OCTOBER 2024

IMAGE: Breakers players celebrate as Bryan Duncan approaches home plate. The 28-year-old left fielder hit a whopping 9th inning solo home run to grab a 3-2 win at home for Los Angeles at the end of an opening day nail-biter against Bay Area.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MONTH:
*Brothers 3B Alex Ochoa hit two hat tricks (Three homers in one game) this month, against New York on October 12 and Houston on October 20.
*Two seperate bench-clearing brawls occurred that resulted in a combined 4 suspensions. Carolina LF Matt Storer will miss 4 games, Houston SP Carlos Miranda will miss 8 games, Dallas RF Tommie Williamson will miss 3 games, and Seattle SP Ross Newman will miss 6 games.
INJURY REPORT
*SS Ramiro Escalon (CGY) - anterior cruciate ligament tear, out for season
*SP Steve Armstrong (NY) - elbow inflammation, out for one week
*SP Guillermo Espinoza (LV) - torn rotator cuff, out for season

PLAYERS OF THE MONTH
 Batter: 3B Alex Ochoa (CAR) - .381 AVG, 21 home runs, 33 RBIs, 26 runs
Pitcher: Carlos Lung (SEA) - 2.49 ERA, .213 BA, 3 wins, 0 losses
Rookie: SP Matt Bisesi (BA) - 3.27 ERA, .154 BA, 2 wins, 0 losses

STANDINGS


 

Slapshot Kirby wrote:

First of all, I think your league is actually pretty unique so far! Although I do have a few questions: 

1. How many teams make the postseason?
2. Are games televised or streamed at all? If so, then what networks televise and stream games?

Anyway, I am looking forward to updates on this league of yours! Go Pigeons!

1. 8 teams make the playoffs, two division winners and two wildcards from each conference. There's three rounds: the knockout series, the conference finals, and the Ultimate Cup Final, each lasting 7 games max.
2. UBL games can be seen on ESPN, TBS, TNT and ABC, along with affiliated streaming networks.

DECEMBER 2024

IMAGE: Philadelphia right fielder Ryan Doherty and shortstop Josh Thompson round the bases after Doherty hit a 3rd inning home run off of Toronto's Adam Lund. This early score set the mood for the evening, as the typically hapless Ringers rallied behind two further dingers by Julio Llanos to score a Christmas Day road win, 7-5.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MONTH
*The UBL held the first of its annual Christmas Day games, with the scores as follows:
Seattle 3, Los Angeles 4
Portland 5, Dallas 9
Calgary 4, Bay Area 6
Las Vegas 11, British Columbia 2
Philadelphia 7, Toronto 5
New York 6, Atlanta 3
Miami 6, Chicago 7
Carolina 2, Houston 9

Dallas' Larry Skeen was declared the top player in the Christmas Day games, scoring 2 home runs, 4 RBIS and 2 runs against the Portland Beavers. As such, he was rewarded with the "Mug of Eggnog" trophy and a coupon entitling him to free Borden brand eggnog for the remainder of 2024. When interviewed, the shortstop expressed disappointment with the latter, saying he was allergic to dairy.
*Another Breakers player slammed 4 homers in one game - this time, it was LF Tony Puebla. Unfortunately, LA could not come away with the W this time, losing 8-7 to Portland on the road.

INJURY UPDATE
SP Hector Montes (TOR) - shoulder inflammation, out for 4 months
SP Pedro Renteria (LV) - torn ulnar collateral ligament, out for season
SP Wade Young (MIA) - unspecified shoulder injury, out for season
CL Bob Trader (BC) - forearm inflammation, out for 3-4 weeks
1B Jiao-Long Jiao (NYT) - chronic back soreness, out for 3-4 weeks

PLAYERS OF THE MONTH
Batter: 3B Mario Borras (SEA) - .393 AVG, 32 home runs, 48 RBIs, 36 runs
Pitcher: SP Blaine Ward (CHI) - 3.00 ERA, 4 wins, 0 losses
Rookie: LF Greg Valenty (ATL) - .271 AVG, 3 home runs, 9 runs
STANDINGS

 

Had a mishap while simming, so we're going from Feburary straight through to the end of the regular season
FEBRUARY-MARCH-APRIL 2025

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MONTHS
*Atlanta pitcher Eddie Vasquez threw a perfect game, a 9-0 win against the Toronto Huskies.
*The Sea Lions had a monumental 20-6 victory over the powerhouse Ravens at home, led by SS Mario Llanes, who scored 5 base hits.
*Two players won batting triple crowns in their conferences this year: Seattle's Mario Borras in the Western Conference and Carolina's Alex Ochoa in the Eastern Conference.

INJURY REPORT
*SP Gus Pena (POR) - torn labrum, out for season
*RP Kevin Rheinschmidt (LA) - shoulder inflammation, out for season
*SP Bobby Moran (BC) - shoulder inflammation, out for season
*RF Pat Paro (POR) - strained hip muscle, out for 6 weeks
*3B Gary Desloover (MIA) - broken rib, out for 4-5 weeks
*RP Jake Hackett (CHI) - torn rotator cuff, out for season
*3B Luis Guzman (DAL) - broken rib, out for four weeks
*CF Jake Deaton (NY) - torn hip flexor tendon, out for season

END OF SEASON AWARDS
Carter Trophy (Best regular season record): Seattle Ravens - 104 wins, 52 losses, .667 PCT
Western Conference: 2B Mario Borras (SEA) - .378 AVG, 8 doubles, 0 triples, 158 home runs, 228 runs
Eastern Conference: 3B Alex Ochoa (CAR) - .366 AVG, 11 doubles, 1 triple, 152 home runs, 255 runs
FINAL STANDINGS

PLAYOFF BRACKET


 

ItDoesntMatter wrote:

kinda surprised given the smaller field and the big walls that we've had so many strong pitching performances, especially a perfect game. also wtf is that ruth division lmao

It is spread a bit thin, isn't it? Probably the hardest one to organize, I mainly did it based on population.

Hoping to add another team to either the east coast or great lakes soon to make it at least a little better.