Any Given Sunday - The Sequel

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Detroit Motors (9-7) @ Baltimore Atlantics (11-6)





On the mound Daryl Blevins made a successful playoff debut for the Motors pitching 11 innings while allowing 2 runs on 5 hits and striking out 8 batters to earn the win as the Motors advance to the Division Round with a 3-2 win over the Atlantics.

With the Motors trailing 2-1 heading in to the top of the eighth Blevins led off the inning with a single, and scored the tieing run. Jacob Michael hit a solo homer in the eleventh for the Motors to put them ahead for good 3-2.

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Atlanta Thrashers (10-6) @ St Louis Lions (11-6)



The Thrashers dominated the Lions today with a 13-3 win over the Lions. Smoky Joe Wood took the loss for the Lions and he is now 29-19 with a 2.99 ERA during the regular season, and 0-2 with a 12.60 ERA in the postseason.

Luis Cano picked up the win for the Thrashers while Carlos De Los Santos driving in 3 runs for Atlanta and Francisco Santos hitting a solo homer.

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Los Angeles Bombers (12-4) @ New York Titans (12-4)

The Bombers have met the Titans in the playoffs two times before. The Titans beat the Bombers in 1906:

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And in 1908:

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This year the results were the same:





While Walter Johnson would make just one mistake tonight for the Bombers it was a big one, giving up a grand slam to Dan Swanson in the bottom of the fourth. Those would be the only four runs he allowed all night, but it was all the Titans needed in the 4-2 win.



Erik Crawford would strike out 11 while picking up the win for the Titans, who advance to the ABC Championship Game.

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Indianapolis Ravens (11-5) @ Dallas Texans (12-4)



Pippino Bonizo and Bernardo Acevedo would each go deep for Dallas as the Texans blow out the Ravens 13-5 to advance to the ABC Championship Game.

Carl Pluckrose picked up the win for Dallas, striking out 8 batters while allowing 5 runs.

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Seattle Angels (11-6) @ Detroit Motors (9-7)



Frank Schulte drew a bases loaded walk for the Motors to tie the score at three in the bottom of the ninth and send the game into extra innings. It would be the bottom of the fourteenth before either team with score, with Bob Foster hitting a walkoff double for the Motors, who won their second straight extra inning playoff game.

Miguel Lopez picked up the win in relief for the Motors, pitching three scoreless innings.

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Atlanta Thrashers (10-6) @ Arizona Wildcats (12-5)





Manny Reyes was the hero with his arm and bat today for the Wildcats. With the score tied at 3 in the bottom of the ninth Reyes delivered a walk off sacrifice fly to score Jarod Gillett, who reached on an error.

Reyes struck out 10 while allowing 3 runs on 6 hits to pick up the win.



Arturo Silvera was named Player of the Game after hitting two home runs for the Wildcats, and driving in three wins.

While things weren't looking good for the Wildcats before the playoffs began after losing Pedro Rodriguez for the season they've now won their second straight playoff game and the defending champions will be heading to the NBC Championship Game for the second year in a row.

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New York Titans (12-4) @ Dallas Texans (12-4)



Carl Pluckrose turned in a dominant start for the Texans with a complete game six hit shutout, striking out 7 as the Texans beat the Titans 5-0 to advance to the World Championship Game where they'll attempt to win their second championship.

Luis Moreno homered for the Texans in the win. The Titans season comes to a disappointing end again. The Titans have won the ABC East six times in their history, and have never won a Championship in the years they've won the division, with their only World Championship coming in 1905 when they reached the playoffs as a Wild Card team.

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Detroit Motors (9-7) @ Arizona Wildcats (12-5)



In Manny Reyes' four starts in the regular season for the Wildcats he was 0-3 with a 5.34 ERA. Reyes won his first game of the year in the tie-breaker round, but Reyes improved to 2-0 in the playoffs with a 1.50 ERA after a complete game three hit shutout as the Wildcats advance to the World Championship Game with a 3-0 win over the Motors.

