GCL blog post updates
 

I'll use this thread to post links to my blog posts as the season progresses. Here's the first one:

A Preview of the GCL?s Second Season | Grand Championship League

The season's first report:

Seven Teams Jump Out to 3-0 Records | Grand Championship League

Here's my latest league report, "The Division Races and the Rhetoric Heat Up":

The Division Races and the Rhetoric Heat Up | Grand Championship League

If anyone wants to send me comments about their team's performance without being approached by me, feel free to do so. I'm happy to use the quotes like I did above. You'll notice that RIBC is looking to get a little back-and-forth going with another GM (I have asked for a response to those comments and will publish them when they arrive), which is the kind of thing I welcome, as long as everyone realizes it's all in fun and nothing personal is meant by it.

This week's GCL report:

The Cook and Palkowski Divisions Are Where It's At:

Cook and Palkowski Divisions Are Where It?s At | Grand Championship League

Overheard at the local watering hole: A few GCL GMs and commissioner Michael Branda chat about the league and about strategies for success in OOTP:

Overheard at the Watering Hole? | Grand Championship League

We're quarter of the way through the second season of the Grand Championship League, and already one of the division leaders is showing some angst. Meanwhile, another GM seeks to fine-tune his attack and a third puts his entire pitching staff on the trading block to get some desperately-needed bats:

A Disappointed Division Leader, Fine-Tuning an Attack, and Let?s Make a Deal | Grand Championship League

The first trade of the Grand Championship League has happened, and it's a blockbuster of the Hamilton-for-Verlander kind:

Blockbuster Trade: SP Raul Flores Swapped For RF Juan Luna | Grand Championship League

The latest Grand Championship League report: Top Teams Stumble as May 1985 Ends. Every club still has a shot at bringing glory to their online league.

Top Teams Stumble as May 1985 Ends | Grand Championship League

PEBA Sails Along the Middle and Into First Place in the GCL's 2nd season:

PEBA Sails Along the Middle and Into First Place | Grand Championship League

What's new in the Grand Championship League? Play at the Plate wants more offense, despite their league-best record, RIBC and RFTP have made a trade, and our commissioner Michael Branda offers his thoughts on the first half of the season and how he sees the second half shaping up:

Seeking More Offense, To Switch or Not to Switch Horses, and Our Commissioner?s Report | Grand Championship League

RIBC GM James Paterson summons the ghost of the late wrestler Randy "Macho Man" Savage to explain his latest trade, which is his second in three days.

RIBC GM Summons the Ghost of Randy ?Macho Man? Savage to Explain Trade | Grand Championship League

Play at the Plate (PATP) and Asahi2 have pulled off a Grand Championship League trade that bolsters PATP's so-so offense while giving up two key members of its pitching staff. Smart move or a setup for disaster for a team that still boasts the GCL's best record? We shall see.

PATP Deals Two Top Hurlers to Bolster its Offense | Grand Championship League

‘No Need to Panic,’ OTBA GM Says in Reaction to PATP Trade. That and other comments from the Grand Championship League's second season, where it's almost the end of July and two-way battles are emerging for the lead of all four divisions.

?No Need to Panic,? OTBA GM Says in Reaction to PATP Trade | Grand Championship League

The trading deadline in the Grand Championship League has passed without any additional blockbuster deals. Let's see who's winning and who's losing with two months to go in the season:

Assessing the GCL as August Begins | Grand Championship League

The latest GCL update:

As the dog days of August near their end, three of the four division races in the Grand Championship League have opened up, with ASBA, PEBA, and Play at the Plate (PATP) taking leads of six games or more in the Heinsohn, Raht, and Palkowski Divisions, respectively.

In the Cook Division, however, BSA and USBL have turned the race for first into a two-team affair, with the latter just a game out, while former leader Asahi2 has dropped to seven games back.

Read more: One Division Race Remains Close | Grand Championship League

The latest GCL blog post takes a look at how some of this season's trades have worked out for the teams involved:

How Have the Trades Worked Out? | Grand Championship League

The GCL's second season is in the books. Congrats to the four leagues whose reps made it to the playoffs: PEBA, USBL, PATP, and ASBA. Here's a look at the playoff picture, including some bold thoughts from PATP's GM:

GCL Season 2: A Playoff Preview | Grand Championship League

Who will be the heroes of the GCL's second postseason? How about a light-hitting center fielder who hit just five home runs during the regular season but two in his team's Game One, including a 16th-inning walk-off shot? The details:

Two Dramatic One-Run Games Open the GCL Playoffs | Grand Championship League

The GCL's first round playoff series are even as ASBA throttled PATP and PEBA nipped USBL:

Series Knotted at 1-1 as ASBA Drowns PATP, PEBA Wins By a Run | Grand Championship League

Is bad blood brewing in the GCL playoffs? USBL takes a 2-1 series lead over defending champs PEBA, but not without some benches-clearing drama in the process. Meanwhile, PATP avenges a 9-4 Game Two loss with a 9-4 win of their own over ASBA:

PATP, USBL Take 2-1 Series Leads | Grand Championship League