ISML 2018: Ruby Period Continues With Big Turnouts

ISML 2018: Ruby Period Continues With Big Turnouts

By Jo-Ryan Salazar
The Bedlam On Baltic Avenue
November 13, 2018

Match Day 2 of the 2018 International Saimoe League Ruby Period concluded. In the Female Division, Kamui Kanna defeated Yuki Nagato 12172-9235, Saber slashed past Chiyo Sakura 11326-9377, Rin Tohsaka eased past Mirai Kuriyama 11748-10703, Rem routed Nagisa Furukawa 12563-8051, Shiro stonewalled Shinka Nibutani 1195-9139 and Emilia whipped past Tooru 12393-10559.

Asuna Yuuki thumped Tamako Kitashirakawa 13380-7835, Illyasviel von Einzbern pumped Tomoyo Daidouji 11402-8807, Taiga Aisaka prevailed over Ai Haibara 10854-10399, Yukino Yukinoshita defeated Reina Kousaka 9247-8548, Nanami Aoyama won the closest race of the round, a 10307-10276 scalp of Kurisu Makise and Rikka Takanashi stormed past Schwi Dola 12318-8937.

Wrapping up Female Division action, Nao Tomori defeated Shouko Nishimiya 10378-9700, Utaha Kasumigaoka dismissed Sakura Kinomoto 10154-9919, Kurumi Tokisaki shot down Azusa Nakano 11609-11185, Yui Yuigahama sank Sagiri Izumi 11232-10651, Chtholly Nota Seniorious defeated Megumin 10637-9980 and Mashiro Shiina dominated Haruhi Suzumiyua 13184-8289.

In the Male Division, Hachiman Hikigaya routed Shouto Todoroki 12196-8313, Ken Kaneki won a 9686-9561 barnburner over Touma Kamijou, Shouya Ishida took down Kiyotaka Ayanokouji 9878-9450, Levi Leveled Kazuma Satou 10938-8176, Subaru Natsuki cruised past Kusuo Saiki 10227-9309 and Ainz Ooal Gown crushed Li Syaoran 9893-9050.

Ryuuji Takasu roared past Taki Tachibana 9758-9337, Edward Elric punched Saitaam 9803-9304, Rintarou Okabe defeated Willem Kmetsch 10076-9631, Gilgamesh impaled Eren Yeager 13507-7427, Takashi Natsume rumbled past Itachi Uchiha 10491-8995 amnd Archer dominated Karma Akabane 10872-9064.

Wrapping up Male Division play, Nagisa Shiota won a 9970-9794 grinder over Izuku Midoriya, Kyon throttled Conan Edogawa 9436-8082, Tomoya Okazaki defeated Shirou Emiya 9871-8839, Astolfo annihilated Riku Dola 11094-7785 in the Upset of the Round, Yuuta Togashi flew past Yato 10173-8510 and Kiritsugu Emiya eased past Izaya Orihara 10773-8273.

In Summer Seasonal action, Platelet whipped Ryouko Naoe 11454-9052, Rachel Gardner defeated Chio Miyami 9798-9377, Erythrocyte defeated Mahiru Tsuyuzaki 10295-9660, Kuon Ohara pummeled Chisa Kotagawa 10498-7441, Hikari Kagura prevailed over Ayano Hanesaki 9803-9605 and Rinne Ohara routed Aoi Mashiro 11776-7561.

Wrapping up Summer Seasonal action, Yui Hanesaki prevailed over Ayaka Sunohara 9754-9638, Satone Shichimiya crushed Jashin-chan 10456-9335, Satou Matsuzaka squeaked past Mashiro Amatsuki 9632-9631, Hanako Hoda won a 9685-9184 snoozer over Shio Koube, Nozomi Takamagahara throttled Haruka Oozora 9744-9026 and Aoi Yukimura defeated Kano 9801-8631.

In exhibition action, Last Order torched Izuna Hatsuse 10415-9302 and Winry Rockbell defeated Michiru Hyoudo 9631-9210.

Match Day 3 of the 2018 International Saimoe League Ruby Period is scheduled for November 13, 2018. Vote for your favorite characters at InternationalSaimoe.com and join the ongoing debate.

FFXIV: Georgette Lemare visits The Diadem

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Nightmare In The Air: The Sad Song Of AS Monaco

AS Monaco used to be a club I respected. No one should forget the magical year that was the 2016-17 season. Here was a side that was extremely fun to watch and did the principality proud. They had great players representing the once-shining diagonal strip: Danijel Subasic, Andrea Raggi, Radamel Falcao, Bernardo Silva, Benjamin Mendy, Tiemoue Bakayoko, Joao Moutinho, Fabinho, Thomas Lemar, Djibril Sidibe and the now-prince of Paris, Kylian Mbappe. Indeed, after Monaco had the season to believe and won the Ligue 1 title, everything fell apart once the club decided to sell its best players and invest in youth that were not exactly ready to do the club and its people proud.

The biggest sell of them all is that of Mbappe, Parisian born and bred. Now a world champion at Paris Saint-Germain and a champion of all the domestic tournaments Paris can win at the top level, Monaco are staring at relegation. It is one that just, even as a Parisian supporter, absolutely devastates you. The ill-fated decision to not keep the good players that built its 2016-17 league season and forge a dynasty and see many of its top performers play in the Premier League and PSG, in the case of Mbappe, is a situation that not even Thierry Henry himself can reverse without a decision by those who have left to consider coming back.

The last time Monaco were relegated was seven years ago, back in 2011. During that season, the likes of Ligue 2 sides Stade Brestois 29 and Valenciennes FC were still playing in the top flight, and a humble, yet storied club by the name of ACA Arles-Avignon was relegated. A few years later, that club would be sent to the National and cease to exist. Once Monaco got promoted (the process took two full seasons), the club would witness steady form and saw its golden generation blossom in 2017. But with the sales of those great players, and the departure of Mbappe, and the return of Paris Saint-Germain to the top of Ligue 1, Monaco have been in a free fall.

The young blood that were built to carry the torch have not been healthy. The prideful boasting of Willem Geubbels proved to be his downfall, as he too is among the walking wounded. A long line of injured senior players have also contributed to the demise of Monaco's season. Leonardo Jardim was sacked as a result of the club's form but it is the decisions of its ownership to commit suicide in terms of its future fortunes that are the culprit. The fans of the club have departed. Every home game is actually a home game for the visitors, and the Nov. 11 match with Paris Saint-Germain was, in essence, another home game for the best team in French club football, in spite of Mediapart's efforts to form a fierce journalistic resistance.

800 members of the well-documented Colectif Ultras Paris accompanied the Rouge Et Bleu in Kylian Mbappe's return to the once-powerful house of pain that was the Stade Louis II. Mbappe could have scored, but it was ruled offsides by VAR and it was VAR and an unheralded goalkeeping hand named Diego Benaglio that made the score respectable though not in doubt. Paris Saint-Germain 4, AS Monaco 0, and even Sidibe had realized that his heart was no longer with this club as he had a hand in all four PSG goals.

In fact, Paris themselves knew that Monaco were in a spot that they had in been in at times during their stay in Ligue 1 that has gone uninterrupted since 1974. And so, they chose to make it a simple, clinical exercise, a professional no-nonsense effort ahead of tough tests with Liverpool and Red Star Belgrade in the Champions League. One could say this was a training ground run and PSG were simply scoring for fun at the Camp des Loges in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, their home base. It was that one sided.

And when the final whistle blew, there were hugs of sympathy, exchanges of shirts, hat trick hero Edinson Cavani, Neymar Santos Jr., Mbappe and the charges applauding the fans, the usual postgame runabout. But even as the indomitable Parisians slowly made their way back to airport to fly back to the capital to prepare for training or national team assignments (Mbappe and Sidibe are summoned to the French Team for a match against the Netherlands that could see them make the UEFA Nations League knockout rounds), even they were left wondering as to why Monaco did not build for a dynasty and instead cashed in, ultimately putting the club in a relegation battle.

As it stands, Monaco are at a crossroads. Only one team is worse that the Monegasques, and that is En Avant de Guingamp. They had also fired Antoine Kombouare and brought Jocelynn Gourvennec to save that team. And Guingamp are only at the bottom on goal differential (-19). Monaco are 1-4-8. Seven points with a goal differential of -10. This club, historically, had form against Paris Saint-Germain in the past. PSG are 13-0-0, with a goal differential of 38 and a full 39 points. 32 points ahead, more than 10 wins ahead of Monaco.

