AFTER 1 DAY DELAY, LOGGERS INTRODUCE 1ST 2 PICKS IN
CBA SPRING
DRAFT. BATTLES REMAIN FOR ROSTER SPOT
by DcNrknduk (23/03/2004 at 19h48)
It is BIG news.
It is bigger news that the seizure of 20,000 kg. of illegal caribou and moose
meat. It is bigger than the announcement that they are finally upgrading the
sound system in Montreal's Metro. The hilarious part was, when the announcement
was made that the Longue-Pointe Loggers had drafted as their 1st selections
slugging 1st baseman Richie Sexon & sensational left fielder Hideki "Godzilla"
Matsui over the Metro's beleaguered public address speakers, a minor panic
ensued as uninformed citizens believed they were really being attacked by the
giant reptile. But Logger fans knew better.
The joint announcement by Logger owner Bernard Titkowski and new Manager Dennis
Concepcion at the Stadium was delayed a day after Sexon was accidentally booked
to a hotel located in Longue-Pointe-de-Mignan. "It was that damn Epedia.com. I
wish they could read a French map better." said a slightly embarrassed Sexon. "I
took a red-eye flight from the States as soon as I found out, but I arrived at
the hotel too late for breakfast. I did get some sightseeing in however and
visited Natashquan Village and the South Quarry at L'Archipel-de-Mignan," he
said in a slightly flawed, but eager to learn attempt at French pronunciation.
"I'll learn the language and customs just like Rusty Staub did, and I know that
is quite a legend to live up to in these parts."
Matsui, through an interpreter said he will also learn French so he can
communicate with Logger fans. In a move that echoed the recent unveiling of
another Matsui in the States, Matsui donned his new Loggers hat and to a
delighted gathering of reporters and fans, said in halting but determined French
& English, "Bienvenue, mes nouvelles amis. I hope to bring great play and earn
your respect."
The French syntax might have been flawed, but from both Sexton & Matsui, the
message is loud and clear: that come October and end of the
CBA World
Series, it will be party time in Longue-Pointe.
by STEPHANIE MYLES
The Gazette (Montreal)
(with Additional Original Research by Jayson Blair)
Longue-Pointe, Tuesday, March 23, 2004
"GOT A SCORECARD? LOGGERS WHEELING & DEALING.
by DcNrknduk (25/03/2004 at 21h35)
Longue-Pointe,
As it is everywhere in the 2004
CBA Spring
Draft, new GM/Field Manager Dennis Concepcion is working the phones and
collaring rival team execs looking for just the right mix to bring a contender
to Longue-Pointe. He is not adverse to even dealing with his crosstown
competitors, the Royals.
On the heels of drafting Richie Sexon , Hideki Matsui, & Kelvim Escobar, the
Loggers exchanged 2 draft slots traded last season by Montreal for second
baseman Craig Counsell.
There were rumors of more moves swirling about with names like outfielder Craig
Biggio. When pressed for more details, Concepcion said, "There are feelers going
out there... The team is looking for some quality set-up men and is willing to
swing a deal with a good offer. Yes, the presence of Matsui makes Biggio
available, but its obvious that with the wide range of quality among the free
agents this draft, some shrewd dealings are expected."
When asked about his thoughts about his recent joining of
CBA, Dennis
said with smile and a raised eyebrow, "Well, I'll tell you something, its
certainly not like MicroLeague, but I hope to be a quick study. I'm researching
the CBA
archives to get a better historical perspective. I understand that I'm entering
with a team that might have some scores to settle from seasons past. Hey,
anything for a good rivalry has got to be good for the
CBA and the
Loggers."
In a related story, it appears that the oft-maligned Metro PA system was once
again a source of rush-hour confusion as commuters by the hundreds besieged
lawyers'and psychiatrists' offices from Old City to Place Ville Marie to
Frontenac and everywhere in between. It appears that the recently completed fan
poll results stating that "Logger fans seek Counsell" was not surprisingly
misinterpreted as a desperate public cry for help.
Apparently, hard-rock radio station CHOM-FM 97.7 morning DJ's Terry, Ted &
Thumbs were giving away pairs of Logger tickets to anyone who went to their
studio or called saying, "I am a Logger fan seeking Counsell."
About 1100 pairs of tickets were given away for a June night game against the
Limoilou Wendigo before their morning drive-time shift ended at 10am. "We wanted
to generate some excitement for a .234 hitter the way that David Letterman did
for Buddy Biancalana back in the '80's," said Trevor the Intern. "It really was
the idea of the Loggers' Promotions & Publicity Department."
Repeated calls to Logger publicity directors Bob & Doug McKenzie of McKenzie &
McKenzie, Ltd. were not returned.
by STEPHANIE MYLES
The Gazette (Montreal) Friday, March 26, 2004
(Please send reactions or replies to Stephanie Myles, Montreal Gazette at
dcnrknduk@aol.com)
Unbelievable... Amazing how the best laid plans get laid to waste by unexpected circumstance. The games were played and done on Friday, sent out and never delivered due to the webfitzz server problem. Quite frustrating. I resent the boxes and files twice, and even did so to the old Yahoo mail list in the attempt to get em out. No such luck. Not even a returned e mail prompt. So here finally are the boxes, and attached files for week 1. A great week which saw mark Prior nearly toss a no hittter, A triple play, Bill Mueller hit for the cycle, and several other surprises. New CM's for week 2 are due by Wednesday night. Get em ready and send em to the list. Lock em if you wish. Make sure you have a 25 man roster as two teams didnt properly set their eligibles...
Week 1
by Marc Wass (27/04/2004 at 00h09)
A great opening weekend and a few surprises. Lets take a look around
CBA week 1.
Ottawa and Philly series saw the Otters get clutch hitting and a great
performance from Brandon Webb to take Philly 2g's to 1 in their
series...Portland gets great pitching as well leading the SeaDogs to a 2-1
series win. Zach Day and Mark Prior come up big with Prior tossing a 1 hit
hitter...
How bout the Wantagh Woodsman? Manager Anthony Cusumano and Assistant GM AJ Jr
lead CBA with
a 5-1 record after wk 1. Great platoon performances by Kielty and Munson and
some solid pitching help Wantagh get it done. 3 game SD sweep was just what the
doctor ordered for last years troubled Minnesota franchise...Jo;iet takes
Montreal 2g's to 1 in their series. The Jackhammers offense provides the spark
getting good PH in a game 3 thrilling win...The defending champs the mighty
Wendigo sweep the Surf in SD with great offense and pitching. They look hard to
beat this season once again. Odalis Perez looking sharp...Great series out in
Jacobs as the Bombers and KC squared off. Rookie Berroa hit 2 HR's in g1 to help
get the win, while KC rode Bartolo Colon's arm to a g2 win. The Bombers bats and
Barry Bonds 2 HR in g3 helped NY get the series win...Kilgore is off to a good
start with Lance Carter saving 3 games giving the Bashers the pitching they
sorely needed to take an early division lead Bagwell's bat helping there.
Durango picked up a shutout to salvage a win in their series loss to
Kilgore...Houston and Brooklyn series saw brooklyn win series 2-1. G1 Brooklyn
bats alive, but g2 it was all the Aero's with 12 runs off Brooklyn suspect
staff. G3 saw Rey-O and Sammy Sosa provide enuff offense for the rubber game
win...The Belfast Brawlers took 2 from Longue Pointe who beat Brooklyn 2-1 in
their opening series. The Brawlers offense battered Escobar in g1, and a 12 run
outburst won a wild one 12-10 in agame which Julio Lugo slammed 2 big HR's...Perhaps
the best game of the season was played during the Alamo/Acadie matchup in g1. In
extra innings the Stars scored 5 runs to take a seemingly insurmountable 5
runlead going into the bottom of the 12th inn. Alamo stormed back and just fell
short scoring 4 in their loss. Hidalgo got the big hit witha long double to CF.
g3 was another tremendous one as Acadie won it 15-13 and the series 2-1.
Hidalgo's 2 HR's, and Klesko's 2 HR's were the highlites of that wild wooley
game...Stirling took their series with Ottawa 2-1. The RedSox bats providing the
difference in g3 with Shawn Green and Jason Varitek doing most of the
damage...Belfast swept away the Whalers in their 3 game series winning all 3
behind terrific bullpen support. Belfast is looking good to start with a 5-1
record to open things. 14 HR's and a .281 team batting average helping as they
go. Belfast could be a surprise here in
CBA...How
bout Durango getting a series win over Philly? Lots of offense lead the Dirtbags
to a big series win. Durango could also do some damage here this season if this
series is any indication. The bullpen looked brilliant so far...The Houston
Aeros dropped 2 in Portland after taking the opener. Eric Young has 3 HR's
already, but Houston got little else in offensive support this week. Dont expect
them to be losing for long, this team is loaded and balanced. Portlands pitching
has been outstanding thus far. With a little more offensive support, that 4-2
record & winning pct just may grow.
Standings/ Leaders after week 3
by
CBA League
office (09/05/2004 at 23h28)
CM's due as soon as possible....
Trading is open. Any trades made now will be in effect for wk 5.
Please report all deals to
cba office
for approval....
NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 2004
C.B.A. Date:
4/17/2004
TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN
2004 LWD 11 7 J.Pierre AFS .440 J.Lopez BBD 10 B.Boone NWC 27
2004 BBD 10 8 G.Anderso DDP .413 V.Wells BSP 9 J.Lopez BBD 26
2004 JJD 8 10 B.Boone NWC .403 G.Anderso DDP 9 V.Wells BSP 23
2004 LLD 7 11 C.Delgado NBS .394 OTHERS TIED W 8 G.Anderso DDP 22
2004 SSD 3 12 V.Wells BSP .387 C.Delgado NBS 21
2004 WWC 12 6 WINS SAVES ERA
2004 KAC 10 8 B.Colon KAC 4 L.Carter KBP 6 B.Kim PPS 1.38
2004 NWC 9 9 OTHERS TIED W 3 J.Julio SRS 6 S.Linebri KBP 1.59
2004 MOC 9 9 M.Rivera KAC 5 D.Lowe NBS 1.71
2004 ASC 7 8 E.Gagne JJD 5 C.Schilli LWD 1.80
D.Riske HAP 5 B.Colon KAC 1.86
2004 SRS 12 6
2004 NBS 11 7 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS
2004 PPS 9 9 I.Suzuki LLD 18 J.Pierre AFS 14 M.Prior PSC 39
2004 PSC 9 9 T.Helton BSP 13 S.Podsedn JJD 10 M.Clement MOC 31
2004 AFS 7 11 J.Payton BSP 12 A.Soriano JJD 6 J.Vazquez NBS 31
R.Sanders BBD 12 J.Davanon ASC 6 K.Wood SRS 30
2004 BSP 12 6 J.Conine MOC 10 E.Renteri NBS 6 C.Schilli LWD 29
2004 DDP 9 9
2004 OOP 8 10
2004 KBP 8 10
2004 HAP 6 12
YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
BSP 13 at AFS 4 SRS-Zito(2-1, 3.72) at KBP-Hentgen(1-1, 9.45)
MOC 10 at KAC 12 DDP-Morris(2-1, 5.57) at BSP-Nomo(2-0, 5.09)
HAP 3 at OOP 2 AFS-Trachse(1-0, 1.56) at HAP-Redding(0-3, 7.56)
LLD 1 at WWC 3 MOC-Millwoo(0-2, 3.55) at WWC-Affeldt(0-1, 5.79)
NBS 10 at LWD 7 LLD-Escobar(1-1, 5.71) at LWD-Perez(2-0, 2.79)
PPS 4 at KBP 5 OOP-Stephen(0-2,11.17) at NBS-Glavine(1-0, 7.36)
NWC 1 at BBD 7 ASC-Ohka(0-1,10.34) at BBD-Tomko(2-0, 7.27)
ASC 8 at JJD 2
PSC 3 at SRS 4
SSD 2 at DDP 13
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER TM OPP AB R H RB BB Ks HR SB
J.Thome LWD NBS 7 3 3 6 0 2 3 0
G.Anderson DDP SSD 5 3 3 6 0 0 2 0
J.Lopez BBD NWC 4 2 3 4 0 0 2 0
R.Alomar DDP SSD 3 3 2 2 2 0 1 0
T.Helton BSP AFS 6 3 4 3 0 0 1 0
PITCHER TM OPP INN H R ER BB Ks HR WLS
W.Alvarez ASC JJD 6.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 W
R.Oswalt HAP OOP 8.0 4 2 2 1 6 0 W
D.Baez SRS PSC 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 W
E.Guardado NBS LWD 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 W
M.Rivera KAC MOC 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 W
AWARDS VOTING FOR 2004
C.B.A. Date:
4/17/2004
MVP AWARD CY YOUNG AWARD
G.Anderson(DDP) 380 K.Wood(SRS) 113
V.Wells(BSP) 362 M.Clement(MOC) 94
J.Lopez(BBD) 216 R.Clemens(PPS) 51
B.Boone(NWC) 139 M.Prior(PSC) 20
C.Delgado(NBS) 100 B.Colon(KAC) 10
ALL-STAR SELECTIONS BY POSITION
C J.Lopez(BBD) 418,565 J.Posada(PPS) 142,360
1B C.Delgado(NBS) 342,866 K.Millar(AFS) 266,351
2B B.Boone(NWC) 390,768 R.Durham(MOC) 245,814
3B B.Mueller(AFS) 186,266 T.Glaus(LWD) 176,623
SS J.Lugo(BBD) 183,253 A.Berroa(KAC) 160,722
LF G.Anderson(DDP) 500,091 R.Sanders(BBD) 276,010
CF V.Wells(BSP) 405,489 P.Wilson(PSC) 293,388
RF G.Sheffield(KAC) 280,199 S.Sosa(BSP) 262,028
Pi K.Wood(SRS) 480,088 M.Clement(MOC) 435,392
R.Clemens(PPS) 416,680 M.Prior(PSC) 406,917
B.Colon(KAC) 398,717 S.Sullivan(LWD) 340,551
B.Webb(OOP) 314,263 E.Gagne(JJD) 298,008
J.Julio(SRS) 286,504 M.Batista(BBD) 279,358
A.Pettitte(LLD) 263,516 B.Kim(PPS) 256,791
GOLD GLOVE SELECTIONS BY POSITION
WINNER RUNNER UP
P L.Hernandez(BSP) J.Fogg(JJD)
C R.Hernandez(LWD) J.Posada(PPS)
1B S.Hatteberg(DDP) K.Millar(AFS)
2B P.Polanco(PPS) B.Boone(NWC)
3B S.Rolen(KAC) C.Koskie(BBD)
SS M.Tejada(PSC) R.Furcal(NWC)
OF A.Jones(SRS) V.Wells(BSP)
OF J.Edmonds(LWD) C.Patterson(OOP)
OF M.Cameron(NWC) A.Pujols(HAP)
SILVER SLUGGER SELECTIONS BY POSITION
WINNER RUNNER UP
C J.Lopez(BBD) J.Posada(PPS)
1B C.Delgado(NBS) K.Millar(AFS)
2B B.Boone(NWC) R.Durham(MOC)
3B B.Mueller(AFS) T.Glaus(LWD)
SS J.Lugo(BBD) A.Berroa(KAC)
LF G.Anderson(DDP) L.Berkman(PPS)
CF V.Wells(BSP) P.Wilson(PSC)
RF G.Sheffield(KAC) S.Sosa(BSP)
ROLAIDS FIREMAN RELIEF AWARD
L.Carter(KBP) 18
J.Julio(SRS) 18
E.Gagne(JJD) 15
D.Riske(HAP) 15
M.Rivera(KAC) 11
CBA News #8 :
Whats goin on around the
CBA?
by Wass (15/05/2004 at 02h03)
After 1 month CBA
is off to a solid start. Trades are open, and usage is a concern with the 100%
only rule. Nonetheless, There are great pennant races and it seems parity among
most teams. All the conference top spots seem up for grabs.
Lets take a look around
CBA...
The Dawson is led by the Mighty Wendigo of Limoilou Quebec. Perrenial
powerhouse, the Wendigo have a balnced attack. The Brawlers of Belfast led by
John Adams have kept it real close trailing by only 2. Edmonds 9 HR pace the
Wendigo, while Javy Lopez makes his MVP run for the Brawlers. Joliet played a
very tough series vs Longue Pointe. LP finally got untracked taking 2 wins in
exciting fashion against rival Joliet. SD brings up the rear of the conference.
The Surprising Wantagh Woodsmen take a 15-9 record into the next block. In first
place the Woodsmen's clutch performances have been the key. They hold a game and
half lead over the charging Neah team. KC is 2 1/2 out, and The Stars are 3 1/2,
and very much in the hunt. This could be the most interesting race thus far. A
few key moves could wind up being the difference in this race...
Over in Schmidt DH conference, check out the RedSox of Stirling Canada. Off to
their best start ever, Trader Wayne McGee's team may finally reach their long
awaited spot in the
CBA playoffs
if things keep going their way. A 4 game lead over the Bombers who took 2 of 3
from the Superbas this week, Stirling has terrific pitching led by Rolaids
relief contender Julio, and alot of offense to to be the #1 team in
CBA for
overall record. Andruuw Jones is off to an all star strat for the Sox. Delgado,
Bonds and ramirez are keeping NY Bombers in the mix as well. This is far from
over, but others in the division should watch out for that Sox magic.
The Parker is seeing 5 games separate all 5 teams. it is all up for grabs. Last
week Brooklyn was solid winning 5 but this week they lost 5 to go to 13-10. The
Durango Dirtbags have been red hot taking over the top spot desrtoying Brooklyn,
and Alamo on their roll. Garrett Anderson has been unstoppable with a 400+ avg
10 HR and a league leading 12 2 baggers. Vernon Wells has led Brooklyn with a
387 avg 11 HR and a league leading 32 RBI's following Vidro Rodriguez and Helton
in the lineup.
Ottaw is within striking distance, and needs a good week this block to keep in
line with the other two. Kilgore has slipped a bit dropping their last 2 blocks
and falling 5 back. The Aeros and the Bashers are tied for the bottom but still
right in the thick of things ina well balanced division. A good block puts both
teams right into the mix....
Newsletter #9
by Office (31/05/2004 at 02h03)
Hello GM's. Block 6 is now over and the races are still very much up for grabs.
Teams are all bunched up and within range except for the lowly Surf and
underachieving Royals. Keep up the good work guys, everything has been running
smoothly with files and imports of CM's.
Regretfully CBA
has decided to relieve GM of San Diego franchise Joe Wallace of the Surf. Joe
has been unable to fufil his commitment and timely responsibilty to
CBA for long
periods and it was determined to conduct interviews for a new manager. We are
currently interviewing potential candidates while HAL runs the team. SD trades
are on freeze for now. We expect a manager shortly.
The website is updated. If you see any discrepancies please report them to
cba office
address.
Surprisingly no trades to report this block, but the rumour mills are churning.
Report trades to
CBA office as well for approval. Files were sent for block 7. Get CM's in
using only these files since league structure has changed with 2 trades made.
Have fun...
by League Office (02/06/2004 at 23h50)
League News:
3 trades to report this week.
Longue Pointe sends Craig Wilson to Brooklyn in exchange for Tino Martinez,
Einar Diaz, and Craig Monroe.
Longue pointe then sends Urbina, Biggio, and Daubach to Wantagh for CC Sabathia,
Tino Perez.
Philly sends Luis Gonzalez and Sidney Ponson to Wantagh for Johnny Estrada, carl
Crawford, and Mike Maroth.
Report all trades to
CBA office.
In GM news, an infraction has been given to San Diego franchise GM Joe Wallace
due to untimely correspondence. This is a first infraction.
If there are any volunteers who wish to play a team in the 8th annual
CBA Allstar
game, or who would be willing to coordinate voting, please E mail the main list
with your intentions. We'd like to see the alllstar game be played after game 84
or 87 in the schedule or about June 22nd-25th on the
CBA schedule
Newsletter 10
by (13/06/2004 at 02h11)
CBA
Newsletter #10
The season is starting to shape. Some teams are rising and some are fading away
a bit. Surprisingly few trades so far with so little separating teams going for
playoffs and Wildcards. Brooklyn has been on a red hot roll winning last 11. The
Superbas have gotten some good pitching which is uncharacteristic for Coors
filed based teams. The bats are there, but can the pitching hold up? Durango
trails by a bit but starting to play some good ball. The battle between Stirling
and NY is tremendous. Stirling has the advantage as we speak but NY is right
there. There is drop back to Alamo and the surprising Portland team. Both can
make a run for the wildcard...
In Dawson just look at the Belfast Brawlers. Taking the lead, they have a 1 game
lead over the surging Loggers of Longue Pointe. LP has made a few moves to shore
up their team for this year (and Next). The Limoilou Wendigo are slumping but
expoect a rebound as their regulars are resting a bit for the usage
restrictions. You can bet the team with the depth will be making a run....Neah
and the Wantagh Woodsdmen are dueling as well. The Woodsmen added a big bat in
Luis Gonzalez and a closer in Urbina who have both paid immediate dividends.
Expect those two to battle all year. Neah looks quite strong this season, the
Woodsmen better watch out...
