FOOL 2065 Regular Season

[Alan T]

Sim time, getting exports now!

[Alan T]

An AI team with a salary cap violation. Naughty AI

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Originally Posted by Alan T

An AI team with a salary cap violation. Naughty AI

This made me giggle.

[Alan T]

Thursday, April 2nd, 2065

St. Petersburg Pelicans: Signed free agent DH R. Pilgrim to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,087,500.

Colorado Rancheros: Signed 1B R. Swanson to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $665,000.

Hyannis Patriots: Signed free agent MR D. Carlson to a 1-year contract worth a total of $617,500.

Baltimore Charm: Signed free agent MR N. Ito to a 1-year contract worth a total of $897,500.

Hyannis Patriots: Signed free agent SS A. Scott to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,155,000.

Baltimore Charm: Signed free agent C F. Cantú to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,787,500.

Hammersmith Hooligans: Signed free agent MR T. Tanaka to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,000,000.

Tokyo Cyclones: Signed free agent RF K. Hayashi to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,947,500.

Tokyo Cyclones: Signed free agent MR D. Naeem to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,370,000.

[Alan T]

Here we go, good luck all!

[Alan T]

Valéncia Tags Number 300
Saturday, April 4th, 2065: José Valéncia circled the bases and raised his arm in triumph. He had finally hit his 300th home run. It was a homer for a lot of people: himself; his teammates past and present; his former managers and coaches; and especially his family, who sat near the plate cheering his every at-bat during the past few games.

Valéncia spoke with BNN and said, "I knew number 300 would come sooner or later. I had to keep reminding myself, 'Relax, relax, just let it happen, let it happen.' And it finally did."

His milestone homer came in the Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 6-3 win over the Chico Rebels. Valéncia went 2 for 4 in the game, scored 1 run, and batted in 1.

For his 1450-game career Valéncia has hit .313 with 1621 hits, 1170 RBIs, and 300 home runs.

[Alan T]

RL Picks April's Top Pitcher
Friday, May 1st, 2065: Veteran Júlio Venegas put together quite a successful stretch in April for the Colorado Rancheros, earning himself the Republic League Pitcher of the Month award.

Venegas racked up a 4-0 record in 5 starts, posting a 3.81 ERA over 28.1 innings and striking out 29.


Continental League Announces Best Starter
Friday, May 1st, 2065: Ricky Hudson's been around the league long enough to appreciate the honor he received today. After going 5-0 in April, the 31-year-old Apex hurler has been named Continental League Pitcher of the Month.

He fanned 26 in 34.1 innings, logged an ERA of 2.88 and allowed opponents to hit .248 against him.

[Alan T]

Chico's Harris Collects April Batting Honor
Friday, May 1st, 2065: In the month of April Ed Harris thumped the ball with authority, earning Republic League Batter of the Month honors in the process.

Chico's catcher hit .359 with 9 home runs, 29 RBIs and scored 23 runs.


Hornby Crowned Batter of the Month in April
Friday, May 1st, 2065: When Hayden Hornby stepped up to the plate in April, he did it with confidence and today he was honored with the Continental League Batter of the Month award.

The young Napa Valley center fielder posted a .414 batting average with 11 home runs, 24 RBIs and scored 22 runs. Hornby also worked pitchers for 19 walks to post a .513 on-base percentage.

[Alan T]

RL Selects Rookie Star of the Month
Friday, May 1st, 2065: Hammersmith's Chris Mosley collected 30 hits to snare the Republic League Rookie of the Month for April.

He batted .291 with 7 home runs, 21 RBIs and 17 runs scored.

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


Newcomer Honored by Continental League
Friday, May 1st, 2065: Javier Sandoval of the Baltimore Charm has been chosen the top Rookie in the Continental League.

In April he racked up 30 hits, 9 home runs, 24 RBIs and 16 runs scored. He hit .349 with a .424 OBP.

[Alan T]

May 1st, 2065:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Halifax Winter Wolves 20 7 .741 - 18-9 2 14-2 6-5 0-0 3-2 134 W1 7-3 Apex Assassins 14 9 .609 4.0 13-10 1 8-3 6-6 2-0 2-0 W1 4-6 Napa Valley Winemakers 14 12 .538 5.5 10-16 4 8-7 6-5 2-1 5-3 W1 5-5 Tokyo Cyclones 11 12 .478 7.0 10-13 1 6-8 5-4 0-2 4-2 L2 5-5 Boston Settlers 10 15 .400 9.0 14-11 -4 3-7 7-8 0-1 2-2 L2 5-5 Baltimore Charm 10 17 .370 10.0 14-13 -4 8-7 2-10 0-1 3-8 L1 4-6 St. Petersburg Pelicans 8 15 .348 10.0 8-15 0 2-4 6-11 2-1 2-4 W3 3-7

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Hammersmith Hooligans 16 10 .615 - 12-14 4 11-4 5-6 1-0 8-0 138 L3 6-4 Colorado Rancheros 14 9 .609 .5 14-9 0 9-5 5-4 0-1 2-1 W1 7-3 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 12 11 .522 2.5 13-10 -1 4-2 8-9 2-1 0-2 L1 5-5 Chico Rebels 14 13 .519 2.5 14-13 0 9-7 5-6 1-0 4-2 W2 8-2 Hartford Harpooners 13 12 .520 2.5 14-11 -1 7-3 6-9 0-2 0-4 W4 5-5 Hyannis Patriots 8 15 .348 6.5 9-14 -1 5-6 3-9 1-0 1-3 L6 3-7 Toronto Marlboros 10 17 .370 6.5 12-15 -2 5-10 5-7 0-1 0-3 L2 2-8

