FOOL-X 1970 Regular Season

[Tasan]

Argh....playing 5 under expected and 5 back of the lead. Very frustrating. Lets at least make the wildcard guys!

[Alan T]

Plourde Wallops #300
Tuesday, September 1st, 1970: Spring third baseman Raphaël Plourde pounded a home run during the Lions 11-10 loss to Cleveland yesterday. Despite the defeat the long ball was a significant achievement and raised his career home run total to 300.

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

The Spring star went 3 hits for 5 at-bats during the game, scoring 1 run and had 3 RBI.

A check of his lifetime stats shows Plourde has a career .305 average with 1991 hits, 428 doubles, 40 triples, 300 home runs and 1201 RBIs. To date he has scored 1010 runs, walked 596 times and stolen 4 bases.

[CleBrownsfan]

Looks like I'm out this year -as expected. Lets go Mexico City to get in the mix this year!

[Alan T]

September 7th, 1970:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 London Bishops 80 65 .552 - 80-65 0 43-29 37-36 3-4 19-22 18 W1 8-2 Mexico City Aztecs 80 65 .552 - 79-66 1 46-27 34-38 10-6 22-13 18 L1 7-3 Balzac Ticklers 79 66 .545 1.0 77-68 2 49-23 30-43 3-8 24-22 W4 6-4 Boston Resettlers 76 69 .524 4.0 70-75 6 39-31 37-38 7-4 28-17 L10 0-10 Washington Freedom 68 77 .469 12.0 68-77 0 40-36 28-41 6-7 20-26 L3 5-5 Indianapolis Clowns 52 93 .359 28.0 60-85 -8 27-45 25-48 8-8 13-26 W2 4-6

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Virginia Beach Surf 85 60 .586 - 82-63 3 44-32 41-28 4-6 26-17 12 L1 6-4 New York Legends 79 66 .545 6.0 76-69 3 46-26 33-40 9-3 22-17 L2 5-5 Spring Lions 78 67 .538 7.0 83-62 -5 45-28 33-39 5-4 21-14 W1 4-6 Portland Grocers 73 72 .503 12.0 67-78 6 38-34 35-38 6-9 25-17 W1 7-3 Cleveland Naps 63 82 .434 22.0 70-75 -7 35-35 28-47 3-6 17-31 L1 3-7 Ann Arbor Wolverines 57 88 .393 28.0 59-86 -2 32-40 25-48 4-3 14-29 W2 5-5

[Alan T]

New York Whitewashed by Morales
Tuesday, September 8th, 1970: "He was kind of teasing them with his offspeed stuff and his fastball was moving everywhere," the Spring skipper said after Mauro Morales shut out the New York Legends 7-0 on a 6-hit masterpiece.

Morales registered 10 strikeouts and issued 2 walks in a gem of a performance.

"We just didn't swing the bats very well... or he just pitched good, whichever way you want to look at it," said the New York manager after the defeat.

On his stats sheet for the year Morales shows a 21-8 record, 33 starts, 248.1 innings, 249 strikeouts and a 2.61 ERA.

[Alan T]

Number 2000 for Plourde
Tuesday, September 8th, 1970: Spring's Raphaël Plourde entered the record books today as he collected hit number 2000 at Lions Ballpark.

"I am proud of this. Not too many player reach this level. You have to be around quite a few years and you have to get a lot of hits," Plourde said after the game.

On his milestone day he went 2 for 5 as the Lions won 7-0 over the New York Legends.

Plourde has played in 1608 games and posted a lifetime .305 average. He has 2000 hits, 430 doubles, 41 triples and 300 homers. In addition he has driven in 1205 runs and scored 1011 times.

[Alan T]

Franco Collects Hit Number 2000
Saturday, September 12th, 1970: New York's Esteban Franco belted his 2000th hit against Ann Arbor today, but the Wolverines spoiled the day with a 14-6 victory at Ann Arbor Grounds. On his milestone day, the 33-year-old right fielder went 1 for 3 at the plate for the Legends.

Over his career Franco is batting .316 with 485 home runs and 1358 RBIs. In 1610 games he has delivered 2000 hits, scored 1388 runs, stolen 728 bases and gotten on base at a .402 clip.

[Alan T]

September 14th, 1970:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Balzac Ticklers 84 67 .556 - 82-69 2 50-23 34-44 3-8 24-22 12 W5 9-1 London Bishops 84 67 .556 - 84-67 0 46-30 38-37 5-4 20-23 12 L1 7-3 Mexico City Aztecs 82 69 .543 2.0 82-69 0 48-28 34-41 10-7 22-14 W1 4-6 Boston Resettlers 80 71 .530 4.0 73-78 7 42-33 38-38 7-4 29-17 W1 4-6 Washington Freedom 71 80 .470 13.0 71-80 0 41-37 30-43 6-8 21-26 L1 4-6 Indianapolis Clowns 52 99 .344 32.0 61-90 -9 27-48 25-51 8-8 13-27 L6 2-8

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Virginia Beach Surf 88 63 .583 - 86-65 2 45-33 43-30 4-6 26-19 5 L2 6-4 New York Legends 81 70 .536 7.0 77-74 4 47-26 34-44 9-4 23-18 W1 4-6 Spring Lions 81 70 .536 7.0 87-64 -6 48-28 33-42 6-5 22-15 W1 4-6 Portland Grocers 78 73 .517 10.0 71-80 7 42-34 36-39 7-9 27-17 W5 8-2 Cleveland Naps 65 86 .430 23.0 72-79 -7 37-38 28-48 3-7 17-31 L1 3-7 Ann Arbor Wolverines 60 91 .397 28.0 63-88 -3 34-41 26-50 5-3 14-29 L1 5-5

Balzac and London both have a magic number of 10 to make the playoffs.

