The IBL's Chicago Iron Pigs

[gehrig38]

A look at the big club and prospects... I feel like I have enough pitching to win it this year. That doesn't mean a ton because anything can happen in October, but the offense is second to none, deep lineup that gets on base. Starting to feel like the minors is getting stocked as well, though we came in 17th overall, down from 10th, I loved the draft this year.

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A look at the staff...
Cox and Davis have FAR exceeded expectations. Spike would likely be my game 1 starter if playoffs started today. The bullpen, given that it's ace has been out the entire year, has been nothing short of amazing. Ken Johnson can, and will make the 9th more interesting than I'd like, but for a guy with major control issues (7), he's been phenomenal. Have no idea which way Alejandrez is going, though I don't feel it's up, and Mike Davis could be in his final 3 months on this team. Between his injuries and inconsistency he's driving me nuts, and with some kids looking like they'll be knocking on the door soon he could get a push.
Bentley is still a prospect, though without some improvement that could change.

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The Chicago offense is my pride and joy. Hugh Collins, imo, is the best all around offensive player in the game. Average? Check, Power? Check, Speed? Check. At 25 he's poised to make a legit HoF run. Bill Alexander is having another Alexander year, which is to say awesome. On another 40+ HR 150+ RBI pace. Ernesto Gutierrez is showing why so many teams tried to get him, and thank goodness i thought about it, but never pulled the trigger. Leading the league in hitting. Hate leading Collins off because I feel it's a huge bat missing RBI opportunities but he's doing that now while Gutierrez heals on the DL. Ron Miller could, and is, play every day as a RH bat, he MURDERS lefties. Lorenzelli is a sleeper, just below .300 but crushing, at the top of the league in doubles, and triples, a huge threat having him down in the lower half of the order. Eric Hudson, for his defense, is fine. Not having a better Hudson type season, but if he hits 275 with 10 HR I'm ecstatic as he eliminates running games. Chartier, it can be forgotten, is just 21 years old and in his 4th IBL season. On pace for 30/30 after going 27/37 last year. Bringing gold glove caliber defense to 2nd, SS and 3B makes him insanely valuable. With Riggs being 22 it means my DP combo is 20 and 22 respectively, and Lorenzelli is 23 with Morgan the 'old guy' in the IF at 26. Lost in the shuffle as well is Raul Feliz, now just 20 years old and in his 2nd full IBL season. Lopez figures to take over the utility role given that he switch hits and Ferrer is in his mid 30s.

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Our defense is ranked 3rd in the FL and 3rd overall in the IBL. With plus defenders all over the place and the best OF defense in the game.

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We are projected, with a 29.6 million budget and expenses of 31.2, to 'lose' 1.6 million. The word lose is a slight annoyance since I know Mr Marquis is making serious money with this team. Our projected budget next year looks to be 35 million but with 12 in operating expenses and a 31m payroll there will be little left for anything else. I am worried our player dev and draft spending is going to start hurting us.
Fan interest is at 90, and Loyalty is good. In an average market the team is over performing in every way.
We've drawn 1.98 million to date, down 2.1% from last year, and are averaging 47,285. We've increased from 2.95 to 3.18 to 3.9 last year, love to break 4m this year.
Our most popular players are:
1) Jean Chartier
2) Hugh Collins
3) Ernesto Cruz
4) Bill Alexander
5) Ernesto Cruz

Our payroll is 24th of 26 teams at 22.2 million with a league average of 33.7, our average player salary is 571 in a league where 803 is the average.

(CAN SOMEONE!!!! Please let me know how, if I can, to increase the overall league budgets? Is there a 1 stop way to do it? Or if I go in and add a sum to each team will the teams then go from that budget up each year, or down? Or will it 'reset'? I don't want all the teams in the red when free agency hits and I feel like 5-10 million more around the league would open it up, but I don't want it to be spend whatever you want from a financial standpoint)

From a salary perspective I have 1 looming case, Spike Davis. At 340 this year he's looking to bump to 2+ million.

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WEEK 13 con’t
GAME 78
Jorge Sanchez was brought in to get PH All Star Valentin Maitani out with 2 on and 2 out in the 7th, Maitani won, stroking a 3 run shot to break the 2-2 tie. Spike Davis went 6-8-2-2-1-3 and van Bodegraven (2-2) left with it tied in the 7th. Artie Johnson (3-2 2.70) went 8-6-3-3-3-5 for the win and Paul Woodard worked a scoreless 9th for his 19th Save. Ron Miller drove in 2 and Wes Morgan was 2-3.
EP 5 CHI 3 (52-26 +3)

INJURY NEWS
LA Wizards Ace Tommy Hobbs will miss the remainder of the 2015 season after a shoulder injury required surgery. Hobbs was 5-7 4.54 with LA at 41-37, 6 back of Vegas and 3 of Fresno in the Wild Card.

GAME 79
Up against Michigan All Star Dan Hill. An ugly start from Mike Davis (2-1) going 4-8-7-7-2-3 with 2 wild pitches. Down 4-0 after 1 it got no better. Hill (6-3 3.38) went 7-4-2-2-2-6. Massi Lorenzelli went 3-4 with a run and 2 RBI’s on his 5th HR. ron Miller had 2 hits.
MICH 8 CHI 3 (52-27 +3)

INJURY NEWS
Will Cannon got word on his sore arm today. The Clipper Ace will miss the next 7 weeks with a forearm strain. Columbus is trailing us by 3 in the Division and is 5 up in the WC race at 49-30. Cannon was 7-5 3.63 in 17 starts.

West Michigan White Caps All Star Walton Hunter will miss the next 3 weeks with an ab strain.

MINORS NEWS
1st overall pick Pedro Salinas is starting to hit. (BTW I didn’t notice but he hit a HR in his first pro game). He’s hitting .300 going 9-30 with 3 HR’s in 9 games.

GAME 80
Dan Winston (H2) relieved MacFadden (4-4) in the 7th getting out of a 2 on 0 out jam with a DP. Pennington (H8) relievd him in the 8th and got a big out, and Johnson came into the 8th with 2 on and 1 out, walked to load’em up but got out of it and closed for his 21st Save. Alexander and Riggs had 2 hit days and Hugh Collins stole his 18th base.
CHI 5 MICH 1 (53-27 +3)

INJURY NEWS
Hank Aaron Award candidate Pat Peters will miss the next 5 weeks after breaking his hand yesterday. The San Antonio IF was hitting .312 with 27 HR’s and 75 RBI’s to pace the Coastal League.

STATS STUFF
Clipper SP Sherman Mitchell shut out Staten Island 5-0 yesterday holding the Yanks to 5 hits while punching out 3. Mitchell is 6-4 4.39 in 14 starts this year.


