FOOL-X 2030 Regular season thread

[Alan T]

Ok, just got home. Time to start up the sim. Getting exports now

[TeachEnEspanol]

This is a weird time for a FOOLX sim. *tries to wrap mind around it*

[Alan T]

Got some roster issues I have to solve and then we'll get rolling

[Tasan]

OooooOoOoOOOO night time FOOL-X.

[TeachEnEspanol]

*checks roster quickly*

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Tasan

OooooOoOoOOOO night time FOOL-X.

I know, right?! Isn't it kind of freaking you out?

[Alan T]

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent LF Doug Aldridge to a 1-year contract worth a total of $674,000.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent MR Tommy Sheelah to a 1-year contract worth a total of $937,000.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent SS Eldon Fox to a 1-year contract worth a total of $816,000.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent MR Jeremy Sloan to a 1-year contract worth a total of $350,000.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent SS Michael Morgan to a 1-year contract worth a total of $623,000.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent SS Carlos Díaz to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent LF Jorge Rodríguez to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent 3B Ernesto Feliciano to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent SS Largo Detillo to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent C Tadakuni Sato to a minor league contract.

Havana Banana Sluggers: Signed free agent RF Jorge Martínez to a 1-year contract worth a total of $9,000,000.

Portland Axemen: Signed free agent 2B Rich Stanley to a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,785,000.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent LF Ben Parkinson to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent 2B Carlos Herrera to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent LF Bill Patrick to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent 2B Cristián Guzmán to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent LF Ric Adams to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent 1B Alfonso Fuller to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent C Daniel Hernández to a minor league contract.

Cleveland Naps: Signed free agent CF Elliott Perreault to a 1-year contract worth a total of $6,004,000.

Las Vegas Wildcats: Signed MR José Cabrera to a minor league contract extension.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent 3B Bobby O'Brien to a minor league contract.

Waikiki Beach Boys: Signed free agent 2B Lewis Clark to a minor league contract.

Ann Arbor Wolverines: Signed free agent SS Harvey Long to a minor league contract.

Ann Arbor Wolverines: Signed free agent 1B Rudy Meyer to a minor league contract.

[Alan T]

Ok here we go. Good luck to all teams this season!


Because I had to wake up at 4:30am for a global conference call this morning for work, I'm going to make this a little more abridged than normal. My apologies!

[Alan T]

Francis April's Best Hurler in RL
Wednesday, May 1st, 2030: Tynan Francis hasn't been around the big leagues long enough to know that youngsters shouldn't be winning Republic League Pitcher of the Month. But when you put up numbers like his, you're going to get some notice.

In April the Las Vegas starter earned a 6-0 mark in 6 starts. He threw 41 innings, struck out 34 and compiled a solid 1.10 ERA.


Best Pitcher Picked by Continental League
Wednesday, May 1st, 2030: Veteran William Grant put together quite a successful stretch in April for the Plantana Pirates, earning himself the Continental League Pitcher of the Month award.

Grant racked up a 4-2 record in 6 starts, posting a 2.11 ERA over 38.1 innings and striking out 36.

[Alan T]

Garza Wins RL Batter of the Month
Wednesday, May 1st, 2030: Seasoned by several years of professional experience, 28-year-old Daniel Garza put together a solid offensive month for Portland and was crowned April's top batter in the Republic League.

He batted .385 with 7 home runs, 29 RBIs and 24 runs scored.


Adro Alexandre Selected April's Best Batter
Wednesday, May 1st, 2030: When it came to hitting the baseball, Adro Alexandre had few Continental League peers in April. The center fielder for St Louis mauled opposing pitchers for a .320 batting average and was voted the league's best batter for the month.

He finished with some strong stats: 6 home runs, 15 RBIs, 31 runs scored, 19 walks and a .431 on-base percentage.

[Alan T]

RL Selects Rookie Star of the Month
Wednesday, May 1st, 2030: A veritable toddler to the Republic League, Brandon Murphy just sewed up the Rookie of the Month trophy for April.

Over the past month the 24-year-old left fielder for Portland hit .283 with 34 hits, 5 home runs and 32 runs batted in. He also logged 9 walks and compiled a .336 on-base percentage.


Continental League Names Rookie of Month
Wednesday, May 1st, 2030: Javier Hernández's eyes seem to light up whenever he sees the baseball. The young Plantana first baseman 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 .312 with 10 doubles, no triples and 1 home run. Hernández also scored 4 times and drove in 11 runs.

[Alan T]

May 1st, 2030:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 St Louis Hops 16 11 .593 - 18-9 -2 14-2 2-9 2-1 4-5 135 L3 6-4 Plantana Pirates 16 12 .571 ½ 15-13 1 8-4 8-8 1-1 5-3 L1 4-6 Stafford Terriers 15 13 .536 1½ 12-16 3 13-6 2-7 5-1 5-3 W4 7-3 Oshawa Mullets 14 13 .519 2 14-13 0 4-5 10-8 1-0 3-3 W1 5-5 Washington Freedom 13 14 .481 3 15-12 -2 5-5 8-9 1-3 3-6 W2 5-5 St Cloud Raindrops 13 14 .481 3 13-14 0 3-6 10-8 1-1 6-2 L2 3-7 Havana Banana Sluggers 12 15 .444 4 12-15 0 6-8 6-7 0-3 2-4 L2 3-7 Chicago Southpaws 11 18 .379 6 13-16 -2 8-13 3-5 0-1 2-4 W2 7-3

