SO49 -- 10th Anniversary

The Professor · 12-31-2003, 05:56 PM

Tomorrow marks Opening Day of the 1958 season in Summer of '49 Baseball League and also marks the league's 10th Season of play. In honor of that, here is a then-and-now overview of the league...10 years in and looking ahead to many more.

In 1949 the Boston Braves were defending champions and on their way to a second consecutive World Series triumph under manager Billy Southworth. Braves owner Mike Senn made the coup trade of the year by dealing 1B Earl Torgeson to New York for slugger Johnny Mize, who powered the Braves to victory that fall.

In the city of New York three teams each seemed on the way towards contention. The Brooklyn Dodgers barely missed denying the Braves the 1949 NL Pennant, falling in a one-game playoff at the end of the season. Led by the brilliant pitching of Preacher Roe, Rex Barney, former Tiger Dizzy Trout and rookie fireman Bobby Shantz as well as the offensive prowess of Duke Snider and Jackie Robinson, the Dodgers would move into the NL's top spot in 1950, 1951 and 1953 -- they were Champions in 1950.

Meanwhile, at the Polo Grounds, the New York Giants became the talk of the town for much of the next two seasons (1950-51) as their explosive offense put up record numbers. Under legendary "Gashouse Gang" manager Frankie Frisch and team president 'Trader' Jim Grimley, the brief era of the "Gashouse Gotham" Giants was an exciting one. Fans will never forget 'Commissioner' Sid Gordan, SS Danny O'Connell, OF Dick Wakefield, or the brilliant 27-win Cy Young campaign of Harry 'The Cat' Brecheen that carried the 1951 Gotham Boys so close to the NL Pennant.

With the Dodgers reaping Championship accolades and the Giants dazzling fans with their offensive fireworks, the legendary New York Yankees were on the swift decline despite several last-ditch pennant runs early in the decade. The team made headlines when they hired young Monte Irvin as their manager in 1950, but Irvin would have the dubious honor of presiding over the retirement of old Yankee greats, the decay of the veteran pitching staff and the blasphemous trading of the 'Yankee Clipper' Joe DiMaggio to Detroit at the end of his great career. Between 1951-1954 the Bronx became one of the darkest corners of the baseball world.

While the Yankees were disintegrating, the Cleveland Indians emerged as the next great American League dynasty, copping pennants in 1949,1950,1951 and 1953. The Indians were managed by former pitching great George 'The Bull' Uhle and were led by slugging 2B Joe 'Flash' Gordon, SS Lou Boudreau, 3B Al Rosen and OF Larry Doby as well as a rich pitching staff that featured at various times the flash-in-the-pan brilliance of Gene Bearden, Bob Lemon, Bob Feller, Mike Garcia, Steve Gromek and closer Russ Christopher.

The team that suffered the most at the hands of the Indians were the Boston Red Sox, AL flag winners in 1948 and regular bridesmaids thereafter. Undable to top Cleveland, the Red Sox dealt the heart of their team - including legendary Ted Williams - to the Philadelphia Phillies for OF Richie Ashburn and P Curt Simmons.

Philadelphia, in 1949, was a city unused to baseball success as both the hometown Phillies and Athletics were perennial also-rans. The American League Athletics were nearing the end of Connie Mack's long reign and despite the brilliant debut of #1 Draft Pick Don Newcombe in 1949, were rarely competitive in coming seasons. The Phillies, on the other hand, seemed on the way up in 1950 with the drafting of P Whitey Ford and the acquisition of slugger Gus Zernial to complement star Del Ennis. A 1951 collapse cost manager Ben Chapman his job and led to the hiring of Ty Cobb. With team president Paul Woodworth cutting an epic deal to bring Williams, John Pesky and Matt Batts over from Boston, Cobb was able to lead the 'Fightin Phils' to a World Championship in 1952. When the fiery manager came to blows with his players in 1953, he resigned and was replaced by Mel Ott who led the Phillies back to Championship glory in 1954.

The 1952 season ended in one of the great pennant races of all time as much of the National League remained in the race until late in the last week. In the end it came down to the Cincinnati Reds and the Phillies...and in a series of epic finishes at the Polo Grounds, in St. Louis, and finally in a heartbreaking playoff game at Shibe Park it was the Phillies who at last laid claim to the NL Pennant. No Reds fan will ever forget Sid Gordon's last-at-bat Polo Grounds home-run that cost them the pennant on the last day of the season, nor Roy Hartsfield's walk-off blast at Shibe Park to seal the Phillies playoff win. The SO49's own 'Heartbreak Kids', the Reds would continue to come tantalizingly close to pennants in 1953, 1954, and 1955. They - Kluszewski, Raffensberger, Blackwell and Co. - would never win one.

