FOOL-X 2002 Regular Season

[Alan T]

Time to get the exports. Might be a bit slow going this morning. Have a bunch of in-game things needing to be done before we start, and then my normal Thursday morning work conference calls too.


Anyways, getting exports now!

[Alan T]

In this offseason, two teams moved to a new location!

As fans in Indiana feared ever since new ownership took over, their beloved Clowns, the two time defending FOOL-X champs picked up and moved in the dark of night. In a move that some mention was similar to the NFL Baltimore Colts picking up and moving to Indianapolis, the same city now feels the other side of the coin. The Clowns have moved to St. Cloud where they will now be known as the St. Cloud Raindrops


In a less surprising move, after 13 playoff trips and 6 trips to the FOOL-X Classic, the last original FOOL-X team to not win the title, the Mexico City Aztecs have moved to "greener" pastures. Citing failing fan support in recent years and a general movement away from Baseball to Soccer in Mexico City, the Aztecs move to one of the traditional hotspots for baseball, St. Louis! The Aztecs are now known as the St. Louis Hops

[Alan T]

Tuesday, April 2nd, 2002

Portland Axemen: Signed SP L. Campbell to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $4,192,000.

Cumberland Defenders: Signed free agent MR R. Brown to a 1-year contract worth a total of $745,000.

Cumberland Defenders: Signed free agent 3B B. Lawson to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,269,000.

Cumberland Defenders: Signed free agent SP E. Callaia to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,303,000.

Cumberland Defenders: Signed free agent MR R. Valéncia to a 1-year contract worth a total of $284,000.

Portland Axemen: Signed C R. Dufour to a minor league contract extension.

St Louis Hops: Signed SP G. Pagán to a minor league contract extension.

Havana Banana Sluggers: Signed free agent C A. Pérez to a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,200,000.

St Louis Hops: Signed free agent SS D. Valdéz to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,964,000.

St Louis Hops: Signed free agent MR J. McLearn to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,881,000.

Portland Axemen: Signed MR J. Martínez to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $437,000.

Spring Lions: Signed free agent LF S. Catron to a 2-year contract worth a total of $4,394,600.

Havana Banana Sluggers: Signed LF J. Rodríguez to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $17,220,000.

Boston Resettlers: Signed free agent 1B A. Gobetti to a minor league contract.

New York Legends: Signed free agent SP B. Ijzendoorn to a minor league contract.

New York Legends: Signed free agent 1B J. Sánchez to a minor league contract.

[Montreal_GM]

Goodbye Mexico. It was fun.

I love St. Louis. I love beer. St. Louis is one of our (assuming you're american) famous beer cities. Perfect combo.

Here is a random face gen sporting the new unis.



And by the way, I didn't know teach was moving to a Saint city or I might have reconsidered. Oh well, I guess it makes for a good rivalry.

[Montreal_GM]

And thanks for handling those relo's, Alan.

[Alan T]

Ok, time to get things going! I'm on a conference call, so this might go slow, but good luck to all!

[CleBrownsfan]

Originally Posted by Montreal_GM

Goodbye Mexico. It was fun.

I love St. Louis. I love beer. St. Louis is one of our (assuming you're american) famous beer cities. Perfect combo.

Here is a random face gen sporting the new unis.



And by the way, I didn't know teach was moving to a Saint city or I might have reconsidered. Oh well, I guess it makes for a good rivalry.

I like

So you more a triple hops like Miller light advertises or more of a Dogfish Head 120 minute kind of a guy??

[Alan T]

Martínez Pitches Rattlers to Shutout Win
Wednesday, April 17th, 2002: Joaquín Martínez of the Maricopa Rattlers shut out the Virginia Beach Surf 7-0, held them to 2 hits with 1 walk and 3 strikeouts. Martínez said, "I could throw any pitch on any count."

The Virginia Beach skipper called his game a jewel, saying, "The way he was pitching, it would have been tough for anyone to beat him."

[Alan T]

Virginia Beach Whitewashes New York, Griffin Winner
Friday, April 26th, 2002: It was a long day at the plate for the New York Legends. They never did figure out Art Griffin and were shut out 4-0. The Virginia Beach hurler baffled them the entire game, yielding no runs and 2 hits in a very well-pitched outing. Griffin also totaled 7 strikeouts and 3 walks in the game.

In 5 starts this year Griffin has recorded a 2-0 record and a 2.34 ERA.

[Alan T]

Hernández Is RL's Best Pitcher in April
Wednesday, May 1st, 2002: The New York Legends bullpen was superb in April -- and Roberto Hernández was a big reason for that success. He was named the Republic League Pitcher of the Month today.

He picked up 9 saves in 10 save opportunities and had 17 strikeouts in 20 innings. Hernández racked up 1 win and no losses.


