The IBL's Chicago Iron Pigs

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WEEK: 15
RECORD: 2-1
OVERALL: 56-32 +9.5 (Green Bay 46-41)
RUNS SCORED: 607 (20) 1st
RUNS AGAINST: 399 (17) 2nd
OWNERS MOOD: Good
FAN INTEREST: 90/100
WEEK AHEAD: Off Day/All Star Game/2 Off days/3 vs Columbus

7/3 Off Day 2022 top draft pick Rob Bright tossed a 1-hitter for AAA Tulsa, punching out 12 and walking 0 to move to 7-7 on the year.
7/4 All Star Game Coastal 8 Frontier 7 (11)
7/5 Off Day
7/6 Off Day Andre Blakeway was recalled off his rehab, he got 5 games in during the break, and Kevin Vaughn was optioned back to AAA Tulsa.

7/7 CHI 5 COL 2
W-Perez (2-0) L-Morales (7-7) S-Cruz (8)
HR CHI-Miranda (5)
Pimentel comes out in the 2nd with a 'dead arm', test after the game say it's day to day. Ramon Castro was HBP in the 4th and had to come out, no word yet. Miranda 2-3 HR 2 RBI's (51) Garcia (COL) 3-4 3B (4)

7/8 CHI 6 COL 5
W-Hall (6-6) L-McKee (9-6) S-Cruz (9)
HR COL-Tanner (19) Sweeny (9) CHI-Jackson (11) Chavez (28)
Hall struggles early but goes 7-6-5-5-4-11. Chavez 1-4 HR 3 RBI's (71) Tanner (COL) 2-4 HR 3 RBI's (66)

INJURY NEWS-Ramon Castro has a bruised calf and will be DtD for 4-5 days.

TRADE NEWS-Wow, check out the Bombers! Getting former Iron Pig Alberto Rivera, who's having a huge year, for 3 prospects. All 3 are potential players, and it makes sense for Dayton, but still, trading a guy hitting .347.

7/9 COL 10 CHI 9
W-Colon (5-3) L-Casas (2-6) S-Amaya (23)
HR COL-Tanner (20) Lynch (15) Schall 2 (18) CHI-Martinez (2) Vela (5)
Casas BS (7) 1-2-2-2-1-2 9th. Lynch (COL) 2-4 2B (15) 3 runs Tanner (COL) 5-5 3 2B's HR 4 runs 4 RBI's (70) Schall 2 HR's 3 RBI's (36) Ash 4-6 3 2B's (23) 2 RBI's (46) Shaw 3-3 2B (15) Salinas 3-5 2 2B's (17)

GOOD GAMES-Terence Robinson (see trade below) made the most of his 1st start in a Driller uniform, going the distance in a 3-0 4-hit win over El Paso.

WEEK 15 SUMMARY
FL POTW-Howard Mathis (HAW) 4-7 2 HR's 4 RBI's (.317-13-55)
CL POTW-Cliff Edwards (SAN) 6-13 4 HR's 8 RBI's (.342-24-69) great week, ASG MVP, POTW...

WEEK 15 POWER RANKINGS
1) Tulsa (5)
2) Brooklyn (3)
3) San Antonio (1)
4) Chicago (2)
5) West Michigan (-)
OUT Edmonton (11)

AAA Tulsa (1 -) 64-26 +6 (Battle .329-3-40 24 SB/Medina .339-2-31/Swagat .378/Cannon .342-20-74/Estrada .369/Vaughn .320-6-42/Davenport 15 SV 2.45/Martinez 2-1 2.96 27.1 IP 21 H 29 K's)
AA Bakersfield (16 -5) 51-39 4 GB (Cordero .296-15-59/Rodriguez .404-8-47/Hinson 8-2 3.32/Watanabe 21 SV 1.01)
A(S) Belleview (9 +1) 50-40 3 GB (Powell .258-10-37/Flynn .314-11-56/Guillen .284-15-65/Wilson .343-6-27/Arroyo .268-16-55)
A(N) Denison (13 +5) 43-47 14 GB (Blankenship .306-12-58/Ellis .254-13-48/Walker .233-21-61)
SS Heavener (4 -1) 12-7 T-1st (Jenkins .267-1-14/Flores .394-2-12)
R Omaha (18 +20) 9-10 8 GB (Van der Ham .235-3-8/Sisson .370-1-9/Mitchell 3-0 1.93)

FORMER IRON PIGS IN THE NEWS

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Game was 0-0 going into the 8th, can't fathom that line score with a no-decision (like the night RJ k'd 20 Reds!)

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Chicago acquires Cruz, picks, for Rea and prospects.
The Iron Pigs have agreed to send the Staten Island Yankees SP Orlando Rea, OF Stan Cannon, OF Ted Russell and RP Jorge Pacheco, their 2024 1st and 2nd round draft choices, to Staten Island for OF Roberto Cruz, RP prospect Michael Byington, 3B prospect Jared Scantlebury, 30 year old LH RP Jonasz Plazewski and the Yankees 2024 1st and 2nd round draft choices.
Rea enters the Yanks rotation as their #2, Cannon will hit 5th and play left and Pacheco moves into a setup role.
We have optioned out Orlando Perez to make room for Plazewski, giving us 3L 3R once again, Cruz is a monster prospect at 25, injuries have been the issue. Huge power, huge bat, great legs outstanding defender. Byington is a great young RH power arm and Scantlebury is a great defender and a young bat prospect at 3rd. The draft picks move us up enough to matter in both rounds.

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WEEK: 16
RECORD: 4-3
OVERALL: 60-35 +11 (Green Bay 48-45)
RUNS SCORED: 649 (42) 1st
RUNS AGAINST: 435 (36) 2nd
OWNERS MOOD: Good
FAN INTEREST: 90/100
WEEK AHEAD: 1 vs Columbus/4 vs Green Bay/2 @ Staten Island

7/10 CHI 10 COL 4
W-Trujillo (11-3) L-Barnes (8-5)
HR COL-Schall (19) CHI-Miranda (6) Chavez 2 (30) Collins (15)
Trujillo 6.2-9-2-2-2-8 Ash 3-5 2B (24) Hudson 3-5 2 RBI's (83) Chavez 2 HR's 5 RBI's (76) Garcia (COL) 3-5 2B (15)

7/11 GB 9 CHI 6
W-Althusser (5-3) L-Rea (2-1)
HR GB-Dominquez (24) Rolen (18) A.Jones (11) CHI-Shaw (12) Salinas (11) Miranda (7) Jackson (12) Chavez (31)
Dominguez GS 4 RBI's (72) A.Jones 3 RBI's (44) Rea bombed 4.2-10-9-9-1-4 3 HR's.

ROSTER NEWS-Orlando Rea will return to Tulsa, Martinez will be recalled. Rea will be shopped before the deadline. (see previous news release)

7/12 GB 5 CHI 4
W-A.Martinez (4-2) L-Moreno (2-2) S-Hodges (11)
HR GB-Rolen (19) CHI-Collins (16)
Ash 3-3 3B (2) Blakeway 3-4 RBI (31) Pimentel 6-4-3-3-5-9 (ND)

7/13 CHI 8 GB 4
W-Hall (7-6) L-Yates (8-4) S-Cruz (10)
HR GB-Hill (2) CHI-Castro (13) Salinas 2 (13) Hudson (28)
Hall 7.1-5-4-2-2-10 Salinas 3-4 2 HR's 3 RBI's (46) Hudson 3-3 HR 2 RBI's (85)

GREAT GAMES-Jerry Grant (MICH) went 4-5 with 3 HR's and 6 RBI's in Michigan's 21-12 win over West Michigan. It marked the 3rd time in team history a Wolverine slugger went deep 3 times.

MINORS NEWS-White Caps prospect 19 year old Louie Ginger (1B) is hitting .384-3-24 on the year and his 2-3 day yesterday extended his hitting streak to 31 games. Ginger was signed out of Wales in 2020 and is currently the #2 IBL prospect.

