FOOL 2088 Regular Season Thread

[Alan T]

August 1st, 2088:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Noblesville Millers 68 32 .680 - 72-28 -4 30-17 38-15 4-4 14-12 51 L1 9-1 Apex Assassins 56 44 .560 12.0 57-43 -1 25-20 31-24 4-4 15-14 W1 6-4 Baltimore Charm 54 46 .540 14.0 56-44 -2 31-23 23-23 6-6 19-18 W2 5-5 Halifax Winter Wolves 54 47 .535 14.5 53-48 1 29-20 25-27 8-5 20-17 W2 6-4 Napa Valley Winemakers 49 53 .480 20.0 48-54 1 22-31 27-22 2-6 9-15 L2 4-6 Tokyo Cyclones 46 56 .451 23.0 41-61 5 25-30 21-26 11-5 18-11 W2 4-6 Georgia Devils 25 74 .253 42.5 27-72 -2 14-35 11-39 3-8 9-17 L2 2-8

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Toronto Marlboros 57 43 .570 - 54-46 3 29-16 28-27 8-3 19-19 61 L1 6-4 Brunswick Barons 57 45 .559 1.0 52-50 5 30-23 27-22 7-3 16-9 W5 7-3 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 53 49 .520 5.0 56-46 -3 28-27 25-22 8-8 17-12 L4 3-7 Hammersmith Hooligans 49 51 .490 8.0 51-49 -2 27-27 22-24 6-5 12-14 W1 4-6 Hartford Harpooners 48 52 .480 9.0 50-50 -2 24-23 24-29 4-5 12-15 W1 6-4 Colorado Rancheros 47 52 .475 9.5 47-52 0 21-28 26-24 1-8 14-19 W2 6-4 Chico Rebels 41 60 .406 16.5 42-59 -1 17-32 24-28 3-5 10-12 L3 4-6

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Working at Jiffy lube?

Because I'm going to unemploy them?

[TeachEnEspanol]

SOME rebound

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG T. Dubé - CHI .350 2 P. Mendoza NOB .349 3 A. Peña HAR .346 4 M. Sakaguchi ANN .337 5 H. Yi BRU .335	League Leaders HR 2 tied with 25 1 P. Mendoza NOB 25 1 K. Tarn NVY 25 3 M. Anthony GEO 24 3 L. Boyd COL 24	League Leaders RBI K. Tarn - NVY 84 2 P. Mendoza NOB 83 3 L. Boyd COL 76 3 M. Sakaguchi ANN 76 5 M. García ANN 75
League Leaders W 2 tied with 13 1 G. Cull NOB 13 1 Y. Nakano NVY 13 3 A. Galilei BRU 12 3 Y. Kim APX 12	League Leaders ERA Y. Nakano - NVY 1.92 2 F. Ramos APX 2.03 3 K. Yamamoto NOB 2.16 4 Y. Kim APX 2.19 5 M. Loyola HAL 2.52	League Leaders K F. Ramos - APX 154 2 E. Bedeschi ANN 143 3 Y. Nakano NVY 137 4 A. Galilei BRU 126 5 2 tied with 121

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

SOME rebound

That is why it will be even more dramatic when it happens.

[EddieK]

Man we are playing below our pyth...How sad

[EddieK]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Come on Pepe you can do the triple crown!

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Alan T

That is why it will be even more dramatic when it happens.

Wishful thinking, my friend.

[Alan T]

Shiu Gets Number 2500
Saturday, August 7th, 2088: Zuo-lin Shiu's bat made good contact with the ball as he has many times in his career, but this time it added his name to an elite list of players with 2500 hits. The Colorado catcher went to the plate 3 times and racked up 3 hits to gain the honor. But the Rancheros couldn't pull off a win -- they fell to the Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines, 7-2.

In his 2310-game career Shiu is hitting .270 with 2500 hits, 575 doubles, 36 triples and 393 home runs. He has scored 1224 runs and driven in 1614.

[Alan T]

Vega Twirls Shutout
Monday, August 9th, 2088: Hartford's Bartolo Vega brought his "A game" to the park, shutting down and shutting out the Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 5-0. He racked up 5 strikeouts, surrendered 2 hits and issued 2 walks on his way to the victory.

