FOOL-X 2018 Regular Season

[Alan T]

It must stink winning nearly 60% of your games and being 15 games out!

[ShoelessJ03]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

Your reference to Clark Griswald and pools immediately made me think of that song in the movie, which is playing while he is, ummm, fantasizing out into a cold, winter night ahead to warmer spring days.

Yeah. I realized what you were referencing after I submitted the post. I almost edited out the question mark but figured I'd leave it alone.

Good catch on the song though! I seem to only remember the girl in the pool, not the music playing.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Yeah, there is a link on the fool homepage to foolpoolboys.com

Speaking of Pools, my new pump should be coming via fedex today, so I get to spend this afternoon replacing the hose and pool filter/pump!

Somehow even that sounds dirty. Probably has something to do with the word "pump."

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG B. Frost - CLE .377 2 B. Armstrong CLE .362 3 A. Chapman LVS .355 4 S. García CLE .349 5 2 tied with .342	League Leaders HR M. Parrish - HBS 34 2 N. Román WAI 32 3 L. Tong CHI 29 4 M. Gerdt ANN 28 4 A. Rocha LVS 28	League Leaders RBI J. Chávez - CLE 108 2 N. Román WAI 105 2 L. Tong CHI 105 4 A. Rocha LVS 102 5 F. Losoya SPG 101
League Leaders W A. Durán - STA 15 2 R. Quance CLE 13 3 J. Carr CLE 12 3 J. Jiménez HBS 12 3 2 more tied with 12	League Leaders ERA A. Durán - STA 2.15 2 V. Blondell STC 2.69 3 J. Martin STC 2.73 4 C. Rogers ANN 2.76 5 T. Olivares PLN 2.78	League Leaders K S. van Lochem - ANN 131 2 J. Jiménez HBS 129 3 J. Real ANN 120 4 A. Durán STA 118 5 2 tied with 115

[Chief Rum]

Barring a late surge, it looks like my comeuppance has arrived this season. Oh well...it was a good run. Hopefully I can retool the staff and come flying back next year.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by hyde4us11

You guys are hilarious today. Count this thread as a free pain pill that didn't cost me or any taxpayers (medicare I mean) a penny.

We're here to entertain!

+2 for appreciating our humorous attempts. (Everyone needs a little validation for their work every now and then.)

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by ShoelessJ03

Yeah. I realized what you were referencing after I submitted the post. I almost edited out the question mark but figured I'd leave it alone.

Good catch on the song though! I seem to only remember the girl in the pool, not the music playing.

There was sound to that part?

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by ShoelessJ03

Yeah. I realized what you were referencing after I submitted the post. I almost edited out the question mark but figured I'd leave it alone.

Good catch on the song though! I seem to only remember the girl in the pool, not the music playing.

What song? J/K

That girl is terrific.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Yeah, there is a link on the fool homepage to foolpoolboys.com

By the way, this had me laughing so loud I woke up my roommate in the other room.

+3 points for playing along!

[hyde4us11]

Teach needs a sticky thread so we know the score totals so we can keep track. What kind of game gives scores witthout some sort of standings?

[ShoelessJ03]

Originally Posted by CleBrownsfan

A bit surprising that we're doing so well. I have two great SP's and two other SP that are not so great. Frost hitting .393 is just crazy...

Originally Posted by ShoelessJ03

I suspect a nice cold streak is in store for him.

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

We're here to entertain!

+2 for appreciating our humorous attempts. (Everyone needs a little validation for their work every now and then.)

haha speaking of validation. My little attempt at something went completely unnoticed so I'll highlight it here. (at least for my own entertainment again!)

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by hyde4us11

Teach needs a sticky thread so we know the score totals so we can keep track. What kind of game gives scores witthout some sort of standings?

*I have them written down. No worries...I will be posting the final standings.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by ShoelessJ03

haha speaking of validation. My little attempt at something went completely unnoticed so I'll highlight it here. (at least for my own entertainment again!)

Maybe you were just a little too subtle for me. No points awarded for beggars...especially ones that are still ahead of my in the standings!

[ShoelessJ03]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

Maybe you were just a little too subtle for me. No points awarded for beggars...especially ones that are still ahead of my in the standings!

tough crowd!

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by ShoelessJ03

tough crowd!

You said you liked it!

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by ShoelessJ03

haha speaking of validation. My little attempt at something went completely unnoticed so I'll highlight it here. (at least for my own entertainment again!)