Virginia Beach has a magic number of 5 to make the playoffs.

[Tasan]

I like what these last couple of reports are saying. A LOT.

[spleen1015]

Looks like the 3 hitters that were big in our championship year have bottomed out. Now we really suck.

[Alan T]

Franco Smacks 3 Out of the Park
Thursday, September 17th, 1970: Bombs away!
New York bombardier Esteban Franco set his sights on the stands and blasted three balls over the fence in a 23-8 win over the Portland Grocers. It was a powerful performance that should keep the fans at Legends Ballpark buzzing for days.

He spoke to the writers in the postgame press room and said, "I guess you could say I was a good guesser today... especially on the last one... I was ahead in the count, so I got set for a certain pitch... and got it... all of it."

For the game the New York right fielder had 4 hits in 5 at-bats, drove in 8 and scored 4 runs.

E. Franco hit a two-run home run off S. Durango in the 1st, hit a three-run home run off S. Durango in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, walked in a run in the 5th, hit a two-run home run off J. Medina in the 7th and grounded out in the 8th.

Franco is hitting .271 this season with 45 home runs, 129 RBIs and 131 runs scored. He has 163 hits in 601 at-bats.

[Alan T]

September 21st, 1970:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Balzac Ticklers 89 69 .563 - 86-72 3 53-25 36-44 4-9 27-23 5 W4 8-2 London Bishops 89 69 .563 - 89-69 0 48-30 41-39 5-4 21-24 5 W2 7-3 Mexico City Aztecs 85 73 .538 4.0 85-73 0 50-30 35-43 10-8 24-16 W1 4-6 Boston Resettlers 82 76 .519 7.0 76-82 6 44-36 38-40 8-5 30-19 L2 4-6 Washington Freedom 74 84 .468 15.0 75-83 -1 42-39 32-45 7-9 22-29 L1 4-6 Indianapolis Clowns 55 103 .348 34.0 64-94 -9 27-50 28-53 9-8 15-28 L2 3-7

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Virginia Beach Surf 92 66 .582 - 89-69 3 48-33 44-33 5-6 27-21 Clinched L2 5-5 New York Legends 87 71 .551 5.0 84-74 3 51-27 36-44 9-5 24-19 W5 7-3 Spring Lions 87 71 .551 5.0 92-66 -5 52-28 35-43 7-5 24-16 W3 7-3 Portland Grocers 78 80 .494 14.0 71-87 7 42-36 36-44 7-9 27-20 L7 3-7 Cleveland Naps 68 90 .430 24.0 75-83 -7 38-42 30-48 3-8 19-31 L3 4-6 Ann Arbor Wolverines 62 96 .392 30.0 65-93 -3 36-41 26-55 5-3 16-30 W2 4-6

Virginia Beach is the 1970 Republic League regular season champions

Balzac and London have a magic number of 1 to make the playoffs.

[CleBrownsfan]

I really feel bad for my stud SP Tom O'Reilly. He has had an HOF career and playing on a shitty team his whole career.

[gstelmack]

Originally Posted by ekcut

Cool...that's the 3rd different Bishop to win the Rookie of the Month

You and I have difference definitions of "cool"

[Alan T]

9/21:

Indianapolis 6, London 2
Mexico City 9, Washington 1
Boston 9, Balzac 3

Balzac 89-70 (M#1)
London 89-70 (M#1)
Mexico City 86-73 (3 GB)

Virginia Beach 1, Spring 0
New York 4, Cleveland 2

New York 88-71 (M#3)
Spring 87-72 (1 GB)

[gstelmack]

First to Fourth in one short month. Sigh.

[Montreal_GM]

Son of a...

Well, I'll be waiting patiently for next Thursday as my boys should be ready to crack the barrier.

[Alan T]

9/23:

Washington 7, London 5
Balzac 4, Mexico City 3 (14 innings)

With the loss, Mexico City is eliminated from the postseason. Balzac and London both clinch a playoff spot with that game.

Balzac 90-70 (M# 2 for homefield advantage)
London 89-71 (1 GB)

Spring 6, New York 1

New York 88-72
Spring 88-72

[Tasan]

Spring vs NY to end the season?

[CleBrownsfan]

Originally Posted by Montreal_GM

Son of a...

Well, I'll be waiting patiently for next Thursday as my boys should be ready to crack the barrier.

