FOOL 2088 Regular Season Thread

[Alan T]

The regular season starts in one hour! I have various pieces of news to report, but first here is the pre-season preview once again!

Originally Posted by Alan T

[TeachEnEspanol]

I'm gonna downgrade us to a B. I think my infield combined with some losses in pitching is gonna kill us.

[Alan T]

Boston Settlers move, loyal fans threaten to jump from rooftops!


In shocking news, Boston management was unable to come to terms for a new stadium deal with the city and have held up their threats and have moved out of the state. One of the loyalest fanbases now find themselves without a team.

The Settlers have moved to a suburb of Indianapolis where they will be known as the Noblesville Millers. Team leader Bert 'Cupcakes' Thirkettle is seen in the team's new jersey during a scheduled press conference where he was asked how he got his nickname.

[EddieK]

"We are so excited to move to a city that will truly get behind their team. We know Indiana is known for basketball, however, the following of their other sports teams is what showed us that we will have the city behind us the entire time no matter how long we've been in a city. I just love the look of Gold and Black!." Said General Manager Eddie K.

"Many people have asked me where I got the nickname from. I was a chubby kid and I loved cupcakes. But I owe it to those cupcakes I ate when I was little that put me behind the plate and made me the great catcher I am now." Thirkettle Responding to the question of the origin of his nickname said.

[Alan T]

Bert 'Clean Plate' Thirkettle!

"As a kid, he never had a problem eating all of his dinner... in fact he usually came back for seconds and thirds and fourths! His favorite meal was extra doublechocolate fudge cake with whipped cream and twinkies." ... said Thirkettle's mom in a recent interview.

[Alan T]

Sim time, getting exports now

[Alan T]

I need a minute today because the friggin AI doesn't know how to count to 65

[Alan T]

Ok, here we go. Good luck to everyone this season.

[hyde4us11]

Is 65 that number above 99 ? See now when I miss the cap in the future you can say I can't count to 65 either.

[Alan T]

Ann Arbor Shut out by Cantú
Sunday, April 4th, 2088: Mario Cantú held the Winged Lingerines to 2 harmless hits as the Hartford Harpooners whitewashed Ann Arbor by the score of 5-0. Cantú had 2 walks and 4 strikeouts in the win.

[Alan T]

Mendoza Raps 400th Roundtripper
Wednesday, April 7th, 2088: Pepe Mendoza circled the bases and raised his arm in triumph. He had finally hit his 400th home run. It was a homer for a lot of people: himself; his teammates past and present; his former managers and coaches; and especially his family, who sat near the plate cheering his every at-bat during the past few games.

Mendoza spoke with BNN and said, "I knew number 400 would come sooner or later. I had to keep reminding myself, 'Relax, relax, just let it happen, let it happen.' And it finally did."

His milestone homer came in the Noblesville Millers 5-4 win over the Baltimore Charm. Mendoza went 1 for 4 in the game, scored 1 run, and batted in 1.

Mendoza is hitting the ball at a .303 clip over his career. In 1920 games he has delivered 2334 hits, 400 home runs with 1368 RBIs and scored 1154 times.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Alan T

I need a minute today because the friggin AI doesn't know how to count to 65

Awww, I hope it's not ruining your night and making you grumpy!

[Alan T]

RL Pitcher of the Month Goes to Reyes
Saturday, May 1st, 2088: José Reyes 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 Marlboros bullpen ace collected 4 saves and 9 strikeouts in 12.2 innings, holding the opposition to a .150 average and posting a 0.71 ERA and a 4-0 record.


CL Pitcher of the Month Goes to Ramos
Saturday, May 1st, 2088: Francisco Ramos has made fans throughout Front Office Offseason League take notice over the past month with an exceptional 3-0 record. No pitcher in the Continental League threw better in April, garnering him the Pitcher of the Month award today.

In 5 starts Ramos compiled a 2.06 ERA, putting up a 3-0 record, striking out 38 and tossing 39.1 innings.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

Awww, I hope it's not ruining your night and making you grumpy!

