FOOL 2089 Regular Season

[Alan T]

Sim starts in 5 minutes!

Here is the preseason preview reposted

Originally Posted by Alan T

[CrimsonFox]

Along fort the ride this time with a bad cold. Hoping to transfer it to someone else so I don't have to have it. :P

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by CrimsonFox

Along fort the ride this time with a bad cold. Hoping to transfer it to someone else so I don't have to have it. :P

Don't give it to me!

[Alan T]

sim time, getting exports now

[hyde4us11]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Don't give it to me!

I'll take one for the team. Did I mention I have the damn therapist coming tomorrow? If I am sick they won't come. Id rather have a cold then what they make me feel like the DAMN PEOPLE.

[Johnny93g]

I'm feeling under the weather also. Maybe it's a FOOL thing

[CrimsonFox]

*coughs on the lot of you*

[spot]

Well poop. Sorry about that Alan. I actually did my export, but forgot the most important part... the actual upload.

[CrimsonFox]

Okay I requested to buy FAs for this sim and left instructions how to handle them. Why is it ignored if I leave instructions? I've asked this before and it wasn't answered. This seems weird. I buy things and they are ignored.

[Alan T]

Tokyo Cyclones: Signed free agent 3B A. Bomford to a 1-year contract worth a total of $700,000.

Tokyo Cyclones: Signed free agent LF Y. Chew to a 3-year contract worth a total of $6,667,500.

Tokyo Cyclones: Signed free agent 2B R. Sánchez to a 1-year contract worth a total of $15,127,500.

Halifax Winter Wolves: Signed free agent MR W. Broster to a minor league contract.

Halifax Winter Wolves: Signed free agent MR P. López to a minor league contract.

Halifax Winter Wolves: Signed free agent MR J. Cortéz to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,325,000.

Tokyo Cyclones: Signed SP S. Trujillo to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $4,500,000.

Tokyo Cyclones: Signed free agent MR D. Kelly to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,047,500.

Halifax Winter Wolves: Signed free agent MR D. Carneirinho to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,410,000.

[CrimsonFox]

I'm online even. Can I make a change if the sim hawsn't even run? Come on, please?

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by CrimsonFox

Okay I requested to buy FAs for this sim and left instructions how to handle them. Why is it ignored if I leave instructions? I've asked this before and it wasn't answered. This seems weird. I buy things and they are ignored.

I explain it every time I have to enforce this rule. It is something that has bitten almost everyone at least once at some point.

From the rule book:

• If you attempt to sign a free agent for the Friday night sim (the regular season sim) and wish for him to be placed on the major league roster for the regular season, you must leave an empty slot on the major league roster for them. If you end up not signing that player, you will end up playing with 24 players for that season instead of 25.
• The commish is not allowed to promote players from AAA to the Major League Roster or demote players from the Major League roster during the Regular Season or Playoff sim for any team. Those transactions have to be performed by the individual manager and included in the file export for the sim. Exceptions are if additional players are signed during the sim without roster room, the commish will automatically demote those players.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by CrimsonFox

I'm online even. Can I make a change if the sim hawsn't even run? Come on, please?

Problem is, I can't import after I've simmed forward a day for the Free agents to have signed.

If it was something that I had looked for before hand, I would definitely have dropped you a PM to see if you wanted to re-upload. By the time I caught it, there wasn't anything I could do there. I am sorry

[CrimsonFox]

What is with this? It's only a couple freakin pitchers. I left complete instructions on who to send down if I signed either or both of them. Why is it such a problem? It's not like I didn't win them fair and square? Why such a big deal? YOu yourself say you don't like lots of rules and crap and you do this. I sent these yesterday even and you just now noticed this?

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Problem is, I can't import after I've simmed forward a day for the Free agents to have signed.

If it was something that I had looked for before hand, I would definitely have dropped you a PM to see if you wanted to re-upload. By the time I caught it, there wasn't anything I could do there. I am sorry

Just to clarify, it is not that I am unwilling to import after simming forward a day, the game won't accept the export. I would have to upload a brand new file and such to be able to have someone then export after I've simmed forward a day.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by CrimsonFox

What is with this? It's only a couple freakin pitchers. I left complete instructions on who to send down if I signed either or both of them. Why is it such a problem? It's not like I didn't win them fair and square? Why such a big deal? YOu yourself say you don't like lots of rules and crap and you do this. I sent these yesterday even and you just now noticed this?

