1985 Regular Season Thread (PLAYOFFS will be run Monday night 10pm ET)

[Chief Rum]

This is very stressful.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

No, not even a little bit. The City of Boston has suffered A LOT more than Colorado has in this league.

We deserve this, though I'm sure we'll fall short.

Yeah, sorry about that.

[Tasan]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

This is very stressful.

+ 1000000

I'd like to know my blood pressure now. And it's silly, because as my wife would say "Its just a silly computer game".

[Alan T]

9/7:

Brooklyn 7, New York 2
Napa Valley 5, Baltimore 0
Toronto 5, Rio Grande 3
Atlanta 8, Wyoming 3

Colorado 6, Boston 2
Hartford 2, San Diego 1

RL:

Colorado 93-57 (Magic # 2)
Hartford 90-60 3 GB (RL Shield Magic # 1)
Boston 86-64 7 GB

San Diego has been eliminated from the RL Shield

CL Cup:

Atlanta 84-66 (Magic # 3)
Brooklyn 82-68 2 GB
Rio Grande 80-70 4 GB

New York has been eliminated from the CL Cup

[Tasan]

3 up, 5 to go. Come on Hartford, lose some!

[Cringer]

Toronto seems to be a pain for my team, and I am not just talking about this year. I can remember two previous seasons in the recent past in which we had crap records against them.

[TimGuru]

Congrats to the playoff teams and good luck in the postseason.


Good luck to everyone going foward. Hopefully NY gets filled before the AI screws it up too bad.

[Alan T]

9/8:

Rio Grande 7, Toronto 2
Napa Valley 4, Baltimore 2
Brooklyn 4, New York 3 (in 10 innings)
Atlanta 6, Wyoming 3

Colorado 7, Boston 0
San Diego 3, Hartford 1

Colorado has clinched the 1985 RL regular season title!
Hartford has clinched the 1985 Republic Shield

Cl Cup:

Atlanta 85-66 (Magic # 2)
Brooklyn 83-68 2 GB

Rio Grande has been eliminated from the CL Cup.

[Commo_Soldier]

Well, I hope Wyoming can pull one out so I am not forced to sweep at home.

[Commo_Soldier]

Well must win time for Brooklyn. Any chance we can get an update on how Brooklyn and Atlanta have fared so far this year quick?

[Alan T]

9/9:

Brooklyn 9, Atlanta 3

Atlanta 85-67 (magic # 2)
Brooklyn 84-68 1 GB

[kaosfere]

Originally Posted by Cringer

Toronto seems to be a pain for my team, and I am not just talking about this year. I can remember two previous seasons in the recent past in which we had crap records against them.

Sorry about that.

No, really, this year I am.

[Tasan]

YEAH! Rancheros Rancheros Rancheros!

[Chief Rum]

Man, can't shake Commo off my ass. And now it's head to head.

Of course, if I can manage to win one--just one--I clinch. I really hope Qian is starting one of these final games.

[Alan T]

9/10:

Brooklyn 2, Atlanta 1

Atlanta 85-68
Brooklyn 85-68

1 Game left in the season.

[Chief Rum]

Damn. Come on, just one freakin' win here!

[ekcut]

Originally Posted by Alan T

9/10:

Brooklyn 2, Atlanta 1

Atlanta 85-68
Brooklyn 85-68

1 Game left in the season.

WOW!!! Nice!!!

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Alan T

9/10:

Brooklyn 2, Atlanta 1

Atlanta 85-68
Brooklyn 85-68

1 Game left in the season.

You have to be kidding me. I can't buy a win right now.

[Alan T]

Final game of the season will feature:

Atlanta: A. Wiley (17-10 2.88 ERA)
at
Brooklyn: J. Scott (13-13 3.42 ERA)

[Commo_Soldier]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

Damn. Come on, just one freakin' win here!

I was hoping Wyoming would have won one against you and I could at least tie.

[Chief Rum]

Oh baby, counting on Wiley!

[Tasan]

Wow, okay I have no idea what to do to get ready for the playoffs. This is so new.

