FOOL 2052 Regular Season

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Montreal_GM

Hey Alan. Did you get my request in the offseason forum regarding a change to my stadium modifiers. If not, I'll send you a PM for next season.

It sounds familiar, but I don't remember exactly what you wanted. Go ahead and PM me so I won't forget for next year.

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG G. Brown - BOS .387 2 B. Tate HYN .376 3 G. Pratt CHI .370 4 A. Kobayashi BOS .368 5 R. Núñez EDM .354	League Leaders HR H. Okamoto - HYN 23 2 L. Beltrán TOK 22 3 J. Clark HAR 19 3 J. García CHI 19 3 E. Martin ANN 19	League Leaders RBI W. Hawkins - COL 78 2 H. Okamoto HYN 74 3 A. Caster CHI 70 4 R. Chávez HAM 67 4 2 more tied with 67
League Leaders W 2 tied with 12 1 T. Harden COL 12 1 G. Shippy TOK 12 3 J. Aitken TOK 11 3 3 more tied with 11	League Leaders ERA C. Ward - NYH 2.07 2 J. Castro NWK 2.31 3 J. Aitken TOK 2.50 4 J. Velásquez TOK 2.53 5 C. Pérez BOS 2.89	League Leaders K J. Aitken - TOK 179 2 C. Pérez BOS 119 3 B. Anderson HYN 110 3 L. Blanco NVY 110 3 2 more tied with 110

[Montreal_GM]

Ok.

[Alan T]

Thursday, July 4th, 2052: FOOL News: The All-Star Game Rosters Have Been Announced
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 2052 Front Office Offseason League All-Star Game. The fans get to see all of 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 J. Aitken (TOK)
SP C. Pérez (BOS)
SP J. Velásquez (TOK)
SP G. Shippy (TOK)
SP T. Noguchi (NVY)
SP S. Soethout (NWK)
MR D. Copeland (BAL)
MR M. López (APX)
MR R. Evans (BOS)
MR T. Mizutani (TOK)
CL J. Vélez (NVY)
MR M. Chávez (TOK)
SS G. Brown (BOS)
2B A. Kobayashi (BOS)
CF M. Pagán (TOK)
1B J. Martin (APX)
LF F. Palmeiro (BAL)
3B G. Fisher (NWK)
C B. Bartell (NVY)
C L. Cisneros (TOK)
RF N. Richards (EDM)
SS C. Morán (TOK)
LF P. Santos (BOS)
SS R. Núñez (EDM)
3B A. Medina (NVY)
2B M. Adkins (APX)
LF L. Beltrán (TOK)
RF G. Davis (TOK)


The Republic League roster includes the following players:


SP C. Ward (NYH)
SP T. Harden (COL)
SP C. Correa (HAM)
SP T. Corcoran (COL)
SP B. Anderson (HYN)
SP J. Venegas (NYH)
CL S. Cuevas (HAM)
MR J. Price (HAR)
CL V. Chavarría (HAR)
CL I. Gil (COL)
SP J. Phillips (COL)
CL W. Stephens (NYH)
1B G. Pratt (CHI)
RF H. Okamoto (HYN)
SS K. Gallagher (COL)
3B E. Martin (ANN)
C F. Betancourt (NYH)
CF C. Rippin (HAR)
2B M. Martínez (HAR)
LF F. Cantú (CHI)
C K. Yao (HYN)
RF W. Hawkins (COL)
RF J. Clark (HAR)
1B B. Tate (HYN)
RF R. Chávez (HAM)
RF A. Caster (CHI)
3B K. Hashimoto (HYN)
1B A. Martínez (NYH)

[Alan T]

Saturday, July 13th, 2052: Pollock Takes Charge, Blanks Apex
Before the game Dan Pollock liked his chances and his instincts proved to be right. In a superb outing the Winemakers pitcher whitewashed the Apex Assassins 6-0.

Pollock said in the clubhouse afterward, "I just had a feeling it was going to be my day. My control was awesome. I could throw my curveball even when I was behind in the count."

The Napa Valley starter held Apex scoreless, giving up 2 hits while registering 6 strikeouts and issuing no walks.

"We didn't have very many good at-bats," the Assassins manager said in his postgame interview.

"When that happens, you usually lose."

Up to now Pollock has recorded a record of 6-10. In 21 starts he has fanned 106 batters in 113 innings with a 5.50 ERA.

[Alan T]

Monday, July 22nd, 2052: Marimón Collects Hit Number 2000
Jorge Marimón of the Tokyo Cyclones earned his membership in the exclusive 2000-hit club this afternoon at Sony Park. The 36-year-old second baseman got his milestone hit in the Cyclones 9-7 triumph over the Boston Settlers. Marimón went 1-5 for the game.

