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hopeful1212 · 11-06-2010, 07:54 PM

Week 1 Standings

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1st Half Standings (May 9th, 2011)

               W   L   PCT  GB   This Week   Odds
Alton          4   1  .800  --      4-1     41.37%
Edwardsville   3   2  .600   1      3-2     21.91%
Belleville     3   2  .600   1      3-2     14.93%
O'Fallon       3   2  .600   1      3-2      8.89%
Jerseyville    3   2  .600   1      3-2      8.02%
Columbia       2   3  .400   2      2-3      2.54%
Breese         1   4  .200   3      1-4      1.21%
Staunton       1   4  .200   3      1-4      1.13%

Alton gets out on top in 2011 with a nice 4-1 start. Breese, the 2010 Champs, lost SP John Kennedy to Columbia in free agency during the off-season, but added to their offense. Nonetheless, they stumble out of the gate and find themselves 3 games out already. Edwardsville, Belleville, O'Fallon, and Jerseyville all have winning weeks and share 2nd place.

Starting this year, I've added a new column to the standings ("Odds"). This is a simulated estimate of each team's chances of winning the half.

Player of the Week:

Mike Weaver (1B) -- Staunton Rebels
8 for 19 (.421), 4 HR, 7 RBI, 6 R

Mr. Baseball · 11-07-2010, 07:45 PM

Are you still managing Bunker Hill or have you moved up?

hopeful1212 · 11-07-2010, 08:12 PM

I'm still managing Bunker Hill. You can read about it game-by-game on my OOTP blog.

hopeful1212 · 11-09-2010, 11:21 PM

Week 2 Standings

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1st Half Standings (May 16th, 2011)

               W   L   PCT  GB   This Week   Odds
O'Fallon       8   2  .800  --      5-0     46.43%
Alton          7   3  .700   1      3-2     29.94%
Belleville     6   4  .600   2      3-2     11.72%
Jerseyville    6   4  .600   2      3-2      9.34%
Edwardsville   4   6  .400   4      1-4      1.27%
Breese         4   6  .400   4      3-2      1.03%
Columbia       3   7  .300   5      1-4      0.21%
Staunton       2   8  .200   6      1-4      0.06%

O'Fallon was perfect this week (5-0) and moved into 1st place. Alton, Belleville, and Jerseyville all went 3-2 and are hanging right in there. We're starting to see some separation after that, but it's still early. O'Fallon will be playing Belleville and Alton next week, so they could potentially solidify their lead.

Player of the Week:

Duane Wood (CF) -- Belleville Cannons
9 for 19 (.474), 5 HR, 9 RBI

hopeful1212 · 12-25-2010, 12:45 PM

Week 3 Standings

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1st Half Standings (May 23rd, 2011)

               W   L   PCT  GB   This Week   Odds
Alton         12   3  .800  --      5-0     71.58%
O'Fallon      10   5  .667   2      2-3     22.15%
Breese         8   7  .533   4      4-1      3.69%
Columbia       7   8  .467   5      4-1      1.03%
Jerseyville    7   8  .467   5      1-4      0.79%
Edwardsville   6   9  .400   6      2-3      0.47%
Belleville     6   9  .400   6      0-5      0.28%
Staunton       4  11  .267   8      2-3      0.02%

Alton had a monster week, going 5-0 including a 3-game sweep of O'Fallon, and moved back into 1st place. Breese was also on the rise, moving into 3rd place, 4 games back. The biggest loser this week was Belleville; they went 0-5 and are now 6 games behind the leader. This is the first week that someone's gone over 50% in the odds of winning the half. Alton will have a chance to improve their lead next week as they face Edwardsville and Staunton.

Player of the Week:

Bruce Davis (CF) -- Staunton Rebels
12 for 22 (.545), 2 HR, 5 RBI, 5 R

hopeful1212 · 12-27-2010, 05:55 PM

Week 4 Standings

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1st Half Standings (May 30th, 2011)

               W   L   PCT  GB   This Week   Odds
Alton         16   4  .800  --      4-1     71.41%
O'Fallon      14   6  .700   2      4-1     27.83%
Edwardsville   9  11  .450   7      3-2      0.25%
Columbia       9  11  .450   7      2-3      0.16%
Jerseyville    9  11  .450   7      2-3      0.15%
Belleville     9  11  .450   7      3-2      0.14%
Breese         8  12  .400   8      0-5      0.05%
Staunton       6  14  .300  10      2-3      0.00%

Alton (4-1) continues to pile up the wins, but O'Fallon (4-1) matched them this week and remains 2 games back. The rest of the league wasn't so lucky. Every other team lost ground and currently finds themselves under .500. With 30 games to play it looks like we've got a 2 team race. Next week, Alton will face Columbia/Belleville while O'Fallon will face Staunton/Breese.

