FOOL 2066 Regular Season

[Alan T]

Serrano Swats #400
Monday, August 16th, 2066: Chico first baseman Juan Serrano pounded a home run during the Rebels 16-8 loss to Toronto yesterday. Despite the defeat the long ball was a significant achievement and raised his career home run total to 400.

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

The Chico star went 2 hits for 5 at-bats during the game, scoring 2 runs and had 3 RBI.

During his career Serrano has hit for a .284 average and totaled 2338 hits, 400 home runs and 1624 RBIs.

[Tasan]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

I'm so conflicted between the compliment and the insult that I have no idea what to feel about that comment.

I'm only lashing out because of the beating I took in the Classic.

[Alan T]

2500 Hits for Winter
Wednesday, August 18th, 2066: Leroy Winter of the St. Petersburg Pelicans earned his membership in the exclusive 2500-hit club this afternoon at Sony Park. The 33-year-old second baseman got his milestone hit in the Pelicans 9-4 triumph over the Tokyo Cyclones. Winter went 1-3 for the game.

Winter's career batting average stands at .337, and he has 497 home runs.

[Alan T]

Winter Tags Number 500
Saturday, August 28th, 2066: The St. Petersburg Pelicans defeated the Boston Settlers 22-5 yesterday in a game that featured Leroy Winter's 500th career home run.

In the clubhouse, the Pelicans second baseman spoke about the milestone achievement. "To be honest, I don't even remember my first home run," he said. "But this one I don't think I'll forget. Who knows if I'll hit another hundred, or fifty, or even ten?"

On his historic day, Winter banged out 2 hits in 4 at-bats and scored 2 runs with 3 RBI.

In his career stats Winter has compiled a .338 batting average and collected 2515 hits, 500 home runs and 1597 RBIs.

[Alan T]

Winter is the 15th player in FOOL history with 500 Home runs!

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Tasan

I'm only lashing out because of the beating I took in the Classic.

I guess that's fair.

[Alan T]

Garza Keeps Hit Streak Alive
Tuesday, August 31st, 2066: Hammersmith could care less about Miguel Garza's hitting streak. All they care about is who won the game. The Hooligans manager told BNN, "Not to belittle his streak, but at the end of the day, the important thing is winning the game, not stopping a hitting streak."

Well, the Hooligans didn't stop Miguel Garza today, but they won the game 6-4 over the Rancheros. The Colorado center fielder was 2-for-6 in the loss and extended his hitting streak to 35 games.
M. Garza walked in the 1st, flied out in the 2nd, grounded out in the 4th, doubled in the 7th, singled in the 9th, flied out in the 11th and grounded out in the 13th.

This season Garza has delivered 184 hits in 555 at-bats for a .332 average with 8 home runs. He is getting on base at a .403 clip and his totals also include 82 RBIs and 99 runs scored. This year Garza has played in 127 games.

[Alan T]

Garza's current 35 game hitting streak for COlorado is the longest in FOOL since Ricardo Rocha hit for 36 straight games 11 seasons ago!

[Alan T]

Morales Voted Best RL Pitcher in August
Wednesday, September 1st, 2066: The Republic League hitters didn't have a chance in August when the Chico Rebels manager wrote "Morales" on the lineup card. Outing after outing, Felipe Morales held teams in check and usually got a win.

He excelled with a 3-0 mark and 2.63 ERA in 6 starts. The talented Rebels star pitched 41 innings, fanned 36 and held opposing teams to a .204 average.

For his superb mound work Morales was named the RL Pitcher of the Month by the baseball writers.

In 26 starts this year Morales has posted 9 wins while suffering 4 losses. He has pitched 156.2 innings, allowed 140 hits, struck out 164 and has a 3.96 ERA.

Winter Wolves Gutiérrez August's Top Hurler
Wednesday, September 1st, 2066: The Pitcher of the Month in the Continental League for August was Halifax's star reliever Salvador Gutiérrez.

