[David Watts]

Corpus Christi are the champions of the 1977 season. The Hooks beat Peoria 4 games to 1 in the LCS.

In a year I truly expected to see someone hit 50 or even 60 home runs, the league leader ended up being Mark McGwire with 43. Rookie sensation Trevor Story finished in 2nd with 42.

David Ortiz will get his 3000th hit and his 500th home run. He signed a new deal with the Lansing Lugnuts and is back for 1978. Glad to see he's still starting. Always hate it when guys come back to serve only as a pinch hitter. Ortiz is now 44 years old.

Hilton Smith is back again for 78 as well. Smith is now 41 years old. Hilton picked up his 250th victory in the last game of the 1977 season. He should be ranked 2nd in career wins by the end of the season.

Gary Carter was the only player inducted into the Hall of Fame during the offseason. Guessing the game's voters take into account the position a player plays when casting their votes, as Carter's numbers are impressive amongst catchers, but rather pedestrian otherwise. There is his defense as well.

Barry Bonds went number 1 in the draft, as expected. The Arkansas Travelers were the lucky recipients. He is already hitting 3rd for the Travelers. Cool thing is he's hitting right in front another youngster Eric Davis. The Travelers will be a fun team to watch.

Couple weeks into the 78 season and Nap Lajoie is hitting .above .400 again.

Tris Speaker is off to a hot start as well. Speaker is going to be the fastest ever to 3000 hits if he continues at his current pace. He has suffered injuries over the last 2 seasons though.

Cecil Fielder is off to a torrid pace in regards to home runs to start the 78 season. He's already has 10 on the year putting him on pace for 95. He's had 2 multiple home runs games over the start of the season,

The preseason predictions have Greg Maddux winning 26 games in 78. Would love to see it, as it's been a long time since anyone's won 25+ games in this league.