It's far less funny when you have to explain the jokes. Unfortunately you're not telling jokes to the sharpest box of tacks here I fear!

[Alan T]

Germán Picked as August's Pitcher of the Month
Saturday, September 1st, 2018: Mario Germán of the Las Vegas Wildcats is the Republic League Pitcher of the Month.
In August he sparkled and shined on the mound with 5 wins and 2 losses in 7 starts.

Germán checked opposing batters on 42 base hits and a .249 batting average. He rang up 32 strikeouts in 45 innings of work, surrendered 11 walks and fashioned a 2.00 ERA.

This year Germán has worked 172.1 innings with 132 strikeouts en route to a 12-8 record and 3.45 ERA.


Martínez Nabs CL #1 Pitcher Award
Saturday, September 1st, 2018: Bartolo Martínez nailed down August's Continental League Pitcher of the Month award today, adding pressure on Washington to get a deal done before the 32-year-old becomes a free agent.

Martínez seems unfazed by the talk. "We get a deal done or we don't," he told reporters, "I'm not worrying about next year. Worrying about next year isn't what wins awards, you know?"

He fashioned a 3-0 record, reeled off 34 strikeouts, worked 33.2 innings and held batters to a .165 average for the month as he posted a 0.53 ERA.

His record this year is 10-9 in 26 starts and Martínez has a 4.03 ERA.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Alan T

It's far less funny when you have to explain the jokes. Unfortunately you're not telling jokes to the sharpest box of tacks here I fear!

OK, Chief gets it, you don't think he is smart. Stop rubbing it in.

[hyde4us11]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

Maybe you were just a little too subtle for me. No points awarded for beggars...especially ones that are still ahead of my in the standings!

Chief had points taken away. If that wasn't grounds for a dediction then chief should file a protest to his deduction.

[Alan T]

Román Crowned Top RL Hitter in August
Saturday, September 1st, 2018: Nelson Román is in the final year of his contract with Waikiki and today added a timely piece of hardware to his trophy case. Playing in 28 games in August the 33-year-old left fielder ripped Republic League pitchers for a .368 batting average, nabbing him the Batter of the Month award.

He also rang up 10 home runs, 35 RBIs and 23 runs scored.

If Román keeps up this pace, he'll cost someone a lot of money.

So far this year Román is batting .331 with 42 home runs, 140 RBIs and 112 runs scored.


Zúñiga Takes CL's Best Bat Award
Saturday, September 1st, 2018: Ricardo Zúñiga relied on a .337 average to capture the Continental League Batter of the Month trophy. He had a good August, going 34 for 101.

He finished with 9 home runs and 29 RBIs, scored 19 runs and had a .434 on-base percentage.

Batting .288 to date, Zúñiga has 20 home runs and 82 RBIs.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by ShoelessJ03

Probably not, but I'm sure someone out there would be interested. I'm also sure there is probably a website dedicated to it. You can pretty much find anything on the internet these days...

Oh wait, I liked this.

+1 point (also for playing along)

[Alan T]

Rookie Center Fielder Honored by RL
Saturday, September 1st, 2018: The outstanding Republic League rookie in August was Waikiki's center fielder Juan Alaniz.

Last month he played in 28 games and hit .352 with 13 doubles, 1 triple, and 2 home runs. Alaniz also scored 31 times and drove in 17 runs.

Alaniz is batting .289 this year with 5 home runs, 78 RBIs and 132 runs scored. He has 153 hits in 529 at-bats.

St Louis Right Fielder August's Premier Rookie
Saturday, September 1st, 2018: Juan Mendoza had a standout August and today received the Continental League Rookie of the Month trophy.

Last month the 28-year-old St Louis right fielder played in 27 games and hit .290 with 6 doubles, 3 triples and 3 home runs. Mendoza also scored 13 times and drove in 14 runs.

This year Mendoza is batting .242 with 105 hits, 7 home runs, 56 RBIs, 44 walks, .316 OBP and has scored 39 runs.

[ShoelessJ03]

Originally Posted by Alan T

It's far less funny when you have to explain the jokes. Unfortunately you're not telling jokes to the sharpest box of tacks here I fear!

I'll chalk it up to everyone dreaming of girls in their yet to be built pools.

It's been a great season both on and off the field so far!

