Starbuckdc is the first owner to be inducted into the Owners Hall of Fame voted in by his peers. His record is outstanding, eight straight division titles, six division series championships, three league series championships, and two World Series Titles. If that wasn't enough, he has managed to have six seasons with over one hundred wins. It will be near impossible to match his amazing record.
This season, no surprise, his team is in first place looking to add on to his already impressive resume. It should be interesting to see how many more titles he will win before he retires.
Friday, September 18, 2009
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Amateur Draft Results
1. Nashville. Heinie Rice 1B. He should become a great hitter, look for him to be in the majors within three years to four years.
2. Monterrey. Craig Adkinson 1B. Back to back first basemen picked in this year's draft. Adkinson should also become a great slugger, he just has to make sure not to injure himself on and off the field. Projected to make it to the majors within four years .
3. Los Angeles. Raymond Simmons SP. A stud pitcher that any team would like to build around. He should become one of the best to ever play for the Los Angeles franchise. Look for him in three years for Cy Young considerations.
4. Syracuse. Jeremi Rice SP. A great pick, and a great pitcher to build your franchise around. Just like Simmons keep and eye for Rice since he should put up great numbers within three years.
5. Mexico City. Jeff Moore. Contract negotiations ongoing.
6. Las Vegas. John Rucker. Contract negotiations ongoing.
7. Hartford. Daryl Bonham SS. Thanks to his great defence he could be play any position beside catcher and pitcher. He should also become a great batter within four years.
8. Sioux Falls. Cozy Corbin SS. Great player that can play anywhere in the outfield and infield. Not only he poses a threat with his bat, once he gets on base he is a threat to steal a lot of bases. Projected to make it to the majors within three years.
9. Atlanta. Bobby McCarthy SP. He should become a great pitcher, will definitely make life hard for any right handed hitters. Projected to make it to the majors within five years.
10. Augusta. Jesus Amezaga RP. He should be a great long relief or even set up man. Has to work hard on staying healthy and should make it to the big show within four years.
11. Pittsburgh. Corky Whitehead. Contract negotiations ongoing.
12. Omaha. Rex Billingsley. Contract negotiations ongoing.
13. Seattle. Peaches Vasquez RP. He should become an outstanding reliever. Great pick up with the thirteenth pick. Should be making his debut in the majors within five years.
14. Cincinnati. Lefty Moehler 2B. A great overall player who will be a great addition to the Cincinnati line-up. He should make it to the majors within four years.
15. Oakland. Walter Heredia SP. Great pitcher who should lead the Oakland pitching rotation for a long time. He should make it to the majors within five years.
16. Syracuse. Josh Nixon 2B. Already picking a great pitcher with their fourth pick in the draft, Syracuse went out and great power hitter in Nixon. He should start making some noise in the majors within five years.
17. Texas. Roy Harvey. Contract negotiations ongoing.
18. San Francisco. Aubrey Simmons SP. Should make it to the big league within five years, but he has to be careful not to get injured along the way.
19. Kansas City. Robin Murphy. Contract negotiations ongoing.
20. Colorado Springs. B.C. Harper RF. Great pick so late in the draft. Should become a power hitter within three years. Must work hard on staying healthy.
21. New York. Mandy Whitfield. Contract negotiations ongoing.
22. Jacksonville. Davey Decker C. First catcher drafted in this year's draft, should become a great player. He is sound defensively and can become an outstanding hitter. Projected to make it to the big league within three years.
23. Philadelphia. Jay Fiore RF. Great pick, should become a great every day player, but it will be tough to break into the Philly line-up. If there is a spot, should make it to the majors within three years.
24. Omaha. Hal Burns RF. Another pick for Omaha in the first round. Burns should become a great hitter, and will probably be the lead-off hitter for Omaha within four years.
25. Houston. Fergie Hill. Contract negotiations ongoing.
26. Oakland. Shane Thurman SP. It might be a tough road to make it to the majors, but will see how he does four years from now.
27. New Orleans. Billy Kashmir SS. Should become a great player, both defensively and offensively. Great pick so late in the draft. Projected to make it to the majors within three years.
28. Helena. Trevor Jamison LF. Should be interesting to see if he will make it to the majors, has great speed so he could definately become a valuable pinch runner.
