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[EMSoccerCoach]

That's it for the previews...up next, the season begins.

Will do quick wrap ups for each team covering 2 weeks of play...kind of like a Baseball Weekly, but Bi-Weekly.

[kenyan_cheena]

Looking forward to it.

[TribeFanInNC]

Wow, Memphis is loaded. Also, how is Luis Gonzalez batting ahead of Al Simmons and Man-Ram on Denver? I know his peak year was good and all, but those two are all-time great hitters.

Anyway, good luck getting started.

[EMSoccerCoach]

Originally Posted by TribeFanInNC

Wow, Memphis is loaded. Also, how is Luis Gonzalez batting ahead of Al Simmons and Man-Ram on Denver? I know his peak year was good and all, but those two are all-time great hitters.

Anyway, good luck getting started.

Thanks for the interest. You're right...some of the batting order selections are a bit screwy. But you hit on exactly why that's the case...the start ratings for everyone are based on their peak season (based on WARP3, per Baseball Prospectus...though I took the youngest age of a WARP3 within .5 of the peak where applicable to get guys into the game with more career ahead of them). So with the situation you mention, it's based on Gonzalez' 2001 (translated OPS 1.075), Simmons' 1929 (translated OPS .997) and Manny's 1999 (translated OPS 1.087).

I think I'm going to control all the teams, so I may tinker with lineups (I hadn't adjusted anything at the point I posted these). Some odd choices are there, but what I've done also is run a spring training, so there were some position battles and such that changed. I also note the game is VERY platoon oriented...too much so (for example with Denver, the game actually wants to platoon Ramirez and Simmons with Curtis Granderson and...seriously...John Lowenstein! I think not).

There's a willing suspension of disbelief inherent here, where some teams will have to hope their guys' peaks carry them this first year because they may not keep that productivity based on their future potentials, while other teams may keep their strength longer. There's no right or wrong way to do this kind of league, I think, so I'll just try and carry it out the best and most exciting way I can and see how it all shakes out.

Thanks again for the interest.

[EMSoccerCoach]

Southern League predictions

Division winners:

Georgia
San Jose
Arizona
Memphis

World Series Representative: Memphis

[EMSoccerCoach]

The ABA Report - Spring Training Edition

Northern League East

Charlotte Cougars: Originally slotted in the rotation, Erik Hanson lost his spot with a horrendous final two spring outings, giving up 4 runs over 4 against Wichita followed by a brutal 7 runs in a third of an inning effort against Columbus. Hanson, 24, finished the spring with a 10.80 ERA.

The beneficiary of his demise is Lew Burdette who, despite his own troubles in spring, will get the 5th slot. Though he was touched up for 5 runs over 2.2 in the same game as Hanson's disaster, the club apparently saw enough in Burdette's 4 strikeouts - a surprise given the fear with Burdette is that he doesn't miss enough bats.

Martin Dihigo won the second base job from Jorge Orta on the strength of his defensive prowess. Though only 21, the Cougars had hoped Dihigo's versatility - he can play any position on the diamond - would make him an effective utility man. Now they'll give him the chance for an everyday position. Orta will come off the bench.


New York Heroes: The Heroes come out of spring training with a pair of injuries to key cogs in the machine, though neither appears to be serious at this point.

Brad Penny, who was originally ticketed to close, suffered a knee injury. The damage is to the meniscus, but it isn't torn, thus the hope is that Penny should be back in a couple of weeks. Dave Smith will assume the closer's role in the interim, though some say he'll keep the job if he fares well.

Young rightfielder Benjamin Boyd was hitting .359 on the spring before going down with what's being called a severely pinched nerve in his neck. He is expected to miss the first 2 or 3 weeks of the season, leading some to think the damage is more than is being explained right now. Ichiro Suzuki will cover rightfield in the meantime and, with Boyd being only 20, will likely keep the position if he plays well.


Providence Whalers: A rotation change as Andy Pettitte was the team's final cut. Originally slated as the team's closer - a choice that confused many - Joe Magrane will now take the 5th spot in the rotation and Bobby Ayala will serve as closer.

The choice confused many, as Pettitte didn't get a lot of game time in spring to prove himself. There was no report of an injury, but Pettitte threw only one game, giving up 1 run over 4 innings. Magrane, on the other hand, pitched often...and was shelled often. If Pettitte was going to be pulled for someone, it would have made sense for it to be Carlos Zambrano, who surrendered only 1 run over his final 14 IP of the spring. It's not out of the question that Zambrano will get that spot the minute Magrane falters.

