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Welcome to the Season 17 of the USMLB.

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

#7 Kings of the Wildcard



Cincinnati Highlanders

The Highlanders have established themselves as one of the best run franchises in the league, but they're still known as the ‘Wildcard Highlanders’. The Highlanders have had only one losing season and five second places in the standings. Although their only division crown was in season one, that hasn’t stopped them from making the playoffs year in and year out. Consistently, the Highlanders have had 90-win seasons, but they're also the only team in the top ten without a 100 win season.

The total percentage of wins for the Highlanders is .548 (621 victories and 513 losses). The most wins in a single season were 97 during season two. The most losses in a season were 88 during season four.

Yanksrule11 is entering his eighth season as the general manger of the franchise compiling a 621-513 record for a .548 winning percentage. Yanksrule11 has done a great job with this franchise which is demonstrated by winning seasons and playoff appearances year after year, despite having one of the lowest payrolls in the league. Yanksrule is also fifth in the league with 21 playoff victories against only 19 losses.

Future Outlook: Contender

Playoff Appearance: Five
Division Championship: One
World Series Victory: None
All-Stars: 11
Awards: 1 MVP Award/ 2 Rookies of the Year/ 2 Silver Sluggers/ 1 Gold Glove

All Cincinnati Highlanders Team

Catcher: Vic Olivares (.246Ave, 41HR, 166RBI, 173R, .312OBP)
First Base: Luis Nunez (.333Ave, 322HR, 753RBI, 635R, .719SLG)
Second Base: Daniel Diaz (.233Ave, 85HR, 187RBI, 179R, .523SLG)
Third Base: Bobby Henry (.288Ave, 175HR, 408RBI, 391R, .613SLG)
Shortstop: Cy Ryan (.271Ave, 99HR, 267RBI, 304R, .497SLG)
Left Field: Jody Fox (.289Ave, 60HR, 210RBI, 283R, .368OBP)
Center Field: Rob Carlson (.271Ave, 125HR, 460RBI, 516R, .454SLG)
Right Field: Matt Reagan (.269Ave, 203HR, 493RBI, 399R, .583SLG)
Designated Hitter: Mark Masato (.256Ave, 152HR, 338RBI, 304R, .555SLG)
Starting Pitcher: Socks Leach (4.18ERA, 59-35 Record, 806.6IP, 591SO, 1.30WHIP)
Reliever: Donne McClellan (3.24ERA, 107-137 Save Chances, 286G, 298SO, 1.17WHIP)

Career Records
Hitting:

At Bats: Rob Carlson - 3301
Games Played: Rob Carlson - 983
Runs: Luis Nunez - 635
Hits: Luis Nunez - 967
Doubles: Rob Carlson - 204
Triples: Louie Mota - 16
Homeruns: Luis Nunez - 322
Runs Batted In: Luis Nunez - 753
Walks: Luis Nunez - 363
Stolen Bases: James Martin - 312
Batting Average: Luis Nunez - .333
On-Base Percentage: Luis Nunez - .412
Slugging Percentage: Luis Nunez - .719

Pitching:
Games: Donne McClellan - 286
Games Started: Tracy Bowie - 164
Complete Games: Socks Leach - 15
Shutouts: Socks Leach - 5
Wins: Tracy Bowie – 67
Losses: Tracy Bowie - 51
Saves: Donne McClellan – 107
Innings Pitched: Tracy Bowie – 1046.8
Strikeouts: Tracy Bowie - 812
WHIP: Theo Martin – 1.39
Earned Run Average: Tracy Bowie – 4.35

Single Season Records
Hitting:

