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OOTP 2007 - The World
OOTP 2007 - Introducing "The World"
So having gotten my hands on OOTP 2007 I have set up a completely fictional baseball world. I played 2006 quite a bit and I was happy in regards to what it let me do. I learned some things about setting up leagues and what I wanted to do with my next incarnation. The new version allowed me to make those adjustments and spring to life with a whole new universe. Let me jump right in with how the league was set up and why things are the way that they are. The Leagues Major League Baseball First off “The World” is a total of 13 different leagues. The main league for the best ballplayers in the world is of course Major League Baseball. The MLB is divided into a two league, 24-team format with three divisions in each league. This will allow for possible expansion later on. The league is entirely US based with a small amount of foreigners to start with. Each team in the MLB has a full minor league system from AAA all the way down to R ball. All of the cities for all of the leagues are randomized and not in geographically advantageous positions. I realize that this takes away from the realism of the league but it was more work than I wanted to put in at the beginning. So you will just have to bear with it. Canadian International Association The Canadian International Association (CIA) is a Canadian based (obviously) league that is made up of most of the worlds best international players. The CIA is made up of two leagues. They are configured in a two – division, 24 – team layout. Competition in this league is just as fierce as the MLB, however the quality of play is a half step lower. The teams here are given a AAA and AA team to develop their talent. Midwest Independent League Along the vein of the Northern League is the MIL. Another US – based league that is similar to AA baseball of the MLB. The MIL is one league, three divisions and 12 total teams. I have really like the idea of a league where fringe players and old vets can play out their careers, of perhaps superstars start or just try to get on with a bigger club. Atlantic Coast Independent Another league that is the very bottom of the barrel for professional players. This is entry or exit level baseball depending on who you are. There are two divisions and 10 teams in this league. Again, it is based in the US. NCAA Baseball Completely fictional colleges (aside from my alma mater) and part of an experiment to see what affect this new feature has on the game. It is divided into two leagues of two divisions each with 8 teams in each division for a total of 32 teams. Nike High School Baseball Another shot at a new feature here. Set up in exactly the same way as the NCAA. I wasn't really sure what to expect from this feature so we'll see.
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03-27-2007, 12:09 PM
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How was it set up?
A little oddly I will tell you that. My start date for the league is 1975. It was the year that I was born and essentially the start of my baseball life. However, financial and player talents were modeled after the 1988 baseball season. That was the year my beloved Dodgers actually won something so maybe that is why, but it always seemed to have a good mix of pitching and hitting. After I did that I tinkered with all the modifiers for each lower league and even the majors, so the money looks more like money that you would have seen a few years ago. In setting up a universe like this the money is the one area that I felt really needed to be set up well in order for it to work properly. I wanted players to make moves based on money. So the best teams have the most and the lower teams don't have much at all. The top teams in the CIA should be able to retain a couple of players but honestly the best should want to move on. Along that same line of thinking I wanted players to be given the option of being a big fish in a little pond by staying with a smaller club, where they might win more often and dominate much easier, instead of being lost in the shuffle of life trying to make the show. One of the things that I discovered while playing 2006 was that if one league had an off season while another was playing players were less likely to move up to a league that was more suited to them. For this reason I had to stagger the season's of the various leagues. The first league that plays are the colleges. They have an early season in Feb and Mar. The MLB starts in April like you would normally see, Next being based in Canada the CIA had to start later. It opens June 1 and plays a full 162 – game schedule. The two independent leagues (MIL and ACI) both start after the all-star break and draft. Lastly the High Schoolers play late fall baseball. Everybody finishes by the end of the year and the winter and spring are a battle ground of free agency between everybody. Only the MLB and CIA hold amature drafts. The MLB has 20 rounds but enough players for twice that and the CIA only has 5, with players for 6. Only the MLB has access to the HS and COL leagues. As time goes on the number of available FA's is going to be quite large, but with the two independent leagues they need to be able to fill their rosters with players. Players on the fringe are going to move around a lot until they get out. Each league has different rules about free agency and length of service. Essentially the MLB will have longer rights to a player while guys who sign with the ACI only have two seasons before they can become free agents. I felt like this was more representative of life. Nobody wants to see an up and coming start stuck in some backwater league waiting for his commitment to the club to end. Financials? All the leagues have profit sharing. The MLB has a 15 million dollar cash limit, and right now team budgets are between 50 million and 89 million and all the teams are sitting good with plenty of cash. In the CIA, teams have a cash maximum of 10 million and current budgets are between 13 and 30 million. The MIL teams have a cash max of 1.5 million and current budgets are between 3.7 and 5.1 million. Lastly in the ACI, they have a cash max of 1 million and current budgets between 1.4 and 2.2 million. It took me over 3 hours to get this universe set up the way that I wanted. I hope it works the way I want it to. I have simmed three full years to get some history and a little back story.
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1 January 1978
A new year is upon us and a new hope for owners, players and fans alike to dream of their team making it to the title game at the end of the season. Free agency is in full swing and we should be seeing some players making decisions about where they are going to play baseball for the upcoming year. The first taste of action this year is in the NCAA where the Armona College Oceans are hoping to defend their title. Armona is lead by Senior pitcher, Phil “The Cookie Monster” O'Toole. O'Toole was the Outstanding Collegiate Pitcher in his freshman year but so far hasn't been able to recapture the season that he had then. Still, he is the club's winningest pitcher. Phil O'Toole
Arguably the leading hitter on the team is LF Stanton Williams. Williams, also a senior, is a two-time collegiate all-american. Williams hit .304 last year, with 8 HR's and added 10 SB's. Stanton Williams
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February 1977
One thing that I am noticing is that players who finish the MLB year are signing on to play in Canada for the balance of the season for a reasonable price. Pitchers are getting 3 starts worth of work and players are seeing 10-14 games for a mil and a half or so. At this point I am not sure how I feel about it. January was a pretty big month for free agents. The biggest was the best free agent available. Glenn “Slider” Parker played first base for the Omaha Waves of the MLB. Over that time he has helped them to back-to-back World Titles and he has won back-to-back Outstanding Hitter awards. Parker was signed for 5 years and just under 60 – million dollars over the life of the deal. He will be returning to the Waves after a short stint in the CIA, where he helped Saint Catherines - Niagra go deep into the playoffs. Glenn Parker
Twenty – six year old, Dutch reliever Lambert Neelen, a very popular player locally and abroad, is making his first foray into the MLB. Neelen has been a middle reliever for the Saint-Hyacinthe Sea Monsters. He is reliable if unspectacular and will now be playing ball for the Denver Eclipse. He is getting a nice raise out of it. Last year he made a little under 580k, and this new contract will net him, on average 1.4 million over the next three years. Lambert Neelen
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26 February 1978
It is the Collegiate All Star game and a look at how the defending champs are doing. As of right now, Armona, find themselves in the middle of a 13 game winning streak at atop their division with a 16-7 record. The team has been doing it with offense as their pitching isn't near as good as it should be. O'Toole isn't having the type of year that he is capable of. In 4 starts he is 2-1 with a 3.80 ERA. He did miss a couple of weeks with a sore shoulder however. As for Stanton Williams, he has been shelved with back spasms, and not the focal point of the offense. Currently he is hitting .292 with a homerun, 10 RBI's and 6 SB's. Armona's ace has been Senior LHP Pancho Martinez. He leads the team in wins, ERA and K's. Pancho Martinez
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03-28-2007, 12:02 AM
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March 1978
Trades are flying in CIA, as teams look to strengthen their squads. So far there havn't been any unexpected names going to play in Canada this year. One team resigned their starting catcher, but no teams have been able to steal talent from the Major Leagues. The Los Angeles Cockatoos of the ACI, who are perennial playoff contenders, have gone a long way to protecting their place by resigning one of their top starters. Mexican southpaw, Roberto Bojorquez agreed to a 4 year extension that will pay him around 100k per year. Bojorquez is a two-time all star selection, with a good fastball, and change. His velocity is in the upper 80's. Perhaps he has found his home in LA. Roberto Bojorquez
The biggest winner for the month of February was Jose Jaimes. The starting pitcher negotiated a 5 year 20.5 million dollar deal to play for the Charlotte Apples of the MLB. Jaimes only became a starter last season, having pitched in the bullpen the first two years. Surely, if he wouldn't have, he wouldn't be getting paid like this. James was drafted by Tucson, but traded to Plano later in '75. He played in Halifax at the end of the year last year, but decided not to stay. Jaimes is a two-pitch pitcher, with a velocity in the upper 80's. IMO, Charlotte is taking a big gamble here. Jose Jaimes
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April 2007
Spring Training has ended and the season is ready to begin for the best baseball players in the world. The spring has been hard on a couple of teams. The hardest hit was the Las Vegas Diehards. Stewart Harris, a young, emerging 5-tool player, and two-time all-star has been knocked out with a torn groin muscle. Harris is one of their most valuable and most popular players. He is expected to miss the entire season. Stewart Harris Career Batting Stats
The biggest news in the CIA is the signing of the former ML, Mesa Crabbers, leftfielder Chris O'Reilly. O'Reilly is a two-time all-star selection who is coming off of a torn ACL and was released by the Crabbers last month. At the age of 38, he still felt like he had something left to give and has moved north to the Airdire Beavers of the CIA. He will get around 1.7 mil per season and should give that team a nice boost. He is known for his power and fantastic eye. League sources say that the injury may have slowed him somewhat, but that it had no impact on his ability to draw bases on balls. Chris O'Reilly
Sherman Pitts has had enough of the bench and wants a chance to make a difference. Pitts, who has been a reserve and AAA catcher for the Mesa Crabbers for the last couple of seasons, has packed his bags for the Atlantic Coast Independent. He signed a three-year deal to play with the New York Cosmopolitans in a deal that will pay him about 20 grand more than he made last year with the Crabbers. Despite the fact that he will be playing in a league widely considered to be second rate, at least he will get to play. To this point his career has been nothing to write about, but when the deal was announced, Cosmopolitans' fans were ecstatic. Sherman Pitts
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03-28-2007, 02:10 PM
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1978 NCAA Collegiate Recap
The playoffs are just about to begin in the NCAA. Armona, the defending champion's did not have a good second half. They did however, hold on and force a playoff game, but they did not win, and will not get the chance to defend their title. They finished with a 28-23 record. It was their pitching that was their downfall as they were last or next to last in almost every single pitching category. The Cookie Monster, Phil O'Toole, finished as the second best pitcher with a 3-3 record and a 3.08 ERA and a team high 50 K's. Pancho Martinez was the true ace and lead the team with an 8-1 record, a 2.86 ERA and 44 K's. The playoff picture looks like this: Copper Canyon College(29-22) lead by senior 3B, Mario Souza (.347 7 38) and senior pitcher Glenn Williams (4-3 2.54 92IP 90K's), will face Hacienda Heights College(32-19). They are lead by senior CF, Jerry Ellis (.341 6 32) and junior pitcher Jack Wheeler (7-2 2.72 82.2IP 92K's). and Ocean View College Garrison (31-20) lead by sophomore CF, Mac Honaker (.322 1 18) and junior pitcher Angel Matos (8-3 3.21 75.2IP 75K's). Their opponents are the Bath College Nightriders (32-18). They are lead by senior RF, Oliver Martinez (.361 8 41) and senior pitcher Jacob Erickson (6-3 2.38 79.1IP 46K's).
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03-29-2007, 05:48 PM
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Middle of April 1978
NCAA Final Results Bath College Nightriders defeat the Canyon College Goth 4-1. Bath did it without their ace pitcher Erickson. He was knocked out after recording his first out in his first start in the postseason. The result was a herniated disk in his back. He is going to be out for a full year. Ouch. The hero of the postseason was the combination of “Terrible” Rob Bailey, who in the regular season hit .303 with 11 HR and 31 RBI's, but in the postseason he hit .378 with 3 HR's and 7 RBI's. And Oliver Martinez. In the postseason, Martinez lead everyone with 4 HR's, while batting .290 and knocking in 16 batters. Congrats to the Nightriders on their first NCAA title. News The Baseball season is now officially underway and there will be updates on how the season is starting next update, but for now, there are a couple of interesting signings that we want to update you on. There are only a couple of weeks from the start of the baseball seaon in Canada. So now is the time that teams are scouring the markets in search of players to fill the voids. In this case it was St. Catherines-Niagra who made the most noise. The team has added two players who both figure into the starting plans for the River Frogs. First, is the signing of Daniel Wilson. Wilson, the soon-to-be 40yr old first baseman, who has a great reputation throughout the league. Wilson has seen his value drop over the last couple of seasons, from making over 5 mil per season to this new contract that will pay him just under a mil per year. His numbers really dropped off last season, but he is still hopeful as are the team's fans, that he will make an impact for the team this season. Daniel Wilson
Later that same day the team held a press conference to announce the signing of Alex Vasquez. A slick-fielding, speedy, Chilean centerfielder who would like to start and hit leadoff, Vasquez is set to make 14 million over 7 years. Originally drafted by Baton Rouge in the ML, he was released after the initial training. Vasquez caught on with the San Diego Mills of the tiny ACI. The Mills have been the premiere team of the ACI, and Vasquez has played a big part of that. A two-time all-star, and Silver Slugger (MVP) of 1975, he finally became a free-agent and took the chance to make the move up. He missed most of last season with a strained PCL, but is young, and has performed when he played. The biggest question will be if that will convert to success at the CIA level. Alex Vasquez
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03-30-2007, 12:11 AM
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keep goin, very interesting read.
