A Different Ball Game

jasg224 · 03-16-2024, 01:31 PM

This is a continuation of the OOTP 24 thread I started. I have ported the save to OOTP25 and everything seems to be fine.

Summary:
For some reason or another, the Prehispanic Ball Game lost its ritualistic aspect through the years, becoming only a sport practiced by several of the cultures that occupied Mesoamerica. This shift allowed the sport to be accepted by the Spanish conquerors and kept it alive.

However, the game was regarded as something for "indians" and in later, post-independence society, as something for the lower classes. Because of this, it wasn't until 1936 when a handful of amateur clubs, with the backing of several important business people, gathered in what became the
Ullamaliztli Namiqui - Ballgame Union

Champions so far:
1936 - Aulladores de Mérida
1937 - Tunas de San Luis
1938 - Tunas de San Luis
1939 - Tunas de San Luis

Players to follow (Career WAR):
C José Trujillo - Mérida (3x Defense Award, 2x Offense Award, 11.7 WAR)
1B Miguel González - FA (3x Defense Award, 6.6 WAR)
2B Fernando del Toro - FA (1x MVP, 1x Offense Award, 16.2 WAR)
3B Rico Santistevan - FA (1x Offense Award, 14.5 WAR)
SS Rogelio Herrán - San Luis (3x Defense Award, 18.3 WAR)
LF Celestino de la Rosa - FA (1x MVP, 2x Offense Award, 10.2 WAR)
CF Jorge Ramírez - Guadalajara (1x Defense Award, 1x Offense Award, 16.9 WAR)
RF Salvador Velázquez - Jaguares (1x Defense Award, 10.5 WAR)

The year is now 1940: there's two new teams in the league and the league's first free agency just took place. Expect a lot of close games and an exciting season of (base)ball!

jasg224 · 03-20-2024, 02:09 PM

The 1940 Preparation Week has come to an end, so let's preview the season!

First, some news.

Fernando del Toro signs with San Luis! The 1938 Tlatoani has agreed to a one-year deal worth $3 thousand dollars. He is set to take over second base after current Tlatoani Max Braud left. The French-Mexican citizen is still a free agent.

Roberto Mestre will stay in the Silver City for 7 more years! The two-time Atlatl Award winner has signed a 7-year extension with San Luis, worth $26.7 thousand dollars.

Other last-moment signings:
Aguascalientes: LHP Leo Álvarez, C, Jonathan González, 1B Efraín Cuxum, 3B Gustavo Ruiz, LF Edwin Acosta
Águilas: C Alfredo Hernández, 1B David Arroyo
Guadalajara: RHP Antonio Castañeda, SS Omar Morales
Jaguares: C José López, SS Manuel Portillo
Monterrey: LF Eduardo Vega, RF Ulises Dueñas
Puebla: C Daniel Figueras, 1B Miguel González, 3B Enrique Canul
San Luis: C Guillermo Mendez, 1B Omar de Jesús
Tampico: 1B Efraín Armenta, RF Luis García, RF Antonio Tapia

Briefly, here are the results of the Preparation Week:

Top hitters:
C José Ángeles (GDL) - 7-11, 3 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI
1B Mario Abeyta (TAM) - 6-10, 1 HR, 2 RBI
2B Francisco Escamilla (LEO) - 5-11, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Top pitchers:
RHP Jesús Pérez (MER) - 2 GS, 0.82 ERA, 1.55 WHIP, 21.2 K%
RHP Raúl Romero (AGU) - 2 GS, 2.65 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, 19.7 K%
LHP Carlos Casillas (GDL) - 2 GS, 3.27 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 15.9 K%

And finally, let's see what the experts think the table will look like come the end of the season. With the league now at 10 teams, the schedule has expanded to 108 games (teams play each other twice at home and twice away).

León are expected to come out at the top after being a close second last year. Their rotation is fearful, headlined by Salvadoran Juan González. González is followed by Luis Cruz, Jonathan Estrada and Ezequiel Anguiano who are all good enough to keep the usage of a shaky bullpen to the minimum.

Following them closely are the Prickly Pears, who want to extend their winning run to 4 years. They didn't reinforce their rotation, but having Roberto Mestre and Francisco Camacho might just be enough. Their infield is stellar, with players like C Victor Albornoz, 2B Fernando del Toro and Salvadoran 3B Carlos Renderos. Will this be enough for them to collect yet another trophy?

Jaguares are one of the most improved teams this year, at least on paper, and they'll hope to show as much on the field. Their new look rotation is now spearheaded by former Obsidians Carlos Casillas and Jacinto Santos, with veteran Ángel Urquidi and young Eulalio Garza right behind them. Their lineup is also looking different with 1B Daniel Rivera and LF Ricardo Palacios joining, RF Salvador Velázquez returning after a short stint with San Luis and 2B Antonio Sánchez deciding to stay with the club. It's a very strong team that should be able to put up a real fight for the title.

Now as outsiders in the title race, Guadalajara are ready to face another season. The talent on their squad has greatly diminished, with 2B César Loaiza and new signing CF Jorge Ramírez the only real stars on the roster. The experts don't think this will be enough to compete but Guadalajara might spring a couple of surprises.

Mérida are another club that had great losses this offseason, though their outlook might be bleaker. C José Trujillo is still regarded as the best catcher in the league, but the talent around him is certainly not of great caliber. The Howlers are set to debut another young CF in 18 year-old José Montes after trading speedster José Contreras to the Águilas.

Aguascalientes are considered to be the best of the two newcomers. Pitchers Leovigildo Esparza and Primitivo Espinosa are definitely good enough for the league and their rotation might be below average but it's not the worst. Either way, this might be a successful debut for the Tuzos.

After a last place finish in 1939, the Eagles are not expected to come out of the bottom half this year. Perhaps the most notable events this season will be the debuts of #3 and #6 prospects: 3B Pedro Ayala and LF Carlos Carrillo.

After being consistently at the bottom of the table, we might see a breakout season from Tampico who made several under-the-radar signings that could give them a real boost. This season will also see the debut of 20 year old Rogelio Hernández, as the league's top prospect is set to be the third pitcher in the Jaibas' rotation.

Monterrey might have the very talented 1B Leocadio Garza and SS Raúl Alvarado, but are a very limited team otherwise. They're expected to particularly struggle with pitching, as lefty Alejandro Carranza is the only member of their rotation to have pitched in the league before. The Cardinals have some serious backing and could go for some of the top free agents still left (2B Max Braud, CF Raúl Pérez, LF Celestino de la Rosa) if they wanted to.

Puebla are an average team, but the experts don't seem to think so. Despite having great players such as 3x Teyatloani Award recipient Antonio Monterrosa, LF Héctor Ramírez and Antonio Aguilar at the top of their rotation, this is a team that is expected to come last. Historically, the Snakes have never finished below 4th so expect them to at least try and compete.

It's an exciting new season on the horizon! New teams, new stars in a longer season to decide who will win the 1940 Ullamaliztli Namiqui trophy!

jasg224 · 03-22-2024, 08:16 PM

With the longer season, I'll do bi-monthly reports to avoid dragging this out more than necessary. So, here are the standings after May 1940:

A bit over 40% of the season has been played and the standings look nothing like what was expected before the season. Jaguares might not be the best hitting team, but they are defensively sound and their pitching has been great. León and Mérida are doing their best to keep it close while the Eagles and Crabs toil away at the other end of the table.

Speaking of the Jaguars' pitching: Carlos Casillas threw the league's 3rd no-hitter! The Jalisco native was one walk and one error away from perfection this May 3rd when the Mexico City club faced San Luis. The Tunas' first baserunner was Miguel Muñoz, leading off the 5th with a groundball that was mishandled by Antonio Sánchez. However, Casillas managed to face the minimum after Oscar Valladolid grounded into an inning-ending double play. A tired Casillas allowed the 27th batter he faced to reach first base after an 8 pitch walk, but the pitch immediately after that ended the game on a 6-4 fielder's choice.

On the other side, San Luis ace Roberto Mestre pitched a 3 hit game. Unfortunately for the pink team, one of those hits went over the wall in the 5th inning, giving Casillas his 6th win of the season. It's a great feat as we see the league's 3rd and the Jaguars' 1st no-hitter! Casillas joins teammate Eulalio Garza and León's Luis Cruz as the only pitchers to achieve this feat.

A full breakdown would probably be too long for my liking, so let's check in on some of the star players:

León's star outfielder Andrés Suárez is leading the hitters' pack with a .328/.447/.531 line, making him 2nd in OBP and OPS. Suárez has gotten 13 doubles, 4 triples and 5 homers as well as 21 runs batted in. He's been the 3rd best defender in left field and hasn't missed a game for the Arrows.

Another early Tlatoani contender is also on the Arrows. Edwin Esparza has hit .346/.400/.594 so far, along with 9 doubles, 6 triples and league-leading 8 round-trippers and 48 RBI. Esparza is also the 3rd worst baserunner in the league and his defense is right field has been just barely positive, which are the reasons why he's only the 7th most valuable player (WAR) despite being the best hitter.

On the other side of the spectrum, San Luis' Oscar Valladolid is struggling with a move to first base, where his defense is even worse than in left field (and that's saying something). The former Obsidian is hitting .272/.313/.402, making him slightly below average (by OPS+). With Miguel Muñoz holding up the left field position for the Tunas, perhaps Valladolid will need to work on his defense at first if he wants to stay in the starting lineup.

Other stars hitting well:
Jaguares LF Ricardo Palacios (.355/.425/.543) and 2B Antonio Sánchez (.327/.410/.494). Mérida legend Celestino de la Rosa, now a first baseman (.310/.396/.503).

Best rookies:
Monterrey 1B Leocadio Garza (.306/.454/.486). Aguascalientes CF Armando Vela (.298/.366/.527). Guadalajara RF Jorge Dorado (.333/.376/.458).

On the pitching side, Puebla's Faustino Campos has been lighting up the league in his second year with the club. All of his 12 starts have been quality starts, leading the league with a 1.07 ERA and 2.9 WAR. His 1.16 WHIP is 5th best, while his 10.7 K% is 7th best. Campos has been great at limiting walks and hard contact, which is why he's leading the race for the Atlatl Award.

Tied with Campos in WAR is Roberto Mestre, looking for his 3rd consecutive Atlatl Award. Despite a higher ERA (2.47), Mestre is on par with Campos for WHIP (1.15), K% (12.2) and BB% (6.3). The San Luis righty seems to have less luck than Campos when it comes to allowing runs, but he's also recovering from a 3 start run towards the end of April where he allowed 14 runs and 29 hits over 24 innings. Since then, his ERA has dropped from 4.05 to 2.47, and, if his award winning seasons can tell us anything, it might only get lower.

Meanwhile, former Moyaomamachtiani Award winner Eulalio Garza is struggling to replicate his 1938-39 form. Despite throwing half the innings, he's already given up more home runs this year (9) than in his award winning 1938 season (7). His 0.6 K/BB means he'll walk himself into trouble often. Perhaps hitters have figured him out and with the amount of walks and flyballs he gives up it might be time to consider another approach.

Star pitchers performing:
Mérida RHP Jesús Pérez (3.64 ERA, 1.49 WHIP). Jaguares LHP Carlos Casillas (2.53 ERA, 1.04 WHIP). Jaguares RHP Jacinto Santos (3.65 ERA, 1.34 WHIP).

Best rookies:
Aguascalientes RHP Primitivo Espinosa (2.60 ERA, 1.11 WHIP), LHP Filiberto Soto (3.38 ERA, 1.26 WHIP), RHP Leovigildo Esparza (3.61 ERA, 1.31 WHIP).

The next update will go over June-July (and 2 series in August). Thanks for reading!

jasg224 · 03-26-2024, 09:19 PM

Come August 1940, we have a team who won the league in late July.

After being predicted to come 3rd, the Jaguares de México are 1940 Ullamaliztli Champions!

After a great start, the Jaguars went even harder going into the summer, including going 20-7 in July. They were the second best hitting team (León) and the best pitching team overall. Their .685 win percentage and the 74-34 record are new league highs, beating out San Luis' 1939 win percentage of .682 and 58 wins. Of course, they're the first team to win the league in the 108-game era which is one of the reasons why they broke the win record but the .685 is still very impressive.

Following the title win, manager Julio Reyes decided to retire from the ballgame at the age of 63. After managing the Jaguares for 5 years, he ended up with a record of 241 wins and 203 losses. He's the 3rd most winningest manager in history in both wins and win percentage. His final, championship season was his best.

León had a 12-14 month of June, allowing the Jaguars to really run away with it, and, despite their best efforts, couldn't keep the race close. The Arrows were the best offensive team of the year, leading the league in all major categories but Home Runs. Their pitching was just average though, as even ace Juan González struggled, putting up career highs in ERA (3.59) and walk percentage (8.4%) as well as tying his WHIP high (1.29).

San Luis had a great recovery, going 18-11 in July, but it was too little, too late. Roberto Mestre and Francisco Camacho proved to be a great 1-2 punch in the rotation, but their pitching staff overall missed consistency over the 108 games. Their lineup is well balanced, with talented players even in the 8th spot but they were better hitters with the bases empty than with runners on, leading to not too many runs scored. With Mestre tied up until 1947, San Luis will be ready to go again next year.

Puebla were the team that improved the most on their preseason predictions, with a very powerful lineup and a decent rotation. They struggled on both sides though, first with getting on base and then with their relievers. They were the 4th worst team in the OBP category, so leading the league in homers doesn't matter if they're all worth just one run. Their bullpen was the 2nd worst at allowing runs, annulling their rotation's great pitching that made them the 3rd best in that department. This is a team that can continue getting better and, if they find consistency, can compete for the title.

Despite not being predicted to achieve great things this year, Águilas de México were the most disappointing team this year, losing 10 more games than the experts predicted. They were the worst team in both allowing and scoring runs. Financially, they have a lot of space to improve their team so this offseason is important for them if they want to compete in 1941.
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We have other end of season news!

After their last place finish, the Eagles have decided to fire General Manager Roberto Piña. Tampico also decided to let their GM Sergio Mora leave the club. Meanwhile, Guadalajara have fired Manager Roberto Rodríguez. Rodríguez finishes his stint with the Obsidians with a 226-218 record, with his best finish being a 2nd place in 1937.

This season saw several big names retire. Of course none of them fulfill the 10 years requirement to enter the Hall of Fame, so we'll highlight their careers here.

2B Quirino Ek - 5 year career with Mérida - 37 y/o from Río Lagartos, Yucatán
Career: .252/.294/.301, 30 2B, 2 3B, 5 HR, 77 RBI, 2 SB, 10.0 WAR
Awards: 1937 Temanahui (2B), 1936 Title Win (Mérida)
Best season: .266/.324/.307, 6 2B, 2 HR, 25 RBI, 1 SB, 3.4 WAR in 1936

CF Guillermo Aceves - 4 year career with San Luis, Mérida - 37 y/o from Guadalupe, Zacatecas
Career: .267/.297/.353, 48 2B, 4 3B, 15 HR, 100 RBI, 74 SB, 6.8 WAR
Awards: 1937 and 1938 Title Wins (San Luis)
Best season: .303/.328/.398, 16 2B, 5 HR, 22 RBI, 30 SB, 3.5 WAR in 1936; led the league in HR and SB

3B Gabriel Rivas - 4 year career with Tampico, Guadalajara - 39 y/o from González, Tampico
Career: .285/.321/.328, 21 2B, 5 HR, 63 RBI, 8 SB, 6.4 WAR
Best season: .321/.355/.377, 9 2B, 1 HR, 20 RBI, 3.0 WAR in 1938
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Award Winners!
With making these reports shorter, I figured I can include the award winners here.

Tlatoani Award

León left fielder Andrés Suárez can add a Tlatoani trophy to his case that already includes 3 Temanahui and one Teyatloani trophies. The 33 year-old played in 106 of the 108 games, hit .335/.441/.542, leading the league in slugging and OPS. He collected 30 doubles, 7 triples, 13 homers, stole 7 bases and drove in 57 runs. His fantastic season also saw him lead the league in wOBA (.447) and WAR (5.8).

Runners up were Puebla's Faustino Campos (1.83 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 6.0 WAR) and Jaguares' Ricardo Palacios (.335/.422/.517, 5.4 WAR).

Atlatl Award

Following a great season with Puebla, Faustino Campos can finally add an Atlatl Award to his accolades! The El Salto, Jalisco native led the league with 1.83 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 6.0 WAR. He started 98 games, winning 16 of them and struck out 11.1% of the batters he faced. His pitching made Puebla the 3rd best rotation in the league and him the best pitcher in the nation.

Runners up were San Luis' Roberto Mestre (2.41 ERA, 1.18 WHIP), who sees his 2 year award winning streak snapped, and Jaguares lefty Carlos Casillas (2.98 ERA, 1.16 WHIP).

Moyaomamachtiani Award

Puebla claim another award winner after #5 prospect CF Alberto Campana wins the Newcomer Award! The former León, Tampico and San Luis reserve player has become a star in the City of the Angels this year after hitting .309/.327/.492 with 21 2B, 13 3B, 13 HR, 73 RBI and 3.0 WAR. He played every single game, coming 3rd in hits (146) and home runs as well as top 10 in several other categories.

While players like Monterrey's Leocadio Garza and Aguascalientes' Primitivo Espinosa are also technically rookies, they're in their late 30s which is another reason why I finally decided to give the award to Campana. Runners up were #12 prospect LF Jordan García (GDL, .264/.343/.373, 1.3 WAR) and #1 prospect Tampico RHP Rogelio Hernández (3.95 ERA, 1.58 WHIP, 0 WAR).

***So, I have messed up the final two awards. I've mixed up the offense/defense awards when doing the manual selection and didn't notice until I saw the pitcher who won the Teyaotlani award hit .045. The game will record them as opposites, but here's the award winners the way I intended them to be.

Teyaotlani Award
P Luis Cruz (León) - .297/.313/.297, 8 RBI
C Jonathan González (Aguascalientes) - .301/.370/.430, 10 2B, 10 HR, 53 RBI
1B Leocadio Garza (Monterrey) - .296/.443/.467, 22 2B, 3 3B, 12 HR, 60 RBI
2B César Loaiza (Guadalajara) - 3rd, .317/.372/.468, 26 2B, 8 3B, 8 HR, 72 RBI
3B Ángel Ziranda (León) - .330/.353/.497, 22 2B, 12 3B, 10 HR, 79 RBI
SS Raúl Alvarado (Monterrey) - .286/.377/.449, 20 2B, 15 HR, 65
LF Andrés Suárez (León) - 2nd, .335/.441/.542, 30 2B, 7 3B, 13 HR, 57 RBI
CF Armando Vela (Aguascalientes) - .305/.366/.500, 33 2B, 11 3B, 8 HR, 51 RBI
RF Edwin Esparza (León) - 3rd, .348/.418/.535, 25 2B, 10 3B, 11 HR, 88 RBI

Temanahui Award
P Francisco Barajas (Mérida)
C Alfredo Hernández (Águilas) - 2nd
1B Daniel Rivera (Jaguares)
2B Juan Garnica (Águilas)
3B Ángel Vargas (Guadalajara)
SS Manuel Portillo (Jaguares) - 2nd
LF Miguel Muñoz (San Luis)
CF Raúl Pérez (Mérida) - 2nd
RF Roberto Hernández (Aguascalientes)
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And that's it for the 1940 end of season report! Next time we'll talk about the records set after the first 5 seasons of play. Thanks for reading!

jasg224 · 03-26-2024, 10:55 PM

It's been 5 years since the first pitch in the Ullamaliztli Namiqui was thrown, so it's time to open up the Book of Records!

First off, let's recap the league champions:
1936 - Aulladores de Mérida
1937 - Tunas de San Luis
1938 - Tunas de San Luis
1939 - Tunas de San Luis
1940 - Jaguares de México

And here are the clubs listed by win total. Reminder that Aguascalientes and Monterrey began play in 1940.
Tunas de San Luis - 257-188
Flechas de León - 246-199
Jaguares de México - 241-203
Serpientes de Puebla - 240-204
Obsidianas de Guadalajara - 226-218
Aulladores de Mérida - 221-223
Águilas de México - 176-268
Jaibas de Tampico - 172-272
Tuzos de Aguascalientes - 55-53
Cardenales de Monterrey - 51-57

Only 6 managers have managed a club for 5 seasons, and only 3 of them have won a title. Here they are listed by win total.
Jesús Grana - 257-188
Julio Padilla - 246-199
Julio Reyes - 241-203
Francisco Herrera - 240-204
Roberto Rodríguez - 226-218
Iván Egas - 221-223

Julio Reyes just retired at 63 while Rodríguez was fired from his post, leaving two spots for old or new managers.

Now onto what I consider to be the most interesting part. I'm talking of course about the leaderboards. The league has gone through slight changes in offensive and pitching production, but it has stayed more or less the same. Of course, the 1940 season came to break a lot the records, specially the counting ones, due to 24 more games being put into the schedule.

Let's take a look at some of the best hitting seasons:
Highest AVG
Oscar Valladolid (GDL, 1938) - .395
Edwin Esparza (LEO, 1940) - .348
César Loaiza (GDL, 1936) - .347

Highest OBP
Leocadio Garza (MTY, 1940) - .443
Andrés Suárez (LEO, 1930) - .441
Celestino de la Rosa (MER, 1937) - .425

Highest SLG
Andrés Suárez (LEO, 1940) - .542
Edwin Esparza (LEO, 1940) - .535
Ricardo Palacios (JAG, 1940) - .517

Highest OPS
Andrés Suárez (LEO, 1940) - .983
Edwin Esparza (LEO, 1940) - .952
Ricardo Palacios (JAG, 1940) - .939

Most Hits
Ángel Ziranda (LEO, 1940) - 150
Antonio Monterrosa (PUE, 1940) - 148
Edwin Esparza (LEO, 1940) - 146
Alberto Campana (PUE, 1940) - 146

Most Doubles
Gregorio Pérez (TAM, 1940) - 38
Ricardo Palacios (JAG, 1940) - 36
Salvador Velázquez (JAG, 1940) - 36
Antonio Monterrosa (PUE, 1940) - 34

Most Triples
Raúl Pérez (MER, 1940) - 23
Omar Morales (GDL, 1940) - 21
Celestino de la Rosa (MER, 1940) - 20

Most Home Runs
Héctor Ramírez (PUE, 1940) - 20
Raúl Alvarado (MTY, 1940) - 15
6 players (1940) - 13

Most RBI
Edwin Esparza (LEO, 1940) - 88
Héctor Ramírez (PUE, 1940) - 81
3 players (1940) - 79

Most Stolen Bases
Juan Negrete (LEO, 1939) - 39
Nicolás Zúñiga (TAM, 1938) - 38
Nicolás Zúñiga (TAM, 1939) - 37

Most WAR
Juan Negrete (LEO, 1939) - 7.03
Max Braud (SNL, 1939) - 6.22
Rogelio Herrán (SNL, 1939) - 6.02

And now, who leads these categories but throughout their entire careers. Since the league has only been running for 5 years, and asterisk will indicate a player who has retired. The team between the parentheses is the current team, no team means the player is currently a Free Agent.