At Bats: Cy Ryan - 637 (season 4)
Runs: Luis Nunez - 133 (season 2)
Hits: Luis Nunez - 203 (season 1)
Doubles: Rob Carlson - 48 (season 4)
Triples: Louie Mota - 6 (season 5)
Homeruns: Luis Nunez - 73 (season 2)
Run Batted In: Luis Nunez - 172 (season 1)
Walks: Luis Nunez - 85 (season 3)
Stolen Bases: James Martin - 103 (season 6)
Batting Average: Luis Nunez - .353 (season 2)
On-Base Percentage: Luis Nunez - .426 (season 3)
Slugging Percentage: Luis Nunez - .793 (season 2)

Pitching:
Games: Donne McClellan - 82 (season 5)
Games Started: Tracy Bowie - 35 (season 6)
Complete Games: Socks Leach - 7 (season 2)
Shutouts: Socks Leach - 3 (season 1)
Wins: Gil Lefebvre - 20 (season 2)
Losses: Tracy Bowie - 16 (season 4)
Saves: Donne McClellan - 38 (season 6)
Innings Pitched: Tracy Bowie - 231.2 (season 3)
Strikeouts: Gil Lefebvre - 211 (season 1)
WHIP: Tracy Bowie - 1.22 (season 3)Earned Run Average: Tracy Bowie - 3.65 (season 3)

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

#8 In a Galaxy far far away....



Los Angeles Galaxy

The Galaxy has been one of the best teams during the first three seasons under the management of knucklebones, but for personal reasons he had to quickly leave the team. The team went through some tough times under a new manager never winning more than 72 games. Then knucklebones came back and the team quickly become the team to beat once again the National League West. As long as knucklebones is captaining the Galaxy ship, the team will be in good shape.

The total percentage of wins for the Galaxy is .512 (581 victories and 553 losses). The most wins in a single season were 102 during season one. The most losses in a season were 101 during season five.

Knucklebones is entering his fourth season as the general manger of the franchise compiling a 284-202 record for a .584 winning percentage during two different roles with the team. He managed the team during the third season but handed over the team to the new manager during the playoffs or his record would even be better then this. Knucklebones has a 445-365 record for a .549 winning percentage during his five years in the league. He spent two seasons with the Toledo Mud Hens manager before returning to his original team. The only thing that knucklebones does is win games as he has won four division titles with two different teams and going to the World Series during season one.

Future Outlook: Contender

Playoff Appearance: Four
Division Championship: Four
World Series Victory: None
All-Stars: 17
Awards: 5 Silver Sluggers/ 6 Gold Gloves

All Los Angeles Galaxy Team

Catcher: Frank Cooper (.292Ave, 94HR, 384RBI, 327R, .482SLG)
First Base: Wes Withem (.285Ave, 144HR, 419RBI, 349R, .545SLG)
Second Base: Odalis Montanez (.288Ave, 142HR, 554RBI, 477R, .508SLG)
Third Base: Vicente Domingo (.306Ave, 107HR, 385RBI, 330R, .539SLG)
Shortstop: Nolan Jordan (.276Ave, 78HR, 310RBI, 366R, .343OBP)
Left Field: Antonio Frye (.291Ave, 123HR, 385RBI, 373R, .516SLG)
Center Field: Khoury Glass (.301Ave, 41HR, 212RBI, 365R, 181SB)
Right Field: Earl Williams (.291Ave, 121HR, 358RBI, 337R, .608SLG)
Starting Pitcher: Gil Henson (4.22ERA, 54-36 Record, 889.3IP, 655SO, 1.37WHIP)
Reliever: Robert Price (4.37ERA, 90-107 Save Chances, 151G, 112SO, 1.35WHIP)

Career Records
Hitting:

At Bats: Odalis Montanez - 2785
Games Played: Odalis Montanez - 705
Runs: Odalis Montanez - 477
Hits: Odalis Montanez - 803
Doubles: Odalis Montanez - 161
Triples: Khoury Glass - 21
Homeruns: Alex Woo - 151
Runs Batted In: Odalis Montanez - 554
Walks: Benito Pineda - 400
Stolen Bases: Khoury Glass - 181
Batting Average: Frank Cooper - .292
On-Base Percentage: Odalis Montanez - .362
Slugging Percentage: Antonio Frye - .516