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Las Vegas Wildcats 17 10 .630 - 18-9 -1 10-6 7-4 0-0 1-3 134 W2 7-3 Ann Arbor Wolverines 15 12 .556 2 15-12 0 5-4 10-8 1-0 5-6 W4 7-3 Portland Axemen 15 13 .536 2½ 14-14 1 11-8 4-5 2-1 5-3 W1 5-5 Waikiki Beach Boys 14 13 .519 3 12-15 2 5-4 9-9 0-2 5-2 L1 5-5 New York Legends 14 13 .519 3 15-12 -1 4-6 10-7 1-2 3-3 L2 4-6 Cleveland Naps 14 13 .519 3 15-12 -1 9-5 5-8 2-2 4-5 W2 5-5 Spring Lions 12 16 .429 5½ 15-13 -3 5-7 7-9 0-2 2-5 L2 4-6 Maricopa Rattlers 9 20 .310 9 7-22 2 8-13 1-7 3-0 5-3 L5 3-7

[Alan T]

Martínez Joins Kings of Clout with #400
Sunday, May 12th, 2030: Ann Arbor defeated New York today 13-10 and took some of the joy out of Santiago Martínez's 400th career home run.

"I just wanted to get a good swing on the ball all day," Martínez said. "And I did."

Despite the loss, it was a good game for the 33-year-old Legends left fielder. He had 4 hits, scored 1 run and had 4 runs batted in.

The Wolverines manager said, "You could see he was aggressive up there. The worst thing we did was throw him a strike. It probably would have been better if threw the ball outside of the strike zone every time he came to the plate because he seemed like he was in a hurry to get it over with."

In his career Martínez is hitting .297 with 1712 hits, 400 home runs, 1043 runs scored and 1226 RBIs.

[Alan T]

Pitcher of the Month Named in RL
Saturday, June 1st, 2030: Don King 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 May and stole away with the Republic League Pitcher of the Month award.

The Naps bullpen ace collected no saves and 18 strikeouts in 38.2 innings, holding the opposition to a .259 average and posting a 2.56 ERA and a 3-0 record.

This season King has no saves in no relief appearances with a 3-2 record and 3.78 ERA.


CL Pick for Top Pitcher in May is Grant
Saturday, June 1st, 2030: William Grant's been around the league long enough to appreciate the honor he received today. After going 4-0 in May, the 28-year-old Plantana hurler has been named Continental League Pitcher of the Month.

He fanned 37 in 32.1 innings, logged an ERA of 1.39 and allowed opponents to hit .195 against him.

In 11 starts this season Grant has notched a 8-2 record and a 1.78 ERA.

[Alan T]

RL Batter of the Month Honors to Martínez
Saturday, June 1st, 2030: Santiago Martínez, the New York Legends left fielder, certainly made his name known to Republic League hurlers over the last month. He consistently introduced himself with hit after hit and came away with May's Republic League Batter of the Month award.

He slashed and bashed his way to a .333 batting average while tallying up 10 home runs, 39 RBIs and 17 runs scored. He also worked RL pitchers for 9 walks and a .378 on-base percentage.

In 53 games this year Martínez has posted a .329 average and put up these numbers: 17 home runs, 55 RBIs and 37 runs scored.


Dunse of St Louis CL Batter of the Month
Saturday, June 1st, 2030: Jim Dunse battered Continental League pitchers all May 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 29-year-old Dunse 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 28 games, Dunse hit .330 with 5 home runs, 23 RBIs and scored 22 runs.

Thus far this season Dunse has hit .306 with 11 home runs, 48 RBIs and scored 39 times.

[Alan T]

New York Center Fielder Best RL Rookie
Saturday, June 1st, 2030: Rintaro Ota let his numbers do the talking in May. The New York Legends center fielder logged a .311 average as he laid claim to the Republic League Rookie of the Month Award.

He tallied 32 hits, 4 home runs, drove in 14 runs and scored 17 runs during his remarkable stretch.

Ota is swinging at a .266 pace on the year with 6 home runs, 25 RBIs and 27 runs scored. He has played in 50 games.


St Louis Center Fielder May's #1 Rookie
Saturday, June 1st, 2030: Youngster Paolo Bottesini emerged as the latest Continental League Rookie of the Month today. The young man from St Louis deserved the honor, batting .372 with 1 home run and 15 runs batted in. Is the month of May a harbinger of things to come or just a fluke? We'll find out someday, but for now, we'll just let Bottesini enjoy the limelight.

Bottesini is currently batting .318 with 3 home runs, 27 RBIs and 27 runs scored. He has 50 hits in 157 at-bats.

[Alan T]

June 1st, 2030:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Plantana Pirates 36 17 .679 - 35-18 1 22-8 14-9 2-2 10-6 106 W1 7-3 St Louis Hops 34 21 .618 3 36-19 -2 21-6 13-15 2-2 6-6 W3 8-2 Oshawa Mullets 32 24 .571 5½ 31-25 1 14-13 18-11 1-1 8-6 W1 8-2 Washington Freedom 29 27 .518 8½ 30-26 -1 14-11 15-16 2-3 7-9 L1 7-3 Stafford Terriers 25 30 .455 12 24-31 1 15-10 10-20 5-3 7-10 L1 4-6 Havana Banana Sluggers 22 33 .400 15 23-32 -1 10-16 12-17 1-3 6-9 W1 3-7 Chicago Southpaws 22 35 .386 16 22-35 0 11-22 11-13 2-1 7-6 L7 1-9 St Cloud Raindrops 21 34 .382 16 24-31 -3 8-20 13-14 1-1 8-7 L3 2-8