"I was wondering if relievers were even eligible for this thing," Gutiérrez joked with reporters. "I guess the voters do know there's actual pitchers down there in the pen."

The Winter Wolves bullpen ace collected 6 saves and 20 strikeouts in 18 innings, holding the opposition to a .242 average and posting a 1.00 ERA and a 3-0 record.

Gutiérrez's record so far this season is 10-and-3 with 26 saves and a 1.88 ERA. He has given up 54 hits in 71.2 innings with 62 strikeouts.

[Alan T]

Harris Takes Best Bat Award in August
Wednesday, September 1st, 2066: It's a time for celebration in Chico as Ed Harris has just walked away with August's Republic League Batter of the Month award.

He socked 38 hits in 91 at-bats to put up a .418 batting average, 9 home runs, 22 RBIs and 30 runs scored.

This year Harris has batted at a .356 pace with 155 hits, 30 home runs, 106 RBIs and scored 110 times.


Napa Valley's Marés CL #1 Batter in August
Wednesday, September 1st, 2066: Napa Valley left fielder Luis Marés put the wraps on a fine August by capturing the Continental League Batter of the Month honors today.

He put up a .330 batting average and .458 on-base percentage last month while racking up 14 home runs, 34 RBIs, 28 runs scored and 21 walks.

Thus far in 2066 Marés is hitting .266 with 42 home runs, 115 RBIs, 102 runs scored and has compiled a .392 OBP.

[Alan T]

Hartford's Ayala RL Rookie of Month
Wednesday, September 1st, 2066: Ismael Ayala proved to be one of the Republic League's preeminent rookies last month, putting up some sensational numbers to take the Rookie of the Month trophy.

In August the left fielder for Hartford had a .289 average, stroked 22 hits, 10 home runs, drove in 20 runs and drew 7 walks for a .357 OBP.

For the season Ayala is hitting .270, batted in 67 runs with 30 home runs and 63 runs scored.



CL Rookie Hittin' on All Cylinders in August
Wednesday, September 1st, 2066: Jorge Fernández'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 August he was voted the Rookie of the Month Award.

During the month he hit .390 with 9 doubles, no triples and no home runs. Fernández also scored 12 times and drove in 11 runs.

Currently Fernández is hitting .321 and has collected 7 home runs, 64 RBIs and scored 67 times, while playing in 124 games.

[Alan T]

September 1st, 2066:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 St. Petersburg Pelicans 77 48 .616 - 82-43 -5 39-22 38-26 7-6 19-13 37 L1 7-3 Napa Valley Winemakers 75 49 .605 1.5 76-48 -1 34-28 41-21 3-9 17-17 L1 7-3 Apex Assassins 70 56 .556 7.5 65-61 5 40-24 30-32 12-3 26-12 L1 6-4 Halifax Winter Wolves 70 57 .551 8.0 65-62 5 37-27 33-30 9-4 18-15 W2 8-2 Baltimore Charm 61 62 .496 15.0 68-55 -7 39-24 22-38 5-8 18-21 W2 3-7 Boston Settlers 59 64 .480 17.0 59-64 0 29-33 30-31 4-8 13-22 L5 2-8 Tokyo Cyclones 24 100 .194 52.5 31-93 -7 11-49 13-51 2-4 7-18 W1 1-9

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Colorado Rancheros 74 53 .583 - 78-49 -4 36-29 38-24 3-2 14-17 32 W2 5-5 Toronto Marlboros 69 57 .548 4.5 65-61 4 39-21 30-36 4-3 27-13 L2 5-5 Hammersmith Hooligans 66 63 .512 9.0 67-62 -1 36-28 30-35 9-6 15-18 L2 4-6 Chico Rebels 64 63 .504 10.0 65-62 -1 37-24 27-39 4-8 15-19 W2 7-3 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 63 63 .500 10.5 63-63 0 38-28 25-35 2-3 16-17 W2 6-4 Hartford Harpooners 56 74 .431 19.5 58-72 -2 33-34 23-40 6-5 14-22 L3 3-7 Hyannis Patriots 53 72 .424 20.0 51-74 2 26-36 27-36 3-4 14-9 W2 7-3

