World Baseball Classic 41 - Everything Thread

[Cassadaigua]

Nine Games To Go,
By Julia Whitmeyer, Brattleboro Gazette

With nine games left in qualifying for the World Baseball Classic playoffs, let’s take a look at how each group has fared.

Group 1: At 17-4, the Rockets of Newmanistan have been playing like you would expect from a four-time champion. They have been very consistent from the start of this, and does remind us of their best years. They have to be considered one of the favorites to win the whole thing right now. In second, motivated by being able to play at home, are the Equestrian States at 14-7. With Abanhfleft and New Danican at 12-9, the Equestrian States still have more work to do in order to play more home games later, but they have looked good as well. I don’t see anything changing with the top two in this group.

Group 2: Scootalove City has been chugging along at 15-6, and it’s good to see how they get better every year. This is the best qualifying run they have had so far, and they are pretty much a lock. Gregoryisgodistan and Tenburg are in a tight fight for second with Hampton Island creeping into this picture a little bit. I expect it to be the Unicorns and the Metros when the smoke clears, unless the Golden Bears pull off some more stunners.

Group 3: West Phoenicia is starting to lock up this group. Finally. At 14-7, they lead by two over a tie between Anthor and Roborian. The Confederates have been a better playoff team then a qualifying team in the past, so maybe they have everyone right where they want them. Not sure who gets second here, and it probably won’t matter.

Group 4: The Dagans are 4-5 since the 11-1 start, and that is very concerning. Somehow, Schiltzberg has not capitalized on this. They have been very quiet this year, and the Dagans hold a two game advantage on them. They key has been the head to head play for us over Schiltzberg, which is confidence boosting, but the pink and black need to be better against everyone else. Banija is playing well currently, but has too much ground to make up.

Group 5: A bit of a sleeper group, but its Frenline Delpha and Alpine Union leading the way. That will probably hold serve until the playoffs. Hicana was good for a while, but have struggled of late.

Group 6: At 18-3, the Tigers from Super-Llamaland have the best record in qualifying and all the premature thinkers are thinking about the Rockets vs Tigers championship for number five. Hold off on that for a moment, but right now it’s great to see that Super-Llamaland has not taken it easy since winning in Concord Heights last year. Everyone else in this group has a losing record, so the second place team is probably an unofficial bye for the top seed in the playoffs.

Group 7: Ethane leads rather comfortably over a tie between the Northwest Kalactin Threadstarters and Lisander. Maklohi Vai is buried in this group, and there are no excuses. Hard to see a fallen great like this.

Group 8: Nova Anglicana has been consistent at 16-5, but no one will be excited over their regular season performance. Second is Darmen, two games back. Both of these nations seem pretty safe. Quebec is in reach, but has not been doing much to get hopeful about.

[Equestrian States]

World Baseball Classic 41
Match Days 22-24 Results

Group 1

Match Day 22

Oridiana                0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0  2
Equestrian States       0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 X  4

Abanhfleft              0 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 0  7
New Danican             0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0  3

New Jarwel              0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0  6
Newmanistan             1 3 0 1 2 0 4 3 X 14
  Group 1                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Newmanistan             22   18   4   145   67  +78    0.818
2 Equestrian States       22   15   7   101   77  +24    0.682
3 Abanhfleft              22   13   9    87   75  +12    0.591
4 New Danican             22   12  10    93   97   −4    0.545
5 Oridiana                22    6  16    79  112  −33    0.273   E
6 New Jarwel              22    2  20    65  142  −77    0.091   E

Match Day 23

Newmanistan             2 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0  9
Oridiana                0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1  4

New Danican             1 0 0 1 0 1 2 3 0  8
New Jarwel              0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0  6

Equestrian States       0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1  3
Abanhfleft              0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1  4
  Group 1                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Newmanistan             23   19   4   154   71  +83    0.826
2 Equestrian States       23   15   8   104   81  +23    0.652
3 Abanhfleft              23   14   9    91   78  +13    0.609
4 New Danican             23   13  10   101  103   −2    0.565
5 Oridiana                23    6  17    83  121  −38    0.261   E
6 New Jarwel              23    2  21    71  150  −79    0.087   E

Match Day 24

Oridiana                0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0  2
Abanhfleft              1 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 X  8

New Jarwel              0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0
Equestrian States       0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 X  4

Newmanistan             0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1 0 10
New Danican             0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0  1
  Group 1                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Newmanistan             24   20   4   164   72  +92    0.833
2 Equestrian States       24   16   8   108   81  +27    0.667
3 Abanhfleft              24   15   9    99   80  +19    0.625
4 New Danican             24   13  11   102  113  −11    0.542
5 Oridiana                24    6  18    85  129  −44    0.250   E
6 New Jarwel              24    2  22    71  154  −83    0.083   E

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Group 2

Match Day 22

Gregoryisgodistan       1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0  2
Scootalove City         3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 X  5

Tomikosan               0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0  3
Tenburg                 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 X  5

Hampton Island          0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0  2
Pavilion Tent           0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1  1
  Group 2                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Scootalove City         22   16   6   123   83  +40    0.727
2 Tenburg                 22   12  10   110   97  +13    0.545
3 Hampton Island          22   11  11   114  117   −3    0.500
4 Gregoryisgodistan       22   11  11   105   99   +6    0.500
5 Pavilion Tent           22    9  13    75  100  −25    0.409
6 Tomikosan               22    7  15    90  121  −31    0.318

Match Day 23

Pavilion Tent           0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0  3
Gregoryisgodistan       0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0  2

Tenburg                 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 1  7
Hampton Island          0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0  6

Scootalove City         2 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 2 13
Tomikosan               0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0  2
  Group 2                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Scootalove City         23   17   6   136   85  +51    0.739
2 Tenburg                 23   13  10   117  103  +14    0.565
3 Hampton Island          23   11  12   120  124   −4    0.478
4 Gregoryisgodistan       23   11  12   107  102   +5    0.478
5 Pavilion Tent           23   10  13    78  102  −24    0.435
6 Tomikosan               23    7  16    92  134  −42    0.304

Match Day 24

Gregoryisgodistan       2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0  4
Tomikosan               0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Hampton Island          1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  1
Scootalove City         0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 X  5

Pavilion Tent           0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0  1
Tenburg                 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X  2
  Group 2                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Scootalove City         24   18   6   141   86  +55    0.750
2 Tenburg                 24   14  10   119  104  +15    0.583
3 Gregoryisgodistan       24   12  12   111  102   +9    0.500
4 Hampton Island          24   11  13   121  129   −8    0.458
5 Pavilion Tent           24   10  14    79  104  −25    0.417
6 Tomikosan               24    7  17    92  138  −46    0.292   E

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Group 3

Match Day 22

Damukuni                0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2  2
GasCorp                 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2  4

Empire of Cats          0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0  2
West Phoenicia          1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 X  5

Roborian                0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0
Anthor                  0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 X  6
  Group 3                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 West Phoenicia          22   15   7   138   90  +48    0.682
2 Anthor                  22   13   9   103   71  +32    0.591
3 Roborian                22   12  10   101   98   +3    0.545
4 GasCorp                 22   10  12    92  118  −26    0.455
5 Empire of Cats          22    9  13    76  112  −36    0.409
6 Damukuni                22    7  15    74   95  −21    0.318

Match Day 23

Anthor                  1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0  4
Damukuni                1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 X  5

West Phoenicia          0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0  3
Roborian                0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0  1

GasCorp                 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0  3
Empire of Cats          0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0  2
  Group 3                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 West Phoenicia          23   16   7   141   91  +50    0.696
2 Anthor                  23   13  10   107   76  +31    0.565
3 Roborian                23   12  11   102  101   +1    0.522
4 GasCorp                 23   11  12    95  120  −25    0.478
5 Empire of Cats          23    9  14    78  115  −37    0.391
6 Damukuni                23    8  15    79   99  −20    0.348

Match Day 24

Damukuni                2 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0  6
Empire of Cats          1 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 X  7

Roborian                0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0  4
GasCorp                 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 X  7

Anthor                  0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 1  6
West Phoenicia          1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1  5
  Group 3                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 West Phoenicia          24   16   8   146   97  +49    0.667
2 Anthor                  24   14  10   113   81  +32    0.583
3 GasCorp                 24   12  12   102  124  −22    0.500
4 Roborian                24   12  12   106  108   −2    0.500
5 Empire of Cats          24   10  14    85  121  −36    0.417
6 Damukuni                24    8  16    85  106  −21    0.333

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Group 4

Match Day 22

Derring-Do              3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0  6
Azadeshia               0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0  2

Devonta                 2 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0  8
Cassadaigua             0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0  1

Schiltzberg             0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0  3
Banija                  0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0  2
  Group 4                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Cassadaigua             22   15   7   115   84  +31    0.682
2 Schiltzberg             22   14   8   115   68  +47    0.636
3 Devonta                 22   12  10    97   79  +18    0.545
4 Derring-Do              22    9  13    94  100   −6    0.409
5 Azadeshia               22    9  13    76  122  −46    0.409
6 Banija                  22    7  15    66  110  −44    0.318

Match Day 23

Banija                  1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0  2
Derring-Do              0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 X  5

Cassadaigua             2 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 1  9
Schiltzberg             0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0  3

Azadeshia               0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 0  6
Devonta                 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 2  8
  Group 4                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Cassadaigua             23   16   7   124   87  +37    0.696
2 Schiltzberg             23   14   9   118   77  +41    0.609
3 Devonta                 23   13  10   105   85  +20    0.565
4 Derring-Do              23   10  13    99  102   −3    0.435
5 Azadeshia               23    9  14    82  130  −48    0.391
6 Banija                  23    7  16    68  115  −47    0.304   E

Match Day 24

Derring-Do              0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1  2
Devonta                 0 0 3 3 0 0 1 1 X  8

Schiltzberg             0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0  7
Azadeshia               0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0  2

Banija                  0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0  4
Cassadaigua             2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1  5
  Group 4                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Cassadaigua             24   17   7   129   91  +38    0.708
2 Schiltzberg             24   15   9   125   79  +46    0.625
3 Devonta                 24   14  10   113   87  +26    0.583
4 Derring-Do              24   10  14   101  110   −9    0.417
5 Azadeshia               24    9  15    84  137  −53    0.375   E
6 Banija                  24    7  17    72  120  −48    0.292   E

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Group 5

Match Day 22

Vangaziland             0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  1
Frenline Delpha         0 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 X  7

Qasden                  1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0  4
Alpine Union            0 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 X  7

Hicaña                  2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3  8
Ajian Empire            0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0  6
  Group 5                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Frenline Delpha         22   15   7   105   61  +44    0.682
2 Alpine Union            22   14   8   113   75  +38    0.636
3 Hicaña                  22   11  11    89   87   +2    0.500
4 Vangaziland             22   10  12    81  118  −37    0.455
5 Ajian Empire            22   10  12   103  104   −1    0.455
6 Qasden                  22    6  16    82  128  −46    0.273   E

Match Day 23

Ajian Empire            0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0  3
Vangaziland             0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 X  5

Alpine Union            0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0  4
Hicaña                  0 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 X  6

Frenline Delpha         0 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 0  6
Qasden                  0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0  1
  Group 5                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Frenline Delpha         23   16   7   111   62  +49    0.696
2 Alpine Union            23   14   9   117   81  +36    0.609
3 Hicaña                  23   12  11    95   91   +4    0.522
4 Vangaziland             23   11  12    86  121  −35    0.478
5 Ajian Empire            23   10  13   106  109   −3    0.435
6 Qasden                  23    6  17    83  134  −51    0.261   E

Match Day 24

Vangaziland             0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0  1
Qasden                  0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 X  3

Hicaña                  0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0  3
Frenline Delpha         3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X  4

Ajian Empire            0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0  5
Alpine Union            1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0  3
  Group 5                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Frenline Delpha         24   17   7   115   65  +50    0.708
2 Alpine Union            24   14  10   120   86  +34    0.583
3 Hicaña                  24   12  12    98   95   +3    0.500
4 Vangaziland             24   11  13    87  124  −37    0.458
5 Ajian Empire            24   11  13   111  112   −1    0.458
6 Qasden                  24    7  17    86  135  −49    0.292   E

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Group 6

Match Day 22

New Sangti              0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0  2
Super-Llamaland         0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 X  4

Davidian Islands        0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0  2
Drawkland               0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 X  5

New Sportland           1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0  5
Sandberg                0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0
  Group 6                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Super-Llamaland         22   19   3   144   38 +106    0.864   Q
2 Drawkland               22   11  11    97   92   +5    0.500
3 New Sportland           22    9  13    73   84  −11    0.409
4 Sandberg                22    9  13    82  105  −23    0.409
5 New Sangti              22    9  13    75  110  −35    0.409
6 Davidian Islands        22    9  13    58  100  −42    0.409

Match Day 23

Sandberg                0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0  1
New Sangti              3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 X  7

Drawkland               0 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 0  7
New Sportland           0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0  1

Super-Llamaland         3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 5 11
Davidian Islands        0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1  1
  Group 6                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Super-Llamaland         23   20   3   155   39 +116    0.870   Q
2 Drawkland               23   12  11   104   93  +11    0.522
3 New Sangti              23   10  13    82  111  −29    0.435
4 New Sportland           23    9  14    74   91  −17    0.391
5 Sandberg                23    9  14    83  112  −29    0.391
6 Davidian Islands        23    9  14    59  111  −52    0.391