Player of the Week:

Jeff Bacon (CF) -- Edwardsville Snarl
7 for 9 (.778), 2 HR, 4 RBI

hopeful1212 · 12-28-2010, 08:59 PM

May 2011 Awards

Hitter of the Month:	Pitcher of the Month:	Rookie of the Month:

John McNeal (LF)	Arthur Scott (SP)	Tom Schultz (LF/CF)
O'Fallon Immortals	O'Fallon Immortals	Columbia Knights
.347, 6 HR, 22 R, 18 RBI	4-0, 2.84 ERA, 23 K	.289, 4 HR, 9 R, 16 RBI

hopeful1212 · 01-20-2011, 08:26 PM

Week 5 Standings

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1st Half Standings (June 6th, 2011)

               W   L   PCT  GB   This Week   Odds
Alton         19   6  .760  --      3-2     78.62%
O'Fallon      17   8  .680   2      3-2     20.90%
Edwardsville  12  13  .480   7      3-2      0.25%
Belleville    12  13  .480   7      3-2      0.14%
Breese        11  14  .440   8      3-2      0.05%
Jerseyville   11  14  .440   8      2-3      0.04%
Columbia      10  15  .400   9      1-4      0.00%
Staunton       8  17  .320  11      2-3      0.00%

The theme this week was stasis. Alton (3-2) is still ahead of O'Fallon (3-2) by a couple games, and everyone else is still under .500. With 25 games to play, this is a two horse race. Alton's got the edge for now, but there's still time for O'Fallon to make a run at them. Looking to next week, Alton will face Staunton and Jerseyville, while O'Fallon will see Columbia and Belleville.

Player of the Week:

Zak Brown (LF) -- Edwardsville Snarl
9 for 19 (.474), 1 HR, 6 RBI

hopeful1212 · 02-08-2011, 10:29 PM

Week 6 Standings

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1st Half Standings (June 13th, 2011)

               W   L   PCT  GB   This Week   Odds
Alton         22   8  .733  --      3-2     81.17%
O'Fallon      20  10  .667   2      3-2     18.26%
Breese        16  14  .533   6      5-0      0.46%
Edwardsville  14  16  .467   8      2-3      0.07%
Belleville    14  16  .467   8      2-3      0.03%
Jerseyville   14  16  .467   8      3-2      0.02%
Columbia      12  18  .400  10      2-3      0.00%
Staunton       8  22  .267  14      0-5      0.00%

Alton (3-2) and O'Fallon (3-2) keep the pace. Breese (5-0) got hot this week and picked up a couple games, but they still find themselves 6 back. With 20 games left to play in the 1st half, it will be tough for anyone but Alton or O'Fallon to come away with the lead. And they'll continue to battle indirectly next week: Alton will get Edwardsville and Columbia; O'Fallon will play Jerseyville and Staunton.

Player of the Week:

Trent Baker (1B) -- Columbia Knights
11 for 20 (.550), 2 HR, 4 RBI, 4 R

hopeful1212 · 02-12-2011, 08:20 PM

Week 7 Standings

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1st Half Standings (June 20th, 2011)

               W   L   PCT  GB   This Week   Odds
Alton         26   9  .743  --      4-1     90.75%
O'Fallon      23  12  .657   3      3-2      8.66%
Breese        20  15  .571   6      4-1      0.46%
Belleville    19  16  .543   7      5-0      0.13%
Jerseyville   15  20  .429  11      1-4      0.00%
Edwardsville  14  21  .400  12      0-5      0.00%
Columbia      13  22  .371  13      1-4      0.00%
Staunton      10  25  .286  16      2-3      0.00%

For the first time in four weeks, O'Fallon (3-2) failed to match Alton (4-1) and they're now 3 games back. Breese (4-1) is still hanging around and Belleville (5-0) has joined them on the fringe. But with just 15 games to play in the 1st half, it's unlikely either will be able to catch Alton. Next week, Alton will play 2 against O'Fallon and 3 against Breese, so if they have another good week, they will all but clinch it.

