13 W2 7-3 Apex Assassins 40 59 .404 20.5 40-59 0 25-24 15-35 1-4 14-19 L7 2-8

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Hammersmith Hooligans 62 38 .620 - 61-39 1 30-15 32-23 6-3 16-14 56 W3 6-4 Colorado Rancheros 55 45 .550 7.0 59-41 -4 26-21 29-24 3-4 12-12 L3 4-6 New York Heroes 56 46 .549 7.0 58-44 -2 28-25 28-21 4-6 15-17 W2 4-6 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 51 48 .515 10.5 53-46 -2 29-20 22-28 5-4 14-14 L1 6-4 Hartford Harpooners 51 49 .510 11.0 47-53 4 26-28 25-21 7-5 20-11 L2 3-7 Hyannis Patriots 44 58 .431 19.0 44-58 0 25-30 19-28 3-6 14-16 L2 6-4 Chico Rebels 33 68 .327 29.5 32-69 1 16-33 17-35 2-2 12-19 W1 6-4

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG G. Pichette - NYH .357 2 R. Chávez HAM .353 3 A. Martínez HAR .350 4 J. Rodríguez NYH .346 5 T. Sanu COL .342	League Leaders HR P. Blowey - ANN 32 2 E. Watanabe HAM 26 3 R. Chávez HAM 25 3 H. Okamoto NYH 25 3 G. Pichette NYH 25	League Leaders RBI P. Blowey - ANN 102 2 K. Gallagher COL 98 3 R. Chávez HAM 91 4 H. Okamoto NYH 88 5 G. Pichette NYH 87
League Leaders W J. Holmes - HAM 16 2 J. Zúñiga NYH 15 3 A. Moya EDM 14 3 J. Rodgers EDM 14 5 6 tied with 12	League Leaders ERA J. Holmes - HAM 2.02 2 J. Zúñiga NYH 2.22 3 J. Patterson NWK 2.26 4 A. Moya EDM 2.72 5 A. Hobbs TOK 2.77	League Leaders K J. Aitken - TOK 170 2 C. Chao ANN 166 2 K. Davies BAL 166 4 J. Flores NVY 154 5 J. Rodgers EDM 153

[Alan T]

Wednesday, August 10th, 2044: Rodgers Shuts out Boston
He didn't put a spell on them. It wasn't black magic, it was just old-fashioned good pitching. That's how John Rodgers of the Edmonton Edge blanked the Boston Settlers 5-0.

After tossing a complete-game 3-hit shutout, he was all smiles, saying, "I threw a lot of my pitches for strikes in this game. I mixed it up and tried keeping these guys off balance."

His own skipper said, "He's at his best when he gets ahead of the hitters." Rodgers walked 1 and struck out 8 in the victory.

The Settlers manager commented on their lack of success against him, saying, "He was throwing his breaking ball for strikes and we never capitalized on any of his mistakes."

In 28 starts this season Rodgers has notched a 15-7 record and a 3.09 ERA.

[Montreal_GM]

Yes. Breathing room.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Oh no you don't little Winemakers. If you're gonna suck, you better commit and be in it for the long haul! Don't you dare start creeping up the leader board now....

[Alan T]

Tuesday, August 16th, 2044: Aitken Pitches Tokyo to Shutout Victory
All went well for Jeremy Aitken of the Tokyo Cyclones as he pitched his team to a 5-0 shutout victory over the Napa Valley Winemakers, limiting them to 4 hits while ringing up 11 strikeouts and surrendering 1 walk.

In the postgame interview, both managers had glowing things to say about Aitken.

His manager described him this way: "He's got a good selection of pitches he can throw at a guy. He changes speed, gives different looks to different hitters. When he's on his game, he's quite a handful."

The Napa Valley skipper said, "He doesn't give you anything twice. It's a guessing game with him and today my club was always guessing wrong."

In the 2044 season Aitken has 14 wins and 9 losses and a 3.28 ERA.

[Alan T]

Monday, August 22nd, 2044: Gonzáles Twirls Assassins to Shutout Win
Cristo Gonzáles of the Apex Assassins was on top of his game today. He tantalized the Napa Valley Winemakers with crisp curves and changeups, mixed in with just enough fastballs to keep the batters honest and came away with a 3-0 shutout.

