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October 27, 2004

SFBL

June 2020

Best Team in June: The New Orleans Crunk Machine. Five games down at the end of May, the Crunk Machine went an impressive 18-9 as the rest of the South faltered, allowing the Crunk Machine to sneak from third place to first by the end of June, one game ahead of the Hanoi Janes.

Worst Team in June: The Philadelphia Freedom. After a 9-18 June, the Freedom are definitely hurting in the East, seventeen games behind the Bums at the conclusion of the first half of the season. If they want to see a playoff berth, it's going to take a lot of work: They're even 19 games out of the East-West wildcard.

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Awards/SFBL Players In The News:

Sunday, June 10th, 2020:

Memphis' Robert Henderson goes deep three times

NEW JERSEY - Robert Henderson can hit'em a long way, and New Jersey pitchers couldn't smile about that today. Memphis' first baseman unloaded three bombs, adding to his reputation of being one of the best power hitters in the game. His 1st shot, off Justin Henigan in the 1st inning, was a three-run homerun and cleared the fence in right field. A 428 foot drive to left-center marked his second bomb, a two-run homerun off Steve Thomas in the 2nd inning. Number 3 in the 4th inning, a shot estimated at 357 feet, cleared the wall in left field. He did not get a hit in his final two at-bats, missing out on the chance to become only the second player in SFBL history to hit four or more homeruns in a game. Overall he finished with three hits in five at bats, scoring four runs and collecting six RBI. Memphis scored 16 runs on 13 hits.

Monday, June 11th, 2020:

Henderson wins Player of the Week award

It's the 31st time that the North-South Player of the Week award goes to Memphis' first baseman Robert Henderson. Henderson helped his team with an average of .643 and 19 RBI in 28 at bats. He hit in every game this week and extended his hitting streak to nine games. This year Henderson drove in 63 and scored 60 runs while batting .327 with 23 longballs. He's 1st in the North-South in RBIs and 1st in homeruns!

Thursday, June 14th, 2020:

Nigel McClain allows milestone hit to Atlanta's Steve Hatfield

ATLANTA - Atlanta's Steve Hatfield showed a smile on his face after he got his 2000th career hit against Columbus on Thursday. In twelve years of big league action so far, Steve has compiled a batting average of .290, along with 455 homeruns and 1476 RBI. With two outs in the first inning, Steve drilled a single off Nigel McClain, causing a standing ovation from the crowd.

Wednesday, June 20th, 2020:

Chicago's Logan Caldwell hits for the cycle

CHICAGO - Logan Caldwell is a pretty good hitter, but his four hit performance seemed to surprise even himself considering that the hits added up to the cycle, one of the most difficult things to accomplish in baseball. Number one in the 2nd inning accounted for a double. A single in fifth off Robb Partridge accounted for his second hit. In the sixth inning he unloaded a two-run triple off Carl Owens. His fourth hit, off Carl Owens in the eighth inning, was a three-run homerun and cleared the fence in center field, completing the cycle and getting a standing ovation from the Transit Authority fans! Logan scored two runs and collected six RBI! He now has a total of sixty-five hits this season, accounting for a .243 batting average. Jerrold Mauder was the last player to hit for the cycle, doing it 7/14/2019.

SFBL Standings

Injuries:

Tuesday 6/19/2020 :

MEM: Robert Henderson was injured being hit by a pitch.

Diagnosis: Fractured Nose.

He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 6 days.

TSM Rankings:

Batters - Last Month:

1) Jesse Ewiak (.414, 5 HR, 23 RBI 17 R, 41 H, 6 2B, 0 3B, 3 SB, 8 BB)

2) Winston Ghandi (.374, 3 HR, 22 RBI, 25 R, 37 H, 14 2B, 2 3B, 0 SB, 17 BB)

3) Jonathan Dehn (.291, 2 HR, 22 RBI, 27 R, 32 H, 6 2B, 1 3B, 13 SB, 14 BB)

4) Andre Chevalier (.356, 3 HR, 21 RBI, 16 R, 36 H, 10 2B, 0 3B, 1 SB, 7 BB)

5) Adam West (.311, 4 HR, 15 RBI, 13 R, 33 H, 5 2B, 0 3B, 12 SB, 9 BB)

6) Robert Henderson (.263, 8 HR, 15 RBI, 23 R, 25 H, 3 2B, 0 3B, 1 SB, 12 BB)

7) Edward James (.250, 4 HR, 19 RBI, 17 R, 25 H, 4 2B, 0 3B, 10 SB, 10 BB)

8) Carlos Desantis (.325, 1 HR, 16 RBI, 18 R, 38 H, 4 2B, 1 3B, 0 SB, 6 BB)

9) RJ Frost (.272, 3 HR, 12 RBI, 22 R, 28 H, 6 2B, 1 3B, 1 SB, 12 BB)

10) Patrick Hannon (.212, 6 HR, 13 RBI, 21 R, 21 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 3 SB, 14 BB)

11) Paco Fernandez (.253, 2 HR, 11 RBI, 15 R, 20 H, 7 2B, 2 3B, 9 SB, 13 BB)

12) Timothy Marsch (.278, 3 HR, 6 RBI, 12 R, 27 H, 8 2B, 1 3B, 10 SB, 6 BB)

