FOOL-X 2073 Regular Season

[Alan T]

Sim time, getting exports now

[Alan T]

Have one illegal roster. Give me about 10 minutes or so to get it resolved.

[Alan T]

St Louis Hops: Signed free agent SP Mei-shan Ren to a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,000,000.

Ann Arbor Wolverines: Signed free agent SS Eddie Yates to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,000,000.

Oshawa Mullets: Signed free agent CL Juan Hernández to a 3-year contract worth a total of $1,689,000.

Stafford Terriers: Signed free agent MR Carlos Rivera to a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,743,000.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent LF Miguel Ceprda to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent LF Richard Tate to a minor league contract.

[Alan T]

Here we go, good luck everyone this season

[Afino]

Woot!

[Alan T]

April's #1 Starter Named in RL
Monday, May 1st, 2073: Edward Ferrell has made fans throughout FOOL-X take notice over the past month with an exceptional 4-0 record. No pitcher in the Republic League threw better in April, garnering him the Pitcher of the Month award today.

In 5 starts Ferrell compiled a 2.19 ERA, putting up a 4-0 record, striking out 29 and tossing 37 innings.

CL's Best Starter is Wie
Monday, May 1st, 2073: Tian-bai Wie's been around the league long enough to appreciate the honor he received today. After going 4-1 in April, the 31-year-old Havana hurler has been named Continental League Pitcher of the Month.

He fanned 35 in 38.2 innings, logged an ERA of 1.63 and allowed opponents to hit .196 against him.

[Alan T]

Red-Hot April Lands Mack Batting Prize in RL
Monday, May 1st, 2073: When Dennis Mack stepped up to the plate in April, he did it with confidence and today he was honored with the Republic League Batter of the Month award.

The young Spring right fielder posted a .337 batting average with 4 home runs, 22 RBIs and scored 19 runs. Mack also worked pitchers for 9 walks to post a .392 on-base percentage.


CL's Best Batter Announced
Monday, May 1st, 2073: The vote is in and Austin White, the 26-year-old left fielder for Oshawa, is the winner. Today he was honored with the Continental League Batter of the Month award.

In April, White wowed voters with a .392 average while posting up 9 home runs, 19 RBIs, 23 runs scored and a .464 on-base percentage.

[Alan T]

Premier Rookie Named by RL
Monday, May 1st, 2073: Few players his age have the consistency to put a solid month together, but Las Vegas's Edward Ferrell carved up the opposition all April long and hauled off the Republic League Rookie of the Month award today as a result.

He sizzled last month with a 4-0 mark, fanning 29 in 37 innings with an ERA of 2.19 in 5 starts.


CL Names Orozco Best Rookie
Monday, May 1st, 2073: Octávio Orozco made quite a few headlines in April. The 26-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 .400 average with 32 hits, 2 home runs, 14 RBIs and 8 runs scored.

[Alan T]

May 1st, 2073:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Stafford Terriers 15 10 .600 - 13-12 2 5-4 10-6 0-1 9-2 138 W3 7-3 London Bishops 15 10 .600 - 15-10 0 9-3 6-7 0-0 3-4 138 W3 5-5 St Cloud Raindrops 14 11 .560 1 14-11 0 5-3 9-8 3-1 4-4 W6 7-3 Plantana Pirates 15 12 .556 1 15-12 0 12-9 3-3 3-3 4-7 W1 5-5 Oshawa Mullets 14 12 .538 1½ 15-11 -1 10-7 4-5 1-3 4-5 L3 5-5 Washington Freedom 11 14 .440 4 12-13 -1 5-2 6-12 5-2 2-3 L6 4-6 St Louis Hops 9 16 .360 6 9-16 0 7-9 2-7 2-2 4-4 L3 3-7 Havana Banana Sluggers 9 17 .346 6½ 10-16 -1 4-8 5-9 0-2 2-3 L1 4-6

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Ann Arbor Wolverines 17 9 .654 - 15-11 2 7-5 10-4 2-3 3-1 137 W1 7-3 Waikiki Beach Boys 16 9 .640 ½ 14-11 2 7-5 9-4 5-0 7-4 W3 7-3 Las Vegas Wildcats 14 11 .560 2½ 15-10 -1 4-4 10-7 0-1 4-5 W1 5-5 New York Legends 15 12 .556 2½ 16-11 -1 11-10 4-2 3-1 3-2 L1 7-3 Cleveland Naps 13 12 .520 3½ 11-14 2 8-8 5-4 3-1 6-4 W3 6-4 Spring Lions 11 14 .440 5½ 15-10 -4 4-3 7-11 0-3 2-7 L4 2-8 Maricopa Rattlers 9 16 .360 7½ 7-18 2 4-5 5-11 1-2 1-2 L5 2-8 Portland Axemen 7 19 .269 10 10-16 -3 5-12 2-7 0-3 3-4 L1 3-7

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG O. Orozco - OSH .400 2 M. LaForest LON .396 3 A. White OSH .392 4 R. Tolbert ANN .382 5 2 tied with .379	League Leaders HR 2 tied with 9 1 R. Uberuaga PLN 9 1 A. White OSH 9 3 C. Stott OSH 7 4 3 tied with 6	League Leaders RBI 2 tied with 22 1 D. Mack SPG 22 1 J. Neely HBS 22 3 G. Reilly LON 20 3 J. Wright NY 20
League Leaders W 2 tied with 4 1 E. Ferrell LVS 4 1 T. Wie HBS 4 3 S. Bernier WAI 3 3 19 more tied with 3	League Leaders ERA H. Sugahara - WAI 1.53 2 T. Wie HBS 1.63 3 W. Elliott SPG 1.72 4 M. Jackson LVS 1.78 5 M. Salinas SPG 2.16	League Leaders K C. Torres - NY 45 2 B. Brown POR 40 3 R. Espinoza PLN 39 4 T. Weeks CLE 35 4 T. Wie HBS 35

[Alan T]

15 Ks for Gregory, Beats Cleveland 8-2
Saturday, May 13th, 2073: If you can't hit 'em, you can't beat 'em. That was the story today at the Ann Arbor-Cleveland clash at Ann Arbor Grounds. Wolverines twirler Bernardo Gregory gunned down 15 Naps via strikeouts and beat them 8-2. In a superb performance he allowed 6 hits and issued no walks for the victory.

