FOOL 2084 Regular Season

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

Hey...where's my party? *pouts*

[Alan T]

Mulholland Voted May's Top Rookie
Thursday, June 1st, 2084: Paul Mulholland's eyes seem to light up whenever he sees the baseball. The young Hartford shortstop has been hitting everything in sight for the better part of a month.

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

During the month he hit .391 with 6 doubles, no triples and 8 home runs. Mulholland also scored 21 times and drove in 23 runs.

Currently Mulholland has 12 home runs and a .317 batting average.


Halifax's Plante CL Rookie of Month
Thursday, June 1st, 2084: Frédéric Plante sure isn't playing like the rookie he is. The 26-year-old right fielder for Halifax is rapping the ball like a seasoned veteran in the Continental League and today he took home the Rookie of the Month Award for his effort.

In May, Plante compiled a .318 batting average. He drove in 13 runs, hit 4 home runs and scored 11 times.

This season Plante is hitting .276 with 53 hits, 6 home runs, 18 RBIs, scored 21 runs and played in 51 games.

[Tasan]

Just enjoying a day with the family and now some fake baseball.

My boys are watching Empire Strikes Back and we're all putting together one of those big 3D puzzles of the Millennium Falcon. Now I'm keeping up with my fake baseball team on top of it all. We're a bunch of nerds.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Alan T

CL Top Batter Trophy Won by Tarn
Thursday, June 1st, 2084: Snap, crackle and pop!
In May, Keith Tarn snapped up the Continental League Batter of the Month trophy by cracking 30 hits and popping 9 home runs.

For the month he hit a solid .337 with 25 RBIs and 15 runs scored. The Napa Valley left fielder also picked up 20 walks to compile a .474 on-base percentage.

For the year Tarn has hit at a .341 clip with 51 RBIs, 18 home runs and 39 runs scored.

BIG fan of Tarn

[Alan T]

June 1st, 2084:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Boston Settlers 29 21 .580 - 27-23 2 16-7 13-14 4-3 5-6 112 L2 5-5 Napa Valley Winemakers 30 22 .577 - 31-21 -1 17-10 13-12 1-3 3-9 111 L1 7-3 Baltimore Charm 28 23 .549 1.5 24-27 4 14-11 14-12 6-2 11-6 W2 4-6 Halifax Winter Wolves 28 23 .549 1.5 25-26 3 18-9 10-14 1-1 13-6 W3 6-4 Georgia Devils 25 27 .481 5.0 26-26 -1 15-11 10-16 4-3 4-7 W5 8-2 Apex Assassins 21 29 .420 8.0 23-27 -2 12-14 9-15 4-5 9-9 L4 4-6 Tokyo Cyclones 19 35 .352 12.0 23-31 -4 11-15 8-20 3-6 6-8 L4 2-8

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 33 19 .635 - 31-21 2 17-10 16-9 2-0 12-6 109 L1 7-3 Hammersmith Hooligans 29 21 .580 3.0 30-20 -1 13-13 16-8 3-3 8-7 L1 4-6 Toronto Marlboros 28 22 .560 4.0 26-24 2 12-11 16-11 1-2 11-5 W4 6-4 Colorado Rancheros 25 26 .490 7.5 26-25 -1 16-11 9-15 3-4 5-9 W2 6-4 Brunswick Barons 24 27 .471 8.5 24-27 0 8-17 16-10 0-5 6-9 L5 3-7 Hartford Harpooners 23 29 .442 10.0 26-26 -3 7-19 16-10 6-3 8-7 W2 5-5 Chico Rebels 18 36 .333 16.0 16-38 2 7-19 11-17 4-2 7-14 L2 3-7

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

Hey...where's my party? *pouts*

Hello!! You're the cute smilie in front of the DJ.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Tasan

Just enjoying a day with the family and now some fake baseball.

My boys are watching Empire Strikes Back and we're all putting together one of those big 3D puzzles of the Millennium Falcon. Now I'm keeping up with my fake baseball team on top of it all. We're a bunch of nerds.

Glad you had a nice Labor Day! <3 your nerdy family, that's so cute.

