FOOL 2024 Playoffs! - Page 2

buckinbranco · 06-23-2009, 10:29 PM

heckuva series so far.

Alan T · 06-23-2009, 10:33 PM

Baltimore starts off the scoring in the bottom of the third as Laranjeira continues his hot hitting with a 2-run Home Run to put the Charm up 2-0.

That remains the score until the top of the 6th when Bartolo Rodriguez helps himself out with a RBI single that cuts the Baltimore lead to just 2-1.

The Charm add some insurance runs in the bottom of the 7th, on Miura's 5th home run of the postseason, a 2-run shot that makes the game 4-1 Baltimore.

Ann Arbor once again scrapes another run back on a Bowden RBI double.

Baltimore adds the run back however in the bottom of the 8th when Rowe scores on a throwing error by Ann arbor's pitcher Tedla Habimana.

Going into the top of the 9th, Ann Arbor trails 5-2 with their final three outs coming up to bat vs Baltimore's relief pitcher Gareth Dempster....

Chief Rum · 06-23-2009, 10:34 PM

How's this one gonna wind up?

Bartolo Rodriguez...another great pitcher from the start that needs to retire. Now that Hasegawa's gone, I'm sick of the Quero's and Rodriguez's continuing to chug away.

muns · 06-23-2009, 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

How's this one gonna wind up?

Bartolo Rodriguez...another great pitcher from the start that needs to retire. Now that Hasegawa's gone, I'm sick of the Quero's and Rodriguez's continuing to chug away.

lol that made me laugh

Alan T · 06-23-2009, 10:37 PM

Dempster strikes out Weeks looking to get the first out of the 9th.. but then the SPEEDY Guoncalo Castel (39 running speed) runs out an infield hit to make first safely...

After his display of speed, he is pinch ran for by Fernando Nieves.

The next hitter, Timothy Vallis comes up and fouls off several pitches before working the count full 3-2.... The pitch.. Line drive over the shortstop's head.. Nieves makes it to second base...

Runners at first and second, only one out. The tying run coming up to bat in the form of Michael Hart.

Hart this season only hit .244 with 4 HR and only 33 RBI. In close/late game situations during the season, he only hit a week .182.

During the playoffs, Hart has gone 0 for 10 and has yet to get a postseason hit this year...

buckinbranco · 06-23-2009, 10:38 PM

I vote for extra innings.

Alan T · 06-23-2009, 10:38 PM

Hart, likes the first pitch he sees... and he hits it hard....

Right at the second baseman... over to the shortstop for one... on to first....

DOUBLE PLAY!

That is the ball game folks! Baltimore has done it!

Baltimore 5, Ann Arbor 2

The Baltimore Charm are the 2024 FOOL Champions!

Chief Rum · 06-23-2009, 10:38 PM

This would be a good time for allpro to pinch hit.

muns · 06-23-2009, 10:39 PM

ohhh boy

Chief Rum · 06-23-2009, 10:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

This would be a good time for allpro to pinch hit.

Yes, you're right.

Chief Rum · 06-23-2009, 10:39 PM

Congrats muns, you bastard!

muns · 06-23-2009, 10:39 PM

WOW not the result I expected!!!!

Heck of a season allpro!!!!