Mirroring the Reds were the AL's Chicago White Sox, who under the guidance of skipper Rogers Hornsby played a style of ball that was (very) light on power. Dubbed the 'Slap and Dash Kids', the South Siders were led by 2B Cass Michaels, 3B Davey Williams, and super-smooth SS Chico Carrasquel. Tom Morgan and Harvey Haddix blossomed into Cy Young pitchers and the Sox finished just two games shy of the 1953 AL Pennant...it was the closest they would come.

While the Braves, Indians, Dodgers and Phillies lived out pennant dreams, weaker teams built for the future. The most successful of these was the Detroit Tigers, last-place in the AL in both 1950 and 1951 under skipper Joe Cronin. High draft slots netted the Bengals Willie Mays and Eddie Mathews, while George 'Shotgun' Shuba game over from Brooklyn via trade. Hal Newhouser, whose career ended in 1949 due to injury, took the team's helm in 1952 and led Detroit into the World Series. George Shuba won the first of this two AL MVP's that season (also: 1954).

Less successful at rebuilding were the St. Louis Browns, who long relied on C Les Moss and 3B Bob 'Duke' Dillinger as their main threats and the Pittsburgh Pirates.

In 1954, however, things began to change.

The Boston Red Sox and New York Giants shocked the baseball world with news of intended moves west - the Red Sox to sunny California and the Giants to the cold climes of Minnesota. Meanwhile, the Offices of the Major League Baseball announced their intention to add two new teams to the American League for the 1955 season. The cities finally awarded coveted franchises were Los Angeles and Baltimore.

Under rookie skipper Ellis Kinder (replacing legendary Joe McCarthy) the 'Shockin Sox' provided one last bittersweet season for the Fenway faithful as the young Sox offense began to mature behind Ashburn and OF mates Wally Post and Frank Thomas. Curt Simmons and hired gun Virgil Trucks both won 26 games and the Sox won 108 overall before losing to the Phillies in the post-season. Kinder would find the bottle and hard-times awaited in San Francisco and was replaced by Ty Cobb, who was coming off a dismal year as manager in Washington -- the team that all but defined mediocrity over the league' first decade.

The Giants finished one last miserable year in New York in 1953 before opening at tiny Nicollet Park in Minneapolis the next season. By 1955 new skipper Freddie Fitzsimmons, along with Trader Jim's newest acquisitions Yogi Berra and Ralph Kiner, were World Champions...opening their new home at Metropolitan Stadium in style.

With the Sox now by the Golden Gate and the Giants in Minnesota, the league welcomed its newest members in 1955 with the debut of the Los Angeles Angels and Baltimore Constellations.

In the NL the Dodgers, with their arms suddenly aged, entered a rebuilding period while the Braves finally collapsed. The St. Louis Cardinals flirted with contention but, despite the brilliance of Stan Musial, folded down the stretch each year. With the Pirates rebuilding slowly in the image of the 'Slap and Dash' Sox under Pie Traynor , the NL of post-1954 was dominated by the Phillies and Giants.

Uhle left Cleveland after 1953 and passed the reins on to retired 2B Gordon, whose tenure has produced one dramatic winning campaign for every dismal, losing, one. With that in mind, 1958 doesn't bode well. The Browns seemed ascendent behind slugging 1B Steve Bilko in 1953-55, but collapsed disastrously in 1956-57 and have bolted for Kansas City where they will open the 1958 season.

Eddie Sawyer followed the aged Mack at the helm of the A's and guided the White Elephants to a pennant in 1955. Rookie OF Hank Aaron led a pedestrian offense but the pitching staff was superb, led by a resurgent Newcombe and former Braves ace Warren Spahn. Sadly, the team remains a one-bat squad and goes as Aaron goes.

The league, amid rumors that the Senators were plotting a move to Seattle, moved to a new division format in 1957. The first four division winners were the Detroit Tigers, San Francisco Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs.

Now, looking ahead, the state of the league continues to be strong.

