The Arizona League: Real Players. Fictional Teams

AZTarHeel · 07-28-2006, 11:28 AM

This dynasty project is going to be pretty simple. Unlike some of the others I've tried, there's no long backstory, unique premise or special character (at least not yet). I'm beginning in 1901, importing real players and then putting them on fictional teams, based on places in Arizona (where I lived from 2000-04).

I'll likely just sim out seasons at a time and post general reports and updates as I go along. Feel free to ask if you want more details on a particular player or team (especially if you're from Arizona!!).

I'm not sure where this will go over time. I may pick up one of the franchises to manage. I may add teams to the league, move teams or change nicknames (especially if someone comes up with better ones!). I may insert fictional players or ask readers to submit their own players. Not sure yet, but I've always wanted to do something historically based, and I thought this would be a fun and easy way to start, considering I don't have large amounts of time to devote to playing the game right now (and was having game-crash issues with my other current dynasty). I'll likely be simming this baseball universe in the background while I do other things...

Any and all feedback is welcome. Thanks for stopping by. And now, AzTarHeel Productions presents: The Arizona League

(fade out to hypnotic Native American flute music)...

AZTarHeel · 07-28-2006, 11:35 AM

The Arizona League will begin with 16 teams. Basically, I imported real-life players into the game using one of the databases, then renamed all the teams (some are actually real-life names of high schools I used to cover for my job as a preps sports reporter -- they were good names, why change them?).

After creating my teams, I dropped all the players from their current teams, randomized the draft order, and had the computer run a complete draft.

The league will be broken into two divisions:

Northern Division
Cottonwood Monsoon (the town I used live in)
Flagstaff Lumberjacks
Grand Canyon River Runners
Jerome Copper Miners
Kayenta Turquoise Warriors
Laka Havasu Blues
Payson Longhorns
Sedona Scorpions

Southern Division
Bisbee Prospectors
Nogales Apaches
Phoenix Dust Devils
Prescott Antelopes
Tempe Sun Devils
Tombstone Epitaphs
Tucson Saguaros
Yuma Prisoners

The Northern Division will play without a DH, while the Southern Division will use the DH

Teams will play a 162-game schedule.

Four teams will make the playoffs. The semifinals (North 1 vs. North 2 and South 1 vs. South 2) will be a best-of-five series (though I might make this best-of-seven at some point). The winners will then compete in a best-of-seven series for the much coveted Cactus Champions Cup.

The top hitters will receive The Big Stick Award. The best pitchers will collect The Top Hurler Award. The best rookies will receive The Best Young Player Award, and the top fielders will receive The Field General Award. Yeah, yeah, not so creative...

The Jerome Copper Miners received the first pick of the draft, by luck of the draw, and selected 2B Nap Najoie (who I learned recently was, in real life, the first known major league player to be intentionally walked with the bases loaded- nice trivia for you!!) ... Famous pitcher Cy Young went No. 8 to the Cottonwood Monsoon ... His goal -- win the Top Hurler Award and eventually have it renamed in his honor!!

As a side note, I erased all career stats before I started the 1901 season...

AZTarHeel · 07-28-2006, 11:43 AM

Here are standings from the inaugural season of The Arizona League (insert hypnotic Native American flute music):

Northern Standings

Code:

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Cottonwood  	97	65	.599	-
Payson          85	77	.525	12.0
Kayenta        84	78	.519	13.0
Jerome	        81	81	.500	16.0
Flagstaff	   79	83	.488	18.0
Grand Canyon	78	84	.481	19.0
Lake Havasu	77	85	.475	20.0
Sedona	        67	95	.414	30.0

Southern Standings

Code:

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Phoenix	   94	68	.580	-
Nogales	   91	71	.562	3.0
Tombstone	89	73	.549	5.0
Prescott	   86	76	.531	8.0
Tempe	   82	80	.506	12.0
Yuma	   74	88	.457	20.0
Bisbee	   70	92	.432	24.0
Tucson	   62	100	.383	32.0

AZTarHeel · 07-28-2006, 12:11 PM

Amazingly, the wild card teams win both divisional series in a sweep.

The Payson Longhorns top the Cottonwood Monsoon 3-0 in the Northern, while the Nogales Apaches beat the Phoenix Dust Devils 3-0 in the Southern.

Payson jumps to a 3-0 lead in the Cactus Champions Cup series, winning 8-5, 3-2 and 6-4. All three games are dramatic.