For this year Vega has chalked up 8 wins and 8 losses in 22 starts with 84 strikeouts in 116.2 innings and a 5.71 ERA.

[Alan T]

Brady Makes 300 Mark
Wednesday, August 11th, 2088: Marlboros shortstop Chris Brady reached a career milestone yesterday, blasting home run number 300.

He took the achievement in stride. "It's always good to get another home run and even better to get another win," Brady told reporters in the postgame interview.

He went 2-4 during the Toronto 4-3 triumph over the Chico Rebels and scored 2 runs with 2 RBI.

During his career Brady has played in 1519 games, batted .258 with 300 home runs and 1527 base hits.

[Alan T]

2500th Hit for Mendoza
Saturday, August 21st, 2088: The box score from yesterday's game will show that Noblesville beat the Apex Assassins, 12-4. It will also show that right fielder Pepe Mendoza went 2-for-5 for the Millers. It will not show, however, that Mendoza reached the 2500-hit mark for his career.

The 34-year-old Mendoza reflected on the achievement after the game. He mused: "In one respect, it's a real milestone, I guess. Yet, it's just a base hit like any other base hit."

Lifetime Mendoza has played in 2032 games, batted .305 with 426 home runs and 2500 base hits.

[Alan T]

Pacheco Is August's Best RL Hurler
Wednesday, September 1st, 2088: The August Pitcher of the Month has been chosen and the Republic League award went to Hammersmith hurler, Roberto Pacheco.

During the month, Pacheco was impressive with a 3.09 ERA and 5 wins and no losses. In 32 innings he struck out 27 and gave up 32 hits and 6 walks.

His record this season is 12-7 in 25 starts and Pacheco has a 3.60 ERA.


CL Honors August's #1 Pitcher
Wednesday, September 1st, 2088: Despite the number of years he's been in the league, Martín Loyola still gets excited when he puts together a quality stretch like he had in August. The 29-year-old starter for Halifax was named Continental League Pitcher of the Month earlier today.

He collected 5 wins and 1 loss with 29 strikeouts in his 7 starts, putting up a fine 2.64 ERA in 47.2 innings of work.

In 30 starts this season, Loyola has recorded 11 wins and absorbed 9 losses. He has pitched 215.2 innings, allowed 189 hits, struck out 150 and has a 2.55 ERA.

[Alan T]

RL Honors Paull, Best Hitter in August
Wednesday, September 1st, 2088: Paul Paull of the Hartford Harpooners was named the Republic League's best batter for his fine performance in August.

He compiled a .368 batting average and .496 on-base percentage during the month. In 27 games he piled up 32 hits, 10 home runs, 29 RBIs and 24 runs scored.

Paull on the season is hitting .291 with 27 home runs. His stats include 85 RBIs and 85 runs scored.


Mendoza Wins Best Bat Award in August
Wednesday, September 1st, 2088: On the heels of a very productive August, Pepe Mendoza received Continental League Batter of the Month recognition today.

The battle-tested right fielder hit .366 for the Noblesville Millers and racked up 5 home runs, 16 RBIs and 20 runs scored.

This season Mendoza is batting .352 with 30 home runs.

[Alan T]

Ann Arbor Newcomer August's #1 Rookie
Wednesday, September 1st, 2088: Hot-hitting José Martínez of the Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines garnered the Rookie of the Month honors for August in the Republic League.

Posting a .305 average last month, he collected 32 hits, 10 home runs, 18 RBIs and 22 runs scored.

So far on the season Martínez is hitting .221 with 20 home runs, 56 RBIs and 74 runs scored. He has 113 hits and played in 129 games.


Halifax Rookie Star Sparkles
Wednesday, September 1st, 2088: Christian James's eyes seem to light up whenever he sees the baseball. The young Halifax first 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 .267 with 4 doubles, no triples and 5 home runs. James also scored 11 times and drove in 16 runs.

So far this season James is hitting .265 with 25 home runs.

