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Author:	cdawg023 [ Wed Jul 04, 2018 6:46 pm ]
Post subject:	The New Era of Baseball: United Baseball League
So I brushed off my wii and noticed i had done a bunch of edits to the rosters. I thought it be cool to do a Season Log with a 30 Team fictional league. It's a mix mash of real players that I punched in via the player updates, and just random edits. I'm going to try to report over a whole league in entirety just to do something different. Hope everybody enjoys (I accidentally posted on 2007 season instead of 08) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Welcome to the United Baseball League The new era in professional baseball across north america. After a elongated player's strike and struggling finances of multitude of organizations. We as a league have decided to lead the charge for a new generation of baseball. The United Baseball League is a league meant for Owner's to get a return on investment while letting players enjoy baseball in a true form, emotions and with character. We hope that everyone enjoys the inaugural season and find a team to root for, as we announce the 30 teams participating in the league. Richmond Blue Claws Team Colors: Baby Blue, Navy, White Team Location: Richmond, Va Stadium Name: Captial One Ballpark (Petco Park) Owner: David Glass General Manager: Nolan Ryan Manager: Bruce Bochy Round Rock Renegades Team Colors: Navy Blue, Yellow, White Team Location: Round Rock, TX Stadium Name: Valero Field (U.S. Cellular) Owner: Joseph W. Gorder General Manager: Jon Daniels Manager: Ron Washington Durham Dragons Team Colors: Mazie, Blue, White Team Location: Durham, NC Stadium Name: State Memorial Ballpark (Camden Yards) Owner: Louis Camilleri General Manager: J.P. Ricciardi Manager: Nick Capara Montreal Reapers Team Colors: Black, Gold, White Team Location: Montreal, CAN Stadium Name: Quebec Metro Ballpark (Rogers Centre) Owner: George Cope General Manager: Demarlo Hale Manager: Edgar Martinez Charlotte Warriors Team Colors: Navy Blue, Gold, White Team Location: Charlotte, NC Stadium Name: Time Warner Stadium (GoldenApples) Owner: Robert D Marcus General Manager: Parker Norwood Manager: Terry Francona Toledo Lions Team Colors: Yellow,Grey,White Team Location: Toledo,OH Stadium Name: Main Street Stadium (Progressive) Owner: Illitch Holding Group Inc General Manager: Kevin Cash Manager: Joe Buck Edmonton Raptors Team Colors: Red,Purple,Black Team Location: Edmonton, Canada Stadium Name: Horton's Field (Comerica) Owner: Al Monaco General Manager: Ned Yost Manager: Mark McGwire Columbus Falcons Team Colors: Yellow, Black, White Team Location: Columbus,OH Stadium Name: Columbus Dome (Meterodome) Owner: Dan Gilbert General Manager: Gene Alston Manager: Curt Schillings Omaha Cougars Team Colors: Gold, Red, Blue Team Location: Omaha,NE Stadium Name: TD Ameritrade (Comerica) Owner: Al Monaco General Manager: Ned Yost Manager: Mark McGwire Iowa City Broncos Team Colors: Orange, Blue Team Location: Iowa City, IA Stadium Name: Monsanto Stadium Owner: James Swanson General Manager: Sam Bernabee Manager: Sandy Alomar Las Vegas Wolfpack Team Colors: Red, Blue, White Team Location: Las Vegas, NV Stadium Name: MGM Resorts Stadium (Panpaka) Owner: James Murren General Manager: Dan Mason Manager: Gary Jones Buffalo Bulldogs Team Colors: Red, Black, Grey Team Location: Buffalo, NY Stadium Name: Coca-Cola Field (Suburban) Owner: Bob Rich Jr General Manager: J.J. Picollo Manager: Bobby Meacham Honolulu Bluefins Team Colors: Blue, Orange, White Team Location: Honolulu, HI Stadium Name: Palm Tree Diamond (Rainbow Field) Owner: Comcast Spectator Inc General Manager: Jamie Hartfield Manager: Mike Redmond San Antonio Samurais Team Colors: Red, Yellow, Black Team Location: San Antonio Stadium Name: Phillips 66 Park (Local Ballpark) Owner: Samurais Inc General Manager: Ryan Long Manager: Tim Planter Colorado Springs Panthers Team Colors: Blue, Black, Whie Team Location: Colorado Springs, CO Stadium Name: Municipal Stadium (AT&T) Owner: David Rainbolt General Manager: J.J. Picollo Manager: Chris Woodward Jacksonville Firehawks Team Colors: Red, Yellow, Bllue Team Location: Jacksonville, FL Stadium Name: Gulfshore Field (Shea Stadium) Owner: Micheal Nolan General Manager: Jimmy Harlow Manager: Wally Owens Scranton Wildcats Team Colors: Purple, Gold, Black Team Location: Scranton, PA Stadium Name: Hershey Ballpark (Citizens Bank) Owner: Micheal Buck General Manager: Josh Olerud Manager: Doug Mientkiewicz Tuscon Dirt Devils Team Colors: Red,Black,White Team Location: Tuscon, AZ Stadium Name: CitiBank Park (Chase Field) Owner: Tuscon Baseball Holding Inc General Manager: John Gibbons Manager: Rick Honeycutt New Orleans Blue Sox Team Colors: Blue, White, Grey Team Location: New Olreans, LA Stadium Name: Tidewater Field (Nationals Park) Owner: John Rynd General Manager: Quinton Galston Manager: Craig Counsell Portland Demons Team Colors: Red, Black, White Team Location: Portland, OR Stadium Name: Intel Field (Dodgers Stadium) Owner: Howard Schultz General Manager: Micheal Girsch Manager: Mike Scioscia Tennessee Hornets Team Colors: Yellow, Black, White Team Location: Nashville, TN Stadium Name: Fedex Park (Busch Stadium) Owner: Softbank Corporation General Manager: Vincent Pierson Manager: Joe Dillion Utah Chill Team Colors: Blue, White, Black Team Location: Salt Lake City, UT Stadium Name: Pepsi-Cola Park (Minute Maid) Owner: Bruce Ratner General Manager: A.J. Peller Manager: Bud Black San Jose Knights Team Colors: Blue, Gold, Black Team Location: San Jose, CA Stadium Name: Pacific Stadium (Wrigley) Owner: Conway Family Holdings Inc General Manager: Stephen Conway Manager: Todd Whitting Phoenix Wings Team Colors: Blue, White, Grey Team Location: Phoenix, AZ Stadium Name: Banner Health Stadiu (Suburban) Owner: Christopher Henson General Manager: Randy Johnson Manager: Kieth Dugger Indianapolis Wizards Team Colors: Blue, Yellow, White Team Location: Indianapolis, IN Stadium Name: Todd Young Ballpark (Arlington Ballpark) Owner: IndyBall Inc General Manager: Rich Greenburg Manager: Jeff King Portland Venom Team Colors: Green, Yellow, White Team Location: Portland, OR Stadium Name: Intel Field (Dodgers Stadium) Owner: Portland Baseball Holding Inc General Manager: Matt Arnold Manager: Joey Core New England Senators Team Colors: Red White Blue Team Location: Foxborough,MA Stadium Name: Foxoborough Field (Great American) Owner: Robert Kraft General Manager: Chris Antonetti Manager: Dusty Baker Sacramento Sharks Team Colors: Teal, Orange, Black Team Location: Sacramento,CA Stadium Name: Cisco Field (Petco) Owner: Bad Boys Sports Inc General Manager: Tony Reagins Manager: Cecil Cooper Denver Navigators Team Colors: Blue, Yellow, White Team Location: Denver, CO Stadium Name: Davita Field (Coors Field) Owner: Mike Staffieri General Manager: Santiago Arana Manager: Chipper Jones Miami Macaws Team Colors: Green,Yellow,Red Team Location: Miami, FL Stadium Name: Miami-Dade County Field (Miami) Owner: Miami Holding Inc General Manager: Jerry Dipoto Manager: Ozzie Gullien ==================================================================================== Upcoming News Division Placement Announcing of Draft Order Team Draft Grades Preseason Predictions Stay tuned in, hope everyone finds a team to cheer for and enjoy the upcoming season. I'm still doing tweaks to rosters at the moment. So please bare with me on this. I'm trying to making a cool immersive League through forum post, and trying to be different takes a little time.

