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October 4th, 3009
As the curtain closes on another regular season, Bablylonian God Apsu was gunning for the CL Triple Crown. He finished 1st in HRs (101) and RBI (230), but his .471 average couldn't catch A Thetan's .480 so, for the first time in DCL History, no Triple Crowns will be awarded this year. He should have the MVP locked up though, so that's a nice consolation prize.
In the United League, the MVP voting will probably come down to Ometeotl (.463 / 91 / 196) or Odin (.469 / 88 / 203), who is gunning for his third MVP Award.
New Orleans looks to be in prime position to repeat as DCL Champions, as they finish the season with a league best record of 105-57.
The opening round playoff matchups are as follows:
Oklahoma City (83-79) vs. Memphis (88-74) - Memphis has a squad which does not excel in any one area, but is solid across the board. Oklahoma City has a very potent offense and a pretty weak pitching staff. Gamblers feel this series could go the distance, with Oklahoma City's offense eventually winning the war.
Phoenix (84-78) vs. Houston (93-69) - Phoenix has made it this far on heart alone, playing well over their abilities and somehow always managing to find some way to win games. Neither their offense or pitching staff is anything to get excited about. Houston, on the other hand, comes in with a spectacular pitching staff and a decent offense. This series will most likely see Phoenix swept back home to Arizona without much of a fuss.
Seattle (83-79) vs. New Orleans (105-57) - Seattle has ridden their excellent pitching staff into the postseason in spite of their below-average offense. They run headlong into a New Orleans team which is in the top 5 in all pitching and offensive categories and looks nearly impossible to beat. Experts see this series ending badly for Seattle, as well as quickly.
Pittsburgh (88-74) vs. Raleigh (90-72) - This series should be a battle. Both teams are fairly evenly matched, with Pittsburgh's offense slightly better than Raleigh's, but Raleigh's pitching staff is better than Pittsburgh's. This and the Memphis series are the two which could easily go the distance. Most feel that when the dust clears, Raleigh will be left standing, despite this being their first post-season experience.
Monthly Highlights
9/6/3009 - A bad start to the month for our CL deities as Norfolk SS and puny human Roberto Plascencia (.667 / 1 HR / 3 RBI) wins their league's Player of the Week Award. Mayan God Hunab Ku (.526 / 3 HR / 5 RBI) wins the award for the UL.
9/8/3009 - Sumerian God Enlil goes 5 for 5 with a double, 4 HRs, 4 runs scored and 9 RBI as Cleveland doubles up on Columbus 18-9.
9/10/3009 - Pittsburgh deity Ometeotl hits three HRs with 6 RBI in Pittsburgh's 10-4 win in Gadsden.
9/11/3009 - Cleveland catcher Enlil is seeing the ball well as of late as he clubs 3 more HRs with 4 RBI in Cleveland's 11-10 win over Raleigh.
9/12/3009 - In the bottom of the 10th inning, New Orleans catcher Guru Nahak hits a long fly ball off of Stockton pitcher Barney Hicks that drops just over the wall into the right-field seats for his 500th career HR. His HR tied the game at 6-6, but Stockton went on to win 10-8 in 12 innings.
Nahak's 500th career HR ball occurred on 'Communist Night' in New Orleans and dropped right into the assembled Communists in the right field bleachers. The ball will be sold and the proceeds split equally amongst all Communists in attendance that evening.
9/13/3009 - Babylonian God Apsu (.571 / 6 HR / 15 RBI) and Sumerian God Enlil (.571 / 9 HR / 16 RBI) win Player of the Week Awards.
9/16/3009 - Most likely auditioning for a job next season, unsigned Orlando CF Satan hits two singles, a double and two HRs with 3 runs scored and 6 RBI in Orlando's 19-2 rout of Philadelphia.
9/19/3009 - Norse God Odin singles, doubles twice and homers twice, collecting 4 runs scored and 5 RBI as Gadsden edges Stockton in a shootout, 16-14.
9/20/3009 - Voodoo God Bondje (.588 / 9 RBI / .682 OBP) and Celtic deity Anu (.526 / 6 HR / 12 RBI) win Player of the Week Awards.
9/20/3009 - In the top of the 9th inning, Zulu God uKqili clubs a 3-run HR just over the left field wall off of New York pitcher Nathan Portillo for his 500th career HR. That HR put Norfolk up for good, as they win the game 9-7.
uKqili's 500th HR ball landed in the Norfolk bullpen where it was collected by Norfolk closer Raul Diaz and returned to uKqili.
9/20/3009 - In the bottom of the 1st inning against visiting Cincinnati, Lewiston catcher Altjira blasts a 440-foot HR off of the scoreboard in center field for his 500th career HR. Altjira would go on to hit #501 in the 6th inning as Lewiston beats Cincinnati 6-5.
Altjira's 500th HR ball bounced off of the scoreboard and back into the playing field where Cincinnati CF John Scheffler grabbed it and threw it into Lewiston's dugout. Altjira has said that he will keep the ball for a month or so before donating it to his Aboriginal followers back in Australia.
9/22/3009 - Cincinnati catcher Jupiter is trying to impress some potential future suitors, as he clubs 3 HRs with 7 RBI in Cincinnati's 13-10 win in Gadsden.
9/23/3009 - Houston clinches the CL Northeast crown with a 4-1 win in Memphis.
9/23/3009 - Pittsburgh clinches the UL Northwest with a 8-4 win over Columbus.
9/24/3009 - Memphis clinches the CL East crown with a 6-2 win over Orlando.
9/25/3009 - Oklahoma City clinches the CL Southeast crown with a 9-8 win over Philadelphia.
9/27/3009 - New York catcher Awonawilona (.615 / 11 RBI / .655 OBP) and New Orleans catcher Guru Nahak (.565 / 5 HR / 19 RBI) win Player of the Week Awards.
9/28/3009 - New Orleans clinches the UL Southwest with a 6-4 win over Cincinnati.
9/29/3009 - Seattle clinches the UL West with a 5-2 win in Raleigh.
10/1/3009 - Hartford deity Bondje (.561 / 13 HR / 32 RBI / 1.244 SLG) and Sikhism icon Guru Nahak (.452 / 15 HR / 42 RBI / 1.267 SLG) win Batter of the Month Awards.
10/2/3009 - Chicago deity Khonvoum closes out the season in style, hitting 3 HRs with 6 RBI in Chicago's 8-3 win over Orlando.
CL Deity BA Champion: A Thetan .480 (+.009 over Apsu)
CL Deity HR Champion: Apsu 101 (+13 over Confucius)
CL Deity RBI Champion: Apsu 230 (+15 over Confucius)
CL Deity SB Champion: Jesus Christ 102 (+9 over A Thetan)
UL Deity BA Champion: Hunab Ku .492 (+.023 over Odin)
UL Deity HR Champion: Ometeotl 91 (+3 over Odin)
UL Deity RBI Champion: Odin 203 (+7 over Ometeotl)
UL Deity SB Champion: Lao-tzu 91 (+5 over Altjira / Zeus)
Career Deity HR Leaderboard
1.) Vishnu 544
2.) Odin 535
3.) Ometeotl 522
4.) Hunab Ku 520
5.) Jesus Christ 518
6.) Guru Nahak 510
7.) Altjira 504
8.) uKqili 503
9.) Siddhartha Guatama 491
10.) Ra 488
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