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG T. Rodríguez - TOK .422 2 H. Hornby NVY .414 3 S. Takahashi TOR .395 4 S. Lambright HAL .394 5 K. Boyd HAR .385	League Leaders HR 2 tied with 11 1 H. Hornby NVY 11 1 X. León COL 11 3 E. Harris CHI 9 3 3 more tied with 9	League Leaders RBI 2 tied with 37 1 X. León COL 37 1 T. Saldaña TOR 37 3 J. Gómez ANN 36 4 A. Joseph HAM 35
League Leaders W R. Hudson - APX 5 2 R. Chase HAR 4 2 A. Jones NVY 4 2 M. León HAL 4 2 2 more tied with 4	League Leaders ERA A. Jones - NVY 1.99 2 L. Pippy TOK 2.27 3 M. Tinkler APX 2.41 4 A. Martínez NVY 2.85 5 R. Hudson APX 2.88	League Leaders K 2 tied with 36 1 A. Jones NVY 36 1 G. Mota CHI 36 3 Z. Li HAM 35 4 A. Flores HAL 34

[Alan T]

Stewart Shuts out Assassins
Monday, May 18th, 2065: An efficient outing for Thomas Stewart usually means a win for Halifax. Today was no exception, as the 32-year-old starter held Apex to a long line of goose eggs. He struck out 3 and gave up 2 hits in the 7-0 shutout.

Checking out his stats for the season, Stewart has registered 5 wins and 1 loss in 10 starts, 2.39 ERA and struck out 30 batters in 64 innings.

[Alan T]

Settlers Blank Halifax, Ortega Winner
Friday, May 22nd, 2065: Boston pitcher Esteban Ortega put on a show today and walked away with a 8-0 shutout victory over the Halifax Winter Wolves, throttling them on 2 hits. He just cruised through their lineup, fanning 4 and walking 0 in a strong outing.

"He was very efficient and he hit his spots," his manager said. "He stayed down in the zone and stayed away from the middle of the plate."

This season Ortega has compiled a 4-1 mark with a 2.78 ERA.

[Alan T]

Guardado Touches All Bases, Hits for Cycle
Wednesday, May 27th, 2065: Héctor Guardado of the Toronto Marlboros had an outstanding game against the Rebels. His 4-hit day included a cycle and 5 RBI as Toronto picked up a 11-7 victory at Ballpark of Toronto.

H. Guardado hit a two-run double in the 1st, hit an RBI triple in the 3rd, hit an RBI single in the 4th, hit a solo-shot off V. Ortíz in the 7th and grounded out in the 8th.

Thus far this year Guardado has hit .383 with 7 home runs and 34 RBIs.

[Alan T]

Serrano Slams Milestone Homer
Friday, May 29th, 2065: It was a great day for Carlos Serrano, but not a good one for his Hyannis Patriots. The 34-year-old left fielder reached a personal milestone with his 500th career homer, but it wasn't enough to beat the Hammersmith Hooligans, who came away with a 6-4 victory. Serrano finished the day with 1 hit, 1 run batted in and 1 run scored.

"Well, I've conceded the fact that you can't will yourself to hit a home run," he said. "I tried hard for the last few days. It was getting to be embarrassing with the crowd standing up every time I came to the plate."

In his 1828-game career Serrano is hitting .341 with 2574 hits, 547 doubles, 90 triples and 500 home runs. He has scored 1542 runs and driven in 1686.

[Alan T]

Serrano is only the 13th player in FOOL history with 500 home runs.

[Alan T]

Post Best RL Starter in May
Monday, June 1st, 2065: May's best hurler was Philip Post of Hartford. He overwhelmed RL hitters all month long and captured the Pitcher of the Month award as he collected a 4-2 record in 6 starts.

The 32-year-old Post added 32 strikeouts in 37.1 innings and 6 walks to his season record and compiled a 4.10 ERA. Other clubs hit .216 against him.

On his stats sheet this season Post shows a 5-5 record, 11 starts, 67 innings, 50 strikeouts and a 4.97 ERA.


Flores Chosen May's Best CL Hurler
Monday, June 1st, 2065: Despite the number of years he's been in the league, António Flores still gets excited when he puts together a quality stretch like he had in May. The 30-year-old starter for Halifax was named Continental League Pitcher of the Month earlier today.

He collected 4 wins and no losses with 27 strikeouts in his 6 starts, putting up a fine 1.47 ERA in 43 innings of work.

This season Flores has a 7-1 record with a 2.31 ERA.

[Alan T]

May's #1 Batter Announced
Monday, June 1st, 2065: Hot-hitting right fielder Héctor Guardado of the Toronto Marlboros really pounded opposing pitchers in May and collected Republic League Batter of the Month honors.

He hit .482 with 7 home runs and 32 RBIs and scored 14 runs.

This season Guardado is batting .388 with 71 hits, 9 home runs, 40 RBIs, .440 OBP and has scored 24 runs.


May's Best Batter Announced
Monday, June 1st, 2065: To survive in the bigs, you've got to be a scrapper like Leroy Winter. It never pays to take a day off from the batting cages or to shrug off the advice of the hitting coach. It all paid off today as St. Petersburg's second baseman pinned down the Continental League Batter of the Month trophy today.

He hit .431 in May collecting 4 home runs, 27 RBIs and 20 runs scored.

This season Winter has hit at a .375 clip and produced 35 RBI, 8 home runs and 42 runs.