[ekcut]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Final game of the season will feature:

Atlanta: A. Wiley (17-10 2.88 ERA)
at
Brooklyn: J. Scott (13-13 3.42 ERA)

Artie Wiley is MONEY!!

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Commo_Soldier

I was hoping Wyoming would have won one against you and I could at least tie.

What you 'plainin' about? Look where you're at and what you came thru to get here! Sheesh, you swept New York!

[Tasan]

This is awesome. GO CHIEF!

[Alan T]

Atlanta scores 2 in the 2nd
Brooklyn scores 2 in the 6th
Atlanta scores 1 in the 7th, but 3 more in the 9th.

Atlanta wins 6-2 over Brooklyn and is the 1985 Continental Cup winners.

[Commo_Soldier]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

What you 'plainin' about? Look where you're at and what you came thru to get here! Sheesh, you swept New York!

Yeah, problem is I really doubt I will sweep Atlanta.

[Tasan]

Horray! Congrats everyone! I can't wait for the playoffs!

[Cringer]

I hope the game goes 23 innings.

[Chief Rum]

I'm squeezing my Earth-lookalike stress ball right now.

[Alan T]

Wednesday, September 11th, 1985: FOOL News: The All-Star Game Rosters Have Been Announced
Nothing is for certain about the 1985 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 R. Fritz (RG)
SP W. Steward (BKN)
SP M. Brown (BAL)
SP A. Wiley (ATL)
SP D. Lewis (BAL)
SP A. Morales (TOR)
CL D. Spencer (BAL)
CL M. Willerton (BKN)
CL J. Martland (ATL)
MR K. Inalcik (RG)
CL R. Vázquez (NYP)
CL J. Gilbert (NVY)
LF S. Patterson (RG)
CF C. Wilson (NVY)
SS M. Villalobos (RG)
3B K. Nishida (NVY)
2B F. Acevedo (BKN)
C Y. Chong (BKN)
RF E. Morgan (TOR)
1B J. Poe (NVY)
C Á. Ramírez (ATL)
CF J. González (ATL)
SS J. Higman (BKN)
LF M. Suárez (BKN)
RF B. Waller (BAL)
LF C. Romero (ATL)
SS G. Stewart (RG)
1B J. Rigsby (RG)
.

While the Republic League best will be these stars:
SP D. Robinson (HAR)
SP B. Smith (HAR)
SP M. Sanu (COL)
SP J. McGorry (BOS)
SP J. Aquino (HAR)
SP D. Lee (SD)
CL J. Clark (SD)
MR F. Rodríguez (COL)
MR M. Kessler (CLB)
CL K. O'Quinn (BOS)
CL F. Padilla (ANN)
MR C. Márquez (ANN)
CF T. Fournier (BOS)
C S. MacQueen (BOS)
1B H. Zhào (HAR)
SS G. Simons (COL)
RF S. Anderson (HAR)
2B E. Ostrom (COL)
LF J. Estronza (SD)
3B S. McGill (HAR)
C A. Eaton (HAR)
1B B. Barrett (SD)
1B L. Abbott (CLB)
SS L. Crawford (LI)
1B J. Guerrero (ANN)
LF A. Holcombe (HAR)
CF S. Hynes (COL)
LF C. Cervantes (HAR)

[Cringer]

Well done guys.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Atlanta scores 2 in the 2nd
Brooklyn scores 2 in the 6th
Atlanta scores 1 in the 7th, but 3 more in the 9th.

Atlanta wins 6-2 over Brooklyn and is the 1985 Continental Cup winners.

Breaks out into catatonia in relief...

[Tasan]

Sweet. 5 Rancheros in the all-star game. My personal best. "Slider" is one of them! He finally paid off I guess.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Commo_Soldier

Yeah, problem is I really doubt I will sweep Atlanta.

You were right. But do you have any idea how freakin' insanely close this was, and what your team did to put yourself in that position? That was almost like the 2007 Rockies.

Congrats on a great season, Commo. I might have one more year on this squad as is, and it's clearly not a shoo-in for jack squat right now. This will shortly be the time of Brooklyn and New York, I fear.

