FOOL 2039 Season

[Alan T]

Sunday, July 10th, 2039: FOOL News: The All-Star Game Rosters Have Been Announced
The All-Star Classic is here again! -- the 2039 Front Office Offseason League All-Star Game! This is a game for the fans. They choose the players that are the best at their positions. Then these fan favorites take on one another to determine which league is best. Who will be top league this season? -- the Continental League or the Republic League? We'll get the answer soon.

The Continental League All-Stars have these fine performers on their roster:


SP M. Bradford (BAL)
SP A. Moya (EDM)
SP J. Aitken (TOK)
SP J. Rodgers (EDM)
SP N. Takeuchi (TOK)
SP R. Lemieux (NVY)
SP M. Knight (EDM)
MR A. García (APX)
MR A. Torres (NVY)
CL J. Herrera (BOS)
MR B. Fugosi (TOK)
MR K. Davies (BAL)
1B D. Juteau (TOK)
RF A. Tomlinson (APX)
CF X. Huo (APX)
SS J. Hernández (BOS)
3B Á. Quiñones (APX)
LF J. Moreno (BOS)
C C. Edwards (BOS)
C E. Vélez (NVY)
2B M. Griffith (APX)
1B G. Taylor (BAL)
1B J. Rivera (APX)
CF B. Prebble (EDM)
SS H. Okamoto (NVY)
LF J. Sánchez (BAL)
CF R. O'Hagerty (TOK)
SS J. Soto (NWK)


While the Republic League All-Stars will be represented by these talented players:


SP C. Román (CHI)
SP J. Zúñiga (NYH)
SP V. Betancourt (HAM)
SP S. Matsuoka (NYH)
SP K. Hsi (CHI)
SP J. Gilbert (COL)
CL R. Polanco (HAR)
MR L. Árias (NYH)
MR R. Gunter (CHI)
CL R. Rosa (COL)
MR R. Ine (ANN)
MR C. Shepherd (HAR)
1B F. Dawson (CHI)
SS T. Sanu (COL)
C T. Jones (CHI)
3B E. Watanabe (HAM)
2B P. Blowey (CHI)
RF R. Santos (CHI)
CF J. Cuevas (HYN)
LF H. Chen (COL)
C B. Jenkins (HYN)
1B G. Pichette (NYH)
SS E. Velona (NYH)
SS E. Negrete (CHI)
CF C. MacIan (NYH)
RF H. Thompson (ANN)
1B F. Le (CHI)
LF G. Sicco (NYH)

[Montreal_GM]

My gf gave me swine flu. It's not so bad.

[Alan T]

Friday, July 29th, 2039: Winged Lingerines Shut out Hooligans, Wichers Winner
Richard Wichers had an impressive outing today. He hurled the Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines to a 1-0 shutout victory over the Hammersmith Hooligans, yielding 3 hits with 10 strikeouts and no walks.

"He threw strikes and he was always around the plate," the Hammersmith skipper said. "The ball was doing everything he wanted it to do. We hit some balls hard, but they were all right at the fielders."

So far this season, Wichers has logged a 10-8 record with a 3.87 ERA. He has started 20 games, hurled 125.2 innings and registered 103 strikeouts and 33 walks.

[Alan T]

Monday, August 1st, 2039: Martin Snags RL Top Hurler Trophy
Weston Martin of the Hooligans pretty much bewildered opposing batters in July and was honored as the Republic League Pitcher of the Month earlier today.

The Hammersmith starter sparkled last month with a 5-1 record and 2.01 ERA. He made 6 starts, tossed 44.2 innings and had 25 strikeouts.

To date Martin is 14-9 in 25 starts with a 3.99 ERA and has 107 strikeouts in 187 innings.

[Alan T]

Monday, August 1st, 2039: July's Best CL Hurler is Bradford
Veteran Mike Bradford put together quite a successful stretch in July for the Baltimore Charm, earning himself the Continental League Pitcher of the Month award.

Bradford racked up a 4-0 record in 5 starts, posting a 0.50 ERA over 36.1 innings and striking out 32.

In 2039 Bradford has worked 169.2 innings with 166 strikeouts en route to a 12-6 record and 2.02 ERA.

