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Untitled DocumentHit For The Cycle Baseball League
Standings
Standings - 8/16/2030
American League
National League
East
Central
West
East
Central
West
78-40 0.0
63-55 0.0
77-42 0.0
67-51 0.0
67-51 0.0
81-38 0.0
75-43 3.0
60-58 3.0
69-50 8.0
60-59 7.5
67-51 0.0
74-46 7.5
72-48 7.0
54-64 9.0
68-51 9.0
51-69 17.0
65-53 2.0
64-55 17.0
62-56 16.0
50-69 13.5
39-80 38.0
50-68 17.0
64-55 3.5
57-62 24.0
58-61 20.5
44-75 19.5
39-80 38.0
48-70 19.0
42-77 25.5
56-64 25.5
43-75 20.0
35-83 32.0
Rumor Mill
Rumors
Phillies offered a minor deal to the Dodgers. Dodgers offered a minor deal to the Royals. Royals expressed interest in acquiring LF William Shun'en from Athletics. Tigers expressed interest in acquiring LF William Shun'en from Athletics. Diamondbacks expressed interest in acquiring P Clemente Padron from Athletics. Royals expressed interest in acquiring P Joe Rollins from Devil Rays.
cangelo writes " Winning 2 of the last 3 world series, the Chicago Cubs were expecting to retool this year.
Before the season began, they sent Cubbie ace Amos Snodgrass to Tampa Bay. They were shopping last years MVP Lenard Ciprian. Nobody bit on Ciprian and his 32 homeruns and 94 rbi's through July have kept the Cubs in the NLC division race.
Former Met, Giant Killed In Venezuelan Drug Violence
soobooboo writes " In perhaps the bloodiest clash to date in Venezuela’s escalating drug wars, 31 were killed as members of the infamous Diez Cartel of Northern Venezuela struck rival Zulia Cartel in a string of seemingly coordinated attacks across Maricaibo and the city’s outlying villages.
Among those killed in the attacks, former HFTC Outfielder Carlos Valderrama (53), a Venezuelan native who was rumored to have become involved with the Zulia Cartel in the years since his retirement from professional baseball.
DaveHorn writes " First edition of the HFTC Threat Down. A look at the hottest bats going into the first round of the playoffs and their probable match-ups.
oregon writes " Just before my grandfather died he looked at me and said, "boy, you need to make your old pappy a promise. Everytime the Pads have two losing sims in a row, you have to write an Inside the Numbers column."
meatwall writes " July 30, 2029, Anaheim, CA - Tragedy struck the Anaheim Angels baseball club today when longtime manager Dallas Green passed away on the bench. "
Untitled DocumentRecent HFTC News Monday 8/15/2030: Cancio (CHW) and Santiago (ChC) win P.O.W. award Manuel Cancio from Chicago (A) wins his 13th Player of the Week award for putting up the best numbers this week in the American League. Manuel pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .500 with 6 HR and 11 RBI while slugging 1.409. He now has homered in 4 consecutive games as well! Francisco Santiago from Chicago (N) wins his 2nd Player of the Week award for putting up the best numbers this week in the National League. He had an on base percentage of .682 and hit .632, while driving in 5 runs. He hit in every game this week and extended his hitting streak to 7 games. Friday 8/12/2030: Kansas City has no chance in a 2-hitter by John Mercado SEATTLE - Kansas City's bats were sleeping, and Seattle's John Mercado gave them no chance to wake up. He gave up just 2 hits in recording his 2nd shutout of the season. 'That was one of the best games of my career. I had my stuff working very well today.' Mercado (9-8) struck out 8 and walked none, throwing 67 of 95 pitches for strikes. Seattle's second baseman Henry Jett got 1 hit in 2 AB, stroking a double. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Mercado. The final score of the game was 1-0. Thursday 8/11/2030: Philadelphia's Lagos severely injured PHILADELPHIA - When it rains, it pours. Philadelphia's right-hander Francisco Lagos will not pitch for at least 6-7 weeks, handing the team a huge setback. He suffered a serious injury in a game against Milwaukee where he left the field in the 1st inning. After being examined by several specialists the diagnosis is clear: Ruptured Elbow Ligament. Opposing players hit .294 against Francisco this season. While posting an ERA of 7.67 he went 4-8 in 4 starts, fanning 36 and walking 54 hitters. Wednesday 8/10/2030: Jordan Dierks clubs three rockets MINNESOTA - Minnesota beat Indianapolis 17-3, but that was not the real story of the game. Jordan Dierks