FOOL 2084 Regular Season

[Chief Rum]

The FOOL league leader in HRs and RBIs doesn't make the All Star Team?

(or at least as of June 30, he was)

[Alan T]

Number 2500 for Hudson
Wednesday, July 19th, 2084: Dave Hudson's bat made good contact with the ball as he has many times in his career, but this time it added his name to an elite list of players with 2500 hits. The Boston shortstop went to the plate 5 times and racked up 1 hit to gain the honor. But the Settlers couldn't pull off a win -- they fell to the Apex Assassins, 4-1.

Over his 1984-game career Hudson has compiled a .325 batting average and collected 2500 hits, 123 home runs and 812 RBIs.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

The FOOL league leader in HRs and RBIs doesn't make the All Star Team?

(or at least as of June 30, he was)

Having an OBP below .300 probably didn't help his cause too much, but I agree generally you would see the HR leader at the All star game even if he was hitting .200

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

I mean that my park values CON hitters with high GAP, and works slightly against power hitters. I also tend to value and collect high CON and GAP hitters, and get hitters with enough POW that they'll hit the ball out of anywhere.

I also aim to get pitchers with high ground ball rates to further limit homeruns (and hopefully extra basehits).

So my hitters and my entire team, really, SHOULD do better at home. But I often have a .500 or less record at home, even with teams that are above .500, and my road record is usually as good or better than my home record.

You guys should probably be embarrassed every time I win this thing because I understood maybe a third of that. (and a third might be generous)

[Alan T]

Kim Baffles Tokyo
Thursday, July 20th, 2084: After his 4-0 shutout win against the Cyclones, Young-pil Kim said, "I went out there to try and eat up innings and help out our bullpen. I felt I had my good stuff... and it turned out my command was solid and my breaking balls were good."

They were better than good as the Charm pitcher put up 3 strikeouts, surrendered 2 walks, allowed 2 hits and kept the bullpen phone quiet all day long.

So far this season Kim has 10 wins and 3 losses and a 3.65 ERA.

[Alan T]

July's RL Top Pitcher is Harpooners Rivera
Tuesday, August 1st, 2084: When Héctor Rivera takes the hill, there's a good chance for a Hartford victory. At least that's the way it was in May.

He excelled with a 4-0 mark and a 1.89 ERA in 5 starts, tossed 33.1 innings, fanned 35, and held enemy hitters to a .210 average.

That's why the Harpooners star was honored today as the Pitcher of the Month by the Republic League.

In 21 starts this season Rivera has notched a 10-3 record and a 3.38 ERA.


Continental League Names #1 Pitcher in July
Tuesday, August 1st, 2084: Maxime Leblond is at the zenith of his career and today he was selected as the Continental League Pitcher of the Month for July.

He made 11 relief appearances for Napa Valley last month, throwing 11.1 innings and collecting 6 saves, a 3-1 record, 16 strikeouts and a 0.79 ERA.

Leblond has nailed down 20 saves to date. In 54 innings he has fanned 57 batters and walked 10. His pitching record is 7 wins and 5 losses with a 3.00 ERA.

[Alan T]

Clark Wins Best Bat Trophy in July
Tuesday, August 1st, 2084: Larry Clark of the Colorado Rancheros was named the Republic League's best batter for his fine performance in July.

He compiled a .337 batting average and .411 on-base percentage during the month. In 26 games he piled up 32 hits, 10 home runs, 22 RBIs and 17 runs scored.

Thus far this season Clark has hit .280 with 23 home runs, 76 RBIs and scored 63 times.


CL Honors Tarn, #1 Batter in July
Tuesday, August 1st, 2084: July's Batter of the Month has been announced by the Continental League. This month's trophy was presented to the Napa Valley left fielder, Keith Tarn.

He starred by hitting .346 with a .438 on-base percentage, totaled 28 hits in 81 at-bats, 5 home runs, 19 RBIs and scored 14 runs.

During the current season Tarn is batting at a .326 clip with 27 home runs and 82 RBIs. He has played in 100 games and scored 70 times.