7/14 CHI 5 GB 4
W-Morgan (9-6) L-Lopez (6-9) S-Cruz (11)
HR GB-Dominguez (25) CHI-Salinas 2 (15) Miranda (8)
Morgan 7.1-4-4-4-2-9 Salinas 2-3 2 HR's 2 RBI's (48) (5-7 4 HR's past 2 days)

INJURY NEWS-Michigan suffers a blow (see press release below)

7/15 CHI 4 SI 2
W-Trujillo (12-3) L-Castro (8-5) S-Casas (11)
HR CHI-Miranda (9)
Trujillo 6.1-6-2-2-1-4 Tucker (H7) Carlson (H14) Moreno (H5) come up huge. Pen feels like it's stabilizing. Castro 3-5 2B (17) RBI (61) Ash 2-4 2 2B's (26) 2 RBI's (49)

DRAFT NEWS-1st round draft choice Carlos Hernandez (3rd overall pick) and the team could not come to terms. We did not have the leeway to move up, and he was not willing to move down. We'll get that same pick in next years draft and he'll return to school for a 3rd time.

MINORS NEWS-White Cap prospect Louie Ginger went 2-4 and his 1st inning single extended his hitting streak to 33 games. I will have to check, and I will, but I believe that is the longest streak in IBL history. The 19 year old is playing for AA Chesapeake.

GREAT GAMES-Stanford Wilson (NO) went 3-3 with 3 solo HR's to record the 2nd 3 homer day in Voodoo club history. The 29 year old is hitting .232-9-14 on the year.

7/16 SI 8 CHI 5
Wow, talk about poetry. Roberto Martinez is making his first start since being recalled, and he's doing it against Staten Island and SP Orlando Rea.
W-Rea (3-1) L-Martinez (5-5) S-Vazquez (9)
HR CHI-Hudson (29) SI-Crowder (7) Sanchez (16)
Rea 7-6-5-4-2-1 Martinez 5.1-9-7-7-1-3 led 2-0 after 3, 2 in the 4th 1 in the 5th and a 4 run 6th ended the day. Sanchez (SI) 3-3 HR 2 RBI's (60) Flowers 3-4 2 2B's (19) RBI (33) Hudson 2-5 2B (17) HR 3 RBI's (88)

GREAT GAMES-Three days after hitting 3 homers in a game Michigan's Jerry Grant went 5-5 in a 10-4 win over Hawaii. He's now hitting .303-17-51.

MINORS NEWS-Louie Ginger had his hitting streak halted at 33 games.

WEEK 16 SUMMARY
FL POTW-Felix Torres (HAW) 12-25 3 HR's 10 RBI's (.323-18-58)
CL POTW-Jose Torres (FRE) 13-31 6 HR's 15 RBI's (.221-12-42)

ORG POTW
AA Guillermo Rodriguez 10-22 5 HR's 12 RBI's (.402-12-57)

IBL SINGLE SEASON RECORD: RUNS
Bill Hill (RET) 145 '12
Luis Chavez (CHI) 145 '19
Dave Palmer (BRO) 145 '16
Luis Chavez (CHI) 143 '21
Jimmy Rollins (LA) 139 '20

WEEK 16 POWER RANKINGS
1) Brooklyn (2)
2) San Antonio (3)
3) Chicago (4)
4) West Michigan (5)
5) Philadelphia (-)
OUT Tulsa (7)

AAA Tulsa (1 -) 71-26 +7 (Battle .322-3-40 25 SB/Medina .340-2-34/Swagat .380-1-52/Cruz .295-6-21/Estrada .363/Davenport 16 SV 2.25)
AA Bakersfield (14 +2) 55-42 3 GB (Rodriguez .402-12-57/Cordero .283-16-63/Hinson 9-2 3.06/Watanabe 23 SV 0.93)
A(S) Belleview (2 +7) 55-42 1 GB (Guillen .290-18-75/Hernandez .414-2-7/Wilson .331-7-28)
A(N) Denison (22 -9) 46-51 15 GB (Blankenship .307-15-65/Ellis .252-13-50/Walker .223-22-65)
SS Heavener (4 -) 16-9 1 GB (Flores .400-4-17/Ibarra 2-2 2.45/Stephens 8 SV 2.03)
R Omaha (24 -6) 12-14 9 GB (Sisson .303-1-11/Kim 2-0 1.98/Hackworth 6 SV 1.86)

FORMER IRON PIGS IN THE NEWS

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Brooklyn having their was in the Empire. 2nd in runs scored and 4th or better in the pitching categories.
Keystone is going to be a good race I think.

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WEEK: 17
RECORD: 3-3
OVERALL: 63-38 +10.5
RUNS SCORED: 674 (25) 1st
RUNS AGAINST: 461 (26) 1st
OWNERS MOOD: Good
FAN INTEREST: 90/100
WEEK AHEAD: 1 @ Staten Island/Off Day/3 vs Houston/2 @ Corpus Christi

7/17 CHI 8 SI 2
W-Pimentel (14-0) L-Holmes (4-4)
HR CHI-Castro (14) Chavez 2 (33)
Pimentel, not bad for a last minute signing. 7.1-6-2-2-1-7. Castro HR 3 RBI's (64) Chavez 3-4 2 HR's 2 RBI's (81)

7/18 Off Day

7/19 CHI 5 HOU 4
W-Hall (8-6) L-Kobayashi (1-2) S- Cruz (12)
HR HOU-Cole (6) Hernandez (4) CHI-Chavez (34) Collins (17)
Hall 8-11-4-4-1-5 Chavez 3-4 HR 2 RBI's (83) Collins PH GW HR

MILESTONES-See press release below

7/20 CHI 2 HOU 1
W-Morgan (10-6) L-Washington (4-11) S-Cruz (13)
HR CHI-Martinez (3)
Morgan 8-4-1-1-2-10 Vela 2-3 2 2B's (11) RBI (28)

7/21 HOU 8 CHI 5
W-Castillo (9-7) L-Trujillo (12-4) S-D.Davis (13)
HR HOU-Cole (7) CHI-Shaw (13)
Castillo 7.1-6-3-3-4-1 Trujillo bombed 5-11-6-6-2-6. Cole (HOU) 3-3 HR 4 RBI's (40) Shaw 2-4 2B (16) HR 3 RBI's (46)

GREAT GAMES-How this for a debut? 9-1-0-0-3-7? Greg Dickson (BOS) made his IBL debut against the New York Knights and tossed a 1-hitter. He gives the CL's best rotation another weapon as the Bombers, 3 in back of Philadelphia, work to get back to the World Series and try to repeat.

7/22 CC 6 CHI 2
W-Gobbi (9-10) L-Martinez (5-6) S-Peters (22)
HR NONE
Martinez 3 ER over 7. Gobbi 8.2-3-2-2-5-4. Lopez (CC) 3-4 2B (21) 3B (10) 2 RBI's (35) Miller 2-4 2 2B's (10) 2 RBI's (64)

MILESTONE-See below

7/23 CC 5 CHI 3
W-Lepine (1-1) L-Casas (2-7) S-Hubbard (3)
HR CHI-Collins (18) CC-Sipes (15)
Pimentel 6-6-3-3-3-5 (ND) Lopez (CC) 3-5 2 RBI's (37) Collins 3 RBI's (59)

WEEK 17 SUMMARY
FL POTW-Paul Reeves (AZ) 14-29 5 HR's 12 RBI's (.289-13-50)
CL POTW-Juan Vazquez (LV) 13-24 2 HR's 7 RBI's (.282-3-41)

SINGLE SEASON RECORD: SAVES
49 Jake Ellison (BOS) '22
49 Tom Conklin '20
48 Ernesto Cruz (CHI) '17
48 Ernesto Cruz (CHI) '13
47 Greg Patterson '13

WEEK 17 POWER RANKINGS
1) Michigan (-)
2) Chicago (3)
3) Philadelphia (5)
4) Boston (-)
5) Brooklyn (1)
OUT San Antonio (17) (WOW! 0-7 week) West Michigan (10)

AAA Tulsa (1 -) 76-27 +8
AA Bakersfield (12 +2) 58-45 5 GB
A(S) Belleview (7 -5) 58-45 3 GB
A(N) Denison (15 +7) 51-52 16 GB
SS Heavener (6 -2) 19-13 1 GB
R Omaha (23 +1) 15-17 12 GB

FORMER IRON PIGS IN THE NEWS
Bryant Thomas tossed a 5-hitter, beating Pittsburgh 2-1 and he punched out 15 in doing so. He moves to 9-7 3.92 in 21 starts this year, with 190 K's in 147 IP.

