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08-04-2009, 12:21 PM
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USBL - The Carolina Pines - A Fictional League
One of the best aspects for the OOTP series is the ability to create fictional baseball universes and watch them unfold based on the parameters that you set forth. As many of you are aware there is a treasure trove of logos, facepacks, stadiums, and other add-ons to totally customize your OOTP experience. Well that’s what I did. After several failed MLB dynasties and some other fictional ones that never seemed to give me the end result that I wanted, I think I’ve found one that will give me (an hopefully you) some enjoyment in watching how it plays out. The first few posts may be wordy, but that’s only because I’m trying to figure out the best way to report what’s happening with the league and my team without boring you too much, but still with enough information to follow along.
The league is called the United States Baseball League (USBL) and it features 32 teams in 2 leagues broken down into 3 divisions with between 5 and 6 teams per division. Here is a snapshot of the league: Code:
UNITED LEAGUE FEDERAL LEAGUE East Division East Division Carolina Pines Atlanta Peaches Memphis Blues Boston Minutemen Nashville Sounds Miami Pirates New York Skylines Pittsburgh Steelhounds Philadelphia Freedom Virginia Generals Washington Senators Central Division Central Division Cleveland Cavaliers Chicago Blackhawks Dallas Cowboys Cincinnati Redbirds Detroit Tigers Houston Astros Milwaukee Brewers Kansas City Royals Minnesota Twins Oklahoma City Red Hawks New Orleans VooDoo West Division West Division Las Vegas Outlaws Denver Broncos Salt Lake City Miners Los Angeles Titans San Diego Clippers New Mexico Diablos San Francisco Bays Phoenix Sun Devils Seattle Mariners Portland Lumberjax I created the league back in 1945 and simmed 50 years to get some history and took over the Carolina Pines in 1995. I use a balanced schedule with no inter-league play and the playoffs follow those of the real life MLB post-season with Wild Card and Division Winners qualifying. There are also 3 levels of minor leagues (AAA, AA, and A), the leagues are: AAA – Illinois Central Baseball League American Cotton League AA – California League Texas League Can-Am Steel League A – Colonial League American Association As the days progress and I get things ready for the ’95 season I will begin to post a ‘capsule’ of each team that details their history, overall record, championships, affiliates, and any other relevant data.
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08-05-2009, 02:10 PM
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As you can see from above, I didn't get all that creative with some of the team names. Truth be told I really liked the Cavaliers logo that I found and I use the Cowboys 'Star' as their logo as for some of the minor league teams listed below I also borrowed from the NHL and other sports and even some old school minor league teams. Anyway, please be patient with me on this, I want to make this fun for me to play as well as fun for you to read, take care!
ATLANTA PEACHES Stadium - CNN Center Affiliates: AAA - Louisville Colonels AA - Calgary Flames A - Long Island Explorers Overall Record 4074 - 4026 USBL Championship(s): 1959 & 1983 Total Playoff Appearances 15 BOSTON MINUTEMEN Stadium - TD Banknorth Park Affiliates: AAA - Green Bay Foxhounds AA - Montreal Expos A - Allentown Ironmen Overall Record 4131 - 3974 USBL Championship(s) 1953 Total Playoff Appearances 19 CAROLINA PINES Stadium - RJ Reynolds Memorial Coliseum Affiliates: AAA - Columbia Catfish AA - Syracuse Sky Cheifs A - Hartford Whalers Overall Record 4183 - 3919 USBL Championship(s) None Total Playoff Appearances 15 CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS Stadium - AllState Field Affiliates: AAA - Asheville Mountain Cats AA - Ottawa Lynx A - Burlington Lakers Overall Record 4144 - 3917 USBL