FOOL 2079 Regular Season

[Alan T]

We are back on the regular scheduled time tonight with a special Bachelorette version of FOOL monday night baseball for Teach and Kevin's better half.


We kick things off in roughly 10 minutes or so

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Kevin's better half.

And no.. I'm not talking about Emmett Quero

[hyde4us11]

Originally Posted by Alan T

And no.. I'm not talking about Emmett Quero

[Alan T]

Ok sim time, getting exports now!

[Montreal_GM]

Originally Posted by Alan T

We are back on the regular scheduled time tonight with a special Bachelorette version of FOOL monday night baseball for Teach and Kevin's better half.


We kick things off in roughly 10 minutes or so

My headphones are in.

The bad news, The Bachelor Pad starts soon kicking off a non-stop semi-scripted ABC suck fest. I hope it's not a 2 hour show.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Alan T

We are back on the regular scheduled time tonight with a special Bachelorette version of FOOL monday night baseball for Teach and Kevin's better half.


We kick things off in roughly 10 minutes or so

Yayyyy! I love being catered to.

[TeachEnEspanol]

My roommate says that I'm the only Bachelorette around here!

[Montreal_GM]

Originally Posted by Alan T

And no.. I'm not talking about Emmett Quero

Emmett never let me down. If he lived here I bet he'd cook and clean a hell of a lot more than she does.

[Alan T]

Sunday, April 2nd, 2079
Baltimore Charm: Signed free agent 1B C. Larson to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,880,000.

Tokyo Cyclones: Signed free agent C T. Townsley to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,390,000.

Hartford Harpooners: Signed SP J. Thomas to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $20,432,500.

Tokyo Cyclones: Signed LF J. Gang to a minor league contract extension.

Tokyo Cyclones: Signed free agent LF L. Mateo to a 1-year contract worth a total of $15,852,500.

Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: Signed free agent 1B P. Cabrera to a 1-year contract worth a total of $14,000,000.

Tokyo Cyclones: Signed free agent SP K. Kelly to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,412,500.

Hartford Harpooners: Signed free agent SS A. Norman to a 2-year contract worth a total of $3,160,000.

[Alan T]

ok, here we go. Good luck all!

[TeachEnEspanol]

Good luck people!!!

[Alan T]

Guardado Gets Number 3000
Thursday, April 20th, 2079: Toronto's Héctor Guardado collected his 3000th career base hit, but Brunswick collected the win. The Barons ruined his special day by knocking off the Marlboros 7-2. The 35-year-old left fielder reached the milestone by going 1-for-3 in the game.

Guardado has registered a career batting average of .330 with 3000 hits, 361 homers and 1615 RBIs.

[Alan T]

Guardado is the 36th player in FOOL history with 3000 hits in his career.

[Alan T]

Rogers Touches All the Bases, Hits for Cycle
Friday, April 21st, 2079: "It's too bad I can't do that every day," Richard Rogers said with a smile to reporters after today's game. "It would do wonders for my batting average." Rogers had every right to be in a good mood after hitting for the cycle today against Chico at Rebels Ballpark. The Winged Lingerines won the ballgame 34-6, he hit for the cycle, had a 4-for-5 game and boosted his batting average up a few points. The 28-year-old Ann Arbor center fielder chalked up 7 runs batted in and 3 runs scored for the game, too.

Who says you can't have it all?

He told the press that a triple is the tough hit to get in a cycle. "As soon as it left the bat, guys jumped off the bench and were rooting hard for me to have enough gas to get there," Rogers said. "It was hard to enjoy it... I was breathing too hard... you got to really be in shape to run out a triple."

R. Rogers hit an RBI double in the 2nd, walked in a run in the 3rd, hit a two-run single in the 3rd, grounded out in the 4th, hit a two-run home run off C. Arteaga in the 6th and hit an RBI triple in the 7th.

This year Rogers has collected a .276 batting average to date with 16 hits in 58 at-bats, 12 RBIs, 4 home runs and scored 9 times. He has played in 15 games.

[Montreal_GM]

Good luck!

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Montreal_GM

Emmett never let me down. If he lived here I bet he'd cook and clean a hell of a lot more than she does.

