FOOL 2101 Regular Season

[Alan T]

Time for a MLK day sim!

Getting exports now

[Alan T]

Saturday, April 2nd, 2101

Toronto Marlboros: Signed SS B. MacDonald to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $2,302,500.

Halifax Winter Wolves: Signed free agent LF D. Salazar to a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,482,500.

Halifax Winter Wolves: Signed free agent 1B A. Quiñonez to a 1-year contract worth a total of $5,065,000.

Hartford Harpooners: Signed free agent CL E. Michael to a minor league contract.

Hartford Harpooners: Signed free agent MR J. Evans to a minor league contract.

Hartford Harpooners: Signed free agent 1B T. Ine to a minor league contract.

Hartford Harpooners: Signed free agent MR J. Cardona to a minor league contract.

Brunswick Barons: Signed free agent SS B. Tower to a minor league contract.

Baltimore Charm: Signed free agent 1B B. Hill to a minor league contract.

Hartford Harpooners: Signed free agent MR M. Flannery to a minor league contract.

Hartford Harpooners: Signed free agent MR A. Segura to a minor league contract.

Apex Assassins: Signed free agent SS R. Forrest to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,702,500.

Brunswick Barons: Signed free agent MR A. Chambers to a 3-year contract worth a total of $6,500,000.

Hartford Harpooners: Signed free agent SP A. Pagán to a minor league contract.

Brunswick Barons: Signed free agent 2B V. Ford to a 3-year contract worth a total of $6,000,000.

Brunswick Barons: Signed free agent LF B. Guzmán to a 2-year contract worth a total of $3,750,000.

[Alan T]

Ok here we go. Good luck to everyone this season

[Alan T]

Brendan Miller Gets Hit Number 2500
Sunday, April 3rd, 2101: What a day for Brendan Miller. The 39-year-old Baltimore right fielder reached the 2500-hit mark today and the Charm whipped the Halifax Winter Wolves 3-2.

Miller told reporters, "It's good to finally get it. The closer you get to 2500, the harder it is to get there. Now the pressure is off and I can go back to just playing ball."

He went 1 for 1 in the game to reach the milestone.

Miller boasts a career batting average of .286 with 2500 hits, 370 homers and 1536 RBIs.

[Alan T]

Blankenship Swats #300
Saturday, April 9th, 2101: The crowd roared -- they knew they were seeing history -- and Joe Blankenship was delighted, too: The 33-year-old Hooligans first baseman was making history with his 300th career homer. The crowd buzzed and roared again when Blankenship stuck his head out of the dugout for a curtain call.

"Never, as a kid, did I ever think I'd hit even one," he told BNN after hitting No. 300 in a 11-6 victory over Colorado. Blankenship went 1-5 in the game, had 4 RBI, and scored 1 run.

His all-time numbers show Blankenship is carrying a .261 career batting average with 300 home runs and 1068 RBIs.

[Alan T]

Rúbio Fires Shutout in Apex Win
Tuesday, April 19th, 2101: In an outstanding mound performance, Santiago Rúbio of the Apex Assassins scuttled the Baltimore Charm 1-0 on a 1-hit shutout, ringing up 5 strikeouts and giving up 1 walk.

"He's got great stuff and good movement," the Baltimore manager said after the game.

"He threw a lot of breaking balls. He made adjustments. We just couldn't figure him out today."

[Alan T]

April's Best Hurler in RL Is Peña
Sunday, May 1st, 2101: Emílio Peña has been around the league long enough to know that relievers are often overlooked. That has never stopped him from doing what he does best -- and he did it extremely well in April and stole away with the Republic League Pitcher of the Month award.

The Winged Lingerines bullpen ace collected 6 saves and 9 strikeouts in 14.1 innings, holding the opposition to a .259 average and posting a 1.26 ERA and a 3-2 record.


Assassins Starter Wins CL Pitching Award
Sunday, May 1st, 2101: Despite the number of years he's been in the league, Pedro Santvario still gets excited when he puts together a quality stretch like he had in April. The 33-year-old starter for Apex was named Continental League Pitcher of the Month earlier today.

He collected 5 wins and no losses with 37 strikeouts in his 5 starts, putting up a fine 1.15 ERA in 39 innings of work.

[Alan T]

RL's Top Hitter Named
Sunday, May 1st, 2101: Seasoned by several years of professional experience, 26-year-old Mike Gibson put together a solid offensive month for Chico and was crowned April's top batter in the Republic League.

He batted .345 with 6 home runs, 21 RBIs and 19 runs scored.


Salinas Awarded April's CL Top Bat Prize
Sunday, May 1st, 2101: José Salinas battered Continental League pitchers all April 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 28-year-old Salinas 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 26 games, Salinas hit .451 with 2 home runs, 17 RBIs and scored 19 runs.

[Alan T]

RL Picks Rookie of the Month
Sunday, May 1st, 2101: The Republic League made the official announcement today. The Rookie of the Month honor went to Edwin MacIntosh of Hartford. He was chosen as the #1 rookie in April.

Last month the 27-year-old Harpooners first baseman played in 22 games and hit .330 with 5 doubles, 1 triple and 5 home runs. MacIntosh also scored 15 times and drove in 27 runs.


CL Selects Rookie Star of the Month
Sunday, May 1st, 2101: Víctor Luna's eyes seem to light up whenever he sees the baseball. The young Noblesville right fielder has been hitting everything in sight for the better part of a month.

In April he was voted the Rookie of the Month Award.

During the month he hit .326 with 4 doubles, no triples and 3 home runs. Luna also scored 15 times and drove in 13 runs.