The Tigers and Phillies remain powers, as does Minnesota and San Francisco. The Pirates found 4th Round Draft gold in 3B Hal Bevan who may be primed to lead his Buccos to the pennant soon, while Leo Durocher has cultivated an impressive corps of young arms in Brooklyn -- the 'Baby Bums'. The Senators, crippled by several questionable trades, look towards a brighter future in the Emerald City in 1960 and the hard-luck Browns hope that Kansas City proves kinder than St. Louis. Hornsby is gone from Chicago's South Side and Frankie Frisch now carries the weight of that franchise's long history of futility. The Yankees, guided by old Casey Stengel, are finally ready to step out of the shadows with a new young cast of stars.

Hopefully, 1958 brings a few more great stories...as what has passed since 1948 will be hard to top.

*SO49 is only as good as its great cast of owners. It is an honor to share in the recasting of baseball history with such fine people. Many thanks to: Jim (the 'Trader' and Draft Heavy), Brian (the Bridesmaid), Ben (Chicago's Madman), Frank Col, Frank Cop (the Jinxed and Un-Jinxed One), Herb, Bill, Mike, Rob, Jerimy, John, Michael (the former Nuxhall Fanboy), Paul, Joe, Gary, Andy, Brendan (the Brit) and Kelly.

Also to: Mark, Jeff A., Sam, Chris F., Jeff C., Eric, and Chris B.

And to: SHIBA League for their kindness in providing uniform images back in the beginning, the OOTP forums for providing a place to share some stories, Markus for the game itself, and everyone whose ever shared some feedback on stories or just a passing hello

Cooleyvol · 12-31-2003, 05:56 PM

Congratulations, Nate on a great league!

bacon21 · 12-31-2003, 08:26 PM

Congrats!

LivnLegend · 12-31-2003, 09:08 PM

Congrats, Nate! Nice job by you and all the SO49 faithful!

holyroller · 12-31-2003, 09:16 PM

Congrats Nate, glad to be a part of this wonderfull league

UKSubs · 01-01-2004, 02:45 PM

As one of the Summer of '49 owners over these last ten seasons, I should thank Nate for all the hard work and effort he has put into making the Summer of '49 one of the best historical leagues around.

And I'm going to get rid of that Bridesmaid remark with a title before we turn 20.

Jeremy Weimer · 01-01-2004, 07:25 PM

Good job with SO49 Nate. Keep it up so I can get in there sometime.

RBLwebguy · 01-01-2004, 09:28 PM

Great job as usual Nate!

My SO49 Yankees are looking very promising this season after several years in the basement. The squad is off to a 9-3 start led by all star catcher Ted Tappe and Sp Howie Pollet!

HerbD · 01-02-2004, 12:04 AM

This article is a small sample of the excellence we have all come to expect out of Nate and the SO49 as a whole. I am proud to be a charter member of such a highly respected league. Keep up the great work Nate!

simboy · 01-02-2004, 12:45 AM

Great job as usual Nate. The SO49 is one of the better , if not the best online league out there and we have you to thank for that.

rem · 01-02-2004, 12:46 AM

That may be the longest post in the history of this forum.

JWay · 01-02-2004, 01:05 AM

wow that is amazing, that is good stuff!

woody5254 · 01-02-2004, 12:19 PM

Nate, thanks for all your hard work. I look forward to as many seasons as you feel like giving us.

sporr · 01-02-2004, 12:29 PM

Nate,

Thanks for putting together one of the premiere OOTP leagues. Only a handful of leagues have made the 10-seasons mark, so it is quite an accomplishment.

JDScorch · 01-02-2004, 02:03 PM

Awesome write-up as always Nate! Looking forward to another great year. The owners in the league are all great, but we still need a Captain, and you do that incredibly well! Thanks!

12-31-2003, 08:26 PM	#3
bacon21 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Minnesota Posts: 210	Congrats! __________________ bacon7826@yahoo.com

12-31-2003, 09:08 PM	#4
LivnLegend Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: 100% pure adrenaline! Posts: 5,624	Congrats, Nate! Nice job by you and all the SO49 faithful! __________________ Excess ain't rebellion. You're drinking what they're selling.

12-31-2003, 09:16 PM	#5
holyroller Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: OTBL Forums Posts: 3,532	Congrats Nate, glad to be a part of this wonderfull league __________________ Back to work, but not drawing a paycheck. TonyJ et. al.'s alias “I confused it with the chicken’s neck,” Mocanu, who was admitted to the emergency hospital in Galati, was quoted as saying. “I cut it ... and the dog rushed and ate it.”

