FOOL 2041 Regular Season Thread

[TeachEnEspanol]

Congratulations Chief!!!

[Montreal_GM]

C'mon Tokyo!

[Alan T]

Wednesday, September 25th, 2041: Jones Gets #300
It was a historic day for Ann Arbor's fine catcher Tex Jones. He slammed home run number 300 in the Winged Lingerines 14-5 loss to the Hammersmith Hooligans at Ann Arbor Grounds.

He told reporters after the game, that he was disappointed in losing the game. "It's great to get that many homers, but I don't play for homers -- I play to win. That's the name of the game."

In his milestone-making game Jones went 2 for 5, scored 1 run and collected 2 RBI. That home run put him in a select group of ballplayers.

In his career Jones has compiled a .267 batting average and collected 1505 hits, 300 home runs and 1021 RBIs.

[Alan T]

Tuesday, October 1st, 2041: RL Announces September's Best Starter
Weston Martin will be bringing September's Republic League Pitcher of the Month trophy home to Hammersmith. He excelled all month long as he kept opposing hitters guessing, reaching and hoping.

Martin started 5 games, going 5-0 with 25 strikeouts in 38.1 innings as he compiled his 3.52 ERA.

This season Martin has compiled a 18-7 mark with a 4.21 ERA.

[Alan T]

Is Weston Martin trying to make a push to become probably the only pitcher ever to win a second Prado award without ever being an All star once in his entire career?

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by buckinbranco

In real baseball news, I think it's about time for an epic comeback from Philadelphia. BEAT LA!

Naw, it's all about the Freeway series, baby. LA vs "LA".

My Angels have a long way to go, though.

[Alan T]

Tuesday, October 1st, 2041: Ferretti Premier Pitcher in September
In September Apex starter, Egidio Ferretti really put the strong arm on the other Continental League teams and hauled in the Pitcher of the Month trophy. He did it with an impressive 5 wins and no losses.

In 5 starts and 41 innings of work, Ferretti limited opposing batters to 30 base hits and a .205 batting average. He fanned 19, issued 5 walks and had a 0.66 ERA.

To this point in the season Ferretti has 13 wins and 13 losses and a 4.60 ERA.

[Alan T]

Tuesday, October 1st, 2041: Chávez Takes RL's Best Bat Award
The Republic League Batter of the Month has been picked for September and the honor goes to the Hammersmith Hooligans Roberto Chávez.

He compiled a .370 batting average with 40 hits and 10 home runs, along with 26 RBIs and 27 runs scored.

So far this season Chávez is batting .315 with 37 home runs.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Is Weston Martin trying to make a push to become probably the only pitcher ever to win a second Prado award without ever being an All star once in his entire career?

Stranger things have happened. My team keeps showing up at the top of the rankings even though we had ONE all star this season.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

Congratulations Chief!!!

Thanks Teach! It's nice to actually not only get into the playoffs, but sorta unexpectedly breeze in. My history in FOOL much more tends to doing it "the hard way", so this season has come quite out of nowhere. Or five years later than expected, depending on your perspective.

[Alan T]

Tuesday, October 1st, 2041: Newark's Tomlinson Collects September Batting Honor
Adrian Tomlinson battered Continental League pitchers all September 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 29-year-old Tomlinson 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 24 games, Tomlinson hit .416 with 2 home runs, 16 RBIs and scored 22 runs.

In 150 games this season Tomlinson has batted at a .320 pace with 195 hits and 12 home runs.

[Montreal_GM]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Is Weston Martin trying to make a push to become probably the only pitcher ever to win a second Prado award without ever being an All star once in his entire career?

Interesting note. Must have been a great 2nd half during his first Prado campaign.

[Alan T]

Tuesday, October 1st, 2041: Rivera Voted September's Rookie Award
Pedro Rivera had a good September and has been hailed by the Republic League as the top Newcomer of the Month.

The New York rookie right fielder hit .309 while collecting 30 hits and 1 home run. In addition, Rivera scored 19 runs and drove in 8.

