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RIVER CITY WINS THIRD CONSECUTIVE SIMBL CHAMPIONSHIP WITH 2051 TITLE

Rascals Become Only Third Team In SIMBL History To 'Three-Peat'

River City teammates douse each other with the bubbly after sweeping the Cleveland Brownies to win the 2051 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series.  The Rascals of GM Anthony Keence become the third team in the SIMBL's 47-season history to win three consecutive SIMBL championships and have swept two of their three straight titles and have gone 12-2 in their impressive SIMBL Championship Series run.

River City LF Corey O'Neal (above) was named the 2051 SIMBL CS Most Valuable Player.  The 28 year-old is in his fourth SIMBL season after being chosen by the Rascals with the #9 overall pick in the 2046 SIMBL Draft and made his first All-Star team this past season.  O'Neal hit .375 with 1 HR and 3 RBI and a 1.194 OPS in River City's four-game sweep of Cleveland in the 2051 SIMBL CS.

2051 SIMBL CS:
RIVER CITY 4 CLEVELAND 0

2051 SIMBL CS MVP:
LF Corey O'Neal River City Rascals

2051 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series:

Game One: River City 2 Cleveland 1
Player Of The Game: River City SP Bo Ford
Game Two: River City 3 Cleveland 2
Player Of The Game: River City SP Elbert Ford
Game Three: River City 7 Cleveland 2
Player Of The Game: River City SP Oscar Tavares
Game Four: River City 5 Cleveland 3
Player Of The Game: River City SP Jacob Smith

The 2051 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series and the SIMBL's 2051 season and 47th season of history are in the books.

Congratulations to River City GM Anthony Keence as his Rascals made SIMBL history and became the third team in the league's 47-season history to win three consecutive SIMBL championships by defeating Cleveland GM Chip Orton's UL champion Brownies adding to their 2049 and 2050 SIMBL titles.  The 2049-2051 River City Rascals join the 2005-2007 San Diego Warewolves and the 2041-2043 Calgary Clippers as the only teams to 'three-peat' in league history.  River City became only the fourth team in SIMBL history (joining the 2005-2007 San Diego Warewolves, 2037-2038 Toronto Rush and 2041-2043 Calgary Clippers) to defend their title last season when they beat Toronto GM Eric Savard's Rush to win back-to-back SIMBL championships.

River City's sweep of Cleveland is their second sweep of the SIMBL CS in the past three seasons as they also swept Miami in the 2049 SIMBL CS.  The Rascals have gone 12-2 in the past three SIMBL CS tying the 2041-2043 Clippers for the best record in three consecutive SIMBL CS.  The 2005-2007 Warewolves went 12-7 in their three-peat run.  It's the 9th sweep in the SIMBL title series in the 47-season history of the league.

Congratulations to Chip on a great season and for advancing to his second SIMBL CS in the past four seasons as he als lost to GM Jeff Palin's Indianapolis Rams in the 2049 SIMBL SIMBL CS.  It was the long-time SIMBL GM's 5th trip to the SIMBL CS where he previously advanced the Hawaii Pineapples to the SIMBL title series in the 2029, 2030 and 2032 seasons as he led the Pineapples to the 2029 SIMBL championship back on real-life date March 24, 2013 for his first SIMBL title. Hawaii lost to the Whitby Battalion (now Montreal Mavericks) in the 2030 SIMBL Championship Series and also lost to Calgary in the 2032 SIMBL CS as Chip led his team to three SIMBL CS appearances in four seasons dating back 18 seasons ago.

River City LF Corey O'Neal, the 9th overall pick of the 2046 SIMBL Draft who was selected to his first All-Star Game this past season, was named the 2051 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series Most Valuable Player.

The 2051 SIMBL GM Awards ballots will be officially announced shortly.

Congratulations to all SIMBL GMs on another, our 47th, successful, competitive and fun season whether winning or losing.  The SIMBL New File Era (2019-current) now will roll into its' 34th season of history as the league enters its 48th season.

The 2052 off-season is now here and the final 2051 team financial reports and the new team finances (pre-arbitrations) have been announced in the file.  The official 2052 off-season SIM schedule will be announced shortly as 2052 team options, final contract extensions and arbitration offers are now due.

The SIMBL is having a league overlook with the SIMBL coronavirus crisis currently affecting everybody differently and the same at once and will, as usual, make decisions as a conglomerate as to how things already have and will unfold remain to be seen.  Of course, the league is a recreational outlet that is a blip to our real-life obligations and we will all approach such bridges as a league together through these times as we've always have together.  Everybody please stay safe and we'll always be here through and/or after things get situated better with everybody individually and as a group.

