FOOL 2064 Regular Season

[Alan T]

Sim starts in about 4 minutes!

[Alan T]

Ok, sim time! lets get this going

[Alan T]

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2064

St. Petersburg Pelicans: Signed free agent MR E. Mosca to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,357,500.

St. Petersburg Pelicans: Signed free agent MR D. Rogers to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,192,500.

St. Petersburg Pelicans: Signed free agent MR A. Alvarado to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,177,500.

Hartford Harpooners: Signed free agent MR S. Gutiérrez to a minor league contract.

Tokyo Cyclones: Signed free agent MR T. Tanaka to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,737,500.

Apex Assassins: Signed free agent RF O. Reyes to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,007,500.

Tokyo Cyclones: Signed free agent MR J. Bowen to a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,400,000.

Boston Settlers: Signed free agent LF L. Marés to a 1-year contract worth a total of $6,287,500.

Tokyo Cyclones: Signed 1B T. Rodríguez to a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $43,362,500.

Tokyo Cyclones: Signed free agent RF T. Shini to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,387,500.

Apex Assassins: Signed 3B D. Robertson to a minor league contract extension.

Tokyo Cyclones: Signed free agent 2B E. Prowse to a 2-year contract worth a total of $2,195,000.

Apex Assassins: Signed free agent C L. López to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,620,000.

[Alan T]

One other piece of news.. Johnny after being GM of the new York Heroes for several years has decided to pack up the team and move them North to become the Toronto Marlboros.

This is the first time Toronto has had a team since the former FOOL Champion Toronto Osprey left in 2002!

This also leaves New York without a FOOL team for only the second time in history. The first was a stretch between 2000 and 2002 where New York had no team.

[Alan T]

With that said, lets get this season rolling. Good luck to all teams!

[Alan T]

Leroy Winter Gets Hit Number 2000
Sunday, April 6th, 2064: The St. Petersburg contest with Boston featured a real shining moment: Leroy Winter, the Pelicans first baseman, collected career base hit #2000. That his team lost the game, 10-7, took away only a little bit of the luster. Fittingly, the 31-year-old Winter, who went 2-for-3, received a warm ovation from the Legends Field crowd.

His lifetime stats show that Winter has hit .338 and connected for 403 home runs.

[Alan T]

Nakamura Selected RL's Best Pitcher
Thursday, May 1st, 2064: Veteran Yataro Nakamura put together quite a successful stretch in April for the Colorado Rancheros, earning himself the Republic League Pitcher of the Month award.

Nakamura racked up a 4-0 record in 6 starts, posting a 3.43 ERA over 42 innings and striking out 23.

CL Selects Ortega April's #1 Pitcher
Thursday, May 1st, 2064: Esteban Ortega's been around the league long enough to appreciate the honor he received today. After going 5-0 in April, the 26-year-old Boston hurler has been named Continental League Pitcher of the Month.

He fanned 32 in 36 innings, logged an ERA of 2.25 and allowed opponents to hit .175 against him.

[Alan T]

RL's Top Hitter Selected
Thursday, May 1st, 2064: Seasoned by several years of professional experience, 30-year-old José Valéncia put together a solid offensive month for Ann Arbor and was crowned April's top batter in the Republic League.

He batted .402 with 12 home runs, 36 RBIs and 27 runs scored.


Super Month Nets Hutchesson #1 Batter Prize in CL
Thursday, May 1st, 2064: When Robin Hutchesson stepped up to the plate in April, he did it with confidence and today he was honored with the Continental League Batter of the Month award.

The young Boston right fielder posted a .386 batting average with 8 home runs, 22 RBIs and scored 21 runs. Hutchesson also worked pitchers for 16 walks to post a .485 on-base percentage.

[Alan T]

Republic League Names Rookie of Month
Thursday, May 1st, 2064: Javier Sánchez's eyes seem to light up whenever he sees the baseball. The young Hartford left fielder 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 .356 with 9 doubles, no triples and 9 home runs. Sánchez also scored 23 times and drove in 31 runs.

Apex Catcher April's Top Rookie
Thursday, May 1st, 2064: The Continental League Rookie of the Month Award has been given to Salvador Rolón of the Apex Assassins.

In April he played in 26 games, recording a .253 batting average with 5 home runs, 21 RBIs and 18 runs scored.

[Alan T]

May 1st, 2064:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Apex Assassins 16 11 .593 - 15-12 1 7-8 9-3 2-0 5-1 138 L1 5-5 Napa Valley Winemakers 14 9 .609 - 15-8 -1 2-4 12-5 0-0 2-3 140 W4 8-2 Boston Settlers 12 11 .522 2.0 11-12 1 6-8 6-3 2-1 1-1 L2 4-6 Baltimore Charm 13 13 .500 2.5 12-14 1 7-8 6-5 1-1 3-3 L3 5-5 Halifax Winter Wolves 11 12 .478 3.0 13-10 -2 5-6 6-6 1-2 1-5 L1 6-4 St. Petersburg Pelicans 11 14 .440 4.0 11-14 0 5-5 6-9 2-2 2-2 W2 6-4 Tokyo Cyclones 10 17 .370 6.0 9-18 1 5-11 5-6 0-2 3-2 W1 3-7

