Pro Circuit Has Its First .400 Hitter!!

Cooleyvol · 05-22-2005, 07:47 PM

29 year-old Clarence Corbin, a shortstop in Leavenworth of the Kansas League in 1899 had no idea of the 1900 season he'd have when he declared his intentions to enter the 1900 Pro Circuit amateur draft!!
Clarence was taken early in the first round by the Kansas City Clarions, allowing Corbin to stay close to his Kansas roots.

Clarence responded with a .402 season in which he led the Clarions to respectability and put a fear in the Birmingham Black Stockings in the Western Alliance before bowing to the defending champs by 1 game. Clarence earned the 'Finest Newcomer' AND 'Jess Cross' (best overall hitter) Awards for his fine performance!!

We're entering our 7th season in the Pro Circuit (1901) and have loads of fun with our 14 team fictorical league set in the days when baseball was still a game that meant something to its players. We play a 126 game season, use deadball numbers, and our own name generator to create our historical players! Oh yeah..........we have our own facepack created from old, obscure baseball cards too!

Come by and check us out sometime...........and congratulations to Clarence Corbin on a fine 'rookie' season, at age 29!!

canadiancreed · 05-22-2005, 07:48 PM

congrats to Corbin, and now i'll never be able to acquire him now

Chappy · 05-22-2005, 08:28 PM

Very nice site - Do all the players get tobacco cards like Crenshaw and Corbin have?

Cooleyvol · 05-22-2005, 09:07 PM

Chappy,

I try to create cards for each player with at least a 2.5 star rating.

Presently, there are about 350 players with images in our league.

You can see them on our HTML player pages as well.

Bluenoser · 05-23-2005, 08:51 AM

A great league that just keeps getting greater.

Cooleyvol · 05-23-2005, 09:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BruceM

A great league that just keeps getting greater.

Bruce, if you get a chance, look over our rookie class--there's something familiar there that the owners havent found as of yet!

Bluenoser · 05-23-2005, 11:04 AM

Would you be speaking of a certain fella with the nickname "Moonlight"?

BTW - 3 more weeks and then I'm home for good, drafted ashore so no more going away. My name will be going on the waiting list as soon as I'm back. Floating off the coast of sunny Virginia this morning, about 100 miles out.

Cooleyvol · 05-23-2005, 11:23 AM

Shhhhh......you weren't supposed to tell. haha

We'd be proud to have you back and on top of the waiting list!!

It seems the owners that HAVE left us (not many) have ended up coming back very soon!

spleen1015 · 05-23-2005, 11:32 AM

This is my favorite league even though the man keeps me down.

Cooleyvol · 05-23-2005, 11:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spleen1015

This is my favorite league even though the man keeps me down.

Do you mean Stamey? He's kept the Eastern Federation pretty much under his thumb.

ifspuds · 05-23-2005, 12:57 PM

If my entire pitching staff hadn't decided to suck en masse last season, the Indies would've had a good shot at a repeat. I think they were all hitting the bottle. Either that or those finks in Buffalo had something to do with it...

Cooleyvol · 05-23-2005, 01:27 PM

Well, you know--bad things have come from the Buffalo camp before..........

05-22-2005, 07:47 PM	#1
Cooleyvol Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Union City, TN Posts: 6,383	Pro Circuit Has Its First .400 Hitter!! 29 year-old Clarence Corbin, a shortstop in Leavenworth of the Kansas League in 1899 had no idea of the 1900 season he'd have when he declared his intentions to enter the 1900 Pro Circuit amateur draft!! Clarence was taken early in the first round by the Kansas City Clarions, allowing Corbin to stay close to his Kansas roots. Clarence responded with a .402 season in which he led the Clarions to respectability and put a fear in the Birmingham Black Stockings in the Western Alliance before bowing to the defending champs by 1 game. Clarence earned the 'Finest Newcomer' AND 'Jess Cross' (best overall hitter) Awards for his fine performance!! We're entering our 7th season in the Pro Circuit (1901) and have loads of fun with our 14 team fictorical league set in the days when baseball was still a game that meant something to its players. We play a 126 game season, use deadball numbers, and our own name generator to create our historical players! Oh yeah..........we have our own facepack created from old, obscure baseball cards too! Come by and check us out sometime...........and congratulations to Clarence Corbin on a fine 'rookie' season, at age 29!!

05-22-2005, 07:48 PM	#2
canadiancreed Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 11,660	congrats to Corbin, and now i'll never be able to acquire him now __________________ PT21 PT22

05-22-2005, 09:07 PM	#4
Cooleyvol Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Union City, TN Posts: 6,383	Chappy, I try to create cards for each player with at least a 2.5 star rating. Presently, there are about 350 players with images in our league. You can see them on our HTML player pages as well. Last edited by Cooleyvol; 05-22-2005 at 09:09 PM.

05-23-2005, 12:57 PM	#11
ifspuds Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 2,117	If my entire pitching staff hadn't decided to suck en masse last season, the Indies would've had a good shot at a repeat. I think they were all hitting the bottle. Either that or those finks in Buffalo had something to do with it... __________________ Jeff Watson Former dynasty writer and online league player, now mostly retired

05-22-2005, 08:28 PM	#3
Chappy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,721	Very nice site - Do all the players get tobacco cards like Crenshaw and Corbin have?

05-23-2005, 08:51 AM	#5
Bluenoser Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In The Moment Posts: 14,236	A great league that just keeps getting greater.

05-23-2005, 11:04 AM	#7
Bluenoser Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In The Moment Posts: 14,236	Would you be speaking of a certain fella with the nickname "Moonlight"? BTW - 3 more weeks and then I'm home for good, drafted ashore so no more going away. My name will be going on the waiting list as soon as I'm back. Floating off the coast of sunny Virginia this morning, about 100 miles out.

05-23-2005, 11:23 AM	#8
Cooleyvol Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Union City, TN Posts: 6,383	Shhhhh......you weren't supposed to tell. haha We'd be proud to have you back and on top of the waiting list!! It seems the owners that HAVE left us (not many) have ended up coming back very soon!

05-23-2005, 11:32 AM	#9
spleen1015 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,005	This is my favorite league even though the man keeps me down.

05-23-2005, 01:27 PM	#12
Cooleyvol Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Union City, TN Posts: 6,383	Well, you know--bad things have come from the Buffalo camp before..........