[Alan T]

Aoki Gets RL Rookie of Month Honors
Tuesday, August 1st, 2084: July was a month Ann Arbor first baseman Hidemichi Aoki is not likely to forget very soon. Not only did he hit .302, he was also named the winner of the Republic League Rookie of the Month award.

He nailed down the honor with a .302 average, 26 hits, 3 home runs, 10 RBIs and 8 runs scored during the month.

So far this year Aoki has hit .298 with 8 home runs, 46 RBIs and 63 runs scored.


Boston Center Fielder July's Top Rookie
Tuesday, August 1st, 2084: Youngster Christian Johnston emerged as the latest Continental League Rookie of the Month today. The young man from Boston deserved the honor, batting .295 with 2 home runs and 8 runs batted in. Is the month of July a harbinger of things to come or just a fluke? We'll find out someday, but for now, we'll just let Johnston enjoy the limelight.

Johnston has collected 99 hits for the Settlers this year, 10 of them home runs. He has also netted 42 RBIs and scored 46 runs while batting .263.

[Alan T]

August 1st, 2084:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Napa Valley Winemakers 59 41 .590 - 61-39 -2 30-17 29-24 7-5 15-18 58 L1 8-2 Baltimore Charm 54 46 .540 5.0 51-49 3 28-26 26-20 7-2 18-15 W2 5-5 Georgia Devils 53 48 .525 6.5 53-48 0 27-22 26-26 8-5 11-17 W2 8-2 Halifax Winter Wolves 52 50 .510 8.0 47-55 5 30-25 22-25 3-6 24-11 W1 4-6 Boston Settlers 48 52 .480 11.0 52-48 -4 25-20 23-32 4-6 9-15 W1 3-7 Apex Assassins 47 55 .461 13.0 46-56 1 24-29 23-26 8-9 18-16 L1 3-7 Tokyo Cyclones 39 60 .394 19.5 41-58 -2 24-25 15-35 3-7 12-15 L4 3-7

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Toronto Marlboros 63 37 .630 - 61-39 2 28-17 35-20 7-4 21-11 58 W1 7-3 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 58 42 .580 5.0 55-45 3 24-23 34-19 7-2 18-13 L1 7-3 Hammersmith Hooligans 51 51 .500 13.0 55-47 -4 24-29 27-22 7-7 13-12 L1 5-5 Brunswick Barons 49 51 .490 14.0 49-51 0 21-33 28-18 0-6 9-15 L1 2-8 Hartford Harpooners 49 52 .485 14.5 52-49 -3 21-28 28-24 8-6 13-13 W3 7-3 Colorado Rancheros 47 55 .461 17.0 49-53 -2 26-29 21-26 3-10 11-15 W1 6-4 Chico Rebels 35 64 .354 27.5 32-67 3 16-33 19-31 6-3 11-17 L7 3-7

[Tasan]

Sorry to stink up the room folks.

[Chief Rum]

Doesn't seem to be a particularly strong year for rookie hitters (no word on pitchers, the ROY almost never awards a rookie pitcher with a ROTM award).

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG B. Cassidy - BRU .377 2 J. Vázquez TOR .356 3 J. Gonzáles COL .337 4 J. Gonzáles TOR .326 4 K. Tarn NVY .326	League Leaders HR M. Estrada - HAM 30 2 D. Gonzáles NVY 27 2 K. Tarn NVY 27 4 R. van Alpen HAR 25 5 4 tied with 23	League Leaders RBI M. Estrada - HAM 98 2 I. Álvarez TOR 88 3 M. García ANN 85 4 R. van Alpen HAR 84 5 K. Tarn NVY 82
League Leaders W T. Pérez - BOS 16 2 J. Álvarez ANN 13 3 A. Galilei BRU 11 3 T. Graves ANN 11 3 2 more tied with 11	League Leaders ERA T. Pérez - BOS 2.06 2 J. Manuel BAL 2.45 3 J. Delgado APX 2.64 4 Y. Nakano NVY 2.68 5 N. Asai APX 2.81	League Leaders K Y. Nakano - NVY 139 2 E. Bedeschi ANN 131 2 A. Galilei BRU 131 4 H. Rivera HAR 128 5 S. Border HAM 125

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Tasan

Sorry to stink up the room folks.