The champions of that 2011 season? Lille OSC, who are now experiencing a renaissance after coming back from the dead. At 8-2-3 (26 points), Lille are bound for the Champions League, for the first time in eight seasons. They are effectively where Monaco are supposed to be, had the club elected to keep its stars and build a dynasty of form from this talent, in this, the League of Talents.

January is going to be the month that could make or break Monaco's future in Ligue 1. It must now make a Herculean effort to scout for stars in South America and elsewhere and make an honest pitch to have them buy into the club's vision and advantages of playing in the principality. But with Dimitry Ryboloblev under the weight by the authorities as part of some backroom dealing and other financial foul play, the writing is on the wall for Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club: they are set to return to Ligue 2.

There is a silver lining to all this. During 2011, Club Atletico River Plate (who have a similar diagonal strip to Monaco) were also relegated in a playoff with Belgrano de Cordoba. The stars who used to play for River elected to return to the club to bring them back up and they have not gone down since and are a win away from winning the Copa Libertadores this year. Monaco can experience the same lows and highs and rethink its player policy to become a competitive power in Europe. The irony to all this? That same Belgrano team is currently 22nd on the relegation table, directly hovering above the drop zone to Primera B Nacional.

 

BoBA ISML 2018 Predictions: Ruby Match Day 2

ARENA 1 [[Kanna Kamui]] Nagato Yuki
by >=400
Over/Under: 25000
Over

ARENA 2 Sakura Chiyo [[Saber]]
by >=400
Over/Under: 25000
Over

ARENA 3 [[Tōsaka Rin]] Kuriyama Mirai
by >=400
Over/Under: 25000
Over

ARENA 4 [[Rem]] Furukawa Nagisa
by >=400
Over/Under: 25000
Over

ARENA 5 Nibutani Shinka [[Shiro]]
by >=400
Over/Under: 25000
Over

ARENA 6 Emilia [[Tōru]]
by >=400
Over/Under: 25000
Over

ARENA 7 Kitashirakawa Tamako [[Yūki Asuna]]
by >=400
Over/Under: 25000
Over

ARENA 8 [[Illyasviel von Einzbern]] Daidōji Tomoyo
by >=400
Over/Under: 25000
Over

ARENA 9 [[Haibara Ai]] Aisaka Taiga
by >=400
Over/Under: 25000
Over

ARENA 10 Kōsaka Reina [[Yukinoshita Yukino]]
by >=400
Over/Under: 25000
Over

ARENA 11 [[Makise Kurisu]] Aoyama Nanami
by >=400
Over/Under: 25000
Over

ARENA 12 [[Schwi Dola]] Takanashi Rikka
by >=400
Over/Under: 25000
Over

ARENA 13 [[Nishimiya Shōko]] Tomori Nao
by >=400
Over/Under: 25000
Over

ARENA 14 Kinomoto Sakura [[Kasumigaoka Utaha]]
by >=400
Over/Under: 25000
Over

ARENA 15 Tokisaki Kurumi [[Nakano Azusa]]
by >=400
Over/Under: 25000
Over

ARENA 16 Megumin [[Chtholly Nota Seniorious]]
by >=400
Over/Under: 25000
Over

ARENA 17 [[Izumi Sagiri]] Yuigahama Yui
by >=400
Over/Under: 25000
Over

ARENA 18 [[Shiina Mashiro]] Suzumiya Haruhi
by >=400
Over/Under: 25000
Over

ARENA 19 [[Hikigaya Hachiman]] Todoroki Shōto
by <=1200
Over/Under: 29000
Under

ARENA 20 Kaneki Ken [[Kamijō Tōma]]
by <=1200
Over/Under: 29000
Under

ARENA 21 [[Ayanokōji Kiyotaka]] Ishida Shōya
by <=1200
Over/Under: 29000
Under

ARENA 22 Satō Kazuma [[Levi]]
by <=1200
Over/Under: 29000
Under

ARENA 23 [[Saiki Kusuo]] Natsuki Subaru
by <=1200
Over/Under: 29000
Under

ARENA 24 Li Syaoran [[Ainz Ooal Gown]]
by <=1200
Over/Under: 29000
Under

ARENA 25 Takasu Ryūji [[Tachibana Taki]]
by <=1200
Over/Under: 29000
Under

ARENA 26 [[Saitama]] Edward Elric
by <=1200
Over/Under: 29000
Under

ARENA 27 [[Okabe Rintarō]] Willem Kmetsch
by <=1200
Over/Under: 29000
Under

ARENA 28 Eren Yeager [[Gilgamesh]]
by <=1200
Over/Under: 29000
Under

ARENA 29 Uchiha Itachi [[Natsume Takashi]]
by <=1200
Over/Under: 29000
Under

ARENA 30 [[Archer]] Akabane Karma
by <=1200
Over/Under: 29000
Under

ARENA 31 [[Shiota Nagisa]] Midoriya Izuku
by <=1200
Over/Under: 29000
Under

ARENA 32 [[Kyon]] Edogawa Conan
by <=1200
Over/Under: 29000
Under

ARENA 33 [[Okazaki Tomoya]] Emiya Shirō
by <=1200
Over/Under: 29000
Under

ARENA 34 [[Riku Dola]] Astolfo
by <=1200
Over/Under: 29000
Under

ARENA 35 Orihara Izaya [[Emiya Kiritsugu]]
by <=1200
Over/Under: 29000
Under

ARENA 36 Yato [[Togashi Yūta]]
by <=1200
Over/Under: 29000
Under

ARENA 37 [[Platelet]] Naoe Ryōko
by >=400
Over/Under: 27000
Under

ARENA 38 [[Rachel Gardner]] Miyamo Chio
by >=400
Over/Under: 27000
Under

ARENA 39 [[Erythrocyte]] Tsuyuzaki Mahiru
by >=400
Over/Under: 27000
Under

ARENA 40 [[Ohara Kuon]] Kotegawa Chisa
by >=400
Over/Under: 27000
Under

ARENA 41 Hanesaki Ayano [[Kagura Hikari]]
by >=400
Over/Under: 27000
Under

ARENA 42 [[Ohara Rinne]] Mashiro Aoi
by >=400
Over/Under: 27000
Under

ARENA 43 Hanasaka Yui [[Sunohara Ayaka]]
by >=400
Over/Under: 27000
Under

ARENA 44 Jashin-chan [[Shichimiya Satone]]
by >=400
Over/Under: 27000
Under

ARENA 45 Amatsuki Mashiro [[Matsuzaka Satō]]
by >=400
Over/Under: 27000
Under

ARENA 46 Honda Hanako [[Kōbe Shio]]
by >=400
Over/Under: 27000
Under

ARENA 47 Takamagahara Nozomi [[Ōzora Haruka]]
by >=400
Over/Under: 27000
Under

ARENA 48 [[Yukimura Aoi]] Kano
by >=400
Over/Under: 27000
Under

ARENA 49 Last Order [[Hatsuse Izuna]]
by >=300
Over/Under: 24000
Over

ARENA 50 Winry Rockbell [[Hyōdō Michiru]]
by <=700
Over/Under: 24000
Under

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ISML 2018: Ruby Period Underway

ISML 2018: Ruby Period Underway

By Jo-Ryan Salazar
The Bedlam on Baltic Avenue
November 10, 2018

Match Day 1 of the 2018 International Saimoe League Ruby Period is in the books. In the Female Division, Kamui Kanna routed Chiyo Sakura 13285-7519, Rin Tosaka defeated Saber 11247-10093, Yuki Nagato prevailed over Mirai Kuriyama 10002-9642, Rem crushed Shinka Nibutani 12895-6737, Shiro bounced Tooru 10949-9040 and Nagisa Furukawa scored the Upset of the Round, a 11041-9722 scalp of Emilia.

Asuna Yuuki slashed past Tomoyo Daidouji 14729-6530, Illyasviel von Einzbern cruised past Ai Haibara 12872-7153, Tamako Kitashirakawa prevailed over Taiga Aisaka 9792-9515, Yukino Yukinoshita defeated Nanami Aoyama 11483-8765, Kurisu Makise eased past Rikka Takanashi 11661-8678 and Schwi Dola won a 10105-9922 barnburner over Reina Kousaka.

