FOOL-X 2039 Regular Season Thread

[Alan T]

I'll start this sim in a few minutes, once the other FOOL sim finishes running on my system.

[Alan T]

Sim time, getting exports now

[CleBrownsfan]

good luck all! I predict about a .500 season for the Naps...

[Alan T]

Tuesday, April 5th, 2039
Ann Arbor Wolverines: Signed free agent LF Paul Jones to a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,470,000.

Cleveland Naps: Signed free agent 2B Hyeon-san Chong to a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,115,000. Waikiki Beach Boys: Signed free agent SS Edgar Méndez to a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,000,000.

[Alan T]

Here we go. Good luck to everyone this season

[Alan T]

Moore Pounds HR #300
Friday, April 15th, 2039: Swinging his way into the record books, Richie Moore reached the 300 homer mark today at Chicago Stadium against the Oshawa Mullets. He went 2-4 with 2 runs batted in and 1 run on the day, although Chicago would go down to defeat 5-2.

"It was a distraction," Moore said of his 300th home run, "I'm happy it's over. I just wish I'd been able to make a difference in the outcome today."

In his career Moore is batting .310 with a total of 300 home runs.

[Alan T]

Hit #2500 for Axemen Stanley
Monday, April 18th, 2039: Rich Stanley reached the 2500-hit mark today. Portland's 38-year-old first baseman received a standing ovation from Portland Axemen and Waikiki Beach Boys fans alike. On the day, Stanley went 1-4 in the Axemen 4-2 victory.

Looking at his career numbers, Stanley has played in 2319 games with a .295 batting average. Among his 2500 hits are 616 doubles, 35 triples and 99 home runs. He also has scored 1240 runs and driven in 1299 runs.

[Alan T]

Relief Star Wins RL Top Pitcher Honors
Sunday, May 1st, 2039: In April, the top pitcher in the Republic League was a reliever, thanks to some sensational numbers Ramón Castillo put up coming out of the bullpen.

The Spring relief specialist made 11 relief appearances, picking up 4 saves and 15 strikeouts in 14 innings, and posted a 3-1 mark and a 0.64 ERA.


Pirates Hurler Named CL's Best Starter
Sunday, May 1st, 2039: Veteran Luis Gómez put together quite a successful stretch in April for the Plantana Pirates, earning himself the Continental League Pitcher of the Month award.

Gómez racked up a 5-0 record in 6 starts, posting a 0.79 ERA over 45.2 innings and striking out 51.

[Alan T]

Rodríguez Takes Best Bat Award in April
Sunday, May 1st, 2039: The Batter of the Month honoree for April in the Republic League is Spring Lions center fielder Orlando Rodríguez.

He showed no mercy as he finished the month with a .352 batting average, 8 home runs, 30 RBIs, and 25 runs scored.


Continental League Announces April's Best Batter
Sunday, May 1st, 2039: Román Albareda battered Continental 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 29-year-old Albareda 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, Albareda hit .379 with 7 home runs, 26 RBIs and scored 21 runs.

[Alan T]

RL Selects Rookie Star of the Month
Sunday, May 1st, 2039: Jesús Olson's eyes seem to light up whenever he sees the baseball. The young Cleveland third 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 .311 with 4 doubles, 1 triple and 6 home runs. Olson also scored 12 times and drove in 15 runs.


April's Best Rookie In a Class by Himself
Sunday, May 1st, 2039: Matt Petersen of the Stafford Terriers has been chosen the top Rookie in the Continental League.

In April he racked up 25 hits, 5 home runs, 20 RBIs and 11 runs scored. He hit .245 with a .274 OBP.

[Alan T]

May 1st, 2039:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Havana Banana Sluggers 17 7 .708 - 17-7 0 8-1 9-6 2-2 6-3 138 W1 7-3 Plantana Pirates 18 8 .692 - 15-11 3 13-7 5-1 3-0 7-2 137 W1 4-6 St Louis Hops 12 13 .480 5½ 10-15 2 7-5 5-8 1-2 2-1 L1 5-5 St Cloud Raindrops 11 13 .458 6 13-11 -2 6-5 5-8 2-1 3-5 W1 4-6 Chicago Southpaws 11 13 .458 6 10-14 1 7-8 4-5 0-1 1-2 L1 6-4 Stafford Terriers 10 14 .417 7 12-12 -2 3-4 7-10 1-2 1-4 L1 6-4 Washington Freedom 10 15 .400 7½ 10-15 0 7-9 3-6 0-2 2-3 W1 3-7 Oshawa Mullets 9 15 .375 8 10-14 -1 3-5 6-10 2-1 3-5 L1 4-6

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Spring Lions 17 8 .680 - 16-9 1 10-2 7-6 3-2 4-4 135 L1 6-4 New York Legends 13 11 .542 3½ 12-12 1 7-4 6-7 1-1 3-1 L4 4-6 Ann Arbor Wolverines 13 11 .542 3½ 14-10 -1 5-2 8-9 1-0 5-4 W2 6-4 Maricopa Rattlers 14 12 .538 3½ 13-13 1 10-10 4-2 3-0 8-2 W1 6-4 Las Vegas Wildcats 12 12 .500 4½ 11-13 1 6-2 6-10 0-1 3-5 W5 8-2 Portland Axemen 11 13 .458 5½ 11-13 0 8-7 3-6 1-2 4-5 W1 4-6 Cleveland Naps 9 15 .375 7½ 12-12 -3 4-5 5-10 0-2 1-3 L1 3-7 Waikiki Beach Boys 9 16 .360 8 10-15 -1 7-9 2-7 0-1 1-5 L2 4-6

