FOOL 2031 Season Thread

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by muns

Wow take a look at Napa's Pyt record!!!!!

Your guys could be playing real nice over there teach!

I know, right? We didn't even lose half the guys that I was trying to sell off and I still have had players win awards and make the all-star team this year.

[Alan T]

Sierra figured out how to get wins despite having horrible run support!

Monday, September 1st, 2031: Republic League Announces August's Top Pitcher
This month when the New York manager wrote the name "Sierra" on the lineup card, he was pretty confident that he would get a good start out of him. Outing after outing in August Juan Sierra took command and usually got the win.

He dominated with a 3-0 mark and 0.48 ERA in 5 starts, piling up 37.2 innings and 36 strikeouts and holding opposing teams to a .250 average.

For his superb performance Sierra was named the Republic League Pitcher of the Month by the baseball writers.

This year Sierra has a 13-10 mark in 28 starts with a 2.35 ERA. He has given up 174 hits in 207 innings, struck out 205 and issued 30 walks. Opposing clubs have compiled a .230 batting average against him.

[muns]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

I know, right? We didn't even lose half the guys that I was trying to sell off and I still have had players win awards and make the all-star team this year.

playing you down the stretch would make me nervous

[Alan T]

Monday, September 1st, 2031: Blankenship August's Best Hurler in CL
In August, when the name of Byron Blankenship appeared on the Baltimore lineup card it was a virtual lock on a victory. He started 7 times and chalked up 5 wins and no losses. With those stats it was a also a virtual lock that he would be named the Continental League Pitcher of the Month.

Blankenship shackled opposing batters on 39 base hits and a .228 batting average. He rang up 43 strikeouts in 48.2 innings of work, surrendered 24 walks and fashioned a sparkling 1.66 ERA.

In 34 starts this season Blankenship has rung up a 18-8 record and a 3.99 ERA.

[Alan T]

Monday, September 1st, 2031: August's Best RL Hitter is Mario Heredia
Mario Heredia was declared the Republic League Batter of the Month today. Hartford's first baseman stroked 41 hits in 103 at-bats for a .398 average in August.

He also hit 6 home runs, drove in 22 and scored 23 runs.

So far this year in 135 games Heredia is hitting .284 with 22 home runs, 93 RBIs and 79 runs scored.

[Alan T]

Monday, September 1st, 2031: Luján Picks Up Best CL Batter Honors for August
The premier hitter in the Continental League in August was Baltimore second baseman Sergio Luján. For his standout play, he was voted the Batter of the Month.

Luján was selected after batting .310, hitting 11 home runs, scoring 22 runs and driving in 29.

For the season, Luján is hitting at a .337 clip with 42 home runs, 111 RBIs and has scored 114 runs. He has 179 hits, 51 walks and a .423 on-base percentage.

[Alan T]

Monday, September 1st, 2031: Gates Receives August Rookie Award
A rookie, Adam Gates is turning heads around the Republic League, especially since he just netted August's Rookie of the Month trophy.

The Colorado third baseman batted .350 last month and collected 21 hits, 3 home runs, 16 RBIs and 11 runs scored.

This could be the first of many such awards if he continues this torrid hitting, but he's definitely put himself in a good position to claim the Benny Myers Rookie of the Year Award later this year.

Gates is hitting .272 this year with 8 home runs, 35 RBIs and 40 runs scored. He has 72 hits in 265 at-bats, 19 walks and a .329 on-base percentage. Gates has played in 106 games.


Monday, September 1st, 2031: CL Rookie Star Shines
August was a very good month for Dave Juteau. The first baseman for the Tokyo Cyclones was named the best newcomer in the Continental League.

He captured the honor by hitting .337 in 28 games with 34 hits, 5 home runs and 23 RBIs.

In 2031 Juteau is hitting .353 with 183 hits, 29 home runs, 113 RBIs, .454 OBP and has scored 96 runs.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Get those uniforms off those guys. They are giving me false hope!

[muns]

Just give Juteau the Rookie of the Year award now.

[Tasan]

OK now that was funny. Talking about Napa's woes, and the two hitter award winners are both shown still wearing their Napa jerseys but winning for other teams!

[muns]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

Get those uniforms off those guys. They are giving me false hope!

