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09-19-2007, 04:02 PM
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Radical Baseball
INTRODUCTION
Remember the hullabaloo over radical realignment? Well, I started thinking about alignments, about the fact that teams are separate from each other and that with the expanded playoffs, we're not able to really discern the "best teams" in baseball. So after thinking about it and doing some googling to see if other people were thinking what I'd been thinking about, I started a fictional universe in 1969 that's four divisions in one subleague of 24 teams total. The top eight teams from the league (4 division champs and 4 wild cards) make the playoffs each year and play in the following rounds: Quote:
We expanded by four teams in 1980 and again by four in 1990. There are now 32 teams. 8 teams playing in four geographic divisions with the same playoff structure as before. We have one level of minors, that I just added for the 2000 season. To add a twist, in 1996, we added another major league -- but that doesn't play in MLB. This major league (Continental League) has 12 teams and for the past four years, they've just played their games (with a salary cap, less media revenue and a cheaper player salary structure) and their league champion receives the Shea Cup. (Named after NY Lawyer William Shea, who founded the original Continental League and who Shea Stadium is named after) But in 2000, we've added a twist. At the end of the season, the winner of the Shea Cup will face off against the worst team in MLB in a best-of-five game series. The loser of the series goes to the Continental League, the winner goes to MLB. (or stays, if that's the case...) The idea is to put an entire twist on teams that just tank because they don't want to spend money to win and it gives an incentive for you to play your best the whole year, especially with the salary cap and other constraints that Continental League teams have on them. I'm going to lay out the league structure and the teams next. Welcome to Radical Baseball. |
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09-19-2007, 04:44 PM
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ALIGNMENT (CURRENT AS OF 1991)
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09-19-2007, 04:55 PM
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RATIONALE/BACKGROUND
The main reason for things being how they are is simple. I wanted to be able to have a league that would let me go crazy with adding teams to cities that otherwise would never be in the majors, but when leagues start to get past 26 or 28 teams, it gets really crowded and it's hard to follow all of the action. I didn't have a schedule for 30 teams that allowed for a single league structure, so I went with this one for that reason. If I get one, then there might be contraction in the future, meaning two teams will get demoted to the Continental League or maybe even three. 2000 is the first season of relegation/promotion in MLB. You might wonder why we allow players who play in the CL to count their CL stats as major league. It's simple. The only way to possibly conceive this type of setup in a real world context is to imagine the conditions it would take to do something like this in real life. So I added more big city teams and basically you promise the losers in the bottom league that they're still technically 'major league' and that they have the chance to play with the big boys and collect on the big media rights check and all that goes with major league status from year to year. But the rub is, the longer you hang out in the big league, is the more likely you are to collect a lot more money and a shot at the big prize by going to the playoffs, etc. The most noticable thing about this change is that in the majority of my dynasties, there are an incessent amount of team moves and expansions. In this league, you just won't see any of that. I mean, will teams move? Sure. Will stuff happen? Of course. But the MLB won't get any bigger and it's much more likely to get smaller. |
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09-19-2007, 05:00 PM
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PAST WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS (1969-PRESENT)
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09-19-2007, 05:18 PM
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If you read my last dynasty, you know that I ended up with the Yankees in Boston. I grew very fond of that team, because I was pretty successful during my tenure there and just because the more I fell in love with the story, the more it appealed to me.
Well, just in random passing last night...I found an article that gave me some context for the story that I never knew. (The Yankees I originally moved never played in New York, nor have the ones in this dynasty) The article, from a book about the Yankees and the article came from ESPN back in '02 or something. Quote:
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09-19-2007, 05:28 PM
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KEY RECORDHOLDERS (Records are only for MLB play, CL play has separate records, even though CL stats towards a player's final career numbers.)