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG J. Watkins - MAR .421 2 R. Albareda STC .379 3 V. Molina PLN .378 4 P. Phillips NY .370 5 R. Spencer POR .364	League Leaders HR 3 tied with 8 1 Á. Castillo HBS 8 1 J. Hatfield MAR 8 1 O. Rodríguez SPG 8 4 4 tied with 7	League Leaders RBI 2 tied with 30 1 Á. Castillo HBS 30 1 O. Rodríguez SPG 30 3 A. Caro HBS 29 4 2 tied with 27
League Leaders W L. Gómez - PLN 5 2 I. Delgado CHI 4 2 R. Frank STC 4 2 M. Pérez LVS 4 2 J. Reyes POR 4	League Leaders ERA L. Gómez - PLN 0.79 2 R. Román CLE 1.32 3 F. Boulet PLN 1.36 4 R. Frank STC 2.17 4 J. Morán PLN 2.17	League Leaders K L. Gómez - PLN 51 2 P. White MAR 38 3 G. Sweeney WAS 31 4 J. Fernández HBS 29 4 J. Knight OSH 29

[Alan T]

Red-Hot Bat: Riles Collects Cycle
Sunday, May 15th, 2039: 4 hits is a great day for any player, but when they come in four different denominations, that's a cycle -- a rarity by baseball's standards. Frank Riles had a single, double, triple and home run for the Chicago Southpaws and led them to a 10-2 decision over St Louis at The Brewery with 2 runs scored and 4 runs batted in.

Frank Riles hit an RBI triple in the 1st, hit a two-run home run off Juan Hernández in the 2nd, flied out in the 4th, doubled in the 6th and hit an RBI single in the 7th.

This year Riles is batting .333 with 1 home run and 19 RBIs. In 36 games he has scored 23 times.

[Alan T]

Cortéz Gets 7 Hits
Thursday, May 19th, 2039: It was a big day with the bat for Bartolo Cortéz of the Spring Lions at Ballpark of Cleveland as he bashed out hit after hit after hit to defeat Cleveland 32-11.

After the game he said, "Guys, it's just one game in a long season. I hit it hard and found some holes today. 7 hits in 7 tries. But my hits are not the big thing in the game. The victory is the important thing. That's the story."

At the end of the game Cortéz had collected 7 hits in 7 at-bats and a small mention in the record book. He was happy. He had a big day with the bat. And the Lions had won.

Bartolo Cortéz doubled in the 1st, singled in the 2nd, hit an RBI triple in the 3rd, walked in the 5th, hit a two-run single in the 6th, hit an RBI single in the 7th, hit a two-run double in the 8th and hit an RBI single in the 9th.

During the current season Cortéz is batting at a .350 clip with no home runs and 31 RBIs. He has played in 39 games and scored 28 times.

[Alan T]

RL Selects Baxter May's Best Pitcher
Wednesday, June 1st, 2039: Bobby Baxter 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 Wolverines bullpen ace collected 7 saves and 19 strikeouts in 17.2 innings, holding the opposition to a .213 average and posting a 4.08 ERA and a 3-1 record.

So far this season Baxter has 12 saves in 28 relief appearances with a 5-3 record and 4.65 ERA.


Pirates Morán Chosen May's Best in CL
Wednesday, June 1st, 2039: Despite the number of years he's been in the league, Jorge Morán still gets excited when he puts together a quality stretch like he had in May. The 31-year-old starter for Plantana was named Continental League Pitcher of the Month earlier today.

He collected 5 wins and no losses with 22 strikeouts in his 6 starts, putting up a fine 2.50 ERA in 39.2 innings of work.

This season in 11 starts Jorge Morán has a record of 8-2 with 46 strikeouts in 68.2 innings and a 2.36 ERA.

[Alan T]

Donlon Crowned Batter of the Month in May
Wednesday, June 1st, 2039: The Republic League has made it official -- Dale Donlon is the winner of the Batter of the Month trophy.

In May, the Las Vegas left fielder starred with a .377 batting average, 10 home runs and 37 RBIs. Donlon also had 21 walks, posted a .466 on-base percentage and scored 22 times.

A look at his current stats shows Donlon with a .364 average, 16 home runs, 60 RBIs and 37 runs scored. He has played in 53 games.


CL's Premier Batter Picked
Wednesday, June 1st, 2039: Seasoned by several years of professional experience, 31-year-old Richie Moore put together a solid offensive month for Chicago and was crowned May's top batter in the Continental League.

He batted .352 with 10 home runs, 31 RBIs and 30 runs scored.



Thus far this year Moore has hit .348 with 16 home runs and 51 RBIs.

[Alan T]

Best Republic League Newcomer Named
Wednesday, June 1st, 2039: Millard Ferguson performed better than any of his first-year peers in May and today was presented the Republic League Rookie of the Month trophy.

Last month the 26-year-old Waikiki third baseman played in 23 games and hit .338 with 4 doubles, 1 triple and 8 home runs. Ferguson also scored 20 times and drove in 24 runs.

Currently Ferguson has 11 home runs and a .275 batting average.


Petersen Earns CL Rookie of Month
Wednesday, June 1st, 2039: Matt Petersen made quite a few headlines in May. The 29-year-old earned Rookie of the Month recognition in the Continental League by putting up a strong numbers from start to finish.

Last month he compiled a .298 average with 34 hits, 12 home runs, 28 RBIs and 20 runs scored.

This year Petersen is batting .273 with 59 hits, 17 home runs, 48 RBIs, 9 walks, .301 OBP and has scored 31 runs.