[Alan T]

September 1st, 2088:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Noblesville Millers 87 40 .685 - 90-37 -3 41-24 46-16 6-5 19-12 21 W1 8-2 Apex Assassins 72 55 .567 15.0 74-53 -2 36-25 36-30 5-6 21-18 L1 4-6 Halifax Winter Wolves 69 61 .531 19.5 67-63 2 37-30 32-31 10-8 23-21 W2 4-6 Baltimore Charm 64 61 .512 22.0 68-57 -4 36-26 28-35 8-7 23-25 L4 3-7 Napa Valley Winemakers 60 66 .476 26.5 58-68 2 29-37 31-29 2-8 14-21 W6 7-3 Tokyo Cyclones 60 69 .465 28.0 55-74 5 29-35 31-34 13-5 22-16 L1 7-3 Georgia Devils 33 93 .262 53.5 34-92 -1 18-42 15-51 4-9 13-22 L4 2-8

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Toronto Marlboros 71 56 .559 - 66-61 5 35-26 36-30 8-4 21-20 36 W5 7-3 Brunswick Barons 70 56 .556 .5 65-61 5 35-31 35-25 9-3 18-13 W2 7-3 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 67 62 .519 5.0 69-60 -2 30-34 37-28 10-9 21-15 W1 4-6 Hartford Harpooners 66 61 .520 5.0 66-61 0 35-30 31-31 7-7 18-17 L1 5-5 Hammersmith Hooligans 62 63 .496 8.0 64-61 -2 30-32 32-31 6-5 18-19 L1 3-7 Colorado Rancheros 56 70 .444 14.5 58-68 -2 26-34 30-36 2-11 16-23 L2 4-6 Chico Rebels 53 77 .408 19.5 56-74 -3 24-43 29-34 4-7 13-18 W1 4-6

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG 2 tied with .352 1 P. Mendoza NOB .352 1 T. Dubé CHI .352 3 M. Sakaguchi ANN .346 4 H. Yi BRU .344	League Leaders HR P. Mendoza - NOB 30 2 I. Álvarez TOR 28 3 M. Anthony GEO 27 3 L. Boyd COL 27 3 P. Paull HAR 27	League Leaders RBI M. García - ANN 102 2 P. Mendoza NOB 99 3 M. Sakaguchi ANN 97 4 K. Tarn NVY 95 5 B. Miller TOR 94
League Leaders W 5 tied with 14 1 G. Cull NOB 14 1 A. Galilei BRU 14 1 Y. Kim APX 14 1 2 more tied with 14	League Leaders ERA K. Yamamoto - NOB 2.01 2 F. Ramos APX 2.11 3 Y. Nakano NVY 2.29 4 Y. Kim APX 2.37 5 M. Loyola HAL 2.55	League Leaders K F. Ramos - APX 203 2 E. Bedeschi ANN 175 3 Y. Nakano NVY 168 4 G. Cull NOB 163 5 H. Rivera HAR 152

[Alan T]

Vargo Holds Cyclones Scoreless
Wednesday, September 8th, 2088: It was a masterful game today for Javier Vargo. The Charm hurler pitched shutout ball against the Tokyo Cyclones en route to a 12-0 win at Sony Park. In the game Vargo rang up 6 strikeouts, walked 1 and allowed 2 hits.

This season Vargo has gone 10-7 with an ERA of 4.46, posting 91 strikeouts in 171.2 innings.

[Alan T]

September 13th, 2088:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Noblesville Millers 93 43 .684 - 97-39 -4 42-26 51-17 6-5 19-12 13 W3 7-3 Apex Assassins 78 57 .578 14.5 80-55 -2 39-25 39-32 6-6 22-18 W5 7-3 Halifax Winter Wolves 75 64 .540 19.5 73-66 2 40-32 35-32 10-8 26-24 W3 7-3 Baltimore Charm 69 67 .507 24.0 74-62 -5 38-30 31-37 9-7 24-26 L3 5-5 Napa Valley Winemakers 66 71 .482 27.5 65-72 1 32-39 34-32 2-8 15-23 W1 5-5 Tokyo Cyclones 63 75 .457 31.0 57-81 6 32-40 31-35 13-6 23-16 L3 3-7 Georgia Devils 35 102 .255 58.5 37-100 -2 19-45 16-57 4-10 14-24 L4 2-8