Highest AVG
Antonio Monterrosa (PUE) - .318
Edwin Esparza - .312
Efraín Cuxum - .309

Highest OBP
Daniel Rivera (JAG) - .386
Mario Morales - .383
Andrés Suárez (LEO) - .379

Highest SLG
Efraín Cuxum - .436
Ángel Ziranda (LEO) - .434
Edwin Esparza - .419

Highest OPS
Efraín Cuxum - .797
Edwin Esparza - .787
Celestino de la Rosa - .786

Most Games
Antonio Sánchez (JAG) - 442
César Loaiza (GDL) - 441
Fernando del Toro (SNL) - 440
Rico Santistevan - 440

Most Hits
Antonio Monterrosa (PUE) - 547
César Loaiza (GDL) - 532
Juan Negrete (LEO) - 518

Most Doubles
Juan Negrete (LEO) - 103
Celestino de la Rosa - 88
Gregorio Pérez - 87

Most Triples
Celestino de la Rosa - 47
Raúl Pérez - 44
Omar Morales - 33

Most Home Runs
Fernando del Toro (SNL) - 30
Héctor Ramírez (PUE) - 30
Andrés Suárez (LEO) - 27
César Loaiza (GDL) - 24
Gustavo Ruiz - 24

Most RBI
César Loaiza (GDL) - 218
Edwin Esparza - 203
Celestino de la Rosa - 187

Most Stolen Bases
Juan Negrete (LEO) - 144
Raúl Pérez - 134
Jorge Ramírez (GDL) - 132

Most WAR
Antonio Sánchez (JAG) - 22.53
Rogelio Herrán - 20.08
Max Braud - 19.41

Now to the pitchers. The game has probably changed the most on this front, with the rotation going from 3 to 4 players, more games pitched, more use of relievers. ERAs have also fluctuated, despite offensive numbers remaining similar through all seasons. We've gone from 2.7 earned runs to 2.6 and now almost 4 in 1940, which explains why some records still stand.

Lowest ERA
Roberto Mestre (SNL, 1939) - 1.13
Roberto Mestre (SNL, 1938) - 1.31
Rafael Sianez* (PUE, 1937) - 1.37

Most Wins
Jacinto Santos (GDL, 1936) - 19
Jesús Pérez (1936) , Carlos Casillas (1940) and Jacinto Santos (1940) - 17
Faustino Campos (1940), Roberto García (1936) and Roberto Mestre (1937) - 16

Most Saves
Ramiro Silva (JAG, 1940) - 23
Joaquín Cuestas and Amadeo Velázquez (1940) - 22
Rodrigo Parra and Jorge Grimaldo (1940) - 19

Most Innings Pitched
Andrés Amaya (JAG, 1936) - 274
Jacinto Santos (GDL, 1936) - 264
Luis Helguera* (JAG, 1936) - 259

Most Strikeouts
Victor Villarroel (PUE, 1938) - 120
Victor Villarroel (PUE, 1939) - 106
Roberto Mestre (SNL, 1940) - 102

Lowest WHIP
Roberto Mestre (SNL, 1938) - 0.90
Roberto Mestre (SNL, 1939) - 0.95
Pedro Ávila (LEO, 1937) - 0.95
Iván Moctezuma* (PUE, 1936) - 0.96

Most WAR
Faustino Campos (PUE, 1940) - 6.05
Roberto Mestre (SNL, 1940) - 5.73
Juan González (LEO, 1940) - 5.00
Israel Pastrana (TAM, 1940) - 5.00

Finally, the career leaders for the same categories. Apparently 42 more innings are required in order to be counted for the career rate stats.

Lowest ERA
Iván Moctezuma* - 1.70
Pedro Avilla - 1.85
Melvin Ramírez - 1.86

Most Wins
Jacinto Santos (JAG) - 66
Roberto Mestre (SNL) - 62
Carlos Casillas (JAG) - 58

Most Saves
Ramiro Silva - 59
Pedro Avilla - 55
Mariano Avelar (SNL) - 49

Most Appearances
Pedro Avilla - 208
Ramiro Silva - 205
Mario Rodríguez - 177

Most Starts
Francisco Barajas (MER) - 130
Antonio Aguilar, Andrés Amaya and Jacinto Santos (JAG) - 121
César Plascencia - 120

Most Shutouts
Roberto Mestre (SNL) - 28
Carlos Casillas (JAG) - 19
Jacinto Santos (JAG) - 18

Innings Pitched
Andrés Amaya - 1015
Roberto García - 981
Jacinto Santos (JAG) - 974

Strikeouts
Jacinto Santos (JAG) - 414
César Plascencia - 405
Israel Pastrana - 385

Lowest WHIP
Melvin Ramírez - 1.00
Juan Rocha (SNL) - 1.04
Iván Moctezuma* - 1.05

Most WAR
Faustino Campos (PUE) - 21.08
Jacinto Santos (JAG) - 21.07
Jesús Pérez - 20.76

It's been a very exciting 5 years, and I can't wait to keep showcasing what's in store for this universe. In the next update, we'll go over the offseason moves and check into where some of these players will continue making history. Thanks for reading!

Lord Byron · 03-28-2024, 11:45 PM

Question: How do you copy the leaderboards? I'm thinking about doing it for my own sim...

Good sim, BTW...

jasg224 · 03-30-2024, 11:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lord Byron

Good sim, BTW...

Thanks!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lord Byron

Question: How do you copy the leaderboards? I'm thinking about doing it for my own sim...

By hand haha. If you click on "Open in Browser" you should be able to copy + paste easily. AFAIK there's no way to get just the top 3 from each category as I wrote them down in the post, but perhaps a more experienced player can correct me.

jasg224 · 04-01-2024, 05:26 PM

So, I have decided to expand the rotation/bullpen once again, now teams should carry 5 starting pitchers and 6 relievers, which added to the 14 hitters allowed, make up a 25-player roster. There was also a lack of pitchers as well as some clubs just hoarding reserve pitchers, so I added around 60 "rookie" pitchers of varying age and quality to solve the issue. None of them are too crazy ratings-wise, with the best one being righty Javier Fernández (45/60/60) at only 23 years old. I did, however, add 2 legend potential pitchers in Durango left Antonio "Pony" Juárez and Mexico City lefty Ricky Repollet, both 17 years old. They both signed with Jaguares, who are looking to build on last year's championship, and immediately became the #1 and #2 prospects in the league. Probably coming soon will be a feeder league, but still no draft, so that players/teams are free to negotiate after players hit a certain age. This will ensure a steady input of Mexican players into the league.

Now, let's go over the biggest transactions in this offseason! As with last year, players 50+ in overall or potential included. Teams are shown in the order of the 1940 standings.

Jaguares de México
Lost:
Manager Julio Reyes - Retired
LF Ricardo Palacios - .335/.422/.517, 5.4 WAR - Signed by Águilas
RHP Jacinto Santos - 3.00 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 4.2 WAR - Traded to Tampico
CF Armando Rodríguez - .269/.311/.450, 1.0 WAR - Signed by Mérida
C José López - .244/.335/.369, 0.9 WAR - Free Agent
2B Oziel Rojas - Career .281/.317/.400, 0.5 WAR in 74 games - Traded to León

Signed:
Manager Joel Fuentes - 3 year deal, no previous experience in the league
RHP Juan González - 3.59 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 5.0 WAR - Traded from León
C Miguel de León - .302/.326/.405, 0.9 WAR - Traded from Tampico
SS José Serrano (70/70) - 27 y/o discovery from Mexico City
CF Manuel Vargas (65/65) - 28 y/o discovery from Huehuetla, Puebla
LHP Ricky Repollet (20/80) - 17 y/o discovery from Mexico City
LHP Antonio Juárez (20/80) - 17 y/o discovery from Durango, Durango

Flechas de León
Lost:
RHP Juan González - 3.59 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 5.0 WAR - Traded to Jaguares
LHP Jonathan Estrada - 2.78 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 3.3 WAR - Signed by Águilas
1B Mario Morales - .293/.402/.404, 1.1 WAR - Signed by Tampico
2B Sergio Ramírez (50/50) - 23 y/o discovery from Tijuana, Baja California - Traded to Monterrey

Signed:
LHP Urbano Sepúlveda - 3.62 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 4.2 WAR - Traded from Monterrey
RHP Antonio Aguilar - 4.26 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 2.9 WAR - FA from Puebla
2B Oziel Rojas - Career .281/.317/.400, 0.5 WAR in 74 games - Traded from Jaguares
LHP Esteban Ramírez (60/60 SP) - 23 y/o discovery from Querétaro, Querétaro
LHP Ramón Ortiz (60/60 RP) - 28 y/o discovery from Tierra Blanca, Veracruz
RHP Manuel Medina (55/55 RP) - 26 y/o discovery from Tototlán, Jalisco

León had made a big signing in former Mérida RHP Jesús Pérez (3.07 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 4.9 WAR), but just one month later he decided the ball game wasn't for him as he had found his true calling as a missionary. He gave up the 13 thousand dollars León had offered him in order to travel the world and help people. The 1936 Atlatl award recipient retires at age 36, after 5 years in the league. He won 57 of the 114 starts he made for Mérida, with a 2.38 ERA and 1.21 WHIP through 899.2 innings pitched. He struck 355 batters out. Pérez' 20.76 WAR at retirement make him the 3rd best thrower in the history of the league so far.

Tunas de San Luis
Lost:
LF Miguel Muñoz - .292/.378/.419, 3.0 WAR - Signed by Aguascalientes
RF Carlos Mendoza - .297/.354/.451, 2.4 WAR - Traded to Mérida
RF Manuel Gil - .257/.341/.410, 0.9 WAR - Free Agent
1B Julio Pera - .197/.246/.295, -0.4 WAR - Free Agent
RHP José Martínez (20/55 SP) - Acquired from Mérida, later traded to Tampico

Signed:
1B Efraín Cuxum - .333/.385/.480, 2.4 WAR - FA from Aguascalientes
CF Jesús Rodríguez - .262/.319/.415, 0.5 WAR - Re-signed
LF Carlos Torres - .289/.357/.390, 0.3 WAR - Traded from Tampico
RHP Félix Alemán (60/60) - 27 y/o discovery from Tehuacán, Puebla
2B David Paz (50/50) - 25 y/o discovery from Navolato, Sinaloa
RHP Miguel Mata (50/50 RP) - 28 y/o discovery from San Lucas Camotlán, Oaxaca

Tuzos de Aguascalientes
Lost:
1B Efrraín Cuxum - .333/.385/.480, 2.4 WAR - Signed by San Luis
3B Gustavo Ruiz - .276/.336/.406, 1.2 WAR - Free Agent

Signed:
LF Miguel Muñoz - .292/.378/.419, 3.0 WAR - FA from San Luis
LHP Felipe Osorio (65/65 SP) - 24 y/o discovery from Juárez, Chihuahua

Aulladores de Mérida
Lost:
RHP Jesús Pérez - 3.07 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 4.9 WAR - Signed by León, then retired
LHP Andrés Amaya - 3.21 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 4.1 WAR - Signed by Monterrey
1B Celestino de la Rosa - .288/.380/.484, 1.8 WAR - Signed by Tampico
3B David Herrera - .282/.360/.398, 1.4 WAR - Free Agent
2B Octavio Torres - .301/.365/.403, 1.1 WAR - Free Agent
2B Quirino Ek - 55 G, .380/.393/.560, 0.7 WAR - Retired
RHP José Martínez (20/55 SP) - 21 y/o discovery from Navojoa, Sonora - Traded to San Luis
SS Heraclio Rincón (35/50) - Traded to Tampico

Signed:
RF Edwin Esparza - .348/.418/.535, 4.4 WAR - FA from León
2B Max Braud - .269/.359/.368, 3.5 WAR - FA from Puebla
3B Héctor Pérez - .305/.369/.443, 3.4 WAR - FA from Águilas
LHP José García - 3.73 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 2.9 WAR - FA from Puebla
RF Carlos Mendoza - .297/.354/.451, 2.4 WAR - Traded from San Luis
CF Armando Rodríguez - .269/.311/.450, 1.0 WAR - FA from Jaguares
LHP Daniel Sánchez (50/50 SP) - 29 y/o discovery from Tihuatlán, Veracruz

Serpientes de Puebla
Lost:
2B Max Braud - .269/.359/.368, 3.5 WAR - Signed by Mérida
RHP Antonio Aguilar - 4.26 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 2.9 WAR - Signed by León
LHP José García - 3.73 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 2.9 WAR - Signed by Mérida
1B Miguel González - .312/.352/.439, 1.7 WAR - Free Agent
RF Guillermo Villanueva - .260/.335/.370, -0.6 WAR - Free Agent

Signed:
RHP Israel Pastrana - 3.43 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 5.0 WAR - FA from Tampico
1B Eleuterio Villarreal - .491/.508/.754, 1.4 WAR in 61 PA - Traded from Monterrey
RHP Pedro Avilla - 17 SV, 2.75 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 0.8 WAR - FA from Guadalajara

Cardenales de Monterrey
Lost:
LHP Urbano Sepúlveda - 3.62 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 4.2 WAR - Traded to León
1B Eleuterio Villarreal - .491/.508/.754, 1.4 WAR in 61 PA - Traded to Puebla
3B Rico Santistevan - .280/.333/.378, 1.2 WAR - Signed by Águilas

Signed:
LHP Andrés Amaya - 3.21 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 4.1 WAR - FA from Mérida
2B Sergio Ramírez (50/50) - Traded from León

Obsidianas de Guadalajara
Lost:
Manager Roberto Rodríguez - Fired
1B Guillermo Balandran - .311/.398/.514, 1.3 WAR - Free Agent
RHP Pedro Avilla - 17 SV, 2.75 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 0.8 WAR - Signed by Puebla

Signed:
Manager Pedro Amores - 132-120 career, won 1936 Championship with Mérida
RF Antonio Tapia - .290/.337/.438, 2.0 WAR - FA from Tampico
RHP Pedro León - 11 G, 4.71 ERA, 1.65 WHIP, -1.1 WAR in 1939 - Traded from Jaguares
RHP Javier Fernández (65/65 SP) - 23 y/o discovery from Mérida, Yucatán
LHP Leo López (60/60 SP) - 29 y/o discovery from Mexico City
LHP Pablo Hinojosa (55/55 SP) - 25 y/o discovery from Puebla, Puebla
LHP Manuel Jiménez (55/55 RP) - 26 y/o discovery from Rafael Delgado, Veracruz

Jaibas de Tampico
Lost:
RHP Israel Pastrana - 3.43 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 5.0 WAR - Signed by Puebla
SS Andrés Martínez - .270/.324/.374, 2.7 WAR - Signed by Águilas
RF Antonio Tapia - .290/.337/.438, 2.0 WAR - Signed by Guadalajara
C Miguel de León - .302/.326/.405, 0.9 WAR in 65 games - Traded to Jaguares
LF Carlos Torres - .289/.357/.390, 0.3 WAR - Traded to San Luis
RHP Pedro León - 4.71 ERA, 1.65 WHIP, -1.1 WAR in 11 games in 1939 - Traded to Guadalajara

Signed:
RHP Jacinto Santos - 3.00 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 4.2 WAR - Traded from Jaguares
CF Raúl Pérez - .281/.325/.457, 4.1 WAR - FA from Mérida
RF David Arroyo - .294/.346/.450, 3.2 WAR - FA from Águilas
LF Celestino de la Rosa - .288/.380/.484, 1.8 WAR - FA from Mérida
1B Mario Morales - .293/.402/.404, 1.1 WAR - FA from León
1B Gregorio Pérez - .289/.345/.466, 1.0 WAR - Re-signed
RHP Enrique Cruz (50/50 RP) - 27 y/o discovery from Altotonga, Veracruz
SS Heraclio Rincón (35/50) - Traded from Mérida
RHP José Martínez (20/55 SP) - Traded from San Luis

Águilas de México
Lost:
3B Héctor Pérez - .305/.369/.443, 3.4 WAR - Signed by Mérida
RF David Arroyo - .294/.346/.450, 3.2 WAR - Signed by Tampico
C Alfredo Hernández - .237/.298/.320, 0.3 WAR - Free Agent

Signed:
LF Ricardo Palacios - .335/.422/.517, 5.4 WAR - FA from Jaguares
LHP Jonathan Estrada - 2.78 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 3.3 WAR - FA from León
SS Andrés Martínez - .270/.324/.374, 2.7 WAR - FA from Tampico
3B Rico Santistevan - .280/.333/.378, 1.2 WAR - FA from Monterrey

Here are the clubs ranked by payroll prior to the 1941 season:
1. San Luis - $52.1k
2. León - $48.4k
3. Mérida - $47.8k
4. Jaguares - $42.6k
5. Puebla - $42.3k
6. Guadalajara - $42.1k
7. Tampico - $40.5k
8 Águilas - $37.4k
9. Aguascalientes - $35k
10. Monterrey - $33.3k

And the best paid players:
1. LF Ricardo Palacios (AGU) - $4.6k
2. P Felipe Osorio (AGS) - $4.2k
3. P Antonio Aguilas (LEO) - $4.1k
4. 3B Héctor Pérez (MER) - $4.1k
5. P Jacinto Santos (TAM) - $4.1k

The next update will go over the preseason predictions. Thanks for reading!

jasg224 · 04-02-2024, 12:59 PM

The 1941 Preparation Week has come to an end! This means the season is ready to begin, but before we do, let's check out some final signings:

- Puebla re-sign 1B Miguel González (.312/.352/.439), 1B Guillermo Balandran (.311/.398/.514), 2B Octavio Torres (.301/.365/.403) and C José López (.244/.335/.369)
- León get C Alfredo Hernández (.237/.298/.320)
- San Luis get veteran RF Guillermo Villanueva (.260/.335/.370)
- Jaguares sign RHP José Vargas (60/60 RP), a veteran closer from Hoctún, Yucatán
- Mérida strengthen their outfield with amateur veteran Antonio Trujillo from Ojocaliente, Zacatecas

With that, here are the final standings:

Top Hitters:
RF Salvador Velázquez (JAG) - 7-12, 2 3B, 1 HR, 2 RBI
CF Alberto Campana (PUE) - 9-14, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 SB
3B Carlos Renderos (SNL) - 12-21, 3 2B, 1 HR, 6 RBI

Top Pitchers:
RH Pedro Avilla (PUE) - 6 G, 16.2 IP, 0.00 ERA, 0.72 WHIP, 10.9 K%
RH José Ayala (MER) - 5 G, 9.0 IP, 1.00 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 15.4 K%
RH Marco Martínez (MER) - 5 G, 11.0 IP, 0.82 ERA, 0.73 WHIP, 12.5 K%

Following that very small preview of the season ahead, let's see what the experts think the standings will look like:

Atop the very tight table are the Jaguares de México. The reigning champions got better, adding Salvadoran ace Juan González to a strong rotation. Their lineup was one of the best, but discoveries CF Manuel Vargas, SS José Serrano and C Guillermo Arenas are also projected to be top players at their positions. It won't be easy, but the Jaguars are favorites to defend their crown.

Coming a close 2nd are the Flechas de León. The Guanajuato club is looking to avoid a 3rd consecutive 2nd place finish. They added nearby Querétaro native Esteban Ramírez as well as a veteran lefty in Urbano Sepúlveda to their rotation. Their lineup looks very similar to last year, with C Alfredo Hernández and SS José Colindres bringing more defensive stability to the team. León are a very talented team who certainly could go all the way this year.

A renewed Obsidianas de Guadalajara team are ready to compete this year after coming in 8th last time out. A brand new rotation, lead by RHP Javier Fernández, LHP Leo López and LHP Pablo Hinojosa will be one of the best if they live up to expectations. Veteran RF Antonio Tapia, young 3B David Pizarro and 3x Temanahui SS Rogelio Herrán are the new faces in the lineup. Their roster is looking way better than last year, but their rotation will have to prove themselves at this level if they are to really compete.

Tunas de San Luis is another team expected to come close to the title in 1941. Superstar Roberto Mestre is ready to dominate on the mound once again, this time backed up by new signing Félix Alemán and long-time teammate Francisco Camacho. Their lineup remains mostly the same, with 2B David Paz and RF "Memo" Villanueva providing solid bats. San Luis have a talented roster with several award winners, but their defense is definitely a weakness that could mean the difference between 3rd place and the championship.

After 4 mediocre years, Aulladores de Mérida might be back to claim what's theirs. "Brinquitos" Barajas is ready for the second of his six year contract with Mérida, but this time new signings in lefty Daniel Sánchez and returnee José García strengthen the Monkeys' rotation. Also returning are RF Edwin Esparza and 3B Héctor Pérez. They are joined by former Tlatoani 2B Max Braud, champion CF Armando Rodríguez, LF Antonio Trujillo and 1B Carlos Mendoza in a star-studded lineup. This team is ready to compete, with just average pitching being the biggest concern this year.

The Tuzos de Aguascalientes are ready to follow up their maiden season with another .500 year. A more experienced squad sees rookie LHP Felipe Osorio and former Eagle LHP Roberto García join the rotation. 1B Miguel Muñoz and 3B turned LF Ángel Vargas join the lineup. The Gophers are slowly building a team that can compete and attracting larger crowds will be key to building up on the 2nd smallest budget.

The Cardenales de Monterrey are also following up on their debut season. However, theirs was disappointing as the 3rd biggest city in Mexico expects to see a better team. This "improved" season might also be a disappointment, as the club has the smallest payroll in the league. In-house stars 1B Leocadio Garza and CF Raúl Alvarado have only a few years of peak performance left but the club has failed to build a winning team around them. Salvadoran P Daniel Rivera and former Puebla great Victor Villarroel will have to prove themselves, while the Cardinals will hope lefty Andrés Amaya can perform the same or better as last year with Mérida. New signings 2B Sergio Ramírez, SS Heriberto Rodríguez and C Orlando Rojas might not be ready for this level. Fans in the Sultan of the North will be hoping for improvement in the near future, otherwise they'll be calling for a change in management.

Águilas de México are predicted to come out of the last spot, all the way up to 8th. They acquired León lefty Jonathan Estrada, who'll join young Raúl Romero as the stars of the rotation, but the rest of their staff looks very weak and lacking depth. Star LF Ricardo Palacios jumps from one capital club to another, and so does 3B Rico Santistevan after a year in Monterrey, but it isn't likely that this lineup can consistently produce. The "rich" club from Mexico City is failing to catch up to their counterpart.

While the predictions were issued before their 4 signings over the last week, Serpientes de Puebla could go from bad to worst, or they might just surprise everyone. Their rotation is led by veterans in Faustino Campos, Israel Pastrana and Antonio Castañeda. Following their signings, their lineup is filled with stars from the 1st to the 5th spot, but they'll need to perform consistently to avoid their predicted bottom finish.

Finally, it's the team that can't seem to get out of last place: Jaibas de Tampico. Adding 1937 Atlatl Jacinto Santos seems to be a great move to get former #1 prospect Rogelio Hernández to fulfill his potential as an ace for the team. Other veterans joining the team are CF Raúl Pérez, 1B Mario Morales, 3B Oscar Torres, RF David Arroyo and SS Manuel Portillo. Félix Leyva will be hoping that this experienced team can get out of the basement, otherwise this might be his final year at the helm.

So there it is, and we're ready for another exciting season of Ullamaliztli! The next update will go over the first 2 months of the season. Thanks for reading!

jasg224 · 04-06-2024, 05:39 PM

Here's the report after May 1941!

