FOOL-X 1995 Regular Season

[Alan T]

August's Pitcher of the Month Goes to Wilson
Friday, September 1st, 1995: George Wilson of Cumberland had an award-winning August as he took home the Republic League Pitcher of the Month award.

"He told me once people used to make fun of the way he pitches," Wilson's pitching coach told reporters. "There wasn't anybody laughing in August except for George."

Wilson was all business when he took the mound though, collecting a 5-0 record in 5 starts. He struck out 35 batters in 40.1 innings and kept opponents to a .203 batting average.

This season Wilson has 16 wins and 9 losses and a 2.77 ERA.


CL Premier Pitcher is Balzac's Nava
Friday, September 1st, 1995: Lúcio Nava is at the zenith of his career and today he was selected as the Continental League Pitcher of the Month for August.

He made no relief appearances for Balzac last month, throwing 30 innings and collecting no saves, a 5-0 record, 25 strikeouts and a 3.00 ERA.

His stats sheet for the year shows Nava has managed to hold opponents to a .260 average in no relief appearances, while putting up 9-6 record with 105 strikeouts and 28 walks in 145 innings. He has a 3.85 ERA with no saves.

[Alan T]

Liriano Picks Up Best RL Batter Honors for August
Friday, September 1st, 1995: To survive in the bigs, you've got to be a scrapper like Bartolo Liriano. 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 Virginia Beach's left fielder pinned down the Republic League Batter of the Month trophy today.

He hit .398 in August collecting 9 home runs, 32 RBIs and 30 runs scored.

For the season Liriano has produced 162 hits in 481 at-bats for a .337 average with 34 home runs and gotten on base at a .472 clip.


CL Announces Outstanding Batter Award
Friday, September 1st, 1995: Pedro Moreno, the Chicago right fielder, certainly made a name for himself this past month. He banged out a .380 batting average with 38 hits, 6 home runs, 22 RBIs and scored 19 times.

That kind of hitting earned him the Continental League Batter of the Month honors for August.

This season Moreno has hit at a .320 clip and produced 107 RBI, 19 home runs and 93 runs.

[Alan T]

Virginia Beach Second Baseman August's Top Rookie
Friday, September 1st, 1995: The premier first-year player in the Republic League last month was Héctor Soto. Virginia Beach's second baseman put up some big-time numbers in August to haul in the Rookie of the Month Award.

Soto hit at a .353 clip while collecting 1 home run, 17 RBIs and scoring 17 runs in 18 games.

This season Soto has 7 home runs and a .279 batting average.


Rodríguez Wins Rookie of the Month
Friday, September 1st, 1995: Víctor Rodríguez certainly made his presence felt in the Continental League in August. The gifted catcher for Washington ripped opposing pitchers for a .319 batting average and was the top votegetter for the Rookie of the Month trophy.

He won it by going 30-94 in 26 games with 8 home runs, 19 RBIs and 20 runs scored.

This year Rodríguez is batting .266 with 131 hits and 32 home runs. He has scored 68 times and has batted in 103 runs.

[Alan T]

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Boston Resettlers 74 59 .556 - 73-60 1 40-28 34-31 8-3 24-19 30 W5 8-2 Washington Freedom 74 59 .556 - 77-56 -3 34-28 40-31 7-8 15-20 30 L1 6-4 Chicago Cardinals 73 60 .549 1.0 75-58 -2 35-31 38-29 7-6 22-19 W2 7-3 Stafford Terriers 73 60 .549 1.0 73-60 0 42-29 31-31 9-8 18-15 W1 3-7 Balzac Ticklers 69 64 .519 5.0 68-65 1 35-32 34-32 7-7 27-14 W1 4-6 Mexico City Aztecs 62 71 .466 12.0 63-70 -1 34-28 28-43 9-8 17-21 L1 4-6 Indianapolis Clowns 55 79 .410 19.5 55-79 0 22-47 33-32 8-8 13-25 L4 4-6 Havana Banana Sluggers 53 81 .396 21.5 51-83 2 25-43 28-38 6-13 20-23 L2 3-7

