FOOL-X 2043 Regular Season

[Alan T]

Time to start up a new season of FOOL-X baseball!

Getting exports now.

(I have a ton of PMs and am on a conference call for work, so might start up slowly)

[TeachEnEspanol]

Good morning! I love baseball.

[CleBrownsfan]

Good luck all... I'm hoping to be a little bit more competitive this season. I'm just asking for a .500 season please

[Wolverines]

Originally Posted by Alan T

(I have a ton of PMs and am on a conference call for work, so might start up slowly)

Half of the PMs are probably from me as I try to figure out what the heck I'm doing.

Good luck to all.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Wolverines

Half of the PMs are probably from me as I try to figure out what the heck I'm doing.

Good luck to all.

Troublemaker!

[kenjabroni]

Originally Posted by Wolverines

Half of the PMs are probably from me as I try to figure out what the heck I'm doing.

Good luck to all.

Yeah it takes a couple of seasons to figure it all out.....I think Alan dreaded the weekly email from Plantana the first few seasons haha. Ive learned to sing more guys early now so he dont get my novels anymore.

[Alan T]

I'm not sure how many people actually bid on Ayala (I got many many PMs for him), but the lucky winner of the Ayala sweepstakes is.....




(drum roll)

Spoiler

Ann Arbor!

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by kenjabroni

Yeah it takes a couple of seasons to figure it all out.....I think Alan dreaded the weekly email from Plantana the first few seasons haha. Ive learned to sing more guys early now so he dont get my novels anymore.

I don't dread any emails! It lets me know you all care!

[CleBrownsfan]

Originally Posted by Alan T

I'm not sure how many people actually bid on Ayala (I got many many PMs for him), but the lucky winner of the Ayala sweepstakes is.....




(drum roll)

Spoiler

Ann Arbor!

booooooooooooo

[Wolverines]

Originally Posted by Alan T

I'm not sure how many people actually bid on Ayala (I got many many PMs for him), but the lucky winner of the Ayala sweepstakes is.....




(drum roll)

Spoiler

Ann Arbor!

[Alan T]

Ok here we go. Good luck to everyone this season!

[Alan T]

Monday, April 6th, 2043

Havana Banana Sluggers: Signed free agent 1B Curt Hunt to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,800,000.

Chicago Southpaws: Signed free agent CL Bob Newton to a 1-year contract worth a total of $900,000.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent MR Luis Contreras to a 1-year contract worth a total of $683,000.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent MR Dave Griffin to a 1-year contract worth a total of $425,000.

Plantana Pirates: Signed CF Ricardo Aldape to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $470,000.

Chicago Southpaws: Signed free agent MR Charles Gross to a minor league contract.

Chicago Southpaws: Signed free agent MR Ismael Delgadilo to a minor league contract.

Chicago Southpaws: Signed MR Ryan Rose to a minor league contract extension.

Washington Freedom: Signed free agent CL Naohiro Arai to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,100,000.

Chicago Southpaws: Signed free agent MR Don Wills to a minor league contract.

Ann Arbor Wolverines: Signed free agent SP Guillermo Ayala to a 1-year contract worth a total of $11,702,000.

Washington Freedom: Signed free agent RF Mike Hayes to a 1-year contract worth a total of $12,000,000.

Washington Freedom: Signed free agent RF Ramón González to a minor league contract.

Ann Arbor Wolverines: Signed free agent SP Ignacio Delgado to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,518,000.

Chicago Southpaws: Signed LF Frank Riles to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $850,000.

Chicago Southpaws: Signed C Jesús Salazar to a minor league contract extension.

Portland Axemen: Signed SP Simon Rose to a minor league contract extension.

Chicago Southpaws: Signed C Pedro Rodríguez to a minor league contract extension.

Chicago Southpaws: Signed 2B Vincente Moran to a minor league contract extension.

Chicago Southpaws: Signed 1B Armando Sánchez to a minor league contract extension.

Washington Freedom: Signed free agent MR Dan Nelson to a minor league contract.

Chicago Southpaws: Signed LF Sumitomo Adachi to a minor league contract extension.

Washington Freedom: Signed free agent C Carlos Molina to a minor league contract.

Washington Freedom: Signed free agent MR Joe England to a minor league contract.

Washington Freedom: Signed free agent MR Yue-rong Zhong to a minor league contract.

Washington Freedom: Signed free agent MR Fernando Aguilar to a minor league contract.

[Alan T]

Muñíz Raps 300th Roundtripper
Monday, April 13th, 2043: The Chicago Southpaws defeated the Washington Freedom 9-5 yesterday in a game that featured Juan Muñíz's 300th career home run.

In the clubhouse, the Southpaws third 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, Muñíz banged out 3 hits in 4 at-bats and scored 3 runs with 2 runs batted in.

In his career Muñíz has hit .249 with 1596 hits, 340 doubles, 41 triples and 301 home runs. His totals also include 1029 RBIs and 938 runs scored.

[Alan T]

Peña Is April's Top Starter
Friday, May 1st, 2043: António Peña took a much-deserved turn in the spotlight earlier today as he accepted the Republic League Pitcher of the Month award for April.

The 25-year-old Beach Boys starter is a relative newcomer to the league, but nonetheless racked up an impressive 4-0 won-lost record in 5 starts. This month he fanned 18 batters in 34.2 innings and compiled a 3.12 ERA.


Pirates Hurler Named CL's #1 Starter
Friday, May 1st, 2043: As Tzu-yu Jin hoisted up the Continental League Pitcher of the Month trophy for April, rumors have already begun to swirl about whether he will leave Plantana once his contract is up at the end of the season.

