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Archelirion · 05-06-2020, 11:52 AM

1st April - 5th April: (two off days +) Games 3-5 @ Belfast Lions (1-1) @ (0-2)

Tried claiming a couple of relievers on waivers, but forgot to check how much the free agent kitty is at now. About £38k, apparently – or in other words, absolutely bloody useless. Tight owners eh.

Baseball continued even on our days off (even the notion!) and as always, it was interesting. The Glasgow Centurions continued their mission to be the worst team in Scotland after getting swept in the Glasgow derby, by getting swept in a 2-game series against Edinburgh. They lost 6-0 and 7-3. On the 1st, Leicester tore apart Nottingham on the Marksmen’s home turf in a 20-3 routing, with both C Brandon Cox and 2B Simon Hargrove batting in 5 each, and Portsmouth overturned a 5-0 deficit in the final two innings to beat the Plymouth Green Sox 7-5. Finally on the 1st, 2 dingers from Cougars 2B Danny Chadwick went a long way in Wolverhampton’s trashing of Swansea, 14-5. The 2nd was a far less eventful day, although Brighton third-baseman Callum Stewart went deep twice during their 6-1 victory over the Bournemouth Poppies.

Sadly, two major injuries to the league, bringing down the competition’s overall quality. The first is 40-year-old Browns third-baseman Marcus Cartwright, who batted 3-5 in his first two appearances before tearing an abdominal muscle running the bases. The second is Plymouth #2 Noah Hollinshead, who pitched only three innings against Portsmouth before tearing his UCL. The 28-year-old will miss 14 whole months.

My scout found a 15-year-old pitcher in the Dominican Republic called Jesus Gomez. He throws a fastball, a cutter, a changeup and a forkball, and is likely never to get beyond rookie level. But, you never know.

LHP Lewis Nolan (0-0) v RHP Stuart Flanders (0-0)
RHP Isaac Rowland (0-0) v RHP Jude Powell (0-0)
RHP William Harris (0-0) v RHP Kieran Sutherland (0-0)

CL Manny Garcia
1B Josh Thomas (.222, 0 HR, 0 RBI – 9 AB)
SS Dominic Lawrie (.222, 1 HR, 1 RBI – 9 AB)
RP Bart Patel
RF Mick McGhee (.125, 0 HR, 0 RBI – 8 AB)

Almost forgot we were playing too! Belfast are not anticipating a great year, probably around 72-90, and are coming off a 2-game sweep at the hands of the Bradford Charges, outscored 3 to 11. Mercifully, all our bullpen is back to rude health, so hopefully we can avoid any extra-innings marathons for the time being. In terms of quality, we’re still pegged for a worse year (63 wins…) but this is one we have a chance at doing some damage to.

Game Three – 10-6 WIN

A win, but I’m only somewhat happy. We went up 3-0 in the first inning thanks to a Connor Devlin drill into the stands, but Lewis Nolan only went one inning before coming off – which meant it was bullpen time from inning #2. Brilliant. 2B Nicholas Manifold was on absolute flying form, going 4-5 with a double and a home run, and we were up 9-2 by the end of the 5th following a dinger from Dominic Lawrie. Sweated a bit after Vince was once more shellacked in the 6th, but the damage was only three runs and we were able to get the win wrapped up. So, we’re up 2-1, but now down a starter for most (if not all) of the season and already playing catchup with the bullpen while staring down the barrel of a 20-game run. Heeeeeeeeeeck.

• Phillips 2-5, 2 R, 2 RBI [3], HR // Devlin 1-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR, BB // Manifold 4-5, 3 R, 2 RBI, 2B, HR // Goulden 1-1, R, RBI, HR
• Nolan 1.0 IP, H, ER, BB // Berkley W (1-0), 3.0 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, BB, 4 K // Malley SV (1), 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 K

I’ve brought up Rio Glynn, a pretty solid-average starter from AAA-Huddersfield to replace Nolan, who’s gone on the 60-day DL. He’ll pitch 5th in the rotation.