Virginia Beach Vipers: In what was a widespread occurrence throughout the spring, the men who were originally listed as closers have been replaced. The Vipers have named Trevor Hoffman to replace Danny MacFayden, who was demoted to start at AAA. Hoffman was stellar all spring, giving up runs in only one appearance.

The injury bug bit the Vipers in a big way when Jason Giambi was put on the 60-day disabled list for a torn back muscle. Giambi, who was to serve as Virginia Beach's designated hitter, will see his duties taken over by Gorman Thomas.

Joe Harris has won the first base job from Fred McGriff. Neither player hit during the spring, but it was assumed McGriff's higher ceiling would give him the nod. Harris' hold will be tenuous at best.

[EMSoccerCoach]

Northern League West


Omaha Steers: Nap Lajoie hit .361 for the spring while Albert Pujols hit .377. If that keeps up, Lajoie could very well score 140 runs leading off for the Steers. While Roger Maris and Reggie Jackson stumbled through much of the spring, there is plenty of confidence that tandem will produce as well.

Wally Pipp retained the first base job, but lots of people are talking about Mule Suttles as the not-too-distant heir apparent. Though sent down only a week into the spring, many people feel Suttles' raw power is going to be too hard to keep down.

For any of the offense to matter, though, Omaha will have to get better pitching than it did in the spring. It's top tandem of Pete Alexander and Bert Blyleven put forth ERAs of 5.85 and 6.41, respectively.


Portland Metros (sorry, it won't let me shrink the logo): It happened again...original closer Charlie Buffinton has been moved to setup duty to make way for Felix Rodriguez to handle the closing duties. Buffinton posted a 6.06 ERA during the spring, while Rodriguez closed out 6 games in the final two weeks.

Buck Leonard may be only 23, but he's not waiting to show what he can do. The young first baseman battered 8 home runs during the spring. It is still expected that Leonard will sit against lefties in favor of Gil Hodges, but Leonard could render that discussion moot.

First round draft pick Dizzy Dean struggled to an 8.04 ERA in the spring. He'll need to do better than that as the real games arrive.

Sacramento Stingers: Baby Doll Jacobson has been rendered the odd man out of the Stingers outfield, where Hank Aaron will be asked to patrol centerfield to get his bat in the lineup. With Stan Musial locked in right, the choice came down to Ken Williams in center, Jacobson in center with Williams in left and Aaron - who is only 22 - spelling everyone, or Aaron getting the job. Management decided Aaron's bat was too potent to remove.

In a lineup of bangers, getting anything extra from 3B Harlond Clift is a bonus. But Clift batted .348 on the spring, and says he feels very at ease with this lineup around him. With what figures to be ABA's most potent outfield - or one of them, certainly - infield contributions need to simply be steady, and Clift seems ready to handle that and more.

Wichita Brigade: Ace Pedro Martinez looked every bit the part, hurling a 1.35 ERA during the spring. Though durability is a question, Martinez is regarded as one of the game's top 5 pitchers and a key to Wichita's hopes at a championship.

The offense was lacking for the spring, though, as virtually none of what's expected to be a potent lineup looked sharp. Mickey Cochrane (.244), Lance Berkman (.235), Ken Griffey Jr. (.234) and Miguel Tejada (.233) all stumbled through March. Only George Brett (.304) and Ted Kluszewski (.328) looked ready to go.

[EMSoccerCoach]

Northern League Central

Columbus Explorers: A pair of long-term injuries befell the Explorers during the spring, as a pair of pitchers - Bob Owchinko and Mark Wohlers - are done for the season. Owchinko (torn labrum) was likely headed for the minors anyway, but Wohlers (ruptured ulnar collateral ligament) was to be the setup man for Dan Quisenberry. Those duties will be taken over by Brad Lidge.

He's only 20, but the Explorers are going to let top prospect Josh Gibson sink or swim in the bigs from the start. Despite striking out in a third of his at bats this spring, Columbus named the powerhouse backstop their starting catcher, saying facing the best from the start will only accelerate his development.

Hack Wilson struggled through the spring, batting only .223. But first baseman John Olerud looked in midseason form, batting .339.