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Virginia Beach Surf 81 52 .609 - 85-48 -4 39-23 42-29 4-5 22-21 26 W1 7-3 Portland Axemen 77 56 .579 4.0 81-52 -4 46-25 31-31 5-5 21-20 L2 5-5 Cleveland Naps 76 57 .571 5.0 79-54 -3 41-21 35-36 9-2 21-15 W2 7-3 Spring Lions 73 61 .545 8.5 77-57 -4 43-26 30-35 6-2 27-14 W2 5-5 Ann Arbor Wolverines 66 67 .496 15.0 60-73 6 39-28 27-39 4-2 20-17 L1 4-6 New York Legends 66 67 .496 15.0 56-77 10 37-29 29-38 3-6 22-14 W1 6-4 Cumberland Defenders 61 72 .459 20.0 62-71 -1 34-34 27-38 3-3 16-22 L2 4-6 Maricopa Rattlers 33 101 .246 48.5 39-95 -6 17-51 16-50 1-10 8-34 L1 3-7

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG J. Carmona - CHI .356 2 M. Imai VIR .354 3 S. Moreno STA .349 4 W. Tupper VIR .340 5 Z. Liu SPG .338	League Leaders HR G. Bélanger - WAS 36 2 B. Liriano VIR 34 2 A. Navarro MAR 34 2 L. Torres NY 34 5 4 tied with 32	League Leaders RBI B. Rigg - VIR 122 2 S. Hodge STA 121 3 J. Clifton SPG 117 4 Á. Guerrero POR 112 5 W. Tupper VIR 110
League Leaders W 2 tied with 16 1 L. Campbell POR 16 1 G. Wilson CMB 16 3 B. Agámez BOS 15 3 C. Concepción MEX 15	League Leaders ERA C. Concepción - MEX 2.19 2 J. López WAS 2.56 3 B. Agámez BOS 2.72 4 G. Wilson CMB 2.77 5 A. Saldaña CLE 3.23	League Leaders K L. Campbell - POR 210 2 G. Wilson CMB 206 3 B. Agámez BOS 177 4 C. Concepción MEX 173 4 A. Saldaña CLE 173

[Alan T]

Adjo Collects Hit Number 2500
Wednesday, September 6th, 1995: He made it!
Ichchaam Adjo got hit #2500! The Banana Sluggers center fielder got his milestone hit at Clown Car against Indianapolis. But it wasn't enough to bring home the victory. Havana was beaten by the Clowns 9-8.

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

His manager said, "Ichchaam 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."

Adjo finished the game with 1 hit in 4 at-bats.

Lifetime Adjo has connected for 650 home runs, hit .273 and driven in 1929 runs.

[Alan T]

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Boston Resettlers 81 62 .566 - 79-64 2 46-29 35-33 9-3 27-20 19 L1 7-3 Stafford Terriers 79 63 .556 1.5 77-65 2 44-30 35-33 9-8 21-16 L1 7-3 Chicago Cardinals 78 65 .545 3.0 81-62 -3 37-32 41-33 7-7 23-22 W1 5-5 Washington Freedom 77 65 .542 3.5 80-62 -3 37-34 40-31 7-9 16-23 L1 3-7 Balzac Ticklers 73 69 .514 7.5 72-70 1 35-32 38-37 8-7 29-14 W1 5-5 Mexico City Aztecs 66 76 .465 14.5 68-74 -2 38-30 28-46 9-8 18-24 W3 4-6 Havana Banana Sluggers 58 85 .406 23.0 56-87 2 28-43 30-42 7-13 23-25 W1 5-5 Indianapolis Clowns 58 85 .406 23.0 59-84 -1 25-50 33-35 8-9 14-27 L3 3-7

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Virginia Beach Surf 86 56 .606 - 89-53 -3 42-26 44-30 4-5 24-21 18 W1 6-4 Portland Axemen 83 59 .585 3.0 88-54 -5 49-25 34-34 5-5 24-22 W4 6-4 Cleveland Naps 81 61 .570 5.0 84-58 -3 46-25 35-36 9-2 23-16 W2 6-4 Spring Lions 78 65 .545 8.5 82-61 -4 46-29 32-36 6-2 28-16 L1 6-4 Ann Arbor Wolverines 73 69 .514 13.0 67-75 6 39-28 34-41 4-3 21-18 W2 7-3 New York Legends 70 73 .490 16.5 61-82 9 37-32 33-41 5-6 22-15 L2 4-6 Cumberland Defenders 64 79 .448 22.5 65-78 -1 35-40 29-39 4-5 17-23 L2 3-7 Maricopa Rattlers 35 108 .245 51.5 41-102 -6 18-53 17-55 1-10 9-37 L4 2-8

[Alan T]

Hit #2000 for Rattlers Navarro
Tuesday, September 12th, 1995: What a day for Alfonso Navarro. The 33-year-old Maricopa shortstop reached the 2000-hit mark today and the Rattlers whipped the Cumberland Defenders 6-5.