In the postgame comments, the Napa Valley skipper said, "He had the changeup working. You knew it was coming and you still grounded out -- and then he threw it even slower."

The Apex hurler had 11 strikeouts, gave up 2 walks and surrendered 3 hits in his complete-game effort.

Gonzáles told reporters after the game, "To be successful in this league, you have to keep the ball down. If you don't, they'll make you pay."

This year Gonzáles has gone 12-8 with an ERA of 2.88 and has 112 strikeouts in 178 innings.

[Alan T]

Thursday, September 1st, 2044: Hammersmith's Holmes RL Top Pitcher
It was a monstrous August for the Republic League Pitcher of the Month award winner, Jason Holmes of the Hammersmith Hooligans. He put up some mighty scary numbers.

Holmes recorded 4 wins and 1 loss in 5 starts. Throwing a total of 36.1 innings, he yielded 39 hits, mowed down 28 on strikes, gave up 8 walks and put up a solid ERA of 3.22 in a stellar month on the mound.

This season in 25 starts Jason Holmes has a record of 20-2 with 153 strikeouts in 183.2 innings and a 2.25 ERA.

[Alan T]

Thursday, September 1st, 2044: CL Pick for Top Pitcher in August is Rodgers
It was a very good month for John Rodgers in August. The 36-year-old veteran starter for the Edmonton Edge outpitched everybody -- young and old -- to claim the Continental League Pitcher of the Month award earlier today.

Rodgers ran up a 4-0 record in his 6 starts during the month. In 48 innings he fanned 38 and recorded a 1.31 ERA.

Checking out his stats for the season, Rodgers has racked up 18 wins and 7 losses in 32 starts, 2.85 ERA and struck out 191 batters in 224.1 innings.

[Alan T]

Thursday, September 1st, 2044: Great August Gets Blowey RL Best Hitter Award
Today Ann Arbor's Pat Blowey was named the Republic League Batter of the Month for August. He punished RL hurlers hard all month long, collecting 38 hits in 97 at-bats.

With a .392 batting average, 8 home runs, 36 RBIs and 22 runs scored, he was an easy choice.

To date Blowey has chalked up a .336 average with 40 home runs, driven in 138 runs and scored 98 times.

[Montreal_GM]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Thursday, September 1st, 2044: Hammersmith's Holmes RL Top Pitcher
It was a monstrous August for the Republic League Pitcher of the Month award winner, Jason Holmes of the Hammersmith Hooligans. He put up some mighty scary numbers.

Holmes recorded 4 wins and 1 loss in 5 starts. Throwing a total of 36.1 innings, he yielded 39 hits, mowed down 28 on strikes, gave up 8 walks and put up a solid ERA of 3.22 in a stellar month on the mound.

This season in 25 starts Jason Holmes has a record of 20-2 with 153 strikeouts in 183.2 innings and a 2.25 ERA.

20-2. Quero numbers and endurance.

[Alan T]

Thursday, September 1st, 2044: Brown CL Outstanding Batter of the Month
Hot-hitting shortstop Greg Brown of the Boston Settlers really pounded opposing pitchers in August and collected Continental League Batter of the Month honors.

He hit .353 with 6 home runs and 23 RBIs and scored 23 runs.

This year Brown has hit at a .340 clip with 100 RBIs, 20 home runs and 87 runs scored.

[Alan T]

Thursday, September 1st, 2044: Marsh Voted August's Best RL Rookie
Bill Marsh of the Chico Rebels just ended a sensational month, but it didn't end there. He topped it off with the Republic League Rookie of the Month award.

The talented second baseman took the honor in August by hitting .413 in 28 games, racking up 43 hits, no home runs, 23 RBIs and 21 runs scored.

In his season totals, Marsh has 1 home run, .336 BA, .419 OBP, 66 RBIs and 64 runs scored. He has played in 124 games.


