FOOL-X 2034 Regular Season Thread

[Alan T]

Sim time, getting exports now!

I got a ton of requests from folks this morning, so will take a bit of time to get the season started up.

[Alan T]

St Cloud Raindrops: Signed free agent 1B Peter Beck to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,101,000.

Ann Arbor Wolverines: Signed free agent MR Eugene Glover to a 1-year contract worth a total of $100,000.

St Cloud Raindrops: Signed free agent SP Lou Henderson to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,484,000.

St Cloud Raindrops: Signed free agent 2B Martín Rivera to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,168,000.

Ann Arbor Wolverines: Signed free agent 3B Nicholas Docking to a 1-year contract worth a total of $857,000.

Havana Banana Sluggers: Signed MR Damon Hester to a minor league contract extension.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent SS Enrique Gutiérrez to a 1-year contract worth a total of $679,000.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent SS Asher Quinlan to a 1-year contract worth a total of $508,000.

Spring Lions: Signed MR Jeff Herman to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $4,200,000.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent RF Adro Alexandre to a 1-year contract worth a total of $557,000.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent C Armando Ruíz to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent SP Manny Zavala to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent MR Dorian Miller to a minor league contract.

New York Legends: Signed free agent SS James Richards to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent RF Craig Acheson to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent SP Roberto Soto to a minor league contract.

Washington Freedom: Signed free agent SP Dave Gibbons to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent SP Ken Caver to a minor league contract.

Washington Freedom: Signed free agent 3B Tommy Wilson to a minor league contract.

St Louis Hops: Signed free agent SP Carlos González to a minor league contract.

[Alan T]

Ok here we go, good luck to everyone this season

[Alan T]

Hops Luis Nalasco Chalks Up 300th Save
Friday, April 28th, 2034: St Louis Hops relief ace Luis Nalasco earned a spot in an exclusive club today when he picked up his 300th-career save in the 6-3 victory over the Havana Banana Sluggers at The Brewery. "When I pitch, it usually means we have a chance to win the ballgame, so I have to always be at my best for the team to win," the 33-year-old reliever said after stopping the Banana Sluggers on no runs and no hits in his 1 innings of work.

Nalasco has 300 career saves with a 61-42 record and a 2.65 ERA.

[Alan T]

Zamora Pounds HR #300
Sunday, April 30th, 2034: Plantana's 10-5 victory over St Cloud was highlighted by Manuel Zamora's 300th career home run. His teammates congratulated him at home plate after he circled the bases.

"I didn't see all of them out there," Zamora said with a chuckle, "until I rounded third base." He added sheepishly: "It was only a home run. It's not like I won us a World Series!"

In 5 at-bats the Pirates third baseman collected 1 hit in his historic game, scored 1 run, and had 1 RBI.

Zamora has played in 2253 games and is hitting .291 lifetime with 1341 RBIs, 2265 hits, 555 doubles, 43 triples and 300 home runs. He has scored 1188 times and stolen 16 bases.

[Alan T]

Francis Takes RL #1 Pitcher Trophy
Monday, May 1st, 2034: Veteran Tynan Francis put together quite a successful stretch in April for the Las Vegas Wildcats, earning himself the Republic League Pitcher of the Month award.

Francis racked up a 4-0 record in 7 starts, posting a 2.63 ERA over 41 innings and striking out 33.


Griffin Garners CL #1 Pitcher Award
Monday, May 1st, 2034: Whether Dave Griffin stays in Plantana beyond this season remains to be seen, but while he's here he's making the most of it. In April the 30-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 0.92. In 29.1 innings he struck out 22, surrendered 21 hits, 4 walks and proved to be a solid performer in 5 starts last month.

[Alan T]

Castillo Wins RL's Best Bat Trophy
Monday, May 1st, 2034: For the month of April, Ángel Castillo of the Cleveland Naps has really worn out the sweet spot on his bat. He has assaulted, used and abused Republic League pitchers to the tune of a .307 batting average and was honored as the hottest hitter of the month today.

Castillo went 31 for 101 last month with 18 walks. The center fielder tallied 14 home runs, 27 RBIs, 22 runs scored and compiled a .412 on-base percentage.



Paolo Bottesini Winner in April
Monday, May 1st, 2034: The Continental League has made it official -- Paolo Bottesini is the winner of the Batter of the Month trophy.

In April, the St Louis left fielder starred with a .407 batting average, 6 home runs and 25 RBIs. Bottesini also had 16 walks, posted a .495 on-base percentage and scored 21 times.

[Alan T]

Republic League Names Rookie of Month
Monday, May 1st, 2034: Takanibu Inoue's eyes seem to light up whenever he sees the baseball. The young New York 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 .292 with 7 doubles, no triples and 1 home run. Inoue also scored 8 times and drove in 9 runs.


CL Selects Rookie Star of the Month
Monday, May 1st, 2034: Youngster Paul Jones emerged as the latest Continental League Rookie of the Month today. The young man from St Louis deserved the honor, batting .241 with 7 home runs and 13 runs batted in. Is the month of April a harbinger of things to come or just a fluke? We'll find out someday, but for now, we'll just let Jones enjoy the limelight.

[Alan T]

May 1st, 2034:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Washington Freedom 16 10 .615 - 16-10 0 8-4 8-6 2-1 7-4 137 W3 7-3 St Louis Hops 15 10 .600 ½ 14-11 1 13-3 2-7 0-0 3-2 W1 6-4 Havana Banana Sluggers 15 10 .600 ½ 15-10 0 7-2 8-8 4-1 6-6 L1 4-6 St Cloud Raindrops 14 11 .560 1½ 13-12 1 6-6 8-5 1-1 4-2 L3 5-5 Plantana Pirates 14 11 .560 1½ 14-11 0 4-3 10-8 0-1 3-4 W3 6-4 Stafford Terriers 12 15 .444 4½ 12-15 0 9-12 3-3 0-3 3-4 L3 5-5 Chicago Southpaws 10 15 .400 5½ 12-13 -2 3-5 7-10 0-0 2-5 W4 6-4 Oshawa Mullets 6 20 .231 10 8-18 -2 4-13 2-7 0-0 3-4 L5 1-9