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by hyde4us11

Chief had points taken away. If that wasn't grounds for a dediction then chief should file a protest to his deduction.

Oooh, I like the way you think!

+2 points

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by ShoelessJ03

I'll chalk it up to everyone dreaming of girls in their yet to be built pools.

It's been a great season both on and off the field so far!

I don't remember dreaming about that...

[Alan T]

September 1st, 2018:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Chicago Cardinals 80 54 .597 - 74-60 6 38-24 42-30 6-3 17-15 22 L1 1-9 Stafford Terriers 74 61 .548 6½ 73-62 1 40-29 34-32 7-6 24-15 W1 4-6 St Cloud Raindrops 73 61 .545 7 79-55 -6 38-29 35-32 5-7 11-23 W3 6-4 Havana Banana Sluggers 70 64 .522 10 75-59 -5 32-31 38-33 3-7 13-19 L1 6-4 Washington Freedom 70 64 .522 10 64-70 6 38-29 32-35 7-5 26-12 L2 5-5 Plantana Pirates 70 65 .519 10½ 70-65 0 43-27 27-38 4-6 19-22 L1 5-5 St Louis Hops 51 83 .381 29 56-78 -5 32-36 19-47 7-4 14-22 W1 6-4 Balzac Ticklers 49 85 .366 31 49-85 0 30-41 19-44 5-6 19-15 W1 7-3

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Cleveland Naps 96 38 .716 - 96-38 0 55-13 41-25 8-3 16-13 17 W3 9-1 Las Vegas Wildcats 84 50 .627 12 93-41 -9 43-24 41-26 6-9 15-19 L1 7-3 Spring Lions 79 55 .590 17 79-55 0 45-17 34-38 5-3 19-14 L1 5-5 Waikiki Beach Boys 74 61 .548 22½ 77-58 -3 41-29 33-32 5-4 14-11 W1 5-5 Maricopa Rattlers 71 63 .530 25 72-62 -1 41-26 30-37 4-5 20-14 W1 4-6 Ann Arbor Wolverines 59 75 .440 37 61-73 -2 31-40 28-35 4-10 19-18 L1 4-6 New York Legends 38 96 .284 58 41-93 -3 18-45 20-51 5-4 11-19 L2 3-7 Portland Axemen 36 99 .267 60½ 33-102 3 21-48 15-51 5-4 6-12 W1 3-7

[TeachEnEspanol]

Damn Joe, are you trying to lose your point?

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by ShoelessJ03

I'll chalk it up to everyone dreaming of girls in their yet to be built pools.

It's been a great season both on and off the field so far!

Fast times at Ridgemont High

[spleen1015]

5 teams in the hunt for the CL Wild Card.

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG Á. Enríquez - LVS .352 2 B. Frost CLE .350 2 B. Armstrong CLE .350 4 A. Chapman LVS .349 5 S. García CLE .343	League Leaders HR N. Román - WAI 42 2 M. Parrish HBS 41 3 A. Rocha LVS 35 4 M. Gerdt ANN 33 4 L. Pérez BAL 33	League Leaders RBI N. Román - WAI 140 2 J. Chávez CLE 131 3 A. Rocha LVS 129 4 F. Losoya SPG 127 5 L. Tong CHI 121
League Leaders W A. Durán - STA 17 2 J. Carr CLE 16 3 R. Quance CLE 15 4 J. Jiménez HBS 14 4 R. Takeuchi LVS 14	League Leaders ERA A. Durán - STA 2.56 2 V. Blondell STC 2.57 3 J. Martin STC 2.63 4 T. Olivares PLN 2.71 5 C. Rogers ANN 3.02	League Leaders K S. van Lochem - ANN 177 2 J. Jiménez HBS 157 3 C. Rogers ANN 150 4 J. Real ANN 149 5 J. Negrón POR 147

[ShoelessJ03]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

I don't remember dreaming about that...

That's because you're busy dreaming of a playoff spot!

OOOOOOh! that's right I said it!

Looks like you're gonna have to catch Spot and his Terriers.

[ShoelessJ03]

WTF!! 1-9 heading into September!!

REALLY?

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by ShoelessJ03

That's because you're busy dreaming of a playoff spot!

OOOOOOh! that's right I said it!

Looks like you're gonna have to catch Spot and his Terriers.

-3 points for antagonizing the point giver.