A couple surprises have sprung early in the season, with the Jaguars finding themselves in the middle of the table despite having the best pitching staff in the league. Salvadoran ace Juan González is proving to be one of the best in the league as he is yet to lose a game, with the rest of the rotation dealing quality behind him. The capital club has the lowest rotation ERA in the league with a 2.54. There is certainly room for improvement in the hitting side, given they're 1st in OBP (.353) but only 6th in runs scored.

Offense has proven to be the key to success this year, with León leading in runs scored, OPS, WAR, wOBA and home runs. Andrés Suárez (.296/.444/.533, 41 RBI), Ángel Ziranda (.263/.333/.439, 41 RBI) and Francisco Escamilla (.327/.400/.497, 24 RBI) are all early Tlatoani candidates. While their pitching hasn't been stellar (they're 6th in runs allowed), lefties Esteban Ramírez and Urbano Sepúlveda are doing stellar jobs at the front of the Flechas' rotation.

Other teams, such as Mérida with Francisco Barajas (2.28 ERA, 1.25 WHIP), Guadalajara with Antonio Tapia (.303/.380/.449, 33 RBI) and Javier Fernández (3.15 ERA, 1.25 WHIP), or San Luis with Carlos Renderos (.283/.353/.429, 21 RBI) are making it a close race, where who knows who'll come out on top.

The biggest surprise so far is Jaibas de Tampico. After being predicted for last place, the Crabs are battling in the middle of the table. Raúl Pérez (.301/.339/.525, 32 RBI), Mario Morales (.303/.417/.448, 29 RBI) and Ehécatl Cocom (.328/.381/.409, 19 RBI) have proven to be excellent signings. Finding more consistency in their pitching will be key going forward, but it looks like they're getting their best result ever.

Best hitters:
As mentioned, LF Andrés Suárez is one of the best hitters so far. He's tied for first in RBI, 2nd in BB% and is leading the league in homers (10), OPS (.976) and WAR (3.0). The León outfielder is looking for his 2nd Tlatoani award after winning his first last year.

Jaguares offseason discovery CF Manuel Vargas is also having a great season so far, slashing .321/.477/.470, which makes him 4th in average, 1st in OBP, 6th in slugging and 2nd in OPS. His 22.4 walk percentage is the best and his 3.4 strikeout percentage is 8th best amongst qualified hitters. However, he's also been the worst center fielder of the league, which might hurt his chances at the Tlatoani award this year.

1B Francisco Escamilla is having a good one in his 4th season with the emerald squad, hitting .327/.400/.497 so far. This makes him 3rd in average, 5th in OBP, 3rd in slugging and 3rd in OPS. His defense is also hurting him, as he's been forced to play 35 games at 2nd base, making 7 errors and failing to make several routine plays. If he remains in his best position (1B), Escamilla could compete for the Tlatoani award.

Best pitchers:
Also mentioned above, righty Juan González is leading the league in ERA (1.41) WAR (2.8) and walk percentage (5.6). His 1.03 WHIP is the 2nd lowest in the league. He's on pace for his best season yet, but perhaps leaving León for Mexico City wasn't the best decision given the way the table currently goes.

Águilas 22 year old Raúl Romero is having a breakout season, with a 2.48 ERA (9th), 1.28 WHIP (14th), striking out 10.9% of the batters he's faced while walking only 7.7%. It's his second season as a full-time starter, having been used as a reliever since his debut at 18 in 1937. There's still room for improvement for the young righty but it probably won't be long until he's competing for awards.

Esteban Ramírez is also amongst the best pitchers so far, pitching to a 2.38 ERA (6th), 0.97 WHIP (1st), striking out 9.1% of the batters he's faced while walking 6.2% of them. The newcomer from Querétaro is one of the reasons why León remain at the top, winning player of the game honors in 8 of his starts, while also winning 9 straight. The 24 year-old lefty is proving to be not only one of the best rookies, but one of the best pitchers in 1941.

Thanks for reading! Next time we'll cover June, July and the final 6 games in August as the 1941 champion is decided!

jasg224 · 04-08-2024, 04:38 PM

The 1941 season has come to an end and the results are definitely a bit surprising. We do however, have a team winning their 2nd title!

Nobody saw this coming: Aulladores de Mérida win their 2nd Ullamaliztli Championship! It's their first title since 1936.

By the end of June, it seemed like León had taken control of the top spot with a 44-31 record. Guadalajara was a close 2nd with a 41-32 record, with San Luis and Jaguares making it a 4-team race with 41-33 records. The Yucatán club was seemingly out of it in 6th place with a 39-35 record. The difference was all in the final stretch. León showed early signs of a decline, going 6-6 to start off the month and relinquishing 1st place to a Guadalajara team that started 9-4. Meanwhile, Mérida still didn't look like a contender, with a 7-6 record come July 15th. However, in the tail-end of July, Mérida went on an absolute rampage and finished the season with a 17-4 record (including 6 games in August). And while one team goes up, the other goes down with León finishing the season on a 9-12 record. This was perhaps their 3rd best season in franchise history, but it still wasn't enough for the title, even being 4.5 games back at the beginning of August. At the beginning of August it was a race between Guadalajara (who had a 19-9 July) and Mérida. It was Mérida's final series sweep of Puebla, while Guadalajara got swept by Tampico, that finally gave them the title by just one game.

Tampico were the team that improved the most on their preseason predictions, staying close to the title race all season and finishing in a franchise-best 3rd place. They improved on their preseason expected record by 17 games and on last season's record by 15 games. Jacinto Santos proved he can do it in the northeast, accumulating 4.4 WAR in a season in which he led the league in innings pitched with a 2.68 ERA and 1.20 WHIP. Former #1 prospect Rogelio Hernández (3.51 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 8.5 K%) improved on his debut season and will only get better at only 21 years old. On the hitting side, 1B Mario Morales (.313/.427/.475, 61 RBI) proved to be worth every dollar he's paid in the first of 8 years of his deal. Another new signing in CF Raúl Pérez (.269/.312/.448, 49 RBI, 23 SB) proved to be another great asset, with his 2nd best career batting season as well as being the 2nd in the league in defense at center field. The future looks bright for Tampico, who are ready to compete after 5 years of coming at the bottom of the table.

Águilas de México were the most disappointing team this year, but the question is: how disappointing is it really to go from last place to last place? Well, they lost 30 games more than expected, but only 8 games more than last year. There is a serious gap in quality as it looks like the team owner is unwilling to invest in improving the squad. This really shows when looking at the head-to-head records, as the team went 2-10 vs Guadalajara and Tampico, and 1-10 vs León, with the only season series they won being against Puebla (8-4). Now for some reason the club signed manager José Castro to a 5-year extension, they can only hope the next 5 years are way better than the last 6.
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Staff and player movement:

León decided not to renew manager Julio Padilla's contract. He ends his tenure with a 305-248 record, two manager of the year awards and two 2nd place finishes. The Arrows will be looking for a new face who can help them reach the next step: a championship.

Puebla has also parted ways with their manager. Francisco Herrera has a 286-266 record and one manager of the year award after 6 years and two 2nd place finishes with the Snakes.

29 players decided to stop playing the ball game professionally, with 3B Enrique "El Caimán" Canul being the best of the bunch. Canul saw action in the first 5 Ullamaliztli Namiqui seasons, but retired after going unsigned in 1941. He retires at 32 years old after playing for Mérida and Puebla
Career: 435 games, .238/.300/.308, 38 2B, 5 3B, 18 HR, 98 RBI, 8.8 WAR
Best season: 82 games, .250/.315/.333, 7 2B, 3 3B, 3 HR, 14 RBI, 3.2 WAR with Mérida in 1936
Awards: 1936 and 1937 Temanahui award at 3B, 1936 title win with Mérida
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Now let's see who won the 1941 Awards!

Tlatoani Award

León LF Andrés Suárez wins his second consecutive Tlatoani Award! For the season, Suárez slashed .294/.445/.511. The Nayarit native led the league in home runs (17), RBI (80), slugging percentage, OPS (.956) and WAR (5.8). Despite a late streak that affected all of León (Suárez' AVG was .302 at the end of June), there was no better hitter than him and only one better left fielder than him with the glove this season.

Suárez faced competition from Tampico's 1B Mario Morales (.313/.427/.475, 61 RBI) and Jaguares RHP Juan González, who we'll talk about next.

Atlatl Award

The Salvadoran pitcher turned into something else this year, earning himself the Atlatl Award. In 20 starts, González got a 1.71 ERA and 1.02 WHIP, both league best. He held opponents to a .210 average, which was also a league best. Perhaps Juan González is not a high strikeout pitcher (his 10.3 K% was 10th best), but he kept things under control with a 6.4 walk percentage that was 2nd best amongst qualified pitchers. González remained consistent atop the Jaguares rotation and pitched enough to be qualified despite tearing his back mid-July, so he earns the 1941 Atlatl Award.

Runners up were teammate Carlos Casillas (2.50 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 11.7 K%) and León rookie Esteban Ramírez, who's also featured in the following award.

Moyaomamachitani Award

After being signed from nearby Querétaro, big things were expected from Esteban. He might not be a hard thrower, averaging 88 mph on his pitches, but that doesn't matter when your splitter is one of the nastiest pitches in the league. The León lefty pitched his way to a 14-7 record, 2.74 ERA and 1.11 WHIP, which had him in contention for the Atlatl Award. He led all rookies with 4.6 WAR at only 24, so the Flechas should be glad they have him signed until age 29.

Other contenders were Guadalajara RHP Javier Fernández (2.78 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 7.2 K%) and San Luis 2B David Paz (.271/.357/.363, 51 RBI).

Temanahui Award
P Francisco Camacho (SNL) - 2nd, 1.000 PCT, 2.5 ZR, 6 RTO
C Guillermo Arenas (JAG) - 1st, .993 PCT, 3.6 ZR, 27 RTO (56.2%)
1B Leocadio Garza (MTY) - 2nd, .988 PCT, 8.1 ZR
2B Juan Garnica (LEO) - 1st, .949 PCT, 8.2 ZR
3B Carlos Renderos (SNL) - 2nd, .972 PCT, 9.5 ZR
SS José Serrano (JAG) - 1st, .960 PCT, 18.8 ZR
LF Antonio Trujillo (MER) - 1st, .971 PCT, 12.0 ZR
CF Raúl Pérez (TAM) - 2nd, .993 PCT, 10.2 ZR
RF Manuel Gil (PUE) - 2nd, .942 PCT, 9.8 ZR

Teyaotlani Award
P Leovigildo Esparza (AGS) - 1st, .319/.333/.340, 1 2B, 2 RBI
C Victor Albornoz (SNL) - 3rd, .239/.372/.338, 12 2B, 3 3B, 4 HR, 41 RBI
1B Mario Morales (TAM) - 2nd, .313/.427/.475, 22 2B, 2 3B, 11 HR, 61 RBI
2B César Loaiza (GDL) - 3rd, .304/.355/.448, 34 2B, 10 HR, 79 RBI
3B David Herrera (PUE) - 2nd, .333/.395/.445, 25 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR, 49 RBI
SS José Serrano (JAG) - 1st, .289/.378/.389, 23 2B, 4 3B, 4 HR, 38 RBI
LF Andrés Suárez (LEO) - 2nd, .294/.445/.511, 16 2B, 6 3B, 17 HR, 80 RBI
CF Manuel Vargas (JAG) - 1st, .308/.456/.435, 17 2B, 7 3B, 4 HR, 50 RBI
RF Salvador Velázquez (JAG) - 1st, .298/.390/.459, 23 2B, 5 3B, 11 HR, 63 RBI

jasg224 · 04-18-2024, 10:41 PM

Presenting the National Youth Championship!

The league wanted an easier way for young players to get on a team than to one day be seen randomly by a club scout or coach. For this reason, they invested into the creation of the Campeonato Juvenil Nacional (National Youth Championship).

The CJN is a national tournament for U18 players, with one team in every state capital. The teams are separated into the 8 regions of Mexico, with the winner of each region advancing to the playoffs, as well as the 8 best teams that didn't qualify. It is a summer league, running from June to August, allowing for player availability and no missed school days.

Here's the complete team list, in parenthesis is the English translation of the team name as well as the city they're located in:
Northwest Region
Ballenas de Baja California Sur (Whales, La Paz)
Cimarrones de Sonora (Bighorns, Hermosillo)
Alacranes de Durango (Scorpions, Durango)
Marineros de Baja California (Sailors, Mexicali)
Dorados de Chihuahua (Golden, Chihuahua)
Cañeros de Sinaloa (Sugar-caners, Culiacán)

Northeast Region
Loros de Tamaulipas (Parrots, Victoria)
Acereros de Nuevo León (Steelers, Monterrey)
Dinos de Coahuila (Short for dinosaurs, Saltillo)

West Region
Tecolotes de Nayarit (Owls, Tepic)
Ates de Michoacán (Ate is a typical sweet from this region, Morelia)
Agaveros de Jalisco (Blue agave is the plant which tequila is made from, Guadalajara)
Caimanes de Colima (Alligators, Colima)

East Region
Ángeles de Puebla (Angels, Puebla)
Atlantes de Hidalgo (The Atlantes or Atlas are 4 human-like figures 4.5m tall that were found in the city of Tula, but this team will be based in the capital Pachuca)
Tiburones de Veracruz (Sharks, Veracruz)
Coyotes de Tlaxcala (Tlaxcala)

Center-north Region
Rieleros de Aguascalientes (Railroaders, Aguascalientes)
Bravos de Guanajuato (In this sense bravos is used to represent something wild, brave and/or strong, Guanajuato)
Libertadores de Querétaro (Liberators, Querétaro)
Santos de San Luis (Saints, San Luis)
Mineros de Zacatecas (Miners, Zacatecas)

Center-south Region
Capitalinos de la Ciudad de México (People from the capital, Mexico City)
Colibríes de Morelos (Hummingbirds, Cuernavaca)
Diablos del Estado de México (Devils, Toluca)

Southwest Region
Jaguares de Chiapas (Jaguars, Tuxtla Gutiérrez)
Iguanas de Guerrero (Chilpancingo)
Guerreros de Oaxaca (Warriors, Oaxaca)

Southeast Region
Pelícanos de Quintana Roo (Pelicans, Ohtón P. Blanco (Chetumal))
Piratas de Campeche (Pirates, Campeche)
Venados de Yucatán (Deer, Mérida)
Olmecas de Tabasco (The Olmeca were a pre-classical civilization in the area, Centro (Villahermosa))

32 states, 52 games, only one winner! It will be exciting to see which states become powerhouses and which youngsters become stars in the league.

jasg224 · 04-24-2024, 10:33 AM

As usual, it's time to go over the biggest moves in the offseason! I've dialed the trades down since they were too frequent for my liking, so this post should be shorter than usual. Stats are for the 1942 season unless noted otherwise.

Tuzos de Aguascalientes
Lost
LHP Roberto García - 3.59 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 3.8 WAR - Traded to León
C Roberto Guajardo (20/50) - Traded to Monterrey

Signed
CF Raúl Alvarado - .261/.364/.422, 4.8 WAR - Traded from Monterrey
SS Antonio Monterrosa - .276/.331/.431, 1.6 WAR - Traded from Puebla
1B Alejandro Chavez (25/50) - Traded from León
LHP Edgar Vasquez (20/50) - Traded from Monterrey

Obsidianas de Guadalajara
Lost
LHP Edgar Vasquez (20/50) - Traded to Monterrey

Signed
RF Salvador Velázquez - .298/.390/.459, 4.0 WAR - FA from Jaguares

Flechas de León
Lost
Manager Julio Padilla - 305-248, 2x Manager of the Year - Contract ran out
RHP Joaquín Cuestas - 27 SV, 2.92 ERA, 1.56 WHIP, 0.5 WAR - Traded to Tampico
1B Julio Pera - .247/.294/.366, 0.1 WAR - Free Agent
1B Alejandro Chavez (25/50) - Traded to Aguascalientes

Signed
Manager Antonio Huerta - Jaguares Bench Coach 1936-39
LHP Roberto García - 3.59 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 3.8 WAR - Traded from Aguascalientes
RHP Mariano Avelar - 25 SV, 3.04 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 1.0 WAR - FA from San Luis
RHP Felipe Nava (60/60 RP) - 25 y/o discovery from Aguascalientes, Ags.

Cardenales de Monterrey
Lost
CF Raúl Alvarado - .261/.364/.422, 4.8 WAR - Traded to Aguascalientes
LHP Edgar Vasquez (20/50) - Traded to Aguascalientes

Signed
3B David Herrera - .333/.395/.445, 3.3 WAR - FA from Puebla
RHP Raúl Romero - 3.47 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 10.7 K%, 2.8 WAR - FA from San Luis
C Roberto Guajardo (20/50) - Traded from Aguascalientes

Aulladores de Mérida
Lost
1B Carlos Mendoza - .277/.373/.360, 0.7 WAR - Signed by San Luis
SS Orlando Rosas - .340/.343/.472, 0.7 WAR - Traded to Puebla

Signed
RHP Juan González - 1.71 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 10.3 K%, 4.7 WAR - FA from Jaguares
1B Miguel González - .281/.346/.441, 2.1 WAR - FA from Puebla
LF Héctor Ramírez - .253/.331/.416, 1.2 WAR - Traded from Puebla
RHP Carlos Delgado (50/50 RP) - 29 y/o discovery from Monterrey, NL
2B Enrique Rangel (50/50) - 26 y/o discovery from Juárez, NL

Jaguares de México
Lost
RHP Juan González - 1.71 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 10.3 K%, 4.7 WAR - Signed by Mérida
RF Salvador Velázquez - .298/.390/.459, 4.0 WAR - Opted out, Signed by Guadalajara
3B Rico Santistevan - .270/.360/.387, 1.9 WAR - Team option voided, Free Agent

Signed
LF Santiago González (50/50) - 29 y/o discovery from Tultitlán, Edo. Mex.

Águilas de México
Lost
CF José Contreras - .263/.288/.394, 1.4 WAR - Traded to Tampico

Signed
RHP Andrés Villalta - 1939-41: 87.1 IP, 2 SV, 3.09 ERA, 1.61 WHIP, 1.1 WAR - Traded from Tampico

Serpientes de Puebla
Lost
Manager Francisco Herrera - 286-266, 1x Manager of the Year - Fired
3B David Herrera - .333/.395/.445, 3.3 WAR - Signed by Monterrey
1B Miguel González - .281/.346/.441, 2.1 WAR - Signed by Mérida
SS Antonio Monterrosa - .276/.331/.431, 1.6 WAR - Traded to Aguascalientes
LF Héctor Ramírez - .253/.331/.416, 1.2 WAR - Traded to Mérida

Signed
Manager Iván Moctezuma - León 3B Coach 1941
RF Guillermo Villanueva - .313/.368/.418, 1.8 WAR - FA from San Luis
SS Orlando Rosas - .340/.343/.472, 0.7 WAR - Traded to Puebla

Tunas de San Luis
Lost
RHP Raúl Romero - 3.47 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 10.7 K%, 2.8 WAR - Signed by Monterrey
RHP Mariano Avelar - 25 SV, 3.04 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 1.0 WAR - Signed by León
RF Guillermo Villanueva - .313/.368/.418, 1.8 WAR - Signed by Puebla

Signed
RHP Jacinto Santos - 2.68 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 9.3 K%, 4.4 WAR - FA from Tampico
1B Carlos Mendoza - .277/.373/.360, 0.7 WAR - FA from Mérida
RHP Edward Craven (50/50 SP) - 31 y/o discovery from Belize
RHP Alejandro Ubilla (40/70 RP) - 18 y/o discovery from San Pablo Anicano, Pue.

Jaibas de Tampico
Lost
RHP Jacinto Santos - 2.68 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 9.3 K%, 4.4 WAR - Signed by San Luis
RHP Andrés Villalta - 1939-41: 87.1 IP, 2 SV, 3.09 ERA, 1.61 WHIP, 1.1 WAR - Traded to Águilas

Signed
CF José Contreras - .263/.288/.394, 1.4 WAR - Traded from Águilas
RHP Joaquín Cuestas - 27 SV, 2.92 ERA, 1.56 WHIP, 0.5 WAR - Traded from León

Here are the clubs ranked by payroll before the 1942 season:
1. Mérida - $67.5k (+20k)
2. San Luis - $59.9k (+7k)
3. León - $56.4k (+8k)
4. Jaguares - $53k (+11k)
5. Guadalajara - $49.8k (+8k)
6. Tampico - $48.1k (+8k)
7. Puebla - $41.5k (-1k)
8. Monterrey - $41k (+8k)
9. Águilas - $40k (+3k)
10. Aguascalientes - $38.4k (+3k)

And the best paid players:
1. Ricardo Palacios - AGU - $4.7k
2. Salvador Velázquez - GDL - $4.4k
3. Antonio Monterrosa - AGS - $4.3k
4. Omar Morales - SNL - $4.3k
5. Héctor Pérez - MER - $4.3k

Players and journalists were keen to notice that payrolls increased despite players still making roughly the same amount of money. Also, even with the increase in payroll, teams are spending at most 20% of their designated budgets while still making between $200 and $300 thousand in profit every year. It's been years since the league minimum salary rose to 1,000 dollars a year, and rumors are swirling that players are sure to get another wage hike between 1942 and 1943.

With that, it's time for the 1942 Preparation Week! Next time up, we'll go over the results, as well as the overall season preview. Thanks for reading!

jasg224 · 04-25-2024, 11:49 PM

The 1942 Ullamaliztli Namiqui season is ready to begin! But first, we have to check in with the experts to see what they think will happen this year. Here are the results of the Preparation Week:

Top Hitters:
RF David Arroyo (TAM) - 4-8, 1 HR, 3 RBI
C Miguel de León (JAG) - 8-15, 1 2B, 1 HR, 6 RBI
LF Griff Billington (AGU) - 4-9, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 RBI

Top Pitchers:
Jonathan Estrada (AGU) - 14.0 IP, 0.64 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 18.3 K%
Faustino Campos (PUE) - 5.0 IP, 0.00 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 4.8 K%
Vinny Arizpe (AGU) - 6.1 IP, 1.42 ERA, 0.79 WHIP, 4.0 K%

Owners might negotiate to add another week in the negotiations with players this offseason. Now, onto the full predictions:

This season is apparently not going to be even close. Flechas de León, under newly appointed Antonio Huerta, are set to win their first ever title. Their stacked lineup with stars such as Oziel Rojas, Andrés Suárez, Ángel Ziranda and others is ready to back up a rotation led by Esteban Ramírez and Luis Cruz. They're set for their best season ever, but mentality will make all the difference as they've seen the championship slip by them several times.

Reigning champions Aulladores de Mérida are going to be the closest competitors to León. This team made the most signings to improve their active roster, adding Salvadoran Atlatl Juan González to lead their rotation. Their lineup is well balanced, with Edwin Esparza looking for his 500th hit with the club and legendary catcher José Trujillo hoping to reach 500 games with the Monkeys. The Yucatán club is looking more than able to win two titles in a row, but only San Luis has been able to complete that feat.