Jin put pressure on the Pirates to keep him around by posting a 4-1 record and an ERA of 2.57 over 35 innings last month. He also rolled up 21 strikeouts, increasing his value both to Plantana and to every other team in the league.

[Alan T]

RL Best Hitter Award to Spring's Freddy Torres
Friday, May 1st, 2043: On the heels of a very productive April, Freddy Torres received Republic League Batter of the Month recognition today.

The battle-tested center fielder hit .369 for the Spring Lions and racked up 1 home run, 18 RBIs and 28 runs scored.


Washington's Trampakoulos CL #1 Batter in April
Friday, May 1st, 2043: Seasoned by several years of professional experience, 30-year-old Arion Trampakoulos put together a solid offensive month for Washington and was crowned April's top batter in the Continental League.

He batted .368 with 10 home runs, 23 RBIs and 19 runs scored.

[Alan T]

Super Tramp!

[Alan T]

Republic League Names Rookie of Month
Friday, May 1st, 2043: Miguel Costello was toddling around on his tricycle when some of the guys he's playing against were in their prime, but the 23-year-old center fielder definitely knows how to get to first, second or beyond. Today he was chosen April's Republic League Rookie of the Month for his remarkable month of hitting.

In 24 games Costello batted .345 for Maricopa, slapping 30 hits in 87 at-bats with 1 home run, drove in 10 runs and scored 15 times.


CL Selects Rookie Star of the Month
Friday, May 1st, 2043: Vern Román earned April's Rookie of the Month honors in the Continental League for last month's performance. The boyish St Louis third baseman might be wet behind the ears, but he's proving that he has what it takes to play at this level.

Román hit .273 with 4 home runs, 17 RBIs and 11 runs scored this past month on his way to winning the award.

[Alan T]

May 1st, 2043:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Havana Banana Sluggers 14 8 .636 - 14-8 0 5-2 9-6 3-1 5-4 140 W1 7-3 Stafford Terriers 13 9 .591 1 9-13 4 6-3 7-6 2-0 5-0 W3 5-5 St Cloud Raindrops 13 9 .591 1 13-9 0 9-4 4-5 1-2 4-6 L2 5-5 Washington Freedom 12 11 .522 2½ 14-9 -2 6-6 6-5 3-2 4-5 W2 5-5 Plantana Pirates 11 11 .500 3 10-12 1 5-4 6-7 0-1 3-1 L1 5-5 Oshawa Mullets 10 14 .417 5 13-11 -3 7-11 3-3 1-3 2-6 L3 4-6 Chicago Southpaws 9 14 .391 5½ 9-14 0 6-8 3-6 1-1 3-3 W1 5-5 St Louis Hops 8 14 .364 6 8-14 0 4-4 4-10 2-3 3-4 L1 4-6

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York Legends 15 8 .652 - 15-8 0 7-5 8-3 0-0 3-3 138 L3 6-4 Maricopa Rattlers 14 10 .583 1½ 12-12 2 10-8 4-2 0-0 4-0 L4 5-5 Las Vegas Wildcats 12 10 .545 2½ 13-9 -1 7-6 5-4 2-0 5-1 W3 5-5 Portland Axemen 11 12 .478 4 10-13 1 6-8 5-4 0-0 3-0 W3 7-3 Waikiki Beach Boys 10 12 .455 4½ 13-9 -3 4-4 6-8 0-2 1-5 L1 4-6 Spring Lions 10 12 .455 4½ 10-12 0 2-5 8-7 1-0 1-3 W1 3-7 Ann Arbor Wolverines 10 12 .455 4½ 10-12 0 4-5 6-7 0-1 1-2 W6 6-4 Cleveland Naps 8 14 .364 6½ 9-13 -1 4-5 4-9 0-0 2-6 L3 3-7

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG R. Albareda - CHI .416 2 S. Flores WAI .381 3 A. Romano WAI .377 4 A. Díaz POR .375 5 2 tied with .369	League Leaders HR A. Trampakoulos - WAS 10 2 P. Jones STC 9 3 D. Donlon LVS 8 3 C. Richardson WAS 8 5 5 tied with 6	League Leaders RBI 3 tied with 23 1 J. Becerra STC 23 1 D. Donlon LVS 23 1 A. Trampakoulos WAS 23 4 C. Hunt HBS 22
League Leaders W 6 tied with 4 1 S. Fournier STL 4 1 A. Hernández NY 4 1 T. Jin PLN 4 1 3 more tied with 4	League Leaders ERA R. Frank - STC 1.06 2 M. Thomas CLE 1.65 3 W. Watts PLN 1.93 3 J. Ellis WAS 1.93 5 N. Hanlon WAI 2.28	League Leaders K J. Molina - STC 46 2 S. Fournier STL 40 3 R. Quifel STC 34 4 A. Hernández NY 33 5 2 tied with 31

[Alan T]

Gijsberts Twirls Freedom to Shutout Win
Sunday, May 17th, 2043: "My pitching coach told me before the game just to bear down and focus. He said no one was going to hit me if I'm throwing a good breaking ball with good location."

And that's what Branco Gijsberts did as he led the Freedom to a 5-0 shutout victory over the Raindrops.

"I thought he put the ball where he wanted to," the St Cloud manager said. "And that's just about the whole secret to pitching."

Gijsberts yielded 1 hit and had 3 strikeouts and 4 walks in a standout performance.

This year Gijsberts has compiled a 2-2 mark with a 7.12 ERA in 8 starts.

[Alan T]

Rodríguez Hits for the Cycle
Saturday, May 30th, 2043: Today the Wolverines lost 9-8 to the Lions at Ann Arbor Grounds. It was a tough defeat for Esteban Rodríguez. The Ann Arbor left fielder had a sensational game at bat and hit for the cycle as he ripped Spring pitching for 4 hits and 5 RBI. Rodríguez also scored 2 runs on his record-setting day.