2051 SIMBL CS GAME ONE:

RIVER CITY 2 CLEVELAND 1
River City Leads Series 1-0
W: Bo Ford (1-2 2.96 ERA) L: Patrick Bennett (0-3 4.15 ERA) HLD: Gerald Goldberg (1) SV: Robert Freed (1)
HR: None
Player Of The Game: SP Bo Ford River City
6.0 IP 5 H 1 R 1 ER 0 BB 2 K

SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series Game 1 Victory for Ford and River City

The SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series got off to a quiet start today, with the host River City Rascals taking a low-scoring 2-1 win over the Cleveland Brownies. River City right-hander Bo Ford was marvelous at Battlefield Park and was named player of the game. The Rascals now hold a 1-0 lead in the best-of-7 series.

In the bottom of the second, River City shortstop Jimmy Braun had a productive at-bat. With a runner on 3rd and two out, Braun stroked a run-scoring double to right. It made the score 2-0, River City. For the game, he was 1 for 4 with a double.

"There are no moral victories," said losing manager Chip Orton.

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Battlefield Park. The scheduled starters for the game are Gavin Kane for the Cleveland Brownies and Bo Ford for the the River City Rascals.

2051 SIMBL CS GAME TWO:

RIVER CITY 3 CLEVELAND 2
River City Leads Series 2-0
W: Elbert Ford (3-0 3.03 ERA) L: Gavin Kane (3-1 2.39 ERA) HLD: Robert Freed (1) SV: Albert Fields (2)
HR: Cleveland: Chris Potts (4) River City: Corey O'Neal (3)
Player Of The Game: SP Elbert Ford River City
7.0 IP 8 H 2 R 2 ER 2 BB 7 K

Ford Handcuffs Brownies, Rascals Seize 2-0 Advantage in SIMBL CS

With starter Elbert Ford leading the charge, the River City Rascals defeated the Cleveland Brownies, 3-2, in Game 2 of the SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series today. The left-hander threw 7 innings allowing 2 runs at Battlefield Park to help River City take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-7 series.

Corey O'Neal, who finished 5th in the SL in wins above replacement with 6.0 in 2051, chipped in for River City with a solo home run in the bottom of the fifth. For the game, the left fielder had 2 hits in 3 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 1 run batted in.

"Nice to see our side come away with the win," O'Neal said after the game.

The next game is scheduled for Wednesday at Dawg Pound Park. The scheduled starters for the game are Oscar Tavares for the River City Rascals and Keith Ramsey for the the Cleveland Brownies.

2051 SIMBL CS GAME THREE:

RIVER CITY 7 CLEVELAND 2
River City Leads Series 3-0
W: Oscar Tavares (3-0 2.21 ERA) L: Keith Ramsey (1-1 4.24 ERA) HLD: Gerald Goldberg (2)
HR: River City: Eladio Romriell (2) Aaron Ullom Jr. (2) Cleveland: Felipe Santana (5)
Player Of The Game: SP Oscar Tavares River City
6.0 IP 5 H 1 R 1 ER 1 BB 3 K

Rascals Win to Extend Series Lead to 3-0

The River City Rascals moved to within one game of the Round 4 today, downing the Cleveland Brownies on the road at Dawg Pound Park by a score of 7-2. Rascals right-hander Oscar Tavares was named player of the game after a strong outing in which he threw 6 innings of 5-hit ball. The win gives the Rascals a 3-0 advantage in the best-of-7 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series.

It could have been a different outcome for River City, had it not been for Aaron Ullom Jr., the fan favorite . Ullom Jr. contributed a 2-run home run in the top of the second inning to put River City up, 3-0.

"We haven't stopped playing," Cleveland manager Chip Orton said. "We didn't get this far to give up."

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Dawg Pound Park. The scheduled starters for the game are Jacob Smith for the River City Rascals and Norberto Castro for the the Cleveland Brownies.

2051 SIMBL CS GAME FOUR:

RIVER CITY 5 CLEVELAND 3
River City Wins Series 4-0
W: Jacob Smith (2-1 4.24 ERA) L: Norberto Castro (1-1 4.43 ERA) HLD: Robert Freed (2) SV: Albert Fields (3)
Player Of The Game: SP Jacob Smith River City
6.0 IP 7 H 3 R 3 ER 0 BB 6 K

SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series Sweep to Rascals

The River City Rascals stunned the Cleveland Brownies by sweeping the SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series 4-0. The Rascals dumped them 5-3 today at Dawg Pound Park in the deciding game of the series.

This was the 3rd time River City has been the league champions. During the regular season the powerful Rascals chalked up a 106-56 mark and finished in first place in the Syndicate League Central.

Rascals LF Corey O'Neal was named the 2051 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Most Valuable Player.