Thursday, September 1st, 2044: CL Rookie Hittin' on All Cylinders in August
Shelby Barnard earned the Continental League Rookie of the Month honors for his fine stretch of play in August.

The 26-year-old Baltimore catcher batted .352, smacked 4 home runs and drove in 19 runs. He also tagged 32 hits, scored 19 runs and picked up 7 walks on his way to a .429 on-base percentage.

Looking at his 2044 season stats, Barnard has compiled a .306 batting average in 123 games with a .370 on-base percentage, while hitting 9 home runs and driving in 52 runs.

[Alan T]

Front Office Offseason League 09-01-2044 Standings Report

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Tokyo Cyclones 75 50 .600 - 79-46 -4 43-19 32-31 6-4 12-21 32 W1 4-6 Baltimore Charm 70 56 .556 5.5 68-58 2 42-24 28-32 8-6 25-20 L1 8-2 Edmonton Edge 69 60 .535 8.0 71-58 -2 35-29 34-31 8-5 22-14 W2 4-6 Newark Terriers 61 66 .480 15.0 62-65 -1 34-27 27-39 5-8 18-26 L5 2-8 Boston Settlers 58 69 .457 18.0 63-64 -5 36-29 22-40 6-9 16-21 L2 5-5 Apex Assassins 55 71 .437 20.5 53-73 2 30-30 25-41 2-5 18-21 W1 7-3 Napa Valley Winemakers 57 73 .438 20.5 50-80 7 30-37 27-36 8-6 25-13 L1 5-5

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Hammersmith Hooligans 78 49 .614 - 78-49 0 41-20 37-29 7-4 18-18 27 L1 4-6 Colorado Rancheros 69 58 .543 9.0 73-54 -4 35-30 34-28 4-5 16-15 L2 4-6 New York Heroes 67 59 .532 10.5 68-58 -1 34-32 33-27 4-7 22-19 L3 5-5 Hartford Harpooners 66 59 .528 11.0 60-65 6 33-29 33-30 8-5 23-12 W2 6-4 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 64 62 .508 13.5 66-60 -2 33-27 31-35 7-5 16-17 W3 8-2 Hyannis Patriots 55 74 .426 24.0 55-74 0 29-35 26-39 4-8 17-19 W2 5-5 Chico Rebels 46 84 .354 33.5 48-82 -2 27-40 19-44 2-2 15-27 L1 5-5

Tokyo has a magic number of 28
Baltimore has a magic number of 33

Hammersmith has a magic number of 26
Colorado has a magic number of 35

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG R. Chávez - HAM .357 2 E. Watanabe HAM .354 3 S. Shibata HYN .351 4 G. Pichette NYH .346 4 T. Sanu COL .346	League Leaders HR P. Blowey - ANN 40 2 G. Pichette NYH 34 3 K. Gallagher COL 31 4 J. García ANN 30 4 2 more tied with 30	League Leaders RBI P. Blowey - ANN 138 2 K. Gallagher COL 126 3 E. Watanabe HAM 121 4 R. Chávez HAM 113 5 G. Pichette NYH 109
League Leaders W J. Holmes - HAM 20 2 J. Rodgers EDM 18 2 J. Zúñiga NYH 18 4 J. Aitken TOK 16 5 5 tied with 15	League Leaders ERA J. Holmes - HAM 2.25 2 J. Zúñiga NYH 2.47 3 J. Patterson NWK 2.68 4 J. Rodgers EDM 2.85 5 A. Moya EDM 2.90	League Leaders K J. Aitken - TOK 218 2 C. Chao ANN 206 3 M. Bradford BAL 201 4 K. Davies BAL 195 5 J. Rodgers EDM 191

[Alan T]

Sunday, September 4th, 2044: Chaney Hits in 25 Straight Games
Chalk up another one for Hyannis left fielder Nick Chaney. He now has hit in 25 straight games. Chaney went 1-for-6 today's game at Patriots Place. However, his club was defeated 7-4 by Chico.
N. Chaney flied out in the 1st, grounded out in the 3rd, struck out in the 6th, flied out in the 7th, singled in the 9th and flied out in the 11th.

This year Chaney is batting .295 with 8 home runs.

