FOOl-X 2016 Regular Season Thread

[Alan T]

Sim time! Getting exports now for our 56th season in FOOL-X history!

[Alan T]

We have a few teams over the salary cap. I'll give them a few minutes in case they're around to try to resolve it on their own.


Edit: If you didn't get a PM from me you aren't one of them

[cmldude]

The Wildcats have a pretty good pitching staff, but not much in the hitting department. I think we will hang around in the middle of the pack until some of my hitting prospects pan out

[hyde4us11]

Exported, sorry for the issue. I just for some reason forgot to even look when I set my roster for the sim today.

[Alan T]

Ok, time to get exports take #2!

[TeachEnEspanol]

Mine salary report said I was under...but now I should be really under. *shrug*

[Alan T]

St Louis Hops: Signed free agent MR José López to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,992,000.

Havana Banana Sluggers: Signed free agent CL Miguel Hernández to a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,000,000.

Waikiki Beach Boys: Signed free agent MR Nadir Muhammed to a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,258,000.

Portland Axemen: Signed SS Juan Castillo to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $25,462,500.

New York Legends: Signed free agent 2B Juan Martínez to a 1-year contract worth a total of $10,000,000.

New York Legends: Signed free agent RF Jorge Ortegón to a minor league contract.

Ann Arbor Wolverines: Signed 1B Emílio Aguilar to a minor league contract extension.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

Mine salary report said I was under...but now I should be really under. *shrug*

Time to fire the accountant! I bet he was skimming money from you anyways though.

[Alan T]

Ok, here we go. Good luck to all teams!

[Chief Rum]

It has been a good run for Havana, but I have no idea how this year's going to go. We lost the league MVP in Coronado, but we're bringing up two very good hitting prospects in Terry White and Roberto Diaz, so we might be covered there. And I brought in a couple vet bats to help out. But the defense just looks really mediocre out there.

Thanks to reisgning Takahashi, the rotation is pretty close to what it was before, but was never great shakes. I was sort of surprised how well the back end held up last year. I don't know if I can count on that happening again. And the pen is... iffy, to say the least.

I think I can contend for to get back in, but a couple bad turns at the wrong spot, and I could fall to 6th or 7th, too.

Good luck, everyone!

[Alan T]

RL #1 Pitcher in April is Waikiki's Curry
Sunday, May 1st, 2016: Joey Curry was the anchor in the Waikiki bullpen last month and snatched up the Republic League Pitcher of the Month honors for April. 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 13 innings over 10 relief appearances and collected a 2-0 record with 20 strikeouts and 6 saves while etching his 0.69 ERA.


Cull Acclaimed Top Pitcher in April
Sunday, May 1st, 2016: At Joe Cull's age, not many pitchers can still get the job done. But he can still throw the ball. The 38-year-old reliever for Chicago was selected the Continental League Pitcher of the Month for April earlier today -- not only satisfying himself, but silencing critics who said he has lost too much to compete at this level.

The old man definitely still has it, making 13 relief appearances and throwing 17 innings as he chalked up 6 saves, 18 strikeouts, and a fine 2.12 ERA and a 2-0 mark.

[Alan T]

Spring's Wood Chosen RL Batter of the Month
Sunday, May 1st, 2016: Bob Wood battered Republic League pitchers all April and wound up taking home the Batter of the Month Award.

"I've been around FOOL-X 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 31-year-old Wood told reporters. "I put in a lot of work, even on the days I might not take the field, and it's always nice when everything comes together for me like it did this last month."

In 24 games, Wood hit .312 with 12 home runs, 33 RBIs and scored 18 runs.


St Cloud Third Baseman CL's Best Batter in April
Sunday, May 1st, 2016: The #1 hitter in the Continental League in April was St Cloud third baseman Paul Couturier. He was selected the Batter of the Month.

Couturier starred with a .356 batting average, 11 home runs and 27 RBIs.

[Alan T]

Republic League Names Rookie of Month
Sunday, May 1st, 2016: José Fuentes 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 April the Cleveland hitter tagged opposing pitching for a .333 average with 29 hits, 3 home runs and 20 RBIs.


CL Selects Rookie Star of the Month
Sunday, May 1st, 2016: Youngster Roberto Díaz emerged as the latest Continental League Rookie of the Month today. The young man from Havana deserved the honor, batting .386 with 4 home runs and 24 runs batted in. Is the month of April a harbinger of things to come or just a fluke? We'll find out someday, but for now, we'll just let Díaz enjoy the limelight.

[Alan T]

May 1st, 2016:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Chicago Cardinals 17 9 .654 - 16-10 1 13-7 4-2 0-0 7-4 137 W3 6-4 St Cloud Raindrops 15 9 .625 1 15-9 0 9-6 6-3 0-2 5-3 W1 7-3 Washington Freedom 15 9 .625 1 15-9 0 3-4 12-5 3-0 3-5 W4 6-4 Balzac Ticklers 12 12 .500 4 10-14 2 5-3 7-9 0-1 8-3 L1 6-4 Havana Banana Sluggers 12 12 .500 4 14-10 -2 4-7 8-5 1-0 4-5 L2 6-4 St Louis Hops 11 14 .440 5½ 13-12 -2 6-6 5-8 1-0 2-6 L3 2-8 Stafford Terriers 10 14 .417 6 11-13 -1 4-5 6-9 0-2 5-7 L1 4-6 Plantana Pirates 6 19 .240 10½ 6-19 0 4-12 2-7 0-0 4-5 W1 3-7