Navarro told reporters, "It's good to finally get it. The closer you get to 2000, the harder it is to get there. Now the pressure is off and I can go back to just playing ball."

He went 2 for 4 in the game to reach the milestone.

During his career Navarro has chalked up 2001 hits and a .270 average with 443 home runs and 1449 RBIs.

[Alan T]

Reyes Takes Charge, Blanks Mexico City
Saturday, September 16th, 1995: Manuel Reyes of the Chicago Cardinals was masterful today, pitching a 2-hit 4-0 shutout against the Mexico City Aztecs and giving his bullpen a rest by going the distance.

According to his manager, "He had command of every ball and every pitch... great location, too." Reyes had 8 strikeouts and issued 6 walks in an impressive outing.

On the year Reyes has worked 162 innings with 130 strikeouts en route to a 9-9 record and 4.28 ERA.

[Alan T]

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Boston Resettlers 85 65 .567 - 83-67 2 46-29 39-36 10-3 28-21 12 W1 6-4 Stafford Terriers 83 66 .557 1.5 79-70 4 45-32 38-34 11-8 22-16 L1 6-4 Chicago Cardinals 83 67 .553 2.0 85-65 -2 37-32 46-35 7-7 26-23 L1 7-3 Washington Freedom 80 68 .541 4.0 82-66 -2 37-34 43-34 8-9 17-24 W1 4-6 Balzac Ticklers 74 75 .497 10.5 76-73 -2 36-35 38-40 8-9 29-16 L6 2-8 Mexico City Aztecs 70 79 .470 14.5 73-76 -3 42-33 28-46 9-8 20-26 W1 7-3 Havana Banana Sluggers 63 87 .420 22.0 60-90 3 33-45 30-42 7-14 25-26 W5 6-4 Indianapolis Clowns 59 90 .396 25.5 62-87 -3 26-55 33-35 8-10 14-29 L1 2-8

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Portland Axemen 87 62 .584 - 92-57 -5 52-25 35-37 6-5 25-22 14 W3 7-3 Virginia Beach Surf 87 62 .584 - 91-58 -4 43-32 44-30 5-6 25-23 14 L1 2-8 Cleveland Naps 85 63 .574 1.5 87-61 -2 46-25 39-38 10-2 24-16 L2 7-3 Spring Lions 83 66 .557 4.0 88-61 -5 51-30 32-36 6-2 28-16 W2 8-2 Ann Arbor Wolverines 77 72 .517 10.0 71-78 6 42-29 35-43 4-3 21-19 W1 6-4 New York Legends 73 77 .487 14.5 64-86 9 37-32 36-45 5-7 23-16 W1 4-6 Cumberland Defenders 67 83 .447 20.5 69-81 -2 35-40 32-43 6-6 19-25 L3 4-6 Maricopa Rattlers 38 112 .253 49.5 43-107 -5 21-57 17-55 1-12 11-39 L1 3-7

Boston's magic number is 11
Stafford's magic number is 13

Portland and Virginia Beach both have magic numbers of 13

[Chief Rum]

I did not expect a repeat of last year's playoff visit, because Phillips (at 29, sadly) is already falling apart, right after signing his big contract; I let some good arms go in the pen without replacing them; I moved two relievers turned starters back to the pen to help shore up that area, forcing me to maybe start a rookie in the rotation who should have been in the pen or in AAA. All that said, I thought .500 was a decent goal.

Not so much.

At least I'll get a good pick for once.

[Alan T]

Washington Defeats Balzac 3-2, Somers Nabs 300th Save
Thursday, September 21st, 1995: The Washington Freedom really celebrated their 3-2 victory over the Balzac Ticklers at The Tickle Trunk. Not only did the Freedom win the game, but reliever Joel Somers recorded his 300th-career save. The bullpen ace stopped Balzac 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," Somers said. "I was out there when my teammates needed me 300 times and I'm real proud of that."

In his career Somers has 300 saves with a 97-60 record and a 2.98 ERA.

[Alan T]

Indianapolis Over Balzac 11-2, 200-th Win for Rojas
Friday, September 22nd, 1995: His goal at twenty was to win twenty games one year, pitch until he was thirty, win the league pennant and to make some money. Well, Juan Rojas did something even better -- the 35-year-old Indianapolis Clowns star has now won 200 games in his career. That put him in a very select group of pitchers.