[Alan T]

Front Office Offseason League 09-12-2044 Standings Report

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Tokyo Cyclones 81 54 .600 - 85-50 -4 46-21 35-33 7-5 15-23 22 W1 6-4 Baltimore Charm 76 60 .559 5.5 74-62 2 44-26 32-34 8-7 26-22 L1 6-4 Edmonton Edge 73 64 .533 9.0 75-62 -2 39-33 34-31 10-5 26-17 W2 6-4 Newark Terriers 63 72 .467 18.0 63-72 0 34-30 29-42 5-8 19-27 L4 2-8 Apex Assassins 62 74 .456 19.5 61-75 1 32-31 30-43 2-5 19-22 W5 7-3 Boston Settlers 61 74 .452 20.0 65-70 -4 37-31 24-43 7-9 17-23 L1 3-7 Napa Valley Winemakers 60 78 .435 22.5 54-84 6 31-41 29-37 8-8 27-15 W1 4-6

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Hammersmith Hooligans 85 50 .630 - 84-51 1 44-20 41-30 8-4 20-19 17 W5 8-2 Colorado Rancheros 74 61 .548 11.0 77-58 -3 37-31 37-30 4-5 17-15 W2 5-5 New York Heroes 71 65 .522 14.5 72-64 -1 36-34 35-31 4-7 24-19 L2 4-6 Hartford Harpooners 70 65 .519 15.0 64-71 6 33-34 37-31 9-5 25-12 L2 4-6 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 69 67 .507 16.5 72-64 -3 35-28 34-39 7-6 16-19 L3 5-5 Hyannis Patriots 56 81 .409 30.0 57-80 -1 30-42 26-39 4-10 17-22 L2 3-7 Chico Rebels 51 87 .370 35.5 52-86 -1 29-43 22-44 3-2 15-28 W2 6-4

Tokyo has a magic number of 18
Baltimore has a magic number of 23

Hammersmith has a magic number of 13
Colorado has a magic number of 24

[Alan T]

Saturday, September 17th, 2044: Chávez Finally Fails, Streak Ends at 29
His 29-game hitting streak is over. Roberto Chávez failed to get a hit today against the Hartford Harpooners and had his consecutive-game hitting streak broken. The 26-year-old Hooligans right fielder went 0-for-3 in his club's 3-2 victory over the Hartford at Ballpark of Hammersmith.

This season Chávez is batting .357 with 37 home runs. He has scored 129 runs and driven in 132.

[Alan T]

Front Office Offseason League 09-19-2044 Standings Report

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Tokyo Cyclones 86 55 .610 - 90-51 -4 49-22 37-33 7-5 15-23 14 W4 6-4 Baltimore Charm 79 63 .556 7.5 77-65 2 45-27 34-36 8-8 27-22 W1 6-4 Edmonton Edge 76 66 .535 10.5 78-64 -2 39-33 37-33 11-5 27-19 L1 6-4 Newark Terriers 64 76 .457 21.5 64-76 0 35-34 29-42 5-9 20-27 L4 2-8 Apex Assassins 65 78 .455 22.0 64-79 1 35-35 30-43 2-5 20-24 L1 6-4 Boston Settlers 63 79 .444 23.5 69-73 -6 37-34 26-45 8-10 17-25 L3 3-7 Napa Valley Winemakers 64 80 .444 23.5 57-87 7 31-41 33-39 9-8 29-15 W4 5-5

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Hammersmith Hooligans 88 52 .629 - 87-53 1 47-22 41-30 8-4 21-20 11 L1 8-2 Colorado Rancheros 78 64 .549 11.0 80-62 -2 39-32 39-32 5-5 19-15 W1 6-4 Hartford Harpooners 74 67 .525 14.5 67-74 7 36-35 38-32 9-6 27-13 W1 6-4 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 74 69 .517 15.5 75-68 -1 40-30 34-39 9-6 19-19 L1 5-5 New York Heroes 72 70 .507 17.0 74-68 -2 36-36 36-34 4-7 24-21 W1 2-8 Hyannis Patriots 58 84 .408 31.0 60-82 -2 30-42 28-42 4-11 17-24 L3 3-7 Chico Rebels 53 91 .368 37.0 55-89 -2 29-43 24-48 3-3 15-30 L1 5-5