[Alan T]

June 1st, 2039:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Havana Banana Sluggers 36 17 .679 - 37-16 -1 21-6 15-11 5-2 10-6 107 W2 8-2 Plantana Pirates 34 20 .630 2½ 28-26 6 20-10 14-10 5-1 10-6 L1 5-5 St Cloud Raindrops 30 22 .577 5½ 30-22 0 15-9 15-13 5-3 8-10 L1 7-3 Washington Freedom 24 29 .453 12 24-29 0 11-12 13-17 2-2 9-8 W5 6-4 Stafford Terriers 24 29 .453 12 27-26 -3 14-13 10-16 1-4 7-6 W1 4-6 Oshawa Mullets 24 29 .453 12 26-27 -2 13-12 11-17 3-4 7-12 L2 6-4 St Louis Hops 20 31 .392 15 18-33 2 13-15 7-16 2-3 4-4 W1 3-7 Chicago Southpaws 19 34 .358 17 22-31 -3 11-16 8-18 0-4 4-7 L6 1-9

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Spring Lions 32 19 .627 - 33-18 -1 20-8 12-11 4-3 7-8 110 W1 7-3 New York Legends 31 21 .596 1½ 26-26 5 16-8 15-13 3-2 13-3 L1 6-4 Maricopa Rattlers 30 24 .556 3½ 29-25 1 18-12 12-12 4-1 10-5 W1 4-6 Ann Arbor Wolverines 29 24 .547 4 28-25 1 15-12 14-12 3-1 12-8 L1 5-5 Las Vegas Wildcats 26 27 .491 7 27-26 -1 17-8 9-19 2-3 5-12 L3 4-6 Cleveland Naps 23 30 .434 10 23-30 0 13-14 10-16 1-4 7-6 W3 4-6 Portland Axemen 21 32 .396 12 21-32 0 14-13 7-19 4-3 9-11 W2 5-5 Waikiki Beach Boys 19 34 .358 14 23-30 -4 10-13 9-21 0-4 3-13 L2 5-5

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG Á. Rivera - MAR .373 2 D. Donlon LVS .364 3 P. Harrington SPG .363 4 W. Robertson MAR .360 5 J. Watkins MAR .355	League Leaders HR M. Petersen - STA 17 2 S. Cantrell WAS 16 2 D. Donlon LVS 16 2 R. Moore CHI 16 5 O. Rodríguez SPG 15	League Leaders RBI D. Donlon - LVS 60 2 O. Rodríguez SPG 59 3 F. Medina HBS 52 4 Á. Castillo HBS 51 4 R. Moore CHI 51
League Leaders W J. Morán - PLN 8 2 L. Gómez PLN 7 2 D. Griffin STL 7 4 I. Delgado CHI 6 4 3 more tied with 6	League Leaders ERA J. Morán - PLN 2.36 2 L. Gómez PLN 2.56 3 R. Frank STC 2.67 4 W. Layar HBS 2.73 5 R. Quifel ANN 3.21	League Leaders K L. Gómez - PLN 86 2 T. Johnston STA 73 3 R. Foster ANN 64 3 G. Sweeney WAS 64 5 J. Molina STC 62

[Alan T]

300 Home Runs for Harrington
Tuesday, June 14th, 2039: Portland defeated Spring today 7-2 and took some of the joy out of Phil Harrington's 300th career home run.

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

Despite the loss, it was a good game for the 31-year-old Lions first baseman. He had 1 hit, scored 1 run and had 1 run batted in.

The Axemen 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 Harrington has compiled a .319 batting average and collected 1610 hits, 300 home runs and 1021 RBIs.

[Alan T]

Ferguson on a Rampage, Hits for Cycle
Sunday, June 26th, 2039: Getting 5 hits in a game is no easy feat, but hitting for the cycle is much more rare. Millard Ferguson was on fire today, going 5 for 7 and hitting for the cycle against Spring at Waikiki Beachpark. His batting escapade sparked the Waikiki Beach Boys to a 8-7 victory over the Lions. For the day the Beach Boys third baseman scored 3 runs and drove in 5.

The feat is rare in baseball as it requires a game of no fewer than four hits and the unusual combination of a home run, which requires a batter to hit for some power, and a triple, which requires a batter to have both speed on the basepaths and a well-placed drive deep into the outfield.

He told reporters after the game, "It just happened. Must have been fate or something... you can't plan this. I was more concerned with winning the game."

Millard Ferguson hit an RBI triple in the 2nd, hit a three-run double in the 3rd, hit a solo-shot off Chris McKinney in the 6th, singled in the 7th, flied out in the 9th, flied out in the 11th and singled in the 14th.

In 63 games this season Ferguson is batting .304 with 68 hits and 13 home runs. He has scored 42 runs and driven in 52.

[Alan T]

Republic League Names #1 Pitcher in June
Friday, July 1st, 2039: John Ballard was the anchor in the Portland bullpen last month and snatched up the Republic League Pitcher of the Month honors for June. The 31-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 14.1 innings over 11 relief appearances and collected a 2-0 record with 17 strikeouts and 6 saves while etching his 0.00 ERA.

Currently Ballard has 17 saves. In 36 relief appearances he has hurled 43.2 innings, struck out 54 and issued 7 walks with a 6-3 record. The Portland reliever has recorded a 1.44 ERA and allowed the opposition to hit .199 when he is on the mound.


Stafford Starter Named CL's Premier Pitcher
Friday, July 1st, 2039: Len Busse's been around the league long enough to appreciate the honor he received today. After going 4-0 in June, the 28-year-old Stafford hurler has been named Continental League Pitcher of the Month.

He fanned 26 in 34.1 innings, logged an ERA of 2.62 and allowed opponents to hit .227 against him.

Checking out his stats for the season, Busse has notched 7 wins and 3 losses in 16 starts, 4.65 ERA and struck out 84 batters in 98.2 innings.

[Alan T]

RL Best Hitter Trophy Goes to Trampakoulos
Friday, July 1st, 2039: Free agent-to-be Arion Trampakoulos has inflated his asking price over the past 30 days by winning the Republic League Batter of the Month.

In June, the 26-year-old Waikiki first baseman hit .346 with 10 home runs and 26 RBIs.

