FOOL-X 2053 Regular Season

[Alan T]

Almost time for the regular season!

I'll get exports in about 5 minutes.

[Alan T]

Sim time, getting exports now

[TeachEnEspanol]

Hi Alan! I hope everything went ok with work this morning!

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

Hi Alan! I hope everything went ok with work this morning!

Everything is fine, thanks! Just a minor crisis this morning but nothing that our dedicated field services team can't take care of from here

[Alan T]

Oshawa Mullets: Signed free agent SP Paul Warner to a 3-year contract worth a total of $8,598,000.

Waikiki Beach Boys: Signed free agent SP Rafael Chávez to a 1-year contract worth a total of $6,299,000.

Cleveland Naps: Signed SS Jeff Woodward to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $1,700,000.

Chicago Southpaws: Signed free agent 1B José Ortíz to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent MR Sean Swint to a 1-year contract worth a total of $815,000.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent CL Marc Girard to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent MR Carlos Guevara to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent MR Frankie Rodríguez to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent MR Jermaine Morrow to a minor league contract.

Waikiki Beach Boys: Signed free agent SP Lawrence Thurman to a 1-year contract worth a total of $6,073,000.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent MR Andrés Cruz to a minor league contract.

Ann Arbor Wolverines: Signed 2B Tyler Davis to a minor league contract extension.

Ann Arbor Wolverines: Signed CF Salvador Segura to a minor league contract extension.

Chicago Southpaws: Signed free agent SS Seung-hun Park to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent SP Jorge León to a minor league contract.

Chicago Southpaws: Signed free agent 3B Alonso López to a minor league contract.

Ann Arbor Wolverines: Signed SP Júlio Luján to a minor league contract extension.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent MR Sean Walter to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent SP Pat Payton to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent MR Dave Freake to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent SP Leonardo Romero to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent SP Kent Young to a minor league contract.

St Louis Hops: Signed free agent LF César Liriano to a minor league contract.

[Alan T]

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

[Alan T]

Fortin Hits for the Cycle
Tuesday, April 8th, 2053: Oshawa right fielder Maurice Fortin had a stellar day today at Pirates Park. His 4-hit day included a cycle and 4 runs batted in and was instrumental in the Mullets 7-4 victory over the Plantana Pirates.

Maurice Fortin hit an RBI double in the 1st, hit a two-run triple in the 3rd, walked in the 4th, hit a solo-shot off Claudio Ramos in the 6th and singled in the 8th.

[Alan T]

St Cloud Thompson Gets the Cycle
Tuesday, April 15th, 2053: "To hit for the cycle" is one of the rarest of feats in a baseball game. This occurs when a player hits a single, double, triple and home run in the same game, getting every type of hit possible. Henry Thompson grabbed a piece of baseball history today when he hit for the cycle. Thompson went 4 for 4 with 4 RBI and 2 runs scored against Chicago, leading the St Cloud Raindrops to a 6-5 win at Fog Bowl.

"I felt comfortable at the plate in a way I haven't felt all season," Thompson said after the game. "It was like they were throwing beach balls at me. The ball seemed that big to me. And it just floated in."

Henry Thompson singled in the 1st, hit a two-run home run off Keith Kenney in the 3rd, hit an RBI double in the 5th and hit an RBI triple in the 7th.

This season Thompson is swinging the bat at a .379 rate with 11 hits in 29 at-bats. To date he has hit 1 home run, scored 3 runs and driven in 7.

[Alan T]

6 Hits for Terriers Lee
Sunday, April 20th, 2053: It wasn't just another day at the ballpark for Leonard Lee. It was a very special day, one that many players never experience. But he did. Lee went on a tear and cracked hit after hit off Havana pitching.

When the dust settled on the diamond at Constitution Plaza, he had a career 6-6 day and something he will long remember. And the Stafford Terriers had a 17-7 victory over the Banana Sluggers.

"Yeah, it'll be something nice to tell the grandkids, but it won't get me a hit tomorrow," he joked in the postgame interview.

Leonard Lee hit an RBI single in the 1st, hit a two-run home run off Albert Alfonso in the 2nd, doubled in the 3rd, doubled in the 5th, singled in the 7th and singled in the 8th.

Thus far this year Lee has hit .400 with 6 home runs and 12 RBIs.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Everything is fine, thanks! Just a minor crisis this morning but nothing that our dedicated field services team can't take care of from here

I'm glad you got things under control!

[Alan T]

Rea Gets RL #1 Pitcher Trophy
Thursday, May 1st, 2053: Veteran Ramón Rea put together quite a successful stretch in April for the Ann Arbor Wolverines, earning himself the Republic League Pitcher of the Month award.

Rea racked up a 4-0 record in 6 starts, posting a 2.54 ERA over 39 innings and striking out 36.


