2020 Fantasy RBI Super League Game Thread (reboot)

[Darky]

UHF Ch.62 snap 6-game losing streak with narrow win over The Empire. Ford, Gullet, and Reuschel shutdown the Empire after the 4th inning, only surrendered 1 run. Duke Snider had the game winning hit when he drove in Kirk Gibson from third base in the bottom of the 9th with 1 out. Ultimate Chicago Channel 62 now moves into 7th place while the Empire sit at dead last with a parcel of hope left for the playoffs.

The Empire had three different chances to put the game away when they had runners in scoring position with no outs. Each time, somebody hit into consecutive fielders choices at home plate and nobody stepped up for a big two out hit. The Empire left 10 runners on base, and 8 runners were left stranded in scoring position - UHF only left 5 stranded and 4 were left in scoring position. What ever is going on with the Empire, the Force is clearly not strong with them.

Duke Snider had a huge 5/5 day with a pair of blasts and 6 RBI to lead all hitters.

[Darky]

BB Kings outlast Beefy Masters in 11 inning thriller and move into a first place.

Despite overcoming deficits all game, Beefy Masters squandered chances time after time to take control of the game, and when they did take the lead finally in the 9th inning, Fergie Jenkins couldn't protect the 2-run lead given to him in the 9th. 2 double plays the Beefy Masters hit into turned out to be killers. One in the 9th that killed a rally and prevented them from adding to their 2-run lead, and another in the 11th with runners on the corners with 1 out before Jenkins hit into a 4-6-2 DP to end the threat and producing no runs. The BB Kings showed they have the championship trait of overcoming adversity and finding a way to win with their 9th inning comeback and the bullpen's ability to keep the score down. The Beefy Masters now sit in 3rd place and find themselves in the midst of a 3-game losing streak which is a concern as we are in the stretch part of the season.

The extra inning game marks the second extra inning game for the Beefy Masters and the team's 5th overcall dating back to the Arcade season.

[Darky]

Red Hot High Fives capture 4th straight win and move into 5th place with 15-11 stressfree win. High Fives had leads of 15-6 and 15-8 before PBR made the game appear closer than it was. PBR's bullpen, the best in the league, once again shutdown opposing hitters and giving their team a chance to get back in the game, but PBR's sticks never woke up this game. PBR now slide into second place with their second straight loss. GM Ryno and Bedrock livid after the game, and consequentially the lineup was altered in a moment of rage. 

[Darky]

Week 14

[Shooty]

I knew it was coming, but I really wish they didn't pitch hit for Ripken in the 9th.  He was having a career game. 

[Darky]

Ripken had 3 bombs, one of which a grand slam I think, and probably 10 RBI.


The Empire had a huge and dramatic comeback win, wow! The players finally showed some guts and this is the momentum we need down the stretch and hopefully it's time to peak at the right time. The Empire is right back in it. Vader performed some kind of Force ritual to harness it and get the Force to bless us ... and it did with the lucky breaks we got in the last two innings against the BB Kings.

[Nacho]

These slow starts are just killing me.

[Darky]

Empire overcome deficits of 14-1, 19-7, and a 9th inning 19-13 deficit to stun first place BB Kings. Dicky Schoefield hit 3-run walk-off HR to cap 7-run 9th inning rally.

Jimmy Key had only given up 2 runs and 8 hits through 6 innings as he was en fuego, but the Empire started to figure him out and Key was fatiguing. The BB Kings big lead turned out to be a detriment when the Empire gained momentum and hope. An error and a ball cutoff which was on the way to third base for an easy tag out turned out to be huge breaks for the Empire.

The BB Kings remain in first place despite the painful loss. The Empire's win, combined with Canada and the High Fives losing and only being one game back  Hollywood for the number 8 wildcard spot, puts them in position to make a playoff run down the stretch with 4 games to go. The Empire will face Canada in week 15 and the BB Kings will have a first place showdown with the struggling Pabst Blue Ribbons.

[Darky]

Kingman whacks 3 homeruns to lead the Beefy Masters to a 20-7 mercy rule blowout in 5 innings over the struggling Pabst Blue Ribbons. The Beefy Masters tallied 23 hits and 8 homeruns in just five innings for the convincing win and with the victory, the Beefy Masters find themselves in a 3-way tie for first place, but counting the tiebreakers, they sit in second place which would be good enough for a Final Four birth.

The struggling Pabst Blue Ribbons keep falling apart with their 3rd straight loss. There have been team meetings, fishing trips involving debauchery, and constant lineup changes - all haven't stopped the seemingly sinking ship. Moral team leader and GM consultant, Steve Bedrosian, has inserted himself into the #1 SP spot for the upcoming showdown against the BB Kings. Bedrock, who was livid and animated from the bullpen, has grown frustrated in not appearing enough in games. It will be interesting to see  his RP 15 stamina hold up in 4 innings against one of the top hitting teams in the league, but if guts can carry him, then that also remains to be seen.

[Darky]

Hollywood Star Whackers hit 10 homeruns and keep the High Fives at bay all game for 21-18 win. Hunter and Garrelts allow no runs in relief to preserve the lead while Horner and Ted Williams each blasted a pair of shots to lead the Hollywood offense. Hollywood now move into 8th place and would be the wildcard 8th and final seed for the playoffs if season ended today. Canada and the Empire right behind by one game. The High Fives sit in 7th place, but by only game. With 4 games left in the season, the wildcard spots for the first round of the wildcard play-in is wide open.