If he keeps putting numbers like that up, he could be hauling in a big wad of cash at this time next year.

So far this season Trampakoulos has put up a .283 batting average with 89 hits, 20 home runs and 55 RBIs.


Ramírez Wins Best Bat Trophy in June
Friday, July 1st, 2039: The vote is in and Freddy Ramírez, the 31-year-old first baseman for Plantana, is the winner. Today he was honored with the Continental League Batter of the Month award.

In June, Ramírez wowed voters with a .340 average while posting up 9 home runs, 38 RBIs, 22 runs scored and a .429 on-base percentage.

This year Ramírez has hit 17 home runs and posted a .319 batting average.

[Alan T]

Sensational Month for RL Rookie
Friday, July 1st, 2039: Millard Ferguson put up eye-catching numbers in June to earn himself the Republic League Rookie of the Month Award.

The third baseman for the Waikiki Beach Boys batted .388 with 2 home runs, 21 RBIs and 16 runs scored as he proved he does deserve to play in the Republic League.

To date, Ferguson has collected 74 hits for a .316 average. He has posted 13 home runs, scored 44 runs and driven in 55 runs.



Continental League Names Rookie of Month
Friday, July 1st, 2039: A veritable toddler to the Continental League, Edgar Ruíz just sewed up the Rookie of the Month trophy for June.

Over the past month the 25-year-old shortstop for Plantana hit .358 with 38 hits, 1 home run and 9 runs batted in. He also logged 13 walks and compiled a .426 on-base percentage.

Thus far this year Ruíz is hitting .285 with 4 home runs, 37 RBIs and 51 runs scored.

[Alan T]

July 1st, 2039:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Havana Banana Sluggers 55 24 .696 - 54-25 1 29-8 26-16 8-3 14-9 74 W4 6-4 St Cloud Raindrops 45 34 .570 10 44-35 1 22-17 23-17 5-3 11-12 L5 4-6 Plantana Pirates 46 35 .568 10 44-37 2 28-17 18-18 5-2 12-12 W1 4-6 Stafford Terriers 41 39 .512 14½ 43-37 -2 23-17 18-22 1-4 11-6 W3 6-4 Oshawa Mullets 37 44 .457 19 36-45 1 19-19 18-25 3-5 11-14 W1 6-4 Washington Freedom 36 44 .450 19½ 36-44 0 20-18 16-26 2-2 13-14 L1 7-3 Chicago Southpaws 30 50 .375 25½ 34-46 -4 19-21 11-29 0-5 6-10 L2 5-5 St Louis Hops 29 49 .372 25½ 28-50 1 18-24 11-25 3-3 7-8 L1 3-7

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York Legends 49 30 .620 - 44-35 5 24-15 25-15 5-3 18-7 79 W1 7-3 Spring Lions 43 35 .551 5½ 47-31 -4 26-16 17-19 4-7 9-12 L1 4-6 Ann Arbor Wolverines 41 39 .512 8½ 40-40 1 21-19 20-20 4-3 14-11 L2 4-6 Las Vegas Wildcats 41 40 .506 9 42-39 -1 24-14 17-26 3-4 9-14 W1 6-4 Portland Axemen 38 42 .475 11½ 36-44 2 20-20 18-22 5-3 15-11 W1 4-6 Waikiki Beach Boys 37 43 .463 12½ 39-41 -2 20-18 17-25 4-4 7-15 W4 9-1 Maricopa Rattlers 36 45 .444 14 38-43 -2 20-25 16-20 4-2 11-12 L5 3-7 Cleveland Naps 34 45 .430 15 34-45 0 17-20 17-25 3-6 10-11 W1 3-7

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG D. Donlon - LVS .372 2 W. van der Star STA .369 3 A. Díaz POR .359 4 Á. Rivera MAR .354 5 J. Watkins MAR .353	League Leaders HR S. Cantrell - WAS 26 2 R. Moore CHI 24 3 D. Donlon LVS 23 3 M. Petersen STA 23 5 A. Trampakoulos WAI 20	League Leaders RBI D. Donlon - LVS 90 2 M. Hayes NY 84 3 P. Medina CLE 79 3 O. Rodríguez SPG 79 5 2 tied with 75
League Leaders W L. Gómez - PLN 10 2 I. Delgado CHI 9 2 R. Frank STC 9 4 J. Adams PLN 8 4 3 more tied with 8	League Leaders ERA G. Sweeney - WAS 2.74 2 R. Quifel ANN 2.95 2 W. Layar HBS 2.95 4 L. Gómez PLN 3.04 5 J. Morán PLN 3.06	League Leaders K L. Gómez - PLN 124 2 T. Johnston STA 105 3 G. Sweeney WAS 96 4 J. Molina STC 92 5 R. Foster ANN 90

[Alan T]

FOOLX News: The All-Star Game Rosters Have Been Announced
Sunday, July 10th, 2039: 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 FOOL-X All-Star Game have been announced.