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Ann Arbor Wolverines 31 25 .554 - 31-25 0 16-11 15-14 2-1 9-12 107 W1 5-5 Las Vegas Wildcats 30 25 .545 ½ 32-23 -2 15-12 15-13 0-3 6-9 L1 4-6 Spring Lions 28 25 .528 1½ 27-26 1 16-14 12-11 2-2 6-6 W1 6-4 Cleveland Naps 29 26 .527 1½ 32-23 -3 15-11 14-15 3-5 7-11 L1 7-3 Portland Axemen 28 27 .509 2½ 28-27 0 15-10 13-17 4-2 11-10 L1 6-4 Waikiki Beach Boys 27 28 .491 3½ 25-30 2 14-14 13-14 3-3 11-5 L3 3-7 New York Legends 26 30 .464 5 28-28 -2 9-16 17-14 2-2 10-9 W1 4-6 Maricopa Rattlers 22 35 .386 9½ 19-38 3 15-18 7-17 4-2 9-7 W1 5-5

[Tasan]

Well that was a nice bounceback.

[Alan T]

Naps Chávez Hits 500th Homer
Monday, June 24th, 2030: The Cleveland Naps defeated the Waikiki Beach Boys 13-5 yesterday in a game that featured Jorge Chávez's 500th career home run.

In the clubhouse, the Naps right fielder spoke about the milestone achievement. "To be honest, I don't even remember my first home run," he said. "But this one I don't think I'll forget. Who knows if I'll hit another hundred, or fifty, or even ten?"

On his historic day, Chávez banged out 2 hits in 5 at-bats and scored 2 runs with 5 RBI.

Chávez has a .292 career batting average and has hit a total of 501 home runs

[Alan T]

RL Selects Gibbs June's Best Starter
Monday, July 1st, 2030: Despite the number of years he's been in the league, Jim Gibbs still gets excited when he puts together a quality stretch like he had in June. The 32-year-old starter for Las Vegas was named Republic League Pitcher of the Month earlier today.

He collected 5 wins and 1 loss with 23 strikeouts in his 6 starts, putting up a fine 2.01 ERA in 44.2 innings of work.

This season Gibbs has gone 9-5 with an ERA of 3.39, posting 75 strikeouts in 119.1 innings.


June's Top Hurler is Clark
Monday, July 1st, 2030: Clifton Clark hated to see June turn to July.
And who could blame him?
The 26-year-old hurler piled up 4 wins and no losses for the Terriers last month and won the Continental League Pitcher of the Month award for his efforts.

Clark stymied opposing batters on 29 base hits and a .180 batting average. He rang up 26 strikeouts in 46.1 innings of work, surrendered 20 walks and fashioned a sparkling 2.33 ERA.

In 18 starts this year Clark has posted 8 wins while suffering 4 losses. He has pitched 122.1 innings, allowed 109 hits, struck out 82 and has a 3.38 ERA.

[Alan T]

Joly Wins RL's Best Bat Trophy
Monday, July 1st, 2030: Bob Joly of the Lions hit .379 in June with 11 home runs, 25 RBIs and 23 runs scored to capture a majority of votes for the Republic League Batter of the Month trophy.

The 32-year-old is in the last year of his contract and will undoubtedly use these numbers to try and bring in a huge pay raise.

Currently Joly is batting .327 with 26 home runs and 61 RBIs.


June's Best CL Hitter is Jim Dunse
Monday, July 1st, 2030: The Continental League has selected its Hitter of the Month for June and the honor went to Jim Dunse, St Louis's fine third baseman.

Dunse was selected after batting .429, hitting 9 home runs, scoring 24 runs and driving in 31.

This season Dunse is batting .348 with 20 home runs. He has scored 63 runs and driven in 79.

[Alan T]

Cleveland First Baseman Best Rookie
Monday, July 1st, 2030: António Guerra 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 Cleveland hitter tagged opposing pitching for a .319 average with 23 hits, 13 home runs and 21 RBIs.

So far this year Guerra is batting .257 with 21 home runs.


Rookie Swinger Scores Big in June
Monday, July 1st, 2030: Javier Hernández earned June's Rookie of the Month honors in the Continental League for last month's performance. The boyish Plantana first baseman might be wet behind the ears, but he's proving that he has what it takes to play at this level.

Hernández hit .319 with 5 home runs, 25 RBIs and 19 runs scored this past month on his way to winning the award.

So far this year Hernández has hit .306 with 7 home runs, 56 RBIs and 32 runs scored.

[Alan T]

July 1st, 2030:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Plantana Pirates 53 28 .654 - 53-28 0 30-12 23-16 2-2 14-8 78 L1 6-4 St Louis Hops 51 32 .614 3 53-30 -2 31-12 20-20 3-4 12-10 L3 4-6 Oshawa Mullets 41 42 .494 13 40-43 1 22-21 19-21 1-1 8-11 L1 4-6 Havana Banana Sluggers 40 42 .488 13½ 39-43 1 19-20 21-22 2-4 10-11 W1 6-4 Stafford Terriers 38 45 .458 16 37-46 1 24-17 14-28 5-3 11-16 L1 6-4 Washington Freedom 37 47 .440 17½ 40-44 -3 19-19 18-28 2-4 10-14 W1 2-8 Chicago Southpaws 36 48 .429 18½ 34-50 2 19-29 17-19 2-1 13-12 W1 6-4 St Cloud Raindrops 35 47 .427 18½ 37-45 -2 11-26 24-21 4-2 13-9 W3 6-4