It's ok, we all have our years.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

Doesn't seem to be a particularly strong year for rookie hitters (no word on pitchers, the ROY almost never awards a rookie pitcher with a ROTM award).

In my opinion, its been like this for about 4-6 seasons now for the most part. I haven't seen many really impressive hitter rookies for a bit. I think that is because for the past 5 years the young rookie pitchers have been surpassing the rookie hitters as far as development goes as the pendulum swings back that direction. I think that is also why now 5-6 years later we're seeing it actually widespread across the league as far as stats go too.

[Chief Rum]

10-14 in July.
Pyth record just 1 GB of 2nd place of Ann Arbor.
5 games under .500 at home, 5 games over .500 on the road.

3rd place, 8 games out of the playoffs.

Yup, that's Hammersmith baseball, all right!

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

Yup, that's Hammersmith baseball, all right!

At least you're consistent.

[Alan T]

Estrada Reaches 300 Mark
Saturday, August 5th, 2084: Hammersmith's outstanding right fielder Manuel Estrada joined the 300 home run club today at Harpooners Ballpark III with a booming blast in the Hooligans win over the Harpooners. They topped Hartford 8-5.

On his milestone day Estrada had 1 hit in 5 at-bats with 2 runs batted in and 1 run scored.

Tongue-in-cheek he told the press, "Don't tell me when I get close to the next milestone. Just tell me after I reach it. It will be easier to hit that way."

Over his career Estrada has batted .236 and collected 1180 hits, 300 home runs and 1091 RBIs.

[Alan T]

Carneirinho Holds Devils Scoreless
Sunday, August 13th, 2084: Donato Carneirinho of the Halifax Winter Wolves spun his magic on the Georgia Devils today. He blanked them 5-0 on 2 hits, registering 3 strikeouts and 1 walk.

"The bottom line was I just kept the ball down," Carneirinho said. "My breaking stuff was down. Everything was down."

Talking to reporters in the postgame interview, the Halifax skipper said, "We got solid pitching, good defense and we took great team at-bats in a lot of different situations. This was just a solid performance by everyone."

This year Carneirinho has posted a 12-8 mark in 22 starts and has a 2.86 ERA.

[Alan T]

Hall Dominates Devils in Shutout
Wednesday, August 16th, 2084: The Georgia Devils were almost helpless today in their 9-0 loss to Baltimore hurler John Hall. He kept them confused the entire ballgame and spun a 2-hit shutout.

The Georgia manager said in the postgame interview, "Tip your hat to Hall. He kept us off balance all night."

Hall said, "It just happened to be one of those games where even when I made mistakes, they either fouled them off or someone would make a fine defensive play. It was just one of those games that things went my way."

He had 1 walk and 5 strikeouts in a strong performance.

So far this season Hall has compiled a 11-8 record with a 3.57 ERA.

[Alan T]

Brenton Twirls Settlers to Shutout Win
Wednesday, August 30th, 2084: Paul Brenton of the Boston Settlers shut out the Georgia Devils 1-0, held them to 2 hits with 2 walks and 4 strikeouts. Brenton said, "I could throw any pitch on any count."

The Georgia skipper called his game a jewel, saying, "The way he was pitching, it would have been tough for anyone to beat him."

This season Brenton has a 10-7 record with a 3.15 ERA.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Carneirinho Holds Devils Scoreless
Sunday, August 13th, 2084: Donato Carneirinho of the Halifax Winter Wolves spun his magic on the Georgia Devils today. He blanked them 5-0 on 2 hits, registering 3 strikeouts and 1 walk.

"The bottom line was I just kept the ball down," Carneirinho said. "My breaking stuff was down. Everything was down."