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG J. Gómez - ANN .360 2 E. Harris CHI .356 3 L. Winter STP .355 4 A. Goro ANN .354 4 G. López COL .354	League Leaders HR L. Marés - NVY 42 2 X. León TOR 36 3 J. Valéncia ANN 35 4 L. Winter STP 34 5 2 tied with 33	League Leaders RBI S. Padilla - COL 125 2 J. Valéncia ANN 123 3 L. Winter STP 120 4 J. Sandoval BAL 117 5 L. Marés NVY 115
League Leaders W 2 tied with 14 1 A. Jones NVY 14 1 B. Tracy NVY 14 3 R. Casey BAL 13 3 M. León HAL 13	League Leaders ERA A. Jones - NVY 2.50 2 B. Tracy NVY 2.81 3 J. Cho APX 3.09 4 A. Martínez NVY 3.18 5 J. Fox STP 3.27	League Leaders K Z. Li - HAM 197 2 A. Jones NVY 174 3 F. Morales CHI 164 4 G. Mota CHI 163 5 A. Flores HAL 153

[TeachEnEspanol]

Yes yes....that's better. Sorry Apex, but I'll take it!

[TeachEnEspanol]

Hey Tasan, not bad work this go around!

[Alan T]

Sandoval Slams 6 Hits for Baltimore
Wednesday, September 1st, 2066: All game long Baltimore's Javier Sandoval was rattling the walls at Charm Ballpark and banging out base hits against the Boston Settlers. When the dust finally settled on the diamond, he had a 6-hit day and the Charm had a 39-7 victory.

Speaking with reporters after his standout performance, the 27-year-old second baseman said, "Get 6 hits, win a ballgame, it's nice. I could get used to this."

J. Sandoval hit a three-run home run off M. Rin in the 1st, grounded out in the 2nd, singled in the 3rd, flied out in the 4th, hit an RBI single in the 5th, singled in the 6th, hit a GRAND SLAM off T. Weaver in the 7th, walked in the 7th and hit an RBI single in the 8th.

This year Sandoval is hitting .332 with 34 home runs and 126 RBIs to his credit. He has gotten on base at a .405 clip and scored 75 runs.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

Hey Tasan, not bad work this go around!

Could this be the famous Teach curse.. She praises your team and then you swandive out of playoff contention??

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Could this be the famous Teach curse.. She praises your team and then you swandive out of playoff contention??

I would never wish for the downfall of others.

[Alan T]

Garza's 41-Game Hit Streak Ends
Friday, September 10th, 2066: For 41 games in a row Miguel Garza of the Colorado Rancheros had at least one hit in every game. His day of reckoning finally came at the hands of the Hyannis Patriots, who held him without a hit in 4 at-bats. To make matters worse, they also won the ballgame 11-4.

Garza has a .330 average and a .399 on-base percentage for the year. He has picked up 194 hits, 10 home runs and driven in 87 runs.

[Alan T]

Garza's 41 game hitting streak is the longest in FOOL since hall of famer Luis Soward hit in 42 straight games way back in 2019!!

[Alan T]

September 13th, 2066:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 St. Petersburg Pelicans 83 50 .624 - 88-45 -5 40-22 43-28 9-7 21-14 28 W3 7-3 Napa Valley Winemakers 81 52 .609 2.0 82-51 -1 38-30 43-22 5-9 18-17 L1 6-4 Halifax Winter Wolves 76 61 .555 9.0 69-68 7 40-31 36-30 11-4 21-16 W1 6-4 Apex Assassins 72 65 .526 13.0 67-70 5 42-30 30-35 13-7 27-14 W1 2-8 Baltimore Charm 67 68 .496 17.0 75-60 -8 42-28 25-40 5-9 19-22 L1 5-5 Boston Settlers 65 68 .489 18.0 64-69 1 32-33 33-35 4-8 14-24 L1 6-4 Tokyo Cyclones 27 107 .201 56.5 36-98 -9 12-51 15-56 2-5 7-20 L1 3-7