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Brunswick Barons 76 61 .555 - 72-65 4 36-35 40-26 9-3 18-14 26 L1 6-4 Toronto Marlboros 74 61 .548 1.0 70-65 4 35-29 39-32 9-4 22-21 L3 5-5 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 72 66 .522 4.5 73-65 -1 34-38 38-28 10-10 22-15 W1 6-4 Hammersmith Hooligans 69 67 .507 6.5 71-65 -2 34-34 35-33 6-5 21-21 W1 6-4 Hartford Harpooners 69 67 .507 6.5 70-66 -1 36-32 33-35 7-7 20-19 L1 3-7 Colorado Rancheros 64 73 .467 12.0 65-72 -1 29-35 35-38 2-11 18-25 W6 7-3 Chico Rebels 55 84 .396 22.0 58-81 -3 25-47 30-37 4-7 13-19 L4 3-7

[Alan T]

September 20th, 2088:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Noblesville Millers 97 46 .678 - 102-41 -5 44-28 53-18 6-6 20-13 6 W1 7-3 Apex Assassins 81 60 .574 15.0 82-59 -1 42-28 39-32 6-6 23-20 W2 7-3 Halifax Winter Wolves 79 65 .549 18.5 75-69 4 40-32 39-33 11-8 27-24 W1 8-2 Baltimore Charm 72 70 .507 24.5 77-65 -5 40-31 32-39 9-7 25-27 L2 4-6 Napa Valley Winemakers 70 73 .490 27.0 68-75 2 33-39 37-34 2-8 15-23 W2 6-4 Tokyo Cyclones 64 79 .448 33.0 60-83 4 32-40 32-39 13-6 23-16 L2 2-8 Georgia Devils 37 107 .257 60.5 39-105 -2 21-50 16-57 4-10 14-24 L2 2-8

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Brunswick Barons 80 63 .559 - 76-67 4 37-35 43-28 9-4 20-16 18 W2 7-3 Toronto Marlboros 76 65 .539 3.0 70-71 6 37-33 39-32 9-4 22-21 L3 3-7 Hammersmith Hooligans 74 68 .521 5.5 76-66 -2 36-35 38-33 7-5 23-21 W4 8-2 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 73 70 .510 7.0 75-68 -2 34-38 39-32 10-10 22-17 W1 3-7 Hartford Harpooners 72 71 .503 8.0 74-69 -2 38-34 34-37 7-8 21-19 L2 4-6 Colorado Rancheros 69 75 .479 11.5 70-74 -1 34-37 35-38 2-11 19-26 L2 8-2 Chico Rebels 56 88 .389 24.5 60-84 -4 25-47 31-41 5-7 13-20 W1 2-8

[cgould43]

Just got in from working job #2 and it's good to see Apex back up there finally. I know it doesn't do much good now, but I thought Ramos might break out this year.

[Alan T]

September 27th, 2088:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Noblesville Millers 101 48 .678 - 107-42 -6 47-30 54-18 6-6 21-14 1 W2 6-4 Apex Assassins 87 61 .588 13.5 88-60 -1 43-28 44-33 6-6 25-21 W1 8-2 Halifax Winter Wolves 79 71 .527 22.5 75-75 4 40-35 39-36 11-8 27-25 L6 3-7 Baltimore Charm 76 72 .514 24.5 82-66 -6 43-31 33-41 9-7 25-28 W3 6-4 Napa Valley Winemakers 73 73 .500 26.5 70-76 3 33-39 40-34 3-8 17-23 W5 8-2 Tokyo Cyclones 65 84 .436 36.0 61-88 4 33-42 32-42 13-6 24-18 L1 2-8 Georgia Devils 39 111 .260 62.5 40-110 -1 23-53 16-58 4-11 15-25 L2 3-7

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Brunswick Barons 81 65 .555 - 76-70 5 37-35 44-30 9-4 20-16 12 L1 5-5 Toronto Marlboros 78 70 .527 4.0 73-75 5 37-34 41-36 9-5 22-23 L1 2-8 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 77 72 .517 5.5 79-70 -2 36-39 41-33 11-10 23-17 W1 5-5 Hartford Harpooners 76 73 .510 6.5 77-72 -1 41-36 35-37 7-8 21-19 W3 6-4 Hammersmith Hooligans 75 73 .507 7.0 78-70 -3 37-37 38-36 7-5 23-24 L1 5-5 Colorado Rancheros 73 77 .487 10.0 74-76 -1 38-38 35-39 2-11 21-26 L2 6-4 Chico Rebels 60 90 .400 23.0 63-87 -3 27-48 33-42 5-7 15-20 W1 5-5

[Alan T]

Noblesville has clinched a playoff spot.