To date this year, Gregory shows a 5-0 record, 8 starts, 49.1 innings, 54 strikeouts and a 2.92 ERA.

[Alan T]

Homer #300 for London's Reilly
Wednesday, May 24th, 2073: Greg Reilly 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," Reilly said after the game.

The Bishops right fielder went 2 for 4 with 2 home runs and 6 RBI as the London Bishops won 12-5 over the Washington Freedom.

In his career Reilly is batting .307 with a total of 300 home runs.

[Alan T]

Goyer Booms 300th Homer
Friday, May 26th, 2073: The London Bishops defeated the St Louis Hops 12-4 yesterday in a game that featured Scott Goyer's 300th career home run.

In the clubhouse, the Bishops second baseman 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, Goyer banged out 2 hits in 5 at-bats and scored 2 runs with 2 runs batted in.

During his career Goyer has hit for a .300 average and totaled 2101 hits, 300 home runs and 1128 RBIs.

[Alan T]

Reliever May's Best Hurler in RL
Thursday, June 1st, 2073: Ian Cox of the Spring Lions is in the spotlight today. The bullpen ace was selected the #1 pitcher in the Republic League for May.

He compiled a 5-0 record and an ERA of 0.47 in 19 innings with 20 strikeouts. Cox nailed down 1 save in 7 save opportunities.

In 27 relief appearances this season, Cox has 1 save. He has 6 wins and 1 loss, 1.16 ERA and 28 strikeouts in 31 innings.

Ramírez Earns CL Top Pitcher Trophy
Thursday, June 1st, 2073: Veteran José Ramírez put together quite a successful stretch in May for the Stafford Terriers, earning himself the Continental League Pitcher of the Month award.

Ramírez racked up a 4-0 record in 6 starts, posting a 2.23 ERA over 36.1 innings and striking out 29.

To date this season, Ramírez has a record of 6 wins and 1 loss and a 2.67 ERA. He has appeared in 11 games and struck out 49 in 64 innings.

[Alan T]

Sherman Crowned Batter of the Month in May
Thursday, June 1st, 2073: Spring third baseman Mike Sherman certainly turned heads in May with some impressive numbers. He batted .380 for the month and was voted the Republic League Batter of the Month award.

He banged 4 home runs, collected 26 RBIs, scored 20 times and put up a .400 on-base percentage.

For the year Sherman has hit .339 with 6 home runs, 33 RBIs and scored 33 runs.


César López Winner in May
Thursday, June 1st, 2073: César López of the Stafford Terriers certainly made a resounding impression on the Continental League pitching corps in May and today reaped the reward as the league's best batter for the period.

The right fielder put up some good offensive figures as he hit .391 with 6 home runs, 24 RBIs and 27 runs scored.

This year López has collected a .354 batting average to date with 75 hits in 212 at-bats, 39 RBIs, 9 home runs and scored 41 times. He has played in 54 games.

[Alan T]

Republic League Names Rookie of Month
Thursday, June 1st, 2073: Stephen Franklin earned May's Rookie of the Month honors in the Republic League for last month's performance. The boyish Portland second baseman might be wet behind the ears, but he's proving that he has what it takes to play at this level.

Franklin hit .311 with 2 home runs, 13 RBIs and 18 runs scored this past month on his way to winning the award.

This year Franklin is batting .279 with 5 home runs and 25 RBIs.


CL Selects Rookie Star of the Month
Thursday, June 1st, 2073: Reynaldo Silva was toddling around on his tricycle when some of the guys he's playing against were in their prime, but the 23-year-old left fielder 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 29 games Silva batted .320 for Washington, slapping 32 hits in 100 at-bats with 4 home runs, drove in 23 runs and scored 15 times.

Currently Silva has 4 home runs and a .302 batting average.

[Alan T]

June 1st, 2073:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 London Bishops 33 20 .623 - 30-23 3 17-7 16-13 1-0 9-6 107 W4 8-2 Stafford Terriers 31 23 .574 2½ 29-25 2 14-14 17-9 0-3 15-7 L1 4-6 Plantana Pirates 30 25 .545 4 32-23 -2 20-11 10-14 4-3 8-11 W2 3-7 Washington Freedom 27 27 .500 6½ 26-28 1 16-11 11-16 6-2 8-8 L2 5-5 St Cloud Raindrops 27 27 .500 6½ 28-26 -1 14-11 13-16 3-3 9-10 W1 6-4 St Louis Hops 23 30 .434 10 22-31 1 12-15 11-15 3-2 11-7 L3 4-6 Oshawa Mullets 23 30 .434 10 27-26 -4 11-12 12-18 1-5 5-15 W3 6-4 Havana Banana Sluggers 20 32 .385 12½ 22-30 -2 11-18 9-14 2-2 6-7 L4 4-6