Lets talk via PM some. We don't need to hash this out here do we?

[CrimsonFox]

Why didn't you just make the simple change of sending the pitcher to AAA that I told you. YOu've done so before for other reasons.

[CrimsonFox]

Well, the big problem I have is that the rules will never be changed even if they don't totally make sense to hav3e anymore. I tried submitting a simple rules change before and the discussion was immediately dereailed with the excuse that you didn't want to change rules because it added too much work., which of course everyone is going to agree with. THe probgelm is that when one change like this affects the entire season, that's quite a thing. It can blopw the whole season, it affects things that much. Yes it's only a game. But if the entire game is over in a second like this one, having rules which make you lose is simply not very fun.

[Alan T]

Teodoro Fashions Shutout Against Winged Lingerines
Tuesday, April 5th, 2089: Hammersmith starter Carlitos Teodoro really did a number on the Winged Lingerines today, shutting them out 7-0 on 2 hits in a complete game victory. He issued 4 walks and had 3 strikeouts.

In his postgame comments, the Ann Arbor manager said, "We didn't have good at-bats. I don't make excuses, but when we were playing the game, our energy didn't show. That comes from either extremely good pitching or extremely lousy hitting... seeing as our team has a bunch of pretty good hitters, I have to tip my cap to Carlitos... he did an outstanding job today."

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by CrimsonFox

Well, the big problem I have is that the rules will never be changed even if they don't totally make sense to hav3e anymore. I tried submitting a simple rules change before and the discussion was immediately dereailed with the excuse that you didn't want to change rules because it added too much work., which of course everyone is going to agree with. THe probgelm is that when one change like this affects the entire season, that's quite a thing. It can blopw the whole season, it affects things that much. Yes it's only a game. But if the entire game is over in a second like this one, having rules which make you lose is simply not very fun.

I'll ask again, please respond to my PMs instead of hashing it out during the sim. I'd be more than happy to respond to any questions, concerns or complaints you have there. As well as give suggestions on how to do the transaction in a way that fits in the rules for future needs. I'm always happy to help, I just don't really enjoy getting dumped on publicly.

[Alan T]

Espinoza Touches All the Bases, Hits for Cycle
Friday, April 15th, 2089: Toronto's Alfredo Espinoza went 4-for-4 in today's game and hit for the cycle, collecting all four types of hits and 2 RBIs. But his effort could not overcome the Hartford Harpooners, who won the game 5-3.

"I didn't really think about it at the time, although after the third hit, it snuck into my mind," Espinoza told reporters. "The crowd certainly let me know in that last at-bat, that I was going for the cycle... and I was able to make solid contact and get it. In the end the only thing that matters is that we lost," Espinoza added.

A. Espinoza hit an RBI triple in the 2nd, doubled in the 4th, hit a solo-shot off R. Cranidge in the 7th and singled in the 9th.

This season Espinoza is batting .308 with 12 hits, 1 home run, 5 RBIs, .364 OBP and has scored 4 runs.

[Alan T]

RL Top Pitcher for April Picked
Sunday, May 1st, 2089: Despite the number of years he's been in the league, Evaristo Bedeschi still gets excited when he puts together a quality stretch like he had in April. The 32-year-old starter for Ann Arbor was named Republic League Pitcher of the Month earlier today.

He collected 4 wins and no losses with 34 strikeouts in his 5 starts, putting up a fine 1.34 ERA in 40.1 innings of work.


Winter Wolves Starter Wins CL Pitching Award
Sunday, May 1st, 2089: Veteran Martín Loyola put together quite a successful stretch in April for the Halifax Winter Wolves, earning himself the Continental League Pitcher of the Month award.

Loyola racked up a 5-0 record in 6 starts, posting a 1.15 ERA over 47 innings and striking out 34.