You said it before me, but im like damnit everytime i see one of those, and then I gotta go read the write up to see "who" it really is

[Alan T]

Front Office Offseason League 09-01-2031 Standings Report

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Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Baltimore Charm 94 45 .676 - 92-47 2 46-23 48-22 5-6 21-13 15 W9 9-1 Tokyo Cyclones 85 54 .612 9.0 86-53 -1 46-26 39-28 9-5 26-20 W8 9-1 Apex Assassins 69 70 .496 25.0 67-72 2 39-31 30-39 4-6 16-17 W1 3-7 Boston Settlers 68 71 .489 26.0 70-69 -2 36-33 32-38 5-7 19-17 L4 3-7 Napa Valley Winemakers 68 71 .489 26.0 78-61 -10 33-34 35-37 5-3 14-24 L1 4-6 Edmonton Edge 33 106 .237 61.0 34-105 -1 21-49 12-57 5-6 11-16 L3 2-8

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Colorado Rancheros 80 59 .576 - 77-62 3 40-29 40-30 10-8 22-21 19 W2 7-3 Hartford Harpooners 75 64 .540 5.0 75-64 0 40-30 35-34 4-5 19-16 W3 7-3 Chico Rebels 74 65 .532 6.0 72-67 2 40-29 34-36 3-2 15-15 W2 7-3 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 72 67 .518 8.0 73-66 -1 35-37 37-30 7-7 22-13 L2 1-9 Hammersmith Hooligans 58 81 .417 22.0 67-72 -9 28-39 30-42 0-6 8-18 L2 5-5 New York Heroes 58 81 .417 22.0 53-86 5 32-38 26-43 9-5 18-21 L3 3-7

Baltimore has already clinched a playoff spot!

Tokyo has a magic number of 8 to reach the playoffs.

Colorado has a magic number of 18 to reach the playoffs.

Hartford has a magic number of 23 to reach the playoffs.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by muns

You said it before me, but im like damnit everytime i see one of those, and then I gotta go read the write up to see "who" it really is

Oh yeah, because it makes YOUR life so hard when you read it.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by muns

Just give Juteau the Rookie of the Year award now.

I think the fun question is if he'll be close to winning the Tanaka award as well. Right now though Keyte and Lujan both look like threats, but it is so close I can't tell you who i think the computer will pick between the three.

[muns]

Hartford and Chico coming down the stretch, with Ann Arbor right there as well. Good stuff

[Alan T]

September 1st stats leaders:

Batting Avg: J.Estrada (Ann Arbor) .359
Home Runs: S.Lujan (Baltimore) 42
RBI: B.Keyte (Baltimore) 136


Wins: A.Sanchez (Baltimore) / M.Villa (Baltimore) 22
Strikeouts: J.Sierra (New York) 205
ERA: R.Lemieux (Hartford) 2.19

[Alan T]

Thursday, September 4th, 2031: Galló Jacks 3 into the Stands
Fireworks exploded with regularity in the Winged Lingerines-Heroes game, but it wasn't a match that set them off -- it was the bat of Ernesto Galló. He belted 3 home runs in an awesome display of sheer power.

In the 13-5 Ann Arbor victory Galló stunned the Heroes pitching staff for 3 hits in 5 at-bats and knocked in 4 runs.

After the game, Galló said simply, "I saw everything they threw at me. Hitting was a piece of cake today... with lots of extra icing on it."

E. Galló flied out in the 1st, struck out in the 2nd, hit a two-run home run off B. Schout in the 4th, hit a solo-shot off A. García in the 5th and hit a solo-shot off R. Parker in the 8th.

This season Galló has hit at a .275 clip and produced 117 RBIs, 37 home runs and 82 runs scored.

[Alan T]

Front Office Offseason League 09-08-2031 Standings Report

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Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Baltimore Charm 99 47 .678 - 97-49 2 48-23 51-24 5-6 23-15 4 W2 8-2 Tokyo Cyclones 86 60 .589 13.0 87-59 -1 47-30 39-30 9-5 27-22 L2 4-6 Boston Settlers 74 72 .507 25.0 77-69 -3 39-33 35-39 5-7 19-17 W5 6-4 Apex Assassins 73 73 .500 26.0 70-76 3 41-33 32-40 5-6 18-17 L1 5-5 Napa Valley Winemakers 71 75 .486 28.0 82-64 -11 36-36 35-39 5-3 15-25 L2 5-5 Edmonton Edge 35 111 .240 64.0 35-111 0 22-50 13-61 5-7 12-18 W1 2-8

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Colorado Rancheros 84 62 .575 - 82-64 2 42-30 42-32 10-8 22-21 11 L1 6-4 Hartford Harpooners 78 68 .534 6.0 77-69 1 41-31 37-37 4-5 21-16 W1 6-4 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 77 69 .527 7.0 78-68 -1 39-38 38-31 8-7 24-14 L1 6-4 Chico Rebels 76 70 .521 8.0 74-72 2 41-30 35-40 3-2 15-16 L1 4-6 Hammersmith Hooligans 62 84 .425 22.0 71-75 -9 31-41 31-43 0-6 8-20 W1 5-5 New York Heroes 61 85 .418 23.0 56-90 5 35-39 26-46 9-6 19-22 W1 3-7

Baltimore has magic number of 4 to clinch home field advantage in the CLCS.