13) Christian Fury (.216, 4 HR, 12 RBI, 17 R, 19 H, 4 2B, 0 3B, 4 SB, 16 BB)

14) Charlie Matthews (.318, 4 HR, 9 RBI, 7 R, 7 H, 3 2B, 0 3B, 0 SB, 2 BB)

15) Logan Caldwell (.237, 3 HR, 11 RBI, 15 R, 23 H, 1 2B, 2 3B, 1 SB, 9 BB)

16) Joey Zurn (.212, 1 HR, 10 RBI, 10 R, 24 H, 5 2B, 0 3B, 11 SB, 11 BB)

17) Austin Sly (.215, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 13 R, 20 H, 7 2B, 0 3B, 3 SB, 11 BB)

18) Brandon Rhodes (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 R, 0 2B, 0 3B, 2 SB, 0 BB)

19) David Hunter (.182, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 3 R, 2 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 SB, 2 BB)

20) Joseph Corbin (AAA)

21) Mike Van Siclen (free agent)

Batters - This Month:

1) Robert Henderson (.319, 12 HR, 35 RBI, 28 R, 38 H, 10 2B, 1 3B, 5 SB, 6 BB)

2) Jesse Ewiak (.364, 6 HR, 21 RBI, 21 R, 36 H, 6 2B, 0 3B, 1 SB, 9 BB)

3) Edward James (.320, 4 HR, 20 RBI, 21 R, 33 H, 6 2B, 3 3B, 9 SB, 5 BB)

4) Adam West (.327, 4 HR, 20 RBI, 19 R, 32 H, 4 2B, 1 3B, 10 SB, 11 BB)

5) Jonathan Dehn (.292, 4 HR, 17 RBI, 25 R, 31 H, 5 2B, 0 3B, 13 SB, 11 BB)

6) Andre Chevalier (.262, 10 HR, 26 RBI, 18 R, 28 H, 10 2B, 0 3B, 0 SB, 5 BB)

7) Patrick Hannon (.289, 9 HR, 18 RBI, 22 R, 28 H, 6 2B, 0 3B, 2 SB, 15 BB)

8) David Hunter (.377, 3 HR, 16 RBI, 17 R, 20 H, 3 2B, 1 3B, 1 SB, 9 BB)

9) Paco Fernandez (.295, 5 HR, 17 RBI, 18 R, 23 H, 4 2B, 0 3B, 5 SB, 5 BB)

10) Austin Sly (.344, 3 HR, 18 RBI, 11 R, 32 H, 8 2B, 0 3B, 6 SB, 8 BB)

11) Timothy Marsch (.270, 3 HR, 14 RBI, 18 R, 27 H, 3 2B, 1 3B, 14 SB, 7 BB)

12) Winston Ghandi (.278, 5 HR, 16 RBI, 19 R, 25 H, 6 2B, 2 3B, 0 SB, 19 BB)

13) Christian Fury (.227, 4 HR, 12 RBI, 12 R, 22 H, 4 2B, 1 3B, 8 SB, 10 BB)

14) Joey Zurn (.196, 0 HR, 14 RBI, 14 R, 22 H, 5 2B, 2 3B, 10 SB, 10 BB)

15) Logan Caldwell (.232, 4 HR, 14 RBI, 10 R, 22 H, 5 2B, 1 3B, 1 SB, 3 BB)

16) Carlos Desantis (.200, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 14 R, 23 H, 3 2B, 0 3B, 0 SB, 7 BB)

17) RJ Frost (.278, 0 HR, 8 RBI, 8 R, 15 H, 1 2B, 1 3B, 0 SB, 5 BB)

18) Charlie Matthews (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 R, 0 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 SB, 0 BB (6 AB))

19) Brandon Rhodes (no at-bats)

20) Joseph Corbin (AAA)

21) Mike Van Siclen (free agent)

Batters - Overall:

1) Robert Henderson (.293, 28 HR, 77 RBI, 74 R, 96 H, 14 2B, 2 3B, 6 SB, 25 BB) (+3)

2) Adam West (.313, 13 HR, 55 RBI, 55 R, 98 H, 18 2B, 3 3B, 34 SB, 33 BB) (-1)

3) Jesse Ewiak (.371, 13 HR, 54 RBI, 45 R, 91 H, 14 2B, 2 3B, 5 SB, 25 BB) (+4)

4) Jonathan Dehn (.269, 9 HR, 51 RBI, 70 R, 82 H, 17 2B, 1 3B, 34 SB, 42 BB) (+2)

5) Winston Ghandi (.327, 12 HR, 55 RBI, 58 R, 90 H, 24 2B, 4 3B, 0 SB, 50 BB) (-2)

6) Patrick Hannon (.280, 20 HR, 51 RBI, 64 R, 81 H, 13 2B, 0 3B, 11 SB, 47 BB) (-1)

7) Edward James (.282, 13 HR, 51 RBI, 56 R, 85 H, 15 2B, 3 3B, 26 SB, 25 BB) (+2)

8) Andre Chevalier (.301, 15 HR, 60 RBI, 46 R, 91 H, 22 2B, 0 3B, 2 SB, 21 BB) (+2)