Talking to reporters in the postgame interview, the Halifax skipper said, "We got solid pitching, good defense and we took great team at-bats in a lot of different situations. This was just a solid performance by everyone."

This year Carneirinho has posted a 12-8 mark in 22 starts and has a 2.86 ERA.

Okay, former slow developing, long time Hooligan Carneirinho is officially annoying me with his success this season, success he owes to the franchise that kept him employed far longer than his performance had given him the right to be.

[Alan T]

On August 1st, Georgia was just 1 1/2 games out of a playoff spot. Three straight news stories of them being 2-hit in games can't be a good sign of the health of their offense though. Will it be enough to knock them out of contention in the standings though?

[Alan T]

If anyone wonders about the overall offensive numbers in the league, they have stayed roughly the same as last season, perhaps a little more favoring the batters, but not much.

oddly enough though, the RL is scoring 1/2 a run more per game as some of the young studs from last season have fallen back to earth. In the CL pitchers have stepped it up and teams are scoring almost 1/2 a run less per game.

[Alan T]

Ann Arbor Starter Named RL's Best Pitcher
Friday, September 1st, 2084: Veteran Evaristo Bedeschi put together quite a successful stretch in August for the Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines, earning himself the Republic League Pitcher of the Month award.

Bedeschi racked up a 3-0 record in 7 starts, posting a 2.11 ERA over 42.2 innings and striking out 32.

To date this year in 31 starts, Bedeschi has crafted a 13-9 mark with a 3.09 ERA.


Kim Earns CL Top Pitcher Trophy
Friday, September 1st, 2084: When Young-pil Kim takes the hill, he usually takes command of the game -- at least that's the way it was in August. The outcome was usually a Baltimore victory. His fine 4-0 performance earned him the Continental League Pitcher of the Month trophy.

The talented Charm hurler made 5 starts, worked 40 innings, permitted 27 base hits, and struck out 27 while putting up a 0.68 ERA.

This year Kim has a 15-3 mark in 25 starts with a 2.82 ERA. He has given up 131 hits in 163 innings, struck out 96 and issued 31 walks. Opposing clubs have compiled a .222 batting average against him.

[Alan T]

Ann Arbor's García Bags RL Top Batter for August
Friday, September 1st, 2084: Today Ann Arbor's Manny García was named Republic League Batter of the Month for August. He slammed opposing pitching hard all month long, bashing out 40 hits in 110 at-bats.

With a .364 batting average, 6 home runs, 28 RBIs and 26 runs scored, he was a solid choice.

Thus far this season García is hitting .305 with 24 home runs, 113 RBIs and 100 runs scored. He has 153 hits in 501 at-bats and has played in 127 games.


August's Premier Batter Announced
Friday, September 1st, 2084: Snap, crackle and pop!
In August, Roy Larson snapped up the Continental League Batter of the Month trophy by cracking 47 hits and popping 16 home runs.

For the month he hit a solid .423 with 31 RBIs and 29 runs scored. The Halifax first baseman also picked up 3 walks to compile a .445 on-base percentage.

This season Larson is batting .324 with 38 home runs. His totals include 99 RBIs and 88 runs scored.

[Alan T]

August's #1 RL Rookie Named
Friday, September 1st, 2084: The premier Republic League rookie in August was Ann Arbor's first baseman Hidemichi Aoki.

Last month he played in 27 games and hit .279 with 2 doubles, 1 triple, and 1 home run. Aoki also scored 15 times and drove in 17 runs.

Thus far in 2084 Aoki is hitting .294 with 9 home runs, 63 RBIs, 78 runs scored and has compiled a .386 OBP.



Newcomer Honored by Continental League
Friday, September 1st, 2084: Gannon Acheson was selected as the Continental League Rookie of the Month for the excellent performance he put together last month.

In August the 26-year-old left fielder for Tokyo hit .297 with 33 hits, 7 home runs and 18 RBIs. He posted an OBP of .322 and played in 27 games.