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May 1978
As a final wrap to the college season, the awards were handed out last week, and here is a rundown of who got what: Public Outstanding Pitcher is Pedro Angel from from the Kenilworth College Orions. Angel is a senior this year. He finished the year 8-1 with a 2.80 ERA. He graduates with a career record of 13-9, a 2.56 ERA and 224k's in 225IP. Private Outstanding is Andrew Williams from the Rhinelander College Web. Williams was 10-1 with a 2.32 ERA. He was a Junior this year and may return next year. He has a 23-8 record with an ERA of 2.63. The Public Best Bat Award goes to Mario Souza of Copper Canyon College. Souza was mentioned earlier for leading his team into the playoffs. He finished his career a .329 avg, 21HR's and 95 RBI's in 185 games. In addition to his best bat award he also won the Glove Wizard Award at third base. The Private Best Bat Award goes to Japanese sophomore, Totoya Takata of the Rinelander College Web. Takata had a great year hitting .329, hitting 14 HR's and adding 47 RBI's. Takata also only made 3 errors while playing second base. MLB Update After one full month of baseball there have been some very impressive stats run up. The current standings look like this:
The best pitching performance was turned in by Huntington Beach Settlers Ace Jaime Prieto. Prieto, from Argentina, was originally drafted and won 20 games his rookie year for Sarnia in the CIA. He hasn't had that kind of success in the Majors, but he did win 18 last year. Prieto is currently in the middle of a 6-year, 42.755 million dollar contract. Jaime Prieto
The best hitting last month was done by Dan “Moriarity” Turgeon. Turgeon is the reigning Outstanding Hitter and three-time all-star. Turgeon was on fire in the month of April, hitting .389, with 12 HR's and 33 RBI's. Turgeon plays for the Detroit Spirits and is toward the end of a 4-year, 34.382 million dollard deal. Dan “Moriarity” Turgeon
MIL Update The San Francisco Poison of the MIL have added another high priced player to their roster. Jean-Raphael “Shepard” Sylvain is moving out west to play second base for the Poison. Sylvain is a player who hit 33 HR's for Prince George at the age of 23. He did well enough in the majors but his power didn't show off. He was a free agent since November but the Poison wooed him and he hopes that he can regain his old form and take his game back to the top. His deal is good for 4 year and about 450k per year. The Poison now have 4 of the top 20 highest paid players in the MIL. Jean-Raphael “Shepard” Sylvain
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MLB Update At this point of the season standings don't matter a whole lot except for those teams that find themselves so far at the bottom that the prospects of getting out are almost hopeless. Now, at the start of June that really shouldn't be an issue, but the reality is that the El Paso Raging Bulls are quite possibly the worst team in the history of baseball. As of right now, they are a whopping 19.0 games behind the Boston Walnuts and they have lost 10 games in a row. Their road record is 4-23. What's even worse is that the games highest rated pitcher plays for them. Terry “Warthog” Barker was the Outstanding Pitcher for 1977, so far this year he is 2-7 with a 2.82 ERA and a WHIP of 1.09. He was 0-5 in May. No team has a bigger lead than the two-time World Champion, Omaha Waves. The Waves are out in front by 7.0 games over the Huntington Beach Settlers. Jose “Jet” Garcia, in the span of two months is already on pace to have a career year. Already considered to be possibly the top RF in the game, Garcia is leading the ML in AVG, HR, and RBI's, and was recently selected as player of the Month for May. He is a two-time Gold Glove winner, All-Star, and former MVP. He is making about 8.6 mil per season for two more years. Jose “Jet” Garcia
CIA Update Baseball is finally in the air in Canada as the CIA league is just about to get underway. The Edmonton Rumble are the leagues most successful franchise, having won the title last year over St. Catherines-Niagra. Not only that, but they feature the hitting of the Smacker of the Year, Hungarian born Anutti-Jussi Niemi. Neimi plays CF and in addition to his 64 career homeruns, also has 75 stolen bases. Anutti-Jussi Niemi
On the mound they feature a flame thrower, with a Top Tosser Award to his credit already in, Scott “Dawg” Acker. Acker also is a three-time All-Star, and has thrown 2 no-hitters. Even more disturbing is that his career ERA is below 2.00. He has two years left in his contract that pays him just under 4 million per year. Scott “Dawg” Acker
MIL Update
Spring training begins in a couple of days and teams are busy trying to fill out their rosters. The Las Vegas Nightriders have made Emerson Young the second highest paid player in the league. Young, signed early in May for four years at a little over 500,000 per year. There was little fanfare about the singing, but Young is expected to start for the Nightriders in the outfield. Young was originally drafted by the other Las Vegas club the Diehards of the ML, he started 4 games for them before being claimed by Birmingham off of waivers. He played in '75 for them before being released in spring training. He bounced around with Honolulu and Denver of the ML before signing the deal that brought him back to Las Vegas.
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Halfway through the year and here is a quick rundown of who is on top of the league. For starters no team is running away with anything. The biggest lead that any team has is 4 games by both the Portland Predators and the Omaha Waves. Portland can also lay claim to the best record in baseball. El Paso has started to turn things around but they are still 20 games back and in last place. In the AL East only 5 games separate all 4 teams, with Atlanta on top by 2.
Over in the NL Charlotte and Tucson are tied in the East and Boston finds themselves a game ahead of Birmingham, who is in the lead for the Wildcard. The Wildcard leaders in the AL are the Kansas City Wizards.
The San Diego Switchblades have to be happy with their young, pitching find. Jerry Hoffman, a 25yo starter and 4th round pick in the rookie draft in '75, up to this point had been working his way quickly from A ball in '75 to spending half of last year at AAA Modesto. He had hoped to win a spot in the rotation this spring, but his 0-3 record and 11.88 ERA could have held him back. Nonetheless, he was put at the end of the rotation. He has been special for the first half. Not only did he make the All-Star game in his rookie season, but he is on pace for the ROY award as well. Most recently he was selected as pitcher of the Month for June. For the month he was 5-1 with a 1.24 ERA.
Jerry Hoffman
CIA Underway!
The season is officially uderway in Canada, where the top international players make their home. He is a look at that teams and where they stand in the CIA:
The best player for the month was pitcher Mark “Hammerhead” Brooks. Brooks has been nothing short of spectacular for the St. Johns Steeldogs. Taken as the second overall pick in the dispersal draft Brooks has gone to three all-star games, has a no-hitter and a Top Tosser award. He is an American pitching in Canada and one of the most popular players in the league. His command of his pitches is legendary, the most walks allowed in a season is 36, while striking out no less than 279 in any season. He can throw not only a mid to upper 90's fastball and change, but adds a cut fastball, and circle change. If that wasn't scary enough add a sinker that will drop off the table and a slider that is rated above average and you have Brooks. He is making about 3.75 mil over three years before he will be eligible for free agency, he will be 33 then and although not young, should be able to command a big salary.
Mark “Hammerhead” Brooks
MIL News
With the season just 7 days away and spring training in full swing last minute signings are in order. Most notably, aging Jesus Crespo and the Washington Mechanics have come to an agreement that makes Crespo the highest paid pitcher in the league. At the age of 37, he is also one of the oldest. Crespo enjoyed a nice run in the majors and just doesn't see that his career is done. As a matter of fact, he was a all-star last season while pitching for Jacksonville of the ML. He really hasn't been dominant and no teams were willing to commit to the kind of cash that he wanted. Considering his age, I don't blame them. Fans were skeptical of the deal, no matter what his experience is.
Jesus Crespo
ACI News
The ACI begins play toward the end of the month, and with the talent mostly picked over at this point the rest are trying to find a spot where they can play here. There are a couple of head scratchers though that make you wonder why anyone would want to make the choice that they made.
The Mesa Greenjackets have signed Larry Parker, who isn't even close to one of the highest paid players, but is a player who has proven himself on a higher level. Parker spent the last three seasons playing for the Memphis Atoms, where he only made 15,000 per year. This deal is going to pay him over 50,000. Not great, but better than he was going to make in the MIL. Not to mention that the last three years his batting average was .332. He has no power, at all, none. Or speed for that matter, so expect his singles to play in a great deal in this hitters league.
Larry Parker
Another good story is this one. Twenty-five year old Puerto Rican player Adrian Dominguez thought that his career was on the way up. He was selected in the second round of the amature draft by a club in the CIA. He started in CF and made a big splash with the club. He made a name for himself as a speedy player with great range in the outfield winning a Glove Wizard Award in his rookie year. He also hit for power, but had some trouble with patience at the plate. Dominguez became a free-agent and was quickly signed a two-year deal with the Detroit Spirits for 6.54 million. All was not to be for the youngster though as his stock started to fall. He started for Detroit his first season, but had lost his job by the second year. He became a free agent, but the best that he could manage was a minor league deal with Fredericton of the CIA, it was a late season deal, and he didn't make enough of an impression to be wanted back. All of this leads him to NY, to play for the Bronx Express of the ACI. His salary of 88,130 is a far cry from the 3.25 million he made just two seasons ago for Detroit.
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ML News
The trade deadline is here and gone and now teams are just easing into the home-stretch run for the postseason. It isn't too often that two teams in first place craft a deal where each gains something. But that is just what Glendale and Portland did. Glendale aquired another starter for their rotation in the form of Arturo Costa. Costa is 10-9 with a 4.02 ERA on the year. At the age of 35, this is a win now scenario for the Giants. Costa is 32-45 in his last 3 years with Portland. The Predators aquired reserve CF Cisco Ruiz. Ruiz figures to get the start and leadoff against LHP's. Ruiz had been a starter, but has slowly made his way to the bench over the last couple of years. He is hitting .270 on the year and has 13SB's. As part of the deal Glendale also picks up minor league prospect Augusto Mireless. Mireless playes second base, is good in the field, has descent speed. He hit .290 for Reno in low-A ball this year.
On the evening of July 4, 1978, Bill “Ignitor” Sawyer was untouchable. Sawyer, at the tender age of 22, playing in only his second season of ML Baseball, threw his first no-hitter. It came against the Seattle Regiment, in a game that his team really didn't need him as they dominated 14-0. Sawyer pitches for the Long Beach Sun Kings. In addition to that he was top pitcher in the AL for the month of July.
Bill “Ignitor” Sawyer
While Sawyer had a good month his performance was nothing compared to the display put on by “Warthog” Barker. Barker and the El Paso Raging Bulls are on a tear. It really is too bad that they started off so poorly because they have closed to 16.0 games behind and are the hottest team in the NL Central. For the month, Barker was 6-0, with a 0.20 ERA!!! He allowed 1 ER in 45 innings of work and only 4 runs. Opponents have been hitting around .170 against him for the last two months.
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American League
Teams in First:
Long Beach Sun Kings (East) Portland Predators (Central) San Diego Switchblades (West) Wildcard:
Omaha Waves Jacksonville Colossus 1.0 Kansas City Wizards 3.0 Honolulu Sunsets 4.0 Atlanta Settlers 5.0 St. Louis Wrath 8.0 National League
Teams in First:
Charlotte Apples (East) Boston Walnuts (Central) Glendale Giants (West) Wildcard:
Birmingham Antelopes Tucson Albacores Mesa Crabbers 3.0 Plano Zeniths 5.0 Detroit Spirits 6.0 Las Vegas Diehards 8.0 CIA News
The Winnipeg Machine never imagined that when they claimed Adrian Guardado off of waivers in January that he would throw like he did the night of July 5th. He had spent most of the last 3 season's in the AAA club of the Kelowna Hoodlums, where he had done well, winning 38 games and posting a 3.28 ERA. That night though, he was unhittable. Guardado, 29, will be a free-agent at the end of the season, hopefully he can use this moment to springboard his career.
Adrian Guardado
The Thunder Bay Flattops currently are running with the best record in baseball with a 37-20 record early in the season. They also have the biggest lead in their division at 5.0 games, over the Fredericton Clobberers. The other first place team in the Atlantic is the Calgary Graylings.
Over in the Pacific the leaders are the Sarnia Ravens and the Airdire Beavers.
MIL Standings
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It is September and just when your thoughts should be of football, the baseball season is in full swing. In the Major's, rosters are expanded and teams are racing for final playoff spots. In Canada, the trade deadline looms at the end of the month. In the Midwest and the Atlantic Coast the midpoints of the season's are approaching and the associated All-Star games. And all over the US, the premiere high school teams start their season.
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[note about standings – at this time there seems to be a bug in GB when the wildcard leader has a better record than another divisional leader. Small, but that is why those numbers don't jive.]
This was also a rough month for starting pitchers. First, Dan “The Grim Reaper” Wilson, ace of the Portland Predators has gone down with a major injury to his throwing arm. It will require surgery. He is done for the year and most of next. He finished the year with a 14-9 mark and a 3.02 ERA. Secondly, Bill “Ignitor” Sawyer, the ace of the Long Beach Sun Kings is going to miss a couple of starts with back spasms. In first and either tied or only ahead by a couple of games. This is crucial.
Jose “Jet” Garcia is trying to will his club the Plano Zeniths into the playoffs. Garcia is currently 9 points behind for the National batting lead (.351) and leads in HR (45) and RBI (127). He is well on his way to the MVP. This month he hit 3 home runs in a game for the 4th time in his career. Garcia has lead the league in homers 2 of the last 3 seasons.
Jose “Jet” Garcia
MIL News
What will your money buy?
Here is a look at how the top 3 paid players are doing this year in the MIL. The highest paid player currently plays for the team with the 3rd lowest payroll in Baltimore. The other two, play for the top two teams in payroll, Washington and Las Vegas.
#1. C Jackie Harris - .514 mil
Harris is in the middle of a 6 year deal that he signed to play for Baltimore. He is 33 right now, and isn't getting any younger behind the plate. He is a career .333 hitter and he is hitting .303 right now. His power has really dropped off, from hitting 8, three years ago, to none so far this year. He will have his work cut out for him if he is to equal his EBH high of 43 from 2 years ago. So far this year he has 13. We are almost halfway through the season.
#2. SP Jesus Crespo - .505 mil
Crespo is 37, and doing well for Washington. He pitched in Jacksonville in the Majors last season and won 15 games with an ERA over 4. He is performing equally as good for Washington. He has 11 starts with a record of 4-2 and an ERA of 2.94. Next year is his last signed year with the club.
#3. RF Emerson Young - .500 mil
I had mentioned that Young was a bit of a gamble to spend that kind of dough on and so far I have been right. Young hasn't done a thing for Las Vegas, even though they find themselves in the thick of the chase for the divisional lead. He has started 42 games in RF and is hitting .239, with 4 HR, 27 RBI's and 3 SB's. He has played the field well only 1 E in over 100 TC. Las Vegas forked out a lot of money for this guy, so far he is a bust.
ACI News
Could there be a more perfect example of a big fish in a little pond? Bill Brown, the first baseman for the not-so-cost-conscious Los Angeles Cockatoos. Started his career with the famous Omaha Waves. He earned between 152k and 305k per season. He spent most of his time in AAA, but he did manage to make it up for a cup of coffee every season. That was until the Waves released him. LA came along to sign him, and paid him a little less than he made at the ML level (142,500 over 3 years.) So far the deal has been worth it to them as he most recently won the batter of the month award. See for yourself.
Bill Brown
Nike High School Ball
The season is getting underway. The Valley Park HS Showstoppers are the defending champs. They are lead this year by Senior 1B Carlos Porres. Porres, doesn't hit for power, but he does have some speed. His patience at the plate will be his biggest challenge. He batted .417 in the post-season run to the title last year.
Carlos Porres
Their top pitcher is Senior, Mark Maddox. Maddox gets his pitches into the 80's and has a nice assortment. Control has been an issue for him, but he still gets the job done. He is a two-time All American and Glove Wizard on the moud. Still, even with all his accomplishments, he has room to improve if they are to repeat as champs.
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ML Pennant Race Update
This is quite the season. There is exactly one week to go of regular season games and in the National there is only one team that has clinched and that is the Boston Walnuts in the Central. The other two divisions are close, but both leaders should be able to hold on to their leads. Mesa is the closest only 3 games behind the Glendale Giants. Charlotte is up by 5 over Plano. The wild card is open for any one of 4 teams, Mesa, Plano, Birmingham and Tuscon are all within 2 games of the playoff spot.
That is all well and nice, but it doesn't have anything on the American League. None of the teams have clinched their divisions, and in fact, two of them are tied. In the East, Honolulu has a percentage points lead on Long Beach, with Atlanta only 4 games back. In the Central, Jacksonville and Portland are tied, and in the West, Omaha is 5 games behind San Diego. Everyone can't win, and the wild card is open to 5 teams. Quite a race indeed!
----------------------------------------------------------------------- With 4 games left some things have settled out a little. In the NL Charlotte is in along with Boston. Glendale is at 1 for their title. That leaves 4 games and three teams within 1 game of the spot. Birmingham is in front and Mesa and Plano are 1 back.
In the AL, San Diego is the only team that has clinched, and Atlanta has dropped out of the race. Omaha is in front for the wild card, they have a one game lead on Long Beach, and Portland, who held the lead for most of the year have fallen two back of Jacksonville and two back of the Wild card.
ML Playoffs
Glendale Giants vs. Boston Walnuts Birmingham Antelopes vs. Charlotte Apples Jacksonville Colossus v. San Diego Switchblades Omaha Waves v. Honolulu Sunsets
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ML News
The Divisional Playoffs are in full swing. As it stands right now the Honolulu Sunsets have prevented the Omaha Wave from trying for their 3rd World Title by sweeping them 3-0. Charlotte, Boston and Jacksonville all hold 2 games to 1 leads.
There have been some really good story lines to run with as the season comes to a close. First, cycles are hard to come by but when you have 21 innings to get your hits it can be done. That was the case for Australian born Rhys Frawley and the New York Bandits in a mid-September game against the Glendale Giants. Through 9 he was 2-4 with a single and a double. He snagged a triple in the 15th and with one on in the bottom of the 21st he ended it with a two-run homer. Frawley, started his career in the CIA and was an All-Star there. He signed with the hapless Seattle Regiment for 5.5 over 2 years, but was traded to New York this year. While he hasn't been quite as productive at the ML level, he has been a solid player.
