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darkcloud4579 · 03-07-2004, 04:17 AM

KNIGHTS CRASH AL EAST PARTY
Of all the teams that should be leading the AL East, the LAST team you'd expect would be those expansion bums, the Hartford Knights. The proverbial bastard stepchild of the Metro-NY area, the team must've figured it had to step it up, with the Florida Marlins moving to Brooklyn, giving the region one more reason to ignore the club.

The team sits a game behind the club even LESS LIKELY (if that's possible) to be leading the division, the Orlando Rays. The Rays epitomize the adage that "a little change could do you good." Vlad Guerrero is doing what they brought him here for, paying over $20m per year. After spending most of last season injured, he's already close to matching his numbers from then.

The AL East logjam is compounded by the fact that every team is within 4 games of the lead. The Red Sox are just a half game out of the lead. The Orioles are 2 games out, The Yankees are 2.5 out and Toronto is 4 games out.

NEW NAME, NEW ATTITUDE
Speaking of changing doing a team good, The Pride of Cleveland are living up to their new namesakes so far this season. The team leads Minnesota in the AL Central by three games. The team's pitching is Top 10 in the majors, led by SP Jason Stumm and Sean Smith who both have six wins.

HAWKS HANGING TOUGH
In the always tough AL West, the Nevada Silverhawks are tied with the Texas Rangers for the division lead. Manny Ramirez is hitting .341, which is helping the Rangers gun for their next title. The Silverhawks are again near the top of the majors in batting, but if their pitching doesn't pick up, currently 29th in the majors in team ERA, they might be on the outside looking in again.

The team is thrilled with the performance of rookies 3B Jaime D'Antona, a product of their minor league system who is tied for the major league lead in homers so far with 18 and 2nd in the AL with 50 RBI. "We're amazed that he managed to come along this fast," said Cito Gaston, who said D'Antona was not planned to be the starter this year. "With him playing so well at third, we move Mark [Texieria] to first and that's what made Todd [Helton] (who was traded to Minnesota) expendable," said Dark Cloud.

WE'VE GOT SPIRIT, YES WE DO!
The Spirit are having a season that makes DC fans thrilled they have baseball again, putting the team in a position to make their first playoff appearance since leaving Montreal. They have a 7 1/2 game lead on Philadelphia and New York. Mike Cuddyer is tied for the ML-lead in homers with 18 and SP Josh Karp is 6-1.

Houston leads the NL Central over Milwaukee by a game and a game and a half over Cincinnati.

Arizona leads the NL West by 5.5 games over Colorado.

03-07-2004, 04:17 AM	#158
darkcloud4579 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 8,689	JUNE 1, 2009 UPDATE KNIGHTS CRASH AL EAST PARTY Of all the teams that should be leading the AL East, the LAST team you'd expect would be those expansion bums, the Hartford Knights. The proverbial bastard stepchild of the Metro-NY area, the team must've figured it had to step it up, with the Florida Marlins moving to Brooklyn, giving the region one more reason to ignore the club. The team sits a game behind the club even LESS LIKELY (if that's possible) to be leading the division, the Orlando Rays. The Rays epitomize the adage that "a little change could do you good." Vlad Guerrero is doing what they brought him here for, paying over $20m per year. After spending most of last season injured, he's already close to matching his numbers from then. The AL East logjam is compounded by the fact that every team is within 4 games of the lead. The Red Sox are just a half game out of the lead. The Orioles are 2 games out, The Yankees are 2.5 out and Toronto is 4 games out. NEW NAME, NEW ATTITUDE Speaking of changing doing a team good, The Pride of Cleveland are living up to their new namesakes so far this season. The team leads Minnesota in the AL Central by three games. The team's pitching is Top 10 in the majors, led by SP Jason Stumm and Sean Smith who both have six wins. HAWKS HANGING TOUGH In the always tough AL West, the Nevada Silverhawks are tied with the Texas Rangers for the division lead. Manny Ramirez is hitting .341, which is helping the Rangers gun for their next title. The Silverhawks are again near the top of the majors in batting, but if their pitching doesn't pick up, currently 29th in the majors in team ERA, they might be on the outside looking in again. The team is thrilled with the performance of rookies 3B Jaime D'Antona, a product of their minor league system who is tied for the major league lead in homers so far with 18 and 2nd in the AL with 50 RBI. "We're amazed that he managed to come along this fast," said Cito Gaston, who said D'Antona was not planned to be the starter this year. "With him playing so well at third, we move Mark [Texieria] to first and that's what made Todd [Helton] (who was traded to Minnesota) expendable," said Dark Cloud. WE'VE GOT SPIRIT, YES WE DO! The Spirit are having a season that makes DC fans thrilled they have baseball again, putting the team in a position to make their first playoff appearance since leaving Montreal. They have a 7 1/2 game lead on Philadelphia and New York. Mike Cuddyer is tied for the ML-lead in homers with 18 and SP Josh Karp is 6-1. Houston leads the NL Central over Milwaukee by a game and a game and a half over Cincinnati. Arizona leads the NL West by 5.5 games over Colorado. __________________ ------ My Mods OOTP Advanced Stats & DFS Suite Managerial Strategy Pack Competitive Balance Tax Calculator Major League Women's Baseball (OOTP24) quickstart Indian Premier League \| 300+ years of baseball quickstart \| Expatriate League quickstart \| Off-Field Injuries Update \| Women's Name File for OOTP \| ---- Dynasty classics: Centurion comes to OOTP5 \| DC Moneyball Dynasty (2004)