GAME 81
Alejandrez (9-3) pitched into the 7th going 6-4-1-1-3-4 and got help from van Bodegraven (H6) 2 k’s in 2.3rts and Moore (H3) 1.1 scoreless before the offense broke it open. Wes Morgan went 2-4, scored twice and drove in 2 with his 17th HR, Bill Alexander went 1-2 with 2 RBI’s hitting his 22nd, and Steve Howard hit his first Chicago HR going 1-4 with 2 RBI’s. Massi Lorenzelli went 3-4 with 2 more doubles (28).
CHI 6 MICH 1 (54-27 +4)

STATS
Buffalo Bison 1B Alberto Vargas has hit 48, 30, 35 and now 34 HR’s this year after he went 3-5 with 3 solo HR’s yesterday. Vargas is hitting .310-34-86 and is currently on pace to hit a professional baseball record 68 home runs.

Fresno’s Rich Stone hit the the former batting champion he was today, going 5-6 with 3 RBI’s in a 10-9 win over LA.

GAME 82
Cox (5-3) struggles going 6-10-6-5-1-4 giving up 2 HR’s. Wasting a 5-0 lead after the top of 2 by giving up 4 in the bottom on a Lee Allen (4). Collins went 3-5 with a double and steal (19) and scored twice, Chartier had 2 hits and 3 RBI’s and Morgan went 2-4.
NY 6 CHI 5 (54-28 +4)

WEEK 13 WRAP
Buffalo Bison slugger Alberto Vargas continued his assault on the hallowed *61 with a 10-24 7 HR 15 RBI week in 5 games! That garnered him the FL PotW.

Silver Stars Catcher Esteban Caballero won the CL PotW award for his 9-15 1HR 10 RBI week.

IBL Record for total bases in a season
Bill Hill (DAY) 449
Cy May (HOU) 429
Curt Whimster (TUL) 398
Bill Alexander (CHI) 393
Carlos Arredondo (PHI) 392

IBL Power Rankings
1) El Paso
2) Pittsburgh
3) Chicago
4) Las Vegas
5) Staten Island

Bottom 5
22) New York
23) Corpus Christi
24) Brooklyn
25) Green Bay
26) West Michigan

MINORS NEWS
Arturo Manuel, signed this offseason to fill an A Ball roster spot, tossed a no hitter yesterday vs the Eaton Smashers. He k’d 8 and walked 3 to go to 8-5 4.40 in 17 starts.

[Orcin]

Originally Posted by gehrig38

(CAN SOMEONE!!!! Please let me know how, if I can, to increase the overall league budgets? Is there a 1 stop way to do it? Or if I go in and add a sum to each team will the teams then go from that budget up each year, or down? Or will it 'reset'? I don't want all the teams in the red when free agency hits and I feel like 5-10 million more around the league would open it up, but I don't want it to be spend whatever you want from a financial standpoint)

I am not a doctor, but I play one on TV. I have never tried this, but I believe it would work. Go to the League Setup / Financials screen. Add an amount to the Average National Media Contract equal to the amount that you want the average team to get. In your case, you might use $7.5M. In theory (and I stress an untested theory), the teams would get that extra revenue and the budgets would increase accordingly, perhaps it would take a year cycle or maybe right away if you timed it right. Be sure the cash maximum is a big enough number that the owner will leave some in the teams instead of just taking the extra money.

[gehrig38]

WEEK 14 (7/6-12)
2 @ New York
3 vs Buffalo
Off Day
1 @ West Michigan

GAME 83
Down 5-2 into the 6th Alexander drilled his 23rd HR, a solo shot, and Morgan followed with his 18th. In the 7th Morgan hits a 2 run shot for his 19th and Eric Hudson hits a solo to complete a comeback. Spike Davis (10-3) struggled into the 7th (6-7-5-5-3-3) giving up Birger Kjorsvik’s grand slam in the 3rd but the pen, starting with van Bodegraven (H7) to Torres (H1) to Winston (H3) with Pennington getting the final 4 outs for his 2nd save. All told the pen went 3-0-0-0-2-3. Alexander was 2-4 with 2 RBI’s on a double and HR (23), Morgan was 2-4 with his 2 HR’s (19), 3 runs and 3 RBI’s and Raul Feliz went 2-4. Eric Hudson went 2-5 with a run and 2 RBI’s. Feliz stole his 8th, Collins his 20th.
CHI 9 NY 5 (55-28 +4)

GAME 84
Up against former Iron Pig Bill Flowers.
Mike Davis is bad again, but a late offensive explosion makes it ok. Davis went 5-5-6-6-4-1 and gave up 3 HR’s (2 to Mathew Moore (13) and 1 to Jose Lopez (15). Sanchez (2-2) and van Bodegraven throw 4 scoreless with Sib getting his 2nd Save. The offense scores 16 runs on 22 hits, with 13 of the runs coming from the 6th on. Collins hit a leadoff HR and went 4-5 with 3 runs and 3 RBI’s hitting 2 HR’s (23), Chartier went 2-7 with 3 runs on his 16th HR. Alexander went 3-6 with 2 runs and 6 RBI’s hitting his 28th and 29th of the year, and extending his RBI total to 93. Wes Morgan went 2-4 with his 20th HR. Steve Howard went 3-6 with a run and a double, Lorenzelli went 2-6 with 2 runs. Feliz had a 2-6 day with a run and 3 RBI’s on his 5th HR, and Eric Hudson went 3-5 with 2 runs and 2 RBI’s.
CHI 16 NY 6 (56-28 +4)

INJURY NEWS
Buffalo Bison Catcher Marvin Frean will miss the remainder of the season after tearing a back muscle in a game last week. The 26 year old was hitting 252-10-36 in 42 games at the time of his injury. Buffalo trails 1st place Staten Island by 2 games in the Empire Division and the Clippers by 6 in the Wild Card. Buffalo will turn to former starter Aubrey Schultz and 23 year old Mark Moran, their outstanding 23 year old defensive prospect.

TRADE NEWS
Houston has made a trade to strengthen their roster for the playoff run. Acquiring 28 year old Catcher Eric Johnston from Green Bay, along with 23 year old OF prospect Marshall Mcdonald for 28 year old OF Dave Miller. Johnston was drafted from Buffalo in the expansion draft and was hitting 257-3-17 in 29 games this year. McDonald was signed as a free agent by Green Bay this winter. Miller was one of Houstons original draft choices (45th round) and was a regular in their OF since 2013. In 340 IBL games he hit 257/352/465 with 55 doubles, 5 triples, 60 HR’s and 169 RBI’s in 1179 AB’s. He will play beside Andruw Jones as well as be their LH DH option, likely in the 5-6 hole.