Rhys Frawley
Jose “Jet” Garcia has won the triple-crown. He is the first player in ML history to win the triple crown. Too bad, that it wasn't enough to get Plano into the playoffs. Garcia was dominant all year long, going to the All-Star game, and interestingly enough, only had one 3 HR game all season long.
Jose “Jet” Garcia
And how about this? The AL Batting champ is the unassuming, quiet, 20 year old, Gil Bright of the Portland Predators. Bright hit .336 only two years out of high school, as an 8th round pick! Known for his Ichiro-style slap hitting Bright knocked 183 hits, 173 that were singles! Yes, that is right, 7 doubles and 3 homeruns. Bright does have good speed so it makes you wonder why he couldn't leg a couple of those into doubles. Bright can play all positions on the infield, but spent most of his time at second base this year. He commited only 10 errors during the year. Gil Bright
CIA News Here are the current standings in the CIA:
As you can see, there isn't any one team that is running away with anything. With just over 50 games left to play there are still a large number of teams that are still in it. There was one major story to come out of the month and that was the pitching show put on by the Fredericton Clobberers Javier Macias. Macias pitched a no-hitter against the Regina Intruders on the 24th. Although his record doesn't show it he has been having a descent year. He has already thrown 4 shutouts this year. Javier Macias
The St. Johns Steeldogs must feel very strongly about their farm system. Just before the trade deadline the Steeldogs sent 2 starting pitchers and 4 relievers away in trades that mostly brought young, minor league prospects. Taking a look at who they brought in to replace those pitchers they have some reasons to be optimistic. This could either be bad or good, but it is curious. They did manage to hold on to Mark “Hammerhead” Brooks, who is still having a great year. ACI News It looks like the San Diego Mills aren't going to be heading to the playoffs this year. The Mills have the league's highest available budget but they only have the league's 4th lowest payroll. The Detroit Crisis are the defending champs, but they along with the Mills are 12.0 games back with only 25 or so games to play. The LA Cockatoos have been to the championship game for three years in a row, and so far havn't won it all. They are in great positon to make that run one more time. Here are the standings for the league:
Here is a look at the top 3 highest paid players in the ACI: #1. Armando Villa – San Diego Mills - $219,200
Villa has been worth the price for San Diego. He helped the Mills to win the Championship in '76 and also won the Silver Slugger Award as MVP that same season. Villa started his career as a draft pick for the Boston Walnuts of the ML. He actually played on the club late in '75 and was on the post-season roster that first year. Unfortunately, the team didn't have enough faith in him and let him walk when his contract expired. The Mills gave him the best opportunity to win and be successful. His last couple of seasons have been cut short due to injuries, but his production is still solid.
#2. Felipe Diaz – Los Angeles Cockatoos - $207,630
Diaz has been the Cockatoos third basemen for the past three years. He has won a Field Wizard Award, and been in the All-Star game. He has been one of the better players on the club each season. His consistency in the regular season hasn't lead to success in the post season though. His post season average is almost 80 points lower than his career batting average. He is signed for the Cockatoos for the next 3 years, so he should be a fixture for the Cockatoos for a little while.
#3 Wei-qian Chung – Los Angeles Cockatoos – $206,910
Chung at 37 is one of the oldest players in the league, but also one of the most desired. He is already with his 3rd team in 4 years. A three-time All-Star and Field Wizard winner, Chung's best season was in '76 where he was second in the league in HR's with 11. He signed an extension before the season started that is more economically friendly than his current deal. His offense has dropped off this season and he also lost his starting job too. He has mostly been used as pinch hitter and reserve. Depth like this will be an asset to the Cockatoos to make the postseason.
Nike HS News
It's a short season in High School so that makes every game very important. The playoffs are only two weeks away and at this point the most impressive team is the Demorest HS Invincibles. Their record is at 19-7, but they aren't in the clear yet. There are two teams that are hot on their tails for the playoff spot. They don't hit that many dingers, but their team is very good all around. They are lead by Sophmore first baseman Gabriel Gomez. Gomez has been hitting everything in sight and using his speed on the basepaths to make plays.
Gabriel Gomez
Their leader on the mound is freshman phenom Fernando “Conman” Alvarez, who's family hails from Cuba. His record isn't that great, but he is dominant when he takes the mound, a real strikeout artist and at such a young age too. Alvarez is pretty young for a team to rely on in this difficult competition, but he has shown more maturity than most kids his age.
Fernando “Conman” Alvarez
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The World Series has come down to two teams, Honolulu and Boston. Boston got here by beating Glendale in 5 games, then they cut Charlotte down in 4. Honolulu had swept the Wave, then took a 3-0 lead on Jacksonville before letting Jax win 3 in a row to tie it, the Sunsets won game 7 to advance.
Honolulu dominated the first two games and have a 2-0 lead and now they head home for three, needing only two to win it all. This postseason they are 5-1 at home, while Boston is 3-1 on the road.
MIL
One of the problems with the current playoff system is that you can have an inferior team win an inferior division, get hot, and then win a title. That looks like a potential scenario here in the Midwest. The Las Vegas Nightriders are currently 46-47 and hold first in the Lakes division. While over in the Valleys, Philadelphia and Washington are tied with 54-39 records. It is going to be close with 27 or so to play. The picture will be more clear in two weeks.
ACI
One week of baseball left in the ACI and the Bronx Express in the North are holding a commanding 6 game lead over the Riverside Celts. In the South things are a bit muddled. LA have lost the lead that they held the majority of the season and have been replaced by the Mesa Greenjackets. LA is two back and Lubbock and New York are 5 games out.
NIKE HS Baseball
The playoffs are set. Of the Public schools the top two teams all season held on for their respective titles. They were Maiden HS Rainbows and the Demorest HS Incincibles. In the Private league, the Lawrenceville HS Scavengers forced a playoff game by winning 8 of their last 10 and won the playoff as well. Their opponents are the Corpus Christi HS River Otters. Here are the final HS Standings:
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ML News
What a World Series! Honolulu, who only had to win two games at home managed to lose 3 in a row at home and go back to Boston to have any shot at the title. Strange things happened indeed and the Honolulu Sunsets are the new Major League Champions. Honolulu won both games in Boston, and for the first time the winner of the World Series won all four of their games on the road. I have heard of the home teams winning all their games but the road teams?
The MVP of the post-season had to be the Honolulu closer Jeff Leonard. Leonard was downright nasty all postseason. This is the first year that Leonard had been the closer for Honolulu. He had a good year with 35 saves, but his 8-10 record and 10 blown saves would rather have been forgotten. He also had an unimpressive 1.38 WHIP this year as well with almost as many walks (32) as he had strikeouts (36.) But this postseason was different. He saved all 9 games that he had the chance in and opponents hit a pathetic .182 against him. He certainly was good when they needed him to be.
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CIA News
As it was in the ML a couple of months ago, the CIA teams find themselves trying out some of their young talent, as rosters have been expanded. It is the homestretch for the playoffs as well. Here is how the CIA is breaking down as the season comes down to the final run to the finish.
The Kelowna Hoodlums are the top team in Canada right now. They are also the closest to making the playoffs. Kelowna isn't doing it with the bat they are doing it with one of the best pitching staffs top to bottom in the league. They are lead by their Dutch closer Emiel “Polar Bear” Klerk. Klerk is in his second season as full time closer. He recently signed a 3 year extension that will pay him around 1.5 mil per season.
Emil “Polar Bear” Klerk
Offensively, their best player is Felipe Cruz. Cruz, 29, from Kansas, has been the starter in CF for each of the two season's that he has been with the team. Originally drafted by the Detroit Spirits of the ML, he spent two unenthusiastic seasons there before getting a very generous 7 year, 12.1 million dollar deal to play in Kelowna. He hasn't been what you would call dominating, but he has 20/20 potential and seems a better fit here than at the ML level. His contract isn't going to expire for a 5 more years so he could end up being a very good signing for the team.
Felipe Cruz
MIL News
There are two weeks left in the regular season before the playoffs. Things are very unbalanced in the MIL. The top two teams are both in the Valleys division. They are Philadelphia and Washington. Philly has made the playoffs in every season and they won the title in '76. The other top team are the New Orleans Hurricanes. The Hurricanes have also made the playoffs every year. The winning percentages of the teams are .676 and .639 respectively. New Orleans is out of it right now, as they are a distant 3rd behind Philly and Wash. In fact, Washington is closer to clinching the wild card than any one team is to clinching their division.
The Las Vegas Night Riders, the defending champs, are still in first in the Lakes, but their record is still below .500.
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ACI News
The playoffs are underway and for the first time the Los Angeles Cockatoos are nowhere to be found. Their late season collapse and a surging Mesa Greenjacket squad sealed their fate. In the North The Bronx Express, despite losing 8 of their last 10 limped into the playoffs. Mesa finished the year with the best record in the league at 58-32, while the Bronx were 49-41.
As it stands right now, Mesa holds a 2 games to 1 lead in the Championship.
Young, 22 year old Puerto Rican, Fernando Hernandez has been playing for Lubbock 4 years. Over that time he had a 27 game hitting streak but has never lead his team to the playoffs. What he has done though is be one of the more prolific hitters in the league. Selected by Lubbock with their first pick in the initial draft. He is known as a poor fielder(18 errors in 4 seasons in LF) and slow on the bases(1 SB). His power isn't great, but his career .403 batting average is great. He has been among the league leaders in AVG for each of the last 3 years as well as winning the batting title this year. He is making a living at 87,000 per year and just extended his contract for the same pay through 1980.
Fernando Hernandez
Nike High School
Maiden HS came in favored in the final, but it was Corpus Christi HS that ended up with the title. CCHS won the title in 5 games. Ed Brown was the catalyst for the squad both in the regular season and in the playoffs. Brown, a Junior, played his first year with the varsity squad and was outstanding. Brown lead the team in HR's and RBI's. He kept that right on into the post season where he scored 12 runs and hit 2 HR's in 8 games.
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One more thing. If you want any info on teams, players or whatever, let me know. I can't guarentee that certain info will ever be repeated. It sort of depends on history.
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Where do you see the direction of the leagues going?
Are you more or less just following the interesting moves of the FAs and seeing if maybe one of the other leagues can best the ML by keeping some big time players or if maybe one league can rival the ML in terms of talent? Great read btw.
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Really, I am just looking for the interesting stories. Ideally what should happen is that the best players should leave the leagues they succeed in and move on to better things. Of course, I always like to see players who are past their prime move down to continue their careers as well. Players should follow the money like they do in real life. The way that I have it set up is that the leagues should always be stratified, because of the financial availabilities of each team (ie. the ML is always the best because they will always have more money to spend on top talent.) You might see players stay with a team out of loyalty, or players want to stay with a lower level team because they succeed and win there. You might see good players move up and do poorly, but get paid better to do it. It all tells a story, just like the decisions that real life players make. Hopefully, as time goes on, readers will identifiy with a certain player or team, or cheer for some team over another. As a history develops the reader wants to know the answer to the question "I wonder what (so-and-so) ever did with his career?" and so on. I think that each league will develop a certain feel over time. For example right now hitters rule the ACI. That should change over time. But if it doesn't? Who cares? It is creating an expectation, not some preset expectation of what is has to be, just what it has become. The stories that I like are the marginal player drops down to a lesser league and becomes a stud, even though he is making the same money in a less prestigious league he likes winning and doing well. As opposed to riding the pine in majors and struggling for playing time. At the same time, you may see players go the opposite direction. To me, that is the way that it should be. It gives the players a legitamacy, not some predertermined formula for player movement that applies to all players equally.
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Mid-November 1978
CIA News
We are down to the final 12 days of the season. The Kelowna Hoodlums are the only team that has clinchied a playoff spot. They are also the team with the best record in baseball. The closest team to stealing a playoff spot are the Fredericton Clobberers who find themselves 4 games behind Thunder Bay. It is likely that the four winners are going to be Medicine Hat Bazookas, Thunder Bay Flattops, Kelowna Hounds and the Airdrie Beavers.
MIL News
The playoffs are set here, and the 4 teams that made it to the playoffs spent there way to get there. They have 4 of the top 5 highest payrolls. Here are the playoff matchups:
Defending Champion Las Vegas Night Riders v. Philadelphia Detectives
Washington Mechanics v. San Francisco Poison I expect a really good playoff and post season here as this is really the best of the MIL.
ACI News
The Bronx Express are your new Atlantic Coast Independent Champs. They overcame a 2-1 deficit, and won the series in 7 games. League awards will follow shortly.
Nike HS News
Here are the award winners in the Nike HS League
Private Outstanding Pitcher
Sophmore, Freddy “Hammer” Ramirez, Tampa HS Worms.
Private Outstanding Hitter
Junior, Kanko Kimura, Lawrenceville HS Scavengers
Public Outstanding Pitcher
Junior, Walton Johnson, Maiden HS Rainbows
Public Outstanding Hitter
Junior, Moromao “Big Dipper” Fujii, Wauchula HS Senators
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Hey, great read so far. I tried the demo but haven't made up my mind about getting the game. Also, what part of Ky do you live in. I'm from Erlanger. I'll keep readin.
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Thanks for reading. I have been playing baseball sims for a long time and this one is clearly the best that I have played. It isn't even close. I am in Erlanger too.
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I have an Apartment, over by the bowling Alley Super Bowl. You might have convinced me to get ootp 2007. Keep going...
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Well I would say that you are probably no more than 3 blocks away from me then. 
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December 1978
ML News
Here are the season awards for the ML:
National League Rookie of the Year
Matt “Goose” Larson – SP – Tucson Albacores
Larson had a good rookie campaign, and while his stats weren't that impressive his role with the club was important. He will be a star and he has moved quickly up the ranks to produce on this level is quite an accomplishment. American League Rookie of the Year
Jerry Hoffman – SP – San Diego Switchblades
National League Outstanding Pitcher
Kenny Farley – Glendale Giants
American League Outstanding Pitcher
Tony Franks – San Diego Switchblades
Franks is the consumate professional, and one of SD's most valuable assets. He was picked in the 9th round of the initial draft but so far has been to 3 All Star games and now he has won back to back OPA's. Franks has won 38 games in the last two years, but what is even more interesting is that he only had 6 his first 2 years with the club. Don't worry though, during those two years he racked up 71 saves. That's right, Franks made the difficult switch from closer to ace. SD is committed to him, as they just signed him for 5 more years at almost 6.3 mil per season. National League Outstanding Hitter
Jose “Jet” Garcia – Plano Zeniths
He has already been reported on this offseason.
Jose Diaz - San Diego Switchblades
SD represent! Again! The team should have gone much deeper in the playoffs then to be ousted in the first round. Diaz had a healthy season and put up some impressive numbers. His 30/30 season plus a .318 AVG were important for SD's 95 win season. SD knows what they have with him. He is one of the highest paid players in all of baseball. He is scheduled to earn over 28 million over the next two seasons.
CIA News This is an odd time for the CIA. Free Agency is in full swing, but the playoffs are just starting here in the International League. What does that mean? It means that teams are throwing money at players who could be immediate impact players and players are signing one year deals just to keep playing ball. Most of the players will likely end up back in the states, but some of the CIA teams just may poach a player or two and convince them to stay in beautiful Canada. The team that spent the most and made the playoff were the Kelowna Hoodlums. The Hoodlums were already the best team in the CIA and these pitching additions were icing on the cake. These three pitchers that they added are no slouches at all. Here is what a 2.7 million dollar spending spree will get you: Ivan “Beast” Gomez
Gomez has been the closer for the Mesa Crabbers in the ML. He has been to 3 All-Star games and will command much more than the $830,000 that Kelowna will pay him to play ball for a couple of weeks. Gomez immediately becomes the Hood's closer.
