FOOL-X 2072 Regular Season Thread

[Alan T]

Sim time. getting exports now

[lynchy34]

Woo hoo! Good luck to all!

[Alan T]

One team is over cap. Sending out a PM to see if they want/can fix it real quick

[kenjabroni]

I know I was within 100k of the cap........Whew no pm......so im good.

Good luck lynchy and everyone else. Kind of hoping this season goes well in Plantana. Knowing me though when I think ill do good........I end up finishing 7th and the way the CL has been the last couple of seasons is crazy.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Good luck guys!

[EddieK]

We'll need to win these games 2-0 again.

[Afino]

Woo! I'm ready to go .500 again!

[Alan T]

Waikiki Beach Boys: Signed free agent 2B Stanley Kelley to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,841,000.

Waikiki Beach Boys: Signed free agent 1B Marc-André Labranche to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,043,000.

Waikiki Beach Boys: Signed free agent MR Manuel Ortega to a 1-year contract worth a total of $107,000.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent SS José Quezada to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent LF Alfredo Arce to a minor league contract.

New York Legends: Signed free agent 2B Ricardo Castaneda to a 2-year contract worth a total of $1,400,000.

Maricopa Rattlers: Signed SP Kurt Rich to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $27,534,000.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent 3B Chuck Wilson to a minor league contract.

Cleveland Naps: Signed free agent LF Scott Bunney to a 2-year contract worth a total of $9,686,000.

New York Legends: Signed free agent SP José Saldaña to a 3-year contract worth a total of $8,000,000.

Oshawa Mullets: Signed free agent 2B Héctor Árias to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent SP Donald Wallace to a minor league contract.

New York Legends: Signed MR Brent Crocker to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $2,700,000.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent LF Jonathan Cross to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent 3B Francisco Rivas to a minor league contract.

Maricopa Rattlers: Signed SP Michael Snyder to a minor league contract extension.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent CF Ronald Green to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent SP Ron Kirkland to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent C Jorge Ríos to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent SP Orlando Moreno to a minor league contract.

Oshawa Mullets: Signed free agent C Bruce Evans to a 3-year contract worth a total of $1,257,000.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent SP Eisaku Hayashi to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent 2B Jonathan Cochrane to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent SP Oliver Vance to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent SP Jack Sweeny to a minor league contract.

Waikiki Beach Boys: Signed free agent MR Will Beltrán to a minor league contract.

[Alan T]

Ok here we go. Good luck to everyone

[Alan T]

Espinoza Humbles Washington
Monday, April 4th, 2072: Rafael Espinoza of the Plantana Pirates put the clamps on the opposition and held the Washington Freedom scoreless in a 2-hit whitewash.

"He's got some good stuff, but we should have done better than that," said the Washington skipper after the 11-0 loss.

Espinoza was on target most of the game and finished with 9 strikeouts and no walks.

[Alan T]

Rodríguez Tosses Shutout Against Oshawa
Wednesday, April 6th, 2072: In a standout performance today at Constitution Plaza, Terriers pitcher Sergio Rodríguez blanked the Oshawa Mullets 4-0. He limited them to 3 hits and posted 10 strikeouts and 2 walks to gain the win for Stafford.

[Alan T]

Axemen Hurler Named April's Top Starter
Sunday, May 1st, 2072: It was a monstrous April for the Republic League Pitcher of the Month award winner, Brian Brown of the Portland Axemen. He put up some mighty scary numbers.

Brown recorded 3 wins and no losses in 5 starts. Throwing a total of 34 innings, he yielded 32 hits, mowed down 21 on strikes, gave up 4 walks and put up a solid ERA of 1.59 in a stellar month on the mound.


Pitcher of the Month Named in CL
Sunday, May 1st, 2072: Juan Jose Cerda 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 April and stole away with the Continental League Pitcher of the Month award.

The Terriers bullpen ace collected 6 saves and 24 strikeouts in 18.1 innings, holding the opposition to a .111 average and posting a 0.49 ERA and a 3-0 record.

[Alan T]

RL Batter of the Month Honors to Rodríguez
Sunday, May 1st, 2072: April's Republic League Batter of the Month trophy was claimed by center fielder Vicente Rodríguez of the Waikiki Beach Boys.

Last month he compiled a .347 batting average with 6 home runs, 23 RBIs, 14 runs scored and a .400 on-base percentage.


London's Walters Snaps up April Batting Award
Sunday, May 1st, 2072: Seasoned by several years of professional experience, 29-year-old Lou Walters put together a solid offensive month for London and was crowned April's top batter in the Continental League.

He batted .341 with 7 home runs, 28 RBIs and 20 runs scored.

[Alan T]

Ramírez Gets April's Rookie Trophy
Sunday, May 1st, 2072: In April, New York catcher Iván Ramírez snared the Republic League Rookie of the Month award.

