FOOL-X 2010 Regular Season

[Alan T]

I'm in a rush this morning. Have to travel soon for work, so got to try to do this speedy this morning. Getting exports now.

[Alan T]

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

Balzac Ticklers: Signed free agent 1B Rick Scott to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,001,000.

Balzac Ticklers: Signed free agent MR Jorge Rodríguez to a 1-year contract worth a total of $159,000.

Balzac Ticklers: Signed free agent 3B Ernesto Martínez to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,748,000.

Balzac Ticklers: Signed free agent SS Rubén Esparza to a 1-year contract worth a total of $825,000.

Balzac Ticklers: Signed free agent CF Jacob Hill to a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,078,000.

Balzac Ticklers: Signed free agent 1B Lorenzo García to a 1-year contract worth a total of $881,000.

Balzac Ticklers: Signed free agent MR Bo-young Kim to a 1-year contract worth a total of $703,000.

Balzac Ticklers: Signed free agent SP Carlos Olhoa to a 1-year contract worth a total of $346,000.

Spring Lions: Signed MR Ron Russell to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $7,341,000.

Balzac Ticklers: Signed free agent MR Philippe Fréchette to a 1-year contract worth a total of $503,000.

Maricopa Rattlers: Signed free agent SP Von Edwards to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,698,000.

St Louis Hops: Signed free agent 2B Miguel Morales to a 2-year contract worth a total of $6,660,000.

Ann Arbor Wolverines: Signed free agent 1B Brent McFarlen to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,300,000.

Cleveland Naps: Signed MR Orlando Peña to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $3,302,000.

Cleveland Naps: Signed free agent RF Mike Price to a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,136,000.

Ann Arbor Wolverines: Signed free agent MR Kent Stuart to a 3-year contract worth a total of $1,350,000.

New York Legends: Signed free agent MR Kosaku Chikafuji to a minor league contract.

Washington Freedom: Signed free agent MR Héctor Reyes to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,066,000.

Spring Lions: Signed LF Javier Paz to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $582,000.

Spring Lions: Signed free agent 1B Geoff Gilbert to a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,623,000.

Washington Freedom: Signed free agent MR Jason Rich to a minor league contract.

Spring Lions: Signed 1B Benton Wilson to a minor league contract extension.

Cumberland Defenders: Signed free agent SS Donald Simard to a minor league contract.

Cumberland Defenders: Signed free agent SP José Meléndez to a minor league contract.

Cumberland Defenders: Signed free agent MR Sam Powers to a minor league contract.

Cumberland Defenders: Signed free agent MR Francisco Rivera to a minor league contract.

Cumberland Defenders: Signed free agent MR Jaime Silva to a minor league contract.

Cumberland Defenders: Signed free agent MR Mitch Ward to a minor league contract.

Cumberland Defenders: Signed free agent MR José Torres to a minor league contract.

[Alan T]

Here we go. Good luck all

[Alan T]

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

St Cloud Raindrops: Signed Alfonso Bermúdez to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $1,041,000.

Saturday, April 17th, 2010

Cleveland Naps: Signed Billy Bowden to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $708,000.

Friday, April 16th, 2010

Chicago Cardinals: Signed Johnathan Stone to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $131,000.

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

Balzac Ticklers: Signed Jesús Gutiérrez to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $920,000.

Balzac Ticklers: Signed José Medina to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $424,000.

Spring Lions: Signed Dillon Primmer to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $665,000.

Cleveland Naps: Signed Scott Hamilton to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $416,000.

Portland Axemen: Signed Nelle Mansvelt to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $603,000.

Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

Balzac Ticklers: Signed Rafael Gutiérrez to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $971,000.

Balzac Ticklers: Signed Mike Powell to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $813,000.

Maricopa Rattlers: Signed Pedro Gutiérrez to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $144,000.

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

Chicago Cardinals: Signed Jeremiah Jordan to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $173,000.

Washington Freedom: Signed Matsusuke Sakurai to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $2,518,000.

Balzac Ticklers: Signed Desi Hernández to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $362,000.

Balzac Ticklers: Signed Juan López to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $213,000.

Havana Banana Sluggers: Signed Marc Parrish to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $3,000,000.

Havana Banana Sluggers: Signed Carlos Báez to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $1,000,000.

Maricopa Rattlers: Signed Nate Madole to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $6,000,000.

Maricopa Rattlers: Signed Diego Silva to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $797,000.

New York Legends: Signed Doug Attwood to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $1,700,000.

New York Legends: Signed César Cruz to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $130,000.

Monday, April 12th, 2010

St Cloud Raindrops: Signed Dave Curry to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $381,000.

St Cloud Raindrops: Signed Wen-huan Mai to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $133,000.

Balzac Ticklers: Signed José Muñíz to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $4,825,000.

Balzac Ticklers: Signed Eric McMillan to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $227,000.

Balzac Ticklers: Signed Roberto Dávila to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $156,000.

Plantana Pirates: Signed 1st round draft pick Claudio DiCaprio for a signing bonus of $3,003,000 and a 3-year major league contract worth a total of $9,750,000.

Stafford Terriers: Signed Gabriel Trujillo to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $1,199,000.

Maricopa Rattlers: Signed Henry Bowles to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $468,000.

Cumberland Defenders: Signed Miguel Maldonado to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $382,000.

Portland Axemen: Signed Don Lee to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $128,000.

Sunday, April 11th, 2010

Chicago Cardinals: Signed Haru Memoto to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $954,000.

St Cloud Raindrops: Signed Kiyonaga Adachi to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $192,000.

Balzac Ticklers: Signed George Barrett to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $1,342,000.

Balzac Ticklers: Signed Juan Navarro to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $136,000.

Havana Banana Sluggers: Signed Roberto Díaz to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $1,500,000.

Saturday, April 10th, 2010

St Cloud Raindrops: Signed Shiki Amano to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $177,000.

St Cloud Raindrops: Signed Yoshitoki Hashimoto to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $166,000.

Spring Lions: Signed Jesús González to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $1,250,000.

Cleveland Naps: Signed Jim Carr to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $3,861,000.

Cleveland Naps: Signed Craig Merrifield to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $1,286,000.

Cleveland Naps: Signed Nario Columbana to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $452,000.

Cleveland Naps: Signed Emílio Torres to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $140,000.

Portland Axemen: Signed Tomás Soto to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $807,000.

St Louis Hops: Signed Edgar Leyva to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $961,000.

St Louis Hops: Signed Martín Yzquierdo to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $924,000.

St Louis Hops: Signed Tom Ford to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $530,000.

Balzac Ticklers: Signed Ken Avery to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $948,000.

Plantana Pirates: Signed Ray Elliott to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $1,620,000.

Plantana Pirates: Signed Naoki Matsuda to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $146,000.

Havana Banana Sluggers: Signed César Carmona to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $1,000,000.

Cleveland Naps: Signed David Torres to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $209,000.

Havana Banana Sluggers: Signed Luis Feliciano to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $324,000.