Match Day 24

New Sangti              0 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0  7
Davidian Islands        0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0  5

New Sportland           0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2  3
Super-Llamaland         1 0 4 2 0 0 0 2 X  9

Sandberg                0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0  3
Drawkland               0 1 0 5 2 1 0 0 X  9
  Group 6                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Super-Llamaland         24   21   3   164   42 +122    0.875   Q
2 Drawkland               24   13  11   113   96  +17    0.542
3 New Sangti              24   11  13    89  116  −27    0.458
4 New Sportland           24    9  15    77  100  −23    0.375
5 Sandberg                24    9  15    86  121  −35    0.375
6 Davidian Islands        24    9  15    64  118  −54    0.375

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Group 7

Match Day 22

St. Saratoga            3 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 1  9
Lisander                0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0  2

Somersville             2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  2
Maklohi Vai             0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Ethane                  0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0  2
Northwest Kalactin      0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 X  4
  Group 7                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Ethane                  22   14   8    92   68  +24    0.636
2 Somersville             22   12  10   109  109    0    0.545
3 Northwest Kalactin      22   12  10    88   92   −4    0.545
4 Lisander                22   11  11    84  111  −27    0.500
5 St. Saratoga            22    9  13   100   96   +4    0.409
6 Maklohi Vai             22    8  14    98   95   +3    0.364

Match Day 23

Northwest Kalactin      0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0
St. Saratoga            0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 X  4

Maklohi Vai             0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2  4
Ethane                  2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  2

Lisander                0 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 1  7
Somersville             0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2  4
  Group 7                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Ethane                  23   14   9    94   72  +22    0.609
2 Lisander                23   12  11    91  115  −24    0.522
3 Somersville             23   12  11   113  116   −3    0.522
4 Northwest Kalactin      23   12  11    88   96   −8    0.522
5 St. Saratoga            23   10  13   104   96   +8    0.435
6 Maklohi Vai             23    9  14   102   97   +5    0.391

Match Day 24

St. Saratoga            0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0  3
Somersville             0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0  1

Ethane                  1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0  6
Lisander                0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0  4

Northwest Kalactin      1 1 2 0 0 1 2 2 0  9
Maklohi Vai             3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0  4
  Group 7                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Ethane                  24   15   9   100   76  +24    0.625
2 Northwest Kalactin      24   13  11    97  100   −3    0.542
3 Lisander                24   12  12    95  121  −26    0.500
4 Somersville             24   12  12   114  119   −5    0.500
5 St. Saratoga            24   11  13   107   97  +10    0.458
6 Maklohi Vai             24    9  15   106  106    0    0.375

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Group 8

Match Day 22

Quebec                  0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 3  8
Darmen                  0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0  2

Gratissima              0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0  6
Nova Anglicana          0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0  5

Cosumar                 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3  6
Lycrabon                1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0  3
  Group 8                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Nova Anglicana          22   16   6   127   91  +36    0.727
2 Darmen                  22   13   9   107   98   +9    0.591
3 Quebec                  22   12  10   117  109   +8    0.545
4 Cosumar                 22    9  13    90  108  −18    0.409
5 Lycrabon                22    8  14    82   95  −13    0.364
6 Gratissima              22    8  14    73   95  −22    0.364

Match Day 23

Lycrabon                0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 2  8
Quebec                  0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0  4

Nova Anglicana          1 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0  8
Cosumar                 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0  2

Darmen                  0 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0  6
Gratissima              0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0  1
  Group 8                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Nova Anglicana          23   17   6   135   93  +42    0.739
2 Darmen                  23   14   9   113   99  +14    0.609
3 Quebec                  23   12  11   121  117   +4    0.522
4 Cosumar                 23    9  14    92  116  −24    0.391
5 Lycrabon                23    9  14    90   99   −9    0.391
6 Gratissima              23    8  15    74  101  −27    0.348

Match Day 24

Quebec                  0 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 0  6
Gratissima              0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0  4

Cosumar                 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  2
Darmen                  1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1  3

Lycrabon                0 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 2  8
Nova Anglicana          0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1  3
  Group 8                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Nova Anglicana          24   17   7   138  101  +37    0.708
2 Darmen                  24   15   9   116  101  +15    0.625
3 Quebec                  24   13  11   127  121   +6    0.542
4 Lycrabon                24   10  14    98  102   −4    0.417
5 Cosumar                 24    9  15    94  119  −25    0.375   E
6 Gratissima              24    8  16    78  107  −29    0.333   E

[Sangti]

NEW SANGTI INQUIRER
only 12 Sangs!

SPORTS NEWS
Indios rue poor start to WBC 41 as they close in to the Base Corps in second place
by Rafael Sigua Jr

DAVIDIAN ISLANDS - If this was WBC 27 or any WBC that third placers can progress to the playoffs, the Indios would still have made the playoffs had the group stages ended today. Instead, they would need to be almost as perfect in their next six games to progress to the next round. Two of these game, including their very next one, are against the holders of the second spot, the Drawkland Base Corps.

In the most recent three game series, the Base Corps and the Tigers of Super-Llamaland won all their games, including the defending champs 4-2 win over the Indios, which put a dent on the latter's bid to grab the second spot for the playoffs. They limited the damage though, stomping Sandberg 7-1 and narrowly beating the Islanders, 7-5, to keep themselves within touching distance against the Base Corps. In their next three games, the Base Corps will have New Sangti, Super-Llamaland, and Davidian Islands. Should the Indios beat the Base Corps in the next game, then they face New Sportland next and then another grudge match against the Tigers.

What would be interesting though is that the two primary protagonists vying for the second playoff spot will face each other in the final game of the group stages. So in other words, the Indios have a mountain to climb and they have to at least depend on the Base Corps' slip-ups, hope that the Tigers field a weaker-than-usual team (they already clinched top seed in Group 6, though they might go for the overall top seed), and the Indios miraculously win their remaining matches - which is already a tall order for them.

The reason? Their first half form. They lost their first five games, and endured another losing streak at the end of the first half, putting them dead last in Group 6 and having a record of 4-11. Their form on their last nine games say otherwise. They are 7-2 and are now closing to .500 territory. If they can somehow win their remaining games, then they can have a winning record for the first time, and have a chance to usurp Drawkland for the last playoffs spot. Can the Indios do it? We're hoping they can for the pride of this baseball nation.

[Super-Llamaland]

CYCLONES COMPLETE 7Y/85M DEAL FOR QUINLAN
Douglas Stone, LBC Sports

The end of a long-lived free agency saga is finally upon us, as the New Llama Cyclones have announced the signing of Tennish pitcher Rory Quinlan to a seven-year, eighty-five-million-dollar contract. "Earlier this morning," GM David Windhorst, whose attention was first drawn to Quinlan for his no-hitter at WBC40, announced, "We completed the signing of left-handed-pitcher Rory Quinlan from Tenburg's Tallow RiverSharks. We're incredibly excited to bring Rory to our team, and feel confident that with this addition we can continue to challenge for - and hopefully win - another title."

Quinlan had been rumored to be coming over to Super-Llamaland for almost an entire year, but with the announcement, Cyclones fans can finally relax knowing they have the last piece needed for a championship team - strong starting pitching. With Quinlan, national team lefty Natalie Wu, and the recently re-signed Jarred Atkins, the Cyclones now boast the dominant rotation they needed to complement their lineup and bullpen. While they haven't won a title in seven years now after being bested by Talahita in last season's semifinals, New Llama City will be expecting great things out of the new roster.

"Getting a chance to play alongside Tenburg's best pitcher is a great opportunity for me and for the Cyclones," Natalie Wu commented during this morning's press conference. "Rory is unbelievably talented, and with him we'll have the best rotation - and team - in the league." When asked who would be handed the first spot in the rotation, however, Wu declined to definitively answer, and neither did manager Duncan McKenzie.

Meanwhile, Sofia Rasmussen's New Llama Wizards may have been hurt by their rivals' acquisition of such a strong pitcher. Still, Rasmussen commented positively on Quinlan: "We've never faced the Metros at the WBC, but they're a very strong team and Rory Quinlan is a major part of that. He came to the wrong part of New Llama City, but I'm excited to see him in action."

Nobody's quite sure what to expect of the left-handed starter, although notable sabermetrics website Graphsforfans has projected a 16-9 record and 3.05 ERA for the Tennish pitcher. If he can sustain that level of performance for the entire season, Cyclones fans will be extremely happy with the contract. But there's only one way to find out what he actually does. And LBL viewers can't wait to see it.

[The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp]

TDDROH Sports chat

With six games left, Scootalove City wins 3 games in a row.


Match Day 22

Gregoryisgodistan       1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0  2
Scootalove City         3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 X  5

Match Day 23

Scootalove City         2 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 2 13
Tomikosan               0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0  2

Match Day 24

Hampton Island          1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  1
Scootalove City         0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 X  5

  Group 2                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Scootalove City         24   18   6   141   86  +55    0.750
2 Tenburg                 24   14  10   119  104  +15    0.583
3 Gregoryisgodistan       24   12  12   111  102   +9    0.500
4 Hampton Island          24   11  13   121  129   −8    0.458
5 Pavilion Tent           24   10  14    79  104  −25    0.417
6 Tomikosan               24    7  17    92  138  −46    0.292   E

They haven't clinched a postseason spot yet, but with only six games left, I think it is safe to say that it is extremely likely that they will enter the postseason being the first team in the group to clinch a title.

The three run homer from Alex Ponches in the first inning was very nice to see from a player that we don't usually see.

The last three innings were again, locked down by Amalthea "The last Unicorn" Beagle.


The second game was a runaway success. Stan Gagnon, Alex Tremblay, and Paul Mins let them only get in about 4 hits total for the entire game.

Our bats on the other hand, destroyed Tomikosan team.

They were many great things in that game, the greatest was in the fifth inning, two back to back grand slams from Rick 'The House/God of Thunder'' King and Zoey Derpus. That was just amazing to watch.

The last game was also good, Hampton Island only got one run the entire game, and were unable to get anything else other than 4 singles and one double the entire rest of the game.

The three run homer in the fourth was thanks to Stuart Nova.

On to standings, Tomikosan has been eliminated from postseason contention with things not looking good for Pavilion Tent or Hampton Island .

Gregoryisgodistan got demoted to third place, it remains to be seen if they can turn this around in six games and take down Tenburg as they have done in WBC's prior, or will Tenburg maintain second.

It will be a tight race to be sure. Our Unicorns are very close to a clinch, but they will still have to work for it.

Keep up the good work Unicorns.

[Hicanans in Exile]

Alea Iacta Est - Part XI

This was not how things were supposed to go. Hicaña was supposed to be challenging for a playoff spot - no, in the playoffs, not going down four games with a 10-12 record with just eight games left to play. But of the two scenarios, the latter seemed far more likely right now. They'd gone down quickly to the Ajian Empire despite a favorable start, and by the top of the ninth they were down 6-5. On any other day, it was a perfectly surmountable deficit. But the last seventeen Hicañans to go up had all been retired in order by a dominant Ajian relief corps. They just didn't seem to have what it took.

Alex Cameron knew why this was happening. He'd been told by Villareña that the World Baseball Council had reacted negatively to Hicaña's reconquest of Sola. "They might be making calls against you. Just a few, but you'll have to let everyone know." He had, and the players...hadn't seemed very impressed, but it was the logical explanation for their struggles he'd been looking for.

"We're going to lose, we're going to lose, we're going to lose," Alex Cameron was mumbling to himself in a corner. But things weren't yet finished. Yannick Hechavarría, backup catcher for the New Llama Wizards, had worked a 3-1 count off of closer Tobei Sugiyama...who proceeded to throw ball four, and then ball five.

"Strike three!" The umpire called. The Llamanean lost it. Before anyone knew what was happening, he was screaming in the umpire's face. Before Alex knew what was happening, he'd been ejected from the game.

Three batters later, pinch-hitter Lucas Correa, who for some reason was struggling to hold in laughter, hit a three-run home run off Sugiyama to put the Phoenixes ahead 8-6. They were now just three games away from the Alpine Union.

[Somersville]

Six games,1.5 games back for the playoff spot:Pesapallo SSV at 12-12!We could pull this off!

[Newmanistan]

THE ROCKET REPORT

ALTERNATIVE HISTORY, PART III

By Taylor Larson,

When I left you, we were through World Baseball Classic 26, and Newmanistan had picked up their fifth title in the 24th Classic. As the years go on, would the Rockets have picked up even more titles if they continued to return every single year and did not have such a long hiatus? Well, let’s find out! Once again, I add my disclaimer about this being completely satirical. What isn’t satirical is some of the recent pictures I posted on my RocketGram page from an event that I hosted here in Pocono City. Check them out! No pictures of me and Justin Zheng yet, but eventually when he gets here, I can’t wait to interview him. So, here we go, let us continue with the alternative history of the World Baseball Classic!