Championship(s) 1981 & 1985 Total Playoff Appearances 11 CINCINNATI REDBIRDS Stadium - Fifth Third Bank Park Affiliates: AAA - Charleston Force AA - Billings Mustangs A - Arlington Snipers Overall Record 4342 - 3759 USBL Championship(s) 1951, 1955, 1964, 1965, 1988, & 1993 Total Playoff Appearances 24 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS Stadium - KeyCorp Field Affiliates: AAA - Columbus Blue Jackets AA - Long Beach Armada A - Scottsdale Scorpions Overall Record 3954 - 4147 USBL Championship(s) None Total Playoff Appearances 8 DALLAS COWBOYS Stadium - ExxonMobile Ballpark Affiliates: AAA - Fort Wayne Wizards AA - Lubbock Storm A - Lincoln Wheat Kings Overall Record 4622 - 3482 USBL Championship(s) 1976, 1977, 1986, 1989, & 1991 Total Playoff Appearances 32 DENVER BRONCOS Stadium - Samsonite Park Affiliates: AAA - Rockford Foresters AA - Eureka Emeralds A - Scranton Coal Miners Overall Record 4031 - 4072 USBL Championship(s) None Total Playoff Appearances 15 DETROIT TIGERS Stadium - EDS Park Affiliates: AAA - Daytona Beach Checkers AA - Buffalo Rivermen A - Harrisburg Falcons Overall Record 4250 - 3852 USBL Championship(s) 1990 Total Playoff Appearances 13 HOUSTON ASTROS Stadium - Reliant Energy Stadium Affiliates: AAA - Des Moines Trappers AA - San Antonio River Bandits A - Rochester Water Wolves Overall Record 4255 - 3858 USBL Championship(s) 1947 Total Playoff Appearances 13 KANSAS CITY ROYALS Stadium - Great Plains Energy Park Affiliates: AAA - Cedar Rapids Kernels AA - Midland Rockcats A - Reno Aces Overall Record 3713 - 4388 USBL Championship(s) None Total Playoff Appearances 2 LAS VEGAS OUTLAWS Stadium - Harrah's Entertainment Stadium Affiliates: AAA - Tampa Waves AA - Yellowknife Ghostriders A - Salem Crosscutters Overall Record 4261 - 3844 USBL Championship(s) 1970 Total Playoff Appearances 14 LOS ANGELES TITANS Stadium - 20th Century Fox Park Affiliates: AAA - Raleigh Capitals AA - Shreveport Captains A - Atlantic City Gamblers Overall Record 4213 - 3891 USBL Championship(s) 1949, 1957, & 1962 Total Playoff Appearances 14 MEMPHIS BLUES Stadium - Beale Street Stadium Affiliates: AAA - Knoxville Volunteers AA - Fort Worth Longhorns A - Wheeling Power Overall Record 4353 - 3750 USBL Championship(s) 1954, 1963, & 1966 Total Playoff Appearances 20 MIAMI PIRATES Stadium - Everglades Park Affiliates: AAA - Jacksonville Threshers AA - Stockton Ports A - Birmingham Barons Overall Record 3654 - 4447 USBL Championship(s) 1946 Total Playoff Appearances 7 MILWAUKEE BREWERS Stadium - Harley Davidson Park Affiliates: AAA - Madison Wolves AA - Spokane Indians A - Boise Hawks Overall Record 3726 - 4374 USBL Championship(s) 0 Total Playoff Appearances 4 MINNESOTA TWINS Stadium - Twin Cities Field Affiliates: AAA - Sioux Falls Canaries AA - Sacramento River Cats A - Wichita Wranglers Overall Record 3671 - 4429 USBL Championship(s) 1952 Total Playoff Appearances 3 NASHVILLE SOUNDS Stadium - The Stadium at Music Row Affiliates: AAA - Chattanooga Dynamo AA - Vancouver Gold Sox A - Greensboro Sluggers Overall Record 3491 - 4609 USBL Championship(s) None Total Playoff Appearances 2 NEW MEXICO DIABLOS Stadium - Land of Enchantment Stadium Affiliates: AAA - Wilmington Hammerheads AA - Tijuana Potros A - West Virginia Mudcats Overall Record 3683 - 4418 USBL Championship(s) None Total Playoff Appearances None NEW ORLEANS VOODOO Stadium - Bayou Dome Affiliates: AAA - Toledo Mud Hens AA - Fresno Grizzlies A - Reading Railbirds Overall Record 4211 - 3893 USBL Championship(s) 1961 Total Playoff Appearances 13 NEW YORK SKYLINES Stadium - Five Burroughs Field Affiliates: AAA - Bowling Green Alleycats AA - Quebec Nordiques A - Binghamton Eagles Overall Record 3969 - 4133 USBL Championship(s) 1958 Total Playoff Appearances 9 OKLAHOMA CITY REDHAWKS Stadium - Bricktown Ballpark Affiliates: AAA - Indianapolis Colts AA - Baton Rouge Buccaneers A - Hawaii Islanders Overall Record 4348 - 37556 USBL Championship(s) 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1987, & 