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Welcome to the Season 17 of the USMLB.

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

#19 Trying to return to the Glory Days


Philadelphia HeadHunters

The HeadHunters started has one of the elite teams in the league during their first three seasons. The team even won there only World Series title during season three but has really fallen on hard times since then. The team has only gone 255-393 since winning the World Series, placing fourth place in the National League North every season since. The team is showed be improving real soon with the influx of young talent coming through the organization.

The total percentage of wins for the HeadHunters is .459 (520 victories and 614 losses). The most wins in a single season was 93 during season three. The most losses in a season being 114 during season six.

Fritz44 is entering his third season as the general manger of the franchise compiling a 113-211 record for a .348 winning percentage. Fritz44 can’t really be blamed for the problems the HeadHunters where having problems winning games before he arrived. The fans though are very excited about him turning the team around and heading back to the World Series again.

Future Outlook: Improving

Playoff Appearance: Two
Division Championship: One
World Series Victory: One
All-Stars: 6
Awards: 1 Cy Young/ 2 Silver Slugger/ 2 Gold Gloves

All Philadelphia HeadHunters Team

Catcher: Endy Hemingway (.263Ave, 23HR, 220RBI, 234R, .334OBP)
First Base: Rudy Adams (.238Ave, 72HR, 175RBI, 108R, .550SLG)
Second Base: Matt Corey (.304Ave, 40HR, 227RBI, 377R, 139SB)
Third Base: Nomar Kirby (.305Ave, 72HR, 367RBI, 353R, .455SLG)
Shortstop: Clem Barkley (.277Ave, 68HR, 216RBI, 212R, .465SLG)
Left Field: Chris Murphy (.285Ave, 93HR, 303RBI, 284R, .521SLG)
Center Field: Khoury Glass (.260Ave, 26HR, 110RBI, 205R, 116SB)
Right Field: R.A. Donovan (.253Ave, 49HR, 169RBI, 122R, .430SLG)
Starting Pitcher: Raymond Pavlov (3.19ERA, 56-28 Record, 755.7IP, 575SO, 1.19WHIP)
Reliever: Roger Newfield (4.37ERA, 162-193 Save Chances, 251G, 203SO, 1.50WHIP)

Career Records
Hitting:

At Bats: Endy Hemingway - 2538
Games Played: Roy Lansing - 977
Runs: Matt Corey - 377
Hits: Nomar Kirby - 738
Doubles: Nomar Kirby - 121
Triples: Matt Corey - 28
Homeruns: Chris Murphy - 93
Runs Batted In: Nomar Kirby - 367
Walks: Matt Corey - 271
Stolen Bases: Matt Corey - 139
Batting Average: Nomar Kirby - .305
On-Base Percentage: Nomar Kirby - .364
Slugging Percentage: Nomar Kirby - .455

Pitching:
Games: Hal Whitman - 290
Games Started: Dickie Wells - 120
Complete Games: Dickie Wells - 5
Shutouts: Raymond Pavlov – 2/ Luis Encarnacion - 2
Wins: Raymond Pavlov – 56
Losses: Dickie Wells - 47
Saves: Roger Newfield - 162
Innings Pitched: Raymond Pavlov – 755.7
Strikeouts: Raymond Pavlov - 575
WHIP: None Qualified
Earned Run Average: None Qualified


Single Season Records
Hitting:

At Bats: Heath Fitzgerald - 689 (season 2)
Runs: Matt Corey - 127 (season 4)
Hits: Cookie Valdes - 217 (season 3)
Doubles: Sammy Aguilar - 40 (season 6)
Triples: Matt Corey - 11 (season 6)
Homeruns: Rudy Adams - 55 (season 7)
Runs Batted In: Rudy Adams - 137 (season 7)
Walks: Matt Corey - 82 (season 4)
Stolen Bases: Vinny May - 79 (season 7)
Batting Average: Cookie Valdes - .359 (season 3)
On-Base Percentage: Cookie Valdes - .418 (season 3)
Slugging Percentage: Roberto Gonzalez - .547 (season 6)