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Cleveland Naps 18 6 .750 - 18-6 0 5-4 13-2 1-1 5-4 134 L1 7-3 Portland Axemen 14 11 .560 4½ 12-13 2 9-7 5-4 1-0 5-1 W2 7-3 Ann Arbor Wolverines 12 12 .500 6 15-9 -3 5-6 7-6 0-2 2-2 L2 5-5 Maricopa Rattlers 12 12 .500 6 12-12 0 7-8 5-4 3-0 3-2 W1 5-5 Spring Lions 12 12 .500 6 13-11 -1 3-4 9-8 0-2 3-5 W3 6-4 Waikiki Beach Boys 12 13 .480 6½ 11-14 1 5-7 7-6 1-0 2-2 W1 4-6 Las Vegas Wildcats 11 13 .458 7 12-12 -1 4-4 7-9 0-0 0-4 L3 4-6 New York Legends 7 19 .269 12 7-19 0 5-15 2-4 0-1 3-3 L1 2-8

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG R. Díaz - HBS .386 2 A. Nacipucha LVS .371 3 P. Boivin MAR .368 4 M. Livengood WAI .364 4 T. Brady ANN .364	League Leaders HR B. Wood - SPG 12 2 P. Couturier STC 11 3 M. Parrish HBS 9 3 B. Pedersen ANN 9 5 3 tied with 7	League Leaders RBI B. Wood - SPG 33 2 M. Parrish HBS 29 3 L. Tong CHI 28 4 P. Couturier STC 27 4 B. Pedersen ANN 27
League Leaders W R. Takeuchi - LVS 4 2 V. Blondell STC 3 2 B. Bouchard SPG 3 2 L. Bunch MAR 3 2 14 more tied with 3	League Leaders ERA J. Walsh - CLE 1.48 2 J. Carr CLE 1.86 3 P. Jiménez POR 2.11 4 L. Roussel MAR 2.17 5 T. Takahashi HBS 2.20	League Leaders K Á. Colón - CHI 35 2 R. López CLE 32 3 J. Real ANN 31 4 L. Roussel MAR 30 5 2 tied with 29

[Alan T]

Viramontes Tags Number 300
Thursday, May 19th, 2016: It was an historic day in the life of Mario Viramontes. The 32-year-old Maricopa right fielder recorded the 300th homer of his career in the Rattlers 7-3 triumph over the New York Legends.

In the clubhouse after the game, Viramontes told BNN, "I was just looking for a ball to drive... and I got one."

In his career Viramontes is hitting .288 with a total of 300 home runs.

[Alan T]

Lasseter Tabbed as May's Starter of the Month
Wednesday, June 1st, 2016: The Pitcher of the Month has been chosen and the Republic League trophy went to Cleveland hurler, Henry Lasseter.

During the month, Lasseter was impressive with a 2.70 ERA and 5 wins and 1 loss. In 46.2 innings he struck out 28 and gave up 40 hits and 14 walks.

Currently Lasseter has a 8-2 won-lost record in 14 starts with a 2.67 ERA. He also has 53 strikeouts in 84.1 innings.


CL Pick for Top Pitcher in May is Clerk
Wednesday, June 1st, 2016: Veteran Bill Clerk put together quite a successful stretch in May for the Chicago Cardinals, earning himself the Continental League Pitcher of the Month award.

Clerk racked up a 5-0 record in 7 starts, posting a 2.86 ERA over 44 innings and striking out 28.

Clerk has fashioned a 6-3 mark for the season, 3.69 ERA and thrown 78 innings in 14 starts. Opposing clubs are batting .252 against him.

[Alan T]

Chávez Crowned Top RL Hitter in May
Wednesday, June 1st, 2016: For a rookie just breaking in, Jorge Chávez certainly put together a successful month. It was good enough to win the RL Batter of the Month award for May.

The 22-year-old right fielder for the Cleveland Naps hit .333 with 9 home runs, 36 RBIs and 26 runs scored.

Currently Chávez has 14 home runs and a .285 batting average.


CL Announces Best Batter Award
Wednesday, June 1st, 2016: Chicago's Luo-han Tong wowed sportswriters in May with an award-winning performance. For his standout play he was voted the Continental League Batter of the Month.

He rang up a .400 batting average with 7 home runs, 20 RBIs and 31 runs scored. He also had 16 walks and a .464 on-base percentage.

Tong is presently hitting at a .376 pace with 13 home runs and 48 RBIs. He has played in 54 games and scored 49 times.

[Alan T]

May's Best RL Rookie Named
Wednesday, June 1st, 2016: Eddie Cunningham earned May's Rookie of the Month honors in the Republic League for last month's performance. The boyish Maricopa left fielder might be wet behind the ears, but he's proving that he has what it takes to play at this level.

Cunningham hit .403 with 2 home runs, 16 RBIs and 19 runs scored this past month on his way to winning the award.

Cunningham currently has a .326 batting average with 72 hits, 2 homers, 21 RBIs, 29 runs scored and a .345 OBP.


Red-Hot Havana Rookie Rated CL's Best
Wednesday, June 1st, 2016: Roberto Díaz was toddling around on his tricycle when some of the guys he's playing against were in their prime, but the 24-year-old first baseman definitely knows how to get to first, second or beyond. Today he was chosen May's Continental League Rookie of the Month for his remarkable month of hitting.