1994 Total Playoff Appearances 23 PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM Stadium - Liberty Bell Park Affiliates: AAA - Evansville Otters AA - Toronto Privateers A - Concord Greyhounds Overall Record 4314 - 3789 USBL Championship(s) 1992 Total Playoff Appearances 20 PHOENIX SUN DEVILS Stadium - Apollo Group Stadium Affiliates: AAA - Springfield Cardinals AA - El Paso Sixshooters A - Albany Colonials Overall Record 4408 - 3695 USBL Championship(s) 1973, 1978, & 1980 Total Playoff Appearances 25 PITTSBURGH STEELHOUNDS Stadium - U.S. Steel Ballpark Affiliates: AAA - Hickory Crawdads AA - Erie Locomotives A - Providence Friars Overall Record 4092 - 4010 USBL Championship(s) 1974, 1975, & 1979 Total Playoff Appearances 12 PORTLAND LUMBERJAX Stadium - Nike Stadium Affiliates: AAA - Mobile Bay Bears AA - Tacoma Rainiers A - Colorado Springs Sky Sox Overall Record 4099 - 4004 USBL Championship(s) 1960 Total Playoff Appearances 13 SALT LAKE CITY MINERS Stadium - Overstock.com Stadium Affiliates: AAA - Savannah Captains AA - San Jose Quakes A - Roanoke Stars Overall Record 3798 - 4307 USBL Championship(s) 1948 & 1950 Total Playoff Appearances 5 SAN DIEGO CLIPPERS Stadium - The Park at Miramar Affiliates: AAA - Norfolk Admirals AA - Edmonton Oilers A - Winston Salem Crush Overall Record 3547 - 4554 USBL Championship(s) None Total Playoff Appearances 2 SAN FRANCISCO BAYS Stadium - Golden Gate Park Affiliates: AAA - Augusta Green Jackets AA - Alaska Glaciers A - Oneonta Tigers Overall Record 4301 - 3801 USBL Championship(s) None Total Playoff Appearances 20 SEATTLE MARINERS Stadium - Microsoft Park Affiliates: AAA - Paducah Beavers AA - Akron Summit A - Jersey City Hitmen Overall Record 4239 - 3866 USBL Championship(s) 1945, 1956, & 1968 Total Playoff Appearances 18 VIRGINIA GENERALS Stadium - Phillip Morris Stadium Affiliates: AAA - Peoria Chiefs AA - Oakland A's A - Newark Red Devils Overall Record 3996 - 4105 USBL Championship(s) 1982 & 1984 Total Playoff Appearances 7 WASHINGTON SENATORS Stadium - Potomac Stadium Affiliates: AAA - Richmond Rebels AA - Roswell UFOs A - Montgomery Biscuits Overall Record 3521 - 4579 USBL Championship(s) None Total Playoff Appearances 2 As you can see there are several teams that have had almost no post-season appearances and a healthy number of teams with no championships either. The Carolina Pines did win their division last year, but have never won a USBL title, let's hope that I can change all that!!
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08-07-2009, 01:16 PM
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Let's take a look at the Carolina Pines roster for the start of the 1995 season:
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Age B T OVR STU MOV CON STU vL STU vR STARTING ROTATION 16 Derrick Bergeron 28 R R 5 stars 8 18 18 7 8 20 Will Reynolds 38 R R 2 stars 10 12 10 9 10 38 Alex Donnelly 26 R L 3 stars 11 11 12 11 11 7 Kyle Greene 25 R R 2 stars 11 10 11 10 11 12 Michael Branch 26 R R 4 stars 14 11 14 13 15 BULLPEN 22 Cal Waters 28 R R 1 star 10 10 11 10 10 10 Brent Jackson 24 S R 2 stars 14 10 7 13 14 34 Dean Mack 28 S R 4 stars 19 7 11 18 19 1 Jesús Pacheco 31 S R 4 stars 20 10 7 19 20 44 Fernando Padilla 25 R R 4 stars 20 10 14 20 20 26 Burt Walker 35 R R 3 stars 8 15 11 8 8 CLOSER 33 Roberto Díaz 32 R R 4 stars 13 16 13 11 15 # Name Age B T OVR CON GAP POW EYE K's SPE STE CATCHER 35 Dave Jones 26 L R 2 stars 12 9 8 9 12 5 2 30 Rubén Moya 28 S R 5 stars 12 13 8 13 16 9 2 FIRST BASEMEN 49 Yukio Ito 37 R R 3 stars 11 15 9 10 16 3 12 31 Harvey Mercer 28 R R 4 stars 17 10 12 14 13 4 4 SECOND BASEMEN 39 Darrel Ford 22 S R 5 stars 16 16 7 17 13 9 13 THIRD BASEMEN 13 Dennis Long 27 R R 2 stars 10 13 5 10 14 7 11 SHORTSTOPS 9 Stanley Jones 23 R R 3 stars 11 11 4 12 17 8 2 18 Luis Miranda 22 R R 4 stars 16 12 7 11 17 7 1 OUTFIELDERS 32 José Farías 34 L L 4 stars 12 15 12 14 15 8 17 19 Julián Mejía 33 R R 3 stars 12 5 6 13 18 16 20 11 Ricardo Gutiérrez 24 L L 3 stars 11 13 11 11 8 15 20 6 James Parker 32 L L 3 stars 11 17 6 13 14 11 17 14 Jon O'Brien 30 L L 5 stars 16 15 16 18 9 10 6 Here's a quick look at the Pines' Top Prospects: Code:
Batters # Name Age Pos Contact Power Eye Speed 2 Luis Miranda 22 SS 12 6 9 6 4 Neil West 21 LF 10 6 9 6 5 José Díaz 25 RF 9 12 13 20 7 Stuart Kirk 25 CF 10 6 11 14 9 Miguel López 22 3B 10 7 6 5 10 Chris Roberts 25 RF 8 9 6 6 11 Douglas Moore 23 C 7 4 9 4 12 Victor Griffin 24 3B 9 2 15 13 13 Gerald Johnson 24 2B 8 3 7 9 14 Craig Simson 25 1B 14 14 3 2 16 Ian Hall 24 LF 12 13 10 10 17 Alex Dodd 21 C 6 4 4 2 18 Ian Buckner 22 LF 8 6 7 15 19 Steve Patrick 22 RF 4 1 5 15 20 Juan Carlos Castro 24 RF 6 3 4 14 Pitchers # Name Age Stuff Control Movement 1 Sean Parker 19 9 12 15 3 Cisco Lara 23 14 10 19 6 Millard Gilliam 21 13 12 12 8 Carlos Amador 23 13 6 10 15 Fernando Padilla 25 17 12 9
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08-11-2009, 10:50 AM
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Please ignore the previous post about the 1995 season. Well, let me explain why. As I said earlier I think one of the best aspects of OOTP is the ability to create your own universe and customize and watch teams and players grow and blossom. I have always tried to do historical MLB dynasties and I always end up with a team of All-Stars because I'll go out and trade for big names. That's not the right way to do it. Because in a Braves dynasty I had, while I had what equated to a 2005 NL All-Star team on my roster, a guy named Kit Pellow won the NL MVP Award, because his ratings were better than pretty much everyone on my team. When we was placed on waivers in Spring Training I didn't pay any attention to him because he's not a 'big name,' and it turns out he was the best player in the league. I tend to look at the name not the ratings, that's why I am focusing on fictional leagues right now, it will force me to look at ratings and all the other things that go into a player other than a big name. I have a Cooperstown dynasty going as well, but that's different because there aren't any transactions in that one. Long story long, I don't know why I chose 1995 to start, I guess it was because I got tired of waiting for my CPU to sim to present day, but last night I decided to stop what I was doing and fast forward to 2009. So that's what I did, it is currently January 1, 2009 and I will again be taking the reins of the Carolina Pines. I had toyed with the idea of contracting some teams (KC, Miami, Milwaukee, Minnesota, Nashville, New Mexico, San Diego, and/or Washington). Things have changed in recent years, I decided that any team with a Championship wouldn't be considered for contraction. Well, I was going to at least relocate KC to St Louis, but in 2008 they won their first title. The Miami Pirates won their first title since the 1940's a year before so that excludes them as well. The New Mexico Diablos finally made the playoffs (as a Wild Card team) in 2007 and the Washington Senators played for the USBL Championship a few years back. The problem is that if I am going to reduce the number of teams, there has to be an even number in both leagues, so 4 have to go unless I want unbalanced leagues, which I don't.
So with KC out of the picture, here's a quick look at the remaining teams up for contraction: Milwaukee Brewers: 4,868-5,500 8 Playoffs (last in 2007) Minnesota Twins: 4,782-5,586 7 Playoffs (last in 2008, 1 championship, but it was in '52) Nashville Sounds: 4,551-5,817 2 Playoffs (last in 1947!!!) New Mexico Diablos: 4,693-5,675 1 Playoff (2006) San Diego Clippers: 4,626-5,743 2 Playoffs (last in 1954) Washington Senators: 4,571-5,797 4 Playoff (last in 2006) Just something to think about while I'm getting ready for the 2009 season. The only problem is realignment, the teams in Nashville and Washington are in the same division (UL East), San Diego is in the UL West, and New Mexico is in the FL West. So I would need to move some teams around. Hmm....