Maricopa Rattlers: Signed Pedro Sánchez to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $2,750,000.

Ann Arbor Wolverines: Signed Earl Griffith to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $6,000,000.

Cumberland Defenders: Signed Steven Parker to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $2,866,000.

Portland Axemen: Signed Ronald Wheeler to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $1,578,000.

Portland Axemen: Signed Terry Miller to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $492,000.

Washington Freedom: Signed Lucas Scheffer to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $1,957,000.

Balzac Ticklers: Signed Jorge Muñóz to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $1,667,000.

Havana Banana Sluggers: Signed Carl Young to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $1,000,000.

Havana Banana Sluggers: Signed Sam de Weever to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $387,000.

Stafford Terriers: Signed Andy Peters to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $2,889,000.

Cumberland Defenders: Signed José Domínguez to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $425,000.

St Louis Hops: Signed Julián Rodríguez to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $649,000.

Havana Banana Sluggers: Signed Mehani Nicombero to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $450,000.

Stafford Terriers: Signed Shao-qi Niu to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $4,158,000.

Stafford Terriers: Signed Anastasio Norales to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $383,000.

Maricopa Rattlers: Signed Hye-min Park to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $166,000.

Ann Arbor Wolverines: Signed Jin-young So to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $1,000,000.

Ann Arbor Wolverines: Signed Tomaz Cacho to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $1,000,000.

Ann Arbor Wolverines: Signed Francisco Santana to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $450,000.

Portland Axemen: Signed António Ortíz to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $806,000.

Ann Arbor Wolverines: Signed Carlos Reyes to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $300,000.

[hyde4us11]

Just in case you notice Alan I didn't offer deals to my 4th and 5th round picks on purpose.

[Alan T]

Ok, got all of the draft pick stuff sorted out, now on to the news.

[Alan T]

Gibbs Tosses No-Hitter Against Balzac
Friday, April 23rd, 2010: "This is one of the best moments of my life," Matt Gibbs said. "You never think that's going to happen -- a no-hitter."

He made those comments after he held the Ticklers hitless in the Havana 4-0 victory at Banana Sluggers Ballpark.

"We simply couldn't get any wood on the ball," said the Balzac manager, when asked about his epic performance. "Gibbs was brilliant out there. He certainly had our number."

Gibbs was more humble about his historic feat and told BNN reporters that he was "just happy to get the win for the club."

He faced only 28 batters in the no-hit gem, struck out 9 and walked 1.

[Alan T]

That was the first no-hitter since Bill Clerk in 2007!

[Alan T]

Number 400 for McFarlen
Sunday, April 25th, 2010: A big sigh of relief erupted from Brent McFarlen after he hit his 400th career homer. The Ann Arbor first baseman said, "I'm glad it's over...now I can go back to just playing baseball."

It was quite a day for McFarlen. He got his name in the league record books with 1 hit, 2 RBI, scored 1 run and his team, the Ann Arbor Wolverines beat the New York Legends 10-9.

McFarlen knew it when he hit it. He raised his hands in the air, then ran the bases like a high school player, clapping and grinning.

He told reporters in the postgame interview, "I was acting goofy running the bases... but it was my 400th home run."

"It was great," his manager said. "He stood there and watched it...we all did. You just felt it was coming...you just had a sense he would hit it soon. He has been having a lot of good at-bats. It was great to get it out of the way."

During his career McFarlen is hitting .274 with a total of 400 home runs.

[Alan T]

Pérez Touches All the Bases, Hits for Cycle
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010: Juan Pérez of the Cleveland Naps had an outstanding game against the Wolverines. His 4-hit day included a cycle and 2 RBI as Cleveland picked up a 10-3 victory at Ann Arbor Grounds.

Juan Pérez hit an RBI triple in the 2nd, hit a solo-shot off Kazuyuki Kimura in the 4th, singled in the 6th, doubled in the 8th and flied out in the 9th.

For the year Pérez is batting .364 with 8 hits and 1 home run. He has scored 4 times and driven in 4.

[Alan T]

RL Selects Curtis April's Best Pitcher
Saturday, May 1st, 2010: Ryan Curtis is at the zenith of his career and today he was selected as the Republic League Pitcher of the Month for April.

He made 12 relief appearances for Ann Arbor last month, throwing 15 innings and collecting no saves, a 5-0 record, 21 strikeouts and a 2.40 ERA.


CL Premier Pitcher is St Louis's Martínez
Saturday, May 1st, 2010: Veteran Joaquín Martínez put together quite a successful stretch in April for the St Louis Hops, earning himself the Continental League Pitcher of the Month award.

Martínez racked up a 3-1 record in 6 starts, posting a 2.36 ERA over 42 innings and striking out 21.

[Alan T]

Jesús Martínez Winner in Republic League
Saturday, May 1st, 2010: Seasoned by several years of professional experience, 34-year-old Jesús Martínez put together a solid offensive month for Portland and was crowned April's top batter in the Republic League.

He batted .438 with 6 home runs, 25 RBIs and 22 runs scored.




CL Best Hitter Award to St Cloud's Alfredo Contreras
Saturday, May 1st, 2010: Alfredo Contreras 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 28-year-old Contreras told reporters. "I put in a lot of work, even on the days I might not take the field, and it's always nice when everything comes together for me like it did this last month."

In 23 games, Contreras hit .376 with 6 home runs, 17 RBIs and scored 21 runs.

[Alan T]

RL Selects Rookie Star of the Month
Saturday, May 1st, 2010: Youngster António Salgado emerged as the latest Republic League Rookie of the Month today. The young man from Maricopa deserved the honor, batting .253 with 1 home run and 7 runs batted in. Is the month of April a harbinger of things to come or just a fluke? We'll find out someday, but for now, we'll just let Salgado enjoy the limelight.

Continental League Names Rookie of Month
Saturday, May 1st, 2010: Juan Alfaro's eyes seem to light up whenever he sees the baseball. The young St Louis third baseman has been hitting everything in sight for the better part of a month.

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

During the month he hit .341 with 14 doubles, no triples and 3 home runs. Alfaro also scored 13 times and drove in 15 runs.