WBC 27: This classic is jointly hosted by Maklohi Vai and Saintland. One question that I have got with my alternative history from the readers which is a good one, is why I am not saying Newmanistan hosted another tournament during this stretch. Truth is we wanted to give other nations a chance to host it, and this one was no exception. There are twelve groups in this tournament, and the Rockets end up in Group 6, where their biggest opponents will be Sangti and The Serbian Empire. Now, another question some are asking is why I am omitting teams from a group, such as in this example, the question would be why am I omitting New Montreal States. The reason is that Newmanistan would be a Pot 1 team based on how this history is progressing, so they would not be seeing the actual Pot 1 team that was in the group. Newmanistan would one replacing them. What seemed to be a cakewalk group proved to be more challenging as Sangti proved to be pretty good, and The Serbian Empire was a pesky bunch. The Rockets end up 5-3, tied for first, and get the tiebreaker. They draw the #5 seed, get a first round bye, and take out Strawbee, the #21-seed in the second round. You see what just happened there? Strawbee went on a Cinderella ride and “really” won this championship. But things would have been a lot different if they meant Newmanistan in the next round.

Now, with the actual champion out so early, who really wins this World Baseball Classic 27 title? This alternative history thing did not only have the potential to add more titles for the Rockets, but had the potential of getting someone else a title, too. Strawbee is out now, and the Rockets now battle the nation of Southwick. We didn’t know all that much about these guys, but Newmanistan takes care of business once again! Milchama would win a three game series over Zwangzug, and continued to be on a roll, and they would be the semifinal opponent of Newmanistan. The Warriors would have the upper hand in this series, and knock Newmanistan out.

Meanwhile, Maklohi Vai knocked out Sangti (for real) to get to the finals in the other half of the bracket, so they advance here too since they are not affected by the Rockets. The finals therefore is Milchama vs Maklohi Vai.

Maklohi Vai wins. That’s when it was supposed to happen, guys. It should’ve happened. Sorry we weren’t really in this Classic for you.

WBC 28: The World Baseball Classic returns to Newmanistan! Well, no, actually it didn’t really, it was hosted by Vaugania. But since they ceased to exist, there’s no one from there that I can tick off saying they didn’t really host, and that we really did. We would have hosted one of these at some point, so why not here? The Rockets end up in Group 4, with a tough task of having Saugeais and Qazox in their group. It was not going to be easy! In a tough group, Newmanistan finishes 7-3, but is second to Saugeais, who ended up winning the group. The Rockets are the 9th seed overall, and take care of business against 8th-seeded Thatius. Next up is #16-seeded Mosktopia, who shocked (for real) top-seeded Lycrabon. Newmanistan takes care of Mosktopia, and gets the Zebras from Zwangzug in the next round. Unfortunately, Newmanistan is knocked out at this stage. Super-Llamaland takes their first title.

WBC 29: This Classic gets hosted by Equestrian States. Like the current Classic, the Rockets end up in Group 1, and end up having The Serbian Empire and Karditan as their primary opponents to be concerned with. The group stage is a success, and the team goes 8-2, and draws the #2 seed overall, meeting up with Darmen, who was looking to repeat their fate the prior time that Equestrian States hosted. However, this time, they would not be able to, as Newmanistan swept them away without that much difficulty. Things were looking good as Gregoryisgodistan next stood in our way. Newmanistan had not had much history with them to this point, and many would be disappointed when the Rockets were simply flat in this series, and had an early exit.

WBC 30: One more for you, for now! The 30th Classic was a jointly hosted effort by Llamas and Wolves, or Super-Llamaland and New Wolfopolis. The Rockets end up in Group B and have the nations of Saugeais and Kinzar as being their primary opponents. They win the group with a 6-2 record, as things were very tight behind them. This competitive group stage may have taken a toll on the team, but they seemed to be ready for the playoffs, where they would see Karditan in the second round after having a first round bye. The bye was very beneficial for the team, as they needed it in order to knock off this opponent in a thrilling three game set, and then do the same to the Royal Kingdom of Quebec in the next round. Awaiting in the next round would be Jeckland, who seemed to be having a fortuitous playoff run. Therefore, I predict that we take out Jeckland and end up in the finals against Super-Llamaland. Since there may be more then the average number of Super-Llamaland fans reading The Rocket Report right now due to the Justin Zheng signing, I’ll concede this to you guys to keep the hate mail piling up.


We’re now through 30 Classics. The Rockets are still on five, and we can say that Maklohi Vai would have won a big one, so we can’t rag on them for that. Brianne Henry is in South Charlotte of all places talking to sources there who believe they are very close to making an official announcement that Jack Lynch is going to the Condors. That would be pretty big, and a nice little gamble by the Condors front office. They aren’t the biggest spenders, but will take these chances once in a while, so I am sure that their fans are thrilled.

[-Anthor-]

Studio Room #3, 5th floor, Tharsius Herald Building
City of Tharsius, Telvar Province, Southern Anthor
Rielat 24, 602AE

"Hey Grier, you all set?"

Elliott finished putting the last of a few reports, notes and small scripts on the large desk in front of him, looking at his boss as he finished and walked away from the stage. The slim blonde-haired broadcaster that was Elliott's boss had his hazel colored eyes buried on digging into a sheet that was detailing some of the players he would be covering tonight, or more specifically a statistic, and he only briefly looked up for a moment to flash a small, quick smile at Elliott "Yes, I believe we are. Air in 5 right?"

"Air in 1."

"Okay, great, let's get this show on the road."

Grier set the single sheet down on top of the paperwork he had before him and he quickly thumbed through it all, selecting a brown and yellow filing folder and placing them on top of the pile and then carefully tidying them up, then setting them back done straight in front of him and then ensuring his navy blue tie was firmly in it's correct position, the internal clock in his head winding down as he looked directly into the camera, preparing to begin his broadcast; the nerves had faded after nine years, but they still remained present slightly.

Cue signs and cards from the support staff alerted him to when they were on, and once the familiar card and loud red light came on, he fixed his teeth-white smile and began his speech "Goooood evening my fellow sport enthusiasts, and welcome to the Herald Sports Show, I'm Girer Radcliff and we're here for the next two hours to cover the latest, greatest and most interesting across Anthoran sports."

"Well, off the top, for those of you who are baseball fans, I'm sure you've been watching the World Baseball Classic with some appeal, as our Thunderheads are squaring away for their first try at qualifying for the playoffs under foreign manager, Colin Nittledeen. He's faced criticsm for their rocky start but now in the last 9 they've win 5 and have placed themselves in an comfortable, albeit shaky, second place. With only six games remaining, they still have some work to do if they're to continue staving off the surprises in the group; it was predicted to be a cake-walk for the team but the unranked clubs have been out-performing every wild expectation and I think for our side of things, a heavy dash of bad performances has also been mixed in. The pitching in particular has seen more then it's fair share of struggles, though Nathan Flynn gets the applause for pitching not one or two, but three shutout games this Classic."

"Now, the hitting has been spotty; Tony Russell is leading the gang with a .303 average over the Classic, McPherson and Green are coming behind him, though both have been marked with struggles on strikeouts, McPherson especially seems inherently focused on driving out the next long bomb; I dare say training him on the effects of small ball and having him use them would see him improve slightly. However, the big story tonight isn't the whys and what ifs of prior games, but rather manager Nittledeen holding a press conference this morning with his stalwart pitching coach Jeremy Callahan who he brought with him from Super-Llamaland. In the press conference, Nittledeen announced that Denzel Price, who has struggled mightily through this Classic with a abhorrant 6 ERA, was being removed from the starting rotation effective immediately and would be placed in the bullpen. He also stated that taking Denzel's spot would be none other then Pitcher of the Year for this season Konnor Valentine, of the Northhall Hustlers, who hasn't played on the national team for the last two seasons. Valentine was a gem in the Thunderheads first two international outings but was eventually excluded due to suffering performance during his domestic appearances, but this season he proved to be the league best, with 23 wins and a solid 2.12 ERA, and he will be joining the team at the near-end of the Classic itself."

"The roster move is a surprise, as we've never seen such a thing take place during the Classic; moving a pitcher from rotating to bullpen, sure,
but bringing a pitcher in from outside of the roster? With only six games left? It for sure is a highly interesting move; I can see why Nittledeen did it, Konnor had an absolute career best season and remained hot all the way towards the end, however there are some questions over whether he's remained hot with the season now being over for fourteen weeks and on top of that, his father has recently passed and it has long been covered on how close Konnor was with his father, who had some fame with the baseball circuit due to him being a player himself in the pre-professional league organization days. So, if he can come into this Classic and be the Konnor Valentine we've seen all year, I think this could be a positive boon for Nittledeen and the Thunderheads; but he's definitely going to have to leave the personal distress, and rust, at home."


"Moving on in our coverage tonight, and I'm sure the piece you're all waiting on, Lucius Horn and the Ducks are set to leave their training camp later this week as they head out for the first of this year's World Cup of Hockey...."

[West Phoenicia]

The West Phoenician Confederates continue to keep fans with a fit of excitement as they win 2 of 3 games only losing against Anthor 6-5 building up a fever that the Confederates are continuing to make a name for themselves in the World Baseball Classic.

With 6 games left for the qualifiers West Phoenicia is highly confident of progressing to the top 16. As it sits in first place 2 wins ahead of their closet competitor.

But there are three other teams still in position to upset the West Phoenician dream. Anthor, Gascorp and Roborian are all in prime position to claim the number one.

Anthor needs to see The Confederates have at least 4 bad games while they win each of theirs while Gascorp and Roborian need the Confederates too lose all 6 games and for them to win each of those 6 games.
West Phoenicia has had a fantastic run this season with currently 16 wins and 8 loses. Statistically West Phoenicia should win at least games enabling them to reach the next stage but nothing is confirmed until after the next 3 games that will give a clearer picture.

[Tenburg]

It had been a while.

Not since last Classic had this group of guys gotten together in a locker room before a game and downed a shot. Now there were a few ladies along with them, but it didn't matter too much.

Michael said a few words as they poured up. "We'll I suppose we should congratulate our friends Jack and Rory on their new deals."

The team whooped, hollered and applauded in agreement.

"So here ye go, cheers boys. Slainte."

"Slainte," they all replied in unison before knocking their shots of vodka back.

Some of them shouted "speech!" in Jack's direction.

"Right, kiddos," he said. "Ye know I'm no good at speeches. I'm about as good at speeches as I am at talking to reporters."

This got plenty of laughs.

"Right, now we've been doing well. We've been floatin' 'round second. But some of us, myself included, have been a little distracted."

A few chuckles followed.

"Aye. Anyway. I've dealt with my distraction. And Rory's dealt with his. There's no excuses now. We gotta finish strong, boys and girls."

They loudly agreed.

"Right, so let's put the shite behind us. We can get in trouble when we're done here, yea? Let's cause chaos, like we've done before!"

The team roared in response. Vivian came out of the crowd to join him as Diane and Michael got up on a bench and jumped about.

Jack smiled. There was a lot ahead of him: a new team in a strange land, new opponents, new challenges. But this... this was the team he loved to play with most.

[Equestrian States]

World Baseball Classic 41
Match Days 25-27 Results

Group 1

Match Day 25

New Danican             1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 2  7
Oridiana                1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5  8

Equestrian States       0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0
Newmanistan             0 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 X  7

Abanhfleft              0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0  2
New Jarwel              1 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 X  6
  Group 1                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Newmanistan             25   21   4   171   72  +99    0.840   Q
2 Equestrian States       25   16   9   108   88  +20    0.640
3 Abanhfleft              25   15  10   101   86  +15    0.600
4 New Danican             25   13  12   109  121  −12    0.520
5 Oridiana                25    7  18    93  136  −43    0.280   E
6 New Jarwel              25    3  22    77  156  −79    0.120   E

Match Day 26

Oridiana                0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0  1
New Jarwel              2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 X  4

Abanhfleft              1 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0  6
Newmanistan             2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 X  7

Equestrian States       1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0  4
New Danican             0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0
  Group 1                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Newmanistan             26   22   4   178   78 +100    0.846   Q
2 Equestrian States       26   17   9   112   88  +24    0.654
3 Abanhfleft              26   15  11   107   93  +14    0.577
4 New Danican             26   13  13   109  125  −16    0.500   E
5 Oridiana                26    7  19    94  140  −46    0.269   E
6 New Jarwel              26    4  22    81  157  −76    0.154   E

Match Day 27

Equestrian States       0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0  4
Oridiana                1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1  2

New Danican             0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0
Abanhfleft              0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 X  2

Newmanistan             1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0  5
New Jarwel              1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1  2
  Group 1                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Newmanistan             27   23   4   183   80 +103    0.852   Q
2 Equestrian States       27   18   9   116   90  +26    0.667
3 Abanhfleft              27   16  11   109   93  +16    0.593
4 New Danican             27   13  14   109  127  −18    0.481   E
5 Oridiana                27    7  20    96  144  −48    0.259   E
6 New Jarwel              27    4  23    83  162  −79    0.148   E

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Group 2

Match Day 25

Tenburg                 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  1
Gregoryisgodistan       0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 X  4

Scootalove City         0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0  2
Pavilion Tent           0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  1

