The IBL's Alaska Avalanche

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2034 SEASON WEEK 17
RECORD: 6-1
OVERALL: 71-29 +11.5 (Las Vegas 60-41 (4-2)
RUNS SCORED: 597 (41) 1st
RUNS AGAINST: 402 (26) 1st
OWNER/FANS: Ecstatic 96/100
SCHEDULE: 2 vs San Jose/3 @ Michigan/2 vs West Michigan

7/17
SAN 5 SJ 2
W-Finnin (2-0) L-Hernandez (9-7)
HR SJ-Obispo (11) SAN-Scott (13) Bullock (30)
Finnin CG (W) 8 H 4 K 2 ER Craig 1-2 2 BB R RBI (61) Bullock HR 2 RBI (74)
Hernandez (SJ) CG (L) 8 IP 8 H 5 ER Obispo (SJ) 4-4 HR SB (6) 2 R RBI (38)

7/18
SAN 11 SJ 5
W-Neal (12-3) L-Perez (4-7)
HR SAN-Peterson (16) Hutchison LO (26) Bailey (3)
Neal 5 IP 11 H 5 R 2 ER (4 errors) Hutchison 2-5 lead off HR 2B (16) SB (19) 2 R RBI (69) Peterson 3-4 2B (14) HR SB (11) 4 R 4 RBI (61)
Archuleta (SJ) 3-5 2 RBI (17) Blue 3-5 2B (23)

7/19
SAN 4 MICH 3 (10)
HR SAN-Heeren (14) Scott (14) MICH-Martinez (13)
O'Dell 7 IP 9 H 9 K 3 ER Craig 3-5 2B (17) R
S. bin Sabir (MICH) 8.2 IP 10 H 4 K 3 ER Melis (MICH) 3-4 2B (17) R

Rookie David Bailey sprained an ankle in the 7th, and it's serious enough he's out a month or more. 23 year old Alfredo Duran will be added to the roster and called up from AA Louisville. He's the best defensive catcher in the organization along with Bailey and will be ok at the plate.

7/20
MICH 6 SAN 4 (10)
W-Trinidad (1-0) L-Brooks (2-4)
HR SAN-Heeren (15) Barker (5) Scott (15) MICH-Manuel (4) Melis WO (25)
Kirk 7 IP 8 H 4 K 4 R 2 ER (Errors Heeren (17) Ramirez (3)
MICHIGAN-Manuel 3-5 HR 2 R 2 RBI (12) Melis 2-5 2 R 3 RBI (88) walk off 2 R HR off Brooks

7/21
SAN 6 MICH 3
W-Garcia (4-5) L-Curry (5-9) S-Whaley (27)
HR SAN-Bullock (31)
Garcia 7 IP 8 H 8 K 3 ER Scott 1-2 3 BB R RBI (45)

7/22
SAN 6 WMI 5
W-Brooks (3-4) BS (2) L-Kurota (1-4) S-Whaley (28)
HR WMI-Rojas (8) Rich (6) SAN-Weijers (11) Craig (26) Bullock (32)
Finnin 7 IP 8 H 4 K 4 ER Craig 1-2 2 BB HR R RBI (62) Bullock HR 2 RBI (77) Heeren 2-4 2 2B (22) 2 R
WEST MICHIGAN Rich 3-4 HR R 2 RBI (33)

7/23
SAN 5 WMI 2
W-Neal (13-3) L-Rogers (2-6) S-Whaley (29)
HR WMI-Watson (10) SAN-Craig (27)
Neal 8 IP 6 H 6 K 2 ER Craig HR 2 RBI (64) Weijers 2-3 R SB (15) RBI (41)
Rogers (WMI) CG (L) 8 IP 8 H 5 K 5 ER

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
FL POTW- Jonathan Lyons (BUF) 4-7 4 HR 6 RBI (.235-11-30)
CL POTW- Michael Turner (BAL) 13-29 2 HR 4 RBI (.240-12-44)

POWER RANKINGS
1) San Antonio (1)
2) Alaska (2)
3) Columbus (4)
4) New Hampshire (-)
5) Las Vegas (7)
OUT Edmonton (9) Staten Island (6)

NEWS/NOTES
Michigan's acquired a metric crap ton of prospects this year. I wonder if that'll ever manifest itself into a post season appearance?

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2034 SEASON WEEK 18
RECORD: 1-5
OVERALL: 72-34 +10.5 (Las Vegas 62-45 2-4)
RUNS SCORED: 622 (25) 1st
RUNS AGAINST: 433 (31) 1st
OWNER/FANS: Ecstatic 94/100
SCHEDULE: 1 vs West Michigan/Off Day/3 vs New Orleans/2 @ El Paso

INJURY NEWS-Sancho Ramirez had an issue with his back on the 23rd. He was taken out and it seems it's a bit more serious. He's out 1-2 weeks so rather than wait around we DL him. 23 year old RHH William Cosgrove is called up from AAA. He's a supreme defender at 2B who can play an IBL average SS. When all is said and done he's likely a 2 hole hitter with very little pop. Below average speed but an exceptional base runner and stealer. He was hitting .397/.450/.552 at (A) Plano after 30 games and then hit .291/.352/.401 in 59 games in AAA. A 2nd rounder in 2028 by New Hampshire he was signed at the end of camp as a minor league FA. Tony Booth will play 2B vs RHP, Cosgrove vs LHP and he'll move into the lineup for late inning defense to get Heeren off the field.

7/24
WMI 5 SAN 2
W-X. Green (8-12) L-O'Dell (12-3) S-Crosby (17)
HR WMI-Reyes (9) Rich (7) Baxter (10)
Green (WMI) 8 IP 6 H 4 K 1 ER Baxter 3-4 HR R 2 RBI (46) Ledesma 3-4 2 SB (20)
O'Dell 5 IP 9 H 5 K 3 HR 4 ER Booth 1-2 BB 2 SB (9)

7/25
Off Day

7/26
SAN 10 NO 4
W-Kirk (10-3) L-J. Green (6-12)
HR SAN-Bullock (33) Peterson (17) Weijers (12) Heeren (16)
Kirk 6.1 IP 7 H 7 K 4 ER Heeren HR 3 RBI (64) Peterson 2-4 HR 2 R 2 RBI (65) Weijers 2-4 HR R 3 RBI (44)

