Warpigs 6, Wahoos 1

NetPlay

Gm1 - Warpigs win 2-0. Odorizzi and some relievers with the shutout. Judge homered.

Gm2 - Warpigs win 5-1. Severino and some relievers get the win. Pham 3-3.

Gm3 - Warpigs win 6-2. deGrom had a 1-hit shutout through 6 when he departed. Beltre homered. Lots of NetPlay glitches in this one.

Gm4 - Wahoos win 5-1. First of four at The Reservation. K.Davis homered, but Arrieta was the star.

Gm5 - Warpigs win 11-3. Corey Seager went 4-6 with 3 homers and 5 RBI.

Gm6 - Warpigs win 17-10. David Freese makes a rare start vs a RHP and goes 4-4 with 2 homers and 6 RBI. K.Davis hit a grand slam for the Hoos.

Gm7 - Warpigs win 10-3. Wainwright with a complete game. Pham hit 2 homers and drove in 4.

Sidewinders 1, Mavs 1

In the much ballyhooed Battle of the Jeds, the Mavs came to Stanley for a short 2 game September series. The first 15 fans got a Jed Clampett bobble head and Flatt and Scruggs played between innings.

9/10 JA Happ handed the game over to the bullpen with a 4-2 SSWs lead. Chapman proceeded to shit his pants and the Mavs hold on for 5-4 victory. Soria got the save.

9/11   Paxton/Osuna/Rivero one hit the Mavs. Bruce homers twice and the Snakes win 5-0

Goofs 4, Sidewinders 3

all  games at the Church Lot via CM

4/18  Goofs win12-9. They shell Bauer. ERod is winner and Rusin gets the save. Mazara hit a grand slam his first time up. Hissecond AB camewith the basesloaded. Zunino had a passed ball and Mazara hit a 3 run  jack

4/19 Goofs win 4-2. Graveman pitches 7 strong innings and Rusin gets the 2 inning save. Odubel set the tone with a leadoff homer.

4/20 Paxton throws a CG shutout. Encarnacion  hits a grand slam in the SSWs 8 run 4th. Final score 10-0

4/21 Sale scatters 6 hits, walks none and fans 13. Newcomb the loser. Final score 7-0 

7/20 Goofs win 6-1. ERod the winner, Happ loser. Upton makes2 crucial errors in LF

7/21 Goofs win 5-2. Graveman winner, Rusin save and Sale takes the loss. Swanson has 2 doubles and Odubel 2 triples to pace the Goof squad

7/22 SSWs win 3-0. Lester goes 8 plus and Chapman gets the save Cobb is a tough luck loser.

FFTs Pick Up Yet Another Dodger

The FFTs traded Jose Peraza and the Driller 8th round pick to the Warpigs for Rich Hill and the Pig 6th.

One day this summer, I feel sure there will be a NASOMA trade that does not involve the FFTs.

Dozier to the FFTs

Following the league rule, "If your player becomes a Dodger, he must then become an FFT," the Nads traded Brian Dozier to the FFTs for their 4th round pick in next year's draft.

Tweeners 3, Nads 0 (Ball Sack Blitz)

Tweeners and Nads finish the season with 3 @ Nads, which ended much like the first 2 there. Tweeners take 9 of 10, including all 5 road games.

Oh yeah, it was like lightning.

Tweeners hitters were frightening.

With the Nads bats snoozing.

And their pitchers all grooving.

Yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah.

Each guy on deck said everyone attack

And it turned into a Ball Sack blitz.

Ball girls in the corner said boys I tried to warn you

It'll turn into a Ball Sack blitz.

7/13 - Tweeners 9, Nads 3.  The story early on was recurring netplay freezes, which finally stopped after a complete reboot. The teams traded 3-run homers (Parra/Calhoun), but Tweeners score 6 in the 9th, highlighted by another 3-run shot (Jorge Polanco).  Petit won in relief of Montgomery, Alexander the loser.

7/14 - Tweeners 4, Nads 3.  Nads' nemesis Polanco broke a 3-3 tie in the 8th with another 2-out, pinch-hit rbi.  Homers by Grandal and Calhoun.  W - Ray, S - Minor, L - Urena.

7/15 - Tweeners 4, Nads 3.  A quality start for MadBum, then 3 scoreless by the pen (S - Minor).  The game winner was a solo shot by another Nad's nemesis, Nolan Arenado.  Schoop and Barnhart also homered.  A quick hook for Pineda, and Kintzler took the loss.

