FOOL 2119 Regular Season

[Alan T]

I'll start up the sim in about 10 minutes

[Alan T]

Sim time, getting exports now

[TeachEnEspanol]

Yay!!! Good luck, guys!

[Alan T]

Baltimore Gothams: Signed free agent 2B J. Montalvo to a minor league contract.

Apex Assassins: Signed free agent LF A. Santos to a minor league contract.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed free agent CF T. Sasaki to a minor league contract.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed free agent MR B. Song to a minor league contract.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed free agent SS M. Long to a minor league contract.

Toronto Marlboros: Signed free agent 2B A. Kishita to a 1-year contract worth a total of $10,095,000.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed free agent 2B A. Padilla to a minor league contract.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed SP D. Mosley to a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $5,415,000.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed free agent 1B R. Flores to a minor league contract.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed free agent SP J. Kim to a minor league contract.

[Alan T]

Here we go, good luck to all teams this season.

[Alan T]

Hartford Hopeless Against Briggs
Wednesday, April 12th, 2119: After his 5-0 shutout win against the Harpooners, Dave Briggs said, "I went out there to try and eat up innings and help out our bullpen. I felt I had my good stuff... and it turned out my command was solid and my breaking balls were good."

They were better than good as the Hooligans pitcher put up 11 strikeouts, surrendered 1 walk, allowed 4 hits and kept the bullpen phone quiet all day long.

[Alan T]

King Gets April's Top Pitcher Trophy
Monday, May 1st, 2119: This month when the Chico manager wrote the name "King" on the lineup card, he was pretty confident that he would get a good start out of him. Outing after outing in April Matt King took command and usually got the win.

He dominated with a 5-0 mark and 2.47 ERA in 6 starts, piling up 43.2 innings and 26 strikeouts and holding opposing teams to a .196 average.

For his superb performance King was named the Republic League Pitcher of the Month by the baseball writers.


Lizaraga Best CL Starter in April
Monday, May 1st, 2119: The Continental League announced the winner of the Pitcher of the Month Award for April.

It went to Esteban Lizaraga of Tokyo for his outstanding 3-0 record and 1.13 ERA.

Lizaraga also chalked up 7 starts, 40 innings and 26 strikeouts.

[Alan T]

Republic League Announces April's Best Batter
Monday, May 1st, 2119: The Batter of the Month honoree for April in the Republic League is Hartford Harpooners right fielder Yong-oon Chong.

He showed no mercy as he finished the month with a .309 batting average, 7 home runs, 20 RBIs, and 20 runs scored.


CL's Top Hitter Named
Monday, May 1st, 2119: Martín Martínez battered Continental League pitchers all April 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 32-year-old Martínez 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 27 games, Martínez hit .333 with 7 home runs, 23 RBIs and scored 16 runs.

[hyde4us11]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Hartford Hopeless Against Briggs
Wednesday, April 12th, 2119: After his 5-0 shutout win against the Harpooners, Dave Briggs said, "I went out there to try and eat up innings and help out our bullpen. I felt I had my good stuff... and it turned out my command was solid and my breaking balls were good."

They were better than good as the Hooligans pitcher put up 11 strikeouts, surrendered 1 walk, allowed 4 hits and kept the bullpen phone quiet all day long.

Just add another tally to the things I am hopeless at. That brings the total to 997. Cha Ching

[Alan T]

Republic League Names Rookie of Month
Monday, May 1st, 2119: Manabu Ishii was toddling around on his tricycle when some of the guys he's playing against were in their prime, but the 25-year-old first baseman definitely knows how to get to first, second or beyond. Today he was chosen April's Republic League Rookie of the Month for his remarkable month of hitting.

In 25 games Ishii batted .279 for Hartford, slapping 29 hits in 104 at-bats with 7 home runs, drove in 20 runs and scored 16 times.


CL Selects Rookie Star of the Month
Monday, May 1st, 2119: António Pinto's eyes seem to light up whenever he sees the baseball. The young Tokyo third baseman has been hitting everything in sight for the better part of a month.

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

During the month he hit .220 with 1 double, no triples and 2 home runs. Pinto also scored 8 times and drove in 8 runs.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by hyde4us11

Just add another tally to the things I am hopeless at. That brings the total to 997. Cha Ching

It's not worth worrying about until the list makes it past the thousand mark.