Louisville Racers: Despite Roger Clemens' 9.33 ERA on the spring, Racers brass say they aren't alarmed. The burly righthander struck out a man an inning, a sign his stuff was still fine. He did, however, surrender 5 long balls in only 18 innings of work.

As much as Clemens struggled, that's how good Carl Hubbell and Billy Pierce were. Hubbell (3.12) and Pierce (2.70) were both stellar during the spring slate, quickly gaining command of their full repertoire. Hubbell's fastball was touching 98 in his second start of the spring and he was actually told to reign it in a bit.

Some are concerned about the Racers plan to bat Mickey Mantle and Ryan Howard back-to-back, figuring the pair of prolific whiffers should be separated. Mantle, however, said opponents should be more concerned with how to pitch around the pair's formidable power.

Philadelphia Ringers: The Ringers bullpen has been seen as a strength by many, throwing Billy Wagner, Francisco Rodriguez and Joe Sambito if necessary. But another power arm in the pen could be Dean Chance who, despite his bouts of wildness, can be thoroughly overpowering. The Ringers will choose their spots for Chance, but if effective, the Ringers could go 4 deep with quality arms out of the pen.

After a rough first outing to the spring, Johan Santana yielded only 1 run in his final 12 innings of work, striking out 14 while walking only 1 in that time.

Hideo Nomo walked 14 in 19 innings this spring, giving up 6 home runs. He will start the year as the number five starter, but Chris Short's impressive spring could have him breathing down Nomo's neck if he falters out of the gate.

Toronto Titans: Jeff Kent suffered a hairline fracture of his hand this past weekend after, according to the team, he was jumped coming out of a restaurant. The injury is not considered serious and Kent - who hit .296 this spring - said he expects to be in the Opening Day lineup.

Twenty-one year old Oscar Charleston played virtually all spring, getting a remarkable 116 at bats, as the Titans tried to ready him for big league pitching. Charleston wasn't overmatched, hitting .261 on the spring, but his .297 OBP will need to improve for him to be the leadoff man the Titans envision in front of Wade Boggs.

Cy Young threw eight scoreless innings to start the spring before an ankle sprain sidelined him for the rest of the exhibition slate. Young is, however, expected to make the Opening Day start.

[Eugene Church]

Originally Posted by EMSoccerCoach

Predicted Northern League Division Winners

Virginia Beach
Omaha
Louisville
Chicago

Predicted World Series Representative: Louisville

My picks:
East: Virginia Beach
Central: Louisville
Midwest: Madison
West: Wichita

Agree with the prediction. I think Louisville will win the Northern League because of pitching. Hubbell, Pierce, Clemens, Waddell and Beckett are a great rotation. Paul Waner, Mantle, Ryan Howard, Beckwith and Boudreau should supply enough runs.

Wichita will be potent with the Pedro Martinez, Warren Spahn, Mike Messina, Jack Pfiester and Jake Weimer rotation. Good bats, too, with Berkman, Brett, Kluszewski, Griffey, Jr., Cochrane and Tejada. This team just might be good enough to top Louisville. It has better offense. It should be a great battle.

Virginia Beach is my third choice. Plank, Seaver and Wild Bill Donovan are a good nucleus. Good hitting from Ted Williams, Giambi, Joe DiMaggio and Lazzeri.

Madison would be rated fourth. Feller, Saberhagen, Tanana and Valenzuela are good starters. Garciaparra, Utley, Banks, Edmonds, Santo and Santiago give them a good lineup.

[Eugene Church]

Originally Posted by EMSoccerCoach

Thanks for the interest. You're right...some of the batting order selections are a bit screwy. But you hit on exactly why that's the case...the start ratings for everyone are based on their peak season (based on WARP3, per Baseball Prospectus...though I took the youngest age of a WARP3 within .5 of the peak where applicable to get guys into the game with more career ahead of them). So with the situation you mention, it's based on Gonzalez' 2001 (translated OPS 1.075), Simmons' 1929 (translated OPS .997) and Manny's 1999 (translated OPS 1.087).

I think I'm going to control all the teams, so I may tinker with lineups (I hadn't adjusted anything at the point I posted these). Some odd choices are there, but what I've done also is run a spring training, so there were some position battles and such that changed. I also note the game is VERY platoon oriented...too much so (for example with Denver, the game actually wants to platoon Ramirez and Simmons with Curtis Granderson and...seriously...John Lowenstein! I think not).