Elsewhere: Wolverhampton RF Junro Mato gave all he had and went deep twice, although his Cougars side failed to rise to the occasion and let the Sunderland Panthers record their second win of the year, 5-3. Edinburgh and Birmingham played 4 innings at a 2-2 stalemate before Birmingham knocked in 2… and then Edinburgh knocked in three. The Volcanoes remain unbeaten, while the Aces remain winless. In the NL, only Edinburgh, Sheffield and the Glasgow Stags have a 100% record, while Belfast, Liverpool and Birmingham are still 0-fers. In the SL, Bristol and Portsmouth are 3-0 and 4-0 respectively, while the London Avengers and the Plymouth Green Sox have the opposite fates.

Turns out, we’re not the only ones to see an injured starter today – Nottingham lose Shane Bowen (1-0, 4.76) for four months with forearm inflammation. We feel you.

Game Four – 4-1 WIN

That’s more like it! A nice, clean win for us, although a little bit stressful as we held onto a 4-0 lead from the word go thanks to Gideon Thorne’s first-inning grand slam. Rowland played well, pitching for six innings, leaking 5 hits, walking 4 and striking out 9, and Jafri soaked up two innings excellently before Malley came in for the save. Only Taylor and Goulden hit more than once and Brown went 0-4 (although he’s nursing a bruised shoulder), but we played our part well. Good show!

• Taylor 2-5 // Goulden 2-3, R, BB // Thorne 1-4, R, 4 RBI [6], HR
• Rowland W (1-0), 6.0 IP, 5 H, ER, 4 BB, 9 K // Malley SV (2), 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

Elsewhere: Marcus Hunter’s duo of homers drove Newcastle to a solid 6-3 victory over Swansea, although Fergus George’s two weren’t enough to give Liverpool their first win of the year as Nottingham clipped the Clippers 10-8 in extras. In the Southern League, a 7-run 6th surged the Croydon Skeletons to a 9-2 victory over Bristol, while Plymouth are now 0-5 after losing the ultimate embarrassment – a 2-1 loss to the Ealing Wolves, who only got one hit all game. The most high profile game, however, was the Waltham Forest Beavers beating the Brighton Dolphins in an absolute epic. Brighton went 8-5 in the 8th with four runs but the Beavers hit back immediately to take it to extras. Both sides scored 2 in the 10th, before Iestyn Wileman’s single did the damage for Forest in the 12th. However, Dolphins RF Pedro Cisneros is the first player in BL history to hit 5 in a a game, going 5-7 with 3 RBI, 4 runs and a homer.

Game Five – 7-6 WIN (11th inning)

Thanking every lucky star under the sun that Mackenzie pitched this one and not a lesser pitcher, as this was still only a 3 pitcher affair thanks to Brucie going 8 innings. What was frustrating was, Gareth David blew the save with a 2-run buffer in the 9th, meaning we could’ve gotten this wrapped up earlier – thankfully though, Theo Mitchell (a guy who I had little faith in beforehand, admittedly) saved the day… just about. Kettell’s solo dinger in the top of the 11th proved the difference, but the offence was on form all day! Sweep sweep sweep!

• Taylor 2-5, 3 R // Lewandowski 3-5 // Goulden 2-5, 2 RBI [3], BB // Phillips 2-5, R, BB, 2 2B // Henneberry 1-5, R, 2 RBI [5], HR [2] // Kettell 1-1, R, RBI, HR
• Mackenzie 8.0 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 2 HR // David BS (1), 1.2 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 0 K // Mitchell W (1-0), 1.1 IP, 2 H, ER, 2 K, HR

Elsewhere: Edinburgh continue their ripping start with an 11-4 win over Birmingham, punctuated by a 3 HR day from outfielder Lee Robinson. Meanwhile, Sutton rallied late to defeat Bournemouth 9-7 and win their 4th on the trot, and the hapless Green Sox lose again: Plymouth 0, Ealing 3. Plymouth are now the only winless side in the BL, currently sitting on 0-6.

NL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: SS Lance Brady (Sheffield) - .444 (8-18), 4 HR, 7 RBI
SL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: 1B Doug Baird (Cardiff) - .435 (10-23), 4 H, 7 RBI

4-1 is a pretty fantastic start, all told, and 5th on the power rankings is just amazing. It’s still too early to comment on a huge amount, but an impressive start to life for Luboslaw Lewandowski (currently batting .455) and Wayne Goulden (.312, 3 RBI) gives me hope on the offensive side. Gideon Thorne and Connor Devlin are both a little rusty, sitting on .167, although Thorne’s grand slam endears me to him a bit.

Tough series coming up against the 4-1 Glasgow Stags.