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Hartford Harpooners 16 7 .696 - 15-8 1 9-5 7-2 1-0 4-1 138 W2 7-3 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 14 9 .609 2.0 13-10 1 6-5 8-4 2-2 2-2 L1 6-4 Chico Rebels 12 11 .522 4.0 16-7 -4 4-2 8-9 3-1 2-4 L3 4-6 Hammersmith Hooligans 13 13 .500 4.5 12-14 1 6-9 7-4 0-3 3-3 W2 7-3 Hyannis Patriots 12 13 .480 5.0 11-14 1 3-7 9-6 1-1 2-1 L1 5-5 Colorado Rancheros 10 17 .370 8.0 10-17 0 4-12 6-5 1-1 1-3 W4 5-5 Toronto Marlboros 10 17 .370 8.0 9-18 1 5-10 5-7 1-1 2-2 L3 2-8

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG Q. Hsia - HAR .433 2 E. Harris CHI .430 3 T. Long COL .412 4 J. Silva HAR .406 5 J. Valéncia ANN .402	League Leaders HR J. Valéncia - ANN 12 2 F. Vargas BOS 11 3 E. López HAM 10 3 J. Serrano ANN 10 5 2 tied with 9	League Leaders RBI L. Melanson - CHI 37 2 J. Valéncia ANN 36 2 F. Vargas BOS 36 4 R. Ramos HAR 34 5 J. Gallegos HAR 33
League Leaders W E. Ortega - BOS 5 2 C. Douglas HAR 4 2 R. Hudson APX 4 2 Y. Nakamura COL 4 2 J. Rocha TOK 4	League Leaders ERA A. Martínez - NVY 1.35 2 M. Fontanez CHI 2.09 3 R. Hudson APX 2.18 4 E. Ortega BOS 2.25 5 D. Burrows ANN 2.29	League Leaders K G. Mota - CHI 36 2 J. Jofre STP 34 3 Z. Li HAM 33 4 E. Ortega BOS 32 5 F. Morales CHI 28

[Alan T]

Marés Socks 400th HR
Monday, May 5th, 2064: 400 home runs is a lot of home runs to hit. It's a number that very few players reach. Today Luis Marés became a member of that exclusive club. He belted it at Ballpark of Boston against the Assassins. But sometimes milestone homers don't win the game. The powerful Boston left fielder got all of the headlines, but Apex came away with the victory. They beat the Settlers 6-4.

During the postgame interview he told the press, "It's a big relief to get it over. I tried not to think about it, but it's kind of hard when you have a huge sign on the scoreboard staring at you every time you step up to the plate. The home run was nice, but I would have preferred to win the game."

His batting totals for the game showed 1 hit in 4 at-bats, 1 home run and 3 runs batted in.

The hardworking and dedicated Marés also said, "I'll celebrate a little with my family tonight but not too much. This is not the last home run I will hit. I think I have a lot baseball left in me and have other goals. I'll get back to work tomorrow."

All-time Marés has played in 1648 games, batted .275 with 400 home runs and 1637 base hits.

[Alan T]

Sandoval Rips HR Number 400
Sunday, May 25th, 2064: Winged Lingerines left fielder Víctor Sandoval reached a career milestone yesterday, blasting home run number 400.

He took the achievement in stride. "It's always good to get another home run and even better to get another win," Sandoval told reporters in the postgame interview.

He went 2-4 during the Ann Arbor 3-2 triumph over the Hartford Harpooners and scored 1 run with 1 RBI.

Sandoval is batting .281 lifetime with 1851 hits, 344 doubles, 55 triples, 400 home runs, 1410 RBIs to date. He has also scored 1240 runs.

[Alan T]

May's Premier Pitcher Announced By RL
Sunday, June 1st, 2064: When Orlando Arévalo takes the mound, a Colorado victory is usually the result. At least that's the way it was in May.

He excelled with a 4-0 mark and a 2.68 ERA in 5 starts, tossed 37 innings, fanned 19 and held opposing batters to a .234 average.

That's why the Rancheros starter was honored today as the Pitcher of the Month by the Republic League.

For the year Arévalo has compiled a 5-4 record with a 4.06 ERA.


Settlers Hurler Named May's Top Starter
Sunday, June 1st, 2064: Despite the number of years he's been in the league, Esteban Ortega still gets excited when he puts together a quality stretch like he had in May. The 26-year-old starter for Boston was named Continental League Pitcher of the Month earlier today.

He collected 4 wins and no losses with 25 strikeouts in his 5 starts, putting up a fine 1.11 ERA in 40.2 innings of work.

In 10 starts this season Ortega has fashioned a 9-0 record and a 1.64 ERA.

[Alan T]

Republic League Selects May's Best Batter
Sunday, June 1st, 2064: Today Ed Harris was voted Republic League Batter of the Month for June. During the month the 27-year-old Chico catcher compiled a .453 batting average.

Most importantly for the Rebels though, he also posted 11 home runs, 32 RBIs and 25 runs scored.

This season Harris has hit at a .442 clip with 56 RBIs, 18 home runs and 54 runs scored. He has played in 49 games.


Wood May's Best Bat Choice
Sunday, June 1st, 2064: Chet Wood battered Continental League pitchers all May 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 29-year-old Wood 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, Wood hit .354 with 8 home runs, 23 RBIs and scored 21 runs.

Thus far this season in 50 games Wood is batting .322 with 12 home runs, 42 RBIs and 37 runs scored. He has 59 hits in 183 at-bats.