[Alan T]

Monday, August 1st, 2039: Hyannis's Cuevas Top RL Batter in July
In the month of July Julián Cuevas thumped the ball with authority, earning Republic League Batter of the Month honors in the process.

Hyannis's center fielder hit .393 with 5 home runs, 16 RBIs and scored 23 runs.

This season Cuevas has hit at a .332 clip with 68 RBIs, 15 home runs and 72 runs scored. He has played in 99 games.

[buckinbranco]

Can I see Negrete's stats?

[Alan T]

Monday, August 1st, 2039: Continental League Selects July's Best Batter
Xi-tong Huo, the Apex center fielder, had a productive month in July. He put up some solid numbers with a .402 batting average (43 for 107), 6 home runs, 22 RBIs and 26 runs scored.

That standout offense earned him the Continental League Batter of the Month Trophy.

For the year Huo is batting .296 with 120 hits and 13 home runs. He has scored 81 times and driven in 52.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by buckinbranco

Can I see Negrete's stats?

Oh sorry, I completely forgot. Been one of those days. (got paged at 3:45am for work, all the way till now with a sick kid)

Sure, end of July.. anyone who wants to see stats of one of their guys, post it up now. I'll put them up after I get done with the July award winners.

[Alan T]

Monday, August 1st, 2039: Garza Wins RL Rookie Award
Almost everyone agreed -- fans, teammates, peers -- and BNN sportwriters, too -- that Pepillo Garza was worthy of the Republic League Rookie of the Month award.

In the month of July the Ann Arbor right fielder was a bigtime threat. The 22-year-old Ann Arbor right fielder played in 23 games and hit .337 with 4 doubles, no triples and 4 home runs. Garza also scored 19 times and drove in 15 runs.

Garza is batting .284 with 23 home runs and 66 RBIs this season.

Monday, August 1st, 2039: July's Best Rookie Honored by CL
José Santos is still a bit shy, but then, who could blame the newest Continental League Rookie of the Month honoree? He hasn't been around the league long enough to fully know the ropes yet, despite the fact that he's putting up veteran-like numbers.

In July the Newark hitter tagged opposing pitching for a .337 average with 32 hits, 1 home run and 7 RBIs.

This season in 99 games Santos is batting .262 with 4 home runs, 25 RBIs and has scored 59 times.

[Alan T]

Front Office Offseason League 08-01-2039 Standings Report

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Apex Assassins 66 36 .647 - 61-41 5 36-19 30-17 5-3 19-8 55 W2 8-2 Tokyo Cyclones 58 42 .580 7.0 57-43 1 27-18 31-24 5-4 11-12 W2 6-4 Napa Valley Winemakers 54 46 .540 11.0 48-52 6 31-23 23-23 5-6 14-8 L1 4-6 Edmonton Edge 53 49 .520 13.0 56-46 -3 31-22 22-27 6-2 11-16 L2 4-6 Boston Settlers 48 51 .485 16.5 48-51 0 24-25 24-26 5-5 19-20 L1 5-5 Baltimore Charm 40 60 .400 25.0 43-57 -3 20-27 20-33 6-5 11-13 L2 4-6 Newark Terriers 33 68 .327 32.5 39-62 -6 14-35 19-33 4-11 11-19 W1 3-7

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Chico Rebels 66 36 .647 - 65-37 1 38-17 28-19 4-7 17-17 51 L1 5-5 Hammersmith Hooligans 54 46 .540 11.0 58-42 -4 32-22 22-24 3-6 10-19 L1 8-2 Hartford Harpooners 54 46 .540 11.0 51-49 3 22-23 32-23 4-4 19-12 W2 5-5 New York Heroes 52 50 .510 14.0 53-49 -1 26-27 26-23 7-3 17-12 W1 6-4 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 44 57 .436 21.5 47-54 -3 22-27 22-30 3-4 10-17 L1 4-6 Hyannis Patriots 42 57 .424 22.5 41-58 1 22-27 20-30 7-6 14-13 W1 5-5 Colorado Rancheros 40 60 .400 25.0 38-62 2 17-30 23-30 5-3 12-9 L2 3-7

[ekcut]

Can I see SS Wamgondu?

