2020 Fantasy RBI Super League Game Thread (reboot)

[fightonusc]

I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT MY PITCHING STAFF!!!

[ryno]

Dong fest by the Shootys and Ribbons!

[Darky]

Record setting game features 70 runs, 90 hits, and 27 homeruns as UHF CH. 62 scores record 43 runs to pull away from Hollywood's 27 runs.

Another FRBI record was Kirk Gibson's 5 HR in one game. UHF had 6 players with at least 6 hits and 8 hitters with at least 5 hits. Even G.Perry had 3 hits from the 9-hole. UHF erupted for 9 runs in 3 different innings and got a strong finish from G.Perry's arm in the final three innings to help UHF pull away after they carried a 28-26 lead into the 8th inning. UHF thunderstruck the Hollywood Stars 15-3 down the stretch. Hurting themselves in the high scoring game, were the 3 double plays Hollywood hit into.

The Tengen firework crew were down to their last set of fireworks in a game that seemingly had fireworks going the entire time with the record setting 27 homeruns. Hollywood Stars GM Fightonusc expressed concern about his pitching with a helpless look that went viral on Twitter.

[Darky]

Pabst Blue Ribbons race out to 16-4 lead after four, pull away then hold on for the victory.

After a 16-4 deficit through 4 innings, Gooden flashed his dominant form and allowed Canada to get back in the game. Heading into the 8th, the game was close with the Blue Ribbons leading 18-15. Brett Saberhagen couldn't keep the game close - he was rocked for 7 runs making the score 25-15 in favor of the Blue Ribbons and that was more than enough for the Blue Ribbons and Nolan Ryan who finished the last two innings.

Mickey Mantle flashed his Arcade league record HR form with 3 homeruns and 8 RBI. For Canada, they were plagued once again by double plays - they hit into 2 and ending potential rallies.

Although Burt Blyleven reached the 7th inning with a solid outing, GM Ryno wasn't satisfied and threatened to cut him because of too many homeruns given up and perhaps the constant farting in the dugout.

[Darky]

Beefy Masters explode for 18 runs in final two innings to take commanding victory over High Fives.

The Beefy Masters, down 17-10 in the top of the 8th, turned to the most powerful bench in the league to lead off the 8th. GDavis and DwEvans smacked back-to-back pinch hit homeruns to awaken the lineup. The Beef Masters eventually took a 18-17 lead going into the bottom of the 8th. From there, the High Fives recaptured the lead after a Dawson 2-run shot.

In the 9th, the Beef Masters continued their contagious hot hitting by erupting for 10 runs to take a 28-19 lead. Sutter did the rest to close out the game by only allowing 4 runs in the 8th and 9th. The Beefy Masters out-muscled the High Fives 18 runs to 4 in the final two innings. The High Fives bullpen has now collapsed in two straight games and may be a sign of things to come. Nevertheless, the Beefy Masters simply outhomered and out-muscled the High Fives up and down the lineup, and of course Sutter in relief was the difference.

[Darky]

RP Roger McDowell caps 4-run 9th inning comeback win with game winning 2-run double as Tropicana Staircases enter the win column for the season.

The BB Kings and J.Key were cruising along with a 8-1 lead in the 4th inning until a costly 2-out error by T.Raines. The error resulted into 5 runs for Tropicana and new life. As the 8th inning begun with a 10-10 tie, the game turned over to the bullpens for both teams. The BB Kings scored 2 in the top half of the 8th and Doyle Alexander tossed a scoreless 8th. The BB Kings added a run to take a 13-10 lead heading into the 9th.

The ball was handed over to Frank Viola to close the game and after 1 quick out (Strawberry L4), things looked bright for Nomaaa. Cepeda stepped into the batters box and hit a single which was followed by 3 straight hits and a run scored to cut the BB Kings lead at 13-12. With runners on second and third and 1 out, McDowell hit a soft ground ball to the RF wall. Keven Mitchell scored from 3rd base and PH Chris Speir was given the green light to round third. Tim Raines throw from RF didn't come in time as Speir slid into home plate for the victory.

[Darky]

Balanced hitting and complete Dyrsdale game pave the way for commanding Empire victory.

The Empire scored 10 first inning runs to set the tone of the game and from there, they cruised to a 31-19 win over the Ye Old Stylers to open their 2020 RBI Super League campaign at 2-0.

For the Ye Old Stylers, their 0-2 start has a lot to do with inconsistent hitting and having a league last 6 homeruns. The Old Stylers hit into two line-drive double plays to get double off at second base to end the inning on two different occasions. If not for those two unfortunate double plays, the game could have been more competitive or gone a different way. 

