FOOL-X 2050 Regular Season Thread

[Alan T]

Sakurai Nabs RL #1 Pitcher Trophy
Thursday, September 1st, 2050: A relief specialist took top pitching honors in the Republic League in the month of August.

The top votegetter was Kazuma Sakurai of the Las Vegas Wildcats, who finished the month with 8 saves in 8 save opportunities.

He had 1 win and no losses with a 0.57 ERA. Sakurai hurled 15.2 innings and totaled 18 strikeouts.

For the year Sakurai has 30 saves in 55 relief appearances with a 6-0 mark and 1.49 ERA.


Rivera Nabs CL #1 Pitcher Award
Thursday, September 1st, 2050: Last month's cream of the crop on the mound was Gabriel Rivera of the Stafford Terriers. He captured the Continental League Pitcher of the Month award for his outstanding performance in August.

Rivera started 6 games, threw 40.2 innings, yielded 29 hits and logged a 4-1 record. He put down 40 batters on strikes, walked 17 and compiled a 2.66 ERA. Opposing teams batted .200 against him.

Rivera has a 18-2 season record so far. In 27 starts, he has fanned 157 batters in 168.2 innings with a 2.51 ERA.

[Alan T]

Keith Kneeland Winner in August
Thursday, September 1st, 2050: Keith Kneeland has been the model of consistency over the past month and has been a tough out, claiming the Republic League Batter of the Month trophy for August.

The Ann Arbor left fielder hit .296 with 9 home runs, 28 RBIs and 21 runs scored. He was also walked 16 times and posted a .402 on-base percentage.

Presently Kneeland is batting .272 with 137 hits and 37 home runs. He has knocked in 119 runs and scored 94 times.


Díaz Awarded August's CL Top Bat Prize
Thursday, September 1st, 2050: Jorge Díaz picked up the top batter prize in the Continental League for August.

The Havana first baseman hit .303 with 11 home runs, 24 RBIs and 19 runs scored. He also drew 12 walks to post an OBP of .366.

So far this season Díaz has hit .277 with 35 home runs, 103 RBIs and and scored 82 times.

[Alan T]

Ruíz Wins August's Rookie Award
Thursday, September 1st, 2050: The Republic League Rookie of the Month Award has been given to Javier Ruíz of the Cleveland Naps.

In August he played in 27 games, recording a .342 batting average with 2 home runs, 20 RBIs and 22 runs scored.

Ruíz on the season is batting .293 with 8 home runs. His totals include 59 RBIs and 84 runs scored. He has played in 129 games.


CL Spotlight Shines on Rookie Star
Thursday, September 1st, 2050: Walker Byers of the Chicago Southpaws has been voted the top Rookie in the Continental League.

In August he collected 32 hits, 1 home run, 13 RBIs and 16 runs scored. He batted .330 with a .394 OBP.

For the season, Byers is hitting at a .320 clip with 2 home runs, 68 RBIs and has scored 70 runs. He has 147 hits, 44 walks and a .383 on-base percentage.

[Alan T]

September 1st, 2050:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Chicago Southpaws 84 49 .632 - 81-52 3 45-17 39-32 8-4 23-14 26 L1 9-1 Stafford Terriers 80 53 .602 4 74-59 6 39-23 41-30 10-4 34-22 W1 4-6 Washington Freedom 66 66 .500 17½ 71-61 -5 34-32 32-34 5-8 19-28 W5 7-3 Plantana Pirates 61 72 .459 23 60-73 1 34-34 27-38 8-7 22-24 W1 6-4 Oshawa Mullets 61 72 .459 23 57-76 4 35-32 26-40 7-9 27-18 W1 3-7 Havana Banana Sluggers 61 72 .459 23 68-65 -7 27-40 34-32 6-12 20-29 L3 1-9 St Louis Hops 60 73 .451 24 62-71 -2 30-41 30-32 5-8 19-24 L1 5-5 St Cloud Raindrops 59 75 .440 25½ 62-72 -3 32-37 27-38 7-4 17-22 L1 5-5

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York Legends 78 55 .586 - 78-55 0 36-26 42-29 13-6 25-19 28 L1 5-5 Las Vegas Wildcats 76 57 .571 2 69-64 7 37-30 39-27 7-3 14-6 W7 8-2 Ann Arbor Wolverines 75 58 .564 3 84-49 -9 30-32 45-26 5-8 17-19 W3 7-3 Spring Lions 70 64 .522 8½ 70-64 0 38-31 32-33 7-4 19-20 L1 6-4 Portland Axemen 65 68 .489 13 67-66 -2 34-33 31-35 6-11 22-27 W1 4-6 Waikiki Beach Boys 63 69 .477 14½ 61-71 2 31-35 32-34 8-9 22-20 L4 4-6 Cleveland Naps 59 74 .444 19 56-77 3 32-36 27-38 6-5 17-20 W1 3-7 Maricopa Rattlers 46 87 .346 32 49-84 -3 27-44 19-43 5-11 16-21 L3 3-7