Ooh...not nice.

[Alan T]

Rancheros Starter Named April's Premier Pitcher
Monday, May 1st, 2079: The Pitcher of the Month Award in April has been selected and the Republic League honor went to Colorado hurler, Eduardo Robles. For his excellent performance he has been named the league's top pitcher.

During the month, Robles was superb with a 3.48 ERA and 3 wins and 1 loss. In 41.1 innings he struck out 21 and gave up 37 hits and 7 walks.


Stahl Is CL's Best Pitcher in April
Monday, May 1st, 2079: Peter Stahl took a much-deserved turn in the spotlight earlier today as he accepted the Continental League Pitcher of the Month award for April.

The 23-year-old Cyclones starter is a relative newcomer to the league, but nonetheless racked up an impressive 5-1 won-lost record in 6 starts. This month he fanned 28 batters in 41.2 innings and compiled a 3.24 ERA.

[Alan T]

Republic League Selects April's Best Batter
Monday, May 1st, 2079: Brunswick's Iemochi Nakamura wowed sportswriters in April with an award-winning performance. For his standout play he was voted the Republic League Batter of the Month.

He rang up a .491 batting average with 14 home runs, 34 RBIs and 38 runs scored. He also had 11 walks and a .567 on-base percentage.


CL's Best Batter Selected
Monday, May 1st, 2079: Kazutoshi Okawa battered Continental League pitchers all April and wound up taking home the Batter of the Month Award.

"I've been around Front Office Offseason League 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 Okawa 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, Okawa hit .437 with 4 home runs, 18 RBIs and scored 23 runs.

[Alan T]

Republic League Names Rookie of Month
Monday, May 1st, 2079: Chris Brady was toddling around on his tricycle when some of the guys he's playing against were in their prime, but the 24-year-old shortstop definitely knows how to get to first, second or beyond. Today he was chosen April's Republic League Rookie of the Month for his remarkable month of hitting.

In 23 games Brady batted .301 for Ann Arbor, slapping 28 hits in 93 at-bats with 10 home runs, drove in 31 runs and scored 26 times.


April's Best Rookie Trophy Awarded
Monday, May 1st, 2079: In April, John Gibson had an exceptional month at the plate and hit his way to the Continental League Rookie of the Month award.

Last month the 27-year-old Boston center fielder played in 23 games and hit .258 with 2 doubles, no triples and 5 home runs. Gibson also scored 11 times and drove in 16 runs.

[Alan T]

May 1st, 2079:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Apex Assassins 16 10 .615 - 14-12 2 9-6 7-4 2-0 4-2 136 W1 8-2 Tokyo Cyclones 16 11 .593 .5 16-11 0 8-8 8-3 4-0 2-3 W1 7-3 Baltimore Charm 14 11 .560 1.5 14-11 0 7-3 7-8 1-0 2-2 L3 4-6 St. Petersburg Pelicans 15 12 .556 1.5 14-13 1 9-6 6-6 0-3 7-6 L1 4-6 Boston Settlers 12 11 .522 2.5 12-11 0 7-4 5-7 0-2 5-4 W2 6-4 Halifax Winter Wolves 10 13 .435 4.5 11-12 -1 5-9 5-4 1-2 4-4 L1 5-5 Napa Valley Winemakers 4 19 .174 10.5 6-17 -2 1-5 3-14 1-2 1-4 W1 1-9

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Colorado Rancheros 16 7 .696 - 17-6 -1 10-1 6-6 0-0 1-1 136 W7 7-3 Brunswick Barons 16 11 .593 2.0 17-10 -1 8-7 8-4 2-0 4-2 W2 6-4 Hammersmith Hooligans 14 9 .609 2.0 16-7 -2 9-5 5-4 1-1 2-4 L2 4-6 Toronto Marlboros 14 11 .560 3.0 13-12 1 7-3 7-8 0-0 4-1 W1 5-5 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 12 11 .522 4.0 15-8 -3 3-3 9-8 0-1 1-5 W2 8-2 Hartford Harpooners 11 15 .423 6.5 15-11 -4 6-9 5-6 1-3 2-4 L3 3-7 Chico Rebels 4 23 .148 14.0 2-25 2 3-13 1-10 1-0 3-0 L2 1-9

