2019 Regular Season Thread (Playoffs Wednesday morning 7am ET)

[Alan T]

Join me tonight for the regular season. We'll be going month by month listing the updated standings, playoff implications, the monthly league leaders as well as any important news stories as they occur.

We will also re-introduce the mid-year chance to ask how a player is doing for you, to see how that promising young rookie, or the old vet at the end of his career is hanging in there for this season.

Good luck to everyone, hope for an exciting season!

[buckinbranco]

I will be here a little late because I work until 9 pm ET. If I could get an update on SS Orlando Reyes that would be awesome. I'm especially interested to see how his defense is doing. Yay for primetime fake baseball!

[Chief Rum]

Two job day for me, so I will unfortunately be unable to attend. Still, I am glad to see this return, and will look forward to reading it when I get home tonight. I hope we have a good attendance from those league members who are available.

[Tasan]

AARRGHH....finally back to evening season sims and I'm gonna miss the first one!

Oh well, I'm going to see Star Trek again, this time in IMAX. Should be fun. You guys enjoy the sim and try not to beat me up too bad.

[muns]

ill be here

[Montreal_GM]

I'll be attending. I'm pretty confident about the upcoming season but you never know.

[Tasan]

Well, I might be around now. My oldest son and I feel pretty crappy and I'm not gonna get to go to the movies.

[Montreal_GM]

When we get started later can we please confirm that exports have been received? The tracker seems to think I haven't exported.

[muns]

Originally Posted by Montreal_GM

When we get started later can we please confirm that exports have been received? The tracker seems to think I haven't exported.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Montreal_GM

When we get started later can we please confirm that exports have been received? The tracker seems to think I haven't exported.

Originally Posted by muns

I just double checked via ftp. I do not see an export there for either of your teams.

OOTP9 sometimes has issues with not getting the upload up correct, give it another try and see if it gives you an error.

As always, if you can't get it to take, feel free to send it to me in email dunhere at yahoo dot com and I'll make sure it gets in. (Drop me a PM to remind me that it is there to be sure).

That was one of the reasons I put up the export tracker.. with ootp, never can be sure.

[Alan T]

Dola, I don't complain about it much, but some mornings the sims are fun because I have to try to import a team's file anywhere from 5 to 10 times before it finally takes.

[muns]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Dola, I don't complain about it much, but some mornings the sims are fun because I have to try to import a team's file anywhere from 5 to 10 times before it finally takes.

that is so not cool. Damn.... Didnt know that..... Thanks for all the hard work Alan!!!

[muns]

Originally Posted by Alan T

I just double checked via ftp. I do not see an export there for either of your teams.

OOTP9 sometimes has issues with not getting the upload up correct, give it another try and see if it gives you an error.

As always, if you can't get it to take, feel free to send it to me in email dunhere at yahoo dot com and I'll make sure it gets in. (Drop me a PM to remind me that it is there to be sure).

That was one of the reasons I put up the export tracker.. with ootp, never can be sure.

Ive both exported and sent through email..... Hopefully it works finally.

[Alan T]

I figured out what the problem was with the exports. I actually have them. One sec and I will update the export tracker. It is totally my fault this time (and not ootp) because I had to re-release the file for that trade.

Woops!

[Alan T]

Ok the export tracker is updated. I have everyone's file. Sorry for the scare.

[muns]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Ok the export tracker is updated. I have everyone's file. Sorry for the scare.

no worries. I figured as such, but im glad we have you on top of things!!!

[Montreal_GM]

Sweet. I was going to have to kick my girlfriend of the Windows side of the Mac so I could get to the Leopard side to deal with OOTP. She's in the middle of stuff and wouldn't have been thrilled about my intrusion.

[Tasan]

So am I reading the export tracker right that it sees mine?

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Tasan

So am I reading the export tracker right that it sees mine?

Yep! I have everyone's exports,.

[Alan T]

On that note, it is game time.. Getting files now!

[muns]

Originally Posted by Alan T

On that note, it is game time.. Getting files now!

SWEET!!!! Good luck to everyone!!!

[Montreal_GM]

Good luck fellas, and Teach.

[Tasan]

My expectation for us? Weak out of the gate, and a steady rise to middle of the pack by end of the year. Hopefully the pitching won't completely implode. My relievers should actually be pretty decent.

[Tasan]

Oh and this is fun again, did I mention I love evening season sims? ;- )

[Montreal_GM]

It is fun. Real baseball on tv, fake baseball on my lap.

[muns]

Originally Posted by Tasan

Oh and this is fun again, did I mention I love evening season sims? ;- )

Good im glad to see you around!!! Its about time cause im tired of seeing you bust your ass in football to leave nothing for us around here

[Tasan]

I hate that my real baseball team is off a lot on Mondays. It makes them go by much slower.