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG J. Rivera - APX .363 2 T. Sanu COL .358 3 K. Yamada HAR .344 4 J. Moreno BOS .339 5 E. Watanabe HAM .333	League Leaders HR F. Dawson - CHI 29 2 F. García NVY 25 3 P. Garza ANN 23 3 C. Gonzáles ANN 23 3 E. Watanabe HAM 23	League Leaders RBI F. Dawson - CHI 102 2 G. Pichette NYH 94 3 Á. Quiñones APX 86 4 P. Blowey CHI 85 5 T. Jones CHI 80
League Leaders W N. Takeuchi - TOK 16 2 W. Martin HAM 14 3 A. Caulfield APX 13 3 J. Flores NVY 13 5 4 tied with 12	League Leaders ERA M. Bradford - BAL 2.02 2 A. Moya EDM 2.80 3 J. Rodgers EDM 2.94 4 R. Lemieux NVY 3.04 5 M. Knight EDM 3.10	League Leaders K V. Betancourt - HAM 196 2 J. Aitken TOK 192 3 M. Sánchez HAM 168 4 M. Bradford BAL 166 5 A. Moya EDM 160

[Tasan]

How bad is Ueda doing?

[Alan T]

Taking a quick break to check on my daughter (2-3 minutes) and give folks time to post up players they want to see. I'll put up all of the stats in about 5 minutes.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by buckinbranco

Can I see Negrete's stats?

Negrete: .311, 6 HR, 68 RBI, OPS = .852

[cgould43]

two things i've noticed (i just got in)
1. Tough year for rookies in the CL...I can't believe Caulfield hasn't one a ROM award yet even though he's been hanging out near of the top of the wins.
2. I can see Cuevas is a full fledged Hyannis Patriot yet as he's still wearing the assassin uniform.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by ekcut

Can I see SS Wamgondu?

.238, 1 HR, 17 RBI, OPS = .655

[cgould43]

If you've got a quick minute can I see caulfield's big three stats and his overall control number

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Tasan

How bad is Ueda doing?

Ueda: 6-9 4.06 ERA, WHIP = 1.43

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by cgould43

2. I can see Cuevas is a full fledged Hyannis Patriot yet as he's still wearing the assassin uniform.

That is normal. I don't rerun the photos until after the full season sim. So the uniforms in their photos don't update until after tonight. (It makes the daily files much larger if I do it daily.)

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by cgould43

If you've got a quick minute can I see caulfield's big three stats and his overall control number

Caufield: 13-3 3.59 ERA, 51 Control

[Alan T]

Ok, going to continue with the season! Make it or break it time for several teams.

[cgould43]

I thought it was in protest that Cuevas really wanted to stay with me.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by cgould43

I thought it was in protest that Cuevas really wanted to stay with me.

That could always be it too!

[Alan T]

Baltimore Rookie pitches a no hitter!



Monday, August 8th, 2039: Hernández Gets No-Hitter Against Newark
Baltimore is abuzz in the wake of a masterful no-hitter by Oliver Hernández against the Newark Terriers. In a dominating 9-0 performance at Charm Ballpark, the 26-year-old hurler had 3 strikeouts and 2 walks. Not one batter managed a hit.

The Newark manager said after the game, "You could tell early on it was going to be a long day for us. He made us look real bad. He was that good. And still going strong at the end of the game."

"Yeah, this was a special day for me," said Hernández. "I had my good stuff and good movement... good location, too. Even when I was off and made a mistake, I got away with it today."

Currently Hernández has a 10-13 won-lost record in 27 starts with a 5.67 ERA. He also has 107 strikeouts in 155.2 innings.

[Alan T]

Wednesday, August 24th, 2039: Velona Raps 300th Roundtripper
New York shortstop Ersilio Velona pounded a home run during the Heroes 5-3 loss to Chico yesterday. Despite the defeat the long ball was a significant achievement and raised his career home run total to 300.

"Some hitters never live up to the hype," said his manager. "Ersilio has definitely lived up to his. He's hammered the heck out of the ball year after year."