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08-11-2009, 11:54 AM
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'09 Carolina Pines Pitching Staff
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2009 Carolina Pines Pitching Staff STARTERS: Name # T Ratings Age Career W-L Career ERA '08 W-L 08 ERA Notes: Don Harrell 1 R 18/11/13 23 58-49 4.39 11-13 5.23 213 K's in 203 IP Joe Brock 19 L 13/12/14 29 87-75 4.47 16-11 4.47 Karl Thomas 21 R 12/12/9 31 108-89 4.30 13-12 4.81 Justin Allen 32 R 13/8/15 24 48-47 3.97 4-4 8.30 13-3 2.26ERA in '08 @ AAA David Richards 51 R 10/9/7 33 80-84 4.53 1-4 4.78 3-1 4.61ERA in '08 @ AAA BULLPEN: Name # T Ratings Age Career W-L Career ERA '08 W-L 08 ERA Notes: Dave Slattery 8 R 11/9/5 27 60-60 4.57 2-5 5.98 Rule 5 Pick from Seattle Antonio Diaz 59 R 7/8/13 36 200-170 4.85 4-3 6.13 35 Apps, 79.1 IP Seth Garrett 3 R 16/8/10 23 28-30 2.80 2-4 4.47 AAA Jeffrey Morse 29 L 10/13/11 31 177-79 4.39 8-12 4.62 27 Starts in '08 George Bruce 37 R 11/13/15 35 158-127 4.92 1-3 4.86 64 Apps Cesar Mejia 14 R 16/14/11 26 18-21 3.69 3-7 4.11 21 Saves @ AAA CLOSER: Name # T Ratings Age Career W-L Career ERA '08 W-L 08 ERA Notes: Jeff Keys 34 R 20/18/13 32 84-66 2.75 5-6 2.57 374 Career Saves
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08-11-2009, 12:33 PM
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2009 Carolina Pines Lineup
The ratings are for Contact/Gap/Power/Eye
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2009 Carolina Pines Lineup Catchers: Name # B/T Ratings Age Career: AVG. HR RBI '08: AVG. HR RBI Notes: Keith Wallace 24 S/R 14/12/12/10 35 .328 442 1,717 .295 16 69 6 time All-Star Elvin Drake 26 L/R 12/9/13/17 34 .312 464 1,261 .301 23 75 9 time All-Star First Basemen: Name # B/T Ratings Age Career: AVG. HR RBI '08: AVG. HR RBI Notes: Jeffrey Rose 7 L/L 13/12/13/11 27 .278 135 406 .306 46 125 Steve Love 40 R/R 11/10/9/9 37 .300 210 781 .322 11 31 Second Basemen: Name # B/T Ratings Age Career: AVG. HR RBI '08: AVG. HR RBI Notes: Edgardo Ortega 58 R/R 14/12/4/12 30 .308 38 323 .289 2 29 Third Basemen Name # B/T Ratings Age Career: AVG. HR RBI '08: AVG. HR RBI Notes: Neil Harden 20 R/R 15/9/15/8 26 .296 157 534 .316 44 119 Shortstop Name # B/T Ratings Age Career: AVG. HR RBI '08: AVG. HR RBI Notes: Bill Willis 46 R/R 7/7/3/15 30 .246 207 635 .263 19 40 AAA Davey Morrow 43 R/R 11/12/6/9 30 .276 99 554 .241 1 37 Played for CIN & CLE Outfielders Name # B/T Ratings Age Career: AVG. HR RBI '08: AVG. HR RBI Notes: Tomas Guzman 5 R/R 12/13/15/15 31 .293 263 855 .298 44 123 2x All-Star; '03 Rookie of the Year Joe Hall 28 R/R 10/13/3/15 24 .243 27 215 .261 7 42 AAA Jacob Kelly 4 L/L 10/8/18/12 31 .290 441 1,082 .280 58 112 2x All-Star; '06 Gold Glove (LF) George Willis 2 R/R 17/12/20/15 30 .347 559 1,478 .322 53 129 6x All-Star; 4x MVP Juan Luna 35 R/R 11/12/5/15 27 .272 60 276 .251 3 23 Between Washington & San Diego Tomas Guzman #4 ($27,710,000 / yr) Jacob Kelly #15 ($19,510,000 / yr) George Willis #16 ($19,280,000 / yr) I know that some of you will think this is a lame way to start a dynasty with such a strong team, but it was always my intention of taking over the Carolina Pines (given that I live in NC) and that's what I decided to do. Given my past history with teams, chances are it's going to be rough going. Not all the players on my roster are spring chickens and according to OOTP my farm system ranks 20th out of 32 teams, so if this season begins to fall apart you can rest assured that I will unloading some big $$ contracts and loading up on prospects. My pitching staff leaves something to be desired as does my middle infield, but hopefully I can outscore opponents with my outfield and hold on with my bullpen, see you soon!
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08-12-2009, 02:57 PM
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 Just a quick note before we begin the regular season, I had a pitcher come off the DL and had to be placed on the Active Roster, I didn't need him in the big leagues at the moment and I wanted to send him down to AAA Columbia, the league wouldn't allow that to happen so I shopped him around and found a taker. CAROLINA sends 26 yr old MR Malcolm Pennington to LAS VEGAS for 27 yr old SP Jerry Peterson Pennington was picked up in last year's Rule 5 draft and had just come back from Tommy John surgery. In Peterson I get a solid SP (9/13/8) who immediately is my #1 starter in AAA and could join the rotation should anyone falter in the early going.
