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Welcome to the Season 17 of the USMLB.

Thursday, April 16, 2009

MOY Repost

Manager of the Year voting round IIThe voting for the Manager of the Year for season 6 is in the final round. To vote for the Manager of the Year you will need to send me in a site mail or trade chat your top five managers then the winner will be revealed during game one of the World Series. Also your picture will be the first feature of the Hall of Champions so have your mug shots ready.

Milwaukee Bucks– waydogg5
Team recordsML: 106-56 (Division Winner)
AAA: 65-79
AA: 61-83
HiA: 72-72
LowA: 73-71
Rookie: 50-26 (Division Winner)
GRADES
ML team: A+
Minors: C
Draft: B-
Team report: The Bucks had a 10 game improvement over last season and winning there first National League North Division crown. The team also has a first round bye in the playoffs as they had the second best record in the National League this season. Could challeged for the National League crown and make it to the World Series this season. They made it to the second round of voting by getting 50% of the vote.

Toledo Boltz – sharkyaz
Team records
ML: 79-83
AAA: 77-67 (Wildcard team)
AA: 68-76
HiA: 67-77
LowA: 94-50 (Wildcard team)
Rookie: 58-18 (Wildcard team)
GRADES
ML team: B
Minors: B+
Draft: B+
Team report: The Boltz saw a 39 game improvement over the previous season and is the biggest improvement of the final candidates. The team struggled down the stretch and fell out of the playoff race with about 10 games to go and then fell to third place. They made it to the second round of voting by getting 19% of the vote.

New Britain Fisher Cats – jayw11
Team records
ML: 91-71 (Wildcard Team)
AAA: 85-59 (Wildcard Team)
AA: 107-37 (Division Winner)
HiA: 96-48 (Division Winner)
LowA: 85-59 (Wildcard Team)
Rookie: 44-32
GRADES
ML team: B-
Minors: A
Draft: A-
Team Report: The Fisher Cats had 5 fewer wins this season then last year and for the first time in the last three seasons they didn’t win the National League North division. The team really had to fight for there playoff life this season which could help them or hurt them in the playoffs. They won the last playoff spot and will face the Tacoma Pioneers in the first round of the playoffs. They made it to the second round of voting by getting 50% of the vote.

Arizona Sting – texanboiler
Team records
ML: 88-74 (Division Winner)
AAA: 43-101
AA: 67-77
HiA: 65-79
LowA: 75-69
Rookie: 44-32 (Wildcard Team)
GRADES
ML team: B+
Minors: C-
Draft: C+
Team Report: The Sting had 2 fewer wins this season then last season but they where still able to win there division this season for the first time in there history. The team really had to make a great comeback to win the division and then it was a back and forth battle with the Beefpound till the last couple of games. They made it to the second round of voting by getting 21% of the vote.

Ottawa Crawdaddies – davisbrian
Team records
ML: 86-76 (Division Winner)
AAA: 78-66 (Division Winner)
AA: 69-75
HiA: 74-70
LowA: 76-68 (Wildcard Team)
Rookie: 52-24 (Division Winner)
GRADES
ML team: A
Minors: A-
Draft: C+
Team Report: The Crawdaddies saw a 20 game improvement over last season. They won the American League North for the second time in the last three years. The Crawdaddies looked like they where going to sail into the playoffs until the Landports really made it interesting during the last week of the season but the Crawdaddies where able to hang on to the division with a couple more games left in the season. They made it to the second round of voting by getting 14% of the vote the highest of the teams not in the top two.

Tucson Chupacabras – gerld
Team records
ML: 85-77
AAA: 70-74
AA: 96-48 (Division Winner)
HiA: 84-60 (Division Winner)
LowA: 98-46 (Division Winner)
Rookie: 54-22 (Division Winner)
GRADES
ML team: A
Minors: A+
Draft: B-
Team report: The Chupacabras saw a 17 game improvement over last season. The team was in the playoff chase until there where about 10 games left in the season. They had tied for the National League West division lead for a couple games but then it looked like the team just lost steam and really faded during the last week. They made it to the second round of voting by getting 14% of the vote the highest of the teams not in the top two.

St. Louis Cornerstone – kk73
Team records
ML: 87-75 (Division Winner)
AAA: 90-54 (Division Winner)
AA: 93-51 (Wildcard Team)
HiA: 116-28 (Division Winner)
LowA: 105-39 (Division Winner)
Rookie: 62-14 (Division Winner)
GRADES
ML team: B+
Minors: A+
Draft: A-
Team report: The Cornerstone had 6 fewer wins this season then last season but still one the division for the second time in the last three years. The team had the National League East wrapped up with about a week left in the season and just coasted into the playoffs. They made it to the second round of voting by getting 33% of the vote.

Houston Hitmen – szckrenyi
Team recordsML: 108-54 (Division Winner)
AAA: 85-59 (Division Winner)
AA: 56-88
HiA: 71-73
LowA: 70-74
Rookie: 44-32 (Division Winner)
GRADES
ML team: A
Minors: C
Draft: A
Team Report: The Hitmen saw a 7 game improvement over last season. The team has won there second straight American League South division crown and has the best record in the American League this season. The team is currently waiting for there next opponent in the playoffs as they had earned themselves a first round bye. They made it to the second round of voting by getting 44% of the vote.

Tacoma Pioneers – tomjames
Team records
ML: 94-68 (Division Winner)
AAA: 88-56 (Division Winner)
AA: 88-56 (Wildcard Team)
HiA: 65-79
LowA: 56-88
Rookie: 42-34
GRADES
ML team: B-
Minors: C+
Draft: A-
Team Report: The Pioneers had 11 fewer victories this season over last season. The team really had the fight for there playoff lives till about the last week of the season when it looked like the team finally got healthy and playing well once again. This is the third straight year that the team has won the National League West division. They made it to the second round of voting by getting 15% of the vote.

Monterrey Stars – goldie1973
Team records
ML: 106-45 (Division Winner)
AAA: 77-67
AA: 99-45 (Division Winner)
HiA: 89-55 (Division Winner)
LowA: 90-54 (Division Winner)
Rookie: 54-22 (Division Winner)
GRADES
ML team: A+
Minors: A
Draft: B
Team Report: The Stars had 2 fewer victories this season over last season. The Stars won there third straight National League South title and really looks to add a third straight World Series title to the trophy case this season. They had the division in hand for most of the year. They made it to the second round of voting by getting 69% of the vote.