Hops Navarro Named CL's Best Pitcher
Wednesday, May 1st, 2002: Víctor Navarro has been around the league long enough to know that relievers are often overlooked. That has never stopped him from doing what he does best -- and he did it extremely well in April and stole away with the Continental League Pitcher of the Month award.

The Hops bullpen ace collected 7 saves and 11 strikeouts in 13.1 innings, holding the opposition to a .217 average and posting a 1.35 ERA and a 1-0 record.

[Alan T]

Weeks Garners RL Batter of the Month Award
Wednesday, May 1st, 2002: When Joe Weeks stepped up to the plate in April, he did it with confidence and today he was honored with the Republic League Batter of the Month award.

The young Portland designated hitter posted a .409 batting average with 16 home runs, 38 RBIs and scored 29 runs. Weeks also worked pitchers for 14 walks to post a .473 on-base percentage.


CL Announces Best Batter Award
Wednesday, May 1st, 2002: Stephen Hodge battered Continental League pitchers all April and wound up taking home the Batter of the Month Award.

"I've been around FOOL-X long enough to know you really have to work hard day in and day out to be able to put up this kind of consistency," the 31-year-old Hodge told reporters. "I put in a lot of work, even on the days I may not take the field and it's always nice when everything comes together for me like it did this last month."

In 27 games, Hodge hit .379 with 9 home runs, 29 RBIs and scored 27 runs.

[Alan T]

RL Selects Rookie Star of the Month
Wednesday, May 1st, 2002: Joe Weeks earned April's Rookie of the Month honors in the Republic League for last month's performance. The boyish Portland designated hitter might be wet behind the ears, but he's proving that he has what it takes to play at this level.

Weeks hit .409 with 16 home runs, 38 RBIs and 29 runs scored this past month on his way to winning the award.


Continental League Names Rookie of Month
Wednesday, May 1st, 2002: Tokichiro Taniguchi is still a bit shy, but then, who could blame the newest Continental 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 April the St Cloud hitter tagged opposing pitching for a .286 average with 30 hits, 3 home runs and 19 RBIs.

[Alan T]

May 1st, 2002:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Chicago Cardinals 17 11 .607 - 18-10 -1 6-6 11-5 1-0 4-4 135 W4 7-3 Havana Banana Sluggers 17 11 .607 - 14-14 3 10-9 7-2 3-0 7-4 135 W2 7-3 Balzac Ticklers 15 12 .556 1.5 15-12 0 9-7 6-5 1-3 6-5 L1 6-4 St Louis Hops 15 12 .556 1.5 16-11 -1 6-4 9-8 1-1 5-4 W1 5-5 St Cloud Raindrops 14 13 .519 2.5 16-11 -2 5-4 9-9 0-2 6-6 L3 4-6 Stafford Terriers 13 16 .448 4.5 10-19 3 8-13 5-3 1-0 5-5 W2 5-5 Boston Resettlers 10 17 .370 6.5 10-17 0 2-7 8-10 0-2 3-5 L3 4-6 Washington Freedom 9 18 .333 7.5 12-15 -3 2-12 7-6 1-0 1-4 L2 3-7

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Ann Arbor Wolverines 17 10 .630 - 17-10 0 8-6 9-4 1-1 6-4 134 L1 7-3 New York Legends 16 12 .571 1.5 15-13 1 7-5 9-7 0-1 3-1 L1 6-4 Virginia Beach Surf 16 13 .552 2.0 16-13 0 12-9 4-4 2-3 3-4 W1 5-5 Portland Axemen 14 14 .500 3.5 10-18 4 9-10 5-4 2-0 3-2 W1 5-5 Maricopa Rattlers 13 14 .481 4.0 16-11 -3 7-2 6-12 0-0 2-2 W1 3-7 Spring Lions 12 15 .444 5.0 12-15 0 6-3 6-12 0-1 2-2 L1 3-7 Cleveland Naps 11 16 .407 6.0 12-15 -1 6-10 5-6 3-2 3-6 W3 7-3 Cumberland Defenders 11 16 .407 6.0 13-14 -2 5-5 6-11 1-1 3-4 L2 5-5

[TeachEnEspanol]

You all are just going to have to wait for the Raindrops to unveil their uniforms because I did not make them and have no fancy ways of showing them off like Kevin.

Our time in Indianapolis was awesome because we won two championships while I was there. But it is time to adopt a more threatening demeanor; I mean who would be afraid of a Clown? (Oh wait...) Now a raindrop, on the other hand, they mean serious business...

OK fine, but if you break it down and get creative with the spelling the truth is that we will "Reign" Victorious and DROP you like a rock. Thus endeth the smack talk.