Apex has a magic number of 5

Halifax, Baltimore and Napa Valley are still mathematically alive.


Brunswick has a magic number of 10
Toronto has a magic number of 13

Ann Arbor, Hartford, Hammersmith and Chico are mathematically still alive

[TeachEnEspanol]

I should have compared teams before this evening began. It might have given me much more realistic expectations.

[Alan T]

Clark Swats #300
Saturday, October 2nd, 2088: At Ballpark of Napa Valley Larry Clark smashed his 300th career home run in a game against Napa Valley today. The 33-year-old first baseman had a hand in the Baltimore Charm 9-3 victory with 1 home run and 1 run batted in. For the day he went 2 hits-4 at-bats.

At the press conference after the game, Clark downplayed his achievement.

"Obviously, I've hit 300 home runs so I belong in that 300 club. But when you talk about the other guys that have done it, I'm not as good as they were. Those guys were the greatest of all time. I've just been able to scrape together some good years and stayed healthy and gotten there."

Clark boasts a lifetime batting average of .250 with 1340 hits, 300 homers, 835 runs scored and 982 RBIs.

[Alan T]

October 4th, 2088:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Noblesville Millers 105 51 .673 - 111-45 -6 48-31 57-20 7-6 23-15 Clinched W1 6-4 Apex Assassins 91 64 .587 13.5 92-63 -1 46-31 45-33 6-8 26-24 W2 6-4 Halifax Winter Wolves 80 73 .523 23.5 76-77 4 40-35 40-38 11-9 27-26 L2 2-8 Baltimore Charm 80 74 .519 24.0 87-67 -7 43-32 37-42 9-7 25-29 L1 7-3 Napa Valley Winemakers 75 77 .493 28.0 72-80 3 33-42 42-35 4-8 19-24 L3 6-4 Tokyo Cyclones 67 88 .432 37.5 63-92 4 35-46 32-42 14-6 25-18 L2 3-7 Georgia Devils 42 113 .271 62.5 43-112 -1 24-54 18-59 4-11 16-25 L1 5-5

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Brunswick Barons 85 67 .559 - 79-73 6 40-35 45-32 9-4 21-17 4 W3 6-4 Toronto Marlboros 81 74 .523 5.5 76-79 5 39-38 42-36 9-6 23-25 L1 4-6 Hartford Harpooners 80 76 .513 7.0 81-75 -1 41-38 39-38 8-8 22-19 L3 7-3 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 79 76 .510 7.5 82-73 -3 38-43 41-33 11-10 24-18 L2 5-5 Hammersmith Hooligans 78 76 .506 8.0 82-72 -4 38-37 40-39 7-5 23-25 W1 4-6 Colorado Rancheros 76 79 .490 10.5 76-79 0 38-40 38-39 3-12 23-26 W3 6-4 Chico Rebels 61 92 .399 24.5 64-89 -3 27-48 34-44 5-7 15-21 L2 6-4

[Alan T]

Noblesville has clinched the homefield advantage in the CLCS!

Apex has clinched a playoff spot!


Brunswick has a magic number of 2
Toronto has a magic number of 6


Hartford, Ann Arbor, Hammersmith and Colorado are still mathematically alive.

[EddieK]

Wow a 57-20 record on the road....I can't quite figure that one out especially with the new park I chose but hey I'll take it

[Alan T]

Ramos Pitches Apex to Shutout Victory
Monday, October 4th, 2088: Today at Assasins Ballpark Francisco Ramos baffled Georgia batters on 2 hits en route to a 5-0 shutout.

"He was able to keep hitters off balance and got the ball down," said the Assassins skipper about his starter's performance.

Ramos had 9 strikeouts and 1 walk in the game.

