FOOL-X 2074 Regular Season Thread

[Alan T]

Had a request to hold off for 10 minutes or so for an export, and then will get things started.

I'm completely tied up all day starting from one hour from now.. so depending on how long it takes to get through PMs, I might have to quick sim this morning. We will see how many rule violators I end up with

[CleBrownsfan]

As long as I make they playoffs then I'm okay with a quick sim

GL everyone

[Afino]

Alan, I forgot to send a PM...so I guess I'll do it here quickly on my phone. Should have an offer out there for a 3B. If I sign him, can you please plop him in my lineup/depth chart in the open 3b spot?

Thanks! Sorry, I just realized I never sent you one and was hoping it wasn't too late.

[Alan T]

Ok sim time, getting exports now

[Afino]

And if I didn't, just auto my lineups/depth charts. Not a huge deal.

[Alan T]

Oshawa Mullets: Signed free agent SS Eddie Yates to a 2-year contract worth a total of $1,336,000.

Cleveland Naps: Signed free agent MR Carlos Rivera to a 2-year contract worth a total of $6,170,000.

Oshawa Mullets: Signed free agent MR Nobukazu Sugahara to a 2-year contract worth a total of $2,170,000.

Ann Arbor Wolverines: Signed free agent 2B Walt MacIntosh to a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,700,000.

London Bishops: Signed free agent 1B Ángel Reyes to a 1-year contract worth a total of $5,032,000.

St Cloud Raindrops: Signed 1B Raúl Meléndez to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,900,000.

London Bishops: Signed free agent CF Ron Pickett to a minor league contract.

Washington Freedom: Signed 2B Johnny Carr to a minor league contract extension.

[Alan T]

Ok here we go. Good luck to all this season. I have about 40 min left, so going to try to make this fast to get it done.

[Alan T]

Reilly Slugs 4 HR Against Raindrops
Tuesday, April 17th, 2074: Fans at Fog Bowl won't soon forget the display of raw power put on by Greg Reilly today in London's 12-11 victory over the Raindrops. He found his stroke and victimized St Cloud hurlers by smashing 4 balls out of the park -- a herculean effort that made his mark in Continental League history.

Reilly said to reporters after the game, "To be honest with you, I have never even thought about hitting this many home runs in a game. Only legends hit this many home runs in a game... and I ain't no legend."

His game totals were 4 for 5 with 5 runs scored and 6 RBIs. It was quite a day for the London right fielder.

The St Cloud manager told the press, "What he did was unbelievable. My pitchers gave it their best... he hit some fine pitches... but he was like... like he was in an automatic home run mode. He just had that great swing today. It didn't matter what we threw him. It was gone."

Greg Reilly grounded out in the 1st, hit a two-run home run off Javier García in the 4th, hit a solo-shot off Javier García in the 6th, hit a two-run home run off Joey Tucker in the 8th, walked in the 9th and hit a solo-shot off Leborio Noblet in the 10th.

This year Reilly has socked 21 hits in 62 at-bats for a .339 average with 8 home runs. He is getting on base at a .397 pace and his totals also include 23 RBIs and 16 runs scored.

[Alan T]

RL Top Pitcher for April Picked
Tuesday, May 1st, 2074: A relief specialist took top pitching honors in the Republic League in the month of April.

The top votegetter was Kevin Woods of the New York Legends, who finished the month with no saves in 1 save opportunity.

He had 6 wins and no losses with a 0.55 ERA. Woods hurled 16.1 innings and totaled 23 strikeouts.


Richard Voted Best CL Pitcher in April
Tuesday, May 1st, 2074: Philippe Richard was the anchor in the St Louis bullpen last month and snatched up the Continental League Pitcher of the Month honors for April. 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 11.2 innings over 10 relief appearances and collected a 2-0 record with 14 strikeouts and 8 saves while etching his 0.00 ERA.

[Alan T]

Ríos Snags RL Batting Honor in April
Tuesday, May 1st, 2074: When guys like Spring's Raúl Ríos win Batter of the Month awards, it just makes you feel good. In a productive April, the longtime Republic League veteran toyed with opposing pitchers all month long, collecting 39 hits in 99 at-bats.

The veteran center fielder hit for a .394 batting average and collected 5 home runs, 18 RBIs and 18 runs scored.



CL's #1 Batter Chosen
Tuesday, May 1st, 2074: Greg Reilly battered Continental League pitchers all April and wound up taking home the Batter of the Month Award.

"I've been around FOOL-X 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 35-year-old Reilly told reporters. "I put in a lot of work, even on the days I might not take the field, and it's always nice when everything comes together for me like it did this last month."

In 27 games, Reilly hit .339 with 11 home runs, 31 RBIs and scored 22 runs.

[Alan T]

May 1st, 2074:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 St Louis Hops 18 8 .692 - 18-8 0 7-2 11-6 1-0 2-3 135 L2 7-3 London Bishops 17 10 .630 1½ 18-9 -1 11-7 6-3 2-2 2-4 L1 5-5 St Cloud Raindrops 14 12 .538 4 12-14 2 7-9 7-3 0-1 5-3 W1 6-4 Washington Freedom 13 13 .500 5 13-13 0 8-5 5-8 1-3 4-3 W3 6-4 Havana Banana Sluggers 13 15 .464 6 13-15 0 12-9 1-6 4-1 6-6 L1 4-6 Plantana Pirates 12 15 .444 6½ 13-14 -1 6-6 6-9 0-0 5-4 L2 3-7 Stafford Terriers 10 16 .385 8 11-15 -1 4-5 6-11 1-1 3-4 W3 6-4 Oshawa Mullets 9 17 .346 9 7-19 2 3-5 6-12 0-1 3-3 W1 2-8

