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Originally Posted by StLee
I'll be rooting for the New Orleans Crescents, of course. But, just in case they can't find their way up to the Premier League, I'll mark the Grand Island Prairie Dogs as the team I'm rooting for with the BROOKLYN Dodgers getting my runner-up approval.
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The Crescents finished in an 8th place tie and they have potential to move up. Their pitching staff is young and strong, and they allowed the 3rd fewest runs in the league. Harry McIntire (16-18, 2.34), Buttons Briggs (25-8, 1.79), Luke Fields (10-25, 3.47), and Eddie Herr (20-11, 2.52) give them a strong rotation, but their offense is the main reason they aren't in the Premier League now.
They made a couple of moves that I like to improve their offense though, trading for RF Terry Taylor (.309, 50 RBI) and CF Burt Hart (.285, 54 RBI) and have 19 year old shortstop Solly Hoffman (.278, 57 RBI). They'll be a team to watch next year.
Sometimes watching a season and just reporting at the end of the year you miss some things, but the Prairie Dogs spent the majority of the year in fourth place, but injuries/bad luck so them go 23-32 to end the season. They've been a fun team to watch develop though, and they should continue to be competitive.
The Dodgers have been a slightly better than middle of the pack team for almost twenty years now, regardless of the league. I wish there was more to say about them, but they don't have many stars, or bad players, and are a little bland right now. I'll keep an eye on them though, and their moves to see if that changes.