7/27
NO 3 SAN 1
W-Clark (7-11) L-Garcia (4-6) S-Thompson (19)
HR NO-Brown (18) Kelley 2 (8) SAN-Heeren (17)
Clark (NO) 7.2 IP 9 H 5 BB 1 ER Kelley (NO) 3-3 2 HR 2 R 2 RBI (31)
Garcia 8 IP 4 H 9 K 2 ER Scott 3-4 BB

7/28
NO 8 SAN 6 (11)
W-Lowry (4-7) L-Barton (5-1) S-Thompson (20)
HR Edwards (13) Sousa (18) Kelley 2 GW (10)
Kelley (NO) game tying HR off Whaley BS (6) in the 9th, game winner in the 11th.
Finnin 7 IP 7 H 8 K 4 ER (3 runs on 5 hits in the 1st) Peterson 4-5 2 3B (7) 3 R RBI (66)
Kelley (NO) 3-4 2 HR BB 2 R 4 RBI (35) Beard (NO) 3-5 R

7/29
EP 6 SAN 3
W-Gonzales (13-5) L-Neal (13-4) S-Davis (10)
HR EP-Sanchez (16) Stout (5)
Gonzales (EP) 8 IP 8 H 8 K 2 ER Sanchez (EP) 2-4 HR 2 R 3 RBI (70) Stout 2-3 2B (8) HR R 3 RBI (27)
Neal 6.1 IP 7 H 4 K 4 ER

7/30
EP 5 SAN 3
W-Fouracre (3-0) L-Martin (4-1) S-Davis (11)
HR EP-Keith (5) Soto (22) Stout (6)
O'Dell 6 IP 8 H 3 ER 9 K
Keen (EP) 6 IP 6 H 3 ER 5 BB 5 K Keith (EP) 3-4 HR R RBI (38)

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
FL POTW- Francisco Ledesma (WMI) 12-23 RBI (.236-1-20)
CL POTW- Jason Kelley (NO) 10-17 4 HR 6 RBI (.214-10-35)

POWER RANKINGS
1) Alaska (2)
2) Staten Island (6)
3) San Antonio (1)
4) Columbus (3)
5) Boston (-)
OUT New Hampshire (7) Las Vegas (9)

NEWS/NOTES
An enormous week of moves. I have tried to group teams transactions this week with each other to get a feel for the overall picture of what any one team might be trying to do, buy, sell, both...

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A new rookie stirring it up in Corpus Christi. Jose Cruz is just 25 years old.

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2034 SEASON WEEK 19
RECORD: 4-2
OVERALL: 76-36 +11 (Las Vegas 66-48 4-3)
RUNS SCORED: 648 (26) 1st
RUNS AGAINST: 455 (22) 1st
OWNER/FANS: Ecstatic 94/100
SCHEDULE: 1 @ El Paso/Off Day/3 @ Corpus Christi/2 @ Boston

7/31
SAN 7 EP 3
W-Kirk (11-3) L-Ingram (5-9) S-Martin (3)
HR NONE
Kirk 6.2 IP 4 H 6 K 2 ER Bullock 2-2 2 BB 2 2B (20) 3 RBI (83) Weijers 2 2B (13) 2 RBI (49) Hutchison 2-5 BB SB (23) 2 R

8/1
Off Day
The New York Knights have fired Manager Ernest Shoemaker in just his 3rd season at the helm, and having made the post season the past 4 years (with 2 of them he was the bench coach). They're 41-68, 29 games out this year and owner Mark Roberson Jr was expecting a post season appearance again. Their offense has had a miserable season, combined with a 15th ranked bullpen and 11th ranked rotation and a Staten Island team winning at a .642 clip.

A few days later they announce the signing of former Mountaineer AAA manager Joe Hiscock to a 5 year 3.3M dollar deal. Hiscock (not going to be a problem in the clubhouse much...) managed short season ball for the Voodoo from '29 to '33 and then not even a full year this year with AAA New Hampshire (Oakland) before getting this job.

8/2
SAN 3 CC 2
W-Garcia (5-6) L-Rincon (8-13) S-Whaley (30)
HR SAN-Barker (6)
Garcia 7.1 IP 7 H 4 K (lost SHO in the 8th) Barker 2-4 HR R RBI (35)
Rincon (CC) 7.1 IP 5 H 3 BB 2 ER

8/3
SAN 2 CC 1
W-Finnin (3-0) L-Ash (0-1) S-Whaley (31)
HR SAN-Hutchison LO (27) Heeren (18)
Finnin 8.2 IP 5 H 6 K 1 ER 127 pitches (3-0 2.72) Heeren 3-4 2B (24) HR R RBI (67)
Ash (CC) 7.1 IP 6 H 5 K 2 ER

SIGNING NEWS- Alaska hands out a 102M dollar deal to Cole Martin. He was signed as a minor league FA opening day in 2027 and has done nothing but mash since. A career .304/.383/.562 hitter in 1006 games he's hit 244 HR's 235 2B's and driven in 831 runs in the past 7 years. He's averaging 39-134 and has an MVP trophy (2031 when he hit .337-47-163) on his resume.



8/4
CC 3 SAN 0
W-Torres (13-9) L-Neal (13-5) S-Sheppard (24)
HR NONE
Torres (CC) (13-9 3.75) 6.1 IP 6 H 1 K Rask (CC) 3-4 SB (35) RBI (35)
Neal 6.1 IP 11 H 2 BB 0 K 2 ER

ROSTER NEWS-Sancho Ramirez comes off the DL and Cosgrove is sent back down.

GOOD GAMES-New Hampshire made a deadline deal for 36 year old Paul Green to help bolster their rotation. A career 144-157 4.73 over his 11+ years they were just hoping for some quality innings. He tossed a 2-hitter to beat Chicago today and has thrown 17 scoreless in his 1st 2 starts for the Mountaineers.