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG I. Nakamura - BRU .491 2 K. Okawa STP .437 3 G. Bauer HAR .427 4 J. Ford COL .423 5 H. Guardado TOR .416	League Leaders HR I. Nakamura - BRU 14 2 E. Chuter COL 11 3 C. Brady ANN 10 4 C. Barnes BRU 8 4 2 more tied with 8	League Leaders RBI E. Chuter - COL 46 2 C. Barnes BRU 39 3 J. Quintana COL 37 4 D. Harkness BRU 36 5 I. Nakamura BRU 34
League Leaders W P. Stahl - TOK 5 2 G. Fernández STP 4 2 E. Grier APX 4 2 J. Ortíz STP 4 5 13 tied with 3	League Leaders ERA E. Grier - APX 3.23 2 P. Stahl TOK 3.24 3 E. Robles COL 3.48 4 M. Clark TOK 3.52 5 D. Buschlen APX 3.53	League Leaders K F. Morales - CHI 33 2 E. Grier APX 31 3 M. Bouwman BRU 30 4 D. Buschlen APX 29 4 B. Rice APX 29

[TeachEnEspanol]

OK I knew we were gonna suck...but that bad? Really?!

[Montreal_GM]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

Ooh...not nice.

Well, it's the truth. She's cooked one meal (not including microwave/oven meals) in nearly 5 years. I'm not kidding, one. If I didn't clean we'd be on an upcoming episode of Hoarders.

We're actually in the midst of a breakup over that and a couple other things. That's a good thing though, so no sad comments.

[Montreal_GM]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

OK I knew we were gonna suck...but that bad? Really?!

After a ho-hum third place finish last year I wasn't sure what to expect from my guys. I'm actually going with a 5 man rotation for the first time in a long time, if ever, to take some weight off my two 2 pitch starters shoulders.

[hyde4us11]

Originally Posted by Montreal_GM

Emmett never let me down. If he lived here I bet he'd cook and clean a hell of a lot more than she does.

The wife said you better not let "she" see you said that. Cleaning is the least of your worries getting done around your house.

[Alan T]

Number 400 for Madrigal
Wednesday, May 17th, 2079: The Colorado Rancheros defeated the Toronto Marlboros 16-5 yesterday in a game that featured Iván Madrigal's 400th career home run.

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

On his historic day, Madrigal banged out 3 hits in 5 at-bats and scored 2 runs with 4 runs batted in.

Lifetime Madrigal is hitting .289 with 1746 hits, 400 home runs, 1061 runs scored and 1275 RBIs.

[Alan T]

Palmer White Whips Barons for #200
Sunday, May 21st, 2079: The Rancheros Palmer White wrote his name in the league history books by picking up career victory number 200 today against the Brunswick Barons. In the Colorado 7-1 triumph at Patriots Place, the 35-year-old hurler went 6.1 innings, allowed 7 hits and had 5 strikeouts and 1 walk.

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

White has compiled a lifetime ERA of 3.37 with 200 career victories and 89 defeats. He has 2525 career strikeouts in 2737.2 innings and has held opponents to a .250 batting average.

[Alan T]

Palmer White sneaks into the top 100 wins list for FOOL history

[Alan T]

Barrios Nets RL #1 Pitcher Award
Thursday, June 1st, 2079: Veteran Francisco Barrios put together quite a successful stretch in May for the Toronto Marlboros, earning himself the Republic League Pitcher of the Month award.

Barrios racked up a 4-0 record in 6 starts, posting a 2.18 ERA over 41.1 innings and striking out 32.

Thus far this season, Barrios has worked 68 innings with 47 strikeouts en route to a 4-2 record and a 4.10 ERA.


Buschlen Acclaimed Top Pitcher in May
Thursday, June 1st, 2079: Dave Buschlen's been around the league long enough to appreciate the honor he received today. After going 6-0 in May, the 30-year-old Apex hurler has been named Continental League Pitcher of the Month.

He fanned 32 in 36.2 innings, logged an ERA of 1.72 and allowed opponents to hit .203 against him.