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Spring Lions 48 33 .593 - 44-37 4 24-18 24-15 6-4 14-8 79 L1 7-3 Las Vegas Wildcats 47 36 .566 2 47-36 0 26-17 21-19 0-3 10-11 W1 8-2 Cleveland Naps 44 38 .537 4½ 47-35 -3 24-15 20-23 4-5 11-17 W1 4-6 Ann Arbor Wolverines 44 39 .530 5 44-39 0 25-18 19-21 2-2 12-15 L1 6-4 Portland Axemen 41 42 .494 8 41-42 0 22-19 19-23 5-3 14-12 W1 4-6 New York Legends 38 46 .452 11½ 41-43 -3 13-25 25-21 4-5 14-12 L1 6-4 Waikiki Beach Boys 35 47 .427 13½ 39-43 -4 16-21 19-26 3-4 12-14 L1 3-7 Maricopa Rattlers 34 50 .405 15½ 29-55 5 20-28 14-22 5-3 13-11 W1 3-7

[Alan T]

FOOLX News: The All-Star Game Rosters Have Been Announced
Sunday, July 7th, 2030: 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 Jermaine Carpenter (STL) - 8-2, 2.61 ERA
SP Jim Carr (OSH) - 10-4, 3.53 ERA
SP Clifton Clark (STA) - 8-5, 3.59 ERA
SP William Grant (PLN) - 13-3, 1.82 ERA
SP Dave Griffin (PLN) - 5-3, 2.99 ERA
SP Donald Ross (PLN) - 8-4, 2.86 ERA
SP José Santos (HBS) - 6-4, 3.83 ERA
SP León Soriano (CHI) - 8-5, 3.78 ERA
MR Al Dean (WAS) - 5-4, 1 SV, 2.10 ERA
MR Jack Duffy (PLN) - 3-0, 1.33 ERA
MR Sam Gregory (HBS) - 3-0, 15 SV, 2.57 ERA
MR Edgar Leyva (OSH) - 1-2, 19 SV, 1.33 ERA
C Jonas Atkinson (STA) - .241/.433/.434, 15 HR, 45 RBI
C Tomiji Murakami (WAS) - .275/.346/.505, 13 HR, 45 RBI
1B Júlio Molina (STC) - .325/.403/.447, 2 HR, 34 RBI
1B Javier Hernández (PLN) - .294/.370/.478, 8 HR, 57 RBI
2B Fernando Jiménez (STL) - .317/.376/.481, 5 HR, 49 RBI
3B Jim Dunse (STL) - .345/.383/.596, 21 HR, 81 RBI
3B Enrique Cardona (STC) - .315/.429/.434, 3 HR, 48 RBI
3B Pat Castillo (PLN) - .330/.383/.443, 2 HR, 50 RBI
3B Esteban Cruz (HBS) - .319/.407/.579, 19 HR, 76 RBI
SS José Serrano (STA) - .317/.416/.537, 13 HR, 60 RBI
LF Daryl McDonald (PLN) - .316/.369/.520, 13 HR, 59 RBI
LF Júlio Flores (WAS) - .291/.389/.445, 8 HR, 42 RBI
CF Adro Alexandre (STL) - .279/.384/.499, 12 HR, 48 RBI
CF Willie Hobbs (CHI) - .316/.435/.534, 12 HR, 52 RBI
CF Steve Robinson (PLN) - .308/.399/.442, 4 HR, 34 RBI
RF Brian Smart (PLN) - .296/.370/.509, 11 HR, 67 RBI


And these are the gifted players for the Republic League:

SP José Fernández (POR) - 7-4, 3.36 ERA
SP Tynan Francis (LVS) - 14-3, 2.72 ERA
SP Edward Holt (SPG) - 13-2, 3.29 ERA
SP Ke-yue Jian (NY) - 7-9, 2.81 ERA
SP Nelson Muller (ANN) - 10-4, 3.00 ERA
SP Ricardo Román (CLE) - 7-2, 1.86 ERA
SP Corrado Vitaini (POR) - 7-6, 3.49 ERA
MR Félix Contreras (SPG) - 3-3, 19 SV, 3.12 ERA
MR Bob Newton (WAI) - 4-0, 2.40 ERA
MR Fernando Ruíz (WAI) - 5-1, 1 SV, 2.53 ERA
CL Joo-Chan Hwang (WAI) - 2-3, 16 SV, 3.75 ERA
CL Luis Nalasco (MAR) - 5-1, 7 SV, 2.96 ERA
C Mathys Bombardier (POR) - .306/.392/.471, 11 HR, 57 RBI
C Bob Joly (SPG) - .339/.384/.634, 29 HR, 71 RBI
1B Franklin Martin (LVS) - .301/.354/.511, 14 HR, 69 RBI
1B Hyeon-san Chong (ANN) - .289/.390/.406, 4 HR, 46 RBI
1B Bo Cheng (NY) - .358/.406/.645, 15 HR, 57 RBI
1B Carlito Carmelo (CLE) - .373/.433/.573, 14 HR, 62 RBI
2B Richie Moore (ANN) - .296/.410/.551, 14 HR, 59 RBI
2B Rich Stanley (POR) - .315/.389/.483, 9 HR, 58 RBI
3B Makoto Okamoto (SPG) - .300/.349/.500, 15 HR, 69 RBI
SS Alan Chapman (LVS) - .331/.410/.429, 3 HR, 34 RBI
LF Santiago Martínez (NY) - .303/.370/.591, 24 HR, 85 RBI
LF Brett Edgar (MAR) - .336/.375/.525, 17 HR, 52 RBI
LF Jesús Hernández (SPG) - .275/.353/.491, 20 HR, 65 RBI
CF Michel Bérard (WAI) - .310/.399/.541, 10 HR, 45 RBI
RF Daniel Garza (POR) - .323/.453/.595, 20 HR, 82 RBI
RF Eddie Cunningham (MAR) - .301/.361/.459, 12 HR, 59 RBI

[TeachEnEspanol]

Well this is going well.