[Alan T]

RL Selects Rookie Star of the Month
Sunday, June 1st, 2064: Toronto's Héctor Guardado collected 31 hits to snare the Republic League Rookie of the Month for May.

He batted .341 with 5 home runs, 16 RBIs and 18 runs scored.

The 20-year-old is barely old enough to shave, but he could definitely contend for Rookie of the Year if he keeps up this pace.

For the season Guardado is currently batting .333 with 9 home runs and 28 RBIs. In 50 games he has reached base at a .420 rate and scored 32 runs to date.


CL Spotlight Shines on Rookie Star
Sunday, June 1st, 2064: Salvador Rolón earned the Continental League Rookie of the Month honors for his fine stretch of play in May.

The 26-year-old Apex catcher batted .278, smacked 3 home runs and drove in 17 runs. He also tagged 25 hits, scored 12 runs and picked up 15 walks on his way to a .381 on-base percentage.

This season Rolón is hitting .265 with 50 hits, 8 home runs, 38 RBIs, scored 30 runs and played in 50 games.

[Alan T]

June 1st, 2064:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Napa Valley Winemakers 30 20 .600 - 32-18 -2 10-13 20-7 0-1 3-6 109 W3 7-3 St. Petersburg Pelicans 30 24 .556 2.0 29-25 1 16-10 14-14 2-2 6-4 W3 8-2 Apex Assassins 28 23 .549 2.5 28-23 0 11-16 17-7 2-1 7-5 L3 4-6 Halifax Winter Wolves 26 25 .510 4.5 29-22 -3 12-13 14-12 1-3 2-8 L2 4-6 Baltimore Charm 26 26 .500 5.0 23-29 3 13-14 13-12 3-1 8-4 L2 3-7 Boston Settlers 24 26 .480 6.0 24-26 0 12-14 12-12 3-1 4-3 W1 6-4 Tokyo Cyclones 16 36 .308 15.0 16-36 0 8-18 8-18 0-2 4-4 W1 3-7

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 29 22 .569 - 28-23 1 12-13 17-9 2-2 4-3 112 W1 6-4 Hartford Harpooners 28 22 .560 .5 29-21 -1 15-11 13-11 2-0 9-2 L2 5-5 Hammersmith Hooligans 26 26 .500 3.5 24-28 2 12-15 14-11 0-4 7-6 L1 6-4 Hyannis Patriots 27 27 .500 3.5 26-28 1 12-14 15-13 1-3 4-8 L1 6-4 Toronto Marlboros 24 27 .471 5.0 21-30 3 11-16 13-11 4-1 9-4 W1 6-4 Colorado Rancheros 24 28 .462 5.5 24-28 0 9-17 15-11 2-3 4-8 W3 5-5 Chico Rebels 22 28 .440 6.5 27-23 -5 9-14 13-14 4-2 4-10 L1 4-6

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG E. Harris - CHI .442 2 J. Valéncia ANN .388 3 T. Long COL .378 4 C. Dodson TOK .367 5 Q. Hsia HAR .362	League Leaders HR J. Valéncia - ANN 22 2 E. López HAM 20 3 J. Serrano ANN 19 4 E. Harris CHI 18 5 F. Vargas BOS 17	League Leaders RBI J. Valéncia - ANN 71 2 R. Ramos HAR 62 3 J. Serrano ANN 59 4 E. López HAM 58 4 2 more tied with 58
League Leaders W E. Ortega - BOS 9 2 R. Hudson APX 7 2 Y. Nakamura COL 7 4 C. Crowder HAM 6 4 5 more tied with 6	League Leaders ERA E. Ortega - BOS 1.64 2 A. Martínez NVY 1.83 3 T. Weaver BOS 1.95 4 M. León HAL 3.02 5 Y. Cipollini CHI 3.11	League Leaders K A. Flores - HAL 65 2 Z. Li HAM 62 2 C. Ward TOR 62 4 J. Jofre STP 60 4 2 more tied with 60

[Alan T]

Harpooners Hsia Smacks 6 Hits
Wednesday, June 25th, 2064: Hartford first baseman Qui-li Hsia could do no wrong in today's 15-10 win over the Hooligans as he collected 6 hits.

"In every one of his at-bats things were in his favor... he got hitter's counts," the skipper of the Hooligans said to the press corps after the game.

Hsia agreed. "The key is getting ahead. Once you get ahead, it makes it a lot easier because you get a better pitch to hit. You know the pitcher has to come in with it. And you're ready."

Q. Hsia singled in the 1st, hit an RBI double in the 3rd, hit a two-run single in the 4th, singled in the 6th, hit a two-run double in the 6th and singled in the 8th.

For the season Hsia has hit .387 with 10 home runs and 61 RBIs. He has played in 74 games and scored 72 times.

[Alan T]

Días Nets RL #1 Pitcher Award
Tuesday, July 1st, 2064: José Días 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 June and stole away with the Republic League Pitcher of the Month award.

The Rebels bullpen ace collected 9 saves and 14 strikeouts in 16.1 innings, holding the opposition to a .241 average and posting a 1.10 ERA and a 1-0 record.

Días has taken the mound for 33 relief appearances this season, nailing down 15 saves while notching a 5-1 record with a 1.57 ERA. The Chico reliever has limited opposing batters to a .181 batting average.


CL #1 Pitcher in June is Napa Valley's Vázquez
Tuesday, July 1st, 2064: Upon hearing the news that he had won the Continental League Pitcher of the Month honors for June's work, Napa Valley reliever Miguel Vázquez merely smiled.