This season Buschlen has worked 72.1 innings with 61 strikeouts en route to a 9-3 record and a 2.61 ERA.

[Montreal_GM]

Originally Posted by hyde4us11

The wife said you better not let "she" see you said that. Cleaning is the least of your worries getting done around your house.

She doesn't read along anymore. She lost interest somewhere around my move to Tokyo. She was actually mildly upset about it and thought it was "stupid" if I remember correctly.

[Alan T]

May's RL Batter of Month Award Announced
Thursday, June 1st, 2079: Seasoned by several years of professional experience, 35-year-old Elton Chuter put together a solid offensive month for Colorado and was crowned May's top batter in the Republic League.

He batted .412 with 7 home runs, 26 RBIs and 27 runs scored.



In 2079 Chuter has hit at a .410 clip with 77 hits, 18 home runs, 72 RBIs and has scored 58 times.



Halifax's Evans CL #1 Batter in May
Thursday, June 1st, 2079: The Batter of the Month honoree for May in the Continental League is Halifax Winter Wolves right fielder Matt Evans.

He showed no mercy as he finished the month with a .405 batting average, 4 home runs, 14 RBIs, and 20 runs scored.

For the year Evans is batting .364 with 5 home runs, 21 RBIs and 32 runs scored.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Montreal_GM

She doesn't read along anymore. She lost interest somewhere around my move to Tokyo. She was actually mildly upset about it and thought it was "stupid" if I remember correctly.

Sounds like all of the Montreal Majestic fans after their team moved!

[Alan T]

RL Selects Rookie Star of the Month
Thursday, June 1st, 2079: Youngster Manny García emerged as the latest Republic League Rookie of the Month today. The young man from Ann Arbor deserved the honor, batting .353 with 1 home run and 13 runs batted in. Is the month of May a harbinger of things to come or just a fluke? We'll find out someday, but for now, we'll just let García enjoy the limelight.

García currently has a .359 batting average with 70 hits, 4 homers, 24 RBIs, 51 runs scored and a .438 OBP.


May's Outstanding CL Rookie Announced
Thursday, June 1st, 2079: Whenever Settlers center fielder John Gibson stepped into the batter's box last month, the 27-year-old meant business. With his .315 average he virtually ran away with the Continental League Rookie of the Month Award.

He collected 34 hits in May with 7 home runs, 22 RBIs and 16 runs scored.

For the season, Gibson is hitting at a .289 clip with 12 home runs, 38 RBIs and has scored 27 runs. He has 57 hits, 6 walks and a .319 on-base percentage.

[Alan T]

June 1st, 2079:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 St. Petersburg Pelicans 32 19 .627 - 28-23 4 19-8 13-11 2-3 14-9 110 W7 8-2 Apex Assassins 31 21 .596 1.5 30-22 1 17-10 14-11 2-2 6-4 W1 7-3 Tokyo Cyclones 29 23 .558 3.5 30-22 -1 15-11 14-12 4-0 4-6 L1 3-7 Boston Settlers 26 25 .510 6.0 25-26 1 14-11 12-14 3-3 12-8 W1 4-6 Baltimore Charm 27 27 .500 6.5 28-26 -1 15-11 12-16 1-2 7-8 L3 5-5 Halifax Winter Wolves 20 30 .400 11.5 23-27 -3 10-16 10-14 2-3 5-7 L1 5-5 Napa Valley Winemakers 15 35 .300 16.5 16-34 -1 8-15 7-20 3-4 4-10 L1 4-6

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Hammersmith Hooligans 30 20 .600 - 33-17 -3 14-12 16-8 1-2 5-6 112 W3 6-4 Brunswick Barons 30 21 .588 .5 31-20 -1 15-12 15-9 3-0 6-5 W1 6-4 Colorado Rancheros 30 21 .588 .5 36-15 -6 18-7 12-14 0-1 4-8 L1 6-4 Toronto Marlboros 31 23 .574 1.0 30-24 1 17-9 14-14 1-0 8-5 L1 7-3 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 28 22 .560 2.0 29-21 -1 14-9 14-13 2-2 7-8 W1 6-4 Hartford Harpooners 23 29 .442 8.0 25-27 -2 12-15 11-14 1-4 11-8 L2 3-7 Chico Rebels 8 44 .154 23.0 7-45 1 6-20 2-24 1-0 3-4 W1 1-9

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Montreal_GM

Well, it's the truth. She's cooked one meal (not including microwave/oven meals) in nearly 5 years. I'm not kidding, one. If I didn't clean we'd be on an upcoming episode of Hoarders.