In 28 games Díaz batted .315 for Havana, slapping 35 hits in 111 at-bats with 5 home runs, drove in 24 runs and scored 15 times.

So far on the season Díaz is hitting .347 with 9 home runs, 48 RBIs and 29 runs scored. He has 69 hits and played in 52 games.

[Alan T]

June 1st, 2016:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Chicago Cardinals 39 15 .722 - 33-21 6 21-9 18-6 1-0 13-6 102 W1 9-1 Havana Banana Sluggers 30 22 .577 8 32-20 -2 12-12 18-10 5-0 8-7 L1 6-4 St Cloud Raindrops 30 23 .566 8½ 28-25 2 16-11 14-12 1-5 12-9 W1 3-7 Washington Freedom 28 25 .528 10½ 27-26 1 13-14 15-11 4-1 8-9 L1 5-5 St Louis Hops 24 27 .471 13½ 24-27 0 12-16 12-11 1-0 6-9 W1 5-5 Balzac Ticklers 24 29 .453 14½ 25-28 -1 10-15 14-14 0-2 10-9 W2 4-6 Stafford Terriers 21 32 .396 17½ 24-29 -3 9-18 12-14 0-3 8-10 L3 3-7 Plantana Pirates 15 38 .283 23½ 18-35 -3 5-18 10-20 1-2 5-11 L1 5-5

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Cleveland Naps 36 17 .679 - 36-17 0 16-11 20-6 1-2 9-9 104 W3 8-2 Ann Arbor Wolverines 29 23 .558 6½ 33-19 -4 15-9 14-14 1-3 5-9 L3 4-6 Portland Axemen 29 24 .547 7 22-31 7 15-8 14-16 2-0 12-4 W1 6-4 Las Vegas Wildcats 28 25 .528 8 27-26 1 14-11 14-14 0-1 5-7 L2 4-6 Spring Lions 28 25 .528 8 32-21 -4 14-13 14-12 3-2 5-9 W2 5-5 Waikiki Beach Boys 26 25 .510 9 24-27 2 15-13 11-12 1-0 8-4 W4 6-4 Maricopa Rattlers 21 32 .396 15 24-29 -3 11-16 10-16 3-1 6-7 L1 4-6 New York Legends 14 40 .259 22½ 15-39 -1 7-23 7-17 1-3 6-7 L5 3-7

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG T. Sutton - PLN .383 2 L. Tong CHI .376 3 M. Livengood WAI .355 4 C. García ANN .350 5 J. Alfaro SPG .348	League Leaders HR B. Wood - SPG 22 2 P. Couturier STC 17 2 M. Parrish HBS 17 4 Z. Kum WAI 16 4 B. Pedersen ANN 16	League Leaders RBI 2 tied with 55 1 M. Parrish HBS 55 1 B. Wood SPG 55 3 R. Salas HBS 52 4 J. Chávez CLE 51
League Leaders W H. Lasseter - CLE 8 2 V. Blondell STC 7 2 J. Solís CHI 7 4 B. Clerk CHI 6 4 3 more tied with 6	League Leaders ERA J. Walsh - CLE 2.59 2 S. van Lochem ANN 2.61 3 H. Lasseter CLE 2.67 4 G. Navarro BAL 2.74 5 M. Germán LVS 2.86	League Leaders K R. López - CLE 71 2 J. Real ANN 66 2 L. Roussel MAR 66 4 S. van Lochem ANN 63 5 M. Wheaton WAI 61

[Alan T]

Spring Reliever June's Best Pitcher
Friday, July 1st, 2016: Jesús González 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 Lions bullpen ace collected 8 saves and 16 strikeouts in 13.2 innings, holding the opposition to a .149 average and posting a 0.00 ERA and a 4-0 record.

So far this year González has 13 saves in 32 relief appearances with a 5-2 mark and 2.08 ERA.


Pirates Hurler Named June's #1 Starter
Friday, July 1st, 2016: Edward Holt certainly found a groove in June. The Plantana starter posted 4 wins last month to easily claim the Continental League Pitcher of the Month.

During the month Holt was 4-1 with a 2.55 ERA. He made 6 starts, tossed 35.1 innings and had 20 strikeouts.

In pitching stats this season Holt has rung up 6 wins and 5 losses in 20 games. He has an ERA of 5.74 and has fanned 59 batters in 94 innings.

[Alan T]

Kum Named RL Batter of the Month
Friday, July 1st, 2016: Seasoned by several years of professional experience, 32-year-old Ze-min Kum put together a solid offensive month for Waikiki and was crowned June's top batter in the Republic League.

He batted .283 with 11 home runs, 31 RBIs and 25 runs scored.



So far this season Kum has gotten 80 hits in 301 at-bats for a .266 batting average with 27 home runs. His stats include 79 RBIs and 61 runs scored. He has played in 78 games.


Pérez of Balzac CL Batter of the Month
Friday, July 1st, 2016: Beach balls were coming in at Luis Pérez in June and he banged, bashed and blasted them all over the park, putting up a .336 batting average and hauling in the Continental League Batter of the Month trophy.

The 26-year-old Balzac right fielder collected 36 hits last month in 27 games. He put up 10 home runs, 31 RBIs and 22 runs scored. Pérez also drew 12 walks and compiled a .397 on-base percentage.