[Alan T]

Peña RL Outstanding Batter of the Month
Sunday, May 1st, 2089: When Adrián Peña stepped up to the plate in April, he did it with confidence and today he was honored with the Republic League Batter of the Month award.

The young Hartford designated hitter posted a .408 batting average with 3 home runs, 14 RBIs and scored 24 runs. Peña also worked pitchers for 9 walks to post a .475 on-base percentage.


Thirkettle Captures CL Batter of Month Award
Sunday, May 1st, 2089: Seasoned by several years of professional experience, 30-year-old Bert Thirkettle put together a solid offensive month for Noblesville and was crowned April's top batter in the Continental League.

He batted .385 with 3 home runs, 13 RBIs and 20 runs scored.

[hyde4us11]

Do you not see all Alan does for these leagues? He works at least 60 hours a week and still finds time to volunteer his time for our enjoyment. Cut him a little bit of slack for expecting people to follow guidelines for such changes. Sorry couldn't hold my tongue this time. I like you crimson but Alan is donating his time when he is clearly a busy man.

[Alan T]

Republic League Names Rookie of Month
Sunday, May 1st, 2089: A veritable toddler to the Republic League, Chris Adams just sewed up the Rookie of the Month trophy for April.

Over the past month the 24-year-old shortstop for Hartford hit .307 with 23 hits, no home runs and 11 runs batted in. He also logged 11 walks and compiled a .404 on-base percentage.


Rookie Reaps Reward This Month
Sunday, May 1st, 2089: In the month of April Gannon Spracklin hit the ball hard, often and with authority and was honored as the Continental League Rookie of the Month.

He did it in standout fashion as the Georgia's shortstop hit .284 with 1 home run and 7 RBIs while scoring 14 runs.

[Alan T]

May 1st, 2089:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Noblesville Millers 15 8 .652 - 15-8 0 4-2 11-6 0-0 3-1 138 W4 8-2 Halifax Winter Wolves 15 10 .600 1.0 15-10 0 8-2 7-8 1-2 3-2 W1 5-5 Napa Valley Winemakers 14 12 .538 2.5 12-14 2 10-5 4-7 2-1 6-6 L1 5-5 Apex Assassins 12 11 .522 3.0 13-10 -1 8-6 4-5 1-2 1-4 L5 3-7 Georgia Devils 12 15 .444 5.0 12-15 0 8-8 4-7 1-2 5-4 L1 6-4 Tokyo Cyclones 11 16 .407 6.0 13-14 -2 5-10 6-6 1-1 3-5 W1 4-6 Baltimore Charm 8 15 .348 7.0 8-15 0 5-6 3-9 3-1 5-4 W2 5-5

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Hartford Harpooners 16 10 .615 - 16-10 0 10-5 6-5 1-0 3-2 137 W1 7-3 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 13 10 .565 1.5 11-12 2 10-4 3-6 0-1 3-3 W3 8-2 Brunswick Barons 15 12 .556 1.5 13-14 2 9-6 6-6 2-0 5-2 L1 3-7 Colorado Rancheros 11 12 .478 3.5 12-11 -1 6-5 5-7 1-3 3-3 W1 3-7 Hammersmith Hooligans 12 13 .480 3.5 12-13 0 6-4 6-9 2-1 3-3 L2 3-7 Chico Rebels 12 15 .444 4.5 12-15 0 8-8 4-7 1-1 4-6 W1 7-3 Toronto Marlboros 8 15 .348 6.5 10-13 -2 3-3 5-12 0-1 2-4 L2 4-6

[EddieK]

Originally Posted by hyde4us11

Do you not see all Alan does for these leagues? He works at least 60 hours a week and still finds time to volunteer his time for our enjoyment. Cut him a little bit of slack for expecting people to follow guidelines for such changes. Sorry couldn't hold my tongue this time. I like you crimson but Alan is donating his time when he is clearly a busy man.

I agree and if we could just kindly get back to the regularly Monday programming and that is FOOL Thanks Alan!