Esteban Rodríguez hit an RBI double in the 1st, hit an RBI single in the 2nd, hit an RBI triple in the 4th, flied out in the 6th, hit a two-run home run off Peter Tyler in the 8th and grounded out in the 10th.

Rodríguez is hitting .322 for the season with 7 home runs, 34 RBIs and 40 runs scored. He has 66 hits in 205 at-bats and played in 50 games.

[Alan T]

Legends Hernández May's #1 Pitcher
Monday, June 1st, 2043: Despite the number of years he's been in the league, Alonso Hernández still gets excited when he puts together a quality stretch like he had in May. The 26-year-old starter for New York was named Republic League Pitcher of the Month earlier today.

He collected 4 wins and no losses with 40 strikeouts in his 7 starts, putting up a fine 0.82 ERA in 43.2 innings of work.

This season Hernández has compiled a 8-2 mark with a 2.53 ERA in 13 starts.



CL Pitcher of the Month Goes to Simon
Monday, June 1st, 2043: Clint Simon nailed down May's Continental League Pitcher of the Month award today, adding pressure on St Cloud to get a deal done before the 28-year-old becomes a free agent.

Simon seems unfazed by the talk. "We get a deal done or we don't," he told reporters, "I'm not worrying about next year. Worrying about next year isn't what wins awards, you know?"

He fashioned a 5-1 record, reeled off 35 strikeouts, worked 44 innings and held batters to a .212 average for the month as he posted a 3.07 ERA.

On the season Simon has a 6-3 record with a 3.84 ERA.

[hyde4us11]

Originally Posted by Alan T

This year Gijsberts has compiled a 2-2 mark with a 7.12 ERA in 8 starts.

7.12 ERA even after the SO, that hurts. Maybe he just found it though.

[Alan T]

May's Best Batter Announced
Monday, June 1st, 2043: Dale Donlon used that sweet swing with great success for Las Vegas last month, garnering him the Republic League Batter of the Month award.

The 30-year-old left fielder put up a .395 batting average and collected 10 home runs, 31 RBIs and 32 runs scored.

Donlon is swinging at a .362 pace on the year with 18 home runs, 54 RBIs and 47 runs scored. He has played in 51 games.



Havana's Medina Snags May Batting Title
Monday, June 1st, 2043: Félix Medina 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 31-year-old Medina 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 29 games, Medina hit .363 with 11 home runs, 28 RBIs and scored 25 runs.

For the year Medina has hit .308 with 15 home runs, 42 RBIs and scored 43 runs.

[Alan T]

Rookie Wiz Gets May Award in RL
Monday, June 1st, 2043: Youngster Miguel Costello emerged as the latest Republic League Rookie of the Month today. The young man from Maricopa deserved the honor, batting .310 with 1 home run and 13 runs batted in. Is the month of May a harbinger of things to come or just a fluke? We'll find out someday, but for now, we'll just let Costello enjoy the limelight.

Costello is batting .325 this season in 52 games with 2 home runs, 23 RBIs and 30 runs scored. He has 65 hits in 200 at-bats.


Marquee Month for Arrington, Top CL Rookie
Monday, June 1st, 2043: A veritable toddler to the Continental League, Michael Arrington just sewed up the Rookie of the Month trophy for May.

Over the past month the 23-year-old left fielder for St Louis hit .349 with 37 hits, 1 home run and 15 RBI. He also logged 24 walks and compiled a .466 on-base percentage.

Arrington on the season is batting .311 with 2 home runs. His totals include 28 RBIs and 31 runs scored. He has played in 51 games.

[Alan T]

June 1st, 2043:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Havana Banana Sluggers 37 14 .725 - 34-17 3 22-5 15-9 3-2 9-8 107 W3 7-3 St Cloud Raindrops 32 19 .627 5 32-19 0 16-9 16-10 3-4 10-11 W3 6-4 Washington Freedom 26 23 .531 10 29-20 -3 15-11 11-12 4-5 9-9 W2 8-2 Stafford Terriers 24 27 .471 13 19-32 5 12-13 12-14 4-1 11-2 L3 3-7 Oshawa Mullets 24 28 .462 13½ 27-25 -3 14-14 10-14 4-5 7-13 L2 3-7 Plantana Pirates 21 29 .420 15½ 21-29 0 9-15 12-14 0-1 8-7 L3 4-6 Chicago Southpaws 21 30 .412 16 23-28 -2 11-12 10-18 2-2 6-9 L2 4-6 St Louis Hops 18 33 .353 19 19-32 -1 10-15 8-18 3-3 8-9 W2 5-5

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York Legends 32 17 .653 - 33-16 -1 17-9 15-8 0-2 4-6 109 L1 5-5 Spring Lions 29 22 .569 4 27-24 2 13-14 16-8 2-1 5-3 W4 6-4 Las Vegas Wildcats 27 24 .529 6 27-24 0 10-15 17-9 3-0 7-2 W1 4-6 Ann Arbor Wolverines 25 26 .490 8 24-27 1 10-15 15-11 0-2 3-3 L3 5-5 Maricopa Rattlers 25 27 .481 8½ 24-28 1 13-15 12-12 1-1 5-4 L5 3-7 Cleveland Naps 22 28 .440 10½ 23-27 -1 9-15 13-13 1-0 3-6 L1 6-4 Waikiki Beach Boys 22 29 .431 11 25-26 -3 12-13 10-16 0-3 4-7 W3 5-5 Portland Axemen 21 30 .412 12 21-30 0 7-16 14-14 2-0 4-4 W1 6-4