Marimón is hitting the ball at a .315 clip over his career. In 1692 games he has delivered 2000 hits, 47 home runs with 605 RBIs and scored 950 times.

[Alan T]

Wednesday, July 24th, 2052: Hammersmith Comes up Empty Against Corcoran
In an impressive mound performance, Terry Corcoran of the Colorado Rancheros checked the Hammersmith Hooligans on a 2-hitter and held them scoreless.

"He was getting ahead of us and keeping the ball off the plate," said the Hammersmith manager. "Corcoran kept us confused the whole game."

The Colorado hurler rang up 5 strikeouts and issued 4 walks in his 6-0 shutout victory.

This year Corcoran has a 12-3 record with a 3.21 ERA.

[Alan T]

Tuesday, July 30th, 2052: Hernández Tops Newark for 200th Win
Diego Hernández of the Edmonton Edge pitched his way into the exclusive 200-win club today at Edge Ballpark by stopping the Newark Terriers 8-4. In his historic outing, he surrendered 7 hits and 4 runs in 6.2 innings with 4 strikeouts and 2 walks.

With a huge grin on his face, the 38-year-old Hernández told reporters after the game, "Now I got to get real busy -- and start working on my next 200 wins."

Hernández's lifetime won-lost record is 200 wins and 141 losses with a 3.92 ERA.

[Alan T]

Wednesday, July 31st, 2052: Watanabe Pounds HR #500
Hammersmith's 6-5 victory over Ann Arbor was highlighted by Eiichi Watanabe's 500th career home run. His teammates congratulated him at home plate after he circled the bases.

"I didn't see all of them out there," Watanabe said with a chuckle, "until I rounded third base." He added sheepishly: "It was only a home run. It's not like I won us a World Series!"

In 4 at-bats the Hooligans third baseman collected 3 hits in his historic game, scored 2 runs, and had 1 run batted in.

Watanabe has a career .321 average with 3055 hits, including 508 doubles, 47 triples and 500 homers, collected 1868 RBIs, scored 1686 runs and compiled a .385 OBP.

[Alan T]

Watanabe is the 10th player to reach 500 Home runs as he joins Garcia in the 500 home run club during the same season!

[Alan T]

Thursday, August 1st, 2052: Corcoran RL Winner, Top Hurler in July
Terry Corcoran nailed down July's Republic League Pitcher of the Month award today, adding pressure on Colorado to get a deal done before the 33-year-old becomes a free agent.

Corcoran 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 4-1 record, reeled off 18 strikeouts, worked 39.2 innings and held batters to a .213 average for the month as he posted a 2.27 ERA.

In the 2052 season Corcoran has recorded a 12-4 mark. In 20 starts he has fanned 70 batters in 148 innings with a 3.34 ERA.


Thursday, August 1st, 2052: Pollock Wins CL Top Pitcher Honors
Veteran Dan Pollock put together quite a successful stretch in July for the Napa Valley Winemakers, earning himself the Continental League Pitcher of the Month award.

Pollock racked up a 3-2 record in 5 starts, posting a 1.36 ERA over 33 innings and striking out 21.

Pollock has posted a 8-11 record in 2052 with a 4.57 ERA. Teams are hitting .256 against him and he has rung up 120 strikeouts in 136 innings.

[Alan T]

Thursday, August 1st, 2052: Republic League Picks July's Best Batter
Though his face is weathered and his hands are calloused, Roberto Chávez can still get it done in Front Office Offseason League. In fact, the 34-year-old right fielder for Hammersmith was named the Republic League Batter of the Month today after putting up an impressive performance at the plate.

In July he batted .383 with 10 home runs, 27 RBIs and 20 runs scored.

Chávez is hitting .347 this year with 24 home runs and 94 RBIs. He also has an OBP of .433, 57 walks and scored 80 times.


Thursday, August 1st, 2052:López Earns July's Top Batter Prize in CL
The Batter of the Month honoree for July in the Continental League is Edmonton Edge catcher Luis López.

He showed no mercy as he finished the month with a .458 batting average, 4 home runs, 27 RBIs, and 23 runs scored.

Currently López has 6 home runs and a .334 batting average.

[Alan T]

Thursday, August 1st, 2052: RL Names Rookie Star of the Month
Víctor Sandoval is still a bit shy, but then, who could blame the newest Republic League Rookie of the Month honoree? He hasn't been around the league long enough to fully know the ropes yet, despite the fact that he's putting up veteran-like numbers.

In July the Colorado hitter tagged opposing pitching for a .359 average with 33 hits, 4 home runs and 15 RBIs.

Sandoval is presently batting .320 with 18 home runs, 74 runs scored and 82 RBIs. His OBP is .390.