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York Legends 21 5 .808 - 17-9 4 12-1 9-4 3-1 9-2 131 W5 8-2 Maricopa Rattlers 15 11 .577 6 15-11 0 7-2 8-9 3-3 5-6 W2 7-3 Spring Lions 13 13 .500 8 14-12 -1 4-4 9-9 1-1 5-7 W1 3-7 Ann Arbor Wolverines 13 13 .500 8 15-11 -2 10-6 3-7 4-0 3-4 L1 5-5 Waikiki Beach Boys 13 14 .481 8½ 14-13 -1 4-8 9-6 1-2 4-5 L2 5-5 Cleveland Naps 12 16 .429 10 13-15 -1 11-10 1-6 1-2 3-5 L1 3-7 Portland Axemen 10 17 .370 11½ 10-17 0 5-13 5-4 1-3 5-3 L2 4-6 Las Vegas Wildcats 9 17 .346 12 10-16 -1 3-6 6-11 1-3 4-6 W1 5-5

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG D. Burnett - LON .434 2 R. Lawson CLE .397 3 R. Ríos SPG .394 4 M. Pilon ANN .363 5 R. Parker CLE .347	League Leaders HR R. Jones - WAI 12 2 G. Reilly LON 11 3 S. Goyer LON 10 4 A. Delgado CLE 8 4 2 more tied with 8	League Leaders RBI G. Reilly - LON 31 2 R. Tolbert ANN 29 3 R. Jones WAI 27 4 S. Goyer LON 25 5 M. Faulkner NY 24
League Leaders W K. Woods - NY 6 2 A. Moore ANN 4 2 S. Rodríguez LON 4 2 M. Xú LON 4 5 23 tied with 3	League Leaders ERA L. Huffman - MAR 0.88 2 T. Weeks CLE 1.17 3 M. Xú LON 1.39 4 T. Bates NY 1.43 5 C. Brown MAR 1.85	League Leaders K S. Rodríguez - LON 41 2 T. Bates NY 39 2 B. Gregory ANN 39 4 B. Stroud POR 37 5 3 tied with 36

[Alan T]

New York Beats Cleveland 3-0, Torres Ks 15
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2074: It was something to behold. Carlos Torres was masterful today in the Legends 3-0 victory over the Cleveland Naps. He had them batting the breeze most of the day. In a strong performance Torres registered 15 strikeouts in the ballgame, gave up 4 hits and no walks.

Looking at his season stats, Torres has won 3 and lost 1, collecting 44 strikeouts and 2 walks in 45.2 innings with a 2.76 ERA.

[Alan T]

Coates Reaches 2500 Milestone
Thursday, May 10th, 2074: He made it!
Cordell Coates got hit #2500! The Terriers left fielder got his milestone hit at Constitution Plaza against Washington. But it wasn't enough to bring home the victory. Stafford was beaten by the Freedom 8-7.

Coates's reaction to his accomplishment was nonchalant. He doffed his batting helmet to acknowledge the fans, who were chanting his name.

His manager said, "Cordell doesn't pay any attention to individual statistics, the only thing he cares about is winning. He will be more concerned that we lost the game."

Coates finished the game with 2 hits in 4 at-bats.

All-time Coates has played in 2333 games, batted .303 with 334 home runs and 2501 base hits.

[Alan T]

Bendiola Takes RL Top Starter Trophy
Friday, June 1st, 2074: In May, Fernando Bendiola tore through the Republic League like a seasoned veteran -- quite impressive for a player only 24 years old.

The young Maricopa starter posted a 5-1 mark and an ERA of 2.23 to earn the Pitcher of the Month award. In 44.1 innings he collected 19 strikeouts while limiting the opposition to a .223 average.

In season stats Bendiola shows a 7-2 record in 11 games, 78 innings, 41 strikeouts and a 2.08 ERA.



Valdéz Selected CL's Best Pitcher
Friday, June 1st, 2074: Alberto Valdéz 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 May and stole away with the Continental League Pitcher of the Month award.

The Freedom bullpen ace collected 9 saves and 25 strikeouts in 16 innings, holding the opposition to a .169 average and posting a 1.13 ERA and a 1-0 record.

In 2074 Valdéz has totaled 24 relief appearances, worked 29 innings, struck out 41 and issued 6 walks. He has 13 saves and fashioned a 1.24 ERA and a 2-0 won-lost mark.

[Alan T]

Super Month Nets Zhào #1 Batter Prize in RL
Friday, June 1st, 2074: You-liang Zhào has been the model of consistency over the past month and has been a tough out, claiming the Republic League Batter of the Month trophy for May.

The Portland left fielder hit .336 with 6 home runs, 23 RBIs and 16 runs scored. He was also walked 7 times and posted a .397 on-base percentage.

Currently Zhào is hitting .332 and has collected 13 home runs, 41 RBIs and scored 34 times, while playing in 54 games.


St Louis's Encarnación Snags May Batting Title
Friday, June 1st, 2074: Miguel Encarnación is on a tear! After posting a .313 average in May, the St Louis catcher took home the Continental League Batter of the Month award handed out earlier today.

He cracked 35 hits with 9 home runs and 26 RBIs and scored 25 runs. The 27-year-old also collected 11 free passes and posted a .381 on-base percentage.

This season Encarnación has hit at a .297 clip with 47 RBIs, 14 home runs and 41 runs scored. He has played in 53 games.