05-06-2020, 11:52 AM	#5
Archelirion Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Ashford, UK Posts: 204	1st April - 5th April: (two off days +) Games 3-5 @ Belfast Lions (1-1) @ (0-2) Tried claiming a couple of relievers on waivers, but forgot to check how much the free agent kitty is at now. About £38k, apparently – or in other words, absolutely bloody useless. Tight owners eh. Baseball continued even on our days off (even the notion!) and as always, it was interesting. The Glasgow Centurions continued their mission to be the worst team in Scotland after getting swept in the Glasgow derby, by getting swept in a 2-game series against Edinburgh. They lost 6-0 and 7-3. On the 1st, Leicester tore apart Nottingham on the Marksmen’s home turf in a 20-3 routing, with both C Brandon Cox and 2B Simon Hargrove batting in 5 each, and Portsmouth overturned a 5-0 deficit in the final two innings to beat the Plymouth Green Sox 7-5. Finally on the 1st, 2 dingers from Cougars 2B Danny Chadwick went a long way in Wolverhampton’s trashing of Swansea, 14-5. The 2nd was a far less eventful day, although Brighton third-baseman Callum Stewart went deep twice during their 6-1 victory over the Bournemouth Poppies. Sadly, two major injuries to the league, bringing down the competition’s overall quality. The first is 40-year-old Browns third-baseman Marcus Cartwright, who batted 3-5 in his first two appearances before tearing an abdominal muscle running the bases. The second is Plymouth #2 Noah Hollinshead, who pitched only three innings against Portsmouth before tearing his UCL. The 28-year-old will miss 14 whole months. My scout found a 15-year-old pitcher in the Dominican Republic called Jesus Gomez. He throws a fastball, a cutter, a changeup and a forkball, and is likely never to get beyond rookie level. But, you never know. LHP Lewis Nolan (0-0) v RHP Stuart Flanders (0-0) RHP Isaac Rowland (0-0) v RHP Jude Powell (0-0) RHP William Harris (0-0) v RHP Kieran Sutherland (0-0) CL Manny Garcia 1B Josh Thomas (.222, 0 HR, 0 RBI – 9 AB) SS Dominic Lawrie (.222, 1 HR, 1 RBI – 9 AB) RP Bart Patel RF Mick McGhee (.125, 0 HR, 0 RBI – 8 AB) Almost forgot we were playing too! Belfast are not anticipating a great year, probably around 72-90, and are coming off a 2-game sweep at the hands of the Bradford Charges, outscored 3 to 11. Mercifully, all our bullpen is back to rude health, so hopefully we can avoid any extra-innings marathons for the time being. In terms of quality, we’re still pegged for a worse year (63 wins…) but this is one we have a chance at doing some damage to. Game Three – 10-6 WIN A win, but I’m only somewhat happy. We went up 3-0 in the first inning thanks to a Connor Devlin drill into the stands, but Lewis Nolan only went one inning before coming off – which meant it was bullpen time from inning #2. Brilliant. 2B Nicholas Manifold was on absolute flying form, going 4-5 with a double and a home run, and we were up 9-2 by the end of the 5th following a dinger from Dominic Lawrie. Sweated a bit after Vince was once more shellacked in the 6th, but the damage was only three runs and we were able to get the win wrapped up. So, we’re up 2-1, but now down a starter for most (if not all) of the season and already playing catchup with the bullpen while staring down the barrel of a 20-game run. Heeeeeeeeeeck. • Phillips 2-5, 2 R, 2 RBI [3], HR // Devlin 1-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR, BB // Manifold 4-5, 3 R, 2 RBI, 2B, HR // Goulden 1-1, R, RBI, HR • Nolan 1.0 IP, H, ER, BB // Berkley W (1-0), 3.0 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, BB, 4 K // Malley SV (1), 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 K I’ve brought up Rio Glynn, a pretty solid-average starter from AAA-Huddersfield to replace Nolan, who’s gone on the 60-day DL. He’ll pitch 5th in the rotation. Elsewhere: Wolverhampton RF Junro Mato gave all he had and went deep twice, although his Cougars side failed to rise to the occasion and let the Sunderland Panthers record their second win of the year, 5-3. Edinburgh and Birmingham played 4 innings at a 2-2 stalemate before Birmingham knocked in 2… and then Edinburgh knocked