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG C. Steele - CLE .373 2 A. Díaz POR .366 3 D. Donlon LVS .362 4 J. López NY .355 5 J. Downing LVS .354	League Leaders HR D. Donlon - LVS 18 2 A. Caro HBS 17 3 P. Jones STC 15 3 F. Medina HBS 15 3 J. Muñíz CHI 15	League Leaders RBI D. Donlon - LVS 54 2 A. Caro HBS 45 3 F. Medina HBS 42 4 F. Castillo WAI 41 4 D. Féliz LVS 41
League Leaders W A. Hernández - NY 8 2 S. Vernon NY 7 2 T. Yamaguchi HBS 7 4 J. Estrada OSH 6 4 4 more tied with 6	League Leaders ERA J. Ellis - WAS 1.85 2 T. Jin PLN 2.31 3 R. Frank STC 2.38 4 A. Hernández NY 2.53 5 A. Orr WAS 2.64	League Leaders K J. Molina - STC 85 2 J. Thompson MAR 74 3 A. Hernández NY 73 4 R. Quifel STC 70 5 S. Fournier STL 69

[Alan T]

Chicago's Moore Gets 2500th Hit
Friday, June 19th, 2043: The Chicago contest with St Louis featured a real shining moment: Richie Moore, the Southpaws shortstop, collected career base hit #2500. That his team lost the game, 17-15, took away only a little bit of the luster. Fittingly, the 35-year-old Moore, who went 3-for-4, received a warm ovation from the The Brewery crowd.

In 2266 career games, Moore has put up a .308 average, collected 534 doubles, 79 triples, and 460 home runs, driven in 1683 runs, and scored 1637 times.

[Alan T]

RL Premier Pitcher is Maricopa's Ohayashi
Wednesday, July 1st, 2043: Toshiharu Ohayashi 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 June and stole away with the Republic League Pitcher of the Month award.

The Rattlers bullpen ace collected 4 saves and 17 strikeouts in 20.2 innings, holding the opposition to a .208 average and posting a 2.18 ERA and a 2-0 record.

For the year, Ohayashi has collected 5 saves in 34 relief appearances. He has also rung up 53 strikeouts and 15 walks in 52 innings while registering a 2.60 ERA and a 3-1 won-lost mark.



Continental League Announces June's Top Pitcher
Wednesday, July 1st, 2043: Jason Phillips is at the zenith of his career and today he was selected as the Continental League Pitcher of the Month for June.

He made 13 relief appearances for Havana last month, throwing 15 innings and collecting 5 saves, a 4-1 record, 18 strikeouts and a 1.80 ERA.

To date Phillips has 18 saves with a 7-1 season record and a 1.14 ERA. He also has made 38 relief appearances, thrown 39.1 innings and struck out 44.

[Alan T]

RL Batter of the Month Honors to Canseco
Wednesday, July 1st, 2043: Iván Canseco really put on a show in June, earning the Batter of the Month Award in the Republic League!

The Spring third baseman batted .358 with 12 home runs, 35 RBIs, 29 runs scored, along with 12 walks to compile a .431 on-base percentage.

This year Canseco has collected a .297 batting average to date with 93 hits in 313 at-bats, 75 RBIs, 22 home runs and scored 58 times. He has played in 78 games.


Ducklow Wins CL's Best Bat Trophy
Wednesday, July 1st, 2043: In June, Oshawa Mullets right fielder Dave Ducklow claimed the Continental League Batter of the Month award.

The 23-year-old swung with confidence, hitting .380 with 7 home runs, 27 RBIs and 24 runs scored.

This season Ducklow is swinging the bat at a .307 rate with 83 hits in 270 at-bats. To date he has hit 16 home runs, scored 59 runs and driven in 65.

[Alan T]

Howard Tabbed RL's Top Rookie
Wednesday, July 1st, 2043: Will Howard's eyes seem to light up whenever he sees the baseball. The young Portland center fielder has been hitting everything in sight for the better part of a month.

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

During the month he hit .337 with 7 doubles, 1 triple and 1 home run. Howard also scored 8 times and drove in 14 runs.

So far this year, Howard is batting .300 with 2 home runs and 31 RBIs.



Sensational Month for CL Rookie
Wednesday, July 1st, 2043: Michael Arrington 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 June the St Louis hitter tagged opposing pitching for a .294 average with 32 hits, 3 home runs and 16 RBIs.

Arrington is currently batting .305 with 5 home runs and 44 RBIs.

[Alan T]

July 1st, 2043:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Havana Banana Sluggers 55 23 .705 - 50-28 5 31-8 24-15 6-3 18-11 74 L1 5-5 St Cloud Raindrops 45 34 .570 10½ 46-33 -1 23-16 22-18 4-6 15-17 W1 5-5 Washington Freedom 40 36 .526 14 44-32 -4 23-17 17-19 6-8 14-13 W1 4-6 Oshawa Mullets 40 39 .506 15½ 45-34 -5 22-21 18-18 6-8 13-18 W2 7-3 Plantana Pirates 38 39 .494 16½ 36-41 2 18-20 20-19 2-3 15-12 W4 7-3 Stafford Terriers 34 44 .436 21 29-49 5 16-21 18-23 7-4 14-10 L3 4-6 Chicago Southpaws 32 46 .410 23 35-43 -3 18-20 14-26 4-3 9-15 L1 4-6 St Louis Hops 28 51 .354 27½ 29-50 -1 14-24 14-27 5-5 11-13 L2 3-7

