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pauwoo · 02-22-2020, 04:15 PM

Miami United (41-37, .526, 3rd NL East) @ Montreal Alouettes (41-36, .532, 2nd NL East)
At 41-36 and 2nd in the NL East, the Montreal Alouettes are a difficult club to figure… their offense is in shambles (12th everywhere except dingers where they rank 8th) while the Pitching is, well, mostly elite. They are t-1st in runs against (read: stout defensively), 1st in FIP, and 2nd in Starters ERA… and with a guy like SP Bubacarr Graba anchoring the staff, there will be no shelter here. And, it should be noted that these numbers have held without the G.O.A.T. Josiah Weber and the solid Vicente De La Cruz in the rotation, starting or otherwise. Harlem Peterson, mired in his worst season as a pro, leads the offense – but the jury is still out on where he is leading them too, if he knows where he is going, and if his GPS is functioning correctly, while over-the-hill vets like DH Randall Berger and 3B Raymond Haynes idle their time between actually trying and sucking up pay. Here’s a club that could do something in 2080 if they were willing to trade from their strength to do something, anything really, about their dreadful Achilles heel of an offense. Or maybe Florent Lefebvre, a Canadian National hailing from Waterloo, Ontario with a fair reputation despite being gainfully employed as a Major League GM for nearly 20 years (he did win a ring in Philly, so there is that), is content to just shuffle along like his aging stars and ride this wave until he’s pitched up into the reef for the very last time… no riding off into the sunset, just an unceremonious, “you’re done” kick in the pants on his way to a comfortable, well-funded, obscurity. Until then, it’s so-so, if occasionally good, baseball and all you can eat poutine for the former Scouting Director turned GM.

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79 of 162: Murray Wagner (5-3, 5.21) @ Dylan Bauer (3-6, 5.22)
Win, 8-7. 6-15 in 1-run games… what? This one went to extras with a Ned Saucerman solo-HR putting us up for good in the top of the 10th before Jerome Dial came in during the bottom of that frame to close out the show with his 3rd sniped W of the season… Norton Manning drew FOUR BBs, Saucy added a double and 2 RBIs to go with his game-winning jack, Anaconda & OH HONG combined to strike out 5 times, and Manookian hit his 5th two-bagger of the season. Also, of note… Milt Montemayor pitched 2.2 innings and K’d 5 of the 8 batters he faced – that’s, how you say… pretty good.

Elsewhere: How about them Havana Sugar Kings? A 7-0 win in Sugarland that featured a 3 for 4 performance from Tyler Glen that included two dingers and four riblets, and a complete-game, 2-hit, 9 K shutout courtesy of SP Ryan Burg. Also, SP Howard Min, of the Columbus Bluejackets, went a great 8 IPs with 2 hits, 0 earned, and 8 K’s in a 3-2 win over the Spokane Steelheads. Add that one to the history book(s) (dad joke alert – puns are fun)…Also, joining Mr. Glen in today’s 2 HR club from the Bush League was Neil RUSH of the Mississippi Hound Dogs – his came in a 12-5 win over the Gulfport Swallows – and Charlie Hultquist, of the Coney Island Footlongs, who did it during an 8-0 win over the Shreveport Sashimi Samurai.

80 of 162: Julian Horne (9-1, 2.26) @ Mikhail Poppen (7-4, 2.83)
Loss, 4-3. Our 8, or was it 9, game winning streak came to a crashing halt against the Alouettes as we lose our 16th 1-run game of the season… Poppen was solid for Montreal – 8 innings, 7 hits, 3 earned – while our man, Julian Horne, could only muster 6, shaky innings of work with 8 hits, 4 earned, and 4 walks… Bill Gordon went 3 for 3 and scored all three of our runs – Manning brought him around twice, and Magmo once. I overheard our Manager serving up this gem to the local, Montreal-based beat writers… "We had the game right there for the taking," said Miami manager Matt "don't call me Pat" Riley. "But we decided not to take it." – I’m probably going to ban him from speaking to the media for a couple of days… in other news, your boy Ned Saucerman has hit safely in 20 straight tilts… he went 1 for 4 today, so, hanging on by the skin of his teeth.

Elsewhere: Brooklyn’s Rich Hamilton drove in 6 runs in the Citizens 16-8 win over the St. Louis Rams… he also hit a 3-run ding dong and scored 3 times. Colby Blount, of the Portland Timbers, went 3 for 4 with a double, a jack, 6 RBIs, and 2 runs in his clubs 13-7 win over Cascadia rivals, the Seattle Sounders… Cubas’ 4 RBIs weren’t enough to lift Seattle to victory in this one – had Palmer Parker, who is leading the AL in All-Star voting, also decided to contribute they’d have had a chance. And, lastly, for now – SP T-Rex Stiles, of your HAVANA SUGAR KINGS, pitched a complete game, 4-hit shutout in a 3-0 win over the Sugar Land Skeeters… he makes up for his short arms with his long legs and economical delivery… he fanned 9 in the contest, his cutter was sharp all night.