Tokyo has a magic number of 11
Baltimore has a magic number of 18



Hammersmith has a magic number of 8
Colorado has a magic number of 18

[Alan T]

Wednesday, September 21st, 2044: Venagas Smacks 3 Out of the Park
Regardless of where you stand on the "hardest thing to do in sports" argument, one thing everyone can agree on, is that hitting three home runs in one game is quite an amazing feat. That's exactly what António Venagas did today at Ballpark of Colorado. He went deep three times and carried his team to victory in the Colorado Rancheros 12-4 win over Hyannis.

"It all came together. I was seeing the ball well and I got some good pitches to hit," Venagas said. "Good things happen, when that happens."

He blistered the Patriots for 3 hits, batted in 6 runs and scored 3 times.

The Hyannis skipper said, "It ain't like we weren't trying. He was hot and really torched my boys today."

A. Venagas hit a solo-shot off J. Shaw in the 2nd, hit a three-run home run off J. Shaw in the 3rd, grounded out in the 4th, flied out in the 6th and hit a two-run home run off J. De La Cruz in the 8th.

Thus far this season Venagas has hit .275 with 35 home runs, 114 RBIs and scored 95 times.

[Alan T]

Front Office Offseason League 09-26-2044 Standings Report

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Tokyo Cyclones 87 60 .592 - 91-56 -4 50-23 37-37 7-5 15-23 12 L1 5-5 Baltimore Charm 82 64 .562 4.5 80-66 2 45-27 37-37 9-8 27-23 L1 6-4 Edmonton Edge 80 68 .541 7.5 82-66 -2 40-34 40-34 11-7 28-21 W1 7-3 Apex Assassins 69 80 .463 19.0 67-82 2 38-37 31-43 2-5 20-24 W4 5-5 Newark Terriers 67 80 .456 20.0 67-80 0 36-35 31-45 6-9 21-28 L1 3-7 Napa Valley Winemakers 67 82 .450 21.0 60-89 7 33-42 34-40 9-8 29-15 W1 7-3 Boston Settlers 65 83 .439 22.5 70-78 -5 39-38 26-45 9-11 19-25 L1 3-7

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Hammersmith Hooligans 92 55 .626 - 91-56 1 48-23 44-32 8-4 22-20 3 L1 6-4 Colorado Rancheros 80 68 .541 12.5 82-66 -2 41-36 39-32 5-5 20-15 L3 4-6 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 79 70 .530 14.0 80-69 -1 44-31 35-39 10-6 19-19 W3 8-2 Hartford Harpooners 77 70 .524 15.0 70-77 7 38-35 39-35 9-6 28-14 W2 6-4 New York Heroes 74 72 .507 17.5 76-70 -2 36-36 38-36 4-8 24-21 W2 3-7 Hyannis Patriots 61 87 .412 31.5 62-86 -1 31-43 30-44 4-11 17-25 W1 4-6 Chico Rebels 54 95 .362 39.0 56-93 -2 30-45 24-50 3-3 15-31 L2 3-7

Tokyo has a magic number of 8
Baltimore has a magic number of 13


Hammersmith has a magic number of 1
Colorado has a magic number of 13

[Alan T]

Tuesday, September 27th, 2044: 300 Homers for Pichette
Hammersmith defeated New York today 11-9 and took some of the joy out of Gaël Pichette's 300th career home run.

"I just wanted to get a good swing on the ball all day," Pichette said. "And I did."

Despite the loss, it was a good game for the 27-year-old Heroes first baseman. He had 3 hits, scored 2 runs and had 3 runs batted in.

The Hooligans manager said, "You could see he was aggressive up there. The worst thing we did was throw him a strike. It probably would have been better if threw the ball outside of the strike zone every time he came to the plate because he seemed like he was in a hurry to get it over with."

Over his career Pichette is batting .322 with 306 doubles, 5 triples, 300 home runs, 1020 RBIs and scored 752 runs in 1119 games.