Obsidianas de Guadalajara is another club with plenty of talent, coming in second place last year. Their rotation led by Javier Fernández, Pablo Hinojosa and Manuel Jiménez continues to be one of the most talented in the league. Their lineup is also well-balanced with award winners in César Loaiza, Salvador Velázquez, Rogelio Herrán and Antonio Tapia. Despite the lack of superstars, this team has several veterans of the game and consistency on both sides of the ball will be key in their bid for the title.

The other most recent champions in Jaguares de México have yet to build a championship caliber squad around José Serrano and Manuel Vargas, but them and Antonio Sánchez might just be talented enough to allow them to compete for the title. On the pitching side, Carlos Casillas leads a mediocre rotation. A handful of talented players might be enough to keep Jaguares in the race this year, but improvement will be much needed in the future.

The rest of teams show a real lack of talent this year, with Tunas de San Luis the only club with potential to spoil everyone's day as Roberto Mestre goes for his 3rd Atlatl award in 7 years. In the lineup, Carlos Renderos, Victor Albornoz, Oscar Valladolid and Fernando del Toro are all dangerous bats. At the bottom of the table sits Serpientes de Puebla, the only club that reduced their payroll this season. Young outfielder Alberto Campana and pitcher Faustino Campos might want out of the club before the midseason point.

We're ready to go! It looks like it's going to be a cut-and-dried season, but surprises always seem to spring up in this league. Next time up, we'll go over the first two months of the season. Thanks for reading!

jasg224 · 04-29-2024, 02:26 PM

Checking in after May 1942:

The Howler Monkeys are off to a great start to defend their title. Their offense is the second best in the league: Armando Rodríguez is having an excellent second season in Mérida, hitting .348/.412/.574, and the same goes for Max Braud, who's slashing .332/.409/.411. Meanwhile, their pitching is around league average overall. New signing Juan González is doing an excellent job leading the rotation, with a 1.48 ERA and 1.05 WHIP in 9 starts. If Mérida continue on this pace, they'll become the second team to win multiple championships in a row.

Keeping it the closest are León and Guadalajara, with 28 wins each. León have kept things tight defensively, with their relievers being specially good. Lefty Roberto García has led the rotation so far, with a 2.06 ERA and 1.08 WHIP. Offensively, they're average, with Victor Barrios (.284/.382/.404) having a resurgence at 35 years old. Meanwhile, the Jalisco team has been about mediocre, but a great home record has kept them near the top of the table. Second year pitcher Javier Fernández has been the only bright spot in the rotation, pitching to a 2.31 ERA and 1.39 WHIP in 11 starts so far. 2B César Loaiza is raking for the 7th year straight, hitting .303/.394/.486 so far. The Obsidians need more consistency on both sides of the ball if they want to keep on the top 3 pace.

Clubs like San Luis behind Félix Alemán (1.57 ERA, 1.06 WHIP) and 3B Carlos Renderos (.326/.405/.435), Tampico with Eulalio Garza (2.38 ERA, 1.11 WHIP) and 1B Mario Morales (.360/.468/.539), Monterrey with Daniel Rivera (2.34 ERA, 1.10 WHIP) and Jaguares with Carlos Casillas (2.43 ERA, 1.42 WHIP) and 1B David Hernández (.280/.358/.433) still have the potential to make it a tight race, if they remain within the 5 games they currently are to Mérida. These are good squads, top 5 in either offense or defense, but the verdict will come at the end of the season.

At the bottom of the table, Puebla, Águilas and Aguascalientes are clearly struggling to catch up, with the Gophers on pace for only 38 wins. There's still some talent here, talent that could be traded away to teams closer to the title race. Players such as Puebla's RHP Israel Pastrana (2.66 ERA, 1.34 WHIP) or 3B Gustavo Ruiz (.289/.322/.433), the Eagles' LHP Jonathan Estrada (2.58 ERA, 1.25 WHIP) and Tuzos' Felipe Osorio (1.91 ERA, 1.02 WHIP) or LF Raúl Alvarado (.328/.425/.543) are all having seasons worthy of better teams.

Now let's see how the award races are getting on:
Atlatl Favorites
LHP Carlos Casillas (JAG) - 6-3, 2.43 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 14.4 K%, 2.8 WAR
RHP Roberto Mestre (SNL) - 3-3, 2.49 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 9.5 K%, 2.4 WAR
LHP Felipe Osorio (AGS) - 6-2, 1.91 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 10.9 K%, 2.1 WAR
RHP Juan González (MER) - 5-2, 1.48 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 11.8 K%, 1.7 WAR

Tlatoani Favorites
CF Armando Rodríguez (MER) - .348/.412/.574, 34 RBI, 7.2 ZR, 3.7 WAR
1B Mario Morales (TAM) - .360/.468/.539, 30 RBI, 4.3 ZR, 3.6 WAR
2B Max Braud (MER) - .332/.409/.411, 19 RBI, 10.9 ZR, 3.4 WAR
LF Raúl Alvarado (AGS) - .328/.425/.543, 28 RBI, 2.6 ZR, 3.2 WAR
3B Carlos Renderos (SNL) - .326/.405/.4355, 24 RBI, 7.1 ZR, 2.8 WAR

Best Rookie
SS Heraclio Rincón (TAM) - .305/.330/.426, 27 RBI, 1.8 ZR, 1.5 WAR

In the next update, we'll go over the end of season results and award winners. Thanks for reading!

tm1681 · 04-29-2024, 07:09 PM

Once again, great and interesting thread!

Just an FYI: if you contact a mod you have a Simulation game from one of the subforums for the previous year's version of OOTP moved to the new one if you plan on keeping it going.

jasg224 · 04-30-2024, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tm1681

Once again, great and interesting thread!

Just an FYI: if you contact a mod you have a Simulation game from one of the subforums for the previous year's version of OOTP moved to the new one if you plan on keeping it going.

Thanks for following along and for the tip! I'll do that once it's time to move to OOTP26 haha

jasg224 · 04-30-2024, 07:46 PM

The 1942 Season Review holds little to no surprises. The biggest changes were San Luis overtaking Guadalajara and Aguascalientes recovering two places. Here's the final table:

On May 7th one team took the lead and never looked back, and despite the Arrows' best efforts, Aulladores de Mérida are three-time Ullamaliztli Champions! The club from Yucatán wins their second consecutive title, becoming the second club to win back-to-back trophies and the second club to win 3 total. Their offense was magnificent, with them leading in all categories but base-stealing and base running. Only 3 of their players had below average offense, with backup SS Ricardo Tamez putting up a 72 OPS+ in just 47 games. Their pitching was great too, allowing the 2nd least runs despite their bullpen being one of the weakest in the league.

Key players:
RHP Juan González - 10-5, 1.82 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 8.2 K%, 9.4 BB%, 2.2 WAR
RHP Francisco Barajas - 13-6, 2.35 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 7.5 K%, 7.7 BB%, 3.1 WAR
LHP José García - 18-4, 3.01 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 6.1 K%, 7.6 BB%, 2.9 WAR
LHP Daniel Sánchez - 12-6, 3.19 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 8.5 K%, 7.2 BB%, 4.5 WAR

C José Trujillo - .272/.381/.432, 20 2B, 1 3B, 10 HR, 53 RBI, 52% RTO, 4.2 WAR
CF Armando Rodríguez - .317/.372/.497, 28 2B, 13 3B, 4 HR, 54 RBI, 4.9 WAR
RF Edwin Esparza - .290/.373/.432, 24 2B, 7 3B, 7 HR, 49 RBI, 4.0 WAR

Elsewhere, competition wasn't that close with only San Luis coming within 2 games of Mérida on July 11th. León's league best rotation wasn't enough to pose a real threat while San Luis' good offense wasn't enough to overcome bad pitching. Puebla where the most improved team, considering they were predicted for a terrible last place season. They managed to improve on their predicted record by 10 wins, which was good enough for 9th place. Their best player was RHP Israel Pastrana: 7-10, 2.84 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 10.6 K%, 7.8 BB%, 3.7 WAR. On the flipside, Jaguares de México weren't as competitive as they were expected to be. The capital city club lost 11 games more than expected, with their offense being particularly disappointing. Their best player was LHP Carlos Casillas: 12-8, 2.28 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 12.6 K%, 8.2 BB%, 5.5 WAR.

Overall not the most interesting season so far, but some players continue building their legacy:
- Antonio Monterrosa gets his 811th hit, if he keeps this pace, he should become the first to 1,000 in 1944.
- Three San Luis pitchers in Jacinto Santos (85), Robero Mestre (82) and Francisco Camacho (80) will battle it out in 1943 to become the first 100-game winners.
- Aguascalientes LF Raúl Alvarado hit for the league's first cycle in April against Puebla. He hit a triple in the 1st, homered in the 2nd, doubled in the 4th before finally hitting a single with one out in the 9th.
- In June, Tampico's David Venegas pitched a no-hitter against Puebla. Two errors and a passed ball in the 1st allowed Puebla to score twice, but Venegas finished on 0 hits after only 96 pitches. The 35 year old pitcher had allowed 13 runs in the 9 innings prior to his start against Puebla.
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Staff and player movement
- San Luis fire 3-time champion Jesús Grana. The 55 year old manager held a 372-289 record after 7 years with the Tunas. Grana had won the 1938 manager award.
- José Castro is also out of a job after being let go by the Águilas, just one year after signing an extension. After 4 consecutive last place finishes, Castro had a 140-268 record.
- 35 players retired this year, with LF Celestino de la Rosa being the highlight of this year's retirees.

de la Rosa retires at 41 years old, having played in all 7 seasons for Mérida, Puebla and Tampico. Celestino was a star player for Mérida before a trade to Puebla that didn't pan out for either of them. This led de la Rosa back to Mérida on a one-year deal where he was once again an above average hitter at 39 years old. His final deal saw him earn 6 thousand dollars playing for Tampico, but he ultimately saw very limited action, starting only 7 games and getting only 10 hits in 65 tries.
Career: 483 G, .277/.370/.404, 464 hits, 90 2B, 49 3B, 8 HR, 191 RBI, 65 SB, 11.3 WAR
Best season: .299/.425/.450, 19 2B, 11 3B, 1 HR, 42 RBI, 18 SB, 3.2 WAR in 1937
Achievements: 1937 Tlatoani, 1936 and 1937 Teyatloani at CF, 1936 Champion with Mérida, league leader in 1936 with 10 3B, league leader in 1937 with 11 3B, .425 OBP, .450 SLG and .876 OPS. 7th best single season OBP (.425 in 1937). 3rd most triples in a single season (20 in 1940). 10th best OBP All-Time (.370). 3rd most triples All-Time (49). 10th most stolen bases All-Time (65).
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Time for the 1942 Award Show!

Tlatoani Award

In his third season in the league, 37 year-old Raúl Alvarado wins the Tlatoani Award. Despite Aguascalientes not having the best of seasons, Alvarado was the brightest of spots in his debut season with the Gophers: his .322/.411/.532 slash saw him lead the league in slugging, thanks to his also leading 18 home runs. He also led the league with an OPS of .943 and was tied at the top with 6.2 WAR. His defense in left field was great, making only one error and adding a 6.0 Zone Rating. His 24 games in center weren't the best, which hurt him, but ultimately his hitting and fielding were both good enough to be recognized as the best player in the league.

Runners up were Tampico's 1B Mario Morales (.325/.445/.478, 6.2 WAR) and San Luis 3B Carlos Renderos (.312/.387/.426, 6.1 WAR).

Atlatl Award

Having come to Mexico at only 23 years old, Salvadoran Juan González has matured into one of the best in the business. After leading the league in ERA and WHIP with the Jaguars last year, he came back with another fantastic season. Now with Mérida, Juan got a 1.82 ERA and 1.11 WHIP albeit in only 15 starts. Leading the Howlers' rotation to a Championship played a big role in the decision to give him the award despite being barely qualified. His ERA was the lowest in the league, while his WHIP was 4th lowest, holding opponents to a .200 batting average, so it may have been only 15 starts, but they were the best 15 starts anyone could wish for from an ace.

Runners up were two lefties in Tuzos' Felipe Osorio (2.15 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 3.7 WAR) and Jaguares' Carlos Casillas (2.28 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 5.5 WAR).

Moyaomamachtiani Award

Competition wasn't fierce for this one and in the end, Tampico shortstop Heraclio Rincón takes the award home. The 24 year old rookie hit .285/.313/.403 with 24 2B, 8 3B, 3 HR and 51 RBI for 3.0 WAR. This placed him in the top 10 for hits, doubles and triples. Rincón had been traded twice previously by León and Mérida in 1939 and 1940, before sticking with Tampico. He had already made his debut in 1941, but this was the only game he played last year before playing 107 of the 108 games this year.

Like I said, there wasn't a lot of competition this year with the runners up being Mérida 3B Enrique Rangel (.321/.411/.404) and Águilas RHP Vinny Arizpe (4.41 ERA, 1.49 WHIP).

Temanahui Award
P Andrés Amaya (MTY) - 1st, 1.000 PCT, 3.5 ZR, 10 RTO
C José Trujillo (MER) - 4th, 1.000 PCT, 3.5 ZR, 15 RTO (51.7%)
1B Mario Morales (TAM) - 2nd, .994 PCT, 7.4 ZR
2B Antonio Sánchez (JAG) - 4th, .949 PCT, 10.7 ZR
3B Carlos Renderos (SNL) - 3rd, .974 PCT, 15.7 ZR
SS Heriberto Rodríguez (MTY) - 1st, .952 PCT, 18.4 ZR
LF Andrés Suárez (LEO) - 4th, .976 PCT, 13.9 ZR
CF Juan Negrete (LEO) - 2nd, .986 PCT, 13.5 ZR
RF Victor Barrios (LEO) - 1st, .969 PCT, 16.0 ZR

Teyaotlani Award
P Vicente González (AGS) - 1st, .256/.289/.279, 1 2B, 5 RBI
C José Trujillo (MER) - 3rd, .272/.381/.432, 20 2B, 1 3B, 10 HR, 53 RBI
1B Mario Morales (TAM) - 3rd, .325/.445/.478, 24 2B, 2 3B, 10 HR, 57 RBI
2B César Loaiza (GDL) - 4th, .282/.353/.444, 31 2B, 2 3B, 11 HR, 49 RBI
3B Carlos Renderos (SNL) - 2nd, .312/.387/.426, 28 2B, 2 3B, 5 HR, 53 RBI
SS Antonio Monterrosa (AGS) - 4th, .320/.358/.427, 36 2B, 4 3B, 1 HR, 54 RBI
LF Raúl Alvarado (AGS) - 1st, .322/.411/.532, 25 2B, 2 3B, 18 HR, 56 RBI
CF Armando Rodríguez (MER) - 1st, .317/.372/.497, 28 2B, 13 3B, 4 HR, 54 RBI
RF Edwin Esparza (MER) - 3rd, .290/.373/.432, 24 2B, 7 3B, 7 HR, 49 RBI

In the next update we'll briefly go over the 1st CJN season. Thanks for reading!

jasg224 · 05-05-2024, 11:57 PM

Following the playoffs, let's review the 1942 Campeonato Nacional Juvenil season.

The nation's premier youth championship has concluded its first season. All 32 states sent a team in representation, with games being played in regional groups. The regional champions, as well as the 8 best teams that didn't qualify, made it to the playoffs. Here are the playoff teams:

Northwest: Cimarrones de Sonora (40-12)
Best player: C Danny Vergara - .435/.541/.879, 17 2B, 25 HR, 81 RBI
Norheast: Acereros de Nuevo León (28-21)
Best player: 3B Henry Quiroz - .462/.536/.928, 23 2B, 27 HR, 66 RBI
West: Tecolotes de Nayarit (30-20)
Best player: RHP Alex Rivera - 8-1, 96.0 IP, 5.53 ERA, 1.49 WHIP, 30.0 K%
East: Ángeles de Puebla (39-11)
Best player: RHP Antonio Moreno - 9-1, 117.2 IP, 4.59 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 22.7 K%
Center-north: Bravos de Guanajuato (33-17)
Best player: CF David Rosado - .423/.506/.914, 15 2B, 3 3B, 29 HR, 72 RBI
Center-south: Colibríes de Morelos (33-18)
Best player: C Carlos Rodríguez - .419/.534/.859, 15 2B, 23 HR, 62 RBI
Southwest: Jaguares de Chiapas (36-15)
Best player: SS Luis Estrada - .464/.576/.885, 10 2B, 26 HR, 82 RBI
Southeast: Piratas de Campeche (29-19)
Best player: CF Andrés Tapia - .438/.486/.914, 18 2B, 3 3B, 29 HR, 81 RBI

Wildcards:
Olmecas de Tabasco (29-20, Southeast)
Rieleros de Aguascalientes (27-22, Center-north)
Venados de Yucatán (25-23, Southeast)
Alacranes de Durango (26-24, Northwest)
Agaveros de Jalisco (26-25, West)
Tiburones de Veracruz (25-25, East)
Dinos de Coahuila (25-25, Northeast)
Cañeros de Sinaloa (26-26, Northwest)

And now, let's see how they did:
Round of 16
Sinaloa 7-6 Puebla; PotG: DH José Osorno (SIN) - 1-3, HR, 4 RBI
Nuevo León 0-7 Tabasco; PotG: LHP Carlos Marcos (TAB) - 9.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Durango 19-8 Morelos; PotG: RF Miguel Valenzuela (DGO) - 4-6, HR, 5 RBI
Jalisco 2-3 Guanajuato; PotG: RHP Jesús Martínez (GTO) - 9.0 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
Veracruz 9-10 Chiapas; PotG: LF José Maldonado (CHS) - 3-4, HR, 3 RBI
Yucatán 4-6 Campeche; PotG: 3B Fernando Garza (CAM) - 2-3, 2 HR, 2 RBI
Aguascalientes 10-2 Nayarit; PotG: RHP Alex Bárcenas (AGS) - 9.0 IP, 4 H, 1 HR, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Coahuila 5-17 Sonora; PotG: SS Manuel Monje (SON) - 3-6, 2 HR, 5 RBI

Quarter-finals
Sonora 4-3 Sinaloa; PotG: RHP Juan Tovar (SON) - 9-0 IP, 8 H, 3 HR, 7 K
Chiapas 13-18 Durango; PotG: 1B Juan Segura (DGO) - 3-7, 2 HR, 4 RBI
Guanajuato 3-2 Aguascalientes; PotG: LHP Andrés Becerra (GTO) - 9.0 IP, 9 H, 1 HR, 3 BB, 5 K
Campeche 4-11 Tabasco; PotG: LF Alex Gaona (TAB) - 3-6, 2 HR, 3 RBI

Semifinals
Sonora 6-2 Durango; PotG: CF José Limón (SON) - 3-4, HR, 2 RBI
Guanajuato 20-13 Tabasco; PotG: RF Mario Díaz (GTO) - 4-6, HR, 7 RBI

Final
Sonora 4-2 Guanajuato; PotG: LHP Guillermo Martínez (SON) - 9.0 IP, 7 H, 1 HR, 1 BB, 9 K

And with that, Cimarrones de Sonora are crowned as the first ever National Youth Championship winners!

Award Winners
MVP: SS Antonio Reséndiz (AGS) - .468/.524/1.055, 17 2B, 3 3B, 35 HR, 88 RBI
Best Pitcher: LHP Luis Chavez (MOR) - 5-6, 97.2 IP, 3.23 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 21.3 K%

jasg224 · 05-08-2024, 10:45 PM

Introducing: the Ullamaliztli Reserve League!

With teams filling up their reserve rosters and new crops of youngsters joining the league every year, owners have voted in favor of running a parallel reserve league so all players see action and are ready when needed by the main team. Clubs selected a city within their own state for their new team to play in, here are the 8 new Reserve clubs:

Mayas de Kanasín - Aulladores de Mérida
Kanasín is a city just southeast of Mérida, with a very strong Mayan culture even to this day, giving the team their name.

Freseros de Irapuato - Flechas de León
Irapuato is Guanajuato's 2nd largest city, 70km southeast of León. Since the Colonial period, this city has been the national hub for strawberry growing, giving the team their name.

Rancheros de Soledad - Tunas de San Luis
Soledad de Graciano Sánchez is located just 6km northeast of San Luis. Originally founded as Los Ranchos, it later became known as Villa de la Soledad thanks to the adoration of Our Lady of Solitude.

Marlines de Vallarta - Obsidianas de Guadalajara
Puerto Vallarta is a city on the Pacific coast of Jalisco and it's the affiliate city that's second furthest away at almost 200km from Guadalajara. The marlin fish has always been common in the Bay of Flags, with it being chosen as the club's mascot.

Toros de Reynosa - Jaibas de Tampico
Reynosa is almost 500km away from Tampico, on opposite sides of the state. By 1940, the border city of Reynosa had grown by almost triple since 1920. Bordering Texas, the bulls are typically associated with the region and thus are chosen as the club's mascot.

Queseros de Apodaca - Cardenales de Monterrey
20km northeast of Monterrey, Apodaca was once named Mexico's "cheese capital". For this reason, the Queseros will suit up in Nuevo León's second largest city.

Coyotes de Ciudad Neza - Águilas de México
Coyotes are common in the wild landscapes of central Mexico. Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, also named after these canines, is just east of Mexico City, in the neighboring State of Mexico.

Cacomixtles de Naucalpan - Jaguares de México
Also in Mexico State but to the west, Naucalpan is also part of Mexico City's large urban area. Cacomixtles (from the Nahuatl: half-cat) or Ringtails are small, crafty mammals of the same family as raccoons. They are agile, nocturnal mammals who frequent urban centers though are rarely seen.

Potros de Jesús María - Tuzos de Aguascalientes
Jesús María might be the smallest city to participate in this league. It's a rural town just 1km outside of Aguascalientes mostly known for its Chicahuales festivity, which is a celebration of the battles between muslims and christians in the Spanish reconquista (chicahuales means "man close to god" which of course refers to the christians because colonialism). I'm all for syncretism but they've pretty much erased the native aspect with this one so I went with the Potros (Colts) for this team.

Mazorqueros de Tehuacán
Tehuacán is a fantastic town, 137km south east of the state capital of Puebla. It's full of natural history, with fossils, natural springs and a huge desert with towering columnar cacti. The Tehuacán Valley is also the place were the ancestors of the Popoloca people first domesticated corn (maize) 7,000 years ago. For this reason, the team is named Mazorqueros (Mazorca means cob).

The league will begin play this 1943 season, with no age limit and a calendar similar to that of the Ullamaliztli Namiqui.