We're actually in the midst of a breakup over that and a couple other things. That's a good thing though, so no sad comments.

Well I'm glad you're making a decision that you feel is good for you!

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG E. Chuter - COL .410 2 I. Nakamura BRU .397 3 K. Okawa STP .395 4 M. Er HAL .389 5 J. Quintana COL .373	League Leaders HR I. Nakamura - BRU 20 2 E. Chuter COL 18 3 C. Brady ANN 15 4 M. Blanco HAM 14 4 2 more tied with 14	League Leaders RBI E. Chuter - COL 72 2 M. Blanco HAM 65 3 D. Harkness BRU 62 4 R. Hill HAM 57 5 5 tied with 55
League Leaders W D. Buschlen - APX 9 2 M. Bayer BOS 7 2 M. González TOR 7 4 J. Álvarez ANN 6 4 4 more tied with 6	League Leaders ERA D. Buschlen - APX 2.61 2 P. Stahl TOK 2.99 3 G. Segar STP 3.10 4 E. Grier APX 3.11 5 E. Robles COL 3.43	League Leaders K B. Rice - APX 67 2 M. González TOR 65 3 D. Buschlen APX 61 4 F. Morales CHI 59 5 J. Béltre CHI 58

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Montreal_GM

After a ho-hum third place finish last year I wasn't sure what to expect from my guys. I'm actually going with a 5 man rotation for the first time in a long time, if ever, to take some weight off my two 2 pitch starters shoulders.

Sometimes I break out with 5 too but that's only if there are many equally bad-ass pitchers. It's worked well for me before.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by hyde4us11

The wife said you better not let "she" see you said that. Cleaning is the least of your worries getting done around your house.

I have no doubt that your wife is amazing....but I don't know that I agree that cleaning is the least of your house related worries.

[Alan T]

Béltre Top RL Pitcher in June
Saturday, July 1st, 2079: The Chico Rebels felt very secure when they sent Júlio Béltre out to the hill last month. The 26-year-old starter went after Republic League hitters with a vengeance and earned June's Pitcher of the Month award.

He went 5-1 with a 3.27 ERA as he struck out 28 in 41.1 innings over 6 starts.

On the season Béltre has compiled a 7-8 mark with a 7.02 ERA in 16 starts. In pitching 118 innings he has 86 strikeouts and 48 walks while limiting the opposition to a .301 batting average.


Winter Wolves Hurler Named CL's #1 Starter
Saturday, July 1st, 2079: Despite the number of years he's been in the league, Orlando Gutiérrez still gets excited when he puts together a quality stretch like he had in June. The 34-year-old starter for Halifax was named Continental League Pitcher of the Month earlier today.

He collected 4 wins and 1 loss with 22 strikeouts in his 6 starts, putting up a fine 2.45 ERA in 44 innings of work.

On the year Gutiérrez has worked 109.1 innings with 50 strikeouts en route to a 8-4 record and 3.29 ERA.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

Sometimes I break out with 5 too but that's only if there are many equally bad-ass pitchers. It's worked well for me before.

I think I used a 5 man rotation about 90% of my time in FOOL. The only time I didn't was when I absolutely had no one even salvageable as a 5th starter.

[Alan T]

Super Month Nets Guardado #1 Batter Prize in RL
Saturday, July 1st, 2079: Though his face is weathered and his hands are calloused, Héctor Guardado can still get it done in Front Office Offseason League. In fact, the 35-year-old left fielder for Toronto was named the Republic League Batter of the Month today after putting up an impressive performance at the plate.

In June he batted .429 with 8 home runs, 27 RBIs and 20 runs scored.