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09-19-2007, 06:48 PM
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WELCOME TO THE BIG LEAGUES, KID
I'm D.C. Daly, the 20-something G.M. of the Boston Yankees. The Yanks are a once proud franchise that have fallen on hard times in recent years. They've got exactly one playoff appearance since 1976 and besides that, we've just been terrible. A graduate of Washington University in St. Louis, I was an intern with the ballclub during my 2nd year of college and I came back to work for them after college was over. Last year, the owners approached me about becoming G.M. I actually laughed and said, "do you know what you're doing?" I'm comfortable enough with them to do that. They said yeah. That the team hadn't been getting anywhere with the old stiffs they'd been employing and that no number of retreads was going to improve things. Well, I waited for the off-season to come and nothing happened. I got announced G.M. on March 2nd, just three weeks before the regular season starts. Needless to say, the cupboard is bare and morale is low. I'm not expecting to work any magic and there won't be any miracles or rabbits pulled out of a hat. But it would not be good to take my first G.M. job and end up getting relegated out of the league in my first (and possibly last) year in the gig, so...I'm going to do my best to try to cobble some parts together with what we have. I'm using SkyDog's OOTP settings for this universe, the DH is on and the rotations are 5-man, despite my penchant for 4-man rotations. Our active roster is 27-man, September callups are for 40-players, but the reserve roster is 43-man I also have low injuries on. WHAT WE HAVE SP Mike Love, 30 (23-7, 1.98, 290 K in 1999) We just happen to have the reigning AL Cy Young award winner in tow. We went 87-75 last year, good enough for third place and only 1 game out of a playoff spot last year. He's got three years left on a five-year deal he signed worth $39.3 million and I'm not letting him go anywhere. Zach Mitchell, RF, 31 (.242, 26 HR, 65 RBI) He won a Gold Glove in 1998 and was dealt here this past off-season from the Mets. My precedessor did that deal, not me. He's a good outfielder, though. Juan Lopez, 1B, 37 He's got 377 career homers, but needless to say, he's on the last end of those. He hit .275 last year with 8 HRs and 65 RBI for us, his third full season with us. Leo Gomez, CF, 33 Lefty hitter, hit .301 last year with 18 HR and 70 RBI. It was his sixth season with us. --------------------- Like a few other guys, I won't deny that I'm looking at assessing what kind of value he might have and maybe pitch him off to the Continental League for prospects. The skinny on our roster is that we're probably an injury or three away from being completely out of the race and in a different sort of race -- the race towards to the bottom of the standings. So I think it's much more prudent to rebuild the roster from scratch, rather than try to acquire some spare parts to get to the playoffs, only to get bounced out in the first round or something. Fans haven't seen a winner here in some time anyway, so..it's not like their expectations should be that high. In terms of prospects, we have a few guys who might be promising down the line, but no one whose almost ready to go: Quote:
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09-19-2007, 07:03 PM
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MY FIRST DEAL
---- With less than a few weeks before the regular season starts, I wanted to see if I couldn't pull the trigger on something to at least get the ball rolling. I've instituted a house rule that won't allow me to make more than one trade a month after the pre-season begins. Meaning between the end of the regular season and then I can go crazy...if I want. I won't, tho. Anyway, before I got started I'd seen a kid who was a stud in the Continental League and had yet to make his major league debut. He's Canadian, so he opted not to enter the draft and instead signed with Portland (CL) out of high school and MLB teams actually like this loophole because it allows them to assess talent on a stage that they'll know the kids will eventually play at and if they can't hack it after a few years in the CL, then they can save themselves money invested in a kid that doesn't make it worth their while. Anyway, M.A. Charbonneau, (Marc-Alexandre, but this isn't hockey. That name is too damn long) played four years in Portland and has hit 152 HRs, 402 RBI and hit .293 over that span. At just 24, I figure he's just the kind of player we'd like to anchor in our outfield for a while. Do I worry if he'll have adjustment problems in MLB? I sure do. But it's worth it to me to take the risk, rather than try to find someone like him in the draft or to sign him to a big free agent deal and THEN learn he can't play. 27-year old first baseman Alfredo Longoria is a career .301 hitter in four years of Continental League play. He's also hit 98 HRs and 394 RBI. Along with those guys, I acquired prospect SP Mauro Gonzalez (POTENTIAL: 48/68/69) and two relievers. I sent Portland 23-year old starting pitcher Bill Tate, who went 16-12 last year with 159 K in 35 starts. His ERA was 3.52. He might be a steep price to pay if he ends up being good someday, but...I just didn't think it was worth sitting on him with his numbers being how they are. To me, last year was him playing out of his head. Juan Lopez, I mentioned earlier. He's 37. I don't need to asy anymore than that. He needed to go sooner or later and now is as good as ever. C Kyle King was a backup catcher who became the starter last year. He hit .232 with 16 HR and 57 RBI for us in his first full season as the starter. Earl Hamilton is 18 years old and he might be a decent player someday, but it wasn't going to happen for a while and I preferred not to wait. (POTENTIALS: 63/45/32/48/87) We sent two other minor leaguers and $7 million in cash to Portland in this deal. In total, we ended up costing ourselves about $530k with the salary swaps and stuff. Even deal, I think. And the last one before the season starts for us, as well as the first. Quote:
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09-20-2007, 03:20 PM
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Here are the standings as of July 1, 2000.