9) Carlos Desantis (.304, 10 HR, 52 RBI, 51 R, 104 H, 13 2B, 1 3B, 0 SB, 21 BB) (-7)

10) RJ Frost (.326, 7 HR, 34 RBI, 47 R, 84 H, 11 2B, 4 3B, 1 SB, 20 BB) (-2)

11) Timothy Marsch (.257, 10 HR, 29 RBI, 44 R, 76 H, 15 2B, 2 3B, 32 SB, 20 BB) (=)

12) Paco Fernandez (.253, 8 HR, 38 RBI, 43 R, 59 H, 19 2B, 6 3B, 19 SB, 22 BB) (+1)

13) Christian Fury (.226, 9 HR, 38 RBI, 39 R, 65 H, 15 2B, 1 3B, 18 SB, 33 BB) (+1)

14) Logan Caldwell (.242, 10 HR, 42 RBI, 37 R, 69 H, 12 2B, 4 3B, 2 SB, 21 BB) (-2)

15) Joey Zurn (.208, 3 HR, 36 RBI, 41 R, 69 H, 16 2B, 3 3B, 29 SB, 34 BB) (+1)

16) David Hunter (.348, 5 HR, 27 RBI, 27 R, 32 H, 5 2B, 1 3B, 1 SB, 15 BB) (+1)

17) Austin Sly (.279, 6 HR, 26 RBI, 26 R, 55 H, 16 2B, 1 3B, 9 SB, 19 BB) (+1)

18) Charlie Matthews (.295, 7 HR, 17 RBI, 17 R, 18 H, 5 2B, 0 3B, 0 SB, 3 BB) (-3)

19) Brandon Rhodes (.333, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 4 R, 1 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 3 SB, 0 BB) (=)

20) Joseph Corbin (AAA)

21) Mike Van Siclen (free agent)

Starting Pitchers:

1) Marvin Jenkins (10-4, 3.21 ERA, 83 Ks, 41 BB, 1.14 WHIP, 2.45 ERC)

2) Frigid Soul (5-2, 3.73 ERA, 58 Ks, 33 BB, 1.28 WHIP, 3.08 ERC)

4) Eric LeBeau (9-5, 4.26 ERA, 58 Ks, 45 BB, 1.23 WHIP, 3.58 ERC)

5) Gabriel Cirillo (4-6, 4.94 ERA, 85 Ks, 51 BB, 1.40 WHIP, 3.78 ERC)

3) Charlie Simmons (6-5, 4.36 ERA, 59 Ks, 37 BB, 1.39 WHIP, 4.26 ERC)

6) Tiny Gonzales (6-5, 5.00 ERA, 47 Ks, 51 BB, 1.49 WHIP, 4.38 ERC)

7) Nigel McClain (6-6, 5.10 ERA, 118 Ks, 46 BB, 1.51 WHIP, 5.30 ERC)

8) Peter Kostka (4-9, 6.69 ERA, 49 Ks, 19 BB, 1.69 WHIP, 6.22 ERC)

9) Ann Onita (2-11, 6.66 ERA, 45 Ks, 62 BB, 1.79 WHIP, 6.28 ERC)

Relievers:

1) Rolf Dreikugeln (2-3 (10 SV), 3.62 ERA, 35 Ks, 18 BB, 1.21 WHIP, 2.65 ERC)

RECORD TRACKER

Tracks which batting records are on track to be broken by TSM players.

[Record, Player, Team, Year]

Batting Average

East-West - No [.379, Robert Gennari, Boston, 2016]

North-South - No [.405, Robert Henderson, Vancouver, 2014]

TSM - No [.405, Robert Henderson, Vancouver, 2014]

At Bats

East-West - No [683, Michael Barnes, Denver, 2015]

North-South - No [718, Shimetarou Naoki, Vancouver, 2017]

TSM - Yes (Carlos Desantis, on pace for 684) [682, Carlos Desantis, Atlanta, 2017]

Hits

East-West - No [229, Shiro Suzuki, Phoenix, 2012]

North-South - No [252, Robert Henderson, Vancouver, 2014]

TSM - No [252, Robert Henderson, Vancouver, 2014]

Doubles

East-West - No [68, David Tondus, Montreal, 2018]

North-South - No [72, Mark Mclean, Vancouver, 2011]

TSM - Yes (Winston Ghandi, on pace for 49) [48, Shiro Suzuki and Jesse Ewiak and Adam West, Phoenix and New Orleans and New York, 2006 and 2018 and 2018]

Triples

East-West - No [19, John Duffner, Denver, 2016]

North-South - No [18, Paco Fernandez, Jacksonville, 2016]

TSM - No [18, Paco Fernandez, Jacksonville, 2016]

Homeruns

East-West - No [60, Shimetarou Naoki, Baltimore, 2009]

North-South - No [63, Jc Morello, Houston, 2013]

TSM - Yes (Robert Henderson, on pace for 57) [56, Robert Henderson, Memphis, 2019]

Runs Batted In

East-West - No [166, Shimetarou Naoki, Baltimore, 2009]

North-South - No [176, Robert Henderson, Memphis, 2019]

TSM - No [176, Robert Henderson, Memphis, 2019]