Thursday, August 1st, 2052: July's Top CL Rookie Named
In the month of July Felipe Palmeiro hit the ball hard, often and with authority and was honored as the Continental League Rookie of the Month.

He did it in standout fashion as the Baltimore's left fielder hit .278 with 3 home runs and 11 RBIs while scoring 18 runs.

This year Palmeiro has 21 home runs and a .320 batting average.

[Alan T]

Front Office Offseason League 08-01-2052 Standings Report

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Tokyo Cyclones 62 35 .639 - 68-29 -6 26-18 36-17 6-5 13-18 55 L3 5-5 Apex Assassins 51 46 .526 11.0 56-41 -5 28-21 23-25 5-5 13-21 L2 5-5 Napa Valley Winemakers 50 47 .515 12.0 54-43 -4 27-18 23-29 3-3 15-18 W2 5-5 Baltimore Charm 50 49 .505 13.0 48-51 2 31-22 19-27 4-8 15-11 W4 8-2 Boston Settlers 46 53 .465 17.0 43-56 3 20-32 26-21 4-7 16-10 L1 3-7 Newark Terriers 45 54 .455 18.0 44-55 1 21-32 24-22 4-3 19-15 L3 4-6 Edmonton Edge 39 59 .398 23.5 36-62 3 20-27 19-32 6-1 13-11 W2 7-3

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Colorado Rancheros 58 42 .580 - 59-41 -1 31-23 27-19 5-2 18-11 62 L2 6-4 New York Heroes 57 43 .570 1.0 60-40 -3 21-24 36-19 3-2 16-18 W2 8-2 Chico Rebels 56 43 .566 1.5 56-43 0 30-19 26-24 3-6 9-16 W1 6-4 Hammersmith Hooligans 54 48 .529 5.0 52-50 2 29-26 25-22 6-2 20-15 W2 4-6 Hartford Harpooners 47 54 .465 11.5 41-60 6 25-24 22-30 4-1 22-12 L1 4-6 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 45 57 .441 14.0 49-53 -4 21-32 24-25 1-3 11-15 L2 3-7 Hyannis Patriots 35 65 .350 23.0 37-63 -2 17-30 18-35 2-8 11-20 L2 4-6

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG G. Pratt - CHI .390 2 G. Brown BOS .375 3 A. Kobayashi BOS .370 4 F. Betancourt NYH .358 5 R. Núñez EDM .357	League Leaders HR L. Beltrán - TOK 28 2 A. Caster CHI 27 2 K. Gallagher COL 27 2 H. Okamoto HYN 27 5 J. García CHI 26	League Leaders RBI W. Hawkins - COL 104 2 A. Caster CHI 97 3 R. Chávez HAM 94 4 J. García CHI 92 5 V. Morales ANN 91
League Leaders W 2 tied with 14 1 J. Aitken TOK 14 1 C. Correa HAM 14 3 T. Harden COL 13 3 3 more tied with 13	League Leaders ERA J. Castro - NWK 2.61 2 J. Aitken TOK 2.63 3 T. Noguchi NVY 2.88 3 J. Velásquez TOK 2.88 5 C. Ward NYH 2.92	League Leaders K J. Aitken - TOK 215 2 V. Woods NWK 146 3 C. Pérez BOS 145 4 L. Blanco NVY 137 5 T. Noguchi NVY 131

[Alan T]

Monday, August 12th, 2052: Chico's García Gets 2000th Hit
Chico first baseman Jaime García finished the day with 1 hit in 5 at-bats and 2000 career hits. The Rebels also finished off the Winged Lingerines, 13-3. The 35-year-old García added his name to the list of players in the 2000-hit club.

García has played in 1968 games with a .277 career batting average and 2000 hits. He also has scored 1226 runs and driven in 1616 runs with 510 home runs.

[Alan T]

Sunday, September 1st, 2052: August's Best RL Hurler is Chao
Veteran Chua chay Chao put together quite a successful stretch in August for the New York Heroes, earning himself the Republic League Pitcher of the Month award.

Chao racked up a 6-0 record in 6 starts, posting a 2.17 ERA over 49.2 innings and striking out 34.

In 26 starts this season Chao has registered a 16-5 record and a 3.98 ERA.


Sunday, September 1st, 2052: Continental League Announces Best Starter
As Colin Bice hoisted up the Continental League Pitcher of the Month trophy for August, rumors have already begun to swirl about whether he will leave Baltimore once his contract is up at the end of the season.

Bice put pressure on the Charm to keep him around by posting a 5-1 record and an ERA of 2.28 over 43.1 innings last month. He also rolled up 27 strikeouts, increasing his value both to Baltimore and to every other team in the league.