MILESTONE-Jesus Reyes puts a pretty good name in the book for his 2000th career hit



2000 HIT CLUB
Bashir Malik (DAY) 6/1/34 (30 years 161 days) RBI single off Caffar Iddison (CHI) in the bottom of the 3rd
Luis Chavez 8/19/25 (30 years 271 days)
Rich Stone 9/15/23 (32 years 195 days)
Jeffrey Hudson 8/8/25 (32 years 223 days)
Felix Torres 9/8/25 (32 years 288 days)
Pedro Hernandez 7/10/33 (33 years 203 days) 9th inning double off Brady Stephens (FRE)
Curt Whimster 8/15/22 (33 years 262 days) 1st member
Tony Greene (PHI) 5/17/31 (34 years 15 days) 3 run HR off Adrian Gomez (HOU) in the bottom of the 5th
Juan Barrios (SI) 4/16/32 (34 years 88 days) 3B off Ignacio Serrano (EDM) in the top of the 7th
Mario Gomez (CHI) 7/21/31 (34 years 95 days) 2B off Wilber Chase (CC) in the bottom of the 3rd
Pedro Lopez (HOU) 4/14/32 (34 years 238 days) 2B off Chris Murphy (LV) in the bottom of the 9th.
Jesus Reyes (EDM) 8/4/34 (34 years 269 days) 1B off Luis Martinez (SI) in the top of the 7th.
George Quinn 7/20/29 (34 years 293 days)
George Tanner (COL) 7/25/33 (34 years 16 days) 1B off Adrian Gomez (HOU) in the top of the 4th
Cliff Edwards 7/9/28 (35 years 22 days)
Earl Shaw (CC) 4/22/33 (35 years 59 days) 1B off Jesus Gonzales (EP) in the bottom of the 9th.
Andre Blakeway 4/23/30 (35 years 74 days)
Gerald Wright 7/22/23 (35 years 125 days)
Jimmy Rollins 6/19/30 (35 years 204 days)
Javier Martinez (BOS) 5/21/34 (35 years 217 days) 5th inning single off Miguel Gallo (TUL)
Lando Jongmans 5/14/27 (36 years 33 days)
Jose Perez (NY) 9/1/33 (36 years 188 days) 2 run double in the 8th inning off Luis Castaneda (DAY)
Hugh Collins 4/27/26 (36 years 271 days)
Pete Merritt (HOU) 8/7/33 (36 years 305 days) 1st inning single off Julio Gonzales (SJ)
Manuel Rodriguez (NY) 9/16/33 (37 years 11 days) 3rd inning 1B off Xavier Green (WMI)
Scott Rolen 4/17/27 (37 years 14 days)
Ramiro Sanchez (TUL) 9/7/33 (37 years 16 days) bases loaded 2B in the 8th inning off Jason Beck (CC)
Raul Miranda (LA) 7/14/33 (37 years 114 days) 3rd inning single off Reynaldo Castillo (SAC)
Will Lee 6/8/32 (37 years 232 days) RBI single in the bottom of the 4th off Sadao Suzuki (PHI) 3-4 RBI
Ernesto Garza 5/14/26 (37 years 288 days)
Fred Gill 8/21/30 (38 years 13 days)
Alberto Rivera (SI) 5/30/33 (38 years 186 days) 9th inning single off Eric Gore (BUF)
Antonio Rojas (WMI) 6/28/33 (39 years 122 days) 2 run double off Xavier Woods (MICH) in the bottom of the 3rd 3-5 2B (23) 3 R 2 RBI (34)
Tim Davis 7/20/27 (42 years 169 days)

8/5
SAN 5 BOS 2
W-O'Dell (13-3) L-Cooley (4-5) S-Whaley (32)
HR SAN-Scott (16) Craig 2 (29)
O'Dell 6 IP 6 H 6 K 2 ER 118 pitches Craig 2-3 2 BB 2 HR 2 R 3 RBI (70) Hutchison 2-5 R SB (24)

8/6
BOS 11 SAN 9
W-P. Jackson (1-0) L-Kirk (11-4) S-Holliday (28)
HR BOS-Holt (8) Rivera (4) Thies (10)
Kirk 3 IP 6 H 3 BB 3 HR 7 ER Heeren 5-5 R 3 RBI (71) Barker 3-4 3B (2) R RBI (36)
Goldsworthy (BOS) 3-4 2B (28) B 4 R Holt (BOS) 3-5 HR 2 R 4 RBI (39) Rivera (BOS) 3-4 HR R 2 RBI (27)

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
FL POTW- Turner Harmon (MICH) 12-27 3 HR 9 RBI (.271-13-59)
CL POTW- Gustavo Jaquias (FRE) 14-23 5 RBI (.262-3-31)

IBL SINGLE SEASON RECORD: SLUGGING %
.6985 Tony Greene (PIT) '21
.6950 Bill Hill '12
.6763 George Tanner (COL) '25
.6724 Cy May '12
.6676 Ramon Castro (AAA) '26

POWER RANKINGS
1) Staten Island (2)
2) Alaska (1)
3) San Antonio (3)
4) Columbus (4)
5) New Hampshire (7)
OUT Boston (6)

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2034 SEASON WEEK 20
RECORD: 6-0
OVERALL: 82-36 +12.5 (Las Vegas 70-49 (4-1)
RUNS SCORED: 684 (36) 1st
RUNS AGAINST: 469 (14) 1st
OWNER/FANS: Ecstatic 93/100 (-1? after a 6-0 week?)
SCHEDULE: 1 @ Boston/Off Day/3 vs Dallas/2 vs New Orleans

8/7
SAN 7 BOS 4
W-Garcia (6-6) L-Kaiser (8-10) S-Opacic (4)
HR SAN-Bullock (34) Hutchison GS (28) BOS-R. Hernandez (10)
Garcia 7 IP 8 H 4 ER 5 K Hutchison grand slam 4 RBI (77) Craig 0-2 3 BB Ramirez 0-1 3 BB R RBI (33)

8/8
Off Day

8/9
SAN 9 DAL 1
W-Finnin (4-0) L-Salazar (6-11)
HR SAN-Heeren (19) Peterson (18) Weijers (13) Craig (30)
Finnin 8 IP 6 H 7 K 1 ER (4-0 2.45) Heeren 5-5 HR 3 R 2 RBI (73) Craig 1-3 2 BB HR R 2 RBI (73) Weijers 2-3 HR R 2 RBI (52)

That's Jonas Heeren's 2nd 5-5 day in the past 3 games. In the past 5 days he's gone 14-23 to raise his average from .317 to .333.

MILESTONES-Stan Hall hits the hall of fame milestone reached for the 1st time this year by Mountaineer Ace Jesus Romano. Fittingly he goes the distance in his 109th regular season complete game (5th all time behind Angelo Esparza who had 118, Mike Lewis is the all time leader at 178, 44 more than Cordell Bond).






8/10
SAN 3 DAL 2
W-Neal (14-5) L-Morales (0-1) BS (1) S-Whaley (33)
HR DAL-Varone (15)
Neal 8 IP 6 H 2 ER 117 pitches (1st inning 2 R HR) Cruz 2-4 game tying RBI 2B (7) in the 8th, Booth RBI single (24) is the winner.