allpro10050 · 06-23-2009, 10:40 PM

damn damn damn

good job muns

Alan T · 06-23-2009, 10:41 PM

Tuesday, October 1st, 2024
Apex Assassins: Signed SP R. Vargas to a minor league contract extension.
Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed SP R. Barrios to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $2,540,000.
Hammersmith Hooligans: Signed MR J. Martínez to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $810,000.
Colorado Rancheros: Signed 3B L. Maskery to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $2,940,000.
Apex Assassins: Signed LF C. Feist to a minor league contract extension.
Apex Assassins: Signed MR G. Hays to a minor league contract extension.
Apex Assassins: Signed 2B M. Smith to a minor league contract extension.
Apex Assassins: Signed 3B O. Gilbert to a minor league contract extension.
Apex Assassins: Signed RF M. Romero to a minor league contract extension.
Edmonton Edge: Signed MR M. Ren to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $3,780,000.
Edmonton Edge: Signed SP A. Rojas to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $7,745,000.
Apex Assassins: Signed LF M. Cantelar to a minor league contract extension.
Edmonton Edge: Signed MR B. Edlich to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $5,150,000.
Hartford Harpooners: Signed SP A. Gómez to a minor league contract extension.
Boston Settlers: Signed MR J. Rivera to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $4,000,000.
Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed SP L. Ávila to a minor league contract extension.
Apex Assassins: Signed CF M. Gaines to a minor league contract extension.
Apex Assassins: Signed CF J. Smith to a minor league contract extension.
Apex Assassins: Signed RF L. Lizaso to a minor league contract extension.
Apex Assassins: Signed MR P. Margalha to a minor league contract extension.
Apex Assassins: Signed LF M. Gosendes to a minor league contract extension.
Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed SP E. Silander to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $6,547,500.
Apex Assassins: Signed SP D. Gates to a minor league contract extension.
Hartford Harpooners: Signed SP J. Aranda to a minor league contract extension.
Hartford Harpooners: Signed RF A. Lima to a minor league contract extension.
Apex Assassins: Signed 3B Z. Owens to a minor league contract extension.
Apex Assassins: Signed CL P. Ramírez to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $615,000.
Apex Assassins: Signed 3B P. Knutsen to a minor league contract extension.
Colorado Rancheros: Signed MR M. Daugherty to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $2,560,000.

Monday, September 30th, 2024
Apex Assassins: Signed C E. Nerí to a minor league contract extension.
Montreal Majestics: Signed SP E. Matthews to a minor league contract extension.

Sunday, September 29th, 2024
Apex Assassins: Signed MR S. López to a minor league contract extension.
Apex Assassins: Signed CF T. Archambault to a minor league contract extension.
Apex Assassins: Signed C C. Costello to a minor league contract extension.
Hartford Harpooners: Signed CF B. Johnson to a minor league contract extension.
Apex Assassins: Signed SP M. Willard to a minor league contract extension.

Saturday, September 28th, 2024
Apex Assassins: Signed SP Z. Der to a minor league contract extension.
Boston Settlers: Signed MR M. Carpenter to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $7,500,000.
Hartford Harpooners: Signed MR J. Chávez to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $615,000.
Baltimore Charm: Signed RF G. Rei to a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $4,940,000.
Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: Signed 2B J. Franco to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $100,000.
Baltimore Charm: Signed MR K. Kim to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $8,520,000.
Apex Assassins: Signed SS N. Kindred to a minor league contract extension.
Chico Rebels: Signed RF M. López to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $5,000,000.
Baltimore Charm: Signed CF L. Parkinson to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $3,480,000.

Friday, September 27th, 2024
Montreal Majestics: Signed free agent SP J. Vargas to a 3-year contract worth a total of $2,970,000.
Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: Signed CL F. Granados to a minor league contract extension.
Montreal Majestics: Signed SP E. Quero to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $20,000,000.
Colorado Rancheros: Signed LF J. Gentry to a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $13,241,100.
Boston Settlers: Signed 3B J. Andrés to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $12,750,000.
Hartford Harpooners: Signed free agent SP H. Han to a 2-year contract worth a total of $1,170,000.
Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed free agent SP J. Ocampo to a minor league contract.
Hartford Harpooners: Signed free agent MR R. Woods to a 2-year contract worth a total of $785,000.
Montreal Majestics: Signed free agent SP C. Fearn to a 4-year contract worth a total of $2,270,000.

buckinbranco · 06-23-2009, 10:41 PM

congrats allpro and muns. nice series and a great comeback for baltimore. just imagine how easy that would have been with romero on your team

Alan T · 06-23-2009, 10:42 PM

A long list of retirees this season:

Spoiler

muns · 06-23-2009, 10:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by buckinbranco

congrats allpro and muns. nice series and a great comeback for baltimore. just imagine how easy that would have been with romero on your team

ahhhh it makes his loss a lot easier to swallow.

Harrington once again proves that if you have him you win. All that guy does is win. Wished I could have signed him at the end sim, ill take another shot in FA i guess. Although with the way buck spends these days

muns · 06-23-2009, 10:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alan T

A long list of retirees this season:

Spoiler

Tasan · 06-23-2009, 10:49 PM

Congrats muns, you bastard!

Alan T · 06-23-2009, 10:55 PM

The new file is up!

The Amateur Draft is Thursday morning 7am ET. (hope no one wanted a pitcher this year).

HTML will eventually be uploaded while I sleep unless we have another random power outage tonight.

Chief Rum · 06-23-2009, 11:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alan T

The new file is up!