Player of the Week:

Mark Graham (CF) -- O'Fallon Immortals
9 for 22 (.409), 3 HR, 9 RBI, 8 R

hopeful1212 · 02-16-2011, 01:05 AM

Week 8 Standings

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1st Half Standings (June 27th, 2011)

               W   L   PCT  GB   This Week   Odds
Alton         29  11  .725  --      3-2     97.09%
O'Fallon      26  14  .650   3      3-2      2.84%
Breese        23  17  .575   6      3-2      0.04%
Belleville    22  18  .550   7      3-2      0.03%
Edwardsville  16  24  .400  13      2-3      0.00%
Jerseyville   16  24  .400  13      1-4      0.00%
Columbia      14  26  .350  15      1-4      0.00%
Staunton      14  26  .350  15      4-1      0.00%

Alton (3-2) won both games against O'Fallon (3-2) this week and clinched the tiebreaker between them. That, plus time running down in the half (10 games to go) saw their odds of winning increase from about 90% to 97%. Breese (3-2) and Belleville (3-2) also kept pace, but they're too far back with too little time. Alton will face Staunton and Belleville next week, while O'Fallon will play Columbia and Breese.

Player of the Week:

Chet Russell (CF) -- Jerseyville Beasts
10 for 18 (.556), 2 HR, 7 RBI

hopeful1212 · 02-17-2011, 06:59 PM

June 2011 Awards

Hitter of the Month:	Pitcher of the Month:	Rookie of the Month:

Chet Russell (CF)	Fred Davis (CL)	Tom Schultz (LF/CF)
Jerseyville Beasts	Breese Whirlwinds	Columbia Knights
.384, 8 HR, 18 R, 22 RBI	10 SV, 2.25 ERA, 16 K	.305, 5 HR, 13 RBI

hopeful1212 · 02-20-2011, 08:45 PM

Week 9 Standings

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1st Half Standings (July 4th, 2011)

               W   L   PCT  GB   This Week   Odds
Alton         32  13  .711  --      3-2     99.43%
O'Fallon      29  16  .644   3      3-2      0.57%
Breese        25  20  .556   7      2-3      0.00%
Belleville    24  21  .533   8      2-3      0.00%
Jerseyville   20  25  .444  12      4-1      0.00%
Edwardsville  19  26  .422  13      3-2      0.00%
Columbia      16  29  .356  16      2-3      0.00%
Staunton      15  30  .333  17      1-4      0.00%

O'Fallon (3-2) matched Alton (3-2) this week, but time is running out. There's only 5 games left in the half, O'Fallon trails by 3 games, and Alton has the tiebreaker. Alton's magic number is 2, meaning they need just two more wins (or two more O'Fallon losses, or one of each) to clinch. Alton will play Jerseyville and Edwardsville next week, while O'Fallon gets Belleville and Jerseyville. We'll now follow these two teams game-by-game until the half is decided.

Player of the Week:

Danny McGee (2B) -- Alton River Hawks
12 for 20 (.600), 2 HR, 10 RBI

hopeful1212 · 02-21-2011, 03:37 PM

Jerseyville 3, Alton 2

Jerseyville only had three baserunners, but they made the most of them. SS Ralph Adams hit a solo HR in the 2nd and 2B Donald Gallagher hit a two-run shot in the 5th. It was only the 2nd home run on the year for both players. Alton lacked timely hitting in this one. They were 0-for-4 with runners in scoring and two outs. CF Burton Hunt also led off Alton's 8th inning with a triple, but the River Hawks couldn't get him in.

O'Fallon 4, Belleville 2

2010's Hitter of the Year, LF John McNeal got O'Fallon on the board with a 3-run HR in the 1st. It was his 11th on the year. That was all the scoring the Immortals would need. SP Arthur Scott threw 7 strong innings (2 ER, 4 H, 0 BB, 4 K) and picked up his league-leading 9th win this year. CL David Williams nailed it down by striking out all three batters he faced in the ninth. With this win, O'Fallon moves to 2 games back of Alton with 4 to play.

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Pennant Race (4 to play)

               W   L   PCT  GB   Odds
Alton         32  14  .696  --  97.49%
O'Fallon      30  16  .652   2   2.51%


Tiebreakers:
                            Head-to-Head   Result
Alton tied with O'Fallon       5-2 ALT     Alton wins

hopeful1212 · 02-21-2011, 07:33 PM

Alton 4, Jerseyville 3 (10 innings)

Jerseyville had Alton down to their last out, but River Hawks' RF Alex Koch tied the game with an RBI double in the 9th to force extras. Jerseyville took the lead again in the top of the 10th on PH Erza Ross's RBI single, but Alton came back a second time in as many innings. With one on and no one out, 3B Justin Smith went deep with a walk-off HR to give Alton the win. This win combined with O'Fallon's loss clinched the half for Alton.