"That's just the kind of guy he is, and that's what makes him so good out there," his manager told reporters. "The guy has ice water in his veins. Nothing short of a League Championship could get this guy excited and I'm not so sure that'd do it either."

Vázquez made 11 relief appearances burning through 14.2 innings as he racked up 7 saves, 12 strikeouts and held batters to a .111 average as he notched a 1-0 record and a 0.00 ERA.

This season Vázquez has recorded a 1-1 won-lost mark, pitched in 33 relief appearances and rung up 19 saves. He has a 1.77 ERA and has allowed 31 hits over his 40.2 innings of work, struck out 37 batters and walked 20.

[Alan T]

RL's Premier Batter Picked
Tuesday, July 1st, 2064: Sam Miller used that sweet swing with great success for Hammersmith last month, garnering him the Republic League Batter of the Month award.

The 29-year-old left fielder put up a .421 batting average and collected 11 home runs, 28 RBIs and 28 runs scored.

Miller is batting .339 this year with 25 home runs, 75 RBIs and 70 runs scored. He has 103 hits in 304 at-bats.


Winter Earns June's Top Batter Prize in CL
Tuesday, July 1st, 2064: On the heels of a very productive June, Leroy Winter received Continental League Batter of the Month recognition today.

The battle-tested first baseman hit .373 for the St. Petersburg Pelicans and racked up 7 home runs, 25 RBIs and 21 runs scored.

This year Winter is batting .330 with 18 home runs. He has scored 70 runs and driven in 67.

[Alan T]

Rookie Right Fielder Honored by RL
Tuesday, July 1st, 2064: The top choice in June for the Republic League Rookie of the Month was Mario Allaire of Hyannis.

The talented right fielder started 20 games, hit .276 with a .398 OBP. For the month, he totaled 21 hits, 10 home runs, 28 RBIs and 22 runs scored.

So far on the season Allaire is hitting .305 with 21 home runs, 69 RBIs and 60 runs scored. He has 74 hits and played in 69 games.

Yoshida Named Newcomer of the Month
Tuesday, July 1st, 2064: Youngster Tokichiro Yoshida emerged as the latest Continental League Rookie of the Month today. The young man from St. Petersburg deserved the honor, batting .337 with 2 home runs and 5 runs batted in. Is the month of June a harbinger of things to come or just a fluke? We'll find out someday, but for now, we'll just let Yoshida enjoy the limelight.

So far this season Yoshida has put up a .280 batting average with 91 hits, 5 home runs and 30 RBIs.

[Alan T]

July 1st, 2064:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Napa Valley Winemakers 44 32 .579 - 47-29 -3 18-21 26-11 2-1 5-9 86 L1 4-6 Apex Assassins 43 33 .566 1.0 41-35 2 19-19 24-14 3-3 13-6 W4 8-2 Halifax Winter Wolves 40 35 .533 3.5 43-32 -3 22-17 18-18 2-3 7-12 L2 5-5 St. Petersburg Pelicans 41 37 .526 4.0 39-39 2 22-17 19-20 2-4 10-7 W3 6-4 Boston Settlers 39 39 .500 6.0 40-38 -1 22-17 17-22 6-1 7-6 L2 5-5 Baltimore Charm 37 42 .468 8.5 37-42 0 18-22 19-20 3-2 9-8 W1 3-7 Tokyo Cyclones 26 52 .333 19.0 26-52 0 11-25 15-27 0-4 5-8 L3 4-6

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Hyannis Patriots 44 34 .564 - 40-38 4 21-18 23-16 1-3 9-9 81 L1 8-2 Hammersmith Hooligans 41 38 .519 3.5 37-42 4 19-21 22-17 3-4 12-8 W4 7-3 Chico Rebels 39 37 .513 4.0 44-32 -5 20-19 19-18 4-3 7-12 L2 6-4 Hartford Harpooners 39 39 .500 5.0 41-37 -2 20-19 19-20 2-1 12-8 W1 5-5 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 37 38 .493 5.5 37-38 0 17-22 20-16 2-2 5-6 L1 3-7 Colorado Rancheros 36 42 .462 8.0 36-42 0 14-22 22-20 3-4 8-12 W1 5-5 Toronto Marlboros 34 42 .447 9.0 36-40 -2 14-24 20-18 4-2 10-8 W1 2-8

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG E. Harris - CHI .410 2 J. Valéncia ANN .384 3 Q. Hsia HAR .381 4 C. Dodson TOK .362 4 J. Harris HAL .362	League Leaders HR J. Valéncia - ANN 34 2 J. Serrano ANN 27 3 E. Harris CHI 26 3 X. León COL 26 3 E. López HAM 26	League Leaders RBI J. Valéncia - ANN 99 2 C. Serrano HYN 95 3 X. León COL 80 3 L. Melanson CHI 80 5 J. Serrano ANN 79
League Leaders W E. Ortega - BOS 10 2 C. Crowder HAM 9 2 A. Martínez NVY 9 2 N. Medina HYN 9 2 T. van der Mijl APX 9	League Leaders ERA A. Martínez - NVY 2.08 2 E. Ortega BOS 2.79 3 R. Hudson APX 2.80 4 T. Weaver BOS 2.91 5 C. Ward TOR 3.34	League Leaders K Z. Li - HAM 98 2 A. Jones NVY 94 3 A. Flores HAL 91 4 J. Cho ANN 89 4 2 more tied with 89

[Alan T]

Martínez Collects Hit Number 3500
Monday, July 7th, 2064: Mario Martínez reached the 3500-hit milestone this afternoon at Patriots Place. The 40-year-old Patriots first baseman went 1-for-5 in a losing effort in the Hyannis 9-5 defeat at the hands of the Chico Rebels.