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG B. Cassidy - BRU .429 2 A. Peña HAR .408 3 S. Visser APX .395 4 T. Craig HAM .391 5 B. Thirkettle NOB .385	League Leaders HR C. Brady - GEO 7 2 M. Anthony GEO 6 2 C. Cudmore BRU 6 2 P. DeRosier CHI 6 2 4 more tied with 6	League Leaders RBI M. Taylor - BRU 26 2 P. Paull HAR 25 3 M. Anthony GEO 24 3 R. Larson TOK 24 5 2 tied with 22
League Leaders W M. Loyola - HAL 5 2 E. Bedeschi ANN 4 2 J. Jones HAM 4 4 J. Álvarez ANN 3 4 14 more tied with 3	League Leaders ERA N. Asai - APX 0.67 2 M. Loyola HAL 1.15 3 S. Border CHI 1.16 4 E. Bedeschi ANN 1.34 5 M. Franco NOB 1.78	League Leaders K F. Ramos - APX 41 2 H. Rivera HAR 38 3 W. Grant COL 37 4 A. Galilei BRU 35 4 Y. Nakano NVY 35

[Alan T]

Vélez Clips Winemakers for Cycle
Saturday, May 28th, 2089: Rodrigo Vélez of the Baltimore Charm touched all the bases today at Charm Ballpark in the 8-7 victory over Napa Valley, hitting for the cycle. He teed off on Winemakers pitching for a single, double, triple and a home run. The feat is rare in baseball as it requires a game of no fewer than four hits and the unusual combination of a home run, which requires a batter to hit for some power -- and a triple, which requires a batter to have both speed on the basepaths -- and a favorable fall of the ball.

"The hardest part was the triple," confessed Vélez, "A lot has to go right for you to get a triple. It is real easy to get greedy trying to stretch a double and get thrown out. It's really hard to get a three-bagger." He finished his special day with 4 hits in 5 at-bats, 3 RBI, 3 runs scored and a place in the record book.

R. Vélez singled in the 1st, tripled in the 3rd, hit an RBI double in the 5th, struck out in the 6th and hit a two-run home run off S. Chang in the 8th.

Looking at his present stats, Vélez has compiled a .245 batting average in 48 games with a .327 on-base percentage, while hitting 6 home runs and driving in 22 runs.

[Johnny93g]

I missed out on the 2b Sanchez, and we are in last, pretty bad start to the season for Toronto

[Alan T]

Winged Lingerines Hurler Named May's #1 Starter
Wednesday, June 1st, 2089: Evaristo Bedeschi's been around the league long enough to appreciate the honor he received today. After going 4-0 in May, the 32-year-old Ann Arbor hurler has been named Republic League Pitcher of the Month.

He fanned 51 in 45.1 innings, logged an ERA of 1.19 and allowed opponents to hit .191 against him.

This year Bedeschi has compiled a 8-0 record with a 1.26 ERA in 11 starts.


Caesar CL Winner, Top Hurler in May
Wednesday, June 1st, 2089: Matthew Caesar was the anchor in the Halifax bullpen last month and snatched up the Continental League Pitcher of the Month honors for May. The 32-year-old is in the prime of his career and pitching like he intends to stay around baseball for quite some time to come.

He threw 18 innings over 13 relief appearances and collected a 2-0 record with 20 strikeouts and 7 saves while etching his 0.00 ERA.

This season Caesar has notched 15 saves. In 25 relief appearances, he has 32 strikeouts in 30 innings with a 1.80 ERA. His season won-lost mark is 2-3.

[Alan T]

RL Batter of the Month Honors to Nelson
Wednesday, June 1st, 2089: It's official. BNN writers have voted Greg Nelson of the Toronto Marlboros the Republic League Batter of the Month award for May.

During the month he recorded a .388 average with 7 home runs, 18 RBIs and 19 runs scored.

This year Nelson has hit at a .344 clip with 30 RBIs, 10 home runs and 27 runs scored.


Zapata Takes CL's Best Bat Award
Wednesday, June 1st, 2089: 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 32-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 .296 with 8 home runs, 16 RBIs and 21 runs scored.

So far this season Zapata is batting .292 with 10 home runs, 21 RBIs and 35 runs scored. He has 61 hits in 209 at-bats, 19 walks and a .370 OBP. Zapata has played in 50 games.