Tokyo has a magic number of 5 to clinch a playoff spot.

Colorado has a magic number of 10 to clinch a playoff spot.

Hartford has a magic number of 16 to clinch a playoff spot.

[Alan T]

Saturday, September 13th, 2031: Archuleta Sizzles, Hammersmith Fizzles
A pitcher's main job is to keep the opposition off the scoreboard and Chico pitcher Félix Archuleta did just that today in a 8-0 victory over the Hammersmith Hooligans at Rebels Ballpark. He gave up no runs in his start, permitted 4 hits and had 13 strikeouts.

To this point in the season Archuleta has 10 wins and 18 losses and a 5.19 ERA.

[Tasan]

The gap widens!

[Tasan]

hmmm....Colorado and Hartford, that sure sounds familiar, doesn't it muns?

[Alan T]

Front Office Offseason League 09-15-2031 Standings Report

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Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Baltimore Charm 102 50 .671 - 101-51 1 51-24 51-26 5-6 23-16 Clinched L2 6-4 Tokyo Cyclones 90 62 .592 12.0 91-61 -1 48-30 42-32 9-5 28-22 L2 5-5 Apex Assassins 77 75 .507 25.0 73-79 4 44-33 33-42 5-6 19-17 W2 6-4 Boston Settlers 76 76 .500 26.0 79-73 -3 41-33 35-43 5-7 20-18 W2 6-4 Napa Valley Winemakers 76 76 .500 26.0 85-67 -9 41-36 35-40 5-3 17-25 W5 6-4 Edmonton Edge 35 117 .230 67.0 37-115 -2 22-53 13-64 5-7 12-21 L6 1-9

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Colorado Rancheros 87 65 .572 - 85-67 2 43-31 44-34 10-8 23-24 6 W1 5-5 Hartford Harpooners 82 70 .539 5.0 81-71 1 43-32 39-38 5-5 23-17 W2 6-4 Chico Rebels 81 71 .533 6.0 79-73 2 44-31 37-40 3-2 15-16 W2 7-3 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 79 73 .520 8.0 79-73 0 39-39 40-34 8-7 25-14 L1 5-5 Hammersmith Hooligans 66 86 .434 21.0 75-77 -9 34-43 32-43 1-6 8-20 L2 6-4 New York Heroes 61 91 .401 26.0 57-95 4 35-42 26-49 9-8 19-22 L6 1-9

The Baltimore Charm are the 2031 Continental League Regular Season Champs!

Tokyo has clinched the other playoff spot in the CL!

Colorado has a magic number of 5 to clinch a playoff spot.

Hartford has a magic number of 10 to clinch a playoff spot.

Time to go day by day for the final 10 games of the season!

[muns]

Originally Posted by Tasan

hmmm....Colorado and Hartford, that sure sounds familiar, doesn't it muns?

the good old days

[Alan T]

The final schedules down the stretch for the RL contending teams:

Colorado: 1 vs ANN, 3 vs HAM, 3 @ CHI, 3 vs NY
Hartford: 1 @ NY, 3 @ ANN, 3 vs HAM, 3 vs CHI
Chico: 1 @ HAM, 3 vs NY, 3 vs COL, 3 HAR
Ann Arbor: 1 @ COL, 3 vs HAR, 3 @ NY, 3 @ HAM

[TeachEnEspanol]

Yay Muns! That's some good news for you as you start your painful work weeks!!!

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by muns

the good old days

I always thought the good ole days were the early 1970s..huh go figure!

[Alan T]

9/15:

Colorado 9, Ann Arbor 8 (10 innings)
Hartford 3, New York 2
Chico 9, Hammersmith 7

Colorado 88-65 (M# 4)
Hartford 83-70 (5 GB / M# 9)
Chico 82-71 (6 GB)
Ann Arbor 79-74 (9 GB)

[muns]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

Yay Muns! That's some good news for you as you start your painful work weeks!!!

ya got here a tad late today, hoping I dont have to miss files.

[Alan T]

9/16:

Ann Arbor 9, Hartford 3
Chico 17, New York 11 (evidently New York got a safety in this football game)
Hammersmith 10, Colorado 4

Colorado 88-66 (m# 4)
Chico 83-71 (5 GB)
Hartford 83-71 (5 GB)
Ann Arbor 80-74 (8 GB)

[muns]

Originally Posted by Alan T

9/15:

Colorado 9, Ann Arbor 8 (10 innings)
Hartford 3, New York 2
Chico 9, Hammersmith 7

Colorado 88-65 (M# 4)
Hartford 83-70 (5 GB / M# 9)
Chico 82-71 (6 GB)
Ann Arbor 79-74 (9 GB)

wow all 3 win.