In his season totals, Pérez has 24 home runs, .322 BA, .361 OBP, 73 RBIs and 55 runs scored. He has played in 79 games.

[Alan T]

Li Voted RL's #1 Rookie
Friday, July 1st, 2016: Chi-ming Li's eyes seem to light up whenever he sees the baseball. The young Spring first baseman has been hitting everything in sight for the better part of a month.

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

During the month he hit .438 with 9 doubles, no triples and 1 home run. Li also scored 13 times and drove in 13 runs.

So far this year in 70 games Li is hitting .339 with 9 home runs, 43 RBIs and 41 runs scored.


June's #1 CL Rookie Named
Friday, July 1st, 2016: A veritable toddler to the Continental League, Roberto Díaz just sewed up the Rookie of the Month trophy for June.

Over the past month the 24-year-old first baseman for Havana hit .305 with 32 hits, 4 home runs and 26 RBI. He also logged 13 walks and compiled a .383 on-base percentage.

This year Díaz has collected a .332 batting average to date with 101 hits in 304 at-bats, 74 RBIs, 13 home runs and scored 45 times. He has played in 79 games.

[Alan T]

July 1st, 2016:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Chicago Cardinals 52 29 .642 - 47-34 5 26-19 26-10 2-1 16-9 78 L1 6-4 St Cloud Raindrops 47 33 .588 4½ 45-35 2 24-16 23-17 1-5 16-14 W3 5-5 Havana Banana Sluggers 43 36 .544 8 46-33 -3 19-20 24-16 6-1 11-9 L4 2-8 Washington Freedom 39 41 .487 12½ 39-41 0 18-22 21-19 4-1 10-13 W1 3-7 Balzac Ticklers 38 43 .469 14 38-43 0 15-23 23-20 3-4 15-13 W6 8-2 St Louis Hops 36 42 .462 14½ 39-39 -3 18-24 18-18 1-1 9-12 L7 2-8 Stafford Terriers 36 43 .456 15 37-42 -1 15-22 21-21 1-3 12-12 W5 7-3 Plantana Pirates 28 52 .350 23½ 29-51 -1 15-23 13-29 2-4 7-14 W1 7-3

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Cleveland Naps 50 29 .633 - 49-30 1 22-15 28-14 1-2 10-11 80 L1 4-6 Spring Lions 47 33 .588 3½ 47-33 0 24-16 23-17 7-2 15-12 W3 7-3 Ann Arbor Wolverines 45 34 .570 5 53-26 -8 23-16 22-18 2-5 9-16 L1 6-4 Portland Axemen 41 39 .512 9½ 35-45 6 24-14 17-25 2-2 15-11 L1 4-6 Las Vegas Wildcats 41 40 .506 10 38-43 3 21-17 20-23 1-2 11-13 W2 3-7 Waikiki Beach Boys 38 40 .487 11½ 38-40 0 21-21 17-19 1-1 12-8 L2 5-5 Maricopa Rattlers 34 46 .425 16½ 35-45 -1 18-22 16-24 3-1 11-9 L2 5-5 New York Legends 23 58 .284 28 24-57 -1 11-34 12-24 1-3 7-10 W1 5-5

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG L. Tong - CHI .366 2 T. Sutton PLN .358 3 A. Nacipucha LVS .342 4 J. Geerlof HBS .339 4 C. Li SPG .339	League Leaders HR B. Wood - SPG 33 2 M. Parrish HBS 28 3 Z. Kum WAI 27 4 P. Couturier STC 24 4 L. Pérez BAL 24	League Leaders RBI Z. Kum - WAI 79 2 R. Salas HBS 78 2 L. Tong CHI 78 4 B. Wood SPG 77 5 J. Chávez CLE 76
League Leaders W H. Lasseter - CLE 10 2 V. Blondell STC 9 2 Y. Maideyi WAS 9 4 J. Carr CLE 8 4 3 more tied with 8	League Leaders ERA R. Takeuchi - LVS 2.84 2 J. Carr CLE 2.96 3 C. Rogers ANN 3.00 4 S. van Lochem ANN 3.18 5 G. Navarro BAL 3.19	League Leaders K R. López - CLE 102 2 S. van Lochem ANN 99 3 J. Real ANN 97 4 Á. Colón CHI 94 5 J. Samuels CHI 91

[Chief Rum]

Looks like the hitting is living up to its end of the bargain. I am guessing I need better pitching, though, to stay with Teach for a playoff spot.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Chicago kinda makes me nervous this year...

[Chief Rum]

Anyone else get midly annoyed when a guy you thought about bidding on (I mean, a non-star, okay player type) but didn't, ends up somewhere on the leaderboards or as an All Star?

[Alan T]

Kum Gets #300
Friday, July 1st, 2016: It was a great day for Ze-min Kum, but not a good one for his Waikiki Beach Boys. The 32-year-old center fielder reached a personal milestone with his 300th career homer, but it wasn't enough to beat the New York Legends, who came away with a 6-2 victory. Kum finished the day with 1 hit, 2 RBI 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."

Lifetime Kum is hitting .262 with 1189 hits, 300 home runs, 912 runs scored and 938 RBIs.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

Chicago kinda makes me nervous this year...