Runs

East-West - No [141, Manny Donato, Seattle, 2015]

North-South - Yes (Robert Henderson, on pace for 151) [146, John Scherfenberg, New Orleans, 2016]

TSM - Yes (Robert Henderson and Jonathan Dehn, on pace for 151 and 144, respectively) [144, Carlos Desantis, Atlanta, 2011]

Base on Balls

East-West - No [149, Sergio Santana, Boston, 2004]

North-South - No [144, Herbert Huber, Jacksonville, 2006]

TSM - No [130, Winston Ghandi, Jacksonville, 2010]

Strikeouts

East-West - No [192, Alex Mcconnaughey, Denver, 2017]

North-South - No [197, Marcus Wernicke, Kansas City, 2019]

TSM - No [154, Joseph Corbin, Charlotte, 2013]

Stolen Bases

East-West - No [74, Freeman Hostetter, Seattle, 2006]

North-South - No [77, Tike Quadros, Jacksonville, 2014]

TSM - No [73, Jonathan Dehn, Columbus, 2019]

MILESTONE TRACKER

Tracks TSM players as they track down career milestones.

Numbers represent the position of the TSM player on the all-time career leaderboard.

3,000 Hits

1. Carlos Desantis 3297

3. Robert Henderson 2793

4. RJ Frost 2787

10. Winston Ghandi 2593

11. Logan Caldwell 2551

12. Edward James 2469

22. David Hunter 2268

500 Homeruns

4. Carlos Desantis 511

6. RJ Frost 508

7. Robert Henderson 499

20. Logan Caldwell 381

21. Edward James 373

1500 RBI

1. RJ Frost 1838

2. Carlos Desantis 1838

8. Robert Henderson 1597

13. Logan Caldwell 1477

14. Winston Ghandi 1465

18. Edward James 1388

23. David Hunter 1279

500 Doubles

14. RJ Frost 511

19. Logan Caldwell 489

20. Winston Ghandi 486

150 Triples

1. David Hunter 134

2. Edward James 124

3. Logan Caldwell 123

5. Winston Ghandi 111

2000 Runs

1. Carlos Desantis 1950

4. RJ Frost 1716

7. Winston Ghandi 1675

10. Robert Henderson 1609

14. Edward James 1463

17. Logan Caldwell 1432

18. David Hunter 1424

1500 Walks

4. Winston Ghandi 1510

10. Carlos Desantis 1236

16. RJ Frost 1134

300 Wins

5. Eric LeBeau 202

6. Marvin Jenkins 199

600 Saves

9. Rolf Dreikugeln 292

PLAYER DEVELOPMENT

Joey Zurn's talent in taking walks drops...

RJ Frost's talent in hitting triples drops...

RJ Frost's talent in hitting homers drops...

CHANGE IN ROLES

(bold players indicate that their roles changed)

Adam West - playing shortstop for the Bums, batting leadoff against right-handed pitchers and batting fifth against left-handed pitchers.

Andre Chevalier - playing leftfield for the Crunk Machine, batting fourth against right-handed pitchers and batting fifth against left-handed pitchers.

Ann Onita - pitching first in the Real McCoys' major league rotation.

Austin Sly - playing rightfield for the Glory Holes, batting fourth against right-handed and left-handed pitchers.

Brandon Rhodes - defensive backup at second base for the Fritures de Liberte.

Carlos DeSantis - playing first base for the Hanoi Janes, batting third against both right-handed and left-handed pitchers.

Charlie Matthews - defensive backup at catcher for the Crime Spree.

Charlie Simmons - pitching third in Oklahoma's major league rotation.

Christian Fury - playing first base for the Tea Baggers, batting fifth against right-handed pitchers and left-handed pitchers.

David Hunter - does not bat against right-handed pitchers. The designated hitter for the Jokers against left-handed pitchers, batting first.

Edward James - playing third base for the Freedom, batting third against both left-handed and right-handed pitchers.

Eric LeBeau - pitching second in the Crime Spree's major league rotation.

Frigid Soul - pitching third in the Bums' major league rotation.

Gabriel Cirillo - pitching first in the Twisters' major league rotation.

Jesse Ewiak - playing first base for the Pride, batting second against right-handed pitchers and batting third against left-handed pitchers.

Joey Zurn - playing leftfield for the Glory Holes, batting second against right-handed pitchers and batting sixth against left-handed pitchers.

Jonathan Dehn - playing centerfield for the Pride, batting leadoff against both right-handed and left-handed pitchers.

Joseph Corbin - playing second base for the Crime Spree's AAA team, batting eighth.

Logan Caldwell - playing third base for the Transit Authority, batting seventh against right-handed and left-handed pitchers.

Marvin Jenkins - pitching second in the Twisters' major league rotation.

Mike Van Siclen - free agent.

Nigel McClain - pitching first in the Pride's major league rotation.

Paco Fernandez - playing third base for the Crime Spree, batting eighth against right-handed pitchers and leading off against left-handed pitchers.

Patrick Hannon - playing third base for the Horny Toads, battting fifth against right-handed pitchers and third against left-handed pitchers.

Peter Kostka - pitching fourth in the Freedom's major league rotation.

RJ Frost - playing first base for the Frasiers, batting sixth against right-handed and left-handed pitchers.