Author:	AgentP [ Wed Jul 04, 2018 8:04 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: The New Era of Baseball: United Baseball League
Torn between the Reapers and Renegades. I'm also considering the Wizards, partially out of proximity since they're the closest team to me, but I don't know if I could support a team that plays in a place called Todd Young Ballpark lmao. (Also these logos are really cool, did you make them yourself?)

Author:	cdawg023 [ Wed Jul 04, 2018 9:29 pm ]
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Didn't make the logos its a a batch of them I have from OOTP, but there a program that makes them in the that style.

Author:	cdawg023 [ Wed Jul 04, 2018 10:04 pm ]
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News The official divisional alignments have been announced as follows in the image Patriot League (DH allowed) East 1 New England Senators Montreal Reapers Charlotte Warroirs Maimi Macaws Durham Dragons Scranton Wildcats Central 1 New Orleans Blue Sox Round Rock Renegades Iowa City Broncos Columbus Falcons Denver Navigators Omaha Cougars West 1 Honolulu Bluefins Tuscon Dirt Devils San Jose Knights Portland Venom Freedom League East 2 Indianapolis Wizards Richimond Blue Claws Jacksonville Firehawks Buffalo Bulldogs Central 2 Colorado Springs Panthers San Antonio Samurais Tennessee Hornets Toledo Lions West 2 Portland Demons Edmonton Raptors Las Vegas Wolfpack Sacramento Sharks Phoenix Wings Utah Chill

Author:	PP27 [ Wed Jul 04, 2018 10:31 pm ]
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Aren't those SB Nation logos? I see the Carolina Panthers, Miami Dolphins, Toronto Raptors, and San Jose Sharks among them.

Author:	cdawg023 [ Wed Jul 04, 2018 10:43 pm ]
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Some are done in SBnation style, like I said I have a folder of image packs i got to use for OOTP baseball.