Cody “Berserker” Price At 36, Price is on the backside of his career, but he is coming off of a 15 win season with Glendale. Price slots in at the top of the rotation and gives the Hood's nightmares. His career actually started in Canada with the Hamilton Workers in '75.
Manuel Dominguez Dominguez was the closer for the Baton Rouge Cannibals after leaving Canada in '76. In the last three years with the Cannibals he has saved 111 games. He is the set up man to Gomez.
All this and then you add in Emiel Klerk, who was the regular closer this season had 40 saves and a 1.71 ERA it makes you sick just thinking about it. Medicine Hat has a 2 – 1 lead on Thunder Bay, and Kelowna has a 2-1 lead over Airdrie in the LCS.
MIL News
Philadelphia romped over Las Vegas 3-0 while the San Francisco Poison knocked off the Washington Mechanics 3-1 to set up a PHI – SF series.
This was Philly's 4th straight playoff appearance and they were hoping to get the title for the second time in their short history, but it was not to be. The Poison were deadly and pulled out the series title with a offensive show to win it all in game 7.
The funny thing is that the players that got them to the finals were not the players that did well in the playoffs. For example, the ace all season long was Jian-ying Kum. Kum is a three-pitch pitcher with good velocity who pitched regularly in the CIA, but was signed two season's ago by SF. In that time Kum has been one of the best pitchers in the league. In these playoffs, Kum was 0-2 with a 9.82 ERA in 14.2 IN.
Jian-ying Kum
This was a hitting team, they were stacked in the middle of the lineup. They were able to sign a number of players who had played at higher levels but for one reason or another were not there. One such player is RF Tom Long. Long was actually drafted by the Honolulu Sunsets, but he was picked up by the Las Vegas Diehards after spring training. He spent two years with Las Vegas and recovered from a major injury in that time. Inching past his prime the Poison came calling. He is currently in the last year of a contract that paid him 312,500 per year. Big money in the MIL. At the age of 36 his options are limited, but for the last two seasons he has been an impact player for the now champion Poison. Tom Long
ACI News Here are the awards for the top players in the ACI:
A 26 year old catcher for the Mesa Greenjackets was awarded the Rookie of the year award. Jorge Encarnacion played for 4 other teams before finding a regular starting job with the Greenjackets. Encarnacion made a whopping eight grand last year and that is what he is going to make this year as well.
Jorge Encarnacion
Mesa also snagged the player who won the Top Ace Award. This year the award went to 22 year old Greenjackets pitcher Victor Rodriguez. Rodriguez was the closer for the Greenjackets this year, and it was his 24 saves in 25 opps that lead the way for his award. The best news for him was that he is going to get a raise from 8,000 to just over 40,000 per year. Victor Rodriguez
The San Diego Mills have been known as a team that will spend money to bring in the talent. So you know that they have plenty of it. The best player this year was Armando Villa. Villa won the Silver Slugger Award two years ago, and has now won it for the second time. Villa has been with the Mills for three seasons and has built a reputation as a tough out and a feared hitter. His 230,000/year contract is one of the richest in this small independent league. You did not want to get behind to Villa at all. When he was ahead in the count he his .466 and had an OBP of .649 with a SLG PCT of .822! Armando Villa
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Glad to see my nameseake make it into the PM OOTP World. A bit too old to be me though since I would've been 2 in 78. Will be interesting to see if he goes anywhere. Definately someone I would like to keep an eye on.
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January 1979 The year is over and the only thing left to report is the outcome of the CIA playoffs. After that there will be plenty of free agent moves that will begin the discussions about what teams will be able to challenge for the title's next year. CIA News Kelowna came into the playoffs a big favorite based on their latest free agent signings. They were the only playoff team to spend a lot of money before the playoffs. All four teams were really good, the weakest of which was the Thunder Bay Flattops, who had won 88 games. All the others had over 90 wins. In the first round, Medicine Hat won 3-1 over Thunder Bay, and Kelowna held a 2-1 lead, but Airdire was too strong and came back to steal the series 3-2. The last game was a battle as Kelowna's new starter Cody Price pitched a fantastic game, only to be beaten 1-0 on a two hitter. Quite an amazing game! The finals were set, and it showed that the Pacific was again the superior division of the two. Airdire won 4-1. A team from the Pacific League has now won the title every year. That is four in a row! Airdire would not have been able to do it without the fantastic pitching job of Alexis Martinez. It was Martinez who pitched the two hitter against Kelowna that allowed Airdire to go the title game. In the post-season opponents hit .165 against him in 3 games. His 16 regular season wins were second on the team, and his 2-1 record in the postseason wasn't the best, but his performances in the playoffs were the best, and in this league where pitching is king, in the end, he was the one that wore the crown. Alexis Martinez
The other big name news to come out of the CIA is the shocking decision of Ivan “Beast” Gomez to stay in Canada and play for the Kelowna Hoodlums. His contract was much less than I think that he could have earned, but still, at over 3 mil per year how can he complain. Gomez was one of the best closers in the ML. He had gone to the all-star game 3 times, and should have been able to get at least 6 mil per season to return to Mesa, where in 4 seasons he racked up 154 saves and whose ERA was under 1.50. This is really a shocking signing. The fans in Kelowna have to be exited. The man who has to be ticked about all of this is Emil “Polar Bear” Klerk. Before the season ended Klerk signed a 3-year extension worth around 1.5 mil per year. He could be trade bait, as many teams would love a guy who saved 40 games and had an ERA of 1.71 last year. I don't see how he could be happy about this. Here are the award recipients for the 1978 season in the Canadian International Association: Atlantic League Rookie of the Year Octavio Reyes wasn't in the CIA very long, and his 210 or so plate appearances were hardly enough to justify an award but the powers that be annointed him the ROY for this year. He started at 3B most of the games he played, and showed himself to be a horrible field player. His .897 fielding percentage was close to a league low. Octavio Reyes
Pacific League Rookie of the Year Pickings must be slim in the CIA as far as rookies go. Magali Vida is about a good a fielder as you will find. He is more of a utility player, but spent most of the year at first. No matter what position he played he did it well. Vida only commited 2 errors all year. Of course, usually player's are based on their offensive performance, but there wasn't much from Vida. The 24 year old Brazilian should be around the Kanata clubhouse for a while. That team certainly isn't paying much for him, only 115,000 per year. They are one of the smallest clubs so that will be a concern for them. Magali Vida
Pacific League Top Tosser There isn't a whole lot more to say about Scott “Dawg” Acker that hasn't already been said. Acker posted 12 losses this year, more than any other year but he was still good enough to get the award. After all, he did win the triple crown. He lead the league in wins, ERA, and strikeouts. Acker is still tied to Edmonton for another year. By then he will be 35, so maybe his career will end in Edmonton. Scott “Dawg” Acker
Atlantic League Top Tosser Back to back Top Tosser Awards for Canada's own Gustave “Silverback” Daigle. Daigle helped get Thunder Bay into the playoffs, but their early exit wasn't what he had in mind. Daigle is in his prime and just recently signed a 5-year and nearly 20 million dollar deal to stay with Thunder Bay. The faithful will be happy to have him on the mound for the forseeable future. Gustave “Silverback” Daigle
Atlantic League Smacker of the Year Just about a year ago the starting first baseman for the El Paso Raging Bulls played out his contract and signed a 1.5 million dollar contract to play in Canada for about two weeks. The Calgary Graylings went to the playoffs, but eventually fell short of the title. The Graylings put together a four year deal that would pay Jerry Farmer 5.2 mil per season. Sensing the opportunity to win Farmer stayed put. He stayed healthy and despite getting older, he was the best hitter in the ATL. Injuries and age will be his downfall, but as long as he can stay healthy he could be winning this award again. Jerry Farmer
Pacific League Smacker of the Year In the Pacific League things stay the same, as OF Antti-Jussi Neimi wins back to back Smacker of the Year Awards. Neimi fell 5 HR shy of a 30/30 season. Neimi was also the leader in runs created. His hitting combined with Acker's pitching and Edmonton should be a perennial winner. Unfortunately, that isn't the case. As of right now, Niemi has one more season before he is a free agent. He will be 34 next year, but there may be a ML team willing to put some serious cash on the table to get him. Antti-Jussi Neimi
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League's Summary
You may have noticed some odd stats, or wish that you had an idea the overall performance of the league. Well, here is your chance to get caught up.
The Major Leagues are very similar in makeup to the ML of real life. Hitting is slightly more prevelant, but it is fairly close to balanced.
The Canadian International Association is quite pitching strong. The evolution over the past four season's is still pretty balanced toward pitching. Personally, I have always been a fan of pitching, so the numbers generated from here and the relative lack of killer hitting make this an enjoyable league.
The Midwest Independent League has undergone an offensive surge in recent years. I would expect this to continue and eventually settle out somewhere near the ML. The qualilty of pitching has been in decline. It will be fun to see where it settles out.
The Atlantic Coast Independent League has been a bevy of hitters. Mainly, this league is propogated by singles hitters. If you were to go to a game in this league you would watch a lot of singles, some overbearing pitching and a fair amount of run production. The hitting has been falling off recently, and it will likely fall somewhere in a more realistic level. But for now, this is a fun league to watch.
{edit: I had intended to add financial information as well, but I want to wait until closer to the start dates for the leagues as payroll's will be normal then. As of right now, the ML is flush with cash and salaries are expected to rise even further than they are right now. The CIA teams are mostly turning profits, but they are not rich by any means. Salaries will not be able to pace the ML teams, so hopefully we will see more talent follow the cash. The MIL teams have more money than they can spend so I would expect their buying power to increase. The ACI teams are along the same lines as the MIL, and will increase as well, but clearly their budgets will still remain behind the MIL.}
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February 1979 Offseason Update ML The heart of the offseason isn't always that exciting, and this offseason hasn't produced many big name moves. There has been some eye-brow raising contracts given and to some players that really don't deserve it. I guess that you never know. Some players that left their teams to go to Canada are returning to their former clubs with new contracts and others are finding new homes. The biggest contract this offseason has been the resigning of French starting pitcher, Amaury Dutertre. Dutertre signed a 7-year deal worth a total of 32.27 Mil to return to the Denver Eclipse. Dutertre has won 37 games for Denver over the last 3 years so it was important for them to get him back into their rotation. He will turn 30 this year, so he signed this deal thinking that he would be able to play out his contract, here in Denver. Amaury Dutertre
El Paso paid the most for any player so far by signing Cody “Beserker” Price to a 2 year deal worth almost 9 mil per season. He is now one of the highest paid players in the league. Price, who lost in that pitching dual that almost got the Kelowna Hoodlums to the CIA Championship Series, is a 3 time all-star and has won 46 games in the ML the last 3 years. He is 37 this year, but if he keeps his skills up he will be in demand year after year, as good pitching is always hard to come by. Cody “Beserker” Price {see above} CIA Teams in the CIA really havn't begun to spend their offseason money. None of the teams can really compete with the ML in terms of salary anyway. The biggest signing of last month was the resigning of St Johns Steeldogs firstbaseman, Miguel Molina to a four year deal worth around 1.1 per season. Molina has been steady for the Steeldogs over the last 4 years, he was an all-star and helped them win a title, so all of his success has been here. His numbers havn't been that great over the last couple of years, but he is still highly thought of and happy to stay. Miguel Molina
MIL The Philadelphia Detectives have added 38-year old catcher Alexander Gilbert to their roster. The Detectives gave Gilbert a two year deal worth around 470,000 per season. Gilbert was already paid well, playing his last two seasons with the SF ballclub. While in the bay area Gilbert helped the Poison win the title and hit .293 in two years. He only hit 4 HR's in the last two years, but his real benefit to the club will be his difficulty in getting out. Gilbert has drawn 172 walks in two years in the MIL. As of right now he is projected to hit 3rd. Alexander Gilbert
NCAA Baseball {editors note: I am reviewing the rosters for the upcoming season and I am seeing players that stay with the team longer than 4 years. I had been referring to players based on their ages and translating it over to year in school, but it appears that age or years played may not make a difference. I am a little dissapointed at this, but I can accept it. Therefore, there are going to be some players who will be with their clubs for a 5th season or perhaps longer. That's just the way it is. Deal with it.} The new season is upon us. The Bath City Nightriders are defending their title, but they are doing it without much of their pitching staff from last year. They do return their top hitter Rob “Terrible” Bailey. Their pitching is a big question mark though. One pitcher returns from last years starters that is southpaw Nick Smith, who won 11 games in 2 years. He is projected at the #4 starter. In the NCAA it is really anybodies season.
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NCAA Mid Season Update It is the All Star Break for the Universities, and if there was any concern about the defending champs they should be forgotten. Bath is the best team in College Baseball right now, well actually they are tied with the Kenilworth College Orions. Both teams have an 18-5 record. Neither team can play it safe though, as they are only a couple of games in front of their next opponent. The top position player halfway through the season is Josh Peterson. Peterson plays third for the Mongomery College Yankees. This is his first season with the club, and he has been golden. He isn't scouted as a top prospect, but if he keeps churning out numbers like this things could change. Josh Peterson
The top pitcher at this point is Pedro Angel of the Kenilworth College Orions. Angel won the top pitcher award last year and is currently in his 4th year with the club. When he takes the mound with his low 90's fastball, slider and change, teams are in trouble. So far on the season he is 4-0 with opponents hitting a mere .185 against him in 38 innings. Big league clubs have to be looking his way soon. Pedro Angel
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March 1979
The Mesa Crabbers hope that they have found a new closer after the sudden departure of the Beast to Canada. They have made a fairly small investment signing Denny Moyer to a one year, 1.68 million dollar deal. Moyer is mainly a fastball pitcher who gets into the low 90's, although he does have a slider that he can use from time to time. He was traded from Mesa to Kansas City before the trade deadline in 1977. Kansas City gave him his first opportunity to be the closer and he did well saving 43 games in a year and a half. That one year deal won't give Mesa much time, but at least they did the best that they could.
Denny Moyer
There are still plenty of free agents in the market, some of the top players left to sign are from the CIA. Will they make the move up the MLB or stay where they have been successful?
Here are the top remaining ML free agents:
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OF Edward Johnson – Johnson has played for 4 teams in 4 years, but he has been pretty productive over that time. He currently has the most ML hits of any of the free agents. Johnson is a career .270 hitter who has averaged(162 gms) 17 HR's and 89 RBI's for his career. His biggest detractor is that he is going to be turning 36 this year, so the big money (and possibly the starting job) may be long gone.
2B Juan Guerra – Guerra advantage is that he has more ML homers than any of the remaining FA's. He has been a starter wherever he has been except that he has been with 4 teams in 4 years. He just turned 29, so he has some good years ahead of him. For his career he is hitting .249, and he averages 21 HR's and 83 RBI's.
1B Daniel Wilson – Wilson is up to his last hurrah. The active leader in VORP and RC/27 of the FA's. Wilson will turn 41 in a couple of months. He refused to give up last year after no ML teams signed him, and played in Canada. His best years were early on with Charlotte, where he was a .248 hitter, who would hit 27 HR's and have 100 RBI's. Last year though, he played only 123 games for Saint Catherines – Niagra. He batted .229 and hit 8 HR's and had 53 RBI's.
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SP Wilson Orozco – Orozco is the VORP leader for the ML among the remaining FA's. He had a couple of good years for Las Vegas before suffering a major back injury that kept him out for over a full season. Since his return he hasn't been nearly as good. He want to be in the rotation wherever he goes, but given that he was 2-13 last year with a 5.26 ERA who will try him out? He has a career record of 43-38 with an ERA of 4.11.
SP Jose Camacho -- Camacho is the leader in IP and wins among remaining players. Those things mean that he has been used, but in the way that Mike Morgan was used in real life. He was released last August by San Diego after 4 years with them. He will be 38 this year, and has one relief appearance, but he is willing to continue in that role. His record is 46-56 with an ERA of 4.93 and a WHIP of 1.44. Not exactly stellar, but he has won 11 or more games three times in four years.