GAME 85
MacFadden struggles 5-8-5-5-3-7 giving up 3 HR’s and Winston (0-1) gives up a game losing 2 out double. Jose Palacios goes 2-4 with a run and 4 RBI’s on a double and his 21st HR. Bill Alexander stays hot going 1-4 with a 2 run HR (26) and Feliz, Riggs and Hudson all go 2-4 in the loss.
BUF 7 CHI 6 (56-29 +3)

DL NEWS
Ernest Cruz is back! The All Star closer is off the DL and headed to Tulsa for a week to get some innings.

MINORS
Tulsa SP Curt Daugherty (acquired in the 5 player deal with Corpus Christi) punched out a career high 15 in a 6-1 win over Winston-Salem yesterday.The 22 year old is 3-1 2.48 since being acquired. In 36.1 IP he has yielded 29 hits with 40 K’s and 8 walks.

TRADE NEWS
A day after trading one, Green Bay acquires one. Acquiring 32 year old Jason Cole (C) from Michigan for 28 year old SP Rafael Rosales. Cole was hitting 268-1-10 in 22 games for the Battlecates after splitting catching duties in Michgan last year. Rosales was taken by the Blizzard, from the World Chamion Freedom in the expansion draft. The 2014 AAA FL Outstanding pitcher (17-8 3.74) he was off to a rough start in Green Bay this year going 4-7 6.36 in 17 starts.

I also have interest from Vegas, the 2nd team looking to trade for backup C Rafael Flores (a 20 on D) but like the other offer their trying to get one of my former high picks in the deal, this time Jorge Trujillo. The offer this time was 25 year old switch hitting corner IF Chad McGee, and it’s interesting. He’s a 40+ homer guy who can flat out play both first and third. Would fit PERFECTLY into my 5 or 6 hole, surrounding Collins with he and Alexander, both switch hitters and ahead of Morgan. They’re offering a 2nd rounder too, but I cannot move the propect, going to work the deal to see if we can find a fit. Hamstrung by about everyone but the expansion clubs being over budget.

GAME 86
Alfredo Alejandrez (10-3) goes 6-3-1-1-3-9 and the offense pounds All Star Jim Peck for 5 runs and 8 hits in 5. Paul Riggs 3-5 with 2 runs and an RBI on a single, double and triple and Eric Hudson goes 3-4 with 2 runs on a double. Hugh Collins goes 2-4 with a run and 2 RBI’s on his 24th HR and a triple. Chartier steals 2 (18).
CHI 8 BUF 1 (57-29 +4)

INJURY NEWS
Devastating news out of West Michigan. 4 time All Star Shawn Calhoun will miss the next 10-11 months after undergoing Tommy John today. The 33 year old was 10-5 2.74 and in the midst of another stellar season. A career 54-34 2.93 record he was 2nd in wins, 2nd in K’s and leading the FL in ERA.

GAME 87
Ken Johnson making it interesting. Ryan Pennington (H9) stayed in for the 9th with 3 lefties due up but a 2 out single brought Johnson in the game. He proceeded to walk the first two hitters to lead the bases but got Mike Harris on a FC to end it, for his 22nd Save. Ron Cox (6-3) threw 107 pitches going 5-6-4-3-4-3 and the pen mixed and matched into the 9th going 4-3-0-0-3-5. Raul Feliz led the offense going 3-4 with 3 runs and an RBI on 2 doubles. Alexander, Lorenzelli and Riggs each had two hits with Lorenzelli stealing his 14th.
CHI 6 BUF 4 (59-20 +4)

OFF DAY NEWS
I think on off days I’ll give a brief update around my minor leagues from now on. Given they aren't that frequent and happen every week to ten days.

TULSA
46-46 6 GB of Circle Pines-Alfredo Lozano is hitting 310, Fred Huff has 16 HR’s and 55 RBI’s, Gerardo Zamora is 9-4 2.77 and Denny Walker leads with 112 k’s. They are 1st in Starters ERA, last in Bullpen and 12th in defense..

BAKERSFIELD
43-49 9 GB of Fremont-Eric Coates is hitting .308, Ricardo Gonzalez has 14 HR’s and 52 RBI’s. Bob Alexander is at 3.46 and Zak Chambers has 9 wins and 94 K’s, 1 ahead of Mike Hamilton at 93, and Alexander at 91. They are pretty much around the middle in all categories except Defense where they are 11th.

DENISON
50-42 +2 over Atlanta-Kohei Fukui is hitting 280, Kyle Robinson has 15 HR’s, 1 ahead of Brandon Harris, and Robinson has 62 RBI’s. Ed Harris has a 2.73 ERA, Robert Reyna is 11-4 and Mike Ablett has 107 Ks. Melvin Turner is 1-3 with 22 Saves and a 2.72. They are 1st in defense, 3rd in runs scored, 2nd in OBP, and 3rd in starters ERA.

BELLEVIEW
43-49 4 GB of Smiths-Clyde Brooks is hitting 243 with 10 HR’s and 50 RBI’s to lead all three. Anselmo Israel is at 4.46, Cesar Alfonso has 7 wins and Israel has 124 K’s (he is 2-10 in 18 starts with 105 IP, 96 hits and 66 walks). Signed him in April as a minor league free agent, 20th pick by Sacramento in the inaugural draft. They are 2nd in runs, avg, OBP and HR’s, 12th in runs against, starting ERA, and defense…

HEAVENER
7-11 2 GB of Coeur d’Alene-Alex Cueller is hitting 238 with 3 HR’s and 9 RBI’s to lead all three. Garrett Austin is at 1.48, Jeff Hall has 2 wins and Alfredo Berroa has 27 K’s. They are 12th in runs, 10th in Avg and OBP. Middle of the pack in all pitching.

OMAHA
8-10 3 GB of Fresno- Ken Morgan is hitting 294, George Payton has 4 HR’s and 11 RBI’s but is hitting .153. No qualifying pitchers, Victor Galvaz and Roberto Martinez have 2 wins, and Carlos Gomez has 21 K’s. 13th in OBP, 12th in starter ERA and 3rd in bullpen ERA.

INJURY NEWS
Green Bay learned that Andruw Jones would miss the next 3 months after a knee injury was diagnosed as a torn meniscus. Jones was hitting 246-6-28 on the year.

GAME 88
Spike Davis (11-3) labored into the 7th going 6-6-3-1-1-4 on 104 pitches and van Bodegraven and Pennington let the White Caps get back in it. But Sanchez (H13) and Johnson (who k’d the side in the 9th and got his 23rd save) were great. Riggs went 3-4 with 2 runs and stole 2 bases (8). Alexander (27) and Howard (2) homered and Hugh Collins drove in 2 and stole his 21st. Eric Hudson went 1-2 with a run and RBI but the big news was his 1st SB of the year.
CHI 8 WMI 6 (59-29 +5)

WEEK 14 WRAP
El Paso’s Gerald Wright, making a STRONG case for MVP went 12-26 with 3 HR’s and 12 RBI’s this week to win FL PotW honors. On the year he is hitting .352-30-97 in 88 games.