was, as he went deep three times. A 372 foot drive to right field marked his 1st bomb, a two-run homerun off Richard Wear in the 5th inning. Number 2 in the 6th inning, a shot estimated at 432 feet, cleared the wall in center field. His 3rd shot, off Donald Jones in the 8th inning, was a two-run homerun and cleared the fence in left-center. Jordan got 3 hits in 5 AB, scoring three times and collecting 7 RBI. So far this season he is batting .281 with 11 homers and 64 RBI. Wednesday 8/10/2030: Manuel Cancio found the stroke, smashes three homers CHICAGO (A) - Manuel Cancio was in a groove, and the results spoke for themselves. He powered Chicago (A) to a 10-6 win over Baltimore by homering three times. A pitch from Vincent Nystrom in the 1st inning left his bat for a solo homerun, landing 354 feet from home plate in right field. A 391 foot drive to right field marked his 2nd bomb, a solo homerun off Vincent Nystrom in the 3rd inning. His 3rd shot, off Phillip Mikell in the 4th inning, was a three-run homerun and cleared the fence in right-center. Manuel finished with 3 hits in 4 AB, scoring three runs with 5 RBI. Kevin Vickers was the last player to hit 3 homeruns in a game, doing it 8/7/2030. Wednesday 8/10/2030: Matthew Rentschler collects 2000th hit against Toronto TORONTO - Tampa Bay's second baseman Matthew Rentschler joined some elite company today, collecting his 2000th career hit! With no outs in the 7th inning, Matthew drilled a single, causing a standing ovation from the crowd. In 12 years of big league action so far, Matthew has compiled a batting average of .302, along with 85 homeruns and 866 RBI. 'I'm out of words. I'll probably realize it tomorrow, but for now I'm done.' Tuesday 8/9/2030: Gary Wolfe pitches 1-hit shutout against Washington NEW YORK (N) - Washington's bats were sleeping, and New York (N)'s Gary Wolfe gave them no chance to wake up. He gave up just one hit in recording his 1st shutout of the season. 'They took some ugly cuts at my breaking stuff, so I kept throwing it. Fortunately they were not able to adjust in time.' Wolfe (13-11) struck out 4 and walked none, throwing 63 of 100 pitches for strikes. Antonio Balbuena provided New York (N) with the offense Wolfe needed as he collected 2 hits in 4 trips to the plate, hitting a homerun, scoring 2 runs. New York (N) scored 3 runs on 4 hits. Tuesday 8/9/2030: Willie Breedlove (Ind) will miss full season INDIANAPOLIS - Indianapolis' leftfielder Willie Breedlove suffered a season ending injury when he hurt himself diving for a ball. He collapsed in pain and was helped off the field. After x-rays were taken the diagnosis did not surprise many: Broken Knee. Surgery will be performed next week. Breedlove has hit for a .282 average this season. He has 49 extra base hits along with 211 total bases, resulting in a .567 slugging percentage. Monday 8/8/2030: Detroit's Curet wins Player of the Week award The Player of the Week award in the American League goes to Detroit's Oscar Curet this time, as the centerfielder displayed the best offensive perfomance in his league. He had an on base percentage of .458 and hit .458, while driving in 12 runs. He now has homered in 3 consecutive games as well! The National League Player of the Week award goes to Larry Mcghee, Los Angeles' starting catcher. Larry pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .619 with 3 HR and 11 RBI while slugging 1.238. Larry managed to drive in at least one run in every game he played this week. Mcghee has walked 26 times this year and posts a .373 OBP. While batting .327, 112 for 343, he has driven in 71 runs. Thursday 8/4/2030: Albert Fernandez pounds three dingers SAN DIEGO - Albert Fernandez was in a groove, and the results spoke for themselves. He powered Colorado to a 8-0 win over San Diego by homering three times. His 1st blast, a two-run homerun off John Crabtree in the 1st inning, landed an estimated 387 feet from home plate. A 425 foot drive to left field marked his 2nd bomb, a solo homerun off John Crabtree in the 4th inning. In the 8th inning he unloaded a three-run homerun off Kevin Hayman. Albert collected 3 hits in 5 trips to the plate, with three runs scored and collecting 6 RBI. In 4451 career at bats, he has hit 303 homeruns and collected 988 RBI. On 7/28/2030, Bryan Faulk was the last player to hit 3 dingers in a single game.
78-40 0.0
75-43 3.0