Up to now Ramos has compiled an ERA of 1.84 with a 16-5 mark over 32 starts. He has 254 strikeouts in 235 innings and has held opponents to a .213 batting average.

[Alan T]

October 11th, 2088:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Noblesville Millers 107 55 .660 - 113-49 -6 49-32 58-23 7-7 23-16 Clinched L2 4-6 Apex Assassins 92 67 .579 13.5 94-65 -2 47-31 45-36 6-10 26-26 L3 5-5 Halifax Winter Wolves 86 74 .537 20.0 81-79 5 44-35 42-39 12-9 28-26 W3 7-3 Baltimore Charm 84 75 .528 21.5 89-70 -5 46-32 38-43 11-7 27-29 W4 7-3 Napa Valley Winemakers 77 82 .484 28.5 75-84 2 35-46 42-36 4-8 19-24 W1 2-8 Tokyo Cyclones 69 90 .434 36.5 65-94 4 35-46 34-44 14-6 25-19 L1 4-6 Georgia Devils 44 116 .275 62.0 45-115 -1 26-55 18-61 4-11 17-25 L2 5-5

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Brunswick Barons 89 70 .560 - 82-77 7 43-38 46-32 10-4 21-17 Clinched W2 7-3 Hammersmith Hooligans 82 77 .516 7.0 85-74 -3 41-37 41-40 9-5 26-25 W3 6-4 Toronto Marlboros 82 77 .516 7.0 79-80 3 40-38 42-39 9-8 23-28 L3 4-6 Hartford Harpooners 83 79 .512 7.5 85-77 -2 42-39 41-40 8-8 23-21 W2 4-6 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 81 78 .509 8.0 84-75 -3 38-43 43-35 11-10 24-18 L2 4-6 Colorado Rancheros 79 81 .494 10.5 79-81 0 40-41 39-40 3-12 25-26 W3 6-4 Chico Rebels 63 97 .394 26.5 66-94 -3 27-52 36-45 5-8 15-22 L3 3-7

[Alan T]

Brunswick has clinched a playoff spot and homefield advantage in the RLCS!

Hammersmith, Toronto, Hartford and Ann Arbor are in a deadlock for the final playoff spot as only 1 game separates the 4 teams with 3 games left in the season.

[Alan T]

With the type of day I've had, I know this is the year we'll have a 3 way tie for the spot to have to work out

[Alan T]

Ann Arbor plays its final 3 games at Hammersmith
Toronto hosts Brunswick for its final 3 games

Hartford has finished its schedule. For Hartford to have a postseason chance, Ann Arbor must win 2 games from Hammersmith and lose the third while Toronto loses at least two games. This is actually the armegeddon scenario that will result in a 4 way tie.

[Alan T]

10/11:


Toronto 4, Brunswick 1 (11 innings) - Game winning 3-run home run in the bottom of the 11th for Alfredo Espinoza

Ann Arbor 8, Hammersmith 6


Brunswick 89-71 (clinched)
Toronto 83-77 (m# 2)
Ann Arbor 82-78
Hammersmith 82-78
Hartford 83-79

[Alan T]

10/12:

Hammersmith 10, Ann Arbor 6 (10 innings) - Walk off grand-slam home run by Habib bin Karim!

Toronto 5, Brunswick 4


Brunswick 89-72 (clinched)
Toronto 84-77 (m# 1)
Hammersmith 83-78

With Toronto's win, Hartford and Ann Arbor are both eliminated from the postseason.


Toronto clinches with a win or a Hammersmith loss. If Toronto loses AND Hammersmith wins, it will force a best of three series between the two teams to determine the winner.

[Alan T]

10/13:


Ann Arbor 4, Hammersmith 3
Toronto 7, Brunswick 5


Toronto clinches a playoff spot!

[Alan T]

Triple Crown for Pepe Mendoza
Thursday, October 14th, 2088: This season, Pepe Mendoza exhibited a rare combination of hitting both for average and power. Indeed, the Noblesville Millers star claimed baseball's Triple Crown, leading the Continental League in batting average, home runs and RBIs.

"I've always taken pride in my ability to hit the ball," Mendoza said. "But honestly I never thought I'd put up numbers like that."