Railcats Randy Boyd took home CL PotW honors after going 13-28 with a HR and 5 RBI’s.


DL NEWS
Ernesto Gutierrez is off the DL, Howard goes back down. Thinking ahead I cannot send Johnson down, and keeping him and optioning Moore is likely the move to bring the 3 right 3 lefty thing into balance. If I can manage his appearances it’s a dominant power pen.

STATS/STREAKS
Holy crap! Just days after being acquired from Houston, Dave Miller goes 3-4 with 3 HR’s and 6 RBI’s for Green Bay in a 15-0 win over Michigan. Talk about intro’s.

MINORS
2013 2nd round pick of Staten Island Marcel Leroy tossed a no hitter in short season today.

IBL Power Rankings
1) Chicago
2) El Paso
3) Fresno
4) Pittsburgh
5) Las Vegas

Bottom 5
22) Green Bay
23) San Antonio
24) Brooklyn
25) Corpus Christi
26) Wes Michigan

[gehrig38]

Originally Posted by Orcin

I am not a doctor, but I play one on TV. I have never tried this, but I believe it would work. Go to the League Setup / Financials screen. Add an amount to the Average National Media Contract equal to the amount that you want the average team to get. In your case, you might use $7.5M. In theory (and I stress an untested theory), the teams would get that extra revenue and the budgets would increase accordingly, perhaps it would take a year cycle or maybe right away if you timed it right. Be sure the cash maximum is a big enough number that the owner will leave some in the teams instead of just taking the extra money.

Bumped the National media from 7.5 to 15 and cash to 5m, it didn't impact immediate but I'll check tomorrow and if it's not changed wait to see at years end going into next season to see what happens, just have to remember to check it.
Thanks

[gehrig38]

WEEK 15 (7-13-19) (and the first big IBL blockbuster trade!)

2 @ West Michigan (32-56 27 GB MW)
3 vs Brooklyn (31-57 18 GB EMP)
2 @ Columbus (54-34 5 GB of us but +6 in the wild card)

GAME 89
Mike Davis (3-1) dominates a bad West Michigan club going 9-2-1-1-3-4. Ron Miller doubles and homers (8) driving in 4 in the first two innings before Gutierrez relieves him for his first AB’s off the DL. Massi Lorenzelli hits his 5ht for 2 RBI’s and Wes Morgan has 2 hits.
CHI 9 WMI 1 (60-29 +5)

ORG NEWS
Gabriel Fries went 5-5 in a 3-2 win with Belleview today. The 21 year old, after a short unsuccessfull bid in AA, was sent back and is finding his swing, hitting 285-3-22 in 52 games.

INJURY NEWS
Houston’s Cy May is out again, this time with a herniated disc that will keep him out 2-3 weeks. May is hitting .354-21-62 so far this year, helping Houston to a 6 game lead over Tulsa at 47-42. With May in the lineup Houston leads the Coastal League in Runs and HR’s an is 2nd in Avg and 3rd in OBP.

GAME 90
Collins (25) and Morgan (21) go back to back in the top of the first for a 3-0 lead. Collins finishes the day 3-5 with 2 runs and 3 RBI’s on a double and triple in addition to the homer and Wes Morgan goes 3-3 driving in 2. Paul Riggs stays hot going 3-4 with 2 runs and Jean Chartier goes 2-5 with a run and 4 RBI’s on his 17th HR. Collins (22) Gutierrez (14) and Lorenzelli (15) stole bases. MacFadden (5-4) got the win going 6.1-8-5-5-1-7 and Winston got out of a sticky jam in the seventh with a DP.
CHI 10 WMI 5 (61-29 +6)

STATS/STREAKS
New York Knights 2014 #1 pick (#2 overall) SP Jesus Romano tossed his first IBL shutout today in a 1-hitter over Columbus. The 22 year old punched out 6 and walked 2 moving to 9-7 4.42 in 19 starts.

GAME 91
A win in a heavily deflated clubhouse. Eric Hudson went down with what looks like a bad ankle injury and Hugh Collins came out after hurting himself as well. Alejandrez (11-3) struggled, throwing 101 pitches in 5, with a 1st inning 2 out none on catchers interference turning into a 3 run inning. He went 5-6-4-4-2-5 and Moore (H4) Winston (H6) Torres (H3) got the game to Ken Johnson for his 24th save. Chartier and Alexander had 2 hit days and Ignacio Ferrer drove in 2 with a double.
CHI 5 BRO 4 (62-29 +6)

INJURY NEWS
Hudson will miss the next 4 weeks with a sprained ankle. Jesus Fuentes will be placed on the roster and recalled from Tulsa (he was hitting .283/331/480 and is a left handed bat. Above average catcher with gap pop). Flores will hit 9th and catch vs lefties and Fuentes and he will play every other day vs righties with Flores being a late inning defensive replacement.

No word on Collins, hopeful it’s a day to day thing. HUGE blow if he has to miss any length of time.

DRAFT NEWS
We get an extra 5th pick (24) next year for failing to sign Rosado. Would rather have had him…

GAME 92
Ron Cox (6-4) was horrific. A 2.2-7-8-8-1-4 outing with 3 home runs. Ron Miller went 2-4 with his 9th HR and drove in 3, Gutierrez, Chartier, Lorenzelli, Ferrer and Flores had 2 hit games with Gutierrez hitting his 27th double and scoring two and stealing 2 (17) and Chartier scrored twice.
BRO 9 CHI 7 (62-30 +5)

STATS/STREAKS
Vegas’s Jesus Andrales went 2-5 to extend his streak to 20 games today. At .364 he’s leading the CL (and Cy May by 10pts) in hitting.

INJURY NEWS
It could be worse. Hugh Collins will miss the next 3 weeks with a rib cage strain. Hopefully he’s back and ready to go the final 8 weeks. Alfredo Lozano a switch hitting OF is getting antoher shot. He struggled in a short ’13 stint but is raking at AAA this year at 322/397/495. Not to mention he can play ALL three OF positions extremely well. Outstanding runner.

GAME 93
A tired but determined pen threw 4 hitless innings in relief of a tired Spike Davis who threw 100 pitches over a 5-7-2-2-2-5 outing. Van Bodegraven (3-2) got the win with 2.1 IP and 3 K’s and Johnson got the final 4 outs with 2 K’s for Save 25. Feliz and Gutierrez had 2 hits apiece and scored a run.
CHI 3 BRO 2 (63-30 +5)

GAMES
Clipper SP Marcos Diaz shut down West Michigan on 6 hits in a 6-0 Columbus win. He struck out 11 in moving to 11-4 3.97 in 19 starts this year.