Wrapping up Female Division play, Shouko Nishimiya defeated Utaha Kasumigaoka 11487-8504, Kurumi Tokisaki shot down Sakura Kinomoto 12608-10244, Azusa Nakano romped past Nao Tomori 10683-8972, Chtholly Nota Seniorious dominated Yui Yuigahama 11022-9710, Mashiro Shiina defeated Sagiri Izumi 10975-10032 and Haruhi Suzumiya exploded past Megumin 10742-9280.

In the Male Division, Hachiman Hikigaya defeated Ken Kaneki 9903-8530, Kiyotaka Ayanokouji won the closest race of the round, a 9306-9254 nailbiter over Touma Kamijou, Shouto Todoroki prevailed over Shouya Ishida 9633-8972, Levi leveled Subaru Natsuki 9680-9040, Kusuo Saiki whipped past Ainz Ooal Gowl 9158-8713 and Li Syaoran defeated Kazuma Satou 9496-9240.

Taki Tachibana defeated Edward Elric 9623-9369, Rintarou Okabe punched Saitama 9809-8525, Ryuuji Takasu roared past Willem Kmetsch 10206-8692, Gilgamesh impaled Itachi Uchiha 13022-6748, Archer dominated Takashi Natsume 10126-8413 and Karma Akabane rolled past Eren Yeager 9715-9527.

Wrapping up Male Division action, Nagisa Shiota prevailed over Kyon 9207-8810, Shirou Emiya defeated Conan Edogawa 9207-8810, Tomoya Okazaki eased past Izuku Midoriya 9289-8887, Riku Dola rocked Izaya Orihara 9360-8492, Kiritsugu Emiya barreled past Yuuta Togashi 9444-8923 and Astolfo flew past Yato 9390-8445.

In Summer Seasonal action, Platelet defeated Rem Galleu 10481-9684, Go Matsuoka prevailed over Rachel Gardner 9247-9078, Erythrocyte hammered Krista Lenz 10516-9188, Chisa Kotegawa defeated Satsuki Usui 9296-8887, Ayano Hanesaki defeated 9463-9113 and Rinne Ohara, an odds-on favorite for the Diadem by the Bedlam on Baltic Avenue, crushed Ton Baileu 11278-7054.

Wrapping up Summer Seasonal action, Yui HGanesaka defeated Yurine Hanazono 9983-8535, Jashin-chan defeated Siegrune 9266-8934, Satou Matsuzaka eased past Hiyo Yukino 9395-8951, Hanako Honda whipped past Airi Yamamoto 9212-9791, Haruka Oozora took down Okou 9496-8591 and Aoi Yukimiya prevailed over Akira Ouno 9113-8986.

In exhibition play, Re=L Rayford sliced and diced Saya Sasamiya 10227-6972 and Saki Mikajima prevailed over Saya Minatsuki 8817-8685.

Match Day 2 of the 2018 International Saimoe League Ruby Period is scheduled for November 11, 2018. Vote for your favorite characters at InternationalSaimoe.com and join the ongoing debate.

BoBA ISML 2018 Predictions: Ruby Match Day 1

ARENA 1 Sakura Chiyo [[Kanna Kamui]]
ARENA 2 Saber [[Tōsaka Rin]]
ARENA 3 [[Kuriyama Mirai]] Nagato Yuki
ARENA 4 [[Rem]] Nibutani Shinka
ARENA 5 [[Shiro]] Tōru
ARENA 6 [[Emilia]] Furukawa Nagisa
ARENA 7 [[Yūki Asuna]] Daidōji Tomoyo
ARENA 8 Illyasviel von Einzbern [[Haibara Ai]]
ARENA 9 Kitashirakawa Tamako [[Aisaka Taiga]]
ARENA 10 [[Yukinoshita Yukino]] Aoyama Nanami
ARENA 11 [[Makise Kurisu]] Takanashi Rikka
ARENA 12 [[Schwi Dola]] Kōsaka Reina
ARENA 13 [[Nishimiya Shōko]] Kasumigaoka Utaha
ARENA 14 [[Tokisaki Kurumi]] Kinomoto Sakura
ARENA 15 [[Nakano Azusa]] Tomori Nao
ARENA 16 Yuigahama Yui [[Chtholly Nota Seniorious]]
ARENA 17 Izumi Sagiri Shiina Mashiro
ARENA 18 Megumin [[Suzumiya Haruhi]]
ARENA 19 Kaneki Ken [[Hikigaya Hachiman]]
ARENA 20 [[Ayanokōji Kiyotaka]] Kamijō Tōma
ARENA 21 [[Ishida Shōya]] Todoroki Shōto
ARENA 22 [[Levi]] Natsuki Subaru
ARENA 23 [[Ainz Ooal Gown]] Saiki Kusuo
ARENA 24 Satō Kazuma [[Li Syaoran]]
ARENA 25 Edward Elric [[Tachibana Taki]]
ARENA 26 Saitama [[Okabe Rintarō]]
ARENA 27 [[Willem Kmetsch]] Takasu Ryūji
ARENA 28 [[Gilgamesh]] Uchiha Itachi
ARENA 29 Archer [[Natsume Takashi]]
ARENA 30 Akabane Karma [[Eren Yeager]]
ARENA 31 Kyon [[Shiota Nagisa]]
ARENA 32 Edogawa Conan [[Emiya Shirō]]
ARENA 33 Midoriya Izuku [[Okazaki Tomoya]]
ARENA 34 Orihara Izaya [[Riku Dola]]
ARENA 35 Togashi Yūta [[Emiya Kiritsugu]]
ARENA 36 [[Yato]] Astolfo
ARENA 37 [[Rem Galleu]] Platelet
ARENA 38 Rachel Gardner [[Matsuoka Gō]]
ARENA 39 Erythrocyte [[Krista Lenz (Historia Reiss)]]
ARENA 40 Kotegawa Chisa [[Usui Satsuki]]
ARENA 41 [[Miyazaki Chisaki]] Hanesaki Ayano
ARENA 42 [[Ohara Rinne]] Baileu Ton
ARENA 43 Hanazono Yurine [[Hanasaka Yui]]
ARENA 44 Jashin-chan [[Siegrune]]
ARENA 45 Matsuzaka Satō [[Yukino Hiyo]]
ARENA 46 [[Honda Hanako]] Yamamoto Airi
ARENA 47 [[Ōzora Haruka]] Okō
ARENA 48 Ōno Akira [[Yukimura Aoi]]
ARENA 49 [[Re=L Rayford]] Sasamiya Saya
ARENA 50 Minatsuki Saya [[Mikajima Saki]]

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Boston Red Sox: 2018 World Series Champions

LOS ANGELES -- The baseball season ends just as the discussion about this Boston Red Sox club's place in the sport's long and layered history begins. It's not enough to simply state that the Red Sox put the finishing touches on their ninth title -- and fourth since 2004 -- with a clear and convincing 5-1 victory over the Dodgers in Game 5 of the World Series on Sunday night at Dodger Stadium.

No, a team this talented, a march this methodical deserves a deeper appreciation. The Red Sox began 2018 by blowing an eighth-inning Opening Day lead and sending their fans into a Twitter tizzy. Then the club with a rookie skipper named Alex Cora won 119 times in all -- a mark bested only by the 1998 Yankees (125) and the 2001 Mariners (120). The Red Sox needed just one game north of the minimum each to take down the 100-win Yankees in the American League Division Series, the defending World Series champion Astros in the AL Championship Series and the two-time National League champion Dodgers in the Fall Classic.

"We're not cocky," said shortstop Xander Bogaerts, "but we know who we are. We have one of the best teams [in history], especially in Red Sox history."

Their solitary setback in this best-of-seven World Series was the 18-inning extravaganza that was Friday's Game 3. To repeat: It took the equivalent of two baseball games to beat these Red Sox. And even in the wake of that lone loss, there was a standing ovation in Boston's clubhouse for Nathan Eovaldi's outrageous relief effort -- another signal of the closeness, camaraderie and confidence that carried this club.

"Everyone just cares for each other," impact offseason acquisition J.D. Martinez said. "It's a family. It really is, man. People get more excited when someone else steps up than when they step up. It's so rare to see that. And it just wasn't in the playoffs. It was all season long."

Glory arrived on a Southern California night in front of a crowd littered with some untold-but-notable number of red shirts breaking up the blue in the stands.

It arrived behind the short-rested-but-no-less-effective arm of David Price, who had already shaken off his October blues and was now back to cementing his Boston legend with seven-plus magnificent innings in which he was touched up only by a first-inning homer from a familiar Series source in David Freese. It arrived with a trio of damaging dingers against Clayton Kershaw -- the two-run blast belted by World Series MVP Steve Pearce in the first, the solo homer that snapped Mookie Betts' cold spell in the sixth and the center-field swat delivered by Martinez in the seventh. Pearce's second shot, off Pedro Baez in the eighth, was a resounding capper to a breakout postseason for the veteran journeyman.