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08-12-2009, 05:23 PM
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 CAROLINA PINES (0-0) at NASHVILLE SOUNDS (0-0)  Before the start of today's game, Nashville Sounds fans lined the streets leading up to the Stadium at Music Row in support of their team because hours earlier the commissioner of the USBL announced that the team will relocate to Tampa, Florida for the 2010 season pending a stadium deal with the city of Tampa and once a nickname search has been conducted. Also, during the press conference to announce the relocation of the Sounds to Tampa, the commissioner also announced that the New Mexico Diablos are moving to St Louis and the division will be realigned with St Louis playing in the Central and Dallas moving to the West Division. All of this is pending the USBL Board of Owner approval, but a source close to the proceedings stated that the Sounds move is "imminent," but "not to start packing the Diablos' stadium just yet." Let's Play Ball!! Code:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Carolina Pines 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 7 10 0 Nashville Sounds 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 12 2 WP: Don Harrell (1-0) LP: Leslie Dunn (0-1) SV: Jeff Keys (1) POTG: Tomas Guzman (CAR): 4/4, 2RBI, 2R Code:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E Carolina Pines 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 13 1 Nashville Sounds 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 8 0 WP: David Poe (1-0) LP: Seth Garrett (0-1) POTG: Francisco Martinez (NSH): 2/5, HR, 2B, 2RBI Code:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Carolina Pines 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 9 0 Nashville Sounds 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 WP: Karl Thomas (1-0) LP: Roberto Carmona (0-1) SV: Jeff Keys (2) POTG: Karl Thomas (CAR): 7 IP, 4H, 2ER, 5K
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I actually rather like starting out with an established team. May not be quite as exciting but its more rare then starting out with a weak team and turning them around in the sports cliche sense.
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 CINCINNATI REDBIRDS (1-2) at CAROLINA PINES (2-1) Code:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Cincinnati Redbirds 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 5 11 1 Carolina Pines 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 6 13 1 WP: Seth Garrett (1-1) LP: Jake Horton (0-1) Code:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Cincinnati Redbirds 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 8 15 1 Carolina Pines 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 5 X 10 15 1 WP: Cesar Mejia (1-0) LP: Louie White (0-1) SV: Jeff Keys (3) POTG: George Willis (CAR): 2/4, HR (2), 3B, 2R, 3RBI Code:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Cincinnati Redbirds 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 0 Carolina Pines 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 4 4 1 WP: Don Harrell (2-0) LP: Fernando Padilla (0-2) SV: Jeff Keys (4) POTG: Don Harrell (CAR): W, 7IP, 4H, 1ER, 6K
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 LAS VEGAS OUTLAWS (2-3) at CAROLINA PINES (5-1)Code:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Las Vegas Outlaws 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 5 1 Carolina Pines 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 2 WP: Hector Bautista (2-0) LP: Joe Brock (0-1) SV: Juan Herrera (2) POTG: Hector Bautista (LV): W, 8IP, 6H, 0ER, 4K Code:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Las Vegas Outlaws 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 6 0 Carolina Pines 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 X 4 7 0 WP: Jeffrey Moore (1-0) LP: Matthew Nelson (0-2) SV: Jeff Keys (5) POTG: George Willis (CAR): 2/4, HR, 2RBI Code:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Las Vegas Outlaws 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 6 10 0 Carolina Pines 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 13 0 WP: Juan Jimenez (1-0) LP: Cesar Mejia (1-1) SV: Juan Herrera (3) POTG: George Willis (CAR): 3/5, 2HR, 3RBI, 2R We now head west to sunny San Diego for a quick 3-game road trip against the Clippers and then it's our first day off of the young season before we take on the Senators. Stay tuned...