There's a willing suspension of disbelief inherent here, where some teams will have to hope their guys' peaks carry them this first year because they may not keep that productivity based on their future potentials, while other teams may keep their strength longer. There's no right or wrong way to do this kind of league, I think, so I'll just try and carry it out the best and most exciting way I can and see how it all shakes out.

Thanks again for the interest.

That would be a good idea for you to control the lineups. The AI will platoon you to death and do double switches ad nauseum. This is why I play out the last two innings of every game, so I can control the substitutions and pitching changes. There is no way Granderson and especially Lowenstein can play with Ramirez and Simmons. How in the world they made the roster is another good question. I don't think they would make the top 1000 players in history.

[Eugene Church]

Originally Posted by EMSoccerCoach

Southern League predictions

Division winners:

Georgia
San Jose
Arizona
Memphis

World Series Representative: Memphis

We both agree.

Southern League Picks:
East: Georgia
Midwest: Memphis
Central: Arizona
West: San Jose

Memphis is the favorite because of it impressive mound corps: Walter Johnson, John Smoltz, Curt Schilling, Don Drysdale and Ted Lyons. No slouches with the bats either: Hornsby, Eddie Matthews, Harry Heilmann, Roy Campanella and Albert Pujols.

San Jose is dangerous with a starting rotation of Walsh, Carlton, Brecheen, Cooper and Reynolds with Fingers to close. Bonds, Rodriguez, Mize and Carew will score some runs.

Arizona would be my third choice. They are weak on the mound with only Juan Marichal. They rest are not that strong. Ruth, Klein, Puckett, George Davis, Cy Williams, Mark McGwire and Lou Whitaker are a pretty fair lineup.

Georgia is the weakest team in this bunch. The East Division is pretty weak. Don Sutton, Kevin Brown, Kevin Appier and George Mullin will have a tough time again the other division winners. Talent-wise, they are not really in the same league with the other teams.

[Eugene Church]

It will be a great League Championship Series between the Memphis Strummers and the Louisville Racers.

I think the Strummers have the edge in hitting with the pitching about even.

Wichita just might sneak into the Championship Series. The Brigade have two extremely good starters in Martinez and Spahn and an outstanding group of hitters. Brett, Griffey, Jr., Berkman, Kluszewski, Tejada and Cochrane can compete with the best.

I don't think San Jose's mound staff can stand up against the other contenders, but their bats sure can. Walsh and Carlton are two great pluses, along with Rollie Fingers to close. Bonds, Rodriguez, Mize and Carew are impressive, too.

[Eugene Church]

I did not see a roster for the Austin Bullriders.

Also, Albert Pujols is listed on two teams, Memphis and Omaha.

I also saw Rudy York was listed as a catcher, rather than first base.

Really looking forward to the regular season, even though it looks like Stan Musial's Sacramento Stingers are going to finish last in the Northern League West Division.

[EMSoccerCoach]

Originally Posted by Eugene Church

My picks:
East: Virginia Beach
Central: Louisville
Midwest: Madison
West: Wichita

Agree with the prediction. I think Louisville will win the Northern League because of pitching. Hubbell, Pierce, Clemens, Waddell and Beckett are a great rotation. Paul Waner, Mantle, Ryan Howard, Beckwith and Boudreau should supply enough runs.

Wichita will be potent with the Pedro Martinez, Warren Spahn, Mike Messina, Jack Pfiester and Jake Weimer rotation. Good bats, too, with Berkman, Brett, Kluszewski, Griffey, Jr., Cochrane and Tejada. This team just might be good enough to top Louisville. It has better offense. It should be a great battle.

Virginia Beach is my third choice. Plank, Seaver and Wild Bill Donovan are a good nucleus. Good hitting from Ted Williams, Giambi, Joe DiMaggio and Lazzeri.

Madison would be rated fourth. Feller, Saberhagen, Tanana and Valenzuela are good starters. Garciaparra, Utley, Banks, Edmonds, Santo and Santiago give them a good lineup.

These predictions are so hard just because of the nature of the league, so it's funny we agree on all. The Negro League guys are so hard to factor because they are all based on the rookie year's of their white counterparts (taken from different sources). So how a lot of them start is dependent on how fast a start their counterpart's career got off to. Beckwith, for example, will be interesting to watch.