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG F. López - LVS .349 2 T. Inoue ANN .330 3 J. López NY .327 4 M. White LVS .324 5 D. Farley STL .321	League Leaders HR J. Lynn - CLE 38 2 K. Kneeland ANN 37 3 W. Sagong WAS 36 3 B. Steele SPG 36 5 2 tied with 35	League Leaders RBI W. Sagong - WAS 120 2 K. Kneeland ANN 119 3 I. Canseco STL 117 4 A. Hunt CHI 111 5 B. Steele SPG 110
League Leaders W G. Rivera - STA 18 2 J. Gutiérrez CHI 15 3 X. Li WAS 14 3 J. Núñez CHI 14 5 3 tied with 13	League Leaders ERA G. Rivera - STA 2.51 2 X. Li WAS 2.68 3 A. Cruz STC 2.89 4 E. Martínez NY 2.95 5 J. Wilson NY 3.05	League Leaders K Q. Yen - CLE 175 2 R. Rea ANN 174 3 J. Wilson NY 170 4 J. Núñez CHI 164 5 D. Mooney LVS 159

[Tasan]

Uphill battle there for Spring, come on guys!

[kenjabroni]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

Ooh, two whole all-stars! Better than I thought.

2 more than Plantana had

[Alan T]

Canseco Gets Number 2500
Friday, September 16th, 2050: St Louis's Iván Canseco belted his 2500th hit against Plantana today, but the Pirates spoiled the day with a 5-4 victory at The Brewery. On his milestone day, the 38-year-old second baseman went 2 for 4 at the plate for the Hops.

Lifetime Canseco has hit .267 with 2501 hits, 390 home runs, 1622 RBIs and scored 1412 runs.

[Alan T]

September 19th, 2050:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Chicago Southpaws 93 56 .624 - 90-59 3 52-23 41-33 8-6 24-16 9 W1 5-5 Stafford Terriers 87 61 .588 5½ 83-65 4 43-28 44-33 11-4 35-24 W2 5-5 Washington Freedom 74 76 .493 19½ 77-73 -3 35-34 39-42 6-8 20-29 L1 4-6 Havana Banana Sluggers 71 79 .473 22½ 76-74 -5 34-44 37-35 7-12 22-29 W3 6-4 Oshawa Mullets 70 79 .470 23 66-83 4 38-33 32-46 7-9 28-21 L3 5-5 Plantana Pirates 68 82 .453 25½ 67-83 1 37-38 31-44 9-7 27-24 L2 4-6 St Louis Hops 67 82 .450 26 71-78 -4 34-43 33-39 6-9 19-27 W2 5-5 St Cloud Raindrops 67 82 .450 26 69-80 -2 38-43 29-39 7-6 19-24 L2 6-4

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York Legends 89 60 .597 - 90-59 -1 45-30 44-30 14-6 27-23 9 W3 8-2 Las Vegas Wildcats 85 65 .567 4½ 78-72 7 45-33 40-32 8-4 18-8 W1 7-3 Ann Arbor Wolverines 82 66 .554 6½ 91-57 -9 36-35 46-31 5-11 20-23 L1 5-5 Spring Lions 81 68 .544 8 80-69 1 48-33 33-35 9-4 24-21 W1 6-4 Portland Axemen 74 75 .497 15 76-73 -2 36-35 38-40 8-11 26-28 L1 6-4 Waikiki Beach Boys 70 80 .467 19½ 70-80 0 34-35 36-45 8-10 22-23 L3 2-8 Cleveland Naps 63 87 .420 26½ 61-89 2 33-42 30-45 6-6 18-27 L1 2-8 Maricopa Rattlers 53 96 .356 36 54-95 -1 30-47 23-49 5-11 20-22 W1 5-5

[Alan T]

Chicago and Stafford have both clinched playoff spots!


New York has a magic number of 8
Las Vegas has a magic number of 12

[kenjabroni]

Glad we beat Canseco........one guy I hated losing probably more than anyone and then got him back only to see him leave again.........Wheres a good sniper when you need one

[Alan T]

Greg Verhoeve Gets Hit Number 2500
Tuesday, September 20th, 2050: Today at Gambler Anonymous Palace Spring got a 9-6 victory over Las Vegas and Greg Verhoeve got his 2500th career hit. The Lions first baseman recorded 4 hits in 5 at-bats to reach that coveted milestone.