Here are the top remaining CIA free agents:
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OF Armando Diaz – Diaz is the crčme de la crčme of the CIA as far as FA's go. He is the active HR hits, RBI and VORP leader. He played with Grayling the last four years and is a three time all-star. He is in his prime, turning 28 later this year. He is a .284 hitter who averages 33 HR's and 106 RBI's. The question is always how much of a hit is he going to take if he goes to the ML?
3B Felipe Barrera – Barrera has been an all-star for the last 4 years. He has hit .269 for his career and averages 28 HR with 98 RBI. He made 1.46 million last year, and is only 25 this year.
OF Jesus Montoya – If it is power and speed in a leadoff hitter that you desire than Montoya is your man. He doesn't get on base as much as you would like but it isn't often that you can find a guy who will hit the ball as far as he does at the top of the lineup. Montoya is 27 this year, and he is career .254 hitter. The upside is that he averages 21 HR, 77 RBI, 45 SB and 48 doubles.
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SP Rich “Red” Richmond -- Red, at the age of 27, has lost it. Crazy as it may sound, before last year he was considered one of the top pitchers in the league, having just signed a 3.5 million per year extension for London. He was released last year. Scouts across the league say his stuff just isn't the same as it used to be. Neither does Red, because the iron horse pitcher is ok with bullpen work. He has career record of 50-43 with an ERA of 2.98.
CL Juan “The Bird” Bereda – The Bird just turned 40 and is still pitching. Earlier in his career he was one of the most feared closers for Thunder Bay. The last two years he has been in New Orleans in the MIL, where again, he has been quite good. Deeming him too old, NO has let him go. Will he go back to Canada? MIL? Or perhaps the ACI? He had 46 saves in 2 years with TB and a 2.23 ERA. The last two years he has 58 saves and a 2.98 ERA in the MIL.
MR Jose Guzman -- Guzman is one of the best MR available from the CIA. He has been especially good the last two years where hitters have only his about .185 against him. He should be able to improve on that $184,800 deal that he had last year.
Here are the top remaining MIL Free Agents:
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OF Tom Long – Long is the reigning Best Hitter for the MIL. He helped lead the SF Poisons to the MIL title last year and is ready to do it again. Long played two years in the ML where he hit 5 HR, and batted .243. He went from being a bench warmer to the top hitter in the MIL. The last two years for SF he has averaged (162 games , I know the MIL doesn't even play 162 games but it is the easiest comparasion I can make) a .298 BA with 25 HR and 127 RBI. Long will be 37 this year, but arguably still productive.
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MR Jose Vina – Every now and then a player will make the jump up based on performances at the lower leagues. Vina is one such player. He was originally drafted in the ML, but released in spring training. From there he ended up in the MIL where he has been until last year. He signed last year for the Kanata Cyclops of the CIA. His 2.14 ERA at the MIL level and 71 saves are intriguing. His 4.46 ERA for Kanata last year, no so.
Here are the top ACI free agents available:
2B Alex Macomber – Macomber is the league's leader in hits with a AVG over the last 4 years of .411. He only made 8,000 per year during that time, so you have to think that someone is going to pick him up. Alex is only 22 and he is a pretty good fielder. Some ML team might give him a good look in their minor league system.
NCAA News
Bath College pitcher Joel Holmes is in his first year with the club and providing serious stability on the mound for the team that lost almost all of their starting lineup. Holmes has been stellar winning 6 in 6 stars and posting a 1.96 ERA. Joe Watts, also in his first year has been nearly as good. His record stands at 3-1 and his ERA at 2.04, but he has only allowed 6 walks in nearly 40 innings compared with 47 K's.
Here are the current standings for the NCAA:
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April 1978
News from the MIL
The MIL has moved to stem the movement of foreign players into the league. Today, they introduced a new rule where each team is allowed up to 5 foreign players to be on the team. The players can be any position, but there can only be 5. The MIL has a strong US centered feel, and they want to keep it that way.
The ACI, the Worlds other independent, has stated that they will take all the talent that they can get. And that teams will never be restricted as to who they can sign.
MIL teams will have their rosters set by the start of the new season.
The games count again.
The new ML season is upon us, as opening day arrives. If money spent is any measure of how teams are going to do this season then here are the teams to watch out for:
Las Vegas Diehards – 72.8 M
The Diehards have the highest payroll in the league, but it will be up to the players that are making that money to determine if they are worth it. Highest paid is second basemen Mark Morgan. Last year Morgan hit .282 with 34 HR and 103 RBI. They will rely on him in the middle of the lineup. CF Stewart Harris is next. Harris will make almost 8.4 mil this year. He missed all of last season with a torn groin muscle. In '77 he hit .293 with 23 HR and 102 RBI. Third, is Taiwanese SS, Xi-tong Tang. Tang is extremely popular and a smooth fielder. The kind of hitter that you find hitting 2nd. Last year, he hit a dissapointing .242, but his 128 BB lead the league. Last year was the first year that he didn't score at least 100 runs.
Plano Zeniths - 70.0 M
The Zeniths are lead by 13.4 m per year second baseman Keith Hickman. Hickman just turned 34, but is still at a high level. Last year he hit .271 with 20 HR and 91 RBI. He also walked 125 times. SS Ted McConnell will make 9.4. McConnell had his best year last year hitting .310 with 14 HR and 76 RBI. His 184 hits and 50 doubles were career highs. Their third highest paid player is Jose Garcia. Garcia is already well known having won the triple crown last year.
San Diego Switchblades – 63.5 M
The top paid player for SD is second baseman Jose Diaz. Diaz will make 13.9 mil this year. He was worth is last year. He his .318 with 34 HR and 132 RBI. He also stole 30 bases. Too bad his career postseason avg is .229. Next is top stopper Don Anderson. Anderson has been battling injuries the last couple of seasons. He was 8-9 with a 2.63 ERA and 109 K's. Third is third baseman Luke Ellis. Ellis hit .278 with 23 HR and 95 RBI.
Sometimes money isn't everything. This team will try and win it all by being the cheapest.
Seattle Regiment – 35.1 M
Their top player is Manuel Vera. Vera will make 4.5 M this year in right field. Vera is considered good value. Last year he hit .298 with 18 HR and 90 RBI. He also had 17 SB. Hector Rosales is second making 4.4 M. Rosales has played second base for 3 years and hit .273 with 14 HR and 75 RBI. Last is Vincente Rodriguez is a starter turned reliever who will make 4.3 M. He is a fan favorite, but last year was a joke. Rodriguez was 0-4 with an 8.71 ERA in 35 games, and 73 IN. His contract was signed after his 15-5, 2.85 ERA season in '76.
NCAA Playoffs are ON!
Final Standings
Here are the match ups -
Montgomery College v. Kenilworth College
Clinton College v. Bath College Bath and Kenilworth were both top teams through the season, but not enough attention was given to Clinton. Clinton finished the year with an 8 – game winning streak and only one win less than the other two.
Kenilworth won the first two games 2-0 and 3-1 at home. One more win will get them to the finals. Bath and Clinton split their first games by a score of 5-6 and 1-0.
MIL News
The Champion San Francisco Poison continue to look for impact players to add to their team. Now they have added an aging former ML player. LF Tomas Gonzalez should command a starting spot with the Poison. He signed a 3-year 646,000 contract to play. Gonzalez will be 38 this year, but for the MIL that isn't as much of a concern as what he can do. Back in 1975 he played for Long Beach of the ML. While he was there he played in all 162 games, hit 20 HR and had 93 RBI's. His ML career ended a year later after an injury filled '76 campaign where he still hit 16 HR in about half a season. He found his way to Canada and played for London and Prince George the last two years, making about 1.5 mil per. So he comes back to the states to keep his career going. Age will have its day with him sooner or later, but the Poison hope it's later.
Tomas Gonzalez
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May 1979
NCAA Championship Finals
And just like that the College season is over. What a finish! Kenilworth put the screws to Montgomery with a 10-2 shellacking to move to the finals. On the other side the crucial game 3 found Clinton College pulling out a 6-4 win in 13 innings. To take a 2-1 lead. Game 4 was back in Clinton and 2 runs in the bottom of the 8th put Clinton over the top for a 4-3 win and a 3-1 series win over the defending champs and favoites.
The finals were set with Kenilworth v. Clinton.
Clinton opened the series with a 5-2 road win. Game two was a pitchers dual, not something that you casually see in College. But despite Clinton racking up 13 hits, they could only muster one run and Kenilworth ended it with a run in the bottom of the 12th. On to Clinton College for game three! A solid performance from an unsung starting pitcher Guillermo Oroz helps Kenilworth to a 6-1 win and a 2-1 series lead. Game four looked like Kenilworth would go up for good, when Clinton tied the game in the 9th and won it in the 11th, 4-3. All tied up, the all – important game 5 was played. Clinton needed to win the game, as two wins in Kenilworth were unlikely. They looked like they were going to pull it off, as they were ahead 5-4 going into the 9th. Kenilworth found a way and scored two and held on for a 6-5 win and a 3-2 series lead. Clinton would not go down without a fight though, even with the Kenilworth ace, Pedro Angel on the mound. Clinton scored 4 early and blew it open in the 5th enroute to a 17-2 hammering of the Orions. That set up a game 7 in Kenilworth. Guillermo Oroz took the mound and put in another great show for Kenilworth. The Orions won the game 6-2 and took the series in 7 games.
Guillermo Oroz really was the star of the post season for Kenilworth. For starters, this kid was not that great during the year. He had a 4-6 record with a 5.27 ERA. Yet, when it mattered most, he put on a show that lead to his team winning the title. Oroz pitched 3 games in the post season. His record was 3-0 and his ERA was 1.38. Batters only managed to his .180 off of him and he walked only 3 hitters in 26.0 innings. This kid deserves to hold the trophy first.
Awards
Here are the awards for the NCAA:
Public College Outstanding Pitcher
Jake Jordan, Kenilworth College
Jordan is only 19, and this was his first year with Kenilworth. Quite the start, eh?
Private College Outstanding Pitcher Joel Holmes, Bath College You knew that this was coming, the boy was AMAZING (just not in the playoffs
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Public College Outstanding Hitter Salvador Moran, Kenilworth College
Moran plays CF for the champs. Not only is he a dangerous hitter, but he also was quite the fielder. Although his range isn't that hot, he doesn't make mistakes. Private College Outstanding Hitter
Jorge Martinez, Wichita College
Martinez plays RF for the Drummers and was damn near impossible to keep off the bases. When he wasn't on them he was running around them.
ML Update The defending Champ, Honolulu Sunsets are out of the gate fast with a league leading 18-10 record. The rest of the leaders are the usual suspects, Las Vegas, El Paso, Mesa, Baton Rouge, and San Diego. None has worse than a 16-12 record. The biggest dissapointment? That belongs to the Huntington Beach Settlers. They are off to a league worst 7-21 record.
El Paso's ace Terry Barker is at it again. He is just way too good for his own good. Barker easily had the best April of any pitcher this year, winning six games and posting a 1.15 ERA. El Paso certainly doesn't pay him enough. I know that 7.7 mil isn't anything to shake a stick at, but damn, he is valuable.
The best hitter was Mesa leftfielder, Christian Thomas. Thomas, who came to Mesa a little over a year ago smashed 10 HR in April and hit .340. Thomas is a perennial 30/30 threat who has two years left on his deal.
Christian Thomas
CIA The CIA is only a month from starting their new season. The biggest contract of April was that of new St. Johns Steeldogs second baseman Wayne “Skeeter” Graham. Graham spent the last four years in Fredericton and was an all-star last year. This is a very good signing for a playoff contender.
Wayne “Skeeter” Graham
Free Agent Update Edward Johnson - I was right about Johnson, the big money is all gone for him. But his desire is to stay in the ML as long as he can. Johnson signed a two-year deal with an option for a third with the Boston Walnuts of the ML. He will make $755,000 this year.
Juan Guerra – Guerra did not receive the contract offers that he was hoping for so he looked elsewhere. The Michigan native took his game to Canada and is planned as the starting SS for the Kingston Sea Wolves. Guerra will make $525,000 this year.
Daniel Wilson – Still a Free Agent.
Wilson Orozco – The former ML star is signed on to play ball for the St Johns Steeldogs. He is projected in the rotation at the start of the season. Orozco will make 1.39 M for the Steeldogs this year.
Jose Camacho - Still a Free Agent
Armando Diaz – Still a Free Agent
Felipe Barrera – Barrera didn't make a killing in Free agency, but he did get a starting job at SS with the New York Bandits of the ML. He is currently hitting .280 with 2 HR and 10 RBI. Salary went up to 1.57 M.
Jesus Montoya – Montoya stayed in the CIA, but switched teams. The Thunder Bay star will start in CF for the Sarnia Ravens this year. He will make 1.605 M.
Rich Richmond – Still a Free Agent
Juan Bereda – Still a Free Agent
Jose Guzman – Guzman also stayed in the CIA and this time he will pitch for the Lethbridge Cannibals. His deal will pay him $245,000.
Tom Long – Still a Free Agent
Jose Vina – Still a Free Agent
Alex Macomber – The big ACI hitter did get a break, and took the chance to move to a ML organization. He signed a minor league deal with the Plano Zeniths and right now on the roster of A-level club Norfolk River Bats.
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June 1979
A full month is over and the season is beginning to take shape. The Long Beach Sun Kings are off to the hottest start, with 37 wins. Meanwhile, the defending NL champs, the Boston Walnuts find themselves last in their division, 10 games out with only a .421 win percentage.
El Paso's Terry Barker continues his dominance over inferior competition. What he really needs is a better league to play in. Barker is signed through next year, but by then he will be 32. Will he be able to lead them to a title. He is 11-1 to start the year. His 1.43 ERA is #1 as are his 145 K's. His WHIP is a mind numbing 0.78. His Raging Bulls are in first, for now, 3 games over the Denver Eclipse.
The New York Bandits have been carried on the shoulders of their first basemen Steve Ward. Ward smacked 14 HR in May and won the player of the month award. He leads the majors with 19 on the year. Ward has been the Bandits first baseman since league inception and has also been a major contributor on the team. He is a two-time all-star as well.
Steve Ward
ML Finances All of the teams are with the exception of the Las Vegas Diehards are predicted to have fat profits for the year. The Diehards have one of the biggest payrolls and they are in the red by a couple of million. I would expect this to have a strong impact on player salaries, as teams will be able to continue to spend money on large contracts.
CIA Opening Day
As the Majors are settling in to a long year, in the north the weather is just breaking and baseball is in the air. The money doesn't flow quite as fast up here, but there is still some good baseball to be had.
Here is who is spending the money and who isn't:
Calgary Graylings – 29.4 M
The Graylins are actually overextended financially and their team attitude doen't put them into the win now category, so they remain a bit of a mystery. Their highest paid player is the highest paid in the entire league in Jerry Farmer. Farmer was a steal from the ML, even though he is a bit old at 35 he managed to make it worth their while and win the Smacker of the Year award. His 5.2 per year is costly but between his popularity and ability it is worth it. Next is Jose Ortega. Ortega is in the top 10 of highest paid at 4.52 M, the 29 year old SS is the 1975 Smacker of the Year. He hasn't been able to repeat that performance, but he is usually good for 26 HR and 90 or so RBI. Third is a Japanese LF by the name of Nobuhisa Onishi. Onishi will make just under 3.7 M for this year. He is fan favorite despite never being an all star. He is only 25, and last year he hit .275 with 18 HR and 55 RBI, while scoring a career high 104 runs.