I'm grumpy because of work. Evidently our project managers don't understand the importance of expectation setting when giving dates. I've worked 12 hours already today and probably have another 3-4 hours work after this sim to do.

[Alan T]

García Earns April's Top Batter Prize in RL
Saturday, May 1st, 2088: Seasoned by several years of professional experience, 31-year-old Manny García put together a solid offensive month for Ann Arbor and was crowned April's top batter in the Republic League.

He batted .373 with 8 home runs, 27 RBIs and 24 runs scored.


Continental League Selects April's Best Batter
Saturday, May 1st, 2088: Hot-hitting left fielder Matt Cashmann of the Noblesville Millers really pounded opposing pitchers in April and collected Continental League Batter of the Month honors.

He hit .313 with 7 home runs and 20 RBIs and scored 20 runs.

[Alan T]

RL Names Newcomer of the Month
Saturday, May 1st, 2088: April was a month to remember for Hartford left fielder Juan Valenzuela and it was capped off today with the announcement that he was named the winner of the Republic League Rookie of the Month award.

Valenzuela compiled a .322 batting average and .398 on-base percentage last month. In 21 games he piled up 28 hits, 6 home runs, 10 RBIs and 24 runs scored.


Red-Hot Apex Rookie Rated CL's Best
Saturday, May 1st, 2088: Manny Calderón is beginning to make a name for himself and he did it by posting a 3-0 record and a 4.39 ERA in April. For his spectacular mound performance last month he has been named BNN's Rookie of the Month in the Continental League.

The 24-year-old newcomer isn't at all intimidated by his lack of experience, at least not outwardly. In fact, by the way he has pitched beyond his years, you could easily mistake him for a veteran.

In 4 starts for the Assassins Calderón has struck out 10 batters in 26.2 innings, holding opposing hitters to a batting average of .264 during his hot streak.

[Alan T]

Ugh, the forums are loading slow for me tonight.

[Alan T]

May 1st, 2088:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Apex Assassins 14 9 .609 - 15-8 -1 2-4 12-5 0-1 2-3 140 L1 6-4 Napa Valley Winemakers 14 9 .609 - 14-9 0 6-8 8-1 0-1 0-2 140 W1 6-4 Halifax Winter Wolves 15 12 .556 1.0 12-15 3 9-7 6-5 3-1 9-1 L1 5-5 Noblesville Millers 14 12 .538 1.5 16-10 -2 8-7 6-5 1-0 2-5 L3 5-5 Baltimore Charm 11 12 .478 3.0 12-11 -1 7-4 4-8 3-2 4-5 L1 5-5 Tokyo Cyclones 11 16 .407 5.0 12-15 -1 7-8 4-8 2-3 3-3 W1 4-6 Georgia Devils 8 17 .320 7.0 8-17 0 5-5 3-12 1-2 2-3 W2 3-7

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Toronto Marlboros 15 8 .652 - 12-11 3 4-2 11-6 4-0 6-0 138 W3 8-2 Hartford Harpooners 16 10 .615 .5 15-11 1 10-5 6-5 1-1 3-2 W3 7-3 Brunswick Barons 12 11 .522 3.0 10-13 2 7-7 5-4 1-1 4-2 L4 3-7 Hammersmith Hooligans 12 11 .522 3.0 13-10 -1 5-6 7-5 1-0 3-2 W1 5-5 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 13 14 .481 4.0 15-12 -2 7-8 6-6 1-3 2-5 W1 5-5 Chico Rebels 11 16 .407 6.0 14-13 -3 5-11 6-5 0-1 1-4 L1 3-7 Colorado Rancheros 8 17 .320 8.0 9-16 -1 3-7 5-10 0-2 1-5 L2 3-7

[hyde4us11]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Ugh, the forums are loading slow for me tonight.

