FOOL 2040 Regular Season

[Alan T]

Sunday, July 1st, 2040: Davies Earns CL's Best Pitcher Honor
Kent Davies certainly found a groove in June. The Baltimore starter posted 4 wins last month to easily claim the Continental League Pitcher of the Month.

During the month Davies was 4-0 with a 2.66 ERA. He made 6 starts, tossed 40.2 innings and had 47 strikeouts.

In 20 starts this year Davies has fashioned a 8-7 record and a 4.70 ERA.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Sunday, July 1st, 2040: Hartford Starter Wins June's Pitcher Award
Whether Cristo Gonzáles stays in Hartford beyond this season remains to be seen, but while he's here he's making the most of it. In June the 29-year-old certainly pulled out all the stops by winning the Republic League Pitcher of the Month award.

He put up some fancy numbers with a 4-0 record and and an ERA of 1.78. In 35.1 innings he struck out 21, surrendered 35 hits, 15 walks and proved to be a solid performer in 5 starts last month.

In 2040 Gonzáles has compiled a 8-4 mark with a 3.59 ERA in 15 starts. In pitching 92.2 innings he has 58 strikeouts and 33 walks while limiting the opposition to a .261 batting average.

Damn you, Gonzales. I'll make you pay for breaking my POM streak. One day, I'll sign you and assign you to Single A for the rest of your career.

[Alan T]

Sunday, July 1st, 2040: Jones Picks Up Best RL Batter Honors for June
Seasoned by several years of professional experience, 32-year-old Tex Jones put together a solid offensive month for Chico and was crowned June's top batter in the Republic League.

He batted .330 with 9 home runs, 34 RBIs and 28 runs scored.



So far this season, Jones has recorded a .287 batting average with 82 hits, 18 home runs, 64 RBIs, 64 runs scored and a .402 OBP.

[Alan T]

Sunday, July 1st, 2040: Torrid June Gets Burrow CL #1 Batter Trophy
Today Newark's Gerard Burrow was named Continental League Batter of the Month for June. He slammed opposing pitching hard all month long, bashing out 43 hits in 105 at-bats.

With a .410 batting average, 5 home runs, 34 RBIs and 23 runs scored, he was a solid choice.

In 2040 Burrow has put up a .346 batting average with 100 hits, 11 home runs and 73 RBIs.

[Alan T]

Sunday, July 1st, 2040: Chávez Voted June's Best RL Rookie
Roberto Chávez 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 Hammersmith hitter tagged opposing pitching for a .271 average with 26 hits, 7 home runs and 21 RBIs.

This season Chávez is hitting at a .291 pace with 19 home runs, 59 RBIs and has scored 54 times.

Sunday, July 1st, 2040: Newcomer of the Month Picked
In June, budding star Curt Murphy had quite a month as he smashed up the Continental League and stashed away the Rookie of the Month award in his trophy case.

During the month he hit .311 with 9 doubles, 2 triples and 3 home runs. Murphy also scored 9 times and drove in 21 runs.

In his stats this season, Murphy has posted a batting average of .268 with 80 hits in 299 at-bats, 15 home runs and 47 RBIs. He has also scored 36 runs, walked 18 times and compiled a .338 OBP.

[Alan T]

Front Office Offseason League 07-01-2040 Standings Report

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Apex Assassins 45 30 .600 - 45-30 0 28-11 17-19 5-3 11-10 83 L2 6-4 Newark Terriers 43 35 .551 3.5 42-36 1 22-17 21-18 5-3 13-8 L2 5-5 Edmonton Edge 42 36 .538 4.5 36-42 6 23-13 19-23 5-3 13-6 W1 6-4 Baltimore Charm 38 40 .487 8.5 36-42 2 23-16 15-24 5-8 13-14 L1 6-4 Boston Settlers 36 43 .456 11.0 36-43 0 17-23 19-20 3-2 8-11 L1 2-8 Napa Valley Winemakers 33 43 .434 12.5 36-40 -3 20-19 13-24 1-5 11-14 W3 5-5 Tokyo Cyclones 33 43 .434 12.5 38-38 -5 16-22 17-21 5-5 8-14 W2 5-5