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81 of 162: Kordell Littles (8-4, 2.65) @ Bubacarr Garba (1-2, 4.80)
Win, 2-1. Back on track, sort of… 6-16 in 1-run games. We’d put two bad ones on Bubacarr in the top of the 1st, Kordell was uneven – 5 walks, 6 Ks, 1 earned – OH HONG recorded an RBI on a SAC FLY, we stole 5 bags (three for Gordon, one each for Saucerman and Manookian), and delivered a web gem worthy DP to get out of a jam in the bottom of the 1st. Ardolph picks up his 1st hold of 2080, and Dial earns his 15th save… nothing fancy and not much to see here, but we got the win and Saucerman extended his hitting streak to 21 games (1 for 5, with the hit coming in his 5th AB – crazy, I’d have pitched around a division rival just to be nasty – Canadians really are the nicest people on the planet).

Notes: Your players of the week are Pablo Madera (CAR) in the American League and our own CF Bill Gordon in the National League… Offensive Players of the Month are Pablo Madera (CAR - .409, 8 jacks, 24 RBIs, 21 runs) in the AL, Dontrell Gay (LAK - .364, 11 jacks, 33 RBIs, 19 runs) in the NL… Pitchers of the Month are Josiah Kawka (CHI – 1.90 ERA, 32 Ks in 47.1 innings) in the AL and Julen Morales (STL – 1.96 ERA, 33 Ks, 46 innings)…we’re 4th on the weekly power ranking, it’s too hot in the hot tub. Headed to Brooklyn next where we’ll, hopefully, feast on the floundering Citizens (currently 5th in the NL East) while extending our ½ game lead over Montreal for 2nd place in the process… still 9-1 in our last 10 and a scant 6 games back from Pittsburgh at the halfway point of the 2080 campaign, plenty of runway left for us to pull off the impossible. Oh, and the Toronto Reds BC is, at the halfway point, according to the overall record and their current form (7-3 for their last 10), the best team of the 1st half at 52-31 with a 6 ½ game lead over the 2nd Place Carolina Panthers in the AL East.