Checking out his stats for the season, Bice has racked up 17 wins and 9 losses in 31 starts, 4.02 ERA and struck out 116 batters in 208.1 innings.

[Alan T]

Sunday, September 1st, 2052:RL's Best Batter Announced
In August, Olímpio Buitrago beat the baseball like a drum the entire month and netted the Republic League Batter of the Month award.

In 27 games the Chico shortstop hit .340 with 9 home runs, 30 RBIs and 27 runs scored.

Buitrago currently has a .314 batting average with 144 hits, 33 homers, 99 RBIs, 102 runs scored and a .428 OBP.


Sunday, September 1st, 2052: CL Best Hitter Trophy Goes to Brown
Greg Brown is in the final year of his contract with Boston and today added a timely piece of hardware to his trophy case. Playing in 27 games in August the 33-year-old shortstop ripped Continental League pitchers for a .412 batting average, nabbing him the Batter of the Month award.

He also rang up 7 home runs, 31 RBIs and 24 runs scored.

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

A look at his season totals shows Brown with 21 home runs, .383 BA, .446 OBP, 116 RBIs and 97 runs scored.

[Alan T]

Sunday, September 1st, 2052: Great Month Gets RL Top Rookie Trophy
A veritable toddler to the Republic League, William Snyder just sewed up the Rookie of the Month trophy for August.

Over the past month the 24-year-old catcher for Ann Arbor hit .419 with 36 hits, 6 home runs and 26 runs batted in. He also logged 12 walks and compiled a .495 on-base percentage.

Thus far this year Snyder has hit .323 with 17 home runs and 85 RBIs.


Sunday, September 1st, 2052: August's Best Newcomer Named by CL
In August, Felipe Palmeiro knocked Continental League pitchers all over the ballpark all month long and put up numbers good enough to be voted the Rookie of the Month.

Last month the 26-year-old Baltimore left fielder played in 23 games and hit .341 with 9 doubles, no triples and 3 home runs. Palmeiro also scored 21 times and drove in 7 runs.

Thus far this season Palmeiro has hit .324 with 24 home runs, 66 RBIs and scored 87 times.

[Alan T]

Front Office Offseason League 09-01-2052 Standings Report

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Tokyo Cyclones 80 44 .645 - 84-40 -4 38-24 42-20 8-7 19-20 22 W4 7-3 Apex Assassins 63 61 .508 17.0 68-56 -5 33-27 30-34 6-6 15-25 W1 5-5 Baltimore Charm 62 61 .504 17.5 59-64 3 33-30 29-31 5-8 20-14 L2 4-6 Napa Valley Winemakers 63 62 .504 17.5 68-57 -5 34-27 29-35 4-4 19-21 W1 7-3 Newark Terriers 60 63 .488 19.5 56-67 4 26-36 34-27 4-4 24-18 W3 5-5 Boston Settlers 61 65 .484 20.0 57-69 4 26-38 35-27 5-8 18-13 L1 5-5 Edmonton Edge 47 80 .370 34.5 47-80 0 22-42 25-38 7-2 13-17 L4 3-7

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Colorado Rancheros 75 50 .600 - 74-51 1 36-26 39-24 6-3 19-13 36 W6 7-3 New York Heroes 75 52 .591 1.0 76-51 -1 34-27 41-25 5-3 22-19 W3 7-3 Chico Rebels 72 54 .571 3.5 73-53 -1 37-23 35-31 3-7 12-18 L1 5-5 Hammersmith Hooligans 65 64 .504 12.0 63-66 2 33-31 32-33 8-3 22-18 W1 6-4 Hartford Harpooners 59 71 .454 18.5 55-75 4 33-34 26-37 4-2 24-18 L5 3-7 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 55 71 .437 20.5 60-66 -5 26-40 29-31 1-3 13-17 W1 3-7 Hyannis Patriots 44 83 .346 32.0 46-81 -2 22-43 22-40 2-8 14-23 L1 4-6

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG G. Brown - BOS .383 2 W. Hawkins COL .359 3 R. Chávez HAM .358 4 A. Kobayashi BOS .354 5 B. Tate HYN .352	League Leaders HR A. Caster - CHI 37 2 L. Beltrán TOK 35 3 O. Buitrago CHI 33 3 K. Gallagher COL 33 5 2 tied with 32	League Leaders RBI W. Hawkins - COL 123 2 A. Caster CHI 120 2 R. Chávez HAM 120 4 G. Brown BOS 116 5 J. Clark HAR 115
League Leaders W T. Harden - COL 18 2 C. Bice BAL 17 2 C. Correa HAM 17 2 G. Shippy TOK 17 5 4 tied with 16	League Leaders ERA J. Castro - NWK 2.57 2 C. Ward NYH 2.76 3 J. Velásquez TOK 3.01 4 T. Noguchi NVY 3.02 5 J. Aitken TOK 3.12	League Leaders K J. Aitken - TOK 252 2 V. Woods NWK 189 3 C. Pérez BOS 188 4 L. Blanco NVY 173 5 T. Noguchi NVY 168

[Alan T]

A couple of great races shaping up!