[Alan T]

May 1st, 2101:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Halifax Winter Wolves 18 9 .667 - 18-9 0 14-2 4-7 2-3 3-3 136 L1 8-2 Apex Assassins 14 9 .609 2.0 14-9 0 9-2 5-7 2-2 3-5 W3 6-4 Noblesville Millers 13 10 .565 3.0 14-9 -1 6-8 7-2 0-1 2-3 W5 5-5 Baltimore Charm 11 12 .478 5.0 10-13 1 5-1 6-11 1-1 3-3 L2 1-9 Tokyo Cyclones 12 14 .462 5.5 11-15 1 7-8 5-6 2-1 6-3 L4 2-8 Napa Valley Winemakers 10 15 .400 7.0 10-15 0 5-5 5-10 3-2 6-4 W1 5-5 Georgia Devils 9 18 .333 9.0 10-17 -1 7-8 2-10 0-0 2-4 W1 5-5

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Chico Rebels 17 6 .739 - 16-7 1 6-0 11-6 3-1 7-4 139 L1 7-3 Hammersmith Hooligans 16 7 .696 1.0 15-8 1 11-3 5-4 2-1 6-1 W1 8-2 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 13 14 .481 6.0 13-14 0 8-7 5-7 2-2 5-9 L2 5-5 Brunswick Barons 13 14 .481 6.0 10-17 3 7-9 6-5 1-0 6-1 W2 5-5 Hartford Harpooners 10 13 .435 7.0 13-10 -3 5-6 5-7 0-0 2-6 W2 3-7 Toronto Marlboros 9 16 .360 9.0 8-17 1 3-7 6-9 1-1 4-5 L3 2-8 Colorado Rancheros 9 17 .346 9.5 10-16 -1 6-9 3-8 1-5 4-8 W2 4-6

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG J. Salinas - HAL .451 2 M. Wolfe HAM .387 3 R. Laughren NOB .367 4 Y. Ohayashi HAL .357 5 J. Canseco TOK .352	League Leaders HR I. Bosman - GEO 9 2 L. Pérez COL 7 3 C. Alemán HAM 6 3 E. Garland GEO 6 3 5 more tied with 6	League Leaders RBI E. MacIntosh - HAR 27 2 Y. Ohayashi HAL 23 2 E. Shimizu NOB 23 4 I. Bosman GEO 22 5 M. Gibson CHI 21
League Leaders W P. Santvario - APX 5 2 M. Calderón GEO 4 2 M. Vázquez HAL 4 4 C. Cunningham CHI 3 4 10 more tied with 3	League Leaders ERA A. Villa - HAL 1.07 2 P. Santvario APX 1.15 3 O. Díaz APX 1.45 4 J. Portillo TOR 2.00 5 C. Blanchard NOB 2.30	League Leaders K M. Maeda - TOK 46 2 J. López CHI 43 3 C. Fielding COL 42 4 W. Rawlings BAL 37 4 P. Santvario APX 37

[Alan T]

Hernández #1 RL Pitcher in May
Wednesday, June 1st, 2101: Veteran Vicente Hernández put together quite a successful stretch in May for the Toronto Marlboros, earning himself the Republic League Pitcher of the Month award.

Hernández racked up a 5-0 record in 6 starts, posting a 1.74 ERA over 46.2 innings and striking out 29.

In 11 starts this year Hernández has recorded a 5-3 record and a 3.82 ERA.



Sellars Nets CL #1 Pitcher Award
Wednesday, June 1st, 2101: Matt Sellars's been around the league long enough to appreciate the honor he received today. After going 4-1 in May, the 31-year-old Tokyo hurler has been named Continental League Pitcher of the Month.

He fanned 19 in 36.1 innings, logged an ERA of 0.99 and allowed opponents to hit .230 against him.

Thus far this season Sellars has posted a 7-2 record, started 13 games, struck out 40 batters in 75.1 innings and compiled a 2.87 ERA.

[Alan T]

RL Announces Best Batter Award
Wednesday, June 1st, 2101: Hayden Graham picked up the top batter prize in the Republic League for May.

The Toronto shortstop hit .348 with 6 home runs, 22 RBIs and 19 runs scored. He also drew 3 walks to post an OBP of .388.

So far this season Graham is hitting .306 with 7 home runs, 28 RBIs and 26 runs scored. He has 53 hits in 173 at-bats and a .361 OBP.



Laughren Garners CL Batter of the Month Award
Wednesday, June 1st, 2101: When guys like Noblesville's Roger Laughren win Batter of the Month awards, it just makes you feel good. In a productive May, the longtime Continental League veteran toyed with opposing pitchers all month long, collecting 39 hits in 108 at-bats.

The veteran left fielder hit for a .361 batting average and collected 3 home runs, 13 RBIs and 25 runs scored.

For the season Laughren is hitting .364, batted in 25 runs with 6 home runs and 51 runs scored.

[Alan T]

Hammersmith Newcomer May's Best Rookie
Wednesday, June 1st, 2101: A veritable toddler to the Republic League, Joe Christian just sewed up the Rookie of the Month trophy for May.

Over the past month the 24-year-old first baseman for Hammersmith hit .304 with 31 hits, 3 home runs and 8 runs batted in. He also logged 2 walks and compiled a .324 on-base percentage.

This year Christian is hitting at a .295 pace with 4 home runs and 19 RBIs. He has played in 50 games and scored 20 times.



Continental League Names Rookie of Month
Wednesday, June 1st, 2101: Víctor Luna 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 May the Noblesville hitter tagged opposing pitching for a .356 average with 32 hits, 6 home runs and 18 RBIs.

Luna on the season is hitting .341 with 9 home runs. His stats include 31 RBIs and 34 runs scored.

