1988 Regular Season Thread

[Alan T]

9/13:

Baltimore 6, Napa Valley 3
Toronto 5, Brooklyn 1
Atlanta 9, New York 6

Baltimore 90-59 (M# 3)
Brooklyn 88-62 2.5 GB (C.Cup M# 4)
Atlanta 86-63

[Alan T]

9/14:

Napa Valley 8, Baltimore 2
Brooklyn 6, Toronto 3
Atlanta 4, New York 3

Baltimore 90-60 (M# 3)
Brooklyn 89-62 1.5 GB (C.Cup M# 3)
Atlanta 87-63 3 GB

[Alan T]

9/15:

Toronto 4, Atlanta 3
Baltimore 10, Napa Valley 5

Baltimore 91-60 (M# 2)
Brooklyn 89-62 2 GB (C.Cup M# 2)
Atlanta 87-64 4 GB

Baltimore has clinched at least a playoff spot

[Tasan]

Gah...I was hoping for a repeat!

Maybe you'll pull some magic out of you butt.

[Alan T]

9/16:

Toronto 6, Atlanta 0 (A. Rodriguez 1-hits Atlanta, while giving up 3 walks)
Baltimore 7, Wyoming 6
Brooklyn 8, New York 4

Baltimore 92-60 (M# 1)
Brooklyn 90-62 2 GB

Brooklyn has clinched the last playoff spot

[Alan T]

9/17:

Brooklyn 5, New York 4
Baltimore 7, Wyoming 6

Baltimore has won the 1988 Continental League Regular season Championship

Brooklyn is the 1988 Continental Cup Winner!

[kaosfere]

Congrats, gents!

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Tasan

Gah...I was hoping for a repeat!

Maybe you'll pull some magic out of you butt.

Impossible. You couldn't put together a more worthless September team than the ones I do. You can mark it down--I always, always suck in September, without fail. When I make the playoffs, it's because I have built up a big lead before September, and then just sweat it out at the end.

[Chief Rum]

Congrats, ekcut and Commo! Do us proud in the Classic!

[Alan T]

1988 Final Standings:

Continental League Standings

Baltimore Gothams	94	60	.610	-	
Brooklyn Brownstones	92	62	.597	2.0	
Atlanta Firecrackers	88	66	.571	6.0	
Toronto Osprey		76	78	.494	18.0	
Rio Grande Roadrunners	74	80	.481	20.0	
Wyoming Buffalo Solider	70	84	.455	24.0	
New York Panthers	67	87	.435	27.0	
Napa Valley Winemakers	55	99	.357	39.0	

Republic League Standings

Colorado Rancheros	102	52	.662	-	
Hartford Harpooners	94	60	.610	8.0	
St. Louis Terriers	88	66	.571	14.0	
Ann Arbor Wolverines	70	84	.455	32.0	
San Diego Fathers	69	85	.448	33.0	
Chicago Black Sox	66	88	.429	36.0	
Columbus Crusaders	65	89	.422	37.0	
Boston Settlers		62	92	.403	40.0	

[kaosfere]

Shoot. One game under .500

Ah well. I'll take best of the rest for this year.

[Chief Rum]

Lemme guess, Alan. I lost that last game to Toronto, too, meaning I got swept three times in September, and none of those sweeps came at the hands of playoff teams or teams with as good of a record as mine.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by kaosfere

Shoot. One game under .500

Ah well. I'll take best of the rest for this year.

Yeah, you needed one more game against me. Sorry.

[Alan T]

Sunday, September 18th, 1988: FOOL News: The All-Star Game Rosters Have Been Announced
Nothing is for certain about the 1988 Front Office Offseason League All-Star Game. It may be dominated by top-notch pitching performances. Or it could turn into a home run derby. Who knows? Pitch by pitch, inning by inning, the game could feature a little of both -- six strikeouts in a row by a nasty southpaw -- or a 3-homer day for some superstar slugger -- plus great catches, thrills, chills and spills --all the great and the unexpected things that can happen in a baseball game.

This year, the Continental League will be represented by these All-Star performers:
SP W. Steward (BKN)
SP A. Wiley (TOR)
SP G. Hernández (BKN)
SP G. Wilson (BAL)
SP I. Flores (BAL)
SP G. Arrojo (RG)
CL M. Willerton (BKN)
CL J. Martland (ATL)
MR C. Templeman (TOR)
MR M. Terada (NVY)
CL R. Villegas (BAL)
MR D. Anderson (WYO)
RF M. Wilkinson (TOR)
SS K. Wilson (BAL)
1B E. Sánchez (WYO)
LF K. Fujii (BAL)
2B F. Acevedo (BKN)
3B T. Cutileiro (ATL)
CF M. Tavira (BAL)
C J. García (TOR)
C T. Makino (NVY)
SS H. Salas (TOR)
RF D. Hunter (BKN)
3B M. Villalobos (RG)
1B J. Ekkel (WYO)
LF C. Romero (ATL)
3B K. Nishida (NVY)
RF J. Lane (NVY)
.