03-26-2024, 09:19 PM	#4
jasg224 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Guadalajara, México Posts: 565	Come August 1940, we have a team who won the league in late July. After being predicted to come 3rd, the Jaguares de México are 1940 Ullamaliztli Champions! After a great start, the Jaguars went even harder going into the summer, including going 20-7 in July. They were the second best hitting team (León) and the best pitching team overall. Their .685 win percentage and the 74-34 record are new league highs, beating out San Luis' 1939 win percentage of .682 and 58 wins. Of course, they're the first team to win the league in the 108-game era which is one of the reasons why they broke the win record but the .685 is still very impressive. Following the title win, manager Julio Reyes decided to retire from the ballgame at the age of 63. After managing the Jaguares for 5 years, he ended up with a record of 241 wins and 203 losses. He's the 3rd most winningest manager in history in both wins and win percentage. His final, championship season was his best. León had a 12-14 month of June, allowing the Jaguars to really run away with it, and, despite their best efforts, couldn't keep the race close. The Arrows were the best offensive team of the year, leading the league in all major categories but Home Runs. Their pitching was just average though, as even ace Juan González struggled, putting up career highs in ERA (3.59) and walk percentage (8.4%) as well as tying his WHIP high (1.29). San Luis had a great recovery, going 18-11 in July, but it was too little, too late. Roberto Mestre and Francisco Camacho proved to be a great 1-2 punch in the rotation, but their pitching staff overall missed consistency over the 108 games. Their lineup is well balanced, with talented players even in the 8th spot but they were better hitters with the bases empty than with runners on, leading to not too many runs scored. With Mestre tied up until 1947, San Luis will be ready to go again next year. Puebla were the team that improved the most on their preseason predictions, with a very powerful lineup and a decent rotation. They struggled on both sides though, first with getting on base and then with their relievers. They were the 4th worst team in the OBP category, so leading the league in homers doesn't matter if they're all worth just one run. Their bullpen was the 2nd worst at allowing runs, annulling their rotation's great pitching that made them the 3rd best in that department. This is a team that can continue getting better and, if they find consistency, can compete for the title. Despite not being predicted to achieve great things this year, Águilas de México were the most disappointing team this year, losing 10 more games than the experts predicted. They were the worst team in both allowing and scoring runs. Financially, they have a lot of space to improve their team so this offseason is important for them if they want to compete in 1941. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We have other end of season news! After their last place finish, the Eagles have decided to fire General Manager Roberto Piña. Tampico also decided to let their GM Sergio Mora leave the club. Meanwhile, Guadalajara have fired Manager Roberto Rodríguez. Rodríguez finishes his stint with the Obsidians with a 226-218 record, with his best finish being a 2nd place in 1937. This season saw several big names retire. Of course none of them fulfill the 10 years requirement to enter the Hall of Fame, so we'll highlight their careers here. 2B Quirino Ek - 5 year career with Mérida - 37 y/o from Río Lagartos, Yucatán Career: .252/.294/.301, 30 2B, 2 3B, 5 HR, 77 RBI, 2 SB, 10.0 WAR Awards: 1937 Temanahui (2B), 1936 Title Win (Mérida) Best season: .266/.324/.307, 6 2B, 2 HR, 25 RBI, 1 SB, 3.4 WAR in 1936 CF Guillermo Aceves - 4 year career with San Luis, Mérida - 37 y/o from Guadalupe, Zacatecas Career: .267/.297/.353, 48 2B, 4 3B, 15 HR, 100 RBI, 74 SB, 6.8 WAR Awards: 1937 and 1938 Title Wins (San Luis) Best season: .303/.328/.398, 16 2B, 5 HR, 22 RBI, 30 SB, 3.5 WAR in 1936; led the league in HR and SB 3B Gabriel Rivas - 4 year career with Tampico, Guadalajara - 39 y/o from González, Tampico Career: .285/.321/.328, 21 2B, 5 HR, 63 RBI, 8 SB, 6.4 WAR Best season: .321/.355/.377, 9 2B, 1 HR, 20 RBI, 3.0 WAR in 1938 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Award Winners! With making these reports shorter, I figured I can include the award winners here. Tlatoani Award León left fielder Andrés Suárez can add a Tlatoani trophy to his case that already includes 3 Temanahui and one Teyatloani trophies. The 33 year-old played in 106 of the 108 games, hit .335/.441/.542, leading the league in slugging and OPS. He collected 30 doubles, 7 triples, 13 homers, stole 7 bases and drove in 57 runs. His fantastic season also saw him lead the league in wOBA (.447) and WAR (5.8). Runners up were Puebla's Faustino Campos (1.83 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 6.0 WAR) and Jaguares' Ricardo Palacios (.335/.422/.517, 5.4 WAR). Atlatl Award Following a great season with Puebla, Faustino Campos can finally add an Atlatl Award to his accolades! The El Salto, Jalisco native led the league with 1.83 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 6.0 WAR. He started 98 games, winning 16 of them and struck out 11.1% of the batters he faced. His pitching made Puebla the 3rd best rotation in the league and him the best pitcher in the nation. Runners up were San Luis' Roberto Mestre (2.41 ERA, 1.18 WHIP), who sees his 2 year award winning streak snapped, and Jaguares lefty Carlos Casillas (2.98 ERA, 1.16 WHIP). Moyaomamachtiani Award Puebla claim another award winner after #5 prospect CF Alberto Campana wins the Newcomer Award! The former León, Tampico and San Luis reserve player has become a star in the City of the Angels this year after hitting .309/.327/.492 with 21 2B, 13 3B, 13 HR, 73 RBI and 3.0 WAR. He played every single game, coming 3rd in hits (146) and home runs as well as top 10 in several other categories. While players like Monterrey's Leocadio Garza and Aguascalientes' Primitivo Espinosa are also technically rookies, they're in their late 30s which is another reason why I finally decided to give the award to Campana. Runners up were #12 prospect LF Jordan García (GDL, .264/.343/.373, 1.3 WAR) and #1 prospect Tampico RHP Rogelio Hernández (3.95 ERA, 1.58 WHIP, 0 WAR). ***So, I have messed up the final two awards. I've mixed up the offense/defense awards when doing the manual selection and didn't notice until I saw the pitcher who won the Teyaotlani award hit .045. The game will record them as opposites, but here's the award winners the way I intended them to be. Teyaotlani Award P Luis Cruz (León) - .297/.313/.297, 8 RBI C Jonathan González (Aguascalientes) - .301/.370/.430, 10 2B, 10 HR, 53 RBI 1B Leocadio Garza (Monterrey) - .296/.443/.467, 22 2B, 3 3B, 12 HR, 60 RBI 2B César Loaiza (Guadalajara) - 3rd, .317/.372/.468, 26 2B, 8 3B, 8 HR, 72 RBI 3B Ángel Ziranda (León) - .330/.353/.497, 22 2B, 12 3B, 10 HR, 79 RBI SS Raúl Alvarado (Monterrey) - .286/.377/.449, 20 2B, 15 HR, 65 LF Andrés Suárez (León) - 2nd, .335/.441/.542, 30 2B, 7 3B, 13 HR, 57 RBI CF Armando Vela (Aguascalientes) - .305/.366/.500, 33 2B, 11 3B, 8 HR, 51 RBI RF Edwin Esparza (León) - 3rd, .348/.418/.535, 25 2B, 10 3B, 11 HR, 88 RBI Temanahui Award P Francisco Barajas (Mérida) C Alfredo Hernández (Águilas) - 2nd 1B Daniel Rivera (Jaguares) 2B Juan Garnica (Águilas) 3B Ángel Vargas (Guadalajara) SS Manuel Portillo (Jaguares) - 2nd LF Miguel Muñoz (San Luis) CF Raúl Pérez (Mérida) - 2nd RF Roberto Hernández (Aguascalientes) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- And that's it for the 1940 end of season report! Next time we'll talk about the records set after the first 5 seasons of play. Thanks for reading! __________________ ¡Todos Somos Charros! 100 Years of Pro Baseball in México What if the mesoamerican ballgame turned into baseball? What if baseball began in England in the 1880s and became popular instead of football?

04-01-2024, 05:26 PM	#8
jasg224 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Guadalajara, México Posts: 565	So, I have decided to expand the rotation/bullpen once again, now teams should carry 5 starting pitchers and 6 relievers, which added to the 14 hitters allowed, make up a 25-player roster. There was also a lack of pitchers as well as some clubs just hoarding reserve pitchers, so I added around 60 "rookie" pitchers of varying age and quality to solve the issue. None of them are too crazy ratings-wise, with the best one being righty Javier Fernández (45/60/60) at only 23 years old. I did, however, add 2 legend potential pitchers in Durango left Antonio "Pony" Juárez and Mexico City lefty Ricky Repollet, both 17 years old. They both signed with Jaguares, who are looking to build on last year's championship, and immediately became the #1 and #2 prospects in the league. Probably coming soon will be a feeder league, but still no draft, so that players/teams are free to negotiate after players hit a certain age. This will ensure a steady input of Mexican players into the league. Now, let's go over the biggest transactions in this offseason! As with last year, players 50+ in overall or potential included. Teams are shown in the order of the 1940 standings. Jaguares de México Lost: Manager Julio Reyes - Retired LF Ricardo Palacios - .335/.422/.517, 5.4 WAR - Signed by Águilas RHP Jacinto Santos - 3.00 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 4.2 WAR - Traded to Tampico CF Armando Rodríguez - .269/.311/.450, 1.0 WAR - Signed by Mérida C José López - .244/.335/.369, 0.9 WAR - Free Agent 2B Oziel Rojas - Career .281/.317/.400, 0.5 WAR in 74 games - Traded to León Signed: Manager Joel Fuentes - 3 year deal, no previous experience in the league RHP Juan González - 3.59 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 5.0 WAR - Traded from León C Miguel de León - .302/.326/.405, 0.9 WAR - Traded from Tampico SS José Serrano (70/70) - 27 y/o discovery from Mexico City CF Manuel Vargas (65/65) - 28 y/o discovery from Huehuetla, Puebla LHP Ricky Repollet (20/80) - 17 y/o discovery from Mexico City LHP Antonio Juárez (20/80) - 17 y/o discovery from Durango, Durango Flechas de León Lost: RHP Juan González - 3.59 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 5.0 WAR - Traded to Jaguares LHP Jonathan Estrada - 2.78 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 3.3 WAR - Signed by Águilas 1B Mario Morales - .293/.402/.404, 1.1 WAR - Signed by Tampico 2B Sergio Ramírez (50/50) - 23 y/o discovery from Tijuana, Baja California - Traded to Monterrey Signed: LHP Urbano Sepúlveda - 3.62 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 4.2 WAR - Traded from Monterrey RHP Antonio Aguilar - 4.26 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 2.9 WAR - FA from Puebla 2B Oziel Rojas - Career .281/.317/.400, 0.5 WAR in 74 games - Traded from Jaguares LHP Esteban Ramírez (60/60 SP) - 23 y/o discovery from Querétaro, Querétaro LHP Ramón Ortiz (60/60 RP) - 28 y/o discovery from Tierra Blanca, Veracruz RHP Manuel Medina (55/55 RP) - 26 y/o discovery from Tototlán, Jalisco León had made a big signing in former Mérida RHP Jesús Pérez (3.07 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 4.9 WAR), but just one month later he decided the ball game wasn't for him as he had found his true calling as a missionary. He gave up the 13 thousand dollars León had offered him in order to travel the world and help people. The 1936 Atlatl award recipient retires at age 36, after 5 years in the league. He won 57 of the 114 starts he made for Mérida, with a 2.38 ERA and 1.21 WHIP through 899.2 innings pitched. He struck 355 batters out. Pérez' 20.76 WAR at retirement make him the 3rd best thrower in the history of the league so far. Tunas de San Luis Lost: LF Miguel Muñoz - .292/.378/.419, 3.0 WAR - Signed by Aguascalientes RF Carlos Mendoza - .297/.354/.451, 2.4 WAR - Traded to Mérida RF Manuel Gil - .257/.341/.410, 0.9 WAR - Free Agent 1B Julio Pera - .197/.246/.295, -0.4 WAR - Free Agent RHP José Martínez (20/55 SP) - Acquired from Mérida, later traded to Tampico Signed: 1B Efraín Cuxum - .333/.385/.480, 2.4 WAR - FA from Aguascalientes CF Jesús Rodríguez - .262/.319/.415, 0.5 WAR - Re-signed LF Carlos Torres - .289/.357/.390, 0.3 WAR - Traded from Tampico RHP Félix Alemán (60/60) - 27 y/o discovery from Tehuacán, Puebla 2B David Paz (50/50) - 25 y/o discovery from Navolato, Sinaloa RHP Miguel Mata (50/50 RP) - 28 y/o discovery from San Lucas Camotlán, Oaxaca Tuzos de Aguascalientes Lost: 1B Efrraín Cuxum - .333/.385/.480, 2.4 WAR - Signed by San Luis 3B Gustavo Ruiz - .276/.336/.406, 1.2 WAR - Free Agent Signed: LF Miguel Muñoz - .292/.378/.419, 3.0 WAR - FA from San Luis LHP Felipe Osorio (65/65 SP) - 24 y/o discovery from Juárez, Chihuahua Aulladores de Mérida Lost: RHP Jesús Pérez - 3.07 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 4.9 WAR - Signed by León, then retired LHP Andrés Amaya - 3.21 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 4.1 WAR - Signed by Monterrey 1B Celestino de la Rosa - .288/.380/.484, 1.8 WAR - Signed by Tampico 3B David Herrera - .282/.360/.398, 1.4 WAR - Free Agent 2B Octavio Torres - .301/.365/.403, 1.1 WAR - Free Agent 2B Quirino Ek - 55 G, .380/.393/.560, 0.7 WAR - Retired RHP José Martínez (20/55 SP) - 21 y/o discovery from Navojoa, Sonora - Traded to San Luis SS Heraclio Rincón (35/50) - Traded to Tampico Signed: RF Edwin Esparza - .348/.418/.535, 4.4 WAR - FA from León 2B Max Braud - .269/.359/.368, 3.5 WAR - FA from Puebla 3B Héctor Pérez - .305/.369/.443, 3.4 WAR - FA from Águilas LHP José García - 3.73 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 2.9 WAR - FA from Puebla RF Carlos Mendoza - .297/.354/.451, 2.4 WAR - Traded from San Luis CF Armando Rodríguez - .269/.311/.450, 1.0 WAR - FA from Jaguares LHP Daniel Sánchez (50/50 SP) - 29 y/o discovery from Tihuatlán, Veracruz Serpientes de Puebla Lost: 2B Max Braud - .269/.359/.368, 3.5 WAR - Signed by Mérida RHP Antonio Aguilar - 4.26 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 2.9 WAR - Signed by León LHP José García - 3.73 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 2.9 WAR - Signed by Mérida 1B Miguel González - .312/.352/.439, 1.7 WAR - Free Agent RF Guillermo Villanueva - .260/.335/.370, -0.6 WAR - Free Agent Signed: RHP Israel Pastrana - 3.43 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 5.0 WAR - FA from Tampico 1B Eleuterio Villarreal - .491/.508/.754, 1.4 WAR in 61 PA - Traded from Monterrey RHP Pedro Avilla - 17 SV, 2.75 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 0.8 WAR - FA from Guadalajara Cardenales de Monterrey Lost: LHP Urbano Sepúlveda - 3.62 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 4.2 WAR - Traded to León 1B Eleuterio Villarreal - .491/.508/.754, 1.4 WAR in 61 PA - Traded to Puebla 3B Rico Santistevan - .280/.333/.378, 1.2 WAR - Signed by Águilas Signed: LHP Andrés Amaya - 3.21 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 4.1 WAR - FA from Mérida 2B Sergio Ramírez (50/50) - Traded from León Obsidianas de Guadalajara Lost: Manager Roberto Rodríguez - Fired 1B Guillermo Balandran - .311/.398/.514, 1.3 WAR - Free Agent RHP Pedro Avilla - 17 SV, 2.75 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 0.8 WAR - Signed by Puebla Signed: Manager Pedro Amores - 132-120 career, won 1936 Championship with Mérida RF Antonio Tapia - .290/.337/.438, 2.0 WAR - FA from Tampico RHP Pedro León - 11 G, 4.71 ERA, 1.65 WHIP, -1.1 WAR in 1939 - Traded from Jaguares RHP Javier Fernández (65/65 SP) - 23 y/o discovery from Mérida, Yucatán LHP Leo López (60/60 SP) - 29 y/o discovery from Mexico City LHP Pablo Hinojosa (55/55 SP) - 25 y/o discovery from Puebla, Puebla LHP Manuel Jiménez (55/55 RP) - 26 y/o discovery from Rafael Delgado, Veracruz Jaibas de Tampico Lost: RHP Israel Pastrana - 3.43 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 5.0 WAR - Signed by Puebla SS Andrés Martínez - .270/.324/.374, 2.7 WAR - Signed by Águilas RF Antonio Tapia - .290/.337/.438, 2.0 WAR - Signed by Guadalajara C Miguel de León - .302/.326/.405, 0.9 WAR in 65 games - Traded to Jaguares LF Carlos Torres - .289/.357/.390, 0.3 WAR - Traded to San Luis RHP Pedro León - 4.71 ERA, 1.65 WHIP, -1.1 WAR in 11 games in 1939 - Traded to Guadalajara Signed: RHP Jacinto Santos - 3.00 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 4.2 WAR - Traded from Jaguares CF Raúl Pérez - .281/.325/.457, 4.1 WAR - FA from Mérida RF David Arroyo - .294/.346/.450, 3.2 WAR - FA from Águilas LF Celestino de la Rosa - .288/.380/.484, 1.8 WAR - FA from Mérida 1B Mario Morales - .293/.402/.404, 1.1 WAR - FA from León 1B Gregorio Pérez - .289/.345/.466, 1.0 WAR - Re-signed RHP Enrique Cruz (50/50 RP) - 27 y/o discovery from Altotonga, Veracruz SS Heraclio Rincón (35/50) - Traded from Mérida RHP José Martínez (20/55 SP) - Traded from San Luis Águilas de México Lost: 3B Héctor Pérez - .305/.369/.443, 3.4 WAR - Signed by Mérida RF David Arroyo - .294/.346/.450, 3.2 WAR - Signed by Tampico C Alfredo Hernández - .237/.298/.320, 0.3 WAR - Free Agent Signed: LF Ricardo Palacios - .335/.422/.517, 5.4 WAR - FA from Jaguares LHP Jonathan Estrada - 2.78 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 3.3 WAR - FA from León SS Andrés Martínez - .270/.324/.374, 2.7 WAR - FA from Tampico 3B Rico Santistevan - .280/.333/.378, 1.2 WAR - FA from Monterrey Here are the clubs ranked by payroll prior to the 1941 season: 1. San Luis - $52.1k 2. León - $48.4k 3. Mérida - $47.8k 4. Jaguares - $42.6k 5. Puebla - $42.3k 6. Guadalajara - $42.1k 7. Tampico - $40.5k 8 Águilas - $37.4k 9. Aguascalientes - $35k 10. Monterrey - $33.3k And the best paid players: 1. LF Ricardo Palacios (AGU) - $4.6k 2. P Felipe Osorio (AGS) - $4.2k 3. P Antonio Aguilas (LEO) - $4.1k 4. 3B Héctor Pérez (MER) - $4.1k 5. P Jacinto Santos (TAM) - $4.1k The next update will go over the preseason predictions. Thanks for reading! __________________ ¡Todos Somos Charros! 100 Years of Pro Baseball in México What if the mesoamerican ballgame turned into baseball? What if baseball began in England in the 1880s and became popular instead of football?

04-02-2024, 12:59 PM	#9
jasg224 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Guadalajara, México Posts: 565	The 1941 Preparation Week has come to an end! This means the season is ready to begin, but before we do, let's check out some final signings: - Puebla re-sign 1B Miguel González (.312/.352/.439), 1B Guillermo Balandran (.311/.398/.514), 2B Octavio Torres (.301/.365/.403) and C José López (.244/.335/.369) - León get C Alfredo Hernández (.237/.298/.320) - San Luis get veteran RF Guillermo Villanueva (.260/.335/.370) - Jaguares sign RHP José Vargas (60/60 RP), a veteran closer from Hoctún, Yucatán - Mérida strengthen their outfield with amateur veteran Antonio Trujillo from Ojocaliente, Zacatecas With that, here are the final standings: Top Hitters: RF Salvador Velázquez (JAG) - 7-12, 2 3B, 1 HR, 2 RBI CF Alberto Campana (PUE) - 9-14, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 SB 3B Carlos Renderos (SNL) - 12-21, 3 2B, 1 HR, 6 RBI Top Pitchers: RH Pedro Avilla (PUE) - 6 G, 16.2 IP, 0.00 ERA, 0.72 WHIP, 10.9 K% RH José Ayala (MER) - 5 G, 9.0 IP, 1.00 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 15.4 K% RH Marco Martínez (MER) - 5 G, 11.0 IP, 0.82 ERA, 0.73 WHIP, 12.5 K% Following that very small preview of the season ahead, let's see what the experts think the standings will look like: Atop the very tight table are the Jaguares de México. The reigning champions got better, adding Salvadoran ace Juan González to a strong rotation. Their lineup was one of the best, but discoveries CF Manuel Vargas, SS José Serrano and C Guillermo Arenas are also projected to be top players at their positions. It won't be easy, but the Jaguars are favorites to defend their crown. Coming a close 2nd are the Flechas de León. The Guanajuato club is looking to avoid a 3rd consecutive 2nd place finish. They added nearby Querétaro native Esteban Ramírez as well as a veteran lefty in Urbano Sepúlveda to their rotation. Their lineup looks very similar to last year, with C Alfredo Hernández and SS José Colindres bringing more defensive stability to the team. León are a very talented team who certainly could go all the way this year. A renewed Obsidianas de Guadalajara team are ready to compete this year after coming in 8th last time out. A brand new rotation, lead by RHP Javier Fernández, LHP Leo López and LHP Pablo Hinojosa will be one of the best if they live up to expectations. Veteran RF Antonio Tapia, young 3B David Pizarro and 3x Temanahui SS Rogelio Herrán are the new faces in the lineup. Their roster is looking way better than last year, but their rotation will have to prove themselves at this level if they are to really compete. Tunas de San Luis is another team expected to come close to the title in 1941. Superstar Roberto Mestre is ready to dominate on the mound once again, this time backed up by new signing Félix Alemán and long-time teammate Francisco Camacho. Their lineup remains mostly the same, with 2B David Paz and RF "Memo" Villanueva providing solid bats. San Luis have a talented roster with several award winners, but their defense is definitely a weakness that could mean the difference between 3rd place and the championship. After 4 mediocre years, Aulladores de Mérida might be back to claim what's theirs. "Brinquitos" Barajas is ready for the second of his six year contract with Mérida, but this time new signings in lefty Daniel Sánchez and returnee José García strengthen the Monkeys' rotation. Also returning are RF Edwin Esparza and 3B Héctor Pérez. They are joined by former Tlatoani 2B Max Braud, champion CF Armando Rodríguez, LF Antonio Trujillo and 1B Carlos Mendoza in a star-studded lineup. This team is ready to compete, with just average pitching being the biggest concern this year. The Tuzos de Aguascalientes are ready to follow up their maiden season with another .500 year. A more experienced squad sees rookie LHP Felipe Osorio and former Eagle LHP Roberto García join the rotation. 1B Miguel Muñoz and 3B turned LF Ángel Vargas join the lineup. The Gophers are slowly building a team that can compete and attracting larger crowds will be key to building up on the 2nd smallest budget. The Cardenales de Monterrey are also following up on their debut season. However, theirs was disappointing as the 3rd biggest city in Mexico expects to see a better team. This "improved" season might also be a disappointment, as the club has the smallest payroll in the league. In-house stars 1B Leocadio Garza and CF Raúl Alvarado have only a few years of peak performance left but the club has failed to build a winning team around them. Salvadoran P Daniel Rivera and former Puebla great Victor Villarroel will have to prove themselves, while the Cardinals will hope lefty Andrés Amaya can perform the same or better as last year with Mérida. New signings 2B Sergio Ramírez, SS Heriberto Rodríguez and C Orlando Rojas might not be ready for this level. Fans in the Sultan of the North will be hoping for improvement in the near future, otherwise they'll be calling for a change in management. Águilas de México are predicted to come out of the last spot, all the way up to 8th. They acquired León lefty Jonathan Estrada, who'll join young Raúl Romero as the stars of the rotation, but the rest of their staff looks very weak and lacking depth. Star LF Ricardo Palacios jumps from one capital club to another, and so does 3B Rico Santistevan after a year in Monterrey, but it isn't likely that this lineup can consistently produce. The "rich" club from Mexico City is failing to catch up to their counterpart. While the predictions were issued before their 4 signings over the last week, Serpientes de Puebla could go from bad to worst, or they might just surprise everyone. Their rotation is led by veterans in Faustino Campos, Israel Pastrana and Antonio Castañeda. Following their signings, their lineup is filled with stars from the 1st to the 5th spot, but they'll need to perform consistently to avoid their predicted bottom finish. Finally, it's the team that can't seem to get out of last place: Jaibas de Tampico. Adding 1937 Atlatl Jacinto Santos seems to be a great move to get former #1 prospect Rogelio Hernández to fulfill his potential as an ace for the team. Other veterans joining the team are CF Raúl Pérez, 1B Mario Morales, 3B Oscar Torres, RF David Arroyo and SS Manuel Portillo. Félix Leyva will be hoping that this experienced team can get out of the basement, otherwise this might be his final year at the helm. So there it is, and we're ready for another exciting season of Ullamaliztli! The next update will go over the first 2 months of the season. Thanks for reading! __________________ ¡Todos Somos Charros! 100 Years of Pro Baseball in México What if the mesoamerican ballgame turned into baseball? What if baseball began in England in the 1880s and became popular instead of football?

