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Jakeydude18 · 05-26-2017, 01:42 AM

Monday, June 5th, 2017 – It’s time for the Intercontinental Baseball Cup and, as expected; many players left their major league clubs for the midseason classic. We lost 19 of our 35 active roster platers. Riyadh Bin Halim is the only major player of note who did not leave for the IBC as his Algeria is not in the tournament. In 104 games, he’s batting .239 with 87 hits and 17 HRs. His stat line reads .239/.319/.758. Josh Hughes is our teams batting leader at .317. Our runs scored rank as dropped significantly to tied for 18th with 501 runs in 111 games (4.51 Runs per Game). The HR Rank is still solid at 3rd with 135 HRs. Pitching continues to be poor but I won’t make any changes until after the IBC is concluded. We’re sporting a 5.01 ERA for starters and a 4.71 ERA for relievers, good for 32nd and 34th respectively. Suljo Prpos is leading the team in HRs with 26 and Sariyah Ishaq leads the team in ERA, Wins, and Strikeouts with a 3.69 ERA, 11 Wins (11-9, 23 GS), and 147 Strikeouts (38 Walks).

Here’s the reason why I am so happy that the tournament has fallen where it has:
Tallinn 53-58
Moscow 54-61 1GB
Kiev 50-61 3GB
Chisinau 50-61 3GB
Minsk 49-62 4GB

This is the closest division in the world at the moment. And the division leaders are 5 games under .500!!! The playoffs are still not out of the picture and even if we do get into the playoffs and spanked in the first round. The TV and prize money and reputation increase with help us tenfold for next season. There still is hope for the remainder of the season with about 160 games left! Our division is wide open and it’s there for the taking!

By contrast the best team in the world’s division (Washington Huskies) looks like this:
Washington 72-42
Mexico City 61-51 10GB
Havana 56-52 13GB
San Juan 52-59 18.5GB
Ottawa 50-61 20.5GB

Meanwhile the worst team in the world’s division (San Salvador Silver Snakes) looks like this:
San Jose 56-54
Belmopan 52-59 4.5GB
Panama City 52-63 6.5GB
Tegucigalpa 49-62 7.5GB
San Salvador 40-71 16.5GB

When the Intercontiental Baseball Cup is concluded I will look at what these three divisions look like and compare them to see if the IBC plays a significant role in the World Baseball League regular season.

The next update or two will be of the IBC then I will rejoin you with the Minsk Mustangs after the IBC is concluded.

05-26-2017, 01:42 AM	#7
Jakeydude18 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 99	Monday, June 5th, 2017 – It’s time for the Intercontinental Baseball Cup and, as expected; many players left their major league clubs for the midseason classic. We lost 19 of our 35 active roster platers. Riyadh Bin Halim is the only major player of note who did not leave for the IBC as his Algeria is not in the tournament. In 104 games, he’s batting .239 with 87 hits and 17 HRs. His stat line reads .239/.319/.758. Josh Hughes is our teams batting leader at .317. Our runs scored rank as dropped significantly to tied for 18th with 501 runs in 111 games (4.51 Runs per Game). The HR Rank is still solid at 3rd with 135 HRs. Pitching continues to be poor but I won’t make any changes until after the IBC is concluded. We’re sporting a 5.01 ERA for starters and a 4.71 ERA for relievers, good for 32nd and 34th respectively. Suljo Prpos is leading the team in HRs with 26 and Sariyah Ishaq leads the team in ERA, Wins, and Strikeouts with a 3.69 ERA, 11 Wins (11-9, 23 GS), and 147 Strikeouts (38 Walks). Here’s the reason why I am so happy that the tournament has fallen where it has: Tallinn 53-58 Moscow 54-61 1GB Kiev 50-61 3GB Chisinau 50-61 3GB Minsk 49-62 4GB This is the closest division in the world at the moment. And the division leaders are 5 games under .500!!! The playoffs are still not out of the picture and even if we do get into the playoffs and spanked in the first round. The TV and prize money and reputation increase with help us tenfold for next season. There still is hope for the remainder of the season with about 160 games left! Our division is wide open and it’s there for the taking! By contrast the best team in the world’s division (Washington Huskies) looks like this: Washington 72-42 Mexico City 61-51 10GB Havana 56-52 13GB San Juan 52-59 18.5GB Ottawa 50-61 20.5GB Meanwhile the worst team in the world’s division (San Salvador Silver Snakes) looks like this: San Jose 56-54 Belmopan 52-59 4.5GB Panama City 52-63 6.5GB Tegucigalpa 49-62 7.5GB San Salvador 40-71 16.5GB When the Intercontiental Baseball Cup is concluded I will look at what these three divisions look like and compare them to see if the IBC plays a significant role in the World Baseball League regular season. The next update or two will be of the IBC then I will rejoin you with the Minsk Mustangs after the IBC is concluded.