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Hartford Harpooners 45 33 .577 - 41-37 4 26-13 19-20 2-3 13-9 86 L2 7-3 New York Heroes 44 32 .579 - 41-35 3 22-17 22-15 4-2 8-8 87 L1 6-4 Hyannis Patriots 37 38 .493 6.5 36-39 1 26-13 11-25 2-3 9-10 L3 2-8 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 37 39 .487 7.0 36-40 1 23-15 14-24 3-3 10-9 W2 4-6 Hammersmith Hooligans 38 40 .487 7.0 42-36 -4 20-16 18-24 3-1 6-11 L1 5-5 Chico Rebels 35 44 .443 10.5 41-38 -6 20-20 15-24 0-3 7-10 W3 5-5 Colorado Rancheros 34 44 .436 11.0 34-44 0 21-18 13-26 3-2 11-7 W1 4-6

[Alan T]

What a fun season so far. All kinds of neat stories thus far. I think most expected Newark to be in contention, but how about Hyannis in third place right now ahead of both Hammersmith and Chico?

[Chief Rum]

All right, it's time for the team to turn it on. We should be better than mediocre.

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG G. Taylor - BAL .362 2 J. Renouf HAR .357 3 G. Burrow NWK .346 4 E. Watanabe HAM .344 5 J. Villa BOS .340	League Leaders HR C. LaRocque - ANN 26 2 J. Silva ANN 24 3 H. Okamoto NYH 20 4 J. Cannon APX 19 4 2 more tied with 19	League Leaders RBI 2 tied with 73 1 G. Burrow NWK 73 1 H. Okamoto NYH 73 3 T. Jones CHI 64 4 2 tied with 63
League Leaders W 4 tied with 10 1 P. Amstadter NYH 10 1 J. Flores NVY 10 1 R. Lemieux NWK 10 1 J. Rodgers EDM 10	League Leaders ERA R. Lemieux - NWK 2.35 2 A. Caulfield APX 2.56 3 J. Flores NVY 3.25 3 K. Hsi NWK 3.25 5 A. Moya EDM 3.32	League Leaders K J. Aitken - TOK 151 2 J. Flores NVY 137 3 M. Sánchez HAM 136 4 K. Davies BAL 127 4 R. Lemieux NWK 127

[Chief Rum]

BTW, my Pyth record? Best in the RL. And I am in 5th. Ugh.

[Alan T]

Sunday, July 1st, 2040: Aitken Guns Downs 16 Assassins
It was a 16-K day for Tokyo pitcher Jeremy Aitken at Sony Park today. He really put on a show in beating the Apex Assassins 13-4. Aitken has his good stuff and good location and that was good enough to chalk up a Cyclones victory. He gave up 7 hits in the game and issued no walks in a strong performance.

Aitken has made 20 starts so far this year and put up a 8-5 won-lost record with a 3.79 ERA. In 142.2 innings he has allowed 145 hits, walked 23 and struck out 167.

[Alan T]

Friday, July 6th, 2040: Rodgers Breezes to Shutout Victory
In a very sharp performance at Edge Ballpark John Rodgers of the Edmonton Edge blanked the Apex Assassins 2-0. He permitted 6 hits, struck out 12 strikeouts and had 1 walk in the Edge victory.

Season-to-date Rodgers has rung up 11 wins and 6 losses in 21 appearances. He has an ERA of 4.44 and has fanned 102 batters in 140 innings.

[Chief Rum]

Damn, everyone's dropping their A game on the Assassins.

[Alan T]

Tuesday, July 10th, 2040: FOOL News: The All-Star Game Rosters Have Been Announced
The Continental League All-Stars versus the Republic League All-Stars. It happens every year halfway through the season. It's a baseball spectacle for the fans and the players alike. It's the 2040 Front Office Offseason League All-Star Game. The fans get to see all of their favorite stars perform in the same game and the outstanding players get to play against each other. The players are out to prove that their league is the best. Players are chosen by a vote of the fans.