Fortunately for you, two teams make the playoffs every year from the RL. Right now, it's my squad in the position to be worrying about things. Your teams always finish strong.

[Alan T]

Hit Parade: Bullinas Gets Cycle
Monday, July 4th, 2016: "To hit for the cycle" is one of the rarest of feats in a baseball game. This occurs when a player hits a single, double, triple and home run in the same game, getting every type of hit possible. José Bullinas grabbed a piece of baseball history today when he hit for the cycle. Bullinas went 4 for 6 with 1 RBI and 3 runs scored against Plantana, leading the St Cloud Raindrops to a 12-6 win at Pirates Park.

"I felt comfortable at the plate in a way I haven't felt all season," Bullinas said after the game. "It was like they were throwing beach balls at me. The ball seemed that big to me. And it just floated in."

José Bullinas doubled in the 1st, hit a solo-shot off Kazushige Takahashi in the 4th, grounded out in the 5th, flied out in the 7th, tripled in the 9th and singled in the 11th.

This year Bullinas is hitting .342 with 16 home runs and 62 RBIs to his credit. He has gotten on base at a .432 clip and scored 54 runs.

[Alan T]

FOOLX News: The All-Star Game Rosters Have Been Announced
Sunday, July 10th, 2016: Half of the season has been played and now it's time for the All Star game! It's a game where the fans will get to see their favorite players compete on the same field together, a game where the players themselves become fans and all of baseball comes together to celebrate one of the great traditions of the game -- the FOOL-X All-Star game. The Continental League and the Republic League will come together today to decide the title of the best league for this season.

Here are the talented stars on the Continental League roster:

SP Vince Blondell (STC) - 10-4, 4.01 ERA
SP Yusufu Maideyi (WAS) - 9-4, 3.77 ERA
SP John Martin (STC) - 8-6, 3.70 ERA
SP Gordon Navarro (BAL) - 5-6, 3.38 ERA
SP Johnny Samuels (CHI) - 9-6, 3.61 ERA
SP Tsuramatsu Takahashi (HBS) - 8-5, 3.50 ERA
MR Jeff Crudge (STC) - 5-1, 1 SV, 2.14 ERA
MR Joe Cull (CHI) - 4-1, 22 SV, 3.09 ERA
MR Haru Memoto (CHI) - 6-1, 2 SV, 2.62 ERA
CL Miguel Hernández (HBS) - 4-1, 13 SV, 3.00 ERA
CL Juan Reynoso (BAL) - 5-4, 17 SV, 2.90 ERA
CL Abera Zouabri (WAS) - 2-0, 22 SV, 1.46 ERA
C Tim Johnson (CHI) - .254/.357/.472, 14 HR, 59 RBI
C Dong Hsu (STC) - .277/.374/.495, 15 HR, 56 RBI
1B Roberto Díaz (HBS) - .327/.417/.527, 14 HR, 80 RBI
1B Iván García (STC) - .339/.366/.489, 11 HR, 53 RBI
2B Miguel Esparza (WAS) - .308/.377/.497, 7 HR, 62 RBI
3B Paul Couturier (STC) - .288/.356/.599, 27 HR, 81 RBI
3B Bailey Marks (STA) - .290/.444/.444, 9 HR, 48 RBI
SS Matthieu Ferland (PLN) - .279/.402/.497, 18 HR, 54 RBI
SS Tom Sutton (PLN) - .360/.413/.548, 14 HR, 49 RBI
LF Anastasio Coronado (CHI) - .308/.442/.522, 12 HR, 60 RBI
LF Marc Parrish (HBS) - .303/.397/.631, 30 HR, 82 RBI
LF Ángel Trujillo (STC) - .319/.421/.549, 18 HR, 38 RBI
CF Jesús Palma (PLN) - .301/.398/.507, 10 HR, 49 RBI
RF Luo-han Tong (CHI) - .362/.421/.641, 23 HR, 88 RBI
RF Terry White (HBS) - .300/.390/.538, 21 HR, 56 RBI
RF José Bullinas (STC) - .332/.426/.541, 17 HR, 65 RBI


And these are the gifted players for the Republic League:

SP Jim Carr (CLE) - 10-5, 2.65 ERA
SP Mario Germán (LVS) - 8-6, 3.81 ERA
SP Pedro Jiménez (POR) - 5-4, 3.39 ERA
SP Henry Lasseter (CLE) - 11-5, 3.30 ERA
SP Razan Takeuchi (LVS) - 7-6, 2.83 ERA
SP Steven van Lochem (ANN) - 7-4, 3.15 ERA
MR Stanley Carter (LVS) - 3-1, 3 SV, 1.62 ERA
MR Américo Narciso (ANN) - 8-1, 0.98 ERA
CL Jesús González (SPG) - 6-2, 14 SV, 1.96 ERA
CL Charlie Lewis (LVS) - 2-4, 16 SV, 1.84 ERA
CL Manny Pérez (CLE) - 3-0, 19 SV, 1.06 ERA
CL Bryan Waterton (ANN) - 1-4, 15 SV, 2.45 ERA
C Maxim Gerdt (ANN) - .274/.366/.541, 21 HR, 58 RBI
C Alberto Nacipucha (LVS) - .333/.382/.443, 7 HR, 52 RBI
1B Chi-ming Li (SPG) - .325/.369/.475, 9 HR, 47 RBI
1B Jack Finley (WAI) - .276/.367/.523, 20 HR, 63 RBI
2B Andy Peck (ANN) - .307/.385/.492, 8 HR, 39 RBI
3B Carlos Maldonado (POR) - .293/.387/.501, 14 HR, 57 RBI
3B Juan Alfaro (SPG) - .315/.392/.492, 11 HR, 37 RBI
SS Mike Livengood (WAI) - .323/.393/.420, 2 HR, 59 RBI
SS Juan Castillo (POR) - .317/.458/.516, 10 HR, 50 RBI
LF Kyle Warner (WAI) - .294/.436/.367, 1 HR, 33 RBI
LF Nelson Román (WAI) - .284/.344/.470, 17 HR, 71 RBI
CF Ze-min Kum (WAI) - .256/.395/.554, 29 HR, 85 RBI
CF Bernt Pedersen (ANN) - .310/.374/.560, 23 HR, 75 RBI
RF Carlos García (ANN) - .344/.404/.439, 4 HR, 53 RBI
RF Jorge Chávez (CLE) - .299/.347/.577, 23 HR, 89 RBI
RF Chi-ming Chen (POR) - .289/.430/.440, 4 HR, 29 RBI