Jose Garcia and Rob Edwards each homered for the Wildcats in the win.

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Arizona Wildcats (12-5) @ Dallas Texans (12-4)



The Arizona Wildcats are the first back to back champion in the history of the league:

1900 - Chicago Blues
1901 - Texas Longhorns
1902 - Tampa Pirates
1903 - Brooklyn Saints
1904 - Dallas Texans
1905 - New York Titans
1906 - San Francisco Legion
1907 - Tampa Pirates
1908 - Arizona Wildcats
1909 - Arizona Wildcats

They did it today with a come from behind 7-6 win over the Texans scoring three unearned runs in the win, compliments of four errors committed by the Texans.

Leon Mejia singled, doubled, and drove in a pair of runs for the Wildcats, while Manny Reyes improved to 3-0 in the postseason, filling in for the injured Pedro Rodriguez.

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Smoky Joe Wood made history today becoming the fourth pitcher to win the Triple Crown for the St Louis Lions. Wood was 11-6 with a 1.81 ERA with 162 strikeouts in 154 innings. Let's look at how he compares to past Triple Crown winners:

1901 - Rex Ray: 13-3, 1.98 ERA, 157 K, 150 IP
1906 - Erik Crawford: 13-0, 1.74 ERA, 160 K, 140 IP
1907 - Erik Crawford: 13-3, 2.20 ERA, 161 K, 139 IP

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Jorge Ramos of the Seattle Angels led the league with a .474 batting average. It was the fourth time Ramos hit over .400 in a season, and he just falls short of the .478 mark he hit in 1901. Rojas is currently the all-time hits leader:

1) Jorge Ramos, SEA - 228
2) Francisco Velasquez, DEN - 213
3) Lilian Miro, CLE - 208
4) Cipriano Padilla, LA - 204
5) Mauro Garcia, NAS - 186
6) Francisco Jimenez, DEN - 186
7) Bruce Burns, CHI - 185
8) Morris Fisher, CLE - 184
9) Juan Gonzalez, TAM - 184
10) Johnny Evers, NO - 181
11) Dave Ware, CAR - 181
12) Antonio Guzman, DEN - 178
13) Juan Figeroa, DAL - 177
14) Gavvy Cravath, IND - 174
15) Jarod Gilbert, ARI - 174
16) Ryan Shoemaker, DEN - 173
17) Juan Silva, MIN - 172
18) Tucker Milne, DET - 169
19) Jose Marroquin, SF - 167
20) Joe Walsh, ARI - 167



Ty Cobb of the San Diego Sailors joins the .400 club for the second time in his career after hitting a career best .437. Cobb previously hit .403 in 1907.



Victor Luna hit .414 for the Los Angeles Bombers, joining the .400 club for the first time.

Also joining the .400 club for the first time is Felipe Rosales of the New Orleans Crescents, who hit .422. The 27 year old catcher's previous season best was .266, which he hit last year.



Last but not least is 32 year old Juan Silva of the Minnesota Muskies, who hit .412 this year. The .313 career hitter's previous best was .382 in 1907.

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ABC Gold Gloves

Pitcher
Dustin Locke (Massachusetts Generals)

Catcher
Richard Lowe (Miami Hurricanes)

First Baseman
Luis Piña (Miami Hurricanes)

Second Baseman
Edward Forster (Miami Hurricanes)

Third Baseman
Roberto De La Cruz (Orlando Wizards)

Shortstop
Augusto Rodríguez (Cleveland Lakers)

Left Fielder
Chris Roberts (Massachusetts Generals)

Center Fielder
Mauro García (Nashville Hornets)

Right Fielder
Harry Hooper (Cincinnati Tigers)

NBC Gold Gloves

Pitcher
Daryl Blevins (Detroit Motors)

Catcher
Roberto López (Baltimore Atlantics)

