The Story of the Israel Baseball League

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Lightning win first game in IBL history

Ayal Berkovitz follows through on the first homerun in IBL history

The first game in the history of the Israel Baseball League had it's share of offense, as the Lightning beat the Tigers 7-4.

The Lightning got the scoring started early, when Ayal Berkovitz hit the first IBL homerun in the top of the first inning. Then in top of the second inning, with the score still 1-0 Lightning, Rodney Frazier blew the game open with the first grand slam in IBL play.

Lightning starter John "J-Dawg" Monahan hit a wall in the bottom of the third, however. He'd been cruising up until the bottom of the third, but he started that inning by allowing four doubles in a row and then a single, for a total of five consecutive hits, for four runs. He got out of by getting Netanya right fielder Connor McCrury to ground into a double play to end the inning, but the damage had already been done.

The Lightning tacked on two more runs via Berkovitz and Emory singles in the top of the ninth to extend the lead to 7-4, which would prove to stand as the final score.

Firsts:

Out: Phil Dicker (By Colin Doan)
Hit: Ayal Berkovitz (Home run off Colin Doan)
Homerun: Ayal Berkovitz (Off Colin Doan)
RBI: Ayal Berkovitz (Himself by Colin Doan)
Run: Ayal Berkovitz (Himself by Colin Doan)
Strikeout: Colin Doan (Of Michael Oeltze)
Stolen Base: Troy Gilbert (Off Colin Doan-Shannon Shannon)
Hit By Pitch: Michael Oeltze (By Colin Doan)
Relief Appearance: Leon Budihas (Relieving Colin Doan)
Win: John Monahan
Loss: Colin Doan
Save: Gauher Benques

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Tel Aviv Lightning at Netanya Tigers
April 5, 2008

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
     Lightning (TEV) 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2    7 10  0
        Tigers (NET) 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0    4 11  0

TEL AVIV             ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
P. Dicker (CF)        5  2  0  0  0  0  1  0    .400
A. Berkovitz (SS)     5  2  0  1  1  2  1  0    .400
A. Hirachita (RF)     5  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .200
M. Oeltze (DH)        3  1  0  0  0  0  2  0    .333
T. Gilbert (1B)       3  1  1  1  0  0  1  1    .333
T. Smith (C)          4  1  0  1  0  0  2  0    .250
E. Brusuelas (LF)     3  0  1  1  0  0  0  0    .000
D. Emory (3B)         3  1  1  2  0  1  0  0    .333
R. Frazier (2B)       4  1  0  1  1  4  0  0    .250
TOTALS               35 10  3  7  2  7  8  1

   2B:  T. Smith (1)
   HR:  R. Frazier (1), A. Berkovitz (1)
   HBP:  M. Oeltze
   GIDP:  T. Smith
   CS:  P. Dicker

        TEL AVIV   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
      J. Monahan  7.1 11  1  0  4  4  4 122   4.91
         R. Diaz  0.2  0  0  0  0  0  1   7   0.00
      G. Benques  1.0  0  1  0  0  0  0  19   0.00
          TOTALS  9.0 11  2  0  4  4  5 148

NETANYA              ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
B. Fuson (2B)         5  2  0  1  0  0  2  0    .400
J. Krueger (CF)       4  1  0  1  0  1  0  0    .250
L. Thompson (SS)      4  2  0  1  0  1  0  0    .500
G. Thorn (LF)         4  3  0  1  0  1  1  0    .750
A. Smith (DH)         4  2  0  0  0  1  1  0    .500
D. Brady (1B)         3  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .000
C. McCrury (RF)       4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .250
S. Shannon (C)        4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
T. James (3B)         3  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS               35 11  2  4  0  4  5  0

   2B:  B. Fuson (1), L. Thompson (1), G. Thorn (1), J. Krueger (1)
   GIDP:  C. McCrury
   CS:  L. Thompson

         NETANYA   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
         C. Doan  7.2  6  3  2  5  5  8 132   5.87
      L. Budihas  1.1  4  0  0  2  2  0  29  13.50
          TOTALS  9.0 10  3  2  7  7  8 161

     WP: J. Monahan (1-0)
     LP: C. Doan (0-1)
     SV: G. Benques (1)

     Temperature: 79F
     Wind: 4 MPH (out to right)
     Attendance: 45,439
     Time: 3:18

Tel Aviv Lightning at Netanya Tigers
April 5, 2008

TOP OF THE FIRST
Colin Doan takes the mound for the Tigers.
Phil Dicker lined out to first. <--->
Ayal Berkovitz homered to right-center. <--->
Angel Hirachita lined out to second. <--->
Michael Oeltze struck out. <--->
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
In the middle of the first, Tel Aviv leads 1 to 0.