[Alan T]

Huerta Collects Hit Number 3000
Tuesday, July 26th, 2016: Luis Huerta reached the 3000-hit milestone this afternoon at Constitution Plaza. The 37-year-old Hops right fielder went 3-for-4 in a losing effort in the St Louis 10-9 defeat at the hands of the Stafford Terriers.

In a career spanning 2528 games, Huerta has batted .325 with 3002 hits, 554 home runs, 1730 RBIs, and 2147 runs scored.

[Alan T]

Huerta is the 17th player in FOOL-X history with 3000 hits!

[Alan T]

Relief Ace Cops #1 Pitcher Award in July
Monday, August 1st, 2016: The #1 pitcher in the Republic League this month was Ann Arbor Wolverines reliever Américo Narciso. He won the league's Best Pitcher Award for July by saving 0 games in 5 save opportunities.

Over the period Narciso also had 4 wins and no losses. The Wolverines relief ace had 19 strikeouts and 2 walks in 21.1 innings, surrendered 14 base hits and registered a 1.27 ERA.

For the season Narciso is 11-and-1 with no saves and a 1.03 ERA. He has given up 46 hits in 78.2 innings with 87 strikeouts.


Continental League Announces July's Top Pitcher
Monday, August 1st, 2016: Tsuramatsu Takahashi's been around the league long enough to appreciate the honor he received today. After going 5-0 in July, the 34-year-old Havana hurler has been named Continental League Pitcher of the Month.

He fanned 28 in 37 innings, logged an ERA of 1.95 and allowed opponents to hit .188 against him.

In 21 starts this season Takahashi has gathered 11 wins while suffering 5 losses. He has pitched 128 innings, allowed 115 hits, struck out 103 and has a 3.23 ERA.

[Alan T]

Maldonado Captures RL Batter of Month Award
Monday, August 1st, 2016: Today Portland's Carlos Maldonado was named the Republic League Batter of the Month for July. He punished RL hurlers hard all month long, collecting 29 hits in 92 at-bats.

With a .315 batting average, 9 home runs, 25 RBIs and 22 runs scored, he was an easy choice.

This season Maldonado has hit at a .303 clip with 76 RBIs, 20 home runs and 83 runs scored.


Bullinas Takes Home CL Top Batter Award
Monday, August 1st, 2016: In the last year of his deal with St Cloud, José Bullinas has created some waves by winning July's Continental League Batter of the Month title today.

He put up a solid .400 batting average with 6 home runs, 22 RBIs and 24 runs scored. He also worked CL pitchers for 18 walks and a .500 on-base percentage.

If he keeps churning out numbers like these, the 38-year-old is sure to draw some attention, when contract time rolls around.

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[Alan T]

RL Announces Rookie of the Month
Monday, August 1st, 2016: Cleveland's Jorge Chávez picked up the Rookie of the Month honors for July in the Republic League.

Posting a .373 average last month, he collected 41 hits, 9 home runs, 22 RBIs and 20 runs scored.

This season in 105 games Chávez is batting .317 with 27 home runs, 98 RBIs and has scored 74 times.


White Picked CL's Premier Rookie
Monday, August 1st, 2016: Terry White of the Havana Banana Sluggers has been voted the top Rookie in the Continental League.

In July he collected 30 hits, 6 home runs, 16 RBIs and 24 runs scored. He batted .313 with a .404 OBP.

On the year White is hitting .291 with 127 hits, 24 home runs, 64 RBIs, .381 OBP and has scored 94 runs.