In other news around the
CBA...Juan
Pierre has been torrid lately. He leads the
CBA in
average and has been stealing bases lately like wildfire. He is at .413 right
now. Has anyone noticed that Barry Bonds (NY) and Javy Lopez (Belfast) are
battling for the
CBA triple Crown? Both men are absolutely tearing it up this year running
away with MVP points. Both are in the top of BA, HR, RBI...No one has done the
tifecta in CBA
history though the immortal Albert "I punched your mama last nite" Belle
finished #1 in HR RBI and 3rd in avg in '97.... AJ Pierzynski of Joliet is
riding a 24 game hitting streak. The
CBA record is
33 by Al Martin (Bklyn) in '00...
Kilgore has been slipping but Jeff Bagwells stock is rising. Bagwell has brought
his HR total up to 18...Nomar Garciavega and Brian Jordan have led the Longue
Pointe surge with great hitting...Nomar is quietly putting up MVP type
numbers...Portland's Mark Prior has been awesome and is running for Cy Young
award. He is most responsible for Portland's push towards 500...Can you believe
that Mike Maroth recently traded to Philly, picked up a 10 inning win? Whats so
unusual about that? He gave up 20 hits and 10 Er in the win...Stirling is off to
its best start ever. Could Trader Wayne reach
CBA playoffs
for first time ever? Stirling's Julio has 13 saves as does Kilgore's Lance (rev
lefty) Carter. He has figured in 65% of Kilgores victories... What has happened
to Montreal? The team who many thought would contend for the pennant has slipped
to bottom of CBA...
For some fun, Here are the power rankings thus far. These are just opinion
not official. They are based on factors as standings, schedule, head to head
competition, player card performance, and usage issues...
1. Brooklyn
2. Stirling (Head to head won by Bklyn)
3. NY
4. Neah Bay
5. Belfast
6. Wantagh
7. Limoilou
8 Longue Pointe
9. Durango
10 KC
Don't forget to adjust your CM's for interleague play. If you dont figure for
DH, Hal will decide for you. You may change your rotations, recall players, and
even send in two CM's, one for each series in block 9. Good Luck
Newsletter #11
by (03/07/2004 at 01h08)
Wantagh destroyed Stirling 15-5 to win their series. Kelly Wunsch set a
CBA record
with 12 walks in 3.2 innings. Stirling bounced back with a 2-1 series win vs hot
Alamo. Alamo saslvaging g3 with an 11 run outburst against Eaton and Wunsch
again. Wunsch was destroyed for stirling the whole block...
Longue Point's Timo Perez hit PH GSHR to win a game, and series vs Wantagh in
extra innings. Wantagh has dropped to 7 games out losing a couple of
heartbreakers on the way...Belfast picks up the pace keeping the Loggers and
Wendigo at bay. Belfast JD Adams has managed to juggle his lineups and keep the
Brawlers leading the pack...Brooklyn drops their series with Houston 2-1.
Brooklyn's surprising p[itching starting to feel the effects the last two
blocks. Brooklyn regains a series win over NY 2-1. Houston is now 7 games back
and Durango 9. Bagwell hits a ton in the block proving a nice pick up for the
Brooklyn Bad Boys....Kilgore beat the Surfers 2-1 in their series. Kilgore and
SD have been struggling this year. With Bagwell gone Kilgore has to struggle for
runs. Burnitz has slowed a bit after a hot start. SD, well theres always next
year...Philly takes NY in their series with some decent play. NY struggles this
block despite a 14-0 opening game win vs Philly...Durango hangs in with a sweep
over the Otters. The Dirty Ones scored 4 times in the bottom of the 9th g3 to
get series sweep...Neah made short work of struggling KC with a 3 game swep.
Look for KC to move some players and start a small rebuild...
A few trades to note
Brooklyn added Jeff Bagwell and Chris Gomez to their roster. Kilgore gets
upcoming Lyle Overbay and Roger Cedeno. Wantagh has added more bullpen help with
reverse righty Brian Boehringer. Stirling made two big trades first with
Durango. The Dirtbags get Mike Young, Cory Lidle, David Bell and a #4 draft
choice, while the Sox get starter Matt Morris and 3B Eric Chavez. A big trade
that helps both teams... Trader Wayne wasn't quite done yet. Longue Pointe
strengthens their starting rotation by adding Stirling's Greg Maddux, and
CBA leading
closer Jorge Julio. The RedSox get Mark Bellhorn, Guillermo Mota, and a #4(LLD)
in 2005. Mota could be the big bullpen guy Stirling needs to keep them atop
CBA.
Newsletter #12
by (03/07/2004 at 01h09)
Wantagh destroyed Stirling 15-5 to win their series. Kelly Wunsch set a
CBA record
with 12 walks in 3.2 innings. Stirling bounced back with a 2-1 series win vs hot
Alamo. Alamo saslvaging g3 with an 11 run outburst against Eaton and Wunsch
again. Wunsch was destroyed for stirling the whole block...
Longue Point's Timo Perez hit PH GSHR to win a game, and series vs Wantagh in
extra innings. Wantagh has dropped to 7 games out losing a couple of
heartbreakers on the way...Belfast picks up the pace keeping the Loggers and
Wendigo at bay. Belfast JD Adams has managed to juggle his lineups and keep the
Brawlers leading the pack...Brooklyn drops their series with Houston 2-1.
Brooklyn's surprising p[itching starting to feel the effects the last two
blocks. Nrooklyn regains a series win over NY 2-1. Houston is now 7 games back
and Durango 9. Bagwell hits a ton in the block proving a nice pick up for the
Brooklyn Bad Boys....Kilgore beat the Surfers 2-1 in their series. Kilgore and
SD have been struggling this year. With Bagwell gone Kilgore has to struggle for
runs. Burnitz has slowed a bit after a hot start. SD, well theres always next
year...Philly takes NY in their series with some decent play. NY struggles this
block despite a 14-0 opening game win vs Philly...Durango hangs in with a sweep
over the Otters. The Dirty Ones scored 4 times in the bottom of the 9th g3 to
get series sweep...Neah made short work of struggling KC with a 3 game swep.
Look for KC to move some players and start a small rebuild...
A few trades to note
Brooklyn added Jeff Bagwell and Chris Gomez to their roster. Kilgore gets
upcoming Lyle Overbay and Roger Cedeno. Wantagh has added more bullpen help with
reverse righty Brian Boehringer. Stirling made two big trades first with
Durango. The Dirtbags get Mike Young, Cory Lidle, David Bell and a #4 draft
choice, while the Sox get starter Matt Morris and 3B Eric Chavez. A big trade
that helps both teams... Trader Wayne wasn't quite done yet. Longue Pointe
strengthens their starting rotation by adding Stirling's Greg Maddux, and
CBA leading
closer Jorge Julio. The RedSox get Mark Bellhorn, Guillermo Mota, and a #4(LLD)
in 2005. Mota could be the big bullpen guy Stirling needs to keep them atop
CBA.
Brooklyn Luvs their Wacky Superbas....
by Joe Slats (29/06/2004 at 03h39)
In 1997 the city of Brooklyn was awarded a franchise by the fledgling Cyber
Baseball Association. A league better known in the Strat-o-sphere as
C.B.A.
Quickly a civic commision ("Baseball Back in Bklyn") was appointed by
Borough President Mike DelPritito to oversee and build a new stadium known as
"The House of Pain" to the same specifications as Colorado's Coors Field. It
went up quickly in Brooklyn's midsection in a place called Prospect Park. Based
on an old Olmstead and Vaux design, the area was beautiful yet not efficient for
the increased traffic flow. As result the trains were packed, and traffic
stopped.
The Superbas stopped too. They stopped pitching in their inaugural year. Though
they did hit at the House of Pain, leading the league with a .284 BA. But the
rest of the season, well...not s'good.... A former
CBA member
once said "Superbas" means 'great underwear' in French. The Superbas were as
pathetic as a dried skidmark committing 143 errors and amasing a league worst
5.18 ERA. Those numbers were good enough to snatch defeat 97 times from the jaws
of victory and a pathetic last place finish. Through the stench of the 97
season, "The House of Pain" rocked every night!..... and still it rocks on into
2004.....
This season, the city fixed its traffic mess around Grand Army Plaza and
Prospect Park. At the same time fixing the subway snarl and logjams by
finalizing and building a long awaited "Superba Hovercraft" and "KiteTrain" fan
mover transport system. Able to move crowds from the outer fringes of Midwood,
Bensonhurst, and New Lots to Flatbush has eased traffic and brought big business
to the middle Brooklyn stadium area.
Brooklyn fans such as Broog Tylobow, Vito DelaChien, and Eric Lindner still love
their fun and maniacal team. Years before They came out en masse to watch such
former original Brooklyn Superbas such as Albert Belle, Lance Johnson, Jeff
Frye, Butch Huskey, Felipe Lira, Paul Sorrento, and the legendary Peoples cherce
Mel Rojas battle teams such as the SunJewels, Canadian River, Hootersville, The
MobSquad, Parma Flamingoes, and the beloved Southwest Sun Lizards. Nowadays 'dem
SuPoib's take on teams such as the Durango Dirtbags, Belfast Brawlers, Houston
Aero's, NY Bombers and the Neah Bay Whalers. Fans now however are seeing a
better brand of winning ball played by characters who remind oldtimers of the
fabled GasHouse Gang clubs. Look at some of the 'colorful' players on the
Brooklyn Bums team.
Todd "The Mod" Helton a surefire
CBA HOFer,
Todd has adopted a fake British Accent (like Johnny Depp). He flits around the
clubhouse and enjoys entertaining repoters by portraying Bill Cosby acting as a
British spy. It is quite bizzare say some reporters but teammates dont mind as
long as he keeps hitting they report.
Ivan Rodriguez always keeps a dish of caviar and oil in his locker. Like a form
of aroma therapy it helps this potential all star catcher achieve his best
emotional state before games.
Roy Halliday often helps local police chase down local wiseguys on off days. He
often has been said to chase an occassional fire engine or two.
Adam Everett Another strange case. Suffering from some form of paranoia, Everett
is constantly comparing himself to Carl Everett much to his own consternation.
Rey Ordonez an original Superba (Ventura, Nomo, Sosa are others) Has embraced
technology. Last years attempt to Implant a GPS tracking device in his body to
help him find himself at the plate was supposed to work wonders. However it
backfired and Rey-Oh-No was sent to the DL with a staph infection caused by the
foreign device. Oh no Rey-Oh.
Robin Ventura Lost his 3B job vs Lefties to the slugging Juan "In-fidel" Castro.
The slump and humilation grew worse with each series. So what did the do? He
simply went up in a game against KC A's lefthander with his bat held upside down
by the barrell. He actually lashed a single to left splintering the bat before a
laughing Brooklyn dugout.
Jay Payton His spot in LF is known on the Brooklyn streets as "Payton's Place"
Always refers to himself in the third person.