[Alan T]

June 1st, 2101:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Halifax Winter Wolves 34 18 .654 - 32-20 2 18-8 16-10 2-5 6-5 108 L4 5-5 Noblesville Millers 29 21 .580 4.0 31-19 -2 10-16 19-5 3-1 5-5 W5 6-4 Baltimore Charm 25 25 .500 8.0 22-28 3 15-8 10-17 4-1 8-5 W1 6-4 Tokyo Cyclones 25 27 .481 9.0 22-30 3 10-17 15-10 2-4 7-8 W5 6-4 Apex Assassins 24 27 .471 9.5 25-26 -1 13-12 11-15 3-4 6-10 L1 2-8 Napa Valley Winemakers 23 31 .426 12.0 28-26 -5 10-16 13-15 3-5 6-7 W3 5-5 Georgia Devils 20 31 .392 13.5 19-32 1 11-16 9-15 3-0 8-6 L4 3-7

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Hammersmith Hooligans 29 21 .580 - 28-22 1 17-9 12-12 3-1 10-3 109 L2 4-6 Toronto Marlboros 29 25 .537 2.0 29-25 0 16-10 13-15 1-2 8-7 L2 6-4 Brunswick Barons 27 25 .519 3.0 27-25 0 14-12 13-13 3-0 7-4 W3 4-6 Chico Rebels 26 24 .520 3.0 27-23 -1 13-10 13-14 4-4 9-10 L3 2-8 Hartford Harpooners 25 26 .490 4.5 26-25 -1 11-14 14-12 0-1 6-8 W2 7-3 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 24 27 .471 5.5 24-27 0 13-14 11-13 4-4 9-12 W2 5-5 Colorado Rancheros 20 32 .385 10.0 20-32 0 10-17 10-15 2-5 6-11 L1 6-4

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG J. Salinas - HAL .393 2 R. Laughren NOB .364 3 M. Wolfe HAM .355 4 Y. Nakamura HAR .346 5 J. Watson HAL .343	League Leaders HR 5 tied with 12 1 I. Bosman GEO 12 1 K. Hamilton COL 12 1 Y. Ohayashi HAL 12 1 2 more tied with 12	League Leaders RBI 2 tied with 44 1 E. Shimizu NOB 44 1 J. Watson HAL 44 3 J. Garza NVY 39 4 E. MacIntosh HAR 38
League Leaders W 3 tied with 8 1 J. Portillo TOR 8 1 M. Vázquez HAL 8 1 A. Villa HAL 8 4 M. Sellars TOK 7	League Leaders ERA P. Santvario - APX 2.03 2 A. Villa HAL 2.22 3 O. Díaz APX 2.52 4 P. Pinnell ANN 2.72 5 J. Portillo TOR 2.79	League Leaders K M. Maeda - TOK 81 2 W. Rawlings BAL 79 3 P. Santvario APX 72 4 C. Fielding COL 71 5 J. López CHI 69

[Alan T]

3000 Hits for Ogbourne
Tuesday, June 7th, 2101: It was a banner day for Brandon Ogbourne, who collected his 3000th hit in the Napa Valley 8-4 win over Halifax. Ogbourne went 1-4 in the game as both Winemakers and Winter Wolves fans cheered Ogbourne, when he reached base after his hit.

"It feels great to get #3000," Ogbourne said afterward, "especially since we won the game."

In his career Ogbourne is batting .289 with 3000 hits, 543 doubles, 63 triples and 162 home runs.

[Alan T]

Ogbourne is only the 43rd player in the 140 year history of FOOL to record 3000 hits!

[Alan T]

James Makes 300 Mark
Tuesday, June 14th, 2101: Colorado first baseman Christian James pounded a home run during the Rancheros 10-3 loss to Toronto 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. "Christian has definitely lived up to his. He's hammered the heck out of the ball year after year."

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

A check of his lifetime stats shows James has a career .272 average with 2102 hits, 311 doubles, 5 triples, 300 home runs and 1138 RBIs. To date he has scored 939 runs, walked 703 times and stolen 7 bases.

[Alan T]

Lin Tosses Shutout Against Toronto
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2101: Ann Arbor pitcher Wen-huan Lin gave the Toronto Marlboros fits today as he blanked them 6-0 on 2 hits. He registered 6 strikeouts and 1 walk in the shutout.

His manager said, "When he's locating his pitches, he becomes unpredictable. He had Toronto guessing the entire game."

In 18 starts this season Lin has recorded a 3-6 record and a 4.42 ERA.

[Alan T]

Adams Wins RL Top Pitcher Award
Friday, July 1st, 2101: Capping off a whirlwind month in which he went 5-0 with a 1.06 ERA, Greg Adams was selected as June's Republic League Pitcher of the Month today. Reporters caught up with the elated Chico starter as he left the clubhouse.

"I know it's difficult for pitchers -- when you have a bad start or two, people start wondering if you've lost it. Then you ride stretches like this one for all you can. You find it easier to come to the park every day because know you're contributing to the club, not just waiting for your turn in the rotation to make up for your last start."

Greg Adams definitely contributed to the club. He had 6 starts, throwing 42.1 innings, striking out 38, and holding the opposition to a .188 average.

This season-to-date, Adams has fashioned a 8-4 mark and 3.49 ERA in 111 innings. Opposing clubs are batting .230 against him and he has logged 90 strikeouts.



Villa Picked as June's Pitcher of the Month
Friday, July 1st, 2101: When the Winter Wolves skipper wrote Villa on the lineup card, it was a bad omen for the opposition. Outing after outing in June he took command and usually got the win.

He dominated with a 5-2 mark and 2.98 ERA in 7 starts. The gifted Winter Wolves star pitched 42.1 innings, fanned 41 and held opposing teams to a .231 average.

For his excellent mound work Villa was named the CL Pitcher of the Month by the baseball writers.

So far this year Villa has a 13-3 record with a 2.49 ERA.

[Alan T]

RL Presents Batter of Month Trophy to Ornelas
Friday, July 1st, 2101: To survive in the bigs, you've got to be a scrapper like Orlando Ornelas. It never pays to take a day off from the batting cages or to shrug off the advice of the hitting coach. It all paid off today as Hartford's right fielder pinned down the Republic League Batter of the Month trophy today.

