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Welcome to the Season 17 of the USMLB.

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

FIRST-HALF AWARDS


Antonio Frye of the Colorado Sky Sox is the USMLB First Half NL MVP Award Winner. He had 125 hits in 342 at bats for an average of .321. He also hit 35 homeruns, had 98 RBI's and 87 runs scored. He also had a OBP of .365, SLG of .757 and OPS of 1.195, 20 doubles, 3 triples and 8 stolen bases.


Eric Sisk of the Santa Fe Sidewinders is the USMLB First Half AL MVP Award Winner. He had 130 hits in 415 at bats for an average of .313. He also hit 43 homeruns, had 96 RBI's and 106 runs scored. He also had a OBP of .379, SLG of .689 and OPS of 1.068, 21 doubles, 3 triples and 10 stolen bases.


Dan Meacham of the Jackson Blazers is the First Half NL Cy Young Award Winner. Meacham had a record of 12-4 in 19 games started. He gave up only 42 runs in 129.1 IP for an ERA of 2.92. He had 103 strikeouts against only 38 walks and a WHIP of 1.08. He aslo pitched 2 complete games and 2 shutouts.


Phil Nitkowski of the Atlanta Brave Vawts is the First Half AL Cy Young Award Winner. Nitkowski had a record of 10-2 in 19 games started. He gave up only 23 runs in 118.1 IP for an ERA of 1.75. He had 119 strikeouts against only 25 walks and a WHIP of .85.


Hank Epstein of the Anaheim Beefpound is the First Half AL Fireman Award Winner. Epstein had a 25 saves in 28 chances. He gave up 9 runs in 29.2 IP for an ERA of 2.73. He also gave up only 19 hits and had 33 strikeouts against 5 walks and a WHIP of 0.81. Also he won 1 game against 2 losses.


Nicholas Fox of the Tacoma Pioneers is the First Half NL Fireman Award Winner. Fox had a 30 saves in 38 chances. He gave up 21 runs in 43.0 IP for an ERA of 4.40. He also gave up only 41 hits and had 33 strikeouts against 13 walks and a WHIP of 1.26. Also he has won 4 games against 4 losses.


Abraham Cobb of the Houston Hitmen is the First Half AL Rookie Pitcher Award Winner. Cobb had a 16 saves in 17 chances. He gave up 9 runs in 28.1 IP for an ERA of 2.86. He also gave up only 27 hits and had 24 strikeouts against 3 walks and a WHIP of 1.06. Also he has won 1 game against 0 losses.


Esteban Polanco of the New Britain Fisher Cats is the First Half NL Rookie Pitcher Award Winner. Polanco had a record of 6-5 in 18 games started. He gave up only 41 runs in 118.2 IP for an ERA of 3.11. He had 90 strikeouts against only 45 walks and a WHIP of 1.29.


Vin Lopez of the Texas Talley Whackers the First Half AL Rookie Award Winner. He had 112 hits in 356 at bats for an average of .315. He also hit 15 homeruns, had 71 RBI's and 74 runs scored. He also had a OBP of .373 and OPS of .926 and 30 doubles, 5 triples and 17 stolen bases.


Eric Flynn of the Monterrey Stars is the First Half NL Rookie Award Winner. He had 116 hits in 360 at bats for an average of .322. He also hit 42 homeruns, had 106 RBI's and 74 runs scored. He also had a OBP of .393, SLG of .731 and OPS of 1.141 and 17 doubles, 2 triples.

Monday, August 18, 2008

USMLB DRAFT GRADE REVIEW SEASON 4

DRAFT GRADE REVIEW

Team Grade

1. Tacoma Pioneers - A (Last Season - B-) Top Player: Miguel Pena P
2. Monterrey Stars - A- (Last Season - B-) Top Player: Sam Stone CF
3. Atlanta Brave Vawts - B (Last Season - A) Top Player: Travis Lowe SS
4. Durham Bulls - B (Last Season - B) Top Player: Andy Sikorski CF
5. Texas Talley Whackers - B (Last Season - D) Top Player: Bob Minor SS
6. Colorado Springs Armed Forces - B (Last Season - F) Top Player: Bunny Perkins 2B
7. Iowa City Raiders - B- (Last Season - B) Top Player: Frank Simmons 2B
8. Jackson BlaZers - B- (Last Season - C-) Top Player: Art Dorsey P
9. Honolula Five-O's - C+ (Last Season - A-) Top Player: Zephyr Edwards SS
10. Hartford Demolition - C+ (Last Season - B) Top Player: John Giambi SS
11. Houston Hitmen - C+ (Last Season - B) Top Player: D.T. Telford P
12. San Diego Friar Power- C+ (Last Season - B-) Top Player: Walter Clark SS
13. Indianapolis Wrecking Crew - C+ (Last Season - D+) Top Player: Garland Haney P
14. New Britain Fisher Cats - C (Last Season - A-) Top Player: Wilfredo Velazquez LF
15. Colorado Sky Sox - C (Last Season - A-) Top Player: Dernell Kirk 3B
16. Tucson Xpress - C (Last Season - B+) Top Player: Willie Stark P
17. Milwaukee Bucks - C (Last Season - B-) Top Player: Nicholas Lowe SS
18. Scranton Beet Farmer's - C (Last Season - B-) Top Player: Pinky Snyder P
19. St. Louis Cornerstone - C (Last Season - B-) Top Player: Ben Olson 2B
20. Fargo Woodchippers - C (Last Season - B-) Top Player: Patrick Kennedy 2B
21. Anhiem Beefpound - C (Last Season - C-) Top Player: Glen Payton CF
22. Cincinnati Highlanders - C- (Last Season - A-) Top Player: Darron Latham LF
23. Santa Fe Sidewinders - C- (Last Season - B+) Top Player: Gordon Munoz LF
24. Ottawa Crawdaddies - C- (Last Season - B) Top Player: Chip Hausmann SS
25. Boston Braves - C- (Last Season - F) Top Player: Wes Munoz P
26. Toledo Tornados - C- (Last Season - C) Top Player: Allen Chase P
27. Kansas City Dirt Bags - C- (Last Season - C-) Top Player: Tripp Schlereth P
28. San Jose Sabercats - C- (Last Season - D-) Top Player: Kevin Morgan 1B
29. Madison Lasers - D+ (Last Season - F) Top Player: Pasqual Guardado P
30. Portland Landports - D (Last Season - B) Top Player: Tom Smith P
31. Florida GaToRs - D (Last Season - F) Top Player: Ezdra Martin 3B
32. San Juan Ballerz - F (Last Season - D+) Top Player: Randy Penny P

Friday, August 1, 2008

USMLB PLAYER OF THE WEEK


Eric Sisk of the Santa Fe Sidewinders the USMLB Player of the Week for the week 7/25/08-8/1/08. Matheson had 37 hits in 90 at bats for an average of .411. He also hit 16 homeruns, had 32 RBI's and 36 runs scored. He also had a OBP of .475 and OPS of 1.464, 2 doubles, 1 triple and 3 stolen bases.

USMLB PITCHER OF THE WEEK


Phil Nitkowski of the Atlanta Brave Vawts is the Pitcher of the Week for the week of 7/25/08-8/1/08. Nitkowski had a record of 4-0 during the week in 4 games started. He gave up only 2 earned runs in 24.0 IP for an ERA of .75. He had 24 strikeouts against only 4 walks and a WHIP of .83.