Halifax Roughnecks – 26.6 M
The Roughnecks are another team that is projected to have a slight loss, just under three quarters of a million to be exact. Their highest paid player is a Venezuelan third baseman named Gabriel Castano. He will earn around 4.3 M this year. He is a two-time all-star who had an off year last year with only a .269 AVG, 20 HR and 82 RBI. The team will need him to get his OBP above .400 again and his BA above .300. Next is Cuban starter Manuel Rivera. Rivera will make around 3.1 M. He isn't a showboat pitcher but he does get the job done with junk. Placement of his upper 80's fastball and solid control are his game. He also has the dubious mark of a two -time 20 game loser. Losing 20 in '75 and again in '78. Third is Canadian Lee Cormier. Another starter, Cormier is 37 and will make around 2.9 M this year. Similar to Rivera in style Cormier won 20 in '77. Last year he was 10-13 with a career worst 5.08 ERA.
....and the lowest:
Saint-Hyacinthe Sea Monsters – 9.5 M
The Sea Monsters are in this spot because they posted a 1 M loss last year, but with these new wages they are expected to net almost 9 M. Their higest paid player is Silas Burrill. He makes 2.1 M. Burrill is a 35 year old Canadian from Toronto. He is unknown in his own town. Eeek! He was solid last year posting an 11-10 record and a career low ERA of 2.62. He has thrown over 200 innings each season and is signed through next year. Good value for the price. Next is Philip Yates. Yates is new to the Sea Monsters coming over from Long Beach of the ML. While in the majors he was never a starter and he has only played in 148 games over 4 years. His 1.35 M contract is actually a raise over last year where he only made 1.1, and here he can start. His career AVG is .251 and he has 3 HR with 48 RBI over that time. Last is Jorge Romero. Romero is only paid 815k, and he is really the third highest on the team. A CF from the Dominican he was a Glove Wizard last year. Romero was great last year hitting .265 with 20 HR and 101 RBI. For that price he is quite the player.
MIL News
Money is being spent at a good rate, but I will go more into detail about the state of the clubs as the season gets underway. Safe to say for now, that teams are better off than they were last year, and should have more money to spend.
The Washington Mechanics have made the one of the biggest investment of the offseason so far. Their guy? Twenty-seven year old former starting SS for the Detroit Spirits of the ML. Dustin Blue is an accomplished fielder having won the Gold Glove at SS in '75 and '77. His problems have been a lack of patience at the plate and poor speed on the basepaths. His 5 year deal is going to pay him 444k per season, a bit of a cut from the 834k he made last year, but it pays the bills.
Dustin Blue
The New Orleans Hurricanes are always keen to spend money and they have added a former ML player to the roster. Raul Tellez spent the last 4 years in Detroit and Las Vegas but lost his playing time. He was not signed to a roster for the season and I guess would rather play in the US so here he is in New Orleans. Tellez was a marginal IF and his lack of success has to make you wonder why NO found him worth over 500k. He takes a step down from 624k last year.
Raul Tellez
ACI News
Similar to the MIL, teams are spending some of that money to fill their rosters. The biggest signing in the last month was that of 40-year old Tanner Hoover by the Riverside Celts. Hoover has already had a good reputation as a man with a good eye. He should play first for the Celts, even though he is a dreadful fielder and slow as molasses on the bases. His career is at its end, and this is his last hurrah. He will make 229k over the next couple of years
Tanner Hoover
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July 1979
Free Agent Update
As of the last update there still were a number of guys without teams. As the ACI and MIL are about to start their seasons, those players should have found teams to play with.
Daniel Wilson – Wilson did not have a great year last year, and was released from his contract with St. Catharines. He just turned 41 and signed a two year deal to play for the Reno Hawkeyes of the ACI. This is his last hurrah. He should be a good signing for them, making only 107k per season. Jose Camacho – The former San Diego Switchblades pitcher signed a three year deal that will pay him just under a mil over the years. He is going to play for the New Orleans Hurricanes of the MIL. He will be in the starting rotation for the Hurricanes.
Armando Diaz – Well if there was ever a guy who got a raw deal it was Armando. It appeared that he was one of the better players available, but he wasn't signed until 3 weeks before the start of the CIA season. He is playing for the Saint Hyacinthe Sea Monsters. You have to think that he could have made much more money playing for an independent club, but he didn't. His deal is a 6 year - $840,000 contract. Thats right, 140k per season. Ouch, for a player who is only 27, and 30/100 ability. He expects to be a role player off the bench
Rich Richmond – still a free agent. For what it's worth, his scouted ability is a huge drop from last year.
Juan Bereda – The Bird has decided to resign with the NO Hurricanes of the MIL. He still thinks that he should be the closer, but right now the team has him in a setup role. He has signed a 3 year deal that will pay him 230k over the contract.
Tom Long – The MIL Best Hitter from last year has signed a 3 year deal with the St. Johns Steeldogs of the CIA. He should have a starting spot, especially considering they invested over 900k per season on him. Even at 36 he is still doing good, hitting .280 with 3 HR and 10 RBI.
Jose Vina – still hasn't found a club to sign with.
ML News
We have just passed the All Star break and are exactly halfway through the season. Two teams have moved out as the best of the bunch. In the American, Long Beach in the East and San Diego West have won 51 games each. Both teams are being pushed by another though, with Honolulu hanging tough behind Long Beach and Omaha right behind San Diego.
El Paso in the National has the biggest lead of any team with an 8 game lead over the Denver Eclipse. Tuscon (31-51), Birmingham (37-45), Boston (37-45), St Louis (38-44), Atlanta (34-48), Kansas City (28-54) and Huntington Beach (33-49) fans are probably going to be looking forward to next year as their teams are 10 games or more back in their respective divisions.
Terry Barker is still having a very special year. At this point he is on pace (16-1) to win 32 games and post 400 K's. He has lead the El Paso attack this year and leads in almost every significant statistical category.
Jose “Jet” Garcia is not on a triple crown pace this year, but his .353 AVG is leading the National, and he is second in RC. His 112 hits and 69 RBI's lead the way but he is far behind with only 17 HR (leader has 26).
How are last years award winners doing (aside from Jet Garcia?)
Outstanding Glendale Pitcher Kenny Farley is having a solid year at 11-3. He just went to his 3rd AS game and has a 2.64 ERA. ROY Matt “Goose” Larson of Tuscon is improving on his last year with a 5-8 record and a 3.72 ERA. Good enough for a 26 year old.
Outstanding hitter from San Diego Jose Diaz is having a little bit of a down year with a .287 AVG and only 9 HR and 9 SB. He missed the the AS game as well.
Back to Back Outstanding Pitcher Tony Franks isn't on his top game either with a 5-7 record and a 3.67 ERA, although his QS% is 72.2. And he is still averaging 10.95 K/9.
ROY Jerry Hoffman from SD is having another quality year with a 9-5 record and 3.61 ERA. However his QS% is only 56.3.
CIA News
St Catherines Niagra are out of the gate quickly winning 22 of 28 of their first games, and have only 1 loss at home.
Regina has gone the other way losing 20 of their first 28.
Talking about getting out quick. Prince George Valiants big, 30 year old, Cuban Andres Zamora, threw a no hitter against Winnipeg on the second game of the year! Zamora was a 20 game winner with Edmonton and helped them to a World Championship (3-0 with a 0.47 ERA). He is off to a great start this year, his second with Prince George.
Andres Zamora
As good of a year as Terry Barker is having in the MLB, Scott Acker is having just a good of a year in the CIA. You can't get much better than a 5-0 record with a 0.37 ERA and a .127 OBA. Of note, Acker has faced 173 hitters, and only 2 have gone to 3-0 (both walks). If you fall behind, good luck, you hit .078 against him.
Prince George also has found one in 23, CF, Tony Miranda. If he keeps this up he is going to snag a ROY award. Miranda is a former first round pick from Venezuela, who played last year at AAA Orilla.
George Miranda
MIL News
Spring Training is just finishing up with opening day only a week away.
It seems like spending is up in the Midwest. Most of the teams are projected to make a profit, with the margins between a couple thousand all the way to 1.5 mil. That is with the exception of the New Orleans Hurricanes. The Hurricanes, who are trying hard to win it all, are 1.5 mil over budget. Here are how the teams stack up financially.
New Orleans Hurricanes – 5.40 M
The 'Canes have been our to try and get back to the championship and they have spent their money. Their highest paid player is Raul Tellez, he was profiled a couple of months ago, and his 506k salary is the second highest in the league. Next is Juan Marin. Marin, a 35 year old SS from the Dominican started his career in Canada. One thing about Marin is that he is a liability on the field. Last year he hit .287, hit 3 HR and had 50 RBI. He also had 35 SB. He finished his career in Canada hitting .288. He will make 377k this year. Last is Orlando Garcia. Garcia, a 33 year old pitcher from Columbia, who was recently with the Denver Eclipse of the ML. Last year he was 12-19 with a 5.35 ERA. His last couple of years were rough with 37 losses. His contract is also 377k per season.
Las Vegas Night Riders – 4.62 M
The Night Riders have the biggest budget of any of the teams so they should be in the running every season. Their highest paid player is still Emerson Young. Young makes just over 500k. Last year was his first in the MIL. He hit .255 with 9 HR and 69 RBI. He won the Defensive Gem award in RF last year. Next is Jose Quintana. Quintana, is a 34 year old Cuban and was traded from New Orleans last year and hit .265 with 13 HR and 54 RBI. Quintana will make 470k this year. Last is Bill Stewart. Stewart has been a big offensive force in the middle of the lineup for Las Vegas. The first basemen has been worth his 435k per year salary. Last year he hit .293 and hit 16 HR with 71 RBI's.
And the last is....
Buffalo Flight – 2.43 M
The Flight should be building a good squad, and are flush with cash. Their highest paid player is Jerry York. York has been a good player who hit .309 last year. He hasn't hit a homerun in almost 3 years. He had 60 RBI's last year. He will make 292k. Next is Kevin Woods. Woods was the Defensive Gem winner at 1B this year. He hit .285 with 3 HR and 52 RBI's. He also stole 35 bases for Buffalo. Woods will make 262k this year. Last is pitcher Charles Lutz. Lutz is in his 4th year with Buffalo. Last year he was 8-13 with a 3.68 ERA. He will make 192k.
ACI News
Opening day is later this month (20th). Most of the clubs are making money with the exception of Los Angeles, Lubbock, Riverside and the Bronx. Los Angeles is way over budget with an expected loss of 1.5 M, which for this level is massive. I will have a better look at finances next month.
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August 1979
The trade deadline has passed and while there were a number of trades there really were not any big blockbuster deals. The biggest deal didn't occur at the end but hat the beginning. Two bottom dwelling teams made a deal that send 30HR hitter, Howard Roberts to ATL in exchange for a starter, a minor leaguer and some cash. Roberts hit 32 HR last season, but only hit .249 at the plate. He had been a dissapointment this year as he only had 8 HR's by the all star break and was only hitting .258. He has done well since the trade however hitting 4 HR in the month of July, and batting .329. The week after the trade he was the player of the week for the league. The playoff race is getting narrowed down a little. In the National League, no team in the East is above .500. This division is so bad, that all 4 teams are still in the hunt. Plano, Charlotte, and Las Vegas are only 1 game apart, while Tucson is 7 back. The West is just the opposite. New York has the best record in the NL, but Mesa and Glendale appear to be the two best bets for the wildcard. Over in the AL, the season is really down to 6 maybe 7 teams. There is a race in every division, the same teams are at the top that were there last year. Long Beach and Honolulu are fighting in the East, while Jacksonville and Baton Rouge are in the Central, and in the West, San Diego and Omaha are fighting. Omaha and Honolulu are the only real options for the wild card, as their records are far superior to the rest of the league. Terry Barker is still the talk of the league. He is having one special season as he nabbed the pitcher of the month award for the NL for the 4th straight month. His domination is so complete that he should run away with the triple crown this year. As of the end of July, he is 21-2 with a 1.84 ERA and 247 K's. He is on pace to win over 30 this year. The top hitter for the month was aging CF William Fredrick of the New York Bandits. Fredrick hit .403 with 6 HR and a .500 OBP. Fredrick is 39, and is signed through the rest of this year with an option for next. His whole career has been with NY, even though he has been slowed by injuries over the years. William Fredrick
CIA News As dominating as Barker is in the ML, Scott Acker is in the CIA. And with the swift movement of a pen one of the most intriguing stories of the upcoming offseason is silenced. Acker has signed an extension with Edmonton that will keep him with the club for an additional 3 years, at over 4.5 M per season. This is an increase over his current salary, but disappointing that he won't incite a bidding war and go to the Majors. This deal will make him the highest paid pitcher in the CIA, but still a way off the 7.7 M that Barker earns. To his credit, Edmonton is the best team in the CIA (lifetime), so that has to count for something. Edmonton also shelled out some serious cash for Antti-Jussi Neimi. Neimi has been arguably the best player on the team between power and AVG. He is a little off this year, but perhaps his 4 yr- 18.38 M deal will help to solve that. Here is a look at the current standings in the CIA:
MIL News I have said that the money that LV put out for Emerson Young was a waste of money, but he has been worth his weight in gold so far this year. Young, won the batter of the month award for July and is among the leaders in AVG, HR, and RBI. At least he is living up to his monniker of the 3rd highest paid player in the league. Emerson Young
Philly has jumped out to the best record in the league by winning 17 games in July. Staten Island is right behind with 16. The Poison (SF) are in second place with 14 behind SI. The Chicago have tripped out of the gate with an 8-16 record to start the season. Philly's Mark Blake was the hottest pitcher this month by saving 9 games, winning another and keeping teams to a 2.13 ERA. Blake is a bit of an anomaly. He is in the prime of his career and has pitched and been successful on the ML level. His last year in the majors he saved 39 games with a 2.98 ERA. He came to Philly on a 3 year deal that paid him less that he made in one year in the ML. He won the Best Pitcher award last year with 35 saves and a 1.16 ERA. He has lead the MIL in saves for two years straight. Mark Blake
ACI News There isn't a whole lot to say about the ACI right now. The teams have 12 games under their belts. I can tell you that the Reno Hawkeyes are 2-10, and the LA Cockatoos are 9-3. Maybe money does mean a lot at this level? Finances All of the teams in the ACI are currently sitting good in the cash department. Here is a quick breakdown of the teams that spend the most and the least: Los Angeles Cockatoos – 1.79 M LA has always been at the top of the expense report and this year is no exception. They are expected to lose 1.2 M this year, but hopefully it will result in a title. Javier Ayala is the higest on the team making 154k. Ayala spends most of his time in LF, and while he is a solid player he isn't a superstar. Last year he hit .282 with 3 HR and 52 RBI's. Next is their little Italian SS, Remy Altabani. Altabani joined LA last year posting the same numbers that he earned in AAA in the Seattle minor league system. He hit .270 with 5 HR and 50 RBI's. Last is Miguel Angel Gonzalez. Gonzalez joined LA last year too, and will make around 151k this year. The Mexican CF hit .306 with 4 HR and 54 RBI's. San Diego Mills – 1.69 M The Mills are the richest club in the league and spend money every year. Their highest paid player is Armando Villa. Villa is the two time Silver Slugger winner for the ACI, winning last year. His salary will pay him 230k this year, one of the highest in the league. Last year Villa hit .363 with 9 HR and 41 RBI's. Next is Japanese Akahiko Abe. Abe has long been the ace of the Mills' staff winning 28 games in 4 seasons. Last year he was 4-2 with a 4.08 ERA and 45K's. He will make 188k this year. Last is C Mal Long. Long is playing his first season with the Mills after spending the last couple of seasons on the bench in the MLB. Long played for Glendale and Charlotte and hit .185 with 7 HR and 35 RBI in limited action in the last 4 seasons. His deal will pay him 178k this year. At the bottom... Mesa Greenjackets - .945 M Mesa is actually a team with the 4th highest budget, but for some reason are reluctant to spend money. They are in a win now mindset so perhaps the pocketbooks will open up some more soon. Their top paid player is CF Benjamin O' Finerty. He is going to make an impressive 189k this year after hitting .331 with 1 HR and 25 RBI in an injury shortened season. Next is Italian Gabriele Pometti. Pometti is a starter who had a great year last year, his first with the club. Pometti was 6-5 with a 2.80 ERA and 84K's. He will make 112k this year. And last is Emilio Rico. Rico is one of the oldest players in the league at 42, and plays left and DH. Last season he was at MIL team Chicago where he hit .290 with 6 HR and 35 RBI. His .452 OBP lead the MIL last year. He was signed to Mesa for 76k this year.