Robert Henderson - playing first base for the Eels, batting third against right-handed and left-handed pitchers.

Rolf Dreikugeln - closer for the Ashes.

Timothy Marsch - playing catcher for the Glory Holes, batting leadoff against both right-handed and left-handed pitchers.

Tiny Gonzales - set-up reliever for the Ashes.

Winston Ghandi - playing shortstop for the Jackoffs, batting third against left-handed and right-handed pitchers.

LEAGUE LEADERS

East-West Batting Average

.354 Mike Cannington, LV

.350 Jose Etenza, DEN

.339 Dave "Succotash" Sospiri, OKL

North-South Batting Average

.371 "Vagabond" Jesse Ewiak, COL

.362 Kuwatarou Hideo, VAN

.352 Bennett Franko, ATL

East-West Homeruns

21 Emanuel "Big Daddy" Alfaro, LV

20 Wilfredo "Chipotle" Sauceda, MON

20 Dave "Succotash" Sospiri, OKL

North-South Homeruns

28 "Big Red" Robert Henderson, MEM

22 "Sticky Hands" Steve Hatfield, ATL

21 Fernando Ornelas, MEM

East-West Runs Batted In

68 Wilfredo "Chipotle" Sauceda, MON

67 Mike Cannington, LV

65 Dave "Succotash" Sospiri, OKL

North-South Runs Batted In

77 "Big Red" Robert Henderson, MEM

69 "Sticky Hands" Steve Hatfield, ATL

68 "The Beast" Nathan Smith, COL

East-West Stolen Bases

34 "Flyboy" Adam West, NY

32 Timothy "Ion" Marsch, LA

32 Jared "Kentucky" Yerby, PHI

North-South Stolen Bases

34 Jonathan "Tortis" Dehn, COL

29 "Domo Arigato" Manny Donato, MEM

22 Toshiyuki Kosho, DET

East-West Earned Run Average

2.13 Osvaldo Gallardo, SEA

2.86 Paul "Razor" Wiley, LV

3.02 John Propes, DEN

North-South Earned Run Average

1.92 "The Enforcer" Claudio Galaviz, MEM

2.54 Jarod Mountney, VAN

2.58 "The Shark Finn" William Tienhaara, NRL

East-West Wins

12 Tim "Hack" Neal, BOS

11 "The Phantom" Bill Cobos, DEN

10 "The Lunatic" Marvin Jenkins, OKL

North-South Wins

12 "The Enforcer" Claudio Galaviz, MEM

9 "The Shark Finn" William Tienhaara, NRL

9 Joseph "Groundhog" Mason, COL

East-West Strikeouts

149 Binky Musty, NY

121 Tim "Hack" Neal, BOS

110 "Err'Body In The Club Gettin'" Tipsy Gesner, SEA

North-South Strikeouts

118 Nigel "Scrooge" McClain, COL

114 Elaido Jaquinde, HOU

111 Miguel Moldonado, NJ

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The All-Stars are forthcoming.

HarleyQuinn · October 27, 2004

Looks like that whole 10/10 thing really bloody worked for me!!

the pinjockey · October 27, 2004

I don't see it in the first post so I'll ask here, can I voluntarily retire my guy at the end of this season?

HarleyQuinn · October 27, 2004

I don't see it in the first post so I'll ask here, can I voluntarily retire my guy at the end of this season?

Nope, Gonzalez and I both tried that tactic and got shot down.

October 28, 2004

I don't see it in the first post so I'll ask here, can I voluntarily retire my guy at the end of this season?

Nope.

October 28, 2004

2020 SFBL ALL-STAR GAME

These players were selected for the EW OOTP-Allstar Team :

P Tim Neal from Boston - 6th All-Star Selection, 2nd Consecutive Selection

P Marvin Jenkins from Oklahoma - 6th All-Star Selection

P Trace Kessinger from Baltimore

P Osvaldo Gallardo from Seattle - 1st All-Star Selection

P Fabio Mercurio from Baltimore

P John Propes from Denver - 6th All-Star Selection

P Paul Wiley from Las Vegas - 1st All-Star Selection

P Clifton Drader from Baltimore

P Fredrick Dale from Boston

P Raul Carrera from Seattle - 5th All-Star Selection, 3rd Consecutive Selection

C Jerrold Mauder from Philadelphia - 4th All-Star Selection, 3rd Consecutive Selection

C Eduardo Lizana from New York

1B Osvaldo Vazquez from Montreal - 1st All-Star Selection

2B Wilfredo Sauceda from Montreal - 1st All-Star Selection

3B John Tripp from Denver

SS Adam West from New York - 1st All-Star Selection

LF Dave Sospiri from Oklahoma - 1st All-Star Selection

CF Mike Cannington from Las Vegas - 9th All-Star Selection

RF Jose Etenza from Denver - 7th Consecutive All-Star Selection

1B Emanuel Alfaro from Las Vegas - 2nd All-Star Selection, first since 2013

LF Zoilo Castillo from Baltimore - 11th All-Star Selection

CF Nat Mortensen from Montreal

RF Glynn Kortkamp from Chicago - 1st All-Star Selection

SS Alejandro Pulido from Oklahoma - 1st All-Star Selection

SS Robert Gennari from Boston - 7th Consecutive All-Star Selection

These players were selected for the NS OOTP-Allstar Team :