[Alan T]

Hammersmith Catcher Rated Best Rookie
Wednesday, June 1st, 2089: May was a month Hammersmith catcher Pepe Olivares is not likely to forget very soon. Not only did he hit .271, he was also named the winner of the Republic League Rookie of the Month award.

He nailed down the honor with a .271 average, 19 hits, no home runs, 8 RBIs and 8 runs scored during the month.

This year Olivares is hitting .268 with no home runs and 18 RBIs in 42 games played. He also boasts an OBP of .311 with 3 walks and 17 runs scored.


Georgia Shortstop May's Best Rookie
Wednesday, June 1st, 2089: Gannon Spracklin proved to be one of the Continental League's preeminent rookies last month, putting up some sensational numbers to take the Rookie of the Month trophy.

In May the shortstop for Georgia had a .324 average, stroked 34 hits, no home runs, drove in 8 runs and drew 5 walks for a .398 OBP.

This year Spracklin is batting .304 with 65 hits and 1 home run. He has scored 27 times and has batted in 15 runs.

[Alan T]

June 1st, 2089:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Noblesville Millers 36 14 .720 - 35-15 1 17-6 19-8 4-2 10-3 102 W5 8-2 Halifax Winter Wolves 29 25 .537 9.0 28-26 1 17-9 12-16 3-3 8-7 W3 5-5 Apex Assassins 26 24 .520 10.0 26-24 0 14-12 12-12 2-2 5-7 L1 5-5 Napa Valley Winemakers 27 25 .519 10.0 25-27 2 18-9 9-16 3-2 7-7 L3 5-5 Georgia Devils 23 29 .442 14.0 22-30 1 13-13 10-16 3-4 11-8 W2 4-6 Baltimore Charm 20 31 .392 16.5 20-31 0 11-14 9-17 5-6 9-11 L2 4-6 Tokyo Cyclones 19 32 .373 17.5 23-28 -4 10-17 9-15 1-2 5-12 L4 3-7

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 30 20 .600 - 28-22 2 17-9 13-11 1-3 9-7 112 W2 6-4 Brunswick Barons 30 21 .588 .5 28-23 2 16-11 14-10 2-0 11-5 W1 6-4 Hartford Harpooners 27 25 .519 4.0 27-25 0 13-14 14-11 1-0 5-8 L1 5-5 Chico Rebels 26 26 .500 5.0 25-27 1 14-12 12-14 3-1 7-9 W1 4-6 Hammersmith Hooligans 26 28 .481 6.0 25-29 1 13-13 13-15 3-1 7-8 L1 6-4 Colorado Rancheros 24 27 .471 6.5 27-24 -3 11-14 13-13 1-5 9-8 W2 5-5 Toronto Marlboros 17 33 .340 13.0 19-31 -2 9-14 8-19 0-1 4-7 L7 2-8

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG T. Dubé - CHI .387 2 B. Cassidy BRU .379 3 A. Peña HAR .362 4 G. Nelson TOR .344 5 R. Roberge HAL .333	League Leaders HR F. Merrick - NVY 15 2 P. DeRosier CHI 14 3 J. Lara BAL 13 4 C. Brady GEO 11 4 5 more tied with 11	League Leaders RBI R. Hampton - NOB 46 2 J. González COL 43 3 P. Paull HAR 42 4 R. Larson TOK 41 5 P. DeRosier CHI 40
League Leaders W 2 tied with 8 1 E. Bedeschi ANN 8 1 M. Loyola HAL 8 3 J. Álvarez ANN 6 3 4 more tied with 6	League Leaders ERA M. Franco - NOB 1.23 2 E. Bedeschi ANN 1.26 3 P. Barraclough COL 1.91 4 J. León TOR 2.24 4 M. Loyola HAL 2.24	League Leaders K E. Bedeschi - ANN 85 2 F. Ramos APX 75 3 H. Rivera HAR 74 4 G. Cull NOB 66 4 A. Galilei BRU 66

[Alan T]

Peña Blanks Colorado
Saturday, June 18th, 2089: The Hartford Harpooners posted a 8-0 shutout over Colorado today on the strength of a strong performance by Raúl Peña. The Harpooners pitcher held the Rancheros to 2 hits while walking 3 and fanning 6 in the route-going win.