This was a bit of a tensionless tilt -- one polished off by a perfect ninth from staff ace Chris Sale.

"They have a lot of depth up and down the lineup," Kershaw said of the Red Sox. "You saw their starters out of the bullpen, starting [on] short rest, whatever they did, and their bullpen guys were throwing the ball great. They're a great team."

These two franchises had not met on the Series stage in 102 years, but you know what they say about the past informing the present. The 1916 Red Sox, colorfully characterized by one New York Times account from the time as "the carmine-hosed Boston warriors," took Games 1 and 2 at home, were defeated in the first road tilt, erased a deficit to win Game 4 and then finished off the Series in Game 5.

If the long-ago result is replicated in the modern day, then the description fits, too. But even in Red Sox lore, which of course includes a 2004 team that killed a curse and captured imaginations well outside the borders of Red Sox Nation, this 2018 squad has a special, perhaps singular, place to claim. Sunday's Series finale -- a game that, to once again borrow a vibrant line from the Times circa 1916, "resembled a tug of war between an elephant and a goldfish" -- only confirmed it, and now the process of putting this season in perspective will be left to the historians.

"It's almost overwhelming," said Dave Dombrowski, team president of baseball operations, "because you just never think that you'll be associated with a club that can do that. [To go] 119-57? Those numbers are mind-boggling. It's winning more than two-thirds of your games over the year, so, no, I don't think you can really grasp it, and I think it's a tribute to all these guys. You don't get to that point unless you're talented and you grind, you really work through things, you bounce back, you're resilient and you're tough. And that's this group."

MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Freese frame: As if the sight of Freese homering in a World Series game hadn't already evoked memories of Game 6 in 2011, in the third inning he tripled on a fly ball that was misplayed by the right fielder. In '11, it was Nelson Cruz. On this night, it was Martinez, who simply lost the ball in the L.A. haze. With Freese on third and one out, Price was in a bit of a bind, but he got Justin Turner to ground out on the first pitch. And when Enrique Hernandez sent another fly ball to right, Martinez made the catch in foul territory to end the threat. When he got back in the dugout, Price made it a point to give Martinez the ol' Bash Brothers forearm bump -- a nice show of appreciation between two teammates.

Smooth Sale-ing: A key element of Boston's October run was Cora's aggressiveness in employing his starters as setup men. But in Game 5, he altered the assignment for Sale. After Joe Kelly turned in another resplendent relief outing in the eighth, Cora gave Sale (whose starting schedule had been pushed from Game 5 to the potential, and ultimately unnecessary, Game 6) the opportunity -- the privilege, really -- of closing it out in the ninth, which he did by striking out Manny Machado.

"It was so surreal," Sale said. "I throw a pitch, next thing I know I got [catcher Christian Vazquez] in my arms and just the first thought of being a World Series champ ran through my mind. It was unbelievable. I appreciate the fact that they handed me the ball."

SOUND SMART
Cora became just the fifth manager to win the World Series as a rookie skipper, joining Bucky Harris (1924 Senators), Eddie Dyer ('46 Cardinals), Ralph Houk ('61 Yankees) and Bob Brenly (2001 D-backs).

"First of all, [the Red Sox] gave me a chance," Cora said. "They saw me as a capable manager, and they gave me a chance. It's funny, because when they announced it, we were flying to L.A. last year between the [AL] Championship Series and the World Series [when Cora was the bench coach for the Astros], and ironically enough, we win it here. So it goes full circle."

This game marked just the second time in World Series history that both teams homered in the first inning. The other was Game 5 in 1948, between the Boston Braves and the Indians (Bob Elliott and Dale Mitchell).

Pearce became, per the Elias Sports Bureau, the first position player to be named World Series MVP with 50 or fewer regular-season games for the winning team in his career (at the time of the Fall Classic) and just the second midseason acquisition to win the honor, joining Donn Clendenon of the 1969 Mets.

Freese has now hit both a leadoff homer and a walk-off homer (Game 6, 2011) in the World Series. The only other player with both is Derek Jeter. Freese now has twice as many career games with both a homer and a triple in the World Series (two) as he does in the regular season (one).

The Red Sox's four World Series titles in the past 15 seasons equals their total number of World Series titles in the 100 seasons that preceded 2004.

HE SAID IT
"It's an instant shot. Every hair on your body is standing up and you don't feel a thing." -- Sale, on what it's like to win a World Series

Anthony Castrovince has been a reporter for MLB.com since 2004. Read his columns, listen to his podcast and follow him on Twitter at @Castrovince.

ISML 2018: Dark Horse Azusa Nakano Wins Emerald Necklace

ISML 2018: Dark Horse Azusa Nakano Wins Emerald Necklace
Favorite Nagisa Shiota Follows Form, Wins Emerald Pendant

By Jo-Ryan Salazar
The Bedlam On Baltic Avenue
October 28, 2018

Match Day 6 of the 2018 International Saimoe League Emerald Period Has Concluded. Listed as a 40-1 dark horse, Azusa Nakano turned back the clock and defeated third-choice Sagiri Izumi 18853-16313 to win the Emerald Necklace. Rounding out the order were Kurumi Tokisaki (4772), favorite Kamui Kanna (3850), Tooru (2220), Nanami Aoyama (1488), Yukino Yukinoshita (1251) and Shouko Nishimiya (1056).

An easy favorite, Nagisa Shiota followed form to win the Emerald Pendant, coasting past longshot Willem Kmetsch 18437-7687. Rounding out the order were Riku Dola (4407), Touma Kamijou (2943), Gilgamesh (2648), Saitama (2241), Li Syaoran (1725) and Ainz Ooal Gown (1443).

In the Emerald Wildcard Female Division, Emilia (10784), Mirai Kuriyama (9667.62) and Reina Kousaka (9248.95) advanced to the next period. Eliminated were Eriri Sawamura Spencer (964.24), Isla (3271.37), Kaori Miyazono (2386.87), Sakura Matou (1127.83), Chino Kafuu (6821.91), Umaru Doma (4967.31), Inori Yuzuriha (1686.71) and Mitsuha Miyamizu (1282.35).

Over in the Emerald Wildcard Male Division, Subaru Natsuki (8321.61), Kiritsugu Emiya (8343) and Karma Akabane (8568) advanced to the next period. Eliminated from the tournament were Souma Yukihira (3085), Sorata Kanda (4939), Yuzuru Otonashi (7885.52), Lancer (4386), Shizuo Heiwajima (3812), Satoshi (6701), Gintoki Sakata (5716) and Sakamoto (3384).

Seasonal action resumed with the Summer Seasonal Tournament. Ryouko Naoe defeated Rem Galleu 13893-13411, Chio Miyamo eased past Go Matsuoka 14288-13220, Mahiru Tsuyuzaki dominated Krista Lenz 14849-12991, Kuon Ohara thumped Satsuki Usui 15481-11948, Hikari Kagura cruised past Chisaki Miyazaki 14862-12775 and Aoi Mashiro defeated Ton Baileu 14363-12692.

Wrapping up Summer Seasonal play, Ayaka Sunohara prevailed over Yurine Hanazono 14043-13619, Satone Shichimiya, a favorite for the diadem, routed Siegrune 16217-8514, Mashiro Amatsuki defeated Hiyo Yukino 13764-13357, Shio Koube whipped past Airi Yamamoto 14712-12567, Nozomi Takamagahara won the closest race of the round, a 13207-12920 barnburner over Okou and Kano defeated Akira Ouno 13714-13328.

The home stretch is coming in this, the International Saimoe League, the world's premier anime character competition. Be sure to log on to InternationalSaimoe.com to join the ongoing debate and keep it right here on the Bedlam on Baltic Avenue for ongoing coverage.

