Lead Story - 1/24/2023

Extra Progressions for Rookies

BURNERS
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BOUNTY
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LOONIES
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FIGHTING PIGS
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ROCK BADGERS
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WOLVES
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SURFERS
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PINES
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SUNS
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ELK
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CHIMPS
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ELEPHANTS
• SP Hulk Ruffin DONE!

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—
San Diego—
Portland—
Olympia—
Trenton—
Rochester—
Iowa—
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

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

12/8/2022

Player of the Week

The following players are eligible for Player-Of-The-Month after game 125. One of these players will earn one Fire Point.

Week 1– OF Allambee Clarke (Burners)
Week 2– C Robert Nash (Loonies)
Week 3– 1B Alexis Brownlee (Bounty)
Week 4– 1B Alexis Brownlee (Bounty)
Week 5–

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

IOWA FIGHTING PIGS
• SS George Reynolds

PHILLY ELEPHANTS
• 2B Mark Smits
• CF Jeremy Chesters

GEORGIA PINES
• CF Art Machado

TRENTON WOLVES
• RP Woodrow Wood

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

SAN DIEGO SUNS
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League Chat Box

Wehrli delivers in clutch, Wolves win

Mick Wehrli drove in 4 runs, carrying Trenton to a 10-4 victory over the Surfers. | Box

Foucault whiffs 13 in 8-3 win

Tom Foucault struckout 13 San Diego batters in a 8-3 win for the Elk. | Box

Brownlee sparks 6-3 win for Bounty

Alexis Brownlee's hot bat helped the Bounty to a 6-3 win over the Rock Badgers. Brownlee collected 5 hits in the game. Kyle Morganstern struckout 10 Rochester batters in the contest. | Box

Big game for Ekejiuba lifts Elephants to victory

Rondell Ekejiuba drove in 4 runs, carrying Philly to a 8-4 victory over the Fighting Pigs. Mark Smits of the Elephants had 4 hits in the game. Ike Weber struckout 8 Iowa batters in the contest. | Box

Aldana delivers in clutch, Bounty win

Yolexis Aldana drove in 4 runs, carrying Portland to a 7-5 victory over the Rock Badgers. | Box