On his stats sheet for the year Peña shows a 6-5 record, 14 starts, 86.2 innings, 59 strikeouts and a 5.09 ERA.

[Alan T]

Foster Holds Apex Scoreless
Sunday, June 19th, 2089: Kane Foster of the Tokyo Cyclones really zeroed in on Apex hitters at Sony Park, blanking them 5-0 on 2 hits. Foster struck out 4, and gave up 1 walk in defeating the Assassins.

This season Foster has gone 7-4 with an ERA of 3.06, posting 58 strikeouts in 103 innings.

[Alan T]

Millers Cull Fans 15 Winter Wolves
Monday, June 20th, 2089: It was a 15-K day for Noblesville pitcher Gordon Cull at Howler Meadow today. He really put on a show in beating the Halifax Winter Wolves 3-2. Cull had his good stuff and good location and that was good enough to chalk up a Millers victory. He gave up 5 hits in the game and issued 1 walk in a strong performance.

Presently Cull has a 6-4 mark in 14 starts with a 3.18 ERA. He has given up 88 hits in 87.2 innings, struck out 91 and issued 20 walks. Opposing clubs have compiled a .257 batting average against him.

[Alan T]

Bedeschi Too Tough, Blanks Hartford
Friday, June 24th, 2089: "He was too darn good for us today," grumbled the Hartford manager after his club suffered a 4-0 shutout at the hands of Evaristo Bedeschi of the Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines. He held the Hartford Harpooners scoreless in a 2-hit whitewash.

Bedeschi was in a zone of his own most of the game and finished with 8 strikeouts and 1 walk in a strong outing.

In a postgame quote his own skipper added, "He pitched his butt off, had good velocity, good movement and had those guys off balance. Evaristo did a whale of a pitching job."

This season Bedeschi has compiled a 10-3 record with a 1.54 ERA.

[Alan T]

Calderón Fires No-Hitter Against Napa Valley
Sunday, June 26th, 2089: The Apex Assassins and their fans had a lot to celebrate today as 25-year-old hurler Manny Calderón no-hit the Napa Valley Winemakers 1-0 at Assasins Ballpark.

"He mixed his pitches well, hit his spots...and got some help from above," said his pitching coach. "Manny really took it to another level today."

On his record-setting day Calderón had 4 strikeouts and 2 walks.

His manager added, "I don't remember a better pitched game. And how about our defense, too. We played some good 'D' today."

So far this season, Calderón has logged a 5-6 record with a 3.65 ERA. He has started 15 games, hurled 106 innings and registered 62 strikeouts and 21 walks.

[Alan T]

Calderon's no-hitter is the first in FOOL since Cull pitched one for the Boston Settlers two seasons ago.

[Alan T]

Rivera Gets June's Top Pitcher Trophy
Friday, July 1st, 2089: Héctor Rivera nailed down June's Republic League Pitcher of the Month award today, adding pressure on Hartford to get a deal done before the 34-year-old becomes a free agent.

Rivera seems unfazed by the talk. "We get a deal done or we don't," he told reporters, "I'm not worrying about next year. Worrying about next year isn't what wins awards, you know?"

He fashioned a 4-1 record, reeled off 28 strikeouts, worked 32 innings and held batters to a .254 average for the month as he posted a 3.09 ERA.

This season Rivera has a 9-4 mark in 16 starts with a 3.67 ERA. He has given up 95 hits in 103 innings, struck out 102 and issued 14 walks. Opposing clubs have compiled a .245 batting average against him.


Assassins Ramos June's Top Hurler
Friday, July 1st, 2089: Francisco Ramos left little doubt in the minds of Continental League officials that he should be named June's Pitcher of the Month for his outstanding performance.

"I wasn't always confident at the start of a game," said Ramos. "Sometimes it's hard to get into the flow -- the calls aren't going your way or you're trying to spot your pitches too much. You just have to relax and use what you've been taught all your life -- get back to basics -- good mechanics, control, location, keep the ball down."