8/11
SAN 8 DAL 1
W-O'Dell (14-3) L-Wright (6-12)
HR DAL-McKenzie (34) SAN-Peterson (19) Hutchison (29)
O'Dell CG (W) 7 H 1 ER 14 K 132 pitches (season high) Hutchison 2-5 2B (18) HR 2 R 3 RBI (80) Heeren 3-5 2B (25) R 2 RBI (75) Craig 0-2 3 BB R

8/12
SAN 4 NO 2
W-Kirk (12-4) L-Naif (8-12) S-Whaley (34)
HR NONE
Kirk 6 IP 6 H 4 K 4 BB 106 pitches Craig 3-4 R RBI (74) Heeren 1-4 R E (19)

8/13
SAN 5 NO 4
W-Garcia (7-6) L-Green (8-13) S-Whaley (35)
HR NO-Edwards (19) Darch (9) SAN-Bullock (35)
Garcia 7 IP 3 H 6 K 1 ER Bullock 2-3 BB HR R 3 RBI (90)
J. Green (NO) CG (L) 8 IP 9 H 8 K 5 ER Parks (NO) 3-4 2 2B (15) RBI (25)

INJURY NEWS-Columbus closer Orlando Perez (3-2 32 SV 1.38 in 54 games last year) has been out since March 2nd after elbow surgery. It was learned today he'll miss the entire year, and into 2035 possibly as the 34 year old has hit a snag in his rehab, and could possibly have to undergo a 2nd Tommy John surgery, in succession. He has saved 173 games over the past 5 years after leaving Chicago. Thankfully Columbus had signed former closer (and disgruntled Silver Star) Roberto Hidalgo who has gone 1-5 with 31 SV and a 2.72 for the Clippers, who are 72-48 and 9 games ahead of 2nd place Chicago.

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
FL POTW- Jason Martin (ALK) 12-29 3 HR 14 RBI (.275-12-68)
CL POTW- George Bell (FRE) 6-11 3 HR 6 RBI (.270-10-44)

POWER RANKINGS
1) San Antonio (3)
2) Alaska (2)
3) Staten Island (1)
4) Columbus (4)
5) New Hampshire (5)

[gehrig38]

There may be 1 division race, if that. But both Wild Cards could be a blast. Remember the format for the playoffs is changing, Wild Card round is best of 5 and this is likely the final year of this format.

It's looking like the IBL may expand by 4 clubs, and move to 3 6 team divisions in 2 leagues, with just a single wild card team.

The league is still exploring options on the expansion clubs.

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2034 SEASON WEEK 21
RECORD: 5-1
OVERALL: 87-37 +12.5 (Las Vegas 75-50 5-1)
RUNS SCORED: 734 (50) 1st
RUNS AGAINST: 496 (27) 1st
OWNER/FANS: Ecstatic 93/100
SCHEDULE: 2 vs New Orleans/3 vs Provodence/Offf Day/1 @ New Hampshire

8/14
SAN 7 NO 2
W-Finnin (5-0) L-Ortiz (8-13)
HR NO-Sellers (5) SAN-Hutchison (30) Heeren (20)
Finnin 7.1 IP 6 H 6 K 2 ER (5-0 2.45) Hutchison 2-4 BB HR 2 R 2 RBI (82) Heeren 3-5 HR 2 R 2 RBI (77) Scott 3-4 BB R

8/15
SAN 16 NO 3
W-Neal (15-5) L-Lowry (4-10)
HR NO-Johnston (7) SAN-Bullock (36) Scott (17) Heeren GS (21)
Neal 7 IP 4 H 5 K 2 ER Hutchison 3-4 2 BB 2B (19) 2 R 2 RBI (84) Heeren 2-6 Grand Slam 6 RBI (83) Scott 2-5 HR 3 RBI (56)

8/16
SAN 6 PRO 5
W-O'Dell (15-3) L-Vigil (1-2) S-Whaley (36)
HR PRO-Herhard (22) Cano (15) SAN-Hutchison (31)
O'Dell 6 IP 7 H 8 K 4 ER Scott 4-4 2B (28) R RBI (57) Barker 2-4 3 RBI (41)
Herhard 3-4 2B (19) HR R 2 RBI (60) Cano 3-4 HR SB (4) R RBI (60)

8/17
SAN 5 PRO 4
W-Kirk (13-4) L-Bruno (10-11) S-Opacic (5)
HR SAN-Barker (7) Ramirez (11) Bullock (37)
Kirk 7 IP 9 H 7 K 4 ER Bullock HR 2 RBI (93) Ramirez HR 2 RBI (36)

8/18
SAN 12 PRO 6
W-Barton (6-1) L-R. Johnson (11-11)
HR PRO-Woolridge GS (30) SAN-Duran (1) Ramirez (12) Craig (31) Bullock (38) Cruz (5)
Garcia 6 ER 3.2 IP 'Pen 5.1 IP 1 H 8 K Bullock 2-4 HR 2 R 2 RBI (95) Duran 2-3 BB 2B (1) HR 4 RBI (5)
RJ (PRO) 4 IP 7 H 7 ER 3 K (11-11 4.20) Woolridge grand slam 4 RBI (91)

8/19
Off Day

8/20
NH 7 SAN 4
W-P. Green (7-11) L-Martin (4-2) BS (2)
HR NH-Cabrera (20)
Finnin 6.1 IP 9 H 4 ER 3 BB 0 K left up 4-2 1st and 3rd and Martin blows game. Heeren 4-4 2B (26) R RBI (84)
Green (NH) 9 IP 11 H 4 ER 1 K Werner (NH) 3-3 2 BB 2B (23) 2 R Cabrera 4-5 HR 4 RBI (74)

MILESTONE-Dale Picot becomes the 11 pitcher in IBL history to save 300 games.