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Las Vegas Wildcats 18 8 .692 - 18-8 0 9-3 9-5 2-1 6-2 137 W3 7-3 Waikiki Beach Boys 17 8 .680 ½ 15-10 2 12-4 5-4 3-0 3-0 W2 7-3 Spring Lions 13 12 .520 4½ 13-12 0 7-5 6-7 2-2 4-4 L2 5-5 New York Legends 13 12 .520 4½ 14-11 -1 5-4 8-8 0-0 1-3 L2 6-4 Ann Arbor Wolverines 13 13 .500 5 13-13 0 10-7 3-6 1-1 4-7 W4 7-3 Portland Axemen 11 14 .440 6½ 10-15 1 2-5 9-9 1-2 5-4 W2 3-7 Cleveland Naps 9 18 .333 9½ 10-17 -1 9-12 0-6 0-3 1-3 L5 1-9 Maricopa Rattlers 8 17 .320 9½ 9-16 -1 4-4 4-13 1-1 1-2 L4 4-6

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG J. Guerrero - HBS .412 2 P. Bottesini STL .407 3 C. Carmelo OSH .397 4 E. Boyle STA .389 5 Á. Rivera STC .385	League Leaders HR Á. Castillo - CLE 14 2 P. Harrington SPG 8 2 D. McDonald PLN 8 4 M. Alomar NY 7 4 4 more tied with 7	League Leaders RBI 2 tied with 28 1 E. Canó LVS 28 1 D. McDonald PLN 28 3 Á. Castillo CLE 27 4 P. Bottesini STL 25
League Leaders W 6 tied with 4 1 R. Chávez MAR 4 1 T. Francis LVS 4 1 D. Griffin PLN 4 1 3 more tied with 4	League Leaders ERA D. Griffin - PLN 0.92 2 A. Dean WAS 1.83 3 J. Valle HBS 1.90 4 C. Vitaini POR 2.04 5 L. Lou WAI 2.13	League Leaders K L. Gómez - NY 42 2 A. Dean WAS 37 3 G. Sweeney ANN 36 4 L. Benavides ANN 35 4 J. Fernández POR 35

[Alan T]

Homer #400 for Chicago's Serrano
Saturday, May 6th, 2034: José Serrano hit a historic home run today -- career blast number 400. "I am happy to be in such elite company. It has been quite a ride so far," Serrano said after the game.

The Southpaws second baseman went 2 for 2 with 1 home run and 4 runs batted in as the Chicago Southpaws won 9-6 over the Stafford Terriers.

Serrano's all-time stats include: 2803 hits, 604 doubles, 43 triples, 400 home runs and 1575 RBIs in 2505 games. He is batting .307 with 28 stolen bases and has scored 1602 runs.

[Alan T]

Smart Hits for the Cycle
Tuesday, May 23rd, 2034: "How sweet it is, when the good part of the bat makes contact with the baseball." That's how Brian Smart, the Ann Arbor left fielder, described what happened in today's 10-3 victory over the Maricopa Rattlers -- hitting for the cycle. In baseball, a player hits for the cycle when he hits a single, a double, a triple and a home run in the same game, though not necessarily in that order. Collecting the hits in that exact order is known as a "natural cycle," something that almost never occurs.

"I heard that sound every time I hit the ball -- it really was a special game for me." It was a game good enough for him to make a little history. He bombed Maricopa pitching for 4 hits in 5 at-bats and his name will now go into the record book. Smart also racked up 1 run batted in and 4 runs scored in the game.

Brian Smart hit a solo-shot off Rafael Chávez in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, tripled in the 5th, grounded out in the 7th and doubled in the 9th.

Thus far in 2034 Smart is hitting .339 with 10 home runs, 23 RBIs, 49 runs scored and has compiled a .430 OBP.

[Alan T]

Spring Starter Selected Best Pitcher
Thursday, June 1st, 2034: It was a very good month for Doug McDonah in May. The 35-year-old veteran starter for the Spring Lions outpitched everybody -- young and old -- to claim the Republic League Pitcher of the Month award earlier today.

McDonah ran up a 4-1 record in his 6 starts during the month. In 39 innings he fanned 46 and recorded a 0.92 ERA.

This year McDonah has a 7-1 record with a 1.64 ERA in 11 starts.


Southpaws Hurler Named CL's Best Starter
Thursday, June 1st, 2034: Wicaksono Layar is the latest Continental League Pitcher of the Month trophy winner. The Chicago starter sparkled on the diamond time and again last month and finished May with an outstanding 5-0 record.

In 6 starts he tossed 40.2 innings, posted 28 strikeouts, and sported a 2.21 ERA.

In 11 starts this season Layar has chalked up a 6-2 record and a 4.35 ERA.

[Alan T]

RL's #1 Batter Announced
Thursday, June 1st, 2034: Cleveland center fielder Ángel Castillo put the wraps on a fine May by capturing the Republic League Batter of the Month honors today.

He put up a .376 batting average and .489 on-base percentage last month while racking up 10 home runs, 21 RBIs, 29 runs scored and 22 walks.

In 2034 Castillo has hit at a .343 clip with 72 hits, 24 home runs, 48 RBIs and has scored 51 times.


Washington's Moore Bags CL Batting Award
Thursday, June 1st, 2034: Richie Moore battered Continental League pitchers all May and wound up taking home the Batter of the Month Award.

"I've been around FOOL-X long enough to know you really have to work hard day in and day out to be able to put up this kind of consistency," the 26-year-old Moore 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 26 games, Moore hit .341 with 6 home runs, 24 RBIs and scored 26 runs.

Batting .297 to date, Moore has 9 home runs and 40 RBIs.

[Alan T]

Flores Wins Rookie of the Month
Thursday, June 1st, 2034: Salvador Flores earned May's Rookie of the Month honors in the Republic League for last month's performance. The boyish Waikiki left fielder might be wet behind the ears, but he's proving that he has what it takes to play at this level.

Flores hit .342 with 1 home run, 13 RBIs and 19 runs scored this past month on his way to winning the award.

Flores is currently batting .308 with 1 home run, 24 RBIs and 34 runs scored. He has 70 hits in 227 at-bats.


Marquee Month for Hernández, Top CL Rookie
Thursday, June 1st, 2034: A veritable toddler to the Continental League, Julián Hernández just sewed up the Rookie of the Month trophy for May.

Over the past month the 24-year-old center fielder for St Cloud hit .280 with 33 hits, 3 home runs and 19 runs batted in. He also logged 11 walks and compiled a .341 on-base percentage.

Currently Hernández is batting .263 with 4 home runs and 25 RBIs.