Generalismo Oscar Villareal The brutal dictator of the bullpen likens himself to
dictators such as Somoza, Trujillo, Noriega, Evita Peron, Wally Cox, and Captain
Kangaroo. He has a different pitch for each dictatorial mood swing he encounters
on the mound. Quite an entertaining reliever to watch.
Jason Kirschner The teams musician often found by Bklyn's Sheepshead Bay
listening to the rock bands. Rumoured to be looking to produce an hour long rock
concert show on NBC Saturday night......
Jose Vidro quite a hit with the female fans at The House that Bournigal built.
Many a young fan look up to him.
And perhaps the liveliest personality in dugout, the Wacky Hideo Nomo. Ever the
source of fun and target of jokes, The Japanese pitcher is so popular in
Brooklyn that they made a doll/action figure of him.
The doll retails for a buck 99 at Gas stations everywhere. It's dual purpose as
a toy and lighter fluid cannister has caused quite a sensation in schoolyards
around the city. Says Bklyn fan Lenny Leotardo "...The toy imitates life so
well. Ain't it just like Nomo too? You can definitely put fuel on the fire with
this toy just like my hero..."
Newsletter #15
by League Office (21/07/2004 at 01h33)
To be precise in the simulation, It is important that procedure be correct. All
files and exports are backed up procedurally. While proving the stats at block
end, I noticed where a certain teams record did not coincide with the standings.
Therefore games had to be replayed causing the delay in results posting. In the
replay, indeed a certain teams CM did not import correctly causing a difference
in his teams performance and strategy. To be fair to my GM I have elected to
replay his two series upon his humble request.
It is not something I generally want done in this league, nor wish to do again.
But more important is the integrity of the
CBA file, and
fair gamesmanship. Please use the attached files for your next CM.
KC A's Doug Mirabelli usage has expired and gone over limit. The player will be
demoted for season's remainder. Mike Johnson announced his retirement effective
immediately from
CBA due to time constraints. We really enjoyed having Mike with us for the
past few years. He is a class gentleman, and was an astute Gm in past seasons
with the KC franchise. We welcome Rich Schneider
(Mr PlanMan@aol.com) to
CBA who will
take upon the reigns of the KC A's franchise.
Rich comes to us with experience, success, and enthusiasm and loves to trade and
build franchises to contender status. I am very pleased to bring him into our
league.
Until he is added to the list please attach his e mail address on any league
correspondence.
Newsletter 16
by League Office (22/07/2004 at 17h02)
Lets welcome Jeff Goldberg to the
CBA. He will
assume responsibilties for the Durango Franchise. Mr Flory has asked to step
aside due to personal time constraints. Jeff will take the Durango reigns right
away, and is available for trade talks and discussions. Jeff Goldberg (Jeffg330@cableone.net)
comes to us with enthusiasm and a solid commitment to run his franchise. We also
welcome Rich Schneider (MrPlanMan@aol.com) who assumes the previously stagnant
KC A's franchise. Rich is also available immediately for trade talks.
CBA also
announces the formation of 3 new committee positions added to the league
structure. Efffective immediately, Cory Light will assume responsibilities of
the Clemente League Presidency. Jim Correll will assume leadership of the Staub
Conference. As executive committee members, they will be responsible for issues
regarding league management and game play. They will submit reports
intermitently regarding usage and other issues. If you have questions regarding
league play, and information they may also be able to assist you.
CBA also
announces the appointment of committee consultant Dennis Concepcion to the
committee structure. Dennis brings a wealth of Baseball experience and
enthusiasm to CBA.
He will assist the league office with clerical matters and will be organizing
the 2004 All Star game.
As always the CBA
has other GM's who though not officially committee members are of great
assistance and value to the league management and structure. I'd like to take
time to thank veteran GM's Wayne McGee, Jeff Boutin, Malachi Nellum for their
insight and continued assistance.
Hardcore
CBA Stats
by League Office (25/07/2004 at 05h34)
Worst Clutch Hitters (Clutch Outs)
Kenny Lofton DDP 6
Luis Matos LWD 5
Angel Berroa KAC 5
Best Clutch Hitters (Most Clutch hits)
Jack Wilson WWC 4
Preston Wilson PSC 3
Ivan Rodriguez BSP 3
Miguel Cabrera SRS 3
Squeeze Play attempts
Julio Lugo BBD 3 of 4
Cristian Guzman LWD 2
Mark GrudzielanekASC 2
Mark Loretta KAC 2
Carlos Guillen ASC 2
Paul Lo Duca AFS 2
Most runner advances
Juan Pierre AFS 22
Luis Castillo NBS 19
Alex Rodriguez HAP 15
Jose Cruz Jr KBP 15
Chipper Jones JJD 15
Ichiro Suzuki LLD 15
Ray Durham MOC 14
Scott Podsednik JJD 14
Julio Lugo BBD 14
Vernon Wells BSP 14
Best with Bases loaded (hits)
Jay Payton BSP 7
Michael Young KBP 7
Javy Lopez BBD 7
Frank CatalanottoAFS 6
Angel Berroa KAC 6
Clutch Int Walk (Who HAL gives respect in tight spots)
Shannon Stewart LWD 12
Albert Pujols HAP 12
Scott Podsednik JJD 11
Javy Lopez BBD 11
Jim Edmonds LWD 9
Jeff Kent LWD 9
Clutch RBI's
Manny Ramirez NBS 34
Javy Lopez BBD 28
Shawn Green SRS 24
Carlos D'lgado NBS 23
Vernon Wells BSP 22
Rich Hidalgo ASC 20
Jason Giambi KAC 20
Kevin Millar AFS 20
Jeff Bagwell BSP 20
Nomar G'parra LLD 19
Sammy Sosa BSP 19
Pinch hitters G AB PHAB PH PH Avg.
M.Ryan BBD 50 60 36 13 .361
J.VanderWal MOC 46 59 23 9 .391
F.Thoma ASC 64 124 34 9 .265
J.Snow BBD 29 24 21 8 .381
S.Spiezio KAC 48 78 29 8 .276
Pitchers
Grounball pitchers DP GndBalls
J.Santana PSC 17 148
N.Cornejo SSD 16 236
R.Halladay BSP 15 25
B.Colon KAC 15 227
K.Wells NBS 15 191
Most Flyballs
R.Ortiz MOC 205
B.Sheets NWC 200
K.Millwood MOC 200
J.Vazquez NBS 189
C.Vargas LWD 183
M.Maroth PPS 179
J.Pineiro PSC 178
J.Seo BBD 178
Block 16 17 news
by (21/08/2004 at 15h32)
Gentlemen,
The games of block 16 and 17 are in the books. I expect to write up a review
shortly. Instead of Individual E mails of boxes, they will be posted to the
website soon as we can. We'll let you know when they are up.
Some great races for the wild card, and the Dawson has really been neck and
neck. A friendly reminder that Usage is rapidly becoming a problem for some
teams. There are some penalties which are going to be meted out for overusage
already, no exceptions. I will announce these in the next newsletter. The files
are attached to this e mail. Please get your CM's in as soon as possible, as I'd
like to play two blocks again this week to help catch up on the schedule. I also
want to play these earlier than usual this week. Perhaps by Tuesday this week
only. You may send multiple CM's for different teams or strategies. I will use
them if sent with instructions.
Another reminder. Some teams did not set their rotations and lineups properly
after sending down their players causing some pitchers to be used with improper
rest and lineups to have holes in them vs Reverse pitchers.
CBA will not
tolerate improper rotational rest due to this. Consider this a warning.
Penalties will certainly follow in the next blocks. It is your responsibilty to
ensure adjustments on your preprogrammed starter schedule to maintain rest and
rotational integrity. You may as always adjust your rotation schedule as needed
within guidelines. Please announce your recalls and demotions on your E mail.
The CM/Demotions should be sent to the main
CBA list.
Happy gaming...
As the race progresses...
by (17/09/2004 at 05h37)
CBA Notes:
Albert Pujols in block 21 had a 10 RBI game. Check out his boxes on the web.
Races are shifting quickly. Stirling once atop
CBA Schmidt
firmly, has slowed a touch, while Alamo had risin. As had NY however, both teams
have usage concerns. It may come down in this division to best bench depth...now
each is 3 1/2. Must win series ahead for both. Sneaking into the race is
surprise! Portland red-hot after shellacking Brooklyn and now Alamo the SeaDoogs
are playing CBA's
best ball. They can make lots of noise if they finish this block with a series
win. They Brooklyn again at home away from the Coors "House of Pain". Portland
is only 6 back of Stirling and 2 1/2 behind NY & Alamo...Houston has moved up on
Brooklyn and is 8.5 out. They are looking like a solid wildcard candidate more
and more. Quietly one of
CBA's better
teams. Ottawa and Kilgore are both scrapping to stay out of the dreaded last
place...Wantagh has come back down to Earth, losing some close games and fallen
to the edge of the Wildcard scramble...Longue Pointe and Belfast are starting to
fall as Limoilou has taken a strong lead, but hark! There is light. The Wendigo'
big boppers and key players are very overused meaning the bench could be in the
games for long stretches of the final month...
Newsletter 23
by
CBA
(20/09/2004 at 22h47)
As per sec 5 and 9 of
CBA
constitution:
After August 31 (according to the
CBA
schedule), no further trade will be recorded until the end of the season. The
Scrub pick up (free agents) wire will be effective directly after that point in
the schedule as per our constitution. As soon as files are released from that
block (26). On our Strat schedule block 26 ends with games played Sept 1st on
the CBA
schedule. When the files are released, Free agent requests may be submitted to
CBA_Office in order of preference. In cases of players being selected by two or
more teams, preferences will be given to team with lowest winning pct the
previous season (2003).
A Free Agent is quite different than a waiver acquisition. Waiver wire players
become permanent team members eligible for all post season, yet FA's are not.
A waiver player is one who is cut by a team when a trade puts that team over the
alloted maximum of players on roster. A free Agent is acquired only after trade
deadline.
So gentlemen get your trades going if you can not meet usage as Ive warned all
season. Penalties are very harsh for overusage as some have found already.
Newsletter 27
by (09/10/2004 at 03h08)
Had nearly full participation last week, with most guys tweaking their teams and
eligibles for the pennant drive to
CBA World
Series #8. The front runners seem to be Neah Bay, Brooklyn, Stirling, NY
followed by strong division rivals Limoilou and Longue Pointe...
Terrific meaningful series thuis week with the recent trades and moves making
some impact. Durango's newly acquired Craig Wilson helped put The "DDP Express"
to some wins. His huge 4-5 7 RBI day helped Durango's slim wildcard hopes stay
alive....
Stirling got some great help from Kent Mercker staying barely above the on
rushing NY Bombers in the Schmidt...Joe Recigno has quietly managed the NY
Bombers back to the top.
CBA's best
record last year, the Bombers off to a slow start, have pitched and won series
after series. Now a seemingly insurmountable lead by Wayne McGee's Stirling team
is down to 1 game...