Belleville 7, O'Fallon 4

O'Fallon's table-setters did their job today (#1 and #2 batters were 6-for-9), but the middle of the lineup was quiet (#3-5 were 2-for-12). And O'Fallon's pitchers had trouble keeping Belleville off-base. The Cannons had runners everywhere: they had 14 hits and 7 walks. RF Billy Alexander went 3-for-5 and drove in the go-ahead run for Belleville in the 7th. With this loss, O'Fallon was eliminated. We'll have to see what the 2nd half has in store for them.

hopeful1212 · 02-23-2011, 04:00 PM

Week 10 Standings

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FINAL 1st Half Standings (July 11th, 2011)

                    W   L   PCT  GB     This Week
1st  Alton         36  14  .720  --        4-1
2nd  O'Fallon      30  20  .600   6        1-4
3rd  Breese        28  22  .560   8        3-2
4th  Belleville    28  22  .560   8        4-1
5th  Jerseyville   24  26  .480  12        4-1
6th  Edwardsville  20  30  .400  16        1-4
7th  Columbia      18  32  .360  18        2-3
8th  Staunton      16  34  .320  20        1-4

O'Fallon was within 2-3 games back of Alton until the very end. With 4 games to play, just 2 games separated the two, but O'Fallon lost their last 4 while Alton won their last 4. Last year's champion, Breese, stumbled out of the gate, but played well over their last 26 games (18-8) and should be one to watch in the 2nd half. Alton certainly looks formidable. They were in the top 3 in every hitting and pitching category that counts, with a lot of #1's. But they may regress some and open the door for others in the 2nd half.

Player of the Week:

Mitchell Lindsey (LF/CF/RF) -- Alton River Hawks
8 for 15 (.533), 1 HR, 2 RBI

hopeful1212 · 02-23-2011, 04:36 PM

Carlyle, Valmeyer win minor league 1st half

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High Minor League
FINAL 1st Half Standings (July 11th, 2011)

                        W   L   PCT  GB
1st  Carlyle           31  19  .620  --
2nd  Brighton          29  21  .580   2
3rd  Glen Carbon       28  22  .560   3
4th  Gillespie         26  24  .520   5
5th  Fairview Heights  23  27  .460   8
6th  Mascoutah         23  27  .460   8
7th  Wood River        20  30  .400  11
8th  Waterloo          20  30  .400  11

There wasn't a lot of separation in the HML 1st half. Carlyle (affiliated with Breese) got hot and emerged from the pack about mid-way through and then held off a late charge from Brighton (affiliated with Jerseyville) to win.

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Low Minor League
FINAL 1st Half Standings (July 11th, 2011)

                        W   L   PCT  GB
1st  Valmeyer          33  17  .660  --
2nd  Troy              29  21  .580   4
3rd  Lebanon           27  23  .540   6
4th  Trenton           27  23  .540   6
5th  Bunker Hill       26  24  .520   7
6th  Grafton           26  24  .520   7
7th  Freeburg          18  32  .360  15
8th  Bethalto          14  36  .280  19

Valmeyer (affiliated with Columbia), Troy (affiliated with Edwardsville), Lebanon (affiliated with O'Fallon), and Trenton (affiliated with Breese) were very close most of the way, but Lebanon and Trenton went a little cold and Valmeyer got a little hot. Still, the top 6 teams were only separated by 7 games and were all over .500. Should be interesting to see who comes out on top in the 2nd half.

hopeful1212 · 04-24-2011, 11:47 AM

Week 11 Standings

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2nd Half Standings (July 18th, 2011)

               W   L   PCT  GB   This Week   Odds
Alton          3   2  .600  --      3-2     58.47%
Belleville     3   2  .600  --      3-2     15.05%
Breese         3   2  .600  --      3-2     14.89%
Columbia       3   2  .600  --      3-2      1.48%
Staunton       3   2  .600  --      3-2      0.83%
Jerseyville    2   3  .400   1      2-3      2.64%
Edwardsville   2   3  .400   1      2-3      1.24%
O'Fallon       1   4  .200   2      1-4      5.42%

We've got a 5-way tie after the first week in the 2nd half. O'Fallon (1-4), who was Alton's main competition in the first half, is currently in last. But, it's early and they're only 2 games back.

Player of the Week:

Mitchell Lindsey (OF) -- Alton River Hawks
10 for 19 (.526), 3 HR, 7 RBI

hopeful1212 · 04-29-2011, 11:28 PM

Week 12 Standings

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2nd Half Standings (July 25th, 2011)

               W   L   PCT  GB   This Week   Odds
Belleville     8   2  .800  --      5-0     52.40%
Breese         6   4  .600   2      3-2     19.55%
Staunton       6   4  .600   2      3-2      1.52%
Jerseyville    5   5  .500   3      3-2      3.82%
Edwardsville   5   5  .500   3      3-2      2.10%
O'Fallon       4   6  .400   4      3-2      7.42%
Alton          3   7  .300   5      0-5     13.03%
Columbia       3   7  .300   5      0-5      0.16%

Belleville's now on a 7 game winning streak and in first place by themselves. Breese and Staunton each had a solid week and are tied for second. Alton and Columbia both went winless this week and are now at the bottom of the standings. Alton won the first half, but they'll need to get the lead out of they're going to win the 2nd half too.