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Colorado Rancheros 77 59 .566 - 81-55 -4 38-30 39-29 3-3 15-18 24 L3 4-6 Toronto Marlboros 75 62 .547 2.5 71-66 4 41-23 34-39 5-3 27-17 L1 6-4 Hammersmith Hooligans 70 68 .507 8.0 72-66 -2 40-32 30-36 10-7 16-20 L1 4-6 Chico Rebels 68 67 .504 8.5 69-66 -1 38-26 30-41 4-9 17-20 L2 6-4 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 67 70 .489 10.5 66-71 1 41-30 26-40 3-3 17-17 W1 3-7 Hartford Harpooners 62 77 .446 16.5 63-76 -1 36-36 26-41 7-5 16-22 W5 6-4 Hyannis Patriots 60 76 .441 17.0 58-78 2 30-38 30-38 3-5 15-9 W3 6-4

[Alan T]

6-Hit Barrage by McEachran
Sunday, September 19th, 2066: It was a big day with the bat for Mark McEachran of the Hammersmith Hooligans at Ballpark of Colorado as he bashed out hit after hit after hit to defeat Colorado 23-0.

After the game he said, "Guys, it's just one game in a long season. I hit it hard and found some holes today. 6 hits in 7 tries. But my hits are not the big thing in the game. The victory is the important thing. That's the story."

At the end of the game McEachran had collected 6 hits in 7 at-bats and a small mention in the record book. He was happy. He had a big day with the bat. And the Hooligans had won.

M. McEachran doubled in the 3rd, doubled in the 4th, struck out in the 6th, hit an RBI double in the 7th, singled in the 7th, singled in the 8th and singled in the 9th.

This year McEachran has hit at a .362 clip with 131 hits, 1 home run, 43 RBIs and 68 runs scored.

[Alan T]

September 20th, 2066:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 St. Petersburg Pelicans 85 53 .616 - 92-46 -7 42-25 43-28 9-7 21-16 21 W2 5-5 Napa Valley Winemakers 83 57 .593 3.0 83-57 0 38-31 45-26 5-10 18-19 L3 4-6 Halifax Winter Wolves 79 63 .556 8.0 71-71 8 41-31 38-32 12-5 23-17 W1 7-3 Apex Assassins 74 67 .525 12.5 70-71 4 42-30 32-37 13-7 27-15 W2 3-7 Baltimore Charm 70 71 .496 16.5 78-63 -8 44-28 26-43 5-9 20-24 L1 4-6 Boston Settlers 69 70 .496 16.5 67-72 2 36-35 33-35 4-8 16-24 W1 7-3 Tokyo Cyclones 31 110 .220 55.5 38-103 -7 14-54 17-56 3-5 10-20 L2 5-5

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Colorado Rancheros 82 61 .573 - 85-58 -3 41-31 41-30 3-3 16-19 13 L1 5-5 Hammersmith Hooligans 75 68 .524 7.0 79-64 -4 40-32 35-36 10-7 16-20 W5 7-3 Toronto Marlboros 75 69 .521 7.5 73-71 2 41-30 34-39 5-3 27-18 L8 2-8 Chico Rebels 71 70 .504 10.0 71-70 0 41-29 30-41 5-9 19-20 W2 5-5 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 71 72 .497 11.0 69-74 2 41-31 30-41 3-3 17-17 W3 5-5 Hartford Harpooners 64 80 .444 18.5 65-79 -1 36-36 28-44 7-5 17-23 L3 7-3 Hyannis Patriots 62 80 .437 19.5 61-81 1 31-40 31-40 3-6 15-10 L2 5-5

[Alan T]

200 Victories for Apex's Trevor van der Mijl
Sunday, September 26th, 2066: The Assassins Trevor van der Mijl wrote his name in the league history books by picking up career victory number 200 today against the St. Petersburg Pelicans. In the Apex 4-3 triumph at Legends Field, the 38-year-old hurler went 7 innings, allowed 6 hits and had 5 strikeouts and 1 walk.