02-22-2020, 04:15 PM	#581
pauwoo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Seattle Posts: 2,266	2080 Season (6/28 – 6/30) Miami United (41-37, .526, 3rd NL East) @ Montreal Alouettes (41-36, .532, 2nd NL East) At 41-36 and 2nd in the NL East, the Montreal Alouettes are a difficult club to figure… their offense is in shambles (12th everywhere except dingers where they rank 8th) while the Pitching is, well, mostly elite. They are t-1st in runs against (read: stout defensively), 1st in FIP, and 2nd in Starters ERA… and with a guy like SP Bubacarr Graba anchoring the staff, there will be no shelter here. And, it should be noted that these numbers have held without the G.O.A.T. Josiah Weber and the solid Vicente De La Cruz in the rotation, starting or otherwise. Harlem Peterson, mired in his worst season as a pro, leads the offense – but the jury is still out on where he is leading them too, if he knows where he is going, and if his GPS is functioning correctly, while over-the-hill vets like DH Randall Berger and 3B Raymond Haynes idle their time between actually trying and sucking up pay. Here’s a club that could do something in 2080 if they were willing to trade from their strength to do something, anything really, about their dreadful Achilles heel of an offense. Or maybe Florent Lefebvre, a Canadian National hailing from Waterloo, Ontario with a fair reputation despite being gainfully employed as a Major League GM for nearly 20 years (he did win a ring in Philly, so there is that), is content to just shuffle along like his aging stars and ride this wave until he’s pitched up into the reef for the very last time… no riding off into the sunset, just an unceremonious, “you’re done” kick in the pants on his way to a comfortable, well-funded, obscurity. Until then, it’s so-so, if occasionally good, baseball and all you can eat poutine for the former Scouting Director turned GM. I don't get it... 79 of 162: Murray Wagner (5-3, 5.21) @ Dylan Bauer (3-6, 5.22) Win, 8-7. 6-15 in 1-run games… what? This one went to extras with a Ned Saucerman solo-HR putting us up for good in the top of the 10th before Jerome Dial came in during the bottom of that frame to close out the show with his 3rd sniped W of the season… Norton Manning drew FOUR BBs, Saucy added a double and 2 RBIs to go with his game-winning jack, Anaconda & OH HONG combined to strike out 5 times, and Manookian hit his 5th two-bagger of the season. Also, of note… Milt Montemayor pitched 2.2 innings and K’d 5 of the 8 batters he faced – that’s, how you say… pretty good. Elsewhere: How about them Havana Sugar Kings? A 7-0 win in Sugarland that featured a 3 for 4 performance from Tyler Glen that included two dingers and four riblets, and a complete-game, 2-hit, 9 K shutout courtesy of SP Ryan Burg. Also, SP Howard Min, of the Columbus Bluejackets, went a great 8 IPs with 2 hits, 0 earned, and 8 K’s in a 3-2 win over the Spokane Steelheads. Add that one to the history book(s) (dad joke alert – puns are fun)…Also, joining Mr. Glen in today’s 2 HR club from the Bush League was Neil RUSH of the Mississippi Hound Dogs – his came in a 12-5 win over the Gulfport Swallows – and Charlie Hultquist, of the Coney Island Footlongs, who did it during an 8-0 win over the Shreveport Sashimi Samurai. 80 of 162: Julian Horne (9-1, 2.26) @ Mikhail Poppen (7-4, 2.83) Loss, 4-3. Our 8, or was it 9, game winning streak came to a crashing halt against the Alouettes as we lose our 16th 1-run game of the season… Poppen was solid for Montreal – 8 innings, 7 hits, 3 earned – while our man, Julian Horne, could only muster 6, shaky innings of work with 8 hits, 4 earned, and 4 walks… Bill Gordon went 3 for 3 and scored all three of our runs – Manning brought him around twice, and Magmo once. I overheard our Manager serving up this gem to the local, Montreal-based beat writers… "We had the game right there for the taking," said Miami manager Matt "don't call me Pat" Riley. "But we decided not to take it." – I’m probably going to ban him from speaking to the media for a couple of days… in other news, your boy Ned Saucerman has hit safely in 20 straight tilts… he went 1 for 4 today, so, hanging on by the skin of his teeth. Elsewhere: Brooklyn’s Rich Hamilton drove in 6 runs in the Citizens 16-8 win over the St. Louis Rams… he also hit a 3-run ding dong and scored 3 times. Colby Blount, of the Portland Timbers, went 3 for 4 with a double, a jack, 6 RBIs, and 2 runs in his clubs 13-7 win over Cascadia rivals, the Seattle Sounders… Cubas’ 4 RBIs weren’t enough to lift Seattle to victory in this one – had Palmer Parker, who is leading the AL in All-Star voting, also decided to contribute they’d have had a chance. And, lastly, for now – SP T-Rex Stiles, of your HAVANA SUGAR KINGS, pitched a complete game, 4-hit shutout in a 3-0 win over the Sugar Land Skeeters… he makes up for his short arms with his long legs and economical delivery… he fanned 9 in the contest, his cutter was sharp all night. 81 of 162: Kordell Littles (8-4, 2.65) @ Bubacarr Garba (1-2, 4.80) Win, 2-1. Back on track, sort of… 6-16 in 1-run games. We’d put two bad ones on Bubacarr in the top of the 1st, Kordell was uneven – 5 walks, 6 Ks, 1 earned – OH HONG recorded an RBI on a SAC FLY, we stole 5 bags (three for Gordon, one each for Saucerman and Manookian), and delivered a web gem worthy DP to get out of a jam in the bottom of the 1st. Ardolph picks up his 1st hold of 2080, and Dial earns his 15th save… nothing fancy and not much to see here, but we got the win and Saucerman extended his hitting streak to 21 games (1 for 5, with the hit coming in his 5th AB – crazy, I’d have pitched around a division rival just to be nasty – Canadians really are the nicest people on the planet). Notes: Your players of the week are Pablo Madera (CAR) in the American League and our own CF Bill Gordon in the National League… Offensive Players of the Month are Pablo Madera (CAR - .409, 8 jacks, 24 RBIs, 21 runs) in the AL, Dontrell Gay (LAK - .364, 11 jacks, 33 RBIs, 19 runs) in the NL… Pitchers of the Month are Josiah Kawka (CHI – 1.90 ERA, 32 Ks in 47.1 innings) in the AL and Julen Morales (STL – 1.96 ERA, 33 Ks, 46 innings)…we’re 4th on the weekly power ranking, it’s too hot in the hot tub. Headed to Brooklyn next where we’ll, hopefully, feast on the floundering Citizens (currently 5th in the NL East) while extending our ½ game lead over Montreal for 2nd place in the process… still 9-1 in our last 10 and a scant 6 games back from Pittsburgh at the halfway point of the 2080 campaign, plenty of runway left for us to pull off the impossible. Oh, and the Toronto Reds BC is, at the halfway point, according to the overall record and their current form (7-3 for their last 10), the best team of the 1st half at 52-31 with a 6 ½ game lead over the 2nd Place Carolina Panthers in the AL East. __________________ Be excellent to each other. the Portland Pioneers \| the Los Angeles Leopards Last edited by pauwoo; 02-22-2020 at 04:28 PM.