Author:	cdawg023 [ Thu Jul 05, 2018 2:02 am ]
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United Baseball League Inaugural Draft Order Pick # Team Name 1 Utah Chill 2 Montreal Reapers 3 Buffalo Bulldogs 4 Scranton Wildcats 5 Durham Dragons 6 Miami Macaws 7 Jacksonville Firehawks 8 San Antonio Samurais 9 Columbus Falcons 10 Toledo Lions 11 Omaha Cougars 12 Charlotte Warriors 13 Honolulu Bluefins 14 Oklahoma City Panthers 15 Richmond Blue Claws 16 Phoenix Wings 17 Denver Navigators 18 New England Senators 19 Tennessee Hornets 20 Tuscon Dirt Devils 21 Portland Demons 22 Round Rock Renegades 23 San Jose Knights 24 New Orleans Blue Sox 25 Iowa City Broncos 26 Portland Venom 27 Sacramento Sharks 28 Las Vegas Wolfpack 29 Indianapolis Wizards 30 Edmonton Raptors ==================================================================================== For further reference didn't edit all the rosters of teams(I got impatient), so some of the original 2008 players are still in draft pool. I know it's kind of a weird mix but bare with me. United Baseball Network's Top 5 List Cacthers ------------------------------ 1. Salvador Perez (well rounded talent, great ability to call a game, as well hit at the plate) 2. DeWanye Ellis (freakish athletic specimen, could possibly be moved out of catcher to outfield) 3. Ralph Siegmund (Brings a old-school type grit to the game, hard nosed and takes nothing from nobody) 4. Ronnie Taylor (Switch Hitting catcher with solid power and a more the serviceable arm to throw out runners.) 5. Garret Everett (Fastest catcher in the draft pool by far,with a solid ability to be a lead-off or 2-hole hitter.) Firstbase ------------------------------ 1. Albert Pujols (This man commands respect every time he heads to plate.) 2. Pat Hayden (Multi-talented Hayden has the ability to play the hot corner as well as go yard at the plate.) 3. Freddie Freeman (Ox like power behind each swing, be ready to play deep shifts against him.) 4. Altair Throne (Throne wheel house is just too big, It's suggested to just pitch high or walk the guy.) 5. Terry Williams (Your Firstbaseman's favorite Firstbaseman) Secondbase ----------------------------- 1. Takayuki Hayashi (The Japanese import is a speed demon with hall-of-fame fielding.) 2. Daniel Murphy (Probably the best hitter out of all secondbasemen in the draft.) 3. Chang-Jun Zhenq (Zhenq is a human vaccum cleaner on defense, nothing is out of his reach.) 4. Brandon Phillips (Phillips has solid power and sneaky fast speed around the bases.) 5.Colin Lewis (Aka Coco, is the definition of the slap hitting lead-off teams will love in their line up.) Shortstop ----------------------------- 1. Hugh Gordon (Solid well rounded player on all parts of the game.) 2. Bradely Cooper (Cooper makes the game look to easy at times.) 3. Johnathan Porter (One of the fastest players in the game right now.) 4. Stevie Jackson (Best way to describe how Stevie plays is scrappy.) 5. Galvin Kennedy (A savvy, pull-hitting shortstop with solid defensive play.) Thridbase ----------------------------- 1. Scott Mathieson (This one of the few guys I could see having 30+ HRs with a .300 Avg) 2. Mike Moustakas (Out of a field of predominately power hitters he stands out the most.) 3. A.J. Freeman (The most well rounded player at the hot corner.) 4. Kris Bryant (One of the better young athletes in the pool of thridbasemen) 5. Ronny Bowman (A Utility man with a more the average bat at the plate.) Leftfield ----------------------------- 1. Matt Holiday (Speed Power and Defenese, what more could you ask?) 2. Deshaun Rayban (He plays like Cubs era Alfonso Soriano to a point you thought he was a clone.) 3. Lee Helmey (Probably the fastest player in the whole draft with a solid bat to boot.) 4. Johnathan Dixon (A true 5-tool player with limited flaws to his game.) 5. Diego Soriano (He lives to take balls 500+ ft.) Centerfield ----------------------------- 1.Ken Griffey Jr (at the edge of his peak but still one of the best in the game.) 2. Ian Happ (Solid power hitter with the ability to range out and command an outfield.) 3.Carlos Beltran (Did someone say switch hitting slugger?) 4.Carlos Ruiz (Streaky hitter that can do some real damage when hot.) 5. Pablo Bustillo (Bustillo has blazing speed with a above average stick at the plate.) Rightfield ---------------------------- 1.Bryce Harper (What else is there to say about him that hasn't been said.) 2. Randall Mendoza (Speedy Rightfieler with a great aggressive approach to the plate.) 3. Adrian Matteo (Slap hitting speed demon, with a cannon for a arm.) 4. Brian Duffy (A great slugger as long he can actually hit for you.) 5. Ed Brown (Utility guy with solid power and above average talent at all categories.) Starting Pitchers 1.Shane Hipfl (You'll struggle hitting any pitch of this guy more then you'll struggle with his name.) 2.Max Scherzer (High clocking fastball with hard breaking stuff.) 3.Diego De Los Santos (Holds the fastest fastball of starters with a wicked good forkball.) 4.Zach Ulrich (Southpaw with a decent heater and a nasty slider to throw off hitters.) 5.Cole Bray (This submarine hurler has special concoction of control and solid off speed to fool hitters.) Relief Pitchers 1. Xavier Reynolds (Possibly could be moved into a starting slot, Controlled speed is a deadly weapon.) 2. Emmanuel Rodriguez (Hold an impressive aresanel of pitches to back up his 96 mph fastball.) 3. Tristan Evans (Totes a 100mph Fastball with pinpoint accuracy and quick dropping curve to back it up.) 4. Flecther Tolbert. (90 mph isn't amazing at this level but when it's followed by the nastiest knuckle ball you've seen it is.) Draft Overview will be announced soon.