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Spring Lions 34 20 .630 - 38-16 -4 21-6 13-14 1-5 9-10 106 W1 7-3 Ann Arbor Wolverines 29 23 .558 4 27-25 2 17-12 12-11 3-3 8-6 L2 6-4 Waikiki Beach Boys 29 24 .547 4½ 27-26 2 12-12 17-12 6-3 13-8 W2 4-6 Las Vegas Wildcats 28 26 .519 6 26-28 2 13-12 15-14 4-1 13-8 L1 5-5 Cleveland Naps 26 27 .491 7½ 25-28 1 11-16 15-11 4-2 8-11 L2 4-6 New York Legends 24 31 .436 10½ 29-26 -5 15-16 9-15 4-2 5-11 L1 4-6 Maricopa Rattlers 23 31 .426 11 21-33 2 14-14 9-17 2-5 5-8 W1 5-5 Portland Axemen 21 32 .396 12½ 21-32 0 8-15 13-17 1-4 8-7 W3 5-5

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG R. Ríos - SPG .375 2 C. López STA .354 3 J. Keating STA .349 4 S. Goyer LON .342 4 D. Burnett LON .342	League Leaders HR 2 tied with 15 1 P. Feliciauo WAS 15 1 A. White OSH 15 3 W. MacIntosh CLE 13 4 2 tied with 12	League Leaders RBI W. MacIntosh - CLE 45 2 G. Reilly LON 44 3 D. Mack SPG 43 4 T. Smith STC 42 5 2 tied with 40
League Leaders W T. Weeks - CLE 7 2 I. Cox SPG 6 2 M. Jackson LVS 6 2 A. LaVergne NY 6 2 3 more tied with 6	League Leaders ERA M. Jackson - LVS 1.56 2 T. Bates LVS 1.74 3 R. Espinoza PLN 1.95 4 M. Salinas SPG 2.43 5 Á. De La Parra STC 2.49	League Leaders K C. Torres - NY 80 2 T. Weeks CLE 72 3 B. Brown POR 71 4 D. Hernández NY 70 4 Y. Ono LON 70

[Alan T]

Brassard Slams Milestone Homer
Wednesday, June 14th, 2073: Washington's outstanding center fielder Raphaël Brassard joined the 300 home run club today at Fog Bowl with a booming blast in the Freedom win over the Raindrops. They topped St Cloud 4-0.

On his milestone day Brassard had 3 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 run batted in and 2 runs scored.

Tongue-in-cheek he told the press, "Don't tell me when I get close to the next milestone. Just tell me after I reach it. It will be easier to hit that way."

Lifetime Brassard is batting .285 and has totaled 300 home runs.

[Alan T]

Hinojosa Cops 400th Save, Plantana Tops Mullets 6-3
Wednesday, June 28th, 2073: "I tried to approach this game like it was just another day, but when I walked out there on the mound, it was different." It certainly was different. The Plantana star reliever José Hinojosa was about to try for his milestone 400-th career save and put his name in the record book. "I'm supposed to have ice water in my veins, but not today. It felt like my first day on the mound in my rookie season." But as he has endless times before, Hinojosa rose to the occasion and disposed of the Oshawa Mullets and saved the Pirates 6-3 victory for his historic 400-th save, allowing no runs and no hits in 1 innings of work.

Hinojosa has registered 400 saves in his career with a 61-46 record and a 1.73 ERA.

[Alan T]

June's Top Starter is Torres
Saturday, July 1st, 2073: Despite the number of years he's been in the league, Carlos Torres still gets excited when he puts together a quality stretch like he had in June. The 29-year-old starter for New York was named Republic League Pitcher of the Month earlier today.

He collected 4 wins and no losses with 51 strikeouts in his 7 starts, putting up a fine 2.54 ERA in 46 innings of work.

Checking out his stats for the season, Torres has notched 7 wins and 4 losses in 20 starts, 3.26 ERA and struck out 131 batters in 116 innings.


Continental League Picks Best Starter in June
Saturday, July 1st, 2073: Jesús Morales of the Washington Freedom outdistanced his peers on the mound this month. He fashioned a fine 4-1 won-lost mark and 1.95 ERA in 5 starts to get the Continental League Pitcher of the Month honors.

Morales had a very impressive June, finishing with 25 strikeouts in 32.1 innings and holding opposing hitters to a .235 average.

To date Morales is 9-4 in 16 starts with a 3.26 ERA and has 77 strikeouts in 96.2 innings.

[Alan T]

Spring's Joseph Snaps up June Batting Award
Saturday, July 1st, 2073: On the heels of a very productive June, Ben Joseph received Republic League Batter of the Month recognition today.

The battle-tested designated hitter hit .300 for the Spring Lions and racked up 9 home runs, 18 RBIs and 28 runs scored.

This year Joseph has hit at a .274 pace and produced 45 RBIs, 15 home runs and scored 59 runs.


Plantana's Neely Acclaimed Best CL Hitter
Saturday, July 1st, 2073: Though his face is weathered and his hands are calloused, Leonard Neely can still get it done in FOOL-X. In fact, the 33-year-old second baseman for Plantana was named the Continental League Batter of the Month today after putting up an impressive performance at the plate.

In June he batted .343 with 10 home runs, 23 RBIs and 27 runs scored.

So far this season Neely has put up a .263 batting average with 83 hits, 16 home runs and 36 RBIs.

[Alan T]

Thompson Gets RL Rookie of Month Honors
Saturday, July 1st, 2073: The top-ranked Republic League rookie in June was Las Vegas's right fielder Ed Thompson.