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York Legends 51 25 .671 - 53-23 -2 28-12 23-13 1-3 9-7 81 W3 7-3 Spring Lions 47 31 .603 5 44-34 3 22-17 25-14 2-1 6-5 W10 10-0 Ann Arbor Wolverines 40 38 .513 12 36-42 4 19-18 21-20 2-3 6-5 W1 3-7 Maricopa Rattlers 39 40 .494 13½ 37-42 2 23-20 16-20 1-3 10-7 W1 6-4 Las Vegas Wildcats 39 40 .494 13½ 40-39 -1 15-24 24-16 3-0 9-6 L2 5-5 Waikiki Beach Boys 35 44 .443 17½ 39-40 -4 20-18 15-26 0-3 5-8 L1 5-5 Portland Axemen 32 46 .410 20 33-45 -1 12-26 20-20 5-0 7-7 L3 2-8 Cleveland Naps 29 48 .377 22½ 31-46 -2 13-25 16-23 1-2 6-13 L1 3-7

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG A. Díaz - POR .355 2 D. Donlon LVS .347 3 H. García POR .344 4 L. Arfè LVS .342 5 C. Steele CLE .340	League Leaders HR D. Donlon - LVS 26 2 I. Canseco SPG 22 2 A. Caro HBS 22 2 P. Jones STC 22 5 4 tied with 19	League Leaders RBI D. Donlon - LVS 80 2 I. Canseco SPG 75 3 A. Caro HBS 67 4 D. Ducklow OSH 65 5 Á. Rivera ANN 62
League Leaders W A. Hernández - NY 11 2 C. Galindo HBS 9 2 S. Vernon NY 9 2 T. Yamaguchi HBS 9 5 7 tied with 8	League Leaders ERA R. Sánchez - WAS 2.49 2 R. Frank STC 2.61 3 J. Lyon LVS 3.06 4 A. Hernández NY 3.07 5 C. Galindo HBS 3.16	League Leaders K J. Molina - STC 119 2 R. Quifel STC 114 3 A. Hernández NY 104 4 S. Fournier STL 99 5 J. Thompson MAR 96

[Alan T]

FOOLX News: The All-Star Game Rosters Have Been Announced
Sunday, July 12th, 2043: The Continental League All-Stars versus the Republic League All-Stars. It happens every year halfway through the season. It's a baseball spectacle for the fans and the players alike. It's the 2043 FOOL-X All-Star Game. The fans get to see all their favorite stars perform in the same game, and the outstanding players get to play against each other. The players are out to prove that their league is the best. Players are chosen by a vote of the fans.

Representing the Continental League All-Stars this year will be:

SP Allen Dixon (CHI) - 6-2, 3.83 ERA
SP Reginald Frank (STC) - 10-3, 2.65 ERA
SP Carlos Galindo (HBS) - 11-2, 2.89 ERA
SP Tzu-yu Jin (PLN) - 8-6, 3.34 ERA
SP Juan Molina (STC) - 5-5, 3.31 ERA
SP Alan Orr (WAS) - 7-4, 3.34 ERA
SP Roberto Sánchez (WAS) - 8-4, 2.30 ERA
SP Tsuruki Yamaguchi (HBS) - 9-2, 4.05 ERA
MR Totoya Kobayashi (STA) - 5-1, 3 SV, 2.61 ERA
MR Manuel Santana (OSH) - 4-2, 1 SV, 0.96 ERA
CL Chris Forrest (STL) - 2-8, 9 SV, 2.79 ERA
CL Jason Phillips (HBS) - 7-1, 21 SV, 1.02 ERA
C Román Albareda (CHI) - .289/.377/.474, 11 HR, 44 RBI
C Luis Ortíz (STA) - .274/.369/.465, 16 HR, 46 RBI
1B Curt Hunt (HBS) - .304/.424/.488, 14 HR, 52 RBI
1B Arion Trampakoulos (WAS) - .284/.352/.572, 23 HR, 64 RBI
2B Scott Bean (STC) - .294/.382/.543, 13 HR, 52 RBI
3B Arturo Caro (HBS) - .298/.377/.536, 22 HR, 71 RBI
3B Ray Moss (STC) - .303/.367/.559, 18 HR, 68 RBI
SS Javier Fernández (STL) - .305/.377/.471, 12 HR, 53 RBI
SS Richie Moore (CHI) - .318/.433/.592, 17 HR, 68 RBI
SS Edgar Ruíz (PLN) - .290/.365/.461, 13 HR, 41 RBI
LF Michael Arrington (STL) - .304/.411/.442, 7 HR, 51 RBI
LF Félix Medina (HBS) - .290/.422/.601, 25 HR, 72 RBI
LF Martín Flores (STA) - .277/.389/.497, 14 HR, 41 RBI
CF Abhramu Persaud (HBS) - .317/.421/.468, 3 HR, 34 RBI
RF Dave Ducklow (OSH) - .309/.401/.595, 18 HR, 69 RBI
RF Freddy Ramírez (PLN) - .272/.388/.511, 17 HR, 57 RBI


The Republic League roster includes the following players:

SP Alonso Hernández (NY) - 13-5, 3.07 ERA
SP Jeff Lyon (LVS) - 9-6, 3.47 ERA
SP António Peña (WAI) - 9-5, 3.96 ERA
SP Dave Thomas (WAI) - 7-4, 3.55 ERA
SP Sam Vernon (NY) - 10-4, 4.06 ERA
SP John Wilson (NY) - 9-5, 3.38 ERA
MR Carlos Montaño (NY) - 4-1, 2 SV, 1.32 ERA
MR Kazuma Sakurai (LVS) - 1-1, 15 SV, 1.97 ERA
CL John Ballard (POR) - 5-2, 12 SV, 1.83 ERA
CL Ramón Castillo (MAR) - 4-4, 14 SV, 2.36 ERA
CL Chris Lee (CLE) - 2-4, 11 SV, 2.32 ERA
CL Michel Roy (NY) - 1-1, 25 SV, 2.27 ERA
C Emílio Santellano (WAI) - .374/.470/.573, 6 HR, 43 RBI
C Héctor García (POR) - .340/.397/.459, 8 HR, 41 RBI
1B Alberto Díaz (POR) - .362/.508/.519, 5 HR, 36 RBI
1B Jason Downing (LVS) - .318/.379/.479, 10 HR, 63 RBI
1B Felipe Castillo (WAI) - .306/.373/.542, 21 HR, 62 RBI
1B Phil Harrington (SPG) - .266/.397/.509, 19 HR, 65 RBI
2B José Rivas (NY) - .301/.392/.439, 5 HR, 51 RBI
3B Iván Canseco (SPG) - .289/.367/.543, 24 HR, 85 RBI
SS Ramón Flores (SPG) - .295/.398/.400, 1 HR, 41 RBI
LF Mauro Salazar (SPG) - .292/.396/.509, 12 HR, 54 RBI
LF Dale Donlon (LVS) - .345/.427/.667, 27 HR, 87 RBI
LF Esteban Rodríguez (ANN) - .326/.403/.514, 14 HR, 59 RBI
CF Ángel Castillo (ANN) - .258/.397/.448, 12 HR, 48 RBI
CF Freddy Torres (SPG) - .320/.459/.473, 5 HR, 48 RBI
CF Donald Hamilton (WAI) - .279/.351/.455, 11 HR, 50 RBI
RF Rex Yarrow (NY) - .310/.389/.409, 6 HR, 36 RBI

[Alan T]

3000 Hits for Hunt
Friday, July 17th, 2043: Curt Hunt has gone through many bats during his playing career. None of them means as much to him as the one he used to crack career hit number 3000 at The Brewery yesterday.

The 42-year-old Banana Sluggers first baseman told reporters after the game, "I plan to keep this bat at home in my own private Hall of Fame."

It was a happy day for Hunt from the standpoint of the 3000-hit milestone, but a little disappointing, too. Despite his achievement, Havana dropped the contest to the St Louis Hops 9-6.

For the day Hunt finished the day with 1 hit in 4 at-bats.

Hunt has a career .286 average with 3000 hits, 552 doubles, 64 triples, 484 home runs, 1884 RBIs, and 1783 runs scored to date.

[Alan T]

At age 42, the Career-long Ann Arbor Wolverine and now Havana Banana Slugger Curt Hunt is the 30th player in FOOL-X history to hit 3000 hits in a career.

His ratings are starting a slow slide, but I wonder how many more years he'll go before he retires. He could possibly play another year after this even to move up the record books.

[Alan T]

Hanlon #1 RL Pitcher in July
Saturday, August 1st, 2043: When Nick Hanlon 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 Waikiki victory. His fine 4-0 performance earned him the Republic League Pitcher of the Month trophy.

The talented Beach Boys hurler made 5 starts, worked 32.1 innings, permitted 25 base hits, and struck out 30 while putting up a 2.23 ERA.

In 21 starts this year Hanlon has crafted a 9-5 record and a 4.33 ERA.



July's Top Starter is Jin
Saturday, August 1st, 2043: It was a sensational July for Tzu-yu Jin as he mystified, mesmerized and terrorized opposing batters to capture the Continental League Pitcher of the Month trophy.

Jin locked down a 4-0 mark in 5 starts last month, striking out 32 while walking 16 in 40 innings and posting a 1.58 ERA.

To date this season Jin has compiled a 11-6 record with a 3.01 ERA in 21 starts.

[Alan T]

RL's Top Hitter Selected
Saturday, August 1st, 2043: The premier hitter in the Republic League in July was Maricopa first baseman Katsuhiko Watanabe. For his standout play, he was voted the Batter of the Month.

Watanabe was selected after batting .301, hitting 10 home runs, scoring 19 runs and driving in 28.

For the year Watanabe is batting .265 with 109 hits and 25 home runs. He has scored 65 times and driven in 82.




CL's Best Batter Selected
Saturday, August 1st, 2043: Félix Medina was at the top of the hit parade in the Continental League throughout July. For the outstanding month, the talented Havana left fielder was chosen the Batter of the Month.

He compiled a .326 average with 30 hits, 12 home runs, 40 RBIs and 25 runs scored.

Currently Medina has 31 home runs and a .298 batting average.

[Alan T]

Top Republic League Newcomer Named
Saturday, August 1st, 2043: July was a month Portland center fielder Will Howard is not likely to forget very soon. Not only did he hit .353, he was also named the winner of the Republic League Rookie of the Month award.

He nailed down the honor with a .353 average, 30 hits, 2 home runs, 18 RBIs and 16 runs scored during the month.

This season Howard has hit 4 home runs and posted a .313 batting average.



Arrington Hauls in July's Best Rookie Award
Saturday, August 1st, 2043: St Louis left fielder Michael Arrington snagged the Continental League Rookie of the Month Award for July.

He posted a .302 batting average last month and collected 29 hits, 3 home runs and 9 RBIs.

So far this season Arrington has hit .304 with 8 home runs, 53 RBIs and and scored 63 times.

