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timmyw3 · 08-22-2005, 03:50 PM

2000 Recap

The Port-au-Prince Nez Longue were the first champions of the WHBL, sweeping the Portland Meteors 4-0 in the Americas Cup finals.

Mexico City won 103 games to be the only team to top the 100 win mark but they were bounced by the Meteors in 7 games in the NA Continental Series (think ALCS). Parity ruled the SA with 11 teams winning between 76 and 85 games. PAP won 98 and were by far the class of the SA.

Your Salt Lake City Speed finished a mediocre 79-83, good for 5th in the NA Western Division. One bright spot was CF Earl Dement who was named MVP of the NA after hitting a league high 47 homers to go with his .343 average and 119 RBI. Indy pitcher Nick Hadsell won the Nolan Ryan Award with a 16-10 record, 2.24 ERA, and 298 Ks in 241 IP.

Over in the SA, the Nez Longue’s William “Mirror Man” Correa, who was all of 21, was named MVP with a stellar .321, 44, 115 season. The top pitcher in the SA was Guatemala City’s Dennis Lock who was 16-9 with a 2.40 ERA and an astounding 349 Ks.

2001 Recap

2001 saw the San Juan Senators take the Americas Cup in 7 games (LCS and Americas Cup final is now changed to best-of-9) over the Calgary Nighthawks.

Calgary won a league high 109 games while Indianapolis and DC each topped 100. 2000 league champ Portland tumbled to a 67-95 season. Champion San Juan was the only SA team over 100 wins with a 104-58 record. Port-au-Prince won the wild card with 94 wins but fell to the new power in the LCS.

The Speed improved to 89-73, still 11 games out of the wild card but it would be a stepping stone to further success in the following year. RF Michael Prowell was the team’s offensive star with 49 homers and 128 RBI.

Nashville’s young 3B Harold Murphy was named MVP after hitting .330 with 45 HR and 117 RBI. Hadsell won his 2nd Nolan Ryan Award with a 17-5, 1.87 year. In the SA, Correa won the MVP again, topping ‘00’s numbers with a .349, 43 , 125 season. Lock also repeated as Ryan Award winner going 20-8 with a 2.31 ERA and 321 Ks.

2002 Recap

This is the year I took over a Speed owner and it was successful as we won the Western Division in a 1-game playoff over Calgary to finish 103-60. The celebration was short lived however as we fell in 5 games in the Divisional Series to the 83-79 Austin Armadillos who won a very weak Central Division.

Our success was mostly due to the right arm of RHP Samuel Marpons who we acquired via trade in the offseason. Marpons won the Ryan Award with a 16-5 record, 1.62 ERA, and 276 strikeouts in 216.2 innings. SS Robert Cowen was the offensive catalyst with a .330 average, 35 homers, 108 RBI, 57 steals while leading the league in runs scored and walks.

The Americas Cup would be a rematch of 2001 but with NA Wild Card winner Calgary taking the cup in 9 thrilling games against the san Juan Senators. Jacksonville led both leagues in wins with 107 while San Juan and Buenos Aires each won 106.

The best season in the league’s short history was achieved by the Ospreys’ Richard Mason who won the Triple Crown and MVP by hitting an impressive .355 with 59 homers, and 154 RBI. San Juan OF Serafin Doriva won the SA MVP by hitting .343 with 45 dingers and 130 batted in. Guatemala City’s Foster Knight won the Ryan Award with a 19-11 record and 2.35 ERA.

Where we stand in 2003

Right now we are down to the Final Four with Calgary and Las Vegas facing off in the NA Continental Series while Buenos Aires meeting Cali, who swept San Juan 4-0 in the Divisional Series, in the SA Continental Series.

The Speed had a disappointing year to say the least. We were off to a good start, leading the division through mid-May. Then the wheels fell off, mostly due to a horrid bullpen, and before you know it we were well under .500 without a chance of making the playoffs. We turned it around a little bit in July, getting about 10 games over .500 but with Vegas and Calgary both heading for 100+ win seasons, our year was pretty much done. We dumped some players at the trade deadline, including Marpons who would be a free agent at the end of the year, and we finished up at 82-80, 20.5 games worse than last season.

Cowen remained the catalyst, again hitting over .300 while leading the league in runs scored and walks, though his numbers were down slightly and Dement hit over 40 homers for the 4th year in a row. But our pitching as a whole was unacceptably poor (my fault for not shoring it up) as we were 29th out of 32 in ERA.

Still we are optimistic heading into the offseason. We are in great shape financially and if we can get a #1 starter and rebuild our bullpen, we should have the offense to be back in contention for next season.