[Darky]

Down 20-12 going into the 8th, UHF Ch.62 erupt and outscore Canada Shootys 12-1 in last two frames for moral boosting win.

With Gooden on the bump and equipped with a 8-run lead, it is generally assumed that he'll protect that lead as a general consensus elite SP. However, Gooden isn't having a good year and the now 7-7 Ultimate Chicago Ch. 62 find themselves in 6th place with their second straight win and on the cusp of a first round bye depending on how they finish their last four games and how the Old Stylers and Tropicana fair down the stretch - it's currently a 3-way tie by record among those three teams. The #5 and #4 seed avoid the play-in wildcard round.

As for Canada, they now drop to dead last, but they remain a strong wildcard play-in candidate. They will face the Empire in week 15 in a pivotal game for a better chance to get in the playoffs. Don Mattingly, a longtime captain of the Empire and captain of the Empire's 2 championships, will make his first start for Canada and against his former team, Shooty has announced in what is a psychological and emotional move.

Cal Ripken hit two grandslams and drove in 10 runners in a career night. By default, he was pulled late in the game and bats breaking in the Canada dugout were heard when he was retrieved from the batters circle.

[Darky]

Hack Wilson's big day at the plate and McDowel's second consecutive hitless and scoreless inning in the 9th help Tropicana to a 19-18 narrow victory that was decided in the ninth, via a throwing error.

Hack Wilson blasted 3 homeruns and tallied 7 RBI to lead the Tropicana offense. McDowell pitched a 1-2-3 ninth with Tropicana down 18-17 to give his team a better opportunity to take the game. With two outs in the bottom of the 9th, pinch hitter Teufel hit a double off Don Sutton. The next batter, Roger McDowell, hit a soft ground ball through the left side of the infield and into LF. Hank Aarron anxiously fielded the ball and rushed his throw to third base to try and get Teufel out, but his throw sailed over everything and Teufel easily jogged home for the winning run.

The win by the Tropicana Staircases, combined with the losses by the Old Stylers and UHF Ch.62 have forged a 3-way logjam for 4th place with 4 games to go. Tropicana will face UHF Ch.62 in week 15 and the Old Stylers will take on the High Fives for what will be a pivotal game for all teams as we near the season finale in week 18.

[Darky]

Got off from work at 10 am and currently on the train to Stockholm-Arlanda airport. I'll basically have enough time to eat and then watch NFL Sunday. Tomorrow I take off for Las Vegas for a dreaded 18 hour journey. I'll be in Las Vegas about 4:30 pm PST. So perhaps Wednesday I'll run week 15. Unsure on the times right now, but leaning towards noon time or early evening PST. I'm sure I'll be up around 4 to 5 am the first 3-4 days, but it'll be too early to run at that time since I don't want to wake my brother and his family up. So hang on and sorry about the delay fellas. The stretch run of the season will be exciting for everybody! The Empire is 3-1 in their last three games and after that improbable comeback against the BB Kings, we have all kinds of momentum - The Empire will rise once again!

I'll update you guys if there is a change of plans, but once we start week 15, count on games happening every other day once again or every 3 days. The errors will be pushed down to 6 for the remainder of the season.

[Darky]

Week 15

[ryno]

Steve goddamn mother fucking pbr drinking drake vest wearing titty loving kiss stealing alligator cleats wearing wheeling GODDAMN dealing sonofagun BEDROSIAN


WOOOOOOO

[Darky]

Bedrock is well hung, wow!

And Donnie Baseball, longtime team captain for the Empire, turned on Shooty  He's still loyal to the Empire! So he hit a ball off the wall, the runner on second didn't advance, and Mattingly decided to get in a rundown to get tagged out in the 9th to help the Empire! The Force blessed us today - we got some great breaks and fought our way back from behind to win the game on a gw hit by Hubbel of all people! Jody Davis delivered when we needed him and he again showed the FRBI world that he's one of the best overachievers in the game. The Empire is coming my friends.

[Shooty]

I give up.

[fightonusc]

Always nice to give up, let's see...16 HRs!...and still win.

[Darky]

The Empire come from behind and win second straight game on last at-bat in the ninth, Hubbel delivers GW hit to cap off comeback in thrilling 27-26 win for the Empire. Empire now 4-1 in last 5 games and have taken the 8th seed, good enough for a wildcard play-in playoff birth.

The Canada Shootys led all game after the 1st inning and every time they created any kind of lead, The Empire chipped into the lead to stay in the rearview mirror. Canada squandered rallies with double plays and bad baserunning. The biggest blunder came in the top of the 9th. Leading 26-24 and with DiMaggio at second base, Don Mattingly hit a ball off the top of the fence. DiMaggio mysteriously didn't advance and Mattingly bewilderingly ran straight to second and then was rundown trying to get back to first for the second out. The next batter flied out.

In the bottom of the 9th, the Empire got key hits to tie the game and with runners on the corners with 2 outs, RP Carl Hubbell hit the game-winning hit to send the Imperial Center Stadium in Las Vegas into a frenzy. Darth Vader gave thanks to the Force and said the Empire is peaking at the right time. For Canada, they remain in last place by only a game and will have to win at least 2 out of their next three for a shot into the playoffs.

[Darky]

Hollywood Star Whackers outscore Beefy Masters in high scoring 28-26 victory that featured 26 homeruns.

Hollywood moves into 6th place with shootout win while Beef Masters remain in 3rd place. Bruce Sutter has worst relief outing of the year and picks up the loss. Hollywood tagged Sutter for 5 runs and two homeruns with two outs in the 8th to create a big enough lead to hold on for the win.