The 'Horns score four runs in the eighth to win the opener (Whitey Guese is the winning pitcher). Payson then prevails by a run in game two when player-manager Kid Gleason hits a home run in the bottom of the 10th (WP is Ned Garvin). A double by Bill Hallman and a triple by Doc Casey in the top of the ninth give Payson two runs in game three, enough cushion for the two-run win (WP is "Little" Joe Yeager).

Nogales is nearly swept in four but scores five runs in the bottom of the ninth to beat the Horns 10-9 and stay alive. Jesse "Tanny" Tannehill gets the win from the mound. Whew! Roy "Boy Wonder" Patterson then outduels Garvin for a 3-2 Nogales win in game five. Now we've got a series!

But Yeager pitches a five-hitter in game six to give the Longhorns the first-ever Cactus Champions Cup!!

I'll look back over the box scores and announce the series MVP soon, plus I'll have some other wrap-up stuff from the season (leaders, etc.). Again, if there's something else that someone wants to see (since this is, in a since, an historical replay), let me know...

ey215 · 07-28-2006, 12:24 PM

Since I live in Tucson, I'll be keeping an eye on this one. Geez, the Saguaros sucked it up this year.

AZTarHeel · 07-28-2006, 12:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ey215

Since I live in Tucson, I'll be keeping an eye on this one. Geez, the Saguaros sucked it up this year.

Haha - no kidding ... They lost their 2B Pete O'Brien to a season-ending injury and only carried 18 players toward the end of the season (no true 1B and no true 2B, but three catchers) ... Hopefully things will improve ... they'll draft first ...

Jack "Red" Powell is a promising young pitcher (27 years old) ... He won 17 games but lost 23 with a 2.93 ERA ... didn't get much help ... He won a Field General (golden glove) Award, which I'll post more on later ... Thanks for checking in...

Vris · 07-28-2006, 01:12 PM

Count me in as a Tucson fan!

AZTarHeel · 07-28-2006, 01:27 PM

I just started simming 1902, and the Tucson Saguaros selected pitcher Bob Wicker with the first pick of the draft ... Unfortunately by late spring, the mighty Saguaros had drooped to a 13-20 start ...

batted balls · 07-28-2006, 02:58 PM

Love the concept and the nickname for Tombstone! Do you have a logo for the Epis?

AZTarHeel · 07-28-2006, 05:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by batted balls

Love the concept and the nickname for Tombstone! Do you have a logo for the Epis?

No logo yet -- maybe I'll create some down the line ... I like "Epis" though ... sounds cool...

Can't take credit for the nickname. I believe that's the name of a newspaper that is either still there in Tombstone or was there at some point...

AZ

(year two = dreadful for Tucson ... details soon on the whole scoop)

Sir Lurksalot · 07-28-2006, 08:28 PM

I live in Yuma so I'll root for them. Go Prisoners!!

I take it you named the team for the Territorial Prison?

AZTarHeel · 07-29-2006, 02:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sir Lurksalot

I live in Yuma so I'll root for them. Go Prisoners!!

I take it you named the team for the Territorial Prison?

Yep ... Isn't that the nickname for the high school in Yuma, too? I remember covering a wrestling tournament a few years back and all the Yuma grapplers were wearing black and white striped prison sweat suits over their unis... took me back until I realized the history behind it ...

AZTarHeel · 07-30-2006, 12:52 AM

Some final notes from the inaugural season of the Arizona League:

- Jack Chesbro of the Grand Canyon River Runners becomes the first pitcher to throw a no-hitter in league history. Chesbro did it May 5, striking out seven...

- On one of the final days of the regular season, Jack Taylor of the Nogales Apaches does Chesbro better by throwing a PERFECT GAME on Sept. 28. His defense did some serious work behind him because Taylor only struck out two ...

- Cottonwood had four pitchers win 20 games

Award Winners

Northern Best Young Player :
Roger Denzer (Cottonwood Monsoon)
He had a record of 27-14 with an ERA of 2.70 and 3 shutouts.
In 41 games started, he pitched 379.2 innings, fanning 156 and walking 25 batters.

Southern Best Young Player :
Christy Mathewson (Phoenix Dust Devils)
He had a record of 28-12 with an ERA of 2.31 and 2 shutouts.
In 42 games started, he pitched 323 innings, fanning 158 and walking 94 batters.

Northern Top Hurler Award:
Cy Young (Cottonwood Monsoon)
He had a record of 25-7 with an ERA of 2.32 and 5 shutouts.
In 32 games started, he pitched 303 innings, fanning 105 and walking 39 batters.