[Alan T]

Ok, finally got all of the imports to take. I have received a good number of PMs from people in case they sign a player, and they left an empty spot on their roster.

So if it takes a few minutes to get going here, I'm doing admin work. Shouldn't be too too long.

[Tasan]

Originally Posted by muns

Good im glad to see you around!!! Its about time cause im tired of seeing you bust your ass in football to leave nothing for us around here

More like getting my ass busted in football. I've only been able to field a winning team once in 8 seasons so far. Its getting frustrating, but with my record here in the new fool, it doesn't seem out of place. I have to get a plan working again here.

[Montreal_GM]

Originally Posted by Tasan

I hate that my real baseball team is off a lot on Mondays. It makes them go by much slower.

I'm a Redbirds fan, gf is Cubs fan, she pays for extra innings so we watch a lot of baseball.

[Tasan]

I'm a Rangers fan. Unfortunately I live in Houston, which is technically their "market", thereby blacking me out of getting MLB.tv I want to give them money, but they won't give me the product. Stupid MLB. So I'm stuck "watching" most on the mlb.com gamecast thingy.

[Alan T]

Sunday, March 31st, 2019
Montreal Majestics: Signed 2B M. Alvarado to a minor league contract extension.
Montreal Majestics: Signed 3B S. Sugimoto to a minor league contract extension.

Saturday, March 30th, 2019
New York Heroes: Signed SP L. Hernández to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $18,997,500.
Montreal Majestics: Signed 3B S. Labrie to a minor league contract extension.

Friday, March 29th, 2019
Hammersmith Hooligans: Signed CL S. Candeloro to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $4,285,000.

Thursday, March 28th, 2019
Chico Rebels: Signed C D. Drolet to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,100,000.
Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: Signed MR L. Rivera to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $1,530,000.
Montreal Majestics: Signed SP A. Blanco to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $7,230,000.


Wednesday, March 27th, 2019
Apex Assassins: Signed free agent CF C. Kelly to a 2-year contract worth a total of $9,650,000.
Baltimore Charm: Signed free agent SP Y. Jen to a 1-year contract worth a total of $8,900,000.
Chico Rebels: Signed free agent 2B M. Taylor to a 2-year contract worth a total of $7,410,000.
Montreal Majestics: Signed free agent 1B G. Rodríguez to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,002,500.
New York Heroes: Signed SP L. Hernández to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $10,792,500.
New York Heroes: Signed 3B T. Meyers to a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $49,597,500.
Chico Rebels: Signed LF C. Brunt to a minor league contract extension.
Montreal Majestics: Signed 2B M. Jouon to a minor league contract extension.
Chico Rebels: Signed 3B R. Proulx to a minor league contract extension.

[Montreal_GM]

Did the Charm really need another starter? I'm not hating, you had the cash to spend, just saying.

[Alan T]

The big news to start the season is Luis Sowards (Hartford) ended last year with a hitting streak that continues to start this season:

Thursday, April 18th, 2019: Sowards Hits in 37 Straight Games
Today Luis Sowards went 3-for-4 in the Hartford Harpooners 6-3 victory over the Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines. This extended his hitting streak to 37 games. Sowards declined to comment for the media immediately after the game.
L. Sowards grounded out in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, singled in the 8th and flied out in the 9th.

In 17 games this season Sowards is batting .513 with 40 hits and 2 home runs. He has scored 16 runs and driven in 16.

[Alan T]

Sowards almost makes it through the first month before his streak from last year is snapped:

Wednesday, April 24th, 2019: Hitting Streak Stopped at 42 Games
For once, it was the Harpooners picking up Luis Sowards.

Their offensive catalyst, as the Hartford manager calls him, saw his 42-game hitting streak snapped as Sowards was held hitless by the Colorado Rancheros at Harpooners Ballpark. The 27-year-old second baseman went 0-for-4. It should have made for a lousy day, but his teammates picked up the slack and whipped the Rancheros 5-3.

At the press conference after the game, Sowards told reporters, "Everybody did the job but me. No problem, we won the game."

Asked how he felt about the streak ending, he grinned and replied, "It was a good run. I'll try to start another one tomorrow."

This season Sowards is batting .471 with 49 hits, 2 home runs, 16 RBIs, .481 OBP and has scored 18 runs.

[Alan T]

Luis Marquez (Chico) is the only other player in FOOL History (dating back to 1961) who has hit in 40+ straight games, when he hit in 44 games back in 2016.

[Alan T]

April's Republic League Pitcher of the month is.....

Wednesday, May 1st, 2019: Hasegawa Garners RL #1 Pitcher Award
Ryuichi Hasegawa's been around the league long enough to appreciate the honor he received today. After going 5-1 in April, the 34-year-old Hammersmith hurler has been named Republic League Pitcher of the Month.