01-01-2004, 02:45 PM	#6
UKSubs Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 272	As one of the Summer of '49 owners over these last ten seasons, I should thank Nate for all the hard work and effort he has put into making the Summer of '49 one of the best historical leagues around. And I'm going to get rid of that Bridesmaid remark with a title before we turn 20. __________________ Counter Culture Baseball Commissioner/Houston Astros RANZBA Adelaide Crows

01-02-2004, 12:04 AM	#9
HerbD All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Indiana Posts: 976	This article is a small sample of the excellence we have all come to expect out of Nate and the SO49 as a whole. I am proud to be a charter member of such a highly respected league. Keep up the great work Nate! __________________

12-31-2003, 05:56 PM	#1
The Professor Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: East of East Posts: 3,020	SO49 -- 10th Anniversary Tomorrow marks Opening Day of the 1958 season in Summer of '49 Baseball League and also marks the league's 10th Season of play. In honor of that, here is a then-and-now overview of the league...10 years in and looking ahead to many more. In 1949 the Boston Braves were defending champions and on their way to a second consecutive World Series triumph under manager Billy Southworth. Braves owner Mike Senn made the coup trade of the year by dealing 1B Earl Torgeson to New York for slugger Johnny Mize, who powered the Braves to victory that fall. In the city of New York three teams each seemed on the way towards contention. The Brooklyn Dodgers barely missed denying the Braves the 1949 NL Pennant, falling in a one-game playoff at the end of the season. Led by the brilliant pitching of Preacher Roe, Rex Barney, former Tiger Dizzy Trout and rookie fireman Bobby Shantz as well as the offensive prowess of Duke Snider and Jackie Robinson, the Dodgers would move into the NL's top spot in 1950, 1951 and 1953 -- they were Champions in 1950. Meanwhile, at the Polo Grounds, the New York Giants became the talk of the town for much of the next two seasons (1950-51) as their explosive offense put up record numbers. Under legendary "Gashouse Gang" manager Frankie Frisch and team president 'Trader' Jim Grimley, the brief era of the "Gashouse Gotham" Giants was an exciting one. Fans will never forget 'Commissioner' Sid Gordan, SS Danny O'Connell, OF Dick Wakefield, or the brilliant 27-win Cy Young campaign of Harry 'The Cat' Brecheen that carried the 1951 Gotham Boys so close to the NL Pennant. With the Dodgers reaping Championship accolades and the Giants dazzling fans with their offensive fireworks, the legendary New York Yankees were on the swift decline despite several last-ditch pennant runs early in the decade. The team made headlines when they hired young Monte Irvin as their manager in 1950, but Irvin would have the dubious honor of presiding over the retirement of old Yankee greats, the decay of the veteran pitching staff and the blasphemous trading of the 'Yankee Clipper' Joe DiMaggio to Detroit at the end of his great career. Between 1951-1954 the Bronx became one of the darkest corners of the baseball world. While the Yankees were disintegrating, the Cleveland Indians emerged as the next great American League dynasty, copping pennants in 1949,1950,1951 and 1953. The Indians were managed by former pitching great George 'The Bull' Uhle and were led by slugging 2B Joe 'Flash' Gordon, SS Lou Boudreau, 3B Al Rosen and OF Larry Doby as well as a rich pitching staff that featured at various times the flash-in-the-pan brilliance of Gene Bearden, Bob Lemon, Bob Feller, Mike Garcia, Steve Gromek and closer Russ Christopher. The team that suffered the most at the hands of the Indians were the Boston Red Sox, AL flag winners in 1948 and regular bridesmaids thereafter. Undable to top Cleveland, the Red Sox dealt the heart of their team - including legendary Ted Williams - to the Philadelphia Phillies for OF Richie Ashburn and P Curt Simmons. Philadelphia, in 1949, was a city unused to baseball success as both the hometown Phillies and Athletics were perennial also-rans. The American League Athletics were nearing the end of Connie Mack's long reign and despite the brilliant debut of #1 Draft Pick Don Newcombe in 1949, were rarely competitive in coming seasons. The Phillies, on the other hand, seemed on the way up in 1950 with the drafting of P Whitey Ford and the acquisition of slugger Gus Zernial to complement star Del Ennis. A 1951 collapse cost manager Ben Chapman his job and led to the hiring of Ty Cobb. With team president Paul Woodworth cutting an epic deal to bring Williams, John Pesky and Matt Batts over from Boston, Cobb was able to lead the 'Fightin Phils' to a World Championship in 1952. When the fiery manager came to blows with his players in 1953, he resigned and was replaced by Mel Ott who led the Phillies back to Championship glory in 1954. The 1952 season ended in one of the great pennant races of all time as much of the National League remained in the race until late in the last week. In the end it came down to the Cincinnati Reds and the Phillies...and in a series of epic finishes at the Polo Grounds, in St. Louis, and finally in a heartbreaking playoff game at Shibe Park it was the Phillies who at last laid claim to the NL Pennant. No Reds fan will ever forget Sid Gordon's last-at-bat Polo Grounds home-run that cost them the pennant on the last day of the season, nor Roy Hartsfield's walk-off blast at Shibe Park to seal the Phillies playoff win. The SO49's own 'Heartbreak Kids', the Reds would continue to come tantalizingly close to pennants in 1953, 1954, and 1955. They - Kluszewski, Raffensberger, Blackwell and Co. - would never win one. Mirroring the Reds were the AL's Chicago White Sox, who under the guidance of skipper