Pitching:
Games: Rico Martin - 232
Games Started: David Gao - 143
Complete Games: Gil Henson - 24
Shutouts: Gil Henson - 5
Wins: David Gao – 58
Losses: David Gao - 50
Saves: Robert Price – 90
Innings Pitched: David Gao – 946.3
Strikeouts: David Gao - 669
WHIP: Gil Henson – 1.37
Earned Run Average: Gil Henson – 4.22

Single Season Records
Hitting:
At Bats: Khoury Glass - 734 (season 3)
Runs: Khoury Glass - 161 (season 3)
Hits: Vicente Domingo - 232 (season 3)
Doubles: Khoury Glass - 47 (season 3)
Triples: Khoury Glass - 9 (season 3)
Homeruns: Alex Woo - 65 (season 4)
Run Batted In: Vicente Domingo - 179 (season 3)
Walks: Earl Williams - 127 (season 3)
Stolen Bases: Khoury Glass - 91 (season 3)
Batting Average: Tony Armas - .361 (season 3)
On-Base Percentage: Earl Williams - .476 (season 3)
Slugging Percentage: Earl Williams - .715 (season 3)

Pitching:
Games: Rico Martin - 82 (season 6)
Games Started: Mac Sheffield - 35 (season 4)
Complete Games: Gil Henson - 8 (season 1)
Shutouts: David Gao - 3 (season 1)
Wins: Peter Baek - 21 (season 7)
Losses: Dave Carpenter - 16 (season 6)
Saves: Robert Price - 35 (season 2)
Innings Pitched: Peter Baek - 227.2 (season 7)
Strikeouts: Peter Baek - 181 (season 7)
WHIP: Josh Kerr - 1.05 (season 1)
Earned Run Average: Peter Baek - 2.53 (season 7)

Monday, September 28, 2009

The First Half-Awards

Most Valuable Player

AL:



NL:

Cy Young

AL:

NL:


Managers
Wish I were him: goldie1973 – Monterrey Stars
Glad I'm not him: gatorbum - Tampa Bay SSC OverTheHillGang
Desperately seeking a P.R. man: warswics – Boston Braves
Desperately seeking sunglasses and a fake beard: bodean – Jackson Blazers

Teams
Thought you'd win the division, you are: Monterrey Stars
Thought you'd win the division, your not: Atlanta Brave Vawts
Thought you'd win be in last place, you are: Minnesota Milfoils
Thought you'd win be in last place, your not: Jacksonville Raiders
They're good: Boston Braves
They're bad: Tampa Bay SSC OverTheHillGang
Did the season start? Durham Bulls
Can the season end? Burlington Bombers
Can the season never end? Seattle Rain Men

Records
Are you kidding me? Jackson BlaZers – 42-49 Record
Oh ... my ... God: Tampa Bay SSC OverTheHillGang – 23-68 Record
Told you so: Arizona Sting – 56-35 Record

Second Half
Best Division Race: National League East Race
Best Wild-Card Race: The National League between five teams
Comeback Team: Anaheim Beefpound
Going Down Hill: Tacoma Pioneers
Offensive explosion: Monterrey Stars
Pitching Domination: Atlanta Brave Vawts
Choke Artist: Ottawa Crawdaddies

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

FIRST-HALF AWARDS

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AMERICAN LEAGUE MVP




(.327Ave, 25HR, 85RBI, 82R, .642SLG)
Second in the American League in Runs (82), Third in Doubles (25), Third in Triples (6), Third in RBI’s (85), Third in Stolen Bases (31), Also had a 18 game hitting streak during the season.




(.329Ave, 35HR, 92RBI, 78R, .706SLG)
Fourth in the American League in Runs (78), Third in Homeruns (35), First in RBI’s (92), Fifth in On-Base Percentage (.410), Third in Slugging Percentage (.706), also had a eight game hitting streak during the season.