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


SP R. Lemieux (NWK)
SP J. Flores (NVY)
SP J. Aitken (TOK)
SP K. Hsi (NWK)
SP A. Moya (EDM)
SP A. Caulfield (APX)
CL J. Herrera (BOS)
CL A. Barbosa (BAL)
MR S. Gonzáles (APX)
MR K. Baty (TOK)
MR L. Rivera (EDM)
MR A. Torres (NVY)
1B G. Taylor (BAL)
CF J. Cannon (APX)
3B X. Jiménez (EDM)
LF G. Burrow (NWK)
2B J. Rivera (APX)
RF A. Tomlinson (NWK)
C L. Pérez (APX)
C C. Edwards (BOS)
SS M. Griffith (APX)
3B Á. Quiñones (APX)
2B Y. Jia (TOK)
1B D. Juteau (TOK)
CF B. Prebble (EDM)
RF R. O'Hagerty (TOK)
RF Y. Adachi (BOS)
3B J. Villa (BOS)


The Republic League roster includes the following players:


SP V. Betancourt (HAM)
SP J. Gilbert (COL)
SP M. Sánchez (HAM)
SP C. Gonzáles (HAR)
SP P. Amstadter (NYH)
SP C. Chao (ANN)
CL R. Polanco (HAR)
MR L. Árias (NYH)
CL R. Rosa (COL)
CL A. López (HAM)
MR J. Phelps (ANN)
CL D. Eddie (ANN)
C C. LaRocque (ANN)
RF H. Okamoto (NYH)
C T. Jones (CHI)
SS E. Velona (NYH)
2B E. Watanabe (HAM)
1B F. Dawson (CHI)
LF H. Higashi (HAM)
CF J. Mora (COL)
3B A. Lozano (ANN)
C G. Hull (HAR)
RF S. Dimiceli (NYH)
RF R. Santos (CHI)
LF S. Zhai (HYN)
2B P. Blowey (CHI)
1B J. Córdova (HAR)
1B G. Pichette (NYH)

[Alan T]

LaRocque, catcher for Ann Arbor is the top hitter voted into the all star game from the Republic League this year. A lifetime .256 hitter with only 82 career home runs before this season already has 28 HR and an OPS over 1.000 thus far!

[Alan T]

Ok, midseason break. Anyone that wants to hear how one of their guys are doing please post their names up now. I'll provide player updates after I sim to the all star break (and take a quick break to get some chips and dip!)

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Alan T

LaRocque, catcher for Ann Arbor is the top hitter voted into the all star game from the Republic League this year. A lifetime .256 hitter with only 82 career home runs before this season already has 28 HR and an OPS over 1.000 thus far!

Larocque...Adachi...weird.

[ekcut]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Ok, midseason break. Anyone that wants to hear how one of their guys are doing please post their names up now. I'll provide player updates after I sim to the all star break (and take a quick break to get some chips and dip!)

MMMmmmmm chips!!

C Manny Henderson please

[Chief Rum]

Please inform me of the wonderful stats of Mizutani and Martin por favor (my starters who aren't All Stars).

[allpro10050]

team ERA

[Alan T]

[Alan T]

Ugh stupid forums

[Alan T]

Ok, well obviously I can't post the all star game box score for some reason.

Anyways this year's game is hosted by Edmonton and the CL wins 7-1

[Montreal_GM]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

BTW, my Pyth record? Best in the RL. And I am in 5th. Ugh.

My py. puts me in 3rd and I forgot to leave a space for my damn FA signing.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by ekcut

MMMmmmmm chips!!

C Manny Henderson please

.256, 1 HR 33 RBI, OPS = .619

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

Please inform me of the wonderful stats of Mizutani and Martin por favor (my starters who aren't All Stars).

Mizutani: 5-8 5.20 ERA
Martin: 5-12, 6.82 ERA

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by allpro10050

team ERA

5.04 (RL average ERA is 5.11)

[Alan T]

Quick water break and then we'll start up the second half of the season!