[Tasan]

Not bad at all, 5 Spring All-Stars.

[Alan T]

Ann Arbor Hexed: No-Hit by Anum
Wednesday, July 24th, 2030: The Portland Axemen relied on no-hit stuff from Kinfu Anum to defeat the Ann Arbor Wolverines 6-0 at Ann Arbor Grounds.

"It's quite a thrill," a candid Anum 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 RL records, he stopped Ann Arbor cold, with no hits, surrendering 2 walks and fanning 3 batters, facing only 29 batters.

Anum 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 25 starts this season Anum has rung up a 9-6 record and a 4.22 ERA.

[Alan T]

Wolverines Starter Wins RL Pitching Award
Thursday, August 1st, 2030: No doubt about it!
Ann Arbor starter Nelson Muller earned his Republic League Pitcher of the Month award.
He made that very clear as he mowed his way through league hitters in July.
During the month Muller chalked up a 4-0 record with a 1.95 ERA.

The Wolverines star made 5 starts and surrendered 27 hits in 32.1 innings. He struck out 34 and walked 6.

This season Muller has compiled a 13-4 mark with a 2.89 ERA in 22 starts.


Ross Cops #1 Pitcher Award in July
Thursday, August 1st, 2030: Donald Ross of the Plantana Pirates strung a bunch of high quality starts together in July to earn the Continental League Pitcher of the Month trophy.

For the month he finished with a superlative 4 wins and 1 loss and a 2.02 ERA. The Plantana star started 6 games, pitched 35.2 innings and struck out 37.

This season to date Ross has a record of 11 wins and 5 losses with a 2.85 ERA, has appeared in 22 games and struck out 142 in 129.2 innings.

[Alan T]

July's RL Batter of Month Award Announced
Thursday, August 1st, 2030: The #1 hitter in the Republic League in July was Portland right fielder Daniel Garza. He was selected the Batter of the Month.

Garza starred with a .308 batting average, 7 home runs and 29 RBIs.

This year Garza is batting .326 with 26 home runs.


July's Premier Batter Announced
Thursday, August 1st, 2030: Only one person can take home the Continental League Batter of the Month trophy for July and that person is Jim Dunse. During the month the St Louis shortstop collected 41 hits in 101 at-bats.

Dunse put up a .406 average, hit 6 home runs, drove in 20 and scored 20 runs.

Looking at his season stats, Dunse has compiled a .361 batting average and a .406 on-base percentage, while hitting 26 home runs and driving in 99 runs.

[Alan T]

July's Premier Rookie Named by RL
Thursday, August 1st, 2030: First-year man Brandon Murphy really swung a mean bat for the last thirty days in the Republic League and has been picked as the Rookie of the Month.

During the month he hit .349 with 10 doubles, 2 triples and 4 home runs. Murphy also scored 13 times and drove in 22 runs.

Batting .295 to date, Murphy has 15 home runs and 93 RBIs.


July's Top Newcomer Picked by CL
Thursday, August 1st, 2030: Christophe Pruvost was toddling around on his tricycle when some of the guys he's playing against were in their prime, but the 22-year-old center fielder definitely knows how to get to first, second or beyond. Today he was chosen July's Continental League Rookie of the Month for his remarkable month of hitting.

In 24 games Pruvost batted .329 for Stafford, slapping 23 hits in 70 at-bats with 3 home runs, drove in 13 runs and scored 12 times.

This year Pruvost has collected a .282 batting average to date with 90 hits in 319 at-bats, 42 RBIs, 7 home runs and scored 43 times. He has played in 95 games.

[Alan T]

August 1st, 2030:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Plantana Pirates 69 39 .639 - 69-39 0 34-18 35-21 3-5 17-13 49 W4 7-3 St Louis Hops 63 45 .583 6 64-44 -1 36-17 27-28 3-5 18-15 W1 6-4 Havana Banana Sluggers 56 51 .523 12½ 53-54 3 31-26 25-25 3-4 16-11 W5 6-4 Washington Freedom 52 56 .481 17 53-55 -1 30-26 22-30 4-5 17-16 W1 4-6 Chicago Southpaws 52 57 .477 17½ 50-59 2 22-33 30-24 3-3 15-14 L3 4-6 Oshawa Mullets 51 57 .472 18 52-56 -1 26-29 25-28 3-3 10-17 L3 7-3 Stafford Terriers 47 61 .435 22 48-60 -1 30-24 17-37 6-4 13-21 L1 3-7 St Cloud Raindrops 42 66 .389 27 45-63 -3 16-34 26-32 6-2 15-14 L1 2-8

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Spring Lions 61 47 .565 - 55-53 6 29-23 32-24 8-5 19-13 55 W3 3-7 Cleveland Naps 60 47 .561 ½ 62-45 -2 35-22 25-25 5-7 18-22 W2 9-1 Portland Axemen 57 51 .528 4 56-52 1 30-24 27-27 6-4 19-14 W2 7-3 Las Vegas Wildcats 55 53 .509 6 56-52 -1 29-24 26-29 1-5 12-15 W2 3-7 Ann Arbor Wolverines 54 54 .500 7 55-53 -1 31-24 23-30 3-3 16-18 L2 4-6 Waikiki Beach Boys 51 57 .472 10 55-53 -4 25-25 26-32 3-4 14-16 L2 7-3 New York Legends 48 60 .444 13 53-55 -5 21-35 27-25 7-6 17-18 L2 3-7 Maricopa Rattlers 46 63 .422 15½ 40-69 6 22-33 24-30 7-6 16-15 L3 5-5

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Tasan

Not bad at all, 5 Spring All-Stars.