Remember, the four teams with the best records besides the division champions make the playoffs, along with the four division champs. Code:
Eastern Division W L PCT GB Pittsburgh Pirates 61 28 .685 - Philadelphia Blue Jays 56 33 .629 5.0 Toronto Blue Sox 54 34 .614 6.5 New York Mets 47 42 .528 14.0 Cleveland Indians 44 46 .489 17.5 New York Bombers 38 51 .427 23.0 Brooklyn Cyclones 36 53 .404 25.0 Boston Yankees 34 55 .382 27.0 Central Division W L PCT GB St. Louis Cardinals 55 34 .618 - Chicago Cubs 53 36 .596 2.0 Kansas City Royals 49 40 .551 6.0 Columbus Clippers 47 42 .528 8.0 Detroit Tigers 47 42 .528 8.0 Chicago Comets 41 48 .461 14.0 Minnesota Twins 36 53 .404 19.0 Chicago White Sox 23 66 .258 32.0 Western Division W L PCT GB Los Angeles Dodgers 52 37 .584 - San Jose Captains 51 38 .573 1.0 Colorado Rockies 45 43 .511 6.5 Seattle Mariners 45 44 .506 7.0 Los Angeles Angels 44 45 .494 8.0 Phoenix Firebirds 41 48 .461 11.0 San Francisco Giants 40 49 .449 12.0 San Diego Padres 31 57 .352 20.5 Southern Division W L PCT GB Texas Rangers 56 32 .636 - Atlanta Athletics 55 33 .625 1.0 Houston Astros 45 44 .506 11.5 Cincinnati Reds 42 46 .477 14.0 San Antonio Aviators 41 47 .466 15.0 Washington Nationals 40 48 .455 16.0 Florida Marlins 37 52 .416 19.5 Jacksonville Braves 34 54 .386 22.0 |
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09-20-2007, 03:45 PM
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BATTING STATS
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Name G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Alfredo Longoria 1B 91 373 56 116 12 2 15 49 177 28 51 0 0 .311 .365 .475 .840 Leonardo Gómez CF 88 358 55 95 24 4 11 41 160 24 27 10 2 .265 .315 .447 .762 M.A. Charbonneau LF 87 329 44 95 10 2 16 55 157 44 56 1 1 .289 .381 .477 .858 Jake Walters C 90 325 25 73 14 1 3 34 98 23 64 0 0 .225 .279 .302 .581 Bob Parsons 2B 86 313 38 75 8 1 2 32 91 35 57 5 6 .240 .331 .291 .621 Domenic Guiney C 83 301 25 71 22 6 1 34 108 13 68 0 0 .236 .271 .359 .630 Zach Mitchell RF 60 230 33 50 2 1 18 42 108 21 43 7 1 .217 .282 .470 .751 Christian Robertson SS 51 206 22 49 13 3 2 16 74 23 13 8 5 .238 .323 .359 .682 Andrew Leonard CF 49 194 15 47 7 2 0 8 58 12 42 5 1 .242 .284 .299 .583 Iván Alicea LF 39 164 23 36 6 1 7 17 65 16 30 7 3 .220 .316 .396 .712 Wayne