04-06-2024, 05:39 PM	#10
jasg224 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Guadalajara, México Posts: 565	Here's the report after May 1941! A couple surprises have sprung early in the season, with the Jaguars finding themselves in the middle of the table despite having the best pitching staff in the league. Salvadoran ace Juan González is proving to be one of the best in the league as he is yet to lose a game, with the rest of the rotation dealing quality behind him. The capital club has the lowest rotation ERA in the league with a 2.54. There is certainly room for improvement in the hitting side, given they're 1st in OBP (.353) but only 6th in runs scored. Offense has proven to be the key to success this year, with León leading in runs scored, OPS, WAR, wOBA and home runs. Andrés Suárez (.296/.444/.533, 41 RBI), Ángel Ziranda (.263/.333/.439, 41 RBI) and Francisco Escamilla (.327/.400/.497, 24 RBI) are all early Tlatoani candidates. While their pitching hasn't been stellar (they're 6th in runs allowed), lefties Esteban Ramírez and Urbano Sepúlveda are doing stellar jobs at the front of the Flechas' rotation. Other teams, such as Mérida with Francisco Barajas (2.28 ERA, 1.25 WHIP), Guadalajara with Antonio Tapia (.303/.380/.449, 33 RBI) and Javier Fernández (3.15 ERA, 1.25 WHIP), or San Luis with Carlos Renderos (.283/.353/.429, 21 RBI) are making it a close race, where who knows who'll come out on top. The biggest surprise so far is Jaibas de Tampico. After being predicted for last place, the Crabs are battling in the middle of the table. Raúl Pérez (.301/.339/.525, 32 RBI), Mario Morales (.303/.417/.448, 29 RBI) and Ehécatl Cocom (.328/.381/.409, 19 RBI) have proven to be excellent signings. Finding more consistency in their pitching will be key going forward, but it looks like they're getting their best result ever. Best hitters: As mentioned, LF Andrés Suárez is one of the best hitters so far. He's tied for first in RBI, 2nd in BB% and is leading the league in homers (10), OPS (.976) and WAR (3.0). The León outfielder is looking for his 2nd Tlatoani award after winning his first last year. Jaguares offseason discovery CF Manuel Vargas is also having a great season so far, slashing .321/.477/.470, which makes him 4th in average, 1st in OBP, 6th in slugging and 2nd in OPS. His 22.4 walk percentage is the best and his 3.4 strikeout percentage is 8th best amongst qualified hitters. However, he's also been the worst center fielder of the league, which might hurt his chances at the Tlatoani award this year. 1B Francisco Escamilla is having a good one in his 4th season with the emerald squad, hitting .327/.400/.497 so far. This makes him 3rd in average, 5th in OBP, 3rd in slugging and 3rd in OPS. His defense is also hurting him, as he's been forced to play 35 games at 2nd base, making 7 errors and failing to make several routine plays. If he remains in his best position (1B), Escamilla could compete for the Tlatoani award. Best pitchers: Also mentioned above, righty Juan González is leading the league in ERA (1.41) WAR (2.8) and walk percentage (5.6). His 1.03 WHIP is the 2nd lowest in the league. He's on pace for his best season yet, but perhaps leaving León for Mexico City wasn't the best decision given the way the table currently goes. Águilas 22 year old Raúl Romero is having a breakout season, with a 2.48 ERA (9th), 1.28 WHIP (14th), striking out 10.9% of the batters he's faced while walking only 7.7%. It's his second season as a full-time starter, having been used as a reliever since his debut at 18 in 1937. There's still room for improvement for the young righty but it probably won't be long until he's competing for awards. Esteban Ramírez is also amongst the best pitchers so far, pitching to a 2.38 ERA (6th), 0.97 WHIP (1st), striking out 9.1% of the batters he's faced while walking 6.2% of them. The newcomer from Querétaro is one of the reasons why León remain at the top, winning player of the game honors in 8 of his starts, while also winning 9 straight. The 24 year-old lefty is proving to be not only one of the best rookies, but one of the best pitchers in 1941. Thanks for reading! Next time we'll cover June, July and the final 6 games in August as the 1941 champion is decided! __________________ ¡Todos Somos Charros! 100 Years of Pro Baseball in México What if the mesoamerican ballgame turned into baseball? What if baseball began in England in the 1880s and became popular instead of football?

04-08-2024, 04:38 PM	#11
jasg224 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Guadalajara, México Posts: 565	The 1941 season has come to an end and the results are definitely a bit surprising. We do however, have a team winning their 2nd title! Nobody saw this coming: Aulladores de Mérida win their 2nd Ullamaliztli Championship! It's their first title since 1936. By the end of June, it seemed like León had taken control of the top spot with a 44-31 record. Guadalajara was a close 2nd with a 41-32 record, with San Luis and Jaguares making it a 4-team race with 41-33 records. The Yucatán club was seemingly out of it in 6th place with a 39-35 record. The difference was all in the final stretch. León showed early signs of a decline, going 6-6 to start off the month and relinquishing 1st place to a Guadalajara team that started 9-4. Meanwhile, Mérida still didn't look like a contender, with a 7-6 record come July 15th. However, in the tail-end of July, Mérida went on an absolute rampage and finished the season with a 17-4 record (including 6 games in August). And while one team goes up, the other goes down with León finishing the season on a 9-12 record. This was perhaps their 3rd best season in franchise history, but it still wasn't enough for the title, even being 4.5 games back at the beginning of August. At the beginning of August it was a race between Guadalajara (who had a 19-9 July) and Mérida. It was Mérida's final series sweep of Puebla, while Guadalajara got swept by Tampico, that finally gave them the title by just one game. Tampico were the team that improved the most on their preseason predictions, staying close to the title race all season and finishing in a franchise-best 3rd place. They improved on their preseason expected record by 17 games and on last season's record by 15 games. Jacinto Santos proved he can do it in the northeast, accumulating 4.4 WAR in a season in which he led the league in innings pitched with a 2.68 ERA and 1.20 WHIP. Former #1 prospect Rogelio Hernández (3.51 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 8.5 K%) improved on his debut season and will only get better at only 21 years old. On the hitting side, 1B Mario Morales (.313/.427/.475, 61 RBI) proved to be worth every dollar he's paid in the first of 8 years of his deal. Another new signing in CF Raúl Pérez (.269/.312/.448, 49 RBI, 23 SB) proved to be another great asset, with his 2nd best career batting season as well as being the 2nd in the league in defense at center field. The future looks bright for Tampico, who are ready to compete after 5 years of coming at the bottom of the table. Águilas de México were the most disappointing team this year, but the question is: how disappointing is it really to go from last place to last place? Well, they lost 30 games more than expected, but only 8 games more than last year. There is a serious gap in quality as it looks like the team owner is unwilling to invest in improving the squad. This really shows when looking at the head-to-head records, as the team went 2-10 vs Guadalajara and Tampico, and 1-10 vs León, with the only season series they won being against Puebla (8-4). Now for some reason the club signed manager José Castro to a 5-year extension, they can only hope the next 5 years are way better than the last 6. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Staff and player movement: León decided not to renew manager Julio Padilla's contract. He ends his tenure with a 305-248 record, two manager of the year awards and two 2nd place finishes. The Arrows will be looking for a new face who can help them reach the next step: a championship. Puebla has also parted ways with their manager. Francisco Herrera has a 286-266 record and one manager of the year award after 6 years and two 2nd place finishes with the Snakes. 29 players decided to stop playing the ball game professionally, with 3B Enrique "El Caimán" Canul being the best of the bunch. Canul saw action in the first 5 Ullamaliztli Namiqui seasons, but retired after going unsigned in 1941. He retires at 32 years old after playing for Mérida and Puebla Career: 435 games, .238/.300/.308, 38 2B, 5 3B, 18 HR, 98 RBI, 8.8 WAR Best season: 82 games, .250/.315/.333, 7 2B, 3 3B, 3 HR, 14 RBI, 3.2 WAR with Mérida in 1936 Awards: 1936 and 1937 Temanahui award at 3B, 1936 title win with Mérida -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Now let's see who won the 1941 Awards! Tlatoani Award León LF Andrés Suárez wins his second consecutive Tlatoani Award! For the season, Suárez slashed .294/.445/.511. The Nayarit native led the league in home runs (17), RBI (80), slugging percentage, OPS (.956) and WAR (5.8). Despite a late streak that affected all of León (Suárez' AVG was .302 at the end of June), there was no better hitter than him and only one better left fielder than him with the glove this season. Suárez faced competition from Tampico's 1B Mario Morales (.313/.427/.475, 61 RBI) and Jaguares RHP Juan González, who we'll talk about next. Atlatl Award The Salvadoran pitcher turned into something else this year, earning himself the Atlatl Award. In 20 starts, González got a 1.71 ERA and 1.02 WHIP, both league best. He held opponents to a .210 average, which was also a league best. Perhaps Juan González is not a high strikeout pitcher (his 10.3 K% was 10th best), but he kept things under control with a 6.4 walk percentage that was 2nd best amongst qualified pitchers. González remained consistent atop the Jaguares rotation and pitched enough to be qualified despite tearing his back mid-July, so he earns the 1941 Atlatl Award. Runners up were teammate Carlos Casillas (2.50 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 11.7 K%) and León rookie Esteban Ramírez, who's also featured in the following award. Moyaomamachitani Award After being signed from nearby Querétaro, big things were expected from Esteban. He might not be a hard thrower, averaging 88 mph on his pitches, but that doesn't matter when your splitter is one of the nastiest pitches in the league. The León lefty pitched his way to a 14-7 record, 2.74 ERA and 1.11 WHIP, which had him in contention for the Atlatl Award. He led all rookies with 4.6 WAR at only 24, so the Flechas should be glad they have him signed until age 29. Other contenders were Guadalajara RHP Javier Fernández (2.78 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 7.2 K%) and San Luis 2B David Paz (.271/.357/.363, 51 RBI). Temanahui Award P Francisco Camacho (SNL) - 2nd, 1.000 PCT, 2.5 ZR, 6 RTO C Guillermo Arenas (JAG) - 1st, .993 PCT, 3.6 ZR, 27 RTO (56.2%) 1B Leocadio Garza (MTY) - 2nd, .988 PCT, 8.1 ZR 2B Juan Garnica (LEO) - 1st, .949 PCT, 8.2 ZR 3B Carlos Renderos (SNL) - 2nd, .972 PCT, 9.5 ZR SS José Serrano (JAG) - 1st, .960 PCT, 18.8 ZR LF Antonio Trujillo (MER) - 1st, .971 PCT, 12.0 ZR CF Raúl Pérez (TAM) - 2nd, .993 PCT, 10.2 ZR RF Manuel Gil (PUE) - 2nd, .942 PCT, 9.8 ZR Teyaotlani Award P Leovigildo Esparza (AGS) - 1st, .319/.333/.340, 1 2B, 2 RBI C Victor Albornoz (SNL) - 3rd, .239/.372/.338, 12 2B, 3 3B, 4 HR, 41 RBI 1B Mario Morales (TAM) - 2nd, .313/.427/.475, 22 2B, 2 3B, 11 HR, 61 RBI 2B César Loaiza (GDL) - 3rd, .304/.355/.448, 34 2B, 10 HR, 79 RBI 3B David Herrera (PUE) - 2nd, .333/.395/.445, 25 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR, 49 RBI SS José Serrano (JAG) - 1st, .289/.378/.389, 23 2B, 4 3B, 4 HR, 38 RBI LF Andrés Suárez (LEO) - 2nd, .294/.445/.511, 16 2B, 6 3B, 17 HR, 80 RBI CF Manuel Vargas (JAG) - 1st, .308/.456/.435, 17 2B, 7 3B, 4 HR, 50 RBI RF Salvador Velázquez (JAG) - 1st, .298/.390/.459, 23 2B, 5 3B, 11 HR, 63 RBI __________________ ¡Todos Somos Charros! 100 Years of Pro Baseball in México What if the mesoamerican ballgame turned into baseball? What if baseball began in England in the 1880s and became popular instead of football?

03-16-2024, 01:31 PM	#1
jasg224 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Guadalajara, México Posts: 565	A Different Ball Game This is a continuation of the OOTP 24 thread I started. I have ported the save to OOTP25 and everything seems to be fine. Summary: For some reason or another, the Prehispanic Ball Game lost its ritualistic aspect through the years, becoming only a sport practiced by several of the cultures that occupied Mesoamerica. This shift allowed the sport to be accepted by the Spanish conquerors and kept it alive. However, the game was regarded as something for "indians" and in later, post-independence society, as something for the lower classes. Because of this, it wasn't until 1936 when a handful of amateur clubs, with the backing of several important business people, gathered in what became the Ullamaliztli Namiqui - Ballgame Union Champions so far: 1936 - Aulladores de Mérida 1937 - Tunas de San Luis 1938 - Tunas de San Luis 1939 - Tunas de San Luis Players to follow (Career WAR): C José Trujillo - Mérida (3x Defense Award, 2x Offense Award, 11.7 WAR) 1B Miguel González - FA (3x Defense Award, 6.6 WAR) 2B Fernando del Toro - FA (1x MVP, 1x Offense Award, 16.2 WAR) 3B Rico Santistevan - FA (1x Offense Award, 14.5 WAR) SS Rogelio Herrán - San Luis (3x Defense Award, 18.3 WAR) LF Celestino de la Rosa - FA (1x MVP, 2x Offense Award, 10.2 WAR) CF Jorge Ramírez - Guadalajara (1x Defense Award, 1x Offense Award, 16.9 WAR) RF Salvador Velázquez - Jaguares (1x Defense Award, 10.5 WAR) The year is now 1940: there's two new teams in the league and the league's first free agency just took place. Expect a lot of close games and an exciting season of (base)ball! __________________ ¡Todos Somos Charros! 100 Years of Pro Baseball in México What if the mesoamerican ballgame turned into baseball? What if baseball began in England in the 1880s and became popular instead of football?

03-20-2024, 02:09 PM	#2
jasg224 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Guadalajara, México Posts: 565	The 1940 Preparation Week has come to an end, so let's preview the season! First, some news. Fernando del Toro signs with San Luis! The 1938 Tlatoani has agreed to a one-year deal worth $3 thousand dollars. He is set to take over second base after current Tlatoani Max Braud left. The French-Mexican citizen is still a free agent. Roberto Mestre will stay in the Silver City for 7 more years! The two-time Atlatl Award winner has signed a 7-year extension with San Luis, worth $26.7 thousand dollars. Other last-moment signings: Aguascalientes: LHP Leo Álvarez, C, Jonathan González, 1B Efraín Cuxum, 3B Gustavo Ruiz, LF Edwin Acosta Águilas: C Alfredo Hernández, 1B David Arroyo Guadalajara: RHP Antonio Castañeda, SS Omar Morales Jaguares: C José López, SS Manuel Portillo Monterrey: LF Eduardo Vega, RF Ulises Dueñas Puebla: C Daniel Figueras, 1B Miguel González, 3B Enrique Canul San Luis: C Guillermo Mendez, 1B Omar de Jesús Tampico: 1B Efraín Armenta, RF Luis García, RF Antonio Tapia Briefly, here are the results of the Preparation Week: Top hitters: C José Ángeles (GDL) - 7-11, 3 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI 1B Mario Abeyta (TAM) - 6-10, 1 HR, 2 RBI 2B Francisco Escamilla (LEO) - 5-11, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 3 RBI Top pitchers: RHP Jesús Pérez (MER) - 2 GS, 0.82 ERA, 1.55 WHIP, 21.2 K% RHP Raúl Romero (AGU) - 2 GS, 2.65 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, 19.7 K% LHP Carlos Casillas (GDL) - 2 GS, 3.27 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 15.9 K% And finally, let's see what the experts think the table will look like come the end of the season. With the league now at 10 teams, the schedule has expanded to 108 games (teams play each other twice at home and twice away). León are expected to come out at the top after being a close second last year. Their rotation is fearful, headlined by Salvadoran Juan González. González is followed by Luis Cruz, Jonathan Estrada and Ezequiel Anguiano who are all good enough to keep the usage of a shaky bullpen to the minimum. Following them closely are the Prickly Pears, who want to extend their winning run to 4 years. They didn't reinforce their rotation, but having Roberto Mestre and Francisco Camacho might just be enough. Their infield is stellar, with players like C Victor Albornoz, 2B Fernando del Toro and Salvadoran 3B Carlos Renderos. Will this be enough for them to collect yet another trophy? Jaguares are one of the most improved teams this year, at least on paper, and they'll hope to show as much on the field. Their new look rotation is now spearheaded by former Obsidians Carlos Casillas and Jacinto Santos, with veteran Ángel Urquidi and young Eulalio Garza right behind them. Their lineup is also looking different with 1B Daniel Rivera and LF Ricardo Palacios joining, RF Salvador Velázquez returning after a short stint with San Luis and 2B Antonio Sánchez deciding to stay with the club. It's a very strong team that should be able to put up a real fight for the title. Now as outsiders in the title race, Guadalajara are ready to face another season. The talent on their squad has greatly diminished, with 2B César Loaiza and new signing CF Jorge Ramírez the only real stars on the roster. The experts don't think this will be enough to compete but Guadalajara might spring a couple of surprises. Mérida are another club that had great losses this offseason, though their outlook might be bleaker. C José Trujillo is still regarded as the best catcher in the league, but the talent around him is certainly not of great caliber. The Howlers are set to debut another young CF in 18 year-old José Montes after trading speedster José Contreras to the Águilas. Aguascalientes are considered to be the best of the two newcomers. Pitchers Leovigildo Esparza and Primitivo Espinosa are definitely good enough for the league and their rotation might be below average but it's not the worst. Either way, this might be a successful debut for the Tuzos. After a last place finish in 1939, the Eagles are not expected to come out of the bottom half this year. Perhaps the most notable events this season will be the debuts of #3 and #6 prospects: 3B Pedro Ayala and LF Carlos Carrillo. After being consistently at the bottom of the table, we might see a breakout season from Tampico who made several under-the-radar signings that could give them a real boost. This season will also see the debut of 20 year old Rogelio Hernández, as the league's top prospect is set to be the third pitcher in the Jaibas' rotation. Monterrey might have the very talented 1B Leocadio Garza and SS Raúl Alvarado, but are a very limited team otherwise. They're expected to particularly struggle with pitching, as lefty Alejandro Carranza is the only member of their rotation to have pitched in the league before. The Cardinals have some serious backing and could go for some of the top free agents still left (2B Max Braud, CF Raúl Pérez, LF Celestino de la Rosa) if they wanted to. Puebla are an average team, but the experts don't seem to think so. Despite having great players such as 3x Teyatloani Award recipient Antonio Monterrosa, LF Héctor Ramírez and Antonio Aguilar at the top of their rotation, this is a team that is expected to come last. Historically, the Snakes have never finished below 4th so expect them to at least try and compete. It's an exciting new season on the horizon! New teams, new stars in a longer season to decide who will win the 1940 Ullamaliztli Namiqui trophy! __________________ ¡Todos Somos Charros! 100 Years of Pro Baseball in México What if the mesoamerican ballgame turned into baseball? What if baseball began in England in the 1880s and became popular instead of football?