[Alan T]

May 1st, 2010:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 St Louis Hops 15 8 .652 - 17-6 -2 5-3 10-5 2-0 5-3 138 L1 6-4 Chicago Cardinals 15 10 .600 1 13-12 2 11-8 4-2 0-0 6-2 L1 4-6 Plantana Pirates 13 11 .542 2½ 13-11 0 8-4 5-7 2-1 3-3 W2 4-6 Stafford Terriers 12 12 .500 3½ 9-15 3 9-6 3-6 0-0 4-2 W1 5-5 Balzac Ticklers 11 12 .478 4 12-11 -1 6-4 5-8 0-1 1-2 W2 5-5 St Cloud Raindrops 10 13 .435 5 11-12 -1 4-3 6-10 1-4 2-5 L2 6-4 Havana Banana Sluggers 9 14 .391 6 9-14 0 4-5 5-9 1-1 4-5 W1 5-5 Washington Freedom 9 14 .391 6 11-12 -2 7-7 2-7 2-1 3-6 L2 5-5

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York Legends 17 8 .680 - 16-9 1 13-6 4-2 2-1 2-4 138 W4 7-3 Ann Arbor Wolverines 16 8 .667 ½ 13-11 3 9-6 7-2 4-0 5-0 W2 6-4 Virginia Beach Surf 13 11 .542 3½ 14-10 -1 8-4 5-7 1-2 4-3 L2 5-5 Spring Lions 12 11 .522 4 12-11 0 3-5 9-6 1-1 3-4 L3 3-7 Cleveland Naps 11 12 .478 5 10-13 1 4-6 7-6 1-0 1-2 W1 8-2 Maricopa Rattlers 9 14 .391 7 8-15 1 4-5 5-9 0-2 3-2 L4 2-8 Portland Axemen 9 14 .391 7 12-11 -3 3-4 6-10 0-2 1-7 L1 5-5 Cumberland Defenders 7 16 .304 9 7-16 0 5-9 2-7 1-2 6-3 W2 3-7

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG J. Martínez - POR .438 2 L. Joo POR .422 3 A. West VIR .408 4 J. Marés STA .377 5 A. Contreras STC .376	League Leaders HR 2 tied with 8 1 J. Palmer STC 8 1 J. Reyes CHI 8 3 I. Gonzáles MAR 7 3 F. Moreno STC 7	League Leaders RBI W. Contreras - NY 31 2 J. Martínez POR 25 2 J. Reyes CHI 25 4 B. Bauer PLN 23 4 2 more tied with 23
League Leaders W R. Curtis - ANN 5 2 J. Cull PLN 4 2 G. Rojas STL 4 2 J. Solís CHI 4 5 16 tied with 3	League Leaders ERA C. Williams - VIR 1.93 2 F. Reyes CLE 2.05 3 M. Gibbs HBS 2.12 4 A. Lima CHI 2.17 5 S. Sturzo SPG 2.22	League Leaders K M. Gibbs - HBS 38 2 T. Sakamoto STC 34 2 S. Wells NY 34 4 C. Guerrero CMB 33 5 2 tied with 32

[Alan T]

Saturday, May 29th, 2010

Washington Freedom: Failed to sign 4th round draft pick Eduardo Fernández.

Washington Freedom: Failed to sign 5th round draft pick Stanley Jones.

St Louis Hops: Failed to sign 2nd round draft pick Albert Palocioz.

St Louis Hops: Failed to sign 3rd round draft pick Rob Swinton.

St Louis Hops: Failed to sign 3rd round draft pick Ray Hopkins.

St Louis Hops: Failed to sign 4th round draft pick Orlando Castro.

St Louis Hops: Failed to sign 4th round draft pick Tyrone Crawford.

St Louis Hops: Failed to sign 5th round draft pick Su-hyeon Yi.

St Louis Hops: Failed to sign 5th round draft pick Luo-han Si-ma.

St Cloud Raindrops: Failed to sign 3rd round draft pick Miguel Rodríguez.

Havana Banana Sluggers: Failed to sign 4th round draft pick Ánibal Valera.

Havana Banana Sluggers: Failed to sign 5th round draft pick Matt Richardson.

Stafford Terriers: Failed to sign 2nd round draft pick António Serrano.

Stafford Terriers: Failed to sign 4th round draft pick Walt Brudenell.

Stafford Terriers: Failed to sign 4th round draft pick Stephan Labrie.

Stafford Terriers: Failed to sign 5th round draft pick José Díaz.

Stafford Terriers: Failed to sign 5th round draft pick Emory Huffman.

Maricopa Rattlers: Failed to sign supplemental 1st round draft pick Sergio González.

New York Legends: Failed to sign supplemental 1st round draft pick Germán Lara.

New York Legends: Failed to sign 2nd round draft pick John Etheridge.

New York Legends: Failed to sign 3rd round draft pick Ira Hunter.

New York Legends: Failed to sign 4th round draft pick Shosuke Fujihara.

Virginia Beach Surf: Failed to sign 2nd round draft pick Isei Murayama.

Virginia Beach Surf: Failed to sign 3rd round draft pick Vince Reid.

Virginia Beach Surf: Failed to sign 3rd round draft pick Andy Barrett.

Virginia Beach Surf: Failed to sign 4th round draft pick Jesús Leal.

Virginia Beach Surf: Failed to sign 4th round draft pick Leonard Murray.

Virginia Beach Surf: Failed to sign 5th round draft pick Freddy Morán.

Virginia Beach Surf: Failed to sign 5th round draft pick Jason Spencer.

Spring Lions: Failed to sign supplemental 1st round draft pick Gregory Stephens.

Spring Lions: Failed to sign 3rd round draft pick Curt Thomas.

Spring Lions: Failed to sign 4th round draft pick Juan Cruz.

Spring Lions: Failed to sign 5th round draft pick Brandon Hall.

Ann Arbor Wolverines: Failed to sign 5th round draft pick Danny Jones.

Cumberland Defenders: Failed to sign 4th round draft pick Vicente Chávez.

Cumberland Defenders: Failed to sign 5th round draft pick Felipe Ramos.

Portland Axemen: Failed to sign 3rd round draft pick Patrick Overdevest.

Portland Axemen: Failed to sign 3rd round draft pick Jorge Rodríguez.

Portland Axemen: Failed to sign 4th round draft pick Paul Cook.

Portland Axemen: Failed to sign 4th round draft pick Brian Murphy.

Portland Axemen: Failed to sign 5th round draft pick Clarence Rogers.

[Alan T]

Moreno Rips HR Number 400
Monday, May 3rd, 2010: Plantana defeated St Cloud today 13-7 and took some of the joy out of Fernando Moreno's 400th career home run.

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

Despite the loss, it was a good game for the 33-year-old Raindrops left fielder. He had 2 hits, scored 1 run and had 2 RBI.

The Pirates 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."

To date Moreno has a .263 career batting average and has totaled 400 home runs.

[Alan T]

Cardinals Blanked by Ouyang
Monday, May 10th, 2010: Cheng-qian Ouyang of the Stafford Terriers worked his mound magic on the Chicago Cardinals. He blanked them 4-0 on 2 hits, registering 5 strikeouts and 2 walks.

"Making good pitches is the name of the game and I made some good ones in this one," said Ouyang after the game.

This season Ouyang has crafted a 3-2 mark with a 4.17 ERA in 45.1 innings. Opposing clubs are batting .250 against him and he has 19 strikeouts.

[Alan T]

Great Day for Morales, Hits for Cycle
Saturday, May 15th, 2010: 4 hits is a great day for any player, but when they come in four different denominations, that's a cycle -- a rarity by baseball's standards. Miguel Morales had a single, double, triple and home run for the St Louis Hops and led them to a 3-2 decision over St Cloud at Fog Bowl with 1 run scored and 2 RBI.