Lifetime Verhoeve is batting .306 with 2501 hits, 294 home runs, 1196 runs scored and 1477 RBIs.

[Alan T]

Palmeiro Pounds HR #400
Wednesday, September 21st, 2050: Las Vegas defeated Spring today 10-8 and took some of the joy out of Héctor Palmeiro's 400th career home run.

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

Despite the loss, it was a good game for the 31-year-old Lions third baseman. He had 2 hits, scored 1 run and had 5 RBI.

The Wildcats 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."

Lifetime Palmeiro has played in 1587 games with a .231 batting average. Among his 1466 hits are 342 doubles, 27 triples and 400 home runs. He also has scored 949 runs and driven in 1245 runs.

[Alan T]

September 26th, 2050:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Chicago Southpaws 100 56 .641 - 96-60 4 55-23 45-33 9-6 25-16 Clinched W8 9-1 Stafford Terriers 92 63 .594 7½ 87-68 5 45-29 47-34 11-4 36-24 L1 7-3 Washington Freedom 80 76 .513 20 82-74 -2 41-34 39-42 6-8 23-29 W6 8-2 St Cloud Raindrops 72 83 .465 27½ 74-81 -2 38-43 34-40 7-6 20-25 W2 6-4 Oshawa Mullets 72 84 .462 28 68-88 4 40-38 32-46 7-9 29-22 L2 2-8 Havana Banana Sluggers 72 84 .462 28 78-78 -6 34-47 38-37 7-12 22-30 W1 4-6 Plantana Pirates 68 88 .436 32 68-88 0 37-38 31-50 9-7 27-26 L8 2-8 St Louis Hops 67 89 .429 33 72-84 -5 34-47 33-42 6-10 19-29 L7 2-8

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York Legends 91 65 .583 - 94-62 -3 45-33 46-32 14-6 27-26 4 L3 5-5 Las Vegas Wildcats 88 68 .564 3 80-76 8 46-35 42-33 8-4 18-8 L1 6-4 Ann Arbor Wolverines 86 69 .555 4½ 95-60 -9 37-37 49-32 5-11 20-24 W1 5-5 Spring Lions 84 71 .542 6½ 83-72 1 48-33 36-38 9-4 24-22 L1 5-5 Portland Axemen 77 79 .494 14 78-78 -1 39-39 38-40 8-11 28-28 W1 4-6 Waikiki Beach Boys 73 83 .468 18 73-83 0 37-38 36-45 9-11 23-24 W1 4-6 Cleveland Naps 67 89 .429 24 65-91 2 33-42 34-47 6-7 19-28 W3 6-4 Maricopa Rattlers 57 99 .365 34 56-100 1 32-49 25-50 6-11 23-22 L1 5-5

[Alan T]

Chicago clinches homefield advantage in the CLCS!

New York has a magic number of 3
Las Vegas has a magic number of 6

Ann Arbor and Spring are both still mathematically alive.

[Alan T]

Caro Gets 500th Home Run
Tuesday, September 27th, 2050: Havana third baseman Arturo Caro pounded a home run during the Banana Sluggers 13-4 loss to Washington yesterday. Despite the defeat the long ball was a significant achievement and raised his career home run total to 500.

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

The Havana star went 2 hits for 4 at-bats during the game, scoring 1 run and had 2 RBI.

Caro boasts a lifetime batting average of .303 with 2651 hits, 500 homers, 1660 runs scored and 1554 RBIs.

[Alan T]

Caro is the 32nd player in league history with 500 home runs!

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by kenjabroni

2 more than Plantana had

LOL, thanks for the perspective!

[Alan T]

With two games left in the regular season, here is the RL race:

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Pyt.Rec	Diff	Home	Away	XInn	1Run	M#	Streak	Last10
New York Legends	94	66	.588	-	97-63	-3	47-34	47-32	14-6	27-26	1	W1	5-5
Las Vegas Wildcats	92	68	.575	2	84-76	8	46-35	46-33	9-4	18-8		W4	7-3
Ann Arbor Wolverines	90	70	.563	4	100-60	-10	41-38	49-32	5-11	21-24		W3	6-4

New York has clinched a playoff spot already.

[Alan T]

10/1:


Ann Arbor 2, Spring 1
Waikiki 5, New York 2
Las Vegas 5, Portland 2


With their win, Las Vegas clinches the final playoff spot!

With one game left in the seasons, New York has a magic number of 1 for homefield advantage.