In his season totals Rivera has 21 home runs and a .254 batting average.


Tuesday, October 1st, 2041: Red-Hot Tokyo Rookie Rated CL's Best
Today Tokyo's Richie Hankins was named the Continental League Rookie of the Month for September. He punished CL hurlers hard the entire month, collecting 37 hits in 108 at-bats.

He outdistanced his competition with a .343 batting average, 3 home runs, 13 RBIs and 14 runs scored.

This year Hankins is hitting .299, produced 71 RBIs and 19 home runs, scored 101 times and gotten on base at a .407 rate.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Tuesday, October 1st, 2041: RL Announces September's Best Starter
Weston Martin will be bringing September's Republic League Pitcher of the Month trophy home to Hammersmith. He excelled all month long as he kept opposing hitters guessing, reaching and hoping.

Martin started 5 games, going 5-0 with 25 strikeouts in 38.1 innings as he compiled his 3.52 ERA.

This season Martin has compiled a 18-7 mark with a 4.21 ERA.

Not with a 4.21 ERA, he ain't.

Still, Martin has been very good for me. His strange poor year last year was probably the primary reason I was watching the playoffs from the virtual FOOL golf course last season.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

Naw, it's all about the Freeway series, baby. LA vs "LA".

My Angels have a long way to go, though.

Your Angels too? Maybe we can be friends after all!

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Tuesday, October 1st, 2041: Chávez Takes RL's Best Bat Award
The Republic League Batter of the Month has been picked for September and the honor goes to the Hammersmith Hooligans Roberto Chávez.

He compiled a .370 batting average with 40 hits and 10 home runs, along with 26 RBIs and 27 runs scored.

So far this season Chávez is batting .315 with 37 home runs.

Man, it's about time. I swear I never seem to win this stupid award.

I think the last one I won was a fluky hot month by Javier Silva. Before him, well, you would have to go into the annals of history for that one.

[Alan T]

Front Office Offseason League 10-01-2041 Standings Report

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Tokyo Cyclones 84 68 .553 - 78-74 6 46-32 38-36 8-6 29-15 9 L1 6-4 Newark Terriers 80 70 .533 3.0 85-65 -5 43-30 37-40 5-10 23-24 W2 6-4 Edmonton Edge 79 74 .516 5.5 80-73 -1 39-36 40-38 9-4 23-21 W1 4-6 Napa Valley Winemakers 79 74 .516 5.5 78-75 1 42-35 37-39 6-5 19-21 L1 2-8 Apex Assassins 77 75 .507 7.0 76-76 1 36-39 41-36 5-7 16-20 W1 7-3 Baltimore Charm 74 77 .490 9.5 76-75 -2 41-34 33-43 7-9 18-27 L2 5-5 Boston Settlers 59 94 .386 25.5 60-93 -1 34-45 25-49 4-3 18-18 L1 4-6

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Hammersmith Hooligans 98 54 .645 - 93-59 5 51-24 47-30 4-6 22-17 Clinched L1 6-4 Hyannis Patriots 78 72 .520 19.0 79-71 -1 44-29 34-43 8-3 23-20 L3 5-5 Hartford Harpooners 79 74 .516 19.5 78-75 1 41-34 38-40 7-7 22-23 L2 2-8 New York Heroes 73 79 .480 25.0 78-74 -5 45-33 28-46 8-9 20-22 L1 3-7 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 73 80 .477 25.5 73-80 0 43-36 30-44 3-4 16-16 W2 6-4 Chico Rebels 69 82 .457 28.5 72-79 -3 43-32 26-50 11-8 26-24 W5 7-3 Colorado Rancheros 62 91 .405 36.5 58-95 4 38-39 24-52 5-9 19-26 W1 5-5

Hammersmith clinches as the 2041 Republic League regular season champ!

Hyannis has a magic number of 11

Everyone in the Republic league is mathematically still alive except Colorado


Tokyo has a magic number of 5

Newark has a magic number of 9

Everyone in the Continental League is mathematically still alive except Boston

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

Your Angels too? Maybe we can be friends after all!