Miguel Morales singled in the 2nd, hit a solo-shot off Yusufu Maideyi in the 4th, tripled in the 6th, flied out in the 7th and hit an RBI double in the 10th.

So far this year Morales is hitting .342 with 3 home runs.

[Alan T]

Cory West Gets Hit Number 2500
Sunday, May 30th, 2010: Chicago's Cory West got the standing ovation -- but the St Louis Hops got the win.
It was a special day for him at The Brewery. A day when West notched hit #2500 of his career. The fans went wild when he did. Even the Hops fans applauded.

The Cardinals catcher went 1-3 in a losing cause as St Louis spoiled the party with the 4-2 victory.
In the postgame interview, a downhearted West told the media, "We lost -- It's not about individual accomplishments -- we lost."

When pressed further, he admitted his pride in reaching the 2500-hit mark, "A lot of great players never get there. I'm proud, but I would be happier if we had won."

In a career spanning 2257 games, West has batted .293 with 2500 hits, 331 home runs, 1537 RBIs, and 1443 runs scored.

[Alan T]

How neat, West got his 2500th hit back in St. Louis vs his old team. I bet the fans still gave him a standing ovation

[Alan T]

Montero Chosen May's Best RL Hurler
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010: Pablo Montero was the anchor in the Portland bullpen last month and snatched up the Republic League Pitcher of the Month honors for May. The 27-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 15.2 innings over 14 relief appearances and collected a 3-0 record with 19 strikeouts and 7 saves while etching his 0.57 ERA.

Montero has collected 11 saves for the year with 33 strikeouts and 5 walks in 28 innings while registering a 0.32 ERA and a 3-0 won-lost record.

CL's Top Pitcher in May Is Ouyang
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010: Despite the number of years he's been in the league, Cheng-qian Ouyang still gets excited when he puts together a quality stretch like he had in May. The 30-year-old starter for Stafford was named Continental League Pitcher of the Month earlier today.

He collected 4 wins and no losses with 20 strikeouts in his 5 starts, putting up a fine 2.17 ERA in 37.1 innings of work.

This season Ouyang has a 5-2 record with a 4.04 ERA in 10 starts.

[Alan T]

RL's Best Batter Selected
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010: Prospective free agents love to have hot streaks and Nathan Leslie is no exception. The New York left fielder capped off a fine month by hauling in Batter of the Month honors in the Republic League.

In May Leslie hit .345 with 13 home runs, 38 RBIs and 31 runs scored.

This year Leslie has 19 home runs and a .307 batting average.

Kodo Takes CL's Best Bat Award
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010: In May, Seishiro Kodo was the toughest out in the Continental League and that is the prime reason he was voted the Batter of the Month.

The Stafford center fielder rapped out 44 hits in 119 at-bats for a .370 batting average, hit 8 home runs, drove in 21 runs and scored 31 times.

So far this season Kodo is batting .318 with 10 home runs, 27 RBIs and 47 runs scored. He has 64 hits in 201 at-bats, 34 walks and a .420 OBP. Kodo has played in 52 games.

[Alan T]

Rookie Reaps Reward This Month
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010: Juan Blanco earned May's Rookie of the Month honors in the Republic League for last month's performance. The boyish Maricopa catcher might be wet behind the ears, but he's proving that he has what it takes to play at this level.

Blanco hit .218 with 6 home runs, 13 RBIs and 12 runs scored this past month on his way to winning the award.

This year Blanco is batting .232 with 42 hits, 7 home runs, 21 RBIs, 7 walks, .268 OBP and has scored 18 runs.

May's Premier CL Rookie Named
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010: A veritable toddler to the Continental League, Bob Wood just sewed up the Rookie of the Month trophy for May.

Over the past month the 25-year-old right fielder for Balzac hit .286 with 28 hits, 4 home runs and 21 runs batted in. He also logged 21 walks and compiled a .405 on-base percentage.

Wood is presently hitting at a .289 pace with 9 home runs and 39 RBIs. He has played in 50 games and scored 31 times.

[Alan T]

June 1st, 2010:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Chicago Cardinals 35 18 .660 - 31-22 4 17-12 18-6 4-0 10-3 105 W1 7-3 Stafford Terriers 29 23 .558 5½ 26-26 3 12-11 17-12 0-1 7-3 W5 8-2 St Louis Hops 28 24 .538 6½ 33-19 -5 12-13 16-11 4-2 8-8 W3 6-4 Balzac Ticklers 27 24 .529 7 27-24 0 13-11 14-13 1-4 6-3 W1 6-4 Washington Freedom 26 26 .500 8½ 27-25 -1 15-11 11-15 2-1 6-9 L1 5-5 Havana Banana Sluggers 23 29 .442 11½ 21-31 2 12-14 11-15 3-1 8-8 L1 6-4 Plantana Pirates 21 29 .420 12½ 22-28 -1 13-14 8-15 2-3 5-8 L8 1-9 St Cloud Raindrops 18 34 .346 16½ 21-31 -3 10-17 8-17 2-6 4-12 L6 1-9

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York Legends 36 17 .679 - 34-19 2 21-8 15-9 4-2 6-6 107 L1 7-3 Spring Lions 32 20 .615 3½ 30-22 2 15-10 17-10 1-1 9-8 L3 6-4 Ann Arbor Wolverines 26 26 .500 9½ 23-29 3 12-11 14-15 4-1 9-5 L3 3-7 Portland Axemen 26 26 .500 9½ 28-24 -2 12-15 14-11 0-3 7-11 W5 6-4 Cleveland Naps 25 26 .490 10 24-27 1 12-12 13-14 2-0 6-5 L3 4-6 Virginia Beach Surf 23 27 .460 11½ 27-23 -4 15-12 8-15 1-3 6-8 W3 4-6 Maricopa Rattlers 22 30 .423 13½ 20-32 2 12-14 10-16 1-2 8-8 W1 4-6 Cumberland Defenders 17 35 .327 18½ 18-34 -1 12-14 5-21 2-3 11-11 W3 6-4

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG 2 tied with .374 1 J. Martínez POR .374 1 L. Joo POR .374 3 J. Marés STA .368 4 A. West VIR .353	League Leaders HR N. Leslie - NY 19 2 R. Marino STC 16 2 F. Moreno STC 16 2 K. Teng NY 16 5 4 tied with 15	League Leaders RBI K. Teng - NY 60 2 N. Leslie NY 54 3 N. Bernard NY 52 4 W. Contreras NY 47 4 J. Martínez POR 47
League Leaders W 2 tied with 7 1 R. López STA 7 1 A. Saikawa SPG 7 3 J. Feist WAS 6 3 6 more tied with 6	League Leaders ERA M. Urbina - CHI 2.22 2 J. Villarreal HBS 2.44 3 T. Takahashi STA 2.45 4 J. Martínez STL 2.59 5 T. Hernández STL 2.83	League Leaders K M. Gibbs - HBS 72 2 P. Jiménez POR 67 2 T. Sakamoto STC 67 2 R. Wright WAS 67 5 C. Guerrero CMB 61

[Alan T]

#300 for Martínez
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010: He has done it!
Jesús Martínez has reached the 300 home run mark. He did it today, but the Portland Axemen still dropped the game to the Spring Lions by the score of 8-5.