It's, it's a Ball Sack blitz.

Weevils 3, Wahoos 2

Big news is the complete game shutout that Jake Arrieta threw. In a home game. Yeah, imagine that. Wahoos also won in a walkoff in game 5. 

The Weevils are now only 1 game in back of the Buckeyes in the MFD.

FFTs and Warpigs swap relievers

The FFTs traded Brad Peacock to the Warpigs for Adam Warren.

Weevils 8, Nads 2

game 1 @ Weevils: Greinke goes 7IP allowing only 2 hits. 4 HR from the lineup powers a 9-1 victory

game 2 @ Weevils: Bundy is tagged for 8 ER on 3 Nads homers in the 9-3 loss. It's a Nad explosion!

game 3 @ Weevils: 7 solid innings from Hamels, with HR by Machado and McCutchen lead to a 6-2 Weevil win

game 4 @ the Ball Sack: Scherzer goes 8IP, with 8K and only 1 hit in the 1-0 duel

game 5 @ the Sack: Greinke likes pitching in KC again, going 7 innings and only surrendering 3 hits. Weevils win 7-2.

game 6 @ Weevils: Hamels goes 7IP allowing only 5 hits. Weevils rumble out 5 2B to keep everyone moving, winning 12-6

game 7 @ Weevils: Kluber Ks 14 Nads.....but allows 13 hits, taking the 9-4 loss.

game 8 @ the Sack: Kluber holds up better this time, K-ing 8 Nads. Weevils win 5-2

game 9 @ the Sack: Scherzer Ks 10, allowing only 2 hits. HR by Goldschmidt and McCutchen lead the Weevils to a 6-1 victory

game 10@ the Sack: Greinke really does like it here. 2 hits over 7IP, Weevils win 7-3.

Inmates 9, Nads 5

Inmates 9 – Nads 5 (via netplay)

Nads 4 – Inmates 3 (Ball Sack): The LDMF lost their fifth straight game in semi-dramatic fashion to the Testicularly Non-challenged. Dozier hit the first Inmate pitch of the game into orbit, and then Brad “No Taters Allowed In 2017” Morrow allowed a pair of jacks, including a walk-off by Morrison in the bottom of the 9^th. Morrow earned the well-deserved loss and blown save.

Nads 3 – Inmates 1 (Ball Sack): The LDMF continued their unwelcome appearance as only a Rizzo solo homer in the 2^nd prevented a shutout. Bradley continued his self-immolation technique by entering a tie game in the 7^th and allowing two runs on a hit a three walks. Chacin held the Beakless Wonders to four hits over eight and two-thirds for the win as the Inmate losing streak reached six.

Inmates 7 – Nads 2 (Ball Sack): Despite starter Salazar being incapable of lasting through the 5^th, everything else went the Inmate way. Altuve and Rosario tatered; Ramos pitched three innings for the win.

Inmates 6 – Nads 3 (Ball Sack): Another By-The-Book victory for the Beakless Chicken Gang, although the Nads managed to have the tying run at bat in the last of the 9^th. Hand earned the save; Dickey the loss.

Nads 5 – Inmates 1 (Baptist Bowl): The Inmates’ bats went flaccid against Brent Stroman, picking only four hits and one run on a solo homer by Martinez in the 9^th. The Nads left ten on base, preventing a blow-out.

Nads 4 – Inmates 2 (Baptist Bowl): Martinez and Altuve hit solo homers for the LDMF, but Kole Calhoun hit a pair and drove in three runs as the Nads continued to have their way over the Inmates. Chacin and three relievers allowed only three Inmate hits.

Inmates 5 – Nads 3 (Baptist Bowl): A tight game, with a two-run single in the 5^th by Martinez providing the ultimate winning run. Barnhart blasted a two-run moon-shot in the 9^th to get things close, but the Nads ran out of gas.

Inmates 4 – Nads 2 (Ball Sack): Another nail-biter, another Inmate win. Ramos, Hand and Madson shut the Nads down to hang on to the lead and the victory.

Inmates 5 – Nads 4 (Ball Sack): Still another hard-fought victory for the Inmates. Heading into the 9^th nursing a 4-3 lead, the Nad bullpen combusted, allowing a two-run single to Altuve to snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory. Frazier and Morrison homered in a losing effort.