[Alan T]

May 1st, 2119:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Halifax Winter Wolves 13 10 .565 - 13-10 0 7-4 6-6 1-1 3-3 138 L1 7-3 Tokyo Cyclones 15 12 .556 - 15-12 0 8-7 7-5 0-2 2-5 136 L2 5-5 Apex Assassins 14 13 .519 1.0 13-14 1 8-8 6-5 0-0 5-2 W2 5-5 Baltimore Gothams 13 12 .520 1.0 13-12 0 6-4 7-8 2-1 4-1 W2 5-5 Noblesville Millers 11 12 .478 2.0 11-12 0 3-3 8-9 1-0 1-2 L1 3-7 Napa Valley Winemakers 12 14 .462 2.5 13-13 -1 9-6 3-8 2-1 3-6 L1 5-5 Brooklyn Brownstones 9 14 .391 4.0 9-14 0 7-7 2-7 0-1 2-1 W1 2-8

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Chico Rebels 18 9 .667 - 17-10 1 10-6 8-3 0-0 2-1 136 W1 6-4 Hammersmith Hooligans 16 9 .640 1.0 16-9 0 7-3 9-6 1-0 2-4 W4 7-3 Hartford Harpooners 15 11 .577 2.5 15-11 0 10-5 5-6 1-0 2-3 L1 6-4 Toronto Marlboros 12 11 .522 4.0 12-11 0 9-5 3-6 0-0 4-3 W2 5-5 Colorado Rancheros 10 13 .435 6.0 11-12 -1 1-5 9-8 1-1 2-4 L4 4-6 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 11 16 .407 7.0 11-16 0 6-9 5-7 0-1 3-1 L1 6-4 Los Angeles Bruins 5 18 .217 11.0 6-17 -1 3-8 2-10 0-1 1-0 L3 2-8

[TeachEnEspanol]

Not the start we were hoping for, but I guess that just leaves room for improvement?

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG A. Gonzáles - NOB .381 2 J. Reyes BRK .375 3 M. Callaghan BAL .374 4 J. Peña HAR .372 5 M. Mizuno APX .367	League Leaders HR M. Pérez - ANN 9 2 R. Francis ANN 8 2 G. Guerrero HAR 8 4 Y. Chong HAR 7 4 3 more tied with 7	League Leaders RBI R. Francis - ANN 25 2 M. Martínez TOK 23 3 G. Guerrero HAR 22 4 J. González HAR 21 4 M. Pérez ANN 21
League Leaders W 2 tied with 5 1 Q. Gou TOK 5 1 M. King CHI 5 3 H. Hoshino APX 4 3 2 more tied with 4	League Leaders ERA E. Lizaraga - TOK 1.13 2 D. Sentner NOB 1.21 3 A. Hooper APX 1.35 4 L. Lloyd HAL 1.72 5 T. Shepperson NOB 1.77	League Leaders K T. Fletcher - CHI 36 2 M. Gómez ANN 35 3 B. Clerke APX 34 3 F. Morales NVY 34 5 4 tied with 32

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

Not the start we were hoping for, but I guess that just leaves room for improvement?

Well the good news for you is pretty much everyone in the CL started out mediocre

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Well the good news for you is pretty much everyone in the CL started out mediocre

Hooray for mediocrity! I appreciate when nobody tries too hard to make the rest of us look bad.

[Alan T]

Sánchez Sharp in Shutout
Tuesday, May 2nd, 2119: In an impressive mound performance, César Sánchez of the Los Angeles Bruins checked the Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines on a 2-hitter and held them scoreless.

"He was getting ahead of us and keeping the ball off the plate," said the Ann Arbor manager. "Sánchez kept us confused the whole game."

The Los Angeles hurler rang up 7 strikeouts and issued 1 walk in his 4-0 shutout victory.

So far this season Sánchez has a 2-2 record with a 3.12 ERA.

[Alan T]

Napa Valley Blanked by Thurgood
Monday, May 29th, 2119: Sometimes even Roy Thurgood of Halifax isn't sure which pitcher will show up when he takes the mound.

"I've been good sometimes and bad sometimes," he said. This time he looked good and made the Napa Valley Winemakers look bad, blanking them by the score of 7-0.

Thurgood tossed a 2-hit shutout against them, totaling 4 strikeouts and giving up 1 walk.

This year Thurgood has compiled a 5-2 mark with a 3.97 ERA.

[Alan T]

Chico Starter May's Best Pitcher
Thursday, June 1st, 2119: Matt King of Chico excelled on the mound in May with a 5-0 record and was named the Pitcher of the Month in the Republic League.