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I know that the pace of this dynasty has slowed a bit, but the volume of material to explore before each update is rather large. Unfortunately the dynasty has had a minor setback. While writing the update for the next month I had a minor computer hiccup and was forced to restart the computer without a recent save to the dynasty. That pretty much renders the last update + the one I was writing completely useless. I will try and rewrite a quick synopsis of what happened. It is going to take a little time though.
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July/August Recap
Alright we are back! This is going to be ugly however as there is a lot of material to cover. Hopefully it isn't too confusing.
ML Recap
Looking back over the stats from the rerun of the last two months I realize what a special year that Barker was having. He is still doing well, but certainly not on the same level he was at before. His 30 win pace is no more. As of right now he is still the leader for the triple crown and favorite for the OPA with a record of 20-6, and ERA of 1.85 and an incredible 308K's in 233 IP. Like before, the National League is struggling without a dominate team. Every team in the East is below .500 with Plano and Vegas fighting for first, both 5 games below.The Central is about the same and the West is still very tough with all the teams being above .500 and all in the WC hunt. Here are the current standings:
Over in the American there are two teams that are dominating all, and much less of a wildcard race than before. Three teams have over .600 winning %, while only 5 teams are above .500. At this point the best team in the league is the Long Beach Sun Kings. The Sun Kings clearly have one of the best staffs in all of baseball. Offensively, the Sun Kings are lead by three time all-star and four-time gold glove winner Travis Mitchell. Mitchell is the team's center fielder and star of the team. Mitchell recently signed a 68 million dollar extension to play with the club for 5 more seasons. He is having a great year hitting .319 with 32 HR, a ML leading 122 RBI and 23 SB. He is a true 5 tool player.
The San Diego Switchblades are the second best team and comfortably leading their division. The wildcard before was a battle between Honolulu and Omaha, but Honolulu is having a fantastic season and they are way out in front.
The current favorite for OH is the Detroit Spirits their RF Dan Turgeon. Turgeon was a winner in 1977 and is a 5-time All Star. Turgeon is a dangerous hitter who already has career highs in HR, RBI and SB with a month and a half to play. Dan recently signed a 4 year extension to stay in Detroit.
Dan Turgeon
July 12 was a special day for rookie pitcher Sam O' Toole of the Mesa Crabbers. O' Toole threw a no hitter against the Detroit Spirits. O' Toole was drafted as the first overall pick of the 1976 draft right out of Union High School at the age of 19. Now 22, his first start was this year and he has been on fire all year long. He is mainly a fastball/changeup pitcher who can throw in the mid to upper 90's. He is currently dominating in a way that he never did at any level from rookie ball through AAA last year. Mesa is sure glad to have him sitting near the top of their rotation for many seasons to come.
Sam O' Toole
CIA News
Bummer of bummers, wicked news from Edmonton: Scott Acker, who was in the middle of a brilliant year was sidelined with back spasms and he is out for the whole season. He has not signed an extension, so there is some hope there. He finished the year with a 6-0 record and a 0.33 ERA. That is amazing! Even without Acker the team is still flying high and in first in their division.
Speaking of leaders here are the current standings for the Canadian based CIA.
The season is officially half way over at this point, and the trading deadline has passed so teams are going to be set to make their playoff runs with what they have. Clearly the best team in the league is St Catherines- Niagra. They are lead by an outstanding pitching staff. Their ace is Van Turnbow (12-4, 3.15 aquired via trade with Kanata last year.) Followed by Manchu Fan (6-11, 4.78, alright not so great a year), Anthony Blanton (11-1, 2.78, former ML and ace last year), and Carlos Lopez (11-1, 1.66, CIA journeyman.) Their closer is Roberto Guzman (28/30 S, 1.78 ERA, 1.87 career ERA). Their hitting has been ok. Their best run producer is 27 y/o Ugandan, Demissie Mothudi. Mothudi is hitting .293 with 9 HR and 57 RBI and 15 SB. He leads in HR, RBI and is second in AVG.
With Acker out with an injury the top pitcher is up in the air. At this point you would have to say that Medicine Hat pitcher, German Rebosio. Rebosio has been with Medicine Hat for all 5 years, and is 11-7 with a 2.12 ERA. His 8 CG and 4 SHO lead all of the CIA. He went to his second all-star game this year. At only 27, the Puerto Rican pitcher has done well, and he will be in Medicine Hat for the next 3 years, making just under 3 M per.
German Rebosio
MIL News
The motto of this story is that the Philadelphia Detectives just keep winning. The Detectives are already one of the most successful franchise's in the MIL, and this start is going to ensure that they stay that way. Just about halfway through the season and they are in first place with a 38-14 record. The other top team in that division is the New Orleans Hurricanes and they are 33-19 and only 5 games back, but they are also 4 games ahead of fellow division mate Washington Mechanics for the wild card at this point. Last years champions the SF Poison have dropped off of the charts are a struggling with a 20-32 record. The Chicago Demolition and Las Vegas Night Riders are ahead in the other races with 32-20 and 30-22 records respectively.
The Detectives have one of the best offensive teams in the short history of the MIL. As of right now they are averaging over 7(!!!) runs per game. With that kind of support how can they lose? They have recorded wins of 18-0, 11-6, 15-4, 21-2, 20-6, 13-6, 12-3 and 12-0 already this year. Their team BA is .301 and they lead the MIL in AVG, OBP, SLG, R, H, BB and K's. Their lineup is not power laden, just the opposite, they are quite well balanced and every player gets on base. They have the 2-4 placed most productive players (Carl Griffith 49.3, Alfonso Herrera 46.2, Lorenzo Medina 45.7)
The most productive player for them has been their second basemen Carl Griffith. Griffith was a former bench player for the El Paso Raging Bulls. He spent most of his time split between there and AAA Westerville. He became a FA and signed on for Philly last year, hitting .280 in a split starting role between second and short. So far this year, he has been hitting everything. Batting .390 with .472 OPB and .527 SLG ( only 2 HR). His 6 year deal keeps him playing ball and he is making just under what he was making his last year with El Paso (236,500 v. 250,560). The top pitcher for the Detectives has been vet Craig Kelly. Kelly, 39, was an all star for Plano in 1975 and has been solid, and one of the highest paid players in the MIL for the last 3 years. He is 6-1 with a 2.74 ERA.
The top player in the league is not a Philadelphia Detective however, it is Las Vegas Night Riders first baseman Harley Lay. Lay is a towering man at 6'7” and 224lbs. He played for 4 teams in the ML in 4 years, and had his best year in 1977 where he hit .269 with 18 HR and 74 RBI playing for both Seattle and Boston. He became free agent last year after he lost his starting job in Atlanta. He only hit .245 with 5 HR and 45 RBI. That just won't cut it for a ML first baseman. Las Vegas went out and signed him to a deal that paid him basically the same as he made in Atlanta last year. That was quite an investment. It has been worth their while, as they are in first and he is the top player in the league right now.
Harley Lay
The top pitcher so far in the MIL is Chicago Demolition pitcher Ben Murphy. Murphy is 42-22 with a career 2.97 ERA in the MIL and this year he is off to a 9-2 record with a 2.19 ERA. Murphy was 31 when he was drafted by Glendale of the ML. He found his way to the MIL after a season at AAA, and has been with Washington and Las Vegas. He is one of the leagues highest paid players and one of the most effective pitchers in the league. He is known for his iron horse mentality as well as his off speed stuff.
ACI News
With the season just underway there is not a whole lot to report. The San Diego Mills are leading the league with a 27-13 record and and already have a 6 game lead on the second place Riverside. In the south the team that got screwed here are the LA Cockatoos. They went from being a force to a goat. Last place with a 17-23 record, while Reno is out in front with a 24-16 record. There is still a lot of the year to go.
The Mills have been profiled quite a bit up to this point and here is why they are in front. Their pitching simply has been top shelf. Their top pitcher and the current best pitcher in the league is Dominican born Roberto Gutierrez. His story is an interesting one. He was drafted by Granby of the CIA in the 65th round. He was released after his first year, but quickly signed on with the Seattle Regiment of the ML. He played with them for 2 years, spending his time between A and low-A. After he was released from Seattle he was out of baseball for almost an entire year. Prince George called and he joined their squad playing AA and AAA for the team. He was signed in the preseason to play for San Diego. It was quite a deal, one year, $8,000. I think that he has a part time job at Wal Mart as a greeter. So far on the year he has been great, worth every penny of that 8,000.
Roberto Gutierrez
You can tell that the dynamic of the league is changing over the last couple of years. Hitting has slowly declined as pitching catches up. While sometimes it is the vets that are the best sometimes it is the youth that is served. Especially in the independent leagues such as the ACI. The top hitter on this young season is Albuquerque Aristocrats CF Luis Martinez. Martinez was not drafted by either of the big two and signed a deal at 21 to play for the Aristocrats. His one year deal paid him 26.5k and he is earning it.
Luiz Martinez
Nike HS Baseball Preview
HS baseball is back for it's frenetic 9 week season. Last year it was Corpus Christi winning it all. In four year no team has ever been to the finals more than once. Who will it be this year? No idea, so we may as well look at the River Otters to see where they stand, and if they have a chance to repeat.
They are lead by their most experienced pitcher Jorge Garza. Garza is in his 3rd year with the club, but his 3-10 career record is less than inspiring. He will also need to improve on his 5.21 career ERA if they are going to win. After Garza is Greg Riley (3-2, 6.55), Duncan Cannon (first year), Tomas Castillo (6-0, 3.24) and Wilson Leon (first year). The offense is going to need to come from 4th year player William Waters. Waters is the team's CF and was an All American last year. He is a career .322 hitter with 6 HR and 44 RBI with 33 SB. He also hit .444 in the playoffs last year to lead the team to the title.
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September 1979 ML News DC has got me firing this one back up. The playoffs have arrived, and in the National League, we had a playoff that saw El Paso win over Mesa to grab the wildcard. And the Las Vegas Diehards winning their division with a losing record (80-82.) With the first round underway, wildcard El Paso is up on fellow 90 game winners the New York Bandits. Boston has a 2-0 lead on Las Vegas. Over in the AL, the team with the best record, the Long Beach Sun Kings are up 2-0 on the Jacksonville Colossus. And the other 100-game winners, the San Diego Switchblades are split with wildcard runaways the Honolulu Sunsets (96-66) at a game a piece. On a further note, teams in the NL west are kicking themselves, every team finished with a record above .500, and every team in the East finished below .500. CIA News Former MIL Outstanding Hitter, Tom Long, who signed for St. Johns in the offseason, was traded at the deadline to London for 35yo starter Sancho Hernandez and a minor league prospect. Long is hitting .266 with 6 HR and 30 RBI in a reserve role for St. Johns, while Hernandez is 11-4 with a 2.63 ERA. The pennant is still up for grabs in the Pacific. Edmonton is a game ahead of St. Johns and London is a game ahead of Lethbridge. Over in the Atlantic things are spread out a little more. Halifax is 7 games clear of Medicine Hat, and St. Catherines-Niagra is the best team in the league. They are 11 games clear of the Thunder Bay Flattops. Team Report – St. Catherines-Niagra River Frogs The River Frogs have been to the title series one time, in 1977, where they were beaten by the Edmonton Rumble. It is the only time that the club has made the playoffs. Attendance has been hovering around 1.2 M per season, and the payroll has fluctuated between a high of 26.6 in 1975, and the low of 13.83 this year. The team is in the black with a profit of 5 Mil over the last few years. The team's highest paid player is catcher Jorge Hernandez. Hernandez is 29, and from Puerto Rico, making 3.33 M this year. That is a chunk of change when the whole team is making less than 14 M. Hernandez signed through the 1983 season and was signed as a free agent from the Alma Redhawks, where he was originally drafted. He has been ok, certainly nothing worth the kind of money that he is making. He has good discipline at the plate and was 7th in the league last year in doubles, and he is solid defensively, and that's about it. This year he is really struggling (.183, 8 36). The guy who is getting it done at the plate is Ugandan LF Demissie Mothudi. Mothudi isn't the best producer for the club, but his consistent power and production, and the fact that he just signed an extension that will pay him one of the top spots on the club makes him, the man. Mothudi is hitting .282 with 9 HR, and 61 RBI. In addition, he add speed on the basepaths with 17 steals already this year. He was elected to his second All-Star game earlier this year. To top it all off he is only making 115k this year. On the mound, they have the combination of workhorse Anthony Blanton (15-2, 2.66), Carlos Lopez (13-2, 1.78) and closer Roberto Guzman (35/38, 2.22). Blanton, 34, joined the club in 1977 after being released by the Atlanta Stellars of MLB. In the Majors, he was 23-30 with a 5.24 ERA. Since his arrival in Canada he has been quite good, winning 34 games the last two years. He was selected to his first All-Star game this year. Lopez, 36, is a CIA lifer, and has been good, but never the ace. He has been traded 3 times in 5 years, and has played for 4 different teams. He was 7-9 with a 3.81 for SCN last year. He also, went to his first All-Star game this year. Roberto Guzman, 32, was originally drafted by SCN in 1975 and has been the closer for the team for the entire time. He has 178 career saves, and an ERA of 1.92. He went to his 5th All-Star game this year. He will be a free agent after the end of this year. He is a little old to move to the ML, so I bet he will remain in the CIA, where he can prolong his role as a dominant closer for a couple more years at least. MIL News There are 6 weeks left to the regular season and the leaders are the Las Vegas Night Riders. Harley Lay is still having a great year (.329 15 76), and Genaro Aranda(7-6 2.50), in his first season in the MIL after being released by the Omaha Waves last year. Chicago Demolition (47-31 5GA), are leading the Plains with Juan Lopez (.291 13 61, Gold Glover) in LF. Lopez is another former ML castoff. On the mound is Ben Murphy. Murphy (11-4, 2.75) is considered to be one of the best pitchers in the MIL. Murphy is a 4th year MIL player. Philadelphia Detectives (53-25, 8 GA), are on top in the Valleys. Their offense is powered by the combination of Carl Griffith (.369 5 62), and Ron Wyatt (.292 10 63). Their pitching staff is anchored by Willie Brown (10-5 3.11). ACI News The ACI will wind their season up later this month. But in the meantime, there are 10 teams trying to get the title. The spread between the top two teams in the north is greater than the spread between all of the teams in the south. San Diego hasn't made the playoffs since '76 when they won the title for the second time. Right now they are on fire and 12 games in front. Their magic number stands only at 13, so the playoffs are a lock for them right now. On the other side, Reno is ahead of the New York Cosmopolitans by 4, and LA is surging having won 6 in a row and 8 of 10. The ACI has loads of stories throughout the rosters of the various teams. One such story is that of rookie Tim Joyner of the Reno Hawkeyes. Joyner is a 21 yo first basemen, who was rookie of the month hitting .329. At the age of 17 he was drafted by ML club Seattle Regiment. But in about 18 months he was back on the street. He signed on with the Queens Giants of the MIL, and was traded to the Washington Mechanics. In '76 he hit .228, and then went to the bench sitting on the end of the roster. He sat in '77 and '78, was traded back to Queens and was cut 6 months later without ever stepping on the field. Off to Reno he went and baseball stardom (hopefully). Three years off the diamond, and now, at 21 he has found a starting role. Nike HS Baseball Vinita High Fugitives (18-8), Wauchula High Senators (19-7), Safford High Celtics (18-8), and Wakefield High Patriots (16-10) lead their respective divisions. And nearly every division is up for grabs with a couple of weeks to go in the season. Maysville High can phone it in, this isn't their year (7-19). Scouts have their eyes on Tampa High's thirdbasemen, Anastasio Fernandez. Fernandez has been hitting everything in sight. This is his second year with the club, but clearly his best. He is hitting .427 with a league high 11 HR and 30 RBI. Scouts like his power, but his patience at the plate has been questioned. They are also watching Maiden High's 16 yo southpaw Jason Snider. Snider has been unhittable. His sinker has been devastating and helped his team with a 6-0 record and an ERA of 1.13. This dynasty really struggled just from an information overload. In order for me to really get back to it some things need to change. I should have a new format that will allow me to update faster and keep the information a little more focused. These updates were extremely time consuming as was the scanning of the leagues for important moves on a month to month basis. It is no wonder it became bogged down. My goal will be to get this moving along much faster and show the development of the leagues. I am thinking that to focus on a couple of players and maybe one specific team to keep things moving along. Perhaps every year or so, to switch teams. If anyone (not likely anyone actually read this ) has any ideas to make things more interesting to follow let me know.