(though by those counts both Alan and Tasan will be in the negatives forever)

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by ShoelessJ03

That's because you're busy dreaming of a playoff spot!

OOOOOOh! that's right I said it!

Looks like you're gonna have to catch Spot and his Terriers.

Terriers have short legs and run slowly.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Terriers have short legs and run slowly.

+2 points for making me feel hopeful!

[Alan T]

O'Reardan Belts Bunch of Base Hits
Tuesday, September 4th, 2018: If just anyone could go out and hit a baseball, big dollar contracts wouldn't exist. But they can't, so the good hitters get the big bucks. Mark O'Reardan showed how it's done as he went 6 for 7 against the Portland Axemen and helped the Waikiki Beach Boys beat them 27-5.

The manager for the Axemen told the BNN sportswriters, "We made some bad pitches and he took advantage of it. That's the game of baseball. Don't make mistakes and you win a lot more ballgames."

If O'Reardan keeps hitting like this, he could be headed for a big pay raise.

Mark O'Reardan hit a two-run single in the 1st, hit a two-run double in the 2nd, flied out in the 4th, singled in the 6th, doubled in the 7th, singled in the 8th and hit a GRAND SLAM off Carlos Molina in the 8th.

A look at his current stats shows O'Reardan with a .286 average, 21 home runs, 95 RBIs and 100 runs scored. He has played in 139 games.

[ShoelessJ03]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Terriers have short legs and run slowly.

True.

And we're only winning 10% of our games currently.

[Alan T]

Waikiki has scored 1007 runs thus far this season. I'm pretty sure 950 of them have been vs Portland.

[Alan T]

Hit Parade: Esparza Gets Cycle
Thursday, September 6th, 2018: "How sweet it is, when the good part of the bat makes contact with the baseball." That's how Miguel Esparza, the Washington second baseman, described what happened in today's 7-1 victory over the St Louis Hops -- hitting for the cycle. In baseball, a player hits for the cycle when he hits a single, a double, a triple and a home run in the same game, though not necessarily in that order. Collecting the hits in that exact order is known as a "natural cycle," something that almost never occurs.

"I heard that sound every time I hit the ball -- it really was a special game for me." It was a game good enough for him to make a little history. He bombed St Louis pitching for 4 hits in 5 at-bats and his name will now go into the record book. Esparza also racked up 1 run batted in and 2 runs scored in the game.

Miguel Esparza doubled in the 1st, tripled in the 3rd, grounded out in the 6th, hit a solo-shot off John Jordan in the 9th and singled in the 9th.

Esparza on the season is hitting .295 with 15 home runs. His stats include 78 RBIs and 85 runs scored.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by ShoelessJ03

True.

And we're only winning 10% of our games currently.

You should probably cry about it.

[Alan T]

September 17th, 2018:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Chicago Cardinals 89 60 .597 - 82-67 7 46-29 43-31 7-5 19-16 7 L1 7-3 St Cloud Raindrops 83 67 .553 6½ 89-61 -6 39-30 44-37 8-8 12-26 W1 6-4 Washington Freedom 80 69 .537 9 75-74 5 41-30 39-39 8-6 27-15 L1 7-3 Stafford Terriers 79 71 .527 10½ 79-71 0 44-34 35-37 8-6 26-19 W1 4-6 Plantana Pirates 77 72 .517 12 78-71 -1 49-32 28-40 5-7 21-24 L3 3-7 Havana Banana Sluggers 76 72 .514 12½ 82-66 -6 35-36 41-36 3-10 15-21 W3 4-6 Balzac Ticklers 57 92 .383 32 56-93 1 35-42 22-50 6-6 21-15 W3 6-4 St Louis Hops 56 94 .373 33½ 60-90 -4 34-41 22-53 8-5 17-22 L4 3-7

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Cleveland Naps 108 42 .720 - 107-43 1 60-15 48-27 9-5 19-15 Clinched W3 7-3 Las Vegas Wildcats 92 58 .613 16 103-47 -11 44-25 48-33 8-10 17-23 W2 6-4 Spring Lions 87 62 .584 20½ 87-62 0 52-23 35-39 6-4 22-17 L2 6-4 Waikiki Beach Boys 83 66 .557 24½ 86-63 -3 49-32 34-34 6-5 17-14 W1 5-5 Maricopa Rattlers 78 71 .523 29½ 81-68 -3 43-28 35-43 5-7 20-18 W1 5-5 Ann Arbor Wolverines 66 83 .443 41½ 67-82 -1 34-43 32-40 5-10 20-20 L4 5-5 New York Legends 43 105 .291 64 45-103 -2 21-50 22-55 5-4 16-21 L1 4-6 Portland Axemen 40 110 .267 68 36-114 4 25-53 15-57 6-5 10-13 L1 3-7

I'm pretty sure that Cleveland clinched homefield advantage in the RLCS back in June.