[nomaaa]

we got dinked to death

[Darky]

we got dinked to death

Yeah, Tropicana hit a few more singles and lots of tweener doubles, especially in the last inning. Morgan and Raines combining for only 1 hit really hurt you. Both teams pitched really well and it was a pleasure to score that quick game! You just needed perhaps that extra 2-out hit with RISP to seize the game. That 2-out error by Raines in the 4th changed the course of the game - Key is deadly with a good lead after 4 innings.

Anyways, tomorrow's schedule and like always, all times are in Dee Nee time. Depending on how soon the lady goes to bed, pregame will be either 30 minutes or 15 minutes before first pitch.

[Darky]

Pregame starting now and first pitch at 2pm - Week 3!

[Darky]

Week 3

[Shooty]

Finally

[Nacho]

How high is the error rate? My team has had just a fuckton of them in the past two games.

[Darky]

How high is the error rate? My team has had just a fuckton of them in the past two games.

It has been at 5 all year. And it's just not your team making a lot of errors - I'm seeing a lot of errors for a 5 setting. But yes, your team has been booting the ball too much. I don't like to see a fuckton of errors anywhere and have them impact every game. These guys are professionals, so I may turn down the notch to a 2 setting in the meantime.

And don't go too hard on your guys. Fighton kept believing during the Arcade season and maintained a positive clubhouse, so go easy on your men or bring in a motivational speaker or something! You have a really exciting team in the midst of a slump - you'll get it going and it would be great for the league if your program gets back to winning.

Also about my game, fuckin' Bruce Sutter came in dangerous out of the pen. Game is tied at 12 going into the bottom half of the 8th after newly acquired McCrmk pitched a scoreless top of the 8th. Then we finish the game with 6 straight outs and not one hit off Sutter. Hubbel got roughed up a bit, but 5 runs given up isn't the end of the world. Oh well.

And how about Fernando Valenzuela closing the game with another scoreless inning from the closer role! He now has pitched 4 scoreless innings for the season thus far. Ryno's Pabst Blue Ribbons and the Beefy Masters are now the two undefeated teams. Stu's High Fives and Nacho's Old Stylers are still winless.

[Darky]

Canada regroups, breezes past Hollywood with determination and Doc's brilliant complete game.

Doc Gooden was back to his outstanding self as he tossed a complete game and held down Hollywood's lineup. Offensively, the Canada Shootys finally produced with a balanced hitting showing from the entire lineup. Many observers have speculated that perhaps it has taken time for Canada's program to recover after their painful exit from the Arcade playoffs when the Blue Footed Boobies shockingly swept the series. Nevertheless, Canada snapped a 2-game losing streak and a 5-game losing streak dating back to the Arcade playoffs and now have new life with their first win.

As for Hollywood, the pitching hasn't performed up to Fighton's expectations thus far and the pitching staff is still shook up after giving up 43 runs to UHF.

[Shooty]

Davey Johnson kind of sucks.

[Gantry]

CHANNEL FUCKING 62 BITCHES

[Darky]

Down 11-5 in the 5th, Ultimate Chicago (UHF CH.62) went into another gear and outscored the winless Old Stylers 26-12 the rest of the way to improve to 2-1. Ultimate Chicago has now scored a record 74 runs in the past two games. The Old Stylers hit good enough to win, but they couldn't keep pace with UHF. Furthermore, the Old Stylers highly touted pitching staff just couldn't limit the explosive Ultimate Chicago hitters who have 6 left-handed hitters, the most in the league. Gehrig and K.Gibson both hit a pair of homeruns and they both are tied for the league lead in homeruns at 7.

The Old Stylers who are now 0-3 need to find solutions to their ongoing woes. If it's not the hitting or pitching, then it's the errors, and the errors hurt them bad against a team that will capitalize on errors with extra at-bats.

[Darky]

Bruce Sutter dominates with perfect 8th and 9th to secure tight victory over Empire.

Tied 12-12 in the 8th, both teams went scoreless. In the 9th, the Beefy Masters scored 5 runs to take a 17-12 lead into the last half of the 9th. Sutter retired the side in dominating fashion as he didn't allow a hit or a run in his two innings of relief. The Beefy Masters have now opened the year with 3 straight wins and remain undefeated courtesy of having the ability to beat teams in multiple ways, certainly ingredients for a championship. Tony Armas hit 3 homeruns giving him 7 for the year, good for the league best with 2 other players. 

The Arcade champions Empire were left wondering what could have been. They failed to reach base when the game was tied at 12 in the 8th, and down five in the 9th, the Empire once again failed to reach base. And the hitting was absent all day. Manager Darkside expressed concern about his team's inability to seize control of the game as well as winning from behind. "These guys need to understand that wins don't just happen by themselves just because we won these types of games during the Arcade season", said Darkside.

[nomaaa]

Davey Johnson kind of sucks.

DJ for Joe Morgan straight up

who says no?