To date, Guardado has collected 100 hits for a .365 average. He has posted 15 home runs, scored 56 runs and driven in 66 runs.


Jackson Grabs CL Best Batter Award for June
Saturday, July 1st, 2079: June's outstanding offensive player in the Continental League has been picked and the honor goes to the St. Petersburg first baseman Don Jackson.

He won the award by batting .395, hitting 7 home runs, knocking in 31 runs and scoring 16 times.

Batting .330 to date, Jackson has 17 home runs and 71 RBIs.

[Alan T]

Chikafuji Selected June's Top Newcomer
Saturday, July 1st, 2079: During the month Izo Chikafuji socked and slapped the baseball all over Republic League ballparks to pull in a majority of the votes for the Rookie of the Month award.

In June the left fielder for Ann Arbor collected 31 hits, 4 home runs, 20 RBIs and 18 runs scored. He batted .352 with a .437 OBP.

Currently Chikafuji is batting .328 with 11 home runs and 59 RBIs.


CL Names Gibson Best Rookie
Saturday, July 1st, 2079: John Gibson of the Boston Settlers has been selected the top Rookie in the Continental League.

In June he had 29 hits, 6 home runs, 14 RBIs, and 11 runs scored. He hit .337 with a .389 OBP.

Looking at his present stats, Gibson has compiled a .304 batting average in 75 games with a .341 on-base percentage, while hitting 18 home runs and driving in 52 runs.

[hyde4us11]

Originally Posted by Montreal_GM

She doesn't read along anymore. She lost interest somewhere around my move to Tokyo. She was actually mildly upset about it and thought it was "stupid" if I remember correctly.

Thats ok my wife won't let me move the team out of Hartford if I wanted to. She was raised in Hartford. When I first started in FOOL I had thought (out loud) about moving and lived in the damn doghouse for a day.

[Alan T]

July 1st, 2079:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Apex Assassins 47 32 .595 - 48-31 -1 25-15 22-17 2-4 8-9 82 L1 5-5 Tokyo Cyclones 44 34 .564 2.5 46-32 -2 19-17 25-17 6-0 9-13 W1 7-3 St. Petersburg Pelicans 42 34 .553 3.5 40-36 2 23-15 19-19 3-6 17-16 L5 2-8 Baltimore Charm 41 37 .526 5.5 38-40 3 22-17 19-20 3-2 16-9 L1 6-4 Boston Settlers 37 38 .493 8.0 36-39 1 19-20 18-18 3-4 17-13 W2 4-6 Halifax Winter Wolves 35 43 .449 11.5 39-39 -4 17-22 18-21 3-3 8-13 W3 7-3 Napa Valley Winemakers 24 52 .316 21.5 24-52 0 13-26 11-26 4-5 9-11 W1 2-8

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Toronto Marlboros 47 31 .603 - 45-33 2 25-14 22-17 3-1 9-6 83 L1 7-3 Colorado Rancheros 42 33 .560 3.5 52-23 -10 25-14 17-19 2-2 6-10 L1 4-6 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 42 34 .553 4.0 43-33 -1 22-17 20-17 4-4 10-11 W2 5-5 Brunswick Barons 41 35 .539 5.0 43-33 -2 18-20 23-15 3-1 6-8 W1 5-5 Hammersmith Hooligans 42 36 .538 5.0 45-33 -3 21-18 21-18 1-3 9-9 L1 3-7 Hartford Harpooners 37 42 .468 10.5 37-42 0 20-20 17-22 3-4 16-12 L1 7-3 Chico Rebels 19 59 .244 28.0 13-65 6 10-26 9-33 1-2 6-6 W1 5-5