He hit .393 in June collecting 6 home runs, 22 RBIs and 15 runs scored.

So far this season Ornelas has gotten 90 hits in 278 at-bats for a .324 batting average with 16 home runs. His stats include 56 RBIs and 49 runs scored. He has played in 75 games.


Noblesville Third Baseman CL's Best Batter in June
Friday, July 1st, 2101: June's Continental League Batter of the Month trophy was claimed by third baseman Eisuke Shimizu of the Noblesville Millers.

Last month he compiled a .392 batting average with 10 home runs, 34 RBIs, 29 runs scored and a .455 on-base percentage.

This season in 78 games, Shimizu has hit at a .344 clip with 106 hits, 18 home runs, 78 RBIs and 69 runs scored.

[Alan T]

Liriano Selected June's Top Newcomer
Friday, July 1st, 2101: Hammersmith catcher César Liriano snagged the Republic League Rookie of the Month Award for June.

He posted a .341 batting average last month and collected 28 hits, 1 home run and 14 RBIs.

Currently Liriano is batting .286 with 7 home runs and 37 RBIs.


June's Best Rookie In a Class by Himself
Friday, July 1st, 2101: Víctor Luna earned June's Rookie of the Month honors in the Continental League for last month's performance. The boyish Noblesville right fielder might be wet behind the ears, but he's proving that he has what it takes to play at this level.

Luna hit .340 with 6 home runs, 19 RBIs and 25 runs scored this past month on his way to winning the award.

Thus far this year Luna has hit .341 with 15 home runs and 50 RBIs.

[Alan T]

July 1st, 2101:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Noblesville Millers 51 27 .654 - 53-25 -2 19-20 32-7 6-2 8-5 82 W5 9-1 Halifax Winter Wolves 48 30 .615 3.0 45-33 3 23-13 25-17 2-5 9-5 W4 8-2 Apex Assassins 37 38 .493 12.5 37-38 0 21-18 16-20 6-6 13-12 L3 5-5 Baltimore Charm 37 39 .487 13.0 34-42 3 21-18 16-21 4-2 10-9 W1 3-7 Tokyo Cyclones 35 44 .443 16.5 34-45 1 16-24 19-20 3-6 9-14 L5 2-8 Georgia Devils 32 44 .421 18.0 31-45 1 15-23 17-21 4-1 10-9 W6 6-4 Napa Valley Winemakers 30 48 .385 21.0 35-43 -5 14-25 16-23 3-6 9-14 L3 3-7

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Brunswick Barons 43 35 .551 - 41-37 2 20-16 23-19 4-1 11-5 86 L1 7-3 Chico Rebels 42 34 .553 - 41-35 1 21-18 21-16 5-5 13-13 87 W2 6-4 Toronto Marlboros 43 35 .551 - 42-36 1 23-16 20-19 2-3 11-9 86 W1 4-6 Hammersmith Hooligans 42 36 .538 1.0 43-35 -1 24-15 18-21 4-3 14-8 L1 4-6 Hartford Harpooners 35 40 .467 6.5 38-37 -3 18-21 17-19 0-2 8-12 W1 4-6 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 35 41 .461 7.0 36-40 -1 18-20 17-21 5-4 10-17 L1 6-4 Colorado Rancheros 30 49 .380 13.5 30-49 0 15-25 15-24 3-5 13-16 L4 3-7

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG R. Laughren - NOB .386 2 J. Salinas HAL .381 3 W. Blume TOR .365 4 Y. Nakamura HAR .347 5 E. Shimizu NOB .344	League Leaders HR T. Spivey - BRU 19 2 Y. Ohayashi HAL 18 2 E. Shimizu NOB 18 4 P. Miller HAR 16 4 O. Ornelas HAR 16	League Leaders RBI E. Shimizu - NOB 78 2 N. Aoki HAL 66 3 M. Cheriton NOB 63 4 J. Price CHI 57 5 O. Ornelas HAR 56
League Leaders W A. Villa - HAL 13 2 M. Vázquez HAL 11 3 J. Portillo TOR 10 4 C. Blanchard NOB 9 5 6 tied with 8	League Leaders ERA P. Santvario - APX 2.42 2 A. Villa HAL 2.49 3 C. Blanchard NOB 2.53 4 J. Portillo TOR 2.60 5 O. Díaz APX 2.81	League Leaders K W. Rawlings - BAL 108 2 M. Maeda TOK 101 3 A. Villa HAL 100 4 C. Fielding COL 96 5 P. Santvario APX 95

[Alan T]

The Republic League looks like a fun little race thus far

[Alan T]

Walls Tosses Shutout Against Toronto
Monday, July 4th, 2101: Garrett Walls had an impressive outing today. He hurled the Chico Rebels to a 4-0 shutout victory over the Toronto Marlboros, yielding 2 hits with 6 strikeouts and no walks.

"He threw strikes and he was always around the plate," the Toronto 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."

On the year Walls has compiled a 3-5 mark with a 4.18 ERA.

[Alan T]

FOOL News: The All-Star Game Rosters Have Been Announced
Sunday, July 10th, 2101: It's that time of the season again, when the best of the best battle it out for Front Office Offseason League bragging rights. Yes, its time for the annual All-Star game! The Continental League All-Stars will take on the Republic League All-Stars in a star-studded showdown.