In 24 games he hit .374, collecting 37 hits, 1 home run, 18 RBIs and 13 runs scored. He also chalked up 8 walks and a .417 OBP.


Brown Gets CL Rookie of Month Honors
Sunday, May 1st, 2072: St Louis left fielder Roosevelt Brown snagged the Continental League Rookie of the Month Award for April.

He posted a .269 batting average last month and collected 25 hits, 2 home runs and 10 RBIs

[Alan T]

May 1st, 2072:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 London Bishops 19 5 .792 - 18-6 1 9-2 10-3 0-0 6-1 135 W2 7-3 Stafford Terriers 15 9 .625 4 15-9 0 5-2 10-7 5-1 4-5 L2 6-4 St Louis Hops 13 11 .542 6 13-11 0 4-5 9-6 3-2 3-2 L1 5-5 Plantana Pirates 13 11 .542 6 13-11 0 9-6 4-5 0-2 3-3 W1 5-5 Washington Freedom 13 12 .520 6½ 14-11 -1 5-7 8-5 0-1 2-5 L1 7-3 St Cloud Raindrops 10 15 .400 9½ 9-16 1 7-9 3-6 1-3 5-3 W3 5-5 Havana Banana Sluggers 9 17 .346 11 10-16 -1 7-13 2-4 5-1 5-7 W1 4-6 Oshawa Mullets 6 18 .250 13 6-18 0 2-6 4-12 0-4 1-3 L3 2-8

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York Legends 16 8 .667 - 14-10 2 4-3 12-5 2-3 7-6 137 W6 7-3 Cleveland Naps 14 10 .583 2 12-12 2 11-4 3-6 4-1 6-1 W4 7-3 Spring Lions 14 12 .538 3 14-12 0 11-9 3-3 3-0 6-4 L1 5-5 Portland Axemen 13 12 .520 3½ 12-13 1 8-4 5-8 1-2 5-4 W1 4-6 Waikiki Beach Boys 11 13 .458 5 12-12 -1 3-5 8-8 1-1 3-4 W2 5-5 Ann Arbor Wolverines 11 14 .440 5½ 14-11 -3 5-11 6-3 0-2 1-6 L2 4-6 Maricopa Rattlers 10 14 .417 6 12-12 -2 3-6 7-8 0-4 4-6 L2 3-7 Las Vegas Wildcats 9 15 .375 7 8-16 1 4-7 5-8 2-0 3-4 L4 4-6

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG J. Gilliam - STL .384 2 C. Thornton WAI .381 3 P. Vélez HBS .380 4 G. Reilly LON .377 5 J. Si CLE .376	League Leaders HR L. Walters - LON 7 2 R. Brassard WAS 6 2 T. Calabrese STC 6 2 W. MacIntosh CLE 6 2 3 more tied with 6	League Leaders RBI L. Walters - LON 28 2 M. Ortíz STL 23 2 V. Rodríguez WAI 23 4 B. Davis SPG 21 5 W. MacIntosh CLE 20
League Leaders W 6 tied with 4 1 M. Castro ANN 4 1 R. Espinoza PLN 4 1 A. LaVergne NY 4 1 3 more tied with 4	League Leaders ERA B. Brown - POR 1.59 2 S. Rodríguez STA 1.62 3 N. Woodward LON 1.72 4 K. Rich MAR 1.74 5 2 tied with 1.78	League Leaders K B. Gregory - ANN 51 2 C. Torres NY 38 3 S. Rodríguez STA 36 4 R. Espinoza PLN 35 4 J. Ortega CLE 35

[Alan T]

St Louis's Rosas Shines, Shuts out St Cloud
Monday, May 2nd, 2072: Emílio Rosas put a hex on St Cloud in a sparkling 7-0 shutout performance, mesmerizing them on a 2-hit gem.

"I feel good physically," he said. "Everything's comfortable. You should pitch well when that's the case."

It was anything but comfortable for St Cloud.

"Rosas used his changeup very well, very effectively," the opposing manager said. "He threw it in hitter's counts."

The St Louis Hops hurler fanned 7 and walked 1.

Season-to-date Rosas has rung up 3 wins and 1 loss in 6 appearances. He has an ERA of 2.75 and has fanned 26 batters in 39.1 innings.

[Alan T]

Wildcats Blank Beach Boys, Bates Wins
Friday, May 20th, 2072: It was a smooth and solid performance by Tom Bates of the Las Vegas Wildcats against Waikiki today. He crafted a fine 2-hitter in blanking them 4-0 and chalked up 8 strikeouts and no walks along the way.

"It certainly makes my job easy," said the Las Vegas skipper. "When my pitcher pitches a shutout. I can just sit back, watch and enjoy."

This season Bates has compiled a 2-7 mark with a 4.07 ERA.