[Alan T]

August 1st. 2043:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Havana Banana Sluggers 73 30 .709 - 66-37 7 42-13 31-17 7-3 21-13 46 L1 5-5 St Cloud Raindrops 59 44 .573 14 59-44 0 32-21 27-23 4-6 19-20 L1 6-4 Washington Freedom 52 51 .505 21 56-47 -4 27-23 25-28 6-8 18-17 L2 4-6 Stafford Terriers 51 52 .495 22 46-57 5 22-23 29-29 8-4 20-13 W2 8-2 Plantana Pirates 50 52 .490 22½ 47-55 3 26-26 24-26 3-3 20-16 W2 6-4 Oshawa Mullets 48 56 .462 25½ 54-50 -6 24-28 24-28 7-11 15-21 L4 5-5 Chicago Southpaws 45 58 .437 28 49-54 -4 25-26 20-32 4-4 11-18 W1 3-7 St Louis Hops 34 69 .330 39 37-66 -3 18-36 16-33 5-5 13-19 W1 2-8

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York Legends 66 37 .641 - 70-33 -4 34-16 32-21 2-6 12-13 55 W1 7-3 Spring Lions 61 42 .592 5 58-45 3 31-24 30-18 3-2 10-7 W2 3-7 Las Vegas Wildcats 55 48 .534 11 53-50 2 25-28 30-20 6-0 17-8 W2 8-2 Maricopa Rattlers 52 52 .500 14½ 47-57 5 28-24 24-28 3-5 15-10 L2 6-4 Ann Arbor Wolverines 51 52 .495 15 48-55 3 24-21 27-31 4-4 12-12 L1 6-4 Waikiki Beach Boys 49 54 .476 17 53-50 -4 31-23 18-31 1-3 8-11 W1 5-5 Portland Axemen 43 60 .417 23 46-57 -3 19-32 24-28 6-3 10-12 L2 3-7 Cleveland Naps 35 67 .343 30½ 38-64 -3 17-35 18-32 2-4 8-19 L1 2-8

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG A. Díaz - POR .358 2 L. Arfè LVS .343 3 D. Donlon LVS .333 3 C. Steele CLE .333 5 F. Torres SPG .332	League Leaders HR 2 tied with 31 1 F. Medina HBS 31 1 A. Trampakoulos WAS 31 3 D. Donlon LVS 28 4 P. Jones STC 27	League Leaders RBI D. Donlon - LVS 98 2 I. Canseco SPG 94 3 F. Medina HBS 93 4 R. Moss STC 84 5 K. Watanabe MAR 82
League Leaders W A. Hernández - NY 14 2 C. Galindo HBS 12 2 J. Wilson NY 12 4 R. Frank STC 11 4 T. Jin PLN 11	League Leaders ERA R. Frank - STC 2.63 2 R. Sánchez WAS 2.73 3 A. Hernández NY 2.99 4 T. Jin PLN 3.01 5 J. Molina STC 3.05	League Leaders K J. Molina - STC 160 2 R. Quifel STC 151 3 S. Fournier STL 136 4 J. Thompson MAR 134 5 A. Hernández NY 129

[Alan T]

Orr Records Shutout Against Pirates
Saturday, August 22nd, 2043: Alan Orr of the Washington Freedom was on top of his game today. He tantalized the Plantana Pirates with crisp curves and changeups, mixed in with just enough fastballs to keep the batters honest and came away with a 5-0 shutout.

In the postgame comments, the Plantana 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 Washington hurler had 10 strikeouts, gave up no walks and surrendered 3 hits in his complete-game effort.

Orr 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 Orr has compiled a 9-7 mark, 3.64 ERA and made 25 starts.

[Alan T]

Maricopa Halts Castillo's Hitting Steak
Friday, August 28th, 2043: Waikiki first baseman Felipe Castillo came into today's game against the Maricopa Rattlers on a hot streak. When it was over, the Rattlers did their job very well. They beat the Waikiki Beach Boys 6-4 and cooled him off at the same time. Maricopa stopped Castillo without a hit and his 31-game hitting streak came to an end.

The 28-year-old Castillo only had a few words to say after the game, "I had a chance to do it and I came up short."

His manager commented, "What Felipe did was exciting and quite an achievement. It's tough enough to get one hit in this league, much less go 31 games in a row. I'm really proud of him. And I'm even more proud of the way he handled the press coverage. He never let the frenzy get to him or affect his play."

Thus far this year Castillo is hitting .328 with 31 home runs, 103 RBIs and 91 runs scored.

[CleBrownsfan]

Well, it's looking like I'm fighting for that #1 draft slot again

[Alan T]

Republic League #1 Hurler is Wilson
Tuesday, September 1st, 2043: It was a monstrous August for the Republic League Pitcher of the Month award winner, John Wilson of the New York Legends. He put up some mighty scary numbers.

Wilson recorded 5 wins and 2 losses in 7 starts. Throwing a total of 37 innings, he yielded 30 hits, mowed down 32 on strikes, gave up 8 walks and put up a solid ERA of 3.41 in a stellar month on the mound.

So far this season Wilson has a 17-7 record with a 3.18 ERA.



Reliever Payton August's Pitcher of the Month
Tuesday, September 1st, 2043: At Julius Payton's age, not many pitchers can still get the job done. But he can still throw the ball. The 38-year-old reliever for Stafford was selected the Continental League Pitcher of the Month for August earlier today -- not only satisfying himself, but silencing critics who said he has lost too much to compete at this level.

The old man definitely still has it, making 15 relief appearances and throwing 18.1 innings as he chalked up 9 saves, 17 strikeouts, and a fine 0.98 ERA and a 2-0 mark.

This season Payton has rung up 28 saves. He is carrying a 9-3 record with a 2.07 ERA in 74 innings pitched.

[Alan T]

Spring's Verhoeve Chosen RL Batter of the Month
Tuesday, September 1st, 2043: Greg Verhoeve of the Spring Lions had a field day with Republic League pitchers last month and was crowned the Batter of the Month as a result.

During August he compiled a .409 batting average, drove in 29 runs and scored 21 times. He also managed to pick up 9 walks to post a .449 on-base percentage.

Currently Verhoeve is batting .330 with 21 home runs and 110 RBIs.