Leading the way for the Continental League All-Stars will be:


SP A. Villa (HAL)
SP P. Santvario (APX)
SP C. Blanchard (NOB)
SP W. Rawlings (BAL)
SP M. Cardenas (APX)
SP M. Vázquez (HAL)
MR A. Suárez (APX)
CL J. Acosta (BAL)
CL J. Garza (HAL)
MR J. Hernández (NOB)
MR J. Suárez (TOK)
CL V. Olivares (NOB)
LF R. Laughren (NOB)
3B E. Shimizu (NOB)
CF M. Cheriton (NOB)
RF V. Luna (NOB)
1B A. Ramírez (NOB)
2B N. Aoki (HAL)
C J. Watson (HAL)
C N. Lee (GEO)
SS R. Keynes (APX)
LF J. Salinas (HAL)
1B E. Garland (GEO)
LF J. Canseco (TOK)
3B Y. Ohayashi (HAL)
2B J. Galván (APX)
RF A. Peña (BAL)
LF B. Burkholder (GEO)


While the Republic League will feature these star players:


SP J. Portillo (TOR)
SP J. Ortíz (BRU)
SP C. Cunningham (CHI)
SP G. Adams (CHI)
SP M. Galván (HAM)
SP A. Cruz (BRU)
MR E. Peña (ANN)
MR C. Rojas (BRU)
CL W. Padilla (COL)
SP P. Pinnell (ANN)
MR O. Medina (HAR)
MR L. Fitzpatrick (ANN)
SS M. Gibson (CHI)
RF O. Ornelas (HAR)
3B L. Sánchez (HAM)
1B L. Pérez (COL)
CF J. Denton (COL)
C W. Blume (TOR)
LF B. Coffey (CHI)
C C. Liriano (HAM)
2B K. Stolk (ANN)
3B Y. Nakamura (HAR)
RF M. Wiggins (HAM)
SS C. Malone (BRU)
1B A. Smith (TOR)
RF K. Cole (CHI)
RF M. Wolfe (HAM)
1B J. Blankenship (HAM)

[Alan T]

RL Announces July's Best Starter
Monday, August 1st, 2101: Francisco Liriano of the Hartford Harpooners was on top of his game the entire month of July, capping it off with the Republic League Pitcher of the Month honors.

He was outstanding in 5 starts with 3 wins and 1 loss, 31.2 IP, 15 strikeouts and a fine 2.84 ERA.

In 20 starts this year Liriano has posted 10 wins while suffering 8 losses. He has pitched 127 innings, allowed 117 hits, struck out 87 and has a 3.83 ERA.


July's CL Top Pitcher is Assassins Santvario
Monday, August 1st, 2101: Pedro Santvario really put his best foot forward in July with 4 wins and no losses and walked off with the Pitcher of the Month honors in the Continental League. When he got the start for the Apex Assassins, it was good news for his club, but bad news for the opposition.

In 37 innings of work, Santvario limited opposing batters to 27 base hits and a .214 batting average. He notched 29 strikeouts, issued 4 walks and had a 2.68 ERA.

So far this year Santvario has made 20 starts, tossed 145 innings, struck out 124 batters and walked 18. His record is 12-3 with a 2.48 ERA and he has limited opposing teams to a .223 batting average.

[Alan T]

Daisen Earns July's Top Batter Prize in RL
Monday, August 1st, 2101: July was a good month for Sojuro Daisen. The Ann Arbor left fielder had his way with opposing pitchers all month while posting a .376 batting average and was selected as the Republic League Batter of the Month.

Last month Daisen put up some solid numbers: 5 home runs, 19 RBIs, 16 runs scored and a .416 on-base percentage.

Hitting .297 to date, Daisen has 8 home runs and 48 RBIs. He has played in 102 games.


CL Honors Salinas, #1 Batter in July
Monday, August 1st, 2101: The premier hitter in the Continental League in July was Halifax left fielder José Salinas. For his standout play, he was voted the Batter of the Month.

Salinas was selected after batting .432, hitting no home runs, scoring 19 runs and driving in 14.

This season Salinas is batting .393 with 2 home runs. His totals include 44 RBIs and 71 runs scored.

[Alan T]

Christian Earns RL Rookie of Month
Monday, August 1st, 2101: Youngster Joe Christian emerged as the latest Republic League Rookie of the Month today. The young man from Hammersmith deserved the honor, batting .330 with no home runs and 11 RBI. 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 Christian enjoy the limelight.

Looking at his present stats, Christian has compiled a .293 batting average in 102 games with a .327 on-base percentage, while hitting 5 home runs and driving in 43 runs.


Garza Selected July's Top CL Rookie
Monday, August 1st, 2101: Júlio Garza was toddling around on his tricycle when some of the guys he's playing against were in their prime, but the 25-year-old second baseman definitely knows how to get to first, second or beyond. Today he was chosen July's Continental League Rookie of the Month for his remarkable month of hitting.

In 21 games Garza batted .322 for Napa Valley, slapping 28 hits in 87 at-bats with 6 home runs, drove in 14 runs and scored 17 times.

This year Garza has hit 14 home runs and posted a .264 batting average.

[Alan T]

August 1st, 2101:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Halifax Winter Wolves 64 37 .634 - 59-42 5 30-19 34-18 3-5 16-9 59 W1 8-2 Noblesville Millers 62 40 .608 2.5 67-35 -5 25-28 37-12 8-4 12-9 W2 5-5 Apex Assassins 51 49 .510 12.5 50-50 1 29-25 22-24 9-8 20-18 L4 5-5 Baltimore Charm 47 53 .470 16.5 46-54 1 22-23 25-30 4-2 11-12 W2 3-7 Napa Valley Winemakers 44 55 .444 19.0 48-51 -4 22-27 22-28 6-8 14-18 L1 8-2 Tokyo Cyclones 43 57 .430 20.5 41-59 2 18-29 25-28 3-9 14-20 L2 4-6 Georgia Devils 41 61 .402 23.5 40-62 1 19-36 22-25 4-1 13-14 L2 2-8