I was just complaining of the same thing. I thought it was on my end though.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Alan T

I'm grumpy because of work. Evidently our project managers don't understand the importance of expectation setting when giving dates. I've worked 12 hours already today and probably have another 3-4 hours work after this sim to do.

That sucks! I would be grumpy too. I wouldn't hold it against you if you need to abandon us. FOOL can wait.

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG H. Yi - BRU .429 2 M. Báez ANN .415 3 M. Sakaguchi ANN .406 4 T. Dubé CHI .394 5 E. Muijlwijk HAM .380	League Leaders HR 3 tied with 8 1 M. García ANN 8 1 P. Mendoza NOB 8 1 N. Widdrington HAR 8 4 3 tied with 7	League Leaders RBI N. Widdrington - HAR 30 2 M. García ANN 27 3 J. Gil CHI 24 4 M. Anthony GEO 20 4 4 more tied with 20
League Leaders W 5 tied with 4 1 M. Cantú HAR 4 1 G. Cull NOB 4 1 A. Galilei BRU 4 1 2 more tied with 4	League Leaders ERA S. Border - CHI 1.26 2 M. Loyola HAL 1.32 3 M. Yoshida TOR 1.80 4 F. Ramos APX 2.06 5 J. Guerrero HAL 2.50	League Leaders K 3 tied with 39 1 E. Bedeschi ANN 39 1 S. Border CHI 39 1 G. Cull NOB 39 4 F. Ramos APX 38

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by hyde4us11

I was just complaining of the same thing. I thought it was on my end though.

No, it is the forums. I'm getting great response time to the server, so the server must be overloaded or something going on with the backend database for the forums.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Ugh, the forums are loading slow for me tonight.

Same!

[Alan T]

Winter Wolves Caesar Nails Down 300-th Save
Thursday, May 20th, 2088: The Halifax Winter Wolves really celebrated their 2-1 victory over the Baltimore Charm at Charm Ballpark. Not only did the Winter Wolves win the game, but reliever Matthew Caesar recorded his 300th-career save. The bullpen ace stopped Baltimore on no runs and no hits in his 1 innings of work to seal the triumph.

"It's a pretty good milestone - It doesn't happen very often," Caesar said. "I was out there when my teammates needed me 300 times and I'm real proud of that."

Caesar has appeared in 716 games in his career and saved 300 of them. His record is 56-59 and he has struck out 868 in 913.1 innings, while registering a 3.01 ERA.

[Alan T]

Tarn Booms 300th Homer
Monday, May 24th, 2088: It was a historic day for Napa Valley's fine left fielder Keith Tarn. He slammed home run number 300 in the Winemakers 6-5 loss to the Baltimore Charm at Ballpark of Napa Valley.

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

In his milestone-making game Tarn went 2 for 3, scored 2 runs and collected 5 RBI. That home run put him in a select group of ballplayers.

Lifetime Tarn is hitting .293 with 1480 hits, 177 doubles, 23 triples and 301 home runs. He has scored 893 runs and driven in 882.

[Alan T]

Republic League Picks Best Starter in May
Tuesday, June 1st, 2088: Will Grant's been around the league long enough to appreciate the honor he received today. After going 3-0 in May, the 30-year-old Colorado hurler has been named Republic League Pitcher of the Month.

He fanned 41 in 44.1 innings, logged an ERA of 1.62 and allowed opponents to hit .239 against him.

So far this season Grant has a 6-2 record with a 2.61 ERA.


Cull Best CL Starter
Tuesday, June 1st, 2088: When Gordon Cull takes the mound, a Noblesville victory is usually the result. That was the the case in May.

That's why he was voted the Continental League Pitcher of the Month.

Cull throttled league hitters the whole month with an impressive 4-0 mark and 1.62 ERA in 5 starts. The Millers star hurler also rung up 37 strikeouts in 39 innings.

To date this season Cull has compiled a 8-2 record with a 2.47 ERA in 11 starts.