[Alan T]

June 1st, 2074:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 St Louis Hops 33 22 .600 - 37-18 -4 15-10 18-12 4-3 5-13 106 L2 5-5 Plantana Pirates 28 24 .538 3½ 26-26 2 18-11 10-13 2-0 14-6 L1 7-3 Washington Freedom 29 25 .537 3½ 29-25 0 13-12 16-13 2-4 11-8 W2 8-2 London Bishops 29 25 .537 3½ 31-23 -2 12-12 17-13 2-5 5-9 L1 3-7 St Cloud Raindrops 28 26 .519 4½ 25-29 3 10-17 18-9 2-3 14-10 W1 4-6 Havana Banana Sluggers 25 31 .446 8½ 25-31 0 14-18 11-13 5-1 10-12 L2 4-6 Stafford Terriers 24 30 .444 8½ 25-29 -1 12-16 12-14 3-2 10-13 W1 5-5 Oshawa Mullets 21 34 .382 12 19-36 2 9-18 12-16 2-4 9-7 W2 4-6

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York Legends 32 22 .593 - 30-24 2 17-8 15-14 4-3 14-8 106 W1 6-4 Ann Arbor Wolverines 29 25 .537 3 29-25 0 15-12 14-13 5-2 10-10 W2 4-6 Portland Axemen 28 26 .519 4 29-25 -1 9-15 19-11 3-4 11-7 L2 7-3 Maricopa Rattlers 28 27 .509 4½ 29-26 -1 13-12 15-15 3-4 7-13 L2 2-8 Las Vegas Wildcats 26 28 .481 6 26-28 0 14-14 12-14 2-4 9-9 W1 8-2 Cleveland Naps 26 30 .464 7 24-32 2 15-17 11-13 1-2 10-8 L1 7-3 Waikiki Beach Boys 24 28 .462 7 26-26 -2 10-19 14-9 2-3 8-11 W2 3-7 Spring Lions 24 31 .436 8½ 25-30 -1 12-15 12-16 3-1 11-14 W1 4-6

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG R. Ríos - SPG .389 2 D. Burnett LON .385 3 J. Pearson STL .364 4 M. Pilon ANN .356 5 M. LaForest LON .344	League Leaders HR R. Jones - WAI 17 2 A. Delgado CLE 16 3 S. Goyer LON 15 3 G. Reilly LON 15 5 2 tied with 14	League Leaders RBI M. Encarnación - STL 47 2 R. Jones WAI 45 3 S. Goyer LON 43 3 R. Tolbert ANN 43 3 P. Vélez HBS 43
League Leaders W 4 tied with 7 1 F. Bendiola MAR 7 1 J. Gómez PLN 7 1 E. Rosas STL 7 1 K. Woods NY 7	League Leaders ERA M. Xú - LON 1.95 2 C. Brown MAR 1.99 3 F. Bendiola MAR 2.08 4 L. Huffman MAR 2.23 5 T. Bates NY 2.26	League Leaders K C. Torres - NY 77 2 T. Bates NY 74 3 M. Richardson STA 71 4 B. Gregory ANN 70 4 S. Walker CLE 70

[Alan T]

Kouyama Whitewashes Rattlers
Saturday, June 9th, 2074: In a standout performance today at Ann Arbor Grounds, Wolverines pitcher Masuhiro Kouyama blanked the Maricopa Rattlers 5-0. He limited them to 4 hits and posted 10 strikeouts and 1 walk to gain the win for Ann Arbor.

In 13 starts this season Kouyama has recorded a 6-2 record and a 2.82 ERA.

[Alan T]

RL Selects Kouyama June's Best Starter
Sunday, July 1st, 2074: Which Republic League hurler dominated in the month of June?
According to the voters who decide the Republic League Pitcher of the Month award, it was Masuhiro Kouyama of the Ann Arbor Wolverines.

He put together a record of 4-2 with an ERA of 1.90 in 6 starting assignments. In addition, he struck out 33 in 47.1 innings.

Checking out his stats for the season, Kouyama has registered 9 wins and 3 losses in 17 starts, 2.45 ERA and struck out 73 batters in 121.1 innings.

St Louis Starter Selected Best Pitcher
Sunday, July 1st, 2074: Marcos Martínez's been around the league long enough to appreciate the honor he received today. After going 4-1 in June, the 29-year-old St Louis hurler has been named Continental League Pitcher of the Month.

He fanned 23 in 39.1 innings, logged an ERA of 1.60 and allowed opponents to hit .216 against him.

This season Martínez has a 7-4 record with a 2.68 ERA in 17 starts.

[Alan T]

Labranche Gets RL Batter of the Month Trophy
Sunday, July 1st, 2074: There's nothing like putting up good, solid numbers in the last year of your contract. Today Marc-André Labranche helped his contract negotiations by nabbing June's Republic League Batter of the Month honors.

The New York first baseman put together a .341 batting average with 9 home runs, 30 RBIs and 20 runs scored.

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

Looking at his season stats, Labranche has compiled a .242 batting average and a .331 on-base percentage, while hitting 15 home runs and driving in 54 runs.


Rodríguez June's Best Bat Choice
Sunday, July 1st, 2074: Seasoned by several years of professional experience, 33-year-old Iván Rodríguez put together a solid offensive month for Plantana and was crowned June's top batter in the Continental League.

He batted .436 with 3 home runs, 27 RBIs and 19 runs scored.



To date, Rodríguez has collected 115 hits for a .364 average. He has posted 7 home runs, scored 33 runs and driven in 53 runs.