[Alan T]

Saturday, October 1st, 2044: Hammersmith Starter Named RL's #1 Pitcher
It was a sensational September for Jason Holmes as he mystified, mesmerized and terrorized opposing batters to capture the Republic League Pitcher of the Month trophy.

Holmes locked down a 4-0 mark in 5 starts last month, striking out 35 while walking 7 in 38 innings and posting a 1.42 ERA.

This year Holmes has a 24-2 record with a 2.11 ERA in 30 starts.

[Alan T]

Saturday, October 1st, 2044: September's Best CL Hurler is Caulfield
The Apex Assassins owe Arnie Caulfield a lot for his performance this past month. One of the league's most dominant starters in September, Caulfield tore up the opposition with a fine 5-0 mark on his way to the Continental League Pitcher of the Month award.

"When you're pitching this well," analyzed Caulfield, "it's a lot easier to come to the park. I don't judge my performance by the stats, I judge it -- the team judges it -- by the score of the game. I could say I'm tossing electric stuff right now and that would go over big. But if I toss that same stuff -- exact same pitch selection and location -- and they bang me around tomorrow, I was awful. That's the way baseball is."

It was Caulfield who did the banging in September as he tossed up 31 strikeouts in 43 innings, holding opponents to a .237 average and posting a 1.47 ERA.

In 31 starts this season Caulfield has chalked up a 16-8 record and a 3.17 ERA.

[Alan T]

Saturday, October 1st, 2044: García Wins RL's Best Bat Award
Jaime García used that sweet swing with great success for Ann Arbor last month, garnering him the Republic League Batter of the Month award.

The 27-year-old first baseman put up a .340 batting average and collected 13 home runs, 31 RBIs and 22 runs scored.

This year García is batting .299 with 168 hits and 43 home runs. He has scored 94 times and has batted in 138 runs.

[Alan T]

Saturday, October 1st, 2044: September's CL Batter of Month Award Announced
September's outstanding offensive player in the Continental League has been picked and the honor goes to the Boston second baseman José Villa.

He won the award by batting .426, hitting 3 home runs, knocking in 14 runs and scoring 16 times.

This year Villa has hit at a .343 pace and produced 99 RBIs, 23 home runs and scored 106 runs.

[Montreal_GM]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Saturday, October 1st, 2044: Hammersmith Starter Named RL's #1 Pitcher
It was a sensational September for Jason Holmes as he mystified, mesmerized and terrorized opposing batters to capture the Republic League Pitcher of the Month trophy.

Holmes locked down a 4-0 mark in 5 starts last month, striking out 35 while walking 7 in 38 innings and posting a 1.42 ERA.

This year Holmes has a 24-2 record with a 2.11 ERA in 30 starts.

Last RL pitcher to win the Myers Award was Ed Lacenaire in 2015.

[buckinbranco]

Looks like more of the same for us this year. At least some of my rookies soom to be doing well.

[Alan T]

Saturday, October 1st, 2044: Hyannis Left Fielder September's Top Rookie
The Republic League Rookie of the Month Award for September goes to Nick Chaney, the left fielder for Hyannis. He took the league by storm, hitting .387 and looks like he might just be a legitimate contender for the Benny Myers Rookie of the Year Award.

Chaney tagged 41 hits in 106 at-bats, including no home runs, produced 13 RBIs and scored 18 times.

Thus far in 2044 Chaney is batting .309 with 8 home runs, 83 RBIs and 97 runs scored.


Saturday, October 1st, 2044: Pagán Gets CL Rookie of Month Honors
Almost everyone agreed -- fans, teammates, peers -- and BNN sportwriters, too -- that Manuel Pagán was worthy of the Continental League Rookie of the Month award.

In the month of September the Tokyo right fielder was a bigtime threat. The 25-year-old Tokyo right fielder played in 26 games and hit .278 with 6 doubles, 1 triple and 3 home runs. Pagán also scored 24 times and drove in 8 runs.

In his stats this season, Pagán has posted a batting average of .293 with 180 hits in 615 at-bats, 10 home runs and 60 RBIs. He has also scored 109 runs, walked 71 times and compiled a .369 OBP.