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG H. Raymond - MAR .466 2 L. Huerta STL .433 3 J. Weeks POR .409 4 L. Thompson VIR .386 5 D. Jackson CLE .382	League Leaders HR J. Weeks - POR 16 2 G. Mercado POR 15 3 S. Ageda CHI 11 3 K. Teng NY 11 5 3 tied with 9	League Leaders RBI J. Weeks - POR 38 2 S. Ageda CHI 34 3 J. Bullinas ANN 30 3 P. Ramos ANN 30 5 2 tied with 29
League Leaders W 4 tied with 4 1 S. Chivers STA 4 1 S. Chon ANN 4 1 H. Smith SPG 4 1 S. Wells MAR 4	League Leaders ERA M. Cedeño - CHI 1.41 2 S. Hill ANN 2.15 3 A. Griffin VIR 2.34 4 B. Agámez BOS 2.43 5 R. Román STC 2.57	League Leaders K S. Wells - MAR 41 2 A. Aperta MAR 38 3 E. García STC 37 3 M. Gibbs CHI 37 3 2 more tied with 37

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

OK fine, but if you break it down and get creative with the spelling the truth is that we will "Reign" Victorious and DROP you like a rock. Thus endeth the smack talk.

Nice

[TeachEnEspanol]

Also, Kevin...we should have coordinated this better. I'm not a huge fan of the double "St." thing we've got going on.

[Montreal_GM]

Originally Posted by CleBrownsfan

I like

So you more a triple hops like Miller light advertises or more of a Dogfish Head 120 minute kind of a guy??

In the middle. I'd say the top 3 beers in our home are Fat Tire, Sam Adams, and Negra Modelo. Probably in that order.

We don't have the best selection around here. Especially craft beers. The Super Wal-Mart here doesn't focus on alcohol. Hell, they don't even sell beer on Sunday.

When I lived out in AZ I was more into the craft beers because they were readily available. When I do make it to the local World Market I generally grab a few Samuel Smith's varieties, anything from New Belgium other than Fat Tire, and a mix of others (Stone, Dogfish, etc). She generally grabs a blueberry beer, I make fun of it, and then I taste it and want my own.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Nice

I do what I can.

[Montreal_GM]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

Also, Kevin...we should have coordinated this better. I'm not a huge fan of the double "St." thing we've got going on.

I actually thought I should pm you and see what you decided on but I figured the chance of us doing something similar were slim to none. It will be fun!

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Montreal_GM

I actually thought I should pm you and see what you decided on but I figured the chance of us doing something similar were slim to none. It will be fun!

Lol, fair enough. At least we're representing our spirits of choice in separate leagues.

[Montreal_GM]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

You all are just going to have to wait for the Raindrops to unveil their uniforms because I did not make them and have no fancy ways of showing them off like Kevin.

Our time in Indianapolis was awesome because we won two championships while I was there. But it is time to adopt a more threatening demeanor; I mean who would be afraid of a Clown? (Oh wait...) Now a raindrop, on the other hand, they mean serious business...

OK fine, but if you break it down and get creative with the spelling the truth is that we will "Reign" Victorious and DROP you like a rock. Thus endeth the smack talk.

I was so frustrated with making my jerseys for Tokyo, MC, amongst other teams until I found that link to all those already constructed jerseys. Never again will I choose a team name that requires me to make my own damn jersey. Out of my realm of expertise.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Montreal_GM

I was so frustrated with making my jerseys for Tokyo, MC, amongst other teams until I found that link to all those already constructed jerseys. Never again will I choose a team name that requires me to make my own damn jersey. Out of my realm of expertise.

Ahaha, pretty much all of this stuff is out of my realm of expertise. I'm a fake-it-til-you-make-it kind of girl. You did a nice job using the link that you sent me. It looks good!

[Alan T]

Freelove Torches Defenders for 6 Hits
Sunday, May 19th, 2002: The Wolverines tripped up the Defenders 16-5 today, led by Nick Freelove, their 27-year-old second baseman. He tagged Cumberland pitching for 6 hits, making life miserable for them the entire game.

N. Freelove singled in the 1st, hit an RBI single in the 2nd, hit a two-run home run off A. Braund in the 4th, hit an RBI single in the 4th, singled in the 6th, hit a two-run single in the 8th and grounded out in the 9th.

Currently Freelove has 1 home run and a .288 batting average.

[Alan T]

Reliever Rodríguez May's Pitcher of the Month
Saturday, June 1st, 2002: Ramón Rodríguez had a super May and has been rewarded with the Republic League Pitcher of the Month Award. The Spring relief specialist was very effective, constantly coming in and getting his club out of trouble or protecting a one-run or two-run lead.

the Spring bullpen ace starred with 6 saves in 11 relief appearances, logging 19.2 innings, 21 strikeouts, 2 walks and a 0.46 ERA. Rodríguez finished the month with 2 wins and no losses -- and was named the league's top pitcher.

For the season Rodríguez has earned 13 saves, worked 35 innings, fanned 37 hitters and recorded a 1.03 ERA. He has held opposing teams to a .226 batting average.