P Claudio Galaviz from Memphis - 11th All-Star Selection, 4th Consecutive Selection

P William Tienhaara from New Orleans

P Joseph Mason from Columbus

P Andrew Fasquelle from Jacksonville

P Ernest Cresswell from Vancouver - 1st All-Star Selection

P Nacho Vilas from Atlanta - 1st All-Star Selection

P Eugene Viljoen from Memphis - 3rd Consecutive All-Star Selection

P Emilio Carrasco from Vancouver - 2nd All-Star Selection, First Since 2012

P Javier Arocha from Columbus

P Jose Lopez from Indianapolis - 1st All-Star Selection

C Jody Saunders from Houston - 1st All-Star Selection

C Michael Maley from Detroit - 3rd Consecutive All-Star Selection

1B Robert Henderson from Memphis - 12th All-Star Selection, 10th Consecutive Selection

2B Mark Arias from Vancouver

3B Steve Hatfield from Atlanta - 6th All-Star Selection, 3rd Consecutive Selection

SS Winston Ghandi from Jacksonville - 8th All-Star Selection

LF Andre Chevalier from New Orleans - 1st All-Star Selection

CF Kuwatarou Hideo from Vancouver - 1st All-Star Selection

RF Balesio Varela from Vancouver - 5th All-Star Selection

1B Jesse Ewiak from Columbus

RF Bennett Franko from Atlanta - 1st All-Star Selection

CF Ulrich Hamlett from Detroit

CF Marcus Wernicke from Kansas City - 1st All-Star Selection

2B Fausto Amaral from Charlotte

2B Harry Bleise from Houston - 1st All-Star Selection

The Game

Starting pitchers Paul Wiley and Claudio Galaviz kept things quiet in the first three innings, but the East-West struck first in the bottom of the fourth, as Dave Sospiri led off the inning with a solo homerun off Joseph Mason to make the score 1-0. With runners on first and second and one out, Adam West laced a double to deep left field that scored Robert Gennari and Jerrold Mauder to give the East-West a 3-0 lead.

The North-South remained largely ineffective until the top of the sixth, when Balesio Varela finally got North-South's offense going with a one-out solo homerun to cut the East-West lead to two runs. They added on two more runs in the following inning, thanks to a two-run homerun from Andre Chevalier, who also scored Jody Saunders from first.

After the seventh-inning stretch with the score tied at one run a piece, Zoilo Castillo got to second base due to a dropped fly ball by Varela, and Eduardo Lizana drove him in as the next batter with an RBI single to give the East-West a one-run lead, needing six more outs to close out the game.

The North-South hadn't exhausted a single out before they tied the game again, as Jesse Ewiak hit a sacrifice fly to left-center, scoring pinch-hitter Robert Henderson from third as the score was tied once again at four runs a piece. Runners were on second and third with one out later in the inning, but neither Bennett Franko nor Andre Chevalier could bring them in.

The score stayed deadlocked at four as the game dragged into extra innings. Finally, with two outs and a runner on third, Michael Maley hit a tricky grounder to Fredrick Dale, who bobbled the ball and was able to get Maley at first, much less Winston Ghandi, who streaked to home as the go-ahead run, giving the North-South their first lead of the game.

In the bottom of the tenth, Jose Lopez was perfect, knocking down Mike Cannington, Alejandro Pulido, and Jerrold Mauder 1-2-3 to end the inning and the game as the North-South emerged triumphant in this year's All-Star Game.

North-South All-Stars 5, East-West All-Stars 4

WP - Jose Lopez

LP - Fredrick Dale

TSM Players' Contribution:

Marvin Jenkins - Continuing a tradition of not playing in the All-Star Game, Marvin did not go to the mound during the game.

Adam West - 1-for-4 with a two-RBI double in the fourth inning, but Adam did very little else, striking out in his other three at-bats as he was largely ineffective against North-South pitching.

Robert Henderson - did not start, but came into the game as a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning, hitting a huge triple that led to him scoring off a sacrifice fly from Jesse Ewiak. His second at-bat resulted simply in a groundout to the second baseman.

Winston Ghandi - started at shortstop, his only hit in four at-bats was a big tenth inning double that he would later score on.

Andre Chevalier - All-Star Game MVP, 2-for-4 with one run scored and two RBIs from a two-run homerun in the seventh inning that evened the score at three runs a piece.

Jesse Ewiak - 1-for-4 with an RBI thanks to a sacrifice fly that scored Robert Henderson from third and tied the game at four-all.

Der Kommissar · October 28, 2004

Andre Chevalier - All-Star Game MVP, 2-for-4 with one run scored and two RBIs from a two-run homerun in the seventh inning that evened the score at three runs a piece.

Alright! I never expected Andre to be this good this quickly. Thus far, he has helped New Orleans stay in the playoff hunt, had his first All-Star selection and the MVP. Hopefully, he gets the Crunk Machine to the playoffs and, maybe, takes rookie of the year. I hope he keeps it up.

MarvinisaLunatic · October 28, 2004

Like I didn't see that coming.