BoBA ISML Predictions: Emerald Match Day 6

ARENA 1 [[Kanna Kamui - 1]] [[Nishimiya Shōko - 2]] [[Yukinoshita Yukino - 4]] [[Izumi Sagiri - 3]] [[Nakano Azusa - 7]] [[Tokisaki Kurumi - 6]] [[Tōru - 5]] [[Aoyama Nanami - 8]]
by <=2000
Over/Under: 40000
Over

ARENA 2 [[Shiota Nagisa - 1]] [[Riku Dola - 2]] [[Li Syaoran - 3]] [[Gilgamesh - 7]] [[Ainz Ooal Gown - 4]] [[Kamijō Tōma - 6]] [[Willem Kmetsch - 8]] [[Saitama - 5]]
by >=1000
Over/Under: 40000
Under

ARENA 3 [[Kōsaka Reina - 7]] [[Emilia - 1]] [[Kuriyama Mirai - 5]] [[Sawamura Spencer
Eriri - 8]] [[Isla - 6]] [[Miyazono Kaori - 2]] [[Matō Sakura - 10]] [[Kafū Chino - 11]] [[Doma Umaru - 9]] [[Yuzuriha Inori - 3]] [[Miyamizu Mitsuha - 4]]
Over/Under: 40000
Over

ARENA 4 [[Yukihira Sōma - 2]] [[Kanda Sorata - 8]] [[Otonashi Yuzuru - 1]] [[Lancer - 10]] [[Natsuki Subaru - 11]] [[Heiwajima Shizuo - 9]] [[Satoshi - 7]] [[Emiya Kiritsugu - 6]] [[Akabane Karma - 3]] [[Sakata Gintoki - 4]] [[Sakamoto - 5]]
Over/Under: 40000
Under

ARENA 5 Naoe Ryōko [[Rem Galleu]]
by >=300
Over/Under: 35000
Under

ARENA 6 [[Matsuoka Gō]] Miyamo Chio
by >=300
Over/Under: 35000
Under

ARENA 7 Tsuyuzaki Mahiru [[Krista Lenz (Historia Reiss)]]
by >=300
Over/Under: 35000
Under

ARENA 8 Ohara Kuon [[Usui Satsuki]]
by >=300
Over/Under: 35000
Under

ARENA 9 Miyazaki Chisaki [[Kagura Hikari]]
by >=1000
Over/Under: 35000
Under

ARENA 10 [[Mashiro Aoi]] Baileu Ton
by >=300
Over/Under: 35000
Under

ARENA 11 Hanazono Yurine [[Sunohara Ayaka]]
by >=300
Over/Under: 35000
Under

ARENA 12 [[Shichimiya Satone]] Siegrune
by >=70
Over/Under: 35000
Under

ARENA 13 [[Yukino Hiyo]] Amatsuki Mashiro
by >=300
Over/Under: 35000
Under

ARENA 14 [[Kōbe Shio]] Yamamoto Airi
by >=300
Over/Under: 35000
Under

ARENA 15 Takamagahara Nozomi [[Okō]]
by >=300
Over/Under: 35000
Under

ARENA 16 [[Ōno Akira]] Kano
by >=300
Over/Under: 35000
Under

Voter Id: 7c644497-7136-5ccc-849b-630ef5ce460a

BoBA ISML 2018 Predictions: Emerald Necklace and Pendant Odds

BoBA ISML 2018 Emerald Necklace Odds

Kamui Kanna EVEN

Shouko Nishimiya 4-1

Sagiri Izumi 7-1

Yukino Yukinoshita 10-1

Tooru 15-1

Kurumi Tokisaki 25-1

Azusa Nakano 40-1

Nanami Aoyama 75-1

BoBA ISML 2018 Emerald Pendant Odds

Nagisa Shiota EVEN

Riku Dola 3-1

Li Syaoran 7-1

Ainz Ooal Gown 15-1

Saitama 20-1

Touma Kamijou 40-1

Gilgamesh 45-1

Willem Kmetsch 50-1

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ISML 2018: Emerald Necklace And Pendant Matches Are Set

ISML 2018: Emerald Necklace And Pendant Matches Are Set

By Jo-Ryan SalazarThe Bedlam On Baltic AvenueOctober 21, 2018

Match Day 5 of the 2018 International Saimoe League Emerald Period is in the books, and it was another round full of massive turnouts. In the Female Division, Tohka Yatogami defeated Shinka Nibutani 13023-10483, Kamui Kanna eased past Illyasviel von Einzbern 14660-11384, Sakura Kinomoto routed Reina Kousaka 16026-7475, Chiyo Sakura thumped Chino Kafuu 12236-9885, Kurisu Makise prevailed over Asuna Yuuki 10922-9732, Nagisa Furukawa annihilated Kaori Miyazono 14425-7823, Eriri Sawamura Spencer defeated Nero Claudiu and Rem rammed past Ai Haibara 18731-6862.

Schwi Dola exploded past Megumin 11429-10776, Nanami Aoyama defeated Yui Yuigahama 12665-10942, Shouko Nishimiya silenced Saber 14152-11305, Emilia cruised past Mitsuha Miyamizu 14022-9712, Nao Tomori broke past Tomoyo Daidouji 11513-10731, Yukino Yukinoshita barreled past Shiro 13550-12534, Haruhi Suzumiya dominated Inori Yuzuriha 12486-10503 and Sakura Matou whipped past Umaru Doma 11389-10086.

Wrapping up Female Division play, Rin Tohsaka scored the upset of the round, a 13868-10390 scalp of Mashiro Shiina, Azusa Nakano romped past Taiga Aisaka 15137-7361, Utaha Kasumigaoka prevailed over Eucliwood Hellscythe 11436-10658, Tooru leveled Chtholly Nota Seniorious 13947-9355, Yuki Nagato hounded Isla 12261-9890, Tamako Kitashirakawa won a 11569-11166 barnburner over Jibril, Kurumi Tokisaki shot down Rikka Takanashi 15512-11032 and Sagiri Izumi overpowered Mirai Kuriyama 13454-9198.

In the Male Division, Subaru Natsuki scored the closest race of the round, a 10160-10092 nailbiter over Itachi Uchiha, Hachiman Hikigaya routed Saitama 16499-5552, Izuku Midoriya prevailed over Kiritsugu Emiya 10390-10257, Kyon eased past Taihei Doma 9741, Levi leveled Takashi Natsume 12342-9288, Willem Kmetsch flew past Yato 11224-10843, Satoshi stonewalled Saika Totsuka 10694-9759 and Taki Tachibana whipped past Conan Edogawa 14076-7464,

Li Syaoran rocked Shouto Todoroki 10733-9805, Kazuma Satou defeated Izayoi Sakamaki 10295-9935, Yuuta Togashi impaled Gilgamesh 12462-10843, Lancer slew Shouya Ishida 13559-7437, Shizuo Heiwajima defeated Sakamoto 10043-9019, Nagisa Shiota broke Touma Kamijou 11882-9047, Kusuo Saiki roared past Ryuuji Takasu 10377-10120 and Ken Kaneki defeated Edward Elric 10855-9667.

Wrapping up Male Division play, Riku Dola rolled past Shirou Emiyua 14252-7043, Souma Yukihira dominated Karma Akabane 10730-9669, Sorata Kanda defeated Monkey D. Luffy 10692-9752, Archer dominated Ainz Ooal Gown 11260-9608, Astolfo cruised past Tomoya Okazaki 11260-9608, Eren Yeager rocked Izaya Orihara 11618-8713, Rintarou Okabe thumpd Kiyotaka Ayanokouji 14125-7473 and Yuzuru Otonashi shot down Gintoki Sakata 10250-10088.

As forcasted, YoRHa No. 2 Type B won the Games Tournament final, covering the spread in a 11657-9747 decision over YoRHa Type A No. 2. In exhibition play, Joseph Joestar prevailed over Kurapika 10388-9986.

Match Day 6 of the 2018 International Saimoe League Emerald Period is scheduled for October 25, 2018. Vote for your favorite characters at InternationalSaimoe.com and join the ongoing debate.