Okamoto is 5 Home runs away from 700 as well!

[Alan T]

Thursday, September 5th, 2052: Catron Superb Against New York
Dave Catron was in command in his outing against the New York Heroes. He hurled the Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines to a 8-0 shutout victory, yielded 2 hits and chalked up 6 strikeouts and 3 walks.

"A complete-game shutout. That's fun territory for me," he told reporters in the postgame interview. "I had good balance and mechanics and was able to keep the ball down. When I do that, good things happen."

Over the season Catron has thrown 182.2 innings and dished out 111 strikeouts with a 11-14 mark and a 6.45 ERA.

[Alan T]

Front Office Offseason League 09-16-2052 Standings Report

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Tokyo Cyclones 88 48 .647 - 91-45 -3 43-25 45-23 8-7 21-22 7 L2 7-3 Apex Assassins 69 68 .504 19.5 75-62 -6 35-29 34-39 6-6 17-28 W1 4-6 Napa Valley Winemakers 68 67 .504 19.5 74-61 -6 37-27 31-40 4-4 21-23 W4 5-5 Baltimore Charm 67 70 .489 21.5 65-72 2 38-33 29-37 5-8 22-17 W1 3-7 Boston Settlers 67 71 .486 22.0 63-75 4 31-41 36-30 5-8 21-14 L2 5-5 Newark Terriers 65 71 .478 23.0 62-74 3 29-39 36-32 4-4 26-20 W2 5-5 Edmonton Edge 55 84 .396 34.5 54-85 1 28-44 27-40 7-2 14-18 L1 7-3

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Colorado Rancheros 84 54 .609 - 83-55 1 41-29 43-25 8-3 19-13 25 W4 8-2 New York Heroes 84 54 .609 - 84-54 0 39-28 45-26 5-3 24-19 25 W3 8-2 Chico Rebels 79 61 .564 6.0 80-60 -1 41-26 38-35 3-7 12-22 L1 5-5 Hammersmith Hooligans 68 72 .486 17.0 67-73 1 34-38 34-34 8-5 24-21 W1 3-7 Hartford Harpooners 64 77 .454 21.5 57-84 7 35-37 29-40 5-3 27-19 L2 4-6 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 61 79 .436 24.0 66-74 -5 29-43 32-36 1-3 14-17 L2 4-6 Hyannis Patriots 48 91 .345 36.5 52-87 -4 24-44 24-47 2-8 14-23 L5 2-8

Tokyo has a magic number of 7

Colorado and New York both have a magic number of 18

[Alan T]

Wednesday, September 18th, 2052: Okamoto Slugs 700th Home Run
The Hyannis Patriots had something to celebrate today even though they dropped a 5-2 decision to Hartford. The reason -- the splendid slugger Hitomaro Okamoto hit his 700th career homer in today's contest at Patriots Place.

"I'm fortunate to be here," Okamoto told the media after the game. "The Patriots have a classy organization and some great fans. Homer #700 was for them."

Okamoto has a lifetime average of .324, played in 2731 games and collected 700 home runs and 2206 RBIs.

[Alan T]

Okamoto of course is the first player in FOOL history to hit 700 Homers in a career. He has hit 93 more home runs than the former Home Run Champ Daniel Gil, and has almost 200 more home runs more than the next highest active player.

He is only 5 RBI away from tying Ben Keyte's all time RBI record as well.

One of the questions that will be asked the special panel for FOOL's 100th season will be if Okamoto is the greatest player in FOOL history? Not just stats, but how does he weigh in against other former FOOL greats such as Juan Sierra, Hideaki Tanaka, Emmett Quero, Jose Colon and Hector Romero.

[Montreal_GM]

Way to go Okamoto!