October 28, 2004

TRADING DEADLINE

Sitting on July 31st and looking at the August ahead, it's time to face the facts with the trading deadline.

Players that would qualify for the playoffs if the season ended after the July 30th games:

Adam West, Frigid Soul, Eric LeBeau, Charlie Matthews, Joseph Corbin, Paco Fernandez, David Hunter (tied with Seattle), RJ Frost (tied with Las Vegas), Robert Henderson, Jesse Ewiak, Andre Chevalier, Tiny Gonzales, Nigel McClain, Jonathan Dehn.

The following players have teams with the following situations.

Carlos Desantis - Atlanta is 6 GB New Orleans in the South and 5 GB Columbus for the North-South Wildcard.

Winston Ghandi - Jacksonville is 7 GB New Orleans in the South and 6 GB Columbus for the North-South Wildcard.

Logan Caldwell - Chicago is 9 GB Denver in the East-West Central and 8 GB Baltimore for the East-West Wildcard.

Marvin Jenkins, Gabriel Cirillo, Charlie Simmons - Oklahoma is 7 GB Denver in the East-West Central and 6 GB Baltimore for the East-West Wildcard.

Rolf Dreikugeln - Phoenix is 5 GB Las Vegas and Seattle in the West and 9 GB Baltimore for the East-West Wildcard.

Edward James, Peter Kostka - Philadelphia is 18 GB New York in the East and 21 GB Baltimore for the East-West Wildcard.

Patrick Hannon - Houston is 19 GB Memphis in the North-South Central and 15 GB Columbus for the North-South Wildcard.

Mike Van Siclen, Brandon Rhodes - Montreal is 19 GB New York in the East and 22 GB Baltimore for the East-West Wildcard.

Ann Onita - Kansas City is 20 GB Memphis in the North-South Central and 16 GB Columbus for the North-South Wildcard.

Austin Sly, Timothy Marsch, Joey Zurn - Los Angeles is 12 GB Las Vegas and Seattle in the West and 16 GB Baltimore for the East-West Wildcard.

Christian Fury - Boston is 1 GB New York in the East and 4 GB Baltimore for the East-West Wildcard.

If there are some of you who'd rather be in Column A than Column B, then post here to make your voices heard and demand a trade to a playoff-bound team. Since the next update won't be coming for quite a spell (Sunday or Monday at the earliest), you'll get plenty of time to ponder if you want a trade.

Vasarian_Brandy · October 28, 2004

Christian Fury - Boston is 1 GB New York in the East and 4 GB Baltimore for the East-West Wildcard.

Hmm... That's not a bad situation to be in, really...

I'll stick with Boston, thanks.

Der Kommissar · October 29, 2004

Hey Evo, I am curious. From the looks of it, New Orleans has a fairly comfortable lead in their division, so I was wondering what exactly caused them to turn the corner so quickly? They seemed to always be somewhere between below average and quite bad, so why are they suddenly a possible playoff team? Good moves in the offseason? Prospects finally playing up to their potential? Just wondering.

TheBostonStrangler · October 29, 2004

That's it. I hit 20 HR's in the first three months of the season, and I'm wasting away on those goddamn Houston Horny Toads. NO MORE! Patrick Hannon wants a trade, dammit.

the.weej · October 29, 2004

And I don't think there's any real question of where you should send him, Evo.

And as a note, the guy who's third in the league in Ks and first in his confrence gets passed on for the all-star game? Weak.

-Z

Lightning Flik · October 29, 2004

I'll let another person take a trade. I'm sticking to my riding out the remainder of my contract.

October 29, 2004

New Orleans has emerged as the first expansion team with a true shot at making it to the postseason mostly because of their pitching.

They've only allowed 475 runs, which is the lowest total of any pitching staff in the SFBL. Led by "The Shark Finn" William Tienhaara, the starting rotation has only one weakness in Moses Raposa. The bullpen doesn't have too many slouches, either, and the acquisition of Tiny Gonzales has helped them greatly. Rick Mello has only blown three saves in 20 opportunities, which is a very good percentage for a team that has been down in the dirt since conception.

Patrick Hannon has held out for a long time with his team, much like Logan Caldwell. This trade is long overdue.

Teams that need a third baseman (bold denotes potential playoff bound team): Baltimore, Charlotte, Chicago, Detroit, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Memphis, New Orleans, New York

Z, I know you want more TSM players, but the fact is that Columbus' offense is pretty stacked. Not only do they have an awesome third baseman in "The Beast" Nathan Smith, but he can't be relegated to designated hitter either since John Scherfenberg is usually the leftover player against most pitchers, and he's got a .296 batting average with 22 homeruns.

Of the playoff teams who needs a third baseman the most, New Orleans is probably the most in need, followed by Las Vegas and New York.

Lightning Flik · October 29, 2004

Evo, did you just HAVE to say Third Basemen to get me to be interested? I mean completely after the fact I said "I ain't doing a trade?"

...cause I mean, that was awfully ironic and sadistic. Besides, I doubt any of those teams would want my heafty contract or could afford it.

October 29, 2004

Baltimore needs a third baseman? What is Paco's role?

the.weej · October 29, 2004

Actually, I meant you should send Hannon to Boston. I mean, come on, man.