The injury to Giambi is a devastating one for Virginia Beach. A heart of Williams, Dimaggio and a prime (albeit steroid induced) Giambi would just be hell to pitch to. I laugh when I see Eddie Plank because I remember a discussion on here a while back about how he is one of the most overrated pitchers in history, though I don't remember what all was behind the argument.

Everybody has a good lineup, so it's all relative. It will be great fun to see who performs above expectations and who performs below.

Beware the Charlotte Cougars...the staff may not look great, but the peak seasons of Vean Gregg, George McQuillan and Gary Peters are all outstanding. They lack the big names on the mound, but that top 3 with a lineup led by Cobb, Joe Jackson, Vlad Guerrero and Dick Allen should not be taken lightly.

[EMSoccerCoach]

Originally Posted by Eugene Church

That would be a good idea for you to control the lineups. The AI will platoon you to death and do double switches ad nauseum. This is why I play out the last two innings of every game, so I can control the substitutions and pitching changes. There is no way Granderson and especially Lowenstein can play with Ramirez and Simmons. How in the world they made the roster is another good question. I don't think they would make the top 1000 players in history.

LOL!!! This setup was basically constructed off the old Franchise Stars roster set, which took the top 50-75 guys for each franchise. Granderson and Lowenstein apparently snuck in there, which is why there are here. But yes, the idea that Ramirez or the vastly underrated Al Simmons would ever take a day off for those two is quite laughable.

[EMSoccerCoach]

Originally Posted by Eugene Church

We both agree.

Southern League Picks:
East: Georgia
Midwest: Memphis
Central: Arizona
West: San Jose

Memphis is the favorite because of it impressive mound corps: Walter Johnson, John Smoltz, Curt Schilling, Don Drysdale and Ted Lyons. No slouches with the bats either: Hornsby, Eddie Matthews, Harry Heilmann, Roy Campanella and Albert Pujols.

San Jose is dangerous with a starting rotation of Walsh, Carlton, Brecheen, Cooper and Reynolds with Fingers to close. Bonds, Rodriguez, Mize and Carew will score some runs.

Arizona would be my third choice. They are weak on the mound with only Juan Marichal. They rest are not that strong. Ruth, Klein, Puckett, George Davis, Cy Williams, Mark McGwire and Lou Whitaker are a pretty fair lineup.

Georgia is the weakest team in this bunch. The East Division is pretty weak. Don Sutton, Kevin Brown, Kevin Appier and George Mullin will have a tough time again the other division winners. Talent-wise, they are not really in the same league with the other teams.

Walter Johnson has made me go back and review some of the oldtime players, pitchers in particular, because I don't think their ratings imported to do them justice. It was the translated database, which puts everyone on the same level (basically similar to Translated Stats at Baseball Prospectus). The problem is that in the dead ball era, the translated homer stats for pitchers seem to yield poor movement ratings for some of the best pitchers of the era. That seems to skew things...so Johnson, Young, Pete Alexander...those guys aren't as good as they should be.

Sleeper here...Mexico City. The starting rotation of Maddux, Rusie, Keefe, Rube Foster and Jason Schmidt is very, very strong. And the lineup, while lacking power besides 19th Century slugger Sam Thompson, has plenty of solid hitters: Roger Connor, Derek Jeter and Tony Oliva among them.

[EMSoccerCoach]

Originally Posted by Eugene Church

I did not see a roster for the Austin Bullriders.

Also, Albert Pujols is listed on two teams, Memphis and Omaha.

I also saw Rudy York was listed as a catcher, rather than first base.

Really looking forward to the regular season, even though it looks like Stan Musial's Sacramento Stingers are going to finish last in the Northern League West Division.

UGH!!! The Pujols thing doesn't please me. I have to see if I can find a potent guy, probably turn of the century, who was omitted from the set and get him in to take Pujols' place on whoever picked him the second time.

York is imported as a first baseman, but has a catcher rating because he played there to start. The computer decided it was best to play Fred Luderus at first base and catch York than play York at first and catch Darrin Fletcher. I can't really argue the thinking there.

As for Austin, not sure what happened.

Rotation
Hal Newhouser
Ben Sheets
Vida Blue
Ray Caldwell
Dennis Leonard

Closer
Byung-Hyun Kim

Lineup
Dick McAuliffe 2B
Yogi Berra C
Larry Walker RF
Fred Lynn CF
Prince Fielder 1B
Graig Nettles 3B
Cito Gaston LF
Lee Thomas DH
Cal Ripken SS

Bill Freehan, Dave Kingman and Tony Conigliaro are among the names on the bench.