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WEEK: 18
RECORD: 5-1
OVERALL: 68-39 +10.5 (Green Bay 57-49)
RUNS SCORED: 726 (52) 1st
RUNS AGAINST: 490 (29) 1st
OWNERS MOOD: Good
FAN INTEREST: 90
WEEK AHEAD: 1 @ Corpus Christi/4 vs Dayton/Off Day/1 vs Michigan

7/24 CHI 4 CC 2 (11)
W-Plazewski (2-1) L-Bond (10-8) S-Cruz (14)
HR CC-Salazar (12)
Bond 10.1-10-4-4-2-4 Hall 8-5-2-2-1-2 (ND) Vela 3-4 2B (12)

7/25 DAY 10 CHI 9
W-Kelley (9-4) L-Morgan (10-7) S-Canales (16)
HR DAY-Arroyo 2 (4) Rodriguez 2 (20) Torres (11) CHI-Castro (15) Shaw (14) Jackson (13) Chavez (35)
Morgan 6 ER 4 IP 4 HR's. Rodriguez (DAY) 3-5 2 HR's 3 RBI's (64) Arroyo 3-4 2 HR's 3 RBI's (13) Jackson 2-4 HR 3 RBI's (46)

7/26 CHI 5 DAY 4
W-Casas (3-7) L-Howell (1-2) S-Cruz (15)
HR DAY-Torres (12) CHI-Blakeway (1)
Salinas 3-4 RBI (52) Blakeway GS 4 RBI's (35)

7/27 CHI 19 DAY 1
W-Martinez (6-6) L-Ross (2-1)
HR CHI-Shaw (15) Jackson 2 (15)
13 run 3rd inning! Martinez 7-6-0-0-1-6!!! Castro 3-6 Chavez 4-4 4 runs SB (17) Shaw 3-4 2B (17) HR 4 runs 4 RBI's (51) Jackson 2-6 2 HR's (GS) 5 RBI's (51) Miranda 3-5 2B (29) 3B (3) 3 RBI's (61)

ORG NEWS-Top pick Rob Bright threw a 3-hitter today, striking out 14 in a 12-0 win to move to 10-7 4.23 in 20 starts.

SS All Stars-Dan Crofts RP 2-0 1 SV 2.56, Mulatu Leghzaoui RP 3-0 1 SV 1.11, Brian Stephens RP 1-0 11 SV 2.20, Cristo Flores LF .383/.440/.608 7-24

7/28 CHI 9 DAY 7
W-Moreno (3-2) L-Canales (4-10)
HR CHI-Castro 2 (17) Chavez (36) Collins (19)
Pen takes 6-1 lead into 7th, 3 in 7th and 3 in 8th to blow it. Castro ties it leading off the 9th with solo HR, Collins wins it on walkoff 2R HR. Castro 3-4 2 HR's 4 RBI's (72) Chavez 2-5 HR SB (18) RBI (88) Kokawa (DAY) 3-5 Pimentel 6-3-1-1-5-6 (ND)

7/29 Off Day Ton of deals today, including two big time prospects being dealt from San Jose for a SS.

7/30 CHI 6 MICH 5
W-Hall (9-6) L-Domingo (5-3) S-Cruz (16)
HR MICH-Grant (22) CHI-Shaw (16)
Jackson 3R 1st inning 2B (11) Retoriano (MICH) 3-5 2B (14) Hall 6-9-3-3-1-3.

WEEK 18 SUMMARY
FL POTW-Jerry Grant (MICH) 13-22 HR 5 RBI's (.331-22-63)
CL POTW-Pete Merritt (PHI) 15-29 2 HR's 8 RBI's (.341-8-42)

MINORS POTW
A(S) Patrick Jenkins CF 7-12 3 HR's 6 RBI's (.333-5-20)

WEEK 18 POWER RANKINGS
1) Chicago (2)
2) Michigan (1)
3) Brooklyn (5)
4) Philadelphia (3)
5) Sacramento (-)
OUT Boston (8)

AAA Tulsa (1 -) 80-30 +9
AA Bakersfield (13 -1) 62-48 5 GB
A(S) Belleview (11 -4) 61-49 5 GB
A(N) Denison (13 +2) 57-53 15 GB
SS Heavener (12 -6) 21-16 3 GB
R Omaha (26 +7) 18-18 11 GB

FORMER IRON PIGS IN THE NEWS

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WEEK: 19
RECORD: 5-2
OVERALL: 73-41 +11.5 (Green Bay 61-52)
RUNS SCORED: 765 (39) 1st
RUNS AGAINST: 521 (31) 1st
OWNERS MOOD: Happy (+1)
FAN INTEREST: 90/100
WEEK AHEAD: 2 vs Michigan/3 vs New Hampshire/2 vs Edmonton

7/30 CHI 8 MICH 5
W-Morgan (11-7) L-Gates (10-9) S-Cruz (17)
HR MICH-Grant (23) Tobias (17)
Salinas 2-4 2 2B's (21) 3 RBI's (56) Chavez 4-4 2B SB (19) RBI (89)

ORG NEWS-Ralph Bass (AAA) took home AAA pitcher of the month honors after his 5-0 1.09 July. He's 12-4 3.31 in 21 starts. Bass was acquired from Corpus Christi for SP Steve McKinley in March. A(N) 3B Jared Scantlebury took home A(N) Hitter of the Month honors after going .308-6-27 in July. The 22 year old 3B is hitting .338-5-18 since being acquired in the huge deal with Staten Island last month.

8/1 CHI 8 MICH 5
W-Trujillo (13-4) L-Campbell (1-1) S-Casas (12)
HR MICH-Grant (24) M.Martinez (26) CHI-Castro (18) Shaw (17)
Castro 3-4 HR RBI (73) Miranda 3-4 2B (30) 2 RBI's (65) Grant (MICH) 3-5 2 2B's HR RBI (66)

8/2 NH 3 CHI 2
W-Bentley (1-2) L-Cruz (0-1)
HR NH-Chapa (9)
Cruz 1st BS of the year. Martinez 7-6-1-1-1-8 (ND) Salilnas 2-4 2B (22) 2 RBI's (58)

8/3 CHI 8 NH 5
W-Pimentel (15-0) L-Pallard (5-10) S-Cruz (18)
HR NH-Richardson (5) CHI-Shaw (18) Chavez (37) Hudons (30)
Pimentel brutal 5-12-6-6-2-7 Andre awesome in relief 3-2-0-0-0-7. Shaw 1-2 HR 3 BB's 2 RBI's (55) Altagracia 3-5 2B (25) Powers (NH) 3-5 2B (8)

8/4 CHI 4 NH 3
W-Moreno (4-2) L-Johnston (7-10) S-Casas (13)
HR CHI-Chavez (38) Collins (20)
Hall 6-7-1-1-2-5 (ND) Tucker and Plazewski blow 3-1 lead. Chavez 3-4 3B (3) HR RBI (92) (Now hitting .372)

INJURY NEWS-Michigan got horrible news today, their star slugger Jerry Grant will miss the next 6 weeks after breaking his finger. Grant is hitting .332-24-67 for Michigan who is 1 up on West Michigan. They're already without slugger Ricardo Lozano, who's still 3 weeks from returning (he was hitting .364-27-85).

Hawaii owner Bill Murphy Sr. passed away today. The club issued a short press release stating what everyone already knew, his son Bill Jr would be taking over the club. This doesn't bode well for fans of the Warriors as many know Jr was pushing Sr to cut payroll and fire the entire staff for the past 12 months.