[Alan T]

Republic League Names Rookie of Month
Monday, June 1st, 2065: A veritable toddler to the Republic League, Chris Mosley just sewed up the Rookie of the Month trophy for May.

Over the past month the 21-year-old shortstop for Hammersmith hit .304 with 31 hits, 7 home runs and 18 RBI. He also logged 7 walks and compiled a .357 on-base percentage.

To date Mosley has chalked up a .298 average with 14 home runs, driven in 39 runs and scored 34 times.

Rookie Second Baseman Honored by CL
Monday, June 1st, 2065: Almost everyone agreed -- fans, teammates, peers -- and BNN sportwriters, too -- that Javier Sandoval was worthy of the Continental League Rookie of the Month award.

In the month of May the Baltimore second baseman was a bigtime threat. The 26-year-old Baltimore second baseman played in 23 games and hit .293 with 8 doubles, no triples and 4 home runs. Sandoval also scored 13 times and drove in 31 runs.

In 48 games this season Sandoval is batting .320 with 57 hits and 13 home runs. He has scored 29 runs and driven in 55.

[Alan T]

June 1st, 2065:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Halifax Winter Wolves 40 12 .769 - 36-16 4 23-3 17-9 1-0 10-3 103 W9 9-1 Apex Assassins 31 20 .608 8.5 30-21 1 16-9 15-11 3-1 8-3 W2 8-2 Napa Valley Winemakers 29 23 .558 11.0 27-25 2 15-12 14-11 2-3 7-7 L1 5-5 Baltimore Charm 23 28 .451 16.5 29-22 -6 12-15 11-13 1-1 7-11 W1 2-8 St. Petersburg Pelicans 20 30 .400 19.0 22-28 -2 9-14 11-16 3-2 4-11 L5 5-5 Tokyo Cyclones 18 32 .360 21.0 16-34 2 9-17 9-15 0-2 8-6 L5 2-8 Boston Settlers 19 35 .352 22.0 23-31 -4 7-19 12-16 0-1 3-6 L1 6-4

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Hammersmith Hooligans 32 20 .615 - 26-26 6 20-7 12-13 2-0 13-0 108 L1 7-3 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 27 23 .540 4.0 29-21 -2 13-10 14-13 3-1 2-5 W2 7-3 Colorado Rancheros 25 25 .500 6.0 27-23 -2 15-11 10-14 0-3 6-8 L2 3-7 Hartford Harpooners 27 27 .500 6.0 28-26 -1 17-9 10-18 1-3 4-6 L3 3-7 Toronto Marlboros 24 27 .471 7.5 24-27 0 13-14 11-13 0-2 3-5 W6 8-2 Chico Rebels 24 28 .462 8.0 25-27 -1 17-9 7-19 2-0 5-7 W3 4-6 Hyannis Patriots 21 30 .412 10.5 22-29 -1 12-13 9-17 1-0 2-4 L4 4-6

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG H. Guardado - TOR .388 2 R. Ramos HAR .383 3 H. Hornby NVY .381 4 L. Winter STP .375 5 2 tied with .369	League Leaders HR A. Joseph - HAM 19 2 H. Hornby NVY 17 3 D. Álvarez NVY 16 3 J. Gallegos HAR 16 3 2 more tied with 16	League Leaders RBI J. Gómez - ANN 71 2 A. Joseph HAM 58 3 J. Sandoval BAL 55 4 X. León COL 53 4 T. Saldaña TOR 53
League Leaders W 5 tied with 7 1 J. Fisher ANN 7 1 A. Flores HAL 7 1 R. Hudson APX 7 1 2 more tied with 7	League Leaders ERA A. Flores - HAL 2.31 2 T. Stewart HAL 2.56 3 A. Martínez NVY 2.82 4 E. Ortega BOS 2.87 5 A. Jones NVY 3.23	League Leaders K G. Mota - CHI 69 2 H. Hatsutori HAR 68 3 Y. Cipollini COL 67 4 J. Fisher ANN 62 4 A. Jones NVY 62

[Alan T]

400th Save for Vélez As Marlboros Hold Off Patriots
Friday, June 5th, 2065: The Toronto Marlboros really celebrated their 12-9 victory over the Hyannis Patriots at Patriots Place. Not only did the Marlboros win the game, but reliever Jorge Vélez recorded his 400th-career save. The bullpen ace stopped Hyannis on no runs and no hits in his 1 innings of work to seal the triumph.

"It's a pretty good milestone - It doesn't happen very often," Vélez said. "I was out there when my teammates needed me 400 times and I'm real proud of that."

Vélez has marked up 400 saves during his career.

[Alan T]

Martínez Baffles St. Petersburg
Friday, June 12th, 2065: Napa Valley pitcher Alejandro Martínez blanked the St. Petersburg Pelicans 14-0, tossing a 2-hitter while issuing no walks and collecting 7 strikeouts.

After his sharp shutout performance, he said that he gives a lot of the credit to his batterymate. "Me and him are just locked in out there. He's so great at having a feel for hitters. I couldn't do what I'm doing without him."

This year Martínez has compiled a 8-3 record with a 2.86 ERA in 14 starts.

[Alan T]

Locke Clips Winged Lingerines for Cycle
Saturday, June 13th, 2065: Most fans have never seen a player get a single, double, triple and home run all in one game -- but it happened today at Ballpark of Hammersmith. Jim Locke of the Hammersmith Hooligans hit for the cycle against Ann Arbor. He went 4-5 in the 11-8 victory, scored 3 runs and had 6 runs batted in. It was a day to remember for both Locke and the fans.