Rogers Hornsby played a style of ball that was (very) light on power. Dubbed the 'Slap and Dash Kids', the South Siders were led by 2B Cass Michaels, 3B Davey Williams, and super-smooth SS Chico Carrasquel. Tom Morgan and Harvey Haddix blossomed into Cy Young pitchers and the Sox finished just two games shy of the 1953 AL Pennant...it was the closest they would come. While the Braves, Indians, Dodgers and Phillies lived out pennant dreams, weaker teams built for the future. The most successful of these was the Detroit Tigers, last-place in the AL in both 1950 and 1951 under skipper Joe Cronin. High draft slots netted the Bengals Willie Mays and Eddie Mathews, while George 'Shotgun' Shuba game over from Brooklyn via trade. Hal Newhouser, whose career ended in 1949 due to injury, took the team's helm in 1952 and led Detroit into the World Series. George Shuba won the first of this two AL MVP's that season (also: 1954). Less successful at rebuilding were the St. Louis Browns, who long relied on C Les Moss and 3B Bob 'Duke' Dillinger as their main threats and the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1954, however, things began to change. The Boston Red Sox and New York Giants shocked the baseball world with news of intended moves west - the Red Sox to sunny California and the Giants to the cold climes of Minnesota. Meanwhile, the Offices of the Major League Baseball announced their intention to add two new teams to the American League for the 1955 season. The cities finally awarded coveted franchises were Los Angeles and Baltimore. Under rookie skipper Ellis Kinder (replacing legendary Joe McCarthy) the 'Shockin Sox' provided one last bittersweet season for the Fenway faithful as the young Sox offense began to mature behind Ashburn and OF mates Wally Post and Frank Thomas. Curt Simmons and hired gun Virgil Trucks both won 26 games and the Sox won 108 overall before losing to the Phillies in the post-season. Kinder would find the bottle and hard-times awaited in San Francisco and was replaced by Ty Cobb, who was coming off a dismal year as manager in Washington -- the team that all but defined mediocrity over the league' first decade. The Giants finished one last miserable year in New York in 1953 before opening at tiny Nicollet Park in Minneapolis the next season. By 1955 new skipper Freddie Fitzsimmons, along with Trader Jim's newest acquisitions Yogi Berra and Ralph Kiner, were World Champions...opening their new home at Metropolitan Stadium in style. With the Sox now by the Golden Gate and the Giants in Minnesota, the league welcomed its newest members in 1955 with the debut of the Los Angeles Angels and Baltimore Constellations. In the NL the Dodgers, with their arms suddenly aged, entered a rebuilding period while the Braves finally collapsed. The St. Louis Cardinals flirted with contention but, despite the brilliance of Stan Musial, folded down the stretch each year. With the Pirates rebuilding slowly in the image of the 'Slap and Dash' Sox under Pie Traynor , the NL of post-1954 was dominated by the Phillies and Giants. Uhle left Cleveland after 1953 and passed the reins on to retired 2B Gordon, whose tenure has produced one dramatic winning campaign for every dismal, losing, one. With that in mind, 1958 doesn't bode well. The Browns seemed ascendent behind slugging 1B Steve Bilko in 1953-55, but collapsed disastrously in 1956-57 and have bolted for Kansas City where they will open the 1958 season. Eddie Sawyer followed the aged Mack at the helm of the A's and guided the White Elephants to a pennant in 1955. Rookie OF Hank Aaron led a pedestrian offense but the pitching staff was superb, led by a resurgent Newcombe and former Braves ace Warren Spahn. Sadly, the team remains a one-bat squad and goes as Aaron goes. The league, amid rumors that the Senators were plotting a move to Seattle, moved to a new division format in 1957. The first four division winners were the Detroit Tigers, San Francisco Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs. Now, looking ahead, the state of the league continues to be strong. The Tigers and Phillies remain powers, as does Minnesota and San Francisco. The Pirates found 4th Round Draft gold in 3B Hal Bevan who may be primed to lead his Buccos to the pennant soon, while Leo Durocher has cultivated an impressive corps of young arms in Brooklyn -- the 'Baby Bums'. The Senators, crippled by several questionable trades, look towards a brighter future in the Emerald City in 1960 and the hard-luck Browns hope that Kansas City proves kinder than St. Louis. Hornsby is gone from Chicago's South Side and Frankie Frisch now carries the weight of that franchise's long history of futility. The Yankees, guided by old Casey Stengel, are finally ready to step out of the shadows with a new young cast of stars. Hopefully, 1958 brings a few more great stories...as what has passed since 1948 will be hard to top. SO49 is only as good as its great cast of owners. It is an honor to share in the recasting of baseball history with such fine people. Many thanks to: Jim (the 'Trader' and Draft Heavy), Brian (the Bridesmaid), Ben (Chicago's Madman), Frank Col, Frank Cop (the Jinxed and Un-Jinxed One), Herb, Bill, Mike, Rob, Jerimy, John, Michael (the former Nuxhall Fanboy), Paul, Joe, Gary, Andy, Brendan (the Brit) and Kelly. Also to: Mark, Jeff A., Sam, Chris F., Jeff C., Eric, and Chris B. And to: SHIBA League for their kindness in providing uniform images back in the beginning, the OOTP forums for providing a place to share some stories, Markus for the game itself, and everyone whose ever shared some feedback on stories or just a passing hello __________________ History isn't really about the past - settling old scores. It's about defining the present and who we are."* Last edited by The Professor; 12-31-2003 at 06:08 PM.