Inmates 7 – Nads 1 (Ball Sack): The Nads held a 1-0 lead until the spam hit the fan in the 6^th. Martinez hit a two-run blast to highlight the inning, followed immediately by a solo tater by Nunez. Four more runs scored in the 7^th, and Quintana and Ramos held the Nads to just two hits.

Inmates 7 – Nads 6 (Baptist Bowl): A seemingly safe 7-1 lead almost evaporated as the Nads stormed back to force Green in for the save. Inciarte, Rosario, Rizzo and Castro all homered for the Inmates. Chacin pitched a complete game for the loss, saving the Nad bullpen.

Inmates 4 – Nads 3 (Baptist Bowl): Brad Hand gave up a 9^th inning homer to Broxton but held on for the save as the Inmates and Nads played yet another close game. Weaver K’d twelve and earned the win.

Inmates 5 – Nads 3 (Baptist Bowl): For the second time in the series Dozier hit the first Inmate pitch out of the ballpark, but a pair of taters by Bregman led the Inmate to their seventh win in a row. Frazier also homered in the Nad 1^st, but the denizens of the Ball Sack were unable to score again until the 9^th.

Nads 9 – Inmates 5 (Baptist Bowl): The Nads blasted Wood for seven runs in the first two innings, including homers by Dozier (once again on the first Inmate pitch of the game), Frazier and Calhoun. Garcia allowed four homers to the Inmates (Martinez twice, Bregman again, and Ramos), but all of the Inmate spuds were solo shots. Salazar pitched five innings of two-hit relief for the Inmates, but it was already too late.

Tweeners 6, Nads 1

Netplay, with only a couple of freeze/restarts.  Nads have obviously done something in this or a former life to piss off the X-chart gods.

4/28 - Tweeners 17, Nads 3.  Kevin Pillar blasted Jaime Garcia's first pitch out of the Ball Sack (the first of his 2 homers), creating virtually unstoppable momentum for the Tweeners. Garcia was touched for 15 earned in 5.1. Arenado 4/5, HR, 3 rbi, Cozart 5 rbi, etc., etc.  W - Ray,, 3 inning save for Treinen. 

4/29 - Tweeners 8, Nads 4.  2 more taters and 5 rbi for Arenado.  Schebler hit a 3-run shot. Logan Morrison homered for the Nads.  W - Nova, L - Stroman.

Next 5 in the Hooverdome.

6/20 - Tweeners 7, Nads 4.  2 homers by Barnhart and 1 by Morrison were not enough for the Nads, sabotaged by 2 Morrison errors.  Henry Mancini III led the Tweeners offense with 2 HR and 4 rbi.  W - Anderson, S - Minor.  Stroman took another loss.

6/21 - Tweeners 4, Nads 1.  Charlie Morton took a no-hitter into the 6th, but Chacin was nearly as good, and it was tied at 1 when Arenado hit a 3-run walkoff.  Rosenthal gains the win in relief, Chacin gets the CG loss.

6/22 - Nads 5, Tweeners 3.  Nads break the spell behind a strong outing from Urena.  Almora had a 3-run first inning homer off MadBum and later tripled to drive in another.  Tweeners had the tying run at the plate in the 9th, but Kintzler saved it for Urena.

9/3 - Tweeners 12, Nads 11.  One crazy game.  Tweeners roared out to a "comfortable" 7-0 lead after 2 innings, only to see the Nads score 8 straight.  Tweeners then scored 5 in the 8th, and when Morrison hit a 3-run homer in the 9th everyone had to check their math to confirm that the Tweeners indeed had the most runs.  15 different players drove in runs, headed by Schoop's 4 rbi.  W - Petit, S - Rosenthal, L - Rondon.

9/4 - Tweeners 4, Nads 0.  MadBum threw 8 shutout innings, and was nearly matched by Stroman, but in the bottom of the 8th the game-winning rbi (is that still a stat?) came on a pinch-hit omega by Jorge Polanco, which further extended the inning for Mancini to hit a 3-run insurance homer.  Joe Smith finished up the combined shutout.

Buckeyes 3, DVs 2

Buckeyes take 3 of 5 via Net Play at the DV's. No technical issues!

Oh, there were a few technical issues- mainly how every one of my starters (except Hendriks) got hacked while having their hard drive formatted by the Buckeye hitters.