During his career Martínez has played in 2839 games, batted .323 with 418 home runs and 3500 base hits.

[Alan T]

Martinez is only the 4th player in FOOL history with 3500 hits!

[Tasan]

Hola FOOLers. I see my starting pitching is being VERY hit and miss. May's PoM went 1-4 in April, only to go 4-0 in May. Way to be consistent guys...

[Alan T]

FOOL News: The All-Star Game Rosters Have Been Announced
Wednesday, July 9th, 2064: 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 A. Martínez (NVY)
SP E. Ortega (BOS)
SP M. León (HAL)
SP R. Hudson (APX)
SP T. Weaver (BOS)
SP J. Jofre (STP)
MR J. Humphrey (BAL)
CL R. Glenurquhay (APX)
CL M. Vázquez (NVY)
MR R. Owens (STP)
CL D. Lewis (BOS)
MR E. McDonald (HAL)
1B L. Winter (STP)
LF S. Padilla (STP)
RF R. Hutchesson (BOS)
2B L. Cavazos (STP)
3B R. McGeown (APX)
CF H. Hornby (NVY)
SS C. Wood (BOS)
C J. Harris (HAL)
C S. Rolón (APX)
1B T. Rodríguez (TOK)
1B F. Vargas (BOS)
RF Y. Sato (APX)
SS C. Dodson (TOK)
LF L. Marés (BOS)
SS M. Rivard (HAL)
CF F. Hidalgo (HAL)
.

For the Republic League these players have been selected:
MR J. Días (CHI)
SP C. Ward (TOR)
MR F. Ramírez (HAM)
SP C. Crowder (HAM)
SP Y. Nakamura (COL)
SP Y. Cipollini (CHI)
CL J. Vélez (TOR)
MR D. Thomas (COL)
MR L. Ramírez (ANN)
CL T. Feist (HAM)
MR P. Gallegos (COL)
SP E. Ross (HYN)
C E. Harris (CHI)
1B J. Valéncia (ANN)
LF C. Serrano (HYN)
RF K. Boyd (HAR)
3B T. Watanabe (ANN)
CF T. Yamamoto (HYN)
C J. Gómez (ANN)
2B T. Whitaker (HYN)
SS X. León (COL)
LF S. Miller (HAM)
1B Q. Hsia (HAR)
1B E. López (HAM)
RF R. Pilgrim (COL)
CF T. Cline (HAR)
CF T. Saldaña (TOR)
3B J. Gallegos (HAR)

[Alan T]

López Reaches 2500 Milestone
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2064: Luis López of the Apex Assassins collected career hit number 2500 against the Tokyo Cyclones today. The 38-year-old catcher went 1 for 1 in a 3-2 Apex victory at Assasins Ballpark.

In 2486 games, López is a lifetime .285 hitter. He has knocked in 1118 runs, scored 1327 times, hit 146 home runs, walked 1050 times and has an on-base percentage of .389.

[Alan T]

Jiménez Pitches Hyannis to Shutout Victory
Thursday, July 24th, 2064: In a very sharp performance at Patriots Place Jesús Jiménez of the Hyannis Patriots blanked the Hartford Harpooners 8-0. He permitted 2 hits and finished with 10 strikeouts and 2 walks in the Patriots victory.

This season Jiménez has worked 120.2 innings with 85 strikeouts en route to a 5-7 record and a 5.97 ERA.

[Alan T]

#300 for Melanson
Tuesday, July 29th, 2064: Larry Melanson hit a historic home run today -- career blast number 300. "I am happy to be in such elite company. It has been quite a ride so far," Melanson said after the game.

The Rebels center fielder went 2 for 4 with 1 home run and 2 RBI as the Chico Rebels won 5-3 over the Hammersmith Hooligans.

Looking at his career numbers, Melanson has played in 1552 games with a .340 batting average. Among his 2226 hits are 429 doubles, 65 triples and 300 home runs. He also has scored 1222 runs and driven in 1167 runs.

[Alan T]

Vélez Earns RL Top Pitcher Trophy
Friday, August 1st, 2064: When Toronto reliever Jorge Vélez was called in from the bullpen in July, it was "lights out" for the other team. He usually put a quick stop to any potential rallies. For his solid mound work he was chosen the Republic League Pitcher of the Month.

The Toronto Marlboros reliever had 3 saves for the month with a 3-0 record and 3.38 ERA. He made 9 relief appearances, hurled 13.1 innings, yielded 12 hits, fanned 13 and walked 5.

Vélez has 37 relief appearances this year with 14 saves. Vélez has also compiled a 6-3 won-lost mark with a 2.24 ERA. In 52.1 innings he has fanned 44.

Continental League Announces #1 Starter
Friday, August 1st, 2064: Juan Jofre of St. Petersburg excelled on the mound in July with a 5-0 record and was named the Pitcher of the Month in the Continental League.

Jofre restricted opposing batters to 22 base hits and a .191 batting average. He rang up 24 strikeouts in 32.2 innings of work, surrendered 9 walks, and fashioned a 1.10 ERA.