Author:	cdawg023 [ Thu Jul 05, 2018 12:18 pm ]
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United Baseball League The draft has been completed, players have been dispersed and I'll hand out the overview of the league and where I think teams stand. I'll drop each overview by Division to make it slightly more digestible as a reading piece, and again hope everyone enjoys. Freedom League East Buffalo Bulldogs Projected Starting Five 1.Jason Vargas 2.John Maine 3.Elias Lopez 4.Alexis Shincock 5.Mark Prior Bullpen Edgar G Gonzalez Pedro Strop Carter Wallace Rex Brothers Jesus Padailla Kaleb Olsen Projected Starters C Ronnie Taylor 1B Jamel White 2B Charlie Culberson 3B Chris Conger SS Hugh Gordon LF Kaz Murta CF Corey Patterson RF Dany Maney Notables on bench Khalil Greene SS Jousha Gallagher CF Report: The Bulldogs, have quite the odd setup lacking a true second-baseman, and more then likely moving one it's shortstop to play weakside. That aside I feel like they have a solid hitting core with Ronnie Taylor, Hugh Gordon, Kaz Murata, and Jamel white. who will probably fill up the 3 to 6 slots in the line up. While being backed with some speedsters in Corey Patterson and Dany Maney, make for possibly lethal smallball hybrid. Aside from the position players the Starting Rotation isn't that promising, The Bulldogs are gonna be relying a little to heavily on it's outstanding relief pitching which I guess hopes to stop a lot of the bleeding it's starters will cause through out the season. Strengths: Well Rounded Offense, Impressive Bullpen Weaknesses: Lackluster Starters, Over-flooded positional players. Jacksonville Firehawks Projected Starting Five 1. Lucas Sims 2. Dan Howland 3. Sam Berkowitz 4. Mike Sampson 5. Eric Patterson Bullpen Steve Blumenstien Jewel Arriaga Jouse Santoyo Travis Hanson Saitama Kojima Edward Munro Projected Starters C Ronny Bowman 1B Eddie Marmolejos 2B Colton Lamb 3B Edwin Encarnacion SS Stevie Jackson LF Juan Pierre CF Byron Buxton RF Mack Norich Notables on bench Addison Russell Alton Ashby Micheal Taylor Kenny Watkins Report: This teams problems are gonna be unlike anyone elese, I can't see how this team will operate making sure all it's talent gets playing time throughout the season. This team has multitude of combinations it could work with given the Ronny Bowman and Colton Lamb's ability to play a range of positions in the field. I could definitely see this team trading away to bolster it's pitching a little more, The bullpen doesn't wow me but there are a few solid pieces with Kojima and Arriaga. The Starting rotation doesn't seem to have that problem so a little more pressure will be put on them to produce, but I don't see it being too much of a problem. Sims,Howland,Berkowitz are headaches to batters and deserve respect when on the mound. Strengths: Deep bench, Solid Starting Rotation Weaknesses: Too much talent Richmond Blue Claws Projected Starting Five 1. Chris Young 2. Ubaldo Jimenez 3. Jon DiNatale 4. Anthony Reyes 5. Chris Warner Bullpen David Barrow Eric Berkowitz Freddie Lynn Billy Wagner J.C Romero Jorge Sosa Brett Calloway Projected Starters C Wayne Escow 1B Steven Cawley 2B John Jenkins 3B Shannon Trest SS Johan Camargo LF Talon Bryan CF Seth Hessman RF Jaun Encarnacion Notables on bench Sebastian Alfonso Brad Hawpe Takashi Chu Diego Maza Report: I Sense a lot of things could go wrong for this team, The hold to many corner players, most could be starting for multiple teams through out the league, but they'll be sitting pine for a team that won't be able to utilize them. Even if they get settled into new positions, the Blueclaws will suffer tremendously in the fielding department. I guess what ever you got to do to make sure sluggers like Brad Hawpe and Sebastian Alfonso get on the field right? Strengths: Plenty of Sluggers, Deep Pitching staff Weaknesses: Too much talent sitting bench Indianapolis Wizards Projected Starting Five 1. Jason Kendricks 2. Bronson Arroyo 3. Oliver Perez 4. Cory Quinton 5. Pedro Soto Bullpen Ant Zoo Colin Franklin Francisco Rosario Arthur Harvell Wilson Benavaro Tristan Miller Danny Ramirez Projected Starters C Javier Valentin 1B Freedie Freeman 2B Tyler Conway 3B Jon Truby SS Jose Reyes LF Sean LaBercque CF Colby Rasmusw RF Ed Brown Notables on bench Phil Bassin Brain Barton Mosies Alou Ethan Dunwoody Report: Indianapolis, made some quite odd choices when they where on the board, The starting rotation isn't built to last for seasons as most of it's above 30 years of age almost Strengths: , Young fielding talent Weaknesses: Aging Starting Rotation,Below Average bullpen

Author:	cdawg023 [ Thu Jul 05, 2018 1:06 pm ]
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Central San Antonio Samurais Projected Starting Five 1. Yu Darvish 2. Randy Johnson 4. Drew Smyly 5. John Melo Bullpen Flecther Tolbert Ted Jennings Tom Gordon Brian Duesing Timothy Eckhert Projected Starters C Josh Bard 1B Conor Jackson 2B Pat Harvell 3B Kyle Kouzmanoff SS Wilmer Difo LF Eric Byrnes CF Goerge Joyner RF Adam Eaton Notables on bench Jeff Denham Dylan Miller Report: San Antonio came in with a plan to load the pitching staff and executed, I expect this team to keep scores low and hopefully dink and dunk hits along the way for a win. Guys like Connor Jackson and Adam Eaton are gonna be relied on heavily to push runs through in most situation which is a lot to ask for just two guys, but they could possibly be up to the challenge. Strengths: Strong Pitching Staff top to bottom, Young Devolping talent Weaknesses: No true offensive threats Tennessee Hornets Projected Starting Five 1.Damion Rayban 2.Felix Baez 3.Alex Covv 4.Tommy Moriarty 5. Gustav Pualino Bullpen Brad Lidge Bradon Wright Gavin Newton Chad Qualls Donny Archer Jeff Owens Projected Starters C Russell Martin 1B Altair Throne 2B Brandon Phillips 3B Johnathan Porter SS Takayuki Hayashi LF Nate Hamilton CF Chad Mathis RF Vince Robbins Notables on bench Rey Carrillo Eli Brooks Rick Ankiel Ben Zobrist Report: The Hornets, have quite the well rounded team, The Starters for the most part should be able to hold their own throughout the season. The Starters should efficiently produce solid run production to put them above .500, but aside from that I don't see alot of wow factors on the team to make this team a elite threat, Sure Hayashi and Phillips where top 5 picks at secondbase, but managing the middle infield with one playing slightly out of position might cause issues down the line. Strengths: Young Balanced team, High Potential Weaknesses: Streaky Pitching Staff, Not enough star power Colorado Springs Panthers Projected Starting Five 1.Johan Santana 2.Mike Foltynewicz 3.Aaron Cook 4.Jeff Francis 5.Josh Fogg Bullpen Mychal Givens Rubert Sedlacek Hong-Chin Kuo Elgin Rolls Glendon Rusch Casey Wojnarowski Projected Starters C Jason Larue 1B Carlos Guevara 2B David Holland 3B Kris Bryant SS Rafeal Furcal LF Matt Kemp CF Adonnis Fairheart RF Ryan Church Notables on bench Aaron Miles Clyde Swann Scott Griffiiths Report: I'd Probably call the Panthers my favorite to win the Central purely off the stacked lineup. I personally feel they could average a team batting average of .260+. Everybody got at-least gap to gap power and turn singles into run. Hopefully the Starters can keep hold down the high-octane hitting this team could bring for the season, because I have a lot of questions about Johan staying healthy, and guys like Josh Fogg and Jeff Francis ability to hold down the mound enough games to create wins. Strengths: Sluggers top to bottom, Weaknesses: Inconsistent Starters, Shaking fielding Toledo Lions Projected Starting Five 1. Chris Carpenter 2. Ty Howard 3. Christopher Laux 4. Everett Brown 5. Chris Tilman Bullpen Nate Karns Mike Montgomery Irwin Fullerton Oliver Reid Jason Isringhausen Eddie Devore Projected Starters C Chris Snyder 1B Albert Pujols 2B Orlando Hudson 3B Matt Decker SS Tomonori Oikawa LF Abraham Almonte CF Jay Freel RF Oscar Bowie Notables on bench Shada Thompson Brian Goodwin Adrian Sanchez Report: I don't really know how to feel about the Lions. Pujols is a major plus to have in your line up, but outside of of maybe Orlando Hudson and Matt Decker, a lot of run production will rely on him. not saying he can't do it but it's just a very thin roster on with a few athletes that could be possible threats down the road, but I just don't see it right now. The Starting Rotation is possibly the least impressive, after Chris Carpenter and Ty Howard it's a massive drop off in talent. The Bullpen is the saving grace Toledo, Mike Montgomery, Nate Karns, Irwin Fullerton have their work cut out for them this season. Strengths: Spectactular Bullpen, Solid Power Hitters Weaknesses: Depth at Pitching and Fielding