(.302Ave, 40HR, 90RBI, 63R, .738SLG)
First in the American League in Homeruns (40), Second in RBI’s (90), First in Slugging Percentage (.738), also had a ten game hitting streak during the season.




(.299Ave, 33HR, 82RBI, 81R, .610SLG)
Third in the American League in Runs (81), Fourth in Homeruns (33), Fifth in RBI’s (82), Also had a ten game hitting streak during the season.




(.337Ave, 24HR, 71RBI, 66R, .654SLG)
First in the American League in Triples (9), Fifth in Slugging Percentage (.654), Also had a 19 game hitting streak during the season.


NATIONAL LEAGUE MVP




(.259Ave, 40HR, 86RBI, 69R, .644SLG)
Fifth in the National League in Runs (69), First in Homeruns (40), Second in RBI’s (86), Second in Slugging Percentage (.644), Also had a nine game hitting streak during the year.




(.316Ave, 34HR, 76RBI, 75R, .664SLG)
Second in the National League in Runs (75), Fifth in Hits (108), Second in Homeruns (34), Fourth in RBI’s (76), Fourth in Walks (52), Fourth in Average (.316), First in On-Base Percentage (.412), First in Slugging Percentage (.664), Also had a ten game hitting streak during the year.




(.277Ave, 20HR, 55RBI, 79R, 45SB)
First in the National League in Runs (79), Third in Stolen Bases (45), Also had a nine game hitting streak during the year.




(.322Ave, 22HR, 84RBI, 59R, .569SLG)
First in the National League in Hits (116), Third in RBI’s (84), Third in Average (.322), Also had a 21 game hitting streak the season.




(.287Ave, 29HR, 72RBI, 72R, .595SLG)
Fourth in the National League in Runs (72), Fifth in Slugging Percentage (.595), Also had a eight game hitting streak during the season.


AMERICAN LEAGUE CY YOUNG




(1.60ERA, 8-2 Record, 112.2IP, 101SO, .90WHIP)
Third in the American League in Shutouts (1), Third in Strikeouts (101), First in Opponents Batting Average (.186), First in Opponents On-Base Percentage (.240), First in Opponents Slugging Percentage (.257), First in WHIP (.90) and First in Earned Run Average (1.60)




(3.47ERA, 10-5 Record, 140.1IP, 133SO, 1.23WHIP)
Second in the American League in Complete Games (3), Third in Shutouts (1), Fifth in Wins (10), First in Innings Pitched (140.1) and First in Strikeouts (133)




(4.05ERA, 11-7 Record, 131IP, 100SO, 1.30WHIP)
Second in the American League in Complete Games (3), Third in Shutouts (1), Second in Wins (11), Fourth in Innings Pitched (131.0) and Fourth in Strikeouts (100)




(3.04ERA, 13-4 Record, 139.2IP, 87SO, 1.21WHIP)
First in the American League in Wins (13), Second in Innings Pitched (139.2) and Fourth in Earned Run Average (3.04)




(2.97ERA, 8-4 Record, 103.1IP, 79SO, 1.04WHIP)
Second in the National League in Opponents Batting Average (.205), Second in Opponents On-Base Percentage (.272), Second in Opponents Slugging Percentage (.314), Second in WHIP (1.04) and Third in Earned Run Average (2.97)


NATIONAL LEAGUE CY YOUNG




(2.17ERA, 13-4 Record, 145.1IP, 99SO, .92WHIP)
Third in the National League in Complete Games (2), Fourth in Shutouts (1), First in Wins (13), First in Innings Pitched (145.1), First in Opponents Batting Average (.197), First in Opponents On-Base Percentage (.246), First in Opponents Slugging Percentage (.293), First in WHIP (.92) and First in Earned Run Average (2.17)