J. Locke hit an RBI double in the 1st, hit an RBI triple in the 3rd, hit an RBI single in the 4th, hit a three-run home run off J. González in the 6th and grounded out in the 8th.

This season in 63 games Locke is batting .344 with 16 home runs, 62 RBIs and has scored 54 times.

[Alan T]

Davenport Shows Off, Hits for Cycle
Friday, June 19th, 2065: Hitting for the cycle is defined as hitting a single, double, triple and home run in the same game. How often does that happen? Not very often, especially considering that a cycle is a microcosm of what makes a complete hitter -- he must possess power (homer), speed (triple) and make regular contact (four hits).

Well, Michael Davenport is a complete hitter -- at least for one ballgame. Today at Charm Ballpark he hit for the cycle to lead Baltimore Charm to a 13-5 win over the Tokyo Cyclones. All told in the game Davenport delivered 4 hits in 5 at-bats with 5 RBI and 4 runs scored.

He admitted to the press in the postgame interview, "Lotta luck in hitting for the cycle. Several unique things have to come together... all in the same game."

M. Davenport hit an RBI double in the 1st, tripled in the 3rd, struck out in the 4th, hit a GRAND SLAM off J. López in the 5th and singled in the 7th.

Thus far this year Davenport has hit .309 with 9 home runs and 52 RBIs.

[Alan T]

Feist Voted Best RL Pitcher in June
Wednesday, July 1st, 2065: Tom Feist 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 June and stole away with the Republic League Pitcher of the Month award.

The Hooligans bullpen ace collected 6 saves and 8 strikeouts in 10 innings, holding the opposition to a .278 average and posting a 1.80 ERA and a 2-1 record.

This year Tom Feist has been credited with 24 saves. In 32 relief appearances and 34.2 innings pitched, he has a 2-1 won-lost mark, 3.38 ERA and 22 strikeouts


Martínez Top CL Pitcher in June
Wednesday, July 1st, 2065: The Continental League named the winner of the Pitcher of the Month Award.
It went to Alejandro Martínez of Napa Valley Winemakers, who impressed the voters with a glittering 4-1 record in June.

The Napa Valley star hurler made 7 starts, allowed 30 hits in 38 innings, struck out 24 and had a 2.13 ERA.

To date this year, Martínez shows a 10-3 record, 18 starts, 114.2 innings, 74 strikeouts and a 2.59 ERA.

[Alan T]

Tim Cline Winner in June
Wednesday, July 1st, 2065: Today Hartford's Tim Cline was named Republic League Batter of the Month for June. He slammed opposing pitching hard all month long, bashing out 29 hits in 91 at-bats.

With a .319 batting average, 14 home runs, 29 RBIs and 29 runs scored, he was a solid choice.

For the season Cline is batting .265 with 78 hits and 26 home runs. He has scored 75 times and batted in 58.


Sandoval Wins CL Prize, Named Best Hitter in June
Wednesday, July 1st, 2065: Baltimore's second baseman Javier Sandoval brought home the Continental League batting trophy for June by hitting .409 for the month.

He also hit 8 home runs, drove in 32 and scored 22 runs.

Posting a .351 batting average to date, Sandoval has 21 home runs and 87 RBIs.

[Alan T]

Escobar Named RL's Best Rookie
Wednesday, July 1st, 2065: Juan Escobar 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 June the Hartford hitter tagged opposing pitching for a .298 average with 31 hits, 3 home runs and 23 RBIs.

This season Escobar is batting .270 with 9 home runs. He has scored 42 runs and driven in 54.



June's Top Newcomer Picked by CL
Wednesday, July 1st, 2065: Javier Sandoval made a name for himself in the Continental League in June. The talented second baseman for Baltimore compiled a .409 batting average and was the top votegetter for the Rookie of the Month trophy.

He won it by going 38-93 in 24 games with 8 home runs, 32 RBIs and 22 runs scored.

Sandoval is currently batting .351 with 21 home runs and 87 RBIs.

[Alan T]

July 1st, 2065:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Halifax Winter Wolves 53 25 .679 - 49-29 4 29-7 24-18 2-2 11-6 77 W1 4-6 Napa Valley Winemakers 46 33 .582 7.5 43-36 3 26-14 20-19 2-3 11-8 W10 10-0 Apex Assassins 39 36 .520 12.5 41-34 -2 19-20 20-16 5-2 9-6 L1 4-6 Baltimore Charm 37 39 .487 15.0 45-31 -8 20-18 17-21 2-2 10-14 W1 4-6 Boston Settlers 36 42 .462 17.0 38-40 -2 17-22 19-20 0-2 8-7 L1 7-3 St. Petersburg Pelicans 33 43 .434 19.0 35-41 -2 18-21 15-22 4-4 6-16 L1 6-4 Tokyo Cyclones 26 52 .333 27.0 21-57 5 12-27 14-25 2-2 11-9 L8 1-9

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Hammersmith Hooligans 48 31 .608 - 43-36 5 28-12 20-19 3-1 14-3 81 W2 8-2 Hartford Harpooners 44 34 .564 3.5 45-33 -1 26-13 18-21 3-4 9-6 W1 7-3 Toronto Marlboros 38 38 .500 8.5 36-40 2 21-17 17-21 1-4 8-10 W2 5-5 Colorado Rancheros 38 40 .487 9.5 41-37 -3 20-19 18-21 2-6 8-13 L1 5-5 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 35 41 .461 11.5 38-38 -3 18-21 17-20 4-2 4-9 L1 2-8 Hyannis Patriots 33 42 .440 13.0 33-42 0 17-22 16-20 3-1 5-6 L3 6-4 Chico Rebels 34 44 .436 13.5 35-43 -1 19-17 15-27 3-1 8-9 L1 4-6