INJURY NEWS
Brooklyn lost 2B Paul Morris for the rest of the 2015 season when he suffered a herniated disc in today's game. He was hitting 265-5-26 in 73 games.

New York learned it would be without oft traveled 1B Lee Allen for the next 8 weeks with a bad hamstring strain. Allen is hitting 291-8-35 in 58 games this season. He hit 304-22-66 in 97 games for the Knights last season after coming from Brooklyn 2013 winter trade. He was the 3rd round pick of Fresno in the 2012 IBL Inaugural draft.

GAME 94
That same tired pen failed tonight. Handed a 1-0 lead in the 8th with 2 out and nobody on Dave Winston needed to get All Star catcher Dean Strong out, and couldn't. Strong his a game tying solo shot (19) and Jorge Sanchez (2-3) blew the lead and then walked the winning run in, in the bottom of the 10th. Chartier went 4-5 with a double and his 20th SB and Gutierrez and Alexander had 2 hit nights. Sherman Mitchell went 9.2-10-2-2-0-4.
COL 3 CHI 2 (63-31 +4)

DL NEWS
Jorge Sanchez is optioned down and Ernesto Cruz is called back onto the roster. None of the lefties deserved to be sent out but there had to be room made to keep Johnson on the roster and up. He’ll close in AAA and provide insurance over the next 6 weeks until I can get him back up here.

GAME 95
Ernesto Cruz is back! Throwing a scoreless 9th to notch his first save of 2015, setup by one Ken Johnson! And Ryan Pennington (H11). Dan MacFadden (6-4) went 7-5-0-0-1-6. Bill Alexander went 2-4 with a run and 2 RBI’s on his 28th HR.Ferrer and Chartier had 2 hit days.
CHI 3 COL 1 (64-31 +5)

WEEK 15 WRAP
GAMES
A quiet year for 3 time All Star Walt Thomspon (BRO) got louder yesterday when he posted his first shutout of 2015 in blanking Green Bay 1-0 on 3 hits. The 33 year old is 9-9 4.21 in 21 starts.

STUFF
Buffalo Bison LF Bob Veeck took home FL PotW honors for his 14-30 3 HR 7 RBI effort this week. On the year he is hitting .335-17-56 in 85 games as he aims for his 3rd straight 30 HR season (30-33-17 this year).

Vegas 51 RF Bob White took home CL PotW after he went 9-19 with 3 HR’s and 12 RBI’s. The 23 year old is hitting 268-13-70 on the year.

HUGE TRADE ALERT!
In a stunning trade today, defending World Champion Philadelphia shipped slugger Dave Ladd to the Tulsa Drillers, along with 940K cash, for 33 year old Catcher Rajah Lashari and 19 year old pitching prospect Luis Quinones. Ladd was hitting 278 with 17 HR’s and 75 RBi’s this year after his 287-30-103 World Series campaign. Ladd is a career 293/378/540 hitter with 107 HR’s and 394 RBI’s in 504 games. He’s a 2 time all star and 2013 Rawlings Gold Glove winner in Left field. Lashari, a 2012 All Star, is hitting 343-12-33 in 46 games this season but the emergence of 27 year old Rich Alfred appears to have made him expendable (he hitting 251 with 11 HR’s and 33 RBI’s in 76 games and an outstanding defender). The 19 year old Quinones was the 10 round pick of Tulsa and converted from SS to Closing where he is displaying upper 90’s stuff with an ‘off the table slider’. He is a few years out but is a 4.5 star guy in many scouts books. This smells of a ‘rebuild’ move for the defending champs who are currently 45-50 and 15 games behind division leading Pittsburgh. Tulsa is just 3 back of 1st place Houston in the Lone Star Division and Ladd figures to sit right in the middle of the powerful Tulsa lineup, protecting 1B Curt Whimster.

IBL Power Rankings
1) Chicago
2) El Paso
3) Las Vegas
4) Pittsburgh
5) Columbus

Bottom 5
22) Green Bay
23) Brooklyn
24) San Antonio
25) Corpus Christi
26) West Michigan

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A large look at the standings and the league leaders in the Coastal League.

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The Frontier League

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I may start posting more leader pages instead of text, as it shows my uni's and logo's and stuff, and I just put another evening into working on them league wide.

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Originally Posted by gehrig38

Bumped the National media from 7.5 to 15 and cash to 5m, it didn't impact immediate but I'll check tomorrow and if it's not changed wait to see at years end going into next season to see what happens, just have to remember to check it. Thanks

I think it will show up when the new budgets are set for next season, i.e. first day of the off-season.

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WEEK 16 (7/20-26)
1 @ Columbus (59-36 5 GB of us)
3 vs Green Bay (38-57 26 GB MW)
Off day
2 @ Dayton (47-48 17 GB MW)

GAME 96
This line score by Alejandrez 6-3-4-3-5-1 started with walking the first three hitters of the game. We lost, but it was not the disaster it was looking to be. Mike Holmes (9-7) went 7.1-6-3-3-3-4 for the win. Wes Morgan had half our hits going 3-4 with 2 runs 2 RBI’s on a double (18) and his 22nd HR. Ivan “Tall One’ Lopez got his 24th Save. I mention his nickname because he’s 6’2”, and he’s not from anywhere near Texas, which says to me his nickname is far more relevant to how he relaxes than any physical trait. And as I learned, players with nicknames associated with alcohol are ALWAYS the first names you offer in winter meetings discussions.
COL 4 CHI 3 (64-32 +4)

GAMES
2 time All Star Vince Bray (PIT) continued his quest for a Koufax Award yesterday, spinning a 3 hit 9 K shutout in San Antonio to move his record to 14-2 1.96 on the year. Coming off his 20 win season of ’14, Bray is positioning himself for the pitching triple crown in leading the 1st place Bulldogs to a 61-35 record and whopping 15 game lead on defending world champion Philadelphia and 2015 CL Wild Card Baltimore. The ‘Dawgs are 1st in Runs against, Starting and Bullpen ERA.

STREAKS
Jesus Andrales had his 23 game hitting streak ended today in an 0-4 9-4 loss to Philadelphia.

INJURY NEWS
The Dayton Dragons learned they will be without regular 3B Julian Martinez for the next 5 weeks after he broke his hand today. The 31 year old has been at the hot corner for the past 4 years in Dayton with a 389/395/408 slash line over 502 games. He’s scored 325 runs, hit 169 doubles and driven in 220 while stealing 29-36. Dayton will move 2012 1st round draft choice (24th overall) Alfonso Gallegos at 3B with Martinez out. The 24 year old is a gold glove defender who scouts believe should hit enough to hold the job someday.