For the Continental League, the roster includes: SP Reginald Frank (STC) - 10-3, 3.41 ERA
SP Carlos Galindo (HBS) - 6-2, 3.19 ERA
SP Luis Gómez (PLN) - 10-4, 3.30 ERA
SP Terry Johnston (STA) - 9-6, 3.16 ERA
SP Wicaksono Layar (HBS) - 7-3, 3.31 ERA
SP Jorge Morán (PLN) - 10-4, 3.00 ERA
SP Garrett Sweeney (WAS) - 7-6, 3.38 ERA
MR Luis Nalasco (STC) - 8-0, 1.95 ERA
MR Héctor Sánchez (STL) - 3-3, 15 SV, 2.73 ERA
CL Mitchell Bahr (STC) - 1-3, 18 SV, 2.45 ERA
CL Eng-hee Kan (HBS) - 4-2, 20 SV, 2.44 ERA
CL Bob Newton (CHI) - 5-0, 2 SV, 1.56 ERA
C Eugene Smith (OSH) - .275/.380/.477, 11 HR, 44 RBI
C Román Albareda (STC) - .316/.442/.540, 13 HR, 65 RBI
1B Matt Petersen (STA) - .290/.317/.601, 26 HR, 80 RBI
1B Salla Ruhiu (STA) - .274/.389/.421, 9 HR, 42 RBI
1B Freddy Ramírez (PLN) - .318/.407/.583, 18 HR, 83 RBI
2B Richie Moore (CHI) - .354/.462/.676, 25 HR, 75 RBI
2B Michael Peppers (HBS) - .339/.432/.525, 15 HR, 53 RBI
3B Arturo Caro (HBS) - .318/.388/.521, 17 HR, 80 RBI
3B Iván Canseco (PLN) - .298/.393/.452, 6 HR, 39 RBI
SS Lien-ying Lan (CHI) - .312/.373/.426, 2 HR, 36 RBI
LF Christophe Pruvost (STA) - .327/.439/.560, 14 HR, 64 RBI
LF Simon Cantrell (WAS) - .276/.326/.558, 27 HR, 65 RBI
CF Waldo van der Star (STA) - .373/.443/.494, 2 HR, 31 RBI
CF Ángel Castillo (HBS) - .265/.373/.486, 18 HR, 78 RBI
RF Alfredo Palma (OSH) - .304/.421/.530, 17 HR, 52 RBI
RF Félix Medina (HBS) - .312/.395/.535, 19 HR, 77 RBI
.

For the Republic League these players have been selected: SP Guillermo Ayala (LVS) - 8-4, 4.11 ERA
SP Romão Quifel (ANN) - 7-5, 3.00 ERA
SP Ricardo Román (CLE) - 3-3, 3.88 ERA
SP Giampietro Tiepolo (NY) - 7-6, 4.38 ERA
SP Walton Watts (SPG) - 7-3, 4.54 ERA
SP John Wilson (NY) - 6-5, 4.37 ERA
MR Bobby Baxter (ANN) - 6-5, 16 SV, 5.07 ERA
MR Tomás González (POR) - 3-1, 2 SV, 2.21 ERA
CL John Ballard (POR) - 6-4, 19 SV, 1.69 ERA
CL Ramón Castillo (SPG) - 6-7, 9 SV, 3.00 ERA
CL Michel Roy (NY) - 4-4, 22 SV, 2.78 ERA
CL Alfredo Velásquez (MAR) - 4-1, 10 SV, 3.20 ERA
C Johnny Hatfield (MAR) - .288/.365/.488, 15 HR, 67 RBI
C Pippino Nannini (LVS) - .301/.356/.429, 9 HR, 40 RBI
1B Wes Robertson (MAR) - .323/.383/.476, 6 HR, 68 RBI
1B Curt Hunt (ANN) - .285/.398/.468, 15 HR, 58 RBI
1B Phil Harrington (SPG) - .337/.441/.586, 20 HR, 70 RBI
2B Tim Ingram (SPG) - .320/.386/.438, 5 HR, 40 RBI
3B Millard Ferguson (WAI) - .323/.376/.606, 15 HR, 62 RBI
3B Jack Watkins (MAR) - .350/.409/.504, 5 HR, 51 RBI
SS Steve Robinson (WAI) - .322/.392/.433, 4 HR, 50 RBI
LF Dale Donlon (LVS) - .377/.470/.717, 26 HR, 99 RBI
CF Rex Yarrow (NY) - .318/.414/.508, 14 HR, 72 RBI
CF Orlando Rodríguez (SPG) - .311/.411/.626, 23 HR, 89 RBI
RF Ángel Rivera (MAR) - .344/.433/.550, 17 HR, 66 RBI
RF Júlio Castro (CLE) - .276/.380/.453, 14 HR, 48 RBI
RF Brett Edgar (SPG) - .307/.380/.472, 14 HR, 48 RBI
RF Pedro Medina (CLE) - .294/.367/.563, 20 HR, 84 RBI
.

The CL manager conceded that not every deserving player is rewarded with a spot on the roster. "Every year," he said, "someone is disappointed to be left out. This year's no different -- too many good players, not enough roster spots."

[Tasan]

Hrm...we better surge up some, or I'm really worried. Looks like the bullpen is failing us a bit.

[Alan T]

Dean Is RL's Best Pitcher in July
Monday, August 1st, 2039: The Republic League announced the winner of the Pitcher of the Month Award for July.

It went to Al Dean of Las Vegas for his outstanding 3-1 record and 1.56 ERA.

Dean also chalked up 5 starts, 34.2 innings and 25 strikeouts.



This season Dean has crafted a 4-5 mark with a 3.64 ERA in 113.2 innings. Opposing clubs are batting .262 against him and he has 89 strikeouts.


Relief Ace Cops #1 Pitcher Award in July
Monday, August 1st, 2039: It doesn't happen often, but it did in July: A reliever, Lorenzo García, has been named the top pitcher in the Continental League.

The Stafford bullpen ace starred with no saves in no relief appearances, logging 32.2 innings, 24 strikeouts, 6 walks and a 0.28 ERA. García finished the month with 4 wins and no losses -- and was the league's number one hurler.

This season García has been credited with no saves. In no relief appearances and 135.1 innings he has a 11-7 won-lost mark, a 2.93 ERA and 94 strikeouts.

[Alan T]

Great July Gets Rodríguez RL Best Hitter Award
Monday, August 1st, 2039: The top hitter in the Republic League in July was Spring center fielder Orlando Rodríguez.

He was selected the Batter of the Month after batting .291, hitting 11 home runs, scoring 23 runs and driving in 26.

This year Rodríguez is batting .308 with 29 home runs.