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG S. Padilla - COL .381 2 H. Hornby NVY .371 2 E. Harris CHI .371 4 H. Guardado TOR .369 5 T. Rodríguez TOK .365	League Leaders HR A. Joseph - HAM 29 2 T. Cline HAR 26 2 E. Harris CHI 26 4 D. Álvarez NVY 25 5 J. Gallegos HAR 24	League Leaders RBI J. Gómez - ANN 95 2 A. Joseph HAM 88 3 J. Sandoval BAL 87 4 J. Locke HAM 84 5 X. León COL 83
League Leaders W A. Martínez - NVY 10 2 A. Flores HAL 9 2 R. Hudson APX 9 2 A. Jones NVY 9 2 2 more tied with 9	League Leaders ERA A. Martínez - NVY 2.59 2 E. Ortega BOS 2.85 3 A. Flores HAL 2.97 4 A. Jones NVY 3.13 5 J. Jofre STP 3.61	League Leaders K A. Jones - NVY 111 2 H. Hatsutori HAR 101 3 Y. Cipollini COL 94 3 A. Flores HAL 94 5 G. Mota CHI 93

[Alan T]

300 Homers for Veeck
Sunday, July 5th, 2065: Hyannis's 10-6 victory over Hammersmith was highlighted by Roosevelt Veeck's 300th career home run. His teammates congratulated him at home plate after he circled the bases.

"I didn't see all of them out there," Veeck 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 Patriots right fielder collected 1 hit in his historic game, scored 1 run, and had 3 runs batted in.

In his career Veeck has played in 1210 games with a .305 batting average. Among his 1470 hits are 280 doubles, 35 triples and 300 home runs. He also has scored 895 runs and driven in 951 runs.

[Alan T]

FOOL News: The All-Star Game Rosters Have Been Announced
Thursday, July 9th, 2065: It's that time of the season again, when the best of the best battle it out for Front Office Offseason League bragging rights. Yes, its time for the annual All-Star game! The Continental League All-Stars will take on the Republic League All-Stars in a star-studded showdown.

Leading the way for the Continental League All-Stars will be:


SP A. Martínez (NVY)
SP E. Ortega (BOS)
SP A. Flores (HAL)
SP A. Jones (NVY)
MR E. McDonald (HAL)
SP M. León (HAL)
CL M. Vázquez (NVY)
MR J. Humphrey (BAL)
MR J. Rocha (TOK)
CL P. Harper (APX)
MR K. Smith (HAL)
CL O. Aguirre (BAL)
CF H. Hornby (NVY)
2B L. Winter (STP)
RF R. Hutchesson (BOS)
1B T. Rodríguez (TOK)
SS M. Rivard (HAL)
C R. Hayakawa (BOS)
LF L. Marés (NVY)
3B J. Pérez (HAL)
C S. Rolón (APX)
2B J. Sandoval (BAL)
CF F. Hidalgo (APX)
1B F. Vargas (BOS)
CF T. Yamamoto (APX)
1B D. Álvarez (NVY)
1B Q. Hsia (HAL)
LF M. Davenport (BAL)


While the Republic League will feature these star players:


SP F. Morales (CHI)
SP Z. Li (HAM)
SP H. Hatsutori (HAR)
SP R. Chase (HAR)
SP C. Crowder (HAM)
SP Y. Cipollini (COL)
CL T. Feist (HAM)
MR L. Ramírez (ANN)
CL J. Vélez (TOR)
MR J. Ríos (COL)
CL J. Marrero (HAR)
MR P. García (TOR)
RF S. Padilla (COL)
C E. Harris (CHI)
3B A. Joseph (HAM)
C J. Gómez (ANN)
1B J. Valéncia (ANN)
LF C. Serrano (HYN)
SS J. Er (ANN)
CF T. Cline (HAR)
2B K. Kichida (COL)
RF K. Boyd (HAR)
RF H. Guardado (TOR)
LF S. Miller (HAM)
RF J. Locke (HAM)
1B M. Martínez (HYN)
SS R. López (TOR)
3B J. Gallegos (HAR)

[Alan T]

Settlers Blank Charm, Ortega Wins
Friday, July 17th, 2065: The strong arm of Esteban Ortega dealt a lot of misery to the Charm. He tossed a complete-game shutout to spark the Boston Settlers to a 10-0 win. In today's contest at Charm Ballpark, Ortega limited Baltimore to 2 hits and had 6 strikeouts and 3 walks.

In 18 starts this season Ortega has notched a 9-1 record and a 2.48 ERA.

[Alan T]

Joseph Pounds HR #400
Saturday, July 18th, 2065: Toronto defeated Hammersmith today 8-7 and took some of the joy out of Andrew Joseph's 400th career home run.

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

Despite the loss, it was a good game for the 33-year-old Hooligans third baseman. He had 2 hits, scored 1 run and had 2 runs batted in.

The Marlboros 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 Joseph is hitting .296 with 1723 hits, 400 home runs, 1127 runs scored and 1285 RBIs.

[Tasan]

Well, we're at least competitive this season. Maybe we'll make a strong push at the end.

We should make the big turn next season. Rancheros in '66!

[Alan T]

Venegas Named Top RL Hurler
Saturday, August 1st, 2065: Júlio Venegas took home the Republic League Pitcher of the Month honors in July. After all these years playing ball, the 36-year-old veteran still enjoys the game as though he'd just broken camp for the first time a month ago. He's a bit older now with a few more aches and pains, but the old man has reason to celebrate, having gone 3-1 for Colorado last month and claiming the Pitcher of the Month award.