8/5 CHI 5 EDM 4
W-Tucker (3-4) L-B.Smith (4-3)
HR EDM-Barrios (20) Brewer (17) CHI-Collins (21) Chavez (39)
Jackson PH GW walkoff 2B (12) Morgan 6-8-3-3-0-8 (ND) Brewer (EDM) 3-4 HR RBI (52)

8/6 EDM 5 CHI 4
W-I.Martinez (10-6) L-Trujillo (13-5) S-B.Smith (17)
HR CHI-Hudson (31) Collins (22)
Hugh Collins hurt in the 6th on a defensive play, no word yet. Trujillo battles but is done in by 2 errors. 7-11-4-2-2-2. Martinez 8-7-3-3-1-4. Schmidt (EDM) 3-4 2B (14)

WEEK 19 SUMMARY
FL POTW-Tony Greene (DAY) 15-35 3 HR's 18 RBI's (.338-29-97)
CL POTW-Bill Miles (CC) 13-24 2 HR's 4 RBI's (.311-23-70)

ORG POTW
AAA Roberto Cruz OF 11-20 5 HR's 12 RBI's (.366-7-25 in 20 games since being acquired from SI)

IBL SINGLE SEASON RECORD: ERA
2.146 Shawn Calhoun '13
2.429 Angelo Esparza (SAN) '21
2.523 Angelo Esparza (SAN) '20
2.536 Mike Lewis (LV) '23
2.547 Raul Rubio (ALK) '23

WEEK 19 POWER RANKINGS
1) Chicago (1)
2) Brooklyn (3)
3) Philadelphia (4)
4) Alaska (-)
5) Boston (8)
OUT Michigan (7) Sacramento (11)

AAA Tulsa (1 -) 86-30 +12
AA Bakersfield (13 -) 65-51 7 GB
A(S) Belleview (10 +1) 64-52 6 GB
A(N) Denison (14 -1) 60-56 15 GB
SS Heavener (15 -3) 23-20 6 GB
R Omaha (34 -8) 19-24 13 GB

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WEEK: 20
RECORD: 6-0
OVERALL: 79-41 +13 (Green Bay 66-54)
RUNS SCORED: 819 (54) 1st
RUNS AGAINST: 538 (17) 1st
OWNERS MOOD: Happy
FAN INTEREST: 90/100
WEEK AHEAD: 1 vs Edmonton/Off Day/3 @ Columbus/2 @ Dayton

8/7 CHI 5 EDM 3 (13)
W-Andre (1-1) L-Valdez (1-5)
HR EDM-Gallego (8) CHI-Castro (19) Hudson (32)
Casto ties it with HR in the 9th, Hudson walks it off with 2R HR in the 13th. Martinez 7-8-3-3-2-4. Castro 3-5 HR 2 RBI's (75) Vela 2-4 2 2B's (14) Baxter (EDM) 3-4

ORG NEWS-2020 1st rounder Cesar Cordero went 3-3 with 3 HR's and 6 RBI's in an 11-7 Bakersfield win. He's hitting .283-19-77 on the year. The 18th overall pick is in his 2nd AA season. Scouts are concerned he's peaked nowhere near his draft day projections. An outstanding defender, his bat hasn't come around.

8/8 Off Day

8/9 CHI 15 COL 2
W-Pimentel (16-0) L-Lee (7-11)
HR CHI-Salinas (16) COL-Scott (8)
9 run first off former Iron Pig Ken Lee (0-6-6-6-0-0). Pimentel 8-7-2-2-3-5. Blakeway 2-5 2B (23) 3 runs Salinas 3-6 2B (25) HR 4 RBI's (63) Martinez 3-5 3B (2) 3 RBI's (18) Hudson 1-3 3 BB's Gomez (COL) 3-4

8/10 CHI 10 COL 1
W-Hall (10-6) L-McKee (9-9)
HR CHI-Shaw (19) Salinas (17) Jackson (16)
Hall 7-2-1-1-4-6 Castro 3-5 2 RBI's (70) Jackson 4-5 HR 4 runs Salinas 1-3 HR 3 runs

8/11 CHI 7 COL 4
W-Morgan (12-7) L-Gonzalez (0-1) S-Cruz (19)
HR COL-Tanner (25)
Blakeway 2-4 2B (24) 4 RBI's (45) Castro 3-5 Tanner (COL) HR 3 RBI's (87)

GREAT GAMES-24 year old Ron Davis (SAC) tossed a 1-hitter in LA today, beating the Wizards 2-0. He walked 3 and fanned 15. He's 7-8 4.59 in 22 starts this year. Davis was Sacramento's 3rd round pick (78th overall) out of Parkway South HS, MO in 2017.

8/12 CHI 7 DAY 3
W-Trujillo (14-5) L-Woodroffe (6-8) S-Casas (14)
HR CHI-Shaw (20) Salinas (18) DAY-Lopez (11)
Collins HBP in 2nd, broken hand, out 3 weeks. Martinez replaces him and goes 3-3 2B (5) 3B (3) SB (4) Miranda 1-2 3 BB's Blakeway 3-5 3B (7) SB (1) 3 RBI's (48) Sanchez (DAY) 3-3 Trujillo 6.1-7-3-3-1-5.

ROSTER NEWS-Top prospect Roberto Cruz is recalled. He was hitting .382-9-28 in 24 games at Tulsa. He's the guy we are tabbing to replace Hugh Collins when/if he walks this winter. He's a 25 year old 5 tool player. Drafted 20th overall in 2016 by Staten Island he was the centerpiece of the trade that sent Orlando Rea to Staten Island.

8/13 CHI 10 DAY 4
W-Martinez (7-6) L-Ross (4-2)
HR CHI-Castro (20) Shaw (21) Cruz (7) DAY-Arroyo (6) Malik (1)
Martinez 7-7-3-3-0-7 Castro 3-5 HR 3 RBI's (81) Cruz 2-3 HR 3 RBI's (31) Kokawa (DAY) 3-4 2B (6)

COMING BACK-In his last 5 starts Roberto Martinez has gone 35 IP 37 H 4 BB and 31 K's for a 2-1 record and a 2.57 ERA, dropping his season ERA from 7.40 to 6.01.

WEEK 20 SUMMARY
FL POTW-Mario Gomez (COL) 13-22 2 HR's 8 RBI's (.306-21-84)
CL POTW-Nate Sipes (CC) 9-26 4 HR's 13 RBI's (.242-22-64)

ORG POTW
AA Cesar Cordero CF 11-22 4 HR's 9 RBI's (.286-20-79)

WEEK 20 POWER RANKINGS
1) Chicago (1)
2) Sacramento (11)
3) Philadelphia (3)
4) San Antonio (-)
5) Brooklyn (2)
OUT Alaska (8) Boston (11)

AAA Tulsa (1 -) 90-33 +13
AA Bakersfield (15 -2) 69-54 7 GB
A(S) Belleview (6 +4) 69-54 4 GB
A(N) Denison (13 +1) 66-57 12 GB
SS Heavener (6 +9) 28-21 3 GB
R Omaha (26 +8) 23-26 14 GB

FORMER IRON PIGS IN THE NEWS
Tom Jackson (PIT) tossed a 5-hit shutout over Boston yesterday for his 3rd SHO of 2023. A swingman on their staff, he's 7-7 10 Saves 2.68 ERA in 34 games, 17 starts.

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The K race in the Coastal is insane. Chavez has slipped after Greene had an 18 RBI week, but he's got an outside shot at the triple crown.