King restricted opposing batters to 23 base hits and a .183 batting average. He rang up 37 strikeouts in 37.2 innings of work, surrendered 8 walks, and fashioned a 2.15 ERA.

In 11 starts this season King has fashioned a 10-0 record and a 2.32 ERA.

Tickner CL's #1 Pitcher in May
Thursday, June 1st, 2119: Kyle Tickner 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 Assassins bullpen ace collected 8 saves and 11 strikeouts in 12.1 innings, holding the opposition to a .333 average and posting a 1.46 ERA and a 2-1 record.

This year Tickner has collected 15 saves. In all he has made 24 relief appearances, thrown 22 innings, struck out 19 and walked 7. His record shows 2 wins and 4 losses with a 4.09 earned run average.

[Alan T]

Manabu Ishii Selected May's Best Batter
Thursday, June 1st, 2119: Even though he is a newcomer to Front Office Offseason League, Manabu Ishii put up some good numbers in May and brought home the RL Batter of the Month trophy.

He was one of Hartford's offensive leaders with a .349 average in 26 games. He also racked up 11 home runs, 31 RBIs and 17 runs scored.

Currently Ishii is batting .314 with 18 home runs and 51 RBIs.


Jacob Cadman Named Best CL Batter in May
Thursday, June 1st, 2119: The Batter of the Month honoree for May in the Continental League is Tokyo Cyclones center fielder Jacob Cadman.

He showed no mercy as he finished the month with a .359 batting average, 6 home runs, 20 RBIs, and 18 runs scored.

So far on the season Cadman is hitting .301 with 10 home runs, 33 RBIs and 33 runs scored. He has 58 hits and played in 51 games.

[Alan T]

RL Announces Rookie of the Month
Thursday, June 1st, 2119: Youngster Manabu Ishii emerged as the latest Republic League Rookie of the Month today. The young man from Hartford deserved the honor, batting .349 with 11 home runs and 31 runs batted in. Is the month of May a harbinger of things to come or just a fluke? We'll find out someday, but for now, we'll just let Ishii enjoy the limelight.

Thus far this year Ishii has hit .314 with 18 home runs and 51 RBIs.


Stein Voted May's #1 Newcomer
Thursday, June 1st, 2119: John Stein earned May's Rookie of the Month honors in the Continental League for last month's performance. The boyish Tokyo catcher might be wet behind the ears, but he's proving that he has what it takes to play at this level.

Stein hit .342 with 3 home runs, 13 RBIs and 17 runs scored this past month on his way to winning the award.

So far this season Stein has hit .264 with 3 home runs, 15 RBIs and and scored 22 times.

[Alan T]

June 1st, 2119:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Tokyo Cyclones 33 18 .647 - 32-19 1 18-9 15-9 1-2 8-6 106 W4 8-2 Apex Assassins 28 24 .538 5.5 24-28 4 15-11 13-13 2-1 12-5 W3 6-4 Baltimore Gothams 28 26 .519 6.5 29-25 -1 17-9 11-17 4-3 9-7 L3 3-7 Halifax Winter Wolves 26 25 .510 7.0 27-24 -1 16-9 10-16 2-1 5-7 W3 6-4 Napa Valley Winemakers 25 27 .481 8.5 27-25 -2 15-12 10-15 3-2 6-11 L2 5-5 Brooklyn Brownstones 21 29 .420 11.5 22-28 -1 14-12 7-17 0-4 5-5 L2 5-5 Noblesville Millers 19 31 .380 13.5 19-31 0 10-13 9-18 1-0 3-7 L3 4-6

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Chico Rebels 35 17 .673 - 32-20 3 15-11 20-6 3-1 9-4 104 W2 7-3 Hammersmith Hooligans 30 24 .556 6.0 32-22 -2 15-11 15-13 3-3 4-13 W2 5-5 Hartford Harpooners 29 23 .558 6.0 30-22 -1 16-11 13-12 3-3 7-7 L1 6-4 Colorado Rancheros 26 24 .520 8.0 28-22 -2 11-12 15-12 1-1 5-7 W3 6-4 Toronto Marlboros 26 24 .520 8.0 24-26 2 16-10 10-14 1-0 11-5 L1 6-4 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 18 33 .353 16.5 18-33 0 9-18 9-15 1-2 4-3 L2 2-8 Los Angeles Bruins 16 35 .314 18.5 17-34 -1 7-18 9-17 0-2 2-3 L5 3-7