"Number 300 was hard to come by. I think the pressure was getting to me a little bit. I got a call a few days ago from a couple of guys that have been through this and they just said, 'Keep going, have some fun. Just be you.' I think that helped me a little bit, having those guys make a call to me and try to settle some of the nerves down."

On his historic day Martínez was 2-3 with 2 runs batted in and 2 runs scored.

In his 1796-game career Martínez has hit .306 with 2100 hits, 301 home runs, and 1202 RBIs and has scored 1481 runs.

[Alan T]

Martínez Defeats Ticklers For #200
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010: St Louis ace Joaquín Martínez solidified his place in league history with his 200th career victory today at The Brewery. Martínez and the Hops bested Balzac 7-4. He checked the Ticklers on 8 hits in 7 innings and finished the day with 5 strikeouts and no walks.

"I've worked hard for this day," Martínez said. "Sometimes I didn't think it would happen. Most of the time it seemed so far off. Now it's here. It's like a dream!"

Martínez's lifetime won-lost record is 200 wins and 191 losses with a 3.87 ERA.

[Alan T]

Leslie Gets 300th Home Run
Thursday, June 24th, 2010: Nathan Leslie circled the bases and raised his arm in triumph. He had finally hit his 300th home run. It was a homer for a lot of people: himself; his teammates past and present; his former managers and coaches; and especially his family, who sat near the plate cheering his every at-bat during the past few games.

Leslie spoke with BNN and said, "I knew number 300 would come sooner or later. I had to keep reminding myself, 'Relax, relax, just let it happen, let it happen.' And it finally did."

His milestone homer came in the New York Legends 3-2 win over the Spring Lions. Leslie went 1 for 4 in the game, scored 1 run, and batted in 2.

Leslie's career batting average stands at .296, and he has 300 home runs.

[CleBrownsfan]

Originally Posted by Alan T

RL's Best Batter Selected
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010: Prospective free agents love to have hot streaks and Nathan Leslie is no exception. The New York left fielder capped off a fine month by hauling in Batter of the Month honors in the Republic League.

In May Leslie hit .345 with 13 home runs, 38 RBIs and 31 runs scored.

This year Leslie has 19 home runs and a .307 batting average.

That's pretty cool - haven't seen that type of news before about being a prospective FA.

[Montreal_GM]

Originally Posted by Alan T

How neat, West got his 2500th hit back in St. Louis vs his old team. I bet the fans still gave him a standing ovation

And a personalized stein.

[Alan T]

Otero Named Top RL Hurler
Thursday, July 1st, 2010: Paco Otero 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 June and stole away with the Republic League Pitcher of the Month award.

The Surf bullpen ace collected no saves and 10 strikeouts in 20.1 innings, holding the opposition to a .224 average and posting a 0.89 ERA and a 6-0 record.

For the season Otero is 10-and-1 with no saves and a 3.02 ERA. He has given up 58 hits in 53.2 innings with 39 strikeouts.


CL's #1 Starter is Colón
Thursday, July 1st, 2010: As José Colón hoisted up the Continental League Pitcher of the Month trophy for June, rumors have already begun to swirl about whether he will leave Chicago once his contract is up at the end of the season.

Colón put pressure on the Cardinals to keep him around by posting a 4-1 record and an ERA of 2.89 over 43.2 innings last month. He also rolled up 29 strikeouts, increasing his value both to Chicago and to every other team in the league.

This year Colón has registered 7 wins and 1 loss in 17 starts with a 3.21 ERA while registering 68 strikeouts and 40 walks in 101 innings.

[Alan T]

Leonard Hines Winner in June
Thursday, July 1st, 2010: Leonard Hines relied on a .381 average to capture the Republic League Batter of the Month trophy. He had a good June, going 43 for 113.

He finished with 4 home runs and 26 RBIs, scored 25 runs and had a .449 on-base percentage.

This year Hines has batted at a .274 pace with 87 hits, 10 home runs, 37 RBIs and scored 62 times.


St Louis's Huerta Chosen CL Batter of the Month
Thursday, July 1st, 2010: The Continental League Batter of the Month has been picked for June and the honor goes to the St Louis Hops Luis Huerta.

He compiled a .361 batting average with 39 hits and 12 home runs, along with 27 RBIs and 31 runs scored.

To date, Huerta has collected 101 hits for a .332 average. He has posted 25 home runs, scored 73 runs and driven in 70 runs.

[Alan T]

Maricopa Center Fielder Best RL Rookie
Thursday, July 1st, 2010: António Salgado was toddling around on his tricycle when some of the guys he's playing against were in their prime, but the 25-year-old center fielder definitely knows how to get to first, second or beyond. Today he was chosen June's Republic League Rookie of the Month for his remarkable month of hitting.

In 27 games Salgado batted .275 for Maricopa, slapping 33 hits in 120 at-bats with no home runs, drove in 10 runs and scored 16 times.

This season Salgado is swinging the bat at a .241 rate with 82 hits in 340 at-bats. To date he has hit 5 home runs, scored 43 runs and driven in 25.


Palma Voted June's Top Rookie
Thursday, July 1st, 2010: Jesús Palma 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 June the Plantana hitter tagged opposing pitching for a .301 average with 28 hits, 5 home runs and 11 RBIs.

This season Palma is batting .249 with 67 hits, 11 home runs, 30 RBIs, .367 OBP and has scored 55 runs.

[Alan T]

July 1st, 2010:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Chicago Cardinals 50 30 .625 - 48-32 2 27-17 23-13 6-1 13-6 78 W5 7-3 St Louis Hops 45 35 .563 5 51-29 -6 21-17 24-18 6-3 11-9 L5 5-5 Balzac Ticklers 40 38 .513 9 39-39 1 21-18 19-20 2-5 10-6 L1 6-4 Stafford Terriers 40 39 .506 9½ 37-42 3 19-19 21-20 0-5 12-8 L3 2-8 Havana Banana Sluggers 39 40 .494 10½ 36-43 3 20-17 19-23 5-1 12-10 W1 5-5 Plantana Pirates 38 39 .494 10½ 38-39 0 22-19 16-20 2-5 8-11 W3 6-4 Washington Freedom 35 45 .438 15 37-43 -2 18-22 17-23 3-1 7-15 L1 3-7 St Cloud Raindrops 29 50 .367 20½ 31-48 -2 14-25 15-25 3-6 7-15 W1 5-5