Washington Starter Named CL's Premier Pitcher
Thursday, May 1st, 2053: Despite the number of years he's been in the league, Xiao-xuan Li still gets excited when he puts together a quality stretch like he had in April. The 31-year-old starter for Washington was named Continental League Pitcher of the Month earlier today.

He collected 3 wins and no losses with 32 strikeouts in his 5 starts, putting up a fine 0.59 ERA in 30.1 innings of work.

[Alan T]

Águila Grabs RL Best Batter Award for April
Thursday, May 1st, 2053: Juan Águila was at the top of the hit parade in the Republic League throughout April. For the outstanding month, the talented Spring catcher was chosen the Batter of the Month.

He compiled a .417 average with 20 hits, 5 home runs, 14 RBIs and 13 runs scored.


Gato Snags CL Batting Honor in April
Thursday, May 1st, 2053: Seasoned by several years of professional experience, 30-year-old Yoshihisa Gato put together a solid offensive month for Washington and was crowned April's top batter in the Continental League.

He batted .338 with 6 home runs, 26 RBIs and 17 runs scored.

[Alan T]

Republic League Names Rookie of Month
Thursday, May 1st, 2053: Youngster Cordell Gilmore emerged as the latest Republic League Rookie of the Month today. The young man from Maricopa deserved the honor, batting .312 with 1 home run and 16 RBI. Is the month of April a harbinger of things to come or just a fluke? We'll find out someday, but for now, we'll just let Gilmore enjoy the limelight.



CL Selects Rookie Star of the Month
Thursday, May 1st, 2053: Randy Clayton earned April's Rookie of the Month honors in the Continental League for last month's performance. The boyish Havana third baseman might be wet behind the ears, but he's proving that he has what it takes to play at this level.

Clayton hit .329 with 3 home runs, 10 RBIs and 13 runs scored this past month on his way to winning the award.

[Alan T]

May 1st, 2053:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Washington Freedom 15 7 .682 - 15-7 0 8-5 7-2 0-3 2-2 139 L1 5-5 Oshawa Mullets 12 9 .571 2½ 10-11 2 7-5 5-4 3-0 6-1 W1 4-6 Stafford Terriers 13 10 .565 2½ 12-11 1 10-7 3-3 2-3 6-3 L2 6-4 St Cloud Raindrops 11 10 .524 3½ 10-11 1 6-3 5-7 0-1 5-3 W2 6-4 Plantana Pirates 10 12 .455 5 10-12 0 6-6 4-6 0-0 2-2 L1 6-4 Chicago Southpaws 10 12 .455 5 11-11 -1 5-2 5-10 3-0 2-5 W1 5-5 Havana Banana Sluggers 9 12 .429 5½ 9-12 0 4-5 5-7 1-0 2-3 W1 4-6 St Louis Hops 7 15 .318 8 10-12 -3 3-5 4-10 0-2 0-6 L1 3-7

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Ann Arbor Wolverines 18 3 .857 - 15-6 3 11-1 7-2 0-1 5-1 136 W10 10-0 Las Vegas Wildcats 13 9 .591 5½ 13-9 0 5-3 8-6 0-0 4-2 L1 6-4 Spring Lions 12 9 .571 6 14-7 -2 5-4 7-5 1-1 2-3 L1 5-5 New York Legends 11 10 .524 7 12-9 -1 5-4 6-6 0-0 2-4 W1 7-3 Cleveland Naps 11 11 .500 7½ 11-11 0 7-6 4-5 1-0 3-5 W1 3-7 Waikiki Beach Boys 8 14 .364 10½ 10-12 -2 1-6 7-8 0-0 3-5 W1 2-8 Maricopa Rattlers 8 15 .348 11 7-16 1 7-10 1-5 0-1 4-4 L1 4-6 Portland Axemen 6 16 .273 12½ 6-16 0 5-7 1-9 2-1 4-3 L6 3-7

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG S. Dorey - CLE .413 2 M. Fortin OSH .409 3 M. León ANN .385 4 M. Badía SPG .383 5 T. Jaramillo STL .382	League Leaders HR L. Lee - STA 8 2 J. Olvera ANN 7 3 D. Ducklow OSH 6 3 Y. Gato WAS 6 3 2 more tied with 6	League Leaders RBI 2 tied with 26 1 J. Burks CLE 26 1 Y. Gato WAS 26 3 D. Ducklow OSH 25 4 O. Harris STA 24
League Leaders W 5 tied with 4 1 E. Cox ANN 4 1 S. Dunn OSH 4 1 S. Fournier PLN 4 1 2 more tied with 4	League Leaders ERA X. Li - WAS 0.59 2 B. Gray STC 1.59 3 A. Brown MAR 1.62 4 F. Maldonado SPG 1.80 5 E. Cox ANN 2.05	League Leaders K R. Rea - ANN 36 2 M. Ramírez STL 33 3 R. Díaz STA 32 3 X. Li WAS 32 3 J. Núñez CHI 32

[Alan T]

Sagong Wallops #300
Saturday, May 17th, 2053: Washington's outstanding catcher Woo-suk Sagong joined the 300 home run club today at Banana Sluggers Ballpark with a booming blast in the Freedom win over the Banana Sluggers. They topped Havana 15-4.

