Nabo48 - 2043 and beyond ...

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Martinez and Walker, teammates on the New Orleans Necromancers, look to battle it out for the MVP over the course of the final month. Jordan finished runner-up to teammate SP Martinez in his record setting MVP/CYA 2044 campaign.

The only thing preventing Martinez from back to back CY seasons is the alltime great season put up by SP Jimmy Vivier who looks to become the first pitcher in NABO48 history to produce a 10 WAR season.

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CF Gamez looks to win the 2045 MVP as he enters free agency at the end of the season. His main competition, Aredondo, is laying assault to his own single season stolen base record.

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Both starters breezed through the first 3 innings, entering the 4th with a scoreless tie. After a walk to 1B JJ Sutton, DH Ken Maxwell launched a 354-ft 2-run home run down the left field line to put Mesa up 2-0.

In the top of the 5th, Texas responded with consecutive singles with 1 out. After a strikeout of Costello, Austin Price laced a single between 1st and 2nd, scoring Ardalean, bring the Talons to within 1 run.

Both starters would regain command leading into the bottom of the 7th inning. With 2 outs and Garcia on 1B (walk), Reyes reached on an infield hit and CF Juan Gamez lined a base hit, plating Garcia and giving Mesa a 3-1 lead.

In the top of the 8th, the Monsters brought in RP Buckley and he was rudely greeted with a leadoff double off the bat of Bob Rogers Jr . Rogers Jr, a second round pick by Mesa in the 2040 draft, was traded for SP Jose Marguia in June of 2043. Todd Quick lined a solid base hit to left, scoring Rogers Jr. to make it a 1 run game at 3-2. Enochs and Ardalean would both double, plating a couple of runs and giving Texas a 4-3 lead.

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Mesa responds with their own 4-3 comeback win in game 2 to even the series 1-1.

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Mesa's 3-4-5 batters come up empty in 4-2 loss at Texas. Sutton wears the Golden Sombrero.

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Sutton follows up his 0-4 (4K) with a 4-4 game, classic JJ Sutton.

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Holy crap, Mesa completes the comeback after being down 3-1 in the LDS. Not gonna lie ... that was a long 5 innings watching to see if the Monsters would blow the 1-run lead ... but they didn't and now Mesa heads to Mile High to play the Mammoths.