BoBA ISML 2018 Predictions: Emerald Match Day 5

ARENA 1 [[Nibutani Shinka]] Yatogami Tōka
by >=500
Over/Under: 28000
Over

ARENA 2 Illyasviel von Einzbern [[Kanna Kamui]]
by >=500
Over/Under: 28000
Over

ARENA 3 [[Kinomoto Sakura]] Kōsaka Reina
by >=500
Over/Under: 28000
Over

ARENA 4 Kafū Chino [[Sakura Chiyo]]
by >=500
Over/Under: 28000
Over

ARENA 5 Makise Kurisu [[Yūki Asuna]]
by >=500
Over/Under: 28000
Over

ARENA 6 [[Furukawa Nagisa]] Miyazono Kaori
by >=500
Over/Under: 28000
Over

ARENA 7 [[Sawamura Spencer Eriri]] Nero Claudius
by >=500
Over/Under: 28000
Over

ARENA 8 Haibara Ai [[Rem]]
by >=500
Over/Under: 28000
Over

ARENA 9 [[Schwi Dola]] Megumin
by >=500
Over/Under: 28000
Over

ARENA 10 Yuigahama Yui [[Aoyama Nanami]]
by >=500
Over/Under: 28000
Over

ARENA 11 [[Nishimiya Shōko]] Saber
by >=500
Over/Under: 28000
Over

ARENA 12 Emilia [[Miyamizu Mitsuha]]
by >=500
Over/Under: 28000
Over

ARENA 13 [[Tomori Nao]] Daidōji Tomoyo
by >=500
Over/Under: 28000
Over

ARENA 14 Yukinoshita Yukino [[Shiro]]
by >=500
Over/Under: 28000
Over

ARENA 15 Suzumiya Haruhi [[Yuzuriha Inori]]
by >=500
Over/Under: 28000
Over

ARENA 16 Matō Sakura [[Doma Umaru]]
by >=500
Over/Under: 28000
Over

ARENA 17 [[Shiina Mashiro]] Tōsaka Rin
by >=500
Over/Under: 28000
Over

ARENA 18 Nakano Azusa [[Aisaka Taiga]]
by >=500
Over/Under: 28000
Over

ARENA 19 [[Kasumigaoka Utaha]] Eucliwood Hellscythe
by >=500
Over/Under: 28000
Over

ARENA 20 Chtholly Nota Seniorious [[Tōru]]
by >=500
Over/Under: 28000
Over

ARENA 21 [[Nagato Yuki]] Isla
by >=500
Over/Under: 28000
Over

ARENA 22 [[Jibril]] Kitashirakawa Tamako
by >=500
Over/Under: 28000
Over

ARENA 23 Takanashi Rikka [[Tokisaki Kurumi]]
by >=500
Over/Under: 28000
Over

ARENA 24 Kuriyama Mirai [[Izumi Sagiri]]
by >=500
Over/Under: 28000
Over

ARENA 25 Uchiha Itachi [[Natsuki Subaru]]
by <=1200
Over/Under: 29000
Under

ARENA 26 Saitama [[Hikigaya Hachiman]]
by <=1200
Over/Under: 29000
Under

ARENA 27 [[Emiya Kiritsugu]] Midoriya Izuku
by <=1200
Over/Under: 29000
Under

ARENA 28 Doma Taihei [[Kyon]]
by <=1200
Over/Under: 29000
Under

ARENA 29 Natsume Takashi [[Levi]]
by <=1200
Over/Under: 29000
Under

ARENA 30 Yato [[Willem Kmetsch]]
by <=1200
Over/Under: 29000
Under

ARENA 31 [[Satoshi]] Totsuka Saika
by <=1200
Over/Under: 29000
Under

ARENA 32 Tachibana Taki [[Edogawa Conan]]
by <=1200
Over/Under: 29000
Under

ARENA 33 [[Li Syaoran]] Todoroki Shōto
by <=1200
Over/Under: 29000
Under

ARENA 34 [[Sakamaki Izayoi]] Satō Kazuma
by <=1200
Over/Under: 29000
Under

ARENA 35 Togashi Yūta [[Gilgamesh]]
by <=1200
Over/Under: 29000
Under

ARENA 36 [[Lancer]] Ishida Shōya
by <=1200
Over/Under: 29000
Under

ARENA 37 [[Heiwajima Shizuo]] Sakamoto
by <=1200
Over/Under: 29000
Under

ARENA 38 Kamijō Tōma [[Shiota Nagisa]]
by <=1200
Over/Under: 29000
Under

ARENA 39 Takasu Ryūji [[Saiki Kusuo]]
by <=1200
Over/Under: 29000
Under

ARENA 40 Edward Elric [[Kaneki Ken]]
by <=1200
Over/Under: 29000
Under

ARENA 41 [[Riku Dola]] Emiya Shirō
by <=1200
Over/Under: 29000
Under

ARENA 42 [[Akabane Karma]] Yukihira Sōma
by <=1200
Over/Under: 29000
Under

ARENA 43 [[Kanda Sorata]] Monkey D. Luffy
by <=1200
Over/Under: 29000
Under

ARENA 44 Archer [[Ainz Ooal Gown]]
by <=1200
Over/Under: 29000
Under

ARENA 45 [[Okazaki Tomoya]] Astolfo
by <=1200
Over/Under: 29000
Under

ARENA 46 Orihara Izaya [[Eren Yeager]]
by <=1200
Over/Under: 29000
Under

ARENA 47 [[Ayanokōji Kiyotaka]] Okabe Rintarō
by <=1200
Over/Under: 29000
Under

ARENA 48 [[Otonashi Yuzuru]] Sakata Gintoki
by <=1200
Over/Under: 29000
Under

ARENA 49 YoRHa Type A No.2 [[YoRHa No.2 Type B]]
by >=500
Over/Under: 20000
Over

ARENA 50 [[Kurapika]] Joseph Joestar
by <=400
Over/Under: 20000
Under

Voter Id: e48f6366-8426-56a0-b9fb-82669a6732e3

ISML 2018: Big Turnouts Continue In Emerald

ISML 2018: Big Turnouts Continue In Emerald

By Jo-Ryan Salazar
The Bedlam On Baltic Avenue
October 18, 2018

Match Day 4 of the 2018 International Saimoe League Emerald Period is a wraps. In the Female Division, Shinka Nibutani scored a 11285-10003 scalp of Illyasviel von Einzbern, Reina Kousaka defeated Tohka Yatogami 11044-9804, Kamui Kanna prevailed over Sakura Kinomoto 12516-11822, Kurisu Makise routed Chino Kafuu 13233-8932, Chiyo Sakura defeated Nagisa Furukawa 10561-9468, Asuna Yuuki slashed past Kaori Miyazono 10508-6809, Eriri Sawamura Spencer secured the Upset of the Round, a 12434-11260 victory over Ai Haibara and Megumi exploded past Nero Claudius 11388-8294.

Rem thumped Schwi Dola 11689-7807, Saber defeated Yui Yuigahama 11329-10051, Nanami Aoyama cruised past Mitsuha Miyamizu 11373-8837, Shouko Nishimiya eased past Emilia 10737-8131, Nao Tomori prevailed over Shiro 10430-9442, Tomoyo Daidouji defeated Inori Yuzuriha 10803-9064, Yukino Yukinoshita outlasted Haruhi Suzumiya 11854-10764 and Rin Tohsaka rocked Umaru Doma 10943-8515.

Wrapping up Female Division action, Azusa Nakano romped past Sakura Matou 11892-8733, Mashiro Shiina destroyed Taiga Aisaka 15184-6036, Tooru roared past Utaha Kasumigaoka 10949-9451, Yuki Nagato prevailed Eucliwood Hellscythe 10803-9643, Chtholly Nota Seniorious annihilated Isla 13759-5756, Tamako Kitashirakawa leveled Rikka Takanashi 10903-7992, Mirai Kuriyama flew past Jibril 11291-9364 and Sagiri Izumi shot down Kurumi Tokisaki 11735-10174.

In the Male Division, Saitama punched Subaru Natsuki 9698-9206, Izuku Midoriya defeated Itachi Uchiha 9711-9321, Hachiman Hikigaya routed Kiritsugu Emiya 12977-7992, Takashi Natsume whipped past Taihei Doma 10259-8990, Willem Kmetsch eased past Kyon 10230-8901, Levi leveled Yato 10556-8268, Conan Edogawa defeated Saika Totsuka 10854-8954 and Shouto Todoroki rumbled past Satoshi 9901-9115.

Li Syaoran cruised past Taki Tachibana 11302-9157, Kazuma Satou prevailed over Yuuta Togashi 11680-10190, Lancer impaled Izayoi Sakamaki 9705-9135, Gilgamesh thumped Shouya Ishida 13394-7409, Touma Kamijou broke Sakamoto 10177-9020, Ryuuji Takasu roared past Shizuo Heiwajima 10003-8897, Nagisa Shiota defeated Kusuo Saiki 10212-8638 and Shirou Emiya took down Ken Kaneiki 9698-9351.