[Alan T]

RL Announces Outstanding Batter Award
Tuesday, June 1st, 2088: Lane Boyd battered Republic League pitchers all May and wound up taking home the Batter of the Month Award.

"I've been around Front Office Offseason League long enough to know you really have to work hard day in and day out to be able to put up this kind of consistency," the 29-year-old Boyd 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 29 games, Boyd hit .330 with 6 home runs, 29 RBIs and scored 21 runs.

On the year Boyd has hit .299 with 9 home runs, 38 RBIs and scored 33 runs.


CL Presents Batter of Month Trophy to Zapata
Tuesday, June 1st, 2088: Though his face is weathered and his hands are calloused, Carlos Zapata can still get it done in Front Office Offseason League. In fact, the 31-year-old second baseman for Noblesville was named the Continental League Batter of the Month today after putting up an impressive performance at the plate.

In May he batted .377 with 3 home runs, 24 RBIs and 26 runs scored.

For the season, Zapata is hitting at a .300 clip with 5 home runs, 35 RBIs and has scored 44 runs. He has 66 hits, 15 walks and a .361 on-base percentage.

[Alan T]

RL Selects Rookie Star of the Month
Tuesday, June 1st, 2088: A veritable toddler to the Republic League, Joseph Price just sewed up the Rookie of the Month trophy for May.

Over the past month the 23-year-old left fielder for Chico hit .319 with 15 hits, 2 home runs and 10 RBI. He also logged 0 walks and compiled a .333 on-base percentage.

Currently Price has 2 home runs and a .271 batting average.


Continental League Names Rookie of Month
Tuesday, June 1st, 2088: Halifax's Christian James collected 22 hits to snare the Continental League Rookie of the Month for May.

He batted .232 with 4 home runs, 11 RBIs and 11 runs scored.

The 21-year-old is barely old enough to shave, but he could definitely contend for Rookie of the Year if he keeps up this pace.

This season-to-date James has 5 home runs and a .231 batting average.

[Alan T]

June 1st, 2088:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Noblesville Millers 34 18 .654 - 38-14 -4 17-10 17-8 2-1 5-7 107 W5 8-2 Baltimore Charm 29 22 .569 4.5 28-23 1 14-11 15-11 6-3 10-9 W2 5-5 Halifax Winter Wolves 28 24 .538 6.0 26-26 2 15-11 13-13 5-4 13-6 L3 5-5 Apex Assassins 26 24 .520 7.0 29-21 -3 10-13 16-11 1-3 8-9 L2 6-4 Napa Valley Winemakers 25 25 .500 8.0 26-24 -1 10-16 15-9 2-4 5-8 W2 4-6 Tokyo Cyclones 24 27 .471 9.5 22-29 2 12-15 12-12 7-4 10-6 W3 5-5 Georgia Devils 14 40 .259 21.0 15-39 -1 10-16 4-24 2-6 5-11 L7 1-9

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Toronto Marlboros 31 19 .620 - 27-23 4 15-8 16-11 5-2 11-4 108 W1 6-4 Brunswick Barons 26 24 .520 5.0 25-25 1 14-12 12-12 3-2 7-4 W1 5-5 Hartford Harpooners 26 26 .500 6.0 27-25 -1 16-11 10-15 1-1 4-8 L1 3-7 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 25 26 .490 6.5 25-26 0 13-14 12-12 4-5 9-7 L3 5-5 Chico Rebels 24 28 .462 8.0 25-27 -1 10-16 14-12 1-3 3-8 W1 6-4 Colorado Rancheros 25 29 .463 8.0 25-29 0 10-16 15-13 1-3 6-9 W4 7-3 Hammersmith Hooligans 23 28 .451 8.5 24-27 -1 12-13 11-15 4-3 6-6 L1 3-7