Author:	cdawg023 [ Thu Jul 05, 2018 2:28 pm ]
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West Phoenix Wings Projected Starting Five 1.Taijuan Walker 2.Tomas Foster 3. Matt Taylor 4. Brendan Taylor 5. Alex Arias Bullpen Yoan Heranado Ramon Hernandez Bill Wilport Jon Bouknight Carlos Torres David Weathers Projected Starters C Jeremy Watts 1B Nomar Garciaparra 2B Ozzie Albies 3B Scott Mathieson SS Scooter Ashley LF Chris Duncan CF Willy Taveras RF Denzel Stone Notables on bench Ian Halter Alex Gordon Jeff Keppinger Landon Powell Report: The Wings possibly have the best bullpen in the league, Guys like Bill Wilport, Ramon Hernandez, Yoan Heranado are essentially closers in their own right. The starting rotation is more then likely to be lead by Taijuan Walker or Tomas Foster, Both can give quality starts and keep a game close if need be. The wings are probably playing smallball for the season, not a lot of power hitters outside of Mathieson and Garciaparra, who really could just rack up Sac Flys all year with how fast this team is. Hopefully they'll be able to put pressure on the base paths to create a path to the playoffs. Strengths: Speedy, Deep Pitching Staff Weaknesses: Slim Power Hitting, Lack of bench depth Utah Chill Projected Starting Five 1. Jose Quintana 2. Jon Lester 3. Arnold Lewis 4. Tom Ledden 5. Ian Kennedy Bullpen Ollie Volder Cecil Gregorio Kent Mercker Melvin Acconero Henry Nalton Projected Starters C Yadier Molina 1B Mike Sweeney 2B Adam Kennedy 3B David Wright SS Matt Peters LF Penn Morris CF Mario Apodaca RF Andre Ethier Notables on bench Chester Cuthbert Zachary Tarman Ben Kelly Pedro Severino Report: The Utah Chill's eyepopping starting rotation is possibly the only thing going for them at the moment. The Bullpen is average at best and most of the run production is going to be split between Andre Ethier and David Wright. Who aren't bad players at all, but when the rest of the lineup is a dice roll of getting on base week to week, you've got a major problem on your hands. Strengths: Starting Pitching Weaknesses: Average Hitting, Lack of depth Sacramento Sharks Projected Starting Five 1.Kyle Hendricks 2.Andrew Cashner 3.Josh Shurtz 4.Martin Mendes 5. Brent Richard Bullpen Steven Napper Eric Khoury Brad Thompson Nathan Osborne Morgan Aronson Jun-Hun Sin Projected Starters C Ross O' Donald 1B Eric Kelly 2B Nash Inglett 3B Ricky Sanchez SS Alcides Escoar LF Marlon Anderson CF Carlos Beltran RF Jorge Bonifacio Notables on bench Dansby Swanson Cesar Barzilla Jeremy Knight Mark Trumbo Report: Sacramento probably has one of the better defensive teams through out the UBL, guys like Alcides Escobar and Carlos Beltran don't make too many mistakes and make some eye popping plays. They'll need to be a consistent hitting team though to be competitive within the division. The Starting rotation i would say is okay at best, Kyle Hendricks covers up alot of ground for that and bullpen is about just as average, This team is probably going to need make a mid season move to combat the current dullness of the team as a whole Strengths: Defensively solid team, Weaknesses: Iffy Pitching staff, Poor hitting team Las Vegas Wolfpack Projected Starting Five 1.Max Scherzer 2.Derek Lowe 3.Randy Wolf 4.Grant Chapman 5.Kip Wells Bullpen Phil Angel Peter Moylan Scot Schoenweis Arodys Vincaino Vernon Voyles Paul Roberts Projected Starters C Kurt Suzuki 1B Terry Williams 2B Lionel Aceves 3B Mikal Crabtree SS Alberto Rojas LF Blake Fairfield CF Ronnie Person RF Bryce Harper Notables on bench J.J. Stratton Heraldo Soria Alberso Chacon Alexander Wiltshire Report: Las Vegas Possibly made all the right moves to put them in playoff contetion, Superstar talent like Ma Scherzer and Bryce Harper put them ahead of most the competition, along with their acompanied players. Speed demons like Blake Fairfield and Heraldo Soria. Sluggers like Terry Williams and Mikal Crabtree round out a more then potent team. Strengths: Superstar Talent, Electric Offense Weaknesses: Middle Infield, 4 and 5 Starting slots Edmonton Raptors Projected Starting Five 1. Kyle Lohse 2. Allen Naseman 3. Eric Naseman 4. Mark Mulder 5. Domingo Melendez Bullpen Maverick Tretter Tito Sosa Cliff Harrison Francisco Cordero Eun-Young Song Projected Starters C Howard Benton 1B Ryan Zimmerman 2B Tommy Eag 3B Miguel Sano SS Andrew Cassity LF Matt Holliday CF Jim Edmonds RF Brian Duffy Notables on bench Gene Kraemer Austin Truby Igor Martel Ferris Flannery Report: Edmonton has a lot of work to do with it's starting rotation, there "ace" for now is Kyle Lohse who really more of middle of the week starter then a guy who you'd want to start off your line up. Thank god the Bullpen is loaded with talented relief pitching, because 1 through five will obviously struggle giving a solid seven inning outing. Strengths: Bullpen Weaknesses: Starting Pitching Portland Demons Projected Starting Five 1.Austin Lett 2.Phil McCollen 3.Ken Bryde 4.Taysuke Kuramochi 5.Izzy Venafro Bullpen Quinton Palmer Aaron Heilman Kris Irving Brian Zeleny Neal Sanhueza Projected Starters C Brian Scheider 1B Anthony Rizzo 2B Damion Easley 3B Bryon Clay SS Nasir Fallas LF Kendrick Lowes CF Trevor Brown RF Oscar Taveras Notables on bench Edgar Martinez Randall Conrad Juluis Blackheart Brian Chatham Report: The Demons seemed to build for the future instead of trying to win now, This could possibly the building blocks to a upcomming dynasty maybe. Alot of these players are mostly under 25 sprinkled in with a few Seasoned Veterans. I don't see much happening with the team now but watch out for players like Oscar Taveras, Nasir Fallas, Phill McCollen to be filling stat leader boards in the near future. Strengths: Young High Potential Team Weaknesses: Ready to go Talent, Veteran Leadership