[Alan T]

2500th Hit for Reese
Saturday, May 21st, 2072: Wolverines left fielder Elvis Reese went 1-for-5 and reached the 2500-hit milestone yesterday, but Ann Arbor still lost the game 5-3 to the New York Legends.

Lifetime Reese is batting .324 with 544 doubles, 89 triples, 112 home runs and 903 RBIs in 1987 games.

[Alan T]

Reese Hitless, Streak Ends at 36
Monday, May 30th, 2072: The Cleveland Naps did something to Elvis Reese no team had done for the last 36 games -- they held him hitless and stopped his consecutive-game hitting streak. But they didn't stop the Wolverines. Ann Arbor came away with a 5-4 victory at Ballpark of Cleveland.

Commenting on the demise of the streak, the 33-year-old left fielder told BNN, "Hey, I knew it wasn't going to last forever, but it was a good ride while it lasted."

This year Reese is batting .359 with 2 home runs. He has scored 51 runs and driven in 19.

[Alan T]

Reese's 36 game hit streak appears to be the longest in FOOL-X since Spring's Bartolo Cortez hit in 36 straight 34 seasons ago!

[Alan T]

Republic League #1 Hurler is Pineda
Wednesday, June 1st, 2072: Gabriel Pineda is at the zenith of his career and today he was selected as the Republic League Pitcher of the Month for May.

He made 15 relief appearances for Maricopa last month, throwing 18.1 innings and collecting 10 saves, a 2-0 record, 22 strikeouts and a 0.49 ERA.

This year Pineda has earned 16 saves, made 26 relief appearances, fanned 32 hitters in 30.2 innings and posted an ERA of 1.17 and a 2-2 record.


Morales Earns CL Top Pitcher Trophy
Wednesday, June 1st, 2072: Jesús Morales took a much-deserved turn in the spotlight earlier today as he accepted the Continental League Pitcher of the Month award for May.

The 24-year-old Freedom starter is a relative newcomer to the league, but nonetheless racked up an impressive 5-0 won-lost record in 6 starts. This month he fanned 44 batters in 41 innings and compiled a 3.07 ERA.

This year Morales has registered 8 wins and 1 loss in 11 starts with a 3.44 ERA while registering 67 strikeouts and 19 walks in 68 innings.

[Alan T]

Reese Wins RL Prize, Named Best Hitter in May
Wednesday, June 1st, 2072: When guys like Ann Arbor's Elvis Reese win Batter of the Month awards, it just makes you feel good. In a productive May, the longtime Republic League veteran toyed with opposing pitchers all month long, collecting 45 hits in 114 at-bats.

The veteran left fielder hit for a .395 batting average and collected 1 home run, 13 RBIs and 30 runs scored.

This year Reese is batting .366 with 74 hits and 2 home runs. He has scored 51 times and has batted in 21 runs.

Vélez Takes Best Bat Award in May
Wednesday, June 1st, 2072: Pedro Vélez 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 30-year-old Vélez 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 28 games, Vélez hit .378 with 8 home runs, 23 RBIs and scored 22 runs.

So far this year Vélez is batting .379 with 12 home runs.

[Alan T]

RL Selects Rookie Star of the Month
Wednesday, June 1st, 2072: Ron Tolbert earned May's Rookie of the Month honors in the Republic League for last month's performance. The boyish Ann Arbor first baseman might be wet behind the ears, but he's proving that he has what it takes to play at this level.

Tolbert hit .305 with 4 home runs, 14 RBIs and 10 runs scored this past month on his way to winning the award.

In his season totals Tolbert has 5 home runs and a .254 batting average.


Continental League Names Rookie of Month
Wednesday, June 1st, 2072: Robinson Salinas was toddling around on his tricycle when some of the guys he's playing against were in their prime, but the 22-year-old first baseman definitely knows how to get to first, second or beyond. Today he was chosen May's Continental League Rookie of the Month for his remarkable month of hitting.

In 27 games Salinas batted .311 for Plantana, slapping 28 hits in 90 at-bats with no home runs, drove in 11 runs and scored 9 times.

This season Salinas is swinging the bat at a .285 rate with 45 hits in 158 at-bats. To date he has hit no home runs, scored 18 runs and driven in 21.