Tomikosan               0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3  7
Hampton Island          0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0  4
  Group 2                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Scootalove City         25   19   6   143   87  +56    0.760   Q
2 Tenburg                 25   14  11   120  108  +12    0.560
3 Gregoryisgodistan       25   13  12   115  103  +12    0.520
4 Hampton Island          25   11  14   125  136  −11    0.440
5 Pavilion Tent           25   10  15    80  106  −26    0.400
6 Tomikosan               25    8  17    99  142  −43    0.320   E

Match Day 26

Gregoryisgodistan       0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1  4
Hampton Island          0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 3  7

Tomikosan               0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0  2
Pavilion Tent           0 0 2 0 0 5 1 0 X  8

Scootalove City         0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6  7
Tenburg                 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0  2
  Group 2                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Scootalove City         26   20   6   150   89  +61    0.769   Q
2 Tenburg                 26   14  12   122  115   +7    0.538
3 Gregoryisgodistan       26   13  13   119  110   +9    0.500
4 Hampton Island          26   12  14   132  140   −8    0.462
5 Pavilion Tent           26   11  15    88  108  −20    0.423
6 Tomikosan               26    8  18   101  150  −49    0.308   E

Match Day 27

Scootalove City         0 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 1  9
Gregoryisgodistan       0 7 0 1 0 5 1 0 X 14

Tenburg                 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0  1
Tomikosan               0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 X  2

Pavilion Tent           0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0  2
Hampton Island          0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 X  4
  Group 2                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Scootalove City         27   20   7   159  103  +56    0.741   Q
2 Gregoryisgodistan       27   14  13   133  119  +14    0.519
3 Tenburg                 27   14  13   123  117   +6    0.519
4 Hampton Island          27   13  14   136  142   −6    0.481
5 Pavilion Tent           27   11  16    90  112  −22    0.407   E
6 Tomikosan               27    9  18   103  151  −48    0.333   E

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Group 3

Match Day 25

West Phoenicia          1 0 0 2 0 0 3 4 4 14
Damukuni                0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0  1

GasCorp                 0 0 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 10
Anthor                  0 3 0 1 4 0 0 3 X 11

Empire of Cats          0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0  1
Roborian                4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X  5
  Group 3                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 West Phoenicia          25   17   8   160   98  +62    0.680
2 Anthor                  25   15  10   124   91  +33    0.600
3 Roborian                25   13  12   111  109   +2    0.520
4 GasCorp                 25   12  13   112  135  −23    0.480
5 Empire of Cats          25   10  15    86  126  −40    0.400
6 Damukuni                25    8  17    86  120  −34    0.320   E

Match Day 26

Damukuni                0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2  5
Roborian                0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Empire of Cats          2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  2
Anthor                  2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X  4

GasCorp                 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0  2
West Phoenicia          2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1  3
  Group 3                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 West Phoenicia          26   18   8   163  100  +63    0.692   Q
2 Anthor                  26   16  10   128   93  +35    0.615
3 Roborian                26   13  13   111  114   −3    0.500
4 GasCorp                 26   12  14   114  138  −24    0.462   E
5 Empire of Cats          26   10  16    88  130  −42    0.385   E
6 Damukuni                26    9  17    91  120  −29    0.346   E

Match Day 27

GasCorp                 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0  3
Damukuni                0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0  2

West Phoenicia          2 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0  7
Empire of Cats          0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0  3

Anthor                  0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  1
Roborian                0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 X  2
  Group 3                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 West Phoenicia          27   19   8   170  103  +67    0.704   Q
2 Anthor                  27   16  11   129   95  +34    0.593
3 Roborian                27   14  13   113  115   −2    0.519
4 GasCorp                 27   13  14   117  140  −23    0.481   E
5 Empire of Cats          27   10  17    91  137  −46    0.370   E
6 Damukuni                27    9  18    93  123  −30    0.333   E

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Group 4

Match Day 25

Cassadaigua             6 0 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 13
Derring-Do              1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  2

Azadeshia               0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1  2
Banija                  0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2  4

Devonta                 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0  4
Schiltzberg             0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 X  7
  Group 4                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Cassadaigua             25   18   7   142   93  +49    0.720
2 Schiltzberg             25   16   9   132   83  +49    0.640
3 Devonta                 25   14  11   117   94  +23    0.560
4 Derring-Do              25   10  15   103  123  −20    0.400   E
5 Azadeshia               25    9  16    86  141  −55    0.360   E
6 Banija                  25    8  17    76  122  −46    0.320   E

Match Day 26

Derring-Do              1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  1
Schiltzberg             0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 X  4

Devonta                 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  2
Banija                  1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 X  6

Azadeshia               0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0  1
Cassadaigua             4 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 X  9
  Group 4                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Cassadaigua             26   19   7   151   94  +57    0.731   Q
2 Schiltzberg             26   17   9   136   84  +52    0.654
3 Devonta                 26   14  12   119  100  +19    0.538
4 Derring-Do              26   10  16   104  127  −23    0.385   E
5 Azadeshia               26    9  17    87  150  −63    0.346   E
6 Banija                  26    9  17    82  124  −42    0.346   E

Match Day 27

Azadeshia               0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1  4
Derring-Do              0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1  5

Cassadaigua             0 1 3 1 5 0 0 0 3 13
Devonta                 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Banija                  1 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0  6
Schiltzberg             3 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2  8
  Group 4                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Cassadaigua             27   20   7   164   94  +70    0.741   Q
2 Schiltzberg             27   18   9   144   90  +54    0.667   Q
3 Devonta                 27   14  13   119  113   +6    0.519   E
4 Derring-Do              27   11  16   109  131  −22    0.407   E
5 Azadeshia               27    9  18    91  155  −64    0.333   E
6 Banija                  27    9  18    88  132  −44    0.333   E

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Group 5

Match Day 25

Alpine Union            0 1 1 1 0 0 0 5 0  8
Vangaziland             0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1  2

Frenline Delpha         0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0  1
Ajian Empire            0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 X  6

Qasden                  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4  4
Hicaña                  0 0 0 1 2 0 4 0 X  7
  Group 5                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Frenline Delpha         25   17   8   116   71  +45    0.680
2 Alpine Union            25   15  10   128   88  +40    0.600
3 Hicaña                  25   13  12   105   99   +6    0.520
4 Ajian Empire            25   12  13   117  113   +4    0.480
5 Vangaziland             25   11  14    89  132  −43    0.440
6 Qasden                  25    7  18    90  142  −52    0.280   E

Match Day 26

Vangaziland             1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0  4
Hicaña                  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1  1

Qasden                  8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0  9
Ajian Empire            0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0  1

Frenline Delpha         1 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0  7
Alpine Union            1 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1  6
  Group 5                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Frenline Delpha         26   18   8   123   77  +46    0.692   Q
2 Alpine Union            26   15  11   134   95  +39    0.577
3 Hicaña                  26   13  13   106  103   +3    0.500
4 Vangaziland             26   12  14    93  133  −40    0.462
5 Ajian Empire            26   12  14   118  122   −4    0.462
6 Qasden                  26    8  18    99  143  −44    0.308   E

Match Day 27

Frenline Delpha         0 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 0  6
Vangaziland             1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  1

Alpine Union            0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  2
Qasden                  1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 X  4

Ajian Empire            0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0  3
Hicaña                  0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 X  4
  Group 5                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Frenline Delpha         27   19   8   129   78  +51    0.704   Q
2 Alpine Union            27   15  12   136   99  +37    0.556
3 Hicaña                  27   14  13   110  106   +4    0.519
4 Vangaziland             27   12  15    94  139  −45    0.444   E
5 Ajian Empire            27   12  15   121  126   −5    0.444
6 Qasden                  27    9  18   103  145  −42    0.333   E

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Group 6

Match Day 25

Drawkland               0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0  4
New Sangti              0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 X  6

Super-Llamaland         0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0  5
Sandberg                1 0 1 0 6 0 0 1 X  9

Davidian Islands        2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0  4
New Sportland           0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 X  5
  Group 6                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Super-Llamaland         25   21   4   169   51 +118    0.840   Q
2 Drawkland               25   13  12   117  102  +15    0.520
3 New Sangti              25   12  13    95  120  −25    0.480
4 New Sportland           25   10  15    82  104  −22    0.400
5 Sandberg                25   10  15    95  126  −31    0.400
6 Davidian Islands        25    9  16    68  123  −55    0.360

Match Day 26

New Sangti              0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0  2
New Sportland           0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1  3

Davidian Islands        3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0  4
Sandberg                0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2  5

Super-Llamaland         0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0  1
Drawkland               0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 X  3
  Group 6                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Super-Llamaland         26   21   5   170   54 +116    0.808   Q
2 Drawkland               26   14  12   120  103  +17    0.538
3 New Sangti              26   12  14    97  123  −26    0.462
4 New Sportland           26   11  15    85  106  −21    0.423
5 Sandberg                26   11  15   100  130  −30    0.423
6 Davidian Islands        26    9  17    72  128  −56    0.346   E

Match Day 27

Super-Llamaland         0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0  4
New Sangti              0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0  3

Drawkland               0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0  6
Davidian Islands        0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0  3

Sandberg                2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2  5
New Sportland           0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0
  Group 6                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Super-Llamaland         27   22   5   174   57 +117    0.815   Q
2 Drawkland               27   15  12   126  106  +20    0.556
3 Sandberg                27   12  15   105  130  −25    0.444   E
4 New Sangti              27   12  15   100  127  −27    0.444
5 New Sportland           27   11  16    85  111  −26    0.407   E
6 Davidian Islands        27    9  18    75  134  −59    0.333   E

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Group 7

Match Day 25

Maklohi Vai             0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1  6
St. Saratoga            1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0  5

Lisander                0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0
Northwest Kalactin      1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 X  5

Somersville             0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1  5
Ethane                  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0
  Group 7                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Ethane                  25   15  10   100   81  +19    0.600
2 Northwest Kalactin      25   14  11   102  100   +2    0.560
3 Somersville             25   13  12   119  119    0    0.520
4 Lisander                25   12  13    95  126  −31    0.480
5 St. Saratoga            25   11  14   112  103   +9    0.440
6 Maklohi Vai             25   10  15   112  111   +1    0.400

Match Day 26

St. Saratoga            0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0  1
Ethane                  0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 X  4

Somersville             1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0  4
Northwest Kalactin      0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1  2

Lisander                1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0  2
Maklohi Vai             1 0 1 0 2 5 0 0 X  9
  Group 7                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Ethane                  26   16  10   104   82  +22    0.615
2 Somersville             26   14  12   123  121   +2    0.538
3 Northwest Kalactin      26   14  12   104  104    0    0.538
4 Lisander                26   12  14    97  135  −38    0.462
5 Maklohi Vai             26   11  15   121  113   +8    0.423
6 St. Saratoga            26   11  15   113  107   +6    0.423

Match Day 27

Lisander                0 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 1  7
St. Saratoga            0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0  4

Maklohi Vai             1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0  2
Somersville             1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 X  5

Northwest Kalactin      0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0  1
Ethane                  1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X  2
  Group 7                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Ethane                  27   17  10   106   83  +23    0.630   Q
2 Somersville             27   15  12   128  123   +5    0.556
3 Northwest Kalactin      27   14  13   105  106   −1    0.519
4 Lisander                27   13  14   104  139  −35    0.481
5 Maklohi Vai             27   11  16   123  118   +5    0.407   E
6 St. Saratoga            27   11  16   117  114   +3    0.407   E

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Group 8

Match Day 25

Nova Anglicana          0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0  2
Quebec                  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Darmen                  1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0  4
Lycrabon                0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0  1

Gratissima              1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0  5
Cosumar                 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1  2
  Group 8                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Nova Anglicana          25   18   7   140  101  +39    0.720   Q
2 Darmen                  25   16   9   120  102  +18    0.640
3 Quebec                  25   13  12   127  123   +4    0.520
4 Lycrabon                25   10  15    99  106   −7    0.400   E
5 Gratissima              25    9  16    83  109  −26    0.360   E
6 Cosumar                 25    9  16    96  124  −28    0.360   E

Match Day 26

Quebec                  0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0  1
Cosumar                 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 X  2

Gratissima              0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 2  6
Lycrabon                2 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 X  7

Darmen                  0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0  2
Nova Anglicana          0 0 1 2 2 0 3 1 X  9
  Group 8                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Nova Anglicana          26   19   7   149  103  +46    0.731   Q
2 Darmen                  26   16  10   122  111  +11    0.615
3 Quebec                  26   13  13   128  125   +3    0.500
4 Lycrabon                26   11  15   106  112   −6    0.423   E
5 Cosumar                 26   10  16    98  125  −27    0.385   E
6 Gratissima              26    9  17    89  116  −27    0.346   E

Match Day 27

Darmen                  0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0  4
Quebec                  0 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 X  6

Nova Anglicana          0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0  2
Gratissima              1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1  3

Lycrabon                3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1  5
Cosumar                 3 0 0 1 0 5 2 1 X 12
  Group 8                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Nova Anglicana          27   19   8   151  106  +45    0.704   Q
2 Darmen                  27   16  11   126  117   +9    0.593
3 Quebec                  27   14  13   134  129   +5    0.519
4 Cosumar                 27   11  16   110  130  −20    0.407   E
5 Lycrabon                27   11  16   111  124  −13    0.407   E
6 Gratissima              27   10  17    92  118  −26    0.370   E

[The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp]

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Unicorns mathematically qualify for postseason


Match Day 25

Scootalove City         0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0  2
Pavilion Tent           0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  1

Match Day 26

Scootalove City         0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6  7
Tenburg                 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0  2

Match Day 27

Scootalove City         0 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 1  9
Gregoryisgodistan       0 7 0 1 0 5 1 0 X 14
  Group 2                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Scootalove City         27   20   7   159  103  +56    0.741
2 Gregoryisgodistan       27   14  13   133  119  +14    0.519
3 Tenburg                 27   14  13   123  117   +6    0.519
4 Hampton Island          27   13  14   136  142   −6    0.481
5 Pavilion Tent           27   11  16    90  112  −22    0.407
6 Tomikosan               27    9  18   103  151  −48    0.333

While not officially confirmed by Equestrian States, from a mathematical standpoint even if Tenburg or Gregoryisgodistan wins the next three games straight while the unicorns lose the next three games, the Unicorns will be in the lead by three games.