[Alan T]

June 1st, 2034:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Plantana Pirates 34 20 .630 - 31-23 3 17-10 17-10 1-2 9-6 109 L1 6-4 Washington Freedom 32 20 .615 1 30-22 2 19-10 13-10 2-1 12-5 L1 7-3 Havana Banana Sluggers 31 23 .574 3 32-22 -1 17-11 14-12 4-3 10-9 L1 3-7 St Louis Hops 27 26 .509 6½ 27-26 0 17-10 10-16 2-1 5-9 L1 6-4 St Cloud Raindrops 26 27 .491 7½ 26-27 0 11-13 15-14 1-2 7-6 W1 5-5 Chicago Southpaws 26 28 .481 8 27-27 -1 12-13 14-15 2-1 5-7 W1 6-4 Stafford Terriers 22 33 .400 12½ 23-32 -1 12-19 10-14 1-3 5-9 W1 3-7 Oshawa Mullets 16 37 .302 17½ 19-34 -3 7-16 9-21 1-1 6-8 W1 4-6

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York Legends 33 21 .611 - 32-22 1 19-9 14-12 1-0 6-9 107 W3 9-1 Spring Lions 30 23 .566 2½ 30-23 0 14-10 16-13 2-3 8-6 W3 6-4 Ann Arbor Wolverines 30 23 .566 2½ 31-22 -1 14-9 16-14 2-2 8-9 L3 6-4 Waikiki Beach Boys 29 24 .547 3½ 27-26 2 17-10 12-14 5-1 7-2 W3 6-4 Portland Axemen 28 26 .519 5 26-28 2 14-13 14-13 1-2 10-6 W1 5-5 Las Vegas Wildcats 26 26 .500 6 26-26 0 13-16 13-10 2-1 8-8 L3 2-8 Cleveland Naps 22 33 .400 11½ 26-29 -4 12-19 10-14 1-4 5-8 L1 6-4 Maricopa Rattlers 16 38 .296 17 18-36 -2 8-17 8-21 2-3 4-8 L13 0-10

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG J. Guerrero - HBS .353 2 E. Boyle STA .352 3 M. Peppers HBS .349 4 W. Robertson MAR .348 5 J. Hernández PLN .345	League Leaders HR Á. Castillo - CLE 24 2 M. Alomar NY 15 3 P. Medina CLE 14 3 J. Rentería CHI 14 5 5 tied with 13	League Leaders RBI P. Medina - CLE 59 2 M. Alomar NY 55 3 Á. Castillo CLE 48 3 D. McDonald PLN 48 5 2 tied with 46
League Leaders W I. Coutreras - POR 9 2 J. Payton WAS 8 3 T. Francis LVS 7 3 L. Gómez NY 7 3 2 more tied with 7	League Leaders ERA D. McDonah - SPG 1.64 2 A. Dean WAS 2.12 3 J. Carpenter STL 2.18 4 C. Vitaini POR 2.58 4 J. Fernández POR 2.58	League Leaders K L. Gómez - NY 96 2 D. McDonah SPG 80 3 C. Fox HBS 73 4 C. Vitaini POR 69 5 2 tied with 66

[Alan T]

Joly Belts Number 500
Thursday, June 22nd, 2034: The crowd roared -- they knew they were seeing history -- and Bob Joly was delighted, too: The 36-year-old Southpaws catcher was making history with his 500th career homer. The crowd buzzed and roared again when Joly stuck his head out of the dugout for a curtain call.

"Never, as a kid, did I ever think I'd hit even one," he told BNN after hitting No. 500 in a 5-2 victory over Stafford. Joly went 2-5 in the game, had 3 runs batted in, and scored 1 run.

Lifetime Joly has connected for 500 home runs, hit .309 and driven in 1649 runs.

[Alan T]

Pitcher of the Month Named in RL
Saturday, July 1st, 2034: Despite the number of years he's been in the league, Kinfu Anum still gets excited when he puts together a quality stretch like he had in June. The 34-year-old starter for Portland was named Republic League Pitcher of the Month earlier today.

He collected 6 wins and 1 loss with 35 strikeouts in his 7 starts, putting up a fine 2.36 ERA in 45.2 innings of work.

This year Anum has compiled a 8-8 mark with a 6.24 ERA in 20 starts.


June's Best Hurler in CL is Cao
Saturday, July 1st, 2034: The top pitcher this past month in the Continental League was Zee-loo Cao of the Stafford Terriers. He really bewildered league hitters, finishing June with an excellent 5-0 record and 2.06 ERA.

The Terriers hurler made 5 starts and surrendered 31 hits in 35 innings. He struck out 27 and walked 18.

This year Cao has a 9-3 record with a 4.75 ERA.

[kenjabroni]

500.....Wow that is very nice

[Alan T]

RL Presents Batter of Month Trophy to Medina
Saturday, July 1st, 2034: Pedro Medina got another reason to celebrate today as he followed up a great month of June at the plate by winning the Republic League Batter of the Month Award.

During the month, the Cleveland right fielder hit .378 with 12 home runs, 42 RBIs and 22 runs scored.

On the year Medina has hit .289 with 26 home runs, 101 RBIs and scored 47 runs.


Continental League Announces June's Best Batter
Saturday, July 1st, 2034: Nobody was better with the bat in June!
Christophe Pruvost caught everyone's attention with some hot hitting and today he came away with the Batter of the Month award.

Stafford's left fielder put together a solid month with a .438 batting average, 5 home runs, 20 RBIs and 24 runs scored.

Pruvost is batting at a .333 pace this season, picking up 100 hits in 300 at-bats with 18 home runs, 58 RBIs and 60 runs scored.

[Alan T]

New York Third Baseman June's Best Rookie
Saturday, July 1st, 2034: Takanibu Inoue is still a bit shy, but then, who could blame the newest Republic League Rookie of the Month honoree? He hasn't been around the league long enough to fully know the ropes yet, despite the fact that he's putting up veteran-like numbers.

In June the New York hitter tagged opposing pitching for a .355 average with 33 hits, no home runs and 19 RBIs.

This year Inoue is batting .288 with 2 home runs and 36 RBIs.

Jones Top of His Class in June
Saturday, July 1st, 2034: Paul Jones 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 June's Continental League Rookie of the Month for his remarkable month of hitting.

In 27 games Jones batted .295 for St Louis, slapping 31 hits in 105 at-bats with 4 home runs, drove in 17 runs and scored 11 times.