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG J. Franco - TOR .371 2 J. Reyes BRK .369 3 M. Callaghan BAL .364 4 M. Poisson COL .326 5 K. Hasegawa COL .322	League Leaders HR M. Ishii - HAR 18 2 J. Phillips LAN 15 3 Y. Chong HAR 14 4 M. Martínez TOK 13 4 3 more tied with 13	League Leaders RBI M. Ishii - HAR 51 2 M. Martínez TOK 45 3 J. Franco TOR 43 4 J. Phillips LAN 40 5 G. Guerrero HAR 39
League Leaders W M. King - CHI 10 2 Q. Gou TOK 7 2 P. Lugo HAM 7 4 E. Alomar COL 6 4 9 more tied with 6	League Leaders ERA L. Lloyd - HAL 1.63 2 A. Hooper APX 2.07 3 E. Lizaraga TOK 2.15 4 S. Turpin NVY 2.21 5 M. King CHI 2.32	League Leaders K T. Fletcher - CHI 75 2 Q. Gou TOK 67 2 A. Thibeault ANN 67 4 M. Gómez ANN 63 4 2 more tied with 63

[Alan T]

Hits Blitz for Rebels Ju
Sunday, June 18th, 2119: Today at Ballpark of Toronto, Chico left fielder Jiong Ju accomplished a true baseball rarity, knocking a single, double, triple and a home run to hit for the cycle and lead the Rebels to a 7-4 win over Toronto. In a standout performance Ju laced 4 hits in 5 trips to the plate and had 2 runs batted in.

J. Ju doubled in the 2nd, hit an RBI triple in the 4th, struck out in the 6th, hit a solo-shot off F. Hopkins in the 9th, singled in the 11th and walked in the 13th.

In 52 games this season Ju has batted at a .293 pace with 48 hits and 15 home runs.

[Alan T]

Hartford Ishii Gets the Cycle
Saturday, June 24th, 2119: 4 hits is a great day for any player, but when they come in four different denominations, that's a cycle -- a rarity by baseball's standards. Manabu Ishii had a single, double, triple and home run for the Hartford Harpooners and led them to a 10-9 decision over Toronto at Harpooners Ballpark III with 2 runs scored and 2 runs batted in.

M. Ishii singled in the 1st, struck out in the 3rd, flied out in the 4th, hit an RBI double in the 6th, hit a solo-shot off H. Jones in the 9th and tripled in the 11th.

So far this season, Ishii has recorded a .307 batting average with 91 hits, 21 home runs, 65 RBIs, 45 runs scored and a .350 OBP.

[Alan T]

RL Top Pitcher for June Picked
Saturday, July 1st, 2119: June's top hurler was Steve Wheeler of Hartford. He shackled Republic League hitters the entire month and claimed the Pitcher of the Month award with a sparkling 4-0 mark.

The 25-year-old Wheeler added 20 strikeouts in 32.1 innings and 7 walks to his season record and compiled a 2.23 ERA. Other clubs hit .238 against him.

Wheeler has a 7-6 season record so far. In 16 starts, he has fanned 65 batters in 100.2 innings with a 4.11 ERA.


Urbina Garners CL #1 Pitcher Award
Saturday, July 1st, 2119: Pedro Urbina's been around the league long enough to appreciate the honor he received today. After going 4-1 in June, the 29-year-old Napa Valley hurler has been named Continental League Pitcher of the Month.

He fanned 36 in 41.1 innings, logged an ERA of 1.96 and allowed opponents to hit .242 against him.

On the year Urbina has worked 113.1 innings with 93 strikeouts en route to a 8-7 record and 3.02 ERA.

[hyde4us11]

Ishii is going to be a great one I think.

[Alan T]

Toronto's Mendoza Bags RL Batting Award
Saturday, July 1st, 2119: When it came to hitting the baseball, Roberto Mendoza had few Republic League peers in June. The right fielder for Toronto mauled opposing pitchers for a .364 batting average and was voted the league's best batter for the month.

He finished with some strong stats: 5 home runs, 19 RBIs, 20 runs scored, 10 walks and a .421 on-base percentage.

Looking at his stats this year, Mendoza has compiled a .336 batting average, while hitting 10 home runs and driving in 51 runs. He has played in 78 games and scored 53 runs.


Callaghan June's Best Bat Choice
Saturday, July 1st, 2119: Seasoned by several years of professional experience, 31-year-old Mark Callaghan put together a solid offensive month for Baltimore and was crowned June's top batter in the Continental League.

He batted .359 with 9 home runs, 29 RBIs and 23 runs scored.