Relief Star Wins CL Top Pitcher Honors
Saturday, June 1st, 2002: "The kid had it all working last month," a veteran teammate told reporters. "He keeps up those kind of numbers, we may have to start inviting him out with us after the games."

Tim Lloyd put together a very solid month to take home the Continental League's top pitching honor in May.

The 24-year-old reliever threw like a veteran. In 12 relief appearances he raked in 6 saves and 14 strikeouts in 19.2 innings as he put together his 3-2 record and 2.75 ERA.

This season Lloyd has made 21 relief appearances, saving 9. His record is 4-4 with 29 strikeouts in 32.2 innings and a 3.03 ERA.

[Alan T]

RL's Top Hitter Named
Saturday, June 1st, 2002: Kien-lung Teng hit the baseball with consistency all month long and was voted the Republic League's Batter of the Month for May.

The New York catcher batted .466 and posted 19 home runs, 38 RBIs and 39 runs scored. He also drew 17 walks for a .542 OBP.

On the season, Teng is batting .407 with 30 home runs and 67 RBIs. He has played in 52 games.


CL's Top Hitter Selected
Saturday, June 1st, 2002: Seasoned by several years of professional experience, 34-year-old Manuel Pinentel put together a solid offensive month for St Cloud and was crowned May's top batter in the Continental League.

He batted .396 with 6 home runs, 20 RBIs and 30 runs scored.



This year Pinentel has 9 home runs and a .327 batting average.

[Alan T]

RL Rookie Hittin' on All Cylinders in May
Saturday, June 1st, 2002: Joe Weeks's eyes seem to light up whenever he sees the baseball. The young Portland designated hitter has been hitting everything in sight for the better part of a month.

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

During the month he hit .319 with 7 doubles, no triples and 5 home runs. Weeks also scored 14 times and drove in 15 runs.

This year Weeks has hit 21 home runs and posted a .364 batting average.

Taniguchi Gets CL Rookie of Month Honors
Saturday, June 1st, 2002: Tokichiro Taniguchi was toddling around on his tricycle when some of the guys he's playing against were in their prime, but the 25-year-old catcher definitely knows how to get to first, second or beyond. Today he was chosen May's Continental League Rookie of the Month for his remarkable month of hitting.

In 27 games Taniguchi batted .320 for St Cloud, slapping 31 hits in 97 at-bats with 6 home runs, drove in 20 runs and scored 15 times.

This year Taniguchi is batting .302 with 9 home runs and 39 RBIs.

[Alan T]

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Chicago Cardinals 33 20 .623 - 33-20 0 16-14 17-6 2-1 9-8 105 L2 5-5 Balzac Ticklers 30 25 .545 4.0 29-26 1 15-12 15-13 2-3 8-9 W3 7-3 St Louis Hops 30 26 .536 4.5 28-28 2 13-12 17-14 2-1 12-7 L2 6-4 St Cloud Raindrops 29 27 .518 5.5 33-23 -4 14-13 15-14 1-6 9-12 W1 4-6 Havana Banana Sluggers 28 27 .509 6.0 28-27 0 14-11 14-16 4-1 11-12 L1 2-8 Washington Freedom 28 27 .509 6.0 30-25 -2 10-16 18-11 3-0 6-8 W3 8-2 Stafford Terriers 23 34 .404 12.0 19-38 4 12-21 11-13 2-2 8-6 L4 4-6 Boston Resettlers 20 35 .364 14.0 20-35 0 10-18 10-17 1-3 8-9 W1 3-7

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York Legends 32 21 .604 - 30-23 2 19-11 13-10 2-2 5-6 107 W1 8-2 Virginia Beach Surf 33 24 .579 1.0 31-26 2 19-14 14-10 3-5 9-7 W1 7-3 Spring Lions 29 26 .527 4.0 25-30 4 19-9 10-17 1-2 11-3 L1 5-5 Ann Arbor Wolverines 28 27 .509 5.0 32-23 -4 12-14 16-13 1-4 8-8 L1 5-5 Cleveland Naps 28 27 .509 5.0 29-26 -1 12-15 16-12 7-4 8-9 L1 6-4 Maricopa Rattlers 28 28 .500 5.5 32-24 -4 16-11 12-17 2-2 5-8 W3 4-6 Cumberland Defenders 22 34 .393 11.5 27-29 -5 13-12 9-22 1-2 5-12 W1 4-6 Portland Axemen 21 34 .382 12.0 17-38 4 11-14 10-20 4-0 6-4 L3 1-9