"I won't forget this day," an emotional van der Mijl told reporters. "It's hard to stay at the top for so long and to win 200 games is quite a feat."

van der Mijl has a lifetime record of 200 wins and 200 losses and a 3.87 ERA.

[Alan T]

September 27th, 2066:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 St. Petersburg Pelicans 88 57 .607 - 96-49 -8 43-28 45-29 9-8 21-19 14 L1 5-5 Napa Valley Winemakers 85 61 .582 3.5 86-60 -1 40-35 45-26 5-10 18-21 W1 3-7 Halifax Winter Wolves 81 66 .551 8.0 73-74 8 42-33 39-33 13-5 25-17 L2 5-5 Apex Assassins 78 68 .534 10.5 74-72 4 42-30 36-38 13-7 29-15 W4 7-3 Boston Settlers 74 71 .510 14.0 71-74 3 36-35 38-36 5-8 19-24 W5 8-2 Baltimore Charm 72 73 .497 16.0 81-64 -9 44-28 28-45 5-9 20-24 L1 5-5 Tokyo Cyclones 33 115 .223 56.5 41-107 -8 16-59 17-56 3-6 10-22 L4 3-7

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Colorado Rancheros 85 64 .570 - 87-62 -2 43-34 42-30 4-3 18-19 9 W2 6-4 Hammersmith Hooligans 80 69 .537 5.0 83-66 -3 42-33 38-36 10-7 17-20 L1 9-1 Toronto Marlboros 78 72 .520 7.5 76-74 2 44-32 34-40 5-3 29-20 L2 3-7 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 72 74 .493 11.5 70-76 2 41-31 31-43 3-4 17-18 W1 6-4 Chico Rebels 72 76 .486 12.5 73-75 -1 41-30 31-46 5-9 19-21 W1 3-7 Hartford Harpooners 70 80 .467 15.5 71-79 -1 39-36 31-44 7-5 17-23 W6 7-3 Hyannis Patriots 63 85 .426 21.5 62-86 1 31-43 32-42 3-6 16-12 L5 2-8

St. Pete has a magic number of 9
Napa Valley has a magic number of 12



Colorado has a magic number of 6
Hammersmith has a magic number of 11

[Alan T]

October 4th, 2066:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 St. Petersburg Pelicans 91 61 .599 - 99-53 -8 45-30 46-31 10-8 22-21 6 L1 5-5 Napa Valley Winemakers 87 66 .569 4.5 89-64 -2 41-36 46-30 5-10 19-24 W1 3-7 Halifax Winter Wolves 85 68 .556 6.5 76-77 9 42-33 43-35 13-6 26-18 W3 6-4 Apex Assassins 81 72 .529 10.5 77-76 4 45-34 36-38 13-8 31-15 L3 6-4 Boston Settlers 78 73 .517 12.5 75-76 3 39-36 39-37 6-8 20-26 W2 8-2 Baltimore Charm 73 77 .487 17.0 83-67 -10 44-29 29-48 5-9 20-25 L3 3-7 Tokyo Cyclones 37 115 .243 54.0 43-109 -6 19-59 18-56 3-6 13-22 W4 5-5

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Colorado Rancheros 88 68 .564 - 90-66 -2 45-34 43-34 4-3 20-19 3 W2 5-5 Hammersmith Hooligans 83 72 .535 4.5 85-70 -2 45-36 38-36 11-8 18-20 W3 6-4 Toronto Marlboros 81 74 .523 6.5 79-76 2 46-32 35-42 5-3 29-20 W1 5-5 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 77 75 .507 9.0 73-79 4 43-32 34-43 3-4 20-18 W2 7-3 Chico Rebels 74 81 .477 13.5 76-79 -2 43-34 31-47 5-9 19-23 L2 3-7 Hartford Harpooners 72 81 .471 14.5 73-80 -1 39-36 33-45 8-6 17-24 L1 8-2 Hyannis Patriots 65 89 .422 22.0 66-88 -1 31-44 34-45 3-6 16-15 L3 2-8