300 SAVE CLUB
Cisco Casas 9/1/32 (31 years 179 days)
Julio Gonzales 4/23/20 (32 years 257 days)
Shimei Ikarashi 9/27/29 (33 years 201 days)
Ernesto Cruz 9/15/19 (34 years 10 days)
Ivan Lopez 4/16/21 (34 years 131 days)
Stephen Watkins 5/26/26 (34 years 142 days)
Dale Picot (DAY) 8/21/34 (35 years 197 days) vs Houston
Kevin Sharp (MICH) 5/26/34 (35 years 306 days) vs Chicago
Bill Barlow 8/5/22 (37 years 22 days)
Tom Conklin 7/28/21 (37 years 236 days)
Joe Boswell 6/24/20 (38 years 79 days)

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
FL POTW- Domingo Casillas (AZ) 10-23 2 HR 10 RBI (.349-38-105)
CL POTW- Juan Marquez (LV) 11-25 2 HR 14 RBI (.305-23-98)

POWER RANKINGS
1) San Antonio (1)
2) Alaska (2)
3) Columbus (4)
4) Staten Island (3)
5) Las Vegas (-)
OUT New Hampshire (6)

[Hendu Style]

I used to do play-by-play for the Glacier Pilots when I lived in Anchorage. Hopefully no planes have to make an emergency landing near your ballpark! http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uORsD65...%3DuORsD65aHZc

Very cool dynasty. My biggest challenge with these is following through with them. This has got to be the Cal Ripken (ahem, Lou Gehrig) of dynasty threads. Great work, Iron Horse!

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2034 SEASON WEEK 22
RECORD: 4-3
OVERALL: 91-40 +13 (Las Vegas 78-53 3-3) #1 Seed (+18)
RUNS SCORED: 782 (48) 1st
RUNS AGAINST: 522 (26) 1st
OWNER/FANS: Ecstatic 94/100
SCHEDULE: 2 @ New Hampshire/3 @ Pittsburgh/2 vs Los Angeles

8/21
SAN 6 NH 4
W-Neal (16-5) L-Buckley (9-10) S-Whaley (37)
HR SAN-Ramirez (13)
Neal 5.1 IP 9 H 3 K 2 ER Heeren 3-4 RBI (85) Scott 3-5 2B (29) 2 R Hutchison 2-5 2B (20) R SB (25) 2 RBI (89) (25 SB 31 HR)
Buckley (NH) 6 IP 10 H 3 ER Raul Aguilar (NH) 3-4 R

8/22
NH 5 SAN 4
W-Romano (12-7) L-O'Dell (15-4) S-Baboor (31)
HR SAN-Bullock 2 (40) Craig (32)
O'Dell 4 IP 9 H 5 ER hurt in the 5th, no word yet. Craig 2-4 BB HR R 2 RBI (81) Bullock 2 HR 2 R 2 RBI (97)
Romano (NH) 7.2 IP 10 H 4 ER (career win #304)

INJURY NEWS-O'Dell will be placed on the DL, and top prospect Hugh Hartman will be recalled to get a few starts and be on the roster in time to be eligible for the post season should there be a long term problem.

8/23
PIT 6 SAN 5
W-Hairston (6-12) L-Brooks (3-5)
HR SAN-Ramirez (14) Heeren (22) PIT-Anderson WO (29)
Opacic 1 IP 2 IR 2 IRS 3 H Kirk 6 IP 7 H 5 ER (left up 5-3) Ramirez 3-3 2B (9) HR BB R 3 RBI (42)
Oswalt (PIT) 7.1 IP 11 H 5 ER (ND 12-8 2.92) Ginger (PIT) 3-5 2 RBI (39) Greene (PIT) 3-4 2 R

8/24
PIT 4 SAN 2
W-Coleman (15-8) L-Garcia (7-7) S-Vargas (36)
HR NONE
Coleman (PIT) 7.1 IP 7 H 3 K 2 ER E. Martinez (PIT) 3-4 R
Garcia 5.2 IP 9 H 5 K 4 ER

ROSTER NEWS- Javier Valle comes back from his ankle injury, and is sent to Wilmington to grab a few rehab starts before rosters expand. And in other injury news O'Dell has a labrum tear. It's not huge but it will require fixing and he's lost for the season. He's due back before 2035 though. He was 15-4 3.69 in 26 starts this year.

8/25
SAN 13 PIT 0
W-Finnin (6-0) L-Mills (6-16)
HR SAN-Hutchison (32) Bullock (41)
Finnin CG SHO 3 H 4 K 2 BB 100 pitches (6-0 2.43) Hutchison HR BB 2 R 3 RBI (92) Craig 2-5 BB 2B (21) 2 R 3 RBI (84) Bullock HR 3 RBI (100) Peterson 2-4 2B (18) BB 3 R

ROSTER NEWS-Derek Bailey comes off the DL. He's been out 5 weeks so he'll head to Wilmington for a few days before rosters expand.

8/26
SAN 13 LA 7
W-Neal (17-5) L-J. Rodriguez (1-4)
HR LA-Marquez (15) M. Hernandez GS (10) Shepherd (10) SAN-Scott (18) Craig (33)
Neal 5 IP 7 H 4 BB 6 K 3 HR 7 ER Craig 3-4 BB 2B (22) HR 2 R 2 RBI (86) Scott 2-4 BB 2B (31) HR 2 R 3 RBI (63)
Hernandez (LA) Grand Slam 4 RBI (59)

8/27
SAN 5 LA 0
W-Hartman (2-2) L-Howard (3-3)
HR SAN-Craig (34) Bullock (42)
Hartman CG SHO 4 H 1 BB 9 K 109 pitches Craig 2-4 HR R 2 RBI (88) Bullock 2-4 HR RBI (101)

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
FL POTW- Pedro Lima (SI) 12-30 4 HR 16 RBI (.253-21-91)
CL POTW- Derek Craig (SAN) 11-29 3 HR 9 RBI (.304-34-88)

IBL CAREER LEADERS: OFFENSIVE GAMES STARTED
2796 Curt Whimster
2568 Luis Chavez (CHI)
2471 Andre Blakeway (COL)
2317 Antonio Rojas (WMI)
2301 Fred Gill

POWER RANKINGS
1) Alaska (2)
2) San Antonio (1)
3) Staten Island (4)
4) Las Vegas (5)
5) New Hampshire (6)
OUT Columbus (6)

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2034 SEASON WEEK 23
RECORD: 4-2
OVERALL: 95-42 +13.5 (Las Vegas 82-56 4-3) #1 Seed +16.5
RUNS SCORED: 809 (27) 1st
RUNS AGAINST: 543 (21) 1st
OWNER/FANS: Ecstatic 94/100
SCHEDULE: 1 vs Los Angeles/Off Day/3 vs Fresno/2 @ Houston

8/28
SAN 4 LA 2
W-Kirk (14-4) L-van Claveren (15-7) S-Whaley (38)
HR LA-Robinson (7) Miranda (8) SAN-Craig (35)
Kirk 7.2 IP 4 H 11 K 2 ER (14-4 4.47) Craig 2-4 2B (23) HR 4 RBI (92)
van Claveren (LA) CG (L) 8 IP 8 H 11 K 4 ER (15-7 3.40)