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG L. Huerta - STL .411 2 K. Teng NY .407 3 H. Raymond MAR .388 4 J. Torres HBS .368 5 J. Weeks POR .364	League Leaders HR K. Teng - NY 30 2 G. Mercado POR 23 3 J. Weeks POR 21 4 G. Bélanger WAS 20 5 J. Reyna CLE 19	League Leaders RBI K. Teng - NY 67 2 J. Reyna CLE 64 3 F. Moreno STL 62 4 G. Bélanger WAS 59 5 K. Taguchi MAR 56
League Leaders W 3 tied with 7 1 E. Callaia CMB 7 1 P. George STL 7 1 R. Marino STC 7 4 8 tied with 6	League Leaders ERA M. Cedeño - CHI 1.36 2 B. Agámez BOS 2.63 3 A. Griffin VIR 2.65 4 C. Yu STA 3.03 5 2 tied with 3.25	League Leaders K R. Wright - WAS 72 2 S. Wells MAR 70 3 M. Gibbs CHI 69 4 E. García STC 68 5 A. Aperta MAR 65

[Montreal_GM]

Huerta is my Pujols, except he's Puerto Rican, not Dominican.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Here is the uniform that DC so kindly created (and revised to my specifications) for my new St. Cloud Raindrops.

[Montreal_GM]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

Here is the uniform that DC so kindly created (and revised to my specifications) for my new St. Cloud Raindrops.

Yours looks better but you can't drink your nickname. Um, I guess you could, actually. Okay, yours is better.

[Alan T]

Sorry, running the next month in a sec here. Busy with work stuff

[Alan T]

Alou Holds Wolverines Scoreless
Sunday, June 30th, 2002: "That's one thing that has never changed in this game -- pitching can control hitting," the Rattlers manager told reporters after today's game.

The Wolverines ran into a buzzsaw as Wilson Alou cut them down to size 5-0 with a 1-hit shutout.

His skipper added, "He knows exactly what he's doing. He's not going to throw you a good pitch until you make him throw one."

In the complete game whitewash the Maricopa hurler doled out 1 walk and registered 4 strikeouts.

In the postgame press conference his catcher said, "Wilson goes out there and just goes about his business. I don't think he gets too concerned about what's going on. You can call any pitch and you know where he's going to be."

Alou also got some praise from the Ann Arbor manager.

"He really kept us in check today. Everything looked to be moving. Seemed like the pitch was right down the middle and it went over down and away... we took some pathetic swings."

So far in 17 appearances this season, Alou has recorded 6 wins and sustained 7 losses. He has pitched 103.2 innings, yielded 123 hits, fanned 76 and has a 5.56 ERA.

[Alan T]

Smith Takes RL Top Starter Trophy
Monday, July 1st, 2002: Fred Smith's been around the league long enough to appreciate the honor he received today. After going 4-2 in June, the 31-year-old Ann Arbor hurler has been named Republic League Pitcher of the Month.

He fanned 28 in 43.2 innings, logged an ERA of 2.06 and allowed opponents to hit .195 against him.

Currently Smith has a record of 8-5 with 63 strikeouts and 39 walks in 107 innings and a 3.62 ERA.


Continental League Announces June's Top Pitcher
Monday, July 1st, 2002: Luis Harris is at the zenith of his career and today he was selected as the Continental League Pitcher of the Month for June.

He made 13 relief appearances for St Cloud last month, throwing 16 innings and collecting 7 saves, a 1-0 record, 16 strikeouts and a 0.00 ERA.

This year his stats show Harris has 17 saves in 39 relief appearances with a 3-6 mark and 3.48 ERA. He has struck out 53 batters and issued 16 walks in 44 innings. Opposing clubs have a .244 against him.

[Alan T]

Teng Wins RL Batter of the Month
Monday, July 1st, 2002: In June, Kien-lung Teng swung a sweet bat and put together a solid month to win the Republic League Batter of the Month.

The New York catcher batted .392 with 13 home runs, 33 RBIs and 26 runs scored.

For the year Teng is hitting .402 with 43 home runs. His stats include 100 RBI and 96 runs scored.


CL's Best Batter Selected
Monday, July 1st, 2002: Ben Caldwell of the Balzac Ticklers had a field day with Continental League pitchers last month and was crowned the Batter of the Month as a result.

During June he compiled a .354 batting average, drove in 38 runs and scored 26 times. He also managed to pick up 15 walks to post a .426 on-base percentage.

This season Caldwell is batting .288 with 28 home runs. His totals include 90 RBIs and 61 runs scored.

[Alan T]

RL Names Weeks Best Rookie
Monday, July 1st, 2002: Youngster Joe Weeks emerged as the latest Republic League Rookie of the Month today. The young man from Portland deserved the honor, batting .250 with 4 home runs and 11 RBI. Is the month of June a harbinger of things to come or just a fluke? We'll find out someday, but for now, we'll just let Weeks enjoy the limelight.

So far this year Weeks has 25 home runs and a .327 batting average.


Taniguchi Selected June's Top CL Rookie
Monday, July 1st, 2002: In June Tokichiro Taniguchi put up award-winning numbers, batting his way to a Rookie of the Month award in the Continental League.

The St Cloud catcher stroked 33 hits as he compiled a .320 average with 5 home runs and 16 RBIs.

