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Barcone Gets Number 3000!
Posted By: Subby
Friday, August 31st, 2029
Barcone Gets Number 3000!
The day belonged to Lonnie Barcone of the Virginia Woodchucks as he became the latest player to reach the 3000-hit plateau. He did it in Virginia's 9-1 win over Norwich.
"It's a moment I'll never forget," said Barcone after the game, "3000 hits is a lot. It puts you in a very select group. I never expected to be around long enough to reach a milestone like this."
He finished the day with 2 hits in 5 at-bats.
Lifetime Barcone has connected for 292 home runs, hit .303 and driven in 1385 runs.
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Bantam gets guns loaded for post-season run
BANTAM, CT -- After missing out on the playoffs last season in a one-game playoff, the Bantam Originals have reloaded in recent days heading to the trade deadline later today.
"Simply put, we felt we need to move some moves to shore up our situation. We're really happy with the results," said team spokesman Frenchie Johnson.
The wheeling and dealing began when the team acquired RF Simon Farr from Portland and a few days later, swapped draft picks for hurler SP Lenard Contreras.
Despite seeming done, D.C. Daly and his team decided that there were still a few things they needed to make a run. "We felt like at the end of the day, we wanted to be sure we left no stone uncovered en route to what we hope will be a playoff run and a long stay in the postseason. These deals aren't about just winning the division, it's about something far more than that."
The team added some depth when they acquired OF Ariel Martinez from Barstow earlier in the week, but nothing could prepare anyone for the deal they made at the deadline. The Originals sent two prospects, along with disgruntled hurler David Johnson and starter Harold Shealy to Las Vegas for top of the rotation hurler Claye Powers, catcher Henry Cowell and C/3B Leandro Carbonell in a deal that the team hopes will put them over the top.
While the addition of extra salary and dealing future picks has been viewed by some as risk, Daly defe...read more.
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VL Turns FOBL Upside Down
Posted By: RonCo
FOBL HQ -- After years of dominance, the FOBL GL finds itself in an unusual situation. FOr the decade from 2017-2027, the Gindin League's offensive players were obviously superior, each GL team averaging .21 runs per game more than their VL counterparts. This peaked in 2026 as the Wisconsin Snowbirds led GL offenses to score over half a run more than VL teams.
Some of this is certainly due to the difference in ballparks between the two leagues. The VL includes such hurlers dens as Utica's "Wombat Burrow," Green Bay's "The Yard," and Arizona's "Stadium 54"--all places where hitters hate to play.
But despite this, 2028 saw the VL right the table and 2029 has continued the trend. The VL drubbed the GL 7-2 in the All Star game this past week, and is on a pace to score nearly two-tenths of a run more than the GL by the end of the season. Five of the top six FOBL VORP scores belong to VL players:
Arthur Milikan (MIL) - 72.9
Lee McKittrick (LOS) - 66.6
David Miceli (IND) - 66.2
Donny Room (WIS) - 54.8
Paul Maine (TRE) - 49.2
Carlos Bellido (LOS) - 48.6
Interestingly enough, it's not just the hitters who are dominant, though. Again five of the top six VORP pitchers are VL players:
Kyle Faller (LOS) - 72.4
Edward Scoville (GRE) - 57.8
Nathan Sabatini (DUR) - 55.6
Steven DOsier (LOS) - 53.1
Bill Clifford (NRL) - 51.5
Eric Mcevoy (IND) - 49.5
So hail to the VL! May our run last forever!...read more.
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Faller Reaches 100 Wins
Posted By: RonCo
Los Alamos – Nuke hurler Kyle Faller beat the Orono Bear Brewers 6-2, and the Greenbelt Gophers 3-1 last sim, notching his 100th and 101st career wins. This puts him on a similar pace as all-time greats such as Douglas Morehead and Fred Bush. Faller’s record now stands at 14-1. He leads the league in strikeouts (173).
Faller is only 28 years old, but has already had a storied FOBL career. Drafted into the Wichita organization, Faller first made national headlines at 21 years of age when he was purchased by Los Alamos for the kingly sum of $12M. It was a risky move at the time, depleting a young team’s cash reserves in hopes that neither the dev-gods or the CEI fairy would destroy another promising career (visions of Keith Kaster were dancing through Nuke fans’ minds).
The rest is, as they say, great television. The kid won 21 games in his inaugural Nuke season, a Los Alamos record. He followed that up with 25 victories in 2026, leading the team to the post season after five fallow seasons. But the best was yet to come, as Faller rose from the ashes of a devastating opening day injury in 2027, sitting out the entire season only to join the team in their SS appearance. With the Nukes trailing 3-1 against the mighty Wisconsin Snowbirds, Faller rallied the team to a rousing victory, throwing 7+ innings, and grabbing the victory in the final game.
“It was the greatest FOBL performance I have ever seen,” said team owner and GM RonCo.
Despite another injury Faller picked up 20 victories the following season, surpassing
Boogie
And in the end, it all came down to David Tadasu. David Tadasu, a prospect that has never filled out his ratings; a 4th outfielder having a poor second season filling in for the injured Arturo Salas. The Arizona Discotheques were 90 feet away from their 1st FOBL title in franchise history. Up 3-1 in the Solecismic Series versus the Richmond Confederates, tied 3-3 in the bottom of the 12thst and 3rd and one out. If he could just get that run home, 27 years of futility would be over. Confederate reliever Armando Nava was on the mound, trying to keep the game alive until the 13th inning.
Strike 1
Arizona takes over the franchise in 2010, and they promptly achieve triple digit losses for the next 3 seasons.
Ball 2.
4 playoff appearances in 5 seasons in the mid-10’s as owner/GM/hot dog vendor Christopher ‘Frozenrope’ Williams finally shows he can field a winning team. 2 Division Titles. But Arizona bows out of the playoffs in the first round each of those seasons.
Ball 3. Could history be made by the next hitter, Third Baseman Walter Mitchell?
A frustrating time period follows, where Arizona watches as every team in the DT wins the division over the next 10 seasons. The ‘Theques finish in the second division for seven straight seasons.
Tadasu fouls off a 3-2 pitch. 45,000 people can’t breathe. They’re ready to explode.
The migration to v2007 and a magical draft of 2025 puts the ‘Theques in a prime position to compete again, just as...read more.
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