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pauwoo · 01-30-2022, 01:56 PM

Montreal Alouettes (66-73, .474, 4th NL East) @ Los Angeles Leopards (89-50, .640, 1st NL West)
Any attention paid to the Alouettes roster by the Montreal brass has been focused, almost exclusively, on its pitching staff. It’s paid some dividends – 4th in runs against and strikeouts, 5th in starters ERA and FIP, ranked 4th overall in the NL behind our La La’s, Brooklyn, and Phoenix. Unfortunately, that focus, and the degree to which Montreal’s management is capable of it, was limited to the mound, and, as a result, they haven’t put much around their pitchers leaving their club a bit frayed at the ends. For every advantage afforded to them by their staff, the offense specializes in squandering it with subpar performance – 9th in average, 11th in OBP, 12th in runs scored, OPS, and wOBA – and, outside of LF Harlem Peterson, the Alouettes are devoid the skills required to do enough on that side of the ball to be anything beyond a pedestrian ball club. Here, we have an opportunity to get back on the horse after embarrassing ourselves against New Orleans, provided the boys stay focused on the task at hand and don’t act like these games are gimmes.

140 of 162: Adam White (7-6, 3.28) @ Keith Baeza (4-3, 2.83)
Loss, 3-8. We’d get the ball rolling early with a 2-run DING DONG from Satoru Ono during the bottom of the 1st and he’d drive in another on a SAC FLY only two short innings later… unfortunately, as we let off the gas, they’d put it into gear, knotting things up during the top of the 4th with a 2-run shot courtesy of 1B Rex Fogg followed by a solo bomb from C Darby Helton. Then the flood gates opened as Montreal kept pouring it on, driving in an additional 5-runs on 3 more TRUCKS with Baeza and Igarashi taking the brunt of the damage… on the bright side, if that’s a thing when you lose by a score of 3-8, Harlem Peterson was charged with a GOLDEN SOMBRERO after Baeza K’d him twice, Igarashi once, followed by Turnbull entering the 4th strikeout into the permanent record during the top of the 9th.

141 of 162: Bentley Hawkins (12-11, 3.39) @ Stephen Estevez (11-3, 1.93)
Win, 4-0. Our staff would get some get back against the Alouettes, holding them scoreless here after having it handed to us yesterday with Estevez turning in a 5-inning, 2-hit, shutout before handing it off to Major Hansen for the 3.1 inning save. The offense got after it a bit as well – Kumar Bovie put a 2-run TANK out during the bottom of the 2nd, OH HONG did the same during the bottom of the 7th, Mullens stole his 32nd bag, Otto his 26th, and we managed to bring 4 across while leaving 8 others stranded. Estevez and Hansen, with 14 Ks between them, also had 4 batsmen on the verge of a GOLDEN at 3 K’s each – Harlem Peterson, Leo Bullock, Cleveland Hunter, and Darby Helton each narrowly avoided that dubious distinction as their offense settled into their normal routine during game two.

Elsewhere: Our A-ball club, the Watts Warriors, have officially been mathematically eliminated from the postseason… I mean, it doesn’t matter in the larger scheme of things, but would have been fun to see them make some noise during their inaugural season. Of course, after they started with a 1-17 run, it was to be expected.

142 of 162: Vincent Urquhart (8-10, 3.71) @ Trev Anderson (4-4, 3.49)
Win, 11-3. Up 4-3 at the stretch, with Montreal posting each of their 3 runs in the 5th & 6th, and looking to rally, Otto Isaac clubbed a GRAND SLAM during the bottom of the 7th that put us up 10-3 (we’d scored two in the frame already) and way out of the Alouette’s T-Rex reach. Otto finished 2-for-5 with 5 RBI and 2 run, OH HONG went 3-for-5 with 3 RBI and a run, and PEPPER went 2-for-4 with 2 riblets and a run while the staff effectively threw a combined shutout as all three of Montreal’s runs were unearned tonight.

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Elsewhere: 2B Telma Taveras, of the Miami Herons, finished 4-for-4 with TWO DINGERS, 5 RBI, and 4 runs during his clubs 14-6 dismantling of the Las Vegas Outlaws… always good to see Telma, who I like to think of as a bootleg Heathcote Kinton, have himself a sublime day at the plate and even better when it comes at the expense of those brigands from Sin City. Also, and perhaps this is more important, the Los Angeles Leopards became the first MLB club to earn a ticket to the dance. Division is still up for grabs as they say, but it’s next on our list…

143 of 162: Norm Rodriquez (15-8, 2.42) @ Peter Garcia (13-3, 3.63)
Win, 1-0. We’d defeat Montreal 3 times in a row, shutting them out for the second time over that same stretch, and prevail in what was a tight, taut affair against a club that has no business playing us this close. Our only run of the game came on a Satoru Ono solo shot, on 1 of our 3 hits during the game, 2 of which belonged to him as well… it’d be just enough to get us over here as our staff came up smelling roses with Garcia earning his 14th win on 7 innings of work while Rishon Shaw, Reynaldo Igarashi, and Donovan Turnbull combined to record the games final 6 outs, 4 by K and the other 2 by ground out. Rishon, it should be noted, left early with an undisclosed injury…

Record: 92-51, .643, 1st NL West
Up Next: We’ll head off to Las Vegas for the last time during the regular season, shacking up at the Waldorf Astoria for three days while the club tries to win out against these guys to improve our head-to-head record against them to 11-10 on the year.