On the season Jofre has a 12-7 record with a 3.01 ERA.

[Alan T]

Torrid July Gets Harris RL #1 Batter Trophy
Friday, August 1st, 2064: In the month of July Ed Harris thumped the ball with authority, earning Republic League Batter of the Month honors in the process.

Chico's catcher hit .412 with 6 home runs, 21 RBIs and scored 24 runs.

This year Harris is batting .410 with 32 home runs.


July's Best CL Hitter is Leroy Winter
Friday, August 1st, 2064: To survive in the bigs, you've got to be a scrapper like Leroy Winter. 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 St. Petersburg's first baseman pinned down the Continental League Batter of the Month trophy today.

He hit .435 in July collecting 6 home runs, 17 RBIs and 21 runs scored.

This year Winter has hit 24 home runs and posted a .349 batting average.

[Alan T]

Rookie Reels In Republic League Award
Friday, August 1st, 2064: In July Mario Allaire swatted his way to the Rookie of the Month Award in the Republic League by putting up a .318 batting average.

The Hyannis Patriots right fielder also racked up 21 hits, 8 home runs, 20 RBIs and scored 18 runs.

So far in 2064 Allaire is batting .307 with 29 home runs, 89 RBIs and 78 runs scored. He has 95 hits in 309 at-bats and a .410 OBP.


Yoshida in a Class by Himself
Friday, August 1st, 2064: Tokichiro Yoshida is still a bit shy, but then, who could blame the newest Continental 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 July the St. Petersburg hitter tagged opposing pitching for a .324 average with 24 hits, 1 home run and 4 RBIs.

Yoshida is hitting .288 this season with 6 home runs, 34 RBIs and 68 runs scored. He has 115 hits in 399 at-bats.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Tasan

Hola FOOLers. I see my starting pitching is being VERY hit and miss. May's PoM went 1-4 in April, only to go 4-0 in May. Way to be consistent guys...

Hiya. I totally thought you were gonna be back on top when I looked at your team this year.

[Alan T]

August 1st, 2064:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Napa Valley Winemakers 56 41 .577 - 60-37 -4 20-25 36-16 3-1 7-13 64 L1 6-4 Apex Assassins 56 43 .566 1.0 55-44 1 25-27 31-16 6-4 16-8 W2 6-4 St. Petersburg Pelicans 55 42 .567 1.0 51-46 4 30-19 25-23 2-4 12-8 W1 9-1 Baltimore Charm 49 48 .505 7.0 47-50 2 21-23 28-25 4-2 11-10 W1 4-6 Halifax Winter Wolves 49 50 .495 8.0 54-45 -5 29-24 20-26 2-3 10-16 W2 5-5 Boston Settlers 47 52 .475 10.0 47-52 0 29-24 18-28 7-3 11-7 L2 3-7 Tokyo Cyclones 31 67 .316 25.5 32-66 -1 14-33 17-34 0-7 7-12 L2 2-8

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Hyannis Patriots 60 39 .606 - 52-47 8 30-19 30-20 3-4 16-9 58 W3 9-1 Hammersmith Hooligans 55 45 .550 5.5 50-50 5 25-22 30-23 3-4 14-10 W2 4-6 Hartford Harpooners 51 51 .500 10.5 52-50 -1 27-26 24-25 4-2 13-12 W1 5-5 Chico Rebels 49 51 .490 11.5 55-45 -6 22-23 27-28 7-4 9-16 L2 5-5 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 47 53 .470 13.5 51-49 -4 24-30 23-23 2-5 7-11 L1 5-5 Toronto Marlboros 48 54 .471 13.5 47-55 1 21-34 27-20 6-2 16-11 L1 4-6 Colorado Rancheros 42 59 .416 19.0 44-57 -2 17-32 25-27 3-7 10-16 L2 3-7

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG E. Harris - CHI .410 2 Q. Hsia HAR .378 3 J. Valéncia ANN .370 4 C. Dodson TOK .350 5 L. Winter STP .349	League Leaders HR J. Valéncia - ANN 40 2 C. Serrano HYN 35 3 X. León COL 33 4 E. Harris CHI 32 4 2 more tied with 32	League Leaders RBI J. Valéncia - ANN 115 2 C. Serrano HYN 113 3 X. León COL 102 4 E. Harris CHI 98 4 J. Serrano ANN 98
League Leaders W 2 tied with 12 1 C. Crowder HAM 12 1 J. Jofre STP 12 3 E. Ortega BOS 11 4 5 tied with 10	League Leaders ERA A. Martínez - NVY 2.32 2 J. Jofre STP 3.01 3 C. Ward TOR 3.10 4 R. Hudson APX 3.19 5 E. Ortega BOS 3.43	League Leaders K A. Flores - HAL 128 2 Z. Li HAM 123 2 F. Morales CHI 123 4 A. Jones NVY 122 5 2 tied with 113

[Alan T]

Only 3 times in FOOL history has there been a .400 hitter for a season. Two of those occurrences both came in 1998, the last time there was a .400 hitter.

With 100 games played and only 62 left to go, Chico's Ed Harris is sitting a .410!

[Alan T]

Swanson Joins Kings of Clout with #300
Monday, August 11th, 2064: Colorado Rancheros slugging first baseman Reid Swanson swatted his way to the 300 home run mark today as the Rancheros fell to the Chico 10-6.