[Alan T]

June 1st, 2072:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 London Bishops 34 18 .654 - 34-18 0 16-8 18-10 2-3 12-5 111 L1 5-5 Washington Freedom 33 18 .647 ½ 33-18 0 17-11 16-7 1-1 7-7 W1 7-3 Stafford Terriers 31 22 .585 3½ 31-22 0 17-10 14-12 6-2 7-10 W3 7-3 St Louis Hops 25 28 .472 9½ 26-27 -1 12-15 13-13 3-2 7-7 W1 4-6 Plantana Pirates 24 29 .453 10½ 25-28 -1 16-11 8-18 1-5 8-8 L1 4-6 St Cloud Raindrops 22 31 .415 12½ 19-34 3 11-12 11-19 1-3 8-6 W1 4-6 Havana Banana Sluggers 22 32 .407 13 23-31 -1 12-18 10-14 8-2 8-13 L3 4-6 Oshawa Mullets 20 33 .377 14½ 18-35 2 11-14 9-19 1-5 5-6 L1 5-5

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Maricopa Rattlers 33 20 .623 - 28-25 5 15-12 18-8 5-4 15-6 107 L1 9-1 Ann Arbor Wolverines 30 23 .566 3 33-20 -3 9-14 21-9 2-2 5-8 W7 8-2 New York Legends 28 25 .528 5 28-25 0 13-14 15-11 2-6 11-13 L1 3-7 Spring Lions 28 26 .519 5½ 26-28 2 16-14 12-12 6-1 12-7 W1 7-3 Las Vegas Wildcats 26 26 .500 6½ 27-25 -1 12-12 14-14 3-1 7-7 L2 6-4 Cleveland Naps 25 28 .472 8 26-27 -1 14-13 11-15 5-4 7-8 L3 1-9 Waikiki Beach Boys 21 32 .396 12 22-31 -1 8-17 13-15 1-4 5-10 W1 3-7 Portland Axemen 20 31 .392 12 21-30 -1 14-14 6-17 2-4 8-11 W2 3-7

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG 3 tied with .382 1 S. Jackson ANN .382 1 R. Ríos SPG .382 1 J. Gilliam STL .382 4 P. Vélez HBS .379	League Leaders HR R. Brassard - WAS 14 2 Y. Zhào POR 13 3 R. Butler WAS 12 3 P. Vélez HBS 12 5 3 tied with 11	League Leaders RBI L. Walters - LON 49 2 V. Rodríguez WAI 44 3 R. Butler WAS 42 3 M. Ortíz STL 42 5 3 tied with 40
League Leaders W J. Morales - WAS 8 2 C. Clements WAS 7 2 B. Gregory ANN 7 2 R. King WAS 7 2 2 more tied with 7	League Leaders ERA F. Bendiola - MAR 2.30 2 K. Rich MAR 2.37 3 S. Walker OSH 2.38 4 E. Maldonado WAS 2.64 5 C. Clements WAS 2.76	League Leaders K B. Gregory - ANN 96 2 C. Torres NY 89 3 M. Richardson STA 70 4 J. Morales WAS 67 5 Y. Ono LON 65

[lynchy34]

Ugh. I was expecting a lot more than this.

[Alan T]

Butler Earns June's Best Pitcher Honor
Friday, July 1st, 2072: Which Republic League hurler dominated in the month of June?
According to the voters who decide the Republic League Pitcher of the Month award, it was Gerald Butler of the Las Vegas Wildcats.

He put together a record of 4-1 with an ERA of 1.35 in 6 starting assignments. In addition, he struck out 41 in 46.2 innings.

This year Butler has worked 115.1 innings with 95 strikeouts en route to a 8-4 record and 2.42 ERA.


Stafford Starter Named CL's Top Pitcher
Friday, July 1st, 2072: Veteran José Ramírez put together quite a successful stretch in June for the Stafford Terriers, earning himself the Continental League Pitcher of the Month award.

Ramírez racked up a 4-0 record in 5 starts, posting a 2.78 ERA over 32.1 innings and striking out 22.

In 16 starts this season Ramírez has compiled a 7-3 record and a 3.06 ERA.

[Alan T]

Stanley Jackson Winner in June
Friday, July 1st, 2072: June's Republic League Batter of the Month trophy was claimed by center fielder Stanley Jackson of the Ann Arbor Wolverines.

Last month he compiled a .356 batting average with 2 home runs, 15 RBIs, 17 runs scored and a .462 on-base percentage.

To date this year Jackson is batting .374 with 5 home runs.


London's Goyer CL #1 Batter in June
Friday, July 1st, 2072: Scott Goyer received the Continental League Batter of the Month trophy earlier today for his efforts at the plate this last month.

"He might be getting older," London's manager told reporters, "But he's been around long enough to know what it takes to put a stretch such as this together... and he doesn't keep that to himself. He's always talking to the younger guys in the clubhouse helping 'em any way they'll let him. Scott's value to our team goes farther than the numbers he puts up on the field."

To win the honor Goyer put up a .309 batting average, 6 home runs, 23 RBIs and scored 21 times in June.

Posting a .309 batting average to date, Goyer has 15 home runs and 55 RBIs.

[Alan T]

RL Best Rookie Award Announced
Friday, July 1st, 2072: A veritable toddler to the Republic League, Chi-ming Deng just sewed up the Rookie of the Month trophy for June.

Over the past month the 24-year-old second baseman for Spring hit .323 with 32 hits, no home runs and 7 runs batted in. He also logged 5 walks and compiled a .368 on-base percentage.

