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pauwoo · 05-21-2022, 12:42 PM

Las Vegas Outlaws (55-40, .579, 2nd NL West) @ Los Angeles Leopards (57-38, .600, 1st NL West)
The Outlaws have struggled since the All-Star break, dropping five of seven since the festivities, and arrive in Los Angeles mired in something of a funk. They’ve turned in a paltry 7-8 record so far in July and have been the victims of a suspect staff whose 10th rated FIP & 9th rated Starters ERA has proved too much for their #1 rated offense to overcome. Still, they’re a formidable rival, who, despite their recent troubles, always play us tough and who, even while operating on unsteady footing as of late, still only find themselves a mere two games off our pace. Here we have another opportunity to pull ahead of the Outlaws, to take advantage of their poor form, and to get in while the getting is good… our chances buoyed by the health of their club and the fact that their best player, SS Ray Gerhold, has been out since the 6th with a fractured finger.

96 of 162: Jack Sanchez-Flores (6-4, 3.37) @ Jan Hernandez (4-3, 1.64)
Win, 4-2. We’d bide our time early by doing our best Las Vegas impression, putting little to no offense on the board, and looking like we’d be an agreeable opponent for their beleaguered staff. As you can see by the final tally, no doubt, that’d change as Satoru Ono punched a 2-run BLAST out of the park immediately following our fans’ passionless rendition of ‘Take Me Out to the Ballgame' which would then be followed up by an add-on run driven in on a single by our SS, Chris Hutchinson. Some good stuff from our staff too… Jan would give us 5.1, allowing both of the Outlaws’ runs, Major Hansen swiped the win from Hernandez in relief on 2.2 innings of work where he’d not allow a single hit while fanning 3, and, finally, your boy, Don Haag, would find a way to close the show for the 35th time on 11 total throws and 2 K’s.

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Elsewhere: SP Phillip King, who was a featured member of our starting rotation in 2074 and a member of the club when we won our 1st World Series title way back in 2075, suffered a career-ending injury, diagnosed as a torn ulnar collateral ligament, forcing him to walk away from the game that he loves at only 30-years of age. Bummer biscuits, for real.

97 of 162: Jake Talley (7-6, 3.45) @ Stephen Estevez (9-3, 1.97)
Win, 6-0. While the Las Vegas offense continued to round out their definition of futility, we busied ourselves by running roughshod over their pitching staff to the tune of 6 runs on two, two-baggers and a well-hit SOLO TRUCK courtesy of OH HONG. Kyle Weaver led the offense, 2-for-3 at the plate while improving his RBI total by three to 22 on the season, Estevez entered his 10th win into the permanent record, fanning 9 in total before handing it off to Miotke for the hold, and Armendariz for the cleanup. And, with the shutout, we’d secure the series win against our rival here who, despite their recent troubles, are a tougher out than it looked like today.

98 of 162: Andy Giddings (1-1, 3.63) @ Dwight Beasley (8-3, 3.36)
Win, 6-2. Our owner, Phil Murray, wanted the sweep, I wanted the sweep, our club wanted it, the fans demanded it – and here, in spectacular fashion, we’d get it done on the back of another solid starting performance from Beasley and a workmanlike effort from the lineup, extending our lead over these yokels to 5-games in the NL West. Otto’s name was called early and often, he’d finish 2-for-5 at the plate with a delicious little 2-RUN TANK, Weaver secured RBI #23 on a SAC FLY, Ono drove one in on a double, and Simon Paulino, getting some burn for us in LF today, recorded his first RBI in a Leopards kit after being brought into the fold in the Hetereki Ailani to New Orleans trade – sort of a fortuitous turn of events for the young man who’d be plying his trade for us in Compton if not for Ethan’s elbow injury suffered earlier this month. Sure wouldn't mind getting him back - it'll be a few more weeks before that happens though...

Record: 60-38, .612, 1st NL West
Up Next: We’ll hop aboard the team jet for a quick, little 3.5 hour flight to Mexico City, where we’ll do our level best to stay out of trouble this time and focus, instead, on dismantling the Jags in front of their hometown faithful.