[CleBrownsfan]

What a bunch of bums these Naps are... they better start playing up to their potential damn it!!

[Alan T]

July 1st, 2074:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 St Louis Hops 48 35 .578 - 51-32 -3 23-15 25-20 6-5 11-19 81 W1 4-6 Plantana Pirates 46 34 .575 ½ 43-37 3 26-16 20-18 5-2 23-10 W4 8-2 Washington Freedom 46 35 .568 1 45-36 1 21-18 25-17 4-5 15-11 L1 7-3 London Bishops 43 39 .524 4½ 47-35 -4 19-21 24-18 4-8 11-17 L1 6-4 St Cloud Raindrops 41 41 .500 6½ 37-45 4 17-25 24-16 4-5 18-14 L1 4-6 Stafford Terriers 37 44 .457 10 39-42 -2 18-19 19-25 4-3 13-21 W1 3-7 Oshawa Mullets 34 48 .415 13½ 32-50 2 16-26 18-22 2-5 16-12 W1 6-4 Havana Banana Sluggers 32 51 .386 16 33-50 -1 18-29 14-22 6-2 13-16 L7 2-8

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York Legends 49 32 .605 - 47-34 2 27-12 22-20 4-4 17-10 74 L4 3-7 Portland Axemen 42 40 .512 7½ 43-39 -1 18-22 24-18 4-7 18-12 W1 5-5 Ann Arbor Wolverines 42 40 .512 7½ 41-41 1 24-18 18-22 5-4 13-14 W1 5-5 Las Vegas Wildcats 41 40 .506 8 41-40 0 20-17 21-23 3-6 14-16 L1 5-5 Spring Lions 40 42 .488 9½ 41-41 -1 24-18 16-24 7-1 17-16 W3 6-4 Maricopa Rattlers 40 43 .482 10 39-44 1 18-20 22-23 4-4 12-15 L1 6-4 Waikiki Beach Boys 38 42 .475 10½ 41-39 -3 15-27 23-15 4-4 12-18 L1 5-5 Cleveland Naps 35 48 .422 15 34-49 1 20-27 15-21 3-4 13-15 W1 5-5

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG D. Burnett - LON .390 2 I. Rodríguez PLN .364 3 R. Ríos SPG .363 4 M. LaForest LON .347 5 M. Pilon ANN .339	League Leaders HR 2 tied with 20 1 R. Jones WAI 20 1 G. Reilly LON 20 3 C. Stott OSH 19 4 2 tied with 18	League Leaders RBI P. Vélez - HBS 65 2 M. Encarnación STL 63 3 R. Butler WAS 60 3 R. Lawson CLE 60 5 Y. Zhào POR 58
League Leaders W 2 tied with 10 1 M. Jackson LVS 10 1 E. Rosas STL 10 3 C. Brown MAR 9 3 2 more tied with 9	League Leaders ERA C. Brown - MAR 2.42 2 L. Huffman MAR 2.45 2 M. Kouyama ANN 2.45 2 M. Richardson STA 2.45 5 E. Rosas STL 2.48	League Leaders K C. Torres - NY 112 2 B. Gregory ANN 111 3 T. Weeks CLE 107 4 T. Bates NY 106 4 S. Rodríguez LON 106

[Alan T]

FOOLX News: The All-Star Game Rosters Have Been Announced
Sunday, July 8th, 2074: The Continental League All-Stars versus the Republic League All-Stars. It happens every year halfway through the season. It's a baseball spectacle for the fans and the players alike. It's the 2074 FOOL-X All-Star Game. The fans get to see all their favorite stars perform in the same game, and the outstanding players get to play against each other. The players are out to prove that their league is the best. Players are chosen by a vote of the fans.

Representing the Continental League All-Stars this year will be:

SP Charlie Clements (WAS) - 6-6, 3.29 ERA
SP Ángel De La Parra (STC) - 8-7, 2.92 ERA
SP Jesús Gómez (PLN) - 10-6, 3.23 ERA
SP Ernesto Maldonado (OSH) - 8-8, 2.76 ERA
SP Jesús Morales (WAS) - 8-5, 2.45 ERA
SP Mark Richardson (STA) - 5-5, 2.64 ERA
SP Emílio Rosas (STL) - 10-5, 2.68 ERA
MR Philippe Richard (STL) - 5-1, 18 SV, 1.89 ERA
MR Carlos Salas (WAS) - 3-2, 1 SV, 1.56 ERA
MR Michael Sullivan (STA) - 2-3, 17 SV, 4.30 ERA
CL Ludo Monti (PLN) - 2-4, 19 SV, 3.34 ERA
CL Alberto Valdéz (WAS) - 2-1, 24 SV, 1.40 ERA
C Lou Walters (LON) - .257/.330/.430, 11 HR, 41 RBI
C Miguel Encarnación (STL) - .278/.338/.491, 17 HR, 64 RBI
1B Ron Butler (WAS) - .304/.383/.537, 17 HR, 63 RBI
1B Pedro Vélez (HBS) - .287/.365/.501, 19 HR, 69 RBI
2B Ánibal Rivera (STC) - .310/.338/.544, 14 HR, 52 RBI
2B Scott Goyer (LON) - .310/.337/.516, 18 HR, 52 RBI
2B Jason Gilliam (STL) - .284/.323/.462, 11 HR, 46 RBI
3B Martin LaForest (LON) - .352/.431/.540, 11 HR, 40 RBI
SS António Féliz (WAS) - .260/.333/.385, 2 HR, 30 RBI
LF Danny Burnett (LON) - .384/.435/.566, 15 HR, 51 RBI
LF Jeff Pearson (STL) - .324/.387/.521, 12 HR, 53 RBI
CF Raphaël Brassard (WAS) - .233/.340/.460, 17 HR, 40 RBI
RF Dexter Reeves (STL) - .303/.390/.527, 16 HR, 46 RBI
RF Iván Rodríguez (PLN) - .357/.412/.499, 8 HR, 55 RBI
RF Tadao Konishi (STA) - .319/.384/.566, 17 HR, 58 RBI
RF Greg Reilly (LON) - .282/.351/.523, 21 HR, 56 RBI