Thus far this year Acheson is hitting .244 with 27 home runs, 74 RBIs and 68 runs scored.

[Alan T]

September 1st, 2084:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Napa Valley Winemakers 74 53 .583 - 75-52 -1 40-25 34-28 9-6 19-21 33 W1 4-6 Baltimore Charm 69 56 .552 4.0 65-60 4 33-29 36-27 10-3 21-17 W1 7-3 Halifax Winter Wolves 67 62 .519 8.0 63-66 4 36-28 31-34 5-7 27-16 L1 5-5 Georgia Devils 64 66 .492 11.5 66-64 -2 33-34 31-32 10-5 14-22 L3 4-6 Boston Settlers 61 66 .480 13.0 66-61 -5 32-29 29-37 5-7 16-22 W2 7-3 Apex Assassins 56 70 .444 17.5 55-71 1 27-39 29-31 8-14 20-19 L2 2-8 Tokyo Cyclones 54 72 .429 19.5 55-71 -1 28-32 26-40 4-9 17-17 W3 7-3

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Toronto Marlboros 79 48 .622 - 77-50 2 36-25 43-23 12-5 27-15 34 W3 6-4 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 77 50 .606 2.0 72-55 5 37-28 40-22 9-5 25-16 W3 7-3 Brunswick Barons 66 59 .528 12.0 66-59 0 27-35 39-24 2-7 13-17 L1 9-1 Hammersmith Hooligans 63 63 .500 15.5 69-57 -6 30-36 33-27 8-7 15-16 L1 3-7 Colorado Rancheros 61 68 .473 19.0 65-64 -4 33-31 28-37 4-13 16-22 L3 6-4 Hartford Harpooners 56 74 .431 24.5 59-71 -3 25-42 31-32 8-11 13-16 W1 3-7 Chico Rebels 43 83 .341 35.5 39-87 4 19-41 24-42 8-3 15-22 W1 3-7

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG J. Vázquez - TOR .359 2 B. Cassidy BRU .355 3 M. Báez ANN .328 3 D. Hudson BOS .328 5 2 tied with .324	League Leaders HR R. Larson - HAL 38 2 M. Estrada HAM 37 3 K. Tarn NVY 33 4 D. Gonzáles NVY 32 5 3 tied with 30	League Leaders RBI M. Estrada - HAM 116 2 M. García ANN 113 3 L. Clark COL 106 4 I. Álvarez TOR 102 5 K. Tarn NVY 101
League Leaders W T. Pérez - BOS 20 2 J. Álvarez ANN 16 3 Y. Kim BAL 15 4 A. Galilei BRU 14 4 W. Grant COL 14	League Leaders ERA T. Pérez - BOS 2.37 2 J. Delgado APX 2.43 3 J. Manuel BAL 2.51 4 Y. Kim BAL 2.82 5 J. León CHI 2.87	League Leaders K Y. Nakano - NVY 168 2 E. Bedeschi ANN 163 3 A. Galilei BRU 160 4 H. Rivera HAR 150 5 2 tied with 148

[Alan T]

Merritt at His Best, Blanks Ann Arbor
Friday, September 15th, 2084: Reid Merritt of the Toronto Marlboros shut out the Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 12-0, stopped them on 2 hits and had 8 strikeouts and 5 walks in a strong outing.

After the game his manager said, "He just came out and was on the attack from the first pitch he threw. When Reid stays ahead in the count, he does well. That's the key."

Season-to-date Merritt has rung up 9 wins and 5 losses in 28 appearances. He has an ERA of 4.70 and has fanned 117 batters in 180 innings.

[Chief Rum]

You know, you would think out of sheer luck, I would finally get a team back in the playoffs. I mean, how can someone put this much effort into it and continue to suck? Wow...

...I am going throw such a huge party when, A) I finally make the playoffs again in FOOL, or B) we finally move on from OOTPX and never use it again.

I hope A happens before B.