The 27-year-old tossed 46.1 innings of quality baseball -- going 5-0 with a 1.75 ERA and 39 strikeouts.

This season Ramos has a 10-3 record with a 2.55 ERA in 16 starts.

[Alan T]

Paul DeRosier Winner in Republic League
Friday, July 1st, 2089: The most recent Republic League Batter of the Month trophy was awarded to first baseman Paul DeRosier of the Chico Rebels.

In June he stood head and shoulders above all other batters by hitting .353 with 7 home runs, 28 RBIs and 19 runs scored.

Thus far this year DeRosier is batting .332 with 21 home runs, 68 RBIs and 47 runs scored.


Vélez of Baltimore CL Batter of the Month
Friday, July 1st, 2089: Rodrigo Vélez battered Continental League pitchers all June 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 33-year-old Vélez 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 23 games, Vélez hit .385 with 6 home runs, 21 RBIs and scored 15 runs.

Thus far this season in 74 games Vélez is batting .295 with 12 home runs, 43 RBIs and 33 runs scored. He has 87 hits in 295 at-bats.

[Alan T]

Adams Named Newcomer of the Month
Friday, July 1st, 2089: Chris Adams was toddling around on his tricycle when some of the guys he's playing against were in their prime, but the 25-year-old shortstop definitely knows how to get to first, second or beyond. Today he was chosen June's Republic League Rookie of the Month for his remarkable month of hitting.

In 23 games Adams batted .329 for Hartford, slapping 24 hits in 73 at-bats with 2 home runs, drove in 15 runs and scored 11 times.

For the year Adams is batting .269 with 61 hits and 2 home runs. He has scored 28 times and driven in 32.


CL Selects Rookie Star of the Month
Friday, July 1st, 2089: Youngster Claudio Martínez emerged as the latest Continental League Rookie of the Month today. The young man from Baltimore deserved the honor, batting .368 with 1 home run and 9 RBI. Is the month of June a harbinger of things to come or just a fluke? We'll find out someday, but for now, we'll just let Martínez enjoy the limelight.

This season Martínez is hitting .312 with 1 home run.

[Johnny93g]

Ouch, on pace for my worst ever Marlies team. I'm sure will pick it up in September to move up from draft pick #1 to pick 5!

[hyde4us11]

I signed Adams because of the point Alan made about average hitting but good SS defensively is good to have. Nice to see him with 2 batting awards.

[Alan T]

July 1st, 2089:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Noblesville Millers 51 25 .671 - 52-24 -1 25-14 26-11 5-3 14-7 79 W1 6-4 Apex Assassins 45 33 .577 7.0 42-36 3 24-15 21-18 5-2 14-10 W1 7-3 Halifax Winter Wolves 41 37 .526 11.0 39-39 2 24-15 17-22 4-3 11-13 L1 6-4 Napa Valley Winemakers 40 39 .506 12.5 39-40 1 24-16 16-23 3-4 11-10 L1 4-6 Georgia Devils 33 45 .423 19.0 32-46 1 18-18 15-27 4-6 14-14 W1 3-7 Baltimore Charm 30 45 .400 20.5 30-45 0 17-22 13-23 5-8 11-12 L1 4-6 Tokyo Cyclones 30 46 .395 21.0 35-41 -5 15-23 15-23 2-2 7-16 W1 4-6

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 45 33 .577 - 43-35 2 23-16 22-17 1-4 11-10 85 L1 6-4 Brunswick Barons 43 33 .566 1.0 42-34 1 22-16 21-17 4-1 13-12 W2 7-3 Hartford Harpooners 43 36 .544 2.5 43-36 0 20-20 23-16 1-1 9-9 W2 6-4 Chico Rebels 38 40 .487 7.0 39-39 -1 18-18 20-22 6-2 12-13 W3 5-5 Colorado Rancheros 35 40 .467 8.5 37-38 -2 17-22 18-18 4-6 13-9 L4 3-7 Hammersmith Hooligans 35 43 .449 10.0 33-45 2 17-22 18-21 4-2 9-12 L3 4-6 Toronto Marlboros 31 45 .408 13.0 32-44 -1 17-22 14-23 1-5 9-11 L1 4-6

