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pauwoo · 02-13-2022, 12:44 AM

Miami Herons (15-10, .600, 2nd NL East) @ Los Angeles Leopards (15-10, .600, 2nd NL West)
At 15-10 so far in 2079, the Herons are off to a rip-roaring start and look every bit as good as the baseball punditry thought they would be when they penciled them in as a 90+ win team and likely playoff entrant in their preseason predictions. We’re getting them on a 3-game skid, and, despite their 5th rated offense and 7th rated staff, we hope that trend continues as we are coming off a tough series loss against the Alouettes and would love nothing more that to get back on the horse at home against our friends from Florida.

26 of 162: Russell Wooten (1-0, 3.38) @ Stephen Estevez (3-0, 0.94)
Win, 3-0. Estevez gave us 6-strong, allowed just 1 hit and nothing earned to go along with his outlandish 12 K’s… and the bullpen fell in line as Major Hansen, Donovan Turnbull, and Don Haag each went an inning of shutout baseball to keep the Herons off the board. The offense, while nothing special, did enough to get us over on Miami with Ethan bringing in one on a double, Dom putting one out, a solo shot, and Hutchinson contributing with a run-scoring single during the bottom of the 2nd that turned out to be the winning run.

Note: Major Hansen would have given us more burn but left after an inning with discomfort in his elbow… his diagnosis is pending, so, yeah – not awesome.

27 of 162: Cathal Magill (3-0, 3.29) @ Merl Crawford (2-1, 5.81)
Win, 8-2. Things came completely undone for the Miami Herons during the bottom of the 6th when we dropped 5 runs on them, 3 of which came by HR – an Otto solo shot and a 2-run blast from Pepper – and gave ourselves all the room we’d need to guarantee a series win while handing our visitor their 5th straight loss. We’d get a 2-run double from Hanan, 3 JACKS as a club, and Bill Cox, who played both right and leftfield in this one, smashed our 3rd homer of the game on another 2-run BLAST for the Yellow Tops. The pitching, as per usual, was fierce – Merl gave us 6-innings of tip-top work, allowing 8 hits with only 2 of those finding their way back to home plate, and the bullpen navigated the final three frames in the image and style we’ve grown accustomed to.

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Elsewhere: Paulo Legna, putting it down something fierce for the Detroit Motors, went 4-for-5 with a DING DONG and 4 RBI as his club ran roughshod over the Seattle Metros, dispatching them with ease by a final tally of 10-2. SP Trevor Dotson went the distance for Detroit, allowing 4 hits and 2 earned to go along with his 8 K’s for the game. With the win, Detroit improves to 18-9 on the year, but are somehow still a ½ game off the division leading Toronto Maple Leafs current pace.

We got the word back on Major Hansen… he’ll be out for 7-weeks with an elbow strain. In his stead, RP Ignazio Armendariz will put in some work with the big club, and, one of my favorites down on the farm, Orlando Vasquez, will don the COMPTON kit in Triple-A for a stretch.

28 of 162: Hunter Vaughn (3-1, 2.45) @ Masaya Nakagawa (0-0, 2.16)
Win, 1-0. We’d secure our first series sweep of the season, at home, and by the slimmest margin allowed as Nakagawa nearly went the distance, giving up a single hit during 8-innings of work, and Don Haag stepped in to record his 9th save to close this one out against a reeling Miami Herons. Ethan brought in our lone run on a single, Pepper hit a two-bagger, and we managed to get the one we needed while leaving 6 more stranded… all in a days work, a win is a win and all that.

Record: 18-10, .642, 1st NL West
Up Next: We’ll take a much-needed day of rest tomorrow, make the quick hop over to Las Vegas, and spend the weekend in Sin City playing some baseball and getting ourselves into whatever else we find amusing while we’re in town.