Christophe Pruvost Named Best CL Batter in July
Monday, August 1st, 2039: Christophe Pruvost is in the final year of his contract with Stafford and today added a timely piece of hardware to his trophy case. Playing in 25 games in July the 31-year-old left fielder ripped Continental League pitchers for a .432 batting average, nabbing him the Batter of the Month award.

He also rang up 7 home runs, 33 RBIs and 17 runs scored.

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

Posting a .346 batting average to date, Pruvost has 20 home runs and 86 RBIs.

[Alan T]

Olson Named RL's Best Rookie
Monday, August 1st, 2039: Jesús Olson earned July's Rookie of the Month honors in the Republic League for last month's performance. The boyish Cleveland third baseman might be wet behind the ears, but he's proving that he has what it takes to play at this level.

Olson hit .322 with 7 home runs, 29 RBIs and 14 runs scored this past month on his way to winning the award.

On the year Olson is hitting .286 with 93 hits, 24 home runs, 74 RBIs, .343 OBP and has scored 47 runs.



Stafford Rookie Hits His Way to CL Honor
Monday, August 1st, 2039: In July, Matt Petersen had an exceptional month at the plate and hit his way to the Continental League Rookie of the Month award.

Last month the 29-year-old Stafford first baseman played in 25 games and hit .345 with 9 doubles, no triples and 5 home runs. Petersen also scored 17 times and drove in 22 runs.

Petersen currently has a .290 batting average with 126 hits, 28 homers, 93 RBIs, 59 runs scored and a .320 OBP.

[Alan T]

August 1st, 2039:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Havana Banana Sluggers 68 37 .648 - 67-38 1 33-14 35-23 9-4 17-12 50 L2 5-5 St Cloud Raindrops 59 45 .567 8½ 57-47 2 30-24 29-21 5-5 15-15 W1 8-2 Plantana Pirates 58 48 .547 10½ 57-49 1 31-21 27-27 9-3 15-15 L1 4-6 Stafford Terriers 56 49 .533 12 59-46 -3 33-22 23-27 4-5 17-9 W2 8-2 Washington Freedom 47 58 .448 21 48-57 -1 26-25 21-33 2-4 14-21 L1 3-7 Oshawa Mullets 47 58 .448 21 47-58 0 27-29 20-29 4-7 15-19 W1 3-7 Chicago Southpaws 43 62 .410 25 47-58 -4 28-25 15-37 1-7 9-15 L1 6-4 St Louis Hops 42 63 .400 26 39-66 3 22-30 20-33 4-3 14-10 W1 4-6

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York Legends 64 40 .615 - 57-47 7 34-20 30-20 6-4 22-12 51 L2 5-5 Spring Lions 57 48 .543 7½ 62-43 -5 31-21 26-27 6-7 12-17 W3 6-4 Las Vegas Wildcats 56 49 .533 8½ 56-49 0 35-21 21-28 3-4 13-18 L1 7-3 Ann Arbor Wolverines 55 50 .524 9½ 57-48 -2 30-25 25-25 4-3 14-13 W1 6-4 Portland Axemen 50 55 .476 14½ 45-60 5 26-27 24-28 8-4 22-14 W2 6-4 Waikiki Beach Boys 49 56 .467 15½ 51-54 -2 27-24 22-32 4-7 10-17 L3 5-5 Maricopa Rattlers 46 60 .434 19 48-58 -2 24-28 22-32 6-3 17-15 W1 2-8 Cleveland Naps 43 62 .410 21½ 46-59 -3 22-25 21-37 4-9 11-15 L1 4-6

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG W. van der Star - STA .374 2 A. Díaz POR .352 2 L. Boyer NY .352 4 R. Moore CHI .349 4 D. Donlon LVS .349	League Leaders HR 2 tied with 29 1 R. Moore CHI 29 1 O. Rodríguez SPG 29 3 S. Cantrell WAS 28 3 M. Petersen STA 28	League Leaders RBI M. Hayes - NY 109 2 D. Donlon LVS 107 3 O. Rodríguez SPG 105 4 P. Medina CLE 96 5 F. Medina HBS 94
League Leaders W 4 tied with 11 1 R. Frank STC 11 1 L. García STA 11 1 J. Morán PLN 11 1 B. Pike NY 11	League Leaders ERA R. Quifel - ANN 2.83 2 L. García STA 2.93 3 J. Fernández HBS 3.29 4 J. Molina STC 3.47 5 G. Sweeney WAS 3.49	League Leaders K L. Gómez - PLN 141 2 T. Johnston STA 130 3 G. Sweeney WAS 120 4 L. Busse STA 116 4 R. Foster ANN 116

[CleBrownsfan]

come on #1 pick!

[Alan T]

Cantrell Makes 300 HR Mark
Tuesday, August 2nd, 2039: Simon Cantrell 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," Cantrell said after the game.

The Freedom left fielder went 4 for 4 with 2 home runs and 3 RBI as the Washington Freedom won 7-5 over the Oshawa Mullets.

During his career Cantrell has hit .286 with 1547 hits, 300 home runs, 1007 RBIs and scored 919 runs.

[Alan T]

#300 for Guerra
Monday, August 15th, 2039: Mullets first baseman António Guerra reached a career milestone yesterday, blasting home run number 300.

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

He went 1-5 during the Oshawa 10-5 triumph over the Chicago Southpaws and scored 1 run with 1 run batted in.

For his career Guerra has hit at a .235 clip. Among his lifetime numbers are 1056 hits, 233 doubles, 10 triples, 300 home runs and 883 RBIs.

[Alan T]

Sakurai Garners RL #1 Pitcher Award
Thursday, September 1st, 2039: A reliever is at his best when the game is on the line. The pressure doesn't get to him. Kazuma Sakurai of the Las Vegas Wildcats is just that kind of pitcher. In August, he was acclaimed the Pitcher of the Month by the Republic League.