That is, of course using the worst case scenario, it will still be 20-10 Scootalove, 17-13 Tenburg or Gregoryisgodistan. Not enough to drop the Unicorns from first to third.

Now, going into going into further analysis, it is possible for Tenburg and Gregoryisgodistan to tie, if they they both win the games on the first and/or the third. If Gregoryisgodistan wins the first game and so does Tenburg, but then lose to Tenburg on the second game, they can still tie if Tenburg loses on the third game and Gregoryisgodistan wins the third game. But no matter who wins or loses on the first game, the second game will be against Gregoryisgodistan and Tenburg.

I don't see away for ether team to slip to 4th place, as both teams will still beat Hampton Island in a tie and maintain third place . No offence to Hampton Island intended, the young team did there best this season, but they got put into a group with the ninth, twenty fifth, seventeenth, and sixty fifth ranked teams. Better luck next year.

Now, this WBC's postseason is something to get really excited about. This is the first time where a way to becoming the WBC champions is open and clear for the unicorns to trot to. They have the rank, they have the experience and the training. It's not going to be easy, but it is realistically possible.


Now, a quicker than normal recap of the last three games that the unicorns have played. First game was rather boring, the Unicorns still won by one run thanks to an RBI in the 7th by Dave Candy. Pitching was good at keeping down the other team's bats. Thanks to Bastion Rogers, John Johnson and, Amalthea Beagle for only allowing them 4 hits the entire game.

Second game was a massive surprise, in the ninth we got a grand slam from Dave 'The King' Haggard and a two run RBI from Rick 'The House/God of Thunder'' King. Pitching was all right, Trevor Murphy, Paul Mins and Roger Brown only let them have about 6 hits the entire game.

Third game was where the pitching had an off day. Gregoryisgodistan got 14 runs that game, many of them being home runs and some of them being grand slams.

The only real thing of note was that three run home run in the third thanks to Zoey Derpus.

Overall, despite the last game being rater disappointing, The Unicorns will be finishing first in there group.
Most likely, Gregoryisgodistan will finish second but Tenburg could upset them and sneak into second.

The Unicorns have done that twice before, so don't discount Tenburg yet.

[Gratissima]

Pessimists have guessed right: Gratissima has been eliminated from the playoffs in this year's WBC.
"We knew this was coming," stated prominent pessimist Franky Failure. "The team is just not good enough. We will need to make significant changes for next year if we want any chance at all--and even then, it's just not going to happen."

[Nova Anglicana]

Lions Drifting After Excellent Start

Elmer Sutton, Special Correspondent, Londinium Courier

WBC 41; it's a chance for the Nova Anglican national baseball team to redeem themselves after a lackluster Round of 16 exit against, of all teams, the Scootalove City Unicorns. No disrespect intended to the Unicorns; they're a solid team and are, in fact, one game better than the Lions at this stage of the competition at 20-7. It's just that one would expect better from a veteran, top-10 squad, against relative newcomers. And the Lions really did do well initially, racing out to a 13-2 first half, fueling speculation that this team might actually be able to make a deep run into the playoffs. They pounded out 23 runs in the first three games with Seth Armstrong setting the tone, driving in 8 of those 23 runs and going 6-14 with 2 HRs. NT rookie Nate McLaughlin pitched a two-run complete game in his first start, with Armstrong providing a grand slam in the first inning of an 11-2 win. Another new starter, SS Brendan Wood, hit a key bases-clearing double in the 10th inning of a 9-4 win over former champions Lycrabon, while Damon Singleton pitched his second complete game of the qualifiers in game 12 against Gratissima, a 5-1 win. The Lions topped it off by sweeping their last three games of the first half, with closer Nick Christensen getting five outs to defeat Cosumar 5-4, Armstrong hitting a walk-off three-run jack off Lycrabon's closer Frank Crane to defeat the Jays 4-2, and McLaughlin tossing a complete game shutout against Quebec to give him two complete games in three starts. At 13-2, the Lions looked unbeatable.

But they have been extraordinarily pedestrian in the second half with only three games to go to really get back on track. Many teams might be satisfied with a .500 record when your closest competitor is 4 games back, but the Lions' 6-6 second half record is a real disappointment. Even though they hold a three-game lead over Darmen with three games to go and are assured of the playoffs, they needed to play better. Carson Whitten and Darren Lawson got battered in their first second half starts, yielding a combined 10 runs in 10 innings in games against Darmen and Cosumar. Young Ben Clayton followed suit in his first start, getting chased after 4 innings and 5 runs, while the bullpen finally faltered after 7.1 innings of relief as Damian Ryan yielded a two-run homer in the 12th to lose to Lycrabon 7-5. McLaughlin gave up 4 runs in six innings against Quebec and it took a seven-run rally in the seventh to avoid a third straight loss and beat them 8-5. Whitten rounded back into form against Darmen, tossing 7 innings of two-run ball, but it took a Moses Deng triple and Ty Oliver sac fly to win that game 3-2 in 10 innings. The Lions sandwiched losses to lowly Gratissima and struggling Lycrabon around an 8-2 win over Cosumar that they broke open with 5 runs in the 6th. The sensational rookie McLaughlin shut out Quebec again, making this his third complete game and second shutout against the Royal Kingdom in 5 starts; he now has a 2.08 ERA with 44 K's in 39 innings against that team. It remains to be seen how he'll fare against better competition, but right now, he has the best numbers of any Nova Anglican starter. The Lions smashed out 15 hits and 9 runs against Darmen, with Michael Holt's 3-5, 2 2B, 2 R, 3 RBI day leading the way and Whitten throwing 7 more innings of two-run ball and striking out 10. But they ended on a low note, as Gratissima's Erik Allen matched Darren Lawson pitch for pitch, both yielding two runs in seven innings, before Jonathan Torrance hit a walk-off single against Casey Burke. The 6-6 second half has been filled with ups and downs.

And the blame can't be put on just the offense of the defense. They have seen a half-run decrease in scoring and a half-run increase in runs allowed in the second, averaging just 4.9 runs scored per game against 4.5 runs allowed per game. The rotation struggled out of the gate, but the lineup also failed to score in a couple of key matchups and the bullpen has been responsible for a few late-inning losses.

What is the lesson to learn? A better showing from Darmen (7-5 in the second half) might have sunk them, and it's important for the Lions to realize they got lucky. All of the top teams are jockeying for playoff position and the Lions' 19-8 record ranks better than one and tied with two other top teams, putting them squarely in the bottom half of first-place teams. If they want an easier path to the championship, they would be well served to win their last three games and try to claim as high a seed as possible. They still have a shot at a top-4 seed, and there are some dangerous second-place teams like Equestrian States and Schiltzberg lurking. They'll need improvement from the lineup and the rotation to avoid a risky first-round matchup.

[Newmanistan]

THE ROCKET REPORT

LYNCH IS COMING; DUVALL DOMINATES

By Brianne Henry,

Two big stories to report to you today, so I will get right to it. The first is the signing of Jack Lynch. Yes, it is finally official, no more speculation. He is coming to Newmanistan, and as Taylor wrote about in her fascinating alternative history segment, it is indeed the South Charlotte Condors that will bring him here. More on that in a moment, but first let’s talk about the recent World Baseball Classic games.

After being handed her first qualifying loss since World Baseball Classic 39, Courtney Duvall made amends for it against Equestrian States this time around. Courtney had a bit of an adjustment pitching to other species; if you look at her stats in the three games against the Ponies, human hitters in their lineup could only muster a BA of .125. However, the non-humans combined for a BA of .318 off of her, and accounted for much of the scoring. Starcloud, in particular, seemed to have success against Duvall. Courtney had mentioned that it was different for her to pitch against the non-humans, but she must have picked up on something for this game. For six innings, Courtney failed to allow a hit, but Starcloud would break up the no-hitter in the seventh with a single. It would be one of the three hits that she eventually allowed, as she fanned twelve in the complete game shutout. She fanned twelve, with humans being the victim nine times. None of the humans in the lineup could get a hit off of her in this game. This will end up being Courtney’s final start of qualifying as she will be rested to pitch the first game of the playoffs. Hannah Lee will start in her place, and the way she has pitched in this Classic, that’s not going to be much of a drop-off. The victory put the Rockets at 23-4, and they have simply done excellent to this point, and have clinched the group. They have the best record in qualifying, and it is unlikely that they will drop out of the top two, regardless of future results. With some decent nations in second place, it’s important to get as good a seed as possible, and we seem to have accomplished that.

Moving on, let’s talk about Jack Lynch. We’ve spent a lot of time talking about this slugger from Tenburg over the last little while, and now we do not need to speculate any longer. Lynch has signed a seven year deal, worth a reported $96 million to take his services to South Charlotte. For Jack Lynch, this is a great spot to play in which to play in Newmanistan. Unlike Justin Zheng, who took the offer from the richest team in the Empire with the most scrutinizing of local media (Not me, surely. No really, I’m not the worst. Come on, now), Lynch goes to a team in a big enough of a market to make deals like this and contend for titles, but in a city away from the hostile media corridor of Pocono City (Not The Rocket Report, surely), and Loudon, or even Tundra Falls, but not quite Southport. South Charlotte’s biggest rivals are North Charlotte, naturally, and South has historically been a better team then North, and Dover City. It is great for Jack that he gets this out of the way now. You could see it beginning to weigh him down, and often times the second Classic is tougher then the first. In the first, no one has expectations. In the second, if you were successful in the first, the expectations are always high, and sometimes unfairly high for what is still a young nation in international play. He knows where he is heading, and can now exclusively focus on the Cyclones, and getting them to the playoffs. If they make the playoffs, it is very possible that they end up as our first round opponent.

What does this do for South Charlotte? This a relatively balanced team, and a playoff bubble team overall, prior to this signing. Young pitching phenom Hannah Lee will be a teammate, as well as closer Shannon Spencer, though Shannon is unlikely to be around for that much longer as her career winds down. As far as Lee is concerned, she is really developing very well, and if you put her and Lynch together, the Condors have a dangerous pair. No one really knows how good Jack will do in Newmanistan, yet. He’s had personal success, but did not get much help from his teammates in the prior playoff games. Most believe he will be very good, but just how good is yet to be a seen.

Here is some reaction from Rockets players on social media:

Courtney Duvall: “I am thrilled that Jack has decided to play out here. He and his wife are great people, I have had the pleasure to get to know them. In that time, I know how much of a competitor he is, and there is no doubt in my mind he will succeed here.”

Ashley Stevens (Rockets Manager): “Jack is one of those players that is a leader and makes the team better around him. He is a great addition to South Charlotte. I look forward to coaching against him when our teams meet, unless our nations meet first in the Classic.”

Hannah Lee (Pitcher, South Charlotte): “I was excited when the rumors came out, and now to hear this. Amazing, I am so excited to meet him, and play with him! I have heard so many great things about him.”

Kayla Carey (Shortstop, North Charlotte): “Now that it is official, I have to say I respect the decision that he made. He did not have to do this, and it says a lot about him. For now, I am more concerned with the Classic.”

[The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp]

The Alto Mare Guardians Military Music Radio

Hey there, it's your boy DJ William B. Flint.

I have just been told news from Pavilion Tent, The Scootalove City Unicorns have qualified for the post season.

I Imagine those two silly goofs that are The Co-Director of the Treasury Department and her sister, that being Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo for anyone that has ignored the past four years of news somehow, are really happy with this.

Anyway, in preparation and celebration of them going to another pony nation, I have prepared a song that's a little different from the normal rock,power metal, and rarely folk music that we normally play.

This time we are playing the current number one hit in Equestrian States, to reflect Scootalove city being the top its group.

And it's name is, "Rainbow- Songbird Serenade". It's a little poppy then what I normally play, but for what it it's an ok song.

Oh, and congratulations to Unicorns, good luck in all your future games.

[Sangti]

Meh blog

Our Indios are almost mathematically out of the World Baseball Classic with them needing to win all their games, Drawkland losing all of theirs and Indios beating the Base Corps by 9 or more runs. Sounds easy? Meh.

It could have been easier before the past few games. Indios beat Base Corps 6-4 to go one game behind them. Next matches were New Sangti-New Sportland and Super-Llamaland-Drawkland. We can equalize given this set of games? Meh.