The Republic League roster includes the following players:

SP Caleb Brown (MAR) - 9-5, 2.74 ERA
SP Bernardo Gregory (ANN) - 8-4, 2.86 ERA
SP Louie Huffman (MAR) - 7-8, 2.45 ERA
SP Mike Jackson (LVS) - 11-5, 2.83 ERA
SP Masuhiro Kouyama (ANN) - 9-3, 2.37 ERA
SP Carlos Torres (NY) - 10-3, 3.07 ERA
MR Sandro Herrera (WAI) - 5-1, 1.61 ERA
MR André Moore (ANN) - 4-7, 18 SV, 3.06 ERA
CL Ian Cox (SPG) - 4-4, 17 SV, 2.87 ERA
CL Héctor García (POR) - 3-4, 13 SV, 2.48 ERA
CL Norman Ward (LVS) - 2-4, 22 SV, 2.13 ERA
CL Larry Zimmerman (NY) - 0-2, 28 SV, 0.92 ERA
C Bernardo González (SPG) - .258/.311/.399, 10 HR, 40 RBI
C Doug Murphy (WAI) - .266/.303/.472, 12 HR, 46 RBI
1B Marc-André Labranche (NY) - .247/.334/.514, 18 HR, 60 RBI
1B Teruo Shiskikura (MAR) - .302/.355/.402, 3 HR, 27 RBI
1B Kung Moy (LVS) - .290/.337/.385, 4 HR, 42 RBI
2B Gianpaolo Pacho (LVS) - .268/.333/.373, 4 HR, 29 RBI
3B Ronald Lawson (CLE) - .310/.326/.453, 8 HR, 61 RBI
SS Yong-soo Yi (POR) - .335/.389/.390, 1 HR, 21 RBI
SS José Domínguez (CLE) - .299/.357/.388, 1 HR, 30 RBI
LF Bill Cross (NY) - .311/.361/.429, 7 HR, 35 RBI
CF Ben Connor (WAI) - .297/.359/.462, 10 HR, 37 RBI
CF Jorge Cora (LVS) - .301/.355/.441, 9 HR, 48 RBI
CF Raúl Ríos (SPG) - .358/.436/.525, 10 HR, 47 RBI
RF Matias Pilon (ANN) - .334/.415/.440, 3 HR, 45 RBI
RF Alfonso Delgado (CLE) - .251/.323/.486, 18 HR, 51 RBI
DH Jake Wright (NY) - .287/.382/.521, 18 HR, 53 RBI

[Alan T]

Number 3000 for Ruíz
Monday, July 23rd, 2074: Portland's Raúl Ruíz entered the record books today as he collected hit number 3000 at Morales Field II.

"I am proud of this. Not too many player reach this level. You have to be around quite a few years and you have to get a lot of hits," Ruíz said after the game.

On his milestone day he went 2 for 4 as the Axemen won 7-4 over the Spring Lions.

Ruíz has played in 2879 games with a .311 career batting average and 3001 hits. He also has scored 1683 runs and driven in 1917 runs with 503 home runs.

[Alan T]

Republic League Picks Best Starter in July
Wednesday, August 1st, 2074: Veteran Carlos Torres put together quite a successful stretch in July for the New York Legends, earning himself the Republic League Pitcher of the Month award.

Torres racked up a 5-1 record in 7 starts, posting a 1.91 ERA over 42.1 innings and striking out 44.

On his stats sheet for the year Torres shows a 13-4 record, 25 starts, 158 innings, 156 strikeouts and a 3.02 ERA.


Washington Starter July's Best Pitcher
Wednesday, August 1st, 2074: The Continental League announced today that Rodney Lahiff has been chosen the league's Pitcher of the Month. The Washington starter had everything working for him last month as he glided to a 4-0 record.

In July Lahiff chalked up a 2.48 ERA in 36.1 innings with 27 strikeouts and 6 walks.

In 21 starts this season, Lahiff has picked up 12 wins while suffering 5 losses. He has pitched 128.2 innings, allowed 117 hits, struck out 97 and posted a 4.27 ERA.

[Alan T]

July's RL Batter of Month Award Announced
Wednesday, August 1st, 2074: Jake Wright really smoked the ball in July on his way to Batter of the Month honors in the Republic League.

The New York right fielder hit .368 with 5 home runs, 15 RBIs and 19 runs scored to round out his great month.

For the year Wright is batting .296 with 20 home runs.


Raphaël Brassard is July's #1 Hitter in CL
Wednesday, August 1st, 2074: Raphaël Brassard received the Continental League Batter of the Month trophy earlier today for his efforts at the plate this last month.

"He might be getting older," Washington's manager told reporters, "But he's been around long enough to know what it takes to put a stretch such as this together... and he doesn't keep that to himself. He's always talking to the younger guys in the clubhouse helping 'em any way they'll let him. Raphaël's value to our team goes farther than the numbers he puts up on the field."