So far in 2119 Callaghan is batting .362 with 17 home runs, 62 RBIs and 54 runs scored. He has 105 hits in 290 at-bats and a .414 OBP.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by hyde4us11

Ishii is going to be a great one I think.

He's pretty strong, but he needs to either develop that eye a bit more, or start actually hitting up to his contact ability (or both) to be truly great.

[Alan T]

González Nabs RL Monthly Rookie Award
Saturday, July 1st, 2119: Jorge González 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 .240 average with 25 hits, 10 home runs and 27 RBIs.

Hitting .228 to date, González has 19 home runs and 62 RBIs. He has played in 79 games.


June's Best Rookie Named by CL
Saturday, July 1st, 2119: Rubén Marquis had a standout June and today received the Continental League Rookie of the Month trophy.

Last month the 26-year-old Apex catcher played in 20 games and hit .391 with 5 doubles, no triples and 1 home run. Marquis also scored 10 times and drove in 8 runs.

In 63 games this season Marquis is batting .286 with 53 hits and 3 home runs. He has scored 18 runs and driven in 21.

[Alan T]

July 1st, 2119:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Tokyo Cyclones 45 31 .592 - 43-33 2 22-16 23-15 2-2 10-9 85 W1 4-6 Halifax Winter Wolves 42 33 .560 2.5 42-33 0 25-14 17-19 2-2 9-8 L1 7-3 Apex Assassins 41 37 .526 5.0 39-39 2 20-16 21-21 3-1 17-8 L1 5-5 Baltimore Gothams 39 39 .500 7.0 40-38 -1 22-17 17-22 5-3 13-11 W1 4-6 Napa Valley Winemakers 39 40 .494 7.5 40-39 -1 21-19 18-21 3-2 9-12 W2 5-5 Brooklyn Brownstones 34 44 .436 12.0 35-43 -1 19-20 15-24 1-5 7-8 W1 8-2 Noblesville Millers 30 46 .395 15.0 32-44 -2 17-22 13-24 1-2 3-12 L2 3-7

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Chico Rebels 51 27 .654 - 46-32 5 20-16 31-11 5-2 15-5 79 W7 9-1 Hartford Harpooners 46 33 .582 5.5 45-34 1 22-18 24-15 6-4 8-8 W1 6-4 Toronto Marlboros 40 38 .513 11.0 41-37 -1 23-16 17-22 3-3 13-9 L4 3-7 Colorado Rancheros 38 38 .500 12.0 40-36 -2 17-22 21-16 1-3 7-10 L1 4-6 Hammersmith Hooligans 39 39 .500 12.0 45-33 -6 17-22 22-17 3-3 6-19 L3 3-7 Los Angeles Bruins 28 47 .373 21.5 28-47 0 13-26 15-21 2-3 5-5 L3 5-5 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 28 48 .368 22.0 27-49 1 15-23 13-25 1-3 7-5 W3 6-4

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG M. Callaghan - BAL .362 2 J. Reyes BRK .348 3 R. Mendoza TOR .336 4 M. Poisson COL .329 5 J. Peña HAR .324	League Leaders HR 2 tied with 21 1 M. Ishii HAR 21 1 V. Meléndez NVY 21 3 J. Phillips LAN 20 3 D. White HAM 20	League Leaders RBI 2 tied with 65 1 M. Ishii HAR 65 1 M. Martínez TOK 65 3 J. Franco TOR 64 4 2 tied with 62
League Leaders W M. King - CHI 11 2 E. Achbar COL 9 2 B. de Clerq CHI 9 2 Q. Gou TOK 9 2 3 more tied with 9	League Leaders ERA A. Hooper - APX 2.10 2 L. Lloyd HAL 2.18 3 D. Sentner NOB 2.44 4 M. King CHI 2.67 5 T. Shepperson NOB 2.68	League Leaders K T. Fletcher - CHI 99 2 S. Turpin NVY 95 3 P. Urbina NVY 93 4 B. Clerke APX 92 5 M. King CHI 90

[Alan T]

Number 300 for Velázquez
Wednesday, July 5th, 2119: The Hartford Harpooners defeated the Los Angeles Bruins 8-4 yesterday in a game that featured José Velázquez's 300th career home run.

In the clubhouse, the Harpooners center fielder spoke about the milestone achievement. "To be honest, I don't even remember my first home run," he said. "But this one I don't think I'll forget. Who knows if I'll hit another hundred, or fifty, or even ten?"

On his historic day, Velázquez banged out 2 hits in 5 at-bats and scored 2 runs with 1 run batted in.