in three. The Volcanoes remain unbeaten, while the Aces remain winless. In the NL, only Edinburgh, Sheffield and the Glasgow Stags have a 100% record, while Belfast, Liverpool and Birmingham are still 0-fers. In the SL, Bristol and Portsmouth are 3-0 and 4-0 respectively, while the London Avengers and the Plymouth Green Sox have the opposite fates. Turns out, we’re not the only ones to see an injured starter today – Nottingham lose Shane Bowen (1-0, 4.76) for four months with forearm inflammation. We feel you. Game Four – 4-1 WIN That’s more like it! A nice, clean win for us, although a little bit stressful as we held onto a 4-0 lead from the word go thanks to Gideon Thorne’s first-inning grand slam. Rowland played well, pitching for six innings, leaking 5 hits, walking 4 and striking out 9, and Jafri soaked up two innings excellently before Malley came in for the save. Only Taylor and Goulden hit more than once and Brown went 0-4 (although he’s nursing a bruised shoulder), but we played our part well. Good show! • Taylor 2-5 // Goulden 2-3, R, BB // Thorne 1-4, R, 4 RBI [6], HR • Rowland W (1-0), 6.0 IP, 5 H, ER, 4 BB, 9 K // Malley SV (2), 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K Elsewhere: Marcus Hunter’s duo of homers drove Newcastle to a solid 6-3 victory over Swansea, although Fergus George’s two weren’t enough to give Liverpool their first win of the year as Nottingham clipped the Clippers 10-8 in extras. In the Southern League, a 7-run 6th surged the Croydon Skeletons to a 9-2 victory over Bristol, while Plymouth are now 0-5 after losing the ultimate embarrassment – a 2-1 loss to the Ealing Wolves, who only got one hit all game. The most high profile game, however, was the Waltham Forest Beavers beating the Brighton Dolphins in an absolute epic. Brighton went 8-5 in the 8th with four runs but the Beavers hit back immediately to take it to extras. Both sides scored 2 in the 10th, before Iestyn Wileman’s single did the damage for Forest in the 12th. However, Dolphins RF Pedro Cisneros is the first player in BL history to hit 5 in a a game, going 5-7 with 3 RBI, 4 runs and a homer. Game Five – 7-6 WIN (11th inning) Thanking every lucky star under the sun that Mackenzie pitched this one and not a lesser pitcher, as this was still only a 3 pitcher affair thanks to Brucie going 8 innings. What was frustrating was, Gareth David blew the save with a 2-run buffer in the 9th, meaning we could’ve gotten this wrapped up earlier – thankfully though, Theo Mitchell (a guy who I had little faith in beforehand, admittedly) saved the day… just about. Kettell’s solo dinger in the top of the 11th proved the difference, but the offence was on form all day! Sweep sweep sweep! • Taylor 2-5, 3 R // Lewandowski 3-5 // Goulden 2-5, 2 RBI [3], BB // Phillips 2-5, R, BB, 2 2B // Henneberry 1-5, R, 2 RBI [5], HR [2] // Kettell 1-1, R, RBI, HR • Mackenzie 8.0 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 2 HR // David BS (1), 1.2 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 0 K // Mitchell W (1-0), 1.1 IP, 2 H, ER, 2 K, HR Elsewhere: Edinburgh continue their ripping start with an 11-4 win over Birmingham, punctuated by a 3 HR day from outfielder Lee Robinson. Meanwhile, Sutton rallied late to defeat Bournemouth 9-7 and win their 4th on the trot, and the hapless Green Sox lose again: Plymouth 0, Ealing 3. Plymouth are now the only winless side in the BL, currently sitting on 0-6. NL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: SS Lance Brady (Sheffield) - .444 (8-18), 4 HR, 7 RBI SL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: 1B Doug Baird (Cardiff) - .435 (10-23), 4 H, 7 RBI 4-1 is a pretty fantastic start, all told, and 5th on the power rankings is just amazing. It’s still too early to comment on a huge amount, but an impressive start to life for Luboslaw Lewandowski (currently batting .455) and Wayne Goulden (.312, 3 RBI) gives me hope on the offensive side. Gideon Thorne and Connor Devlin are both a little rusty, sitting on .167, although Thorne’s grand slam endears me to him a bit. Tough series coming up against the 4-1 Glasgow Stags. Last edited by Archelirion; 05-06-2020 at 11:54 AM.