Last month he played in 28 games and hit .384 with 6 doubles, 2 triples, and 5 home runs. Thompson also scored 15 times and drove in 16 runs.

This season in 82 games Thompson is batting .270 with 10 home runs, 41 RBIs and has scored 35 times.


Silva Top of His Class in June
Saturday, July 1st, 2073: A veritable toddler to the Continental League, Reynaldo Silva just sewed up the Rookie of the Month trophy for June.

Over the past month the 23-year-old left fielder for Washington hit .273 with 30 hits, 7 home runs and 19 runs batted in. He also logged 5 walks and compiled a .310 on-base percentage.

This season-to-date Silva has 11 home runs and a .291 batting average.

[Alan T]

July 1st, 2073:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 London Bishops 52 28 .650 - 49-31 3 27-12 25-16 3-3 16-8 75 W3 9-1 Plantana Pirates 46 36 .561 7 49-33 -3 29-17 17-19 5-3 11-18 L2 6-4 Stafford Terriers 41 39 .512 11 40-40 1 17-20 24-19 2-4 18-14 L2 3-7 Washington Freedom 39 42 .481 13½ 42-39 -3 22-19 17-23 7-5 11-12 L2 6-4 St Cloud Raindrops 39 43 .476 14 40-42 -1 19-19 20-24 6-3 11-15 L2 4-6 Oshawa Mullets 37 44 .457 15½ 40-41 -3 19-20 18-24 2-8 9-21 W2 4-6 St Louis Hops 35 46 .432 17½ 31-50 4 15-26 20-20 4-2 18-8 W1 2-8 Havana Banana Sluggers 34 45 .430 17½ 34-45 0 14-28 20-17 2-3 12-10 W2 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 - 53-28 -5 29-12 19-21 3-7 12-12 80 W2 4-6 Ann Arbor Wolverines 44 35 .557 3 41-38 3 22-20 22-15 6-4 11-10 L2 8-2 Waikiki Beach Boys 43 37 .537 4½ 40-40 3 21-18 22-19 6-6 17-12 L3 5-5 Las Vegas Wildcats 43 39 .524 5½ 43-39 0 20-18 23-21 5-1 17-13 W2 4-6 Cleveland Naps 40 41 .494 8 43-38 -3 20-21 20-20 6-4 13-19 L1 6-4 New York Legends 40 42 .488 8½ 44-38 -4 25-21 15-21 4-3 10-13 W2 6-4 Maricopa Rattlers 37 43 .463 10½ 33-47 4 20-17 17-26 6-7 11-11 W2 5-5 Portland Axemen 28 53 .346 20 26-55 2 14-25 14-28 1-5 8-9 L2 1-9

[lynchy34]

I'm 18-8 in 1-run games yet am 11 games under .500? I've never seen anything like that.

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG P. Vélez - HBS .356 2 R. Ríos SPG .355 3 A. White OSH .346 4 C. López STA .344 5 D. Mack SPG .343	League Leaders HR R. Brassard - WAS 25 2 P. Feliciauo WAS 23 3 A. White OSH 21 4 W. MacIntosh CLE 20 5 2 tied with 17	League Leaders RBI G. Reilly - LON 70 2 W. MacIntosh CLE 66 3 C. López STA 60 4 D. Mack SPG 59 4 A. Ojeda ANN 59
League Leaders W 3 tied with 9 1 J. Morales WAS 9 1 S. Nakanishi STC 9 1 T. Weeks CLE 9 4 8 tied with 8	League Leaders ERA T. Bates - LVS 1.74 2 M. Jackson LVS 1.97 3 M. Salinas SPG 2.76 4 R. Espinoza PLN 2.77 5 2 tied with 2.83	League Leaders K C. Torres - NY 131 2 T. Weeks CLE 110 3 B. Gregory ANN 105 4 Y. Ono LON 103 5 B. Brown POR 101

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by lynchy34

I'm 18-8 in 1-run games yet am 11 games under .500? I've never seen anything like that.

My experience is that 1-run games and to some extent Pythagorean Record says more about how strong your bullpen is rather than how strong the overall team is.

My guess without looking at your team is with that difference, you have a good bullpen and below average rest of the team

[lynchy34]

Oh, my rotation is mediocre at best, while my bullpen is strong. I agree with you.

[Alan T]

200 Wins for Legends Hernández
Tuesday, July 4th, 2073: New York ace Diego Hernández solidified his place in league history with his 200th career victory today at Morales Field II. Hernández and the Legends bested Spring 6-5. He checked the Lions on 10 hits in 7.2 innings and finished the day with 4 strikeouts and no walks.

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

In his lifetime, the 33-year-old Hernández has won 200 and lost 132, piling up 2166 strikeouts with a 3.90 ERA. Opponents have hit .265 against him.

[Alan T]

FOOLX News: The All-Star Game Rosters Have Been Announced
Sunday, July 9th, 2073: The All-Stars are in a clash by themselves. The star performers from the Continental League and Republic League will soon do battle in the 2073 FOOL-X All-Star Game. It's an annual diamond spectacular that takes place at the midpoint of the season. Two superb ballclubs taking each other on in the All-Star Classic to determine the best league for this year. The talented stars are playing for league pride. Each roster is filled with standout performers.

