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CatKnight · 03-06-2009, 12:28 AM

May 27, 109

"Sir, I realize this is difficult for you," said Michael Stroud, GM of the Rio Grande Caballeros. "I remind you that we're only one game out of the playoffs at this stage, and there are still almost eighty games left."

Chavez leaned back and stared out the window of his house. Rio Grande was a poor city compared to the rest of Whitehorse. His ancestors purposefully moved far from the other settlements to get away from the American dominated cities. His people had little to celebrate other than their heritage and a vast array of holidays...until the Caballeros arrived. This team did more to unify his people than...well, anything. It gave them a chance to show up the other colonists on equal footing. Fans rallied to the cause, and he'd put Rio's attendance up against any of the others...

Except now they were losing. Badly.

"Mister Stroud," Chavez said softly. "You were responsible for building this team. If it is having trouble competing, then..."

"There is nothing wrong with this team's talent," Stroud insisted. "Our early victories proved that. If you wish to find fault, then may I point towards your manager?"

Chavez turned and slowly folded his hands. "Senor Martinez knows what he's doing. He is an excellent manager."

Stroud grit his teeth. He was the outsider...the non-Spaniard by heritage, name or interest. "Perhaps he can tell you where our problem lies, then. If he tells me he needs more talent in a certain position, I will be happy to look for it."
*******

Rio did indeed crash back to earth as the New Haven Redcaps roared to life. New Haven won seven straight, scoring nine or more runs four times including a 20-10 battle with Selenica on the 20th.

Blackwell also put together a solid week, splitting the remainder of their games with Portland before taking 2 of 3 from Hanover and two more from Portland. They did this despite losing C Pete Cote for four weeks with a torn abdominal muscle. Cote is batting .500 with 5 runs and 5 RBI so far.

Despite having reserve clauses with their members, Mudraker MR Ken Pierce earned a contract renewal. He'll earn 176 cr. next year, down from 426. Pierce, who Blackwell took from New Haven, has pitched 0.2 innings so far and has a 40.54 ERA.

Selenica continues to suffer, losing five of seven. It's early yet, of course, but with a batting average below .230 and ERA over 7.00, the Guardians are quickly turning into the laughing stock of the Whitehorse League.
*******

Code:

Date	Games				:      PoG
5/20:	New Haven 9 Rio Grande 5	:  NHV SS John O'Neal
	Selenica 14 Hanover 12		:  HAN C Shusui Ishibashi (3/5, 2 2B, HR, 4 BI, R)
	Blackwell 7 Portland 1		:  BLA SP Pablo Revollo (9 IP 5 H 1 ER 4 BB 3 K, W)

5/21:	Portland 7 Blackwell 4		:  POR CF Bartolo Suarez (4/6, 4 2B, 3 BI, 2 R)
	Selenica 6 Hanover 4		:  SEL SP Manuel Dominiguez (7 IP 4 H 2 ER 3 BB 6 K, W)
	New Haven 4 Rio Grande 3	:  NHV RF Rich Reid (2/3 2B 3 BI R BB)
	
5/22:	Portland 6 Rio Grande 2		:  POR SP Jesus Ramirez (8.2 IP 5 H 1 ER 2 BB 7 K, W)
	New Haven 3 Selenica 2		:  NHV 1B Peter Doyle (2/4 HR 3 BI R)
	Blackwell 9 Hanover 0		:  BLA SP Rickey Stover (9 IP 5 H 0 ER 2 BB 6 K, W)
	
5/23:	New Haven 20 Selenica 10	:  NHV 3B Alonso Alvarez (5/6, 3 2B, HR, 6 BI, 3 R, BB)
	Rio Grande 9 Portland 8		:  POR RF Erik Harding (3/4, HR, 4 BI, R, BB)
	Blackwell 5 Hanover 1		:  BLA SP Stan Adams
	
5/24:	Portland 4 Rio Grande 3		:  POR SP Damon Stone (8 IP 6 H 2 ER 1 BB 5 K, W)
	New Haven 10 Selenica 0		:  NHV SP Steve Martin (9 IP 5 H 0 ER 6 BB 7 K, W)
	Hanover 5 Blackwell 4		:  HAN SP Simon Harmon
	