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York Legends 55 25 .688 - 52-28 3 30-14 25-11 6-4 12-9 74 L3 6-4 Spring Lions 46 34 .575 9 46-34 0 20-18 26-16 2-2 12-14 W3 5-5 Portland Axemen 42 37 .532 12½ 45-34 -3 19-20 23-17 1-3 12-15 W1 7-3 Virginia Beach Surf 41 36 .532 12½ 43-34 -2 23-18 18-18 1-3 13-11 L2 5-5 Cleveland Naps 39 39 .500 15 36-42 3 19-20 20-19 2-0 9-9 L1 7-3 Ann Arbor Wolverines 35 44 .443 19½ 32-47 3 17-21 18-23 5-1 15-7 W2 3-7 Maricopa Rattlers 32 47 .405 22½ 32-47 0 16-21 16-26 1-3 12-15 W1 4-6 Cumberland Defenders 26 54 .325 29 28-52 -2 17-23 9-31 2-4 15-20 L1 2-8

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG L. Joo - POR .361 2 S. Moreno SPG .357 3 M. Morales STL .335 4 K. Teng NY .333 5 L. Huerta STL .332	League Leaders HR N. Leslie - NY 28 2 L. Huerta STL 25 3 K. Teng NY 23 4 J. Palmer STC 22 5 2 tied with 21	League Leaders RBI 2 tied with 79 1 N. Leslie NY 79 1 K. Teng NY 79 3 N. Bernard NY 73 4 L. Huerta STL 70
League Leaders W 4 tied with 10 1 J. Harper NY 10 1 T. Hernández STL 10 1 P. Otero VIR 10 1 M. Urbina CHI 10	League Leaders ERA M. Urbina - CHI 2.35 2 T. Takahashi STA 2.64 3 F. Reyes CLE 2.88 4 Y. Hayashi HBS 2.90 5 J. Villarreal HBS 3.00	League Leaders K R. Wright - WAS 102 2 M. Gibbs HBS 101 3 P. Jiménez POR 92 3 S. Wells NY 92 5 T. Sakamoto STC 89

[Alan T]

Reyes Slugs 300th Home Run
Friday, July 2nd, 2010: "I wasn't trying to hit a homer. I just wanted to make contact."
That's what Jaime Reyes told reporters after he made baseball history today at Chicago Stadium. The prolific slugger belted home run #300 in the Chicago Cardinals 6-1 victory over the Plantana Pirates.

The standout third baseman collected 1 hit in 4 at-bats with 1 RBI and 1 run scored.

"I guess this puts me in baseball's elite," said Reyes. "I don't feel any different. I probably should, but I don't. Still, it is a nice achievement. I did get a little excited, didn't I?"

Reyes has played in 1540 games and is hitting .277 lifetime with 1053 RBIs, 1580 hits, 355 doubles, 23 triples and 300 home runs. He has scored 893 times and stolen 6 bases.

[Alan T]

Wood Hits for the Cycle
Sunday, July 4th, 2010: Today at Fog Bowl, Balzac right fielder Bob Wood accomplished a true baseball rarity, knocking a single, double, triple and a home run to hit for the cycle and lead the Ticklers to a 9-5 win over St Cloud. In a standout performance Wood laced 4 hits in 5 trips to the plate and had 3 RBI.

Bob Wood doubled in the 2nd, singled in the 3rd, hit a two-run triple in the 5th, struck out in the 7th and hit a solo-shot off Abera Zouabri in the 9th.

Wood has a .287 average and a .376 on-base percentage for the year. He has picked up 83 hits, 14 home runs and driven in 58 runs.

[Alan T]

St Louis's Morales Gets 2500th Hit
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010: Miguel Morales, welcome to the club -- the 2500-hit club.

The St Louis second baseman gained membership in that elite group in a 4-3 victory over the Havana Banana Sluggers at The Brewery.

1 hit in 2 at-bats today enabled the Hops star to reach the milestone.

Morales has hit for a .303 career average and totaled 2500 hits, 109 home runs and 905 RBIs.

[Alan T]

FOOLX News: The All-Star Game Rosters Have Been Announced
Sunday, July 11th, 2010: It is not an easy task to pick the best players for the annual baseball classic -- the All-Star Game. It is not possible to please everybody. Whether we agree or not, they have been chosen... and here they are. The rosters for this year's FOOL-X All-Star Game have been announced.

For the Continental League, the roster includes: SP José Colón (CHI) - 7-1, 3.38 ERA
SP Yoshihiro Hayashi (HBS) - 6-7, 2.96 ERA
SP Tony Hernández (STL) - 11-6, 3.24 ERA
SP Joaquín Martínez (STL) - 7-6, 3.18 ERA
SP Cheng-qian Ouyang (STA) - 9-2, 3.50 ERA
SP Tsuramatsu Takahashi (STA) - 7-4, 2.72 ERA
SP Manuel Urbina (CHI) - 11-4, 2.10 ERA
MR Gastone Carotta (WAS) - 3-0, 4 SV, 2.05 ERA
MR Tim Cooper (STL) - 4-4, 12 SV, 2.47 ERA
MR Andy Knight (STA) - 4-1, 12 SV, 2.24 ERA
CL Ian Jeavons (PLN) - 1-2, 15 SV, 2.80 ERA
CL Tim Lloyd (WAS) - 4-0, 13 SV, 2.12 ERA
C Roberto Marino (STC) - .260/.335/.517, 22 HR, 52 RBI
C Cory West (CHI) - .276/.393/.435, 10 HR, 56 RBI
1B Bailey Marks (CHI) - .294/.414/.536, 19 HR, 66 RBI
1B Jorge Marés (STA) - .310/.401/.525, 12 HR, 52 RBI
2B Miguel Morales (STL) - .330/.404/.501, 7 HR, 62 RBI
2B Juan Martínez (PLN) - .288/.334/.458, 9 HR, 57 RBI
3B Brett Bauer (PLN) - .331/.444/.555, 15 HR, 64 RBI
3B Jaime Reyes (CHI) - .251/.339/.476, 22 HR, 62 RBI
SS John Palmer (STC) - .251/.290/.497, 24 HR, 60 RBI
LF Nelson Román (STA) - .330/.405/.493, 7 HR, 34 RBI
LF Fernando Moreno (STC) - .297/.376/.580, 23 HR, 63 RBI
LF Ze-min Kum (CHI) - .301/.385/.572, 19 HR, 56 RBI
CF Seishiro Kodo (STA) - .280/.386/.460, 12 HR, 38 RBI
CF José Bullinas (BAL) - .332/.413/.542, 17 HR, 62 RBI
CF Alfredo Contreras (STC) - .291/.368/.535, 17 HR, 56 RBI
RF Luis Huerta (STL) - .331/.446/.630, 26 HR, 79 RBI
.