Northern Big Stick Award:
Sam Crawford (Flagstaff Lumberjacks)
He batted .330 in 603 AB, with 17 homers and 96 RBI.

Southern Top Hurler Award:
Christy Mathewson (Phoenix Dust Devils)
He had a record of 28-12 with an ERA of 2.31 and 2 shutouts.
In 42 games started, he pitched 323 innings, fanning 158 and walking 94 batters.

Southern Big Stick Award:
Jesse Burkett (Prescott Antelopes)
He batted .380 in 603 AB, with 8 homers and 79 RBI.

Northern Field General Award Winners:
Pitcher: Togie Pittinger (Cottonwood)
Catcher: Boileryard Clarke (Cottonwood)
First Base: Frank Isbell (Jerome)
Second Base: Joe Quinn (Cottonwood)
Third Base: Jimmy Collins (Kayenta)
Shortstop: Billy Gilbert (Sedona)
Leftfield: Charlie Hemphill (Kayenta)
Centerfield: Roy Thomas (Lake Havasu)
Rightfield: Sam Crawford (Flagstaff)

Southern Field General Award Winners:
Pitcher: Jack Powell (Tucson)
Catcher: Ossee Schreckengost (Phoenix)
First Base: Jim Jones (Tucson)
Second Base: Jimmy Williams (Phoenix)
Third Base: Bert Conn (Tombstone)
Shortstop: George Davis (Tempe)
Leftfield: Pop Foster (Tempe)
Centerfield: Chick Stahl (Yuma)
Rightfield: Fielder Jones (Phoenix)

AZTarHeel · 07-30-2006, 01:00 AM

We are pleased with the success of The Arizona League's first year. The players had fun and the fans enjoyed some fine Base Ball. Even teams that didn't fare so well in the win-loss column had a nice following.

This is to announce that we'll proceed with another season of the Arizona League in 1902. All 16 teams plan to field teams again.

We've got a few changes in store. The Best Young Player Award will be renamed Rookie of the Year (because a rookie might be in his late 20's or 30's). Also, the Division Championship series (i.e. the playoff semifinals) will now be best-of-seven instead of best-of-five.

We're looking forward to the new season!

The Commish
Arizona League

AZTarHeel · 07-30-2006, 01:05 AM

Retiring players
The following players have decided to hang it up after just one season of playing in the Arizona League:

Flagstaff: Wilbert Robinson
Grand Canyon: Pete Dowling and Chief Zimmer
Jerome: Bones Ely
Cottonwood: Jimmy Mcaleer

1902 Draft
The commissioner has determined that the annual draft will be held in the early spring before the start of the new season. Here are the new players and the teams that picked them. Congrats to the Tucson Saguaros for selecting pitcher Bob Wicker as the No. 1 pick...

Round 1:

Tucson pick: P Bob Wicker
Sedona pick: P Bob Rhoads
Bisbee pick: P George Mullin
Yuma pick: P Addie Joss
Lake Havasu pick: P Clarence Currie
Grand Canyon pick: P Carl Lundgren
Flagstaff pick: P Jim St.vrain
Jerome pick: P Henry Thielman
Tempe pick: P Alex Pearson
Kayenta pick: P Bob Ewing
Payson pick: P Rube Kisinger
Prescott pick: P Mike O'neill
Tombstone pick: P Ham Iburg
Nogales pick: P Wish Egan
Phoenix pick: P John Mcmakin
Cottonwood pick: 3B Jimmy Mathison

Round 2 :

Tucson pick: 3B Andy Oyler
Sedona pick: SS Joe Tinker
Bisbee pick: 2B Harry Arndt
Yuma pick: P Charlie Shields
Lake Havasu pick: C Lew Drill
Grand Canyon pick: 2B Danny Murphy
Flagstaff pick: P Ike Butler
Jerome pick: P Tom Walker
Tempe pick: 2B Jack Morrissey
Kayenta pick: CF Homer Smoot
Payson pick: P Snake Wiltse
Prescott pick: 2B Germany Schaefer
Tombstone pick: P Wiley Dunham
Nogales pick: 2B Jake Atz
Phoenix pick: P Harry Kane
Cottonwood pick: P Bob Blewett

Round 3 :