On his milestone day Sagong had 2 hits in 5 at-bats with 5 RBI and 2 runs scored.

Tongue-in-cheek he told the press, "Don't tell me when I get close to the next milestone. Just tell me after I reach it. It will be easier to hit that way."

In his career Sagong is batting .311 with 1748 hits, 300 home runs, 967 runs scored and 1122 RBIs.

[Alan T]

Ríos Gets 300th Save, Shuts Down Axemen 3-2
Saturday, May 31st, 2053: Miguel Angel Ríos has joined elite company. The Cleveland Naps reliever earned his 300th save in a 3-2 victory over the Portland Axemen at The Beaver Den. The newest member of the 300 club told reporters after the game, "I get the ball and I try to win the game. When I get a save, my team wins and really that's all that matters. I'm happy to reach the milestone but it's just that. The more important part is that I've helped my club win." While picking up the save, Ríos allowed 1 hit and no runs in 1 innings of work.

Despite the dejection of their team having lost the game, even a number of Axemen fans were seen honoring Ríos as they joined in the standing ovation as he recorded the final out on his historic save. "That was pretty special," he said. "Something I won't soon forget."

Ríos has earned 300 saves since he came up. He has logged 1365.1 innings with 1607 strikeouts and an ERA of 3.24. In his career he has a 88-78 won-lost record.

[Alan T]

Jandhyala Goes Cycling
Saturday, May 31st, 2053: Murali Jandhyala of the Waikiki Beach Boys touched all the bases today at Legends Stadium in the 14-2 victory over New York, hitting for the cycle. He teed off on Legends 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 Jandhyala, "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, 4 RBI, 4 runs scored and a place in the record book.

Murali Jandhyala singled in the 2nd, flied out in the 3rd, hit an RBI triple in the 6th, hit a two-run home run off Doug Barraclough in the 7th and hit an RBI double in the 9th.

Jandhyala on the season is hitting .247 with 1 home run. His stats include 11 RBIs and 13 runs scored.

[kenjabroni]

Wow thats a fantastic career for the Catcher from Washington.

[Alan T]

Cox May's Best Hurler in RL
Sunday, June 1st, 2053: Ann Arbor starter Edward Cox claimed the Republic League Pitcher of the Month Award today with his strong performance in May.

The 26-year-old starter tossed 43.2 innings of solid baseball, putting up a 1.85 ERA, 36 strikeouts and a 4-1 record in 8 starts.

Cox has made 13 starts, tossed 74.1 innings, struck out 63 batters and walked 15. His record is 8-1 with a 1.94 ERA and he has limited other teams to a .184 batting average.


Kenney Takes CL #1 Pitcher Trophy
Sunday, June 1st, 2053: It's official!
Keith Kenney of the Chicago Southpaws is the Continental League Pitcher of the Month. In May he dominated the league with 6 wins and 1 loss in 7 starts. In 39 innings of work Kenney chalked up 32 strikeouts, 9 walks, a 2.31 ERA and held opposing hitters to a .184 batting average.

His record this year is 7-2 in 12 starts and Kenney has a 3.00 ERA.

[Alan T]

Ann Arbor's Olvera Top RL Batter in May
Sunday, June 1st, 2053: Ann Arbor's José Olvera had a productive May and topped it off by winning the Batter of the Month citation from the Republic League.

The 27-year-old first baseman stood out at the plate with a .275 batting average, 10 home runs, 34 RBIs and 20 runs scored.

So far this year Olvera is batting .266 with 17 home runs.


CL's #1 Batter Chosen
Sunday, June 1st, 2053: On the heels of a very productive May, Woo-suk Sagong received Continental League Batter of the Month recognition today.

The battle-tested catcher hit .390 for the Washington Freedom and racked up 6 home runs, 27 RBIs and 14 runs scored.

This season Sagong is hitting .371 with 65 hits, 8 home runs, 43 RBIs, scored 31 runs and played in 46 games.

[Alan T]

May's Best Rookie Trophy Awarded
Sunday, June 1st, 2053: Clay Parker is still a bit shy, but then, who could blame the newest Republic 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 Maricopa hitter tagged opposing pitching for a .358 average with 34 hits, 8 home runs and 19 RBIs.

This year Parker is hitting .308, produced 27 RBIs and 11 home runs, scored 23 times and gotten on base at a .368 rate.


Top Rookie of the Month Named by CL
Sunday, June 1st, 2053: Randy Clayton was toddling around on his tricycle when some of the guys he's playing against were in their prime, but the 23-year-old third baseman definitely knows how to get to first, second or beyond. Today he was chosen May's Continental League Rookie of the Month for his remarkable month of hitting.