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WEEK: 21
RECORD: 3-2
OVERALL: 82-43 +15.5 (Green Bay 67-59)
RUNS SCORED: 854 (35) 1st
RUNS AGAINST: 559 (21) 1st
OWNERS MOOD: Happy
FAN INTEREST: 90/100
WEEK AHEAD: 1 vs Dayton/Off Day/3 @ Tulsa/Off Day/1 vs El Paso

8/14 CHI 7 DAY 6
W-Pimentel (17-0) L-Zamora (5-10) S-Cruz (20)
HR CHI-Jackson (17) Chavez (40)
Pimentel struggles 5.1-8-5-5-1-4 but the pen holds up. Plazewski leaves with an injury. Chavez 2-6 HR 4 RBI's (98) Jackson 3-5 2B (14) HR 2 RBI's (63) Greene (DAY) 3-5

INJURIES- Jonasz Plazewski has a strained shoulder that is going to keep him out 7-8 weeks. In addition we learned the IBL's #1 prospect, 19 year old Asiman Swagat tore his PCL, and will miss the next 9-10 months. Orlando Perez was recalled from Tulsa.

GREAT GAMES-Howard Crane (SAC) tossed the 26th no-hitter in IBL history. The River Cats 12-0 win over Fresno saw the 35 year old Crane face just 29 hitters. It was the 4th no-hitter in Sacramento history, and the 2nd time Fresno had been no-hit.

8/15 Off Day

8/16 CHI 7 TUL 3
W-Hall (11-6) L-Robinson (10-9) S-Moreno (2)
HR CHI-Ash (2) Jackson (18) Hudson (33) TUL-Hahn (2) Vance (24) Moreton (7)
Hall 7-5-3-3-4-3 3 solo HR's. Shaw 3-4 Jackson GS 4 RBI's (67)

8/17 CHI 15 TUL 4
W-Morgan (13-7) L-Bowen (1-4) S-Perez (1)
HR CHI-Castro (21) Salinas (19) Hudson (34) TUL-Scheid (4) Vance (25)
10-0 after 2 innings. Castro 4-5 HR 3 runs Hudson 3 RBI's (98) Shaw 3-5 2 RBI's (61) Salinas 3-6 2B (26) HR 4 RBI's (69) Blakeway 3-4 2B (26) 3 runs. Vance (TUL) 3-4 HR Scheid 3 RBI's (12)

GREAT GAMES-Pedro Lopez (MICH) went 3-4 with 3 solo HR's in the Wolverines 12-6 win over Dallas. The 25 year old 1B is hitting .263-21-75.

8/18 TUL 5 CHI 4
W-Sutherland (9-10) L-Moreno (4-3) S-Picot (36)
HR CHI-Shaw (22) Cruz (8) Hudson (35) TUL-Hahn (3)
Vance (TUL) 3-3 2B (33) Shaw 2-4 2B(19) HR RBI (62) Trujillo 7-8-4-4-2-6 (ND) Sutherland 8-8-4-4-6-5.

8/19 Off Day

8/20 EP 3 CHI 2 (11)
W-Gonzalez (3-5) L-Cruz (0-2) S-Mitchell (2)
HR CHI-Martinez (4)
Cruz BS (3) 3-5-2-2-0-0 . Martinez 6.1-7-1-1-1-5. Dansen (EP) 8-7-2-2-3-5 Blakeway 3-5 3B (8) Harper (EP) 4-6 2B (18) 3B (3) 2 RBI's (46)

WEEK 21 SUMMARY
FL POTW-Pedro Hernandez (SI) 15-29 HR 7 RBI's (.318-2-68)
CL POTW-Jamie Vance (TUL) 14-24 4 HR's 8 RBI's (.296-26-89)

IBL CAREER LEADER: RUNS
1332 Curt Whimster (TUL)
1164 Caden Haynes (TUL)
1136 Felix Torres (HAW)
1110 Hugh Collins (CHI)
1057 Michael Moran (SAN)

WEEK 21 POWER RANKINGS
1) San Antonio (4)
2) Philadelphia (3)
3) Chicago (1)
4) Brooklyn (5)
5) Tulsa (-)
OUT Sacramento (6)

AAA Tulsa (1 -) 93-36 +11
AA Bakersfield (13 +2) 73-56 5 GB
A(S) Belleview (9 -3) 72-57 5 GB
A(N) Denison (11 +2) 69-60 13 GB
SS Heavener (4 +2) 32-34 4 GB
R Omaha (32 -6) 25-31 16 GB

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WEEK: 22
RECORD: 6-1
OVERALL: 88-44 +18 (Green Bay 70-62)
RUNS SCORED: 897 (43) 1st
RUNS AGAINST: 587 (28) 1st
OWNERS MOOD: Happy
FAN INTEREST: 91/100
WEEK AHEAD: 2 vs El Paso/3 vs Alaska/2 vs Brooklyn

NEWS-Gabriel Pimentel has won 20 straight decisions to date, which breaks Maurice Patersons (MICH) record of 18. He's also not been beaten in 30 straight starts, breaking Patersons record of 24.

8/21 CHI 5 EP 3
W-Pimentel (18-0) L-Watt (11-10) S-Casas (15)
HR CHI-Salinas (20) Hamlyn (1)
Make it 21 straight wins, and 31 straight starts. Pimentel went 7-6-3-3-5-8, walking 5 and being down 3-0 in the 1st 2 innings. Peeler (EP) 3-3 3B (3) Salinas 2-3 HR RBI (70) Cruz 2B 2 RBI's (35)

8/22 CHI 3 EP 1
W-Hall (12-6) L-O'Neill (2-4) S-Cruz (21)
HR CHI-Miranda (10) Jackson (19)
Hall 6.2-5-1-1-2-8 124 pitches. O'Neill CG (L) 8-9-3-3-1-3. Hudson 3-4 2B (18) 3 errors (Castro (5) Shaw (6) Jackson (10)

NOTES-We are currently 12th in Def. Eff. In every other meaningful category we're 1 or 2. Over 162 games it may not matter? But in a 7 game series a 3 error game can be the season.

8/23 CHI 2 ALK 1 (10)
W-Perez (3-0) L-Winston (6-10)
HR NONE
Morgan 7-4-1-1-2-10 128 pitches. Solis 7-4-1-1-2-8 105 pitches. Castro 3-5 RBI (85) Shaw RBI (64)

8/24 CHI 7 ALK 6
W-Trujillo (15-5) L-Santos (4-2) S-Cruz (22)
HR ALK-Collins (18) CHI-Castro (22)
Castro HR 2 RBI's (87) Salinas 2B (27) 2 RBI's (72) Ledezma (ALK) 3-5 Baca (ALK) 3-4 2B (3)

8/25 CHI 14 ALK 4
W-Martinez (8-6) L-Allison (8-8)
HR ALK-Sanchez 2 (29) Fick (22) CHI-Cruz (9) Blakeway (2)
Cruz 2-4 HR 3 RBI's (38) Shaw 4-5 2B (23) 3B (3) 3 runs 2 RBI's (67) Blakeway HR 4 RBI's (52) Sanchez (ALK) 3-3 2 HR's 3 RBI's (89) Martinez 7-4-4-4-3-3 3 HR's. Earl Shaw has now hit in 20 straight.

8/26 CHI 12 BRO 10
W-Perez (4-0) L-Martinez (11-7) S-Cruz (23)
HR BRO-Ishida (22) Hart (11) CHI-Shaw (23) Chavez (41)
Pimentel gets 12 runs and no win because he went down after the 2nd out of the game, having to be removed for an arm “issue”, we are waiting on word. See saw game that saw both pens get ripped around. Shaw 2-4 HR 3 runs 3 RBI's (70) Chavez 3-4 2B HR 5 RBI's (105) Ishida (BRO) 2-5 3B (3) HR 3 runs 3 RBI's (102)

NEWS-Trappers fire Borden. Edmonton manager Rick Borden was let go today. The Trappers have not made the post season in the IBL's 12 year history and after an 85-77 finish last season, they were within 2 games of a spot, they're playing .457 ball this year (.457). Borden has been with Edmonton for all 12 years, 10 as the bench coach, the last 2 seasons as their manager. No replacement has been named yet.

