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Juggernt · 05-06-2019, 08:53 AM

1986

Lots of contract action. Oakwood executed his option. Crossbow, Cantor, and Dockery all voided theirs. Brown met his vesting criteria and seemed still strong at 38. Crossbow wanted $5+ for three. We decided to wait and try to sign him after filing and save ourselves some cash. We got him to just below $5 million, but he wouldn’t budge after that; he also wouldn’t capitulate on the third year at option. We offered Dockery an average of $5.5 million over three with no options and he took it. Cantor had already signed an extension, so the void was a formality. Mason was our only major FA, and with his slipping performance plus a surplus of good young outfielders, we could let him go. In arbitration, we withdrew from Graves and Collins (who wasn’t worth the $1 million+), and offered to Dreamcatcher and Theronson. Petito was also up and we re-signed him for two years at $1.6m each—an insurance policy against an aging Greenstone.

The only thing the owner wants to do is sign Brown to an extension (and win/build a dynasty). We’ll see how Brown performs before making a decision.

During the Winter Meetings, we traded away Theronson for four prospects. The primary was P Harrison Chantish, plus CF Argus Lynnewood, RF Emerson Black, and C Garruk Blackrider.

OF Heath Jonvalson (.290, 534 homers) was elected to the Hall of Fame on his first ballot. P Balim Netherland (166-118/3.61, 3 Ristonofer Trophies) was elected on his third.

We signed our top two veteran starters, Elliott and Oakwood, to three-year extensions. Adding Caertania, hopefully our rotation would be steady for a while. We also extended Dreamcatcher, now installed as a full-time 2B. We had too many good pitchers going into the spring and the situation got trickier as Silas Lake worked his way into the starting rotation. We ended up sending down Harrison Chantish, who we had thought would be in the rotation and Hawk Blitz, who we considered trading. Cliff Brown had had a good enough spring to show he still had something, so we didn’t want to get rid of him (but there was no way we would re-sign him). We were also keeping an eye on young Rowan Ravenheart in our minor league system. He had shown some promise early, but came into the spring in spectacular physical condition and with way more pop in his bat. We promoted him from single A to AAA and gave him work in LF (from his natural RF spot) to better prepare him for the bigs.

We were predicted to win 121 games, which would best our own record. That seemed somewhat absurd, but we knew that we could be the greatest team of all time. We showed part of that with a 10 game winning streak in the middle of April to finish the month at 19-3. We were first in all offensive categories, second in runs allowed. Dockery and Cantor, with 12 each, had provided half of our home runs between them.

In early May, Dickerson hit three homers and drove in seven in a game in which we hung up 22 on Gerus. We scored 24 the following day; Dreamcatcher, Dockery, and Cantor all hit two dingers and Dreamcatcher drove in 7. The next day we scored 21, easily breaking the two- and three-day records for runs scored. Dockery homered twice again and Galvin added two. On 30 May, we set a new TBL record by scoring 30 runs against Kiron Dae. We set a record with nine homers in a game, Dickerson had his second seven RBI performance and set a TBL record scoring seven runs. We ended the month at 39-11, having scored an amazing 427 runs, hitting 102 homers in May alone. Dockery had 31 homers and 64 RBI. There was a kind of absurdity to it. Crossbow piled up his 2500th career hit along the way; he was fifth on the all-time list.

It was a mediocre draft pool, and we didn’t expect much, so we were surprised when power-hitting RF Pierce Dance was still available to us. College C Uther Morwen was our #2 pick.

Brown won his 200th career game in June. He had a few weeks earlier moved into fourth on the all-time list. On the first of July, we were 59-18, 19 games up on Vinismir. Gala’Kiron was challenging us for best record at 56-23. Dockery was on pace to challenge the all-time HR number of 82, having hit 44. The offense had slowed down some from the heady days of May, but we finished the month at 200 homers, certainly capable of challenging the all-time number of 378 by Vinismir in 1974.

The 69-20 record at the break wasn’t part of the insanity. Dockery was hitting .315/48/100. Cantor was at .358/34/82. Deeping had 32 homers, Fjursson 30. We were hitting .294 as a team and had slugged 247 homers. Lost in all the hitting was Oakwood standing at 15-2/2.57. Elliott was 12-3/3.53 and Caertania 11-1/3.65. Leading into the trade deadline, we swept the Waveborn to put our stamp on dominance in the league.

Oakwood won his 20th on 17 August. He’d have a good chance to challenge the record of 24, set by Pietro Baggins (a pitching coach in our minor league system) in 1964. We hit September on a 13 game winning streak. We were going to challenge our own record by barely playing .500 ball the rest of the way. We had already scored 972 runs and hit 343 homers. Records looked poised to fall. Crossbow hit his 600th career homer on the first of September. On 7 September, Crossbow sprained an ankle and would likely miss the playoffs, a big blow. An even bigger blow came when Cantor got hit with a pitch and suffered a concussion. He, too, would miss the playoffs. We still broke the home run record and would shoot for 400. Linford Deeping would move to 1B. Then Davos Glenz suffered an injury and would also be out. On September 23, Oakwood became the first 25-game winner in TBL history with a 5-1 win over Vinismir. Caertania won his 20th two days later, joining Elliott, giving the Survivors three 20 game winners again. Fittingly, Oakwood’s last start, in which he won number 26, was the record-breaking 121st win.