05-21-2022, 12:42 PM	#103
pauwoo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Seattle Posts: 2,257	2079 Season (July 20th – 22nd) Las Vegas Outlaws (55-40, .579, 2nd NL West) @ Los Angeles Leopards (57-38, .600, 1st NL West) The Outlaws have struggled since the All-Star break, dropping five of seven since the festivities, and arrive in Los Angeles mired in something of a funk. They’ve turned in a paltry 7-8 record so far in July and have been the victims of a suspect staff whose 10th rated FIP & 9th rated Starters ERA has proved too much for their #1 rated offense to overcome. Still, they’re a formidable rival, who, despite their recent troubles, always play us tough and who, even while operating on unsteady footing as of late, still only find themselves a mere two games off our pace. Here we have another opportunity to pull ahead of the Outlaws, to take advantage of their poor form, and to get in while the getting is good… our chances buoyed by the health of their club and the fact that their best player, SS Ray Gerhold, has been out since the 6th with a fractured finger. 96 of 162: Jack Sanchez-Flores (6-4, 3.37) @ Jan Hernandez (4-3, 1.64) Win, 4-2. We’d bide our time early by doing our best Las Vegas impression, putting little to no offense on the board, and looking like we’d be an agreeable opponent for their beleaguered staff. As you can see by the final tally, no doubt, that’d change as Satoru Ono punched a 2-run BLAST out of the park immediately following our fans’ passionless rendition of ‘Take Me Out to the Ballgame' which would then be followed up by an add-on run driven in on a single by our SS, Chris Hutchinson. Some good stuff from our staff too… Jan would give us 5.1, allowing both of the Outlaws’ runs, Major Hansen swiped the win from Hernandez in relief on 2.2 innings of work where he’d not allow a single hit while fanning 3, and, finally, your boy, Don Haag, would find a way to close the show for the 35th time on 11 total throws and 2 K’s. Elsewhere: SP Phillip King, who was a featured member of our starting rotation in 2074 and a member of the club when we won our 1st World Series title way back in 2075, suffered a career-ending injury, diagnosed as a torn ulnar collateral ligament, forcing him to walk away from the game that he loves at only 30-years of age. Bummer biscuits, for real. 97 of 162: Jake Talley (7-6, 3.45) @ Stephen Estevez (9-3, 1.97) Win, 6-0. While the Las Vegas offense continued to round out their definition of futility, we busied ourselves by running roughshod over their pitching staff to the tune of 6 runs on two, two-baggers and a well-hit SOLO TRUCK courtesy of OH HONG. Kyle Weaver led the offense, 2-for-3 at the plate while improving his RBI total by three to 22 on the season, Estevez entered his 10th win into the permanent record, fanning 9 in total before handing it off to Miotke for the hold, and Armendariz for the cleanup. And, with the shutout, we’d secure the series win against our rival here who, despite their recent troubles, are a tougher out than it looked like today. 98 of 162: Andy Giddings (1-1, 3.63) @ Dwight Beasley (8-3, 3.36) Win, 6-2. Our owner, Phil Murray, wanted the sweep, I wanted the sweep, our club wanted it, the fans demanded it – and here, in spectacular fashion, we’d get it done on the back of another solid starting performance from Beasley and a workmanlike effort from the lineup, extending our lead over these yokels to 5-games in the NL West. Otto’s name was called early and often, he’d finish 2-for-5 at the plate with a delicious little 2-RUN TANK, Weaver secured RBI #23 on a SAC FLY, Ono drove one in on a double, and Simon Paulino, getting some burn for us in LF today, recorded his first RBI in a Leopards kit after being brought into the fold in the Hetereki Ailani to New Orleans trade – sort of a fortuitous turn of events for the young man who’d be plying his trade for us in Compton if not for Ethan’s elbow injury suffered earlier this month. Sure wouldn't mind getting him back - it'll be a few more weeks before that happens though... Record: 60-38, .612, 1st NL West Up Next: We’ll hop aboard the team jet for a quick, little 3.5 hour flight to Mexico City, where we’ll do our level best to stay out of trouble this time and focus, instead, on dismantling the Jags in front of their hometown faithful. __________________ Be excellent to each other. the Portland Pioneers \| the Los Angeles Leopards Last edited by pauwoo; 06-04-2022 at 02:20 AM.