This season Deng is batting .298 with 2 home runs.


#1 Continental League Newcomer Named
Friday, July 1st, 2072: Rafael Uberuaga's eyes seem to light up whenever he sees the baseball. The young Plantana catcher 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 .302 with 4 doubles, 1 triple and 2 home runs. Uberuaga also scored 11 times and drove in 14 runs.

In this current campaign Uberuaga is hitting at a .251 clip with 6 home runs and 38 RBIs.

[Alan T]

July 1st, 2072:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Stafford Terriers 50 30 .625 - 50-30 0 26-14 24-16 8-3 11-14 82 W2 6-4 London Bishops 48 31 .608 1½ 52-27 -4 24-15 24-16 2-6 13-12 L1 4-6 Washington Freedom 47 31 .603 2 47-31 0 24-18 23-13 2-1 11-10 W2 6-4 St Louis Hops 37 42 .468 12½ 37-42 0 17-20 20-22 4-3 11-11 L1 4-6 St Cloud Raindrops 36 44 .450 14 32-48 4 18-20 18-24 4-3 13-9 W1 5-5 Plantana Pirates 36 44 .450 14 38-42 -2 23-17 13-27 3-7 12-13 L1 5-5 Havana Banana Sluggers 34 47 .420 16½ 36-45 -2 18-27 16-20 10-4 12-16 L1 5-5 Oshawa Mullets 31 50 .383 19½ 28-53 3 15-23 16-27 2-8 9-7 L2 4-6

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Maricopa Rattlers 47 32 .595 - 43-36 4 22-15 25-17 6-5 20-11 80 L5 4-6 Las Vegas Wildcats 43 36 .544 4 41-38 2 23-16 20-20 6-2 16-11 W5 7-3 Ann Arbor Wolverines 42 38 .525 5½ 46-34 -4 17-21 25-17 5-5 8-15 L2 4-6 Cleveland Naps 41 39 .512 6½ 40-40 1 22-18 19-21 6-6 14-9 W3 7-3 Spring Lions 41 40 .506 7 39-42 2 22-23 19-17 8-3 17-12 W2 4-6 New York Legends 39 41 .487 8½ 40-40 -1 17-23 22-18 3-6 16-16 L4 3-7 Portland Axemen 33 45 .423 13½ 33-45 0 18-24 15-21 3-5 9-14 L1 5-5 Waikiki Beach Boys 33 48 .407 15 37-44 -4 13-25 20-23 1-6 6-18 W1 6-4

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG S. Jackson - ANN .374 2 R. Ríos SPG .370 3 P. Vélez HBS .360 4 J. Gilliam STL .355 5 E. Reese ANN .344	League Leaders HR R. Brassard - WAS 19 2 Y. Zhào POR 18 3 R. Butler WAS 17 3 S. McCutcheon NY 17 3 C. Stott OSH 17	League Leaders RBI L. Walters - LON 67 2 A. Ojeda ANN 62 3 W. MacIntosh CLE 58 4 V. Rodríguez WAI 57 5 B. Davis SPG 56
League Leaders W J. Morales - WAS 11 2 R. King WAS 10 3 C. Clements WAS 9 3 R. Espinoza PLN 9 3 3 more tied with 9	League Leaders ERA F. Bendiola - MAR 2.30 2 G. Butler LVS 2.42 3 C. Brown MAR 2.51 4 K. Rich MAR 2.54 5 B. Gregory ANN 2.63	League Leaders K C. Torres - NY 125 2 B. Gregory ANN 123 3 M. Richardson STA 99 4 S. Rodríguez STA 97 5 4 tied with 95

[kenjabroni]

Originally Posted by lynchy34

Ugh. I was expecting a lot more than this.

as was i

[Alan T]

Stafford Blanked by Morales
Friday, July 8th, 2072: Jesús Morales was dynamite today and just blew Stafford away in the 4-0 victory. The Washington Freedom starter had everything working as he hurled a 3-hit shutout over the Terriers, recording 12 strikeouts and 1 walk.

"He was pure nasty out there today. I don't think any team in the league would've had a chance against what he was bringing," said the Stafford skipper during his postgame press conference.

In 18 starts this season Morales has chalked up a 12-3 record and a 3.47 ERA.

[Alan T]

Morales might be on his way to win an award of the same name.

[Alan T]

FOOLX News: The All-Star Game Rosters Have Been Announced
Sunday, July 10th, 2072: Once again it is time to honor the elite players in the FOOL-X. The league office today announced the names of the players selected to play in the annual league All-Star classic.