The New York star went 1 hit for 4 at-bats during the game, scoring 1 run and had 2 RBI.

Lifetime Velona has compiled a .266 batting average and collected 1792 hits, 300 home runs and 1058 RBIs.

[Alan T]

Sunday, August 28th, 2039: Rodríguez Shuts out Apex
According to Marcos Rodríguez of the Boston Settlers, "There are three important elements in pitching success: location, location, and location." He told his pitching philosophy to sportswriters in the postgame interview after his 8-0 victory over Apex.

He blanked them on a 1-hitter, allowed 3 walks and had 4 strikeouts. "I really felt comfortable the whole game," Rodríguez said.

His manager echoed his comments, saying, "He hit his spots time and time again."

This year Rodríguez has a 7-11 record with a 3.84 ERA.

[Alan T]

Thursday, September 1st, 2039: RL Announces August's Best Starter
The Republic League scribes have announced August's Pitcher of the Month and have given the award to Chua chay Chao of Ann Arbor. He was one tough cookie on the mound last month with a fine 4-1 mark to prove it.

The Ann Arbor star made 5 starts with a 3.18 ERA and surrendered 30 hits in 34 innings. He struck out 37 and walked 8.

In pitching stats this season Chao has rung up 10 wins and 12 losses in 26 games. He has an ERA of 4.66 and has fanned 165 batters in 168 innings.

[Alan T]

Thursday, September 1st, 2039: Edmonton Starter Named CL's Best Pitcher
There was nobody finer on the mound in August and Albert Moya cruised to the Continental League Pitcher of the Month award today.

He was 4-0 with a 2.15 ERA while piling up 31 strikeouts in 37.2 innings and holding opposing hitters to a .226 batting average.

This year Moya has compiled a 15-6 record with a 2.68 ERA.

[Alan T]

Thursday, September 1st, 2039: August's #1 Batter Announced
On the heels of a very productive August, Hou Chen received Republic League Batter of the Month recognition today.

The battle-tested left fielder hit .368 for the Colorado Rancheros and racked up 13 home runs, 34 RBIs and 26 runs scored.

Chen is batting .315 this season in 127 games with 29 home runs, 87 RBIs and 77 runs scored. He has 150 hits in 476 at-bats.

[Alan T]

Thursday, September 1st, 2039: Che Takes Best Bat Award in August
Baltimore's right fielder Cong Che brought home the Continental League batting trophy for August by hitting .342 for the month.

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

In 2039 Che has hit at a .283 clip with 142 hits, 28 home runs, 94 RBIs and has scored 83 times.

[Alan T]

Thursday, September 1st, 2039: Newcomer Honored by Republic League
The outstanding Republic League rookie in August was Ann Arbor's first baseman Ernesto Lozano.

Last month he played in 29 games and hit .318 with 5 doubles, no triples, and 3 home runs. Lozano also scored 10 times and drove in 20 runs.

In 2039 Lozano is batting .278 with 14 home runs and 78 RBIs.

Thursday, September 1st, 2039: Apex Rookie Reels in Reward in August
The Continental League Rookie of the Month Award has been given to Jon Cruden of the Apex Assassins.

In August he played in 26 games, recording a .325 batting average with 1 home run, 19 RBIs and 9 runs scored.

So far this year Cruden is batting .317 with 13 home runs, 72 RBIs and 50 runs scored.

[Alan T]

Front Office Offseason League 09-01-2039 Standings Report

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Apex Assassins 81 48 .628 - 76-53 5 40-24 41-24 8-7 26-11 27 W2 5-5 Tokyo Cyclones 72 55 .567 8.0 68-59 4 34-27 38-28 7-6 18-15 W4 5-5 Edmonton Edge 67 59 .532 12.5 70-56 -3 40-26 27-33 6-3 16-19 W2 6-4 Boston Settlers 64 62 .508 15.5 65-61 -1 30-30 34-32 9-7 22-24 L2 6-4 Napa Valley Winemakers 63 62 .504 16.0 59-66 4 33-29 30-33 5-8 15-15 L1 4-6 Baltimore Charm 53 74 .417 27.0 57-70 -4 29-36 24-38 9-6 17-21 L2 5-5 Newark Terriers 45 85 .346 36.5 49-81 -4 22-45 23-40 6-13 16-25 W1 4-6