To win the honor Brassard put up a .320 batting average, 9 home runs, 17 RBIs and scored 22 times in July.

So far this season Brassard has hit .246 with 24 home runs, 53 RBIs and and scored 78 times.

[Alan T]

August 1st, 2074:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Washington Freedom 62 44 .585 - 58-48 4 33-23 29-21 5-5 23-15 54 W5 7-3 St Louis Hops 60 47 .561 2½ 63-44 -3 34-22 26-25 7-6 15-21 L2 5-5 Plantana Pirates 58 49 .542 4½ 57-50 1 33-19 25-30 7-2 27-17 L3 3-7 London Bishops 56 51 .523 6½ 60-47 -4 26-27 30-24 5-10 17-22 W3 7-3 Stafford Terriers 54 53 .505 8½ 57-50 -3 27-22 27-31 4-5 18-26 L1 7-3 St Cloud Raindrops 51 56 .477 11½ 48-59 3 23-30 28-26 4-6 20-20 W1 3-7 Havana Banana Sluggers 45 63 .417 18 46-62 -1 23-31 22-32 7-3 20-20 W2 5-5 Oshawa Mullets 42 65 .393 20½ 40-67 2 23-32 19-33 3-5 19-18 L7 2-8

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York Legends 66 40 .623 - 65-41 1 37-19 29-21 5-4 25-13 46 L1 8-2 Las Vegas Wildcats 56 51 .523 10½ 54-53 2 29-20 27-31 6-7 20-19 L1 7-3 Portland Axemen 55 52 .514 11½ 57-50 -2 25-28 30-24 5-8 24-21 W1 6-4 Ann Arbor Wolverines 54 53 .505 12½ 53-54 1 30-23 24-30 7-6 20-18 W1 3-7 Waikiki Beach Boys 53 54 .495 13½ 54-53 -1 22-30 31-24 6-6 17-24 W4 5-5 Maricopa Rattlers 51 56 .477 15½ 51-56 0 27-29 24-27 5-7 15-20 L1 3-7 Spring Lions 48 59 .449 18½ 50-57 -2 30-25 18-34 8-3 20-21 W1 3-7 Cleveland Naps 45 63 .417 22 45-63 0 22-32 23-31 5-6 17-22 L3 5-5

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG D. Burnett - LON .372 2 R. Ríos SPG .360 3 I. Rodríguez PLN .350 4 M. LaForest LON .345 5 M. Pilon ANN .331	League Leaders HR G. Reilly - LON 27 2 R. Brassard WAS 24 3 A. Delgado CLE 23 3 R. Jones WAI 23 5 R. Butler WAS 22	League Leaders RBI P. Vélez - HBS 85 2 G. Reilly LON 73 3 R. Butler WAS 72 3 Y. Zhào POR 72 5 M. Encarnación STL 71
League Leaders W M. Jackson - LVS 14 2 C. Torres NY 13 3 R. Lahiff WAS 12 4 Á. De La Parra STC 11 4 2 more tied with 11	League Leaders ERA T. Bates - NY 2.34 2 M. Kouyama ANN 2.40 3 G. Butler LVS 2.51 4 W. Cox OSH 2.57 5 L. Huffman MAR 2.59	League Leaders K C. Torres - NY 156 2 T. Bates NY 148 3 B. Gregory ANN 144 4 S. Rodríguez LON 136 4 T. Weeks CLE 136

[TeachEnEspanol]

It just keeps getting worse! At least I have a meeting to go to so I can distract myself. :-P

[Alan T]

Wildcats Reliever Cops Pitching Award
Saturday, September 1st, 2074: The Republic League announced the winner of the Pitcher of the Month Award. It went to relief ace Norman Ward of Las Vegas for his outstanding work on the mound.

During the month, Ward stood out with 11 saves in 12 save opportunities, a 0.42 ERA and 2 wins and no losses. In 21.2 innings he struck out 30 and gave up 14 hits and 1 walks.

This season Ward has picked up 38 saves and a 5-4 mark with a 1.68 ERA. He has made 71 relief appearances, thrown 75 innings, walked 18 and struck out 80.


Relief Star Wins CL Top Pitcher Honors
Saturday, September 1st, 2074: Michael Sullivan was ecstatic to win August's Continental League Pitcher of the Month honors today. The 29-year-old Stafford pitcher thanked fans, his coaches and the voters for the honor -- despite the fact that he deserved much of the credit himself.

Sullivan's star burned bright last month as he made 15 relief appearances, notching 7 saves and 26 strikeouts in 20.1 innings. He held opposing hitters to a .123 average to put up his 2-1 mark and 1.33 ERA.

So far this year Sullivan has delivered 29 saves. In 68 relief appearances he has 87 strikeouts in 75.1 innings with a 3.46 ERA and 4 wins and 6 losses.

[lynchy34]

Perfect position to choke away another playoff berth!

[Alan T]

Wright Crowned Top RL Hitter in August
Saturday, September 1st, 2074: Jake Wright mauled enemy pitching all month long as he cruised to the Republic League Batter of the Month title.

Wright batted .378 with 8 home runs, 19 RBIs and 30 runs scored.

New York faithful hope for an encore in September!

In his 2074 season totals, Wright has 28 home runs, .314 BA, .408 OBP, 83 RBIs and 105 runs scored.


CL Choice for Batter of the Month is Brassard
Saturday, September 1st, 2074: Though his face is weathered and his hands are calloused, Raphaël Brassard can still get it done in FOOL-X. In fact, the 32-year-old center fielder for Washington was named the Continental League Batter of the Month today after putting up an impressive performance at the plate.