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG E. Chuter - COL .380 2 I. Nakamura BRU .379 3 I. Gómez TOR .377 4 H. Villalove TOR .368 5 2 tied with .365	League Leaders HR I. Nakamura - BRU 24 2 E. Chuter COL 21 3 D. Harkness BRU 20 3 J. Pérez HAM 20 5 R. Hill HAM 19	League Leaders RBI E. Chuter - COL 91 2 D. Harkness BRU 87 2 J. Mireles COL 87 4 M. Blanco HAM 79 4 J. Quintana COL 79
League Leaders W D. Buschlen - APX 13 2 M. González TOR 10 3 J. Álvarez ANN 9 3 J. Hall BAL 9 5 7 tied with 8	League Leaders ERA G. Segar - STP 3.03 2 E. Grier APX 3.04 3 D. Buschlen APX 3.16 4 O. Gutiérrez HAL 3.29 5 P. Stahl TOK 3.33	League Leaders K B. Rice - APX 103 2 D. Buschlen APX 95 3 M. González TOR 90 4 J. Béltre CHI 86 5 E. Grier APX 84

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Alan T

I think I used a 5 man rotation about 90% of my time in FOOL. The only time I didn't was when I absolutely had no one even salvageable as a 5th starter.

I think that's how I started back in the day but then we went through a bout of really bad pitching and I never recovered.

[Alan T]

250 Wins for Rebels Morales
Thursday, July 6th, 2079: It was a special day at Rebels Ballpark for Chico's Felipe Morales. The Rebels ace logged his 250th career win against the Rancheros. In the 2-1 decision Morales tossed 8 innings, surrendered 4 hits with 2 walks and 2 strikeouts.

"I'm real fortunate that I had the opportunity to play with such good players during my career," said Morales. "I just couldn't have drawn it up any better. I'm glad I did it in this uniform, too. Chico is a great organization to play for."

Morales has a lifetime record of 250 wins and 136 losses and a 3.60 ERA.

[Alan T]

Morales is 41st all time for wins in a career in FOOL history!

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by hyde4us11

Thats ok my wife won't let me move the team out of Hartford if I wanted to. She was raised in Hartford. When I first started in FOOL I had thought (out loud) about moving and lived in the damn doghouse for a day.

I LOVE that your significant others are all so invested in your teams.

[Alan T]

FOOL News: The All-Star Game Rosters Have Been Announced
Monday, July 10th, 2079: How would you like to manage a team with more star players than you can play? It wouldn't be an easy chore. That's the dilemma facing the two managers at the annual Front Office Offseason League All-Star classic -- how to get all the talented All-Stars in the game? But it's a joy for the fans -- to see all of their favorite stars on one field at the same time.

Here are the official All-Star rosters:

Continental League:


SP D. Buschlen (APX)
SP E. Grier (APX)
SP G. Segar (STP)
SP O. Gutiérrez (HAL)
SP J. Hall (BAL)
SP J. McLehose (APX)
CL T. Hayagawa (STP)
CL M. Bayer (BOS)
CL M. Caesar (HAL)
SP T. Pérez (BOS)
CL J. García (TOK)
SP W. Treadwell (NVY)
RF T. Thompson (APX)
CF J. Vázquez (STP)
SS D. Hudson (BOS)
LF K. Okawa (STP)
1B D. Jackson (STP)
2B M. Er (HAL)
C D. White (NVY)
C S. Mu (BAL)
3B R. Ramírez (APX)
SS K. Wiegand (BAL)
CF J. Gibson (BOS)
1B A. González (HAL)
RF M. Evans (HAL)
RF L. Mercado (BAL)
2B N. Brown (STP)
3B C. Yang (TOK)


Republic League:


SP M. González (TOR)
SP O. Gaselee (COL)
SP F. Barrios (TOR)
SP P. White (COL)
SP J. Álvarez (ANN)
SP A. Galilei (BRU)
MR P. García (TOR)
CL R. Mesh (ANN)
MR O. Mora (BRU)
MR M. Hernández (ANN)
CL G. Burgos (TOR)
MR J. Hernández (TOR)
CF I. Nakamura (BRU)
1B E. Chuter (COL)
SS H. Villalove (TOR)
LF H. Guardado (TOR)
C J. Pérez (HAM)
RF M. García (ANN)
2B J. Ford (COL)
C J. Giles (CHI)
3B M. Baker (HAM)
1B I. Gómez (TOR)
CF K. Bélisle (BRU)
LF J. Quintana (COL)
LF D. Harkness (BRU)
SS C. Brady (ANN)
2B A. Lorenzo (TOR)
1B J. Santos (HAM)