8/27 BRO 3 CHI 0
W-Terry (11-8) L-Hall (12-7) S-Sharp (28)
HR BRO-Ishida (23)
Terry 8-4-0-0-5-6 Hall 7-6-2-2-4-8 Ishida 2-5 2B (26) HR 2 RBI's (104)

WEEK 22 SUMMARY
FL POTW-Jose Torres (DAY) 11-27 5 HR's 12 RBI's (.238-22-61)
CL POTW-Alejandro Villanueva (SAN) 10-21 3 HR's 9 RBI's (.291-19-60)

WEEK 22 POWER RANKINGS
1) Philadelphia (2)
2) Chicago (3)
3) San Antonio (1)
4) Sacramento (6)
5) Brooklyn (4)
OUT Tulsa (8)

AAA Tulsa (1 -) 97-39 CLINCHED
AA Bakersfield (15 -2) 76-60 7 GB
A(S) Belleview (12 -4) 74-62 2 GB WC
A(N) Denison (17 -6) 73-63 ELIM
SS Heavener (9 -5) 35-27 5 GB
R Omaha (21 +11) 29-33 17 GB ELIM

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Philly turning what I thought would be 1 of the 2 races left into a wash out. Michigan and West Michigan appear poised to battle it out. How many k's for Figueroa when all is said and done?

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WEEK: 23
RECORD: 4-2
OVERALL: 92-46 +20.5 (Green Bay 72-67)
RUNS SCORED: 938 (41) 1st
RUNS AGAINST: 624 (37) 1st
OWNERS MOOD: Happy
FAN INTEREST: 91/100
WEEK AHEAD: 1 vs Brooklyn/Off Day/3 @ Buffalo/2 @ West Michigan

8/28 BRO 9 CHI 1
W-Lowry (16-7) L-Morgan (13-8)
HR BRO-Morrison (20) Fiermonte (19) Jongmans (23)
Lowry 7-5-1-1-4-4 Tucker stunk in relief again 0-2-2-2-1-0 (5.82 ERA) Morrison (BRO) 3-5 HR 2 RBI's (72)

STUFF-Matt Tucker is optioned to AAA Tulsa after the game, I can't afford to have a stiff in this pen with just 2 lefties. Roberto Hidalgo is recalled (7-2 3 SV 2.35 ERA 53 Games). He's the 20th rated prospect coming into this year, a kid signed out of Puerto Rico in 2019.

INJURY NEWS-Gabriel Pimentel will undergo exploratory shoulder surgery today. An amazing year done in the blink of an eye. He finishes the year 18-0 3.45 in 27 starts over 172 IP with 172 K's and 73 BB's. 27 year old Ralph Bass will be recalled from AAA Tulsa. Bass was acquired at the end of camp this year in a 1-1 swap for SP Steve McKinley from Corpus Christi and is 13-7 3.64 in 26 AAA starts with 183 IP 166 K's an 174 H.

LEAGUE NEWS-Philadelphia wins 15 straight! On August 13th the Patriots were 68-50, 2 games up on 2nd place Boston, on August 29th the Patriots are 83-50 and 8.5 games up having won 15 straight! 95-44, that's their run differential the past 3 weeks. With a rotation 12th in the league in ERA, a bullpen 9th, they've used the leagues #1 offense to score 855 runs and hit a league best .293, while getting on at a league best .370 clip as a team. 20 year old Boyd Jackson has come up and in his 3 starts has gone 3-0 1.71.

8/29 Off Day

8/30 CHI 7 BUF 5
W-Trujillo (16-5) L-Vance (7-9) S-Cruz (24)
HR CHI-Castro (23) Cruz 3 (12) BUF-Hammond (8)
Trujillo 6.1-6-3-0-3-2 Blakeway 2 errors. Cruz 3-4 3 solo HR's 3 runs 3 RBI's (42) Earl Shaw's 23 game hitting streak ends.

GREAT GAMES-There is no end in sight for Esteban Figueroa (SAC). Another shutout, 2-hitter, 17 K's. Check out the press release. He has 292 punchouts with over a month to go. It was his 9th career shutout.

8/31 CHI 9 BUF 5
W-Martinez (9-6) L-O'Neil (8-14) S-Carlson (1)
HR CHI-Salinas (21) Vela (6) BUF-Romero (9) Gill (23) J.Martinez (22) Cox (13)
Vela 2-5 HR 4 RBI's (36) leading off Salinas 2-4 2B (28) HR 2 RBI's (74) Gill (BUF) 3-4 2B (23) HR 2 RBI's (77)

SEPTEMBER CALL UPS-Angel Cedrun RP, Steve Rush IF are the only 2 for now. Once Tulsa's playoffs end we'll recall the rest of the 40 man. Hugh Collins comes off the DL today and is put on the active roster.

9/1 BUF 6 CHI 5
W-Barry (10-9) L-Bass (0-1) S-Artlano (28)
HR Chi-Castro (24) Chavez (42)
Bass gives up 5 runs on 6 hits in the 1st, then goes 5.1-8-6-6-2-6. Chavez 2-4 HR 2 RBI's (105) Collins 2-4 2B (12) first game back Castro 2-4 HR 2 RBI's (95)

9/2 CHI 8 WMI 7
W-Hall (13-7) L-Vargas (9-7) S-Cruz (25)
HR CHI-Shaw (24) Cruz (13) WMI-Montoya (43)
Cruz 2-5 HR 3 RBI's (45) Montoya (WMI) 3-5 HR RBI (107) Scott (WMI) 4-5

9/3 CHI 11 WMI 5
W-Morgan (14-8) L-Lawson (6-9)
HR CHI-Hudson (36) Miranda (11) WMI-Bailey (23) H.Hernandez (16)
Morgan 5-7-0-0-2-3 long rain delay in the 5th. Cruz 2-5 3 RBI's (48) Hudson 3 RBI's (105) Miranda 2-3 HR 3 RBI's (78) Hernandez (WMI) 3 RBI's (60)

WEEK 23 SUMMARY
FL POTW-Troy Glaus (NY) 11-25 5 HR's 12 RBI's (.291-37-108)
CL POTW-Ron Miller (CC) 13-23 4 HR's 7 RBI's (.299-32-95)

NOTE-In 3 seasons since he left Chicago Ron Miller has been nothing short of awesome. Winning last years Hank Aaron Award for starters. He's played 449 games hitting .304 with 104 HR's and 319 RBI's while scoring 321 runs. He's gotten on at a .411 clip as well. The supplemental pick we received for him turned into RHP Jim Burns whom we took 34th overall out of Bradley College. He went 15-4 4.12 in AA last year in 23 starts, 159.1 IP 159 H and 159 K's. He got off to a rocky start in AAA this year before blowing his elbow out in his 3rd start and will be out until at least April of next year.

WEEK 23 POWER RANKINGS
1) Chicago (2)
2) Philadelphia (1)
3) San Antonio (3)
4) Michigan (-)
5) Boston (-)
OUT Sacramento (6) Brooklyn (7)

AAA Tulsa 102-40 Clinched, playoffs start Thursday MVP Asiman Swagat .378-1-58 .466 OBP (2021 minor league FA out of Sri Lanka) CY Rob Bright 15-8 4.26 177.1 IP 170 K's (1st round 2022 1st overall/Originally 1st rd 3rd overall by us in 2021)
AA Bakersfield 78-62 6.5 GB MVP Cesar Cordero .283-22-91 36 SB .351 OBP (1st Rd 2020 18th overall) CY Patrick Hinson 12-6 3.52 140.2 IP 102 K's (1st round 2022 32nd overall)
A(S) Belleview 76-64 3 GB WC MVP Ruben Arroyo .258-27-92 15 SB .344 OBP (12th Rd 2020 344th overall) CY In-Gu Mun 4-2 2 SV 2.71 86.1 IP 123 K's (11th round 2022 361st overall/Originally 5th round 2021 156th overall, New York)
A(N) Denison 75-65 13 GB MVP Ivan Blankenship .300-19-83 (2022 Minor League FA/Orginally 19th round 2018 517th overall, Dayton) CY Greg Bennett 8-7 4.34 163.2 IP 149 K's (6th Rd 2020 176th overall)
SS Heavener 39-30 1 GB WC 7 games left MVP Cristo Flores .323-10-35 (2021 Minor League FA/Originally 11th round 2018 311th overall, Las Vegas) CY Ray Holcomb 5-1 10 SV 1.04 26 IP 48 K's 9 BB's (2022 Minor League FA)
R Omaha 33-35 16 GB MVP Claas van der Ham .268-5-18 (2021 minor league FA out of Curacao) CY Yun-Tae Kim 5-2 2.61 58.2 IP 66 K's (2021 minor league FA ouf of South Korea)