[Alan T]

August 1st, 2016:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Chicago Cardinals 67 39 .632 - 62-44 5 31-21 36-18 5-2 21-13 55 L1 6-4 St Cloud Raindrops 64 41 .610 2½ 63-42 1 33-20 31-21 3-6 18-19 L2 5-5 Havana Banana Sluggers 61 43 .587 5 63-41 -2 30-24 31-19 6-2 18-12 W2 8-2 Washington Freedom 52 53 .495 14½ 51-54 1 26-29 26-24 6-2 16-15 L3 4-6 Stafford Terriers 50 55 .476 16½ 49-56 1 22-25 28-30 4-4 21-16 W3 5-5 Balzac Ticklers 47 58 .448 19½ 47-58 0 21-35 26-23 4-6 19-19 W1 4-6 St Louis Hops 43 62 .410 23½ 48-57 -5 22-30 21-32 1-2 9-19 W1 4-6 Plantana Pirates 36 69 .343 30½ 39-66 -3 20-31 16-38 2-7 9-18 L1 3-7

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Cleveland Naps 64 41 .610 - 65-40 -1 28-19 36-22 3-3 14-14 56 L3 4-6 Ann Arbor Wolverines 61 43 .587 2½ 68-36 -7 31-23 30-20 3-6 16-18 W5 7-3 Spring Lions 59 46 .562 5 59-46 0 31-24 28-22 9-3 20-14 W5 6-4 Las Vegas Wildcats 54 51 .514 10 52-53 2 32-24 22-27 1-3 12-17 L1 6-4 Waikiki Beach Boys 54 51 .514 10 53-52 1 28-24 26-27 2-2 16-12 L1 4-6 Portland Axemen 50 55 .476 14 43-62 7 27-24 23-31 2-3 18-15 W1 6-4 Maricopa Rattlers 43 62 .410 21 46-59 -3 22-31 21-31 4-1 12-15 L4 2-8 New York Legends 35 71 .330 29½ 36-70 -1 13-39 22-32 1-4 10-13 W1 6-4

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG L. Tong - CHI .369 2 J. Bullinas STC .347 2 T. Sutton PLN .347 4 C. García ANN .339 5 C. Li SPG .334	League Leaders HR B. Wood - SPG 38 2 Z. Kum WAI 34 2 M. Parrish HBS 34 4 P. Couturier STC 29 4 M. Ramírez STL 29	League Leaders RBI L. Tong - CHI 103 2 R. Salas HBS 102 3 Z. Kum WAI 100 4 J. Chávez CLE 98 5 2 tied with 95
League Leaders W 2 tied with 12 1 J. Carr CLE 12 1 H. Lasseter CLE 12 3 V. Blondell STC 11 3 3 more tied with 11	League Leaders ERA S. van Lochem - ANN 2.74 2 J. Carr CLE 2.92 3 R. Takeuchi LVS 3.08 4 T. Takahashi HBS 3.23 5 C. Rogers ANN 3.24	League Leaders K J. Real - ANN 128 2 R. López CLE 126 3 L. Roussel MAR 120 4 S. van Lochem ANN 119 5 Á. Colón CHI 118

[ShoelessJ03]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

Chicago kinda makes me nervous this year...

Ahhh it's nice to be back in full control of my team. I made a lot of changes this off-season and even took a risk by placing my first round pick (#4 overall) SP Johnny Samuels straight into my big league rotation.

Looks like he is handling the pressure and even managed to land himself onto the All-Star roster!

[Alan T]

Big Win for Banana Sluggers Hernández, Gets Save #300
Thursday, August 18th, 2016: "He's one of the best in the business and this milestone proves it," the Havana Banana Sluggers manager told BNN after Miguel Hernández closed out another Banana Sluggers win for his 300th-career save. "It's not always pretty, but the man just knows how to get his job done." The 35-year-old relief specialist gave up no runs and no hits in 1 innings of work in the Banana Sluggers 10-9 triumph over the Chicago Cardinals. The game was played at Banana Sluggers Ballpark.

In 990 games in his career, Hernández has a record of 92-62 with 1168 strikeouts and a 3.03 ERA. He has earned 300 saves.

[Alan T]

2500th Hit for Marks
Tuesday, August 30th, 2016: It was a day of mixed emotions for Stafford second baseman Bailey Marks, who collected his 2500th hit in the club's 8-2 loss to Balzac. Terriers and Ticklers fans alike cheered Marks as he reached base after his milestone hit.

"I wish the score had been different," Marks said after the game, "but it was a great moment. The standing ovation was really special... even the fans wearing Ticklers caps were cheering me."

Marks was 3-4 on the day.

In his career Marks is batting .290 with 2500 hits, 384 home runs, 1547 runs scored and 1590 RBIs.

[Alan T]

Republic League #1 Hurler is Rogers
Thursday, September 1st, 2016: Chris Rogers really strutted his stuff in August with 4 wins and no losses and walked off with the Pitcher of the Month Award in the Republic League. The Ann Arbor starter was good news for his club, but bad news for the opposition.

In 38.2 innings of work, Rogers limited opposing batters to 30 base hits and a .217 batting average. He totaled 33 strikeouts, issued 7 walks and had a 1.63 ERA.

Thus far this season, Rogers has tossed 163.2 innings in 30 starts, fanned 144 batters, walked 26 and put up a 2.86 ERA with 13 wins and 3 losses.





CL Premier Pitcher is St Cloud's Blondell
Thursday, September 1st, 2016: Question: Who was the #1 pitcher in the Continental League in August?
Answer: That would be Vince Blondell of the St Cloud Raindrops.
He excelled with a 4-0 mark and a 3.25 ERA in 6 starts, tossed 36 innings, fanned 22 and held opposing teams to a .259 average. That's exactly why the Continental League scribes voted him the Pitcher of the Month.

Blondell has made 27 starts so far this year and put up a 15-4 won-lost record with a 4.10 ERA. In 149.1 innings he has allowed 158 hits, walked 54 and struck out 101.