Damn - we suck as GM's

[Alan T]

9/24:

Balzac 7, Mexico City 4
Washington 5, London 1

Balzac clinches the 1970 Continental League Regular season title

New York 7, Spring 3

New York 89-72 (M#1)
Spring 88-73 (1 GB)

1 game left to play, a New York win and they make the playoffs. A Spring win, and the two teams end up tied and will play a best of 3 playoff series to determine who makes the postseason.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Tasan

Spring vs NY to end the season?

Yep!

[Alan T]

Cleveland Whitewashes Ann Arbor, O'Reilly Winner
Thursday, September 24th, 1970: Tom O'Reilly of the Cleveland Naps was right on target when he blanked the Ann Arbor Wolverines 7-0, yielded 2 hits and totaled no walks and 10 strikeouts.

Speaking to BNN reporters after the game, O'Reilly said, "I had everything working today and I got some help from my defense, too. They saved my butt a few times."

In 41 starts this season O'Reilly has chalked up a 21-10 record and a 2.80 ERA.

[Alan T]

9/25:

Spring 7, New York 6

Spring and New York end the season tied for the final playoff spot!

As Spring led the regular season series 18 to 15, they will have homefield advantage in a best of 3 playoff series vs New York.

[Alan T]

9/26:

Spring 7, New York 6

Spring needs only 1 more win to clinch a playoff spot!

[Tasan]

woo!

What are the pitching matchups?

[Alan T]

9/27:

New York 6, Spring 5

New York scores 2 in the bottom of the 9th to keep their season alive. Both teams have won a game at home, so we will return to Spring for a final winner take all game between the two teams.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Tasan

woo!

What are the pitching matchups?

Morales pitched game one for spring.


Game 3 looks to be:

Scott Callahan for New York (3-20 11.20 ERA this season)
vs
Robinson CHavez for Spring (13-16 4.73 ERA this season)

so kind of huge edge for Spring here.

[Alan T]

9/28:

New York 7, Spring 6

New York scores 6 runs in the 4th inning, and Callahan manages to hold on for only his 4th win of the season.

New York has clinched the final playoff spot for the 1970 season!

[Montreal_GM]

Originally Posted by CleBrownsfan

Damn - we suck as GM's

Speak for yourself.

[Alan T]

The 1970 playoffs are set, and once again we have 2 Canadian teams representing the CL (perhaps it should be renamed the Canadian League!)

London Bishops (89-73) vs Balzac Ticklers (91-71)

New York Legends (91-74) vs Virginia Beach Surf (95-67)

[Alan T]

I'll get the file up in a little bit (working on it now), but also have some work stuff I have to take care of urgently too. I'll post once it is up.

[Montreal_GM]

Originally Posted by Montreal_GM

Speak for yourself.

After thinking about it, I guess my record speaks for itself in FOOLX. So yes, I guess I do suck.

[Tasan]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Morales pitched game one for spring.


Game 3 looks to be:

Scott Callahan for New York (3-20 11.20 ERA this season)
vs
Robinson CHavez for Spring (13-16 4.73 ERA this season)

so kind of huge edge for Spring here.

Hey, thanks for the jinx there buddy.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Tasan

Hey, thanks for the jinx there buddy.

Yeah... I was expecting a 15-5 score or something. I have a habit of doing that!

[Montreal_GM]

Congrats playoff teams. Good luck.

[Alan T]

The new file is up. Playoffs run tomorrow morning!

[Young Drachma]

Too bad I didn't set my team. We might have been better. I can't keep up with all the schedules tho. lol...at least we weren't terrible this year, I guess.

[ekcut]

Originally Posted by Alan T

The 1970 playoffs are set, and once again we have 2 Canadian teams representing the CL (perhaps it should be renamed the Canadian League!)

London Bishops (89-73) vs Balzac Ticklers (91-71)

New York Legends (91-74) vs Virginia Beach Surf (95-67)

A little off topic...but I drove through Balzac last weekend....it's everything you would expect from a place with such a name!!!

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by ekcut

A little off topic...but I drove through Balzac last weekend....it's everything you would expect from a place with such a name!!!

Is that supposed to be playoff trash talk???

[Tasan]

I didn't realize those were both Canadian teams. Learn something new...

[TheMeat]

Originally Posted by ekcut

A little off topic...but I drove through Balzac last weekend....it's everything you would expect from a place with such a name!!!

Ya, it's like 200 people, but it's 5 minutes north of Calgary so they just built a huge mega-mall there. So do you like in the area? I live in Cochrane, 20 minutes from Balzac, did you happen to stop at the Shell station on 567 and 22, with the RV campground? that's where I work!

I'm so glad to be back in the playoffs, let alone win the division. I thought I was sliding into the abyss there after getting lucky with the initial roster but it looks like I might know a little something about this baseball thing. And I actually filled out my roster with more than 9 fielders and 9 pitchers so not only did I not crash late, I surged. I sure hope that bodes well for the playoff run, I would be thrilled to take home a championship after being close so many times.

Hurray for Balzac!!!!