Tucson pick: 2B Luis Castro
Sedona pick: SS Rudy Hulswitt
Bisbee pick: LF Pep Deininger
Yuma pick: 1B Tom Jones
Lake Havasu pick: 2B Larry Schlafly
Grand Canyon pick: C Peaches Graham
Flagstaff pick: LF Patsy Dougherty
Jerome pick: P Cy Vorhees
Tempe pick: RF George Browne
Kayenta pick: 1B Roy Brashear
Payson pick: 3B Jimmy Burke
Prescott pick: LF George Barclay
Tombstone pick: P Arch Mccarthy
Nogales pick: RF Art Williams
Phoenix pick: P Dad Hale
Cottonwood pick: RF Bunk Congalton

Round 4 :

Tucson pick: RF Pete Lepine
Sedona pick: P Bill Popp
Bisbee pick: C Harry Bemis
Yuma pick: SS Otto Williams
Lake Havasu pick: RF Jim Murray
Grand Canyon pick: 3B Jack Calhoun
Flagstaff pick: 3B Ed Gremminger
Jerome pick: P Jack Lundbom
Tempe pick: P Harvey Cushman
Kayenta pick: LF Dusty Miller
Payson pick: RF Jack Hendricks
Prescott pick: SS Joe Bean
Tombstone pick: P Lave Winham
Nogales pick: C Red Dooin
Phoenix pick: P Alex Hardy
Cottonwood pick: 1B Jim Hackett

Round 5 :

Tucson pick: C Jack O'neill
Sedona pick: P John Terry
Bisbee pick: LF Jack Thoney
Yuma pick: P Martin Glendon
Lake Havasu pick: P John Durham
Grand Canyon pick: P Jesse Whiting
Flagstaff pick: P Ed Walker
Jerome pick: LF Henry Krug
Tempe pick: 3B Ed Wheeler
Kayenta pick: P Doc Adkins
Payson pick: CF Roy Clark
Prescott pick: C Art Weaver
Tombstone pick: 3B Paddy Greene
Nogales pick: P Ed Hughes

AZTarHeel · 07-30-2006, 01:09 AM

Here they are, the standings for the second season of -- insert hypnotic flute music -- The Arizona League:

Interesting note: 1901 champ Payson goes from first to worst in the North ...

Northern Standings

Code:

Team W L PCT GB  Pyt.Rec Diff   Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 
Cottonwood 98 64 .605 - 97-65 1   48-33 50-31 6-14 30-24 * W1 5-5 
Grand Canyon 89 73 .549 9.0 95-67 -6   41-40 48-33 13-7 31-25 - W2 8-2 
Kayenta 87 75 .537 11.0 90-72 -3   45-36 42-39 7-4 26-25 - W1 7-3 
Flagstaff 76 86 .469 22.0 75-87 1   39-42 37-44 8-11 24-35 - W1 6-4 
Sedona 76 86 .469 22.0 76-86 0   39-42 37-44 12-11 22-28 - L1 3-7 
Jerome 75 87 .463 23.0 78-84 -3   40-41 35-46 10-10 23-29 - L1 4-6 
Lake Havasu 74 88 .457 24.0 72-90 2   35-46 39-42 8-8 25-20 - L4 3-7 
Payson 73 89 .451 25.0 67-95 6   42-39 31-50 7-6 27-22 - L1 4-6

Southern Standings

Code:

 
Team W L PCT GB  Pyt.Rec Diff   Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 
Prescott 110 52 .679 - 104-58 6   53-28 57-24 8-5 28-12 * W2 8-2 
Nogales 86 76 .531 24.0 86-76 0   43-38 43-38 10-4 26-26 - L2 4-6 
Yuma 82 80 .506 28.0 78-84 4   38-43 44-37 8-9 27-25 - L1 6-4 
Phoenix 81 81 .500 29.0 90-72 -9   38-43 43-38 6-6 16-27 - W1 6-4 
Tempe 78 84 .481 32.0 79-83 -1   40-41 38-43 5-7 24-25 - L2 4-6 
Tombstone 78 84 .481 32.0 74-88 4   46-35 32-49 13-12 28-29 - L1 5-5 
Bisbee 72 90 .444 38.0 76-86 -4   38-43 34-47 5-9 22-28 - W3 4-6 
Tucson 61 101 .377 49.0 56-106 5   31-50 30-51 3-6 25-24 - W1 3-7

His Own Bad Self · 07-30-2006, 01:11 AM

I'm gonna root for Tucson, even though I live in Phoenix now. I've been a University of Arizona fan forever, so I should stick with Tucson.