5/25:	Blackwell 8 Selenica 7		:  SEL 2B Ken Jackson (2/5, HR, 3 BI, 2 R)
	Hanover 6 Rio Grande 5		:  HAN RF Mike Thomas (3/5, 2B, HR, 4 BI, R)
	New Haven 7 Portland 6 (10)	:  POR SS Jesus Lopez
	
5/26:	Blackwell 4 Selenica 0		:  BLA SP Tim Cunningham (9 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, BB, 7 K, W)
	New Haven 15 Portland 4		:  NHV RF Rich Reid (3/5, 2B, HR, 5 BI, 3 R, BB)
	Rio Grande 7 Hanover 6		:  RIO LF David Castaneda

Code:

Team		 W    L   PCT  GB  E#	/  AVG  ERA  /  LWk  St
New Haven	 8    3   727  --	/  358  478  /  7-0  W7
Blackwell	 7    4   636   1	/  275  340  /  5-2  W2
Portland	 6    5   545   2  79	/  293  486  /  3-4  L2
Rio Grande	 6    5   545   2  79   /  288  478  /  2-5  W1  
Hanover		 4    7   364   4  77	/  272  465  /  2-5  L1  
Selenica	 2    9   182   6  75	/  229  702  /  2-5  L5

Code:

AVG:	Alonso Alvarez (NHV) .484, Jose Lopez (NHV) .463, Peter Doyle (NHV) .432
HR:	Pedro Miranda (SEL) 3, Three tied with 2
RBI:	Alfonso Hernandez (NHV) 13, Rich Reid (NHV) 12, Two tied with 11
SB:	Dan Davis (BLA) 6, Ezekiel Barry (HAN) 5, Antonio Hernandez (BLA) 5
VORP:	Alonso Alvarez (NHV) 12.0, Jose Lopez (NHV) 11.5, Ezekiel Barry (HAN) 7.5

W:	Five tied with 2
ERA:	Simon Harmon (HAN) 0.56, Rickey Stover (BLA) 1.23, Stan Adams (BLA) 1.69
K:	Brian Anderson (RIO) 18, Tim Cunningham (BLA) 17, Tony Hicks (HAN) 15
SV:	Andy Olson (HAN) 4, John Sellers (POR) 4, Three tied with 2
VORP:	Tim Cunningham (BLA) 9,8, Simon Harmon (HAN) 9.4, Jesus Ramirez (POR) 7.4