[Alan T]

Ok, here we go

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Mizutani: 5-8 5.20 ERA
Martin: 5-12, 6.82 ERA

Well at least I know why the team is at .500.

[Alan T]

Friday, July 20th, 2040: Gilbert Dominates Hyannis
The final score was 3-0 in favor of Colorado. Leading the way to victory was Justin Gilbert, who shackled the Hyannis Patriots and held them scoreless on a 2-hitter.

To this point in the season, Gilbert shows a 11-6 record, 19 starts, 138.2 innings, 102 strikeouts and a 3.25 ERA.

[Alan T]

Wednesday, August 1st, 2040: Hooligans Starter Named July's Premier Pitcher
The Hammersmith Hooligans owe Vicente Betancourt a lot for his performance this past month. One of the league's most dominant starters in July, Betancourt tore up the opposition with a fine 4-0 mark on his way to the Republic League Pitcher of the Month award.

"When you're pitching this well," analyzed Betancourt, "it's a lot easier to come to the park. I don't judge my performance by the stats, I judge it -- the team judges it -- by the score of the game. I could say I'm tossing electric stuff right now and that would go over big. But if I toss that same stuff -- exact same pitch selection and location -- and they bang me around tomorrow, I was awful. That's the way baseball is."

It was Betancourt who did the banging in July as he tossed up 45 strikeouts in 48 innings, holding opponents to a .269 average and posting a 3.19 ERA.

So far this year Betancourt has made 25 starts, tossed 173.2 innings, struck out 167 batters and walked 37. His record is 12-5 with a 3.83 ERA and he has limited opposing teams to a .269 batting average.

[Alan T]

Wednesday, August 1st, 2040: CL's Best Starter is Davies
Kent Davies really strutted his stuff in July with 4 wins and 1 loss and walked off with the Pitcher of the Month Award in the Continental League. The Baltimore starter was good news for his club, but bad news for the opposition.

In 32.2 innings of work, Davies limited opposing batters to 19 base hits and a .170 batting average. He totaled 39 strikeouts, issued 10 walks and had a 1.38 ERA.

This year Davies has compiled a 12-8 record with a 3.96 ERA in 25 starts.

[Alan T]

Wednesday, August 1st, 2040: Fa-tang Le is July's #1 Hitter in RL
Fa-tang Le earned July's Batter of the Month honors in the Republic League by reeling off a .342 average, going 26 for 76 with 8 home runs, 22 RBIs and 16 runs scored.

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

To date this season Le is hitting .262 with 23 home runs.

[Alan T]

Wednesday, August 1st, 2040: Juteau Earns July's Top Batter Prize in CL
Dave Juteau 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 33-year-old Juteau 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 26 games, Juteau hit .341 with 5 home runs, 15 RBIs and scored 14 runs.

This season Juteau has hit 20 home runs and posted a .294 batting average.

[TimGuru]

And Alan jinxes me....

[Alan T]

Wednesday, August 1st, 2040: Hammersmith Right Fielder July's Premier Rookie
Roberto Chávez's eyes seem to light up whenever he sees the baseball. The young Hammersmith right fielder has been hitting everything in sight for the better part of a month.

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

During the month he hit .341 with 5 doubles, no triples and 3 home runs. Chávez also scored 13 times and drove in 12 runs.

Currently Chávez is batting .302 with 22 home runs and 71 RBIs.

Wednesday, August 1st, 2040: Cannon Earns CL Rookie of Month
A veritable toddler to the Continental League, Joe Cannon just sewed up the Rookie of the Month trophy for July.

Over the past month the 24-year-old center fielder for Apex hit .276 with 29 hits, 5 home runs and 11 runs batted in. He also logged 6 walks and compiled a .350 on-base percentage.

In this current campaign Cannon is hitting at a .286 clip with 24 home runs and 74 RBIs.

