1st April 1881
The fans of the Atlantics would just like to see their team put in some good performances this year, and perhaps not finish last, so that they can hold their head high around other clubs fans. The independent league assessors had some disappointing news for the fans as they expect the Atlantics to again be the whipping boys of baseball to finish last in the NL a full 30 games behind the pennant winners.
The MLB has left the schedule alone at 84 games again this season. One interesting piece of news is that the head office of the MLB has released a discussion paper asking for views from all interested parties on a possible expansion of the league to 16 teams.
The players have been on a tough pre-season training regime to try and bring them up to scratch ready for the season. The GM and Manager have run the rule over them during this period and have selected the following 25 players as the opening day roster.
Pitching
Batting