Author:	ZeroGibson13 [ Thu Jul 05, 2018 6:30 pm ]
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I'm rooting for the Sharks

Author:	LetsGoMets77 [ Thu Jul 05, 2018 7:27 pm ]
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cdawg023 wrote: Buffalo Bulldogs Projected Starting Five 1.Jason Vargas 2.John Maine 3.Elias Lopez 4.Alexis Shincock 5.Mark Prior oof

Author:	cdawg023 [ Fri Jul 06, 2018 1:41 am ]
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Patriot League New England Senators Projected Starting Five 1. Hiroshi Kuwata 2. Dylan Bundy 3. Bryson Edwards 4. Ernesto Lorraine 5. Peter Clippard Bullpen Nui Keiki Jarvis Blalock Brian Fuentes Jonathan Broxton Cory Quiltin Justin Grimm Projected Starters C Derrek Bumatay 1B Nate Jennings 2B Justin Simmons 3B Anthony Rendon SS Clint Barmes LF Alex Marquez CF Josh Johnson RF Ian Happ Notables on bench Arthur Woods Bill Hill Jon Jay Jeffery Anderson Report: It's like New England are just always a threat to possibly be a champions. The Pitching rotation is more then serviceable for the league along with it's ridiculously talented bullpen of Keiki, Blalock, Broxton, and more. The Lineup isn't as impressive as the pitching but none the less still talented. Sluggers like Ian Happ, Anthony Rendon will help balanced out the lack of power hitters through out the roster, maybe a additional slugger could put this team as the front runner. Strengths: Legendary Bullpen, Talented Outfield Weaknesses: Middle Infield lacking, Power Hitting. Miami Macaws Projected Starting Five 1. Zach Ulrich 2. Tony Flores 3. Dario Lemay 4. Asher Wojciechowski 5. Fraklin Morales Bullpen Joel Mercado Sunny Hills Kelvin Herrera Benny Olstead Projected Starters C Ty Wilson 1B Payton Saxton 2B Colin Lewis 3B Jon Martinez SS Ryan Borkowski LF Kris Tankersley CF Jaqullie Bradely RF Wayne Hockersmith Notables on bench Heraldo Bonilla Kris Tankersley Chris Snelling Chris Floyd Report: I know I praise a mass majority of teams for their pitching but hear me out, this is definitely the best in the league. It covers up for the lack of hitting talent they have, but it may not be too much of a issue if guys like Jaquille Bradely and Payton Saxton get hot at the right time. Just don't be surprised if they make a playoff run. Strengths: Pitching Staff, Fielding Weaknesses: Power Hitting Durham Dragons Projected Starting Five 1. Harold Kistner 2. Jake Arrieta 3. Jason Schimdt 4. Rafael Ortuno 5. Peter Cosme Bullpen Otavio Urbina Ant Zoo Trevor Hoffman Justin Wilson Nate Jenkins Lance Atkison Projected Starters C Devin Cooley 1B Ethan Wheeler 2B Chavis Carson 3B Tadahito Iguchi SS Daniel Aqunio LF Adam Dunn CF Chris Young RF Jackson Terrell Notables on bench Scott Hatteberg Roberto Vega Report: The Durham Dragons are probably the worst matchup for weak pitching teams, subpar pitching is going to get Tee'd up by the likes of Adam Dunn, Chavis Carson and Ethan Wheeler. The bench has even extra sluggers if the first nine weren't enough for you. A team that turly lives by the pharse "Chicks dig the long ball". Strengths: Power Hitting Weaknesses: No True 3B, Pitching Depth Montreal Reapers Projected Starting Five 1. Diego De Los Santon 2. Greg Maddux 3. Nathan Russell 4. John Lackey 5. Esteban Loaiza Bullpen Andruw Snare Stephen Morales Carl Edwards Jr Steve Chisek Takashi Saito Parker Beson Projected Starters C David Ross 1B Adrian Gonzalez 2B Matt Weibl 3B Chris COlin SS Eli Ennis LF Johnathan Dixon CF Jaycob Brugman RF Omar Gilbert Notables on bench Stephen Drew Gabe Maldonando Chris Colin Tom Carter Ethan Pote Report: Montreal is a very top loaded team, Guys like Diego De Los Santos and Johnathan Dixon are premier talent, it's the question can the supporting cast around them keep them in a game. A lot of the more forgetable players on this team don't bring very much to the table for the Reapers and are borderline liabilities on the field (Looking at your John Lackey and Carl Edwards Jr). Strengths: 1-3 Starters, Power Hitting Weaknesses: Late Rotation Starting, Outfield Charlotte Warriors Projected Starting Five 1. Dan Haren 2. Jacob Junis 3.Bryant Russell 4. Adam Eaton 5. Clint Kicker Bullpen Taylor Buchholz Nate Goodwin Griffith Blackburn Ben Nance Luke Jackson Projected Starters C Tyler Flowers 1B Zach Tolar 2B Whit Merrifield 3B Mike Moustakas SS Manny Machado LF Jose Valenzuela CF Ananoni Mikala RF Adrian Matteo Notables on bench Terrell Jackson Jason Stutz Mitch Enochs Hedo Iwata Kory McDade Report: Charlotte is the scary good team of the East. Not a lot of obvious holes with in the roster to point out. The sheer number of talented hitters goes outside of the nine you slap on a lineup. I don't envy any team that has a series against the warroirs cause they'll more then likely push for a 10 runs or more a game. Strengths: Power Hitting, Relief Pitching Weaknesses: Starting Pitching, Fielding Scranton Wildcats Projected Starting Five 1.Stephen Starburg 2.Orlando Hernadez 3.Bartolo Colon 4. Nathan Eovaldi 5. Gerritt Coel Bullpen Rudy Seanez Brandon Kintzler Oliver Ried Todd Wellemeyer Jeremy Affeldht Projected Starters C Rico Pollard 1B Cameron Nelson 2B Fredrico Cruz 3B Curtis Campbell SS Walter Jayo LF Mark White CF Baylor Jackson RF Ken Tighe Notables on bench Colin Eckelman Albert Alomar Jr Ryan Spilborghs Howie Kendrick Nick Markakis Report: Not sure how Scranton is gonna work out but godspeed to them. I personally feel like they have too many outfielders, and should have no problem being able to trade a few away for some actual infielders. They wont be able to utilize a lot of these guys who could start in other situations and just not good to bee so deep because you can't play with 8 outfielders. Outside of this glaring issue the Pitching staff is solid 1 to 5 and I think could prevent this team being a massive tankfest. Strengths: Outfielders, Pitching Staff Weaknesses: Limited infielding,