12-31-2003, 05:56 PM	#2
Cooleyvol Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Union City, TN Posts: 6,383	Congratulations, Nate on a great league!

01-01-2004, 07:25 PM	#7
Jeremy Weimer Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 3,411	Good job with SO49 Nate. Keep it up so I can get in there sometime.

01-01-2004, 09:28 PM	#8
RBLwebguy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Canuckistan Posts: 5,162	Great job as usual Nate! My SO49 Yankees are looking very promising this season after several years in the basement. The squad is off to a 9-3 start led by all star catcher Ted Tappe and Sp Howie Pollet!

01-02-2004, 12:45 AM	#10
simboy Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 36	Great job as usual Nate. The SO49 is one of the better , if not the best online league out there and we have you to thank for that. __________________ Free Agent

01-02-2004, 12:46 AM	#11
rem Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: College Park, Md. Posts: 5,024	That may be the longest post in the history of this forum. __________________ OTBA: Washington Filibusters CLBR: Minnesota Twins 2005 Winner of LL's Pick the Loser Contest! - 15-0

01-02-2004, 01:05 AM	#12
JWay Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Sioux Falls, SD Posts: 5,031	wow that is amazing, that is good stuff!

01-02-2004, 12:19 PM	#13
woody5254 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hector, NY Posts: 6,130	Nate, thanks for all your hard work. I look forward to as many seasons as you feel like giving us. __________________ Check out: You Pick Tourney Version 2.0 Standings Thread You Pick The Teams Tourney: Main Thread The Colossal 20th Century Tourney:Main Thread Chicago White Sox(Original Owner:2001-) Baseball Maelstrom -2001,2011,2013 World Series Champions -2002,2010 Maelstrom Tourney Champs Arizona Diamondbacks(2003-) NAHHBL Indianapolis Racers(Expansion Team:1993-)ABC

01-02-2004, 12:29 PM	#14
sporr Global Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Muscatine, IA Posts: 8,277	Nate, Thanks for putting together one of the premiere OOTP leagues. Only a handful of leagues have made the 10-seasons mark, so it is quite an accomplishment.

01-02-2004, 02:03 PM	#15
JDScorch Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Minnesota Posts: 234	Awesome write-up as always Nate! Looking forward to another great year. The owners in the league are all great, but we still need a Captain, and you do that incredibly well! Thanks! __________________ SO49 Minnesota Giants 1955, 1959, 1969 Champs MCBL Chicago White Sox 1954 amd 1956 Champs MLBC Philadelphia Phillies 1959, 1960 and 1974 Champs