Pitching:
Games: C.J. Duffy - 91 (season 6)
Games Started: Dickie Wells - 39 (season 6)
Complete Games: Luis Encarnacion - 2 (season 1)/ Dickie Wells - 2 (season 5)
Shutouts: Luis Encarnacion - 2 (season 1)
Wins: Raymond Pavlov - 19 (season 3)
Losses: Dickie Wells - 18 (season 6)
Saves: Roger Newfield - 49 (season 3)
Innings Pitched: Dickie Wells - 229.2 (season 7)
Strikeouts: Dickie Wells - 170 (season 7)
WHIP: Raymond Pavlov - 1.07 (season 3)
Earned Run Average: Frank Nakamura - 2.59 (season 2)

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

POWER RANKINGS SEASON 8 (Week 1)

THE ELITE TEAMS
1. Monterrey Stars (24-6) (Previous Week – N/A)(Points = 77.93)

2. Los Angeles Galaxy (22-8) (Previous Week – N/A)(Points = 73.73)

3.Houston Hitmen (21-9) (Previous Week – N/A) (Points = 55.12)

4. Atlanta Brave Vawts (20-10) (Previous Week – N/A) (Points = 53.33)


THE GREAT TEAMS

5. Cincinnati Highlanders (19-12) (Previous Week - N/A) (Points = 35.67)

6. Anaheim Beefpound (18-12) (Previous Week – N/A) (Points = 34.94)

7. Milwaukee Bucks (18-12) (Previous Week – N/A) (Points = 34.53)

8. New Britain Fisher Cats (17-13) (Previous Week – N/A) (Points = 32.98)

THE ABOVE AVERAGE TEAMS


9. Scranton Beet Farmer (16-14) (Previous Week – N/A) (Points = 20.03)

10. Philadelphia HeadHunters (18-12) (Previous Week – N/A) (Points = 19.42)

11. Tacoma Pioneers (16-14) (Previous Week – N/A) (Points = 17.27)

12. Ottawa Crawdaddies (16-15) (Previous Week – N/A) (Points = 16.79)

13. Boston Braves (16-15) (Previous Week – N/A) (Points = 15.86)

14. Tucson Mafia (15-16) (Previous Week – N/A) (Points = 15.55)


MIDDLE OF THE ROAD TEAMS

15. Seattle Rain Men (16-14) (Previous Week – N/A) (Points = 11.17)

16. Portland Post Doctoral Fellows (16-15) (Previous Week - N/A) (Points = 10.60)

17. Arizona Sting (15-15) (Previous Week – N/A) (Points = 8.19)


THE BELOW AVERAGE TEAMS

18. St. Louis Cornerstone (14-17) (Previous Week – N/A) (Points = .53)


THE TEAMS FIGHTING FOR RESPECT

19. Kansas City Bobcats (14-16) (Previous Week – N/A) (Points = -.48)

20. Jackson BlaZers (14-16) (Previous Week – N/A) (Points = -1.00)


THE SOMETHING HAS GONE WRONG TEAMS

21. Louisville Grumbling Groundhogs (13-17) (Previous Week – N/A) (Points = -8.31)

22. Salem Gangstas (13-18) (Previous Week – N/A) (Points = -11.44)

23. Chicago Blackhawks (14-17) (Previous Week – N/A) (Points = -11.67)

24. New York Fighting Molars (14-16) (Previous Week – N/A) (Points = -11.97)

25. Toledo Mud Hens (11-19) (Previous Week – N/A) (Points = -14.64)


THE CAN'T WAIT FOR NEXT SEASON TEAMS


26. Dover Souls (12-18) (Previous Week – N/A) (Points = -19.13)

27. Burlington Bombers (12-18) (Previous Week – N/A) (Points = -19.56)

28. Durham Bulls (11-19) (Previous Week – N/A) (Points = -20.00)

29. Minnesota Milfoils (12-18) (Previous Week – N/A) (Points = -21.66)

30. Washington D.C. Obama’s (11-20) (Previous Week – N/A) (Points = -22.80)


THE HOPELESS TEAMS

31. Jacksonville RAIDERS (10-20) (Previous Week – N/A) (Points = -38.96)

32. Tampa Bay SSC OverTheHillGang (7-23) (Previous Week – N/A) (Points = -49.30)

Sunday, August 30, 2009

#20 Breaking the Glass Ceiling



Toledo Mudhens

The Mudhens started out very hot in the league during their first two seasons and then fell on some hard times after that. The team has only had two winning seasons during the last five seasons but playing in the National League East they have chance to win the division just about every season.