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Brunswick Barons 56 45 .554 - 53-48 3 27-22 29-23 5-1 13-7 59 L1 6-4 Hammersmith Hooligans 54 48 .529 2.5 56-46 -2 31-22 23-26 5-5 16-11 L3 5-5 Toronto Marlboros 52 47 .525 3.0 51-48 1 26-23 26-24 3-4 14-11 W1 6-4 Chico Rebels 51 49 .510 4.5 52-48 -1 21-24 30-25 6-8 13-18 W1 1-9 Hartford Harpooners 50 50 .500 5.5 51-49 -1 27-27 23-23 2-4 15-15 L2 5-5 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 50 52 .490 6.5 50-52 0 29-26 21-26 10-5 14-19 W3 7-3 Colorado Rancheros 39 61 .390 16.5 40-60 -1 18-29 21-32 3-7 16-20 L1 4-6

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG J. Salinas - HAL .393 2 R. Laughren NOB .372 3 Y. Nakamura HAR .352 4 V. Luna NOB .330 5 J. Aastrom TOR .325	League Leaders HR T. Spivey - BRU 23 2 Y. Ohayashi HAL 21 3 P. Miller HAR 20 3 E. Shimizu NOB 20 5 3 tied with 19	League Leaders RBI 2 tied with 86 1 N. Aoki HAL 86 1 E. Shimizu NOB 86 3 M. Cheriton NOB 79 4 J. Price CHI 72
League Leaders W A. Villa - HAL 16 2 M. Vázquez HAL 13 3 P. Santvario APX 12 4 C. Blanchard NOB 11 5 4 tied with 10	League Leaders ERA C. Blanchard - NOB 2.42 2 P. Santvario APX 2.48 3 A. Villa HAL 2.73 4 M. Cardenas APX 3.04 5 C. Cunningham CHI 3.17	League Leaders K W. Rawlings - BAL 143 2 P. Santvario APX 124 3 C. Fielding COL 122 4 J. López CHI 121 4 2 more tied with 121

[TeachEnEspanol]

Damn it Winemakers, I thought you were gonna surprise me tonight.

[Alan T]

Cardenas Beats Charm 11-6 for 200th Win
Thursday, August 4th, 2101: What would you do after you had just won your 200th game? Run around Charm Ballpark doing cartwheels, jumping for joy and waving to the crowd? Well, maybe you and I would do that, but not Miguel Cardenas -- that's not his way.

After he notched number 200, the 37-year-old Apex hurler spoke to the press like he always has -- in a soft, quiet voice. He wasn't doing any cartwheels or even anything resembling a jump for joy. "Obviously it feels very good," Cardenas commented. "To win this many games, you've got to have a lot of help."

Cardenas got his milestone victory by beating the Baltimore Charm 11-6. He held them to 11 hits in 7 innings and rung up 7 strikeouts with 3 walks.

After sharing his thoughts with the press, he went to the clubhouse. There he was greeted by the guys who had helped him get #200. His teammates showered him with champagne and then gave him a rousing round of applause. That got to him -- for the first time today, Cardenas's face broke into a big smile.

Cardenas has collected 200 wins and 180 losses over his career with a 3.76 ERA. The 37-year-old hurler also has struck out 3109 batters in 3590.1 innings and allowed 3426 hits.

[Alan T]

Fielding August's Best Hurler in RL
Thursday, September 1st, 2101: The Colorado Rancheros felt very secure when they sent Cam Fielding out to the hill last month. The 27-year-old starter went after Republic League hitters with a vengeance and earned August's Pitcher of the Month award.

He went 4-1 with a 1.74 ERA as he struck out 44 in 41.1 innings over 6 starts.

So far in 26 appearances this season, Fielding has recorded 12 wins and sustained 6 losses. He has pitched 163.1 innings, yielded 168 hits, fanned 166 and has a 3.91 ERA.


CL's Top Starter is Villa
Thursday, September 1st, 2101: Alfredo Villa was on top of the world in August, capping it off with the Continental League Pitcher of the Month honors.

The Halifax starter was superb in 7 starts with 5 wins and 1 loss, 45 innings pitched, 24 strikeouts and a fine 1.00 ERA.

Currently Villa has a 21-4 won-lost record in 33 starts with a 2.34 ERA. He also has 145 strikeouts in 200 innings.

[Alan T]

Republic League Selects August's Best Batter
Thursday, September 1st, 2101: In the month of August Anthony Smith thumped the ball with authority, earning Republic League Batter of the Month honors in the process.

Toronto's first baseman hit .359 with 9 home runs, 29 RBIs and scored 21 runs.

So far this season Smith is hitting .285 with 26 home runs.



August's Best Batter Announced
Thursday, September 1st, 2101: Greg Nelson of the Cyclones hit .462 in August with 4 home runs, 19 RBIs and 23 runs scored to capture a majority of votes for the Continental League Batter of the Month trophy.

The 38-year-old is in the last year of his contract and will undoubtedly use these numbers to try and bring in a huge pay raise.

This year Nelson is hitting .307 with 18 home runs and 76 RBIs to his credit. He has gotten on base at a .388 clip and scored 72 runs.

[Alan T]

Top Republic League Newcomer Named
Thursday, September 1st, 2101: August was a month Hartford first baseman Edwin MacIntosh is not likely to forget very soon. Not only did he hit .327, he was also named the winner of the Republic League Rookie of the Month award.

He nailed down the honor with a .327 average, 32 hits, 4 home runs, 16 RBIs and 13 runs scored during the month.

This season MacIntosh is hitting .275 with 16 home runs.



Rookie Luna Named Best in August
Thursday, September 1st, 2101: Víctor Luna performed better than all of his first-year peers in August and today was presented the Continental League Rookie of the Month trophy.

Last month the 24-year-old Noblesville right fielder played in 22 games and hit .333 with 2 doubles, no triples and 8 home runs. Luna also scored 18 times and drove in 16 runs.