He tacked up a 2.89 ERA in his 5 starts, tossing 37.1 innings and striking out 32.

This season Venegas has registered 9 wins and 2 losses in 21 starts with a 4.90 ERA.


Ortega Garners CL #1 Pitcher Award
Saturday, August 1st, 2065: It was a sensational July for Esteban Ortega as he mystified, mesmerized and terrorized opposing batters to capture the Continental League Pitcher of the Month trophy.

Ortega locked down a 3-0 mark in 4 starts last month, striking out 25 while walking 8 in 33 innings and posting a 0.55 ERA.

Checking out his stats for the season, Ortega has notched 10 wins and 1 loss in 20 starts, 2.33 ERA and struck out 107 batters in 146.2 innings.

[Alan T]

Garza RL Outstanding Batter of the Month
Saturday, August 1st, 2065: Miguel Garza was at the top of the hit parade in the Republic League throughout July. For the outstanding month, the talented Colorado center fielder was chosen the Batter of the Month.

He compiled a .431 average with 44 hits, 6 home runs, 22 RBIs and 24 runs scored.

Garza is hitting at a .334 mark this season. His stats show 10 home runs, 61 RBIs and 81 runs scored. He has played 102 games for the Rancheros.


Robin Hutchesson Selected July's Best Batter
Saturday, August 1st, 2065: Robin Hutchesson battered Continental League pitchers all July and wound up taking home the Batter of the Month Award.

"I've been around Front Office Offseason League long enough to know you really have to work hard day in and day out to be able to put up this kind of consistency," the 27-year-old Hutchesson 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 19 games, Hutchesson hit .507 with 9 home runs, 30 RBIs and scored 26 runs.

Thus far this season Hutchesson is hitting .388 with 26 home runs, 87 RBIs and 91 runs scored. He has 145 hits in 374 at-bats and has played in 97 games.

[Alan T]

Marquee Month for Escobar, Top RL Rookie
Saturday, August 1st, 2065: Youngster Juan Escobar emerged as the latest Republic League Rookie of the Month today. The young man from Hartford deserved the honor, batting .393 with 5 home runs and 20 runs batted in. Is the month of July a harbinger of things to come or just a fluke? We'll find out someday, but for now, we'll just let Escobar enjoy the limelight.

To date, Escobar has collected 119 hits for a .295 average. He has posted 14 home runs, scored 60 runs and driven in 74 runs.


CL Names Hayakawa Best Rookie
Saturday, August 1st, 2065: Ryobe Hayakawa earned July's Rookie of the Month honors in the Continental League for last month's performance. The boyish Boston catcher might be wet behind the ears, but he's proving that he has what it takes to play at this level.

Hayakawa hit .392 with 2 home runs, 10 RBIs and 14 runs scored this past month on his way to winning the award.

This year Hayakawa has batted at a .324 pace with 95 hits, 20 home runs, 60 RBIs and scored 53 times.

[Alan T]

August 1st, 2065:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Halifax Winter Wolves 63 35 .643 - 59-39 4 35-12 28-23 2-2 12-6 62 L2 5-5 Napa Valley Winemakers 59 38 .608 3.5 56-41 3 29-15 30-23 3-3 12-9 L1 6-4 Boston Settlers 50 47 .515 12.5 53-44 -3 26-23 24-24 2-2 11-11 W9 9-1 Apex Assassins 48 51 .485 15.5 50-49 -2 26-27 22-24 5-6 10-10 W2 4-6 Baltimore Charm 45 54 .455 18.5 54-45 -9 26-26 19-28 2-3 13-16 L1 4-6 St. Petersburg Pelicans 40 57 .412 22.5 42-55 -2 19-26 21-31 4-4 7-18 L6 3-7 Tokyo Cyclones 38 61 .384 25.5 32-67 6 20-33 18-28 5-3 15-10 W2 2-8

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Hammersmith Hooligans 61 39 .610 - 55-45 6 32-15 29-24 5-1 18-6 54 W1 6-4 Colorado Rancheros 54 48 .529 8.0 55-47 -1 30-23 24-25 4-6 11-15 W3 6-4 Hartford Harpooners 52 47 .525 8.5 54-45 -2 30-19 22-28 3-4 10-8 L2 4-6 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 47 53 .470 14.0 51-49 -4 21-24 26-29 7-3 6-13 L1 6-4 Chico Rebels 47 54 .465 14.5 48-53 -1 27-22 20-32 5-2 10-12 W3 6-4 Hyannis Patriots 45 55 .450 16.0 44-56 1 26-28 19-27 3-5 10-11 L1 6-4 Toronto Marlboros 46 56 .451 16.0 46-56 0 26-29 20-27 1-7 12-12 L3 1-9

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG R. Hutchesson - BOS .388 2 S. Padilla COL .375 3 H. Guardado TOR .371 4 H. Hornby NVY .365 5 T. Rodríguez TOK .363	League Leaders HR A. Joseph - HAM 38 2 X. León COL 35 3 T. Cline HAR 34 4 S. Padilla COL 30 5 4 tied with 29	League Leaders RBI J. Gómez - ANN 121 2 X. León COL 119 3 A. Joseph HAM 114 4 S. Padilla COL 106 5 J. Locke HAM 105
League Leaders W 2 tied with 12 1 M. León HAL 12 1 A. Martínez NVY 12 3 R. Chase HAR 11 3 2 more tied with 11	League Leaders ERA E. Ortega - BOS 2.33 2 A. Martínez NVY 2.62 3 A. Jones NVY 3.35 4 A. Flores HAL 3.42 5 B. Tracy NVY 3.60	League Leaders K A. Jones - NVY 133 2 G. Mota CHI 128 3 A. Flores HAL 123 4 Y. Cipollini COL 122 4 H. Hatsutori HAR 122

[Alan T]

Curtis Crowder Tames Colorado 8-2 for #200
Sunday, August 16th, 2065: Hammersmith's Curtis Crowder took the hill at Ballpark of Colorado today in search of his 200th career win.
The 35-year-old ace found it against the Colorado Rancheros.