For his part, Swanson chipped in 3 runs batted in, scored 2 runs and collected 2 hits in 4 at-bats, but it was not enough to turn the tide.

"It was a special day for Reid," the team publicist said afterward, "He was disappointed at the result, but everyone was all smiles as he crossed home plate. We're proud of him."

Swanson has played in 1841 games with a .273 lifetime batting average. Among his 1773 hits are 381 doubles, 52 triples and 301 home runs. He also has scored 913 runs and driven in 1126 runs.

[Alan T]

Super Swinger -- Valéncia Slams 6 Hits
Thursday, August 14th, 2064: The Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines swept past the Hammersmith Hooligans 46-6 today at Ballpark of Hammersmith and were paced by first baseman José Valéncia. The 30-year-old Valéncia got 6 hits in 8 at-bats, helping to send Hammersmith down to defeat.

J. Valéncia hit an RBI single in the 1st, hit a two-run home run off J. Mouwen in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, walked in the 6th, walked in the 7th, flied out in the 8th, grounded out in the 8th, hit an RBI double in the 9th and hit a two-run single in the 9th.

In 112 games this season Valéncia has batted at a .374 pace with 155 hits and 43 home runs.

[Alan T]

That is right.. 46-6... Looking at that box score, I don't even know what happened. Multiple, and I mean multiple Hammersmith pitchers just got absolutely rocked.

[Alan T]

Pengilly Beats Rebels 9-7 for 250th Win
Tuesday, August 19th, 2064: Toronto ace Jacob Pengilly solidified his place in league history with his 250th career victory today at Rebels Ballpark. Pengilly and the Marlboros bested Chico 9-7. He checked the Rebels on 10 hits in 5.1 innings and finished the day with 5 strikeouts and 2 walks.

"I've worked hard for this day," Pengilly said. "Sometimes I didn't think it would happen. Most of the time it seemed so far off. Now it's here. It's like a dream!"

In all, Pengilly has compiled a 250-188 mark during his career and a 4.09 ERA.

[Alan T]

Hidalgo Gets #300
Sunday, August 31st, 2064: It was a great day for Felipe Hidalgo, but not a good one for his Halifax Winter Wolves. The 38-year-old center fielder reached a personal milestone with his 300th career homer, but it wasn't enough to beat the Boston Settlers, who came away with a 10-5 victory. Hidalgo finished the day with 2 hits, 3 runs batted in and 1 run 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."

Hidalgo has a career .311 batting average with a .415 OBP. He has hit 300 homers, driven in 1372 runs and scored 1302 runs since he came into the league.

[Alan T]

RL Relief Ace Marrero Named Best Hurler
Monday, September 1st, 2064: Juan Marrero is at the zenith of his career and today he was selected as the Republic League Pitcher of the Month for August.

He made 10 relief appearances for Hartford last month, throwing 9.2 innings and collecting 6 saves, a 3-0 record, 10 strikeouts and a 0.00 ERA.

This season Marrero has crafted a 6-6 won-lost mark, pitched in 53 relief appearances and rung up 25 saves. He has a 5.37 ERA and has allowed 54 hits over his 55.1 innings of work, struck out 52 batters and walked 21.


St. Petersburg Starter Selected Best Pitcher
Monday, September 1st, 2064: Juan Jofre was on top of the world in August, capping it off with the Continental League Pitcher of the Month honors.

The St. Petersburg starter was superb in 6 starts with 4 wins and no losses, 34.1 innings pitched, 17 strikeouts and a fine 3.15 ERA.

This season Jofre has compiled a 16-7 mark with a 3.04 ERA in 30 starts.

[Alan T]

Serrano Crowned Top RL Hitter in August
Monday, September 1st, 2064: Though his face is weathered and his hands are calloused, Carlos Serrano can still get it done in Front Office Offseason League. In fact, the 33-year-old left fielder for Hyannis was named the Republic League Batter of the Month today after putting up an impressive performance at the plate.

In August he batted .454 with 9 home runs, 32 RBIs and 24 runs scored.

To date this year Serrano is batting .367 with 44 home runs.


St. Petersburg's Padilla Acclaimed Best CL Hitter
Monday, September 1st, 2064: The vote is in and Sergio Padilla, the 25-year-old left fielder for St. Petersburg, is the winner. Today he was honored with the Continental League Batter of the Month award.

In August, Padilla wowed voters with a .454 average while posting up 12 home runs, 37 RBIs, 38 runs scored and a .595 on-base percentage.

In 2064 Padilla has hit at a .363 clip with 156 hits, 29 home runs, 118 RBIs and has scored 109 times.

[Alan T]

Vargas Wins Newcomer of the Month
Monday, September 1st, 2064: With August's Republic League Rookie of the Month title slung over his shoulder, Paco Vargas 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 28-year-old blistered the baseball last month as he posted a .325 batting average, 26 hits, 6 home runs, 14 RBIs and 15 runs scored.

In his stats this season, Vargas has posted a batting average of .305 with 110 hits in 361 at-bats, 29 home runs and 78 RBIs. He has also scored 65 runs, walked 48 times and compiled a .389 OBP.

Sensational Month for CL Rookie
Monday, September 1st, 2064: Tokichiro Yoshida earned August's Rookie of the Month honors in the Continental League for last month's performance. The boyish St. Petersburg right fielder might be wet behind the ears, but he's proving that he has what it takes to play at this level.

