January 27, 2005. Cooperstown, NY. After nine failed appearances on the ballot, Tommy John has finally broken through and was elected into the Hall of Fame on his tenth try, with 84% of the total votes. John won 288 games, but some say his 231 losses may have kept him off of earlier ballots. 3,000 […]
Reapers Re-Enter the USA, Rebranded as the Omaha Mammoths
Omaha, NE, Dec 22nd, 2004. Leaving a trail of maple syrup in their wake, the Reapers have packed their bags and moved south of the border back into the USA, and will play as the Omaha Mammoths. After three rather unsuccessful seasons in Regina, the team no longer felt welcomed in the small Canadian city, […]
2003-2004 Off Season Recap
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 […]
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 […]