The Amateur Draft is Thursday morning 7am ET. (hope no one wanted a pitcher this year).

HTML will eventually be uploaded while I sleep unless we have another random power outage tonight.

Man, that will be at least two years (three?) with little to no serious pitching talent then.

I know I used to talk about it in the old FOOL, and I wonder if the same thing is happening here: We're heading for a dearth of pitching talent that could cause problems for the league down the road, simply because the draft never seems to generate enough talent at this key position.

Alan T · 06-23-2009, 11:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

Man, that will be at least two years (three?) with little to no serious pitching talent then.

I know I used to talk about it in the old FOOL, and I wonder if the same thing is happening here: We're heading for a dearth of pitching talent that could cause problems for the league down the road, simply because the draft never seems to generate enough talent at this key position.

In every test that I did with our current league modifiers, it always went through ebbs like this. At points there would be 3-5 years of pitching dominated leagues, then 10 years of hitting, then 10 years of pitching etc.

I think the game must have some internal clock thing where it tries to balance out the levels but keeps over correcting because of how long it takes for the amateurs to actually make an impact.

Chief Rum · 06-23-2009, 11:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alan T

In every test that I did with our current league modifiers, it always went through ebbs like this. At points there would be 3-5 years of pitching dominated leagues, then 10 years of hitting, then 10 years of pitching etc.

I think the game must have some internal clock thing where it tries to balance out the levels but keeps over correcting because of how long it takes for the amateurs to actually make an impact.

Man, still waiting for a pitching stretch in 65 years now. Ugh.

Hey, you know what's going on, so I have faith in that. But it's still a bit annoying. It gives a distinct advantage to the poor team that manages to end up with the top pick in a draft with a supreme pitcher, and to those teams that got very young star pitchers to start. It would have been better for consistency if we somehow were able to vary up the draft talent breakdown for the first decade or so before letting OOTP go into its roller coaster.

TeachEnEspanol · 06-24-2009, 02:11 AM

Congratulations muns!!!!! I'm glad that your impatient rebuild worked out for you.

bz · 06-24-2009, 07:03 AM

Congratulations muns.

Montreal_GM · 06-24-2009, 07:50 AM

Congrats muns.

muns · 06-24-2009, 02:45 PM

Thanks guys....

So im looking over the new file and i see that Mejia is a FA.... is that right???? or is there some kind of mistake??? Buck????

muns · 06-24-2009, 03:20 PM

im also thinking that this draft is going to be huge for some people.

Really interested in seeing where people draft guys this year!

Alan T · 06-24-2009, 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by muns

Thanks guys....

So im looking over the new file and i see that Mejia is a FA.... is that right???? or is there some kind of mistake??? Buck????

He sent me an email to respond since he couldn't. His email said yes it is correct, Meija is a free agent.

buckinbranco · 06-24-2009, 08:45 PM

I tend to release guys early, just because. Meija wouldn't listen to my offers so I went ahead and released him, so yes he is a free agent. I do that a lot when I know I don't want a guy, or in this case when a guy doesn't want me

As far as the draft goes, I will enjoy drafting in the bottom half of the order for once!

06-23-2009, 10:33 PM	#52
Alan T Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mass.	Baltimore starts off the scoring in the bottom of the third as Laranjeira continues his hot hitting with a 2-run Home Run to put the Charm up 2-0. That remains the score until the top of the 6th when Bartolo Rodriguez helps himself out with a RBI single that cuts the Baltimore lead to just 2-1. The Charm add some insurance runs in the bottom of the 7th, on Miura's 5th home run of the postseason, a 2-run shot that makes the game 4-1 Baltimore. Ann Arbor once again scrapes another run back on a Bowden RBI double. Baltimore adds the run back however in the bottom of the 8th when Rowe scores on a throwing error by Ann arbor's pitcher Tedla Habimana. Going into the top of the 9th, Ann Arbor trails 5-2 with their final three outs coming up to bat vs Baltimore's relief pitcher Gareth Dempster.... __________________ Couch to ??k - From the couch to a Marathon in roughly 18 months.

06-23-2009, 10:34 PM	#53
Chief Rum Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Where Hip Hop lives	How's this one gonna wind up? Bartolo Rodriguez...another great pitcher from the start that needs to retire. Now that Hasegawa's gone, I'm sick of the Quero's and Rodriguez's continuing to chug away. __________________ . . I would rather be wrong...Than live in the shadows of your song...My mind is open wide...And now I'm ready to start...You're not sure...You open the door...And step out into the dark...Now I'm ready.