The Continental League All-Stars feature these players:

SP Will Cox (OSH) - 8-1, 2.63 ERA
SP Rafael Espinoza (PLN) - 8-7, 2.88 ERA
SP Jesús Morales (WAS) - 11-4, 3.22 ERA
SP Toyonobu Takuda (LON) - 9-1, 3.35 ERA
SP Stephen Walker (OSH) - 6-7, 3.02 ERA
SP Conrad Wiggins (STC) - 6-5, 3.21 ERA
MR Juan Jose Cerda (STA) - 3-4, 20 SV, 3.45 ERA
MR Román Guzmán (HBS) - 2-3, 23 SV, 3.82 ERA
MR Sandro Herrera (STC) - 2-1, 20 SV, 0.26 ERA
MR Simon Tyson (WAS) - 1-0, 0.81 ERA
CL Eugene Jones (LON) - 3-0, 25 SV, 3.93 ERA
CL Alberto Valdéz (WAS) - 6-3, 11 SV, 1.85 ERA
C Miguel Encarnación (STL) - .268/.342/.455, 13 HR, 52 RBI
C Rafael Uberuaga (PLN) - .270/.363/.482, 14 HR, 47 RBI
1B Ron Butler (WAS) - .307/.380/.518, 17 HR, 59 RBI
1B Pedro Vélez (HBS) - .363/.448/.615, 11 HR, 50 RBI
1B Ángel Reyes (OSH) - .290/.377/.439, 11 HR, 45 RBI
1B Martin LaForest (LON) - .300/.389/.438, 11 HR, 52 RBI
2B Leonard Neely (PLN) - .260/.361/.494, 16 HR, 38 RBI
2B Scott Goyer (LON) - .344/.364/.577, 18 HR, 52 RBI
3B Pedro Feliciauo (WAS) - .271/.346/.525, 24 HR, 53 RBI
SS Jean-Pierre Binette (PLN) - .270/.335/.457, 11 HR, 54 RBI
LF Danny Burnett (LON) - .336/.410/.507, 9 HR, 37 RBI
LF Austin White (OSH) - .338/.404/.565, 21 HR, 61 RBI
CF Carlos Calderón (LON) - .396/.455/.645, 9 HR, 43 RBI
CF Raphaël Brassard (WAS) - .271/.362/.529, 26 HR, 54 RBI
RF T.J. Smith (STC) - .290/.349/.513, 16 HR, 52 RBI
RF César López (STA) - .336/.373/.589, 14 HR, 61 RBI


On the Republic League All-Stars roster will be:

SP Tom Bates (LVS) - 6-5, 1.81 ERA
SP Brian Brown (POR) - 7-7, 3.00 ERA
SP Augusto González (SPG) - 9-5, 3.57 ERA
SP Bernardo Gregory (ANN) - 8-1, 2.83 ERA
SP Mike Jackson (LVS) - 8-5, 2.32 ERA
SP Carlos Torres (NY) - 8-4, 3.11 ERA
SP Todd Weeks (CLE) - 10-6, 3.05 ERA
MR Simon Bernier (WAI) - 5-1, 3 SV, 1.20 ERA
MR Manuel González (POR) - 1-2, 18 SV, 1.93 ERA
MR Michael Sullivan (SPG) - 5-3, 5 SV, 1.74 ERA
CL Raúl Gutiérrez (NY) - 3-5, 17 SV, 1.78 ERA
CL Norman Ward (LVS) - 3-2, 24 SV, 1.49 ERA
C Mathieu Labrecque (CLE) - .265/.342/.451, 12 HR, 40 RBI
C Joe Garner (LVS) - .276/.331/.379, 2 HR, 44 RBI
1B Ron Tolbert (ANN) - .322/.383/.500, 9 HR, 40 RBI
1B Teruo Shiskikura (MAR) - .278/.335/.419, 7 HR, 35 RBI
1B Joy-shan Si (CLE) - .298/.336/.436, 6 HR, 37 RBI
2B Walt MacIntosh (CLE) - .245/.298/.493, 20 HR, 69 RBI
3B Mike Sherman (SPG) - .335/.379/.429, 6 HR, 47 RBI
3B Curt Thornton (WAI) - .266/.335/.384, 9 HR, 42 RBI
SS Álex Sánchez (ANN) - .299/.330/.398, 5 HR, 26 RBI
LF Jake Wright (NY) - .301/.368/.511, 15 HR, 55 RBI
LF Elvis Reese (ANN) - .284/.381/.399, 3 HR, 32 RBI
CF Mark Faulkner (MAR) - .272/.345/.482, 11 HR, 53 RBI
CF Bill Cross (NY) - .330/.375/.430, 2 HR, 29 RBI
CF Raúl Ríos (SPG) - .350/.400/.481, 8 HR, 52 RBI
CF Stanley Jackson (ANN) - .306/.422/.403, 1 HR, 47 RBI
RF Dennis Mack (SPG) - .335/.396/.551, 11 HR, 61 RBI

[Alan T]

Rodríguez Whiffs 15, Stafford Tops Havana
Wednesday, July 26th, 2073: It was a very special game for Sergio Rodríguez today at Constitution Plaza in Stafford. He had the perfect delivery. The good fastball. The nasty curve. The batters mumbling and muttering when they swung and missed. And when he needed a strikeout, he got it. In an unforgettable performance the 24-year-old Rodríguez fanned 15 strikeouts Banana Sluggers and sparked the Stafford Terriers to a 4-0 victory over Havana.

His catcher commented, "I don't think I have seen him throw better. His location and command were really something."

In addition to his 15 strikeouts, Johnson allowed 3 hits and 2 walks in a superlative outing.

His manager added, "It's a manager's day off when you get pitching like that."

The Havana skipper had no comment that was printable in the newspaper.

