1st April 1881
The fans of the Blues have enjoyed the last 2 seasons and are hoping the pennant winning team can go one better this year and take the MLB title. The independent league assessors are not as bullish about the chances of the Blues getting to the final series again as they see the team falling short in 3rd place in the AL 2 games out from the leaders.
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 fans were excited when they were invited to an open training session during pre-season work outs to watch their favourites in action. These work outs gave the GM and Manager a lot to think about. They finally came to a decision and selected the following 25 players as the opening day roster.
Pitching
Batting