...or New York, if you want to be a cock.

-Z

October 29, 2004

Baltimore needs a third baseman? What is Paco's role?

Paco plays third base, but he only has average range at the position and compared to all the other third basemen in the SFBL, he's below average. If Hannon were to go to Baltimore, Fernandez would probably be moved to designated hitter, since Hannon can play the position of third base better.

And Boston? Nah, Raimundo Robledo is fine.

Sly · October 29, 2004

My contract is over at the end of the season, I do believe, so I'll just stick it out and hope for something better in the offseason maybe?

October 29, 2004

Paco plays third base, but he only has average range at the position and compared to all the other third basemen in the SFBL, he's below average.

Defense has always been my weakest point. Maybe I should focus on defense in the offseason so if I get shipped to a team without the designated hitter, I'll still be able to play.

October 29, 2004

Paco plays third base, but he only has average range at the position and compared to all the other third basemen in the SFBL, he's below average.

Defense has always been my weakest point. Maybe I should focus on defense in the offseason so if I get shipped to a team without the designated hitter, I'll still be able to play.

Actually, both leagues have the designated hitter, so you don't need to worry about that, and it's a common reason why most have ignored defense when it comes to Spring Training. There's nothing terribly wrong with not having defense, just so long as someone else on your team has it.

Edward James, Mike Van Siclen, Peter Kostka, Marvin Jenkins, Austin Sly, Timothy Marsch, Rolf Dreikugeln, and Carlos Desantis are all possible for free agency if their team does not resign them on the first of August.

MarvinisaLunatic · October 30, 2004

I have it on good authority that Marvin Jenkins is going to stick with Oklahoma and see what happens with free agency.

jesse_ewiak · October 30, 2004

Hmm...I need to stop getting injured every year. Fucks with my stats.

Fökai · October 30, 2004

Could Caldwell move to Memphis or New Orleans?

Looks like they need a third basemen, regardless of age.

October 30, 2004

Could Caldwell move to Memphis or New Orleans?

Looks like they need a third basemen, regardless of age.

You can go to either one, just make a choice and it shall be done.

Fökai · October 30, 2004

Could Caldwell move to Memphis or New Orleans?

Looks like they need a third basemen, regardless of age.

You can go to either one, just make a choice and it shall be done.

Make it Memphis.

Lightning Flik · October 30, 2004

Unless someone (TSMer) wants me to move, I'll be staying in Philly, Evo.

Vasarian_Brandy · November 2, 2004

Bumpage back to the first page...

Anxious about the post-trading deadline happenings? I know I am.

November 3, 2004

SFBL

July 2020

Best Team in July: The Denver Douchebags. Down five games at the end of June, Denver has rebounded with a 17-9 July that has put them one game ahead of the Baltimore Crime Spree with two months remaining in the season.

Worst Team in July: The Kansas City Real McCoys. With a pitiful 8-18 July, Kansas City is not out of the playoffs, but things are looking bleak for this team with only two months to go.

Transactions:

Trade between New Orleans and Phoenix :

Phoenix gets :

P Leon Saffer

New Orleans gets :

P Tiny Gonzales

Montreal: Free agent 3B Mike Van Siclen has been signed to a minor league contract.

Los Angeles: Put RF Austin Sly on the trading block.

Trade between Houston and Las Vegas :

Las Vegas gets :

3B Patrick Hannon

Houston gets :

LF Abel Ortiz

Trade between Chicago and Memphis :

Memphis gets :

3B Logan Caldwell

Chicago gets :

P Craig Katt

Philadelphia : Peter Kostka has been signed to a contract extension, $541,500 per year, for 3 years.

Oklahoma : Marvin Jenkins has been signed to a contract extension, $10,315,000 per year, for 3 years.

Phoenix : Rolf Dreikugeln has been signed to a contract extension, $3,591,000 per year, for 3 years.

Atlanta : Carlos Desantis has been signed to a contract extension, $2,234,400 per year, for 1 years.

Awards/SFBL Players In The News:

Sunday, July 15th, 2020:

Robert Henderson unloads, hits number 500

MEMPHIS - Memphis' first baseman Robert Henderson made baseball history today, collecting his 500th career homerun! A 247 foot drive to right field marked his 500th career bomb, a solo homerun off Boris Pacheco in the fourth inning. Along with his 500 homeruns, Robert collected 2811 hits and 1605 RBI in 12 seasons. Robert hit 30+ homeruns in a season 9 times, hitting 40 bombs 7 times. 'This day is special, I'll probably remember it my whole life. Thank God I'm blessed with the talent to play this game.' It's no secret that he will one day be in the Hall of Fame!

SFBL Standings

Injuries:

Monday 7/9/2020 :

COL: Nigel McClain was injured while pitching.

Diagnosis: Strained Rotator Cuff Muscle.

He will be OK in about 3 weeks.

Saturday 7/14/2020 :

NY: Adam West was injured while running the bases.

Diagnosis: Inflamed Abdominal Muscle.

He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 1-2 weeks.

Tuesday 7/31/2020 :

OKL: Marvin Jenkins was injured while pitching.

Diagnosis: Strained Back.

He will be OK in about 1-2 weeks.