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pauwoo · 10-05-2023, 07:29 PM

Portland Pioneers (41-37, .525, 4th AL West) @ Montreal Alouettes (38-40, .487, 4th NL East)
It’s the offense that is holding Montreal back… keeping them from spreading their wings and taking flight in the NL East. The pitching, with names like Stephen Estevez and Rad Taylor in the rotation, is there – ready and willing to do the damage required to, at the very least, make it to the dance this season. If only their lineup could dial it in, put something snappy together, and do better than their 8th ranking for runs scored suggests. The problem so far is power and baserunning – and, if there is a combination of categories where you have to be good in at least one of them, I think these are it. Here we have an opportunity to close out June on a high note, and with a winning record, if we can earn a win in this series and then put a couple of bad ones on the Mounties when they visit Pendleton Park over the weekend. At 11-10 for the month of June and with 5 games left to play… I’d love to see us finish it at 14-16 wins.

#79: Loss, 3-10… I’m not sure what to say… what does one say after being clubbed over the head like a baby seal in every card-carrying animal lover’s worst nightmare, where these Alouettes were able to score at will, curse us out in their colloquial French, and fart in our general direction whenever the mood struck them. This is one of those games I’d like to have back, that I’d like to force close and do over… but, I can’t. We don’t operate like that – so, instead, we’ll take it on the chin, pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off and move forward with our hands up next time.

Injury alert… CF Micky Austin was diagnosed with…. dead arm. He’ll be on the mend for a week with 34yo 2B Adric Taylor brought up to fill in the huge, gaping hole left by Micky’s absence.

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Elsewhere: 1B Ruben Zarate, a 12-year pro who once won a World Series in 2075 with my Los Angeles Leopards, and who now plies his trade with the Decatur Donnybrooks down in the Bush League went NUTS for his club today – finishing 4-for-4 at the plate with THREE HOMERS, 5 RBI, and 4 runs as his squad smashed the Frankfort Sultans by a score of 15-6.

#80: Loss, 2-3… Walked off on a Stew Greenidge run-scoring single and held in relative check by an effective start from Montreal’s Matt Martin, who finished with a complete-game, 2-hit, 2 earned performance for his hometown faithful at Mabrasserie Park. For our part, we fanned 8 times, secured just two total hits, and found a way to lose this one despite a good outing from Bernal. And, with the loss, we’ve dropped to 11-12 on the month… putting ourselves in danger of posting our second losing month in a row.

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Elsewhere: We had three complete-game shutouts twirled in the Majors today, with the best of the bunch belonging to Mexico City’s SP Patrick Torres who went the distance during a 2-0 win over the Dallas Chaps, at home, while fanning 14 of their hitters in the process. With the loss, Dallas’ division lead over the Vancouver Mounties has dropped to one game and Torres leads the Majors in total K’s at 161 (36 more than the next guy), complete games, and K/9 at 12.7… SP Sammy Jones, of the Toronto Maple Leafs, is second in that category at 10.5 K/9. You know, for context.

#81: Loss, 2-3… walked off, again, on a 2B David Hall run-scoring single that was charged to our “closer’s” account… loss #3 and blown save #3 for Inzen, a wasted 5.2-inning, 5-hit, 1-earned performance from Waldo, and another toothless performance from our offense would round things out for us here as the boys get swept by the Alouettes, putting ourselves in a position where the best we can do for the month is a .500 record of 13-13. Which, if you’re asking, feels super unlucky to my inner triskaidekaphobe. Nothing like having it handed to you by a lot of French-speaking, conceited, poutine lovers. I might call Phil to see if he’ll make some room in his front office for me because the bright lights of Los Angeles are sounding pretty comforting right about now.

Record: 41-40, .506, 4th AL West
Up Next: Not that it matters, but… we’re heading home to meet up with the visiting Vancouver Mounties next – a nice little weekend set in front of the hometown faithful with our winning record on the line.