Author:	cdawg023 [ Fri Jul 06, 2018 9:59 am ]
Post subject:	Re: The New Era of Baseball: United Baseball League
Central Iowa City Broncos Projected Starting Five 1. Clay Marist 2. Bradon Webb 3. Tanner Roark 4. Danny Dufft 5. Carlos Chaco Bullpen Guido Martinson Edgaurdo Ramirez Dave Woods Rafeal Almanza Terry Stark Projected Starters C Marcus Eldridge 1B Al Garcia 2B Gavin Kennedy 3B Troy Glaus SS Randy Hoffer LF Sean Cole CF John Peacock RF Stan Davenport Notables on bench Brian Giles Danny Valentina Trey Staton Ramon Castor Marco Vilchez Report: Iowa City tried must be thinking it's going to make a revolutionary statement by not having a actual Secondbasemen for the team. It's not going to, The desperate need for solid defensive players is obvious when have to do things like that. Who knows though maybe they can pull through but I don't have much hope for them. Strengths: Starting Pitching, Speed Weaknesses: No True 2B, Poor Fielding Columbus Falcons Projected Starting Five 1.Aaron Harang 2. Aaron Nola 3. Pedro MAldonado 4. Karl Steele 5. Burhan Mansour Bullpen Xavier Reynolds Ueda Oyama Luke Duane Projected Starters C Conrad Huaman 1B Alejandro Moreno 2B Chang-Jun Zheng 3B Wille Harris SS Sam Riley LF Cody Wallace CF David Brown RF Dayan Viciedo Notables on bench Siesaki Migita Norris Hopper Adam Farris Roberto Elizondo Ed Allen Report: The Columbus falcons have a solid set of building blocks with Aaron Nola becoming the possible ace for the team. Guys like Zhenq and Willie Harris putting up solid numbers to put this team in competitive space in the division. I'd say this would be a overall solid team, but the pitching is spotty in places and there a over abundance of outfielders on the team, not a good combo at all. Strengths: Starting Rotation Weaknesses: Bullpen Round Rock Renegades Projected Starting Five 1. Pedro Martinez 2. Cole Hammel 3. Danny Selph 4. Connor Smitth 5. Jacob Gauss Bullpen Mason Oraqou Chad Billingsley Tristan Evans Heath Bell Casper Heaverlo Projected Starters C Micheal Barrett 1B Todd Helton 2B Javier Perez 3B Augie Ojeda SS Jose Iglesias LF Diego Soriano CF Kyle Landry RF Joey Rickard Notables on bench Donny Sparks Randall White Matt Perata Leonard Mattison Report: Round Rock loaded up it's pitching staff to hopefully gloss over the much barren and lack luster hitting. Even thought Todd Helton and Diego Soriano and threats at the plate, it's hard to knock runs in when the rest of the team isn't reliable to get on base. This team is probably gonna struggle on early with it's lacking talent at the plate. Strengths: Bullpen Weaknesses: Hitting Omaha Cougars Projected Starting Five 1.Paul Lee 2.Issac Myers 3.David Richerson 4.Luiz Gohara 5. Jared Eickhoff Bullpen Alex Ciera Danny Rodrigue Mike Hudson Jose Ramirez Chad Durbin Projected Starters C Willy Contreras 1B Zach Merricks 2B Ede Warner 3B Ryan James SS Cesar Izturis LF Deshaun Rayban CF Carlos Ruiz RF Garrett Jones Notables on bench Peter Bourjos Corey Dillion Brad Wayne Earnest Grimm Bill Bibby Report: Omaha as a team just seems to have a X-Factor to it, It's a toss up how this team could do. The Pitching staff throws straight gas but most struggle a decent strike ratio to be fully effective players creating way more scoring opportunities then need be. Deshuan Rayban and Carlos Ruiz are expected to light a fire for the team offensively and I think they can do it. It's just hoping that the this wild set of pitchers can reel it in for wins on the season. Strengths: High Heat Pitching Weaknesses: Accurate pitching Denver Navigators Projected Starting Five 1. Charlie Gordon 2. Brad Penny 3. Edwin Jackson 4. Adam Wainwright 5. Kevin Gausman Bullpen Mike Wiley Jorge Andujar Montero Herrara Kuyikitio Shibuya Brian Moehler Projected Starters C Garret Everett 1B James Loney 2B Luis Castillo 3B Garrett Atkins SS Troy Tulowitzki LF Kyle Schwarber CF Andruw Jones RF David Vicente Notables on bench Mike DiFelice Marquis Warrick Nicholas Rayban Jody Gerut Chad Tracy Will Franks Report: The Navigators look like the team to beat in the central, The most talented team with a bat in their hands for sure. Troy Tulo Witzki, James Loney, Andruw Jones are real threats at the plate, and it doesn't just stop with them. The DH on this team is going to be a toss up with Guys like Chad Tracy and Nicholas Rayban who both could easily fill the spot. The Pitching is just as solid, Charlie Gordon as the Ace is always a good place to start off at back by the likes of Brad Penny, Strengths: Hitting, Pitching Staff Weaknesses: Middle Infield New Orleans Blue Sox Projected Starting Five 1. Shane Hipfl 2. Gio Gonzalez 3. Jamie Moyer 4. Julio Teheran 5. Antonio Olivas Bullpen Quinton Palmer Elias Lopez Caleb Cerone Donnie Hart Mark Redman Choji Morita Projected Starters C Ralph Siegmund 1B Trey Macini 2B Jeremy Hayman 3B Mark Renolds SS Tim Beckham LF Duncan Hines CF Ender Inciarte RF Dante Rockhill Notables on bench Micheal Magrath Rogger Ennis Bob Schmitz Patrick Stratton Adam Jones Report: New Orleans, is possibly a close second to take the central maybe even first if I'd think the hitting core was better. Shane Hipfl is the best pitcher in the league hands down and is backed by a solid Rotation and bullpen. I will say I don't understand drafting two Starting worthy cacthers in Magrath and Siegmund unless one of them plans to DH, it's a wasted talent if not. This is a quite a odd team but definitely one you'd want to watch for come September to October. Strengths: Contact Hitting, Pitching Weaknesses: Power