[Alan T]

Front Office Offseason League 10-01-2044 Standings Report

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Tokyo Cyclones 89 62 .589 - 93-58 -4 50-25 39-37 7-5 15-23 7 W1 3-7 Baltimore Charm 83 67 .553 5.5 82-68 1 45-28 38-39 9-8 27-25 L1 5-5 Edmonton Edge 82 71 .536 8.0 84-69 -2 42-37 40-34 11-7 28-22 L1 6-4 Apex Assassins 71 81 .467 18.5 68-84 3 40-38 31-43 2-5 20-24 W1 6-4 Napa Valley Winemakers 70 83 .458 20.0 62-91 8 33-42 37-41 9-8 30-15 W1 7-3 Newark Terriers 69 83 .454 20.5 69-83 0 38-37 31-46 6-9 23-28 L2 4-6 Boston Settlers 68 85 .444 22.0 74-79 -6 39-38 29-47 9-11 19-25 W2 4-6

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Hammersmith Hooligans 95 57 .625 - 94-58 1 51-24 44-33 10-4 24-21 Clinched W2 5-5 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 81 71 .533 14.0 81-71 0 46-32 35-39 10-6 20-19 L1 7-3 Colorado Rancheros 81 72 .529 14.5 85-68 -4 41-36 40-36 5-6 20-18 L2 2-8 Hartford Harpooners 78 73 .517 16.5 70-81 8 39-36 39-37 9-6 28-14 L1 4-6 New York Heroes 76 74 .507 18.0 79-71 -3 37-36 39-38 4-9 24-21 W1 5-5 Hyannis Patriots 65 88 .425 30.5 67-86 -2 35-44 30-44 4-11 18-25 W1 7-3 Chico Rebels 56 97 .366 39.5 58-95 -2 30-45 26-52 3-3 15-31 L1 3-7

The Hammersmith Hooligans have clinched the 2044 Republic League Regular Season title!


Tokyo has a magic number of 3
Baltimore has a magic number of 9

Ann Arbor has a magic number of 10

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG E. Watanabe - HAM .361 2 S. Shibata HYN .355 3 R. Chávez HAM .350 3 A. Martínez HAR .350 5 J. Villa BOS .343	League Leaders HR 2 tied with 43 1 P. Blowey ANN 43 1 J. García ANN 43 3 G. Pichette NYH 42 4 R. Chávez HAM 41	League Leaders RBI P. Blowey - ANN 165 2 R. Chávez HAM 145 3 E. Watanabe HAM 143 4 K. Gallagher COL 138 4 J. García ANN 138
League Leaders W J. Holmes - HAM 24 2 J. Aitken TOK 19 2 I. Dávila TOK 19 2 J. Rodgers EDM 19 2 J. Zúñiga NYH 19	League Leaders ERA J. Holmes - HAM 2.11 2 J. Zúñiga NYH 2.72 3 J. Patterson NWK 2.81 4 I. Dávila TOK 2.84 5 A. Moya EDM 2.95	League Leaders K J. Aitken - TOK 263 2 M. Bradford BAL 244 3 C. Chao ANN 243 4 B. Keir TOK 240 5 K. Davies BAL 229

[Montreal_GM]

Go Ann Arbor! It's been a while since the Michigan boys have made the playoffs.

[allpro10050]

Originally Posted by Montreal_GM

Go Ann Arbor! It's been a while since the Michigan boys have made the playoffs.

15 seasons to be exact

[Alan T]

10/1:

Baltimore 5, Tokyo 4
Apex 4, Edmonton 3

Tokyo 89-63 (M# 2 / M# 7 for homefield)
Baltimore 84-67 (4.5 GB / m# 7)
Edmonton 82-72 (8 GB)


New York 5, Hartford 4 (10 innings)
Ann Arbor 4, Hyannis 3
Hammersmith 7, Colorado 3


Hammersmith (clinched)
Ann Arbor 82-71 (M# 8)
Colorado 81-73 (1.5 GB)
Hartford 78-74 (3.5 GB)
New York 77-74 (4 GB)