Wrapping up Male Division play, Souma Yukihira won a 9479-9385 barnburner over Edward Elric, Riku Dola rocked Karma Akabane 9740-9064, Ainz Ooal Gown won a 9698-9658 nailbiter over Sorata Kanda, Astolfo routed Monkey D. Luffy 11201-8707, Tomoya Okazaki dominated Archer 10014-9508, Rintarou Okabe rebounded in a 11099-8795  pounding over Eren Yeager, Izaya Orihara defeated Gintoki Sakata 10579-9075 and Kiyotaka Ayanokouji whipped past Yuzuru Otonashi 9921-9433.

In special exhibition action, Konjiki no Yami won the closest race of the round, a 9433-9411 thriller over Mikan Yuuki while Rize Tedeza won a 8100-7700 snoozer over Sharo Kirima.

Match Day 5 of the 2018 International Saimoe League Emerald Period is scheduled for October 18, 2018. Vote for your favorite characters at InternationalSaimoe.com and join the ongoing debate.

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ISML 2018: Emerald Match Day 3 Review

ISML 2018: Emerald Match Day 3 Review

By Jo-Ryan Salazar
The Bedlam on Baltic Avenue
October 17, 2018

Match Day 3 of the 2018 International Saimoe League Emerald Period has taken place. In the Female Division, Illyasviel von Einzbern defeated Tohka Yatogami 11714-10202, Kamui Kanna prevailed over Reina Kousaka 11949-11195, Shinka Nibutani outlasted Sakura Kinomoto 15716-13634, Kurisu Makise eased past Chiyo Sakura 12893-11458, Asuna Yuuki slashed past Nagisa Furukawa 11628-8062, Chino Kafuu routed Kaori Miyazono 13172-7263, Ai Haibara rolled past Nero Claudius 16494-14735 and Rem exploded past Megumin 17375-7011.

Schwi Dola thumped Eriri Sawamura Spencer 14943-8078, Saber defeated Nanami Aoyama 11551-10890, Shouko Nishimiya pumped Mitsuha Miyamizu 15518-7242, Yui Yuigahama hammered Emilia 12665-8245, Shiro smashed Tomoyo Daidouji 12096-10153, Yukino Yukinoshita rolled past Inori Yuzuriha 16860-7670, Haruhi Suzumiya dominated Nao Tomori 11616-8616 and Rin Tohsaka cruised past Sakura Matou 11048-7195.

Wrapping up Female Division action, Mashiro Shiina dismantled Azusa Nakano 12788-10207, Taiga Aisaka prevailed over Umaru Doma 8879-8709, Tooru roared past Eucliwood Hellscythe 12930-7552, Chtholly Nota Seniorious flattened Yuki Nagato 14586-9441, Utaha Kasumigaoka defeated Isla 11803-9718, Rikka Takanashi rocked Jibril 14694-8528, Kurumi Tokisaki shot down Mirai Kuriyama 13804-11211 and Sagiri Izumi flew past Tamako Kitashirakawa 13846-11600.

In the Male Division, Saitama punched Itachi Uchiha 11749-10515, Hachiman Hikigaya routed Izuku Midoriya 14172-9233, Kiritsugu Emiya defeated Subaru Natsuki 11328-10715, Kyon scalped Takashi Natsume 11772-10459, Levi leveled Willem Kmetsch 14523-10789, Yato flew past Taihei Doma 13445-9005, Conan Edogawa thumped Satoshi 15507-7114 and Taki Tachibana prevailed over Shouto Todoroki 11435-11095.

Li Syaoran won a 11050-10990 grinder over Saika Totsuka, Yuuta Togashi prevailed over Izayoi Sakamaki 12672-10119, Gilgamesh impaled Lancer 10808-7945, Shouya Ishida whipped past Kazuma Satou 12071-9483, Touma Kamijou broke Shizuo Heiwajima 13026-9492, Nagisa Shiota smashed Ryuuji Takasu 11465-9210, Kusuo Saiki outlasted Sakamoto 11174-9711 and Edward Elric eased past Shirou Emiya 12376-9785.

Wrapping up Male Division action, Riku Dola rocked Souma Yukihira 1116-10871, Ken Kaneki defeated Karma Akabane 12711-10778 in the Upset of the Round, Ainz Ooal Gown rumbled past Monkey D. Luffy 12506-10512, Archer dominated Astoldo 10028-8330, Tomoya Okazaki manhandled Sorata Kanda 11223-9625, Izaya Orihara stunned Rintarou Okabe 12210-9524, Kiyotaka Ayanokouji defeated Gintoki Sakata 12024-10519 and Eren Yeager blasted Yuzuru Otonashi 12243-9962.

A NieR Automata showdown is on the cards in the Games Tournament. YoRHa No. 2 Type B defeated Luna 10338-9804 while YoRHa Type A No. 2 scored the closest victory of the round, a 9757-9713 thriller over Lucina. YoRHa No. 2 Type B is projected to win by at least 500 votes with over 20000 votes cast.

Match Day 4 of the 2018 International Saimoe League Emerald Period also took place and a report on that will be coming on the Bedlam on Baltic Avenue later this week. Match Day 5 is scheduled for October 18, 2018. Vote for your favorite characters at InternationalSaimoe.com and join the ongoing debate.

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BoBA ISML 2018 Predictions: Emerald Match Day 4

ARENA 1 [[Illyasviel von Einzbern]] Nibutani Shinka
by >=300
Over/Under: 28000
Over

ARENA 2 [[Kōsaka Reina]] Yatogami Tōka
by >=300
Over/Under: 28000
Over

ARENA 3 Kinomoto Sakura [[Kanna Kamui]]
by >=300
Over/Under: 28000
Over

ARENA 4 [[Makise Kurisu]] Kafū Chino
by >=300
Over/Under: 28000
Over

ARENA 5 Furukawa Nagisa [[Sakura Chiyo]]
by >=300
Over/Under: 28000
Over

ARENA 6 [[Yūki Asuna]] Miyazono Kaori
by >=300
Over/Under: 28000
Over

ARENA 7 [[Haibara Ai]] Sawamura Spencer Eriri
by >=300
Over/Under: 28000
Over

ARENA 8 [[Megumin]] Nero Claudius
by >=300
Over/Under: 28000
Over

ARENA 9 Schwi Dola [[Rem]]
by >=300
Over/Under: 28000
Over

ARENA 10 Yuigahama Yui [[Saber]]
by >=300
Over/Under: 28000
Over

ARENA 11 Aoyama Nanami [[Miyamizu Mitsuha]]
by >=300
Over/Under: 28000
Over

ARENA 12 [[Nishimiya Shōko]] Emilia
by >=300
Over/Under: 28000
Over

ARENA 13 [[Shiro]] Tomori Nao
by >=300
Over/Under: 28000
Over

ARENA 14 [[Yuzuriha Inori]] Daidōji Tomoyo
by >=300
Over/Under: 28000
Over

ARENA 15 [[Yukinoshita Yukino]] Suzumiya Haruhi
by >=300
Over/Under: 28000
Over

ARENA 16 [[Tōsaka Rin]] Doma Umaru
by >=300
Over/Under: 28000
Over

ARENA 17 Matō Sakura [[Nakano Azusa]]
by >=300
Over/Under: 28000
Over

ARENA 18 Aisaka Taiga [[Shiina Mashiro]]
by >=300
Over/Under: 28000
Over

ARENA 19 [[Kasumigaoka Utaha]] Tōru
by >=300
Over/Under: 28000
Over

ARENA 20 Eucliwood Hellscythe [[Nagato Yuki]]
by >=300
Over/Under: 28000
Over

ARENA 21 Isla [[Chtholly Nota Seniorious]]
by >=300
Over/Under: 28000
Over

ARENA 22 [[Takanashi Rikka]] Kitashirakawa Tamako
by >=300
Over/Under: 28000
Over