(3.52ERA, 11-4 Record, 143.1IP, 124SO, 1.27WHIP)
Third in the National League in Complete Games (2), Second in Shutouts (2), Third in Wins (11), Second in Innings Pitched (143.1) and Second in Strikeouts (124)




(2.57ERA, 9-2 Record, 119.2IP, 110SO, 1.12WHIP)
Fourth in the National League in Shutouts (1), Fourth in Strikeouts (110), Third in Opponents On-Base Percentage (.272), Fourth in Opponents Slugging Percentage (.323) and Fourth in WHIP (1.12)




(3.74ERA, 11-6 Record, 125.1IP, 127SO, 1.23WHIP)
Third in the National League in Wins (11) and First in Strikeouts (127)




(3.04ERA, 8-4 Record, 139.2IP, 94SO, 1.19WHIP)
First in the National League in Complete Games (6), Second in Shutouts (2) and Third in Innings Pitched (139.1)

Power Rankings Season 8 (All-Star Break)

THE ELITE TEAMS
1. Monterrey Stars (62-29) (Previous Week – 2)(Points = 121.57)
The Stars have the 13th best offense, the Best pitching staff and the 20th best defense in the league so far this season.

2.Houston Hitmen (59-32) (Previous Week – 1) (Points = 101.94)
The Hitmen have the 2nd best offense, the 9th best pitching staff and the 9th best defense in the league so far this season.

3. Arizona Sting (56-35) (Previous Week – 4) (Points = 97.78)
The Sting have the 3rd best offense, the 12th best pitching staff and the 7th best defense in the league so far this season.

4. Atlanta Brave Vawts (54-37) (Previous Week – 13) (Points = 87.17)
The Brave Vawts have the 12th best offense, the 7th best pitching staff and the Best defense in the league so far this season.

5. Boston Braves (55-36) (Previous Week – 9) (Points = 82.97)
The Braves have the 5th best offense, the 20th best pitching staff and the 22nd best defense in the league so far this season.

6. Los Angeles Galaxy (52-39) (Previous Week – 8)(Points = 75.22)
The Galaxy have the 15th best offense, the 6th best pitching staff and the 4th best defense in the league so far this season.

7. Cincinnati Highlanders (53-38) (Previous Week - 6) (Points = 70.88)
The Highlanders have the 4th best offense, the 16th best pitching staff and the 11th best defense in the league so far this season.

8. Milwaukee Bucks (52-39) (Previous Week – 10) (Points = 69.38)
The Bucks have the 9th best offense, the 10th best pitching staff and the 3rd best defense in the league so far this season.

THE GREAT TEAMS

9. New Britain Fisher Cats (50-41) (Previous Week – 3) (Points = 56.33)
The Fisher Cats have the 11th best offense, the 5th best pitching staff and the 6th best defense in the league so far this season.

10. St. Louis Cornerstone (48-43) (Previous Week – 14) (Points = 51.46)
The Cornerstone have the 27th best offense, the 2nd best pitching staff and the 19th best defense in the league so far this season.

11. Seattle Rain Men (50-41) (Previous Week – 5) (Points = 44.42)
The Rain Men have the 23rd best offense, the 4th best pitching staff and the 10th best defense in the league so far this season.

THE ABOVE AVERAGE TEAMS


12. Tacoma Pioneers (49-42) (Previous Week – 11) (Points = 37.41)
The Pioneers have the 26th best offense, the 3rd best pitching staff and the 17th best defense in the league so far this season.

13. Anaheim Beefpound (52-39) (Previous Week – 7) (Points = 33.26)
The Beefpound have the 10th best offense, the 25th best pitching staff and the 27th best defense in the league so far this season.


MIDDLE OF THE ROAD TEAMS

14. Kansas City Bobcats (47-44) (Previous Week – 12) (Points = 23.47)
The Bobcats have the 20th best offense, the 11th best pitching staff and the 5th best defense in the league so far this season.