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG B. Cassidy - BRU .399 2 J. Ramírez ANN .349 3 J. Gonzáles COL .346 4 H. Yi BRU .343 5 K. Tarn NVY .341	League Leaders HR D. Gonzáles - NVY 19 2 K. Tarn NVY 18 3 M. Estrada HAM 15 4 H. bin Karim HAM 14 4 L. Boyd COL 14	League Leaders RBI M. Estrada - HAM 62 2 K. Tarn NVY 51 3 L. Boyd COL 45 4 J. Giles HAM 44 4 B. Thirkettle BOS 44
League Leaders W 2 tied with 9 1 J. Álvarez ANN 9 1 T. Pérez BOS 9 3 D. Carneirinho HAL 7 3 T. Graves ANN 7	League Leaders ERA J. Delgado - APX 1.93 2 D. Carneirinho HAL 2.05 3 T. Pérez BOS 2.11 4 J. Manuel BAL 2.28 5 P. Brenton BOS 2.47	League Leaders K 2 tied with 70 1 E. Bedeschi ANN 70 1 A. Galilei BRU 70 3 S. Border HAM 67 3 Y. Nakano NVY 67

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

Hello!! You're the cute smilie in front of the DJ.

Sweet, I CREATE the party.

(am easily manipulated by compliments)

[Chief Rum]

Happy to have a strong May, but I know my franchise history. July and August are always the toughest months. Historically, I drop back to the middle of the pack in those months, after a usually stronger than expected start to the season.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

Sweet, I CREATE the party.

(am easily manipulated by compliments)

My mom always said I was a charmer.

[EddieK]

I am going to jinx my team right now and say there is no way in HELL we will finish in first let alone top 4.

[TeachEnEspanol]

I feel better about those standings. Hopefully my Winos don't start the celebration too early and get overconfident.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

My mom always said I was a charmer.

She's supposed to say that, she's your mother. Sorry to break it to you but that's her job.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by EddieK

I am going to jinx my team right now and say there is no way in HELL we will finish in first let alone top 4.

Good luck, but my understanding is that "opposite jinx" only works for Teach.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

She's supposed to say that, she's your mother. Sorry to break it to you but that's her job.

MY MOM WOULD NOT LIE TO ME!!!

[Alan T]

Dillard Shuts out Winemakers
Monday, June 12th, 2084: In an almost effortless performance, Chris Dillard of the Settlers shot down the Winemakers 5-0 on a 3-hit shutout.

His skipper said, "Chris was just locating so well and using his pitches... not leaving anything over the plate."

Dillard recorded 5 strikeouts and 3 walks in a strong outing.

In the postgame press conference, the Napa Valley manager said, "When he needed to make pitches, he elevated his game like he can and we couldn't get a key hit off him."

To this point in the season, Dillard shows a 6-3 record, 12 starts, 67.2 innings, 50 strikeouts and a 4.79 ERA.

[Chief Rum]

I am also supposedly the most handsome man in the world.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by EddieK

I am going to jinx my team right now and say there is no way in HELL we will finish in first let alone top 4.

In my world that's not a jinx. The more you talk them down, the more they try to prove you wrong. Way to jump on board and use the Teach method!

[Alan T]

How funny that was the first news story after the comments from Eddie and Teach

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

I am also supposedly the most handsome man in the world.

Awwww! <3 your mom

[Alan T]

Welshman Mows Down Apex in No-Hitter
Saturday, June 17th, 2084: The Georgia Devils relied on no-hit stuff from Dan Welshman to defeat the Apex Assassins 2-0 at Assasins Ballpark.

"It's quite a thrill," a candid Welshman told the media afterward, "This is a top-notch league. A no-hitter against any team in the league is something special. I can't believe I did it."

To get his name logged in the records, he stopped Apex cold, with no hits, surrendering 1 walk and fanning 4 batters, facing only 27 batters.

Welshman said in a postgame interview, "Games like this are something special. They don't come around very often, if ever. I knew from the fifth inning that I had a no-hitter working. I just tried to get it out of my mind, but you just can't. They have too many scoreboards in the park. They are everywhere you look."

In a jovial mood, his manager kiddingly told the reporters, "He definitely made it easy for me today. I didn't have any great decisions to make like I usually have to do. Didn't even have to come up with a pinch hitter. I love it when my pitchers pitch a no-hitter."

In 14 starts this year Welshman has fashioned a 6-7 record and a 3.78 ERA.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

Awwww! <3 your mom

No, my dad said that one.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

Good luck, but my understanding is that "opposite jinx" only works for Teach.

This made me laugh.

But don't worry Eddie, I would share my negative power of success with you.

[Alan T]

This is the first time since 2064 that there have been two no-hitters in the same season! In 2064, no-hitters were thrown by St.Petersburg's Juan Jofre and Ann Arbor's Damian Burrows

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

No, my dad said that one.

