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attackemu · 11-08-2003, 01:49 AM

December 15, 1994

The first year of the RMLB has officially wrapped up! It was an exciting first year for the league, and plenty of incredible things happened. First of all, the general information for the season:

STANDINGS

NL WEST
Denver 89-73
Sacramento 89-73
Salt Lake City 86-76
Seattle 84-78
Minnesota 83-79
Portland 73-89

NL EAST
Washington 94-68
Philadelphia 86-76
Hartford 79-83
Buffalo 75-87
New York City 68-94
Boston 66-96

SL WEST
Tucson 94-68
Oklahoma 89-73
Los Angeles 87-75
Albuquerque 86-76
Las Vegas 77-85
San Francisco 68-94

SL EAST
Louisville 86-76
New Orleans 86-76
Little Rock 82-80
Richmond 75-87
Memphis 72-90
Austin 70-92

PLAYOFFS
Wild-Card Series

Philadelphia defeats Washington 3-2
Denver defeats Sacramento 3-1
Louisville defeats Tucson 3-1
Oklahoma defeats New Orleans 3-2

LCS

Philadelphia defeats Denver 3-0
Louisville defeats Oklahoma 3-0

JACKSON CUP
Philadelphia defeats Louisville 3-1

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FIRST JACKSON CUP WINNERS!
THE PHILADELPHIA PANTHERS!!!

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENTS

League Leaders
BA: Glen Cannon, Philadelphia, .362
HR: Mark Philbrick, Oklahoma, 66
RBI: Mark Philbrick, Oklahoma, 145
ERA: Jeffery Bevis, Hartford, 3.22
K: Sukegorou Kyuso, New Orleans, 205

Awards
Dale Murphy Award
NL: Pedro Gula, NYC, .333/49/137/1.173OPS
SL: Mark Philbrick, OKL, .262/66/145/1.001OPS

Nolan Ryan Award
NL: Bernard Cyriaks, SAC, 18-8/3.26/169Ks
SL: Lucio Reno, LR, 19-11/4.13/189

Needless to say, the first year of the RMLB was very much hitter dominated! We're proud to say that in our first year, we had a player break Roger Maris' single-season homerun record in the MLB by 5!!!

There have been some vocal supporters of the Richmond Rebels, Boston Americans and Las Vegas Express so we will be providing a bit deeper of an analysis for those three teams.

BOSTON

The Americans struggled in their first year. Though they were a tough hitting team, their .278 average was 6th in the RMLB, they never seemed to capitalize on opportunities as their 826 runs scored was only 18th. They had a team ERA of 5.87, the worst in the league, and this is what gave them the worst record.
Only one member of the team, 1B Jere Mulhall was named to the all-star team in June.
Mulhall was a huge bright spot for the Americans, hitting .326 with 37 homeruns and 129 RBI and making a strong run at the Dale Murphy Award. He is beginning to gather a large following in Boston. The other major offensive force for the team was 3B Fred Didden, who hit .308 with 22 homeruns and 100 RBI.
The strongest pitcher for the team, which is somewhat of a dubious honor, was Manny Fabregas who posted a 13-5 record with a comparitavely strong 4.54 ERA. Bob Fallon did good work out of the bullpen, maintaining a 1.91 ERA throughout the year.

LAS VEGAS
The Express has a promising, but ultimately disappointing year. They had the eigth best batting average in the league, but like Boston, they failed to execute. Their runs scored(844) placed 13th in the league. Las Vegas also stuggled with pitching as their staff posted a 5.07 ERA over the year.
LF Milton Ball was Sin City's sole representative at the all-star game in 1994, but he slowed down in the second half. He still finished with relatively strong numbers of .282 with 34 homeruns and 112 RBI. His neighbor in the field, CF John Desverneys had a good year as well, hitting .296 with 29 Homeruns, 107 RBI and 20 stolen bases.
Though he was second in the rotation, Cristian Barbera was the finest pitcher on the team. He posted a 15-6 record with a 4.12 era, easily the lowest of the staff.

RICHMOND
The Rebels suffered from great mediocrity all year. With the exception of Batting Average(22nd) and Homeruns(9th), Richmond finished between 11-18th place in every major statistical category, both hitting and pitching.
The all-star game had four representative from Richmond, pitchers Alfonso Valazquez(SP) and Romeo Galicia(CL), catcher John Heideman and shortstop Raul Sanchez.
Sanchez is the biggest star in Richmond, having knocked out 50 homeruns and come through with 130 RBI albeit posting a modest .256 average.
Valazquez had an excellent season, going 18-15 with a 3.80 ERA. Galicia was destroyed after the all-star game, ultimately posting a 1-11 record, 4.81ERA and only 28 saves.

As the offseason approaches, a number of much buzzed about young stars are directing their attention to the RMLB rather than the MLB, mostly thanks to the opportunity for immediate stardom. Future prospects Jason Giambi, Derek Jeter and John Wasdin, as well as major Japanese star Hideo Nomo have already comitted themselves to the RMLB draft rather than entrance into the MLB and more are expected to join.