For the Republic League these players have been selected: SP Pedro Jiménez (POR) - 4-3, 3.13 ERA
SP Alberto López (POR) - 8-5, 4.33 ERA
SP Tomás Olivares (MAR) - 8-6, 4.31 ERA
SP Félix Reyes (CLE) - 9-2, 3.00 ERA
SP Akihiko Saikawa (SPG) - 10-4, 3.90 ERA
SP Sherwood Wells (NY) - 7-5, 4.28 ERA
MR Anselmo Martínez (POR) - 7-2, 2 SV, 3.56 ERA
MR Raúl Martínez (SPG) - 6-1, 2 SV, 2.73 ERA
MR Paco Otero (VIR) - 10-1, 3.22 ERA
CL Miguel Hernández (NY) - 6-4, 18 SV, 3.63 ERA
CL Juan Reynoso (MAR) - 3-5, 16 SV, 2.25 ERA
CL Bryan Waterton (ANN) - 2-2, 22 SV, 2.42 ERA
C Kien-lung Teng (NY) - .337/.439/.614, 26 HR, 87 RBI
C Jesús Martínez (POR) - .308/.426/.537, 22 HR, 69 RBI
1B Yee Kong (NY) - .279/.343/.534, 21 HR, 75 RBI
1B Jack Finley (CMB) - .272/.373/.536, 18 HR, 60 RBI
1B Joe Weeks (POR) - .315/.416/.495, 14 HR, 59 RBI
2B Bob Frost (CLE) - .295/.404/.412, 3 HR, 33 RBI
3B Nick Bernard (NY) - .254/.339/.487, 21 HR, 78 RBI
3B Carlos Maldonado (POR) - .279/.409/.458, 14 HR, 52 RBI
SS Lucien Robert (NY) - .303/.402/.489, 12 HR, 58 RBI
LF Eduardo Martínez (VIR) - .280/.377/.512, 16 HR, 77 RBI
LF Nathan Leslie (NY) - .308/.430/.608, 28 HR, 80 RBI
CF Orlando Cuevas (NY) - .308/.377/.529, 16 HR, 54 RBI
RF Salvador Moreno (SPG) - .339/.450/.500, 4 HR, 32 RBI
RF Javier Magdayao (MAR) - .324/.387/.616, 16 HR, 48 RBI
RF Wilson Contreras (NY) - .326/.392/.542, 10 HR, 65 RBI
DH Ling-lai Joo (POR) - .368/.496/.618, 24 HR, 69 RBI
.

The CL manager conceded that not every deserving player is rewarded with a spot on the roster. "Every year," he said, "someone is disappointed to be left out. This year's no different -- too many good players, not enough roster spots."

[Alan T]

Wells Earns RL's Best Pitcher Honor
Sunday, August 1st, 2010: Sherwood Wells's been around the league long enough to appreciate the honor he received today. After going 5-0 in July, the 34-year-old New York hurler has been named Republic League Pitcher of the Month.

He fanned 37 in 39 innings, logged an ERA of 1.38 and allowed opponents to hit .203 against him.

This season Wells has compiled a 10-5 mark with a 3.83 ERA in 21 starts.


Hops Hurler Named CL's #1 Starter
Sunday, August 1st, 2010: Joaquín Martínez nailed down July's Continental League Pitcher of the Month award today, adding pressure on St Louis to get a deal done before the 37-year-old becomes a free agent.

Martínez seems unfazed by the talk. "We get a deal done or we don't," he told reporters, "I'm not worrying about next year. Worrying about next year isn't what wins awards, you know?"

He fashioned a 4-0 record, reeled off 23 strikeouts, worked 36.1 innings and held batters to a .193 average for the month as he posted a 1.73 ERA.

His record this year is 10-6 in 25 starts and Martínez has a 2.89 ERA.

[Alan T]

RL's Top Hitter Announced
Sunday, August 1st, 2010: Snap, crackle and pop!
In July, Ling-lai Joo snapped up the Republic League Batter of the Month trophy by cracking 38 hits and popping 11 home runs.

For the month he hit a solid .396 with 30 RBIs and 30 runs scored. The Portland designated hitter also picked up 27 walks to compile a .528 on-base percentage.

This year Joo has socked 152 hits in 412 at-bats for a .369 average with 31 home runs. He is getting on base at a .497 pace and his totals also include 90 RBIs and 110 runs scored.


Great July Gets Bullinas CL Best Hitter Award
Sunday, August 1st, 2010: Though his face is weathered and his hands are calloused, José Bullinas can still get it done in FOOL-X. In fact, the 32-year-old center fielder for Balzac was named the Continental League Batter of the Month today after putting up an impressive performance at the plate.

In July he batted .378 with 6 home runs, 22 RBIs and 29 runs scored.

In 101 games this season Bullinas is batting .343 with 131 hits and 19 home runs. He has scored 78 runs and driven in 76.

[Alan T]

Best Republic League Newcomer Named
Sunday, August 1st, 2010: In July, Maricopa first baseman Hua Li snared the Republic League Rookie of the Month award.

In 25 games he hit .272, collecting 25 hits, 3 home runs, 10 RBIs and 11 runs scored. He also chalked up 9 walks and a .337 OBP.

Posting a .218 batting average to date, Li has 7 home runs and 45 RBIs.


Wood Selected CL's #1 Newcomer
Sunday, August 1st, 2010: In July Bob Wood put up award-winning numbers, batting his way to a Rookie of the Month award in the Continental League.

The Balzac right fielder stroked 26 hits as he compiled a .306 average with 8 home runs and 25 RBIs.

So far this season Wood has 20 home runs and a .284 batting average.

[Alan T]

August 1st, 2010:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Chicago Cardinals 66 39 .629 - 64-41 2 31-21 35-18 8-3 17-8 55 W1 7-3 St Louis Hops 62 42 .596 3½ 68-36 -6 33-22 29-20 9-3 16-11 L1 6-4 Balzac Ticklers 52 51 .505 13 53-50 -1 29-24 23-27 2-6 12-7 L1 6-4 Plantana Pirates 52 52 .500 13½ 50-54 2 29-22 23-30 5-5 16-14 W1 6-4 Havana Banana Sluggers 49 55 .471 16½ 48-56 1 23-23 26-32 5-5 12-17 L1 3-7 Stafford Terriers 49 55 .471 16½ 47-57 2 23-28 26-27 1-10 12-13 L1 4-6 Washington Freedom 46 58 .442 19½ 46-58 0 24-29 22-29 5-1 11-16 W1 4-6 St Cloud Raindrops 40 64 .385 25½ 41-63 -1 23-32 17-32 4-6 10-20 W1 5-5

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York Legends 73 32 .695 - 70-35 3 36-16 37-16 6-4 12-10 45 W2 6-4 Spring Lions 59 45 .567 13½ 61-43 -2 30-25 29-20 3-3 18-17 L2 4-6 Portland Axemen 58 46 .558 14½ 60-44 -2 28-27 30-19 1-3 14-17 W4 7-3 Virginia Beach Surf 52 52 .500 20½ 54-50 -2 26-25 26-27 1-3 15-15 W1 3-7 Cleveland Naps 49 54 .476 23 47-56 2 22-31 27-23 3-0 11-12 L1 4-6 Ann Arbor Wolverines 44 60 .423 28½ 41-63 3 21-30 23-30 5-1 16-8 L1 4-6 Maricopa Rattlers 44 60 .423 28½ 42-62 2 22-24 22-36 1-4 16-17 L2 6-4 Cumberland Defenders 37 67 .356 35½ 37-67 0 25-28 12-39 2-4 16-22 W1 5-5