In 28 games Clayton batted .326 for Havana, slapping 31 hits in 95 at-bats with 6 home runs, drove in 21 runs and scored 14 times.

This year Clayton is hitting .328 with 9 home runs and 31 RBIs in 49 games played. He also boasts an OBP of .397 with 21 walks and 27 runs scored.

[Alan T]

June 1st, 2053:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Washington Freedom 30 20 .600 - 29-21 1 13-10 17-10 1-4 8-5 111 L2 5-5 Chicago Southpaws 28 22 .560 2 29-21 -1 17-10 11-12 4-1 6-10 W1 5-5 Oshawa Mullets 26 24 .520 4 23-27 3 13-11 13-13 7-1 12-4 L1 5-5 St Cloud Raindrops 25 25 .500 5 25-25 0 14-10 11-15 2-4 11-8 L1 5-5 Stafford Terriers 25 26 .490 5½ 25-26 0 18-10 7-16 3-4 8-7 L1 5-5 St Louis Hops 23 27 .460 7 26-24 -3 13-11 10-16 1-3 3-8 W1 7-3 Plantana Pirates 21 27 .438 8 24-24 -3 15-10 6-17 0-3 3-9 W3 5-5 Havana Banana Sluggers 21 28 .429 8½ 20-29 1 11-13 10-15 2-0 7-7 W1 3-7

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Ann Arbor Wolverines 36 14 .720 - 32-18 4 17-7 19-7 0-4 9-3 105 W1 6-4 New York Legends 28 22 .560 8 25-25 3 13-11 15-11 5-2 8-6 L1 5-5 Las Vegas Wildcats 27 23 .540 9 27-23 0 12-12 15-11 1-1 5-5 L2 3-7 Spring Lions 26 23 .531 9½ 28-21 -2 13-11 13-12 5-1 8-6 L1 4-6 Cleveland Naps 26 24 .520 10 27-23 -1 12-11 14-13 2-1 8-9 W1 5-5 Waikiki Beach Boys 22 28 .440 14 26-24 -4 13-14 9-14 0-3 7-11 W1 7-3 Maricopa Rattlers 20 31 .392 16½ 19-32 1 12-16 8-15 1-2 8-8 W2 5-5 Portland Axemen 14 34 .292 21 17-31 -3 9-16 5-18 3-3 6-11 L1 5-5

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG S. Dorey - CLE .411 2 W. Sagong WAS .371 3 J. Cantú CHI .370 4 J. López ANN .355 5 R. Lott PLN .344	League Leaders HR J. Olvera - ANN 17 2 Y. Gato WAS 15 2 L. Lee STA 15 4 H. Palmeiro STL 12 5 4 tied with 11	League Leaders RBI J. Olvera - ANN 57 2 J. Burks CLE 50 2 Y. Gato WAS 50 4 J. Garrison LVS 48 5 2 tied with 44
League Leaders W P. Kost - WAS 9 2 E. Cox ANN 8 2 E. Martínez STL 8 4 S. Dunn OSH 7 4 K. Kenney CHI 7	League Leaders ERA A. Brown - MAR 1.87 2 E. Cox ANN 1.94 3 D. Cardoza NY 2.01 4 F. Marsh CLE 2.17 5 X. Li WAS 2.35	League Leaders K Q. Yen - CLE 75 2 M. Ramírez STL 73 3 R. Rea ANN 72 4 J. Núñez CHI 69 5 P. Kost WAS 68

[Alan T]

Bean Joins Kings of Clout with #300
Tuesday, June 24th, 2053: Scott Bean hit a historic home run today -- career blast number 300. "I am happy to be in such elite company. It has been quite a ride so far," Bean said after the game.

The Wolverines third baseman went 1 for 3 with 1 home run and 1 run batted in as the Ann Arbor Wolverines won 11-7 over the Maricopa Rattlers.

Bean currently has a career .277 batting average with 2436 hits, good for 300 home runs, 1300 RBIs and 1534 runs.

[Alan T]

Suzuki Swats #300
Monday, June 30th, 2053: Waikiki defeated Ann Arbor today 9-4 and took some of the joy out of Shimpei Suzuki's 300th career home run.

"I just wanted to get a good swing on the ball all day," Suzuki said. "And I did."

Despite the loss, it was a good game for the 35-year-old Wolverines right fielder. He had 2 hits, scored 1 run and had 1 RBI.

The Beach Boys manager said, "You could see he was aggressive up there. The worst thing we did was throw him a strike. It probably would have been better if threw the ball outside of the strike zone every time he came to the plate because he seemed like he was in a hurry to get it over with."

Lifetime Suzuki is hitting .248 with 213 doubles, 26 triples, 300 home runs, 1008 RBIs and 805 runs scored. He has appeared in 1675 games to date and delivered 1448 hits.

[Alan T]

RL's Top Pitcher in June Is Hernández
Tuesday, July 1st, 2053: Alonso Hernández nailed down June's Republic League Pitcher of the Month award today, adding pressure on Ann Arbor to get a deal done before the 36-year-old becomes a free agent.