[Alan T]

September 18th, 2084:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Napa Valley Winemakers 84 57 .596 - 86-55 -2 44-26 40-31 9-7 20-23 15 W5 8-2 Halifax Winter Wolves 78 64 .549 6.5 72-70 6 43-29 35-35 6-8 31-17 L1 9-1 Baltimore Charm 76 64 .543 7.5 72-68 4 37-34 39-30 11-3 24-20 W1 4-6 Georgia Devils 68 75 .476 17.0 69-74 -1 34-38 34-37 10-6 16-23 L2 4-6 Boston Settlers 65 74 .468 18.0 70-69 -5 34-34 31-40 5-8 17-23 L5 3-7 Apex Assassins 63 78 .447 21.0 63-78 0 30-42 33-36 9-14 21-21 W1 4-6 Tokyo Cyclones 60 82 .423 24.5 62-80 -2 31-38 29-44 5-9 19-21 W1 2-8

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Toronto Marlboros 87 52 .626 - 86-53 1 42-26 45-26 13-5 28-18 19 W4 8-2 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 84 57 .596 4.0 78-63 6 39-31 45-26 10-5 29-16 L1 6-4 Hammersmith Hooligans 73 68 .518 15.0 78-63 -5 34-38 39-30 8-7 17-16 L1 6-4 Brunswick Barons 71 69 .507 16.5 73-67 -2 31-40 40-29 3-8 15-20 L1 1-9 Colorado Rancheros 68 74 .479 20.5 72-70 -4 39-33 29-41 5-13 18-22 L1 5-5 Hartford Harpooners 64 79 .448 25.0 65-78 -1 27-45 37-34 8-11 13-17 W1 6-4 Chico Rebels 47 95 .331 41.5 43-99 4 22-47 25-48 8-6 16-27 W1 3-7

[EddieK]

Have to vent...I don't mind garbage pickers but seriously if you are taking something straight out of my garbage can at least have the decency to clean up the mess you made on my lawn and driveway to get those ever precious bed frames.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Apparently drinking wine makes me one with my team.

[Alan T]

McLehose Breezes to Shutout Victory
Saturday, September 23rd, 2084: Joe McLehose effectively shut down the Winemakers today, blanking them 6-0 on 3 hits, ringing up 3 strikeouts and allowing 4 walks. The Assassins pitcher appeared to get stronger as the game went on.

"I don't know if I was getting any stronger," McLehose said after the game, "I feel like my mechanics were getting better. I was able to make some adjustments and get a little more comfortable out there."

The Winemakers skipper said, "We had some opportunities, but weren't able to execute. We just didn't swing the bats very well today."

McLehose has gone 6-11 this season with an ERA of 4.27 and 87 strikeouts in 177 innings pitched. Other clubs are hitting .251 against him.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by EddieK

Have to vent...I don't mind garbage pickers but seriously if you are taking something straight out of my garbage can at least have the decency to clean up the mess you made on my lawn and driveway to get those ever precious bed frames.

Fair enough.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by EddieK

Have to vent...I don't mind garbage pickers but seriously if you are taking something straight out of my garbage can at least have the decency to clean up the mess you made on my lawn and driveway to get those ever precious bed frames.

Are you sure it is a person and not an animal? I can't set my trash out at night because various dogs/raccoons/whatever go through it. So I always put it out first thing in the morning.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by EddieK

Have to vent...I don't mind garbage pickers but seriously if you are taking something straight out of my garbage can at least have the decency to clean up the mess you made on my lawn and driveway to get those ever precious bed frames.

Wow, that happens where you live? If someone were to make a mess on my property, I think I would go ballistic that they even came onto the property. Now, if they're picking through my trash on the street curb, fine, that's public property and I have already basically thrown it away. But on the property? Man...