In 1700 career games Velázquez has hit .275 with 1807 hits, 300 home runs, 1058 RBIs and scored 998 runs.

[Alan T]

FOOL News: The All-Star Game Rosters Have Been Announced
Monday, July 10th, 2119: It is not an easy task to pick the best players for the annual baseball classic -- the All-Star Game. It is not possible to please everybody. Whether we agree or not, they have been chosen... and here they are. The rosters for this year's Front Office Offseason League All-Star Game have been announced.

For the Continental League, the roster includes:
SP L. Lloyd (HAL)
SP D. Sentner (NOB)
SP Q. Gou (TOK)
SP P. Urbina (NVY)
SP R. Guiney (HAL)
SP S. Turpin (NVY)
CL J. García (NVY)
CL M. Vázquez (BAL)
SP D. Harper (NVY)
CL L. López (BRK)
SP V. Aragón (BAL)
CL M. Abreu (BAL)
1B M. Callaghan (BAL)
CF J. Reyes (BRK)
2B C. Craig (TOK)
LF A. Martínez (BRK)
RF M. Martínez (TOK)
3B J. Luna (APX)
SS E. Armando (BAL)
C P. Tishler (BRK)
C R. Marquis (APX)
CF M. Mizuno (APX)
1B E. Zambrano (BRK)
CF J. Cadman (TOK)
1B N. Kikuchi (BAL)
LF J. Sánchez (HAL)
RF V. Meléndez (NVY)
2B D. Cole (BAL)
.

For the Republic League these players have been selected:
SP M. King (CHI)
SP P. Lugo (HAM)
SP G. Lugo (HAM)
SP J. Pérez (LAN)
SP L. Beacher (TOR)
SP E. Achbar (COL)
MR D. Carrillo (HAM)
CL H. Jones (TOR)
SP J. Peterson (HAR)
MR R. Rincón (LAN)
MR J. Manuel (ANN)
SP J. Floyd (HAR)
LF J. Franco (TOR)
1B M. Ishii (HAR)
CF L. Caldero (TOR)
RF Y. Chong (HAR)
C B. Rainey (CHI)
SS G. Guerrero (HAR)
C A. Otero (TOR)
2B V. Lópes (LAN)
3B L. Flores (HAM)
LF J. Ju (CHI)
1B E. Manselli (COL)
RF R. Mendoza (TOR)
RF M. Poisson (COL)
CF G. Limer (ANN)
SS T. Bush (LAN)
SS J. Peña (HAR)
.

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

[hyde4us11]

Originally Posted by Alan T

He's pretty strong, but he needs to either develop that eye a bit more, or start actually hitting up to his contact ability (or both) to be truly great.

He is still just a rookie so lots of room to grow still.

[Alan T]

2500th Hit for Fernández
Monday, July 17th, 2119: It was a day of mixed emotions for Ann Arbor first baseman José Fernández, who collected his 2500th hit in the club's 6-3 loss to Hartford. Winged Lingerines and Harpooners fans alike cheered Fernández as he reached base after his milestone hit.

"I wish the score had been different," Fernández said after the game, "but it was a great moment. The standing ovation was really special... even the fans wearing Harpooners caps were cheering me."

Fernández was 2-4 on the day.

In his career Fernández has played in 2180 games with a .288 batting average. Among his 2500 hits are 542 doubles, 54 triples and 209 home runs. He also has scored 1051 runs and driven in 1177 runs.

[Alan T]

Los Angeles Bats Silenced by Gómez
Wednesday, July 26th, 2119: "He's got a bunch of different arm angles and his ball was really moving," said the Los Angeles manager after watching Mario Gómez of the Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines humiliate his club 5-0 in a fine 2-hit shutout.

"If I make good pitches, I'm going to get some outs," Gómez said after he befuddled the Bruins. "I was making good pitches the entire game."

He whiffed 10 and walked 0 in the complete game effort.

To date this year, Gómez shows a 6-12 record, 20 starts, 110 innings, 122 strikeouts and a 6.46 ERA.

[Alan T]

Beacher Spins Shutout Against Winged Lingerines
Sunday, July 30th, 2119: "He was kind of teasing them with his offspeed stuff and his fastball was moving everywhere," the Toronto skipper said after Lyndon Beacher shut out the Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 9-0 on a 2-hit masterpiece.

Beacher registered 9 strikeouts and issued 2 walks in a gem of a performance.

"We just didn't swing the bats very well... or he just pitched good, whichever way you want to look at it," said the Ann Arbor manager after the defeat.

In 21 starts this season Beacher has registered a 8-3 record and a 3.45 ERA.