He led the Continental League with a .342 BA, 44 home runs and 136 RBIs. The 34-year-old Millers right fielder is the 7th player in Front Office Offseason League history to do this rare feat. Quite a year for quite a player.

[Alan T]

Final 2088 Standings:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Noblesville Millers 107 55 .660 - 113-49 -6 49-32 58-23 7-7 23-16 Clinched L2 4-6 Apex Assassins 94 68 .580 13.0 96-66 -2 49-32 45-36 6-10 27-27 W2 5-5 Halifax Winter Wolves 88 74 .543 19.0 85-77 3 46-35 42-39 12-9 28-26 W5 8-2 Baltimore Charm 84 78 .519 23.0 90-72 -6 46-35 38-43 11-7 27-31 L3 5-5 Napa Valley Winemakers 78 84 .481 29.0 76-86 2 35-46 43-38 4-8 20-25 L2 3-7 Tokyo Cyclones 72 90 .444 35.0 67-95 5 35-46 37-44 14-6 27-19 W3 6-4 Georgia Devils 44 118 .272 63.0 44-118 0 26-55 18-63 4-11 17-25 L4 4-6

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Brunswick Barons 89 73 .549 - 83-79 6 43-38 46-35 10-5 21-18 Clinched L3 4-6 Toronto Marlboros 85 77 .525 4.0 81-81 4 43-38 42-39 10-8 24-28 W3 6-4 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 83 79 .512 6.0 85-77 -2 38-43 45-36 11-11 25-18 W1 5-5 Hammersmith Hooligans 83 79 .512 6.0 86-76 -3 42-39 41-40 10-5 26-26 L1 6-4 Hartford Harpooners 83 79 .512 6.0 85-77 -2 42-39 41-40 8-8 23-21 W2 4-6 Colorado Rancheros 79 83 .488 10.0 79-83 0 40-41 39-42 3-13 25-27 L2 6-4 Chico Rebels 65 97 .401 24.0 68-94 -3 29-52 36-45 6-8 16-22 W2 4-6

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG H. Yi - BRU .349 2 T. Dubé CHI .343 3 P. Mendoza NOB .342 4 M. Sakaguchi ANN .337 5 2 tied with .332	League Leaders HR P. Mendoza - NOB 44 2 P. Paull HAR 39 3 H. bin Karim HAM 36 4 M. Anthony GEO 35 4 L. Boyd COL 35	League Leaders RBI P. Mendoza - NOB 136 2 B. Miller TOR 129 3 M. García ANN 126 4 P. Paull HAR 120 5 L. Boyd COL 118
League Leaders W G. Cull - NOB 18 2 Y. Kim APX 17 2 J. Little NOB 17 2 Y. Nakano NVY 17 2 F. Ramos APX 17	League Leaders ERA F. Ramos - APX 1.81 2 Y. Nakano NVY 2.30 3 Y. Kim APX 2.31 4 J. Little NOB 2.56 5 M. Loyola HAL 2.68	League Leaders K F. Ramos - APX 258 2 Y. Nakano NVY 218 3 E. Bedeschi ANN 207 4 G. Cull NOB 205 5 2 tied with 190

[Alan T]

The new file is up. Playoffs are tomorrow night!

[Alan T]

Best Bang for the Buck Award(Batters) (Hitter that did the most while being paid the least.)
Name Team VORP Salary Score Paul Paull HAR 59.9937 100000 59.99

Best Bang for the Buck Award(Veteran Batters) (Veteran hitter that did the most while being paid the least.)
Name Team VORP Salary Score Price Hanson HAL 46.491 100000 46.49

Best Bang for the Buck Award(Pitchers) (Pitcher that did the most while being paid the least.)
Name Team VORP Salary Score Gordon Cull NOB 45.4213 100000 45.42

Best Bang for the Buck Award(Veteran Pitchers) (Veteran pitcher that did the most while being paid the least.)
Name Team VORP Salary Score Stu Ellis HAL 27.9413 100000 27.94

Worst Bang for the Buck Award(Batters) (For the most overpaid hitter in the league.)
Name Team VORP Salary Score Kantaro Suzuki HAL -17.5011 100000 -17.50