[Alan T]

September 25th, 2084:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Napa Valley Winemakers 85 62 .578 - 87-60 -2 45-31 40-31 9-8 21-25 12 L5 5-5 Halifax Winter Wolves 81 66 .551 4.0 75-72 6 43-30 38-36 7-8 32-17 L2 7-3 Baltimore Charm 80 66 .548 4.5 75-71 5 38-34 42-32 11-4 26-21 W2 7-3 Boston Settlers 71 75 .486 13.5 75-71 -4 36-35 35-40 7-8 18-23 W5 6-4 Apex Assassins 67 79 .459 17.5 67-79 0 30-42 37-37 9-14 22-22 W4 5-5 Georgia Devils 68 80 .459 17.5 69-79 -1 34-41 34-39 10-7 16-24 L7 3-7 Tokyo Cyclones 62 86 .419 23.5 64-84 -2 33-42 29-44 5-9 20-23 L1 3-7

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Toronto Marlboros 89 57 .610 - 88-58 1 42-29 47-28 13-5 28-18 15 L2 5-5 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 88 59 .599 1.5 82-65 6 43-33 45-26 10-7 31-18 W3 5-5 Brunswick Barons 77 69 .527 12.0 79-67 -2 32-40 45-29 3-8 15-20 W6 7-3 Hammersmith Hooligans 76 70 .521 13.0 81-65 -5 34-38 42-32 10-7 18-17 L2 7-3 Colorado Rancheros 72 75 .490 17.5 75-72 -3 40-33 32-42 7-13 20-23 W2 5-5 Hartford Harpooners 65 83 .439 25.0 67-81 -2 28-47 37-36 8-11 13-17 L3 5-5 Chico Rebels 47 101 .318 43.0 44-104 3 22-53 25-48 8-8 16-28 L6 2-8

[Alan T]

Napa Valley has a magic number of 12
Halifax has a magic number of 16


Toronto has a magic number of 5
Ann Arbor has a magic number of 6

[Alan T]

October 2nd, 2084:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Napa Valley Winemakers 89 65 .578 - 93-61 -4 46-31 43-34 10-8 23-26 6 W2 4-6 Baltimore Charm 84 68 .553 4.0 79-73 5 40-35 44-33 11-4 27-22 W3 7-3 Halifax Winter Wolves 85 69 .552 4.0 80-74 5 47-33 38-36 7-10 34-19 W1 5-5 Boston Settlers 74 79 .484 14.5 77-76 -3 38-38 36-41 7-8 20-24 L2 6-4 Georgia Devils 71 82 .464 17.5 71-82 0 34-41 37-41 12-7 17-24 W2 3-7 Apex Assassins 68 83 .450 19.5 69-82 -1 30-44 38-39 9-14 22-24 L3 5-5 Tokyo Cyclones 64 89 .418 24.5 66-87 -2 35-43 29-46 5-10 21-25 L1 3-7

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 94 60 .610 - 87-67 7 44-33 50-27 11-7 33-18 7 L1 9-1 Toronto Marlboros 91 62 .595 2.5 90-63 1 43-33 48-29 13-5 29-18 W1 3-7 Brunswick Barons 81 71 .533 12.0 83-69 -2 34-41 47-30 3-8 16-20 W1 8-2 Hammersmith Hooligans 80 71 .530 12.5 85-66 -5 35-39 45-32 10-7 18-17 L1 7-3 Colorado Rancheros 74 80 .481 20.0 78-76 -4 42-38 32-42 7-13 21-25 W1 4-6 Hartford Harpooners 68 85 .444 25.5 70-83 -2 28-47 40-38 8-11 14-18 W3 4-6 Chico Rebels 47 106 .307 46.5 46-107 1 22-56 25-50 8-9 16-31 L11 0-10

[Alan T]

Napa has a magic number of 5
Baltimore has a magic number of 10

Ann Arbor has clinched a playoff spot!

Toronto has a magic number of 1

[Alan T]

Ávila Tosses Shutout Against Winged Lingerines
Friday, October 6th, 2084: Tony Ávila spun his magic in a 2-0 shutout victory, allowing 1 hit while totaling 1 walk and 3 strikeouts.

The Chico pitcher put quite a spell on Ann Arbor in a strong performance.

"I had a lot of good things working in this one," Ávila said. "I worked both sides of the plate. I was rarely behind in the count."