Sir Lurksalot · 07-30-2006, 07:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AZTarHeel

Yep ... Isn't that the nickname for the high school in Yuma, too? I remember covering a wrestling tournament a few years back and all the Yuma grapplers were wearing black and white striped prison sweat suits over their unis... took me back until I realized the history behind it ...

It's the Yuma Criminals. My wife went to school there.

AZTarHeel · 07-30-2006, 07:33 PM

I'll try tp be a little more systematic in my posting for future seasons ... still trying to figure out the best way to present the most important info without missing stuff or getting too bogged down in details ... If there is anything folks want to see more details on (specific players, your favorite team, etc.) just let me know ...

1902 Divisional Playoffs

For the second year in a row, the Cottonwood Monsoon won the Northern Division but lost in the first round of the playoffs. This time, the Grand Canyon River Runners did them in 4-2 ... In the South, the Nogales Apaches earned another shot at the Cactus Cup, nipping the Prescott Antelopes four games to three... The Apaches won Game Seven by a 3-0 score, getting a two-hit shutout from Roy Patterson. Prescott did have the best record in baseball this season but couldn't translate that into an Arizona League title...

1902 Cactus Champions Cup

Nogales beats Grand Canyon 4-1

Nogales fell behind 3-0 in last season's Cup series to the Payson Longhorns before finally coming alive to win two straight. Too little too late, and Payson won the inaugural Arizona League championship.

This year, Nogales would not be denied, topping the Grand Canyon River Runners in five games for an easy Cactus Cup victory. There was much celebrating on the border, and rumor has it some of the celebrations spilled into Mexico after the clinching game, with the Tequila running high in many neighborhoods...

Grand Canyon whipped Nogales 8-0 in Game One, but had nothing else in the tank. The River Runners did score five runs in the top of the ninth in Game Two but that wasn't nearly enough in a 10-5 loss. Nogales won Game Three 4-2, Game Four 3-2 (getting the winning run in the top of the ninth) and Game Five 4-2 (getting all four runs in the top of the seventh)...

Hats off to the Apaches!! They just had tough pitching from guys like Jesse Tannehill, Happy Townsend and MVP Roy Patterson. They are setting themselves up as the team to beat in the Southern Division ... Each league now has one title each ...

More to come soon as we wrap up the 1902 season ...

AZ

AZTarHeel · 07-30-2006, 07:34 PM

Hopefully things will get better for all you Tucson fans in the future ... For the second straight year, the mighty Saguaros have the first pick in the Draft...

07-28-2006, 11:28 AM	#1
AZTarHeel All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,548	The Arizona League: Real Players. Fictional Teams This dynasty project is going to be pretty simple. Unlike some of the others I've tried, there's no long backstory, unique premise or special character (at least not yet). I'm beginning in 1901, importing real players and then putting them on fictional teams, based on places in Arizona (where I lived from 2000-04). I'll likely just sim out seasons at a time and post general reports and updates as I go along. Feel free to ask if you want more details on a particular player or team (especially if you're from Arizona!!). I'm not sure where this will go over time. I may pick up one of the franchises to manage. I may add teams to the league, move teams or change nicknames (especially if someone comes up with better ones!). I may insert fictional players or ask readers to submit their own players. Not sure yet, but I've always wanted to do something historically based, and I thought this would be a fun and easy way to start, considering I don't have large amounts of time to devote to playing the game right now (and was having game-crash issues with my other current dynasty). I'll likely be simming this baseball universe in the background while I do other things... Any and all feedback is welcome. Thanks for stopping by. And now, AzTarHeel Productions presents: The Arizona League (fade out to hypnotic Native American flute music)...

07-28-2006, 11:35 AM	#2
AZTarHeel All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,548	The Set Up The Arizona League will begin with 16 teams. Basically, I imported real-life players into the game using one of the databases, then renamed all the teams (some are actually real-life names of high schools I used to cover for my job as a preps sports reporter -- they were good names, why change them?). After creating my teams, I dropped all the players from their current teams, randomized the draft order, and had the computer run a complete draft. The league will be broken into two divisions: Northern Division Cottonwood Monsoon (the town I used live in) Flagstaff Lumberjacks Grand Canyon River Runners Jerome Copper Miners Kayenta Turquoise Warriors Laka Havasu Blues Payson Longhorns Sedona Scorpions Southern Division Bisbee Prospectors Nogales Apaches Phoenix Dust Devils Prescott Antelopes Tempe Sun Devils Tombstone Epitaphs Tucson Saguaros Yuma Prisoners The Northern Division will play without a DH, while the Southern Division will use the DH Teams will play a 162-game schedule. Four teams will make the playoffs. The semifinals (North 1 vs. North 2 and South 1 vs. South 2) will be a best-of-five series (though I might make this best-of-seven at some point). The winners will then compete in a best-of-seven series for the much coveted Cactus Champions Cup. The top hitters will receive The Big Stick Award. The best pitchers will collect The Top Hurler Award. The best rookies will receive The Best Young Player Award, and the top fielders will receive The Field General Award. Yeah, yeah, not so creative... The Jerome Copper Miners received the first pick of the draft, by luck of the draw, and selected 2B Nap Najoie (who I learned recently was, in real life, the first known major league player to be intentionally walked with the bases loaded- nice trivia for you!!) ... Famous pitcher Cy Young went No. 8 to the Cottonwood Monsoon ... His goal -- win the Top Hurler Award and eventually have it renamed in his honor!! As a side note, I erased all career stats before I started the 1901 season...