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Chico Rebels 82 47 .636 - 78-51 4 41-23 41-24 6-8 23-20 24 W3 6-4 Hammersmith Hooligans 68 57 .544 12.0 73-52 -5 38-24 30-33 5-7 14-24 W2 7-3 New York Heroes 66 60 .524 14.5 70-56 -4 34-32 32-28 8-5 20-15 W2 5-5 Hartford Harpooners 61 66 .480 20.0 60-67 1 26-35 35-31 5-7 23-21 L1 2-8 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 61 69 .469 21.5 62-68 -1 31-36 30-33 6-5 18-22 L1 5-5 Colorado Rancheros 56 71 .441 25.0 53-74 3 28-37 28-34 6-3 17-12 L4 6-4 Hyannis Patriots 51 75 .405 29.5 49-77 2 27-33 24-42 8-9 16-17 L2 3-7

Apex has a magic number of 23

Tokyo has a magic number of 32

Chico has a magic number of 21

Hammersmith has a magic number of 35

[cgould43]

I didn't expect cruden to do so well...i knew he had great contact coming in but I thought he had to develop a tiny bit more

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG T. Sanu - COL .353 2 J. Moreno BOS .341 3 F. Dawson CHI .340 4 E. Watanabe HAM .338 5 J. Rivera APX .333	League Leaders HR F. Dawson - CHI 35 2 F. García NVY 30 3 H. Chen COL 29 4 C. Che BAL 28 4 3 more tied with 28	League Leaders RBI F. Dawson - CHI 124 2 G. Pichette NYH 116 3 Á. Quiñones APX 112 4 P. Blowey CHI 109 5 C. Che BAL 94
League Leaders W 2 tied with 18 1 W. Martin HAM 18 1 N. Takeuchi TOK 18 3 C. Román CHI 16 4 4 tied with 15	League Leaders ERA M. Bradford - BAL 2.34 2 A. Moya EDM 2.68 3 M. Knight EDM 2.90 4 J. Rodgers EDM 3.14 5 R. Lemieux NVY 3.26	League Leaders K 2 tied with 243 1 J. Aitken TOK 243 1 V. Betancourt HAM 243 3 M. Sánchez HAM 205 4 M. Bradford BAL 203

[Alan T]

Friday, September 2nd, 2039: Dawson Hitless, Streak Ends at 27
His 27-game hitting streak is over. Frank Dawson failed to get a hit today against the Hartford Harpooners and had his consecutive-game hitting streak broken. The 32-year-old Rebels first baseman went 0-for-6 in his club's 4-3 victory over the Hartford at Rebels Ballpark.

This season Dawson has hit 35 home runs and posted a .337 batting average.

[cgould43]

well i am off to bed...hoping the VI curse doesn't come back to bite me. Good luck and good night all.

[Alan T]

Monday, September 5th, 2039: #300 for Jiménez
It was a great day for Xavier Jiménez, but not a good one for his Hyannis Patriots. The 35-year-old third baseman reached a personal milestone with his 300th career homer, but it wasn't enough to beat the Hammersmith Hooligans, who came away with a 9-5 victory. Jiménez finished the day with 1 hit, 1 run batted in and 2 runs scored.

"Well, I've conceded the fact that you can't will yourself to hit a home run," he said. "I tried hard for the last few days. It was getting to be embarrassing with the crowd standing up every time I came to the plate."

To date Jiménez has a .287 career batting average and has totaled 300 home runs.

[TimGuru]

With 36 games to play, I only need to win 9 to exceed last year's win total. Huzzah.

[Alan T]

Wednesday, September 7th, 2039: Razor-Sharp Rodgers Blanks Tokyo
On the hill John Rodgers stood out and was the master of the moment as he blanked Tokyo 13-0.

At bat the Cyclones floundered, fizzled and failed to score.

"His fastball moves and he mixes in the slider," the Tokyo manager said. "He kept us off-balance."

The Edmonton pitcher hurled a 4-hit shutout in an exceptional effort. He gave up 1 walk and had 11 strikeouts.