[Alan T]

Maldonado Takes RL's Best Bat Trophy
Thursday, September 1st, 2016: When it came to hitting the baseball, Carlos Maldonado had few Republic League peers in August. The third baseman for Portland mauled opposing pitchers for a .326 batting average and was voted the league's best batter for the month.

He finished with some strong stats: 8 home runs, 20 RBIs, 25 runs scored, 32 walks and a .504 on-base percentage.

For the year Maldonado is batting .307 with 28 home runs, 96 RBIs and 108 runs scored.


August's #1 Batter Announced
Thursday, September 1st, 2016: Tony Romero was declared the Continental League Batter of the Month today. Stafford's center fielder stroked 42 hits in 109 at-bats for a .385 average in August.

He also hit 7 home runs, drove in 29 and scored 31 runs.

This season Romero has 22 home runs and a .282 batting average.

[Alan T]

RL Names Newcomer of the Month
Thursday, September 1st, 2016: The Republic League made the official announcement today. The Rookie of the Month award went to Jorge Chávez of Cleveland. He was named the best rookie in August.

Last month the 22-year-old Naps right fielder played in 28 games and hit .319 with 3 doubles, 4 triples and 3 home runs. Chávez also scored 19 times and drove in 26 runs.

Chávez is currently batting .318 with 30 home runs, 124 RBIs and 93 runs scored. He has 175 hits in 551 at-bats.


Newcomer Honored by Continental League
Thursday, September 1st, 2016: Terry White sizzled last month as he put together a successful bid for the Continental League Rookie of the Month.

In August the Havana Banana Sluggers right fielder banged out 38 hits and 9 home runs for a solid .322 average. He also scored 24 runs and drove in 20.

To date this year White is batting .298 with 33 home runs.

[Alan T]

September 1st, 2016:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 St Cloud Raindrops 82 52 .612 - 80-54 2 42-27 40-25 6-9 23-23 26 L1 5-5 Havana Banana Sluggers 78 55 .586 3½ 79-54 -1 39-28 39-27 8-3 26-15 W3 6-4 Chicago Cardinals 76 56 .576 5 72-60 4 38-28 38-28 5-3 24-17 L3 3-7 Washington Freedom 69 64 .519 12½ 67-66 2 31-36 38-28 6-2 20-18 W2 8-2 Stafford Terriers 68 65 .511 13½ 70-63 -2 30-32 38-33 4-5 25-20 W1 6-4 St Louis Hops 58 75 .436 23½ 63-70 -5 26-36 32-39 3-3 16-24 L3 3-7 Balzac Ticklers 57 76 .429 24½ 59-74 -2 27-44 30-32 5-9 21-27 L1 5-5 Plantana Pirates 44 89 .331 37½ 46-87 -2 23-45 21-44 4-7 12-23 W1 3-7

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Cleveland Naps 81 52 .609 - 80-53 1 36-26 45-26 5-4 17-18 26 L2 5-5 Spring Lions 77 56 .579 4 73-60 4 37-30 40-26 10-4 28-18 W1 5-5 Ann Arbor Wolverines 76 57 .571 5 84-49 -8 37-30 39-27 4-7 22-26 W2 5-5 Las Vegas Wildcats 70 63 .526 11 67-66 3 40-31 30-32 4-3 17-19 W2 6-4 Waikiki Beach Boys 65 68 .489 16 67-66 -2 33-29 32-39 2-3 20-20 L2 5-5 Maricopa Rattlers 58 76 .433 23½ 60-74 -2 31-38 27-38 4-1 18-19 L1 8-2 Portland Axemen 57 76 .429 24 54-79 3 32-36 25-40 2-4 19-21 W1 3-7 New York Legends 48 84 .364 32½ 48-84 0 20-46 28-38 3-8 18-18 L1 2-8

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG M. Sakurai - WAS .353 2 A. Nacipucha LVS .345 3 C. García ANN .336 4 T. Sutton PLN .333 4 L. Tong CHI .333	League Leaders HR 2 tied with 42 1 M. Parrish HBS 42 1 B. Wood SPG 42 3 Z. Kum WAI 39 4 P. Couturier STC 37	League Leaders RBI M. Parrish - HBS 126 2 R. Salas HBS 125 3 J. Chávez CLE 124 3 Z. Kum WAI 124 3 É. LaPointe STA 124
League Leaders W 2 tied with 15 1 V. Blondell STC 15 1 H. Lasseter CLE 15 3 A. Narciso ANN 14 4 5 tied with 13	League Leaders ERA C. Rogers - ANN 2.86 2 J. Carr CLE 3.11 3 H. Lasseter CLE 3.16 4 R. Takeuchi LVS 3.32 5 C. Olhoa STC 3.41	League Leaders K J. Real - ANN 165 2 R. López CLE 159 3 L. Roussel MAR 150 3 S. van Lochem ANN 150 5 C. Rogers ANN 144

[Alan T]

Cardinals Joo Hits 400th Homer
Friday, September 9th, 2016: Chicago Cardinals slugging first baseman Ling-lai Joo swatted his way to the 400 home run mark today as the Cardinals fell to the Stafford 7-6.

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

"It was a special day for Ling-lai," 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."

Lifetime Joo has hit for a .319 average and totaled 2247 hits, 400 home runs and 1353 RBIs.

[ShoelessJ03]

haha I knew this was coming. My bullpen isn't strong enough.