Chicago has a magic number of 5

St. Cloud has a magic number of 11

Las Vegas has a magic number of 9

[ShoelessJ03]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

You should probably cry about it.

If the trend continues I definitely will.

Where'd you think that Chicago River came from anyways? My many years of cellar dwelling, of course!

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by ShoelessJ03

If the trend continues I definitely will.

Where'd you think that Chicago River came from anyways? My many years of cellar dwelling, of course!

LOL. Are you in Chicago, or just a fan of our fair city?

+2 for cellar dwelling (p.s. that puts you at exactly...0)

[TeachEnEspanol]

Alan! You were right about Terriers!

[TeachEnEspanol]

Wait, what am I talking about? If I could make it past Joe there's no wayyy I want to be facing Cleveland.

Never mind, Terriers come back!

[ShoelessJ03]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

LOL. Are you in Chicago, or just a fan of our fair city?

+2 for cellar dwelling (p.s. that puts you at exactly...0)

Nah.

I'm in a suburb of Phoenix.

Just been a fan of the White Sox since we never had baseball out here while I was growing up.

[Alan T]

September 24th, 2018:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Chicago Cardinals 94 62 .603 - 87-69 7 48-30 46-32 7-7 20-17 2 W1 6-4 St Cloud Raindrops 89 67 .571 5 94-62 -5 45-30 44-37 8-8 13-26 W7 8-2 Washington Freedom 85 71 .545 9 79-77 6 46-32 39-39 8-6 28-15 W1 7-3 Stafford Terriers 82 74 .526 12 82-74 0 46-35 36-39 8-6 27-19 L2 5-5 Havana Banana Sluggers 79 76 .510 14½ 86-69 -7 37-37 42-39 3-10 15-22 W2 6-4 Plantana Pirates 79 76 .510 14½ 81-74 -2 49-32 30-44 5-7 21-25 L1 3-7 Balzac Ticklers 58 98 .372 36 57-99 1 36-45 22-53 7-6 22-15 L4 4-6 St Louis Hops 57 99 .365 37 62-94 -5 34-41 23-58 9-5 17-24 L1 1-9

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Cleveland Naps 111 45 .712 - 110-46 1 60-15 51-30 9-5 19-16 Clinched W1 6-4 Las Vegas Wildcats 96 60 .615 15 107-49 -11 48-27 48-33 8-10 20-23 W3 6-4 Spring Lions 93 63 .596 18 93-63 0 54-24 39-39 6-4 22-17 L1 7-3 Waikiki Beach Boys 89 66 .574 21½ 94-61 -5 49-32 40-34 6-5 17-14 W7 8-2 Maricopa Rattlers 81 75 .519 30 84-72 -3 46-32 35-43 5-7 20-19 L3 5-5 Ann Arbor Wolverines 66 90 .423 45 67-89 -1 34-47 32-43 5-10 20-22 L11 0-10 New York Legends 44 111 .284 66½ 46-109 -2 21-53 23-58 5-4 17-21 L6 2-8 Portland Axemen 43 113 .276 68 38-118 5 25-56 18-57 6-5 10-13 W3 5-5

Chicago clinches a playoff spot!

St. Cloud has a magic number of 3

Only Washington is still alive in the CL playoff hunt.

Las Vegas has a magic number of 4

Spring and Waikiki are both still alive in the RL playoff hunt

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by ShoelessJ03

Nah.

I'm in a suburb of Phoenix.

Just been a fan of the White Sox since we never had baseball out here while I was growing up.

Cool! I'll wave hello next time I'm out there visiting my Dad's entire side of the family.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Chicago clinches a playoff spot!

Congrats friend!!!

[Tasan]

Great morning here folks. Way to keep the rest of us entertained! I've got nothing on this fine morning. My team is tantalizingly sucky, and its gonna really hurt to lose around 70 games and completely miss the playoffs, I mean by like 6+ games prolly.