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CAROLINA PINES (6-3) at SAN DIEGO CLIPPERS (5-4) Code:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E Carolina Pines 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 2 San Diego Clippers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 4 9 0 WP: Eric Sullivan (1-0) LP: Seth Garrett (1-2) POTG: Marvin Moore (SD): Pinch-hit 2-R HR Code:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Carolina Pines 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 San Diego Clippers 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 2 6 0 WP: Kenny Graham (1-0) LP: Cesar Mejia (1-2) SV: Eric Sullivan (3) POTG: Nicholas Kalkema (SD): ND, 7IP, 4H, 1ER, 8K Code:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Carolina Pines 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 6 8 0 San Diego Clippers 1 2 2 0 0 0 5 0 X 10 13 0 WP: Rich Jefferson (1-0) LP: Dave Slattery (0-1) POTG: Thomas Dinsdale (SD): 3/5, HR, 2RBI, 3R
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 WASHINGTON SENATORS (3-9) at CAROLINA PINES (6-6)Code:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Washington Senators 0 3 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 7 11 1 Carolina Pines 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 9 0 WP: Dale McMahon (1-2) LP: Karl Thomas (1-1) POTG: Dale McMahon (WSH): W, 8IP, 9H, 2ER, 4K Code:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Washington Senators 5 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 10 11 1 Carolina Pines 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 5 12 3 WP: Ricardo de la Rosa (2-1) LP: Justin Allen (0-1) POTG: Davey Morrow (CAR): 3/5, HR, 2RBI, 2R Code:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Washington Senators 1 0 1 4 2 0 2 0 0 10 12 1 Carolina Pines 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 5 11 1 WP: Emmett Reeves (1-2) LP: David Richards (0-1) POTG: Pedro Jones (WAS): 3/4, HR, RBI
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CAROLINA PINES (6-9) at SALT LAKE CITY MINERS (7-8) Code:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Carolina Pines 4 1 1 0 0 6 1 0 0 13 21 1 Salt Lake City Miners 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 2 WP: Don Harrell (3-0) LP: Juan Rivero (1-3) POTG: Jacob Kelly (CAR): 4/6, 2 2B, 2 HR, 2RBI Code:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Carolina Pines 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 5 2 Salt Lake City Miners 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 X 5 9 2 WP: Augusto Garza (2-1) LP: Joe Brock (0-2) SV: Jesus Correa (5) POTG: Augusto Garza (SLC): W, 8IP, 5H, 2ER, 9K Code:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Carolina Pines 1 2 0 0 3 0 4 0 1 11 14 0 Salt Lake City Miners 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 11 1 WP: Karl Thomas (2-1) LP: Hugh Meade (2-2) POTG: Bill Willis (CAR): 3/5, HR, 4RBI We now head back home to take on division rival Philadelphia. The Freedom are currently in second place in the division with a 10-8 record. The Pines are tied for 4th, 5 games back at 8-10. Surprisingly enough, the Nashville Sounds have heard the rally cry of their fans who don't want that team to leave town and they are tied with San Francisco for the best overall record in the USBL at 13-5, should be a fun summer!
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 PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM (10-8)atCAROLINA PINES (8-10)Code:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Philadelphia Freedom 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 8 2 Carolina Pines 5 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 X 11 12 0 WP: Justin Allen (1-1) LP: Jack Armstrong (2-2) POTG: Tomas Guzman (CAR): 2/5, HR, 6RBI Code:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Philadelphia Freedom 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 9 0 Carolina Pines 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 6 1 WP: Antonio Diaz (1-0) LP: Wendell DeLaTour (0-1) POTG: Bill Ramey (PHI): 8IP, 2H, 1ER, 3K, ND Code:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Philadelphia Freedom 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 7 1 Carolina Pines 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 X 6 5 0 WP: Don Harrell (4-0) LP: Ed Harmon (2-2) POTG: Don Harrell (CAR): CG, 7H, 3ER, 9K, W It's back on the road again as we head to Oklahoma City for 3 against the Redhawks. Stay tuned...