08-22-2005, 03:50 PM	#3
timmyw3 H.S. Freshman Team Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Baltimore, MD	2000 Recap The Port-au-Prince Nez Longue were the first champions of the WHBL, sweeping the Portland Meteors 4-0 in the Americas Cup finals. Mexico City won 103 games to be the only team to top the 100 win mark but they were bounced by the Meteors in 7 games in the NA Continental Series (think ALCS). Parity ruled the SA with 11 teams winning between 76 and 85 games. PAP won 98 and were by far the class of the SA. Your Salt Lake City Speed finished a mediocre 79-83, good for 5th in the NA Western Division. One bright spot was CF Earl Dement who was named MVP of the NA after hitting a league high 47 homers to go with his .343 average and 119 RBI. Indy pitcher Nick Hadsell won the Nolan Ryan Award with a 16-10 record, 2.24 ERA, and 298 Ks in 241 IP. Over in the SA, the Nez Longue’s William “Mirror Man” Correa, who was all of 21, was named MVP with a stellar .321, 44, 115 season. The top pitcher in the SA was Guatemala City’s Dennis Lock who was 16-9 with a 2.40 ERA and an astounding 349 Ks. 2001 Recap 2001 saw the San Juan Senators take the Americas Cup in 7 games (LCS and Americas Cup final is now changed to best-of-9) over the Calgary Nighthawks. Calgary won a league high 109 games while Indianapolis and DC each topped 100. 2000 league champ Portland tumbled to a 67-95 season. Champion San Juan was the only SA team over 100 wins with a 104-58 record. Port-au-Prince won the wild card with 94 wins but fell to the new power in the LCS. The Speed improved to 89-73, still 11 games out of the wild card but it would be a stepping stone to further success in the following year. RF Michael Prowell was the team’s offensive star with 49 homers and 128 RBI. Nashville’s young 3B Harold Murphy was named MVP after hitting .330 with 45 HR and 117 RBI. Hadsell won his 2nd Nolan Ryan Award with a 17-5, 1.87 year. In the SA, Correa won the MVP again, topping ‘00’s numbers with a .349, 43 , 125 season. Lock also repeated as Ryan Award winner going 20-8 with a 2.31 ERA and 321 Ks. 2002 Recap This is the year I took over a Speed owner and it was successful as we won the Western Division in a 1-game playoff over Calgary to finish 103-60. The celebration was short lived however as we fell in 5 games in the Divisional Series to the 83-79 Austin Armadillos who won a very weak Central Division. Our success was mostly due to the right arm of RHP Samuel Marpons who we acquired via trade in the offseason. Marpons won the Ryan Award with a 16-5 record, 1.62 ERA, and 276 strikeouts in 216.2 innings. SS Robert Cowen was the offensive catalyst with a .330 average, 35 homers, 108 RBI, 57 steals while leading the league in runs scored and walks. The Americas Cup would be a rematch of 2001 but with NA Wild Card winner Calgary taking the cup in 9 thrilling games against the san Juan Senators. Jacksonville led both leagues in wins with 107 while San Juan and Buenos Aires each won 106. The best season in the league’s short history was achieved by the Ospreys’ Richard Mason who won the Triple Crown and MVP by hitting an impressive .355 with 59 homers, and 154 RBI. San Juan OF Serafin Doriva won the SA MVP by hitting .343 with 45 dingers and 130 batted in. Guatemala City’s Foster Knight won the Ryan Award with a 19-11 record and 2.35 ERA. Where we stand in 2003 Right now we are down to the Final Four with Calgary and Las Vegas facing off in the NA Continental Series while Buenos Aires meeting Cali, who swept San Juan 4-0 in the Divisional Series, in the SA Continental Series. The Speed had a disappointing year to say the least. We were off to a good start, leading the division through mid-May. Then the wheels fell off, mostly due to a horrid bullpen, and before you know it we were well under .500 without a chance of making the playoffs. We turned it around a little bit in July, getting about 10 games over .500 but with Vegas and Calgary both heading for 100+ win seasons, our year was pretty much done. We dumped some players at the trade deadline, including Marpons who would be a free agent at the end of the year, and we finished up at 82-80, 20.5 games worse than last season. Cowen remained the catalyst, again hitting over .300 while leading the league in runs scored and walks, though his numbers were down slightly and Dement hit over 40 homers for the 4th year in a row. But our pitching as a whole was unacceptably poor (my fault for not shoring it up) as we were 29th out of 32 in ERA. Still we are optimistic heading into the offseason. We are in great shape financially and if we can get a #1 starter and rebuild our bullpen, we should have the offense to be back in contention for next season. Last edited by timmyw3 : 08-22-2005 at 04:03 PM.