Las Vegas's star reliever held the opposition to a .190 average and put up 11 saves and 13 strikeouts in 12.1 innings with a 0-0 mark and a 1.46 ERA.

So far this season, Sakurai has put up these stats: 55 relief appearances, 35 saves, 56.2 IP, 60 strikeouts, and 3.34 ERA. His won-lost record is 0-5, and the opposition is hitting .220 against him.


Continental League Announces #1 Starter
Thursday, September 1st, 2039: Whether José Fernández stays in Havana beyond this season remains to be seen, but while he's here he's making the most of it. In August the 35-year-old certainly pulled out all the stops by winning the Continental League Pitcher of the Month award.

He put up some fancy numbers with a 4-0 record and and an ERA of 1.06. In 42.1 innings he struck out 30, surrendered 29 hits, 14 walks and proved to be a solid performer in 6 starts last month.

This season Fernández has a 12-4 record with a 2.73 ERA.

[Alan T]

Verhoeve Garners RL Batter of the Month Award
Thursday, September 1st, 2039: Greg Verhoeve got another reason to celebrate today as he followed up a great month of August at the plate by winning the Republic League Batter of the Month Award.

During the month, the Spring designated hitter hit .413 with 8 home runs, 33 RBIs and 27 runs scored.

This season Verhoeve is hitting at a .322 pace with 26 home runs, 108 RBIs and has scored 97 times.


CL Top Batter Trophy Won by Cantrell
Thursday, September 1st, 2039: Prospective free agents love to have hot streaks and Simon Cantrell is no exception. The Washington left fielder capped off a fine month by hauling in Batter of the Month honors in the Continental League.

In August Cantrell hit .315 with 8 home runs, 21 RBIs and 26 runs scored.

This season Cantrell is batting .294 with 158 hits and 36 home runs. He has scored 88 times and has 92 RBI.

[Alan T]

Rookie Reels In Republic League Award
Thursday, September 1st, 2039: Youngster Jesús Olson emerged as the latest Republic League Rookie of the Month today. The young man from Cleveland deserved the honor, batting .317 with 9 home runs and 22 runs batted in. Is the month of August a harbinger of things to come or just a fluke? We'll find out someday, but for now, we'll just let Olson enjoy the limelight.

To date Olson has chalked up a .292 average with 33 home runs, driven in 96 runs and scored 63 times.



Petersen Voted August's Best CL Rookie
Thursday, September 1st, 2039: The Continental League made the official announcement today. The Rookie of the Month honor went to Matt Petersen of Stafford. He was chosen as the #1 rookie in August.

Last month the 29-year-old Terriers first baseman played in 28 games and hit .290 with 6 doubles, 1 triple and 6 home runs. Petersen also scored 14 times and drove in 18 runs.

In this current campaign Petersen is hitting at a .290 clip with 34 home runs and 111 RBIs.

[Alan T]

September 1st, 2039:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Havana Banana Sluggers 86 47 .647 - 84-49 2 41-21 45-26 10-4 23-16 18 L1 7-3 St Cloud Raindrops 74 59 .556 12 73-60 1 37-30 37-29 7-6 20-20 W1 6-4 Plantana Pirates 72 60 .545 13½ 72-60 0 39-27 33-33 9-4 20-19 L2 6-4 Stafford Terriers 68 65 .511 18 72-61 -4 37-30 31-35 4-7 21-16 W2 5-5 Washington Freedom 65 68 .489 21 65-68 0 36-32 29-36 3-5 18-24 W1 7-3 Oshawa Mullets 59 74 .444 27 58-75 1 32-39 27-35 4-7 17-22 W1 3-7 Chicago Southpaws 56 78 .418 30½ 60-74 -4 35-34 21-44 1-7 14-18 L1 4-6 St Louis Hops 52 81 .391 34 50-83 2 26-36 26-45 5-3 16-14 L1 3-7

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Las Vegas Wildcats 77 56 .579 - 75-58 2 44-27 33-29 3-5 20-19 29 L1 6-4 New York Legends 76 57 .571 1 70-63 6 41-26 35-31 7-4 25-16 W1 4-6 Spring Lions 72 61 .541 5 77-56 -5 37-25 35-36 7-10 17-22 L1 3-7 Ann Arbor Wolverines 67 66 .504 10 72-61 -5 34-33 33-33 5-3 16-19 L2 4-6 Waikiki Beach Boys 65 68 .489 12 68-65 -3 36-32 29-36 4-7 14-21 W5 8-2 Maricopa Rattlers 60 72 .455 16½ 60-72 0 31-35 29-37 7-3 21-16 W2 6-4 Portland Axemen 60 74 .448 17½ 56-78 4 30-39 30-35 10-5 24-19 L3 3-7 Cleveland Naps 55 78 .414 22 57-76 -2 28-34 27-44 5-11 14-19 W1 5-5

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG W. van der Star - STA .384 2 A. Díaz POR .373 3 L. Boyer NY .356 4 Á. Rivera MAR .350 5 D. Donlon LVS .349	League Leaders HR R. Moore - CHI 37 2 S. Cantrell WAS 36 2 D. Donlon LVS 36 4 M. Hayes NY 34 4 2 more tied with 34	League Leaders RBI D. Donlon - LVS 147 2 M. Hayes NY 144 3 O. Rodríguez SPG 127 4 P. Medina CLE 123 5 F. Medina HBS 119
League Leaders W R. Frank - STC 15 2 G. Ayala LVS 14 2 J. Morán PLN 14 4 I. Delgado CHI 13 4 3 more tied with 13	League Leaders ERA J. Fernández - HBS 2.73 2 L. García STA 3.10 3 J. Molina STC 3.14 4 R. Frank STC 3.33 5 R. Quifel ANN 3.38	League Leaders K L. Gómez - PLN 171 2 T. Johnston STA 168 3 G. Sweeney WAS 156 4 J. Molina STC 149 5 R. Foster ANN 148