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG L. Joo - POR .369 2 K. Teng NY .361 3 S. Moreno SPG .355 4 J. Bullinas BAL .343 5 N. Román STA .333	League Leaders HR K. Teng - NY 32 2 L. Joo POR 31 2 N. Leslie NY 31 4 L. Huerta STL 29 5 3 tied with 26	League Leaders RBI K. Teng - NY 108 2 N. Bernard NY 95 3 N. Leslie NY 94 4 E. Martínez VIR 92 5 L. Joo POR 90
League Leaders W J. Harper - NY 14 2 T. Hernández STL 12 2 M. Urbina CHI 12 4 G. Gómez BAL 11 4 3 more tied with 11	League Leaders ERA M. Urbina - CHI 2.39 2 Y. Hayashi HBS 2.54 3 J. Martínez STL 2.89 4 T. Takahashi STA 2.91 5 P. Jiménez POR 2.99	League Leaders K R. Wright - WAS 134 2 M. Gibbs HBS 132 3 S. Wells NY 129 4 G. Gómez BAL 119 4 C. Guerrero CMB 119

[Alan T]

RL's Premier Starter is Pérez
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010: The Republic League scribes have selected August's Pitcher of the Month and have awarded the honor to Martín Pérez of Cumberland. He was outstanding on the hill last month and has the numbers to prove it -- a 5-1 record.

The Defenders star performer made 6 starts with a 1.47 ERA and surrendered 27 hits in 43 innings. He struck out 24 and walked 13.

Thus far this season Pérez has posted a 10-11 record, started 27 games, struck out 83 batters in 145.2 innings and compiled a 4.76 ERA.


Estrada Gets August's Top Pitcher Trophy
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010: Ignacio Estrada took home the Continental League Pitcher of the Month honors in August. After all these years playing ball, the 39-year-old veteran still enjoys the game as though he'd just broken camp for the first time a month ago. He's a bit older now with a few more aches and pains, but the old man has reason to celebrate, having gone 5-0 for Chicago last month and claiming the Pitcher of the Month award.

He tacked up a 2.41 ERA in his 6 starts, tossing 41 innings and striking out 22.

In 33 starts this season Estrada has fashioned a 12-7 record and a 3.91 ERA.

[Alan T]

Portland's Joo Bags RL Batting Award
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010: Ling-lai Joo was at the top of the hit parade in the Republic League throughout August. For the outstanding month, the talented Portland designated hitter was chosen the Batter of the Month.

He compiled a .439 average with 47 hits, 10 home runs, 27 RBIs and 31 runs scored.

In his season totals Joo has 41 home runs and a .383 batting average.


Moreno Captures CL Batter of Month Award
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010: When guys like St Cloud's Fernando Moreno win Batter of the Month awards, it just makes you feel good. In a productive August, the longtime Continental League veteran toyed with opposing pitchers all month long, collecting 33 hits in 107 at-bats.

The veteran left fielder hit for a .308 batting average and collected 10 home runs, 25 RBIs and 29 runs scored.

This season Moreno has 35 home runs and a .294 batting average.

[Alan T]

Red-Hot Rookie Rewarded in August
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010: António Salgado of the Maricopa Rattlers has been chosen the top Rookie in the Republic League.

In August he racked up 38 hits, 2 home runs, 7 RBIs and 23 runs scored. He hit .314 with a .354 OBP.

Salgado on the season is batting .247 with 9 home runs. His totals include 42 RBIs and 75 runs scored. He has played in 132 games.


Wood Snags Rookie of Month Trophy
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010: The Continental League made the official announcement today. The Rookie of the Month honor went to Bob Wood of Balzac. He was chosen as the #1 rookie in August.

Last month the 26-year-old Ticklers right fielder played in 28 games and hit .242 with 3 doubles, 1 triple and 8 home runs. Wood also scored 20 times and drove in 19 runs.

This year Wood is batting .275 with 28 home runs.

[Alan T]

September 1st, 2010:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Chicago Cardinals 85 46 .649 - 78-53 7 40-26 45-20 9-4 22-10 23 L1 7-3 St Louis Hops 77 55 .583 8½ 84-48 -7 41-29 36-26 12-5 19-15 W1 3-7 Balzac Ticklers 67 65 .508 18½ 72-60 -5 37-29 30-36 4-7 17-14 W1 4-6 Havana Banana Sluggers 65 67 .492 20½ 64-68 1 32-30 33-37 6-8 16-22 L1 5-5 Plantana Pirates 65 67 .492 20½ 63-69 2 36-26 29-41 7-9 22-19 L1 7-3 St Cloud Raindrops 57 75 .432 28½ 56-76 1 29-37 28-38 8-8 15-21 W1 7-3 Stafford Terriers 57 75 .432 28½ 56-76 1 29-39 28-36 2-10 15-19 L1 4-6 Washington Freedom 55 78 .414 31 56-77 -1 29-39 26-39 6-3 15-21 W1 4-6

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York Legends 88 43 .672 - 85-46 3 44-22 44-21 6-4 14-14 17 W1 4-6 Spring Lions 74 58 .561 14½ 76-56 -2 39-31 35-27 4-4 20-19 W1 7-3 Portland Axemen 72 60 .545 16½ 75-57 -3 33-33 39-27 2-4 15-21 L1 4-6 Virginia Beach Surf 65 67 .492 23½ 68-64 -3 31-31 34-36 2-5 17-19 W1 5-5 Cleveland Naps 61 71 .462 27½ 57-75 4 29-37 32-34 5-0 17-14 L1 3-7 Ann Arbor Wolverines 59 73 .447 29½ 56-76 3 32-36 27-37 6-3 22-12 W2 7-3 Maricopa Rattlers 56 76 .424 32½ 53-79 3 29-33 27-43 1-4 18-19 L1 5-5 Cumberland Defenders 53 80 .398 36 53-80 0 33-35 20-45 4-6 19-24 L2 5-5

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League Leaders AVG L. Joo - POR .383 2 J. Bullinas BAL .344 3 W. Contreras NY .340 4 N. Román STA .333 5 2 tied with .332	League Leaders HR L. Joo - POR 41 2 N. Leslie NY 38 2 K. Teng NY 38 4 L. Huerta STL 36 4 J. Palmer STC 36	League Leaders RBI K. Teng - NY 128 2 N. Bernard NY 123 3 L. Joo POR 117 4 E. Martínez VIR 116 5 N. Leslie NY 115
League Leaders W 2 tied with 16 1 J. Harper NY 16 1 M. Urbina CHI 16 3 T. Hernández STL 15 4 J. Martínez STL 14	League Leaders ERA M. Urbina - CHI 2.34 2 Y. Hayashi HBS 2.99 3 J. Martínez STL 3.12 4 T. Takahashi STA 3.13 5 M. Hancock BAL 3.25	League Leaders K M. Gibbs - HBS 176 2 R. Wright WAS 166 3 T. Sakamoto STC 157 4 S. Wells NY 155 5 T. Takahashi STA 153