8/29
Off Day

8/30
SAN 3 FRE 2
W-Kijani (2-1) L-Osawa (1-3) S-Whaley (38)
HR SAN-Heeren (23) FRE-Carranza (23)
Garcia 7 IP 7 H 8 K 2 ER (ND) Hutchison 2-3 2 BB SB (26) R (32 HR 26 SB) Heeren 2-5 HR R 2 RBI (91)
D. Smith (FRE) 7.1 IP 7 H 6 K 2 ER A. Rodriguez (FRE) 3-3 2B (16) BB

8/31
FRE 8 SAN 2
W-Lord (2-0) L-Finnin (6-1)
HR FRE-Gomez (11) Reyes (14)
Lord (FRE) 8.1 IP 11 H 11 K 2 ER (2-0 1.18) Morin (FRE) 2-3 BB 3 R RBI (10) Gomez (FRE) 3-5 2B (22) HR R 4 RBI (53)
Finnin 4 ER 6 IP 1st loss Heeren 4-4 BB E (23)

ROSTER MOVES-Valle (SP) and Bailey © are recalled from their rehab assignments. Antonio Rodriguez (28 RHP) and Jesus Valdez (22 RHP) are also added to the IBL pen. Veteran Ivan Rodriguez (30 DH/1B) and young phenom Manel Guerrero (21 RF) is added to the 40 man and recalled. He's had quite a year, hitting . 294-42-118 in 121 combined games between AA/AAA. He was our 8th rounder (240th overall) in 2030 out of British HS in Washington, DC. Coming out of nowhere the past year to put himself in the hunt for an IBL job next year. With Weijers struggling and him being an outstanding defender he'll get some starts in RF. Valle will go into the rotation and given the big lead in both places (division and #1 seed) we'll go with a 6 man for September. There will a few more call ups once the AA/AAA seasons end. Wilmington is in the AAA playoffs.

9/1
SAN 10 FRE 1
W-Neal (18-5) L-Mota (15-10)
HR SAN-Guerrero (1) Hutchison (33)
Neal 7 IP 4 H 8 K (18-5 3.31) Guerrero 1st IBL HR 2 RBI Cruz 3-5 2 R Hutchison 2-4 2B (24) HR 2 R 4 RBI (97)
Mota (FRE) 6.1 IP 9 H 7 K 7 ER

9/2
SAN 5 HOU 1
W-Hartman (3-2) L-Rocha (8-10)
HR SAN-Guerrero (2) Peterson (20)
Hartman 7 IP 3 H 5 K 1 R 0 ER Scott 3-5 2 R (.329-18-63) Peterson 2-4 2B (20) HR 2 R 2 RBI (80) Guerrero HR 3 RBI (2 HR 5 RBI 1st 2 IBL games)

9/3
HOU 7 SAN 3
W-Notenboom (2-2) L-Kirk (14-5)
HR NONE
Notenboom (HOU) CG 9 H 4 K 3 ER Horton (HOU) 3-4 2 2B (19) SB (14) R RBI (32)
Kirk 6 ER 7 H 2.2 IP

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
FL POTW- Hollis Proctor (BRO) 14-26 2 HR 8 RBI (.281-23-69)
CL POTW- Aubrey Browning (CC) 12-31 HR 9 RBI (.276-1-58)

POWER RANKINGS
1) Alaska (1)
2) San Antonio (2)
3) Staten Island (3)
4) New Hampshire (5)
5) Boston (-)
OUT Las Vegas (7)

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2034 SEASON WEEK 24
RECORD: 4-3
OVERALL: 99-45 +14 (Las Vegas 85-59 3-3) #1 Seed +17
RUNS SCORED: 837 (28) 1st
RUNS AGAINST: 567 (24) 1st
OWNER/FANS: Ecstatic 93/100 (-1)
SCHEDULE: 1 @ Houston/4 vs Las Vegas/2 vs Dallas

9/4
SAN 4 HOU 1
W-Garcia (8-7) L-Gomez (7-16) S-Whaley (40)
HR SAN-Craig (36)
Garcia 7 IP 3 H 9 K 1 ER Bullock 3-3 2B (23) R RBI (102)

9/5
SAN 4 LV 2
W-Finnin (7-1) L-Curran (3-1) S-Whaley (41)
HR LV-Moore (13) SAN-Craig (37)
Finnin 7 IP 6 H 5 K 2 ER (2 R on 3 H in 1st) (7-1 2.70) Craig 2-4 HR 2 R RBI (97) Hutchison SB (27 SB 33 HR)
Curran (LV) no-hitter into the 5th 6.1 IP 6 H 5 K 3 ER

9/6
LV 3 SAN 2
W-J. Martinez (11-10) L-Valle (5-2)
HR LV-Finlay GW (21) SAN-Craig (38)
Valle CG (L) 9 IP 6 H 6 K 3 ER (Finlay HR in the 9th breaks 2-2 tie) Craig HR in 3 straight 2 RBI (102)
Finlay (LV) 3-4 HR R RBI (75)

9/7
SAN 6 LV 3
W-Neal (19-5) L-Sanchez (19-4) S-Whaley (42)
HR LV-M. Smith (13) SAN-Heeren (24) Craig (39) 4 straight games with HR
Neal 7 IP 8 H 9 K 3 ER (19-5 3.33) Heeren 2-3 BB HR 3 R 2 RBI (95) Craig HR 2 RBI (101)
Sanchez (LV) 6.1 IP 8 H 10 K 6 ER (19-4 3.50)

9/8
LV 11 SAN 1
W-Gamboa (11-3) L-Hartman (3-3)
HR LV-Adams (22) Marquez (26) Lucero 2 (18)
Gamboa (LV) 8.2 IP 6 H 10 K 1 ER (11-3 2.04) Aguilar (LV) 3-5 SB (62) R Adams 3-4 2B (38) HR BB 3 R 3 RBI (98) Lucero (LV) 2 HR 4 RBI (62)
Hartman 5 ER 7 H 3 HR 5 IP

9/9
DAL 3 SAN 1
W-Howard (13-10) L-Kirk (14-6) S-Rivera (3)
HR DAL-Turner (25)
Howard (DAL) 8 IP 4 H 4 K 0 ER
Kirk 7 IP 4 H 10 K 3 R 1 ER Heeren E (24)

9/10
SAN 10 DAL 1
W-Garcia (9-7) L-Salazar (6-13)
HR SAN-Craig (40) Scott (19)
Garcia 7 IP 3 H 5 K 1 ER Hutchison 3-4 BB SB (28) 2 R RBI (98) (28 SB 33 HR) Craig 4-4 BB 2 2B (25) HR 2 R 4 RBI (105)

GREAT GAMES-Ken Lord becomes the youngest pitcher to ever throw a no-hitter as he tosses the IBL's 41st, Fresno's 2nd and the 2nd time the Wizards have ever been no-hit.