Yeah yeah...

[Alan T]

Relief Star Wins RL Top Pitcher Honors
Sunday, September 1st, 2030: When New York relief specialist Shunsen Uchida came into the game, it was as good as over. For his great month of August he was named the Republic League Pitcher of the Month.

Uchida posted a 6-0 mark and a 1.06 ERA in 14 relief appearances. In 17 innings, he allowed 13 hits, totaled no saves with 17 strikeouts and 8 walks.

Looking at his season stats to date, Uchida has 1 save in 73 relief appearances with a 12-4 record and 3.77 ERA.


Continental League Announces August's Top Pitcher
Sunday, September 1st, 2030: António López is at the zenith of his career and today he was selected as the Continental League Pitcher of the Month for August.

He made 13 relief appearances for Washington last month, throwing 14 innings and collecting 4 saves, a 4-2 record, 20 strikeouts and a 2.57 ERA.

This season López has earned 24 saves, made 58 relief appearances, fanned 71 hitters in 61.2 innings and posted an ERA of 3.36 and a 6-9 record.

[Alan T]

Carmelo Takes RL's Best Bat Award
Sunday, September 1st, 2030: Carlito Carmelo is in the final year of his contract with Cleveland and today added a timely piece of hardware to his trophy case. Playing in 28 games in August the 30-year-old first baseman ripped Republic League pitchers for a .398 batting average, nabbing him the Batter of the Month award.

He also rang up 7 home runs, 31 RBIs and 19 runs scored.

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

Carmelo is hitting .373 this year with 24 home runs and 104 RBIs. He also has an OBP of .435, 58 walks and scored 87 times.

CL's Top Hitter Selected
Sunday, September 1st, 2030: His solid numbers speak for themselves. That's why Júlio Pérez of the Chicago Southpaws was named the Continental League's best batter in August.

The Chicago first baseman starred with a .363 batting average, 4 home runs and 23 RBIs.

Pérez is presently hitting at a .302 pace with 13 home runs, 95 RBIs and has scored 66 times.

[Alan T]

Brandon Murphy Captures Rookie of Month
Sunday, September 1st, 2030: Brandon Murphy made a name for himself in the Republic League in August. The talented left fielder for Portland compiled a .320 batting average and was the top votegetter for the Rookie of the Month trophy.

He won it by going 32-100 in 27 games with 4 home runs, 27 RBIs and 16 runs scored.

This year Murphy has hit at a .299 pace and produced 120 RBIs, 19 home runs and scored 82 runs.


CL Names Rookie Star of the Month
Sunday, September 1st, 2030: August's choice for Continental League Rookie of the Month is Javier Hernández of Plantana.

The talented first baseman started 27 games, hit .344 with a .418 OBP. For the month, he totaled 32 hits, 2 home runs, 23 RBIs and 11 runs scored.

Hernández is hitting at a .292 mark this season. His stats show 10 home runs, 90 RBIs and 47 runs scored. He has played 135 games for the Pirates.

[Alan T]

September 1st, 2030:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Plantana Pirates 85 50 .630 - 85-50 0 40-22 45-28 3-7 21-17 21 W5 7-3 St Louis Hops 79 57 .581 6½ 79-57 0 50-21 29-36 7-8 26-20 L1 8-2 Chicago Southpaws 68 67 .504 17 64-71 4 30-38 38-29 4-5 21-15 W3 8-2 Havana Banana Sluggers 67 68 .496 18 68-67 -1 36-31 31-37 3-5 17-18 L11 0-10 Washington Freedom 66 69 .489 19 68-67 -2 37-34 29-35 7-5 20-23 W1 5-5 Oshawa Mullets 64 72 .471 21½ 65-71 -1 33-37 31-35 6-5 13-21 L3 4-6 Stafford Terriers 61 74 .452 24 59-76 2 38-30 23-44 7-4 19-23 W2 5-5 St Cloud Raindrops 51 84 .378 34 56-79 -5 19-45 32-39 6-4 18-18 L4 3-7

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Spring Lions 73 62 .541 - 69-66 4 34-28 39-34 9-5 23-18 26 L1 5-5 Cleveland Naps 71 64 .526 2 75-60 -4 40-27 31-37 5-9 18-30 L1 5-5 Ann Arbor Wolverines 70 66 .515 3½ 72-64 -2 40-30 30-36 4-4 19-23 W1 7-3 Las Vegas Wildcats 69 67 .507 4½ 69-67 0 37-34 32-33 3-7 17-19 W1 4-6 Waikiki Beach Boys 68 67 .504 5 69-66 -1 33-31 35-36 5-4 19-19 L1 5-5 Portland Axemen 67 68 .496 6 69-66 -2 34-34 33-34 7-7 22-19 W1 5-5 Maricopa Rattlers 62 73 .459 11 52-83 10 30-38 32-35 10-7 23-16 W1 6-4 New York Legends 61 74 .452 12 65-70 -4 28-43 33-31 8-8 24-21 L1 3-7

[Alan T]

Las Vegas's Chapman Reaches 3000 Hits
Friday, September 6th, 2030: Wildcats shortstop Alan Chapman went 2-for-3 and reached the 3000-hit milestone yesterday, but Las Vegas still lost the game 11-10 to the Spring Lions.