So far this season Jones has gotten 74 hits in 282 at-bats for a .262 batting average with 13 home runs. His stats include 38 RBIs and 36 runs scored. He has played in 78 games.

[Alan T]

July 1st, 2034:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Havana Banana Sluggers 49 31 .613 - 49-31 0 22-15 27-16 5-3 13-12 79 W6 8-2 Washington Freedom 44 35 .557 4½ 42-37 2 27-15 17-20 3-1 15-9 L1 4-6 Plantana Pirates 43 38 .531 6½ 42-39 1 23-18 20-20 2-4 11-12 L3 3-7 Chicago Southpaws 41 41 .500 9 41-41 0 21-17 20-24 2-2 8-10 L2 4-6 St Cloud Raindrops 40 40 .500 9 39-41 1 18-21 22-19 3-3 13-10 W2 5-5 St Louis Hops 38 43 .469 11½ 40-41 -2 24-17 14-26 4-4 10-16 L1 5-5 Stafford Terriers 38 44 .463 12 39-43 -1 22-24 16-20 3-4 10-13 W6 7-3 Oshawa Mullets 30 51 .370 19½ 31-50 -1 19-20 11-31 1-2 12-10 W1 5-5

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Spring Lions 46 34 .575 - 44-36 2 24-15 22-19 3-4 12-7 83 L1 4-6 New York Legends 46 34 .575 - 45-35 1 25-12 21-22 3-3 10-15 83 W3 5-5 Ann Arbor Wolverines 46 35 .568 ½ 46-35 0 25-14 21-21 2-3 12-11 W1 7-3 Las Vegas Wildcats 43 36 .544 2½ 40-39 3 24-18 19-18 4-1 14-11 L1 6-4 Waikiki Beach Boys 42 39 .519 4½ 40-41 2 27-14 15-25 7-4 10-7 L1 6-4 Portland Axemen 40 41 .494 6½ 39-42 1 21-20 19-21 2-2 12-9 W1 3-7 Cleveland Naps 37 45 .451 10 43-39 -6 23-23 14-22 3-7 6-14 W2 8-2 Maricopa Rattlers 23 59 .280 24 26-56 -3 14-24 9-35 4-4 8-10 L4 1-9

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG B. Cortéz - ANN .344 2 Á. Castillo CLE .339 3 L. Boyer WAS .337 4 C. Pruvost STA .333 5 S. Barrera CHI .332	League Leaders HR Á. Castillo - CLE 31 2 S. Cantrell ANN 26 2 P. Medina CLE 26 4 M. Alomar NY 24 4 B. Edgar SPG 24	League Leaders RBI P. Medina - CLE 101 2 M. Alomar NY 73 2 B. Edgar SPG 73 4 Á. Castillo CLE 69 5 B. Murphy POR 66
League Leaders W L. Gómez - NY 10 2 Z. Cao STA 9 2 I. Coutreras POR 9 2 T. Francis LVS 9 2 3 more tied with 9	League Leaders ERA J. Carpenter - STL 2.09 2 A. Dean WAS 2.50 3 D. McDonah SPG 2.53 4 C. Vitaini POR 2.83 5 J. Valle HBS 2.89	League Leaders K L. Gómez - NY 127 2 D. McDonah SPG 108 3 C. Fox HBS 103 4 C. Vitaini POR 101 5 P. Gilera LVS 97

[Alan T]

FOOLX News: The All-Star Game Rosters Have Been Announced
Sunday, July 9th, 2034: The votes are tallied and the players have been chosen -- all that's left is to "Play Ball"! It's time once again for the midyear classic where the league's premier performers come together to show their skill and talent. The All-Stars from the Continental League and the Republic League are set to tangle to determine which league is the best.

The roster for the Continental League is:

SP Jermaine Carpenter (STL) - 9-5, 2.09 ERA
SP Al Dean (WAS) - 9-3, 2.42 ERA
SP Manny Díaz (OSH) - 8-7, 3.94 ERA
SP Clyde Fox (HBS) - 9-4, 3.72 ERA
SP Julius Payton (WAS) - 10-6, 3.21 ERA
SP José Valle (HBS) - 8-2, 3.32 ERA
MR Zach Barnes (OSH) - 2-1, 18 SV, 3.86 ERA
MR Charles-Élie Lavigne (PLN) - 2-1, 1.14 ERA
MR Daniel MacKenzie (PLN) - 2-6, 22 SV, 3.13 ERA
CL Zeth Bilias (HBS) - 3-1, 17 SV, 2.27 ERA
CL António López (WAS) - 3-2, 24 SV, 2.31 ERA
CL Luis Nalasco (STL) - 4-4, 15 SV, 3.48 ERA
C Matt Hall (HBS) - .302/.354/.528, 20 HR, 55 RBI
C Jonas Atkinson (STA) - .244/.409/.484, 15 HR, 58 RBI
1B Peter Beck (STC) - .298/.385/.580, 18 HR, 51 RBI
1B Jeff Savard (HBS) - .310/.374/.543, 13 HR, 64 RBI
2B Michael Peppers (HBS) - .305/.415/.523, 12 HR, 50 RBI
2B José Serrano (CHI) - .292/.433/.528, 18 HR, 69 RBI
2B Richie Moore (WAS) - .297/.438/.539, 15 HR, 67 RBI
2B Ken Morgan (STA) - .319/.397/.454, 7 HR, 37 RBI
3B Juan Muñíz (OSH) - .272/.376/.505, 17 HR, 56 RBI
SS Sergio Barrera (CHI) - .319/.421/.453, 1 HR, 38 RBI
LF Daryl McDonald (PLN) - .278/.336/.524, 15 HR, 58 RBI
LF Christophe Pruvost (STA) - .326/.435/.579, 18 HR, 59 RBI
LF Louis-Gabriel Boyer (WAS) - .333/.474/.442, 2 HR, 19 RBI
CF Ed Boyle (STA) - .323/.425/.442, 5 HR, 39 RBI
CF Steve Robinson (PLN) - .317/.408/.444, 5 HR, 41 RBI
RF Qing-nian Wa (WAS) - .280/.371/.511, 18 HR, 65 RBI


The roster for the Republic League is:

SP Tynan Francis (LVS) - 9-5, 3.35 ERA
SP Luis Gómez (NY) - 11-2, 3.52 ERA
SP Doug McDonah (SPG) - 11-2, 2.32 ERA
SP Ricardo Román (CLE) - 9-8, 3.75 ERA
SP Garrett Sweeney (ANN) - 8-6, 3.29 ERA
SP Corrado Vitaini (POR) - 7-5, 3.22 ERA
MR Michel Roy (NY) - 2-7, 17 SV, 2.66 ERA
MR Shunsen Uchida (NY) - 9-0, 2 SV, 2.16 ERA
CL John Ballard (POR) - 2-1, 19 SV, 2.92 ERA
CL Bobby Baxter (LVS) - 1-1, 11 SV, 2.37 ERA
CL Jorge Hernández (MAR) - 4-1, 8 SV, 2.64 ERA
CL Joo-Chan Hwang (WAI) - 4-4, 15 SV, 2.76 ERA
C Bartolo Cortéz (ANN) - .343/.393/.488, 7 HR, 50 RBI
C Ricardo Chacón (NY) - .285/.347/.378, 6 HR, 54 RBI
1B Curt Hunt (ANN) - .274/.372/.461, 15 HR, 63 RBI
1B Bo Cheng (NY) - .299/.373/.510, 14 HR, 66 RBI
1B Esteban Canó (LVS) - .308/.397/.497, 16 HR, 62 RBI
1B Phil Harrington (SPG) - .301/.412/.555, 20 HR, 59 RBI
2B Kan Takeuchi (CLE) - .289/.376/.485, 14 HR, 33 RBI
3B Makoto Okamoto (SPG) - .291/.332/.508, 21 HR, 61 RBI
SS Gustavo Carmona (WAI) - .263/.355/.427, 5 HR, 38 RBI
LF Brian Smart (ANN) - .294/.378/.487, 12 HR, 37 RBI
CF Ángel Castillo (CLE) - .326/.439/.662, 33 HR, 73 RBI
CF Rubén Arce (NY) - .309/.382/.474, 8 HR, 62 RBI
RF Simon Cantrell (ANN) - .283/.364/.595, 31 HR, 71 RBI
RF Pedro Medina (CLE) - .294/.326/.624, 28 HR, 104 RBI
RF Manny Alomar (NY) - .279/.352/.592, 26 HR, 80 RBI
RF Brett Edgar (SPG) - .330/.374/.589, 27 HR, 83 RBI

[Alan T]

Valdéz Shines in Gem
Monday, July 17th, 2034: Jorge Valdéz of the Maricopa Rattlers was on top of his game today. He tantalized the Las Vegas Wildcats with crisp curves and changeups, mixed in with just enough fastballs to keep the batters honest and came away with a 4-0 shutout.

In the postgame comments, the Las Vegas skipper said, "He had the changeup working. You knew it was coming and you still grounded out -- and then he threw it even slower."

The Maricopa hurler had 9 strikeouts, gave up 2 walks and surrendered 1 hit in his complete-game effort.

Valdéz told reporters after the game, "To be successful in this league, you have to keep the ball down. If you don't, they'll make you pay."

This season-to-date, Valdéz has fashioned a 2-11 mark and 9.10 ERA in 89 innings. Opposing clubs are batting .343 against him and he has logged 75 strikeouts.

[Alan T]

Republic League Announces Best Starter
Tuesday, August 1st, 2034: When Garrett Sweeney takes the hill, he usually takes command of the game -- at least that's the way it was in July. The outcome was usually a Ann Arbor victory. His fine 4-1 performance earned him the Republic League Pitcher of the Month trophy.

The talented Wolverines hurler made 5 starts, worked 37.2 innings, permitted 28 base hits, and struck out 38 while putting up a 2.87 ERA.

To date this season, Sweeney has a record of 11 wins and 7 losses and a 3.24 ERA. He has appeared in 22 games and struck out 134 in 155.2 innings.


July's #1 Hurler Announced: López Wins Award
Tuesday, August 1st, 2034: António López 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 July and stole away with the Continental League Pitcher of the Month award.

The Freedom bullpen ace collected 9 saves and 12 strikeouts in 11.2 innings, holding the opposition to a .053 average and posting a 0.00 ERA and a 1-0 record.

Thus far this season López has registered 45 relief appearances, worked 43.2 innings, struck out 54 and issued 18 walks. He has 31 saves with a 1.85 ERA and a 4-2 won-lost mark.

[Alan T]

Simon Cantrell Selected July's Best Batter
Tuesday, August 1st, 2034: Simon Cantrell feasted on Republic League pitching in July and today he walked off with the Batter of the Month award.

The Ann Arbor right fielder rapped out a .330 batting average while collecting 34 hits, 10 home runs, 24 RBIs and 23 runs scored.

This year Cantrell is batting .290 with 36 home runs.


Washington Second Baseman CL's Best Batter in July
Tuesday, August 1st, 2034: Seasoned by several years of professional experience, 26-year-old Richie Moore put together a solid offensive month for Washington and was crowned July's top batter in the Continental League.

He batted .324 with 5 home runs, 29 RBIs and 24 runs scored.



This year Moore is hitting .294 with 17 home runs and 82 RBIs to his credit. He has gotten on base at a .428 clip and scored 80 runs.

[Alan T]

Flores Selected RL's #1 Rookie
Tuesday, August 1st, 2034: In July, Salvador Flores had an exceptional month at the plate and hit his way to the Republic League Rookie of the Month award.

Last month the 23-year-old Waikiki left fielder played in 25 games and hit .371 with 10 doubles, no triples and no home runs. Flores also scored 14 times and drove in 11 runs.

So far this season Flores is batting .321 with 2 home runs, 42 RBIs and 69 runs scored. He has 143 hits in 445 at-bats, 42 walks and a .380 OBP. Flores has played in 106 games.



St Louis Rookie Hits His Way to CL Honor
Tuesday, August 1st, 2034: Paul Jones earned the Continental League Rookie of the Month honors for his fine stretch of play in July.

The 24-year-old St Louis left fielder batted .305, smacked 5 home runs and drove in 15 runs. He also tagged 25 hits, scored 14 runs and picked up 9 walks on his way to a .387 on-base percentage.

This season Jones has hit at a .272 clip and produced 53 runs batted in, 18 home runs and 50 runs.