To this point in the season Ávila has 1 save in 36 relief appearances with a 5-7 record and 7.62 ERA.

[Alan T]

October 9th, 2084:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Napa Valley Winemakers 91 70 .565 - 95-66 -4 47-34 44-36 10-8 23-27 1 L2 4-6 Baltimore Charm 88 71 .553 2.0 84-75 4 42-36 46-35 11-5 27-23 L1 7-3 Halifax Winter Wolves 86 71 .548 3.0 82-75 4 47-34 39-37 7-10 34-20 L1 5-5 Boston Settlers 78 81 .491 12.0 80-79 -2 40-38 38-43 8-8 22-24 W1 5-5 Georgia Devils 74 84 .468 15.5 73-85 1 35-42 39-42 12-7 19-24 W1 6-4 Apex Assassins 72 85 .459 17.0 73-84 -1 33-46 39-39 9-14 23-25 W2 5-5 Tokyo Cyclones 66 93 .415 24.0 68-91 -2 36-45 30-48 5-10 21-26 W1 4-6

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 97 64 .602 - 89-72 8 45-36 52-28 12-7 35-18 3 W2 5-5 Toronto Marlboros 96 63 .604 - 95-64 1 45-33 51-30 13-5 31-18 4 W2 6-4 Hammersmith Hooligans 84 73 .535 11.0 89-68 -5 39-40 45-33 11-7 20-18 W2 7-3 Brunswick Barons 84 75 .528 12.0 86-73 -2 35-43 49-32 3-8 16-22 L2 4-6 Colorado Rancheros 76 81 .484 19.0 81-76 -5 43-38 33-43 7-14 21-25 L1 4-6 Hartford Harpooners 70 88 .443 25.5 71-87 -1 29-48 41-40 8-12 15-20 L2 5-5 Chico Rebels 48 111 .302 48.0 47-112 1 23-58 25-53 8-9 16-33 L1 1-9

[EddieK]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Are you sure it is a person and not an animal? I can't set my trash out at night because various dogs/raccoons/whatever go through it. So I always put it out first thing in the morning.

Yeah I saw the guy come and take the bed frame out of the garbage can And those garbage men are here way too early well early for me at least in the morning 6:30 at the latest...

[Alan T]

Napa valley has a magic number of 1
Baltimore has a magic number of 4

Halifax is still alive in the playoff chase


Ann Arbor and Toronto are both in the playoffs. They are deadlock in the fight for homefield advantage in the RLCS

[Alan T]

To end the season,

Napa Valley has 1 game left @ Georgia
Halifax has 2 games @ Apex before finishing the season with a 3 game series @ Baltimore.

Due to the Baltimore vs Halifax series to end the season, I think it is impossible for Napa Valley to not make the playoffs despite not having mathematically clinched it yet.


Toronto has 3 games left vs Hammersmith
Ann Arbor has 1 game left @ Hartford

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Alan T

To end the season,

Napa Valley has 1 game left @ Georgia
Halifax has 2 games @ Apex before finishing the season with a 3 game series @ Baltimore.

Due to the Baltimore vs Halifax series to end the season, I think it is impossible for Napa Valley to not make the playoffs despite not having mathematically clinched it yet.


Toronto has 3 games left vs Hammersmith
Ann Arbor has 1 game left @ Hartford

Bad news for Toronto. We're playing them at their place.

[Alan T]

10/9:


Apex 4, Halifax 3
Napa Valley 5, Georgia 3

Napa Valley clinches a playoff spot and homefield advantage in the CLCS!

Baltimore has a magic number of 3



Hartford 7, Ann Arbor 6 (16 innings)

Toronto has a magic number of 2 for homefield advantage

[Alan T]

10/10:


Apex 8, Halifax 2


Baltimore has a magic number of 2



No RL games impacting the RLCS were played

[Alan T]

10/11:


Halifax 8, Baltimore 5


Baltimore's magic number is still 2


Hammersmith 10, Toronto 4


Toronto's magic number is 2 with 2 games left.