Havana's Hunt Collects August Batting Honor
Tuesday, September 1st, 2043: Curt Hunt earned August's Batter of the Month honors in the Continental League by reeling off a .343 average, going 37 for 108 with 10 home runs, 22 RBIs and 28 runs scored.

The soon-to-be free agent was hitting with great urgency in an effort to bolster his asking price in the Havana clubhouse and around the rest of the league.

For the season Hunt is currently batting .312 with 27 home runs and 80 RBIs. In 131 games he has reached base at a .427 rate and scored 112 runs to date.

[Alan T]

August's Best Rookie Named by RL
Tuesday, September 1st, 2043: Swinging a hot stick in August, Will Howard picked up the Republic League Rookie of the Month Award today.

The 24-year-old center fielder for Portland lashed 33 hits as he put together a .355 average with 1 home run. He also drove in 22 runs, scored 15 times and drew 6 walks on his way to a .385 OBP.

This year Howard is batting .322 with 5 home runs and 71 RBIs.



CL Spotlight Shines on Rookie Star
Tuesday, September 1st, 2043: The Continental League Rookie of the Month Award for August goes to Dan Harris, the third baseman for St Cloud. He took the league by storm, hitting .327 and looks like he might just be a legitimate contender for the Rookie of the Year Award.

Harris tagged 34 hits in 104 at-bats, including 2 home runs, produced 23 RBIs and scored 14 times.

Harris is hitting .271 in 2043 with 65 RBIs and 12 home runs.

[Alan T]

September 1st, 2043:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Havana Banana Sluggers 90 41 .687 - 84-47 6 49-16 41-25 8-4 24-14 12 W1 7-3 St Cloud Raindrops 71 61 .538 19½ 75-57 -4 37-30 34-31 4-7 21-28 W1 2-8 Washington Freedom 69 62 .527 21 69-62 0 36-26 33-36 7-8 26-18 W1 7-3 Stafford Terriers 69 62 .527 21 61-70 8 34-28 35-34 12-5 28-16 W1 6-4 Oshawa Mullets 63 67 .485 26½ 68-62 -5 34-32 29-35 10-11 21-25 W2 7-3 Plantana Pirates 62 69 .473 28 60-71 2 31-34 31-35 3-4 22-22 L1 5-5 Chicago Southpaws 56 75 .427 34 60-71 -4 33-35 23-40 4-6 13-22 L1 5-5 St Louis Hops 44 87 .336 46 48-83 -4 24-45 20-42 5-8 14-24 L3 2-8

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York Legends 82 49 .626 - 85-46 -3 39-23 43-26 2-6 17-14 26 L2 3-7 Spring Lions 76 55 .580 6 74-57 2 34-31 42-24 5-4 15-11 W2 6-4 Las Vegas Wildcats 70 62 .530 12½ 69-63 1 29-38 41-24 6-1 20-15 W1 5-5 Ann Arbor Wolverines 64 67 .489 18 61-70 3 33-29 31-38 4-6 14-17 W1 5-5 Waikiki Beach Boys 63 68 .481 19 68-63 -5 38-31 25-37 3-3 13-15 L1 5-5 Maricopa Rattlers 59 71 .454 22½ 59-71 0 31-35 28-36 3-6 15-18 L2 2-8 Portland Axemen 57 74 .435 25 59-72 -2 29-39 28-35 9-3 14-15 L1 6-4 Cleveland Naps 53 78 .405 29 51-80 2 23-42 30-36 2-5 16-19 W4 7-3

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG A. Díaz - POR .344 2 F. Castillo WAI .333 2 F. Torres SPG .333 4 G. Verhoeve SPG .330 5 D. Donlon LVS .324	League Leaders HR A. Trampakoulos - WAS 38 2 D. Donlon LVS 37 3 F. Medina HBS 36 4 P. Jones STC 33 5 F. Castillo WAI 32	League Leaders RBI D. Donlon - LVS 130 2 F. Medina HBS 117 3 I. Canseco SPG 113 4 G. Verhoeve SPG 110 5 F. Castillo WAI 105
League Leaders W J. Wilson - NY 17 2 A. Hernández NY 15 2 J. Lyon LVS 15 4 C. Galindo HBS 14 4 S. Vernon NY 14	League Leaders ERA R. Frank - STC 2.81 2 R. Sánchez WAS 2.85 3 J. Molina STC 2.91 4 C. Galindo HBS 2.92 5 J. Wilson NY 3.18	League Leaders K J. Molina - STC 205 2 R. Quifel STC 188 3 S. Fournier STL 179 4 J. Thompson MAR 167 5 G. Sweeney STA 154

[Alan T]

Donlon Slugs 300th Home Run
Sunday, September 6th, 2043: A big sigh of relief erupted from Dale Donlon after he hit his 300th career homer. The Las Vegas left fielder said, "I'm glad it's over...now I can go back to just playing baseball."

It was quite a day for Donlon. He got his name in the league record books with 3 hits, 4 RBI, scored 3 runs and his team, the Las Vegas Wildcats beat the Waikiki Beach Boys 10-7.

Donlon knew it when he hit it. He raised his hands in the air, then ran the bases like a high school player, clapping and grinning.

He told reporters in the postgame interview, "I was acting goofy running the bases... but it was my 300th home run."

"It was great," his manager said. "He stood there and watched it...we all did. You just felt it was coming...you just had a sense he would hit it soon. He has been having a lot of good at-bats. It was great to get it out of the way."

Looking at his all-time stats, Donlon has a career .323 average with 1594 hits, 319 doubles, 52 triples, 301 home runs and 1152 RBIs to date. He has scored 1006 runs, walked 838 times and stolen 88 bases.