02-13-2022, 12:44 AM	#77
pauwoo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Seattle Posts: 2,257	2079 Season (May 1st – 3rd) Miami Herons (15-10, .600, 2nd NL East) @ Los Angeles Leopards (15-10, .600, 2nd NL West) At 15-10 so far in 2079, the Herons are off to a rip-roaring start and look every bit as good as the baseball punditry thought they would be when they penciled them in as a 90+ win team and likely playoff entrant in their preseason predictions. We’re getting them on a 3-game skid, and, despite their 5th rated offense and 7th rated staff, we hope that trend continues as we are coming off a tough series loss against the Alouettes and would love nothing more that to get back on the horse at home against our friends from Florida. 26 of 162: Russell Wooten (1-0, 3.38) @ Stephen Estevez (3-0, 0.94) Win, 3-0. Estevez gave us 6-strong, allowed just 1 hit and nothing earned to go along with his outlandish 12 K’s… and the bullpen fell in line as Major Hansen, Donovan Turnbull, and Don Haag each went an inning of shutout baseball to keep the Herons off the board. The offense, while nothing special, did enough to get us over on Miami with Ethan bringing in one on a double, Dom putting one out, a solo shot, and Hutchinson contributing with a run-scoring single during the bottom of the 2nd that turned out to be the winning run. Note: Major Hansen would have given us more burn but left after an inning with discomfort in his elbow… his diagnosis is pending, so, yeah – not awesome. 27 of 162: Cathal Magill (3-0, 3.29) @ Merl Crawford (2-1, 5.81) Win, 8-2. Things came completely undone for the Miami Herons during the bottom of the 6th when we dropped 5 runs on them, 3 of which came by HR – an Otto solo shot and a 2-run blast from Pepper – and gave ourselves all the room we’d need to guarantee a series win while handing our visitor their 5th straight loss. We’d get a 2-run double from Hanan, 3 JACKS as a club, and Bill Cox, who played both right and leftfield in this one, smashed our 3rd homer of the game on another 2-run BLAST for the Yellow Tops. The pitching, as per usual, was fierce – Merl gave us 6-innings of tip-top work, allowing 8 hits with only 2 of those finding their way back to home plate, and the bullpen navigated the final three frames in the image and style we’ve grown accustomed to. Elsewhere: Paulo Legna, putting it down something fierce for the Detroit Motors, went 4-for-5 with a DING DONG and 4 RBI as his club ran roughshod over the Seattle Metros, dispatching them with ease by a final tally of 10-2. SP Trevor Dotson went the distance for Detroit, allowing 4 hits and 2 earned to go along with his 8 K’s for the game. With the win, Detroit improves to 18-9 on the year, but are somehow still a ½ game off the division leading Toronto Maple Leafs current pace. We got the word back on Major Hansen… he’ll be out for 7-weeks with an elbow strain. In his stead, RP Ignazio Armendariz will put in some work with the big club, and, one of my favorites down on the farm, Orlando Vasquez, will don the COMPTON kit in Triple-A for a stretch. 28 of 162: Hunter Vaughn (3-1, 2.45) @ Masaya Nakagawa (0-0, 2.16) Win, 1-0. We’d secure our first series sweep of the season, at home, and by the slimmest margin allowed as Nakagawa nearly went the distance, giving up a single hit during 8-innings of work, and Don Haag stepped in to record his 9th save to close this one out against a reeling Miami Herons. Ethan brought in our lone run on a single, Pepper hit a two-bagger, and we managed to get the one we needed while leaving 6 more stranded… all in a days work, a win is a win and all that. Record: 18-10, .642, 1st NL West Up Next: We’ll take a much-needed day of rest tomorrow, make the quick hop over to Las Vegas, and spend the weekend in Sin City playing some baseball and getting ourselves into whatever else we find amusing while we’re in town. __________________ Be excellent to each other. the Portland Pioneers \| the Los Angeles Leopards Last edited by pauwoo; 02-13-2022 at 12:54 AM.