He joined that exclusive club today at The Tickle Trunk by whipping the Balzac Ticklers 11-2, holding them to 6 hits in 6 innings while chalking up 3 strikeouts and 1 walk.

In the postgame interview, the modest Rojas said, "It's special to win 200 games. You don't do it by yourself. You do it with good stuff and a good bullpen. You are only as good as the guys behind you. Years from now I might look back on it and give myself a little pat on the back."

Over the course of his career, Rojas has a won-lost record of 200 wins and 179 losses with 2342 strikeouts in 3257.1 innings pitched with a lifetime 4.02 ERA.

[Alan T]

Combs Smashes 300th Homer
Saturday, September 23rd, 1995: There was a big sigh of relief by Chris Combs after he hit his 300th career homer. The Cleveland right fielder told BNN, "Whew. I'm glad it's over...now I can go back to just playing baseball."

It was quite a day for Combs. He got his name in the league record books, 1 hit, 1 run batted in, scored 1 run and his team, the Cleveland Naps beat the Maricopa Rattlers 11-3.

Combs knew it when he hit it. He raised his hands in the air, then ran the bases like a high school player clapping and grinning.

He told reporters in the post-game interview, "I was acting goofy running the bases... but it was my 300th home run."

"It was great," his manager said. "He stood there and watched it...we all did. You just felt it was coming...you just had a sense he would hit it soon. He has been having a lot of good at-bats. It was great to get it out of the way."

Looking at his career numbers, Combs has played in 1856 games with a .329 batting average. Among his 2326 hits are 336 doubles, 42 triples and 300 home runs. He also has scored 1165 runs and driven in 1342 runs.

[Alan T]

Vaughn Finishes Off Legends 11-8 for 300th Save
Sunday, September 24th, 1995: Eugene Vaughn has joined elite company. The Portland Axemen reliever earned his 300th save in a 11-8 victory over the New York Legends at Legends Ballpark. The newest member of the 300 club told reporters after the game, "I get the ball and I try to win the game. When I get a save, my team wins and really that's all that matters. I'm happy to reach the milestone but it's just that. The more important part is that I've helped my club win." While picking up the save, Vaughn allowed no hits and no runs in 0.1 innings of work.

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

Career-to-date Vaughn has chalked up 300 saves with a 66 wins and 80 losses.

[Alan T]

9/25:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Boston Resettlers 89 67 .571 - 88-68 1 46-29 43-38 10-3 28-22 5 L2 6-4 Stafford Terriers 87 69 .558 2.0 81-75 6 46-35 41-34 12-8 24-16 W3 5-5 Chicago Cardinals 83 73 .532 6.0 87-69 -4 37-38 46-35 7-7 26-24 L7 2-8 Washington Freedom 82 73 .529 6.5 86-69 -4 38-36 44-37 8-10 18-26 W1 4-6 Balzac Ticklers 77 79 .494 12.0 79-77 -2 39-39 38-40 9-9 31-18 L4 3-7 Mexico City Aztecs 75 81 .481 14.0 77-79 -2 44-34 31-47 9-9 21-27 W2 6-4 Havana Banana Sluggers 66 90 .423 23.0 64-92 2 34-47 32-43 7-14 25-28 L1 7-3 Indianapolis Clowns 64 91 .413 24.5 66-89 -2 26-55 38-36 8-10 17-29 W3 6-4

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Cleveland Naps 91 64 .587 - 92-63 -1 49-25 42-39 12-2 26-17 7 W4 7-3 Portland Axemen 91 65 .583 .5 95-61 -4 54-27 37-38 6-5 26-23 W2 7-3 Virginia Beach Surf 91 65 .583 .5 97-59 -6 45-33 46-32 5-6 25-24 L1 5-5 Spring Lions 87 68 .561 4.0 91-64 -4 51-30 36-38 7-2 30-16 W2 7-3 Ann Arbor Wolverines 79 77 .506 12.5 73-83 6 44-34 35-43 4-5 22-20 L2 3-7 New York Legends 77 79 .494 14.5 67-89 10 41-34 36-45 5-7 25-16 L2 7-3 Cumberland Defenders 68 88 .436 23.5 70-86 -2 35-40 33-48 6-6 19-26 W1 2-8 Maricopa Rattlers 39 117 .250 52.5 45-111 -6 22-59 17-58 1-13 11-42 L4 3-7

Boston's magic number is 1
Stafford's magic number is 3

Cleveland has a magic number of 7

[Alan T]

9/25:

Chicago 8, Havana 0
Washington 9, Stafford 1
Boston 1, Indianapolis 0 (13 innings)

Boston has clinched a playoff spot!