Yoshida hit .366 with 2 home runs, 24 RBIs and 23 runs scored this past month on his way to winning the award.

Yoshida is presently batting .305 with 8 home runs, 91 runs scored and 58 RBIs. His OBP is .357.

[Alan T]

September 1st, 2064:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 St. Petersburg Pelicans 72 52 .581 - 72-52 0 36-24 36-28 2-4 14-11 36 W2 8-2 Napa Valley Winemakers 70 55 .560 2.5 73-52 -3 28-33 42-22 3-1 9-14 W1 3-7 Apex Assassins 67 59 .532 6.0 66-60 1 29-35 38-24 9-5 20-11 L2 3-7 Boston Settlers 65 58 .528 6.5 62-61 3 37-26 28-32 9-4 18-8 W2 8-2 Baltimore Charm 63 61 .508 9.0 62-62 1 30-32 33-29 5-3 12-12 W5 5-5 Halifax Winter Wolves 61 62 .496 10.5 72-51 -11 37-25 24-37 2-4 10-20 L2 6-4 Tokyo Cyclones 38 89 .299 35.5 35-92 3 18-46 20-43 0-9 9-16 L8 1-9

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Hyannis Patriots 70 56 .556 - 60-66 10 35-25 35-31 3-5 19-12 36 W1 5-5 Hartford Harpooners 69 57 .548 1.0 69-57 0 38-28 31-29 7-2 19-14 L1 7-3 Hammersmith Hooligans 69 58 .543 1.5 63-64 6 35-30 34-28 4-6 17-16 L4 4-6 Toronto Marlboros 67 62 .519 4.5 64-65 3 25-39 42-23 9-3 22-12 W3 7-3 Chico Rebels 62 65 .488 8.5 70-57 -8 28-33 34-32 7-6 9-20 W2 5-5 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 56 69 .448 13.5 64-61 -8 26-36 30-33 2-6 9-14 L6 2-8 Colorado Rancheros 52 78 .400 20.0 56-74 -4 24-43 28-35 4-8 13-20 W1 6-4

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG E. Harris - CHI .403 2 J. Valéncia ANN .367 2 C. Serrano HYN .367 4 Q. Hsia HAR .364 5 2 tied with .363	League Leaders HR J. Valéncia - ANN 45 2 C. Serrano HYN 44 3 E. Harris CHI 41 4 S. Miller HAM 39 4 T. Saldaña TOR 39	League Leaders RBI 2 tied with 145 1 C. Serrano HYN 145 1 J. Valéncia ANN 145 3 X. León COL 132 4 J. Serrano ANN 126
League Leaders W J. Jofre - STP 16 2 C. Crowder HAM 15 3 E. Ortega BOS 14 4 N. Medina HYN 13 5 6 tied with 12	League Leaders ERA A. Martínez - NVY 3.03 2 J. Jofre STP 3.04 3 E. Ortega BOS 3.19 4 R. Hudson APX 3.44 5 K. LeGrange STP 3.53	League Leaders K Z. Li - HAM 165 2 A. Flores HAL 161 3 G. Mota CHI 154 4 A. Jones NVY 149 5 F. Morales CHI 143

[Alan T]

Caramalho Dominates Hammersmith
Monday, September 8th, 2064: The Hyannis Patriots posted a 6-0 shutout over Hammersmith today on the strength of a strong performance by Tores Caramalho. The Patriots pitcher held the Hooligans to 2 hits while walking 0 and fanning 5 in the route-going win.

In 27 starts this year Caramalho has posted 13 wins while suffering 9 losses. He has pitched 178.1 innings, allowed 209 hits, struck out 96 and has a 5.30 ERA.

[Alan T]

September 15th, 2064:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 St. Petersburg Pelicans 78 58 .574 - 79-57 -1 36-27 42-31 2-4 14-12 22 W3 4-6 Napa Valley Winemakers 72 63 .533 5.5 75-60 -3 28-36 44-27 3-1 10-17 L3 2-8 Apex Assassins 72 65 .526 6.5 70-67 2 34-38 38-27 9-5 22-11 W2 5-5 Baltimore Charm 71 64 .526 6.5 69-66 2 34-34 37-30 6-4 13-12 L1 7-3 Boston Settlers 71 65 .522 7.0 70-66 1 40-30 31-35 10-5 18-10 W1 6-4 Halifax Winter Wolves 69 66 .511 8.5 80-55 -11 40-27 29-39 2-4 11-20 W1 6-4 Tokyo Cyclones 43 95 .312 36.0 39-99 4 21-51 22-44 0-9 10-16 L1 5-5

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Hyannis Patriots 77 62 .554 - 66-73 11 40-26 37-36 3-5 20-14 22 L1 6-4 Hammersmith Hooligans 74 64 .536 2.5 68-70 6 37-31 37-33 4-6 19-18 L2 4-6 Hartford Harpooners 72 67 .518 5.0 76-63 -4 40-32 32-35 7-3 19-19 L2 1-9 Chico Rebels 70 67 .511 6.0 76-61 -6 32-34 38-33 8-6 13-20 W2 8-2 Toronto Marlboros 71 68 .511 6.0 69-70 2 28-44 43-24 9-5 23-13 W1 4-6 Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines 63 74 .460 13.0 70-67 -7 29-40 34-34 3-6 11-15 W1 6-4 Colorado Rancheros 58 83 .411 20.0 61-80 -3 28-44 30-39 5-8 14-20 W1 6-4