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WEEK: 24
RECORD: 3-3
OVERALL: 95-49 +20.5 (Green Bay 75-50)
RUNS SCORED: 980 (52) 1st
RUNS AGAINST: 660 (36) 1st
OWNERS MOOD: Very Happy (+1)
FAN INTEREST: 91/100
WEEK AHEAD: 1 @ West Michigan/Off Day/3 @ Green Bay/2 @ Columbus

9/4 CHI 3 WMI 2
W-Casas (4-7) L-Gonzalez (6-9) S-Cruz (26)
HR NONE
Trujillo 7.2-6-2-0-5-3 gives up 2 unearned in the 8th on back to back Blakeway errors. Drake 8-6-0-0-0-6 leaves up 2-0. 3 runs in the 9th to win. Miranda 2-4 2B (36) RBI (79) Blakeway 2-4 RBI (55)

9/5 Off Day Bryant Thomas went the distance on a 3-hitter to beat Houston 4-0. The win moves Bryant to 15-8 3.21 on the year. He was our 11th round draft choice in 2014 out of UCLA. He has always had the power arm but our scouts felt his command would be a huge problem. While he certainly has had command problems, the trade sending him to Tulsa for IF John Overhill might end up as one of our worst ever. Since he broke into the IBL in 2018 he's gone 84-43 4.03 in 176 starts over 1199 IP. He's K'd 1356 to 657 walks, while yielding 947 hits. He's tossed 6 career SHO, 24 career CG's and has a .540 QS%. He's never thrown less than 225 innings in any full season. He's a 2 time all star and has had 3 15 K games as well as a World Series Title in 2020. He's been in the top 10 in wins 3 times, IP 4 times, K's 4 times leading the league in 2019 (279) ERA 2 times, BABIP 3 times, H/9 4 times coming in 1st 2x and 2nd 2x, K/0 4 times and VORP 2 times. John Overhill ended up getting 21 total AB's in Chicago before he was dealt, along with RP prospect Ernest Lindner, to Pittsburgh for OF prospect Pancho Villarreal who was the IBL's #54 prospect entering this year and hit .308/.449/.503 in 101 AA games with 10 HR's and 30 SB's before being called up to AAA Tulsa where he has hit .366/.527/.512 in 12 games.

9/6 CHI 16 GB 6
W-Martinez (10-6) L-Yates (11-9)
HR CHI-Miranda (12) Vela (7) GB-Walker (32) Brooks (15) Calhoun (5)
Martinez 7-9-3-3-0-6 Vela GS 5 RBI's (41) Martinez 3-6 2 RBI's (24) Miranda 4-5 3B (4) HR RBI (80) Hamlyn 3-5 2 RBI's (29) Alvarado (GB) 4-4 2B (3) Ramon Castro went down with an undisclosed injury, awaiting word.

9/7 GB 10 CHI 4
W-Lopez (10-12) L-Bass (0-2) S-Becker (13)
HR GB-Alvarado (9) Cordero (15) Hunter (11)
Bass 7-10-5-5-4-4 Chavez 3-4 2B (18) Butler (GB) 3-4 3 runs Alvarado 2-4 HR 3 RBI's (59)

9/8 CHI 5 GB 1
W-Hall (14-7) L-Montgomery (13-9) S-Cruz (27)
HR CHI-Chavez (43) GB-Melton (2)
Hall 7.2-3-1-1-2-13 Chavez 3-3 HR 4 RBI's (109)

INJURY NEWS-Ramon Castro has a broken wrist and will miss the next 5 weeks at least, putting him out through the playoffs 1st round. He was having a monster year hitting .336-24-95 in 121 games.

9/9 COL 13 CHI 12 (12)
W-Amaya (5-4) L-Perez (4-1)
HR- COL-Debesa (16)
Morgan and pen blow 8-0 2nd inning lead! Casas goes 4-2-0-0-0-5. Vela 6-7 2B 2 RBI's (43) Miranda 1-3 4 BB's Ash 3-6 2B (32) RBI (69) Hedden (COL) 3-6 2 2B's (12) Debesa 4-7 2B (27) HR 5 RBI's (88)

STUFF-22 year old catcher Alex Vela becomes just the 2nd Iron Pig in history to record 6 hits in a game (Pedro Salinas '17) and 15th player in IBL history to do it as well.

9/10 COL 4 CHI 2
W-Lee (9-14) L-Trujillo (16-6) S-Amaya (30)
HR COL-Lynch (24)
Lee 7-9-2-2-1-3 Ash 3-3 2B (33)

WEEK 24 SUMMARY
FL POTW-Pedro Debesa (COL) 11-25 3 HR's 12 RBI's (.296-16-88)
CL POTW-Juan Garcia (SAN) 10-28 4 HR's 11 RBI's (.305-28-97)

WEEK 24 POWER RANKINGS
1) San Antonio (3)
2) Chicago (1)
3) Philadelphia (2)
4) Fresno (-)
5) Sacramento (6)
OUT Michigan (14) Boston (6)

Michigan goes 0-6, including a 4 game sweep at the hands of West Michigan.

AAA Tulsa 102-40 Won 1st rd, 2nd rd starts tomorrow
AA Bakersfield 78-62 6.5 GB MVP Cesar Cordero .283-22-91 36 SB .351 OBP (1st Rd 2020 18th overall) CY Patrick Hinson 12-6 3.52 140.2 IP 102 K's (1st round 2022 32nd overall)
A(S) Belleview 76-64 3 GB WC MVP Ruben Arroyo .258-27-92 15 SB .344 OBP (12th Rd 2020 344th overall) CY In-Gu Mun 4-2 2 SV 2.71 86.1 IP 123 K's (11th round 2022 361st overall/Originally 5th round 2021 156th overall, New York)
A(N) Denison 75-65 13 GB MVP Ivan Blankenship .300-19-83 (2022 Minor League FA/Orginally 19th round 2018 517th overall, Dayton) CY Greg Bennett 8-7 4.34 163.2 IP 149 K's (6th Rd 2020 176th overall)
SS Heavener 43-32 1 GB WC 1 game left MVP Cristo Flores .323-10-35 (2021 Minor League FA/Originally 11th round 2018 311th overall, Las Vegas) CY Ray Holcomb 5-1 11 SV 1.63 (2022 Minor Leage FA)
R Omaha 33-35 16 GB MVP Claas van der Ham .268-5-18 (2021 minor league FA out of Curacao) CY Yun-Tae Kim 5-2 2.61 58.2 IP 66 K's (202 minor league FA ouf of South Korea)

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Really 1 race left, with one as a potential. The Northeastern looks to go to the wire, Michigan and West Michigan trying to take the title. They finish the season with a 3 game set in Michigan!
Fresno is 8-2 and Sacramento 6-4 in their last 10, to get the Grizzlies within 5. they have a 4 game series on the 23rd to the 26th this month that might matter.
Alaska and Arizona are at 5.5, with them splitting a 4 gamer last week. They meet in Arizona for the seasons final 3 games.
Two batting races that are going down to the wire it looks like, great stat races all around actually.

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WEEK: 25
RECORD: 5-2
OVERALL: 100-51 +22 (Green Bay 78-73)
RUNS SCORED: 1037 (57) 1st
RUNS AGAINST: 688 (28) 1st
OWNERS MOOD: Very Happy
FAN INTEREST: 91/100
WEEK AHEAD: 2 @ Columbus/3 vs Providence/2 vs Hawaii

NEWS-IF Jeremy Hamlyn was hurt yesterday and is likely out for the week, IF Kevin Vaughn was recalled.