[Alan T]

August 1st, 2034:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Havana Banana Sluggers 63 43 .594 - 62-44 1 29-19 34-24 5-4 19-16 56 W4 5-5 Washington Freedom 62 44 .585 1 61-45 1 34-18 28-26 5-3 16-11 W5 8-2 Chicago Southpaws 57 49 .538 6 54-52 3 33-23 24-26 3-2 13-12 W1 7-3 St Cloud Raindrops 53 52 .505 9½ 50-55 3 26-29 27-23 4-4 17-11 L3 3-7 Plantana Pirates 50 56 .472 13 52-54 -2 28-27 22-29 2-6 14-21 W1 3-7 Stafford Terriers 49 58 .458 14½ 51-56 -2 26-27 23-31 4-4 13-21 L1 4-6 St Louis Hops 48 58 .453 15 50-56 -2 28-25 20-33 5-5 15-20 L1 5-5 Oshawa Mullets 42 64 .396 21 43-63 -1 26-26 16-38 2-2 19-14 L5 4-6

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York Legends 62 44 .585 - 63-43 -1 32-16 30-28 5-3 15-19 55 L1 5-5 Spring Lions 59 46 .562 2½ 56-49 3 32-23 27-23 4-5 16-9 L1 4-6 Portland Axemen 57 49 .538 5 53-53 4 29-26 28-23 4-2 15-10 W1 6-4 Ann Arbor Wolverines 57 49 .538 5 59-47 -2 32-20 25-29 3-6 17-16 W2 5-5 Las Vegas Wildcats 55 51 .519 7 54-52 1 28-24 27-27 4-4 16-17 W1 5-5 Waikiki Beach Boys 54 52 .509 8 52-54 2 33-20 21-32 11-5 14-12 W1 7-3 Cleveland Naps 47 60 .439 15½ 54-53 -7 27-26 20-34 3-8 9-20 L2 3-7 Maricopa Rattlers 33 73 .311 29 33-73 0 21-35 12-38 4-5 13-12 L1 5-5

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG L. Boyer - WAS .339 2 B. Cortéz ANN .337 3 J. Pérez NY .329 4 C. Carmelo OSH .325 5 Á. Castillo CLE .324	League Leaders HR 2 tied with 36 1 S. Cantrell ANN 36 1 Á. Castillo CLE 36 3 P. Medina CLE 33 4 2 tied with 31	League Leaders RBI P. Medina - CLE 122 2 M. Alomar NY 98 3 B. Edgar SPG 95 4 B. Murphy POR 91 5 S. Cantrell ANN 87
League Leaders W L. Gómez - NY 13 2 J. Payton WAS 12 3 A. Dean WAS 11 3 L. Henderson STC 11 3 3 more tied with 11	League Leaders ERA J. Carpenter - STL 2.60 2 D. McDonah SPG 2.65 3 A. Dean WAS 2.80 4 J. Payton WAS 2.85 5 P. Gilera LVS 3.02	League Leaders K L. Gómez - NY 169 2 D. McDonah SPG 142 3 C. Fox HBS 138 4 G. Sweeney ANN 134 5 L. Benavides ANN 133

[Alan T]

Cheng Slugs 300th Home Run
Sunday, August 27th, 2034: Legends first baseman Bo Cheng 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," Cheng told reporters in the postgame interview.

He went 4-5 during the New York 13-6 triumph over the Portland Axemen and scored 3 runs with 2 RBI.

In his career Cheng has hit .320 with 2375 hits, 557 doubles, 95 triples and 300 home runs. His totals also include 1309 RBIs and 1308 runs scored.

[Alan T]

Wildcats Francis Named RL's Best Pitcher
Friday, September 1st, 2034: Tynan Francis's been around the league long enough to appreciate the honor he received today. After going 4-2 in August, the 31-year-old Las Vegas hurler has been named Republic League Pitcher of the Month.

He fanned 21 in 38.1 innings, logged an ERA of 1.88 and allowed opponents to hit .229 against him.

To date this season, Francis has registered 31 starts, 13-10 won-lost mark, 3.34 ERA, 183 IP, 128 strikeouts and 47 walks. Opposing teams have hit .236 against him.



CL Pitcher of the Month Goes to Carpenter
Friday, September 1st, 2034: Capping off a whirlwind month in which he went 5-1 with a 2.92 ERA, Jermaine Carpenter was selected as August's Continental League Pitcher of the Month today. Reporters caught up with the elated St Louis starter as he left the clubhouse.

"I know it's difficult for pitchers -- when you have a bad start or two, people start wondering if you've lost it. Then you ride stretches like this one for all you can. You find it easier to come to the park every day because know you're contributing to the club, not just waiting for your turn in the rotation to make up for your last start."

Jermaine Carpenter definitely contributed to the club. He had 6 starts, throwing 37 innings, striking out 20, and holding the opposition to a .250 average.

This year in 27 starts, Carpenter has recorded 14 wins and absorbed 7 losses. He has pitched 161.2 innings, allowed 134 hits, struck out 87 and has a 2.67 ERA.

[Alan T]

RL Honors Cheng, #1 Batter in August
Friday, September 1st, 2034: On the heels of a very productive August, Bo Cheng received Republic League Batter of the Month recognition today.

The battle-tested first baseman hit .385 for the New York Legends and racked up 8 home runs, 27 RBIs and 27 runs scored.

A look at his season totals shows Cheng with 26 home runs, .325 BA, .398 OBP, 107 RBIs and 99 runs scored.



Smith Wins Best Bat Award in August
Friday, September 1st, 2034: August's Batter of the Month Award has been given out by the Continental League. This month's trophy was presented to the Oshawa catcher, Eugene Smith.

He starred by hitting .366 with a .464 on-base percentage, totaled 34 hits in 93 at-bats, 8 home runs, 23 RBIs and scored 18 runs.

In 129 games this season Smith has batted at a .283 pace with 127 hits and 30 home runs.

[Alan T]

August's Best Rookie Named by RL
Friday, September 1st, 2034: None of the pitchers could figure him out last month. Salvador Flores was pure poison to them, lashing out hits with in such abundance he was voted the latest Republic League Rookie of the Month.

In August he hit the ball at a .305 clip, popping off 36 hits and no home runs with 8 RBIs and scoring 16 runs.

Waikiki opponents have to be thinking about pitching around this guy until he cools off a bit.

Flores's current batting average stands at .318 and he has chalked up 2 home runs and 50 RBIs.



Hernández Receives August Rookie Award
Friday, September 1st, 2034: It was an excellent month for Julián Hernández. He really swung into action! The center fielder for the St Cloud Raindrops was named August's best newcomer in the Continental League.

He captured the honor by hitting .317 with 40 hits, 7 home runs, 27 RBIs and 20 runs scored.