The numbers were staggering. 126 wins. 1174 runs, a new record (by 2). 414 home runs, a new record by nearly 40. A .291 batting average, a new record. Seven players over 100 RBI. Some of the slash lines were equally amazing. Dockery, sure to win another MVP, hit .302/74/155. Deeping .291/62/136. Fjursson .300/53/130. Galvin .286/38/100. Dreamcatcher .291/29/105. Cantor .335/44/106 (and would miss the playoffs). Crossbow .313/32/106 (ditto). The Terrible Trio of Oakwood (26-5/2.70), Elliott (21-6/3.82), and Caertania (20-4/4.08). This was a team for the ages.

Storm Kellenford (ASP), Bersi Steinbritsson (SAL), and Dickerson had three-homer games. Lowenhalle’s Florian Barbe had an 8 RBI game. Gala’Kiron’s Bertoldo Brasi, Stiptar’s Fletcher Hale, and Trevor’s Emerson Holder all pitched no-hitters. Chantamor’s Yesken Day had the top K performance with 16.

Salmyr and Stiptar won OLD divisions, while the Waveborn won 107 games to take the OTH West. Baseball’s best rivalry would tilt again.

Nicol Fryar hit a two-run homer off of Greenstone in the top of the 10th to send the Waveborn to a 5-4 win. C Josiah Twelvehall homered twice and drove in six as the Waveborn took a 2-0 lead, 13-7. Caertania and the bullpen kept the Survivors breathing with a 2-1 win in Game 3. Then, just like that, the most remarkable regular season was over as the Waveborn won Game 4, 7-3. The press destroyed Jones and the team. For the second time, a record-setting team lost in the playoffs. The Waveborn would go on to blow a 3-1 lead and lose to Salmyr in the World Series.

AWARDS
Gold Glove: Galvin (3), Fjursson (1)
Silver Slugger: Deeping, Fjursson, Dockery
Manager of the Year: (5)
Ristonofer Trophy: Oakwood (2)
MVP: Dockery (5)