NO-HITTER HISTORY
TOTAL NO-HITTERS: 41
TOTAL PERFECT GAMES: 2 Nick Powell (NH) vs Baltimore 11 K's 2019 Stan Cameron (HAW) vs Edmonton 10 K's 2030
TOTAL TEAM NO-HITTERS: Dayton 2 New Hampshire 3 Tulsa 2 Hawaii Dallas 2 Fresno 2 Arizona 2 Alaska 2 Pittsburgh Sacramento 5 Buffalo Los Angeles 2 New York 2 Edmonton Boston Las Vegas 3 Columbus Baltimore Chicago 3 Corpus Christi El Paso Houston 2
NO-HITTERS AGAINST: Michigan Chicago 2 Baltimore 2 Dayton San Antonio 2 Buffalo New Hampshire Philadelphia 3 Edmonton 2 Boston Sacramento West Michigan 3 Dallas 2 Fresno 2 Brooklyn Pittsburgh Los Angeles 2 New Orleans Corpus Christi Providence 2 Green Bay
MULTIPLE NO-HITTERS: Alfredo Alejandrez ('12 CHI '20 AZ) Nick Powell (Both in 2019, 2nd Perfect Game)
YOUNGEST NO-HITTER: Ken Lord (FRE) 22 years 157 days
OLDEST NO-HITTER: Bryant Thomas (FRE) 37 years 107 days
MOST K's IN A NO-HITTER: 16 Antonio Rodriguez ('18 TUL) vs Boston
MOST BB's IN A NO-HITTER: 7 Corey Elkins ('18 EP) vs Edmonton
NO-HITTER LOSSES: Mike Jones ('19 COL vs WMI)

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
FL POTW- Guibert Ricci (AZ) 13-24 3 HR 9 RBI (.263-29-77)
CL POTW- Derek Craig (SAN) 11-27 5 HR 10 RBI (.305-40-105)

IBL ACTIVE CAREER LEADER: EXTRA BASE HITS
1070 Luis Chavez (CHI)
1036 George Tanner (COL)
890 Tony Greene (PIT)
844 Ramiro Sanchez (TUL)
829 Mario Gomez

POWER RANKINGS
1) San Antonio (2)
2) Staten Island (3)
3) Alaska (1)
4) Columbus (-)
5) Boston (5)
OUT New Hampshire (9)

NEWS/NOTES
Some pretty significant waiver deals. Vegas unloads one of the premier starters in the past decade in Curran. Pretty heavy price to pay as he's in the final year of his 5 year 85m dollar extension signed in 2031. They'll need to re-sign him for this deal to work. He's been out since April 16th with a shoulder issue. He's a former Koufax winner and has a lifetime record of 111-49 2.99 in 206 starts.

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No real division races to speak of, though Sacramento and Fresno could surprise and make the Pacific a race.

Domingo Casillas is attempting to become just the 2nd player ever to win the batting triple crown as he's now grabbed the RBI lead. Jeff Bullock is trying to become the 1st IBL player to ever have 3 50 homer seasons, in a row no less and Derek Craig is making a HUGE MVP surge.

Both leagues Wild Card races could end up being very entertaining. remember the format change, the wild card round this year is a best of 5.

This is likely the final year of the 4 division format as well. If expansion does in fact happen the leagues will split into 3 6 team divisions and the playoffs will revert to 3 winners and 1 wild card.

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2034 SEASON WEEK 25
RECORD: 5-2
OVERALL: 104-47 Cliched Division & 1 Seed
RUNS SCORED: 880 (43) 1st
RUNS AGAINST: 604 (37) 2nd
OWNER/FANS: Ecstatic 93/100
SCHEDULE: 2 vs Dallas/3 vs Tulsa/2 vs Baltimore

9/11
DAL 8 SAN 2
W-Lara (11-8) L-Finnin (7-2) S-Cetulio (1)
HR DAL-Rios (18) Kelley (2)
Finnin 6 IP 8 H 4 K 3 ER
Lara (DAL) 6 IP 11 H 5 K 1 ER Rios (DAL) 3-5 HR 2 R 3 RBI (57)

9/12
SAN 6 DAL 5
W-Brooks (4-5) L-Sanders (12-9) S-Whaley (43)
HR DAL-McKenzie (41) Damaso (17) SAN-Craig (41) Cruz (6)
Tying run thrown out at home to end the game. Valle 5 ER 9 H 3.1 IP 8 K Craig 2-3 BB HR R 2 RBI (108)
O'Sullivan (DAL) 4-5 R RBI (39)

9/13
SAN 10 TUL 3
W-Neal (20-5) L-Dayman (6-7)
HR TUL-Garcia (20) Manuel (5) SAN-Kirk (1) Ramirez (15) Peterson (21) Hutchison (34) Craig (42) Bullock (43)
Neal 8 IP 8 H 8 K 3 ER Kirk 2-4 HR 2 R 2 RBI BB Craig 2-5 HR 3 R RBI (109)

STUFF-That's Randy Kirk up there, hitting his 1st HR. He came out of college a monster LH hitter and 2 way player and if the game would let me I'd DH him on off days vs RHP.