[Alan T]

Republic League Announces Top Starter
Tuesday, August 1st, 2119: It was a monstrous July for the Republic League Pitcher of the Month award winner, Tom Fletcher of the Chico Rebels. He put up some mighty scary numbers.

Fletcher recorded 3 wins and no losses in 4 starts. Throwing a total of 31.1 innings, he yielded 29 hits, mowed down 38 on strikes, gave up 7 walks and put up a solid ERA of 3.16 in a stellar month on the mound.

In 20 starts this year Fletcher has recorded a 11-7 record and a 4.22 ERA.


Martínez Grabs CL Top Pitcher Trophy
Tuesday, August 1st, 2119: No doubt about it!
Baltimore starter Ángel Martínez earned his Continental League Pitcher of the Month award.
He made that very clear as he mowed his way through league hitters in July.
During the month Martínez chalked up a 4-0 record with a 2.05 ERA.

The Gothams star made 5 starts and surrendered 32 hits in 30.2 innings. He struck out 17 and walked 7.

Up to now Martínez has recorded a record of 6-7. In 25 starts he has fanned 69 batters in 123 innings with a 4.46 ERA.

[Alan T]

RL's Best Batter Announced
Tuesday, August 1st, 2119: Luis Caldero really smoked the ball in July on his way to Batter of the Month honors in the Republic League.

The Toronto center fielder hit .384 with 8 home runs, 32 RBIs and 20 runs scored to round out his great month.

For the year Caldero has hit at a .320 clip with 81 RBIs, 20 home runs and 71 runs scored.


Tokyo's Martínez Snaps up July Batting Award
Tuesday, August 1st, 2119: Martín Martínez had quite a month with the bat in July and the Tokyo right fielder was crowned Continental League Batter of the Month for his outstanding efforts.

To win the honor, he batted .450 with 45 hits, 10 home runs, 33 RBIs and 20 runs scored. He also drew 4 walks to post a .482 on-base percentage.

This season Martínez is batting at a .333 clip with 26 home runs and 98 RBIs.

[Alan T]

Ishii Voted July's Best RL Rookie
Tuesday, August 1st, 2119: A veritable toddler to the Republic League, Manabu Ishii just sewed up the Rookie of the Month trophy for July.

Over the past month the 25-year-old first baseman for Hartford hit .338 with 27 hits, 4 home runs and 16 RBI. He also logged 4 walks and compiled a .391 on-base percentage.

To date this year Ishii is batting .309 with 25 home runs.

Marquis Picked CL's Premier Rookie
Tuesday, August 1st, 2119: Apex's Rubén Marquis created quite a buzz around town today when he was presented July's Continental League Rookie of the Month trophy.

The standout rookie catcher took the award by connecting for 24 hits in 54 at-bats for a .444 batting average. During the month he collected 5 home runs, drove in 10 runs and scored 8 times.

This year Marquis has 8 home runs and a .322 batting average.

[Alan T]

August 1st, 2119:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Tokyo Cyclones 59 43 .578 - 57-45 2 32-23 27-20 3-2 13-12 59 L1 6-4 Halifax Winter Wolves 55 45 .550 3.0 53-47 2 34-20 21-25 4-2 14-13 W4 4-6 Baltimore Gothams 54 45 .545 3.5 54-45 0 31-18 23-27 6-4 17-14 W2 7-3 Napa Valley Winemakers 53 47 .530 5.0 53-47 0 24-23 29-24 3-3 14-14 L1 9-1 Apex Assassins 53 48 .525 5.5 52-49 1 26-23 27-25 4-3 22-13 L5 4-6 Brooklyn Brownstones 42 60 .412 17.0 45-57 -3 24-29 18-31 1-5 9-10 W1 2-8 Noblesville Millers 36 64 .360 22.0 39-61 -3 19-26 17-38 1-3 6-19 W1 4-6

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Chico Rebels 66 35 .653 - 58-43 8 27-22 39-13 8-3 21-7 56 W1 8-2 Hartford Harpooners 59 41 .590 6.5 58-42 1 27-20 32-21 7-5 12-13 L1 6-4 Hammersmith Hooligans 50 49 .505 15.0 57-42 -7 22-27 28-22 5-6 10-26 L1 6-4 Toronto Marlboros 51 51 .500 15.5 55-47 -4 28-25 23-26 5-4 16-12 W2 5-5 Colorado Rancheros 47 53 .470 18.5 49-51 -2 19-26 28-27 3-6 10-15 W1 2-8 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 44 58 .431 22.5 42-60 2 23-32 21-26 2-4 11-5 L2 5-5 Los Angeles Bruins 35 65 .350 30.5 34-66 1 16-38 19-27 3-5 9-11 L7 2-8