06-23-2009, 10:37 PM	#55
Alan T Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mass.	Dempster strikes out Weeks looking to get the first out of the 9th.. but then the SPEEDY Guoncalo Castel (39 running speed) runs out an infield hit to make first safely... After his display of speed, he is pinch ran for by Fernando Nieves. The next hitter, Timothy Vallis comes up and fouls off several pitches before working the count full 3-2.... The pitch.. Line drive over the shortstop's head.. Nieves makes it to second base... Runners at first and second, only one out. The tying run coming up to bat in the form of Michael Hart. Hart this season only hit .244 with 4 HR and only 33 RBI. In close/late game situations during the season, he only hit a week .182. During the playoffs, Hart has gone 0 for 10 and has yet to get a postseason hit this year... __________________ Couch to ??k - From the couch to a Marathon in roughly 18 months.

06-23-2009, 10:38 PM	#56
buckinbranco High School Varsity Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Chico, CA	I vote for extra innings. __________________ FOOL Graphics They Might Be Giants Blog

06-23-2009, 10:38 PM	#57
Alan T Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mass.	Hart, likes the first pitch he sees... and he hits it hard.... Right at the second baseman... over to the shortstop for one... on to first.... DOUBLE PLAY! That is the ball game folks! Baltimore has done it! Baltimore 5, Ann Arbor 2 The Baltimore Charm are the 2024 FOOL Champions! __________________ Couch to ??k - From the couch to a Marathon in roughly 18 months.

06-23-2009, 10:39 PM	#59
muns Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Baltimore MD	ohhh boy

06-23-2009, 10:39 PM	#61
Chief Rum Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Where Hip Hop lives	Congrats muns, you bastard! __________________ . . I would rather be wrong...Than live in the shadows of your song...My mind is open wide...And now I'm ready to start...You're not sure...You open the door...And step out into the dark...Now I'm ready.

06-23-2009, 10:40 PM	#63
allpro10050 Mascot Join Date: May 2006 Location: Meeechigan	damn damn damn good job muns __________________ FOOL- Ann Arbor Winged Ligerines FOOLX- Ann Arbor Wolverines FOOLH- Detroit Tigers