Hernández 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 5-0 record, reeled off 31 strikeouts, worked 37.1 innings and held batters to a .194 average for the month as he posted a 1.69 ERA.

Up to now Hernández has compiled an ERA of 4.25 with a 9-3 mark over 19 starts. He has 69 strikeouts in 91 innings and has held opponents to a .227 batting average.


Mullets Hurler Named CL's #1 Starter
Tuesday, July 1st, 2053: The Continental League scribes have picked June's Pitcher of the Month and have given the trophy to Santiago Castillo of Oshawa. He was devastating on the mound last month with a standout 4-0 mark.

The Mullets star hurler made 5 starts with a 0.50 ERA and surrendered 14 hits in 35.2 innings. He struck out 24 and walked 13.

This year Castillo has compiled a 6-5 mark with a 4.50 ERA in 15 starts.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Everything is fine, thanks! Just a minor crisis this morning but nothing that our dedicated field services team can't take care of from here

Isn't it a misnomer, then, to call yourselves a "field" services team?

[Alan T]

RL Honors Olvera, Best Hitter in June
Tuesday, July 1st, 2053: June was a very productive month for José Olvera and today the Ann Arbor first baseman was awarded the Republic League Batter of the Month trophy.

He clobbered enemy hurlers for a .271 average, 13 home runs, 42 RBIs and scored 27 runs.

This season-to-date Olvera has 30 home runs and a .268 batting average.


Farley Wins Best Bat Trophy in June
Tuesday, July 1st, 2053: Drake Farley earned June's Batter of the Month honors in the Continental League by reeling off a .385 average, going 37 for 96 with 2 home runs, 14 RBIs and 25 runs scored.

The soon-to-be free agent was hitting with great urgency in an effort to bolster his asking price in the Havana clubhouse and around the rest of the league.

Farley is hitting at a .331 mark this season. His stats show 5 home runs, 33 RBIs and 63 runs scored. He has played 76 games for the Banana Sluggers.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

Isn't it a misnomer, then, to call yourselves a "field" services team?

Not my team, so doesn't matter to me what they call themselves

[Alan T]

Great Month for RL Rookie
Tuesday, July 1st, 2053: In June, Kurt Warren had an exceptional month at the plate and hit his way to the Republic League Rookie of the Month award.

Last month the 27-year-old Ann Arbor designated hitter played in 22 games and hit .372 with 10 doubles, no triples and 2 home runs. Warren also scored 13 times and drove in 11 runs.

Warren is batting .286 with 8 home runs and 27 RBIs this season.


Clayton Selected June's Top Newcomer
Tuesday, July 1st, 2053: A veritable toddler to the Continental League, Randy Clayton just sewed up the Rookie of the Month trophy for June.

Over the past month the 23-year-old third baseman for Havana hit .326 with 31 hits, 3 home runs and 25 RBI. He also logged 22 walks and compiled a .454 on-base percentage.

This season in 76 games Clayton is batting .327 with 12 home runs, 56 RBIs and has scored 48 times.

[Alan T]

July 1st, 2053:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Washington Freedom 45 32 .584 - 44-33 1 23-15 22-17 3-6 13-9 83 W1 4-6 Plantana Pirates 40 35 .533 4 41-34 -1 26-13 14-22 2-4 10-11 L1 7-3 Oshawa Mullets 40 38 .513 5½ 38-40 2 20-18 20-20 8-2 13-7 L2 4-6 Chicago Southpaws 38 39 .494 7 39-38 -1 23-16 15-23 5-5 9-18 W1 6-4 St Cloud Raindrops 37 40 .481 8 38-39 -1 21-16 16-24 3-6 16-14 W2 7-3 Stafford Terriers 37 41 .474 8½ 36-42 1 25-17 12-24 4-7 11-10 L2 3-7 St Louis Hops 36 42 .462 9½ 38-40 -2 20-18 16-24 5-3 6-8 W2 4-6 Havana Banana Sluggers 35 41 .461 9½ 34-42 1 17-20 18-21 3-0 9-10 L1 5-5

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Ann Arbor Wolverines 58 20 .744 - 54-24 4 28-10 30-10 1-4 13-4 74 L1 8-2 Las Vegas Wildcats 47 31 .603 11 46-32 1 22-16 25-15 1-3 10-7 W4 8-2 Cleveland Naps 43 34 .558 14½ 45-32 -2 22-16 21-18 3-3 11-11 L1 4-6 New York Legends 38 39 .494 19½ 35-42 3 18-19 20-20 7-3 13-12 L1 5-5 Spring Lions 37 39 .487 20 38-38 -1 18-19 19-20 7-1 10-8 W1 5-5 Waikiki Beach Boys 35 42 .455 22½ 41-36 -6 17-22 18-20 2-5 11-14 W1 3-7 Portland Axemen 28 47 .373 28½ 29-46 -1 18-21 10-26 6-6 11-14 W1 7-3 Maricopa Rattlers 22 56 .282 36 22-56 0 14-28 8-28 1-3 8-17 L15 0-10

[Alan T]

Last place in the CL is closer to first than the second place team in the RL.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Last place in the CL is closer to first than the second place team in the RL.