BOTTOM OF THE FIRST
John Monahan takes the mound for the Lightning.
Ben Fuson struck out. <--->
Jay Krueger grounded to the pitcher. <--->
Luke Thompson grounded back to the pitcher. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
At the end of the first, Netanya trails 1 to 0.

TOP OF THE SECOND
Troy Gilbert walked. <--1>
Troy Gilbert stole second. <-2->
Timmy Smith struck out. <-2->
Enrique Brusuelas walked. <-21>
Damon Emory walked. <321>
Rodney Frazier homered to left-center for a grand slam. <--->
Phil Dicker struck out. <--->
Ayal Berkovitz grounded to third. <--->
4 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
In the middle of the second, Tel Aviv leads 5 to 0.

BOTTOM OF THE SECOND
Garrett Thorn singled to short right-center. <--1>
Alan Smith singled down the third base line. <-21>
Dan Brady lined out to short. <-21>
Connor McCrury singled through the left side. <321>
Shannon Shannon flied out to right. <321>
Tyler James lined out to right. <321>
0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, and 3 left on base.
At the end of the second, Netanya trails 5 to 0.

TOP OF THE THIRD
Angel Hirachita singled through the left side. <--1>
Michael Oeltze struck out. <--1>
Troy Gilbert singled to short right-center. <-21>
Timmy Smith grounded to the second baseman for a double play (4-6-3). <-2->
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
In the middle of the third, Tel Aviv leads 5 to 0.

BOTTOM OF THE THIRD
Ben Fuson doubled down the left field line. <-2->
Jay Krueger doubled down the right field line, scoring a run. <-2->
Luke Thompson doubled to right-center, scoring a run. <-2->
Garrett Thorn doubled down the third base line, scoring a run. <-2->
Alan Smith singled to right, scoring a run. <--1>
Dan Brady popped up foul down the first base line. <--1>
Connor McCrury grounded to second for a double play (4-6-3). <--->
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
At the end of the third, Netanya trails 5 to 4.

TOP OF THE FOURTH
Enrique Brusuelas popped up to short. <--->
Damon Emory grounded to first. <--->
Rodney Frazier grounded to the pitcher. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
In the middle of the fourth, Tel Aviv leads 5 to 4.

BOTTOM OF THE FOURTH
Shannon Shannon flied out to center field. <--->
Tyler James flied out to left. <--->
Ben Fuson struck out. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
At the end of the fourth, Netanya trails 5 to 4.

TOP OF THE FIFTH
Phil Dicker flied out to center. <--->
Ayal Berkovitz grounded to first base. <--->
Angel Hirachita struck out. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
In the middle of the fifth, Tel Aviv leads 5 to 4.

BOTTOM OF THE FIFTH
Jay Krueger grounded back to the pitcher. <--->
Luke Thompson singled to right. <--1>
Garrett Thorn struck out. <--1>
Luke Thompson was caught stealing second. <--->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
At the end of the fifth, Netanya trails 5 to 4.

TOP OF THE SIXTH
Michael Oeltze was hit by a pitch. <--1>
Troy Gilbert struck out. <--1>
Timmy Smith struck out. <--1>
Enrique Brusuelas popped up to short. <--1>
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
In the middle of the sixth, Tel Aviv leads 5 to 4.

BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH
Alan Smith struck out. <--->
Dan Brady walked. <--1>
Connor McCrury popped up to second. <--1>
Shannon Shannon grounded to short. <--1>
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
At the end of the sixth, Netanya trails 5 to 4.

TOP OF THE SEVENTH
Damon Emory lined out to right. <--->
Rodney Frazier flied out to right. <--->
Phil Dicker singled to right. <--1>
Phil Dicker was caught stealing second. <--->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
In the middle of the seventh, Tel Aviv leads 5 to 4.

BOTTOM OF THE SEVENTH
Tyler James grounded to second. <--->
Ben Fuson singled to left-center. <--1>
Jay Krueger laid down a sacrifice bunt to first base. <-2->
Luke Thompson grounded to first base. <-2->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
At the end of the seventh, Netanya trails 5 to 4.

TOP OF THE EIGHTH
Ayal Berkovitz struck out. <--->
Angel Hirachita flied out to right. <--->
Michael Oeltze singled to right. <--1>
Leon Budihas came in to pitch for the Tigers. <--1>
Troy Gilbert grounded to short. <--1>
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
In the middle of the eighth, Tel Aviv leads 5 to 4.

BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH
Garrett Thorn singled to right. <--1>
Alan Smith lined out to right. <--1>
Raul Diaz came in to pitch for the Lightning. <--1>
Dan Brady lined out to right. <--1>
Connor McCrury struck out. <--1>
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
At the end of the eighth, Netanya trails 5 to 4.

TOP OF THE NINTH
Timmy Smith doubled into the left field corner. <-2->
Enrique Brusuelas grounded to first. <3-->
The Tigers brought the infield in.
Damon Emory singled to center, scoring a run. <--1>
Rodney Frazier flied out to left. <--1>
Phil Dicker singled through the right side. <-21>
Ayal Berkovitz singled to center field, scoring a run. <-21>
Angel Hirachita grounded to short. <-21>
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
In the middle of the ninth, Tel Aviv leads 7 to 4.

BOTTOM OF THE NINTH
Gauher Benques came in to pitch for the Lightning. <--->
Shannon Shannon flied out to left field. <--->
Tyler James walked. <--1>
Ben Fuson flied out to right field. <--1>
Jay Krueger grounded to first. <--1>

LIGHTNING WIN: 7-4

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

From this point forward I'm going to the updates series-by-series.

[TheBigBomber]

Just wondering, where does Ahmad Oz stand (on the Tigers), he's a SP, but what spot on the roster? Minors? Or what number in the rotation, just wondering.

[RedsoxRockies]

Same with my guy

[filihok]

Yeah...where's my guy?

Post the .mog so we can see what's up

[Astrosfan183]

Well, I know where my guy is. First hit, homerun, RBI, and Run from the league

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Here's the file, but I believe there are un-recapped games.

Also, all the games were scheduled at the same time (since all the games are in the same time zone), so I did the dice roll thing to decide which game would be "the first".

[DarthJaker]

IM IN THE MINOR WTF!!!!

[RedsoxRockies]

Ok, a few things:

A: Can you put my guy in the majors? His commish mode ratings are 80/87.
B: Can he have a stronger arm and a slightly better eye?
Thats all, thanks

[DarthJaker]

can my guy have 72 power? Please

[RedsoxRockies]

Oh, and I wanted to see how well My guy would do, so I did a sim, and the Amatuer draft is messed up. Only Bet Shemesh drafted players, and some Players were drafted yet are not on teams....

[PotatoOfCouch13]

Sweet! Yonatan Caspi was traded on the first day of the season! Looks like role players are in high demand in Modi'in!

I also have a question for Mark Cuban:

It's been a goal of your's to have the IBL compete with the Majors. However, in a country that has 300 million fewer people, is this a realistic goal, or are you just jerking off? Also, with plans to expand next year, how many teams do you think a country of 7 million people can support?

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

IM IN THE MINOR WTF!!!!

Sorry, but that's not exactly in my hands.

Ok, a few things:

A: Can you put my guy in the majors? His commish mode ratings are 80/87.
B: Can he have a stronger arm and a slightly better eye?
Thats all, thanks

That's not really in my hands, even if I went into commish mode and put him in the majors, if the parent club doesn't want him in the majors it'll just demote him immediately after I leave commish mode. And I'd rather not make anymore changes to sign-up players. Sorry.

can my guy have 72 power? Please

I don't want to make changes to signup players at this point.

Oh, and I wanted to see how well My guy would do, so I did a sim, and the Amatuer draft is messed up. Only Bet Shemesh drafted players, and some Players were drafted yet are not on teams....

I'll have to check that out, thanks for the heads up.

Sweet! Yonatan Caspi was traded on the first day of the season! Looks like role players are in high demand in Modi'in!

I also have a question for Mark Cuban:

It's been a goal of your's to have the IBL compete with the Majors. However, in a country that has 300 million fewer people, is this a realistic goal, or are you just jerking off? Also, with plans to expand next year, how many teams do you think a country of 7 million people can support?

Well, who says we have to stay within the boundaries of Israel? Major League baseball has teams in Canada and have talked of putting a team in Northern Mexico/Southern America. We could certainly entertain the possibility of a team(s) in Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, or hell, maybe even Greece. But you'll just have to keep reading to see what happens .

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

There seems to be a problem with the file when I sim up to next season where it can't replicate a schedule like the one it made for this season again. I am still going to be continuing this, but I'm gonna take a couple days to see what my options are and make a decision.

I may have to set up a more conventional league, something where the schedule template doesn't have to be incredibly doctored for the schedule to work. So the possibility exists that the league may have to expand to 12 or 16 or however many teams I need to make it work on a 140 game schedule much more quickly than I anticipated. If I'm forced to do that, it would probably occur aside from the storyline.