St. Pete has a magic number of 4
Napa Valley has a magic number of 8


Colorado has a magic number of 1
Hammersmith has a magic number of 6

[Alan T]

October 11th, 2066:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 St. Petersburg Pelicans 94 64 .595 - 103-55 -9 47-31 47-33 10-8 22-22 2 L2 5-5 Napa Valley Winemakers 93 67 .581 2.0 95-65 -2 44-37 49-30 5-10 20-24 W5 7-3 Halifax Winter Wolves 88 69 .561 5.5 80-77 8 43-33 45-36 13-6 26-18 W1 7-3 Apex Assassins 83 73 .532 10.0 79-77 4 47-34 36-39 13-8 32-16 L1 5-5 Boston Settlers 82 76 .519 12.0 80-78 2 41-36 41-40 6-8 22-27 W2 6-4 Baltimore Charm 74 82 .474 19.0 82-74 -8 45-33 29-49 5-9 20-26 L1 2-8 Tokyo Cyclones 38 121 .239 56.5 44-115 -6 20-61 18-60 3-6 14-23 L2 4-6

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Colorado Rancheros 90 72 .556 - 93-69 -3 45-36 45-36 4-4 20-20 Clinched L2 5-5 Hammersmith Hooligans 86 73 .541 2.5 87-72 -1 45-36 41-37 11-8 19-20 L1 6-4 Toronto Marlboros 83 77 .519 6.0 80-80 3 46-35 37-42 5-3 29-21 W1 5-5 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 80 79 .503 8.5 77-82 3 45-36 35-43 3-4 20-19 W1 5-5 Chico Rebels 76 83 .478 12.5 79-80 -3 43-35 33-48 5-9 19-24 W2 4-6 Hartford Harpooners 76 84 .475 13.0 77-83 -1 41-38 35-46 8-6 19-24 L1 6-4 Hyannis Patriots 68 91 .428 20.5 68-91 0 32-46 36-45 4-6 17-15 L2 4-6

St. Pete clinches a playoff spot and has a magic number of 2 for homefield advantage!

Napa Valley has a magic number of 1



Colorado has clinched homefield advantage in the RLCS!

Hammersmith has clinched a playoff spot!

[Alan T]

10/11:


Halifax 4, Napa Valley 3


St. Pete clinches homefield advantage in the CLCS!

Napa Valley 93-68 (M# 1)
Halifax 89-69 (2.5 GB)

[Alan T]

10/12:



Napa Valley 11, Halifax 2



Napa Valley clinches the final 2066 playoff spot!

[Alan T]

Molina Rips Boston for 6 Hits
Monday, October 11th, 2066: Ánibal Molina socked it to the Settlers today at Ballpark of Boston. The 28-year-old Pelicans left fielder rapped 6 hits in 8 at-bats to lead his club to a 25-6 win over Boston.

Á. Molina grounded out in the 1st, hit a two-run home run off M. Rin in the 2nd, singled in the 3rd, flied out in the 5th, hit an RBI single in the 6th, singled in the 7th, hit an RBI single in the 8th and singled in the 9th.

In 159 games this season Molina is batting .317 with 222 hits and 5 home runs. He has scored 120 runs and driven in 61.