Author:	cdawg023 [ Fri Jul 06, 2018 10:46 am ]
Post subject:	Re: The New Era of Baseball: United Baseball League
Finally done with the Reports I'll Do a Pre-Season Power Ranking before we get into games. West Portland Venom Projected Starting Five 1. Orlando Castro 2. Mitsuro Minami 3. Doug Davis 4. Ryan Branes 5. Jason Hirsh Bullpen Daniel Amador Hirko Kuroda Joe Blanton Clay Hensley Daniel Sanchez Pete Lombard Richard Bleier Projected Starters C DeWayne Ellis 1B Shane Cain 2B Martin Colamarino 3B Bennet Claar SS Oscar Cresse LF Lee Helmey CF Pablo Bustillo RF Randall Mendoza Notables on bench Ken Griffey Jr Miguel Corona Jerry Hairston Jr Chris Burke Jorge Soler Report: Portland Venom are a massive threat to the league in my eyes. They have a qualility pitching staff with guys like Daniel Sanchez and Knuckleballer Misturo Minami, but that's not the true reason this team has a shot at playoffs. The hitting core is loaded with guys like Ken Griffey, DeWayne Ellis, Randall Mendoza, Who all can just stroke the ball. They'll probably be 3 to 5 hitters surrounded by a spur of solid contact hitters who can easily make their way to a base. Strengths: Hitting Weaknesses: Left Side Fielding Honolulu Bluefins Projected Starting Five 1. Derek Mathis 2. Jesse Meadows 3. Bradon Looper 4. Jesse Hahn 5. Dante Hammond Bullpen Jason Brewer Vince Allen Raul Olivo Yusmerio Petit Alejandro Rodriguez Natal Heaverlo Projected Starters C Matt Wieters 1B Carlos Delgado 2B Daniel Murphy 3B Howard Ramesy SS Bradely Cooper LF Alex Romero CF BoB Newberry RF J.J. Owens Notables on bench Yorvit Torrealba Eric Porter Alexander Winchester Rich Calandra Report: Honolulu has solid building blocks for a team, I personally don't see them making any noise immediately though. The lineup will probably drop off severly at around the six hitter, because their bottom end players don't bring that much to the plate. If that gets ironed out maybe things could change for the Bluefins, but right now this isn't a eye catching team and needs a little more work. Strengths: Starting Pitching, Power Hitting Weaknesses: Bullpen Tuscon Dirt Devils Projected Starting Five 1. Cidro Carrera 2. Alberto De La Torre 3. Randy Nance 4. Matt Belisle 5. Duncan Miltrow Bullpen DeAngelo Hollins Noah Eckert Gustavo Mendes Alex Alvares Phillip Tackett Projected Starters C Tom Chenny 1B Pat Hayden 2B Javier Baez 3B A.J. Freeman SS James Carter LF Scott Podsednik CF Jayson Heyward RF Paul Prowant Notables on bench Natsuko Hsia Glen Pelzig Kevin Cosme Reggie Norris Vince Murillo Evan McGinny Report: Tuscon looks like another team for the future. Most players are under the age of 25 and have room to grow and devolpment. It's not great for a bottom line of the team, but hopefully they make some moves to put it together. The pitching staff as a whole could use a little more help, but I think for where this team is at they should be okay. Strengths: High Potential Team Weaknesses: Bench Depth, Relief Pitching San Jose Knights Projected Starting Five 1.Jake Peavy 2.Cole Bray 3.Matt Clement 4.Chase Capuano 5. Anibal Sanchez Bullpen Emmanuel Rodriguez Sam Freeman Matt Grace Kai Arteaga Russ Springer Projected Starters C Salvador Perez 1B Patrick Saxton 2B Jonathan Schoop 3B Aaron McIntire SS Rich Stahlman LF Endy Chavez CF Trea Turner RF Christain Wallac Notables on bench Jeff Kent Tommy Pellow Angel Pagan Adam Melhuse Luka Dimortello Report: The San Jose Knights have a very thin roster at a first glance. The Starters aren't bad I would say have Peavy as a Ace is great, but the bullpen beyond Emmanuel Rodriguez isn't great. This team has a lot to work on and this season isn't going to be anything spectacular by them. Strengths: Speed, Contact hitting Weaknesses: Depth

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