Boston 90-67 (M# 3 for homefield advantage)
Stafford 87-70 (3 GB / m# 3)
Chicago 84-73 (6 GB)
Washington 83-73 (6.5 GB)


Portland 6, Cleveland 3
Spring 5, Cumberland 1


Portland 92-65 (m# 6 / m# 6 for homefield)
Cleveland 91-65 (1/2 GB)
Virginia Beach 91-65 (1/2 GB)
Spring 88-68 (3.5 GB)

[Alan T]

9/26:

Havana 9, Chicago 7
Stafford 3, Washington 2 (11 innings)
Boston 2, Indianapolis 1


Boston 91-67 (m# 2 for homefield advantage)
Stafford 88-70 (3 GB / m# 1)
Chicago 84-74 (7 GB)
Washington 83-74 (7.5 GB)


Virginia Beach 8, Ann Arbor 4 (12 innings)
Portland 6, Cleveland 1
Spring 2, Cumberland 0


Portland 93-65 (m# 4 / m# 5 for homefield)
Virginia beach 92-65 (1/2 GB / m# 5)
Cleveland 91-66 (1.5 GB)
Spring 89-68 (3.5 GB)

[Alan T]

Number 2000 for Liriano
Tuesday, September 26th, 1995: Today at Field of the Surf Virginia Beach got a 8-4 victory over Ann Arbor and Bartolo Liriano got his 2000th career hit. The Surf left fielder recorded 1 hit in 4 at-bats to reach that coveted milestone.

Liriano has a lifetime average of .322, has played in 1736 games, and has collected 468 home runs and 1387 RBIs.

[Alan T]

9/27:

Chicago 10, Havana 6
Stafford 13, Washington 0
Boston 5, Indianapolis 4

With their win over Washington, Stafford clinches a playoff spot for the first time in the franchise's 11 year career!

Boston 92-67 (m# 1 for homefield)
Stafford 89-70 (3 GB)


Ann Arbor 8, Virgnia Beach 5
Cleveland 3, Portland 1
Spring 10, Cumberland 9 (11 innings)


Portland 93-66 (m# 4 / m# 4 for homefield)
Cleveland 92-66 (1/2 GB )
Virginia beach 92-66 (1/2 GB)
Spring 90-68 (2.5 GB)

[Alan T]

9/28:


No CL games of importantce


Cleveland 12, Spring 5
Virginia beach 19, Ann Arbor 11


Cleveland 93-66
Portland 93-66
Virginia Beach 93-66
Spring 90-69 (3 GB)

[ShoelessJ03]

Damn!!

we go 2-8 down the stretch and choked!!

can we go by pyth record this season, alan?

[Alan T]

Cleveland plays 3 games at home vs Spring
Portland has 3 games @ Cumberland
Virginia Beach has 3 games @ New York

[ShoelessJ03]

Originally Posted by Alan T

9/28:


No CL games of importantce

This really hurts.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by ShoelessJ03

Damn!!

we go 2-8 down the stretch and choked!!

can we go by pyth record this season, alan?

You are in the running for the Pythagorean championship!

[Alan T]

Over in the CL, Boston has a magic number of 1 to clinch homefield advantage, but the Resettlers and Terriers have a 3 game series to end the season.

These two teams will be very familiar with each other over the next 2 weeks!

[ShoelessJ03]

Originally Posted by Alan T

You are in the running for the Pythagorean championship!

Sweet!

Long live the Champs!

[Alan T]

Boston 11, Stafford 3

Boston clinches homefield advantage in the CLCS!



New York 4, Virginia beach 3
Cleveland 5, Spring 4
Portland 6, Cumberland 2



Cleveland 94-66
Portland 94-66
Virginia beach 93-67

[Alan T]

9/30:

Virginia Beach 11, New York 5
Cleveland 6, Spring 2
Cumberland 3, Portland 2



Cleveland 95-66
Portland 94-67
Virginia beach 94-67



Final game of the season coming up!

[Alan T]

10/1:


New York 4, Virginia Beach 3
Portland 5, Cumberland 4
Cleveland 3, Spring 0


Cleveland clinches the 1995 Republic League regular season title while Portland makes the playoffs for the first time in their franchise's history!

[Alan T]

Cleveland's García Gets 3000th Hit
Saturday, September 30th, 1995: Salvador García was bubbling over with joy, celebrating his 3000th hit in the Cleveland 6-2 victory over the Lions at Ballpark of Cleveland.