On the year Rodríguez has worked 144 innings with 118 strikeouts en route to a 8-6 record and 3.31 ERA.

[Afino]

Big time lack of power in those RL all stars.

[lynchy34]

Originally Posted by Afino

Big time lack of power in those RL all stars.

DEAD BALL!

[Alan T]

Gregory Is July's Best RL Hurler
Tuesday, August 1st, 2073: July's standout hurler was Bernardo Gregory of Ann Arbor. He muzzled Republic League hitters and held them in check the entire month to capture the Pitcher of the Month award.

To win the honor Gregory compiled an impressive 4-0 mark and 1.34 ERA in 6 starts. The Wolverines star hurler also rung up 38 strikeouts in 40.1 innings.

So far in 22 appearances this season, Gregory has recorded 11 wins and sustained 1 loss. He has pitched 147.2 innings, yielded 123 hits, fanned 143 and has a 2.62 ERA.


Rodríguez #1 CL Pitcher in July
Tuesday, August 1st, 2073: In July when the Stafford manager wrote the name "Rodríguez" on the lineup card, he knew he had a good shot at winning. Start after start in the month, Sergio Rodríguez took the hill, took charge and usually got the win.

He dominated with a 4-0 mark and 1.54 ERA in 6 starts. The gifted Terriers star pitched 46.2 innings, fanned 42 and held opposing teams to a .188 average.

For his outstanding mound performance Rodríguez was named the CL Pitcher of the Month by the baseball writers.

In 22 starts this season Rodríguez has crafted a 9-6 record with a 3.12 ERA.

[Alan T]

Cleveland's Labrecque Chosen RL Batter of the Month
Tuesday, August 1st, 2073: Seasoned by several years of professional experience, 32-year-old Mathieu Labrecque put together a solid offensive month for Cleveland and was crowned July's top batter in the Republic League.

He batted .378 with 6 home runs, 24 RBIs and 23 runs scored.



Labrecque is batting .291 this year with 16 home runs, 58 RBIs and 68 runs scored. He has 107 hits in 368 at-bats.



Goyer Takes CL's Best Bat Trophy
Tuesday, August 1st, 2073: Scott Goyer battered Continental League pitchers all July 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 35-year-old Goyer 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 25 games, Goyer hit .362 with 9 home runs, 20 RBIs and scored 25 runs.

This year Goyer has hit at a .343 clip with 153 hits, 24 home runs, 64 RBIs and 83 runs scored.

[Alan T]

Rookie Franklin Named Best in July
Tuesday, August 1st, 2073: Youngster Stephen Franklin emerged as the latest Republic League Rookie of the Month today. The young man from Portland deserved the honor, batting .292 with 3 home runs and 7 runs batted in. Is the month of July a harbinger of things to come or just a fluke? We'll find out someday, but for now, we'll just let Franklin enjoy the limelight.

Franklin is hitting .287 this year with 11 home runs and 42 RBIs. He also has an OBP of .320, 22 walks and scored 57 times.


CL Picks Rookie of the Month
Tuesday, August 1st, 2073: Reynaldo Silva's eyes seem to light up whenever he sees the baseball. The young Washington left fielder has been hitting everything in sight for the better part of a month.

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

During the month he hit .312 with 5 doubles, no triples and 5 home runs. Silva also scored 12 times and drove in 23 runs.

For the season Silva is hitting .296, batted in 73 runs with 16 home runs and 46 runs scored.

[Alan T]

August 1st, 2073:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 London Bishops 68 37 .648 - 64-41 4 36-19 32-18 5-3 21-9 48 W2 6-4 Stafford Terriers 59 47 .557 9½ 58-48 1 26-22 33-25 4-5 23-15 W2 7-3 Plantana Pirates 57 50 .533 12 62-45 -5 31-22 26-28 9-5 16-25 L1 4-6 Washington Freedom 52 54 .491 16½ 54-52 -2 28-27 24-27 7-7 11-15 L2 3-7 St Louis Hops 51 55 .481 17½ 45-61 6 23-30 28-25 5-5 24-11 L2 7-3 St Cloud Raindrops 48 58 .453 20½ 47-59 1 25-31 23-27 7-3 14-16 W1 5-5 Oshawa Mullets 45 61 .425 23½ 48-58 -3 23-29 22-32 3-10 10-29 L1 4-6 Havana Banana Sluggers 44 62 .415 24½ 45-61 -1 17-35 27-27 4-6 15-14 W1 4-6

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Spring Lions 59 47 .557 - 66-40 -7 36-19 23-28 5-7 16-19 56 W3 7-3 Ann Arbor Wolverines 58 48 .547 1 55-51 3 27-25 31-23 7-4 14-12 W2 5-5 Las Vegas Wildcats 54 52 .509 5 54-52 0 28-28 26-24 5-3 20-18 W2 5-5 Cleveland Naps 54 52 .509 5 57-49 -3 25-28 29-24 7-6 18-23 W4 6-4 New York Legends 54 53 .505 5½ 57-50 -3 27-26 27-27 5-4 14-16 L2 6-4 Maricopa Rattlers 53 53 .500 6 46-60 7 24-24 29-29 9-9 18-12 L3 4-6 Waikiki Beach Boys 52 53 .495 6½ 47-58 5 25-30 27-23 6-6 19-15 L5 3-7 Portland Axemen 40 66 .377 19 40-66 0 20-32 20-34 1-6 11-15 L2 4-6