Representing the Continental League:

SP Charlie Clements (WAS) - 9-7, 2.87 ERA
SP Rafael Espinoza (PLN) - 9-4, 2.90 ERA
SP Jesús Morales (WAS) - 12-3, 3.47 ERA
SP Yukinaga Ono (LON) - 7-3, 2.70 ERA
SP Emílio Rosas (STL) - 10-4, 3.17 ERA
SP Tian-bai Wie (HBS) - 9-2, 2.57 ERA
MR Juan Jose Cerda (STA) - 4-2, 23 SV, 1.44 ERA
MR Sandro Herrera (STC) - 2-2, 17 SV, 3.35 ERA
MR André Moore (LON) - 8-2, 2 SV, 1.13 ERA
MR Philippe Richard (STL) - 2-1, 8 SV, 1.82 ERA
CL Eugene Jones (LON) - 1-2, 19 SV, 2.70 ERA
CL Alberto Valdéz (WAS) - 3-1, 23 SV, 1.64 ERA
C Wyatt Moody (WAS) - .275/.337/.438, 7 HR, 34 RBI
C Lou Walters (LON) - .299/.380/.535, 15 HR, 74 RBI
1B Pedro Vélez (HBS) - .351/.417/.581, 15 HR, 54 RBI
1B Ron Butler (WAS) - .272/.379/.497, 18 HR, 58 RBI
1B Raúl Ruíz (STL) - .314/.409/.510, 9 HR, 50 RBI
2B Scott Goyer (LON) - .307/.340/.534, 16 HR, 57 RBI
2B Jason Gilliam (STL) - .348/.397/.540, 10 HR, 31 RBI
3B Pedro Feliciauo (WAS) - .284/.366/.442, 10 HR, 44 RBI
SS John Keating (STA) - .343/.396/.449, 1 HR, 29 RBI
LF Cordell Coates (STA) - .402/.449/.721, 9 HR, 31 RBI
LF Austin White (OSH) - .308/.349/.458, 10 HR, 44 RBI
CF Raphaël Brassard (WAS) - .283/.400/.548, 22 HR, 61 RBI
CF Jeff Pearson (STL) - .279/.347/.423, 6 HR, 44 RBI
RF Brian Gray (STC) - .239/.346/.484, 18 HR, 51 RBI
RF Greg Reilly (LON) - .315/.398/.529, 17 HR, 52 RBI
RF Ben Connor (STA) - .301/.395/.491, 13 HR, 44 RBI


Participating for the Republic League:

SP Fernando Bendiola (MAR) - 8-4, 2.16 ERA
SP Caleb Brown (MAR) - 8-5, 2.41 ERA
SP Gerald Butler (LVS) - 9-4, 2.25 ERA
SP Bernardo Gregory (ANN) - 10-2, 1 SV, 2.70 ERA
SP Aurelio López (SPG) - 5-6, 3.10 ERA
SP Kurt Rich (MAR) - 11-1, 2.38 ERA
SP Carlos Torres (NY) - 7-5, 3.11 ERA
MR Ramón Torres (ANN) - 7-0, 1 SV, 1.56 ERA
MR Larry Zimmerman (NY) - 3-1, 4 SV, 1.82 ERA
CL Raúl Gutiérrez (NY) - 2-6, 21 SV, 2.00 ERA
CL Lucas Lawson (POR) - 1-4, 19 SV, 2.70 ERA
CL Norman Ward (LVS) - 1-0, 23 SV, 0.82 ERA
C Mathieu Labrecque (CLE) - .314/.385/.518, 12 HR, 52 RBI
C Iván Ramírez (NY) - .264/.310/.405, 8 HR, 46 RBI
1B Rick Yoxall (POR) - .280/.366/.428, 11 HR, 32 RBI
1B Teruo Shiskikura (MAR) - .321/.374/.446, 4 HR, 55 RBI
1B Sam McCutcheon (NY) - .240/.312/.446, 18 HR, 54 RBI
2B Geoffrey Hancorn (NY) - .285/.335/.387, 0 HR, 41 RBI
3B Luis Losoya (ANN) - .274/.355/.373, 5 HR, 48 RBI
3B Curt Thornton (WAI) - .300/.362/.449, 10 HR, 48 RBI
SS António Féliz (WAI) - .267/.330/.375, 0 HR, 30 RBI
LF Ben Joseph (WAI) - .296/.351/.550, 19 HR, 50 RBI
LF Elvis Reese (ANN) - .331/.454/.484, 3 HR, 29 RBI
CF Jorge Cora (LVS) - .291/.326/.458, 8 HR, 40 RBI
CF Stanley Jackson (ANN) - .358/.450/.512, 5 HR, 47 RBI
CF Mark Faulkner (MAR) - .293/.342/.457, 13 HR, 51 RBI
CF Raúl Ríos (SPG) - .363/.428/.486, 3 HR, 44 RBI
RF Jake Wright (NY) - .300/.396/.506, 15 HR, 49 RBI

[Alan T]

Cox Sharp in Shutout
Friday, July 15th, 2072: Stafford bats were ice cold today at Molson Stadium. Oshawa's Will Cox chilled them down with a 5-0 victory. In a fine outing, the 26-year-old hurler allowed 1 hit while striking out 7 and walking 0.