03-22-2024, 08:16 PM	#3
jasg224 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Guadalajara, México Posts: 565	With the longer season, I'll do bi-monthly reports to avoid dragging this out more than necessary. So, here are the standings after May 1940: A bit over 40% of the season has been played and the standings look nothing like what was expected before the season. Jaguares might not be the best hitting team, but they are defensively sound and their pitching has been great. León and Mérida are doing their best to keep it close while the Eagles and Crabs toil away at the other end of the table. Speaking of the Jaguars' pitching: Carlos Casillas threw the league's 3rd no-hitter! The Jalisco native was one walk and one error away from perfection this May 3rd when the Mexico City club faced San Luis. The Tunas' first baserunner was Miguel Muñoz, leading off the 5th with a groundball that was mishandled by Antonio Sánchez. However, Casillas managed to face the minimum after Oscar Valladolid grounded into an inning-ending double play. A tired Casillas allowed the 27th batter he faced to reach first base after an 8 pitch walk, but the pitch immediately after that ended the game on a 6-4 fielder's choice. On the other side, San Luis ace Roberto Mestre pitched a 3 hit game. Unfortunately for the pink team, one of those hits went over the wall in the 5th inning, giving Casillas his 6th win of the season. It's a great feat as we see the league's 3rd and the Jaguars' 1st no-hitter! Casillas joins teammate Eulalio Garza and León's Luis Cruz as the only pitchers to achieve this feat. A full breakdown would probably be too long for my liking, so let's check in on some of the star players: León's star outfielder Andrés Suárez is leading the hitters' pack with a .328/.447/.531 line, making him 2nd in OBP and OPS. Suárez has gotten 13 doubles, 4 triples and 5 homers as well as 21 runs batted in. He's been the 3rd best defender in left field and hasn't missed a game for the Arrows. Another early Tlatoani contender is also on the Arrows. Edwin Esparza has hit .346/.400/.594 so far, along with 9 doubles, 6 triples and league-leading 8 round-trippers and 48 RBI. Esparza is also the 3rd worst baserunner in the league and his defense is right field has been just barely positive, which are the reasons why he's only the 7th most valuable player (WAR) despite being the best hitter. On the other side of the spectrum, San Luis' Oscar Valladolid is struggling with a move to first base, where his defense is even worse than in left field (and that's saying something). The former Obsidian is hitting .272/.313/.402, making him slightly below average (by OPS+). With Miguel Muñoz holding up the left field position for the Tunas, perhaps Valladolid will need to work on his defense at first if he wants to stay in the starting lineup. Other stars hitting well: Jaguares LF Ricardo Palacios (.355/.425/.543) and 2B Antonio Sánchez (.327/.410/.494). Mérida legend Celestino de la Rosa, now a first baseman (.310/.396/.503). Best rookies: Monterrey 1B Leocadio Garza (.306/.454/.486). Aguascalientes CF Armando Vela (.298/.366/.527). Guadalajara RF Jorge Dorado (.333/.376/.458). On the pitching side, Puebla's Faustino Campos has been lighting up the league in his second year with the club. All of his 12 starts have been quality starts, leading the league with a 1.07 ERA and 2.9 WAR. His 1.16 WHIP is 5th best, while his 10.7 K% is 7th best. Campos has been great at limiting walks and hard contact, which is why he's leading the race for the Atlatl Award. Tied with Campos in WAR is Roberto Mestre, looking for his 3rd consecutive Atlatl Award. Despite a higher ERA (2.47), Mestre is on par with Campos for WHIP (1.15), K% (12.2) and BB% (6.3). The San Luis righty seems to have less luck than Campos when it comes to allowing runs, but he's also recovering from a 3 start run towards the end of April where he allowed 14 runs and 29 hits over 24 innings. Since then, his ERA has dropped from 4.05 to 2.47, and, if his award winning seasons can tell us anything, it might only get lower. Meanwhile, former Moyaomamachtiani Award winner Eulalio Garza is struggling to replicate his 1938-39 form. Despite throwing half the innings, he's already given up more home runs this year (9) than in his award winning 1938 season (7). His 0.6 K/BB means he'll walk himself into trouble often. Perhaps hitters have figured him out and with the amount of walks and flyballs he gives up it might be time to consider another approach. Star pitchers performing: Mérida RHP Jesús Pérez (3.64 ERA, 1.49 WHIP). Jaguares LHP Carlos Casillas (2.53 ERA, 1.04 WHIP). Jaguares RHP Jacinto Santos (3.65 ERA, 1.34 WHIP). Best rookies: Aguascalientes RHP Primitivo Espinosa (2.60 ERA, 1.11 WHIP), LHP Filiberto Soto (3.38 ERA, 1.26 WHIP), RHP Leovigildo Esparza (3.61 ERA, 1.31 WHIP). The next update will go over June-July (and 2 series in August). Thanks for reading! __________________ ¡Todos Somos Charros! 100 Years of Pro Baseball in México What if the mesoamerican ballgame turned into baseball? What if baseball began in England in the 1880s and became popular instead of football?

03-26-2024, 10:55 PM	#5
jasg224 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Guadalajara, México Posts: 565	It's been 5 years since the first pitch in the Ullamaliztli Namiqui was thrown, so it's time to open up the Book of Records! First off, let's recap the league champions: 1936 - Aulladores de Mérida 1937 - Tunas de San Luis 1938 - Tunas de San Luis 1939 - Tunas de San Luis 1940 - Jaguares de México And here are the clubs listed by win total. Reminder that Aguascalientes and Monterrey began play in 1940. Tunas de San Luis - 257-188 Flechas de León - 246-199 Jaguares de México - 241-203 Serpientes de Puebla - 240-204 Obsidianas de Guadalajara - 226-218 Aulladores de Mérida - 221-223 Águilas de México - 176-268 Jaibas de Tampico - 172-272 Tuzos de Aguascalientes - 55-53 Cardenales de Monterrey - 51-57 Only 6 managers have managed a club for 5 seasons, and only 3 of them have won a title. Here they are listed by win total. Jesús Grana - 257-188 Julio Padilla - 246-199 Julio Reyes - 241-203 Francisco Herrera - 240-204 Roberto Rodríguez - 226-218 Iván Egas - 221-223 Julio Reyes just retired at 63 while Rodríguez was fired from his post, leaving two spots for old or new managers. Now onto what I consider to be the most interesting part. I'm talking of course about the leaderboards. The league has gone through slight changes in offensive and pitching production, but it has stayed more or less the same. Of course, the 1940 season came to break a lot the records, specially the counting ones, due to 24 more games being put into the schedule. Let's take a look at some of the best hitting seasons: Highest AVG Oscar Valladolid (GDL, 1938) - .395 Edwin Esparza (LEO, 1940) - .348 César Loaiza (GDL, 1936) - .347 Highest OBP Leocadio Garza (MTY, 1940) - .443 Andrés Suárez (LEO, 1930) - .441 Celestino de la Rosa (MER, 1937) - .425 Highest SLG Andrés Suárez (LEO, 1940) - .542 Edwin Esparza (LEO, 1940) - .535 Ricardo Palacios (JAG, 1940) - .517 Highest OPS Andrés Suárez (LEO, 1940) - .983 Edwin Esparza (LEO, 1940) - .952 Ricardo Palacios (JAG, 1940) - .939 Most Hits Ángel Ziranda (LEO, 1940) - 150 Antonio Monterrosa (PUE, 1940) - 148 Edwin Esparza (LEO, 1940) - 146 Alberto Campana (PUE, 1940) - 146 Most Doubles Gregorio Pérez (TAM, 1940) - 38 Ricardo Palacios (JAG, 1940) - 36 Salvador Velázquez (JAG, 1940) - 36 Antonio Monterrosa (PUE, 1940) - 34 Most Triples Raúl Pérez (MER, 1940) - 23 Omar Morales (GDL, 1940) - 21 Celestino de la Rosa (MER, 1940) - 20 Most Home Runs Héctor Ramírez (PUE, 1940) - 20 Raúl Alvarado (MTY, 1940) - 15 6 players (1940) - 13 Most RBI Edwin Esparza (LEO, 1940) - 88 Héctor Ramírez (PUE, 1940) - 81 3 players (1940) - 79 Most Stolen Bases Juan Negrete (LEO, 1939) - 39 Nicolás Zúñiga (TAM, 1938) - 38 Nicolás Zúñiga (TAM, 1939) - 37 Most WAR Juan Negrete (LEO, 1939) - 7.03 Max Braud (SNL, 1939) - 6.22 Rogelio Herrán (SNL, 1939) - 6.02 And now, who leads these categories but throughout their entire careers. Since the league has only been running for 5 years, and asterisk will indicate a player who has retired. The team between the parentheses is the current team, no team means the player is currently a Free Agent. Highest AVG Antonio Monterrosa (PUE) - .318 Edwin Esparza - .312 Efraín Cuxum - .309 Highest OBP Daniel Rivera (JAG) - .386 Mario Morales - .383 Andrés Suárez (LEO) - .379 Highest SLG Efraín Cuxum - .436 Ángel Ziranda (LEO) - .434 Edwin Esparza - .419 Highest OPS Efraín Cuxum - .797 Edwin Esparza - .787 Celestino de la Rosa - .786 Most Games Antonio Sánchez (JAG) - 442 César Loaiza (GDL) - 441 Fernando del Toro (SNL) - 440 Rico Santistevan - 440 Most Hits Antonio Monterrosa (PUE) - 547 César Loaiza (GDL) - 532 Juan Negrete (LEO) - 518 Most Doubles Juan Negrete (LEO) - 103 Celestino de la Rosa - 88 Gregorio Pérez - 87 Most Triples Celestino de la Rosa - 47 Raúl Pérez - 44 Omar Morales - 33 Most Home Runs Fernando del Toro (SNL) - 30 Héctor Ramírez (PUE) - 30 Andrés Suárez (LEO) - 27 César Loaiza (GDL) - 24 Gustavo Ruiz - 24 Most RBI César Loaiza (GDL) - 218 Edwin Esparza - 203 Celestino de la Rosa - 187 Most Stolen Bases Juan Negrete (LEO) - 144 Raúl Pérez - 134 Jorge Ramírez (GDL) - 132 Most WAR Antonio Sánchez (JAG) - 22.53 Rogelio Herrán - 20.08 Max Braud - 19.41 Now to the pitchers. The game has probably changed the most on this front, with the rotation going from 3 to 4 players, more games pitched, more use of relievers. ERAs have also fluctuated, despite offensive numbers remaining similar through all seasons. We've gone from 2.7 earned runs to 2.6 and now almost 4 in 1940, which explains why some records still stand. Lowest ERA Roberto Mestre (SNL, 1939) - 1.13 Roberto Mestre (SNL, 1938) - 1.31 Rafael Sianez* (PUE, 1937) - 1.37 Most Wins Jacinto Santos (GDL, 1936) - 19 Jesús Pérez (1936) , Carlos Casillas (1940) and Jacinto Santos (1940) - 17 Faustino Campos (1940), Roberto García (1936) and Roberto Mestre (1937) - 16 Most Saves Ramiro Silva (JAG, 1940) - 23 Joaquín Cuestas and Amadeo Velázquez (1940) - 22 Rodrigo Parra and Jorge Grimaldo (1940) - 19 Most Innings Pitched Andrés Amaya (JAG, 1936) - 274 Jacinto Santos (GDL, 1936) - 264 Luis Helguera* (JAG, 1936) - 259 Most Strikeouts Victor Villarroel (PUE, 1938) - 120 Victor Villarroel (PUE, 1939) - 106 Roberto Mestre (SNL, 1940) - 102 Lowest WHIP Roberto Mestre (SNL, 1938) - 0.90 Roberto Mestre (SNL, 1939) - 0.95 Pedro Ávila (LEO, 1937) - 0.95 Iván Moctezuma* (PUE, 1936) - 0.96 Most WAR Faustino Campos (PUE, 1940) - 6.05 Roberto Mestre (SNL, 1940) - 5.73 Juan González (LEO, 1940) - 5.00 Israel Pastrana (TAM, 1940) - 5.00 Finally, the career leaders for the same categories. Apparently 42 more innings are required in order to be counted for the career rate stats. Lowest ERA Iván Moctezuma* - 1.70 Pedro Avilla - 1.85 Melvin Ramírez - 1.86 Most Wins Jacinto Santos (JAG) - 66 Roberto Mestre (SNL) - 62 Carlos Casillas (JAG) - 58 Most Saves Ramiro Silva - 59 Pedro Avilla - 55 Mariano Avelar (SNL) - 49 Most Appearances Pedro Avilla - 208 Ramiro Silva - 205 Mario Rodríguez - 177 Most Starts Francisco Barajas (MER) - 130 Antonio Aguilar, Andrés Amaya and Jacinto Santos (JAG) - 121 César Plascencia - 120 Most Shutouts Roberto Mestre (SNL) - 28 Carlos Casillas (JAG) - 19 Jacinto Santos (JAG) - 18 Innings Pitched Andrés Amaya - 1015 Roberto García - 981 Jacinto Santos (JAG) - 974 Strikeouts Jacinto Santos (JAG) - 414 César Plascencia - 405 Israel Pastrana - 385 Lowest WHIP Melvin Ramírez - 1.00 Juan Rocha (SNL) - 1.04 Iván Moctezuma* - 1.05 Most WAR Faustino Campos (PUE) - 21.08 Jacinto Santos (JAG) - 21.07 Jesús Pérez - 20.76 It's been a very exciting 5 years, and I can't wait to keep showcasing what's in store for this universe. In the next update, we'll go over the offseason moves and check into where some of these players will continue making history. Thanks for reading! __________________ ¡Todos Somos Charros! 100 Years of Pro Baseball in México What if the mesoamerican ballgame turned into baseball? What if baseball began in England in the 1880s and became popular instead of football?

03-28-2024, 11:45 PM	#6
Lord Byron Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2023 Posts: 2,853	Question: How do you copy the leaderboards? I'm thinking about doing it for my own sim... Good sim, BTW...

04-18-2024, 10:41 PM	#12
jasg224 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Guadalajara, México Posts: 565	Presenting the National Youth Championship! The league wanted an easier way for young players to get on a team than to one day be seen randomly by a club scout or coach. For this reason, they invested into the creation of the Campeonato Juvenil Nacional (National Youth Championship). The CJN is a national tournament for U18 players, with one team in every state capital. The teams are separated into the 8 regions of Mexico, with the winner of each region advancing to the playoffs, as well as the 8 best teams that didn't qualify. It is a summer league, running from June to August, allowing for player availability and no missed school days. Here's the complete team list, in parenthesis is the English translation of the team name as well as the city they're located in: Northwest Region Ballenas de Baja California Sur (Whales, La Paz) Cimarrones de Sonora (Bighorns, Hermosillo) Alacranes de Durango (Scorpions, Durango) Marineros de Baja California (Sailors, Mexicali) Dorados de Chihuahua (Golden, Chihuahua) Cañeros de Sinaloa (Sugar-caners, Culiacán) Northeast Region Loros de Tamaulipas (Parrots, Victoria) Acereros de Nuevo León (Steelers, Monterrey) Dinos de Coahuila (Short for dinosaurs, Saltillo) West Region Tecolotes de Nayarit (Owls, Tepic) Ates de Michoacán (Ate is a typical sweet from this region, Morelia) Agaveros de Jalisco (Blue agave is the plant which tequila is made from, Guadalajara) Caimanes de Colima (Alligators, Colima) East Region Ángeles de Puebla (Angels, Puebla) Atlantes de Hidalgo (The Atlantes or Atlas are 4 human-like figures 4.5m tall that were found in the city of Tula, but this team will be based in the capital Pachuca) Tiburones de Veracruz (Sharks, Veracruz) Coyotes de Tlaxcala (Tlaxcala) Center-north Region Rieleros de Aguascalientes (Railroaders, Aguascalientes) Bravos de Guanajuato (In this sense bravos is used to represent something wild, brave and/or strong, Guanajuato) Libertadores de Querétaro (Liberators, Querétaro) Santos de San Luis (Saints, San Luis) Mineros de Zacatecas (Miners, Zacatecas) Center-south Region Capitalinos de la Ciudad de México (People from the capital, Mexico City) Colibríes de Morelos (Hummingbirds, Cuernavaca) Diablos del Estado de México (Devils, Toluca) Southwest Region Jaguares de Chiapas (Jaguars, Tuxtla Gutiérrez) Iguanas de Guerrero (Chilpancingo) Guerreros de Oaxaca (Warriors, Oaxaca) Southeast Region Pelícanos de Quintana Roo (Pelicans, Ohtón P. Blanco (Chetumal)) Piratas de Campeche (Pirates, Campeche) Venados de Yucatán (Deer, Mérida) Olmecas de Tabasco (The Olmeca were a pre-classical civilization in the area, Centro (Villahermosa)) 32 states, 52 games, only one winner! It will be exciting to see which states become powerhouses and which youngsters become stars in the league. __________________ ¡Todos Somos Charros! 100 Years of Pro Baseball in México What if the mesoamerican ballgame turned into baseball? What if baseball began in England in the 1880s and became popular instead of football?

04-24-2024, 10:33 AM	#13
jasg224 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Guadalajara, México Posts: 565	As usual, it's time to go over the biggest moves in the offseason! I've dialed the trades down since they were too frequent for my liking, so this post should be shorter than usual. Stats are for the 1942 season unless noted otherwise. Tuzos de Aguascalientes Lost LHP Roberto García - 3.59 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 3.8 WAR - Traded to León C Roberto Guajardo (20/50) - Traded to Monterrey Signed CF Raúl Alvarado - .261/.364/.422, 4.8 WAR - Traded from Monterrey SS Antonio Monterrosa - .276/.331/.431, 1.6 WAR - Traded from Puebla 1B Alejandro Chavez (25/50) - Traded from León LHP Edgar Vasquez (20/50) - Traded from Monterrey Obsidianas de Guadalajara Lost LHP Edgar Vasquez (20/50) - Traded to Monterrey Signed RF Salvador Velázquez - .298/.390/.459, 4.0 WAR - FA from Jaguares Flechas de León Lost Manager Julio Padilla - 305-248, 2x Manager of the Year - Contract ran out RHP Joaquín Cuestas - 27 SV, 2.92 ERA, 1.56 WHIP, 0.5 WAR - Traded to Tampico 1B Julio Pera - .247/.294/.366, 0.1 WAR - Free Agent 1B Alejandro Chavez (25/50) - Traded to Aguascalientes Signed Manager Antonio Huerta - Jaguares Bench Coach 1936-39 LHP Roberto García - 3.59 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 3.8 WAR - Traded from Aguascalientes RHP Mariano Avelar - 25 SV, 3.04 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 1.0 WAR - FA from San Luis RHP Felipe Nava (60/60 RP) - 25 y/o discovery from Aguascalientes, Ags. Cardenales de Monterrey Lost CF Raúl Alvarado - .261/.364/.422, 4.8 WAR - Traded to Aguascalientes LHP Edgar Vasquez (20/50) - Traded to Aguascalientes Signed 3B David Herrera - .333/.395/.445, 3.3 WAR - FA from Puebla RHP Raúl Romero - 3.47 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 10.7 K%, 2.8 WAR - FA from San Luis C Roberto Guajardo (20/50) - Traded from Aguascalientes Aulladores de Mérida Lost 1B Carlos Mendoza - .277/.373/.360, 0.7 WAR - Signed by San Luis SS Orlando Rosas - .340/.343/.472, 0.7 WAR - Traded to Puebla Signed RHP Juan González - 1.71 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 10.3 K%, 4.7 WAR - FA from Jaguares 1B Miguel González - .281/.346/.441, 2.1 WAR - FA from Puebla LF Héctor Ramírez - .253/.331/.416, 1.2 WAR - Traded from Puebla RHP Carlos Delgado (50/50 RP) - 29 y/o discovery from Monterrey, NL 2B Enrique Rangel (50/50) - 26 y/o discovery from Juárez, NL Jaguares de México Lost RHP Juan González - 1.71 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 10.3 K%, 4.7 WAR - Signed by Mérida RF Salvador Velázquez - .298/.390/.459, 4.0 WAR - Opted out, Signed by Guadalajara 3B Rico Santistevan - .270/.360/.387, 1.9 WAR - Team option voided, Free Agent Signed LF Santiago González (50/50) - 29 y/o discovery from Tultitlán, Edo. Mex. Águilas de México Lost CF José Contreras - .263/.288/.394, 1.4 WAR - Traded to Tampico Signed RHP Andrés Villalta - 1939-41: 87.1 IP, 2 SV, 3.09 ERA, 1.61 WHIP, 1.1 WAR - Traded from Tampico Serpientes de Puebla Lost Manager Francisco Herrera - 286-266, 1x Manager of the Year - Fired 3B David Herrera - .333/.395/.445, 3.3 WAR - Signed by Monterrey 1B Miguel González - .281/.346/.441, 2.1 WAR - Signed by Mérida SS Antonio Monterrosa - .276/.331/.431, 1.6 WAR - Traded to Aguascalientes LF Héctor Ramírez - .253/.331/.416, 1.2 WAR - Traded to Mérida Signed Manager Iván Moctezuma - León 3B Coach 1941 RF Guillermo Villanueva - .313/.368/.418, 1.8 WAR - FA from San Luis SS Orlando Rosas - .340/.343/.472, 0.7 WAR - Traded to Puebla Tunas de San Luis Lost RHP Raúl Romero - 3.47 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 10.7 K%, 2.8 WAR - Signed by Monterrey RHP Mariano Avelar - 25 SV, 3.04 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 1.0 WAR - Signed by León RF Guillermo Villanueva - .313/.368/.418, 1.8 WAR - Signed by Puebla Signed RHP Jacinto Santos - 2.68 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 9.3 K%, 4.4 WAR - FA from Tampico 1B Carlos Mendoza - .277/.373/.360, 0.7 WAR - FA from Mérida RHP Edward Craven (50/50 SP) - 31 y/o discovery from Belize RHP Alejandro Ubilla (40/70 RP) - 18 y/o discovery from San Pablo Anicano, Pue. Jaibas de Tampico Lost RHP Jacinto Santos - 2.68 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 9.3 K%, 4.4 WAR - Signed by San Luis RHP Andrés Villalta - 1939-41: 87.1 IP, 2 SV, 3.09 ERA, 1.61 WHIP, 1.1 WAR - Traded to Águilas Signed CF José Contreras - .263/.288/.394, 1.4 WAR - Traded from Águilas RHP Joaquín Cuestas - 27 SV, 2.92 ERA, 1.56 WHIP, 0.5 WAR - Traded from León Here are the clubs ranked by payroll before the 1942 season: 1. Mérida - $67.5k (+20k) 2. San Luis - $59.9k (+7k) 3. León - $56.4k (+8k) 4. Jaguares - $53k (+11k) 5. Guadalajara - $49.8k (+8k) 6. Tampico - $48.1k (+8k) 7. Puebla - $41.5k (-1k) 8. Monterrey - $41k (+8k) 9. Águilas - $40k (+3k) 10. Aguascalientes - $38.4k (+3k) And the best paid players: 1. Ricardo Palacios - AGU - $4.7k 2. Salvador Velázquez - GDL - $4.4k 3. Antonio Monterrosa - AGS - $4.3k 4. Omar Morales - SNL - $4.3k 5. Héctor Pérez - MER - $4.3k Players and journalists were keen to notice that payrolls increased despite players still making roughly the same amount of money. Also, even with the increase in payroll, teams are spending at most 20% of their designated budgets while still making between $200 and $300 thousand in profit every year. It's been years since the league minimum salary rose to 1,000 dollars a year, and rumors are swirling that players are sure to get another wage hike between 1942 and 1943. With that, it's time for the 1942 Preparation Week! Next time up, we'll go over the results, as well as the overall season preview. Thanks for reading! __________________ ¡Todos Somos Charros! 100 Years of Pro Baseball in México What if the mesoamerican ballgame turned into baseball? What if baseball began in England in the 1880s and became popular instead of football?