[Alan T]

Front Office Offseason League 09-23-2052 Standings Report

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Tokyo Cyclones 93 50 .650 - 96-47 -3 47-25 46-25 8-7 21-22 Clinched W4 6-4 Apex Assassins 74 70 .514 19.5 81-63 -7 40-31 34-39 7-6 18-29 L1 6-4 Napa Valley Winemakers 72 69 .511 20.0 77-64 -5 41-29 31-40 4-4 22-23 L1 8-2 Baltimore Charm 70 73 .490 23.0 67-76 3 39-33 31-40 5-8 24-17 W1 4-6 Newark Terriers 68 74 .479 24.5 66-76 2 31-40 37-34 4-4 26-21 W1 6-4 Boston Settlers 67 76 .469 26.0 64-79 3 31-41 36-35 5-9 21-16 L7 3-7 Edmonton Edge 56 88 .389 37.5 55-89 1 28-44 28-44 7-2 14-18 L4 4-6

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York Heroes 88 56 .611 - 89-55 -1 42-28 46-28 5-4 24-20 17 L1 7-3 Colorado Rancheros 86 58 .597 2.0 85-59 1 42-29 44-29 8-3 20-14 W1 6-4 Chico Rebels 85 62 .578 4.5 84-63 1 47-27 38-35 5-7 15-22 L1 8-2 Hammersmith Hooligans 71 74 .490 17.5 71-74 0 34-38 37-36 8-5 24-21 W3 5-5 Hartford Harpooners 69 78 .469 20.5 61-86 8 37-38 32-40 6-3 28-19 W1 6-4 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 61 83 .424 27.0 67-77 -6 29-43 32-40 1-5 14-20 L6 2-8 Hyannis Patriots 48 97 .331 40.5 52-93 -4 24-50 24-47 2-8 14-23 L11 0-10

Tokyo has clinched a playoff spot and homefield advantage in the CLCS!

Apex has a magic number of 20

New York has a magic number of 13
Colorado has a magic number of 15

[Alan T]

Wednesday, September 25th, 2052: 250 Wins for Correa
Francisco Correa of the Chico Rebels nailed down his 250th career victory with a 13-1 win over the Hyannis Patriots today at Rebels Ballpark. Correa, 38, fired 2 strikeouts over 9 innings of work. He gave up 1 run, no walks and allowed 5 hits.

"I feel great," Correa said afterward. "I try not to get caught up in the moment. It's hard with so much press coverage these days, but I tune all that out when I go out there and pitch."

A check of his career stats reveals Correa has chalked up 250 wins and 202 losses with 2080 strikeouts and a 3.92 ERA. Opposing teams have put up a .276 batting average against him.

[Alan T]

I got a kick that the previous two news stories came after each other.

Bonus points to whomever can explain what the special link is.

[Alan T]

And I am not talking about the fact that Correa got his 250th win by beating Hyannis .

[Alan T]

Thursday, September 26th, 2052: Jordan Mystifies Napa Valley
An efficient outing for Curt Jordan usually means a win for Boston. Today was no exception, as the 29-year-old starter held Napa Valley to a long line of goose eggs. He struck out 10 and gave up 5 hits in the 7-0 shutout.

Currently Jordan has a record of 12-9 with 144 strikeouts and 49 walks in 208.1 innings and a 4.84 ERA.

[Alan T]

Tuesday, October 1st, 2052: Republic League Announces #1 Starter
September's premier pitcher was Carl Ward of New York Heroes. He pulverized Republic League hitters all month long and picked up the Pitcher of the Month award. The Heroes star hurler fashioned a 4-0 en route to the honor.

He had 28 strikeouts in 35.2 innings and compiled a 2.02 ERA. Other clubs hit .239 against him.

This season Ward has worked 224.2 innings with 182 strikeouts en route to a 20-4 record and a 2.64 ERA.


Tuesday, October 1st, 2052: Continental League Picks Best Starter in September
It was a very good month for Jeremy Aitken in September. The 35-year-old veteran starter for the Tokyo Cyclones outpitched everybody -- young and old -- to claim the Continental League Pitcher of the Month award earlier today.

Aitken ran up a 5-1 record in his 7 starts during the month. In 52.2 innings he fanned 55 and recorded a 2.91 ERA.

This year Aitken has compiled a 20-9 record with a 3.08 ERA in 38 starts.

[Alan T]

Tuesday, October 1st, 2052: September's Best Batter Announced
September's Republic League Batter of the Month trophy was claimed by right fielder Aaron Caster of the Chico Rebels.

Last month he compiled a .405 batting average with 10 home runs, 31 RBIs, 25 runs scored and a .441 on-base percentage.

Caster is presently hitting at a .353 pace with 47 home runs, 151 RBIs and has scored 145 times.


Tuesday, October 1st, 2052: Pagán Named CL Batter of the Month
Manuel Pagán of the Tokyo Cyclones certainly made a resounding impression on the Continental League pitching corps in September and today reaped the reward as the league's best batter for the period.

The center fielder put up some good offensive figures as he hit .458 with 3 home runs, 22 RBIs and 19 runs scored.

In 2052 Pagán has produced 202 hits in 576 at-bats for a .351 average with 22 home runs and gotten on base at a .444 clip.

[Alan T]

Tuesday, October 1st, 2052: Sandoval Gets RL Rookie of Month Honors
In September, 24-year-old Víctor Sandoval swung a mighty big bat and bagged the Republic League Rookie of the Month award.