[Alan T]

Front Office Offseason League 08-01-2040 Standings Report

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Newark Terriers 57 45 .559 - 53-49 4 31-22 26-23 6-4 19-10 61 W3 6-4 Apex Assassins 55 45 .550 1.0 56-44 -1 35-19 20-26 7-5 14-13 L1 3-7 Edmonton Edge 54 47 .535 2.5 47-54 7 29-20 25-27 6-4 18-7 W1 5-5 Baltimore Charm 49 50 .495 6.5 48-51 1 30-19 19-31 6-9 16-18 L1 5-5 Tokyo Cyclones 47 55 .461 10.0 54-48 -7 24-31 23-24 6-5 10-20 L3 5-5 Boston Settlers 45 55 .450 11.0 47-53 -2 19-28 26-27 3-5 11-18 W1 5-5 Napa Valley Winemakers 45 55 .450 11.0 47-53 -2 25-20 20-35 3-5 17-19 L1 6-4

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Hartford Harpooners 57 45 .559 - 55-47 2 34-19 23-26 4-4 17-13 60 W3 6-4 New York Heroes 54 46 .540 2.0 53-47 1 24-21 30-25 5-3 12-12 L1 4-6 Hammersmith Hooligans 53 48 .525 3.5 55-46 -2 30-19 23-29 4-2 8-14 W1 6-4 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 49 53 .480 8.0 50-52 -1 32-23 17-30 4-5 14-14 L3 3-7 Hyannis Patriots 48 52 .480 8.0 47-53 1 35-19 13-33 4-4 14-13 L1 6-4 Colorado Rancheros 47 52 .475 8.5 44-55 3 28-21 19-31 4-3 14-9 L1 7-3 Chico Rebels 44 56 .440 12.0 49-51 -5 23-24 21-32 0-4 9-13 W1 4-6

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by TimGuru

And Alan jinxes me....

Sorry, I have that habit

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG G. Taylor - BAL .352 2 J. Renouf HAR .351 3 E. Watanabe HAM .338 4 G. Burrow NWK .334 5 J. Rivera APX .333	League Leaders HR C. LaRocque - ANN 32 2 H. Okamoto NYH 29 3 J. Silva ANN 28 4 J. Cannon APX 24 5 3 tied with 23	League Leaders RBI H. Okamoto - NYH 91 2 G. Burrow NWK 84 3 T. Jones CHI 80 4 C. LaRocque ANN 79 5 3 tied with 78
League Leaders W 2 tied with 13 1 J. Flores NVY 13 1 R. Lemieux NWK 13 3 V. Betancourt HAM 12 3 4 more tied with 12	League Leaders ERA R. Lemieux - NWK 2.57 2 J. Flores NVY 3.14 3 A. Moya EDM 3.44 3 K. Hsi NWK 3.44 5 D. Taylor APX 3.50	League Leaders K J. Aitken - TOK 210 2 M. Sánchez HAM 184 3 V. Betancourt HAM 167 4 K. Davies BAL 166 5 2 tied with 161

[Alan T]

Sunday, August 5th, 2040: Homer #300 for Tokyo's Juteau
It was a great day for Dave Juteau, but not a good one for his Tokyo Cyclones. The 33-year-old first baseman reached a personal milestone with his 300th career homer, but it wasn't enough to beat the Baltimore Charm, who came away with a 12-3 victory. Juteau finished the day with 2 hits, 3 RBI and 2 runs 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 career Juteau has played in 1554 games with a .310 batting average. Among his 1732 hits are 349 doubles, 21 triples and 301 home runs. He also has scored 952 runs and driven in 1003 runs.

[Chief Rum]

That's more like it. Hopefully it's a trend up and not a blip, whereupon at the end of which my team fades back into oblivion.

[Alan T]

Wednesday, August 8th, 2040: Number 2000 for Prebble
Brian Prebble started out as a baby-faced rookie many seasons ago. Yesterday at Edge Ballpark the Edmonton veteran joined the league's 2000-hit club. Prebble achieved that milestone with a 3-for-5 day in the Edge 5-2 win over the Boston Settlers.

He spoke to reporters in the clubhouse after the game and said, "Looking at the list of all the great players who have done this is humbling. It is a great honor to be among them."

Prebble's career batting average stands at .296, and he has 286 home runs.