Ann Arbor gets the short end of the stick on that one.

[Alan T]

9/17:

Hartford 7, Ann Arbor 2
Chico 5, New York 3
Colorado 10, Hammersmith 4

Colorado 89-66 (M# 3)
Chico 84-71 (5 GB)
Hartford 84-71 (5 GB)
Ann Arbor 80-75 (9 GB)

[Tasan]

Returned the favor to Hammersmith there.

[Alan T]

9/18:

Hartford 6, Ann Arbor 0 (Lemieux pitches a 3 hit shutout)
Chico 7, New York 4 (Chico beats Sierra)
Hammersmith 6, Colorado 2 (Ueda falls to 12-14 for the season)

Colorado 89-67 (M# 3)
Chico 85-71 (4 GB)
Hartford 85-71 (4 GB)
Ann Arbor 80-76 (9 GB)

[Tasan]

Boy this isn't inspiring confidence right now.

[Alan T]

Thursday, September 18th, 2031: Lemieux at His Best, Whips Winged Lingerines
Hartford's Renaud Lemieux brought his "A game" to the park, shutting down and shutting out the Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 6-0. He racked up 8 strikeouts, surrendered 3 hits and issued 2 walks on his way to the victory.

Up to now Lemieux has compiled an ERA of 2.35 with a 19-6 mark over 32 starts. He has 171 strikeouts in 233.1 innings and has held opponents to a .206 batting average.

[muns]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Thursday, September 18th, 2031: Lemieux at His Best, Whips Winged Lingerines
Hartford's Renaud Lemieux brought his "A game" to the park, shutting down and shutting out the Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 6-0. He racked up 8 strikeouts, surrendered 3 hits and issued 2 walks on his way to the victory.

Up to now Lemieux has compiled an ERA of 2.35 with a 19-6 mark over 32 starts. He has 171 strikeouts in 233.1 innings and has held opponents to a .206 batting average.

ya id say that trade was worth it!!!!

[Alan T]

9/19:

Hartford 3, Hammersmith 1
New York 10, Ann Arbor 4
Colorado 8, Chico 5

Colorado 90-67 (M# 2)
Hartford 86-71 (4 GB / M# 5)
Chico 85-72 (5 GB)


Ann Arbor has been eliminated from the postseason

[muns]

Huge series here

[Alan T]

9/20:

Hammersmith 8, Hartford 0 (Anderson with the 4-hit shutout for Hammersmith)
Chico 1, Colorado 0 (Chelanga with the 4-hit shutout for Chico)

Colorado 90-68 (M# 1)
Chico 86-72 (4 GB)
Hartford 86-72 (4 GB)

[Alan T]

Saturday, September 20th, 2031: Colorado Draws Blanks Against Chelanga
"He's got a bunch of different arm angles and his ball was really moving," said the Colorado manager after watching Tamrat Chelanga of the Chico Rebels humiliate his club 1-0 in a fine 4-hit shutout.

"If I make good pitches, I'm going to get some outs," Chelanga said after he befuddled the Rancheros. "I was making good pitches the entire game."

He whiffed 8 and walked 1 in the complete game effort.

This year Chelanga has compiled a 14-9 mark with a 4.30 ERA in 32 starts.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Come on Hartford, there were conditional rules of that trade!

[Alan T]

Saturday, September 20th, 2031: Anderson Bewilders Harpooners
The Harpooners can take comfort in knowing that they will not have to face Larry Anderson again for a while. The 22-year-old hurler pitched a 4-hit shutout to help the Hammersmith Hooligans beat Hartford 8-0. In the process, Anderson struck out 5 and walked 1.

This season Anderson has compiled a 11-11 mark with a 4.29 ERA.

[Alan T]

Just realized both of those shut outs were pitched by rookies.

[Alan T]

9/21:

Hammersmith 5, Hartford 3
Chico 10, Colorado 3

Colorado 90-69 (M# 1)
Chico 87-72 (3 GB / M# 3)
Hartford 86-73 (4 GB)

[Tasan]

Good grief.

[Alan T]

Final series of the season!

Hartford plays 3 at home vs Chico for a playoff spot. Colorado gets 3 at home vs New York.

[Montreal_GM]

C'mon Hartford!

[Alan T]

9/23:

Colorado 4, New York 2
Chico 10, Hartford 2

Colorado has clinched a playoff spot and is the 2031 Republic League Regular season champs!

Chico 88-72 (M# 1)
Hartford 86-74 (2 GB)

[TeachEnEspanol]

Wooo! Way to go Tasan!

[Montreal_GM]

Originally Posted by Montreal_GM

C'mon Hartford!

Or not.