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darkcloud4579 · 07-16-2003, 01:18 PM

PELICANS RESURGENT!!
NEW ORLEANS - The beginning of season had many certainties attached. One was that the New Orleans Pelicans - nee Milwaukee Brewers - would continue to languish in futility and would likely be moved by owner Red McCombs at the end of the year.

Alas, this is no longer the case. The Pelicans, who have made a few moves like turning sometimes reliever Matt Anderson into a starter and have made acquisitions like Nelly from Oregon and Jimmy Journell from Cincinnati are owning the NL South this season, en route to what the club hopes will be its first playoff appearance since the 1980s in Milwaukee and first in a long, boring history in the Modern Era. "We haven't had much to cheer about down here. This is awesome," said Teddy Wilkins, a welder from Biloxi, Mississippi.

On June 15th, the Pelicans held a 15 game lead on Arizona and sported the best record in baseball. "Who would've expected this a year ago? I never would've," said manager Paul Molitor.

GWYNN GETS HIS CHANCE
RENO - When the National League completed the second phase of Modern Era expansion, many traditionalist fans scoffed at the notion of baseball sustaining such growth at the major league level.

The players union on the other hand, stated that there were so many players who were great and falling through the cracks. One example of a player who just needed a chance is Nevada outfielder Anthony Gwynn.

He comes from the bloodlines of greatness, Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn of the San Diego Padres. But this prince of baseball royalty never got a shot. After being drafted in 2004 with the 40th overall pick (2nd round) by the Pittsburgh Pirates, Gwynn never got more than cups of coffee in the majors. Prior to this season, he had a total of 11 major league at-bats, despite average batting over .300 in the past eight years in AAA.

Well, enter the Nevada Silverhawks. Manager Ferguson Jenkins knew of Gwynn and asked management to acquire the young player. "We knew he was too good to be playing in the minors. He was just forgotton on that club," said Jenkins.

Since coming to Nevada, he has made the most of his opportunity. Gwynn is hitting .310 with 2 homers and 6 doubles in his first 113 At-bats this season, giving one the idea that he will be a fixture at this level for the foreseeable future. "I'm glad I got a chance. I knew that my shot would come, I wasn't sure when or how it would happen. But I'm really glad it came now. Hopefully, I can stay here in Nevada and help these guys out. They gave me my first chance and I never want to forget that opportunity," he said.

WHAT?!
Gazing the standings on June 21st and you would see a very unfamiliar team atop the standings of the AL Pacific division. Its not so much that the team was unfamiliar, as the team that was NOT leading the division was. The Oregon Emeralds are three games behind the Seattle Mariners, who have retooled in an effort to break the eight year lock the Ems have held on the division title. "We want to do whatever we can to make this work this season," said Mariners manager George Brett, who is reportedly working with the Modern Era to secure either an expansion franchise in 2018 for Kansas City or having the Cincinnati Reds move there, if that club decides to follow through and leave the city.

"No comment! We're just going to work hard here in Seattle and see if we can't win this thing," said Brett.

League Standings and other information regarding teams may be accessed at the league site

Player cards are not updated and will not be until the end of the season for the Modern Era.

07-16-2003, 01:18 PM	#163
darkcloud4579 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 8,712	NEW ORLEANS ON FIRE!! PELICANS RESURGENT!! NEW ORLEANS - The beginning of season had many certainties attached. One was that the New Orleans Pelicans - nee Milwaukee Brewers - would continue to languish in futility and would likely be moved by owner Red McCombs at the end of the year. Alas, this is no longer the case. The Pelicans, who have made a few moves like turning sometimes reliever Matt Anderson into a starter and have made acquisitions like Nelly from Oregon and Jimmy Journell from Cincinnati are owning the NL South this season, en route to what the club hopes will be its first playoff appearance since the 1980s in Milwaukee and first in a long, boring history in the Modern Era. "We haven't had much to cheer about down here. This is awesome," said Teddy Wilkins, a welder from Biloxi, Mississippi. On June 15th, the Pelicans held a 15 game lead on Arizona and sported the best record in baseball. "Who would've expected this a year ago? I never would've," said manager Paul Molitor. GWYNN GETS HIS CHANCE RENO - When the National League completed the second phase of Modern Era expansion, many traditionalist fans scoffed at the notion of baseball sustaining such growth at the major league level. The players union on the other hand, stated that there were so many players who were great and falling through the cracks. One example of a player who just needed a chance is Nevada outfielder Anthony Gwynn. He comes from the bloodlines of greatness, Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn of the San Diego Padres. But this prince of baseball royalty never got a shot. After being drafted in 2004 with the 40th overall pick (2nd round) by the Pittsburgh Pirates, Gwynn never got more than cups of coffee in the majors. Prior to this season, he had a total of 11 major league at-bats, despite average batting over .300 in the past eight years in AAA. Well, enter the Nevada Silverhawks. Manager Ferguson Jenkins knew of Gwynn and asked management to acquire the young player. "We knew he was too good to be playing in the minors. He was just forgotton on that club," said Jenkins. Since coming to Nevada, he has made the most of his opportunity. Gwynn is hitting .310 with 2 homers and 6 doubles in his first 113 At-bats this season, giving one the idea that he will be a fixture at this level for the foreseeable future. "I'm glad I got a chance. I knew that my shot would come, I wasn't sure when or how it would happen. But I'm really glad it came now. Hopefully, I can stay here in Nevada and help these guys out. They gave me my first chance and I never want to forget that opportunity," he said. WHAT?! Gazing the standings on June 21st and you would see a very unfamiliar team atop the standings of the AL Pacific division. Its not so much that the team was unfamiliar, as the team that was NOT leading the division was. The Oregon Emeralds are three games behind the Seattle Mariners, who have retooled in an effort to break the eight year lock the Ems have held on the division title. "We want to do whatever we can to make this work this season," said Mariners manager George Brett, who is reportedly working with the Modern Era to secure either an expansion franchise in 2018 for Kansas City or having the Cincinnati Reds move there, if that club decides to follow through and leave the city. "No comment! We're just going to work hard here in Seattle and see if we can't win this thing," said Brett. League Standings and other information regarding teams may be accessed at the league site Player cards are not updated and will not be until the end of the season for the Modern Era.