To wit – DVs throw a combined shutout in game 1, then surrender 7, 10, 8 and 9 runs- with the last game being a 12-9 DV win where the official scorer declined to give Stephen Strasburg a “win” as his 5 inning, 8 run gag fest hardly qualified as anything resembling a win.

Handicapping the Stretch Run

Here are the current rankings of all teams...

Here are my predictions at how the season will play out...

Seed 1 - Sidewinders. They may be 3 games in back of the Warpigs right now, but that's misleading. The Pigs don't have many games left, and the Snakes have a bunch. Actually, the Stanley boys have a better winning percentage. The kicker is their remaining schedule. The Snakes have 24 games left with the Goofs & Mavs. But even when they're playing the more competitive teams, that bullpen is just too good. They've won the last two league titles; here comes the three-peat. Expect the Snakes to end the season with 109 wins and the #1 seed.

Seed 2 - Weevils. Here's my surprise pick. With their starting pitching, home run hitters, and (especially) remaining schedule, the Weevils will win 104, nabbing the #2 seed, and forcing the Inmates to play a first round series.

Seed 3 - Inmates. The LDMFs are on the outside looking in right now, but they have already played most of the playoff-contending teams. They have 24 games left with the Nads, Wahoos, and Goofs. They do have some tough series remaining, too, but this is a really good team. Their bullpen is maybe better than the Sidewinders' (but not as deep), and they score a ton of runs. The Inmates will end the regular season with 103 wins and the #3 seed. I can hear it now, "We have our first ever 100-win season, and we still have to play the first round."

Seed 4 - Warpigs. Their season is nearly complete, but some important games remain against the Buckeyes and DVs. This might be another 100-win season for the Pigs, but expect 99.

Seed 5 - Buckeyes. The Buckeyes have a pretty tough schedule remaining, including 21 with the four teams above and 15 with two teams fighting for a playoff spot. In fact, those 36 games are all they have left. They'll win 95. A first round Buckeye/Warpig matchup would be fun, though, right?

Seed 6 - Picking the team that gets to knock off the Inmates in the first round is especially difficult this year. There are 5 teams jostling for the spot as we head down the stretch. Some have favorable schedules on their side. Some have better pitching. Some have better hitting. But the #6 seed in the playoffs will be... the Tweeners. They'll have to hold their own (so to speak) in their 20 games with the Snakes and Rhinos, and they'll really need to take advantage of their 20 with the Nads and Mavs, but I have the Tweeners winning 90, pissing off the Rhinos, DVs, Fungoes, and Drillers. Later, they get to piss off the Inmates.

Picking 10th - Rhinos. The Rhinos do have 27 left with the Wahoos, Nads, and Mavs, but he also has 27 left with the Snakes, Tweeners, and Inmates. It's been an impressive season for a team with no relievers and only 138 catcher ABs, but my algorithm has them coming up short, winning 89.

Picking 9th - DVs. If the season ended today, the DVs would be in the playoffs. Unfortunately, it doesn't end today, and of their 34 remaining games, the DVs face the Weevils, Warpigs, Fungoes, and Buckeyes for 27 of them. 88 wins.

Picking 7th and 8th - Fungoes and Drillers. 86 wins each. The important series for the Fungoes will be the 10 with the Buckeyes, but they also have 12 with the Inmates/DVs. The Fungoes do have 14 with the Nads, but it may not be enough. The Drillers have a great remaining schedule with 20 against the Wahoos and Nads, but he also has 10 with the Inmates.

As you can see, the race for the 6th seed will be a fun one to watch, with every series being important. Any one of these 5 teams could make it to the post season, but it would take something wild for two of them to get in.

Picking 6th - FFTs. My safest prediction: they will end the season with 83 wins.

Picking 5th - Killer Bees. Their once promising season has fallen on hard times, peaking with their 0-4 against the Tweeners at the end of the Nashville weekend. As the Drillers often do, the Bees have waited too late to start tanking for draft position. They'll come close to winning half their games, but fall short by 6-7 games.

Picking 4th - Mavs. They could still pick 3rd. It depends more on the Nads than it does the Mavs.

Picking 3rd - Nads. For the integrity of the league, Nadman, please play your games against all the above teams via NetPlay (if not in person). You've got a decent team - you shut me out 3 times. Make these other guys earn it.