His career stats show that Chapman has batted .329 and connected for 147 home runs.

[Alan T]

September 22nd, 2030:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Plantana Pirates 97 58 .626 - 95-60 2 48-29 49-29 7-7 28-22 1 L1 8-2 St Louis Hops 89 65 .578 7½ 88-66 1 57-24 32-41 7-8 30-22 L1 6-4 Havana Banana Sluggers 82 73 .529 15 81-74 1 43-34 39-39 3-5 21-18 W1 8-2 Chicago Southpaws 78 77 .503 19 78-77 0 35-39 43-38 5-6 22-21 W2 4-6 Washington Freedom 74 81 .477 23 76-79 -2 41-40 33-41 7-7 24-28 L5 2-8 Oshawa Mullets 74 81 .477 23 75-80 -1 39-42 35-39 8-6 16-24 W1 6-4 Stafford Terriers 68 87 .439 29 64-91 4 39-36 29-51 7-6 21-26 W1 4-6 St Cloud Raindrops 57 97 .370 39½ 65-89 -8 22-51 35-46 6-5 20-21 L1 3-7

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Spring Lions 83 72 .535 - 78-77 5 43-34 40-38 9-8 28-21 8 W1 5-5 Ann Arbor Wolverines 83 72 .535 - 83-72 0 48-33 35-39 6-6 26-26 8 L1 7-3 Cleveland Naps 82 73 .529 1 87-68 -5 45-32 37-41 6-11 20-35 L1 4-6 Waikiki Beach Boys 80 74 .519 2½ 80-74 0 40-33 40-41 7-5 25-21 W1 5-5 Las Vegas Wildcats 76 78 .494 6½ 76-78 0 41-40 35-38 5-7 20-22 W1 5-5 New York Legends 73 82 .471 10 75-80 -2 35-46 38-36 11-8 29-24 W1 6-4 Portland Axemen 71 84 .458 12 77-78 -6 35-40 36-44 7-9 22-26 L1 2-8 Maricopa Rattlers 71 84 .458 12 63-92 8 34-40 37-44 12-9 27-22 L1 6-4

[Alan T]

With 1 week left, Plantana has clinched a playoff spot.

St. louis has a magic number of 1

Spring and Ann Arbor have magic numbers of 7

[Alan T]

Final game of the season,

Plantana and SPring have both clinched homefield advantage in the Championship Series.

St. Louis has clinched a playoff spot.


Cleveland and Ann Arbor fight for the final playoff spot:

Cleveland 84-77
Ann Arbor 84-77
Waikiki 83-78


Cleveland and Ann Arbor play each other, so no matter if Waikiki wins, they can not claim the playoff spot. The winner of Cleveland vs Ann Arbor heads to the playoffs

[Alan T]

9/29:

Cleveland 7, Ann Arbor 3

Cleveland clinches a playoff spot!

[Alan T]

Final 2030 Standings:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Plantana Pirates 100 62 .617 - 99-63 1 50-31 50-31 8-7 28-24 Clinched L2 5-5 St Louis Hops 93 69 .574 7 92-70 1 57-24 36-45 7-8 31-25 W1 5-5 Havana Banana Sluggers 83 79 .512 17 84-78 -1 43-38 40-41 3-5 21-20 L3 3-7 Chicago Southpaws 83 79 .512 17 82-80 1 40-41 43-38 5-7 25-21 W2 7-3 Oshawa Mullets 79 83 .488 21 79-83 0 39-42 40-41 8-6 19-26 W3 7-3 Washington Freedom 77 85 .475 23 80-82 -3 41-40 36-45 8-7 25-30 W1 3-7 Stafford Terriers 72 90 .444 28 66-96 6 42-39 30-51 7-6 24-26 L1 6-4 St Cloud Raindrops 61 101 .377 39 69-93 -8 26-55 35-46 6-6 23-24 L1 5-5

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Spring Lions 89 73 .549 - 83-79 6 47-34 42-39 10-8 31-21 Clinched W1 7-3 Cleveland Naps 85 77 .525 4 90-72 -5 48-33 37-44 6-12 20-37 W2 4-6 Waikiki Beach Boys 84 78 .519 5 82-80 2 44-37 40-41 9-5 29-21 W1 5-5 Ann Arbor Wolverines 84 78 .519 5 86-76 -2 48-33 36-45 6-7 26-28 L2 3-7 Las Vegas Wildcats 79 83 .488 10 81-81 -2 41-40 38-43 5-8 20-23 L1 4-6 New York Legends 77 85 .475 12 79-83 -2 35-46 42-39 12-9 29-26 W1 6-4 Portland Axemen 75 87 .463 14 81-81 -6 39-42 36-45 7-10 22-26 L1 5-5 Maricopa Rattlers 75 87 .463 14 66-96 9 38-43 37-44 13-9 28-23 L1 6-4