Turner 2B 41 160 24 41 5 1 4 18 60 7 33 3 3 .256 .300 .375 .675 Andrew Cooper 1B 30 116 22 35 3 1 5 13 55 13 26 0 0 .302 .366 .474 .841 Lee Meyers LF 28 73 5 17 4 0 1 8 24 4 20 0 0 .233 .282 .329 .611 Stephen Wallace 2B 8 29 0 8 0 0 0 3 8 1 6 1 1 .276 .300 .276 .576 Jason Gaines LF 6 25 0 7 1 0 0 3 8 2 4 0 0 .280 .333 .320 .653 Chris Harrison CF 13 22 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 6 0 0 .182 .182 .182 .364 Jeff Mavor 2B 9 21 2 3 0 0 2 3 9 0 7 0 0 .143 .143 .429 .571 Michael Love SP 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 (As of July 1, 2000) Code:
Name W L SV ERA G GS IP HA R ER HR BB K WHIP OAVG BABIP Michael Love SP 7 7 0 2.77 19 19 143.0 129 52 44 2 51 143 1.26 .236 .317 Jorge Santollo MR 2 0 0 3.41 22 0 34.1 39 16 13 2 12 12 1.49 .295 .314 Burt Ablett MR 0 1 1 3.63 24 0 34.2 36 14 14 2 13 21 1.41 .267 .304 Joey Fullerton MR 3 2 2 3.66 28 0 32.0 30 21 13 3 17 25 1.47 .252 .297 Mauro González SP 0 0 0 3.86 2 0 2.1 3 1 1 0 3 1 2.57 .333 .375 Manuel Silva CL 5 5 10 4.10 21 1 26.1 22 13 12 1 8 20 1.14 .227 .276 Diego Cruz MR 3 3 4 4.10 23 0 26.1 34 14 12 4 12 11 1.75 .318 .326 Jesús Saucedo SP 2 5 0 4.73 13 13 70.1 74 40 37 5 47 31 1.72 .271 .291 Lau-po Hsu MR 3 1 1 4.85 37 0 52.0 60 35 28 3 21 20 1.56 .287 .306 Curt Taylor MR 0 0 0 5.11 9 0 12.1 13 7 7 1 6 4 1.54 .271 .279 Jeffrey MacGregor SP 5 12 0 5.23 19 19 117.0 151 75 68 11 37 61 1.61 .314 .342 Darby Mills SP 2 7 0 5.32 17 17 86.1 90 53 51 9 48 76 1.60 .269 .324 Bobby Rogers SP 2 4 0 5.65 15 15 79.2 88 51 50 9 48 48 1.71 .275 .300 Jorge Serrano MR 0 1 0 7.07 7 0 14.0 19 14 11 3 6 2 1.79 .306 .281 Eric Williams SP 0 6 0 7.34 6 6 38.0 60 38 31 7 18 12 2.05 .361 .361 Jeremy Thompson MR 1 0 0 7.99 10 0 23.2 33 22 21 2 15 13 2.03 .344 .383 Eric Alford MR 0 1 0 8.80 8 0 15.1 17 19 15 4 16 11 2.15 .274 .277 Carlos Díaz SP 0 2 0 10.03 2 2 11.2 19 13 13 2 5 5 2.06 .380 .395 Bob Dufrene MR 0 0 0 16.21 2 0 1.2 1 3 3 1 2 2 1.80 .167 .000 Ricardo Gutiérrez SP 0 1 0 38.58 2 1 2.1 8 10 10 0 8 0 6.86 .615 .615 |
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We're half through year one and while the team isn't very good, we're good enough that I don't think we'll be a candidate to play in the dreadful "MLB Challenge Series" which is the name of that one series that we want nothing to do with.