[Alan T]

10/2:


New York 11, Waikiki 7
Portland 14, Las vegas 8


New York clinches homefield advantage in the RLCS!

[Alan T]

Final 2050 Standings:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Chicago Southpaws 104 58 .642 - 99-63 5 57-24 47-34 10-6 28-17 Clinched W2 8-2 Stafford Terriers 94 68 .580 10 90-72 4 47-34 47-34 11-5 36-24 L4 4-6 Washington Freedom 82 80 .506 22 85-77 -3 43-38 39-42 6-9 23-30 L2 6-4 St Cloud Raindrops 78 84 .481 26 80-82 -2 38-43 40-41 7-6 20-25 W5 8-2 Havana Banana Sluggers 76 86 .469 28 82-80 -6 34-47 42-39 8-12 23-30 W1 5-5 Oshawa Mullets 74 88 .457 30 71-91 3 41-40 33-48 7-10 30-25 L1 4-6 Plantana Pirates 71 91 .438 33 70-92 1 40-41 31-50 9-7 29-27 W1 3-7 St Louis Hops 69 93 .426 35 74-88 -5 34-47 35-46 7-10 20-31 L1 2-8

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York Legends 95 67 .586 - 98-64 -3 47-34 48-33 14-6 27-26 Clinched W1 5-5 Las Vegas Wildcats 93 69 .574 2 85-77 8 46-35 47-34 9-4 18-8 L1 8-2 Ann Arbor Wolverines 92 70 .568 3 101-61 -9 43-38 49-32 5-11 23-24 W5 7-3 Spring Lions 85 77 .525 10 85-77 0 48-33 37-44 9-4 24-25 L4 2-8 Portland Axemen 79 83 .488 16 81-81 -2 40-41 39-42 8-11 28-28 W1 5-5 Waikiki Beach Boys 74 88 .457 21 74-88 0 38-43 36-45 9-12 23-24 L1 3-7 Cleveland Naps 70 92 .432 25 68-94 2 36-45 34-47 6-7 21-28 L2 6-4 Maricopa Rattlers 60 102 .370 35 59-103 1 32-49 28-53 6-11 23-24 W2 5-5

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG F. López - LVS .350 2 T. Inoue ANN .321 3 M. Badía SPG .320 4 M. White LVS .319 5 2 tied with .314	League Leaders HR J. Lynn - CLE 44 2 M. Arrington NY 42 2 W. Sagong WAS 42 4 J. Díaz HBS 40 4 2 more tied with 40	League Leaders RBI W. Sagong - WAS 141 2 M. Arrington NY 138 2 I. Canseco STL 138 2 C. Liriano LVS 138 5 A. Hunt CHI 134
League Leaders W G. Rivera - STA 20 2 J. Gutiérrez CHI 17 2 J. Núñez CHI 17 4 F. García CHI 15 4 3 more tied with 15	League Leaders ERA G. Rivera - STA 2.72 2 J. Núñez CHI 3.11 3 E. Cox ANN 3.14 4 J. Thompson STC 3.17 5 J. Wilson NY 3.19	League Leaders K J. Núñez - CHI 210 2 Q. Yen CLE 206 3 J. Wilson NY 202 4 R. Rea ANN 199 5 M. Ramírez OSH 195

[TeachEnEspanol]

Wow! What the heck happened in the CL at the end there?

Congratulations to the fantastic playoff teams headed up by Eric, Spot, cmldude, and mattcubs.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

Wow! What the heck happened in the CL at the end there?

Looks to me like Chief tricked you into letting him have a protected draft spot!

[Alan T]

The new file is up. Playoffs run tomorrow!

We will say noon ET deadline for exports tomorrow and I will run as soon after that I can in between work projects.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Looks to me like Chief tricked you into letting him have a protected draft spot!

That's how I feel as well! I hate losing a top draft pick during a rebuild!!! *shakes fist menacingly at Chief*

[Alan T]

Best Bang for the Buck Award(Batters) (Hitter that did the most while being paid the least.)
Name Team VORP Salary Score Walker Byers CHI 49.1282 100000 49.13

Best Bang for the Buck Award(Veteran Batters) (Veteran hitter that did the most while being paid the least.)
Name Team VORP Salary Score Víctor Mendoza MAR 19.2543 100000 19.25

Best Bang for the Buck Award(Pitchers) (Pitcher that did the most while being paid the least.)
Name Team VORP Salary Score Edward Cox ANN 51.8308 100000 51.83

Best Bang for the Buck Award(Veteran Pitchers) (Veteran pitcher that did the most while being paid the least.)
Name Team VORP Salary Score Ricardo Fresneda WAS 19.656 100000 19.66