"I felt good," Rodgers said. "That's probably the best fastball I've had all season. I was able to locate it pretty well. They were super-aggressive, which helped me."

Looking at his season stats, Rodgers has won 14 and lost 10, collecting 207 strikeouts and 51 walks in 242.2 innings with a 2.93 ERA.

[Alan T]

Front Office Offseason League 09-12-2039 Standings Report

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Apex Assassins 88 49 .642 - 82-55 6 47-25 41-24 8-7 29-12 16 W7 9-1 Tokyo Cyclones 76 59 .563 11.0 71-64 5 37-27 39-32 8-6 21-16 W3 6-4 Edmonton Edge 75 61 .551 12.5 78-58 -3 44-26 31-35 7-4 19-20 W1 8-2 Napa Valley Winemakers 69 66 .511 18.0 64-71 5 37-30 32-36 5-8 18-16 W2 6-4 Boston Settlers 67 69 .493 20.5 69-67 -2 32-31 35-38 10-9 23-28 L4 3-7 Baltimore Charm 54 81 .400 33.0 59-76 -5 29-39 25-42 9-7 18-25 L2 1-9 Newark Terriers 47 91 .341 41.5 51-87 -4 24-48 23-43 7-13 17-28 L1 3-7

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Chico Rebels 86 51 .628 - 83-54 3 45-27 41-24 7-8 25-21 14 L1 6-4 Hammersmith Hooligans 72 63 .533 13.0 76-59 -4 41-26 31-37 5-7 15-26 W3 4-6 New York Heroes 72 64 .529 13.5 75-61 -3 37-33 35-31 10-5 21-17 W1 6-4 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 67 71 .486 19.5 68-70 -1 34-38 33-33 6-6 19-22 L1 7-3 Hartford Harpooners 65 70 .481 20.0 64-71 1 29-35 36-35 5-9 25-23 W4 5-5 Colorado Rancheros 60 75 .444 25.0 56-79 4 30-38 30-37 7-3 18-12 L2 4-6 Hyannis Patriots 54 82 .397 31.5 53-83 1 28-35 26-47 8-10 16-18 L4 3-7

Apex has a magic number of 14

Tokyo has a magic number of 26

Chico has a magic number of 13

Hammersmith has a magic number of 27

[Alan T]

Front Office Offseason League 09-19-2039 Standings Report

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Apex Assassins 92 50 .648 - 86-56 6 47-25 45-25 9-7 30-13 10 W4 9-1 Tokyo Cyclones 79 61 .564 12.0 75-65 4 40-29 39-32 8-6 21-17 L1 6-4 Edmonton Edge 78 64 .549 14.0 81-61 -3 45-27 33-37 8-4 22-21 W1 5-5 Napa Valley Winemakers 72 69 .511 19.5 67-74 5 39-32 33-37 5-8 18-17 W1 5-5 Boston Settlers 69 74 .483 23.5 72-71 -3 34-36 35-38 10-11 24-29 L4 2-8 Baltimore Charm 58 84 .408 34.0 60-82 -2 31-40 27-44 9-7 20-25 L1 5-5 Newark Terriers 49 95 .340 44.0 55-89 -6 24-48 25-47 7-13 17-30 W1 4-6

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Chico Rebels 90 52 .634 - 86-56 4 45-27 45-25 7-8 26-22 9 W3 6-4 Hammersmith Hooligans 77 64 .546 12.5 80-61 -3 44-27 33-37 6-7 18-27 W2 8-2 New York Heroes 75 67 .528 15.0 78-64 -3 38-34 37-33 10-6 23-19 W2 5-5 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 72 72 .500 19.0 72-72 0 34-38 38-34 8-6 20-22 L1 7-3 Hartford Harpooners 66 74 .471 23.0 66-74 0 30-39 36-35 6-10 26-26 L2 5-5 Colorado Rancheros 63 79 .444 27.0 59-83 4 31-40 32-39 8-4 20-13 W1 4-6 Hyannis Patriots 54 89 .378 36.5 54-89 0 28-42 26-47 8-12 16-20 L11 0-10

Apex has a magic number of 7

Tokyo has a magic number of 20

Chico has a magic number of 6

Hammersmith has a magic number of 19

[Alan T]

Monday, September 19th, 2039: Che on Fire: Burns Apex with 3 HR
Cong Che was sending souvenirs to the sun gods all game long in the Baltimore 8-3 triumph over Apex, launching not one, not two, but three home runs into the stands. Nobody who was at Charm Ballpark will forget this home run outburst anytime soon.