10-05-2023, 07:29 PM	#33
pauwoo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Seattle Posts: 2,257	2085 Season (June 26th – 28th) Portland Pioneers (41-37, .525, 4th AL West) @ Montreal Alouettes (38-40, .487, 4th NL East) It’s the offense that is holding Montreal back… keeping them from spreading their wings and taking flight in the NL East. The pitching, with names like Stephen Estevez and Rad Taylor in the rotation, is there – ready and willing to do the damage required to, at the very least, make it to the dance this season. If only their lineup could dial it in, put something snappy together, and do better than their 8th ranking for runs scored suggests. The problem so far is power and baserunning – and, if there is a combination of categories where you have to be good in at least one of them, I think these are it. Here we have an opportunity to close out June on a high note, and with a winning record, if we can earn a win in this series and then put a couple of bad ones on the Mounties when they visit Pendleton Park over the weekend. At 11-10 for the month of June and with 5 games left to play… I’d love to see us finish it at 14-16 wins. #79: Loss, 3-10… I’m not sure what to say… what does one say after being clubbed over the head like a baby seal in every card-carrying animal lover’s worst nightmare, where these Alouettes were able to score at will, curse us out in their colloquial French, and fart in our general direction whenever the mood struck them. This is one of those games I’d like to have back, that I’d like to force close and do over… but, I can’t. We don’t operate like that – so, instead, we’ll take it on the chin, pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off and move forward with our hands up next time. Injury alert… CF Micky Austin was diagnosed with…. dead arm. He’ll be on the mend for a week with 34yo 2B Adric Taylor brought up to fill in the huge, gaping hole left by Micky’s absence. Elsewhere: 1B Ruben Zarate, a 12-year pro who once won a World Series in 2075 with my Los Angeles Leopards, and who now plies his trade with the Decatur Donnybrooks down in the Bush League went NUTS for his club today – finishing 4-for-4 at the plate with THREE HOMERS, 5 RBI, and 4 runs as his squad smashed the Frankfort Sultans by a score of 15-6. #80: Loss, 2-3… Walked off on a Stew Greenidge run-scoring single and held in relative check by an effective start from Montreal’s Matt Martin, who finished with a complete-game, 2-hit, 2 earned performance for his hometown faithful at Mabrasserie Park. For our part, we fanned 8 times, secured just two total hits, and found a way to lose this one despite a good outing from Bernal. And, with the loss, we’ve dropped to 11-12 on the month… putting ourselves in danger of posting our second losing month in a row. Elsewhere: We had three complete-game shutouts twirled in the Majors today, with the best of the bunch belonging to Mexico City’s SP Patrick Torres who went the distance during a 2-0 win over the Dallas Chaps, at home, while fanning 14 of their hitters in the process. With the loss, Dallas’ division lead over the Vancouver Mounties has dropped to one game and Torres leads the Majors in total K’s at 161 (36 more than the next guy), complete games, and K/9 at 12.7… SP Sammy Jones, of the Toronto Maple Leafs, is second in that category at 10.5 K/9. You know, for context. #81: Loss, 2-3… walked off, again, on a 2B David Hall run-scoring single that was charged to our “closer’s” account… loss #3 and blown save #3 for Inzen, a wasted 5.2-inning, 5-hit, 1-earned performance from Waldo, and another toothless performance from our offense would round things out for us here as the boys get swept by the Alouettes, putting ourselves in a position where the best we can do for the month is a .500 record of 13-13. Which, if you’re asking, feels super unlucky to my inner triskaidekaphobe. Nothing like having it handed to you by a lot of French-speaking, conceited, poutine lovers. I might call Phil to see if he’ll make some room in his front office for me because the bright lights of Los Angeles are sounding pretty comforting right about now. Record: 41-40, .506, 4th AL West Up Next: Not that it matters, but… we’re heading home to meet up with the visiting Vancouver Mounties next – a nice little weekend set in front of the hometown faithful with our winning record on the line. __________________ Be excellent to each other. the Portland Pioneers \| the Los Angeles Leopards Last edited by pauwoo; 10-05-2023 at 07:31 PM.