Worst Bang for the Buck Award(Batters) (For the most overpaid hitter in the league.)
Name Team VORP Salary Score Orlando Santos STC -23.2327 6006000 -13953559620000.00

Worst Bang for the Buck Award(Pitchers) (For the most overpaid pitcher in the league.)
Name Team VORP Salary Score Garrett Sweeney PLN -41.9314 5391500 -22607314310000.00

Home Run or Nothing Award (For the hitter that hit home runs and not much else.)
Name Team HR RC Score Yachi Fujita HBS 40 76.674419 0.4615

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 Quan Yen CLE 9 14 206 118 168.0 18231.0000

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 Mario Aguilar STC 7 17 82 101 178.0 1081.92857468

Running on Empty Award (For the baserunner that keeps attempting to steal and fails.)
Name Team SB CS SB % Score Júlio López NY 20 25 0.4444 11.50

Can't hit his weight Award (For the hitter that can't even hit his weight.)
Name Team Weight Batting Avg. Score Phil Amico STA 235 lbs 0.217 0.92318788

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 Orlando Santos STC 0.218 20 55 -23.2327

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 Fernando Vargas MAR 7 16 8.15 -43.5645

Stone Statue Award (For the Shortstop that had so little range that he resembled a statue.)
Name Team Total Chances Assists Put Outs Range Nelson López CLE 296 187 97 3.7755

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 Cipriano Arzola LVS 133 53 0.3985 66.9

Early Checkout Award (For the Starting pitcher that left games the earliest.)
Name Team W L ERA GS IP Score Francisco Díaz SPG 4 13 6.35 32 136.0 0.2353

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 Jack Burks CLE 0.312 212 38 174

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 Esteban Rodríguez PLN 7496000 0.286 9 72 55.3222

Take the Money and Run Award (Pitchers) (For the Pitcher that stopped showing effort after signing a large contract.)
Name Team Contract Wins Losses ERA Score Garrett Sweeney PLN 5391500 4 18 7.24 58.3063

Anger Management Award (For the pitcher that hit the most batters during the season.)

Name Team W L IP Hit Batters Fernando Vargas MAR 7 16 159.0 13

[spot]

WTF was that??? Not even close to what I expected. Good luck everyone, just not against me!

[kenjabroni]

WOW

I didnt think having only four starters was smart for an entire season but it really worked out.......Maybe I should only start three........Heck maybe I shoudl just go with relievers because my starters dont seem to be relevant lol

[ekcut]

I went with 4 starters and a 12 man pitching staff. So I had two more releivers then most teams (assuming they carry an 11 man staff like I usually do)

That raises a new question....How many pitchers are on your staff? I find 5 starters 5 releivers and 1 designated mop up man is how I usually roll.

[hyde4us11]

I carry 5 SP, 6 MR, and 1 CL. I have went with 11 in a few seasons where I felt my SP stamina was really good. That is few and far between though to not say the 12 man.

EDIT: I will never ever have a 4 man rotation. The people that do that have way more guts then I do. If I have 1 SP that isn't very good I'll just yank him early.

[Chief Rum]

I generally carry 5 SP, and 7 relievers, like hyde. I actually have most of my SPs and RPs set to be pulled early, with talent and ability, and numebr of pitches being the determining factor for where that setting is set, instead of endurance.

I have gone with a 4 man for stretches, depending on my personnel, but generally I prefer a 5 man.

[TeachEnEspanol]

I generally go with a 4-man rotation and if I have an extra SP I use them as a spot starter unless they are really good and then I go with a 5-man rotation. I've found that 4 really good pitchers serve me better than 5 who are kind of middle-of-the-road. I almost always have 6 MR's and 1 closer.

[CleBrownsfan]

Grats to the playoff teams! I miss the Naps playing on Fridays!

[ekcut]

I would think DH teams can carry 1 extra pitcher...I find I fear running out of pinch hitters if I carry 12 pitchers.

[kenjabroni]

Wow I must be in the minority here. Most seasons I have carried 13 pitchers........I dont know that I could go below 12.

hrm......

[buckinbranco]

I usually carry 12 pitchers, 5 starters and 7 relievers. In the past I have done a four-man rotation and had success with it, but for whatever reason I've done a five-man rotation every season but one since taking over Waikiki. I'm not sure if I used 7 or 8 relievers when I used a four-man rotation though. I'm sure that if you have a couple with decent stamina, you could get away with 7 though. I think stamina seems to be one of the more overrated ratings, that's why you can have a guy with 4 stamina be an effective starter.