29. Milwaukee. Patrick Wilson. Contract negotiations ongoing.
30. Atlanta. Glenn Hafner SP. Should become a decent starting pitcher, might walk a few batter every now and again with his control. Look for him to be in the big league within five years.
31. Jacksonville. Doug Jodie SP. Picking someone like Jodie so late in the draft is very impressive. He should make his debut within five years.
32. Tampa Bay. Hank Jacquez CF. Outstanding pick by the reigning Champions. Picking this late folks, it's unreal they got such a great prospect. We should see Jacquez in the majors within five years.
33. Detroit. Spike Maxwell. Contract negotiations ongoing.
34. Charleston. Darren Miller RP. Another great late pick in this year's draft. Outstanding job done by the scouts. Miller should make it to the majors within four years.
35. Fargo. Harold Daly RP. Ridiculously great pick with the thirty-fifth pick... At least now we know how this great franchises keep on winning year in and year out, great drafting. Daly should use his great pitches within three years.
2. Monterrey. Craig Adkinson 1B. Back to back first basemen picked in this year's draft. Adkinson should also become a great slugger, he just has to make sure not to injure himself on and off the field. Projected to make it to the majors within four years .
3. Los Angeles. Raymond Simmons SP. A stud pitcher that any team would like to build around. He should become one of the best to ever play for the Los Angeles franchise. Look for him in three years for Cy Young considerations.
4. Syracuse. Jeremi Rice SP. A great pick, and a great pitcher to build your franchise around. Just like Simmons keep and eye for Rice since he should put up great numbers within three years.
5. Mexico City. Jeff Moore. Contract negotiations ongoing.
6. Las Vegas. John Rucker. Contract negotiations ongoing.
7. Hartford. Daryl Bonham SS. Thanks to his great defence he could be play any position beside catcher and pitcher. He should also become a great batter within four years.
8. Sioux Falls. Cozy Corbin SS. Great player that can play anywhere in the outfield and infield. Not only he poses a threat with his bat, once he gets on base he is a threat to steal a lot of bases. Projected to make it to the majors within three years.
9. Atlanta. Bobby McCarthy SP. He should become a great pitcher, will definitely make life hard for any right handed hitters. Projected to make it to the majors within five years.
10. Augusta. Jesus Amezaga RP. He should be a great long relief or even set up man. Has to work hard on staying healthy and should make it to the big show within four years.
11. Pittsburgh. Corky Whitehead. Contract negotiations ongoing.
12. Omaha. Rex Billingsley. Contract negotiations ongoing.
13. Seattle. Peaches Vasquez RP. He should become an outstanding reliever. Great pick up with the thirteenth pick. Should be making his debut in the majors within five years.
14. Cincinnati. Lefty Moehler 2B. A great overall player who will be a great addition to the Cincinnati line-up. He should make it to the majors within four years.
15. Oakland. Walter Heredia SP. Great pitcher who should lead the Oakland pitching rotation for a long time. He should make it to the majors within five years.
16. Syracuse. Josh Nixon 2B. Already picking a great pitcher with their fourth pick in the draft, Syracuse went out and great power hitter in Nixon. He should start making some noise in the majors within five years.
17. Texas. Roy Harvey. Contract negotiations ongoing.
18. San Francisco. Aubrey Simmons SP. Should make it to the big league within five years, but he has to be careful not to get injured along the way.
19. Kansas City. Robin Murphy. Contract negotiations ongoing.
20. Colorado Springs. B.C. Harper RF. Great pick so late in the draft. Should become a power hitter within three years. Must work hard on staying healthy.
21. New York. Mandy Whitfield. Contract negotiations ongoing.
22. Jacksonville. Davey Decker C. First catcher drafted in this year's draft, should become a great player. He is sound defensively and can become an outstanding hitter. Projected to make it to the big league within three years.
23. Philadelphia. Jay Fiore RF. Great pick, should become a great every day player, but it will be tough to break into the Philly line-up. If there is a spot, should make it to the majors within three years.
24. Omaha. Hal Burns RF. Another pick for Omaha in the first round. Burns should become a great hitter, and will probably be the lead-off hitter for Omaha within four years.
25. Houston. Fergie Hill. Contract negotiations ongoing.
26. Oakland. Shane Thurman SP. It might be a tough road to make it to the majors, but will see how he does four years from now.