[Alan T]

Thursday, August 9th, 2040:Correa Shackles Newark
Goose eggs were the order of the day for Newark as Francisco Correa shut out the Terriers 4-0 at Ballpark of Napa Valley. The Napa Valley pitcher struck out 6 and walked 1 while allowing 1 hit.

In 28 starts this season Correa has crafted a 10-15 record with a 4.08 ERA.

[Alan T]

Wednesday, August 15th, 2040: Rodgers Dominates, Whitewashes Cyclones
John Rodgers humbled the Tokyo Cyclones today at Edge Ballpark. In the 4-0 shutout win, he yielded 2 hits, fanned 13 and walked 1 to pace the Edmonton Edge to victory.

Currently Rodgers has a 13-11 won-lost record in 29 starts with a 4.77 ERA. He also has 142 strikeouts in 185 innings.

[Alan T]

Saturday, September 1st, 2040: RL Starter of the Month Goes to Chelanga
Veteran Tamrat Chelanga put together quite a successful stretch in August for the Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines, earning himself the Republic League Pitcher of the Month award.

Chelanga racked up a 5-0 record in 6 starts, posting a 3.59 ERA over 47.2 innings and striking out 36.

In 26 starts this season, Chelanga has recorded 10 wins and absorbed 8 losses. He has pitched 172.1 innings, allowed 197 hits, struck out 140 and has a 5.12 ERA.

[Alan T]

Saturday, September 1st, 2040: Dávila Picks up CL Monthly Pitching Honor
Last month's cream of the crop on the mound was Iván Dávila of the Tokyo Cyclones. He captured the Continental League Pitcher of the Month award for his outstanding performance in August.

Dávila started 7 games, threw 49.2 innings, yielded 39 hits and logged a 4-1 record. He put down 25 batters on strikes, walked 14 and compiled a 1.81 ERA. Opposing teams batted .225 against him.

In season stats Dávila shows a 13-9 record in 32 games, 201 innings, 99 strikeouts and a 3.63 ERA.

[Alan T]

Saturday, September 1st, 2040: Dawson Takes RL's Best Bat Award
Prospective free agents love to have hot streaks and Frank Dawson is no exception. The Chico first baseman capped off a fine month by hauling in Batter of the Month honors in the Republic League.

In August Dawson hit .347 with 10 home runs, 29 RBIs and 27 runs scored.

Dawson is hitting .333 this year with 31 home runs, 105 RBIs and 108 runs scored. He has 186 hits in 558 at-bats, 42 walks and a .380 on-base percentage. Dawson has played in 127 games.

[Alan T]

Saturday, September 1st, 2040: CL's Best Batter Picked
August's Batter of the Month Award has been given out by the Continental League. This month's trophy was presented to the Boston center fielder, Bernard Weston.

He starred by hitting .474 with a .582 on-base percentage, totaled 45 hits in 95 at-bats, 1 home run, 13 RBIs and scored 16 runs.

Batting .319 to date, Weston has 9 home runs and 64 RBIs.

[Alan T]

Saturday, September 1st, 2040: Great Month Gets RL Top Rookie Trophy
With August's Republic League Rookie of the Month title slung over his shoulder, Jaime García has no reason to be modest about his statistical output. But he was, telling BNN reporters, "I just put the bat on the ball a lot and a lot of them fell in. It was just my month to shine."

The 23-year-old blistered the baseball last month as he posted a .348 batting average, 24 hits, 9 home runs, 18 RBIs and 18 runs scored.

This season García has 20 home runs and a .283 batting average.

Saturday, September 1st, 2040: Cannon Wins Rookie of the Month
A boyish Joe Cannon emerged as the latest Continental League Rookie of the Month today. The young man from Apex deserved the honor, batting .263 with 7 home runs and 16 runs batted in. Is the month of August a harbinger of things to come or just a fluke? We'll find out someday, but for now, we'll just let Cannon enjoy the limelight.

In 2040 Cannon is hitting .282, batted in 90 runs with 31 home runs and 98 runs scored.