[Alan T]

September 19th, 2039:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Havana Banana Sluggers 93 55 .628 - 90-58 3 46-25 47-30 11-4 28-18 3 L3 4-6 St Cloud Raindrops 82 67 .550 11½ 82-67 0 39-32 43-35 7-7 21-22 W1 5-5 Plantana Pirates 81 69 .540 13 81-69 0 40-29 41-40 12-4 23-22 L1 5-5 Stafford Terriers 79 71 .527 15 81-69 -2 44-34 35-37 5-7 22-17 L1 6-4 Washington Freedom 73 77 .487 21 73-77 0 39-36 34-41 3-6 19-27 W1 5-5 Chicago Southpaws 66 83 .443 27½ 69-80 -3 43-38 23-45 2-9 18-20 W4 6-4 Oshawa Mullets 65 84 .436 28½ 66-83 -1 34-43 31-41 5-8 18-25 L1 4-6 St Louis Hops 58 91 .389 35½ 57-92 1 31-44 27-47 5-5 17-15 W1 4-6

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York Legends 87 62 .584 - 79-70 8 44-27 43-35 8-4 28-18 12 W2 8-2 Las Vegas Wildcats 85 64 .570 2 83-66 2 48-29 37-35 4-5 22-20 L1 5-5 Spring Lions 83 66 .557 4 88-61 -5 46-29 37-37 8-10 20-23 W4 7-3 Ann Arbor Wolverines 74 76 .493 13½ 80-70 -6 40-38 34-38 5-5 16-23 L2 5-5 Waikiki Beach Boys 71 79 .473 16½ 75-75 -4 38-37 33-42 4-7 16-23 W1 2-8 Portland Axemen 67 82 .450 20 61-88 6 36-45 31-37 10-6 27-20 W1 4-6 Maricopa Rattlers 67 83 .447 20½ 67-83 0 32-37 35-46 7-4 23-18 L4 4-6 Cleveland Naps 63 85 .426 23½ 66-82 -3 32-39 31-46 6-11 16-23 L1 6-4

[Alan T]

Havana has a magic number of 1
St. Cloud has a magic number of 12

New York has a magic number of 10
Las Vegas has a magic number of 12

[Alan T]

September 26th, 2039:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Havana Banana Sluggers 97 58 .626 - 94-61 3 47-27 50-31 11-4 30-19 Clinched L1 4-6 St Cloud Raindrops 85 71 .545 12½ 86-70 -1 42-36 43-35 7-7 23-24 L1 4-6 Stafford Terriers 84 72 .538 13½ 84-72 0 47-34 37-38 6-7 23-17 W1 7-3 Plantana Pirates 84 72 .538 13½ 84-72 0 43-32 41-40 12-4 25-24 L2 5-5 Washington Freedom 75 81 .481 22½ 75-81 0 39-36 36-45 3-6 20-28 L2 5-5 Oshawa Mullets 69 87 .442 28½ 70-86 -1 36-45 33-42 5-8 20-27 W2 5-5 Chicago Southpaws 67 88 .432 30 71-84 -4 43-38 24-50 2-10 18-22 W1 5-5 St Louis Hops 62 94 .397 35½ 60-96 2 33-45 29-49 5-5 18-16 W2 6-4

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York Legends 91 65 .583 - 83-73 8 48-30 43-35 9-4 30-19 4 L1 6-4 Las Vegas Wildcats 88 68 .564 3 86-70 2 49-32 39-36 4-6 23-22 L1 5-5 Spring Lions 87 69 .558 4 92-64 -5 47-31 40-38 8-10 22-24 L1 7-3 Ann Arbor Wolverines 78 78 .500 13 83-73 -5 42-39 36-39 5-5 17-23 W1 6-4 Waikiki Beach Boys 74 82 .474 17 78-78 -4 38-37 36-45 4-8 16-25 W1 4-6 Portland Axemen 70 85 .452 20½ 65-90 5 36-45 34-40 10-7 28-22 W1 4-6 Maricopa Rattlers 70 86 .449 21 70-86 0 35-40 35-46 9-4 25-18 W1 3-7 Cleveland Naps 65 90 .419 25½ 70-85 -5 33-41 32-49 6-11 16-24 L1 4-6

[Alan T]

Havana clinches a playoff spot and homefield advantage in the CLCS!

St. Cloud has a magic number of 6

New York has a magic number of 3
Las Vegas has a magic number of 6

[Alan T]

Flores Goes Cycling
Friday, September 30th, 2039: Waikiki left fielder Salvador Flores had a field day at Waikiki Beachpark battering Las Vegas pitchers and hitting for the cycle. He sparked the Beach Boys to a 26-7 triumph over the Wildcats by going 4-6 with 6 runs batted in and scoring 3 runs.

Salvador Flores struck out in the 1st, doubled in the 2nd, grounded out in the 4th, grounded out in the 6th, hit a three-run triple in the 6th, singled in the 7th and hit a three-run home run off Kazuma Sakurai in the 8th.

This season Flores has 2 home runs and a .302 batting average.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Well going against Chief doesn't sound like a fun time at all but at least I'm not as far off as I thought I was with this team. We're on the right track for once!

[Alan T]

Final day of the season coming up!

Havana 103-58 (clinched)
Stafford 87-74
Plantana 87-74
St. Cloud 86-75


New York 94-67 (clinched)
Las Vegas 92-69 (clinched)


New York clinches homefield advantage in the RLCS!
Las Vegas clinches a playoff spot as well.

[Alan T]

10/2:


St. Cloud 10, Stafford 6
Plantana 9, St.Louis 7


Plantana clinches the final playoff spot!

[Tasan]

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