01-30-2022, 01:56 PM	#51
pauwoo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Seattle Posts: 2,255	2078 Season (September 8th – 11th) Montreal Alouettes (66-73, .474, 4th NL East) @ Los Angeles Leopards (89-50, .640, 1st NL West) Any attention paid to the Alouettes roster by the Montreal brass has been focused, almost exclusively, on its pitching staff. It’s paid some dividends – 4th in runs against and strikeouts, 5th in starters ERA and FIP, ranked 4th overall in the NL behind our La La’s, Brooklyn, and Phoenix. Unfortunately, that focus, and the degree to which Montreal’s management is capable of it, was limited to the mound, and, as a result, they haven’t put much around their pitchers leaving their club a bit frayed at the ends. For every advantage afforded to them by their staff, the offense specializes in squandering it with subpar performance – 9th in average, 11th in OBP, 12th in runs scored, OPS, and wOBA – and, outside of LF Harlem Peterson, the Alouettes are devoid the skills required to do enough on that side of the ball to be anything beyond a pedestrian ball club. Here, we have an opportunity to get back on the horse after embarrassing ourselves against New Orleans, provided the boys stay focused on the task at hand and don’t act like these games are gimmes. 140 of 162: Adam White (7-6, 3.28) @ Keith Baeza (4-3, 2.83) Loss, 3-8. We’d get the ball rolling early with a 2-run DING DONG from Satoru Ono during the bottom of the 1st and he’d drive in another on a SAC FLY only two short innings later… unfortunately, as we let off the gas, they’d put it into gear, knotting things up during the top of the 4th with a 2-run shot courtesy of 1B Rex Fogg followed by a solo bomb from C Darby Helton. Then the flood gates opened as Montreal kept pouring it on, driving in an additional 5-runs on 3 more TRUCKS with Baeza and Igarashi taking the brunt of the damage… on the bright side, if that’s a thing when you lose by a score of 3-8, Harlem Peterson was charged with a GOLDEN SOMBRERO after Baeza K’d him twice, Igarashi once, followed by Turnbull entering the 4th strikeout into the permanent record during the top of the 9th. 141 of 162: Bentley Hawkins (12-11, 3.39) @ Stephen Estevez (11-3, 1.93) Win, 4-0. Our staff would get some get back against the Alouettes, holding them scoreless here after having it handed to us yesterday with Estevez turning in a 5-inning, 2-hit, shutout before handing it off to Major Hansen for the 3.1 inning save. The offense got after it a bit as well – Kumar Bovie put a 2-run TANK out during the bottom of the 2nd, OH HONG did the same during the bottom of the 7th, Mullens stole his 32nd bag, Otto his 26th, and we managed to bring 4 across while leaving 8 others stranded. Estevez and Hansen, with 14 Ks between them, also had 4 batsmen on the verge of a GOLDEN at 3 K’s each – Harlem Peterson, Leo Bullock, Cleveland Hunter, and Darby Helton each narrowly avoided that dubious distinction as their offense settled into their normal routine during game two. Elsewhere: Our A-ball club, the Watts Warriors, have officially been mathematically eliminated from the postseason… I mean, it doesn’t matter in the larger scheme of things, but would have been fun to see them make some noise during their inaugural season. Of course, after they started with a 1-17 run, it was to be expected. 142 of 162: Vincent Urquhart (8-10, 3.71) @ Trev Anderson (4-4, 3.49) Win, 11-3. Up 4-3 at the stretch, with Montreal posting each of their 3 runs in the 5th & 6th, and looking to rally, Otto Isaac clubbed a GRAND SLAM during the bottom of the 7th that put us up 10-3 (we’d scored two in the frame already) and way out of the Alouette’s T-Rex reach. Otto finished 2-for-5 with 5 RBI and 2 run, OH HONG went 3-for-5 with 3 RBI and a run, and PEPPER went 2-for-4 with 2 riblets and a run while the staff effectively threw a combined shutout as all three of Montreal’s runs were unearned tonight. Elsewhere: 2B Telma Taveras, of the Miami Herons, finished 4-for-4 with TWO DINGERS, 5 RBI, and 4 runs during his clubs 14-6 dismantling of the Las Vegas Outlaws… always good to see Telma, who I like to think of as a bootleg Heathcote Kinton, have himself a sublime day at the plate and even better when it comes at the expense of those brigands from Sin City. Also, and perhaps this is more important, the Los Angeles Leopards became the first MLB club to earn a ticket to the dance. Division is still up for grabs as they say, but it’s next on our list… 143 of 162: Norm Rodriquez (15-8, 2.42) @ Peter Garcia (13-3, 3.63) Win, 1-0. We’d defeat Montreal 3 times in a row, shutting them out for the second time over that same stretch, and prevail in what was a tight, taut affair against a club that has no business playing us this close. Our only run of the game came on a Satoru Ono solo shot, on 1 of our 3 hits during the game, 2 of which belonged to him as well… it’d be just enough to get us over here as our staff came up smelling roses with Garcia earning his 14th win on 7 innings of work while Rishon Shaw, Reynaldo Igarashi, and Donovan Turnbull combined to record the games final 6 outs, 4 by K and the other 2 by ground out. Rishon, it should be noted, left early with an undisclosed injury… Record: 92-51, .643, 1st NL West Up Next: We’ll head off to Las Vegas for the last time during the regular season, shacking up at the Waldorf Astoria for three days while the club tries to win out against these guys to improve our head-to-head record against them to 11-10 on the year. __________________ Be excellent to each other. the Portland Pioneers \| the Los Angeles Leopards Last edited by pauwoo; 01-31-2022 at 09:37 AM.