We lost in 10 innings and Base Corps beat Tigers. Sucker punch. And the defending champs did not give us any favors in the very next matchday. The end result? Three games behind Drawkland and a single win can secure them the second qualifying spot. I'll leave some memes here. Meh.

[Tenburg]

"Jack?"

Jack looked up at Michael as he was tying his cleets.

"How ya feelin?"

Jack shrugged. "We'll enough I guess."

Michael said nothing for a few moments. "I'm not good at this kinda thing... it was fun, mate."

"Tallow?" Jack reflected briefly. "Yea. Yea it was." He smirked. "You're gonna hold the place down for us right?"

"I wish I could. I don't have much left, you know?"

"Aye."

"I, uh... I think I'm gonna hang em up after this."

Jack stopped tying his cleats, looking up slowly at his friend. "You're kiddin'."

Michael shook his head. But then he smiled. "Letting it all hang out from this point forward."

Jack smirked in return. "Remember when we were listening to Julian Master? And he never mentioned us?"

Michael chuckled.

"Remember what we said? Wouldn't be the first time we'd drag a team over the hump."

"Aye."

They shook hands.

"I'll see you out there, Jack." Michael left him there.


Jack sat in the chair for a few minutes, looking back over the time he spent in Tallow, from eighteen years of age to now, at twenty-six. Four titles. Each was unique. Each game was different. Each at bat. Each beer had a different feeling. Each crowd had a different sound. The Classic was much like that. Every game was special.

It hit him just how much he was going to miss home during the ENBL season.

He stood up, and headed out of the empty locker room alone. His cleats clanked loudly as he headed down the empty hallway to the dugout, his mind still bouncing around between different moments in time.. his first triple. The time he robbed Colin McHugh and turned the tide in the title series against the Raiders. The hundreds and hundreds of beers he shared with Michael, Rory and others. It was all going to end after this classic. He made up his mind that after playing the seven years with the Condors, he'd try to come back home.

Maybe he could spend his last few years on the Raiders with Vivian. Or maybe she'd go to North Charlotte. Who knows.

He grabbed his glove in the dugout and headed onto the field, paying no mind to the obnoxious home crowd for the most part. As he began taking a few tosses from Shane, he began to look around and noticed something peculiar: a lot of light blue.

Rockets gear. And they were all watching him.

It seemed they had come to see what he was made of.

He'd have to show them.

[Equestrian States]

World Baseball Classic 41
Match Days 28-30 Results

Group 1

Match Day 28

Oridiana                0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1  6
Newmanistan             0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0  2

New Jarwel              0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1  2
New Danican             0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Abanhfleft              0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2  5
Equestrian States       1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2  6
  Group 1                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Newmanistan             28   23   5   185   86  +99    0.821   Q
2 Equestrian States       28   19   9   122   95  +27    0.679   Q
3 Abanhfleft              28   16  12   114   99  +15    0.571
4 New Danican             28   13  15   109  129  −20    0.464
5 Oridiana                28    8  20   102  146  −44    0.286
6 New Jarwel              28    5  23    85  162  −77    0.179

Match Day 29

Abanhfleft              3 0 0 0 7 2 0 1 0 13
Oridiana                0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2  2

Equestrian States       0 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 0  7
New Jarwel              0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0  6

New Danican             0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0  5
Newmanistan             0 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 X  7
  Group 1                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Newmanistan             29   24   5   192   91 +101    0.828   Q
2 Equestrian States       29   20   9   129  101  +28    0.690   Q
3 Abanhfleft              29   17  12   127  101  +26    0.586
4 New Danican             29   13  16   114  136  −22    0.448
5 Oridiana                29    8  21   104  159  −55    0.276
6 New Jarwel              29    5  24    91  169  −78    0.172

Match Day 30

Oridiana                0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0  4
New Danican             1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0  2

Newmanistan             0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2  5
Equestrian States       0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0  3

New Jarwel              0 5 0 0 0 2 1 0 0  8
Abanhfleft              2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0  4
  Group 1                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Newmanistan             30   25   5   197   94 +103    0.833   Q
2 Equestrian States       30   20  10   132  106  +26    0.667   Q
3 Abanhfleft              30   17  13   131  109  +22    0.567
4 New Danican             30   13  17   116  140  −24    0.433
5 Oridiana                30    9  21   108  161  −53    0.300
6 New Jarwel              30    6  24    99  173  −74    0.200

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Group 2

Match Day 28

Gregoryisgodistan       0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1  3
Pavilion Tent           1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 X  4

Hampton Island          0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1  2
Tenburg                 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2  3

Tomikosan               0 0 2 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 2 11
Scootalove City         3 0 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0  9
  Group 2                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Scootalove City         28   20   8   168  114  +54    0.714   Q
2 Tenburg                 28   15  13   126  119   +7    0.536
3 Gregoryisgodistan       28   14  14   136  123  +13    0.500
4 Hampton Island          28   13  15   138  145   −7    0.464   E
5 Pavilion Tent           28   12  16    94  115  −21    0.429   E
6 Tomikosan               28   10  18   114  160  −46    0.357   E

Match Day 29

Tomikosan               0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1  3
Gregoryisgodistan       2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 X  4

Scootalove City         1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0  4
Hampton Island          1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0  3

Tenburg                 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0  6
Pavilion Tent           1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0  2
  Group 2                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Scootalove City         29   21   8   172  117  +55    0.724   Q
2 Tenburg                 29   16  13   132  121  +11    0.552
3 Gregoryisgodistan       29   15  14   140  126  +14    0.517
4 Hampton Island          29   13  16   141  149   −8    0.448   E
5 Pavilion Tent           29   12  17    96  121  −25    0.414   E
6 Tomikosan               29   10  19   117  164  −47    0.345   E

Match Day 30

Gregoryisgodistan       0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0  4
Tenburg                 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4  8

Pavilion Tent           1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0  2
Scootalove City         1 1 0 3 0 1 0 2 X  8

Hampton Island          0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 1  8
Tomikosan               0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0  1
  Group 2                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Scootalove City         30   22   8   180  119  +61    0.733   Q
2 Tenburg                 30   17  13   140  125  +15    0.567   Q
3 Gregoryisgodistan       30   15  15   144  134  +10    0.500
4 Hampton Island          30   14  16   149  150   −1    0.467
5 Pavilion Tent           30   12  18    98  129  −31    0.400
6 Tomikosan               30   10  20   118  172  −54    0.333

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Group 3

Match Day 28

Damukuni                0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  3
Anthor                  2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 X  5

Roborian                0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1  6
West Phoenicia          0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0  5

Empire of Cats          0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0
GasCorp                 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 X  2
  Group 3                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 West Phoenicia          28   19   9   175  109  +66    0.679   Q
2 Anthor                  28   17  11   134   98  +36    0.607
3 Roborian                28   15  13   119  120   −1    0.536
4 GasCorp                 28   14  14   119  140  −21    0.500   E
5 Empire of Cats          28   10  18    91  139  −48    0.357   E
6 Damukuni                28    9  19    96  128  −32    0.321   E

Match Day 29

Empire of Cats          0 0 0 2 1 0 5 0 0  8
Damukuni                0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0

GasCorp                 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0
Roborian                0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 X  3

West Phoenicia          0 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 0  6
Anthor                  0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0  1
  Group 3                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 West Phoenicia          29   20   9   181  110  +71    0.690   Q
2 Anthor                  29   17  12   135  104  +31    0.586
3 Roborian                29   16  13   122  120   +2    0.552
4 GasCorp                 29   14  15   119  143  −24    0.483   E
5 Empire of Cats          29   11  18    99  139  −40    0.379   E
6 Damukuni                29    9  20    96  136  −40    0.310   E

Match Day 30

Damukuni                0 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 0  6
West Phoenicia          0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0  5

Anthor                  1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2  6
GasCorp                 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0  3

Roborian                0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0  3
Empire of Cats          2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 X  5
  Group 3                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 West Phoenicia          30   20  10   186  116  +70    0.667   Q
2 Anthor                  30   18  12   141  107  +34    0.600   Q
3 Roborian                30   16  14   125  125    0    0.533
4 GasCorp                 30   14  16   122  149  −27    0.467
5 Empire of Cats          30   12  18   104  142  −38    0.400
6 Damukuni                30   10  20   102  141  −39    0.333

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Group 4

Match Day 28

Derring-Do              0 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 2  8
Banija                  1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4  7

Schiltzberg             0 0 0 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
Cassadaigua             3 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 13

Devonta                 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0  4
Azadeshia               2 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 X  8
  Group 4                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Cassadaigua             28   21   7   177  104  +73    0.750   Q
2 Schiltzberg             28   18  10   154  103  +51    0.643   Q
3 Devonta                 28   14  14   123  121   +2    0.500
4 Derring-Do              28   12  16   117  138  −21    0.429
5 Azadeshia               28   10  18    99  159  −60    0.357
6 Banija                  28    9  19    95  140  −45    0.321

Match Day 29

Devonta                 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1  4
Derring-Do              1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2  5

Azadeshia               0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0  1
Schiltzberg             0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 X  6

Cassadaigua             1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1  5
Banija                  1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0  4
  Group 4                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Cassadaigua             29   22   7   182  108  +74    0.759   Q
2 Schiltzberg             29   19  10   160  104  +56    0.655   Q
3 Devonta                 29   14  15   127  126   +1    0.483
4 Derring-Do              29   13  16   122  142  −20    0.448
5 Azadeshia               29   10  19   100  165  −65    0.345
6 Banija                  29    9  20    99  145  −46    0.310

Match Day 30

Derring-Do              0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1  3
Cassadaigua             1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2  5

Banija                  0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2  5
Azadeshia               1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1  2

Schiltzberg             0 6 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 10
Devonta                 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0  1
  Group 4                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Cassadaigua             30   23   7   187  111  +76    0.767   Q
2 Schiltzberg             30   20  10   170  105  +65    0.667   Q
3 Devonta                 30   14  16   128  136   −8    0.467
4 Derring-Do              30   13  17   125  147  −22    0.433
5 Banija                  30   10  20   104  147  −43    0.333
6 Azadeshia               30   10  20   102  170  −68    0.333

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Group 5

Match Day 28

Vangaziland             0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1  2
Ajian Empire            0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  1

Hicaña                  3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  3
Alpine Union            2 0 3 0 1 0 1 2 X  9

Qasden                  0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0  2
Frenline Delpha         0 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 X  6
  Group 5                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Frenline Delpha         28   20   8   135   80  +55    0.714   Q
2 Alpine Union            28   16  12   145  102  +43    0.571   Q
3 Hicaña                  28   14  14   113  115   −2    0.500
4 Vangaziland             28   13  15    96  140  −44    0.464
5 Ajian Empire            28   12  16   122  128   −6    0.429
6 Qasden                  28    9  19   105  151  −46    0.321

Match Day 29

Qasden                  1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  2
Vangaziland             0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 X  3

Frenline Delpha         0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0  2
Hicaña                  0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1  3

Alpine Union            0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0  3
Ajian Empire            0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2  5
  Group 5                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Frenline Delpha         29   20   9   137   83  +54    0.690   Q
2 Alpine Union            29   16  13   148  107  +41    0.552   Q
3 Hicaña                  29   15  14   116  117   −1    0.517
4 Vangaziland             29   14  15    99  142  −43    0.483
5 Ajian Empire            29   13  16   127  131   −4    0.448
6 Qasden                  29    9  20   107  154  −47    0.310

Match Day 30

Vangaziland             0 1 0 4 0 0 2 0 0  7
Alpine Union            0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0  2

Ajian Empire            0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0  1
Frenline Delpha         0 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 X  7

Hicaña                  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0  2
Qasden                  0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1  3
  Group 5                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Frenline Delpha         30   21   9   144   84  +60    0.700   Q
2 Alpine Union            30   16  14   150  114  +36    0.533   Q
3 Vangaziland             30   15  15   106  144  −38    0.500
4 Hicaña                  30   15  15   118  120   −2    0.500
5 Ajian Empire            30   13  17   128  138  −10    0.433
6 Qasden                  30   10  20   110  156  −46    0.333

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Group 6

Match Day 28

New Sangti              1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0  5
Sandberg                0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 X  6

New Sportland           0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0  1
Drawkland               0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3  4

Davidian Islands        1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0  2
Super-Llamaland         0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 X  3
  Group 6                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Super-Llamaland         28   23   5   177   59 +118    0.821   Q
2 Drawkland               28   16  12   130  107  +23    0.571   Q
3 Sandberg                28   13  15   111  135  −24    0.464
4 New Sangti              28   12  16   105  133  −28    0.429
5 New Sportland           28   11  17    86  115  −29    0.393
6 Davidian Islands        28    9  19    77  137  −60    0.321

Match Day 29

Davidian Islands        1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  1
New Sangti              0 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 X  6

Super-Llamaland         4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0  9
New Sportland           0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0  1

Drawkland               0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0  4
Sandberg                0 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 X  6
  Group 6                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Super-Llamaland         29   24   5   186   60 +126    0.828   Q
2 Drawkland               29   16  13   134  113  +21    0.552   Q
3 Sandberg                29   14  15   117  139  −22    0.483
4 New Sangti              29   13  16   111  134  −23    0.448
5 New Sportland           29   11  18    87  124  −37    0.379
6 Davidian Islands        29    9  20    78  143  −65    0.310