03-06-2009, 12:28 AM	#13
CatKnight All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 1,199	May 27, 109 "Sir, I realize this is difficult for you," said Michael Stroud, GM of the Rio Grande Caballeros. "I remind you that we're only one game out of the playoffs at this stage, and there are still almost eighty games left." Chavez leaned back and stared out the window of his house. Rio Grande was a poor city compared to the rest of Whitehorse. His ancestors purposefully moved far from the other settlements to get away from the American dominated cities. His people had little to celebrate other than their heritage and a vast array of holidays...until the Caballeros arrived. This team did more to unify his people than...well, anything. It gave them a chance to show up the other colonists on equal footing. Fans rallied to the cause, and he'd put Rio's attendance up against any of the others... Except now they were losing. Badly. "Mister Stroud," Chavez said softly. "You were responsible for building this team. If it is having trouble competing, then..." "There is nothing wrong with this team's talent," Stroud insisted. "Our early victories proved that. If you wish to find fault, then may I point towards your manager?" Chavez turned and slowly folded his hands. "Senor Martinez knows what he's doing. He is an excellent manager." Stroud grit his teeth. He was the outsider...the non-Spaniard by heritage, name or interest. "Perhaps he can tell you where our problem lies, then. If he tells me he needs more talent in a certain position, I will be happy to look for it." ***** Rio did indeed crash back to earth as the New Haven Redcaps roared to life. New Haven won seven straight, scoring nine or more runs four times including a 20-10 battle with Selenica on the 20th. Blackwell also put together a solid week, splitting the remainder of their games with Portland before taking 2 of 3 from Hanover and two more from Portland. They did this despite losing C Pete Cote for four weeks with a torn abdominal muscle. Cote is batting .500 with 5 runs and 5 RBI so far. Despite having reserve clauses with their members, Mudraker MR Ken Pierce earned a contract renewal. He'll earn 176 cr. next year, down from 426. Pierce, who Blackwell took from New Haven, has pitched 0.2 innings so far and has a 40.54 ERA. Selenica continues to suffer, losing five of seven. It's early yet, of course, but with a batting average below .230 and ERA over 7.00, the Guardians are quickly turning into the laughing stock of the Whitehorse League. ***** Code: Date Games : PoG 5/20: New Haven 9 Rio Grande 5 : NHV SS John O'Neal Selenica 14 Hanover 12 : HAN C Shusui Ishibashi (3/5, 2 2B, HR, 4 BI, R) Blackwell 7 Portland 1 : BLA SP Pablo Revollo (9 IP 5 H 1 ER 4 BB 3 K, W) 5/21: Portland 7 Blackwell 4 : POR CF Bartolo Suarez (4/6, 4 2B, 3 BI, 2 R) Selenica 6 Hanover 4 : SEL SP Manuel Dominiguez (7 IP 4 H 2 ER 3 BB 6 K, W) New Haven 4 Rio Grande 3 : NHV RF Rich Reid (2/3 2B 3 BI R BB) 5/22: Portland 6 Rio Grande 2 : POR SP Jesus Ramirez (8.2 IP 5 H 1 ER 2 BB 7 K, W) New Haven 3 Selenica 2 : NHV 1B Peter Doyle (2/4 HR 3 BI R) Blackwell 9 Hanover 0 : BLA SP Rickey Stover (9 IP 5 H 0 ER 2 BB 6 K, W) 5/23: New Haven 20 Selenica 10 : NHV 3B Alonso Alvarez (5/6, 3 2B, HR, 6 BI, 3 R, BB) Rio Grande 9 Portland 8 : POR RF Erik Harding (3/4, HR, 4 BI, R, BB) Blackwell 5 Hanover 1 : BLA SP Stan Adams 5/24: Portland 4 Rio Grande 3 : POR SP Damon Stone (8 IP 6 H 2 ER 1 BB 5 K, W) New Haven 10 Selenica 0 : NHV SP Steve Martin (9 IP 5 H 0 ER 6 BB 7 K, W) Hanover 5 Blackwell 4 : HAN SP Simon Harmon 5/25: Blackwell 8 Selenica 7 : SEL 2B Ken Jackson (2/5, HR, 3 BI, 2 R) Hanover 6 Rio Grande 5 : HAN RF Mike Thomas (3/5, 2B, HR, 4 BI, R) New Haven 7 Portland 6 (10) : POR SS Jesus Lopez 5/26: Blackwell 4 Selenica 0 : BLA SP Tim Cunningham (9 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, BB, 7 K, W) New Haven 15 Portland 4 : NHV RF Rich Reid (3/5, 2B, HR, 5 BI, 3 R, BB) Rio Grande 7 Hanover 6 : RIO LF David Castaneda Code: Team W L PCT GB E# / AVG ERA / LWk St New Haven 8 3 727 -- / 358 478 / 7-0 W7 Blackwell 7 4 636 1 / 275 340 / 5-2 W2 Portland 6 5 545 2 79 / 293 486 / 3-4 L2 Rio Grande 6 5 545 2 79 / 288 478 / 2-5 W1 Hanover 4 7 364 4 77 / 272 465 / 2-5 L1 Selenica 2 9 182 6 75 / 229 702 / 2-5 L5 Code: AVG: Alonso Alvarez (NHV) .484, Jose Lopez (NHV) .463, Peter Doyle (NHV) .432 HR: Pedro Miranda (SEL) 3, Three tied with 2 RBI: Alfonso Hernandez (NHV) 13, Rich Reid (NHV) 12, Two tied with 11 SB: Dan Davis (BLA) 6, Ezekiel Barry (HAN) 5, Antonio Hernandez (BLA) 5 VORP: Alonso Alvarez (NHV) 12.0, Jose Lopez (NHV) 11.5, Ezekiel Barry (HAN) 7.5 W: Five tied with 2 ERA: Simon Harmon (HAN) 0.56, Rickey Stover (BLA) 1.23, Stan Adams (BLA) 1.69 K: Brian Anderson (RIO) 18, Tim Cunningham (BLA) 17, Tony Hicks (HAN) 15 SV: Andy Olson (HAN) 4, John Sellers (POR) 4, Three tied with 2 VORP: Tim Cunningham (BLA) 9,8, Simon Harmon (HAN) 9.4, Jesus Ramirez (POR) 7.4 Last edited by CatKnight; 05-04-2013 at 04:51 AM.