And.. the second place team in the RL has a better record than the first place team in the CL.


Kind of tells you how dominating Ann arbor is thus far this season.

Why do you all keep letting the new people do this well in their first seasons? Is it your way of welcoming them to the league collectively? Get their hopes up and then crush them later on?

[Chief Rum]

Halfway thru the season and I am in dead last (unfortunately)--but I am only six games under .500 and less than 10 games out of first. Tight race in the CL this year so far.

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG S. Dorey - CLE .386 2 A. Nardo WAI .354 3 W. Sagong WAS .338 3 J. Cantú CHI .338 5 J. López ANN .335	League Leaders HR J. Olvera - ANN 30 2 L. Lee STA 22 3 Y. Gato WAS 20 4 D. Ducklow OSH 19 4 H. Palmeiro STL 19	League Leaders RBI J. Olvera - ANN 99 2 J. Burks CLE 81 3 Y. Gato WAS 72 4 J. Garrison LVS 70 5 T. Singleton PLN 66
League Leaders W E. Cox - ANN 11 2 P. Kost WAS 10 3 A. Gonzáles LVS 9 3 A. Hernández ANN 9 3 2 more tied with 9	League Leaders ERA A. Brown - MAR 2.44 2 E. Cox ANN 2.58 3 E. Martínez STL 2.68 4 X. Li WAS 2.98 5 R. Rea ANN 3.00	League Leaders K M. Ramírez - STL 116 2 Q. Yen CLE 108 3 R. Rea ANN 107 4 J. Gutiérrez CHI 106 5 2 tied with 96

[Alan T]

Palmeiro Pounds HR #500
Saturday, July 5th, 2053: St Louis's 7-0 victory over Washington was highlighted by Héctor Palmeiro's 500th career home run. His teammates congratulated him at home plate after he circled the bases.

"I didn't see all of them out there," Palmeiro said with a chuckle, "until I rounded third base." He added sheepishly: "It was only a home run. It's not like I won us a World Series!"

In 4 at-bats the Hops first baseman collected 2 hits in his historic game, scored 1 run, and had 2 runs batted in.

Career-to-date Palmeiro is hitting .235 with a total of 500 home runs.

[Chief Rum]

I miss Caro. It's more fun going through a season when you have a domiant player who can win an award at any point in the season.

[Alan T]

Palmeiro is only the 33rd player in FOOL-X history with 500 home runs!

[kenjabroni]

HOLY COW!!!!!

I went from 7th to 2nd in June..........I seen those June 1st standings and thought here we go again. After seeing July's i had to go double check....thought something was wrong........Maybe my guys finally woke up early enough in the season to be competitive. I really hope so.

[Alan T]

Ducklow Gets #400
Friday, July 11th, 2053: The crowd roared -- they knew they were seeing history -- and Dave Ducklow was delighted, too: The 33-year-old Mullets center fielder was making history with his 400th career homer. The crowd buzzed and roared again when Ducklow 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. 400 in a 2-1 victory over St Louis. Ducklow went 3-4 in the game, had 2 runs batted in, and scored 1 run.

Ducklow boasts a career batting average of .305 with 2237 hits, 400 homers and 1326 RBIs.

[Alan T]

FOOLX News: The All-Star Game Rosters Have Been Announced
Sunday, July 13th, 2053: 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 FOOL-X 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 Felipe García (CHI) - 6-6, 3.30 ERA
SP Piotr Kost (WAS) - 11-3, 3.71 ERA
SP Xiao-xuan Li (WAS) - 6-7, 2.82 ERA
SP Emílio Martínez (STL) - 11-3, 2.40 ERA
SP José Núñez (CHI) - 7-4, 3.43 ERA
SP Tsuruki Yamaguchi (HBS) - 7-4, 3.34 ERA
MR Steve Dunn (OSH) - 8-7, 13 SV, 2.90 ERA
MR Ken Ferguson (STA) - 5-1, 19 SV, 2.57 ERA
MR Dan Roberson (OSH) - 7-2, 2 SV, 2.54 ERA
MR Simon Rose (STL) - 3-2, 2.70 ERA
CL Júlio Jacome (WAS) - 3-4, 21 SV, 1.98 ERA
CL Juan Ruíz (HBS) - 4-2, 18 SV, 4.17 ERA
C Cipriano Arzola (STL) - .239/.316/.439, 16 HR, 54 RBI
C Woo-suk Sagong (WAS) - .334/.429/.544, 15 HR, 62 RBI
1B José Arreola (CHI) - .310/.342/.561, 16 HR, 55 RBI
1B Juan Rivera (PLN) - .308/.398/.471, 8 HR, 50 RBI
2B José Carlos Cantú (CHI) - .326/.394/.468, 5 HR, 35 RBI
3B Randy Clayton (HBS) - .313/.402/.529, 12 HR, 60 RBI
3B Walker Byers (CHI) - .336/.386/.451, 4 HR, 37 RBI
SS José Vidal (CHI) - .288/.397/.456, 8 HR, 43 RBI
SS Sancho Gutiérrez (PLN) - .308/.438/.454, 6 HR, 45 RBI
LF Yoshihisa Gato (WAS) - .313/.414/.574, 23 HR, 79 RBI
LF Leonard Lee (STA) - .270/.374/.547, 24 HR, 62 RBI
LF Carlos Mojica (STA) - .325/.427/.650, 20 HR, 57 RBI
LF Drake Farley (HBS) - .332/.480/.502, 6 HR, 37 RBI
CF Dave Ducklow (OSH) - .319/.379/.608, 20 HR, 70 RBI
CF António Velásquez (PLN) - .323/.439/.458, 3 HR, 36 RBI
RF Oscar Harris (STA) - .272/.410/.503, 11 HR, 69 RBI