9/14
SAN 9 TUL 6
W-Hartman (4-3) L-Torres (3-10) S-Whaley (44)
HR TUL-Jenkins (37) Patterson (19) Reyes (10) SAN-Kirk (2) Hutchison (35) Craig (43) Bullock (44) Bailey (4)
Hartman 6 IP 8 H 6 K 4 BB 6 ER 3 HR Hutchison 1-3 2 BB HR 2 R RBI (102) Craig 2-5 HR R 3 RBI (112)
Patterson (TUL) 2-4 HR 2 R 3 RBI (70)

9/15
SAN 8 TUL 5 (10)
W-Brooks (5-5) L-P. Rodriguez (4-12)
HR TUL-Chavez (3) SAN-Craig 2 (45) Heeren GW 2 (26)
Heeren 3-5 walk off 3R HR 3 R 4 RBI (100) Craig 2 HR 4 RBI (116)
Jenkins (TUL) 3-5 RBI (108)

9/16
BAL 6 SAN 3
W-Warner (4-4) L-Garcia (9-8) S-Davenport (29)
HR BAL-Poole (9) Stover (25) SAN-Bullock (45)
Warner (BAL) 7.2 IP 5 H 4 K 2 ER
Garcia 4 ER 9 H 6.1 IP Bullock 3-4 HR R 2 RBI (106)

9/17
SAN 5 BAL 4
W-Decker (1-0) L-Blevins (12-8) S-Whaley (45)
HR NONE
Heeren 4-5 2 2B (29) RBI (101) Finnin 6 IP 7 H 6 K 3 ER

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
FL POTW- Matt Holiday (AZ) 10-26 4 HR 8 RBI (.219-25-80)
CL POTW- Manuel Rodriguez (SAC) 18-33 2 HR 12 RBI (.326-13-48)

POWER RANKINGS
1) San Antonio (1)
2) Alaska (3)
3) Staten Island (2)
4) New Hampshire (9)
5) Las Vegas (-)
OUT Columbus (10) Boston (8)

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Originally Posted by Painmantle

Hey, how do you attach multiple images to a post and get text between them. Every time I attach an image it just puts it where ever it wants and I can never get multiple images with text involved by attaching the images (Which is why I'm uploading to photobucket and inserting image via URL) What's the secret?

Sorry I missed this! attach all the files you want to put into a post, upload them. As you type your post or are finishing it, goto the paper clip and click, the drop down shows the files attached, when you click on one there it will appear in your post wherever your cursor is at that time. You can center it or whatever you want then.

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2034 SEASON WEEK 26
RECORD: 2-4
OVERALL: 106-51 Clinched Division & 1 Seed
RUNS SCORED: 901 (21) 1st
RUNS AGAINST: 617 (13) 1st
OWNER/FANS: Ecstatic 92/100
SCHEDULE: 1 vs Baltimore/Off Day/3 @ Philadelphia/2 @ New Orleans

9/18
BAL 2 SAN 1
W-Boucher (11-16) L-Valle (5-3) S-Davenport (30)
HR NONE
Boucher (BAL) 8 IP 4 H 7 K 1 R 0 ER 9 total hits in the game, 8 1B 1 2B
Valle 8 IP 12 K 4 H 2 R 1 ER

9/19
Off Day

9/20
PHI 2 SAN 1
W-Muniz (16-10) L-Neal (20-6) S-Moreira (16)
HR SAN-Craig (46)
Neal CG (L) 8 IP 6 H 4 K 2 ER (20-6 3.29) Hutchison 2-4 BB 2B (29) (29 SB 35 HR) Craig 2-4 2B (26) HR R RBI (118)
Muniz (PHI) 7.2 IP 8 H 4 K 1 ER (16-10 4.03)

NEWS-IBL legend Curt Whimster has agreed to a 5 year deal and will enter the coaching ranks as our AA hitting coach next season.

9/21
PHI 6 SAN 5 (12)
W-Long (4-5) L-Martin (4-3)
HR SAN-Peterson (22) Kirk 2 (4)
Hartman 7 IP 6 H 7 K 3 R 1 ER Peterson & Kirk solo HR's in the 9th to tie. Kirk 2-4 BB 2 HR 3 RBI (7) Peterson 2-4 HR RBI (87)
Gregor (PHI) 8 IP 6 H 4 K 3 ER

9/22
SAN 1 PHI 0
W-Kirk (15-6) L-bin Sabir (11-15) S-Whaley (46)
HR NONE
Kirk 6 IP 4 H 4 BB 8 K
bin Sabir CG (L) 9 IP 3 H 3 K 1 ER

9/23
NO 3 SAN 2
W-Small (3-2) L-Garcia (9-9) S-Thompson (29)
HR SAN-Heeren (27) NO-Brown (33)
Small (NO) 6 IP 6 BB 2 H 3 K 1 ER
Garcia 7.1 IP 8 H 5 K 3 ER

9/24
SAN 11 NO 0
W-Finnin (8-2) L-Richards (4-14)
HR SAN-Peterson (23) Hutchison (36) Heeren (28) Key (1)
Finnin CG SHO 5 H 5 K 2 BB 122 pitches (8-2 2.67) Peterson 3-5 HR 2 R 2 RBI (89) Key 2-2 R HR 3 RBI (3)
Darch (NO) 3-4

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
FL POTW- Miguel Cabrera (NH) 12-29 5 HR 16 RBI (.323-36-118)
CL POTW- Seb Adams (LV) 13-30 2 HR 7 RBI (.319-26-110)

POWER RANKINGS
1) San Antonio (1)
2) Alaska (2)
3) Staten Island (3)
4) New Hampshire (4)
5) Chicago (-)
OUT Las Vegas (6)

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Chicago has clawed back into the mix for the Midwest and a shot at redeeming themselves after the past few years.

Domingo Casillas appears headed to the first triple crown since the IBL's inaugural 2012 season and Bill Hill of Dayton.

Garetg van Claveren sits 9 K's short of RJ's record of 333 strikeouts, and he's got 1 start remaining.

Some good individual stat races shaping up too.

Green Bay, El Paso and Fresno are all within 2.5 games, Fresno has just 4 games left though.

Dallas, Baltimore and El Paso are battling for 2 spots. Fresno needs big help.

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Chicago wins, Columbus loses. Chicago has an off day, Columbus has Green Bay 1 more game and then they meet in the seasons final 3 games!

Foppe Melis (coolest name ever) drove in a run to move 2 RBI's in back of Casillas, the ONLY possible threat to him winning the triple crown.

Jeffrey Bullock homers to tie teammate Derek Craig for the CL HR lead.

Most importantly, El Paso wins, managing to tie Dallas and Baltimore for the last 2 WC spots. One team is going home in 3 days.

And in stealth news, keep an eye on the race for the 1 seed in the Frontier, Staten Island, a top 3 rated team all season long, is now 2 wins behind the Avalanche.

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What a day.

So let's see, Columbus wins. That means the Iron Pigs must sweep to win the division.

El Paso, Dallas and Baltimore all lose, meaning they're still tied with 2 to play. Columbus' win over Green Bay, combined with Providence winning means the Black Sox clinched at least a tie for the 3rd WC position.

Foppe Melis drives in 3 runs!!! Casillas hits a solo HR but they are now tied at 135 RBI's apiece!