What a fantastic year!

11-08-2003, 01:49 AM	#12
attackemu All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 971	1994 YEAR IN REVIEW! December 15, 1994 The first year of the RMLB has officially wrapped up! It was an exciting first year for the league, and plenty of incredible things happened. First of all, the general information for the season: STANDINGS NL WEST Denver 89-73 Sacramento 89-73 Salt Lake City 86-76 Seattle 84-78 Minnesota 83-79 Portland 73-89 NL EAST Washington 94-68 Philadelphia 86-76 Hartford 79-83 Buffalo 75-87 New York City 68-94 Boston 66-96 SL WEST Tucson 94-68 Oklahoma 89-73 Los Angeles 87-75 Albuquerque 86-76 Las Vegas 77-85 San Francisco 68-94 SL EAST Louisville 86-76 New Orleans 86-76 Little Rock 82-80 Richmond 75-87 Memphis 72-90 Austin 70-92 PLAYOFFS Wild-Card Series Philadelphia defeats Washington 3-2 Denver defeats Sacramento 3-1 Louisville defeats Tucson 3-1 Oklahoma defeats New Orleans 3-2 LCS Philadelphia defeats Denver 3-0 Louisville defeats Oklahoma 3-0 JACKSON CUP Philadelphia defeats Louisville 3-1 CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FIRST JACKSON CUP WINNERS! THE PHILADELPHIA PANTHERS!!! INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENTS League Leaders BA: Glen Cannon, Philadelphia, .362 HR: Mark Philbrick, Oklahoma, 66 RBI: Mark Philbrick, Oklahoma, 145 ERA: Jeffery Bevis, Hartford, 3.22 K: Sukegorou Kyuso, New Orleans, 205 Awards Dale Murphy Award NL: Pedro Gula, NYC, .333/49/137/1.173OPS SL: Mark Philbrick, OKL, .262/66/145/1.001OPS Nolan Ryan Award NL: Bernard Cyriaks, SAC, 18-8/3.26/169Ks SL: Lucio Reno, LR, 19-11/4.13/189 Needless to say, the first year of the RMLB was very much hitter dominated! We're proud to say that in our first year, we had a player break Roger Maris' single-season homerun record in the MLB by 5!!! There have been some vocal supporters of the Richmond Rebels, Boston Americans and Las Vegas Express so we will be providing a bit deeper of an analysis for those three teams. BOSTON The Americans struggled in their first year. Though they were a tough hitting team, their .278 average was 6th in the RMLB, they never seemed to capitalize on opportunities as their 826 runs scored was only 18th. They had a team ERA of 5.87, the worst in the league, and this is what gave them the worst record. Only one member of the team, 1B Jere Mulhall was named to the all-star team in June. Mulhall was a huge bright spot for the Americans, hitting .326 with 37 homeruns and 129 RBI and making a strong run at the Dale Murphy Award. He is beginning to gather a large following in Boston. The other major offensive force for the team was 3B Fred Didden, who hit .308 with 22 homeruns and 100 RBI. The strongest pitcher for the team, which is somewhat of a dubious honor, was Manny Fabregas who posted a 13-5 record with a comparitavely strong 4.54 ERA. Bob Fallon did good work out of the bullpen, maintaining a 1.91 ERA throughout the year. LAS VEGAS The Express has a promising, but ultimately disappointing year. They had the eigth best batting average in the league, but like Boston, they failed to execute. Their runs scored(844) placed 13th in the league. Las Vegas also stuggled with pitching as their staff posted a 5.07 ERA over the year. LF Milton Ball was Sin City's sole representative at the all-star game in 1994, but he slowed down in the second half. He still finished with relatively strong numbers of .282 with 34 homeruns and 112 RBI. His neighbor in the field, CF John Desverneys had a good year as well, hitting .296 with 29 Homeruns, 107 RBI and 20 stolen bases. Though he was second in the rotation, Cristian Barbera was the finest pitcher on the team. He posted a 15-6 record with a 4.12 era, easily the lowest of the staff. RICHMOND The Rebels suffered from great mediocrity all year. With the exception of Batting Average(22nd) and Homeruns(9th), Richmond finished between 11-18th place in every major statistical category, both hitting and pitching. The all-star game had four representative from Richmond, pitchers Alfonso Valazquez(SP) and Romeo Galicia(CL), catcher John Heideman and shortstop Raul Sanchez. Sanchez is the biggest star in Richmond, having knocked out 50 homeruns and come through with 130 RBI albeit posting a modest .256 average. Valazquez had an excellent season, going 18-15 with a 3.80 ERA. Galicia was destroyed after the all-star game, ultimately posting a 1-11 record, 4.81ERA and only 28 saves. As the offseason approaches, a number of much buzzed about young stars are directing their attention to the RMLB rather than the MLB, mostly thanks to the opportunity for immediate stardom. Future prospects Jason Giambi, Derek Jeter and John Wasdin, as well as major Japanese star Hideo Nomo have already comitted themselves to the RMLB draft rather than entrance into the MLB and more are expected to join. What a fantastic year!