You're an Angels fan, Teach? Man, I didn't think I could like you better than I already do.

Yeah, Angels fan since 1979, when I first really conceived of the fact that my Dad, a diehard Dodgers fan, was trying desperately to hide from his three boys the fact that there was another team in town. It worked for two of them, but I was always the black sheep.

I suffered through Angels baseball history for some time before that amazing 2002 championship. One of the best World Series no one saw.

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG H. Okamoto - NYH .357 2 G. Pichette NYH .342 3 J. Rodríguez COL .338 4 N. Matos EDM .335 5 S. Shibata HYN .334	League Leaders HR G. Pichette - NYH 51 2 H. Okamoto NYH 45 3 P. Garza ANN 42 4 H. Thompson ANN 40 5 4 tied with 37	League Leaders RBI H. Okamoto - NYH 164 2 G. Pichette NYH 161 3 H. Higashi HAM 126 4 P. Garza ANN 124 5 2 tied with 119
League Leaders W S. Soethout - HYN 22 2 N. Ueda NWK 21 3 F. Correa NVY 20 4 J. Aitken TOK 18 4 2 more tied with 18	League Leaders ERA N. Ueda - NWK 2.68 2 R. Lemieux NWK 2.84 3 F. Correa NVY 3.07 4 J. Zúñiga NYH 3.26 5 M. Sánchez HAM 3.29	League Leaders K J. Aitken - TOK 278 2 A. Moya EDM 226 3 O. Hernández BAL 221 4 E. Gallegos NWK 216 5 J. Patterson NWK 214

[TeachEnEspanol]

This is a fun season and you guys are great but I'm going to be miserable tomorrow if I don't go be bed an hour ago so...

Good night everyone!

[buckinbranco]

Screw the Angels and 2002. Phillies win, I love it!

[Alan T]

Okamoto has an outside shot of the triple crown, but might have it ruined by his team mate Pichette who oddly enough also has an outside chance of a triple crown.

What a weird scenario!

"Broadway sJoe" could possibly be another Rookie Prado Award winner in the RL. Will he get snubbed for the Myers Award?

Okamoto is on pace for 175 RBI, Pichette on pace for 171. Only two players in FOOL history have ever even hit more than 165 RBI in a season: Felipe Aguilera (twice) and Frank Dawson (once)

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by buckinbranco

Screw the Angels and 2002. Phillies win, I love it!

Heh...you see that win today? That's Angels baseball, boy!

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

You're an Angels fan, Teach? Man, I didn't think I could like you better than I already do.

Yeah, Angels fan since 1979, when I first really conceived of the fact that my Dad, a diehard Dodgers fan, was trying desperately to hide from his three boys the fact that there was another team in town. It worked for two of them, but I was always the black sheep.

I suffered through Angels baseball history for some time before that amazing 2002 championship. One of the best World Series no one saw.

I have many stories about how I became a fan but I was actually born in southern California and I have newspaper articles written about my great grandmother who lived to be 108 claiming her to be (at the time) the oldest "Anaheim Angels" fan. They brought her to the stadium and made her her own jersey with her last name on the back which she was actually buried with (I know!).

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Okamoto has an outside shot of the triple crown, but might have it ruined by his team mate Pichette who oddly enough also has an outside chance of a triple crown.

What a weird scenario!

"Broadway sJoe" could possibly be another Rookie Prado Award winner in the RL. Will he get snubbed for the Myers Award?

Okamoto is on pace for 175 RBI, Pichette on pace for 171. Only two players in FOOL history have ever even hit more than 165 RBI in a season: Felipe Aguilera (twice) and Frank Dawson (once)

Is Okamoto and Pichette the best two hitters on the same team in the same season? Or are they topped by Dawson/Santos from a few years ago? Probably the latter, but damn the Opie show has been impressive.