This season Luna is hitting .331 with 143 hits, 24 home runs, 76 RBIs, scored 95 runs and played in 115 games.

[Alan T]

September 1st, 2101:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Noblesville Millers 76 50 .603 - 79-47 -3 30-36 46-14 8-5 16-10 34 L3 6-4 Halifax Winter Wolves 77 53 .592 1.0 73-57 4 38-29 39-24 3-7 18-14 L1 5-5 Apex Assassins 65 60 .520 10.5 65-60 0 32-30 33-30 9-8 22-23 W2 4-6 Napa Valley Winemakers 60 66 .476 16.0 64-62 -4 29-31 31-35 9-8 21-21 W3 6-4 Tokyo Cyclones 60 67 .472 16.5 58-69 2 30-35 30-32 4-10 18-24 W3 8-2 Baltimore Charm 54 73 .425 22.5 54-73 0 25-36 29-37 5-2 15-15 L1 4-6 Georgia Devils 53 76 .411 24.5 52-77 1 25-39 28-37 5-3 16-19 L4 4-6

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Brunswick Barons 71 59 .546 - 64-66 7 38-29 33-30 5-2 19-9 33 W1 6-4 Chico Rebels 68 59 .535 1.5 71-56 -3 32-29 36-30 8-8 17-23 W1 7-3 Hammersmith Hooligans 67 59 .532 2.0 69-57 -2 38-28 29-31 5-6 18-13 L1 6-4 Hartford Harpooners 62 63 .496 6.5 61-64 1 30-32 32-31 2-4 17-18 L2 4-6 Toronto Marlboros 62 64 .492 7.0 63-63 -1 32-28 30-36 3-5 16-16 W1 3-7 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 61 68 .473 9.5 62-67 -1 32-32 29-36 11-5 16-23 W1 3-7 Colorado Rancheros 54 73 .425 15.5 54-73 0 29-36 25-37 3-7 21-22 L1 5-5

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG J. Salinas - HAL .376 2 R. Laughren NOB .370 3 Y. Nakamura HAR .341 4 E. Shimizu NOB .339 5 J. Canseco TOK .338	League Leaders HR T. Spivey - BRU 30 2 P. Miller HAR 26 2 A. Smith TOR 26 4 I. Bosman GEO 25 5 V. Luna NOB 24	League Leaders RBI N. Aoki - HAL 111 2 E. Shimizu NOB 100 3 J. Price CHI 96 4 M. Cheriton NOB 95 5 O. Ornelas HAR 89
League Leaders W A. Villa - HAL 21 2 M. Vázquez HAL 17 3 C. Blanchard NOB 14 3 P. Santvario APX 14 5 F. Liriano HAR 13	League Leaders ERA C. Blanchard - NOB 2.29 2 A. Villa HAL 2.34 3 P. Santvario APX 2.82 4 M. Watanabe NOB 3.00 5 2 tied with 3.17	League Leaders K W. Rawlings - BAL 171 2 C. Fielding COL 166 3 P. Santvario APX 155 4 G. Adams CHI 145 4 A. Villa HAL 145

[Alan T]

Denton Joins Kings of Clout with #300
Wednesday, September 7th, 2101: The Colorado Rancheros defeated the Toronto Marlboros 9-0 yesterday in a game that featured Joseph Denton's 300th career home run.

In the clubhouse, the Rancheros center fielder spoke about the milestone achievement. "To be honest, I don't even remember my first home run," he said. "But this one I don't think I'll forget. Who knows if I'll hit another hundred, or fifty, or even ten?"

On his historic day, Denton banged out 1 hit in 5 at-bats and scored 1 run with 1 RBI.

Denton has a lifetime .305 batting average and .369 on-base percentage in his 1595-game career with 1935 hits and 300 home runs.

[Alan T]

September 19th, 2101:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Noblesville Millers 87 55 .613 - 89-53 -2 35-37 52-18 10-5 21-12 16 L2 7-3 Halifax Winter Wolves 84 60 .583 4.0 80-64 4 39-33 45-27 4-7 19-16 L1 5-5 Apex Assassins 76 65 .539 10.5 76-65 0 37-34 39-31 10-8 25-24 W3 7-3 Napa Valley Winemakers 71 72 .497 16.5 74-69 -3 36-34 35-38 9-8 22-24 W3 6-4 Tokyo Cyclones 65 77 .458 22.0 63-79 2 32-39 33-38 5-10 21-25 W1 3-7 Baltimore Charm 59 81 .421 27.0 59-81 0 28-41 31-40 6-4 16-18 L2 3-7 Georgia Devils 55 87 .387 32.0 56-86 -1 26-46 29-41 5-7 17-22 L2 2-8

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Brunswick Barons 78 66 .542 - 68-76 10 41-31 37-35 6-2 20-10 19 W1 5-5 Chico Rebels 74 66 .529 2.0 76-64 -2 35-34 39-32 9-8 19-25 W1 3-7 Hammersmith Hooligans 74 68 .521 3.0 76-66 -2 40-32 34-36 5-8 19-15 W2 5-5 Toronto Marlboros 72 71 .503 5.5 76-67 -4 36-34 36-37 3-5 17-19 L2 7-3 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 69 73 .486 8.0 71-71 -2 37-35 32-38 11-5 18-25 W1 7-3 Hartford Harpooners 66 75 .468 10.5 66-75 0 33-38 33-37 3-4 19-20 L1 3-7 Colorado Rancheros 64 78 .451 13.0 64-78 0 32-39 32-39 3-8 25-23 L1 6-4

[TeachEnEspanol]

I'm having one of those days where everything makes me want to cry (do men even have those?) and not even FOOL seems to be helping. Good night friends and good luck to you who are contending. Congratulations in advance to the winners!