27. New Orleans. Billy Kashmir SS. Should become a great player, both defensively and offensively. Great pick so late in the draft. Projected to make it to the majors within three years.
28. Helena. Trevor Jamison LF. Should be interesting to see if he will make it to the majors, has great speed so he could definately become a valuable pinch runner.
29. Milwaukee. Patrick Wilson. Contract negotiations ongoing.
30. Atlanta. Glenn Hafner SP. Should become a decent starting pitcher, might walk a few batter every now and again with his control. Look for him to be in the big league within five years.
31. Jacksonville. Doug Jodie SP. Picking someone like Jodie so late in the draft is very impressive. He should make his debut within five years.
32. Tampa Bay. Hank Jacquez CF. Outstanding pick by the reigning Champions. Picking this late folks, it's unreal they got such a great prospect. We should see Jacquez in the majors within five years.
33. Detroit. Spike Maxwell. Contract negotiations ongoing.
34. Charleston. Darren Miller RP. Another great late pick in this year's draft. Outstanding job done by the scouts. Miller should make it to the majors within four years.
35. Fargo. Harold Daly RP. Ridiculously great pick with the thirty-fifth pick... At least now we know how this great franchises keep on winning year in and year out, great drafting. Daly should use his great pitches within three years.
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Division Reviews
American League
AL North
AL East
AL North
Minnesota PeaceFrog missed the playoffs last year for the first time in their history. They will look to improve on the eighty nine wins they had last year. They have been busy signing free agents plus making some deals. Howard O'Brian and Hugh Brewer were signed to multi-years deals and a major deal bringing in Dan Shipley were some of the moves done to get them back in contention. The injury bug hit Minnesota hard right from the start of the season. Shipley being gone for the entire year and his salary of over sixty millions over four years is hard to overlook. The team has reacted quite well thus far, leading the division and having multiple winning streaks.
Detroit Red Dogs are coming off their best showing in their franchise history. It will be hard to repeat the season success they enjoyed last year but management believes it's possible since there have been no moves at all. Notable additions to the club are the promotions of Chick Linden and Orber Torres.
Milwaukee Cream Citys is hoping that last year was no fluke and try to make it to the post-season for the second time in franchise history. When you win ninety games in the previous year you are doing something right, hence there have been no major moves made by Milwaukee. They did make a free agent signing, getting Archie Metzger for a couple or years. Will see if they will remain quiet or they will make a blockbuster trade.
Syracuse Snow Pirates have managed to get themselves back on track after a disastrous start of the season. Having a lot more pressure now, with " The Frozen Galley" closely following the day to day team operations, Syracuse hasn't dissapointed. So far, they are on pace to surpass the eighty wins they had last year. Although Syracuse is trying to get into the playoffs for the first time in Syracuse's history, they have made trades that makes the team better long term. Getting young players, through trades, such as Bart Hamelin and Max Guillen.
AL East
Atlanta Cherokee is looking to improve on the seventy two wins campaign they had last year. Thus far, they are on pace to not only surpass that mark but even win the division and furthermore get into the playoffs for the first time in Atlanta's history. Ofcourse it's still early in the season, but at least we got people talking in Atlanta about the good start their team has had.
They have made a lot of moves, especially in the free agents market. Some of their signings are: Jin Pan, Sidney Ryan and Willie Barajas.
They have made a lot of moves, especially in the free agents market. Some of their signings are: Jin Pan, Sidney Ryan and Willie Barajas.
Philadelphia Cheesesteaks are in danger of ending their streak of five straight division titles. There is still a lot of baseball to be played and last year they had a rough start too and still ended up with eighty eight wins and the division crown. Philadelphia have been quite active making some big trades. They hope Benji Villafuerte and Kirk Kirby will help them get closer to that elusive title.
Hartford Stags is having a decent start of the season, definately looking on improving on the sixty six wins the team had last year. After moving the team, management is trying to see how the team accomodates to the new environment. So far, there have been no major moves, either signing free agents or making any major deals.
Augusta Mainiacs is having a tough start of the season so far. Trying to make it to the playoffs for the first time in team history, management has worked overtime to get some talent in town. They have made a lot of additions to the club, some of the major ones are free agent signings of: Jaime Kojima, Walter Miceli and Richard Tanaka.