07-28-2006, 12:11 PM	#4
AZTarHeel All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,548	The 1901 Post-Season Amazingly, the wild card teams win both divisional series in a sweep. The Payson Longhorns top the Cottonwood Monsoon 3-0 in the Northern, while the Nogales Apaches beat the Phoenix Dust Devils 3-0 in the Southern. Payson jumps to a 3-0 lead in the Cactus Champions Cup series, winning 8-5, 3-2 and 6-4. All three games are dramatic. The 'Horns score four runs in the eighth to win the opener (Whitey Guese is the winning pitcher). Payson then prevails by a run in game two when player-manager Kid Gleason hits a home run in the bottom of the 10th (WP is Ned Garvin). A double by Bill Hallman and a triple by Doc Casey in the top of the ninth give Payson two runs in game three, enough cushion for the two-run win (WP is "Little" Joe Yeager). Nogales is nearly swept in four but scores five runs in the bottom of the ninth to beat the Horns 10-9 and stay alive. Jesse "Tanny" Tannehill gets the win from the mound. Whew! Roy "Boy Wonder" Patterson then outduels Garvin for a 3-2 Nogales win in game five. Now we've got a series! But Yeager pitches a five-hitter in game six to give the Longhorns the first-ever Cactus Champions Cup!! I'll look back over the box scores and announce the series MVP soon, plus I'll have some other wrap-up stuff from the season (leaders, etc.). Again, if there's something else that someone wants to see (since this is, in a since, an historical replay), let me know...

07-28-2006, 12:24 PM	#5
ey215 All Star Reserve Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Woodstock, GA Posts: 581	Since I live in Tucson, I'll be keeping an eye on this one. Geez, the Saguaros sucked it up this year. __________________ "It is a haunted game in which every player is measured against the ghosts of all who have gone before. Most of all, it is about time and timelessness, speed and grace, failure and loss, imperishable hope - and coming home." Ken Burns, Baseball

07-28-2006, 01:12 PM	#7
Vris Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: somewhere where I don't know where I am Posts: 3,251	Count me in as a Tucson fan! __________________ None Blog it.

07-28-2006, 01:27 PM	#8
AZTarHeel All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,548	Tucson update I just started simming 1902, and the Tucson Saguaros selected pitcher Bob Wicker with the first pick of the draft ... Unfortunately by late spring, the mighty Saguaros had drooped to a 13-20 start ...

07-28-2006, 02:58 PM	#9
batted balls All Star Starter Join Date: May 2003 Location: White Sox Country Posts: 1,323	Tombstone Love the concept and the nickname for Tombstone! Do you have a logo for the Epis? __________________ White Sox fan since 1972

07-28-2006, 08:28 PM	#11
Sir Lurksalot All Star Starter Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,044	I live in Yuma so I'll root for them. Go Prisoners!! I take it you named the team for the Territorial Prison?