[Alan T]

Final 2066 Standings:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 St. Petersburg Pelicans 98 64 .605 - 106-56 -8 50-31 48-33 10-8 25-22 Clinched W4 7-3 Napa Valley Winemakers 94 68 .580 4.0 97-65 -3 44-37 50-31 5-10 20-25 W1 8-2 Halifax Winter Wolves 90 72 .556 8.0 81-81 9 45-36 45-36 13-6 28-19 L1 6-4 Apex Assassins 87 75 .537 11.0 82-80 5 47-34 40-41 14-8 32-16 W1 6-4 Boston Settlers 84 78 .519 14.0 81-81 3 43-38 41-40 6-9 22-27 L1 5-5 Baltimore Charm 74 88 .457 24.0 84-78 -10 45-36 29-52 5-9 20-29 L7 1-9 Tokyo Cyclones 40 122 .247 58.0 45-117 -5 20-61 20-61 3-6 15-24 W1 3-7

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Colorado Rancheros 90 72 .556 - 93-69 -3 45-36 45-36 4-4 20-20 Clinched L2 5-5 Hammersmith Hooligans 87 75 .537 3.0 88-74 -1 45-36 42-39 11-8 19-20 L1 7-3 Toronto Marlboros 83 79 .512 7.0 81-81 2 46-35 37-44 5-4 29-23 L2 3-7 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 80 82 .494 10.0 77-85 3 45-36 35-46 3-4 20-19 L3 3-7 Chico Rebels 79 83 .488 11.0 81-81 -2 46-35 33-48 5-9 19-24 W5 6-4 Hartford Harpooners 78 84 .481 12.0 78-84 0 43-38 35-46 9-6 21-24 W2 6-4 Hyannis Patriots 70 92 .432 20.0 70-92 0 34-47 36-45 4-6 17-15 W1 5-5

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG L. Winter - STP .367 2 A. Goro ANN .350 3 K. O'Halloran COL .349 3 E. Harris CHI .349 3 2 more tied with .349	League Leaders HR 2 tied with 45 1 L. Marés NVY 45 1 S. Miller HAM 45 3 T. Cline HAR 43 3 J. Sandoval BAL 43	League Leaders RBI C. Serrano - HYN 159 2 J. Sandoval BAL 156 3 C. Wood BOS 149 4 S. Padilla COL 148 5 J. Valéncia ANN 143
League Leaders W A. Jones - NVY 18 2 B. Tracy NVY 17 3 A. Flores HAL 16 3 M. León HAL 16 3 2 more tied with 16	League Leaders ERA A. Jones - NVY 2.78 2 K. LeGrange STP 2.91 3 A. Flores HAL 3.40 4 E. Ortega BOS 3.41 5 J. Cho APX 3.48	League Leaders K Z. Li - HAM 234 2 A. Jones NVY 218 3 F. Morales CHI 206 4 G. Mota CHI 198 5 2 tied with 196

[spleen1015]

I guess Martinez didn't hit either of those milestones?

[TeachEnEspanol]

Not the top of the leader boards, but I'll take it. (I've come back from #2 before!) Congrats to a fantastic group of competitors this year. I'm scared!

[Alan T]

Mario Martinez passes the great Hitomaro Okamoto for the all time career Runs record! Martinez finishes the season with 2497 runs scored for his career, 64 more than Okimoto.


Colorado's Kyle O'Halloran completely shatters Luis Soward's 50 year old record for singles in a season. O'Halloran hit 234 singles this year, 25 more than the previous record! O'Halloran only had 22 extra base hits all season and only a .398 Slugging pct!!

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by spleen1015

I guess Martinez didn't hit either of those milestones?

Sorry for the delay. The game doesn't give news stories for setting new records unfortunately. So I usually have to hunt them down after the season.

[spleen1015]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Sorry for the delay. The game doesn't give news stories for setting new records unfortunately. So I usually have to hunt them down after the season.

No worries. I thought the game created stories when players reach milestones.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by spleen1015

No worries. I thought the game created stories when players reach milestones.

Only for milestones, not records though.

[Alan T]

The new file is up!

Playoffs run tomorrow night.

[spleen1015]

Actually, I have it jacked up.

He was close to the 500 HR milestone and close to breaking the hits record.

Thanks for your patience Alan.

[CrimsonFox]

btw Teach, congratulations for the big win last season.
funny again this season how I go months in near last place only to finish in 3rd. I'm going to miss my awesome infield I had last season.