Brooklyn cruising right along with their deadly lineup, ran into Ottawa who
played great ball dfeating them in their series. Jack Jung's team lit up the
suspect Brooklyn pitching, nailing Nomo for 10 runs in G2. Brooklyn's Vernon
Wells knocked in his 141st run on Aug 26th on the schedule. He has been hovering
around the triple crown range for most the season. He Helton, Bagwell, and Sosa
have provided tremendous run production at the House of Pain (Coors)....
Houston though behind Brooklyn right now previously pulled within 6 games. With
the magic # for the Superbas at 10, it's likely they have the division wrapped
up. Houston is in position for a wildcard in Clemente. This could possibly be
the big story of the year folks. Chris thomas' team was in deadlst at this time
last year seemingly rebuilding for the future. Lucky Stars above as Alex
Rodriguez was drafted, Loaiza turned to gold, and Pujols put the team on his
back. Thomas could be the rags to riches story in
CBA this
year.
Neah despite tough losses is firmly entrenched in the Carter as Wantagh, now KC
fight for wildcard spots.
KC what a story being written here. High hopes at the beggining of the season
faded quickly. An early trade for Kevin Brown along with Bartolo, and Woody had
their former manager tearing his hair out. Manager Rick Schneider has managed to
pull that team into position for a playoff wild card spot. Amazing what what a
few CM changes can do for a struggling team...
But the story of the week has to be the battle for Dawson. The surprising
Loggers of Longue Pointe have tied the mighty Wendingos of Quebec (Limoilou).
The Kansas City A's had a direct impact sweeping the Wendingo with awesome
pitching. So good were the A's that the terrific Wendigo offense was vbasically
nullified. This allowed the well playing Loggers to take a few bites out of the
Wendigos annual divisional lead. Not used to being out of first place, the
Wendigo and LP will be interesting to watch as the Limoilou bench has to play a
key roll. Thome has hit his 50th of the year leading
CBA. LP will
see a more favorable schedule next block vs last place Montreal and San Diego so
Jeff Boutin's work will be cut out for him... The runner up in the Dawson race
should be in good position to nail a wildcard spot...Belfast only 7 back could
make things interesting in their race for the wild card...Losing a series to
rival Longue Pointe has hurt a bit, but dont ever count out Mr Adams...Javy
Lopez leads CBA
with a 358 avg and is 2nd in HR with 49. His 122 RBI's are well behind leader
Vernon Wells of Brooklyn but he is a strong MVP candidate...Neah Bay has 3
pitchers in the top 5 in ERA. Martinez, Hudson, and David Wells having great
years...Philly's Carl Crawford and Alamo's Juan Pierre are fighting for the SB
crown. Crawford's amazing 75 lead Pierre by 4...Bonds 1.728 total average could
set a CBA
record...SD has become a pain in the ass. The Surfers have been playing spoiler
role and giving really rough rides to teams of late. Just ask AJ Cusumano, whose
Wantagh Woosmen have fallen out of a wildcard spot. Relinquishing it to KC for
the time being. The Woodsies have had Luis Gonzalez go absolutely nuts this
month. He now is hitting .354...
"A Dark Day In Baseball History"
by Dennis Concepcion (30/09/2004 at 17h32)
A truly dark day in baseball history, and for quite a few present & former
members of the
CBA as well.
Today's announcement of the Montreal Expos final demise and evolution into the
THIRD attempt at a Washington, D.C. franchise is the climax to a surreal,
inexorable, and completely confounding ten-year tailspin on, as befitting the
irony of the Expos' history, their absolutely final home game featuring a
tribute to their 1994 almost-pennant winners, the very last team of contending
caliber.
It began with so much promise back in 1969, otherwise known around these NYC
parts as the Year of the Mets, when the Expos played their very first game at
Shea Stadium and beat the Miracle Mets, becoming the first (and for the next
seven seasons, the only) Canadian baseball team in the major leagues.
The Expos had so much going for them, even when they held up the rest of the
National League East: Colorful uniforms that were not as garish as the Oakland
A's, those tri-colored hats with that M-shaped squiggle logo (to which people
even today try to figure out what it means..), players like Rusty Staub, Maury
Wills, & the late Mack Jones. They had arms like Carl Morton, Steve Renko, and
Bill Stoneman who threw a no-hitter when their inaugural season had not even
been a month old! They played in a postage-stamp sized ballpark with shiny,
single-deck seating, a bi-lingual scoreboard with some of the funniest
animations, an equally bi-lingual PA announcer who made player intros poetry in
2 languages, and even a swimming pool beyond right field (take THAT, McCovey
Cove and Bank One Ballpark! Parc Jarry had a Splash Zone before the architects
who built you were even born!).
And they had FANS! They were an enthusiastic lot of all ages who spun the Parc
Jarry turnstiles by the millions. Encouraged by that support, they had an
ownership structure that would establish a scouting network that would provide
the next generation of Expos in short order: Carter, Cromartie, Rogers, Dawson,
Gullickson, D. Martinez. Back then, these rookies came, stayed and prospered.
I'll leave it to the baseball historians to sift the evidence of where it all
went wrong. Its just that I find it infuriating that MLB in their infinite
wisdom-vacuum would want to relocate a financialy troubled franchise and place
them within spitting distance (35 miles) of another major league franchise and
expect it to do well. Let's see how long this incarnation of Washington baseball
will survive. The first one was from 1900-1960, the second from 1961 until 1971.
Of course, a new nickname must be found. It has to be something that would
provide instant recognition, reflect the identity of the city, and be both
unique and obvious. My personal choice would be the Marion Barry Crackheads,
named after their most colorful once (and possibly future) leader, and also in
tribute to the airheads at MLB who made this decision.
Seriously, it is with a sad heart that I write this commemorative of the Expos
passing. The rivalry between the Mets and the Expos, while not exactly of the
Yankees/Red Sox intensity, was very heated. In addition, there were scores of
notable players that were both Mets& Expos: Staub, Swododa, Reardon, Milner,
Singleton, Jorgensen, Foli, Marshall, Torrez, Brooks, Valentine, Carter.
The list of historical Mets/Expos confrontations, from their major league debut,
their 1981 Divisional title clincher (ask Marc about his memories of that one)
will have its climax this weekend, when the Montreal Expos play their final 3
games ever at the place where it all began in 1969... Shea Stadium.
I'll be there as an Expos fan, and a
CBA member
paying my last respects (like Gerald & Claude) to say, "Thanks, Expos.. avec le
grand regret, au revoir Nos Amours."
Dennis
Longue-Pointe
Newsletter 21: Hard to find
CBA stats
by Marc Wass (08/09/2004 at 15h34)
Steals of 3rd base
Soriano JJD 8
Podsednik JJD 6
Berroa KAC 5
Lee JJD 4
Finley KAC 4
Most pitches seen
Thome LWD 2164
Suzuki LLD 2156
Lee JJD 2152
Stewart LWD 2139
Huff BBD . 2139
Hidalgo ASC . 2114
Furcal NWC 2099
Loretta KAC 2087
Pinch HR's
Vander Wal MOC 3
Michaels LWD . 3
Ryan BBD 3
Snow BBD 2
Cuddyer SSD 2
Mackowiak LLD 2
Freel JJD 2
Kearns WWC 2
Munson WWC 2
Thomas ASC 2
Sexson LLD 2
Giambi KAC 2
Pinch Hits
Snow BBD 13
Vander Wal MOC 13
Ryan BBD 13
Mench BBD 9
Sexson LLD 9
Michaels LWD 9
Spiezio KAC 9
Thomas ASC 9
Kearns WWC 8
Klesko ASC 7
Stynes KAC 7
Eckstein JJD 7
Carroll LWD 7
Mackowiak LLD 7
Clutch PH
Y Torrealba 3
Grand Slams in 2004
Hernandez LWD 2
Edmonds LWD 2
Clutch RBI's
Lee MOC 1
Mondesi MOC 1
Kent LWD 1
Kotsay BBD 1
Berroa KAC 1
Loretta KAC 1
Cameron NWC 1
Thome LWD 1
Lee JJD 1
Boone WWC 1
Boone NWC 1
Johnson NWC 1
Clutch RBI
Lopez BBD 34
Giambi KAC 31
Garciaparra LLD 27
Huff BBD 26
Thome LWD 25
Edmonds LWD 25
Hidalgo ASC 24
Sheffield KAC 23
Mondesi MOC 23
Wilson WWC 22
Nixon BBD 22
Boone NWC 22
Clutch HR
Lopez BBD 9
Giambi KAC 8
Sheffield KAC 6
Nixon BBD 5
Mondesi MOC 5
Johnson NWC 5
Edmonds LWD 4
Boone NWC 4
Klesko ASC 4
Ordonez WWC 4
Palmeiro MOC 4
Hidalgo ASC 4
Huff BBD 4
Garciaparra LLD 4
Lowell NWC 4
Jordan LLD 4
Berroa KAC 4
Sexson LLD 3
Conine MOC 3
Thome LWD 3
Soriano JJD 3
Wilson WWC 3
Highest Lead off spot in order On base % with 300 or more AB...