After the historic victory, his manager told reporters, "I saw a tremendous sigh of relief when this thing was over. He was just looking to hug everyone in sight."

He worked 5.2 innings with 4 strikeouts and 1 walk in the 8-2 victory, checking Colorado on 3 hits.

"It a big milestone in my career," admitted Crowder. "When you get close to it, you worry about it a lot. It's done now... and I can relax and enjoy it."

A look at his career stats shows Crowder has a record of 200 wins and 158 losses and a 3.89 ERA.

[Alan T]

Tokyo Befuddled by León
Sunday, August 23rd, 2065: Miguel León of the Halifax Winter Wolves was right on target when he blanked the Tokyo Cyclones 7-0, yielded 2 hits and totaled 1 walk and 6 strikeouts.

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

In 28 starts this season León has compiled a 15-7 record and a 3.49 ERA.

[Alan T]

August's #1 Hurler Announced: Crowder
Tuesday, September 1st, 2065: It was a very good month for Curtis Crowder in August. The 35-year-old veteran starter for the Hammersmith Hooligans outpitched everybody -- young and old -- to claim the Republic League Pitcher of the Month award earlier today.

Crowder ran up a 6-0 record in his 7 starts during the month. In 44.2 innings he fanned 30 and recorded a 3.63 ERA.

So far this year Crowder has 14 wins and 9 losses and a 4.20 ERA.


Stewart Stands Out, Choice for Best Pitcher
Tuesday, September 1st, 2065: Whether Thomas Stewart stays in Halifax beyond this season remains to be seen, but while he's here he's making the most of it. In August the 32-year-old certainly pulled out all the stops by winning the Continental League Pitcher of the Month award.

He put up some fancy numbers with a 4-0 record and and an ERA of 1.74. In 41.1 innings he struck out 24, surrendered 31 hits, 8 walks and proved to be a solid performer in 6 starts last month.

This season to date Stewart has a record of 12 wins and 5 losses with a 3.39 ERA, has appeared in 30 games and struck out 100 in 183 innings.

[Alan T]

Watanabe Named RL Batter of the Month
Tuesday, September 1st, 2065: Seasoned by several years of professional experience, 30-year-old Tetsuzan Watanabe put together a solid offensive month for Ann Arbor and was crowned August's top batter in the Republic League.

He batted .384 with 13 home runs, 31 RBIs and 26 runs scored.



This season in 127 games Watanabe is batting .317 with 34 home runs, 121 RBIs and has scored 87 times.



CL Choice for Batter of the Month is Wood
Tuesday, September 1st, 2065: There's nothing like putting up good, solid numbers in the last year of your contract. Today Chet Wood helped his contract negotiations by nabbing August's Continental League Batter of the Month honors.

The Boston shortstop put together a .362 batting average with 14 home runs, 38 RBIs and 23 runs scored.

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

A look at his season totals shows Wood with 32 home runs, .304 BA, .396 OBP, 124 RBIs and 94 runs scored.

[Alan T]

Top RL Rookie of the Month Named
Tuesday, September 1st, 2065: Andrea Goro 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 August's Republic League Rookie of the Month for his remarkable month of hitting.

In 27 games Goro batted .376 for Ann Arbor, slapping 41 hits in 109 at-bats with 2 home runs, drove in 8 runs and scored 20 times.

This year Goro has hit at a .338 pace and produced 67 RBIs, 4 home runs and scored 90 runs.


August's Best Rookie Named by CL
Tuesday, September 1st, 2065: Ryobe Hayakawa's eyes seem to light up whenever he sees the baseball. The young Boston catcher has been hitting everything in sight for the better part of a month.

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

During the month he hit .350 with 6 doubles, no triples and 6 home runs. Hayakawa also scored 14 times and drove in 21 runs.

Currently Hayakawa is batting .330 with 26 home runs and 81 RBIs.

[Alan T]

September 1st, 2065:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Halifax Winter Wolves 84 43 .661 - 80-47 4 48-16 36-27 2-3 15-11 28 W9 9-1 Napa Valley Winemakers 73 51 .589 9.5 71-53 2 39-23 34-28 3-4 18-15 L4 3-7 Boston Settlers 63 61 .508 19.5 68-56 -5 34-26 29-35 3-2 15-17 W1 5-5 Baltimore Charm 60 66 .476 23.5 68-58 -8 32-32 28-34 4-4 16-20 L1 5-5 Apex Assassins 58 65 .472 24.0 62-61 -4 30-32 28-33 6-8 13-16 L5 2-8 St. Petersburg Pelicans 54 71 .432 29.0 52-73 2 29-32 25-39 7-4 14-19 L1 6-4 Tokyo Cyclones 44 79 .358 38.0 38-85 6 24-39 20-40 5-5 19-12 W2 6-4