We've got some recognizable faces now that I'd like to hold on to and spend some time building an actual core for the ballclub. That said, as the deadline quickly approaches, I'm not going to be gunshy about seeing what the market will bare for Michael Love. He's 30 years old and coming off a Cy Young season. He's won 20 games twice in the past four years and I think he'd be a commodity. I'd love to keep him, don't get me wrong, but I think he's the kind of player that could help us get other guys that can do more for us this year and down the line. So I'm going to explore that as my one deal going towards the deadline. |
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Ok, so I'm mulling over two deals here. Which should I take?
We have a slight weakness at chater, a weakness at second base, a weakness at third base, a weakness in right fied, a slight weakness in the rotation and a weakness in the bullpen. Our farm system is rated #3 currently and I'll profile those kids later, but among them they are a 2nd baseman, a left fielder, two pitchers and a 1st baseman are our 'top' prospects. I'd send Michael Love (SP), Alfredo Longoria (1B) and Diego Cruz (MR) to the Mets for: Quote:
But anyway. Here is the other deal on the table. It's with San Jose. I'd deal Love and Longoria for: Quote:
I might see what else I can do, even possibly packaging the two in separate deals to maximize what we can get. |
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July 7, 2000
Okay, so I've decided for sure that we're going to pull the trigger on these deals before the end of next week. I'd just like to "beat the rush" so to speak of teams doing deals and while standing pat might get us someone who is desperate to make a deal, I'd just rather know what I'm dealing with. The most recent offer to the Mets goes like this: SP Michael Love, SP Eric Williams and MR Diego Cruz to New York for RF Jacob Snow (.254/2 HR/6 RBI in 71 ABs this year), Ralph Oliver (10-5, 1.66 ERA in Double-A) and 29-year old starter Tony Cruz (8-6, 2.88 ERA with 87 K in 20 starts this year) I like the balance on this deal, because it gives us a player that can help us now (Cruz), as well as adding that prospect component that I wanted in the first place. 7/7/2000 8:54PM I made the Mets add one more prospect, a throwaway kid named Dorian Genovelis (POT: 41/30/88) who hails from Greece of all places. Anyway...with that, I accepted the deal today. We save about $2.4 million with that trade. Not bad, I don't think. 7/12/2000 10:26PM I talked to the Royals, who hadn't called me until earlier today, trying to see if they could get into the Longoria sweepstakes. They are 5 1/2 games out of the last Wild Card spot, I guess they think they can make a push. The offer to me surpasses what Philadelphia was offering earlier today and no one else has called me tonight. So I agree to the deal and we say we'll announce it offically in the morning. It would send Alfredo Longoria and catcher Domenic Guiney to Kansas City for four players: Quote:
7:15AM I get a call on my cell phone. I'm just sitting at the table, eating a bowl of oatmeal and the other line sounds like no one is there. Just as I get ready to hang up, I hear... "D.C.?" "Yeah?" "You still want to deal Longoria?" "Who is this?" "Dan Childs, Philadelphia Blue Jays." "Oh, hey. You know, I didn't expect you to.." "I know, I know. I didn't get back to you, because I had to think about your offer a bit. I know you're probably getting hit up bad. And you probably want him off your hands so your guys can --" "Yeah, man. I'm actually considering keeping him. I don't know. The owners are kinda waffling..." "What? No. You can't do that. Look I, think I have a deal that we can make work. We haven't been to the playoffs since '82. I'm getting slammed in the press because someone leaked a story that we failed to get a deal done and that the current club is gonna blow it down the stretch. I can't have that happen man. This deal will bail me out big if the fans think we're trying. I mean, the Phillies down in the CL are gaining ground on us. Which is ****ing ******ed if you ask me, all of this major/minor league bull****." "Alright man. Let's cut to the chase. Whose on the table?" "Ok, I've got it here." ::reads me the list:: "Wow, you really want to pull the trigger, eh? "Look man. If we do this now, I can hit the media up for a press conference at 2pm this afternoon. We need this to work out. What do you say?" "You've got a deal. You've got a deal, my friend." "Sounds good." 7/12/2000 3:17PM Needless to say, the guy in Kansas City wasn't happy with me. The last thing you want to do is back out on a handshake deal. But even he had to admit when I told him of what Philly was giving up, he said "well man, there's no way we're matching that." And if he hadn't called me just before I'd gone to the office this morning, the deal never would've happened. But the sneak attack in this case worked out for us perfectly. In the deal with Philadelphia that we actually did, we traded Alfredo Longoria, SS Christian Robertson, C Domenic Guiney and outfielder Leonardo Gomez to Philadelphia for: Quote:
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2000 AMATEUR DRAFT SELECTIONS
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09-21-2007, 12:39 PM
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CHALLENGE SERIES STANDINGS
--- Chicago White Sox 36-79 San Diego Padres 42-72 5 GA Jacksonville Braves 45-68 8 GA Boston Yankees 45-68 8 GA With just over six weeks left in the regular season, we sit at 45-68. We're obviously not in the divisional or wild card race, but we're also seemingly safe from the Challenge Series race, too. We currently sit 8 games ahead of Chicago for the worst record in MLB. So long as we don't run into any long slumps in August, we should be safe heading into September. BRAVES SOLD, WILL MOVE TO RICHMOND IN 2001 The Jacksonville Braves have not announced a move yet, but all indications point to the team heading north to Richmond, Virginia for the 2001 season. The team plays in aging the Jacksonville Baseball Grounds since moving to the city in 1990 after Memphis officials condemed Rogers Field, the antiquated park the team had been playing in city moving from Milwaukee in 1980. Braves officials say that the seemingly "every decade moving thing, has to get old" for fans of the organization, but they are "committed" to putting a winner on the field and that they will explore "every avenue in which to do that." |
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09-21-2007, 12:47 PM
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September 1, 2000
--- MLB TO BRAVES OWNERS: ENOUGH IS ENOUGH NEW YORK -- Major League Baseball's owners met last week and issued a stern warning to the owners of the Jacksonville Braves. "We're tired of your antics." Despite the fact that the team's current ownership have only had the team for the past four years, MLB has stated that it's tired of the perceived instability that the franchise has brought onto the league. "Fans deserve to know where their team will play," said one owner who sought to remain anonymous. "We've had enough of it and I don't doubt that my colleagues will stand for it much longer." That led to rumors that MLB would banish the ballclub out of the majors for next season, either as a demotion to the Continental League or a solution never before employed by MLB in the modern era -- contraction. "That would be a drastic step," said NBC baseball analyst Bob Costas. "But I can understand the reason they want to do it. Baseball's never had a team do something quite like this before. Four cities in less than thirty years? That's just unacceptable." The Continental League is owned by major league baseball and so, it's not certain that MLB owners will allow the team to transfer to a new city and move to a different league, while promoting two teams from the Continental League seems not to be an option they want to employ. "Consider that the Challenge Series itself a whole new concept for MLB. They don't want to muck it up or confuse people in the first year of it," said Costas. No comments were available from the Braves organization or anyone from MLB, but with three weeks to go in the season, few expect this is the last we've heard of this situation. |
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09-21-2007, 12:53 PM
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Standings as of September 4, 2000
In the race for the eighth and final playoff spot, there are a bevy of teams jockeying for position. The Mets are 1.5 games out, while the Firebirds are 3 GB. Kansas City, Philadelphia and Toronto are all 3 1/2 games out and Detroit has a sliver of hope at 5 games back. Meanwhile, in the challenge series standings, the White Sox (54-91) are gaining ground while the New York Bombers (57-88) have free fallen to close within 3 games of the Sox for baseball's worst record. The Padres are 4 games ahead with the season ending on the 21st of September. Code:
Eastern Division W L PCT GB Pittsburgh Pirates 96 50 .658 - New York Mets 80 65 .552 15.5 Philadelphia Blue Jays 78 67 .538 17.5 Toronto Blue Sox 78 67 .538 17.5 Brooklyn Cyclones 68 76 .472 27.0 Cleveland Indians 68 78 .466 28.0 Boston Yankees 60 84 .417 35.0 New York Bombers 57 88 .393 38.5 Central Division W L PCT GB Chicago Cubs 83 62 .572 - St. Louis Cardinals 82 63 .566 1.0 Columbus Clippers 82 64 .562 1.5 Kansas City Royals 79 68 .537 5.0 Detroit Tigers 76 69 .524 7.0 Chicago Comets 70 74 .486 12.5 Minnesota Twins 58 87 .400 25.0 Chicago White Sox 54 91 .372 29.0 Western Division W L PCT GB Los Angeles Dodgers 95 50 .655 - San Jose Captains 84 61 .579 11.0 Phoenix Firebirds 79 67 .541 16.5 Los Angeles Angels 70 75 .483 25.0 Colorado Rockies 68 76 .472 26.5 Seattle Mariners 65 79 .451 29.5 San Francisco Giants 63 83 .432 32.5 San Diego Padres 58 86 .403 36.5 Southern Division W L PCT GB Texas Rangers 94 52 .644 - Atlanta Athletics 90 54 .625 3.0 Houston Astros 73 73 .500 21.0 Florida Marlins 64 82 .438 30.0 San Antonio Aviators 63 82 .434 30.5 Washington Diplomats 63 82 .434 30.5 Cincinnati Reds 62 83 .428 31.5 Jacksonville Braves 61 83 .424 32.0 |
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09-21-2007, 01:11 PM
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2000 SHEA CUP CHAMPIONSHIP (BEST-OF-FIVE)
This year's Continental League championship carries a weight that no previous year ever has before. The winner of the Shea Cup will face off against the worst team in MLB to determine whether that team will be demoted or will remain in MLB another year. The Chicago White Sox (62-100) are the team that have that distinction, but they get rest while the two teams in the CL duke it out over five games. The Philadelphia Phillies of the Eastern Division (77-59) will play the Salt Lake City Bees (76-60) in the 2000 edition of the Shea Cup. Neither team has ever won the title before. |
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MLB CHALLENGE SERIES 2000
--- CHICAGO (62-100) v. SALT LAKE CITY (SHEA CUP CHAMPS) --- The first Challenge Series in MLB history is here. The setup is like this. The teams will play a doubleheader in Salt Lake City. Then they get an off-day. Then they play a double-header in Chicago if necessary. If a Game 5 is needed, it'll take place the next day in Salt Lake City. TALE OF THE TAPE: -- The White Sox have a payroll of $38.3 million, good for 25th in MLB. The two highest paid players on the White Sox roster make more money than the entire Bees roster combined. Standout players include 26-year old rightfielder Arthur Berry (.248/29 HR/80 RBI), second baseman Ricardo Beltran (.271/21/100) and 23-year old closer Fred Barker (6-5, 32 sv) The Salt Lake City Bees have a payroll of $14.3 million, good for 10th in the Continental League, which has a $30 million salary cap. The 2000 Shea Cup Champions are led by 20-game winner, 27-year old Jesus DeVargas (20-9, 3.86 ERA, 104 K), 26-year old closer Ronald Fuller (3-2, 33 SV, 3.60 ERA). On the offensive side, the team's captain is 36-year old outfielder Robert Harris who hit 29 HR and 111 RBI and batted .312 in his first year with the Bees and in the CL. Rookie first baseman Dan Warren, hit .320 with 18 HR and 97 RBI and was also a key part of the team's success this year. Quote:
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Having never actually seen a CL team and an MLB face off against each other, I wasn't sure how likely it would be that one could win three games against an MLB team after having already played a post-season series prior to that, when the other team had at least a week off to rest.
But I guess my theory that the teams at the CL level are indeed major league is correct. As far as stats are concerned, I manually scheduled the Challenge Series games and scheduled them as "playoff" games. I know that might seem weird for the teams in the majors who had the worst record to get credit for playoff stats when they were in a relegation fight for their lives, but..I didn't consider the games "exhibitions" and they're not regular season, so, I thought scheduling them as post-season games was the only way to go. Besides, I can't think of too many current major leaguers who would WANT those sort of stats. I mean, that's a lot of pressure to be put into, because anything can go wrong in a short series. The reason it's just a best-of-five and scheduled the way it is, is because I'd prefer it not to take away from the other playoff games that are really going on. |
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