Match Day 30

New Sangti              0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0
Drawkland               2 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 X  8

Sandberg                0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0  5
Super-Llamaland         0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 1  6

New Sportland           0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0  3
Davidian Islands        0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0  1
  Group 6                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Super-Llamaland         30   25   5   192   65 +127    0.833   Q
2 Drawkland               30   17  13   142  113  +29    0.567   Q
3 Sandberg                30   14  16   122  145  −23    0.467
4 New Sangti              30   13  17   111  142  −31    0.433
5 New Sportland           30   12  18    90  125  −35    0.400
6 Davidian Islands        30    9  21    79  146  −67    0.300

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Group 7

Match Day 28

St. Saratoga            0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0  4
Northwest Kalactin      2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1  5

Ethane                  0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1  3
Maklohi Vai             0 2 1 0 2 1 1 0 X  7

Somersville             0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1  2
Lisander                0 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 X  6
  Group 7                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Ethane                  28   17  11   109   90  +19    0.607   Q
2 Somersville             28   15  13   130  129   +1    0.536
3 Northwest Kalactin      28   15  13   110  110    0    0.536
4 Lisander                28   14  14   110  141  −31    0.500
5 Maklohi Vai             28   12  16   130  121   +9    0.429   E
6 St. Saratoga            28   11  17   121  119   +2    0.393   E

Match Day 29

Somersville             1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0  4
St. Saratoga            0 2 0 0 0 0 4 5 X 11

Lisander                0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0
Ethane                  0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X  1

Maklohi Vai             1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0  5
Northwest Kalactin      0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2  3
  Group 7                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Ethane                  29   18  11   110   90  +20    0.621   Q
2 Somersville             29   15  14   134  140   −6    0.517
3 Northwest Kalactin      29   15  14   113  115   −2    0.517
4 Lisander                29   14  15   110  142  −32    0.483
5 Maklohi Vai             29   13  16   135  124  +11    0.448   E
6 St. Saratoga            29   12  17   132  123   +9    0.414   E

Match Day 30

St. Saratoga            0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0
Maklohi Vai             1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X  2

Northwest Kalactin      0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0  1
Lisander                0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 X  3

Ethane                  0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5  6
Somersville             2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  5
  Group 7                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Ethane                  30   19  11   116   95  +21    0.633   Q
2 Lisander                30   15  15   113  143  −30    0.500   Q
3 Somersville             30   15  15   139  146   −7    0.500
4 Northwest Kalactin      30   15  15   114  118   −4    0.500
5 Maklohi Vai             30   14  16   137  124  +13    0.467
6 St. Saratoga            30   12  18   132  125   +7    0.400
Lisander (7-5) ahead of Somersville (6-6) and Northwest Kalactin (5-7) on H2H Record

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Group 8

Match Day 28

Quebec                  0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 0  6
Lycrabon                0 1 0 1 5 0 2 0 X  9

Cosumar                 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0
Nova Anglicana          0 0 0 0 9 0 0 3 X 12

Gratissima              0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2  2
Darmen                  2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X  3
  Group 8                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Nova Anglicana          28   20   8   163  106  +57    0.714   Q
2 Darmen                  28   17  11   129  119  +10    0.607   Q
3 Quebec                  28   14  14   140  138   +2    0.500
4 Lycrabon                28   12  16   120  130  −10    0.429
5 Cosumar                 28   11  17   110  142  −32    0.393
6 Gratissima              28   10  18    94  121  −27    0.357

Match Day 29

Gratissima              0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 1  6
Quebec                  0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4  7

Darmen                  0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2  4
Cosumar                 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0  2

Nova Anglicana          0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2  6
Lycrabon                0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0  4
  Group 8                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Nova Anglicana          29   21   8   169  110  +59    0.724   Q
2 Darmen                  29   18  11   133  121  +12    0.621   Q
3 Quebec                  29   15  14   147  144   +3    0.517
4 Lycrabon                29   12  17   124  136  −12    0.414
5 Cosumar                 29   11  18   112  146  −34    0.379
6 Gratissima              29   10  19   100  128  −28    0.345

Match Day 30

Quebec                  0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  3
Nova Anglicana          0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0  2

Lycrabon                0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0  3
Darmen                  0 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 X  9

Cosumar                 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0
Gratissima              0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X  1
  Group 8                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Nova Anglicana          30   21   9   171  113  +58    0.700   Q
2 Darmen                  30   19  11   142  124  +18    0.633   Q
3 Quebec                  30   16  14   150  146   +4    0.533
4 Lycrabon                30   12  18   127  145  −18    0.400
5 Gratissima              30   11  19   101  128  −27    0.367
6 Cosumar                 30   11  19   112  147  −35    0.367

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Playoff Stage Seeding

   Playoff Seeding        Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
 1 Super-Llamaland         30   25   5   192   65 +127    0.833
 2 Newmanistan             30   25   5   197   94 +103    0.833
 3 Cassadaigua             30   23   7   187  111  +76    0.767
 4 Scootalove City         30   22   8   180  119  +61    0.733
 5 Frenline Delpha         30   21   9   144   84  +60    0.700
 6 Nova Anglicana          30   21   9   171  113  +58    0.700
 7 West Phoenicia          30   20  10   186  116  +70    0.667
 8 Ethane                  30   19  11   116   95  +21    0.633
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 9 Schiltzberg             30   20  10   170  105  +65    0.667
10 Equestrian States       30   20  10   132  106  +26    0.667
11 Darmen                  30   19  11   142  124  +18    0.633
12 Anthor                  30   18  12   141  107  +34    0.600
13 Drawkland               30   17  13   142  113  +29    0.567
14 Tenburg                 30   17  13   140  125  +15    0.567
15 Alpine Union            30   16  14   150  114  +36    0.533
16 Lisander                30   15  15   113  143  −30    0.500

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Round of 16 Matchups

#1 Super-Llamaland vs. #16 Lisander
at Royal Canterlot Stadium (cap. 55,000) in Canterlot

#2 Newmanistan vs. #15 Alpine Union
at Ponyville Park (cap. 32,000) in Ponyville

#3 Cassadaigua vs. #14 Tenburg
at Foragers Field (cap. 28,000) in Whitetail

#4 Scootalove City vs. #13 Drawkland
at Royal Canterlot Stadium (cap. 55,000) in Canterlot

#5 Frenline Delpha vs. #12 Anthor
at Sky-High Coliseum (cap. 45,000) in Cloudsdale

#6 Nova Anglicana vs. #11 Darmen
at Foragers Field (cap. 28,000) in Whitetail

#7 West Phoenicia vs. #10 Equestrian States
at Ponyville Park (cap. 32,000) in Ponyville

#8 Ethane vs. #9 Schiltzberg
at Sky-High Coliseum (cap. 45,000) in Cloudsdale

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Host Note: Congratulations to those advancing to the Playoff Stage of the tournament and commiserations to those who have been eliminated. As no play-in games are needed, tomorrow will be an off day with no scorination. Playoff teams can expect venue assignments sometime tomorrow evening, to be edited into this post. Additional information on venues and the Equestrian States can be found here.

[The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp]

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The Scootalove City Unicorns break best season record, get seeded for fourth the highest postseason seed ever obtained so far


Match Day 28

Tomikosan               0 0 2 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 2 11
Scootalove City         3 0 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0  9

Match Day 29

Scootalove City         1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0  4
Hampton Island          1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0  3

Match Day 30

Pavilion Tent           1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0  2
Scootalove City         1 1 0 3 0 1 0 2 X  8

  Group 2                Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
1 Scootalove City         30   22   8   180  119  +61    0.733   Q
2 Tenburg                 30   17  13   140  125  +15    0.567   Q
3 Gregoryisgodistan       30   15  15   144  134  +10    0.500
4 Hampton Island          30   14  16   149  150   −1    0.467
5 Pavilion Tent           30   12  18    98  129  −31    0.400
6 Tomikosan               30   10  20   118  172  −54    0.333

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   Playoff Seeding        Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD    Win %
 1 Super-Llamaland         30   25   5   192   65 +127    0.833
 2 Newmanistan             30   25   5   197   94 +103    0.833
 3 Cassadaigua             30   23   7   187  111  +76    0.767
 4 Scootalove City         30   22   8   180  119  +61    0.733
 5 Frenline Delpha         30   21   9   144   84  +60    0.700
 6 Nova Anglicana          30   21   9   171  113  +58    0.700
 7 West Phoenicia          30   20  10   186  116  +70    0.667
 8 Ethane                  30   19  11   116   95  +21    0.633
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 9 Schiltzberg             30   20  10   170  105  +65    0.667
10 Equestrian States       30   20  10   132  106  +26    0.667
11 Darmen                  30   19  11   142  124  +18    0.633
12 Anthor                  30   18  12   141  107  +34    0.600
13 Drawkland               30   17  13   142  113  +29    0.567
14 Tenburg                 30   17  13   140  125  +15    0.567
15 Alpine Union            30   16  14   150  114  +36    0.533
16 Lisander                30   15  15   113  143  −30    0.500

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Round of 16 Matchups

#1 Super-Llamaland vs. #16 Lisander

#2 Newmanistan vs. #15 Alpine Union

#3 Cassadaigua vs. #14 Tenburg

#4 Scootalove City vs. #13 Drawkland

#5 Frenline Delpha vs. #12 Anthor

#6 Nova Anglicana vs. #11 Darmen

#7 West Phoenicia vs. #10 Equestrian States

#8 Ethane vs. #9 Schiltzberg

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Thirdy games have come and gone and in the end, The Unicorns have proven themselves to be the best in there group.

They have finished in this WBC better than any other WBC they have ever been in.

Back when the team debuted in WBC 38, they had a record of Wins 14 -10 losses. As much as it is painful to remember, WBC 39, were I still maintain that the Unicorns were robbed of a postseason entry, finished there season Wins 16-14 Losses. WBC 40 , they finished with a respectable Wins 19-11 Losses. This WBC, they left the season, not only top of there group, not only getting seeded at number four rather than number 13 or 11, but with Wins 22-8 Losses.

We do not know where the team will be going, but our political reporting side has already confirmed that Scootaloo and Rainbow Dash, along with the rest of the Office Ladder + Minister Of Defence being:

Leader: Gordon Freeman
Co-Vice Leaders Kinzie Kensington and Derpy
Head Chair of the Senate Gavin Free
Co-director of the Treasury Department 'Boss'

As well as The Starlight Spartans with of course Colonel Star Butterfly going to Equestria States for a vacation to see there favorite team play and hopefully win it all this year. TDDROH Senate will also be watching every game they play in the postseason, barring some sort of crises.

These guys are the regulars who show up to every postseason game, so I think we need a name for this group. I shall call them 2,000+ Derpian Friends.

On to the last three games the unicorns played, the first one being a continuation of the tired pitching we saw last game. When Sam Lam took the mound, she looked visibly tired and worn out. So did John Johnson and Amalthea Beagle. Leaving the batting to pick up the slack. They did there best but got worn out by the more energetic Sheriffs eventually. The major thing of note for the batting, is the 3 run homer in the first by Zoey Derpus. Again, she along with the rest of the batting got tired from working double time and the Sheriffs eventually won.

Thankfully, the pitching was rested up and a combo of Steve 'The bat' Gat, Roger Brown and, Alex Tremblay slowed down Hampton Island for the much more tired bats from yesterday's game to get up and finish the job. Pat Zater got the three run RBI they needed to win.

The last game was much more of fun party. The pitching and the bating have been relieved of there fatigue, from a goodnight's sleep and great breakfast of pancakes and coffee reportedly from from the nation of Dylar, the bats and pitching were fully recharged.

We were ready for a fun game and a fun game is what we got. A three run homer from Rick 'The House/God of Thunder' King in the fourth inning and 5 innings of being shut down with no hits at all from the last unicorn herself, Amalthea Beagle let them have no hits for the rest of the game.

As is tradition, in the post game, Scootloo and Amalthea Beagle did something silly for a picture.

Scootaloo put a toilet paper roll on Amalthea Beagles horn and Amalthea Beagle just kinda spun it around.

Tomorrow is a day of relaxation. Only a half hour of practice before they leave for an yet to be announced Equestrian States city. The rest of the day, is to rest and relax. The team needs it.

There round of 16 opponent is Drawkland who got a respectable 17- 13 in there season. Both teams are good, but I predict that The Unicorns will win in the end.

Overall, an exciting adventure is ahead and the team needs there rest. Good luck Unicorns.

[Newmanistan]

THE ROCKET REPORT

STRONG QUALIFYING SEASON LEADS TO #2 SEED

by Brianne Henry,

Thanks to a successful 25-5 record over a 30-game qualifying session, the Rockets will be the second seed in the upcoming playoffs in the Equestrian States. They were nearly the top seed, but lost out on a run-differential tiebreaker to the defending champion Super-Llamaland Tigers. That might not have been a bad thing, as that leaves the underachieving Schiltzberg, seeded 9th, in their half of the bracket, and not ours. That is a mere small consolation, however, as Newmanistan will still have to contend, potentially, with nations like Cassadaigua, Nova Anglicana, and West Phoenicia in their own half. That only matters, however, if they get by their first round opponent, the Alpine Union, a very familiar opponent for us since out return.