This season Taniguchi is batting .308 with 14 home runs.

[spot]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

Lol, fair enough. At least we're representing our spirits of choice in separate leagues.

Not so...

[Alan T]

July 1st, 2002:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Chicago Cardinals 53 28 .654 - 51-30 2 23-19 30-9 2-2 14-9 75 W3 5-5 Balzac Ticklers 48 35 .578 6.0 49-34 -1 27-16 21-19 3-4 11-13 W2 7-3 St Louis Hops 44 40 .524 10.5 43-41 1 19-19 25-21 2-3 14-16 L1 6-4 St Cloud Raindrops 43 40 .518 11.0 47-36 -4 22-21 21-19 3-8 13-17 L1 5-5 Washington Freedom 42 40 .512 11.5 43-39 -1 17-22 25-18 3-1 11-10 W1 4-6 Havana Banana Sluggers 41 42 .494 13.0 41-42 0 21-20 20-22 6-3 17-17 W1 5-5 Boston Resettlers 30 52 .366 23.5 31-51 -1 13-24 17-28 5-4 12-13 L2 3-7 Stafford Terriers 30 54 .357 24.5 27-57 3 16-32 14-22 3-2 12-9 L3 4-6

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York Legends 49 32 .605 - 46-35 3 26-16 23-16 4-2 10-7 80 W2 7-3 Virginia Beach Surf 50 34 .595 .5 49-35 1 28-20 22-14 3-7 13-9 L2 6-4 Ann Arbor Wolverines 44 38 .537 5.5 49-33 -5 20-19 24-19 1-5 12-12 L1 7-3 Maricopa Rattlers 42 41 .506 8.0 46-37 -4 22-21 20-20 3-2 10-14 W1 5-5 Spring Lions 40 42 .488 9.5 36-46 4 24-13 16-29 2-5 13-8 W1 6-4 Cleveland Naps 40 43 .482 10.0 40-43 0 19-24 21-19 10-4 15-14 L1 3-7 Cumberland Defenders 35 49 .417 15.5 41-43 -6 20-18 15-31 1-3 9-15 W2 5-5 Portland Axemen 31 52 .373 19.0 27-56 4 17-24 14-28 4-0 7-10 L2 2-8

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG L. Huerta - STL .403 2 K. Teng NY .402 3 B. Jenkins WAS .369 4 H. Raymond MAR .353 5 T. García SPG .343	League Leaders HR K. Teng - NY 43 2 B. Caldwell BAL 28 2 G. Mercado POR 28 4 G. Bélanger WAS 26 5 2 tied with 25	League Leaders RBI K. Teng - NY 100 2 B. Caldwell BAL 90 3 J. Stout CMB 85 4 G. Bélanger WAS 80 5 2 tied with 79
League Leaders W A. Griffin - VIR 10 2 M. Gibbs CHI 9 2 R. Marino STC 9 4 B. Agámez BOS 8 4 11 more tied with 8	League Leaders ERA M. Cedeño - CHI 2.36 2 A. Griffin VIR 3.24 3 B. Agámez BOS 3.35 4 M. Barbeau VIR 3.47 5 E. García STC 3.58	League Leaders K S. Wells - MAR 111 2 R. Wright WAS 110 3 M. Gibbs CHI 108 4 I. Estrada WAS 100 4 G. Gómez BAL 100

[Alan T]

FOOLX News: The All-Star Game Rosters Have Been Announced
Sunday, July 7th, 2002: It's All-Star Game time -- time for the superstars to shine! Every year the FOOL-X takes a break in the schedule to play the annual All-Star Game. It's a battle of the superstars -- the Continental League All-Stars versus the Republic League All-Stars. The All-Star Game will spotlight the best hitters, the best pitchers and the best fielders, all doing battle against one another, all trying to prove their league is best.

The Continental League roster will feature these outstanding players:


SP M. Cedeño (CHI)
SP B. Agámez (BOS)
SP M. Gibbs (CHI)
SP E. García (STC)
SP I. Estrada (WAS)
SP R. Román (STC)
CL J. Díaz (CHI)
CL L. Harris (STC)
MR V. Navarro (STL)
SP T. Sakamoto (CHI)
SP R. Wright (WAS)
CL T. Lloyd (WAS)
CF L. Huerta (STL)
1B J. Reyes (CHI)
RF N. Leslie (BAL)
LF G. Bélanger (WAS)
2B J. González (BAL)
SS B. Jenkins (WAS)
C J. Martínez (BAL)
3B C. Averill (STL)
C T. Taniguchi (STC)
1B S. Hodge (BAL)
1B A. Durán (STC)
LF S. Ageda (CHI)
RF F. Moreno (STL)
SS J. Woods (BOS)
LF B. Caldwell (BAL)
1B F. Chartrand (WAS)


And the Republic League roster will have these elite performers:


SP A. Griffin (VIR)
SP S. Wells (MAR)
SP G. Wilson (SPG)
SP E. Callaia (CMB)
SP F. Smith (ANN)
SP M. Barbeau (VIR)
CL R. Rodríguez (SPG)
CL I. Matheson (MAR)
CL E. Andrews (ANN)
MR J. Flores (VIR)
MR J. Tapia (NY)
MR J. Pérez (NY)
C K. Teng (NY)
RF D. Jackson (CLE)
LF P. Ramos (ANN)
1B K. Taguchi (MAR)
C J. Stout (CMB)
2B H. Raymond (MAR)
SS L. Robert (CLE)
3B J. Santos (CLE)
CF A. Macías (VIR)
DH J. Weeks (POR)
LF M. Price (MAR)
LF T. García (SPG)
RF G. Mercado (POR)
1B J. Reyna (CLE)
1B J. Carmona (CMB)
SS R. Cedeño (ANN)

[Alan T]

400 Homers for Bélanger
Sunday, July 7th, 2002: Freedom left fielder Guillaume Bélanger reached a career milestone yesterday, blasting home run number 400.

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

He went 1-4 during the Washington 10-2 triumph over the Stafford Terriers and scored 1 run with 3 runs batted in.

During his career Bélanger has notched 1595 hits and a .275 average with 400 home runs and 1281 RBIs.

[Alan T]

Un-four-gettable: Caldwell Hits for Cycle
Tuesday, July 16th, 2002: There are four types of hits in baseball. It is a rarity for one player to get them all in one game. Ben Caldwell did it -- single, double, triple and a home run -- and sparked Balzac to a 9-4 win over St Cloud at Fog Bowl.

"Yeah, I was some kind of hitter in this game. It was like all I had to do was close my eyes and swing the bat. I don't think they could have gotten me out with a bazooka." Those were the words of Ben Caldwell of the Balzac Ticklers reflecting on his great game against the St Cloud Raindrops.

He hit for the cycle and is headed for the record books. For the game the Ticklers left fielder banged out 4 hits in 6 at-bats and totaled 2 RBI and 3 runs scored.

Speaking to the press corps about the difficulty of hitting for the cycle, he told them, "A triple is so hard to hit. You hit very few in a year. To hit one in a game when you need it for a cycle, it's impossible to try to do it. If you need a single, you could bunt or do some other things. To hit a triple, usually something weird has to happen, the ball kicking past an outfielder or somebody falling down. It's hard. If you could hit one in the gap every time, you'd be a great hitter. It's a lot of luck to hit for a cycle."

B. Caldwell hit a solo-shot off E. García in the 1st, doubled in the 2nd, hit an RBI triple in the 4th, flied out in the 5th, singled in the 7th and struck out in the 9th.

For the year Caldwell is batting .287 with 115 hits and 31 home runs. He has scored 73 times and driven in 105.

[Alan T]

RL #1 Pitcher in July is Cumberland's Brown
Thursday, August 1st, 2002: Cumberland's reliever Russell Brown really put the chill on opposing teams in July and today was acclaimed the Republic League Pitcher of the Month.

Brown made 14 relief appearances, picking up 1 save and compiling a 5-1 mark. He struck out 10 while walking 5 and put up a 2.25 ERA in 20 innings.

So far this season, Brown has a 6-3 won-lost record with 4 saves. He has made 43 relief appearances, logged 56.2 innings and fanned 32 batters while fashioning a 4.29 ERA and allowing the opposition a .281 batting average.


St Cloud's Relief Ace Top Pitcher in July
Thursday, August 1st, 2002: Luis Harris was the anchor in the St Cloud bullpen last month and snatched up the Continental League Pitcher of the Month honors for July. The 31-year-old is in the prime of his career and pitching like he intends to stay around baseball for quite some time to come.

He threw 20 innings over 10 relief appearances and collected a 4-1 record with 23 strikeouts and 3 saves while etching his 0.90 ERA.

To date, Harris has 20 saves. In 49 relief appearances he has tossed 64 innings, fanned 76 and given up 26 walks with 7 wins and 7 losses. The St Cloud reliever has recorded a 2.67 ERA and allowed the opposition to hit .210 when he on the mound.

[Alan T]

Weeks Takes Best Bat Award in July
Thursday, August 1st, 2002: In July, Joe Weeks was the toughest out in the Republic League and that is the prime reason he was voted the Batter of the Month.

The Portland first baseman rapped out 37 hits in 103 at-bats for a .359 batting average, hit 10 home runs, drove in 31 runs and scored 20 times.

For the season Weeks has produced 147 hits in 439 at-bats for a .335 average with 35 home runs and gotten on base at a .415 clip.


July's Premier Batter Announced
Thursday, August 1st, 2002: Guillaume Bélanger is in the final year of his contract with Washington and today added a timely piece of hardware to his trophy case. Playing in 24 games in July the 34-year-old left fielder ripped Continental League pitchers for a .304 batting average, nabbing him the Batter of the Month award.