And these are the gifted players for the Republic League:

SP Adam Brown (MAR) - 8-6, 2.62 ERA
SP Edward Cox (ANN) - 12-5, 2.56 ERA
SP Jorge Espinoza (SPG) - 8-5, 3.41 ERA
SP António Gonzáles (LVS) - 11-5, 3.65 ERA
SP Hal Morrison (CLE) - 9-3, 3.33 ERA
SP Ramón Rea (ANN) - 8-4, 2.95 ERA
SP Fernando Yánez (ANN) - 11-3, 3.44 ERA
MR Tim Berry (LVS) - 3-1, 3 SV, 0.85 ERA
MR José Fernández (LVS) - 9-2, 2 SV, 1.56 ERA
MR Alberto Quintana (ANN) - 5-2, 18 SV, 2.84 ERA
CL Jesús Ruíz (LVS) - 4-4, 23 SV, 1.46 ERA
CL Jack Woods (NY) - 4-4, 16 SV, 3.24 ERA
C Gregg Howard (LVS) - .244/.315/.487, 18 HR, 50 RBI
C Pablo Romero (ANN) - .289/.372/.458, 10 HR, 49 RBI
1B Ben Steele (SPG) - .268/.388/.461, 14 HR, 54 RBI
1B José Olvera (ANN) - .255/.307/.596, 34 HR, 108 RBI
2B Adolfo Nardo (WAI) - .347/.398/.498, 6 HR, 55 RBI
3B Jack Burks (CLE) - .271/.318/.524, 20 HR, 95 RBI
3B Iván Cintrón (MAR) - .304/.339/.487, 15 HR, 57 RBI
3B Sibrand van Sandvliet (LVS) - .292/.362/.456, 13 HR, 51 RBI
SS Morton O'Keefe (NY) - .324/.366/.459, 5 HR, 42 RBI
LF Michael Arrington (WAI) - .279/.397/.484, 18 HR, 64 RBI
LF Larry Austen (POR) - .324/.416/.486, 4 HR, 62 RBI
CF Júlio López (ANN) - .347/.428/.461, 0 HR, 54 RBI
CF Sean Dorey (CLE) - .377/.427/.451, 3 HR, 35 RBI
CF José Marquis (LVS) - .306/.371/.537, 9 HR, 45 RBI
RF Jeff Andrews (POR) - .318/.377/.500, 9 HR, 61 RBI
RF Jerome Garrison (LVS) - .301/.361/.489, 12 HR, 77 RBI

[Alan T]

Number 500 for Lynn
Monday, July 21st, 2053: At Ballpark of Cleveland Jim Lynn smashed his 500th career home run in a game against Maricopa today. The 36-year-old left fielder had a hand in the Cleveland Naps 8-7 victory with 1 home run and 3 RBI. For the day he went 1 hit-4 at-bats.

At the press conference after the game, Lynn downplayed his achievement.

"Obviously, I've hit 500 home runs so I belong in that 500 club. But when you talk about the other guys that have done it, I'm not as good as they were. Those guys were the greatest of all time. I've just been able to scrape together some good years and stayed healthy and gotten there."

His career numbers show Lynn is currently carrying a .257 lifetime batting average with 500 home runs and 1476 RBIs.

[Alan T]

And Lynn is the 34th player with 500 HR in league history!


Just imagine how good he could have been if he actually could hit the ball more often than once every 4 times!

[TeachEnEspanol]

Ouch...not a single all-star this year.

[Alan T]

Arrington Makes 300 Mark
Thursday, July 24th, 2053: It was an historic day in the life of Michael Arrington. The 33-year-old Waikiki left fielder recorded the 300th homer of his career in the Beach Boys 7-6 triumph over the Ann Arbor Wolverines.