Your parents are so good to you!

[Alan T]

Reliever Claims RL Pitching Award
Saturday, July 1st, 2084: Stan Hocking was the anchor in the Toronto bullpen last month and snatched up the Republic League Pitcher of the Month honors for June. The 29-year-old is in the prime of his career and pitching like he intends to stay around baseball for quite some time to come.

He threw 18.1 innings over 11 relief appearances and collected a 6-2 record with 9 strikeouts and no saves while etching his 1.47 ERA.

Hocking has gone to the hill for 30 relief appearances this season, nailing down no saves while notching a 10-2 record with a 2.13 ERA. The Toronto reliever has limited opposing batters to a .245 batting average.


Settlers Pérez June's Top Hurler
Saturday, July 1st, 2084: When Tony Pérez took the hill in June, he was in charge. The Boston starter never let the Continental League batters get a foothold against him. For his peerless performance, he came away with an impressive 5-1 record and the Pitcher of the Month award.

The talented Settlers hurler made 6 starts, worked 38.1 innings, permitted 33 base hits, and struck out 28 while putting up a 1.17 ERA.

For this year Pérez has chalked up 14 wins and 2 losses in 16 starts with 66 strikeouts in 111 innings and a 1.78 ERA.

[Alan T]

Republic League Picks June's Best Batter
Saturday, July 1st, 2084: Seasoned by several years of professional experience, 27-year-old Manny García put together a solid offensive month for Ann Arbor and was crowned June's top batter in the Republic League.

He batted .327 with 6 home runs, 26 RBIs and 26 runs scored.



Currently García is batting .278 with 14 home runs and 63 RBIs.


Continental League Announces June's Best Batter
Saturday, July 1st, 2084: Boston catcher Bert Thirkettle certainly turned heads in June with some impressive numbers. He batted .329 for the month and was voted the Continental League Batter of the Month award.

He banged 5 home runs, collected 20 RBIs, scored 25 times and put up a .478 on-base percentage.

Thirkettle is hitting .302 this season with 13 home runs, 64 RBIs and 58 runs scored. He has 80 hits in 265 at-bats.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Dillard Shuts out Winemakers
Monday, June 12th, 2084: In an almost effortless performance, Chris Dillard of the Settlers shot down the Winemakers 5-0 on a 3-hit shutout.

His skipper said, "Chris was just locating so well and using his pitches... not leaving anything over the plate."

Dillard recorded 5 strikeouts and 3 walks in a strong outing.

In the postgame press conference, the Napa Valley manager said, "When he needed to make pitches, he elevated his game like he can and we couldn't get a key hit off him."

To this point in the season, Dillard shows a 6-3 record, 12 starts, 67.2 innings, 50 strikeouts and a 4.79 ERA.

NOT cool.

[Alan T]

Best RL Rookie Named, Nod to Mulholland
Saturday, July 1st, 2084: Paul Mulholland 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 .330 average with 30 hits, 4 home runs and 14 RBIs.

For the year Mulholland is batting .321 with 16 home runs.



Boston Center Fielder Best CL Rookie
Saturday, July 1st, 2084: A veritable toddler to the Continental League, Christian Johnston just sewed up the Rookie of the Month trophy for June.

Over the past month the 25-year-old center fielder for Boston hit .281 with 27 hits, 4 home runs and 10 runs batted in. He also logged 2 walks and compiled a .324 on-base percentage.

Johnston currently has a .253 batting average with 73 hits, 8 homers, 34 RBIs, 35 runs scored and a .285 OBP.

[Chief Rum]

Nice season there so far by Perez. Even with his talent, that's some gawdy stats.

[EddieK]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Reliever Claims RL Pitching Award
Saturday, July 1st, 2084: Stan Hocking was the anchor in the Toronto bullpen last month and snatched up the Republic League Pitcher of the Month honors for June. The 29-year-old is in the prime of his career and pitching like he intends to stay around baseball for quite some time to come.

He threw 18.1 innings over 11 relief appearances and collected a 6-2 record with 9 strikeouts and no saves while etching his 1.47 ERA.

Hocking has gone to the hill for 30 relief appearances this season, nailing down no saves while notching a 10-2 record with a 2.13 ERA. The Toronto reliever has limited opposing batters to a .245 batting average.


Settlers Pérez June's Top Hurler
Saturday, July 1st, 2084: When Tony Pérez took the hill in June, he was in charge. The Boston starter never let the Continental League batters get a foothold against him. For his peerless performance, he came away with an impressive 5-1 record and the Pitcher of the Month award.

