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DD Martin · 11-01-2025, 01:10 PM

July 30th 2055 thru August 3rd 2055

This series coming up is against both Duluth and Owen Sound for 5 games at home. After those games are done we embark on a very tough 8 games on the road against Thunder Bay, Toledo and Duluth.

So far this season we are 9-6 versus the Sea Gulls as we try to hold them off and take the South of the Border regular season title. The are led by the $100 million rookie Jorge “Hatch” Rangel who after a slow power start is hitting 257 on the season with 17 home runs and 56 RBI’s. DH Jerry Wickett who was rumored to likely be leaving the Sea Gulls at the end of the season is putting up some reasons why he should maybe be retained. Wickett is hitting 295 with 16 HR and 44 RBI’s from the leadoff spot. While Wickett isn’t much of a fielder the 29-year-old looks like a productive lefty bat. CF Carlos Sanchez (24) looks like more of a corner OF defensively, but he has had a great sophomore season with the Gulls hitting 316 with 17 home runs and a team leading 64 RBI’s. Journeyman RF Mark Laursen is having a fine season as well hitting 287 18 HR and 63 RBI’s.

On the pitching side veteran closer Herve Smart is having a good season with 22 saves and a 2.59 ERA.

Duluth Sea Gulls 58-45 2nd in USA vs Chicago Architects 67-36 1st in USA
July 30th thru August 1st 2055
Chicago’s Pier IV Grounds

Game #1 - July 30th 2055
Dave Moss 3-5 6.15 ERA vs Val Imbert 7-7 4.56 ERA
A - 39,927

Chicago got solo home runs from Thomas Arnaud and Pedro Farrulla. Duluth’s Colin Wright singles in one run in the sixth, then doubles and scores in the eighth. In between those runs, Jorge Rangel doubles and scores. A big win on the road for Duluth as they cut Chicago’s lead down to 8 games in the USA. Duluth 3, Chicago 2.

SP V Imbert 5-2 3H 1R 1BB 9K, C J Duran 2-4 DB
CH HR - SS P Farrulla (3), 3B T Arnaud (19)

Game #2 - July 31th 2055
T Gross 6-6 4.44 vs Jose Cedeno 7-6 4.48
A - 39,586

Chicago’s Pongo Cedeño (7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 K) and Matsusuke Yoshida (2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K) shutout the Gulls. It’s the 33-year-old Pongo’s 70th career win. He led the league in wins with 17 just three seasons ago. To reach 300 wins, you just need 13 more seasons like that, Pongo. Oh, and one more season of nine wins. Cris Luna and Thomas Arnaud homer. Chicago 7, Duluth 0.

CF C Luna 3-4 HR R 3RBI, 3B T Arnaud 2-4 HR 2RBI R
CH HR - CF C Luna (8), 3B T Arnaud (20)

Game #3 - August 1st 2055
W McNeely 5-9 5.26 ERA vs JJ Walker 4-3 6.25 ERA
A - 39,609

In an unlikely pitchers duel, there were only seven hits total in this game. Duluth’s Will McNeely (7 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K) gives up a single in the second. He retires 15 of the final 16 batters he faces. Chicago’s J.J. Walker (5 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 5 BB, 9 K) also gives up a single in the second, but he gives up a second-inning home run, too. Joe Hunt hits it. Duluth 2, Chicago 1.

CH HR - None

Summary - Dropping 2 out of 3 was not great. The bats in games 1 and 3 of this series were pretty quiet. Hopefully that will not be a new trend. Thank good for Jose Cedeno coming through in a big game in that middle game. He is going to cost a lot of money but I still think this guy is one of the premier pitchers in this league. At least he better be at the price we are going to be paying him the next 6 seasons.

Next up is a 2 game home series against Owen Sound who is fighting for 2nd place and the wildcard spot in the Canadian North of the Border division.

Owen Sound Waveriders 59-48 T-2nd Canada vs Chicago Architects 68-38 1st in USA

We lost the first 2 games of the series against the Waveriders this year up at Owen Sound. Hopefully we can return the favor. The Waveriders are in a fight after the pitching rich Toronto Maples made a play for 4 bats from Toledo earlier in the month. The move has paid off for Toronto as they have quickly made up a 3 game deficit.

The Waveriders have arguably the best bat in Canada with 1B Pablo Parrel 323/390/973 with 23 HR’s and 90 RBI’s. Surprisingly he seems to be resting for this first game against the Architects. We will take any advantage that we can get. LF Josselin Leroy (36) is a veteran who is always a consistent hitter who is hitting 278 with 24 HR and 76 RBI’s for the Waveriders. The pitching staff is led by a pair of RHSP’s in Jonathan Honore 8-6 3.94 and Maynard Nicholson 10-6 4.01.

