Lead Story - 12/25/2022

End-Of-Year Potential Increases

Each team has the option of choosing one of its players—minors OR majors—to receive a 1-level potential increase for $20 mil. The following teams have opted to take advantage of this option for the upcoming 1988 season:

Philly— SP Hulk Ruffin (C > S) PAID!
Lexington— RP Tony Richter (F > C) PAID!
San Diego—
Portland—
Olympia—
Trenton—
Rochester— OF Clint Spalding (C > S) PAID!
Iowa—OF Bilbo Sheets (F > C) PAID!
Georgia—
Chattanooga—
Huntington Beach—
Baltimore—

12/12/2022

Pitcher of the Month

Month 1:
SP Mark Littell (Rock Badgers)
4-1 w/ 0.28 ERA
Fire Points Increased From 28 to 29

Month 2:
SP Justis Gilbertson (Loonies)
5-0 w/ 1.20 ERA
Fire Points Already at 30

Month 3:
SP Chris Parkey (Bounty)
4-0 w/ 2.03 ERA
Fire Points Already at 30

Month 4:
SP Tom Foucault (Elk)
4-0 w/ 2.61 ERA
Fire Points Already at 30

Month 5:
SP King Felix (Chimps)
5-0 w/ 2.28 ERA
Fire Points Increased From 28 to 29

Month 6:
SP Thom Howard (Elk)
5-0 w/ 1.40 ERA
Fire Points Increased From 29 to 30

12/12/2022

Player of the Month

Month 1—3B Ashby Langham (Rock Badgers)
• Fire Points Already at 30

Month 2— 1B Eddie Means (Elk)
• Fire Points Already at 30

Month 3— 2B Greg Matthews (Suns)
• Fire Points Increased From 29 to 30

Month 4— 3B Stiven Lara (Suns)
• Fire Points Already at 30

Month 5— 1B Alexis Brownlee (Bounty)
• Fire Points Increased From 28 to 29

Month 6— 1B Eddie Means (Elk)
• Fire Points Already at 30

12/8/2022

Player of the Week

The following players are eligible for Player-Of-The-Month after game 150. One of these players will earn one Fire Point.

Week 1– LF Russ Ladd (Surfers)
Week 2– 1B Eddie Means (Elk)
Week 3– 1B Eddie Means (Elk)
Week 4– CF Cody Dobbins (Rock Badgers)
Week 5– 3B Brett Lawrie (Fighting Pigs)

12/8/2022

Leaguewide Injury Report

Injury Protection:

Hamza Lueke (Level 2; 0 games)
Albert Pujols (Level 1; 2 games)
Rondell Ekejiuba (Level 2; 0games)
Jeffrey Nwora (Level 1; 2 games)

1988 injuries of 8 games or more:

HUNTINGTON BEACH SURFERS
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CHATTANOOGA CHIMPS
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PORTLAND BOUNTY
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LEXINGTON LOONIES
• RP Don Carman
• SS Tony Luna

ROCHESTER ROCK BADGERS
• SP Mark Littell
• 1B Shaw LeClerc

BALTIMORE BURNERS
• C Rex Samuel
• RP Mike Edens
• 2B Jim Stegman

IOWA FIGHTING PIGS
• SS George Reynolds

PHILLY ELEPHANTS
• 2B Mark Smits
• CF Jeremy Chesters

GEORGIA PINES
• CF Art Machado

TRENTON WOLVES
• RP Woodrow Wood
• RP Brian McIntosh

OLYMPIA ELK
• RF Sandifer Preston
• C Derrick Whiteside
• 3B Gaston Cottrell

SAN DIEGO SUNS
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League Chat Box

Purdy dominates, Fighting Pigs win 2-1

Arch Purdy was brilliant last night, allowing just 3 hits over 8 innings, leading the Fighting Pigs to a 2-1 win over the Elephants. | Box

Phillips baffles Wolves, Surfers win

Lacy Phillips struckout 8 Trenton batters in a 4-2 win for the Surfers. | Box

Salvadore blasts off, leads Elk to win

Elly Salvadore blasted 2 homers, lifting the Elk to a 4-1 win over San Diego. | Box

Fortes's 13-K performance not enough

Tyrell Fortes whiffed 13 batters, but the Surfers managed to beat the Fighting Pigs, 5-0. Norman Dampier struckout 9 Iowa batters in the contest. | Box

Sun dominates, Burners win 3-1

Butch Sun was brilliant last night, allowing just 4 hits over 9 innings, leading the Burners to a 3-1 win over the Bounty. | Box