A.Soriano Joliet Jackhammers (JJD) .348 311 Ab
M.Young Durango Dirtbags (DDP).261 399
B.Wilkerson Kilgore Bashers (KBP) .077 353
Ranking of top Cleanup hitters {#4} HR Clutch HR RBI OBA+SLG
J.Lopez BBD Belfast Brawlers (BBD) 43 9 111 1.183
J.Giambi KAC Kansas City A's (KAC) 31 8 69 1.033
J.Edmonds LWD Limoilou Wendigo (LWD) 28 4 82 1.060
A.Rodriguez HAP Houston Aeros (HAP) 26 7 72 .983
R.Klesko ASC Acadie Stars (ASC) 20 4 46 .846
C.Jones JJD Joliet Jackhammers (JJD) 17 0 67 .887
F.Thomas ASC Acadie Stars (ASC) 16 1 32 .931
R.Palmeiro MOC Montreal Royals (MOC) 16 4 41 .919
M.Ramirez NBS New York Bombers (NBS) 15 10 62 .942
D.Ortiz OOP Ottawa Otters (OOP) 15 6 39 1.050
G.Jenkins PSC Portland Sea Dogs (PSC) 15 3 42 1.022
L.Gonzalez WWC Wantagh Woodsmen 14 3 57 .985
R.Sexson LLD Longue Pointe Loggers (LLD) 14 3 45 .918
Right Field Assists
R.Hidalgo ASC Acadie Stars (ASC) 14
V.Guerrero OOP Ottawa Otters (OOP) 13
S.Green SRS Stirling Redsox (SRS) 11
M.Ordonez WWC Wantagh Woodsman (WWC) 11
T.Nixon BBD Belfast Brawlers (BBD) 10
B.Abreu SSD San Diego Surf (SSD) 10
S.Sosa BSP Brooklyn Superbas (BSP) 9
G.Sheffield KAC Kansas City A's (KAC) 8
A.Guiel HAP Houston Aeros (HAP) 8
Centerfield Assists
J.Encarnacion SSD San Diego Surf (SSD) 15
M.Bradley NBS New York Bombers (NBS) 14
A.Jones SRS Stirling Redsox (SRS) 13
C.Beltran MOC Montreal Royals (MOC) 13
S.Podsednik JJD Joliet Jackhammers (JJD)12
S.Finley KAC Kansas City A's (KAC) 12
J.Cruz Jr KBP Kilgore Bashers (KBP) 12
R.Baldelli HAP Houston Aeros (HAP) 12
R.Johnson OOP Ottawa Otters (OOP) 10
K.Lofton DDP Durango Dirtbags (DDP) 10
Leftfield Assists
R.Sanders BBD Belfast Brawlers (BBD) 12
J.Payton BSP Brooklyn Superbas (BSP) 11
P.Burrell SSD San Diego Surf (SSD) 10
M.Ramirez NBS New York Bombers (NBS) 10
F.Catalanotto AFS Alamo City Flames (AFS) 8
J.Burnitz KBP Kilgore Bashers (KBP) 8
R.Winn KAC Kansas City A's (KAC) 6
L.Berkman PPS Philly Phantastics (PPS) 5
S.Stewart LWD Limoilou Wendigo (LWD) 5
G.Jenkins PSC Portland Sea Dogs (PSC) 5
T.Hunter SRS Stirling Redsox (SRS) 5
C.Floyd OOP Ottawa Otters (OOP) 5
Quality Starts
P.Martinez NWC 17
T.Hudson NWC 16
B.Colon KAC 16
K.Millwood MOC 15
J.Seo BBD 14
B.Sheets NWC 14
M.Prior PSC 14
R.Franklin JJD 13
J.Vazquez NBS 13
T.Ohka ASC 13
S.Shields ASC 13
M.Clement MOC 13
E.Loaiza HAP 13
J.Schmidt LWD 13
M.Batista BBD 13
C.Pavano HAP 13
Pitchers with most balks
J.Lopez HAP 7
J.Halama KAC 6
T.Lilly MOC 4
J.Vazquez NBS 4
B.Colon KAC 4
Pitchers who have thrown most ballpark HR's
E.Loaiza HAP 16
L.Hernandez BSP 14
T.Ohka ASC 12
F.Garcia KBP 12
K.Escobar LLD 11
R.Ortiz MOC 11
B.Webb OOP 10
K.Wood SRS 10
E.Dessens WWC 10
Pitchers Errors
K.Wells NBS 5
T.Glavine NBS 4
J.Cressend BBD 4
C.Bradford KAC 4
O.Villarreal BSP 4
A.Pettitte LLD 4
K.Brown KAC 4
Blown Saves
E.Gagne JJD 8
M.Rivera KAC 8
P.Quantrill OOP 7
B.Kim PPS 7
M.Macdougal PSC 7
D.Riske HAP 7
K.Foulke LWD 7
J.Rincon ASC 6
B.Wagner DDP 6
A.Benitez MOC 6
F.Rodriguez SSD 6
Pickoffs
T.Lilly MOC 4
J.Peavy SSD 4
M.Mussina AFS 4
B.Webb OOP 4
Pitches Thrown
B.Webb OOP 3177
J.Vazquez NBS 2899
B.Colon KAC 2874
T.Hudson NWC 2866
E.Loaiza HAP 2851
M.Clement MOC 2842
R.Ortiz MOC 2833
CBA News
by (30/08/2004 at 03h12)
Here we are in the thick of the
CBA pennant
race for 2004. What a race it is. Anything can happen. Stirling who was it
seemed securely in the drivers seat with the
CBA's best
record a short time ago, has fallen on tough times and havve seen their rivals
catch up quickly. In the Dawson, when it seemed as though Belfast and Longue
Pointe would run away from Limoilou and Joliet, now theres a 3 way dance again
with the mighty Wendigo taking back their spot on top.
Though Brooklyn has opened a huge lead in Parker, the Aeros and Durango are
fighting hard for a wildcard spot along with 4 other teams in the Schmidt
division. Brooklyn is an interesting story. Last years Clemente champ, Brooklyn
offense as in years past is deadly but with a solid defense, and some low HR
pitchers in Coors, they have managed to sahve a full run off last years ERA. The
bats of IRod, Vidro, and Payton have done some real damage. At the top and
bottom of the order. But the addition of Old Jeff Bagwell to MVP candidate
Vernon Wells, Todd Helton, and Sammy Sosa has solidified this high OBP % and run
producing team. The question is whether their shaky pitching can hold em up.
Durango and Houston have been fighting neck and neck in the Parker. Early this
season Durango was fighting Bklyn and in 2nd Place. Now Houston has come along
and is sitting ahead of them. As ARod and Pujols go so do the Aeros. Last years
worst team has made quite an impact. Chris Thomas clever drafting has made
Houston a contender and a team to look out for should they make the playoffs.
Durango has used a platooning lineup to get the most out of their squad. With a
high avg, and good power the DDP's lineup is well balanced vs L and R. Garrett
Anderson has put together a terrific year, and the recent addition of Cory Lidle
has paid dividends as the DDP plays towards a possible playoff berth.
Looking East we find the 3 way dance in Dawson as intense as ever. Longue Pointe
held the top spot, now its early leader Limoilou back in the saddle. Belfast has
spent a good amount of time atop as well. The Brawlers boast a tremendous
hitting lineup with 4 20+ HR hitters. Triple crown MVP candidate Javy Lopez is
having one of
CBA's greatest seasons of all time with a .371 avg 41 HR and 108 RBI. The
Belfast pitching staff has been less stellar. A few key moves and this could
change. The Loggers have showed that their solid bench depth has been their
biggest ally. Resting players has been no setback to Dennis Concepcion's team.
LP's bullpen pitching has been great and the new additions solid contributors.
Nomar Garciaparra has been putting up great numbers form the 6th spot in the
lineup. One can imagine what may happen if Richie Sexson gets untracked. Joliet
has been making a push of late playing good ball. Led by Alfonso Soriano, Joliet
could make some playoff noise if they go on a hot streak.
If the Dawson has been exciting enough, now the Schmidt is quickly becoming even
more intriguing. 4 teams are solidly in the division title hunt. Stirling has a
fading 5 game lead, but rising quickly are the Flames, Seas Dogs, and resurging
NY Bombers. The Bombers faded away awhile as Barry bionds was inexplicably bench
for more than a month. With his return to the lineup, the Bombers had a superb 2
week stretch. Malachi Nellum Alamo City Flames have been playing terrific ball
the past month. They have struck the winning formula and are serious contenders
for the Wild Card, and now the Schmidt top spot. Just 5 games out, Alamo has
been simply outslugging their competition. Juan Pierre is big reason why. He is
always on base and is hitting a
CBA leading
.383. He now has 64 SB and leads
CBA far and
away his 97 runs are invaluable to the Flames. The Sea Dogs Just may be the
toughest team not leading a division. Vastly improved, the SeaDoogs have great
power and a stingy pitching staff.. Tejada, Jenkins, and Preston Wilson are
socking the ball, and Wilson's 90 RBI's are pacing the team to many wins over
the elite teams in
CBA. If they
make the playoffs, they could be real trouble.
In the Carter Neah Bay still maintains its near double digit lead over Wantagh.
Wantagh who had been slipping, had a decent block to maintain pace for a
wildcard spot. The Woodsmen lost a few close ones, and seem to be a piece away
from serious contention. Bring up the rest of the Carter are the 54-54 A's,
Stars, and Royals. The Royals have finally started to hit stride. Before the
season a favorite of some to win their division, the Royals started very poorly
and seemed out of it. As of late a few adjustments have made Montreal one of
CBA's hottest
teams. Mondesi and Carlos Lee have shined of late. The A's have gotten great
pitching form Bartolo Colon, and of late Kevin Brown to make a rise in their
standing. This race could develop quickly....
Newsletter 22:
by
CBA
(09/09/2004 at 23h43)
The playoffs
Each division winner plus two wild card from each conference make the playoffs.
The best division winner will play against the worst wild-card team and the
worst division winner against the best wild card team. The winners of the above
will play then to determine a conference champion who will face the other
conference champion in the World Series.
All series are best of seven and follow a 2-3-2 format with a day off between
each change of home team. Divisional winner will always have home advantage in
games 1, 2, 6, and 7 against wild card teams. If a tie breaker game is necessary
then the teams will be seeded according to Head to Head first, then Run
differential second. If there is still a tie between a team then a random draw
as set forth by the Commissioner. The highest seeded team will have home field
advantage. If there are 3 teams then the highest seeded team will get the Bye.
There is a minimum of 1 off day at the conclusion of a series and may be more
depending on how long the series actually runs. There will be an off day between
games 2 and 3 and games 5 and 6 in each series. The playoff rotation will be run
continuously and will be turned in to the league before each series is to begin.
There will be no injuries during the playoffs. Every staff should enter the
playoffs with a rested staff (tiebreaker counting as a regular season game for
pitching/batting, but starters usage count as fatigue in playoffs). At the end
of the year and prior to the playoff all participating team must submitted his
25 players roster for the playoff.
The Staub League is the home team in 2004, and the Clemente League will host the
home team in 2005.
Playoff games will now be primary played by Netplay. If an owner can’t play via
Netplay he can nominate someone to play his team or ask the league office to
find someone to cover for him. If both owner can’t play via netplay the
commissioner will either autoplay the series or ask two other members of the
CBA to play
the series via autoplay at his discretion.
CBA
Newsletter 29
by Marc Wass (25/10/2004 at 22h23)
Well lookie here. The end is upon us and what could be the best
CBA races in
many years have taken a final form.
NeahBay as expected has wrapped uop the Carter division, and is tied with Parker
chapion Brooklyn for best overall record in
CBA. Congrats
to both Marc Wasserman and John Skillings for great seasons.
The Schmidt is tied! Both the reigning Schmidt champion NY Bombers and the
Stirling RedSox will be battling head to head for the top spot. Both teams play
3 games against each other to start the block. The loser may take 1 wildcard
spot. The wildcard contenders are Houston and Alamo.
Wantagh and KC will play each other in a crucial Wildcard contender battle in
first part of block 28. It may come down to the best usage management and
strategy. Perhaps Netplay can be arranged!
The Dawson divison is still open with the hard charging Brawlers 4 g's behind
Longue Pointe who wrested the top spot from the mighty Wendingo who sit 2 games
behind for the top spot. Any team in Dawson could take the top spot and a
wildcard is not guaranteed for any team there. KC and Wantagh have shots at a
wildcard still.