He fanned 38 in 53 innings, logged an ERA of 2.55 and allowed opponents to hit .244 against him.

[muns]

Originally Posted by Montreal_GM

Did the Charm really need another starter? I'm not hating, you had the cash to spend, just saying.

no i didnt. I wanted to use him in relief, but i think i messed up the rule, go figure...... lol...... damnit i think he could of really helped me this year...

[Alan T]

The April Continental League Pitcher of the month is...

Wednesday, May 1st, 2019: Valdéz Wins CL Top Pitcher Award
Veteran Cipriano Valdéz put together quite a successful stretch in April for the Baltimore Charm, earning himself the Continental League Pitcher of the Month award.

Valdéz racked up a 4-2 record in 7 starts, posting a 1.86 ERA over 53.1 innings and striking out 58.

[Alan T]

April's Republic League Hitter of the Month is no suprise:

Wednesday, May 1st, 2019: Sowards Named RL Batter of the Month
Luis Sowards battered Republic 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 27-year-old Sowards 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 28 games, Sowards hit .488 with 2 home runs, 19 RBIs and scored 23 runs.

[Alan T]

The April Continental League Hitter of the Month might actually be a suprise however:

Wednesday, May 1st, 2019: Harrington April's Best Bat Choice
Prospective free agents love to have hot streaks and Marty Harrington is no exception. The Montreal first baseman capped off a fine month by hauling in Batter of the Month honors in the Continental League.

In April Harrington hit .319 with 11 home runs, 31 RBIs and 29 runs scored.

[Alan T]

May 1st, 2019:

Continental League Standings

Montreal Majestics		21	7	.750	-	
Baltimore Charm			15	13	.536	6.0	
Napa Valley Winemakers		15	13	.536	6.0	
Edmonton Edge			14	14	.500	7.0	
Apex Assassins			10	18	.357	11.0	
Boston Settlers			9	19	.321	12.0	

Republic League Standings

Hammersmith Hooligans		18	10	.643	-	
Chico Rebels			16	12	.571	2.0	
Hartford Harpooners		16	12	.571	2.0	
Colorado Rancheros		13	15	.464	5.0	
New York Heroes			11	17	.393	7.0	
Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines	10	18	.357	8.0	

[Montreal_GM]

That jackass is asking for way too much money. Harrington that is.

[buckinbranco]

i'm here!

[Alan T]

May 1st, 2019 Stats Leaders:

Batting Avg - Sowards (HAR) .488
Home Runs - Harrington (MON) 11
RBI - Harrington (MON) 31

Wins - Hasegawa (HAM), Hernandez (HAR), Romero (HAM), Blanco (MON), Quero (MON) 5
Strikeouts - Valdez (BAL) - 58
ERA - Valdez (BAL) 1.86

[Alan T]

April's Republic League Rookie of the Month:

Wednesday, May 1st, 2019: Republic League Names Rookie of Month
Maurice Beaudin earned April's Rookie of the Month honors in the Republic League for last month's performance. The boyish Colorado catcher might be wet behind the ears, but he's proving that he has what it takes to play at this level.

Beaudin hit .329 with 1 home run, 8 RBIs and 11 runs scored this past month on his way to winning the award.

[Alan T]

April's Continental League Rookie of the Month:

Wednesday, May 1st, 2019: CL Selects Rookie Star of the Month
A veritable toddler to the Continental League, Marc Gill just sewed up the Rookie of the Month trophy for April.

Over the past month the 25-year-old left fielder for Edmonton hit .283 with 26 hits, 3 home runs and 22 RBI. He also logged 19 walks and compiled a .410 on-base percentage.

[Tasan]

Can we just rename the RL ROY award the Colorado ROY? I think I had something like 6 consecutive in the old FOOL and now I'm gonna be having a string of guys that should contend for it the next few seasons. ;- )

[Alan T]

A great game for Edmonton's Erik Bowden:

Wednesday, May 1st, 2019: Bowden Torches Assassins for 6 Hits
It doesn't happen very often, but it happened for Erik Bowden -- a 6-hit day. He went on a rampage at Edge Ballpark and paced the Edge to a 16-3 win over the Apex Assassins.

After his dynamite batting performance the Edmonton left fielder told the press, "I just tried to get myself in a good count and have a good at-bat. That's all I can control." His philosophy paid some great dividends today. He slammed 6 hits in 6 tries and put his name in the record book.

E. Bowden singled in the 2nd, hit a solo-shot off M. Horton in the 4th, hit an RBI double in the 5th, hit a two-run single in the 6th, singled in the 8th and hit a three-run home run off R. Robison in the 9th.

[buckinbranco]

i always thought roy stood for ranchero of the year.