First Baseman
Tony Domínguez (Baltimore Atlantics)

Second Baseman
Tucker Miller (Detroit Motors)

Third Baseman
Armando Santos (San Francisco Legion)

Shortstop
Jarrod Lockhard (New Orleans Crescents)

Left Fielder
Shoeless Joe Jackson (Washington Maroons)

Center Fielder
Michael Locke (Washington Maroons)

Right Fielder
Armando González (Seattle Angels)

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ABC Silver Slugger Awards

Pitcher
Walter Johnson (Los Angeles Bombers)
.263/.323/.333, 57 AB, 0 HR, 0 SB, 89 wRC+, -0.0 WAR

Catcher
António Guzmán (Denver Bears)
.245/.412/.585, 53 AB, 5 HR, 1 SB, 171 wRC+, 0.7 WAR

First Baseman
Leonardo Estrada (San Diego Sailors)
.344/.455/.547, 64 AB, 4 HR, 0 SB, 179 wRC+, 1.0 WAR

Second Baseman
Bill Grimes (Indianapolis Ravens)
.280/.433/.440, 50 AB, 0 HR, 3 SB, 153 wRC+, 0.7 WAR

Third Baseman
Alfonso Juárez (Nashville Hornets)
.458/.469/.583, 48 AB, 1 HR, 13 SB, 200 wRC+, 0.9 WAR

Shortstop
John Ellis (Massachusetts Generals)
.377/.426/.689, 61 AB, 5 HR, 1 SB, 201 wRC+, 0.9 WAR

Left Fielder
Jim Welsh (Pittsburgh Rivercats)
.294/.446/.569, 51 AB, 4 HR, 4 SB, 181 wRC+, 0.8 WAR

Center Fielder
Ty Cobb (San Diego Sailors)
.437/.487/.535, 71 AB, 1 HR, 18 SB, 194 wRC+, 1.4 WAR

Right Fielder
David Griffin (San Diego Sailors)
.371/.487/.613, 62 AB, 3 HR, 2 SB, 197 wRC+, 1.1 WAR

NBC Silver Slugger Awards

Pitcher
Smoky Joe Wood (St Louis Lions)
.259/.310/.370, 54 AB, 0 HR, 0 SB, 84 wRC+, -0.0 WAR

Catcher
Felipe Rosales (New Orleans Crescents)
.422/.437/.594, 64 AB, 3 HR, 0 SB, 178 wRC+, 0.9 WAR

First Baseman
Tony Domínguez (Baltimore Atlantics)
.368/.456/.588, 68 AB, 4 HR, 0 SB, 179 wRC+, 1.0 WAR

Second Baseman
Bruce Burns (Chicago Blues)
.291/.385/.618, 55 AB, 5 HR, 2 SB, 162 wRC+, 0.6 WAR

Third Baseman
Víctor Fuentes (Seattle Angels)
.288/.411/.492, 59 AB, 3 HR, 8 SB, 136 wRC+, 0.5 WAR

Shortstop
Jorge Rojas (Seattle Angels)
.474/.551/.614, 57 AB, 0 HR, 7 SB, 216 wRC+, 1.5 WAR

Left Fielder
Jorge Martínez (Arizona Wildcats)
.270/.390/.587, 63 AB, 5 HR, 6 SB, 173 wRC+, 1.0 WAR

Center Fielder
Ashton Blackmore (Chicago Blues)
.370/.414/.574, 54 AB, 3 HR, 7 SB, 181 wRC+, 0.7 WAR

Right Fielder
Francisco Santos (Atlanta Thrashers)
.365/.444/.698, 63 AB, 4 HR, 5 SB, 197 wRC+, 1.2 WAR

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Jack Barnes went from first overall pick in the 1909 draft by the Buffalo Blizzard to Rookie of the Year the same year with Barnes hitting .373 with 4 home runs, 12 RBI, 12 runs scored, and 1.3 WAR.