The Baltimore right fielder went 4-5, rung up 7 RBIs and scored 3 runs on his record-setting day.

He told the press corps after his three home run binge, "One homer's good, two's great, three's out of sight. I can't wait until tomorrow's game. I really feel good at the plate."

C. Che hit an RBI single in the 1st, struck out in the 3rd, hit a solo-shot off D. Taylor in the 5th, hit a three-run home run off L. Griffin in the 6th and hit a two-run home run off J. Chaput in the 8th.

Thus far this year Che is batting .278 with 32 home runs, 107 RBIs and 91 runs scored.

[Alan T]

Thursday, September 29th, 2039: 2000th Hit for Santos
Chico's Ramón Santos entered the record books today as he collected hit number 2000 at Rebels Ballpark.

"I am proud of this. Not too many player reach this level. You have to be around quite a few years and you have to get a lot of hits," Santos said after the game.

On his milestone day he went 3 for 5 as the Rebels won 11-5 over the Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines.

A check of his lifetime stats shows Santos has played in 1613 games with a .314 batting average. Among his 2001 hits are 254 home runs. He also has scored 1218 runs and driven in 1091 runs.

[Alan T]

Friday, September 30th, 2039: Le Touches All Bases, Hits for Cycle
Fa-tang Le had a banner day at the plate today, stringing together all four legs of the cycle as the Rebels beat the Winged Lingerines 5-4. Le drilled 4 hits in 4 trips to the plate, collecting 4 runs batted in and scoring 2 runs to capture the win for Chico.

F. Le hit a three-run home run off J. Jackson in the 1st, doubled in the 4th, hit an RBI triple in the 6th and singled in the 8th.

This year Le is batting .244 with 25 home runs and 88 RBIs. In 153 games he has scored 94 times.

[Tasan]

muns, looks like we're down here hanging out with the expansion teams this season.

[Alan T]

Saturday, October 1st, 2039: Ann Arbor Starter September's Best Pitcher
Whether Tamrat Chelanga stays in Ann Arbor beyond this season remains to be seen, but while he's here he's making the most of it. In September the 32-year-old certainly pulled out all the stops by winning the Republic League Pitcher of the Month award.

He put up some fancy numbers with a 4-1 record and and an ERA of 2.89. In 37.1 innings he struck out 36, surrendered 37 hits, 8 walks and proved to be a solid performer in 5 starts last month.

In 2039 Chelanga has a 11-11 record with a 4.84 ERA.

[Alan T]

Saturday, October 1st, 2039: Lemieux Gets CL #1 Pitcher Trophy
It was a very good month for Renaud Lemieux in September. The 35-year-old veteran starter for the Napa Valley Winemakers outpitched everybody -- young and old -- to claim the Continental League Pitcher of the Month award earlier today.

Lemieux ran up a 6-0 record in his 7 starts during the month. In 58.1 innings he fanned 46 and recorded a 1.23 ERA.

In 2039, Lemieux has chalked up 20 wins and 10 losses in 38 starts with 209 strikeouts in 268.1 innings and a 2.82 ERA.

[Alan T]

Saturday, October 1st, 2039: Ann Arbor's Garza Snaps up September Batting Award
Pepillo Garza, the Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines right fielder, certainly made his name known to Republic League hurlers over the last month. He consistently introduced himself with hit after hit and came away with September's Republic League Batter of the Month award.

He slashed and bashed his way to a .386 batting average while tallying up 12 home runs, 22 RBIs and 24 runs scored. He also worked RL pitchers for 7 walks and a .460 on-base percentage.

For the season, Garza is hitting at a .287 clip with 38 home runs, 102 RBIs and has scored 103 runs. He has 155 hits, 32 walks and a .351 on-base percentage.