His record for the year is 5-8 in 19 starts and Cox has a 4.04 ERA.

[hyde4us11]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Morales might be on his way to win an award of the same name.

I hadn't even put that together yet. I can only dream that he ends up on that level. It won't happen but a guy can dream.

[Alan T]

Pineda Picks up RL Monthly Pitching Honor
Monday, August 1st, 2072: Gabriel Pineda was the anchor in the Maricopa bullpen last month and snatched up the Republic League Pitcher of the Month honors for July. The 31-year-old is in the prime of his career and pitching like he intends to stay around baseball for quite some time to come.

He threw 14 innings over 13 relief appearances and collected a 1-0 record with 14 strikeouts and 12 saves while etching his 0.00 ERA.

This year his season stats show Pineda has 37 saves in 51 relief appearances with a 3-3 mark and 0.78 ERA.


July's Pitcher of the Month Goes to Ono
Monday, August 1st, 2072: When Yukinaga Ono takes the mound, a London victory is usually the result. At least that's the way it was in July.

He excelled with a 4-0 mark and a 0.52 ERA in 5 starts, tossed 34.1 innings, fanned 38 and held opposing batters to a .157 average.

That's why the Bishops starter was honored today as the Pitcher of the Month by the Continental League.

On the season Ono has compiled a 9-3 mark with a 2.42 ERA in 21 starts. In pitching 133.2 innings he has 133 strikeouts and 20 walks while limiting the opposition to a .217 batting average.

[Alan T]

Shiskikura Snags RL Batting Honor in July
Monday, August 1st, 2072: July's Hitter of the Month has been selected by the Republic League. This month's trophy was presented to the Maricopa first baseman, Teruo Shiskikura.

He starred by hitting .407 with a .457 on-base percentage, totaled 37 hits in 91 at-bats, 5 home runs, 33 RBIs and scored 14 runs.

This year Shiskikura has 7 home runs and a .346 batting average.


July's #1 Batter Announced
Monday, August 1st, 2072: Fans, friends and family were cheering today when Iván Rodríguez received July's Continental League Batter of the Month Award.

Rodríguez stung the ball all month, posting a .416 batting average with 4 home runs, 20 RBIs and 15 runs scored.

So far this season Rodríguez is batting .320 with 10 home runs.

[Alan T]

Ling Named Newcomer of the Month
Monday, August 1st, 2072: Youngster Ze-min Ling emerged as the latest Republic League Rookie of the Month today. The young man from Maricopa deserved the honor, batting .287 with 3 home runs and 12 runs batted in. Is the month of July a harbinger of things to come or just a fluke? We'll find out someday, but for now, we'll just let Ling enjoy the limelight.

This year Ling is batting .228 with 9 home runs and 42 RBIs.


London Rookie Humbles CL Hitters
Monday, August 1st, 2072: It was an awesome July for Ikemoto Harada. The young London starter surprised opponents all month and today was announced as the Continental League Rookie of the Month.

In 5 starts he registered a 3-0 record and racked up 25 strikeouts and a 3.72 ERA in 29 innings.

So far in 21 appearances this season, Harada has recorded 6 wins and sustained 5 losses. He has pitched 115 innings, yielded 129 hits, fanned 78 and has a 4.54 ERA.

[Alan T]

August 1st, 2072:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 London Bishops 63 41 .606 - 65-39 -2 34-20 29-21 3-7 18-14 57 L3 4-6 Washington Freedom 62 43 .590 1½ 61-44 1 30-22 32-21 6-3 17-15 L3 5-5 Stafford Terriers 60 45 .571 3½ 61-44 -1 33-22 27-23 9-5 15-18 W2 6-4 Plantana Pirates 50 55 .476 13½ 54-51 -4 30-23 20-32 5-8 15-16 W3 7-3 St Cloud Raindrops 49 56 .467 14½ 44-61 5 25-26 24-30 6-4 18-12 W3 6-4 St Louis Hops 48 57 .457 15½ 49-56 -1 20-27 28-30 4-6 11-15 L2 3-7 Havana Banana Sluggers 45 61 .425 19 45-61 0 21-31 24-30 13-5 17-20 L1 5-5 Oshawa Mullets 43 62 .410 20½ 42-63 1 25-31 18-31 2-10 9-10 W1 3-7

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Maricopa Rattlers 68 37 .648 - 62-43 6 31-16 37-21 7-5 28-13 49 W3 8-2 Las Vegas Wildcats 58 46 .558 9½ 54-50 4 34-20 24-26 8-4 22-17 W3 5-5 New York Legends 55 50 .524 13 56-49 -1 27-28 28-22 3-7 19-18 L3 5-5 Ann Arbor Wolverines 52 53 .495 16 57-48 -5 24-27 28-26 6-8 14-19 L5 4-6 Spring Lions 52 54 .491 16½ 51-55 1 25-27 27-27 11-5 21-18 W4 5-5 Cleveland Naps 50 55 .476 18 50-55 0 28-25 22-30 7-6 18-15 L4 3-7 Waikiki Beach Boys 43 62 .410 25 46-59 -3 21-35 22-27 1-6 8-20 L3 4-6 Portland Axemen 42 63 .400 26 45-60 -3 23-29 19-34 5-7 11-21 W4 5-5