Thanks a lot for the feedback and interest. Always inspiring to have someone following along.

[Eugene Church]

Originally Posted by EMSoccerCoach

These predictions are so hard just because of the nature of the league, so it's funny we agree on all. The Negro League guys are so hard to factor because they are all based on the rookie year's of their white counterparts (taken from different sources). So how a lot of them start is dependent on how fast a start their counterpart's career got off to. Beckwith, for example, will be interesting to watch.

The injury to Giambi is a devastating one for Virginia Beach. A heart of Williams, Dimaggio and a prime (albeit steroid induced) Giambi would just be hell to pitch to. I laugh when I see Eddie Plank because I remember a discussion on here a while back about how he is one of the most overrated pitchers in history, though I don't remember what all was behind the argument.

Everybody has a good lineup, so it's all relative. It will be great fun to see who performs above expectations and who performs below.

Beware the Charlotte Cougars...the staff may not look great, but the peak seasons of Vean Gregg, George McQuillan and Gary Peters are all outstanding. They lack the big names on the mound, but that top 3 with a lineup led by Cobb, Joe Jackson, Vlad Guerrero and Dick Allen should not be taken lightly.

I'm just going by the players' reputations, realizing that their ratings may not be what I think they are.

Still, it will be fun to watch the league unfold.

I put the ratings in for each player in my AAA league using career stats in Baseball-Reference. I researched the Negro players using an encyclopedia of Negro stars. I researched the Japanese stars, too. The Japanese stats were pretty good, but the Negro stats were not very good. I read as much as I could find about the Negro and Japanese stars.

The deadball era was a problem for me in my All-Time All-Star Association. I had to increase strikeouts, lower walks, lower triples and increase homers. I had to adjust their ratings to the 1950s. I could do that in V6.51. I wouldn't have any idea how to do using OOTP9. I have no idea how Stuff, Movement and Control intertwine.

The 1920-1939 period was "hit happy", so I had to lower some of those players batting averages and increase the strikeouts. I also had to adjust the pitchers' ratings, too.

All in all, it came out very well.

[Eugene Church]

Originally Posted by EMSoccerCoach

UGH!!! The Pujols thing doesn't please me. I have to see if I can find a potent guy, probably turn of the century, who was omitted from the set and get him in to take Pujols' place on whoever picked him the second time.

York is imported as a first baseman, but has a catcher rating because he played there to start. The computer decided it was best to play Fred Luderus at first base and catch York than play York at first and catch Darrin Fletcher. I can't really argue the thinking there.

As for Austin, not sure what happened.

Rotation
Hal Newhouser
Ben Sheets
Vida Blue
Ray Caldwell
Dennis Leonard

Closer
Byung-Hyun Kim

Lineup
Dick McAuliffe 2B
Yogi Berra C
Larry Walker RF
Fred Lynn CF
Prince Fielder 1B
Graig Nettles 3B
Cito Gaston LF
Lee Thomas DH
Cal Ripken SS

Bill Freehan, Dave Kingman and Tony Conigliaro are among the names on the bench.

Thanks a lot for the feedback and interest. Always inspiring to have someone following along.

I would say Austin will finish a distant third in their division. It will be a good race between two teams, Arizona and Mexico City. San Antonio is not much and will finish way back in fourth.

Agree with you that Mexico City could be a surprise. Maddux, Rusie and Jenkins as starters and Eckersley as closer will be a good staff. Terry, Oliva and Jeter power-wise are not enough to compete with the likes of Arizona's Ruth, Klein, Puckett and McGwire though. Maybe, as you say, Sam Thompson and Roger Connor will come through for them.

[EMSoccerCoach]

The double drafting of Albert Pujols has been fixed. Omaha grabbed him first, so Memphis needed a replacement. Looking to find one of similar caliber, Memphis was given 19th Century star Dan Brouthers.

Slight delay as I botched scheduling...I had no idea that I couldn't edit the schedule after a certain point, so I ran spring training, went to import the schedule gmo graciously made for me, only to find out I can't. So now I need to do 3 levels of schedules by hand.

Now, back to the spring training wrap-ups.