Worst Bang for the Buck Award(Pitchers) (For the most overpaid pitcher in the league.)
Name Team VORP Salary Score Jorge González CHI -44.7406 100000 -44.74

Home Run or Nothing Award (For the hitter that hit home runs and not much else.)
Name Team HR RC Score Randy Terry NVY 29 50.902738 0.4762

Selfish Pitcher Award (For the pitcher that has all of the headlines but none of the wins.)
Name Team W L K BB IP Score Miguel Cardenas CHI 13 13 159 101 210.0 12923.6714

Unluckiest Pitcher Award (For the pitcher that would likely win an award if on a better team.)
Name Team W L K BB IP Score Miguel Angel López HAM 11 14 80 55 214.0 955.37190112

Running on Empty Award (For the baserunner that keeps attempting to steal and fails.)
Name Team SB CS SB % Score Hidemichi Aoki ANN 17 24 0.4146 11.70

Can't hit his weight Award (For the hitter that can't even hit his weight.)
Name Team Weight Batting Avg. Score Randy Terry NVY 201 lbs 0.185 0.92230470

Should have stayed home Award (Batters) (For the Hitter that did so poorly he should have just stayed home.)
Name Team Batting Avg. HR RBI VORP Floyd Pike TOK 0.210 14 54 -39.9691

Should have stayed home Award (Pitchers) (For the Pitcher that did so poorly he should have just stayed home.)
Name Team W L ERA VORP Orlando Cabrera TOK 2 9 10.66 -44.8956

Stone Statue Award (For the Shortstop that had so little range that he resembled a statue.)
Name Team Total Chances Assists Put Outs Range Masazumi Kawakami NOB 658 417 230 4.1269

Cannon-Arm Award (For the Catcher that showed off the best cannon-arm in games.)
Name Team SB attempts against Runners Thrown Out RTO% Score Francis Merrick NVY 39 19 0.4872 43.7

Early Checkout Award (For the Starting pitcher that left games the earliest.)
Name Team W L ERA GS IP Score Sozen Higuchi HAL 4 15 5.81 39 161.0 0.2422

Never met a pitch he didn't like award (For the Hitter that never liked to watch a pitch go by without hitting it.)
Name Team Batting Avg. H BB Score Pepe Mendoza NOB 0.342 238 19 219

Take the Money and Run Award (Batters) (For the Hitter that stopped showing effort after signing a large contract.)
Name Team Contract Batting Avg. HR RBI Score Luis Ramírez CHI 6762500 0.247 3 70 35.7294

Take the Money and Run Award (Pitchers) (For the Pitcher that stopped showing effort after signing a large contract.)
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Anger Management Award (For the pitcher that hit the most batters during the season.)

Name Team W L IP Hit Batters Will Grant COL 11 15 238.0 47

[Alan T]

Nice name Paul Paull.

He clearly needs the nickname Paulll

[EddieK]

Whats funny about Kawakumi is that he actually has a high 80's range yet I think this is the 2nd time he's won that award....bizarre...

[Chief Rum]

Oh man, so close! Shoot. Congrats to the playoff teams and good luck tomorrow night...

Weird fact for the three 83-79 squads in the RL. We were all so close to getting into the playoffs...and two of us will have protected first round draft picks.

[Johnny93g]

Good luck to everyone else in the playoffs. I think we have the starting pitching, but there are a few too many holes in our lineup. We'll need a bit of luck tonight.

[mattcubs]

Congrats playoff teams. Good Luck...

[CrimsonFox]

Not a bad showing this year considering I was "on vacation". It was hilarious when I completely counted myself out of the playoffs by losing every game that 3rd week of september. I had some good newbies come up. I have a ton of people in single A. Hopefully they will start blooming.

Um....teach....WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED?

Good job Noblesville. I guess the namechange did it. I grew up less than 2 hours away from that very location. I remembert swim meets in Noblesville

[CrimsonFox]

Are those worst bang for you buck awards right? Those salaries are 100K. HOw is that worst bang for your buck. They are cheap.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by CrimsonFox

Um....teach....WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED?

It's a mystery my friend! And now I fear we're on the downward spiral. I will miss our former glory!

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Nice name Paul Paull.

He clearly needs the nickname Paulll