04-25-2024, 11:49 PM	#14
jasg224 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Guadalajara, México Posts: 565	The 1942 Ullamaliztli Namiqui season is ready to begin! But first, we have to check in with the experts to see what they think will happen this year. Here are the results of the Preparation Week: Top Hitters: RF David Arroyo (TAM) - 4-8, 1 HR, 3 RBI C Miguel de León (JAG) - 8-15, 1 2B, 1 HR, 6 RBI LF Griff Billington (AGU) - 4-9, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 RBI Top Pitchers: Jonathan Estrada (AGU) - 14.0 IP, 0.64 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 18.3 K% Faustino Campos (PUE) - 5.0 IP, 0.00 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 4.8 K% Vinny Arizpe (AGU) - 6.1 IP, 1.42 ERA, 0.79 WHIP, 4.0 K% Owners might negotiate to add another week in the negotiations with players this offseason. Now, onto the full predictions: This season is apparently not going to be even close. Flechas de León, under newly appointed Antonio Huerta, are set to win their first ever title. Their stacked lineup with stars such as Oziel Rojas, Andrés Suárez, Ángel Ziranda and others is ready to back up a rotation led by Esteban Ramírez and Luis Cruz. They're set for their best season ever, but mentality will make all the difference as they've seen the championship slip by them several times. Reigning champions Aulladores de Mérida are going to be the closest competitors to León. This team made the most signings to improve their active roster, adding Salvadoran Atlatl Juan González to lead their rotation. Their lineup is well balanced, with Edwin Esparza looking for his 500th hit with the club and legendary catcher José Trujillo hoping to reach 500 games with the Monkeys. The Yucatán club is looking more than able to win two titles in a row, but only San Luis has been able to complete that feat. Obsidianas de Guadalajara is another club with plenty of talent, coming in second place last year. Their rotation led by Javier Fernández, Pablo Hinojosa and Manuel Jiménez continues to be one of the most talented in the league. Their lineup is also well-balanced with award winners in César Loaiza, Salvador Velázquez, Rogelio Herrán and Antonio Tapia. Despite the lack of superstars, this team has several veterans of the game and consistency on both sides of the ball will be key in their bid for the title. The other most recent champions in Jaguares de México have yet to build a championship caliber squad around José Serrano and Manuel Vargas, but them and Antonio Sánchez might just be talented enough to allow them to compete for the title. On the pitching side, Carlos Casillas leads a mediocre rotation. A handful of talented players might be enough to keep Jaguares in the race this year, but improvement will be much needed in the future. The rest of teams show a real lack of talent this year, with Tunas de San Luis the only club with potential to spoil everyone's day as Roberto Mestre goes for his 3rd Atlatl award in 7 years. In the lineup, Carlos Renderos, Victor Albornoz, Oscar Valladolid and Fernando del Toro are all dangerous bats. At the bottom of the table sits Serpientes de Puebla, the only club that reduced their payroll this season. Young outfielder Alberto Campana and pitcher Faustino Campos might want out of the club before the midseason point. We're ready to go! It looks like it's going to be a cut-and-dried season, but surprises always seem to spring up in this league. Next time up, we'll go over the first two months of the season. Thanks for reading! __________________ ¡Todos Somos Charros! 100 Years of Pro Baseball in México What if the mesoamerican ballgame turned into baseball? What if baseball began in England in the 1880s and became popular instead of football?

04-29-2024, 02:26 PM	#15
jasg224 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Guadalajara, México Posts: 565	Checking in after May 1942: The Howler Monkeys are off to a great start to defend their title. Their offense is the second best in the league: Armando Rodríguez is having an excellent second season in Mérida, hitting .348/.412/.574, and the same goes for Max Braud, who's slashing .332/.409/.411. Meanwhile, their pitching is around league average overall. New signing Juan González is doing an excellent job leading the rotation, with a 1.48 ERA and 1.05 WHIP in 9 starts. If Mérida continue on this pace, they'll become the second team to win multiple championships in a row. Keeping it the closest are León and Guadalajara, with 28 wins each. León have kept things tight defensively, with their relievers being specially good. Lefty Roberto García has led the rotation so far, with a 2.06 ERA and 1.08 WHIP. Offensively, they're average, with Victor Barrios (.284/.382/.404) having a resurgence at 35 years old. Meanwhile, the Jalisco team has been about mediocre, but a great home record has kept them near the top of the table. Second year pitcher Javier Fernández has been the only bright spot in the rotation, pitching to a 2.31 ERA and 1.39 WHIP in 11 starts so far. 2B César Loaiza is raking for the 7th year straight, hitting .303/.394/.486 so far. The Obsidians need more consistency on both sides of the ball if they want to keep on the top 3 pace. Clubs like San Luis behind Félix Alemán (1.57 ERA, 1.06 WHIP) and 3B Carlos Renderos (.326/.405/.435), Tampico with Eulalio Garza (2.38 ERA, 1.11 WHIP) and 1B Mario Morales (.360/.468/.539), Monterrey with Daniel Rivera (2.34 ERA, 1.10 WHIP) and Jaguares with Carlos Casillas (2.43 ERA, 1.42 WHIP) and 1B David Hernández (.280/.358/.433) still have the potential to make it a tight race, if they remain within the 5 games they currently are to Mérida. These are good squads, top 5 in either offense or defense, but the verdict will come at the end of the season. At the bottom of the table, Puebla, Águilas and Aguascalientes are clearly struggling to catch up, with the Gophers on pace for only 38 wins. There's still some talent here, talent that could be traded away to teams closer to the title race. Players such as Puebla's RHP Israel Pastrana (2.66 ERA, 1.34 WHIP) or 3B Gustavo Ruiz (.289/.322/.433), the Eagles' LHP Jonathan Estrada (2.58 ERA, 1.25 WHIP) and Tuzos' Felipe Osorio (1.91 ERA, 1.02 WHIP) or LF Raúl Alvarado (.328/.425/.543) are all having seasons worthy of better teams. Now let's see how the award races are getting on: Atlatl Favorites LHP Carlos Casillas (JAG) - 6-3, 2.43 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 14.4 K%, 2.8 WAR RHP Roberto Mestre (SNL) - 3-3, 2.49 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 9.5 K%, 2.4 WAR LHP Felipe Osorio (AGS) - 6-2, 1.91 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 10.9 K%, 2.1 WAR RHP Juan González (MER) - 5-2, 1.48 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 11.8 K%, 1.7 WAR Tlatoani Favorites CF Armando Rodríguez (MER) - .348/.412/.574, 34 RBI, 7.2 ZR, 3.7 WAR 1B Mario Morales (TAM) - .360/.468/.539, 30 RBI, 4.3 ZR, 3.6 WAR 2B Max Braud (MER) - .332/.409/.411, 19 RBI, 10.9 ZR, 3.4 WAR LF Raúl Alvarado (AGS) - .328/.425/.543, 28 RBI, 2.6 ZR, 3.2 WAR 3B Carlos Renderos (SNL) - .326/.405/.4355, 24 RBI, 7.1 ZR, 2.8 WAR Best Rookie SS Heraclio Rincón (TAM) - .305/.330/.426, 27 RBI, 1.8 ZR, 1.5 WAR In the next update, we'll go over the end of season results and award winners. Thanks for reading! __________________ ¡Todos Somos Charros! 100 Years of Pro Baseball in México What if the mesoamerican ballgame turned into baseball? What if baseball began in England in the 1880s and became popular instead of football? Last edited by jasg224; 04-29-2024 at 02:48 PM.

04-29-2024, 07:09 PM	#16
tm1681 All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 1,133	Once again, great and interesting thread! Just an FYI: if you contact a mod you have a Simulation game from one of the subforums for the previous year's version of OOTP moved to the new one if you plan on keeping it going. __________________ Logo & uniform work here Thread about my fictional universe that begins in 1857 here

04-30-2024, 07:46 PM	#18
jasg224 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Guadalajara, México Posts: 565	The 1942 Season Review holds little to no surprises. The biggest changes were San Luis overtaking Guadalajara and Aguascalientes recovering two places. Here's the final table: On May 7th one team took the lead and never looked back, and despite the Arrows' best efforts, Aulladores de Mérida are three-time Ullamaliztli Champions! The club from Yucatán wins their second consecutive title, becoming the second club to win back-to-back trophies and the second club to win 3 total. Their offense was magnificent, with them leading in all categories but base-stealing and base running. Only 3 of their players had below average offense, with backup SS Ricardo Tamez putting up a 72 OPS+ in just 47 games. Their pitching was great too, allowing the 2nd least runs despite their bullpen being one of the weakest in the league. Key players: RHP Juan González - 10-5, 1.82 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 8.2 K%, 9.4 BB%, 2.2 WAR RHP Francisco Barajas - 13-6, 2.35 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 7.5 K%, 7.7 BB%, 3.1 WAR LHP José García - 18-4, 3.01 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 6.1 K%, 7.6 BB%, 2.9 WAR LHP Daniel Sánchez - 12-6, 3.19 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 8.5 K%, 7.2 BB%, 4.5 WAR C José Trujillo - .272/.381/.432, 20 2B, 1 3B, 10 HR, 53 RBI, 52% RTO, 4.2 WAR CF Armando Rodríguez - .317/.372/.497, 28 2B, 13 3B, 4 HR, 54 RBI, 4.9 WAR RF Edwin Esparza - .290/.373/.432, 24 2B, 7 3B, 7 HR, 49 RBI, 4.0 WAR Elsewhere, competition wasn't that close with only San Luis coming within 2 games of Mérida on July 11th. León's league best rotation wasn't enough to pose a real threat while San Luis' good offense wasn't enough to overcome bad pitching. Puebla where the most improved team, considering they were predicted for a terrible last place season. They managed to improve on their predicted record by 10 wins, which was good enough for 9th place. Their best player was RHP Israel Pastrana: 7-10, 2.84 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 10.6 K%, 7.8 BB%, 3.7 WAR. On the flipside, Jaguares de México weren't as competitive as they were expected to be. The capital city club lost 11 games more than expected, with their offense being particularly disappointing. Their best player was LHP Carlos Casillas: 12-8, 2.28 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 12.6 K%, 8.2 BB%, 5.5 WAR. Overall not the most interesting season so far, but some players continue building their legacy: - Antonio Monterrosa gets his 811th hit, if he keeps this pace, he should become the first to 1,000 in 1944. - Three San Luis pitchers in Jacinto Santos (85), Robero Mestre (82) and Francisco Camacho (80) will battle it out in 1943 to become the first 100-game winners. - Aguascalientes LF Raúl Alvarado hit for the league's first cycle in April against Puebla. He hit a triple in the 1st, homered in the 2nd, doubled in the 4th before finally hitting a single with one out in the 9th. - In June, Tampico's David Venegas pitched a no-hitter against Puebla. Two errors and a passed ball in the 1st allowed Puebla to score twice, but Venegas finished on 0 hits after only 96 pitches. The 35 year old pitcher had allowed 13 runs in the 9 innings prior to his start against Puebla. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Staff and player movement - San Luis fire 3-time champion Jesús Grana. The 55 year old manager held a 372-289 record after 7 years with the Tunas. Grana had won the 1938 manager award. - José Castro is also out of a job after being let go by the Águilas, just one year after signing an extension. After 4 consecutive last place finishes, Castro had a 140-268 record. - 35 players retired this year, with LF Celestino de la Rosa being the highlight of this year's retirees. de la Rosa retires at 41 years old, having played in all 7 seasons for Mérida, Puebla and Tampico. Celestino was a star player for Mérida before a trade to Puebla that didn't pan out for either of them. This led de la Rosa back to Mérida on a one-year deal where he was once again an above average hitter at 39 years old. His final deal saw him earn 6 thousand dollars playing for Tampico, but he ultimately saw very limited action, starting only 7 games and getting only 10 hits in 65 tries. Career: 483 G, .277/.370/.404, 464 hits, 90 2B, 49 3B, 8 HR, 191 RBI, 65 SB, 11.3 WAR Best season: .299/.425/.450, 19 2B, 11 3B, 1 HR, 42 RBI, 18 SB, 3.2 WAR in 1937 Achievements: 1937 Tlatoani, 1936 and 1937 Teyatloani at CF, 1936 Champion with Mérida, league leader in 1936 with 10 3B, league leader in 1937 with 11 3B, .425 OBP, .450 SLG and .876 OPS. 7th best single season OBP (.425 in 1937). 3rd most triples in a single season (20 in 1940). 10th best OBP All-Time (.370). 3rd most triples All-Time (49). 10th most stolen bases All-Time (65). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Time for the 1942 Award Show! Tlatoani Award In his third season in the league, 37 year-old Raúl Alvarado wins the Tlatoani Award. Despite Aguascalientes not having the best of seasons, Alvarado was the brightest of spots in his debut season with the Gophers: his .322/.411/.532 slash saw him lead the league in slugging, thanks to his also leading 18 home runs. He also led the league with an OPS of .943 and was tied at the top with 6.2 WAR. His defense in left field was great, making only one error and adding a 6.0 Zone Rating. His 24 games in center weren't the best, which hurt him, but ultimately his hitting and fielding were both good enough to be recognized as the best player in the league. Runners up were Tampico's 1B Mario Morales (.325/.445/.478, 6.2 WAR) and San Luis 3B Carlos Renderos (.312/.387/.426, 6.1 WAR). Atlatl Award Having come to Mexico at only 23 years old, Salvadoran Juan González has matured into one of the best in the business. After leading the league in ERA and WHIP with the Jaguars last year, he came back with another fantastic season. Now with Mérida, Juan got a 1.82 ERA and 1.11 WHIP albeit in only 15 starts. Leading the Howlers' rotation to a Championship played a big role in the decision to give him the award despite being barely qualified. His ERA was the lowest in the league, while his WHIP was 4th lowest, holding opponents to a .200 batting average, so it may have been only 15 starts, but they were the best 15 starts anyone could wish for from an ace. Runners up were two lefties in Tuzos' Felipe Osorio (2.15 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 3.7 WAR) and Jaguares' Carlos Casillas (2.28 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 5.5 WAR). Moyaomamachtiani Award Competition wasn't fierce for this one and in the end, Tampico shortstop Heraclio Rincón takes the award home. The 24 year old rookie hit .285/.313/.403 with 24 2B, 8 3B, 3 HR and 51 RBI for 3.0 WAR. This placed him in the top 10 for hits, doubles and triples. Rincón had been traded twice previously by León and Mérida in 1939 and 1940, before sticking with Tampico. He had already made his debut in 1941, but this was the only game he played last year before playing 107 of the 108 games this year. Like I said, there wasn't a lot of competition this year with the runners up being Mérida 3B Enrique Rangel (.321/.411/.404) and Águilas RHP Vinny Arizpe (4.41 ERA, 1.49 WHIP). Temanahui Award P Andrés Amaya (MTY) - 1st, 1.000 PCT, 3.5 ZR, 10 RTO C José Trujillo (MER) - 4th, 1.000 PCT, 3.5 ZR, 15 RTO (51.7%) 1B Mario Morales (TAM) - 2nd, .994 PCT, 7.4 ZR 2B Antonio Sánchez (JAG) - 4th, .949 PCT, 10.7 ZR 3B Carlos Renderos (SNL) - 3rd, .974 PCT, 15.7 ZR SS Heriberto Rodríguez (MTY) - 1st, .952 PCT, 18.4 ZR LF Andrés Suárez (LEO) - 4th, .976 PCT, 13.9 ZR CF Juan Negrete (LEO) - 2nd, .986 PCT, 13.5 ZR RF Victor Barrios (LEO) - 1st, .969 PCT, 16.0 ZR Teyaotlani Award P Vicente González (AGS) - 1st, .256/.289/.279, 1 2B, 5 RBI C José Trujillo (MER) - 3rd, .272/.381/.432, 20 2B, 1 3B, 10 HR, 53 RBI 1B Mario Morales (TAM) - 3rd, .325/.445/.478, 24 2B, 2 3B, 10 HR, 57 RBI 2B César Loaiza (GDL) - 4th, .282/.353/.444, 31 2B, 2 3B, 11 HR, 49 RBI 3B Carlos Renderos (SNL) - 2nd, .312/.387/.426, 28 2B, 2 3B, 5 HR, 53 RBI SS Antonio Monterrosa (AGS) - 4th, .320/.358/.427, 36 2B, 4 3B, 1 HR, 54 RBI LF Raúl Alvarado (AGS) - 1st, .322/.411/.532, 25 2B, 2 3B, 18 HR, 56 RBI CF Armando Rodríguez (MER) - 1st, .317/.372/.497, 28 2B, 13 3B, 4 HR, 54 RBI RF Edwin Esparza (MER) - 3rd, .290/.373/.432, 24 2B, 7 3B, 7 HR, 49 RBI In the next update we'll briefly go over the 1st CJN season. Thanks for reading! __________________ ¡Todos Somos Charros! 100 Years of Pro Baseball in México What if the mesoamerican ballgame turned into baseball? What if baseball began in England in the 1880s and became popular instead of football?

05-05-2024, 11:57 PM	#19
jasg224 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Guadalajara, México Posts: 565	Following the playoffs, let's review the 1942 Campeonato Nacional Juvenil season. The nation's premier youth championship has concluded its first season. All 32 states sent a team in representation, with games being played in regional groups. The regional champions, as well as the 8 best teams that didn't qualify, made it to the playoffs. Here are the playoff teams: Northwest: Cimarrones de Sonora (40-12) Best player: C Danny Vergara - .435/.541/.879, 17 2B, 25 HR, 81 RBI Norheast: Acereros de Nuevo León (28-21) Best player: 3B Henry Quiroz - .462/.536/.928, 23 2B, 27 HR, 66 RBI West: Tecolotes de Nayarit (30-20) Best player: RHP Alex Rivera - 8-1, 96.0 IP, 5.53 ERA, 1.49 WHIP, 30.0 K% East: Ángeles de Puebla (39-11) Best player: RHP Antonio Moreno - 9-1, 117.2 IP, 4.59 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 22.7 K% Center-north: Bravos de Guanajuato (33-17) Best player: CF David Rosado - .423/.506/.914, 15 2B, 3 3B, 29 HR, 72 RBI Center-south: Colibríes de Morelos (33-18) Best player: C Carlos Rodríguez - .419/.534/.859, 15 2B, 23 HR, 62 RBI Southwest: Jaguares de Chiapas (36-15) Best player: SS Luis Estrada - .464/.576/.885, 10 2B, 26 HR, 82 RBI Southeast: Piratas de Campeche (29-19) Best player: CF Andrés Tapia - .438/.486/.914, 18 2B, 3 3B, 29 HR, 81 RBI Wildcards: Olmecas de Tabasco (29-20, Southeast) Rieleros de Aguascalientes (27-22, Center-north) Venados de Yucatán (25-23, Southeast) Alacranes de Durango (26-24, Northwest) Agaveros de Jalisco (26-25, West) Tiburones de Veracruz (25-25, East) Dinos de Coahuila (25-25, Northeast) Cañeros de Sinaloa (26-26, Northwest) And now, let's see how they did: Round of 16 Sinaloa 7-6 Puebla; PotG: DH José Osorno (SIN) - 1-3, HR, 4 RBI Nuevo León 0-7 Tabasco; PotG: LHP Carlos Marcos (TAB) - 9.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K Durango 19-8 Morelos; PotG: RF Miguel Valenzuela (DGO) - 4-6, HR, 5 RBI Jalisco 2-3 Guanajuato; PotG: RHP Jesús Martínez (GTO) - 9.0 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 8 K Veracruz 9-10 Chiapas; PotG: LF José Maldonado (CHS) - 3-4, HR, 3 RBI Yucatán 4-6 Campeche; PotG: 3B Fernando Garza (CAM) - 2-3, 2 HR, 2 RBI Aguascalientes 10-2 Nayarit; PotG: RHP Alex Bárcenas (AGS) - 9.0 IP, 4 H, 1 HR, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K Coahuila 5-17 Sonora; PotG: SS Manuel Monje (SON) - 3-6, 2 HR, 5 RBI Quarter-finals Sonora 4-3 Sinaloa; PotG: RHP Juan Tovar (SON) - 9-0 IP, 8 H, 3 HR, 7 K Chiapas 13-18 Durango; PotG: 1B Juan Segura (DGO) - 3-7, 2 HR, 4 RBI Guanajuato 3-2 Aguascalientes; PotG: LHP Andrés Becerra (GTO) - 9.0 IP, 9 H, 1 HR, 3 BB, 5 K Campeche 4-11 Tabasco; PotG: LF Alex Gaona (TAB) - 3-6, 2 HR, 3 RBI Semifinals Sonora 6-2 Durango; PotG: CF José Limón (SON) - 3-4, HR, 2 RBI Guanajuato 20-13 Tabasco; PotG: RF Mario Díaz (GTO) - 4-6, HR, 7 RBI Final Sonora 4-2 Guanajuato; PotG: LHP Guillermo Martínez (SON) - 9.0 IP, 7 H, 1 HR, 1 BB, 9 K And with that, Cimarrones de Sonora are crowned as the first ever National Youth Championship winners! Award Winners MVP: SS Antonio Reséndiz (AGS) - .468/.524/1.055, 17 2B, 3 3B, 35 HR, 88 RBI Best Pitcher: LHP Luis Chavez (MOR) - 5-6, 97.2 IP, 3.23 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 21.3 K% __________________ ¡Todos Somos Charros! 100 Years of Pro Baseball in México What if the mesoamerican ballgame turned into baseball? What if baseball began in England in the 1880s and became popular instead of football?

05-08-2024, 10:45 PM	#20
jasg224 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Guadalajara, México Posts: 565	Introducing: the Ullamaliztli Reserve League! With teams filling up their reserve rosters and new crops of youngsters joining the league every year, owners have voted in favor of running a parallel reserve league so all players see action and are ready when needed by the main team. Clubs selected a city within their own state for their new team to play in, here are the 8 new Reserve clubs: Mayas de Kanasín - Aulladores de Mérida Kanasín is a city just southeast of Mérida, with a very strong Mayan culture even to this day, giving the team their name. Freseros de Irapuato - Flechas de León Irapuato is Guanajuato's 2nd largest city, 70km southeast of León. Since the Colonial period, this city has been the national hub for strawberry growing, giving the team their name. Rancheros de Soledad - Tunas de San Luis Soledad de Graciano Sánchez is located just 6km northeast of San Luis. Originally founded as Los Ranchos, it later became known as Villa de la Soledad thanks to the adoration of Our Lady of Solitude. Marlines de Vallarta - Obsidianas de Guadalajara Puerto Vallarta is a city on the Pacific coast of Jalisco and it's the affiliate city that's second furthest away at almost 200km from Guadalajara. The marlin fish has always been common in the Bay of Flags, with it being chosen as the club's mascot. Toros de Reynosa - Jaibas de Tampico Reynosa is almost 500km away from Tampico, on opposite sides of the state. By 1940, the border city of Reynosa had grown by almost triple since 1920. Bordering Texas, the bulls are typically associated with the region and thus are chosen as the club's mascot. Queseros de Apodaca - Cardenales de Monterrey 20km northeast of Monterrey, Apodaca was once named Mexico's "cheese capital". For this reason, the Queseros will suit up in Nuevo León's second largest city. Coyotes de Ciudad Neza - Águilas de México Coyotes are common in the wild landscapes of central Mexico. Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, also named after these canines, is just east of Mexico City, in the neighboring State of Mexico. Cacomixtles de Naucalpan - Jaguares de México Also in Mexico State but to the west, Naucalpan is also part of Mexico City's large urban area. Cacomixtles (from the Nahuatl: half-cat) or Ringtails are small, crafty mammals of the same family as raccoons. They are agile, nocturnal mammals who frequent urban centers though are rarely seen. Potros de Jesús María - Tuzos de Aguascalientes Jesús María might be the smallest city to participate in this league. It's a rural town just 1km outside of Aguascalientes mostly known for its Chicahuales festivity, which is a celebration of the battles between muslims and christians in the Spanish reconquista (chicahuales means "man close to god" which of course refers to the christians because colonialism). I'm all for syncretism but they've pretty much erased the native aspect with this one so I went with the Potros (Colts) for this team. Mazorqueros de Tehuacán Tehuacán is a fantastic town, 137km south east of the state capital of Puebla. It's full of natural history, with fossils, natural springs and a huge desert with towering columnar cacti. The Tehuacán Valley is also the place were the ancestors of the Popoloca people first domesticated corn (maize) 7,000 years ago. For this reason, the team is named Mazorqueros (Mazorca means cob). The league will begin play this 1943 season, with no age limit and a calendar similar to that of the Ullamaliztli Namiqui. __________________ ¡Todos Somos Charros! 100 Years of Pro Baseball in México What if the mesoamerican ballgame turned into baseball? What if baseball began in England in the 1880s and became popular instead of football?