GAME 97
Ron Cox (7-6-4-4-2-1) gave up 3 first inning HR’s, including back to back to Enrique Rocha (6) and Todd Helton (14) and an out later Josh Hamilton (16) but managed to knuckle down after. Torres (H4) van Bodegraven (H8) and Moore (H5) worked the 8th and Ernesto Cruz pitched a perfect 9th with 2K’s for his 2nd save. Bill Alexander went 3-4 with 2 RBI’s on a double (10) and Wes Morgan went 2-4 with a run and an RBI and Alfredo Lozano went 2-4 with 2 RBI’s. Jean Chartier went 2-3, scored twice and stole his 21st bag.
CHI 6 GB 4 (65-32 +4)

GAME 98
4 home runs in the games 1st 4 innings set the tone (Lozano (1) Lorenzelli (7) Gutierrez to lead off the game (6) Feliz (6). Spike Davis held the Blizzard hitless into the 4th in a 7-4-2-2-2-4 to move to 12-3. Gutierrez was 3-5 scoring twice with his 28th double, Feliz went 2-5 with 2 runs and 2 RBI’s and Jesus Fuentes hit his 1st IBL HR. Todd Helton hit his 15th in the loss.
CHI 10 GB 3 (66-32 +4)

GAMES
Columbus Clipper Marcos Diaz moved to 12-4 3.73 after throwing his 2nd consecutive shut out. He blanked Dayton 8-0 on 5 hits and 4 K’s just 5 days after his 6 hitter vs West Michigan in which he K’d 11.

MINOR LEAGUES
Chandler Pursuers 21 year old SP Mike Barber moved to 5-3 3.36 after he punched out 16 Des Moines Officers yesterday. This was Mike’s 2nd 15K start, he punched out 15 Whitwell Wart Hogs in May of this year. Barber was signed as a minor league free agent by Staten Island in 2012, released and signed by Michigan in the 2013 off season. This game was noteworthy for 2 reasons, Barber’s 16 K’s and his teammate, Chris Green, a 23 year old RF who went 3-4 with all 6 runs driven in on 3 HR’s. Green is hitting 270-15-65 in 96 games. He’s the Battlecats 13th round pick in the 2013 draft out of North Carolina.

GAME 99
Mike Davis tossed 113 pitches to get through 5 in a 5-9-4-4-4-8 no decision. The pen then went 6-3-0-0-4-6 before Jose Torres (0-1) couldn't escape 12th inning trouble. Ernesto Gutierrez went 2-2 with 4 walks and his 20th SB, Bill Alexander hit his 29th HR with 2 RBI’s and Rafael Flores went 3-5. Lorenzelli hit his 29th double and stole his 16th base.
GB 6 CHI 4 (66-33 +3)

OFF DAY NEWS
AROUND THE MINORS
TULSA 52-51 7 GB of Circle Pines. Lozano remains their leading hitter at .322, Fred Huff is now at 20 HR’s 63 RBI’s, both team highs. Gerardo Zamora is 10-5 2.67, and Denny Walker leads the Majestics with 123 K’s. Steve Howard is hitting 313-12-29 in 58 games. Alejandro Sotolo is out another 2-3 weeks. They’re 14th in bullpen ERA, 12th in Def Eff.

BAKERSFIELD-50-53 10 GB of Freemont. Eric Coates is hitting .313-8-35, Ricardo Gonzalez has a team high 17 HR’s and 61 RBI’s. Bob Alexander is 9-6 3.18 and Zak Chambers leads the club with 10 wins (10-7 4.23). They are middle of the pack in most categories.

BELLEVIEW 49-54 6 GB of Smiths. Mark Murray is hitting 249 with 12 homers, both highs, Clyde Brooks (since promoted to Bakersfield) leads with 53 RBi’s. Anselmo Israel is 3-11 4.55 with 129 K’s. They are 2nd in runs, 1st in avg, 2nd in OBP, 1st in HRs and 11th in runs against, 12th in starters ERA, 12th in Def Eff. #1 overrall pick Pedro Salinas is hitting 300-6-14 in 28 games with a .423 OBP.

DENISON 56-47 +3 over Atlanta. Kohei Fukui is leading the team at .282, Kyle Robinson has 17 HR’s and 69 RBI’s, Ed Harris has a 2.94 ERA, Robert Reyna is 13-4 3.30 and Augusto Rocha 113, Arturo Manual 112 and Mike Ablett 111 lead in K’s. 2013 3rd round pick 1B John Whisenant is hitting 253/340/410 in 81 games with 6 HR’s 35 RBi’s. They are 2nd in runs, 1st in OBP and 1st in Def Eff.

HEAVENER 14-15 1 GB of Coeur d’Alene. Kevin Holbrook leads with a 275 average. Alex Cueller has 5 HR’s and 16 RBI’s. Garret Austin is 2-0 2.09 with 28 K’s. Alfredo Berroa is 1-1 3.00 with 40 K’s in 36 innings.

OMAHA 14-15 4 GB Cibolo. Jorge Trujillo is hitting .289, George Payton is at 5-21 but hitting .159. Roberto Martinez is 4-1 2.70 and Marc Bell leads with 32 K’s. They are 11th in SP ERA, 13th in Def Eff, 3rd in HR’s.

TRADE NEWS
The deadline is quickly approaching and some teams are wasting no time. Arizona traded 3B Ramiro Villanueva and 550K in cash to Houston for OF prospect Bernardo Montoya. Villanueva is hitting 355/393/448 in 41 games over 172 AB’s with 4 HR’s 21 RBI’s. He will move into the 2 hole in Houston as it’s doubtful Millard O’Reilly will return this year and Houston’s lead over Tulsa is now just 1 game. Montoya was the Roughriders 2nd round pick (27 overall) in the 2014 draft and the IBL’s #40 prospect entering this year. The 18 year old will report the Rookie League Durham where he will play all three OF positions. His ++ tool is his power but he has yet to show it.

GAME 100
Bartolo Serrano (8-10 3.77) was on. Going 8.1-4-0-0-1-5 before Bill Barlow got the final 2 outs for his 26th Save. Dan MacFadden (6-5) threw very well going 7-7-2-2-4-7 in the loss. Chartier was 2-4.
DAY 3 CHI 0 (66-34 +3)


GAME 101
Alejandrez (12-4) let a 4-0 lead evaporate, but the offense got it back and he held out as van Bodegraven (H9) got a big out and Cruz pitched a scoreless 9th for his 3rd Save. Bill Alexander went 3-4 with 2 runs and 4 RBI’s on a double (11) and his 30th HR (reach 30 for the 4th straight year). Ron Miller went 2-3 with 3 runs and Ferrer and Flores had 2-4 days with Flores hitting his 1sr HR and a double (3).
CHI 8 DAY 5 (67-34 +4)

WEEK 16 RECAP
Buffalo's Shane Lacroix went 15-28 with 3 HR’s and 5 RBI’s to win FL PotW.

