Intellivision Baseball League 2021

[tacrec]

The Armada beat the Deadly Dogs 1-0, their 5th win in a row!

The Armada need to win and Bombers to lose next week to clinch the Battle Network.

Edited July 6, 2021 by tacrec

[tacrec]

The Upmonsters beat the Smash 2-0 and take over 1st place!

Third loss in a row by the Smash, they are now tied for 2nd place with the Mutants and Beamriders.

Edited July 7, 2021 by tacrec

[tacrec]

The Spartans score a run in the 7th and beat the River Raiders 1-0. They're two games out of first place with two left to play. Unlikely but not impossible.

Edited July 8, 2021 by tacrec

[tacrec]

The Ghosts scored a run in the 7th, the Mutants tied it in the 8th. The Ghosts took the lead 2-1 in the 11th and hold on to win!

The Mutants now have a three game losing streak and fall to 3rd place at 1.5 GB with one game remaining. Ghosts still last at 2 GB with two to play.

The Action Network race is going down to the final week!  

Edited July 9, 2021 by tacrec

[tacrec]

The Beamriders took a 2-0 lead into the 4th inning, then the Smash tied it 2-2.

The Beamriders scored two more in the 6th.

The Smash almost tied it again in the 9th but fell short 4-3.

Fourth win in a row for the Beamriders, fourth loss in a row for the Smash. 

Beamriders are a half game out of first place!

Edited July 12, 2021 by tacrec

[wolfy62]

Are the standings current with the Armada at 5-2 and the Upmonsters at 5-3 and both leading their divisions?

[tacrec]

Actually Armada is 6-2 as of today.  Yes both are still division leaders.  The website intysports.win is updated a few minutes after every game.

 

The Deadly Dogs crush a home run in the 5th and hold on to beat the Bombers 1-0! Them and the Bombers are tied for 2nd place in the Battle Network, 1.5GB.

 

Armada can clinch the Battle Network with a win Thursday.

Edited July 13, 2021 by tacrec

[tacrec]

The Upmonsters took a 1-0 lead in the 2nd, the Ghosts tied it in the 3rd.
The Ghosts got a WALK OFF HOME RUN in the 10th and win 4-1!

The Action Network just got a lot more interesting heading into the final week!
The Upmonsters and Beamriders are now tied for first, with the rest of the division tied for 2nd all 1 game back!

This has been the best Action Network in league history.

Edited July 14, 2021 by tacrec

[tacrec]

The Spartans win a tough game with a walk off single in the 10th inning! They beat the Armada 1-0 and stay alive in the championship race!

The Bombers, Deadly Dogs and Spartans are all one game back of first place heading into the final week!

Edited July 15, 2021 by tacrec

[tacrec]

The new website is down so for now go to the old one: bit.ly/intybase2021

 

[tacrec]

It's the final week of the season, it's inter-network week, and it's HUGE!  

 

The Beamriders took a 1-0 lead in the 4th inning, the Deadly Dogs tied it in the 8th.

The Beamriders took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the 8th and hold on to win! 5th win in a row!

They take over 1st place, Smash, Mutants and Ghosts are eliminated.

Upmonsters can end the season in a tie with the Beamriders if they win on Friday.

 

The new website intysports.win is back up.

 

 

Edited July 19, 2021 by tacrec

[tacrec]

The River Raiders beat the Ghosts today 4-0.

[tacrec]

Bombers beat the Mutants 2-0 to stay alive in the championship race!  Bombers .5 GB, Spartans 1 GB

Mutants end the season with a 4 game losing streak.

Edited July 21, 2021 by tacrec

[wolfy62]

Is this a 10 game season?

If my calculations are correct,there are six teams that each have 1 game left,or 3 games total before the playoffs. 

 

[wolfy62]

And it appears both divisions are still up for grabs,because if the Upmonsters win they tie for first in their division,and the other division could potentially end up in a 2 or 3 way tie.

Depending on if the 3 top teams play each other in the final game or not.

[tacrec]

Yes, 10 game season.  

 

Armada led the Smash 4-3 after the 3rd inning!  Both teams shot each other down the rest of the game.  The Armada hold on to win! First division title since 2016! They play either the Beamriders or Upmonsters in the league championship series Monday.

 

 

 

Edited July 22, 2021 by tacrec

[tacrec]

The Upmonsters beat the Spartans 2-1! First division title in team history! They battle the Armada for the league championship on Monday!