9/11 COL 5 CHI 4
W-Fowler (7-9) L-Martinez (10-7) S-Cox (1)
HR CHI-Chavez (44) COL-Garcia (25)
Martinez 6.1-8-4-1-2-7 3 errors (Shaw 2 Collins 1). Cruz 3-4 2B (18) Gomez (COL) 3-4

9/12 COL 13 CHI 8
W-Rowan (3-2) L-Bass (0-3)
HR CHI-Martinez 2 (6) COL-Tanner 2 (31) Lynch (25) Ackerman (14)
Martinez 2-5 2 HR's 3 RBI's (30) Vaughn 4-5 Tanner (COL) 4-5 2B (39) 2 HR's 7 RBI's (112) Debesa 1-2 4 runs

9/13 CHI 12 PROV 2
W-Hall (15-7) L-Gonzalez (3-6)
HR CHI-Salinas (22)
Hall 7-6-2-2-1-7 Salinas 3-4 HR 4 RBI's (80) Miranda 3-3 3 runs Jackson 3-3 2B (16)

9/14 CHI 6 PROV 0
W-Morgan (15-8) L-Sabathia (7-13)
HR CHI-Cruz (14) Rush (3)
Morgan 9-2-0-0-1-10 takes a no-hitter into the 7th. Cruz 3-4 2B (20) HR RBI (55) Ash 2-3 2B (34) SB (20) RBI (71)

9/15 CHI 5 PROV 2
W-Trujillo (17-6) L-Guzman (7-13) S-Davenport (1)
HR PROV-J.Martinez (3) CHI-Hudson (37)
Trujillo 6-4-1-0-3-7 Davenport 3-1-1-1-0-3. Hudson HR 2 RBI's (109)

9/16 CHI 15 HAW 0
W-Martinez (11-7) L-Williams (5-9)
HR NONE
Martinez 9-3-0-0-3-9! E.Martinez 3-5 2B (7) RBI (32) Rush 4-5 3 runs Blakeway 3-5 2 2B's (34) 3 RBI's (61) Cruz 3-5 2 RBI's (57) Ash 3-4 3B (5) 4 RBI's (78) SB (21)

9/17 CHI 7 HAW 6
W-Bass (1-3) L-Ornelas (11-10) S-Cruz (28)
HR CHI-Hudson (38)
Bass 6.1-4-4-4-7-8 Sandoval (HAW) 3-5 2B (29) 3 RBI's (125) Alonzo (HAW) 2-5 2B (32) 2 RBI's (39) Hudson HR 2 RBI's (111) Chavez 1-3 RBI (112)

WEEK 25 SUMMARY
FL POTW-Vincente Dominguez (GB) 11-19 3 HR's 6 RBI's (.310-42-118)
CL POTW-Jamie Vance (TUL) 9-22 4 HR's 10 RBI's (.306-35-119)

WEEK 25 POWER RANKINGS
1) Chicago (2)
2) San Antonio (1)
3) Philadelphia (3)
4) Brooklyn (-)
5) Sacramento (5)
OUT Fresno (6)

AAA Tulsa In AAA World Series, up 1-0

[gehrig38]

Thanks to the insanely talented and incredibly dedicated hard core guys here, I now have all 130 minor league franchises with custom jerseys and hats. I went through this board and found compilations, downloaded them, and set about an 8-9 hour task of finding a jersey and hat for every minor league teaM
Now back to the regularly scheduled pennant race

[gehrig38]

WEEK: 26
RECORD: 4-2
OVERALL: 104-53 Clinched
RUNS SCORED: 1082 (45) 1st (the 1082 runs is 26 runs shy of the single season mark set by Chicago in 202 of 1108)
RUNS AGAINST: 713 (25) 1st
OWNERS MOOD: Delighted (+1)
FAN INTEREST: 92/100 (+1)
WEEK AHEAD: 1 vs Hawaii/Off Day/3 @ Arizona/2 @ Dayton

9/18 CHI 17 HAW 1
W-Hall (16-7) L-Oswalt (6-12)
HR CHI-Hudson (39)
Hall 6-8-1-0-1-5 Shaw 2-3 3 runs Collins 3-4 3 RBI's (77) Jackson 3-4 3B (1) 3 RBI's (77) Ash 3-5 2B (35) 2 RBI's (80)

9/19 Off Day

9/20 AZ 5 CHI 3
W-Green (13-15) L-Morgan (15-9) S-Daniels (24)
HR CHI-Collins (23) AZ-Powell (5)
Green (AZ) 8-6-3-3-2-8 Morgan 6-7-5-5-5-4. Miranda 3-4 2B (40) Wilkins (AZ) 2-3 3 RBI's (115)

9/21 CHI 5 AZ 4 (12)
W-Perez (5-1) L-Graham (1-1)
HR CHI-Cruz (15) Salinas (23)
Battle 2-4 2B (1) 3 BB 2 CS Vela 2-4 Salinas 2R HR (83) Trujillo 7-5-2-2-2-5

9/22 CHI 7 AZ 4
W-Martinez (12-7) L-Hall (1-1) S-Cruz (29)
HR CHI-Jackson (20)
Jackson 2-3 HR 2 RBI's (79) Hutchinson (AZ) 3-5 2 2B's (14) 2 RBI's (25) SB (31) Martinez 6-6-3-3-2-5

9/23 DAY 7 CHI 6
W-Canales (6-10) L-Casas (4-8)
HR DAY-Torres (29) Frederick (2)
Casas blows a 3 run lead 1.2-4-4-4-1-0 Rocha 6-8-3-3-2-5 Salinas 3-4 2B (30) 2 RBI's (86)

NOTES-Was going to take Casas out halfway through but I have to find out if he can close. This was his 9th blown save. He has the best arm in the league, by far, and everything else is exceptional, his control is still perfecting itself, but he cannot seem to get those final 3 outs. It could be he's might Rivera in a Rivera/Wettland duo, but that would mean I need to find my Wettland this winter.

GREAT GAMES-Philly's Pedro Roman went 4-5 with 3 HR's in a 6-4 Patriot win over Baltimore. The 27 year old, acquired earlier in the year from New York, is having a huge power year, hitting .239-42-110 in 138 total games (.269-26-68 in just 66 games with Philadelphia) The win also clinched the Keystone for Philadelphia.

9/24 CHI 7 DAY 4
W-Bass (2-3) L-Thomas (3-3) S-Cruz (30)
HR CHI-Cruz (16) DAY-Torres (30) Greene (41) Lopez (13)
Rush 3-5 2B (6) 2 RBI's (17) Bass 5-9-3-3-1-2 Pen 4-3-1-1-1-3

STUFF-Ernesto Cruz, not expected to close much, if at all, this year, has now saved 30+ games for the 11th time in 12 seasons. His only season under 30 was 2015 when he was injured in his 22nd appearance that year (BTW he was 1-0 18 SV 0.00 in that season!). He's the IBL's all time saves leader at 445.

WEEK 26 SUMMARY
FL POTW-Christian Wilkins (AZ) 14-30 2 HR's 14 RBI's (.263-38-118)
CL POTW-Jean Poulet (SAC) 13-22 2 HR's 5 RBI's (.312-16-61)

ACTIVE CAREER LEADER: OBP
.419 Thomas Hood (FRE)
.419 Rich Alfred (FRE)
.419 Todd Helton (-)
.411 Fred Gil (BUF)
.411 Angelo Gomez (EP)

WEEK 26 POWER RANKINGS
1) Chicago (1)
2) San Antonio (2)
3) Philadelphia (3)
4) Sacramento (5)
5) West Michigan (-)
OUT Brooklyn (19) Wow, thankfully they clinched as they went 0-7 scoring just 26 runs in 7 games while yielding 44.

The Tulsa Iron Pigs swept the Tuscaloosa Hooks (Corpus Christi) 3 games to 0 to win their 4th AAA World Series Title and their 2nd in a row.