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG T. Dubé - CHI .361 2 H. Yi BRU .359 3 A. Peña HAR .348 4 G. Nelson TOR .340 5 2 tied with .338	League Leaders HR P. Mendoza - NOB 16 2 M. Anthony GEO 13 2 M. García ANN 13 2 K. Tarn NVY 13 2 N. Widdrington HAR 13	League Leaders RBI M. García - ANN 47 2 P. Mendoza NOB 42 2 N. Widdrington HAR 42 4 B. Miller TOR 41 5 3 tied with 40
League Leaders W G. Cull - NOB 8 2 A. Galilei BRU 7 3 J. Castillo HAL 6 3 W. Grant COL 6 3 4 more tied with 6	League Leaders ERA F. Ramos - APX 1.56 2 M. Loyola HAL 1.68 3 S. Border CHI 2.06 4 Y. Kim APX 2.12 5 G. Cull NOB 2.47	League Leaders K F. Ramos - APX 80 2 G. Cull NOB 76 3 E. Bedeschi ANN 72 4 S. Border CHI 69 5 H. Rivera HAR 66

[TeachEnEspanol]

Well hell...that was a long way to fall.

[Alan T]

Bedeschi Whitewashes Brunswick
Monday, June 21st, 2088: Evaristo Bedeschi of the Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines mixed his pitches well and fashioned a 12-0 shutout today. The 31-year-old hurler shut down the Brunswick offense, holding them to 1 hit. He struck out 8 while walking 2.

Thus far this season, Bedeschi has worked 103.1 innings with 99 strikeouts en route to a 6-5 record and a 3.48 ERA.

[Alan T]

Devils Pitching Ravaged by Alomar
Sunday, June 27th, 2088: Tony Alomar had a huge game today at Charm Ballpark. He rapped 7 hits in 7 tries and helped the Baltimore Charm overcome the Georgia Devils 21-2.

T. Alomar singled in the 1st, singled in the 2nd, doubled in the 3rd, hit an RBI single in the 3rd, doubled in the 5th, singled in the 7th and singled in the 8th.

This year Alomar has hit at a .333 clip with 89 hits, 3 home runs, 23 RBIs and 43 runs scored.

[Alan T]

Bedeschi Voted Best RL Pitcher in June
Thursday, July 1st, 2088: Whether Evaristo Bedeschi stays in Ann Arbor beyond this season remains to be seen, but while he's here he's making the most of it. In June the 31-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 4-0 record and and an ERA of 1.57. In 34.1 innings he struck out 31, surrendered 30 hits, 7 walks and proved to be a solid performer in 5 starts last month.

For the season Bedeschi has compiled a 7-5 record with a 3.35 ERA.


Yamamoto Earns June's Best Pitcher Honor
Thursday, July 1st, 2088: June's best hurler was Kijuro Yamamoto of Noblesville. He overwhelmed CL hitters all month long and captured the Pitcher of the Month award as he collected a 5-1 record in 6 starts.

The 26-year-old Yamamoto added 26 strikeouts in 37.2 innings and 20 walks to his season record and compiled a 0.72 ERA. Other clubs hit .152 against him.

Thus far this season, Yamamoto has tossed 95 innings in 16 starts, fanned 56 batters, walked 39 and put up a 2.18 ERA with 9 wins and 4 losses.

[Alan T]

Sakaguchi Wins RL Prize, Named Best Hitter in June
Thursday, July 1st, 2088: There's nothing like putting up good, solid numbers in the last year of your contract. Today Mitsuo Sakaguchi helped his contract negotiations by nabbing June's Republic League Batter of the Month honors.

The Ann Arbor center fielder put together a .340 batting average with 5 home runs, 29 RBIs and 19 runs scored.

Someone will surely be opening up the vault this offseason if Sakaguchi continues at this brisk pace.

Thus far this year Sakaguchi has hit .339 with 7 home runs and 55 RBIs.


CL's Top Hitter Named
Thursday, July 1st, 2088: Keith Tarn hit the baseball with consistency all month long and was voted the Continental League's Batter of the Month for June.