 

Edited July 23, 2021 by tacrec

[wolfy62]

1 hour ago, tacrec said:

The Upmonsters beat the Spartans 2-1! First division title in team history! They battle the Armada for the league championship on Monday!

 

Is it single game match for the Championship or is it a series for the Championship?

[tacrec]

Three game series as always.

[tacrec]

 

Live from the Armada Dome, it's the 2021 Intellivision Baseball League Championship Series between the Upmonsters and the Armada!

 

This is the Armada's second time to the championship series, their first since 2016.  Since then, they've had some mediocre seasons, but have battled back this year hoping for their first league championship.  They had a slow start to the season, but then went on to win their six out of their final seven games, scoring a whopping 17 runs in those wins.  Their defense has been great, and they only have one loss at home this season.

 

For the Upmonsters franchise, it's been a very tough road.  Starting off as the Snakes, they had little success.  Then in 2019 they became the Upmonsters with a new offensive focus, and it has finally paid off with their first division title in team history. Their season wasn't great, but it was just good enough to win the Action Network.  Their defense has also been good, and they have been perfect at games at home, a first in league history.  This series is not in their favor though, they only have one road win.  

 

Unbelievable day!  The Armada had a 6 RUN 3rd inning including a grand slam!  That has to be a record for most runs in an inning.  Unfortunately, the game crashed in the 7th.  In a normal game I'd call that a win, but since this is the championship series, I had to start over.

 

So in the make up game, the Armada promptly have a 4 RUN FIRST INNING!  They go on to take game one 5-2!  

 

Game two will be tomorrow with the Upmonsters at home.

 

 

The six run inning is also on YouTube.

Edited July 26, 2021 by tacrec

[tacrec]

The Armada beat the Upmonsters 3-0 and are league champions!

Edited July 27, 2021 by tacrec

[tacrec]

Season 8 has been great!  Let's break it down:

 

Upmonsters
They were just a little better than average this year, however they scored enough runs to make them Action Network champions for the first time in their history.  Their record is a slight improvement over the past few years, and their appearance in the championship game has given them the confidence to keep improving.  The highlight of the regular season was their perfect 5-0 home record, the first in league history.  Offense and defense were some of the best in the league.  

 

Beamriders
The 2020 league champions had a dismal start to the season, going 1-4 and being shut out three times.  However, after mid-season they battled back like they always do, ending the season on a five game win streak and limiting their opponents to one run or less in four of those games.  Unfortunately, the streak was not enough to win them another division title, and they lost out on a tiebreaker.  

 

Smash
Their first half was great with four wins and 15 runs.  Their second half was a disaster, ending the season on a five game losing streak and giving up 20 runs during that stretch.  Offense held up but pitching and defense completely fell apart.  Their offense ended up the second best in the league while their pitching/defense was one of the worst.  They're now the only team in the league that has not won a division title.

 

Ghosts
They had a bad start to the season, but had a decent second half.  Except for a few big games, their offense scored only one run or less.  Pitching and defense had a rough start but got better in the second half, allowing 1-2 runs in most games.

 

Mutants
They started the season 4-2, then could barely do anything right in their last four games, being outscored 9-2 during that stretch.  Even with that bad run, their defense still ranked one of the best in the league.

 

Armada
They had a slow start until week 5, where they became dominant offensively: 16 runs in five of their last six games, and eight runs in the two-game championship series.  Their pitching and defense was inconsistent, they had a few shutouts but also gave up at least three runs in other games.  They peaked at the right time, ending the season on a 6-1 run and destroying the Upmonsters in the league championship series for their first league title.

 

Bombers
They had the highest scoring offense in the league, but it wasn't enough to get past the streaking Armada.  Their biggest problem was giving up too many runs early in the season.  This is their third recent season ending with a 6-4 record.  If they can somehow find a way to get one more win, they could return to the championship series.

 

Spartans
They had the best pitching and defense in the league this year, but overall didn't have the firepower to back it up.  Only being shutout once this season is still pretty good.  They've just been an average team ever since their division title in 2014.

 

Deadly Dogs
They were off to a red-hot start, going 3-1 and scoring 12 runs, then they went ice cold and lost four of their final six games.  Pitching and defense were one of the best in the league, but that doesn't help when you stop scoring runs consistently.

 

River Raiders
They struggled all season, being shut out five times and having one of the worst pitching and defenses of the league.   It's a whole different team from their championship seasons 2-3 years ago.