Picking 2nd - Wahoos. The Wahoos are so bad, they don't have to tank. The 2-15 Nashville weekend had nothing to do with tanking and everything to do with giving up double digit runs in every home game. But they can score some themselves too, and that will cost him in his close matchup with the Goofs.

Picking 1st - Goofs. I trust somebody will tell him how he did.

The only thing that would disappoint me (other than the Pigs falling apart down the stretch, of course) would be any of the remaining games being done via CM. There are too many teams fighting for byes and playoff spots for that to happen. Make every effort you can to get together before giving up.

Weevils 4, Drillers 3

Weevils win 4 of 7 to finish season series.

game 8: 6-3 Weevils on 2 Matt Olson HR

game 9: 9-1 Drillers

game 10: 6-2 Drillers

game 11: 6-5 Weevils on 8 strong IP from Scherzer

game 12: 10-5 Weevils

game 13: 12-3 Weevils

game 14:  12-5 Drillers

Weevils 5, Buckeyes 2

Weevils take 5 of 7 vs Buckeyes in 7 NetPlay games at Weevils

4/11 Buckeyes 16 Weevils 2

4/12 Weevils 5 Buckeyes 2

4/13 Weevils 4 Buckeyes 3

7/16 Buckeyes 6 Weevils 2

7/17 Weevils 5 Buckeyes 3

7/18 Weevils 14 Buckeyes 5

7/19 Weevils 8 Buckeyes 5

FFTs and Buckeyes Trade 2-for-2

The FFTs stayed busy on the trade wire, sending Paul DeJong and Evan Longoria to the Buckeyes for Justin Turner and Brad Peacock.

Updated Roster Page

The Rosters page on the website has been updated to show the 2019 Draft Picks you own. They are listed below your roster. Also, beside your team name at the top is a number in parenthesis. That shows the number of reserves you own.

Please email me if you see any errors.

Manny on the Move

The FFTs and Weevils pulled off the first big deal of the summer. The FFTs sent to the Weevils the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd round picks of the Warpigs and his own 2nd rounder to the Weevils for new Dodger Manny Machado.

DVs 4, Inmates 0

DVs 4 – Inmates 0 (via netplay)

DVs 10 – Inmates 5 (Trump Towers): Both teams hit four homers, but all the Inmate taters were solo shots; all the DV taters had men on. DVs out-hit the Inmates 12-11, but the game was never close.

DVs 5 – LDMF 0 (Trump Towers): Pouting because of their lack of clutch hitting in the series opener, the LDMF put away their bats and sucked. Strasburg pitched seven shutout innings, while Stanton and MooseTacos both hit two-run homers.

DVs 12 – Inmates 6 (Baptist Bowl): For the third straight game the DVs jumped out to a lead in the 1^st, but the Inmates managed to gain a 5-1 lead after four. Then all shit hit the fan. Both teams had thirteen hits; both teams had two homers. That’s where the similarity ended. Once again, both Inmate homers were solo shots (Altuve, Rosario), while both of Bogaerts’ taters had men on. The Inmates hit into four double-plays; the DVs none. Bradley came in to keep the deficit to one run, but got torched for five runs in 1/3 of an inning. Shitfuck.

DVs 10 – Inmates 5 (Baptist Bowl): Inciarte and Santana hit solo homers for the Inmates, while Stanton (slammer), Castillo and Owings tatered with men on. The Inmates outhit the DVs 13-10, but couldn’t score. Bradley came in once again to keep the game close and once again was torched, this time for four runs in 1/3 inning. For the series, Bradley allowed nine runs (eight earned) on six hits, two homers and two walks, in 2/3 inning. Stellar 108.00 ERA.

DVs 3, Drillers 2

Game 1 – Blackmon hits 3 run homer in the 7^th off Richard Bleier, driving his ERA from 1.05 to 2.15. DVs rally in the 9^th on a Adam Jones home run, but Knebel holds on for the 6-5 Driller win

Game 2 – DVs get the home run bats going as Stanton hits his 60^th and Moustakas hits 2 in an 11-7 DV win

Game 3 – DVs win 5-3 on a Devers walk off in the bottom of the 10^th

Game 4 – DVs use their bats as mitts and commit 4 errors in handing the Drillers a 7-1 win

Game 5 – Stanton hits his 61^st in the 4^th inning, and with first base open later in the game, HAL IBB’s him, setting up a Moustakas 3 run bomb as the DVs win 8-2.