Player of the Week:

Jerry Miller (1B) -- Belleville Cannons
10 for 19 (.526), 2 HR, 5 RBI, 6 Runs

hopeful1212 · 05-02-2011, 04:43 PM

July 2011 Awards

Hitter of the Month:	Pitcher of the Month:	Rookie of the Month:

Mitchell Lindsey (OF)	Edmund Johnson (SP)	Maurice Burke (3B)
Alton River Hawks	Jerseyville Beasts	O'Fallon Immortals
.446, 7 HR, 24 R, 17 RBI	5-0, 2.04 ERA, 20 K	.341, 4 HR, 14 R, 18 RBI

11-06-2010, 07:54 PM	#61
hopeful1212 Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 385	Week 1 Standings Code: 1st Half Standings (May 9th, 2011) W L PCT GB This Week Odds Alton 4 1 .800 -- 4-1 41.37% Edwardsville 3 2 .600 1 3-2 21.91% Belleville 3 2 .600 1 3-2 14.93% O'Fallon 3 2 .600 1 3-2 8.89% Jerseyville 3 2 .600 1 3-2 8.02% Columbia 2 3 .400 2 2-3 2.54% Breese 1 4 .200 3 1-4 1.21% Staunton 1 4 .200 3 1-4 1.13% Alton gets out on top in 2011 with a nice 4-1 start. Breese, the 2010 Champs, lost SP John Kennedy to Columbia in free agency during the off-season, but added to their offense. Nonetheless, they stumble out of the gate and find themselves 3 games out already. Edwardsville, Belleville, O'Fallon, and Jerseyville all have winning weeks and share 2nd place. Starting this year, I've added a new column to the standings ("Odds"). This is a simulated estimate of each team's chances of winning the half. Player of the Week: Mike Weaver (1B) -- Staunton Rebels 8 for 19 (.421), 4 HR, 7 RBI, 6 R

11-07-2010, 07:45 PM	#62
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11-09-2010, 11:21 PM	#64
hopeful1212 Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 385	Week 2 Standings Code: 1st Half Standings (May 16th, 2011) W L PCT GB This Week Odds O'Fallon 8 2 .800 -- 5-0 46.43% Alton 7 3 .700 1 3-2 29.94% Belleville 6 4 .600 2 3-2 11.72% Jerseyville 6 4 .600 2 3-2 9.34% Edwardsville 4 6 .400 4 1-4 1.27% Breese 4 6 .400 4 3-2 1.03% Columbia 3 7 .300 5 1-4 0.21% Staunton 2 8 .200 6 1-4 0.06% O'Fallon was perfect this week (5-0) and moved into 1st place. Alton, Belleville, and Jerseyville all went 3-2 and are hanging right in there. We're starting to see some separation after that, but it's still early. O'Fallon will be playing Belleville and Alton next week, so they could potentially solidify their lead. Player of the Week: Duane Wood (CF) -- Belleville Cannons 9 for 19 (.474), 5 HR, 9 RBI

12-25-2010, 12:45 PM	#65
hopeful1212 Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 385	Week 3 Standings Code: 1st Half Standings (May 23rd, 2011) W L PCT GB This Week Odds Alton 12 3 .800 -- 5-0 71.58% O'Fallon 10 5 .667 2 2-3 22.15% Breese 8 7 .533 4 4-1 3.69% Columbia 7 8 .467 5 4-1 1.03% Jerseyville 7 8 .467 5 1-4 0.79% Edwardsville 6 9 .400 6 2-3 0.47% Belleville 6 9 .400 6 0-5 0.28% Staunton 4 11 .267 8 2-3 0.02% Alton had a monster week, going 5-0 including a 3-game sweep of O'Fallon, and moved back into 1st place. Breese was also on the rise, moving into 3rd place, 4 games back. The biggest loser this week was Belleville; they went 0-5 and are now 6 games behind the leader. This is the first week that someone's gone over 50% in the odds of winning the half. Alton will have a chance to improve their lead next week as they face Edwardsville and Staunton. Player of the Week: Bruce Davis (CF) -- Staunton Rebels 12 for 22 (.545), 2 HR, 5 RBI, 5 R