So far this year Hernández has hit .254 with 11 home runs, 61 RBIs and 80 runs scored.

[Alan T]

September 1st, 2034:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Havana Banana Sluggers 78 55 .586 - 77-56 1 36-26 42-29 9-5 24-20 27 L2 7-3 Washington Freedom 75 58 .564 3 75-58 0 36-26 39-32 5-5 18-15 L1 5-5 Chicago Southpaws 69 64 .519 9 66-67 3 40-31 29-33 4-3 15-17 W2 5-5 St Cloud Raindrops 67 66 .504 11 65-68 2 30-37 37-29 6-4 22-16 W1 5-5 Plantana Pirates 64 70 .478 14½ 67-67 -3 32-36 32-34 2-9 19-24 L1 3-7 St Louis Hops 63 71 .470 15½ 65-69 -2 35-34 28-37 5-5 18-24 L2 5-5 Stafford Terriers 61 72 .459 17 63-70 -2 31-35 30-37 5-4 16-23 W1 5-5 Oshawa Mullets 56 77 .421 22 56-77 0 34-34 22-43 2-3 23-16 W2 5-5

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York Legends 75 58 .564 - 77-56 -2 38-24 37-34 6-4 18-24 29 L1 5-5 Spring Lions 74 59 .556 1 72-61 2 36-31 38-28 4-6 18-13 L1 6-4 Portland Axemen 73 61 .545 2½ 70-64 3 36-32 37-29 4-4 19-14 L2 5-5 Ann Arbor Wolverines 71 62 .534 4 73-60 -2 39-29 32-33 4-6 20-19 W1 5-5 Las Vegas Wildcats 70 63 .526 5 68-65 2 32-30 38-33 4-4 19-21 W1 4-6 Waikiki Beach Boys 67 67 .500 8½ 64-70 3 41-28 26-39 11-5 20-14 L1 3-7 Cleveland Naps 59 74 .444 16 65-68 -6 31-35 28-39 5-8 12-24 W2 7-3 Maricopa Rattlers 44 89 .331 31 45-88 -1 26-45 18-44 4-5 17-14 W1 4-6

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG L. Boyer - WAS .343 2 B. Edgar SPG .340 3 B. Cortéz ANN .336 4 J. Pérez NY .328 5 W. Robertson MAR .327	League Leaders HR S. Cantrell - ANN 43 2 P. Medina CLE 41 3 Á. Castillo CLE 40 4 B. Edgar SPG 39 5 M. Alomar NY 38	League Leaders RBI P. Medina - CLE 140 2 B. Murphy POR 122 3 M. Alomar NY 121 3 B. Edgar SPG 121 5 S. Cantrell ANN 109
League Leaders W 2 tied with 15 1 L. Gómez NY 15 1 D. McDonah SPG 15 3 J. Carpenter STL 14 3 J. Payton WAS 14	League Leaders ERA J. Carpenter - STL 2.67 2 A. Dean WAS 2.83 2 D. McDonah SPG 2.83 4 J. Valle HBS 3.10 5 C. Vitaini POR 3.16	League Leaders K L. Gómez - NY 196 2 D. McDonah SPG 170 3 G. Sweeney ANN 165 4 C. Fox HBS 162 5 K. Anum POR 154

[Alan T]

Payton Gives St Louis Goose Eggs
Sunday, September 10th, 2034: Washington's Julius Payton breezed through the Hops lineup today, collecting a 2-hit shutout and a 13-0 victory along the way. Payton fanned 10 as well.

"I didn't really feel like I had my game today," Payton confessed, "but some days are like that -- you just gotta go with what you have."

This season-to-date Payton has 16 wins and 10 losses and a 3.48 ERA.

[Alan T]

Carmelo Rips HR Number 300
Wednesday, September 13th, 2034: Oshawa first baseman Carlito Carmelo blasted himself into an elite group of baseball players. Today he joined the exclusive 300 home run club in the Mullets 4-3 loss to the Plantana Pirates.

"As soon as I hit it, I knew it was gone. I was happy to move on. Now I can go and have some fun. It is a weight lifted off my shoulders," Carmelo told the press. He admitted just how much pressure he had been feeling. "Especially every time you'd get out of the hotel, everybody would say, 'Hey, when are you going to hit it?'"

In his milestone game, Carmelo went 2 for 4 with 2 runs batted in and 1 run scored.

In 2050 games Carmelo has a career .336 batting average and a .409 on-base percentage. He has hit 300 home runs with 1382 RBIs and 1325 runs scored.

[Alan T]

September 18th, 2034:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Havana Banana Sluggers 89 59 .601 - 88-60 1 43-28 46-31 12-5 27-20 9 W3 7-3 Washington Freedom 84 65 .564 5½ 85-64 -1 43-32 41-33 5-5 19-17 L1 5-5 Chicago Southpaws 79 70 .530 10½ 76-73 3 44-33 35-37 6-3 18-18 W1 6-4 St Cloud Raindrops 75 74 .503 14½ 74-75 1 32-39 43-35 7-6 22-20 W1 6-4 Plantana Pirates 72 78 .480 18 74-76 -2 37-41 35-37 3-11 24-24 L1 5-5 St Louis Hops 69 80 .463 20½ 70-79 -1 39-42 30-38 5-8 20-27 L3 5-5 Stafford Terriers 69 81 .460 21 70-80 -1 34-35 35-46 5-5 18-24 W1 3-7 Oshawa Mullets 60 90 .400 30 62-88 -2 36-39 24-51 3-3 23-21 L1 3-7

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Spring Lions 83 66 .557 - 81-68 2 38-33 45-33 4-6 19-15 13 W1 6-4 New York Legends 81 67 .547 1½ 85-63 -4 42-29 39-38 6-5 19-25 L3 3-7 Portland Axemen 79 71 .527 4½ 78-72 1 41-37 38-34 6-4 22-18 L1 3-7 Ann Arbor Wolverines 79 71 .527 4½ 81-69 -2 42-33 37-38 4-8 22-22 L1 5-5 Las Vegas Wildcats 78 71 .523 5 74-75 4 39-36 39-35 4-5 20-23 L1 5-5 Waikiki Beach Boys 77 72 .517 6 71-78 6 50-31 27-41 12-5 23-14 W6 8-2 Cleveland Naps 67 83 .447 16½ 74-76 -7 32-37 35-46 6-8 14-26 W1 4-6 Maricopa Rattlers 53 96 .356 30 53-96 0 30-47 23-49 4-5 18-14 W1 6-4

[Alan T]

Alomar Tags Number 400
Sunday, September 17th, 2034: 400 home runs is a lot of home runs to hit. It's a number that very few players reach. Today Manny Alomar became a member of that exclusive club. He belted it at Waikiki Beachpark against the Beach Boys. But sometimes milestone homers don't win the game. The powerful New York right fielder got all the headlines, but Waikiki came away with the victory. They beat the Legends 8-3.