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09-28-2007, 10:51 PM
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1979 Wrapup
MLB
Boston made short work of the less than average Las Vegas Diehards, sweeping them in 3 games, while El Paso, the wild card, took New York down in four. In the AL, the Jacksonville Colossus shocked the top team, Long Beach. And San Diego took Honolulu in a tight series.
The Boston Walnuts then beat El Paso in 6 while San Diego beat Jacksonville in 4 games.
The finals were laid. Boston, playing in their 3rd title game in 5 seasons, and San Diego, playing in their first. In the end, it was the pitching of San Diego that proved to be too much for the Walnuts. Walnuts fans were very upset at the prospect of their team choking in the finals once again.
League Awards
NL Rookie Of the Year: Sam “Broadway” O'Toole, Mesa Crabbers
O' Toole has been a top prospect in the organization and has worked his way all the way up from rookie ball three years ago. The 23 yo made quite an impact going 19-5 with a 2.37 ERA and 201 IP.
AL Rookie Of the Year: Dwayne “Zippo” Massey, St. Louis Wrath
Massey came out of nowhere and made himself an important part of the team. He hit .243 with 27 HR and 102 RBI, with 20 SB to join the 20/20 club in his rookie year. Massey is 26, and from Saint Peter in the Domincan Republic.
NL Outstanding Pitcher: Terry “Warthog” Barker, El Paso Raging Bulls
There is noone better than Barker. He finished with a record of 23-8 and an ERA of 1.82. This was his second OP award, and he lead them to the playoffs but couldn't carry the team all the way. Barker is 31, and making 8 M this year, the last year of his deal.
AL Outstanding Pitcher: Andre Russell, Honolulu Sunsets
Russell has won 20 games or more for 3 years now for Honolulu, and this is his second OP award. Russell is commited to Honolulu through 1983, and is only 29. He is making 4.3 M per season. Russell now has 100 wins in 5 seasons. He pitched career high 278 innings last year.
NL Outstanding Hitter: Dan “Moriarity” Turgeon, Detroit Spirits
Turgeon wins his second OH award. The big right fielder had career highs in HR and RBI, with 36 and 124 respectively, while he batted .309 with a career high 17 steals. Turgeon is 32, and making over 9.3 M per year. He will likely see his career out in Detroit, playing through '82 with an option for '83.
AL Outstanding Hitter: Carl Beyers, St. Louis Wrath
It's hard to believe, looking at Beyers career stats, that he hasn't won this award before. He did have the best year of his career, hitting .338 and slugging 36 HR and driving in 119 runners. He has scored over 100 runs each of the 5 years of the league and only struck out 115 times in 5 years, while walking 451! WOW! Beyers is 30 and signed to St Louis through 1983 for almost 7.5 M per season.
CIA
All of the hype for this season was placed around the SCN River Frogs, and while they did make the playoffs they stumbled in the first round against the Halifax Roughnecks. No Atlantic division team has won the title. In the Pacific Division, the defending champs, the Airdrie Beavers defeated the 99-game winning St. Johns Steeldogs in 3 games to move to the finals.
Airdrie and Halifax went head to head for 7 games with Halifax winning the decider for the first title in franchise history.
League Awards
Atlantic Newcomer of the Year: Claudio Morales, Prince George Valiants
Morales is a former first round draft pick from 1975, and has spent most of his time in AA, but this year found his way to the big club and batted .264 with 3 HR and 34 RBI. Must have been a bad year for rookies in the Atlantic League.
Pacific Newcomer of the Year: Rick “Jaws” Hudson, Saint-Hyacinthe Sea Monsters
Hudson is 23 now and 4 years removed from his High School winning the title (Union High). He was a high school All-American and a 5th round pick by the Atlanta Stellars. He found his way to Canda after being released after his 6.16 ERA in the majors. He made a great impact for the Monsters as their closer. He saved 24/31 and posted a 2.03 ERA in 30 games and 31 innings of work.
Atlantic Top Tosser: Anthony Blanton, Saint Catherines-Niagra River Frogs
Blanton had a great year going 20-6 with a 2.89 ERA for SCN. Blanton had his best year, his third with SCN after basically washing out in the Majors. At 34, he has a few years left, and is severely underpaid. As he is making only about 900k per year. His contract runs out in two years.
Pacific Top Tosser: Trevor “Dome” Hudson, Kingston Sea Wolves
Hudson wins his second Top Tosser award going 22-7 with a 2.49 ERA for Kingston. The southpaw has been the ace of the club for the last 5 years, and at 29 he signed an extension that pays him 4.7 per year over the next three years.
Atlantic Smacker of the Year: Jose “Skeeter” Ortega, Calgary Graylings
Ortega, a Mexican born shortstop, wins his second Smacker of the Year award. He hit a career high .323 with 27 HR and a career high 106 RBI and 15 steals. Skeeter will be playing for Calgary for a couple more years making 4.5 M per season, and at 30 he is in his prime.
Pacific Smacker of the Year: Takeshi Sato, St. Johns Steeldogs
Sato is a squat little player who reminds me of Tony Gwynn. Sato has been an important infielder for St Johns. He really came into his own this year hitting 46 HR and driving home 139 RBI's while batting .297. He is in the last year of his contract that paid him 800k per season. He should be due for a big raise soon.
MIL
This year was all about the Philadelphia Detectives rolling through the season. They ended up finishing off an incredible 81-39 year with not only a 3-0 sweep of Chicago but also a 4-0 sweep of Las Vegas in the Championship series. Philly has been to the playoffs every single year and this is the second time that they have won the title. Philly has a career winning percentage of .673.
League Awards
Top Rookie Award: Edgar Medine, Las Vegas Night Riders
Medine was the 2377th pick of the inaugural draft. He was picked by the St. Louis Wrath and toiled in their minor league system, spending most of his time in A and AA. After he became a free agent he signed on with Las Vegas. He didn't play regularly the whole season but did well enough. He hit .274 with 6 HR and 30 RBI. He also stole 7 bases without being caught. He is 27 and made a whopping 15,000 last year and will again this year.
Best Pitcher Award: Ben Murphy, Chicago Demolition
Murphy had the finest year of his career and won Best Pitcher for the first time. He finished the year with a 15-7 record and an ERA of 3.11. Murphy is 36 and should be making the most of his career here in the MIL. He made 89k last year and cashed in a 28k bonus for the award.
Best Hitter Award: Lorenzo Medina, Baltimore Pastors (played for Chicago Demolition)
Medina played for Chicago all year long, but was traded just after the season ended to Baltimore. He was traded mid-season to Chicago from Philadelphia. Medina could easily have won the Best Rookie award as this was his first full season in the MIL. He batted .319 for the year with 12 HR and 94 RBI in 119 games. He also had 16 steals. Medina is 26 and made 18k last year. FWIW, Medina was traded for SP Alex Hidalgo, a former CIA starter who was just so-so for Baltimore last year(6-8 4.75.)
ACI
In the history of the ACI two teams have been better than all the rest. The San Diego Mills and Los Angeles Cockatoos. The Cockatoos were hot at the end of the season and surged ahead of the South to win the division for the 4th time. The Mills, winners of the first two titles, both against the Cockatoo's were prepared to face them once more. The Mills had a record of 61-29, while the Cockatoos were 52-38. In the end, the Mills swept the Cockatoos for their 3rd ACI title. The Cockatoos have to be horridly disappointed with this result. Always the bridesmaid never the bride.
League Awards
Rookie of the Year: Luis Martinez, Albuquerque Aristocrats
Hit .322 with 9 HR and 64 RBI. Only 22 years old, but made 26,590 last year.
Top Ace Award: Frank “Acrobat” Cosman, Los Angeles Cockatoos
Cosman's second Top Ace award, and the Cockatoos were unable to sign him to an extension so he became a free agent. He was the best pitcher on the roster, although not the best paid. Finished with a 12-4 record and an ERA of 3.00. He is 32, and a free agent. It should be interesting to see where he winds up.
Silver Slugger Award: Armando Villa, San Diego Mills
This is his 3rd Silver Slugger playing for the Millls. Villa hit .326 this year with 7 HR and 69 RBI. He is 32 this year is making 240k per season. He is signed through next year.
One of the best storied of the ACI was high profile first baseman Tanner Hoover, who was thought to be on his last hurrah leading the league in AVG, hitting.364 with 108 BB in 90 games. His OBP was .534. He certainly lived up to his 230k per season.
NIKE HS Baseball
Kettering High Jays won their first title 4-1 over the Wakefield High Patriots. They finished the regular season with a 27-13 record.
Top Pitchers were Jason Snider, 16, of Maiden High (8-0 1.27), and Rob MacNaghten, 16, of Safford High (3-0 10S 1.52).
Top Hitters were Moromao Fujii, 18, of Wachula High (.402 4 23) and Anastasio Fernandez, 17, of Tampa High (.422 13 47).
NCAA
Opening day is only 4 weeks away and Kenilworth will be defending their title.
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09-29-2007, 10:43 PM
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January 1, 1980 For the next month all teams in The World are off and will be signing free agents. The NCAA starts next month, but but the big players in baseball aren't going to start until April and May with the smaller leagues starting in June. This year we are going to give you a little bit different view of the World. This year we are going to focus on one team while giving some background info on what is going on elsewhere in the other leagues. Also, we are going to be checking up on some of the other players who have made impacts in The World. For this year it is best for us to showcase a team from the top of the food chain. A team from the Major Leagues. So without further adoo, welcome to the season of the Charlotte Apples. Here are the other players that we are tracking to start the year. This may change as the year progresses, and others can be added. Victor Rodriguez – CL Mesa Greenjackets, ACI For Tony. Victor is a former Top Ace in the ACI and two time All-Star. He is in the last year of his contract for Mesa, and is coming off of a 22 save year where he had a 4.40 ERA. Jose Diaz – 2B San Diego Switchblades, MLB Diaz is, right now, the richest player in all of baseball. Free Agency is just about to begin, so that could change, but he is the man right now. He is a former OH who just won the Championship with San Diego. Terry Barker – SP El Paso Raging Bulls, MLB Barker is the best pitcher in baseball. Although his numbers aren't as gaudy as some of closers in the league, considering his innings pitched he is fantastic. Scott Acker – SP Free Agent Acker is coming off of a season ending injury, but he is now free to either take his show to the Majors, or to keep dominating the International league. Scott is 34, so longevity will be an issue. That is all for now. There have been many guys that I have written about up to this point, so let me know who I am missing. I intend to spotlight some of the other guys in the Independent Leagues, but havn't made those decisions yet.
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10-01-2007, 09:20 PM
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The 1980 Charlotte Apples History The Apples have been winners, posting a winning record every season except last year where they were 75-87. They have been to the playoffs three times, losing each time. The team is already 6th in league in payroll with 55.16 M in expenses, so they should be competetive. In fact their budget allows them to spend up to 80M per season. The team, like the rest of the league sit very comfortable in the black. And right now, they have about 5.3 M to spend for new players or staff. The city of Charlotte supports the team very well, and they average 44k per game. And their loyalty is very strong at 90 out of 100. The Apples are in the NL East, the worst division in all of the Majors. So this division is up for grabs this year. Other teams in the East are the Las Vegas Diehards, Plano Zeniths, and Tuscon Albacores. The Diehards have a .521 winning percentage and have made the playoffs 4 times. Plano is next at .496 and no playoff appearances, and Tucson is last with a .471 and 1 playoff appearance. Charlotte has a .538 and have made the playoffs three times. Coaching The team is managed by Tret Ledbetter. Ledbetter was hired this offseason after last years debacle. Ledbetter hasn't exactly been the best manager in the league. He managed the Denver Eclipse for the last 5 years, and the Eclipse have been awful. Their best record was 77-85 and only finished out of the cellar one time. He is a coach who seems to favor pitchers and guys who can make good contact with the ball. Needless to say this guy is getting the third degree on the radio right now. Pitching Over all things here are a little thin. The staff is anchored by John Walden (12-11 4.51). Walden has pitched over 200 innings and has a winning record for the last 4 years. The team is hoping for a better year from John McNeil than the (7-21 5.64) year he had last year. Just two years ago he was 16-9 with a 3.35 ERA. Other guys to look for in the rotation are Jerry Jordan (7-16 5.34), Jose Jaimes (12-10 4.41), Ed Meinertzhagen (7-5 3.85), Sergio Cabral (4-8 5.00), and Dave Wood who came over in a trade from Birmingham where he was 1-4 with a 5.21 ERA, and 5-3 3.35 in AAA. The closer is two-time all-star Robinson Martinez(38/41 2.92). Batting The Apples are going to count on the offense from first basemen Ruben Garcia (.253 27 92) and shortstop Hector Aguilar (.264 14 66) . Both men have had better seasons in the past Aguilar looks like he is aging rapidly, although he is only 31. Also look for a better season from center fielder Ed Johnson (.306 17 64.) Johnson is a .300/30/100 player who just didn't do it last year. That is the heart of the team. All of these guys are signed for at least a couple of years more and are making the top on the team. Farm The Charlotte Apples are the #3 rated farm system by Baseball America. The top prospect in the system is John Davis(#3). Davis was the club's first pick in 1977, and has seen limited success in the minors, and played on the big team for 91 games last year, where he hit .251 with 6 HR and 32 RBI. He could be an impact for the team this year. #13 C Bob Dunn (.249 17 66 CHA) had his best season, and at 22 still has a lot to learn. #27 OF Peter Jimenez (.283 18 55 CHA) lead the Apples in AVG last year and looks good at 22. #43 1B Martin Pimentel (.264 5 63 at AAA Fremont), last year was his first at AAA. He is 22. #57 C Sam Garner (.291 6 37 at AA Pittsburgh), was on the 1977 Armona College Championship team.
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10-01-2007, 09:32 PM
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Acker brings his show to Portland Well, the Apples at least entered into negotiations for the most sought after pitcher in free agency, but is wasn't meant to be as Scott Acker signs a two year deal to play ball in Portland next year. Acker, 34, also had meetings with Tucson, but ultimately Portland is where he wanted to be. His deal pays him 9.2 M per season.
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10-01-2007, 09:40 PM
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Apples fail in negotiations with 2B Ted McConnell Ted McConnell, a contact hitter with a well respected eye had a contract on the table from the Apples for 19.2 M, but instead opted to stay in NY for a little less money. McConnell played 5 games in the CIA with Alma, but opted to come back to the states. His deal payed him 18.8 over 3 years. He is a career .282 hitter with a .374 OBP.
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