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG P. Vélez - HBS .371 2 R. Ríos SPG .358 3 S. Goyer LON .343 4 J. Keating STA .342 5 2 tied with .332	League Leaders HR R. Brassard - WAS 32 2 P. Feliciauo WAS 24 2 S. Goyer LON 24 2 A. White OSH 24 5 3 tied with 23	League Leaders RBI G. Reilly - LON 80 2 W. MacIntosh CLE 79 3 B. Connor STA 76 3 A. Ojeda ANN 76 5 2 tied with 75
League Leaders W 2 tied with 12 1 J. Morales WAS 12 1 T. Weeks CLE 12 3 B. Gregory ANN 11 3 Y. Ono LON 11	League Leaders ERA T. Bates - LVS 1.69 2 M. Jackson LVS 2.42 3 B. Gregory ANN 2.62 4 R. Espinoza PLN 2.88 5 S. Walker OSH 2.90	League Leaders K C. Torres - NY 167 2 B. Gregory ANN 143 3 T. Weeks CLE 141 4 T. Bates LVS 131 4 C. Wiggins STC 131

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by lynchy34

DEAD BALL!

One interesting thing to note.. the CL has had a higher league ERA than the RL for the last 4 seasons and this season is continuing the trend. Pretty unusual statistic for the league with the DH to be running offensively on empty like that.

I wonder if it is related that the CL has also won 3 of the last 4 seasons, with the only RL win coming in a tough 9 game series last season.

[Alan T]

Las Vegas Starter Wins August's Pitcher Award
Friday, September 1st, 2073: Las Vegas Wildcats starter Mike Jackson has collected the Republic League Pitcher of the Month award for a run of lights-out performances.

"This town really appreciates it when you're going well," said Jackson. "They might boo you when you're getting knocked around, but they love you when you're mowin' them down."

In August the 33-year-old compiled a 5-0 record in 6 starts with a 2.65 ERA. He threw 37.1 innings, fanning 23 while walking 11.

In 27 starts this season Jackson has compiled a 15-6 record and a 2.47 ERA.


Plantana's Relief Ace Top Pitcher in August
Friday, September 1st, 2073: José Hinojosa 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 August and stole away with the Continental League Pitcher of the Month award.

The Pirates bullpen ace collected 4 saves and 13 strikeouts in 10.2 innings, holding the opposition to a .194 average and posting a 2.53 ERA and a 4-0 record.

This season Hinojosa has 26 saves with a 6-3 mark and 2.01 ERA.

[Alan T]

Ronald Lawson Selected August's Best Batter
Friday, September 1st, 2073: Ronald Lawson, the Cleveland Naps third baseman, 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 August's Republic League Batter of the Month award.

He slashed and bashed his way to a .405 batting average while tallying up 7 home runs, 23 RBIs and 20 runs scored. He also worked RL pitchers for 5 walks and a .442 on-base percentage.

So far this year Lawson is batting .298 with 14 home runs, 79 RBIs and 77 runs scored.


Continental League Selects August's Best Batter
Friday, September 1st, 2073: August's Hitter of the Month has been selected by the Continental League. This month's trophy was presented to the St Louis second baseman, Jason Gilliam.

He starred by hitting .370 with a .419 on-base percentage, totaled 44 hits in 119 at-bats, 9 home runs, 22 RBIs and scored 28 runs.

Gilliam is currently hitting at a .285 pace with 19 home runs, 70 RBIs and has scored 94 times.

[Alan T]

Jones Picked RL's Premier Rookie
Friday, September 1st, 2073: In August Reed Jones put up award-winning numbers, batting his way to a Rookie of the Month award in the Republic League.

The Waikiki designated hitter stroked 36 hits as he compiled a .330 average with 4 home runs and 18 RBIs.

Jones is hitting .218 so far this season with 57 RBIs and 50 runs scored. He has 109 hits including 16 home runs, 46 walks and .292 OBP.


August's Best Rookie Named by CL
Friday, September 1st, 2073: John Neely is still a bit shy, but then, who could blame the newest Continental League Rookie of the Month honoree? He hasn't been around the league long enough to fully know the ropes yet, despite the fact that he's putting up veteran-like numbers.

In August the Havana hitter tagged opposing pitching for a .364 average with 20 hits, 4 home runs and 12 RBIs.

Looking at his present stats, Neely has compiled a .294 batting average in 93 games with a .331 on-base percentage, while hitting 16 home runs and driving in 61 runs.

[Alan T]

September 1st, 2073:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 London Bishops 80 53 .602 - 78-55 2 43-24 37-29 5-5 24-14 26 L1 3-7 Stafford Terriers 76 57 .571 4 74-59 2 34-28 42-29 5-6 28-18 W1 7-3 Plantana Pirates 73 60 .549 7 77-56 -4 41-25 32-35 12-5 22-29 L1 5-5 St Louis Hops 67 67 .500 13½ 61-73 6 33-36 34-31 6-6 27-16 L4 4-6 Washington Freedom 63 71 .470 17½ 67-67 -4 36-32 27-39 7-8 15-23 W1 4-6 St Cloud Raindrops 61 72 .459 19 61-72 0 34-37 27-35 8-4 17-20 L1 5-5 Oshawa Mullets 57 76 .429 23 60-73 -3 30-38 27-38 4-11 16-34 W3 7-3 Havana Banana Sluggers 56 77 .421 24 54-79 2 22-40 34-37 4-6 21-16 W1 6-4

