Team Key Departures Key Acquisitions Summary Grade Holbrook Hawks RP Jeff Nelson, SP Melindo Perez, RP Jeff Fassero, C Joe Oliver, 1B Don Mattingly, RP Brian Shouse None The Hawks continue to operate in full rebuild mode, making no progress in improving the product on the field for the poor fans in Holbrook. Their farm […]
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1997 HOF Results
January 6, 1998, Cooperstown, NY. For the second year in a row, the panel of distinguished writers decided no one was worthy of a spot in the Hall of Fame. Here are the full results from this year’s vote:
Top Prospect Zuleta Makes Immediate Impact in Sturgis
Sturgis, SD, August 11th, 1997. An under the radar draft selection in 1995 (Round 10, Pick 9, 225th overall pick), left fielder Julio Zuleta has been turning heads as he plowed through minor league pitching and into the Grizzlies’ lineup last week. In his first week in the pros, Zuleta didn’t slow down, compiling 11 […]
Star Player Hill Placed on Waivers
Palo Alto, CA, May 5th, 1997. Palo Alto Pranksters’ left fielder, Glenallen Hill, may not be with the Palo Alto Pranksters this time next week. But team officials were unconcerned when approached by reporters about the news. An anonymous team official said, “Look, this type of thing is a transactional issue. Sometimes a player like […]
1996 HOF Results
January 6, 1997, Cooperstown, NY. It was a quiet day in the small upstate New York town as the results were tallied by the commissioner of the United Baseball Association. No new players were elected by the committee this year. 14 players also lost their eligibility due to either receiving no votes, or being on […]
Aces bring Baseball to North Dakota; Fans Reinvest Free Time Into Tech Development
Bismarck, N.D. – Concerned that the southern California baseball market might be too lucrative, Irvine Aces owner George Rogers has announced that he is relocating the franchise to Bismarck, North Dakota, “because its at the center of America’s filthy energy revolution and I am a filthy, filthy man… I mean, because its at the center […]
1996-1997 Off-Season Recap
Team Key Departures Key Acquisitions Summary Grade Holbrook Hawks RP Mike Hartley; SP Frank Viola; CF Carl Everett; CL Billy Wagner; SP Roger Pavlik RP Jeff Nelson Got younger, leaner, and have upgraded themselves to the second best minor league system. B+ Pittsburgh Champions C Chad Kreuter; CF Dwayne Hosey C Tom Lampkin Relatively quiet […]
Monarchs Pack their Bags, Head North to Vancouver
Vancouver, British Columbia. Oct 26, 1996 – Experts said it was only a matter of time when Shane Sturtz became the General Manager of the Monarchs that the team’s days in Kansas City were numbered. No one could have predicted the move would happen so quickly, however. An announcement came earlier today that the Monarchs […]
1995 HOF Inductees
Cooperstown Welcomes Newest Members: UBA‘s takeover of MLB marked a success January 2, 1996, Cooperstown, NY. Baseball’s Hall of Fame will welcome three new members to its ranks today, as Mike Schmidt, Phil Niekro and Don Sutton have benn voted in by the UBA’s general managers. 75% of the vote was needed to enter the […]
Houston 36’ers – 1995 Year in Review
The 36er’s stumbled during their first season, the pitching staff never quite coming together like they had hoped although the hitters held their own. They did create their own air conditioning by swinging and missing more than any other team in the league. The team got together to close out the season with a Texas […]