Game #1- August 2nd, 2055
RHSP Paul Arthur 8-7 4.63 vs Joe Johnson 5-1 3.83
A - 39,823

The Architects take a 4-1 lead into the ninth, where Jerry Gaulton doubles with the bases loaded, tying the game, then scores on a Rodney Collins single. The Waveriders take the lead, 5-4. In the bottom of the ninth, Sean White singles, gets sacrificed over to second, and scores the tying run on a John Lambert single. Samuel Amsden then doubles in the winning run. Chicago 6, Owen Sound 5.

C S White 2-3 BB 3R, CF C Luna 2-3 HR, TP, R 4RBI, 2B J Lambert 2-4 DB RBI SP J Johnson 5.2IP 2H R 1BB 6K’s
CH HR - CF C Luna (9)

Game #2 - August 3rd, 2055
Colin Millar 8-5 4.80 vs Val Imbert 7-7 4.44
A - 39,622

Architects receive a solid pitching outing from SP Val Imbert (5.1IP 5H 1R 2BB 4K W 8-7) and then the bullpen holds on for dear life in securing the 2 game sweep and ending the season series against Owen Sound at 2-2. José Gómez and Matt Graves homer but Gomez suffered an injury to his arm making a throw in the 5th inning. . Chicago 4, Owen Sound 3.

C S White 2-3 DB BB
CH HR - LF J Gomez (2), LF M Graves (6)

Summary - A big sweep for us against Owen Sound as we hold onto an 8 game lead over 2nd Duluth and 13 over 3rd place Toledo. With that big of a lead a playoff spot almost feels assured.

Losing Jose Gomez to any sort of injury is not ideal. He was hitting 400 with 2 home runs and 14 RBI’s in the 13 games that he has been with us. The injury is a mild shoulder strain that could last 2 weeks. He probably won’t be available to play in the field much, but he could DH and probably PH for us so for now we will not DL him.

The addition of LHSP Cliff Simpson is one that I think will help us greatly. It gives us a durable 5th starter ahead of both Augusto Gonzalez and JJ Walker who have both been up and down this season. Walker will briefly go to AAA Saugatuck to play for the Joe’s. He will be brought back up in about a week when the rosters expand.

At the halfway point in this critical 16 game stretch we end up 6-2. Duluth is 6-1 while Toledo is 1-7.

Next up - An 8 Game road trip to Thunder Bay, Toledo and Duluth.