Ony Kamyshinsky took home CL PotW. The Drillers SS went 11-20 with 4 HR’s and 6 RBI’s and is now hitting 259-12-50 on the year.

IBL Power Rankings
1) El Paso
2) Chicago
3) Las Vegas
4) Pittsburgh
5) Columbus

Bottom 5
22) New Hampshire
23) San Antonio
24) Brooklyn
25) West Michigan
26) Corpus Christi

[gehrig38]

I would like a setting to 'save box scores' with certain criteria. No hitters, 20+ run games, and the like, just for my players/teams. That way, since I missed saving the box from my first no hitter, it would be there anytime, any year, I wanted to see it or post it.
Something that wouldn't eat a crap ton of memory beyond what's already there, but that insured box scores I set criteria for, and maybe even have a clicky in the post game box that said "Archive this Box score?" or something, where it would never be lost.

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A look at the standings, and a comp to the standings and leaders at the AS break and how everyone is doing, first in the Coastal.

Pittsburgh has pretty much locked the Keystone, with Bray having a Koufax season and Boswell locking them down, Roa's emergence has made them an early favorite.

Tulsa's picked up 5 on Houston who continues to battle through a ton of injuries and their top 2 starters being out.

Vegas has managed to get some breathing room in the Pacific and it's a 2 team race now that LA went 12-19.

The Wild Card appears to be the race to watch over here, 6 teams within 6 with about 55-60 left.

Andrales is on a record setting pace, .369 is the IBL single season record. Arredondo is having another huge year for Philly.

Bray is dominating the pitching in every possible way.

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Since the break Staten Island has gone 15-16 but picked up 4 on the 11-20 Bisons.

Columbus has matched our 20-11 run, keeping it at 4 but pretty much locking the Wild Card for one of us.

El Paso is tied with us for the IBL's best record and running away with the West.

Gutierrez has fallen off the pace but still leading, and Vargas has dropped his pace but is still in range of the vaunted 61.

Calhoun will likely fall from the ERA race soon and that means Spike's got a shot. He and Alejandrez are within range of the first 20 win season for a Chicago pitcher.

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WEEK 17 (7/27-8/2)
1 @ Dayton
3 vs Staten Island
3 vs Edmonton

GAME 102
Ron Cox (8-4) was brilliant in a complete game 2 hitter. He went 9-2-1-1-1-6. The bottom of the lineup carried us today with 6-9 going 8-13 with 4 runs and 5 RBI’s lead by Paul Riggs 2-3 3 RBI day on his 24th double and Raul Feliz 2-3 2 run day. Ernesto Gutierrez went 1-5 with 2 RBI’s on his 29th double.
CHI 7 DAY 1 (68-34 +5)

GAMES
Rialcats Fernando Martinez tossed a 4 hitter on LA in moving to 6-7 5.64 on the year.

INJURY NEWS
El Paso Diablo 3B Vincent Lange (294-19-50) will miss the next 3 weeks with an ankle sprain suffered in todays game.

TRADE NEWS
The New York Knights have traded 2B Tomas Ruiz (243-13-48 in 88 games) and 24 year old prospect SP Alfredo Lucrerios and a 3rd round pick to Sacramento for 26 year old OF Jamie Hilton. Hilton (rated by the bureu as a 3.5 star prospect) has hit 259/351/453 in 71 games this year with 11-17 steals. He’s a leader who everyone feels will be a 25 homer 410 OBP corner OF. Lucererios was the Knights 7th rounder (156 overall) in 2014 out of Arkansas State and is 1-4 5.16 in Class A this year.

GAME 103
Paul Riggs continued to snap out of his funk going 3-4 with his 25th double and 2 RBI’s and Rafael Flores went 2-4 with a double (4) and triple (1) and 2 runs. Alfredo Lozano went 3-4 with a run. Massi Lorenzelli went 2-4 with 2 RBI’s on his 30th double and Wes Morgan drove in 2 in a 1-4 day. Spike Davis (13-3) went 5-7-4-4-1-4 surrendering Travis Bryants 21st HR.
CHI 9 SI 4 (69-34 +5)

GAME 104
A banged up Raul Feliz went 2-4 and drove in the game winner on a 9th inning walk off single. Jean Chartier went 2-5 with 2 RBI’s on his 18th HR and Wes Morgan drilled his 23rd. Paul Riggs went 2-3 and Mike Davis wiggled in and out of jams going 5-6-4-4-6-4 before Jose Torres came in to toss 3 hitless innings in relief before Ryan Pennington (6-1) got the final 6 outs in perfect order with 3 K’s.
CHI 5 SI 4 (70-34 +5)

INJURY NEWS
Columbus Clipper CF Antonio Santana, at 27, is done. The outfield called it quits after a severely damaged ankle refused to co-operate. In 294 career games he hit 278/339/355 with 59 doubles, 11 triples and 5 home runs with 82 RBI’s and 167 runs. He also stole 64-101 bases finishing 6th in the FL in 2013 with 32.

TRADE NEWS
Arizona dealt 32 year old 2B Thatcher Smith and a 2nd round pick to Alaska for 29 year old Catcher Doug Winston and 22 year old catching prospect Tim Cade. Winston was hitting 238-11-38 in 82 games for the Aces after being acquired from Baltimore in the expansion draft. He was the everyday catcher for the Railcats playing in 409 games over the 3 years, hitting 38 HR’s and driving in 160. Cade is an outstanding defensive catcher who was signed by the Aces as a minor league free agent. He figures to get a shot at the every day job in the next year or two if he continues to progress, having great strike zone awarenees and outstanding gap power. Smith is a marginal defender who’s bat is his tool. A very good base stealer who puts the ball in play he’s a career 296/365/432 hitter in 384 games with 95 doubles 12 triples and 19 HR’s. He’s struck out just 101 times to 144 walks in over 1300 career AB’s. It’s likely Alaska will use him as bait to continue getting stronger in the draft and younger down below.

