Team Key Departures Key Acquisitions Summary Grade Holbrook Hawks SS Kurt Abbott, 2B Jose Vidro None The Hawks have three aces entering their prime, a couple waiting in the wings, and an elite hitting Carlos Lee to lead the charge back to defend their ’03 championship. As long as the bats around Lee can help […]
Author: Geoff Matt
2003 HOF Results
January 21, 2004. Cooperstown, NY. With some deserving candidates on the ballot, it’s always a disappointing for the commissioner to announce no one received enough votes to enter the Hall of Fame this year. 75% of the votes is needed, and the closest player was Tommy John with 70%. 3,000 hit member Robin Yount, John […]
Otto Vons are all the Rage: Bismarck loses club to Fargo
October 27th, 2003 Bismarck, North Dakota NEWSFLASH – OTTO VONS are all the RAGE In a surprise decision today, United Baseball Association’s Bismarck Otto Vons are moving across the state to become the Fargo Rage. General Manager Freddy ‘Da Cap’ Rock, stated that fan support is down and the City of Fargo made not only […]
2002-2003 Off Season Recap
Team Key Departures Key Acquisitions Summary Grade Holbrook Hawks SP Bret Saberhagen, SP Jimmy Haynes, CF Eric Burnes, CF Jim Edmonds, SP Victor Zambrano, SS Delino DeShields, 2B Jeff Cirillo, LF Jeffrey Hammonds, 1B Talmadge Nunnari, 1B Wes Helms SS Kurt Abbott The Hawks retooled a bit this offseason to keep the minor league system […]
2002 HOF Results
February 11, 2003. Cooperstown, NY. By the skin of his teeth, all time stolen base leader Rickey Henderson was inducted into the Hall of Fame this year. 3,000 hit member Robin Yount, Tommy John and his 288 wins, and others will have to wait another year. As always, 75% of the vote was needed to […]
Owner Branch Shocks UBA with a Move North of the Border
Regina, Saskatchewan. April 1, 2002. Many UBA owners are left stunned as they hear that their Houston franchise has secured funding for a move to Canada – specifically Regina, Saskatchewan. However, sources close to the situation say that these discussions have been ongoing for about two years, with multiple financiers backing out for undisclosed reasons. […]
2001 HOF Inductees
January 11, 2002. Cooperstown, NY. Insiders had this year’s ballot full of sure thing hall of famers, however, this year’s voters thought differently. 3,000 hit club member Robin Yount will have to wait another year, as will stolen base record holder Rickey Henderson. However, the voters did allow two players in this year: Jim Kaat […]
UBA Roundup: 2001 Trade Deadline Report
Office of the Commissioner, Exton, PA, August 6th, 2001. With a quiet deadline, GMs are sticking with their guns and marching into the playoff push with what they started with. Should some teams have been more active? Only time will tell, but here’s an outlook for the rest of the season by division. Aaron Conference […]
2000 Hall of Fame Results
January 27, 2001, Cooperstown, NY. With a large projected class, the UBA GMs did not disappoint. Three players were inducted into the Hall of Fame today, solidifying their place in baseball history. ‘Steady” Eddie Murray, Paul Molitor, and Bert Blyleven we the three inductees. As always, 75% of the vote was needed to enter the […]
Japanese Media In Love With Masami Jouda
Thursday, January 4th, 2001, Eden Prairie, MN. As soon as Masami Jouda stepped up to the podium every camera flashed and the media that was packed elbow to elbow in the press room surged forward all at once. He had to raise his hand to shield his eyes from the brilliant flashes pulsating throughout the […]