Last month he played in 26 games and hit .346 with 10 doubles, 2 triples, and 11 home runs. Sandoval also scored 24 times and drove in 38 runs.

To date Sandoval has chalked up a .313 average with 30 home runs, driven in 134 runs and scored 109 times.

Tuesday, October 1st, 2052: Wall Gets September's Rookie Trophy
Andrew Wall's eyes seem to light up whenever he sees the baseball. The young Napa Valley first baseman has been hitting everything in sight for the better part of a month.

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

During the month he hit .353 with 3 doubles, no triples and 2 home runs. Wall also scored 9 times and drove in 14 runs.

Thus far in 2052 Wall is batting .288 with 6 home runs, 57 RBIs and 67 runs scored.

[Alan T]

Front Office Offseason League 10-01-2052 Standings Report

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Tokyo Cyclones 98 52 .653 - 101-49 -3 51-26 47-26 8-8 21-23 Clinched W1 8-2 Apex Assassins 80 71 .530 18.5 87-64 -7 45-32 35-39 8-6 19-29 L1 8-2 Napa Valley Winemakers 76 73 .510 21.5 80-69 -4 42-30 34-43 4-5 23-24 W1 5-5 Baltimore Charm 70 77 .476 26.5 67-80 3 39-33 31-44 5-8 24-17 L4 3-7 Boston Settlers 71 79 .473 27.0 68-82 3 34-42 37-37 5-9 23-17 W2 4-6 Newark Terriers 70 79 .470 27.5 68-81 2 33-41 37-38 5-4 27-22 L1 3-7 Edmonton Edge 58 92 .387 40.0 57-93 1 29-46 29-46 8-3 14-19 L1 2-8

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York Heroes 95 57 .625 - 94-58 1 47-28 48-29 5-4 27-20 7 W4 8-2 Colorado Rancheros 90 61 .596 4.5 90-61 0 45-30 45-31 8-3 20-16 L1 5-5 Chico Rebels 88 64 .579 7.0 88-64 0 49-29 39-35 5-7 15-22 L1 7-3 Hammersmith Hooligans 74 79 .484 21.5 73-80 1 37-42 37-37 8-5 25-22 L1 5-5 Hartford Harpooners 71 82 .464 24.5 63-90 8 37-38 34-44 6-3 29-20 W1 5-5 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 62 88 .413 32.0 69-81 -7 30-43 32-45 1-5 15-21 W1 1-9 Hyannis Patriots 52 101 .340 43.5 56-97 -4 26-51 26-50 2-8 14-24 L2 4-6

Apex has a magic number of 10

New York has a magic number of 4

Colorado has a magic number of 9

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG G. Brown - BOS .371 2 B. Tate HYN .361 2 W. Hawkins COL .361 4 A. Caster CHI .353 4 R. Chávez HAM .353	League Leaders HR A. Caster - CHI 47 2 L. Beltrán TOK 42 2 H. Okamoto HYN 42 4 V. Morales ANN 41 5 K. Gallagher COL 40	League Leaders RBI A. Caster - CHI 151 2 W. Hawkins COL 146 3 K. Hashimoto HYN 138 4 V. Morales ANN 136 5 G. Brown BOS 135
League Leaders W 2 tied with 21 1 T. Harden COL 21 1 G. Shippy TOK 21 3 J. Aitken TOK 20 3 2 more tied with 20	League Leaders ERA C. Ward - NYH 2.64 2 W. Maxwell APX 3.02 3 J. Aitken TOK 3.08 4 T. Noguchi NVY 3.18 5 J. Velásquez TOK 3.21	League Leaders K J. Aitken - TOK 307 2 V. Woods NWK 226 3 C. Pérez BOS 215 4 L. Blanco NVY 203 5 T. Noguchi NVY 199

[Alan T]

No fancy news write ups for it, but Okamoto did pass Keyte for the all time RBI record in a career!

[Alan T]

Front Office Offseason League 10-07-2052 Standings Report

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Tokyo Cyclones 101 55 .647 - 103-53 -2 52-27 49-28 8-9 23-24 Clinched W1 5-5 Apex Assassins 81 74 .523 19.5 87-68 -6 45-33 36-41 8-6 19-29 L1 6-4 Napa Valley Winemakers 81 74 .523 19.5 85-70 -4 46-31 35-43 5-5 24-25 W3 7-3 Boston Settlers 75 80 .484 25.5 71-84 4 38-43 37-37 5-9 24-17 L1 8-2 Baltimore Charm 72 80 .474 27.0 70-82 2 40-35 32-45 5-8 24-18 L1 3-7 Newark Terriers 72 82 .468 28.0 70-84 2 33-42 39-40 5-4 28-23 L1 4-6 Edmonton Edge 58 95 .379 41.5 58-95 0 29-46 29-49 8-3 14-20 L4 2-8