The Napa Valley left fielder batted .340 and posted 6 home runs, 25 RBIs and 21 runs scored. He also drew 14 walks for a .417 OBP.

So far this season Tarn has gotten 86 hits in 288 at-bats for a .299 batting average with 19 home runs. His stats include 65 RBIs and 57 runs scored. He has played in 78 games.

[Alan T]

Left Fielder Honored by RL
Thursday, July 1st, 2088: In June, budding star Juan Valenzuela had quite a month as he smashed up the Republic League and stashed away the Rookie of the Month award in his trophy case.

During the month he hit .275 with 3 doubles, 3 triples and 2 home runs. Valenzuela also scored 13 times and drove in 11 runs.

In 62 games this season Valenzuela is batting .291 with 72 hits and 9 home runs. He has scored 46 runs and driven in 24.


CL Names Halifax's James Top Rookie
Thursday, July 1st, 2088: Christian James 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 June the Halifax hitter tagged opposing pitching for a .293 average with 29 hits, 8 home runs and 21 RBIs.

This year James has hit at a .252 clip with 38 RBIs, 13 home runs and 35 runs scored.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Alan T

CL's Top Hitter Named
Thursday, July 1st, 2088: Keith Tarn hit the baseball with consistency all month long and was voted the Continental League's Batter of the Month for June.

The Napa Valley left fielder batted .340 and posted 6 home runs, 25 RBIs and 21 runs scored. He also drew 14 walks for a .417 OBP.

So far this season Tarn has gotten 86 hits in 288 at-bats for a .299 batting average with 19 home runs. His stats include 65 RBIs and 57 runs scored. He has played in 78 games.

I <3 Tarn

[Alan T]

July 1st, 2088:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Noblesville Millers 51 28 .646 - 53-26 -2 25-15 26-13 4-4 11-11 79 W8 8-2 Apex Assassins 43 33 .566 6.5 46-30 -3 22-17 21-16 3-4 12-12 L1 9-1 Halifax Winter Wolves 44 34 .564 6.5 43-35 1 24-12 20-22 7-5 18-11 W3 6-4 Baltimore Charm 41 34 .547 8.0 44-31 -3 23-16 18-18 6-5 14-14 W1 4-6 Tokyo Cyclones 35 41 .461 14.5 32-44 3 16-22 19-19 10-4 14-9 L1 4-6 Napa Valley Winemakers 35 43 .449 15.5 38-40 -3 13-26 22-17 2-6 7-15 L7 3-7 Georgia Devils 21 57 .269 29.5 20-58 1 12-27 9-30 3-7 8-12 L5 1-9

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Toronto Marlboros 46 30 .605 - 42-34 4 25-14 21-16 7-3 17-12 81 W3 7-3 Brunswick Barons 42 36 .538 5.0 38-40 4 23-16 19-20 5-2 12-7 L2 4-6 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 39 37 .513 7.0 43-33 -4 20-18 19-19 5-8 11-11 L1 8-2 Colorado Rancheros 38 40 .487 9.0 37-41 1 16-23 22-17 1-5 10-12 W2 4-6 Hammersmith Hooligans 35 40 .467 10.5 38-37 -3 19-20 16-20 5-4 8-9 W1 5-5 Hartford Harpooners 36 43 .456 11.5 38-41 -2 20-20 16-23 2-3 8-13 L1 4-6 Chico Rebels 34 44 .436 13.0 34-44 0 14-22 20-22 3-3 7-9 L2 4-6

[TeachEnEspanol]