[Alan T]

10/1:


Napa Valley 5, Apex 4
Baltimore 7, Newark 3
Boston 6, Tokyo 5 (12 innings)

Tokyo 84-69 (M# 5 / M# 8 for homefield)
Newark 80-71 (3 GB / m# 9)
Napa Valley 80-74 (4.5 GB)
Edmonton 79-74 (5 GB)
Apex 77-76 (7 GB)
Baltimore 75-77 (8.5 GB)
Boston (eliminated)

Hyannis 3, Chico 2
New York 9, Ann Arbor 4

Hammersmith (clinched)
Hyannis 79-72 (M# 10)
Hartford 79-74 (1 GB)
New York 74-79 (6 GB)
Ann Arbor 73-81 (7.5 GB)
Chico 69-83 (10.5 GB)
Colorado (eliminated)

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

I have many stories about how I became a fan but I was actually born in southern California and I have newspaper articles written about my great grandmother who lived to be 108 claiming her to be (at the time) the oldest "Anaheim Angels" fan. They brought her to the stadium and made her her own jersey with her last name on the back which she was actually buried with (I know!).

Wow that's great. She was there when it all began then. When a young Buck Rodgers and Jim Fregosi were stars, and Bo Belinsky was partying it up after games (and sometimes before) with Dean Chance. Awesome.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

Is Okamoto and Pichette the best two hitters on the same team in the same season? Or are they topped by Dawson/Santos from a few years ago? Probably the latter, but damn the Opie show has been impressive.

Perhaps Aguilera / Villareal of Colorado fame from the dark ages of FOOL

[TeachEnEspanol]

OK, good night for real.

[buckinbranco]

Haha still not eliminated!

[Chief Rum]

The franchise record for wins is 107 by an amazing Firecracker team in 2009 that was so good, the league was broken up to stop them from dominating (addendum--initial franchise Charleston Chew also won 107 games in the "AI years" of FOOL, in 1963).

That one's probably out of reach. Would be nice to get to 105, though, the Hooligans' season record, reached in 2020, led by Hasegawa and Valdez.

I'm still stunned to this day that team didn't win the trophy.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

OK, good night for real.

Night Teach! Go Angels!

[buckinbranco]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

Heh...you see that win today? That's Angels baseball, boy!

I did not see the win. I only know that was probably the last time in a long time I'll see the Giants in a World Series, and LA ruined it.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Perhaps Aguilera / Villareal of Colorado fame from the dark ages of FOOL

Yeah, or Luke Crawford, and well, anyone else on the team.

[Alan T]

10/2:

Apex 6, Napa Valley 2
Newark 5, Baltimore 1
Boston 1, Tokyo 0

Tokyo 84-70 (M# 5 / M# 8 for homefield)
Newark 81-71 (2 GB / m# 8)
Edmonton 79-74 (4.5 GB)
Napa Valley 80-75 (4.5 GB)
Apex 78-76 (6 GB)
Baltimore 75-78 (8.5 GB)
Boston (eliminated)


New York 7, Ann Arbor 3
Chico 5, Hyannis 3 (10 innings)


Hammersmith (clinched)
Hyannis 79-73 (M# 10)
Hartford 79-74 (.5 GB)
New York 75-79 (5 GB)
Ann Arbor 73-82 (7.5 GB)
Chico 70-83 (9.5 GB)
Colorado (eliminated)

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by buckinbranco

I did not see the win. I only know that was probably the last time in a long time I'll see the Giants in a World Series, and LA ruined it.

Oh, I figured you must be a Phillies fan. Now it all makes sense. You're an anti-Dodgers fan!

All right, you can root against us. I understand that. That said, I'll bet you'll agree that was one of the most exciting World Series ever played.

I think if the Giants ever figure out how to get some offense, they could be pretty good. They weren't that far off this year, and they didn't have any bats going at all.

I have been meaning to go up and catch a game at Pac Bell. Haven't been there yet, looks great and I have heard great things. Oh, and I might take the BART across the way to piss on the side of the Coliseum before going home.