As of now....
Staub Div
Kansas City KAC 84 72 .538 WC #1
Limoilou LWD 83 73 .532 WC #2
Belfast BBD 81 75 .519 2 g out
Wantagh WWC 80 76 .513 4 g out
Clemente Div
Stirling & New York 90 66 .577 Wild card or Title
Houston HAP 86 70 .551 WC #2
Alamo City AFS 83 73 .532 3 g's out
Out for season/playoffs * denotes League err
Acadie -Hammonds, Grudz, Ensberg, Myers, Hidalgo, Davanon
LP- Tucker, Plesac
Alamo- Uribe, Guillen *
Belfast- Ryan, Embree *
Joliet- Torrealba, Melhuse, Sasaki, Witasick, Rincon, Gagne, Mateo
KC- Mirabelli
Kilgore- Cintron, Henderson, Sparks, Linebrink *
Limoilou- Matos, Michaels, White, Hawkins, Vargas
Longue Pointe- Tucker, Plesac
Montreal- Feliz, Lee, Lilly
Ottawa- Patterson, Vizquel, Lee, Santiago, Branyan, Baerga, Castro, Floyd,
Quantrill, Spooneybarger, Webb, Williams, *
Philly- Maroth *
Portland- Tejada, Roberts, Hammock, Day
SD- Cruz, Cust, Cuddyer
Wantagh- Rivera, Stanford, Anderson
Congrats to managers who have maintained excellent usage despite the 40/25
minors usage dilemma.
Brooklyn
NY
Neah Bay
Durango
Alamo
Belfast
Philly
Due to the league error we will review the infractions on a case by case basis.
Infractions will not be charged for the error.
Commisioners report
by Marc Wasserman (06/11/2004 at 17h32)
CBA Status
report
CBA is alive
and very well. We saw perhaps the greatest pennant chase in
CBA history
including a deciding 1 game playoff between Limoilou and Belfast. Some record
breaking performances including some no-hitters, a 28 inning game, Breakout
seasons for some
CBA stars. A player reach the 400 HR milestone (Sammy Sosa), A 47 hit
performance by Longue Pointe and Neah, A 6 hit game by O Cabrera of Stirling,
the arrival of a couple of terrific new GM's, and great overall GM participation
with their CM's.
Historical CBA:
A great year for
CBA includes now the
CBA HIstory
Website. The final compilation of the
CBA
Encyclopedia, and maintenance of league files from 1997-2004 is terrific news.
Thanks to Gerald, and claude LaMarre we, I was able to compile an extensive
database. Its terrific. you should download the file and see for your selves.
Now CBA has
it's own unique history website a stats center to access all past season
information. More will be added as time allows. The
CBA Hall Of
Fame, Past champions, Fisrt draft picks, Team individual history codes,
CBA team game
and individual records, and links to a whole bunch of StratAlliance league
websites are uploaded at
I thank each and every one of you for participating in another outstanding
season in 2004. I expect there will be further refinement as we move towards the
draft in 2005. We have decided that all teams will retain there first 3 choices.
The severity of the penalty on 2nd infraction will be reduce in the case of
player overusage to not include those choices. Instead we will enforce the
infractions on a case by case basis due to the overusage based upon league
conditions causing overuse in certain cases.
The penalties may range from warning, to a loss of #4 pick to a loss of #8 pick.
Good news for those who really did work hard to maintain levels.
We were able to achieve a consistant and productive year despite great odds. The
year CBA had
to release a league president and have the commisioner take over duties for both
league presidents.
CBA had to
contend with the games 9.00, 9.01, 9.02 difficulties. The uncertain health
stautus of our recently retired webdesigner, and lack of reporting from our
designated CBA
reporter. CBA
came through in flying colors. There are some areas of concern as we move
forward however.
There was an absence of the usual chatter on list or trade negotiations and
deals. We had nixed the allstar game for the first time due to a lack of
participation in polling, and saw no one step up to do any further work in that
regard. That shows we have quite a ways to go in 2005.
CBA needs
even more than we we got from its participants than in 2004.
Commisioner on the
CBA Committee
. I will be appointing new committee members after the season to ensure that
this fine league provides even more fun and competition in 2005. We also will
install a new league president. If you wish to work or become a committee member
please contact me at gr8wass@aol.com and let me know if you'd be interested in a
committee membership. We will discuss all applications personally and directly.
A League president will be nominated by myself from a the committee. The league
president will responsibile for compiling periodic usage and league reports and
consulting with me, and other GM's to maintain the functioning of
CBA. It is
not a time consuming job by any stretch of the imagination. The new committee
will be together preparing a revised constitution, and holding discussion with
GM's for certain rules modifications.
As it stands I expect some discussion in the penalty structure, stadium
allotments, team names and the trade of ALL draft picks.
Commisioner on the playoffs:
I am disappointed and concerned about our playoffs this season. I must say that
I am not pleased that these games which are traditionally played via Net play
will not be this round. It is expected that playoff participants play the games
in this manner, or make a strong attempt to provide a substitute to do so. It is
frustrating for the GM who worked all season to get to this level just to find
out that the games will need be simmed with no chance to pit head to head
strategy gainst a worthy opponent.
I am further disappointed that no one in the entire league has even offered to
proxy any part of the series as a Net play manager substitute. I would have
expected someone to step up and help their fellow GM's get this exciting series
done. Can we have a volunteer or two?
Lets step it up guys for 2005. Lets have a great playoff, and representative
team go on to the ESSOM friendship cup as
CBA champion.
Marc Wasserman
Hard to find
CBA Stats
by
CBA Office
(06/11/2004 at 23h12)
Around CBA &
Hard to find stats
by Marc Wass (17/10/2004 at 12h56)
Carl Crawford of Phillyleads
CBA with 76
SB's. He has pilfered third base an amazing 21 times...Speaking of SB, no one
has stolen home this season...
What doesn't Juan Pierre of Alamo do? He has not only been near the top of the
batting and SB leaders all season, he is among the top in runs, onbase,
sacrifices, bunt hits, and triples. He has walked more than he struck out
(49-43) The stats mechanism may not show it, but Pierre is a solid MVP
candidate...
Acadie has had a difficult season. Just missing the playoffs, they did however
get years from Hidalgo 40-100 16sb and Klesko (24Hr in 225 AB)...
Javy Lopez is having an MVP year for Belfast. The numbers are terrifying. 49-122
.357 with 43 of the HR coming from the cleanup spot. Thats domination...
Vernon Wells is a solid MVP choice as well. with 37 HR 151 RBI 126 runs 10 SB,
and near flawless defense in CF, Wells has kept Brooklyn near the top of
CBA all
season. The Supers Roy Halliday chalked up his 19th win. If he breaks 20 it will
be his 2nd career
CBA season of 20 wins. Sammy Sosa appears headed for his 7th
CBA season of
40+ HR. He is the all time
CBA HR
champ...
As Durango had slipped in the season's second half, Garett Anderson's bat grew
hotter. Anderson's 31-95 .325 numbers put him in elte company...Houston's hot
second half has virtually assured them of a playoff berth. The franchise first
under manager Chris Thomas. A remarkable turnaround from last season, Chris'
team will be strong for many years, look out Parker division...
Only Soriano provided any highlights for the dormant Joliet franchise. What
started as a promising year has to be a dissappointment for Jack Frost's
team...As Jason Giambi and Gary Scheffield began to explode so did the KC team.
The pitching staff so solid has had an easier time in the second half with
plenty of run support. This is a team to watch in the playoffs should they edge
Wantagh. There 3 men at the top of the rotation Colon, WWilliams, and Kevin
Brown are among if not the best top 3 in
CBA. Of course
with Mariano closing teams better not take them too lightly...
Kilgore has made some moves with an eye towards the future. Acquiring prized
young talent such as Lyle Overbay, Ron Belliard, Ty Wigginton they are looking
for a brighter 2005. Good years for players like Wilkerson, Burnitz, Cairo,
Belliard, Erstad, and Wigginton should power a potent offense...
How bout that Dawson pennant race? Just when you thought Belfast would check
out, wham theyre back in it making a rush for the wildcard and top spot. With
the Mighty Wendingo leading LP by only a game, it will be interesting to see
what happens in the next block. This race could go down to a single game
playoff. The schedule seems to favor the Loggers of Longue Pointe. Concepcion's
team faces Ottawa and Acadie next week, below .500 teams. Limoilou who is facing
limited usage problems, will square off vs Contenders Neah Bay (Leader of
CBA) and
Wantagh. Both strong teams with good pitching. Belfast will see the red hot KC
A's and San Diego Surfers who have been great all season at beating tougher
opponents and losing to others. SD is coming off a great series vs LP which saw
them win 2 of 3, hurting the Loggers chances at the division crown... Cant take
SD lightly...
Stirling has been fighting off strong challenges from last seasons Schmidt
champion NY Bombers. Rescigno's bombers have been making a very strong bid at
the top spot. Stirlings Kerry Wood the leading Clemente CY Young candidiate,
Andruux Jones, and Jason Varitek have all been clutch... If Stirling can hang
on, it will be their very first division crown in the
CBA existance.
One of CBA's
most prolific traders, Manager Wayne Mac has done a great job trading them into
contention. I believe he has completed more trades than any manager in
CBA's 8year
history...Philly's Rob Hite may dispute that fact. Rob has also dealt his way
from an aging team to a posiible dominant team of
CBA's future.
Rob Hite owns
CBA's mark for best overall season...Coversely Ottawa's Jack Jung an
original CBA
member, has NEVER completed a trade relying on drafts to acquire talent. Ottawa
became CBA's
champs back in the year 2000 making it in as a wild card entrywa had a
disappointing season but had a great performance from David Ortiz. 36-87 .289
and his promise of next year make Ottawa the target for many trade wishes. Vlad
Guerrero despite an off season with 19 HR, will return giving the Otters a
devasting middle of the order...