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG R. Ríos - SPG .357 2 T. Shiskikura MAR .346 3 P. Vélez HBS .345 4 S. Jackson ANN .340 5 J. Gilliam STL .328	League Leaders HR 2 tied with 25 1 R. Brassard WAS 25 1 B. Gray STC 25 3 C. Stott OSH 21 4 5 tied with 20	League Leaders RBI L. Walters - LON 82 2 T. Shiskikura MAR 79 3 M. Ortíz STL 78 4 A. Ojeda ANN 76 5 C. Stott OSH 70
League Leaders W K. Rich - MAR 13 2 G. Butler LVS 12 2 J. Morales WAS 12 4 R. King WAS 11 4 2 more tied with 11	League Leaders ERA F. Bendiola - MAR 2.08 2 C. Brown MAR 2.20 3 G. Butler LVS 2.27 4 Y. Ono LON 2.42 5 K. Rich MAR 2.50	League Leaders K C. Torres - NY 164 2 B. Gregory ANN 161 3 G. Butler LVS 134 3 M. Richardson STA 134 3 C. Wiggins STC 134

[EddieK]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Pineda Picks up RL Monthly Pitching Honor
Monday, August 1st, 2072: Gabriel Pineda was the anchor in the Maricopa bullpen last month and snatched up the Republic League Pitcher of the Month honors for July. The 31-year-old is in the prime of his career and pitching like he intends to stay around baseball for quite some time to come.

He threw 14 innings over 13 relief appearances and collected a 1-0 record with 14 strikeouts and 12 saves while etching his 0.00 ERA.

This year his season stats show Pineda has 37 saves in 51 relief appearances with a 3-3 mark and 0.78 ERA.


July's Pitcher of the Month Goes to Ono
Monday, August 1st, 2072: When Yukinaga Ono takes the mound, a London victory is usually the result. At least that's the way it was in July.

He excelled with a 4-0 mark and a 0.52 ERA in 5 starts, tossed 34.1 innings, fanned 38 and held opposing batters to a .157 average.

That's why the Bishops starter was honored today as the Pitcher of the Month by the Continental League.

On the season Ono has compiled a 9-3 mark with a 2.42 ERA in 21 starts. In pitching 133.2 innings he has 133 strikeouts and 20 walks while limiting the opposition to a .217 batting average.

What is the record for most saves in a season? And how the heck did Pineda not make the AS team?

[Alan T]

Kouyama at His Best, Whips Wildcats
Friday, August 12th, 2072: Relying on pinpoint control and a good array of pitches, Masuhiro Kouyama of the Ann Arbor Wolverines held the Las Vegas Wildcats scoreless today. He scattered 2 hits over 9 innings and fanned 9 on his way to the 4-0 victory.

Currently Kouyama has a 6-10 won-lost record in 28 starts with a 3.53 ERA. He also has 101 strikeouts in 163.1 innings.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by EddieK

What is the record for most saves in a season? And how the heck did Pineda not make the AS team?

Seasonal SV Leaders (*=active player, +=Hall of Famer)

Rank	Player	Team	Pos	Year	SV	IP
1	Myron Moran	BOS	P	1972	54	80.3
1	Warren Hall	WAS	P	1974	54	81.7
3	Conrad Carey	VIR	P	1970	53	77.0
4	Vincente Rodríguez*	WAS	P	2064	52	73.3
5	Duridar Bausi	BOS	P	1985	51	90.7

[hyde4us11]

54 saves is the record.

[EddieK]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Seasonal SV Leaders (*=active player, +=Hall of Famer)

We could definitely see that record fall this year.

[Alan T]

No-Hitter for Hendrix
Sunday, August 14th, 2072: Excitement reigned at the ballyard today as St Louis hurler David Hendrix tossed a baseball rarity -- a no-hitter.

After defeating the Havana Banana Sluggers at The Brewery 8-0 he was swamped by reporters in the clubhouse for postgame comments. "I'm just glad to be here. I want to help the club any way I can. Today I just went right at the Havana as hard as I could, as long as I could."

Hendrix chalked up 10 strikeouts and allowed 2 walks in his superb performance.

The St Louis manager had his own analysis of the ballgame: "I don't think we could have hit him with a howitzer today."

This season Hendrix has a 5-11 record with a 5.88 ERA.

[Alan T]

Hendrix is the first St. Louis pitcher to throw a no-hitter in 9 seasons