[Alan T]

September 26th, 2101:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Noblesville Millers 90 56 .616 - 92-54 -2 35-37 55-19 10-5 22-12 13 W3 7-3 Halifax Winter Wolves 89 60 .597 2.5 84-65 5 42-33 47-27 4-7 20-16 W5 7-3 Apex Assassins 77 70 .524 13.5 76-71 1 37-36 40-34 10-8 26-25 L5 4-6 Napa Valley Winemakers 75 74 .503 16.5 79-70 -4 40-35 35-39 9-9 22-25 L1 7-3 Tokyo Cyclones 69 79 .466 22.0 66-82 3 36-41 33-38 7-10 23-26 W1 5-5 Baltimore Charm 61 86 .415 29.5 62-85 -1 29-42 32-44 6-4 17-19 W1 3-7 Georgia Devils 56 92 .378 35.0 57-91 -1 27-47 29-45 5-8 17-24 L1 2-8

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Brunswick Barons 80 69 .537 - 69-80 11 43-32 37-37 6-3 21-11 13 L2 5-5 Chico Rebels 77 70 .524 2.0 81-66 -4 36-35 41-35 9-8 19-27 L1 5-5 Hammersmith Hooligans 75 71 .514 3.5 78-68 -3 40-32 35-39 5-9 20-16 L2 3-7 Toronto Marlboros 74 75 .497 6.0 78-71 -4 38-37 36-38 3-6 18-21 L2 4-6 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 72 76 .486 7.5 73-75 -1 38-36 34-40 12-5 18-25 W1 5-5 Hartford Harpooners 71 76 .483 8.0 69-78 2 35-38 36-38 5-4 22-20 W3 7-3 Colorado Rancheros 68 80 .459 11.5 68-80 0 36-41 32-39 4-9 25-23 W3 5-5

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

I'm having one of those days where everything makes me want to cry (do men even have those?) and not even FOOL seems to be helping. Good night friends and good luck to you who are contending. Congratulations in advance to the winners!

No, but football this last weekend brought me close!

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Alan T

No, but football this last weekend brought me close!

Well it's good to know there's a meaningful equivalent.

[Alan T]

October 3, 2101:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Noblesville Millers 93 59 .612 - 94-58 -1 37-38 56-21 10-5 22-12 8 W2 6-4 Halifax Winter Wolves 91 62 .595 2.5 85-68 6 42-33 49-29 4-7 20-17 L2 7-3 Apex Assassins 79 74 .516 14.5 79-74 0 37-38 42-36 10-8 26-25 L2 2-8 Napa Valley Winemakers 78 76 .506 16.0 83-71 -5 42-36 36-40 9-9 22-26 L1 6-4 Tokyo Cyclones 73 82 .471 21.5 69-86 4 36-42 37-40 7-10 24-27 L1 5-5 Baltimore Charm 64 90 .416 30.0 65-89 -1 31-45 33-45 6-4 18-20 W1 5-5 Georgia Devils 60 95 .387 34.5 62-93 -2 31-50 29-45 5-8 19-24 W1 5-5

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Brunswick Barons 82 71 .536 - 71-82 11 43-32 39-39 6-3 21-12 9 L1 5-5 Chico Rebels 82 72 .532 .5 86-68 -4 39-37 43-35 9-8 19-28 W3 7-3 Hammersmith Hooligans 77 75 .507 4.5 81-71 -4 41-34 36-41 5-9 20-17 L1 3-7 Toronto Marlboros 76 78 .494 6.5 80-74 -4 40-38 36-40 4-6 19-22 L2 3-7 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 76 79 .490 7.0 78-77 -2 42-39 34-40 12-5 19-25 W3 5-5 Hartford Harpooners 75 78 .490 7.0 72-81 3 37-38 38-40 5-4 24-20 W1 7-3 Colorado Rancheros 70 85 .452 13.0 70-85 0 36-42 34-43 4-10 26-24 L3 5-5

[Alan T]

Noblesville and Halifax have clinched a playoff spot!

Brunswick has a magic number of 6
Chico has a magic number of 6

[Alan T]

October 10th, 2101:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Noblesville Millers 97 61 .614 - 97-61 0 41-39 56-22 10-5 25-13 1 W2 7-3 Halifax Winter Wolves 94 65 .591 3.5 89-70 5 44-34 50-31 4-7 21-19 L1 5-5 Apex Assassins 81 78 .509 16.5 82-77 -1 38-40 43-38 11-8 26-25 L1 3-7 Napa Valley Winemakers 81 78 .509 16.5 86-73 -5 44-37 37-41 9-9 23-26 L1 6-4 Tokyo Cyclones 77 85 .475 22.0 73-89 4 38-43 39-42 7-11 25-27 W1 6-4 Baltimore Charm 67 92 .421 30.5 68-91 -1 32-46 35-46 6-4 18-21 W1 5-5 Georgia Devils 60 98 .380 37.0 63-95 -3 31-50 29-48 5-8 19-26 L3 4-6

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Brunswick Barons 85 74 .535 - 74-85 11 44-34 41-40 6-3 21-12 4 W1 5-5 Chico Rebels 85 74 .535 - 90-69 -5 40-38 45-36 9-8 19-29 4 W2 7-3 Hammersmith Hooligans 80 78 .506 4.5 84-74 -4 43-37 37-41 5-9 20-18 L1 4-6 Toronto Marlboros 79 80 .497 6.0 82-77 -3 42-39 37-41 5-6 20-22 W2 5-5 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 78 80 .494 6.5 79-79 -1 42-39 36-41 12-5 20-25 W1 6-4 Hartford Harpooners 77 82 .484 8.0 73-86 4 38-40 39-42 5-4 25-21 L2 5-5 Colorado Rancheros 73 89 .451 13.5 74-88 -1 38-43 35-46 4-11 27-25 L1 3-7

[Alan T]

Brunswick and Chico have both clinched playoff spots!



Homefield advantage is still up for grabs in both leagues