The talented Settlers hurler made 6 starts, worked 38.1 innings, permitted 33 base hits, and struck out 28 while putting up a 1.17 ERA.

For this year Pérez has chalked up 14 wins and 2 losses in 16 starts with 66 strikeouts in 111 innings and a 1.78 ERA.

And to think he was awfully close to becoming a Harpooner (Perez that is)

[Alan T]

July 1st, 2084:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Napa Valley Winemakers 45 34 .570 - 47-32 -2 26-14 19-20 3-4 9-14 83 L1 5-5 Baltimore Charm 40 35 .533 3.0 37-38 3 21-18 19-17 7-2 15-9 W1 5-5 Boston Settlers 40 36 .526 3.5 40-36 0 22-17 18-19 4-4 7-8 W1 4-6 Halifax Winter Wolves 39 37 .513 4.5 35-41 4 23-15 16-22 2-4 18-8 L1 4-6 Georgia Devils 39 39 .500 5.5 41-37 -2 20-16 19-23 5-5 5-15 W1 4-6 Apex Assassins 37 41 .474 7.5 37-41 0 18-21 19-20 8-6 16-12 W5 7-3 Tokyo Cyclones 30 48 .385 14.5 32-46 -2 17-22 13-26 3-7 9-13 L1 5-5

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 48 31 .608 - 45-34 3 23-17 25-14 5-2 17-11 85 W1 4-6 Toronto Marlboros 46 30 .605 .5 42-34 4 23-16 23-14 7-4 17-9 L3 5-5 Hammersmith Hooligans 41 37 .526 6.5 44-34 -3 19-20 22-17 6-6 11-11 W2 5-5 Brunswick Barons 37 38 .493 9.0 36-39 1 16-23 21-15 0-5 8-12 W5 6-4 Colorado Rancheros 35 41 .461 11.5 37-39 -2 19-19 16-22 3-8 9-12 L2 5-5 Hartford Harpooners 36 42 .462 11.5 40-38 -4 14-22 22-20 8-6 12-13 L1 5-5 Chico Rebels 27 51 .346 20.5 26-52 1 13-26 14-25 5-3 9-15 W1 3-7

[Tasan]

Well so much for our late season push. This team is really stuck right now.

[Montreal_GM]

Didn't expect to be bottom of the barrel this year. Certainly a late season surge is in store to bump me down in the draft a bit.

[Chief Rum]

It's weird how often I seem to do poorly at home. And Hammersmith Ballpark is the type of park my players tend to succeed in. It has never made much sense to me.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Tasan

Well so much for our late season push. This team is really stuck right now.

Have you been in the middle of the pack for a while now?

[Chief Rum]

Of course, I do have my usual good Pyth record. The more things change...

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

It's weird how often I seem to do poorly at home. And Hammersmith Ballpark is the type of park my players tend to succeed in. It has never made much sense to me.

Wait wait wait, how can you say your park is the type that your players tend to succeed in when you're saying they perform poorly at home. I have a little sangria in me, true, but I'm confused.

[EddieK]

If my wife asks me to turn the TV down any further I might have to turn on the close caption......Sheesh some people and their sleep

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

Nice season there so far by Perez. Even with his talent, that's some gawdy stats.

Originally Posted by EddieK

And to think he was awfully close to becoming a Harpooner (Perez that is)

Perez has been one of my favorite players to watch the past few seasons and to be honest was the reason I came up with the "Unluckiest Pitcher Award".

Entering this season, he had a career 76-66 Record with a 3.16 ERA. If his teams had even been halfway decent, he would have won some major awards by now. His career ERA+ entering this season was 5th highest since 2038 and comparable to two time Prado award winner Bedeschi and 3 time Prado winner Palmer White

[Tasan]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

Have you been in the middle of the pack for a while now?

Yeah...I've been picking pretty early the last couple of seasons.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Montreal_GM

Didn't expect to be bottom of the barrel this year. Certainly a late season surge is in store to bump me down in the draft a bit.

Yeah, looking at your team I wouldn't have predicted that either.