05-06-2019, 08:53 AM	#8
Juggernt Major Leagues Join Date: Dec 2017 Posts: 357	1986 Lots of contract action. Oakwood executed his option. Crossbow, Cantor, and Dockery all voided theirs. Brown met his vesting criteria and seemed still strong at 38. Crossbow wanted $5+ for three. We decided to wait and try to sign him after filing and save ourselves some cash. We got him to just below $5 million, but he wouldn’t budge after that; he also wouldn’t capitulate on the third year at option. We offered Dockery an average of $5.5 million over three with no options and he took it. Cantor had already signed an extension, so the void was a formality. Mason was our only major FA, and with his slipping performance plus a surplus of good young outfielders, we could let him go. In arbitration, we withdrew from Graves and Collins (who wasn’t worth the $1 million+), and offered to Dreamcatcher and Theronson. Petito was also up and we re-signed him for two years at $1.6m each—an insurance policy against an aging Greenstone. The only thing the owner wants to do is sign Brown to an extension (and win/build a dynasty). We’ll see how Brown performs before making a decision. During the Winter Meetings, we traded away Theronson for four prospects. The primary was P Harrison Chantish, plus CF Argus Lynnewood, RF Emerson Black, and C Garruk Blackrider. OF Heath Jonvalson (.290, 534 homers) was elected to the Hall of Fame on his first ballot. P Balim Netherland (166-118/3.61, 3 Ristonofer Trophies) was elected on his third. We signed our top two veteran starters, Elliott and Oakwood, to three-year extensions. Adding Caertania, hopefully our rotation would be steady for a while. We also extended Dreamcatcher, now installed as a full-time 2B. We had too many good pitchers going into the spring and the situation got trickier as Silas Lake worked his way into the starting rotation. We ended up sending down Harrison Chantish, who we had thought would be in the rotation and Hawk Blitz, who we considered trading. Cliff Brown had had a good enough spring to show he still had something, so we didn’t want to get rid of him (but there was no way we would re-sign him). We were also keeping an eye on young Rowan Ravenheart in our minor league system. He had shown some promise early, but came into the spring in spectacular physical condition and with way more pop in his bat. We promoted him from single A to AAA and gave him work in LF (from his natural RF spot) to better prepare him for the bigs. We were predicted to win 121 games, which would best our own record. That seemed somewhat absurd, but we knew that we could be the greatest team of all time. We showed part of that with a 10 game winning streak in the middle of April to finish the month at 19-3. We were first in all offensive categories, second in runs allowed. Dockery and Cantor, with 12 each, had provided half of our home runs between them. In early May, Dickerson hit three homers and drove in seven in a game in which we hung up 22 on Gerus. We scored 24 the following day; Dreamcatcher, Dockery, and Cantor all hit two dingers and Dreamcatcher drove in 7. The next day we scored 21, easily breaking the two- and three-day records for runs scored. Dockery homered twice again and Galvin added two. On 30 May, we set a new TBL record by scoring 30 runs against Kiron Dae. We set a record with nine homers in a game, Dickerson had his second seven RBI performance and set a TBL record scoring seven runs. We ended the month at 39-11, having scored an amazing 427 runs, hitting 102 homers in May alone. Dockery had 31 homers and 64 RBI. There was a kind of absurdity to it. Crossbow piled up his 2500th career hit along the way; he was fifth on the all-time list. It was a mediocre draft pool, and we didn’t expect much, so we were surprised when power-hitting RF Pierce Dance was still available to us. College C Uther Morwen was our #2 pick. Brown won his 200th career game in June. He had a few weeks earlier moved into fourth on the all-time list. On the first of July, we were 59-18, 19 games up on Vinismir. Gala’Kiron was challenging us for best record at 56-23. Dockery was on pace to challenge the all-time HR number of 82, having hit 44. The offense had slowed down some from the heady days of May, but we finished the month at 200 homers, certainly capable of challenging the all-time number of 378 by Vinismir in 1974. The 69-20 record at the break wasn’t part of the insanity. Dockery was hitting .315/48/100. Cantor was at .358/34/82. Deeping had 32 homers, Fjursson 30. We were hitting .294 as a team and had slugged 247 homers. Lost in all the hitting was Oakwood standing at 15-2/2.57. Elliott was 12-3/3.53 and Caertania 11-1/3.65. Leading into the trade deadline, we swept the Waveborn to put our stamp on dominance in the league. Oakwood won his 20th on 17 August. He’d have a good chance to challenge the record of 24, set by Pietro Baggins (a pitching coach in our minor league system) in 1964. We hit September on a 13 game winning streak. We were going to challenge our own record by barely playing .500 ball the rest of the way. We had already scored 972 runs and hit 343 homers. Records looked poised to fall. Crossbow hit his 600th career homer on the first of September. On 7 September, Crossbow sprained an ankle and would likely miss the playoffs, a big blow. An even bigger blow came when Cantor got hit with a pitch and suffered a concussion. He, too, would miss the playoffs. We still broke the home run record and would shoot for 400. Linford Deeping would move to 1B. Then Davos Glenz suffered an injury and would also be out. On September 23, Oakwood became the first 25-game winner in TBL history with a 5-1 win over Vinismir. Caertania won his 20th two days later, joining Elliott, giving the Survivors three 20 game winners again. Fittingly, Oakwood’s last start, in which he won number 26, was the record-breaking 121st win. The numbers were staggering. 126 wins. 1174 runs, a new record (by 2). 414 home runs, a new record by nearly 40. A .291 batting average, a new record. Seven players over 100 RBI. Some of the slash lines were equally amazing. Dockery, sure to win another MVP, hit .302/74/155. Deeping .291/62/136. Fjursson .300/53/130. Galvin .286/38/100. Dreamcatcher .291/29/105. Cantor .335/44/106 (and would miss the playoffs). Crossbow .313/32/106 (ditto). The Terrible Trio of Oakwood (26-5/2.70), Elliott (21-6/3.82), and Caertania (20-4/4.08). This was a team for the ages. Storm Kellenford (ASP), Bersi Steinbritsson (SAL), and Dickerson had three-homer games. Lowenhalle’s Florian Barbe had an 8 RBI game. Gala’Kiron’s Bertoldo Brasi, Stiptar’s Fletcher Hale, and Trevor’s Emerson Holder all pitched no-hitters. Chantamor’s Yesken Day had the top K performance with 16. Salmyr and Stiptar won OLD divisions, while the Waveborn won 107 games to take the OTH West. Baseball’s best rivalry would tilt again. Nicol Fryar hit a two-run homer off of Greenstone in the top of the 10th to send the Waveborn to a 5-4 win. C Josiah Twelvehall homered twice and drove in six as the Waveborn took a 2-0 lead, 13-7. Caertania and the bullpen kept the Survivors breathing with a 2-1 win in Game 3. Then, just like that, the most remarkable regular season was over as the Waveborn won Game 4, 7-3. The press destroyed Jones and the team. For the second time, a record-setting team lost in the playoffs. The Waveborn would go on to blow a 3-1 lead and lose to Salmyr in the World Series. AWARDS Gold Glove: Galvin (3), Fjursson (1) Silver Slugger: Deeping, Fjursson, Dockery Manager of the Year: (5) Ristonofer Trophy: Oakwood (2) MVP: Dockery (5)