15. Washington D.C. Obama’s (45-46) (Previous Week – 15) (Points = 22.99)
The Obama's have the 14th best offense, the 19th best pitching staff and the 31st best defense in the league so far this season.

16. Toledo Mud Hens (43-48) (Previous Week – 21) (Points = 21.88)
The Mud Hens have the 29th best offense, the 8th best pitching staff and the 29th best defense in the league so far this season.

17. Portland Post Doctoral Fellows (44-47) (Previous Week - 19) (Points = 21.81)
The Post Doctoral Fellows have the 19th best offense, the 13th best pitching staff and the 21st best defense in the league so far this season.

18. Scranton Beet Farmer (42-49) (Previous Week – 20) (Points = 18.13)
The Beet Farmer have the 6th best offense, 28th best pitching staff and the 24th best defense in the league so far this season.


THE BELOW AVERAGE TEAMS

19. Chicago Blackhawks (44-47) (Previous Week – 17) (Points = 11.64)
The Blackhawks have the 21st best offense, the 17th best pitching staff and the 15th best defense in the league so far this season.

20. Tucson Mafia (41-50) (Previous Week – 22) (Points = 10.68)
The Mafia have the Best offense, the Worst pitching staff and the 14th best defense in the league so far this season.

21. New York Fighting Molars (45-46) (Previous Week – 16) (Points = 8.52)
The Fighting Molars have the 18th best offense, the 23rd best pitching staff and the 30th best defense in the league so far this season.

22. Jackson BlaZers (42-49) (Previous Week – 26) (Points = 5.93)
The Blazers have the 28th best offense, the 14th best pitching staff and the 25th best defense in the league so far this season.

23. Louisville Grumbling Groundhogs (43-48) (Previous Week – 23) (Points = 2.99)
The Grumbling Groundhogs have the 31st best offense, the 15th best pitching staff and the 23rd best defense in the league so far this season.

24. Ottawa Crawdaddies (43-48) (Previous Week – 18) (Points = 1.84)
The Crawdaddies have the 24th best offense, the 22nd best pitching staff and the 8th best defense in the league so far this season.

25. Dover Souls (41-50) (Previous Week – 25) (Points = 1.16)
The Souls have the 8th best offense, the 27th best pitching staff and the 13th best defense in the league so far this season.


THE TEAMS FIGHTING FOR RESPECT


THE SOMETHING HAS GONE WRONG TEAMS

26. Philadelphia HeadHunters (41-50) (Previous Week – 28) (Points = -13.96)
The Headhunters have the 30th best offense, 24th best pitching staff and the 26th best defense in the league so far this season.


THE CAN'T WAIT FOR NEXT SEASON TEAMS


27. Burlington Bombers (35-56) (Previous Week – 27) (Points = -31.52)
The Bombers have the Worst offense, the 21st best pitching staff and the 2nd best defense in the league so far this season.

28. Salem Gangstas (38-53) (Previous Week – 24) (Points = -36.00)
The Gangstas have the 25th best offense, the 26th best pitching staff and the 16th best defense in the league so far this season.

29. Jacksonville RAIDERS (38-53) (Previous Week – 30) (Points = -36.28)
The Raiders have the 16th best offense, the 31st best pitching staff and the Worst defense in the league so far this season.

30. Durham Bulls (36-55) (Previous Week – 29) (Points = -41.05)
The Bulls have the 7th best offense, the 29th best pitching staff and the 28th best defense in the league so far this season.

31. Minnesota Milfoils (33-58) (Previous Week – 31) (Points = -49.74)
The Milfoils have the 22nd best offense, the 30th best pitching staff and the 12th best defense in the league so far this season.


THE HOPELESS TEAMS

32. Tampa Bay SSC OverTheHillGang (23-68) (Previous Week – 32) (Points = -97.11)
The Overthehillgang have the 17th best offense, the 18th best pitching staff and the 19th best defense in the league so far this season.