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG B. Cassidy - BRU .388 2 J. Vázquez TOR .350 3 K. Honda TOK .334 4 J. Gonzáles COL .332 4 M. Maldonado BRU .332	League Leaders HR M. Estrada - HAM 26 2 D. Gonzáles NVY 24 3 K. Tarn NVY 22 4 L. Boyd COL 19 4 2 more tied with 19	League Leaders RBI M. Estrada - HAM 86 2 R. van Alpen HAR 65 3 B. Thirkettle BOS 64 4 I. Álvarez TOR 63 4 3 more tied with 63
League Leaders W T. Pérez - BOS 14 2 J. Álvarez ANN 12 3 T. Graves ANN 11 4 S. Hocking TOR 10 5 2 tied with 9	League Leaders ERA T. Pérez - BOS 1.78 2 N. Asai APX 2.53 3 J. Delgado APX 2.71 4 J. Manuel BAL 2.77 5 W. Silver NVY 2.79	League Leaders K Y. Nakano - NVY 114 2 A. Galilei BRU 104 3 E. Bedeschi ANN 103 4 N. Asai APX 97 5 J. Delgado APX 95

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by EddieK

If my wife asks me to turn the TV down any further I might have to turn on the close caption......Sheesh some people and their sleep

lol, what are you watching at such an epic volume?

[Alan T]

FOOL News: The All-Star Game Rosters Have Been Announced
Monday, July 10th, 2084: Once again it is time to honor the elite players in the Front Office Offseason League. The league office today announced the names of the players selected to play in the annual league All-Star classic.

Representing the Continental League:


SP T. Pérez (BOS)
SP N. Asai (APX)
SP Y. Nakano (NVY)
SP D. Carneirinho (HAL)
SP J. Manuel (BAL)
SP W. Silver (NVY)
MR R. Sánchez (HAL)
MR J. García (TOK)
CL M. Caesar (BOS)
CL B. Liao (GEO)
MR L. López (BOS)
MR T. Ine (APX)
LF K. Tarn (NVY)
C B. Thirkettle (BOS)
RF A. Romero (NVY)
SS D. Hudson (BOS)
1B K. Honda (TOK)
CF R. Vélez (APX)
3B M. Baker (NVY)
2B G. Howard (BOS)
C J. Gil (GEO)
LF E. Castro (GEO)
1B R. Larson (HAL)
LF R. Lambert (BAL)
SS S. Brock (NVY)
LF J. Lara (BOS)
1B T. Ito (APX)
RF P. Mendoza (BOS)


Participating for the Republic League:


SP J. Béltre (CHI)
SP J. Álvarez (ANN)
SP M. González (TOR)
SP P. Barraclough (COL)
SP H. Rivera (HAR)
SP B. Vega (ANN)
MR S. Hocking (TOR)
CL M. Bayer (HAM)
CL T. Hayagawa (HAR)
CL R. Mesh (ANN)
SP J. León (CHI)
MR K. Inoue (COL)
CF J. Vázquez (TOR)
1B L. Boyd (COL)
RF B. Cassidy (BRU)
SS P. Mulholland (HAR)
3B M. Maldonado (BRU)
C J. Giles (HAM)
C I. Álvarez (TOR)
LF D. Harkness (BRU)
2B J. Ramírez (ANN)
1B R. van Alpen (HAR)
3B J. Gonzáles (TOR)
1B L. Clark (COL)
RF C. Brito (TOR)
1B H. Aoki (ANN)
CF H. bin Karim (HAM)
LF P. Hanson (TOR)

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

Wait wait wait, how can you say your park is the type that your players tend to succeed in when you're saying they perform poorly at home. I have a little sangria in me, true, but I'm confused.

I mean that my park values CON hitters with high GAP, and works slightly against power hitters. I also tend to value and collect high CON and GAP hitters, and get hitters with enough POW that they'll hit the ball out of anywhere.

I also aim to get pitchers with high ground ball rates to further limit homeruns (and hopefully extra basehits).

So my hitters and my entire team, really, SHOULD do better at home. But I often have a .500 or less record at home, even with teams that are above .500, and my road record is usually as good or better than my home record.

[Alan T]

Ironic that the top pitchers picked for the all star game in each league were Perez and Beltre. Last year's "Unluckiest Pitcher" if the award had existed would have been Beltre. His stats are actually worse this year considerably so, but his record had improved to 8-6 which is at least .500

[EddieK]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

lol, what are you watching at such an epic volume?

It's on 6 (the volume that is) and I'm watching Boise St/Va. Tech football game right now....

[EddieK]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Ironic that the top pitchers picked for the all star game in each league were Perez and Beltre. Last year's "Unluckiest Pitcher" if the award had existed would have been Beltre. His stats are actually worse this year considerably so, but his record had improved to 8-6 which is at least .500

I was just going to say that it's ironic that you came up with that award because of him....