The total percentage of wins for the Mudhens is .482 (547 victories and 587losses). The most wins in a single season was 95 during season five. The most losses in a season being 105 during season three.

Cold_Beer is entering his second season as the general manger of the franchise compiling a 70-92 record for a .432 winning percentage. Cold_Beer is really in the beginning process of rebuilding the team. It might take a couple years to get away from a couple of bad contracts before the fans in Toledo begin to see the team turn around.

Future Outlook: Remaining the same

Playoff Appearance: Two
Division Championship: One
World Series Victory: None
All-Stars: 9
Awards: 1 Fireman of the Year/ 1 Silver Slugger/ 2 Gold Gloves

All Toledo Mudhens Team

Catcher: Max Dodd (.269Ave, 34HR, 171RBI, 159R, .366OBP)
First Base: Lonny Hughes (.321Ave, 37HR, 142RBI, 209R, .501SLG)
Second Base: Geraldo Santana (.279Ave, 32HR, 166RBI, 213R, .366OBP)
Third Base: Pedro Cabrera (.268Ave, 146HR, 485RBI, 439R, .465SLG)
Shortstop: Sidney Gordon (.271Ave, 90HR, 245RBI, 195R, .527SLG)
Left Field: Chief Martin (.290Ave, 152HR, 437RBI, 349R, .582SLG)
Center Field: Victor Santiago (.322Ave, 37HR, 234RBI, 305R, .382OBP)
Right Field: P.T. Martinez (.296Ave, 68HR, 259RBI, 233R, .485SLG)
Starting Pitcher: Benjamin Ross (4.02ERA, 48-42 Record, 784.3IP, 617SO, 1.34WHIP)
Reliever: Daniel Strickland (3.98ERA, 11-18 Save Chances, 219G, 555SO, 1.16WHIP)

Career Records
Hitting:

At Bats: Pedro Cabrera - 3201
Games Played: Pedro Cabrera - 916
Runs: Pedro Cabrera - 439
Hits: Pedro Cabrera - 860
Doubles: Pedro Cabrera - 174
Triples: Chief Martin - 18
Homeruns: Chief Martin - 152
Runs Batted In: Pedro Cabrera - 485
Walks: Pedro Cabrera - 300
Stolen Bases: Banana Rupe - 51
Batting Average: Pedro Cabrera - .268
On-Base Percentage: Pedro Cabrera - .335
Slugging Percentage: Pedro Cabrera - .465

Pitching:
Games: Willie Cordero - 287
Games Started: Benjamin Ross - 138
Complete Games: Carmine Taft - 5
Shutouts: Jolbert Chavez - 4
Wins: Benjamin Ross – 48
Losses: Harry Blanco - 43
Saves: Christopher Newhan - 69
Innings Pitched: Walt Davenport – 787.5
Strikeouts: Benjamin Ross - 617
WHIP: None Qualified
Earned Run Average: None Qualified


Single Season Records
Hitting:

At-Bats: Victor Santiago - 632 (season 5)
Runs: Victor Santiago - 124 (season 5)
Hits: Victor Santiago - 220 (season 5)
Doubles: Pedro Cabrera - 40 (season 7)
Triples: Chief Martin - 9 (season 7)
Homeruns: Todd Borkowski - 53 (season 1)
Runs Batted In: Chief Martin - 147 (season 5)
Walks: Tommie Romero - 82 (season 1&2)/ Banana Rupe - 82 (season 2)
Stolen Bases: Carlos Mairena - 43 (season 4)
Batting Average: Victor Santiago - .348 (season 5)
On-Base Percentage: Lonny Hughes - .406 (season 6)
Slugging Percentage: Todd Borkowski - .636 (season 1)

Pitching:
Games: Christopher Newhan - 76 (season 2)
Games Started: Walt Cortes - 34 (season 5)
Complete Games: Emmanuel Navarro - 5 (season 1)
Shutouts: Jolbert Chavez - 4 (season 1)
Wins: Harry Blanco - 18 (season 5)
Losses: Walt Cortes - 16 (season 7)
Saves: Christopher Newhan - 49 (season 2)
Innings Pitched: Carmine Taft - 240.7 (season 1)
Strikeouts: Carmine Taft - 209 (season 1)
WHIP: Carmine Taft - 1.18 (season 2)
Earned Run Average: Carmine Taft - 3.13 (season 2)/ Vin Bryne - 3.13 (season 7)