In the clubhouse after the game, Arrington told BNN, "I was just looking for a ball to drive... and I got one."

During his career Arrington has chalked up 1871 hits and a .306 average with 300 home runs and 1187 RBIs.

[Alan T]

July's Premier Pitcher Announced By RL
Friday, August 1st, 2053: Paul Morgan 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 July and stole away with the Republic League Pitcher of the Month award.

The Beach Boys bullpen ace collected 2 saves and 21 strikeouts in 20.1 innings, holding the opposition to a .256 average and posting a 2.66 ERA and a 4-0 record.

Over the season, Morgan has made 56 relief appearances with 2 saves. He has K'd 75 batters in 65.1 innings, yielded 27 walks and has a 4.27 ERA. Morgan's record this year is 4-4.


Best Starter Chosen by Continental League
Friday, August 1st, 2053: A 4-0 record with a 1.00 ERA is a pretty good month for most any pitcher. The Continental League thought it was worthy of an award and named Emílio Martínez, starter for the St Louis Hops, July's Pitcher of the Month.

He also held the opposition to a .227 average while posting 31 strikeouts in 36 innings.

In 21 starts this year Martínez has crafted a 13-3 record and a 2.25 ERA.

[Alan T]

José García Winner in July
Friday, August 1st, 2053: José García, the Spring left fielder, had a productive month in July. He put up some solid numbers with a .411 batting average (39 for 95), 5 home runs, 16 RBIs and 23 runs scored.

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

Currently García has 16 home runs and a .297 batting average.


CL's Best Batter Picked
Friday, August 1st, 2053: Drake Farley is in the final year of his contract with Havana and today added a timely piece of hardware to his trophy case. Playing in 25 games in July the 28-year-old left fielder ripped Continental League pitchers for a .352 batting average, nabbing him the Batter of the Month award.

He also rang up 2 home runs, 9 RBIs and 21 runs scored.

If Farley keeps up this pace, he'll cost someone a lot of money.

Currently Farley is batting .336 with 7 home runs and 42 RBIs.

[Alan T]

Maricopa Newcomer July's Best Rookie
Friday, August 1st, 2053: Clay Parker put up eye-catching numbers in July to earn himself the Republic League Rookie of the Month Award.

The right fielder for the Maricopa Rattlers batted .301 with 2 home runs, 12 RBIs and 8 runs scored as he proved he does deserve to play in the Republic League.

Batting .276 to date, Parker has 14 home runs and 43 RBIs.


CL Names Thomason Best Rookie
Friday, August 1st, 2053: Rance Thomason's eyes seem to light up whenever he sees the baseball. The young St Cloud right fielder has been hitting everything in sight for the better part of a month.

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

During the month he hit .239 with 5 doubles, 2 triples and 5 home runs. Thomason also scored 15 times and drove in 24 runs.

In his 2053 season totals, Thomason has 10 home runs, .270 BA, .351 OBP, 56 RBIs and 46 runs scored.

[Alan T]

August 1st, 2053:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Washington Freedom 60 42 .588 - 58-44 2 31-20 29-22 4-6 16-11 54 L1 5-5 Plantana Pirates 53 49 .520 7 56-46 -3 31-18 22-31 2-5 16-18 L1 4-6 Oshawa Mullets 52 50 .510 8 50-52 2 26-27 26-23 8-4 18-13 W1 5-5 Chicago Southpaws 51 51 .500 9 53-49 -2 30-25 21-26 6-6 15-23 W1 6-4 Havana Banana Sluggers 50 51 .495 9½ 47-54 3 25-26 25-25 5-1 16-11 W1 6-4 Stafford Terriers 48 55 .466 12½ 47-56 1 30-22 18-33 6-7 15-14 L1 3-7 St Louis Hops 47 55 .461 13 51-51 -4 27-26 20-29 7-4 9-16 L1 5-5 St Cloud Raindrops 47 55 .461 13 48-54 -1 25-19 22-36 4-9 19-18 W1 5-5

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Ann Arbor Wolverines 71 31 .696 - 69-33 2 37-16 34-15 4-5 15-8 53 L1 4-6 Las Vegas Wildcats 63 39 .618 8 61-41 2 33-20 30-19 2-4 17-10 L1 7-3 Cleveland Naps 58 44 .569 13 59-43 -1 31-20 27-24 5-4 18-15 L1 5-5 Waikiki Beach Boys 51 51 .500 20 57-45 -6 30-25 21-26 3-6 14-17 W1 7-3 Spring Lions 48 53 .475 22½ 51-50 -3 27-24 21-29 8-2 11-13 W1 5-5 New York Legends 48 54 .471 23 45-57 3 22-22 26-32 8-5 16-13 L2 4-6 Portland Axemen 39 63 .382 32 40-62 -1 21-28 18-35 6-7 15-17 W2 4-6 Maricopa Rattlers 30 73 .291 41½ 30-73 0 18-34 12-39 1-4 10-23 W1 3-7