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

The 38-year-old third baseman achieved that milestone with 4 hits in 5 at-bats to join the exclusive 3000-hit club.

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

Looking at his career stats, García is batting .289 and has totaled 117 home runs.

[Alan T]

Final Regular Season Standings:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Boston Resettlers 95 67 .586 - 93-69 2 52-29 43-38 11-3 32-22 Clinched W6 8-2 Stafford Terriers 89 73 .549 6.0 83-79 6 46-35 43-38 13-8 25-17 L3 5-5 Chicago Cardinals 86 76 .531 9.0 90-72 -4 40-41 46-35 7-7 26-25 W1 3-7 Washington Freedom 86 76 .531 9.0 89-73 -3 42-39 44-37 8-11 19-27 W3 5-5 Balzac Ticklers 80 82 .494 15.0 82-80 -2 41-40 39-42 9-9 31-20 W1 3-7 Mexico City Aztecs 79 83 .488 16.0 81-81 -2 46-35 33-48 9-9 24-27 L1 7-3 Havana Banana Sluggers 68 94 .420 27.0 66-96 2 34-47 34-47 7-14 25-28 L1 5-5 Indianapolis Clowns 65 97 .401 30.0 68-94 -3 26-55 39-42 8-11 17-33 L3 4-6

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Cleveland Naps 96 66 .593 - 97-65 -1 54-27 42-39 12-2 27-17 Clinched W5 8-2 Portland Axemen 95 67 .586 1.0 99-63 -4 54-27 41-40 6-5 27-24 W1 7-3 Virginia Beach Surf 94 68 .580 2.0 101-61 -7 47-34 47-34 6-6 25-26 L1 5-5 Spring Lions 90 72 .556 6.0 94-68 -4 51-30 39-42 8-2 31-17 L4 5-5 Ann Arbor Wolverines 83 79 .512 13.0 77-85 6 47-34 36-45 4-6 22-20 W3 5-5 New York Legends 81 81 .500 15.0 70-92 11 45-36 36-45 5-7 27-16 W1 6-4 Cumberland Defenders 69 93 .426 27.0 72-90 -3 36-45 33-48 6-7 20-28 L1 2-8 Maricopa Rattlers 40 122 .247 56.0 47-115 -7 22-59 18-63 1-13 11-42 L4 1-9

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG J. Carmona - CHI .350 2 Z. Liu SPG .341 3 C. Combs CLE .338 4 S. Moreno STA .336 4 M. Imai VIR .336	League Leaders HR K. Yamasaki - NY 45 2 L. Torres NY 42 3 Á. Guerrero POR 41 3 B. Liriano VIR 41 5 2 tied with 40	League Leaders RBI B. Rigg - VIR 151 2 J. Clifton SPG 141 3 Á. Guerrero POR 136 4 S. Hodge STA 132 5 2 tied with 128
League Leaders W L. Campbell - POR 19 2 A. Saldaña CLE 18 2 G. Wilson CMB 18 4 B. Agámez BOS 17 4 2 more tied with 17	League Leaders ERA C. Concepción - MEX 2.34 2 J. López WAS 2.38 3 G. Wilson CMB 2.67 4 B. Agámez BOS 2.90 5 A. Saldaña CLE 3.21	League Leaders K 2 tied with 253 1 L. Campbell POR 253 1 G. Wilson CMB 253 3 J. Duncan CLE 209 4 B. Agámez BOS 207

[gstelmack]

So we swept Stafford on that final series? WE'RE DOOMED!

[Alan T]

The new file is up!

Playoffs run tomorrow morning for the two teams experiencing it for the first time!

[spot]

Two expansion franchises in the postseason for the first time!

Congrats everyone, we're just happy to be here...

[ShoelessJ03]

Originally Posted by spot

Two expansion franchises in the postseason for the first time!

Congrats everyone, we're just happy to be here...

It's been nearly a decade since the expansion.

I think it's fair to drop that tag now.

Congrats to the Playoff teams!

[spot]

... kicking and screaming my friend. Kicking and screaming...

[Montreal_GM]

Congrats to the playoff teams, especially the first timers.

Good luck.

[CleBrownsfan]

Just got home a it's nice to see my Naps back in the playoffs - although I wasn't expecting it. Good luck Boston, Stafford, & Portland!

[Tasan]

Congrats playoff teams! I'll be back soon hopefully.

[MattG]

Wa-hoo!