[Alan T]

Final 1985 standings:

Continental League Standings

Baltimore Gothams	91	63	.591	-	
Atlanta Firecrackers	86	68	.558	5.0	
Brooklyn Brownstones	85	69	.552	6.0	
Rio Grande Roadrunners	83	71	.539	8.0	
New York Panthers	82	72	.532	9.0	
Napa Valley Winemakers	68	86	.442	23.0	
Toronto Osprey		63	91	.409	28.0	
Wyoming Buffalo Solider	58	96	.377	33.0	

Republic League Standings

Colorado Rancheros	96	58	.623	-	
Hartford Harpooners	92	62	.597	4.0	
Boston Bombers		87	67	.565	9.0	
San Diego Fathers	87	67	.565	9.0	
Long Island Violators	73	81	.474	23.0	
Ann Arbor Wolverines	72	82	.468	24.0	
Chicago Black Sox	60	94	.390	36.0	
Columbus Crusaders	49	105	.318	47.0	

[Cringer]

Fritz being an All Star is nice and all, but not the starter I hope to be up there really. Fritz was a nice signing though.

As for the offense, I thought bringing Patterson back would be a decent move, but these last two seasons he has done wonders for my team's offense it seems. Him and Villalobos I guess, both have been All-Stars for two years now and it looks like it has helped Stewart get back on the list as well along with Rigsby.

[Commo_Soldier]

Well, we were close. Great series Chief.

[Chief Rum]

Wow, that Ramirez signing was huge.

[Chief Rum]

Oh, and congrats to Tasan (particularly), muns (again) and ekcut (double again) on reaching the playoffs. May the best team from Georgia win.

[Tasan]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

Wow, that Ramirez signing was huge.

I was wondering who was going to pick him up on the cheap. Good job with that.

[Tasan]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

Oh, and congrats to Tasan (particularly), muns (again) and ekcut (double again) on reaching the playoffs. May the best team from Georgia win the CL playoffs.

Fixed that for ya.

[muns]

Congrats Tasan, long time coming!!!!

Told you that you would be the first team to do it, although I thought you had the team to do it 3-4 years ago

[Chief Rum]

I was right on with five CL teams (and the ones I named, too) all being likely to win 80 games or more. How about that?

This league is insanely tough. It has me thinking that if I win this year, I am going to break it up in the offseason and start a delayed rebuild.

I never go into an actual full rebuild, of course, but I have been emptying my system way too much to maintain this.

If you all only knew the kinds of decisions I had to make and limits I had to push to squeeze every cent of room out of this team to get back here. We're talking within the hundreds of thousands of dollars of room, and I may need to playoffs to overcome a negative balance.

[Cringer]

I never entered full rebuild mode. Maybe I should have.....

[Tasan]

Originally Posted by muns

Congrats Tasan, long time coming!!!!

Told you that you would be the first team to do it, although I thought you had the team to do it 3-4 years ago

Thanks! Congrats to you as well. I thought you were going to get me with that 3 game series we had!

I didn't think I had the team for it. I thought we might push for the wild card slot, but I had no idea we had 96 wins in us.

[Alan T]

Ugh, I keep getting delayed with work stuff. I can't begin to describe how bleh this week has been. I am packing up the file now to try to upload it soon.

For the playoff teams, don't freak out at your schedule. I haven't moved the schedules yet but will before tommorrow night's sim. It will be the normal 4 days of break between the all star game and the start of the series.

[Chief Rum]

Playoffs tomorrow at 7 p.m. PDT right?

I won't be able to attend unfortunately, as I will be at my night time job. I'll submit my lineups tonight, of course.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

Playoffs tomorrow at 7 p.m. PDT right?

I won't be able to attend unfortunately, as I will be at my night time job. I'll submit my lineups tonight, of course.

Yes, playoffs will be 10pm ET tommorrow (or roughly around that time). As I'll have to find internet access in order to do them, I could be delayed 15-30 minutes, but shouldn't be too long.

[Tasan]

You really need to tell your relatives to get internet access. Don't they understand that FOOL needs you? ;- )