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After seeing the success of Jack Barnes this year I thought I would take a look at the first overall picks. After nine drafts Barnes is ranked fourth in WAR our of nine players selected #1 overall in the amateur draft, with the list of first overall picks:

1901 - SP Manny Reyes, Arizona: 11-9, 6 SV, 3.68 ERA, 200 1/3 IP, 189 K, 3.0 WAR
1902 - LF Larry Evans, Detroit: .279, 18 HR, 62 RBI, 75 R, 71 SB, 4.8 WAR
1903 - SP Jon Thornton, Baltimore: has not played
1904 - CF Ty Cobb, San Diego: .333, 5 HR, 41 RBI, 72 R, 65 SB, 4.9 WAR
1905 - SP Flint Poe, Baltimore: 0-0, 3.86 ERA, 2 1/3 IP, 0 K, -0.1 WAR
1906 - SP Rusty Conklin, Cleveland: 0-2, 9.51 ERA, 23 2/3 IP, 15 K, -0.8 WAR
1907 - 3B Josh O'Brien, Seattle: has not played
1908 - SS Todd Watson, Miami: .194, 0 HR, 7 RBI, 15 R, 14 SB, 1.1 WAR

That also shows a disturbing trend if you are a Baltimore fan, who has selected first overall twice in the amateur draft and has -0.1 WAR to show for it. Selecting first overall isn't the only problem in Baltimore though, the Atlantics haven't had much luck selecting in the first round throughout their history, with only Mike Jenkins making an impact, although to be fair the jury is still out on some of their later picks.

1901 - Babe Adams (6th overall) - 0 WAR
1902 - Mike Jenkins (2nd overall) - 9.5 WAR
1904 - Beals Becker (19th overall) - 0 WAR
1906 - Ernest James (28th overall) - 0 WAR
1907 - Armando Torres (7th overall) - 0.9 WAR
1908 - Robby Lawson (12th overall) - 0 WAR

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Victor Fuentes of the Seattle Angels was named Rookie of the Year after hitting .288 with 3 home runs and 12 RBI with 8 stolen bases.

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Carl Pluckrose of the Dallas Texans was 10-3 this year with a 2.52 ERA to win Pitcher of the Year in the ABC. Pluckrose struck out 117 batters in 114 1/3 innings this year, while was the 36 year old's first time starting since 1901 when he was 8-5 with a 2.91 ERA.

Jeffrey Koch of the Ravens finished second this year going 8-4 with a 2.33 ERA, with Erik Crawford of the Titans going 10-4 with a 3.03 ERA.

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Number five for Pedro Rodriguez, who won the fifth Pitcher of the Year of his career, and second straight. Rodriguez was 11-1 this year with a 2.07 ERA with 134 strikeouts in 104 1/3 innings before going down with injury. Despite missing four starts he was still able to win the award.

Smoky Joe Wood of the Lions finished second in voting after going 11-6 with a 1.81 ERA with 162 strikeouts in 154 innings. Finishing third was Daryl Blevins of the Motors, who went 6-6 with a 2.85 ERA.

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1909 ABC MVP



Ty Cobb of the San Diego Sailors won his first MVP Award after hitting .437 with one home run, 8 RBI, 16 runs scored, and a league leading 18 stolen bases. Cobb also led the league with 31 hits and 1.4 WAR.

Rookie of the Year Jack Barnes of the Blizzard finished second after hitting .373 with 4 home runs and 12 RBI, with teammate Luis Ramos finishing third after hitting .350 with 3 home runs and 16 RBI.

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1909 NBC MVP



Francisco Santos of the Atlanta Thrashers won MVP in the NBC after hitting .365 with 4 home runs, 11 RBI, and 15 runs scored. Santos finished ahead of Tony Dominguez of the Atlantics (.368, 4 HR, 18 RBI) and Jorge Ramos of the Angels (.474, 0 HR, 11 RBI).