07-30-2006, 12:52 AM	#13
AZTarHeel All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,548	A few 1901 notes Some final notes from the inaugural season of the Arizona League: - Jack Chesbro of the Grand Canyon River Runners becomes the first pitcher to throw a no-hitter in league history. Chesbro did it May 5, striking out seven... - On one of the final days of the regular season, Jack Taylor of the Nogales Apaches does Chesbro better by throwing a PERFECT GAME on Sept. 28. His defense did some serious work behind him because Taylor only struck out two ... - Cottonwood had four pitchers win 20 games Award Winners Northern Best Young Player : Roger Denzer (Cottonwood Monsoon) He had a record of 27-14 with an ERA of 2.70 and 3 shutouts. In 41 games started, he pitched 379.2 innings, fanning 156 and walking 25 batters. Southern Best Young Player : Christy Mathewson (Phoenix Dust Devils) He had a record of 28-12 with an ERA of 2.31 and 2 shutouts. In 42 games started, he pitched 323 innings, fanning 158 and walking 94 batters. Northern Top Hurler Award: Cy Young (Cottonwood Monsoon) He had a record of 25-7 with an ERA of 2.32 and 5 shutouts. In 32 games started, he pitched 303 innings, fanning 105 and walking 39 batters. Northern Big Stick Award: Sam Crawford (Flagstaff Lumberjacks) He batted .330 in 603 AB, with 17 homers and 96 RBI. Southern Top Hurler Award: Christy Mathewson (Phoenix Dust Devils) He had a record of 28-12 with an ERA of 2.31 and 2 shutouts. In 42 games started, he pitched 323 innings, fanning 158 and walking 94 batters. Southern Big Stick Award: Jesse Burkett (Prescott Antelopes) He batted .380 in 603 AB, with 8 homers and 79 RBI. Northern Field General Award Winners: Pitcher: Togie Pittinger (Cottonwood) Catcher: Boileryard Clarke (Cottonwood) First Base: Frank Isbell (Jerome) Second Base: Joe Quinn (Cottonwood) Third Base: Jimmy Collins (Kayenta) Shortstop: Billy Gilbert (Sedona) Leftfield: Charlie Hemphill (Kayenta) Centerfield: Roy Thomas (Lake Havasu) Rightfield: Sam Crawford (Flagstaff) Southern Field General Award Winners: Pitcher: Jack Powell (Tucson) Catcher: Ossee Schreckengost (Phoenix) First Base: Jim Jones (Tucson) Second Base: Jimmy Williams (Phoenix) Third Base: Bert Conn (Tombstone) Shortstop: George Davis (Tempe) Leftfield: Pop Foster (Tempe) Centerfield: Chick Stahl (Yuma) Rightfield: Fielder Jones (Phoenix)

07-30-2006, 01:00 AM	#14
AZTarHeel All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,548	Commissioner's Statement We are pleased with the success of The Arizona League's first year. The players had fun and the fans enjoyed some fine Base Ball. Even teams that didn't fare so well in the win-loss column had a nice following. This is to announce that we'll proceed with another season of the Arizona League in 1902. All 16 teams plan to field teams again. We've got a few changes in store. The Best Young Player Award will be renamed Rookie of the Year (because a rookie might be in his late 20's or 30's). Also, the Division Championship series (i.e. the playoff semifinals) will now be best-of-seven instead of best-of-five. We're looking forward to the new season! The Commish Arizona League