ARENA 23 [[Jibril]] Kuriyama Mirai
by >=300
Over/Under: 28000
Over

ARENA 24 Izumi Sagiri [[Tokisaki Kurumi]]
by >=300
Over/Under: 28000
Over

ARENA 25 [[Saitama]] Natsuki Subaru
by <=1200
Over/Under: 28000
Under

ARENA 26 Uchiha Itachi [[Midoriya Izuku]]
by <=1200
Over/Under: 28000
Under

ARENA 27 [[Hikigaya Hachiman]] Emiya Kiritsugu
by <=1200
Over/Under: 28000
Under

ARENA 28 Doma Taihei [[Natsume Takashi]]
by <=1200
Over/Under: 28000
Under

ARENA 29 Kyon [[Willem Kmetsch]]
by <=1200
Over/Under: 28000
Under

ARENA 30 [[Levi]] Yato
by <=1200
Over/Under: 28000
Under

ARENA 31 Totsuka Saika [[Edogawa Conan]]
by <=1200
Over/Under: 28000
Under

ARENA 32 Todoroki Shōto [[Satoshi]]
by <=1200
Over/Under: 28000
Under

ARENA 33 [[Tachibana Taki]] Li Syaoran
by <=1200
Over/Under: 28000
Under

ARENA 34 Togashi Yūta [[Satō Kazuma]]
by <=1200
Over/Under: 28000
Under

ARENA 35 [[Lancer]] Sakamaki Izayoi
by <=1200
Over/Under: 28000
Under

ARENA 36 Ishida Shōya [[Gilgamesh]]
by <=1200
Over/Under: 28000
Under

ARENA 37 Sakamoto [[Kamijō Tōma]]
by <=1200
Over/Under: 28000
Under

ARENA 38 [[Takasu Ryūji]] Heiwajima Shizuo
by <=1200
Over/Under: 28000
Under

ARENA 39 Saiki Kusuo [[Shiota Nagisa]]
by <=1200
Over/Under: 28000
Under

ARENA 40 [[Emiya Shirō]] Kaneki Ken
by <=1200
Over/Under: 28000
Under

ARENA 41 [[Yukihira Sōma]] Edward Elric
by <=1200
Over/Under: 28000
Under

ARENA 42 [[Riku Dola]] Akabane Karma
by <=1200
Over/Under: 28000
Under

ARENA 43 [[Ainz Ooal Gown]] Kanda Sorata
by <=1200
Over/Under: 28000
Under

ARENA 44 [[Astolfo]] Monkey D. Luffy
by <=1200
Over/Under: 28000
Under

ARENA 45 Okazaki Tomoya [[Archer]]
by <=1200
Over/Under: 28000
Under

ARENA 46 Eren Yeager [[Okabe Rintarō]]
by <=1200
Over/Under: 28000
Under

ARENA 47 Orihara Izaya [[Sakata Gintoki]]
by <=1200
Over/Under: 28000
Under

ARENA 48 Ayanokōji Kiyotaka [[Otonashi Yuzuru]]
by <=1200
Over/Under: 28000
Under

ARENA 49 Yūki Mikan [[Konjiki no Yami]]
by >=500
Over/Under: 23000
Over

ARENA 50 [[Tedeza Rize]] Kirima Sharo
by >=500
Over/Under: 23000
Over

Voter Id: a813158a-1db7-5d26-81ba-3e5a08c10010

BoBA ISML 2018 Predictions: Emerald Match Day 3

ARENA 1 [[Illyasviel von Einzbern]] Yatogami Tōka
by >=900
Over/Under: 27000
Over

ARENA 2 [[Kanna Kamui]] Kōsaka Reina
by >=900
Over/Under: 27000
Over

ARENA 3 [[Kinomoto Sakura]] Nibutani Shinka
by >=900
Over/Under: 27000
Over

ARENA 4 Sakura Chiyo [[Makise Kurisu]]
by >=900
Over/Under: 27000
Over

ARENA 5 [[Yūki Asuna]] Furukawa Nagisa
by >=900
Over/Under: 27000
Over

ARENA 6 Kafū Chino [[Miyazono Kaori]]
by >=900
Over/Under: 27000
Over

ARENA 7 [[Haibara Ai]] Nero Claudius
by >=900
Over/Under: 27000
Over

ARENA 8 [[Rem]] Megumin
by >=900
Over/Under: 27000
Over

ARENA 9 [[Schwi Dola]] Sawamura Spencer Eriri
by >=900
Over/Under: 27000
Over

ARENA 10 Saber [[Aoyama Nanami]]
by >=900
Over/Under: 27000
Over

ARENA 11 Miyamizu Mitsuha [[Nishimiya Shōko]]
by >=900
Over/Under: 27000
Over

ARENA 12 Yuigahama Yui [[Emilia]]
by >=900
Over/Under: 27000
Over

ARENA 13 Daidōji Tomoyo [[Shiro]]
by >=900
Over/Under: 27000
Over

ARENA 14 [[Yukinoshita Yukino]] Yuzuriha Inori
by >=900
Over/Under: 27000
Over

ARENA 15 [[Tomori Nao]] Suzumiya Haruhi
by >=900
Over/Under: 27000
Over

ARENA 16 [[Tōsaka Rin]] Matō Sakura
by >=900
Over/Under: 27000
Over

ARENA 17 [[Shiina Mashiro]] Nakano Azusa
by >=900
Over/Under: 27000
Over

ARENA 18 Doma Umaru [[Aisaka Taiga]]
by >=900
Over/Under: 27000
Over

ARENA 19 Tōru [[Eucliwood Hellscythe]]
by >=900
Over/Under: 27000
Over

ARENA 20 Nagato Yuki [[Chtholly Nota Seniorious]]
by >=900
Over/Under: 27000
Over

ARENA 21 [[Isla]] Kasumigaoka Utaha
by >=900
Over/Under: 27000
Over

ARENA 22 Jibril [[Takanashi Rikka]]
by >=900
Over/Under: 27000
Over

ARENA 23 [[Tokisaki Kurumi]] Kuriyama Mirai
by >=900
Over/Under: 27000
Over

ARENA 24 [[Izumi Sagiri]] Kitashirakawa Tamako
by >=900
Over/Under: 27000
Over

ARENA 25 [[Saitama]] Uchiha Itachi
by <=1500
Over/Under: 27000
Under

ARENA 26 [[Hikigaya Hachiman]] Midoriya Izuku
by <=1500
Over/Under: 27000
Under

ARENA 27 [[Emiya Kiritsugu]] Natsuki Subaru
by <=1500
Over/Under: 27000
Under

ARENA 28 Kyon [[Natsume Takashi]]
by <=1500
Over/Under: 27000
Under

ARENA 29 Willem Kmetsch [[Levi]]
by <=1500
Over/Under: 27000
Under

ARENA 30 [[Yato]] Doma Taihei
by <=1500
Over/Under: 27000
Under

ARENA 31 Satoshi [[Edogawa Conan]]
by <=1500
Over/Under: 27000
Under

ARENA 32 Todoroki Shōto Tachibana Taki
by <=1500
Over/Under: 27000
Under

ARENA 33 Totsuka Saika [[Li Syaoran]]
by <=1500
Over/Under: 27000
Under

ARENA 34 Togashi Yūta [[Sakamaki Izayoi]]
by <=1500
Over/Under: 27000
Under

ARENA 35 Lancer [[Gilgamesh]]
by <=1500
Over/Under: 27000
Under

ARENA 36 Satō Kazuma [[Ishida Shōya]]
by <=1500
Over/Under: 27000
Under

ARENA 37 [[Kamijō Tōma]] Heiwajima Shizuo
by <=1500
Over/Under: 27000
Under

ARENA 38 [[Shiota Nagisa]] Takasu Ryūji
by <=1500
Over/Under: 27000
Under

ARENA 39 Sakamoto [[Saiki Kusuo]]
by <=1500
Over/Under: 27000
Under

ARENA 40 [[Emiya Shirō]] Edward Elric
by <=1500
Over/Under: 27000
Under

ARENA 41 [[Riku Dola]] Yukihira Sōma
by <=1500
Over/Under: 27000
Under

ARENA 42 Kaneki Ken [[Akabane Karma]]
by <=1500
Over/Under: 27000
Under

ARENA 43 [[Ainz Ooal Gown]] Monkey D. Luffy
by <=1500
Over/Under: 27000
Under

ARENA 44 Astolfo [[Archer]]
by <=1500
Over/Under: 27000
Under

ARENA 45 [[Okazaki Tomoya]] Kanda Sorata
by <=1500
Over/Under: 27000
Under

ARENA 46 [[Okabe Rintarō]] Orihara Izaya
by <=1500
Over/Under: 27000
Under

ARENA 47 Ayanokōji Kiyotaka [[Sakata Gintoki]]
by <=1500
Over/Under: 27000
Under

ARENA 48 Otonashi Yuzuru [[Eren Yeager]]
by <=1500
Over/Under: 27000
Under

ARENA 49 Luna [[YoRHa No.2 Type B]]
by >=500
Over/Under: 22000
Over

ARENA 50 [[YoRHa Type A No.2]] Lucina
by >=500
Over/Under: 22000
Over

Voter Id: a9113e3a-0096-5b56-a814-39324d84cc1e