06-23-2009, 10:41 PM	#64
Alan T Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mass.	Tuesday, October 1st, 2024 Apex Assassins: Signed SP R. Vargas to a minor league contract extension. Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed SP R. Barrios to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $2,540,000. Hammersmith Hooligans: Signed MR J. Martínez to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $810,000. Colorado Rancheros: Signed 3B L. Maskery to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $2,940,000. Apex Assassins: Signed LF C. Feist to a minor league contract extension. Apex Assassins: Signed MR G. Hays to a minor league contract extension. Apex Assassins: Signed 2B M. Smith to a minor league contract extension. Apex Assassins: Signed 3B O. Gilbert to a minor league contract extension. Apex Assassins: Signed RF M. Romero to a minor league contract extension. Edmonton Edge: Signed MR M. Ren to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $3,780,000. Edmonton Edge: Signed SP A. Rojas to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $7,745,000. Apex Assassins: Signed LF M. Cantelar to a minor league contract extension. Edmonton Edge: Signed MR B. Edlich to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $5,150,000. Hartford Harpooners: Signed SP A. Gómez to a minor league contract extension. Boston Settlers: Signed MR J. Rivera to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $4,000,000. Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed SP L. Ávila to a minor league contract extension. Apex Assassins: Signed CF M. Gaines to a minor league contract extension. Apex Assassins: Signed CF J. Smith to a minor league contract extension. Apex Assassins: Signed RF L. Lizaso to a minor league contract extension. Apex Assassins: Signed MR P. Margalha to a minor league contract extension. Apex Assassins: Signed LF M. Gosendes to a minor league contract extension. Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed SP E. Silander to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $6,547,500. Apex Assassins: Signed SP D. Gates to a minor league contract extension. Hartford Harpooners: Signed SP J. Aranda to a minor league contract extension. Hartford Harpooners: Signed RF A. Lima to a minor league contract extension. Apex Assassins: Signed 3B Z. Owens to a minor league contract extension. Apex Assassins: Signed CL P. Ramírez to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $615,000. Apex Assassins: Signed 3B P. Knutsen to a minor league contract extension. Colorado Rancheros: Signed MR M. Daugherty to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $2,560,000. Monday, September 30th, 2024 Apex Assassins: Signed C E. Nerí to a minor league contract extension. Montreal Majestics: Signed SP E. Matthews to a minor league contract extension. Sunday, September 29th, 2024 Apex Assassins: Signed MR S. López to a minor league contract extension. Apex Assassins: Signed CF T. Archambault to a minor league contract extension. Apex Assassins: Signed C C. Costello to a minor league contract extension. Hartford Harpooners: Signed CF B. Johnson to a minor league contract extension. Apex Assassins: Signed SP M. Willard to a minor league contract extension. Saturday, September 28th, 2024 Apex Assassins: Signed SP Z. Der to a minor league contract extension. Boston Settlers: Signed MR M. Carpenter to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $7,500,000. Hartford Harpooners: Signed MR J. Chávez to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $615,000. Baltimore Charm: Signed RF G. Rei to a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $4,940,000. Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: Signed 2B J. Franco to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $100,000. Baltimore Charm: Signed MR K. Kim to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $8,520,000. Apex Assassins: Signed SS N. Kindred to a minor league contract extension. Chico Rebels: Signed RF M. López to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $5,000,000. Baltimore Charm: Signed CF L. Parkinson to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $3,480,000. Friday, September 27th, 2024 Montreal Majestics: Signed free agent SP J. Vargas to a 3-year contract worth a total of $2,970,000. Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: Signed CL F. Granados to a minor league contract extension. Montreal Majestics: Signed SP E. Quero to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $20,000,000. Colorado Rancheros: Signed LF J. Gentry to a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $13,241,100. Boston Settlers: Signed 3B J. Andrés to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $12,750,000. Hartford Harpooners: Signed free agent SP H. Han to a 2-year contract worth a total of $1,170,000. Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed free agent SP J. Ocampo to a minor league contract. Hartford Harpooners: Signed free agent MR R. Woods to a 2-year contract worth a total of $785,000. Montreal Majestics: Signed free agent SP C. Fearn to a 4-year contract worth a total of $2,270,000. __________________ Couch to ??k - From the couch to a Marathon in roughly 18 months.

06-23-2009, 10:42 PM	#66
Alan T Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mass.	A long list of retirees this season: Spoiler Saturday, October 19th, 2024 Apex Assassins: SP S. López (AA St. Louis) retires. __________________ Couch to ??k - From the couch to a Marathon in roughly 18 months.

06-23-2009, 10:49 PM	#69
Tasan College Starter Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Houston, or there about	Congrats muns, you bastard! __________________ 2011 Golden Scribes winner for best Interactive Dynasty

06-23-2009, 10:55 PM	#70
Alan T Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mass.	The new file is up! The Amateur Draft is Thursday morning 7am ET. (hope no one wanted a pitcher this year). HTML will eventually be uploaded while I sleep unless we have another random power outage tonight. __________________ Couch to ??k - From the couch to a Marathon in roughly 18 months.

06-24-2009, 02:11 AM	#74
TeachEnEspanol College Starter Join Date: Aug 2008	Congratulations muns!!!!! I'm glad that your impatient rebuild worked out for you.

06-24-2009, 07:03 AM	#75
bz n00b Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ohio	Congratulations muns. __________________ Brian FOOL - New York Heroes FOOL-X- New York Legends Last edited by bz : 06-24-2009 at 04:08 PM.

06-24-2009, 07:50 AM	#76
Montreal_GM College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jan 2009	Congrats muns.

06-24-2009, 02:45 PM	#77
muns Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Baltimore MD	Thanks guys.... So im looking over the new file and i see that Mejia is a FA.... is that right???? or is there some kind of mistake??? Buck????

06-24-2009, 03:20 PM	#78
muns Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Baltimore MD	im also thinking that this draft is going to be huge for some people. Really interested in seeing where people draft guys this year!

06-24-2009, 08:45 PM	#80
buckinbranco High School Varsity Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Chico, CA	I tend to release guys early, just because. Meija wouldn't listen to my offers so I went ahead and released him, so yes he is a free agent. I do that a lot when I know I don't want a guy, or in this case when a guy doesn't want me As far as the draft goes, I will enjoy drafting in the bottom half of the order for once! __________________ FOOL Graphics They Might Be Giants Blog

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