12-27-2010, 05:55 PM	#66
hopeful1212 Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 385	Week 4 Standings Code: 1st Half Standings (May 30th, 2011) W L PCT GB This Week Odds Alton 16 4 .800 -- 4-1 71.41% O'Fallon 14 6 .700 2 4-1 27.83% Edwardsville 9 11 .450 7 3-2 0.25% Columbia 9 11 .450 7 2-3 0.16% Jerseyville 9 11 .450 7 2-3 0.15% Belleville 9 11 .450 7 3-2 0.14% Breese 8 12 .400 8 0-5 0.05% Staunton 6 14 .300 10 2-3 0.00% Alton (4-1) continues to pile up the wins, but O'Fallon (4-1) matched them this week and remains 2 games back. The rest of the league wasn't so lucky. Every other team lost ground and currently finds themselves under .500. With 30 games to play it looks like we've got a 2 team race. Next week, Alton will face Columbia/Belleville while O'Fallon will face Staunton/Breese. Player of the Week: Jeff Bacon (CF) -- Edwardsville Snarl 7 for 9 (.778), 2 HR, 4 RBI

11-07-2010, 08:12 PM	#63
hopeful1212 Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 385	I'm still managing Bunker Hill. You can read about it game-by-game on my OOTP blog.

01-20-2011, 08:26 PM	#68
hopeful1212 Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 385	Week 5 Standings Code: 1st Half Standings (June 6th, 2011) W L PCT GB This Week Odds Alton 19 6 .760 -- 3-2 78.62% O'Fallon 17 8 .680 2 3-2 20.90% Edwardsville 12 13 .480 7 3-2 0.25% Belleville 12 13 .480 7 3-2 0.14% Breese 11 14 .440 8 3-2 0.05% Jerseyville 11 14 .440 8 2-3 0.04% Columbia 10 15 .400 9 1-4 0.00% Staunton 8 17 .320 11 2-3 0.00% The theme this week was stasis. Alton (3-2) is still ahead of O'Fallon (3-2) by a couple games, and everyone else is still under .500. With 25 games to play, this is a two horse race. Alton's got the edge for now, but there's still time for O'Fallon to make a run at them. Looking to next week, Alton will face Staunton and Jerseyville, while O'Fallon will see Columbia and Belleville. Player of the Week: Zak Brown (LF) -- Edwardsville Snarl 9 for 19 (.474), 1 HR, 6 RBI Last edited by hopeful1212; 02-08-2011 at 10:21 PM.

02-08-2011, 10:29 PM	#69
hopeful1212 Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 385	Week 6 Standings Code: 1st Half Standings (June 13th, 2011) W L PCT GB This Week Odds Alton 22 8 .733 -- 3-2 81.17% O'Fallon 20 10 .667 2 3-2 18.26% Breese 16 14 .533 6 5-0 0.46% Edwardsville 14 16 .467 8 2-3 0.07% Belleville 14 16 .467 8 2-3 0.03% Jerseyville 14 16 .467 8 3-2 0.02% Columbia 12 18 .400 10 2-3 0.00% Staunton 8 22 .267 14 0-5 0.00% Alton (3-2) and O'Fallon (3-2) keep the pace. Breese (5-0) got hot this week and picked up a couple games, but they still find themselves 6 back. With 20 games left to play in the 1st half, it will be tough for anyone but Alton or O'Fallon to come away with the lead. And they'll continue to battle indirectly next week: Alton will get Edwardsville and Columbia; O'Fallon will play Jerseyville and Staunton. Player of the Week: Trent Baker (1B) -- Columbia Knights 11 for 20 (.550), 2 HR, 4 RBI, 4 R

02-12-2011, 08:20 PM	#70
hopeful1212 Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 385	Week 7 Standings Code: 1st Half Standings (June 20th, 2011) W L PCT GB This Week Odds Alton 26 9 .743 -- 4-1 90.75% O'Fallon 23 12 .657 3 3-2 8.66% Breese 20 15 .571 6 4-1 0.46% Belleville 19 16 .543 7 5-0 0.13% Jerseyville 15 20 .429 11 1-4 0.00% Edwardsville 14 21 .400 12 0-5 0.00% Columbia 13 22 .371 13 1-4 0.00% Staunton 10 25 .286 16 2-3 0.00% For the first time in four weeks, O'Fallon (3-2) failed to match Alton (4-1) and they're now 3 games back. Breese (4-1) is still hanging around and Belleville (5-0) has joined them on the fringe. But with just 15 games to play in the 1st half, it's unlikely either will be able to catch Alton. Next week, Alton will play 2 against O'Fallon and 3 against Breese, so if they have another good week, they will all but clinch it. Player of the Week: Mark Graham (CF) -- O'Fallon Immortals 9 for 22 (.409), 3 HR, 9 RBI, 8 R