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG M. Callaghan - BAL .383 2 J. Reyes BRK .345 3 M. Martínez TOK .333 4 J. Peña HAR .323 4 2 more tied with .323	League Leaders HR M. Martínez - TOK 26 2 M. Ishii HAR 25 3 Y. Chong HAR 24 4 J. González HAR 23 4 2 more tied with 23	League Leaders RBI M. Martínez - TOK 98 2 J. Franco TOR 84 3 L. Caldero TOR 81 3 M. Ishii HAR 81 3 B. Rainey CHI 81
League Leaders W M. King - CHI 13 2 Q. Gou TOK 12 3 T. Fletcher CHI 11 3 A. Hooper APX 11 3 J. Pérez LAN 11	League Leaders ERA A. Hooper - APX 2.30 2 L. Lloyd HAL 2.40 3 D. Sentner NOB 2.55 4 M. King CHI 2.76 5 S. Turpin NVY 2.80	League Leaders K T. Fletcher - CHI 137 2 B. Clerke APX 125 3 M. Gómez ANN 122 4 M. King CHI 117 4 P. Urbina NVY 117

[Alan T]

Vázquez Shuts the Door on Napa Valley, Records 300th Save.
Thursday, August 3rd, 2119: Manny Vázquez of the Baltimore Gothams pitched his way into the exclusive 300-save club today at Ballpark of Napa Valley by saving the 3-1 victory over the Napa Valley Winemakers. In his historic outing, he surrendered no runs and no hits in 1 innings.

With a huge grin on his face, the 35-year-old Vázquez told reporters after the game, "I love wrapping up a win for my team... and I hope I can close out a few more games in my career. It's a thrill!"

Vázquez has 300 saves in his career. In 918 games and 1057.2 innings, he has a 90-52 won-lost mark and has struck out 981 batters. His ERA is 2.65.

[Alan T]

15-K Masterpiece for Fletcher
Sunday, August 13th, 2119: Tom Fletcher of the Chico Rebels was something to behold at Rebels Ballpark. He was on fire and fanned 15 Winged Lingerines en route to a 6-2 victory. Fletcher shackled Ann Arbor on 3 hits and gave up no walks in an outstanding performance.

"That's as good as I've ever seen him throw," his manager said. "I've never seen so many bad swings in my life. These guys didn't have a chance."

Fletcher had very little to say to after the game. "We won and that's the bottom line. I had a good game. And we beat Ann Arbor."

The Ann Arbor manager wasn't too happy with the game. "He pitched a very good game. You have to tip your cap to him."

So far this season Fletcher has a record of 12-8 with 161 strikeouts and 35 walks in 167.2 innings and a 4.03 ERA.

[Alan T]

15 strikeout games aren't that common in the league. Tom Fletcher was the first pitcher to strike out 15 in a game in the last 7 seasons. The last pitcher to do so was Halifax's Dave Briggs who struck out 16 in 2112.

[Alan T]

250 Victories for Colorado's Emílio Alomar
Tuesday, August 15th, 2119: Emílio Alomar entered the record books today as he collected win number 250 at Ballpark of Hammersmith.

"Wow! This is a pretty select group of pitchers. I am honored and thrilled to be in it," Alomar said after the game. "I never dreamed of winning this many games."

In his historic outing he went 8 innings and gave up 2 runs on 9 hits. Alomar also had 5 strikeouts and 2 walks as his Colorado Rancheros topped the Hammersmith Hooligans 6-2.

Since his debut, Alomar has marked up 250 wins and 195 losses and fashioned an ERA of 3.71. He has fanned 2648 batters while pitching 3922 innings.

[Alan T]

Alomar is the 49th pitcher in FOOL history with 250 wins for his career.

[Alan T]

Costello Guns Down Hartford
Tuesday, August 22nd, 2119: Iván Costello of the Colorado Rancheros shut out the Hartford Harpooners 4-0, held them to 2 hits with 2 walks and 13 strikeouts. Costello said, "I could throw any pitch on any count."

The Hartford skipper called his game a jewel, saying, "The way he was pitching, it would have been tough for anyone to beat him."

This year Costello has compiled a 10-7 record with a 4.34 ERA.

[hyde4us11]

250 wins here is like the 300 wins in real life level to me. Nice career for Alomar.