During the postgame interview he told the press, "It's a big relief to get it over. I tried not to think about it, but it's kind of hard when you have a huge sign on the scoreboard staring at you every time you step up to the plate. The home run was nice, but I would have preferred to win the game."

His batting totals for the game showed 1 hit in 5 at-bats, 1 home run and 2 RBI.

The hardworking and dedicated Alomar also said, "I'll celebrate a little with my family tonight but not too much. This is not the last home run I will hit. I think I have a lot baseball left in me and have other goals. I'll get back to work tomorrow."

Lifetime Alomar has played in 1768 games with a .242 batting average. Among his 1718 hits are 409 doubles, 28 triples and 400 home runs. He also has scored 1025 runs and driven in 1305 runs.

[TeachEnEspanol]

It's no fun watching a team that I'm not even running...even if it's only been 2 days without them.

[Alan T]

September 25th, 2034:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Havana Banana Sluggers 94 61 .606 - 92-63 2 45-29 49-32 12-5 29-21 Clinched W2 8-2 Washington Freedom 85 71 .545 9½ 87-69 -2 43-35 42-36 5-6 19-17 L6 2-8 Chicago Southpaws 82 74 .526 12½ 80-76 2 47-34 35-40 7-4 18-20 L3 5-5 St Cloud Raindrops 77 79 .494 17½ 76-80 1 34-44 43-35 7-6 24-22 L1 4-6 Plantana Pirates 76 80 .487 18½ 78-78 -2 40-41 36-39 3-11 24-25 L2 6-4 Stafford Terriers 74 82 .474 20½ 73-83 1 39-36 35-46 7-5 22-24 W3 7-3 St Louis Hops 71 84 .458 23 73-82 -2 39-42 32-42 5-8 21-28 W1 3-7 Oshawa Mullets 64 92 .410 30½ 65-91 -1 36-39 28-53 3-4 23-23 W4 5-5

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Spring Lions 88 68 .564 - 85-71 3 43-35 45-33 4-6 21-15 5 W5 7-3 New York Legends 85 70 .548 2½ 89-66 -4 44-30 41-40 6-5 21-26 W1 4-6 Portland Axemen 83 73 .532 5 82-74 1 44-37 39-36 6-4 23-20 L1 5-5 Ann Arbor Wolverines 83 73 .532 5 85-71 -2 42-33 41-40 4-8 22-23 W2 7-3 Las Vegas Wildcats 81 75 .519 7 77-79 4 40-38 41-37 5-5 21-23 L2 5-5 Waikiki Beach Boys 77 78 .497 10½ 72-83 5 50-31 27-47 12-5 23-16 L6 4-6 Cleveland Naps 70 86 .449 18 77-79 -7 35-40 35-46 6-8 14-26 W1 5-5 Maricopa Rattlers 56 100 .359 32 56-100 0 32-49 24-51 4-6 18-14 L1 4-6

[Alan T]

Two games left to go in the season. The CL is decided, but the RL is up for grabs:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Havana Banana Sluggers 97 63 .606 - 95-65 2 48-31 49-32 12-5 30-22 Clinched L1 7-3 Washington Freedom 86 74 .537 11 88-72 -2 44-37 42-37 5-7 19-17 L3 1-9 Chicago Southpaws 83 77 .519 14 81-79 2 47-34 36-43 7-4 19-20 L3 4-6 St Cloud Raindrops 79 81 .494 18 79-81 0 34-45 45-36 8-6 24-22 L1 4-6 Plantana Pirates 79 81 .494 18 81-79 -2 40-41 39-40 4-11 25-26 W1 7-3 Stafford Terriers 76 84 .475 21 75-85 1 41-38 35-46 7-6 23-25 W2 7-3 St Louis Hops 74 86 .463 23 76-84 -2 39-42 35-44 5-8 21-29 W1 5-5 Oshawa Mullets 66 94 .412 31 67-93 -1 38-41 28-53 3-4 23-23 W2 6-4

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Spring Lions 88 72 .550 - 86-74 2 43-36 45-36 4-8 21-17 2 L4 5-5 New York Legends 87 73 .544 1 91-69 -4 46-33 41-40 6-6 22-28 W2 4-6 Portland Axemen 86 74 .537 2 83-77 3 44-37 42-37 7-4 25-20 W2 7-3 Las Vegas Wildcats 84 76 .525 4 80-80 4 43-38 41-38 6-5 22-23 L1 5-5 Ann Arbor Wolverines 84 76 .525 4 87-73 -3 43-36 41-40 4-9 22-23 W1 5-5 Waikiki Beach Boys 80 80 .500 8 74-86 6 50-31 30-49 13-5 23-17 L2 3-7 Cleveland Naps 72 88 .450 16 80-80 -8 37-42 35-46 6-8 14-27 W1 5-5 Maricopa Rattlers 59 101 .369 29 57-103 2 32-49 27-52 5-6 20-14 L1 6-4

[Alan T]

9/30:

Portland 4, Spring 3
New York 5, Waikiki 1



Spring 88-73
New York 88-73
Portland 87-74

[TeachEnEspanol]

Congrats to Havana and Washington so far!!!

[Alan T]

10/1:


Portland 13, Spring 1
New York 13, Waikiki 0


New York 89-73
Spring 88-74
Portland 88-74



New York clinches a playoff spot and homefield advantage in the RLCS, while Spring loses 6 straight, including a season ending sweep to Portland to force a best of 3 playoff matchup against the same Axemen that just swept them.

Portland led the regular season series vs Spring, so will have homefield advantage for the best of 3 series.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Alan T

10/1:

while Spring loses 6 straight, including a season ending sweep to Portland to force a best of 3 playoff matchup against the same Axemen that just swept them.

Gotta love when that happens!

[Alan T]

10/2:

Spring 3, Portland 1

[Alan T]

10/3:

Spring 3, Portland 0



Spring turns their losing ways around just in time to clinch the final playoff spot!