AL South
New Orleans Bead Busters has started the season on a good note. They are trying to improve on the great season they had last year when they won ninety games and appeared in the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. Louie Caballero and Carlos Perez are some of the additions to the team, maybe there are more moves coming for New Orleans. Currently New Orleans are fighting for the division lead with Tampa, should be an interesting battle throughout the season.
Tampa Bay Thunder after having a great season capped with the World Series title last year are looking for a repeat. Winning that World Series ring in the previous year has made management content to stick to the same team. Therefore, no major trades nor free agent signings have been made for Tampa Bay.
Texas Express is having a tough start of the season, quite a surprise after winning at least eighty games the previous three seasons. Additions such as Brandon Jacobs and Lawrence Butler were brought in to solidify this team and give them a push for the playoff race. Will see how they accommodate to their new team.
Nashville Nalas is looking on improving to the forty nine wins they had last season. Although they haven't had a great start in the current season, they are on pace to surpass their last season total in wins. Couple of additions to the team are Derrek Newfield and Ivan Sweeney.
AL West
St. Louis Start of Something is looking for another division title, and have started the season on a great note. They are on pace to surpass the ninety six wins they had last year. The additions of Darell Price and Adam Podsednik have helped propel St. Louis into first place in the AL West division. Will see how the rest of the season will look for St. Louis and if they manage to win the division, it will be interesting to see if they can go all the way to win the World Series title.
Omaha Hot Pockets is trying to get into the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. Although there is still a lot of baseball to be played, they should be happy with their start and maybe with a few moves they can overtake St. Louis for the division crown. Management hasn't made any major moves thus far, they are content with what their current team as it is.
Las Vegas Madness is having a tough start, but they have plenty of time to recover. Management has been very active through trades and free agency. Additions such as John Chen, Sammy Lee, Rudy Grey and Bret Schneider have improved the team considerably on paper, it's just a matter of time until the wins pile up.
Oakland Renegades is also having a tough start, especially after winning eighty wins last year. Additions of Toby Thompson and Neifi Romero haven't helped thus far like management expected. Management might need to make a couple more moves to get the team back on track or maybe they need to be patient and see how the new acquisitions accomodate to the team.
AL South
New Orleans Bead Busters has started the season on a good note. They are trying to improve on the great season they had last year when they won ninety games and appeared in the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. Louie Caballero and Carlos Perez are some of the additions to the team, maybe there are more moves coming for New Orleans. Currently New Orleans are fighting for the division lead with Tampa, should be an interesting battle throughout the season.
Tampa Bay Thunder after having a great season capped with the World Series title last year are looking for a repeat. Winning that World Series ring in the previous year has made management content to stick to the same team. Therefore, no major trades nor free agent signings have been made for Tampa Bay.
Texas Express is having a tough start of the season, quite a surprise after winning at least eighty games the previous three seasons. Additions such as Brandon Jacobs and Lawrence Butler were brought in to solidify this team and give them a push for the playoff race. Will see how they accommodate to their new team.
Nashville Nalas is looking on improving to the forty nine wins they had last season. Although they haven't had a great start in the current season, they are on pace to surpass their last season total in wins. Couple of additions to the team are Derrek Newfield and Ivan Sweeney.
AL West
St. Louis Start of Something is looking for another division title, and have started the season on a great note. They are on pace to surpass the ninety six wins they had last year. The additions of Darell Price and Adam Podsednik have helped propel St. Louis into first place in the AL West division. Will see how the rest of the season will look for St. Louis and if they manage to win the division, it will be interesting to see if they can go all the way to win the World Series title.
Omaha Hot Pockets is trying to get into the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. Although there is still a lot of baseball to be played, they should be happy with their start and maybe with a few moves they can overtake St. Louis for the division crown. Management hasn't made any major moves thus far, they are content with what their current team as it is.
Las Vegas Madness is having a tough start, but they have plenty of time to recover. Management has been very active through trades and free agency. Additions such as John Chen, Sammy Lee, Rudy Grey and Bret Schneider have improved the team considerably on paper, it's just a matter of time until the wins pile up.
Oakland Renegades is also having a tough start, especially after winning eighty wins last year. Additions of Toby Thompson and Neifi Romero haven't helped thus far like management expected. Management might need to make a couple more moves to get the team back on track or maybe they need to be patient and see how the new acquisitions accomodate to the team.
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