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Hammersmith Hooligans 80 47 .630 - 72-55 8 44-21 36-26 7-1 22-7 24 L1 8-2 Colorado Rancheros 67 59 .532 12.5 69-57 -2 37-29 30-30 4-8 11-19 W2 8-2 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 63 64 .496 17.0 65-62 -2 31-30 32-34 8-3 12-15 W2 5-5 Toronto Marlboros 64 65 .496 17.0 62-67 2 30-34 34-31 3-8 19-14 W1 4-6 Hartford Harpooners 59 67 .468 20.5 62-64 -3 33-27 26-40 5-5 12-11 L3 1-9 Chico Rebels 60 70 .462 21.5 60-70 0 34-33 26-37 7-3 14-18 L3 4-6 Hyannis Patriots 52 73 .416 27.0 56-69 -4 28-34 24-39 3-9 12-18 W2 3-7

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG R. Hutchesson - BOS .368 2 H. Guardado TOR .364 3 S. Padilla COL .362 4 H. Hornby NVY .353 5 K. O'Halloran COL .346	League Leaders HR T. Cline - HAR 43 2 A. Joseph HAM 42 3 D. Álvarez NVY 40 3 L. Marés NVY 40 5 X. León COL 39	League Leaders RBI J. Gómez - ANN 144 2 A. Joseph HAM 135 3 X. León COL 134 4 J. Locke HAM 130 5 C. Wood BOS 124
League Leaders W M. León - HAL 16 2 Z. Li HAM 15 3 C. Crowder HAM 14 3 A. Flores HAL 14 3 2 more tied with 14	League Leaders ERA E. Ortega - BOS 2.37 2 A. Martínez NVY 2.70 3 A. Jones NVY 3.23 4 M. León HAL 3.32 5 T. Stewart HAL 3.39	League Leaders K A. Jones - NVY 161 2 A. Flores HAL 160 2 G. Mota CHI 160 4 Z. Li HAM 152 5 2 tied with 147

[Tasan]

Hrm. Can we hold off Ann Arbor? I like being interested this late in the season again!

[Alan T]

September 14th, 2065:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Halifax Winter Wolves 93 45 .674 - 87-51 6 55-17 38-28 3-3 19-12 15 W4 8-2 Napa Valley Winemakers 79 55 .590 12.0 78-56 1 43-25 36-30 4-4 19-17 W2 6-4 Boston Settlers 70 65 .519 21.5 74-61 -4 36-27 34-38 3-2 16-18 L1 6-4 Baltimore Charm 65 72 .474 27.5 74-63 -9 36-36 29-36 4-5 19-24 W2 5-5 Apex Assassins 61 73 .455 30.0 65-69 -4 31-35 30-38 7-8 14-18 L3 3-7 St. Petersburg Pelicans 56 78 .418 35.0 55-79 1 30-33 26-45 7-4 16-20 W1 2-8 Tokyo Cyclones 50 86 .368 42.0 45-91 5 29-41 21-45 5-7 20-14 L3 5-5

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Hammersmith Hooligans 86 51 .628 - 79-58 7 46-22 40-29 7-2 23-8 12 L1 6-4 Colorado Rancheros 73 65 .529 13.5 75-63 -2 41-31 32-34 6-9 14-21 W1 4-6 Toronto Marlboros 71 68 .511 16.0 69-70 2 36-36 35-32 3-8 19-14 L1 7-3 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 66 70 .485 19.5 69-67 -3 33-32 33-38 8-4 12-18 W1 4-6 Hartford Harpooners 64 74 .464 22.5 67-71 -3 35-30 29-44 5-5 15-12 L1 5-5 Chico Rebels 63 77 .450 24.5 62-78 1 36-36 27-41 8-3 15-20 W1 3-7 Hyannis Patriots 59 77 .434 26.5 62-74 -3 31-37 28-40 3-9 13-18 L2 6-4

[Alan T]

September 21st, 2065:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Halifax Winter Wolves 96 47 .671 - 91-52 5 55-17 41-30 3-3 19-13 8 W2 7-3 Napa Valley Winemakers 82 59 .582 13.0 81-60 1 43-27 39-32 4-4 19-18 L3 5-5 Boston Settlers 74 68 .521 21.5 77-65 -3 39-30 35-38 3-2 17-18 L1 5-5 Baltimore Charm 68 74 .479 27.5 77-65 -9 36-36 32-38 4-5 19-24 W1 6-4 Apex Assassins 65 75 .464 29.5 69-71 -4 34-37 31-38 7-8 16-18 W1 5-5 St. Petersburg Pelicans 57 82 .410 37.0 56-83 1 31-37 26-45 7-4 16-20 L1 2-8 Tokyo Cyclones 52 89 .369 43.0 46-95 6 30-42 22-47 5-7 20-15 W1 4-6

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Hammersmith Hooligans 89 55 .618 - 82-62 7 47-26 42-29 7-2 23-9 6 L1 5-5 Colorado Rancheros 76 68 .528 13.0 80-64 -4 41-31 35-37 6-9 14-22 W2 4-6 Toronto Marlboros 75 69 .521 14.0 72-72 3 36-36 39-33 3-8 19-14 W1 6-4 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 68 74 .479 20.0 72-70 -4 35-35 33-39 8-4 12-18 L2 4-6 Chico Rebels 68 77 .469 21.5 66-79 2 37-36 31-41 8-3 16-20 W6 8-2 Hartford Harpooners 65 80 .448 24.5 68-77 -3 36-36 29-44 5-5 15-12 L2 3-7 Hyannis Patriots 62 80 .437 26.0 64-78 -2 33-38 29-42 3-9 14-18 W1 4-6