GAME 105
MacFadden (6-6) was in a hole early and we never dug out. Going 5.1-7-6-6-3-4 as Ron Pearce (14-6 3.58) shut down the Chicago offense with a 8-9-1-1-2-1 outing. Bill Alexander was 3-4 and Alfredo Lozane went 2-3 with his 1st SB.
SI 6 CHI 1 (70-35 +4)

GAME NEWS
Bulldog Ace Vince Bray tossed his 2nd shutout in 10 days, this time a 4 hitter vs Philly in which he struck out 9. He’s now 16-2 1.97 with 161 K’s in 173.1 IP. All three totals are CL best with his 16 wins an IBL lead by 2 over Staten Island’s Ron Pearce (14-6 and the guy who just shut us down). Pittsburgh is 65-40 and 12 games up on 2nd place Baltimore, 14 on Philly.

ORG NEWS
Heavener is sending 4 players to the SS All Star Game: SP Garrett Austin (4-0 1.84) MR Orlando Velez (0-0 3 SV 1.61) and Catcher Michael Martin (306/382/510 with 2 HR’s 14 RBI’s) and SS Paul Whitaker (296/380/506 4 HR’s 11 RBI’s)

INJURY NEWS
The bad news continues to pile on in Philly. The Patriots learned they will be without starting SS Manny Navarro for at least 6 more weeks after complications from his meniscus repair arose. He was hitting 300-5-37 when he went down.

GAME 106
Chicago’s 3rd 20+ run game in history. Gutierrez went 1-3 with 2 walks and 3 runs and 2 SB (23), and that was a ‘bad day’ today. Jean Chartier was 3-6 with 2 runs and 4 RBI’s hitting a triple (9) and his 19th HR. Bill Alexander went 2-5 with 2 runs and 3 RBI’s, Wes Morgan went 3-5 with 3 runs, 3 RBI’s on 2 HR’s (25) and Alfredo Lozano went 3-6 with an RBI. Massi Lorenzelli had 4 singles in a 4-5 4 run 2 RBI day with his 18th SB and Jesus Fuentes continued to fill in for the injured Eric Hudson with a 4-5 2 run 6 RBI day on 2 doubles and his 2nd HR. All of that offense for Alfredo Alejandrez (13-4 4.26) who went 8-6-2-2-0-7. Edmonton’s Brandon Osborne dropped to 2-15 6.22.
CHI 20 EDM 2 (71-35 +4)

JULY RECAP
Dayton 1B Wally Howard went 5-5 in an 8-5 loss to Arizona today.

El Paso’s Gerald Wright took home the July FL Player of the Month Award. He hit .347 with 11 HR’s and 34 RBI’s, while scoring 24 times to bring his season totals to 348-38-114.

Las Vegas OF Jesus Andrales hit a stunning .449 in July to win CL Player of the Month. He had 3 HR’s, 25 RBI’s and scored 23 times while posting a .496 OBP. Andrales is hitting .373 on the season, leading the Coastaal league and Houston’s Juan Cabrera by 22 pts, as well as tied with LA’s Felix Torres for steals with 33, 1 ahead of Baltimore’s Mehpare Ishfahani.

Edmonton Trapper SP Paco Gonzalez took home the July Pitcher of the Month for the FL after he went a perfect 6-0 2.82 with 31 K’s in 51 innings. Gonzale is 12-6 3.45 on the year.

Vince Bray also posted a perfect 6-0 and ALSO took home Pitcher of the Month honors (his 3rd). Bray went 6-0 1.82 with 36K’s in 49.1 IP. He’s 16-2 1.97 on the year, leading the CL in all three triple crown categories.

Dayton Dragon rookie Julio Martinez won the FL Rookie of the Month for July by hitting .278 with 5 HR’s and 22 RBI’s. For the year the 23 year old is hitting 243-8-31 in 61 games. He was Dayton’s 2nd round pick (#48 overall) in the 2013 June Draft.

Las Vegas 51 rookie Jorge Gonzales hit .354 with 2 HR’s and 13 RBI’s to win the CL Rookie of the Month award. He’s hitting .326 with 2 HR’s and 15 RBI’s in 34 games. Gonzales was Las Vegas’ 11th round pick (253rd overall) in the 2012 June Draft and entered 2015 as the #8 IBL Prospect.

ORG NEWS
Heavener Sting SP Garrett Austin took home the GCL July Pitcher of the Month for his 4-0 2.01 month. He’s 4-0 1.84 on the year. Garrett was our 15th round pick (379 overall) in the 2015 June Draft out of VCU.

2014 #1 Pick (#8 overall) Roberto Martinez won the NYP Pitcher of the Month Award for July after he went 4-0 0.61. He’s 5-1 2.43 in 6 starts.

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Week 17 con’t

GAME 107
Ken Johnson (2-3) didn’t have it today and a Paul Riggs error didn’t help. Johnson came in with a 2 run lead, 2 on, none out in the 7th, 2 walks, a hit and error later and it was gone. Cox labored through 5 going 5-5-5-5-2-4. Wes Morgan went 2-2 with 3 runs and 4 RBI’s on 2 HR’s (27), Ron Miller hit his 10th in a 1-3 2 RBI day, Bill Alexander hit his 31st. Chartier went 2-4 with 2 runs and 2 steals (23). Luis Chavez drove in 5 in a 1-4 day with his 2nd HR and Greg McCain went 2-3 with 3 runs and 2 RBI’s on his 12th HR. Esteban Mendez saved his 25th.
EDM 9 CHI 7 (71-36 +3)

INJURY NEWS
Arizona will be without slugger Luis Rios for the next 3 weeks after he strained a calf muscle. Rios is hitting 278-22-59 after his 41 HR 2014 campaign.

Green Bay prospect Erik Bedard is expected to miss the next 4 months while rehabbing his shoulder.


GAME NEWS
LA’s Ruben Cruz tossed his 2nd shutout of the season, blanking San Antonio on a 2 hitter, 7-0. Cruz is 10-10 3.67 on the year.

GAME 108
Spike Davis (13-4) was bad and the pen was no better, giving up 12 runs on 12 hits. Gutierrez went 2-3 with a SB (24) and his 30th double. Luis Chavez went 4-4 with 2 HR’s (4) and 3 RBI’s. Clarence Barber (10-8) went 7-6-1-1-2-5.
EDM 12 CHI 1 (71-37 +3)

WEEK 17 RECAP
Green Bay 1B Todd Helton took home FL PotW honors after going 15-25 with a HR and 8 RBI’s. On the year he’s hitting 332-17-61.

Newest Driller Dave Ladd won CL PotW honors after going 12-30 with 3 HR’s and 7 RBI’s for Tulsa this week. He’s hitting 360-4-8 in 50 AB’s since the trade.

IBL Power Rankings
1) El Paso
2) Chicago
3) Pittsburgh
4) Columbus
5) Tulsa

Bottom 5
22) Green Bay
23) San Antonio
24) New Hampshire
25) Corpus Christi
26) Brooklyn