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG C. Carmelo - CLE .370 2 J. Dunse STL .352 3 B. Edgar MAR .328 4 A. Chapman LVS .325 4 2 more tied with .325	League Leaders HR B. Joly - SPG 46 2 A. Guerra CLE 39 3 S. Martínez NY 38 4 D. Garza POR 36 4 2 more tied with 36	League Leaders RBI B. Murphy - POR 145 2 M. Okamoto SPG 137 3 D. Garza POR 136 4 S. Martínez NY 135 5 W. Hobbs CHI 134
League Leaders W T. Francis - LVS 19 2 E. Holt SPG 18 3 N. Muller ANN 17 4 L. Gómez CLE 15 4 3 more tied with 15	League Leaders ERA W. Grant - PLN 2.84 2 D. Griffin PLN 2.86 3 E. Holt SPG 2.92 4 N. Muller ANN 3.09 5 J. Fernández POR 3.12	League Leaders K N. Muller - ANN 208 2 L. Gómez CLE 203 3 D. Ross PLN 202 4 K. Anum POR 201 5 C. Vitaini POR 197

[Tasan]

Wow, I pulled off something I haven't done in quite a while, both my FOOL and FOOL-X teams made the playoffs in the same week! I'm pretty excited. Now we just need to take advantage of the situation.

Congrats to Cleveland, Plantana, and St. Louis as well.

[Alan T]

Best Bang for the Buck Award(Batters) (Hitter that did the most while being paid the least.)
Name Team VORP Salary Score Richie Moore ANN 61.2326 100000 61.23

Best Bang for the Buck Award(Veteran Batters) (Veteran hitter that did the most while being paid the least.)
Name Team VORP Salary Score Emílio Reyna ANN 10.3246 100000 10.32

Best Bang for the Buck Award(Pitchers) (Pitcher that did the most while being paid the least.)
Name Team VORP Salary Score Jermaine Carpenter STL 38.1453 100000 38.15

Best Bang for the Buck Award(Veteran Pitchers) (Veteran pitcher that did the most while being paid the least.)
Name Team VORP Salary Score Jorge Hernández ANN 30.1396 150000 20.09

Worst Bang for the Buck Award(Batters) (For the most overpaid hitter in the league.)
Name Team VORP Salary Score Wenceslas Justino NY -23.6151 100000 -23.62

Worst Bang for the Buck Award(Pitchers) (For the most overpaid pitcher in the league.)
Name Team VORP Salary Score Juan Edralín STA -81.0305 150000 -54.02

Home Run or Nothing Award (For the hitter that hit home runs and not much else.)
Name Team HR RC Score Julien Lessard MAR 31 68.232894 0.3963

Selfish Pitcher Award (For the pitcher that has all of the headlines but none of the wins.)
Name Team W L K BB IP Score Corrado Vitaini POR 14 11 197 93 217.0 13002.0000

Unluckiest Pitcher Award (For the pitcher that would likely win an award if on a better team.)
Name Team W L K BB IP Score Alfredo Vargas WAS 5 13 176 65 194.0 1161.65854006

Running on Empty Award (For the baserunner that keeps attempting to steal and fails.)
Name Team SB CS SB % Score Brian Smart PLN 41 27 0.6029 6.60

Can't hit his weight Award (For the hitter that can't even hit his weight.)
Name Team Weight Batting Avg. Score Wenceslas Justino NY 225 lbs 0.182 0.80730826

Should have stayed home Award (Batters) (For the Hitter that did so poorly he should have just stayed home.)
Name Team Batting Avg. HR RBI VORP Wenceslas Justino NY 0.182 15 59 -23.6151

Should have stayed home Award (Pitchers) (For the Pitcher that did so poorly he should have just stayed home.)
Name Team W L ERA VORP Juan Edralín STA 7 17 9.18 -81.0305

Stone Statue Award (For the Shortstop that had so little range that he resembled a statue.)
Name Team Total Chances Assists Put Outs Range Juan Carlos Rodríguez POR 457 292 153 3.9419

Cannon-Arm Award (For the Catcher that showed off the best cannon-arm in games.)
Name Team SB attempts against Runners Thrown Out RTO% Score Bob Joly SPG 188 81 0.4309 67.4

Early Checkout Award (For the Starting pitcher that left games the earliest.)
Name Team W L ERA GS IP Score Fernando López HBS 3 15 9.29 34 126.0 0.2698

Never met a pitch he didn't like award (For the Hitter that never liked to watch a pitch go by without hitting it.)
Name Team Batting Avg. H BB Score Carlito Carmelo CLE 0.370 249 65 184

Take the Money and Run Award (Batters) (For the Hitter that stopped showing effort after signing a large contract.)
Name Team Contract Batting Avg. HR RBI Score Mark O'Reardan STL 5862000 0.288 3 13 45.3919

Take the Money and Run Award (Pitchers) (For the Pitcher that stopped showing effort after signing a large contract.)
Name Team Contract Wins Losses ERA Score Alberto Durán STL 6529000 5 5 4.42 47.7133

Anger Management Award (For the pitcher that hit the most batters during the season.)

Name Team W L IP Hit Batters Cheung Zhen WAS 9 10 199.0 19

[Alan T]

The new file is up. Playoffs run tomorrow night at 9pm ET!

[kenjabroni]

WTH. I never though in a million years i would go worst to first. Im very happy and fitting guys into my budget instead of just going after one or two seems to have paid off........im stunned.

[Chief Rum]

Fernando Lopez might be the worst third overall pick in the history of FOOL.

[CleBrownsfan]

Whew - just got in to the post season.

1B FA C.Carmelo was easily my best signing ever - he now hold the Naps single season record for BA @.370. (along with 32 HR's and 130 RBI).

GL to the teams in the playoffs....

[cmldude]

For the first time since the 2015 All Star game, CL Charlie Lewis did not make the team. He had 14 years in a row as an All-Star before age caught up to him.