Dear Winemakers,
You suck.
Love, Teach

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG T. Dubé - CHI .354 2 A. Peña HAR .339 2 M. Sakaguchi ANN .339 4 G. Nelson TOR .333 5 T. Alomar BAL .332	League Leaders HR 3 tied with 19 1 L. Boyd COL 19 1 P. Mendoza NOB 19 1 K. Tarn NVY 19 4 2 tied with 17	League Leaders RBI 2 tied with 65 1 M. García ANN 65 1 K. Tarn NVY 65 3 L. Boyd COL 60 4 C. Brady TOR 59
League Leaders W G. Cull - NOB 11 2 Y. Kim APX 10 3 J. Castillo HAL 9 3 A. Galilei BRU 9 3 4 more tied with 9	League Leaders ERA F. Ramos - APX 2.03 2 Y. Kim APX 2.06 3 J. Guerrero HAL 2.15 4 K. Yamamoto NOB 2.18 5 Y. Nakano NVY 2.22	League Leaders K F. Ramos - APX 123 2 E. Bedeschi ANN 103 3 A. Galilei BRU 102 4 Y. Nakano NVY 101 5 G. Cull NOB 100

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

Dear Winemakers,
You suck.
Love, Teach

I expect a rebound now after these words of love

[Alan T]

Delgado Pitches Apex to Shutout Win
Wednesday, July 7th, 2088: José Delgado of the Apex Assassins was right on target when he blanked the Georgia Devils 7-0, yielded 3 hits and totaled 1 walk and 10 strikeouts.

Speaking to BNN reporters after the game, Delgado said, "I had everything working today and I got some help from my defense, too. They saved my butt a few times."

For the year Delgado has a 7-7 record with a 3.76 ERA in 17 starts.

[Alan T]

Marlboros Shut out Winged Lingerines, Yoshida Winner
Thursday, July 8th, 2088: Mitsuhide Yoshida put a hex on Ann Arbor in a sparkling 5-0 shutout performance, mesmerizing them on a 2-hit gem.

"I feel good physically," he said. "Everything's comfortable. You should pitch well when that's the case."

It was anything but comfortable for Ann Arbor.

"Yoshida used his changeup very well, very effectively," the opposing manager said. "He threw it in hitter's counts."

The Toronto Marlboros hurler fanned 3 and walked 0.

On the season Yoshida has a 9-2 record with a 2.70 ERA.

[Alan T]

FOOL News: The All-Star Game Rosters Have Been Announced
Saturday, July 10th, 2088: It is not an easy task to pick the best players for the annual baseball classic -- the All-Star Game. It is not possible to please everybody. Whether we agree or not, they have been chosen... and here they are. The rosters for this year's Front Office Offseason League All-Star Game have been announced.

For the Continental League, the roster includes:
SP Y. Kim (APX)
SP F. Ramos (APX)
SP Y. Nakano (NVY)
SP K. Yamamoto (NOB)
SP M. Loyola (HAL)
SP G. Cull (NOB)
MR J. Salinas (TOK)
CL M. Caesar (HAL)
CL M. Torres (NOB)
CL J. Manuel (BAL)
SP W. Silver (NVY)
MR E. Peña (BAL)
RF P. Mendoza (NOB)
2B C. Zapata (NOB)
LF K. Tarn (NVY)
C J. McAskill (TOK)
SS R. Trejo (NVY)
CF S. Bailey (APX)
C B. Thirkettle (NOB)
3B C. Roads (TOK)
1B L. Clark (BAL)
2B R. Sánchez (BAL)
LF M. Cashmann (NOB)
LF T. Alomar (BAL)
LF M. Anthony (GEO)
2B S. Brock (NVY)
SS M. Kawakami (NOB)
2B Y. Lee (NOB)
.

For the Republic League these players have been selected:
SP E. Bedeschi (ANN)
SP C. López (ANN)
SP M. Yoshida (TOR)
SP A. Galilei (BRU)
SP J. Jones (HAM)
SP H. Rivera (HAR)
MR J. Reyes (TOR)
CL P. Farías (HAM)
SP S. Liu (BRU)
MR J. García (ANN)
CL J. García (BRU)
SP J. León (TOR)
RF M. García (ANN)
CF T. Dubé (CHI)
SS C. Cudmore (BRU)
1B L. Boyd (COL)
C I. Álvarez (TOR)
2B T. Fitzpatrick (COL)
LF E. Miller (HAR)
C J. Hutchinson (BRU)
3B J. Gonzáles (COL)
CF M. Sakaguchi (ANN)
1B P. DeRosier (CHI)
SS C. Brady (TOR)
1B H. Aoki (ANN)
LF G. Nelson (TOR)
LF J. Lara (BRU)
RF D. Ramos (CHI)
.