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CAROLINA PINES 11-10 at OKLAHOMA CITY REDHAWKS (11-10) Code:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Carolina Pines 1 0 4 3 0 0 0 3 3 14 16 0 Oklahoma City Red Hawks 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 2 9 13 0 WP: Seth Garrett (2-2) LP: Gil Sellers (1-4) POTG: Tomas Guzman (CAR): 3-4, 2HR, 7RBI Code:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E Carolina Pines 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 3 1 8 10 2 Oklahoma City Red Hawks 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 7 11 1 WP: Jeff Keys (1-0) LP: Pedro Hernandez (1-1) SV: George Bruce (1) POTG: George willis (CAR): 2/5, HR, 3RBI Code:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Carolina Pines 0 3 3 0 1 0 1 1 5 14 20 3 Oklahoma City Red Hawks 5 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 11 15 2 WP: Jeffrey Morse (2-0) LP: William Villeneuve (0-1) SV: Jeff Keys (6) POTG: Jeffrey Rose (CAR): 2/4, 2HR, 4RBI
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USBL Summary - April 2009
As we turn the pages from April to May let's take a look back at the USBL after a month on the field:
Here are the standings as of May 1, 2009: Code:
United League East Division Team W L PCT GB Nashville Sounds 19 9 0.679 - Carolina Pines 15 13 0.536 4 New York Skylines 13 15 0.464 6 Philadelphia Freedom 13 15 0.464 6 Washington Senators 13 15 0.464 6 Memphis Blues 11 17 0.393 8 Central Division Team W L PCT GB Kansas City Royals 17 11 0.607 - Cincinnati Redbirds 12 16 0.429 5 Oklahoma City Red Hawks 12 16 0.429 5 Chicago Blackhawks 11 17 0.393 6 Houston Astros 11 17 0.393 6 West Division Team W L PCT GB San Francisco Bays 21 7 0.750 - San Diego Clippers 17 11 0.607 4 Seattle Mariners 15 13 0.536 6 Las Vegas Outlaws 13 15 0.464 8 Salt Lake City Miners 11 17 0.393 10 UL Wild Card Federal League Standings East Division Team W L PCT GB Boston Minutemen 18 10 0.643 - Pittsburgh Steelhounds 16 12 0.571 2 Atlanta Peaches 14 14 0.500 4 Miami Pirates 13 15 0.464 5 Virginia Generals 9 19 0.321 9 Central Division Team W L PCT GB Dallas Cowboys 16 12 0.571 - Milwaukee Brewers 14 14 0.500 2 Minnesota Twins 14 14 0.500 2 New Orleans VooDoo 14 14 0.500 2 Cleveland Cavaliers 12 16 0.429 4 Detroit Tigers 10 18 0.357 6 West Division Team W L PCT GB Portland Lumberjax 18 10 0.643 - Los Angeles Titans 15 13 0.536 3 Phoenix Sun Devils 15 13 0.536 3 New Mexico Diablos 14 14 0.500 4 Denver Broncos 12 16 0.429 6 The Carolina Pines - Pitching Snapshot of the Pines' pitching staff to date, you can see that Don Harrell is the ace, for sure now after his no-no. And to amplify that point he was named the United League's Pitcher of the Month for April, congratulations Don!! Code:
# Name G GS W L SV IP HA HR R ER BB K ERA SP 1 Don Harrell 6 6 5 0 0 44.00 32 5 11 11 6 36 2.25 SP 19 Joe Brock 6 6 0 3 0 39.10 38 6 27 23 12 21 5.26 SP 21 Karl Thomas 6 6 2 2 0 35.10 39 6 26 25 18 29 6.37 SP 32 Justin Allen 5 5 1 1 0 31.00 37 7 26 24 7 30 6.97 SP 51 David Richards 4 4 0 1 0 25.00 33 6 19 18 13 16 6.48 MR 29 Jeffery Morse 11 0 2 0 0 15.20 8 0 4 2 3 11 1.15 MR 8 Dave Slattery 6 1 0 1 0 12.00 18 2 12 12 8 8 9.00 MR 14 César Mejía 10 0 1 2 0 11.10 14 1 6 6 8 11 4.76 MR 59 António Díaz 7 0 1 1 0 10.10 13 0 8 8 2 4 6.97 MR 37 George Bruce 5 0 0 0 1 7.10 8 1 2 2 2 5 2.45 MR 8 Seth Garrett 10 0 2 2 0 13.20 13 1 5 5 7 9 3.29 CL 34 Jeff Keys 7 0 1 0 6 6.10 5 0 2 0 1 10 0.00 The numbers are getting better and better as the weather in the Old North State heats up. George Willis leads the charge with 11 longballs, but he's not the only one with pop. The middle of the line-up is putting up some great numbers, now if we could only keep it up and catch the Sounds, stay tuned.. Code:
POS # Name G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP OPS SB CS C 24 Keith Wallace 25 104 29 3 1 4 9 16 7 16 0.279 0.336 0.779 0 0 C 26 Elvin Drake 10 18 4 1 0 0 1 3 1 3 0.222 0.263 0.541 0 0 1B 7 Jeffrey Rose 26 100 32 6 0 7 19 19 6 17 0.320 0.361 0.951 0 1 1B 40 Steve Love 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0.000 0.143 0.143 0 0 2B 58 Edgardo Ortega 28 104 29 4 0 1 11 13 9 5 0.279 0.339 0.685 2 0 3B 20 Neil Hardin 13 55 16 6 0 6 10 7 2 9 0.291 0.316 1.043 0 0 SS 43 Davey Morrow 28 113 41 7 2 4 20 15 0 20 0.363 0.376 0.942 2 1 SS 46 Bill Willis 20 65 19 5 0 3 12 10 5 13 0.292 0.343 0.851 0 0 SS 27 Roberto Árias 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500 0.500 1.000 0 0 LF 5 Tomás Guzmán 28 114 37 6 0 8 34 20 8 14 0.325 0.386 0.974 0 0 LF 28 Joe Hull 12 29 9 2 0 1 6 7 5 6 0.310 0.389 0.872 0 0 CF 4 Jacob Kelly 26 106 24 5 0 6 9 23 8 34 0.226 0.287 0.730 8 1 CF 2 George Willis 28 108 34 4 1 11 24 23 13 12 0.315 0.387 1.063 0 0 RF 35 Juan Luna 9 11 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0.182 0.182 0.364 0 0
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