As is the custom,
CBA once again presents hardcore fan stats...Enjoy
Clutch system hits
Wilson WWC 6
Cabrera SRS 5
Wilson PSC 4
Rodriguez BSP 4
Podsednik JJD 3
Hits with infield in
Pierre AFS 7
Furcal NWC 5
Castillo NBS 4
Uribe AFS 3
Suzuki LLD 3
Lugo BBD 3
Hits with runners held
Giles NWC 4
Giles AFS 3
Young DDP 3
Mientkiewicz WWC 3
Sac Flies
Hunter SRS 8
Jones SRS 8
Sexson LLD 8
Bagwell BSP 7
Jones JJD 7
Payton BSP 7
Boone NWC 7
Delgado NBS 7
Thome LWD 7
Sac Hits
Loretta KAC 24
Lugo BBD 17
Berroa KAC 17
Podsednik JJD 16
Figgins BBD 12
Grudzielanek ASC 12
Wilson WWC 11
Renteria NBS 11
Pierre AFS 10
Successful Squeeze bunts
Guillen ASC 4
Lugo BBD 3
Wilson WWC 2
Loretta KAC 2
Vizquel OOP 2
Crisp KAC 2
Torrealba JJD 2
Steals of third base
Crawford PPS 21
Pierre AFS 17
Soriano JJD 9
Podsednik JJD 7
Baldelli HAP 6
Berroa KAC 6
Renteria NBS 6
Crisp KAC 5
Lee JJD 5
HR on the road
Lopez BBD 28
Edmonds LWD 25
Thome LWD 25
Glaus LWD 22
Huff BBD 21
Bagwell BSP 21
Wilson PSC 21
Hidalgo ASC 20
Sanders BBD 20
Rodriguez HAP 20
Ortiz OOP 20
Players with most pitches seen
Cabrera SRS 2773
Tejada PSC 2735
Thome LWD 2735
Huff BBD 2716
Furcal NWC 2697
Rodriguez HAP 2676
Suzuki LLD 2673
Boone NWC 2657
Pierre AFS 2641
Garciaparra LLD 2627
Wells BSP 2619
Lee JJD 2573
Lee OOP 2563
Most Plate Appearances
Cabrera SRS 718
Furcal NWC 699
Suzuki LLD 695
Pierre AFS 688
Tejada PSC 684
Huff BBD 680
Wells BSP 680
Most Hits from the 9 hole
Lo Duca AFS 75
Varitek SRS 73
Ausmus NBS 69
Santiago OOP 55
Wilson KBP 46
Hall HAP 45
Blake PSC 42
Anderson PPS 40
Bako HAP 38
Pinch HR's
VanderWal MOC 4
Klesko ASC 4
Stairs HAP 4
Kearns WWC 3
Ryan BBD 3
Michaels LWD 3
Pinch Hits
Snow BBD 15
VanderWalMOC 14
Ryan BBD 13
Klesko ASC 12
Kearns WWC 10
Mench BBD 10
Spiezio KAC 9
Michaels LWD 9
Kent LWD 9
Sexson LLD 9
Thomas ASC 9
Best Cleanup hitters (HR)
Lopez BBD 43
Giambi KAC 36
Rodriguez HAP 34
Edmonds LWD 31
Burnitz KBP 21
Palmeiro MOC 21
Wilson PSC 20
Klesko ASC 20
Defense
Shortstop Assists
Rodriguez HAP 533
Furcal NWC 509
Tejada PSC 492
Cabrera SRS 477
Garciaparra LLD 460
Berroa KAC 438
Wilson WWC 435
Cruz SSD 431
Cintron KBP 386
Guzman LWD 377
SS Double Plays turned
Berroa KAC 116
Tejada PSC 111
Furcal NWC 109
Rodriguez HAP 104
Cabrera SRS 103
Cruz SSD 100
Wilson WWC 97
Garciaparra LLD 97
Cintron KBP 93
Lugo BBD 364
Valentin MOC 364
Renteria NBS 353
Aurilia DDP 345
Guillen ASC 308
Jeter PPS 305
Uribe AFS 298
Everett BSP 288
Woodward OOP 251
SS Errors
Uribe AFS 24
Furcal NWC 20
Cabrera SRS 19
Tejada PSC 19
Lugo BBD 18
Garciaparra LLD 18
Most assists in RF (Remember, OF arms ratings include hold adjustments which
adjusts running odds)
Green SRS 16
Hidalgo ASC 15
Ordonez WWC 14
Guerrero OOP 13
Nixon BBD 12
Abreu PPS 11
Sosa BSP 11
Guiel HAP 10
RF Double Plays
Green SRS 5
Long PSC 4
Hidalgo ASC 4
Nixon BBD 3
Abreu PPS3
Ordonez WWC 3
Season Recap Part 1
by (05/01/2005 at 19h33)
In a highly anticipated World Series the KC A's managed by Rich Schneider
squared off in game 1 against Marc Wass' Brooklyn Superbas. KC originally
entered the CBA
as the Hooterville Canonballs. They finished 77-85 in their first season which
was actually good enough for a second place finish back in 1997.
The following season Mike Johnson took over the team changing the name to
current name KC A's. It is Mike Johnson who crafted the team to what it is now.
In '98 they finished a lowly 54-108 last in
CBA. T
The next few years saw KC rise bit by bit. The following season in '99 they
improved slighly to a 61-101 record still residing in
CBA's
basement. In 2000 they further improved to 75-87, and in 2001 recorded a team
best 88-74 making the playoffs as a wildcard their first ever appearance in
CBA's post
season.
In 2003 they again finished 88-74 making the post season as a wild card, and
this year at 87-75 made the playoffs for the third time as a wild card entry.
Only Neifi Perez remains as an original KC A from the 1999 team.
The Brooklyn Superbas are an original
CBA team.
Originally in the tough Staub division, the Superbas switched to the Clemente
after two unsucessful seasons fighting against the likes of Quebec, Longue
Pointe, and others. It is with the DH they found some success in the "House of
Pain" (Coors).
In their inaugural year a weak pitching staff led by guys named Lira, Magnante,
Schourek the Brooklyn GM Marc Wass began to import pitchers like Hideo Nomo,
Rick Reed, Rod Beck,Scott Williamson, Roy Halliday, and others. Traded were
players like the irritable Albert Belle and others and guys like Sammy Sosa,
Robin Ventura,and Todd Helton to bring Brooklyn to a 101-61 record and years of
competitive ball in 1998.
In '99 Brooklyn finished 85-77 and in 2000 despite huge offensive numbers, they
finished 84-78. By October of 2001, Brooklyn became a perrenial playoff
contender increasing their win total to '97 and going into the Clemente Finals.
Another appearance in the Clemente playoffsin 2002 ensued as Brooklyn continued
their roll. In 2003 a Clemente finals win and series appearance was thwarted by
Jeff Boutet's Limoilou Wendigo. This year in their second
CBA World
Series, the Brooklyn Superbas are trying to put the also ran legacy behind them
and move ahead to
CBA's promised land and...an appearance in the 2005 Friendship Cup
tournament.
CBA Crowns
their 8th World Champion!
by
CBA League
office (13/01/2005 at 17h23)
Hail the champs!
Congratulations to Marc Wasserman and his Brooklyn Superbas on their first
CBA
championship. After several playoff opportunities and a visit to the WS last
season, Brooklyn finally got it together shellacking the Cinderella KC A's (Mike
Schneider)4 games to 1. The story of the series the fabled Brooklyn offense.
Though they pitched really well during the entire playoffs, the Superbas used
veteran slugging from Todd Helton 4 HR's, Sammy Sosa,2nd yr Superba Ivan
Rodriguez, and Jose Vidro to outscore and outmuscle the A's.
Brooklyn hit a team avg of .298 hitting 11 Hr and tossing a 3.27 Era. Halliday
won 2 big complete games allowing only 3 earned runs. He shared the World Series
MVP award with Todd Helton the former #1 draft pick(98)who led brooklyn with
4Hr,2 doubles, 11 hits, 11 RBI and a whopping .524 BA to lead the Superbas to
ecstasy.
The World Series capped a terrific drive by Brooklyn to the title. Brooklyn
opened the playoffs with with a 4-1 series win over Chris Thomas Houston Aeros,
then destroyed Mike Rescigno's NY Bombers 4-1.
The KC A's were quite a tale as well. A 4-1 series win over Dennis Concepcion's
favored Longue Pointe Loggers. They then shocked the
CBA world
with a stunning upset over John Skillings #1 seeded NeahBay Whalers of
Washington state. The story for KC the pitching. Great pitching got them to the
point where they were able to challenge the mighty Superbas. The games were
closer than scores might indicate.
Thus wraps up
CBA's 8th season. A terrific one wire to wire. The WoldSeries proved how the
long term approach of Brooklyn, the crafty management of Rich Schneider's CM
strategies made a difference right to the end.
CBA now
begins to prepare for their 9th season and the upcoming draft. It is expected
that the draft will take place during mid February. The draft list will be sent
soon as will the draft order. Major announcements are forthcoming regarding
draft pick trade policy,stadium designations, ownership and team nickname
changes.
End of season Newsletter vol 8 #34
by Marc Wass (13/01/2005 at 22h12)
Gentlemen,
With the draft approaching within 1 month preparations are being made for
the 2005 season. We would like to get a tally of GM's who will be return
for CBA's 9th
draft and season. Your response is expected to be announced
via league mail list no later than January 19th, 2005. Late responses
will be automatically assumed to be a no answer and a replacement
nominated. CBA
currently has a waiting list with several potential GM's
awaiting an opportunity.
We already have confirmed that the Montreal Royals franchise GM gerald
Benoit will not be returning for 2005. This team will be offered to 1 of
several applicants.
If any GM's have a person who demonstrates the enthusiasm and quality
we expect from our participants, send it in for evaluation. Preference
will be given to persons who come referenced from current
CBA GM's who
are
members in good standing. As stands now we may not offer return invites
to current GM's who did not meet
CBA's
criteria for timely, responsible,
and participant GM's. Your responses are requested as soon as possible.
CBA is
currently imposing a trade restriction. All trades must
be held until after final decision has been made on stadium switch issue,
and draft pick trade issue.
CBA is
considering the option of teams being able to choose new
stadium allocations for the upcoming season. How the process may possibly
be enacted will be decided by commitee vote shortly. In regard to
trading of draft picks 1,2,3 feedback is appreciated and discussion is now
open. Send your feedback to a committee representative if you wish
anonymously or post to the list. Your committee members are Dennis
Concepcion, and Cory Light as we speak. They may be contacted via E mail
address or via CBA_office address. I would like both issues resolved as
soon as possible so we can open trading. We hope these will be decided
January 19th 2005. There are no other changes planned additionally.
Discussion will be limited to those two issues publically. Usage minimums
and maximums will not going to be modified for 2005.
As commisioner, I am posting a vacancy to finalize the consultation
committee staff for
CBA. If you
are interested in becoming a member
please E mail Marc Wasserman (gr8wass@optonline.net) off list. There is a
vacancy for Staub Division president currently. Members must have
demonstrated reliabilty and be a memebr in good standing for
consideration.
Congratulations to all
CBA GM's for
an Outstanding season. All of you
have contributed to an enjoyable 2004 season. It seems to have gone
smoothly for the most part, though the season has run on a bit longer than
hoped. I would like to encourage greater participation and chatter as
these were a disappointment in 2004. It seemed the once verbose
CBA mail
list has taken falloff. It was fun in past seasons. Special thanks to
those who did contribute over the year it was appreciated. Trades were
also down a bit this season. We've had greater activity in prior years.
Hopefully we will see the
CBA trade
market heat up again as GM's jockey to
win the 9th CBA
championship.