The manager conceded that not every deserving player is rewarded with a spot on the roster. "Every year," he said, "someone is disappointed to be left out. This year's no different -- too many good players, not enough roster spots."

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Alan T

I expect a rebound now after these words of love

Even you have to admit that they're not even close to where they need to be.

[Alan T]

Devils Shut out by Ramos
Tuesday, July 27th, 2088: Francisco Ramos was in charge the whole game in the Assassins victory over the Devils today. In a superb performance he blanked Georgia 4-0, yielding 3 hits while registering 13 strikeouts and no walks.

This year Ramos has fanned 154 in 146 innings and collected a 10-2 record with a 2.03 ERA.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

Even you have to admit that they're not even close to where they need to be.

Working at Jiffy lube?

[Alan T]

Republic League Announces Best Starter
Sunday, August 1st, 2088: Veteran Evaristo Bedeschi put together quite a successful stretch in July for the Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines, earning himself the Republic League Pitcher of the Month award.

Bedeschi racked up a 4-1 record in 6 starts, posting a 1.37 ERA over 46 innings and striking out 40.

This year Bedeschi has compiled a 11-6 record with a 2.77 ERA in 24 starts.


Nakano Acclaimed Top Pitcher in July
Sunday, August 1st, 2088: Yoshimatsu Nakano certainly found a groove in July. The Napa Valley starter posted 4 wins last month to easily claim the Continental League Pitcher of the Month.

During the month Nakano was 4-0 with a 1.18 ERA. He made 6 starts, tossed 38 innings and had 36 strikeouts.

In 24 starts this season Nakano has rung up a 13-3 record and a 1.92 ERA.

[Alan T]

Álvarez Wins RL's Best Bat Trophy
Sunday, August 1st, 2088: It's official. BNN writers have voted Iván Álvarez of the Toronto Marlboros the Republic League Batter of the Month award for July.

During the month he recorded a .317 average with 8 home runs, 20 RBIs and 25 runs scored.

This year Álvarez has 20 home runs and a .302 batting average.


Mendoza CL Outstanding Batter of the Month
Sunday, August 1st, 2088: When guys like Noblesville's Pepe Mendoza win Batter of the Month awards, it just makes you feel good. In a productive July, the longtime Continental League veteran toyed with opposing pitchers all month long, collecting 39 hits in 92 at-bats.

The veteran right fielder hit for a .424 batting average and collected 6 home runs, 27 RBIs and 23 runs scored.

Hitting .349 to date, Mendoza has 25 home runs and 83 RBIs. He has played in 100 games.

[Alan T]

Guerrero Picked July's Best Newcomer
Sunday, August 1st, 2088: Ann Arbor's Arturo Guerrero created quite a buzz around town today when he was presented July's Republic League Rookie of the Month trophy.

The standout rookie center fielder took the award by connecting for 20 hits in 85 at-bats for a .235 batting average. During the month he collected no home runs, drove in 9 runs and scored 6 times.

In his stats this season, Guerrero has posted a batting average of .227 with 75 hits in 331 at-bats, 1 home run and 23 RBIs. He has also scored 52 runs, walked 14 times and compiled a .301 OBP.


July's Best Rookie Named by CL
Sunday, August 1st, 2088: Christian James earned July's Rookie of the Month honors in the Continental League for last month's performance. The boyish Halifax first baseman might be wet behind the ears, but he's proving that he has what it takes to play at this level.

James hit .307 with 7 home runs, 16 RBIs and 11 runs scored this past month on his way to winning the award.

So far this season James is batting .264 with 20 home runs.