[ShoelessJ03]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

All right Pelicans, you're new. Wait your turn!

Sorry!

Wow. I guess we're off and running!

Like I said heading into this season, I didn't know what to make of my inherited team. On paper, I felt like I had a decent group to work with but not being familiar with this league, I was really just taking shots in the dark.

I wish I could take credit for building this roster, it's a great start to my tenure in FOOL either way.

I guess I did give playing time to some over due minor leaguers. I tinkered with the lineups and promoted a few guys who had been rotting away in AAA / AA. So, I can at least take credit for that and for the fantastic pre-game speeches that had to of taken place during this season. haha

In any case, good luck to the other 3 playoff teams. Take it easy on the new guy! muhahaha

Originally Posted by Tasan

Hrm. We seem to be doing pretty good. Lets see if we can keep it up down the stretch.

Oh and welcome SJ! Good luck with those Pelicans, try to be nice to my pal Teach over there in the CL (aka Crappy League).

Originally Posted by Alan T

6-Hit Blitz by Yoshida
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2066: St. Petersburg center fielder Tokichiro Yoshida wielded a big stick today against the Winemakers and his club walked off the field winners by the score of 8-4. Yoshida helped tame Napa Valley with 6 hits in 6 at-bats.

T. Yoshida singled in the 1st, doubled in the 4th, doubled in the 6th, doubled in the 8th, singled in the 10th and hit an RBI single in the 11th.

So far this year Yoshida is batting .297 with 3 home runs, 46 RBIs and 88 runs scored.

Whoops. Too late.

Guess she'll get her chance to avenge the 2002 playoff loss to my Cardinals now too... makes for a great storyline.

Oh, and funny thing Tasan, over in FOOLX the CL stands for Cool League. haha

[Johnny93g]

This seems to be happening all to often. The Marlboro's start slow, get back into the playoff's, or at least contention for the playoffs, and have a awful September to miss out!!

On another bad Marlies note, we signed Martin Florey to a nice 3 year extension. What happens....he suffers a massive talent drop during the season!!!

A new look, younger Marlboros team next season

Good luck to the playoff teams, and welcome to the league Shoeless

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Johnny93g

This seems to be happening all to often. The Marlboro's start slow, get back into the playoff's, or at least contention for the playoffs, and have a awful September to miss out!!

On another bad Marlies note, we signed Martin Florey to a nice 3 year extension. What happens....he suffers a massive talent drop during the season!!!

A new look, younger Marlboros team next season

Good luck to the playoff teams, and welcome to the league Shoeless

This is a broad generalization, but I find often the following to possibly be true:


Slow Start = Possibly too many rookies that haven't fully developed yet. Or possibly not playing your starters enough during the spring training to shake off the winter rust.


Tailing off at the End of the season = Possibly other teams that had slow starts catching up to the overall talent level... or possibly too many older players with declining skills


Or could also just be poor luck too!

[Tasan]

Face it, Toronto just got smoked.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Tasan

Face it, Toronto just got smoked.

Actually, I don't know what the underlying cause was, but the sequence that really opened my eyes last night was from, I think, September 14th to Septmebr 21st or something like that. In the first standings, Hammersmith was 5.5 GB of Toronto. Then in the next one--7 days later--Hammersmith was a half game up. I mean, wow, 6 games made up in seven days. I had won 5 in a row, I think, and the Marlboros had lost 8 in a row. It was a trip--I had already resigned myself to a third place finish prior to that.

[Tasan]

Sorry, I was attempting humor of the lowest form there, the pun.

[ShoelessJ03]

Originally Posted by Tasan

Sorry, I was attempting humor of the lowest form there, the pun.

HAHA wow, that went right over my head the first 3 times I read it.

Good stuff.

[Alan T]

Hah, I completely missed it too.

[Tasan]

Well, in my defense, the dancing banana wasn't the smilely I was looking for, but we don't seem to have a rim-shot drummer playing smilely on this board.