He also rang up 11 home runs, 25 RBIs and 21 runs scored.

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

Thus far this season Bélanger has hit .301 with 37 home runs, 105 RBIs and scored 79 times.

[Alan T]

Weeks Hauls in July's Best Rookie Award
Thursday, August 1st, 2002: Joe Weeks sure isn't playing like the rookie he is. The 24-year-old first baseman for Portland is rapping the ball like a seasoned veteran in the Republic League and today he took home the Rookie of the Month Award for his effort.

In July, Weeks compiled a .359 batting average. He drove in 31 runs, hit 10 home runs and scored 20 times.

This year Weeks is batting .335 with 147 hits, 35 home runs, 95 RBIs, 60 walks, .415 OBP and has scored 80 runs.


CL Best Rookie Award Announced
Thursday, August 1st, 2002: A veritable toddler to the Continental League, Bailey Marks just sewed up the Rookie of the Month trophy for July.

Over the past month the 25-year-old third baseman for Chicago hit .313 with 26 hits, 4 home runs and 15 RBI. He also logged 10 walks and compiled a .392 on-base percentage.

This season in 106 games, Marks has hit at a .309 clip with 108 hits, 7 home runs, 47 RBIs and 53 runs scored.

[Alan T]

August 1st, 2002:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Chicago Cardinals 71 37 .657 - 67-41 4 29-23 42-14 4-3 19-10 45 W4 7-3 Balzac Ticklers 61 47 .565 10.0 61-47 0 31-22 30-25 3-7 13-17 L1 6-4 St Cloud Raindrops 58 50 .537 13.0 61-47 -3 29-26 29-24 7-9 18-17 L2 6-4 St Louis Hops 58 50 .537 13.0 57-51 1 31-25 27-25 4-3 20-21 W1 5-5 Washington Freedom 57 50 .533 13.5 56-51 1 26-31 31-19 3-1 14-11 W2 5-5 Havana Banana Sluggers 51 57 .472 20.0 53-55 -2 24-30 27-27 7-4 18-22 L1 5-5 Stafford Terriers 39 70 .358 32.5 37-72 2 19-36 20-34 4-4 14-12 L3 3-7 Boston Resettlers 37 71 .343 34.0 41-67 -4 18-32 19-39 6-7 13-19 W1 3-7

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Virginia Beach Surf 66 43 .606 - 65-44 1 30-25 36-18 7-7 20-12 51 L3 6-4 New York Legends 62 46 .574 3.5 58-50 4 30-22 32-24 6-5 11-12 W4 7-3 Ann Arbor Wolverines 56 51 .523 9.0 61-46 -5 29-28 27-23 2-7 15-17 W1 4-6 Maricopa Rattlers 54 54 .500 11.5 58-50 -4 27-28 27-26 5-3 15-21 L1 5-5 Cleveland Naps 53 55 .491 12.5 55-53 -2 24-29 29-26 11-5 20-15 L3 2-8 Spring Lions 53 55 .491 12.5 50-58 3 33-17 20-38 2-7 16-11 W4 6-4 Cumberland Defenders 51 57 .472 14.5 56-52 -5 31-25 20-32 5-7 13-18 W3 7-3 Portland Axemen 37 71 .343 28.5 34-74 3 19-35 18-36 5-2 10-14 L4 4-6

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by spot

Not so...

Why not? My Winemakers are in FOOL and his Hops are in FOOLX.

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG K. Teng - NY .386 2 L. Huerta STL .380 3 B. Jenkins WAS .361 4 J. Reyes CHI .340 5 J. Bullinas ANN .339	League Leaders HR K. Teng - NY 47 2 G. Bélanger WAS 37 2 J. Reyna CLE 37 4 B. Caldwell BAL 35 4 J. Weeks POR 35	League Leaders RBI K. Teng - NY 121 2 B. Caldwell BAL 120 3 J. Stout CMB 116 4 G. Bélanger WAS 105 5 K. Taguchi MAR 104
League Leaders W A. Griffin - VIR 13 2 M. Gibbs CHI 12 3 N. Bailey CHI 11 3 M. Cedeño CHI 11 3 3 more tied with 11	League Leaders ERA M. Cedeño - CHI 2.65 2 A. Griffin VIR 3.05 3 T. Sakamoto CHI 3.37 4 E. García STC 3.38 4 2 more tied with 3.38	League Leaders K R. Wright - WAS 140 2 S. Wells MAR 138 3 I. Estrada WAS 136 4 M. Gibbs CHI 133 5 T. Sakamoto CHI 131

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Montreal_GM

Yours looks better but you can't drink your nickname. Um, I guess you could, actually. Okay, yours is better.

Yeah... I like it, but I had to commission mine. You can live with the pride that you did everything on your own and it still looks good!