07-30-2006, 01:05 AM	#15
AZTarHeel All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,548	Retiring players The following players have decided to hang it up after just one season of playing in the Arizona League: Flagstaff: Wilbert Robinson Grand Canyon: Pete Dowling and Chief Zimmer Jerome: Bones Ely Cottonwood: Jimmy Mcaleer 1902 Draft The commissioner has determined that the annual draft will be held in the early spring before the start of the new season. Here are the new players and the teams that picked them. Congrats to the Tucson Saguaros for selecting pitcher Bob Wicker as the No. 1 pick... Round 1: Tucson pick: P Bob Wicker Sedona pick: P Bob Rhoads Bisbee pick: P George Mullin Yuma pick: P Addie Joss Lake Havasu pick: P Clarence Currie Grand Canyon pick: P Carl Lundgren Flagstaff pick: P Jim St.vrain Jerome pick: P Henry Thielman Tempe pick: P Alex Pearson Kayenta pick: P Bob Ewing Payson pick: P Rube Kisinger Prescott pick: P Mike O'neill Tombstone pick: P Ham Iburg Nogales pick: P Wish Egan Phoenix pick: P John Mcmakin Cottonwood pick: 3B Jimmy Mathison Round 2 : Tucson pick: 3B Andy Oyler Sedona pick: SS Joe Tinker Bisbee pick: 2B Harry Arndt Yuma pick: P Charlie Shields Lake Havasu pick: C Lew Drill Grand Canyon pick: 2B Danny Murphy Flagstaff pick: P Ike Butler Jerome pick: P Tom Walker Tempe pick: 2B Jack Morrissey Kayenta pick: CF Homer Smoot Payson pick: P Snake Wiltse Prescott pick: 2B Germany Schaefer Tombstone pick: P Wiley Dunham Nogales pick: 2B Jake Atz Phoenix pick: P Harry Kane Cottonwood pick: P Bob Blewett Round 3 : Tucson pick: 2B Luis Castro Sedona pick: SS Rudy Hulswitt Bisbee pick: LF Pep Deininger Yuma pick: 1B Tom Jones Lake Havasu pick: 2B Larry Schlafly Grand Canyon pick: C Peaches Graham Flagstaff pick: LF Patsy Dougherty Jerome pick: P Cy Vorhees Tempe pick: RF George Browne Kayenta pick: 1B Roy Brashear Payson pick: 3B Jimmy Burke Prescott pick: LF George Barclay Tombstone pick: P Arch Mccarthy Nogales pick: RF Art Williams Phoenix pick: P Dad Hale Cottonwood pick: RF Bunk Congalton Round 4 : Tucson pick: RF Pete Lepine Sedona pick: P Bill Popp Bisbee pick: C Harry Bemis Yuma pick: SS Otto Williams Lake Havasu pick: RF Jim Murray Grand Canyon pick: 3B Jack Calhoun Flagstaff pick: 3B Ed Gremminger Jerome pick: P Jack Lundbom Tempe pick: P Harvey Cushman Kayenta pick: LF Dusty Miller Payson pick: RF Jack Hendricks Prescott pick: SS Joe Bean Tombstone pick: P Lave Winham Nogales pick: C Red Dooin Phoenix pick: P Alex Hardy Cottonwood pick: 1B Jim Hackett Round 5 : Tucson pick: C Jack O'neill Sedona pick: P John Terry Bisbee pick: LF Jack Thoney Yuma pick: P Martin Glendon Lake Havasu pick: P John Durham Grand Canyon pick: P Jesse Whiting Flagstaff pick: P Ed Walker Jerome pick: LF Henry Krug Tempe pick: 3B Ed Wheeler Kayenta pick: P Doc Adkins Payson pick: CF Roy Clark Prescott pick: C Art Weaver Tombstone pick: 3B Paddy Greene Nogales pick: P Ed Hughes

07-30-2006, 01:11 AM	#17
His Own Bad Self All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 1,221 Blog Entries: 12	I'm gonna root for Tucson, even though I live in Phoenix now. I've been a University of Arizona fan forever, so I should stick with Tucson.

07-30-2006, 07:33 PM	#19
AZTarHeel All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,548	I'll try tp be a little more systematic in my posting for future seasons ... still trying to figure out the best way to present the most important info without missing stuff or getting too bogged down in details ... If there is anything folks want to see more details on (specific players, your favorite team, etc.) just let me know ... 1902 Divisional Playoffs For the second year in a row, the Cottonwood Monsoon won the Northern Division but lost in the first round of the playoffs. This time, the Grand Canyon River Runners did them in 4-2 ... In the South, the Nogales Apaches earned another shot at the Cactus Cup, nipping the Prescott Antelopes four games to three... The Apaches won Game Seven by a 3-0 score, getting a two-hit shutout from Roy Patterson. Prescott did have the best record in baseball this season but couldn't translate that into an Arizona League title... 1902 Cactus Champions Cup Nogales beats Grand Canyon 4-1 Nogales fell behind 3-0 in last season's Cup series to the Payson Longhorns before finally coming alive to win two straight. Too little too late, and Payson won the inaugural Arizona League championship. This year, Nogales would not be denied, topping the Grand Canyon River Runners in five games for an easy Cactus Cup victory. There was much celebrating on the border, and rumor has it some of the celebrations spilled into Mexico after the clinching game, with the Tequila running high in many neighborhoods... Grand Canyon whipped Nogales 8-0 in Game One, but had nothing else in the tank. The River Runners did score five runs in the top of the ninth in Game Two but that wasn't nearly enough in a 10-5 loss. Nogales won Game Three 4-2, Game Four 3-2 (getting the winning run in the top of the ninth) and Game Five 4-2 (getting all four runs in the top of the seventh)... Hats off to the Apaches!! They just had tough pitching from guys like Jesse Tannehill, Happy Townsend and MVP Roy Patterson. They are setting themselves up as the team to beat in the Southern Division ... Each league now has one title each ... More to come soon as we wrap up the 1902 season ... AZ

07-30-2006, 07:34 PM	#20
AZTarHeel All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,548	Hopefully things will get better for all you Tucson fans in the future ... For the second straight year, the mighty Saguaros have the first pick in the Draft...