11-01-2025, 01:10 PM	#33
DD Martin All Star Reserve Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Seattle area Posts: 961	July 30th 2055 thru August 3rd 2055 This series coming up is against both Duluth and Owen Sound for 5 games at home. After those games are done we embark on a very tough 8 games on the road against Thunder Bay, Toledo and Duluth. So far this season we are 9-6 versus the Sea Gulls as we try to hold them off and take the South of the Border regular season title. The are led by the $100 million rookie Jorge “Hatch” Rangel who after a slow power start is hitting 257 on the season with 17 home runs and 56 RBI’s. DH Jerry Wickett who was rumored to likely be leaving the Sea Gulls at the end of the season is putting up some reasons why he should maybe be retained. Wickett is hitting 295 with 16 HR and 44 RBI’s from the leadoff spot. While Wickett isn’t much of a fielder the 29-year-old looks like a productive lefty bat. CF Carlos Sanchez (24) looks like more of a corner OF defensively, but he has had a great sophomore season with the Gulls hitting 316 with 17 home runs and a team leading 64 RBI’s. Journeyman RF Mark Laursen is having a fine season as well hitting 287 18 HR and 63 RBI’s. On the pitching side veteran closer Herve Smart is having a good season with 22 saves and a 2.59 ERA. Duluth Sea Gulls 58-45 2nd in USA vs Chicago Architects 67-36 1st in USA July 30th thru August 1st 2055 Chicago’s Pier IV Grounds Game #1 - July 30th 2055 Dave Moss 3-5 6.15 ERA vs Val Imbert 7-7 4.56 ERA A - 39,927 Chicago got solo home runs from Thomas Arnaud and Pedro Farrulla. Duluth’s Colin Wright singles in one run in the sixth, then doubles and scores in the eighth. In between those runs, Jorge Rangel doubles and scores. A big win on the road for Duluth as they cut Chicago’s lead down to 8 games in the USA. Duluth 3, Chicago 2. SP V Imbert 5-2 3H 1R 1BB 9K, C J Duran 2-4 DB CH HR - SS P Farrulla (3), 3B T Arnaud (19) Game #2 - July 31th 2055 T Gross 6-6 4.44 vs Jose Cedeno 7-6 4.48 A - 39,586 Chicago’s Pongo Cedeño (7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 K) and Matsusuke Yoshida (2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K) shutout the Gulls. It’s the 33-year-old Pongo’s 70th career win. He led the league in wins with 17 just three seasons ago. To reach 300 wins, you just need 13 more seasons like that, Pongo. Oh, and one more season of nine wins. Cris Luna and Thomas Arnaud homer. Chicago 7, Duluth 0. CF C Luna 3-4 HR R 3RBI, 3B T Arnaud 2-4 HR 2RBI R CH HR - CF C Luna (8), 3B T Arnaud (20) Game #3 - August 1st 2055 W McNeely 5-9 5.26 ERA vs JJ Walker 4-3 6.25 ERA A - 39,609 In an unlikely pitchers duel, there were only seven hits total in this game. Duluth’s Will McNeely (7 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K) gives up a single in the second. He retires 15 of the final 16 batters he faces. Chicago’s J.J. Walker (5 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 5 BB, 9 K) also gives up a single in the second, but he gives up a second-inning home run, too. Joe Hunt hits it. Duluth 2, Chicago 1. CH HR - None Summary - Dropping 2 out of 3 was not great. The bats in games 1 and 3 of this series were pretty quiet. Hopefully that will not be a new trend. Thank good for Jose Cedeno coming through in a big game in that middle game. He is going to cost a lot of money but I still think this guy is one of the premier pitchers in this league. At least he better be at the price we are going to be paying him the next 6 seasons. Next up is a 2 game home series against Owen Sound who is fighting for 2nd place and the wildcard spot in the Canadian North of the Border division. Owen Sound Waveriders 59-48 T-2nd Canada vs Chicago Architects 68-38 1st in USA We lost the first 2 games of the series against the Waveriders this year up at Owen Sound. Hopefully we can return the favor. The Waveriders are in a fight after the pitching rich Toronto Maples made a play for 4 bats from Toledo earlier in the month. The move has paid off for Toronto as they have quickly made up a 3 game deficit. The Waveriders have arguably the best bat in Canada with 1B Pablo Parrel 323/390/973 with 23 HR’s and 90 RBI’s. Surprisingly he seems to be resting for this first game against the Architects. We will take any advantage that we can get. LF Josselin Leroy (36) is a veteran who is always a consistent hitter who is hitting 278 with 24 HR and 76 RBI’s for the Waveriders. The pitching staff is led by a pair of RHSP’s in Jonathan Honore 8-6 3.94 and Maynard Nicholson 10-6 4.01. Game #1- August 2nd, 2055 RHSP Paul Arthur 8-7 4.63 vs Joe Johnson 5-1 3.83 A - 39,823 The Architects take a 4-1 lead into the ninth, where Jerry Gaulton doubles with the bases loaded, tying the game, then scores on a Rodney Collins single. The Waveriders take the lead, 5-4. In the bottom of the ninth, Sean White singles, gets sacrificed over to second, and scores the tying run on a John Lambert single. Samuel Amsden then doubles in the winning run. Chicago 6, Owen Sound 5. C S White 2-3 BB 3R, CF C Luna 2-3 HR, TP, R 4RBI, 2B J Lambert 2-4 DB RBI SP J Johnson 5.2IP 2H R 1BB 6K’s CH HR - CF C Luna (9) Game #2 - August 3rd, 2055 Colin Millar 8-5 4.80 vs Val Imbert 7-7 4.44 A - 39,622 Architects receive a solid pitching outing from SP Val Imbert (5.1IP 5H 1R 2BB 4K W 8-7) and then the bullpen holds on for dear life in securing the 2 game sweep and ending the season series against Owen Sound at 2-2. José Gómez and Matt Graves homer but Gomez suffered an injury to his arm making a throw in the 5th inning. . Chicago 4, Owen Sound 3. C S White 2-3 DB BB CH HR - LF J Gomez (2), LF M Graves (6) Summary - A big sweep for us against Owen Sound as we hold onto an 8 game lead over 2nd Duluth and 13 over 3rd place Toledo. With that big of a lead a playoff spot almost feels assured. Losing Jose Gomez to any sort of injury is not ideal. He was hitting 400 with 2 home runs and 14 RBI’s in the 13 games that he has been with us. The injury is a mild shoulder strain that could last 2 weeks. He probably won’t be available to play in the field much, but he could DH and probably PH for us so for now we will not DL him. The addition of LHSP Cliff Simpson is one that I think will help us greatly. It gives us a durable 5th starter ahead of both Augusto Gonzalez and JJ Walker who have both been up and down this season. Walker will briefly go to AAA Saugatuck to play for the Joe’s. He will be brought back up in about a week when the rosters expand. At the halfway point in this critical 16 game stretch we end up 6-2. Duluth is 6-1 while Toledo is 1-7. Next up - An 8 Game road trip to Thunder Bay, Toledo and Duluth. Attached Images Last edited by DD Martin; 11-01-2025 at 01:34 PM.