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG T. Dubé - CHI .386 2 B. Cassidy BRU .382 3 G. Nelson TOR .340 4 A. Peña HAR .336 5 P. DeRosier CHI .332	League Leaders HR P. DeRosier - CHI 21 2 F. Merrick NVY 18 3 H. Kawaguchi HAL 17 3 E. Muijlwijk HAM 17 5 2 tied with 16	League Leaders RBI P. DeRosier - CHI 68 2 P. Paull HAR 59 3 R. Hampton NOB 55 4 C. Cudmore BRU 54 4 D. Ramos CHI 54
League Leaders W 3 tied with 10 1 E. Bedeschi ANN 10 1 M. Loyola HAL 10 1 F. Ramos APX 10 4 6 tied with 9	League Leaders ERA E. Bedeschi - ANN 1.54 2 K. Yamamoto GEO 2.21 3 Y. Nakano NVY 2.26 4 F. Ramos APX 2.55 5 M. Franco NOB 2.61	League Leaders K F. Ramos - APX 114 2 E. Bedeschi ANN 112 3 G. Cull NOB 103 4 H. Rivera HAR 102 5 W. Grant COL 99

[Alan T]

Baltimore's Fell Reaches 2500 Hits
Friday, July 8th, 2089: Sterling Fell, welcome to the club -- the 2500-hit club.

The Baltimore third baseman gained membership in that elite group in a 6-3 victory over the Georgia Devils at Devil's Grip.

2 hits in 5 at-bats today enabled the Charm star to reach the milestone.

Fell currently has a career .294 batting average with 2500 hits, good for 120 home runs, 926 RBIs and 1339 runs.

[Alan T]

FOOL News: The All-Star Game Rosters Have Been Announced
Sunday, July 10th, 2089: Half of the season has been played and now it's time for the All Star game! It's a game where the fans will get to see their favorite players compete on the same field together, a game where the players themselves become fans and all of baseball comes together to celebrate one of the great traditions of the game -- the Front Office Offseason League All-Star game. The Continental League and the Republic League will come together today to decide the title of the best league for this season.

Here are the talented stars on the Continental League roster:


SP Y. Nakano (NVY)
SP F. Ramos (APX)
SP M. Loyola (HAL)
SP K. Yamamoto (GEO)
SP W. Rawlings (NOB)
SP K. Foster (TOK)
CL C. Márquez (APX)
CL M. Caesar (HAL)
CL M. Torres (NOB)
CL J. Martínez (GEO)
CL J. Manuel (BAL)
SP N. Asai (APX)
3B C. Roads (APX)
C B. Thirkettle (NOB)
SS S. Visser (APX)
CF R. Hampton (NOB)
LF R. Roberge (HAL)
C J. McAskill (TOK)
2B C. Zapata (NOB)
RF P. Mendoza (NOB)
1B S. McFadden (NOB)
CF R. Vélez (BAL)
LF M. Cashmann (NOB)
SS M. Kawakami (NOB)
CF S. Bailey (APX)
2B R. Sánchez (TOK)
3B C. Brady (GEO)
CF H. Kawaguchi (HAL)


And these are the gifted players for the Republic League:


SP E. Bedeschi (ANN)
SP S. Liu (BRU)
SP H. Rivera (HAR)
SP P. Barraclough (COL)
SP J. León (TOR)
SP L. Pearce (TOR)
MR J. García (ANN)
MR G. Gutiérrez (ANN)
CL T. Ine (BRU)
MR H. Rojas (HAM)
MR É. LaCoste (HAR)
MR J. Reyes (TOR)
CF T. Dubé (CHI)
1B P. DeRosier (CHI)
SS C. Cudmore (BRU)
LF G. Nelson (TOR)
RF B. Cassidy (BRU)
2B T. Fitzpatrick (COL)
C C. Miller (HAR)
C R. Perea (BRU)
3B B. Ogbourne (ANN)
RF M. García (ANN)
CF P. Paull (HAR)
2B P. Mulholland (HAR)
RF D. Ramos (CHI)
2B M. Taylor (BRU)
1B E. Muijlwijk (HAM)
RF B. Miller (TOR)