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Spring Lions 76 58 .567 - 82-52 -6 45-23 31-35 8-8 22-21 24 L1 6-4 Las Vegas Wildcats 70 63 .526 5½ 70-63 0 37-34 33-29 7-4 25-22 W2 4-6 New York Legends 69 64 .519 6½ 74-59 -5 36-30 33-34 6-6 18-21 W1 6-4 Ann Arbor Wolverines 69 64 .519 6½ 65-68 4 31-31 38-33 8-6 17-15 W1 5-5 Waikiki Beach Boys 66 67 .496 9½ 61-72 5 33-34 33-33 7-10 24-19 L1 5-5 Cleveland Naps 65 69 .485 11 68-66 -3 33-36 32-33 9-7 20-28 W2 6-4 Maricopa Rattlers 64 69 .481 11½ 59-74 5 32-30 32-39 12-13 22-19 L2 4-6 Portland Axemen 54 79 .406 21½ 54-79 0 32-36 22-43 4-7 16-19 L2 5-5

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG P. Vélez - HBS .363 2 R. Ríos SPG .359 3 S. Jackson ANN .337 4 J. Keating STA .336 5 D. Burnett LON .333	League Leaders HR R. Brassard - WAS 38 2 P. Feliciauo WAS 30 2 S. Goyer LON 30 4 T. Smith STC 28 5 5 tied with 27	League Leaders RBI 2 tied with 95 1 B. Connor STA 95 1 G. Reilly LON 95 3 W. MacIntosh CLE 91 3 A. Ojeda ANN 91
League Leaders W T. Weeks - CLE 16 2 M. Jackson LVS 15 3 K. Girard WAI 13 3 K. Guppy PLN 13 3 3 more tied with 13	League Leaders ERA T. Bates - LVS 1.81 2 M. Jackson LVS 2.47 3 R. Espinoza PLN 2.71 4 S. Walker OSH 2.79 5 S. Rodríguez STA 2.82	League Leaders K C. Torres - NY 208 2 T. Weeks CLE 184 3 T. Bates LVS 176 4 B. Gregory ANN 166 5 C. Wiggins STC 165

[Alan T]

Rodríguez Too Tough, Blanks St Louis
Friday, September 15th, 2073: In an impressive outing Sergio Rodríguez hurled nothing but zeros at the Hops today at The Brewery. The Stafford pitcher allowed 2 hits, fanned 5 and walked 1 in blanking St Louis 4-0.

Checking out his stats for the year, Rodríguez has racked up 13 wins and 7 losses in 30 starts, 2.49 ERA and struck out 176 batters in 209.2 innings.

[ekcut]

Originally Posted by Alan T

One interesting thing to note.. the CL has had a higher league ERA than the RL for the last 4 seasons and this season is continuing the trend. Pretty unusual statistic for the league with the DH to be running offensively on empty like that.

I wonder if it is related that the CL has also won 3 of the last 4 seasons, with the only RL win coming in a tough 9 game series last season.

Another interesting thing to note...The CL rules....the RL opposite of rules!

[Alan T]

Number 3000 for Connor
Wednesday, September 20th, 2073: The Stafford contest with London featured a real shining moment: Ben Connor, the Terriers left fielder, collected career base hit #3000. That his team lost the game, 6-5, took away only a little bit of the luster. Fittingly, the 38-year-old Connor, who went 2-for-4, received a warm ovation from the The Cathedral crowd.

Connor's all-time stats include: 3000 hits, 558 doubles, 114 triples, 428 home runs and 1543 RBIs in 2575 games. He is batting .292 with 452 stolen bases and has scored 1760 runs.

[Alan T]

Connor is the 46th player in league history with 3000 hits!

[lynchy34]

Slow clap for my boy, Ben Connor.

[Alan T]

September 25th, 2073:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 London Bishops 89 67 .571 - 90-66 -1 47-31 42-36 5-6 26-18 6 L4 3-7 Stafford Terriers 87 68 .561 1½ 85-70 2 39-35 48-33 6-7 30-20 L2 6-4 Plantana Pirates 85 71 .545 4 89-67 -4 48-27 37-44 14-5 25-31 W4 6-4 St Louis Hops 78 77 .503 10½ 72-83 6 39-42 39-35 6-7 30-18 W4 6-4 Washington Freedom 77 79 .494 12 81-75 -4 44-37 33-42 10-9 21-25 W2 5-5 Havana Banana Sluggers 70 86 .449 19 67-89 3 34-44 36-42 4-7 23-19 L1 6-4 St Cloud Raindrops 69 87 .442 20 69-87 0 39-42 30-45 9-5 18-24 L3 4-6 Oshawa Mullets 68 88 .436 21 71-85 -3 34-41 34-47 5-13 20-38 W1 4-6

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Spring Lions 84 72 .538 - 93-63 -9 50-31 34-41 8-13 24-25 6 W1 3-7 New York Legends 83 73 .532 1 85-71 -2 40-35 43-38 8-8 24-24 L2 5-5 Las Vegas Wildcats 82 74 .526 2 81-75 1 43-38 39-36 10-5 29-24 W2 5-5 Ann Arbor Wolverines 81 75 .519 3 77-79 4 40-38 41-37 10-7 21-19 W2 3-7 Waikiki Beach Boys 80 76 .513 4 73-83 7 40-38 40-38 9-11 28-23 L2 5-5 Cleveland Naps 74 81 .477 9½ 77-78 -3 37-44 37-37 10-8 24-31 W2 7-3 Maricopa Rattlers 73 82 .471 10½ 73-82 0 37-37 36-45 13-15 25-27 L1 5-5 Portland Axemen 66 90 .423 18 64-92 2 35-40 31-50 6-7 21-23 L2 7-3