02-16-2011, 01:05 AM	#71
hopeful1212 Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 385	Week 8 Standings Code: 1st Half Standings (June 27th, 2011) W L PCT GB This Week Odds Alton 29 11 .725 -- 3-2 97.09% O'Fallon 26 14 .650 3 3-2 2.84% Breese 23 17 .575 6 3-2 0.04% Belleville 22 18 .550 7 3-2 0.03% Edwardsville 16 24 .400 13 2-3 0.00% Jerseyville 16 24 .400 13 1-4 0.00% Columbia 14 26 .350 15 1-4 0.00% Staunton 14 26 .350 15 4-1 0.00% Alton (3-2) won both games against O'Fallon (3-2) this week and clinched the tiebreaker between them. That, plus time running down in the half (10 games to go) saw their odds of winning increase from about 90% to 97%. Breese (3-2) and Belleville (3-2) also kept pace, but they're too far back with too little time. Alton will face Staunton and Belleville next week, while O'Fallon will play Columbia and Breese. Player of the Week: Chet Russell (CF) -- Jerseyville Beasts 10 for 18 (.556), 2 HR, 7 RBI

02-20-2011, 08:45 PM	#73
hopeful1212 Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 385	Week 9 Standings Code: 1st Half Standings (July 4th, 2011) W L PCT GB This Week Odds Alton 32 13 .711 -- 3-2 99.43% O'Fallon 29 16 .644 3 3-2 0.57% Breese 25 20 .556 7 2-3 0.00% Belleville 24 21 .533 8 2-3 0.00% Jerseyville 20 25 .444 12 4-1 0.00% Edwardsville 19 26 .422 13 3-2 0.00% Columbia 16 29 .356 16 2-3 0.00% Staunton 15 30 .333 17 1-4 0.00% O'Fallon (3-2) matched Alton (3-2) this week, but time is running out. There's only 5 games left in the half, O'Fallon trails by 3 games, and Alton has the tiebreaker. Alton's magic number is 2, meaning they need just two more wins (or two more O'Fallon losses, or one of each) to clinch. Alton will play Jerseyville and Edwardsville next week, while O'Fallon gets Belleville and Jerseyville. We'll now follow these two teams game-by-game until the half is decided. Player of the Week: Danny McGee (2B) -- Alton River Hawks 12 for 20 (.600), 2 HR, 10 RBI

02-21-2011, 03:37 PM	#74
hopeful1212 Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 385	Jerseyville 3, Alton 2 Jerseyville only had three baserunners, but they made the most of them. SS Ralph Adams hit a solo HR in the 2nd and 2B Donald Gallagher hit a two-run shot in the 5th. It was only the 2nd home run on the year for both players. Alton lacked timely hitting in this one. They were 0-for-4 with runners in scoring and two outs. CF Burton Hunt also led off Alton's 8th inning with a triple, but the River Hawks couldn't get him in. O'Fallon 4, Belleville 2 2010's Hitter of the Year, LF John McNeal got O'Fallon on the board with a 3-run HR in the 1st. It was his 11th on the year. That was all the scoring the Immortals would need. SP Arthur Scott threw 7 strong innings (2 ER, 4 H, 0 BB, 4 K) and picked up his league-leading 9th win this year. CL David Williams nailed it down by striking out all three batters he faced in the ninth. With this win, O'Fallon moves to 2 games back of Alton with 4 to play. Code: Pennant Race (4 to play) W L PCT GB Odds Alton 32 14 .696 -- 97.49% O'Fallon 30 16 .652 2 2.51% Tiebreakers: Head-to-Head Result Alton tied with O'Fallon 5-2 ALT Alton wins

02-21-2011, 07:33 PM	#75
hopeful1212 Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 385	Alton 4, Jerseyville 3 (10 innings) Jerseyville had Alton down to their last out, but River Hawks' RF Alex Koch tied the game with an RBI double in the 9th to force extras. Jerseyville took the lead again in the top of the 10th on PH Erza Ross's RBI single, but Alton came back a second time in as many innings. With one on and no one out, 3B Justin Smith went deep with a walk-off HR to give Alton the win. This win combined with O'Fallon's loss clinched the half for Alton. Belleville 7, O'Fallon 4 O'Fallon's table-setters did their job today (#1 and #2 batters were 6-for-9), but the middle of the lineup was quiet (#3-5 were 2-for-12). And O'Fallon's pitchers had trouble keeping Belleville off-base. The Cannons had runners everywhere: they had 14 hits and 7 walks. RF Billy Alexander went 3-for-5 and drove in the go-ahead run for Belleville in the 7th. With this loss, O'Fallon was eliminated. We'll have to see what the 2nd half has in store for them.