While the Republic League best will be these stars:
SP M. Sanu (COL)
SP J. Gómez (COL)
SP B. Smith (HAR)
SP J. McGorry (STL)
SP D. Long (COL)
SP A. Lewis (SD)
MR M. Kessler (CLB)
CL L. St. James (BOS)
CL J. Torres (STL)
CL D. Spencer (CGO)
MR C. Ortega (COL)
CL D. Hennessey (HAR)
SS L. Crawford (ANN)
1B L. Abbott (CLB)
3B S. McGill (HAR)
2B G. Simons (COL)
LF S. Oliver (CGO)
C A. Eaton (HAR)
CF D. Carlisle (COL)
RF M. Rice (COL)
C S. MacQueen (STL)
3B J. Villarreal (COL)
2B J. Gonzáles (STL)
LF G. Gonzáles (COL)
1B J. Guerrero (SD)
RF S. Anderson (CLB)
1B H. Zhào (HAR)
CF J. López (SD)
.

The only thing for certain is that, with this group of fine all-stars, the fans will really enjoy the show.

[Tasan]

Congrats to everyone. I'm really looking forward to the playoffs, it should be another good one.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

Lemme guess, Alan. I lost that last game to Toronto, too, meaning I got swept three times in September, and none of those sweeps came at the hands of playoff teams or teams with as good of a record as mine.

Your September was:

2-1 @ Baltimore
0-3 @ Rio Grande
0-3 @ Wyoming
3-0 vs New York
1-3 @ Toronto

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Your September was:

2-1 @ Baltimore
0-3 @ Rio Grande
0-3 @ Wyoming
3-0 vs New York
1-3 @ Toronto

Yup, I went and checked with the records you were showing, so I saw I managed to take one from Toronto. After I was eliminated, of course.

[Alan T]

Final 1988 Stats Leaders:

Continental League
------------------------------

Batting Avg:

K.Wilson (BAL) .386
K. Fujii (BAL) .371
G. Mata (BAL) .357

Home Runs:

L. Hendrickson (RG) 37
C. Romero (ATL) 34
many players - 33

RBI:

S. Dawson (ATL) 125
K. Wilson (BAL) 123
D. Hunter (BKN) 108

Wins:

W. Steward (BKN) 23
G. Wilson (BAL) 20
A. Wiley (TOR) 19

Saves:

M. Willerton (BKN) 42
B. Renders (RG) 37
M. Terada (NVY) 36

ERA:

G. Hernandez (BKN) 2.91
A. Wiley (TOR) 2.93
W. Steward (BKN) 2.94


Republic League
-------------------------------

A. Eaton (HAR) .365
L. Crawford (ANN) .363
D. Carlisle (COL .361

Home Runs:

J. Villarreal (COL) 33
S. McGill (HAR) 32
M. Rice (COL) 32

RBI:

J. Villarreal (COL) 140
S. McGill (HAR) 132
M. Rice (COL) 120

Wins:

B. Smith (HAR) 22
J. Gomez (COL) 21
M. Sanu (COL) 21

Saves:

S. Beauchamp (SD) 38
L. St. James (BOS) 36
Several pitchers - 34

ERA:

M. Sanu (COL) 2.91
J. Gomez (COL) 3.02
A. Lewis (SD) 3.25

[Alan T]

New file is up!

[Tasan]

Not sure if I'm gonna be around Sunday night. Our vacation starts tomorrow, and I'm not sure what I'm going to be doing Sunday. I've exported, and I don't really have any special instructions. Good luck, in that you don't feel to bad when I beat you ;- )

[gstelmack]

Well that was a disappointing season...

[gstelmack]

Heh. SP William Pennington, with his brand new 4 year, $25mil contract, had decided Boston is in the tank and wants out. He went 11-15, 5.40 ERA, a 1.52 WHIP, .308 OAVG, and a .384 BABIP. William, we will GLADLY show you the door as you are clearly part of the problem...

[TimGuru]

I had 2 of those guys...."I can help a contender". Or, you could have made me a contender.

I'm afraid I don't really understand the formula for success in FOOL, on an individual player basis.

Take this example:

Guillermo Arrojo, age 41, 67/81/91 end 61, posts a 3.38 ERA in 216 IP
Jeff Williams, age 31, 75/90/91 end 90, posts a 5.08 in 200 IP
Joe Hart, age 35, 55/90/91 end 100, puts up a 4.01 ERA in 228 IP

So, the guy with the best talents, with the age advantage and what should be a durability edge of Arrojo, puts up by FAR the worst ERA? How do you predict that?

Here's another one:

Manny Lopez, 79/75/92, puts up the second worst ERA among starters, 6.92
Dan Walker, 81/78/84 (closely comparable right?): 3.43

[gstelmack]

One thing I need to do is take a close look at my park and make sure it's still Fenway and not some abominable Anthony/HA creation...

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by gstelmack

One thing I need to do is take a close look at my park and make sure it's still Fenway and not some abominable Anthony/HA creation...

When I moved you back to Boston, I believe I set yo back to being Fenway. Doublecheck it though and let me know if it is not correct.

[TimGuru]

I am exported with a few extensions offered.

Good luck in the playoffs, those lucky/good enough to participate.