In August he batted .304 with 9 home runs, 25 RBIs and 25 runs scored.

So far in 2074 Brassard is batting .258 with 33 home runs, 78 RBIs and 103 runs scored. He has 133 hits in 516 at-bats and a .366 OBP.

[Alan T]

September 1st, 2074:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Washington Freedom 80 54 .597 - 76-58 4 40-27 40-27 6-6 26-17 24 W1 8-2 St Louis Hops 75 59 .560 5 76-58 -1 42-29 33-30 7-6 21-24 W1 5-5 Stafford Terriers 69 65 .515 11 70-64 -1 33-30 36-35 6-6 25-29 W3 7-3 Plantana Pirates 68 66 .507 12 68-66 0 37-25 31-41 7-4 31-24 W2 4-6 London Bishops 68 66 .507 12 72-62 -4 34-34 34-32 7-11 22-25 L4 4-6 St Cloud Raindrops 63 72 .467 17½ 60-75 3 30-40 33-32 5-7 23-27 L1 5-5 Oshawa Mullets 59 76 .437 21½ 57-78 2 32-37 27-39 3-6 25-25 L1 5-5 Havana Banana Sluggers 55 79 .410 25 57-77 -2 29-38 26-41 8-3 23-25 L5 2-8

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York Legends 86 48 .642 - 84-50 2 44-23 42-25 7-5 31-15 18 W3 8-2 Las Vegas Wildcats 75 59 .560 11 70-64 5 40-23 35-36 9-10 27-22 L3 6-4 Ann Arbor Wolverines 72 63 .533 14½ 74-61 -2 41-29 31-34 8-7 24-22 W4 6-4 Waikiki Beach Boys 66 68 .493 20 66-68 0 28-34 38-34 9-7 22-29 W1 3-7 Portland Axemen 64 70 .478 22 67-67 -3 31-37 33-33 6-9 24-28 W1 5-5 Maricopa Rattlers 60 74 .448 26 60-74 0 32-39 28-35 7-8 19-23 L1 3-7 Spring Lions 58 77 .430 28½ 60-75 -2 34-35 24-42 8-4 25-24 L2 3-7 Cleveland Naps 56 78 .418 30 56-78 0 26-41 30-37 5-9 19-28 L1 6-4

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG D. Burnett - LON .364 2 R. Ríos SPG .344 3 M. LaForest LON .338 4 J. Pearson STL .328 5 I. Rodríguez PLN .327	League Leaders HR R. Brassard - WAS 33 2 G. Reilly LON 32 3 R. Butler WAS 30 3 R. Jones WAI 30 5 J. Wright NY 28	League Leaders RBI P. Vélez - HBS 107 2 R. Butler WAS 96 3 R. Tolbert ANN 94 4 M. Encarnación STL 91 5 B. Joseph SPG 89
League Leaders W 2 tied with 17 1 M. Jackson LVS 17 1 C. Torres NY 17 3 R. Lahiff WAS 16 4 T. Bates NY 14	League Leaders ERA W. Cox - OSH 2.46 2 T. Bates NY 2.54 3 G. Butler LVS 2.61 4 N. Chapman ANN 2.72 5 2 tied with 2.76	League Leaders K C. Torres - NY 196 2 T. Bates NY 193 3 B. Gregory ANN 182 4 T. Takuda POR 174 5 T. Weeks CLE 170

[Alan T]

2500th Hit for Ríos
Sunday, September 9th, 2074: Raúl Ríos was bubbling over with joy, celebrating his 2500th hit in the Spring 5-4 victory over the Rattlers at Rattlers Ballpark.

"I learned what hard work, focus, dedication, and opportunity can do. This is how it pays off."

The 33-year-old center fielder achieved that milestone with 2 hits in 4 at-bats to join the exclusive 2500-hit club.

His manager said, "Raúl plays the same every day and every inning -- with all his heart. That's why he's such a special player."

Ríos is batting .350 with 2501 career base hits, including 467 doubles, 66 triples and 140 home runs with 1017 RBIs and 1111 runs scored. He has played in 1823 games, stolen 203 bases and compiled a .414 OBP.

[Alan T]

400 Home Runs for Joseph
Saturday, September 15th, 2074: At Morales Field II Ben Joseph smashed his 400th career home run in a game against New York today. The 35-year-old designated hitter had a hand in the Spring Lions 4-1 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, Joseph downplayed his achievement.

"Obviously, I've hit 400 home runs so I belong in that 400 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."

Lifetime Joseph has connected for 400 home runs, hit .267 and driven in 1275 runs.

[Alan T]

Maestas Twirls Shutout
Sunday, September 16th, 2074: Behind the strong pitching of Ray Maestas, Portland shut out Maricopa 4-0. Maestas surrendered only 1 hit in recording the complete-game victory. He registered 10 strikeouts and 1 walk.

So far this year Maestas has compiled a 10-10 record with a 3.80 ERA.