02-23-2011, 04:00 PM	#76
hopeful1212 Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 385	Week 10 Standings Code: FINAL 1st Half Standings (July 11th, 2011) W L PCT GB This Week 1st Alton 36 14 .720 -- 4-1 2nd O'Fallon 30 20 .600 6 1-4 3rd Breese 28 22 .560 8 3-2 4th Belleville 28 22 .560 8 4-1 5th Jerseyville 24 26 .480 12 4-1 6th Edwardsville 20 30 .400 16 1-4 7th Columbia 18 32 .360 18 2-3 8th Staunton 16 34 .320 20 1-4 O'Fallon was within 2-3 games back of Alton until the very end. With 4 games to play, just 2 games separated the two, but O'Fallon lost their last 4 while Alton won their last 4. Last year's champion, Breese, stumbled out of the gate, but played well over their last 26 games (18-8) and should be one to watch in the 2nd half. Alton certainly looks formidable. They were in the top 3 in every hitting and pitching category that counts, with a lot of #1's. But they may regress some and open the door for others in the 2nd half. Player of the Week: Mitchell Lindsey (LF/CF/RF) -- Alton River Hawks 8 for 15 (.533), 1 HR, 2 RBI

02-23-2011, 04:36 PM	#77
hopeful1212 Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 385	Carlyle, Valmeyer win minor league 1st half Code: High Minor League FINAL 1st Half Standings (July 11th, 2011) W L PCT GB 1st Carlyle 31 19 .620 -- 2nd Brighton 29 21 .580 2 3rd Glen Carbon 28 22 .560 3 4th Gillespie 26 24 .520 5 5th Fairview Heights 23 27 .460 8 6th Mascoutah 23 27 .460 8 7th Wood River 20 30 .400 11 8th Waterloo 20 30 .400 11 There wasn't a lot of separation in the HML 1st half. Carlyle (affiliated with Breese) got hot and emerged from the pack about mid-way through and then held off a late charge from Brighton (affiliated with Jerseyville) to win. Code: Low Minor League FINAL 1st Half Standings (July 11th, 2011) W L PCT GB 1st Valmeyer 33 17 .660 -- 2nd Troy 29 21 .580 4 3rd Lebanon 27 23 .540 6 4th Trenton 27 23 .540 6 5th Bunker Hill 26 24 .520 7 6th Grafton 26 24 .520 7 7th Freeburg 18 32 .360 15 8th Bethalto 14 36 .280 19 Valmeyer (affiliated with Columbia), Troy (affiliated with Edwardsville), Lebanon (affiliated with O'Fallon), and Trenton (affiliated with Breese) were very close most of the way, but Lebanon and Trenton went a little cold and Valmeyer got a little hot. Still, the top 6 teams were only separated by 7 games and were all over .500. Should be interesting to see who comes out on top in the 2nd half.

04-24-2011, 11:47 AM	#78
hopeful1212 Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 385	Week 11 Standings Code: 2nd Half Standings (July 18th, 2011) W L PCT GB This Week Odds Alton 3 2 .600 -- 3-2 58.47% Belleville 3 2 .600 -- 3-2 15.05% Breese 3 2 .600 -- 3-2 14.89% Columbia 3 2 .600 -- 3-2 1.48% Staunton 3 2 .600 -- 3-2 0.83% Jerseyville 2 3 .400 1 2-3 2.64% Edwardsville 2 3 .400 1 2-3 1.24% O'Fallon 1 4 .200 2 1-4 5.42% We've got a 5-way tie after the first week in the 2nd half. O'Fallon (1-4), who was Alton's main competition in the first half, is currently in last. But, it's early and they're only 2 games back. Player of the Week: Mitchell Lindsey (OF) -- Alton River Hawks 10 for 19 (.526), 3 HR, 7 RBI

04-29-2011, 11:28 PM	#79
hopeful1212 Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 385	Week 12 Standings Code: 2nd Half Standings (July 25th, 2011) W L PCT GB This Week Odds Belleville 8 2 .800 -- 5-0 52.40% Breese 6 4 .600 2 3-2 19.55% Staunton 6 4 .600 2 3-2 1.52% Jerseyville 5 5 .500 3 3-2 3.82% Edwardsville 5 5 .500 3 3-2 2.10% O'Fallon 4 6 .400 4 3-2 7.42% Alton 3 7 .300 5 0-5 13.03% Columbia 3 7 .300 5 0-5 0.16% Belleville's now on a 7 game winning streak and in first place by themselves. Breese and Staunton each had a solid week and are tied for second. Alton and Columbia both went winless this week and are now at the bottom of the standings. Alton won the first half, but they'll need to get the lead out of they're going to win the 2nd half too. Player of the Week: Jerry Miller (1B) -- Belleville Cannons 10 for 19 (.526), 2 HR, 5 RBI, 6 Runs