[Alan T]

10/3:

Baltimore 3, Napa valley 0
Apex 7, Tokyo 6 - Apex score 3 in the bottom of the 9th

Tokyo 84-71 (M# 5 / M# 8 for homefield)
Newark 81-71 (1.5 GB / m# 8)
Edmonton 79-74 (4 GB)
Napa Valley 80-76 (4.5 GB)
Apex 79-76 (5 GB)
Baltimore 76-78 (7.5 GB)
Boston (eliminated)


New York 9, Hammersmith 5
Colorado 11, Chico 4

With their loss, Chico has been eliminated from the postseason.

Hammersmith (clinched)
Hyannis 79-73 (M# 10)
Hartford 79-74 (.5 GB)
New York 76-79 (4.5 GB)
Ann Arbor 73-82 (7.5 GB)
Chico (eliminated)
Colorado (eliminated)

[Alan T]

10/4:

Newark 16, Edmonton 4
Apex 6, Tokyo 1
Baltimore 6, Napa Valley 3

Tokyo 84-72 (M# 3 / M# 8 for homefield)
Newark 82-71 (.5 GB / M# 5)
Apex 80-76 (4 GB)
Edmonton 79-75 (4 GB)
Napa Valley 80-77 (4.5 GB)
Baltimore 77-78 (6.5 GB)
Boston (eliminated)


Hyannis 11, Hartford 5
Hammersmith 4, New York 0

Hammersmith (clinched)
Hyannis 80-73 (M# 8)
Hartford 79-75 (1.5 GB)
New York 76-80 (5.5 GB)
Ann Arbor 73-82 (8 GB)
Chico (eliminated)
Colorado (eliminated)

[Alan T]

Friday, October 4th, 2041: Betancourt Pitches Gem against New York
The Hammersmith Hooligans breezed to victory today behind the shutout pitching of Vicente Betancourt. He surrendered no runs, gave up 4 hits and finished the game with 2 walks and 9 strikeouts. The Hooligans won the game 4-0.

This season Betancourt has fanned 220 in 245.2 innings and collected a 17-8 record with a 3.55 ERA.

[Alan T]

10/5:

Boston 6, Tokyo 3 - Boston scores 4 in the top of the 9th
Newark 5, Edmonton 3
Napa Valley 4, Baltimore 3 - Napa Valley scores 2 in the bottom of the 9th

With Baltimore's loss they are eliminated from the postseason

Newark 83-71 (M# 4 / M# 7 for homefield)
Tokyo 84-72 (.5 GB / m# 3)
Apex 80-76 (4 GB)
Napa Valley 81-77 (4 GB)
Edmonton 79-76 (4.5 GB)
Baltimore (eliminated)
Boston (eliminated)


Ann Arbor 16, New York 9
Hartford 4, Hyannis 2 (10 innings)

Hammersmith (clinched)
Hyannis 80-74 (M# 8)
Hartford 80-75 (.5 GB)
New York 76-81 (5.5 GB)
Ann Arbor 74-82 (7 GB)
Chico (eliminated)
Colorado (eliminated)

[Montreal_GM]

Bottom of the ninth losses are killing me here.

[Alan T]

10/6:

Baltimore 2, Apex 1
Tokyo 10, Napa Valley 3
Edmonton 5, Newark 2

Tokyo 85-73 (M# 2 / M# 6 for homefield)
Newark 83-72 (.5 GB / M# 4)
Edmonton 80-76 (4 GB)
Apex 80-77 (4.5 GB)
Napa Valley 81-78 (4.5 GB)
Baltimore (eliminated)
Boston (eliminated)


Hartford 4, Hyannis 0
Colorado 8, New York 4

With Hartford's win, both New York and Ann Arbor have been eliminated

Hammersmith (clinched)
Hartford 81-75 (M# 7)
Hyannis 80-75 (.5 GB)
New York (eliminated)
Ann Arbor (eliminated)
Chico (Eliminated)
Colorado (Eliminated)

[Alan T]

10/7:

Apex 15, Baltimore 5
Tokyo 6, Napa Valley 5 (10 innings)
Edmonton 3, Newark 1

Tokyo 86-73 (M# 1 / M# 4 for homefield)
Newark 83-73 (1.5 GB / m# 4)
Edmonton 81-76 (4 GB)
Apex 81-77 (4.5 GB)
Napa Valley 81-79 (5.5 GB)
Baltimore (eliminated)
Boston (eliminated)


Hartford 2, Hyannis 0

Hammersmith (clinched)
Hartford 82-75 (M# 5)
Hyannis 80-76 (1.5 GB)
New York (eliminated)
Ann Arbor (eliminated)
Chico (Eliminated)
Colorado (eliminated)

[Alan T]

10/8:

Apex 5, Baltimore 3
Newark 2, Boston 1 (13 innings)
Edmonton 4, Napa Valley 3

With their loss, Napa Valley is eliminated from the playoffs

Tokyo 86-73 (M# 1 / M# 4 for homefield)
Newark 84-73 (1 GB / m# 3)
Edmonton 82-76 (3.5 GB)
Apex 82-77 (4 GB)
Napa Valley (eliminated)
Baltimore (eliminated)
Boston (eliminated)


Hyannis 8, Ann Arbor 0
Colorado 7, Hartford 4

Hammersmith (clinched)
Hartford 82-76 (M# 5)
Hyannis 81-76 (.5 GB)
New York (eliminated)
Ann Arbor (eliminated)
Chico (Eliminated)
Colorado (eliminated)

[Alan T]

Tuesday, October 8th, 2041: Padno Spins Shutout Against Winged Lingerines
Daniel Padno proved to be just what the Patriots needed to silence the Ann Arbor bats. He allowed only 6 hits and led Hyannis to an impressive 8-0 victory. For the game, Padno registered 4 strikeouts and 6 walks.

In 2041 his season stats show Padno has no saves in no relief appearances with a 6-9 record and 5.30 ERA.

[Chief Rum]

Man, it's crazy how great the races have been of late. You said it best in the last VI, Alan. Parity has really come out and grabbed both leagues. I think it's a testament to the quality owners we have in the league. Everyone knows what they're doing and are trying hard as hell to make it happen.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Tuesday, October 8th, 2041: Padno Spins Shutout Against Winged Lingerines
Daniel Padno proved to be just what the Patriots needed to silence the Ann Arbor bats. He allowed only 6 hits and led Hyannis to an impressive 8-0 victory. For the game, Padno registered 4 strikeouts and 6 walks.

In 2041 his season stats show Padno has no saves in no relief appearances with a 6-9 record and 5.30 ERA.

Heh...Padno still in his Hooligans uni.

I was thinking we need to give him a nickname based around his odd popularity, like The Saint or something like that.

[Alan T]

10/9:

Boston 6, Newark 2
Edmonton 3, Napa valley 2

Tokyo 86-73 (M# 1 / m# 3 for homefield)
Newark 84-74 (1.5 GB / m# 3)
Edmonton 83-76 (3 GB)
Apex 82-77 (4 GB)
Napa Valley (eliminated)
Baltimore (eliminated)
Boston (eliminated)

Ann Arbor 11, Hyannis 1
Hartford 11, Colorado 7

Hammersmith (clinched)
Hartford 83-76 (M# 3)
Hyannis 81-77 (1.5 GB)
New York (eliminated)
Ann Arbor (eliminated)
Chico (eliminated)
Colorado (eliminated)

[Chief Rum]

Ooh, just checked the schedule. Hyannis is coming to my place to finish the season.

Not an easy finish for Hartford either. They host New York.

[Young Drachma]

If somehow we managed to sneak into the post-season, it'll be the first time I've ever won a wild card in FOOL. I did it once during my time in FOOL-X and it coincided with the only time I lost an LCS in a FOOL league.

But I think I'd rather be on the inside looking out, than the other way around. In any case, good play by everyone regardless of the outcome.