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York Heroes 97 60 .618 - 96-61 1 48-30 49-30 5-4 28-20 1 L3 6-4 Chico Rebels 93 65 .589 4.5 92-66 1 51-29 42-36 5-7 16-22 W4 7-3 Colorado Rancheros 92 65 .586 5.0 93-64 -1 46-30 46-35 8-5 20-18 W1 4-6 Hammersmith Hooligans 75 81 .481 21.5 76-80 -1 38-43 37-38 8-5 25-23 L1 4-6 Hartford Harpooners 73 83 .468 23.5 65-91 8 38-38 35-45 6-3 30-20 L1 5-5 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 65 90 .419 31.0 72-83 -7 33-44 32-46 2-5 16-22 W1 4-6 Hyannis Patriots 54 105 .340 44.0 58-101 -4 28-53 26-52 3-8 15-25 L1 3-7

Apex and Napa Valley are tied for the final CL playoff spot with 7 games remaining!


New York has a magic number of 1

Chico has a magic number of 5

[Alan T]

10/7:

Apex 7, Napa Valley 2

Tokyo 101-56 (clinched)
Apex 82-74 (M# 6)
Napa Valley 81-75 (1 GB)


Colorado 11, New York 6
Hyannis 7, Chico 6


New York 97-61 (m# 1 for homefield advantage)
Colorado 93-65 (4 GB / M# 4)
Chico 93-66 (4.5 GB)

[Montreal_GM]

Should be a fun finish.

[Alan T]

10/8:

Boston 8, Apex 3

Tokyo (clinched)
Apex 82-75 (m# 6)
Napa Valley 81-75 (1/2 GB)


Colorado 6, New York 3

New York 97-62 (M# 1 for homefield)
Colorado 94-65 (3 GB / m# 3)
Chico 93-66 (4 GB)

[Alan T]

10/9:

Napa Valley 4, Newark 2
Tokyo 8, Apex 3



Tokyo 103-56 (clinched)
Napa Valley 82-75 (m# 5)
Apex 82-76 (1/2 GB)



No Republic League games of importance today.

[Alan T]

10/10:

Napa Valley 3, Newark 2
Apex 3, Tokyo 2

Tokyo 103-57 (clinched)
Napa Valley 83-75 (M# 4)
Apex 83-76 (1/2 GB)


Hartford 6, Chico 3

New York 97-62 (M# 1 for homefield)
Colorado 94-65 (3 GB / m# 2)
Chico 93-67 (4.5 GB)

[Alan T]

10/11:

Napa Valley 14, Newark 1 (Napa Valley scores 11 in the 8th and 3 in the 9th to break a 0-0 scoreless tie and win)


Tokyo 104-57 (clinched)
Napa Valley 84-75 (M# 3)
Apex 83-76 (1 GB)


New York 13, Ann Arbor 12 (11 innings)
Chico 13, Hartford 0
Colorado 8, Hammersmith 0

The New York Heroes are the 2052 RL regular season champs!

New York 98-62 (clinched)
Colorado 95-65 (m# 1)
Chico 94-67 (1.5 GB)

[Alan T]

10/12:

No CL games of importance


Hammersmith 5, Colorado 3
Chico 10, Hartford 3


New York 99-62 (clinched)
Colorado 95-66 (M# 1)
Chico 95-67 (1/2 GB)

[Alan T]

10/13:

Apex 5, Edmonton 2

Tokyo 105-57 (clinched)
Napa Valley 84-75 (M# 3)
Apex 84-76 (1/2 GB)

Colorado 7, Hammersmith 3

On their final game of the season, Colorado defeats arch-rival Hammersmith to clinch the second Republic League playoff spot!

[Alan T]

10/14:

Baltimore 8, Napa Valley 3
Apex 10, Edmonton 4


Tokyo 105-57 (clinched)
Apex 85-76 (m# 2)
Napa Valley 84-76 (1/2 GB)

[Alan T]

10/15:

Edmonton 9, Apex 8
Napa Valley 1, Baltimore 0 (10 innings)


Tokyo 105-57 (clinched)
Napa Valley 85-76 (m# 1)
Apex 85-77 (1/2 GB)

Apex is done for the season while Napa Valley has one final game left vs Baltimore. A Napa Valley win and they clinch the playoff spot. If the Winemakers lose however, Apex and Napa will face off in a best of 3 playoff to decide the playoff team!

[Tasan]

Um...didn't I call 95 wins at the start of this thing....pretty darn close if you ask me.