For only having been back now for our fourth Classic, it seems as though our paths have crossed with the Bisons quite a bit. In World Baseball Classic 38, we met them in the first round of the playoffs, and were able to eliminate them. Then, in World Baseball Classic 40, they were in our group, and astoundingly, the Rockets went 6-0 against them in group play, with six dominant starts by Courtney Duvall. It was in fact, a qualifying performance that got the rest of the world noticing her as one of the true greats. The Rockets head to head performance against the Bisons, and a mediocre 3-3 record against Zwangzug in qualifying, helped the Zebras sneak past the Bisons, and meant that the Alpine Union would not make a trip to Cassadaigua for the playoffs. Duvall will pitch the first game of the series as well, so it will be interesting to see if things will change or if they will remain the same in the two years that have gone by since. The Alpine Union is the #10-ranked team in the world, so forget the fact that they are “just” a 15-seed. They are very dangerous. Just about any baseball analyst, including myself, would say that a team as good as they are, are due to break through against us at some point. Although, maybe they are our new Taeshan. It’s too early to give them that label, and the Rockets were dominant over Taeshan in all sports, not just baseball, so it wouldn’t be a complete comparison.

What you have to like is how the Rockets have been sharp in all aspects of the game during qualifying. This has been an effort that compares very well to the type of dominance that our grandparents and great grandparents were able to enjoy. Those Rockets teams always were able to take care of business, too. Until World Baseball Classic 39, Newmanistan never did any worse then make the quarterfinals, so we were not a nation that was often the victim of an upset, and the World Baseball Classic 39 first round loss saw the Rockets as the underdog. When you look at the numbers, you see that the Rockets scored 197 runs over the course of the 30-games, more then anyone else. The 94 runs allowed were the third fewest, with Super-Llamaland, with Pocono City’s Justin Zheng leading the way, only allowing a stunning 65 runs. The top of the order with Hannah Bates and Lexi Alcorn has been leading the way, just like old times. While the Rockets, like any other dominant team, has power in the middle of the lineup, having two speed-burners at the top has long been a reason for our success, and Bates and Alcorn are a big reason why the team scored so much. There’s a quiet confidence around this team. While some teams stage big clinching parties and exchange champagne showers, the Rockets just exchanged fist bumps, acting like a team that has been there before, and knows that in order to celebrate, you must do a lot more then get a #2-seed.

The Alpine Union will be a threat. Forgetting about previous years, we see that the current roster was able to go 16-14 during qualifying. They were a bit cold down the stretch, going 2-6 in their final eight games, which is actually a little reminiscent of how they coughed up second to Zwangzug in the last Classic. This time, it was just enough to prevail by a game over a tie for third. Other then their record, their run differential is pretty good, given their seed, which should serve as our reminder that they are still the #10-ranked team in the world, and hungry to avenge losses to us.


One of the great things about the World Baseball Classic is all of the great games that get played. So, while you throw your support behind the Rockets, catch a glimpse of these other series that are going on, as well. Here is a quick run through:

(1) Super-Llamaland vs (16) Lisander
– Catch a glimpse of Justin Zheng, pitching against someone else, to see what Pocono City fans have to enjoy. As we well know, it’s not just Zheng that is a dominant pitcher in this staff. We know that the Tigers will beat Lisander, so no reason to root against them here. Sit back, and watch this great baseball nation take care of business. You can root against them later.

(3) Cassadaigua vs (14) Tenburg
– The Dagans had a huge classic, starting off on fire, then hitting some rougher waters, before finishing strong. It’s interesting how they too have been able to climb the ranks, as us old-timers show that we can still get it done against the new crowd. In a fascinating series, they are drawn against Tenburg, the upstart nation who had a campaign pretty much like Cassadaigua’s in that they started well, had a rough patch (though much rougher), but finished off well enough to get this playoff spot. This may be a five-game series.

(4) Scootalove City vs (13) Drawkland
– Drawkland in the World Baseball Classic playoffs reminds me of those years the Rockets qualified for the World Cup (soccer). You saw them in the draw, said “hey cool, guess they play this too”, but you don’t expect them to actually make any kind of serious run. Scootalove City had a pretty tough group that they came out of, and should be able to take care of business in this series. Take a watch of at least one game, if nothing else to realize that Drawkland does have a baseball team.

(5) Frenline Delpha vs (12) Anthor
– Since winning the title, Frenline Delpha has been a little quiet, but they draw a good enough seed here. Anthor always seems to be a perennial playoff team that just can’t take the next step. Not that there is anything wrong with that, because as we see this year, there are several good teams that are not in the playoffs. If you want to pick an upset in the first round, this may be your series.

(6) Nova Anglicana vs (11) Darmen
– A long time ago, Darmen won the World Baseball Classic in Equestrian States. Expect them to have a lot of fans traveling, hoping to rekindle a little magic. They will need too, because Nova Anglicana is a tough first round opponent. They’ve already played each other six times, having met in Group 8, and the Lions will hope to keep going where they left off. Usually, they find their way through the early rounds.

(7) West Phoenicia vs (10) Equestrian States
– This will be one heck of a series. Playing at home, the Equestrian States will have raucous support behind them, as it was a tough job to get here to the playoffs. They even had to go up against Courtney Duvall three times, and did manage to win one of them. Hey, that’s not an insult, that’s an accomplishment, by the way. Playing against the Rockets will get them amped up here. In their way, are the #4-ranked Confederates, who have been the 4th place finisher in each of the last two Classics. They save their best for this time of year, and they will have had to have done so again here.

(8) Ethane vs (9) Schiltzberg
– A thrilling matchup between a couple of champions. Schiltzberg had trouble with Cassadaigua in their group, and end up as the best second place team, at 20-10. They have not had the same mojo as we have seen in prior years, as their fans will learn something valuable this Classic, in that you can’t expect dominance all the time. Sometimes, there will be external factors that cannot just be controlled. Still, they are Schiltzberg. A four-time champion, that knows how to get it done.

[Tenburg]

Lynch, McGuire Drag Mets Over Hump, Return to Playoffs

It came down to the final leg once again, and once again, Jack Lynch came alive for the Metros, as they won their last three games, including one for all the marbles against Gregoryisgodistan. The greater surprise was the power that Michael McGuire displayed, reminding many of his vintage days. After announcing that he would be retiring after this Classic, it has become apparent that the 41-year-old slugger has decided to let loose and spend everything he has now. Considering that Lynch is bound for the South Charlotte Condors of the ENBL, this Classic will be the last occasion on which the man who is leading all time in NBL homeruns and the man who leads the NBL in hits since he entered the league will play together.

A rather saddening thought, frankly.

The 28th game, in Tallow, saw some late game heroics by the aforementioned gentlemen, with Lynch robbing Brad Thomas of what would have been the go-ahead run in the top of the 8th. Dian Fiore was able to get on base in the bottom of the 9th, when McGuire fired an absolute moonshot which some believe is still flying... it would be somewhere over Crosskeys at this point.

Game 29 saw a blowout of Pavilion Tent, with Lynch batting in McGuire in the 2nd. McGuire would fire a grand slam away in the 6th.

Game 30, against Gregoryisgodistan saw another grand slam, this time in the bottom of the 9th, with two outs. This is by far the most clutch homer that Michael McGuire has ever had.

Tenburg has been placed as the 14 seed for the playoffs. They will face Cassadaigua, who had a much more relaxing trip to the playoffs than the Metros did. The starting rotation for the Mets has yet to be determined.

[West Phoenicia]

Victory was sweet and swift that allowed the West Phoenician Confederates their third consecutive progression into the top 16. Will they be able to finish in 4th place or higher this time around as they have in their last 2 appearances?

The road to the finals will be a long journey with the Confederates first going up against The Equestrian States. Both teams strong and fierce and waiting to move forward.

Both teams are evenly matched this season and unfortunately the Confederates face having to take on the host nation. They will of course be outfaned in the stands but that has never phased West Phoenicia, but it sure as hell intimidating seeing more Equestrian fans waving their team logo than West Phoenicia. Knowing the cheers and jeers will be louder from the opposing team.

But the Confederates are here to play ball and they are here to win.

"Whether we have 1000 thousands or just one fan in the stands, we will come out swinging and not rest until the game is done. " Team Manager stated.

"We have great team unity. Our batting is on fine firm and our pitchers are swift and ruthless. It will come down to our fielders and their quick response to responding to the ball and sailing it to the right base for the right affect to stop Equestrian States in their tracks.

Back home in West Phoenicia WP Sports has seen a sharp incline on viewers as millions tune in to support the Confederates and their bid to reach the finals.

[Drawkland]

DRAWKLAND NATIONAL BASEBALL TEAM

Name: Base Corps
Demonym: Drawkian
Physiology: Special
7TH World Baseball Classic, Rank #18
Stadium: Hydrogen Cyanide Field, Drawk City
Capacity: 50,000

Manager: Robin Anker

The Base Corps' home field has been designated as Hydrogen Cyanide Field, a ballpark housing a massive 50,000. It's nestled in the middle of Drawk City, near the Sports Quarter of the city around the Drawkland River. The field is regularly used by the Drawk City Scouts, but in the offseason it's used by the Base Corps and as a stage for events.
Drawk City being Drawkland's most massive, sprawling city of many millions, travel can get congested, but there are lots of options for travelers. For teams, buses can be used, and there are several charter/private bus companies who are welcoming visiting teams. Traveling by airship is the favorable option for those wanting to see a big slice of Drawkian culture, traveling in the city. The lower left corner of the photo seen above is actually a semi-large dock for boats, which teams can travel in if they feel like it.
Getting to the city also heralds several options. Drawk City has a space port for those from non-Sonnelian regions, and an airport for more "local" travels (say if a team went to a space port with cheaper rates and flew into Drawk City by plane). Travel by boat is possible, but it's all river travel, so the source port will have to be from somewhere else on the Drawkland River or on the coastlines.

Drawkland is quite a cultural and tourism-minded nation, so teams and fans will have much fun in the city before and after the games. A notable item is the very widespread usage of music. Not only can music be heard through the streets, but in all sports games, including baseball, pep bands are a common if not a necessary feature of every game. Playing during gameplay is accepted, so visiting teams may have to take this into account. When on the road, however, the Drawkian pep bands following the Base Corps is more polite and will only play between innings. Drum cadences are crowd favorites.

BASE CORPS
STARTING ROSTER
P   ##  PLAYER              BATS   THROWS
C   3   Wes Navis           Right  Right
1B  7   Arthur Ware         Left   Right
2B  17  Roger Madison       Switch Right
3B  1   Sean Navis          Switch Right
SS  2   Serena Hearns       Left   Left
LF  22  Mike Navis          Right  Right
CF  15  Rachel Altink       Left   Left
RF  8   Quincy Chadwick     Switch Left
DH  14  Rae Albon           Switch Right

BASE CORPS
RESERVE ROSTER
P   ##  PLAYER              BATS   THROWS
C   12  Lucia Goddard       Left   Left
1B  5   Jacquelyn Williams  Right  Right
2B  9   Christy Rhodes      Right  Right
3B  33  Braden Breckenridge Switch Left
SS  4   Aaron Gomez         Left   Right
LF  18  Paul Silvia         Switch Right
CF  11  Trinity Michaels    Right  Left
RF  20  Victoria Irving     Right  Right
DH  25  Amancio Hayes       Switch Right

BASE CORPS
PITCHERS
P   ##  PLAYER              BATS   THROWS
SP  31  Glenna Powers       Left   Left
SP  69  Mark Meadows        Right  Right
SP  44  Landon Freek        Left   Right
SP  28  Bailey Nicotera     Right  Right
RP  55  Jack Forrest        Right  Right
RP  32  Eddie Anastasia     Left   Left
RP  16  Ryana Van Kann      Right  Right
C   51  Jasmine Jane        Left   Left
C   6   Franklin Bell       Right  Right

BASE CORPS - STARTING
LINEUP WITH DH
1. WARE
2. NAVIS (W)
3. MADISON
4. ALBON
5. NAVIS (S)
6. NAVIS (M)
7. HEARNS
8. CHADWICK
9. ALTINK

BASE CORPS - STARTING
LINEUP WITHOUT DH
1. WARE
2. NAVIS (W)
3. NAVIS (M)
4. MADISON
5. NAVIS (S)
6. CHADWICK
7. HEARNS
8. ALTINK
9. (pitcher)

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose my runscorers: Yes.
Choose my lineup: My lineup is as specified above.
Follow my pitching rotation: Please do, same order as listed.
Godmod scoring events: Yes.
RP injuries to my players: Nothing career-ending. TG me if it's more than a couple games.
Godmod injuries to my players: As long as it follows the above rule.
Eject my players: Yes, only one per game and a duration of a game.
Godmod other events: As long as it doesn't destroy my nation or my organization, I'm fine with anything.
Use DH at home: Yes.

As far as permissions go, as long as it doesn't totally wreck me, I don't mind. TG me if you do something major, but don't feel the need to alert beforehand.

The Elite Eleven were garbage, so we kicked them to the curb. Rip.