[Alan T]

September 24th, 2074:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Washington Freedom 93 63 .596 - 90-66 3 47-31 46-32 8-6 30-19 1 W5 8-2 St Louis Hops 87 69 .558 6 90-66 -3 47-34 40-35 7-7 25-28 W1 5-5 London Bishops 81 75 .519 12 87-69 -6 39-36 42-39 9-12 25-29 W3 4-6 Stafford Terriers 80 75 .516 12½ 79-76 1 38-36 42-39 8-7 30-33 L1 6-4 Plantana Pirates 78 78 .500 15 78-78 0 43-35 35-43 9-6 36-29 L3 4-6 St Cloud Raindrops 70 85 .452 22½ 66-89 4 33-48 37-37 5-10 25-32 L4 3-7 Oshawa Mullets 69 87 .442 24 65-91 4 37-44 32-43 4-7 28-27 W1 4-6 Havana Banana Sluggers 65 91 .417 28 67-89 -2 34-41 31-50 9-4 26-28 L1 6-4

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York Legends 99 57 .635 - 95-61 4 51-27 48-30 8-5 34-17 Clinched L2 5-5 Las Vegas Wildcats 87 68 .561 11½ 82-73 5 48-26 39-42 10-11 33-25 W2 4-6 Ann Arbor Wolverines 81 74 .523 17½ 85-70 -4 47-34 34-40 9-10 26-25 W2 4-6 Waikiki Beach Boys 78 78 .500 21 79-77 -1 37-41 41-37 9-8 24-33 W2 7-3 Portland Axemen 73 83 .468 26 77-79 -4 34-41 39-42 7-9 26-33 L2 5-5 Maricopa Rattlers 72 84 .462 27 72-84 0 37-44 35-40 10-9 21-26 L1 5-5 Spring Lions 70 86 .449 29 71-85 -1 43-38 27-48 9-4 31-24 L2 7-3 Cleveland Naps 63 93 .404 36 64-92 -1 28-47 35-46 5-11 20-32 W1 3-7

[Alan T]

Final Weekend of the season:

Washington 95-64 (clinched)
St. Louis 87-72
Stafford 84-75

St. Louis has a magic number of 1


New York 101-58 (clinched)
Las Vegas 88-71

New York and Las Vegas have both clinched playoff spots

[Alan T]

9/28:

Stafford 6, St. Cloud 5 (14 innings)
London 4, St. Louis 3

[Alan T]

9/29:

London 5, St. Louis 4
St. Cloud 7, Stafford 1


Despite losing 5 straight games and losing 8 of the last 10 games, St. Louis clinches the final playoff spot

[lynchy34]

Backing our way in!

[Alan T]

2074 Final Standings:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Washington Freedom 97 65 .599 - 93-69 4 49-32 48-33 9-6 32-21 Clinched L1 8-2 St Louis Hops 88 74 .543 9 93-69 -5 47-34 41-40 7-9 25-32 W1 3-7 Stafford Terriers 85 77 .525 12 82-80 3 43-38 42-39 11-7 33-33 L2 7-3 London Bishops 83 79 .512 14 89-73 -6 41-40 42-39 9-12 27-31 L1 5-5 Plantana Pirates 79 83 .488 18 79-83 0 44-37 35-46 9-6 37-30 L5 2-8 St Cloud Raindrops 75 87 .463 22 71-91 4 33-48 42-39 5-11 27-33 W2 5-5 Havana Banana Sluggers 71 91 .438 26 72-90 -1 40-41 31-50 9-4 27-28 W6 8-2 Oshawa Mullets 70 92 .432 27 67-95 3 37-44 33-48 4-8 29-29 W1 3-7

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York Legends 102 60 .630 - 98-64 4 52-29 50-31 8-5 35-17 Clinched W1 4-6 Las Vegas Wildcats 89 73 .549 13 84-78 5 50-31 39-42 10-11 33-27 W1 4-6 Ann Arbor Wolverines 84 78 .519 18 87-75 -3 47-34 37-44 9-11 27-26 L1 5-5 Waikiki Beach Boys 81 81 .500 21 83-79 -2 38-43 43-38 9-8 24-34 W1 5-5 Portland Axemen 78 84 .481 24 81-81 -3 39-42 39-42 8-9 29-33 W3 6-4 Maricopa Rattlers 75 87 .463 27 75-87 0 37-44 38-43 10-9 22-28 L3 6-4 Spring Lions 73 89 .451 29 74-88 -1 43-38 30-51 9-4 32-27 L1 5-5 Cleveland Naps 66 96 .407 36 66-96 0 31-50 35-46 5-11 23-33 L1 5-5

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG D. Burnett - LON .347 2 R. Ríos SPG .346 3 M. LaForest LON .324 4 I. Rodríguez PLN .318 5 M. Pilon ANN .310	League Leaders HR R. Jones - WAI 39 2 R. Brassard WAS 37 3 R. Butler WAS 36 4 G. Reilly LON 34 5 P. Vélez HBS 33	League Leaders RBI P. Vélez - HBS 127 2 R. Butler WAS 117 2 B. Joseph SPG 117 4 R. Tolbert ANN 109 5 R. Jones WAI 108
League Leaders W C. Torres - NY 20 2 T. Bates NY 18 2 M. Jackson LVS 18 2 R. Lahiff WAS 18 5 4 tied with 15	League Leaders ERA T. Bates - NY 2.20 2 G. Butler LVS 2.75 3 T. Weeks CLE 2.78 4 W. Cox OSH 2.82 5 M. Martínez STL 2.84	League Leaders K T. Bates - NY 229 2 C. Torres NY 225 3 T. Weeks CLE 220 4 B. Gregory ANN 215 5 T. Takuda POR 203

[lynchy34]

At least we finally won a game to close the season. Playoffs is playoffs. Congrats to all the playoff clubs!

[Afino]

Look I would have made the playoffs by Pyth again...blah.

[Alan T]

The new file is up. Playoffs run tomorrow morning.

I have web reports running.. they should upload once completed in a few hours. When I have time today, I'll come back to make sure that they completed.

[mattcubs]

Congrats playoff teams.